The Husband (결혼의 완성)

THE HUSBAND

THIS SERIES IS FICTITIOUS

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Don't worry.

Relax and just be yourself.

Do your thing.

KANG TAEJU'S MASTER'S THESIS PROFESSOR KIM JONGHYEON

SEYEON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY, KANG TAEJU

- Hey, we're here. - Hello.

Hello. My name is Kang Taeju. Pleasure to meet you.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Good to meet you.

We're pretty high up, huh?

Much higher than you'd imagine.

Oh, yes.

Glad you made it all the way up.

- Well, let's have a seat. - Okay.

- Make yourself at home. - Thank you.

Hmm?

You know, Seyun talks about you a lot.

I heard you are a doctor.

Where do you work?

Well, I'm currently a neurosurgeon at Seyeon University Hospital.

Oh… Seyeon University?

The head of Neurosurgery is

Kim Jonghyeon, is it?

Yeah, it is Dr. Kim.

Hmm.

I used to be his professor.

Ah.

On his first day in the OR, his scalpel hand was shaking like a leaf.

How was your first time?

Weren't you nervous during your first surgery?

Well, I was really nervous too. I still get nervous.

So, neurosurgery.

What's your specialty?

I specialize in spinal cord surgery.

Quite a tricky field you chose.

Mmm. Spinal cord.

One slight slip of the hand,

and the patient may never walk again.

Yes, that's why I try to be as cautious as possible at all times.

Great attitude.

Once you make a mistake, there's no way to redeem yourself.

Right.

Tell me, what do your parents do?

My family runs a small restaurant.

My father passed away when I was in high school.

Oh…

Still, I'm sure your mother is very proud to have such a great doctor of a son.

Oh, yes. Thank you for saying that.

What kind of restaurant is it?

Dad, can you stop with the questions?

No, it's fine.

Actually, it's a chueotang place. That's her specialty.

Oh.

Wow, it must have been quite tough for her.

Med school isn't exactly cheap.

It couldn't have been easy to pay that off.

Actually, Dad, Taeju entered and graduated

top of his class, never losing his scholarship.

Oh, is that right?

What I'm saying is,

his mother doesn't have to break her back anymore.

Wow. That's quite something.

Incredible indeed.

Seyun.

You've brought home a very fine young man. Hmm?

So, would you say he has your approval?

That's not for me to decide.

What matters is that you like him.

Thank you, Mr. Ko.

I should be the one thanking you.

Doctor.

Did…

Did I really just move?

Yes, you did.

Can you feel your legs now?

It's been 10 years.

- Minseok. - Mom.

- Doctor, thank you so much. Thank you. - Thank you. Thank you, Doctor.

- How's everyone doing? - Hey.

I heard about Minseok.

You finally saw movement.

What? Oh, yeah.

Wow.

I told you. I knew he could do it.

Dr. Kang, that is remarkable.

I couldn't have done it alone. It was a team effort.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Do you want some of this, Hayun?

You cute little thing.

Mommy, this is for you.

- Well, thank you. This looks lovely. - Sure.

What's been going on with you lately?

- Why? - You're smiling.

You look happy.

Ah. You think so?

Yes.

I did surgery on this patient who couldn't move for a decade,

and he moved his legs.

- Are you serious? - Yeah.

His parents were so happy that they started crying.

I think that was the first time I realized I could give someone hope.

I guess I needed to find that hope for myself.

I wanted to believe that my work makes a difference.

Thanks.

For what?

For everything.

How's the blood loss?

Holding steady at 50 ccs.

All right, looking good.

Debridement is complete.

- Open the scaffold. - Okay.

Dr. Kang?

Let me double-check the label.

Is this the scaffold for Park Dohyeon?

Yes, it's labeled for Park Dohyeon.

Is there a problem?

PARK DOHYEON

Nothing. Let's proceed.

Both in their sixties, but the pigmentation…

It's significantly different.

AUTOLOGOUS MSC CULTURE & DIFFERENTIATION ANALYSIS REPORT

The cellular alignment is off too.

There's a massive discrepancy in the differentiation rate.

PARK DOHYEON MAY 24, 1963

KIM HOJIN DECEMBER 9, 1964

These are both autologous cells, right?

So why?

LEE SEONGUK KIM JEONGHUI, KIM HUN

Dr. Kang doesn't usually come down to the lab this time of day, does he?

No. He's usually tied up in the OR.

Mmm.

You didn't have to come down here yourself, sir.

I heard Dr. Kang personally verified the label on the Park Dohyeon case today.

Yes, so I haven't laid my hands on it yet, in case he takes notice.

Well, you can't just let it sit there.

Tomorrow's patient is Chairman Lee Seonguk of Jeonghan Group.

He's a VIP, which means all eyes are on us for this one,

so we'll need to be extra prepared.

Let me take a look myself.

I don't want any loose ends.

- Let's verify it now. - Yes, understood.

What about the logs?

I've already backdated the culture logs to match.

The entire future of this hospital is riding on this project.

There can't be a single mistake.

Yes, I understand.

What's going on here?

Dr. Kang.

LEE SEONGUK LEE SEONGUK

Wait…

What am I looking at?

Why are there two stem cell samples from the same patient?

Uh…

Dr. Ha.

That-That's…

These are fetal stem cells.

They were harvested from an aborted fetus.

What did you just say?

THE HUSBAND

Stop this procedure and get Chairman Kim on the table first.

This patient is critical. It's an emergency cauda equina case.

Don't you hear me? I don't give a damn what it is!

Do you have any idea how much Chairman Kim has poured into this facility?

- Please get out. - What?

I said, get the hell out of here!

This is what I get for letting you into my family.

So you're asking to have her operated on at our hospital?

That criminal?

We have to find out who kidnapped Seyun and why.

If she dies, we'll never get to the truth, Father.

No way.

I understand this situation may be quite upsetting for you,

but he does have a point.

I'm the director of this hospital!

Plus, do you think anyone would take on this surgery?

No doctor here would be up for it!

I'm doing this surgery.

I'll operate on you.

Don't worry, I'm a doctor.

It's my job and duty to save lives.

But…

After what you did to my wife…

When I think about that…

Maybe you're not worth saving.

I could say the same thing about that father-in-law of yours.

Mr. Kang, you have a visitor.

Hello, I'm Attorney Choi Daehyeong.

Ms. Ko hired me to represent you in court, Mr. Kang.

- Seyun did that? - Yes.

Your detention hearing is scheduled for this afternoon.

Look, it's an uphill battle.

But fortunately, Ms. Ko submitted

letters asking for leniency and no prosecution.

The details are solid,

and they paint a clear picture of why you were forced into this position.

If we can convince the judge you're not a flight risk