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EPISODE 7

His pulse is weak.

His tendons, bones, and flesh are injured. And his blood clotted there.

If it reaches his heart--

Then...

what happens?

He won't make it more than a few days.

After he fell off the cliff,

I believe he was beaten up by some people.

It seems like my friend... secretly hid my lover

and fell upon this calamity on his way to me.

Sir.

My concubine made a ruckus in your office the other day.

Please forgive her.

She was out of her mind,

fearing the evil mermaid that brings death

might've entered the government office.

I reprimanded her to the point of tears.

I see.

Yes.

A few days ago, since the corpse was found on the beach,

the village people have become panic-stricken.

You must also be disheartened.

I am very sorry, sir.

You have some rare and precious fruit.

Yes. It's a tangerine.

Although I am a low ranking official, I do like good food.

So I got it with much difficulty from a boat that came from Tamra.

Is that so?

This inn is the only place people can eat this kind of fruit here, right?

Of course.

The price is exorbitant.

One of these tangerines was found while examining

the corpse found on the beach.

On the day he died, the last person he met with was you.

You met him that night,

and offered him a drink and a tangerine.

He died from the drink he had, spiked with poison.

You threw him on the beach.

But traces of poison were not found during the initial examination.

On that first day of snowfall the water froze.

So his corpse was frozen like ice.

But the second examination revealed different facts.

As the frozen corpse thawed,

fatal poison extracted from blowfish eggs was found.

Sir...

I am ignorant,

so I don't understand--

-Look here! -Yes, sir.

We found the blowfish egg poison in Yang Seung-gil's stable.

Sir, it's not true.

Your servant knows nothing about this. I've been setup.

Sir!

-Let go! Just let go of me! -Come!

I told you to let me go!

Cooperate with us, please!

If Se-hwa is alive...

I will spare your life.

Who is that? I don't know.

If you don't know...

you will die.

If I can't find Se-hwa...

you will die in this place.

Look here!

The town leader is bewitched by her!

-He is destroying the village! -Stop.

He is trying to save that mermaid

who brought rainstorms and caused people to die!

Try taking just one step.

Do you think these people will do nothing?

Stop!

My pearls!

My pearls!

I'm sorry.

I came too late.

Se-hwa...

you liked listening to my dreams.

Can you hear me?

In my dream, we were born again.

We met again and were together.

You came from a far away ocean

to meet me.

Though I could not remember you,

you were already in my heart.

Se-hwa...

do you want to hear more of this story?

I'm trying to see something.

Okay.

Can you... try saying...

What?

I love you.

So are you mine?

-Are you surrendering? Did you lose? -What?

I was going to be the first to surrender in the first snowfall.

I really didn't know you would surrender first.

Are you mine?

No matter what I say, would you believe me?

What are you talking about?

You said you love me.

That's what it means, right?

Let's say you love someone.

That means you surrender.

-What does that mean? -It means losing. You lose.

In other words, if you love someone,

you will believe everything that person says.

-It means you are in big trouble. -Why?

It means you belong to that guy.

If he tells you to do something, you do it.

You believe lies. That's love.

Is it okay to say that to a guy or not?

It's okay.

No! It's not.

If you say "I love you" to me,

that means you are mine.

If you say those things to me,

I could use you to do things and lie. I'd take all your possessions.

I heard that's supposed to be love.

Who would say such nonsense?

Someone. Someone good.

Who? A guy?

Yes, a guy.

Oh, so it's a guy.

He's a nut job!

What's a nut job?

He is a crazy jerk.

Saying things like that, he must be a total sleazeball and a womanizer.

-A total womanizer! -Those are all bad things, right?

Right. You should not hang out with a punk like that.

Was he good to you?

When it rained, he put an umbrella over me,

When I was alone, he held my hand.

Your hand?

I'm sure he will do anything to seduce a girl.

He also made me ramen.

Ra... ramen?

Wow, ramen!

Did he take you to his house?

What a crazy jerk!

He is not a crazy jerk.

He is a good person.

If he was such a good person, you should be with him, not me.

To make it clear, in case you misunderstood,

I said...

"I love you,"

not because I really love you, but because I wanted you to say it.

-I needed to confirm something-- -I love you.

-Should I say it again? -No, it's fine.

I can say it again.

Don't. It's fine.

Don't say it.

-Where were you? -A ski resort.

-Were you on a date? -It was not a date.

She was wanted to see snow, so I took her there.

That's a date. Isn't that right, Tae-oh?

He keeps looking at me weird.

-Do you want some? -No.

You can eat all the tangerines you want.

Want some?

Did you guys fight?

No, we didn't.

Then why is he in such a bad mood?

Hey, upper room!

-Hey! -What is it?

I can't fall asleep. My mind keeps having silly thoughts.

-Are you still meeting him? -Who?

Who else? Earlier...

The ramen guy! Are you still seeing him?

Yes, I am.

You are?

Okay. You are seeing him.

Well, how does he look?

He is handsome.

His eyes sparkle.

He must look like a girly boy.

You should be careful with guys who look like that!

What good is a handsome guy?

Those guys are lewd!

You... So did you tell him that?

What?

You know. Those words you said earlier at the ski resort.

I love you?

Yes. That.

Did you say that to him?

I love you.

Yes, I did.

Why?

It must be easy for you to say that.

-You say it to just anyone. -He's not anyone!

Why are you raising your voice?

Go back up!

Who told you to come down? Go back up.

But...

Well, maybe it's a good thing.

Honestly, I felt a bit burdened,

worrying that you had feelings for me.

-Good luck with him. -Yes.

I worked things out with him.

That's great!

It must be nice! Good luck!

Go back up! Now!

She worked things out? Then why is she here?

Isn't she a funny girl?

How annoying.

So annoying. Damn it!

Se-hwa!

Se-hwa!

Se-hwa!

KIM DAM-RYEONG

What was that?

What kind of dream was that?

I'm your friend.

MR. NAM

INCOMING CALL

FORMATTING MEMORY CARD

Hello? What's up?

Nam?

I think he hasn't come in yet.

What? How?

Would he do such a thing?

So where is he now?

Okay, let's talk later.

What happened, Father?

They say Nam was drunk last night and was in an accident.

He doesn't drink, though.

How would you know?

How can you know people?

So, how badly is he hurt?

Should we go visit him in the hospital?

He is unconscious. It seems serious.

Really?

What should we do?

When you go to the hospital, let me go with you.

Okay, let's go then.

08.25.2016 INCHEON AIRPORT DISGUISED AS A PARKING VALET

It's been three months.

Three months, and Ma Dae-young's whereabouts

are still unknown without any confirmed criminal activities.

You said he might have murdered the Hoehyeon-dong loan shark.

Yes. It's very likely. But we're not sure.

We don't have evidence. No money or belongings were stolen.

That precinct sees these debtors that disappeared overseas as suspects,

telling me not to butt in.

He was a loan shark. Many people held a grudge against him. So it's possible.

If it was because of a grudge, they would've planned it.

Look at the time and location.

It was broad daylight, three in the afternoon.

Anyone could've witness this while passing by.

But this was done suddenly and impulsively.

Ma Dae-young has an anger disorder.

With just that...

Many people can't control their anger these days.

It was really meticulous. It had no fingerprints or traces of DNA.

This was done by someone who's always ready to murder.

But it seems like our superiors don't want us to follow that lead.

Imagine if a fugitive committed that crime?

We would be cursed.

Hey! Is that really important?

Then what is important to you?

Go catch that guy who used a fake identity in Yeoyido.

The one who erased all the CCTVs and took off.

I think I know who that is.

I will catch that slimeball after I catch Ma Dae-young.

You are so dead, slimy punk!

Hey! Hey!

The female employees at the aquarium

thought the Yeongdeungpo Police had such a handsome detective.

Then they saw you and were so disappointed!

Why were they disappointed?

He and I look pretty alike!

According to Ahn Jin-joo's SNS, she will be attending

a seminar for International Middle School Preparation.

#follow, #communication #VIPinvitation, #InternationalMiddleSchool

#ZealForEducation, #HelicopterMom

The seminar starts at 3:00 p.m.

She'll probably leave the house between 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.

The family's chauffeur has the day off.

Her driving skill is a bit lacking.

Tae-oh will call using the English Academy's number and distract her.

Yes, I am Elizabeth's mom. Really?

Oh, my. Our Elizabeth was first in the English oral competition?

Oh, my God!

Are you hurt?

I don't think so. Oh, dear.

Call this number. I'm very busy. I need to go.

Edu... Oh, my!

After you show your face,

your second meeting would be at the seminar.

-Okay. -What are you doing?

Good morning.

-Let's go. -Where?

-Where would we go? To work. -We're going to work.

Going to work... What work do you do?

We... The work we do is...

To say it simply,

it's like getting a person's heart?

We let a person recognize his or her own fault and mistake.

When there is a problem with how they accumulated their wealth

but they are beyond the parameters of the law,

we take appropriate action.

We also redistribute the wealth.

For the country's sake.

A civil servant?

I saw it on TV. Those who work for the country are called civil servants.

No way.

Not all civil servants work for the country's benefit.

So, Heo Joon-jae has a cooler job than a civil servant.

That... well...

Heo Joon-jae...

I knew it.

Why am I making up excuses for her?

Why are you?

That was quite shameful, you know?

Then should I tell her?

That we're con artists?

"Con artists" doesn't sound good.

Should we make a new name? Something more cool?

-What are you saying? -We're late. Let's go.

What is this?

Here.

It's marked here.

Check this house.

Hey, hey.

Ma Dae-young! You bastard!

-Ma Dae-young! -Move!

Come here asshole. Ma Dae-young!

It's over.

Why are you doing this?

Damn it!

Wow! Score!

It's cold.

I'm hungry. Should we eat at the convenience store?

-Okay. -Sure.

Hey! Seo Yoon-Ah, you live in a rental, right?

So?

My mom said that since the rental kids started coming to our school

our neighborhood's quality has gone down!

Your mom is divorced, right?

My mom said so.

Kids like you are not raised properly.

So she told me not to play with you.

I don't want to play with you either. Can you please move?

People who live in rentals are not allowed on this road.

Can you turn around?

You!

You pushed me! Really?

What are you doing? Put me down.

-You should not bully your friends. -Let me down, please.

Promise me.

You won't bully your friends.

-Mommy. -Oh, no. What's wrong?

-Mommy. -Elizabeth, what's wrong?

Hurry, come.

Yes. The car is still here.

Thank you for earlier.

What is divorce?

Divorce is when people who got married break up.

-Why would they break up? -You really don't know?

Because they don't love each other anymore.

So why did they get married?

They were in love when they got married,

but then they changed. That's why.

My mom and dad probably loved each other when I was a baby.

-But then they changed. -Why would they change?

What do you mean?

Everyone changes.

Even people who aren't divorced

are not necessarily in love with each other.

They live together and endure it.

Really?

Do you know why I'm working hard and going to the academy?

No.

My mom... might love me now,

but if I don't study hard, I'm afraid she might not love me anymore.

I'm afraid she might change.

That's why I go to the academy, even though I don't want to.

Let's go.

That hair!

It may appear messy as if it wasn't brushed.

It's so extravagant and elegant.

Where is it? What salon did she get her hair done?

Mom! I told you it was her.

It was you?

Are you the one who told my daughter off?

How could it be?

Her outfit does not match at all.

It may look completely off, but it goes together so marvelously well.

Who's her designer?

Because she bullied her.

That's funny. Who are you?

Are you her mother? A school teacher?

These days, not even school teachers can...

When did Chanel and Dior collaborate?

Oh, my! Why didn't I know that?

Mom...

I am Seo Yoon-ah's friend.

Next time you bully her, I won't let you go.

You promised.

Let's go.

Wait.

I am curious about many things.

But tell me something.

Who's your dermatologist?

"I don't have one. I was born with this skin.

I don't do anything." Don't even think of saying that.

Answer me.

Who do you see?

It's not in Seoul. It's very far away.

I knew it. She goes overseas.

Which country...

Oh, my world.

What country does she...

Why isn't she coming? It's past 3:00 p.m.

I know. It's strange.

The car is still there.

She must've gone out and come back.

Wait.

#resttoday, #cultureshock #Chanel&Doir #collaboration,

#wantinfo, #becomingfapi.

Becoming Fapi?

Fashion people?

Today was such a waste.

I'm really not feeling it.

-Can't you do something else? -Not again!

Hey!

I'm going somewhere.

You guys go on.

-Where are you going? -None of your business!

You don't have anywhere to go...

Could it be?

It's probably not him.

My Joon-jae.

Why do you do this?

It's the only thing I am good at.

You can use that talent somewhere else. You're very talented.

You're the one to talk!

-What about you? -"Brother"!

How did you get into this?

People need to...

meet the right people.

WINTER, 2006

POSTING A REQUEST

LOOKING FOR MY MOM WE GOT SEPARATED WHEN I WAS TEN

HER NAME IS MO YOO-RAN SHE WAS BORN ON...

Here.

We could have met at the office, but it's being renovated.

So here we are.

Can you really find my mom?

Your mother's hometown was Jaecheon, Chungcheong, right?

Yes.

She's the only daughter of a rich household.

After her parents passed away,

she made the mistake of cosigning a loan, losing all her inheritance.

She is not in touch with any relatives.

Yes, how did you...

How do I know? It's my job.

Please find my mom.

Here's the deal.

She hasn't reported she moved.

She doesn't have a permanent residence. She doesn't seem to have remarried.

It's very hard to find her the usual way.

In the end, you will have to get an expert.

The fee would be...

The fee...

Wait a second.

Would this much be okay?

That man ran off with my money.

Don't worry about that.

I will find him for sure.

I will be calling you within a week.

If you pay me...

-He's a conman! -Oh, my!

He's a conman! Don't give him your money!

No, I'm not.

-Give me back my money! -Let go of me!

Give me back my money!

How many days did you wait there?

Fifteen days.

Hey.

Want to work with me?

I like a tenacious person.

If you try finding your mother like that, your legs will just hurt.

You need money to find your mom.

Let's say you found your mom. What would you do without money?

-Why do you rip off kids like me? -What?

You should rip off rich people.

If you are going to deceive someone, you need to invest time and money.

Consider the financial efficiency.

It'd be more profitable to steal from the rich, right?

Many dignitaries can't report when they get ripped off.

Just until I find my mom.

Until I get enough money to buy a house for her.

You already have enough to buy her a house.

I do.

But I haven't found my mom.

Nam Doo has also worked hard

to find my mom.

But he hasn't found out where she is.

Please look at this.

-What is it? -See if this belongs to the same person.

The other hospital said it might've been switched.

-This is the same person. -Really?

Look at the bones and the fracture. Right here.

The width and the way the tibia and fibula are stretched is the same.

This one has a fracture and this one is already healing.

What?

The bone has stuck together, but there's still edema.

Usually, the swelling disappears and then the bone heals.

But here the bones fused first. How could that be?

What's that...

How long does it usually take for fractured bones to heal?

Every case is different,

but it takes about 12-16 weeks for it to heal completely.

Even with a hairline fracture, it takes three to four weeks with a cast.

What if it heals in just one week, like this?

Does that make sense?

Right. It doesn't.

Hurry, go. I'm busy.

So scary.

What if she's really a zombie?

As if!

I think she's beyond having amnesia and lacking a bit.

-There's something off about her. -I think so too.

But I don't know what it is.

Hello?

Did you find the inscription?

Really?

Who's the owner?

Kim Dam-ryeong?

Even the name is cool.

Okay, I'll be right there.

I need to go back now.

We found the owner of the relics we excavated from a wrecked ship.

Wait.

The name of the owner is Dam-ryeong?

Yes. He was the town leader of Heupgok-hyun in Gangwon-do. Why?

Nothing. Go ahead.

Okay. See you later.

Make sure Joon-jae and that girl aren't doing anything at home. Okay?

Dam-ryeong.

Dam-ryeong!

What are you doing?

That's what I want to ask you. Were you going to jump?

No, that's not it.

Don't lie. You even took off your shoes.

Stand up. I've seen many people like you.

Sit here.

Want some barley tea?

It's hot.

No, wait.

Let's just talk.

I've lived here for a while. I barely remember that language.

This one is easier.

I get it.

Who would've known...

I'd meet a mermaid in Seoul?

I also thought I was the only mermaid in Seoul.

I was really surprised.

What were you doing out there?

I was hungry.

I don't have money.

I wanted some food, so I went there to eat.

You don't have money?

You don't know anything.

Like what?

You don't know about this?

These are our tears. What do you do with them?

These count as money here.

Are you serious?

-How? -If you don't understand, remember this.

This is money here.

When you start to tear up,

put this here and go like...

Collect all the tears.

This helped me survive.

I cried a couple of times. I should've collected them.

Bigger ones are more valuable.

Instead of crying small tears,

hold it in and cry big, thick tears. Weep out loud!

Small tears are about 20,000 to 30,000 won.

Big ones are 40,000 to 50,000 won.

The most valuable are the pearls that have a pale pink sheen to them.

Pink? The ones that come out when you cry happy tears?

That's right.

But since you live here,

moments that make you cry happy tears don't come often.

I cried like that just once.

I should cry a lot

and give all my tears to Heo Joon-jae.

Who is Heo Joon-jae?

A good person.

He works harder than a civil servant for the country's sake.

He's a cool person that I like.

Wait.

You're not here just for a short visit? You're here because of a guy you like?

You really don't know anything!

When did you come to land?

A month ago.

The guy you like, does he like you?

Do you just like him, or is it mutual?

It's just me right now.

Oh, my.

You're hopeless! You should've thought this through before coming.

So haphazardly...

This is why I talk so much to the fish I pass by.

I told them to warn mermaids, "Don't ever fall in love."

-You never heard that? -No.

Those kids... Are they getting caught or forgetting?

-Those fish heads... -Why not?

Why can't I come to land because of love?

Listen.

You have a time limit.

When a mermaid leaves the water and comes to land,

her heart starts to harden.

Even if your legs don't, you heart has a time limit.

There is only one way you can continue to breathe

and keep your heart beating.

The person you love must love you back,

so your heart can continue to beat passionately.

There's no other way.

If not, it's not too late. Return to the ocean, fool.

Why did you come here like this?

Silly.

But still, there must have been

a reason for you to surface and come here.

That guy must've said something to you.

-He told me to come to Seoul. -Of course.

What did he want? Did he want to date or marry you?

Go to famous restaurants.

That's it?

-He told me to come see the fireworks. -Firewo...

You're really an easy girl.

How do you fall in love so easily based on restaurants and fireworks?

Have you made any progress during your month here?

Yeah, I can tell you will continue to make no progress.

Do you want my help?

How?

All human males are

the incarnation of jealousy.

-Jealousy? -If you don't understand, remember this.

Jealousy is the fastest path to love.

We should start with a makeover.

Let's get some money for shopping?

Hold it in.

Hold it in, then let out a big tear.

Why is she crying?

You...

Hello. I've heard a lot about you.

Who are you?

I'm Yoo Jeong-hoon.

We should be friends.

Be friends?

My darling is..

What?

...living in this house for a bit.

I heard it's a house full of men, so I was a concerned.

But now that I see you, I feel better.

You feel better?

-I don't have a comforting type of face. -See you tomorrow.

Dear, how about you tie your hair tomorrow?

Your neckline is pretty.

How...

Like this?

Hey! Come in.

-Come on. -Bye.

Go first.

-Go in first. -No, you leave first.

I'll be more at ease if I see you go in.

-No, it's okay. Leave first. -You go in.

-No, you leave first. -I'll leave after I see you go in.

Go first.

He said go in!

Just come inside!

Wait.

What now?

I want to see her face one more time.

Click.

Oh, my God.

I took a picture. I'll look at it when I miss you tonight.

Like this?

Click.

Click, click, click.

You're so cute.

-Click, click, click. -Hey. Come inside.

He doesn't normally drink and drive.

I don't understand it either.

It was our second son's last day of leave from military service.

We wanted to have dinner at home together.

Why did he drink and go all the way there?

It seems like an intentional crash.

How could it be?

The police say it was a DUI.

It will just make things harder for you if you think that.

-It's just me! What are you doing?

Hey, let me look at the bracelet.

-Just once! -That again?

-I just want to confirm something. -Confirm what?

-Something. -You're really not telling me?

Si-ah is working on some artifacts from a shipwreck.

The artifacts belonged to someone called Dam-ryeong.

Isn't it interesting?

It could be two different people with the same name.

But what if it's the same person?

It'll be worth more than six billion won.

Let me have it appraised.

-Hey. -Yes.

-Do you know why I keep the bracelet? -Why?

So I can return it to Cheong when she leaves.

If I give it back to her now, people like you won't leave her alone.

You're acting very strange.

Do you suddenly aspire to be a good person?

Leave.

Heo Joon-jae, you're scary.

Get some sleep.

Se-hwa!

KIM DAM-RYEONG

Strange things keep happening since I've met that dummy.

Whoa, Cheong!

You knew how to dress up?

You look beautiful dressed like that! Doesn't she, Tae-oh?

Look at him. He's speechless.

What the...

It's cold. It's winter.

Joon-jae, Cheong's wearing a skirt!

Put some pants on.

Why? You bought this for me.

Do you think I bought it for you to wear outside?

-You didn't? -I bought it to hang in the closet.

-Does that even makes sense? -Of course, it does!

Not all clothes are made for wearing. Some are just to stay in the closet!

Go put some pants on.

Leave your hair untied.

Why are you picking on her hair and clothes? Are you her boss?

This is my house!

You should get go change as well! What are you, Rudolph?

You guys listen to what I say. Or leave.

Wow, Cheong! Your chopstick skills have improved a lot!

Where are you going today? Want me to give you a ride?

-Yes, I have plans later-- -To pay for living here,

shouldn't you help out?

I can clean.

I saw how Tae-oh does it.

It's quite dusty. We haven't opened any windows

because of the cold weather.

Wipe down everything, so there's no dust.

I can do that.

It's my house. I choose who's going to clean.

There's a fan in the storage.

It's probably dusty.

We won't use it until next summer.

That's why we have to clean it now.

Are you the evil step-mother? Cheong, just run away!

Don't you dare!

You're not allowed to leave until you clean everything.

-What's up? -I forgot my phone.

This feels so nice!

Why do you think the mermaids are on the brink of extinction?

Because we don't change.

Humans change.

But we don't. That's why we get stabbed in the back.

Humans change?

They do.

The woman I loved did too.

Even though she said she'd love me forever.

When she found what I was,

she left for good.

At first,

I regretted coming to land.

It was hard.

But it's our reality.

No human on earth can accept that we are mermaids.

That also goes for the man you love.

So...

get your act together...

and don't ever get caught.

Hey, wait.

Excuse me, but can I ask what you do for a living?

-I'm a civil servant. -Oh, a civil servant.

-I see. -You know,

we don't make a lot of money, but it's a stable salary.

Our jobs are tenured and give pensions.

Frankly, it is a good job to support someone comfortably.

-I do know that, but-- -Can I ask you a question?

What do you do, Mr. Heo Joon-jae?

You don't have to answer.

Anyway, please take good care of Cheong for the time being.

You don't need to ask me that. I will.

I mean, we will figure it out.

-Okay? -You'd think...

you have all the time...

and opportunities you need.

It's not true.

What is he babbling about?

What was that crap?

What a jokester!

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