Come in, sir.
Have you finished paying your respects?
About how I liked her, and still do.
I told her because I was afraid I would regret it if I didn’t.
I wanted her to know.
Before the day comes when I can’t.
Did it work out?
Yes.
Are you crazy?
What do you think is going to happen if we publish an article like this right now?
They’ll stone us to death.
There’s a reason why we didn’t expose the informant from the beginning.
But this is claiming that
we exposed Lee Jeong-seon to prove that we are telling the truth.
We didn’t take measures to protect her, though we knew she could be harmed.
We need to acknowledge our responsibility,
apologize, and explain why we are asking for an autopsy.
It may be too late, but we must try.
We can’t use this kind of rationale now.
Lee Jeong-seon isn’t the only one we let down.
We’ve created mistrust for progressive media.
They’ll say, “Look at them, they’re all just trash.”
“Are they any different than other media?”
“They let down those who supported them.”
We need a balance between protecting sources and getting the news out there.
If we focus too much on protecting sources,
we’ll censor ourselves too much.
Don’t you remember how much we hate censorship?
Do you consider yourself a capable journalist?
Are you telling me that I shouldn’t think of myself as a capable journalist?
No, I believe you are very talented.
I think you know the difference between self-censorship and what is right.
No way.
What do we do here?
Is it only to make people disillusioned with politics?
- Is that our purpose? - I said no.
This time, please answer.
I asked you once before.
The Cancer Center incident.
did you really expose it for the sake of the grieving family,
or did you set it up to use it against the hospital?
I’m curious why you are asking that now?
Did you do it to stop us from striking when you threatened to
send Pediatrics and Emergency away?
Is that why you withdrew the order when we called off the strike?
Nothing happens randomly.
I don’t do business based on chance.
Then you really planned it?
Don’t you do the same thing in surgery?
You need to think of options if things don’t go as expected.
We don’t do that, not in surgeries.
That sounds nice.
Business means variables.
You have to expect the unexpected.
You have to respond, adapt,
and always have a Plan B ready.
Those that don’t do this cannot survive.
The anonymously uploaded sales report was a variable.
It was a variable.
So that means...
you are not that kind of person.
What about now?
Lee Jeong-seon’s death.
Was it you who gave the order?
It’s time to leave, Dr. Lee.
Let’s go.
What did they do when they arrived?
What time is the funeral?
Does CEO Gu know?
Okay.
Keep an eye on them.
I’ve been sitting here for quite some time with a pen in my hand,
wondering what to write.
I suppose I’m trying to convince the two of you
that I know how you feel, as I have also lost a family member.
But how can I say that I feel your pain?
How can I know what it feels like to lose a child?
Ma’am, sir, there is nothing else I can say to you.
An autopsy must be performed.
I am sorry for not being able to truly feel what you feel.
I’m sorry to add to the noise and demands
coming from all over at this time of crisis.
I’m sorry but please, request an autopsy.
It was confirmed that all hostages
in the Malacca Strait were released after negotiations.
In other news,
Lee Jeong-seon, the deceased informant who outed National Assembly Speaker
Jeong Chae-yong for using public funds illegally will have an autopsy,
as requested by her family early this morning.
The family said they wanted to know the precise cause of death.
Jin-woo!
Ma’am, the chartered bus is here, and your relatives are waiting as well.
Hey you!
Why are you harassing her when she said she wants an autopsy for her child?
The crematorium is fully booked
and if you delay even a few hours, it won’t be possible today.
How can we delay in this sweltering heat?
Look here.
We’ll take care of it ourselves, so just leave us alone!
The National Forensic Service said
it will be difficult to obtain accurate results in her condition.
What does that mean?
It’s been hot, so the body was frozen and stored.
They said that thawing the body will make an autopsy difficult.
Our child!
What is this talk of freezing and thawing?
They wouldn’t have frozen her if you requested an autopsy from the start.
He is lying to you.
Neither a stillborn nor an adult would be allowed to be mishandled in such a way.
I made up my mind, and it’s not because of you, so everyone shut up!
We’re doing an autopsy.
Ma’am.
What? I didn’t open it, so who?
I’m sorry, Mr. Chairman.
Are you finished?
How would you like to conclude this?
Is the autopsy really happening? 100%?
As of now, the president’s office is trying to block it,
but the family seems set on doing one, especially the mother.
If the family says they want an autopsy, won’t it happen eventually,
even if a conglomerate is involved?
Hmm...
Didn’t I say not to write this kind of thing?
“Condemn”! Delete this.
We’re not condemning anything!
Don’t write things like “right” and “wrong.” We’re not judging anything.
As doctors,
we have an obligation to reveal the truth.
Strong feelings.
“Strong feelings” is good.
Oh, yes.
An autopsy has not been confirmed.
Please take the article down.
Everything including personal data.
Send it to me right now.
I told you to sit down.
What will happen if an autopsy is conducted?
A medical exam revealed a lesion on the left occipital region.
Hey.
I know that already, but can the cause of death be reversed?
No, right?
You can’t answer?
The Director doesn’t know?
It’s 50/50.
- I can’t guarantee one way or the other. - Darn it.
For cardiovascular or other diseases,
- an exam is… - That’s enough.
Okay then.
Tell the Restructure Team Leader to come in.
Yes.
Sit.
At first, the family members all agreed to a cremation and there was no sign of conflict.
However, it seems the two doctors from the other night swayed them somehow.
What did they say?
I’m not certain, but the way they acted at the funeral parlor makes me think
it was them who convinced her.
- Who was it? - Ye Jin-woo from Emergency Medicine.
His father is deceased and his mother lives alone.
There is nothing notable about his career and his brother, a paraplegic, works for HIRA.
There are rumors that he is dating another doctor.
Maybe having a paraplegic sibling doesn’t bother him.
Perhaps they would like to be brothers in disability?
The other one.
Joo Kyung-moon, the Director of Thoracic Surgery.
He lost in the election for the new hospital director to Oh Se-hwa.
There are no unusual personal details.
How about family?
Full-time housewife and a daughter in high school.
Don’t touch the kid and the housewife is useless.
If he’s a director, he probably did many surgeries, right?
We’ll see if he made any mistakes.
The ER doctor who went to the funeral is dating another doctor?
Yes, a female pediatrician.
Tsk tsk, what trouble it is to have such a boyfriend.
Yes, Mr. Chairman.
This too shall pass.
Maybe having a paraplegic sibling doesn’t bother him.
Perhaps they would like to be brothers in disability?
Let them do an autopsy.
If I try to block it now, it will seem like we are hiding something, sir.
She said there’s a 50/50 chance.
I’ll make it 100%.
The cause of death won’t be overturned.
Even the director can’t guarantee it.
I guarantee it.
I will make sure of it.
Team Leader.
Yes, Mr. President.
Invite an outside forensic expert to perform the autopsy.
Prohibit all hospital staff from entering the room,
whether it be those who advocated for it or even Director Oh Se-hwa.
No one from this hospital can observe or participate.
What would you like me to do, sir?
Handle everything within the hospital, no outsourcing.
The briefing will be handled by the invited expert,
and everything will happen as the family requested.
The conclusion will remain the same: death by blunt force trauma.
That is all.
The Deputy Director is asking all department heads to sign a petition for autopsy,
so you need to sign this.
- He wants signatures now. - Nurse Bang!
Sir.
Wow, it’s quite late.
He’s fallen about as low as he can go.
Why was he there?
What did he say when he arrived?
I made up my mind, and it’s not because of you.
It’s not because… of you…
I will hunt you down for the rest of your life.
I can save you, or I can let you die.
I will kill you.
- You reported me. - I did not.
It is you!
No, it isn’t.
It was you… I knew it…
It’s the hospital president.
Hello.
Yes, that’s right.
Here it is.
This way, sir.
There’s no way CEO Gu ordered an autopsy to find the truth.
So then, can we get in?
No, we can’t.
They blocked the autopsy room, citing something about fairness.
Director.
Dr. Ye, right now I’m...
I’m sorry, please go ahead.
I don’t know either. Okay.
I know you know, but there’s just no way.
I don’t know...
You can’t plant a secret camera like in a spy film.
Is this as far as I go?
You forced them to do an autopsy.
Two investigators, a forensic specialist, a prosecutor,
and a professional photographer.
Only outsiders are allowed into the autopsy.
Why?
If it’s coronary thrombosis, Director Joo should be the one to examine her,
but nobody can get in, let alone see it.
Outsiders...
Outsiders?
Isn’t that too cruel?
Don’t do it.
Jin-woo!
You will see a prosecutor acting as a supervisor, a forensic specialist,
a pathologist, and a photographer who specializes in autopsies.
Before the autopsy, they will do an exterior examination.
Starting from her back, abdomen, and then her head.
From the moment the first cut is made, you must harden your heart
because they don’t just look inside…
they take her organs out.
Family members can observe autopsies.
It will be difficult, but you must go.
Go and…
- We will begin now. - Wait a minute.
Is my child a real person to you?
Cardiac arrest due to subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute cerebral edema.
Caused by blunt force trauma.
Are you seeing a woman from Saegeul21?
What do you mean by “seeing”?
Sorry. I saw you.
Is it a secret?
Dr. Lee, the seizure patient is stable now.
Let’s do a CT.
Okay.
I saw you two.
Is she a reporter there?
How in the world did you see that?
In the basement parking lot.
Seon-woo saw it too.
Seon-woo saw us?
I didn’t mean to see you.
You two ended up in front of us… What?
That’s bad?
The basement parking lot… was that two days ago?
Yup.
Did you go to the funeral because of that reporter?
Who did you go to the funeral for?
I have some responsibility for Lee Jeong-seon’s death.
What do you mean?
I helped decipher the receipts, mentioned on the news.
I didn’t know who it came from or where.
Somehow that person ended up coming to me.
She died while I was holding her.
I saw the life leaving her eyes.
It happens all the time.
Yes, it does.
Time to go.
Have a good night.
Mom, what are you doing?
Nothing special.
I was wondering if you had some time.
How about dinner together?
Are you finished?
I’m almost done, but I need to write the report.
This won’t happen overnight.
I’ll need about ten days.
Announce the results first. People are waiting.
Okay.
The photographer asked to remain anonymous so let’s not mention him
and put him in a difficult situation.
We can’t just announce the autopsy results without any evidence.
Without this (file), how are we going to prove the cause of death?
Have you forgotten how this all started?
An informant’s identity was revealed.
We can step away after making an announcement.
Everyone will ask for evidence and the only ones who can confirm or deny
are the people who witnessed the autopsy,
from the investigators down to the photographer.
You can tell me your thoughts.
If we take the lead on this, then what happens to the director?
If we try to reverse her finding from the autopsy...
We have no time.
She’ll become the person who distorted results to gain power and took advantage of someone’s death.
It’s the truth. She was involved from the very beginning.
So let’s give her a chance to make up for it herself.
How do you know if that’s something she wants?
If she doesn’t do it, I will.
Go to the auditorium.
I’ll go there soon.
Hold my seat for a minute.
When did you arrive?
- You must have waited a while. - Waiting is part of the job.
Did you get the results?
It will be announced soon.
I probably won’t be able to talk to you about this later.
You’re not busy?
The director told me to come.
- You too? - Pardon?
Oh, he came as well.
It’s just a photograph but you are a neurologist
and will recognize what you are seeing.
What should I do?
Why ask me that question?
Haven’t you already decided what you will do by bringing this to me now?
This is your decision.
I’m just here to present the results of the autopsy.
Why not announce it yourself?
If I do it, it’s an overturning of your findings.
If you do it, it’s a correction.
Examinations and autopsies are night and day
so your first announcement wouldn’t be seen as a lie.
Are you here to redeem me?
Am I supposed to be moved by this?
Shall I present it, Director?
There isn’t much time before the autopsy briefing.
A car will be waiting so you can leave right after the announcement.
Okay.
Hello.
Seung-hyo!
I will say it again.
I’m correcting the results of my initial examination.
The autopsy performed on the late Lee Jeong-seon
found evidence of a blood clot in the left atrium and occlusion of the basilar artery.
This means she had an ischemic stroke due to atrial fibrillation.
In other words, a natural cause.
Therefore, I need to revise my previous statement to death
by ischemic stroke or illness.
Direct any questions to the forensic team.
Where is the forensic team?
Who?
They’re gone.
Yes. Just now.
Well, I’m not sure if CEO Gu knew about this or not.
I’m sorry.
She could have done this on her own...
You have been through so much.
It must have been too much to bear.
Thank you both.
I’m so sorry.
We got it out there, but I wonder what happens next.
Something will start.
What are you going to do now, Dr. Ye?
Go back to work.
My shift is starting.
He said he injured it at a construction site.
Just bear with it for a moment.
It doesn’t look serious.
The people we see from construction sites have severe injuries,
but I don’t think you need to worry too much about this.
Thank you.
- Just getting here? - Yes, hello.
Hello.
Dr. Park, do an EB and get an X-ray.
Journalists are everywhere sticking their cameras in our faces.
If you keep sticking your nose in places it doesn’t belong…
I’m sorry.
I know.
I know how you feel and why you do what you do.
I know. I really do.
It’s like looking at myself as a younger guy, and I worry.
Pardon?
Can’t you just focus your sights on people who are in pain?
I thought that was what I was doing.
A nail that sticks out gets hammered down.
Director.
Thank you.
Crazy.
Come on! We need hands!
I’m sure all your students watch you with wide eyes, Director Lee.
Did you do this at your home?
Well done.
Director, may I ask you some questions?
I understand you didn’t conduct the autopsy, so why did you conduct the briefing?
Will you personally write the report?
Can you tell me when it goes public?
Please give a statement about why you reversed your own conclusions!
With the announcement that the deceased died of illness,
the investigation into Speaker Jeong Chae-yong’s misuse of special funds
is expected to enter a new phase.
Also, Sangkook University Hospital will likely face an investigation
after it overturned its own findings regarding the death.
I’m sorry, sir.
Is it broken?
I’m sorry, CEO Gu.
I’m sorry, but you are not allowed to enter.
Why?
Do you oppose it?
Are you worried that if I live alone,
I’ll just get drunk and turn the place upside down?
Did you fight with your brother?
We’re not children.
Just because.
Why “just because,” all of a sudden?
Why wouldn’t I want to live on my own as well?
What did he say?
He’s always busy, coming and going. I haven’t told him.
Exactly.
When he’s home, he just sleeps, and you barely see each other as it is.
It’s like living alone.
Why do you want to move out completely?
It’s something I really want.
- I should have… - Mom.
I should have lived with you.
What was I thinking, leaving you like that?
It was good that you did.
I’m grateful that you found some happiness.
I’m just sorry I couldn’t send you off earlier.
So…
It’s not your fault.
How can I be okay with you living alone...
It’s not you.
It’s not Jin-woo
Mom, I need to tell you something.
I wish Director Lee could have told you for me
but now that he can’t...
Mom
Dad!
Dad, over here!
I got a ball. I got a ball.
Hey, Seon-woo, is that Kramer? Do you see him?
- Yes, over there! - Where? Where?!
Over there.
Stop that, Seon-woo.
Okay~
Goal~
Dad, the ball.
Don’t do that in the car.
- It’s dangerous. - Okay.
Goal!
Ye Seon-woo!
Because I’m the director, that’s why… It’s no big deal.
Oh, will you be late?
Then pick up Subin from the reading room on your way home, okay?
What’s going to happen…
Why did you do it?
Not here.
He left.
Why do you think I did it?
What do you think your actions today will lead to?
How did you know the cause of death?
Looks like you made a promise not to talk.
With whom?
What is actually going to happen?
Will this conglomerate do something to me?
I’ve been with that family for over ten years.
What did you do for those ten years?
Did you just watch?
(Life)
Why didn't I persuade the family of the deceased?
I will once more...
No. We'll do it.
Don't you need to be at the hospital?
Director Oh Se-hwa is on leave today.
What?
Has Director Oh ever called to get a leave of absence on the
same day that she made the call?
What's up with him?
Director Oh Se-hwa, Professor Joo Kyung-moon, Dr. Lee No-eul and Dr. Ye Jin-woo...
Dismiss them.
There is no period for the transfer of duties.
Dr. Ye. You can't just let this happen.
Don't keep quiet and do nothing.
It would be disrespectful to CEO Gu if we did nothing.
What will you do?
He wants a fight? He'll get a fight.
We can no longer tolerate this kind of behavior from our management,
so Sangkook University Hospital CEO Gu Seung-hyo's
dismissal from office is hereby called for.