(Bitter Sweet Hell)
(A Good Friend to Meet)
(All people, incidents, and backgrounds...)
(in this drama are fictitious and unrelated to reality.)
(Also, children and animals were filmed under production guidelines.)
Isn't that so shocking?
Prosecutor Choi's death...
("Murder in a Frame")
was exactly the same as Novelist Hong's novel.
You know...
your mother-in-law isn't an ordinary woman.
Are you perhaps suspecting me?
You did hate him that much.
What about you?
Do you know everything...
about your family?
Along with the strange text,
I got a miniature model of the vacation home.
Dr. Oh had collapsed there,
and you were there. Of course it looks strange.
It wasn't me.
Are you saying that Jae Jin had an affair or something?
Lee Se Na is...
Dr. Choi's secret mistress.
That was why they were at the vacation home together?
This is what I found out about Lee Se Na.
She's a witch, I tell you.
So all of her husbands have died?
Things might not end here.
(101N 9999)
Dr. Choi Jae Jin could be in danger too.
He just said my Jae Jin is with the witch.
Aren't you even worried about him?
Listen, Mother.
I feel more anger toward the man...
that has fallen into a woman like her.
So what are you going to do?
I will find him.
Won't it be better for him...
to be killed by me instead of the witch?
Let's look for them together until the end...
without giving up.
(Seoul and Hongcheon, Yangpyeong, Yangpyeong, Yangpyeong and Changwon)
Why don't you look for the director's car first?
He's moving toward the south.
Then the last toll gate was...
Tongyeong.
Were you surprised?
How did you know?
Anyway, Ms. No, we're on the same team now.
Shouldn't we find Jae Jin together?
I'm looking for the owner of the car out there.
Didn't he say he was going to Yokji Island?
Oh, and where is that Yokji Island?
Where are we going now?
Did you find him?
I heard a car was found in the sea.
Help!
Help...
- Honey! - What's going on?
- Jae Jin. - What's wrong with him?
- Get him. - What's going on?
- Let's go. - Wake up.
- Help us. - Hurry up.
- Go. - Bring him out.
- There we go. - Jae Jin.
- Hello? - Check his tongue.
- Hey. One, two. - Excuse me.
- Give her space. - Go.
Honey!
Hey, Yeong Won.
- Yeong Won. - Honey.
I might die because of you.
What?
(Yeong Won, let's love each other forever!)
Since I was just reborn, I'll love you again like the beginning.
- Yeong Won! - Such a beautiful couple!
You guys are so cool!
My goodness.
Were you very surprised?
I don't even want to speak to you when I think of how you teased me.
What if you actually blacked out while doing that?
You're not angry, are you?
Anyway, if your intention was to scare me,
you did a great job.
Yes, it was a success.
Imagine if Mother knew about this.
She would've been outraged.
She doesn't even know that I do free diving.
That's right.
Mother will never even imagine that her son is lying to her.
By the way,
what if our son lies to me later on?
Gosh, no way.
- Right? - Of course not.
- This looks good. - Yes.
- Here. - What's this?
- Is this mine? - Yes, it's yours.
Open it.
Gosh! Are you surprising me too?
This is the only one of its kind in the world.
- Really? - Yes. If you look here,
I had our anniversary inscribed.
This is so beautiful.
I've been wanting to change my watch to a leather strap.
The metal is too cold in the winter.
This will be the only watch I'll be wearing from now on.
Congratulations on your tenth wedding anniversary.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Madam Hong has prepared this win for you.
Gosh...
Oh, Mother did?
Yes.
Oh, right.
Then, I hope you enjoy your time.
Right.
You must've told Mother that we were coming here.
No, I didn't.
Well, since we come here so often,
she must've checked.
And she knows it's our wedding anniversary too.
Right.
Then, I should thank her, at least.
I'll go and call her.
Let me go to the restroom.
A toast.
Aren't you going to the restroom?
(Chapter 5: A Trap)
That's not it, is it?
(83H 2949)
Two-nine-four-nine.
It is the car that Dr. Choi rented.
Oh, my.
Gosh!
Oh, my.
Mother.
- What's going on? - What was that?
- What happened? - A car went into the water?
Gosh, that scared me.
I thought it was a person.
There's no one inside.
Well, it is a rental car.
- Hurry up and run the plate number. - Yes, sir.
Did the car fall in by itself?
Or did the corpse get lost?
"The corpse?"
Oh, my goodness!
Are you perhaps...
It's you, right? Dr. No Yeong Won?
Hey, it is her.
Do you perhaps know that car?
(Korea Coast Guard)
Then, since when have you lost contact with Mr. Choi Jae Jin?
Since Wednesday night.
Then, it must be right.
I hear he rented this car in Tongyeong on Thursday.
And if you watch the CCTV footage from the dock...
Play it.
Friday morning at 11:09am.
That's the license plate number, right?
And this is the footage from the port where the car was found.
See? That's the same car.
After the car came inside the port on Saturday night,
it never left after that.
Then, that means the car went into the water on Saturday night.
So, my Jae Jin... You mean...
Are you sure there was a person inside the car?
It's hard to tell since it was at night, but the circumstances seem...
Well,
it could have been just the car that fell in.
If only the car had fallen in, he would've reported the accident.
Then, what about CCTV cameras inside the port?
There are no CCTV cameras inside the port.
Gosh!
Why? Why aren't there any?
My goodness...
And what about his whereabouts after that?
We are trying to find out,
- but that might take a while. - How...
How long? Until when?
Please wait a little. Things are hectic for us too.
We need to figure out what happened with the accident,
and if we're to retrieve a corpse from that wide open sea...
"A corpse?" How can you say that?
A corpse? You've got to be kidding me!
Hey. Well...
Choi Jae Jin and Gesekki...
Hey, punk. Watch what you say. They're his family.
No, I wasn't swearing.
Gesekki as in a jjampong place, not a swear word.
You mean, Gesekki Jjamppong?
Their food is delicious.
Apparently, Mr. Choi was with a woman.
- A woman? - Yes.
And this morning, her family visited looking for her.
A lady who seemed like her mom...
and a man who made guksu for a living.
Was Mr. Choi with someone?
So in short,
Mr. Choi Jae Jin and this woman named Lee Se Na...
disappeared together. Is this correct?
What does Ms. Lee Se Na have to do with Mr. Choi Jae Jin?
She's a witch.
She's said to be a witch.
She's his mistress.
Hello? Okay. Got it.
We found the inn where they stayed.
Dear Lord.
Where is it? I don't think this one is it.
Come this way.
Hello.
So what happened?
It's been quite a while since they stepped out.
They paid a month's worth of room charges.
In cash, at that.
They were having an affair, weren't they?
I found it strange.
They didn't seem like a married couple at all.
- Hey. - What?
- You better see this. - What is it?
- What? - What is it?
Isn't this a written will?
Dear my beloved family.
All those happy moments in my life...
flash before my eyes.
But my life was more of painful suffering...
than happiness.
So I, Choi Jae Jin,
am going to end my life here.
Mother.
I'm sorry for disappointing you.
Please forgive your ungrateful son.
- Gosh. - Ma'am.
Goodness. What is...
- Let's go outside. - Let's escort her out.
Come on, ma'am.
Madam.
Yeong Won.
Thank you, and I love you.
I'm sorry I have to make this choice.
And my son...
My dear Do Hyun.
(83H 2949)
I hope...
you'll understand me one day.
Once again,
I'm deeply sorry...
to all my family, and I send them my love.
(I send them my love.)
Jae Jin... Jae Jin, my son.
Jump. There you go. Use your knees.
Jump.
Let go now.
Yes!
This is exciting!
Let us keep the written will.
It seems he killed himself, right?
I guess so.
Mother.
Mother, let's go.
Mother.
Pull yourself together.
You're satisfied, aren't you?
Are you satisfied with what happened to Jae Jin?
I kept telling you it was dangerous.
I kept urging you...
that we should report him missing.
If something did...
happen to Jae Jin,
I'm never going to forgive you, Ms. No.
We've been inquiring around and investigating the case,
but given the circumstances...
No. It can't be true.
(Korea Coast Guard)
Why would Jae Jin...
Yeong Won. What happened?
Why would Jae Jin kill himself?
What about the written will? Are you sure he wrote it?
We're analysing his handwriting at the moment.
But we can't track any living signs such as his phone and credit cards.
Seeing that his will was found,
- it must be suicide... - No.
No. That is impossible.
She's right. That's impossible.
Besides, his body wasn't found.
You shouldn't conclude it so easily like that.
From our perspective, we've found his will.
Even after writing a will,
he might have changed his mind.
Never. He's alive for sure!
See? She says he's alive too!
What about the CCTVs?
He must be caught somewhere.
Since Friday he entered the island,
these are his locations we've found so far.
He was caught on the CCTV...
near the jjamppong restaurant on Friday.
Near the jjamppong restaurant?
Are you saying he came all the way here for jjamppong?
We've already confirmed it.
- Yes? - Yes.
Keep playing.
(December 8, 2023)
The market?
What did he buy there?
We confirmed that he bought those two bags.
That big bag was found in his car.
It seems the small bag is lost.
Then on Saturday night,
he appeared in front of the port next.
What about the CCTV in the port?
We don't have CCTV cameras there.
You think that makes sense?
There's no CCTV in the port?
That's what I mean!
Are you trying to turn this place into a suicide attraction?
This is a problem!
Young Min, stay out of this.
How can I stay out of this?
You're strange for being calm in a situation like this!
So, after that, there's no sign...
of the two leaving the port.
They were not caught in any other CCTVs...
No. That is never possible!
She's right.
He has no reason to commit suicide.
I know it's absurd that Jae Jin cheated.
And he must've been scared...
that he got caught.
But it's strange that he'd commit suicide for that.
Seriously. This is frustrating.
Yes. That woman. What about Lee Se Na?
He said she was a witch.
She said she'd kill us all!
Then she...
killed Jae Jin...
No. That can't be true.
Oh, no.
This isn't suicide. This could be a murder case.
- You need to calm down. - Take him outside.
- Wait. Why... - You need to leave.
Why are you kicking me out?
I hear you.
Oh, Jae Jin.
No...
Poor guy.
What did he not have? Wealth? Family?
Fame?
How did he end up involved with...
such a crazy weirdo?
- Jae Jin. - Stop it. Cut it out!
Gosh.
(Korea Coast Guard)
What should we do now?
They told us to wait.
We'll head home for now.
Do Hyun is waiting for us.
There's no more ferry for tonight.
Should I look for an alternative?
Yes. I'd appreciate it if you could.
Going home?
Leaving Jae Jin here?
Are you expecting me to stay here?
Cold.
So cold.
Jae Jin...
could be in this sea.
All we can do is wait.
And to be honest,
it's not like his corpse was found.
Are you saying you're waiting for his corpse to be found?
Are you saying that's all we can do?
How can you be so cold?
No wonder Dr. Choi was lonely enough to...
Mother!
Honestly, my husband who cheated on me...
might have committed suicide with that woman.
How can you expect me to be sad and pity him?
What's the big deal about cheating?
A man might be dead.
So considering what happened,
at least I must remain calm.
I'm going to look after my son...
even if Jae Jin is dead.
Ms. No, watch your mouth.
Jae Jin isn't dead.
He's alive and breathing here somewhere.
Do you sense it?
Are you a psychic or something?
Why are you looking at me like that?
Then are you going to stay here?
I'm going to find my son.
(Korea Coast Guard)
Hello?
Where's Do Hyun?
Oh, hello. This is me, Tae Oh.
I have his phone because...
he was getting too many messages while I was teaching him.
So I told him to work on questions and brought his phone downstairs.
Can you put Do Hyun on the phone?
- Yeong Won. - Yes.
Never mind.
Tell him I'll be home late...
and that I'll call him back.
Yes. Bye.
Ma'am.
Can you give me a glass of tea?
Okay.
Now that I think about it,
I had a really tough time back then.
Mom was hospitalized,
and you got married.
It felt like I was left alone.
Yet, I carried on with my best.
You didn't know, did you?
I was disappointed when you said you were getting married.
You worked so hard...
to win their favour.
Look what happened to you now.
By the way, what on earth did you do that Jae Jin...
What did I do?
Is it my fault that he committed suicide?
He was a coward for making others feel guilty...
by making that decision.
How can you be so cold-hearted?
You don't know that, do you?
You always have to be right.
Everyone must follow your order. You have to get everything your way.
Have you ever thought maybe you suffocated Jae Jin?
Even if you're right,
people just want you to...
listen to them.
Did Jae Jin say I suffocated him?
Is that why he had an affair with another woman for a year?
Are you expecting me to understand that?
I don't even know what's going on anymore.
I can't even tell what's real and what's fake.
I can't even tell...
if this is the family I used to know.
Do you know what I went through for this family?
I find myself so pathetic...
for feeling unfair. It's driving me crazy!
He might be dead.
Why on earth did he die?
I hate him for that,
yet I'm scared...
that he might really be dead.
But what can I do?
I'm still Do Hyun's mom.
I must not crumble.
Do Hyun.
- Mom? - Yes. Get up.
Let's have breakfast.
- Get washed up and come down. - Okay.
Did you go somewhere far?
Yes.
But why isn't Dad's phone on?
He must be very busy.
Who are you messaging so intently this early in the morning, son?
A friend.
Which friend?
Do you have to know all that?
So Yi.
You're here early.
What are you doing? Let's go inside.
I heard we would all die.
After arriving on the island, Choi's car was found in the sea,
but the whereabouts of the two people are still unknown.
However, at the bed and breakfast where they stayed,
Choi's suicide note was found.
The Korea Coast Guard is suspecting this as a joint suicide...
and are searching for the bodies.
However, the bodies have not been found near the car's location.
The Korea Coast Guard has expanded the search perimeter 20km...
to the east and west and 30km to the north and south...
underwater with the efforts of search divers.
What about Jae Jin?
Where is Jae Jin?
He disappeared.
With...
that woman?
The two could've died together.
They found a suicide note.
No way.
You're right. It makes no sense.
So, I must know exactly.
What happened on the day...
you came to the vacation home?
That is...
That day, Director Choi...
left work early...
- unlike usual. - Yes?
I'm leaving work now. Great work today.
Is that right? Okay, got it.
Something felt weird. So...
I went after him.
They will all die.
She said they would die.
That everyone will die.
Did that woman really...
Jae Jin...
No way.
If Jae Jin really committed suicide,
why do you think he chose to do that?
Didn't you feel anything strange?
Were there any problems at the hospital?
I...
saw the photos on your phone too.
You and Jae Jin.
You looked like you'd known each other since you were young.
Did you lie to me about that on purpose until now?
Do you know how I feel right now?
From an affair...
to suicide...
I'm not sure if this is the Jae Jin I've known until now.
So,
I want to know...
why Jae Jin made this choice, at least.
That's because...
you don't know Jae Jin.
What don't I know?
There are such things...
that you can't know about.
You should go now.
What will you do?
- You don't see him, do you? - No, we don't.
- Did he already get swept away? - No.
It must mean he's alive.
Is there a reason why you're so sure?
My son and I are connected.
Shall I call it a strong signal?
Anyway, if he did fall in,
the body would rise to the surface in ten days.
But there's a net in the middle here,
so there's no way that a body wouldn't have gotten caught in it.
I have no idea.
Let's go over there for now.
Then, let's call for more backup and head over.
- Let's go. - Got it.
I hear he rented this car in Tongyeong on Thursday.
After the car came inside the port on Saturday night,
it never left after that.
Are you sure there was a person inside the car?
It's hard to tell since it was at night, but the circumstances seem...
- That's it. - What?
Agatha Christie.
"And Then There Were None."
The culprit was Judge Wargrave.
That's right.
He also dies in the middle of the story,
but the author never actually wrote...
that he died anywhere in the novel.
He died, but he didn't die.
It's certain that he came in here.
We can't be sure that he left from here, though.
But if he really didn't leave?
If he just disappeared from this spot?
Who did you say found that rental car at first?
A fishing boat coming into the port...
(Operation Records, Second Half of 2023)
(Surgeon: Choi Jae Jin, First Assistant: Oh Ji Eun)
(Surgeon: Oh Ji Eun)
(Date, Operating Room, Patient Name, Name of Operation, Surgeon...)
(Choi Jae Jin)
(Wrong password. Please try again.)
(Choi Jae Jin, Wrong password. Please try again.)
(Ra Kyung)
It's October 14th. Why do you ask Ms. Lee Se Na's birthday?
(J Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery Center)
(CCTV)
(Operation Room A)
(This folder is empty.)
(Operation Room B)
(This folder is empty.)
- As soon as possible, please. - Yes, ma'am.
Have you seen these people before?
No.
Excuse me. Have you seen these people before?
- I think I saw them there. - Over there.
Thank you.
Ji Eun!
Are you okay?
Are you hurt anywhere else?
I was worried sick about you.
Just what happened?
- Give me my phone. - Oh, okay.
Here.
The person you have reached is unavailable.
You'll be directed to voicemail.
Is it about Choi Jae Jin?
- What about my car? - It's right outside.
Just what is your relationship with Choi Jae Jin?
(CCTV)
(December 12, 2023, Restored File)
(Operation Room A)
Have you seen these people before?
I think I've seen this woman before.
What about the man?
- He wasn't with her. - He wasn't?
I'm sure she was alone.
I remember because I found it strange.
She wanted to go night fishing alone for a young woman.
It was definitely strange.
Did she come back here?
Did she?
Maybe she didn't.
She didn't?
We drop off passengers in Tongyeong from time to time.
I think she got off there.
Give me...
a ride to where she got off.
Can't you pay me a little more?
Why don't you count the bills before you ask for more?
(Sergeant Choi Seok Min)
Hello, Sergeant Choi.
We haven't found the body yet,
but we've found a watch.
I'll send you a picture of it, so please check.
(1 Unread Message)
The metal is too cold in the winter.
This will be the only watch I'll be wearing from now on.
Can I put it on?
I'm done.
Hey.
How touching.
(Mother)
Hello, Mother.
Did you get some sleep?
Mother.
Jae Jin's watch...
I heard.
That's why I'm calling.
Ms. No.
They still haven't found his body.
It means he's alive.
So pull yourself together.
We'll talk when I get there.
(Vice Branch Manager of Soeun Bank)
Hello?
Hello, ma'am.
We recently released a new financial product.
I'm sorry. I'll call you later.
Ma'am.
Were you perhaps not satisfied with our asset management service?
No.
You suddenly terminated all the funds.
Excuse me?
Weren't you aware of it?
You withdrew the whole amount last Thursday.
Did my husband do it?
I'm not sure. It wasn't done in our branch.
Then, where?
A Tongyeong branch.
(Write)
(Dr. No Yeong Won, is your family well?)
(Post)
(Why's No Yeong Won in Yokji Island? So who's the mistress?)
("Shocking Truth Behind Dr. No, Korea's Family Protector")
("Collapse of No Yeong Won's Family Who Acted All Noble")
She counsels people suffering from adultery.
- But she was clueless... - What's shocking is that he...
- killed himself with the mistress. - about her husband's affair.
If they committed suicide together,
that means they were deeply in love.
It must be a disaster for Dr. No who is left behind.
What did her husband do for a living?
I heard he was a doctor. She must be furious.
Educated people can do worse.
Her clinic might close down.
Why just my son...
What...
He cancelled the funds right before he killed himself?
Why did he withdraw money?
(Gesekki Jjamppong)
As if he knew where the CCTV cameras were,
he parked the car intentionally.
As if he wanted to be exposed.
To say he was depressed enough to commit suicide,
he was strangely cheerful.
(Voluntary Non smoking Traditional Market)
Have they really...
disappeared with the funds?
It can't be. In that small bag?
(Withheld Number)
Se Na.
I think I can become really happy now.
What?
It was all an act?
Yeong Won.
What's wrong?
Are you okay?
Yes. I'm fine.
Yeong Won. You're in trouble.
Were you in Tongyeong?
Someone uploaded a photo of you in Tongyeong.
People are saying that the Tongyeong missing person case...
has something to do with you.
Look at this. It's flooding the Internet.
(Popular Search Word)
(Most Viewed News Article of Each Press Company)
("Tongyeong Double Suicide, No Yeong Won in Doubt")
It's nothing. Don't react to it.
What kind of response was that? Is it really true?
Where are you going?
Are you planning to leave?
You can't leave.
There are journalists everywhere.
Look.
Yeong Won! What are you planning to do?
I won't do anything.
Hey, Do Hyun.
- Mom. - You all see it, right?
What's going on?
I'm out here live.
Oh, hello.
What's all this about Dad committing suicide?
It's not true.
I'll go and pick you up.
No. Come straight home.
I'll explain everything.
It's a mess in front of our house. People have their cameras out.
- Even in front of our house? - Dr. No.
In the live broadcast...
I think you've all come because of the recent rumours.
That incident is unrelated to us.
Are you saying the Choi of the Tongyeong incident...
isn't your son?
But it's true that his last name is Choi.
No.
It's quite absurd to make that kind of guess...
because of the same last name.
Around five percent of the country's population consists of Chois.
Isn't five percent quite a low percentage?
That's 5 percent of 50 million, which is 2.5 million.
Is 2.5 million a small number?
If it's not your son, where is he right now?
Your son's clinic has closed down too.
What's the reason for that?
- Tell us! - Tell us!
- Tell us? - What happened?
Why can't you say anything?
Why do I have to tell you everything?
- Stop. Tell us more! - Please!
- Please tell us. - Please tell us.
What was that out of nowhere?
I'll end the show here.
There's an article saying it was fake news.
Were we wrong then?
- Gosh. - Gosh.
(No Yeong Won's mother-in-law, Hong Sa Kang's exclusive interview)
Mr. Park, we still can't be relieved.
So that's what you want.
Got it.
We need to find them as soon as possible at all costs.
You must've read the article.
I told you Jae Jin isn't dead.
You must have been through a lot of trouble too, Dr. No.
Well, it's still a concern that he's still with Lee Se Na.
But we've decided to stop the investigation.
People are saying filthy things about the incident.
We can't let our family be mentioned among them.
So this time,
it really must happen.
Shouldn't you and I...
be the ones to find Jae Jin?
Will we be able to find him?
He ran off with a fake suicide note.
It's all because that Lee Se Na...
You know it yourself too.
You know that Jae Jin chose to do this on his own.
That's not true.
Jae Jin is never someone who would do that.
He is being controlled by Lee Se Na.
That is why we need to save him.
Jae Jin is in danger right now.
I won't find him any more.
What is this about?
Are you fine with him dying?
Yes. I don't care if he dies.
He is now...
a dead person in my life.
Now,
no one can find us.
Not a single person.
Se Na.
I think I can become really happy now.
I think you've all come because of the recent rumours.
That incident is unrelated to us.
Are you saying the Choi of the Tongyeong incident...
isn't your son?
But it's true that his last name is Choi.
No.
It's quite absurd to make...
Jae Jin!
Give me your hand.
(Bitter Sweet Hell)
What kind of family do you live with to behave like that?
Are you still hiding something from me?
Yeong Won will never be able to understand me. Never.
This time, I'll save Jae Jin.
By Lee Se Na's pattern, Number 4 is Do Hyun.
Let's focus on our own sons.
I will make them pay for everything I went through.
Do you know what Lee Se Na is really after?
They will all die.