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(theme music)

DR. ROMANTIC SEASON 3

THE CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE WORKS OF FICTION

EPISODE 10

(soft music)

(exhales shakily)

There seem to be fragments of sand still in the wound.

Let's clean up the wound first.

(yelps)

It hurts.

Does it hurt anywhere else?

Were you hit in the head or chest for example?

No. (cries)

Would you stop crying?

-You're driving me crazy. -(student 1 sobbing)

STUDENT 1: What if they're all dead?

Bumjae and our teacher are still under there.

Gosh, this is so annoying.

(sighs)

AREUM: Painful, hard times began…

for both the people who couldn't make it out,

and the people who made it out.

(students continue crying)

Nurse, could you finish this up for me?

Nurse Eom.

Do you think the students reached their guardians?

Nurse Eom.

Dr. Areum.

What do we do?

Why? What is it now?

(tense music)

REPORTER: Along with the first two victims of the initial collapse,

two paramedics and two members of the medical team

are now buried under the rubble.

It is not yet known whether they are alive or not.

As it is difficult to maneuver heavy equipment in old concrete

that may collapse at the slightest touch,

-search and rescue has been slowing down. -(dial tone ringing)

He's not answering.

Why aren't you answering?

(breathes shakily)

DR. JANG DONGHWA

(dial tone rings)

Dr. Jang Donghwa.

What's going on out there?

Dr. Jung.

What do we do?

(cries)

(voice breaking) What are we going to do?

(Insu gasps)

2 MEDICAL STAFF, 2 PARAMEDICS BURIED IN SECOND COLLAPSE

STATUS OF THEIR SURVIVAL UNCERTAIN

What do you mean it collapsed again?

Then what about Seo Woojin and Park Euntak?

They say they're still in there, Master Kim.

EUNJAE: Right-angle clamps, please.

(tense music continues)

-INSU: Master Kim! -What's the current situation?

Did you speak to anyone at the site?

I can't get a hold of Chief Jang.

I think he's too busy handling the situation with Disaster Headquarters.

I talked to Dr. Jang just now,

but he just keeps crying.

(door opens)

(pants)

Dr. Yoon Areum.

AREUM: It can't be.

The news is wrong about…

Nurse Euntak and Dr. Woojin.

AREUM: Right?

Master Kim.

Return to your station.

There's no need to be uneasy. Go back to your station, Dr. Yoon.

(cries) Master Kim.

SABU: Nothing is official yet,

so don't assume anything.

Don't jump to conclusions and discourage yourself.

Not until…

I go check it out myself.

Until then,

go back to your stations and do your jobs, got it?

(exhales shakily)

(Areum cries)

(sighs)

-MINGUK: All right, cut. -EUNJAE: Cut.

MINGUK: I've taken care of the spleen, so we'll temporarily close the stomach.

Are you able to take care of the hemothorax alone, Dr. Cha?

EUNJAE: Yes, of course.

MINGUK: All right, I will be leaving now.

EUNJAE: Thank you for your work.

(tense music)

EUNJAE: Scalpel, please.

MUNJEONG: Hemovac, please.

Nurse Oh.

-MYEONGSIM: What did you say? -MUNJEONG: Hemovac, please.

MYEONGSIM: Yes, Doctor.

I'm sorry.

Something seemed to be going on outside.

MUNJEONG: Kelly.

-All right, cut. -MYEONGSIM: Cut.

(sighs)

DEFENDANT

BU YONGJU

Pick up the phone, you bastard.

(phone vibrating)

BU YONGJU

OPERATOR: The person you are calling--

JINMAN: The complaining party should put up

with the shortage of medical staff

due to useless lawsuits like this.

MINGUK: Master Kim.

Don't say a single word!

I won't listen to you.

You may throw stones at my decision right now,

but I'll just take them.

I have to go.

My car is waiting outside.

I'm still the Director.

I'll take care of the hospital,

so go, Master Kim.

Go…

and bring the two doctors back.

(hopeful music)

(upbeat music)

VOLUME 10 THE ABUSE OF JUSTICE

EUNTAK (muffled): Dr. Seo.

Dr. Seo!

(clearly) Dr. Seo, wake up!

Dr. Seo!

Can you hear me, Dr. Seo?

(coughs)

EUNTAK: Are you conscious?

(grunts, yelps)

EUNTAK: Don't move.

(gasps)

Nurse Euntak.

What's wrong with my hand?

Don't move. Don't even flinch.

Wait one moment.

(Woojin grunts)

(yells, grunts)

(pants)

(pants)

(Woojin pants, groans)

(grunts)

(pants, groans)

Why are you guys here?

Is there another patient to operate on?

Well…

Try not to freak out.

There was another accident at the collapse site.

And Dr. Seo Woojin and Nurse Euntak…

(sighs)

…were inside the building.

(dramatic music)

NURSE PARK EUNTAK

OPERATOR: The person you are calling is unavailable--

(phone thuds)

(sighs)

MYEONGSIM: Excuse me.

Yes, what kind of patient…

(soft chuckle)

I stopped by because I was worried.

Are you okay, Dr. Yoon?

(cries)

Nurse Oh.

(Areum crying)

I'm sorry.

I know I shouldn't do this in the ER.

No, it's okay.

Doctors are humans too. They're allowed to cry as well.

It's okay.

It's going to be okay.

WOMAN 1: It collapsed and the kids--

SABU: Excuse me.

I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Let me through, please.

-POLICE: Master Kim? -Yes, it's me, Master Kim.

SABU: Hey, Mr. Jang!

Master Kim.

What is going on?

GITAE: I'm really sorry.

I couldn't stop the two of them from going in.

This is all my fault.

(somber music)

Chief Park.

Master Kim.

How is the rescue going?

We've been trying to get in contact with them since the accident,

but we got no response yet.

So we don't know whether they're alive or not?

It may take some time before we can determine that.

Due to the risk of further collapse,

the outer and right walls are under inspection.

I'm planning to make an entry route as soon as it's secured.

For now, you should go back to the hospital and wait.

(somber music continues)

Nurse Euntak.

Dr. Seo Woojin.

Nurse Park Euntak.

Dr. Seo Woojin.

Nurse Park Euntak!

SABU: Dr. Seo Woojin.

Nurse Park Euntak!

(grunts)

SABU (faintly): Dr. Seo Woojin.

SABU (louder): Nurse Park Euntak.

(grunts)

SABU (loudly): You guys are okay, right?

Master Kim.

Come on.

Answer, you guys!

Seo Woojin.

Park Euntak!

(grunts, pants)

Seo Woojin!

Park Euntak!

(sighs)

(solemn music)

Master Kim.

EUNTAK: Master Kim.

(dramatic music stings)

Nurse Euntak? Dr. Seo Woojin?

Dr. Seo--

Who is this?

Is this Nurse Euntak?

Yes, Master Kim. It's Euntak.

Are the other people with you?

How are the other people? What about Seo Woojin?

SABU: What about the rescuers?

(pants) Everyone is alive.

(all cheer)

-They're alive! -Yes!

Thank goodness.

(pants)

But…

there are three injured.

Tell me the situation.

EUNTAK: There's a REBOA patient

and an unconscious male student.

His level of consciousness doesn't look good.

Vitals are 100/70. Heart rate 110.

The male student has been losing consciousness

right after the second collapse.

Any signs of trauma?

There are no signs or symptoms of trauma.

The torso is fine too.

Oh.

EUNTAK: There are signs of acanthosis nigricans in the neck area.

Check the blood sugar level first.

Also, didn't you say that three people were hurt?

Who's the last person?

It's Dr. Seo Woojin.

(somber music)

EUNTAK: Rebar in the fallen structure pierced

the back of Dr. Seo's left hand and wrist

while he was trying to protect the REBOA patient.

(sighs loudly)

Is he conscious?

Dr. Seo is conscious,

but the REBOA patient is still unconscious.

Put Seo Woojin on the phone.

SABU: Can you respond, Seo Woojin?

Yes, Master Kim.

How is the pain?

I think the nerves were struck.

(grunts) It hurts a lot.

(somber music continues)

(Sabu sighs)

And the person below you?

(grunts, pants)

He's not conscious yet,

but it looks like the rebar

that pierced my wrist

has pierced the patient's chest.

(sniffles)

Stay where you are for now.

SABU: One wrong move and you might damage your nerves even more.

Stay as still as you can. Don't try to do anything.

Wait until I get down there.

No, Master Kim!

What if things become worse while you're down there?

Chief Park.

-How fast can you open up a path? -Master Kim!

I understand how you feel,

but it's dangerous for you to go yourself. I can't allow it.

Weren't you listening?

A rebar that pierced a doctor's wrist is stuck in a person's chest.

One wrong move

and a surgeon might lose his hand

and a patient might lose his life.

To save them both,

I have no choice but to go down myself to take care of them.

Still, you can't go down yourself, Master Kim.

Is the reason why I can't be more serious than saving their lives?

All right.

Give me an answer.

Are you going to save them or not?

(tense music)

GANGWON-DO JEONGSEON-GUN JUNGHA-RO REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

ALL: Hello, sir.

-He's here. -Hello.

-AIDE: Hello, sir. -Where's Assemblywoman Ko Kyungsook?

She's still in the collapsed building.

Have you heard from her?

We haven't heard from her since it collapsed again not too long ago.

What is the rescue team doing?

That's what I have been asking.

It's this way, sir.

-GUARD 1: Please make way. -GUARD 2: Out of the way.

POLICE LINE - UNDER INVESTIGATION

(indistinct chatter)

He's the commanding officer.

Hello, sir.

Is Assemblywoman Ko still in there?

Yes, we're still searching right now.

We're currently trying to rescue the male student, the academy teacher,

and the medical staff after they were confirmed to be alive.

Don't you know your work priorities?

You should have rescued Assemblywoman Ko as soon as possible.

What do you people think you're doing?

There are young students

and a teacher who tried to save the students down there.

CHIEF JANG: The medical staff that ran in to save them are also down there.

Where is the priority there?

Hey, Chief!

Are you lecturing me?

There are reporters nearby.

CHIEF JANG: They'll hear you if you speak too loud.

(sighs)

Thank you for your hard work.

Well, report the situation.

Wait, sir.

AIDE: Sir!

CONGRESSMAN: Thank you for your hard work.

Keep up the good work.

RESCUE AND CONTROL TEAM ON-SITE COMMAND POST

Shouldn't rescuing come first instead of reporting in these situations?

PARAMEDIC 1: He should stay behind a desk if he wants a report.

PARAMEDIC 2: Why the heck is he coming to the site and asking for a report?

PARAMEDIC 1: It's not like we have time on our hands. This is an abuse of power.

PARAMEDIC 3: Are you okay?

-Please help me with this. -PARAMEDIC 4: Okay.

One, two… (grunts)

(clanging)

Paramedic Heo.

Master Kim.

Did you check the blood sugar level?

It was at 60 earlier, but I'll check again.

Master Kim.

Is that you, Nurse Euntak?

There, there.

-(pants, cries) -SABU: All right.

How are your injuries?

I'm fine, but Dr. Woojin is really hurt.

Where is he?

(grunts)

Woojin.

(pants) Master Kim.

Yes.

WOOJIN: This patient…

It's been an hour since the REBOA.

(Woojin grunts)

It was a partial REBOA,

but we can't delay any longer.

(Woojin pants)

(grunts, pants)

(grunts)

As of now, there's only one option.

We have to pull

the rebar out of your wrist.

What if something happens to Dr. Seo's nerves?

Please take it out.

Dr. Seo.

He could die

if we delay any longer.

Then all of this…

would become meaningless.

(Woojin breathes heavily)

Please take it out, Master Kim.

(yelps)

Darn it.

(Donghwa groans)

PARAMEDIC 5: Are you okay?

Hey, Jang Donghwa. Why did you come down here?

(Donghwa pants)

To see if I could help…

(grunts, pants)

SABU: Hey.

If you're going to stand there with that look, go back up.

I don't want to.

Go back up!

No, I will not go back up.

You little--

PARAMEDIC 6: This student's blood sugar level is too low, Master Kim!

He's in hypoglycemic shock.

SABU: Jang Donghwa,

hurry up and grab an IV with 50 DW. You can do that, right?

-Yes, Master Kim. -Hurry up and go!

Master Kim.

(Woojin pants)

Woojin.

It will be unbearably painful.

I understand.

When this rebar is cut,

the vibration can cause more damage to the already damaged nerves.

Yes.

In the worst-case scenario…

the nerves could be completely severed.

I understand.

(dramatic music)

-SABU: Paramedic Heo. -MR. HEO: Yes, Master Kim.

Prepare cutters, please.

Yes, Master Kim. Cutters!

Nurse Euntak.

Give Dr. Seo Woojin 50 mg of tramadol.

Prepare a tourniquet too.

Yes, Master Kim.

-Tourniquet. -Here you go.

-Paramedic Heo! -Yes, Master Kim.

Remove the patient underneath

as soon as the rebar is cut.

Be careful not to dislodge the rebar in the chest as well.

If it dislodges, it'll lead to massive bleeding

and the patient will die immediately.

Yes, Master Kim.

Nurse Euntak.

SABU: As soon as the rebar is cut,

help them transport the patient.

We'll need to operate as soon as he arrives at the hospital,

so let Dr. Nam, Director Park, and Eunjae know about the patient's condition.

Yes, Master Kim.

The cutters are ready.

Where should I cut the rebar?

(pants)

(grunts)

(pants)

-Please hold this up. -Yes, Doctor.

(Woojin pants)

No, please don't do this.

All right.

It's all ready.

No.

Cut it.

-(cutter buzzes) -(groans)

(grunts, gasps)

Cut it!

-(cutter buzzes) -(screams)

(Woojin grunts)

(gasps)

(groans, pants)

(yells, gasps)

(Woojin shouts in pain)

(gasps in pain, cries)

It's okay, Woojin.

It's all over!

-You did well. -(Woojin continues crying)

(cries)

(Woojin crying)

(grunts)

-(Woojin cries) -SABU: It's over.

You did well.

(gasps in pain)

Let's move the patient!

PARAMEDIC 7: Yes, Doctor.

Carefully.

(Woojin continues gasping)

REPORTER: There is an update on the collapse

of a public building in Jeongseon.

We have just received word

that the academy teacher and the male student who were trapped

in the basement due to the second collapse,

as well as the two medical staff and paramedics who went in to save them,

were all rescued.

REPORTER: Please allow me to repeat this.

We have just received word

that the academy teacher and the male student who were trapped

in the basement due to the second collapse,

as well as the two medics and paramedics who went in to save them,

were all rescued.

MYEONGSIM: Dr. Cha.

DOLDAM HOSPITAL TRAUMA CENTER

They say Dr. Seo and Nurse Euntak are both safe and have been rescued.

Really? They're safe?

(Eunjae exhales)

They're safe?

They're on their way from the site of the accident.

(exhales loudly)

This is what they call a "close call," right?

It really felt like my life was fading away.

Same here. I was really afraid this time.

YEONGMI: Oh, what a relief.

But…

I think Dr. Seo is a little hurt.

Hurt?

Seo Woojin is hurt? Where…

MINGUK: Nurse Oh! You got the call, right?

A hemoperitoneum patient with a rebar in his chest is coming in right now.

There are suspected spleen and liver damage,

and REBOA was used to stop the bleeding,

but a penetration wound in the chest may cause massive bleeding.

(sighs) Have you ever removed a foreign body--

Yes, I have.

Can you do another combined surgery?

Yes, I can. But I…

I heard Dr. Seo Woojin had an injury.

He hurt his hand.

(tense music)

What?

Master Kim is also on his way.

Master Kim said he'll be arriving in five minutes

and he'll be operating on Dr. Seo himself.

He's asked us to prepare an OR at Doldam and for you to join the operation.

Yes, I heard. May I go now?

Yes, go.

Don't worry too much.

I'll be back, Dr. Cha.

All right.

(sirens wailing in the distance)

(exhales shakily)

(sirens wailing)

-(door opens) -PARAMEDIC 8: We have a patient!

(intense music)

(Woojin grunting)

(grunts, pants)

To the hybrid OR, quickly!

(grunts)

Dr. Yoon, there's another patient as well.

Yes, Doctor.

Carefully.

MUNJEONG: Let's move the patient.

-One, two, three! Careful! -(groans)

-(pants) -MUNJEONG: One, two, three!

All right, carefully.

(pants)

Did you take out the rebar?

It was stuck in the chest of another patient, so I had no choice.

SABU: Doil,

there was a lot of bleeding when we took it out.

I understand. I'll hang up some blood first.

Bring the packed RBC!

Get a CT and X-ray and run OP labs.

Doil,

I'm just going to go change, so set up an OR for me.

Don't worry. I'll have one prepared.

Nurse Eom, let's run the labs.

Yes, Nurse Oh.

(pants)

Dr. Seo.

(pants)

(grunts, gasps in pain)

Take him to Bed Four.

Let's move the patient.

One, two, three!

He's a hypoglycemic patient.

He regained some consciousness after getting glucose.

What about Nurse Euntak?

He went to the Trauma Center.

Nurse Euntak got hurt too? Where?

He's okay.

He went over there because of another patient.

(exhales in relief)

Oh, Dr. Yoon, the patient is becoming conscious.

Sir?

-AREUM: Sir, are you conscious? -(sirens wailing in the distance)

(weakly) Mom…

PARAMEDIC 9: We have a patient!

This way!

Take the patient to Trauma Bay!

This way, quickly!

Darn it.

Nurse Euntak!

Are you okay?

I'm okay. I'll go get ready.

EUNJAE: It's fine.

Leave this to us. You should get some rest.

I'm staying by the patient's side until the surgery is over.

That patient…

is the patient Dr. Seo protected until the very end.

(tense music)

Darn it.

(Insu sighs)

There's massive bleeding and a lot of fluid.

(Insu groans)

The chest area is in better condition than expected.

It seems like the rebar is preventing the bleeding.

Vitals are 95/40. Heart rate 130.

I'm taking the scan now.

(machine clicks, beeps)

(in English) Okay.

(in Korean) That's the REBOA, right?

We're going to open the stomach and use gauze for damage control.

Then remove the rebar in the OR.

I'll go prepare.

Should we remove the REBOA?

Let's remove it after checking the patient's condition in the ICU.

Dr. Jung, take care of sedating the patient.

Yes, Dr. Park. C-line, please.

Yes, Doctor.

Dr. Lee Seonung, tell an anesthesiologist to prepare Operating Room One.

If there's a lot of damage, we'll do a lung lobectomy too.

Yes, Doctor!

Dr. Cha.

Do you mind if the punctured lung surgery is postponed to the second half?

(sighs)

(soft music)

(inaudible)

You would have done the same, Master Kim.

What if you had gotten hurt?

Then you could fix me up, Master Kim.

(cries)

CHIEF OF SURGERY MASTER KIM

(door opens)

Master Kim, are you okay?

Yes, I'm okay.

I just needed to catch my breath.

What about Seo Woojin?

Are we ready to operate?

-One moment, please. -No, it's fine.

Just one moment.

(beeps)

Look at this. It says 37.8°C.

You should be careful with a fever this high.

Don't worry about it.

It's temporary.

You know that stress and high fever are detrimental to MS.

You even passed out due to a high fever last year because you overdid it.

The more it happens, the more the damage will accumulate.

Seo Woojin hurt his hand.

I know.

In this situation, I can't worry about the damage I'll take.

I don't have the mental capacity to.

-But Master Kim-- -I must

perform this surgery, Dr. Bae.

I'm going to fix him for sure

even if it costs my own wrist.

(cries)

(somber music)

INSU: The patient has been sedated.

MINGUK: There will be a lot of blood,

so prepare a lot of gauze.

Scalpel.

(suspenseful music)

MINGUK: Mayo scissors.

SABU: I don't see any fractures on the X-ray,

but looking at the location of the rebar, I suspect ulnar nerve

and arterial damage.

I also suspect digital nerve and digital arterial damage

in the back of the hand.

MUNJEONG: From my initial check,

the fourth and fifth are starting to lose sensation.

SABU: Let's quickly open up and connect them.

-The tourniquet pressure is at 200, right? -NURSE 1: Yes, Doctor.

SABU: I'm going to operate without removing the tourniquet.

Can I start, Doil?

DOIL: Yes, you may start.

SABU (in English): Okay.

(in Korean) I'll remove the rebar now.

(thrilling music)

(Sabu exhales)

SABU: Scalpel.

Gillies forceps.

Mosquito forceps.

MUNJEONG: Senn retractor, please.

SABU: Self retractor.

(machines beeping)

MINGUK: More gauze. Pack it in to stop the bleeding.

HOJUN: Yes, Doctor.

INSU: I think the bleeding stopped.

The vitals are no longer dropping.

MINGUK: Where is Dr. Cha Eunjae?

HOJUN: Nurse Joo, please get Dr. Cha Eunjae!

I'm here.

I'll get ready in the OR.

MINGUK: Ioban, please.

We move to the OR as soon as we're done packing the gauze.

HOJUN: Yes, Doctor.

MUNJEONG: Do you see it?

SABU: Vessel clamp.

MUNJEONG: Senn retractor, please.

SABU: Another clamp.

Metz.

I'll cut off the torn artery.

(suspenseful music)

(Sabu grunts)

EUNJAE: After we check the punctured lung,

I'll decide on the scope of the surgery and how to remove the foreign body.

SEONUNG: I understand, Doctor.

EUNJAE: Scalpel.

-SABU: Suction. -MUNJEONG: Suction.

(Sabu sighs)

SABU: Thankfully, it's not completely destroyed.

Give me the 8-0 Nylon.

(tense music)

(Sabu grunts)

MUNJEONG: It must have hurt a lot.

SABU: I'm going to work on the artery now. Suture, please.

(tense music)

(Myeongsim gasps)

(Sabu grunts)

DOIL: Master Kim, do you need to take a break?

We've already connected the nerves.

(Sabu breathes shakily)

MUNJEONG: Should I call another CT surgeon?

MYEONGSIM: Dr. Cha and Dr. Ung are in a trauma operation right now.

Administrator Cha Jinman is still at his trial.

(Sabu breathes shakily, grunts)

(Sabu breathes shakily)

(Sabu grunts)

(tense music continues)

(Myeongsim gasps)

(Myeongsim exhales, sniffles)

SABU: Nurse Oh, I'll continue.

Suture, please.

-(hopeful music) -(Sabu grunts)

(Sabu grunts, pants)

MUNJEONG: At that moment, it was like Master Kim

was superhuman.

MUNJEONG: Thankfully, the damage in the hand isn't too bad.

(Doil sighs)

DOIL: It seems the heavens helped us.

SABU: Give me the 9-0 Nylon, please.

SABU: Tourniquet off.

MUNJEONG: At the end,

there was another crisis, but…

MUNJEONG: What's going on?

Blood isn't flowing through the nerve artery.

DOIL: What happened?

But the surgery was successful.

Why isn't the blood flowing?

MUNJEONG: He doesn't seem to have a blood clot.

SABU: Forceps, please.

(forceps clanking)

(suspenseful music)

(Sabu sighs)

SABU (in English): Okay.

-(Sabu exhales) -(Doil exhales loudly)

(Myeongsim exhales)

MUNJEONG: What happened just now though?

Did we keep the tourniquet on for too long?

SABU: When you get seriously injured,

sometimes part of the blood vessel contracts and flattens.

Nurse Oh, hemovac, please. I'm going to finish up now.

(Sabu grunts)

SABU: Suture, please.

MUNJEONG: Perhaps, at that moment,

Master Kim was putting all his strength and luck

into the operation.

-SABU: Cut. -MUNJEONG: Cut.

(Myeongsim exhales deeply)

(scissors snipping)

EUNJAE (in English): Okay.

(in Korean) At least it didn't touch the hilum.

Let's remove the foreign body now.

Dr. Lee, do you want to do it?

Careful not to move the rebar while doing the wedge resection.

You've got this, right?

SEONUNG: Yes, I'll give it a try.

EUNJAE: "I will get it done."

Only then can the patient live.

SEONUNG: Yes, Doctor.

Linear cutter, please.

EUNJAE (in English): Okay.

(hopeful music)

SEONUNG: I'm sorry.

EUNJAE: It's okay. Keep going.

SEONUNG: Scissors, please.

EUNJAE: Calmly.

You did well.

We'll be changing gloves.

Forceps, please.

Another one.

Mixter forceps.

Tie.

EUNJAE: I'll save him, Seo Woojin.

I will save…

this person

no matter what.

EUNJAE: Cut.

(approaching steps)

(Kyungsook grunts, coughs)

(weakly) Please help me.

-(grunts) -PARAMEDIC 10: There's someone here!

-(groans) -PARAMEDIC 10: A survivor!

-(rattling) -(groans, coughs)

JINMAN: Thank you for your hard work.

Goodbye.

(phone vibrates)

8 UNREAD MESSAGES

Good job, Dr. Lee.

I learned a lot thanks to you.

DAD

(phone vibrates)

Hello?

Seo Woojin got hurt?

EUNJAE: Yes.

Where? How bad is it?

I don't know yet.

I just finished operating on a different patient.

Where are you, Dad?

The trial just ended. I'm on the way back now.

Was the trial that important?

JINMAN: What do you mean?

There was a disaster. There was even a code orange.

As a doctor,

you should drop everything and come back to the hospital.

The assemblywoman is determined to denounce and attack us.

Should I sit around and let it happen?

Despite all of that,

I should have dropped everything and gone back, like a saint?

Why on earth did you come to the Trauma Center, Dad?

What do you want to do here?

(exhales shakily)

(sighs)

I have to fight

everything that tries to treat us rashly.

Master Kim.

Hey, Eunjae.

The surgery went well.

We'll have to wait and see

if the nerves recover or not.

Don't worry too much about it though. Let's wait and see, okay?

Master Kim.

Yes?

Thank you.

(chuckles softly)

All right, go on in.

Okay.

(soft music)

(sighs)

(Eunjae cries)

(sniffles)

(exhales, sniffles)

(Eunjae exhales)

(Eunjae sniffles)

You're awake.

It's Cha Eunjae.

It hurts a lot, doesn't it?

Yes, a little.

(cries)

Don't cry.

The patient is alive too.

The one you protected.

You successfully removed the rebar

in the chest, right?

Of course.

Dr. Cha Eunjae.

You did a great job.

(sniffles)

You're going to be okay too.

You know that, right?

Yes.

(sniffles)

(sniffles)

EUNJAE: By the way, Seo Woojin.

I'm curious about something.

WOOJIN: What is it?

EUNJAE: Why did you go so far?

YEONGMI: Excuse me.

Who are you looking for?

Well,

I'm looking for my teacher.

I heard he got surgery over here.

No visitors are allowed right now,

but I'll let you see him from here for a bit.

(Soyoung sniffles)

EUNJAE: You even injured your hand.

Was he worth doing that for?

WOOJIN: Yes.

He's a teacher.

WOMAN 2: My gosh! Are you okay?

WOOJIN: I still think about it.

What would it be like

if you or I…

SABU: Let me take a look at you.

WOOJIN: …hadn't met Master Kim that time.

EUNJAE: I would still be throwing up

or passing out in the OR.

I might have even given up on being a doctor.

WOOJIN: I feel the same way.

My life

would have come crashing down endlessly

if Master Kim

hadn't caught me that time.

Kid, you should go up now. It's your turn.

WOOJIN: I could tell that the teacher

meant the same for that child.

I said I would go up with my teacher.

I swore at him!

(soft music continues)

Sir.

WOOJIN: Teachers are like that.

They are people…

who can profoundly change someone's life.

(coins clink)

What is it? Do you have something to say?

(coins clink)

What kind of person are you, Master Kim?

What kind of nonsense is…

As you can see, I'm just this kind of person.

-A person like me. -(sighs)

Personally, I think you're scary sometimes.

What?

You think I'm a scaredy-cat?

I think you're scary. Very, super, absolutely scary!

For someone who thinks I'm "very, super, absolutely scary,"

you sure have a lot to say while sitting there.

Just what kind of person are you, Master Kim?

What are you?

This reminds me of the past.

A long time ago,

someone else asked me that question.

Just like you.

And? What was your answer?

SABU: "Master Kim."

-What? -I said I was Master Kim.

That's what I told him.

(groans loudly) This is driving me crazy.

Hey, don't go crazy.

We don't have another resident with your specialty here.

I told you I wanted to be a colorectal surgeon.

Did I say anything?

That's why I'm asking you to stop trying to change my mind.

Were you about to?

Why?

Do you want to stay here?

No way! Not at all.

I dislike you right now anyway.

Maybe we can talk about it some more

if you pass the board.

I told you no! I really don't like this hospital.

I hate it!

I never have time to go home or play games.

Instead, there are people.

I'm not the type to get along with people anyway.

I'm an ISFP. My disposition is--

What are you even saying?

It means that I don't get along with strange people in a strange hospital.

Then why did you almost change your mind?

Is it because

you like me?

-(playful music) -(groans)

-Please stop doing that. -(laughs)

I'm allergic to words like that.

Look at these goosebumps.

I've noticed young people these days aren't good at expressing their emotions.

If you like something or someone, just say so!

It's not that big of a deal.

No! It's not like that at all!

-(yells) -Come here!

SABU: Come here. (laughs)

This guy…

GITAE: Master Kim!

Yes?

(pants)

Assemblywoman Ko has just arrived at the Trauma Center.

She came to our hospital?

She said she wanted to be brought to the main regional hospital.

What should we do?

She filed a lawsuit against us, so it's an awkward situation.

How hurt is she?

You already heard from our secretaries, right?

AIDE: First, please have a room prepared for Ms. Ko.

And please run blood tests and a CT as soon as possible.

You got a yellow tag.

Please take her to the Doldam ER.

Wait a minute.

Don't you understand what's going on here?

Right. We're in Code Orange right now.

MYEONGSIM: According to the degree of emergency,

all non-emergency and emergency patients go to the ER

while critical patients are treated here at the Trauma Center.

Look here, Nurse Oh!

AIDE: Do you know how long it took Ms. Ko to be rescued from the collapsed building?

You don't know where or how hurt she may be--

Even if you don't have severe trauma,

you can get a CT at the ER.

Are you refusing treatment right now,

because I filed a lawsuit against the hospital?

KYUNGSOOK: Are you allowed to do this?

As the main regional hospital?

The Doldam ER is the main regional hospital,

not the Trauma Center.

All of the patients here are being classified and treated

by the same standards, Ms. Ko.

(sighs)

-Chief Advisor Lee. -Yes?

Let's go to another hospital.

Yes, Ms. Ko.

INSU: Hold on.

INSU: Ms. Ko.

May I take a look?

I said let's go to another hospital.

I'll take a look first.

Get your hands off me. I don't want to be treated by you!

Excuse me.

KYUNGSOOK: What are you waiting for? Let's go!

-Yes, Ms. Ko. -(yells in pain)

Ms. Ko?

(groans)

There's a symptom you didn't tell the paramedics about, right?

You have to tell every symptom.

That way you can get proper treatment.

(whimpers)

(yells, cries)

Do you feel

a little numb below your ankles?

INSU: What about your toes?

Is it hard to move your toes?

(grunts, pants)

Nurse Oh.

I suspect compartment syndrome.

Page OS.

Transfer this patient to the Observation Area.

Nurse Oh, a pillow!

Be prepared to face the consequences if anything happens to Ms. Ko.

Darn it.

What happened?

It's compartment syndrome.

We've lost a lot of time, so we need to operate immediately.

Forget it.

I will not receive surgery in this hospital.

What?

Ms. Ko, this is considered

an emergency orthopedic situation.

MUNJEONG: If you don't open the muscle with a fasciotomy immediately,

you'll get necrosis in your tissue.

You don't have time to move to another hospital and get tested again.

I don't understand this situation right now.

You said it wasn't an emergency earlier,

but now you're saying I'll get necrosis if I don't get surgery?

I thought it was just a fracture.

I'm sorry.

Don't apologize.

I don't want your apology.

It won't touch my heart or anything.

Do you think we're doing this to please a customer?

A doctor is trying to treat a patient.

You're in critical condition, Ms. Ko.

Why now?

You left my son alone to die,

so why are you trying

to be so considerate now?

Is it because of your hospital budget?

Or are you hoping I'll dismiss the lawsuit?

-No-- -INSU: No, that's not it at all.

We're doing this because your condition is very bad,

and you need surgery, Ms. Ko.

Then you should have taken care of my son like that!

(Kyungsook cries)

Assemblywoman Ko.

I also have a child.

INSU: She's a daughter

whom I love so very much.

I've spent the past seven years

living away from her.

While I am not the best dad,

there is one thing I did that can make my daughter proud.

I did my best

for the patients who come here.

I worked very hard

to become a doctor

and not some quack doctor.

That's the one thing I'm proud of.

You don't have to…

dismiss the lawsuit.

You should still get the surgery.

It'll be really bad

if you don't.

When we deal with patients, we may not always meet expectations,

but we have always done our best.

So what will you do?

Your leg must be in a lot of pain right now.

Are you sure you want to go to another hospital?

I'll tell Dr. Nam to open an OR.

(soft music)

NURSE 2: Don't forget the signs.

NURSE 3: Okay.

I'll do it.

TO OBSERVATION AREA

TO DOLDAM HOSPITAL

DOLDAM HOSPITAL

(exhales heavily)

What is all this?

This is

the only thing I've ever known how to do in my life.

Making delicious food for people.

It's unfortunate that you hurt your hand since you're a doctor.

It hurts a lot, doesn't it?

It's okay.

Stay strong.

(laughs)

I already feel sorry for telling someone

who already works hard every day to stay strong.

But you should still stay strong.

Only then can you keep living,

right?

Right.

(exclaims)

If you want to stay strong, you have to eat well.

People need to eat more than anything.

Come on. Take a bite.

I just made it and brought it here.

Come on.

(soft music)

(sniffles)

(Woojin sniffles)

(sighs)

Dr. Areum?

AREUM: Did you just finish?

Yes.

I was watching the patient since he was in bad condition,

so I just finished.

Were you waiting for me until now?

Were you hurt?

Well…

just a little.

(sighs) I'm glad.

But how could you not even leave a text message?

Well,

I thought you would have heard from the hospital staff that I was safe.

I guess I only meant that much to you.

To you, I'm just

a part of the hospital staff.

Right, Nurse Euntak?

What do you mean?

At least I understand now.

"Why hasn't he texted or called me yet?"

"Is he having that hard of a time to not let me know he's safe?"

"Is he hurt? Is he busy?"

It was just me doing it again, right?

-Just me again. -(exhales)

What's wrong, Dr. Areum?

You're like a different person--

I'm being very serious when I ask this.

What percentage of your mind do I make up?

-Dr. Areum. -Why am I the only one missing you,

worrying about you, and waiting for you?

Why am I the only one ever upset?

Is it because I like you

more than you like me?

If I like you less,

will you treat me better?

I'm sorry.

I didn't realize you were this mad.

Why?

Did you think I didn't know how to get mad and only knew how to laugh?

I know how to get mad and be furious. I know how to explode with anger.

(sighs)

I was completely out of my wits

since Dr. Woojin got hurt.

SABU: I was worried about Master Kim too.

There was the operation for the injured teacher too, so--

See?

I wasn't on your mind at all.

That's not it.

Enough.

I won't be easily consoled this time.

I'm going to be mad for the time being.

Just keep that in mind.

Oh, you haven't gone home yet, Dr. Areum?

(Areum sighs) Nurse Eom.

Do you happen to have

some of that candy?

What's wrong? I thought you stopped eating them.

Are you stressed or something?

I need the candy to get by today.

Please give me one.

But…

if Nurse Euntak finds out, I'll get in trouble.

HYEONJEONG: What happened?

You can tell me.

(sighs) I'm going to be nonchalant from now on.

A relationship

isn't something that happens when only one person likes the other.

AREUM: From now on, I'm going to distance myself from Nurse Euntak.

I can't let things go on like this.

Thank you for the candy, Nurse Eom.

Excuse me.

I'll be going home now.

Okay, see you tomorrow.

Do you think they had a fight?

Isn't it obvious?

(sucks teeth) I've never seen Dr. Areum this mad before.

Nurse Joo, it's me.

I think Dr. Areum and Nurse Euntak just got into a fight.

(Insu grunts, sighs)

Master Kim.

Hey.

(soft exclaim) We've made it this far

before we knew it, haven't we?

INSU: Right.

It's something I never dreamed of happening

even when I first came down here.

I felt the same way. (chuckles)

Still, you were the one who brought it all together.

I didn't bring anything together.

I just go around talking nonsense and stirring up trouble.

(Sabu chuckles)

SABU: It's all thanks to you guys

that we were able to get this far.

You know,

not everyone in this world will understand our true intentions.

They're not that interested in us.

So…

there's no need to explain

how hard we lived

or how hard we tried.

We'll just

do what we've always done and live how we've always lived.

We'll silently move forward no matter what anyone says.

Just because we live silently doesn't mean we disappear.

Dr. Jung.

What matters the most

never disappears.

SABU: You know that, right?

Yes, Master Kim.

(chuckles softly)

My gosh. It's still chilly at night.

-You should go in. -Right.

Okay.

Oh, right.

Ask Byeol how she's doing for me.

I will.

All right. (chuckles)

Byeol, it's me.

Didn't you go to bed yet?

INSU: I called because I missed you.

What did you do today?

Really? You scored a 100?

(Insu laughs)

(door closes)

You operated on Assemblywoman Ko Kyungsook?

I was just operating on a patient with compartment syndrome.

So you didn't have an ulterior motive?

Does a doctor need an ulterior motive for a patient?

That's how you took this hospital

from Chairman Shin Myungho.

What did you say?

You should

just tell me everything now.

Tell you what?

Your arm.

(tense music)

Did you really think I wouldn't notice?

How far has it progressed?

How much longer will you be able to operate?

I need to know your plan

so I can keep up.

Don't worry about what I'm doing. Worry about yourself.

As a doctor, father, and teacher,

you were totally disqualified today, you bastard.

You should be

more respectful toward me, Yongju.

Without me,

you have no other alternative, right?

(scoffs)

"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know.

It's when we boast about something we think we know that does."

This is something Mark Twain said.

Looking at you now

made me think of that saying.

What is that supposed to mean?

It means…

that you were actually Plan B, Jinman.

(upbeat music)

HOPE, LOVE, SERVICE

(phone vibrates)

KANG DONGJU

(closing theme music)

DR. ROMANTIC SEASON 3

MUNJEONG: There's a possibility

that his hand won't recover to the way it was.

Should we get married?

JINMAN: I think someone came into my room without permission.

WOO SANGMIN

HOJUN: Maybe it has something to do with the incident from three years ago?

EUNJAE: I love my dad.

And I respect him more than anyone else in the world.

-MINGUK: At this point, that offer… -Will you take it?

JINMAN: How much of this did you plot out?

WOOJIN: Just what are you planning right now?