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Doctor Prisoner
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Doctor Prisoner

Wed, Mar 20, 2019
  • Drama
  • Crime
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

An ace doctor in a university hospital is wrongfully accused of a medical malpractice incident and gets ousted from the hospital. He then applies to work at a prison, where he plans to make personal connections with all the big shots in prison with the ultimate goal of getting revenge against the hospital that kicked him out.

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Cast

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  • Namkoong Min
    Namkoong Min
    as Na Yi-Je
  • Kwon Na-ra
    Kwon Na-ra
    as Han So-Geum
  • Kim Byong-chul
    Kim Byong-chul
    as Sun Min-Sik
  • Choi Won-young
    Choi Won-young
    as Lee Jae-Joon
  • Park Eun-seok
    Park Eun-seok
    as Lee Jae-Hwan
  • Lee Da-in
    Lee Da-in
    as Lee Jae-In
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Episodes

1 season · 32 episodes

Ended · 32 aired
Season 1
32 episodes · 32 aired
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  • E1
    Episode 1
    Aired · Wed, Mar 20, 2019 · 35m

    Dr. Na Yi Je is a kind person with excellent skills. He works at the emergency medical station of Taegang Hospital. He always goes by the rules, and it makes him a bane for his seniors. Lee Jae Hwan, the second son of Taegang Group, causes a traffic accident by reckless driving.

  • E2
    Episode 2
    Aired · Wed, Mar 20, 2019 · 35m

    A Traffic accident is caused by Jae Hwan, and many emergency patients are transferred to Taegang Hospital. Yi Je goes into surgery of a pregnant woman. However, Jae Hwan makes a scene, and it leads to the death of the patient. Yi Je is accused of malpractice and loses his position.

  • E3
    Episode 3
    Aired · Thu, Mar 21, 2019 · 35m

    A car crash occurs, and Jae Hwan is secretly moved to a hospital with a serious injury. Min Sik comes to know that Yi Je is the only person who can save Jae Hwan, but he still disapproves the surgery. Meanwhile, Yi Je threatens Jae Hwan saying that he only has a few more minutes to live since he did the least job to keep him alive from the injury.

  • E4
    Episode 4
    Aired · Thu, Mar 21, 2019 · 35m

    Yi Je performs the surgery on Jae Hwan. Min Sik tries to stop him, but Jae Jun appears and tells him that he approved the surgery. Yi Je asks Jae Jun to let him be the successor of Min Sik. Two weeks later, Yi Je gets appointed as the next medical director of the penitentiary.

  • E5
    Episode 5
    Aired · Wed, Mar 27, 2019 · 35m

    Min Shik visits the prison to see Sang Chun. Min Sik forces Sang Chun to tell the truth, but he refuses. Min Shik poses a threat to Sang Chun, and Sang Chun gets into an urgent situation. Meanwhile, So Geum thinks Min Shik is suspicious, and she calls Yi Je for help.

  • E6
    Episode 6
    Aired · Wed, Mar 27, 2019 · 35m

    Min Shik and Yi Je talk about negotiation for mutual cooperation, but Min Shik gets Yi Ra's urgent call. Min Shik chooses to go to see Yi Ra, and he makes a deal with her. After seeing her, Min Shik encounters Jae Joon. Jae Joon notices that Min Shik is on Yi Ra's side, and he plans to dig his back.

  • E7
    Episode 7
    Aired · Thu, Mar 28, 2019 · 35m

    Getting betrayed by Yi Ra, Min Shik is being driven into a corner getting his family in a risk. Yi Je tells So Geum that he knows about Bit. Yi Ra and Jae In find out that Yi Je is after Min Shik. Yi Je asks Sang Chun about the list, and Min Sik searches the penitentiary.

  • E8
    Episode 8
    Aired · Thu, Mar 28, 2019 · 35m

    Yi Je suggests Min Shik to retire without making problems. But Min Shik is certain that the document is not a real one and provokes Yi Je. Hyun Sang tells Min Shik where the list was sent by Sang Chun. Yi Ra calls Yi Je and tells him to bring Jae Hwan. Min Shik finds out that Yi Je is after him because of the false diagnosis three years ago.

  • E9
    Episode 9
    Aired · Wed, Apr 3, 2019 · 35m

    Yi Je falls into Min Shik's trap and faces danger. To get away from the situation, Yi Je makes a suggestion to Sang Chun. Meanwhile, Min Shik is watching them through the camera. So Geum visits Yi Je and asks him about Han Bit. Meanwhile, Suk Woo is being transferred to Western Seoul Penitentiary.

  • E10
    Episode 10
    Aired · Wed, Apr 3, 2019 · 35m

    Yi Je promises Suk Woo to get a suspension of execution of detention. Sang Chun sends an email to Yi Je, and Yi Je sends the file related to So Geum. Jae Joon and So Geum meet to have a psychological consultation. Meanwhile, Jae In visits Jae Hwan, and she gets to know that Yi Je is trying to make Suk Woo have a suspension of execution of detention.

  • E11
    Episode 11
    Aired · Thu, Apr 4, 2019 · 35m

    Suk Woo goes to Taekang Hospital to examine his disease. So Geum gets shocked that an arrogant psychopath Suk Woo's body was deteriorated in a short time. Eui Shik visits Jung Hee to find out the link between Jung Hee and Yi Je. Meanwhile, Min Shik is confident that Yi Je's plan will be failed.

  • E12
    Episode 12
    Aired · Thu, Apr 4, 2019 · 35m

    So Geum thinks Yi Je is using her to make Suk Woo have a suspension of execution of detention. So Geum goes to Yi Je and asks him the reason he helps Suk Woo. Min Jung hears that So Geum is helping to let Suk Woo go. Meanwhile, Suk Woo thinks that he couldn't get a stay of execution because of So Geum.

  • E13
    Episode 13
    Aired · Wed, Apr 10, 2019 · 35m

    Yi Je tells So Geum that they shouldn't cooperate anymore. Yi Ra says to Chairman Kim that the reason Suk Woo's detention couldn't get suspended is Min Shik. Meanwhile, Min Shik meets Jae Jun to persuade him to discard Yi Je. Yi Je and Sang Chun go to see Jung Hee and ask her to be on the same boat.

  • E14
    Episode 14
    Aired · Wed, Apr 10, 2019 · 35m

    Eui Shik takes away Yi Je and Jung Hee to his office, and he asks Yi Je the reason he visited Jung Hee. Jae In comes to Eui Shik's office to defend Yi Je, but Eui Shik says that he has a witness to testimony Yi Je's guilt. Meanwhile, Yi Je tries to track down Min Shik's illegal transfer of medicine.

  • E15
    Episode 15
    Aired · Thu, Apr 11, 2019 · 35m

    Min Shik gets investigated on suspicion of breaking the Pharmacy Law. So Geum goes to Yi Je and tells him she wants to join hands with him again. Yi Je gets appointed as the new medical director of Western Seoul Penitentiary, and Min Shik asks Jin Chul to stall Yi Je.

  • E16
    Episode 16
    Aired · Thu, Apr 11, 2019 · 35m

    Yi Je goes to the Special Sector to see people who are on the VIP list. Jin Chul stalls Yi Je, and Yi Je takes a measure to make Jin Chul stay out of it. Ui Shik goes to Jung Hee to find out some information regarding Yi Je. Meanwhile, So Geum watches the video files that Yi Je gave to her and finds out the secret of Han Bit.

  • E17
    Episode 17
    Aired · Wed, Apr 17, 2019 · 35m

    While So Geum is watching the Bit's video, Jae Joon visits her. So Geum tells Yi Je that she will dig into Jae Jun. Min Shik tells Eui Shik about what Yi Je did to his patients to practice to fabricate Jung Hee's Fanconi anemia. Meanwhile, someone steals So Geum's laptop which has Jae Joon's patient records.

  • E18
    Episode 18
    Aired · Wed, Apr 17, 2019 · 35m

    Ahn Jin Chul tells Yi Je that he will be on Yi Je's side, and help him to destroy Min Shik. Eui Shik finally decides to join hands with Yi Je. They go to Haeun Hospital to look through their medical records and find out fake patients in the hospital. The family members of Min Shik are all arrested by the prosecution.

  • E19
    Episode 19
    Aired · Thu, Apr 18, 2019 · 35m

    Yi Je asks Min Shik to hand over Haeun Hospital to Yi Je as a way to get out of prison, and Min Shik agrees with him. So Geum gets a call from Bit and finally gets to see him. Meanwhile, Yi Ra and Jae Joon also chase after Bit, but Bit disappears again. So Geum goes to Yi Ra and asks her about Yi Ra and Bit's relationship.

  • E20
    Episode 20
    Aired · Thu, Apr 18, 2019 · 35m

    Min Shik and Min Je get to meet each other on the way to the Western Seoul Penitentiary. Min Je suddenly suffers from the pain, and Min Shik injects medicine into him, but Min Je falls into an emergency situation due to the injection. Meanwhile, Jae Joon tracks Yi Je's moving path the day when Bit appeared.

  • E21
    Episode 21
    Aired · Wed, Apr 24, 2019 · 35m

    Congressman Jung dies all of a sudden. Yi Je gets a call from Yi Hyun saying that there are weird guys outside the house. After hearing Yi Je's conversation with Yi Hyun, So Geum goes to Yi Hyun's house to find Bit. Meanwhile, Jae Jun becomes Min Je's chief mourner.

  • E22
    Episode 22
    Aired · Wed, Apr 24, 2019 · 35m

    Min Shik calls Yi Je and leaves a message that he heard Congressman Jung's last word. Jae In tries to catch Nam Pyo, but she fails to find him. Jung Hee and So Geum trace Nam Pyo's whereabouts. Yi Je takes Nam Pyo to the Penitentiary to make him confess.

  • E23
    Episode 23
    Aired · Thu, Apr 25, 2019 · 35m

    Jae Joon suggests to Eui Shik to cover up his case, and in return, offers to make him a district attorney. Jae Joon wants Yi Je to give him Congressman Jung's belongings to him. But Yi Je only agrees to do it under one condition. Meanwhile, So Geum tries to figure out Jae Joon's psychological state.

  • E24
    Episode 24
    Aired · Thu, Apr 25, 2019 · 35m

    Chairman Lee Duk Seong's stocks are donated to Congressman Jung, and Han Bit gets to manage the stocks. Yi Je suggests to Yi Ra to recommend Min Shik as a candidate for the head of the VIP center. Yi Je and Yi Ra layout a plan to make Min Shik the head of the VIP center.

  • E25
    Episode 25
    Aired · Wed, May 1, 2019 · 35m

    Hye Soo and Young Chul have a drink after work, and Hye Soo asks Young Chul to tell about his past. Young Chul gets arrested for Congressman Jung's murder. Meanwhile, Yi Je tries to destroy Min Suk to make Min Shik the head of the VIP center.

  • E26
    Episode 26
    Aired · Wed, May 1, 2019 · 35m

    Min Suk's condition gets worse and has no choice but to get surgery from Yi Je. Chairman Lee dies, and Jae Hwan begs Yi Je to get him a stay of execution no matter what it takes. Yi Je plans how to get Jae Hwan a stay of execution. Meanwhile, Do Hoon comes to the penitentiary on Young Chul's behalf.

  • E27
    Episode 27
    Aired · Wed, May 8, 2019 · 35m

    Young Chul tells Hye Soo that he will never tell anyone who abetted the murder of Congressman Jung even if he knows. Yi Je tries to get Jae Hwan's stay of execution, and Do Hoon tries to stop him. Jung Hee and Ui Shik spend time together at the amusement park.

  • E28
    Episode 28
    Aired · Wed, May 8, 2019 · 35m

    So Geum goes to find Young Chul's ex-wife. Ui Shik gets in trouble that might get him demoted to the Suncheon Prosecutor's Office. Min Shik and Jae Joon make a deal with the Congressman Jung's file. So Geum tries to find out what other illness Chairman Lee had.

  • E29
    Episode 29
    Aired · Thu, May 9, 2019 · 35m

    Jae In gives Yi Je the medical records of Duk Sung and Jae Jun. Ui Shik tries to find out the truth between Congressman Jung and Young Chul. He also investigates the relationship between Taekang and Jung Hee's ex-husband. Yi Je and Min Shik plan a scheme to trick Jae Joon.

  • E30
    Episode 30
    Aired · Thu, May 9, 2019 · 35m

    Ui Shik asks Jung Hee to serve her term of imprisonment and wait out for a few months. Yi Je and Min Shik make a plan to catch Jae Joon, but they get cheated by Jae Joon. Jae Hwan falls into a coma, and Yi Ra gets furious at Yi Je because she thinks Yi Je could predict this coming.

  • E31
    Episode 31
    Aired · Wed, May 15, 2019 · 35m

    Ui Shik goes to Taekang Group to arrest Jae Jun without a warrant. Yi Je injects a drug to Jae Jun, and Jae Joon stabs Yi Je with a knife. Jae Joon gets arrested for the attempted murder of Yi Je. So Geum tries to make Young Chul confess that he murdered Congressman Jung because of Jae Joon's order.

  • E32
    Episode 32
    Aired · Wed, May 15, 2019 · 35m

    Min Shik gets Ahn Jin Chul's help and releases the tabloid about Jae Joon being investigated for charges of attempted murder and for abetting a felony. Jae Joon's habeas corpus gets acknowledged, and he gets released. At the regular board meeting, Yi Je gives the board members evidence of Jae Joon's attempted murder.