It can't be.
How...
(Episode 31)
Where are we going?
Where are we going this time?
Be quiet.
I should've killed you then.
I should've...
just killed you then.
Yes, kill me.
Kill me now.
Fine.
Let's both die together.
We checked the dashboard camera.
Kim Hyeon Joo, the passenger, turned the wheel,
and they drove across the centerline and into a car.
(Patient's name: Han Jae Yeol)
(Intensive Care Unit)
There are no serious injuries, but he's unconscious due to shock.
He could recover in days,
but he could stay unconscious for months.
I can't tell you anything for sure at the moment.
(Intensive Care Unit)
You finally found your sister.
I don't know what to say to you.
It was my sister...
who turned the wheel to die.
You must've had...
a lot to ask...
and a lot to hear...
from my sister.
I did.
I did,
but now I'm not sure.
At the end of...
these terrible lies,
what is there waiting?
The one who should fear that...
is not you.
Just because you can't...
see or hear it...
doesn't mean it didn't happen.
Did Hyeon Joo...
tell you something?
Eun Young.
The reason Jae Yeol lied about killing my sister...
was because...
he was afraid.
He feared the truth my sister would reveal.
I wondered if...
if would be right to show you this. But...
if I think about the reason why we came this far,
I think I should.
Footages from my sister's dashboard camera...
saved automatically to the cloud.
I just found out.
Turn the car around.
I'll go to your wife and beg.
Turn the car around.
Your wife will be looking for Min Ji.
Please?
(Han Jae Yeol, Prosecutor)
Let's go back.
Your wife's worried about Min Ji.
You did all this when you cared about that?
Do you want us both dead?
Is that what you want?
What should I do then?
I said it's over!
When I ended it with you,
you should've disappeared then!
Han Jae Yeol!
You selfish fool.
How can you end a 12-year relationship with 1 sentence?
You have it all.
Without you,
I have nothing.
That's enough.
Will you stop it?
Min Ji.
I'm sorry.
Daddy's sorry.
Let's go home now.
(Yoon Jin)
Jae Yeol.
What have you done?
Get out.
What should we do about Min Ji?
What now?
You've gone insane. Stop it. Stop the car.
(Chuncheon, Cheongpyeong)
Why are you going to the villa right now? Turn the car around.
We need to go back for Min Ji.
How can you leave like this after what you did to your daughter?
I must've been crazy.
I heard my sister was unconscious...
after I saw that footage.
Do you know what went through my mind?
I wanted to pretend like I didn't see a thing.
I figured I could just say...
that my sister was the one...
who hurt Min Ji.
I could just turn a blind eye to it.
I could just stay silent.
I thought I would be relieved once I proved that...
my sister didn't kill her.
I wanted to prove that my sister wasn't a murderer.
I thought I would feel relieved.
But it was driving me crazy.
And if this drove me crazy,
how would this make you feel?
I'm sorry.
I am...
sorry.
Don't cry.
Don't be deceived any longer.
Do not hold back anymore.
Doctor Kim. Mr. Han just woke up.
He's looking for you.
I let Doctor Kim know, but she must be busy.
She just left.
Please press the bell if you need anything.
How is the passenger doing?
Why do you want to know how my sister is doing?
You tried to take her away again after she finally came out,
so I doubt that you are honestly worried about her.
Why? Are you going to change your excuse...
depending on how she is doing?
Just leave.
She's unconscious.
Do you feel relieved now?
Do you feel much at ease now that the person...
who knows your deepest shame is silently lying on a bed?
Shame?
You probably thought it'd be okay as long as she stayed silent.
But life is kind of funny.
When I was about to give up and leave,
thinking that my sister was dead, Ms. Kim held me back.
When one door closes,
another opens.
What are you trying to say?
Han Jae Yeol, you hit Min Ji.
Did you think you could hide it forever?
Didn't you feel bad for your wife...
who tried so hard to keep living by trying to turn a blind eye...
and to keep her ears shut?
How can you do this? How can you do this as a human?
Are you saying that Yoon Jin knows too?
(Cloud file sharing)
I'd love to take it to the police and embarrass you.
But it's up to Ms. Kim to decide what to do with you.
I'm waiting for...
her decision.
What will you tell Min Joon?
Aren't you scared that he'll find out?
Please find her.
Please catch that bad guy who killed Min Ji.
I finally know.
I finally know who that woman is.
The one who took Min Ji.
I said I'd just forget everything when I didn't even know her name.
I feel so bad for her.
I feel so bad...
for Min Ji. What am I going to do?
(Myongmoon Elementary School)
- Good morning. - Good morning.
I'm sorry you can't go with us.
You should join us next time.
I'll have fun with you tonight after I get back.
I'll be waiting for you, Min Joon.
Hello.
- Hello. - Good morning.
Get in.
Hop in. Then we'll talk.
Why?
Are you too ashamed to see Min Ji?
I'll go...
and turn myself in just as you want.
Turn yourself in?
Do you expect me to sit around...
and see you feel at ease after you turn yourself in?
Why now?
You shut your mouth and pretended like a good person.
Why would you turn yourself in now?
If you were going to do that, you should've done it ages ago.
You shouldn't have lied to get out of a tough situation.
You should've stopped.
I was afraid.
When I told you that I killed Kim Hyeon Joo,
I almost hoped that it was true.
It's been difficult and painful for me too.
Is that why...
you lied until you got here?
Were you ever true to me...
since the moment we met?
Yoon Jin.
How could I tell you that?
How could I say...
that I hit Min Ji?
- How could I tell you that? - Who could tell me if you didn't?
If things didn't turn out like this,
you would have lived with me, lying through your entire life.
I wouldn't have. One day...
One day, I would have told you the truth.
Do you expect me to believe you?
How long were you planning on deceiving me?
When you saw me...
cleaning out Min Ji's room, saying I'd forget about her,
you were probably relieved...
that you wouldn't have to bring this up again.
I was afraid.
I know it was a foolish thought,
but I was afraid...
I might lose your trust and become a failure.
Are you saying that...
the price I paid for trusting you was this?
Why didn't you...
just die?
You shouldn't have ended up here, Jae Yeol.
You should have stopped.
- I'm sorry. - If you're really sorry,
shut your mouth and do not say anything...
that you want to say right now.
Don't spit it out.
Everything you say is nothing but an excuse.
Do you know why I brought you here...
when you were about to turn yourself in?
Because I reported myself...
on the murderer...
who killed my daughter.
You do not have the right...
to ask for forgiveness.
Superintendent Han.
You are arrested for...
causing injury resulting in death and for confining a person.
How can this make any sense?
He hit his own kid,
then made his mistress into the suspect.
I'm too embarrassed to ever mention that...
he was once our superintendent.
Jeong Wan. What did you do while you were away?
How did you find out that Kang was murdered and that Kim was locked up?
How did you find them all out?
You once told us to conclude Kang and Kim's cases...
as suicides.
That's because we didn't have any leads to work with.
Jeong Wan, request a reconsideration of...
your disciplinary action immediately.
I'll also find out...
if I can get you off of it too.
How's the superintendent?
No one dared to approach him.
They told us to keep quiet, so everyone is doing that.
But it'll be a matter of time before the reporters find out.
Do you have Kang Hyun Chul's autopsy result?
The report isn't out yet.
But when we talked on the phone, they had found trace of murder.
There's a bruise on his back caused by another person.
How can I help you?
The hospital that received a request to lock up Kim Hyeon Joo...
testified that it was ordered by Mr. Ha.
All of the related documents and agreements were...
signed with his name.
It looks like she's the one.
You didn't go through the official procedure,
so I can't give you much time.
Why are the documents for Kim Hyeon Joo's hospital...
all signed under your name?
Please stop talking about that.
- I did everything. - Why?
Why do you take the blame for what I have done too?
I can't...
abandon you like this.
I'll find evidence that I locked up Kim Hyeon Joo...
if I must.
It doesn't matter if I get punished for locking her up on top of this.
I'll never see the outside world again.
So please...
stop.
And...
I couldn't tell you this last year.
Hyeon Joo...
didn't hit Min Ji.
No! No, I don't want to hear it.
I'm sorry, Mother.
I...
I can't leave you in here.
I'll do anything I can...
to get you out.
You should...
be ready to fight.
Kim Hyeon Joo can leave in 3 or 4 days.
We requested an arrest warrant for luring...
and kidnapping a child one year ago.
The police will escort her from the hospital.
I'm sorry.
But still,
now I know where you are.
Pay the price for what you did...
and let it go.
Then let's start over.
I'm an expert at waiting now.
(Yoon Jin)
(Han Jae Yeol)
Will you really...
just leave Jae Yeol like that?
If I don't,
what else will you do?
I said that...
I'd even jump into...
a fire pit for my son.
That's how I felt on the night of the accident.
He never said a thing,
but I knew when I saw him.
"It wasn't Hyeon Joo..."
"who killed my grandchild."
I felt terrible for you, but it involved my son.
I had to jump into the fire pit.
You shouldn't have joined him.
You should've dragged him out.
I'm not here to debate on what's right or wrong.
The lawyer gave me this.
It helps if family members write petitions in his name.
The divorce...
will have to wait until after the trial.
His divorce...
could affect his trial.
Don't give me that look.
Even if it happens all over again, I'd do the same thing.
- Mother... - No.
I will work harder...
to cover my son's mistake more meticulously.
You may think I'm not normal.
Yes.
Consider me a mother who lost her mind because of her son,
and write a few sentences out of pity.
I will...
come for it later.
Don't come.
I'll send the lawyer.
(Min Ji's Tree)
My sister was transferred to the detention center yesterday.
As she left,
she asked me to...
visit your daughter.
I wanted to...
say goodbye to Min Ji.
I guess I came here...
because I was meant to see you.
Will you...
return to Canada?
Yes.
Now I must really return for good.
It's only been one season,
but it feels like...
it's been such a long time.
I thought that...
if I hadn't...
barged into your life the way I did,
then maybe...
I'd have slowly forgotten about the past...
and moved on with my life.
You'd have pretended to move on.
Even if it's a truth that hurts to know,
you can't avoid it.
Just because I don't know doesn't mean it never happened.
I should get going.
I'll miss my flight.
Don't feel guilty.
I feel terrible to say this,
but I hope you live happily with Min Joon.
(3 months later)
Everyone's gone, and I'm left alone.
With the moms gone, the whole complex feels empty.
(Seong Hwan)
Why are you video-calling me?
Because I miss you.
It hasn't been that long since we said goodbye.
However many times I see you,
I keep missing you.
Come on, honey.
Mom, can you come to my room?
- Okay, sure. - Bye.
Dad won't play the game right because he's busy...
video chatting with you.
Soo Min, you already have all the nations on the board,
but the game just won't end.
If you said you're going to spend time with her, you should focus.
Come out. I'll prepare some snack.
What are you talking about? I'll do it.
Don't get your hands dirty. You're pregnant too.
I can do that much.
No, don't do it. Just sit right here.
Tell me everything you want. I'll bring them.
Okay, then.
I made some pie batter, so put it in a pan and bake it.
Then make some nuts and tofu shake in 1 to 1 ratio.
I want extra bananas, Dad.
Okay. I'll do it.
I'll do everything for my family.
I got this.
Okay.
Honey, take this.
Goodness, are you giving this to me?
I'm only a part-timer who doesn't need great performance.
Your appraisal is soon,
and it seemed like you weren't doing too well today.
My gosh, when did you get all these?
I knew it when I saw how qualified you are.
Why don't you try to get a job here with your qualification?
I doubt I can get a permanent post at this age.
What's good is good.
I want to be content with what I have.
I envy how you get to go home without doing overtime.
Goodness, my son is coming home soon.
I should make some snacks and wait for him.
I'll be leaving, then.
- Goodbye. - Goodbye.
I'm finished.
My gosh, you're up-to-date with your study materials once again.
I got into a good habit, right?
That's my son. You never listened when I used to beg you to study,
but you now do everything without my having to tell you.
You're such a good boy.
While we're at it,
now that you made a habit out of studying by yourself,
why don't you start studying for the Science Academy for the Gifted?
Right, I was going to go ride a bike with my friends.
- Bye. - Okay.
Make sure you wear your helmet. Don't be late for dinner.
- We'll eat when Dad gets home. - Okay.
("Science Workbook for the Most Gifted")
All right.
He'll do this himself when he wants to.
I hope you didn't forget about tomorrow. Don't be late.
Right, it's tomorrow.
(Busan Noodles)
- Hey. - Hello.
Let me tell you about the noodles.
I was going to get this patented,
but there's no way of explaining how I make this and in what ratio.
It can only be magically made by my wife.
She declined to have the recipe patented.
It's a bowl of noodles with such principles.
Do you expect me to say that as I give out these flyers?
Exactly. And if possible, give them out only to women.
If too many guys come because they hear that the owner is pretty,
it'll make my life more difficult.
Isn't it a good thing to have many customers?
Goodness, my friend. A restaurant should be known...
for how good the food is.
Mr. Lee, I heard from Hwa Sook...
that you two have separated already.
Are you sure you can stand around here?
It's still the cooling-off period.
I need to get her heart back before this time ends.
Honey.
I was wondering why you hurried off after that call.
You got a call from Mr. Lee.
Oh, he asked me for help.
(Kimchi noodles, 5 dollars and 50 cents)
You're not his assistant.
Good luck, Mr. Lee.
You are very consistent with your character, Ms. Myung.
- Let's go, honey. - Okay.
May I have a flyer, sir?
It's this place, right?
I'm the landlord.
I wanted to try it since it just opened here.
Your daughter must be the owner.
And you're out here giving out flyers. You're such a great father.
Hey, landlord.
How much do you want for this building?
Goodness, he's such a trouble.
Goodness.
Now that you have a life of your own,
you can probably live confidently without getting a divorce.
Goodness, Hwa Sook. You've gotten too soft.
You saw that terrible scene with me.
After what she has gone through because of me,
she became rather relaxed.
It's all thanks to me.
Honey, bringing that up will only hurt you.
Okay.
- Goodness. - Have you been well?
- Hello. - Hello.
Take this. Congratulations.
- Congratulations, Ji Ae. - I told you to come empty-handed.
I love it. Thank you.
Hye Kyung, you are looking even better than last time.
I'm the only one who's left in the neighborhood,
so nothing has really changed.
- Honey. - Thanks.
Oh, right. Hye Kyung is pregnant right now.
- What? - Goodness.
Things happened.
Soo Min has been wanting a sibling too.
I'll give you an extra big bowl of noodles.
Congratulations.
Ji Ho has been wanting a sibling too.
It was hard to get my part-time job. I don't want to quit now.
You must be glad to work again at the bank.
I really envy...
how you all found your places to reset your lives.
If you think about it, we reset our lives too.
We're like newlyweds again.
If I get jealous, it means I'm losing.
I'm going to stop spending my life feeling conscious of other people.
I just have to live my own life.
I would look for the tutors that other mothers found for their kids,
then tried to get them too.
I don't regret my time in that neighborhood,
but now that I think about it, it was such an exhausting life.
You're right. You can make the best out of your own life.
There's no right or wrong.
One second.
"A secret lecture on Korean history. Can be completed in five weeks."
- This sounds pretty great. - Just the key points?
Will it be completed in five weeks?
Noodles, right. I'll make some noodles.
Right, don't let it get soggy.
This is from Ms. Kim Yoon Jin.
Please put it where I can see it well.
(I truly hope that your business will do well.)
Goodbye.
I recently talked to Yoon Jin on the phone.
It looked like she was busy working and taking care of Min Joon.
I'm glad that she's doing well.
I heard Ms. Kim went back to Canada too.
I hope she forgot about all the bad stuff and is doing well.
I'm glad you're looking better as we move through the sessions.
How's your insomnia?
Maybe it's thanks to the prescription. I'm much better.
I also began to work out as you have suggested,
and I've been feeling much lighter in my body and heart.
It's probably not just because of the drugs.
It's because you were brave enough to come and get treated.
The one thing that can make you step out of that fear is...
not your family or doctors.
It's yourself.
(Doctor Kim Yoon Jin)
Come in.
You don't have any more appointments.
- Yes, I checked. - Are you leaving?
There's an operating committee meeting in an hour.
I'm not going. I have to pick up my son.
Doesn't he have a tutor?
She suddenly quit to get married. My son is at school by himself.
- Okay. You should go. - Okay.
Hello?
Do you remember that today is your meeting?
Of course, I didn't forget.
Did you tell them just as I have asked you to?
Okay. All right.
Lieutenant Ha Jeong Wan.
"You are a man with a strong sense of duty..."
"who worked hard at his post diligently."
"You have especially contributed to the growth of the police..."
"by relentlessly resolving a cold case."
"You are hereby commended for your work."
(Award Ceremony for the Police Officer of Merit)
Congratulations.
Great work, Jeong Wan.
Thank you.
But...
this is enough.
It's not like I did this alone.
Just make sure you treat us soon.
Yes, treat us.
Okay. I'll reserve a restaurant right now.
I wanted to look at the badge you got,
but you got changed already.
You don't have to look at it. You can get one yourself.
Is this because you still don't feel at ease?
What happened to Mr. Han isn't your fault.
We just did our job.
What about the suspect for assaults in Banpo-dong?
I just found his home address.
We're about to go undercover.
Hello? What? Already?
The suspect's car was seen around Teheran-ro.
Let's split up.
Hey.
Let's narrow in on him before the intersection.
I'll call you when I get there.
Min Joon, are you done?
I'll be there in 10 minutes.
Stay in the classroom a bit longer. I'll call you when I get there.
Okay.
Excuse me, this is a one-way street.
Can you back out?
You came the wrong way. You need to back out.
We arrested him.
- You can come back. - Okay.
This time, it wasn't me.
You came in the wrong way.
You've gotten braver in the last few months.
It seemed like you were going to drag me out of the car.
Of course. I must say what I have to say.
You need to get your car out.
And take care.
Sure.
It's great...
to see you smile.
I hope that...
you will always smile from now on.
You too.
Yes, I got here and am waiting.
Why aren't you sending me the background information yet?
I need to know what the student is like...
Oh, you should talk to her in person first.
I hope the meeting goes well. Give me a call after.
Sure.
What...
brings you here?
I'm a parent who's here for a meeting.
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have run into you like this.
I didn't hear about the student before I got here.
This time, I didn't find you on purpose after a background check,
so please don't misunderstand.
I know.
This time,
I looked into you.
She's...
She came back from Canada and signed up with us last week.
Is she going to work in Korea from now on?
Yes. She said she's preparing...
to go into business in education as she teaches children.
(Kim Eun Young)
Can you get me...
a meeting with Ms. Kim?
And don't give her my son's information.
She might turn me down if she knows who he is.
This time, I chose you.
I always wondered how you were doing.
I've wanted to visit you from time to time.
But it's completely absurd...
for us to meet again.
Why is it absurd?
We can start a new relationship...
as a teacher...
and a parent of your student.
We need to overcome our pasts...
to move into the future.
Are you...
recruiting me right now?
I guess we really are meant to be.
Hello.
I'm Min Joon's mom.
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