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Dr Shimoya’s journey

This episode has Dr Shimoya filling in at another hospital. She becomes close to another patient that is also named Kae and is the same age. They develop a friendship and Dr Shimoya plans to go to her wedding. She also grinned at baby being named Sakura, because to her was a boy’s name. When she was getting ready to leave, she saw the patient’s hand shake and mentioned it to the attending doctor. She asked if any thyroid problems and was told no. The Dr did, however, say he would check her blood on Monday for thyroid issues. The next day the patient went into cardiac arrest. She suffered from what was called a thyroid storm. They saved baby Sakura, but were unable to save the mother. Dr Shimoya was devastated. In a meeting the head of emergency medicine wanted to know why no ob/gyn checked thyroid or noted the symptoms. Dr Shimoya stayed quiet and became more and more withdrawn. She over reacted initially by having every mom get thyroid tested. Not only did she get the clinic behind with appointments, she was making new moms to be more agitated and nervous. She was ordered to take leave. During her week off she was uncommunicative and gave no clue if coming back. Komatsu invited her to a concert and Baby’s playing helped her resolve to come back. She was unhappy with her lack of overall body knowledge and asked to train in emergency medicine. Her dept is proud of her but the ER staff not as impressed. The Dr she respected from ER told her point blank if she only came there to learn, she should leave now. The head of the dept doesn’t think she will last a year. It will be a very big change for her but will make her a more confident and capable doctor. After she leaves dept, their sr who had just had a baby signed up as her replacement. Everybody is happy to get a new doc and sad Shimoya left. The episode ends with Komatsu having abdominal pain and falling to the floor.

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My fav ep

Finally cases I really likedI want to hear more about the high tech case... why did they laugh when the owners said he keeps it in his head and then told him they can help him? The pet / elderly case was also awesome, I am so glad to see a case like that And i would love to see some real estate disputesI think the only other cases I liked are the painting and the domestic abuse. The rest of the cases felt artificially pumpedand I love the proper productive adult version that makes stuff like "Weak Hero Class 1" look totally idiotic... I love this real and adult and PRODUCTIVE version where real and meaningful things can get settled in various alternate ways :) And I think the end of the preview shows their life experience difference - the way she asks him has that whiney youngster tone LOL But she proved she is worthy of him and on the same level - how she controlled him and guided him and got him th doggy was REMARKABLE She is a very very very competent woman, very wise and lovely. A great role model I also love how she got her mother to talk and how that went Her mom is amazing wit that cat

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War has arrived

Once the will was changed, Mrs Zeng was on shopping spree celebrating. The child she once feared having is now the future apple of her eye. She hopes more money will come with a boy.😝 Si Yun and sis in law were offered necklaces but Si Yun refused. The sis in law teased to let her accept for her in future.😂 shortly after, she is taken to the hospital for bleeding. Mr Zeng first requests wife to be saved and then changes mind for child. The mother is 19 and the chances for preemie survival slim so Si Yun went against the father’s wishes and saved the mother. Zeng pulls a gun and disowns Cheng. Worthless brother wants to show up and tries to get Cheng and Dalun at a dinner to get in on Japanese trading. He is consistently a slimeball.😝Here I wish Si Yun would have slapped him more convincingly. Mr Dai has a conversation with Dalun about promotion. He values brain over brawn but if Dalun can get the communist med shipment, he still stood a chance for the position. Mr Gu meets with Cheng because his contact has been killed. They need to make other arrangements for sending medical supplies. Shen surprises Cheng in his office. He lets Cheng know that Mr Gu’s days are numbered and that torture would reveal any accomplices. He gives Cheng two tickets to Chongqing and tells him to leave with SiYun. He meets later with Si Yun in a church. He gives her a property deed and key for a house in Chongqing and asks to be allowed to visit in future. Mr Shen knows who he is and makes no apologies. His love for Si Yun is pure because he sees to her safety and happiness even with another. For all his flaws he loves her unconditionally. Dalun has a meeting with Sada and lets him know things will go much easier for Japanese if he gets the position instead of Shen. Shen is gunned down when leaving the church. Dalun goes to docks to find Cheng’s shipment but it isn’t there. Zeng kills his men but spares his son and tells him again no dealings with Japanese. Si Yun and Cheng see Mr. Gu off and it goes with the thought China would be better if more like Mr. Gu. It fast forwards to 1937 and war has started. Cheng and Si Yun did not leave and her hospital now helps wounded soldiers. It skips to a scene where Yi’s boyfriend is leading a squad into war. She wants to be part of it but he’s still encouraging her to continue education. Zeng has Cheng and Si Yun visit. He has learned Dalun bribed a young woman to put an abortion drug in his wife’s tea. Dalun admits it but that it was to save him. Dalun has continued his dealings and now placing mirrors in targets so Japanese pilots can see targets better. Cheng and men come in and Cheng has the shot but will not kill his brother. I am not sure what the significance of the red bands are on their sleeves. Zeng confronts Dalun who kneels before him. Zeng shoots his own son and drives away. Cheng is stunned and watches them drive off. I have no idea what will happen to Cheng and Si Yun, but there has been significant changes in who is in charge and to what extent. There is no description strong enough to convey the destruction to friends and family because of the various positions people have with their politics and careers. The cast and production did an excellent job of taking you to the 1930’s with the clothing, movies, vehicles, music, political views and Japanese invading. I am not sure if we will see more of Si Yun and Ao in the future, but I am hoping they survived the aftermath of the war. I think this arc is closing and heading to 1950’s.

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