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DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

Martial law troops have cleared out the remaining rioters.

The riot has been suppressed.

Drop your weapons and surrender now to survive,

or face execution.

We repeat.

The rioters have been put down.

Drop your weapons and surrender.

Anyone who resists will be shot on sight.

JI DU-SEOK

PATIENT: JI DU-SEOK PRIMARY: KIM HYEON-MIN

DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

EPISODE 7

-No! -Mr. Oh!

Rough night, huh?

Did you see?

-See what? -That man.

Why do you ask?

Because I'm curious!

I heard he aged a lot in a short while.

Myocardial infarction, right?

Human life is so unpredictable.

Just last year, he was on a golf course saying,

"History will judge that!"

Then he took off in a golf cart.

-I'm heading in. -Hey.

Did Mr. Oh Sang-beom do that knowing he'd be here?

After seeing the news?

No.

Do you want me to go? I can find someone else.

Okay, okay, I'll stop.

I was just talking to calm my nerves before surgery.

How's Mr. Oh doing, by the way?

VIP WARD

Please calm down, Mr. Oh!

Push a sedative now!

You're in the hospital.

You're in the hospital. You're safe.

Please calm down. It's okay.

Please, Mr. Oh. Please…

Please calm down.

What is he dreaming of

that he can't sleep or stay awake?

Did he get any real sleep over the years?

So this is how it felt.

What do you mean?

Back then.

You know when.

-No! -Su-jeong!

-Su-jeong! -Su-jeong!

-It's okay, Su-jeong. -Su-jeong.

It's okay. We're at home.

-All right, let's eat. -Thank you.

But I don't have an appetite--

Thank you.

Is this what Dr. Woo gave us?

Here.

This is how you enjoy marinated crab.

-Go on, have a bite. -Okay.

It's really good.

I wish Mr. Oh could eat this too.

They may move him to a different floor if his condition improves.

But they talked about

transferring him in the meeting.

So he won't receive surgery?

Does that mean the hospital is giving up?

That's ridiculous. Why should Mr. Oh be transferred?

That other person should go.

Thanks for the meal.

Dr. Woo is coming.

He wanted to come right away but couldn't take time off.

He wants us to discharge him.

He says it's inhumane and wants to take Mr. Oh home.

-Apologize! -Apologize!

-Ji Du-seok must… -Face justice!

-Face justice! -Face justice!

-Ji Du-seok must… -Apologize!

-Apologize! -Apologize!

-Ji Du-seok must… -Face justice!

-Excuse me. -Face justice!

-This way, sir. -Ji Du-seok must…

-Apologize! -Excuse me.

-Ji Du-seok must… -Pardon me.

-Ms. Jang! -Mr. Oh!

Mr. Oh, can you hear me?

Please.

Please calm down.

Sang-beom went to find his brother

and somehow made it to the provincial office.

I guess Seung-beom, his night school classmates,

Seung-beom's cousin and uncle,

and the diner owner were all there.

How did that little kid find his way here all by himself?

-Let me look at you. -He clawed his way

through the chaos to find his brother.

Eat up.

He ate a rice ball with one hand

-and held onto his brother with the other. -Eat slowly.

You're going to upset your stomach.

Seung-beom tried to send Sang-beom home,

but he dug in his heels and refused to leave.

Seung-beom, why do you need to be here?

Mom's been looking for you everywhere.

Let's go.

Come on!

Sang-beom.

Listen, Sang-beom.

Do you know what "conviction" means?

No.

I don't know.

I'm glad you don't know.

What a relief.

Seung-beom.

This is what college students and politicians do.

I know that much.

It's not for people like us with no education, no money,

and no connections.

I know.

With no education, no money, and no connections…

I do wonder what we're doing here too.

Please take good care of Sang-beom for me.

-I'm staying. -Sang-beom.

-If you're staying, then so am I! -Let go. Let's talk this out.

-Hey, you two. Watch the gun! -Sang-beom, stop!

Sang-beom!

-Hands off the gun! -Hey!

-Sang-beom! -Darn it. Hey!

It doesn't work?

How will you fight them with these guns?

How?

I'm not going.

If you won't go, neither will I!

Sang-beom.

Give it a rest, okay?

Citizens, martial law troops are invading right now.

Our beloved brothers and sisters are dying at their hands.

He couldn't send him away at that point.

We must fight them to the very end!

That's when he saw it.

He saw hell.

-Mr. Oh! You're okay! -Mr. Oh!

Mr. Oh, look at me!

-Just look at me and breathe. -Calm down.

Hey!

Sang-beom!

Sang-beom!

Who the hell breaks hospital windows?

They're flying drones to livestream Ji Du-seok's room.

I'm just relieved Dr. Gye wasn't injured badly.

You're doing it to die, right?

The surgery, I mean.

You want to die from it,

not live.

What?

Sang-beom, what is she saying?

"How on earth can I get him to agree to surgery?"

"He's only living to die."

"How do I get him to the hospital?"

I might fail.

If I fail, you'll die.

You gambled your life

on a hopeless surgery.

A life you couldn't end yourself.

A life you're living…

in someone else's place.

And I also knew you couldn't bear surviving

without ever seeing your brother again

once you learned the surgery might be successful.

Sang-beom, is that true?

Did you agree to the surgery so you could die?

However,

it's impossible.

Not in my hands.

I'm going to pull off this surgery.

I won't let you run away from a chance at life.

You must have the surgery.

Why would you do that? Why?

You have to live.

You have to try and live.

You have to live!

You have to try and live!

You've got to!

How did you know

that he was only living to die?

I knew the look.

It said,

"That person should've survived

instead of me."

Someone who has no choice but to stay alive.

Someone who's only alive and nothing more.

Someone who punishes themselves

just by staying alive.

He had the look only someone like that has.

Well, I'm going to have a great bowel movement tomorrow.

Let's drop it.

He doesn't want the surgery.

And Dr. Woo is taking him back home.

We did what we could.

If this keeps up, he'll break down completely.

When I grabbed him on the rooftop, I wondered,

"Where else could he have gone?"

"Even if the surgery is a success,

could he really live a better life?"

"And…

what if he ends up on another rooftop?"

Sorry, I'm really bringing us down.

It's a long shot, even if he wants to live.

So how can we save someone who's desperate to die?

YOGURT DRINK

You're always constipated. I hope you get diarrhea.

You little…

-Don't say that in front of-- -You've done it before.

You saved a life.

Dr. Gye.

If the surgery goes well, will it heal Mr. Oh's heart too?

It will, right?

You'll make it happen, right?

I don't know anything.

I have no idea what's best for him.

I just…

I just want him to sleep well, if nothing else.

But you know, don't you?

There's a way, right?

Think.

You must think and find a way.

If I can just operate on him…

If I can just get it out…

there's a chance.

The doctor told the soldiers

who were about to drag Mr. Oh away…

GUNSHOT-INDUCED PENETRATING HEAD TRAUMA

…that a bullet was lodged in his head.

Push a sedative now!

Asleep or awake, you'd ask for your brother.

You'd wake up in the middle of the night crying and sobbing,

"It's too heavy."

You kept repeating that over and over.

Look who it is.

It's Dr. Gye, Mr. Oh Sang-beom's primary surgeon.

Clocking out?

No point in monitoring a patient who's being transferred, right?

You didn't know?

For someone who went on about how he was your patient,

you sure don't know much.

There's no surgery.

I think that's enough.

What would a mere locum know?

What?

What is it?

What are you up to now?

Who are you?

Seriously?

-Hey. -Hey!

-Hey! -Unbelievable.

What's wrong with her?

-She doesn't know me? -Let's get you home, Mr. Oh.

-She doesn't recognize me? -Sir, please.

-We met before. Hey! -Sir…

GUSEO UNIVERSITY SEONAM MEDICAL CENTER

Go away.

Macbeth…

Macbeth…

I'm sorry!

What the heck? Jeez, that's cold.

Theater club, right?

Yes.

Come in.

DIRECTOR BU SEUNG-GWON

Go on.

Dr. Gye, Dr. Jo, Dr. Park,

and Dr. Kim.

I'll need an explanation for this.

Ms. Jang requested that I come,

so I obliged, but…

Forty-six years ago,

on that day,

on that night, at that exact moment…

We're here to show everyone

what we imagine took place that day.

Don't worry. Just take a seat and watch.

They're reenacting that day.

We found a room

that most closely resembles where it happened,

including the windows, window size,

ceiling height, and room width.

According to witnesses, at around 4 a.m. that day,

a helicopter fired a machine gun into the eighth-floor windows

of the Gwangil Building.

In the room was the 12-year-old Sang-beom.

His 20-year-old brother, Seung-beom.

The diner owner.

The brothers' uncle.

The brothers' uncle.

The uncle, yes.

And…

Seung-beom's night school classmate.

After the protest broadcast at dawn,

everyone quickly entered the building and settled in.

But they didn't know that a helicopter would be deployed

or that a machine gun would open fire on them.

They heard the helicopter.

They heard it getting closer and then…

they saw it appear through the window.

They tried to run,

but a hail of bullets rained down on them.

And those bullets…

Seung-beom

shielded his brother with his entire body.

Sang-beom!

It was impossible for Seung-beom alone to protect him.

But what if…

What if it wasn't just him?

Another person.

And…

another like this.

And toward the diner owner who was like a mother to them all…

his classmate…

his friend's uncle…

and the young boy.

Like this.

Look.

I just couldn't make sense of it.

Even if it's outdated, it was still a helicopter with a machine gun.

How could a young child have survived that?

"It's too heavy."

I heard

you kept saying that when you were in the hospital back then.

So I thought

maybe your brother

wasn't the only one resting on top of you.

Here, Sang-beom.

Did you know?

Did you know that was a possibility?

It was…

It was heavy.

It was…

too heavy.

It was so…

It was so…

heavy.

Mr. Oh.

Is there a song or sound you want to hear during the surgery?

You'll be under anesthesia,

but I thought it might give you some comfort.

TRÄUMEREI

Okay.

MY BROTHER LIKED THIS PIECE

You only get to die once.

So…

save it for later.

Put it off until tomorrow

and then the next day.

Keep putting it off.

I'll make sure you get home.

With your brother.

No matter what.

Don't worry.

I…

don't ever fail.

His vitals are stable, and he's in good condition.

You think Dr. Gye can do this?

Mr. Oh Sang-beom.

Right-sided neuroendoscopic foreign body removal.

Let's begin.

MAY 18 OLD CEMETERY

Sheath.

SHEATH: A SHORT TUBE THAT FACILITATES VASCULAR ACCESS FOR CATHETERS & GUIDEWIRES

Endoscope.

-But one night, they got caught in a storm -But one night, they got caught in a storm

-And everyone vanished… -And everyone vanished…

Cheers.

There it is.

Sang-beom.

Sang-beom.

Get up.

Eat first, then sleep.

Get your strength back first.

Biopsy forceps.

BIOPSY FORCEPS: ENDOSCOPIC FORCEPS USED TO COLLECT TISSUE SAMPLES FOR BIOPSY

When I ask for biopsy forceps, leave the OR.

What? But I need to close--

Wait at the end of the hallway.

Okay.

No questions?

No. Not a single one.

I'll leave and wait at the end of the hallway.

I'll do as you say.

Sang-beom.

Take care of yourself.

Eat well…

and sleep well, okay?

Live well, just like that.

What's that?

Is that the bullet?

-Did you get a good look? -Not really.

What is it?

-What's going on? -Excuse me.

Is that it?

Is that a bullet?

Well…

I think it is.

But…

-I can't see it. -What?

Is that a bullet?

OPERATING ROOM

-Hey, was it really a bullet? -Dr. Gye.

The color was off. What was it?

I asked you a question!

Dr. Gye, just hand it over.

Was it really a bullet?

Just show us already!

Park Tae-gyeong.

Yes, Dr. Gye!

I'm right here!

Hey!

-Wait… -Run.

-Got it! -Dr. Gye, what the hell?

Have you lost your mind?

Hey! Park Tae-gyeong!

I knew you'd stay behind.

I allowed the surgery

under the premise that it was a bullet.

I never said it was a bullet.

Dr. Gye Su-jeong.

There's another specimen container

in your pocket right now.

Is it what I think it is?

What do you think it is?

A bone fragment.

Everyone will soon find out about your lie, Dr. Gye.

You'll find Ms. Jang at Gate 3.

A bribe? Well, who'd have thought?

You're not changing?

Everyone looks pretty angry.

Is that her?

-Dr. Gye. -It is!

-You know what you're doing right now? -Hey!

Come here!

-Wasting time? -Get over here!

No, you're making yourself available to be on call.

Never thought I'd see you volunteer to be on call.

-Hey! -Go grab her right now!

Goodness gracious.

Dr. Jo.

Guess you're a good runner.

You and I have been running a lot recently.

Tell me about it.

Is it that car?

-Hold on. -The window, please.

Oh, the window…

Wait.

-Here. -Through here?

Got it. Thank you both!

-Take care. -Thank you.

-Goodness. -Hello.

Hello.

Gye Su-jeong, you'd better make a fortune.

I'll make you pay for this.

-Goodbye then. -Goodbye.

Think she'll be okay?

It's a miracle they've been okay so far.

No wonder they all lost their heads.

It's completely empty.

It's not empty.

It's full.

What?

Dedication.

It's filled with Dr. Gye's dedication to her patients.

And sincerity.

Have you been talking to Dr. Kim?

Comments like that are his specialty.

Don't get too close to him.

She called me by name for the first time.

She shouted my name super loud…

Park Tae-gyeong!

Buzzkill Won-jin!

What the heck? Why is he here?

He said post-show wrap-up parties are a must

-and asked where we're going. -Forget it.

Where are you going?

-Wrap-up party, right? -Wait, Dr. Kim.

-Right? Take me with you. -No, it's not like that.

-Dr. Kim, where are you going? -Stop following me!

The results will be out soon.

If you're wrong, I'm not feeding you for two days.

And no allowance either.

Guess he's not dreaming tonight.

GUSEO UNIVERSITY SEONAM MEDICAL CENTER

I still can't believe it wasn't a bullet.

Should we really be holding a press conference?

They say this will be even more tragic.

-Who said that? -Those guys.

What about that person upstairs?

He's still here.

Here.

I got this for you at a nearby shop yesterday.

I'm glad you made it through.

After the press conference,

we're heading home, okay?

Is he gone now?

I'm glad we were able to hold this press conference.

There's really no point if it's not a bullet.

Makes you wonder why we did any of this.

His X-rays would've shown it when he came in to get examined.

Why didn't she tell us?

Because she wanted to operate!

That Gye Su-jeong or whatever is obsessed with performing surgery.

I think Dr. Gye's actions were along the same lines

as those of the doctors from back then.

What did you say?

-Are you taking her side? -Of course not.

She's in the wrong. She lied, after all.

What am I supposed to say at the press conference later?

I'm going to lose face!

If they'd known

it was a bone fragment and not a bullet,

would those blowhards have funded his surgery?

Sir, I'm not the slightest bit interested

in shaping or running the world.

I'm not someone who says "yes"

or "no."

All I am

is someone…

who asks, "Why?"

"Why?"

"Why?"

Yes?

Huh? What do you mean?

Mr. Oh Sang-beom has disappeared?

My word. Look at these potatoes.

Back in North Korea, potatoes kept me alive.

It's Dr. Woo.

Hello, Dr. Woo.

-Stop that. -I've been meaning to call you.

What?

I mean,

I only took a quick bathroom break.

-Dr. Gye. -No, he's not here.

He's not in his room.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING I'M SORRY

Dr. Gye.

He's not on the rooftop, which is a relief.

A huge relief.

I checked the CCTVs, but found nothing.

I think he's still in the hospital.

GWANGJU UPRISING VICTIM SURGERY RESULTS

The tragedy that took place in Gwangju is a tragedy for us all.

The pain felt in Gwangju is a pain we all share.

The bone fragment recovered during surgery

reveals the details of that tragedy.

The bullet's path.

The shattered fragments of grief lodged deep within.

Can we really

-turn our backs on this? -He sure does have a silver tongue.

He commands the room well.

This turned out for the better.

If Mr. Oh were here, he couldn't go all out that way.

The focus wouldn't have been on the mayor either.

We must not let a tragedy like this…

Director, about the statement we put together earlier.

I trust that you'll stick to it.

Get in!

He's not from around here, so he couldn't have gotten far.

-Get in. -Oh, I…

I'll take my car. It's safer than…

-Just get in. -But…

-Hurry up. -Wait, Ms. Jang, I…

-Seat belts! -Okay.

Next, Director Bu Seung-gwon

will take questions.

So they take all the credit

and leave the director to take the blame?

Be quiet.

Why not do everything themselves instead of involving the director?

He just agreed to it for the future of this hospital.

I'd like to thank all the reporters who have joined us today.

I'm Director Bu Seung-gwon of Guseo University Medical Center.

I'll take questions now.

Why isn't Mr. Oh Sang-beom in attendance?

He hasn't recovered yet and needs more rest.

Test results would've shown it wasn't a bullet,

so why was the surgery performed?

Word is that the original plan was to transfer him because of Mr. Ji Du-seok.

OBOK NOODLES

Please answer us.

Why did you operate on him?

X-rays did indeed show

it was a bone fragment rather than a bullet.

However, we couldn't simply ignore

an issue that has disrupted the patient's life.

To be honest, it was an extremely risky surgery.

But our hospital's exceptional doctors,

alongside our esteemed contributors, Mayor Im Ho-seok,

Chairman Kim Chang-su of the Medical Association,

and Chairman Gu Bon-pyeong of Guseo Foundation,

were determined.

Are you really not going to accept these?

Take them away before I change my mind.

Don't use the lack of a bullet as an excuse

to withdraw funding for the surgery and saddle Mr. Oh

with huge medical bills.

May I ask why?

There's this word, "neujagu," in the Jeolla dialect.

I don't want people to say that I have no neujagu.

"Neujagu"?

"Basic decency"?

Goodbye.

Damn it!

I really wanted to get a new car.

Where is it?

Here.

-Isn't that Mr. Oh's bone fragment-- -No.

What?

It's not Mr. Oh's.

-Hey, there's Mr. Oh! -Where?

He went into that back alley.

Mr. Oh Sang-beom was 12 years old at the time.

When martial law troops tried to take him away again,

I imagine the primary attending

told him a white lie

at the time.

And when his records were burned in a fire,

that white lie became a fact.

We took in both Mr. Oh Sang-beom and Mr. Ji Du-seok

because they were patients.

We never once considered transferring either of them.

Like the doctors back then,

everyone in our hospital

shares the same dedication

to uphold our obligations with…

TO UPHOLD OUR OBLIGATIONS WITH A "WHITE-COAT" SENSE OF DUTY

With a white-coat…

-With a white-coat sense of duty-- -Code blue.

-"Code blue"? -Third floor, VIP ward, Room 5.

Cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. Code blue.

Third floor, VIP ward, Room 5.

-Cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. -Room 5?

Ji Du-seok?

-Ji Du-seok? -Ji Du-seok?

The code blue is for Ji Du-seok! It's for Ji Du-seok!

Is this about former President Ji Du-seok?

Excuse me, I haven't finished--

Doesn't code blue mean cardiac arrest?

Were there issues with the initial response?

-I'll respond after I-- -Is it Mr. Ji Du-seok?

Was he really conscious during transport?

What was the cause?

-We should go, Director. -What was his status at the time?

When did his condition worsen?

-I'll update you with details soon. -My source in another hospital…

-I'll hold another briefing for this. -What's the cause?

Please respond!

-Wait! Are you just leaving? -Did he take a turn for the worse?

-Please give us a comment! -Please respond!

Shouldn't you get back?

He's not my patient.

He went inside a karaoke bar.

He bought something from a convenience store.

I don't know why, but the black plastic bag

is giving me a bad feeling.

So this is where he is!

There you are!

You came to a fun place. Hey, get in here.

All right, choose a song.

I'll go ahead and kick us off.

You can choose after my turn.

All right, here we go.

Okay, 0-4-5-0-1-7. Start.

This just in.

At 11:45 a.m., former President Ji Du-seok

passed away at the age of 91.

Former President Ji, who has seen a sharp decline in health,

took a sudden turn for the worse while hospitalized

and subsequently suffered cardiac arrest.

The medical community is…

A rock island where the waves crash

To this place that used to be deserted

People around the world

Gathered one by one

But one night, they got caught in a storm

And everyone vanished…

We had to wait for the DNA test results,

so I couldn't tell you earlier.

This is your brother's bone fragment.

All this time, what was inside your head

was your brother.

He was…

always with you.

Seung-beom.

Come on.

Let's…

go home.

New evidence has emerged proving that helicopter gunfire took place

during the Gwangju Democratic Uprising.

On the last day of the uprising,

witnesses claimed the Gwangil Building was targeted from the air.

Hundreds of bullet holes were found

in a room on the eighth floor of that very building.

Martial law troops used cement

-to cover every bullet hole -Mommy!

and signs of armed suppression,

making evidence extremely hard to find.

This room, however, remained largely untouched

because it served as a storage room after the uprising.

-Families of the victims and NGOs -Dr. Gye, over here.

are demanding that the government conduct further investigation.

The May 18 Truth Commission

also announced a probe comparing the bullet holes

with the martial law command's operational logs.

This just in. The government is expanding the medical school quota.

-It's official? -They're pushing ahead with it?

This isn't the time for that.

Enrollment will increase by more than 2,000 students

-starting next year. -Let's go.

The Medical Association will hold an emergency meeting.

You bet they will.

GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE MED SCHOOL QUOTA BY 2,000

This is the first time the quota has been increased

after being rejected over the past 17 years…

The move was pushed through despite heavy opposition

from the medical community.

The Korean Medical Association protested, citing risks of lower service quality

-and excessive competition. -You can have it all.

University hospitals nationwide echoed their concern.

The Korean Intern Resident Association and the Korean Medical Association

have warned of a nationwide strike…

DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

DOCTOR X: MAFIA IN WHITE

All residents and interns will stop working and leave the hospital.

It's as if someone placed a huge rock

on that 10-year-old's stomach.

If you won't remove it, at least look the other way.

How can you call your colleagues traitors for choosing to stay and treat patients?

You call yourselves doctors?

They're taking legal action against doctors who leave their posts.

It's because we're doctors that we can't look the other way!

If you're a doctor, scrub in with me.

Subtitle translation by: Jenny Kim