(All characters, organizations, and events in this drama are fictitious.)
(All child actors were shot under supervision.)
I came because I missed you. How can you be this cold?
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
Guard, come right now...
Are you crazy?
No way.
Oh, my. I didn't know you were watching us, Hee Jae.
I feel terrible.
Hee Jae, this is a misunderstanding.
Babe. Seung Pil is closing his agency and leaving.
I came to pass on this news.
It almost slipped my mind.
I'll come again.
Hee Jae. I had no say in this.
Jaclyn suddenly dropped by and...
I don't want your excuses.
Are you going to leave Jaclyn to get in our way?
No.
I'll make sure she never appears before us again.
Jaclyn, she...
I had no idea she was this persistent and lowly.
I need some rest at home.
Hee Jae.
Hee Jae!
Jaclyn, that wacko!
Darn it!
I need paternity and gender test results for the baby.
You're in the early stages of pregnancy.
Getting those test results is quite difficult.
It's difficult but not impossible. Right?
Hee Jae. Why are you back at this hour?
I'm not feeling well.
Will they...
continue to use separate rooms?
(Power)
Hee Jae.
Is the power out?
I think so.
I called maintenance, and they said everyone else was fine.
We are the only ones without power.
They'll send someone here.
Hello? Yes, let me open the door.
It's someone from maintenance.
They can't ring the bell because the power is out.
They asked me to open the door.
Go ahead.
Come on in.
Can you look at the circuit box?
I'll check if anything is short-circuited.
Sure.
Mother, you should go to your room and rest.
I'm going to the storage.
I have to find something.
- Okay. - Okay.
This way.
There was a CCTV installed in Gi Yun's study.
It seemed like there was something on his computer.
But it's tough to get to because of the CCTV.
Can you think of a way, Soo Ho?
It probably has a password, so I'll need to find a hacker.
We can switch the power off to turn off the CCTV,
- and I'll find a hacker. - Okay.
(Sending Files)
The CCTV won't be active,
and the hacker will undo the password and copy the files.
Ma'am, the circuit box was down.
One of the parts was worn out, so I switched it.
Thank you.
Nothing was short-circuited.
Thank you for your work.
Please excuse me.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
(Fight in Solidarity)
Hey.
Uncle Soo Ho, why are you here?
Director Seo told me to keep an eye on Tak Sung Gu.
I also found him suspicious, so I followed him here.
He seems fishy, doesn't he?
There were rumors that Gi Yun extorted land from its owners...
as he bought additional land to build his casino.
He made use of the thugs Tak Sung Gu was with.
It's like using thugs for redevelopment projects.
I'll stay here. You can go.
Okay.
I hope the old woman is okay.
(Approval, 2016 Balance Sheet, 2017 Balance Sheet)
(2020 Business Report, 2020 Statement of Cash Flow)
There is nothing about his corruption or illegal acts.
I'm sure the file is somewhere here.
Where did he hide it?
Wait, why are you suddenly packing up?
I'm leaving, Woo Hyuk.
Gosh, you'll leave?
What about the office?
If I hadn't brought Jaclyn into this,
Ye Kyung wouldn't have died in Director Shin's place.
Also, Jaclyn wouldn't have been caught in Gi Yun's snare.
Everything is my fault.
I can't hold out anymore.
You're a coward.
You have no right to run away like this.
Mr. Hwang, Mi Rae, Tae Pyung, and I...
joined your agency because we trusted you.
You don't deserve to leave us and run away.
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
Babe. Seung Pil is closing his agency and leaving.
I came to pass on this news.
It almost slipped my mind.
Seung Pil,
you'll run away without apologizing to me?
I can't let you do that.
(Chairman Jang Gi Yun)
It's me, Seung Pil.
You're leaving?
Without my permission?
Why? Will you throw me a going-away party?
I thought I warned you before...
to apologize to me.
I needed to know what I did wrong before I could apologize.
You tormented me like this, yet you couldn't remember?
I lived in pain because of you.
Why don't you remember?
Try some.
It's good.
I said I had something to say.
Tell the women to leave.
What a boring guy.
You can go outside.
Bye.
Gi Yun, let me give you a piece of advice as a friend.
You need to stop using the company funds.
It's not big enough for you to care.
It's a petty amount.
Even so, what you're doing is embezzlement.
I have no choice but to report it to the chairman if you continue.
Seung Pil, you'll play dirty and tell on me to my dad?
Also, stop summoning our actresses to drink with politicians...
when you associate with Assemblyman Yang Hee Chan.
Hey, Seung Pil.
I'll manage, so stop patronizing me.
You're ruining my drinks.
Hey, get lost.
Darn it. How dare he try to teach me?
Dad, why are you suddenly transferring me abroad?
I'm busy enough here getting trained as your successor.
Why are you telling me to work at a Korean TV station in the US?
"Successor?"
Not only did you embezzle the company fund,
you'd also take our actresses...
as escorts to drink with politicians.
Why would I leave the company to a lunatic like you?
By any chance, did Seung Pil report this to you?
That's none of your business!
Seung Pil.
How dare you ruin me like this?
I ended up on Dad's bad side because of you,
then got kicked out to the US.
Gi Yun, you harassed me...
for such a long time over that petty reason?
That petty reason was...
why you took Eun Ha from me, caused her death,
then framed me for embezzlement to lock me up in prison?
"Petty?"
When I was kicked out to the US,
I felt like I was abandoned by my dad.
That time in my life...
wasn't just getting appointed overseas.
It was an exile.
I unwillingly married Shin Ju Kyung as Dad wanted because of you.
And she became the chairwoman instead of me.
So how dare you put it like that?
None of that would've happened if you had led a proper life.
Just because you despised me,
you made Eun Ha do dirty jobs and let her die?
Jang Gi Yun. You're a scumbag.
I killed Eun Ha?
How was it my fault when she got upset and took her own life...
when I wanted us to break up after she got pregnant as she pleased?
I was going to leave, but you've changed my mind.
Even if I do leave this industry, I'll leave...
after I see you go down.
Be my guest.
But remember what I told you?
Na Seung Pil.
You're no match for me.
Gosh, Jun Hee. Didn't we see each other earlier?
So why did you call me over?
(Jung Capital)
I wanted to give you these earlier.
Aren't these dress shoes?
- Are they for me? - Yes. Please try them on.
Goodness, they fit like a glove.
The heels of your shoes looked worn out.
I won't accept these.
They say one runs away if you gift them shoes.
So I don't want them.
Please wear this pair of shoes...
and run away from me.
What kind of nonsense are you spouting?
I will die.
I will die, all right?
I will, too.
Everyone dies one day.
I...
don't have much time left.
So I want to end this.
Spending great time with you...
feels like...
I'm doing something cruel to you when I have limited time.
I knew about it.
That you were very ill.
That you didn't have much time left in this world.
I overheard you...
talk to your brother at the hospital.
You knew?
But why are you still with someone like me?
Date a healthy woman...
who can stay by your side for a long time.
Because I like you.
I like you so much, Jun Hee.
I'm really a nobody.
But because I like you,
I want us to love each other...
while you are alive.
I'm sorry.
I can't do it.
I will leave soon.
After I do,
you'll suffer. But I don't want that.
Jun Hee.
I don't know when we'll die.
But let's live each day...
full of joy and laughter.
There's barely any food inside.
The fridge makes the standard of living...
of this household so obvious.
If we're not on par with your standard,
you can leave this place.
She's right.
Do the people who will become jobless...
once Seung Pil closes the agency and leaves have the time to nag at me?
You should be looking for a new job at that time.
What do you mean Seung Pil will leave?
Why will the agency close?
Oh, my. So you didn't know yet.
Seung Pil will close the agency and leave.
No.
I've changed my mind.
You're not leaving?
I'm going to be at war with Gi Yun.
I wonder if you'll be of any match for Gi Yun.
We'll see about that.
Jun Hee. I'm sure you wouldn't do it.
But it's best not to talk about me abandoning you...
and making you get an abortion...
in the past out of revenge,
even in the future.
So you simply wanted to threaten me...
by telling me to keep my mouth shut.
I got it.
Bumping into Jun Hee these days gives me a bad feeling.
Could she be hovering around me on purpose...
and planning to do something?
- Honey. - Yes?
Is something troubling you?
There are only a few things a politician is worried about.
They worry about the country and the people.
Good grief. Is that so?
Dad.
You're awake.
Oh, you see...
I was sleeping not too long ago.
But a nightmare woke me up.
What kind of a nightmare was it?
I was at a funeral.
But the deceased was me.
Even though it was a dream, it was mortifying.
My screaming woke me up.
I'll inject more tranquilizers...
so you don't have nightmares.
All right. Go ahead. Yes.
That's a good idea.
Dad.
You know that...
I love you a lot. right?
Of course, I do.
Now that you're awake,
I hope you live a long life.
Right. I hope for that, too.
Dad. Do you want to leave this room?
I can't let you do that.
I better ask Dr. Oh...
to transfer Dad to the island as soon as possible.
Why?
Dad has been taking out the injection needle.
He's been pretending to sleep to fool us.
What?
He can barely walk.
What would he do by fooling us?
You know how smart Dad is.
Don't let your guard down until we send Dad...
to the island simply because he can't walk.
All right, I won't.
Yes?
Say that again.
She still hasn't signed it?
(Right to Survival)
We beat and threatened her, but she wouldn't budge.
Got it. I'll be right there.
What is it? Did something happen?
I need to go to my office.
Don't wait up. Go to bed first.
Where are you, Detective Jung?
In front of Tak Sung Gu's office.
Still?
What about the old woman?
I saw him take her inside. But he hasn't brought her out yet.
Tak Sung Gu hasn't left the building, either.
I think they're still together.
We need to save the old woman.
What if he finds out who we are?
It's a shame, but we have to sit back and watch.
Where are you going at this hour?
To work out.
I'm going for a short run.
Okay.
- Don't be too late. - Okay.
That's Gi Yun's car.
But the old woman is still here.
Gi Yun made a move first.
Hee Jae?
Why is she here? It's dangerous!
Why are you here, Director Seo?
- We have to save the old woman. - No, it's too dangerous.
I can't just sit on my hands.
What's she going to do?
Ma'am, you need to stop wasting your energy...
and just sign the land sale contract.
(Right to Survival)
Even if you paid the right price, I'd still consider selling this land.
How can you demand this land for such a dirty cheap price?
You're nothing but a robber!
No, I won't sell my land.
Ma'am.
Do you remember Mr. Choi Yong Sik,
who insisted on not selling the land until very recently?
I heard a fire of unknown origin broke out at his place...
and almost burned his family to death.
Have you heard the news?
You were behind that too!
You got these thugs...
to threaten and beat everyone...
who refused to sell their land.
You took the land...
from poor people like me in such wicked ways.
Do you think...
you'll be all right after this?
Ma'am.
What if something like that happens...
to your granddaughter, Da Young?
What?
There's also Soo Young, not just Da Young.
Right?
Gi Yun.
You've become so blinded by greed that you'd harass the weak and elderly.
How many people...
have you trampled on just because of money?
Chairman Jang, a fire must have broken out.
You need to evacuate.
Ma'am.
There was no fire. Get them.
- Find out who that is. - Yes.
- Get her to a hospital. - Okay.
Hurry.
(The Elegant Empire)
Tak Sung Gu almost found out who you were!
If Gi Yun finds out, he may try to kill you again.
You need to stop minding what I do in the future.
I'll also manage my business, just as you do.
These shameless people.
I'll find Father...
and expose what you two did to the world.
It's been troubling me.
Do you think Hee Jae knows something?
Someone is trying to ruin my business.
I need to find out who it is.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)