What happened?
We always did a perfect job in detecting raw materials.
We were always thorough with the quality control.
He's right. The most important quality of our brand...
is that we make eco-friendly cosmetics.
I can't believe they found a huge amount of preservatives.
On top of that, it was 10 times the limit.
It's just impossible.
How could this have happened...
when we're very thorough with the quality control?
That's exactly my point.
Let's first check if it's true or not.
Then let's request for an analysis...
and come up with an action plan.
But that's going to take too much time.
During that time, we'll suffer from a huge loss...
due to decrease in sales and increase in returns.
But we have no other choice.
Ask all the stores...
to trust us and wait until we take care of everything.
Do another component analysis.
And once we have the results, issue a press release.
- Okay. - Okay.
Good job.
Thank you.
Here's your other half of the money.
Thank you.
But before I give you this, why don't you give me...
the voice recording that you have from illegally bugging my car?
Yes, of course.
Here.
You don't have another copy, do you?
If you do, you'll die.
Of course, I don't have a copy.
Thank you, ma'am.
Call me if you need anything again.
Things will get a little complicated for a while.
I want you to stay abroad for the time being.
Pardon?
I get to pay back all my debts and go on a trip abroad.
I can't believe I got so lucky.
Nice.
Someone asked me to do an analysis...
and all I did was release an honest report.
May I ask whom requested the analysis?
Was it a competing firm?
No, they just said they were planning on developing the product.
- Who was it? - I don't know.
I can't say.
I'm sorry.
Who could it be?
I think someone did this on purpose to frame us.
How about we go talk to another professor?
We can compare the preservatives...
by comparing the same data.
Can you quickly do a component analysis...
of our product?
Are you the firm that Professor Seo Kwan Il...
did a product analysis and released a report on...
regarding preservatives?
Yes, that's right.
We were all warned...
not to analyze other companies' products for a while.
If we interfere with something that's already become an issue,
the press will only cause a bigger ruckus.
And it won't be good for my relationship with Professor Seo.
I don't want to be the source of gossip among other professors.
Sir, more and more people have started returning our products.
And people in social media are even talking about filing a class action.
We're getting so many negative comments.
Some people even want refunds for our other products.
None of the stores can refuse the refund requests...
because the press are all saying the same thing.
Shouldn't we give them refunds now?
The stores keep calling to ask what they should do.
Mr. Shin, I personally think you should give them a refund...
once we have the exact results of the analysis.
If we give them a refund without even checking,
it'll seem like there really is a problem with our product.
She's right.
We were always confident about the quality of our products.
Tell them that we'll take measures once we get accurate results.
If things go wrong, our company might actually go bankrupt.
- Okay. - Okay.
My gosh, Mr. Shin is in big trouble.
What are we going to do?
- What? - What's the matter?
His company became popular because they used...
eco-friendly components for their products.
But a huge amount of preservatives just got detected.
10 times the limit?
This... This makes no sense.
That's absurd.
Mr. Shin would never do such a thing.
Gosh, something's weird.
It sounds like someone tried to frame him.
I think you're right.
Another cosmetics company might've started a bad rumor.
I'm sure Mr. Shin will take good care of this.
Yes, I know. But I used to own a cosmetics store myself.
If something like this happens,
the brand image gets shattered into pieces,
and the company becomes bankrupt.
Remember the wet wipes incident?
That company ended up having to shut down for good.
Really?
- We're closed now. - Excuse me.
- What? - Hello.
We're from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Someone reported that they got food poisoning here.
What?
What do you mean someone got food poisoning?
We keep things very hygienic here.
One of your customers that ate here last Wednesday...
got hospitalized due to food poisoning...
and filed a report.
Last Wednesday? That's...
It's the day that those gangsters came and sat here all day.
They were the only customers that came that day.
Then are you saying he got food poisoning from drinking soju?
I mean, we did give them a free bowl of noodles,
but he couldn't have gotten food poisoning from that.
Well, what matters is that he filed a complaint.
We'll have to check his condition and find the bacteria...
that caused food poisoning by doing an investigation.
Until then, you'll have to shut down the restaurant.
What?
Why do we have to shut it down?
Really?
Where's that guy hospitalized?
Gosh, those jerks.
Okay.
What happened?
My dad's restaurant got suspended.
One of the gangsters that came...
apparently filed a report saying he got food poisoning.
But he didn't even eat much.
What did the doctor say?
Did they find what caused him to get food poisoning?
- Where is he hospitalized at? - I don't know.
Apparently, they can't give out his personal information.
For how long did they get suspended?
They have to keep it closed until the results come out.
What's going on?
Is there a problem at the restaurant?
The restaurant that Se Young's dad owns got suspended.
Why?
I'm sure my dad made that gangster do this.
My gosh, this is driving me crazy.
Do you think my dad's also behind...
the preservative incident?
It's weird that everything's happening all at once.
No way.
Why would he try to make his son's company go bankrupt?
My dad's totally capable of doing that.
He's a merciless guy.
He can't be the one behind this.
He knows how hard you worked to build this company.
If he really wanted you to go bankrupt,
he wouldn't have cared...
about our project with the States...
and wouldn't have let me stay regardless of the cancellation fee.
You shouldn't jump to conclusions.
Then who could it be?
It's probably one of our competitors.
After all, our company is growing very rapidly.
The stores will start returning their products soon.
I even hired some people...
to write negative comments on social media posts regarding his company.
Okay. Are you sure there won't be any problems?
Yes, I took care of everything.
But...
what if people start questioning the sample?
The professor will have to take responsibility of the result.
No one knows that we're the ones who handed it over...
and he could even say the sample got contaminated during the test.
It won't harm us in any kind of way.
He received a huge amount of research fund,
so that already covers for everything.
Okay, you can go now.
Sang Hyuk's company will go bankrupt at this rate.
Just let it go.
That punk needs to know...
what will happen to him if he disobeys his father.
Plus, I'm going to take over the company...
and make it bigger.
Then I'll give it back to Sang Hyuk.
("A Huge Amount of Preservatives Found in TS Cosmetics' Product")
("A university professor announced a report he did...")
("on few cosmetics brands that are known to use natural ingredients.")
Did you fake the sample?
Have you gone mad?
I told you not to do this.
What other idea do you have?
Your parents want me to make Ji Young break up with Sang Hyuk...
because they think I'm responsible for them being together.
Sang Hyuk worked hard for the past four years to build his company.
How could you attack my own brother?
You can't do this to him.
"Brother"?
You really need to stop being so sentimental.
It all works based on the law of the jungle.
If we make his company go bankrupt...
and buy his stocks at a really low price,
we'll get to steal his management rights,
and you'll have a better chance of becoming the official heir.
Isn't that a good thing?
I'm doing this for you. I'm doing all the dirty work...
for you so that you can have everything.
You're a monster.
What are you doing this for?
Money?
I need to make sure you become the chairman.
The chairman?
What's the use of becoming the chairman...
by stabbing my own brother in the back?
Aren't you even embarrassed to face Tae Woong?
Fine, resent me all you want.
But I'm sure you'll end up thanking me in the future.
No.
You'll only end up ruining yourself because of that greed of yours.
(This restaurant is currently being investigated for food sanitation.)
My gosh.
I can't believe that family would even go this far.
I know.
I don't think it's a good idea for Ji Young...
to marry into that family.
Let's go.
Gosh.
Come in.
- Mr. Shin. - Mr. Kim. Mr. Park.
- You're here. - Yes.
- Please take a seat. - Okay.
I felt really upset and worried about all this.
I came because I couldn't even sleep at night.
I really didn't add that much ethanol,
but everyone keeps criticizing my product online,
and even my children are getting blamed for this.
I know him very well, and I can guarantee...
that he'd never do something like this.
He never used a single bad ingredient for cosmetics...
even when he was short on money for his kids' tuition.
So he would never have added preservatives...
just to save some money.
I trust you guys.
If I didn't,
I wouldn't have even started this business.
Don't worry. I'm sure the truth will come out soon.
To be honest,
I didn't add any ethanol at all.
What? What do you mean?
It says on the ingredient list that it's included below the limit.
You told me that you wanted all our products...
to be made with eco-friendly ingredients.
So I asked...
if you were fine with the products having a short expiration date,
and you said yes.
- That's right. - So I trusted you...
and didn't add a single drop of ethanol.
Instead, I just increased the amount of...
natural preservative that was already added in the product.
- What's that? - Vitamin E.
Tocopherol.
After I only started using natural preservatives,
people's reactions were more positive,
and fewer people started complaining about breakouts.
But I thought you only added less than one percent...
because of its expensive price.
Why didn't you request for a bigger budget for ingredients?
My life became a lot better thanks to you.
Plus, the stock price increased a lot,
so I figured I could do that much for you.
Anyway, I was just trying to elevate the quality...
instead of trying to save money.
But I'm just worried that I might've ended up causing you trouble...
because of that.
No, it's actually the exact opposite.
You just gave me a huge amount of confidence.
I think we can overcome this crisis.
Our stock price has gone down a lot.
It's minus 14.9 percent.
It's the lowest it has ever been this year.
Someone even uploaded a video on the internet.
What is it?
It's a video that shows how harmful too much ethanol can be.
The fish all die in just five minutes.
(1 percent of ethanol)
This is terrible.
Someone's obviously being very strategic with the press.
People who watch this video won't ever use our products again.
This video is searched along with our company's name.
Who's trying to do this to us?
I can't wait to hear the investigation results.
Why is it taking so long?
I heard it normally takes over two weeks.
But then it'll be too late.
Hey, Tae Joon.
I called Mr. Ahn Joong Man, the cop who retired,
but he didn't seem very glad to hear from me.
He apparently doesn't want to talk to you.
Really?
Can you try convincing him one more time?
I'm not sure if it'll work.
But I did give him your number.
I'll try to talk to him one more time.
Okay, thanks.
By the way,
it seems like your company's going through a rough patch.
Shouldn't you take care of that first?
(Oh Hye Rim)
Hye Rim, did you see the article?
Isn't this Sang Hyuk's company?
Yes, it is. Someone practically threw a bomb at him.
Should I go talk to him?
I know a thing or two about preservatives.
What? How?
I was once obsessed with chemistry.
He's Doctor Jung Jin Kook.
He works at the hospital below mine.
And she's Director Yoon.
Hello, I'm Yoon Ji Young.
I'm Jung Jin Kook.
Please sit down.
If that much ethanol...
was included in your product,
people would've complained about breakouts a long time ago.
I just heard today...
that the manufacturer didn't even use ethanol at all.
He only kept it on the ingredient list...
because even the smallest amount could get detected.
So there's no way they could've detected 10 times the limit.
Then that means...
there was a problem with the sample.
You can get samples from all the stores...
that sell that product and carry out an analysis.
I already asked a couple professors to carry out a test.
The problem is that it'll take some time.
It'd be better to ask graduate or undergraduate students.
They're fair, pure, and transparent.
What about holding a competition?
Let's target students who are studying this field...
and hold a competition.
Yes, that's a great idea.
There are a lot of students who go crazy about that kind of stuff.
We can ask them to upload...
the test results on their social media account.
Then I think things will get settled in just 2 to 3 days.
We can reward the winners with scholarships.
This will actually attract positive attention.
Let's hurry up and do this.
If things go well, every college laboratory...
will be testing our products.
At this rate, the stock price will continue to go down,
and the company will end up going bankrupt.
From what I know, you two...
are the second biggest shareholders following Mr. Shin.
You should sell me your shares...
before the stock price becomes worthless.
I'll buy your shares at a tempting price.
You should just let go of the company...
to prevent yourself from losing more money.
Thank you for your offer.
But we're already on the same boat as Mr. Shin.
He saved us when we were going through a crisis.
So we can't betray him just because things aren't going well.
He's right.
The company may not be doing well, but we trust Mr. Shin.
He's not a guy who easily gives up.
I'm sure he'll soon save the company from this crisis.
Plus, it's not like there's a problem with our product.
There's no reason for us to sell our company shares.
We're going to trust Mr. Shin and wait for things to get better.
An epidemiological survey on food poisoning?
The colon bacillus has to be the cause.
They get modified really quickly,
so if the DNA of the colon bacillus isn't identical,
you can't really identify that as the cause.
Was it a mass outbreak?
No, it just happened to one person.
Then you don't have to worry.
If just one person got food poisoning...
after eating at a restaurant,
the cause of the poisoning has to be something else.
You're very useful.
I even got an award for writing a thesis on an experiment I did...
on food poisoning and colon bacillus.
I also did a lot of clinical demonstrations.
Oh, right. Your nickname was the Experiment Frog.
He used to take math and chemistry classes...
when we took philosophy and psychology classes for liberal arts.
Thanks to that, he knows nothing about liberal arts.
Math is the true subject of liberal arts.
It's the basis of all academia.
Thank you, Doctor Oh.
Sang Hyuk told me that you came back.
I'm glad you did.
I really mean it. I'm back to being his friend now.
Hearing you say that makes me feel a lot more at ease.
But is that baby really...
The baby?
Didn't Sang Hyuk tell you?
It's not Sang Hyuk's baby.
I'm serious.
Thank you for helping us.
I thought you guys would never be able to end up together.
But I slowly started to see pass my prejudice.
I realized that you're both great people...
and that you both love each other very much.
I just had to get rid of my prejudice.
I was always determined to fight against people's prejudice,
so it's not right for me to have any kind of prejudice against you.
Thank you for giving me courage.
There were times when I hated and resented you.
I'm sorry.
I understand.
After all, I am responsible for causing a huge mess...
in your life.
I'll be able to feel at ease if you guys really end up together.
Shouldn't we go?
Bye, then.
(Ingredient Analysis Competition)
We're getting more and more views.
I think many people are interested because they'll be getting...
the reward money as soon as they upload their analysis.
- I know. - Exactly.
If we give 1,000 dollars to 100 people, that's 100,000 dollars.
But it's way cheaper than a TV commercial...
if you think about the effect this will bring online.
Plus, we're giving the students scholarships.
And students are also consumers.
It'll be a chance to make them trust the brand they normally use.
You're right.
I think we'll be able to get results tomorrow morning.
We should make a press release regarding this event.
We already know that the results will be great.
It'll be a great chance for us to promote our brand.
He's right. It could end up being a great opportunity for us.
These students will make our product stand out positively.
Chang Hoon. Dong Soo. Hurry up and make a press release.
- Okay. - Okay.
It seems like everything will work out really well.
Yes.
Should I walk you home today?
No.
What's wrong? Are you mad at me?
Why didn't you tell me that Bong Kyu's your sister?
I didn't know you guys were friends.
We're not friends.
We just went to the same school. That's all.
I never would've dated you if I knew you were her brother.
I'm sorry. Instead, I'll be really good to you from now on.
Hey, I'm your sister's friend. Don't act like you're my age.
Start calling me "Older sister" from now on.
But I thought you weren't friends with her.
Who are you going to save if Bong Kyu and I are both...
drowning in the sea?
- Older sister. - What?
I meant you.
"You"? I told you not to treat me like I'm your friend.
I saying older sister.
What?
Fine, go ahead and save your older sister...
and live happily for the rest of your life.
My gosh.
His company's stock price will plummet tomorrow,
and the bank will start taking measures.
He won't be able to get any more loans,
so once he loses control of the money,
his subcontractors will start going bankrupt one by one.
The major shareholders turned down my offer today...
because they're not aware of how serious this is.
But tomorrow, they'll beg me to buy their shares.
Sang Hyuk worked so hard to build that company.
You seem really excited.
Are you that happy about ruining your brother-in-law's company?
It'll end up being a good thing since Father will be taking over it.
Sang Hyuk would never agree to work for his dad.
He'll obviously start a new business of his own.
He'll work for him if we threaten that we'll get rid of...
all his employees and subcontractors.
I'm sure he has a lot of affection for them.
(TS Cosmetics)
They're starting to upload the analysis results.
(Not a single percent of ethanol was detected.)
He says he failed to detect any ethanol.
This person just said the same thing.
"My results are different from Professor Seo's test results."
"I couldn't detect any ethanol."
"Not a single percent of ethanol was detected."
Nice. I'm so happy.
I knew it.
We'll get in a lot of trouble...
if the press finds out that we were behind all this.
And if Sang Hyuk finds out that someone did this on purpose,
he'll ask the police to do an investigation.
Our plan didn't go as planned,
but no one will be able to find out that we were behind it.
Sung Nam used a fake identity,
and he's already gone abroad.
Plus, Mr. Moon already got rid of all the evidence...
showing that Sung Nam once met Professor Seo.
Right?
Yes, I deleted all the CCTV footages.
Even if Sang Hyuk does request for an investigation,
the cops won't be able to find any evidence.
Why is nothing going as planned?
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry for causing damage to your company.
But in all honesty, I just analyzed...
the sample that was given to me.
Then the person who gave you that sample...
is probably the one at fault.
- Who was it? - Well...
If you tell us,
we'll make sure no harm goes to you.
I'd love to tell you, but I really don't know who he is.
His identity and contact number all turned out to be fake.
I was fooled as well.
This is the name card he gave me.
But I can't even get a hold of him anymore.
When did he come?
May we check your CCTV footages?
I can't find anything.
Professor Seo told us that he came around this time.
I can't even find a single ant.
What's wrong?
Something's weird.
Some of the footages are missing.
That's impossible.
You're right.
Why did this get deleted?
Do you think someone deleted it?
I'm not sure, but it definitely wasn't me.
I'm sure someone deleted it on purpose...
so that they could frame our company.
Who do you think did such a thing?
Why would...
I think I should call the cops for an investigation.
It'll take some time...
to find the suspect since there's no evidence.
But thankfully, we dealt with everything pretty quickly,
so our company didn't suffer from too much damage.
- I was so worried. - I'm relieved.
Let's leave the rest to the cops...
and take care of your issue now.
Did you get any calls from any witnesses?
No.
I'm thinking about writing a letter to Mr. Ahn,
the cop who retired.
I feel like we'll be able to solve everything...
if he agrees to help us out.
But we can't meet him in person,
so I thought about asking the attorney to give him a letter.
(TS Cosmetics)
Hello?
Come in.
Mr. Shin.
I just got a call from Mr. Ahn.
He apparently got my letter from the attorney.
He came to Seoul and told me that he'd like to meet.
Really? That's great.
To be honest,
ever since that banner went up, I felt uneasy...
every time I had to pass by.
It was the only case in my entire career...
that I had to leave unsolved feeling uncomfortable.
So when I read your letter,
it made me feel so distressed because it seemed like...
I made a mess of your life.
No, I'm already grateful that you called me.
Back then, my friend was about to get a huge promotion...
and he asked me to just drop the case.
My father was hospitalized back then because of cancer...
and he even gave me money for my father's hospital fee.
I just couldn't get in the way of my friend's career.
But now, he's retired now.
And so I decided to muster up my courage.
Thank you, sir.
Is there any kind of new evidence you might know of?
To be honest,
there was a witness.
I even heard that person testify.
I also know about the video footage that's being kept by the police.
(I am also Mother)
- Let's break up. - What?
You're Bong Kyu's brother.
If you become friends with her,
I'm going to pull all your teeth out.
If you ever do this again, I'm going to file for divorce.
The prosecution started reinvestigating the case.
Do whatever you can to stop it even if it means you have to beg.
This all happened because of you and Sun Jung.
I'm your brother. Does that mean nothing to you?
I'll trust you.
Ji Young, you can't even use the law to beat me.
Do you really think you can win this fight against us?