(This is a fictional story. All the characters, areas,)
(institutions, religions, and events in this drama are fictitious.)
(Day of Jun Yeong's death, 7:40pm)
- Nice. - Okay.
My gosh.
Are you Soo Hyun's son?
I'll see you again.
Go ahead and have fun.
Why didn't you tell him that you aren't?
Where are you going?
What's up?
- You never call first. - What do you think you're doing?
- What do you mean? - Didn't you...
kidnap Yeon Woo?
No.
It wasn't me.
Then where...
is Yeon Woo?
Can we talk?
I have nothing to say.
What's wrong? Do you also find it strange?
What do you mean?
Didn't you also know?
Come here.
This is nice.
Hey, come on.
Let's finish it up.
- I'll kill you if you tell Dad. - Hey.
Come here. I said come here!
Where did the little rat go?
Just wait and see. Something huge will blow up.
Kid, you can't jump into the road like that.
You were driving too fast.
Get up.
Come on.
Where do you live?
Who are your parents?
Can you please take me home?
Your home? Wait.
Gosh.
Here.
Why don't you...
do an interview or write an article...
regarding the new anchor of the seven o'clock news?
Sure. I heard Ms. Gwak will be the main anchor.
Oh, sorry.
It's not even set.
I shouldn't have said that.
Please excuse me.
I'm trying to give you a better position.
Can't you see that?
You're avoiding me, and that already says it all.
That's a misunderstanding. I really hate it when you do this.
The one thing I hate the most is being the second.
And being someone's mistress is even worse!
If you're going to make me do that, let's just call it quits.
Seo Young, what's with you?
Come to the hotel by 10pm.
I'm not sure if I can go.
Just come.
If you don't, I'm going to think that it's over between us.
Are you really okay?
Yes.
So, about tomorrow or the day after,
I'll visit your parents.
Don't come over.
They'll only scold me.
Are you sure?
Okay, then. Go on inside.
Take care.
If I go down, you'll lose your job too.
So come in right now.
The original file wasn't at Soo Hyun's either.
Yeon Woo.
I'm hurt.
Aren't you worried that a friend got hurt?
Take a pill!
You take them all the time.
Will that do?
Will you not talk about that anymore?
Stop lying!
Just get lost.
You felt the same thing I did.
(15 minutes before Choi Jun Yeong's death)
Seo Young.
The person you need to punish is me.
I am...
the other person...
who caused Jun Yeong to die.
No.
That can't be.
- It's all a lie. - Yeon Woo.
Come this way.
As Jun Yeong's father, only you can put a stop to this.
"Father"?
Do I even have the right to be called that?
Okay. I'll do anything.
Should I tell the truth?
Not right now.
To keep the child safe,
we must make Ms. Cha give up.
That's our first goal.
Do as I say.
Whatever you hear, do not be surprised.
I'll ask you one last time.
Everything you said. Is it true?
It's true.
I am not...
the accomplice.
You were a lawyer, so you must know that...
you will be punished for changing your statement.
I'm aware of that.
Jun Yeong was Soo Hyun's biological son.
When did you find out about that?
What are you talking about?
Jun Yeong is my son.
I'd like to see my wife as you promised I could.
Very well.
- Take him to her. - Okay.
(BSN Anchor Cha Kidnaps Young Boy)
(Baek Soo Hyun's Son is Kidnapped)
(Baek Is Father of Royal the Hill Victim)
We should've ended this long ago.
What has happened?
I'm sorry.
You have suffered more than enough.
Don't deny it.
That's what I think.
Soo Hyun...
is done for as of today.
I'll make the whole world point at him in ridicule.
- Wait and see. - Dad.
Not anymore. Divorce him.
Some things should be forgotten,
and some things must not.
Don't mix up the two.
In the end,
I knew nothing at all.
Your financial issues, Assemblyman Hwang's threats,
your deal with Chairman Seo.
You even pretended to be the accomplice.
I knew nothing.
You must've thought I were a shallow joke.
How much did you secretly resent Jun Yeong and me?
No.
You're wrong. That's not true.
From the moment Jun Yeong was born until now,
I was his father.
The reason you married me,
your affairs.
The moment I saw Jun Yeong,
I forgot about them all.
You don't have to believe me.
I don't care about that either.
That business trip...
was a lie.
I was following you.
I wanted to see it for myself...
and end it all.
But...
the moment I saw your face,
I was frozen.
(Assemblyman Hwang Tae Seob)
Hello, Assemblyman Hwang.
And I saw how deplorable I really was.
Right when Jun Yeong was dying,
I was clutching onto a rotting lifeline...
- and doing that garbage. - A little harder.
Come on. Hit me harder.
Right here. Right below the ribs.
So that you punch the breath out of me. That's what I want.
Come on. Here.
What? You can't do it?
It is not that easy...
being used by a sadomasochist.
The more you do that,
the greater the ecstasy gets for me.
Now, come on.
Yes. This is it. That's right.
Yet, I still couldn't give up.
I scrambled, regardless of how disgusting I became.
But I only realized after I lost it all...
that all I had in my hand was a handful of sand.
Give me a chance.
A final chance...
to remain as your husband and Jun Yeong's dad.
I'm begging you.
Why are you going this far?
Why are you still here?
I don't know where to go.
The case isn't closed yet. You know that.
It doesn't matter anymore.
Soo Hyun.
How could someone like me relay the truth?
Atonement?
I was...
never qualified to begin with.
Finish up the case first.
And give the very best that you're always so proud of.
Go to your family. Get on your knees and beg.
Plead for their forgiveness.
That's what most people do.
Don't tell me...
- it's the original. - Do it right.
For me.
Are you sure...
you won't regret it?
There's nothing left to regret.
(Cho Mun Do)
What was that?
Shim Seok Hoon went to the scene of the accident?
Okay.
Things may go more smoothly than anticipated.
(Jaekang)
(Daejin Bank)
What is so important about this...
that people had to die?
(Chairman Seo Gi Tae)
- It's me. - Yes?
I'm sure you have many questions and a lot to say.
I'll come to you now.
Okay, you do that.
Yes, sir.
So you're saying...
I was behind all of this, is that it?
That is what the way you've lived...
is saying.
You lent Soo Hyun the money you got back from Oh Jang Ho.
You took it back...
and invested it in Choi Jun Yeong's dad's company.
It was sickening.
Is that your hypothesis?
Then you should investigate accordingly.
Why are you here?
I have the original file.
I figured.
Is that all?
I thought you'd bring up my old debt.
Why are you not playing that card?
I have two kids your age.
My daughters...
have no mom just like you.
They're my only family.
But I haven't done anything for them,
although nothing is more important than family.
Don't you agree?
Yes, sir.
You're young, but you know that already.
I'm only helping because you said he's like family...
on whom you've always relied.
Nothing will ever happen to you, Yoon Dong Pil,
or Baek Soo Hyun again.
Thank you.
I'll repay you...
in any way I can.
Later.
You'll be able to repay me way into the future.
Repay me then.
I asked you over to eat with me.
I wanted to reminisce about the past as you mentioned.
Eat. The food is getting cold.
The chairman said to bring this to you.
(Petition for Uncontested Divorce)
(Baek Soo Hyun, Seo Eun Soo)
How is Eun Soo doing?
Please sign it quickly...
if you genuinely care for her.
(Baek Soo Hyun, Seo Eun Soo)
What's there to be shy about liking someone?
You also don't like showing your works before the exhibition.
It's the same for me.
You're rather fussy.
You're just like your dad in this sense.
If Dad finds out, he'll tease me. That's why.
But I think you're already caught.
(Soo Hyun: I know whatever I say cannot reverse this. I'm sorry.)
(Sorry for making you suffer because of me.)
(Sorry for making you find out about it like this.)
(I'm so sorry.)
(I'll leave this place tomorrow.)
That's right.
I thought I was different from back then.
But I was wrong.
Laugh all you want.
I couldn't do anything in the end.
I'm sorry, honey.
I should've told you I'm sorry.
Detest me all you want.
Resent me and curse at me.
I...
As long as you and Yeon Woo didn't know,
I thought nothing would happen.
I thought I lived my life atoning for my sins.
But no.
I was just a lowlife who only cared about my well-being.
I know it's too late, but let me beg you now.
I don't care if this is a dream or an illusion.
I'll beg like this.
I'm sorry.
So please...
Please forgive me.
Soo Hyun.
This is not a dream.
Nor is this an illusion.
Why are you here?
I came here to talk about something.
But I'm not sure now.
It doesn't matter.
I have something to tell you.
I don't want to fool you anymore.
I want to tell you everything.
It will be a very long excuse.
My father...
was a murderer.
Baek Soo Hyun!
Just kill me here and now!
Mom, you need to run.
- What? - You can't be here.
This is my answer.
Tell Dong Pil.
You were there that day. Why won't you say anything?
Just don't do anything.
It's sickening!
That's everything about me.
There's something inside you...
that I don't know about.
I always knew that.
Although I didn't know what that was,
I've always waited.
For the moment...
you show me your honest face like now.
I didn't care what kind of person you were and what kind of life...
you had lived.
Why didn't you know that?
I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have let go of you.
(Copying)
(Files successfully copied)
(Soju)
You're still here?
I forgot to take something.
- Okay, see you. - Bye.
(Shim Seok Hoon: I think Chairman Seo has...)
(a different plan in mind. Be careful.)
I'll go buy some groceries.
Let's eat together.
Is everything ready?
Yes, sir.
The weight of my sins is awfully light.
Once the investigation is over,
you should live abroad for a few years.
The legal team will take care of it.
What's the matter?
Nothing, sir.
What brings you all the way here?
I came to talk about Seo Young.
Is she hanging in there?
No, she's not.
Let's go inside and talk.
I'll just ask you here.
Did you meet Seo Young...
the night that Jun Yeong died?
And before that, you were at Royal the Hill.
Did Seo Young tell you that?
Things got complicated,
so she's also being investigated for child abuse.
I need your confirmation to help her clear her name.
A confirmation about what?
I need someone that can prove...
that Seo Young wasn't with Jun Yeong that night...
and that she didn't force him to take any pills.
I'm guessing you're...
recording this conversation.
I'm not ready to fall yet.
Maybe that's why I still have a lot to learn.
Does that mean you're not going to help?
I'm sure Seo Young will understand.
Tell her I'm sorry...
and that I'll be waiting for her from a higher place than now.
I really mean it.
I see.
Don't bother reaching out to the director anymore.
You've done enough.
You should eat.
I bought a simple meal.
It'll be over in 12 hours.
And then what?
Will I get sent to jail?
I dealt with it the best I could.
They will consider your situation and give you a light sentence.
Don't worry.
You're such a fool.
I know.
Well...
I'm here to turn myself in today.
Chairman Seo Gi Tae of Jaekang Group went to the prosecution himself.
Chairman Seo says he feels responsible for the abduction...
and promised to disclose the original file...
of both the slush fund and illegal political funds.
My gosh, seriously?
What's going on?
Sir.
Yes, Commissioner.
No, I'm still on it, sir.
Yes.
Gosh, what a day.
All this is going to get covered up despite his confession.
Exactly. I bet that was what he was after.
Well, we did catch the culprit,
and the case is going to come to an end soon.
That's what matters.
What's with you, sir?
You were a spy?
How involved were you in the case?
Were you the one who sent that photo to Oh Jang Ho?
Do you have proof?
Answer me!
You're no different.
You came to this team to help someone powerful.
You think I don't know that?
Someone died because of that photo.
And that's all you have to say?
You leaked details about the investigation...
and sent Baek Soo Hyun to that house.
You're the one...
who ruined everything by making that move.
What do you think you're doing?
What else did you do?
I didn't do anything wrong, okay?
Chief, you understand, right?
Stop giving everyone a hard time.
Instead, just drink.
Just drink like you used to.
Get out.
I was going to.
(Soju)
(Kang Jae Yeol: Either pick up or watch the news.)
(What happened to the original file? Hurry up and watch the news!)
(Seo Gi Tae Turns Himself In with Original Files)
A kidnapping?
Yes.
I need your help.
Okay. I'll join the team.
(Seo Gi Tae Turns Himself In with Original Files)
Why did he hand over the files?
The reason he opened them up instead of destroying them.
The reason he involved me in the kidnapping.
It took you longer than I thought.
You remember you owe me, don't you?
You told me then that...
they were like family to you.
That both Yoon Dong Pil and Baek Soo Hyun needed help.
So I helped you.
You shouldn't deny that now, should you?
You promised me then...
that you would make it up to me.
People have died...
and you want me to repay you?
No, not now. Later on.
Just cover up one thing for me.
Just one thing.
He said I had to cover up just one thing.
I thought you'd bring up my old debt.
Why are you not playing that card?
They're my only family.
But I haven't done anything for them.
He made the same face.
The face of a father.
Family.
No.
The reason he handed over the files instead of destroying them...
Honey.
Eun Soo.
(Seo Gi Tae Turns Himself In with Original Files)
(To Soo Hyun, To Yeon Woo)
I'm sorry, Soo Hyun.
I'd have preferred it if you'd lied to me.
Lies are stronger than you think,
and with just a little hypocrisy,
you can deceive yourself and go on as if nothing's wrong.
That is...
what I did best.
But the moment you said you loved me...
with that innocent look in your eyes,
I realized...
how heavy and destructive truth can be.
I'm not the kind of person you think I am.
Even until the last moment, I stand before you as a lie.
I waited for you to love me for a long time,
but I don't deserve it.
I'm sorry.
Soo Hyun.
No.
No. It can't be.
No.
The world in the snow globe doesn't change.
It's always beautiful...
and full of happiness.
That's the mother and wife I wanted to be.
Yeon Woo.
You really didn't know?
Know what?
I don't want to hear it, so get lost!
You know that...
your dad is...
my biological dad.
Stop it! I don't want to hear it!
Yeon Woo.
Jun Yeong. What were you talking about?
Who told you that?
Everyone knows.
I bet Yeon Woo does too.
Say it's not true.
Mom.
Go on!
Wait.
You're mistaken.
You know too.
That's why you always give me that look.
- That pitiful look. - Please!
Go home.
Why should I leave?
This is my dad's home.
Don't do this, Jun Yeong.
Then tell Yeon Woo to leave too.
He's not your son anyway.
No.
Yeon Woo is my son.
- He's my son. - Ms. Seo.
You're just the same.
Mom...
Please leave.
I won't.
I won't leave.
I'll stay here until I die!
Please, stop it.
But at that moment,
I saw my true face.
My haggard, dark, real face.
Hello.
If he were to disappear,
the world in the snow globe...
would stay unchanged and beautiful.
That's what my other face whispered to me.
And just like that, an innocent boy...
died.
Eun Soo!
Oh, dear... What now?
Yeon Woo.
Take your time. Take slow breaths.
That's it.
Once more. Slowly.
Yes, slowly.
That's it.
One more time. Slowly. Breathe in.
That'll do.
Yeon Woo is calm now, so tell me.
What happened?
It was an accident.
Jun Yeong fell. No.
I think I killed him.
Leave it to me.
I'll...
save you.
If I tell myself it's okay, it'll be okay.
If I tell myself nothing happened, it becomes nothing.
I prayed a hundred times,
but it was useless.
My haggard, dark face was hideous and wicked,
stained with blood.
That night,
I exchanged an innocent child with my guilt.
I'll take care of the rest.
Just remember this.
That you are Yeon Woo's mom.
My unforgivable sin...
from which I couldn't dare hope for salvation.
And...
my true face that I could not show...
even in the bitter end.
Please,
burn my true face that is hidden...
behind my lies.
Hey. Calm down.
Calm down.
Let go of me!
Soo Hyun!
That night, I was driving around my son's dead body.
Jun Yeong's dead body.
I transported him to the kidnapping site.
I did that!
Enough.
How could I do that? How?
Yeon Woo is here, so stop it.
What do you mean?
Yeon Woo.
Yeon Woo. What I meant was...
Let's wait outside until your dad calms down.
May we continue?
Yes, let's do that.
I'd like you to explain the reason...
you decided to turn yourself in.
The reason.
Some things should be forgotten,
and some things must not.
Don't mix up the two.
Yeon Woo...
won't speak.
He is pretending like he knows nothing...
the way I've lived my whole life.
I can't do it anymore.
If you fall apart now,
you'll lose Yeon Woo again. Is that what you want?
I've already lost everything.
No, that's not true. Not for me.
For me, you and Yeon Woo have not changed at all.
I can't hang on...
if you fall apart, Eun Soo.
I'm sorry, Father.
I was always sorry.
Listen.
It's the first day.
Let's stop here and call it a day for today.
I'm too exhausted.
Sure.
(We've found your daughter. It's bad.)
What is it?
How is Eun Soo?
Don't let the media, the police, or the hospital...
find out...
and move her to another hospital.
Was it your doing?
That's right, it was.
Where's Eun Soo?
Why are you asking me?
I asked, where is Eun Soo?
You'll never find out.
What? Are you bitter?
Then you shouldn't have gone around looking behind the masks.
You shouldn't have been a hypocrite and talked about finding the truth.
What do you think Eun Soo was doing...
while you flipped the world upside down in search of the truth?
While you were in bed with another woman...
While that woman's child was in front of Eun Soo...
What do you think she was doing?
Doing your best? Atonement?
Your self-centeredness, thinking only of yourself,
created this mess.
I'll find her.
- I'll find her and... - You'll find her?
And then do what?
Tell me.
I'm going to find out the truth.
You?
You think you have the right to do that?
You're going to find out the truth?
Then how about this?
Your father didn't go missing. He was murdered.
Are you really going to lie...
even in this moment?
Your mother kept her mouth shut...
so she could protect you.
That can't be.
You see?
This is who you really are.
You lived your entire life knowing nothing.
So...
stop everything you're doing.
Stop looking for Eun Soo so she can continue...
living inside a never-ending dream.
As for Yeon Woo, I'll raise him myself.
I'll tell him everything once it's time.
You don't ever deserve to know anything.
Do you understand?
You will never know.
I'll try.
What's wrong?
No, it's nothing.
Doing your best? Atonement?
Your self-centeredness, thinking only of yourself,
created this mess.
Don't get sick. That's all I need.
I'll try a bit harder.
How can you make a fool of me like this?
How much more are you going to keep from me?
To Yeon Woo.
To where I belong.
You lived your entire life knowing nothing.
I wish...
you wouldn't be hurt anymore.
I came here to talk about something.
But I'm not sure now.
You don't ever deserve to know anything.
Do you understand?
You're leaving the country today?
Yes.
Just forget...
what happened that night.
I think you should go back first.
Make sure to watch your mouth.
Don't worry.
I don't want to get involved in this as well.
Hey, what...
It's too late.
But he's still alive.
Pull yourself together, Jeong Wook.
You won't remember anything tomorrow anyway.
It's okay.
So just don't do anything.
That's the only way we'll survive.
Okay?
Your job is done.
I'll take care of the rest.
- No. - Go home right now...
if you don't want to see me die.
Forget it all...
and bury it inside you.
And just keep going.
That's how...
you will never lose what's yours.
(Police)
(Patient: Seo Gi Tae)
Although many people criticize...
the rich for always getting away...
with their illicit acts and crimes,
the prosecution has decided...
to cancel the arrest on Chairman Seo Gi Tae.
Whose car did they scrap?
The one that Seo Jeong Wook usually drives.
And you're going to bring back Baek Soo Hyun's car?
Yes, sir.
Baek Young Sook, that darn little...
Our list of priorities has changed.
The original file and Yoon Dong Pil aren't the list for now.
(I made the wrong call, kidnapped Baek Soo Hyun's son,)
(and killed him.)
Just wait and see.
You'll live a lonely life and die alone...
in the kingdom of your own.
The day my son died,
I was busy thinking about myself.
(Defendant, Counsel)
(Choi Nam Kyu)
I'd never looked at myself straight in the eye,
so when my son died,
I didn't face it properly either.
The moment I mourned him,
it meant admitting my shortcomings.
Maybe I was too afraid of that.
I will not make any excuses.
For everything I did,
I'll accept the charges.
(Court 416, In Session)
Slow down. You'll cause an accident.
Let go.
Hey. Pull over up there.
Pull over.
What's going on?
Can't you see? It's probably a blackout.
Look ahead.
Was that a man or a dog?
A man.
It was a man.
(Court 416, In Session)
Darn it.
You went there while your wife was being questioned?
You couldn't wait?
I need to loosen up if I'm to make a comeback.
The special election's coming up.
Darn you.
At this point in time, is there anyone...
as well-known as me?
I did time for something I didn't do.
It's a great PR strategy.
You don't know anything. By the way,
- the trial. - It won't go to court.
And I'll be made foundation director.
That card? Did you use it?
Everyone has a secret or two.
It's not a crime, but it's a hassle...
when it gets out.
Gosh...
You're always so prepared.
You give me the chills.
Hey.
What's that for?
It's a present. Open it.
Darn it. What are you playing at?
You're so jumpy.
You shouldn't get caught.
That's always the problem.
We're still a team.
You crazy...
The President opened his speech with this comment.
It's me.
You just have to do what you always did.
Open the door into the blue house,
then see me when you're inside.
At the upcoming election,
the President and government,
for impartiality and fairness, will stay politically neutral.
That's all.
(Soju)
You've had enough.
You called me because you can't stop yourself.
Stay out of it, Mr. Director.
You can't lose anything else.
(Special Investigation Headquarters)
I didn't know you had a religion.
I thought that someone might give me an answer.
What was...
your question?
I thought I was lost,
but I'd never set out.
Where was I standing all this time?
Eun Soo.
Did you find her?
I thought...
I should tell you this first.
She's brain dead.
The hospital address.
Your question.
Don't wait too long...
for an answer.
Soo Hyun.
Where will you go?
Where should I go?
(The Road: The Tragedy of One)
Where's Mom?
I'll read it later.
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