Ethan Carter arrives at the hospital where his mother is declared dead, but he insists she is still alive and attempts to use his medical skills to cure her disease. Hospital staff and strangers accuse him of being irresponsible and demand he pay a large fee for treatment he cannot afford. Despite being pushed away and called unfilial, Ethan refuses to give up, even as tensions escalate and security threatens to remove him. The episode ends with Ethan determined to save his mother, challenging others that if she recovers, he will earn his place as a medical director.