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Episode 8
Sir, you’re not wearing the protective suit again.
I know.
I think we should figure this out.
Production Chief Park Joon-suh, Bae Ik-hyun
No matter how much I try to make hypothesis,
I can’t seem to find the missing link.
I need your help, Na-hyun.
Director Ahn Pan-seok
You are infected and I am fine.
So that would make me crazy to come in here with no protection, right?
Yes, it seems that way.
Let’s say there is a man.
He makes every move based on precise calculations.
Maybe he was trained that way, maybe he was born that way.
Anyhow, that’s just the way he is.
Before he makes any move, he sets up a hypothesis,
throws it at people,
maybe gets beaten up a few times.
Then when feels certain, he makes his move.
That man, just did things with no calculations.
He came in here without a protective suit,
stole a police car,
jumped off a bridge that is dizzyingly high,
touched a carrier of the disease,
and stabbed away in search of marrow
when he didn’t even know where marrow is.
What do you think is the missing link?
I think there are things that start to fade as you get too logical.
Even when you don’t have logic, no evidence,
the heart can tell you and you know what to do.
You may not know why no matter how much you think about it.
The hypothesis may be beaten up, but it won't budge.
No matter how perfect a hypothesis,
it would be no match.
Things like logic would just completely crumble away.
So every day, you may think tens, hundreds of times that you are crazy,
but can't help the way you feel.
I think I now know what the missing link is.
Thank you for all your efforts.
Although this would have been a happier occasion if Dr. Kwak didn’t pass away.
True.
But it is fortunate that the virus didn't cause more damage.
Exactly.
It is painful to think about the victims,
but there is nothing we can do.
Let’s take our lesson learnt from the sacrifices of our victims.
We will be ready for the next epidemic.
This is the limit for us humans,
as well as the driving force of history.
Looks like Ms. Park will not be coming after all.
Mr. Kim seems to have had a few drinks to congratulate Dr. Yoon.
Ah, yes.
At this rate Dr. Yoon may end up becoming a Nobel laureate.
Maybe it’s the people in our field or maybe it’s for every field.
Single-minded people like him do great things.
This world tends to overlook certain things as long as the results are good.
Single-minded people have a sense of mission.
They simply walk a single path.
Well, so long as it ends well.
Maybe in a few years there’s going to be a comic book out on the life of the genius scientist
Yoon Gyu-jin that children are going to know by heart.
We should have emphasized that it was the tax money of the Korean people
that made possible the clinical trials.
Too bad Ms. Park left that out at the press conference.
Not to mention your leadership in making
such a difficult decision.
I say you conduct the press conference next time, then.
Hold on.
Yes, doctor?
I’m going to need to use the animal lab.
I could arrange that if you come to school tomorrow.
No, I mean BL3.
BL3?
That’s beyond my power.
I’ll talk with the director and let you know.
- Na-hyun. About your team leader. - What about him?
- The police came and took him - What?
The nurse and the patients are all going crazy.
How could it be a crime to save a life?
Na-hyun!
Could you open this just once?
Just for a minute.
You’re not even cuffing me. Isn’t that negligence?
Given the special circumstances,
I'd rather not charge with anything.
And extracting marrow isn't a surgical procedure,
so it doesn’t fall under the Medical Service Act.
But you’ll be charged with inflicting injury
because you extracted the marrow without consent.
The selection of the food was so thoughtful.
Maybe it’s because your mother is a food expert?
I knew you were meticulous but not this meticulous.
Anytime you need my help, ma'am.
I'll help you next time.
Are you available right now?
Yes.
There will be an advisory committee meeting at 2,
so why don’t we check in?
The meeting is about to begin. Where are you going?
Mr. Kang has been arrested.
Arrested? Why?
- Is it because of the marrow? - Yes.
- So they’re going to Busan? - Yes.
I’ll be heading there with our lawyer.
I would think that there are more things for you...
- ...to do here. - I'll get going now.
Dr. Hong. Hello.
Please say hi.
She'll be joining our advisory committee.
We’ve already met.
I approached him first.
We’ve met at a conference.
Ah, yes.
I guess I just need to introduce Mr. Park.
He will be taking charge of epidemiology team 1 instead of Mr. Kang.
Hello. I am Park Do-gyeong.
If you saw him as an intern, he must be from my collage.
Yes, I also took your class during premed.
You did?
Do speak comfortably, please.
I guess the epidemiology team will finally be properly run.
Honestly, until now I wasn’t sure if they were the police or researchers.
You just need to carry out your role.
If you start intruding into what others are doing,
that's when things start becoming problematic.
Look at Mr. Kang. He was charged with inflicting injury.
Things could take a very bad turn if this starts to be dealt with as human right abuse.
- I know. - Well, I should be going.
Ah, yes.
On the issue of providing a lab for Dr. Choi.
Can we hold off on that issue for a bit?
Yes, I realize that it would be senseless to replace Dr. Yoon when
all the attention from around the world is focused on him.
When we said let’s bring Dr. Choi,
it was to prepare for a situation where we fail to create the antibody to the M virus.
I think it would be unnecessary given the results.
I’m not suggesting that we replace Dr. Yoon.
I’m saying that we should give Dr Choi a chance, given
the decade of effort he put in.
Give him a chance?
All that Dr. Choi asks is this.
He wants to use the BL3 animal lab.
I think that’s a matter to be discussed after the M virus is completely eliminated.
Dr. Choi argues that
it is impossible to eliminate the M virus with Dr. Yoon’s methods.
What do you mean impossible?
Aren’t we already seeing results?
Please don’t get me wrong.
I’m not suggesting that Dr. Yoon has failed.
I’m saying that we should discuss this in case problems occur.
Well, it can’t hurt. Especially when someone like Dr. Choi is saying this.
Is the BL3 animal lab really all that he asks for?
Yes.
That can’t be a problem.
However, let’s keep the issue of Dr. Choi’s experiments just among ourselves.
People may start thinking Dr. Yoon’s medicine has failed.
Yes, I understand.
The reagent tested negative, your red and white blood count is normal.
It’s all good.
Yes.
You feel like you’re to blame for what happened to Mr. Kang, don’t you?
I have no right to even feel guilty.
If you’re talking about rights, I have no right to try and make you feel better.
It was actually something I should have done.
- It was Mr. Kang who should have waited. - No.
If you think about how many lives were saved
thanks to what Mr. Kang did…
You were faithful in your role as a doctor.
You were trying to save the patient in front of you.
I thought so too at the time.
But as I started treating Mr. Uh, I realized I knew that extracting the bone marrow
will not determine the life and death of Mr. Uh.
What does that mean?
If I thought he would die as a result of the extraction, I would have stopped Mr. Kang.
I’m a person that has to be always right.
I can speak, move my hands and legs, only when I believe that I am right.
So at that moment, I thought that it was right for me
to have an overwhelming sense of sympathy for Uh Ki-young
despite the way the way world viewed him.
I tried to keep my principle of not evaluating
my patients based on status or good and evil.
Don’t worry too much about Mr. Kang. He’ll be OK.
Yes.
Cases like this depend on the prosecutor.
Well, based on the prosecutor, what do you think will happen?
Well, he likes to do things by the rules, so he rarely drops cases.
He is famous for his strictness with the law, so I am a little worried.
Will the documents be enough?
Well, we did our best.
Take care of your bathroom needs with the basin under the bed,
and if you need to go number one, ring the bell.
Make sure you don’t cause any trouble.
Oh, right. I’m going to bring the blanket. Wait a sec.
OK.
Uh Ki-young, right?
Who are you?
See, I knew the world was unfair.
But isn’t this too much?
You have no idea what unfair really is.
You’re alive, so you get to see your loved ones.
While Mr. Kang, who saved you is now dragged off by the police
Say something.
By Mr. Kang, do you mean?
Kang Ju-hun, the one that jumped in to save you.
Don’t tell me you don’t know him.
He’s been arrested? Why?
For getting something called marrow without your permission.
He’s a patient. What do you think you’re doing?
Wait.
- Don’t. Just ignore him. - Wait a second.
What. You have something to say?
What? Why’d you stop me?
- Who should I talk to? - About what?
Who am I supposed to tell that I agreed to the marrow extraction?
What?
If I need to go, I’ll go.
I told him to take my marrow.
I did, I told him to take it.
I said I don’t care if I die, just take it.
Busan Prosecutor's Office
I hope he does well.
He’ll do fine.
I watched that video five times.
How did you do it?
Didn’t you think that you might die when you jumped?
The Namhan Bridge is an awfully tall bridge.
And why did you touch the carrier without the suit?
Didn’t you think you would get infected?
I didn’t have time to think about that at the time.
That’s what I call a sense of mission.
Was it your first time extracting the marrow?
Yes.
Why did you do it yourself when there was a doctor on scene?
Mr. Uh was unconscious.
Dr. Yoon believed that we must wait for him to recover and get his consent.
I heard you got his consent.
Mr. Uh says that he gave you his consent.
Is this true?
No, it’s a lie.
So you did extract the marrow without consent?
Yes.
Based on the results, that marrow saved many lives.
I think it was my fault to have violated the law.
The law is there to be kept.
If you knew so well that laws need to be kept,
why did you do it?
To tell the truth, I wasn’t really able to think at the time.
All I thought was Uh Ki-young, marrow, Uh Ki-young, marrow, over and over again.
So you have nothing to say even if I deal with this according to the law?
No.
Your actions were violations to another person’s body,
and you can be charged with infliction of injury. Do you agree?
Yes.
However, your aim was just, and it was an urgent situation.
I have decided that there was no illegality.
So you will not be prosecuted.
You may go.
Ah, Mr. Kim.
Yes, director.
Do you have the security camera clips for the BL3 lab?
Yes, I do.
Please give me 20 to 30 seconds of it that closely captures Dr. Yoon.
Yes.
- The reporters are going crazy. - Yes, I understand.
Is Dr. Choi still in the BL3 animal lab?
Yes. He’s works like Dr. Yoon, if not more
You may leave.
This mouse has the M virus receptor.
But Dr. Yoon said that no animal can be infected with the M virus.
I made it by cloning a human gene that reacts to the virus.
I would say that he lacked the time rather than failed.
Academic circles in Korea and abroad are hailing the artificial antibody.
It won’t last.
Three days later, no one will be talking about the artificial antibody of Yoon Gyu-jin.
I trust you.
If you are a scientist,
you should never believe anything but what you have seen for yourself.
So don’t even believe what I’m saying unless you’ve seen it yourself.
I’m from CDC Headquarters. I'm Kang…
I know you.
Let me ask you something.
Why did you send the communication log of the Hae Sim Ho to the coast guard?
I know there’s no need to talk about this now that it’s over.
Sorry to disturb you.
I honestly don’t know why I did what I did.
I just did.
All I knew was that the Hae Sim Ho should not reach shore.
I don’t know if you would believe me, but
I thought about smuggling myself away much later.
How about saying that you agreed to the marrow extract? You just did it?
I don’t know.
I didn’t want to do any more harm.
Forget it.
Good.
If you said something as pathetic as that you wanted to save people,
I would have wanted to punch you in the face.
Please leave.
If your situation worsens as a result of the marrow extraction,
don't hesitate to sue me.
I’m not that evil.
Where is Mr. Kang?
He’s coming.
I’m glad things didn’t get worse.
- Director. - Yes?
Now that he’s been relieved of all charges,
please reinstate Mr. Kang.
What about Mr. Park then?
Mr. Park does not have the experience to lead the epidemiology team.
With Mr. Kang being cleared of all charges...
Yes?
- It’s the security director. - Tell him to come in.
- Is it done? - Yes.
Thank you.
Is there something you need to tell me?
No.
I understand your point.
But personnel management is not that simple.
We have to go through the proper process to reinstate him.
Let’s give it some time.
Besides, we selected Mr. Park through due process.
It is our duty to see that no one gets hurt.
Ms. Park, I have something to tell you.
Yes?
Can we go somewhere else? This way.
Who saw this other than you and me?
Other than me…
May I ask what you expect me to do by bringing me this?
I thought it would be better if you dealt with it.
I thought about getting rid of it myself.
But this is a major issue, and he's allowed to use the facilities.
- Yes. - I’m sorry.
No, it's not your fault.
I cannot tell you now exactly what I will do about this.
But I will think about the best way
based on principle so that no damage is done to the organization.
OK.
Are you here to see the director?
No.
Why are you here then?
To see you.
What is Dr. Choi doing?
Ah, that?
It's a continuation of what he was doing at his camp.
So you allowed your old teacher to use the BL3 lab of our organization?
I thought that was beyond your power?
- Director Jung... - Why didn’t you tell me?
- You were in Busan. - All you needed was to make a call.
I figured that the situation was bad enough there.
- Why did you do it? - Do what?
You contaminated the nutrition medium of Dr. Yoon’s antibody culture.
How did you know?
I saw the security footage.
Were you suspicious of me?
Is that why you looked it up?
It doesn’t make sense.
How would you know if you didn't look for it?
Were you so worried about me helping Gyu-jin that you checked up on me?
Is that what you think of me?
Or is that how important Gyu-jin is to you?
You’re getting way off track here.
No, this is what it’s about.
This has always been the problem between us.
You were always cold, and could never trust your own husband.
That’s not what’s important.
It is to me.
No matter how great a man is,
he can do nothing unless his family has his back.
What else is life about?
It’s about getting support from the family,
and the support of the community based on that.
Giving back to the community through what you've learned.
Putting on a façade of dedication as if you were out to save mankind
is just pretension.
The public neither want, nor expect it.
- It was attempted murder. - What?
If that medium were contaminated the cure would have taken longer to develop.
Then many more people would have died.
And that’s what you want to talk about?
Who else knows about this?
- Don’t look at me like that. - Resign from your advisory position.
I’ll take care of that.
I'd tell you to resign from your school, too.
But I'll leave that to your conscience.
Don’t even come near the CDC again,
and apologize to Dr. Yoon.
What?
I’m saying that you should maintain your conscience as a scientist.
Is this my wife I am talking to? Are you my family?
If I wasn’t, you would be speaking to the director, not me.
Your husband did something
as serious as that, and you don’t even want to know why?
I do. But I can’t ask.
If I hear your answer... Never mind.
If you hear my answer what?
Will you stop hesitating to say things?
It feels like you're ignoring me,
saying that I’m not worth talking to.
If you hear my reasons, what?
What?
Director.
Ah, Ms. Park.
I have something to tell you.
Take a seat.
- Shall we go outside? - Yes.
Is this a difficult matter?
I would like to ask you to take Dr. Kim out of the advisory committee.
Why, all of sudden? Did he ask to be taken out?
I thought he was very interested in this.
He's also working on a project.
A project? Are you talking about Dr. Choi’s project?
Well, he has been researching for 10 years. It does draw interest.
I’ll have someone else take care of Dr. Choi. Please take him out.
What’s wrong?
Being a advisor is not a compulsory matter, but
Mr. Kim has played a core role for such a long time that things may be difficult.
Unless he’s done something wrong, he should be on the committee until the end of this year.
Are there reasons to disqualify him?
Are there?
If not, let’s have him stay until the end of this year.
That's final.
Director.
There are reasons for disqualification.
I’m sorry to cause concern.
Not at all.
- By the way, Ms. Park. - Yes?
As someone who's older and wiser,
I think taking away Mr. Kim's position would not only be detrimental
to his career, but also to your life.
If Mr. Kim revealed your mistakes instead of covering them,
would you be able to forgive him?
- What’s business is business. - Yes, I know.
You did a great job discerning business from the private matters.
But let’s try to keep this quiet.
I'll see if there's an opportunity to let him go.
But letting him go like this wouldn't be appropriate.
Still, what’s business is business.
How inflexible you are on matters like this!
Ms. Park, you have made your report.
So leave the rest up to me.
Na-hyun. You can work now?
Yes.
Everyone gather around.
- This is… - Isan Hospital.
- That’s where Dr. Kwak used to work. - Yes.
I was looking over the documents.
It thought Team 2 had finished their investigation.
Need we do more?
So much as a needle hole can spread the virus.
Let’s be careful.
- Dae-ik. - Yes?
Find out the late Dr. Kwak's
arrival and departure times to see
if we missed anyone during the initial investigation.
Yes.
And Mr. Kang!
Yes.
Would it be possible to check the items we confiscated with a camera?
Yes. I’ll do that.
The origins of the infection have already been revealed. It’s unnecessary.
Where do you think you're going?
I still need to learn more about BL3.
Have you forgotten?
Rule for newbies. Never hang your head.
It’s all my fault.
- Sir! - Don’t call me that now.
Can I be Na-hyun and not the newbie today?
So that I don’t have to pretend I’m good even when I’m going crazy inside.
Mr. Kang! Slow down.
Next.
Give me the receipt instead.
Sir!
Huh?
Sir!
You want me to read it?
Saturday.
Mo.
Vie.
Are these all tranquilizers?
Yes.
A doctor named Lee Sung-wook prescribed it to himself.
Let’s go.
Where are you going?
Most M virus patients showed symptoms similar to the cold
so they took medicine for fever or cold.
Why did he only take tranquilizers instead?
- Maybe there was something different? - Take a look.
He kept prescribing different kinds.
That's true.
Why is she not getting better when everyone else has?
She doesn’t seem to recognize me.
When depression worsens...
This isn't like her at all.
No matter how sick a person is, how is it possible to change like that?
- This is the room. - Yes, thank you.
- There’s no one here. - Maybe she's in the other room?
Bring the scissors!
I didn’t do it.
This isn't like her at all.
No matter how sick a person is, how is it possible to change like that?
Sorry to keep you waiting. I know you’re busy.
Not at all.
Something happened in the Quarantine Ward.
In the Quarantine Ward? What?
Well...
Why?
A patient killed herself.
How? Which patient?
Her name was Kim Hye-mi.
I know her.
She showed no reaction to the cure and had severe depressive symptoms.
I think she was a researcher for Dr. Kwak.
That’s her.
Dr. Yoon.
No cure can be 100% perfect. It’s not your fault.
I think I’m missing something.
Missing what?
You know, an anxiety you feel when you missed something important.
I need to get back to square one.
By square one you mean…
I’ll need to look it over from the beginning.
Oh, and didn’t you say there was something you needed to tell me?
Never mind.
What do you mean?
There seems to be enough on your mind.
It’s OK, tell me.
I’ll tell you next time.
So it was suicide.
It looks like she hanged herself when cutting her wrists didn’t work.
Her family claims it wasn’t suicide, though.
Apparently her life insurance was worth quite a bit.
It's him.
Who?
It’s Mr. Lee Sung-wook, who also worked in Dr. Kwak’s lab.
What is he doing?
Lee Sung-wook, age 34.
You worked in the Clinical Trial Center of Isan Hospital, yes?
Yes.
It’s been a week since being quarantined.
Wait.
We can predict what will happen to our bodies
by observing the temperature change.
Let me make my record.
Go ahead.
How do you know Kim Hye-mi?
Kim Hye-mi? Who is that?
- The one you helped to commit suicide. - Oh her. Yes, I know her.
- Why did you do it? - Do what?
Why did you move the table...
- ...and help remove it? - Oh, that?
She asked me to help her.
What did she say when she asked for help?
She said that slitting her wrists wasn’t working so she gave me the rope made from bed sheets.
She asked me to hang it.
You didn’t know she was going to hang herself?
I’m not stupid.
- Then how could you? - She asked for help.
While you were at it, Kim Hye-mi came down from the table
and you went up instead. Why?
Oh that?
The loop was too small to fit her head
so I had to make it bigger. It fit perfectly.
The M virus has mutated.
Are you scaring people with possible mutation based on the virus that has no clear cut symptoms?
Something's happening inside my body, isn't it?
Neurological disturbance...
It's because of the bone marrow extraction?
Would have only added to the panic...
- To be satisfied wit this… - M virus is under control.
Could you call Mr. Kang Ju-hun, please?
I feel anger fill me up inside.
It seems that if I let it out, the virus will be flushed out along with it
and I'll be all cured.
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