-=Episode 1=-
-=Dr. Son's Clinic=-
-=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention=-
-=Setting off from Gamcheon Port in Busan, the Munyangho was carrying out pollack fishing in the Bering Sea of the North Pacific.=-
-=On the 19th of December of last year, on the 5th day of their return journey, boiler failure caused the ship to sink 50km southwest of Ulleungdo.=-
-=Although the distress call was received, the wireless link was immediately lost.=-
-=A total of 129 crew members went missing.=-
-=Drifting on a lifeboat, only 1 crew member was eventually saved by rescue workers.=-
Hey, you! Hey!
Get up. Are you here to see the doctor?
Are you all right?
Hey.
Are you all right? Come.
Welcome to the Epidemiology Investigation Team 1.
Thank you!
It's been a year since you completed your internship, isn't it?
Yes.
You had survived the most difficult period, so why are you here?
The more I worked, the more I felt suited to research rather than clinical.
Even if that's what you think but the day-to-day work itself is not as easy as you imagine.
You have such fortitude and determination.
I am your senior at university, you can speak freely.
Of course.
Is that so?
Teacher Gim, you should be less formal too.
Our Sherlock always uses formal language, so I'm used to it.
Sherlock?
Our leader's nickname is CDC's Sherlock Holmes.
You will know when you meet him, there exists such an eccentric person.
It takes just a glance for him to figure a person out.
Teacher Lee, you'd better be careful.
He even knows when and where you shared a kiss with your lover.
In the beginning, everyone finds it hard to believe.
Let's conduct a test.
Test, you said?
What mode of transportation did you take to come here?
I used public transport, took the subway train and transferred to a bus.
Bus No. 3.
Yes.
What did you eat this morning?
Hey, you should adjust the difficulty level. How can one guess that?
Do you want to take a bet? I bet he can guess correctly.
I bet he can't.
What did you have to eat?
Do you mean that person can guess all of those correctly?
Even if you think we are hoodwinking you, just indulge us by telling us once.
If he can't get it right, we will have to eat humble pie.
Because I was a little early, I had a cappuccino at the subway station nearby.
And a bagel.
Bagel...
Oh, you are here.
Team leader, a new researcher has reported for work.
Hello, I'm Lee Na Hyeon.
I'm Gang Ju Heon.
Take your seat.
Team leader. Can you figure out how Teacher Lee Na Hyeon came to work this morning,
and what she had for breakfast?
Why do you ask that all of a sudden?
We'll tell you the reason later. Please make a guess.
She took the subway.
But she arrived earlier than expected.
So she had a cup of cappuccino at the cafe by subway exit 4.
Yes, she had a bagel as well.
Are you looking around to spot a CCTV or tapping device?
You don't have to look, there's none.
It looks like you need to explain to her, for her to believe you.
What explanation?
Please tell me. I'm very curious.
I gathered that from your leather shoes.
You stepped on mud, right?
Sticky and black mud.
Around this vicinity, to step on such mud,
there's only the cafe at exit 4.
There've been sewerage works there lately.
But how did you know I had a cappuccino?
That takes a bit of guesswork. But I'm guessing based on probability.
Because it is your first day at work, you are a little nervous.
The probability of you skipping your breakfast is higher.
The probability of you selecting a milky drink is higher.
I could have ordered a latte.
Cappuccino foam... if you look closely
leaves behind a slight residue.
Department Head Gim, I'm sorry to trouble you but can you review the report again?
Good grief. I've never been so stressed because of the hospital before.
How's the patient's condition?
From the looks of it, he won't make it through today.
Administrator Pak Ju Hui is running late. Did she not contact you?
She gave me a call before she left, then...
Oh, here she is.
My apologies for being late.
Is there any news from headquarters?
We analyzed the chromosomes in the DNA using the NH method
and tested for respiratory virus, encephalitis virus and hemorrhagic fever virus.
They all came up negative.
We searched through the entire database but could not find a match.
Here. This is the latest test.
It looks like a moon.
From the appearance, it looks very simple.
That's right. There's a bulge on the outer wall.
Any idea on the infection route?
At present, the data is insufficient to verify that.
All in all, the people who came into contact with the patient have all been quarantined and put under observation.
What about similar cases? Is there nothing that can serve as a reference?
We have utilized all the virus detection devices in our hospital.
None of them could identify it positively.
You are here.
Professor Gwak is here too. Shall we go in then?
It's my first time seeing this. Is it a new product?
The situation has reached this point. We must treat this seriously.
Will this have the same far-reaching effects as the Ebola outbreaks?
Patient is a 31 years old male. Single.
No unusual signs or symptoms detected.
There's also no history of allergies.
CT scan shows bleeding in the lungs, high fever and red rashes all over the body.
This type of red rash is a bit unusual.
Its' characteristic consists of a bamboo-shaped with a tail.
Bleeding is reportedly from the mucous membranes such as the eyes and nose.
On the abdomen, thighs and various muscle tissues, either ulcers have developed or there's a build-up of lactic acid.
His immune system seems to be in disorder.
His lungs are bleeding continuously.
He was able to walk to the hospital 24 hours ago.
What are your thoughts on this?
Prof. Gwak, what's your opinion?
I'm not sure. This is my first time encountering this.
Can he be transferred to the hospital's laboratory?
The rule is that a person infected by an unknown virus that has not been detected cannot be sent to a laboratory outside.
However, I can make arrangements for a place at the CDC headquarters.
Let's start right away.
Let us go in, please. Just for a short while.
Come. Do a check on each other.
A hole the size of a pinhole can be fatal. This is a virus.
Check and double-checked. We have to be extra careful.
As this is your first time, you may feel discomfort from wearing the protective clothing alone,
but you must never remove the protective clothing or gloves.
In the case where a deadly virus is accidentally leaked out of the laboratory,
do all of you know what to do?
The laboratory will be locked from outside.
Just like, Saving Private Ryan, the war against virus is a crazy affair.
The moment one of us is infected, we are no longer comrades. We are nothing to each other.
You are only an infected body fighting to survive.
So... your own life, you have to safeguard it yourself.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Are you ready?
Number 1. Food waste.
Number 2. Air vent.
Number 1. Handkerchief.
Number 2. Tissue paper.
Number 3. Trash.
Number 4. Empty bottle.
This is to confirm
whether a deadly virus antigen is present.
It's like a fingerprint scanner, right?
Whereby we can check whether the same fingerprint can be found in the database.
Unfortunately, this does not appear in the virus genome database.
Number 5. Acupuncture needle.
Here. This too.
Are these photos from the negatives that team leader found in the drawer?
That's right.
Where is this place?
Rocky wetland.
He went there 10 days ago with his photography club.
Who says we are not policemen?
When we find such things, we turn into sniffer dogs.
Teacher Lee, you were blessed with this the moment you arrived here.
But until we can identify the source of the infection, we'll be acting like deranged men. We must find it.
What a headache!
Did our team leader starts off as a police officer?
Yes.
But he didn't want to stay in CSI
so he didn't attend the court.
Not even in his dreams did he expect to end up heading the CDC.
The people in CSI also have to collect trash,
dig through the sewers, they have to do everything.
Do you think investigating a crime scene makes one feel cool?
Gather here.
Okay.
Teacher Pak.
Yes.
His companions at the aquarium, the aquatic lifeforms, the fish food.
Everything must be checked thoroughly.
I got it.
Conducting blood tests on those people he came into contact with, from the onset of his illness,
Teacher Gim and Teacher Lee Na Hyeon will be in charge.
Yes.
One more thing.
Contact the members of Choe Jeon Won's photography club
to get the directions and routes taken.
The rocky wetlands will be our first investigation scene.
I got it.
Do we need to go there personally?
Teacher Lee, Teacher Pak seems very interested in the rocky wetlands.
Invite Prof. Lee Heon U to join us.
Did you ask Prof. Lee for his assistance?
All right. Everyone to their task.
Yes.
Be careful.
Have you never sent side dishes such as kimchi?
-=Choe Jeong Won - Gangnam wetlands=- -=Lee Heon U - aquarium colleagues (quarantine/examine)=-
-=After the onset of illness, contacted: Dr. Son's Clinic - Chief, Nurses 3, First-aid workers 4 Emergency room - Interns 2, Nurses 3 targets for quarantine/inspection=-
-=The clinic is temporary closed due to internal matters. If you have any questions, please contact the number below, 010 9008 1280. Dr. Son's Clinic=-
The leftover food and drinks collected from the apartment,
there was no sign of any contamination at all?
That's right.
It's the same with the bowls and chopsticks?
They are all very clean.
What about the aquarium?
We can't detect anything from the water and fish food in the aquarium.
The blood tests done on his friends came up clean too.
How about his family?
He said he has not seen them the last 3 months.
Among the photography club members, did we detect any virus?
Everything is normal.
Except for the key member who escorted him. His inflammation level is very high.
His white blood cells count is high. The person is currently under observation.
The member who escorted him was Choe Jeon Won. He came into contact with him after the outbreak of his illness,
he could not have been infected at that point in time.
Where on earth did this originate?
Who was the one who checked Choe Jeon Won's diagnostic medical record?
I was the one.
He visited the doctor because he had the flu and not for any other illness.
Although his medical history showed that for a period of two years he had liver cirrhosis.
But he has recovered fully from that.
That's right.
His aquarium colleague said
he had quit smoking and drinking after that.
When we inspected the apartment, we found many beer bottles and imported liquor bottles.
I thought he must love drinking.
Teacher Pak.
Yes.
The things we gathered from the apartment, can we go through and verify it via video camera?
Now?
Yes.
Fine.
Can I tag along?
Of course.
Next.
Teacher Pak, please adjust the focal length of the lens.
Show us the words clearly.
Next one?
Look around for other receipts.
Check if he had purchased liquor previously.
Do you mean supermarket receipts?
Every receipt you can find.
Teacher Gim.
Yes.
Get Choe Jeong Won's cell phone call log.
All right.
Next.
Team Leader.
Check the calls on the 7th of January around 7:00 pm.
Were the liquor and underpants purchased on the 7th of January?
Yes.
Next.
You believe he had a guest?
There was a call at 5:00 pm. Another at 7:30 pm.
Next.
Both calls were made from the public phones.
Public phones?
Yes.
There are no other receipts for the purchase of liquor.
There's only the one dated the 7th of January. Is there anything else?
Not yet.
Take another look.
The evidence must be there somewhere.
Yes, all right.
The evidence must be here.
Indeed, he's Sherlock Holmes.
Apart from the escort everyone is fine,
we can deduce this infection is not an airborne disease, right?
They definitely must have shared towels or toiletries
when they are living together.
He doesn't even have a lover.
He hasn't seen his family in 3 months.
Then a friend is the highest probability.
He's not a student.
Generally, you don't sleep over unless you're drunk.
And if it's the 7th of January, it's a Monday.
You still have to think about going to work the next day.
But what if it's a friend without a place to stay?
A friend without a place to stay?
For example, someone returning temporarily from aboard.
Or someone returning from military service.
We are done.
Okay.
You've worked hard.
That leaves only the rocky wetlands.
It seems it's not the rocky wetlands either.
The confirmation just came in.
They said nothing was found.
And I thought that place held the most promise.
If it's none of those places, then we don't have a source of infection.
The doctrine of spontaneous generation of viruses has already been rejected over 100 years ago.
It definitely could not have been generated spontaneously.
There must have been an infection source.
If we fail to locate the source
we have a national disaster in hand.
Yes, this is Pak Ju Hui.
Pardon?
The mortality rate is 100%?
The escort just died.
Clinical symptoms are similar to Choe Jeong Won's.
It's just over a day since he developed a slight fever.
We have to convene an emergency response meeting.
Are you all right? Hey.
Teacher Pak.
Yes.
We definitely have missed out on something.
Let's go through it again, one last time.
Next.
That's all.
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Turn over that garbage bag.
Invert it.
Check and see what that is.
Seems like we found it.
It's pharmaceutical packaging.
All of them have been neatly cut.
These have been torn on one side.
But can this be evidence that another person is present?
The unconscious habits in a person are always consistent.
People who tear one side will continue doing so.
If it's 3 doses a day,
they must have stayed together for at least 2 days.
If he was really living with someone as the team leader thinks,
that person must surely be infected.
Could he possibly still be alive?
Nobody has reported his death, has there?
If he's still alive,
then he must be infected but he's not sick.
Then...
Viral latency?
That's just how viruses are.
It's either an acute infection that gives the human body a major blow,
or a chronic infection that slowly wears away at the body.
It's one of the two. But if he's still alive--
If he's still alive, then he's a moving time bomb.
It seems like I've seen him before.
Could you check your records?
Sure. What is his name?
Choe Jeong Won.
Yes, there's a Choe Jeong Won.
What medicine did he purchase?
Just ordinary cold medicine and fever medicine.
Did he come alone?
That... I'm not very clear.
Also...
One moment. Let me make a note of it.
The clinic was Dr. Son's Clinic, right?
That's right.
Yes, Teacher Gim.
There are 2 records.
Pardon? Two records?
Is there another aside from Dr. Son's Clinic?
There's a Hangam Plastic Surgeon in Yongsan.
Inflammation in the left leg is very serious.
The right leg is less serious, but it's also very dangerous.
To reach this extent, there's sure to be low back pain.
It's very rare to have such cartilage damage at that age.
So I asked him
and he answered that he was aboard the Wonyangho.
The waves were mountain high, and the ship rocked violently.
The deck would frequently freeze.
Working under such conditions, it's not your typical hard labour job.
Working continuously in this kind of condition for 2 years,
the knees would surely be damaged.
Did he say anything else?
Where they fished, what kind of fish, what kind of ship he was aboard?
I'm not sure.
I think he said it was close to the Bering Sea.
However, I didn't go into details regarding the catch.
Perhaps,
are you able to remember anything unusual?
He's taller than me. He should be over 170cm.
And perhaps due to him being at sea a long time, his face is quite tanned.
He has rough skin.
His hair is on the short side.
On the whole, he gives the impression of frailty.
Is this the person?
Huh?
No, it's not him.
Who is this?
Choe Jeong Won.
The person stated in that diagnostic medical record.
What?
Hold on, it's not that person.
No, it's not him. There's another person.
Right, thank you very much for your cooperation.
He probably borrowed his medical card.
They should be in a very close relationship.
If we investigate the people close to Choe Jeong Won
do you think we can get the list of people aboard the Wonyangho?
Short hair, medium height and a lame left leg,
a man in his late 20s',
go and locate him.
-=Recipient: Jeong Won hyeong Hyeong, it's Gi Yeong. I set up my phone yesterday. Call me.=-
-=Send=-
-=Hyeong, it's Gi Yeong. I set up my phone yesterday. Call me.=-
Hello.
Hello, were you the person who gave a call to Mr. Choe Jeong Won?
Hello?
Yes.
Where are you calling from?
This is Yongsan police station.
Mr. Choe Jeong Won has been hospitalized.
Please excuse me for asking, what is your relationship with Mr. Choe Jeong Won?
Hello?
I'm sorry, the goods that I'd ordered have arrived.
=The person you called is unavailable. Your call will be diverted to voicemail.=
-=Choe Jeong Won=-
-=Infection=-
-=Yongsan Aquarium Divers, Shocking Death from Strange Illness: Incidences of strange illness in the city. Cause of illness has yet to be determined.=-
-=The CDC is focusing its efforts on investigating the possibility of a contagion.=-
-=The focus is on whether or not it is in fact infectious.=-
-=has been transferred to a nearby hospital=-
-=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention=-
-=hook-like rashes=-
-=The quarantined person who was infected by the new virus variant died.=-
-=New virus variant appears in citycenter. Citizens in panic over exposure without protection=-
-=The Ministry of Health is working hard to formulate a plan.=-
-=Emergence of unknown virus causes panic among citizens.=-
-=Choe (30), who has been in quarantine for 16 days at the CDC, has died from the virus.=-
-=Citizens are in panic due to the unknown virus.=-
The only person who didn't succumb to the illness is you.
You must be the problem.
You broke that.
You and me, let's die together.
You can't go back alive, wretched fellow!
Let's all die!
-=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention=-
If that person is infected,
will he know that's he's infected?
If he knows and is deliberately hiding it,
then we must change our approach on how to combat this.
We are still not clear about that
but there is that possibility.
Possibility?
This was sent by the Yongsan police station a moment ago,
taken from the CCTV from Choe Jeong Won's apartment block.
This was probably obtained after the policeman spoke to him, felt something was wrong and went there to verify it.
Express delivery won't tell a lie.
The police officer say they will get in touch with the delivery company.
We have requested that a check be made on the callers and the call history on his phone.
They will send over the results as soon as possible.
If that person really infected Choe Jeong Won,
and is still alive
that means his body must have developed an antibody.
If he can be brought over safely...
No matter what, we must bring him over.
I'll go and find the person with the antibodies and use him as our agent to diagnose and produce a cure.
Although the infected person doesn't exhibit any symptoms of the disease himself,
but if he spreads the virus to others, this can proved to be fatal.
-=Typhoid Mary=-
It's called typhoid.
Can anyone tell me, in what circumstances will this occur?
In early 20th century,
there was a female cook in New York named Mary Mallon.
As her gallbladder was infected with the bacteria, it was transmitted to those around her,
but she herself was an asymptomatic carrier.
In the end, the facts were discovered and she was quarantined.
However, not long afterwards, on her promise that she will abandon being a cook, she was released.
But she changed her name and returned to her previous occupation as a cook,
and started infecting people again. Finally she was caught and was quarantined.
She remained in quarantine till her death.
And henceforth, those who display no symptoms
yet are carriers who transmitted the disease to others have been termed Typhoid Mary.
Typhoid Mary felt more like a victim than a perpetrator.
Consider for a moment.
Having done no wrong, yet made to lived like a criminal your entire life,
wouldn't that manifest resentment?
As such, most Typhoid Marys
will use self-pity to mollify their guilt.
The coffee still tastes the same.
And from what I just saw
the people seem the same too.
But why is the laboratory colder than the outdoors?
Are the heaters broken?
It has always been the practice to turn it on for a short while in the morning only.
There'll be trouble if the pipes were to burst.
You don't know how grateful I feel each time I see a faucet.
For a thesis that you put in so much effort,
why didn't you publish it in the academic journals?
How many papers are there?
Eight papers, I think.
I'm envious.
Having worked for such a long time in the management group, I think of those who write papers as the greatest.
What about that?
Synthetic antibodies.
I've found the ligand.
The simulation is almost completed.
It'll be good if things work out fine.
Actually, the infected person has been found.
This is a first.
We went through the entire database
but we weren't able to figure out what it is.
Up till now,
the mortality rate is 100%.
When can you join us?
What is it?
I've decided to conduct the final clinical trials in the Research Institute.
The United States?
When are you going?
The day after tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow...
What's all this?
This data for the past one month, was obtained from the agents of the ocean-going fishing vessels.
Even though it will be a lot of work but we have to sift through them thoroughly at every stage.
Every stage?
He has an injured left knee, in his late 20s,
and his height is approximately 170 cm.
Do you think we can find this one person among so many photos?
Just by looking at a photo, we can't tell if a person is in his 20s' or 40s'.
Presently, this is the only option.
If we eliminate those who don't match, wouldn't there be some hope?
Eliminate those who are 35 and above as well.
Then check the remaining people
and carefully compare the details of the crewmen.
How many fishing vessels are there?
Eight.
And the number of crew members on those eight?
There are 721 names.
And among them, those who are currently at sea?
308.
413.
And if we eliminate foreigners and those who are 35 and above?
93.
First, pick out those
who matches the description given by the doctor in the cancer hospital.
- Yes. - Yes.
Chang Seok!
Pak Chang Seok!
Hello, Doctor.
The photo isn't far off,
but you personally treated him.
Yes. I've looked through the photos,
but he doesn't seem to be here.
I checked with the nurses as well.
Yes.
I understand.
He said no?
What's going on?
Could it be he's not a local?
We can't rule out that possibility,
but first, let's assume he's a local and double check.
Teacher Gim.
Please check if there are any who
because of illness or some other reason,
did not go out to sea.
Okay.
Earlier we had ruled out those 35 and above.
Let's do it again and widen the field to include those who are in their 40s.
Team Leader.
Yes.
There's a sunken ship.
Sunken ship?
Do you remember the ship that sunk off the coast of Ulleungdo?
- Munyangho? - That was a major tragedy.
Did that ship come from there?
- Yes. - Team Leader.
It set off from Gamcheon Port in Busan.
The Munyangho that fished in the Bering Sea of the North Pacific,
due to system failure, on the 19th of December last year,
sunk 50km southwest of Ulleungdo.
Although a distress call was received,
the signal was later lost.
A total of 129 crew members went missing.
One sailor managed to escape on a lifeboat and was rescued.
Teacher Lee.
Yes.
Go and check the survivor's name, age, address,
and everything else you can find.
Okay.
It is really someone you know?
We can't simply prise open anyone's door.
Ajussi, don't you remember me?
I spent the night here a few days ago.
You really know him, right?
You can hear the ringing inside.
You hear that?
Oh, that's right.
Hurry up and open it.
If this lead to a loss of life, will you be responsible?
If he should die, will you be responsible?
What is this smell?
Hello, this is the Sodaemun police station.
Hello?
Sodaemun police station. Please go ahead and speak.
I...
Please speak.
Thank you.
Eo Gi Yeong, 26 years old, address is Chungnam Asan.
His address in Seoul is not known.
Now we add Eo Gi Yeong.
Let's verify it.
Was he the man who appeared in that place--?
It's him.
This is a copy of the telephone number data.
Hold on.
Team leader.
Yes?
I think he's the infected person we are looking for.
Infected...
He said said the police had collected an infected corpse.
The person himself said he had been infected?
He seems to know in detail about the person who was first infected.
I'll take the call.
I am Gang Ju Heon, team leader of investigation team number 1
Hello?
Am I infected?
Tell me your present location.
I can help you undergo the necessary checks.
How?
I can conduct a test on you wherever you are.
When the results are out, I can take you to the hospital for an examination.
It is necessary that you have your second examination done in the hospital.
Only then can we confirm whether you are infected or not.
If I'm infected what will happen?
Do you perhaps have fever or redness of the skin?
No.
What about the last ten days?
Several people were infected.
Get in touch with the Sodaemun police station and conduct a test on the corpse.
I'm sorry, can you please repeat that?
How many people were infected?
It's inconvenient to speak on the phone
tell me your name and your present location
and I will tell you...
Hello?
Where are you now?
Hello?
The fellow has salmonella typhi infection.
He knows he has a problem.
This fellow...
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What should I do?
Why are people dying because of me?
It's characteristic is akin to a bacterium. In an enclosed space it will spread.
Synthetic transmutation. Think of a cure then, that is impossible.
Going there, I will be used as a 'human trial'.
I don't want to live like that.
I want to leave.
Although his death was not because of me.
But perhaps he could have been saved.
Perhaps this may be a calamity that's beyond our imagination.
The moment one of us is infected
No!
we are no longer comrades.
You are only an infected body fighting to survive.