Madame Antoine (마담 앙트완)

This drama is based on psychology. All cases and treatments are fictitious.

Episode 6

Oh my!

Oh, Doctor!

Oh my!

Are you all right?

Oh! It was just so slippery.

I'm fine now.

No, it's too slippery here for you to go alone.

Hold onto my arm.

Can I do that? - Of course.

Just think of me as your cane and hold on tight.

This won't do.

Just hang on to my arm.

How can I do that, it would be embarrassing if people saw.

It's okay. - Here.

Then, I'll just be in your debt.

No worries. Be careful!

Yes that's it. - Oh no!

Oh my! Oh my!

Oh my! Oh my! What should I do? - Oh jeez.

Oh no, it's all because of me...

Then... Use this at least to cover up.

If I cover up with this, I'll look more sexy because of the see-through look.

Pardon?

Oh then, let's hurry back to the center and wash these clothes.

Yes.

What a relief that you had a spare pair of pants.

You washed your hands, right?

Apply this. Your hands will get chapped if you don't.

Okay. Thank you.

What should I do?

I squeezed out too much. Let's share it.

All done! Shiny and soft.

Ah that's right!

Seung Chan, can you teach me how to work out?

A work out that you can do comfortably? I can teach you stretching anytime.

That would be nice but aren't there any workouts that use small weight lifting equipment?

If you have the time, it'd be nice if you could accompany me to the exercise equipment store.

You can buy them through the Internet, would you like me to choose one for you?

Then I wouldn't be able to see the item in person.

Why? Are you too busy to go with me and pick one out?

No, I can go on Saturday.

When are you free?

I'm free anytime.

I can adjust my schedule according to yours.

Doctor! Doctor Choi Soo Hyun wants to see you for a moment.

Anyway, choose the time that works for you and let me know.

Okay.

Were you good at studying when you attended school?

Just so-so.

What subject did you like?

Wait.

You saw how he was blinking here didn't you?

Yes, judging from his behavior, I'm sure he remembered something.

Do you live a normal everyday life? What time do you wake up in the morning?

At dawn.

At dawn. For a young person that's very unique.

And here.

Dawn.

He's touching the edge of his sleeve and creating a defensive wall. Something is making him anxious.

At dawn...

An unpleasant memory. We've found a keyword.

What are your hobbies?

Well...

I like watching movies.

What were you doing?

I fell asleep.

Where are we going?

To the Chairman's vacation home.

Today, he said he'll meet you there.

He made three men approach one woman? That sounds fun.

Chairman!

So, which guy did that woman choose? Was there a guy my age among the three?

She chose the successful one in his thirties.

But doesn't this kind of experiment make you feel really bad?

There are ethical issues and—

I don't know about those kinds of things. I only focus on company work.

Look here.

The planning team's video analysis also had a similar conclusion as Madame Go's right?

Yes, through this experiment, we are able to understand what cosmetics women subconsciously use in order to appeal to their partner.

And since we're in the cosmetics industry, we will be able to figure out what women want and act accordingly.

In conclusion, we're sure it's the original preliminary experiment we are investing in.

Then, that means there won't be such experiments like that again, right?

Well, that we don't know. Since he is so thorough, he could be doing round two of the preliminary experiment.

So, that means it's possible he's still conducting a similar experiment right now.

That's right.

So, then should I try finding out if it is round two of the preliminary experiment?

No, whether it's round 1 or round 2, I just wanted to know the content of the experiment so it's fine.

Look here.

Make the new cosmetics model a man in his thirties.

Prepare the investment for Choi Soo Hyun's experiment. - Yes, Sir.

Madame Go, good work. This is all because of you—

The $40,000 incentive we promised her, deposit it immediately.

That's why I'm saying it makes no sense.

Why would we re-do an experiment we've already done?

Well, we don't know that. Since he is very thorough,

he could be conducting round two of the preliminary experiment.

What the heck? So does this mean Choi Soo Hyun lied to me again?

Who is the woman we saw earlier?

You don't need to know. Let's go.

What?! Hye Rim found out about the experiment?

Yes. She was hitting the table with her shoes and throwing a fit.

So, she realized that we are doing an experiment on her?

No. Doctor lied to her and she fell for it.

But I think he was also having a hard time.

Noona Hye Rim told him that if he really does such an experiment on her, she will curse him until she dies.

That's why his face grew dark, he wouldn't eat, and kept worrying.

He was worrying? That cold-blooded creature?

Yeah, even until evening he was sighing with a serious expression.

Wait a minute.

This person really...

The lights are even off. Why are you looking so miserable?

Hyung, I'm asking you please. From now on, if you meet Hye Rim, just treat her well regardless of the experiment.

I heard this from Yoo Rim when I was leaving work. Hye Rim is sick. On top of that, it's an incurable disease.

That is.

It's called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. People just die from it.

Does that even make sense?

I also saw Yoo Rim this morning and she was acting so happy without any—

That's because she doesn't want Hye Rim to notice.

What's the use of finding out about an incurable disease?

That's why she wants her to enjoy her life before letting her go.

I also agreed to that.

Because it's important to live the remainder of one's life happily.

Even jokes have limits. Don't try to fool me with such lies—

If you want to take it as a lie, go ahead.

I was just telling you the truth.

Wait.

What was the disease again?

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Does that make any sense?

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Test Subject

Yes, Soo Hyun?

You haven't slept yet?

Yes. Why?

I have something to ask... Can I have Yoo Rim's phone number?

Yes. I will send it to you by text message.

But why do you need it?

Yoo Rim went down to the countryside to film a morning program.

She's probably in the middle of shooting, so she won't be able to answer your phone call.

Ah I see.

Are you feeling well lately?

Why are you asking me that all of a sudden?

You haven't been looking well lately. How are you feeling?

Well, I don't know...

After hitting age 30, I have some aches here and there.

Where and how does it hurt?

It feels like I can't digest well and I'm having some headaches, too.

By the way, I'm coughing, too.

Do you cough often? - Yes.

When I'm surrounded by polluted air, I start coughing.

Do you have breathing problems?

Well... When I climb the stairs, I get shortness of breath.

But why?

Nothing.

You are strange today, did something happen?

No, I'll hang up now.

The caller cannot be reached. Please leave a message.

It's a lie.

Seung Chan is just messing with me.

There's no medication to combat it?

Still, there will be drugs that are in the testing process.

There's no other cure other than a lung transplant?

Wait? We don't even know when a transplant will be available! We don't have time!

More than half of them die within 5 years?

What is the cause?

Hypoxia. Heart failure?

Hye Rim's illness... There is a drug that is being tested in Europe.

What disease? - Apparently some petrochemicals have some effect

of slowing down the progression of the disease. So tell Yoo Rim—

Hyung, were you researching all that instead of sleeping?

To me, you're the weirder one. Can you sleep when you like Go Hye Rim so much?

See? Now you get it, don't you? Hyung, that's how much you like Hye Rim.

What nonsense are you talking about, and in this situation?

Sorry, I lied to you.

I'm sorry!

I was just messing around. - You call this messing around?

It's because I wanted to know your true feelings. But... You've also realized how you feel about her, right?

So, Hyung, let's stop this experiment.

The moment you started liking her, your experiment was doomed.

No, I can't do that.

Hyung!

Please take care of my Do Gyung.

You're making a mess. Don't do that—

I've noticed a seriously abnormal signal in my brain.

A nasty hormone, that interferes with the experiment, has started to be produced.

I lost my right to be Male Subject A. Therefore—

I, Choi Soo Hyun, as experimental Man A, no longer have the right to participate.

So I will drop out from this experiment.

If that's so... Do I have the right to supervise the experiment?

As long as I have inappropriate feelings for the test subject,

the experiment's objectivity would most definitely be affected.

Then, should I quit this experiment?

No, my reputation as a psychologist is at stake.

Starting from now, I have to be an objective supervisor.

I have to return as Choi Soo Hyun.

I will distance myself from Go Hye Rim, I won't see her face again.

Out of sight, out of mind. That's the only answer.

You came?