(All the characters, organizations, places, and happenings...)
(in this drama are all fake and are not based on a true story.)
(Organ donations and transplants are processed fairly under management.)
(The plot regarding this matter is purely fictional.)
Aeguk Newspaper caught Nam Kang Myung.
And now the Splash Team's after the Faith Center?
I thought the only thing reporters knew how to do was lose.
Pretty good.
When the media shows us trust, we repay with reports.
I will keep the promise that Min Young Ho couldn't...
five years ago.
Are you...
the one who made the report?
(Episode 31)
Hey, you. Didn't you hear? The first one who moves is the culprit.
Gosh, darn it.
You.
You made the report?
Catch him!
Mr. Min Ha Jun.
Do you admit that...
you covered up that Lieutenant Jeon committed murder...
- with Prosecutor Im Ji Tae? - What are you talking about?
You admit that you helped Nam Kang Myung flee, don't you?
Hold on.
There must be a misunderstanding.
No, there isn't.
I'm certain that he is guilty.
You're under arrest for dereliction of duty and aiding a fugitive.
Why did you do it?
You helped Nam Kang Myung and Im Ji Tae.
Why did you make the report? Why?
Will you believe me...
if I said I was forced to help?
Hey!
It wasn't a coincidence...
that he arrested you then.
He did it on purpose because he knew you recognized Nam Kang Myung.
Can we talk to him first?
- Sorry? - He's an informant after all.
I have to know...
why he wanted to meet us.
You said you were forced to help Im Ji Tae and Nam Kang Myung.
Are you claiming that someone asked you to help them?
I wasn't asked.
I was ordered.
I received an order...
from those men.
Do you mean...
men who are known as "the elders"?
Who are these elders?
I don't know who they are.
Nam Kang Myung...
called them the black curtain.
The black curtain founded Sahae Foundation.
Sahae Foundation...
set up Faith Center.
Where did you get this information?
I was informed that it was the work of a journalist.
And I stole it.
Why did you steal this, Detective Min?
I...
was part of Faith Center too.
I...
am also a slave that was made there.
I was five years old...
when I was sent there.
Since a lot of national events happened in that year,
they said they needed to clean the street.
So people were taken...
including kids.
There were adults as well.
Nam Kang Myung...
That devil...
chose kids among them.
Why did Nam Kang Myung choose kids?
Soldiers.
He said he was planning to turn us into soldiers.
Their project was to make soldiers...
who would kill at their order.
Tanks were enough to overthrow the government of the country.
It was once a nation where soldiers dominated.
As long as they had us,
they believed they could overthrow the government at any time.
You're telling us that...
just a mere foundation came up with that ridiculous project?
A mere foundation?
Do you know what this tattoo means?
National Security Agency.
You should look at the logos of the foundation and the agency.
(Sahae Foundation, National Security Agency)
Prosecutor,
the tattoo...
is a combined symbol of the foundation and the agency.
(National Security Agency, Sahae Foundation)
The powerful people of this country...
could ruin the city and turn innocent people into spies.
Faith Center wasn't founded by a mere foundation.
It was a project...
their own country aided and condoned.
What happened...
to that project?
It failed.
There was a new administration.
They couldn't control us even with the drugs.
But...
they didn't need soldiers who couldn't fight.
- At that time... - There was a fire.
Where are those kids now?
Do they all have the same tattoo?
Do they still take orders from them?
That fire.
It wasn't a coincidence.
They started the fire on purpose...
to conceal the project.
So except the two of us, no one was able to escape.
Is the other one who managed to get out...
Is it this guy?
Where...
is this guy?
I don't know. I'm not lying.
This guy is still taking orders from them, isn't he?
I was useless,
but Jin Woo was different.
- Jin Woo? - Kim Jin Woo.
It's a name that we came up by ourselves.
But why are you telling us this now?
Don't you think I tried in the past?
I wrote a letter to Daehan Newspaper!
But Nam Kang Myung persuaded that jerk, so that started the fire.
Once things turned for the worse, you were too busy running away.
It was you guys who betrayed us!
After that, I couldn't trust anyone.
However, five years ago,
when I found this,
I was willing to give it another try.
If only someone else showed up whom I could trust...
- If only there was one person... - Hold on.
You found this five years ago?
(Draft Proposal of Faith Center, Sahae Foundation Donations)
They're files regarding...
Sahae Foundation and Faith Center.
There's also a fund flow statement...
of Chairman Min's money.
But...
who was the reporter who gathered all this information?
(Draft Proposal of Faith Center, Sahae Foundation Donations)
My name is Han Chul Ho.
I'm a reporter working at Daehan Newspaper's Splash Team.
Many of you might not be able to understand what I'm about to say.
But what I'm about to tell you right now...
is a recording...
of our country's criminal act,
which was both covered and concealed by Daehan Newspaper.
You're the one who brought me here. Why are you wasting my time?
Ms. Cha Yeon Su.
Ask the director to come here right now.
If you want him here, you should call him yourself.
Then give me your cell phone. I'll call him myself.
You can use your own cell phone.
Then give me my cell phone!
You'll get your cell phone when you're free to exit this room.
There's nothing you can do.
So just sit back down.
What?
Why are you here?
I'm here as your attorney.
I heard you said this during Yoon Seon Woo's trial...
regarding his subornation of perjury.
"He's the best lawyer that takes on only the most important cases."
I think it's going to take some time for your other employees to come.
We're going to be getting an additional report in 30 minutes.
What report?
Apparently, there's a witness who can prove that...
you were involved in both Park Eung Mo...
and Nam Kang Myung's case.
Congratulations.
You'll be getting indicted soon.
Try to come up with a good plan.
(Daehan Newspaper tried to keep Splash Team quiet, but we won't.)
So what's your plan?
We've told all the reporters to keep their mouths shut,
and we've asked other media companies for their support.
I'll make sure this goes by quietly.
Director Gu, is it true that you took out Splash Team's name...
for Nam Kang Myung's scoop?
- Hey. - They might be an eyesore,
but it's not right...
to take away their article.
Are you really trying to hide something?
Both teams were writing the scoop at the same time.
I have absolutely nothing to hide.
Okay.
Hey! What do you think you're doing?
- Yes? - Director Gu.
You've been called to attend the directors' meeting.
Okay.
Something urgent came up at work.
I'll be there as soon as I'm done.
Don't worry. Your surgery will go well.
I'm actually glad you're not here.
Seeing you wait at the hospital would make me feel uncomfortable.
Let's see each other after the surgery.
Okay. See you.
Who are you?
Can't you recognize me?
Are you that guy who said Nam Kang Myung was still alive?
Yes.
I'm Aeguk Newspaper's Han Mu Young.
And I'm also Han Chul Ho's younger brother.
I've always wanted to meet you.
We have a lot to talk about.
Han Chul Ho's younger brother is a reporter...
at Aeguk Newspaper?
What an interesting fate.
I don't know. You could call it an ill-fated relationship.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have become a reporter.
And I also wouldn't be here right now.
What are you talking about?
There's one last article that Chul Ho failed to write.
I tried so hard to find out what that was for the past five years.
I was sure that Chul Ho got killed because of that last article.
I wondered what it was about...
and was willing to find out myself.
I found out that it was about Faith Center.
And it seems like you, the person whom Chul Ho respected the most,
are the one...
who concealed the truth.
You seem quite flustered.
But then again, you should be. That would only make things fair.
Because you've been...
controlling other people's lives with that finger of yours.
If you're used to getting defeated,
you tend to end up thinking that the world is very unfair.
Aren't you a professional at making things unfair?
You faked the statute of limitations for Park Eung Mo's case, didn't you?
You did, didn't you?
I don't know anything about that.
Prosecutor Im...
got charged yesterday afternoon.
And he testified that you gave him evidence to prove that...
Seo Hae Young was alive...
until 2001.
He'll probably say anything since he's desperate to get out of this.
I've never heard of this before.
Seo Hae Young was here with you at this event.
Are you still going to pretend like you don't know anything?
Seo Hae Young was Faith Center's whistle-blower.
She probably visited you to reveal the truth.
But...
you betrayed the informant.
You made sure to keep Park Eung Mo's mouth shut forever.
Then you fabricated the statute of limitations...
and made a fool out of her death.
Did you feel the need...
to shut my brother up like you did with Seo Hae Young?
- What did you say? - Why did you...
leave my brother to die like that?
Did you order people to kill him yourself?
Stop talking nonsense!
You knew Chul Ho was going to die!
Did he tell you that he found something out about Faith Center?
In order to hide the truth, you made Seo Hae Young die,
you helped Nam Kang Myung, made Yoon Seon Woo guilty,
and you even overlooked Park Eung Mo's criminal acts.
Did you not want to let all your efforts go to waste?
Is that why you left my brother to die?
Or was it because you were also involved in what happened there?
I don't feel the need to talk to you anymore.
You knew what happened at Faith Center, didn't you?
You knew, didn't you?
You shouldn't have kept quiet if you were a true reporter.
You knew what those kids had to go through!
If you don't want to lose the one you love too,
you better tell me.
What?
I'm sure you don't want to go through that pain.
What do you mean?
What are you implying?
Answer your phone.
I'm sure it's a very important phone call.
- Hello? - Director Gu.
I know very well what you're trying to do right now.
But if you say the wrong thing,
your wife will also die like Nam Kang Myung.
How do you think he ended up dying in the middle of the road?
We hacked into his artificial heart.
If you don't want the same thing happening to your wife,
you better keep your mouth shut.
Okay?
What did you say?
Start hacking the system,
and don't leave a trace.
The serial code is 4, 19, 6...
I'm going to ask you one more time.
Did you know that Chul Ho was going to get killed?
Get out of my way!
Did you know or not?
Move! My wife's life is in danger.
Yes.
I know.
Suk Min gave me the recording file yesterday.
I could guess how Cho Young Ki was able to kill Nam Kang Myung.
But do you know this?
I'm capable of...
becoming as corrupt as you are.
What?
You were in control of my brother's lifeline.
Now, your wife's lifeline...
is in my hands.
You crazy jerk.
Aeguk Newspaper's reporters are at the hospital.
If you tell me the truth,
you'll be able to prevent her from getting surgery.
My gosh.
Why did you have a change of heart?
Get out of my way!
Why did you succumb to them?
Was it for your wife's heart transplant?
Is that why you didn't mind getting your hands dirty?
And was it difficult to return because it felt great to have power?
Please get out of my way.
- Please let me go. - But...
now you know that you're only going to end up getting used.
So please tell me the truth.
My brother was a fool who got orders to write fabricated articles.
But he mustered up his courage towards the end.
He asked me to help him so that he'll never give up.
But why is it so hard for you to do the same?
You had the courage to ruin other people's lives.
But why?
Why is it so hard for you to tell the truth? Why?
Please let me go.
- Tell me. - Please get out of my way.
Tell me the truth!
It wasn't me!
I was against it.
They decided to kill him. They said Chul Ho was too deeply involved.
Then you should've kept protecting him.
They purposely started a fire and burned that place down.
They did such a horrible thing...
to those little kids.
But how could you help them?
Cho Young Ki was the one who took the lead.
He's their spokesperson.
I just used the media...
to help them.
Are you saying you used Daehan Newspaper...
for Sahae Foundation's advantage?
Yes.
So please...
save my wife now.
There's no need to stop the surgery...
because it never even started in the first place.
Everything's over, Director Gu.
Okay.
Good job.
You recorded everything, right?
Give me the recordings.
And if you want...
Cho Young Ki to get punished for instigating murder,
you'll also need to testify in court.
Hey, Suk Min.
How can you...
We found...
the article that Chul Ho had written five years ago.
We're...
going to finish what he couldn't.
The prosecution's waiting for you outside,
so go and take responsibility for what you did.
That's...
the least you can do...
for Chul Ho and everyone else who had their trust in you.
- Suk Min. - Tae Won.
Please.
(Always know right from wrong.)
(From Faith Center, Dujeong-dong, Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province)
(To Gu Tae Won, Daehan Newspaper, Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul)
(To Reporter Gu Tae Won. Hello, sir.)
How old were the kids at Faith Center?
The youngest were five,
and the oldest ones were in their teens.
Then does that mean I lived...
instead of these kids?
(Always know right from wrong.)
"Daehan Newspaper was used for Sahae Foundation's advantage."
You better apologize about this on the front page.
If you try to conceal it again,
Aeguk Newspaper's going to make sure you get disgraced.
How dare...
a good-for-nothing newspaper company like yours come here and act up?
Listen to me.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
How are you...
any better than media jackals like us?
At least...
let the ones who wish to write proper articles spread their wings.
You should strive to keep Daehan Newspaper's...
pride and reputation intact.
Don't foolishly...
continue to do dirty deeds for others.
(International Department, Culture Department)
(The first duty of journalism is to inform the truth.)
("The Illusion of the Overseas Resource Development Business")
("Their Interest Lies in Performance Rather Than National Interest")
(Journalist Han Chul Ho)
(The last episode will air shortly.)