01x08 - The Night When the Angels Danced [Part 1]

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[Kenta groaning]

[breathing heavily]

[gasps]

♪

Ah!

It's an angel.

AMEKU M.D.:

DOCTOR DETECTIVE

TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL

[door slides opens]

Taka.

- Hey.

- Ah?

Tell me what you want, Kuma.

Getting straight to the point,

as usual, huh?

It's rare to receive a visit

from you, Dr. Kumakawa.

Is something wrong?

There's actually something

I'd like Investigative

Pathology to look into.

[gasps]

[sighs]

POST-OP PROGRESS GOOD.

THEN, SUDDEN VOMITING.

[KUMAKAWA] Last week,

a number of boys fell sick

one after another.

And they all happen

to stay in the same room.

The cause is unknown,

and it was right before

they were due to be discharged.

The first of the patients

was Katsuji Sekihara,

ten years old.

He was admitted

with acute appendicitis.

♪

However, about a week ago,

a little after 9:00 p.m.,

he started vomiting

uncontrollably.

Seemingly out of nowhere.

The next patient was

eleven-year-old Yuichi Sakuta.

He was admitted

with mycoplasma pneumonia.

His symptoms had improved,

and we were considering

discharging him.

But four days ago,

around 11:00 p.m.,

he suddenly suffered

an asthma attack.

[Yuichi coughs]

[KUMAKAWA]

The most recent patient

is twelve-year-old

Atsushi Fuyumoto.

He has WPW syndrome.

He was admitted after having

frequent arrhythmia attacks.

We had given him

sufficient treatment

and planned to discharge him,

until something happened

eight days ago.

[Atsushi groaning]

[KUMAKAWA]

In the middle of the night,

he collapsed in the hallway

complaining of pain.

We checked his pulse,

and it was slow and irregular.

But the symptoms

subsided quickly.

♪

Taka, I was hoping

you could try talking to them

and give them an examination.

♪

[TAKAO]

I'll pass.

Wait, I didn't think you would

turn down his request.

There's actually another thing

I wanted to talk to you about.

There have been

sightings of an angel

in the pediatric ward.

Huh?

An angel?

[KUMAKAWA] Things have been

a bit more chaotic

over in the pediatric ward

because of it.

[YU]

Wait, what do you mean by that?

Ten days ago,

a patient saw something.

He claimed an angel had

visited him late at night.

A light woke him up

and he saw someone

standing there, glowing.

[YU] So, he saw somebody

bathed in light?

What made him think

it was an angel?

The child said the figure

looked exactly like the angel

from one of his picture books.

It's possible

he was imagining things.

[KUMAKAWA] I thought the same

until five days ago.

A nurse passed by

the child's room

and looked inside.

She also saw a shining

angel-like figure.

And after its

reported appearance,

all three of the previously

mentioned cases occurred.

You think this angel sighting

is connected somehow?

Taka.

Don't worry about

the boy with the book.

He isn't going to be

on the ward tonight.

So, at the very least,

could you please come by

and examine

the three other kids?

We need you.

TENIKAI GENERAL

HOSPITAL INVESTIGATIVE

PATHOLOGY DIRECTOR

AMEKU TAKAO

All right, fine.

[elevator dinging]

[footfall]

Um, Dr. Takao?

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Don't worry about it.

- Hmm.

- [NURSE] Kazuya in Room 708

[MAI] Dr. Kumakawa

is currently occupied

with outpatients.

But fear not, I've been asked

to accompany you.

[NURSE 8A]

Understood.

[MAI] All three of the affected

patients he mentioned

are currently staying

in Room 703.

I should probably let you know.

These kids

we've been having a little bit

of a problem with them.

[YU]

How so?

[MAI] They're currently

the oldest kids in the ward,

and unfortunately,

they've developed

quite the attitude.

Things have gotten

so bad lately,

they've been stealing stuff

from the other kids here

and making fun of everybody

for how they look.

That sounds pretty bad.

[MAI]

Because of their behavior,

most people aren't

huge fans of them.

There are kids, parents,

and even members of the staff

who hold grudges

against those three.

I don't wanna cast

any suspicion,

but it's possible one of them

could be behind this.

Are you implying that

somebody would try to harm

those three on purpose?

How would they even do it?

Don't ask me!

That's why we called

the Investigative

Pathology Department.

♪

Ah!

[MAI]

Here we are.

We're coming in!

[knocking]

Hey!

- [gasps]

- What the--

[all laughing]

[KATSUJI]

Did you see how he jumped?

Cut it out, that isn't

very nice, you know?

Yeah, whatever

you gyaru doctor.

[MAI] And what about me

makes me a gyaru, exactly?

I mean, you totally

have the look.

You been

to the tanning salon lately?

Nope.

And never have!

- Wait, really?

- [MAI] What was that?

[YU] [chuckles]

Oh, uh, nothing.

Who's this?

Your boyfriend or something?

Absolutely not.

He happens to be a doctor

from the Department

of Investigative Pathology.

[YU]

I am.

And we'd like to perform

an examination.

Um, hey, Dr. Takao?

Why'd you open the window?

It's cold, ya know.

What are you looking at?

[footfall]

Hey, uh

are you just gonna leave?

Yeah, so what?

What about the examination?

What about it?

I already looked through

their results beforehand.

[YU] Then why did we bother

coming down here?

There was something

I wanted to confirm.

- And that was?

- Hm? Dr. Yamada.

What's Investigative Pathology

doing here?

We asked them to examine

the patients in Room 702.

[YAMADA]

That so?

Well, I'm about to go

discuss it with Dr. Kumakawa.

But Atsushi Fuyumoto

- will likely be discharged

in two days. -Huh?

But we still

don't why he fell ill.

And you're okay

with discharging him?

Listen, I'm his attending

physician, okay?

We've monitored him

with an ECG machine

and there haven't been

any recurrences lately.

[YU] But what if

something happens

after he's discharged?

[YAMADA] We'll put a Holter

ECG monitor on him

tomorrow afternoon.

Once we confirm

he has no issues,

we'll proceed

with discharging him.

Anyway, if you'll excuse me.

[Mai and Yu sighs]

Dr. Takao, you won't

be able to examine him

if he isn't a patient anymore.

[TAKAO]

If there aren't any issues,

then that should be fine.

- [Yu gasps]

- [MAI] Huh?

- [MAI] Umm.

- [Yu] Ah?

I know.

We probably should try taking

a look at the room next door

where the angel appeared.

It should be quick,

and there's no one

in there right now.

[footfall]

[door opens]

So it's a private room?

Yeah, the kid's mother

specifically requested it

so she can stay overnight.

The patient is Kenta Miki.

He's only eight years old.

He's currently undergoing

palliative care

for terminal leukemia.

Kenta said

that an angel came to visit him

to take him

all the way up to heaven

when it was time.

Apparently, that's what it says

in the picture book he likes.

So, an angel appeared in here?

Where was it?

It showed up around

where I'm standing right now.

There was this bright light,

and then he saw a shadow

of a person with wings, see?

I see.

Hm.

- [YU] Ah?

- [MAI] Hm?

[YU]

You're done?

[TAKAO]

Yeah, sure am.

Please hold on a minute,

Dr. Takao!

Surely you've figured out

something by now.

Do you have some idea

about what's going on here?

[footfall]

- [Kenta gasps]

- [TAKAO] Ah!

- [Kumakawa gasps]

- Dr. Kid, you're back!

Hang on, why are you

[laughs]

You came to visit me!

I I just

Dr. Kid, let's go read

picture books again.

Ah!

[KENTA]

Come on, doc, promise?

[chuckles]

♪

[sighs]

Huh?

[deep breath]

- [Yu gasps]

- [MAI] Huh?

[KUMAKAWA]

Taka!

[Takao trembling]

[Kenta sighs]

♪

AMEKU M.D.:

DOCTOR DETECTIVE

[all gasp]

Why did Dr. Kid leave?

Did she forget me?

Is that the reason she left?

Being a doctor means

that she's probably super busy

with work all the time,

so why don't we ask her again

when she comes back?

'Kay.

[MAI] Hey, Kenta,

I wanna see your book.

Can you show me?

Please?

Yeah, sure.

You really like this book,

don't you?

[KENTA]

Uh-huh.

I lost it once,

but then I got another one.

[MAI]

Angels.

[KENTA] And guess what?

I saw it!

It came to visit me,

so it's real!

An angel showed up

in my room one night!

One day, the angel's

gonna take me up to heaven!

- Ah?

- Kenta.

[KENTA]

Mom?

[KEIKO]

Angels don't exist.

You were probably

just seeing things.

♪

[KENTA]

But, I really

- [door opens]

- Uh?

♪

- Hm?

- Ah?

Hm!

Um?

[sighs]

♪

Doctor, is there

any possible way

we could change rooms?

[KUMAKAWA]

No, I'm sorry.

Nothing else is available.

[KEIKO] Having those kids

next door isn't good for him.

They make him uncomfortable.

[weeping]

And his picture book.

Hmm.

[KUMAKAWA]

I understand.

Why don't you take a break?

I'm sure Kenta is tired, too.

♪

[YU]

Tell me.

What did those three

do to Kenta, anyway?

It happened back when Kenta

was in the playroom one day.

Atsushi came up behind him

and took his cap off his head.

Then they made fun of him.

[ATSUSHI]

Check it out!

Look at how shiny his head is!

[laughs]

[ATSUSHI]

What's wrong with him?

[MAI] Kenta lost his hair

because of the chemotherapy

treatments he's been

going through.

Unfortunately, the trio thought

that was funny

and caused a scene.

[Yu sighs]

What happened to the first

copy of his book?

Good question.

I believe that was about

three days afterwards.

Kenta left his room,

and when he came back,

his favorite picture book

was missing.

But the next day,

we found it in the playroom.

It was torn to shreds

and tossed into the trash.

ANGEL'S NIGH

And those three kids

were behind it?

We don't have any proof,

but yeah, we suspect

that it was them.

Understandably,

after that incident,

Kenta's mother began

to get really anxious.

[Yu sighs]

[KUMAKAWA] [sighs]

Excuse me.

- [YU] Ah?

- [MAI] Hm?

[KUMAKAWA]

Got a minute?

[sighs]

This is all my fault.

I honestly didn't expect

Taka and Kenta

to run into each other.

Doctor do Dr. Takao

and Kenta have some sort

of history together?

[KUMAKAWA]

He's Taka's friend.

Wait, they're friends?

Yeah, they are.

Two years ago,

when Taka worked as a resident

in the pediatric ward

she argued with the attending

physicians all the time

and she struggled

to interact with patients.

It was tough for her back then.

In the middle of all that,

Kenta came for

an emergency examination

because a late-night

nosebleed wouldn't stop.

Looks like it's finally done.

[KENTA]

Hm.

[KEIKO]

Thank you very much.

[KUMAKAWA] Of course,

And that should do it--

- [TAKAO] Hold on a second.

- [TOGETHER] Huh?

[KUMAKAWA] Taka was also

on duty with me that night

and she noticed Kenta had

a light patch of purpura

on his left leg.

♪

So, we ran more tests.

He was diagnosed with acute

lymphoblastic leukemia.

He was hospitalized

and underwent chemotherapy.

And what happened

between Dr. Takao and Kenta

after that?

He took a liking to her.

- Huh?

- What?

Dr. Kid!

[KUMAKAWA] Naturally, Taka

was pretty hesitant at first.

But she slowly opened up.

They grew closer over time.

She started visiting Kenta

in his room

and even had

some chats with him.

[MAI] And that's how

they became friends, huh?

[KUMAKAWA] During Taka's

stressful residency

you could say Kenta was

a source of comfort for her.

♪

[TAKAO]

Here, I got you a present.

[KENTA]

Wow! Cool!

[sighs]

How do I look?

[TAKAO]

Great.

Huh?

[chuckles]

[KUMAKAWA] He still treasures

the cap Taka gave him.

It's the same one

you saw him wearing today.

♪

The chemotherapy was effective,

and he was discharged

after he was evaluated

as being in complete remission.

I'M ALL BETTER NOW.

THANK YOU, DR. KID

[YU]

But the cancer came back?

[KUMAKAWA]

Yeah.

We found leukemia cells during

a routine bone marrow exam

in January of this year,

and despite everything,

he was diagnosed

with a recurrence of leukemia.

We tried everything we could,

but it was no use.

And we don't know

when Kenta's health

will take a turn for the worse.

I get it now.

That's why Dr. Takao

has been behaving so strangely.

Kenta was supposed

to be gone for the night,

so I thought she could come by

and do some examinations.

But he suddenly

came down with a fever

and had to return

to the hospital.

Will you please apologize

to Taka for me?

[YU]

Of course, sir.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[footfall]

Ah?

[sighs]

Huh?

What are you doing?

You just gonna stay

curled up there

for the whole night?

[sighs]

I really messed up.

Uh-huh, you sure did.

[TAKAO] I didn't mean

to do that to him.

My mind just went

blank back there.

[YU] Dr. Kumakawa felt bad

about what happened

when he asked for your help

and wanted to apologize.

[TAKAO]

He doesn't have to.

I already knew

what was going on,

so I tried

to brace myself for it.

I tried, but I still hurt

Kenta's feelings.

[YU]

Try to relax.

And once you do,

why don't you try

to go see Kenta again?

[Takao sighs]

- [TAKAO] Kotori.

- Yeah?

What is it?

[TAKAO]

Have you ever had a patient

who was younger than you

die under your care?

[YU]

I have.

I worked in surgery

for five years.

[TAKAO]

Well I haven't.

[YU]

Is that so?

[TAKAO]

Hey, Kotori?

Yes?

[TAKAO]

Any day now,

Kenta is going to die.

Yeah, I was

informed about that.

[TAKAO] He's only been

alive for eight years.

He's just a kid,

and his life is already over.

I've tried, but I

I can't do anything

to help him.

Even though

I've crammed my brain

full of medical knowledge

from all over the world,

there's nothing I can do!

That isn't true at all,

and you know it.

At this point,

you can still go see him

and talk with him.

We need to listen

to our patients,

discuss their illnesses

openly and honestly.

And be flexible.

What we do from there,

it just depends.

[TAKAO]

Be flexible, huh?

♪

I don't think

I'm capable of doing that.

I can't read

what the other person wants.

So, what do I do?

♪

If I went to visit Kenta now,

I'd just end up hurting

his feelings even more.

♪

Before I even realize

I'm doing it,

I might make someone

who's already suffering enough

go through even more

unnecessary pain.

That's why

I should just stay here.

♪

It's better if I don't see

Kenta anymore.

♪

That's it, then?

You're just gonna run away?

- [TAKAO] No, I--

- [YU] You are.

[YU] If you stay here, that's

exactly what you're doing.

You're running away

and leaving Kenta alone

and those mystery cases

in the pediatric ward unsolved.

I'm telling you,

I'm not running--

No, I'm telling you.

Stop giving me excuses

just because

this is a painful situation.

That might be acceptable

if you were a normal person,

but you're not.

You're a doctor.

Which means you have

to be able to handle that pain

and shoulder these burdens

no matter what.

♪

And like it or not,

you have to accept the reality

that there are people

you just can't save.

So, get up.

You can't leave

things unresolved.

Do it for Kenta

and those other three kids

in pediatrics.

♪

[TAKAO]

Those other kids will be fine.

They're not in any danger.

[gasps]

Do you know what's been

happening in the ward?

You do, don't you?

♪

[TAKAO]

Leave me alone.

[breathing heavily]

Huh?

[gasps]

[KENTA]

It came to visit me again.

[trembling]

[sighs]

[MAI] Please make sure

to confirm it

on your next round.

Yes, understood.

- About the patient in Room 701.

- [phone ringing]

ROOM 703:

FUYUMOTO ATSUSHI

[NURSE 8C]

Uh, Dr. Konoike, here, I can--

[MAI]

What's wrong, Atsushi?

[NURSE 8C]

It's Atsushi again.

What's happened this time?

[ATSUSHI] [groaning]

I-It hurts.

- [gasps]

- [ATSUSHI] Please, help me.

[panting]

Atsushi!

[grunting]

It hurts.

- [MAI] Atsushi!

- [Atsushi grunting]

[gasps]

♪

[gasps]

There's no pulse.

Go call a code blue

immediately.

- [NURSE 8C] Right.

- [MAI] And get the AED!

[NURSE 8D]

Understood!

[MAI]

Atsushi, hang in there!

[panting]

♪