(Delightfully Deceitful)
(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
Father.
Tell him to come home!
Han Moo Young!
Wait, please. Excuse me.
Who are you?
If you want to talk, talk to me.
Talk to me, please!
Let's do what you're doing together.
What am I doing?
Fraud.
What does that mean?
Quite literally,
let's do it together, whether it be revenge or fraud.
Revenge...
or fraud?
Let's do it your way.
I'll join in the revenge you want to get.
You talk as if you know what I'll do.
Da Jung.
It's so frigid. They're icy.
Is that why you lied?
You said you'd report it,
but then you want to defend Ring Go.
You told me to get Ring Go,
but send the teenagers free.
You were never near a police station,
but you said the cops were on their way...
and tracing us.
Tell me.
Yes.
I lied.
So...
what makes you think I can trust you?
Because you need me.
When it's all done and you get arrested,
I will be there.
As the only lawyer...
who will defend you who knows the full truth.
Suing for compensation was the last nail in the coffin.
(Episode 5)
The Bar Association doubts your judgment.
They doubt...
the judgment of our firm's ace, Moo Young...
I'm fine. I really am.
This won't shake me,
and I won't blame you either because I'm better than that.
I'm Park Cue, a managing partner of Park and Cue Law Firm.
I recently picked up meditation.
I rein myself in.
I'm in full control of myself.
There's a 3-3-3 breathing technique. Inhale for three seconds,
exhale for three seconds,
then moan for three seconds.
It's fine. We just have to be prepared.
Let's prepare for it.
How?
How do you think?
Quietly.
Don't cause or get involved in trouble or get nosy.
Stay out of other people's business and lie low.
Lie low.
We can clean this up.
We must.
Get out. Inhale.
Get out. Exhale.
Get out, it's fine.
(Lawyer Han Moo Young)
(Notice of Disciplinary Review)
(Park and Cue, Han Moo Young)
I'm Han Moo Young.
Oh, the lawyer.
Da Jung told me.
You said you'd represent me.
- Yes. - Why?
Because I'm interested.
Ro Um does have a lethal charm.
I admit that.
Not just in Ro Um, but you and Da Jung too.
I'm interested.
What the heck? Why?
It's a disease.
I need your help.
I have lots of questions.
Three questions.
That's all you're allowed.
You helped Ro Um and Da Jung...
and said you'd defend me in an emergency.
- Deal? - First,
how and why did Ro Um and Da Jung become "we" to you?
Do you know the Jeokmok Kids?
Ro Um got the nickname...
when the foundation gave her a scholarship.
Right. You know well.
Number one, Lee Ro Um.
Number two, Jung Da Jung.
Number three, Na Sa.
Are you ready?
(Grand Award, 2004 Engineering Competition)
And number four,
Ring Go.
I'm the youngest and officially, the last Jeokmok Kid.
(Notice of Disciplinary Review)
Will you go?
(Death notice: Shin Ki Ho, aged 70)
I must honor the invitation.
What about Jang Kyung Ja?
She'll fly in as scheduled.
Okay.
- What about Han Moo Young? - Dig into him.
Bring me everything you can find on him.
- American style? - Yes?
Excuse me.
Are you Ms. Lee Ro Um?
I'm Jung Seung Ho, Professor Shin's secretary.
Professor Shin said he wanted to repay you.
This contains what you've been looking for.
I'm sorry.
I couldn't tell you.
It's been a while since I stopped taking my meds.
Once I could feel again, I remembered...
what kind of person I was in the past.
It hurt so much that I even collapsed.
I was a complete mess.
I got nothing done,
but I could feel at ease for a change.
It's comforting to know...
that you can just be yourself even if you're a nobody.
I decided to become a lawyer because I wanted to help others.
And I thought my hyper-empathy syndrome wouldn't help me at all.
But I may be able to turn the tables.
Preventing crime as a legal professional...
and defending my clients as an attorney.
I may be able to pull off both.
Okay. And have you figured out a way to do that?
I'll walk into the eye of the storm.
What do you mean?
I'll con people.
(Wolgye Environmental Development)
Go get Na Sa.
I'll be at the auto shop by 5pm.
Well, we'll probably need a lawyer.
Some people just don't get it until they're faced with reality.
I'll show you...
the difference between a lawyer and a con artist.
(Auto Repair)
Look here. This is odd.
Na Sa!
- What was that? - What was that?
Guys, wait for me.
I'll be right back.
Hey, buddy.
Come here. Have you got any money?
Hey! You reek of alcohol.
Hey, what's with your eyes?
Who are all these punks here?
I don't know. Hey, have you got any money?
Can you lend me some cash?
If you don't know, who does?
Hey, did you take out another private loan?
Get lost.
Ro Um got out. Did you know?
Hey, give me a cigarette.
If you're not going to lend me money, just get lost.
Hey! What are you doing?
I told you not to get started without me, you jerks.
Are you trying to con me out of my money or what?
Pass them around again. This is no joke.
(Attorney Han Moo Young)
Let's get the auto shop back first.
- What's this? - Our lawyer.
We have a lawyer?
Yes, we do now.
"Attorney?"
Okay.
Hi.
Come on.
Meet Attorney Han Moo Young.
This is Na Sa.
Hello.
You see, there are some scary guys in there.
There's a law about how you can't illegally occupy...
someone's place of business.
Could you tell them that?
Sure.
But there's no one inside.
Hey, you look great.
Hi, Ro Um. It's been a while.
I told the loan sharks to leave.
And they just left?
How much did you borrow from them?
I'm paying them back. It's not that much. For real.
How? How will you pay them back?
Well...
You know, I'll fix cars and...
Without a backer?
What? What are you talking about?
No way. Trust me.
(Auto Repair)
Ro Um.
I guess you two already met. That was quick.
- Na Su Ho. - Yes, Ro Um.
Let me use this space.
What? What do you mean?
I landed myself a target, and I need a house.
My gosh.
(Auto Repair)
Park Jong Gu.
He and his wife...
run a waste management company in Northern Gyeonggi.
Gambling, sexual harassment, and assaulting his employees.
He's got a long track record.
The police got him a few times,
but he just paid some fines and got out.
His last house tour was in the winter of 2021.
He narrowly escaped the recent gambling house mop-up operation...
in the northern region.
Because of the operation, all the houses in the area got shut down.
My, he must be itching to gamble.
I'll bring our target here. Ring Go will help me.
Okay, got it.
Na Sa, build a house here,
connect all the communication equipment, install cameras...
so we can see everyone's cards.
You'll help me and Ring Go craft new identities.
Collect info on Park's clients, personal schedules, and assets.
All of it. And...
But why Park Jong Gu?
Because he has a lot of money.
Why do you need money?
What kind of question is that? We're living in the capitalist era.
Why do you need money if you're after Jeokmok?
For goodness' sake. Da Jung, am I the only one feeling awkward now?
Of course, we need money.
Jeokmok isn't some corner store.
Why does it have to be Park Jong Gu's money?
You're full of questions.
If we take Park Jong Gu down, we'll get a bonus.
Got it?
We can talk more once we take him down.
If you're here to play detective, quit now.
And our engineer here is in debt.
It's not a lot.
For real. It's not that much.
Well, thanks. I appreciate it.
We'll play cards.
In teams of 4 and 3 teams in total.
We'll bring in some actors on top of our player.
Bring your gambler friends.
Who's our player?
He's right here.
He'll even bring our bet money.
Are you talking about Myung Hoon's insurance money?
Sure, if you can get it.
What does that money have to do with this?
It has to be that money.
This way, we'll have evidence that you're an accomplice.
Ro Um.
You said you wanted to do it. Fraud.
If you're scared, just peace out.
Are you out?
Myung Hoon's adoptive parents still believe in you.
They said that they should send their son to the US to study...
even in lock-up.
If they hire a lawyer...
and find out what situation they're in,
it's only a matter of time before they find you.
I'll send them a few pamphlets.
They'll be busy with the trial,
and the insurance company will only sue them after they're sentenced,
so it's not that urgent.
But you'll give it back when the work is done.
You seem to have a hard time taking someone's money.
Are you sure you can...
lie to Park Jong Gu?
Gambling is up to the individual.
This is fraudulent gambling.
And you're only justifying yourself.
Not now.
I'll take it to the repair shop that day. Is that all right?
Make sure to practice.
Don't ruin it for me.
(I get sensitive when someone gets too close to me.)
What are you doing?
Come outside when you're finished.
I'll walk you to the bus stop.
No, I...
Oh, right.
Do you know a hacker, by any chance?
I mean,
this is my phone.
I think it was hacked.
- You can't turn it on? - That's not it.
- You lost your bank account? - No.
Then what?
It's just strange.
Then, just use it.
Right. What would you know about machines?
Go.
I'll take the bus here.
Where are you going? I have to go somewhere too.
Aren't you going to ask me where?
Where are you going?
You see, a man such as myself...
Name, Lee Se Hwa. The second daughter of Geotteun Food.
You were attending an art college in the US,
and you returned to Korea to learn how to run the company.
You're there to find out the cost of waste disposal...
before the factory relocation in South Gyeongsang Province.
All right.
I'm Yoo Il, and he's Yoo Neung.
Ring Go's left and right-hand man.
We're his both arms.
And we're valuable.
Sure.
And this is our manager.
Hi.
My name is Han Moo Young. It's a pleasure to meet you.
The rules are the same.
Now,
let's check out the cards.
It must have been tough coming all the way here.
I know how remote this place is. Follow me.
Here.
Don't you have iced Americano?
Who drinks instant coffee these days?
Are you the CEO?
I'm Junior Managing Director Sim Kyung Hwa.
Where's the CEO?
He's on his way.
Excuse me while I make a phone call, then.
Right.
This feels bad.
(An Yoon Sik)
I'm the only one who gets older.
Don't drink too much.
You have a bad back.
Jong Gu's taste in women is consistent.
He likes young women who are cheerful and smiley.
But he doesn't like to have it too easy.
He prefers high risk with high return,
just like in gambling.
Hello, you're...
Sorry. Give me a minute.
Yes.
Are gambling houses that easy to find?
I'm so disappointed in you.
Whatever.
Okay. Hang up.
I've studied the rules,
but do you mind playing a practice round first?
Sure.
Shall we?
I'm so sorry.
I mean,
a lawyer friend of mine is into gambling.
I get it, though.
Do you play hwatu?
Me?
Oh, my.
You're an ethical type, aren't you?
Like a public official.
Well, I wouldn't say that.
He's the only son for three generations in his family,
so he always believed that men were superior than women.
But he wasn't capable of doing anything...
compared to his competent wife,
so he clearly has an inferiority complex.
I mean,
your wife wanted to talk to me about our contract.
But what's the point of talking to a woman?
You're the boss here.
That's true.
So, what will it be?
- Call. - Call?
Are you folding?
Shoot. Fold.
- You? - Check.
Really?
All right.
We show all our cards on the count of three.
- Okay. - All right.
In 1, 2, 3.
Is that good?
Where did you get this card?
My dad told me to check this place out.
It's neater than I imagined.
I dressed lightly...
because it was a waste disposal facility.
This is our office.
We dispose of the waste at a different site.
I see.
I hear that waste disposal is very promising nowadays.
How did you get into this business?
I love listening to the stories of successful men.
Goodness.
Well...
Excuse me.
Go ahead.
What now?
Yes?
You found it?
I see.
Me?
I'm...
Do I have to be there?
I'm your lucky charm only when you're gambling.
I don't believe in that.
Fine.
Isn't that the countryside?
All right.
I get it.
Okay.
Did he find one?
Find what?
A gambling den.
Oh, I guess so.
The police are all over the places up north,
so he found one in Moran City.
There's no stopping him.
What were we talking about?
Darn it. I'm done.
- You shuffle. - Darn it.
Let's switch games to Sutda.
- Okay. - Stick to what we were playing.
Play Sutda. You kept winning...
- with the other game. - He doesn't get it yet.
Whatever.
(Inmate Ye requests call at 2pm, November 10.)
Take two cards each.
(Inmate Ye requests call at 2pm, November 10.)
Hey, how about a drink?
Don't you have any friends?
I had one but he died.
If you blurt that out so suddenly...
Convenience store, Dongma Park's back gate.
I'll be there.
- You won't hang up? - Me?
Is something wrong?
No.
What's this about?
Hadn't we agreed to be friends?
I have no recollection.
Beware of alcohol-induced dementia.
Mr. Ko.
Yes?
Why did you become a probation officer?
What about you?
Why did you become a lawyer?
I asked you first.
I asked you most recently.
When I was in high school,
my dad's factory went bankrupt.
Han Moo Young!
Who are you?
Wait, please. Excuse me.
- Who are you? - Wait.
Look at this.
I'm Kang Kyung Ho, Moo Young's lawyer.
- From now on, talk to me... - Where's my money?
- What joke is this? - Are you okay?
If you want to talk, talk to me.
Talk to me, please!
A high school senior drinks coffee, right?
Don't worry.
Why do you look like you carry the world on your shoulders?
Your father will be fine,
and I'll take care of your debts.
You need to trust me.
I did pretty well with your dad's lawsuit.
I have no money.
Don't worry about the debt for now.
I can't afford to pay you.
You don't even have 50 cents?
Look in your pockets. What about ten cents?
Okay.
Here's my retainer.
Now I'm your lawyer.
You were helped by a lawyer and so became a lawyer.
You were lucky.
I was.
There are so many unlucky people out there.
Now it's your turn.
Why did you become a probation officer?
I'm busy. I must dash.
Thanks for the drink. Clean up for me.
What's going on?
(Kang Byung Tae)
Hello, Byung Tae.
Mr. Ko.
I asked around and finally found a programmer.
But it's an ex-cop.
An ex-cop?
Won't it cost me?
What?
(Wolgye Environmental Development)
Bye.
I need your boys too in two weeks.
Okay.
Drop me off at Gongsu Junction.
I'll take you home.
Gongsu Junction.
Okay, fine.
Ro Um.
Later on, when it's all over,
when we're done getting revenge and bringing Jeokmok down,
shall we live an ordinary life like other people...
and date and get married and stuff?
Whatever.
For real? Shall we, then?
I mean, I'd like to live like that.
To get paid monthly,
gather and cook jeon on holidays, things like that.
Sure.
You can do that.
Navis Well-being.
- Navis Well-being. - Thank you.
(Exclusive interview, CEO Jang Kyung Ja, Navis Well-being)
Hello.
Navis Well-being is...
How much is the magazine?
It's not for...
(CEO Jang Kyung Ja, Navis Well-being)
You walked home like that?
Ko Yo Han caught on that his phone's weird.
It just won't work.
It's no big deal.
How about Han Moo Young?
I need a few more days.
I'll tell you when it's done.
Ye Chung Sik asked to see him.
He's so busy.
Do you want to stay the night if you're tired?
Do you want ramyeon?
Guess what?
We met once before.
"Surprise 100." I was at the show when I was 14.
It was such a popular show, I had to apply for a whole year.
When I got to be in the audience,
you were about nine.
That's right.
The show was going downhill then,
and they let anyone sit in the audience.
Do you remember...
picking my number?
If I had to remember every small detail,
my head would've exploded.
You're right.
Since when did you like ramyeon?
Will you stop yapping?
You lawyers are so talkative.
Da Jung's always eating cup noodles too.
Jeokmok was...
an agency that carried out crimes...
for money.
From the outside, it looked like an academy.
It took in kids who had nowhere to go, fed them, clothed them,
and even educated them. Like an alternative school.
In the basement, the Jeokmok kids received...
a totally different kind of education.
We were an elite group of sorts.
They thought, if they raised and groomed us from a very young age,
they'd be able to create an elite group of criminals...
who would always obey them.
That's why they did it.
We did our very best.
We knew we'd be abandoned once they deemed us useless.
But then again,
being abandoned wasn't the worst of it.
I guess that's why...
we're all kind of messed up.
(Send it in 3 days.)
(Send the money.)
We all have trouble falling asleep.
We still have nightmares often.
We're still living in that nightmare.
It's a very risky decision.
If I decide to move on to the next step with his treatment,
what would you do?
(Clinical Chart: Han Moo Young)
I'm torn.
(Doctor: Mo Jae In)
Helping him lead an ordinary life and treating his trauma.
What should come first? And what is the best solution?
I'm not sure.
Why did you ask for me?
I want to go public with it.
Is that so?
Revealing the truth. You said we should do it.
I'll tell you everything I know about that day.
Why did you have a sudden change of heart?
Those jerks duped me!
You see, I have no idea how the police found out...
about me threatening Shin Ki Ho at gunpoint.
I really don't know,
but Shin Ki Ho promised me something in return for my arrest.
I said I'd keep my mouth shut and take the fall for what happened...
if they paid off my debt and send me enough commissary money.
But those jerks won't give me the money they promised.
Is Shin Ki Ho your accomplice?
That's right.
The director of Jeokmok. He was there with me that day.
- Jeokmok? - Jeokmok...
There's a foundation called Jeokmok. Lee Ro Um was in that foundation.
They were behind everything. The president.
- The president? - Yes, that's right.
The hand that moves Jeokmok.
He's so high up that someone like me can't even dare to approach him.
The request came directly from him.
That night, he even called himself.
- He called? - Yes!
Watch and see the outcome of your choice.
Keep in mind. I'll always be watching.
So we were just like gig workers. Shin Ki Ho and I.
Oh, there was someone else.
It was someone I had never met before.
In any case, we aren't the real culprit!
We only did what we did because they said we'd get paid.
You killed someone for money?
Who'd say no to money?
You know full well that the one who ordered it should be punished.
So go out there and catch the real culprit.
Get them!
Gosh, those jerks.
They didn't even keep their promise.
I'm locked up in jail now and can't even get out!
What?
You said it.
You said I still had a chance.
Darn it! I agreed to come here because of money.
Without the money, how could I stay hopeful here?
"Hopeful?"
Darn you!
I'll tell you everything I know.
Let's help each other out.
We'll work together.
You are...
in here because you killed two people.
It's not my fault,
nor is it because of the people whom you resent so much.
"Hope?"
You certainly don't deserve it.
Hey, what's with you?
Mr. Han.
Reporter Woo.
Have you heard of "the president?"
- President of what? - It sounded like a nickname.
Ye Chung Sik said he was the real head of Jeokmok.
Jeokmok?
There's no president at Jeokmok.
The head was An Chae Hong, the chairman.
He took his own life.
He killed himself?
Yes, it caused quite the stir.
There were rumors that his wife killed her.
But it was revealed that he embezzled the company's money,
so it was concluded as suicide.
I'll look into it and call you back.
Hey.
Who is the president?
Is that your last question?
Yes.
I'm sorry.
That I cannot answer.
Why not?
No one knows who it is. That's why.
All we know is that the face of Jeokmok changed ten years ago...
from Chairman An Chae Hong to his wife, Jang Kyung Ja.
What I can promise you is simple.
Better service, better people,
better lives.
You may need info on art auctions...
or on stock market trends.
Some of you might need a golf resort membership.
Navis will give you everything you want.
We'll restructure everything you need...
and offer them to you in stages.
Restructuring of values.
Restructuring of your life, in itself.
That's what we do at Navis Well-being.
(CEO Jang Kyung Ja of Navis Well-being)
This was installed to monitor an individual.
It's not a general app.
What does that mean?
It doesn't have a specific purpose.
There aren't any complex functions. It only tracks your location.
You agreed to give them your location info, right?
Yes.
This isn't hacking or smishing.
It's a simple app.
But it collects your location info, unlike its original use.
So,
they wanted to know where I was going?
Something like that.
It must be an ex-girlfriend or an acquaintance.
Do you have someone in mind?
I do,
unfortunately.
(To Do Errand Center)
From Se Hwa, Jong Gu gets information...
about an underground gambling house in Moran-si.
The house we built is the final stage.
Let's start.
Before that, we train the target...
so that it's easier to get him.
Here.
All right. Two, three.
Let's go.
There.
Fold?
Oh, man.
I'll take that and raise four chips.
All right. Call.
Goodness.
You're pretty lucky.
Let's see if my luck lasts.
Seven.
Check. And raise three.
Don't be so scary. Three.
Three?
Okay.
Three, four, five.
Five.
- Sorry about that. - No, I'm sorry.
It's a pair.
Your hand was pretty good, though.
Okay. Four.
Fold.
I'll take that and raise three.
Three. And five more.
Five. And five more.
Fine. All-in.
Call.
Oh, boy.
I'm sorry.
You know what?
I got another pair.
Poor guy.
Can I carry all these chips?
Man, they're heavy.
So heavy.
- Let me get a beer! - Coming right up.
How much did he lose in a week?
A little less than 50,000 dollars.
That's not good enough.
Don't let him play for a few days,
and tell him at dawn that the house is back open.
Okay.
Moo Young, I, and Jong Gu will be here.
Na Sa will be at our workroom.
You'll download the video at the comic book store.
Ring Go, leave the players here and wait outside.
Roger.
This plan is foolproof, right?
Only you'll know.
You're the lawyer here.
(Auto Repair)
There are two entrances to the bunker.
The one from below the workroom.
And the backdoor through the waterway.
We'll conceal the house by having the guests enter...
through this entrance.
The game will be played by four people.
There will be three teams in total.
At our table are me, the pushover, Moo Young, and a frontman.
In a game as small as this,
it's a piece of cake to prey on a pushover...
if we have a hoodwinker.
But since we don't have an expert, we're going to use equipment.
Na Sa reads the hands and tells our players.
Then, we go around to win the money in each round.
Our goal is to get all the money from the pushover.
At least, 500,000 dollars.
Se Hwa!
It's been a while, Mr. Park!
We must be destiny.
He's the guy that I mentioned.
The lawyer?
Don't look so scary.
You can sit there.
Okay.
We'll keep your phones while you play.
Please put them here.
Okay.
Let's see. Eight and five?
Gosh.
(Nasa Auto Shop)
Who's there?
Who is it? Someone's here.
Answer me!
Let's take a break.
Why?
I have a headache.
Let me get some fresh air.
Okay.
You must be bored.
You two can have fun by yourselves.
We have some history.
Someone's up there.
Are you sure we can leave Na Sa there alone?
Go upstairs and check.
Okay.
- Na Sa... - We were notified...
of an illegal gambling house!
- Ro Um. - Speak.
If you do not open it, we'll force open it in ten seconds.
I think it's the police.
We can all hear you.
- Ten. - Na Sa.
It's fine as long as they don't see the entrance, right?
Nine.
I'm an ex-convict. I'm screwed if they see it.
- Eight. - I'll stay here. Calm yourself.
Seven.
- Moo Young. - Ro Um, how's the backdoor?
- Six. - Can you exit through there?
Yes.
- What about the others? - Five.
They can't.
What do you mean? Why not?
Because I locked it.
- What did you say? - Four.
It has to be that money.
This way, we'll have evidence that you're an accomplice.
Three.
Han Moo Young.
Two.
Turn yourself in.
One.
We're coming in!
Guards!
Get over here!
Guards!
Let me out!
Guards! Help!
Hands up.
(Delightfully Deceitful)
What's a lawyer doing here?
What on earth is going on?
Jung Da Jung!
Let's beg for our lives.
Lee Ro Um, you're under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder.
I knew you'd end up in here, being the psychopath you are.
I'm not just any lawyer.
I'm a useless lawyer.
Don't you want to know...
if I really killed them?