The End of the World / Segyeui Kkeut (세계의 끝)

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The Moon Yang Ho, a fishing ship that set off from

Gamchun Harbor, Busan,

was on the 5th day of its way back

due to an engine breakage.

But on December 19th,

the ship sank 50 kilometers southwest of Ulleung Island.

All of the ship’s 129 crewmembers disappeared,

but one, who took a life-raft and was rescued.

Episode 1

Hey, hey.

You were here a few days ago...

Are you here to get therapy?

Are you OK?

Are you alright…

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Welcome to the epidemiological investigation team.

Thank you.

-You said you quit residency after a year? -Yes.

Planning JTBC

After all that work?

The more time I spent, I felt like I fit better into research.

Executive Producer Cho Joon-hyung

It’s easier said than done…

That’s very courageous of you.

Production DRAMAHOUSE

Since I have seniority, can I talk comfortably?

- Of course. - Alright.

And you too, Mr. Kim.

Sherlock here is so formal. I don’t know about me.

Sherlock?

His nickname is CDC's Sherlock Holmes.

You’ll see when you meet him, but

there’s a monster in the office.

He knows everything about you.

Watch out for that guy.

He even knows when and where you last kissed your lover.

People never believe it.

Shall we test him?

Test?

How did you get here?

I transferred onto the bus from the subway.

Why?

- Number 3? - Yes

What did you have for breakfast?

That’s too hard.

Want to put 10 bucks on it?

I say he gets it wrong.

What did you have?

He’s really going to guess all of this correctly?

Just tell us.

If he gets it wrong, it’ll be so embarrassing for us.

I got here early, so

I had a cappuccino and bagel nearby the station.

Bagel?

Good morning, sir.

Mr. Kang, there’s a new employee here.

Hello. I’m Lee Na-hyun.

I’m Kang Ju-hun.

Please take a seat.

Mr. Kang, can you guess

how Ms. Lee got here and what she had for breakfast?

What? Why?

I’ll tell you why later,

but guess now.

You took the subway,

but got here earlier than expected...

So at the coffee shop near exit 4,

you had a cup of cappuccino.

Ah, and also a bagel, right?

You think you were being watched?

Don’t worry about it.

I think you have to tell her how you guessed.

- That’s useless - I’m curious, please.

Look at your shoes.

You got dirt on it right?

Sticky and dark mud.

The only place where you could’ve gotten that

is at the coffee shop in front of exit 4.

There’s sewage construction going on.

But how did you know about the cappuccino?

That was stretching it,

but I was sticking to probability.

Since you were nervous for your first day,

you probably didn’t have breakfast,

it was likely that you had some kind of a dairy.

- There are also lattes. - Cappuccino foam

leaves a distinctive trace behind.

Mr. Kim, please re-inspect

This is the first time we’ve been scared because of a pathogen.

How’s the patient?

I don’t think he can make it.

Ms. Park is late.

Did she call you, Mr. Kim?

No, except as she was leaving.

Ah, here she is.

I’m sorry I’m late.

Did the research department find anything?

We analyzed the DNA’s base sequence with the NGS,

but it’s neither a respiratory, encephalitis,

nor hemorrhagic virus.

I looked through the whole database,

but couldn’t find anything like it.

Here, it’s a recent image.

It looks like the moon.

It looks simple.

Yes it does. Did you check the swelling

and the infection route?

We don’t have enough data.

As of now, we’re testing people who came in physical contact with him.

Are there any similar cases for reference?

It doesn’t react to any diagnostic serum that we have.

Hello everyone.

Dr. Lee, you’re here.

Shall we?

Is this a new product?

The situation called for it.

Could it be Ebola?

The patient is a single 31-year-old male.

No significant medical history before this,

and no allergies, either.

From the scan, we can see lung hemorrhage,

fever, and these unusual red spots.

It’s feature is a ring-like hook.

And there are hemorrhages in the nose and mouth.

The muscular structure

around the legs has ulcers or has been deteriorated.

I think the immune system is perturbed.

The lung is hemorrhaging.

I heard he walked to the hospital just 24 hours ago.

What do you think?

What about you, Dr. Kwak?

I’m not sure. This is my first time as well.

Can we take everything to my research lab?

We can’t take anything outside, due to regulations.

So, instead, we provided a space for you at CDC Headquarters.

Let’s get started right away.

OK, Let’s check each other.

Even the smallest hole can cause a virus to take a life.

Check, and double check. Always take caution.

It might be uncomfortable since it’s your first time,

but never take off your helmet or gloves.

If there is ever exposure to a virus inside the lab,

do you know how to deal with that?

We lock down the place from the outside.

It’s not “Saving Private Ryan” here.

Going to war with viruses is madness.

When your colleague is contaminated,

you have to protect your own life.

Remember that.

Are you ready?

Yes.

Are you ready?

Yes.

Are you ready?

Number 1, food waste.

Number 2, ventilation duct.

Number 1, handkerchief.

Number 2, tissue.

Number 3, plastic waste.

Number 4, empty bottle.

I’m checking to see if there are any dangerous viral antigens that we already know of.

It’s like fingerprinting, right?

You’re checking for matching records.

Unfortunately, no match.

Number 5, beddings.

Here, this too.

The film that Mr. Kang found in the drawer was developed.

Where was this taken?

The wetlands. He went with a photography group 10 days ago.

Such a typical military policeman.

He finds every possible thing.

Ms. Lee, you joined us at the perfect time.

Until we find the source of infection, you’ll have insane night shifts.

Oh my goodness.

Mr. Kang was an MP?

Yes.

- But you... - I was hooked to CSI.

That’s why you didn’t go into public health.

I never dreamed of my job involving cleaning out the refrigerator.

People from CSI do that too, and other dirty work.

But they edit those parts, so they look better.

Gather around everyone.

- Do-gyeong. - Yes?

Please inspect the aquarium, its surroundings,

Dae-ik and Na-hyun will do blood tests of those who came in contact after the infection.

OK.

One more thing.

Contact the Photo Club

and find out what happened that day.

We’re including the wetlands in the first round of investigations.

- OK. - Are we going there?

Na-hyun!

Do-gyeong seems to have a keen interest in the wetlands.

Contact Dr. Lee’s lab and ask him to include us.

You asked Dr. Lee’s lab?

OK, let’s move quickly.

OK.

You never sent kimchi or anything else through the parcel service?

Family (Mother, Sister / Must be quarantined and tested)