(Delightfully Deceitful)
(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
Mom, are you okay?
Let go of him!
(Bar Association)
Attorney Han Moo Young.
Do you have any final comments?
I realized I was ill...
when I was a judicial officer.
Once I sympathize with someone enough to get shaken up,
it disrupts my everyday life...
to the point where I can't function.
That's why I took on cases...
that others found hard to sympathize with.
I thought that turning away from the poor,
weak, and unfortunate...
was the only way I could function as a lawyer.
(Bar Association)
Lee Ro Um was imprisoned for parricide,
a dreadful thing to do.
But when I realized...
she'd been framed and had spent ten years behind bars,
I betrayed Ye Chung Sik,
the real killer who happened to be my client.
I believed doing so would help Lee Ro Um,
and for the first time, I felt that I'd served justice.
During the process, I realized...
the law...
isn't fair and equal to everyone.
Unlike a court sentence,
the world isn't black or white, guilty or not guilty.
I harmed my client on my own accord.
I will not ask you to let me off.
I will accept whatever you decide to do.
I will now announce the disciplinary committee's decision.
Mr. Han, we sympathize with your passion for justice...
and your personal values as a lawyer.
However, you caused significant damage to your client...
and violated your duty. This, we cannot take lightly.
But considering your psychological condition,
we have concluded that you should be suspended for three months.
Here's the entire sum the former CEO had brought with him.
It's 500,000 dollars. Would you like to check?
No, it's fine.
Then get back safely, ma'am.
You see,
had I known you hated spending their money that much,
I would've never gotten money from them.
It's not like I'm going to side with them.
I was in a pickle,
so I borrowed a little bit of money from them.
I didn't know it'd make you this upset.
And let's be honest. To them, it's chump change.
If you truly thought of me as your brother,
you could've helped me clear my debt,
but you...
You must remember the revolver.
So I don't have to explain, right?
You need me.
You need me, Ro Um.
That's why you tracked me down.
Shall I tell you why you haven't managed to break Jeokmok's grip?
Ro Um, I was just...
It's because of your servile nature.
You'd better stay focused.
If you don't want to see the thing you assembled, that is.
(Mo Jae In Mental Wellness Clinic)
- Is Mr. Han Moo Young not here yet? - No.
How many sessions has he missed?
If he doesn't show up today...
This is the third time.
This...
What if I run off with this?
Why?
What?
I'm asking you to return it to where it belongs. Can't you help me?
You're acting so weird now that you've been suspended.
Goodness. What do you take me for?
You know it's not that simple.
It's not like I can use a drone to deliver this.
Come on now.
Also, why do you have Myung Hoon's insurance money, to begin with?
I can't tell you as I cannot reveal my client's confidential info.
Like what?
Does it have something to do with Seo Gye Sook?
I'm sorry.
I heard you asked Reporter Woo to look into Jeokmok.
Are you in contact with Reporter Woo?
Yes, thanks to you.
Are you still in contact with Ms. Lee Ro Um?
Yes, thanks to you.
Reporter Woo said this could be a big case.
Can I think of this as an extension of that?
Can I be part...
of this big game?
What do you think it is?
Mr. Han.
I'm like a swan. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Just to stay in Seoul,
I'm trying so hard to stay afloat on the Han River...
with my face covered with tears, saliva... I don't even know.
I work so hard day and night. Do you know how stressful it is?
Just answer this question.
Are you doing something bad?
I want your honest answer.
No.
Fine, just leave it here then.
I'll figure out a way.
Goodness. This is a lot more than what you asked Reporter Woo to do.
Oh, right.
So you're taking three months off.
What are you...
going to do? Have you got a plan?
You heard what I said.
And you still want to do this with Mr. Han?
Yes. Why not?
It makes no sense.
He's not like us.
I know he's suspended now, but he has a place to go back to.
He's not someone you can just use and ditch.
Back then, we were young and clueless.
But it's different now.
Who is Han Moo Young to you?
Why don't you go ahead and tell him?
Tell him who committed fraud at age 14...
and destroyed his family.
There's only one reason why you can't tell him.
You were an accomplice in it.
You don't have the courage to tell him,
so you're whining to me as if you're worried about him.
There is something I must do, and that's most important to me.
Whoever I end up using, it's none of your business.
So keep your mouth shut.
Unless you want to ruin him more.
(Dajung Comic Books)
- How could you? - Say something!
- Hey! - Please calm down!
- Move! - Do something!
Say something, will you?
- Hey! - Move aside!
- Come on! - Do something!
(Attorney Han Moo Young)
Do you want something to drink?
Sit down.
Did something happen?
- I'll tell you. - Tell me what?
Why my parents died.
You said you'd commit fraud.
To do that, you need to know this first.
Okay. All right.
Ten years ago,
I had a plan.
To leave Jeokmok for good,
I wanted to find a weapon that could lure the president into a deal.
There was another person...
who was trying to leave Jeokmok around the same time.
He had found out what he wasn't supposed to know.
The director of Jeokmok,
An Chae Hong.
(Emergency Medical Center)
(Hyeseung Hospital)
The funny thing is,
I was part of An Chae Hong's escape plan.
Come here.
Keep it short.
You'll have to come with me.
Where are we going?
We'll take the earliest flight out. Either Cambodia or Singapore.
Hey, you have a couple of passports, right?
We can buy what we need once we get there.
Has the president ditched you?
You little brat. You know nothing.
Forget it.
Why should I even explain things to a kid like you?
Anyway, come with me.
An Chae Hong had an obsession with documenting everything.
While running Jeokmok for about ten years,
he recorded all the info on the politicians and business leaders...
who were connected to Jeokmok officially and unofficially...
and the details of their transactions,
which could be used as leverage against them.
These will keep our lives safe.
Find the useful ones as soon as possible...
and put them in the bag.
An Chae Hong's ledgers of ten years.
Those were all I needed.
Get your passport ready and pack your bag.
You'll leave the country at dawn.
Before the plane took off at dawn,
I only had one option left.
Jang Kyung Ja.
("Shinseora Show")
Long time no see.
We finally met.
Has it been ten years?
Yes. Already.
What are you standing there for? Hurry!
I mean,
you can at least tell me what's going on.
Just shut your mouth!
Where's your bag?
- Me? - You want me to go alone?
Whose wife are you?
So, tell me what's going on.
What's making you leave so urgently?
I won't go without an explanation.
Explain to me what's actually going on, and...
I finally learned today...
who the president is.
I saw him today.
I ran into him.
Also, he knew that I had been investigating him.
He won't just let me live.
Why would he when I know who he really is?
I must leave Korea before they come for me.
To Jang Kyung Ja, An Chae Hong's escape was a crisis.
Because she had given her all...
to another man.
("Shinseora Show")
Good.
I believe that we've talked long enough...
and gotten pretty close.
We learned so much about you today, ma'am.
("Shinseora Show")
Lastly, I'll ask you a crucial question.
As a career woman...
and a successful female CEO,
what drives you...
and motivates you in life?
My loved ones, of course.
Great.
Jay.
He was already a Jeokmok Kid when I joined them.
The first-ever Jeokmok Kid.
Jay was the last person to leave Korea for a woman.
Jang Kyung Ja hated me...
just because I knew Jay,
so my escape was an opportunity for her.
So,
I'd say it was...
a reasonable offer.
(We've been living in the same house since you left.)
(Calling)
Hello?
This is Lee Ro Um.
Why are you calling me?
Director An brought a black bag, right?
Hand over that bag to me,
and you won't have to leave Korea.
Are you up for it?
What are you going to do with it?
I'm going to make a deal with the president.
I want to quit everything...
and go home now.
Hand me that bag at midnight,
and the president will take care of Director An himself.
But...
just because it was a reasonable offer,
it didn't always lead to a reasonable outcome.
It's going to be heated today as well.
That's not exactly what I mean.
But some people are there for you...
when you think it's the end.
They could be your family members...
or friends.
So, it's someone who you want to...
rely on and spend your life with.
I see.
Now that you mention it,
that reminds me of a company's motto of prioritizing...
the notion of staying well-connected with people...
over the corporate's well-being.
Ms. Jang?
I still need to read the closing line.
Will you please wait?
Why don't you take your seat?
("Shinseora Show")
It's been a long time.
Yes.
It has been.
Jay?
Ro Um told you about Jay?
She said he was the first Jeokmok Kid.
Did she tell you anything else?
She told me about what happened ten years ago.
I've always been curious about their relationship.
They seemed to have a bond for some reason.
Jay had always listened to Ro Um,
and Ro Um seemed comfortable around Jay.
Of course, they spent the longest time together...
in Jeokmok, so that'd be natural.
Then again, Da Jung joined them...
around the same time as Ro Um, but they weren't that close.
Both of them.
I did realize that Kyung Ja and Jay had something going on between them,
but I could understand...
why she hated Ro Um so much.
Maybe they have similar vibes.
About that guy, Jay.
When Ro Um tried to leave Jeokmok,
how did he help her?
Jay was the same, after all.
He stood by his girlfriend.
("Shinseora Show")
Is it over?
Who was that earlier?
Who?
Where were you? I've been looking for you.
The restroom.
(Phones on Sale)
Right.
I believe that we've talked long enough...
and gotten pretty close.
We learned so much about you today, ma'am.
Why do you watch this stuff?
Lastly, I'll ask you a crucial question.
As a career woman...
- Hello? - and...
a successful female CEO,
what drives you...
Yes.
That's the information I needed.
The connecting link.
Can you give me the address?
That's not exactly what I mean.
Yes.
But some people are there for you when you think it's the end.
They could be your family members...
What about what's in your inside pocket?
Why won't you show me that?
You want to see this?
Read this and you end up in the fiery pit as well.
Do you know who I saw today?
The president.
Who the president is...
will be my secret.
Just know I'm saving your life.
The notes of An Chae Hong who tracked...
the president until the very end.
The red notebook that the president...
has no idea about...
that contains the president's identity.
(Hyemyung Hotel)
Jang Kyung Ja hid it,
and now I will steal it.
Hyemyung Hotel.
Built in the 1980s, it has a pretty long history.
Jang Kyung Ja's parents were VIP clients.
After her parents' business flopped and they died,
she did all she could to hang onto this hotel's membership.
That's because the VIPs get access...
to the hotel's special vault level.
Recently, at Greendale Hotel,
- tooth... - Toilet brush.
With the toilet brush...
The cup.
The cups. You saw the news about the cleaners...
who used that to wash the cups, didn't you?
Yes, but that would never happen at our hotel.
I heard you have mice.
We had what? Where?
It was... Where was it?
- The parking lot? - Basement level five.
Basement level five is where our vaults are.
Yes, there. Right there,
was it a cockroach or a mouse?
Was it a lugworm or...
Ma'am.
We never received any such complaints.
We disinfect and sanitize against vermin thoroughly.
Do you keep them in the hotel, then?
As pets?
Why would you say something like that?
I must see for myself.
Okay. Go ahead.
You must go through security here...
to take the exclusive elevator to the vault level.
I'll help you.
Can I see your ID?
(Civil Servant ID)
Thank you so much for attending the sudden interview.
Why apply as a contract worker...
with your background and experience?
I was actually looking for contract work.
I plan to move abroad again.
Okay.
Oh, you worked in Spain's DAP Hotel for a long time.
You must know Nicki Pojo, then.
I'm sorry.
Can you not ask personal questions...
and stick to work-related ones?
We broke up not long ago.
Nicki is a guy.
My apologies.
Apology accepted.
We don't have any kind of bias or prejudice.
- Not at all. Right? - Right.
Then...
Here are security's movements and the staff schedules.
I'll check the power distribution boards and wiring...
and test them.
As you can see, there's no way pests can get in.
The president's identity...
is in there.
Oh. Up there.
A mongoose could get through that.
Ma'am, you saw for yourself...
how hard it is to get inside.
The two-factor authentication,
not to mention the OTP password you need to get in...
A mongoose?
How could something like that get in?
Then let's see if you're right.
What's this?
The vault level isn't completely airtight.
- How come... - If the smoke got in,
I bet pests can too.
How could this be?
Ma'am. It's not usually like this.
Of course it'll leak.
That fan room isn't a fan room.
The exhaust pipes are fake.
The digitized the vaults in the early 2000s.
They added a sensor here and a cooling system here,
which meant they needed more space.
This section, the wall by the fan room...
is as thin as a fake wall.
If we can get into the fan room...
"Fan room."
"Pan room?"
"Fan."
"Fan room."
Whatever.
Get me into the fan room...
and I can get you into the vault.
(Work in Progress, Staff Only)
You actually have to make it pest-proof?
Oh, then shall we say we're fixing the vault level's vent?
No, we can't do that.
Oh, do you remember the smoke from before?
It could leak outside.
Of course, it's not harmful to humans.
Darn it.
We can't have that.
Seriously?
There are sensors inside the vault that I mentioned before.
They go off if more than one person enters.
They go off if they sense unnecessary tremors.
I'll only clear a path,
then break through the last wall on D-day.
That means only I can go in and only I can break in.
My two assistants?
Security cameras?
Twelve in the lobby,
above ground, there are 132, and 56 underground.
The Security Office is on the fourth floor.
If I work all night,
in 48 hours, I can make you copies to replace the footage with.
It's easier for the quieter vault level.
They don't film inside the vault for privacy reasons.
Even if we get inside, to open Jang Kyung Ja's vault,
we need her OTP code.
That's the problem.
We must either access her Wi-Fi account...
or get into her phone.
Who here could do that?
We're not that close.
Jay passed me the cash.
I'll do it.
How? With what excuse?
I'm a suspended lawyer...
because of you, Ro Um.
Okay, then. Han Moo Young can do his part as himself.
On December 9, a week from now,
Jang Kyung Ja applied to access the vault.
That's D-day.
(Dajung Comic Books)
Will you go to the studio apartment?
Where's my revolver?
What do you need it for?
What else would I need it for?
Naturally, I would want to kill the person.
But not everyone does what they would like to.
Because they're incapable of it.
Because it's not worth it.
It's not worth risking your life on people like that.
The premise is wrong.
Not all lives are worthwhile.
Is your life not even worth that much?
That's right. What do you expect? I know what I did.
I will never ask to be forgiven as someone who has harmed others.
So I expect those who ruined me...
to have at least that much of a conscience.
I don't need a ride.
Lastly,
this is a very important question.
As a career woman...
and a successful female CEO,
what motivates you and keeps you going, Ms. Jang?
What is your reason to live?
("Shinseora Show," Successful Female CEO)
The people I love, of course.
(Resume, Han Moo Young)
(Family Information)
(Resume, Han Moo Young)
(CEO Jang Kyung Ja)
(Seoyoung Studio)
Mr. Han Moo Young?
Hello.
We'll access the Wi-Fi network in Jang Kyung Ja's office.
The program's been installed.
You're okay in the lounge, right?
Or would you prefer somewhere more private?
Let's go to your office, Ms. Jang.
The meeting room's fine too, right?
- Sure. - Please take a seat.
What if I can't get into her office?
We'll use Bluetooth.
Na Sa.
Connect this to your phone...
and make sure the phone we want to hack into is within a 1m radius.
Okay. Press this, then this.
No, press this.
Let me try it again.
Press this, then this.
Press this first, then this.
Are you technologically challenged?
What's with you?
Press this, then this...
Press this one and... It's not working.
We'll stay up all night at this rate.
It'll take ten seconds to locate cell phones within the range.
Once the target is located, it'll take 30 seconds to connect to it.
I'll call you when I'm done.
Then you need at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Three minutes to be safe.
I agreed to this because you said even a few moments would do.
I have a meeting soon, so I can't stay for long.
I won't take up a lot of your time. Thank you.
I was curious.
You're Lee Ro Um's attorney.
And...
you were suspended because of her.
I was curious as to why you'd want to meet me.
The suspension will end if I just wait it out.
There were some questions I wanted to ask you in person.
There are things I can answer?
There are questions that only you can answer.
For example...
About Director An Chae Hong.
And the truth about Jeokmok.
So you're still hung up on it.
Seeing how you're still curious about stuff like that.
How much do you know about Ro Um?
Not much.
All I know is that she received a scholarship from the foundation.
The two of you have a lot in common.
You both lost your families on the same day in 2012...
and were accused of it.
The only difference is that...
Ro Um has been acquitted,
whereas the suspicion is still following you around.
Is that why you're here?
You want to know if I really killed my husband?
No.
What I want to know is who killed him.
Do you know who the president is?
"President?"
Ye Chung Sik was arrested for the murder in Geumseong.
Before he died,
he told me about the real power behind Jeokmok.
He said the president was behind...
the murder in Geumseong.
Do you know the president?
Who is this "president" you're talking about?
He said the president was the hidden leader of Jeokmok.
Your husband never told you?
This is my first time hearing about this "president."
I believe that the president...
had something to do with your husband's death too.
What if it gets disconnected?
Then we'll have to start over.
With this button.
Okay.
What about when we're done?
I'll set it up so it vibrates when we're done.
Don't worry.
You don't even have the person's name.
With a mere nickname,
you want to tackle a case from ten years ago and turn the tables?
I'd say that's reckless. Wouldn't you agree?
I figured you'd want to uncover...
the truth behind your husband's death.
Me?
I watched the show.
You talked as though you'd do anything for those you love.
Please sit. I believe...
that you will tell me the truth about Jeokmok.
If I tell you, then what?
Will you keep it to yourself?
If you need an attorney, you got one right here.
To me, Jeokmok was just where my husband worked.
I didn't really know what was going on within the organization.
After my husband died like that,
I had to recover the losses from the embezzlement,
and the foundation got disbanded.
But I never heard anything about this so-called president.
That's all I know. I'm sorry.
So you had no idea what was going on inside the organization...
and just thought it was an ordinary scholarship foundation?
Why? Did Lee Ro Um say something to you?
A scholarship foundation...
that didn't let its students see their families for ten years.
That's not normal. Don't you agree?
Why would you blame it on the foundation?
It was probably her own decision. That's what I think.
To kids like Ro Um, family means nothing.
You said you didn't know much about Ro Um.
There are things you can tell by just looking at someone.
Even as a kid, she acted like she knew everything.
I think that smart brain of hers is a curse,
knowing how she ended up.
Now, I understand why not a single adult in Jeokmok...
intervened and spoke out...
for the scholarship recipients.
A mature adult...
would never berate a teenage girl like that.
People change as they grow up and throughout their lives.
I'd never be prejudiced against a young girl...
whom I barely know.
And I'd feel guilty about blurting it out like that.
That must be it, your illness.
Hyper-empathy syndrome?
I heard you couldn't walk past pitiful people.
And that's why you helped Ro Um.
I see that you did a background check on me.
Of course, I did.
I'm selective with who I meet.
I told you to come see me because I thought it'd be fun.
Your phone's buzzing.
You should answer it. It's fine.
My car keys were stuck.
I took up too much of your time.
I apologize. I'll get going.
And just so you know, I don't help everyone.
I sympathize with those who deserve my sympathy.
Mr. Han.
Don't be so rude.
You should say hi to Mr. Park Cue for me.
Do you know Mr. Park?
Didn't you know? We played golf together.
He seemed to adore you.
He knew to care for his people in this cold world.
We should meet again.
When your suspension ends.
Sure.
Feel free to call me whenever.
I'd love to see you more often.
Hi...
(Park and Cue Law Firm)
Did you talk to Jang Kyung Ja about me?
What?
The CEO of Navis Well-being. How do you know her?
We played golf together a few times and got acquainted.
She's pretty nice.
Did you tell her about me?
A couple of things about you.
You've gone through a lot of things.
So, I told her some things...
about my employees.
Never do that again.
And don't get involved with her.
(Attorney Han Moo Young)
What?
Where are you? At the studio?
Have you eaten?
- No. - Do you want to eat ramyeon?
I'll come to your place.
No, I'll come.
Okay, then.
Why?
I'm worried that you'll ask me questions after ramyeon again.
Have I done that before?
You never missed a chance.
Eat up. I won't ask you anything.
Aren't you going to ask me?
I wasn't going to ask you questions.
I just wanted to cook for you.
What's the cause of your syndrome?
- My syndrome? - Yes.
I was wondering if you bumped your head when you were little.
No, it's just...
that I've been sensitive since I was a child.
When I was in the military, I was a judicial officer.
They let you serve as an officer when you pass the bar exam.
I realized that it was worse than I thought back then.
I didn't know you'd ask me questions too.
I know that you didn't ask,
but I became a lawyer for one reason.
Because I met a wise adult who gave me hope while I was weak.
If only one of them had been there for you...
that day,
things could have been different.
I sometimes think that.
But you only blame yourself rather than the environment.
That's what bothers me.
And that's why I can't give you the revolver back.
I promised to help you with your revenge,
but I believe that there's a better ending.
What's your better ending?
Punishing the president...
by law, not with your own hands...
so that it's public and safe.
That's as much as a mere attorney can go,
and that's what will keep your life safe.
It's certainly an illness.
You have such a syndrome because you're too nice.
Sometimes, just look away when you can.
What you do won't make this world any better.
I'm not nice.
Nor am I that ethical.
You don't know me that well.
Plus,
I'm way past looking away, thanks to you.
I've never told you this before,
but my symptoms have lessened since I met you.
You're taking advantage of me?
That's not...
Do take advantage of me. What's the harm?
I'm also taking advantage of you.
This is fun.
A clever girl like you must know...
about the theory that all people are...
six or fewer connections away from each other.
I know you,
I know Attorney Han Moo Young through you,
he knows Mr. Na Su Ho,
and I'm Mr. Na's probation officer.
But you know what?
I, who knows Na Su Ho, who knows Han Moo Young,
who knows Lee Ro Um, who knows me,
am here to talk to a hacker who runs a comic book store,
and I ran into you.
Now, that hacker turns out to be one of your acquaintances.
I know that Korea is a small country,
but we are, in fact, six or fewer connections away.
And we have one extra connection remaining.
What will be your relationship?
Friends?
Not really. Family?
No, that's not it.
Then,
a prisoner?
That wouldn't be too absurd.
Perhaps...
you were scholarship students of the same foundation.
Something like that.
What are you?
Don't you know me?
I'm your probation officer.
Call him.
Your lawyer.
Call him.
Why am I hiding?
Did you know...
they're all a gang?
Are you with them too?
Is it a problem that I know them?
What do you want?
What do you think I want?
My duty as a probation officer...
requires me to observe and protect my charges.
I plan to share...
everything I know with my organization.
I will track every movement...
and every breath Ms. Lee makes and takes.
It will start with...
what happened...
at Nasa Auto Shop on November 22.
Lawyer dude.
Convince me.
Make your case.
Why should I let you off?
How come you're working late in the office?
I'm typing up some stuff.
(Summons)
They're summons papers.
(Summons: Lee Ro Um)
I'm typing them up in advance.
All of them.
What?
(Probation Office)
What are you making?
Can I help?
Do you know why lots of comics have characters called Yo Han?
Do you know why?
I'm asking in case you know...
since you own a comic book store.
I'd wanted to know since I was a kid.
(Potato snack)
Just kill me.
Don't say that.
Let's talk.
Oh, right. You were suspended.
I'm not making any progress.
I need to shake him...
for half a day to work at the hotel.
What a nuisance.
My boys are getting IV drips.
Can the probation officer really get Ro Um or Na Sa arrested?
If he gets an arrest warrant.
He's such a nuisance.
What if...
he makes a move on our D-day?
Until now, one of us was bait...
while the rest could get some work done.
That day, we must all get together.
Can you look into Ko Yo Han for me?
What for?
(Dajung Comic Books)
(Auto Repair)
They're all hiding.
I was about to head to the studio apartment.
Will they not be there either?
No. I'm the only one left.
Come and see me.
Welcome.
Mr. Han.
Take a seat.
What are you up to?
You told me to make my case.
So I will.
- Who's here? - A new guy?
(Hyemyung Hotel)
Ready.
I'm set.
Let's do this!
Begin.
(Delightfully Deceitful)
Spit it out.
We have to start over.
How far out is Jang Kyung Ja?
Mr. Han?
The Jeokmok scholarship students. You selected them, Mother?
They care too much about the result.
They're bound to mess up.
Find the notebook and get out.
Make sure no one gets in.
Where's Ro Um?
I'll make you see that you're nothing but a prop yourself.