(ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, PLACES AND EVENTS ARE FICTIONAL)
You don't have to worry about the FTA renegotiations.
I've sent one of our people to ensure our alliance with the US won't suffer.
The air pollution level test result provided by the EPA...
There’s an error in the numbers.
(PREVIOUSLY)
Please contact the Korean delegation.
He will be held responsible for today's incident
and dismissed from office.
There was an explosion at the National Assembly
during the President's State of the Nation Address.
The main building of the National Assembly
has collapsed.
Thank you
for coming.
You have been entrusted
with all the authority and duties
of the President of the Republic of Korea.
What happens if I step down as Acting President?
I'm unqualified.
Your termination had no legal effect.
(MINISTER PARK MU-JIN)
There was no time to process it.
We’re at war right now! Do you not know what that means?
We shouldn’t react emotionally.
We don’t have time, President Park.
Give your consent to announce DEFCON Two.
What happens
if the submarine sank and didn't infiltrate our waters?
You’re saying you’ll risk the people’s lives and safety
on something uncertain that hasn’t even been confirmed?
Will you remove Sawagiri Fleet
from Korean waters?
The person in the most danger today within the bunker...
Park Mu-jin. It was you.
There have been acts of violence in Mohyeon and Bogil.
An executive order?
If you wish to issue an executive order, you will have to fire me.
As of now,
Secretary Han is dismissed of his job.
It's a bomb! I found an explosive!
"Explosive demolition"?
The explosive demolition method requires fuses planted
all over the building to make it work.
So?
The bombers detonated the bombs using the building's Internet cable lines.
There was a bombing during the President's speech
at the National Assembly that I was boycotting.
That alone stops me from being free of any moral responsibility.
Who is less unfortunate?
Is it the family of the deceased
or the family of the missing?
Do you still think you don't desire power and authority?
It's not that he never wanted power,
but he just didn't have the chance.
(DECEASED)
(MISSING)
(KIM JUN-O)
There's a survivor here!
It's a survivor!
There's a survivor?
Where?
There's a survivor!
Where is the survivor?
- Over there. - My gosh!
- Yes, we found a survivor. - Gosh!
- Oh, my goodness. - I hope he's okay.
My gosh!
- There. - Hang in there. We almost have him.
Grab his arm first.
Be careful. Watch the arm.
One, two, three!
Hurry up!
- Dad! Dad... - Hurry!
Hey, the feet too.
Cover him up.
- One, two, three! - Three!
- Let's go. - Dad!
- Dad! - Move back, please.
Please move back.
Hold tight, okay?
- Dad! - Go slowly.
Let's go slowly, okay?
Dad!
I got him. I'm holding him.
Slowly.
- Please move back. - Hold on. I just want to see...
- Please let us... - There he is!
- Dad! - Please move back!
Do you remember the explosion?
- What happened? - Let us through!
Please give us a comment.
How do you feel about being the sole survivor?
Please identify yourself!
Do you remember the explosion?
Where were you during the explosion?
The survivor who was miraculously rescued two days after the explosion
has been identified as an independent first-term assemblyman Mr. Oh Yeong-seok.
The bombing resulted in approximately 200 casualties,
which include the President,
the Prime Minister, as well as members of the Cabinet.
The first survivor, Assemblyman Oh Yeong-seok...
The youngest member of the 21st National Assembly.
He's the first assemblyman from Honam
that was elected to represent a TK district.
That was possible because he's independent.
He beat a three-term assemblyman who even served as a floor leader.
Don't you remember, sir?
Attention, everyone!
Work on a spotlight story on Assemblyman Oh Yeong-seok.
What has he done for his district and in the Assembly?
It's his first term, so find out how he got into politics.
"The fighter, Oh Yeong-seok.
The messenger of hope risen from the midst of despair."
Isn't it great?
Now, get to work!
(ASSEMBLYMAN OH YEONG-SEOK FOUND ALIVE)
Assemblyman Oh's survival
is giving hope to our people
who were drowning in despair.
Life is quite interesting, isn't it?
Someone becomes a beacon of hope just for being alive.
And another gains the highest power in Korea
just for being alive.
With no qualifications
and without being vetted.
(ASSEMBLYMAN OH YEONG-SEOK DRAMATICALLY RESCUED)
That's great news.
I hope we'll hear
about more survivors being rescued.
Mr. President.
Those at the site
don't think that is very likely.
By tomorrow, the 72-hour golden time of rescue will expire.
And we're concerned that there may be a secondary collapse.
I think
Assemblyman Oh could be the first and last...
He may be the only survivor.
I'll arrange for a congratulatory letter to be sent to him under your name, sir.
And please have a look.
It's your approval rating based on your administrative operation work.
In the presidential candidate preference poll,
you were ranked number five, following Ms. Yun Chan-gyeong
and Mayor Kang.
I heard from the reporters
that many media outlets are working on stories about you.
They'll probably be about whether or not you qualify to run for President.
That makes me feel
a little uneasy.
I'll be going back to teaching in 60 days.
I don't want to be considered a candidate.
It's simply not right given the situation.
You want me to control the press because it's not the kind of story you want?
Then they'll publish stories about how the Blue House infringed on their rights.
- I meant... - You know
that's not what he meant.
I'm saying he needs to know.
With even Secretary Han gone now,
every word you say will be a reflection of the Blue House's political choice
regardless of your intention.
The media will continue to talk about you as one of the presidential candidates.
And...
I welcome that.
What do you mean?
It's proof that the people are in support of your leadership.
Do you think a mere Acting President
can have a more powerful tool than that here in the Blue House?
What?
I guess the power went out.
No. Something's wrong.
The Blue House can't have a power outage.
Please don't leave the room!
Mr. President! Away from the window, please.
What's happening?
It's the Blue House.
It seems like the Blue House is the target this time.
(DESIGNATED SURVIVOR: 60 DAYS)
(DAY 58: CONFESSION) (EPISODE 4)
Yes, okay.
What's wrong? What's going on?
Our internal network firewall has been breached.
Disconnect the link first.
Hurry up! Disconnect it!
The whole system is down, sir.
This is crazy.
Where's the breach?
Don't tell me that our network has been hacked.
The Blue House's network was designed to be breach-proof.
Then how...
Have you heard of the Trojan horse?
The firewall opened up internally
while the power was coming back on.
Is it possible to check if there was a data breach?
That's not what they were after.
They left a video on our server.
Look.
Do you think it's true?
We won't be able to authenticate the video
until the NSC receives the report
from NIS.
If it's true,
the Blue House will obviously be affected, right?
If the video is made public,
we can expect political attacks against you, sir.
It may fundamentally jeopardize your position as Acting President.
(YEOMINGWAN)
(NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL)
Shall we begin?
As you've heard,
the Blue House's network was hacked last night.
And the hackers left this video for our government.
This is a message for you puppets in the South.
We want to propose a summit between the North and South.
You talk about peaceful reunification,
and yet you're colluding with American imperialists behind our back
while practicing nuclear attacks on us.
The National Assembly Building, the heart of you political profiteers,
is hereby judged in the name of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Moreover, do not
mock the Republic or the heroic people of the DPRK.
We still have
our powerful nuclear weapons.
Do not start bloodshed
on our sacred Korean peninsula.
Long live
the strong socialist nation, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Long live the great people of the Republic!
So...
North Korea just confessed
that they bombed the National Assembly Building.
And they hacked the Blue House's network to deliver this message.
First off,
would you please fill us in regarding the video's authenticity?
Sure.
This is our counterterrorism agent, who used to be
in the North Korea and Counterintelligence Task Forces.
I'm Jeong Han-mo, sir.
(NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE)
Agent Han Na-gyeong.
I'd like you to go on my behalf.
The survivor, you know.
Assemblyman Oh Yeong-seok.
I got a call from the hospital.
Visitation is allowed now.
Does he remember what happened?
Are you asking me to report to you?
Here, in my office?
My apologies, sir.
Go and find out.
Han-mo should go,
but he has to report something to the higher-ups at this early hour.
"The higher-ups"? Do you mean...
BH.
(BH: BLUE HOUSE)
The man in the video is...
the head of the Operations Bureau of North Korea's RGB, Myung Hae-jun.
Myung Hae-jun is Choe Seo-ryong's adopted son.
Choe Seo-ryong is...
one of the seven pallbearers.
In other words, he's one of the most powerful officials in North Korea
who led the succession plans.
Choe Seo-ryong is one of the best-known military officials,
who has been leading North Korea's "Military First" policy.
Then,
are you saying the video isn't fake?
However, we checked through the hotline,
and the North strongly denied knowledge regarding the video
as well as the attack.
They'd never admit launching an attack on us.
From the Rangoon bombing in 1983
to the bombing at Gimpo Airport
during the 1986 Asian Games,
they've always denied everything as they do now.
Strongly.
Then why?
Why is this an exception?
I just think it's a little odd.
Why did they confess?
And they sent us a video directly using the Blue House's network.
Are you still going to defend North Korea, Mr. Park?
He is the Commander-in-Chief of the ROK military at the moment.
Would you please address him appropriately, sir?
I'll keep that in mind.
I'm not defending North Korea.
I just want to make a logical deduction.
It's the same North Korea.
Why is it different this time?
In this case,
what's the most logical deduction the intelligence agency can make?
We would suspect there is an ulterior motive.
An ulterior motive?
Yes. Someone might have wanted the Blue House to blame North Korea
for the attack.
Who?
For what reason? Why?
For now, Myung Hae-jun is the one holding the key.
Can we find his whereabouts?
Yes, we tracked his IP address
and have confirmed that the video was uploaded in Cambodia, not North Korea.
Cambodia?
Yes. Cambodia is where Myung Hae-jun was dispatched
to earn foreign money.
(INFORMATION ON MYUNG HAE-JUN)
Are you saying Myung Hae-jun is in Cambodia now?
We requested the Cambodian intelligence agency to check on that.
We asked them to confirm whether he had entered the country,
considering there is a chance he might be in disguise.
It won't be easy.
Cambodia is much closer to North Korea than us.
As North Korea is denying the responsibility for the attack,
they will not hand him over to us.
NIS and the military,
please find a way to locate Myung Hae-jun.
One more thing.
This video clip must not be leaked.
Causing confusion regarding the bomber at this point in time
would be devastating.
"Devastating." For whom?
Do you mean for national security...
or for your position?
If the video is leaked,
the people will completely lose faith in President Park.
He rescued the North Korean submarine
and prohibited discrimination against North Korean refugees.
He will look like he played into North Korea's hands.
We can hush the press corps
regarding the Blue House power outage,
but what if an insider leaks the fact
that we got hacked and about the video?
There are so many online news sites.
Once one of them discovers this, it will be...
I thought you were here to do that difficult job.
I didn't ask if it's possible.
I want you to make it possible.
You're born with that, right?
You always say the right thing, but you always sound like a douche bag.
Watch it, punk.
This has never happened before,
so we're studying other countries' cases.
You can make decisions about the things regarding the state funeral protocol
like the chief funeral commissioner appointment at the meeting, sir.
Excuse me. Sir?
Where were we?
I'll escort him to the conference room.
Okay.
All right.
Don't worry.
General Lee said that because he doesn't know you.
It must be hard for him to believe
that there's a politician who is not concerned about his position.
General Lee was right.
I was...
worried about myself
when I first saw the video.
Sir.
I was afraid I was wrong.
It was the same with the submarine and Mohyeon and Bogil.
Once I lose this position, I can't get it back.
(WRITTEN REPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT)
(PARK MU-JIN)
So other than the Vice-Ministers, who else is participating
the enlarged Cabinet meeting?
I guess I should go with a red tie.
Excuse me, sir?
The picture of me that will be hung up here.
Mayor Kang may not care to be the Chief Funeral Commissioner,
but he'll want to give the eulogy.
Mayor Kang is a natural politician.
He loves cameras so much.
Neither Yun Chan-gyeong and Kang Sang-gu will budge an inch.
It will be hard to even decide whether the funeral
should be 5 days long or 7.
Can't we just follow the protocol?
For the two of them,
this is similar to setting campaign rules.
(MAYOR OF SEOUL)
It should be seven days long.
Five days are enough.
It's a joint funeral
for the President, cabinet members, and civilians.
This is a state funeral we're talking about.
That state funeral is supposed to last five days according to the law.
There must be a reason for that.
Our citizens need enough time to mourn.
They need some time to cry.
You can't say, "Time's up," and remove the tents.
It will break the people's hearts.
You can't just sit and cry while using up all the savings.
Didn't you see the economic indicator for the first half?
- We need national integration. - We need national integration.
The longer the mourning period is,
the better it is for Mayor Kang.
That way he can convert people's sympathy for President Yang's tragic death
to votes for him.
In elections, there is one thing that is scarier than regionalism.
Sympathy votes.
Then the opposition party
must want to end the mourning as soon as possible.
Yun Chan-gyeong won't want to yield a bit.
Bingo.
(SEONJIN REPUBLICAN PARTY DELEGATE)
I will give in.
Let's make it seven days.
It will have to be a Special Enforcement Ordinance.
I'll be the Chief Funeral Commissioner, as I'm the leader of the opposition party.
For national integration. Wouldn't that be better, Mayor Kang?
Oh, my. You'll have a lot on your hands.
How can I help lessen that burden?
Then...
- I can give the eulogy... - The eulogy
must be given by someone who can give new hope to the people.
So...
Are you saying that's you?
I was thinking of Assemblyman Oh Yeong-seok.
Assemblyman Oh is a message himself.
The courage to power through hardships and an iron will.
That's the message our people want to hear right now.
How is Assemblyman Oh's condition?
Can he return to the Assembly?
Let me answer your questions.
When he was brought to the hospital,
he was suffering from dehydration and malnutrition.
He had abrasions and contusions all over his body.
His CT scan and blood test
came back clean without any irregularities.
We consider it a miracle.
When will he be discharged?
Does he remember the bombing?
No.
I can't recall anything.
Not a single thing.
I'm sorry for making you relive the nightmare.
Your memory is the only lead we have in figuring out
what happened that day.
Could you think long and hard for me?
Maybe you saw someone suspicious that day?
Was there anything unusual that seems to have foretold the attack?
That day,
I was sitting in the auditorium with my fellow assemblymen
listening to the President's State of the Nation Address.
That is the present and...
The air turned solemn
...the future.
due to the minority party's boycott.
And then...
Then...
Therefore, our government will...
I apologize.
I can't remember anything after that.
I still can't believe it.
I feel like...
the whole world...
is playing a joke on me.
The fact that there was a bombing,
that I'm the sole survivor,
and also...
(GET WELL SOON ASSEMBLYMAN OH YEONG-SEOK)
(YOU ARE OUR HOPE ASSEMBLYMAN OH YEONG-SEOK)
(I WISH YOU A QUICK RECOVERY)
(MIRACLE SURVIVOR ASSEMBLYMAN OH YEONG-SEOK)
(I WISH YOU THE BEST!)
Ever since the attack,
we've been waiting ardently...
for our loved ones to return to us alive.
We prayed for a miracle...
that we never believed in before.
Sir, you've become that miracle to us.
But I lost everything.
My superiors who gave me dreams,
colleagues who gave me friendship,
and my staff with whom I spent more time
than my family.
Korea lost its National Assembly Building that day,
but I lost everyone
I shared my dreams with.
Given all that,
must I still be happy...
about the fact that I lived?
(SEONJIN REPUBLICAN PARTY DELEGATE)
(MAYOR OF SEOUL)
The eulogy,
as per Assemblywoman Yun's suggestion as Chief Funeral Commissioner,
will be given by Assemblyman Oh Yeong-seok.
This is a state funeral.
If a newly appointed assemblyman gives the eulogy,
it'll be a mockery of the administration.
Mr. Mayor, Ms. Yun is a club owner.
What?
Is her party taking over a pro baseball club?
I mean that she knows which beat to play.
Would she have suggested that Assemblyman Oh give the eulogy
without considering its significance?
Are you planning to recruit Assemblyman Oh to your party?
The man currently receiving the public's entire attention
gives a touching eulogy at the funeral.
He then states his support for you and joins your party.
That itself is a perfect election campaign.
It's something even my advisers don't know about.
No wonder President Yang kept you by his side.
If we're talking secrets, I know one too.
The Blue House's network was compromised
and it has something to do with the recent attack.
How am I doing so far?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Lying isn't your forte, I see.
I was a long time member of the SCBA.
(SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS)
The Blue House computers are being replaced ahead of schedule.
And in these urgent times, too.
It indicates something happened.
However, the reporters who are dying
for anything to write about the Blue House are silent.
Why?
Because the Blue House is desperately keeping it under wraps.
What is going on within these walls?
Let me enlighten you, ma'am.
- Ms. Jeong. - Yes?
Please escort Assemblywoman Yun to the reception room.
Please follow me.
You can't do this, sir!
You know how this will end. Moreover
this is Assemblywoman Yun.
There's no other way
than to tell her the truth.
Honesty only gets you a merit badge in the Boy Scouts.
This isn't about right or wrong, but your political choice.
You're right, Secretary Cha.
This is Assemblywoman Yun.
Now that she is suspicious,
it's a matter of time before she finds out about the video.
However,
if we share this secret with her, she won't be able to reveal it.
It'll be just as much a political burden for her as well.
But Mr. President...
I have made the decision as the person with the highest authority.
Honesty
is my political stance.
Long live the great people of the Republic!
Who else knows about this video?
The members of the NSC.
(NSC: NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL)
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, NIS Deputy Director, presidential aides,
and now you.
Why didn't you reveal it upon receiving it?
At this moment,
imprudent fear and panic regarding the bombers
will only bring the people unnecessary strife and confusion.
Just like the incidents in Mohyeon and Bogil.
So?
Does that frighten you?
Unnecessary strife and confusion?
If it were me,
I would've used a common enemy on the outside.
The greater the fear and panic,
the more compliant the people will be to your authority.
But it may incite a war.
That is
just a possibility.
It's not an actual war.
Would you please maintain confidentiality
until we locate Myung Hae-jun?
Sure.
After all, I don't hold the highest authority in Korea.
You do.
Hot!
You should eat first.
Wait, is this a protest?
The President passed away
and there's no Chief Presidential Secretary,
so that makes you the only person who can do the job properly.
Thus, you barely have enough time to eat cup noodles,
and you're showing us that you alone are working like a dog.
Secretary Han would never have allowed
our sharing that video with Assemblyman Yun.
President Park doesn't stand a chance against her.
He currently holds the highest authority in Korea.
Who would challenge him?
Assemblyman Yun
is the first party executive
ever to become a minority leader.
It means that she will do anything and is afraid of nothing.
Your three minutes are up.
President Park...
needs his Chief Presidential Secretary.
That's the first time we agreed on something.
No one in the Blue House is currently on his side.
At least one should support his decisions
and be shield.
Just like you were when he was the Minister of Environment?
I had no idea you were aiming higher.
Well, I'm just as surprised.
Who knew that I was competent enough
to be a threat to you?
One, two. This way.
Alpha Team is ready.
Is it true
that you're seizing search and rescue?
We received the safety report.
The left side of the main building is in danger of collapsing.
We can't risk more casualties.
The 72-hour golden time of rescue has passed anyway.
There has been no movement caught on sonar
by motion sensors.
There are no survivors.
There was one. Assemblyman Oh.
We all saw him survive from under the rubble.
That's why we call it a miracle.
It was a miracle.
Tell the rescue team searching the conference room to move out!
Hurry!
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
It’s a bomb! I found an explosive!
Over here.
That day,
I was sitting in the auditorium with my fellow assemblymen
listening to the President's State of the Nation Address.
(STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS)
(WHERE ASSEMBLYMAN OH WAS RESCUED)
He was found here.
Assemblyman Oh told me
he was listening to the President at the time of the explosion.
That's all the whole world is talking about.
Can't I get a break?
Assemblyman Oh was found on the opposite side.
If he was buried as the building collapsed,
he couldn't have been found there.
(WHERE ASSEMBLYMAN OH WAS RESCUED)
Are you sure about this?
Myung Hae-jun and his adoptive father Choe Seo-ryong
disappeared from the photos
of the National Committee and the Founding Ceremony
along with the seven officials from the state funeral.
It's likely that they were purged.
Choe Seo-ryong
was an artillery professor at the North Korean VIP's college.
They were quite close.
Concluding that he was purged
is a bit of a stretch.
North Korea wants to be a normal country.
It could be a way of demonstrating
its will to abolish the "military first" policy.
So Myung Hae-jun
rebelled against the purge
and defected to Cambodia?
Only that can explain why his visions don't match North Korea's.
That's absurd.
Are you saying he acted alone?
Someone
other than North Korea may be calling the shots.
Han-mo.
Jeez.
Chief Jeong.
Why are you saying my name like that? You're scaring me.
What are you about to say now?
One false step now,
and it won't be just my job on the line.
Claims about the government being just a figurehead
will resurface.
We'll be shut down.
Are you absolutely sure about this?
We have located where Myung Hae-jun was in the video.
What?
This is the recorded footage of the speech
from National Assembly Television.
The reality
and what we should protect...
Assemblyman Oh was seated...
There. He's in the main auditorium.
Fast forward.
He wasn't lying.
Ji-won, what time did the bomb go off again?
It was 3:15 p.m.
There's a minute and 35 seconds missing.
It must have been destroyed from the impact of the explosion.
Na-gyeong.
Oh Yeong-seok's seat might be visible on this phone's camera.
Find all the photos that were taken at this time.
(PRESIDENT)
I don't think we can. She's dead.
What?
Do you want me to hack a victim's cloud without a warrant or something?
Illegally?
Do you feel guilty about illegal surveillance?
I'll take responsibility. Say you were following my orders.
That's even worse.
You'll get hurt.
Even when it was due to orders from above,
NIS didn't protect anyone. You saw that.
I want to work here for a long time.
It's a good job with a good salary and benefits
as long as you don't make me break the law.
Isn't it weird?
No one survived the collapse.
Assemblyman Oh's location at the time is unexplainable.
How could a miracle that didn't happen once to anyone else...
happen twice?
(SEONJIN REPUBLICAN PARTY)
This is Yun Chan-gyeong.
I have something that would interest you.
It'll probably be a good opportunity.
Then I'll have to seize that opportunity.
Good night.
Sir, please cut all the top news of Part 2 of News Show.
Why? Everyone put in their best effort
to put together the story on Oh Yeong-seok's survival.
I have an exclusive.
The other media companies will be busy writing follow-up stories for a week.
Come on.
Charm the viewers, not the managing editor.
What is it about?
It's an exclusive interview with President Park Mu-jin.
President Park?
You must have something.
- You have the location of Myung Hae-jun? - Yes.
He's at a dense forest called Senmonari at the border of Cambodia.
It's where Myung Hae-jun was a mercenary in the past.
After being purged by the authorities of North Korea,
Myung Hae-jun defected
and apparently chose a location where he stayed in the past.
Please ask Cambodia for assistance.
Request them for extradition of Myung Hae-jun.
The Cambodian government is expressing disapproval.
The forest is a powder keg that they've been disputing over with Vietnam.
They're worried that sending in Cambodian troops
to catch Myung Hae-jun would spark a border dispute with Vietnam.
We'll go.
We'll send Troop 707 and NIS black ops agents
to bring Myung Hae-jun back alive.
I've learned that is an intrusion on Cambodian territory.
- It could cause a dispute. - That's right.
Troop 707 and our black ops agents
are highly trained people.
If they secretly go through the jungle,
it could be possible.
Do you know why North Korea still denies responsibility
for the Rangoong bombing?
It's because we weren't able to catch the bombers ourselves.
If we don't catch Myung Hae-jun,
we'll repeat our mistake in history.
Deliver the thoughts of our military
to the Cambodian government.
However, we can't move our troops
without their consent.
Do you not want to catch Myung Hae-jun?
As much I want to catch him
for national security,
I can't allow our troops
to go to Cambodia for the same reason.
This...
is an order as Commander-in-Chief,
General Lee.
What's worse than a soldier that was defeated in war...
is a commander that learned nothing through that defeat.
President Park is that kind of commander.
And I don't intend to follow the orders of someone like that.
It sounds like you're considering disobeying him.
I think this was a first since you were inaugurated.
Seeing you this firm.
The Presidents I served were one or the other.
They're either overly confident or timid.
Which one
do you think I am?
An exclusive interview with President Park?
(TBN NEWS SHOW PART 2 INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT PARK)
On News Show, and live at that?
Let's not waste our energy.
He doesn't like being on camera,
and he isn't used to going on live.
He wouldn't agree to do this.
Persuade your boss.
Help me out. As one low man on the totem pole to another.
That's proper ethics.
It's 4 p.m., Ms. Woo.
Is it proper ethics to ask now to prepare for a 7 p.m. news?
Then I have no choice.
I cut all the other news items
and I can't have them air nothing during the news.
What about this?
"Why did North Korea admit to the bombing in a video?"
Who was it? Who told you that?
Sources are my breadline. I can't divulge that.
You won't be able to write an article on that video.
We'll put an embargo on it.
I'll break the embargo.
If I write it, the rest of the press will follow.
Is it okay if you are banned from here forever?
My goal is to be an investigative reporter, not a Blue House reporter.
I'm against this.
President Park isn't used to the media.
We have to stop the leak of the video.
What if there is an unexpected situation while he's live?
Why take that risk?
Don't you know his political career will be over if this video gets out?
Look.
Aren't all of you curious about who leaked the video
to Woo Sin-yeong?
Who could it be?
It's obvious.
General Lee Gwan-muk,
NIS Director Ji Yun-bae,
and Assemblywoman Yun Chan-gyeong.
What time do we go live?
Mr. President?
Tell them
I'll do the interview.
- What? - Yes, sir. What?
It is my decision.
I'll take responsibility.
(STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS WHERE ASSEMBLYMAN OH WAS RESCUED)
Na-gyeong, I have something to show you.
This is a photo of the seats taken with a cell phone.
It was saved on the cloud by that victim.
Assemblyman Oh's seat...
is here.
You were right.
It wasn't a miracle.
Assemblyman Oh knew...
that the National Assembly Building would explode.
Five minutes until we go live.
Three minutes.
Here comes President Park.
Hello. Good afternoon.
Mr. President, have some water.
Take a deep breath.
Have some water.
Yes, thank you.
Are you okay, sir?
Go over the questionnaire carefully one more time.
Where is the questionnaire?
- Where did it go? - I...
Here.
Don't worry about it.
I'll do my best.
Here.
You'll be in front of cameras,
but you just have to be yourself.
If they realize what you're like,
it'll be hard for people to dislike you.
Since you
are a good person.
Can we trust you,
Ms. Woo?
I hope you don't put the President
in awkward situations by asking questions not on the questionnaire.
Like asking about the video
for example?
It concerns national security.
I'll trust the conscience of a journalist.
Do you still think honesty is your political choice, sir?
Honesty becomes your weakness in this world.
And when you show your weakness,
you get attacked without fail,
just like Assemblywoman Yun Chan-gyeong made you a target of attack.
I still have much room for improvement,
but I ask for your trust and support.
As a citizen, I'll be rooting for you as well.
There was a single survivor of the tragedy.
The survival of Assemblyman Oh was a miracle.
What do you think?
I believe
it is a message of hope in grave times like these.
I'll try my best to help our nation get back on her feet
with hope and anticipation during this time of crisis.
Time is almost up.
Thank you for making time to do this interview.
(PRESIDENT PARK MU-JIN, ACTING PRESIDENT PARK MU-JIN)
President Park's interview is the top trending search term right now.
"TBN News Show receives highest viewership."
I've never seen this before.
This means he did well, right?
Camera one is ready.
And go.
According to an announcement of a polling organization this morning,
there seems to be quite some people that want you to run for President next term.
After seeing a beginner at politics
become a presidential candidate within three days,
some wonder if you consider your role as Acting President
to be a stepping stone to the presidency next term.
Do you plan to run for presidency next term?
As a public official, I don't think it is appropriate
to discuss the next presidential term.
I'll do my best as Acting President
until my term ends.
I see.
You are a man of principle as I heard.
However, the public already thinks of you
as a presidential candidate,
so I don't think you can avoid inspection by the press.
Inspection? She never mentioned that.
Did she?
I have one last question for you.
On the morning of the National Assembly Building tragedy,
I heard you were relieved of your post
as Minister of Environment by the late President Yang.
Is that true?
Tell him not to answer.
Stop airing this. She wasn't supposed to ask that.
What? It would be catastrophic to air dead air.
It's best to continue airing it.
What the...
(DON'T ANSWER HER)
If this is true,
will the people of our nation be able to accept you
as the head of administration?
This was her plan from the start.
Who did this?
Who used his dismissal to set this trap?
Woo Sin-yeong is quite something.
(IS IT TRUE YOU WERE DISMISSED AS MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT?)
I wonder
if he really is a good person
as they say.
Members of Troop 707 stand by
so you can go to Cambodia upon my order.
President Park
isn't qualified as Commander-in-Chief.
Don't you watch the news?
I set everything up for you.
Aren't you curious about his answer?
That's not important.
He's finished, now that everyone knows he was dismissed.
Do you admit you were dismissed?
Please answer me, Mr. President.
Is it true?
(DON'T ANSWER HER. DENY IT.)
Yes, it's true.
All the trending search terms and related stories
are regarding your dismissal.
The people will doubt your competence.
Do you truly believe that I can entrust this country's safety to your hands?
Assemblyman Oh might have known in advance about the attack.
He's a miraculous survivor.
He's loved by the people.
At the time of the bombing,
where were you and what were you doing?
Would you like to change the world with me?