Subtitle: Having a Murderous Intent(殺意あり)
There are rumors going around at the Musashino Aoki Surgery Clinic(武蔵野青木外科病院) that Director Shūsaku Aoki(青木 周作) intentionally caused his father to die while performing a cholecystectomy(gall bladder removal). They had been arguing about money the day before. Did Director Aoki really murder his own father while operating on him?
Other characters appearing/mentioned in the story
Seijyūrō Aoki(青木 征十郎) - Shūsaku's father who died on the operating table, tycoon with 20 billion yen in assets.
Wataru Kobayashi(小林 亘) - Surgeon at the Musashino Aoki Surgery Clinic.
Shūsaku Aoki(青木 周作) - Director at the Musashino Aoki Surgery Clinic. He had killed two patients from medical error in the past. He is heavily in debt after losing money on futures.
Kyōko Okamoto(岡本 恭子) - Receptionist and nurse at the Musashino Aoki Surgery Clinic.
Kenzaburo Kobayashi(小林 賢三郎) - The first patient who died due to Director Shūsaku's mistake during surgery.
Rokurō Asakura(浅倉 禄郎) - We get a glimpse of him at the end of the episode.
Notes
Shūsaku made his fatal first error during operation at Hijiriyama Medical University Medical Hospital(聖山医科大学総合病院).
He then moved to the Scholarship Foundation Central Hospital(育英会中央病院).
Shortly After Musashino Aoki Surgery Clinic(武蔵野青木外科病院) opened in 1990, Shūsaku made his second fatal medical error.
