Doctor Slump (닥터 슬럼프)

ALL CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS

Isn't it really tall?

-It grew so much. -It's so tall.

-Yours grew a lot, Seo-yeon. -What about yours?

Everyone, how does it feel to grow kidney beans by yourselves?

-It's great! -It's so cool!

Ji-an, how big is yours?

But ma'am,

why didn't his bean sprout yet?

Is it a bad bean?

One minute.

YEO JEONG-WOO

Jeong-woo.

Your kidney bean will sprout soon too.

Let's be patient.

Yes, ma'am.

Out of the dozens of seedlings, mine was the only one that didn't sprout.

It was the "kidney bean incident."

This is what I remember as

the first time I failed in my life.

YEO JEONG-WOO

I tried putting the pot in a sunny area.

I was more diligent than others in watering my plant.

Book.

Student.

Pretty.

-But my kidney bean… -Pretty.

Pretty.

…still refused to sprout.

-Let's take a break. -Okay.

-I think it'll grow. -Right.

Jeong-woo.

I feel bad for you.

Your kidney bean won't sprout.

You must be upset.

No, I'm not. I'm okay.

To be honest, I don't like growing kidney beans.

-Really? -Yeah.

Kidney beans are my least favorite beans.

And if they're in my rice, I don't eat it.

I don't need kidney beans in my life.

I won't cry because of those stupid beans.

Because of those stupid beans,

I bawled my eyes out that day.

I felt lonely and sad.

I went home crying tears the size of those beans.

REPORT CARD

Jeez.

Goodness.

What do I say?

Gosh.

Mom, going somewhere?

I'm going to LA with your father for his conference.

We'll be gone for a week, so stay with the housekeeper.

Okay.

What's that?

It's my report card.

But… I went down in rankings.

I never thought I could get such a low grade.

Is it that hard to keep up what you've been doing?

What's the point of living in failure?

-Go upstairs and study. -Okay.

Have a good trip.

This is all because of Nam Ha-neul.

DAILY LOG OF KIDNEY BEAN OBSERVATION

That's when I realized.

Life was like a kidney bean.

There were some things that happen out of my control.

We're heading out.

Could you log us out?

Unlike happiness, which felt vague at times,

misfortune always made its presence known.

You bastard.

I hit rock bottom in the blink of an eye.

And failure always went hand in hand with loneliness.

MOM

To save face, I pretended I was fine and bearing it.

Hi, Mom.

Your father's a chairman candidate for the American Heart Association.

So make sure all of his hard work doesn't go to waste.

To be honest, I longed for a family who cared about me.

I really didn't do it, Kyung-min!

I yearned for someone who believed in me.

However,

as one misfortune led to another,

my days never got better and were surrounded in darkness.

Will I ever be okay again?

Will I ever get to enjoy a normal evening again?

DOCTOR SLUMP

It's a pen.

What? Why isn't it working?

-What are you doing? -My goodness!

You startled me.

Why are you up here? You two are this close now?

That's not it.

Then, why are you here?

I came to take our blanket and saw you here.

I came up to get some air.

The door was open, so I came to close it.

Then, you should've done just that.

Why were you staring at that pen?

What is it?

"I wanted to see you, but you weren't home."

-Were you going to leave a memo? -You little--

-Isn't this a spy camera? -What?

I'm right. This is a lens.

Why do some people take photos like that?

To be honest,

at my clinic, someone was secretly recording…

Jeong-woo, where are you?

CRIME PREVENTION DASAN-DONG THREE-WAY INTERSECTION

The suspect ran down that alleyway after getting hit.

But the CCTV camera in that alleyway was broken,

so we couldn't find out exactly where he went.

Also,

the police substation in your area just sent us this dashcam footage.

You had a break-in last month, right?

I did.

The suspect was caught on the dashcam of a motorcycle passing by at that time.

Well…

It's not completely clear, but…

They're the same person, right?

Yes, their builds, heights, and gaits are similar.

We think they're the same person.

Also, the suspect dropped this at the scene.

It's the same model as the one from your clinic.

Detective Kim.

-Yes? -Can you take a look at this?

Excuse me.

Jeong-woo.

Hey, Ha-neul. What are you doing here?

I heard you were here. This is good timing.

I stumbled across this under your desk and…

What could this be about?

He must've left the camera at my house that day.

Was he trying to record me?

I'm not sure.

We're looking into it, so we'll find out soon.

Detective Kim.

Hey, how did it go?

Well…

The spy camera was slightly damaged.

It seems some water got inside, so they can't restore the data.

Then, there's no way?

Who in the world did this? Hidden cameras and stalking?

Hey, what's all this blood?

-I just scraped myself a bit. -It's not a bit. It's a lot.

It looks like a scalp laceration. You should've gone to the ER.

-It's okay. I stopped the bleeding. -It's not okay.

Let's go to the hospital now.

Hey!

-Mr. Yeo Jeong-woo? -Yes?

You had a 1.5 cm cut, so we sealed it with staples.

-Does he have a concussion? -No, you don't have to worry.

-Does he need a brain CT scan-- -No.

It's not that bad.

I understand. Thank you.

Let's go.

Why are you crying?

Because I feel bad for you.

What are you going to do?

Were you drinking?

What's gotten into you?

Sit down. What's wrong?

I thought your surgery just went wrong that day.

I thought you were just unlucky. I thought it was a bad coincidence.

But someone may have targeted you…

How did you bear it all this whole time?

Don't cry.

-If you cry, I'll feel-- -What about how I feel?

I feel worse, you know?

You've been through so much.

What do we do?

Have you finally calmed down?

Maybe it's my depression, but I suddenly burst into tears at times.

I should go home and take more medicine.

Do you have any idea who it could've been?

The one who set up the cameras in your clinic and left them in your room.

Is there anyone you suspect?

There is.

The anesthesiologist who was also in the OR…

keeps bothering me.

Right. He was supposed to testify but backed out two days before.

That's right. It would've been easy to set up the cameras if he worked there.

But why did he do it?

Beats me.

Don't worry too much.

It'll all work out.

Truth will always reveal itself. Slowly but surely.

Where did you get that great line from?

A movie?

-You think I ever had time to watch one? -Right.

Let's go watch a movie once things are settled.

I'd like to have some popcorn while sitting next to someone I like.

Let's go.

Jeez.

The third hearing over the death

of a casino heiress from Macau will begin this morning.

The author of a dissertation will appear as a witness today