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CHAE JONG-HYEOP

SEO EUN-SOO

PARK SUNG-WOONG

UNLOCK MY BOSS

ALL NAMES, CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

IN THIS DRAMA ARE PRODUCTS OF THE AUTHOR’S IMAGINATION

OR ARE USED FICTITIOUSLY.

Uncle.

-You're in love, aren't you? -What?

No, I'm not.

Come on. I know you are.

Shh. I really am not.

I know you are.

Se-yeon.

Uncle In-seong is…

in love with the pink color.

What?

How come I can tell he is?

Look. He put pink paper over here.

I heard men can like pink too.

I like blue.

It's nothing to be embarrassed about.

You're right.

Min-a, do you have more homework?

Let's see…

What else?

EPISODE 7 UNLOCKED

Hello.

This is Kwak Sam-soo.

I need to see you. There's something I need to give to you.

To me?

I'll tell you the truth about that day.

Come alone.

112 POLICE

NO SIGNAL

Mr. Kwak, please wake up.

Help me!

Please call an ambulance!

From now on, anything you say can

and will be used against you in a court of law.

What are you doing?

Once they know he was with me, things will get complicated.

Ms. Jung, I want you to go wait in the office.

In case we need help from outside of the police station.

Darn it.

Mr. Park In-seong?

Someone had reported

that some smoke was coming out of a car in the parking lot.

So we went there

and found our famous

CEO Park on the spot.

It wasn't suicide.

It wasn't suicide?

No.

What makes you think so?

If he had burned charcoal in the closed car,

he would've writhed in pain because he couldn't breathe.

But the body was lying too straight.

The headliner above the passenger seat where the charcoal was burnt

was not scorched much.

Neither was the place where the charcoal was put.

Could it be

that someone disguised murder

as suicide?

You've observed well, in such a short time.

Interesting.

Most people can hardly pull themselves together in such a situation.

I wanted to become an actor.

A big fan of detective stories.

To say he was burning the charcoal briquettes for hours,

it's not scorched much.

Could you paint this part more?

You don't look peaceful after you commit suicide.

Your body should be sprawled from writhing in pain.

Please put some froth on his mouth.

Over there.

Try to die more painfully.

Give me some froth.

Come on.

You don't get it, do you?

This is a serious case.

Because we also think…

it was homicide, not suicide.

Right.

Then let's check the security camera first--

And that is why we arrested you as a suspect.

What…

What?

What a funny coincidence is it?

After a junior managing director's mysterious suicide,

the same company's team leader went missing.

That's…

Oh, there's one more.

The former CEO, Kim Seon-ju.

He also suddenly vanished into thin air

and you came as the new CEO.

Hang on a second.

Suicide and a missing person…

Is CEO Kim Seon-ju even on sick leave?

No, before that, what's your relationship with him?

Yes.

NAMBU POLICE STATION

Bumyoung's legal team is working on it,

so it'll be all right.

Why did you help me?

Don't get me wrong.

I'm not helping you.

I'm protecting Bumyoung.

I can't let our subsidiary's chairman get involved in such a lame scandal.

A lame scandal?

It's Mr. Kwak who died.

The Mr. Kwak who was so loyal to you.

I know.

And you were going to meet alone

at that time, in such a place.

I guess you needed to talk in private.

Mr. Kwak was

a diligent man indeed. He was quite ambitious too.

But he was also easily influenced.

His indecisiveness led to this disaster.

Didn't I tell you?

If you don't stand with me,

I can't guarantee your safety.

You sound very confident.

Why should I not be confident?

Tell the person who put you in that position

that he or she must stop.

Then I'll stop too.

Think about who you should stand with. You'll have to think wisely.

Are you okay?

Yes.

I was going to bring a lawyer,

but then I heard you were released.

You must be still in shock.

It was my first time seeing a dead person.

It's just that the timing was so creepy.

This happened as soon as he said he'd tell us the truth.

What's even creepier is

that he was found dead

right after he had planned to meet you, In-seong.

Was this to frame In-seong in the first place?

Otherwise, they wouldn't have

moved the body to the place they're supposed to meet.

Mr. Kwak didn't commit suicide.

He was killed by suicide.

However, the police seem to have concluded otherwise.

This morning, around 5:40 a.m.,

a man named Kwak

was found dead in his car in a parking lot near a hill in Seoul.

Discovering a number of charcoal briquettes in the car,

the police have concluded that it was suicide.

Suicide? No way.

The police said earlier that it seemed like homicide.

This is why I don't believe the police either.

Mr. Oh has warned me

that he could not guarantee my safety.

If I had stopped then, Mr. Kwak wouldn't have…

You're not the one who has committed this crime.

Don't blame yourself.

Who do you think is next?

After Mr. Kwak, I mean.

Me? No.

It could be my family.

I'll give you two billion.

That's twice as much as the price I promised in the beginning.

JUNIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR KWAK

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION GRANTED TO KWAK SAM-SOO

The runner starts to run.

Throwing the ball to second. Tagged out.

He's out.

Park Chan-ho drops his head.

Why do you think that runner has been tagged out just now?

I don't know.

It's because he hesitated for a second before he ran to the next base.

He had to stay if he was going to hesitate.

Since he had left the base already,

he should've run for his life.

Now, bring the next base here.

Right. Your mother will stay here.

What if he hadn't hesitated?

If he had run without hesitation,

would it have turned out differently?

He'll have to run first to find that out.

Are you sure you don't have to go to work?

I told you. I quit.

Why did you quit all of a sudden?

It's just not my thing.

What a loser.

You can't quit whenever things get a little harsh.

-It's not like that. -Yes, it is like that.

You're a man. You've got to be more patient.

You're all grown up, you know.

Stop being so selfish.

I'm not being selfish.

I didn't quit for my sake.

You don't know anything.

-What's he saying? -In-seong.

-You little… -Honey.

Just leave him alone for now.

No, I won't leave him alone.

Where's the secretary? Ms. Jung?

Hey, Ms. Jung.

When's Mr. Park coming?

He's on leave right now to pick up the pieces

after what happened to Mr. Kwak.

But…

He should've at least told you when he'd be back.

I'll double-check on that.

God damn it.

Seriously.

We don't come to work because we're happy, you know.

Looks like anybody can be a CEO nowadays.

Have you heard anything from In-seong?

No, sir.

I think he went to his hometown. Should I follow him?

It'll be pointless.

He even rejected the money.

Us going there is not going to change anything.

He's the only one who can convince himself

to come back here.

But we can't have the CEO position vacant forever.

Especially when we're in the center of attention

about the self-driving vehicle's launch.

I'm aware of that.

I want you to get a job posting ready for the CEO position.

Pardon?

So we can post it anytime.

Yes, sir.

SILVER LINING

BARO 4.0

BARO 4.0

Premium beef?

We could've just had some pork belly.

It's the beef you bought.

We kept some aside to eat with you.

Don't you know little luxury?

What?

-So that's her small luxury. -What?

Spending money on little things to be happy.

Eating beef to be happy.

Cheers.

It looks so good.

In-seong.

-What are you doing? -My baby, In-seong.

-My boy. -Here you go.

Where's your beer?

Well done.

It must've been hard living alone in the city.

Mom.

No matter how good it is,

if you don't want it, you don't need to do it.

If you don't like it, just quit it.

That's not it.

What? It's not?

Then what is it?

-Well… -Yes?

-The thing is… -Yes?

Never mind.

Come on.

Just tell me.

I'm always on your side, you know.

-You are. -Yes.

This may sound crazy, but…

-What happened is… -Yes?

No. Never mind.

Just tell me already!

I found a phone on the hill behind our village,

and the CEO was in there.

What?

He said that his soul was locked into the phone or something.

Then he told me to be the CEO on behalf of him.

-Locked into a phone? -Yes, he's locked inside.

So I did this and that for him.

And while doing that,

I met a woman.

My boy is all grown up now. You found a woman!

It's so weird.

IN-SEONG

He doesn't seem to come today either.

Meet me in the place we usually meet.

Okay, bye.

Man, it looks fancy.

I found a phone on the hill behind our village,

and the CEO was in there.

Mom.

Mom!

-Hey, son. You're up. -Yes.

About what I said yesterday…

What did you say yesterday?

I drank too much yesterday. I can't remember anything.

-My head… -Isn't it just great?

Mother and son drinking

and getting wasted together.

Here's some honey tea.

Why, thanks.

God, I feel so much better now.

Would you like some honey tea too?

You really don't remember anything?

No, I don't.

Is it important? Then say it again now.

No, forget it.

Let me have that tea. Go ahead with the makeup.

And get prettier.

He must have completely lost his mind.

The work must have been really tough.

That's why he said all the crazy things.

Seriously, a man locked in a phone?

Maybe we should take him to a doctor.

I'll make an appointment.

Do you know a doctor?

-You can count on me. -What?

Dear God, please listen to my prayer.

Please protect her precious boy.

He's totally possessed by an evil spirit.

Oh, dear God.

Rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake…

On your son's shoulder,

a cursed ghost is hanging.

Ghosts can be cursed too?

The more successful they were in their lives,

the more resentful they are.

And this one on your son is a spiteful one.

Oh, Lord.

What do I do? He's my only son.

Take it.

You finally seemed happy though.

After you got the job, you know.

You seemed lively like when you tried to be an actor.

So what happened? Did the same thing happen again?

The same thing?

Did you lose your temper again?

-I said, just stop it! -I should do what I want, right?

I'm sure it looks stupid to you

that I don't do what I want to do.

If you were born into a poor family, you wouldn't say that.

You can say such things

because you have so much time and money to waste.

What about yourself?

Why are you so relaxed, if you're so poor and have nothing?

You said you wanted to write a killer scenario.

You came all the way to Seoul to write scenarios,

but you just waste your time on movies and internet all night

and sleep during the daytime!

Then when you're rejected, you'd just get wasted,

yelling at your father

who came all the way to Seoul,

-worried about his daughter. -That's none of your business.

That actor can do some acting, right?

He's great.

Where are you? You know we're busy at the moment.

Kim's family is having a funeral.

I'll make it quick.

-Which Kim? -What?

Well…

How dare you pry into your man?

They say men are high like the sky, and women are low like the land, you know.

You know land is more expensive nowadays, right?

Come back now if you don't want another funeral.

That's not important.

Just say you didn't see anything.

I saw it.

I saw Han touching Ji-yeon during the wrap party.

Fine.

But if you just keep your mouth shut, nothing's going to happen.

We need to continue this play, you know.

How could you say that?

In-seong, calm down.

This is just unbelievable.

What? What do you want me to do then?

Go on and bang your head against the wall. It will be your head that breaks.

It's because nobody dares bang their heads.

That's why they keep acting like that.

Now you're making me a bad guy.

Hey, calm down.

I'm not going to hit him.

Look. Han is not just in the theater business.

Movies, dramas… He's got his connections everywhere.

I'm saying this for your sake.

Of course. In-seong knows that too.

Once you get his bad side, you can't work in this business.

Is that okay with you?

Is it?

Hey.

If I have to be kicked out for saying the right things,

I want to quit.

Hey.

-That little… -In-seong.

Wait. Hold on.

I also think this is not right.

Why did you have to quit acting? You were doing just fine.

It's just not my thing.

You said I'd see you one day on a morning drama.

Did something happen?

No.

"Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer

the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune

or to take arms against a sea of troubles,

and by opposing end them?"

"To die, to sleep."

"No more."

"And by a sleep, to say we end."

That's about it. Thank you.

JUDGE

You've prepared a lot.

Thank you. We'll contact you later.

Thank you.

He's a perfect fit.

I know he is. But we can't choose him.

Why not?

He's the guy who had trouble with Han.

What? Han?

So forget about him.

Next, come in.

I just discovered that I didn't have the talent.

Still, did you have to quit now?

What are you going to do from now on?

I'll see what I can do.

I'm young, you know.

You knew everything.

To live a good life,

sometimes, you need to unsee what you saw

and unhear what you heard.

You shouldn't act like you're the only upright one.

At the end of the day, it'll only work against you.

Although,

you did the right thing.

You were right,

and I was proud that you were my son.

"I may have been poor, but I raised a great son."

You made me so proud.

I'm sorry for being such an incompetent father

who couldn't stand my only boy up

when he fell.

It's past your bedtime.

Is Uncle In-seong not coming today either?

He'll come while you're asleep.

Liar.

You were right,

and I was proud that you were my son.

Uncle, you're in love, aren't you?

Min-a, do you have more homework?

NEWSLETTER: EVENTS IN JULY

"Family field day on July 16"?

The CEO ran away, and I lost my job.

Make sure to come by 7:40 tomorrow.

He's seen what's it's like behind the bars. No wonder he ran away.

Not everyone is like you.

He's still not here.

Why isn't Uncle In-seong coming these days?

He's busy with work, so…

Liar. He's just like Daddy.

Uncle In-seong left me too.

Leave her alone.

A seven-year-old needs some time alone too sometimes.

But still…

If he was going to just leave like that,

he shouldn't have been so nice to her.

Oh, well.

Are you crazy?

Yes, I'm crazy.

You shouldn't have been nice to me in the first place.

You should've just left me alone

in that hellhole.

Hey.

Are you sure you're not going?

I said I'm not. Just tell them I'm sick!

If you keep lying, your nose will grow longer.

That's a lie too.

Jeez.

I'm not going!

I told you not to come in!

I'm not going!

Oh.

Uncle In-seong, when did you come?

FAMILY FIELD DAY

How did you know today was the field day?

Your dad told me.

-Daddy did? -Yes.

Really?

He told me so many times that I should go with you.

-Did he really say that? -Yes.

Right, Se-yeon?

Yes.

He said you should win the first prize.

-You can do it. -I can do it.

- One, two. - One, two.

Ready. Eyes in the front.

All right.

I'm Usain Bolt. I'm Quicksilver.

Ready, action.

Can I trust you this time?

You can't quit until the end.

I won't.

I know I can't change anything

by running away.

The bad guys will go on with their good lives

while I feel anxious in hiding,

regretting my choice for the rest of my life.

The closer we get to the truth and the culprit,

the more dangerous it'll get.

I must find them

to protect myself

and my family.

If you have made up your mind, sign the contract.

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

Two billion won, as I suggested earlier.

That's not why I came back.

I first accepted this job for money.

But I'm not doing it for money anymore.

I know.

Humans are driven by money,

but money isn't the only thing that drives someone.

I'm learning that from you.

Thank you for coming back, In-seong.

Here. It's for Daddy.

FUN CLASS - KIM MIN-A'S FAMILY

You haven't left yet.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

Why did you come back?

Your parents are there.

And I'd understand if you wanted to just stay there.

Once,

I wanted to be Batman who fights against injustice.

But I didn't have a supercar,

money, nor a butler.

All I had was guts. So I failed.

But the situation has changed now.

What?

Now, I have a supercar, money,

and a partner

who can crisscross the country at 5G speed

with his smart 2.8GHz brain.

I also have someone who is ten times better than a butler.

It's you, Se-yeon.

What about you?

This is dangerous for you too.

How could you decide to stay?

You heard what Mr. Kim said.

He and I had a deal.

Mom.

Where are you, Mom?

Hyeon-jeong.

Mom.

How have you been?

I missed you.

Bye, Mom.

Silver Lining's VR session is over.

Mom…

Ms. Jung.

Ms. Jung?

-Let's go. -Sorry.

Mr. Kim.

Can we simulate anyone using the VR technology?

As long as we have the data.

The recordings, videos, or photos of your mother.

The more, the better.

Let me know when you have them ready.

It was stupid of me.

Because it's all fake.

No.

I know how you feel.

I just…

wanted to hear her last goodbye.

One day, it crossed my mind

that Mr. Kim could talk to us without his body

but my mom can't talk to me

even though she's right next to me.

Se-yeon.

Who would say she's alive?

"When do you think

people die?"

What?

One of the comic books I read said

that people die when they're forgotten.

Just like you remember your mother,

your mother must remember you too.

There must be so many things she wants to say to you.

"I'm so proud of you, my girl."

I'm sure that's what she'd say to you.

CEO Park In-seong is back.

They say you cannot touch pitch without being defiled.

The closer you get to pitch,

the more you'll defile yourself.

It looks like he's enjoying playing a CEO.

What should we do?

Defiled clothes cannot be cleaned.

Then there's only one way to fix it.

It's to throw them away.

Let's go back to Mr. Kwak's call.

They knew that

Mr. Kwak and I were planning to meet,

given that they tried to make me the suspect.

This info must've been leaked from either us or Mr. Kwak.

Following, wiretapping, spying…

There are too many possibilities.

Sometimes, we must think simple to solve complex matters.

In-seong.

After Mr. Kwak had hung up, you got another call, right?

I need to see you. There's something I need to give to you.

To me?

I'll tell you the truth about that day

Come alone.

Mr. Kim, he's going to tell me.

He's going to tell me.

Hello, Mr. Kwak?

He didn't say anything and just hung up.

I thought it's because he was distraught.

What if it wasn't Mr. Kwak?

What?

Someone could've redialed.

After Mr. Kwak had left,

someone might have redialed

to see who he was talking to.

We must track that phone number first.

Eat.

When did you…

Can I get some kimchi too?

Or some soy sauce? It'll taste better.

Go straight and turn left.

Straight and then turn left.

Yes, you're almost there.

Go straight until when?

-The staircase. -The staircase?

It's here.

I tracked the caller,

and it says it was called from somewhere near Yeongbo Park.

There must be a phone booth nearby.

That must be it.

Let's see…

I don't see anything special.

What about the security cameras?

All the cameras in that area are filming the park.

None of them are filming the phone booth.

CAFÉ

Where are you going?

Hello.

Let me check the security cameras.

-Why? -Just let me.

Could you show us the footages of the camera out there?

Oh, that's a fake one. We put it up for security.

It's really fake.

This is the only store near the phone booth.

What do we do now?

A singer.

I heard someone sing.

YEONGBO PARK BUSKING

It's been three hours.

It's like finding a needle in a haystack.

What? You're talking like my mom.

I found the needle!

It's the same date and time.

It's Mr. Kwak.

So it was someone else who called.

I think I can almost see his face but…

He looks familiar though. Who is he?

-What's wrong? -It's Mr. No.

Who's Mr. No?

Mr. Oh Yeong-geun's driver.

-The live broadcast is ready. -Good. Thanks.

ROOM 316 NAM O WON

What happened?

What do you mean?

Why didn't you tell me

about what happened to Nam?

Well, I'm not obliged to report it to you.

Does he know this?

I only do as I'm ordered.

Does that mean, as long as you're ordered,

you would do the same to me?

I hope I won't have to.

Hello? Mr. Kwak?

I think we need to buy a new flowerpot.

Right away, sir.

We've arrived, sir.

How's Mr. Park doing?

He hasn't met Ms. Oh yet.

Keep watching him.

Right. Mr. Park seemed a little obsessed with his earbuds

during the press conference.

It almost looked like he was repeating after someone else.

I'll look into that too.

If he's Mr. No, Oh Young-geun must be behind this.

I know he's personally not on good terms with Mr. Kim,

but this is out of line.

This is not just about his personal feelings.

Once our self-driving vehicles are released,

he'll have to give Bumyoung to his niece.

Still, this is too much.

He had worked with Mr. Kwak for over 20 years.

How could he do that to someone so close to him?

We will make him pay for what he did.

What a marvelous house.

B MART

Be careful.

He was in the special forces

before he became Oh Young-geun's driver last year.

Special forces?

Oh Young-geun likes to hire soldiers.

I didn't expect to see you here.

I followed you.

You followed me?

Is there anything you want to say to the vice-chairman?

Let's not waste time.

You followed Mr. Kwak,

and it happened to be the next day when he was killed by suicide.

I'll take this to the police.

Which means this is the last chance you can make your choice.

Do you think

the police will just believe what you say?

If you do, you're wrong.

It's Bumyoung you're dealing with.

Over here!

You know he's just using you.

Just tell us the truth and…

You should've at least seen this coming.

He's holding a gun. What should I do now?

Mr. Park seemed a little obsessed with his earbuds

during the press conference.

You're holding the phone even in an emergency like this.

It must be very important to you.

I've always wondered who's behind this jobless country boy,

and I guess I'll get my answer soon.

Don't get any funny ideas and pretend you don't know anything

if you want to save your butt.

You let him take your phone?

That means Mr. Kim is kidnapped.

No.

It's all part of my plan.

Drive me to a nearby motel.

Yes, sir.

I'll change the motel.

Who he talks to, where he goes,

and who is behind him.

From now on, we'll find them all out.

UNLOCK MY BOSS

You saw what happened. What if something bad happens?

Mr. Kim.

Mr. Kim wouldn't give up.

Today's agenda is,

"Who killed Mr. Kwak Sam-soo?"

-Including me? -Yes.

Mr. Park's phone.

You can unlock it, right?

We'll find out who is behind him.

To BY Hotel, please.

-We don't have time. -But it's too dangerous.

There's nothing we can do.

-Here. -We found it.

We need solid evidence.

We must find hard evidence.