[guard] Let's go for a cig.
Sculpted in 2005
[car door opens, closes]
[♪ eerie music playing]
[♪ suspenseful music playing]
[high heels clacking]
EP09: Cho Haewon
Trigger: Looking for Cha Seongwook We await your call
-[passerby 1] I really hope you find him. -Oh my, yes…
-[passerby 2] Stay strong, sir. -Thank you!
-Here you go, sir. Just a gift from us. -Oh, goodness, no…
-Please. [soft chuckle] -Here, sir.
-I hope you find your son. -Thank you so much, ladies.
-Oh, I almost forgot. Right, here you go. -[passerby 2] Oh, okay. Of course.
-[Soryong] You got here early, sir. -[Seongwook's dad] Oh, hey, you're here!
Look what someone gave me, supporting the search for Seongwook.
-We've started receiving tips as well. -[Seongwook's dad] Ah…
So, media coverage does help, I guess.
Sir, Mr. Han's gonna be filming today.
I've got some things to attend to.
He's gonna be here with you while you pass out flyers,
so if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask.
Right.
[soft chuckling]
Your father must be so… very proud of you.
What a blessing having a son as reliable as you are.
Actually, my father passed away.
Uh, oh…
I'm so sorry, I don't know why I…
[Han Do] That's quite all right, sir.
He wasn't exactly the world's most loving father.
Oh… Yeah, I see. I got it.
-Yeah, um… goodness, uh… -All right.
I'll bet…
you have a camera hidden somewhere, huh?
[Jeonggeun] Trigger, huh?
You smart-aleck [bleep]… Hmm?
How dare you quote the law to a prosecutor?
And cut.
-[sighs] -[keyboard key clicks]
[sighs] The exact wording was "sons of bitches".
-Good Lord, this is just… -We can't use profanity.
That's why I told you to insert something close to it.
-Something similar. -[sighs]
How else would our viewers know how much of a son of a bitch that guy is?
It's key to the story that we're telling, you know?
[sighs] Let's just go with the previous version.
Let's try that again.
Here you are, busy working on the final edits.
Uh, hello, sir.
You got a minute, Mr. Kang?
[liquid sloshing]
Uh, sir… I'm sure you're aware, we're airing this today, so…
That's precisely why you should be relaxing a little.
So you can see the bigger picture
-at play here. -Right.
So, I noticed you added an interview with Lee Jeonggeun.
Uh, yes, sir.
We followed him to an unofficial event and…
I'm sorry that I have to inform you so late, but…
the prosecutor seems uncomfortable with the episode.
How about you leave in everything except the interview with Lee?
Uh, it's our biggest gotcha moment, if we leave it out--
This is a direct order from the president.
Uh, sir, if I may,
if the prosecutor hadn't suspended Choi Hoseong's sentence,
-this wouldn't have happened. -[sighs]
Well, I don't know all the details here. I'm just relaying the message.
As I said, this comes directly from the president.
Sir, I'm sorry I have to pretend I didn't hear that.
You're a contract worker, don't forget.
-[♪ soft tense music playing] -You won't have a job tomorrow
if you air the episode the way it is right now.
-Uh, sir, wait, are you threatening to-- -But…
assuming everything goes well with this episode…
I believe this'll be the first time KNS has ever done this.
"Regular Hire Evaluation Report Current Affairs Department, Kang Giho"
You're gonna…
gonna make me full-time?
It just needs the president's stamp and then you're in.
We're not asking you to reshoot the entire episode from scratch.
Just… leave out the interview, so that one person can't be singled out.
Learn to be a little flexible.
[shaky breath]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[footsteps approaching]
[voice mutters] Shit…
[sighs]
[President Koo sighs]
[President Koo] I never would have pegged you for a man of faith.
I couldn't be in politics without His grace,
considering all the sinning I've done.
You said I'm the only one who should be mayor.
They announce primary candidates tomorrow,
but you're here praying, I've heard nothing from you.
How am I supposed to know what's on your mind?
Should we ask for a divine revelation…
Assemblyman Cho Jinman?
What were you thinking enmeshing yourself with so many women?
Do you know how many complaints we got about you after that Primaries article?
[scoffs]
So keep it up and deal with the fallout…
or play it safe and make it out with your current job.
It's your choice, President Koo.
The Hanju Group…
are they spotless?
[laughs]
Why do you think I pray here every day?
[Jinman] Humility, President Koo!
Since you owe us your success.
[♪ soft tense music playing]
You watch your ego.
[Jinman groans, tuts]
Just be more careful moving forward.
We'll bide our time for the next four years.
Hmm?
Humility.
[car door closes]
He's got a foreign car? In the National Assembly?
Doesn't he know how great Korean cars are?
-[angry grunting] -[♪ tense music playing]
Damn it!
Goddamnit!
[panting]
[sighs]
See what they can take?
[nervous chuckle]
Uh, we do have cafes in this country, you know?
This place is charming too.
[sighs] Hwang Jinwoo.
How'd you get hired at Hanju?
Oh, you know…
I used my journalistic experience to--
Did Koo get you in?
Has it never occurred to you that President Koo may be Dr. Trigger?
The guy that you're taking the fall for.
What? No way.
Why would he do… something like that?
He could have a good reason to get rid of me…
or Trigger at all costs.
You think that happened?
I'll find out if it did. I will get the truth somehow.
Sweetheart,
losers like me have to go out with intelligent women like you.
I can do more than just record things for you if…
if it means I can make up for my--
Don't call me "sweetheart," we're not dating.
All right, Soryong.
I won't call you "sweetheart" anymore.
-I don't even want to. -[sighs]
-I can't. Oh, wait… -So what's this important tip for me?
I-It's not important right now.
Have you, uh, heard the latest rumor about Hanju?
There's always rumors going around, what's new?
So… apparently, our chairman, Cho Taesu,
is dead.
Wait, your chairman…
he's dead?
[Jinwoo] They say he collapsed after a heart attack a while back,
and they're keeping it under wraps due to money issues,
inheritance, company stock, all that.
I also heard that some drunk smashed things up a few days ago
and stole something.
And most people think that it was actually Cho Haewon,
which makes sense.
I mean, think about it.
Why else would you cover for someone
breaking in and stealing a sculpture…
unless the person who did it was family?
A sculpture?
You know the one, it's the one in the lobby of our building.
I guess they took it.
[tapping on phone]
Hey, Soryong, I really want that Cha Seongwook episode
you're working on to turn out well.
That's why I'm drawing on the affection I still have for you to tell you all this.
What in the world are you planning here…
Cho Haewon?
Here, have one. [soft chuckle]
For the way back.
-Ooh… -You must be exhausted.
Go home and get some rest.
Right. Goodness.
Sir, do you… do you remember the dog your son used to have?
Seongwook's dog?
Its name was Bom, I think.
Oh, Bom, yes!
I remember.
I didn't ever see it in person.
He sent a photo of the dog to my phone once though.
Would you still happen to have that phone?
It's the darndest thing.
I could've sworn that I put it somewhere safe,
and now I can't find it.
I went over every inch of my house looking for it with Ms. Oh…
-I never could find it though. -Well, could you try looking for it again?
There could be something useful on it,
and since you were using it back then,
it could have that photo.
Mm-hmm, right.
I'm gonna look for it again now that you've mentioned it.
It might be… somewhere so obvious, you haven't looked.
So if you could, look some more where you haven't looked yet.
See if it turns up.
Okay.
Hanju Daily January man sculpture
[mouse scrolling, clicks]
This beautiful, yet grotesque piece is currently on display at Hanju Daily.
Where are those notes?
[Haru in Japanese] What Bom told me was quite shocking.
I still remember everything.
[in English] "It looked like a ball."
"It looked like a ball."
[Han Do] The dog claimed its owner looked like a ball.
What if Bom saw the man's head
after he was decapitated?
[barking, snarling]
[barking continues]
[Haru in Japanese] To Bom, his head…
must have looked like a ball.
[♪ tense sting]
-[dog barking, snarling] -[panting]
[♪ soft suspenseful music playing]
[♪ music fades]
[in English] Why are you looking at that?
Whoa, no way.
What kind of psycho makes something like that with a skull?
It's not just a crazy theory.
There's one artist I suspect.
"Love Lee". Who's that?
She's a sculptor based in the States.
She even hosted a solo exhibition, one time.
Cho Haewon, her other name.
[Soryong] Love Lee's her American name.
-She took her husband's last name. -[Han Do sighs]
You've been staying busy with this.
Thanks to a source of mine.
Let's gather whatever photos we can and send them to Mr. Hwang.
He'll do a 3D scan of the face so we can get a composite sketch.
And once we've got all of that,
I'll go meet with Cho Haewon.
Get as many photos as you can,
send them to Hwang, tell him it's extremely urgent.
Yeah.
[door opens, closes]
[Giho mutters] Shit…
-What's up with him? -Giho, did you ever… finish the edits?
Just about, yeah.
Tell me now if you need me for anything.
The episode will air as planned, don't worry.
[Soryong sighs]
What are you doing? Go!
Oh, right.
Mm… I'm saying this to be safe, okay?
Do not go over there by yourself.
I'm going with you to visit that woman.
Is he for real? He wants us to cut out the interview?
Without confirming with Ms. Oh? [groans]
What are we gonna do?
Should we reach out to Ms. Hong for help?
[groans] No. No.
[sighs] I feel like we should probably tell Ms. Oh about this.
You said he doesn't know if he'll take it out though.
Oh, my God, are you even listening?
He told me he'd fix the script himself whenever I refused to do it!
It's Giho's decision.
He gets the final word on editing as the main producer.
Don't tell me…
you're picking the Amoeba's side?
He's about to ruin Trigger's reputation right now!
Listen, he's not just some dude here.
He's the Amoeba, as you like to say.
He's Ms. Oh's fanboy. He'll stand up to them for her.
[sighs] He'll probably pretend to take it out, then put it back in later.
[sighs]
So to keep the episode, he's appeasing Mr. Son…
it's all just an act though?
Kang Giho…
he'd never do something so crazy.
[Moka] You really must have gone crazy.
Jiyun's been getting on my nerves.
[sighs] That's your perspective.
That main interview better not get cut.
If you cave in to the Managing Director…
you and I will be over.
Have you lost your mind?
Why are you being quiet?
Do you even see me as… an assistant producer?
What?
Do you see just a…
a loser field producer?
[scoffs]
The Managing Director…
said I'd be full-time.
You're the one who said you wanted to marry someone
with a more stable job.
You said two contractors… couldn't get married, it wouldn't work.
But I'm an assistant producer now.
I really do want us to get married.
Huh?
I wanted to show you how capable I was.
[♪ somber music playing]
[Giho sniffles]
[Moka exhales heavily]
[sniffling]
I could have sworn
I had it somewhere easy to get to.
-[clattering] -Let's see now… Hmm…
Goodness me.
Where did I put it?
Somewhere obvious like that…
[grunts] Come on, where is it?
[gasps]
Ah, there!
It was here! [excited laugh]
No, wait. Let me, uh… [grunts]
[♪ ominous music playing]
Why am I…
[scribbling]
Uh, Ms. Oh?
Huh? What?
Well, there's actually, uh…
something I need to tell you about the interview from the…
So, about that… new writer position.
Oh.
Okay, we'll post an opening and interview the candidates together.
-Okay. -[Soryong] Mm-hmm.
Kang Giho.
Let's watch it together, since it's your premiere.
Okay.
[phone vibrating]
Hello?
What?
We've confirmed he's got no injuries.
[officer] All this over a phone though.
I'm glad there wasn't a serious accident.
-We understand. -[Seongwook's dad] Officer, thank you.
[door closes]
I hope this thing… turns out to be useful somehow to you.
We'll return it to you
when the forensics company is done with it.
Ah…
Hopefully, you can at least find the photo… of the dog.
Sorry I brought that up.
It was unnecessary.
Oh, no, sir!
If not for you, I never would've found it.
As it turns out,
I really had put it somewhere easy to find.
Never would have looked there if you hadn't mentioned it though.
[dog barking ringtone]
-Silent mode. -[phone alarm blaring]
"Alarm"
It's on now.
Well, look at you.
-Excuse me, where's your remote? -Right there.
Oh, is this, uh… an important episode?
You remember the field producer, Kang Giho, who followed you around
-going, "Sir, sir"? -Ah!
This is his debut episode
after being promoted to assistant producer.
Is that right? I should watch this too then.
[Han Do] Yeah.
[camera shutter clicks]
"Watching it right now!"
It's starting.
[♪ suspenseful music playing on TV]
Mom: Congratulations, Giho. After all those years! I'm tearing up!
Dad: I'm proud of you, son! Kang Giho the producer!
Han Do: Run if you're in the office. Ms. Oh's on the way.
[sighs]
-[door opens] -[Soryong] Kang Giho!
-[door slams] -Where is Kang Giho?
I'm right here.
You…
-[Soryong] Who was it? -[sighs]
Who made you do it?
Son told me from the president.
-Okay, so? -So I left it out.
What the hell did you just say?
[Soryong] Did you or did you not say it yourself?
You said that… nothing will change
unless we go after the prosecutor and his friends.
[yells] You begged to see this story through!
And then you mangled it because of the higher-ups?
And you only tell me now after it's aired?
The episode was fine until the final edits.
How dare you butcher it like this?
You wanted this position so badly,
-this was your debut! -They're making me full-time…
effective tomorrow.
You couldn't do that for me no matter how hard you tried.
-Just that one thing… -[♪ soft tense music playing]
[sniffles] I…
[sobs] …and I get made full-time.
I did nothing wrong with this episode, all right?
All I did…
is clean it up a little.
On my authority as the assistant producer. That's it. Right?
So that's all you've learned from me?
From being by my side?
Assistant producers…
are responsible for it all.
That's why they have the final say.
They're given authority so they can hang in till the end.
It doesn't matter what kind of rewards they're being offered!
Or what kind of pressures they may be facing…
from the old boys club.
Let me ask you this.
Kang Giho…
do you regret nothing…
about your debut episode?
[sniffles]
[sniffles, breathing shakily]
That's right.
I've got no regrets.
[♪ low tense music playing]
[Giho sniffles]
[door opens, closes]
[sighs]
Honestly…
I get where Giho's coming from.
I understand…
all too well.
As a team leader though…
I will never forgive him.
That bastard.
[sucks teeth, groans]
[sharp exhale]
You're acting like a human being.
That's just the way things are.
It's not that beautiful world you want.
Every day, someone gets betrayed by someone they trusted.
That's just the world we live in.
Lunatic Han…
do you trust me?
[scoffs]
You're not being serious right now, are you?
You're the type who looks around and says, "What a wonderful world."
And a person's fundamental makeup can't be changed.
[scoffs]
You saw what Mr. Kang did.
-Why can't I do it too? -[sighs]
It's Kang Giho we're talking about, not just some guy.
Things must've been really bad for him to cave.
[sighs]
That moron.
[sighs] Weak, cowardly leaders…
Ugh, Kang Giho, you idiot. [tuts]
Well, I promise you we're not the ones hurting the most right now.
It's Giho.
[sighs]
[glass thuds]
You're totally killing my buzz, I'm leaving.
Are you… kidding me?
Ms. Oh.
[Han Do] Ms. Oh. Come on. I told you I'd walk you home.
You think I do this 'cause I want the limelight?
Trigger's a team, got it?
You know what these bad guys want more than anything?
For us to fight with each other.
They want us to betray each other so we destroy ourselves.
We may be far from perfect as individuals, but…
as a team, we at least have a chance!
That's why we worked our asses off to get where we are!
So Giho's hurting pretty bad, huh?
I'm so sorry to hear that.
[car horn honks]
[Han Do] You're gonna get hit, get out of the road!
-Wait… -You follow me and you're dead.
[Han Do] Ms. Oh.
Miss… [sighs]
Ah… [sighs]
[♪ pensive music playing]
You couldn't do that for me no matter how hard you tried.
Just that one thing…
[sniffles] I…
[sobs] …and I get made full-time.
[♪ soft suspenseful music playing]
Hello there.
[sighs]
What made you show up in front of my house like this out of nowhere, Ms. Cho?
Did you come to threaten me? Is that why you're here right now?
It's a nice night.
I thought I'd come clean.
-[clicking] -[Soryong] Damn it…
[sighs]
Come sit.
Isn't this fun?
Always so serious.
Oh Soryong, you're… a most fascinating person.
[sighs] So tell me what you want to come clean about.
Ms. Oh Soryong…
are you different from Koo Hyeongtae?
[sighs]
I gave him a secret.
He heard my confession 20 years ago.
That I… had killed Cha Seongwook.
[♪ ominous music playing]
20 years ago
Are you the one… who killed Cha Seongwook?
[♪ soft suspenseful music playing]
Yes.
[sighs]
Why did you do it?
Wait, you confessed… to murdering Cha Seongwook to President Koo?
Why are you so…
obsessed with Cha Seongwook anyway?
Were you a fan?
[sighs]
You ever choked on a fish bone?
I don't know.
The truth is like… a fish bone stuck in your throat.
Just swallowing your spit is enough to make the bone jab you
and cause pain.
It doesn't matter if you ignore it,
it'll force you to spit it out…
once your conscience gets the better of you.
That's the essence of truth.
For that to apply, you'd have to have a conscience though.
It's my job to, uh…
to get to the real heart of the truth.
[♪ tense music playing]
Why'd you kill Cha Seongwook?
Why?
[Haewon] Why…
Why does everyone ask me the reason?
The reason lies ultimately with him.
[wails]
-What the hell are you doing? -[♪ music intensifies]
-Haewon. -[Haewon] Give it!
-I told you, it's not like that! -[screams]
[♪ music fades]
Ms. Oh Soryong…
how did you take it when you got stabbed in the back
by someone you trusted?
You must've been as hurt as I was, wanting to lash out.
Like I said…
you and I are quite alike.
[♪ soft tense music playing]
[scoffs]
You've got me all wrong.
You and I…
we're nothing alike.
I'm not trying to use my emotional scars as an excuse to murder.
And I… I've got neither time nor energy…
to hang around someone I barely know…
asking for attention just 'cause I'm lonely.
January Man.
You want to know that story?
Did you do that too?
The sculpture they had in the Hanju Group lobby.
Bingo.
Ms. Love Lee.
Where did you hide it?
That sculpture?
I have stored this sculpture safely away…
in our final destination.
I assure you of that, Ms. Oh Soryong.
So…
good luck finding it.
Hopefully, we'll meet again, Soryong.
[sighs]
Ms. Oh, is it true what they said about Kang Giho?
[Byeonggeun] Why? What happened to Giho?
I heard he's gonna be… salaried starting today.
-[gasps] -[Mr. Choi] What?
And I was thinking he'd be reprimanded for leaving out the prosecutor interview.
[Byeonggeun] Luckily, the chief's on vacation.
There's no way he goes full-time that easy.
[Mr. Choi] We had to take some pretty hard tests to get this job.
[Byeonggeun] I mean, Giho does cover for everyone's shooting
and editing mistakes more than anyone else.
You act like full-timers have royal blood.
I asked if you knew about this or not, Ms. Oh.
[sighs] Yes, I was aware of it.
I was too busy to mention it.
[sighs]
Wow. That really hurts.
You're earlier than I thought you'd be.
-Yeah, well… my eyes just popped open. -[phone vibrates]
The forensic report for that old phone came in.
So soon?
Did we get an update on the January Man thing?
-It's only Monday though… -Yeah, it's a Monday for everyone.
And yesterday was the weekend, so what?
Are you sure you informed Mr. Hwang how urgent this matter is?
[sighs]
[Soryong sighs, groans] Whatever.
Get your stuff, come on.
[door opens, closes]
I can't believe he sold out just to be a regular hire.
He ruined his first work as a lead and mine!
We kept it from Ms. Oh too.
Also, you're the main writer now.
Don't talk behind his back, face him head-on.
Like Ms. Hong would do.
[sighs, mutters] Seriously.
[sighs]
[door opens, closes]
[phone vibrating]
"Incoming Call from Jiyun"
"Decline"
[Hakui] Jesus, why's this story so bland?
I honestly expected more from a former Trigger writer.
-[soft scoff] -It's a fictional series with a narrative.
It needs drama and gore.
We got to spice things up with a little murder and chaos
to keep the younger audience.
It's hard to faze kids today without going extreme.
Have you seen drama recently?
Have you ever seen the dead body of a person who was torn to shreds?
-Have you seen that? -What?
[scoffs] Well, no.
You don't get it because you're used to special effects,
fake blood, all those things.
The victims who have seen that living hell firsthand though…
have been traumatized for life.
You want me to exploit that for profit?
Instead of offering a little break from the horrors of the world?
[scoffs, chuckles]
[Hakui] I guess it's time I gave you the talk.
Listen up.
Go ahead and step off your Trigger high horse
and write what you're good at.
You'll never make it here with that attitude.
I mean, you're basically a rookie here, right?
-Stay humble 'cause you're just a rookie. -[♪ soft tense music playing]
Just do what the veterans tell you to.
Huh? I want you to rewrite it.
-You got a week. -[scoffs]
[scoffs, mutters] Man, I can't believe I have to coach her so much.
-[soft scoff] -[door opens]
-[door closes] -[Ms. Hong sighs]
Ms. Hong…
De… Despite everything,
Jang really does have an eye for… what the modern audience wants.
"Dealer Healer (working title)"
"Written by: Hong Nahee"
[forensics expert] The dog photo was indeed on the phone.
[Soryong] Oh.
[camera shutter clicks]
I'm sending it to Haru-san
-to check if it's Bom. -Okay.
Was there anything else that turned up besides this?
So we did some digging… and a detective's name came up.
-[Soryong] A detective? -[forensics expert] Yup.
Mr. Cha liked to archive his, uh… important text messages.
That's where I found references to the man. Here.
Oh.
"Han Donghyeok"?
[Soryong] The name Han Donghyeok
wasn't on the list of detectives who worked on the Cha Seongwook case.
Detective Han: I'll let you know if I find him tomorrow.
Please give me some time.
-What the heck… -Huh?
If this is from '06…
[Soryong] Do you have any texts from before or after that year?
[forensics expert] This is all we recovered.
[Soryong sighs]
I need to go somewhere.
-I'll get in touch later. -[Soryong] Wait, Lunatic Han!
Han Jeong Colorectal Clinic Colon and Rectal Surgery
You need some money?
Screw you.
Like you'd lend me money.
-What do you want? -[sighs]
Tell me what you remember from when… Dad died in that car accident.
[scoffs] Crazy bastard.
"Han Jeong, Director"
It was 2006, it's not like it was yesterday.
Yeah, well, I don't remember a thing, that's why I'm here.
I told you, your memory's not the issue. Your mind has a coping mechanism.
You didn't want to remember what happened,
so your brain opted to selectively… delete all those memories,
like nothing happened.
I'm not here for a psych checkup,
not from the city's best butt doctor.
I'm asking about our dad.
The guy who cared about his smart older son more than anything.
What's to remember?
A vehicle slammed into him changing lanes and he died. That's it.
You really remember nothing else?
You were 19 years old, man, my God.
And Mensa really let you in?
You wanna hear all about Mom collapsing after crying so much?
'Cause her husband died in a freak accident?
Leaving her and her sons alone in the world?
Forget it.
-We had one hell of a father, as you know. -[sighs]
A man of integrity.
That's what kept him going… as a detective, you know?
[chuckles]
Only one unit came to his funeral.
There were just four who came down.
[detective 1] Hey, kiddo. You must be going through a lot.
Did you happen to find anything?
Something in your dad's vehicle?
My mom said they scrapped the car.
I'm pretty sure there was nothing.
[detective 1] The man should have known better
than to work against the interests of his own.
It's payback for the prick.
[detective 2] He thought he was better than us
'cause he went to the police university.
[detective 1] He should've stayed in narcotics
instead of sticking his nose where it didn't belong.
Quiet, the kid's gonna hear you.
[detective 3] Let's just eat something.
You weren't the only one traumatized.
That funeral will haunt me forever.
I vowed never to work a job that barely made money
and would make my death go unnoticed.
I wanted money and respect.
-It's the main reason I became a doctor. -[tapping]
What would you know?
[Han Jeong smacks lips, sighs]
Damn it, why can't I remember that day?
You really don't remember what you were doing?
No.
You were in the ER.
Our aunts said you laid down next to Mom, who'd collapsed, and slept for two days…
[snoring] …just snoring your head off.
[inaudible]
[sighs]
You really didn't find anything in the car?
Tsk.
I feel like you'd know.
I just said what I could to get those pricks off my case
'cause they were being assholes about everything. [tuts]
So you found something?
The junkyard called Mom the day of the accident.
They'd found an envelope and wanted her to go get it.
Mom told me to just burn it.
She didn't want to see anything else related to detective work.
I just couldn't bring myself to do it since Dad's blood was all over it.
[Han Jeong] On the morning of the accident,
Dad told me he had to go out and get something.
[rain pattering]
I didn't know what it was…
but it seemed important to him.
So I just held onto it.
[Han Do sighs]
[♪ soft suspenseful music playing]
[shaky breathing]
[sharp exhale]
[insects chirping]
[monitor beeping]
[monitor alarm beeping]
[rapid beeping]
[long beep]
[♪ ominous music playing]
[long beep continues]
[beeps]
[monitor beeping]
I'm right here, Dad. I'm back.
[Jinman] Hey, you crazy bitch.
Why the hell did you go nuts with an ax first chance you got
instead of announcing your return like a normal person?
[door thuds]
Well, Mr. Assemblyman…
you must take after our beloved chairman.
[chuckles, sniffles]
You show up after 20 years to tell me I remind you of Dad?
[chuckles]
I'm way better than him.
You're starting to piss me off.
Do you still play around like you used to?
What have you got down there?
You been hiding anything interesting?
[♪ tense music playing]
[sighs]
If you're curious… why don't you come downstairs?
I'll play with you.
Did you know…
that we're the only ones who climbed up
out of the dark
and made it out alive?
[scoffs]
I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.
[♪ tense music continues]
[Haewon grunting]
[objects clattering]
You crazy bitch.
You crazy bitch. Goddamn you.
Crazy bitch. You're fucking crazy.
[heavy breathing]
Crazy bitch!
[Haewon grunting]
[both grunting]
[Jinman groaning]
[groaning] Oh, fuck!
That fucking hurts! [groans]
-[Jinman screaming in pain] -[coughing]
[squelches]
-[groaning] -[Haewon wheezes]
[groaning] You crazy bitch!
[Jinman] Why did you have to show up all of a sudden
just to start another shitstorm, huh?
[sucks teeth, groans] Are you out of money?
You want your part of Dad's inheritance? Fine.
But just get out of my fucking life!
"All of a sudden"?
I've been dreaming about this my whole life
and you think it's all of a sudden?
Jinman. Look at me, little brother.
You know how hard I worked… to get my hands on that.
[screams] That hurts!
Dad taught us to never treat family this way! You know that!
-[screaming continues] -[Haewon] Who…
Who was taught what…
-by our father? -You're insane!
You bitch, and you're even worse than Dad!
[groans, whimpers]
[pants] And that's why…
that's why I survived.
[sighs]
[♪ tense operatic music playing]
It has been a while.
That's where my inheritance is going. I'm donating everything to this trust.
What? You? Donating?
[sighs]
La noblesse oblige, as they say.
You don't know what that is? You're a politician.
Make sure that you donate half of your inheritance to them…
from what our soon-to-depart chairman is leaving you.
Now it makes sense why you were seeking so much attention.
It's money, it always is. I knew it.
[laughs]
Let me guess what's happening.
I'm sure it's some shell company you're donating to…
[scoffs] I'd have to be crazy to do that.
This is bullshit, why are you coming after my money instead of Dad's?
I've still got a long life ahead of me.
[heavy breathing]
You're sure you'll be okay?
Once Trigger starts getting dirt on Hanju,
everything you own will turn to dust.
No more golden badge for you.
No one's messing with Hanju.
Who would do that? Trigger?
[chuckles] Don't make me laugh.
[Jinman laughs]
[♪ tense operatic music continues]
I wouldn't be the only one screwed.
You'd be fucked too.
[Jinman breathing shakily]
It's all up to you.
If you wanna keep playing with your little dolls.
[♪ music swells]
She was all settled down in the States
before the hornet's nest just had to get stirred up
by those Trigger pieces of shit!
[phone vibrates]
"When the fuck are you getting rid of Trigger?!"
"Soon."
They've got one card remaining.
Am I really gonna let them play it now?
[scoffs]
[♪ light background music playing]
[Giho] Moka!
-Sorry I'm late. -It's fine.
[Moka clears throat]
Congrats on the new title.
[exclaims]
You're the only one who looks out for me, you know?
I've thought about this and…
I realized the reason I liked you…
wasn't 'cause you were an assistant producer,
a field producer, or any other stupid title.
I liked you for who you were.
I like money too, I, uh…
I mean, I do want stability.
That's why life's always been… nerve-wracking and exhausting for me.
You were different somehow though, Giho.
You were so kind to everyone.
[shaky breath] You were so warm.
You didn't care if it was you who ended up with the short straw,
-and that's why I-- -Moka, hold on, hold on a minute, please.
[nervous chuckle] Just a minute.
I didn't realize till afterwards…
that for me to marry you…
it really didn't matter if you were full-time.
I should have tried harder to keep you grounded.
[shaky breath] It's all my fault. I'm sorry…
[♪ soft somber music playing]
Hug it out?
[sobbing]
[sniffles]
[splutters]
Hu… Hug it out?
If you don't… you'll regret it.
I already regret it.
I gotta go.
[shaky exhale]
[sniffling, sobbing]
[♪ soft somber music continues]
[sniffles] Jesus…
[sniffles, breathes shakily]
Why would you write an awful message like that on a cake?
KP… KP, you jerk.
[Giho] Did you pay by the letter?
"Happy Breakup"
[sighs]
[Giho] There you are.
Get this, man.
KP just… She broke up with me.
"Happy Breakup"
What do I do now?
If she says it's over, there's nothing you can do.
Oh?
You're cursing me out in your head, aren't you?
"This damn traitor asshole…"
-[tuts] -"He sold out the show…
for a position he's unqualified for," huh?
Snake.
One time, I heard someone say…
"You make the weakest link your asset when looking to shake up an organization."
That's all they did. These assholes exploited our weakest link.
-So, you're on my side? -Uh, no.
At this point, Ms. Oh is the only person really on your side.
She's hands-down the most amazing person I've met since I began working.
[♪ soft somber music continues]
I know! That's Ms. Oh for you.
[sniffles] She's the greatest.
[soft chuckle] When I first met Ms. Oh,
-I thought that-- -Gah, please don't force yourself
to laugh like that.
Not sure if it's because I don't laugh often,
but… when someone laughs for no reason like that, I wonder…
are they doing that 'cause they actually feel like crying?
[sobs]
Stop making Ms. Oh upset. I know you don't mean it.
Come back to us.
[sniffling, sobbing]
[sobbing continues]
[sighs]
Your crying's gonna make me want to cry.
[Giho sobbing, sniffling]
[Han Do] Allow me to introduce you…
Detective Han Donghyeok.
My father.
[Seongwook's dad] My oh my…
You told me… you'd found somewhere my son could've been.
We met once after you told me you might know where Seongwook was,
and then… you stopped responding all of a sudden.
I figured… you were just another detective like all the others were
who came to the house.
I never would have guessed…
that something like this may have happened to you.
[♪ somber music playing]
[zipper zips open]
This was in my dad's car in '06, when the accident occurred.
[Han Do] The four detectives mentioned in that document
tried to cover up Cha Seongwook's death. And…
"Officer Kim Yonggyun misplaced a total of 6 pieces of evidence…"
…my father found out about it.
"…including the finger of Cha Seongwook, at the scene of the murder."
This is…
That's the kind of guy my dad was.
[Han Do] This document has to be telling the truth.
"Signed by Han Donghyeok"
[♪ low tense music playing]
"Victim Cha Seongwook (22, male) was found in the bathroom…"
[whimpers, breathing shakily]
[sobbing, crying]
Where is he…
Where did he go?
[Seongwook's dad] I've looked so hard for you…
and someone had already found where you were…
[crying continues]
I thought I'd figured out why I crash-landed at Trigger…
but I didn't know the half of it.
How about you, Ms. Oh?
Beats me, I crash-landed here as well.
[both exhale sharply]
[phone vibrating]
Hi, Mr. Hwang, you got the results?
[Mr. Hwang] We took the photo of the sculpture you sent,
made a wireframe outline, then we scanned it.
The facial composite we got as a result matches the old photos of Cha Seongwook
more than 98%.
You got a…
-a 98% match? -98%?
Yup. But didn't you say this sculpture was created
after Cha Seongwook went missing?
How'd the artist manage to get… a mold that was so accurate?
[♪ discordant music playing]
[squelching, scraping]
[squelches]
Now we just need to get…
an interview with Cho Haewon.
Cho Haewon
[line ringing]
I'd like to meet today.
[phone vibrates]
Tonight at seven. My workshop.
This evening…
we're going to Cho Haewon's workshop.
-[blows air] -[seat belt clicks]
[♪ suspenseful music playing]
[♪ music stops]
[gasping]
[heavy breathing]
[♪ suspenseful music continues]
[♪ music swells]
[gasping]
[heavy breathing]
[fire crackling]
[♪ dramatic sting]
[♪ music intensifies]
[♪ closing theme music playing]
[Han Do] You lived a just and honorable life.
I'll give you that.
But still, this really wasn't the way to do it.
I was too young to know what was going on…
and you were too far away for me to make sense of it.
I think I'm starting to understand.
[♪ closing theme music continues]