(All characters, places, companies,)
(and incidents in this drama are fictitious.)
(Son Seok Ki, Age 38)
You can't yawn or swallow.
(Son Seok Ki, Hemato-oncology, Age 38)
- Are you being discharged? - Yes.
The side effects are the worst after the first time.
Swelling, nausea, and fatigue.
The stomach pain may worsen as well.
Come to the ER if it gets worse.
I will.
You will be discharged tomorrow.
(Hearing Test Room)
Are you done?
Yes.
Did you wait long?
That's what the guardian does. Waiting.
You did great. Let's go.
Isn't that heavy?
No.
Give that to me.
I can handle it.
It's too crowded.
The door is opening.
(Doctor John)
(Episode 12: Schrodinger's Cat)
(Gyeongseo University Hospital)
Hello, Mr. Kim.
I'm sorry to bother you during your time off.
What is it?
I'm coming in.
Always walk on the inside.
I want to take you somewhere.
Where?
Don't get your hopes up.
It's just a place with someone you'd be happy to see.
Someone I'd be happy to see?
Your hand-drip coffee is ready.
Enjoy.
Yo Han.
Hi, 5353.
Stop that.
Yo Han.
What's going on here? When did you come?
Yo Han.
How have you been, Jung Bo?
Hello.
Yo Han! How long has it been? How have you been?
You're looking good.
Really? Am I?
Here's your hand-drip coffee...
and iced mocha.
Thank you.
You made the water exactly 75°C.
How did you know?
Water at 75°C doesn't give off steam by itself.
But do this,
and it does.
I should come here often.
They have a barista that gets the water temperature perfect.
See? I've been telling you to come for a while already.
I'm sorry.
No need.
I saw on the news how busy you've been.
You really are so cool.
How do you feel? You're still going to the hospital, right?
Yes. I'm going regularly with my brother.
I've gotten much better thanks to you.
- Thank you. - I'm glad.
I'm so happy to hear that. You look really great.
Do I?
You guys too.
You look really good together.
- Thank you. - Come again. You have to.
Don't worry, I'll come often.
- You have customers. Go back. - Okay.
Thank you.
Get back safely. Thank you.
What's wrong?
Are you dizzy?
Give me a minute.
I'm better now.
Take my hand.
You may get dizzy again.
Let's go. We have a lot to do.
What boosts the immune system...
and is high in antioxidants?
Broccoli.
Paprika.
And...
- What are you looking for? - There it is.
(Milk and Dairy)
(Doctor Capsule)
For your GI health.
With steroid treatment,
your immune system gets weaker.
You need to eat this regularly, okay?
Answer me.
Yes, ma'am.
- Missing? - Yes.
One of the Death Talks members...
was reported missing.
Check this place out.
It'll be worth your time.
I saw you at Hanse Medical Center this afternoon, right?
But this morning, her husband received...
this message.
Wait. It'll be quite shocking.
Honey.
I was told...
I have only a few months left to live.
I was more afraid of the pain...
I'd have to endure before dying than the actual death.
I'm at peace now that I can put an end...
to that fear.
Thank you...
for nursing me...
for over 10 years.
Please be at peace now as well.
This...
wasn't forced upon me by anyone.
It's my choice.
I'm ready.
I believe pain...
is our body talking to us.
Maybe it's because I don't feel pain,
but I get hurt often.
If something is wrong with a part of our body or if it's in danger...
(Ahn Seung Hyun)
- Hello? - Can we meet tomorrow?
I need to tell you something about Cha Yo Han.
This week on "Our Famous Doctors,"
we'll meet Dr. Cha Yo Han,
an anesthesiologist at Seoul Hanse Medical Center.
Okay. Let's meet tomorrow.
(Cherubim)
(The brain waves started at beta and displayed theta.)
(It flatlined and Ms. Park Hyun Sook passed away peacefully.)
(Cherubim promises you a painless end.)
Cherubim.
What does Dr. Cha think?
Do you think he'll be able to join us?
I went to pick him up when he was released.
I'd like to recommend a hospital for you.
What do you say? Do you want to go right back to work?
I shouldn't bum around.
I should be grateful if anyone is willing to take me.
What if...
you come across another patient like Yoon Seong Kyu?
What do you think you'll do?
If you can be protected by the law,
wouldn't you be able...
to let people like him die without fearing going to jail?
Protected by the law?
As in, doctors will have the right to commit consensual murder.
What a frightening thought.
He's skeptical.
Yes.
I don't know what he'd think of cherubim,
so I didn't want to tell him until it was perfected.
I'm confident...
that cherubim will be able to help him...
in his treatment of his patients.
The video was sent from a burner phone.
(Cherubim promises you a painless end.)
Sir? Are you all right?
Death Talks, the foundation sponsoring them,
and the pharmaceutical company Zinmu Rijund.
Yes. Zinmu Rijund.
Their stock price jumped 20 percent recently.
Yes. Pharmaceutical company stocks usually go up...
in anticipation of a new drug release.
Sir.
Can that drug from the video actually be released?
If euthanasia becomes legalized.
Then it can also obtain exclusive sales right.
Did you find any connections to Minister Lee Won Gil?
As you know, he's so powerful...
Here's what you asked me to look into.
This means cherubim in Hebrew.
There's definitely a connection, but no conclusive evidence.
Right?
Please keep digging. I'm sure you'll find something.
Yes, sir. Will do.
But...
the person who gave her the shot...
in the video...
- Do you think... - No.
We don't know anything yet.
Yes, sir.
(Cherubim promises you a painless end.)
- Lieutenant Kim. - Yes?
Have National Forensic Service analyze this video.
Yes, sir.
(Zinmu Rijund)
(Recommended to Hanse Medical Center, Reason unknown)
Apples and blueberries.
Eat them every morning.
Mushrooms.
You're trying to fatten me up, aren't you?
That would be good too.
Broccoli.
Broccoli, paprika,
and potatoes...
that are rich in Vitamin C.
What is it? Is something wrong?
No. You sounded muffled, but it's fine now.
Forget that. Lie down.
I'll take your temperature.
Okay.
Let me check your pulse.
Why is your pulse so high?
Are you dizzy?
No, I feel fine.
Hold on.
- It's strange. - What is?
My heart...
is racing.
I never imagined...
having anyone else in here other than me.
I did have a dream once...
that this place was found out.
By whom?
My patients.
"Were you sick too?"
"You can't feel pain? Then why do you act like you know?"
"You don't even know what pain feels like."
"Are you sure you even made the right diagnosis?"
You might not be able to feel pain.
But because you're a patient yourself,
you're able to understand how frustrated, sad,
and lonely the patients must feel...
better than anyone.
That's what the patients want.
Instead of having someone ask them where it hurts,
they prefer to have someone ask them...
how much it hurts.
Are you expecting someone?
No.
Will you be okay?
Yes.
I'll hide here and quietly leave.
You should answer the door.
Are you sure he's home?
- Dr. Cha. - What brings you here?
- Are you okay? - We came because we were worried.
This is such a nice house.
We couldn't come empty-handed, so we brought this.
Nice choice, right?
Why would they discipline you?
What did you do wrong?
This is definitely...
- A conspiracy. - Yes, it's a conspiracy.
How do you keep your house so clean? It's really amazing.
The Pain Management Center needs you.
You can't leave your position. Will you stay still?
You should just come to work.
It's only for a week.
I'll be able to rest a little. It won't be so bad.
Dr. Cha really does need to get some rest.
I just don't get why the hospital would treat you this way.
And more importantly, how are we going to deal...
with all those patients without you?
You can handle them.
What? Me?
I'll give you the treatment protocol.
Use that to manage everything.
And use this chance to do more surgical procedures.
- This will be good for you. - My gosh.
Why do you have so much food? This is incredible.
Can I have some, Dr. Cha?
Sure. Go ahead.
Let's go outside.
- What? - What?
- Let's go outside. - That sounds great.
Let's go eat outside.
But I like it here as well.
Your house is better than my house.
- I don't know. - Is something bothering you?
It's just really difficult.
"I swear that one day, I will get to correct..."
"your misdiagnosis."
Don't you remember saying that to me?
Was I really that rude to you?
Inmate 6238.
I swear that one day, I will get to correct...
your misdiagnosis.
What did I know back then?
You're doing great.
You really are.
Oh, I almost forgot. Did you see this, Dr. Cha?
This is an app for doctors.
And after you came to our hospital,
our hospital ranked number one.
(1. Seoul Hanse Medical Center)
How about we use this opportunity to celebrate?
Let's also hope that Dr. Cha will quickly be able to return.
Matong, Matong. Come on, let's go.
1, 2, 3.
- Matong, Matong, let's go. - Matong, Matong, let's go.
- We put our hands down last time. - But you raised it.
- We changed it because of you. - He's right.
I want you guys to go home.
- Why? - Why do you keep telling us to go?
I want to sleep over.
Can we sleep over? It'll be nice.
I felt sad...
thinking how lonely it must've been to be here all by yourself.
And I got scared...
thinking that you must do this every single day...
in order to stay alive.
But I still want to thank you...
for staying alive...
and for staying by my side.
(Dr. Cha Yo Han: Thank you.)
Thank you.
(There's a full moon tonight. I remember how you used to like it.)
(Si Young)
(There's a full moon tonight. I remember how you used to like it.)
There's a full moon tonight. I remember how you used to like it.
(It's my handmade stir-fried squid, your favorite.)
(I'm a better cook now. It looks really good, doesn't it?)
(I looked outside after work and saw this beautiful sunset.)
(Isn't it really pretty?)
(Ta-da. Today's lunch is chicken soup. I'll enjoy the meal.)
(Dad)
(No Title)
Dad says he loves you.
Tell Dad that I love him too.
I love you, Dad.
Si Young and I both...
love you a lot.
(There's a full moon tonight. I remember how you used to like it.)
(Dad says he loves you.)
My goodness.
I should tell them...
after the ethics commission makes their decision.
If they decide against taking him off the ventilator,
it'll be more painful to them.
Other than the two members from outside,
6 out of the 12 in-house members are your allies.
(Ethics Commission)
Kim Chang Sik, your junior, is the head of the commission,
so it'll be easier to gather a consensus.
Hello.
You selected the commission members?
Yes.
Here's the list.
I want them to meet as soon as possible.
Like I said before, closed to the public.
Of course.
You've grown. I'm glad you pulled through.
What happened to your eyes? Is something wrong?
I'm allergic to cats.
Give him to me then.
Did you visit your dad?
I couldn't visit my dad.
Seeing him made me depressed, then afterwards, I felt sad.
So I couldn't visit often.
You visit him every day.
How did you know?
I saw you. I'm always watching you.
I see you.
You don't know the phrase?
Why do you...
- look at me? - You're pretty.
I didn't mean your face.
Then what?
You do nice things that don't show.
You have a pretty heart.
The moon's so pretty too.
(Gyeongseo University Hospital)
How do you feel?
I don't know yet.
The first treatment...
needs to work if it's to be successful.
Let's see how things go after a couple more rounds.
Okay. Can I go now?
Why are you in such a hurry?
Today...
I return to work.
(Emergency Medical Center)
- Mr. Son Seok Ki? - Yes.
He's one of our cancer patients.
- Symptoms? - Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain,
difficulty in breathing, and chest pain.
Put him on a bed.
We'll move you.
Son Seok Ki?
We'll give you a painkiller and antiemetic.
Stay until you're stable.
I'll prescribe it right now. Hang in there.
- Check his vitals. - Okay.
That patient.
What are his vitals?
Give him a painkiller and antiemetic.
(First round of cancer treatment)
(CT follow-up in 2 months)
Who are you?
Prescribe him nitroglycerine.
Are you saying a young man has a myocardial infarction?
- Who are you... - He was...
treated with 5-FU.
A side effect of that...
is a contraction of the coronary arteries.
Get some nitroglycerine.
Mr. Son, we have your medication.
Keep it under your tongue and let it melt slowly.
Cha Yo Han?
(Emergency Medical Center)
How do you feel?
Much better.
So, earlier on...
Pardon?
Never mind.
If you feel the same symptoms again, come right in.
Okay.
What do you think is the role of doctors?
I'm sure she wants to see you too. Let's go to Mom.
We need people who determine what is most beneficial to patients.
I believe that's a doctor's duty.
A righteous decision on life?
Is euthanasia a part of it?
Of course.
Death isn't always the righteous option.
- All that I'm doing... - Mom.
is striving to determine what's best for the patient until the end...
when the decision between life and death must be made.
(Memento mori, Latin for "to remember death")
- Lieutenant Kim. - Sir.
National Forensic Service finished analyzing the video.
Okay, I'll be there.
(Would You Like Coffee)
13 iced americanos...
and one iced mocha.
- Thank you. - Goodbye.
- Chungil Penitentiary? - Yes.
One of my sources was there.
I met him yesterday after his release.
And?
He knew Cha Yo Han very well.
Chungil Penitentiary's Inmate 6238?
I watched him very carefully.
He's very weird. He's almost unique.
If this gets out, no hospital...
will want to hire him.
What were you told?
- Hello. - You have an emergency.
Come this way.
- What's this? - What's this?
Over there.
- 1, 2, 3. - 1, 2, 3.
Welcome back!
Congratulations on your return, Dr. Cha.
Isn't this too much for someone who just got disciplined?
That was uncalled for.
You deserve to be welcomed back.
I brought coffees.
- Thank you! - Thank you.
She drew this herself.
It looks just like you.
This is yours.
Thank you, doctor.
Gi Seok.
Gi Seok, open your eyes.
Gi Seok. Wake up. Gi Seok.
Gi Seok.
- Gi Seok. Gi Seok. - Doctor.
He collapsed in the gym.
He's breathing but is unconscious.
Temperature 40.5℃, pulse 125.
BP 92 over 50.
- Let's move him. - Gi Seok.
1, 2, 3.
Doctor! It's Gi Seok. Save him.
- Doctor. - Ma'am.
Let me have a look first.
- Take her to the side. - Calm down and come with me.
Gi Seok. Gi Seok.
- Are you okay? - Gi Seok.
He has CIPA.
He doesn't respond to pain.
Get me a stethoscope.
There's a bruise to his side.
Did it happen before his fall or due to it?
Gi Seok.
One ampule of Ativan.
Gi Seok.
The brain CT shows no abnormalities.
He still has a fever despite the medication.
Couldn't the seizures just be a febrile fit due to the fever?
Other test results?
At 9.2, his CRP is high,
and ANC is 615.
Infection focus?
Infiltration of the right lung.
Could it be pneumonia?
Put him on antibiotics.
Piperacillin and tazobactam.
- Okay. - Okay.
This is the part you mentioned.
I enlarged it as much as I could,
but I don't see anything.
A white gown and short, black hair.
A man who doesn't wear glasses. That's all we can tell.
That's right.
- Hello? - Mr. Son.
Do you know they're airing Dr. Cha's episode of "Our Famous Doctors"?
I'm busy right now. Let's talk later.
You must watch it.
Watch it.
There's something I must tell you.
After antibiotics and fever reducer,
he's still unconscious with a fever.
He's breathing on his own, but pneumonia's advancing,
so we took the usual precautions.
Saturation is in the lower 90 percent.
We might have to put him on a ventilator.
Where's his mother?
Ma'am.
Did he show any symptoms after he left the hospital?
No.
Then was he hurt recently...
or on a trip?
He didn't do anything special.
Or go traveling.
What could it be?
The antibiotics and fever reducer didn't work.
Is this his?
I guess so.
Ma'am, is this Gi Seok's phone?
Can we take a look?
Yes.
We might find something useful.
Like notes or photos.
There could be texts he exchanged with friends.
Okay. Go ahead.
(Gallery)
He collapsed in the gym, right?
- Yes. - Was he exercising?
He didn't before,
but once his vacation started, he said he wanted to train.
Every day, he measured his weight, body fat,
and muscle mass.
He's thin and his muscle mass and body fat are below average.
He couldn't be on a diet.
Did he want to gain muscle?
It's possible.
Steroids.
Could that be it?
You know how some people...
inject steroids illegally to bulk up?
A side effect is the suppression of the immune...
Those aren't the same steroids.
- What's wrong with you? - Unlike the usual steroids,
anabolic steroids that are said to increase muscle mass...
don't suppress the immune system.
That's right. I got confused. Sorry.
What if Gi Seok was too?
You mean what if he mistakenly injected the wrong steroids?
Yes.
Shall I call his mother...
and ask her to check his gym locker and belongings?
Say we'd like to take a look.
- Okay. - Okay.
The patient you'll be meeting today...
has a disorder where his body doesn't tell him what's wrong.
He cannot feel pain.
He's a patient who's suffering from CIPA.
(CIPA patients can't feel pain, heat, or cold.)
This is the ANI which shows us his level of pain...
through the changes...
of his heart rate.
When a normal person feels pain, his or her heart rate changes...
and the ANI figure suddenly goes down like this.
But this patient shows...
- a steady graph... - Are you watching?
- He doesn't feel the cold. - Yes.
What is it you wanted to tell me?
The patient can't feel the cold.
I met a reporter I know today.
One of his sources...
stayed at the same penitentiary as Cha Yo Han.
So what?
From what he saw, Dr. Cha...
was weird, almost unique.
He sutured himself without anesthesia?
Yes.
But other than that, there were many other oddities.
(Cha Yo Han)
Doctor.
This was what was in his gym locker.
- This is his school bag from home. - Open it.
There's nothing here.
I found it.
Ordinary steroids.
Run a galactomannan test.
If the steroids suppressed his immune system,
he could have aspergillosis.
(Infection of Aspergillus fungi)
Ask Dr. Kim of Infectious Diseases...
for a consult right now.
- Okay. - Okay.
To maintain our body temperature,
we must secrete sweat.
Unique?
They worked outdoors one summer day.
- It's so hot. - Can't you do it properly?
It's hot. Let's finish up quickly.
Faster.
- My gosh. - I'm exhausted.
Patients don't sweat,
so it's hard for them to regulate their temperature.
Anidrosis or the lack of sweat is another characteristic of CIPA.
Cha Yo Han didn't sweat a drop.
- Bring some over here. - Gosh.
It's so hot.
Don't you have manners?
Hey, pull yourself together.
- I feel much better. - Nice and cold.
I feel so much better now.
(Kang Si Young)
What did the results say?
Gi Seok has respiratory failure.
Ambu bag.
Succinylcholine, one ampule.
(Succinylcholine: a muscle relaxant)
- What do we do now? - We'll intubate.
He doesn't know even when he's hurt.
- Gi Seok. - He gets hurt often.
He breaks bones.
(Patient's guardian)
His skin too.
Even if it's infected,
we don't know unless there are signs at the surface.
He has to be really careful.
So in the hospital,
(Calls)
I always asked the doctor to prescribe antibiotics...
so that he wouldn't get infected.
What did you say earlier?
Cha Yo Han often took antibiotics?
Yes. The source was a drug dealer...
who knew his stuff.
But he noticed something very odd.
Like what?
If he took antibiotics that often,
that means he got hurt or infected often.
If that's true, the antibiotics must be taken with something else.
Dr. Cha took nothing else.
He never required any painkillers.
(Patient's guardian)
He didn't need any.
He didn't feel any pain anyway.
- Do you mean... - Yes.
Painkillers.
Cha Yo Han's a patient.
He has what that boy has.
I have CIPA.
Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis.
He put on a show this far.
How can someone...
who has CIPA treat patients?
I will report him myself.
(Restricted area)
Put him on the ventilator.
Doctor.
Doctor. I can't move.
Gi Seok. Gi Seok.
I hear you.
But I can't speak.
(As soon as you find this patient, call an ambulance.)
(Doctor in charge: Cha Yo Han)
- Just like you. - Yes. Just like me.
Save me.
I want to live, Doctor.
Save me.
Doctor.
I want to live.
Doctor. I want to live.
Save me.
(Doctor John)
Director Kang, I have bad news.
What on earth...
Dr. Kang, is it true?
What is?
Doctor.
Why did you do it without telling me?
In case you didn't do it.
Were you influenced by him?
Is the post that was recently uploaded on our website true?
The post that you're a CIPA patient who can't feel pain.
Dr. Cha's here.
I'd wanted to meet you.