(Episode 10)
I couldn't call you...
because I was ashamed.
I heard you suffered a lot after Chairman Min's case.
They kept sending me to the country, so it was a bit hard.
To be honest, I tried so hard...
to come back.
I bet. I'm sure.
But why did you contact me so suddenly?
I don't think you came here just to say hi.
I asked you this when I first met you.
I asked you if you were confident enough to investigate...
until the end no matter how scary your opponent was.
If I were to ask you again,
how will you answer it?
I know that I don't have the right to ask you this.
I bet there were difficult times that I can't even imagine,
but I came here again because I wanted to hear your answer again.
What is that jerk doing? Is he trying to ruin my life?
Go downstairs and bring me the master key.
Hurry!
Yes, sir.
It's obvious that he killed himself out of guilt.
He brought it on himself. Why are you questioning me?
Why?
How is that my fault?
You're planning to lie until the end?
If you didn't commit perjury, he'd still be alive right now.
But that jerk never blamed you even until his last moment.
Then you shouldn't at least run away from this mess.
Why on earth did you lie?
Tell me the truth!
His life...
was over anyway.
He said Seon Woo could never prove his innocence.
It's been five years since he was branded as a murderer.
Seon Woo had no family or future left.
But I...
I have too much to live for.
Is that all?
That's...
the reason you betrayed your friend?
Why isn't the master key coming?
The key!
He's not there.
He must be making his round. He's not there.
What? Darn it!
What's going on?
What in the world is this?
Prosecutor, it's...
No way.
Han Mu Young?
He's Han Mu Young?
He's...
Aeguk Newspaper?
I didn't think it'd turn out like this.
I mean it.
He told me I'd still rot in jail forever.
I sacrificed a lot...
while helping him.
Here.
Is this the person who told you that?
Look carefully.
(Cho Young Ki)
You're right.
He confessed...
that he gave a false testimony.
So...
who instigated all that?
Han Mu Young.
What do you know?
I needed money.
I finally got a job, but the company shut down.
My parents' hospital bills and my student loan...
I couldn't handle the debt.
So,
how much did you get?
100,000 dollars?
1,000,000 dollars?
- 20. - What?
20,000 dollars.
It was only 20,000 dollars.
I thought it wouldn't be a serious crime.
Don't be ridiculous.
All you can think about is money?
A person is dying,
and you're adding up numbers?
Prosecutor Kwon, the master key is here.
Hurry and open the door.
Darn it. Hey, let's push the door.
Wait. Just a moment.
What's wrong?
He's up to something.
Let's wait just one minute.
I'm sorry?
Okay.
I'm now going to explain everything that will happen...
once you leave this room.
It's been proven that you gave a false testimony.
The media will be all over you.
It'll be pointless to scream that someone else is behind it.
It's their habit to crush you to dust...
rather than to deal with a big wheel like that.
People will point their fingers at your parents.
And you'll...
forever be remembered as a shameless man who betrayed his friend.
There will be no one beside you. How about it?
Can you handle that?
However, all of this is about...
after it's been proven you gave a false testimony.
If you disappear like Yoon Seon Woo,
the case will be closed and the truth will be hidden.
So decide when you have the chance.
Live in shame for the rest of your life.
Or end...
everything right here.
End everything?
What does he mean?
I'm not sure.
But it sounds like we should open the door first.
Open the door!
This is ridiculous.
What are you doing?
You do this for a living.
Why isn't it opening?
Seon Woo.
Will you forgive me then?
Break the door.
- Excuse me? - Break it.
No.
Not like this.
Why not?
Why are you doing this?
There's only one person who can forgive you.
Now that person...
is no longer in this world.
Your friend, Yoon Seon Woo, was a good person.
Hey,
you should have protected him.
You shouldn't have turned your back on him.
Right?
But you still have one more chance left.
I plan to do whatever it takes to prove his innocence.
So you...
need to become my witness.
- What? - Become my witness,
and don't falter under any threats.
Can you do that?
Yes.
I will.
I'll do whatever you tell me to do.
It's clear we were never meant to be.
I'm sorry.
But you're done, Han Mu Young.
Goodness.
I hope the talk is going okay.
What if he's doing something weird?
Like barging into the Prosecution Office.
No, of course not. He can't be that stupid.
No, it can't be.
Hey!
Hello!
You guys all heard, right?
Splash Team is coming back!
Don't be nervous.
Don't feel pressured and apply for the team.
Daehan Newspaper knew before the police...
that Yoon Seon Woo was the culprit.
None of this matters.
It'll be refuted easily.
On what basis?
Because you're going against Daehan Newspaper.
A major media outlet has the power...
to make people believe in lies.
If clear facts can't even win the battle,
is there even a way to break that rotten cycle?
There is a way.
You change the narrative.
On Daehan Newspaper's side of the story,
it ends with Yoon Seon Woo becoming the culprit.
What did they want to hide...
by putting forth a false murderer?
You guys can take over...
the first paragraph of that story.
What they wanted to hide?
Are you telling me to find the real culprit?
Suk Min.
If it's that easy to find the culprit,
what's the use of the police and prosecutors?
It's not something I can do.
Prosecutor Kwon is in charge of the retrial.
Don't you know each other well?
You can help her.
You knew she was in charge of this case?
You know, but you're still telling me to help her?
She gave up her own case,
to climb up the success ladder.
No.
The Kwon So Ra I know would never do that for her own good.
You're insulting her right now.
Think whatever you want.
Even if it's a misunderstanding, nothing will change.
You still have a long way to go.
What is it that you do?
What do you think it is?
A reporter...
has a duty to be the closest to the truth as possible.
But you need someone to blame for your messed-up life.
You can't even properly see who has the key to this case.
Do you want to end up like me?
Ever since Chul Ho died,
I spent years running.
Do you want to be a fool just like me?
There's only one thing that I know.
If you don't get to the bottom of this,
you will be the one going down.
Whether you misjudge Kwon So Ra or run away from it,
I don't care.
But it was you who brought Yoon Seon Woo out of prison.
Then be responsible until the end.
So...
while I find the real murderer,
how are you going to help me?
Me?
I am planning to become a dummy.
A dummy who hasn't seen or heard anything.
A dummy whose mind is filled with thoughts of how to bring back...
Splash Team once again.
However, at the end,
I'm the ultimate bait...
who will lure out our opponent.
("Escapee Yoon Seon Woo Jumped Off a Bridge")
("His Claim of Innocence Found False")
You're going to put everything on Yoon Seon Woo?
You're a cop, but you're acting like a thug.
Suk Min, did you just get here?
Yes, are you going home?
Yes.
By the way, is it really true Splash Team will be back?
How do you know about my team?
Weren't you a toddler at that time?
I might look younger than my age,
but I failed the entrance exam a few times.
I'm actually older than you might think.
Good for you.
Answer me then.
What's the problem with the articles that have been...
on TV the whole day?
Problem?
Is there a problem with them?
There isn't one?
The agency had yellow journalism in mind and put on an exciting show,
but everyone found out that it was all a lie.
I'm sorry for the deceased.
Yoon Seon Woo and Aeguk Newspaper who went along with him...
are unbelievable.
Oh, right. Can that be a problem? Them being unbelievable?
Then from where did you hear about Yoon Seon Woo?
Well, I read them in the articles.
Goodness.
You're a problem.
The problem's been here. It's you.
What kind of journalist confirms something is a fact from gossips?
Death crushes all the other stories.
Just because someone died, does that give you the right to assume?
Are you saying you have no opinion about the truth?
Well, I didn't know I was implying that.
I wasn't expecting a lot from you.
Hey.
You can go.
Goodness, he's amazing. He's so charismatic.
You're ridiculous.
Goodness, are you that excited to end your career with him?
- Sorry? - You wrote the application...
for Splash Team all day long.
You want to join the team, don't you?
That's not what I did all day long.
Have you been watching me the whole time?
How dare you? As if.
Anyway, stop dreaming.
Splash Team isn't what you think it is.
What are you talking about?
Daehan Newspaper is nothing without Splash Team.
That might have been true when dinosaurs were alive.
Don't you know that Suk Min and Director Gu...
are aiming at each other?
Say that you join his team and work for him for six months.
But what will you do if the team gets disbanded?
I don't know.
It's better not to step on the landmine.
It's better...
to acquire the right connections. You know that, don't you?
What's wrong with you?
How can you give me such advice to someone who hasn't been tainted?
What? What did you say?
I think I must have put in the wrong grade for the interns.
Can I make changes now?
I should go to HR.
Sung Shik, I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking.
Sung Shik. I'm sorry. It's my fault.
(Director Gu, she's feeling a lot better today.)
(In the afternoon, she went for a walk to the front yard.)
(She even ate more today. She fell asleep just now, reading a book.)
So what should I do now?
I'm sorry. I lost you.
What did you say? Tell me again.
Yes, sir.
The public opinion is quite alarming.
The public claims that Daehan Newspaper...
is behind his death.
The rumor that Song Tae Joon's statement has been...
fabricated is spreading on social media websites.
Didn't you say that you handled major news agencies?
Well...
The advertisers are having second thoughts.
They can't disregard the public opinion online.
I think because of the live broadcast of Aeguk Newspaper,
we suffered quite a big blow.
Did you find out about Aeguk Newspaper?
Yes.
(Yang Dong Shik)
This is Yang Dong Shik, who worked at Seoul Post for nine years.
He wrote his farewell article criticizing extreme conservatives.
He voluntarily discharged himself of his position.
Right after that, he founded Aeguk Newspaper.
He doesn't look that smart.
He doesn't look gutsy either.
I'm thinking of writing an article targeting Aeguk Newspaper.
An article targeting the agency? Who will write it? You will do it?
Yes.
Hae Dong.
The reason why we don't counteract...
is because we are Daehan Newspaper.
If we flinch at articles written by nobodies,
who will be afraid of us?
- Well... - All right. So what do we...
have to do now?
I will contact Chief Director Kim Young Gu of Seoul Post.
I have a few things on him.
He'll take orders from us and type up an article.
- So? - Since there will be...
some actions that will cause a controversy,
he should criticize a journalist who used to work at his agency.
Why?
Because we have to attack the messenger...
to ruin the credibility of the message.
No one will trust Aeguk Newspaper again.
All right. That's it.
A method to use a sword without bleeding.
Make sure we are not behind this.
Be very circumspect.
Yes, sir.
And...
what is Lee Suk Min up to these days?
I think he's meeting with his former teammates.
It won't be easy.
I have explicitly expressed the intention of the company to them.
There's no trace that he's onto this case?
No, not particularly.
Aeguk Newspaper is a problem,
but pay close attention to Splash Team. Stay close to them.
Observe them carefully.
I will keep that in mind.
Okay.
Eat up. I know you loved pollack stew from this place.
So you're seriously thinking about forming Splash Team again?
Yes, the time has come.
Here.
We should do it together.
I'm not sure.
I guess in your eyes, Daehan Newspaper now...
is not decent anymore.
After Director Gu has gotten the full authority, do you think...
our comments on stories were good?
What's not good?
On the outside, it's the best news agency. It's great.
But when we go to the assemblies on the street,
people throw rocks at our bus.
Only politicians and entrepreneurs praise our agency.
To every day citizens, Daehan Newspaper...
is no more or no less than their recycling paper.
But you took the salaries from the company. You sure can talk.
The company did give me salaries.
That's why I need to pay them back.
Since I owe to this company,
I have the duty to make some changes.
Let's cut out the rotten parts first.
Let's get back our old reputation that allowed us...
to say what needed to be said.
Suk Min. I won't drag this out. I'll give you my answer.
I no longer drink this kind of liquor.
It makes me feel sick, and it smells bad.
After they transfer me to Department of Industry from Splash Team,
this is the first thing I realized.
There's a reason why people drink expensive liquor.
When people get older,
they must choose a bar where they can drink,
but take care of themselves.
What on earth are you talking about?
I'm saying articles are all the same.
When you were young, your energy and passion could've led you.
However, when you get old and write articles,
you have to be able to protect yourself, don't you think?
By the way, I think you got the wrong idea.
The company isn't paying you to be courageous.
They're paying you to scare you.
Eat up and come back.
You can't back out now. We haven't even started.
Yoo Kyung.
You need to think carefully too.
Sorry?
Kids grow up fast.
You can't just think about yourself now.
What was that about?
Hey,
what's going on with him?
It can't be that he won't join us.
He's out of it.
He's totally out of it.
Completely...
out of it.
It seems fine to me.
Oh, come on.
So give me a proper explanation.
He really won't do it?
What a traitor.
We went through thick and thin together for seven years.
It's not that I don't understand.
So,
what do you plan to do now?
Even the toughest ones are refusing now.
We'll keep looking.
We'll find someone who fits.
What if we can't find someone?
What else can we do?
We'll have to crush them with our articles.
A high-class reporter...
like me...
tells the world that he's alive...
through news articles.
Do you know any other way that's as...
sophisticated and certain as this?
My goodness.
Okay, fine.
I'll take it.
I will.
Yes, okay.
Goodness.
How can there be...
so many guys...
that are worse than fish heads...
in this industry?
- Come on. - Don't stop me.
- Don't do that. - No.
No, I'm just going to eat it up. Hold on.
Hello.
Look at this.
Make sure to sweep the corners too.
Kwon So Ra.
Stop!
Han Mu Young.
Why did you barge into this place?
You must have known you wouldn't be able to get out easily.
Were you always like this?
Someone who does anything to lessen his guilt?
If Aeguk Newspaper hadn't helped him run in the first place...
No,
if you hadn't put on that show...
where he appealed his innocence to the whole nation,
Yoon Seon Woo wouldn't have killed himself.
Let's rewind that a little bit...
to the first moment the prosecutors messed up the investigation.
Shouldn't we start there?
If there was anything wrong with that investigation,
I'll be the judge of it, not you.
We call that judicatory power.
One prosecutor can't change anything.
We call that public sentiment.
And the evidence of that is right here,
right in front of your eyes.
Five years ago,
if I hadn't trusted that driven prosecutor,
and decided to become a whistleblower,
how would my life be different?
It's the same for Yoon Seon Woo.
If he hadn't believed the prosecutor who said he'd get a short sentence,
he wouldn't have pleaded guilty and lived as a murderer.
Do you...
think that I lied to you back then?
I don't know.
There were clear circumstances to think that.
You're the one who was kicked out on suspicion of doping.
Did you not make a false accusation to hide your own crime?
I'm not going to ask you to believe me after all this time.
I don't even have...
a reputation to redeem at this point.
Then what do you want?
The truth about Yoon Seon Woo.
I got taken advantage of like an an idiot, gave up, and ran away.
But I really want his truth to come out to the world.
I was probably his lifeline when he had no one to rely on.
So I can't give up here.
That's why you recommended...
committing suicide to Song Tae Jun?
You don't care who you crush...
to find that glorious truth of yours?
If he was the type to listen,
he wouldn't have betrayed his friend in the first place.
Thanks to that, we're now a step ahead.
What do you mean we?
I...
can't do this on my own.
You can't do it alone either.
You can't be saying you'll help with this case.
Wasn't your chief prosecutor the first one to...
investigate the Yoon Seon Woo case?
Can you handle this on your own?
You can use me to catch the beast,
or lose everything like the Park Eung Mo case.
It's your choice.
Choose what you want.
This case...
was fabricated from the very beginning.
A big wheel in the law was behind the perjury.
Why did they need a fake culprit?
What in the world did they try to hide?
We have a duty to ask those questions until the end.
You said you don't trust me.
Why me then?
Five years ago I trusted you.
I want to see again your sincerity as a prosecutor.
If I misunderstood you, prove it to me yourself.
You didn't trust me then and turned your back on me irresponsibly,
but don't you dare run away this time.
(Falsify)
We have to scream and throw stones...
for the world to hear us out.
That's justice to us.
Someone is living in that world.
Let's trace back to figure out who instigated all of this.
I'm a purebred hunting dog,
so once I bite, I never let go of my target.
Those wrongful threats don't scare me.
Then the issue is what did they want to hide?
Do the elders know of this situation?
I've come to arrest all members of Aeguk Newspaper.
Daehan Newspaper is more shady than those gangsters.
This is war.
I can no longer just sit and watch with Aeguk Newspaper.