[My Happy Ending]
[Production supported by] [The Ministry of Arts] [Korea Creative Content Agency]
[Characters, locales, organizations, incidents, and situations in this drama are fictitious]
Seo Jae Won. Seo Jae Won!
The thing we worried about just happened.
Please follow Ms. Seo and notify the police.
Okay, got it.
The Minister is on the move tonight.
Are you really thinking of jumping in yourself?
Yes. It has to be me.
Is that why you sent the security guard home, too?
I'm sure they won't notice it.
Don't worry.
[My Happy Ending]
[Episode 13]
I get to see you like this again.
Of course, it was you.
Kwon Yeong Ik.
Looks like you decided...
whether it's the minister position or Kwon Yun Jin.
Your eyes are still as venomous as they were 30 years ago.
The look you had in your eyes when you tried not to show you had nothing.
You're still looking at me like that even when you're tied up and can't do anything.
I sponsored you because I liked that about you.
When your mother lost your college tuition you saved working a part-time job on gambling
and when you had to take out a private loan to make a prototype for Dereve, I was the one
who sponsored you.
How could you utter those words with your mouth?
Would you believe me if I said Heo Sun Yeong's death was unavoidable?
That was...
- an accident- - Shut your mouth!
Accident?
Sun Yeong... My husband...
You know how he died.
You would've done the same if you were in my shoes.
Because everyone...
wants to protect what's precious to them.
Cut the nonsense, you son of a bitch.
To cover up what Kwon Yun Jin did,
and for your career, you killed Sun Yeong.
You're a murderer.
You fed...
Sun Yeong pesticide and let him die painfully. You murderer.
You should've lived properly, then.
Only if your relationship with Heo Sun Yeong didn't go awry,
Yun Jin wouldn't have been with him.
Only if you didn't provoke Yun Jin,
she wouldn't have gotten involved with Baek Seung Gyu and
the audio file wouldn't have been created, either.
If only you didn't lose your memory,
Heo Sun Yeong wouldn't have come to Yun Jin and kneeled before her the day he died.
And I wouldn't have had to take care of Heo Sun Yeong, either.
You're the one who got him killed.
Flipping out now won't bring him back to life.
Seo Jae Won!
Seo Jae Won.
Seo Jae Won!
Seo Jae Won! Wake up. Wake up, please!
Gosh, please.
Open your eyes, please!
Seo Jae Won!
Seo Jae Won.
The door is open over there.
- Call the ambulance and check inside. - Okay.
Block the entrances, too. The entrances.
Open your eyes, please.
Please, please, please... Wake up...
Please...
How did the police know and come so quickly?
That's what I find suspicious.
Did we leave any traces?
We did not.
Got it.
- You can leave. - Okay.
Did you go somewhere at this late hour?
What are you doing right now?
Did you come back without being able to do anything?
What?
Attorney Kim? What are you doing here-
[Written will]
It doesn't say much.
Since everything I own came from you,
I should naturally inherit all of it.
You've always told me.
That you're useless unless you're in the first place.
You're no longer useful now.
Attorney Kim, what happened?
I'm sorry.
Attorney Kim, I'm sorry, but could you give us some space?
- You- - You need to accept it.
Otherwise, I'd be in danger.
I know you care about me more than anything.
I know that everything you've done was for my sake.
That's why you hit me,
made me break up with my boyfriend,
and did all the dirty work for me, too.
When did I start realizing that?
Was it since that day seven years ago?
Or was it since Seo Jae Won became your trophy?
If that's not it, either...
it might've been the day you hit me for the first time.
But none of that matters now.
What's important is that you love me a lot, Father.
Thank you...
Dad.
Are you awake now?
What happened?
It could've been really terrible if I got there a little later.
What happened to your face?
It's nothing. I just got scratched up.
You're angry.
Yes.
I thought you were seriously going to die.
I'm sorry, Te Oh.
How about the thing?
Here.
Only if you didn't provoke Yun Jin,
she wouldn't have gotten involved with Baek Seung Gyu and
the audio file wouldn't have been created, either.
If only you didn't lose your memory, Heo Sun Yeong wouldn't...
What are you planning to do now?
If we take this to the police or the press,
they'd call it fabricated or a deep fake and downplay it.
It might ruin things for us.
You're right.
This is where Seo Jae Won got kidnapped?
Yes. It was a total fiasco last night.
Gosh, those uncreative bastards.
Pardon?
You didn't find anything?
Nothing in particular.
You didn't notice anything weird?
Yun Te Oh was already at the scene before we came.
- Really? - Yes.
I don't know how he knew.
It looked like he had a fight with the kidnapper.
Are you sure you can leave?
Yes, I'm okay.
The police hasn't found anything yet.
Okay.
Te Oh,
the man you fought last night.
Didn't he look familiar?
He's the one who broke into your house.
Right?
I think we need to be careful.
Are you feeling okay?
Yes.
That's a relief.
I need to ask you a few things.
But unfortunately, I don't remember anything. What do I do?
Just tell me whatever you remember.
Let's do this later.
Please come back when her condition stabilizes.
It'd help us catch the culprit if you could tell me how you got kidnapped.
Let's talk some other time.
Okay, then. See you later.
Here's a list of questions and answers for the parliamentary inspection.
Did you find the person who leaked the internal file?
I'm sorry, not yet-
- You can leave. - Okay.
Secretary Jeong.
Yes, Minister.
How long have you worked here?
Has it been five years?
Yes, that's correct.
You've been...
doing such a great job.
Well done.
Thank you.
Are you enjoying this life?
What do you work so hard for?
It's what I'm supposed to do.
You have a lot of things to lose now, CEO Kwon.
What brings you here?
Seo Jae Won's kidnap.
She says she doesn't remember it
and Yun Te Oh showed up before the police.
Something's very fishy about it.
Would Minister Kwon...
be okay?
I don't think you need to worry.
What happened to Baek Seung Gyu?
I hired some people.
I don't think you need to worry.
You think some kids could do the job?
Are you sure you don't need to go to my place?
Why would I go there instead of my house?
What if something like that happens again?
Kwon Yeong Ik kidnapped you. He could do something worse.
But I still need to go.
It's my house.
You seem to have steel in your body instead of blood sometimes.
I'm glad you think that.
I was actually...
kind of scared.
I thought I expected it and prepared for it,
but it was different when it actually happened.
That's when you showed up.
I just did what I was supposed to do.
But that can't happen again.
I'll stop it myself.
Thank you.
Detective Oh from earlier. What do you think of her?
Let's think a bit more.
We need to be careful.
Who are these people-
Well, I hired them.
We need to prepare seriously now.
Why did you ask to go to your place, then?
Two-track strategy. Haven't you heard of it?
You take two directions simultaneously when you approach an issue.
Go in now.
I have more things to do.
See you.
Here are the files for the Ministry of Culture's business activities, private contracts,
and Minister Kwon's parliamentary inspection schedule.
Thank you.
The secretaries who enter the minister's office are being watched because of the corruption report.
I don't think I could help you more. I'm sorry.
What you've given me is already enough.
Did you need to tell me something?
It's nothing. I'll get going now.
When did you learn Ms. Seo was kidnapped?
Was it around 11? It must've been.
We received the report around 11:05.
Then, you must've reported as soon as you learned about the kidnap...
through Ms. Kim Seong Hui.
Yes, that's correct.
What made you certain that Ms. Seo was kidnapped?
What I want to know is if the circumstances
made you certain she was kidnapped by chance.
I'm not sure about that.
You must not know Mr. Baek Seung Gyu disappeared recently.
I know you think Ms. Seo was framed for Mr. Heo's case.
- Is that why you're acting this way? - Detective.
How am I supposed to trust you?
The only thing I know about you is your name.
Oh, me?
Born in 1976, the year of the dragon.
I'm the only child, and both of my parents are alive. I'm a good runner.
To become a police officer, I've spent 20 years...
desperately without getting married. I'm Yongshin Police Station's
Lieutenant Oh Su Jin.
Ask me anything you want to know.
You know Nam Tae Ju, right?
Yes. He was my classmate.
I know.
Both Detective Lee Jang Hyeon and Nam Tae Ju
are from Yongshin Police Station.
Player, this is your line.
Anchor. Six. The player wins.
Hyungnim, someone's here to see you.
Tell them I'm busy.
She insisted on seeing you now.
Are you deaf? I'm busy.
She said she'll search and confiscate if you don't come out now.
Why didn't you come inside?
If I did,
I'd have to arrest everyone in there.
How did you know I was here?
It's not a secret that you go to casinos.
Hey, by the way, it got bigger.
What do you want?
Seo Jae Won.
Are you here to sound me out?
You'd know if you tracked the places I go to.
I know you have an alibi.
But?
You were...
involved in the Heo Sun Yeong case, too.
Gosh, you gave up on your promotion now. Didn't you?
That's why you're saying nonsense here.
I'm here to warn you.
Don't take it all the way.
All the way?
Are you telling me not to commit murder?
That's why I'm calling you myself.
I was wondering what your schedule was like.
Yes.
I'll see you that day, then.
Okay.
Is everything okay?
You didn't notice anyone strange?
Not at all.
Have you eaten?
I ate something simple.
You didn't eat, right?
It looks like you didn't even touch that.
I got you a gourmet sandwich because I knew you didn't eat.
What do you think of Detective Oh since you got to meet her?
I do think she's different than Nam Tae Ju.
But I'm not sure if she's driven by achievements or a sense of justice.
It'd be a disaster if she gets the video from us and sends it to Kwon Yeong Ik.
Have a seat and eat.
According to the National Assembly law, Article 127, Clause 1,
the legislation regarding parliamentary inspection and investigation,
we'll start the 2023 parliamentary inspection of the Ministry of Culture.
I heard Minister Kwon influenced
the appointment for the director of the National Opera.
That's not true.
Your daughter is currently the CEO of the furniture company Dereve, correct?
Are you denying you've been supplying Dereve with the Ministry of Culture's business subsidies?
Dereve was chosen through a fair and strict process.
Can you be responsible for what you just said?
Yes.
As a chairman, I'll ask Minister Kwon Yeong Ik a few questions.
Minister Kwon, high-ranking public officials should be completely faultless, correct?
- Correct. - Do you...
think you live up to that standard as a minister?
I think I'm doing my best.
Is that so?
I heard an unsavory rumor recently.
- Please go on. - The rumor says...
You're the culprit in the recent Seo Jae Won case.
That's a baseless rumor, Chairman.
You'll have to take responsibility for your comment just now.
Really?
Even if there was a witness to testify to that?
The witness may come out.
Ms. Seo Jae Won, is Minister Kwon the culprit in the recent kidnapping incident?
He is.
Can you prove it?
There's evidence.
I get to see you like this again.
Of course, it was you.
Kwon Yeong Ik.
Are you really thinking of jumping in yourself?
Yes. It has to be me.
Would you believe me if I said Heo Sun Yeong's death was unavoidable?
That was an accident.
To cover up what Kwon Yun Jin did,
and for your career,
you killed Sun Yeong.
You're a murderer.
You should've lived properly, then.
Only if you didn't provoke Yun Jin,
she wouldn't have gotten involved with Baek Seung Gyu and
the audio file wouldn't have been created, either.
And I wouldn't have had to take care of Heo Sun Yeong, either.
This is a setup.
The video was fabricated.
Seo Jae Won is a mental patient who just left a mental institute.
She can't be trusted.
Mr. Kwon Yeong Ik.
You're under arrest for kidnapping Seo Jae Won and murdering Heo Sun Yeong.
Please stand up.
You have the right to an attorney.
And you have the right to deny any testimonies made against you.
♫ I could fly to the moon ♫
♫ I could fly to the star ♫
♫ Could I know the hidden ending of the dark sky? ♫
♫ I could fly to the moon ♫
♫ I could fly to the star ♫
How do you feel right now?
Did you really murder Heo Sun Yeong?
Is the video real?
Please say something briefly.
♫ I walked aimlessly and just like that ♫
♫ Even if I'm abandoned in the world, will my heart feel better? ♫
[Minister Kwon was arrested for murder during the parliamentary inspection]
- Did you see this? - No way!
Here's breaking news.
During the parliamentary inspection for the Ministry of Culture this morning,
Minister Kwon Yeong Ik was proven to be the culprit of the Seo Jae Won kidnapping case.
Also, the culprit of the murder of Heo Sun Yeong, Seo Jae Won's late husband, from last August
turned out to be Minister Kwon Yeong Ik, and the nation is in great shock.
The police are trying to determine Minister Kwon's motive for murder.
I knew something was strange.
They are awaiting any further information from the public.
♫ I could fly to the moon ♫
♫ I could fly to the star ♫
I don't have to worry about it?
♫ There is a night like a lie hidden within it ♫
Mr. Kwon Yeong Ik, are you sure you murdered
Mr. Heo Sun Yeong on your own?
You purchased this pesticide yourself, too?
Mr. Kwon Yeong Ik, aren't you going to answer?
Forcing him to answer can be considered coercion.
There's no point in doing this right now.
There's clear evidence.
I did everything. By myself.
- By yourself? - Please delete that part out.
He said that because he's weak mentally and physically right now.
Weak mentally and physically? Let's say that.
But I can't delete that comment.
Why did you create an alibi for Kwon Yun Jin that day, then?
Are you sure you did it on your own?
Who's the man you were with when you kidnapped Seo Jae Won?
You don't know that person, either?
We acquired the information regarding the audio file.
While trying to cover up Baek Seung Gyu's fall incident,
you ended up murdering Heo Sun Yeong, too.
Because of your daughter, Kwon Yun Jin.
You think remaining silent like this would help, Minister? Do you?
Jae Won, I was just about to-
Dad, I'm okay.
Don't ever do such a thing again.
I'm sorry.
I didn't want you to find out like this.
Don't ever do that from now on.
I'm sorry, Dad.
It's okay. It's a relief.
It's such a relief.
It must've been so hard.
You had to do this for Sun Yeong.
Wait just a bit longer.
Until everything gets sorted out, okay?
Okay, I will.
He must've worried a lot.
Don't you think you should visit your father?
Not yet.
Not everything is over yet.
We got security guards for your father.
He'll be okay.
According to Detective Oh, Kwon Yeong Ik insists he did it alone.
Do you think he's trying to take the blame for Seung Gyu's case, too?
I'm not sure.
I don't feel relieved for some reason.
That man could show up any time, too.
I've been thinking about that man.
Maybe he's a Yein Foundation's former scholarship student.
The foundation?
Yes. Including Seung Gyu and Secretary Jeong,
many former students of the Yein Foundation are around.
So I'm wondering if he's one of them.
[Chairman's Office]
I've always been curious about how it feels
to sit behind this desk.
But now that I'm actually sitting here...
I don't think I need to sit here anymore.
Will Secretary Jeong be okay?
He's okay. Just leave him.
He carried out his duty, too.
Yes. Seo Jae Won keeps prying into our business.
Yes, I know.
- Should I- - No.
It's not the time yet.
We should stay quiet until the police become less active.
Good work, Yun Je.
Thank you.
Don't mention it.
How about Nam Tae Ju...
I'll manage him myself.
Okay.
[Dereve]
Countless clients want to end their relationships with us.
How will you resolve this?
You should stay quiet without showing yourself in public until things quiet down.
How about the reporters outside, then?
Since my father started all this,
I'll take care of things myself.
I'm sorry for causing so much concern for so many people
regarding the recent scandals involving my father.
I won't turn away from it by saying I don't know anything
and it has nothing to do with me.
It's true that I've been living a comfortable life
with the money my father earned through corruption.
Damaging the honor and truthfulness of the Yein Foundation earned over the past decades
made me feel very heavy-hearted, too.
So...
I wish to give up everything.
I'll donate everything, including my father's assets and my entire shares of
the Yein Foundation to the society.
I'll also assist the police's investigation diligently and...
How interesting, CEO Kwon.
I'll be punished by the law willingly.
I'll give everything up to pay for my father's sins
[Dereve's CEO Kwon Yun Jin's announcement]
and start over.
She's responding too quickly.
This also bothers you for some reason, right?
Yes, Team Leader.
I identified Baek Seung Gyu.
I'll request witness protection
and get his testimony as soon as he recovers.
Pardon?
Okay, I'll go to the station right away. Okay.
That's enough now.
You don't have to take care of me.
I won't leave you, Seung Gyu.
Do you remember our promise when we first met?
We promised not to leave when the other person is struggling.
So, go through rehabilitation diligently.
Let's stand up and resolve your issues together.
I'm sorry.
Thank you for coming all the way here.
I said I'll visit you at your office.
Don't say that.
I should be coming to you.
You're very proactive, just as I expected.
Or maybe something was making you feel impatient.
You were, Detective.
I've been very busy because of the company lately.
Of course, you're busy.
I saw your press conference.
My father unloaded quite a bit of burden on me.
Let me tell you this now.
I didn't know anything.
That's possible.
You know the audio file on Baek Seung Gyu...
That was...
an accident.
Why did you meet with him that day? On the rooftop, even.
Seung Gyu was our foundation's scholarship student.
Was I not supposed to meet someone I know?
We went up there because we wanted to talk quietly.
You knew Mr. Baek was Mr. Heo's student, right?
What answer do you want to hear from me?
Will you trap me in here until you hear that answer?
Where were you on the day Heo Sun Yeong was murdered?
I was with my friends.
You must know that can't be your alibi anymore.
That's the only answer I can give you.
Whether that can be the alibi or not
isn't up to me to decide.
How interesting.
You want me to find conclusive evidence?
What if that man was also at Sun Yeong's murder scene?
Does he somehow have something to do with Yun Jin?
Not to mention what Kwon Yeong Ik said.
It doesn't feel like it's over, does it?
That's right.
Of course, he knows Kwon Yun Jin.
Yes.
Yes, of course.
Being acquainted with someone who works for her dad, they looked way too friendly.
Kwon Yun Jin.
All of this was intended by Kwon Yun Jin.
Am I jumping to conclusions?
No. You know Yun Jin better than anyone.
That's true. That's true.
Kwon Yeong Ik is a dad, too.
What if he's taking the blame for everything?
You would've done the same if you were in my shoes.
Because everyone...
wants to protect what's precious to them.
She was at the scene.
Kwon Yun Jin.
It's not too late now.
I need to confirm their relationship.
Right?
Right.
Are you okay?
♫ Doesn't matter after all ♫
♫ In the time I cleared off. I wonder... ♫
I don't even know when it started.
She's always been a friend who comforted me.
She won't disappear even after realizing she's not real.
I thought I had overcome everything,
but this hasn't changed.
♫ Your smile is stuck inside my heart ♫
Do you see her now, too?
♫ Dull greetings in the midst of whispers ♫
Look at me.
I'll be by your side.
♫ Whenever you come around awhile ♫
Baek Seung Gyu was hiding like a little mouse.
Where's this place?
Let's decide what to do before we make a move.
Decide what?
What will you do with Baek Seung Gyu?
We should take care of him. Once and for all.
It's good to keep things simple,
but you should talk to me in advance going forward.
What do you mean by that?
The press conference and giving away the foundation.
How come you get things done without having a word with me?
Your share remains the same.
Don't worry.
That's not your specialty, Mr. Nam.
That's right.
This is my specialty.
I wanted to give you a painting
to celebrate your return.
Where do you want to hang it?
This would be good, right?
I think this is the perfect spot.
What are you trying to do?
The painting.
I'm here to gift it to you.
I thought you'd like it.
What do you think?
Isn't our Ah Rin so pretty?
You're no fun.
"What a surprise. It's so pretty."
I wanted to hear you saying stuff like that.
Don't use what happened seven years ago to escape from everything you've done.
Of course...
you're so shameless.
Ever since I saw you and that bastard at the hotel seven years ago,
I've never forgotten it, even for a moment.
I didn't intent for that to happen that day at all.
You know that, too.
Why?
Are you trying to hide behind your lofty illness again?
Or you couldn't help it because you drank too much?
If that wasn't it, either,
was it because of your medicine?
Jae Won,
do you think stuff like that could be an excuse now?
You could've easily told me.
You've been the closest person I had for the past 30 years
and you knew about my pain better than anyone.
You turned away from me.
How about you?
Have you ever even thought about my pain at all?
Have you ever thought about how I must've felt seeing you
after losing my entire world?
You could've taken revenge on just me.
Why did you do that to Sun Yeong?
Because you...
took something precious from me first.
I just did the exact same thing.
Did you think I'd be hurt by nonsense like that?
Did you say "lofty illness"?
You're the one who actually needs treatment, Kwon Yun Jin.
No, you should be punished.
You're not a patient. You're a criminal.
What?
I'm a criminal?
You were there when Sun Yeong was murdered, too.
Did you lose your mind again?
My father killed him.
You announced that to the entire world.
I know you intended that.
How do you know?
Did you see it yourself?
Or maybe you know since you've done it yourself?
You...
think you won, don't you?
A person died!
A person died, okay?
What's the point of winning or losing?
Don't think what you know...
is everything.
Look forward to it this time, too.
Yes.
Reporter Choi,
you have what I gave you last time, right?
Yes, of course.
You said you'll decide when.
You remember.
It's been so long.
Fishing with just the two of us.
Yes, right.
I can't even remember when the last time was.
Is this the first time since Ah Rin was born?
Yes. Sun Yeong's been your fishing buddy since I've been busy.
He wasn't even good at fishing.
It took him forever just to hook a bait.
Once he finally tossed it,
the line got tangled up, too.
He always looked for me, saying, "Father, Father."
That's how Sun Yeong was.
He wanted to compete and fish against me so badly.
Dad, has anyone visited you lately?
Or have you noticed someone watching you?
If I went straight to Ms. Seo and told her how her mom died and everything,
what would happen?
Shut your mouth.
How dare you say such nonsense...
Why do you feel so guilty about everything?
I suppose that's why you didn't request an autopsy after she died.
No, no one has.
Who would visit the countryside like this?
Are you sure?
Yes. No one came.
That's a relief, then.
I guess I'm worrying too much.
We'll be protecting Mr. Baek. Don't worry so much.
I'll be in charge instead of Detective Lee Jang Hyeon as well.
Thank you.
By the way, do you really think Kwon Yun Jin is behind everything?
We don't know for sure.
But Seung Gyu agreed to testify.
So start from there.
Well, then...
Yes, Hyungnim. Detective Oh met with Yun Te Oh at the station.
I'm almost there.
I'm on my way, too.
See you later.
Okay.
You can't come in here.
I'm Seung Gyu's guardian.
Let him in.
Seung Gyu! Baek Seung Gyu!
- Seung Gyu! - You can't go in.
Excuse me, wait...
You can't go in.
- Don't look. - What... What's happening?
Te Oh! What... What's going on?
- Yun Te Oh! - Ms. Seo.
Yun Te Oh!
♫ Why would it happen? ♫
♫ Like how it all has been connected ♫
♫ Only if I don't ♫
♫ In between the empty darkness ♫
♫ I wanna know. You blow in. ♫
♫ I wanna know ♫
♫ I'm not okay, I can't feel your touch ♫
♫ In the wave of memory surging over the end ♫
♫ I'm not okay, I can't hear your voice ♫
♫ I picture us who are only in my dream ♫
♫ I will cling to it ♫
♫ On the truth, which is harsh, the aborted ending ♫
[My Happy Ending]
We can't sacrifice anymore if Kwon Yun Jin is behind everything.
How am I supposed to trust you?
Will you trust me if I give you what you want?
I'm relieved that you look better than I expected.
Would you be able to handle it?
What else can I do?
Will you spend the rest of your life in prison?
Think carefully.
You'll need me to catch Kwon Yun Jin and save your father.
Don't say anything in the trial tomorrow.
Ms. Seo's trial won't go the way you want.
How does it feel to send your father to prison?
Kwon Yun Jin, no secret lasts forever.