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(All characters, places, companies,)

(and incidents in this drama are fictitious.)

You can choose how much time you have left.

Give up being a doctor and you'll live for longer.

Choose to be a doctor...

and you must risk all the time you have left.

Is your career as a doctor your whole life?

We have to pull ourselves together.

Coming through. Let us through.

- Coming through! - Excuse me!

This way. How is she?

There's no breathing.

The oxygen saturation level is 78.

Because of the nasal bleeding, intubation will be difficult.

You don't feel pain.

How do you feel about patients who do?

Do you feel pity?

Or is it curiosity?

Ri Hye. It's your sister. Ri Hye.

I'm sorry, but you can't enter.

Now let's see your son.

Do you think we did the right thing?

She jumped from the rooftop because she wanted to die.

Do you think it's right...

to save her like this?

We're not her friend.

We're in no position to consider whether she wants to live or not.

We're doctors.

But I'm also a little worried.

If, by any chance, she wrote an advance directive beforehand,

the intubation might end up becoming a problem.

Are you saying we shouldn't have done anything?

No, that's not what I mean.

- I don't know what's right. - Let's report this to Dr. Cha.

Yoo Ri Hye?

How's her condition?

Take her to the ICU.

Okay, I'll be right there.

(Doctor John)

(Episode 11: Consolation)

(Son Seok Ki)

I heard the patient has a son.

No mother would think of dying when she has a son.

That means something motivated her to jump from the rooftop.

I have a feeling...

that this will not end here.

We have a problem.

Yoo Ri Hye.

What is it now?

Someone turned off her ventilator.

What? Who?

Who did that?

Well...

Right when the nurse discovered that her ventilator was turned off,

there was someone standing right next to her in the ICU.

Who are you?

- Dr. Cha? - Yes.

I'm sorry.

What are you talking about?

The entire ICU is in a mess.

Someone called the police, so they're on their way here.

How could that happen?

Who did it?

Who do you think? Isn't it obvious?

Dr. Kwon, please don't jump to conclusions.

We should hold an investigation, not just guess who it was.

Yes, you're right. The police are already on their way.

The police are on their way here. The police!

Director Kang, please calm down.

How do you expect me to calm down...

when someone turned off a patient's ventilator?

This is clearly an attempted murder.

We should be thankful that she was still breathing.

This could've turned into a murder case.

The professor in charge of this patient is Cha Yo Han.

And the doctor in charge is Kang Si Young.

You all know that, right?

I want you to order everyone to cooperate with the investigation.

I'm going to pay close attention...

to the investigation results.

I knew something like this was going to happen one day.

This is driving me crazy.

Should I call Si Young and Mi Rae?

Should I ask them if they know anything?

Things will become a lot more serious...

if they actually do know something.

Send Dr. Cha to the Legal Team.

Hurry up before the cops get here.

You can't go inside.

- Si Young. - Aunt Joo Kyung.

Dr. Cha is with the Legal Team.

The Legal Team?

Chief Min sent him to Lawyer Han.

You guys don't know anything about this, right?

What about Yoo Ri Hye?

We moved her to the general ward for now.

Thanks, Aunt Joo Kyung.

(MICU, Restricted Area)

(Patient: Yoo Ri X, Doctors: Cha Yo Han, Kang Si Young)

- Is this the ventilator? - Yes.

I'm Min Tae Kyung, the chief of Anesthesiology.

Hello, ma'am.

I'm Lieutenant Kim Jung Rok from Gangnam Police Station.

We moved Yu Ri Hye to the general ward.

- How's her condition? - She's breathing on her own,

and she's unconscious.

Can you explain to us what happened in detail?

Well...

It happened right when visiting hours were over in the ICU.

What time are people allowed to visit?

At our hospital, it's from 4:30pm to 5pm.

But Yoo Ri Hye didn't get any visitors in the afternoon.

But it's when other people were allowed inside.

So please continue to explain everything in detail.

Whom are you here to visit?

The nurses let the visitors inside after we ask who they're visiting...

and how they're related to the patient.

- You may go inside. - You don't keep a record?

No.

That's when things get really hectic at the ICU.

And earlier today, as soon as we let the visitors inside...

- Mom. - Mom, what's wrong?

- Mom. - Things were even more hectic...

because there was Code Blue.

Yoo Ri Hye was in room number two...

which is right in front of the station,

but it's hard to look inside...

because the table's a little high.

Even so,

how could you not notice that her ventilator...

was turned off?

Isn't there an alarm for that?

I'll answer that question.

An alarm goes off when there's a problem with her vitals.

But the patient was able to breathe without a ventilator,

so the machine wouldn't have detected any symptoms.

And that's probably why the alarm didn't go off.

Yes, she's right.

Then how did you find out that the ventilator was turned off?

Like I told you, visiting hours end at 5pm.

So I went inside her room...

to replace the antibiotics after all the visitors had left.

And that's when I saw Dr. Cha from Pain Management Center...

standing next to the ventilator that was turned off.

Are there no CCTVs inside the hospital rooms?

No.

It's against the rules to install CCTVs in hospital rooms.

Go to the Security Room and check all the CCTV footages.

Check all the doctors and visitors that entered the ICU.

- Yes, sir. - Mr. Park, follow me.

- Yes. - Let's go.

You won't even tell me?

The police are here.

You wouldn't have done it without a guardian's consent,

but why can't you say you didn't do it?

- You know something, don't you? - Can I leave?

You'll stay silent?

There must be a reason you won't speak.

Okay, then. Until the truth is out, don't say anything...

No.

I'll answer all questions honestly like I did three years ago.

Dr. Cha. Dr. Cha.

Dr. Cha.

Dr. Cha.

Kang Si Young.

I promise.

We meet again, Dr. Cha Yo Han.

Guess what?

After I investigated you three years ago,

all medical accidents and incidents...

end up on my desk.

Take a seat.

I'm halfway to being a doctor.

Whenever anyone in my station feels sick,

they come to me first.

Are you expecting someone else?

Who's in charge of the investigation?

It's getting more complicated than I thought.

As of now, all questioning and gathering of information...

will be headed and...

done by Prosecutor Son Seok Ki.

Take care of it.

Yes, sir.

(Police)

You should've listened to me.

I warned you.

Don't you remember?

What I want is only one thing.

For you to do nothing.

Do not do anything.

If a doctor does nothing,

two things happen to a patient.

They suffer dreadful pain,

or suffer and then die.

So today, you did something.

Shall we begin then?

This investigation is about Yoo Ri Hye's attempted murder.

Cha Yo Han has a right to refuse to speak,

and any statement he gives...

can become proof of guilt.

Is there...

anything you wish to say before we start?

- No. - I want to ask you something.

From about noon to the time of the incident,

for about four hours, you were absent.

I was on sick leave.

Are you sick?

I don't want to answer.

You are sick. What a pity.

It's a pity that I'm not sick enough for you to worry about.

Anyway, it's true that you were away until right before the incident.

- Is that it? - That's correct.

It reminds me of that day, three years ago.

The first time I sat across from you.

If anything is different from that day, today,

your team members...

will be questioned as witnesses.

Yes. This is how terrifying contagion is.

Kang Si Young.

If anything happens to me,

you'll be the first to hear.

Because you're the one I'll contact first.

I promise.

Don't worry, Dr. Cha.

I trust you.

What will you do?

"Do you think Dr. Cha turned off the ventilator?"

If the police ask,

what will you say?

Do we have to tell them that too?

That we offered to grant Yoo Ri Hye a wish.

What about it?

Because of what we said,

she had hope that she'd see her son.

When that fell through,

she jumped.

That's unrelated to this ventilator incident.

None of us turned it off.

We're keeping an eye on her.

For now, her vitals are stable.

You don't know when she'll regain consciousness?

No. We must wait and see.

[VIU Ver] SBS E21 'Doctor John' "Seok Ki Suspects Yo Han" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

(Hanse Wish Club)

(Hanse Wish Club)

Hello.

At around 5:05pm,

you were at the scene,

right after the suspected time of the incident.

- In Yoo Ri Hye's room. - Yes.

- Why were you there? - To see the patient.

I'd heard she had jumped and was concerned.

When and whom did you get that report from?

I informed Dr. Cha about it around 4:45pm.

There's the call history.

(Professor Cha Yo Han)

You were told around 4:45pm,

and arrived at the hospital around 4:50pm. Is that right?

Yes.

Did you go straight to the ICU?

No.

Then?

On my arrival,

I saw the site where she'd landed.

(Police)

I went straight up to the roof.

The roof?

You came out of concern for the patient,

so why did you first go to the roof instead of the ICU?

Idiot.

- Me? - Dr. Cha.

Who do you think people would suspect the most?

Even if he wasn't at the scene,

he euthanized his patient before.

He knows he'd be suspected,

so he turned it off then denied it?

Do you think he's an idiot?

I don't think...

he turned it off.

- It's not him. - Then who is it?

Do you suspect someone?

No, but...

(Hanse Wish Club)

Answer.

Why did you go to the roof and what did you do?

I looked up at the sky.

(Danger of falling)

And then...

I looked at the ground.

You looked at the sky and the ground?

- What was there? - The patient.

Right before she jumped.

You're saying that you stood where she stood...

and empathized with the patient?

After you did that,

you must've wanted to do what she wanted.

What did the patient want?

You agreed to grant her wish.

Her son.

She wanted to see her son.

When she was unable to see her son,

she decided to jump,

and then her next wish was that you help her die?

How badly did she want to die that she jumped from this height?

Once you had empathized with that,

you went to the ICU?

It's true that I headed there from the rooftop.

And the time was...

- 5... - 5:05pm.

That's the exact time when her ventilator was turned off.

It's also the time when someone attempted to murder.

For the first time, I was truly impressed...

with Dr. Cha.

When we were performing intubation on her,

I didn't know whether or not...

we should do it.

- But? - But Dr. Cha...

endured everything three years ago...

and allowed the patient to die.

Just so you know, I'm definitely not saying...

that Dr. Cha was the one who turned off the ventilator.

When you had arrived there, the ventilator was already off?

Yes.

And it was a coincidence that you had arrived there...

at the exact time and place where the crime was committed?

Yes.

All right, then. Let's say that you're right.

I have one more question.

That will be the last question I'll receive for today.

Says who?

I'm a bit tired.

This isn't a formal interrogation.

Would you like it to be?

Be my guest, but do bring a warrant.

Fine. This will be the last time you'll give an answer.

But it's not because you're tired.

It's because there is only one more thing...

that I am curious about.

- It's murder. - Sorry?

My father is bedridden at this hospital.

He also has a ventilator on him.

But if someone...

were to turn it off without my family's approval,

that would be downright murder.

Yoo Ri Hye didn't have her guardian's consent...

although she had more than enough time to get one.

I believe that there is no reason for Dr. Cha to turn it off...

behind her guardian's back.

She was in extreme pain and didn't have much time left.

The ventilator was connected to her...

despite her refusal to prolong her life.

Let's say...

that when you had arrived there, the ventilator was still on.

Then what would you...

have done?

What did you just say?

All of this happened...

because of me.

What do you mean?

To tell you the truth...

Hello? Did you check it?

Okay.

We can confirm it ourselves.

We can find out if the truth you're hesitant to reveal...

is recorded on the CCTV cameras or not.

They finished checking the CCTV footages.

We'll continue after checking them.

Are you okay?

What did you tell them?

I'm sorry.

What are you sorry about?

This all happened because of me.

That's not true.

How may I help you?

We're not receiving any patients today.

I came to meet the doctors.

Ri Hye is easily frightened.

To think that someone like her jumped off the building...

I'm not sure if I should...

hold onto her when she is so desperate to let go.

I know...

that she already signed a DNR.

(Document expressing the patient's desire not to prolong their life)

If her condition worsens,

I'd like...

to just let her go.

We understand.

We'll make sure she doesn't suffer anymore.

Is her son not coming after all?

I didn't know it'd be this difficult...

to grab her one and only son's hand just once.

I can't believe she won't be able...

to see him before she leaves.

This is her being moved to the ICU after falling.

This is the estimated time of the crime, around 5pm.

Cha Yo Han is heading toward the ICU.

- After that... - Hold on.

Could you go back?

Why...

is he running?

- Sorry? - Why is he running if he is...

on his way to turn off the ventilator?

It's as if he's on his way to rescue a critical patient.

I'd like to see all the previous footages.

I want to know since when and how he's running.

If you wish for us not to intervene...

by performing CPR or intubation...

the next time she falls ill again,

you must sign an agreement.

Please come with me.

- Doctor. - What is it?

Yoo Ri Hye is having an arrest.

(Heart attack)

Doctor, please...

Okay.

Yoo Ri Hye is experiencing Code Blue.

Her heart rate is dropping, and so is her saturation.

She signed a DNR.

(Document expressing the patient's desire not to prolong their life)

Dr. Cha.

Please stop.

She signed a DNR.

Her guardian gave her consent as well. You must stop.

(Yoo Na Yeon, I give my consent to Yoo Ri Hye's DNR.)

May I see...

her last moments?

Of course. This way, ma'am.

(Min Seong's dad)

Excuse me for a minute.

Hello?

What? What happened to him?

What are you saying? Are you saying that you lied?

He's at the hospital?

I'm bringing in the emergency kit. Please make way.

Excuse me.

Dr. Cha, you can't do this.

Get the intubation ready.

Increase the amount of epinephrine every three minutes.

Ambu bag.

Please prepare the Ambu bag.

It wasn't that...

- the kid didn't want to come. - Then?

Her husband refused to send him, claiming that he'd be shocked.

After she jumped off the rooftop, I called him in a fit of rage.

Her son heard everything.

He even heard that his mom was about to die in the ICU.

Let's go.

He didn't return home after his lesson.

His father thinks he went to the hospital.

Where in the world could he be?

(Waiting Room)

Have you seen this boy?

No, I haven't.

- Have you? - No, I haven't.

Have you seen this boy?

No, I haven't.

Are you Min Seong?

Min Seong.

Are you here to see your mom?

Let's go.

I think we should hurry.

I think we should hurry.

Don't just stand there. Intubate, now!

What are you doing? Let her go.

Not like this.

There's something she and I must do.

She can't go yet.

That's him.

That's the boy.

On the camera, with Cha Yo Han.

- What's the matter? - That boy.

Is he Yoo Ri Hye's son?

Yes. What is this about?

I must check something.

Please.

Not yet.

Please.

Kid. What are you doing here?

Saying goodbye to Mom.

Your mom?

My mom went to the afterlife.

A short while ago.

Do you know what place it's like?

No.

I don't know yet.

Then...

do you know what death is?

Not really.

"When do you think someone dies?"

"When a bullet pierces their heart?"

"No."

"When they have an incurable illness?"

"No."

"When they eat toadstool soup?"

"No."

Then when does someone die?

When they're forgotten by their loved ones.

That's what they said in the film "Coco".

So I won't ever forget her.

My mom.

The prettiest person in the world.

Isn't she pretty?

Are you...

Yoo Ri Hye's son?

Yes. Do you know my mom?

I do.

What do you mean that she went to the afterlife?

The afterlife...

is where people you love go.

My grandmother.

My grandfather.

And my mom.

But...

- your mom... - A while ago,

she crossed over.

Come this way.

- Mother! - Mom!

- What's wrong? - Mom.

- Mom. - Wake up.

- Mom! - Do you hear me?

Wake up. Mom!

- Mother. Mother! - Mom!

We can administer CPR,

or we can give medication.

If we give her medication,

how much longer can my mom survive?

I can't say for sure,

but she won't last for too long.

Mom.

Do you hear me?

My mom...

I don't want her to die attached to machines...

or drugged out of her mind.

I'd like to give her peace.

Mom. Mom.

You fought hard.

Mom.

I love you, Mom.

Mom.

We should let her go.

Mom.

Mom.

Goodbye.

My mom was very sick.

Her face looked...

- bad. - Mom.

It looked very bad.

Mom.

Mom. Mom.

Aunt said to Dad...

that Mom was in too much pain.

She suffered so much...

that she jumped off the roof.

That's why I...

Min Seong, do you want to see Mom?

I'm sure she wants to see you too.

She'd love to give you a hug.

For one last time...

before she leaves.

Let's go to Mom.

Stay here. I'll come get you.

Who are you?

Mom.

No way.

Mom.

Please open your eyes.

Please.

Please.

Defibrillator and intubation!

Here's the defibrillator.

I'll take care of the Ambu bag.

How's the rhythm?

It's V-fib.

(V-fib: Ventricular fibrillation)

Defibrillator.

Charge 200 joules.

Charged.

Step back.

Shock.

Check the rhythm.

It's still V-fib.

Charge 200 joules.

Charged.

Step back.

Shock.

Please.

- Check the rhythm. - It's back.

Do you want to see Mom?

Go to her.

Mom.

Mom.

[VIU Ver] SBS E22 'Doctor John' "The Role of a Doctor" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

Mom.

Mom.

You didn't turn off her ventilator...

but rushed to turn it back on.

Why didn't you say that from the beginning?

I didn't think the first thing she'd find out when she woke up...

should be that her son was being investigated by the police...

for turning off her ventilator.

Mom.

Mom.

You also didn't think...

that the son shouldn't feel guilty about his mom's death...

for the rest of his life?

Is that why you stalled for time until the patient woke up?

Yes.

You would never let even a child...

get away with doing this.

I am, of course, ready for being punished for obstruction of justice.

I'm clearly at fault there.

I read a book yesterday.

It said something like this.

"The ultimate goal of medicine is to make people happy."

"And simply reducing pain or prolonging life through medicine..."

"does not guarantee people's happiness."

Do you agree?

What do you think is the role of doctors?

The continuous development of medicine...

lets a person...

stay alive without being actually alive.

The line between life and death becomes blurrier and blurrier.

More than ever, we need people who make a righteous decision on life.

We need people who determine what is most beneficial to patients.

I believe that's a doctor's duty.

A righteous decision on life?

Is euthanasia a part of it?

Of course.

Are you saying death could be a righteous option?

In this day and age,

death could be a righteous option.

Like you said, there's a thin line between life and death these days.

If someone is given the right to decide on that,

that right will become an authority,

and that authority...

will become corrupt and abused.

With people's lives on the line, at that.

After that,

a life...

that has been sacrificed...

will never be able to return.

Death isn't always...

the righteous option.

All that I'm doing...

is striving to determine what's best for the patient until the end...

when the decision between life and death must be made.

And the law determines whether or not...

your decision is righteous.

No law can satisfy everyone.

Just like how no medical treatment can satisfy all patients.

When it comes to both the law and medical treatment,

we need to determine...

what's the most valuable thing during that time.

- Sir. - Yes?

This is regarding Dr. Kang Si Young.

Right.

This is her testimony on Dr. Cha.

She mentioned her father.

I see. Thank you.

Oh, right. Could I see that notebook?

Sure.

Could you look into what this means?

Sure.

- Thank you. - No problem.

If that was the case, he should've told them sooner.

Why did he have to make matters worse?

On top of that,

we're in a sensitive situation regarding Chairman Kang.

This shouldn't have happened.

We should convene a disciplinary committee.

A hospital has its own order and rules.

Dr. Cha's actions weren't suitable as the patient's doctor...

or the trainees' professor.

He stirred up trouble.

Are you planning to make him leave the hospital...

for the time being by convening the disciplinary committee?

Yes.

I think that's the best solution for now.

That boy...

won't be punished, will he?

He's only eight,

so I doubt he will be.

Given the case, he could be extenuated as well.

It was only possible since he was eight.

He had no idea that he could've been punished...

for doing so.

Thank you, everyone.

Thank you for not giving up on her.

Dr. Cha is the one who didn't give up on her.

- But he's not here right now. - I see.

I'm going to thank him myself.

I heard she regained consciousness.

- How is she doing? - She told me...

that she'd like to move to a hospice once she recovers.

She'd like to spend her last days there.

(Hanse Wish Club)

(Hanse Wish Club)

(Hanse Wish Club)

You said I didn't feel any pain.

You were curious about my feelings toward my patients.

You wondered...

if it was curiosity...

or pity.

Today,

I found my answer.

It's neither pity nor curiosity.

It's empathy.

Everyone is afraid of death...

whether they can feel pain...

or not.

During those fearful last moments,

I'd like...

to be next to them.

Dr. Cha.

Tell me.

Tell me how you are doing.

I know it wasn't just because of Yoo Ri Hye.

Wait.

If you're okay,

and it's nothing serious,

please nod.

If you're not okay...

but will get better soon,

please nod.

If you're not okay...

and won't get better either...

Then what should I do?

Comfort me.

I'm the one...

who should be comforted.

But I'm the one who will be losing you.

(Doctor John)

Why is your pulse so fast? Do you feel dizzy?

My heart is pounding fast.

If this gets out, no hospital...

will take Cha Yo Han.

What did you hear?

One of Death Talks' members was reported missing.

She's missing?

Do you think they can work with us?