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THE APARTMENT JOB

I guess I didn't introduce myself properly.

My name is Lee Chung-won.

Chairman of Taesan Construction.

I wonder what Mr. Park Hae-kang, finder of lost things, be looking for at

Taesan Group?

Although whatever it is, I doubt you'll find it here.

I kind of feel bad for you.

Don't. I already found it.

You're the one who's been stealing from True Value State's LRRF.

Hey, now.

I haven't been stealing anything.

It's become rather difficult for me to withdraw and use my own money ever

since you came along and got rid of President Seo.

I know I shouldn't feel this way… but I'm starting to hate you, Mr. Park

Hae-kang.

If I make the wrong move and get on this guy's bad side, we can kiss

the LRRF goodbye.

So, um, what if I offer to fix this, and say take over for President Seo?

Huh?

Yeah.

But what if I become Chairman Lee's right-hand man?

Take over for Seo, huh?

- I'm good at my job. - I know, I know.

You got president by planting artifacts, after all.

I'm already well aware that your skills in organization, execution,

and acting are second to none.

I'm sure at the very least I'll be better than Seo.

Well, you see, President Seo was the keeper of my safe.

Transferring LRRF money, back and forth, like playing shell games with it.

The keeper only has to be good at one thing.

Keeping my money safe.

Is that… all I have to do?

Ah…

It's not as easy as it sounds. There are lots of vultures in this apartment

complex circling my LRRF, always begging for scraps.

Going, "Sir, give me this" or "I want that."

Lemme handle it, and then decide for yourself.

Why would I trust you?

Weren't you the one who came to rob me in the first place?

Thing is, before today, I had no idea that the safe in question had

an owner.

And now that I've met the owner, I'll be better off staying close and

taking what I can get.

Okay. So, do as you please, then.

Whoever wants the key to the safe must first work very hard to earn my approval.

And not just anyone makes the cut.

Wow. Who knew the jerk in the penthouse was the same jerk running this place?

Oh, but a minute ago he was your friend, huh?

Taesan Construction sure is something else.

Just wait.

I'll get my hands on that key no matter what it takes.

THE APARTMENT JOB

Great.

It's past dinner time, and everyone's still out. Very nice.

But that's fine.

It's not like cooking dinner was in my contract or anything. Not like I

have better to do at my age.

Hey, dinner's ready Gyeong-buk!

Yay!

Dinner…

Ooh, someone woke up from a nap with a full battery.

Thank you for dinner!

Mm-hmm.

Kang Ha-ri, why were they referring to you as Mr. Park's wife?

What the hell were you doing while I was gone?

Hey, just don't freak out, okay?

The truth is, Mr. Park is a client of mine.

A client of yours?

This is unacceptable.

I'm gonna have a word with your colleagues.

You didn't take the bar exam to pretend to be some kid's mother.

They're wasting your talents right now.

Come on.

I wanna talk to them, let's go, let's go. Come on.

- Where are you going? Wait a minute! - I wanna talk to them right now!

Sis!

Hold on a sec.

Look, I'm not a real lawyer.

What the hell are you talking about?

What d'you mean you're not a real lawyer?

Come on. Let's go.

It's the truth.

Kang Ha-ri.

If you're not a lawyer, then what are you?

What are you, Kang Ha-ri?

Answer me. What are you, Kang Ha-ri?

Mommy… Sorry, I mean Sister!

Have dinner with us!

Seriously, Ms. Kang.

Your father-in-law spent hours cooking dinner for you… get over here and at

least pretend to eat.

No, I'm not hungry. You eat.

How about this? Why don't you just have a fried egg-- Ooh.

Wh-- Wh-

Hey! Did you just eat all those eggs by yourself?

Children have to eat protein to be healthy and strong.

Jeez, fine okay, fine.

You're not gonna eat the soup, are you?

Huh?

My goodness.

I'm leaving.

Okay, get home safe.

Lizard. Did something happen to her?

I don't know, she was acting like that since she picked up Gyeong-buk.

You see that crater in the couch right there?

She was parked there all day, just staring into space in complete

- silence. - Gyeong-buk, do you know what's going on?

Everybody needs some space sometimes.

How could you not know that, Dad?

If he knew that, your dad wouldn't be single now, would he?

Gyeong-buk's a man now.

Ha Yeong-ju, where are you?

I was stressed, so I'm having a beer.

Hurry, or I'm gonna finish it without you.

A role-playing gig?

You're messing with me, aren't you?

Ha-ri, say it.

I was commissioned by Mr. Park to play his wife, and that's what

I've been doing.

Oh, my God.

How could…

I'm sorry-

How could you look me in the eye and lie to me like that?

Huh?

After everything I've done for your legal career?

How could you do this to your own sister?

I never asked you for any of that!

Please, stop saying that! I can't stand it anymore!

Stop doing things for me.

I'm aware that you are struggling, so back off and focus on yourself!

You evil bitch.

You shameless bitch.

God…

Why are you such an evil bitch?

Ms. Kang Ha-ri.

What's the matter?

Mr. Park Hae-kang.

I was fed, I was clothed and raised by my older sister.

And I always took our relationship for granted, but now I feel like I

owe a loan shark.

I'm indebted to someone in a similar way.

My father wasn't around, so someone took me in and gave me a place to belong.

That man, he…

didn't want anything in return… but I would like to pay him back.

Not because I'm indebted to a loan shark… but 'cause I'm grateful.

He was warm and caring.

But… sometimes a debt like that can become a real driving force in your

life.

That's true.

But… also because of that, I can't tell anymore if my dream is really my

dream or my older sister's.

Even my failures feel like my sister's failures, you know?

Is failing so bad, though?

Why would anybody want to fail?

Certain things become clearer when you fail.

You also get to see things you couldn't see before.

Then what did you see after you failed, Mr. Park?

I saw people.

The people who protect me.

And the people I must protect.

So, you should also check to see, Ms. Kang Ha-ri, what you can see

after you fail.

Calm down. God, stop sounding so wise all of a sudden. Jeez.

YEONG-JU

Oh, shit! Yeong-ju!

Ah, shit! What am I gonna do now?

SEOUL CENTRAL DETENTION CENTER

Prisoner three-four-one-seven, Park Yong-man, is currently in the

infirmary.

He can't take visitors due to health reasons.

SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY MR. SON

You bastard. Are you out of your mind?

How dare you come looking for me here?

Please get Yong-man released on medical bail.

You'll get your money soon.

That's not the right order of things! You should bring the money first!

- He's sick, goddamn it, don't you get it? - Old people get sick all the time, man.

If something happens to him, forget your ten billion.

Who do you think you are, you piece of shit?

You think you can just show up and threaten me?

- Oh, you think you're real tough, huh? - Fuck you.

You're just a little bitch.

Huh?

What?

Mr. Park.

Park Hae-kang!

Get your shit together.

I can't bail him out.

But I'll let him get treated outside.

Get me the money, and then we can talk about the rest.

Huh?

So, the guy behind it all was the chairman of Taesan construction?

Wow, that guy's a real piece of work.

So, he's embezzling from the complex he built?

Hah-hah! Well, that's a new one.

Shouldn't we like… I don't know, report him?

Sure. Report us too while you're at it.

Right, we're doing the same thing. I'm sorry.

Sir, so what's our next move?

First, I will… become the keeper of Lee Chung-won's safe.

- Huh? - The keeper of his safe?

Right.

We'll need the key to the treasury if we're going to embezzle from

the LRRF, after all.

Okay, and you think Lee Chung-won will offer you the job?

We'll make it so he won't have a choice.

Let's go see President Seo first.

You all are in charge of finding him.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

MAIL ARRIVAL NOTICE

- Ugh, damn it. - What?

President Seo's credit card statement.

I'm not seeing any recent activity.

Incredible, not a single payment.

Well, we're not so different him and I.

What do you mean?

You know! I can't use my card either!

Location tracking. Can't you hack into a tracking system or something?

I can't, 'cause Seo's phone is turned off.

Whoa.

We really are more similar than I thought.

I can't turn on my phone, either.

I just leave it somewhere warm now and use it to iron my clothes.

That's such a strange thing to share.

Wait, hold on.

You're telling me, that President Seo went on a trip?

Ugh, I don't know.

We just got a text from him saying he was going on a trip.

It's a total betrayal! Betrayal!

How could he just go on vacation after causing all this trouble?

Forget President Seo!

Hey, listen, we've already decided we want to join your side.

Could you… maybe put in a good word for us with President Park, huh??

Leave that to me, sure.

After all, I am Hae-kang's right hand man.

- Ooh. - Oh, yeah?

Would our dear president's brother like anything else to eat?

This ssanghwacha… do you think I could get a Venti-sized one?

Oh, god, your blood sugar's gonna go through the roof. This is bad!

Water, water. Get him a big glass of water.

No, we'd like a large ssanghwacha, thanks!

- Oh. Rice cakes. - Oh, and more rice cakes!

- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. - More!

- President Seo? - Yeah.

Mm, what kind of work did President Seo usually do here?

I wanted to go over his activities and determine the direction

I should take as president--

Oh, I can't even.

You know, even just thinking about that asshole makes my blood pressure

rise so much that I swear my head's gonna explode.

He would walk around this place like he was the king of True Value

- or something, and just-- - The king?

If I were to write a book about President Seo's atrocities, I would have

enough material for a full-length novel.

Oh, God. How do I explain this? I don't even know where to start.

Oh! I know.

The thing that irked me the most.

Did you know that bastard bought water with the maintenance fee?

Hmm?

Every month without fail, he'd use maintenance money to order bottled

water. And when the bottled water was delivered to the management office, the

- security guards would then carry it all - Ma'am. Thank you.

The way to President Seo's house.

To his house?

God.

Imagine how much that water could have cost? I find the whole thing to be so

petty.

And he treated the security guards like they were his personal errand boys.

Everything was a freaking power trip, you know?

Jesus Christ.

Do you wanna know what the funniest thing about this is?

Did you know… that, some of the complex's cleaning staff were growing vegetable

gardens on the rooftops of True Value?

Uh, no.

There're vegetable gardens on the roof?

In the beginning, I was willing to just let the whole thing go, 'cause

I thought, "Oh, they're just doing some gardening to pass the time." But!

Right.

As it turns out, the staff were taking the vegetables from those gardens and

offering them to President Seo and his family.

I heard he wouldn't let them use any pesticides because the asshole

wanted to eat organic.

The cleaners were afraid of getting fired, so they couldn't say anything.

They were already busy cleaning, but they also had to grow vegetables.

How's that acceptable?

Wait a second. So you knew all of that and you still raise any objections?

Of course I did. I'm Jang Suk-jin. You think I was able to stay quiet?

And when I confronted him, he didn't flinch at all.

Ugh, trust me, I could sit here and talk about this all day long.

Wanna know what the worst part of dealing with that bastard was?

Every single resident proposal, everything they wanted to get done,

he was always against. No matter what it was.

What the hell?

2021 16TH RESIDENTS' REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL MEETING

Honestly.

It seems to me like this contractor takes us for a bunch of idiots.

And we shouldn't just sit back and do nothing. Am I right?

- You're right! - That's right, that's right.

I have heard what you have to say, okay?

But we're up against a major corporation.

Do you think there's a chance we can win a lawsuit against a major

corporation? And also… if word got out that our complex has

construction defects, our property values will plummet. You're okay

with that?

Look, there's a new seafood stew restaurant that opened up out front. So,

let's meet up there later, and I'll explain everything, okay?

Have a seat.

You know President Seo… was an expert at talking residents out of filing a

lawsuit.

Oh, and if any unit representatives disagreed with him, he'd harass them,

you know?

Until they went, "I'm over this!" They'd sell their apartments and finally

move away.

And he would install each of his minions in every vacant position left

afterwards.

He was a scam artist. I swear to God, just thinking about that bastard

is gonna give me cancer. Cancer!

He kept residents from suing while protecting the CEO of the construction

company's money safe.

The keeper only has to be good at one thing.

Keeping my money safe.

I know I should keep his money safe, but will that be enough to earn his trust?

I'm gonna need something big.

A real knock-out punch.

Hello, Ms. Kang.

Oh. Oh, hi.

Grocery shopping?

Oh, yeah.

Anyway, we've got business in Block Two so we'll get going. See you.

See you, Ms. Kang.

Get home safely.

Woo, it's cold.

Can't say I don't deserve it.

Does this mean I should crash at Yeong-ju's again?

Oh, hold the elevator!

Oh. Where you coming from?

The supermarket.

I bought boneless mackerel since Mr. Hwang In-sik said he has trouble

deboning it because of his bad eyes.

Who is this Hwang In-sik?

He's the guy you so lovingly refer to as "Lizard." So weird you didn't know.

Oh.

But you can get Big Guy to do that for you, you know?

Oh, the youngest brother-in-law said he doesn't consider boneless fish

to be fish and that it's dangerous for kids or whatever.

He had some weird theory about it.

Not surprised.

He takes his food more seriously than anybody I know.

Life is already complicated enough as it is, so if I can pay for a little bit of

convenience, why not get a boneless fish?

Are you okay?

Hello?

The elevator in one fourteen just went out of order.

President Park is inside. Please fix it ASAP.

Yes, one moment, please.

That was scary.

I heard this elevator breaks down

UNDER MAINTENANCE

all the time.

You're the president. Can't you do something about it?

- Have all the elevators replaced. - We can't just use the LRRF as we please.

What are you saying?

So, you'd be fixing an inconvenience with money.

I bet if the elevators broke down for good, and residents had to take

the stairs every day, they'd demand we use the LRRF.

People in this country hate being inconvenienced.

They'll throw money at stuff to avoid being inconvenienced.

Just like buying boneless mackerel, they're paying for the convenience of it.

Oh, it's working.

Let's go.

Right, you've given us a lot of suggestions today.

Community Center, and the play equipment in the Kids' Cafe, collecting

donations for the Senior Center, and repainting the exterior of the complex.

Yes, I think that about sums it up.

Okay, then.

I think overall what you're all trying to do is to, uh, improve our

residential environment and services.

I also think that all of the changes we've discussed are necessary.

However, the main problem here is is we need money to fix all of this.

Everything costs money.

Money's the problem.

Mm-hmm, yeah.

So, for the present and future of our complex, I'd like to implement a hundred

percent increase in LRRF fees.

Wh-- What? A hundred per-

- Wait. Did I hear that right? - Uh, I'm-- I'm-- I'm sorry?

- One hundred percent? - Isn't that a little much?

- No… - A hundred percent increase?

Do you think Mr. Park's finally lost it?

Jesus, what the hell is he thinking?

His enthusiasm is getting a little outta hand.

I can't wait to see what happens on the next episode.

Yes, go ahead.

Don't we have enough in the LRRF to cover the costs of everything we

mentioned today already?

Our complex is almost ten years old now.

There'll be more and more that needs fixing.

If we were to use up the LRRF every time, how will we keep it funded moving

forward?

To keep up with the current necessary investments and to carry out any

future repair plans seamlessly, I think a spike in LRRF fees is inevitable.

Over here.

I, uh… understand all that, but if you want to raise the fees like this,

- maybe try raising them gradually, don't - She's right. She's right.

That's true. That makes more sense.

You think? A hundred percent increase all of a sudden's a bit, um… intense.

- Way too intense. - She's right, she's right.

Our complex has never raised the LRRF since the residents first moved in.

The nominal amount may have remained unchanged, but if we were to take

inflation into account, the real amount has decreased every year.

Simply put, you've all been getting a pretty nice annual discount.

Look, President Park… you might be right, okay?

It's still, um…

The thing is, in a complex this large, even minor construction

projects can turn into massive operations.

The current LRRF is not enough to prepare for the aging of our complex.

Sure, but there's no immediate need for it. I mean, one hundred percent is

- a lot. - Yeah, I agree.

Totally, totally.

Well, I mean… the president does have a point, though.

Right?

There're many other complexes similar in size that charge a way more fees than

ours.

Oh, I'm all for it.

Mm-hmm!

Our apartments are going to start aging and breaking down soon.

I mean, it wouldn't hurt to prepare in advance, right? Why not?

Yeah. That's right. Say something.

Oh, that's right!

We haven't raised it once in ten years; a

- raise is overdue. - Right.

Let's face it, prices have skyrocketed over the years.

Okay sure, but one hundred percent is still way too much.

I understand why you'd be opposed to it.

Which is why, this weekend, the residents will be voting on the matter.

Oh, put it to a vote!

- Ah. - That sounds amazing, let them vote!

Ah. He sure is progressive.

I gotta ask, are you really in favor of the increase?

The hell I am.

Then why?

'Cause we have to get close to him.

Huh!

If we want to get in the president's good graces we have to always let him

- know we're on his side. - Ah.

But what-- What if everyone votes in favor of a hundred percent increase in

fees?

Nobody's gonna vote for that! That will never go through.

It's not like they have a gun to their head.

Why would they vote for that?

So, what's the plan here?

We pretend to support President Park in front of him, then vote against it?

Exactly!

A hundred percent increase? Sir, what were you thinking?

I'm confused.

Your big knock out plan was this, really? This-- This pointless vote?

Sir, to be honest, this really does seem pointless.

Yeah, it's too much, sir. That's like ten whole chicken dinners a month.

It's-- it's just too much.

Just wait.

More than half of the residents… will vote in favor of it.

What time will you be back?

When I feel like it.

Oh, really?

I told you to stop wearing this.

- Uh, ow! - Why are you wearing-

Mom, people are watching.

- You little sh-- Oh! Wh-- Wh-- What's - Oh, boy! Uh--

happening? What? Wait, wait-- Are we stuck?

- What? - Is this on?

Hello?

Sir, please help us!

The elevator seems to be stuck!

ELEVATOR UNDER MAINTENANCE

ELEVATOR UNDER MAINTENANCE

I just wanna smoke a damn cigarette.

Mommy, my legs hurt. Carry me down.

We're almost there.

I wanna piggyback ride!

We're late, we're late, come on.

We're gonna be late, mom!

I'm going.

Hey.

Are you kidding me right now?

- Mommy, I'm tired! - Okay, good. Good, good, good.

Why does this keep happening?

Oh! Watch your step! Okay.

Yes, one o' seven? I'm so sorry.

I know. I'm sorry. We're working on it, sir.

They're on their way to fix the elevator as we speak.

Building two-twelve, too? We just need some time.

They've never broken down all at once before.

Hey, have the repairmen gotten back to you?

Here, try calling them again.

Mm-hmm.

We'll do our best to resolve this as soon as possible, okay?

- No, that's not good enough. You don't - When will you fix it?

Understand. We have places to be.

- I promise we're trying, okay? We - Everyone, everyone, if you would, if

- don't know what's going on. - you would just go back homes for now,

we should be able to get this sorted out sooner.

Please do something about those elevators!

I know, I know, I know, please. Just calm down.

What're you gonna do about this, President Park?

Yeah, what are you gonna do about it?

We live on the twenty-eighth floor. Can you fix the elevators before our

- kids get home from school or not? - I know that you're mad.

Look, I'm a resident too.

I had to take the stairs down here too, okay?

So, if you could just give us a minute, we'll fix this as soon as

possible. Right, Mr. Choi.

- Yes? - Call an emergency meeting.

Yes. Right away, sir.

I can't afford all of this! No!

EMERGENCY RESIDENTS' REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL MEETING

How do you plan on fixing this?

ELEVATOR BREAKDOWN RESPONSE MEETING

What are you going to do about it? Huh? Tell us.

Settle down, settle down.

Everyone, everyone, please. Please settle down.

Let just hear President Park out.

It pains me to inform everyone that due to a workers' strike at

the local factory, it will take a year for the new parts to arrive.

Is this a joke? He's kidding right?

This has to be a joke.

W-- We can't go on like this for a year! What?

Do something about it!

We're already getting in touch with some domestic companies to see if they

have any parts in stock, so please give us a little more time.

Wow. Again with the, "Give us more time". That's all he ever says.

Just how much longer do we have to wait?

It's obviously more tolerable for the lower-floor residents, but what about us

on higher floors?

President Park, don't you think this is insane?

My mother's gonna collapse from taking the stairs one of these days!

Now, if-- If you could all…

That's what I said! See? That's what I said!

This is horseshit!

Which is why… to tackle the frequent elevator malfunctions and the safety

hazards these constant breakdowns could involve, may I suggest, we

replace all of the elevators.

- They can't do all of them at the - Yeah, sure. But what else can be done

- same time. It's easier said than done. - at this point?

That'll cost a fortune.

We're not talking chump change over here.

How are we paying for this?

Can we afford it with our current LRRF?

You have a point. Hmm… our current LRRF is not enough.

Right now, there's about seventeen billion won in our LRRF, but if we

were to replace all of the elevators in our complex of almost then thousand

households, we'd need about twenty billion won.

Twenty billion w-- Oh, oh, oh my, oh goodness.

- Twenty billion? - And what, we're supposed to pay

- difference out of our own pockets? - President Park. President Park.

It's just, I don't think you've fully grasped what is going on here.

You see, this elevator problem we have hasn't been an issue for just a

day or two.

It's actually been a fairly common problem since day one!

She's right! This is so frustrating!

Are we or are we not fed up with this?

Let's really sue them this time. We sue the contractor!

Sue them. Let's sue them. We have to sue them.

We have to sue them.

Whoa.

Sue the contractor?

The warranty for elevator repairs has expired.

We would've only been able to sue within the warranty period.

Speaking up and holding them accountable now, after the expiration

of the warranty period, would just look like a tantrum, in my opinion.

- Oh, gimme a break. - We're dealing with a major corporation

They have a team of lawyers, including former judges, and will hire

here.

The best law firm in the country to fight us tooth and nail.

Shoulder the astronomical legal fees.

Are you willing to make that gamble?

Oh, gosh, my head.

Then, um… what exactly are you proposing?

I stand before you all right now to stress just how imperative a

spike in the LRRF fee is.

- Wow, again with the relief fund. Here we - Just how much of a hike are we

- go again. - talking about?

- He's asking us to pay more money. - He wants more than what we already pay?

Everyone.

Would you be willing to pay the price of convenience, or would you rather live

in fear every day, riding an elevator that could stop at any moment?

Your decision… will change the future.

I think I'm just going to vote yes.

It's not like the LRRF is going anywhere.

It's basically an apartment savings account.

I'm sorry, I can't bring it up.

I'm downstairs. Please come quickly.

Twenty-eight -oh-two. Ah, yes.

Oh, thank you, sir.

I only order food when I don't feel like cooking, but this sucks.

Oh, God. My knees are gonna give out if this doesn't change.

Ugh, whatever. I'll just vote in favor.

- I mean… - Oh, God.

What about the elderly?

- Oh, my God. - Wait, hang on.

Oh, gosh. Here, why don't we take a little break?

- Oh, my knees hurt so much. Oh, gosh. - I can't keep doing this. Can you?

Oh, dear.

- Almost there. - I don't even care about the money

anymore.

Oh, be careful, please.

Did you hear they're doubling the LRRF?

Yeah. God.

Doubling is a bit much, though.

We're renting though. These are rentals.

So, if we pay to replace the elevators, we'll be able to collect everything in

full when we move out.

We've got nothing to lose.

Are you happy?

You like that we're living in a rental? Huh?

- I love it. - Shut up, shut up, shut up!

Why did they have crap out the minute President Park took office?

Goddamn elevators.

What if he loses all authority?

What time is it?

Oh! Is voting over now?

What time is it?

It's six thirty, sir.

Electronic voting ended at six, so the results should have come out already.

Why haven't they announced anything?

I'm gonna go to office myself and check--

Wait!

This is the management office.

We will now announce the results of the vote held over the past two days on

whether to increase the long-term repair reserve fund fees.

Out of the seven thousand two hundred and thirty-seven households that voted,

fifty-two-point-seven percent voted in favor and forty-seven-point-three

- percent voted against it. - It worked!

We hereby announce that the proposal to increase the LRRF fees has been

- Yeah! Hah hah! - It worked!

Approved.

We doubled the LRRF!

Oh, my God! Whoa, the LRRF fees will be doubled!

The increased long-term repair reserve fund fees will be applied to

each household's maintenance fees starting this month.

- We ask for your interest and cooperation. - Wow.

Thank you.

Park Hae-kang's unbelievable.

This president really is something else, isn't he?

So, the LRRF fee really is gonna increase.

Seems like it.

It's like I exchanged a shitty old car with a brand-new sports model.

I'm sorry asking to meet this late.

You own the companies that manage complex, right chairman?

Oh, my.

I tried to be discreet about it. Was it that obvious?

Please call the elevator repair company.

- Why? - I need them to stop the elevators.

Well, what for?

I'm different from President Seo.

There's no fun in playing it safe. I take risks.

Didn't we discuss this?

Keping my money safe isn't gonna be easy.

Instead of keeping it safe, I'd like to grow it for you.

Grow it?

I did as you asked, Mr. Park, but lemme ask you this, isn't this too big of a

- gamble? - If it is a gamble, what would you bet on?

I don't…

I don't ever bet anything on something that's not a done deal.

Besides, gambling is as sport for desperate people.

Hmm?

What's wrong? You're getting cold feet already?

I thought you were braver than that.

I, uh-- I don't ever start a game that gives me cold feet.

Wow.

I admire that.

Why do I find what this guy does so thrilling?

That's not good.

Oh, that's right.

We should do what Mr. Park asked.

I've already contacted the company. Everything's set.

The elevators will be back up tonight.

But… if we don't replace them, the residents won't let it slide, sir.

Hey.

He did say it would cost twenty billion, so I'm sure they'll wait

until they have exactly that.

After that, we'll simply come up with a different excuse not to do it.

See, people forget easily.

Right, sir. Oh, there's something you should know.

Go ahead.

The person Park Hae-kang, um, is meeting with is a high-ranking officer.

Son Dae-un, chief of Investigation at the Seoul Metropolitan Police.

Same guy that busted Park's underground casino in Gangnam.

Why would those two meet in secret?

It seems Son Dae-un's holding Park Yong-man, the former boss of the Oasis

Gang, and the man who raised Park Hae-kang, hostage.

I confirmed that Park Yong-man is currently in a detention center.

Oh, so that's why Park Hae-kang needed the money.

It was to get his boss out.

But Chairman Lee… Chief Son Dae-un, is in the commissioner's inner circle.

The commissioner?

The police commissioner who's dying to join our One Club?

The same one.

This just became interesting.

Mr. Kim.

This means that starting next month we'll be doubling the LRRF fees.

I just remembered there's something we need to take care of.

Give me five more minutes.

Wait outside.

What in the world could President Park be thinking?

Do you think… that he knows the fund is empty?

He'd never be able to tell.

Not on paper.

Oh.

I see you two are working late.

Ms. Ha-jeong. Why don't we have a chat?

You can join us, Mr. Choi.

We're all family, after all.

Have a seat.

Wh-- What is this about, chairman?

We're working on the issue with the elevators.

That's not it.

Um, ch-- Chairman… W-- We…

What is it?

I figured I might as well come out… to Ms. Kang Ha-jeong, already.

I love how meticulously you've organized the books, Ms. Kang Ha-jeong.

Even I can't make out any flaws in them, to be honest.

That's right.

I'm the one you're embezzling for.

Well, don't look so shocked. Now I feel self-conscious.

I didn't come here to scare you, but I apologize if I did.

The real reason I'm here is… because I really admire your work, Ms. Kang

Ha-jeong… but I heard you want to quit, is that true?

I mean, did I do something to upset you?

Oh.

Is the pay too low?

Uh… that's not it.

How about you join the finance team at Taesan Construction?

It's a more respectable job with a major company and your family will love it.

How about it?

Ms. Kang Ha-jeong… this is me trying to scout you right now.

I will pay you double what you're making right now.

Ms. Ha-jeong.

The chairman asked you a question.

Come on.

I'M SORRY, UNNI…

So… they told you to draw your family, right?

- Yes. - Hmm, let's see now.

Why have you been sighing all day? You're still young and have light years

ahead of you.

Well, the light years ahead of me have become all twisted and tangled.

Come on. You said you're a professional.

You're supposed to be playing a mother, so come help your kid with his

- homework. - Mothers can get depressed too, you know.

You're just full of excuses.

It's Daddy Park Hae-kang, Mom.

Do you like it?

Isn't Daddy Park Hae-kang a little better looking than that?

I'm sorry, does your depression disable your filter too?

Honesty is important at any age, okay?

Jesus.

You know me.

I can't stand it when people are bad at things.

Let's do your homework based on the facts.

Okay, sounds good.

What color should we use?

Blue.

Hey, uh, aren't you going past your office hours?

I'm doing overtime.

Overtime? Mr. Park has you working extra hours?

Son of a b-- Report him to the Ministry.

No, no. I'm doing it voluntarily.

Why would you work voluntary overtime when you owe this family zero loyalty?

Just go home if you're gonna keep whining like that.

Or at least tell us why you're being this way.

It's nothing. I just…

Uncle Big Guy.

I'm thinking of moving to a company that pays more.

You…

Start studying again.

Okay?

You can quit everything else and just focus on studying. I'll do

whatever I have to do support you, Ha-ri.

Kang Ha-jeong.

Focus on your own life.

Stop worrying about me.

You think that's a nice thing to say to me?

I do.

You need to hear it.

Stop breaking your back just to keep supporting me.

That's enough.

Just start studying again, yeah? You need to start over and take the

- bar one more time. - I told you, I know what I'm doing!

Kang Ha-ri!

I'm really sorry I lied about everything.

But I won't quit what I'm doing.

What?

Ha-jeong.

I think that I failed.

I think we can agree to that. Hmm?

Someone told me… that some things become clearer when you fail.

You know what I saw?

I saw my sister.

And her life, sacrificed for her little sister.

- Look, Ha-ri, I-- - I was grateful.

That precious youth I made you waste, I'm so grateful for it.

And I'm so, so sorry.

I'm going to start over.

I'm gonna work on my dream now.

How'd I end up here, huh?

Hmm.

Why do I always find you crying?

Uh…

A loan shark came to pressure me pretty hard, that's all.

I'll, uh-- I'll get out of your way. Good night.

Can I please stay the night, just this once?

Uh, sir, why're you on the couch?

Ms. Kang? Wait, you were--

What? In the master?

H-- Hey guys!

- Come out, everyone! - What?

- Wake up! Come out, everyone, quick! - Wh-what, what's going on?

- What, what, what, what, what? - Wait, the two of you just…

- You just-- - Huh?

- What's going on? - The two of them just--

What the-

- Wait, wait, wait, wait. There's-- There's - No, no. It's not what you're thinking.

What's with all the ruckus? What, what, what?

Nothing going on.

- The door opened and Ms. Kang just… boop! - Wow!

Oh, so what? They're still young.

People kept making babies, even during the war, you know?

- Making babies? No! - Babies? No!

Sir, you can quit lying and be honest with us.

Ugh, you little--

I can't believe we didn't pick up on it.

From now on, we'll have two nights a week off!

Jesus, what is wrong with you guys?

You, stop it right n-

From an Intermittent Family to an actual family. Who knew?

Wow, melodrama.

More like a trash TV!

More like a trash TV!

We're leaving the house, right now!

Le-- Leaving.

- Right, right, right. Off we go. - Let's go, let's go.

- Shush! - Wow, I had no idea.

- Wow! - Sorry.

What?

- W-- Wait-- - See you later!

- What's wrong with you people? - We'll leave you to it.

- Shush. - Yeah!

Press the elevator button! Hurry up!

I'm gonna kill you, you lit--

Oh-

Awkward.

TAEGOWON

Gentlemen, take a break and have a snack.

Come, come, this way.

Wow, that looks delicious.

Oh, my.

My stomach was growling, perfect timing.

Yeah, come on over.

Now…

Wow… Ooh.

I stood in line for two hours to get these at a restaurant that's

- social media famous. - Huh?

- Well, well, well. - Mm!

Definitely worth the wait!

- Here. - I'll take any leftovers.

I want my wife to try these.

You've gotta be good to her now.

Secure those later years!

Our dear chairman must be in a good spirits.

Yes, that's true. Although, it's not 'cause of any of you.

- Mm. - I'll just talk while you eat.

Construction on the Oman New Town… has resumed.

They kept us waiting long enough. Let's raise a glass.

Congratulations.

Cheers!

As promised, you'll all have thick wads of cash in your pockets very soon.

Mm-hmm.

So, who should you be good to?

You see, your later years are not secured by your wife who might cheat on you

at any time… but by the money you have.

I'm going to be the one to secure your later years, so be good to me,

understand?

You're right. You are better to me than my own son.

Thank you, Chairman Lee.

It's nice to hear construction's finally resuming.

Very nice.

Must be so nice…

To not have to lift a finger.

Considering how little you do, you sure lucked out.

- Hey. - Please, please, eat!

- Hey. - Hah…

- Okay, cheers. - Cheers.

Chairman.

Commissioner Kwak Ju-gwon is here.

Sir.

- What is this? - Oh, this?

This is rare type of ginseng I got just for you, Chairman Lee.

So, that it may revitalize you.

Here.

Ah.

Ginseng and I don't mix well.

I run hot already.

You can keep it.

Huh?

Commissioner, how's your ten billion coming along, huh?

Ah, yeah, well… my guys are making progress.

Your guys?

Your men, not you?

Yeah, well…

- I have some guys who are helping me out. - Right, so you're extorting them, huh?

Uh-- Oh, sir!

Oh, God. No, no.

Extorting them? No.

Network.

They're a network I worked hard to build after years in law enforcement.

Oh, so that network of yours is going to fetch ten billion won for you?

This punk ran a gambling den and is a master at making money out of thin air.

Oh.

He used to run a gambling den?

- Yes. - Oh.

Park Hae-kang's his name.

Park Hoe-gwang?

No, no, no, "Hae-kang." "Hae, for ocean."

- Park Hae-kang? - Yes.

Ah.

How did you get acquainted with someone so remarkable?

At some point, please introduce me to him.

O- Oh, yes, of course, yes.

Uh, I'll just go ahead and leave this right here.

Oh!

President Park.

The hundred percent spike in LRRF fees… I must say, I was truly moved by your

gesture.

Would it be alright if I gave you a hug?

Hmm?

Park Hae-Kang, you've been getting my heart racing lately.

I love it.

Oh.

You've never seen a penthouse suite, right?

Well, there's not much to it.

Other than the high ceilings, it's the same as any other apartment in

this place.

Have I demonstrated I'm better at this than President Seo?

Of course you have.

Come to think of it, President Seo was pretty much useless.

Unfit.

You see, I cannot stand stupidity.

Does this mean I'm still being considered for the role of safe-keeper?

Oh, President Park, you're perfect for it.

It's yours!

Excited to work with you.

I think we're going to do wonderful things together.

Don't you think?

I feel bad about sending someone who just joined my family into the deep

end right away without a proper honeymoon stage.

But this can't wait, and I need your help.

Yes, sir.

Well, it's nothing crazy. Just take some money off Mr. Kim's hands and

deliver it to an apartment in Gunam City.

The truth is I'm also embezzling from that complex.

We're basically putting back the money that we took from there.

Oh, and once that audit's over and done with, we'll be taking it back.

I understand.

This was usually something President Seo did for me, so take it as a learning

moment.

I have total faith in you.

- Of course. - We are good partners.

Cheers.

Hey, Gyeong-nam.

Sir.

I tracked President Seo down, and his phone's last recorded location was

Taegowon.

- Taegowon? - Yeah.

Also, Je-gil hacked into their CCTV, and he says there's no evidence Seo

ever left.

It seems like President Seo's been taken out.

Oh, and… his family seems to have disappeared into thin air.

- Disappeared? - Yes.

Their belongings are still there, except everybody's gone.

It's like someone's completely erased them.

Sir… I think working for Lee Chung-won,

is too dangerous.

For now, just stop digging into President Seo.

We'll stand back.

Taegowon.

KIM HONG-HYEON

LEE JAE-GU

SEO GANG-WON

All the trees here have names. Who are they?

Those who sacrificed themselves for Taegowon.

You could say… they're memorial trees.

Ten billion won.

I can't bail him out.

But I'll let him get treated outside.

Get me the money, and then we can talk about the rest.

SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY MR. SON

Hello.

Oh, hey, Mr. Park.

Did you know that Park Yong-man was terminally ill?

What the hell is wrong with you!

What did you just say to me?

So, you didn't know.

Pancreatic cancer. They give him three months to live.

So, if you don't want to hold a funeral service for him in prison, I

suggest you hurry. Ten billion.

So, the commissioner is using Park Hae-kang to get my ten billion?

And that's why Park Hae-kang's trying to embezzle ten billion from my complex's

LRRF reserves?

But Mr. Kim… I still believe we can get Mr. Park's talent at no cost.

Do you… trust Park Hae-kang?

Well, trusting him or not… will depend on how he does on his final test.

I'll bring your ten billion right now. Let Yong-man go!

Right now!

THE APARTMENT JOB

Hey, did you guys know that some people just use our community bathhouse for

free?

You need to scan your pass to get in, though.

I think you should take a look at this. It's a post about the unauthorized

use of community facilities.

They're suggesting that we install facial recognition.

I don't think I can do this anymore.

They want to do it with the LRRF? Absolutely not!

We simply need to find those using them without authorization and give them a

- warning, no? - Oh, that's a subsidized housing unit.

"Reveal the subsidized households." What a load of dogshit.

"Reveal the subsidized households." What a load of dogshit.

You're saying the subsidized units are the source of the problem.

Conflict.

Ms. Kang Ha-ri, why don't you work some overtime with me tonight?

Why Park Hae-kang, sir?

Park Hae-kang knows how to paint the big picture.

I need you to do a job for me. And when the job is done, I'll give you

ten billion.

You'd better hurry and get him out on medical bail, because the ten

billion you want so badly are also on life support now.