As the pain in his abdomen grows increasingly intense, Jun-hyeok calls Do-yeong
in and tells the latter that he knows his condition is biliary tract cancer. Do-yeong
tries to fend him off with lies, but Jun-hyeok asks to see the test results and films,
so that he can have time to prepare himself. Finally learning the entire truth, Jun-
hyeok sits and gazes at the OR from the observation room. His eyes brim with tears
at the recollection of all the procedures he performed there.


Later, his condition having worsened, Jun-hyeok fails to recognize even the medical
staff around him and lapses into delirium...

Sensing that the people around him are hiding something from him, Jun-hyeok goes
to Do-yeong’s cancer center in the middle of the night and asks him to perform some
tests. While carefully watching the monitor showing the images of the test, Do-yeong’
s gaze is riveted to a single spot on the screen. He calls Professor Hong Sang-il to
find out the facts...


Face to face with Hong Sang-il, Do-yeong demands to know who will be performing
the procedure. Sang-il confesses to being apprehensive about performing the
surgery himself. Do-yeong goes straight from his meeting with Sang-il to see Wu
Yong-gil. They both agree that Jun-hyeok’s operation should be performed by Chief
of Surgery Lee Ju-wan.

The tides of the trial are turned once more by Dong-il’s surprise testimony and both
sides devote themselves to procuring new evidence. Kim Hun tells Dong-il to lay low
for a while since Jun-hyeok’s party may try to exert pressure on him; in response,
Do-yeong takes Dong-il to his own home. Kim Hun learns from Mi-ra that medical
students were in attendance during Jun-hyeok’s visit with the patient and requests
that the students’ reports be held as evidence. Meanwhile, while performing
surgery, Jun-hyeok feels an acute pain in his stomach and falls to the floor...