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[Characters, locales, organizations, religion, and incidents in this drama are fictitious]

[Child actors were filmed safely and under the guardian supervision]

We need to confirm the report we received. Please move.

We didn't notice anything. You cannot go in.

You didn't even check. What are you saying?

Let them in right now.

Something terrible is going on upstairs. Hurry!

Help!

Da Hui!

A-Aunt...

Aunt is upstairs.

See? She's upstairs. Let them in.

- My gosh! - Oh, no...

Are you awake now?

Gosh, how embarrassing.

I'm a disgrace to the police.

While you've been watching us,

we haven't been blind the whole time.

But still. You're doing this to a police officer?

Well? I'm a little curious.

How far can you cops go, exactly?

What kind of bullshit is this?

What?

Dokgo, did you come alone?

Seriously. I told you not to go alone.

I came with this.

Oh, Ju Seung Pil.

Geez, you have to be punctual.

How do you feel?

You're dying to catch me,

but I'm right in front of you.

Yes. What an honor.

I sent you so many summons, but you wouldn't show up.

Come on. I guess you haven't heard since you're at the traffic department.

I was acquitted a long time ago.

It's not that I didn't go.

I had no reason to go anymore.

Is that why you're committing new crimes?

Attempted murder and aggravated assault of an officer?

No, there's no need to bother coming and going.

Because you'll be investigated under our custody.

Instead of the traffic department,

I should've had you cross over to the other side that time.

- Send him off. - Yes, sir.

Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.

That's right!

- Go, go. - Dokgo, behind you! Watch out!

It's not fun if you get scared already.

What happens if a police officer loses his gun?

Huh?

Geez, you're a traffic cop. Why did you bring a gun?

What are you communicating? Huh?

You aren't scared.

Geez! What? Gosh...

Damn!

What the hell!

The first shot is a blank. You didn't know, did you?

What's all that noise?

Gosh, my friends are here.

Let's go now.

We need to go.

Let go, you son of a bitch!

Ju Seung Pil!

Stop!

Hurry, hurry!

- Are you okay? - The injury doesn't look bad,

but he needs to be examined.

Gosh, that's why I told you not to act alone.

I was about to lose him. What was I to do?

You were about to die, more like.

Do you even know how to use a gun?

I trusted you and acted out a bit.

- You think I'm okay? - Are you okay?

What do you mean, okay?

Go to the hospital and get everything checked.

My arm feels a bit weird.

- Hurry, hurry. - Come this way.

My arm is trembling now.

[Come quickly, Detective! Da Hui is in danger!]

Unni was seriously injured.

She's on her way to the hospital.

[Episode 11]

She's bleeding from the back of her head. She's unconscious.

The BP dropped quickly from 90 to 50.

Start two packs of RBC for emergency blood fusion.

Start a FAST exam immediately.

Mom!

- Baek Ja. - What happened?

How? Why? Why did this happen again?

She's being operated on now. It will go well. Don't worry.

She overcame well back then, too. Let's wait.

Have a seat here.

I'm about to go crazy...

Director, what do we do?

Im Se Ra hasn't arrived yet.

What are you saying? We're shooting soon.

Her manager won't answer his phone, either.

I hope everything's okay.

Why can't I reach you? Where's Im Se Ra now?

Everyone's freaking out at the shoot because she's not here-

Hospital?

Be quiet. Aren't you on set right now?

Why? Why? Why did she go to the hospital?

She's being operated on right now. She was seriously injured.

What? What happened?

I'll tell you later.

I should tell the director, then.

Don't be ridiculous. She worked so hard to get that part.

The manager will take care of things.

Don't say anything until then, okay?

The manager can't be reached, either. How will he fix it?

- Noona, - Yeah?

the shoot might get canceled today.

- What? - Im Se Ra...

I mean, Bong Cheong Ja is a no-show.

Completely? She can't be reached?

It looks like CEO Kang has no idea, either.

Manager!

She's being operated on right now.

What happened?

I don't know the details,

but when I arrived at the building later, she was passed out.

What do we do?

It's all my fault.

What?

What do you mean?

It's not your fault.

It's all my fault.

I should've caught those bad guys sooner.

But I couldn't.

It wasn't a guy.

It was a woman.

I don't know who she is.

I followed Riley to the top floor

and they tried to trap me in a secluded room.

They seemed scarier than the police.

Hyung.

Why are you here?

Should I just sit back after they did this to me?

Geez. I told you to rest, old man.

I looked around already.

They wiped all the CCTVs there

and they cleaned everywhere perfectly, too.

I don't know what they've been doing in here,

but while the victim was being sent to the hospital,

they destroyed all the evidence.

There should be CCTV cameras near the entrance and exit.

They happened to be under inspection today. Nothing was recorded.

Whenever someone comes to the top floor,

they seem to turn the elevator CCTV off.

Gosh, look at that blood.

She started tumbling here.

Gosh, she bled that much. I wonder if she's alive.

Right. The renter of the penthouse was Two One.

Yes.

Hey, you bastard. Why can't I reach you?

Where's Im Se Ra right now? Huh?

Hello?

Did it cut off?

Did he hang up on me?

Does this bastard want to die?

- Mr. Kang. - What?

You should take a look at this.

What is it?

This was posted on social media just now.

[Im Se Ra goes off the grid. What happened?]

- Find out which hospital she's at. - Okay.

Gosh, you've got to be kidding me.

[Operation Room]

Gosh. Doctor.

How did it go?

Can my sister live?

The operation went well.

Thank you.

It's up to the patient's will from now on.

Pardon? What do you mean by that?

Let's wait until she regains consciousness.

Gosh. Gosh, Baek Ja.

What do we do?

Unni.

Unni.

Wake up now.

Yu Ran.

Wake up now.

We need to go somewhere together.

What's going on?

What's with this outfit?

Hurry. Follow me.

That's me.

What happened?

Hurry, Unni.

[Director Choi Yeong Guk, looking for the next Im Se Ra for his new film]

I have changed too much in 20 years.

Dad.

I'm hungry.

Hold on.

I'm hungry.

Hold on, Dad.

I'm hungry.

Hold on, Dad!

Spoon.

Why didn't I heat up the soup for him?

- Dad. - Yes. What?

- Am I pretty? - Yes.

Se Ra is pretty.

Really?

Am I still pretty?

Yes, you're pretty.

You're the best.

You're the prettiest.

I... I'll start over.

I'll make sure to start over, Dad.

I can do it again. I'll do it again.

I'll make sure to start over.

It must be nice to have a dad like him.

He caused a lot of trouble,

but he loved me so much.

How about you?

Yu Ran.

Dad, Director Choi is coming here today.

I'm sure he'll be so happy to see me.

You're cold, aren't you?

- Keep yourself warm, okay? - Okay.

I can have a comeback.

I'll ask him to give me another chance.

Okay, Dad?

Wait for me.

Director.

Dad, wait right here.

Don't go anywhere. Don't move.

D-Director. Director...

Won't you get your memory back?

Let go. There are things I don't want to remember.

Let go! Let go of me! Let go!

Unni.

Director.

Director?

Isn't it freezing?

- It's so cold. - Why did you want to meet on such a cold day?

Should we get in?

Let's go. Let's go.

Director!

No. No!

Taxi! Taxi!

No! Don't get in!

Don't get in!

Please follow that black car ahead. Hurry.

I don't think you should be following that car.

Take a different taxi.

I won't let him in.

Se Ra.

No! No!

No, don't go.

Dad!

Dad! No, Dad! Dad! No, Dad!

No, Dad!

Dad. Dad...

I remember everything. I remember everything.

I remember everything I did.

Do you regret it?

I... I abandoned him myself.

I abandoned my family myself.

I ruined everything, Yu Ran.

I... I did...

It's not over yet.

Aren't I...

Aren't I dead?

You need to go back and fix things.

Can I really go back?

Yu Ran.

By the way, what's with this outfit?

Did you get a job?

It suits me well, right?

I'm so happy for you, Yu Ran.

Congratulations.

I told you.

You can do it if you don't give up until the end.

Don't you ever give up, Unni.

What do you mean?

Promise me...

that you'll do it. Promise.

What are you doing?

You're acting as if you're leaving.

Unni.

Are you awake?

Unni.

Yu Ran.

Huh?

Unni.

What are you talking about? Who's Yu Ran?

- Huh? Yu Ran...

Unni, you woke up in three days.

We were so worried you wouldn't wake up.

Da Hui, see your aunt.

Da Hui, are you okay?

Did you get hurt?

You're crazy.

Why go there alone? What if something terrible happened?

Aigoo.. How can you smile?

- What? - Is my face okay?

D-Did I get injured a lot?

G-Give me a mirror. Hurry.

You're worried about your face now? This is crazy.

Here you go.

I'm totally fine.

I'm okay, right?

I was scared I might've hurt my face again.

Are you going back to the set or something?

You said I've been in bed for three days, right?

Things must be chaotic on set. What do I do?

Just lie down. Why would you worry about that?

Gosh, the manager will take care of that, okay?

Are you okay? You're really okay, right?

How many days has it been?

Please take care of yourself before anything.

What would you like to drink? Let's see...

Who are you?

Unni.

By chance, do you not remember again?

How could I...

forget you, Detective?

Are you kidding me?

Are you crazy? Are you crazy?

I got so scared. Seriously. I was so scared.

Why would you do that? You scared me.

That was so scary. Wasn't it?

I got all of my memories back.

I thought the world abandoned me.

And I believed that my family

abandoned me...

since I became useless.

Slowly. Slowly.

A little more.

Gosh, no...

Are you okay, Dad?

Let me get you water.

I had no courage to go back.

No,

to be honest,

I was scared.

What?

My family was all I had,

but if they rejected me,

I'd have nowhere to go back to.

[Late payment reminders]

Why a school cafeteria out of all places?

It's hard to work in the kitchen,

but serving lunch is quite fun.

It doesn't sound fun at all.

When the kids line up in front of me, holding a food tray,

it feels like they're waiting for my autograph.

Yes. You sure love to get attention.

And...

And what?

There's someone I want to see, too.

Huh? What's this?

[Ju Seung Pil]

It's a USB drive.

[Ju Seung Pil]

[2668]

2668. 2668. 2668.

2668.

[140-Jeu-2668]

It's your fault that my life was ruined!

I know everything.

The accident from 25 years ago!

You were behind it. I know that already.

- So? - So?

Is that all?

You ruined someone's life, but you say, "So"?

What do you want now?

It's already been 25 years.

Even if you went to the police, the statute of limitations has already expired.

My life is still crumbling down.

What did you say? The statute of limitations expired?

Call the police and get rid of her.

Yes, sir.

It's your fault! You take responsibility!

You take responsibility! You take responsibility!

Yes. You're leaving me with no choice.

The police might not care, but I'm sure the media does.

I'll expose what kind of ugly thing the mayoral race frontrunner did.

Wait and see.

Just like you ruined my life,

I'll ruin yours the same way!

I'll take care of her quietly.

There's no need to dirty our hands.

Call Mr. Ju.

But tell him that I won't allow him

to make the same mistake.

He'll know what that means.

I'm sure it wasn't easy to talk about it.

Thank you.

I hurt my family greatly.

If you've been in the dark for too long,

you can't see ahead because you were trapped in the darkness.

But since you escaped the darkness,

you can set things back.

Would I be able to do that?

Of course. You already proved yourself.

Im Se Ra had a spectacular comeback.

Well...

the culprit you met in the stairwell...

Would you be able to remember him?

I only saw him briefly.

I was fighting after saving Da Hui,

so I wasn't able to think about that.

By chance, was it this woman?

Yes, it's her.

It's her.

She's an aide to the culprit you had a flashback of...

Assemblyman Min Guk Hui.

What are you doing? You need to arrest him now.

Not yet.

Going after him without evidence will only repeat what happened in the past.

What do you mean, no evidence?

I'm the victim, and I was directly involved.

You know. They'll use the fact that you received

psychiatric treatment to get your statement dismissed.

We need more conclusive evidence.

What do we do, then?

How can I defeat a Seoul mayoral candidate?

If we catch Ju Seung Pil first,

we can prove that Assemblyman Min was behind it.

- Hey, what's up? - We found Ju Seung Pil.

Really?

Where are you now? Send me the location.

But he's dead.

What happened?

He was found dead inside a car with charcoal briquettes in it.

The circumstance suggests it was a suicide, but...

The circumstance?

You mean, it suggests they faked a suicide.

Damn!

Where's the assemblyman? Why did you come alone?

He's too good to be dealing with a thug who causes nothing but trouble.

To take care of that kind of stuff,

I paved a path for him and put him up there.

Should I throw ash on a nice spread we've prepared?

Should I stir shit up?

That's why I came here to remove the ash.

Search the entire area

and call me if you find anything, okay?

If he was actually killed,

we won't find anything.

They took his phone and all of his personal belongings.

We might find something if we search Two One.

There has to be.

Or we'll search until we find something.

Shit.

[Im Se Ra, no-show on the "Miscasting" set, perplexed crew]

[After coming back in 25 years...]

Here.

Say she's resting due to a health issue.

She'll be back on set soon. Publish that.

Yes, sir.

Geez, these annoying trashy reporters.

Since I'm treating special guests,

prepare two servings of the extra special dishes.

Let's just drink tea.

I'd rather not get indigestion.

You heard her, right?

Give her cold water. With ice.

Why can't you digest?

Seeing the Assemblyman's approval rating must help you digest.

Ju Seung Pil was so annoying when he acted out,

but I miss him now that he's gone.

I'm a straightforward guy.

Don't beat around the bush and get to the point.

Bong Da Hui.

Bong Da Hui?

Looks like you had no idea that Bong Da Hui is Im Se Ra's niece.

What kind of utter nonsense are you saying?

I thought you knew and sent her to screw us over.

Sent her?

[Family Relation Certificate]

[Bong Baek Ja, Bong Seok Bong, Bong Cheong Ja, Bong Dae Hui]

What?

Are you telling me she went there alone when you didn't tell her to?

There?

H-How did that kid end up there?

I can't work with you if you can't manage them.

I-I mean... wait...

We took care of the scene.

You take care of the rest.

H-How did you take care of the scene?

I thought you were keeping that woman alive on purpose.

But it turns out she's a hard woman to kill.

Shit.

I thought that Bong Da Hui looked familiar.

She was Im Se Ra's niece?

Gosh...

I've seen you somewhere.

This is my first time.

Are they determined to screw me over?

Geez! Seriously.

Hey, locate Bong Da Hui first.

I actually received a report on her.

She didn't come to the practice today. She's nowhere to be seen.

Did they both lose their minds?

Tell them to go to her house or something!

Yes, sir.

No, no. Let's go to the office.

Right now?

We need to take care of the troublemakers.

Got it.

I can't do it.

Well,

could you please reconsider?

If this gets out somehow,

I won't be able to debut.

I've endured so much to get this chance.

I can't do it.

Im Se Ra is at the hospital right now.

I'm not blaming you. I'm definitely not holding you accountable.

And thank you so much for reaching out then.

I'm so grateful, but...

if this gets buried again,

we don't know who will be the next victim.

Just this once.

Please help me just this once.

Team Leader Lee must know something.

Team Leader Lee?

The training team leader who manages the trainees.

The one who took me there.

Okay.

Thank you for your courage.

And I'll keep this a secret until the end.

[Team Leader Issac Lee]

[Team Leader Issac Lee]

[New Talent Development File]

[Non-disclosure Agreement]

[Non-disclosure Agreement]

[Between the company and trainee Riley...]

Got it.

CEO Kang, they found Im Se Ra.

Which hospital? Is she alive?

She's in the ICU of Eunjae Hospital.

ICU?

She'll die soon, right?

I'm not really sure...

Go ahead and find out, then!

- Okay. I'll figure it out right now- - Go!

If she's alive, remove the oxygen mask. Okay?

What's this?

You never picked up my calls.

You were at the office all along?

What about your client?

Why are you roaming around in the office at this hour?

I wanted to check something at the office.

I need to get going now.

Where? Eunjae Hospital?

You should've let me know if something happened to Im Se Ra.

Instead of being out and about like this.

I was going to let you know once she wakes up.

Gosh, really?

But what if she doesn't?

I think I warned you last time.

To watch what you say.

Geez. I can't come to work because I'm scared.

Update me every hour from now on, okay?

Hold on.

What's that?

Well, it's nothing.

What do you mean it's nothing?

What's this?

Is it a script?

I told you it was nothing.

Im Se Ra is about to die at the hospital.

But you picked this up?

Are you joking?

It was just in case. She'd ask for it as soon as she wakes up.

I have to be helpful somehow.

What a great manager.

I'm tearing up, really.

Leave.

Search and seizure warrant for Two One Entertainment

was issued on June 3, 2025. We'll start now.

- Move, move. - Take everything.

If you touch anything, it'll be obstruction of justice.

[Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office]

Hey, the people from the Prosecutors' Office are here?

We're not sure what's going on, either.

So, did you welcome them inside?

They had a warrant, so we had no choice.

Hey! Geez, you bastard!

A businessman named Ju, who was wanted by the police,

was found dead inside a park vehicle near

a reservoir in Yeonsu-si, Gyeonggi-do.

He was wanted for instigation of murder and aggravated assault.

He was also related to a talent agency's sex trafficking...

You should rest now.

What happened?

Did Ju Seung Pil really commit suicide?

We're still investigating.

Two One is under search and seizure. We'll find evidence soon.

What if you don't?

I could end up like Ju Seung Pil if you don't.

No. They tried to do that already.

They just failed.

Calm down now...

How could I calm down? They could've hurt Da Hui, too.

- I can't go on if she gets hurt. - Cheong Ja.

Cheong Ja.

I'll protect you.

I'll make sure they can't hurt you and your family.

I promise to protect you.

I won't let you fight alone like before.

Do you understand?

I'll go. Rest.

I trust you.

You protected me even when you were

a junior detective who had no power...

Mr. 0728.

Did you know?

My sister told me.

You came to see me when I was unconscious after the accident.

And...

you cared for my dad and sister...

without anyone noticing.

You'll go later,

but you should see your daughter first.

[300,000 won]

I tried to keep my promise.

I've always made sure to keep promises.

Promise?

Ms. Im Se Ra, you need to wake up!

Remember, you promised to see me again!

I'll be waiting!

Use this.

[To Mr. 0728. It was nice to meet you. See you again.]

So, don't worry.

I'll keep today's promise, too.

This is all the ads we got?

The channel has a terrible reputation in the industry these days.

We keep losing subscribers, too.

I think the main reason is the breakup with Go Hui Yeong.

They're saying you got fired because you were bad.

Go Hui Yeong is manipulating the media.

We should release a counter statement.

Manage the comments on YouTube and articles, too.

It'd be faster to ask Go Hui Yeong.

Why would I?

Ask what? How?

[Jumbo Student Apartments]

Huh? Gosh.

What happened?

It's nothing. I'm okay now.

You don't look okay at all.

I won't miss the rent. Don't worry.

That's not what I'm talking about.

Don't get me wrong. I'm your fan.

Yu Ran.

Yu Ran.

Yu Ran, I'm sorry.

Excuse me! No way!

We had lunch together, too.

We planned to practice the interview, too.

Yu Ran!

Yu Ran, no! Yu Ran!

Yu Ran, no!

- You little... - How dare you try to slap me?

Isn't it funny?

Why are you drinking so much milk?

I'm lactose intolerant.

You shouldn't be drinking it, then.

I'm trying to get used to it rather than giving up.

What? What do you mean?

During the last exam, I suddenly had a terrible stomachache.

- So? - So, I'm training my body to get used to it.

What?

You're making no sense.

You should stop drinking milk.

I'm working on it.

I'm sorry, Yu Ran.

I shouldn't have forgotten about you.

I'm sorry, Yu Ran.

I'm sorry, Yu Ran.

Octopus?

I throw an octopus, but it sticks to his face.

You're the only one I talk to.

No one else is willing to talk to me like this.

Put this on your eyes when you sleep. They won't get puffy.

Thank you.

I thought you were crazy, Ahjumma.

I'm sorry.

No. I can see why you were mistaken.

And briefly,

I think I wanted to actually go crazy.

Well,

our building has a new empty room.

[Jumbo Student Apartments]

Come with me.

Since then, Yu Ran was...

my only family and friend.

I realized it after letting her go like that.

I thought my family had abandoned me all this time.

But they didn't. I abandoned them. I did.

I hurt them so greatly.

I hurt my family.

You'll go to the set?

You just left the hospital. You can't get back to work already.

I won't let you. Go inside.

Look at me. I'm fine, right?

What did you tell me last time?

You said I'll die if I abuse my body at my age.

If I go under the radar like this,

not only the film crew, but the public will no longer trust me.

I'll lose my opportunity to come back again.

I can't repeat the same mistake.

Let's go.

Are you sure you'll be okay?

Don't shade my face to make it look small. Make me look lively.

Use more blush so I don't look sick at all. Come on.

Okay.

I'll do more.

Today's scene looked difficult, by the way.

That's why I'm looking forward to it even more.

About what?

My eyes are finally wide open.

I'll go.

Ms. Bong Cheong Ja is coming!

Gosh, she's here.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

It's not even my birthday.

You delayed the shooting

and my schedule got messed up. I'm thanking you for it.

Is she out of her mind?

Gosh, I'm so sorry.

You happened to walk by while I was stretching.

You did that on purpose, didn't you?

If I did, did you smash her face on purpose, too?

Gosh, Noona. Are you okay?

Thank you.

Don't you think she released the article about your no-shows?

I don't care.

What do you mean, you don't care?

If she did, you should grab her hair and spin her around.

That's what amateurs do.

Amateurs?

Ready, action!

Did you return to do this?

It's all in the past already.

What's the point of revisiting it?

It's all in the past?

Sure.

I'm sure it's all in the past for you.

But for me, it's still going on.

So, what? Will you take revenge or something?

Why?

You don't think I can?

Is that why you came all the way here?

What if I did?

I-I think she actually hit her.

- She hit her hard. - Is she crazy?

- She hit her so hard. - She didn't do this during the rehearsal.

Is this all?

I-I is that right?

What are you doing?

W-What?

I hope you look forward to it.

I know everything you did.

[Epilogue]

What's all this?

You need to get energized to heal fast.

Eat all of it. Don't leave any leftovers.

Okay.

You gave me blood, and you're caring for me.

You're going through too much because of me.

You did in the past, too.

Your manager is the one who did a lot.

He did back then, too.

My manager?

He stayed at the hospital until you woke up

and cared for you.

Thanks to him, I got to keep the shop open during the day

and I could care for Da Hui, too.

He's the detective from back then, right?

Yes.

I found out only recently, too.

It really must be meant to be.

You reunited him like this after all these years.

Be honest with me.

What's going on between you two?

What are you talking about?

Why? Is he No. 1 Im Se Ra fan or something?

What? Something did happen.

Tell me. What is it?

He's just...

like light to me.

Light?

Do you owe him money? ("Light" sounds like "debt" in Korean)

I didn't mean debt.

I meant light.

He shines on me brightly.

When I'm by his side,

he lets me shine brightly.

♫ How I used to shine next to you ♫

♫ The lonely sky ♫

♫ I picture your pretty face ♫

♫ Smile again ♫

♫ Just like our dream from that day ♫

♫ Shine again ♫

♫ Let's enjoy each other's light ♫

♫ Let me hear it ♫

♫ After a long time ♫

♫ We had no choice but to return ♫

♫ Please remember how I used to shine next to you ♫

♫ I hope this is my last dream ♫

♫ Before you erase me from your memory ♫

I found the person who sent you the audio recording.

You sent this, didn't you?

Bury her. So, she can't talk nonsense again.

I'll kill you again.

I'll crush you like I did 25 years ago!

I want to reveal the secret I've been hiding for 25 years.

You're hiding something securely, aren't you?

Bastard!

Keep living in hell.

I'll take off and fly again.