(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(All child actors were shot under supervision.)
(Episode 36)
Let's see.
Hey, why are you standing around? Take a seat.
This is how I live.
You look exactly like me when I was your age.
You took after me, didn't you?
I followed you here to ask you about Hye Ji.
You're such a cold-hearted girl.
You were reunited with your mom after many decades.
How can you show no affection?
What affection?
Just giving birth to me doesn't make you my mom.
I'm not sitting here to talk about the past.
So? How have you been?
Your handbag and shoes...
all looked like luxury brands.
Are you married?
What does your husband do?
Just give me Hye Ji's number!
Where does she live now?
Gosh, she took after me...
and had always been feisty.
She was nothing but trouble since she was a kid.
It cost me tens of thousands of dollars to raise her.
Where is Hye Ji?
America. She lives there.
Where in America?
London.
Why are you...
If you're going to lie, try thinking a little!
I was trying to be nice to you because it's been so long.
But how dare you speak like this?
Do not talk back to your mother with that attitude!
Do I still look like a nine-year-old to you?
Do I look like that kid...
who took your beating quietly and cried helplessly when you got mad?
Time taught me...
to distinguish between the things I should leave behind and keep.
It looks like you haven't heard from Hye Ji in a while.
Don't ever show up in my life again.
You!
You were born thanks to me.
No matter how much you dread it, I'll always be your mom,
and this relationship is your fate.
Also, it's your duty as a child...
to look after your mother, who isn't well off.
I won't allow you to do anything that will hurt my heart.
I don't care if you blackmail me or threaten me.
It's not going to work.
You'll never escape from my grasp...
until the day I die.
Anyway, Hye Won.
I'll let you talk to Hye Ji on the phone.
Goodness, hey.
Hey, Hye Won.
Hey, I'm your mom!
I gave birth to you!
(Police)
My gosh!
Ms. Pi Young Ju, you're under arrest for gambling illegally.
What? I didn't. When did I do that? Wait.
I quit gambling.
My gosh.
I didn't do it.
I quit gambling.
No! Please! Let me off just this once.
Please don't do this!
Gosh, that was close.
What if I had returned five minutes earlier?
They would've found out about my arcade parceling fraud...
and taken me in, too.
I didn't do it.
- My goodness. - Gosh.
Life is all about good timing.
Are you crazy? Why did you come here?
It's all my fault, Hye Ji.
I'm sorry.
Hye Ji.
Hye Ji, I came to see you today...
I told you not to call me by that name.
I'm Bae Do Eun now.
Lee Hye Ji is dead!
I'm sorry.
And I'm sick of hearing your apology!
Do you think saying sorry will change anything at this point?
The moment you let me go...
with that crazy gambling woman,
you abandoned me.
I have no excuses to make.
Hye Ji, I know I'm not much of a father to you,
but can you give me...
some time to apologize to you?
And you should tell Hye Won that you're really Hye Ji.
I'm sick of hearing Hye Won's name!
Now that you two have become...
a mother and daughter-in-law,
she should also know...
about this absurd situation.
The moment you tell her that I'm Lee Hye Ji,
I'll kill myself.
How can you say something so dreadful, Hye Ji?
I'll show you how.
Hye Ji!
Hye Ji.
- I'm sorry, Hye Ji. - Let go of me.
- Hye Ji! - Let go of me!
Are you okay, Hye Ji?
Don't ever show your face again.
And don't say a word about me.
I'll live as Bae Do Eun,
and I can do worse if you try to stand in my way!
Hye Ji...
Are you here to extort money now that you know...
my weakness?
Hye Ji, why have you been ruined like this?
If you live out of spite,
it'll only make you miserable.
Do you have any idea what misery is?
Have you ever starved over ten days?
Have you ever taken a beating until your flesh came apart...
just because someone wanted to take out their anger?
Have you ever been kicked out in your underwear in the rain...
and shivered on the street?
I wasn't even ten years old.
That crazy woman always went out to gamble...
and neglected and abused me.
Where were you then?
Where were you?
It's my fault. It's all on me.
If you know your fault,
just leave me alone.
Dad.
Hey, Hye Won.
What brings you here at this hour?
I missed you.
I told my office that I'd go home early,
so let me take a nap at your place until I'm supposed to be off work.
Sure.
Pregnancy must be a lot of trouble.
My heart is more troubled than my body.
I met Mom today.
She hasn't changed a bit.
What did she say?
I detested her so much and berated her,
so that she'd never show up before me again.
I see.
Let's go.
How shameless can that troublemaker be?
Her specialty is playing cheap tricks.
Why did you follow her to her place?
She said she'd tell me about Hye Ji.
I could imagine how much Hye Ji must've suffered.
She probably isn't looking for us...
because she must hate us for making her go with Mom.
Goodness.
If I may take your dad's side,
he had no choice back then.
I should've taken you two in as your aunt,
but back then, I wasn't in a good situation either.
Goodness, he never says anything,
so no one knows how heartbroken he is about Hye Ji.
I wasn't trying to make you feel uncomfortable.
I know.
I'm an unworthy father,
so I should at least feel uncomfortable.
I'm sorry.
I've been too sensitive and emotional lately...
after I got pregnant.
Hye Ji has always been a persistent kid,
so she must be doing well.
Some say, in peace, there's no news.
In time, she may reach out to us first.
I gave up on expecting she'd reach out first.
But I'll have hope and keep looking for her.
Right, Dad.
In a few days, I'll wire you money to pay San Deul's credit card bill.
All right. I'll return it to you in a couple of months.
I'm sorry, and thank you.
Hey, Hye Won. You're here.
Lee San Deul.
This was your first trouble, so I could let it go, but not again.
Do you get why she's seeing you?
Don't ever see her again.
She's not like that!
Not my angel.
Get your head out of the clouds.
I know...
you can tell what's right and wrong, no matter how slow you may be.
I don't think I'm built to become an adult.
You're more than old enough to look after yourself.
Don't make your family concerned.
Dad, Aunt Min Sook, I'm leaving.
- Okay. - Okay.
Drive safely.
There's nothing I can do as I like.
People are allowed to do only the things they want...
up until they are four years old.
Four!
I thought you'd be home early.
I made your favorite dish, soft tofu stew.
Will you be late?
There's nothing much to happen.
Make sure you eat dinner no matter how busy you are.
Okay, Ji Chang.
Treat your husband properly!
How dare you talk down to him...
as if he was your associate?
Do not treat your husband like he's your friend!
I'll be careful.
No, not careful. You should remember to do that.
Mother, my daughter-in-law is smart, so she's opinionated.
They say people never change,
but what needs to change should change.
I may be young, but I'll do my best to teach her...
as her mother-in-law.
My daughter, make some scorched rice water.
Mother, it's better for your stomach to drink scorched rice water...
after a meal than regular water.
Have you been taking good care of your baby?
Of course.
Letting my baby feel at ease and happy is good care, right?
I've been writing in my mother's notebook every day...
and checking my medical record without leaving anything out.
I hear a dream about gold means you'll have a boy.
I also heard your husband's fate also had another son.
Is that why you're here happily with your daughter-in-law...
while your granddaughter-in-law is standing over there,
although these two are both pregnant?
That's awful.
Shut your mouth and eat your food.
How can I eat if I shut my mouth?
When you live with vipers, you must become a viper, too.
There's no way around it.
Mom, people say you'll become the one you hate the most.
What if your great-grandchild...
takes after you and becomes born...
as an ill-tempered kid?
Don't say that, Aunt Yi Ra.
Hye Won never says anything to Ji Chang...
because she's that considerate.
If she tells him...
that you play favorites with your daughter-in-law,
do you not think he'll get angry?
I don't play favorites.
You should acknowledge the truth.
Shut your mouth and listen to me.
It's been quite a while since I haven't listened to you.
All right. Sure. Your blessing is...
that you are my daughter.
Oh, my.
Do Eun.
What's going on...
with the side-eye?
Don't be like that when you're here with the family.
"Family?"
My family is way too rich to discuss just the family affair.
I'm sorry, Mother.
I'll make sure I find Hye Won's weakness.
Why are you on the second floor?
I used your bathroom. It was an emergency.
Wasn't the one on the first floor much closer?
The stairs were closer, so I walked up.
I feel awful because of my morning sickness,
so make iced black tea and bring it to the annex.
Don't you know that black tea is high in caffeine,
so you shouldn't drink it during pregnancy?
A glass or two is fine.
Do you have an incurable disease...
called suspicion?
You can't just blurt out words and expect them to make sense.
You must dread even the sound of my breath.
I feel the same way.
Hey, are you trying to make a deal?
Do you need more money?
A woman I didn't know suddenly called me.
Finding Bae Do Eun's pawn would be a good idea.
- I'm home. - You're back.
Yes, I'm a little late.
Where's Hye Won?
You're home. You must be tired.
Me?
Why are you suddenly using honorifics? It's awkward.
That? Chairwoman Kim Myung Ae...
had a talk with your wife today...
to treat her husband properly.
Then, I should also use honorifics.
A husband and a wife aren't equal.
A married couple is in a horizontal relationship.
Grandma, we've been friends since when we were younger,
so I prefer to be casual.
I will not meddle with you two talking casually...
when you are alone.
But when you're with your elders, Hye Won will use honorifics.
Yes, I'll remember that.
The middleman who helped Ji Chang receive 30 million dollars...
of investment from China was Ji Eun, Cha Ji Eun.
Oh, my. The daughter of that minister...
who was also a former four-term assemblyman?
We've become distant...
after Minister Cha retired.
We wanted her to marry Ji Chang,
but he insisted it had to be Hye Won,
so things became awkward after that marriage fell through.
I probably shouldn't have said that.
It's okay, Father.
I'm sure she has dated a few men before marrying.
Grandma, I'll go upstairs and get some rest.
I have to go out early tomorrow...
for a breakfast meeting.
Go on.
Goodnight.
- Ji Chang! I missed you! - Hey, it's been...
My friend, we're at work,
and I'm married.
Hey, is it illegal to hug a married friend?
Hey, let go of me.
Hye Won.
I'm Ji Chang's wife, Lee Hye Won.
You're putting an emphasis on the word wife.
I'm Cha Ji Eun.
I get why you've fallen for her.
She seems like a fiery type who doesn't show her passion.
I'm saying you're that attractive.
Thank you.
I couldn't be at the wedding...
because of an interpretation gig in Paris,
but everyone said it was nonsense to consider going to the wedding...
of a man I had a crush on.
I had three bottles of wine that night.
Was I too honest?
I know what you're like by now, Ms. Cha,
and I'm not the jealous type.
Then, don't take us the wrong way even if we're always together...
until we wrap up the China project.
We went to the same kindergarten and elementary school,
and we always sat next to each other.
That's why we're so close.
Well, we should have rules, though.
We're now just colleagues.
Gosh, relax.
You belong to someone else now. I'm not going to try anything.
You always get serious when women get clingy,
so it's even more fun for me to tease you like this.
Right, when we go to China for a business trip,
we're going to stay in Chairman Cheong's place.
He told us to stay in the annex.
Is that okay?
I think it's best for me to make no comment.
I found the taxi driver. Call me.
I have to go.
- Something urgent came up. - What is it?
You have a guest, so let's talk later.
Let's eat lunch next time.
We have to, okay?
You don't have to come. It's okay.
I'll be home early.
(Nothing is impossible.)
How did you find the taxi driver?
I may look like a bit of a lad,
but I do my job.
Dash cam footages are usually deleted within a week,
so I didn't think we'd find anything.
But the taxi driver remembered dropping off a woman...
near the mineral spring at that hour on the day Mr. Lim died.
I thought she must be the same woman...
on that voice recording you heard.
The woman who got out of the taxi...
must be Bae Do Eun's pawn.
The driver remembered her because she talked down to him...
and used vulgar language.
He also told me that she took the cab in Gahyeon-dong.
Yes, she didn't call him on an app. She just took it in an alley.
We have a lead, but we don't know what she looks like.
How will I find her? I'm at a loss.
When you're at a loss, you should get moving.
If we looked in the neighborhood where she took the taxi,
we might be able to find even a small clue.
Sung Yoon.
Thank you for your help,
but I feel like I'm giving you too much pressure.
Maybe it's you who finds my help too much.
Is it because of your husband?
Do you think he'll misunderstand?
I guess he didn't tell you.
He called me out to a cart bar...
and asked if I liked you.
Do you think I'm a player who likes married women...
without thinking?
I wouldn't.
I'm sorry for causing an unnecessary misunderstanding.
But there are things you cannot choose, Hye Won.
What?
Ms. Oh Soo Hyang was my great help,
and she passed away under a false sexual assault charge.
I'm going to do what I can to restore her honor.
Sung Yoon, you're quite stubborn, aren't you?
I'm not stubborn.
I'm the type who needs to do what's right.
I'll be your close associate who does everything perfectly...
even when he isn't told,
so let's catch Bae Do Eun's pawn first.
Until then,
let's not draw a line.
So, this was where the driver picked her up?
This is the address.
This place is too quiet and deserted.
It's a CCTV.
Our comradeship was fully charged, so we're on a roll now.
(CCTV Surveillance)
Should we ask the borough office for the footage?
That'd be too complicated.
Okay.
I thought of a way to complete this mission.
Thank you, Detective Kim.
There was a woman who took a taxi on that day at that hour.
She's our woman.
I didn't think we'd find her after the first try,
but it's discouraging to see just her back.
Do you know this saying?
"When you're discouraged, be encouraged."
We have to take the next step, so let's buckle up.
Is our next step finding a needle in a haystack?
It was a residential district, and she took a taxi there.
There is a high chance that she lives somewhere nearby.
We only have the back of Bae Do Eun's pawn,
but we should print it out and ask around tomorrow.
We should do that.
We have to find her...
to expose Bae Do Eun for instigating murder.
Sung Yoon, I'd like to discuss something with you.
Sung Yoon, she called me.
She has evidence that Bae Do Eun instigated Mr. Lim's murder.
She demanded a huge amount of money, so I'll do what it takes to find it.
Please go there first and stall her.
Yes, I'm meeting her tonight at 9 p.m. under Seorae Bridge.
Yes.
Jeon Kyung Ja, I'll kill you!
Hey, Do Eun.
Do you think I'm a joke?
Are you mad about that slap?
Did you want to see me and pull out my hair?
Hey, Bae Do Eun!
You're talking to me, Jeon Kyung Ja.
What you heard that day was just the tip of the iceberg.
I have the original voice recording...
of you giving me the order to kill Lim Dan Ung...
stashed away somewhere safe.
How dare you bluff?
I know you.
If you had something like that, you would've demanded money already.
Of course, the problem is the amount.
If you don't want your trusted friend to betray you,
apologize to me first!
I'm sick of this.
Enough is enough.
(Jeon Kyung Ja)
The phone is turned off.
Please leave a message after the tone.
She was serious?
Even so, how can you betray me?
I will rip you apart to death!
Did they already meet?
Are you looking for this?
Did you get that from Jeon Kyung Ja?
A wiretapping device?
Bae Do Eun, how can you do something so low?
How can I use this to my advantage?
Sung Yoon, I'd like to discuss something with you.
I found a wiretapping device Bae Do Eun left in my room.
How can I use it to trap her?
First, let's pretend like we're on the phone...
saying we have her pawn.
She put the device there,
so naturally, she'll check the recording.
On top of that, make it look like you made a deal...
with Bae Do Eun's pawn.
Then, she'll show up where you two are to meet.
If she shows up,
that's like confessing she instigated his murder.
But there's a problem.
It'll only work if the relationship...
between her and her pawn is in a wreck.
There may be only 0.01 percent change,
but it's worth a try.
Your pawn handed over all evidence of your murder instigation.
There's no need to go wild.
The police will be here soon.
Hey, Lee Hye Won!
- How dare you bluff? - Bae Do Eun!
This is just the beginning!
I'll put an end to you!
(The Two Sisters)
I might find it uncomfortable...
to see you alive, Mr. Attorney.
YJ isn't yours yet.
It's not yours either.
Both of us will go down...
unless we find Hye Won and leech off her.
- Mother, keep an eye on me... - My gosh!
and see how I handle this wicked Bae Do Eun.
Hye Won...
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