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(People, organizations, institutions, religions, and settings are fictitious.)

(Child actors filmed in safe environments. Animal welfare guidelines were followed.)

(For dramatic purposes, this episode contains provocative scenes and settings.)

Tell me where Mom is.

Tell me!

So Mi, calm down.

Tell me.

You can't kill him!

That scared me.

That crazy So Mi.

Do you want to live?

Yes.

You'll wish you were dead.

You're going to regret this.

That startled me.

Buchon-dong One.

They're swarming in right away. That psycho.

Once again,

this is Bluebird One. Code Zero declared at the jurisdictional precinct.

Confirm Han Cheol Soo's residence.

Bluebird Two, on the move.

Bluebird?

I found it.

Ah Hyun.

Can you hear me?

Get out of there now. Hurry.

Okay.

We don't have time, we have to go.

Tell me where the hospital is.

Daejeong Hospital.

It's not far from here, it's close.

I visit her often and call her a lot.

It's true, I swear.

Then what about this card?

Who made this card?

What on earth is this card for?

I don't know.

I really don't know.

Even if I did, I wouldn't know.

If I talk, they'll kill me.

They'll really kill me.

Hey, you bitch.

Then die.

Ah Hyun.

I said get out of there.

Ah Hyun.

Let's go.

We have to go. Hurry.

Go.

Shit.

Sorry.

I said I'm sorry.

I'm screwed.

Damn it.

What are you doing, you idiot?

Aren't you going to untie me?

You can't even kill a single brat.

- Don't move, you bastard. - It hurts, do it gently.

Stay still.

Ju An, are you okay?

Untie me now, you bastards.

Say that again.

What did you say?

- Discarded items found. - Follow me!

Shit.

Bluebird Two, discarded items gone.

Requesting search support.

Seok Su!

Get them!

Get them!

Get them!

Ju An.

Darn it.

Damn it.

Are you okay?

Requesting ambulance support.

Requesting ambulance support.

Are you alright?

- Hey. - Excuse me.

Excuse me.

There were more survivors.

It seems they had been hiding in the demolition zone.

We're checking...

if there was another accomplice besides Woo Tae Sik.

You must've seen her face, then.

Sorry?

I mean Ah Hyun.

She must be...

well over twenty by now.

So she really was alive?

I'm sorry.

Bring her back alive.

Let's at least see what she looks like now.

I wonder if she looks like me.

Understood.

How many kids did you say there were?

Five in total, including Choi Si Woo.

Kwon Sung Woo.

He was Assemblyman Kwon Kang Man's son, right?

Yes.

(The Defects) (Episode 3. The Survivors)

Are we living here now?

Just for a while.

We came back here again.

Sorry.

This is the best I could manage.

Don't be sorry. Why would you be sorry?

This place is way bigger.

This is a loft.

It's a loft.

Yes, I like it here too.

I like it too.

See, everyone likes it. Don't be sorry.

We can make it nicer ourselves.

Right.

Let's look around.

Okay.

Watch your step.

Careful.

I'll move this.

There.

This is our room, Ah Hyun.

This is my room.

This is our room.

And this is our room.

Ah Hyun, come here.

This is nice.

Nice.

Come here, Ju An.

No, I like being alone.

Aren't you going to sleep?

Ah Hyun.

What were your parents like?

Among the parents who abandoned us,

maybe there's at least one decent person.

Like So Mi's mom.

I, too,

had a mom.

A woman who wanted...

to shine more than anyone.

(Do everything in love.)

(1 Corinthians 16:14)

Come in.

You should come golfing with me sometime.

It's not a good look for a pastor...

to be hanging around the golf course.

That's why I go...

when it's closed, very secretly.

I see.

So, did you have a good talk?

Just as I heard, she was very sincere.

Very desperate too.

That man is...

perfect...

without me.

Because I can't have children.

Don't say that.

You came all this way to find me.

I want to give him a child that suits him.

A perfect child.

That's wonderful.

It looks like your wish will come true soon.

Your role is huge in this, Pastor.

She respects and follows you so deeply.

No.

I make a living by talking, that's why.

The Lord might get jealous.

Is that so?

But that too is a talent He gave me.

I see.

I'm thinking of making another offering.

I'll manage it well, by God's grace.

Yes, bring it over.

Goodness.

It's quite a bit this time.

Making a perfect child is...

no cheap matter.

You can only cover it with foundation funds so many times.

I trust you'll manage it well, Pastor.

Please don't think of this place as a church.

A laundry.

Think of it as a laundry.

But I don't think she's discussed this with her husband yet.

I'm not sure if sperm collection will be easy.

Don't worry about that.

He's utterly devoted to his wife.

That's great.

Then we'll need to meet Assemblyman Kwon Kang Man soon.

I've been wondering how to win him over.

Do you have a strategy?

Well, I've just acquired a very good card.

A good card?

Calling embryos babies. I can't even.

Aren't people ridiculous?

It's just somatic cells like a fingernail.

Koreans really empathize too much.

Indeed they do.

(Holy Bible, Revised Korean Version)

What I do is...

create humans,

so God will be pleased too.

God loves mankind, doesn't He?

Of course.

Creating a proper life is such a miraculous thing,

especially in this era of low birthrates.

This is such a groundbreaking and creative...

(Madam)

Yes, hello?

Sister, you know,

I realized...

I'm too old to give birth myself.

So, I was thinking...

Yes.

I'm sorry to visit so late, Ms. Park.

By any chance...

Ah Hyun.

What brings you here at this hour? Don't you have to be in an academy?

Well,

I was just wondering if you'd heard anything about Si Woo.

Si Woo?

We're still looking for him.

But thank you so much for worrying about Si Woo like this, Ah Hyun.

He was such a good kid, wasn't he?

I'm sorry, Ms. Park. I shouldn't have come.

I'll get going.

If I hear anything about Si Woo, I'll contact you right away.

Thank you, Ah Hyun.

Be careful on your way back.

But Ah Hyun,

where did you get those shoes?

Pardon?

I've been looking everywhere for that style lately.

Detective Choi.

What brings you here?

Detective Choi, you'll work yourself to death at this rate.

People don't die that easily.

Tell that to the ones who did.

- Investigator. - Yes?

- Over here. - Okay.

What's the update?

They found the actual owner of the phone.

A man named Woo Tae Sik, in his 40s.

I sent the photo via text.

Okay.

I got it.

Woo Tae Sik.

How do you even use this thing?

Are we supposed to take this somewhere?

Han Cheol Soo was found dead at his residence.

Dead?

Secure CCTV footage near his home.

But we didn't kill him.

We need to leave.

Ah Hyun.

Are we going somewhere again?

What?

(Wife)

- So Mi. - Hello?

Mom.

Mom!

Mom!

Honey.

Mom.

Can you hear my voice?

Honey.

You don't need to come this week.

I'm doing fine, so don't come this week.

You're busy next week with the superintendent visiting.

The teachers here are all treating me really well.

So come next week.

Mom, what are you saying?

Mom, what are you talking about?

Mom, where are you now?

Honey.

Is Yu Na doing well?

Don't bring her with you when you come.

She's busy preparing for her audition.

When she has an audition,

I'm supposed to go with her.

Once I get discharged,

I'll take her to the audition,

pack her lunch,

and tell her she did great.

Tell her that, honey.

Mom?

This is what my husband is like.

You have no idea how sweet he is.

So if you keep bothering me, I'll tell on you to him.

Ma'am.

Do you think your daughter will really not come...

if you act like this?

Guys.

Let's go find So Mi's mom.

Ah Hyun.

Are you insane?

Those bastards will be all over that place. Why go there?

We don't even know how to use that card.

So Mi's mom will know.

Let's find her...

and ask how to use the card too.

Still, this is too much.

Seok Su.

Ah Hyun, thank you.

Si Woo, you...

Are you really going?

I mean,

after childbirth, you lose hair,

and your skin suffers too.

Since I'm in the public eye, I have to care about these things.

Of course.

Of course, you should.

About using a surrogate.

You can guarantee confidentiality, right?

I'll stake everything to protect it.

Trusting the Lord isn't hard,

but why is trusting a person so difficult?

Excuse me?

Given my position,

discerning people is part of my job.

So...

How can I help you?

Please leave behind some kind of collateral.

Something I can trust a hundred percent.

What do you mean?

I heard your daughter is exceptionally gifted.

I want the woman who bears my child to be perfect...

like you, Sister Kim Se Hee.

Fourteen years old.

They say Mary was 14...

when she conceived Jesus.

And my daughter is 14 right now.

Do you want it?

Ah Hyun, enjoy your meal.

Okay.

What is it, Mom?

Ah Hyun.

You're such a precious child to me.

A gift.

Me too.

You're precious to me too, Mom.

Really?

Thank you, honey.

There's something...

I'd like to ask you, Ah Hyun.

You'll help, right?

I'll do it.

Let's go in.

Shit.

Shit.

Is it just me, or does this place feel wrong?

It doesn't feel like a hospital.

Let's go.

Who are you?

Who are you people?

What is it?

There they are!

Seok Su, let's go.

Catch them.

Get them.

Seok Su!

Open it.

Open it!

Open this!

(Im Gyeong Mi/F)

Ju An.

Here.

Let's go.

Yu Na.

My baby.

Are you hurt, Yu Na?

What are you doing here? How did you get here?

Mom.

I'm your daughter, right?

You didn't abandon me, right?

What are you saying?

Yu Na.

My girl.

Mom, I doubted you.

I didn't trust you. I even cursed you.

It's my fault.

I'm sorry, Yu Na.

Mom, why did you hide that I was adopted?

From the moment I first met you, I knew.

I gave birth to this child.

So no matter what anyone says, you are my daughter, okay?

Mom, did you buy me with money too?

Yu Na.

Please, Mom. You have to tell me.

Did you also go to one of those places where they sell children for money?

Mom, do you have one of these too?

Do you know what this is?

No, I don't. I don't know what that is.

No, I don't know.

Mom.

Please, Mom. You have to tell me.

Then you'll be in danger, Yu Na.

Those people are dangerous.

Never go near them.

Don't even try to find out.

We're out of time. We have to go now.

Mom, let's just go for now.

Let's go for now, get in.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom, no. Get up.

Hurry, go!

- Mom! - We have to go now.

No.

Mom, no!

Catch them!

Wait.

The kids.

Why do you all keep struggling to live,

just like cockroaches?

Cockroaches.

If they're caught, they die.

Like this.

Are you okay?

Let's go.

Let's go.

Go get them.

Get them!

Let's go.

Are you alright, Jung Hyun?

I'm sorry.

Do you need more men?

No.

It's okay. Tell me if you do.

I'm sorry. I'll make sure...

You know you're my favorite, right?

So you can't get hurt.

Stop.

Get him off.

That's enough.

Are you okay?

- Are you okay? - I'm fine.

That punk.

Let's go to the hospital.

That guy is insane.

No wonder he's a murderer's kid.

Let's go.

It's true.

His dad killed his mom right after he was born...

and went to prison.

He's got the eyes of a killer too.

It's not the first time. Let's just go.

You're Jung Hyun, right?

That must hurt.

Every time you get hurt, I can treat you...

like a mom.

Do you want me to be your mom?

Then Jung Hyun,

can you become someone I need as well?

Try calling me Mom.

I'll make no mistakes, Director.

These days, you don't even call me Mom.

Next time, try calling me Mom.

Your mom will be fine.

When it's all over,

let's go get her back.

Do you think we can do it?

Mom said...

they're even more dangerous...

than we think.

Hey.

Don't talk like a coward.

For now, I'm tracking their movement.

So just hang in there a bit.

I'll do it.

Found it.

Let me see.

What even is this place?

Is there any signal here?

Yes?

No.

We can't run forensics on this.

The chief said not to accept it.

What?

He said the case would be closed anyway.

He dumped a bunch of other things and left.

Then what do we do with this?

If you really have to do it, maybe try a private firm.

A firm?

A private firm. Fine.

Detective Choi.

Can't we just not take this?

I really have a bad feeling about it.

That's exactly why we have to do it.

Aren't you a cop?

That's not what I'm saying.

(Kwon Sung Woo, son of Kwon Kang Man, found dead from school violence)

Were you in the same class as Sung Woo?

(3 years ago)

Were you close with Sung Woo?

Not really. We were just classmates.

Did you ever see him being bullied or anything like that?

No, among our classmates...

They're here!

Assemblyman Kwon Kang Man, how do you feel?

Please say a few words.

Please, just a word.

- How are you feeling? - Just a brief comment, sir.

Our poor Sung Woo.

Sung Woo.

My poor baby.

What do I do?

I'm currently at the school...

where the funeral for Kwon Sung Woo, son of Assemblyman Kwon Kang Man,

senior member of the New Gyeore Party, is being held.

In attendance were Assemblyman Kwon himself,

the Youth Chairperson of the New Gyeore Party,

and also...

the Presidential Office's School Violence Task Force.

Other parties, including the ruling party,

also sent condolence wreaths.

And the perpetrators didn't attend...

the funeral?

Yes, that's correct.

Kwon Sung Woo endured continued school violence...

and tragically took his own life last Sunday.

The three students identified as perpetrators...

submitted withdrawal forms...

the next day, Monday,

and are currently under police investigation.

Detective Choi.

I don't get him.

Not even a single ant is showing up.

I'm starving.

We've been standing here for seven hours now.

We should take turns.

Let me see.

Nothing's happened yet, right?

Do you want to switch?

Okay.

- Did you get some rest? - Yes.

It must be hard.

Are you okay?

There are a lot of cars coming in.

What?

Let me see.

I found it.

Door closing.

First basement.

Where is this place?

What is this place?

Please choose one.

Masks?

Confirmed.

We will begin the auction.

All items today are from people with IQs over 148,

ovarian age under 25,

with both intellectual and physical condition...

only at the highest grade.

There are a total of eight items for auction today.

Auction?

- An auction? What's going on? - No way.

No way.

Here is the first item.

Approximately 72 hours since birth.

Blood type A, male infant.

The father graduated early from a science high school...

and was the youngest ever admitted to Stanford School of Engineering.

The mother, a Seoul National University medical student...

and a member of Mensa...

Look at that smile.

How adorable.

Born naturally through a surrogate mother,

and of course, both father and mother have...

no knowledge of the child's existence.

This is top one-percent genetics.

We start with a top-quality product from the very first item.

The minimum bid starts at 250 thousand dollars...

with a full refund available until the age of 18.

Refund is possible under any circumstance, right?

Apart from physical defects,

refunds due to simple change of mind are not allowed,

but partial refunds may be possible depending on the situation.

Does it have any genetic defects?

In the paternal DNA,

a gene associated with ischemic heart disease was found,

but it was safely removed during cultivation,

and there are no physical functional abnormalities.

No need to worry.

Highest bid at 495 thousand.

Highest bid at 498 thousand.

We have 510 thousand.

Five hundred ten thousand.

Sold at 510 thousand dollars.

Five hundred ten thousand?

Seriously?

Then...

the parents who abandoned us...

became parents like this?

Was my mom...

one of those people?

No way.

- We bought a good one, right? - We did.

Here is the second item.

Approximately 48 hours since birth.

Blood type O, female infant.

You all remember the genius boy, Son Yoo Jun, right?

We've secured his genes.

The mother is the same as the first item,

but the father's appearance is top tier.

The appraised value is over 500 thousand.

The minimum bid starts at 470 thousand dollars.

Bidding starts now.

Bid at 590 thousand.

Bid at 595.

Bid at 610.

Bid at 660.

Bid at 690.

Bid at 720.

Eight hundred.

Eight hundred fifty.

Nine hundred.

Nine hundred fifty.

Nine hundred fifty-three.

Nine hundred fifty-four.

Nine hundred fifty-five.

Nine hundred fifty-five.

Nine hundred fifty-five.

Sold at 955 thousand dollars.

Yes, we got a good one.

I think we can return that one now.

Yes, request a refund. It's useless.

Why?

(The Defects, Epilogue)

Yoon Seo, congratulations on getting first place.

You did so well.

Thank you.

Hello, Ms. Kim.

Hello. You must be happy. Congratulations to you too, Yoon Seo.

Thank you.

- Congratulations, Yoon Seo. - Bye.

Bye. Congratulations to you too.

- We'll get going first. - Yes, take care.

Yoon Seo, congratulations on first place.

Ah Hyun.

Yes?

Do you think this is funny?

This is a contest.

It's a competition.

Stepping on others to stand at the top.

Surviving.

But today,

I congratulated Yoon Seo's mom.

Do you know what that means?

Because of you,

I became a lower person than her. That's what it means.

Because of you,

she's standing on top of me.

Do you know why adults give awards to second and third-place winners?

Why?

Because by praising the second and third-place winners,

the first-place winner looks even greater.

They're saying 1st is more amazing because it stands on top of 2nd and 3rd.

Do you know why award ceremonies start with third-place winners?

So the first place stands out more.

Normally,

shouldn't the best person get the award first?

But I still did better than third place.

That's not the point.

The only thing that matters is that you didn't win first place.

The fact that you lost to Yoon Seo again.

I never lost to Yoon Seo.

What?

We've never fought.

So you were fighting with me.

What?

I thought it was strange.

Your grades and abilities are similar.

There's not much difference.

But you're always in second place,

and Yoon Seo is always in first. Doesn't that seem odd?

As if you're trying hard to only stay second.

I've never done that.

Yoon Seo's just always better than me.

No.

Even by chance,

you could've won first place at least once.

But every time,

every single time, you're in second place,

as if you're deliberately trying to spite me.

No, it's not like that, Mom.

Tell me.

The one you really want to beat is...

me, isn't it?

Ah Hyun.

(The Defects)

Please propose just one quick legal amendment.

Let's fix a few lines in the Bioethics Law.

There was nothing legal from the start.

Even us.

Now we have to face it head-on.

Let's find them.

About Kwon Sung Woo.

Is he really dead?

Assemblyman, just do your job.

Take full responsibility and make it certain.

Let's get as many samples as we can today.

One of the samples is missing.

We need to hurry.

Lock down the entire building.

Immediately!

Finally, we meet.

This will turn Korea upside down, won't it?

Remove the mask!

Ah Hyun!

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