Dr. Romantic 3 (Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3 / Nangmandakteo Kimsaboo 3 / 낭만닥터 김사부3)

(The characters, places, organizations, and events in this drama are works of fiction)

How old was I when it happened?

Look over here.

I had woken up to the sound

of my dad coming home from work late at night.

Suddenly, he took my hand and started dancing with me.

It seemed like he had been drinking,

but my dad looked so happy then.

It was the day he successfully performed an open heart surgery for the first time.

As a child,

I believed my dad was the most confident, cool, and respectable adult

in the whole world.

However,

the dad I saw as a grown-up…

Yes, give up.

From what I can see, there is no hope for this patient.

(Professor Cha Jinman! Give me an answer for my son's death!)

I heard he drove his student to his death.

Is that true?

Yes, he put all the blame for a patient's death on the student.

It's no joke.

I heard he was practically kicked out of Hankuk University.

- Hello. - Hello.

For two years in a row,

there were no applicants for cardiothoracic surgery,

because no one wanted to work under Professor Cha.

Did my dad change?

Or…

did I become a different adult compared to my dad?

I swear it wasn't me!

It wasn't me!

Then how do you know in such detail

about the Hankuk University resident's suicide?

And how did you know that Dr. Lee was a colleague

of that resident?

That's because Director Park told me to…

That's not what I meant.

It wasn't Director Park. It was me.

I dug a little because of my personal curiosity.

What are you scheming right now?

Hey.

What do you mean by scheming?

That's a little harsh.

It's not like that--

Then explain it in a way I can understand.

Just know that all of this

is for the sake of the Trauma Center, okay?

It wasn't me.

I wasn't the one who went into Professor Cha's room, okay?

Director Park.

What did you do just now?

I did as you said, Master Kim.

You said a leader is someone who must fight the big waves upfront.

Don't tell me

you're thinking about accepting Assemblywoman Ko Kyungsook's terms?

I chose the practical route.

I can't put the Trauma Center in a crisis

just to protect Professor Cha Jinman.

It sounds like a humiliating compromise

rather than a practical route.

I did what I had to as the director of Doldam Hospital.

No matter how valid the purpose is,

if the way to achieve it isn't just, it's not right, Director Park.

This isn't about what's right or wrong, Master Kim.

It's a matter of cost-effectiveness and competence

as the head of the Trauma Center.

I've come up with a list of doctors to join the Trauma Center.

Ah, yes.

A few of them have given me positive responses.

I answered that out of courtesy.

He really believed that.

What should I have done then?

He was my department advisor.

I couldn't say no to his face.

That's why I politely declined by saying I'd think about it.

Or you could convince me with a higher annual salary.

Honestly, the amount you're offering is not enough.

Nowadays, local hospitals offer different salaries.

None of them said yes?

No, no one on that list

said they would come down here with you.

We didn't expect

anything like that from Professor Cha in the first place.

He should have at least shown his potential as a leader.

But look what happened.

He is the head of the Trauma Center,

but he wasn't here during the building collapse incident.

He couldn't give a sincere apology to Assemblywoman Ko

and created an even bigger situation.

In the last two months, he was nowhere near implementing a working trauma system.

Rather, he encouraged disruption and put forward his own authority.

Honestly, there's no reason to cover for Professor Cha anymore.

So you're going to kick Cha Jinman out

and accept Assemblywoman Ko's deal?

Master Kim,

I think we should make a decision before we end up losing more.

Sure, if someone doesn't have the skills or is incompetent,

you can fire them all you want.

However,

political deals shouldn't be involved

in that decision.

Personally, I think it's killing two birds with one stone.

Director Park.

Do you really think

Assemblywoman Ko is doing this just because of a personal grudge?

You think she would put that huge budget on the line

just to get Cha Jinman fired?

Is that really what you think?

If not, what other reason is there?

Yes, this is Ko Kyungsook.

You don't have to worry too much.

The head of the Trauma Center will be stepping down soon.

It'll only be a matter of time

before the leaderless Trauma Center shuts down.

The calls for budgeting will stop too.

You may begin

with the eco-city contractor selection as planned.

Yes.

Let's do that.

(Volume 12 The Courage to be Ordinary)

Oh, Mr. Koo.

What about the elderly lady?

I don't believe she went to the Trauma Center.

No one has seen her there.

I've checked the CCTVs.

I only saw her leaving the ER,

but her whereabouts after that are unknown.

I didn't see her on the screens.

Nurse Eom, did you get in touch with the guardians?

I just talked to the elderly lady's daughter,

but she lives in Seoul.

She said she won't be able to come until tomorrow afternoon,

because she has a son who's a senior in high school.

Darn, what should we do?

Why? Is there a problem?

These are the elderly lady's chest CT results.

Her aortic aneurysm is completely swollen.

Is she in serious danger?

It's a time bomb.

We don't know when it'll burst.

We haven't heard from Nurse Euntak yet, right?

What?

Hey!

Who are you?

My goodness, you're so pretty.

Your hands are pretty too.

They look like you've never had to work a day in your life.

Are you coming in just now?

Yes, are you going somewhere?

I'm looking for the elderly patient.

By the way, Dr. Seo,

someone came and dropped off your belongings not too long ago.

I asked them who they were,

but they left without saying anything.

Hello?

It's me, Dr. Seo.

Yes.

Does this even work?

Darn it.

Hello.

Are you going somewhere?

An elderly patient is missing, so I'm looking for her.

She has dementia, but her CT results seem to be pretty bad.

I see. Good luck.

By the way,

is Dr. Seo Woojin still in the medical office?

Oh, he just left.

But I think he got kicked out of the boarding house.

What do you mean?

Someone just left after coming by the medical office

to drop off Dr. Seo's clothes and belongings.

It can't be because he couldn't pay rent.

Maybe he fought with the boarding house's owner.

Jeez.

I'm sorry I'm late.

Sit down.

The person you're calling…

Did you receive all your belongings?

Yes.

I saw them before I came here.

To be honest,

I'm very disappointed, Dr. Seo.

Did my daughter look that easy to you?

Living together…

How could you make such a reckless decision?

I apologize for not letting you know beforehand.

However,

I didn't think we needed permission for making such a decision.

Eunjae and I

are adults well over the age of 30,

and we discussed it countless times

before making this big decision.

Dr. Seo.

I wanted to be with her because I like her.

I made that decision because I wanted us

to have a stronger relationship.

It goes to show that you grew up without parents.

If I'm being honest,

I'm not too sure about you.

I'm letting things slide