Fuck!
Why?
Why did you help them?
Stay alive and expose the truth.
We need to destroy jerks like Myeong-deuk Lee,
so there won't be more people like us.
Yeong-guk Jo must live...
Kill Yeong-guk Jo.
...so I can catch the assholes who did that to my sister.
Catch the scumbag who killed Pil-sun.
There shouldn't be more people like us.
That's why Yeong-guk Jo must die.
Do you get it?
Kill me first.
Not before then.
Fine.
You should rest
until this is over.
Get to the hospital first.
Don't pull out the knife.
EPISODE 7
Hello? It's me.
I'm with Yeong-guk Jo.
What time is the hearing tomorrow?
What happened?
What else?
I'll bring Yeong-guk Jo to the hearing tomorrow.
What time should we be there?
It's at 10:00 a.m. Just come by 10:00 a.m.
Then we have nine hours left.
Okay. We'll stay in hiding until then.
The prosecutors and cops aren't on our side.
That's right. That sounds good.
Also...
I was mistaken about you until now.
I apologize.
Well, I was mistaken about you too. It's fine.
Don't say things to make my skin crawl. I'll see you tomorrow.
I sent Jin-pyeong there, so take care of things at the company.
Okay. Thank you.
Jun-hyeok, what is it at this hour?
Hello, sir.
I need to tell you something.
Hey.
Let go!
Let go of me! Shit.
Where's Yeong-guk Jo?
I don't know.
How would I know?
Where could he go?
Call your right-hand man.
Hey.
Don't you know me?
You asshole!
Shit.
You should think before giving us an attitude.
You know I'm a bastard.
Did he say anything?
What the...
Hey, you...
What happened to your face?
You can't mess up his face like this.
You can't treat a broken tooth.
Hey. Get out.
We'll be done soon. You should go.
Be done soon with what? He's about to die here.
-Get him out. -Yes, sir.
Hey!
What are you doing? Shit.
"What are you doing? Shit"?
Do you know me? Why are you swearing at me?
Do you know me, punk?
Please stop. You're all family.
Where are you taking him?
Somewhere. Someone high up...
Take him.
Hi, Sang-mo.
I'm Myeong-deuk Lee, the chief prosecutor.
This is a business I oversee. Make yourself comfortable.
You're not playing games, are you?
Let's have a drink.
How's Mr. Min doing?
I haven't heard anything about him.
He's surviving, struggling every day.
When you think about it,
you're incredible.
Gang-ju is the one who did that to Mr. Min's leg.
Did you want to catch me so badly that you were willing to work with the guy
who did that to your friend?
What did Gang-ju do?
You made Seong-cheol a druggie,
slashed Il-hu multiple times,
and made Tae-sik disabled.
It was all you.
You used Gang-ju and threw him away,
and made him serve time.
Don't act innocent and cocky.
You care too much about people's life stories.
You know,
I don't care about stories.
I care about situations.
Do you know why Il-hu decided
to work with you three years ago?
His mom reported his dad for his drug use,
and she was burned to death.
You punk! That was someone else.
She's clearly new. You're so blind.
Hey! Bring me alcohol.
Let go!
That little...
Let go of me!
Shit! Let go!
Let go!
You're no dad! Let go!
Let go!
Would he sell drugs after losing his mom to drugs?
That's why he worked with you,
to stop drugs from coming into his town.
If you consider his story, that wasn't right.
It was a bit much.
But the situation was bad.
But you know,
there were many punks who refused to sell drugs,
following Il-hu's lead.
I had no other choice but to bury Il-hu
because of them.
That's why now,
those punks who followed Il-hu
want to kill him more.
They say he stabbed me in the back.
That's human nature.
Your work is the same.
How many prosecutors followed Tae-sik Min?
You too, right? But...
After that happened to him, what did everyone do?
They all take their paychecks and keep their mouths shut,
taking cases that Myeong-deuk Lee throws their way.
You know,
we kill value.
We turn those who seek justice into fools.
We turn those who seek rules into idiots.
We turn those who seek order into retards.
We make people say things like,
"Stop being naive," "Stop acting clean,"
and "You're so annoying,"
among themselves if they hear people talking that way.
Do you get it?
So?
Are you saying, don't waste my energy trying to catch you, is that it?
Not unless I want to become a fool or a retard?
I'm saying don't get your hopes up.
I'm sure
you can get just me, if you're lucky.
But look,
winning the battle doesn't mean you'll win the war.
There are countless people like me out there.
Can you catch all of them by yourself?
What you are looking for,
doesn't exist in Seowon anymore.
You should know that by now.
JE-MUN
-I need this now. -Yes.
-And save this. -Okay.
Yes?
Good work.
What is it? Why did you want to talk to me?
Today is the final hearing
for Mayor Sang-do Bae's bribery accusation.
Hyeonseung's chairman Yeong-guk Jo indicated he would appear.
It is unprecedented for a witness
not on the witness list
to volunteer to appear unsolicited.
How did it go?
We're on our way
to talk to the Prosecutor General. He'll help us.
The chief prosecutor and his people will be removed just in time.
Can we trust him?
The Prosecutor General and Myeong-deuk are alumni.
They meet up often too.
Don't worry. He doesn't show preferential treatment.
-We can trust him. -Okay.
When should we go? Will you call me?
I got the address from Jin-pyeong
and sent some men there.
Once you're done, head straight to City Hall.
Leave the investigation to Jin-pyeong and me.
Okay.
Also, send Jin-pyeong to the hospital once this is over.
He got the beating of his life yesterday so he looks terrible.
Bye. Good luck.
Je-mun worries a lot about you.
I'm sure I worry more.
Is that loyalty?
It's allegiance.
I may have been sent here and there,
but I'm his prosecutor.
-I'm Jun-hyeok Ban from Seowon. -Yes, sir.
Mr. Jun-hyeok Ban from Seowon is here.
Yes, sir.
He says you can come in.
I've said all I wanted to say.
I'll get going now.
Let's go for a round of golf when things slow down.
Sure.
See you.
Jun-hyeok, come sit here.
Sit down. You wanted to talk?
Tea? Coffee? What would you like?
Myeong-deuk was drinking that, so don't drink that.
Hey you, buttface.
Sit down, will you? The roof won't fall.
Why are you standing? There are plenty of seats.
Yes, sir.
I'll have tea another time.
-How about you? -Me too.
Okay, then.
So? What did you want to talk to me about?
Tell me. Make it as simple as possible.
You know I'm not very quick to understand things, right?
Prosecutors from Seowon just came by,
and Myeong-deuk and Jun-hyeok
said completely opposite things.
One says Jun-hyeok and the mayor
are chummy with Hyeonseung's chairman...
They were mocking the city.
Please back me up.
The VIP's conglomerate reform and cleaning up of corruption...
I will do it. I will uproot them.
What did Jun-hyeok say?
He said Myeong-deuk put the mayor and Chairman Jo
on the guillotine, and...
He has his eyes set on your job.
You know how ambitious Myeong-deuk Lee is.
Gosh. Seriously...
Please support me this one time, sir.
The VIP's conglomerate reform and cleaning up of corruption...
I will do it. I will uproot them.
One wants to attack from outside,
and the other wants to attack from the inside.
Who do you think is telling the truth?
How would I know?
You know how that punk Myeong-deuk is.
Jun-hyeok is telling the truth.
I knew that punk Myeong-deuk would cause trouble.
I guess you'll help Jun-hyeok then.
Do you think the VIP will just sit still then?
I'm sure he's watching very closely,
whether or not we're doing well.
Then?
Are you telling me to help Myeong-deuk?
That would be bad too.
He's trying to take down the mayor and a conglomerate chairman.
The bigger the event, the greater the risk of it failing.
You should consider your job too.
Don't do anything.
What do you mean?
Let them duke it out.
Whoever wins, maintain a sufficient distance.
In our country, you're innocent
if you don't do anything.
You punk.
This is Jin-tae.
We're almost there.
Okay. Got it.
Let's get going.
Why am I nervous?
Don't change your story once you're there.
Many lives depend on it.
Do you think my life depends elsewhere?
Lead the way.
Sang-mo says he's on his way here.
He says he wants to escort you to City Hall himself.
How did he escape last night?
He says he just escaped.
That's ridiculous. There were so many cops there.
Did you tell him where we were?
Yes.
How far away is he?
Mr. Woo. When Sang-mo gets here,
may I talk with him for about ten minutes?
We still have time.
Please give me ten minutes.
-I've come to get you, sir. -Okay.
You look beat. You must be tired.
Not at all, sir. You must be more tired.
I'll escort you to City Hall.
Sure, okay.
I would prefer that too.
Let's talk a little first.
Sang-mo.
How long have you worked with me?
It's been 17 years.
It's been a while.
You got married and had a kid during that time,
and bought a house. You did all there was to do.
Yes, sir. It's all thanks to you.
It was not.
It's because you did well.
Was there anything you were unhappy with me about?
What do you mean? Not at all.
We came to kill the chairman.
What do you mean?
We came to kill the chairman.
Why?
How could nothing upset you at all during the past 17 years?
-I'm telling the truth. -Tell me, Sang-mo.
There really was nothing that upset me.
-You were so good to me, so... -Then?
Why did you do it?
Why did you sell me out to Myeong-deuk Lee?
Hello? Hey, Sang-mo. Get started already.
Hey.
Get to work. Stop talking about stupid things.
Sang-mo, we don't have time.
If you don't kill him now, I'll kill you first, you asshole.
Hello?
Are you listening?
Hey. Are you listening to me, punk?
Hey. Sang-mo.
Why did you do it?
Why are you going to the hearing
and cooperating with the prosecutors?
Why?
What about me and the boys?
If you go to jail,
your order to kill Jae-pil...
You'll be responsible for it.
Abducting and holding Ms. Kim prisoner...
It'll be all on you.
Lynching Woo's team
and killing those people...
They'll all be blood on your hands.
Can you handle all of that by yourself?
Kill...
your chairman yourself.
I'll take care of the rest.
Allegiance
isn't something you give a person. You give it to the country.
Try giving
your allegiance to the country.
If you had thought of us just a little more,
if you had really considered us family,
you would've fought until the end.
It was 17 years.
It was 17 years!
Just because you found a place to hide,
how could you abandon us?
What?
Didn't you do it?
I won't say this twice.
I don't have the energy to.
I'm tired, so finish this quickly, and let's go home.
Jae-pil Joo.
Ms. Kim.
Woo's kids.
You did kill them and you did all of it.
What are you bitter about?
You've gotten very comfortable, Sang-mo.
You're right, I have.
I've gotten very comfortable.
Go in.
Stand guard out here.
Go in.
You shouldn't go back and forth. You disloyal bastards.
Hurry up and go. I'm sure more will be coming.
It's a family matter, so don't worry about it.
We'll be late. Let's go.
The situation is bad. I'll take you out to the back exit.
Assholes.
Please take good care of him.
Where's Yeong-guk Jo?
What are you looking at? Get him!
We'll go straight to City Hall, so...
Get out!
Seong-cheol. You can't kill him.
It won't end by killing him, you punk.
Go to a hospital.
Seong-cheol.
What should we do?
Where would be a good place to bury a person?
What? Do you really plan to kill him?
Still, we're cops.
We can't kill people.
Can you say that after what happened to Pil-sun?
This bastard...
What is that jerk doing in there? Get him out!
Why aren't you hurrying?
-Let go! -Why is there no one...
helping?
Stop being disgraceful. You guys are worse than dogs.
Pil-sun...
Take him and go.
I'll interrogate that punk, so take him and go.
Don't go anywhere!
Look at this punk. He's still on drugs.
Where did you get this?
Who gave it to you?
Hey. What's wrong?
Everyone who followed me is gone now because of you.
I can lock up scum like you and Myeong-deuk, right?
You're not worth killing, so stay alive.
Stay alive and see
how I get Myeong-deuk and beat you up.
Hey, Seong-cheol.
Seong-cheol! Hey, you punk.
You punk.
Open your eyes!
Hey, Seong-cheol!
Hello?
Yes.
I'm coming.
Will you just sit here and wait?
Is this your only plan?
We... Sir,
we don't have time.
The hearing is an hour away from now.
If Yeong-guk Jo testifies and comes back to the office now,
he'll be investigated under Myeong-deuk Lee.
We need to do whatever it takes to stop this.
Am I wrong?
I know that.
-But we have no other option. -Still...
You can't do nothing just because we have no options.
How long will you wait for the Prosecutor General's response?
We can't just wait...
What if the Prosecutor General helps the chief...
I can't just wait like this. No.
So? What do you plan to do?
Something. Anything.
Sir, you know...
Out there...
Mr. Woo is risking his life to bring Yeong-guk Jo here.
Where are you?
Because of this...
Because of this crap we're trying to do...
Hurry.
-Seong-cheol. -Hurry.
Here.
Seong-cheol!
-Wake up! -Seong-cheol!
-Seong-cheol. -Oh man.
Seong-cheol.
-Seong-cheol! -Please, wake up!
Seong-cheol!
-Is it ready? -Yes.
-Make it 100 J. -Okay, 100 J.
Countless people got hurt...
and died.
And...
shouldn't we have a sense of responsibility?
That's only right.
Wait.
I'm sure the Prosecutor General will call with good news.
Then I'll go.
-Jin-pyeong. -I'll go.
Whether it's good or bad, I'll hear it from him directly.
That's the only way you'll do something,
and take responsibility.
-Jin-pyeong. -I'll go now.
Jin-pyeong.
Jin-pyeong!
They lost Yeong-guk Jo.
It isn't too late, though.
I've got all the guys under my control
and put up barricades on all the roads to City Hall.
I got guys in plain clothes covering a 200m radius around City Hall.
What? Where?
But... City Hall... Hey, get in.
Okay. Coming.
They're sending the guys nearby to City Hall as well,
so Yeong-guk Jo won't be able to make it to the hearing.
Yes.
Don't worry.
You have to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
If you can't stop the hearing, proceed to round two.
It'll be a battle of powers.
He must come in while I'm in control.
I worked on the Prosecutor General
and bought us some time.
Whether or not Yeong-guk Jo testifies at the hearing,
bring in everyone involved in this.
Start with Je-mun,
then Il-hu Heo, Seong-cheol Jang, Jin-pyeong,
and Gang-ju Han, lock them all up.
Do that for me, Gyeong-sang.
It just looks bad for a prosecutor to arrest other prosecutors,
so I need you to do it for me when the time is right.
Okay, I'll do that. You can trust me.
This is all for the country. This is patriotism.
We can't let the commies run amok.
Think of how this country was created. Am I wrong?
Let's walk from here.
Let's go through the garage.
I'm Jin-pyeong Noh from Seowon.
I came to see the Prosecutor General.
You don't have an appointment.
Well, it's really urgent. May I see him?
Okay, just a minute.
Mr. Jin-pyeong Noh from Seowon is here to see you.
Yes, sir.
He's with someone right now, and asked you to wait.
Okay. Thank you.
Hyeon-u. Guard the front door.
Sir. Look.
Hyeon-u. Come back to the car. Get out.
Hey. Mister. Where are you going?
Where are you going?
This way. Come with us.
We warmed up the car. It's nice.
Come this way.
There's no path that way anyway.
See the boys coming?
Why are you looking at each other? Come this way.
This way.
We won't bite. Just come.
-Should we go to you? -And a window opens.
-Sir! -I'm fine.
-Sir. -Shit. Get him.
Excuse me! You can't go in!
I'm Jin-pyeong Noh, a prosecutor from Seowon.
I came to tell you something, sir.
Sir!
You punk.
I'm sure you are aware of the situation.
Yes. We are fighting a very difficult fight.
I'm here right now, knowing I'm being rude, because...
Make it brief. Get to your point.
Can't you see I'm busy?
Please help me not to be ashamed!
It's too shameful being a prosecutor
in Korea.
I'm ashamed.
I'm ashamed that every time we do something, people suspect us.
I'm ashamed to admit that, they are right,
and we're doing the wrong thing.
Will you keep listening?
Shut your mouth, punk.
That young kid says he's ashamed.
Doesn't it hurt your pride?
He's dissing us in front of our faces.
So?
What should I do?
What must I do for you not to feel ashamed?
Please just follow the rules.
The laws that we underlined
and memorized in order to pass the bar exam.
Please just follow what that says, sir.
We shouldn't be calculating.
We were liberal arts majors.
Please just follow the rules.
The laws that we underlined
and memorized in order to pass the bar exam.
Please just follow what that says, sir.
We shouldn't be calculating.
We were liberal arts majors.
That's right. You're right, buttface.
Liberal arts majors shouldn't be calculating.
Hey. Did you hear that?
-Yes. -Don't be calculating!
What? Don't do anything.
Who cares about a job? If it's time, you step down.
-Sir. -Forget it. Shut it.
So?
Where's Jun-hyeok right now?
PROSECUTOR GENERAL
Jun-hyeok Ban speaking.
Thank you, sir.
Yes.
-Hello? -This is Jun-hyeok Ban from Seowon.
I told you, that is not true.
Come on. What's wrong with you?
We never maliciously investigated anyone.
I have a call. I'll call you back.
Hi, there.
You never called ever since you joined the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
The Prosecutor General took Jun-hyeok's side.
What?
What do you mean?
You're on Myeong-deuk's side.
Let's go golfing another time.
If you don't fix your situation now,
you'll lose your job along with everyone else under Myeong-deuk...
I'll call you later. Bye.
What is it?
I'm sorry, Jun-hyeok.
I have been...
very rude to you lately, haven't I?
It's not like I wanted to be.
I had no choice, since the chief prosecutor made me, but...
I'm sorry, Jun-hyeok. I was stupid.
You know I only did what I was told.
How could I have refused when I was being squeezed from above?
Jun-hyeok, I'll do only what you tell me to from now on.
Should I go after Myeong-deuk Lee first?
Just tell me. If you tell me,
I'll take care of it all.
That's enough.
Let's talk later.
Jun-hyeok!
I'm sorry.
From now on, I won't make excuses.
I won't make excuses.
If something happens to me,
what do I tell my child?
My child thinks I'm a great mother,
and wants to become just like me.
Please give me a chance.
I'll do anything you say,
however you want it.
I'll pledge my allegiance to you, and you alone.
Ji-su.
You shouldn't pledge your allegiance to me,
but to the people of Seowon.
Do you get it?
Hey. What now?
-Hold on. I... What? -Pull out.
Pull out?
Pull out, unless you want to lose your badge.
Pull what out?
You tell us to come, then to go.
Go in, then pull out... Why do you keep changing your mind?
-Do you think I want to change my mind? -Wait...
This isn't my call.
It came from higher up.
What? How high up?
Okay, then.
My boys and I will take a few days off, since we worked so hard.
Okay. Bye.
Hey! Don't go after them!
Pull out! Retreat!
Retreat!
Yes.
All the detectives here are pulling out.
What's going on?
The order came down from above to pull out, that's why.
We almost had him, too.
Why do those punks always show up where I am?
Where are you?
Why are you asking me that?
Wait. Aren't you pulling out?
The cops pulled out. What will you do alone?
Well... I'm not trying to do anything.
Just tell me where you saw him.
Il-hu, don't do this.
Stay out of it.
Il-hu.
We will now begin the seventh hearing
regarding Mayor Sang-do Bae's bribery accusation.
But he isn't here yet.
-He's not here. -He has to come.
I said to stay out of it.
WITNESS: CHAIRMAN OF HYEONSEUNG GROUP YEONG-GUK JO
The witness Yeong-guk Jo is slightly being late.
We would appreciate it if you could wait a few more minutes.
Sir.
Sir. Please be clear-cut about this.
Seriously.
Do you want to kill me that badly?
You can't kill me. That's how good you are.
You've never killed anyone, even when you worked for me!
That's why I dumped you!
Because I didn't like the sympathy and pity in your eyes.
If you want to kill me,
get rid of that first.
I'll stay alive until then.
Are we living in the right times?
It's right for you,
but not for me.
This damned life.
You are correct, but...
But I...
I don't have the time to wait until then.
Yeong-guk Jo.
Go and testify properly.
It's me, Mr. Lee.
-He's here. -Okay.
A lot has happened recently.
Don't you have any last words for me?
Let's...
both live.
No.
Let's both die.
Yeong-guk Jo is here!
It's over.
Let's stop now.
Watch how things change.
There's nothing to watch,
because nothing will change.
I bribed someone else.
I plan to form a special team.
You lead it.
Don't dig around the crime scene. You may get yourself killed.
Take care, and thank you.
He was too ashamed to just die.
He wanted to die with pride.
Are you threatening me?
Yeah. So hand over the cases.
I found the jerk.
Don't trust anyone at work. Do you understand?
I would like to meet today.