BATTLE FOR HAPPINESS
ALL CHARACTERS, EVENTS, LOCATIONS AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.
There's nothing going on between me and that woman.
Su-bin.
Don't you have something to tell me?
You talked to Su-bin over the phone,right?
You were talking about a woman.
Why should I tell you?
PREVIOUSLY
It's my source of money.
And for some reason, I have been feeling nauseous.
Your wife is pregnant.
You said you'd only do your minimum duties, so why is she pregnant?
-I heard that she's Ms. Sim's daughter. -Her daughter?
She lived like a rat in this shabby room.
Yu-jin lived here?
That mom of yours
abused her like a dog and threw her out like trash.
What the hell is that key?
Why is she so desperately trying to find out about it?
There must be something you didn't tell me.
Shut up!
You made money using your daughter's life!
The person who brought the package to Yu-jin's house.
CONTACTS
Who is it?
Who was there
that day?
Do you know how messed up things are now because you left the package?
WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU SHOULD'VE KEPT YOUR PROMISE.
I DIDN'T STAY SILENT FOR THIS.
SHOULDN'T YOU BE GRATEFUL AND RETURN THE FAVOR?
This little...
What are you talking about? You're the one who should return the favor.
YOU KILLED...
You killed Yu-jin.
That night,
you were hiding in my house.
DON'T TRY TO PUT THE BLAME ON ME. YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO?
What? I'm telling the truth.
I didn't cover for you to see things end up like this.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? WHY DO YOU KEEP TALKING SUCH NONSENSE?
That's enough. You can't just deny your way out of this.
Just remember that we could be the end of each other.
IT DOESN'T MATTER SHE HAS THE KEY ANYWAY.
THERE'S NOTHING IN IT.
I'm saying we shouldn't give any leads to Jang Mi-ho.
Can't you think?
And if you pull something like this again,
I will go after your kid. Keep that in mind.
What?
What is this?
EPISODE 12
JOB APPLICATION JANG MI-HO
DETECTIVE AGENCY
This is all you have on Jang Mi-ho?
Oh, do you need more?
Are you going to work so halfheartedly?
You must get everything you can on her.
All right.
Oh, and
can you look into one more person?
I will send you the name and picture.
Find whatever you can on this person. Every little detail.
That's weird.
Why is it in there?
It doesn't seem really important.
I know.
I'll stop by the kindergarten.
I was told that Yu-jin took
all the paintings of Ji-yul before she dies.
There might be some leads.
Mr. Kang Do-jun.
You said Ms. Jang Mi-ho came to your house around 8:50 p.m.
on the day Ms. Oh Yu-jin died, right?
"After Oh Yu-jin argued with Jang Mi-ho,
Yu-jin came home all worked up,
threatened to kill everyone, and brought a knife from the kitchen."
This is what you said.
Why did Ms. Oh do that all of a sudden?
If she was furious because of Ms. Jang Mi-ho,
why did she swing the knife at you?
Was there an argument between you and Ms. Oh?
She didn't swing the knife at me.
She tried to hurt herself. And I just tried to stop her.
And I don't think I can tell you why Yu-jin did that.
I don't suffer from anxiety disorder, delusions,
depression and victim mentality.
Mr. Kang.
We checked all of Ms. Oh's medical records,
but we didn't find any records of her being diagnosed with those symptoms.
Of course not.
She was a woman who cared the most about how the world saw her.
She wanted to look like she was living the perfect life.
Do you think
a woman like that would've admitted to having mental problems?
But, you see...
Except victim mentality,
the words like delusions, anxiety disorder and depression
can't be used unless a doctor diagnosed them, right?
You're using those words repeatedly, and it makes us think
you have another intention.
I don't.
And does a person have to be diagnosed by a doctor
to be considered sick?
SNS MARKETING TEAM
Please look over the revised part.
Let's put the qualitative effect before the quantitative one.
It's about the brand marketing, so showing numbers may seem forceful.
-Yes, sir. -When can you revise it by?
You know that the vice chairman must leave early tomorrow
because of a meeting, right?
I'll make sure to revise it before then for you to report it to him.
Are you sure you can finish it by tomorrow?
I can change the report time.
No. I'll just come to work early. See you tomorrow, sir.
I am afraid not. The kids are asleep.
I'm sorry, but I'll stop by for a moment.
GK COURIER
Hello, sir.
I have something to ask you.
Sure. Go ahead.
This was sent on December 4th, but it arrived last Wednesday,
more than a month later.
Could you check if it was lost on its way here?
One moment, please.
Okay, I got it. Thank you.
It was never lost.
It was delivered at 9:20 p.m. the next day.
I'm sure the texts were sent to both the sender and the recipient.
It was never reported stolen, and someone may have taken it by mistake.
So you should check with the office.
Wait. Was the package really delivered at 9:20 p.m. the next day?
Are you sure?
Yes.
The package was delivered on the day.
Right after Yu-jin's death.
Why is it disappeared then?
The night Yu-jin died,
someone else could've been there.
We don't have it.
This is technically a theft.
I just want to see who took it.
It's not that we don't want to show it.
There is no camera footage for that night.
The package arrived
on the night there was a murder case in Building 103, right?
Don't you remember that the cameras were being replaced then?
I told you that.
Then please let me see who put the package back six days ago.
Nowadays,
we can't show anything without a warrant because it's personal information.
Besides, there aren't any cameras in the hallways. I told you.
I heard someone place the package at the front door.
It was 7:00 p.m., so just let me see the footage
from the elevator or the entrance.
No, I can't.
And it isn't even theft since you got it back.
Ma'am.
Please don't make things complicated.
MANAGEMENT OFFICE HIGH PRESTIGE
Excuse me.
Hello.
I lost a package, so I came to check the camera footage.
You should make a request through the management office.
You also need to fill out a request form.
The office manager went home.
He told me to check the footage myself here.
He went home early.
I just need to check the footage of the entrance of Building 103
and the elevator by the parking lot entrance at 7:10 p.m. from six days ago.
He told me the time frame is short,
so there is no concern of violating privacy
and that I can just watch it here.
I can't show you the elevator footage due to the privacy issue,
but I can show you the entrance footage.
-Please wait here for a moment. -Okay.
Why don't you take a look?
Until when
must I be summoned and questioned as a suspect?
I did talk to the other lawyers about it.
There's no need to worry.
The police don't have anything.
There's no camera footage or witnesses.
The body, bloodstains, fingerprints, and the angle and depth of the stabbing...
There isn't anything that can prove it was murder.
That's why they keep summoning you, waiting for you to confess.
As of now, the police can't ask for an indictment.
Neither can the prosecutors.
Even if you end up standing trial,
without additional evidence, confession or motive,
how will they prove it was murder?
Trial?
You want me to go on trial?
No.
Of course we must end it before that.
Without circumstantial or indirect evidence,
you won't go on trial.
BANK LOAN APPLICATION FORM
FACT CONFIRMATION DOCUMENT
That is why it is crucial that we prove Ms. Oh's mental illness.
That will make our claim even more convincing, right?
What if they have a confession?
Why? Are you going to confess?
No.
A confession of another suspect.
-What you just said... -I was kidding.
I was just messing with you.
Mr. Kang, what exactly happened that night?
He's more wacko than I thought.
A-RA
BLOCK NUMBER
What are you doing here? Have you gone mad?
Why won't you answer my calls?
So? Did you find out? Is she really pregnant?
Is that important right now? What if someone sees you?
How could you say that?
Your wife says she's pregnant. What's more important than that?
-What are you going to do? -That's enough!
Divorce her now,
whether she's pregnant or not.
Or I will tell everyone in your firm about us.
You think getting a divorce is that easy?
If Na-young is really pregnant,
that baby is mine too. How can I abandon them?
Isn't the baby in my womb also yours?
What are you going to do about him?
You promised that you'd marry me. That you'd divorce her!
A-ra.
I understand how you feel right now, but you can't do this to me.
-Don't you understand? -What are you talking about?
Whether I get divorced or not, I make the decision, not you.
Even if she finds out that you're pregnant,
Na-young can't divorce me.
She'd rather raise your baby. She could never divorce me.
You can't leave me either, can you?
That's how things are right now, so who do you think gets to decide?
So don't tell me what to do, and just wait.
Bye.
I won't sit back and watch.
I won't let him have his way.
PROPERTY LIST LAND, BUILDING
OWNER KIM NA-YOUNG
PETITION FOR DIVORCE
PLAINTIFF: KIM NA-YOUNG DEFENDANT: LEE TAE-HO
MISTRESS 3
Have you been living a good life?
I don't care if you're getting married tomorrow.
You must pay your debt.
Make a statement for me.
BANNAE POLICE STATION
An accidental death?
Do you really think that makes sense?
The prosecutors are the ones who indict, not you.
Even so, this is wrong.
What are you talking about?
You're not indicting him?
Let's talk outside.
What was that about?
-Let's talk outside. -But...
I can't tell you the details about the investigation.
The case is going to be dismissed?
Well, it looks like it'll be hard to continue unless there's new evidence.
Detective. A woman was stabbed to death.
How is it possible that no one is punished for it?
Kang Do-jun has no motive
and there isn't enough evidence to prove that it was murder.
Then you could look into someone else.
The night Yu-jin died,
I think there was someone else there.
This package arrived at 9:20 p.m. on the night Yu-jin died.
But someone took this package and returned it six days ago,
more than a month later.
This is from when the package was returned.
That means this person took the package
after 9:20 p.m. and before the police arrived.
Do you think it was a coincidence that this package was stolen
on that day at that time?
Maybe...
I might be jumping to conclusions, but this person
might've been there when Yu-jin died.
This doesn't prove anything.
She could be a witness or an accomplice.
Or she could be the actual killer.
HWANG JI-YE
The phone is currently turned off.
Your call is forwarded to voicemail.
We need to talk, Ms. Hwang.
I know you're home.
Ms. Hwang!
Mom.
Ms. Hwang!
Ms. Hwang.
Mom.
Go to your room.
-Ms. Hwang. -Go to your room.
Mom.
Why did you wake up, sweetie?
Was it the noise?
It startled you, so you can't sleep?
Wasn't it Ji-yul's aunt?
Why didn't you let her in?
Well...
We were playing hide and seek.
She was not supposed to find me.
If she did,
you'll be in trouble too.
So, we must be hiding well, okay?
Okay.
All I need is you, So-won.
I'll do anything for you.
My monkey.
CORPORATE LOAN
The person you have called is unavailable.
GONG CHANG-HYUN
It's about something else, so answer my call.
Look into my husband.
PANDORA'S BOX
HWANG JI-YE
Ms. Hwang, are you free at lunchtime tomorrow?
I need to talk to you.
Okay. I'll do it.
DGB BANK ASSISTANT MANAGER JANG MI-HO
DGB BANK
Welcome.
Ms. Hwang told me to call you since it's a perfect bank product for you.
Hello.
Are you?
Hold on please.
Is Ms. Hwang away from her desk?
Do you have an appointment with her?
No, I don't.
-One moment, please. -Okay.
Yes.
Sure, it is.
It has a lot better benefit than before.
Do you like to make an appointment? When works for you?
Is Wednesday morning good?
Okay, Sure.
Do you know when Ms. Hwang Ji-ye is coming back?
I'm sorry. Why don't you call her?
Oh... All right.
Excuse me. I had to answer a customer here.
Yes.
JANG MI-HO
That's right. All right.
All right.
She left her phone here.
Ms. Hwang.
-Yes? -Where are you?
I'm on my way back.
Your client has been waiting for a while now.
Who? Ms. Jung?
I don't think she's been here before. She didn't make an appointment.
The door is closing.
What does she look like?
It's a young woman.
Okay.
Ms. Hwang has two cell phones?
She has a work phone.
We give the number to only few people,
so I can't give it to you.
LET'S MAKE A DEAL. I'LL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT.
Right, Yu-jin was the club staff.
Yu-jin was?
Yes. I'm sure Yu-jin had all the dirty secrets of the moms.
What are you doing?
Why did you lock this room?
WOMEN'S RESTROOM
What's taking her so long? She said she was on her way back.
Thank you.
Have you seen Ms. Hwang Ji-ye?
-No, I haven't. -Okay. Thank you.
Ms. Hwang.
Please. Let's talk. How long are you going to avoid me?
Let go of me.
It was you who sent me the text, wasn't it?
Did you leave the package too?
Let's make a deal for real this time.
Did you see it?
No.
I know what Yu-jin saved in here,
but I didn't look into your folder. And I never will.
I'm not even curious.
Why are you doing this to me?
I want to find out what you know and how involved you are in this.
I will delete your folder in this USB,
so please be honest with me.
Liar.
There's no way you didn't see it.
You're not here to make a deal.
You're here to blackmail me since you found it out.
I know you're here to blackmail me too.
My daughter, So-won...
I adopted her...
but she is my dear daughter.
I know the world has changed now,
but still,
we decided to keep the truth from So-won forever.
No matter what anyone says, that is our choice.
I even quit my job at a securities company to adopt So-won.
I didn't want to submit adoption papers.
I joined the bank after the adoption.
Anyway, with Yu-jin...
She and I fell out because of what happened at the performance.
Hey.
What do you mean Ji-yul got hit by the wand?
That wand never touched her.
I didn't expect you to apologize, but I'm a bit disappointed.
You insisting it wouldn't change the truth.
But I do understand why you want to believe that to be true.
So, out of anger, I spread a bad rumor about her.
A few days later, Yu-jin came to see me at this cafe.
I know So-won's mom.
At one of the moms' meetings,
we talked about people we met at postpartum care centers.
So I talked about moms I met at the adoption center instead.
I have no idea how she knew it and dug into it.
I have absolutely no intention of blackmailing you
or telling others about it.
I just want to know
why you took the package and gave it back.
What package?
You've been mentioning a package, but what package are you talking about?
What's this?
Didn't you leave it in front of Yu-jin's place a week ago?
That is me, but...
No. I never left this package there.
I just visited So-won's friend's mom on the 15th floor that day.
Believe me.
Oh, right.
When I was taking the elevator down that day,
Min-sung's father got on at the 10th floor.
What? You mean Mr. Jung Su-bin?
Are you serious?
I had forgotten about it,
but I just remembered it since you asked me.
KANG DO-JUN
And? Did he answer Kang Do-jun's call?
What did he say?
What if I tell you and end up accusing...
Ms. Hwang! This is very important.
What did the two talk about?
I don't know well. I only heard a name.
Ms. Oh Yu-jin...
I really hope I didn't say anything wrong.
Don't tell Mr. Jung that I told you this, okay?
Why not?
I have to make sure if you're telling the truth.
And I believe that you'd not lie
just to get out of this situation.
-Ms. Hwang. -What?
I got your mail for you.
MONEY CREDIT, REMINDER NOTICE TO HWANG JI-YE
It's just an advertisement.
Right? I wondered what it was.
But that loan company must be terrible at marketing.
How come they sent an advertisement to someone like you?
I mean, they have your address. They must know where you live.
You're right.
I don't care about those born rich who live in a dream.
I'm jealous of the people in the real world.
Like you.
Being born rich has nothing to do with your ability.
You can be rich too, as long as you have the ability.
I'd love that.
DGB BANK
Yes. I must meet and talk to him as soon as possible.
Can I get his contact information?
You look so beautiful!
Let's take a picture.
Mr. Jung Su-bin's contact information?
I can give it to you,
but make sure Jung-ah doesn't find out. She'll be furious if she does.
It's about Yu-jin, right?
I'll text it to you after I hang up.
MIN-SUNG'S FATHER
Here is Mr. Jung Su-bin's number.
Thank you.
Congratulations.
You must be very happy.
Statement.
No. I'm here to listen to your story.
Oh, my! I love that bouquet.
I can catch it, right?
JUNG SU-BIN (MIN-SUNG'S FATHER)
The person you have called is unavailable.
Make sure Jung-ah doesn't find out. She'll be furious if she does.
It's Jang Mi-ho. I'd like to meet you this evening if you have time.
I'll be at the B3 floor parking lot.
How does eight o'clock sound?
Hello?
It's me. Marilyn.
I'll be in Seoul later.
Are you free?
What is this about?
I'll tell you when we meet.
I'll see you at the apartment that Yu-jin lived in.
At 7:30... No. See you at 7:00.
I couldn't find anything.
He's completely clean.
-Are you sure? -Yes, I'm sure.
What made you think that bast...
I mean, your husband was having an affair?
That's none of your business.
Did you look into it properly?
I guarantee it.
You've worked with me for a while now.
So don't worry,
and treat your husband to a nice dinner tonight.
GONG CHANG-HYUN
Send the money you promised.
And I'll send you the recording
of the talk with your wife, so you can check if I covered for you.
Wait.
-I don't think this is... -You've got a spectacular past.
And why did you meet with Ms. Oh Yu-jin so often before she died?
There was nothing going on between me and her!
What a bastard.
You said I was on my own.
I need to find a way to make a living.
JUNG SU-BIN
How dare you stab me in the back, you scum?
No, Jung-ah. It's not like that.
What is it?
What were you going to cover up to get money out of Su-bin?
Come on, Jung-ah.
RECORDING
Send the money you promised.
And I'll send you the recording
of the talk with your wife, so you can check if I covered for you.
Wait.
-I don't think this is... -You've got a spectacular past.
And why did you meet with Ms. Oh Yu-jin so often before she died?
There was nothing going on between me and her!
What do you mean Su-bin and Oh Yu-jin met up often?
Should I call Jung-sik?
Damn it.
I don't know the details,
but I heard that the two met often before she died.
And Jung-sik happened to see them.
Why would they meet?
It seemed that woman had something on Su-bin.
So I'm starting to think...
Maybe Su-bin had something to do with that woman's death.
Don't be ridiculous.
2022.12.05 THE DAY OF YU-JIN'S DEATH
Where's Su-bin?
I don't know.
-The person you have called... -Where the hell is he?
That basta...
Don't trust Su-bin too much.
That bastard approached you with an ulterior motive.
Jung-sik opposed the marriage so much.
God knows what he did in the past.
You may not know his whole past.
Enter the code.
The safe is now unlocked.
The door is open.
It's Jang Mi-ho. I'd like to meet you this evening if you have time.
I'll be at the B3 floor parking lot.
How does eight o'clock sound?
Don't worry.
You think I can't pay back a measly 20 million won?
Something's come up.
I arrived.
Let's talk later.
Where are you?
Meet me by the bench in front of Building 104.
Wow, this place is great.
So my daughter used to live here.
You wanted to talk?
What's the rush?
Let's take our time.
Do you have money?
You see, I know something.
And to open my mouth,
you'll need to pay me.
Hello.
Hi.
JANG MI-HO
Did you meet Mr. Jung?
We're in the elevator together. I think he's on his way home.
I didn't. Could you keep him on the 18th floor for a bit?
I'll be right there.
Oh, right.
Why don't you come with me, Mr. Jung?
I have something for Min-sung.
You know how things are between me and Jung-ah.
I bought it a while ago and I want him to have it.
Well...
-Sure. -Let's go.
What do you say? You get the information you want,
and I get the money I want.
It seems fair.
So what is that information you have?
About a week before Yu-jin died,
she came to see me.
She hadn't called me once before,
but she came and left a key with me.
She said that her life depended on it.
She told me to give it to the police if anything happened to her.
Then she told me to get rid of it.
I kept it for a few days, but I didn't know what it was for.
And I got a bad feeling about it.
So I sent it back to her.
And it happened to be
the day before Yu-jin died.
Then the next day,
I got a text that the package had been delivered.
Do you know what time that was?
It'll cost you to hear more.
I know someone was there the night Yu-jin died too.
And that the person took the package.
Are you trying to make money on Yu-jin's death?
Where did you hear that?
Does that matter?
You said it was a sin to be ignorant.
So how could a mother
do something so disgusting?
What's so wrong with it?
She's long gone anyway.
I don't want to buy such information,
so get lost.
Do you know why Yu-jin died?
Without my help,
you'll never figure out anything.
What is it this time?
Jang Mi-ho knows that someone else was there that night.
So what?
The investigation's been closed.
You think Jang Mi-ho will just give up?
You sound like you don't want her to give up.
Look.
We don't have any reason to meet anymore,
so let's call it quits here.
Where are you? Why aren't you home?
I'm on the 18th floor. A-rin's mom says she has something for Min-sung.
Where are you? Mr. Jung is in front of my place.
I must get going now.
It won't take long. Just a moment, please.
Did you leave this in front of Yu-jin's house?
What?
I don't know what you mean.
Someone saw you on the 10th floor a week ago.
Did you leave it then?
What are you talking about?
I never did such a thing.
What was your relationship with Yu-jin?
-Then Kang Do... -There was nothing going on between us.
Nothing happened.
With Mr. Kang?
What?
What do you think you're doing?
You're even after my husband now?
What do you have against my family?
Ms. Song Jung-ah.
The night Yu-jin died, do you know where your husband was?
I don't know what you're afraid of that you're busy hiding.
You wouldn't need to if you were innocent.
I don't care what you think!
Don't ever come near my husband again.
Steer clear of Jang Mi-ho from now on.
Nothing good will come out of it.
Su-bin.
Where were you?
The night Yu-jin died,
you didn't answer your phone and came home late.
Why are you doing this to me too?
I was with a friend.
-Which friend? -You don't know him.
I know all your friends.
You're hiding something from me, aren't you?
If you're in a bind because of that, just tell me.
-I can resolve it for... -Stop it!
Am I a child?
Why do you always treat me like I can't do anything by myself?
I can take care of my own problems.
AGREE TO TRACK LOCATION
TRACKING LOCATION
Cheers.
Congratulations.
You're a free man now.
It's all thanks to you, Mr. Lee.
Here you go.
By the way, shouldn't you tell me
what really happened that night?
I already told you.
That's the truth.
Oh, come on.
Shouldn't you confide in your lawyer now?
That way I can be ready for surprises.
You...
I don't think I'm drunk enough yet.
Here you go.
Mr. Lee Tae-ho.
Do you want me to tell you the truth?
Will you be able to handle it?
Let me hear it first.
I stabbed her.
I stabbed Yu-jin.
BATTLE FOR HAPPINESS
What did you want to ask me?
You think Jung Su-bin was being blackmailed by Oh Yu-jin
so he killed her?
Do you know something?
It isn't over yet.
A meaningful lead could be found
even in a non-indicted case
if someone has enough will to do so.
Did you draw this?
AND WE MUST TAKE THIS CASE TO THE GRAVE.
Did you read it?
Do you tell me to suspect Hwang Ji-ye instead of Jung Su-bin?
The reason for most crimes are
either love affairs, revenge or money.
Have you gone mad?
I will do anything to protect my family.
I still need to see it with my own eyes.
Whether it's Jung Su-bin or Ms. Hwang I must see them meet with Kang Do-jun.