Masato is back... to perform liver surgery on his old teacher Takinohara at a secret location. Takinohara wants to keep his illness/surgery secret to avoid damaging his chances of being promoted to medical director. Takinohara gets the bright idea to get Naoko to help Masato during the surgery/recovery which will last 10 days. Naoko looks shocked, confused, and happy about all of this. She has to lie to her fiance Norisugi about what she is doing for 10 days away. Norisugi pressures Naoko to get married quickly. But she dodges the issue. Meanwhile, Aya looks happy/mentally balanced when she meets Masato, even agreeing to a divorce finally. But Naoko's old classmates, Rai and Hosokawa (who are having an affair) see Naoko and Masato outside a hotel together (it's near the hospital where the surgery is being performed). They jump to conclusions. Hosokawa and Rai are fired because of gossip of their affair by the other man in the running for the directorship, Kirishima. But Aya sticks up for them and saves their jobs. Hosokawa then confides to Aya about seeing Naoko and Masato together. I'm not sure if he is trying to curry favor with Kirishima or if he's trying to downplay his affair by exposing Naoko and Masato. Meanwhile, the surgery looks successful and Masato and Naoko are thanked by Takinohara's son, another old classmate. Aya hears about Naoko being away for 10 days just like Masato. Aya puts two and two together and calls the secret hospital asking for Masato...and gets Naoko on the phone. Aya hangs up and looks pained. Masato and Naoko look worried after realizing the call was some sort of ruse. There are no confessions of love or longing glances, except for Naoko having a meaningful look at Masato's chest mole (eww). So this episode is just a set up for what I suspect is Aya harrasing Naoko again and Naoko and Masato trying to fight their feelings again. I feel sorry for Norisugi. But it will be fun to watch Aya go psycho again. Damn those V-neck scrubs...
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