What is it?
Do you not like ice cream?
I do, but...
What do you intend to do from now on?
What do you mean?
You can't be doing manual labor forever.
That's true.
You should stop eating if you don't want to.
I'm not saying this because of you.
It's because of Geum Bi.
Geum Bi?
Should the occasion arise,
I think adoption could be an option.
If only we could take her, I'd like that, but...
Even if we want to, there's a problem.
We're both single.
Then...
Then what?
I mean...
Wait. Hold on.
Why would you throw that out?
To be honest, my stomach is hurting.
Then you should've said so.
That ice cream was really expensive.
Is it? It was on sale at the grocery store.
Can you go somewhere with me later?
Go where?
(Head of the pediatric department, Park Woo Hyun)
I was going through medical magazines...
and read an article saying that gene therapy
is more effective than medication.
I know what's going through your mind,
but I think it's better not to have our hopes up.
There's no way of knowing how long it'll take...
for an official thesis paper to be published.
Hold on.
There's a solution?
Why didn't you tell me about it?
The act of telling you alone can be dangerous.
Why?
But why? We should try everything we can.
That solution...
will require using Geum Bi's brain as a test subject.
Geum Bi, aren't you cold?
I'm hot.
In the research team I used to be a part of,
a patient died during a clinical trial.
We're at an early stage where we experiment on mice.
I think the risk is too high.
I want to tell you not to have false hope.
Doctor.
Thank you.
That's all you have to say.
Whether it's false hope...
or something worth trying,
if you let us know,
we'll keep looking for a way from what you tell us.
If there's the slightest hope,
I don't care if it takes a miracle.
If there's at least a chance of one in a billion,
I'm willing to put everything on the line.
It's not like there's a law...
preventing a miracle from happening to us.
If you approve of me as Geum Bi's doctor,
please put your trust in me and do as I say.
I will make the best out of the situation for Geum Bi.
I will carefully go over...
all the possibilities.
Please do that.
Please.
Where should I poke the needle?
Into you?
- Lady. - Over here!
- Over here. - Over here, too.
Sit down and have a drink.
- I can't drink. - Do as you're told.
Sorry.
Enjoy your food.
- Over here! - What do you need?
Bring us more side dishes.
Okay, just a moment.
Geum Bi.
Geum Bi, where are you going?
If she isn't cared for adequately...
and left to fend for herself,
kids her age get stressed.
- Cheers! - Cheers.
- You can't leave. - Why not?
Bok Shil called in sick.
You have to work another hour. Weren't you told?
Excuse me.
Go to Table 10.
Okay.
A cute little kid is in the chicken pen
The goblin's panties are dirty
They stink
For over 2,000 years
Don't feel bored when I'm alone.
With bumps and curves and a great figure
It's wearing a red suit
It's sweet and sour and fragrant
That's what a tomato is like
I will become tomato juice, gulp
I will become tomato ketchup, squirt
Pretty lady. Let's go and have some fun.
You had too much to drink.
Just a moment.
Here you go.
Take this and come with me.
I'll have them forgo the interest,
so pay off the principal soon.
You know what'll happen if you don't.
Is Geum Bi alone at home?
She gets stressed when she's alone.
Should I send her back to Hwi Cheol?
If she's always alone,
can I babysit one day?
Sure.
Tell her I'll pick her up on her last day of school.
See you.
You're the girl...
who prays for your dead mom.
I should get going.
Give this to your mom for me.
How did you two meet?
Your mom lost her purse...
and I gave it back to her.
Did you steal it on purpose?
I'm not that kind of a guy.
I don't believe you.
Why not?
There are too many bad guys.
Someone stole from me, too.
That's a really bad guy.
Who would steal from a kid?
How much did he steal?
1.5 million.
What?
1.5 million dollars.
I meant to...
leave this by the door but...
I told him to come in.
Why you...
He doesn't look like a bad guy.
Hey.
You're a good judge of character.
Why are you here?
I just...
I hadn't seen you in a while...
and I had something for you.
What's this?
It's called jamon.
It's a kind of ham from Spain.
The kind you cut as thin as paper and crumple up?
Is that how it's eaten?
I've never tried it before.
Your mom said she likes it,
so I bought some for her.
Thank you for the jamon.
I actually came by to say something.
I know it's sudden,
but I'll be leaving Korea soon.
I'm opening a South American branch...
and once I'm there,
I won't be back for 1 or 2 years.
It wasn't a lie when you said you make a decent living.
The thing is,
I need someone who speaks Spanish.
The work will be tough,
but if you're interested,
I'd like you to come with me.
12 bottles of fish sauce...
Here you go.
It's pretty good.
I don't cook that often,
but I cook well enough to open a diner.
What's the occasion?
Must there be a reason...
for a mom to cook for her daughter?
Who is this?
Your grandma.
You look like her, even though you didn't get along.
She would've gotten along with you just fine.
She gave you all her inheritance and none for me.
Maybe she did it on purpose so you could enlighten me.
Being evil runs in the family.
Do you miss your mom?
Well... A little.
A little?
A lot.
A lot?
Extremely.
People should be more honest with their feelings.
If we don't and push others into the corner,
those people are bound to become devious.
It's not like I don't know.
I knew she was looking out for me.
You should've listened to her more.
Hey, I can guarantee you this.
As you grow up, you won't listen to a thing I say.
You said it runs in the family.
Gosh. Seriously.
I hate you so much.
Come on.
I don't want to go to work today.
What did you say?
You heard me.
What are we doing here?
Hey.
Immature grown-ups are pathetic...
and mature kids are weird.
What are you talking about? I'm freezing out here.
You're weird.
Who are you calling weird?
You're ugly.
Stop that now.
Stop what?
Stop looking out for me.
Look out for yourself first.
Go live with them starting today.
What are you talking about?
Go live with Dad.
Dad?
Yes.
Dad. Your dad.
I'll pass.
I can live on my own now.
Why are you doing this?
Are you sick of living with me now?
I feel like I can't live without you now.
But I'll manage.
You said so yourself.
You felt like I'd die before you...
if you left me alone.
Now that I can live on my own,
you can go to your dad now.
- Without me... - Geum Bi.
I'm trying to be a real grown-up now.
In order to do that, I need to pay off my debts.
I need to find a real job.
That's how it is.
So...
I'm going to go far away.
Until I come back,
live happily with your dad.
You understand, right?
Hold on. Let go of me.
Don't follow me.
Take one more step.
Are you okay with never seeing me again?
Mom.
Geum Bi.
Please be in there. Please.
Gosh, this is terrible. My gosh.
Dad.
I'm starting to hear things now.
What happened?
What do you mean what happened? I'm home.
What about your mom?
She's going away to become a real grown-up.
What?
Whatever that means...
Geum Bi.
It really is you, Geum Bi.
Can I be a part of this as well?
Don't leave me out.
What do you think you're doing right now?
What do you mean? We have to go to bed.
Exactly. Why does Geum Bi have to sleep in that room?
Should she sleep here then?
Geum Bi, it's been long since we shared a bed.
You're gross. I'm not going to share the bed with you.
Gross?
I've done so much for you. I even made you a tree.
If you do this, I'll get really sullen.
Suit yourself.
Then we should all sleep together.
How can the three of us...
Fine. I have a suggestion.
Why are we role playing as homeless people?
This is nothing.
We did boot camp training, too.
If only there was rain pouring over us.
Aren't we camping? Rain wouldn't be good.
Is this tent waterproof?
It should be.
It's only waterproof when the water doesn't get out.
We need to spill ramyeon, too.
Don't forget to throw up after eating pork cutlets.
You forced me to eat them.
Come clean.
You ate something without telling me that day, right?
No. I told you I didn't eat anything that day.
I can never trust you.
Can you two talk about something I can understand?
What do we do tomorrow?
Tomorrow?
Let's think about that when tomorrow comes.
You never plan ahead.
I'll say. He never plans ahead.
What are you talking about?
I've been living on a routine for so long.
My nickname is Mr. Plan Man.
Are you sure it's not Mr. Never Plan Ahead?
- Gosh. - That must be it.
Mr. Never Plan Ahead.
Be quiet if you're ugly.
I want to go over there. I'll be back.
You should stay close to us.
I have to buy presents for my friends.
I'll go with you.
Don't treat me like a fool.
Are you afraid I'll get lost?
It's not like that.
Geum Bi.
Will you be fine by yourself?
I'll be in that cafe with your dad.
Call right away if you need us.
Okay.
We shouldn't do this.
Hwi Cheol.
I have something to say.
What's this?
Right now,
Geum Bi is practically an orphan.
You should adopt her.
I can and I will.
Then she'll be Mo Geum Bi, not Yoo Geum Bi.
You're helpless.
Don't you like that?
Shall we call her Go Geum Bi then?
Not just anyone can adopt her.
I'm not just anyone.
I'm her dad.
There's an Act on Special Adoption Cases.
You need enough finances to support a child...
and have no records of crime or drug abuse.
They have criteria.
Why are they so fussy?
Shouldn't it be up to the people directly involved?
That's not all.
There are processes and screenings.
It's even harder for single people.
(Application for adoption)
Why are there so many pages?
Application for adoption.
Credit rating.
Seriously.
(Marriage registration)
This is...
I told you.
It's hard to adopt if you're single.
Fill in what you can for now.
Is this how you propose?
It wasn't a proposal.
I'm doing this for Geum Bi.
Why would I pop the question?
Why did you throw your ice cream away?
What do you mean?
It's a secret.
(Become rich)
I don't think she can go to school.
I'll call her teacher.
She's boiling up.
Do you feel okay?
Don't get up.
I have to go to school.
You can't go like this.
You have a fever.
It's the school vacation ceremony.
Then you aren't missing any classes.
Stay in bed.
I might not be able to go to school next year.
Today will be the last day I see my friends.
I wish you'd stay at home.
Holidays don't mean you can play and not study.
It means you will study at home...
instead of at school with your teacher.
Do not become lazy.
Stick to a regular schedule...
and make all your teachers proud.
This concludes the year 2016 vacation ceremony...
of Buil Elementary School.
Now that...
everyone is present,
shall we start the vacation ceremony?
- Yes. - Yes.
Since Geum Bi was late for school,
she should be punished.
What do you mean?
Didn't we decide she should sing?
Did we?
- Sing a song. - Sing a song.
You're so childish.
I'll sing. It's no big deal.
You go, Geum Bi!
Good luck.
It's a quiet night, an autumn night
A night with chirping insects
The road behind the cottage with the thatched roof
Slowly disappears in the dark
If I feel sad and lonely and want to cry
Because I miss my mom
I come outside and sit on
A chair facing the garden
And count the stars in the sky
- Geum Bi! - Geum Bi!
Geum Bi.
- Geum Bi. - Geum Bi.
Geum Bi.
- Geum Bi. - What's wrong?
- She has Niemann-Pick disease. - Niemann-Pick?
Give her something for the seizures...
and check her vitals.
Yes, Doctor.
Geum Bi! Geum Bi.
Geum Bi.
Geum Bi!
Are you her guardian?
What happened?
You must wait outside.
Geum Bi!
We gave her some sedatives to stabilize her.
She'll be fine.
Then can she go home?
She's showing symptoms of pneumonia.
She should get admitted and be on observation.
Pneumonia?
But she had a fit.
Her immune system has gotten very weak.
This disease can develop complications.
You have to take extra good care of her.
Will this...
keep happening to her?
I expect the symptoms to get worse from now on.
The brain function, especially, will fall drastically.
Just...
what on earth is going on inside Geum Bi's head?
This is an average person's cerebrum.
Inside a human brain, there are neurons.
Neurons are connected by synapses.
These synapses form the memory.
The formed memory gets stored in the hippocampus.
In Geum Bi's case, her hippocampus will get smaller...
and the whole cerebrum will gradually shrink.
This is the picture of Geum Bi's cerebrum...
compared to a normal one.
How much has the disease progressed?
The rate of the progress is different for everyone.
If the disease occurs at an early age like Geum Bi,
the patient can live about 10 years.
10 years?
That is only if the suppressants work very well.
However,
Geum Bi's disease is...
progressing faster than my anticipation.
You have to brace yourself as her guardian.
The convulsions will get worse. It'll be unbearable.
When the cognitive impairment gets severe,
she'll lose her verbal abilities two years from now.
In the end, she'll lose her five senses.
She'll start to show symptoms schizophrenia.
Stop.
Please stop.
Thank you.
Hwi Cheol.
You can't be like this.
Get a hold of yourself.
Yes. I should.
Why are you being like this?
You knew this would happen.
We both knew what we were getting into.
We did.
Listen carefully, Hwi Cheol.
Wake up and listen to what I'm about to say.
From now on,
we will witness and experience...
the things we only knew about.
You said so yourself, Hwi Cheol.
That it was going to be unbearably hard.
What did I say to that?
What did I say?
That it'll be okay...
because we have someone to die together.
That's right.
It'll be unbearably hard.
I'm just as scared as you.
But what are you?
You're Geum Bi's dad.
When the dad gets anxious,
it becomes much harder for the child.
If Geum Bi's dad gets agitated,
she won't be able to withstand it.
Do you understand?
I said, do you understand?
Stay by Geum Bi.
I'll go through the admission process...
and go get Geum Bi's clothes and other things.
Okay.
(RECEPTION)
(RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATIENT)
Did you fill it out?
Yes.
Thank you.
(HOSPITALIZATION APPLICATION)
Where did she go?
No.
You can't leave!
Not yet! Joo Hyun, no!
No, it can't be.
She's not dead!
It can't be true!
No! No!
Why are you up and about?
You're here because you passed out.
How dare you yell at me.
You made me sleep in a tent in the living room.
Tell me the truth. You faked it, didn't you?
The boot camp training won't do the job.
You need to suffer in the cold.
Why aren't you at work?
Are you using me as an excuse to get off work?
I can't believe you're ugly and mean.
I can't believe you're ugly and you slack off.
If Kang Hee kicks you out,
don't expect me to come with you.
Don't you dare come with me.
I'll feed you instant noodles once a day.
Do what you want.
I can't bring you food now that school's over.
What's that on your back?
What's on my back?
Sit down.
Get it off.
What are you doing?
A horse with a rider should get going.
You have no shame.
Do you feel cold?
Why would I feel cold?
The heater's on at full blast.
Then why are you trembling.
Because you're squirming around on my back...
and you're tickling me.
I am not.
Try carrying me around when you grow up.
You'll see what I mean.
No thanks. You're too heavy.
You have no shame.
Go away!
Why won't you just leave me alone?
I can't leave you.
I have to look after you.
Don't you dare touch me!
I don't need anyone's help. I don't need you!
Get lost!
Geum Bi, don't become friends with her.
I won't.
(Cha Chi Soo)
Hello?
I meant to see her today.
Did you wait?
Yes. I was at the school until dusk.
Promises are meant to be kept.
I wish we could swap places.
Geum Bi and me.
You're talking like a dad now.
I bet my dad felt this way...
when I was sick.
How does it feel?
What does?
To be a dad.
It's like...
you have...
a large, warm egg...
inside your heart.
I can't describe it properly,
but that's how it feels.
I think I get it.
Try it some day.
Maybe I will. When I think I deserve to.
What's this?
It's for Geum Bi.
- You give it to her. - Pass it to her.
See you.
Come and see her again.
Doctor.
I'd like to meet him.
Who do you mean?
Heo Byung Soo. I looked him up.
- That man's... - It's a glimmer of hope.
Isn't it worth it?
You can't run from me.
Come to me. There you go.
You can't get away from me.
I'm sure you already did your research,
but you can't cure Niemann-Pick with...
the oral drugs currently available.
The blood-brain barrier...
prevent some of the medication from reaching the brain.
The blood-brain barrier?
It's a unique layer between...
the brain and the blood vessels.
That's why Geum Bi's drugs aren't reaching her brain.
Let's not talk about what we already know.
This is the bottom line.
She has to take the drugs...
and then have her brain treated directly.
With the gene therapy?
Yes.
You know already.
Niemann-Pick patients have serious inflammation...
in the cerebral cortex that controls memory...
and the cerebellum that governs motor functions.
Using gene therapy...
to revive the neurons...
should help treat the areas...
that oral medication can't reach.
Do you think that's possible?
I'm trying because I think it is.
Even if it is possible,
it could take decades until commercialization.
If it works,
time isn't a issue.
Can we shorten the wait?
That requires clinical trials on human subjects.
It's too dangerous.
This man...
caused an accident during a clinical trial.
A patient died.
I can't forgive him for that.
Dr. Park.
You may say that,
but I think you're quite interested in my study.
What do you think? Don't you want to be part of it?
If you come on board,
that would shave five years off the schedule.
I'll save five years of precious time...
and come up with a cure in five years.
Help me.
Mr. Fox?
What?
You had a dream, didn't you?
So?
Isn't this...
what you saw in your dream?