Ep. 5: Hazama's group pleads with Vietcong captors to treat an injured comrade while their interpreter faces interrogation.
Held captive by the Vietcong, Hazama’s group urgently requests permission to provide medical care for a severely wounded member. The captors initially refuse, but the situation remains tense as days pass without resolution. Meanwhile, their interpreter, Phan, is taken away for interrogation, leaving the group in uncertainty. When Phan eventually returns, she brings unexpected news that alters their precarious circumstances. The narrative focuses on the group’s desperate attempts to secure aid for their injured companion while navigating the hostility of their captors. The outcome of Phan’s interrogation and the subsequent revelation play a crucial role in determining the group’s immediate fate and their chances of survival in this hostile environment.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Hazama promises to reattach limbs for five million yen amidst 1968 Tokyo University protests
- Ep. 2 · Hazama and captives face debt clearance through a failed heart transplant scheme
- Ep. 3 · Okamato investigates Hazama's apartment after witnessing his surgical skills firsthand.
- Ep. 4 · Hazama travels to Vietnam to find Yabu, who disappeared a month prior.
- Ep. 5 · Hazama's group pleads with Vietcong captors to treat an injured comrade while their interpreter faces interrogation.
- Ep. 6 · US medic saves Steve, but he disappears the next day in Vietnam
- Ep. 7 · Okamoto and Hazama observe Dr. Risenberg's surgery in America while encountering Tiara and Johnny.
- Ep. 8 · Hazama and Maiko investigate Johnny's painlessness after meeting Yabu and Tommy.
- Ep. 9 · Former Professor Hyakki Visits Hazama and Maiko's University as a Lecturer