(All the characters, organizations, places, and happenings...)
(in this drama are all fake and are not based on a true story.)
- Oh, my! - Goodness!
- Gosh. - Call 911.
- Calm down. - It's going to be all right.
- So Ra! - I'll call 911.
So Ra!
So Ra, it's me!
It's me. Pull yourself together.
It's okay now.
It's all over. You're okay now.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry, So Ra.
I'm sorry.
(Episode 19)
Hey, this is my answer.
You offered me a deal.
I hope we both get satisfying results.
What on earth is he thinking?
Hey, are you really trying to get me fired?
How many times have I told you not to write your opinions in articles?
I already told you what I want in the articles.
Why did you add in your personal opinions?
Sir.
I have proof that Chairman Park mobilized gangsters right here!
How can this be considered as my personal opinion?
You. Don't you know Myungju Group is buying commercials from us?
Where do you think your salary comes from?
How could you use the information and write the article as it is?
Goodness, I can't stand being an average civilian anymore.
What?
What is it? Say that again.
What did you just say?
You didn't hear me?
I said I was a civilian!
Goodness.
Have you gone crazy?
Sir, you and I will forever be just regular people,
but why are you helping people like Chairman Park,
who thinks he's out of this world?
Do you think by doing so you can become one of them?
Look at this rude punk. Okay, fine.
This is your day today.
- Let's have it out today. - Let go of me.
- You're not going to let go? - I won't.
- You, jerk. - I won't let you go.
- You little... - Let go of me.
- Go ahead. Hit me. - Hey, hey, hey.
- Goodness. - What?
What are you doing? Come and teach him a lesson.
Why? why don't you let him beat you up a bit more?
In our profession, rebellion can be seen as a virtue.
- Tae Won. - You don't want to?
Then hand him over to the Splash Team.
- What? - Hey,
how many journalists do you think would try knowing it wouldn't work?
I like him.
He can be reckless like this because he's a journalist. Don't you think?
Have a go at it even if I know it wouldn't work?
All right, Tae Won.
Just like you taught me,
I'm going to return what you've done to me.
Let's give a few more days before you get discharged.
Let's not rush this.
No, not yet.
Honey.
I need more time to prepare myself.
Okay. Rest up.
My gosh.
Please bite the bait, Suk Min.
I gave him all the material he needs.
He won't avoid the scoop, will he?
Sir, he's asking for more money.
My gosh.
I guess each country has their own share of swindlers.
Give him as much as he wants.
He's definitely Nam Kang Myung. He looks exactly similar.
My gosh. Who would've known that he'd still be alive?
I should reflect on myself.
I think I've lived such a lame life.
But the video quality is so low.
And don't you think it's a bit dark? I honestly can't really tell.
Do you have astigmatism?
How can you not see something that's right in front of you?
I'm hoping you have better eye sight than him.
They really do look alike.
But why do you think Director Gu...
has been hiding this for six years?
Let's get that answer from...
that guy who came back from the dead.
We can't avoid this just because we feel uneasy about it.
Now, how much do we know about Nam Kang Myung?
Nam Kang Myung. He graduated summa cum laude...
from the Korea Military Academy in 1980.
He became close with many powerful politicians during that time,
which allowed him to grow into an influential lobbyist.
He worked under the radar for 30 years.
The moment he actually revealed himself to the world was in 2010.
That's when he founded a company called New Harvest.
New Harvest is a company that...
the past government would want to keep quiet.
The government supported this company because they said...
they signed a deal regarding the oil and gas development in Cameroon.
Because of that, they were able to receive a huge sum of investment.
But later on, it got revealed that this was all a lie.
Didn't the National Pension Service also invest money?
They invested a billion dollars.
On top of that, the damage that came from the stock investment...
was 800 million dollars.
There's not a lot to explain.
In short, it just means that the government supported...
that swindler who pocketed 1.8 billion dollars.
That's the main point.
But his dead body was found before anybody was able to arrest him.
So the case automatically got concluded.
Therefore, nobody was even able to find out what happened...
to the missing 1.8 billion dollars.
Okay, I get it.
So what's your point?
What exactly are you planning to do?
I'm going to catch the dead Nam Kang Myung.
- What? - He's still alive...
even after fooling the whole country.
(Before and after Nam Kang Myung's plastic surgery)
After he had plastic surgery, he wandered around China.
And he's now trying to come back to Korea because of his illness.
Chief Prosecutor Cha.
It's quite late right now.
Are you sure you're in your right mind?
Yes, I'm completely fine.
But why are you taking things too far?
Can't you be like the others and just do what you're told to do?
Were you busy doing this behind my back all this time?
It's a very troublesome case.
I figured a lot of people would want me to fail.
My goodness.
Please give me your approval, sir.
He ran away after taking over a billion dollars of taxpayer's money.
I'm going to show what will happen if you do such a thing...
not only to Nam Kang Myung,
but also the ones who helped him from behind.
- Prosecutor Yang. - Yes?
What do you think?
It's definitely a case that the prosecution needs to finish.
And it's been confirmed that he was the one who distributed...
Chairman Min's money for bribery.
So if we catch Nam Kang Myung,
we'll also be able to solve Chairman Min's case.
As you may already know,
you better do more than just blow a horn this time.
There will be a lot of powerful people involved in this case.
If things go wrong,
you'll even end up losing your job.
Don't worry, sir.
I'm prepared for anything.
You're not really going to do this, are you?
Why do you all look like you're willing to get involved?
Can't you see that this is a trap made by Director Gu?
But let's still give it a go.
This is a typical case of government corruption.
We have a duty to fulfill.
Let's see if it was worth it or not after we actually give it a try.
If we want to fulfill any kind of duty, we need to stay alive first.
We need to protect ourselves once in a while.
I need a motive more than I need protection.
I guess that's not the case for you.
What?
I had to spend most of my time here without being able...
to be there while my child grew up.
I may not be a great parent,
but I can at least be someone my child can be proud of.
I need a motive.
Confirming that our job is actually worth something...
is a good enough motive for me.
My gosh, if you say it like that...
That means the seniors of this team have both agreed to do this.
Let's do it.
Our job is to confront it even when we're not sure if it'll work or not.
- But... - Why?
Why do you keep staring at me?
Is this your first time looking at someone this handsome?
You're still under probation.
Why do you keep babbling nonsense?
This guy doesn't have a right to vote.
So let's just go with it, okay?
Okay.
But we need to act carefully.
I'm sure there are a lot of people who will try to run.
Ji Won.
Go to the regional investigation unit with him,
and get a hold of what happened.
Nam Kang Myung's body was found dead near his vacation home.
The regional investigation unit was in charge of the investigation.
- Go. - Okay.
- Yoo Kyung, we need to talk. - Okay.
(Seoul District Prosecutor's Office)
No.
His eyes were a bit more...
A bit more...
He has longer eyes and thicker eyebrows.
Oh, okay.
And he also has a sharper chin.
(Daehan Newspaper, Han Chul Ho)
Hey.
Did you find anything strange...
when you found Nam Kang Myung's dead body?
I don't remember anything specific.
I got sent there at the last minute,
so the best I could do was to check the facts.
But didn't you feel anything strange?
There were thousands of victims involved in that case.
On top of that, he died right before getting prosecuted.
He died at such a weird timing.
To be honest,
At first, I was excited to have gotten the scoop.
But what could I do?
I was told to come back because someone else was to take over.
"Someone else"?
- Yoo Kyung, did you look into it? - Yes, I did.
Daehan Newspaper wrote an exclusive about Nam Kang Myung twice.
The first one was a short article written by Jun Young.
And the following article had done a very detailed cover on his death.
("The Reason Why Nam Kang Myung's Death Is True")
The person who wrote that...
was him, Chul Ho.
This was right before he joined our team.
It was when Chief Editor Jung was the chief reporter.
According to Jun Young, this article had a very big impact back then.
This article apparently silenced...
all the conspiracy theories behind Nam Kang Myung's death.
Yes, the decomposition of the body was abnormally quick.
So people questioned if it was someone else's body.
And Chul Ho's the one who solved that problem.
He quoted the interview of a CSI forensic doctor.
He used a similar case abroad as proof.
But isn't it time to tell me now?
Suk Min.
You know something, don't you?
Why do we keep running into...
Chul Ho's shadow wherever we go?
It goes the same with Yoon Seon Woo's case.
We coincidentally worked with Chul Ho's brother.
Was there a hidden intention behind all this?
The Chairman Min case from five years ago wasn't the last one.
Sorry?
I mean the cases Chul Ho fabricated.
I bet Gu Tae Won was behind this.
Mu Young and I...
are trying to expose the people who instigated Director and Chul Ho.
What are you saying? You're saying Chul Ho's brother...
is digging up cases Chul Ho fabricated?
But Chul Ho...
wouldn't have gone that far.
That's what we are trying to find out.
We want to find out how much of his cases was true.
(Han Chul Ho, Local News Department)
(Han Chul Ho, Splash Team)
Why do you have them. Suk Min?
This was left in our team office.
I retrieved this from the Local News Department.
They are 8-months of notes starting from 2010.
There isn't much in the notebooks,
but I assume he started researching about Nam Kang Myung at that time.
If he did really falsify the article,
the traces would remain in this notebook.
But that's not the end of this.
We need to point out when he started...
fabricating cases.
I...
thought Chul Ho changed after he joined our team,
but it was before that.
Before he met us,
I'm sure he must have stumbled upon a case.
We have to find that.
That's how we can find out who is behind this crazy design,
and we will be able to understand the whole scheme.
The Splash Team is researching about Nam Kang Myung case.
Since I gave them something to write about,
I'm sure they'll figure it out.
But don't you think we gave them what they wanted?
What if they use this opportunity and delve into this in depth?
Is there a reason why they shouldn't delve into this?
The duty of the media is to report the corrupted people...
who cause this society to rot.
We should help...
the Splash Team, so they can research this story thoroughly.
That's true, but...
Say that you just got a call.
The caller is asking you the purpose of us researching this story.
What are you going to say on the company's behalf?
Nam Kang Myung is the proof of deep-rooted evils in the country.
Chasing after him is the duty of the journalists.
Daehan Newspaper will support Splash Team.
Great.
I want you to go here...
and say exactly what you just told me.
(Chungwoo Association)
What kind of association is this?
Well, you know.
Executives of the media and judicial officers...
have a private, monthly meeting.
Before it's too late for you,
don't you think you should make an appearance?
If there are judicial officers...
Did you set this up...
because of Cho Young Ki of the law firm, Noah?
Do you know why humans like dogs?
It's because dogs don't ask questions.
They only follow their masters' commands faithfully.
You may go now.
Yes, sir.
I'm sorry.
- I'll get going. - Okay.
You should...
You should ice your...
That part. That's it.
You made your statement. I think we are done here.
Why don't you go to the hospital?
No, I have a few more things I need to check.
Are you a kid?
Why are you being so stubborn?
You got hurt badly. You almost got killed.
What are you going to do if you end up really ill?
Do you...
really think he was really trying to kill me?
No, he wasn't trying to kill me.
He wanted to scare me.
I'm sorry,
but I can't do what he wants.
He waited for me deliberately.
He's a murderer who killed two people.
I have to catch him.
Before I'm a victim and a woman,
I am a prosecutor.
But where did the detective go? Why isn't he here?
Let me go outside and look for him.
I heard the victim is a prosecutor.
Goodness, don't ask.
A prosecutor is the victim. It's going to cause us a headache.
What do you mean she's a victim?
You're done for, crazy jerk.
I...
am going to make sure I kill you myself.
Come on. I just want to know what happened to a closed case.
Why are you being so hard on me?
Will you get in trouble for just talking with us?
Mr. Na, if you want to talk to me,
get arrested and come here.
Then you'll have my ears.
Before that, don't even...
think about coming here.
Goodness.
19 points?
Is this a grade someone with a brain can get?
I mean this is my kid, but I guess he doesn't want to live.
Sir, how much do you pay for your kid's private tutoring?
What's the deal with her now?
By the way, have you heard of Seok Go Pil from Sillim-dong?
The legend of the private tutors who saved the students...
with the lowest grade.
The tutor whose waiting list is full for the next three years?
Yes, that's the one.
I'm that tutor.
- What? - What did you just say?
I left that industry,
but there are a lot of my successors in the field.
So which brings me to ask you one more time. Can we talk?
If you spare us 10 minutes, those will be meaningful 10 minutes.
Goodness.
You guys are so diligent,
it's hard for me to turn you guys away.
Come in.
I should've cleaned the station.
No, the station is spotless.
That dummy was a famous tutor?
Tutor, let me come with you.
(Splash Team)
(The middle class will pay more taxes.)
("The Middle Class, Pressured to Pay More Taxes")
(Journalist Han Chul Ho)
("Unjust Profits of 8 Million Dollars by Adjusting Amount of Oil")
(Crime about oil?)
(Journalist Han Chul Ho)
(Returned home after volunteering in Africa)
What is this?
This is...
He quoted the interview of a CSI forensic doctor.
He used a similar case abroad as proof.
(He can't be interviewed.)
("The Reason Why Nam Kang Myung's Death Is True")
(Mark Gianelli)
(Thursday, June 23, 2011)
(June 22, 2011)
(June 23, 2011)
(June 22, 2011)
Suk Min.
I think I found it.
Something is off. This doesn't make sense.
- Suk Min! - Yes?
I think I found it. I found it.
- Look at this. - What?
Look, the forensic doctor of the CSI...
couldn't be interviewed to begin with.
During the same time line, he was staying in Africa.
Chul Ho was aware of this too.
Why did he do it?
Anyone could've sent an E-mail to expose him.
How could he write such an article so shamelessly?
Because it was from Daehan Newspaper.
No one...
ever doubts that we could be wrong.
- What did you say? - Even if people find out...
the printed article was a false report,
no one pays attention to that.
They used the fact that Daehan Newspaper's false reports...
tend to get forgotten with time.
You could say they used a very cruel and brave method.
My gosh.
Why would Chul Ho...
But there's one thing...
I really can't understand.
(Labor union, Gasoline bomb, 911)
(Must write an article criticizing the Geumwoocha strike)
(Kim Hee Jung)
The name's different.
What name?
("High School Girl Gets Hit by a Gasoline Bomb Thrown by Strikers")
"High School Girl Gets Hit by a Gasoline Bomb Thrown by Strikers".
That's the scoop you published last month.
But I just heard that no high school girl with this name...
was hospitalized back then.
What's going on, Chul Ho?
Can you please explain?
Did someone order you...
to write this article?
("High School Girl in Critical Condition...")
("After Getting Hit by Gasoline Bomb")
(Gook Young Hyun, 17 years old)
According to this memo,
the original name that was given to Chul Ho was Kim Hee Jung.
It's a very common name.
He wouldn't have gotten caught by anyone if he went with this name.
But...
he deliberately changed the name and wrote the final article.
Why?
Why do you think...
he left this kind of clue behind?
A mistake?
No.
It's too weird for it be a mistake.
It's just like Yoon Seon Woo's case.
The false report got caught because it got published 30 minutes...
before the police arrived at the scene.
It's weird that Chul Ho would...
make repetitive mistakes like this.
It just doesn't make sense.
If it wasn't a mistake,
it's either one of these two reasons.
He either had an unavoidable reason,
or he was actually trying to tell us something.
(Nam Kang Myung's Case Report)
(Personal Information, Nam Kang Myung)
See?
His body got decomposed way too quickly.
(Evidence 2)
(Evidence 3)
You don't have any questions, right?
I think I've cooperated enough.
No. I do have a question.
You're quite slow-witted.
It says here that you guessed his identity...
by confirming his outfit when you first found his body.
But the corpse had already decomposed a lot.
How were the police sure that this was Nam Kang Myung?
Why bother asking? It's all written on the report.
There's not much to add onto that.
That's not a proper answer.
You need to be convincing.
You little...
First of all, we got his family's confirmation.
Secondly, we got his fingerprint from the NSCI.
The estimated height was similar,
and if you look here, there's bone loss on his right-hand thumb.
It matches with Nam Kang Myung's condition.
This was the most critical evidence.
Sir.
My uncle works at a factory, and his thumb looks like this too.
On top of that, the NSCI wasn't able to explain why his body...
had decomposed so quickly.
That's why there were rumors about a body change.
Sung Shik.
You're a journalist.
You shouldn't be swayed by people's comments on the internet.
His family gave us a confirmation.
What more evidence do you need?
His family?
- It's weird, right? - It is.
- Seeing it in person... - Makes it seem weirder.
I'm telling the truth!
A prosecutor's here as a victim.
What did you say happened to Kwon So Ra?
She got attacked while she was out on field investigation.
She's currently writing a report at Seoul Metropolitan Agency.
How dare someone attack a prosecutor?
Are you going to go see her right now?
Then should I go see her a month later?
No. Chief Prosecutor Cha.
- My gosh. - Prosecutor Kwon.
Mu Young.
- Mu Young. - Are you okay?
Are you okay?
Prosecutor Kwon, what happened?
What kind of jerk did this to you?
I'm okay.
Hey!
I didn't like you the moment I saw you.
I thought you used to work out. You should've protected her!
I'm sorry.
She may have a bad temper.
But...
Anyway, she's a very fragile person.
Look at her petite shoulders.
I know he's my subordinate,
but I'm really out of words.
We've been coming to the police station...
every day because of this punk.
Don't complain if you haven't gone through what we're going through.
What am I even saying?
You should stop talking. Don't talk about yourself right now.
Right?
I suddenly felt like I should stop.
- Chief Director Yang. - What?
It obviously seems like she's the victim.
So why did you have to bring all of us here?
You can talk about that later.
I totally agree with him.
This place is starting to grow on me since I've been here so frequently.
But we're not Mu Young's baby sitters.
I feel pressure about our abnormally close relationship.
Okay. You can talk about your inner thoughts later at home.
I'm sure Chief Director Yang didn't know. Mu Young's always in trouble.
Stop it already. Stop talking. Shut that mouth of yours!
I'd like to apologize on behalf of everyone.
Why would you apologize?
Did the police specify the suspect?
Please tell me if you remember anything.
We've finished making his composite sketch.
We'll need to look into the CCTV footages.
But there's something that keeps bothering me.
Please hand over my call record to the voice analysis team...
as soon as you go to work tomorrow morning.
A voice analysis?
Didn't you notice...
anything weird about the way he talked?
When people talk,
they talk with a tone.
But...
he didn't have a tone.
Something...
was off about him.
I want to know...
what's in that flash drive.
You're the one who called me.
Why do you think your brother died?
That's because he followed me around too much just like you.
He had no tone?
Okay, I understand.
Okay, I'll call you back.
Prosecutor Kwon.
We've collected all the CCTV footages.
But we lost you in the middle.
On top of that, he drove a stolen car.
"A stolen car"?
Does that mean you failed to find anything?
Well, we did find a fingerprint from the jacket she was wearing.
But the thing is...
Where are they going?
If I hadn't gotten into a fight with Han Mu Young,
I'd already by joining them right now.
"A fight"? That's weird.
From what I remember, he caught you by the collar.
Hey, it was a fight against two men with equal powers.
Sure.
You little...
Suk Min, we're at the police station.
We're currently witnessing something huge right now.
What? Who did you say the victim was?
Okay, I'll look into it. You guys can go home now.
Yoo Kyung.
Yoo Kyung. You should go home now.
I'm going to go to the police station. You can go home first.
- Okay. - Good work.
What...
What's this doing here?