(Delightfully Deceitful)
(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
("Surprise 100")
Lee Ro Um has to...
memorize the personal details...
of nine people we chose at random...
out of the 100 people in the audience.
That's right. We're down to the last person.
The last number is...
Let's see.
It's number 25.
Will you please stand up?
Our final guest is number 25.
What can you tell us about number 25,
Lee Ro Um?
("Surprise 100")
It looks like Ro Um is nervous.
It's very possible.
Number 25 is a little boy who's quite handsome.
He is.
However, the date can wait until after the show.
Yes.
Ro Um, will you tell us about number 25?
Let's take a short break.
Let's cut.
What's wrong with you?
Come here.
Have some water.
What's wrong?
Why did you suddenly lose track?
She must've gotten nervous.
I feel sorry for her.
Is this all rigged?
It's not.
Whether it is or not,
her parents got lucky.
They must make a fortune.
Life is so unfair.
Are kids like her born randomly?
I wonder what our son will grow up to be.
Moo Young, drink this.
- Can you manage? - Look.
Look at me.
Let's go.
I'm Han Moo Young, Ms. Lee's lawyer.
Give the bag to her.
Then...
here's your dear client's dear belongings.
I'll see you again at this time tomorrow.
Your caddie job.
Sign an employment contract and report to me.
(Seoyoung Studio)
You can use the kiosk?
As if it's hard.
Where's the money from?
I earned it.
- When? - Today.
If you were part of a crime,
you must tell me if I'm to help.
I made it legally.
Okay, then.
Let's talk about our lawsuit.
That's it?
If a lawyer doesn't believe their client, who will?
I must trust you more than your probation officer, at least.
Read the document.
If it looks okay, I'll submit it as is.
(Complaint)
(Plaintiff: Lee Ro Um, Lawyer: Han Moo Young)
(Briefs)
February 14, 2012,
a derelict camping ground in Geumseong.
Two burned corpses were found,
and so was...
a 19-year-old girl with proof she'd committed arson.
The girl confessed she'd killed her parents...
and lit the fire to erase the evidence.
The corpses had gunshot wounds,
but no gun was found at the scene.
When a regional paper revealed the girl was Lee Ro Um,
who had captivated the nation with her incredible memory,
a crowd...
flocked to see the reenactment and to mock her.
(Gasoline canister)
The girl who was marveled at for her great memory...
became the most evil girl in history who had killed her parents.
And now, ten years after, she's back in the limelight.
To destroy evidence...
The victims had no ties to the crime scene,
and their residence showed no signs...
of a daughter, which was deemed odd,
but no one followed that up.
Lee Ro Um graduated from a middle school...
run by a now nonexistent foundation.
Where she lived and was educated since then,
and why she committed murder,
Lee Ro Um refused to explain or make excuses for.
She kept quiet.
She was given the maximum sentence for a juvenile offender...
and went to prison.
For ten years...
until the real killer appeared.
Hello?
I'm out.
Hi. How are you?
(Personal Details of Offender)
You insist on coming here...
when I could come to you.
The employment contract.
You didn't bring it?
I quit being a caddie.
Yes.
Lots of golfers are jerks.
Some hit on you,
and some are just...
Where are you going?
It's lunchtime.
Why not stay and eat?
Don't worry.
I won't ask you to spend what little money you have.
I know how things are.
Are you interested in me?
No.
You're not my style.
I like cute girls.
I didn't mean to hurt...
Sorry!
See you tomorrow!
Kang Byung Tae is late.
If he won't come, I'll go.
Can you wipe this for me? Sorry.
Okay.
Thank you.
You were right.
- About what? - Ye Chung Sik.
Someone filled his account to the max.
He was homeless.
Do you think we put the right guy behind bars...
and released the right person?
Have you ever wondered?
Yes.
So you've wondered that too? Or you mean, we got it right?
(Seoyoung Studio)
I need to talk to you about something.
What is it?
You said you earned it legally. Let's go store it somewhere first.
(Youngjin Bank)
Banks are required to report...
cash deposits of 10,000 dollars or more.
If you don't care about that, deposit this too.
What did you want to talk to me about?
- Here it is. - Thank you.
I wanted to talk. That was what I wanted to talk to you about.
You do need a cell phone so I can talk to you when I need to.
Once I get a phone, he'll bother me nonstop.
The probation officer.
We won't let him find out.
Can we see these two?
Are you sure ramyeon is enough?
It's 3pm, and you haven't eaten anything yet.
Thank you.
You're a big eater.
Who said you could talk so casually to me?
Here you go.
(Attorney Han Moo Young)
Who's the real culprit?
Why can't you tell me?
Because I believed that you were a witness,
not a murderer, I gave up on defending Ye Chung Sik.
Why must you ask me if you believe me?
You never said so yourself. That's why.
You said you were lonely and scared. I believe that.
Eat up.
(Contacts)
(Calendar)
(Attorney Han Moo Young)
(Seoyoung Studio)
Hey!
Oh, my bad.
I shouldn't have done that to a lady who has stabbed someone in the neck.
I heard about the things you did in the past.
Did you get a cell phone?
- No. - All right.
Let's go get you one now.
Do you have that much time?
I heard one probation officer in this country...
had to manage over 120 criminal offenders.
My gosh. How did you know?
Did you look it up?
I wonder what you used to look it up.
A smartphone?
If you have a cell phone, you must tell me.
- Your number. - It's 010-849-9252.
Hello, Ko Yo Han speaking.
You've seen my face, so get lost.
You verbally abused your probation officer.
All right, Ms. Lee Ro Um. I'll see you tomorrow!
Hey.
I'll give you a phone number. Track his location.
(Ko Yo Han, Probation Officer)
A probation officer?
(Probation Services App has been updated. Click here to update.)
(Korean Probation Services)
(Allow Korean Probation Services to use your location?)
(Allow)
So what do you need?
Keep tabs on him.
Scandalous private affairs, weaknesses, legal issues.
Find out all you can about him.
What on earth did he do?
Is this guy someone we can mess with?
He's just...
a guy.
So you're saying...
you thought they looked suspicious from the get-go.
You had time to check their wallet.
You checked their pockets and phones too.
But they said they had no money after they finished the food?
Yes, I get what you're saying. I'm with you, but here's the thing.
You basically just dined and dashed.
You said you were standing there but were pushed and fell.
Was it inside the restaurant?
Or did it happen outside?
Do you remember who pushed you?
Like I said earlier...
- I was trying to break them up. - I swear, it was intentional.
- I don't know why I should be here. - I knew it when he was eating...
three pieces at a time.
Excuse me. I need your help too.
This time, it's easy. Chinese.
- I told you a million times. - Please.
- You've got to... - Do I look like...
- Do I look like a... - Shush!
(Civil Service)
Anyone, Anywhere, Anything You Want.
To Do Errand Center, this is...
Hey, Da Jung.
I'll come now.
I'll text you what they said.
She's hurt. Send her to the hospital quickly.
Oh, you should check the security footage at the restaurant.
(Buy and Sell Used Items, New Post)
Hello.
I'll get down on my knees.
Gosh, it hurts.
Byung Tae, how long has it been since you got out?
Do you want to go back to jail?
Oh, yes. Mr. Kang Byung Tae?
He's staying out of trouble and is working hard.
I checked with my own two eyes.
Okay.
- Byung Tae, let's hurry. - Yes.
- I'm busy. - Yes, sir!
What's bothering you so much?
It's one of the two.
Either Ye Chung Sik killed them, or it was Lee Ro Um.
Why just them? It could be someone else too.
That is the worst-case scenario.
It sure isn't ideal.
I warned you. I'm lousy.
You got me roped into this.
You mentioned our deal...
at the team dinner,
and it was you...
who got Reporter Woo Young Ki involved too.
So don't think you can weasel out of this.
But the drink was from the President.
I found something interesting.
The Jeokmok Kids.
The Jeokmok Kids?
There's a record...
of Ro Um going to an alternative school.
That school is managed by Jeokmok Foundation.
It was founded during the IMF crisis,
the student of their talent discovery program...
was Ro Um.
Room, board, and school fees. It was the whole package.
That's why there was no trace of her living at her house.
Because she was locked up at the foundation.
"Locked up?"
She was getting scholarships.
What were the investigators doing anyway?
A teenage girl was suspected of murdering her parents,
and they didn't even care where she lived or went to school.
You'll be a great attorney this time...
without betraying your client.
So, let's summarize this.
If Ye Chung Sik was the murderer,
we did a good job.
If Lee Ro Um was the murderer...
She wasn't the murderer.
Gosh.
Taking your client's side?
How would you know that?
It only gets complicated when there's a third party.
Then, keep a close eye on Ro Um.
Why wouldn't she confess when she knew the murderer?
She'll go and get rid of them now that she's free.
Did you only get one tuna mayo gimbap?
You're so...
(Jeokmok Kids)
(No Result Found)
(Jeokmok Foundation)
(Jeokmok Juveniles)
(Jeokmok Scholarship)
(Jeokmok Academy)
(Jeokmok School)
(Jeokmok Lee Ro Um)
(Jeokmok Foundation)
("Jeokmok Foundation Provides the Children of Geumseong,")
("the Flooded City with Daily Necessities")
(Attorney Han Moo Young, Park and Cue)
Hello, Attorney Han Moo Young, who eventually made...
the front page of the newspaper.
Yes, that's our newspaper.
(From Woo Young Ki)
(This is Woo Young Ki.)
("Genius Girl, Lee Ro Um, Sponsored by Jeokmok Foundation?)
("Lee Ro Um was selected as one of the Jeokmok Kids,")
("Jeokmok Foundation's project of educating gifted children.")
(Seoyoung Studio)
I almost got killed by my next-door neighbor...
because you rang the bell.
Can we walk?
At 11:30pm in this cold weather?
I've been going to bed at 9:30pm for a decade.
Sorry. Why don't you wear my jacket?
Are you wearing anything underneath?
Yes.
Never mind, then.
(Seoyoung Studio)
I said I didn't want to eat.
Are you sure about that?
I said that I had been going to bed at 9:30pm for 10 years.
What now?
What do you want to ask me?
I just wanted to see you.
I never imagined that I'd be saying this twice a week.
But are you interested in me?
I am. That's why I'm sitting here.
Ro Um.
Did you kill them?
No.
Then, why did you turn yourself in?
Why didn't you call the police on Ye Chung Sik?
Is this for your commission?
It's for the truth.
The truth that you're concealing.
That's what I want to know.
The truth?
What stuff were you determined to bear ten years ago...
that you had to throw your life away.
I need to know.
You told me it was an illness.
When you brought me the clothes.
What is your illness?
Hyper-empathy syndrome.
Hyper-empathy syndrome?
I'm excessively empathetic.
What does that mean?
Once I empathize with other people's pain or sorrow,
I feel them too, rather excessively.
I'm getting treatment and taking medication.
You already knew about this.
No, I didn't.
You just didn't know the exact name.
But you already noticed...
that I related to you and pitied you excessively.
That's why you chose me as your defender.
You knew that I'd be on your side no matter what,
aside from the legal fees and the truth.
We have the date of the the hearing.
Ro Um.
Do you trust me?
Then, trust my illness.
That will take your side whatever happens.
(Seoyoung Studio)
Oh, gosh.
- How have you been? - Pretty well, thanks to you.
What do you want?
What else...
do you have to screw me over?
Mr. Ye.
What?
Did you really shoot the couple?
Are you joking with me?
On the scene were Ro Um, you,
the two victims, and no one else.
I ought to...
Where did you get the money in custody?
I know you have a huge private loan.
Why does that matter after all this time?
Were you this tenacious when you defended me?
You recorded everything I said like a little rat.
You're the one who sold me out.
This is not about you, Mr. Ye.
Lee Ro Um is my client now.
We'll sue the government for compensation.
She was wrongfully imprisoned,
and her case was even reported overseas.
With you behind bars now, it's a given that we'll win.
Do you know how much she'll get?
First, we apply the minimum wage to her time in prison.
For ten years,
it's 229,732 dollars and 80 cents.
That's the bare minimum.
My client will ask for one million dollars.
Wait.
Lee Ro Um will get a million bucks?
Do you think it's worth it?
How long do you think you'll serve?
You're currently 53 years old.
The average life span is 79.3 years.
You'll be here for at least 30 more years.
Darn it.
You must live off the money someone sends.
It could stop coming at any time.
You can barely afford thermal underwear and snacks,
and you're stuck behind bars.
Do you think your appeal stands a chance?
The whole country heard you...
speak with no regret or remorse.
For you to win your appeal...
despite being found with the murder weapon,
you must give up your accomplice.
If you don't do that, I can sleep in peace.
Because the man who deserves to be in prison now is.
People don't sympathize with a forgotten case...
unless there's something of interest.
This might be your last chance...
to publicize your story.
If there are others,
the wench will kill them.
(Information)
Do you know the story of the man...
who turned a paper clip into a two-floor house?
He swapped a paper clip with a pen, the pen with a door handle,
and eventually he got a house.
This is my paper clip.
- Park Ji Soo. - Pardon?
I'm Consultant Park Ji Soo,
here to see Professor Lee Jin Ho.
Professor Lee Jin Ho?
What business do you have?
There's a hospice seminar scheduled for this October,
and he requested I be a consultant.
Were you not informed?
No, I was not.
Let me call the professor...
My gosh.
You people are so ineffective when it comes to communicating.
I flew in from Illinois at 3am,
and lost my heel to a darn hole in the pavement.
Must I wait in the lobby because a desk worker wasn't informed of...
something they should have been at the morning meeting?
Do you know how many consultations...
I canceled just to come here?
I apologize.
- But I... - Is this something...
that should be happening at a hospice...
commended by the Ministry of Health and Welfare?
I apologize, ma'am.
I'll help you instead.
First, go after someone on the bottom rung.
Not only because they're easy prey...
but because you can then use the dynamic of the intervening boss.
She's afraid, she's calm.
She'll try to become calm,
and she'll try not to lose her calm.
Because one's higher than the other,
they'll be wary of each other.
They'll have to go off-topic.
- What position are you? - A manager.
(Baek Seung Hee)
Baek Seung Hee.
(Why did you call? Oh, right, to give me your number.)
I'll say this just one more time.
I'm here to see Professor Lee Jin Ho.
(Visitor Pass)
- Do you see it? - Yes.
Before Shin Ki Ho was dismissed as a professor,
he worked at the Jeokmok Foundation.
He was on the board of directors,
and it turns out he's currently...
at a hospice, fighting for his life.
They say he's at death's door.
He's the easiest man to find...
out of everyone on the Jeokmok board.
The rest,
I need to do some hardcore digging.
The links are all broken,
and it smells fishy.
Thank you. I'll be in touch.
Why wouldn't she confess when she knew the murderer?
She's impulsive, aggressive, violent, rash,
lack of conscience.
Eat everything...
The wench will kill them.
(Authorized Personnel Only)
(Lee Ro Um)
(Nurse Station)
(Attorney Han Moo Young)
The person is unable to...
(Mugunghwa Hospice)
(Woo Young Ki, Moran Daily)
(Mugunghwa Hospice)
(Lee Ro Um)
The phone is turned off.
Please leave a message after the tone.
Hello?
Is this Mr. Ko, the probation officer?
That's me.
It's Han Moo Young, Lee Ro Um's lawyer.
Yes, so what?
Did you see or talk to her today?
Han Moo Young, I see you sensed the chemistry,
but we're not like that at all.
When was the last time you talked to her?
Yesterday.
We were supposed to meet today, but she was a no-show,
and she ignored my text too.
(Directions)
Should I be...
worried about what's going on?
- No. - As if it's not.
I'd say...
it looks like you and I have to rescue Ms. Lee.
Shall we get to it, then?
Like the goblin and grim reaper,
let's pluck her out of the swamp of evil.
Oh, I'm the goblin...
(Patient File)
(Main symptom)
(Current diagnosis)
(High-risk medication safe passcode)
Make sure you jot it down after you administer something.
Okay.
(High-risk medication safe)
Hello. Did you have a visitor called...
I'll send you a photo.
Can you tell me if she visited or not?
Yes, she was here.
We can't tell you anything else,
but she has to pass through the lobby to leave,
so I'm sure she's still here.
I see. Thank you.
(Admission)
Hello.
I'm the one who sent the photo earlier.
You're sure that woman is still somewhere in the hospital, right?
Yes.
We're certain that it's her.
She was certainly very memorable.
She went to the VIP ward, didn't she?
May I enter the ward?
We're sorry,
but the visiting hours are over and...
Excuse me!
Wait!
(Mugunghwa Hospice)
You should thank Ye Chung Sik.
I got out early to get you.
The photo.
Ro Um.
The photo.
(Draw your unlock pattern.)
It's already...
out of my hands.
(Recents)
I see that you have no strings left to pull.
You already deposited money into Ye Chung Sik's commissary account,
which tells me you really don't want to go to jail.
You see, it's not as bad as you think.
Besides, they'll never give you the death penalty.
You don't need to do this, Ro Um.
I'm...
already dying.
No, you are alive.
For now.
What are you doing here, Ro Um?
What are you doing here?
Is this why you got out?
Do you think this is a wise thing to do?
Even if someone in a hospice facility dies,
it's nothing strange.
So? You'll kill him?
I'd really appreciate it if you could leave before I do it.
Put that down.
I thought it was odd.
You didn't seem curious as to why...
Ye Chung Sik killed your parents.
You must know...
why your parents died.
That is why you never asked a question...
or seemed interested.
If you know why they died, it means you know who killed them.
If no one else was involved other than Ye Chung Sik,
you wouldn't be out and about,
doing what could be seen as attempted murder.
Did Shin Ki Ho kill them?
Or...
was he an accomplice?
Please tell me.
If what you did at the hospice becomes a problem,
I'll defend you.
I hired you to represent me in a civil suit,
not a criminal suit.
So you want me to shut my mouth and get you the compensation.
Did I sound like that?
Well, you're right. That is what I meant.
I heard about the things that happened while you were in jail.
What on earth happened to you at Jeokmok?
What made you become like this, Ro Um?
I was...
born like this.
Jeokmok didn't make me like this.
Whatever I did, you're now an accomplice.
So if you don't want to be tried as a defendant,
just do your job well.
Don't be nosy.
(Done)
- What about Mr. Han? - No idea.
He hasn't stepped out of his office.
Leave him be. The damages trial is around the corner.
The million-dollar case! Oh, boy.
I'm jealous!
(Attorney Han Moo Young)
(Complaint, Lee Ro Um)
Don't worry.
I won't stab you.
My goodness, Ms. Lee Ro Um.
What is this?
How did you get my address?
Through hacking.
There's nothing a criminal can't do.
What is this?
Trying to get back at me?
I didn't think you were the type to hold grudges.
So? Okay, you're here. So what? What will you do?
You know what? I was bored, so this is good.
I got to see you.
How about you watch me drink a beer?
I'm not a beer drinker.
You sure hold grudges.
I bet you'd be very good at taking revenge, Ms. Lee.
So you do nothing but work,
Probation Officer Ko Yo Han.
Why? What?
Ta-da.
Oh, this?
This...
Gosh, this is...
You witnessed him committing a crime.
If you can let him be off,
you'll have no problem letting me go.
Gosh... What?
Look at how sharp it is! Did you use a long-range camera?
Geez.
What do you want?
Stop bothering me.
Stop following me.
Stop calling me for no reason.
And stop asking me to call you.
Otherwise, I'll have to call the police.
Understood?
I'm still your probation officer!
Don't have too much fun.
And we'll see each other every once in a while. Okay?
(Court)
Are you nervous?
Not really.
I am.
This is a sure win, though.
Exactly.
That's why I'm nervous.
The 2022-2435, plaintiff, Lee Ro Um.
Counsel, Park and Cue Law Firm. Attorney Han Moo Young?
Yes, Your Honor.
Defendant, Republic of Korea.
Representative, Prosecutor Min Sun Min...
of Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office.
- Present? - Yes, Your Honor.
Plaintiff, make your argument about the complaint.
On February 14, 2012,
the plaintiff was suspected...
of the murder of a married couple and arson in Geonseong,
received the maximum sentence in juvenile court, 15 years,
and had served her time until September 1 this year.
The victims of the murder were her biological parents.
She was falsely accused...
of murdering her own parents and served her sentence.
July 5, 2022,
the true culprit, Ye Chung Sik, confessed to the murder.
August 15, he was sentenced...
Order!
Mr. Han, what are you talking about?
(Judge)
Are you sure you're reading the complaint?
No.
It's quite different from the complaint.
In the retrial,
they admitted to the fact that she was a victim...
forced to commit arson and was a witness to the crime.
But that doesn't mean...
that it's entirely true.
Excuse me?
The culprit of the Geumseong murder is still undergoing...
court of appeals.
If the truth is yet to be revealed,
it will be solved there.
I don't think that it's your decision...
to make in this court at this time.
Without the retrial, there wouldn't have been a damage claim suit.
The true culprit's appeal of the retrial is still ongoing.
Until the plaintiff's innocence is relevant...
or until the plaintiff's original sentence ends,
I request to adjourn this trial.
What a lunatic.
Order!
Mr. Han,
you could have discussed this with your client...
and filed the lawsuit at the time of your choice.
I apologize.
Everything about today's trial has been recorded.
This may be used against you in the future.
Do you understand that?
Yes, Your Honor.
The court is adjourned.
Attorney Han. Prosecutor Min.
See you in my office.
You told me to trust your illness.
That it'd take your side.
This is me taking your side.
They target kind people and know exactly what to do...
to use them.
Highly empathetic people like yourself...
make perfect prey...
for them.
Ro Um!
Do you know how many people are waiting?
You can't have the adults wait for you.
Ma'am.
Ro Um!
("Surprise 100")
- Where is she? - This is absurd.
Ro Um!
- I told you to stick with her. - Gosh.
Check the restroom.
I'm going down to the parking lot.
I'm sorry. Coming through.
(Utility Room)
You were tired earlier, weren't you?
You didn't fail to memorize it.
How do you know that?
Tell your parents...
that it's too tough.
Then what?
They'll listen.
Do your parents let you do whatever you want?
No.
But no one will know unless you tell people.
It's too scary by yourself.
And it's lonely.
My family can eat meat if I do this.
It's not a bad deal.
Let's get out of here.
I know a place you can hide.
Dad.
The girl was here.
Do you know that all the adults are looking for you?
- Come here. - Ro Um!
Gosh.
Come on.
("Surprise 100")
Did you find her?
Follow me. Hurry!
Come on!
This is part of their scheme.
She's not worth watching. Let's go.
Moo Young, let's go.
I won't be eaten up that easily.
Neither will I run...
nor look away.
(Attorney Han Moo Young)
Whatever it is you're hiding,
I'm going to find out.
I'd like you to bog off now.
That won't be easy.
Just like how I can't let you go,
you won't be able to let me go.
Because I'm probably the only one who will empathize with you...
after you show your hostility.
I don't know what your purpose is, but let me help.
But...
you must learn how to empathize as well.
Before you hurt others,
you'll learn to hesitate.
And you'll learn...
to find another way instead of avenging evil with evil.
I'll help you become that person.
You're...
fired.
(Unknown number)
(Unknown number: Welcome back)
(Delightfully Deceitful)
Ro Um.
How long will you keep staring?
What?
The case was closed?
It was concluded an accidental death.
I'll do what I can as a lawyer.
A trial won't bring out the truth.
That doesn't mean revenge is justice.
We have a very special guest.
I'm a child psychology specialist,
Courtney Kwon.