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- [motor revving] - [people clamoring]

[caller] Requesting immediate apprehension of a small vessel

that just departed from Morae Port.

On board are armed North Korean guerrilla Paik Sanho and Seo Munju,

a suspect in the murder of Assemblyman Jang Junik.

- [line clicks] - [alarm wailing]

[guard] This is the Coast Guard. Stop your vessel.

Vessel under pursuit, stop immediately and prepare for inspection.

This is the Coast Guard. Stop your vessel immediately.

Status report!

We've arrested one male and one female.

Seo Munju, the murder suspect, and Paik Sanho,

the armed North Korean guerrilla, don't seem aboard.

Come on!

Seal off all surrounding roads and begin a checkpoint operation.

Mobilize every available unit, and get choppers and drones in the air.

We have to catch them.

The President is personally following this case.

Yes, sir.

[reporter] Breaking news.

Seo, the New Republican Party's presidential front-runner,

is reportedly on the run, facing shocking allegations

of orchestrating the murder of her late husband,

Assemblyman Jang Junik, and engaging in espionage.

Get the NIS director on the phone.

Yes, ma'am.

[reporter 2] Paik Sanho, her bodyguard who fled with her,

reportedly fired roughly 20 rounds during the attempted arrest

and is believed to still be armed.

[guard] They're likely attempting to escape the area

in the ambassador's vehicle.

All checkpoint units, review the suspects' descriptions

and inspect every vehicle thoroughly.

It feels like I'm dreaming.

Suddenly, I'm a murderer,

and you're a North Korean guerrilla.

What's next?

[reporter] Meanwhile, police have arrested Director Im Dujin of the Peace Laboratory,

Seo Munju's reunification policy adviser and close mentor.

He's confessed to espionage and confirmed her involvement.

[reporter 2] All teams, report in when barricades are ready.

Team One. No vehicle movement at the moment.

Team Two. Barricade is up, standing by.

Team Three. Setting up the barricade now. Will report once it's done.

All teams, tighten inspections. Suspects are armed. Be cautious.

[officer] We have established a joint police-military search task force

to apprehend Seo Munju,

who is currently on the run on suspicion of espionage and orchestrating a murder.

A total of 2,800 police officers and 1,300 military personnel

have been deployed to block possible escape routes.

We will promptly release any additional information

regarding Seo Munju's whereabouts as it becomes available

and will do everything in our power to alleviate public concern.

[sighs] Is it a crime to take a boat out to sea?

Why are you holding me here illegally?

You're not here because you took a boat out to sea.

You wired 50 million won

to Oh Sanguk, Sergeant Kim Yongjun's sister's husband

at 5:48 p.m. on October 7th, correct?

You were arrested for the suspected murder plot

of Assemblyman Jang Junik.

Me?

Yeah.

Are you sure you've got the right person?

[reporter] Police have launched a large-scale search by land and sea,

but the whereabouts of presidential candidate Seo Munju

and her bodyguard, Paik Sanho, remain unknown.

Meanwhile, suspicions of a personal relationship with her bodyguard,

along with accusations of espionage and incitement to murder…

[driver] Geez, I knew that woman was making way too much noise.

[reporter] We'll update you again as soon as we learn more.

I can still make this work. This was my plan anyway.

I was going to turn her into a huge incident.

A scandal where a leading presidential candidate

is exposed as a murderer and a spy,

and arrested in front of the whole country.

[baby crying]

[inaudible dialogue]

[heavy rainfall]

[thunder rumbling]

- [rainfall continues] - [thunder continues]

Were you really going to forget all about me?

I wasn't going to forget you.

When I left you,

it hurt so much right here.

Like I was bleeding out.

I just accepted that I'd keep bleeding

for the rest of my life.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know who the client was,

but I just wanted to do whatever I could to protect you.

I'm sorry too.

That recording, it's my fault.

My mother-in-law hacked into my laptop

and made Kang Hanna release it.

I saw how much it hurt you, but I still couldn't bring myself

to tell you.

You wouldn't have had to go through any of that if it weren't for me.

That night,

I finally realized who I really was.

Someone who'd been thirsty for a long time.

I realized that I'd never truly been happy.

That I'd never gotten what I wanted.

I couldn't believe that, in just one night…

One man could quench that thirst.

That's why I could accept all the criticism and misunderstanding.

I knew I'd have to pay the price sooner or later

because I was that happy.

I was ready to give up everything then

and I still am.

If we can make it out safely tonight, we should go.

No.

You shouldn't accept any of that.

I know I couldn't.

Do you know when I first saw you?

Wasn't it at the church?

One day…

In Iraq…

[Munju, in English] For South Koreans, people in North Korea are not just anyone…

[Sanho, in Korean] I saw you on the news.

[in English] …still have our family members and relatives living in the North.

To us, they're still our brothers and sisters.

Far into the future, when we look back and think about what we have done,

I sincerely hope that we will be able…

[Sanho, in Korean] I didn't think someone like you could exist.

Even the sunlight

looked different on you.

For peaceful streets,

happy families,

a world where people have each other.

And also for a nice cold beer to drink at the end of a long, hard day.

[Sanho] It was the best day of my life.

You were shining in front of everyone,

and I got to protect you.

I'd spent my whole life guarding people for money.

But from that day on,

I was protecting the most precious person to me.

I know when you're most like yourself, Munju.

When you're trying to protect everyone's peace and happiness.

That's who you are, right?

I'll protect you, and only you.

So,

don't stop and keep going.

Uncover the truth about the submarine and stop the war.

I'll be right behind you.

[Munju] Where do we go now?

[thunder rumbling]

Peach?

[groaning, gasping]

[straining] Our…

Peaches…

Should we get some peaches later?

With the weather turning, it's going to be hard to keep searching through the night.

Criminals can run in the rain, but the police can't chase them?

Is that it?

[phone buzzing]

Madam President.

[Kyungsin] Calling Seo Munju a murderer…

Was this also a part of your plan?

Did you look everywhere? Even the basement and the attic?

We did, ma'am. But he's nowhere to be found.

He's good at hiding.

He always hides when his mom's not with him.

He's probably asleep in some corner.

Ms. Lim.

I checked the security system.

Cameras 2, 8, and 11 were frozen for three minutes and 30 seconds.

Do you realize how much he's worth?

Find him.

Search to the ends of the earth if you have to.

[child] Mom, are you awake?

[Hanna] Yeah.

I'm so happy.

You are?

I always wanted to hide with you.

Me too.

[monk chanting]

SIMSIM TEMPLE

[monk] You should've come sooner.

UNNAMED CHILD

[Munju] No one knows about this place except me and Junik.

JULY 11, 2014

Just as no one remembers our baby.

[Junik] Dear Munju,

it took me a long time to write this letter.

I have a child.

His name is Eunseong.

He's nine years old.

I've been waiting.

Why won't you just tell me?

Why don't we talk tonight?

It's a long story.

No.

Tell me now.

Or you'll never be able to.

I have a child.

I knew I should've told you this a long time ago.

But I was scared.

I wasn't sure if I could live without you.

But thinking I might die, it became clear.

I should've let you go a long time ago.

I'm going to tell everyone everything.

I should step down from all my posts and withdraw from the election too.

Then I'll reveal the truth about my mother.

Because I have to stop the war over the submarine.

Everything's in here.

My mother's secrets, her ledgers.

If I'm gone,

use it to protect yourself.

Do you understand me?

[Munju] You're leaving me like this?

Munju,

our marriage ended a long time ago.

Long before I died.

Remember?

Even if it was 10 or 20 years later,

I told you I'd come find you if you ever lost your way.

This is it.

I'm here…

To set you free.

You have to be careful.

My mother is far more dangerous than you think.

Something horrible lies within her.

I HOPE YOU WILL BE SAFE

Thank you for waiting.

Where do we go now?

[Junik] Across every key institution from the KCIA to the NIS,

my mother kept close ties with the wives of over 30 former leaders.

She held their firstborns and cried with them when their mothers died.

[groaning, choking]

- Oh! What's going on? - What?

What just happened? Get in there!

[Junik] That's how she could choose who lived and who died.

- He appears to be in critical condition! - Call for help!

[Junik] There's no file on her at the NIS.

This morning, Im Dujin was poisoned to death.

We just got the test results from the NFS.

It was neostigmine bromide.

The same toxin that Kim Yongjun took after shooting Jang Junik.

Did my daughter-in-law kill him too?

The first person to suspect Junik of being a spy

was Prosecutor Jang Junsang who was working at the NIS at the time.

He was going through call records of a Chinese front

that turned out to be a North Korean espionage network…

When he noticed an outgoing call made from his own house.

Then he discovered that a company owned by Junik…

…had wired money to a North Korean front company's account in a Macau bank.

[reporter] Assemblyman Jang Junik,

who's running in the New Republican Party's primary,

continues to rise steadily in the polls,

rapidly solidifying his position as a leading presidential contender.

Jang is quickly closing the gap with the current front-runner,

former Governor Hong Seongo,

while widening his lead considerably over the remaining candidates.

After much deliberation, he came to me with it.

I think…

My brother is a spy.

But then,

I had this thought.

"Why didn't he consider the possibility

that someone else at his house might have made that call?"

[laughs]

Are you accusing me right now?

Since 2009, Aseom Shipping has been supplying containers

to North Korean cargo ships traveling between the North and South.

Your husband, Chairman Jang Gilhwan, died in 2015,

but you've always been the real power behind the company.

I think it's entirely possible…

You made that call to North Korea.

Ah.

Prosecutor Jang Junsang is here right now.

Junsang's here?

[Unhak] We'll clear things up when we bring you face-to-face.

There's a fine line between a spy and a patriot.

You're a businesswoman, so I trust you understand exactly what I mean.

We're preparing

an independent operation to eliminate Kim Hansang.

This is the only way South Korea

can take control from the US in this war.

If you help us succeed,

you…

Won't be seen as a spy. You'll be a patriot.

Or better yet,

a heroine.

Why do you think you became director of the NIS, Mr. Yu?

Because you were ready.

Even 20 years ago, in your book,

Psychological Warfare for a Reunited Korea,

you were already strategizing how to win public opinion

beyond just military victories.

I remember this passage.

"Starting a war requires extreme momentum, like launching a rocket."

"To ignite public support for war,

one might need a specific incident…

"Such as burning Joan of Arc at the stake."

Tell me.

Isn't that exactly what's happening right now?

Let's speak frankly.

To start this war, who do you think should be burned at the stake?

Seo Munju or me?

Arrest Munju first, and I'll help you.

I'll help you take Kim Hansang's head.

You said Junsang's here?

I'll take him with me.

[footsteps depart]

[door opens, closes]

Mom?

Get up.

Let's go.

Did you make this call?

Did you…

Kill your own son?

[Okseon] You fool.

You're the only son I've ever had.

[aide, in English] We got something.

Mr. Anderson Miller and I have looked through

all the Shiv Holdings transactions together

and noticed a consistent cash flow.

Money flows from Idisha's benami account to Shiv Holdings,

and from Shiv Holdings to North Korea's benami account.

[in Korean] This cash flow suggests that

North Korea is selling something to Idisha.

[in English] Is that cash flow related to the submarine?

Okay. We're not sure.

What we do know is that Idisha has been waging a war

against the United States using North Korean weapons.

And Shiv Holdings is the broker.

We've got the slush fund ledger from Aseom Shipping.

"BANK STATEMENT FOR SELECTED PERIOD"

Money came in from the United States' enemies

and went to Apex Starlight Ltd. Through Aseom Shipping.

But according to my research on Apex Starlight Limited…

[in Korean] The CEO's name is Matthew Sinclair.

He's Coldrain's financial manager.

Coldrain is where Secretary of Defense Eagleton

served as an adviser.

[in English] From now on, you're barred from this room. Presidential orders.

What?

Does that mean

someone in the US is exporting weapons to America's enemy nations?

Stella Young is an arms dealer who provides the weapons

from the United States and North Korea for the failed states

and enemy countries of the United States.

Eagleton is a fucking traitor.

This is it. This is the answer.

This is how North Korea has been so well-armed

despite aggressive sanctions for the past 20 years.

I was curious as well, why war never stops in this world,

and who benefits from those wars.

Eagleton never refused a war.

While America's enemies fight against America with American weapons,

any war benefits him.

Meanwhile, Chairwoman Lim Okseon has been behind the scenes,

boosting North Korea's weapons manufacturing capabilities.

We could go public.

Let the people know that the Secretary of Defense

has been inciting conflicts around the world to sell arms.

I mean, imagine what would happen if the people knew

that enemy states were using American arms against American soldiers.

This would be worse than Watergate.

America's fucked!

I think I should meet the President.

If President Chae can deliver this news to the US president,

he won't choose war.

[Kyungsin, in Korean] I've ordered the police…

To re-examine the evidence against Seo Munju for murder from square one.

You have?

I have this feeling that someone's orchestrating this whole thing.

Miji.

[sighs] Really? I'll be right there.

- [line clicks] - Ma'am,

the arrest warrant for Miji was denied.

She'll be released soon. I'll go pick her up.

Okay, be careful.

Yeah.

Mom's busy.

She has a lot to get ready for our trip far away.

And what have you been doing?

[Eunseong] I'm drawing this for that mister.

He looks like a deer.

He does?

Did you know deer are really good at fighting?

They can even beat lions and tigers

when they're protecting a female deer or their baby.

[gunshot]

Geez.

[sighs]

[phone beeps]

- [horns honking] - [Miji] Where are you?

Miji, are you out?

Yeah, I'm at the crosswalk out front.

All right, hang on a second.

I'm stuck in traffic.

Okay.

I'll wait for you across the street then…

[thuds]

[people clamoring, screaming]

Miji.

Miji!

[phone buzzing]

Ma'am.

I think Miji got into an accident.

[pants]

People say an ambulance came and took her right away, but…

[phone buzzing]

Mother.

[Okseon] You're not easy to get on the phone.

What did you do to Miji?

[phone buzzes]

Her organs were ruptured, and the internal bleeding is so severe.

They say she'll die without emergency surgery.

[phone buzzes]

ASEOM SHIPPING AIRFIELD

I'll keep her alive for now.

Bring Eunseong to me within the hour.

You'd better not be late.

Apparently, her legs are pretty mangled.

If you're even a minute late,

I'll tell the doctor to start cutting them off, one by one.

[phone beeps]

Come on.

[door opens]

Okseon took my aide.

She says if I don't bring Eunseong to her within an hour…

You should leave now with Eunseong, and hurry

before she finds you.

What are you going to do?

Don't worry. I'll take it from here.

You should get out of here too. Your aide isn't what matters right now.

[king, in English] My beloved citizens of Idisha,

I am here with you.

We're not losing this war.

By sunset tomorrow, we will win the war.

[Hanna, in Korean] The King of Idisha has declared war on the United States.

The submarine isn't at Youngpo Shipyard.

It set out for the Pacific long ago.

It'll be delivered to Idisha within the next 24 hours.

[radar beeping]

[Hanna] Okseon is following the submarine.

Something terrible is going to happen soon.

[in English] People of America, hear my words.

If you kill one of ours, we will kill ten of yours.

Do you think what happens on our land cannot take place on yours?

[Hanna, in Korean] I'm heading to Australia.

The entire Northern Hemisphere may be in danger.

Don't even think about trying to stop the war.

How could we possibly stop it?

We've got to go. Things are moving quickly.

[in English] We have found the ultimate solution.

[people chattering]

You have one day.

America must start withdrawing its troops from our land before the end of tomorrow.

- Is that footage real? - What are they talking about?

Well, I mean, are they talking about nukes?

Find out what they mean by "the ultimate solution."

You will see what I will bring to your doorstep.

[reporter] The King of Idisha's announcement is, in essence,

an ultimatum towards the United States.

The King called for the withdrawal of the US troops

from its territory and warned of retaliation…

[in Korean] I need to see Seo Munju without the NIS knowing.

Let's move quickly.

Yes, ma'am.

One second, Eunseong.

This necklace is fake.

I saw the one Junik bought for you, got jealous, and made a replica.

He never loved me.

He came by every week only to see his son.

I'll be back soon.

[Munju] Sanho.

Drive safely.

[Anderson, in English] I just got word that a secret Idishan account

has made a series of large transfers…

- [tires make commotion] - [car engine idles]

…to multiple shell companies

all owned by Aseom Shipping.

We have to freeze that account, Anderson.

That must be the payment for the submarine.

The submarine will be delivered to Idisha soon.

[Anderson] So,

the King of Idisha intends to strike the United States with missiles

launched from that submarine in the next 24 hours.

We have found the ultimate solution.

When he says, "ultimate solution," he's…

He's talking about a nuke.

[Munju] No payment, no deal.

Kim Hansang will never hand over the submarine

if there is no payment in advance.

Can you find a way to freeze that account?

I don't know.

But I'm going to try.

I know how hard this is for you, Anderson.

I'm really sorry,

but now you are the only hope we have.

You know what I'd say back?

"I guess we're in trouble then."

Munju, I don't know how many moves I've got left.

But I'm going to use them all, okay?

I really appreciate it.

Hope to see you someday.

I'd love that.

[phone buzzes]

EVER PARK MOTEL

Munju.

[in Korean] Sanho, listen carefully.

I'm on my way to see Chairwoman Lim Okseon right now.

- You're what? - She's got Miji.

She said she'll kill her if I don't bring Eunseong in an hour.

Where are you? I'm coming right now.

No, I need you to do something else.

After you get Eunseong out, I want you to go see the president.

What did you say?

It looks like Idisha paid North Korea

for the submarine through Aseom Shipping's account.

Once the submarine is delivered to Idisha, no one knows what's next.

We need to let the president know so she can get

the US president to act on the intel.

I need to go after Okseon. She's following the submarine.

- But Munju. - This is our best shot, Sanho.

Someone has to stop Okseon,

and someone else has to alert the president.

Just this once,

I want you to choose everyone, not just one person.

You're the only one who can do this.

I've asked people I trust to help you deliver the message to the president.

They will reach out to you in a minute.

I'll go see the president right now.

Then I'll come after you as fast as I can.

I've handled plenty of missions that were tougher than this.

Before you know it, I'll be standing right behind you.

I'm sure I can do this.

So just stay safe until then.

I'm sure I can do this too. I know my mother-in-law.

She won't kill me.

She never takes a loss on anything.

Just hurry.

I'll be there soon.

Where's Eunseong?

He's not in Korea.

He's not coming here.

Doctor, cut off her leg.

Hanna dropped the paternity lawsuit, and she's never coming back.

If you wanted Eunseong for the money, you have nothing to worry about now.

"WAIVER OF INHERITANCE"

What if it's not about the money?

Then cut off my leg instead.

I know it's not Eunseong or Miji you really want. It's me.

Even if you take Miji's leg, how is that going to satisfy you?

You can take whatever you want from me.

I came here alone, with nothing.

You know Miji was released due to lack of evidence, right?

It won't be easy to prove I'm guilty of murder.

But I could confess.

I'll say I killed Jang Junik, my own husband.

Then you and Junsang would get all the money he hid

in secret accounts around the world.

What do you say?

Doctor,

forget the leg and start the emergency surgery.

[sighs]

[phone beeps]

Get in.

Translated by Yoonjung Song