Hyper Knife (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

[Seok grunts]
[panting]
[grunting]
[laughing]
[breathes heavily, groans]
[Seo] Ms. Seok!
Ms. Seok!
[pants, groans]
HYPER KNIFE
YEONSHIN UNIVERSITY
NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMEN
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
YEONSHIN UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL SCHOOL
[Dr. Choi]
Early entrance to college? At what age?
[doctor] Seventeen.
Top score on the entrance exam.
-[Dr. Choi] She must be smart.
-[doctor] Yeah, she's smart.
But so what? She's a loose cannon.
My advice? Watch out for her.
[Dr. Choi]
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… [chuckles]
…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?
[chuckles] Read it when you get a chance.
-Oh! Dr. Choi!
-Ah… Ms. Na.
Oh, it's been so long.
[gasps]
Wait. I heard you were still in Boston.
[gasps] Are you back for good now?
-Yes. I'm back for good.
-[gasps]
How have you been?
[gasps] 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.
[doctor] Come on, eat first.
I'll help you out after.
Don't worry about me.
Hmm…
[knocks on door]
Come in.
[knocks louder]
Uh… It's open. Come in.
[clears throat]
[knocking]
Huh?
Seok Jeong.
-Dr. Choi.
-Huh?
[laughs]
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.
[Dr. Choi clears throat]
[button clicking]
[clicking continues]
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.
[Dr. Choi] 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.
[Ms. Ra] What?
-It's love.
-Oh, my. [chuckles]
She was in love with you?
[laughs] 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.
[chuckles]
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.
[sighs]
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?
[clicks tongue] Disgraceful.
-[chuckles]
-[phone ringing]
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.
[Dr. Han sighs] 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?
[chuckles]
That's a bit of a mystery.
[sighs]
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?
[slams]
I won't do it. Just let him die.
-[Dr. Han] 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?
[grunts]
[panting]
Ms. Seok, wait.
What are you doing with all that stuff?
I'm going to burn this shit.
All of it!
-[exclaims]
-What is all this?
There's another box in the storage room.
-Go get it.
-But Ms. Seok.
Go get it now!
[grunts]
NEUROSURGERY JEONG SEOK
NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMEN
RESIDENT JEONG SEOK
CHOI DEOKHEE
NEUROSURGERY JEONG SEOK
Hey, hey.
[dog barks]
[panting]
Ah shit, shit, shit!
You doing okay?
'Cause you look like something's wrong.
You need more alcohol swabs?
[chuckles]
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.
[chuckles] 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.
[smacks lips]
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.
-[door opens]
-Good for you.
-[coworker] Ms. Jeong. Sorry I'm late.
-[door closes]
The alarm didn't go off.
Just think about it.
-[door opens]
-[coworker] Well, that was creepy.
-[creep grunts] Hey, come here! Now!
-[pedestrian whimpers]
-[creep] Come here!
-[whimpering continues]
-Don't make me ask again.
-[crying] 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!
-[crying]
-Get up.
[coworker gasps]
-You're pathetic.
-[whimpering]
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.
-[Mari shouts]
[coworker] 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.
[Mari whimpering] Please stop.
[stammers] 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.
[footsteps approaching]
[coworker] 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.
[phone buzzing]
HAN HYEONHO
Yeah.
[Dr. Han] Dr. Jeong,
can you operate tonight?
[whispering] 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?
-[phone beeps]
What?
[phone buzzing]
MS. SEOK
[buzzing stops]
[line ringing]
[voice mail] The person you have reached
is not available.
-Please hang up and try again.
-[sighs]
What the hell is he doing that
he can't even answer his phone?
RIGHT OF RETENTION IN EFFEC
[Dr. Kang] 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.
[Dr. Han] You made it.
[Seok] Wouldn't miss it.
[Ms. Na] 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.
[chuckles]
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.
[Uyeong] Weren't you off today?
What were you doing in the OR?
[sighs] Ah, got called in
for an emergency.
-[Uyeong sighs] Dr. Song drunk again?
-Yeah.
Stop agreeing to cover for him whenever
he calls you, before it ruins your health.
[clicks tongue] 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.
[scoffs]
If you're gonna go, just go already.
So I can relax.
[chattering, clamoring]
[resident] Someone from our department
made it, but no one from orthopedics.
[resident 2] 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
-[resident 3] I'm jealous.
-Wow.
If it's for two years,
it must cost quite a bit.
-[resident 4] Exactly.
-Is it for a year?
Two years.
They'll be sent to Boston for two years…
NEUROSURGERY DEPARTMEN
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?
-[door closes]
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!
[sighs]
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!
[gasps]
I'll come back later.
[door opens, closes]
You bitch!
[Ms. Na] After that,
Dr. Jeong was banned
from performing any surgeries.
RIGHT OF RETENTION IN EFFEC
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.
[sighs]
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 EFFEC
[door opens]
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.
-[scoffs]
-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.
[scoffs]
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.
[Ms. Ra] 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?
[sighs] She'd never do that.
You trust her that much then?
Just don't let your guard down.
She's capable of anything.
[reporter] 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--
[TV beeps]
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.
[sighs] 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.
-[groaning]
-[door opens]
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.
[phone buzzing]
Daddy!
Daddy!
[buzzing continues]
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.
[Alan sighs]
-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.
[line clicks]
[coughs]
You watching a drama?
Yeah.
Is it any good?
[sharply inhales]
[groans]
Hey, look at this.
[grunts] I don't want to.
Just look!
[sighs] 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.
[sighs] 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--
[dogs barking]
[scoffs]
All right, I see.
[gunshot]
[hunter sighs]
Oh, Mr. Kang, good evening.
Mr. Pak, you're out and about too.
-Yeah.
-Coming back from your hunt?
[sighs] 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.
[sighs] 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.
-[door opens]
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! [chuckles]
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?
[chuckles]
It's not the only restaurant, silly.
FOR LEASE
[Seo] 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?
[engine starts]
[Mari] Welcome.
What can I get you?
-[patron] Ah… Two specials, please.
-Coming right up.
-[patron] Can we have some more water?
-Of course.
Here you are.
FOR LEASE
[clears throat]
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?
[sighs] 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
[sighs] It's so hot out.
You want a drink?
Hmm?
Aw… You didn't have to. [chuckles]
[sighs] So good.
Well, I made it just for you.
-[Seok] Come on in.
-Hmm? Yeah.
-[Seok] Bring it in here.
-[grunts] Okay.
Okay.
Man, this is…
What were you gonna do
if I wasn't here to help you?
[grunts]
Aw. You're looking kinda tired.
Sit down for a minute.
Here.
Hey, take off your jacket. It's dirty.
[sighs]
Here.
[inhales deeply]
Be back in a sec.
Mm-hmm…
[chuckles]
[grunting]
[muffling grunting]
[whimpering]
[muffled screaming]
[screaming continues]
[shushes]
[whimpers]
It's okay.
It's okay.
[groaning]
[laughing]
[phone buzzing]
Yes, Ms. Seok?
Can you talk?
What the heck
are you still doing up so late?
[Seok] 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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KWON SINGYU
[grunting]
[exclaims]