JOO HYEON-U IS IN DANGER
Hyeon-u!
Ji-sang.
Ji-sang!
Get him!
Shit.
Hello? Hold on.
Ji-sang!
Hey.
Dr. Park.
I...
I forgot the order you gave for Park Seon-gil
who got an RFA done this morning,
so I couldn't give him his medication.
You should have taken notes.
Give him 80cc of xeotamiron every three hours.
-Okay. -Gosh.
They're so heavy.
Is there anything else?
No. That's it.
I'm sorry again.
These days, we keep losing
our brothers unexpectedly.
No one expected that he'd suddenly
return home like that.
We shouldn't have let our guard down.
I'm sorry.
My gosh, good boy.
Luuvy, you saved my life.
Oh, my. I'm blushing.
If you were human, I'd take you out for a steak dinner.
How can I repay you?
You're all talk.
Are they both infected?
Yes.
One guy managed to run away though.
Why did they suddenly...
VTH-16.
They came to steal our data on it.
What?
I gave it to the director to scare him,
but it looks like he's on to something.
He must've figured out another use for it.
I don't know what it is though.
Do you think he knows that the vaccine was developed to make them human again?
He probably does.
He may also have figured out something that we never thought of.
But these guys disabled our security system like total pros,
and they were also prepared for the UV light.
There's been a significant improvement.
Does that mean VTH-16 in the director's hands now?
What is it?
It looks like they fooled all of us.
This isn't about VTH-16.
Since we gave him the information, we expected him to make a move.
That's why we took some precautions.
But who knew they'd actually break in like this?
What kind of precautions?
I left a folder in a readily visible part of the hard drive.
The real research materials are ghosted, so they can't be seen.
Even the letters and numbers are coded in a way that only we can understand.
Then what's the thing that the director took today?
Files about allergies.
Should we have picked athlete's foot instead?
That's such a relief.
But who do you think warned you via text?
Wait.
You're right.
Who was it? Who could it be?
Could it be one of Director Lee's people?
I mean, judging from the wording.
That is highly likely,
but we'll have to wait and see.
These guys must've been humans at one point.
What should we do with their bodies?
Wait, they're not dead?
Come on.
We're not that ruthless.
Yes, Dr. Park.
Did you get the package?
Of course, it was sent without my consent.
It did arrive,
but it's actually not what I was expecting.
That's right.
You shouldn't have tried to take it by force.
And how come only one of my deliverymen returned?
You really have no shame now, do you?
We don't have anything left to hide from each other.
I'll send the other guys back when they wake up.
I guess you dealt with them in a humane manner like you always do.
You should've killed them so that you could get some practice.
Go ahead and kill more people if you want more practice.
I admit that I was sloppy today,
but didn't this incident make you realize something?
I'm not sure.
Maybe the fact that the number of the infected around you is on the rise?
I knew it. You're not seeing the most important thing.
The fact that I can
make people around you perish whenever I want.
I guess you underestimated me too much if you haven't realized that by now.
If it'll be like today,
I think I can keep on underestimating you.
That's because you were there today.
What do you think will happen to your friends when you're not there?
I've left the people around you alone so far
out of consideration for my old mentor and friends.
As for Dr. Yu, I've left her alone out of respect for the chairman.
I've already said this before.
Do you remember, Dr. Yu?
But you see,
I think such consideration and respect are about to expire.
If anything bad happens to them,
you'll have to brace yourself.
Whether something like that happens or not depends on how you behave yourself.
Oh, right.
I have news that will make you happy.
The only thing that will make me happy is not having to see you ever again.
Unfortunately, that isn't it.
But it's good news.
The location and time of our meeting will be sent to you tomorrow.
What do you think he's scheming now?
I must say, he's a real pro at this.
I can't figure him out at all.
You should go home and get some rest.
You had to fight, rack your brain,
and move the guys with the infection. You had a long night.
Dr. Yu.
Starting tomorrow, go back to doing--
Are you worried about what the director said earlier?
I heard I'm destined to live a long life.
Master Park in Oksu-dong said so.
"Master Park in Oksu-dong"?
Su-eun and I went to see him a while ago. He's a very famous psychic.
Oh, right.
Will the other thing he said come true?
He said I'll get hitched next year.
You need me by your side so that you can teach those jerks a lesson.
Aren't I right?
I'm not afraid.
And I have to keep the hospital safe as well.
My father dedicated his everything to that place.
Stop looking so worried.
Why are you asking about In-ho?
I just want to know what kind of person he is.
You know everything about everyone.
We have an unspoken rule of not asking about personal matters.
You know that.
But you, J, and I know everything about each other.
Please help me out.
I just want to make sure that he's someone I can trust.
Don't let Director Lee catch on.
No one expected that he'd suddenly
return home like that.
Yes.
Joo Hyeon-u?
Take care of him.
Mr. Park Seon-gil.
Were you in a lot of pain yesterday?
No.
I had a good sleep.
But you didn't get your pain medicine.
Well, that I'm not sure.
The pain went away in the afternoon, so I slept like a baby.
I see.
PATIENT PARK SEON-GIL
ADMINISTRATION: 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH
I forgot the order you gave for Park Seon-gil
who got an RFA done this morning,
so I couldn't give him his medication.
Hello.
Is there anything you'd like me to take care of?
No.
VICE DIRECTOR CHOI GYEONG-IN
There's no security camera in Director Lee's personal elevator.
The security guards won't let anyone see footage from other areas either.
But luckily, we managed
to obtain dashcam footage from a car that was in the parking lot.
This is the man who drove Ms. Seo's car
back to the parking lot.
Why didn't you report to me that the chairman came to see you?
Oh, that.
He was just passing by, so I didn't think much of it.
My apologies.
At that hour? What for?
He said he came to see the vice director.
Didn't he say anything else?
He asked a bunch of questions
and said that he hopes we succeed soon.
Okay. Get back to work.
Yes, sir.
Is that true?
Yes.
You should get the vaccine, of course.
The director was adamantly against it, so...
He's probably just trying to be very cautious.
But I'm the one who's in charge of the actual research.
If I say it's fine, you can trust that there will be no problems.
If you're hesitant,
you don't have to get the vaccine.
No, I'd like to get it.
All right, then.
But...
you can't tell Director Lee about it.
If he finds out,
both you and I will get in trouble, sir.
Don't worry about that.
Why is my uncle's phone turned off?
He said he wanted to take a few days off.
I'll relay a message for you if you would like.
He's not sick or something, right?
No. He just wants some time alone.
Okay, Mr. Kim.
Please call me if anything happens.
I think I now understand why you compared VTH to taking the wrong bus.
Tell me.
To put it simply,
it's like when you can't find what you're looking for even after looking through
the entire forest and all the trees.
That means you entered the wrong forest from the start.
Right. And?
It means that we should
check the stem cells first and make sure there's no problem with them.
Precisely.
We have been focusing on the virus in mutated blood cells.
We didn't check whether the stem cells are also mutated or not.
First, we must check the mutation of the stem cells.
You look very tired.
I couldn't sleep last night.
My head feels heavy and foggy too.
You should go home early and get some rest.
Right, the pancreatic tumor patient, Lee Eun-yeong.
Did I give you the orders for him?
Yes. NPO for two days, urine test,
and 50mg of eronepel every six hours for three days.
What about the liver transplant patient, Oh Yun-sik?
I'm giving him 50mg of genophental every two hours
and monitoring him for jaundice.
Good. Thanks.
You can leave.
Okay.
Tell me what the good news is.
My expectations are high.
It isn't such great news to me.
I don't care about that.
Tell me already.
Why don't you watch this first?
What's this? Why are you filming me?
Stop that!
Did you...
inject Na-jeong with it as well?
Of course. She's a test subject.
She's just a kid. How--
You know that I'm doing this for children.
It seems like there's really no end to how low you can go.
Regardless of the direction,
isn't it a good thing to have no limits?
So is this...
the good news you were talking about?
Of course not.
I arrived at a decision after much thought and consideration.
I plan to let the patients in Ward 21A
leave the hospital.
There is no point in continuing the research.
Are you saying...
you're going to discharge all of them?
Yes.
We can't keep them in that expensive ward.
They can't even afford it.
Why the hell did you decide to--
This is actually more like a confession.
I can't resolve the adverse reactions.
I've spent years on this research,
but I couldn't eliminate the adverse reactions.
And I've failed once again.
I think continuing the research is meaningless.
And you'll just abandon those poor patients?
I have no choice.
The patients in Ward 21A can't be discharged in their current state.
They must be isolated!
-You know that too! -Well, I'm not sure.
I haven't really thought about that.
Are you kidding me right now?
Nothing will change even if they remain in Ward 21A.
Unless somebody finds a solution,
all of them will die.
Now that the chills are gone,
your skin color will return to normal in a few days.
Please be careful and make sure you don't get caught.
Got it, Mr. Chairman.
Come in.
What now?
I'm sorry I didn't recognize someone so famous,
Mr. Victor Hansen.
Right.
Given how famous I am,
it would've been impossible to stay undercover forever.
But it wasn't that shocking
because I already knew you were a total bastard.
I'm sure you know that you must take
responsibility for all the adverse reactions.
You should be punished if you're too incompetent to do that.
Aren't I right?
All patients who got the vaccine will
experience one final adverse reaction.
Encephalopathy.
We haven't been able to figure out the cause.
Cancer isn't the problem.
This adverse reaction is what kills the patients.
Like I said,
it'd be best if someone could solve the problem.
I can't believe this.
Are you asking me to find out
what causes the adverse reaction?
That's not what I meant.
What if I refuse or give up on the patients in Ward 21A?
There's nothing I can do.
Everyone makes their own decisions.
But we'll all have to watch the patients go crazy and die painfully.
And...
we'll also have to witness the trouble they'll cause in the outside world.
I'm definitely not forcing you to do it.
I'm just expressing my wish, that's all.
You have VTH-16, which is a great resource.
Had I been able to get my hands on it,
I could've tried something myself.
You have VTH-16. You also have Dr. Yu and Dr. Jung.
Oh, there are Joo Hyeon-u and Dr. Choi Su-eun as well.
The five brains should be able to create a great masterpiece together.
I can't listen to any more of this bullshit.
Oh, wait.
I forgot to tell you the most important thing.
If you guys decide to help me out,
I'll be sure to spare the lives of all five of you.
Anyway, that's my decision.
If you have nothing to say,
I'll begin
discharging the patients in Ward 21A this afternoon.
I knew something was up when he said he had good news.
This is insane. How could he even think to do that?
Director Lee isn't human. He's a demon.
How could someone like him be a doctor
and the director of a hospital?
He's abandoning them
after ruthlessly using them as test subjects.
Director Lee isn't a doctor.
He's just a complete lunatic who's obsessed with his own belief.
What do you think?
You can't give in.
If you do, he'll keep wanting more.
I agree.
He might make another crazy request.
Dr. Park.
First, let's go and see
what the situation is like in Ward 21A.
-How dare you! -Get lost!
WARD 21A
Stop. Break it up!
Don't do this, please!
Hello? This is Ward 21A.
The patients here are causing a riot.
Please come and help us right away.
Call security!
Come here.
Come to Daddy.
She said she's scared. Just leave her be for now.
Why are you scared of your dad?
I told you to get over here!
Please don't be like this, Dad.
Why are you crying?
Stop crying already!
Please stop. That's your daughter!
You stay out of this.
Ma'am, take Su-yeon and go home immediately.
-Pardon? -Now!
Okay.
Where do you think you're going?
-I'm going to kill you if you run from me! -Choi U-sik!
Come to your senses, please. They're your family, for God's sake!
-Stay still, Yu-jin. -Shut up!
Who are you to tell me what to do?
You must also think that I'm a moron.
No, I don't.
How is she?
Her temperature and BP are normal, but she has chills.
Try to maintain her body temperature for now.
Na-jeong, you'll be fine.
I'm so cold, and I'm in pain.
I'm freezing, Doctor.
I know. I promise I'll make you feel better.
No, you can't leave. You can't leave this room!
Calm down. Try to calm down, please.
Dr. Jung!
Come here. I'm going to kill you!
Put the ward on lockdown!
We can't do that without Director Lee's permission!
And it can only be done from the security office!
DIRECTOR LEE JAE-UK
Well...
I'm not sure if that's necessary.
Put Ward 21A on lockdown immediately
and cancel the patients' discharge notice.
I told you.
This is my only alternative.
I'll do it. I'll do what you want me to do!
I'll look into the adverse reaction.
So, put the ward on lockdown now!
As of today, Ward 21A is on lockdown.
No patient is allowed to leave,
and only authorized personnel can enter the ward.
What a gorgeous outfit.
You're getting prettier every day.
I'm sorry, but what I'm about to say isn't exactly pretty.
Before Ms. Seo went missing,
she was last seen at your apartment.
And no one has seen her since.
This shows a man carrying a large bag somewhere.
After that, he returned her car to her parking lot.
I wondered who reported her missing.
It was you after all.
You're not thinking
that you'd be able to threaten me with just this, right?
This is no laughing matter.
Then what? Should I cry?
-I'll take this to the police and-- -I killed her.
She made too many mistakes and did something that I did not allow.
And your guess is right.
Her body is in that large bag you see in the photo.
You...
If you take another step without my permission,
you won't leave this room in one piece.
You must know that I'm not bluffing.
Honestly, I don't want to kill you.
You did annoy me a little,
but that's not enough reason.
But let me ask you something.
What do you want?
Is it this hospital or remaining loyal to Chairman Yu?
Your choice
can change many things, a lot of things.
This is...
complete mayhem.
I guess Director Lee won today.
We can let him win one round.
We'll just have to win the next.
Are you really going to do everything he's asking you to do?
We must save the patients first.
You know how many patients we have in Ward 21A.
It is far from an ideal situation, but we should do it.
Saving patients is our job after all.
Dr. Jung, you should focus on the vaccine and blood serum research.
As for the adverse reactions, Dr. Yu, Hyeon-u, and I
will try to find a solution.
Will you be okay?
Yes.
Your research is more important right now.
All right, then. Let's do that.
You must've been talking about something I shouldn't hear.
I'll leave you guys to it, then.
Even if you had to follow an order...
Nobody in their right mind
would plan a murder
just to advance their career.
That's the kind of person you are.
Do you still trust the chairman as much as you used to in the past?
Do you trust him just because he lets you keep your position?
Do you think that's trust?
I can no longer trust that selfish, impulsive, and insincere man.
I could tell when you were talking about the tree
that you planted in front of the hospital.
This hospital
means everything to you.
It's neither Chairman Yu nor Dr. Yu Rita.
It's Taemin.
I'm fond of you.
You're like me.
If you do as I say,
I'll let you have Taemin.
It's not an empty promise.
Do you really think...
that I'll believe you?
Of course.
I will do whatever it takes to hand Taemin over to you.
But if it becomes mine,
there will be nothing for you to gain.
I just need one thing.
A place where I can
freely put my skills as a doctor to use.
Both of us will gain
what we want so desperately.
Please...
give me some time to think.
You seem to be very fond of Na-jeong.
I just felt bad for her from the moment I first met her.
She had nobody by her side,
and no one even tried to help her.
That little girl just talked about death all the time.
And...
she'd sit on the rooftop ledge without feeling scared at all.
She seems to have gotten a lot better.
She trusts people now.
But her condition worsened after she got the trial vaccine.
I'm sure she will get better.
You of all people should know
that she won't get better.
And that's why it pains you.
The situation is what it is,
but...
I trust that you'll be able to protect yourself.
Why are you always so nice to me?
I'm not such a nice person.
It's not that.
It's because I envy you.
The way you treat others
shows me how warmhearted you are.
I hope...
you never change.
I mean it.
Well, I envy you too.
Why?
Because you've changed.
You seem to be getting warmer.
I could really feel it when Sister Sylvia was still here.
And you seem to be in love now as well.
What?
Everyone in the HBP department knows.
I see.
That's why I envy you, Dr. Park.
I'll get going now.
Yes, Mr. Kim.
It's very important.
Go ahead.
I need to speak with Chairman Yu about my position.
Please let him know right away that I'd like to speak with him.
Okay, I will.
Thank you.
Trace the call.
About his position?
Tell him that you can't reach me
and that you'll try again tomorrow.
Okay.
Gosh, I'm losing my mind.
We have no choice.
This is nuts.
He got you completely roped into it.
I'm furious too,
but it's the only thing we can do to save the patients.
All right. Let's see what we can do.
By the way, when will we get sonein?
Oh, right.
That substance can identify those with the infection, right?
It's on its way here as we speak.
Right.
This letter came for you.
It looks like an international mail.
We'll get out of here soon. Hang in there just a little longer, okay?
Your name is...
I'm just going to call you Yeong-hui. Hang in there, Yeong-hui.
Who is she?
Yeong-hui.
She's Yeong-hui from Kochenia.
She's really pretty, Yeong-hui in Kochenia.
I should visit her someday.
She's incredibly lucky
that she met someone like you there.
Let's visit her together.
Sure.
Oh, that must be Su-eun.
I'll leave it in your hands.
Don't joke around when you asked me to come all the way here.
-It's true. -She's right.
It's true.
Real.
That's right.
I have VBT-01.
Gosh.
Is this because I'm upset? Are you doing this to make me feel better?
No, I'm not.
Why don't you believe me?
Is this a hidden camera prank or what?
Rita, stop making me look like a weirdo here.
Besides, this won't make me feel better.
Aren't I right, Doctor...
It's true.
Su-eun.
Su-eun!
Su-eun.
Are you okay?
I was dreaming, right?
Yes.
That's right. You were dreaming.
So, just relax.
You can lean on me.
It's warm, right?
I had a really horrible nightmare.
It's true.
It wasn't a dream.
Hey.
Gosh, Su-eun! Su-eun...
Hey, you...
Nice job.
It's a crime to kiss a woman who is unconscious.
It's not what you think. Don't get the wrong idea.
I wasn't trying to kiss her. I just wanted to see her up close.
I caught you red-handed.
Is everything ready?
-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.
You must finish everything tonight.
-Got it. -Got it.
Can I sleep here tonight?
Of course.
This isn't your first time staying overnight.
I want to sleep right next to you tonight.
I'm going to sleep with the cooling machine on.
It'll be cold, so sleep on...
Well...
-Where did those clothes-- -I'm ready for bed.
You're still cold, aren't you?
It's better than I expected.
It's actually nice. I feel as if I'm sleeping outdoors.
I'll turn it off.
No, don't. Just leave it.
You need to control your body temperature.
Just stay still.
Who else could experience something like this?
I don't mind the cold.
What was that? I told you to be polite to him.
I'm sorry, sir.
So you were...
near Mount Bukak, not in Busan.
The air there must be fresh too.
What the heck is this about?
Please excuse me for a moment.
Why did you do it?
Why did you go against my advice?
Try to understand how desperate I must've been.
I'm pretty sure I gave you enough hope
for you not to have to feel desperate.
Despite that, you ignored all of my advice
and only chased what you could see.
I have no regrets.
This is much better than waiting for an uncertain future.
Do you think the vaccine Manager Joo gave you
was the proper one?
Aren't you having strange reactions?
I bet he told you
that they're just normal reactions.
Manager Joo lied to you.
He must've inflated his results too.
Humans with dire thirst for recognition make mistakes like that.
I was just...
in so much pain.
I completely understand.
So please...
place your trust in me again.
I'm sorry, Director Lee.
I'll let it slide this time.
As for your treatment,
we need to start over again right from the beginning.
What brings you here?
Director Lee wanted me
to relay a message to you.
You know what?
I'm the one who formulated
this injection.
I think he fled with all the research materials.
Joo In-ho...
Catch him and bring him to me.
Yes, sir.
From this moment,
if any of you break my trust in any way,
you won't be forgiven.
I swear.
Delivery. There's a package for you.
Oh, Is it finally here?
Yes.
Here.
-Do I get one too? -Of course.
Here.
Please give the red one to Su-eun.
Thank you.
I can't wait to find out who the infected are.
It really smells like perfume.
Is there anyone at the hospital whom you suspect of being infected?
What?
No, I can't think of anyone.
Too bad. If there was,
you could spray this on yourself and wait for their reaction.
They would be fine at first, but they'll suddenly start coughing.
Let me be the only one using this for the next little while.
Why?
If too many people wear it,
they may catch on
because of the same smell.
That's true. The scent is the same.
Then, go ahead and use it first.
It's not an easy decision, is it?
But I'm sure you don't completely distrust me either.
I'll make sure you never regret your decision.
There is no way for me to foresee
whether I'll regret it or not.
It's unfortunate.
You should go see the chairman.
That will probably help you understand the situation better.
SURGEON YU RITA
Uncle.
Why didn't you answer my calls?
I'm sorry, Rita.
Everything is okay with you, right?
Yes, of course.
I'm fine.
All right. Don't worry about me.
You should get back to work.
I'll call you later.
-Hello. -Hey.
Anything to report?
Nothing.
How is Mr. Oh doing?
We are administering genophental at a lower dose,
and his jaundice has gotten better.
Good.
Thanks.
Was there anyone who coughed after smelling the perfume?
In about 72 hours, the chairman will pass away.
Bring it all to the hospital.
Right now.
They're practically infected.
What are you planning to do?
Now, you execute your plan, whatever it may be.
I'll sit back and watch.
What should we do?
Are you doubting me, too?
I guess I'll finally find out...
what the most important things was to you.
I'm going to get rid of the director myself.