(Episode 92)
It's me. Pyeon Sang Guk.
Mr. Pyeon Sang Guk?
Where are you right now?
I will tell you everything about Hyun Tae's death.
The one who ordered me to kill Hyun Tae...
was Chairman Nam Yeon Seok.
Excuse me? What did you just say?
Are you expecting me to believe that?
I know it's hard to believe, but it's true.
Five years ago,
when Hyun Tae became aware of something he shouldn't have,
Chairman Nam had me kill him.
What was that something he shouldn't have known?
The accident of Chairman Nam's brother 31 years ago.
To become the chairman,
he made Mr. Ji Seok get into an accident.
And...
the one who helped with that was me.
When Hyun Tae found that out,
Chairman Nam ordered the hit.
What do you think happened between Pyeon Sang Guk and Hyun Tae?
What did Hyun Tae ask that upset him?
Back then...
We talked about Uncle Ji Seok.
Right. After that,
he suddenly called Pyeon Sang Guk.
Does that mean Father really...
Hold on.
Everything you said just now is all true, yes?
Yes. It was Chairman Nam Yeon Seok who ordered me to kill Hyun Tae.
I had no idea this ill-fated relationship...
that started 31 years ago...
as his secretary would last this long.
And now, Chairman Nam is trying to kill me as well.
I'm going to turn myself in.
Just like with Hyun Tae,
Chairman Nam could bribe the police chief...
and pin everything on me.
So I want you to come to the police station right now.
All right.
But why are you telling me all of this?
Didn't I tell you?
That Chairman Nam is trying to kill me?
What's more, I heard the honorary chairman...
who helped me come here...
and was going to make Chairman Nam turn himself in had collapsed.
Anyway, I'll fill you in on the details...
at the police station.
Gyeo Ul. What did Pyeon Sang Guk tell you?
The one who killed Dad...
was Chairman Nam.
What?
I should go and listen to his story at the police station.
Yes. This is the best decision...
if I want to stay alive.
Are you going somewhere?
How did you find this place?
This jacket right here. It belongs to you.
Earlier, I saw it when I came by with Ji Seok.
Let me have that. I'll throw it out.
Okay. Thanks.
Is this where you were hiding like some rat...
with Father's help?
But too bad.
Father lost consciousness. He can no longer protect you.
Chairman Nam. Please don't kill me.
Chairman Nam. Please forgive me just this once.
So why did you betray me...
and push your luck?
He should've come by now.
What's taking him this long?
Gyeo Ul. Call back to that number he used.
Okay.
He's not picking up.
(Dignified and Fair Police)
Young Jun. Did you get anything?
Oh, I checked.
There were no calls confessing to Dad's incident.
Gyeo Ul. Did Pyeon Sang Guk swear to turn himself in?
Yes. He clearly said that.
Couldn't he have thrown us into confusion to make a run?
It wasn't like we found where he was.
He had no reason to come up with such a lie to run away.
Finding Pyeon Sang Guk is our top priority now.
Then why don't we trace back where that call was from?
Mr. Jung. Do you mind?
All right, Tae Yang.
(Delete)
(Delete all selected files?)
He was taken care of.
Not a single soul knows about the incident from 31 years ago...
to five years ago now.
Father, you were home.
I heard you left to visit Grandfather.
I did.
How's Grandfather?
If you want to know, visit him yourself.
And don't stay out too late.
I had to do something...
very important today.
Do you think it's true that Chairman Nam is behind...
your father's death?
I also find it hard to believe.
But there's no particular reason for Pyeon Sang Guk to mention my dad.
You're right.
When I went to meet the owner of the hardware store two days ago,
Chairman Nam was also in Munri-dong.
We can't just conclude that Pyeon Sang Guk is lying.
I also found it odd that he mentioned...
Uncle Ji Seok's accident from 31 years ago.
There's no reason for him to bring that up to us so suddenly.
He probably didn't know that we knew.
Hello, Detective?
Yes, thank you for your help. Bye.
Young Jun, where was the call made?
A place named Opo Clock Shop in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province.
Opo Clock Shop?
That's where Grandfather gets his watch fixed.
So Pyeon Sang Guk was at a place familiar to the honorary chairman.
That means he really met with the honorary chairman.
I checked the footage of the CCTV in front of my house,
but Pyeon Sang Guk never came from the moment my family left...
until the moment you came.
But Father told me that Pyeon Sang Guk never came home.
Does that mean he really lied to us?
We'll be able to find out once we check.
- We should go. - Yes.
You asked the eldest son of the honorary chairman...
for my number?
Yes, I apologize for calling you this late.
But we must meet Mr. Pyeon Sang Guk and confirm something.
Pyeon Sang Guk?
Yes, he called us from your shop number.
He wanted to meet at the police station to turn himself in.
You must be the family...
Mr. Pyeon wanted to apologize to.
Apologize?
Yes, just as I was leaving, he said...
he'd apologize to a family Man Joong was acquainted with,
then go turn himself in.
So what do you mean, you're looking for him?
If he turned himself in,
he should be at the police station right now.
Well, we were going to meet him there,
but he didn't show up, so we came here instead.
This is odd.
May I take a look at your CCTV footage?
I have a camera, but it's broken. It's no use.
Well, sir.
How did Mr. Pyeon get here?
The honorary chairman asked me for a favor.
I called him about repair work, but he asked me to hide someone.
That's why I let him stay here.
Grandfather did that?
He was telling the truth that he met Grandfather.
And Father lied to me.
Sir, if the honorary chairman asked you to hide him here,
nobody else knew he was here, right?
Not at all.
I didn't even tell Chairman Nam when he came by this afternoon.
What? Chairman Nam was here?
I can't believe Chairman Nam is the culprit.
Gyeo Ul.
I'm fine.
Are you sure?
If I want to take that nasty mask off Chairman Nam's face,
I can't let this crush me.
I must become stronger.
Gyeo Ul.
Let's go inside.
I don't think it's a good idea to hand over Secretary Pyeon...
to the police right now.
Father, what do you mean?
You said he's been denying the suspicion.
If Secretary Pyeon really has something to do with Mr. Jung,
he probably already created a way to escape.
So if we hand him over to the police without any preparation,
he may get released and cause more trouble.
But we can't just let him go.
I'll put a tail on him around the clock at the place of his stay.
And I'll use all my connections to investigate the case first,
then we can report him.
We checked the CCTVs in the motel and around the area...
to figure out Pyeon Sang Guk's whereabouts since his stay.
But the footage from the day he moved in...
until we caught him was deleted.
It seemed like someone did it on purpose.
Who could've deleted those?
We would've found something if only there had been CCTV footage.
I want to help you get to the truth behind Mr. Jung's death.
I'll check with them and give you a call.
I had no idea he killed my dad...
and trusted every word he said.
I'm such a fool.
I even thanked that man.
Dad...
Dad, I'm sorry.
Gyeo Ul, I'll help you take that mask off...
Chairman Nam's face.
I'll be here by your side.
So please don't be so heartbroken.
Why did you stay so late at Father's hospital room yesterday?
I got sleepy and fell asleep before you came home.
I sat there and read some books...
to keep him company, and time flew by.
Yeon Seok, you're so kind.
I'm sure Dad also knows how considerate you are.
What's with your laugh?
Sorry? Oh, it's nothing.
I just remembered something funny.
I'm sorry.
Right, Uncle Ji Seok.
I heard you talking on the phone in the middle of the night...
when I came out to get some water. Who was it?
It was Gyeo Ul.
She wanted the number for the clock shop's Mr. Son,
so I told her.
Gyeo Ul wanted his number? Why?
I don't know that.
I picked up in my sleep, so I didn't get to ask why.
Mr. Son at the clock shop?
He's the owner of the shop where Grandpa repairs his watch, right?
Yes, Gyeo Ul has also been there with me before.
That was very weird of her.
She could've asked in the daytime. Why did she call that late?
Chairman Nam, why did you want to see me?
(YJ Group)
Well...
Yesterday, I heard you asked Ji Seok for the phone number...
of Mr. Son at the clock shop, so I wondered what it was about.
I wanted to repair my late father's watch.
It's been neglected for five years, so it has stopped.
I couldn't just leave it after seeing it.
I see.
You must miss him a lot.
Yes.
Grandfather once told me that Mr. Son was an expert horologist,
so I called Uncle Ji Seok for help.
By the way, Father, did you call me for that?
What? Oh, no.
I was wondering if you found Pyeon Sang Guk.
We didn't get anything yet.
If only the CCTV near your house had captured something.
I know, right? What a shame.
I'll keep looking here and there. Feel free to ask me for help.
I'll do everything I possibly can.
Okay, Father.
Why did Chairman Nam want to see you?
Because I asked Uncle Ji Seok for Mr. Son's number.
For now, I told him it was to get Dad's watch fixed.
He wanted to check whether we knew Pyeon Sang Guk was there.
Yes, it seemed like it.
I'm glad we kept our visit a secret.
But listen, Young Jun.
Chairman Nam called me over simply because I wanted Mr. Son's number.
Don't you think he knew Pyeon Sang Guk was at the clock shop?
Yes, I do. I'm certain Chairman Nam was involved...
in Pyeon Sang Guk's disappearance.
Won't we find something if we look into...
Chairman Nam's whereabouts when Pyeon Sang Guk called me?
I already checked Chairman Nam's schedule yesterday.
It said he had no other plans after work and went home.
Is that so?
I better check if he was home throughout the night.
Then I'll look into the CCTVs around the clock shop.
Yes, Gyeo Ul?
What?
Oh, Yeon Seok went out to visit Father...
in the hospital last night.
Yes.
Yes. I'm sure.
But why do you ask?
Oh, I see.
Got it.
Why did Gyeo Ul ask where Yeon Seok went yesterday?
Well, Gyeo Ul went to the hospital to see Dad last night...
and saw someone similar to Yeon Seok.
But she wasn't sure because it was late in the night.
Why doubt who she saw?
She didn't have to call to confirm it. Good grief.
Anyway, why are you here?
Are you here to help me?
No. I came as a customer today.
I want to gift some shampoo to Gyeo Ul's family.
Ever since Dad lost consciousness, they dropped by often...
to take care of and pray for him. I want to express my gratitude.
Goodness.
Then you could've just asked me and not come all the way here.
I wanted to gift them according to their scalp condition.
I asked Gyeo Ul's aunt to come here.
When she does, make some recommendations to her.
- All right. - Hi.
- What?
- Welcome. - Yes, hi.
I didn't expect Tae Yang's uncle to come.
Wherever Mal Ja goes, I come as a pair. You will always...
get us both.
You come as a pair?
What? Are you two in that kind of relationship?
It's not that kind of relationship.
We're in love with each other.
Oh, my. Really?
You two look great together.
Then allow me to give you a gift, Tae Yang's uncle.
No, I'm fine. But if you want to,
I will gladly accept it.
Young Ran. What are you waiting for?
Quickly recommend some shampoos that suit their scalp.
All right, since you're helping with my sales, Ji Seok.
Give me a minute.
Mr. Jung. Did you check the CCTVs near the clock shop?
Yes. I did through the detectives.
But with too many blind spots around the area, there was nothing.
What about you, Gyeo Ul?
Didn't Chairman Nam leave to visit the hospital last night?
He did go to the hospital.
I asked to see the lobby CCTV of the hospital to find a lost item.
He came at around 10 p.m. and left around midnight.
Does that mean he was in the hospital room for those two hours?
I'm not sure.
The hospital CCTVs were inspected around that time.
Chairman Nam could've had the CCTVs turned off...
to make an alibi.
That's a possibility.
But if so,
there is no conclusive evidence that he went to meet Pyeon Sang Guk.
So what now?
I'll report the recorded call with Pyeon Sang Guk to the police.
No, don't do that.
That recording is meaningless without Pyeon Sang Guk.
Chairman Nam will try to get out of it,
claiming it's a one-sided accusation.
When that happens, we'll just end up telling him that we know.
He's right. If what Pyeon Sang Guk said was true,
the police chief was involved...
in your father's incident five years ago.
Chairman Nam will try to cover it again through the chief.
Then we'll make it so that he can't cover it up.
If this goes public from the outside,
even the chief can't recklessly cover it up.
"From the outside?"
Are you suggesting using the media?
Yes. By spreading the recorded call with Pyeon Sang Guk...
and the number of the burner phone on the Internet,
Chairman Nam will get questioned.
The burner phone's incoming and outgoing base station...
will be traced back to YJ Group and Chairman Nam's house.
In other words, it'll prove Chairman Nam was in both places.
Then he won't be able to get away from the list of suspects.
Great idea. Let's upload it onto the Internet right away.
We need to take one more step before that.
Everything's ready now.
Then I'll upload the post onto the Internet.
Great work.
Dad!
We're doomed.
"We're doomed?" What happened?
A voice recording of you inciting Secretary Pyeon to kill...
Gyeo Ul's dad was uploaded to the Internet community.
What?
It was Chairman Nam Yeon Seok who ordered me to kill Hyun Tae.
I had no idea this ill-fated relationship...
that started 31 years ago...
as his secretary would last this long.
And now, Chairman Nam is trying to kill me as well.
I'm going to turn myself in.
Along with it, a burner phone number was disclosed.
It said investigating it...
would reveal the record of you communicating with Secretary Pyeon.
Dad. These aren't true, right?
Of course, not.
All of them are absurd.
Right?
I mean, you helped Gyeo Ul find Pyeon Sang Guk.
You couldn't have done it.
I'll have our workers claim it's groundless allegations.
No, don't. There's no need for you to step in.
I'll take care of it. You may leave.
Oh, okay, Dad.
Yes, Superintendent. It's me, Nam Yeon Seok.
You saw the post on the Internet, yes?
I was about to call you regarding it.
I heard an internal investigation was launched.
But because of the media, I can't stop the investigation.
If you can't because of the media,
manipulate or get rid of the base station...
of that burner phone.
Do whatever you can to get me out of the list of suspects.
(YJ Group)
Se Rin. Did you see what was posted on the Internet yesterday?
Oh, the one about Chairman Nam?
Yes.
Could that be true?
Could the chairman really have incited a murder...
I mean, incite the murder of none other than his in-law?
Who knows? I couldn't believe it either.
Right?
It's Chairman Nam we're talking about.
That's right. If it were true,
the company would be in chaos. But it's dead quiet.
I say that he didn't do it.
The location of the calls has been manipulated,
so don't worry about the base station being traced.
Right.
There's no evidence that I was involved with Pyeon Sang Guk.
The media will die down sooner or later.
Yes?
Who are you?
We are the police. You're Chairman Nam Yeon Seok, yes?
Yes.
What brings you two here?
Come to the station for questions regarding...
abetting Jung Hyun Tae's murder.
You must be here because of that online post uploaded yesterday.
It wasn't me.
- It wasn't you? - No.
That's an absurd claim Pyeon Sang Guk is making.
And if you looked up the location of the burner phone's base station,
you probably confirmed that I had nothing to do with that phone.
As you said, you were perfectly irrelevant.
Because you asked the superintendent to tamper with the location.
If you can't because of the media,
manipulate or get rid of the base station...
of that burner phone.
Do whatever you can to get me out of the list of suspects.
How... How was this...
(Office of the Chairman)
I put a wiretapping device in this flowerpot.
We must put this in Chairman Nam's study.
- In his study? - Yes.
When the post is uploaded online,
do you think he'll call the superintendent?
He'll do whatever it takes to avoid becoming a suspect.
I'll also use this to expose the dark connection...
between him and the superintendent.
But how are we going to put this in his study?
I'll do it.
I'll give it to Yu Ri and tell her it's a gift.
Young Jun, are you sure?
Right now, our priority is exposing Chairman Nam's crimes.
Leave it to me.
Yu Ri, take this.
Mr. Jung.
Is this really for me?
I saw it while I was out working, so I got it for you.
You like flowers.
Yes, I do. I really love flowers.
Thank you, Mr. Jung.
I'm happy that you're happy.
Right, this is an air-purifying plant.
I thought it'd be nice for the chairman's study.
You didn't have to do this for my dad.
He'll be thrilled.
I'll make sure I tell him that it's from you.
No, don't tell him it's from me.
Tell him that it's from you.
What? Why?
He'd be even happier if it came from his daughter instead of me.
Okay.
I'll put it in his study as soon as I get off work...
and surprise him.
- I'll leave now, Mr. Jung. - Bye.
Right. One second.
Yu Ri.
I'm so happy.
I like you so much, Mr. Jung.
I'm sorry, Yu Ri.
You always say you're sorry.
You gave me such pretty flowers too. Why are you sorry?
Anyway, I have to go now.
Ta-da.
Yu Ri, what is this?
I got it on my way home.
This is an air-purifying plant, so it makes the air clean.
I thought it'd be perfect for your study.
Really?
Yu Ri, you're so considerate. You're such a grown-up now.
Of course, I'm a grown-up.
I can probably get married tomorrow.
In any case, please excuse me.
All right.
That kid.
If you can't because of the media,
manipulate or get rid of the base station...
of that burner phone.
Do whatever you can to get me out of the list of suspects.
(Office of the Chairman)
Nam Yeon Seok, you're over.
If you have nothing more to say,
we must question you about your proxy murder of Mr. Jung Hyun Tae.
(Woman in a Veil)
Do you admit to making a slush fund by creating a shell company?
Chairman Nam confessed he had a shell company.
We should use that to drag him down.
Do you want to propose Chairman Nam Yeon Seok's dismissal?
- Where did you get this? - Well, I...
How much did they know if they took things this far?
I'll try to use Pandora's three percent...
to vote against your dismissal.
Make me the successor of YJ.