[Queen of Masks]
[Production supported by] [The Ministry of Arts] [Korea Creative Content Agency]
[Episode 14]
Crazy bastard.
[2013.2.18]
It wasn't Song Je Hyeok who killed Gi Do Shik?
Who could it have been, then?
You came.
You didn't respond.
I thought something happened. By the way...
is this the best you can do?
- This voice is... - Dad...
What a clingy bastard.
T-That's...
I'm thinking of starting to feel hopeful.
My days are not so sunny yet,
but I want to try to live, too.
At least once...
I don't want to live in hell...
but rather in happiness.
I'm finally allowed to be happy, right?
As me,
and Do Jae Yi.
[Queen of Masks]
I'm leaving because something urgent came up.
I made porridge. Heat it up before you eat it.
Could you stop by for a second? I need to talk to you.
It was you, wasn't it?
You tipped the district attorney off about me.
You're not the visitor I was hoping to see.
You shameless bastard!
It was your idea to create a club like that inside the orphanage to find weaknesses
of the authoritative figures!
Since my son's video came out and the club got exposed,
you think of me as a toothless tiger or something.
But you made a misstep.
Neither the members nor Do Jae Yi have evidence that I'm the mastermind of the club.
The only evidence is Song Je Hyeok.
But the dead don't speak, probably?
Evidence?
Minister, may I introduce you to a nice members-only club?
You can enjoy your hobby in Korea now, too.
What do you mean by hobby?
They're listening to dance music on their headphones.
I'm sure they can't hear it even if you scream.
What kind of club is it?
It's called the Angels' Club.
You can think of it as a small casino.
You don't have to leave the country with a large amount of money.
You won't have to worry about the foreign exchange control law.
Since when...
did you plant an informant around me?
You think that was the only informant I planted?
You dirty rat!
Chairman Kang.
Sir! Please don't do this.
Things have been good between us for 10 years.
We were friends!
I admit that I'm polling a lot less lately.
But the polling numbers easily get revived with some social issue!
You know, the people of this country are as smart as dogs and pigs.
Please be generous just once.
I'll never forget that I owe you, then.
Please let me live! Please let me live, I beg you!
Like father, like son.
Pardon?
Your punk-ass son was like this, too.
He was so despicable and small when he cried, "Dad, Dad, help me!"
Do you know what he said as he died?
"Dad! Dad!"
He kept calling for you like a child.
B-B-By chance...
Were you there when my son was dying?
Alongside Song Je Hyeok?
Tell me!
Did you kill him with Song Je Hyeok?
Did you?
You should ask Song Je Hyeok instead.
Oh, do the dead not speak?
You murderer bastard!
Why are you revealing the truth now?
I wouldn't have known if you kept it a secret!
I make sure to cut ties with the ones I don't want.
If you just leave them, they keep clinging like you are right now.
I deserve to die!
Your father is a really bad man.
You should be careful, too.
Let's go, sir.
Come on in.
Pick up, Hyun Bin.
Oh, Hyun Bin?
I wanted to ask you something.
Did you hear there'd be an Ice Party somewhere?
It's not that my noona is doing drugs...
Forget it. Just hang up, bastard.
Geez! Gosh...
This is driving me crazy.
You ended up doing it.
I'm hungry!
Noona.
Noona!
Do you want some, too?
Noona.
Remember 10 years ago?
The notoriously difficult drug to quit.
You quit it, then.
It was all thanks to you.
When I took a year off to quit,
you were with me 24-7.
And when you went back, you became the first and youngest employee to become the vice president!
You were totally amazing then.
I was pretty cool then. Even I admit it.
Let's try it again this time.
You can do it, Noona.
I can help you this time, too, okay?
No, I don't want to!
I'll keep doing drugs.
What?
Back then,
I had a reason to quit.
The two people I loved the most.
I really wanted to protect you and my mom.
If I became successful,
who'd dare to look down on my family?
They're my people.
That's why I put up with it.
I endured the horrible pain where it felt like bugs were crawling all over my body!
But it's all over now.
I don't want to protect anyone anymore.
I guess this is because of Mother-in-law.
I'm sure she has her reason, too.
- So why don't we talk to her in person- - No!
I'm so scared!
I no longer want to be hurt by the people I love.
My mom is already plenty cruel to me.
I'm hungry.
[Daesan Hospital]
I can't donate my liver to Na Na?
[Pediatric Surgery Specialist, Han Eun Soo] Why not?
Your blood type matches hers, and everything is great,
but you have Hepatitis C.
That'd make it difficult for you to be a donor.
Do I need to get her registered at the center
and just wait for her turn, then?
Type Os can only receive from Type Os.
So they're at a disadvantage compared to other blood types.
But Na Na's Rh negative on top of that.
It won't be easy to find a brain-dead patient who meets that condition.
[Chairman Song Je Hyeok]
That's the last of his belongings, right?
The Prosecutors' Office took most of it.
This is the suit he had in the office as a spare one.
Okay, you can leave now.
Well, Ma'am.
An upsetting rumor is circulating among the employees.
That the foundation will close soon since there's a lot of debt.
No, I'm back now.
I'll protect the foundation from now on.
I, Gil Man Ok of Daesungak, will hold onto Chairman Song Je Hyeok's slush fund of
9 billion and 700 million won temporarily until his mayoral campaign ends.
If I don't return this money, I'd be willing to receive any disadvantage,
and I acknowledge that he can claim it from my daughter, Yoon Hae Mi, instead.
April 10th, 2023. Gil Man Ok.
Why did Assemblyman Gi come here?
He must've come to argue.
I tipped the Prosecutors' Office off about him.
Do you have any evidence?
I'm capable of getting that much.
He won't be able to escape this time.
Weren't you two pretty close?
You revealed the truth.
You ended up finding Song Je Hyeok,
and it turned out Gi Yoon Chul was behind him.
If only I trusted you, then,
you wouldn't have lived in hell for 10 years.
Assemblyman Gi.
He used to love his son so much.
How could he team up with Song Je Hyeok when he killed his son?
I'm not sure. I guess there are people who are more ambitious
than they love their children.
I don't understand it.
Could that be...
why he killed Song Je Hyeok...
Song Je Hyeok killed himself.
The CCTV was turned off that night.
He knew we'd be there that night and took pictures of us, too.
And he tried to frame everything on us.
It was exactly like 10 years ago.
Assemblyman Gi is the only one who could've done all this.
And he needed Song Je Hyeok gone to be free from Angels' Club, too.
Are you curious about the truth this time, too?
Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
You seem a bit unfamiliar.
You always said the truth doesn't matter.
I don't have that many days left.
I made a grave sin.
Before I die, I'm thinking of helping you reveal everything
about the secret club as a way to repent.
I'm sorry, Jae Yi.
I know it's shameless,
but could I ask you a favor?
Could you call me father now?
[Daesungak]
[We'd be closed due to renovation for a while. We'll be better than before when we return.]
If I don't return this money,
I'd be willing to receive any disadvantage,
and I acknowledge that he can claim it from my daughter, Yoon Hae Mi, instead.
April 10th, 2023. Gil Man Ok.
I won't take too much of your time.
I want you to return the money he gave you temporarily.
What you can do with a video like that?
Also, that's dirty money.
You know what he's been doing.
I'm probably not required to return money like that by law.
That's not true, Ma'am.
That's the investment money Mariela Hotel gave to our foundation.
But I have to give it back to them.
Otherwise, our foundation would be in huge trouble.
Do you think you're in huge trouble because of that money?
The moment you married that bastard, it was already game over for Youngwoon.
Why did you have to pick someone like him, anyway?
Ma'am, what if I demand Hae Mi that money like you said?
Go ahead.
Pardon?
Your life isn't the only one that got ruined.
My life got ruined because I got involved with your husband, too!
I don't care if you visit your husband at the grave or Hae Mi.
But don't ever come to me, okay?
Could you call me father now?
Your father is a really bad man.
You should be careful, too.
[Assemblyman Gi Yoon Chul]
[Attorney Do Jae Yi]
Good thing we confiscated his phone.
Do Jae Yi called him as expected.
Jae Yi thinks Gi Yoon Chul killed Song Je Hyeok.
I think things would be cleaner to go with that.
So you mean-
Gi Yoon Chul. Once he starts getting investigated by the Prosecutors' Office,
he won't be able to handle the humiliation.
Tell him I'd protect the rest of his family if he dies honorably.
Yes, got it.
But why are you keeping Do Jae Yi close suddenly?
My wife found out about the slush fund from the paper company
and told Jae Yi about it, too.
Would she just do nothing if she found out the money was from Angels' Club?
I might as well keep her on my side rather than make her an enemy.
You think she'd come to trust you?
She has to feel sympathetic to a dying old man.
Even more so if that old man is
her father, who she's been missing her whole life.
Kang Hoo.
You came.
Go ahead and change.
Okay.
You said something urgent came up in the morning. Did you go grocery shopping?
I did, but I also wanted to see someone suddenly.
Who?
It's someone who always smiles when she sees me.
What brought you here? You didn't even call.
There's something I wanted to discuss with you.
I thought I could talk to you about it.
Is there something going on with Jae Yi?
- Ma'am. - Yes.
What do you think of Chairman Kang Il Goo?
What do you mean, what do I think of him?
He abandoned my daughter and granddaughter.
He's someone I want to kill by feeding a bowl of pesticides.
You sometimes invite him and feed him, too.
Don't you still feel affectionate toward him?
That's because I want to use him if something happens to Jae Yi.
He shares blood with Jae Yi, after all.
What if he's not a good person?
I mean, what if he's a dangerous person?
Did you find out something about him?
If he's dangerous to my Jae Yi,
I'll definitely cut him off. But instead,
I won't let Jae Yi know.
That means you don't want me to say anything to Jae Yi.
She might not show it,
but she craves fatherly affection.
How could I let her get hurt because of him again?
She's finally escaping from hell.
There's no reason to push her back in!
You should've told me if you were seeing Grandma.
I miss her, too.
We can go tomorrow, too, then.
Okay. What were you going to make, by the way?
The chicken stock I put in your ramen.
Why does it take so many ingredients?
Don't you know how much effort it takes?
Instead, you have to finish quickly since it's homemade.
Let's make a lot of tasty things using this later.
I want to learn, too. Teach me.
It's okay. I'd be doing this for the rest of my life.
- I want to try. - Come on!
Don't do it! I'll do it.
No, I just want to try for a bit.
It's okay! You'd hurt yourself!
- Why would I hurt myself? - Just have a seat!
There.
You'd feel better if you got a good sleep while taking this.
Mr. IV.
You know this is an illegal medical practice, right?
I can't bring the former vice president of Mariela Hotel to the hospital.
Also, I'm sure I'm better than most nurses.
I used to give you IV treatment all the time 10 years ago.
Leo.
I don't look so great right now, do I?
No! This is kind of an issue.
You look so pretty even when you're like this.
I'm sleepy.
- I'll get some sleep. - Okay.
I no longer want to be hurt by the people I love.
My mom is already plenty cruel to me.
Thanks for sending me the money.
You're the only one who cares for me.
You heard that he died, right?
Oh, Song Je Hyeok?
I watch the news in here, too.
Since the man you're afraid of is gone now,
you'd answer any question I ask you, right?
Do you still have questions left?
Gil Man Ok. My mother-in-law.
What kind of relationship did she have with Song Je Hyeok?
What do you mean, relationship?
All the people in the industry have similar relationships.
Hyung.
Don't you need the money?
Geez, what a cheap bastard.
Gil Man Ok and Song Je Hyeok
were basically on the same boat.
They had a business together.
Business?
Did she have a share of Ace Bar?
Not that one!
That secret club, you know.
Secret?
You know the one! Angel's Club.
I don't care if you visit your husband at the grave or Hae Mi.
But don't ever come to me, okay?
What kind of mother is she?
Type Os can only receive from Type Os.
So they're at a disadvantage compared to other blood types.
But Na Na's Rh negative on top of that.
It won't be easy to find a brain-dead patient who meets that condition.
I wish I didn't have to...
let you have Na Na.
But she only wants you. You're her only mother!
There's nothing I can do for her! Nothing!
What's going on?
Did something happen?
I...
apparently can't donate my liver to Na Na.
There's something wrong with my body.
Na Na's blood type is O negative. as you know.
It's so rare that it'd be hard to find a donor.
What if something bad happens to her?
What am I going to do?
Do you know what I brought here because of that?
[We buy ghost helicopters* at a high price] (Code word for organ trading)
What does this mean?
It's an ad for organ trading.
What? Are you crazy?
I don't care.
I won't just sit and wait for a miracle.
I'll make sure to find an organ donor for Na Na.
Wow, so you can make everything with this?
What a mighty ingredient.
With this, you can invite people over, too.
No way! I can barely make ramen.
Jae Yi, I just got discharged from the hospital.
Let's have a meal if you aren't busy.
My lungs are solidifying?
Am I in danger?
Don't worry.
Your hospital has the best medical team.
You'd be in great shape if you took good care of yourself.
Chairman, where should I take you to?
Let's go to the hotel.
Would that be okay?
Why would it not be okay?
Whose text was that?
Well...
He apparently got discharged from the hospital.
Who's he?
Chairman Kang Il Goo?
Yes.
Does he blatantly contact you now?
I also find this situation
so awkward and strange.
Jae Yi, he abandoned you and your mother.
He ignored you when that happened to you,
and you never thought of him as your father-
He apologized to me today.
How do you know if he was sincere or not?
I guess he's very sick.
People who are facing death try to repent, right?
I guess he's like that, too.
He tipped the Prosecutors' Office about Gi Yoon Chul.
He probably did that sincerely.
Did you confirm that he's terminally ill?
You think he'd lie about something like that?
You never know. He might've lied about something even more serious.
By chance, do you know something, Kang Hoo?
She's finally escaping from hell.
There's no reason to push her back in!
No, it's nothing.
Kang Hoo, for the first time,
I'm thinking of believing him.
No, I'd like to believe him for the first time.
My whole life, I've been suspicious of
everyone around me except for you.
But I don't want to live like that anymore.
Hey, Leo.
Hyung! Where are you?
I need to talk to you about something.
Okay.
Wait right there. I'll be there soon.
Leo wants to see me.
I'll step out for a second.
Geez.
You know my mother-in-law, right?
Gil Man Ok, the owner of Daesungak.
Something really serious happened to her.
I think she's keeping a low profile because of that-
What do you mean, something serious?
I met with Mr. Jung of Ace Bar today.
Tell me. My mother-in-law is the mastermind of that club?
What do you mean, the mastermind?
Ms. Gil's job was to recruit people.
The real masterminds were Gi Yoon Chul and Song Jae Hyeok.
But there's a secret Gi Yoon Chul doesn't know about.
There's the real mastermind.
He's the tycoon Song Je Hyeok worked for.
The tycoon Song Je Hyeok worked for?
Who's that?
I wouldn't know, either.
But there's someone called Secretary Choi.
He's the one who's playing both sides between Gi Yoon Chul and that tycoon.
He used to visit Song Je Hyeok often.
To run errands for that tycoon.
The one who got Go Yoo Na out of prison
and sent her to the US was that tycoon, too.
I wonder why he did that.
Hyung, you knew all this, but why didn't you tell the police?
Do you think I'm crazy?
I didn't want to get involved with that club in addition to Ace Bar.
It's better to pretend not to know.
My mother-in-law...
If they find out she's related to that club, she might go to jail, apparently.
Hyung, do I have to tell Hae Mi about this?
Hold on.
So the tycoon Secretary Choi works for
was the actual mastermind of Angels' Club?
Yes, that's what I heard. Why?
Chairman, wouldn't a different room be better?
This room has a lot of history.
I'd rather protect it myself.
I feel like drinking.
Should we have a glass?
Yes, sir.
It was indeed Choi Kang Hoo.
He's the one who saw in the parking lot.
He followed me by putting this on my car.
That means he found out that you work for me.
I'm sorry. I should've been more careful.
I wonder why he followed you.
He was looking into the incident from 10 years ago.
In the process,
he found Myung Eun Soo.
He must know that I told him to turn the CCTV off.
He might've connected me to Gi Do Shik's death, too.
Even if he did, there's no evidence.
I took care of the memory card for the video camera Song Je Hyeok had.
There were two cameras in that room.
The hidden camera Gi Do Shik installed.
You said its memory card disappeared.
If he found out something, he'd make a move.
I'll get rid of the tracker.
Leave it.
It might come in handy.
It definitely feels different.
I sense warmth.
Kang Hoo was here, wasn't he?
What's wrong? You should be overjoyed right now.
I think that person's sick.
He can't live long, apparently.
Chairman Kang Il Goo?
You must feel kind of bad.
I've hated him my whole life,
but hearing that did make me feel kind of bad.
You might as well marry Kang Hoo.
- Marry him? - It'd be nice to show how happy you are
after getting married before he dies.
I thought you were here to tell me something.
Not really.
I feel frustrated, but I have no one to talk to.
Yoo Jung is busy with the foundation.
What is it about?
Na Na's liver transplant.
Apparently, I can't be the donor because of a health issue.
I guess I've committed a lot of sins.
I feel like I'm being punished for them.
What's Na Na's blood type?
I'm not related to her, but you never know.
She's an O, Rh negative.
Apparently, that's the rarest type.
Type O and Rh negative, did you say?
Wasn't that...
Yoo Jung's blood type?
Yoo Jung?
Yes, I think I heard that once.
Although, I'm not sure about it.
Yes, Yoo Jung noona.
Hae Mi's sick, and she's sleeping right now.
I'll tell her to call you when she wakes up.
Okay.
Is she very sick?
I'm seeing you often lately.
Whenever you come alone, all you do is complain.
Aigoo, my gosh...
[Palchon Blood Sausage]
- Let's eat. - Yes, let's.
Grandma might've told you,
but I first had blood sausage soup when I was 20.
Back then, your grandma used to run a boarding house in addition to the blood sausage restaurant.
I was her boarder then.
I've heard about it.
And that's how you met Mom, too.
Maybe it's because it's the food that nourished me when I was struggling.
There's nothing more delicious than this to me.
But you abandoned Jae Yi's grandmother and mother, who helped you when you struggled.
You abandoned Jae Yi with them, too.
- Kang Hoo. - It's okay.
It's all true.
You're right. I betrayed Jae Yi's mother.
I was hungry then, but I was also hungry for success.
That's why I'm trying to pay for my sin from now on.
I'll live my last days only for Jae Yi.
She's been doing fine without a father.
Do you really think she needs one now?
That's just how the family is.
Your heart melts with their kind words, even if you've been ignoring each other.
That's the difference between family and strangers.
I thought that's what family was like, too.
But it turns out it's not true.
I learned that some people care more about their ambition than their family.
Yes, Chief.
Got it.
Assemblyman Gi apparently fell off the rooftop of Gangbo Hotel.
Sounds like it was suicide.
How could that happen?
How could that be...
It's all my fault. I'm the one who drove him to do it.
No, I'm sure you didn't.
Wait...
Would you...
like to come to my house this evening?
Your house?
It's hard staying at a hotel alone.
You should come and eat.
I'd like to ask you something, too.
Okay, thank you.
Why are you inviting him to your house?
He's a sick person who's about to die.
What did you want to ask him about?
Gi Yoon Chul died right before the investigation.
An important figure like him made such a decision without trying anything?
I want to ask him what kind of conversation they had at the ward yesterday.
Did he meet with Gi Yoon Chul yesterday?
Yes, at the ward.
I feel strange, too.
I saw him yesterday, and he's dead now.
Kang Hoo, you'll join us later, right?
Yes, sir.
Everything went smoothly, right?
Yes, he accepted it more willingly than I thought.
Make sure he keeps his promise to protect my family.
He told you not to worry about it.
Have you been on my side at least once?
I'm sorry.
Farewell, then.
I think the Angels' Club case will quiet down, thanks to his suicide.
How about his cell phone?
I took care of it.
But there's an issue.
I think that Choi Kang Hoo bastard knows something.
Yes, I'll prepare for it.
[Gi Yoon Chul]
Attorney Do isn't here today.
I'm not here to see her.
I'm here to see you.
I've been observing you for a long time.
I'm grateful that you've been working for her sincerely all this time.
That's why I wanted to ask you for a favor.
Instead, you must not tell Jae Yi what I'm about to tell you.
You don't want me to tell Attorney Do?
That'd be kind of difficult.
I'm on Attorney Do's side.
Exactly.
Since you're someone who'd be on her side no matter what,
I'm asking you this right now.
You could do me a favor, right?
Yes, tell me.
I'm still not sure what's going on,
but I'll do that.
Thank you.
[Myung Eun Soo]
You said you were leaving. Are you still here?
Yes, I'm taking a boat in Incheon tonight.
But I think someone keeps following me.
Could it be that Secretary Choi?
Where are you right now?
I'm at that same fishing site.
Hold on one second.
His car is at Gangbo Hospital right now.
He's somewhere far away from you.
Is it a debt collector, then?
You're leaving today, right?
I'll check his location periodically. Don't worry.
Yes, thank you.
Also, I'll never forget that I owe you.
Welcome.
Hello.
Are you looking for a certain kind of flowers?
Do you have hydrangea, by chance?
Yes, which color would you like?
I'd like a mix of pink and purple.
You came.
Na Na's at a neighbor's house.
I'll pick her up later.
Where are you going?
Hae Mi's sick, apparently.
I made some porridge. I'll bring it to her.
Get going, then.
Okay.
[Maternity Journal]
[O, Rh negative]
She's been playing ignorant all this time?
[Hae Mi]
Huh?
The call is not going through. You'll be...
What?
I thought she was sick. Where's she going at this hour?
[Calling Hae Mi]
[Fantasy Club]
I'm about to be out on the street.
Can't believe she's partying.
She even lied that she was sick?
I've never done any of this before.
- Hey, Jae Yi. - Hey, Kang Hoo.
Can you really not come this evening?
Sure, I'll come.
Thank you.
Jae Yi.
Yeah?
I love you.
I love you, Jae Yi.
Please wait for me for a moment.
What's this all of a sudden?
Yes.
Send him up.
Don't you feel uncomfortable being in this room?
It's a bit familiar.
It's my hotel. Why wouldn't it feel familiar?
There isn't a single room I haven't looked at.
Haven't you thought I might tell Jae Yi?
If you were, you wouldn't have come to see me.
You're way more shameless than I expected.
But you're still Jae Yi's father. So I'm here to give you a chance.
How about you turn yourself in?
Turn myself in? For what?
Do I have to bring evidence to make you admit it?
There is evidence?
Should I remind you how you killed that
"clingy bastard"?
Dad...
Clingy bastard.
Do you finally feel like turning yourself in?
See you soon.
We'll be having dinner, just the two of us.
[Kang Hoo]
[See you soon. We'll be having dinner, just the two of us.]
Just the two of us?
Did you make a delicious dinner?
I'm hungry.
Are you looking for anything specific?
Well, what kind do people use when they propose?
Did you want to pick one out for your fiancé?
No, I'm the one who'll be proposing.
[Queen of Masks]
♫ Who are you, Mister? ♫
♫ And why I can't find you? ♫
♫ Don't care, don't lie, don't care about you ♫
As long as you keep quiet, Jae Yi could be loved by her father.
It's something she's been wanting her whole life.
The truth is what she's always been wanting.
Same with 10 years ago, and now!
I collected the video from 10 years ago and his car's dash cam memory card.
I should let Jae Yi know
that there's no one you could trust in this world.
You don't have to pay that money back!
But that's not right!
Friends? What a joke.
Chairman Kang Il Goo?
People are always driven by their desires.
Betrayal and trust are on two sides of the same coin.
Thank you.
The things Jae Yi's been trusting the most need to be destroyed completely.
Jae Yi
I'll tell you the truth of that day now.
I'll make sure it's impossible for Kang Il Goo to escape
no matter what kind of power he uses. I'll confiscate everything...
What's this? Move it right now!
I'll make sure to destroy him completely.