01x09 - The Night When the Angels Danced [Part 2]

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[TAKAO]

"A few days had passed since

and there her mother lay

quietly in her bed."

"The little girl reached out

and held her mother's hand."

"Thank you, God," she said.

All of a sudden,

an angel appeared

before her mother."

"The angel said,

"It's time to leave now,"

and gently extended a hand."

"The mom smiled

and understood.

Taking the angel's hand,

she gave a smile,

and the two of them

rose upwards,

towards heaven."

♪

That's the end.

You know, Dr. Kid,

you're an angel, too.

Huh?

[KENTA] I mean, you cured

my illness and saved my life.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR

DETECTIVE

TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL

[KUMAKAWA]

Here's the ECG.

We know with absolute certainty

Atsushi experienced

cardiac arrest last night.

The staff

immediately administered

chest compressions.

Good news, we managed

to get his heart beating

soon afterwards.

It doesn't make sense.

There's no association

between his disease

and sudden cardiac arrest.

[TAKAO]

You're absolutely right.

- [all gasp]

- A mistake as stupid as that?

I'm pretty sure

no one could see it coming.

Dr. Takao?

[TAKAO] The worst part is,

I'm the one at fault.

[all gasp]

And what does that mean?

Nothing at all.

Really, it's not a big deal.

"Not a big deal?"

A child went

into cardiac arrest!

I realize that, and it was

because of a mistake.

Not mine, though,

the culprit's.

[YU]

Then someone's behind all this?

Yeah, of course, there is.

They orchestrated everything.

They're to blame

for the incident last night

and their symptoms.

They're behind the "angel" too.

- Huh? The angel's related?

- Huh?

Are you going to tell us

who in the world

is responsible?

[sighs]

Fine, then.

I'll give you my diagnosis now.

- [all laughing]

- [ATSUSHI] Wow! Got 'em.

- [YUICHI] Now, go back.

- [ATSUSHI] Sure.

[all gasp]

[ATSUSHI]

Uh, what's up?

[TAKAO]

You're all discharged.

- [ALL KIDS] Huh?

- [ALL DOCTORS] What?

I've come to the conclusion

the three of you are better.

Well, then, that's that.

Preparations need to be made,

so we'll do it tomorrow.

Hold up just a second!

Are you forgetting how my heart

stopped last night?

Excuse me, but

at the very least,

we can't discharge Atsushi yet.

I assure you, they won't have

any other issues.

They'll be fine at home.

Could you a least explain

your reasoning?

As vice-director

of this hospital,

I don't have to.

If I say discharge them,

they get discharged.

That's my decision

and it's not up for discussion.

[all gasp]

[all sigh]

What the heck was that?

[footfall]

[whimpering]

I don't understand.

[footfall]

Uh?

TENIKAI

GENERAL HOSPITAL

[NURSE 9A] I'm going

to change the I.V. drip.

Go and take care of Rooms

705 and 6, would you?

[NURSE 9B]

Right.

[footfall]

Yeah, I figured you would

show up around this time.

[Atsushi gasps]

[TAKAO] There's a narrow window

when the nurses' station

is unmanned.

And there's a chance

you couldn't pull it off

- if you waited until tonight.

- [all gasp]

It was him?

No way.

[TAKAO] The multiple

issues on this ward.

The person responsible

for all the angel sightings.

I'm afraid you're looking

at the mastermind

Atsushi Fuyumoto.

♪

[MAI]

Hold on just a second.

Are you telling us that Atsushi

and the other two boys

were making themselves

sick on purpose?

Yup, loyal to the end.

Isn't that right?

Katsuji Sekihara

and Yuichi Sakuta?

[MAI] But, how did they

even accomplish that?

Atsushi's heart

actually stopped.

That's easy.

With these.

Adenosine triphosphate.

More commonly known as ATP.

It alleviates symptoms

like dizziness

when mixed into an I.V. drip

and administered slowly.

However,

it has another unique effect.

[MAI]

Another effect?

What if I told you

it can stop the heart

for a short period of time?

[all gasp]

A rapid intravenous injection

for PSVT.

Right.

It's a treatment for arrhythmia

when administered

intravenously.

Stopping the heart, though.

That's a severe side-effect,

if you ask me.

[TAKAO]

It's not deadly.

The drug has a relatively

high safety profile.

[MAI] Even so,

it ceases heart function

for a few seconds.

[TAKAO]

Yeah.

While it's relatively harmless,

it can often induce vomiting,

it can cause

difficulty breathing

in a patent

with a history of asthma,

and it can also trigger

severe chest discomfort.

[gasps]

Wait a sec.

Exactly.

Their symptoms

can all be brought on

by a rapid

intravenous injection

of adenosine triphosphate.

♪

Atsushi was here

because of WPW syndrome

and must have had

frequent episodes

of paroxysmal

supraventricular tachycardia.

Which means he also received

rapid I.V. injections

of adenosine triphosphate.

♪

That's how he figured it out.

With a quick intravenous shot,

he could safely bring about

the sudden appearance

of various symptoms.

Hmm.

Could we back up one minute?

I get what you're saying,

but it's not like

Atsushi's heart stopped

for a few seconds last night.

I mean, it took us

just over 20 seconds

to get it beating again.

That was the mistake

I was talking about.

[KUMAKAWA]

Mistake?

I don't follow.

[TAKAO]

Let's return to last night.

Atsushi Fuyumoto

calls the nurse,

then injects

adenosine triphosphate

into his I.V. with a syringe.

His two accomplices most likely

disposed of the evidence.

As far as they knew,

everything was going

as planned.

His heart stopped for a moment,

as he knew it would,

causing him to fall

to the floor.

One problem.

He accidentally snatched

the wrong medication this time.

The one he ended up

administering to himself

last night was this.

It's adenosine triphosphate,

like before.

But there's a big

difference here.

The concentration.

Up until recently,

these three had been

self-administering the common

ten-milligram ampules.

But last night,

they accidentally took

40 milligrams instead,

which means the concentration

was four times higher.

- Quadruple?

- Now, I see.

The higher concentration

made his heart stop for longer.

But I'm confident it would've

started on its own

and he would've come to

without any chest compressions.

Hmm.

Speak up.

Is everything she said

the truth?

[sighs]

[MAI] Wait,

but what about the angel?

Hey, gig's up.

You've been caught red-handed.

Why don't you show them

how you did your little trick?

Yeah, all right.

[sighs]

[footfall]

[TAKAO] I give you

the "angel's" true form.

[MAI]

Aflashlight and a paper cup?

[TAKAO] Didn't you say

a picture book next door

was stolen?

And when found,

it was all torn up?

Your suspicions were correct.

These three were

responsible for that, too.

And

[both gasp]

[TAKAO]

there it is.

The truth behind this case.

[switch clicks]

[KUMAKAWA]

But, doctor

why would these kids

do something like that

in the first place?

[TAKAO] These guys

wanted to stay in the hospital

whatever the cost,

because if they left,

then there would be no one here

to make the angel appear.

For Kenta.

[sighs]

[MAI] They faked being sick

just to prank Kenta?

[TAKAO]

No.

It wasn't a prank.

Far from it.

It was atonement.

[whimpering]

Atonement?

[TAKAO]

Their actions two weeks back.

When they joked about Kenta

not having any hair?

They didn't know

why he was bald.

Later on, though,

I'm sure somebody here

explained the reason to them

about how he'd lost

all of his hair

while battling leukemia.

[whimpering]

[TAKAO] And that Kenta

didn't have a lot of time left.

[whimpering]

Once they were educated.

They quickly realized

just how horrible

their actions were that day.

And so they wanted

to try and make it right.

ANGEL'S NIGH

Kenta is convinced

an angel is protecting him

and that someday,

when it's his time,

they will take him

up to heaven.

That's why the three of them

stole his picture book,

cut out the angel,

and with the help

of a flashlight,

made one appear

inside of Kenta's room.

♪

- [MAI] Uh!

- [YU] Uh!

Well, boys, if there's anything

you want to add,

we're listening.

[ATSUSHI]

We didn't know just how sick

that little kid actually was.

Still, though.

Why did they use

such extreme measures

to make sure they wouldn't

be sent back home?

I'm able to answer that.

Before Kenta passes,

they wanted to make

an angel appear for him

in his final moments.

[TAKAO]

The three of them thought

as long as he sees one,

he'll be able to go peacefully.

And they couldn't be

discharged until then.

[deep breath]

I realized what was going on,

and I kept my mouth shut.

I figured if it helped lessen

Kenta's pain somehow,

I'd let them continue

getting away with it.

That was a big risk.

I know it was wrong, but

I felt like I was doing

something for Kenta.

By not exposing the truth,

I thought I could help him.

Yet

I didn't do anything.

And my silence

only made things worse.

The fact is

I'm just a coward.

AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR

DETECTIVE

24TH DECEMBER

(TUESDAY)

MIKI KENTA

[YU]

Those boys did the right thing.

I hear they told

Kenta's mother what they did

and apologized for all

the trouble they caused.

As you ordered, the trio

are being discharged today.

You should know

everything they did, they're

keeping secret from Kenta.

[phone ringing]

PEDIATRIC DEPARTMEN

EXTENSION 01

PEDIATRIC DEPARTMEN

EXTENSION 01 CONNECTED

Yes?

Investigative Pathology.

Right, I understand.

Thanks for letting us know.

PEDIATRIC DEPARTMEN

EXTENSION 01 CONNECTED

[phone receiver clicks]

[deep breath]

That was Konoike on the phone.

She said Kenta's blood pressure

has started to drop.

His condition's severe

and he may not

survive the night.

His family's already here.

It's just, Kenta's been asking

if it'd be all right

if he could see you.

Some of his family were hoping

you might go visit him

just this once.

[sighs]

- [TAKAO] What if--

- [YU] You just need to go.

[YU]

Kenta wants to see you.

Showing up will be

more than enough.

[TAKAO]

You know I can't read the room.

I might say something terrible.

I don't want to hurt him.

What are you talking about?

You want to know

what will hurt Kenta?

It's you,

refusing to go see him!

[sighs]

[sighs]

[YU]

I'll go on ahead.

I'll see you

when you've calmed down.

[footfall]

He needs you.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[machine beeping]

[deep breaths]

[trembling]

ANGEL'S NIGH

[deep breaths]

[machine beeping]

[deep breaths]

Look an angel.

[both gasp]

[machine beeping]

Oh, hi there.

Are we going?

[both gasp]

[crying]

[KENTA'S DAD]

Keiko.

[door opens]

Ah!

[chuckles softly]

[machine beeping]

ANGEL'S NIGH

[both sigh]

[machine beeping]

[footfall]

[TAKAO]

Kenta.

Ah?

Is that you, Dr. Kid?

How many times

do I have to tell you?

Nobody ever calls me that.

My name's Takao Ameku.

But

"Dr. Kid" definitely

sounds way cooler.

[chuckles]

Uh!

[chuckles]

[sighs]

[chuckles softly]

[machine beeping]

Hey, I've got something

I want to tell you.

Dr. Kid?

I just saw an angel

floating above me.

[gasps]

[machine beeping]

[chuckles softly]

Is that right?

An angel came here?

[KENTA]

Yeah.

Know what?

I think it probably came here

to take me up to heaven.

[TAKAO]

I'm sure of it.

After all, you're a good kid.

If anyone deserves

to get into heaven, it's you.

[chuckles]

Hey.

If you wouldn't mind, could

could you read me the story?

[sniffles]

Of course!

Ready?

ANGEL'S NIGH

"In this one town,

there was once a little girl.

She and her mother

lived together."

"But her mother

was always sick

so she wasn't able

to go out much."

"The little girl and her mother

would always split

the small amount of bread

they had."

"And they'd always say,

"Thank you, God."

They were always grateful.

When they prayed, they said,

"Thank you, God."

"Every day,

they would pray without fail

up to the heavens."

"Then one day

the little girl went

to the neighborhood bakery

to get leftover bread.

The neighborhood children

they said"

[machine beeping]

[beeping]

♪

[knocking on door]

[YU]

Dr. Takao.

I'm coming in.

[door opens]

[door closes]

What is it?

Need something?

I don't.

If I'm being honest

I just wanted to stop by

and check on you.

♪

Kotori.

[YU]

Yes?

Do you think I did a good job?

Was Kenta in any pain

because of what I did?

First off

you did a great job.

And Kenta was overjoyed

at the chance to see you again.

[TAKAO]

Maybe.

I couldn't do anything for him.

[inhales deeply]

All I did was read

a stupid picture book!

And that was plenty.

You granted Kenta's wish.

Trust me,

hearing you read that book

meant the world to him.

Are you sure?

Yes, I am.

[sniffles]

[TAKAO]

It doesn't make any sense.

Why did Kenta have to die

when he was only

eight years old?

He was such a good kid.

[whimpering]

Kotori

I don't have any power.

Nobody does.

For doctors

I think it's important for us

to come to terms

with the reality of that.

If we never do,

how can we face our patients

with grace or humanity?

[sighs]

Yeah, you're right.

You're right.

Completely right.

♪

[crying]

♪

[sobbing]

[YU]

Merry Christmas

Dr. Takao.

[knocking on door]

[birds chirping]

I'm coming in.

[door opens and closes]

Morning, Kotori.

And a good morning

to you, Dr. Takao.

[TAKAO] Hmm.

Is it already that late?

We should probably head out.

[YU]

Right.

Ah?

Isn't that hat

Kenta's mother

left it here yesterday

when she came by

to tell me thank you.

I've got a small head,

but it's still too tight

for me to wear.

♪

[chuckles]

[TAKAO]

Come on!

We've got work to do!

[YU]

Yeah.

Right behind you.

[door opens]

[door closes]

♪

AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR

DETECTIVE