[Lee Min Ki]
[Han Ji Hyun]
[Lee Yi Kyung]
[Jeon Bae Soo]
[Face Me]
Woo Jin, please stop!
Are you scared?
But why did you do that to Hye Jin?
Woo Jin, I stopped there.
You should stop too.
Hye Jin died because of you, and
I became a murderer because of Jeong Woo.
Why just Hye Jin and me…
Woo Jin,
this won’t solve anything.
So, first calm down and…
Is that so?
If it can’t be resolved, there’s nothing we can do.
What are you going to do?
We have no choice but to fall together.
Jeong Woo too.
I will make him a murderer just like me.
Woo Jin!
Help me,
Mother.
Woo Jin!
Don’t do this!
Stop, please!
Woo Jin! Woo Jin!
Woo Jin!
Woo Jin, don’t do this!
Don’t do this, please!
Jeong Woo…
Let’s put an end to this now.
End it with your hands, you loser!
No!
[KSH Cosmetic Surgery]
It looks like it’s ruined.
Then, let’s go somewhere else.
[The clinic is temporarily closed due to internal circumstances]
[Surgery Center]
[Director Cha Jeong Woo]
Are you still blaming yourself?
I was ignorant,
as a doctor, and as a mother.
The situation couldn’t be helped.
It wasn’t a situation that happened overnight.
It’s the result of a long-standing and festering inflammation that burst.
While Woo Jin was trapped in his own world,
the fact that I knew nothing
is just pitiful.
You can never truly know what’s in a person’s heart if they’re trying to hide it.
Thanks to your guardianship, he was close with Jeong Woo.
The feeling of being a failure that couldn’t be helped
became resentment towards Jeong Woo.
However,
what’s with this photo?
I’ve explained everything to the police.
I said it has nothing to do with the incident from seven years ago.
[Trust Company]
Because I wanted to stop their marriage,
I tried to find out a weakness in that person.
I think it’s because of my poor heart that Hye Jin ended up like that.
That’s why, both I and Jeong Woo hoped
to quickly escape from her death.
It must have been a good pretext for Woo Jin.
Even making such an excuse,
because he wanted to justify what happened that day.
I closed up the hospital.
Why the hospital, all of a sudden?
What right do I have to counsel people who are emotionally hurt,
when I didn’t even properly understand the pain of the person beside me.
What are you going to do now?
I’m leaving the country next week.
While doing medical volunteer work,
I’ll try to learn more about people.
What about Jeong Woo?
Does Jeong Woo know?
[Public Service Office]
I thought you wouldn’t come out.
Why did you save me?
Jeong Woo…
Let’s end this now.
- Huh? - Isn’t he a doctor?
Doctors are supposed to save lives.
How could a doctor…
- Are you angry? - No, I’m in a really good mood.
Why?
Hmm…
The people you saved are now saving you.
End it with your hands, you loser!
No!
Don’t die.
Don’t run away, you rat.
I heard you keep denying
Hye Jin’s murder charges.
Because it was an accident.
Do you still think that way?
If we talk about it here,
did you think my answer would change?
Let’s never see each other again.
It wasn’t an accident.
It’s about Hye Jin’s cause of death.
Compression marks were found on her neck.
These are additional documents sent from the National Forensic Service.
[Yoon Hye Jin’s cause of death: Asphyxiation] Whether it was due to other injuries on the neck,
it was sent a bit later than the other results.
I didn’t know about it.
There is a record of it being sent from the National Forensic Service.
When it was transferred to the prosecution,
it was missing from the documents that were handed over.
Someone who received that result
is suspected of having intentionally omitted it.
I don’t know.
I re-examined the evidence photos from that time and two fingerprints were restored.
One was Mr. Cha Jeong Woo’s fingerprint.
He must have provided first aid immediately upon finding the victim at the scene,
so it’s natural that his fingerprints were found.
And the other one,
might be from when the team leader checked alone secretly seven years ago,
and couldn’t identify whose fingerprints they were.
Because they were partial ones.
But you must have compared it with Lee Jin Seok’s fingerprints.
Knowing that they didn’t match,
you did not correct it.
The carotid artery was torn,
and though obscured by the blood,
you would see it.
I don’t know about it.
She was alive.
Even after she collapsed from the accident, Hye Jin…
Was alive.
As you said, she fell and injured her head, so
she probably had no strength to even defend herself.
In that situation, you had to use your own hands.
The person you killed at that moment
was not Hye Jin, but me.
The reason I lost my memory
must be because I wanted to pretend not to know that.
Pretending to be a doctor,
trying to save the injured person,
my helpless self was unable to protect even one loved one.
My friend whom I trusted like a brother,
had just killed my woman.
I didn’t want to admit it how pathetic I was
for not knowing anything.
But, Woo Jin,
was I the only one
who ignored what happened that day?
Didn’t you want to pretend not to know either?
What?
You were distorted by an inferiority complex…
Shut up!
I didn’t want to face it.
If I admitted it,
I’d have to confront your real face.
Shut up! Shut the heck up!
Shut up!
[Restricted Area]
[Seoul Gangeun District Court]
I submit the appraisal report about the fingerprints found
on the victim’s neck at the time, which match Han Woo Jin’s fingerprints.
[Defendant]
Prosecutor,
do you acknowledge the claims of the defendant’s side?
Yes.
Defendant, please make your final statement.
Seven years ago, I did not kill anyone.
But, for seven years, I’ve given much pain
to my sister and mother.
I was arrested as a murderer and dragged away in front of my sister.
And I turned
my mother into a murderer’s mother.
The pain I endured for seven years,
I believe was the price for my failure to live uprightly.
Now,
please allow my family
to be freed from these painful memories.
[Court]
As a result of examining the newly revealed evidence,
it was found that the detective committed crimes, such as document falsification
and other crimes in the line of duty,
during the past investigation of the retrial petitioner.
The objective reasonableness of the statement at that time
and the circumstances of the defendant’s confession
were found to be inadequately scrutinized.
Defendant Lee Jin Seok is hereby declared not guilty.
I’m sorry!
Why? Why?
What shall we eat? What do you want to eat?
I’ll go with Mom to get the car, take your time talking and then come.
No.
I thought I was the victim…
But I was also a perpetrator in someone’s life.
It’s late, but,
I want to apologize sincerely.
I’m really sorry for being seven years late.
I am truly sorry.
Chae Kyung!
What? You haven’t left yet?
Yeah.
Are you okay?
What if I’m not okay?
Don’t turn off your cell phone,
and don’t go to places where you can’t be reached.
It’s a request from a friend.
If something ever happens to me,
you must come running, Jeong Woo.
Now,
you’re the only one I have.
That is my request.
Come on, enter.
But, Woo Jin,
was I the only one
who ignored what happened that day?
Didn’t you want to pretend not to know either?
What?
You, who were distorted by an inferiority complex…
Why is it Cha Jeong Woo
but not me?
I just love Jeong Woo.
It’s not that you are not good.
I was never going to be the one anyway.
Die!
I said die!
Die, darn it!
Cha Jeong Woo, you rat, die!
The person you killed at that moment
was not Hye Jin, but me.
3245, what are you doing? Go in.
Hey! 3245!
No! No!
It’s not me! It’s not me!
- Catch him! - It’s not me!
It’s not me!
- Catch him! - It’s not me! It was an accident!
I said it’s not me!
It’s not me!
[Seoul Southern Police Station]
[Violent Crimes Unit 1]
It’s really something to celebrate,
but it doesn’t seem like just a cause for celebration as a member of the police.
Let’s not get hung up on what’s past,
and focus on the things we need to resolve.
Yes.
Huh?
The special promotion announcement is out.
[Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Promotion Personnel Announcement]
Promoted to Sergeant Special Promotion.
[Lee Min Hyeong - Appointed: Senior Inspector Seo Gang Ho - Appointed: Sergeant]
Finally!
Awesome! We got a special promotion! A special promotion!
[Yoon Hye Jin]
Hye Jin.
Ms. Lee Min Hyeong.
What brings you here?
Well… I had
some business to attend to.
Could that business possibly be
over here?
Yes.
Right, over there.
- How did you know this place? - I’ve been here a few times before.
Back when I believed my brother was a murderer,
this was the best I could do
as the family of the perpetrator,
and as a police officer who couldn’t protect her.
[In Memory of Yoon Hye Jin who lives from 1990.02. 27 to 2016.03. 23]
The apology I could offer
was only this much.
It’s about finding the best you can do, even in an unavoidable situation.
I was lacking in that.
Don’t think like that.
In any case, that choice seven years ago
turned out to be quite the best for many people.
What choice?
The decision to move to plastic surgery.
Thanks to that choice, so many people have been healed.
I know several crime victims.
It sure took a long time
until I saw your smiling face.
As if it was something great.
You seemed like someone determined to not be happy.
Nothing changes because of that.
Like someone without any feelings,
pretending not to care.
Keeping a distance to prevent anyone, patients or otherwise, from getting close.
I guess it’s because of that incident.
Take my hand.
It’s because of my brother, isn’t it?
It was something I really wanted,
to see you living and smiling again.
I heard that wasn’t the case when you worked in the ER,
they say you were quite passionate and humane.
It was all thanks to Hye Jin.
Exactly.
Because of guilt,
you set down the emotions and passion you had when with Ms. Yoon Hye Jin
and lived like this.
That’s right.
I did that.
The greatest respect for those who leave first is
to live life fully.
Whether they’re by my side or not, still,
they became a part of my life, as if we’re living it together.
So, are we restoring everything to its original state now?
What should I do and how?
Hmm…
The hospital doors were still closed.
Hurry up and start the consultations.
I didn’t shut them down.
Is that so?
It was our hospital director.
He said he wants to use the occasion to change.
I have someone like that around me, too.
How’s he holding up?
He’s working hard on it.
Should I buy some bread from the shop up front?
You like cream buns, don’t you?
Oh, no! No way.
I have an exam next week, what if I fail?
Mom, I want some sticky rice cakes.
Huh? Sticky, really sticky ones.
Okay! I got it!
Please take good care of me.
Enjoying the model student cosplay that he couldn’t do during school days.
Tell him I’ll treat him if he passes.
I’ll be sure to pass that on.
I’ll get going. Thank you for the drink.
Thank you.
Thank you for trusting me and solving the case until the end.
Well…
I just did what I was supposed to do as a police officer.
But looking at it now, I do feel somewhat proud.
Investigating a case
is about making sure that the offender receives an appropriate punishment.
That’s where the focus is, but
it’s also a process of helping the victim recover.
Though it’s late,
it seems I saw the beginning of that recovery today.
You seem a bit more at ease now.
You’re leaving without a word?
You said the hospital is reopening soon.
You must be busy preparing for the consultations.
So why come here?
"It’s nice to see your face before leaving the country."
Is that what you’re saying?
Yes.
To the mom of seven years ago,
that day’s choice must have been the best one.
The fact that you hid my accident
and that you tried to make me forget Hye Jin quickly…
Yeah…
Even though you resent me for that,
I was actually grateful.
Because by blaming me,
I hoped all your remaining guilt would be buried.
You should grieve what hurts and resent what’s resented,
just let it all out.
I wondered why I ended up like this.
It’s because I’m like you.
Now stop blaming yourself
and forget it.
Don’t stay away for too long.
Alright.
I won’t.
[Q. What do you think plastic surgery is?] Plastic surgery?
Making your face or body
["More Attractive"] more attractive.
When I became prettier,
["You Become A Better Person"] I felt like I’ve become a better person.
Like buying pretty clothes or
["Changing Your Style"] changing your hairstyle?
I have a friend who did it for an interview,
["Becoming More Handsome"] and indeed, he became more handsome.
["A Privilege Of Modern People"] A privilege of us given the medical technology.
I thought so, too.
[Model / Jung Hee Young] Plastic surgery is a procedure that
improves one’s current state to a better one.
But through this experience,
I’ve realized the real value of plastic surgery
lies in finding oneself.
Well, like me, when someone is traumatized by a crime or accident,
it’s like restoring the appearance from before the injury.
Although scars like these have remained,
plastic surgery was the operation that prevented me from losing myself.
["Kept Me From Losing Myself"]
Well, that’s exactly this.
Plastic surgery that enables one to regain their form before the injury,
restorative plastic surgery.
Could it be called an operation, like a journey to find the lost self?
Up until now, you’ve only treated cases with a cosmetic inclination,
but now you intend to treat patients
in need of surgery due to trauma or illness as well?
Yes, that’s right.
Plastic surgery aims to improve the patient’s physical appearance or function
to a better state,
with the goal of enhancing the quality of life.
Therefore, without the boundary between reconstruction and beauty,
let’s remain faithful to the original purpose of plastic surgery.
What led you to specialize in reconstructive plastic surgery?
Was there a particular incident that inspired you?
Ah… as you know, our hospital has
provided medical support to crime victims.
Observing patients needing reconstructive surgery due to trauma
from the sidelines,
I realized one thing for certain.
In order to heal the wounded inner self,
external treatment needs to come first.
To do that, one must
be restored to the appearance they had before the injury.
And the only person who can do this role is
surely a plastic surgeon, right?
The graft is good.
Moisturizing is the most important thing,
so please apply the ointment regularly.
And as for scar treatment,
let’s check the progress and revisit it at your next appointment.
Yes.
You visited my father last week, didn’t you?
I saw you at the memorial park.
It was too late, right?
I’m sorry
for making you go through that because of me.
Not at all.
From now on, don’t lock yourself away.
Don’t dwell alone in the thought that you’ve been rejected by the world,
and don’t sink into your own thoughts either.
Be brave
and move forward.
Trust your primary care physician.
You know that I am quite skillful with my hands, right?
The scars
will be made as inconspicuous as possible.
[Pharmacy]
Be brave
and move forward.
[Seoul Southern Police Station]
Inspector Lee Min Hyeong
has greatly contributed to the delivery of criminals in the Gayeon-dong murder case.
With this commendation for her meritorious capture of important criminals,
she is awarded a special promotion by one rank.
Sergeant Seo Gang Ho, all rise.
Salute!
[Congratulations on the honorable promotion and award commendation]
Ah, the meat is grilling nicely.
Sergeant Seo Gang Ho!
Just like running on this grill,
I’ll run tirelessly, without rest.
I’ll partner up with this one now.
Let him simmer together on the grill.
Then, I will join Senior Lee Min Hyeong.
Certainly.
After all, you’re a victim
in the Gayeon-dong case too.
Since your brother was wrongfully accused.
It would be fortunate if he were only a victim.
To someone, he might be a perpetrator.
Trapped in his own mistaken certainty,
he created another victim like our brother.
To say such dangerous things on the day you received an award.
Now!
I will become an even more careful detective.
I was startled by the toast, thinking you were declining the promotion.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Yes, this is Lee Min Hyeong.
Yes?
Yes, understood.
Everyone put down your drinks, there’s been a robbery and assault incident.
It’s a robbery at a jewelry shop,
and I heard the owner’s face was slashed while trying to stop them.
Ah! Does the victim connect to KSH?
The chief was already talking about medical support.
Will Director Cha Jeong Woo accept it?
It seems he’ll be very welcoming this time.
Come out.
Ah… darn.
You have a burn scar from six months ago,
and you would like a consultation for a skin graft, correct?
Yes, I will register it.
Could you please wait a moment?
Yes, of course.
Micro suturing of the face is also possible.
Yes.
Welcome!
I… would like to get surgery consultation.
Do you have an appointment?
Which surgery are you interested in?
Ms. Lee Ju Young?
I tried to get surgery at that time, but couldn’t,
and other hospitals said that immediate surgery would be difficult.
So, you underwent an illegal procedure?
They said the effects would be immediate…
Gods…
Firstly, it needs to be removed as soon as possible.
After consulting with the Director,
it would be best to schedule the surgery right away.
What about the nose and eyes?
Pardon?
Well, while undergoing the removal surgery,
I’d like to have another consultation about my nose and eyes.
I’m certain I have informed you.
Further procedures and surgeries would be excessive.
Then what should I do?
But I really needed the surgery.
So, you’ve put an unknown foreign substance in your face?
I read an interview article that said you also perform reconstructive surgery.
Is that something I can do?
What should I do, doctor?
The foreign material has adhered to the normal cells,
causing the surrounding tissue to harden.
To minimize damage to the normal tissue,
it seems we have to remove it via a micro-incision.
Yes.
Please schedule the surgery.
And…
What about the nose and eyes?
I’m sorry, but you said it couldn’t be done.
Still, I really need this to be done.
Why does it have to be this face?
If it’s to the extent of undergoing illegal procedures…
Ah, well…
That person knows this face as my own.
I’m really sorry, Si Wan.
Something important has come up,
and I have to go down to the countryside for a few months,
so I don’t think I can go out today.
I don’t know what’s happening,
but I hope it’s not something bad.
Although, for me, it’s already quite bad.
The conversations I’ve had with you
were so precious to me.
My time abroad, filled with regret and loneliness,
was incredibly enjoyable thanks to you.
I thought I’d finally be able to see your lovely face this time.
It’s such a pity.
Going back this time, it seems I might only return after six months.
I earnestly hope that we can surely meet then.
First, let’s proceed with the removal of the foreign material,
and then plan the surgery while monitoring the progress.
I can’t guarantee that surgery can change it to look like the corrected photo.
However,
if you promise to make an effort to accept your current appearance,
I will work with you.
Thank you!
Doctor, thank you so much!
[Post-OP consultation for Lee Ju Young’s foreign material removal, eyes and nose]
But, like,
does it make sense to go to such lengths
for someone you’ve never met?
Sure.
Have you seen that man’s face?
I heard he’s incredibly sweet.
But it’s really unexpected.
He flatly refused during the last consultation.
Not really.
What was unexpected was Dr. Cha’s behavior all this time.
Excuse me?
Because he used to be someone who communicated and empathized with patients.
It’s not unexpected for him to return to his original place.
It’s natural, yes.
Ah…
I’m not sure what to do.
Do you do this often for people my age?
Of course.
Breast reconstruction is also part of the treatment.
In the case of Ms. Kim Mi Hyang,
200cc seems appropriate. What do you think?
This small thing?
Yes, this one is 200cc.
No matter what I see, I prefer 400cc.
It’s hefty.
If you add an implant that’s too large for your age,
it could cause a cervical disc or other health issues.
We do not recommend more than 200cc.
But we can live up to 100.
I want to live the remaining 40 years as a woman.
- Then I’ll book your appointment for the 27th. - Yes.
- I’ll see you on that day. Take care. - Yes, thank you.
Yes.
Don’t worry.
You will look feminine enough with 200cc.
Next schedule.
Yes.
[Trauma / Disease / Surgery / Treatment]
[Rapid Increase after Opening a New Department]
Oh dear, Director Cha,
are you leaving now?
I’ll go back now.
Yes, go on.
You have to come to work early tomorrow, right?
I’m off tomorrow.
Oh, is that so?
Gods, that means a day’s sales gone again.
Ah, a waste.
Hey, Jeong Woo.
Don’t you regret coming back to plastic surgery?
Regret what?
No, I thought you’d return as an emergency doctor.
That’s what I thought you’d do.
It’s about saving people now.
It’s not like you have to feel guilty anymore.
That’s why I came here,
to save people.
Make them want to live.
Trying to make them survive, no matter what.
Did you set up a plastic surgery practice without knowing that?
Look at this kid.
Hurry up and leave!
- I’m leaving. - Alright.
- Leave. - Yes.
Oh, dear…
Good!
[Seoul Southern Police Station]
[Dr. Cha Jeong Woo: Can you make some time in the afternoon?]
Why make an appointment so suddenly?
Thank you.
Why… call me out of the blue for this?
Don’t people usually prepare this kind of thing?
Thank you for coming!
Thank you for not forgetting to invite us.
It’s even more delightful to see both of you together.
You look well, I’m glad too.
All these pieces are your work?
Wow, that’s impressive!
Oh, it’s not even a solo exhibition, but a joint one.
It’s still a big deal,
if you’re chosen as one of this year’s young artists.
Is this painting, perhaps…
Did you paint it after that incident?
Yes.
After the case was resolved,
I painted it like a diary as soon as I was discharged from the hospital.
Thank you for seeing me without any prejudice,
because it allowed me to be confident in myself.
If it weren’t for the two of you,
neither this painting nor I would be here right now.
At the time of that incident, even more than me,
Dr. Cha’s compassion really stood out.
That’s right, I agree.
What are you doing, as the person who inspired the work?
You should make a choice right away.
Oh, I see. I’ll buy this one.
No! You don’t have to do that.
Okay.
[Yoon Min Soo / Facing Myself]
Someone’s change because of you.
How does it feel to see it in person?
I really
have a golden touch.
The change in Mr. Yoon Min Soo was
nothing more than making the scars fade away.
Change always starts from within oneself, after all.
It’s difficult to confront oneself who needs the change.
But you’ve ignited that challenging spark of beginning.
As if healing the outside cures the inside.
Is that why you rebranded to a plastic surgery clinic that also heals?
It’s quite hot these days.
But…
Are you very interested in our hospital?
Or are you interested in me?
Dr. Cha Jeong Woo’s changes
have become quite significant.
How can you say something like that so openly?
Ah, I’m not used to this.
Weren’t you a bit disappointed earlier?
About what?
The flowers.
Did you perhaps think you were the one receiving…
No? No, that’s not it.
I don’t like flowers.
Oh, you don’t like them?
What’s so good about watching them being cut off and withering away like that?
I was thinking of giving you a promotion bouquet.
Who even asks for that?
Go ahead. Just surprise me then.
Ah, never mind, I won’t take it.
How about a congratulatory drink instead of the bouquet?
Not bad!
What do you like?
Me?
Ah… I should be munching a lot of this kind of stuff.
Yes, indulge in the expensive stuff.
[Face Me]
♫ It’s okay ♫
♫ Whatever it was ♫
♫ I don’t cry, no more, so ♫
♫ Even ♫
♫ In this dark night ♫
♫ Give me your hand ♫
♫ Just once is enough ♫
♫ You’re not alone anymore ♫
♫ You’ve made it through the steep road well ♫
♫ I’ll guide ♫