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[The businesses, events, and characters in this story are entirely fictional.]
What if this wasn't the first time?
Go Hye Ran killing a person.
What if this wasn't the first time?
Hi... Myung Woo.
It's been a long time, Hye Ran.
It was murder?
It was a person who bothered the weak just because he has money.
My friend was the victim.
I couldn't just stand by and watch.
Ha Myung Woo was absolutely devoted to Hye Ran.
To Hye Ran, Ha Myung Woo was like a blessing.
You can never erase Ha Myung Woo from Hye Ran.
Even if it is you, Tae Wook.
Have you been doing well?
I'm a mess, as you can see.
Everything is a complete mess.
It doesn't look that way.
You're confident and cool as always.
I know you're saying that, so that I will feel better.
But, it still gives me comfort.
Think of it as a small obstacle in your way.
Slow things down and take a breath.
Why did you come back?
You should forget everything if you got out and go on your own path.
Myung Woo.
From now on...
life your life.
Don't come back.
Do you...
love your husband?
That man.
Do you truly love him?
Because that man...
You're home?
your husband...
loves you.
Yes.
[Episode 11: Confession]
Hey kid. Hurry up if you're getting on.
Look at this kid.
Man.
What was that?
Seriously.
Ha Myung Woo.
When things were hard and I was poor
he was the one friend I could depend on.
What about this one?
Wow. You know them all.
Myung Woo was raised by his grandmother.
His dream was to become a judge just like his grandmother wanted.
I was living with my mom.
I studied so hard in order to escape that difficult life.
Whatever I grew up to be, I just wanted to escape it.
College, yeah right!
Girl, how can you go to college when you know our situation?
- Mom! - I can barely even make a living.
How can we pay for tuition?
Hye Ran's mom, we're getting busy in here with orders.
- Gosh. - I'll be right there.
Live according to your station in life.
It's hard enough for me as it is.
For an 18 year old, the options for getting tuition money...
were very limited.
I'll pay you back.
Once I go to college, I'll work part time and tutor.
I'll pay you back with interest.
- Please? - Okay.
Come back when I'm closing.
9:00 p.m. should be good.
There are times in our lives where we come to a fork in a road.
We end up making many choices.
Come on. Let's go.
We want to eat pizza.
- Should we have pizza? - Yeah.
When we make all of these choices, we affect the future.
That is the fear of our future.
So, the life that we choose
may lead us down a path to a safe life.
However, that will not give us heart-racing excitement or joy.
Because they were choices made from fear, not your heart's desire.
This is Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."
Myung Woo.
No, it's not like that.
Nothing happened.
Stay here.
Myung Woo, you have to believe me.
Really, nothing happened!
Myung Woo!
Sometime after that...
Myung Woo's grandmother came to me with tuition money.
She said Myung Woo asked her to do it.
With that money...
I was able to go to college.
I often think about these things.
Why didn't Myung Woo...
believe what I said?
Nothing happened at all.
Why didn't he just believe me?
Then no one would have died.
Myung Woo wouldn't have become a murderer.
Then...
I could have lived with some peace.
Is that... everything?
Yes.
That's everything.
Okay.
I understand.
Why didn't he just believe me?
Nothing happened at all.
I am telling you the truth. Why won't you believe me?
Then no one would have died.
It wasn't me, Honey.
It wasn't me!
Then I could have lived with some peace.
You're still here?
Have you had dinner?
Should I buy ramen or kimbap? Senior?
What is it? Did things not go well with Han Ji Won?
It wasn't me.
Why not?
Can you explain yourself?
The two of us...
we were at a cottage before the accident.
No, to be more precise
we there until News Nine reported on Hwanil Steele and the Kam case.
That's how long we were together.
As soon as he saw the news, Kevin left to resolve the issue.
I received a call from Seo Eun Joo.
She was extremely angry.
Seo Eun Joo?
Honestly, I have been curious this entire time.
Why do the police only suspect Go Hye Ran?
Honestly, the person with the biggest reason to kill Kevin Lee
is Seo Eun Joo.
She said her husband had other women. Two other women.
So, who do you think would want to kill him the most?
After 1:00 a.m. that day
Seo Eun Joo did not leave the house after Go Hye Ran dropped her off.
How can you be so certain of that?
Just because she didn't show up on any CCTV, does that mean she was home?
The person who lost the most with this case is Senior Go Hye Ran.
She is smarter than anyone.
She was nominated to be Blue House press secretary.
Why would she get blood on her hands?
What's your reason for acting like Go Hye Ran's lawyer?
I am a reporter, after all.
And I am the current anchor of News Nine.
I am telling you the truth.
It's my duty to do so.
Is that right?
What about you, Detective?
Why do you insist on suspecting Senior Go Hye Ran?
Do you have a reason why?
Honestly, I was curious about that too.
Your gut feelings are important.
But, you never got obsessed before.
Why don't we tie things up now?
Okay, Senior?
Why aren't you answering that?
Yes.
Yes, this is Violent Crimes.
Detective Kang Ki Joon?
Sorry, but what is this about?
Can you repeat that?
What did you witness?
Congressman Jung Dae Han is at the center of a prostitution scandal with a minor.
Prosecutors have announced an investigation.
Video of his arrest was made public.
He paid for sex with a minor.
Therefore, the public has responded with more anger than ever.
Prosecutors have announced they will take severe action with the public in mind.
They promise a thorough investigation into Jung Dae Han's case.
A police task force is investigating and speaking with the minors involved.
Reporter Kim Soo Min with the story.
Hey, turn it off.
I said turn it off now!
- Turn it off now. - Get back.
I got stabbed in the back by Go Hye Ran.
She believes the media has power and is using it with rage.
Actually...
it could be better it happened now rather than during an election.
Well, yes. I suppose.
Congressman Jung did a lot of work for the country already.
He can get some rest now.
Still, you should have your house in order.
Ah, yes.
As for the Go Hye Ran problem...
Jang Kyu Seok.
Take care of them both.
What? You mean Director Jang?
That's how we will catch Go Hye Ran.
But, going after Director Jang is a bit...
Last time we were restructuring, he was pushed aside momentarily.
There was no one better in the end.
We had to bring him back.
However, water must always flow.
It will rot if it stays in one place.
If we get rid of Director Jang...
who can replace him?
What about Go Hye Ran?
The newsroom would accept that.
What? Go Hye Ran?
You want to put the person who's coming after us in the position of director?
"Let two tigers fight over a piece of meat."
Jang Kyu Seok and Go Hye Ran.
Who will win if you pit them against each other?
Don't you think it will be a fun fight?
Ah...
Yes... yes.
I'm curious as to why you'd suddenly make such an offer.
It means you should end it with Congressman Jung Dae Han.
Don't continue to make noise.
Is that what Chairman Kang In Han told you to do?
It is true that Director Jang has been there too long.
I have been thinking that the newsroom needs some new blood for a long time.
What about Director Jang?
What did he say?
He doesn't know about it yet.
No good would come from him knowing.
Go Hye Ran.
I know about your ambitions.
Director and then even Chief of Office.
I promise you that.
- By that, you mean... - Oh.
I'm saying that you and I should be on the same side from now on.
Jung Dae Han will get three months suspension.
He'll get away clean with probation.
No way. We caught him on the scene.
Three months suspension is nonsense.
Hey, why do you think words like common, formality, and custom exist?
Prosecutors and politics...
if you look into it, they're all friends or relatives.
Wait and see.
It will be noisy today and then people will forget soon.
He will enter the election in his hometown next time.
I bet 100,000 won.
No, 50,000 won.
Me too.
Regardless, I got the ratings. That's good enough.
Suppose you didn't get the ratings.
You would both be dead. Do you know that?
- You're here, Director? - Yeah.
Do you have ideas for the spring?
Well, for the bright spring...
I think the culture and documentary people should take over.
Did you do anything during the gloomy winter?
I'm sorry.
We're getting a 70 minute investigative news piece.
Don't do what we've been doing, but something more impactful.
You heard him? Something to make an impact.
- You too, Team Leader Woong. - Me? Yes, of course.
- Get started. - Yes.
Do you miss that seat?
I don't know.
Sometimes, I think I do. Other times, I don't think I do.
I heard you met the vice president.
What did he say?
He made an interesting offer.
He offered me... your job, Director.
So?
You said you'd take it, didn't you?
I said I would think about it.
The vice president got something right for once.
Go Hye Ran would be interested in the director job.
That's right.
So, I wanted to know.
If I really went after your job...
what would you do?
What can I do?
I'll have to use whatever means necessary to stay.
You have no intention of stepping aside with dignity for your junior?
Not yet.
Ah, I want a few more years.
I'm thinking of playing in that seat for a bit longer.
That's why I'm saying this to you.
Don't be too greedy.
Stay behind me for a little longer.
It's not time for you to step up yet.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Is that right?
Ah, we're getting a 70 minute investigative news piece.
Bring me something if you have a good item.
Take the 70 minute investigative piece and leave?
[Seongbuk-dong]
Sit down.
So...
Did it make you feel good to have your husband go on TV on your behalf?
I'm sorry about that.
Nothing could be more shameful for our household.
Murder suspect and getting arrested.
How embarrassing.
Your father-in-law...
was a person who lived a life of law without a shameful deed.
And your husband...
refused all the good law firms and became a public defender.
It was his dream to help people who were weak.
So, how could you...
as a daughter-in-law and a wife, do this?
How could you put the reputation of those two men in the pit overnight?
I'm sorry.
I won't make this long.
I want you to leave Tae Wook.
What can you do?
Tae Wook refuses to end things, so you need to end it.
- Mother. - You've made him enough of a fool.
If you have any shame at all, let Tae Wook go.
I didn't give birth to him and raise him
so that you could treat him however you please.
Whenever I think about my Tae Wook...
I don't want to hear anything more. I want you to end things.
Why is the air so heavy today?
This is Kang Tae Wook.
Let's meet.
Hye Ran told me all about you.
I'll ask you one thing.
Why did you come to me?
Why did you come to me as soon as you got released?
I need to know.
When you like a person...
There are times that I end up feeling so small because of that person.
I thought that was because of love.
I thought that was why I was miserable.
But, I came to a realization during my 19 years in prison.
Ah...
I wasn't miserable because of love.
It was because of my pride.
I wanted to know.
Which one was it for you, Lawyer Kang Tae Wook?
What do you mean by that?
I think you know what I mean.
The moment you make an effort to protect love
that already means it is not love.
It is men and their useless pride.
Oh, hello.
Hello.
Can you tell me where Go Hye Ran's desk is?
Ah, Senior Hye Ran... uh...
What is it that you want to protect now, Lawyer Kang Tae Wook?
Is it Hye Ran?
Or...
is it your pride, Lawyer Kang Tae Wook?
Tae Wook, what are you doing here?
Is that... your desk?
It's a mere formality. There's no need to worry about it.
There's a cafe on the first floor. Should we go down there?
Let's go.
Hye Ran.
What?
What is it?
Just because.
Just because, Hye Ran.
No matter how much I think about it...
I don't think I can do it.
Even after all of this, if I go back to seven years ago...
I don't think I can give up on you.
Even after living as your husband for seven years...
I still feel that way.
I still... want you.
[Baek Seon Hee]
Seriously, those punks.
I told them not to send the group text.
I'm sorry, Eun Joo.
I really had no intention of telling you about this.
You...
must be having a hard time.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Eun Joo.
I really am.
I shouldn't have done it if I were thinking about Jae Young.
Because of my sister...
I needed money for her hospital bills.
I figured Go Hye Ran had lots of money.
I thought if I said I knew about what happened with Jae Young in Thailand...
I thought she would give me all the money I needed.
That's why I did it.
I am really sorry, Eun Joo.
Don't cry.
It's not your fault, Dong Hyun.
It's not anyone's fault.
It's just that...
we are not powerful people.
I...
lost my husband and even my baby.
No one has said sorry to me.
I am so hurt, and dying of pain.
No one has said sorry to me about it.
I...
feel so wronged.
I'm so angry that I'm going to go crazy.
In this entire world...
not a single person is on my side.
Everyone is so confident and sure of themselves.
They are living just fine as if nothing happened at all.
Why would you be sorry?
You have done nothing to be sorry for.
Why would you?
Eun Joo.
Don't cry.
Let's not cry.
Let's not cry, Dong Hyun.
[Seoul Central Court]
[Go Hye Ran]
What do you mean Go Hye Ran's been reinstated?
The vice president ordered it himself.
He wanted her reinstated.
She's already unpacking at her desk.
What's going on here?
How could you not know about it, Director?
Yes, I understand.
The vice president is in an important meeting.
If you leave him a note, he will call you back.
No, it's okay.
I'll come back later.
You decided to join forces with the vice president?
It seems...
I may end up doing that.
In return, I have a condition.
Tell me.
[Subpoena for Accused]
I want Kang Yool to take on my case.
They must win it.
That's my condition.
Really?
Okay, we'll do that.
Yes, tell her we will take her case.
Go Hye Ran.
You know how to play the game.
Are you confident you won't regret this decision?
No, I'm not.
Yet, you're still going to do it.
I have no other choice in the situation that I'm in.
I won't have any mercy on you once I get backed into a corner.
I know that.
I am preparing myself for that.
I will be fighting more earnestly and wholeheartedly than ever before.
It's been a long time.
I heard you might become director.
That's not true, is it?
That news spread all the way to you?
Wow.
That's pretty amazing.
Someone who's being indicted for murder is trying to be director.
Prosecutor Byun Woo Hyun is amazing too.
What will he do though? He will face difficulty this time.
Hey, Go Hye Ran.
He kept an innocent person in custody for 48 hours.
He couldn't find any evidence, so...
I'm sure he was very embarrassed.
I suppose he wanted to prosecute in order to cover his tracks.
It's not that I don't understand.
But, isn't it a bit distasteful of him to keep gnawing away at it?
Aren't you the one who is being distasteful?
Trying to get sympathy by using your husband.
I can't look at Lawyer Kang without tears anymore.
There are people watching, so he has to do it too.
If you gave the case to another lawyer, people would talk.
There are all kinds of rumors about you and Kevin Lee.
He has to shut it out and pretend not to hear, pretend he's okay.
Pretend to be a good husband until the end.
Now, he has to be a lawyer for the case in court.
Gosh, isn't he just so pitiful and sad?
I always knew you were like this.
But, you're a really cold and scary girl.
Aren't you?
I'm a little late.
- You're here? - Yes.
Are there any interesting articles online?
No, it's not that.
Did you hear anything from your wife, by any chance?
Like what?
I just checked the court site.
It looks like Prosecutor Byun is moving forward with the indictment.
The court probably sent notice by mail.
She really didn't say anything to you?
[Tae Wook]
Yes, it's me.
I just saw on the court web site.
- Byun Woo Hyun is... - I know.
Why didn't you tell me? There's a hearing in two weeks.
I don't want you...
on this case.
- Honey. - I already got a new lawyer.
So, you don't need to worry about it.
- Hye Ran. - Let's hang up.
I'm busy.
So, what did she say?
She found a new lawyer.
Ah.
What does that mean?
There must be a reason that this indictment was accepted.
Please find out what that decisive factor was.
Yes... I'll be back.
Why are you sitting there like that? Go on and eat.
That should cover your living expenses for now.
I spoke to the agency and asked them to take care of you too.
Eat up.
Don't worry about me.
I...
will live well.
I will end up living well.
I'll work hard and, at least pretend that I'm okay.
I'll live well until the very end.
Don't worry.
You're home? Sit down.
The meat is in the oven.
It needs another 15 minutes.
Do you want some wine before that?
Forget about looking into a new lawyer.
If it's because you're worried about me, you don't need to be.
As for Prosecutor Byun Woo Hyun...
I was somewhat expecting him to keep pursuing it.
- Also... - I really hated my mom.
She was always fooled by men and fooled by love.
But, she trusted them all the time.
She waited for men who would never come back.
She cried and she was unhappy.
I said I would never live like my mom.
So, I was confident about this marriage.
I wasn't going to love you.
But, I'm not confident now.
What are you saying?
Let's break up.
Kang Tae Wook.
I am so sorry.
I'm hurting because of you.
If this is what love is...
Kang Tae Wook
I think I love you.
So, now...
let's end it.
Pull yourself together, Go Hye Ran.
Pull yourself together.
I love you.
How can this be?
How could this happen so many times?
So many times, you and I...
are never on the same page.
I want you to leave Tae Wook.
Trying to get sympathy by using your husband.
You've made him enough of a fool.
Pretend not to hear, pretend he's okay.
Pretend to be a good husband until the end.
Now, he has to be a lawyer for the case in court.
Gosh, isn't he just so pitiful and sad?
If you have any shame at all, let Tae Wook go.
Do you love your husband?
That man.
Do you truly love him?
Yes.
[One week before the trial]
A witness... a witness.
There's a witness.
What? A witness?
Yes, they found a witness who saw Kevin Lee die.
What are you talking about?
A witness who just appeared now?
Then...
that person really saw Anchor Go Hye Ran kill Kevin Lee?
I think this trial could be difficult.
This person really saw it?
Yes, I heard it from my friend who I've known for a long time.
He knows the office manager at Prosecutor Byun's office.
That's what he said.
You're positive that this person witnessed the murder?
Yes, I'm positive. There was a witness.
What do we do? Oh, my heart.
This is Go Hye Ran.
What's going on?
Why haven't I heard from Kang Yool?
No need to be nervous.
I talked about it with Chairman Kang.
Don't worry. Just be patient.
Why is the great Go Hye Ran so nervous?
I have less than a week before the trial.
Okay, okay.
I'll call him again. Wait.
Senior, it's time for the meeting.
Okay, I'll be there.
What are you planning to do?
Are you going to close down Go Hye Ran's case like this?
We are prepared and everything is perfect.
No, it's beyond perfect.
There is no way I'll lose Go Hye Ran this time.
Yes, Chairman.
Don't worry too much.
Someone on our side will call her soon.
Ah, okay.
Han Ji Won's slush fund story from the previous government.
And Team Leader Woong's daycare abuse story.
Why don't we decide between the two?
- Yes. - Okay.
Neither are very good.
The slush fund story was talked about so much in the past year.
The whole country knows it better than the police and the prosecutors.
The child abuse case has no solution and will likely end with our story.
Hey, why do you have to say it like that?
Do you have an alternative?
The opposition of the rich
to this administration's new real estate policies.
Don't you think that would be much more interesting?
I don't know.
Bringing up rich people's real estate so early in the year...
could make people upset.
There's no news that's really new.
Whether people are upset or not
that will depend on the point of view.
A difference in point of view.
Bring me other ideas by tomorrow.
Everyone prepare something.
Yes.
Gosh, that was so uncomfortable.
Did you have to go this far?
If I didn't go this far, how would I shake up his position?
You really mean that?
You're really going to become director?
Why? You don't want to work for me?
I'll transfer you to another team then.
Who are you to transfer me to another team?
Hey!
Oh, I think she's crazy.
Calm down, calm down.
Director Jang won't be shaken up anyway.
You think he's Director Jang for no reason?
He hasn't been in that job for eight years for no reason.
If it's Senior Go shaking things up, it won't be easy for him.
- Hey, why are you being like that too? - What?
Is there a law that women can't be the director of the newsroom?
You never know.
If Senior Go Hye Ran paves the way, I may get a chance too.
Wow, seriously.
We raised some tigers.
What are you thinking?
Honestly, I haven't been thinking much lately.
I just face things head-on.
If I see an escape, I just push like crazy to that side.
What about your husband?
Are you really planning on breaking up?
Yes.
Tae Wook agreed to that?
He says he'll break up?
Since that day, he hasn't been home in a week.
Wow.
Your husband must be really hurt this time.
It is better for his sake.
What about for Go Hye Ran?
Is this break up better for your sake too?
I... don't really know.
Was it the right decision to send him away?
Was it not?
[Kang Yool Law Firm]
If you wait here, your lawyer will come soon.
Of all the decisions that I have made...
I have never questioned any of them.
But, this time...
I'm not so sure.
Without him, will I really be okay?
Without him...
Hello.
I am Kang Tae Wook, your lawyer.
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[Misty]
Why do you have do this?
I promised you when we got married that I'd always be by your side.
I'll continue being sorry.
It's okay.
I'm the only one who can protect you.
Even if you do this, nothing will change.
Go Hye Ran is finished now.
A witness? Who saw what?
Why does something feel off?
No! I will never allow this.
No matter what you say, Director, I will do this.
Dong Hyun, where are you?
Eun Joo, you have to be happy.
Hye Ran, where are you right now?
What happened?
Don't move until I get there.
Don't open the door for anyone either.
Go Hye Ran will never get to court today.