Ms. Seok!
HYPER KNIFE
YEONSHIN UNIVERSITY NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT
WEEKLY QUIZ FOR THE 3RD WEEK OF APRIL
…CONSISTS OF GLYCOGEN, AND THE TUMOR
2016 YEONSHIN MEDICAL SCHOOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WELCOMING CEREMONY FOR DR. CHOI DEOKHEE
CHOI DEOKHEE
NEUROSURGERY JEONG SEOK
YEONSHIN UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Early entrance to college? At what age?
Seventeen. Top score on the entrance exam.
- She must be smart. - Yeah, she's smart.
But so what? She's a loose cannon.
My advice? Watch out for her.
So this Seok Jeong is that bad, huh?
I just got back and this is the very first thing you had to tell me.
Believe me, that's how much trouble she is.
Something's wrong with her.
And she talks way too much.
She talks too much?
I'm serious.
Once she gets going… …she'll talk for an hour.
She's got so much to talk about and complain about.
And she's a know-it-all.
Sounds like a handful.
Yeah, she definitely is. But she's also good at what she does.
She pushes herself hard.
You're acting like all hell's broken loose 'cause of this kid.
I had a bad feeling when I read her essay.
What did it say?
Read it when you get a chance.
- Oh! Dr. Choi! - Ah… Ms. Na.
Oh, it's been so long.
Wait. I heard you were still in Boston.
Are you back for good now?
Yes. I'm back for good.
How have you been?
Oh my goodness.
I'm so happy to see you, I'm crying.
- Oh… - So, how are your knees? They holding up?
Oh, you know, I'm just trying to go easy on them.
Come on, eat first. I'll help you out after.
Don't worry about me.
Hmm…
Come in.
Uh… It's open. Come in.
Huh?
Seok Jeong.
- Dr. Choi. - Huh?
Residents must have a lot of free time these days,
seeing as how you're not in the ward.
- Today is my day off. - If you're off, you should rest.
Your eyes are even red.
That doesn't matter.
Who cares about sleep?
There has to be a reason you've barged into a professor's office
without any kind of formal introduction.
I heard that you were back in Korea.
I ran all the way here because I wanted to show you this.
It's this week's neuro quiz.
If you look along the neuraxis here and here,
three-millimeter tumors.
Two of them.
They're Chordomas, right?
When Dr. Song was with you,
he'd talk smack about me, huh?
Did he tell you I'm a weirdo?
'Cause it's not true.
Honestly, I don't like him that much either.
He yawns in the operating room.
Not to mention his research papers.
I've read them all, ya know. And not one was worth reading.
He pieces together other people's work.
So you dare talk about Dr. Song like that in front of me?
Dr. Song, he used to be your student, right?
Like me.
Like you?
Yeah.
You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you.
I've been waiting for you to come back from Boston.
Every day.
Since before I even graduated from med school.
Every one of your papers, all, all of your research,
I've read all of it. Hmm. I even memorized a few.
That's a waste of your time though.
Why do that?
Every single word is perfection.
So it's not a waste.
YEONSHIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Dr. Choi!
Seok Jeong?
What is it?
Please teach me, doctor.
You're the only one I want to learn from.
- Really? - I want you to teach me everything please.
Everything you've ever learned!
Every surgical skill in your head!
If you know it, I want it.
Don't keep anything to yourself. Don't hold anything back from me.
Please teach me everything.
And why would I do that?
Doctor.
I have staked
my entire life on this.
I should've seen it right then and there.
She had absolutely no self-control.
She was all over the place.
In the end, she said her dream was to die while operating.
I know exactly what that feels like.
What?
- It's love. - Oh, my.
She was in love with you?
Yeah, right.
No, not with me.
With this right here.
I was just like her at that age.
While my classmates were busy obsessing over girls, I was in the OR.
I was falling in love
with brain surgery.
I was captivated by the brain.
That's amazing actually. You and she are so similar.
You have never seen a brain, have you?
Only in pictures.
You can't understand what I mean unless you see it.
The human brain, it pulsates, just like the heart.
You've gotta see it for yourself.
You see, the brain's not an organ you're meant to cut open.
It doesn't have a lid.
That's how it was designed,
for no one to open it.
But I was lucky enough to look inside.
It was so delicate and fragile,
yet at the same time,
incredibly beautiful and elegant.
You can't help but fall in love with it.
Once it's gone, you miss it and want to touch it again.
So to die in the OR, that's what you want?
Yeah. I'd be happy to.
Wow.
So that girl, you seem to like her a lot.
What? Like her?
Disgraceful.
Hello, Dr. Kang.
HAN HYEONHO'S ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MEDICINE
Thank you.
From what I hear, you only treat patients everyone else has given up on.
Yes, those are usually the kinds of patients who come to us.
Since what you're doing is illegal,
why not charge them more money then?
I charge them what's fair, given their situations.
MEDICAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE
You charge them a fair amount, and your clinic looks like this?
That's a bit of a mystery.
Oh.
Dr. Baul Yoon was your professor, huh?
I heard he hit some rough patches towards the end,
living off one of his students because he had nowhere else to go.
Tragic, really.
You're mistaken, Doctor.
Dr. Yoon was more dignified and more at peace than anyone.
Even in his remaining days.
You're headed for a sad ending. Just like your professor, I guess. Hmm?
Looking after the rejects in this tiny little clinic.
It's a waste of your time and talent.
So you're one of those who look down on the less fortunate.
Now that I've gotten a little older, Doctor,
it's harder to tolerate people who think my work here is worthless.
I'm really sick of hearing that kind of talk.
Couldn't agree more.
No job is fun all the time.
That's rare, you know. Hmm?
This is not the kind of case you should bring to us.
You should do the operation yourself.
It would be ideal if I could do it, of course.
Yet, I can't operate on myself, can I?
Dr. Han.
Oh, thank you.
How are your studies by the way?
Maybe I'm stupid.
All of the English, it's really hard, you know?
I won't do it. Just let him die.
- Dr. Jeong. - I already said I won't.
Why the hell are you pushing this on me?
Maybe I just hate to see you wasting your talent like this.
Yeah. This is a waste of my talent.
I'd be happy to just keep being the only one who gets to see your work.
But it wouldn't be fair.
You have to do it. That's the right thing to do.
You need everyone to see what you can do.
You can't keep sneaking around different hospitals for the rest of your life,
like some thief in the night.
Dr. Choi said if you do this,
he'll talk to the medical board and get your license reinstated, so--
So I get my license back, and what?
Open up a local clinic or something?
What the hell do you think I could possibly do there?
All I would be telling my patients is
"Go to the hospital."
I'm fine where I am right now. I like things the way they are.
You understand?
Ms. Seok, wait. What are you doing with all that stuff?
I'm going to burn this shit.
All of it!
What is all this?
There's another box in the storage room.
- Go get it. - But Ms. Seok.
Go get it now!
NEUROSURGERY JEONG SEOK
NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT RESIDENT JEONG SEOK
CHOI DEOKHEE
NEUROSURGERY JEONG SEOK
Hey, hey.
Ah shit, shit, shit!
You doing okay?
'Cause you look like something's wrong.
You need more alcohol swabs?
What happened the other day?
That guy who was with you, he ended up in an ambulance.
I mean, he collapsed right in front of you,
but you didn't even look at him.
And what the hell were you stomping on so hard?
You know, something tells me
you're not like other women.
So what?
Oh, nothing.
I don't know what that was all about
but I figure you must be pissed about something.
I could take you to Seoul.
How about a drink, huh?
Just the two of us.
And why would I get a drink with you?
Oh, what, is it 'cause of this?
But they'll be taking this off in a couple days.
I've had it for a year.
Good for you.
Ms. Jeong. Sorry I'm late.
The alarm didn't go off.
Just think about it.
Well, that was creepy.
Hey, come here! Now!
Come here!
- Don't make me ask again. - Please, stop.
Who the hell do you think you are? Huh? Huh? Huh?
- I'm sorry. - Oh, stop whining.
Damn it. Get back here. Now!
Get up.
You're pathetic.
Poor Mari, that's just terrible.
I can't even imagine having a brother who hits you.
I'm gonna take my lunch break now, okay?
Lunch break? Where?
Where else? Mari's Diner.
Wait a sec. He's beating her out front, are you serious?
He's more likely to stop if I go over there. I'm a customer.
Please stop.
Wait for me!
That creep, he's showing us his ankle on purpose, right?
He's just trying to get us to look at him, you know. That's all.
Thank you, Ms. Mari.
Did you get a good look at her face? We should go ahead and call the police.
What will calling them even do?
She'll just tell them she fell again. Just ignore it.
We didn't order this.
It's not for you.
It's for her.
- Have a taste. - I don't really eat mackerel.
Oh, come on.
It's on the house.
Why's he acting like this all of a sudden?
He's completely fearless, that's why.
HAN HYEONHO
Yeah.
Dr. Jeong, can you operate tonight?
Yes. Absolutely.
Dr. Kang brought in the case.
The patient has a diffuse midline glioma.
He was discharged from Daeseo Hospital after six months.
Send over the chart. See you there.
Um… Be right back, okay?
What?
MS. SEOK
The person you have reached is not available.
Please hang up and try again.
What the hell is he doing that he can't even answer his phone?
RIGHT OF RETENTION IN EFFECT
This is my friend's clinic, but it's shut down.
Listen, you have no idea how thankful I am that you're doing this,
even though the pay sucks.
I tried not to get involved but I just felt so bad for the guy.
You made it.
Wouldn't miss it.
Of course I remember.
That day Dr. Jeong, for the first time ever,
took the lead on a surgery.
I was so nervous assisting her during the procedure.
But
she was perfect.
I guess she was a genius already.
She was a genius for sure…
but also a fool.
I wish…
Hello.
- …Dr. Choi had chosen to send Dr. Jeong… - Is Dr. Choi's schedule posted yet?
- …to Boston back then. - Wait. What?
Things wouldn't have turned out this way.
Weren't you off today? What were you doing in the OR?
Ah, got called in for an emergency.
- Dr. Song drunk again? - Yeah.
Stop agreeing to cover for him whenever he calls you, before it ruins your health.
No, it's fine.
I'll gladly cover for him if that means I get to be in the OR again.
Don't do that to yourself.
You're going to be so bored when I'm in Boston.
If you're gonna go, just go already. So I can relax.
Someone from our department made it, but no one from orthopedics.
Seok Jeong's back there.
I was seriously thinking that it was gonna be me this time around.
2017 BOSTON FERRIS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE
- I'm jealous. - Wow.
If it's for two years, it must cost quite a bit.
- Exactly. - Is it for a year?
Two years. They'll be sent to Boston for two years…
NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMENT HA UYEONG
- Hey, look at that. - So lucky.
Wow, Boston University School of Medicine.
Uyeong Ha,
why is he going to Boston instead of me?
Can't you see I have company?
You said you were gonna send the one most qualified though.
- Maybe you've forgotten already. - We'll talk about this later. Now get out!
Tell me why you chose to send that complete idiot to Boston right now!
Apologize to Uyeong's mother.
I'm sorry. I didn't know you were his mother.
Nevertheless, you're also at fault here.
This is all thanks to you buying my spot for your son.
You're so educated but you have no problem stooping that low.
- Seok Jeong, get a hold of yourself! - Why?
- What is wrong with you? - What the hell do you expect
when you took away what's mine!
I'll come back later.
You bitch!
After that,
Dr. Jeong was banned from performing any surgeries.
RIGHT OF RETENTION IN EFFECT
This punishment Dr. Choi gave her,
it was the worst one she could have possibly gotten.
She was treated like she was invisible for nearly a year
until the incident.
While Dr. Choi was away at some conference,
the department head gave Dr. Jeong permission to operate on a patient.
That was a bad idea, wasn't it?
Seok Jeong, stop it.
Stop what you're doing!
Damn it, I said stop now!
Hey, you heard him.
Don't make a scene. Just walk away.
I got paged to the ER. Car accident victim.
We did a full-body scan and found multiple trauma,
including fractures and bleeding all over.
CT and MRI scans were ordered and they showed an acute SDH.
The patient clearly needed emergency surgery,
but there was no one else available.
So I did it myself.
I performed a transfusion, removed any hematomas,
found the source of the bleeding and stopped the hemorrhage.
I've been operating for two hours and 20 minutes.
The patient's vitals are stable.
And all that's left to do now is suction and close them up.
I haven't made a single mistake throughout the procedure.
So why should I get out of my own OR
when my patient's still lying here on the table?
So you did nothing wrong? You refuse to leave?
- Yeah. - Get her out.
I said out!
Get off.
- No! - That's enough!
- This is my surgery! - Hey, Seok!
- Mine! - Seok!
Let me finish my surgery!
RIGHT OF RETENTION IN EFFECT
Dr. Kang is gone, isn't he?
He's nowhere to be found and he's not answering his phone either.
This is strange. It isn't like him.
I bet there was never any patient to begin with.
We should go now.
JEIL NEUROSURGERY CLINIC
I guess you're having fun preventing me from performing surgeries, huh?
I did it for you.
I got you a spot at Boston University.
Apparently, getting your license back just wasn't enough for you.
Go to Boston.
Just go.
And perform all the surgeries you want.
- And in exchange I have to operate on you? - Why not?
It wouldn't even be that hard for you.
Let's say I agree to do it.
If I nick even one little nerve, you know,
I could paralyze those precious hands.
Aren't you scared?
You're too proud to make any mistakes.
You're not fooling anyone.
I hate you.
I'd make that mistake 'cause I hate you.
I wish you'd die soon
in the back of some awful nursing home.
One that's out in the middle of nowhere so you're all alone.
No friends or family.
No one to take care of you.
I want you delirious on painkillers.
Stumbling around in a filthy diaper
filled with your piss and shit.
Wasting away.
Reminiscing about your glory days
thinking "Wow, I used to be someone."
Listen to you rattle on and on.
You really have no self-control.
Do you?
You are going to save my life
and go to Boston after.
I'm gonna make sure of it.
Let's go.
Should I open the window for you?
Would you like some fresh air?
Yeah.
After all that drama,
I feel sick.
You still want her to do it?
She really didn't seem on board with it all.
I mean, you heard what she said.
What if she opens you up and
- you know? - What? Just kills me?
Well, she's not exactly normal, is she?
She'd never do that.
You trust her that much then?
Just don't let your guard down.
She's capable of anything.
The city of Busan is bustling with activity
as it prepares to host the 24th annual Ichida Awards.
Attention will be focused on Dr. Deokhee Choi
from the Neurosurgery Department at Yeonshin University.
Dr. Choi is once again nominated for Surgeon of the Year.
The question that everyone is asking is if he'll manage to win again,
as it would mark the tenth consecutive year he has taken home that award,
setting a significant milestone in the field of neuros--
Hey, I was watching that.
Yeah, right. Since when do you watch the news?
I like to keep up with current affairs.
This is all you have to return?
Yeah, that's all. I'll see you.
Okay.
- Bye. - Uh… Yeah.
Ms. Seok. Can't the two of us just go to Boston?
Going to America would be cool.
- If you really want to, just go. - Wait, really?
I'll kill you before you even make it to the airport.
If you're gonna kill me, just make it quick.
Obviously.
Also,
I'm not going anywhere.
My house, my dogs, my work,
my diner…
MARI'S DINER
Everything is right here. So where am I supposed to go?
What? You've lost your mind.
How's Mari's Diner yours?
I go to eat there every day, so of course it's mine.
Yeah, yeah. Of course it's yours, Miss Seok.
You ignore my calls and now this?
You sure have gotten a lot of nerve all of a sudden.
That again? You chewed me out earlier.
You should've answered your phone when I called!
I told you I couldn't because I'd lost my phone.
I saved your life. So show some gratitude.
He's doing that in front of me on purpose, right?
What's he up to? I'm starting to get really worried.
I've got enough to stress over as it is. This guy…
Hey, listen. Listen.
Why don't we just go get jjajangmyeon right about now instead?
No way.
It's stir-fried pork day, after all.
Daddy!
Dr. Choi.
Alan. Is this a bad time?
No, don't worry about it.
When will you be here?
Will I see you at the Ichida Awards?
Ah… Unfortunately I don't think I can go. I actually have a surgery scheduled.
You do?
I only have one vial left of the Ceralib-A.
- What will you do? - Well, I'll have to stretch it out.
How bad are your symptoms?
They're all right.
I can manage with the patches for now.
It's just a bit worrying.
Okay, I'll let you know as soon as I'm able to book a flight.
I appreciate it.
You watching a drama?
Yeah.
Is it any good?
Hey, look at this.
I don't want to.
Just look!
That's gross!
What?
Dr. Choi's surgery,
is it that hard?
Yeah, it's in an awful spot.
But you love that kind of stuff.
I feel for him. He's not exactly young.
Poor guy.
Everyone dies when they get old.
Why do you care?
Ms. Seok, don't--
All right, I see.
Oh, Mr. Kang, good evening. Mr. Pak, you're out and about too.
- Yeah. - Coming back from your hunt?
We struck out. A big one ran off this way. Did you see it?
No. If it came around here, my dogs would've let you know.
That was a big one.
So are you busy these days?
- Why? - You should hunt wild boars.
The reward 300,000 won per head now.
Come show off a bit.
Yeah. I've been thinking about getting out there soon.
I heard one of them wrecked Grandma Jinju's ginseng farm.
That's not the only placed they trashed.
My family gravesite too. We might have to move the graves.
- Oh, jeez. - Good evening.
Hey! Long time no see!
Oh, right. You said you wanted to expand your pharmacy.
- Thought about relocating? - Do you know of a good location?
Right across the street. Mari's Diner.
Her brother won't stop beating her for money, so she has no choice.
She's selling her restaurant to get him some cash and be done with it.
Oh, man. That's too bad.
I see you going into Mari's Diner every day. So now what?
It's not the only restaurant, silly.
FOR LEASE
Ms. Seok, calm down. There are plenty of other places we can go to eat.
MARI'S DINER
It's not like you're gonna starve to death just 'cause the diner's closing.
Why is everyone doing this to me?
That restaurant is mine.
I don't deserve this. I mean, it's my restaurant!
Stop it already. It's not yours!
I'm gonna murder this guy.
Oh, come on. Not again!
No way. I can't let you do it.
Why do you keep trying to kill people?
Why can't I kill him? Give me one good reason.
- Well, obviously-- - You know me.
Telling me "Because you're not supposed to" won't stop me.
You know I actually have exams this whole week.
- You're done tomorrow. - Just with Intro to Nursing.
I still have Basic Anatomy and IV Injection Skills.
So what?
You're busy?
Is that it?
Yes.
Okay.
Prioritize your studies.
I'll have to make peace with it.
Wait, really?
Welcome.
What can I get you?
- Ah… Two specials, please. - Coming right up.
- Can we have some more water? - Of course.
Here you are.
FOR LEASE
Have you thought about it?
About what?
Ah… You know. Getting drinks with me in Seoul.
I don't know.
Hey.
A tough girl like yourself gotta be going out with a guy like me.
You see it too.
You and me,
we're meant to be.
Ah… But you're a high class pharmacist, I get it.
So people are gonna have a lot to say about the two of us dating, aren't they?
I've already thought all this through, you know.
No more ankle monitor.
That makes things a little easier for us. Don't you agree?
The monitor's finally off.
I should buy you a drink to celebrate.
How's tomorrow?
Um…
Well, then.
I hope it's not raining tomorrow.
I know, right?
BAREUN PHARMACY
It's so hot out.
You want a drink?
Hmm?
Aw… You didn't have to.
So good.
Well, I made it just for you.
- Come on in. - Hmm? Yeah.
- Bring it in here. - Okay.
Okay.
Man, this is…
What were you gonna do if I wasn't here to help you?
Aw. You're looking kinda tired.
Sit down for a minute.
Here.
Hey, take off your jacket. It's dirty.
Here.
Be back in a sec.
Mm-hmm…
It's okay.
Yes, Ms. Seok?
Can you talk?
What the heck are you still doing up so late?
Good question.
What am I still doing up so late?
You didn't.
No. The guy from Mari's Diner?
Yeah. It just happened.
You said you weren't going to kill him. You'd make peace with it!
I need you to head over there and clean.
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