With the dangerous condition your heart is in,
I couldn't just ignore you.
It's none of your business.
Hey!
FREELANCE SURGEON MICHIKO DAIMON
This is the story of a maverick female doctor.
Your cyanosis isn't improving.
There's nothing I can do for you.
Doctor, I am a physician as well.
I know...
ASSISTANT HOSPITAL DIRECTOR NICHOLAS TANGE
...what's happening inside my body.
Just give me sedatives.
That's all I need.
In 2019, the ivory towers are completely crumbling.
You took a plea bargain?
Everything was done by Nicholas Tange alone.
I wasn't involved at all.
I'm sure you've heard the term "unscrupulous."
That word describes you perfectly.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR YU SAMEJIMA
If things continue like this,
Totei University Hospital could fall into bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy?
Why don't we work together, Director Hiruma?
What do you mean by that?
We'll start a new fund and get investors.
We'll call it the Hiruma Fund.
Naturally, included in this investment plan is
the 30-billion investment created for Totei University Hospital
by former Assistant Director Tange.
But you know, Samejima,
I can find absolutely no reason at all
why I should trust you.
Who is Totei University for?
Director Hiruma,
Totei University was made for you. Isn't that right?
That's not a bad reason.
Go ahead with the plan.
Yes, sir.
Japan's university hospitals have fallen into tremendous debt.
Lifesaving medical treatment
has entered the era of financial jungle law.
Meanwhile, this freelance maverick doctor, who was never part of
a university medical department, showed up.
There's a three-centimeter tumor on the apex of the right lung.
It's a schwannoma on the brachial plexus,
no doubt about it.
This is going to be rough.
DADDY
Dr. Ebina!
What's the matter?
You know,
I was wondering if life insurance will pay in the case of suicide.
Suicide?
Are you crazy?
You know my daughter, Aya, right?
Yes, she looks just like you.
We may look alike, but unlike me,
she's talented and intelligent.
She wants to go to medical school.
That's great!
But medical school costs money,
and I've become a plebe now.
Is that what this is about? You're worried about money?
I can get a part-time job.
I don't have time.
You don't?
I've
got cancer.
You're kidding!
Wait! No running!
I'm don't want the operation.
Why not?
If I get the operation, I won't be able to play the piano.
Who told you that?
Five different doctors.
All the doctors who ran my tests said so.
Don't believe what those guys said.
Will I be able to play the piano again?
I swear it.
After my operation, you will.
If you leave it to Dr. Daimon, you'll be fine.
Dr. Daimon's forte is surgery.
Great!
The only thing I'm good at is the playing piano.
I'm terrible at math and Japanese. I'm terrible at PE too.
That's going too far.
Me too. The only thing I'm good at is surgery.
That's exactly right.
That hurts.
But thanks to Nicholas' help,
I play piano as good as anyone.
"Nicholas"? What do you mean by that?
Thanks to the money Nicholas gave me,
I was able to go to the Juilliard School.
Not just me either.
Nicholas is an amazing person who help lots of kids.
Is that right?
Will I really be cured?
Don't worry.
I never fail.
This woman hates groups,
authority, and restrictions.
Her specialized medical license and well-honed skills
are her weapons.
-Run the stimulus. -Got it.
Flexing of the little and ring fingers.
That's the ulnar nerve.
C8 is completely engulfed in the tumor.
It's worse than expected. We can't remove it all.
Dr. Daimon?
Change of procedures.
We'll detach C8 nerves and completely remove the tumor.
-Lower my loupe. -Right.
Hold on! He may never play the piano again if you do that!
What are you waiting for? Get a graft.
-Metzenbaum. -Here.
Prep the lower thigh.
Don't do this!
Dr. Daimon!
What are his vitals?
BP, 112 over 75. Pulse, 80, sinus.
Done.
Dr. Daimon's surgeries sure are amazing.
Nice work.
Surgeon Michiko Daimon,
otherwise known as Doctor X.
Kazuto Yoshiyuki's surgery was a success.
We'll hold a press conference right away.
This will improve your image too, Director Hiruma.
That's not the kind of thing to say out loud, Ebina.
-Sit down. -Yes, sir.
-Ebina. -Yes?
You don't look well.
-Are you okay? -I'm fine.
Actually, there's something
that I want to tell you two.
-Okay. -Okay.
Me and that Samejima will be
working together.
Why are you doing that?
He's a traitor.
He's creating the Hiruma Fund
in order to put Totei University Hospital
completely under my control.
Therefore, I want one of you two
to be the Assistant Hospital Director.
Assistant Hospital Director?
Try gripping it.
My right fingers won't move.
Try it again.
I told you. They don't move.
You're a big liar, Dr. Daimon!
Can we talk, Dr. Daimon?
I told you in surgery this would happen!
You've clearly made a mistake, Dr. Daimon!
A mistake?
By Dr. Daimon?
It was supposed to be a subcapsular removal,
but you detached his nerves for a complete removal!
A subcapsular removal wouldn't have removed the whole tumor.
If the tumor remained, he would relapse.
Then he would never play piano again.
The reality is that Kazuto can't move his fingers even now.
You said your surgery would allow him to play piano.
That was a lie to get him to agree to the surgery, wasn't it?
Dr. Daimon, you've destroyed his talent and his future.
His future?
What's so funny?
All you're thinking about is the present.
SURGEON KOHEI TAKO
-I'm home. -Welcome back.
Wait.
The cafeteria lady!
What are you doing here?
It's been such a long time, Ms. Daimon!
She just returned from a trip around the world.
A trip around the world?
You're that rich?
Oh, that's right. Michiko, she brought us lots of souvenirs.
You're right! Look at all these souvenirs! Amazing!
It is not amazing, you thieving minx!
What? Ben Casey!
Don't you be stealing!
I heard you're hitting on my Assistant Hospital Director Tange.
-What? -That's right.
She's been lying that she's his common-law wife
and seen him several times at the detention center.
So can he be cured?
He has a congenital heart disease.
He needs surgery that nobody has ever performed.
-Oh, dear! -The biggest problem is
his attitude toward fighting his disease.
His attitude?
Mr. Tange is refusing all treatment.
If the patient refuses to live,
the doctor has no way of fighting.
All right.
You just take care of the rest. Okay?
Why did you come to see me?
I thought you would be lonely all by yourself.
Have you been well since we last met?
Never mind about me.
You should be worrying about yourself.
Dr. Daimon asked you to come here, didn't she?
No. I wanted to come.
I've been wanting to see you.
Please, get the surgery.
I'm already very old.
I have no reason to live.
I want you to live.
Isn't that reason enough?
-Mr. Tange! -Hey!
-Are you all right? -Mr. Tange!
Don't die!
He may need an open-chest cardiac massage.
Rush him to the operating room.
His heart's been stopped for 23 minutes. He's had 20 minutes of CPR.
Pupil diameter, six millimeters. No light reflex.
-Two milliliters of epinephrine. -Got it.
-I'll take over. -Right.
Two hundred joules.
Nothing.
Thirty minutes since starting CPR.
This is bad.
Lower his temperature.
Circulation via PCPS. What temperature?
-Thirty-four. -Got it.
-Full transfusion. -Right.
Right.
Nichotan, hurry up and wake up!
You can do it!
This is where you are? You can't come in here.
Save Mr. Tange!
He'll be alright.
-Excuse me. Director Hiruma! -Yes?
Assistant Director Tange arrived by ambulance from the detention center.
What?
Dr. Daimon admitted him without permission.
Nicholas Tange has a congenital heart disease.
Once he has an episode, it will be too late.
-I'll take over. -Thanks.
His heart has started again!
He's been resuscitated.
Inject steroids.
-How's his blood gas? -Here.
He's been saved!
Thank goodness.
Welcome back.
Is this the hospital?
That's right.
Since you're at the hospital, get fixed up before you leave.
People die even if they're poor.
I remembered.
I've seen you once before.
I don't remember how many years ago that was.
There had been an explosion
in a poverty-stricken neighborhood in Brazil.
Nurse!
Miguel!
It will be fine.
Don't die.
Live!
Miguel.
You tried to save children who were beyond hope.
Live!
So you were there.
Just like you saved the children back then,
I wanted to save children
in my own way.
I wanted to give opportunities to poor children.
You still can.
You can still give opportunities to the children.
If you have the surgery done and are cured,
you can save the future of children
with the same congenital heart disease.
If you're ready to die, then surrender your life.
For the children.
-Director Hiruma! -Yes?
We heard Assistant Director Tange is hospitalized here.
Will he be treated at this hospital?
Will his surgery be paid for by the people's taxes?
Well, although Nicholas Tange has committed serious crimes,
we are physicians,
therefore, we will not hesitate to save anyone's life.
Tell us what Mr. Tange's disease is.
I think I'll have Dr. Ushio handle that question.
Allow me to answer.
He has congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
Can that be cured?
There are no successful surgeries on older people.
I myself
have no hesitation about saving the life of Nicholas Tange.
Yet, no matter how hard talented doctors try
to do whatever they can,
sometimes a patient can't be saved.
You three talented doctors
understand that, right?
Let me operate on Nichotan.
He'll really be in trouble if he has another attack.
Please.
Would you please tell me who this person is?
This is no time for games! There's no time!
As hospital director,
I cannot give approval for Nicholas Tange's surgery.
Why not? You said you would save his life at the press conference!
I do want to save him!
The talented doctors of Totei University Hospital all agree
that it is impossible!
Isn't that right, Dr. Ushio?
Yes, sir.
There isn't even a surgical procedure that can save him.
There isn't a surgical procedure to save him, Dr. Hamachi.
Yes, sir.
Surgery would only hasten his death.
Daimon, give it up this time.
This is the hospital's decision.
You call yourselves doctors?
I asked if you call yourself doctors!
Fine. I'll do it anyway.
Hey!
Excuse me.
Hey, Demon! You say you'll do it, but are you actually able to?
Nobody's ever cured a case like his.
This is it.
His heart ventricles are reversed.
His right atrium goes to his left ventricle then to his pulmonary artery.
His left atrium goes to his right ventricle then to his aorta.
Due to his age, we can't maintain the blood flow to the lungs
in the usual Fontan procedure.
Even if you physiologically try to repair it,
since he also has subvalvular stenosis,
it's doubtful his left ventricle will function.
That's right. Did you hear that?
There's no way it can be done.
It's possible if we divert blood flow with a double switch.
But it could cause stenosis at the ventricle switch.
It's not only more complex, it's too invasive.
I know that!
I'm getting gooseflesh. We're talking like real doctors.
Can you even perform surgery like this on your own, Dr. Daimon?
That's why I want you to help.
If we do, we'll be fired.
-Fired? -Fired?
Getting fired isn't anything to scoff at.
It could end your medical career.
Are you serious about that?
How could we possibly help you?
You made a mistake with Kazuto's surgery the other day too!
The flawless Michiko Daimon no longer exists.
So you won't do anything?
That is the same as watching a patient die.
-I have a favor to ask. -Okay.
Michiko Daimon will attempt to perform the surgery for sure.
I want you to prevent that.
Yes, sir!
-Goodbye. -Thank you.
-Director Hiruma. -Yes?
Now that the Hiruma Fund has been established,
we need to speak with investors.
Why don't we hold a charity concert for that purpose?
That's a good idea.
The new Totei University Hospital Rebirth Plan 2020 will be announced,
and we'll gain even more investment.
There's that young pianist who would be perfect
for the charity concert.
Why don't we have Kazuto Yoshiyuki perform at the concert?
But his fingers don't--
No.
When he tries so hard to move his immobile fingers
on the keyboard
and performs,
the people will be deeply moved, don't you think?
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
What do you plan on doing, Daimon?
It hurts.
This is bad! Darn!
Yes! It's ready.
It's at its most delicious now.
Here goes.
Kaji, it's starting to hurt.
So...
Just between us,
I'm in the running for assistant hospital director.
-Seriously? -Yes.
It's between Dr. Ushio and me.
One of us will become assistant director.
Dr. Ushio?
If I become assistant director, I'll get more pay.
If I get more pay, I won't have to rely on life insurance
to send my daughter to medical school.
I want to do whatever I can to become assistant director.
Hold on a second.
What's that about life insurance?
Dr. Ebina, may I?
Dr. Ebina has cancer.
Really?
It's starting to hurt, so I ran detailed tests.
We're waiting for the results.
You're kidding.
I have something very important to ask you.
Could you guys perform my operation?
-What? -What?
At a discount for a friend. Daimon costs too much.
What are you talking about? This is no time for that!
I've also got to do
whatever it takes to prevent Daimon from operating on Mr. Tange
so I can become assistant director.
That's so awful.
What is?
You want us to stop his surgery but do yours instead, right?
I need money
for my daughter.
I've done all I can.
Why are you looking at me like that?
What choice do I have?
Darn it.
Let's just drink.
Master, three large draught beers.
-Certainly. -We can't.
Why not?
You know why.
We're doctors.
Darn it.
Mamoru Hara!
I've never once gotten promoted at someone else's expense!
Wrong!
You got your promotion at the expense of...
He looks so sad. Just look at that.
I've never seen Dr. Ebina look so pitiful.
You're drunk, Hara.
Dr. Ebina, I feel
such pity for you.
I pity you!
Dr. Ebina!
Then you'll operate on me?
You won't?
Dr. Ebina, I'll do it.
You will?
Let's cut him open and cut him up like crazy, Dr. Kaji!
Nice idea! We'll slice and dice him until he's in tiny pieces!
Okay! Let's get to it!
Dr. Hara, scalpel.
That hurts. You gave it to me backwards!
-Metzenbaum scissors! -Metzenbaum scissors!
One more large draught beer!
Ready. Go!
Oh, my goodness!
Just look at it shine!
I haven't seen this for years!
Pretty nice, right? Don't say I never do nice things for you.
What do we do? How should we cook it?
I want shabu-shabu. Isn't this too think for steak?
It's too thick for shabu-shabu.
Yakiniku is the best we could do?
Yes, but it's A5 rank, so deal with it.
Deal with it?
If you're going to complain, then you don't get any!
-Akira! -Fine!
Why are you doing that?
-No hoarding! -Silence!
What's that all about?
Neither of you is satisfied, right?
I mean, I wanted to have shabu-shabu.
I wanted steak.
I'm not talking about the meat.
-Then what are you talking about? -Nichotan's surgery.
You haven't decided on a procedure, have you?
Do you have the confidence that you'll succeed?
But if I don't do it, Nichotan will die for sure.
You're not prepared. You're flying by the seat of your pants.
Surgery like that will never succeed!
I worked hard to put together this agency.
You'll ruin it for sure this time.
So are you trying to tell me not to perform the surgery too?
What are those?
Airplane tickets?
Totei University is through.
Michiko, I don't want you to
fail operating at that horrible hospital.
Why don't the three of us go to America together?
Here you go! Take it!
Here! Take it!
You can operate all you want in the US.
Isn't that right, Michiko?
Michiko!
Doing nothing would be abandoning a patient.
I don't abandon patients.
Me neither. Gone!
I can't believe this.
Being around you two is really aggravating!
Okay. I guess I'll eat this.
It's delicious.
You don't want any? Then I'll have it alone.
We'll eat it. Here you go.
-Delicious! -Give me one.
Here.
-Delicious! -Delicious!
There is no treatment to handle Nicholas Tange's condition.
The Rastelli procedure.
The chance of a successful Rastelli procedure on Nicholas Tange is
zero percent.
Even Daimon can't perform this surgery.
I'm putting on a mask.
-Beta blocker too. -Right.
There isn't time.
Daimon, don't do anything foolish.
I'll stop you, no matter what you try.
I especially won't let you perform surgery!
Understand? Okay?
CHARITY CONCERT WITH KAZUTO YOSHIYUKI
-Director Hiruma. -Yes?
I've brought someone.
CEO Strassberg has promised to invest 500 million.
Dr. Daimon, will you give this to Dr. Ebina?
No, I won't.
Everyone else is at the charity concert,
so please take care of this.
TAKASHI EBINA TOTEI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
TEST RESULTS
CHARITY CONCERT WITH KAZUTO YOSHIYUKI
Okay, give us a moving performance, please.
Just checking up.
Let's samba.
Hey, what did you just do?
I was just checking his breathing.
Ready to do this?
Why isn't there any pulse?
Out of the way.
His cyanosis is getting worse. Prep for emergency surgery.
Don't you operate! Don't you dare!
Operating room one is open.
Take him away.
-Don't! I told you not to! -Oh, right.
Your test results.
It's benign.
Benign? Are these my results?
Benign?
BENIGN DISEASE
It's benign. I don't have cancer.
I don't have cancer! This is so great!
CHARITY CONCERT WITH KAZUTO YOSHIYUKI
What's the matter? Isn't he feeling well?
Let's do this, Nichotan.
Let's samba.
What's going on here?
He's playing with both hands with no problem.
This is proof of
how advanced treatment is at Totei University.
It's a good thing.
Oh, right.
Are you sure?
Dr. Daimon didn't mess up.
Kazuto must have worked very hard at his rehabilitation.
Dr. Daimon knew this would happen.
All you're thinking about is the present.
-I've incised the hypodermis. Monopolar. -Yes.
Starting circulation at 32 degrees.
I'll start with the atrium switch.
What? Not the arterial switch? That's not what you planned.
I know. This is first.
Are you still undecided?
Incising right atrium.
-Lower my loupe. -Okay.
-Metzenbaum. -Here.
Bring four more units of blood.
Okay. I'll get them.
DADDY
CHANGE AND CHALLENGE
If the surgery succeeds,
I won't be assistant director.
What will you do Ebina? Are you a physician?
Or are you a dog?
Will you continue licking his boots
and barking "woof"?
Woof!
Go in, and I'm fired.
What are you doing?
What? Well...
Any man who hesitates when facing death is no doctor.
In fact, he's not even a man!
It's from Dr. Ebina.
This is bad.
Daimon has started operating alone.
She can't do that operation alone.
Don't tell me you're going.
Dr. Kaji.
If we help with this surgery, we can never come back here.
We'll be through as doctors.
-I know that. -No, you don't.
Operating without patient approval is a crime.
If the patient died,
you'll go to prison instead.
If talented physicians
like us continue working, we can save lots of patients.
That's exactly right.
But...
So you won't do anything?
That is the same as watching a patient die.
She's exactly right.
When there's a life we could save right in front of us...
Not to help him would be...
It would weigh heavy on our conscience.
You're right.
Shall we go?
It appears a rebellion has begun.
A rebellion? Then we'll have to crush it.
-Ebina, here to help. -Tako, here to help.
What took you so long?
Ebi, you open up the view. Tako, you suction.
-Yes, ma'am! -Yes, ma'am!
-Forceps. Retractor. -Here.
-My loupe. -Right.
Atrium switch complete.
-Add myocardiac protection liquid. -Right.
-Incising right ventricle. Scalpel. -Here.
Myocardiac protection liquid pressure climbing.
What?
There could be stenosis in the coronary artery.
If the myocardiac protection liquid can't get in,
we can only keep the heart stopped for 20 more minutes. Hurry.
First, ablate the coronary artery.
-Metzenbaum. -Here.
This isn't working. We need more help.
Thanks to you, we're all getting fired.
Dr. Kaji!
Now, my perfect life plan has been ruined.
I'm sorry, Dr. Daimon.
You didn't fail.
That's fast! You got this far alone?
Quit whinging.
We need to do a coronary bypass too.
Harvest a large saphenous vein and trim the pericardium.
-Right. -Right.
Wow! I'm getting gooseflesh again.
What incredible teamwork!
CHARITY CONCERT WITH KAZUTO YOSHIYUKI
Magnificent. Bravo!
The investors are deeply moved.
We're sure to get enough investment.
It's a splendid beginning to the Hiruma Fund.
I would like to express my thanks to two people.
One is Dr. Michiko Daimon.
Since Dr. Daimon cured my disease,
I am able to play the piano again.
Thank you, Dr. Daimon.
The other person is Nicholas Tange.
Without Nicholas Tange,
I never would have started playing the piano.
Nicholas gave me an opportunity,
that's why I'm here right now.
Thank you, Nicholas.
Michiko Daimon, bravo!
Nicholas!
What is that brat talking about?
Ushio.
-Ushio! -Yes?
You know what's up. Handle it.
What's wrong, Daimon?
It's no good.
The subvalvular stenosis is too strong.
What do you mean it's no good?
What'll we do?
Ms. Daimon?
-Demon! -What's wrong, Demon?
You can do it!
Resect the coronary artery button.
Perform an arterial switch.
What? Ai?
That won't remedy the subvalvular stenosis.
Resect the aortic valve at the base,
move it into the new route for the left ventricle.
That will remedy the stenosis.
Dr. Ushio!
Dr. Daimon, this is the solution you were after, right?
Ai.
According to fluid dynamics calculations of blood flow,
circulation will be 95 percent of normal.
Dr. Ushio, when did you have the AI deep learn this data?
I'm a doctor, after all.
But this is an untried procedure.
I can't perform it.
A complete double switch?
But you can do it, right?
Good idea.
I'll start by excising the aorta from the base.
Here.
You make a pericardium roll with a valve.
-Got it. -I'll assist.
You two measure and prep a heart repair patch.
-Right. -Got it.
-Kin, suction, please. -Sure.
You expose the base.
-Loupe. -Okay.
What do you want? I won't let you interfere!
Go ahead.
SURGERY TIME
Aorta base reconstruction complete.
Next, right ventricle flow route reconstruction.
-Metzenbaum. -Here.
She's fast.
But even at this speed...
His heart's been stopped for two hours and thirty minutes.
More than three hours is dangerous.
Will it be all right?
You've still got the mid-coronary anastomosis.
Hold this.
You can still give opportunities to the children.
If you have the surgery done and are cured,
you can save the future of children
with the same congenital heart disease.
If you're ready to die, then surrender your life.
For the children.
Dr. Daimon.
Perform the surgery.
I...
absolutely never fail.
She's going even faster.
Amazing.
Repeat basic surgical moves
until they flow like a river.
Create a beautiful surgical field.
That's the ideal surgery.
And most important of all is
no matter how tough the surgery,
never abandon the patient.
Nicholas...
Heartbeat has returned.
-Good! -Thank goodness!
-Daimon! -We did it!
Good.
Clear out all the air. 5-0 monofilament.
What are his vitals?
BP, 125 over 81. Pulse, 78, sinus.
Done.
Well done.
-Nice work. -Nice work.
-Well done. -Nice work.
Well done.
Everyone.
Thank you.
Bravo!
OPERATING ROOM
Michiko Daimon.
You got
the talented doctors of my Totei University Hospital involved in
a very dangerous surgery without approval.
You used the patient, Nicholas Tange, as a guinea pig.
You're a disgrace to the medical profession.
As the hospital director, I cannot allow this.
You and all those who assisted you in your operation are
no longer doctors.
Today, they were all doctors.
All except you.
Leave my Totei University Hospital
immediately.
Fine. You don't need to tell me.
I'm a part-timer anyway.
It's one-of-a-kind
We're unrivaled
No strong wind can defeat us
We keep marching forward
Totei!
Our school is our pride
It's one-of-a-kind
Totei!
Thank goodness!
-Excuse me. -What? Who is it?
I would like to thank you for employing Daimon and Jonouchi.
This is a melon.
This is the bill.
Well...
I was expecting you to visit me pretty soon,
but I didn't think you would actually come.
You fire everyone involved in the rebellion
and take all the credit for yourself.
That's quite something, Director Hiruma.
Oh, I found something.
DIRECTOR HIRUMA'S BRAVE DECISION!
Your photo is as fine as ever.
Here you are.
You saw?
I heard that thanks to this, investment in
the Hiruma fund is over ten billion yen.
Now, you listen here.
Your Michiko Daimon caused a rebellion.
I had no choice but to dismiss all the medical staff.
I'm completely shorthanded. It's a huge problem.
In fact, I'd like to bill you for damages.
Well, I see.
All right.
Then I will take this back.
Really? Are you sure?
However, instead...
I have this.
It's the bill for the surgery for the genius pianist, Kazuto Yoshiyuki.
I see. Is that how it's going to be?
All right. I'll have a look at it.
PLEASE PAY THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT
"Fifty million yen"?
You've added the cost of Nicholas Tange's surgery to this.
Are you kidding? We don't run that kind of crooked business.
"Crooked"? You're one to talk!
You're definitely not one to talk.
Excuse me.
Director Hiruma, this is the new medical staff.
Oh, that's right.
This is Professor McCartney of Boston Harvard Medical University.
There are so many of them.
Translate for me later. I didn't understand.
Yes, sir.
It appears Mr. Hiruma was eaten by an invasive species.
Heaven forbid!
But I got it!
Fifty million yen!
Oh...
Dr. Murasaki, where are you headed?
We're going to Seattle.
I think we're going to get married.
-Thanks. -Is that so?
What?
We're going to Aomori.
There are no doctors in my village.
That's right.
-Oh, dear! -Not in front of people.
Two lovely couples!
Congratulations! May you find happiness!
See you!
BEN CASEY
It's nice to be so young that you can start over.
They could take the plunge.
But then there are those guys.
Pon.
There's that cry from Dr. Ebina again.
How can I not cry after getting fired from the hospital?
How can I send my daughter to medical school?
I want to cry too.
Getting kicked off university medical staff at this age,
what else can I do?
Mom will be angry for sure.
-Pon. -There he goes too.
You sure all cry a lot.
Here it comes!
-Here you go. -Thank you!
Here you go, Dr. Ushio. There.
Looks good.
This is the best thing to have with Mahjong.
By the way, what happened to the internist, Ms. Hamachi?
She quit the medical profession.
Really? I wonder what she's become now.
Ms. Hamachi said she can become whatever she wants.
I wouldn't worry.
I guess you're right.
I'm more worried about these guys.
Are you sure you want to work here?
I take a huge chunk in management fees.
Roughly, how much is your cut?
Is it 70-30?
I get... You get...
-Seriously? -Seriously?
Is that right?
-That sure is greedy. -Downright mean.
Do you take that much from Daimon?
I take more from her. Do you have a problem with that?
-Are you insane? -Are you insane?
-No way. I'm leaving. -Yes, let's.
This is the story of a maverick female doctor.
This woman hates groups,
hates authority, and hates restrictions.
Her specialized medical license and well-honed skills
are her weapons.
Dr. Daimon? How is she? Will Ms. Nomura get better?
Will I be all right?
You'll be fine, ma'am.
I never fail.
Thank goodness!
It's not much,
but there's something for you under that rush mat.
-Really? Are you sure? -Yes.
-Rush mat? -That's right.
The rush mat.
The left one.
-The left one. -The left one?
Here goes!
Nukazuke pickles?
Carrots make delicious...
Money...
I have plenty of it!
Surgeon Michiko Daimon,
otherwise known as Doctor X.