(The Empire)
(We would like to inform you that the names, institutions, companies and incidents in this drama are fictional.)
(Episode 14)
(Deposit: 10,000 dollars, Ham & Lee Scholarship Foundation)
Sorry. I'll wash up quietly and go to bed right away.
Hyun.
Are you mad? Are you?
You reek of alcohol.
Sorry.
Why did you have a drink? It's not like you.
For nothing.
I felt so frustrated...
that I thought drinking would make me feel better.
But then,
it's not really helping.
Sorry.
Did you break up?
What?
Did you break up with him? Is it over between you two?
What did you just say?
I think you did the right thing.
It wasn't going to work anyway.
It's right to break up especially in the current situation.
You don't want to get involved and be suspected as well.
Hey, you...
Since when...
I have feelings for Ji Yi.
But just like how Ji Yi looks at Kang Baek,
he looks at you.
And you can be quite sloppy.
It's so easy to see through you as a roommate.
Don't worry. I didn't tell anyone.
I'm not that low.
What I want to know is this.
You met Kang Baek that day, didn't you?
Just what happened that night?
(The day of the incident)
- How about Sokcho? - What?
Let's go on a trip.
We'll go there, appreciate the sea, have delicious food,
and walk hand in hand.
All right. We won't hold hands, but walk side by side instead.
Is that okay?
- I'm sorry. - No.
I don't want you to feel uncomfortable.
What should we eat in Sokcho?
It has so many delicious restaurants there.
Even this?
Should we ride a cable car?
What do you think...
What's wrong?
I...
I need to go. Something came up at home.
I'm sorry.
What is it about?
Kang Baek.
Kang Baek, what about your car keys?
What?
- Can you drive in this state? - I can. Give me the keys.
- Kang Baek. - Now!
I'll drive instead.
Stay out of it.
Don't wait for me.
Nothing happened.
We just...
We just stayed together all night.
As if. Don't you remember?
You came back at dawn that day.
Usually, you come back around noon.
Something was different that day, no?
No.
I wasn't feeling well.
That's why I came back early.
I didn't want to cause any suspicions.
When you lie,
you make it too obvious.
Come in.
I will... Kang Baek...
He will be all right.
I'll make sure he will be.
So honey,
take care of him first no matter what happens tomorrow.
Of course,
I will.
Kang Baek, are you awake?
I'm coming in.
Let's visit your grandma before you get investigated.
Mom, Kang Baek and I are here.
Your beloved eldest grandson, I mean.
He's eating well, sleeping well,
and studying hard.
Should you lie to someone dead?
I'm eating well, sleeping well,
and studying hard too.
So don't worry.
Grandma.
I'll stop going to school.
I won't be able to come here for the time being.
Actually, for a long time.
Still, I'll try to eat and sleep well.
I hope you rest in peace too.
Thank you for adoring me.
Because of Father...
I know you were good to me because you were worried about him.
Still, I felt the warmth.
I liked you too.
You're under clothed.
It's okay. I'm not cold.
Kang Baek, should we take a seat for a moment?
Okay.
Kang Baek.
I know...
you didn't kill Nan Hee.
What I don't know...
is why you're lying.
I killed Nan Hee.
That's the truth.
Will you say that to the police today?
Yes.
Why? Why did you kill her?
What?
They'll obviously ask you this. How will you answer?
I'm going to accompany you anyway, so tell me.
My girlfriend cheated on me.
How did it happen?
Someone let me know about her affair.
So I met her and pried into it on campus at night.
She admitted it,
and I killed her out of sudden anger.
Who...
let know you about it and how?
I won't answer this one.
How did you kill the victim?
Kang Baek.
I...
I killed Nan Hee.
I was having an affair with her.
I deceived you, your mom, Kang Ye, and everyone else.
She said she'd expose our relationship.
Father.
I'm not like you.
I have a clear motive that can be proven.
And I know how she was killed.
Of course, because I killed her.
- You're lying. - I'm going to turn myself in.
Father.
No, you didn't do it.
That's the truth.
The one who killed Nan Hee...
was Mom.
(The day of the incident)
What are these pictures?
Say something.
How could you do this?
How could you do this to me?
No,
how can you be this subhuman?
Why?
Just why did you go this far?
Because I couldn't win.
It was already a losing game from the start for me.
I thought tripping them would make them lose with me.
What are you talking about?
Just why did you do it to me and my family?
You were always confident and strong...
I told everyone that I wanted to be cool like you.
So how could you do this to me?
Kang Baek.
You keep commending me.
Are you proud of me...
because I don't give up even when I have nothing...
including parents that everyone else has?
- That's not what I mean. - Then why do you say I'm confident?
Why do you say I'm strong and cool?
Every time you say so, I think,
"Even others can see that my life's hard."
"They think I'm pathetically struggling to get by."
I wouldn't feel this miserable even if people looked down on me.
You know that?
Are you saying you did it because of me?
No, that's not what I mean.
I had no other choice.
It's not like...
I wanted to do this.
I didn't have the luxury to have options.
That's what I'm saying.
You didn't want to do it?
What are you saying?
No,
forget it.
You don't have to answer.
Just...
Can't you just stop here?
Please.
Please!
If I stop here,
I will end up dying.
Then die.
Die!
Kang Baek!
You ended up...
hurting my Kang Baek too.
Mom.
Were you aware of it?
About Father and Nan Hee...
Since when?
How...
How could you bear with such emotions?
Why?
For what?
Kang Baek.
This was...
the best way to protect us.
Mom.
Was it because of me?
Because I went out with her.
Because I wanted...
to marry her without knowing any of this.
Go home.
Mom.
Do you have anything left to say?
To Hong Nan Hee or me.
Go home.
Now.
Like Kang Baek said,
I need you to die for real.
Then the next day,
Nan Hee was found dead.
That's not enough to be sure.
Kang Baek, your mom didn't do it.
Mom knew about your relationship with Nan Hee.
She knew it all, but she kept it hidden for me.
But that day,
her effort turned to nothing.
Kang Baek.
Mom killed Nan Hee because of me.
I should've told her, but I couldn't.
So Mom...
I was scared.
I was too scared.
Had I told her, things would've been different.
I'm sure of it.
Tell her what?
Dad, what are you thinking?
Open the door, Dad.
Open the door!
Dad, what are you thinking?
It was because of me.
Not anyone else.
Especially not you.
Dad, no. Please...
No, Dad.
Try not to catch a cold.
Dad...
Live a happy life, Kang Baek.
Not a good life,
but a happy life.
Dad.
I'll take care of the rest.
Dad!
Arrest Han Kang Baek, the murderer.
- Arrest him. - Arrest him.
Reveal the truth behind the murder case.
- Reveal the truth. - Reveal the truth.
Save Hong Nan Hee's soul.
- Save her. - Save her.
Kang Baek!
Kang Baek. What happened?
Oh, no. My precious grandson.
What happened to you?
You can tell me what happened. What happened?
My gosh. Kang Baek.
Oh, no. What happened to you?
I thought you were having the interview at the police station.
- Mother. - You're all soaked.
Kang Baek. Where's Professor Na?
Mother, we should let him wash up and get changed first.
- Yes. - Let's go.
No. Answer them first.
What on earth happened to you?
How much longer must we put up with your tantrum?
Father.
He doesn't want to practice law because you coddle him so much.
And he's talking nonsense like he wants to be a writer.
Father. Please.
Where's Geun Woo?
I asked where Geun Woo was.
- You should answer him now. - Honey.
Father is right.
He caused everyone to worry. He hasn't done anything right.
Dad...
Kang Baek.
Are you all right?
Dad...
Yes. I heard.
We can solve this one at a time.
Mom, did you already know?
Was this all part of your plan?
No.
Then explain it to me. What is this?
You already heard about what happened.
Dad turned himself in for Nan Hee's murder.
You probably got a call by now that he was arrested.
Am I wrong?
Calm down.
But you still rushed over to see me first.
Because you knew everything.
Whatever I do or say,
I won't be going to prison because I'm carrying on the bloodline.
What is this about?
Dad got arrested for murder?
Go to your room.
- I'll explain it later... - Where's Dad?
I don't want to hear it later! Where is Dad, Mom?
- Kang Ye. - Are you happy now?
You never liked Dad.
Now that he took Kang Baek's place for the murder,
are you happy now?
What's gotten into you?
Is that true?
I just got the call and came here.
He was arrested an hour ago.
But you still came here?
You're something else too. You'll just give up on him?
We should stop the press first.
Arrest Vice Chairman of Jusung like planned.
Expedite it.
Gosh. Isn't he your son-in-law?
Sometimes, you can be too harsh.
It's like only Hye Ryul is your daughter.
Right. Unbelievable.
Dad didn't murder Nan Hee.
The murderer is in this family.
Dad did this because he wanted to protect me.
He had to protect me because I...
You didn't kill Hong Nan Hee.
I'm gay.
Kang Baek.
That's why I couldn't tell you where I had been.
That's enough.
I was with my boyfriend that night.
I told you to stop!
Stop talking won't change the fact that I'm gay.
If it was that simple and easy to change who I was,
I would have changed long ago...
because I was desperate to change.
I desperately wanted to change...
and be just like everyone else.
But I couldn't change it...
no matter how hard I tried.
You probably didn't try hard enough.
I'll call your pastor. We can fix your homosexuality.
No.
I won't do it.
You don't get to make a unilateral decision.
Was there ever a time...
I could make a unilateral decision in this house?
Homosexuality ruined him.
It would have been better if you were a murderer.
Arrest Han Kang Baek!
- Arrest him! - Arrest him!
It was so creepy.
You saw him when he was making his statement, right?
He didn't display any sign of guilt earlier.
He pretended to be a righteous man...
and talked about justice and human rights.
He's a total psychopath.
You requested the arrest warrant, right?
Yes. It can't be undone now.
She threatened him to reveal their affair.
That's enough motive.
He said he wounded her on the forehead.
It healed, but he had a bite mark on the back of his hand...
from Hong Nan Hee.
He said he murdered her with an iron pipe...
which matches the autopsy report.
The medical examiner said...
the wound on her forehead and the murder could be irrelevant.
He knew about the murder weapon...
because he represented Yoon Gu Ryeong.
So he could have figured it out that an iron pipe was used.
More importantly, we need to know where he dumped the iron pipe.
But he wouldn't tell us that.
Gosh, that...
Right. Why wouldn't he tell us?
Besides, he was flustered, so he threw the body into the lake?
He gives lectures at the university.
He must know how bright the lake gets during the day...
and how many people walk past it.
It makes no sense that he didn't know.
Something is off.
(Ko Won Kyung)
What's this about?
Hye Ryul, how's Kang Baek? Is he all right?
I don't know.
What's going on?
Why did Na Geun Woo turn himself in?
What on earth is he thinking?
Do you think I calculate my every move?
Do you think I know everything?
I don't know either!
I know nothing!
And that's driving me crazy!
Hye Ryul, calm down.
So was it Na Geun Woo? Did he really kill her?
What? I'll be direct.
Is there evidence that makes him the murderer? Or...
Na Geun Woo...
He just did it for Kang Baek.
To protect Kang Baek.
So he just took the fall? That makes no sense!
That complicated things on my end!
This could have gone away once Kang Baek married Ji Yi.
Hye Ryul. Listen carefully.
Kang Baek cannot get tied to Hong Nan Hee anymore.
To do that, we need to save that jerk too...
whether we like it or not.
Now, there's only one thing we can do.
This is it.
What on earth is going on?
Why did he suddenly confess to the murder?
No. This would've been so funny if this didn't concern me.
Now that it's in my hands, I don't know what to do.
- IL. - You know, I can't...
Yes. No.
I get it.
I can clearly see what's going on now.
I'll call you later.
Okay.
(Jang IL)
What's this about?
I need to talk to you about Na Geun Woo.
I don't know what happened.
Isn't it obvious?
It's going downhill.
Did you know about this?
No. Never.
Look at this punk.
This isn't what you promised.
This is a breach of good faith.
IL.
I told you not to call me by my name.
I told you not to drop your honorifics. Remember?
You want my daughter to marry into a murderer's family?
Darn you.
Just to cover up a suspicion that wasn't enough to arrest him?
You little...
Get up. On your feet.
Don't be a baby and get up.
- Gosh. - Sir.
I made an offer that would help everyone.
What?
An offer?
Did you say it was an offer, you scumbag?
Look at this jerk.
Since when did a threat...
turn into an offer? You scumbag.
When did a threat become an offer?
Sir. Please hear me out. I...
You what? What?
I really didn't know.
I can't cut Kang Baek out of my life because he's my son.
But Na Geun Woo married my ex-wife 20 years ago,
and whenever we met, we were hostile to each other.
So how would I have known...
if he cheated on my ex or killed a girl?
Then how do you know Kang Baek didn't do it?
Of course, Kang Baek couldn't have done it.
Kang Baek... He's Kang Baek.
- He would never... - You wouldn't have known.
You divorced her 20 years ago.
So you rarely get to see him once a month.
He's a grown man now. How would you have known...
what went through his head?
Please, sir. Please help us just this once.
I won't even bring up the marriage between Kang Baek and Ji Yi.
Please just...
Just what?
Tell me.
Just give me a bit more time.
If this gets out to the press, this will be the end of us.
"Us?"
Who is this "us?"
Why are you clumping me up with you and your family?
It's a sinking ship.
You wanted to bury the investigation of Jusung.
And you can enter politics now.
Now, your future can be guaranteed.
This is good news to you.
I know that.
The investigation of Jusung.
To cover that up,
you want me to sink into the mire?
You don't have to do a thing. Nothing at all.
I'll take care of it. Hye Ryul and I will make it work.
That crazy witch, Hye Ryul.
You can't control her.
Yes, I can.
Things have changed now. I can do that now.
You just have to give me your approval.
Just approve a document.
That's all I need.
Don't worry about Kang Baek. I'll keep a close eye on him.
Mom, please take care of him.
I don't know how you got him to agree to this,
but you got your husband to take the fall for murder.
His fatherly love is so touching.
Sorry,
but I was on my way out. Move.
Do you think you're the only one with a brain?
Do you think you're the only calculative one?
You couldn't stop him from turning himself in.
And since you ran out of hands to play,
you deflected people's attention by making him the suspect.
And you'll be busy behind the curtains.
It's obvious.
I'm fine with you taking over...
the family.
I grew up here.
But I didn't want to stay with a cold-hearted family.
Besides, it suits you much better.
But there's a limit to how much...
I can put up with your attacks just because I'm your family.
To save Na Geun Woo...
No. Technically,
you're deflecting the public's attention...
from Na Geun Woo to Jusung to save Kang Baek.
So you're really going to get an arrest warrant for my husband?
You told her to do that.
Moo Ryul.
I don't even want to bring up...
how you favoured her and how disappointing it was.
But you shouldn't at least push your daughter off the cliff!
Moo Ryul. It's not what you think.
If we can just get past this for Kang Baek's sake...
- If we can do that... - Is he your only grandson?
Then what about my children?
Why do you have to arrest the father of my children for Kang Baek?
Why? Why should I let you do that?
Do you think I can even breathe in that house?
Did you even think about it?
Did you even think how it must have been for me?
Please.
I'm done acting as your insurance policy now.
Moo Ryul.
What's this?
Where did you get this?
You'd better not do what you're about to do.
Then I'll have to come up with more scandalous news.
Was it you?
Did you send these pictures to me?
What do you mean?
You sent the same pictures to me.
You should have done this from the get-go.
It looks like this was bound to happen all along.
What are you talking about? I never sent you any pictures.
Why would I send you these pictures?
Since the whole country would end up seeing the pictures,
I guess it wouldn't have hurt to send them to me first.
Kang Baek. That's enough.
I won't do it.
What?
I won't do what you're worried about.
I don't have time to waste here. So get out of my way.
Are you sure?
How? What else can you do?
Move.
I'm on my way to fix this, so all of us can get out of this.
Honey.
Why didn't you sleep some more?
How could I? After what happened last night.
You were turning and tossing all night.
Gosh.
There really is no news article about Professor Na.
You're really amazing.
You just made a few late-night phone calls.
It's a temporary fix.
If I don't fix it properly, it will leak soon.
By the way, what is Hye Ryul planning to do?
Goodness. You never discuss important matters with me.
At times, the less you know, the better it is.
Right. That's true.
Butler Yang.
Yes, ma'am.
- And the news articles? - None, ma'am.
I searched online as well. There's none.
It seems it's all right so far.
Okay.
I would like to pray...
with you today.
- Really? - Yes.
For Kang Baek.
Thank you.
It's been a long time since I prayed.
He may answer my prayer.
Has it been 40 years?
It's already been that long.
I wondered if He had abandoned me.
In the end, I resented Him a lot.
That can't be true.
He wouldn't abandon His children.
Besides,
I've always been praying...
for you...
and...
your late son as well.
Yes.
I know.
That's why...
I was always grateful.
Father.
Please protect Kang Baek.
Please listen to my prayer...
and show Kang Baek a path to take.
Please save Kang Baek,
Ms. Han,
and Ms. Ham.
If you answer my prayer,
I will...
believe with all of my heart...
that you're generous and benevolent.
Lord.
No. I'm on my way to work.
You're a lawyer, so you can go see him.
Take me with you.
That's only the case if I represent your father.
But your father said he didn't want a lawyer.
Then what do we do?
Someone should go there and help him.
My dad...
Are we going to leave him alone in there?
As if we're abandoning him?
Enough. Like I said, there's nothing I can do.
Grandpa.
Grandpa!
All right. Let's do it.
I wish we could've done this sooner.
That family sure likes to complicate things.
So the real culprit that the crazy dolphin knows...
Why did he kill Hong Nan Hee?
He just hit her on the spur of the moment.
Maybe he's a junkie and was caught using drugs.
Oh, I see. So that's it.
A junkie's spur-of-the-moment murder while high on drugs.
That's how you'll wrap it up?
My, people will be so bored now with nothing to chew out.
They'll no longer see Jusung on the news.
Right, Mr. Ko?
Yes, I'll make sure it won't happen.
Don't forget that you're making this promise with your life on the line.
From now on, let's get along.
Okay, Ko Won Kyung?
- Yes, sir. - Come on. Think of me as a brother.
Call me by my first name like before. Drop the honorifics.
That day, I said that out of anger.
But hearing you talking so politely makes me uncomfortable.
Let's just go back to the old-time way.
- Yes, sir. - Hey, come on.
- Okay, IL. - Good.
So this is all you need?
Open it.
(Stay of Execution of Sentence)
(Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office)
It'll be taken care of today as you promised, right?
Goodness. Don't you worry.
Just one phone call, and they'll head over to the police station.
Oh, it's lunchtime already.
What should we order?
Ms. Jung! Call Golden Castle.
Hey, why the long face? Smile a little, will you?
You're a prosecutor, yet you can't keep a poker face?
You have a big face, so it shows easily.
Once he's behind bars, he won't get out until the day he dies anyway.
He's a total scumbag.
He sold drugs to kids.
Thanks to this, he'll go to jail for murder.
It'll make things a little easier for his family,
and our society will become a bit cleaner.
It's a win-win for everyone.
Other people think that we caught the real culprit.
Yes, I know that.
Hold on, but...
Did Han Hye Ryul buy that?
She has nothing to do with this.
What are you talking about? Do you think I'm an idiot?
You don't have a single card to present to Chief Jang.
Of course, Han Hye Ryul will take the lead and try to strike a deal.
All right. That's not important now.
We should move quickly...
so that Professor Na can have dinner at home later today.
And that way, you can be released soon too.
Okay, let's drop this. I'm tired.
You know, since I'm already here,
I want to stay for dinner.
Is that okay, Mr. Ko?
Sure, suit yourself.
What shall I do until my food arrives?
Do you know how to play Go?
After that,
I saw the iron pipe lying around. So I grabbed it without thinking...
I swear, I didn't know she'd die like that.
Then I threw the body...
in the lake.
You know, like those scenes you see in dramas...
Okay, then...
Where is the murder weapon? The iron pipe.
You keep insisting that you're the culprit,
so you must know.
Oh, that's...
Well, what did I do with it?
Right. I threw it in the lake too.
Here.
Excuse us for a moment.
Hey, isn't it that bag?
Yes, the purse she was wearing.
It wasn't found at the scene.
(Detective Ji)
Shoot.
(Boss)
Hey, Yoon Eun Mi! What is your problem?
Have you lost your mind?
You're there, yet you didn't report this to me?
Nothing's for certain yet.
The investigators haven't confirmed it yet.
Besides, it's just so strange.
He was never even considered a suspect.
He has no ties to her. How am I supposed to believe he killed her?
On top of that, he turned himself in?
Isn't something fishy here?
We should speak with the investigators in charge and...
And we'll lose the scoop while you do that?
It hasn't been made official yet,
but the chief superintendent has already admitted it.
A press briefing has been scheduled. Everyone's on their way there now.
Isn't that enough to make it a fact, which you love?
He's a drug addict.
Have you never seen an insane man beat up a woman to death?
Everyone in the country was looking for the killer,
so I bet he got scared and turned himself in.
Just say, "The real culprit has turned himself in."
"She died after an altercation with a drug addict."
Just do that in front of the police station.
That picture is all we need.
Even so...
Say, "Whether or not sexual assault was his goal is unknown."
I can't do that, sir.
- I'm sorry. - What? Hey!
Hey, I'm sorry.
I can't do this.
You guys should head back to the office first.
I need to speak with the detectives in charge of the case.
- Okay, it's fine. - Sorry.
This just in.
The investigation on the law school student murder has taken a new turn.
Earlier today, the real culprit turned himself in.
Park, the accused, was drunk at the time.
He ran into Hong, the victim, while roaming the campus.
He insists that they got into an argument...
because she made condescending remarks without an apology.
He confessed that he killed Hong...
and threw the body in the lake...
in order to destroy evidence.
Park is a former drug convict with multiple priors.
He seemed to be under the influence of drugs...
even when he turned himself in.
Park's statement and the evidence submitted by him...
give us enough reason to believe that he is telling the truth.
So at the moment, we believe that Park is the real culprit.
We, the police, sincerely apologize for causing you concern.
Are you taking questions?
Can we get a comment?
Was this it? This was it, after all?
You said we'd all be able to breathe at last.
Are we using another innocent person?
What are you talking about?
It's not what you think, Kang Baek.
That man killed Hong Nan Hee.
We received a tip-off.
Liar. You're lying!
Mom, you know it's not true. You don't believe it either!
Kang Baek.
Can we please stop?
Doing all these horrible things... Let's stop, please.
Please stop, Mom.
Please.
Please...
Please stop, Mom.
Kang Baek.
Mom, please stop...
Mom, stop...
Stop...
It's okay.
Because I...
I'm gay.
Doing all these horrible things... Let's stop, please.
Please stop, Mom.
Stop...
(My son)
(Mom)
Where did he go?
Kang Baek.
Kang Baek!
Hye Ryul. What's wrong?
Kang Baek... He's on the rooftop.
Grandpa.
Stay in your room.
- Butler Yang. - Yes.
Come with me.
Kang Baek.
Kang Baek!
Kang Baek.
It's my fault.
It's all my fault.
Please come down from there.
What did you do?
I'm better off dead as a murderer.
Then...
everyone will be at ease.
Great grandpa said...
a murderer is better than a homosexual.
What are you talking about?
Please come down from there.
If you know your sin, repent.
- Father. - Grandpa.
And...
no suicide.
A sinner who committed suicide can't go to paradise.
Father. Please stop.
Don't mind what Grandpa said.
I'm sorry.
It's all my fault.
Please come down from there.
Did he really do it?
- What? - The man who killed Nan Hee.
The man who turned himself in for Dad. Did he do it?
There's evidence.
- And... - I'll end up in purgatory...
for being a coward.
I remained silent even though I knew.
Mom.
Yes.
I know...
that you...
Kang Baek!
Kang Baek.
Answer me.
Kang Baek.
Kang Baek?
Answer me, Kang Baek.
Kang Baek.
You became furious,
you grabbed the iron pipe nearby...
and hit the right side of Hong Nan Hee's head from the back.
Are you right-handed?
What? Yes.
Then you threw the body into the lake to get rid of the proof.
And the iron pipe as well.
Say you saw it in the drama...
or something.
Okay.
If you change your mind,
you know what'll happen.
Dolphin...
is a scary man.
That will never happen. Ever.
Is my wife getting the money today?
Yes, all in cold hard cash.
What if the detectives don't buy me?
That's why you need this.
(The Empire)
Would a kind boy like Kang Baek really end up in purgatory?
How dare you say his name with your filthy mouth?
Send me the car tomorrow.
I don't have much time.
Nan Hee said this will protect you even in purgatory, Professor Na.
My son died because of you!
Stop it! You're the murderer.
I don't think your father did it.
He did kill her. I have nothing to say!
There is someone who knows what actually happened that night.
Just stay low.
I'm here to report.
The culprit is someone else.
(The Empire)