Doctor John (의사요한)

Sir.

To a patient, an illness is despair, and a doctor is a hope.

That hope. Will you let it down?

What must I do...

to save him? - First of all,

tie your shoes.

And then...

follow the patient to the hospital.

That's the first step.

Blood pressure 130 over 90, heart rate 50.

In a mental stupor.

Spontaneous but irregular breathing.

I guess we're in the same boat.

Check his vitals.

Hook him up to an IV and give him normal saline.

Yes. - Come here.

Doctor.

His kidneys.

Check his kidneys first.

Here is your coffee, sir.

What happened? What is wrong with Inmate 5353?

Will he live?

I don't know. - What?

Whether he lives or dies isn't up to me now.

It's up to Dr. Kang.

Si Young?

You don't know?

If you don't know what the problem is,

why did you tell me to check his kidneys?

Well... - Hold on.

No way.

Don't tell me it's him. - Pardon?

He didn't tell you to do this, did he?

Inmate 6238 at Chungil Penitentiary.

Do you know him?

Are you crazy? - What?

Did you give me an order...

based on the opinion of a disqualified doctor in prison?

Well, the thing is...

Did he say the patient was going to die?

Every single time.

I don't know what he told you,

but you shouldn't trust him.

What is this all about?

Doctor, the result is out.

Did he name a disease too?

What was he suspecting?

What's going on?

His BUN and creatinine levels are elevated.

The urinalysis for protein turned out positive.

In any case, it was a good call to check his kidneys.

So what's his diagnosis?

Excuse me for a second.

Uncle.

Did they check his kidneys?

Yes, they did.

What's the result? - Positive for protein in the urine.

All right. Start a kidney biopsy.

A kidney biopsy?

Start right away. There's no time to lose.

Hold on.

Yes?

What's the disease you have in mind?

I don't think you'll believe me.

1 out of 117,000.

There's only a 0.00001 percent probability.

What?

In other words,

because of that 0.00001 percent probability,

the patient might die.

So?

What's the name of the disease?

Angiokeratoma gives him burning pains in his limbs.

Corneal clouding irrespective of his sight.

He's not sweating at all.

Anhidrosis stops his sweating completely.

TIAs, which means...

transient ischemic attacks.

In addition, he's been experiencing diarrhea, vomiting,

and stomachache.

Therefore, the diagnosis is...

Fabry disease. - Fabry disease.

Fabry disease?

Which affects only 100 people in the whole country?

Do you want to do a kidney biopsy relying on that slim chance?

Still, all the symptoms are right.

Also, even though the chance is slim,

it also means...

that the patient might die...

because of that 0.00001 percent probability.

Fabry disease is hard to diagnose.

Also, that disease requires enzymatic therapy.

The medication is hard to come by.

So? Are you not even going to check for it?

What if it really is Fabry disease?

Then check his family history first.

Someone else might have it as it's a genetic disorder?

What's your department?

Anesthesiology.

Same here. Which year?

Second...

year.

You can relax.

I'm just a fellow who is on duty all the time.

What's wrong with being a fellow?

Si Young.

Just a second.

Find out his family history. - Yes.

One more thing.

You don't have to tell me what Inmate 6238 thinks from now on.

I don't trust him.

Si Young, how did it go?

He's still being tested.

My goodness. Why did this happen right before his release?

Will he recover?

We're suspecting a genetic disorder. We need his family history...

to see if anyone else has had the same symptoms.

Did you hear that? Find that out.

Tell his family to come as soon as they can.

Yes. - Yes.

By the way, are you okay with missing your flight?

You're staying, right?

I didn't say I'd stay.

What? No?

I'll leave as soon as he's diagnosed and stable again.

I can always find another flight.

Inmate 6238 made a good call.

What's with him? He also said...

Si Young was the one to save the patient.

I'll be released next week.

I'll go to a big hospital then like you told me to.

What if you die before your release?

Yo Han, it's today.

D-day.

Are you not done yet? Hurry up.

Okay.

Did you get your certificate?

Of course.

Here it is.

Your vocational training here paid off.

You could start working as a barista as soon as you're out.

Yo Han, when I get a job, come taste my coffee.

I'll brew a really good cup of coffee for you.

All right.

Here you go.

Coffee tastes best when it's piping hot.

I can't drink something too hot.

My goodness.

Sometimes, you're just like a little kid.

You can't eat hot and spicy foods.

It's perfect. - I'm so relieved.

By the way, why are you so nice to me?

You were the first person.

"First"? What do you mean?

You were the first person...

who didn't think I was only pretending to be sick.

My mom was sick all the time too.

She was always...

laughed at by my dad for pretending to be sick...

until she passed away.

No refills. Please leave now, sir.

Can I make another phone call?

By the way, the doctor earlier seemed to know Inmate 6238.

Do you mean Dr. Lee Yoo Joon?

He's the one who usually treats our patients.

He made a couple of misdiagnoses,

and Inmate 6238 corrected them.

It totally hurt his pride.

I knew it. He seemed to despise him.

Inmate 6238 is his biggest enemy even though they haven't even met.

Yes?

Inmate 6238?

Let me talk to him.

Yes. They're doing a kidney biopsy.

They're still finding out about his family history.

All right.

What? Did he just hang up?

Why? Do you have something to tell him?

Didn't he ask for me? - No.

Uncle, can you call him back?

Inmate 6238.

There's a call for you.

Hello. - They're doing a kidney biopsy.

I heard. - Exactly.

What? - You asked me in the first place.

Why did you only talk to my uncle?

Are the results out yet?

Of course not. - Let's talk when they're out.

Hang on.

What am I supposed to do?

What do you mean? - You said,

if I followed the patient to the hospital,

you'd tell me how to save him.

Did you tell the doctor on duty to test him...

for Fabry disease?

You told me to.

That's how you save the patient.

Can you talk so that I can understand?

If prison officers told the doctor...

the patient might have Fabry disease,