01x15 - A Difficult Decision

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(Eunsang University Medical Center)

Darn it.

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It had to be Professor Cha.

It was Professor Cha. Seung Tak doesn't have that mood.

No way. No, it's not that.

It was the tall guy. I know for a fact.

I know. There's no way it's him.

It can't be him. If it were him, I'd k*ll him.

Don't. I know you're angry,

but you can't say things like that.

You're a doctor.

Do you want Grandpa to b*at him up for you?

She asked me to keep it a secret.

I thought better of her.

Is she going all out now that she knows?

(Professor Jang)

Hello, Professor Jang.

What? What about Seung Tak?

( Emergency Medical Aid)

What happened to him?

- Is it... - It's Professor Cha.

- Let's move him first. - Okay.

Oh, my gosh.

I haven't been in an ambulance for a while.

It looks like someone...

b*at them both up before I got to it.

Darn it.

Hey. What are you doing?

- Hey. - He must be insane.

Are you okay?

Do you recognize us?

( Emergency Medical Aid)

In my -year ghost career, I've never met such a nuisance.

Oh, well.

Anyway, how should I get back now?

Delete my number and lie low!

I should've dealt with it once and for all today.

Anyway,

why did that brat call for Cha Young Min?

She's truly madly in love with him.

Young Min. Cha Young Min!

Young Min!

Se Jin. No.

- Dr. Jang. - Let's get you treated first.

I thought of you every single day.

How much more must you hate me today?

How much more must you resent me today?

I hope you will forget me soon.

No.

I hope you don't completely forget about me.

I won't let him go ever again.

So I'm trying to be brave.

He never hated you for a single day.

He says he thinks only of the good times every day.

The happy days you shared.

So he can't hate you.

You're impossible to hate.

And now,

so that you don't have to wait too long,

so that he doesn't take too long,

he's doing his best...

to fight.

You're Jessica's fan.

Yes. Let's go to her concert next time.

Together.

You said you didn't cook at home.

Do you order in all the time?

Yes, but I'll cook more often now.

Now that I have someone to eat with.

It must've been hard on you. And scary.

No. Because you were there,

because you were by my side,

Any questions for me?

Can I hug you?

(Eunsang University Medical Center)

Hello.

Good morning.

What's going on with you?

What on earth are you thinking?

Mom, lower your voice. We're at a hospital.

What's this about?

She threw out all of her books last night without telling me!

All of her books!

I threw out my books. Do I need your permission to do that?

Aren't you even a bit sad about all the sacrifices you made?

You are so close to becoming a professor!

Mom, don't you ever feel bad for me?

I never get to go out. I just stay inside and study all day!

You're unbelievable.

Doctor, look how much she has changed.

She always talks back to me and is so negative all the time.

She was never like this before the accident.

Shouldn't we run some tests?

You are perfectly normal.

Some of the patients who wake up from a coma...

tend to have a different outlook on life.

Perhaps something incredible that we don't know about...

might have happened to the patient while she was in a coma.

What? Something incredible? Like what?

That depends on the patient.

You can get discharged next week.

Keep fighting for your life.

Goodness. What's gotten into that doctor?

Did something happen to her overnight?

What happened to my hand this time?

Thank my incredible reflexes that it was only your hand.

It could have been your head.

I saved your life. That's no way to talk to me.

What if this leaves a scar?

My Se Jin took care of the wound perfectly.

So it won't leave a scar. Don't worry.

"My Se Jin"?

I knew it. Something happened last night.

You said you would do it later. You just couldn't stay patient.

A kid like you might not know,

but that kind of stuff is beyond our self-control.

Since we're on the subject, how about one more session?

What?

Should I change the curtains?

Maybe something with a pattern? Or something plain?

What color?

Beige to brighten the mood? Or pink to bring life to the room?

What do you think?

What? Are you asking me?

Gosh. I like both.

Another one?

He should give it back scot-free since he's just borrowing it.

Is it because it's not his body?

Right? He can be super disrespectful.

Before I got to know him, he was super rude.

Exactly.

Hey, Seung Tak.

Come on.

Come on.

What?

He suggests getting...

plain gray blackout curtains.

I see. I was thinking about that combination too.

Gosh. I knew it.

We have similar tastes. We see eye to eye on things.

I'm hungry. Buy me a meal.

Buy you a meal? Why would I do that?

You said you would k*ll me if I starved.

Will you be responsible for my death?

Well, not on my watch.

What do you want to eat?

How about some meat?

Seung Tak.

Seung Tak.

He wants you to play the top songs from the music charts...

in the room instead of pop songs or classical music.

Right. He likes that kind of music.

Then I'll put on Jessica's songs.

Great! Her recent song is trending.

And as for the blankets,

they don't have to be goose-down blankets.

He wouldn't mind having lightly padded bed comforters.

And he wants them in red.

When did I say that?

Right. Young Min rarely gets cold.

Then I'll get lightly padded blankets instead.

Right. That will be enough. Make sure to get them in blue.

Gosh. Says the guy who makes a fuss about clothes.

Hey. I've been a bit more sensitive these days.

This isn't why I came back...

after much deliberation and suffering in misery.

Hold on, Seung Tak.

It's time to eat.

Mi Ran, you seem pretty happy these days.

A while ago, you looked like the world was ending.

I have Deputy Director Han to thank.

He trusts my son and is patient with him more than me,

his mother.

I'm so grateful...

that he has such a supportive cousin like him.

Right. Dad.

Did you see the hospital rankings from last year?

They came out recently.

Our hospital's rank went up pretty high.

At this rate, our hospital might be in the top five pretty soon.

It's all thanks to the hard work of our medical staff.

Competent and courageous doctors who follow their convictions...

are the heart and lungs of our hospital.

Without the blood vessels,

our hearts and lungs won't function properly.

Having reliable support from the administration...

helps blood circulate all over the body...

and fill our body.

Your points actually make sense today.

Have you been studying lately?

Gosh, Mi Ran.

I always make good points.

I'm very good at carrying on a conversation with people.

Just keep on eating.

Don't be so chatty.

I told you I was fine eating alone.

I don't want to inconvenience Dr. Ko.

He's hungry too. You should have some meat.

Young Min, you should eat more. I'm really fine.

He's on a diet. You should eat everything here.

Do you want some eggs?

No way.

Hey. I've been really curious...

about those two.

You must know something.

There's nothing between them.

You and your never-ending questions.

Hey. Come on.

The weather is great today. We should've gone out to eat.

It's dangerous outside. So no.

That jerk, Jang Min Ho, might be waiting for you outside.

That jerk, Jang Min Ho. I'm going to b*at him to a pulp.

Not again.

Why use your precious hands on someone like him?

You save people with those precious hands.

You'll be operating on yourself, right?

What? The surgery?

I can't trust anyone. I want you to do it.

That's why I'm staying here. You must know that.

Yes. I know that.

(Eunsang University Medical Center)

Professor Cha Young Min's surgery was postponed.

Was it rescheduled?

Not yet. We're still treating him for pneumonia.

Is that so?

It's taking longer than I thought.

Will Chief Ban operate on him as planned?

Yes. I believe so.

I hope he does a good job.

So you wouldn't have wasted time...

leaving Professor Cha's position vacant all this time.

(Head of the Legal Team)

I need to check something.

Dr. Oh. Did you just slap my Young Min?

Oh, no. It was Professor Cha. I thought it was Seung Tak.

No, I think you knew.

The slap was pretty hard.

No. I tend to slap hard. That's all.

- Come on, Soo Jung. - It's Seung Tak's body.

Even if it hurts, he feels the pain.

But Young Min was inside.

Honey, did it hurt a lot?

Hey, no. No! Your honey is here.

You've been taking up too much of my baby's time lately.

Baby?

Are you talking about me?

The surgery is around the corner. Can't you give me a few days?

Well, if you really don't like it, we'll stop.

These lines sound familiar.

This is not easy. I know how that feels.

You didn't get to eat because of me. I felt bad.

You can have it with Dr. Ko.

I told you that Seung Tak didn't eat chicken...

after he got indigestion from chicken.

Oh, no. I forgot.

Young Min seemed to like this the other day.

Did you feed Seung Tak chicken?

Did you put chicken in me?

What? Yes. But I was fine all night long.

That's odd. Why was I okay?

Why don't we set some rules?

That's a good idea.

- One hour a day. - That's not enough. Two hours.

Fine, but once a day.

I can't agree to that. Three times.

That's too many.

- What do you think? - What do you think?

- It's delicious. - It is.

- Right? - Yes.

He likes it.

Eat up.

- This is really good. - I hear Dr. Ko Seung Tak...

has changed recently.

He has changed? How so?

First, I checked the surgery records,

and all he did recently was go into the OR, nothing else.

There are no records of emergency surgeries.

He goes in, but doesn't operate.

What is he doing then?

Why didn't you wake me? I had to check on the patients.

- Dr. Ko already checked on them. - What?

He did? Again?

He went to every room and checked their vitals,

replaced their dressings,

and even gave them their sh*ts.

Wow. He must've lost his mind.

What's going on? Who lost his mind?

Seung Tak. Doesn't he seem like a new kind of crazy?

He was fine in the OR. And now this? He didn't even do this as an intern.

Is it just me?

You're right. He did seem weird. He's different from before.

Right?

But he's not like before then either.

He's none of the Seung Taks that I know.

Wait. Then what about Professor Cha's surgery?

What is it? Is something wrong?

His white blood cell count went back up.

So did his CRP procalcitonin.

Did he get pneumonia again?

No. That can't be. That's unacceptable.

- Let's get another sputum culture. - Okay.

What's going on? I thought he was getting better.

He'll get better. He has to.

You'll perform your surgery, right?

I can't trust anyone else. You do it.

(Always Eunsang)

This punk must've been in and out of patient rooms all night long.

Go back to sleep if you woke up because of me. You must be tired.

I dozed off.

What time is it?

If you're up, let's talk.

- About my surgery... - I'm hungry.

I hope they're serving tonkatsu at the cafeteria today.

Seung Tak.

Don't you hear me?

No. It's nice out. Should I go out to eat?

Seung Tak. Don't you see me? Don't you hear me?

I should go quickly before they run out.

Seung Tak.

Seung Tak. What happened?

Don't you hear me? Don't you see me?

This is bad.

Why is this happening?

Where's Soo Jung?

Seung Tak!

Seung Tak!

How dare you fake me out like that?

I had no choice. They kept paging me non-stop.

Still. You scared me.

Seung Tak. I'm glad you're here.

Take a look.

He was brought here unconscious, but we don't know why.

I checked his electro and chemical, but they're all normal.

These brain and chest CTs came back normal.

How can I tell what's wrong with him?

Right? You're not the same guy from last month, right?

You're back to being useless.

Didn't you see me save a man with my own hands last time?

See this? This hand will soon have the Midas touch.

Seung Tak, get that guy.

Get him.

Come here. Stop.

Hey, Seung Tak.

Hey you. Ghost. Come here.

Come here.

Hey. It's okay.

- Come here. - What is it? Why must we catch him?

He's always causing a ruckus.

What is it this time?

What else? You punk.

He's trying to save a life.

He can't use his hands, so he's running on his feet.

Professor Cha is working hard up to the very last minute.

There isn't much time left. He's getting surgery soon.

I don't know. They're too unpredictable.

I can't even guess what will happen.

Get over here.

So this is your boundary.

No, I'm even chasing ghosts.

Why were you chasing him?

You have to save him. You can't just let him die.

Hi, ghost.

Who...

Who are you? Why were you chasing me?

Who's this doctor?

Is he a ghost too?

He's not a ghost. He's human.

The only doctor in the world who can save you.

Give him mg of naloxone.

Naloxone?

- Why? - He took dr*gs.

dr*gs? What dr*gs?

Fentanyl.

He got a script illegally and injected himself regularly.

He did? Who told you?

- Him. - Him?

Do you know him?

I wish I didn't.

Wait a second.

Stop.

- Why? - But...

if I get that and wake up, won't I be arrested?

Will you report me?

Give it to him.

- Wait. - Stop.

What now?

Promise me you won't do dr*gs again once you wake up.

What's the point? He won't remember it once he wakes up.

Just give it to him. Report him to the police once he wakes up.

He woke up.

The police will be here soon.

You saved a life although you can't operate.

Seung Tak.

A doctor doesn't only operate.

And it wasn't me, but you.

You saved him.

That's one good thing about seeing ghosts.

You can save people that others can't.

Don't think of it as a handicap. Use it to your benefit.

It'll be your special ability.

They're not random ghosts from ancient times.

They're patients who need to be saved.

It was Chairman Jang's final request.

He said everyone has their own story...

and their own heartache and asked me to listen to them.

I'm sure it'll be hard, but you take over.

No. Please take over for me.

What's this?

It sounds like a dying request.

You punk. Must you put it that way?

I'm telling you this in advance just in case I lose my memory.

That's right. Your surgery.

Wasn't that what you wanted to talk about earlier?

We can't do it. You know that, right?

I told you. It's the most difficult surgery.

The doctors here aren't that bad.

That's right. Isn't today...

the day of Choi Hoon Gil's brain CT?

Let's go.

He used to say all he had was time.

It's so hard to have a meal with Soo Jung.

Gosh.

What's taking her so long?

Let's have lunch together.

I booked your favorite restaurant.

Come by noon.

She read it but didn't respond.

Some daughters can't eat with their moms on their birthdays.

It looks like he has hydrocephalus.

(Build up of fluids deep within the brain)

When I compared the recent CT with the one from three years ago,

do you see how the ventricle grew?

It's fluids.

Cerebrospinal fluid.

What are the options?

A shunt.

To drain the fluid from the brain into the stomach. It's complicated.

But if we remove the fluid, there is potential.

Yes.

Was it there all along?

Did I miss it?

So... Was it there all along?

When you look at the CT from just before the surgery,

it was almost impossible to tell.

Plus, he had a brain hemorrhage.

The amount of blood is decreasing,

so all we can do as doctors is wait.

I think that would've been the doctor's best call.

It's possible it got worse...

and affected his consciousness.

Yes.

Even if we do the best that's humanly possible,

things happen that are beyond our control.

Such is our field.

Like how they found an unknown video from three years ago.

I'm glad. Or we'd have missed it again this time.

Let's go. We must spread this great news.

Hey, will you thank her...

He has no manners.

My gosh. What's wrong?

Get a sample tested and get the results ASAP.

We'll do a CT as soon as we have the results.

Yes, doctor.

Professor Cha. You found a way to cure Hoon Gil.

That is great. I'm so pleased.

They're moving him already?

To Neurosurgery?

Not yet. They're moving him to a ward for now.

- Why? - His parents are here.

What kind of visit happens like this?

I'll check on him. Have him transferred.

It's hard, isn't it, son?

Still, I need you to hang in there and fight.

I won't give up on you.

Focus on the wife.

Zoom in on them.

Mr. Kim, we look forward to a lovely article.

Yes, of course.

Assemblyman Choi. Don't worry too much.

- Thank you. - Goodbye.

Why did they stay so long when they'll only write a few pages?

I'm exhausted.

Why put on such a show when it's not even a video?

One would think I put on an act for the camera.

If you're to be nominated as a candidate...

for the next general election,

this article is important. You said so yourself.

In this day and age,

everyone knows everything about the candidates' families.

Let's go.

An iced Americano at all times. With extra ice.

I'll have an orange and mango juice.

An orange mango juice too, please.

A mango banana latte.

And a mango banana latte.

And this and this and this.

Everything with chocolate in it.

Do ghosts get low on sugar too?

It's because some punk won't eat...

with my pretty granddaughter.

Can I have this and this and this too?

Hey, and that card.

- What? - I saved your life.

How dare you?

And this card.

Leave this card...

under the vending machine in the staff lounge.

And be nice to my granddaughter.

Before I whack you in the neck.

You're trying to avoid me?

What's your credit limit?

Choi Hoon Gil!

What are you doing? Get down here.

Come down slowly.

I know you're hurt.

But you can't abuse your precious body.

Get down from there.

Oh...

Right. You're a ghost.

Get down from that ledge. What are you even doing?

I don't want the surgery.

- What? - Just let me die.

No one will be pleased if I recover.

My precious life? As if.

You once said it's not worth clinging to.

My life blows, so let me just die.

"Like their lives were so great. Why won't they let go?"

What do you know about us?

How great was your life, then?

I don't know. How could I know...

what life you led?

Why should I even know that?

But I happened to find out a few things...

completely unintentionally.

He's still so young.

His dream is to become an actor.

There's a patient...

who worries about your future instead of his impending death.

I want to save these patients.

If I can.

There's a doctor who wants to save you despite his sore privacy.

I'm dying, aren't I?

Oxygen saturation is going up, and his heart rate is slowing.

You don't want to die. You want to live.

Why else would you react like that?

At that time...

Since when did you care about your patients?

You were the one who said it was over and gave up.

Why are you pretending to be a good doctor now?

It doesn't suit you. Quit the act.

You're right.

I said that it was over.

I let you go.

I almost lost you,

and the others saved you.

I was a doctor who was picky about those I helped.

Should this patient live or not?

Would their family be happy or sad if they woke up?

If the patient wants to live, I save them,

and if not, I let them die.

That's the kind of doctor you took me for.

Too bad, though.

Your surgeon isn't like me.

This surgeon is a good doctor...

who sincerely cares for the patients.

If you really want to die, I'll pass on the message.

What do you say?

Shall I ask them to save you,

or ask them to leave you and let you die?

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What do you want me to do?

Should I k*ll...

or save...

your father?

So this is the type of doctor you become.

I don't treat just any patient. Why?

Because I'm not just any doctor for any patient.

Are you angry that you had to pronounce him dead this morning?

You must learn how to pronounce someone dead.

Now I must go and save people who can be saved.

There are two types of patients.

Those that can live by my touch.

Those that can't live even after my touch.

However, if it doesn't work after I work on them,

it means no one can heal them.

That's what they are.

I was crazy. I acted like I was invincible.

Some guy asked me for a favor.

A favor? A guy? Who?

Some guy...

whose joy in life is watching you.

He said this is for you. You can't go low on sugar.

He even took my credit card.

What are you on about?

Are you kidding me?

If I kid you, he might k*ll me again.

Eat all that yourself and buy me a meal tomorrow.

I have to go and get busy saving patients.

I can't eat all this on my own.

But despite that, I want to live.

Not because I'm special,

but because I made promises.

I must keep those promises.

I'm really afraid I won't get the chance to.

So you'd better make the right call.

I don't have much time left.

Hey. I told you I couldn't see you for a while.

I miss you too.

But Bo Mi's catching on, and I have to stay on her case for now.

I'm not marrying her for love.

I told you that her parents are loaded.

They have lots of property.

Hey, I have to go.

Lots of what? I should just whack you...

I can't whack you.

Why are you out here? I was about to come back in.

It's too cold to be out like that.

- Wear this. - It's fine. I don't feel cold.

You're getting discharged next week. Right?

Do you want to go on a trip with me?

I have a few places in mind.

What? A trip?

She should have just forgotten about it when I couldn't make it.

Why did she send it via courier?

She doesn't even make a lot as an intern. This looks expensive.

- Hello. - Hello.

I heard so many great things about this hair salon.

Wait. You...

What brings you here?

I needed a barber... No. Not that.

Why do you think I am at a hair salon?

Charge me double.

What do you want to do with your hair?

- Do you want a perm? - A perm?

Yes. I ought to get a perm.

But this is my first perm in my life.

This looks great.

Can I get that perm?

Gosh.

Young girls get that perm.

What's wrong with my age?

Sure. Sit down.

Here?

All right.

Your daughter still works in the ER, right?

That's why you're still pouting.

- Do you know Soo Jung? - Of course.

She is the hardest-working intern in the ER.

And she's the most beautiful doctor too.

Why does she have to work so hard? She doesn't have to do that.

She's frail too. Gosh. She frustrates me.

I bet!

Gosh. Yes. You're bound to be frustrated.

Whenever I see the doctors,

I get frustrated too.

Their faces look so pale.

And they float around like they are some kind of ghost.

It makes me wonder why they put up with that stupid job.

There you go again with your nonsense.

Don't even think about saying that a cushy, high-paying job...

is the best.

What kind of doctor...

Just get your perm quietly and leave.

It's such a mystery.

Those doctors look like they could pass out at any minute.

But when they see patients,

their eyes gleam.

When they see patients who almost d*ed...

walk out of the hospital,

that makes them so happy.

So they smile like fools.

That's how...

they grow into fine doctors.

And I wanted that for myself too.

I worked at the hospital for decades.

So I saw a lot of things.

You almost sound like a granny.

I'll make you look pretty and young.

My dear daughter-in-law.

Please take good care of Soo Jung.

And I'm very sorry.

And thank you so much.

What is it? What's wrong with Professor Cha?

He's here.

What is it?

I've been noticing purulent sputum for a few days now.

And his white blood cell count is elevated...

along with other numbers.

I ran a culture test and confirmed...

carbapenem resistant pseudomonas started growing.

- It means... - His pneumonia...

has worsened again.

Ask her to take a chest CT, so we can look at the vessels.

Expand it to the neck vessels too.

(To include vessels around the neck)

What is it? What's wrong?

The innominate artery is narrowing again.

Then...

I won't last long with this condition.

Gosh. Nothing is easy in his case.

You won't make it easy for me even to the end.

Seung Tak, that's enough.

You're scaring Dr. Jang.

I brought this upon myself.

This has to do with what happened the other day?

Dr. Ko. What about his surgery?

Perform Professor Cha's surgery now?

According to the CT scan,

the reversible innominate artery obstruction has gotten worse...

compared to before.

We cannot...

delay the surgery any longer.

But it's not ideal to push forward with the surgery now.

It might still be an innominate artery replacement.

But this surgery is getting more difficult and complicated now.

Yes. Putting a patient who still has pneumonia on the OR table is risky.

If he gets infected by the graft, it will be a disaster.

But if we wait until he recovers, he won't last.

It's quite a dilemma.

We can't continue to leave Professor Cha at risk like that.

Of course, not.

So we talked about his case.

Why don't we do a bypass instead?

We can just fix the blood flow for now, right?

We can leave the problematic innominate artery as it is.

We can connect the left and right carotid arteries in the neck...

with a conduit.

Then we can only open up his neck which will simplify the surgery.

Professor Cha isn't yet.

You said that you wanted to fix the cause at our last conference.

I know that Professor Cha is young and has a whole future ahead of him.

He's still not married.

And he loves new designer clothes, but he didn't get to wear them.

We want to do the surgery too.

But to fix the innominate artery, we have to open up his chest.

What if his inflammation level spikes? And opening up a patient...

who still has pneumonia is a really risky move.

This isn't Professor Cha's first surgery.

You know that when the aorta is involved,

patients lose a lot of blood. So this surgery is very risky.

Putting a coma patient under is risky enough.

But you want to do a harder, riskier surgery?

I wonder if that's necessary.

To be honest, there's no guarantee he'll wake up after the surgery.

If something goes wrong, he might end up dead...

So instead of taking a big risk like that,

I'm suggesting opening up his neck and fixing the blood flow.

We have to save the patient first.

They are professors. How can they change their minds that easily?

They are the best when it comes to saving their reputation!

Those are discussion-worthy opinions.

And they have a point too.

Are you siding with them? It's your life.

I'm looking at this as a doctor, not a patient.

So do you want to do a bypass?

Do you want a tube in your neck for the rest of your life?

Whenever you talk or eat, it will get in your way.

How can you live like that?

How will you look with that tube?

Don't you want to go on dates and get married?

You'll be anxious because it might get clogged.

And you'll have to take meds for the rest of your life.

Do you want to do it?

The surgery.

You asked me before...

if I would pick you as my surgeon for the surgery.

Do you want to do it?

Why are you asking me?

Let's do the bypass.

I got a call from Chief Ban.

And I just heard you talk.

I think I know his medical opinion as a doctor.

- Dr. Jang. - Young Min.

I just need you to answer one thing.

If we were to do the bypass,

you have a higher chance of waking up, right?

I know that you'll have the tube for the rest of your life,

be anxious because it might get clogged,

and take meds for the rest of your life. I know all that,

but you will wake up, right?

Yes. That's correct.

- Professor Cha. - Seung Tak, that's enough.

I'm his guardian.

I make the decision.

No, it's not just your decision.

I'm responsible for him and have the right too.

I worked so hard to keep him alive so far.

This cannot be the way it ends.

I will search every hospital in Korea. Scratch that.

Even if I have to search all over the world,

I will find a doctor who will operate on him.

I cannot let this happen to him.

Yes. Dr. Ye Jin Hoo.

He's at a conference abroad?

Okay.

So... Wait a second. Is...

Darn it.

Hi, Brother Yoo Min.

Is there anyone at your hospital...

He's looking into every doctor who's good in that field...

in every hospital.

But what moron would volunteer?

Everyone knows Professor Cha is in a coma.

It's not a simple surgery.

Who knows what disaster will strike if they touch him?

Do you mean...

that card is still available to play?

I'm saying it's got easier.

I'm meeting Dr. An later.

I've been wondering.

Why are you so obsessed with getting rid of Professor Cha?

It's understandable to me since we have a past.

It's not like he'll know anything even if he wakes up.

Even if he does, it's not like anyone would believe him.

There are too many things that bother me.

I need to get rid of him first...

to facilitate getting rid of someone else.

He keeps changing.

Anyway. What will you do with Dr. An once you're done using him?

Isn't he the biggest problem?

There's no other evidence or witness.

I'll get rid of him if he slips.

I'll use him thoroughly and find the right time.

(Consent to Surgery)

Good. You made the right choice.

We need to save his life first.

You're the main surgeon.

I don't know about anything else, but I'm good at bypass surgeries.

Others say I'm in the top three in this field,

but it's too embarrassing to say myself.

Anyway, I cherish and love him as my junior colleague.

There's one thing that makes me sad.

If we give him a bypass, his hands may become weaker.

It's an aftereffect of sorts.

He used to operate for more than ten hours straight.

But he probably won't be able to perform...

such complicated surgeries anymore.

Get over here.

Professor Cha!

He wants to talk to you.

Say it before it's too late.

Your surgery has been scheduled.

It's the same day as mine.

- What? - I told you.

That the surgeon who will operate on you this time won't be like me.

Sorry about before.

Forget what I said. Don't take it to heart.

That sounds very familiar.

I'm so glad. I really am.

Thanks. Later.

If we give him a bypass, his hands may become weaker.

But he probably won't be able to perform...

such complicated surgeries anymore.

Doctor.

I wanted to ask you something.

How did you know that I had a nosebleed...

just before I fainted?

I heard you knew about it and figured out what surgery I needed.

A doctor told me...

that it was possible and asked me to examine you.

I see.

I'm so grateful.

He's a good doctor.

So good,

that he looks after and operates on other people although he's sick.

Someone with passion...

and a deep sense of responsibility toward patients.

He's in a coma.

Luckily, we found a way, and he's getting surgery...

just like you...

because that same doctor told us.

That's so great.

I hope his surgery goes well, and he wakes up...

like me.

Why don't you tell him that yourself?

What? Me?

You know how people talk to comatose patients?

Most people think they're talking to themselves,

but the patients hear everything.

Hello, Choi Hoon Gil.

Wow. You're really good looking.

So...

I'm Lim Bo Mi.

So...

I heard you were getting surgery very soon.

I was sick for a long time like you too,

but I got better after my surgery and will be going home soon.

I know...

you will too.

Handsome Hoon Gil,

please wake up.

Please make your dream come true too.

I'm very sorry.

If I had gone in a little earlier...

I must be the only patient in the world...

who heard his surgeon who operated on him apologize...

for failing to save him.

Professor Cha.

Do you know what the first thing I saw was...

when I became a ghost?

What's going on?

Scissors.

After Chief Ban finished operating and left,

- the resident was finishing up, - Suction.

and I became critical.

You came running from the OR next door to save me.

You did everything you could...

to save me.

An acute aortic dissection...

has a very high fatality rate.

I'm alive because it was you.

I know that I could've d*ed right then and there.

I know that you couldn't save my brain...

because my blood pressure dropped too much by then.

I've been here for so long,

that I sound almost like a doctor now.

I wasn't even your patient,

but you tried to find a way to save me day after day.

I saw it all.

- Let's do that. - Okay.

I saw you get upset every time...

you came to the ICU and saw me.

You started getting angry after a while.

Getting angry when you see a patient that you couldn't save...

is your specialty.

I knew that was how frustrated you were,

but it still hurt at times.

I'm sorry. I have a nasty temper.

If you're so sorry,

may I ask you for another favor?

Before Hoon Gil gets his surgery and wakes up,

can you send me somewhere else?

I saw you looking at my chart in the ICU this morning.

I know you feel bad for me,

but if you can't find a solution after all this time,

it's really over.

You're getting surgery soon too.

I don't want to be alone again.

If I go to a convalescent hospital near my home,

I can see my family more often.

And perhaps...

I'll make friends there.

It would be hard for anyone other than Professor Cha.

We can't ask him to do his own surgery.

This is a problem.

I didn't notice when Ko Seung Tak was a genius,

but now I miss having someone like Professor Cha around.

We're doing fewer and fewer surgeries.

Professor Cha was an intimidating figure,

but he was the best.

After the bypass, he won't be...

as good as before, will he?

Still, thanks to you, my store is safe.

I feel relieved now.

Thank you.

Professor Cha. Later on,

if you come across another patient like me,

save him then.

If you can.

I can't let you make me useless again.

You said your hands would be useful soon.

These hands need more training and practice...

You said you'd help me.

Oh? Then I have no choice.

I must protect these hands.

(Ko Seung Tak)

- You know who I am. - How would I know that?

How can I trust you?

How did someone so timid...

do something so dreadful?

Can you live as if nothing happened?

You have a long life ahead of you.

What are you talking about?

What did I do?

Oh. You'll deny it as long as you can?

Fine, then.

That's not the point of today's meeting.

The point? What is it?

What business could you have with me?

I do, actually. Professor Cha.

(Permission to Operate)

What? Professor Cha's surgery?

You want me to operate on him?

Are you insane?

Does he know too?

Is this...

his idea?

Yes, it is.

It's my idea.

Professor Cha?

(Permission to Operate)

Professor Cha's position.

Give it to me.

You want his position?

I'm putting everything on the line.

Don't I deserve to demand that much?

The look in your eyes has changed.

You're really determined.

I crossed the bridge when I injected Chairman Jang.

The trigger was pulled.

I got blood on my hands once. What difference does twice make?

Promise me that, and I'll end it with my own hands.

This whole game.

This must've been why I hadn't hired a replacement yet.

(Eunsang University Medical Center)

(Operation Unit)

(Way Out)

Were you waiting for me?

Can I sit down?

Mr. Han.

You may begin.

What are they doing?

Cha Young Min, , male.

The stenosis of the right innominate artery will be treated...

with a replacement via a median sternotomy.

An innominate artery replacement?

It's not a bypass?

Let's begin the surgery.

Scalpel.

(Ghost Doctor)

Do you think he can save Young Min?

Don't worry.

Even if it goes well, it doesn't guarantee he'll wake up.

No. Calm down.

Young Min, please.

No one is here. It's quiet.

Only the lucky ones get to...

leave this world after making a name for themselves.

And not everyone gets that lucky.

I'm certain he'll come back just the way he was.

Seung Tak, thank you...

from the very first day we met until this very moment.