(Episode 1)
- Hello, you made it. - Thank you.
- Thanks for coming. - Hello.
Hello. You made it.
Director.
Jenny Jang's out.
After just one day?
They'll investigate but without detaining her.
I think she'll attend as planned.
The party's VIP gathering is three hours away.
I'd like to bathe first.
Rumors spread that the party's for people in...
Yungcheon's international city project.
Everyone will try to get involved.
It's not bad if the pie grows. Anything else?
How many times must I tell you?
There will be no divorce!
General Kim's wife...
left the ministry mansion and went to a hotel.
Colonel Park!
There's a military event for married couples...
and the general seems perplexed.
Find her right now. Let's get them divorced.
You...
Don't call it in!
Do you want people to see this?
Jenny Jang. Call Jenny Jang.
I found them.
They're at the Heritage Hotel.
Don't come for me later. I won't be back tonight.
Sun Woo.
Without your help, I couldn't have come this far.
You're the only one...
who can help me through this.
The bleeding stopped, and I'm done with first-aid.
I have the papers.
What papers?
I'm still in law school. Mr. Yoon will explain.
It's a 256-page divorce agreement.
Will an hour be enough?
I'm the one who got stabbed.
Why would I divorce you?
All this time,
you've hit your wife numerous times.
If you continue with this nonsense,
I'll send all of you away and call the police.
I'll make sure the law makes that woman...
pay for attempted murder.
Go ahead.
- What? - Call the police.
A lieutenant general of the army who leads 50,000 soldiers...
has been stabbed by his wife.
And she's also a colonel, who's under your command.
If you can't even control your own wife,
how can you lead thousands of soldiers?
People will devour your story,
laugh at it,
and treat it as mere gossip to entertain their dull lives.
Sign it.
Or...
I'll call the police.
They're ready for you.
Hello.
This is Mayor Do Jun Sub of Yungcheon.
This is Chairwoman Kim Yeo Ok of Deo Group.
Hello, Chairwoman Kim. I've heard a lot about you.
Deo Group is prepared to fully contribute...
for the future of Yungcheon.
I look forward to working with you.
Thank you, ma'am.
Let's go this way.
You and I should have a talk in private later.
Let's do that.
This is Minister Kim Ik Tae...
of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport.
Ma'am, this way please.
This is Mr. Park Young Ho of the Board of Audit and Inspection.
- It's nice to meet you. - He'll oversee Yungcheon's...
- Free Economic Zone... - Jenny Jang has Deo on her back.
I heard she already agreed with the mayor...
to become a partner for the international city development.
Who on earth is that woman, Jenny Jang?
I heard rumors she used to be an attorney.
No way. I heard she grew up at an orphanage...
and she only graduated from high school.
I also heard her assets amount to 100 million dollars.
You want to do something this fun all alone?
I'm such a fortunate person.
Recognizing your worth and taking you in 20 years ago...
was the best choice of my life.
You've already done much more than paying back your debt.
The deal you struck this time...
is the biggest present you can give to Deo Group.
I'm more fortunate...
to be able to work for you.
I guess Ye Nam has been...
bothering you a lot lately.
It's all because she's a greedy and foolish girl.
I should be going now.
Please excuse me,
Ms. Wi.
Why is she addressing you like that when you're friends?
Who said we're friends? We were different from birth.
Mom.
If you become too close with a worker at our home,
she'll only find out your weakness.
Are you that afraid of Jenny Jang?
Why would I be afraid?
Then why do you keep calling the prosecution to hinder her?
She keeps acting up, without knowing her place.
It's all because you've been too generous to her, and she thinks...
Let her be mistaken all she wants.
You must learn how to control people without using a penny.
If reckless people like you keep trying to take them down,
you'll miss something very important.
You know, when you address me,
it doesn't feel sincere at all.
It feels as if you're mocking me.
Address me again. Politely.
Ms. Wi.
If I sleep with that man, what do you think will happen?
What?
I will...
become your sister-in-law.
Ms... Wi?
Does that sound more sincere to you?
I was just talking about... You're here.
Do you know Jenny Jang? Say hello.
Have a seat.
I have something to say before breakfast.
I will appoint a holding company that has the most shares...
invested in Yungcheon's international city project.
And I will support that company in full.
Mom.
Let's talk about the family affair after sending Jenny out.
Deo Hotel, which Jung Hyuk oversees...
will partner up with Jenny Jang...
and be chosen as the developer of...
Yungcheon's international city project.
Jung Hyuk and Jenny, there isn't anything...
I need to help out with your wedding, right?
Wedding?
Jung Hyuk, when did you and Do Young...
Deo Construction will win the construction work.
A beauty and fashion complex, stem cell institute,
plastic surgery center, general hospital,
and various infrastructures will be built from phase 1 to 5,
over a period of 10 years.
The city hasn't made an official announcement yet.
Deo Cosmetics still has a chance, Mom.
Chairwoman Kim, breakfast is ready.
Let's eat.
Chairwoman Kim, I'll join you for breakfast next time.
Why? You should stay.
I need to visit the prosecution this morning.
Thanks to someone in here.
Mom makes friends with enemies as long as there's money involved.
But what's wrong with you?
You'll marry her?
You've never dated with anyone, but you'll marry Jenny Jang?
Do you really want to go that far just to beat me?
Ye Nam.
She's the person I chose.
Don't get smart with me.
You always had the worst taste since we were kids!
Why do you think you'll become the owner of Deo?
Why do you think that way?
Jung Hyuk and I are also Mom's children.
You should be ashamed of yourself and act wisely.
Do you think working for a servant who you used to order around...
makes any sense?
Do you think this is the Joseon Dynasty era or what?
I'm going to make Jenny Jang my person.
To me, she seems like an admirable woman.
Unbelievable.
You have all lost your minds.
Trying to flatter a mere servant to be chosen.
You'll thank me one day...
for getting rid of Jenny Jang.
Oh, my. It's been a long time.
I'm finally treating you to a meal.
Here. You should have a drink too.
Since this will be your last visit here.
The case will be closed without indictment.
Thanks to you,
I've returned to the Central District Prosecutor's Office.
I heard you were summoned several times.
It's nice to be able to see you again like this.
Gosh, how time flies by.
I'll introduce another prospective wife for your son this time.
My wife is very fond of our elder son's wife.
She says they have the exact same taste in everything.
Your wife is such a wonderful person.
- Yes, she certainly is. - Is she the woman...
who got rid of the senior prosecutor and the one in charge of warrants?
"Owner of J Boutique"?
She just owns a clothing shop,
so how is that even possible?
J Boutique is...
a secret hangout of all the power brokers.
She sells clothes and accessories while acting...
as a personal assistant for financiers' wives during the day,
but the real deal is something else.
People call her the night manager.
About Ms. Jang of Way Group...
Since this is her third wedding,
we're thinking of using some gold, her favorite color.
Wedding is all about innocence whether it's the 3rd or 4th time.
Purity and reverence.
- White should be the focus. - Understood, ma'am.
Her business also acts as a boutique law firm...
that specializes in specific areas.
She looks after cases that can't be handled...
by other law firms because they must be kept strictly confidential.
She knows everything about these families,
from how many spoons they have to what the husbands are up to.
That's why she has so much power.
She sponsors other companies through her boutique,
and she's well connected to powerful politicians as well.
General Kim Jin Seok has signed the divorce papers.
The application will be filed as soon as his tenure ends,
and we have his promise that he won't lay a finger on her.
Well done.
Did everything go well on your end?
The wedding will take place in two weeks as planned.
I'll become a member of the Deo family...
and get my hands on their sources of funds.
I want you to be happy.
But marrying into that family is...
Sun Woo.
I'm...
happier than I've ever been in my entire life.
I heard the gukbap here is very good.
Apparently, everyone at the City Hall knows about this place.
What brings you here?
I invited you over for a meal, but you never responded,
so I came unannounced.
If this is regarding the international city project,
I've told you I have nothing to say to you.
Jenny Jang must've earned your complete trust.
Why don't we eat together since I'm already here anyway?
You keep declining my invitation,
so I brought my family's personal chef with me today.
I'll bring out the food, sir.
This is how I earn people's trust.
I'm sure Jenny Jang can offer you this much as well.
However, she couldn't have...
come into possession of that kind of money without Deo Group.
My family took her in as my live-in maid when she was 18.
I understand that times have changed,
but a maid coveting the master bedroom?
That's mutiny.
She'll be dragged out and stoned to death.
Jenny Jang is a paper card,
which will be ripped to pieces and discarded once she is used up.
I am your platinum gold card, Mr. Mayor.
All right.
This looks great,
but I find it too repulsive to be eaten.
I should get going.
This isn't...
the only thing I can do to earn your trust.
I'd like to invite you to a birthday party tomorrow.
It's your birthday.
How about a birthday meal on the ocean overlooking the site,
where the international city will be built?
That mudflat over there will be turned into land,
where a new city will be built.
I, Do Jun Sub, will make sure it happens.
In Yungcheon...
No, I will be sure to leave my mark...
in the history of urban development in Korea.
- Yes, of course! - Nice!
Hey, Ju Ho.
You punk, what's with that reaction?
You're a member of the Urban Planning Committee.
Don't you see that land? Are you not impressed at all?
We don't have enough time to carry out a full assessment.
If you push ahead with it, the hasty execution...
Let go. Let go, please.
Hey, don't act like you're the only one with integrity, okay?
Take him inside.
Hey, let go. I said, let go.
That jerk can say such a thing because he has no family to support.
When you have a whole family to support,
you have no choice but to dirty your hands.
Become a mayor and see if you can still make such a snobby remark.
Let go! Let go. Darn it.
(Amateur Go Championship, Finals)
In my head, I'm going through the countless matches I've had.
Let him benefit from this move and hope for a better chance?
But he's a tiger.
If I turn around, he'll eat me alive.
I'm cornered.
Then...
I must challenge him head-on.
When you can't run away from a tiger,
you have to jump on its back.
- Okay, 1, 2. - Here we go. 1, 2, 3, 4!
- Drink up - Drink up
- Keep on drinking - Keep on drinking
- Drink up - Drink up
- Have another glass. - Have another glass!
- Drink up - Drink up
We all came out at this late hour...
- because of you. - Because of you.
- Why didn't you end it earlier? - That's what I'm saying!
Let's drink. Drink up, girls. Order whatever you want.
The cook here can't go home today.
- Nice! - I'll order.
- Excuse me! - I'll order everything on the menu.
- Be quiet. I'll order. - I want tangsuyuk.
You're beautiful.
Lee Hyun Ji.
You're the winner.
You won.
Girls, how much did you earn in cash prizes this year alone?
I'm sure Hyun Ji has earned a lot more than you girls have.
She's still an amateur though.
I know she won, but she can't be that excited about it.
Had I not been able to debut as a pro, I would've quit a long ago.
Me too. She'll be an amateur go player...
for the rest of her life.
She'll never get into the pro league. Never, ever.
Gosh, the four of us...
Ever since she was seven, Hyun Ji...
was the best go player, and when she was 19,
she lost once in the professional test.
Have you forgotten the days when she shined so bright?
Why are you talking about the past?
They turned professional not long ago...
and they're showing off already.
Let it go.
Your voice is the loudest. You're the showoff now.
Do you two want to play against Hyun Ji?
An amateur versus the professionals.
Stop it. That's enough. Stop.
Look at your faces.
What is it?
Do you think an amateur can't enter a competition with pros?
That's why I quit playing go.
- So I didn't have to see this. - I have to go.
You have fun without me.
- Hey. Where are you going? - Lee Hyun Ji!
- Lee Hyun Ji. - Hey! Hyun Ji!
You said you'd pay.
(Nam's Noodles)
You can't just leave.
Hey.
If it upsets you that much,
play go again.
- What? - The snake that can't be a dragon.
You're using me as an excuse to vent.
Am I wrong?
If you don't want to waste the 12 years you trained,
go back to playing.
Whether you're an amateur or not,
keep playing and extending your record.
It's not fair. They aren't that much better than us.
Lee Hyun Ji!
The snake that can't be a dragon.
An amateur go player.
That's me.
But...
I haven't lost yet.
My battle...
isn't over yet.
(Soy milk)
I thought you got something.
I told you not to drink my soy milk!
- Get out. Get lost. - My gosh.
What's wrong with her?
Darn it.
We're leaving.
- Darn her. - What's her problem?
Why do you keep coming like you live here?
I told you not to come.
Let's be honest. It's your mom's home.
And she said we can come whenever we want.
This is my home.
I earned the money and I paid the deposit.
Don't you dare come here again.
My gosh.
Hyun Ji, I saved one for you.
I save food for my woman.
Are you stupid?
Hey.
Why are you all out here?
We got kicked out.
Take turns in visiting. Don't come in huge groups.
We're off to work.
Come whenever you want.
Even better if you quit first.
See you.
You didn't tell us not to come anymore.
You're the best.
Come in. He needs to sleep.
Wait.
- Let's wait until after the fight. - Okay.
My gosh.
Is this a haven for prostitutes?
Why do you care so much?
They want to do something else but can't work during the day.
They can't look people in the eye in the daylight...
in case people find out their identities.
It's nice to cheer them up and help them find work.
I know but...
are you the only officer?
Do you think they'll quit because of what you do for them?
You play go.
You say you fight on your own.
To me, this is my own fight.
You never give in.
Did you see Hye Ra?
She said she'd see me today before she went home.
Hye Ra?
Oh, that young girl?
The one who wouldn't say her name or age?
My gosh.
As if you go by your real name.
Don't ask.
Do you believe that she's going home?
She left with a group saying she had a part-time job.
Where to?
What did she say? Something about taking a yacht.
It must be a day job.
She doesn't belong to a bar.
What's this?
Hey. Hyun Ji won today. Did you know?
I knew.
What kind of a mom are you?
If my son comes fifth in a jump rope contest,
my heart beats fast and I go into a frenzy.
What do you think she thought while playing in an amateur tournament?
I'd rather she did something else.
It's not that easy. It's what she did all her life.
That's why I can't quit what I do.
You said you're so old no one asks for you.
Shall I find you a job?
Ms. Park. How can I do such a thing?
I can't grill ham in a supermarket.
My gosh. Think of Ye Jun.
Whatever. Go and see your daughter.
What if she's crying out of frustration?
(Award, Lee Hyun Ji)
(Center Cutback Skill)
Yes. The 145th stone.
This was the crucial point.
Darn it.
Hey. Hey, is anyone there?
How old is she?
She's too young. Are you trying to ruin me?
I apologize.
Come on out.
Wait.
Hey. Wake up and leave.
Hey.
Darn it.
Goodness.
Mayor Do.
Is something wrong?
Ju Ho.
No... Never mind.
I was just getting some fresh air.
You can go. Go get some rest.
Get some rest.
- Yes, Mayor Do. - Yes, Jenny Jang. I...
What is it, Mayor Do?
No... Never mind. I'll call back later.
Did you enjoy your party?
Someone has died.
The girl you sent has died from a drug overdose.
Hello?
The girl lying in my bed is dead!
Do something!
Mayor Do.
Did you call Jenny Jang?
Why is that...
Why is that important right now?
Listen to me carefully.
You must not call Jenny Jang.
She rose to that position using people's weaknesses.
If Jenny Jang finds out,
you won't be able to escape from her for your entire life.
Even if the international city project is successful...
and you become the president,
you'll always be a puppet in Jenny Jang's hands.
I'll take care of the dead girl.
Trust me, and just wait right there.
Darn it.
Hey.
I'm sorry. An unexpected accident...
Mr. Hwang.
This is my chance.
I've finally received a chance.
I can put Mayor Do under my control now.
Instead of Jenny Jang and Deo Hotel,
this is the perfect chance for Deo Cosmetics to become...
the developer of the international city project.
Call him and tell him to take care of it.
It's okay.
Tell him that I'll bring him in...
if he takes care of it without any trouble.
Then he'll do it.
Yes, ma'am.
I came to repair the boat.
I heard you have a leak.
Did Director Wi send you?
This won't take long.
General Kim eventually...
broke his promise and hit her again.
(Sun Woo)
What do you think you're doing?
Let me go now!
Do you know who I am, you punks?
How dare you do this to me?
Have you gone mad?
General Kim.
Who told you to break your promise?
Look here, Jenny Jang.
Your wife is in critical condition.
You must be mistaken.
I'm the one who requested your service.
I'm the one who asked you to take care of our problem secretly!
There's something important I forgot to tell you.
I choose my clients.
Both of you came to me,
and I chose your wife.
What?
I am indebted to your wife.
As you know,
until you got promoted to lieutenant general,
I didn't let your wife find out about your affair.
Look here.
Don't worry about any other secrets besides that.
I'll take them with me to the grave.
Hey!
What shall I do with him?
I'm afraid he's not understanding us.
What do you think?
Let him enjoy a nice view.
Let me go.
Let me go, you punks!
I said, let me go! Hey!
How could you do this to a general of this country?
What are you doing?
Take me down, you punks!
What do you think you're doing?
Take me down now!
Take me down!
If Jenny Jang finds out,
you won't be able to escape from her for your entire life.
Even if the international city project...
is successful and you become the president,
you'll always be a puppet in Jenny Jang's hands.
Mayor Do. Jenny Jang is here to see you.
I'm sorry.
Mayor Do has a prior appointment.
Yes, Chairwoman Kim.
I called to share some precious tea with you.
The first leaves were always picked and roasted in April.
But the monk who grew these tea leaves...
turned 100 this year.
I'm afraid...
he won't be able to make it past this winter.
Then...
these tea leaves will be the last.
So...
I was pondering whom I'd drink this precious tea with,
and I thought of you first.
Have a sip.
I'm afraid we weren't meant to become family.
Thanks to you, Ye Nam has been able to live a proper life,
and you've already done more than enough...
for Deo Group.
Those pathetic fools.
Accepting a wench like you whose past isn't even known...
as Deo Group's daughter-in-law...
is something I'll regret deeply even after I die.
But still,
Deo's bloodline was on the verge of being broken,
but I was the one who carried it on.
That idiot.
I can't believe he married that wicked woman.
Do you know how terrified Chang Soo was...
on his way to meet you?
That is why that accident happened.
You...
killed Chang Soo.
He should've survived that accident, not you.
You should've died instead of Chang Soo!
Had he never gotten himself involved with a woman like you,
he would've never died such a tragic death!
Get out!
Take all your children, who take after you,
and get out of my house!
You wench!
How dare you lock me up?
Open this! Let me out!
Open this door!
Open up! Let me out!
- Open this door! - You're the errand girl...
from the bathhouse.
I'm the one who picked you and brought you to this house.
Don't help him.
Do you want to go back...
to the bathhouse?
Go back to eating and sleeping in that damp place,
running mindless errands for those ladies?
Do you really want to return to that life?
And why did you lock the door?
Were you that annoyed by that old man's scolding?
You just got here,
and I am the lady of the house.
Which one of us do you think people will believe more?
Don't let anything tie you down now.
Be free.
Letting you go was not an easy decision.
You'll regret it.
I've...
never lost to anyone in my entire life, ma'am.
Jenny.
Excuse me, you can run another article about me, right?
Please announce to everyone that...
we're holding a five-day funeral for Mr. Chairman.
Mom.
Is she the girl?
She's a smart girl.
She'll be your hands and feet from now on.
What's your name?
I'm Wi Ye Nam.
Mom, is she mute?
I'm Jang Do Young.
Do Young!
I liked you much better when you were Do Young, not Jenny Jang.
You shouldn't underestimate Mayor Do.
He's greedy and fickle-minded.
You'll have a hard time handling him.
I know, right?
I would've loved to have you handle him for me and under me.
There was a time when you and I got along fine.
Why did you change?
One morning, I woke up and found out...
that you're no longer the Do Young I once knew.
Ye Nam.
People call that "maturing".
Or maybe you had the wrong idea about me to begin with.
Do Young.
That little...
Find out what Mayor Do was up to last week.
Especially Tuesday evening. Find out everything he did.
This isn't a crackdown. I'm just here to ask you something.
Open up. Hurry.
You know Hye Ra, right? She used to live with you girls.
Have you heard from her at all?
Hey, do you know where Hye Ra is?
We haven't seen her for a few days.
I heard she left for some part-time gig.
She said she was going to the beach to go sailing on a yacht.
Do you know where she went?
Yungcheon.
Gosh, stop! Eat it later.
Your mother told me to make sure that you leave the house...
with this untouched.
What's in the container?
Whether I eat it now or later, it's all the same once it's in the belly.
What are you doing?
(Victory)
I thought you were a foundling, but I guess...
she actually gave birth to you after all.
She's so cute.
I'll eat this later.
No. You already opened it, so just eat it now.
What is it?
- What are you talking about? - Ye Jun.
Are you going to be dressed like that?
You spend all this time getting dolled up...
and not even care about your own son.
Go on in. I'll help you get changed.
You didn't even wash up, did you?
Oh, my! I see the ocean. Hurry!
- My gosh! - Look at the ocean.
Look at that. It's the ocean! Oh, my goodness.
Hey! Walk slowly, Mi Jin.
- Watch your legs. - Hurry!
Ye Jun, you'll trip and fall. Slow down.
It's so cool.
It's flying so high.
- My gosh, he's good. - He is.
Hey!
I told you to pull the string.
- I did! - My gosh.
There. It's done.
Have fun and head home without me.
I have to stop by somewhere.
I knew it. You came here to take care of something.
- What do you have to do? - I have to look into something.
Bye. I'll pick up ingredients for bulgogi on my way home.
- Bye! - Have fun!
We've received reports for 3 drunk fights and 1 pickpocketing incident.
There was an incident where a couple fought but canceled the report.
That's all I remember.
Nothing related to prostitution.
She said she was going to the beach to go sailing on a yacht.
I heard you're looking for the yacht that left the dock last Tuesday.
Oh, hello.
I'm Lieutenant Park Ju Hyeon from Seonneung Patrol Division in Seoul.
I heard it was a big yacht.
It was this one, right?
May I take a look inside?
I'll bring a search warrant later.
Sure.
I'll have a look inside.
Fentanyl.
It's a drug.
Were you surprised?
I fixed the yacht and am testing it.
It won't take long.
Hyun Ji.
When will we go and eat clams?
You got bored already and want to eat?
Who do you take after?
Hey, Hyun Ji. We didn't take a family portrait.
Let's take one at the lighthouse.
I'll take one of you two. Stay there.
You're always drawing the line.
Stop and look this way.
My phone isn't working.
The signal blocker will be on.
We must...
test everything simultaneously.
Look at me. A bit to the left.
Move a bit.
Ready?
You look nice.
1, 2, 3.
One more.
1, 2, 3.
Mom.
(Secret Boutique)
The officer's daughter went to a prosecutor.
There's a video.
Someone's blackmailing me with the dead girl's video.
How did it get that bad?
I must move forward before Jenny Jang does something.
I must find it.
The mayor won't have turned against us just for money.
All that depends on my wedding.
We can let her go once her use is done.
A person can leave a home in many ways.
They leave for hatred of the family,
and when their life comes to an end.