Doctor John (2019) s01e07 Episode Script
Episode 7
ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, PLACES, AND
ASSOCIATIONS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
Yoo-joon.
Why is your professor
and everyone else so good-looking?
I thought you were the only charming one.
Thank you for today.
You should go home and rest.
Don't mention it.
-Tell them to visit often.
-I will.
Are you going home well?
Yes.
You're right.
The guardians go through the most.
But people don't know that. Goodness.
DUMPLINGS AND PORK TROTTERS
My father collapsed due to a stroke
in his 40s.
He was bedridden for more
than a decade before passing away.
Because of that, I don't have
much recollection of him.
I only remember the scent of a patient.
I left home because I didn't want
to smell that.
But I'm now working at a place
that's full of that smell.
Did I become a doctor
because of him, you ask?
-Not at all.
-Then?
Because of a guardian
like my mother.
I want to lessen
the guardians' burdens.
I know how tough it is.
Hang in there, okay?
You can do this.
I'm sorry.
For what?
I didn't
get to thank your mother for the food.
All right. Food is energy!
I'll thank her for you.
Get home safely.
"Cha Yo-han"?
He can break his bones
and rupture his organs.
But he still won't feel any pain.
It's congenital insensitivity
to pain with anhidrosis.
He's a CIPA patient.
I have a ticking bomb inside me.
And patients like me rarely
live longer than 20 years.
You have no idea
what it's like to feel nothing.
That's why you can tell me
to go back to that life so easily!
He doesn't have to freeze,
but he feels no warmth either.
That's what living without senses is like.
Neither cold nor hot.
Not only ice cream
but his whole life would be that way.
It's not true, is it?
Tell me it's not true, Dr. Cha.
When I was 12,
my dad suddenly collapsed
after vomiting blood.
I called 119.
They asked where the pain was.
I don't know.
I told them I didn't know.
Even if I do ask, he doesn't know.
He doesn't know!
Even my dad doesn't know where it hurts!
My dad could not feel
the pain in his body.
I…
have the same condition as him.
Is this
a record of your body condition?
It's a survival method.
I constantly monitor my body
that does not speak.
-You have no fever.
-Can you chart it?
I said you have no fever.
Why would I chart it?
Can you check my pulse too?
Do you have hypochondria?
Temperature, pulse, respiration,
blood pressure…
Why do you check them every day?
Is that
also why you were checking
your vital signs every day?
You're the first person
to find out about my condition.
In other words, my condition
has been a secret until now,
and you're the first one to uncover it.
Can you…
keep the secret?
Why is it a secret?
A ticking bomb.
A doctor who has
a ticking bomb inside him.
What kind of hospital
would want to hire him?
Once my condition gets revealed,
I can't treat patients anymore.
Ever.
Think about if you can handle it
and let me know.
There are three kinds of people
in this world.
Those who are sick,
those who are going to be sick,
and…
the third kind is people like me.
Those who can't feel any pain.
SECRETS AND LIES
PAIN MEDICINE
CONGENITAL INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN
WITH ANHIDROSIS
Introduce sample now.
Remove sample now.
Closed down.
CLOSE SAMPLE COVER
ANALYSIS COMPLETE
You shouldn't move.
Come here. No, no, it's okay.
It's okay. Come here.
No, don't move. It's okay.
Are you okay? Were you hurt?
Let me see.
It's not deep, but it must be
cleaned and dressed.
Let's go.
No.
-You go ahead.
-Why?
-It's hurt.
-So let's go.
Not me. The kitten.
Its leg's broken.
If I leave it here,
other cats or people will harm it.
Okay.
It's coming too.
Take this.
Watch out.
A cold? Oh, dear.
Are you allergic to cat fur?
Then why are you looking after a cat?
Why are you yelling at me?
You should know better. I don't get it.
If it gets serious, your airways…
MALGEUN ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Hand it over.
I'll see you at work.
Why? I'll come along.
A lot of hospital staff live around here.
I don't want them to get ideas.
Who would get ideas? What kind of?
Anyway, don't tell anyone about today.
Dr. Cha?
Thank you. For everything.
MALGEUN ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Hello, Doctor.
What are you doing?
Your clothes are the same.
Did you not go home?
Well…
-Are you waiting for someone?
-What?
No. Who would I wait for?
Dr. Cha?
Hello, Dr. Cha.
Bingo. You're waiting for him.
Why are you teasing me? Is it fun?
What? If you're waiting for Dr. Cha,
I was just going to tell you
not to bother. He's not coming in.
Why not? Why isn't he coming in?
He called in sick.
He'll come in the afternoon.
He called in sick?
Please leave a message after the beep.
DR. CHA YO-HAN
The conference is about to start.
Where are you?
Doctor.
Hello, ma'am.
I brought some snacks for your team.
-Share it among yourselves.
-No, ma'am. We can't accept such gifts.
Thanks for the thought.
There's nothing I can do for you but this.
I especially don't know
how to thank Dr. Cha.
He'll think he did his duty.
Would you call this part of your duty?
AS SOON AS YOU FIND THIS PATIENT,
CALL AN AMBULANCE
DOCTOR IN CHARGE: CHA YO-HAN
AMBULANCE
Whenever I hear that sound,
my heart starts to pound.
I wonder if my son's inside.
Please leave a message after the beep.
DOCTORS' OFFICE
Please leave a message…
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
DR. CHA YO-HAN
Doctor!
Doctor!
Doctor!
Kang Si-young.
-What are you doing here?
-Doctor.
You're sick. What's the matter?
Are you hurt? Is it an external injury?
Do you have a fever too?
What's this about?
You called in sick.
I thought something was wrong.
I'm perfectly fine.
Then why did you call in sick?
I had a regular checkup.
Why didn't you answer your phone?
I called and texted you so many times!
You called?
33 MISSED CALLS FROM KANG SI-YOUNG
What's this? 33 calls?
Don't put your phone on vibrate!
What's the point of having a phone?
You suddenly called in sick,
didn't answer your phone
or reply to my texts.
-How am I not to worry?
-Hello.
Kang Si-young. You're going overboard.
Overboard? You call this going overboard?
Come inside, unless
you want to start a rumor.
Oh, dear.
Put these on.
Wait while I get changed.
Go on inside.
-Do you want tea?
-No.
-I'll do it.
-But…
Don't touch anything hot. Be careful.
Where's the kettle?
It's not in there.
No, up there.
In here?
Where's the tea?
In the top drawer.
Where's the water?
Down there.
What about the conference?
The conference isn't a problem.
Then what is?
I read about it for the first time
in medical school.
Usually, patients like you die
from high fever before three.
Those who have survived die before 25.
Due to infections, poisoning,
and external injuries,
their everyday lives put them
in great danger.
It wouldn't be odd for you
to collapse right now.
So am I still overreacting?
How did you
live up until now?
How are you currently living?
Follow me.
I keep my vitals
and oxygen saturation in check
while I go to bed.
I maintain the room temperature
at 18 degrees Celsius.
And this.
This helps me know what
I've been doing while sleeping.
I could rub my eyes until I rip my cornea
or bite too hard on my tongue.
Even if such incidents happen,
I wouldn't know.
This is how I've been living all my life.
But for me, this is normal.
Just like how it's normal
for you to brush your teeth
and wash your face before going to bed.
So don't worry too much.
If anyone finds out about this
because of your excessive concern,
this will all fall apart.
It will put an end to all that I've done
in order to save myself and my patients.
PROSECUTOR SON SEOK-KI
You were in charge of Dr. Cha's case?
Sorry? Oh, yes.
I should've told you sooner.
Are you here to see him?
You are quite incredible.
Ever since Dr. Cha came to this hospital,
he's been doing excellent.
I bet it's all thanks to you,
who had a keen eye and hired him.
He didn't suddenly acquire
such skills after coming here.
He was always that competent.
Someone recommended him to me,
so I hired him.
Lee Won-gil, the former
Minister of Health and Welfare.
Were you aware of that?
No, I just found out.
You have amazing observation skills.
But does it matter who recommended him?
Of course.
For you, Dr. Cha may just be
a competent doctor. But for me,
he's someone I had indicted myself.
He's a potential criminal
who is more than capable
of repeating his crime.
I can keep
your secret for as long as possible.
But don't you know what a hospital is?
It's where patients gather
and where contagious diseases are.
It's the most dangerous place for you.
-So?
-Sure, you've been to a place
that was more dangerous.
The penitentiary.
It's a miracle that you spent
the past three years in a place
where you couldn't receive
proper checkups.
So?
But you will never stop.
I can't fathom how far you'll go or do.
You're unpredictable.
So?
I'm afraid.
You're surrounded by danger,
yet you refuse to be selfish.
That's why I'm afraid.
I'm scared
that you'll be gone forever
from the hospital,
the patients,
-and…
-Why does that matter?
There are many other doctors.
Fine.
I get that you see me
as both a doctor and a patient.
That's why you're getting
emotionally attached.
-But don't do that.
-You said I should.
You said being emotionally attached
to my patients wasn't bad.
You told me to hear them out
and sense their feelings.
Am I your patient?
DR. SHIM
Speak of the devil.
It's my doctor in charge.
Hello?
You should leave.
I need to receive my checkup.
Dr. Cha.
Don't try to understand me.
You won't be able to.
Not now. Not ever.
Go. I'll see you at the hospital.
"THE MESSAGES SENT FROM PAIN"
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER,
DR. CHA YO-HAN
ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PAIN MANAGEMEN
He must be famous to appear on TV.
He is, indeed.
Is that so?
But seeing how you're still seeing him,
I guess you trust him.
For those who are against it,
I'm sure he's not trustworthy.
But I'm not against it.
If anything, I'm all for it.
By the way, are you ill?
I can see it.
I've been ill for a long time,
so I know one when I see one.
DT, LEE SANG-HEE
Here.
Visit this place.
It's worth it.
PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER
DEATH TALKS
WE TALK ABOUT DEATH AND LOSS
Are you ill?
You've been coming here often.
Yes, apparently, I am.
Thanks for your concern.
It's over already.
I'd appreciate it if you stopped
visiting his workplace.
And please don't treat him
like a potential criminal.
Everyone says it's over.
But what is over, really?
Do you think Yoon Seong-kyu
was the only patient of his kind?
If Dr. Cha met another patient like him,
would he make a different choice?
I beg to differ.
Why do you think
death was born into this world?
To hurt me.
That's right. To scare me.
To steal my sibling from me.
To take me
and make my mom sad.
Bye.
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
Bye, bye.
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
THREE YEARS AGO
ON THE DAY OF YOON SEONG-KYU'S DEATH
This is the consent form
for the clinical trial I mentioned.
Will you sign it?
Sir?
Sir?
Mr. Yoon Seong-kyu!
Sign this.
Don't die as you wish.
You have no right
to die.
GYEONGSEO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
You see,
when I look at your scans,
I feel like they're the scans
of all the patients you've tended to.
It looks like your patients ate up
your body one by one.
-Is my condition that bad today?
-The results aren't out yet.
I'll contact you once they come out,
so you can go home.
Go on. My patients are waiting.
Fine, I'll go.
What about a guardian?
Do you still not have one?
Find one. You need someone by your side.
Why would I put someone through that?
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
PROF. SHIM JUN-CHEOL
Don't try to understand me.
You won't be able to.
Not now. Not ever.
Am I your patient?
No.
You're not my patient.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
We have a newsflash.
Doctors have confirmed
the first Nipah virus patient in Korea.
The Nipah virus can infect
both animals and humans.
In India last month,
out of 13 confirmed patients,
ten patients died.
Since the first Nipah virus patient
was confirmed, health authorities
will carry out a large-scale
investigation.
The Nipah virus causes
high fevers of over 38 degrees Celsius,
headaches, and nausea.
It can be spread through secretions
or bodily fluids.
Korea Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention are investigating people
who had contact with the patient.
If you show symptoms
within two weeks of visiting India,
visit your nearest health center.
This is next.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
We're at Hanse Medical Center.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
My goodness.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
What's this?
"Warning of Nipah virus infection"?
Hello.
-Have some snacks.
-My goodness.
Homemade avocado sandwiches?
Avocados aren't fattening, right?
Of course not. Avocados aren't fattening.
It'll fatten you up, though.
It's fine. Just eat.
What's that? The Nipah virus?
Oh, did you see this?
There's an announcement.
No. Not yet.
What is this?
"The country's first confirmed
Nipah virus patient"?
Dr. Lee.
The operation just ended.
It must have gone well.
The cat just woke up from anesthesia.
Can I go take a look?
I'll be back
before the outpatient clinic starts.
Fine. But this is the last time
you'll visit the vet.
-From now on, it'll be my job.
-Why?
You're allergic.
You can't keep going to the vet.
Forget about it.
Don't get the wrong idea though.
Me?
Why are you blushing?
Don't tell anyone that I let you go.
Wait.
-Let's do this.
-Let's do this.
Hello.
Let me check something.
Okay.
LEE DA-HAE, PAIN IN THE RIGHT ARM
LEE DA-HAE
PAIN MANAGEMENT-
PAIN IN THE RIGHT ARM AFTER SURGERY
No way.
Patients keep coming in,
and we're short-handed.
Let's do preliminary exams
before Dr. Cha arrives.
Dr. Kim and Dr. Kang, you can start.
Dr. Heo, prepare the treatment room…
Dr. Heo.
Let's go prepare the treatment room.
Okay.
Ms. Lee Da-hae and Ms. Lee Ji-yeon.
Please come in.
Hello. You're Ms. Lee Da-hae, right?
Yes.
How are you feeling?
I had surgery on my right arm
at this hospital last year.
The surgery went well.
And the test results seem fine.
This might sound strange,
but I have a terrible pain
in my right arm which doesn't exist.
Could you describe your pain?
It feels as if I'm clenching
my right hand all the time.
It's like I'm getting cramps.
The pain would stop
if I opened my right hand,
but as you can see, I can't do that.
Could it have happened then?
Do you want to eat something?
Let me go get some food. Stay here.
Where's my purse?
So-jin, stay here for a second.
Mr. Yu Deok-kyu, please come in.
Mr. Yu Deok-kyu!
Yes.
Hello.
How are you feeling?
Since about a year ago…
I've had bad headaches.
-Can you describe your pain?
-It feels like my head is about to split.
Some days,
it almost feels like someone is hammering
a nail into my head.
Sometimes, it feels like
someone is drilling into my head.
You must be getting poor sleep.
Yes, exactly.
PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST,
BRAIN CT, BRAIN MRI
These days, even if I get
the slightest sign of a headache,
I become terrified.
NO ABNORMALITIES IN BRAIN PARENCHYMA,
VENTRICLE, OR CALVARIUM
NO ABRNOMAL ENHANCEMEN
AFTER INJECTION
The MRI and CT scans of your brain
show no abnormalities.
-You've visited many hospitals.
-Yes.
Eight in total.
But none of them
were able to find
the cause of my headaches.
-When did the coughing start?
-A few days ago.
Whenever I cough,
I feel a pain in my chest.
Let's see if you have a fever.
My breath feels so hot.
It's 39,5 degrees, Doctor.
I think I have a fever too.
Let me check.
It's 38,6 degrees.
I sat next to that man
on the shuttle bus here.
After that, I started running a fever.
Are there any other symptoms
apart from that?
I've been vomiting for several days.
Have you been abroad recently?
No.
I haven't been on a plane
in more than 40 years.
But last week,
I did have a meal with someone
who had recently been
on a business trip abroad.
-Where did he go?
-India.
Just a second.
Dr. Kang, just a second.
A high fever, headaches, and vomiting.
Could it be…
-No way.
-There has been
a confirmed Nipah virus patient.
Doctor.
This kid's mother is away for a moment,
and she's running a high fever.
She's burning up.
She was on the same shuttle bus earlier.
Has it already spread?
That's impossible.
It's supposed to be latent for more
than five days. This is too fast.
Are you okay?
What happened?
Dr. Kang.
The center has to be shut down.
Shut down?
We'll follow the hospital's own protocol.
First, we'll isolate the suspected patient
in the treatment room.
Okay.
And then we'll ask Chief Min
to prepare protection gear.
Also, the suspected patient met someone
last week who had visited India.
We have to check his symptoms as well.
Ask the KCDC for help.
Shouldn't we wait for Dr. Cha
before shutting down the center?
Dr. Cha?
We have to get moving right now. Go.
Hurry.
No.
Dr. Cha should never come in here.
DR. KANG SI-YOUNG
-No, no, no.
-What are you doing?
What are you doing? I have to leave.
-Why did you lock the door?
-Just a moment, please.
-Dr. Cha. You can't come in.
-What?
-Why?
-What's going on?
What are you doing?
As of this moment,
none of you can leave.
-What?
-Why not?
I have to go.
Kim Won-hee. What's going on?
What's going on?
ISOLATED WARD, DO NOT ENTER
Cure us first.
What do you know?
We must check the facilities.
Please cooperate.
What's the matter?
I can't stay here.
Don't worry and come on inside.
Are we okay?
They're being rude.
Excuse us.
Please go over there.
Thank you.
Go over there.
What's wrong?
What's going on?
There are 19 patients
in the Pain Management Center.
There's a fellow, two residents,
and two nurses. A total of five staff.
We sent in hazmat suits
and safety equipment.
The KDCA will send over an investigator.
-How will you confirm the diagnosis?
-Through blood tests and throat swabs.
-The results take less than six hours.
-It takes that long?
That won't do. Dr. Kwon, go in there.
What? Why should I go in there?
There is only one fellow
and two residents.
There's a suspected patient.
-What if there's an emergency?
-Don't tell me that.
If you're that worried,
go in there yourself.
No one can go inside.
The Nipah virus has no cure,
and it is highly lethal and contagious.
Until everyone's confirmed negative
and isolation's unnecessary,
no one can go into the center
or come out.
-What's going on?
-I was told to leave.
How's the suspected patient?
He's quarantined in the treatment room.
-Dr. Kang, are you all right?
-Yes.
Dr. Kang? Which Dr. Kang are you…
Did something happen to Kang Si-young?
The suspected patient
coughed up blood onto her face.
What's the matter?
Is something wrong?
A suspected Nipah virus patient is inside.
The center's on lockdown.
FREE FROM ILLNESSES, KCDC
Get all the equipment.
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
KCDC
ISOLATED WARD
What's all this?
KCDC
INVESTIGATION UNDER PROGRESS
-Did you leave Korea?
-No.
HIGH RISK
RADIATION
KCDC, DO NOT ENTER
The Nipah virus?
The symptoms are similar to those of the
flu or enteritis. We have to run tests.
I'll draw some blood and swab your throat.
Okay.
DR. CHA YO-HAN
-Dr. Cha.
-Are you with the patient?
Yes. Where are you?
You're not inside, are you?
I'm outside the door.
You can't come in.
Don't even stay outside.
-Stay as far away as you can.
-How are you?
Pardon?
You got blood on your face.
I'm fine.
The hazmat suit. Are you wearing one?
Yes, I am.
How's the patient?
He's stable now
but having trouble breathing.
And Doctor, a few other patients here
have fevers and nausea.
They were on the same bus as my patient.
Can it spread this quickly?
If so, then the other patients will soon--
Kang Si-young.
Yes?
You're with a suspected patient.
The others are at high risk
with struggling immune systems.
The worst-case scenario here
is that this patient's confirmed
and spreads the virus
to the other patients.
But we don't know for sure
until the results come back.
Until then, don't think about the worst.
Instead, think about
the less serious outcomes.
The less serious outcomes?
For example, what if this patient
shows the Nipah virus symptoms
but has an illness that isn't contagious?
Is that possible?
Do you remember the patient
with a 0,00001 percent probability?
-Yes.
-Let's do what we did then.
You can do it. You and I, together.
Okay. Yes, doctor.
Good, then start over.
Why did the patient come in?
He had chronic headaches, fatigue,
and lack of appetite for over a year.
After meeting a friend
who'd been to India,
he started to cough,
vomit, and run a fever.
Headaches, coughing, vomiting, and fever
are Nipah virus symptoms,
but not the loss of appetite.
If he had headaches
and fatigue for over a year,
it could be something else.
Let's run some tests.
Okay. I'll ask the KCDC to run a PCR test
and do basic tests including CBC.
DR. CHA YO-HAN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
I'm done taking the samples.
Good. Did you listen to his breathing?
Yes. It didn't sound good.
-Do a chest X-ray.
-Okay.
Sir.
Dr. Cha. His pulse went up to 200.
-Inject Brevibloc.
-Okay.
A MEDICINE THAT BLOCKS SYMPATHETIC NERVES
TO REDUCE HEART RATE
How is he?
It's dropping.
Sir, what's wrong?
My chest.
My chest. It feels like
something's crushing it.
Dr. Cha, he feels pressure on his chest.
I'll take an X-ray.
Sir. Can you get up slowly?
We'll take a chest X-ray.
-Move over here slowly.
-Okay.
-Sir.
-What's wrong?
-The patient's acting strange.
-How so?
It's like he lost his sense of direction.
Check him quickly.
What other symptoms does he have?
Sir, sit over here.
Is he paralyzed?
How are your arms? Do you feel this?
Yes.
Do you feel this?
He hasn't gone numb.
Is it disorientation?
-Then check if…
-My gosh. Sir!
Sir.
What's that noise?
Kang Si-young.
What's wrong, Doctor?
Kang Si-young? Kang Si-young.
Answer me, Si-young.
Call Dr. Lee now.
I apologize.
I'm Dr. Cha Yo-han from Pain Management.
I'd like to see what's going on
in the treatment room that's on lockdown.
Dr. Kang!
What's the matter?
What is it?
Dr. Kang is in the treatment room
with one of the patients.
-We suddenly lost contact.
-What?
Dr. Kang. Dr. Kang!
-Dr. Kang Mi-rae?
-Yes?
Dr. Kang Si-young's unconscious.
Dr. Kang!
DR. KANG MI-RAE
Sir. Sir!
Sir.
Sir. Sir!
Sir!
DR. CHA YO-HAN
Doctor. Sir!
Inject 10cc of thiopental.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSAN
Sorry?
I'm in the security office. I have
you on the camera. Inject it now.
I'll inject it.
Please.
Well?
He's stabilizing.
Okay. How is Dr. Kang?
Dr. Kang. Dr. Kang.
Dr. Kang. Dr. Kang.
She's still unconscious.
Okay.
Doctor. Doctor?
Thank you.
Dr. Kang.
Dr. Kang.
Dr. Kang!
Dr. Kang.
KCDC
How's the patient?
The seizures stopped.
-Check his condition.
-Okay.
Kang Si-young.
Are you awake?
Dr. Cha.
SPECIAL THANKS TO JUNG KYUNG-SOON
Regardless of the result, Dr. Cha entered
the center and he must be punished for it.
What we must do now is…
Before his condition gets worse,
diagnose him.
Is his name Yu Deok-kyu?
-Do you know him?
-I killed a person.
My arm hurts so much.
You're a parent before a prosecutor.
Do you have no feelings
towards Cha Yo-han?
What's the problem?
I couldn't do anything.
You were right next to an infected patient
and I was worried sick.
ASSOCIATIONS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
Yoo-joon.
Why is your professor
and everyone else so good-looking?
I thought you were the only charming one.
Thank you for today.
You should go home and rest.
Don't mention it.
-Tell them to visit often.
-I will.
Are you going home well?
Yes.
You're right.
The guardians go through the most.
But people don't know that. Goodness.
DUMPLINGS AND PORK TROTTERS
My father collapsed due to a stroke
in his 40s.
He was bedridden for more
than a decade before passing away.
Because of that, I don't have
much recollection of him.
I only remember the scent of a patient.
I left home because I didn't want
to smell that.
But I'm now working at a place
that's full of that smell.
Did I become a doctor
because of him, you ask?
-Not at all.
-Then?
Because of a guardian
like my mother.
I want to lessen
the guardians' burdens.
I know how tough it is.
Hang in there, okay?
You can do this.
I'm sorry.
For what?
I didn't
get to thank your mother for the food.
All right. Food is energy!
I'll thank her for you.
Get home safely.
"Cha Yo-han"?
He can break his bones
and rupture his organs.
But he still won't feel any pain.
It's congenital insensitivity
to pain with anhidrosis.
He's a CIPA patient.
I have a ticking bomb inside me.
And patients like me rarely
live longer than 20 years.
You have no idea
what it's like to feel nothing.
That's why you can tell me
to go back to that life so easily!
He doesn't have to freeze,
but he feels no warmth either.
That's what living without senses is like.
Neither cold nor hot.
Not only ice cream
but his whole life would be that way.
It's not true, is it?
Tell me it's not true, Dr. Cha.
When I was 12,
my dad suddenly collapsed
after vomiting blood.
I called 119.
They asked where the pain was.
I don't know.
I told them I didn't know.
Even if I do ask, he doesn't know.
He doesn't know!
Even my dad doesn't know where it hurts!
My dad could not feel
the pain in his body.
I…
have the same condition as him.
Is this
a record of your body condition?
It's a survival method.
I constantly monitor my body
that does not speak.
-You have no fever.
-Can you chart it?
I said you have no fever.
Why would I chart it?
Can you check my pulse too?
Do you have hypochondria?
Temperature, pulse, respiration,
blood pressure…
Why do you check them every day?
Is that
also why you were checking
your vital signs every day?
You're the first person
to find out about my condition.
In other words, my condition
has been a secret until now,
and you're the first one to uncover it.
Can you…
keep the secret?
Why is it a secret?
A ticking bomb.
A doctor who has
a ticking bomb inside him.
What kind of hospital
would want to hire him?
Once my condition gets revealed,
I can't treat patients anymore.
Ever.
Think about if you can handle it
and let me know.
There are three kinds of people
in this world.
Those who are sick,
those who are going to be sick,
and…
the third kind is people like me.
Those who can't feel any pain.
SECRETS AND LIES
PAIN MEDICINE
CONGENITAL INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN
WITH ANHIDROSIS
Introduce sample now.
Remove sample now.
Closed down.
CLOSE SAMPLE COVER
ANALYSIS COMPLETE
You shouldn't move.
Come here. No, no, it's okay.
It's okay. Come here.
No, don't move. It's okay.
Are you okay? Were you hurt?
Let me see.
It's not deep, but it must be
cleaned and dressed.
Let's go.
No.
-You go ahead.
-Why?
-It's hurt.
-So let's go.
Not me. The kitten.
Its leg's broken.
If I leave it here,
other cats or people will harm it.
Okay.
It's coming too.
Take this.
Watch out.
A cold? Oh, dear.
Are you allergic to cat fur?
Then why are you looking after a cat?
Why are you yelling at me?
You should know better. I don't get it.
If it gets serious, your airways…
MALGEUN ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Hand it over.
I'll see you at work.
Why? I'll come along.
A lot of hospital staff live around here.
I don't want them to get ideas.
Who would get ideas? What kind of?
Anyway, don't tell anyone about today.
Dr. Cha?
Thank you. For everything.
MALGEUN ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Hello, Doctor.
What are you doing?
Your clothes are the same.
Did you not go home?
Well…
-Are you waiting for someone?
-What?
No. Who would I wait for?
Dr. Cha?
Hello, Dr. Cha.
Bingo. You're waiting for him.
Why are you teasing me? Is it fun?
What? If you're waiting for Dr. Cha,
I was just going to tell you
not to bother. He's not coming in.
Why not? Why isn't he coming in?
He called in sick.
He'll come in the afternoon.
He called in sick?
Please leave a message after the beep.
DR. CHA YO-HAN
The conference is about to start.
Where are you?
Doctor.
Hello, ma'am.
I brought some snacks for your team.
-Share it among yourselves.
-No, ma'am. We can't accept such gifts.
Thanks for the thought.
There's nothing I can do for you but this.
I especially don't know
how to thank Dr. Cha.
He'll think he did his duty.
Would you call this part of your duty?
AS SOON AS YOU FIND THIS PATIENT,
CALL AN AMBULANCE
DOCTOR IN CHARGE: CHA YO-HAN
AMBULANCE
Whenever I hear that sound,
my heart starts to pound.
I wonder if my son's inside.
Please leave a message after the beep.
DOCTORS' OFFICE
Please leave a message…
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
DR. CHA YO-HAN
Doctor!
Doctor!
Doctor!
Kang Si-young.
-What are you doing here?
-Doctor.
You're sick. What's the matter?
Are you hurt? Is it an external injury?
Do you have a fever too?
What's this about?
You called in sick.
I thought something was wrong.
I'm perfectly fine.
Then why did you call in sick?
I had a regular checkup.
Why didn't you answer your phone?
I called and texted you so many times!
You called?
33 MISSED CALLS FROM KANG SI-YOUNG
What's this? 33 calls?
Don't put your phone on vibrate!
What's the point of having a phone?
You suddenly called in sick,
didn't answer your phone
or reply to my texts.
-How am I not to worry?
-Hello.
Kang Si-young. You're going overboard.
Overboard? You call this going overboard?
Come inside, unless
you want to start a rumor.
Oh, dear.
Put these on.
Wait while I get changed.
Go on inside.
-Do you want tea?
-No.
-I'll do it.
-But…
Don't touch anything hot. Be careful.
Where's the kettle?
It's not in there.
No, up there.
In here?
Where's the tea?
In the top drawer.
Where's the water?
Down there.
What about the conference?
The conference isn't a problem.
Then what is?
I read about it for the first time
in medical school.
Usually, patients like you die
from high fever before three.
Those who have survived die before 25.
Due to infections, poisoning,
and external injuries,
their everyday lives put them
in great danger.
It wouldn't be odd for you
to collapse right now.
So am I still overreacting?
How did you
live up until now?
How are you currently living?
Follow me.
I keep my vitals
and oxygen saturation in check
while I go to bed.
I maintain the room temperature
at 18 degrees Celsius.
And this.
This helps me know what
I've been doing while sleeping.
I could rub my eyes until I rip my cornea
or bite too hard on my tongue.
Even if such incidents happen,
I wouldn't know.
This is how I've been living all my life.
But for me, this is normal.
Just like how it's normal
for you to brush your teeth
and wash your face before going to bed.
So don't worry too much.
If anyone finds out about this
because of your excessive concern,
this will all fall apart.
It will put an end to all that I've done
in order to save myself and my patients.
PROSECUTOR SON SEOK-KI
You were in charge of Dr. Cha's case?
Sorry? Oh, yes.
I should've told you sooner.
Are you here to see him?
You are quite incredible.
Ever since Dr. Cha came to this hospital,
he's been doing excellent.
I bet it's all thanks to you,
who had a keen eye and hired him.
He didn't suddenly acquire
such skills after coming here.
He was always that competent.
Someone recommended him to me,
so I hired him.
Lee Won-gil, the former
Minister of Health and Welfare.
Were you aware of that?
No, I just found out.
You have amazing observation skills.
But does it matter who recommended him?
Of course.
For you, Dr. Cha may just be
a competent doctor. But for me,
he's someone I had indicted myself.
He's a potential criminal
who is more than capable
of repeating his crime.
I can keep
your secret for as long as possible.
But don't you know what a hospital is?
It's where patients gather
and where contagious diseases are.
It's the most dangerous place for you.
-So?
-Sure, you've been to a place
that was more dangerous.
The penitentiary.
It's a miracle that you spent
the past three years in a place
where you couldn't receive
proper checkups.
So?
But you will never stop.
I can't fathom how far you'll go or do.
You're unpredictable.
So?
I'm afraid.
You're surrounded by danger,
yet you refuse to be selfish.
That's why I'm afraid.
I'm scared
that you'll be gone forever
from the hospital,
the patients,
-and…
-Why does that matter?
There are many other doctors.
Fine.
I get that you see me
as both a doctor and a patient.
That's why you're getting
emotionally attached.
-But don't do that.
-You said I should.
You said being emotionally attached
to my patients wasn't bad.
You told me to hear them out
and sense their feelings.
Am I your patient?
DR. SHIM
Speak of the devil.
It's my doctor in charge.
Hello?
You should leave.
I need to receive my checkup.
Dr. Cha.
Don't try to understand me.
You won't be able to.
Not now. Not ever.
Go. I'll see you at the hospital.
"THE MESSAGES SENT FROM PAIN"
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER,
DR. CHA YO-HAN
ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PAIN MANAGEMEN
He must be famous to appear on TV.
He is, indeed.
Is that so?
But seeing how you're still seeing him,
I guess you trust him.
For those who are against it,
I'm sure he's not trustworthy.
But I'm not against it.
If anything, I'm all for it.
By the way, are you ill?
I can see it.
I've been ill for a long time,
so I know one when I see one.
DT, LEE SANG-HEE
Here.
Visit this place.
It's worth it.
PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER
DEATH TALKS
WE TALK ABOUT DEATH AND LOSS
Are you ill?
You've been coming here often.
Yes, apparently, I am.
Thanks for your concern.
It's over already.
I'd appreciate it if you stopped
visiting his workplace.
And please don't treat him
like a potential criminal.
Everyone says it's over.
But what is over, really?
Do you think Yoon Seong-kyu
was the only patient of his kind?
If Dr. Cha met another patient like him,
would he make a different choice?
I beg to differ.
Why do you think
death was born into this world?
To hurt me.
That's right. To scare me.
To steal my sibling from me.
To take me
and make my mom sad.
Bye.
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
Bye, bye.
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
THREE YEARS AGO
ON THE DAY OF YOON SEONG-KYU'S DEATH
This is the consent form
for the clinical trial I mentioned.
Will you sign it?
Sir?
Sir?
Mr. Yoon Seong-kyu!
Sign this.
Don't die as you wish.
You have no right
to die.
GYEONGSEO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
You see,
when I look at your scans,
I feel like they're the scans
of all the patients you've tended to.
It looks like your patients ate up
your body one by one.
-Is my condition that bad today?
-The results aren't out yet.
I'll contact you once they come out,
so you can go home.
Go on. My patients are waiting.
Fine, I'll go.
What about a guardian?
Do you still not have one?
Find one. You need someone by your side.
Why would I put someone through that?
DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY
PROF. SHIM JUN-CHEOL
Don't try to understand me.
You won't be able to.
Not now. Not ever.
Am I your patient?
No.
You're not my patient.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
We have a newsflash.
Doctors have confirmed
the first Nipah virus patient in Korea.
The Nipah virus can infect
both animals and humans.
In India last month,
out of 13 confirmed patients,
ten patients died.
Since the first Nipah virus patient
was confirmed, health authorities
will carry out a large-scale
investigation.
The Nipah virus causes
high fevers of over 38 degrees Celsius,
headaches, and nausea.
It can be spread through secretions
or bodily fluids.
Korea Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention are investigating people
who had contact with the patient.
If you show symptoms
within two weeks of visiting India,
visit your nearest health center.
This is next.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
We're at Hanse Medical Center.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
My goodness.
SEOUL HANSE MEDICAL CENTER
What's this?
"Warning of Nipah virus infection"?
Hello.
-Have some snacks.
-My goodness.
Homemade avocado sandwiches?
Avocados aren't fattening, right?
Of course not. Avocados aren't fattening.
It'll fatten you up, though.
It's fine. Just eat.
What's that? The Nipah virus?
Oh, did you see this?
There's an announcement.
No. Not yet.
What is this?
"The country's first confirmed
Nipah virus patient"?
Dr. Lee.
The operation just ended.
It must have gone well.
The cat just woke up from anesthesia.
Can I go take a look?
I'll be back
before the outpatient clinic starts.
Fine. But this is the last time
you'll visit the vet.
-From now on, it'll be my job.
-Why?
You're allergic.
You can't keep going to the vet.
Forget about it.
Don't get the wrong idea though.
Me?
Why are you blushing?
Don't tell anyone that I let you go.
Wait.
-Let's do this.
-Let's do this.
Hello.
Let me check something.
Okay.
LEE DA-HAE, PAIN IN THE RIGHT ARM
LEE DA-HAE
PAIN MANAGEMENT-
PAIN IN THE RIGHT ARM AFTER SURGERY
No way.
Patients keep coming in,
and we're short-handed.
Let's do preliminary exams
before Dr. Cha arrives.
Dr. Kim and Dr. Kang, you can start.
Dr. Heo, prepare the treatment room…
Dr. Heo.
Let's go prepare the treatment room.
Okay.
Ms. Lee Da-hae and Ms. Lee Ji-yeon.
Please come in.
Hello. You're Ms. Lee Da-hae, right?
Yes.
How are you feeling?
I had surgery on my right arm
at this hospital last year.
The surgery went well.
And the test results seem fine.
This might sound strange,
but I have a terrible pain
in my right arm which doesn't exist.
Could you describe your pain?
It feels as if I'm clenching
my right hand all the time.
It's like I'm getting cramps.
The pain would stop
if I opened my right hand,
but as you can see, I can't do that.
Could it have happened then?
Do you want to eat something?
Let me go get some food. Stay here.
Where's my purse?
So-jin, stay here for a second.
Mr. Yu Deok-kyu, please come in.
Mr. Yu Deok-kyu!
Yes.
Hello.
How are you feeling?
Since about a year ago…
I've had bad headaches.
-Can you describe your pain?
-It feels like my head is about to split.
Some days,
it almost feels like someone is hammering
a nail into my head.
Sometimes, it feels like
someone is drilling into my head.
You must be getting poor sleep.
Yes, exactly.
PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST,
BRAIN CT, BRAIN MRI
These days, even if I get
the slightest sign of a headache,
I become terrified.
NO ABNORMALITIES IN BRAIN PARENCHYMA,
VENTRICLE, OR CALVARIUM
NO ABRNOMAL ENHANCEMEN
AFTER INJECTION
The MRI and CT scans of your brain
show no abnormalities.
-You've visited many hospitals.
-Yes.
Eight in total.
But none of them
were able to find
the cause of my headaches.
-When did the coughing start?
-A few days ago.
Whenever I cough,
I feel a pain in my chest.
Let's see if you have a fever.
My breath feels so hot.
It's 39,5 degrees, Doctor.
I think I have a fever too.
Let me check.
It's 38,6 degrees.
I sat next to that man
on the shuttle bus here.
After that, I started running a fever.
Are there any other symptoms
apart from that?
I've been vomiting for several days.
Have you been abroad recently?
No.
I haven't been on a plane
in more than 40 years.
But last week,
I did have a meal with someone
who had recently been
on a business trip abroad.
-Where did he go?
-India.
Just a second.
Dr. Kang, just a second.
A high fever, headaches, and vomiting.
Could it be…
-No way.
-There has been
a confirmed Nipah virus patient.
Doctor.
This kid's mother is away for a moment,
and she's running a high fever.
She's burning up.
She was on the same shuttle bus earlier.
Has it already spread?
That's impossible.
It's supposed to be latent for more
than five days. This is too fast.
Are you okay?
What happened?
Dr. Kang.
The center has to be shut down.
Shut down?
We'll follow the hospital's own protocol.
First, we'll isolate the suspected patient
in the treatment room.
Okay.
And then we'll ask Chief Min
to prepare protection gear.
Also, the suspected patient met someone
last week who had visited India.
We have to check his symptoms as well.
Ask the KCDC for help.
Shouldn't we wait for Dr. Cha
before shutting down the center?
Dr. Cha?
We have to get moving right now. Go.
Hurry.
No.
Dr. Cha should never come in here.
DR. KANG SI-YOUNG
-No, no, no.
-What are you doing?
What are you doing? I have to leave.
-Why did you lock the door?
-Just a moment, please.
-Dr. Cha. You can't come in.
-What?
-Why?
-What's going on?
What are you doing?
As of this moment,
none of you can leave.
-What?
-Why not?
I have to go.
Kim Won-hee. What's going on?
What's going on?
ISOLATED WARD, DO NOT ENTER
Cure us first.
What do you know?
We must check the facilities.
Please cooperate.
What's the matter?
I can't stay here.
Don't worry and come on inside.
Are we okay?
They're being rude.
Excuse us.
Please go over there.
Thank you.
Go over there.
What's wrong?
What's going on?
There are 19 patients
in the Pain Management Center.
There's a fellow, two residents,
and two nurses. A total of five staff.
We sent in hazmat suits
and safety equipment.
The KDCA will send over an investigator.
-How will you confirm the diagnosis?
-Through blood tests and throat swabs.
-The results take less than six hours.
-It takes that long?
That won't do. Dr. Kwon, go in there.
What? Why should I go in there?
There is only one fellow
and two residents.
There's a suspected patient.
-What if there's an emergency?
-Don't tell me that.
If you're that worried,
go in there yourself.
No one can go inside.
The Nipah virus has no cure,
and it is highly lethal and contagious.
Until everyone's confirmed negative
and isolation's unnecessary,
no one can go into the center
or come out.
-What's going on?
-I was told to leave.
How's the suspected patient?
He's quarantined in the treatment room.
-Dr. Kang, are you all right?
-Yes.
Dr. Kang? Which Dr. Kang are you…
Did something happen to Kang Si-young?
The suspected patient
coughed up blood onto her face.
What's the matter?
Is something wrong?
A suspected Nipah virus patient is inside.
The center's on lockdown.
FREE FROM ILLNESSES, KCDC
Get all the equipment.
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
KCDC
ISOLATED WARD
What's all this?
KCDC
INVESTIGATION UNDER PROGRESS
-Did you leave Korea?
-No.
HIGH RISK
RADIATION
KCDC, DO NOT ENTER
The Nipah virus?
The symptoms are similar to those of the
flu or enteritis. We have to run tests.
I'll draw some blood and swab your throat.
Okay.
DR. CHA YO-HAN
-Dr. Cha.
-Are you with the patient?
Yes. Where are you?
You're not inside, are you?
I'm outside the door.
You can't come in.
Don't even stay outside.
-Stay as far away as you can.
-How are you?
Pardon?
You got blood on your face.
I'm fine.
The hazmat suit. Are you wearing one?
Yes, I am.
How's the patient?
He's stable now
but having trouble breathing.
And Doctor, a few other patients here
have fevers and nausea.
They were on the same bus as my patient.
Can it spread this quickly?
If so, then the other patients will soon--
Kang Si-young.
Yes?
You're with a suspected patient.
The others are at high risk
with struggling immune systems.
The worst-case scenario here
is that this patient's confirmed
and spreads the virus
to the other patients.
But we don't know for sure
until the results come back.
Until then, don't think about the worst.
Instead, think about
the less serious outcomes.
The less serious outcomes?
For example, what if this patient
shows the Nipah virus symptoms
but has an illness that isn't contagious?
Is that possible?
Do you remember the patient
with a 0,00001 percent probability?
-Yes.
-Let's do what we did then.
You can do it. You and I, together.
Okay. Yes, doctor.
Good, then start over.
Why did the patient come in?
He had chronic headaches, fatigue,
and lack of appetite for over a year.
After meeting a friend
who'd been to India,
he started to cough,
vomit, and run a fever.
Headaches, coughing, vomiting, and fever
are Nipah virus symptoms,
but not the loss of appetite.
If he had headaches
and fatigue for over a year,
it could be something else.
Let's run some tests.
Okay. I'll ask the KCDC to run a PCR test
and do basic tests including CBC.
DR. CHA YO-HAN
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
I'm done taking the samples.
Good. Did you listen to his breathing?
Yes. It didn't sound good.
-Do a chest X-ray.
-Okay.
Sir.
Dr. Cha. His pulse went up to 200.
-Inject Brevibloc.
-Okay.
A MEDICINE THAT BLOCKS SYMPATHETIC NERVES
TO REDUCE HEART RATE
How is he?
It's dropping.
Sir, what's wrong?
My chest.
My chest. It feels like
something's crushing it.
Dr. Cha, he feels pressure on his chest.
I'll take an X-ray.
Sir. Can you get up slowly?
We'll take a chest X-ray.
-Move over here slowly.
-Okay.
-Sir.
-What's wrong?
-The patient's acting strange.
-How so?
It's like he lost his sense of direction.
Check him quickly.
What other symptoms does he have?
Sir, sit over here.
Is he paralyzed?
How are your arms? Do you feel this?
Yes.
Do you feel this?
He hasn't gone numb.
Is it disorientation?
-Then check if…
-My gosh. Sir!
Sir.
What's that noise?
Kang Si-young.
What's wrong, Doctor?
Kang Si-young? Kang Si-young.
Answer me, Si-young.
Call Dr. Lee now.
I apologize.
I'm Dr. Cha Yo-han from Pain Management.
I'd like to see what's going on
in the treatment room that's on lockdown.
Dr. Kang!
What's the matter?
What is it?
Dr. Kang is in the treatment room
with one of the patients.
-We suddenly lost contact.
-What?
Dr. Kang. Dr. Kang!
-Dr. Kang Mi-rae?
-Yes?
Dr. Kang Si-young's unconscious.
Dr. Kang!
DR. KANG MI-RAE
Sir. Sir!
Sir.
Sir. Sir!
Sir!
DR. CHA YO-HAN
Doctor. Sir!
Inject 10cc of thiopental.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSAN
Sorry?
I'm in the security office. I have
you on the camera. Inject it now.
I'll inject it.
Please.
Well?
He's stabilizing.
Okay. How is Dr. Kang?
Dr. Kang. Dr. Kang.
Dr. Kang. Dr. Kang.
She's still unconscious.
Okay.
Doctor. Doctor?
Thank you.
Dr. Kang.
Dr. Kang.
Dr. Kang!
Dr. Kang.
KCDC
How's the patient?
The seizures stopped.
-Check his condition.
-Okay.
Kang Si-young.
Are you awake?
Dr. Cha.
SPECIAL THANKS TO JUNG KYUNG-SOON
Regardless of the result, Dr. Cha entered
the center and he must be punished for it.
What we must do now is…
Before his condition gets worse,
diagnose him.
Is his name Yu Deok-kyu?
-Do you know him?
-I killed a person.
My arm hurts so much.
You're a parent before a prosecutor.
Do you have no feelings
towards Cha Yo-han?
What's the problem?
I couldn't do anything.
You were right next to an infected patient
and I was worried sick.