All we can do is help the patients
get better. We need the patients' cooperation too.
I told him not to forget the feeling he has now.
The desire to save people.
Suzu-san!
You're not alright!
Help me... I don't want to die yet.
- Date-san! - Move!
Why?
Keep the change.
Shimoda Sensei.
Date-san's wife is here.
Niimi Sensei's calling for you.
Shimoda Sensei.
Alright. I'll be back as soon as I can.
For the time being, you deal with her.
Associate Professor Nakajima. Professor Saeki's waiting for you.
Ah... Yes, thank you.
- Saeki Sensei. - What happened?
To upset the guest of honor.
That is... Date-san passed away.
- I see. - Since the presentation's already been made,
- I'm thinking I should go back. - You can't do that.
If you leave,
this event today will just be another party.
However...
All the doctors have taken their time to be here.
Take care of your business, Associate Professor Nakajima.
Nakajima Sensei, over here.
Konno-kun.
Let's talk in the other room.
Date-san...
Good morning.
Where's Konno Sensei?
He didn't come home last night.
He said he was spending the night at the hospital.
Are you alright?
I'm fine now.
Just a minute.
Good morning.
- Sawamura Sensei. - What's the matter?
Date-san...passed away yesterday.
- Sawamura Sensei, do you have a minute? - Yes.
Sawamura Sensei.
You were looking at Date-san's medical record the other day, weren't you?
What's wrong, Sawamura Sensei?
Nothing.
Were you perhaps aware of the fact that
the pulmonary mycosis was in an advanced stage?
It takes approximately 2 years for aspergilloma to progress
to the point of causing acute bleeding in the lung.
Date-san was complaining of cough and fever since he started coming here as an outpatient.
Antibiotics hadn't been working either.
- Then... - Then?
It's a medical error... on Professor Saeki's part.
Diagnosis of pulmonary mycosis is difficult even for veteran doctors.
He was hospitalized for pneumonia. You can't say for sure that he misdiagnosed.
But if Professor Saeki had examined him properly before...
You'd better be careful about what you say.
Here's your lunch. From Suzu-san.
I have nothing to do with this.
Looks like you had a tough time yesterday.
His wife was quite upset...
We decided to explain to her at some other time.
What's going to happen?
It all depends on her course of action.
We'd better contact our attorney just in case.
Shimoda Sensei, can we start Enomoto-san
on regular meals now?
Shimoda-kun.
Oh...yes.
Are you alright? You look a little pale.
Take it easy if you're not feeling well, you hear?
If you're not paying attention, you might end up killing your patient.
Help me... I don't want to die yet.
Shimoda Sensei!
Are you alright?
It's my fault..
It's my fault that Date-san...
It wasn't your fault, Shimoda Sensei.
Yes. Thanks.
The next professor's conference is going to be fun.
And it's all thanks to your hard work.
I'm glad to hear that, but...
about the matter concerning Date-san...
If trouble should ensue, we'll just let the attorneys handle it.
It will be troublesome if it goes to court.
IF it does, right?
See you tomorrow.
Konno Sensei.
Shimoda-kun and Nakajima Sensei will be attending Date-san's wake, I heard.
Is that right.
What about Niimi Sensei?
I'm guessing he won't go.
Hello. Do you have a minute?
What is it?
Konno Sensei knows about Date-san.
- I see. - I think you should
warn him before it's too late.
And...
about Suzu-san too.
Tadaima.
Okaerinasai.
Sorry I couldn't come home last night.
You were busy, weren't you? Dinner will be ready soon.
Oh, you rented this for me.
"Miracle Doctor Naoko."
Can we watch it today?
I'm a little tired.
No hurry. Next time then.
Sorry.
That's okay. Let's go to bed early tonight.
It's not your fault, Shimoda Sensei.
Niimi Sensei, I'll go talk to Date-san.
Huh? Okay...
Tamura-san in Room 303 continues to have a slight fever.
Please keep your eye on the fever pattern.
That's it for the plan of the day.
Well, let's work hard again today.
- Konno Sensei. - Yes.
How's Suzu-san doing?
I don't think she's having any problems in particular.
- So she hasn't told you anything? - Huh?
Tell her to come to the hospital right away.
Without fail.
"Morishita Sensei wants you to come in for an examination.
Come as soon as you can."
Suzu.
Sorry to make you come suddenly.
Sensei...
Let's talk outside.
Tests indicate that her heart function has deteriorated even further.
Because of that, she's been having
intermittent attacks of dyspnea.* (*difficulty in breathing)
- Attacks? - Yes.
We thought it would be best to monitor her progress here
and decided to have her hospitalized.
Sawamura Sensei and I will be her attending physicians.
Yuta-kun...Hadn't you noticed anything?
I'm sorry.
Why did this happen? Why...
- Morishita Sensei... - Stay beside her as much as you can.
Right now, I suggest
you just think about Suzu-san and your own patients.
Don't get yourself involved in anything else.
Thanks.
They're overreacting, hospitalizing me suddenly.
- But we can't have you overexerting yourself. - I'm not.
There's still a lot of things I want to do with Yuta-san.
I need to get out soon.
Yes, you'll have to get better soon.
Sawamura Sensei.
Konno Sensei, please sign off on this medical certificate.
Alright.
What?
Niimi Sensei, were you aware? Of Date-san's condition.
Shimoda Sensei.
So you were aware.
- What are you trying to say? - Wait.
- Say something! - Shimoda-kun!
You knew about it but kept your mouth shut!
Shimoda Sensei, calm down!
I noticed it...the day before he was tested.
Antibiotics didn't seem to be working, so
I checked his old x-rays. That's when...
It never occurred to you to check sooner?
He was admitted with a possibility of pneumonia.
What reason would I have to check so carefully?
What did you tell the patient and his family?
Evidently, it was negligence on Professor Saeki's part, wasn't it?
Then why...
Why are you asking the obvious, Konno Sensei?
What's the point in telling that to the patient at the point in time?
Treatment takes precedence over that.
But in the end, we couldn't save him.
I didn't want him to die either.
I wanted to save him too if I could.
But...
that being said, I'm not going to endanger my own position.
I can't get myself to
sacrifice myself for the patients like Konno Sensei.
Niimi Sensei...
I have my own life too.
I studied my butt off to get into medical school...
and finally got to be a doctor.
Isn't it normal to
want to go with the flow and succeed?
- But Date-san... - He's already dead!
Are you saying I should throw away my career
in consideration for a patient who died?
Tell me, Konno Sensei.
Am I that wrong?
Am I really
that wrong as a doctor to think like that?
Doctors...
can't make it on righteousness alone.
- All the residents? - Yes.
I think you or Nakajima Sensei should
take care of it before the situation gets worse.
- You've changed, Sawamura Sensei. - Pardon me?
Before, you weren't the type to worry about the other residents.
I just don't want to get dragged into trouble.
What about Konno Sensei?
I'm not sure I understand your question.
Aren't you doing it for yourself?
Never mind. I guess I'm doing it for myself too.
Excuse me.
How about it? Go for a drink tonight?
- I don't really feel like it. - Okay.
Things are awkward around here lately.
I'm sorry for not paying attention to your condition.
That's okay. Are you done with your work for the day?
Just a little longer.
When I'm done, I'll go get things you might need
and I'll make arrangements to spend nights here too.
Don't worry about it. You won't feel rested
if you don't sleep in your own bed.
I'll be fine.
Don't worry so much.
I've always recovered quickly even when I fell ill before.
Besides, there are lots and lots of things I still have to do.
Things you have to do?
I have to cook, clean the house, do the laundry, iron...
Suzu...
And I have to watch the DVD.
It looks good. We'll have to watch it together, okay?
On your day off, while relaxing with a cup of tea.
I have curry made for dinner tonight.
I made a lot so share it with Sawamura Sensei too, okay?
Alright. Thanks.
Yes.
Konno Sensei, do you have a minute?
Professor Saeki.
- Do you like sweets? - No thank you.
I wasn't offering you any.
I just asked if you liked sweets.
What did you wish to talk about?
It seems...there's some misunderstanding.
If it's about Date-san,
I think it you misdiagnosed when you examined him.
I see.
- And your reason? - From the time he was an outpatient,
Date-san's symptoms were different from that of pneumonia.
If you referred him to the Dept. of Respiratory Medicine and had him tested early on...
His pulmonary mycosis probably would've been discovered.
However, as a doctor, that course of action...
is 0 points.
At the outpatient clinic, you listen to the patient's symptoms,
and upon performing some basic tests,
you prescribe the most effective treatment for the most likely illness.
If the patient gets better, case resolved. If not, hospitalization.
It's not a place to go all out to detect the true nature of the patient's disease.
Then why did you continue the ineffective treatment?
Effectiveness is different for each individual.
That was an unusual case, Konno Sensei.
Many patients get better with this system, and
leave the hospital with gratitude towards us doctors.
Are you saying there was no mistake on your part?
None.
As it was,
the patient was unlucky that he got inflicted with
a troublesome disease.
Date-san told me.
What he told you when you were accepted in medical school.
I told him not to forget the feeling he has now.
That desire to become a doctor and save his father...people.
If you hadn't forgotten those words and faced Date-san properly,
don't you think you could've saved him?
People live when it's time to live and die when it's time to die.
Konno Sensei, that...applies to your fiancée too.
I took a look at her medical record. Her condition isn't good.
It would be a burden both physically and mentally to look for another hospital.
Is that a threat?
I won't offer you the cake, but
I'll offer you my advice to act smart.
Don't involve yourself in this case any further.
Doctors are human too.
You'd be better off
just thinking about yourself and your loved one.
Date-san's wife and attorney will be here tomorrow.
There seems to be a lot of speculations going around, but
there was no oversight on our part. Therefore,
please refrain from making comments that may be misunderstood by the other party.
What do you mean misunderstood?
Shimoda-kun!
The truth is Professor Saeki misdiagnosed,
Niimi Sensei and I didn't notice it, and
consequently, Date-san died, isn't it?
Alright. Shimoda Sensei, you take a day off tomorrow.
Sorry to bother you. Somewhere near my house is fine.
It's okay once in a while.
You wanna go for a drive somewhere?
The two of us?
Why not? It might cheer you up a little.
I guess so.
Why does it turn out like this?
Shimoda-kun...
We became doctors to save people...
Sawamura Sensei.
- Hello. - Did you already eat?
Let me give you some curry if you don't mind.
That's okay. I bought curry for dinner too.
But Suzu made it.
You eat it yourself, Konno Sensei.
- It'll take me a week to eat the whole thing. - Still, you should eat it.
I told you, didn't I?
You're not even the attending physician so stay out of it.
Are you talking about Date-san?
Suzu-san had an attack the day before yesterday.
When you weren't around.
How often do you get the attacks?
I'm calling the hospital.
I'll tell Yuta-san myself when he gets home.
Suzu-san...
Please.
I want to enjoy a normal life until the very last minute.
Are you stupid?!
How can you stay at the hospital and leave Suzu-san alone?
- But... - Date-san isn't your patient.
He's a total stranger!
Didn't you become a doctor for yourself?
Then you should know what's the most important thing.
- I... - Niimi Sensei's right.
Even if you're entrusted with a patient's life,
doctors have their own life too.
The normal life Suzu-san desired here
is a special kind of normal!
Like when Konno Sensei
tells her the curry she made is delicious.
It's that kind of special normal!
Whether that's right or not is not relevant.
Please just think about yourself and Suzu-san for now.
Smells good.
How do you feel?
Great!
I ate the curry last night. It was good.
Really? I'm glad.
I froze the rest.
So that we can eat it together when you come home.
I'll be checking up on you often and ask Morishita Sensei
if you can go home once your condition stabilizes.
Did something happen between you and Morishita Sensei?
What do you mean?
He was here yesterday evening and was worried about you.
Worried?
He said he wanted you to realize what the most important thing is right now.
"13:30~Professors' Conference"
I'm counting on you to take care of that matter tonight.
Hello, Hasegawa Sensei.
I'm the attorney for the hospital,
Kiriki.
I will be joining you today.
Isn't the attending physician, Shimoda Sensei, coming?
I'm sorry. He's out sick today.
What about Saeki Sensei?
He's attending to some business, so
we will be sitting in for the talk.
Next on the agenda is the upcoming dean's election.
The date is undetermined as of yet. We will let you know as soon as the decision is made.
In addition, the current candidates...
I decided to be a doctor after watching a drama when I was in high school.
You'll be fine if helping people is what you want to do.
All you have to do now is find your role within that parameter.
- Morishita Sensei. - Oh, hi.
There's something I'd like to ask you.
What is it?
It's about Suzu.
About Suzu and me...
Yeah, I told Professor Saeki.
I also suggested that he use her to shut you up.
Why would you do that?
Because I'm Professor Saeki's successor.
I've come this far. Don't get in my way,
Konno Sensei.
This concludes today's
Professors' Conference. The next conference
- is scheduled for next Thursday.
May I?
Yes?
Actually, I obtained this through an acquaintance
who works for a magazine.
Please pass it around.
What is this?
Secret meeting for an affair? What is this?
This is...
It's a proof of an article that will be released tomorrow.
This looks to be Hasegawa Sensei without a doubt.
It's most regrettable that Hasegawa Sensei who is one of the candidates
to be the next dean has been exposed
with such an abominable act.
Now, now. Don't be too hard on him.
I'm only interested in food, but when you're as capable as Hasegawa Sensei,
his various desires must be twice as strong as ordinary folks like us.
These are Date-san's x-rays when he was here as an outpatient.
It's true there were indications of pulmonary mycosis.
- As we thought. - Do you admit to misdiagnosing then?
No. There were indications, but
diagnosis at that time would have been very difficult.
Besides...
Date-san refused to be tested after he was hospitalized.
We may have found it if we took x-rays promptly.
Are you saying that it was my husband's fault?
When you overlooked it!
Doctors are not almighty.
In order to get the best possible treatment,
it's necessary for both the doctor and patient to cooperate.
Please calm down.
Konno Sensei.
Right now, I suggest
you just think about Suzu-san and your own patients.
I have my own life too.
Doctors are human too.
You'd be better off
just thinking about yourself and your loved one.
Whether that's right or not is not relevant.
Please just think about yourself and Suzu-san for now.
I have to watch the DVD.
It looks good. We'll have to watch it together, okay?
I'm sorry I'm late.
I'd like to talk to you so please wait for me.
Shimoda Sensei.
Weren't you supposed to be off today?
I came to hand in something.
"Resignation"
Shimoda-kun.
- Hey. - I'm sorry.
I'm quitting.
The victory is yours
without a doubt, Saeki Sensei.
Victory, huh? I guess so for this round.
Shall we go celebrate?
Yes, let's.
If we're talking about win or lose, I'm already losing.
Shimoda Sensei.
I don't have the confidence to go on
helping people at this place anymore.
Once you forget the importance of life, there's no point in being a doctor.
I thought it went without saying to place a patient's life before all else.
But I don't know anymore.
Congratulations on your assignment as the dean.