Se-ok assumes that Deok-hee's ailment only requires surgery, but learns from U-yeong that his condition is terminal; she prepares for the surgery and calls Deok-hee, telling him to come right away so she can operate on him.

Se-ok's past begins to resurface as she tries to blackmail Deok-hee into being treated; after causing confusion as a medical consultant in an investigation, Deok-hee makes a deal with Inspector Yang.