(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(All child actors were shot under supervision.)
Why should I do that? Nothing scares me now that...
everyone knows Dad is alive.
Seo Hee Jae. Do you want me to kill you again?
Babe! Father is on a live-stream channel!
(Live, 23,000 watching)
Chang Sung.
Say everything you want to say.
Go ahead.
Chang Sung. Explain...
why Gi Yun turned you into a dead man and held your funeral,
as well as what Gi Yun did to you.
Tell us everything.
I...
Mister, I need to pee.
Good grief.
I need to pee, okay? I'm about to burst.
Come on, Chang Sung.
Weren't you in the right mind just a second ago?
His dementia has ruined everything.
I can't hold it in anymore!
- Hold on. - I need to go!
All right. Got it.
Goodness.
I can't hold it in anymore!
- Hold on. - I need to go!
All right. Got it.
Goodness.
Dad's dementia...
saved you and me.
I was scared to death.
Hee Jae.
My dad's existence was exposed,
but his dementia was too severe.
The truth would be buried forever.
No truth would stay buried forever.
It's bound to come out one day.
How will you blackmail me from now on?
You had threatened to expose the fact,
that Dad was still alive to this day.
Now, you have nothing to blackmail me with.
I'm saying you have zero cards to play.
Gi Yun, you've committed more than one or two crimes.
I'd expose every wicked deed you've committed.
Hee Jae, have you forgotten?
You're already dead.
You're Shin Ju Kyung, who's already dead.
It wouldn't be weird even if you died once again.
Gi Yun, if you keep doing this,
I'll leave with Soo A.
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are to leave with her?
You have no legal right over her.
You're like a ghost who doesn't exist.
I'm her mom.
No, back when you lived as Shin Ju Kyung...
and even as Seo Hee Jae now,
you mean nothing to Soo A.
Mommy, are you crying?
I'm not crying.
Fine. Yes, I cried.
I was upset.
Why were you upset?
I had a fight with a friend at work.
Was your friend mean to you?
Yes, a little.
Mommy, even if you were mad, you should make up with them...
and be friends again.
Why should I do that?
My teacher said only bad kids fight with friends.
But we are worse if we don't make up after a fight.
You aren't a bad person,
so you should make up with your friend.
All right.
I love you, Mommy.
Soo A, what should I do?
I have no idea...
what's best for you.
This was what Chairman Jang Chang Sung wanted.
Chairman Jang regretted leaving the chairpersonship...
to his daughter-in-law while his dementia symptoms were severe.
He found out his now deceased daughter-in-law...
tried to kill him to become the chairwoman.
He asked me to pretend as if he were dead...
to hold his daughter-in-law responsible.
After that day,
Chairman Jang Gi Yun devoted himself...
to looking after his father.
I can't focus on work because the news has been...
pumping out huge scoops lately.
Until yesterday, they ranted...
about how Chairman Jang was the worst child in history...
who made his father live as if he were dead,
but he suddenly became the best child in the world.
I never thought the dead Ms. Shin was like that, but she was evil.
She tried to kill her father-in-law to become the chairwoman.
She was always awful,
and she always pretended like she was spotless and kind.
Think of how evil she must've been to die in a car accident like that.
She got cursed by fate after trying to kill her father-in-law.
Gi Yun, you managed to escape like this yet again.
All you ever did was abuse and mistreat Father,
but you suddenly became a devoted child,
whereas I became the worst woman who tried to kill her father-in-law.
That's the dead Shin Ju Kyung.
You're Seo Hee Jae.
How long do you think the media will stay on your side?
Do you think people will continue to fall for your lies?
Hee Jae, what people see...
isn't the truth,
but what seems like the truth.
They'd be fooled as long as it looked true.
Gi Yun.
I can't condone you anymore.
Hee Jae, don't condone me.
Run amok as much as you like because that's what I want.
That way, I'll get to see you dig up your own grave.
My name is Jang Chang Sung.
I had to live as if I were a dead man...
because my son, Jang Gi Yun,
even gave me a funeral.
Jang Gi Yun made it look like...
my daughter-in-law, Shin Ju Kyung,
killed me, her father-in-law,
then framed her for murder.
My wife, Hong Hye Rim,
bore false testimony in court to make her guilty.
I would like to apologize...
for all the wrongdoings...
my son, Jang Gi Yun,
has committed.
That was completely different from what was reported on the news.
Yes, Jang Gi Yun kept his father, Chairman Jang Chang Sung,
under confinement and abused him.
Please reveal his wrongdoings.
All right.
I called him to come over for questioning.
- He'd be here soon. - All right.
(Criminal Affairs Team 1)
Hello, my name is Jang Gi Yun.
Yes, hello.
She reported you...
for keeping your father under confinement and abuse.
This thing?
Detective, I'm not sure if you know,
but my father suffers from dementia,
and his illness is quite severe.
Director Seo Hee Jae took advantage of his illness...
and filmed this video.
I didn't.
This was taken when his mind cleared up.
He's trying to deceive you.
Director Seo was my associate...
and a woman who was to marry me.
I always believed she loved me,
but no.
She approached me for my money,
took advantage of my innocent dad,
and did everything...
to destroy me and take over my business.
Detective.
I feel miserable and framed.
Jang Gi Yun, you evil jerk. Stop putting on a show.
You kept him confined and abused him too.
You tried to send him to an island in case anyone found out about him!
Hee Jae.
Please don't do this.
How much longer will you torment me?
(Fair and kind, the people's police Police Station)
Hee Jae!
You'll never win against me.
Why can't you take a hint after everything I put you through?
Do try as much as you can to run amok,
and I'll trample on you every single time.
Gi Yun.
Do you think you'll be fine after doing this?
Worry about yourself instead of worrying about me.
I already told the media...
that you approached me for money and took advantage of my dad...
and his dementia to destroy me.
It'll be tough to walk around with your head up.
What?
Darn it.
(Seo Hee Jae)
("Seo Hee Jae of WJ Entertainment, A Lover or a Witch?")
("Chairman Jang Gi Yun, Deceived by His Lover at His Agency")
("Jang Gi Yun's Lover Was After His Position?")
It says Director Seo took advantage of Chairman Jang's dementia...
to go after Jang Gi Yun's money.
If you read just the articles, it makes her look awful.
In these articles, she sounds like the most wicked woman in history.
She didn't look like that type to me.
Jang Gi Yun played the media to push Hee Jae into the ditch.
What a scumbag.
Look at this.
First, they went on and on about how Jang Gi Yun was the best son.
This time, they're ranting about how Seo Hee Jae is...
the most wicked woman in the history of mankind.
This sounds like fake news.
Director Seo didn't seem like that.
She was obviously full of herself.
She pretends like she's so smart and distinguished.
I always hated her from the moment I met her.
Ji Tae, you must be quite free these days.
If you're free, you should go practice acting.
I've been practicing already.
Guys, the most wicked woman has arrived. Quiet down.
Yes, Mr. Hwang?
Doctor.
Isn't there a way we can slow Father's dementia down?
As a matter of fact,
I gave him a treatment to slow his dementia down.
With drug treatment,
we can prevent dementia from worsening rapidly.
Lately, Father's dementia symptoms have suddenly become worse.
What could be the reason?
Is that so?
But the medicine should prevent his symptoms from worsening rapidly.
What if we take him off the medicine?
His symptoms will rapidly deteriorate.
I'll come back another day.
Okay. Thank you.
Did Gi Yun really do that?
What is it?
Gi Yun must've stopped giving Father the medicine...
that slows his dementia down.
Father's dementia symptoms became drastically worse recently.
What?
Does that mean Gi Yun took Chang Sung off the medicine...
to make his dementia worse?
He's an evil monster.
They say parents and children...
betray each other in front of money and success.
But how could he do that to his parent?
That scumbag Gi Yun has crossed the line.
I feel terrible for Father.
I'm sorry, Director Seo.
By exposing the fact that Chang Sung was alive to the world,
I wanted to punish Gi Yun.
But Gi Yun became a dutiful son.
He must be on cloud nine right now.
That's not true.
It was only right to reveal the truth...
that Father was still alive.
You made the right choice.
Will you be okay?
Now that the world knows Chang Sung is alive,
Gi Yun will only run wilder than ever.
When I fight against a lunatic, I must also become a lunatic.
The end is near.
This is the last stage of my war with Gi Yun.
As many eyes were on me, I asked you to come in the evening.
I was shocked to hear that your father was alive.
Weren't you close friends with my dad?
I'll have you meet him over a meal soon.
You wanted to see me...
because of your father's death benefit, right?
Yes. Mom had received Dad's death benefit.
Strictly speaking, receiving that benefit was illegal.
She would receive criminal punishment.
I will return every penny of the death benefit...
my mom received. In return...
"In return?"
Please make it look like...
my mom felt guilty after finalizing my dad's death...
and rejected the death benefit.
In short, your mother rejected the benefit...
she should receive out of guilt?
Only then will your family and company's reputation rise, yes?
The data on the computer must be manipulated,
and hush money needs to be given to the worker.
But I'll do that.
- Thank you. - Don't thank me.
We're collecting the death benefit back.
Our company has nothing to lose.
I'm doing this favor because of how admirable you are.
Taking care of your father in secret...
must've been tough.
No, it wasn't.
I only did what a son...
should do.
Welcome back.
Welcome home, Daddy.
I'm back.
Soo A welcomed you home.
Can't you greet her back with a smile?
If I don't look happy, just assume I had a bad day...
and overlook it.
You better stop criticizing me in front of her.
Mom. We need to talk.
All right.
Didn't Gi Yun just come home? So why is he already on edge?
Gi Yun. What is it that's upsetting you?
Mom. Give me back the rest of Dad's death benefit you didn't use.
We must return the money.
What is it?
Don't tell me you used up all of it within a year.
Well, I did.
Actually, I didn't.
I lost money in the stock market.
I'm sorry, Gi Yun.
How could you use all that money?
It wasn't much, okay?
"It wasn't much?"
Mom. Throwing money around is bad.
How can you spend so much when you don't do a thing?
Gi Yun. Putting it like that hurts me.
When you declared your dad dead when he was alive,
I didn't say anything and did as you wished.
It was what you had to do to survive.
I gave my all to you.
And you know that, don't you?
I didn't say anything about that.
But you just did!
To such a mother, how could you say such harsh words...
for spending that money?
From the moment I gave birth to you until this day,
I have dedicated my life to you.
You were my everything. So how could you be this mean to me?
I'm sorry.
I said too much.
Having to pay back a fortune all of a sudden irritated me.
Gi Yun.
In this world, the only one I can put my faith in...
is you.
I'm sure it's the same for you.
Even if everyone points their fingers at you,
I will do anything for you.
Keep that in mind.
I will.
Gosh, it must be frustrating...
to pay back money you don't have to out of the blue.
This is all because of Hee Jae.
Had she not appeared before us, this wouldn't have happened.
You're right. Seo Hee Jae is the cause.
Ever since she turned up, everything has become a mess.
Gi Yun. Let's report Hee Jae to the police.
Isn't she a fake?
Living as Seo Hee Jae, a fake person, is a severe crime.
Her passport and Japanese ID card...
are all forged, no?
Hee Jae should keep a distance from Soo A from now on.
The world knows your dad is alive now.
We won't be pushed around by Hee Jae anymore.
Let's get rid of her.
Okay. But first, I need to take care of the urgent business.
Where are you going at this hour?
I need to transfer the death benefit by today.
Darn it.
How much money are we losing because of that wench Hee Jae?
What a waste! How upsetting.
Seo Hee Jae is causing my fortune to go to waste.
Had it not been for her...
I would never forgive her.
I need to throw Hee Jae into a trap she can't escape from.
(Incoming Call)
Darn it. Who is it?
The person you have reached is unavailable.
Chairman Jang, it's Sung Gu.
I can only use cash, but not any credit cards under my name.
However, I'm out of cash now.
(Chairman Jang, it's Sung Gu.)
(I can only use cash, but not any credit cards under my name.)
(However, I'm out of cash now.)
Mr. Tak!
Wait. Let's talk.
Mr. Tak!
Jang Gi Yun is making me look like a heartless woman.
I can't let him continue doing this.
He got away every time through Oh Na Hee's scandal,
Mr. Yang's murder instigation,
and the exposal of Father's survival.
He slyly escapes the hands of the law every time,
and it's driving me crazy.
Let's not grow tired, Hee Jae.
It may be slow, but if we don't give up, the truth will come out.
His evil deeds would be exposed to the world.
(Jung Capital)
The investigation isn't moving forward...
with Mr. Yang's hit-and-run accident, right?
It practically stopped...
after the key suspect, Tak Sung Gu, went off the grid.
Gi Yun wanted to verify the authenticity of our video...
only as a show.
All he wanted was to stop the investigation.
I saw Tak Sung Gu on my way here.
- Where? - The parking garage at home.
It looked like he came to see Gi Yun.
If a fugitive like him came to meet Gi Yun,
it must mean that there was a problem.
Tak Sung Gu will show up again.
Tak Sung Gu works for Gi Yun.
He must know a lot about Gi Yun too.
I'm sure he probably knows...
where the missing safe is.
Babe, please meet Prosecutor Yoo Jin Hyung.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Jang Gi Yun. Please have a seat.
I wanted to invite you to my office, but I had to have you here...
because there were many eyes around.
It doesn't matter where we meet.
We're here today to see if we can be each other's support...
for the first time, so the location isn't too important.
You had a great public image, Prosecutor Yoo.
A proponent of justice,
a prosecutor who is spotless,
upright, and fair.
Well, the public image is also very important for prosecutors.
Excuse me, I need to take this.
Sure.
Yes, Chief Proscutor.
Prosecutor Yoo Jin Hyung is a man of ambition.
He'll be quite helpful to you.
I've been looking for a political figure...
who'll be my connection for the casino business.
You're a big help, Jaclyn.
I always come with what you want even before you ask.
I'm sorry.
Then, let us begin our discussion...
and see if we can work together.
Honey.
Will you really...
continue to lie in bed without moving an inch?
I hope to see you...
get back up quickly...
to eat and chat with me again.
How did you end up bedbound,
unable to do anything?
Honey.
Do you refuse to wake up right now...
because you feel bad for me and Bit Na?
It's all right.
You don't have to feel sorry. Just get up soon.
Both I...
and Bit Na...
want to see you healthy again.
Honey...
- Gosh, it's so cold. - Hey, Na Hee. Did you just return?
Yes. Anyway, it's freezing today.
Why aren't you dressed in warmer clothes?
We're almost home.
I'm fine.
It's not. It's not fine by me.
I have to wrap my face like this to keep the wind out.
Sure.
How can you be so slow?
A woman just said she was cold! Why can't you take a hint?
Gosh.
Aren't you cold?
- I can't do this. - I see.
Do you know Yoon's Food?
Mom, I'll get the door.
Sure.
Is Ms. Seo Hee Jae here?
I'm Seo Hee Jae.
How may I help you?
Ms. Seo Hee Jae, you were reported for fraud...
and forgery of official documents.
Come with me to the police station for questioning.
"For fraud?"
And what's this about the forgery of official documents?
Hee Jae, living under an alias is considered a fraud.
And you forged a passport, so that's the forgery of official documents.
Mommy, where are you going?
Soo A, I'll be back soon.
Gi Yun, did you report me?
Did you have to do this with Soo A here?
I just paid you back for what you did to me.
Watch and see...
how Soo A gets tormented because of you when you harass me.
Mister, my mommy didn't do anything wrong.
Please don't take her.
Soo A, don't get in the police officer's way.
Daddy, please don't let the police officer...
take Mommy away.
She didn't do anything wrong!
You cannot throw a tantrum.
Come with me.
All right.
Don't go, Mommy.
Don't go, Mommy!
Soo A.
Daddy, please.
Don't let Mommy go, Daddy.
Mommy...
- Don't cry, Soo A. - Don't go, Mommy.
I'll be back soon.
No, Mommy.
Don't go.
Mommy...
(The Elegant Empire)
I'm scared.
I'm scared Mommy will leave me again.
Come quickly, Hee Jae.
Soo A is waiting for you.
This must mean Gi Yun wants to put an end to this for good.
And I will put an end to this just as he wants,
if anything, for Soo A's sake.
Hee Jae, take me to see Gi Yun...
while my mind has cleared up.
There's something I must tell him as a father.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)