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Yes, sir.

Ms. Doh. I think TL has already pulled strings to stop the autopsy.

Ha Rang's mother isn't answering the phone either.

Can you please persuade her?

Okay, I will.

Ma'am.

I have something to tell you.

You can stop now.

You've done enough.

I should hold...

a funeral for my son now and send him off.

We must carry out an autopsy.

Ma'am.

Stop it.

We'll investigate a bit further.

If we can just do an autopsy...

I told you to stop!

I lost my child.

Just stop it already! Stop!

Do you even know how my son died?

But I'm sitting here...

eating when I'm hungry...

and sleeping when I get sleepy.

I've thought about dying hundreds of times.

Ma'am.

Just go.

(Soju)

Please don't say anything to my mom.

She'll just nag me more.

Ha Rang!

Ha Rang.

How did you die?

Do Young, why haven't I heard from you yet?

Did you have a fight?

There were a few people on the platform,

but no one saw the moment of the accident.

There is one person who might have witnessed it.

The yellow shirt. He's holding a camera.

Was the light on the camera flashing?

The light was on. It recorded something.

I have to find that young man.

Ms. Byun, please do me a favor.

I need you to find someone for me.

Listen to my voice.

(Recordings)

(Recorded Calls)

(Police Hospital)

Where do I get my medicine?

Go downstairs to the first floor and get it there.

Thank you.

Mr. Seo Jae Yeong?

This is just a simple survey.

It will be very helpful...

to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Department...

and their research on officers with posttraumatic stress disorder.

(Where is the water bottle?)

Ta-da!

We're from the UDC.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You guys announced that he was drunk...

to close the case early.

I saw what was in his bag at the emergency room.

I saw he had a water bottle, and I even took pictures.

But I don't think this will end with mere criticism.

I know you're having issues with the prosecution.

I'll call the senior executives. You can talk with them.

Mr. Seo.

Put down your phone.

Hey!

Mr. Seo.

Any patient who comes to the ER has to have their blood tested.

Ha Rang's blood didn't have a drop of alcohol in it.

I'm sure the senior executives would have thought...

it had been disposed since it was at TL Medical Center.

But doctors and medical science...

are true to the rules and principles.

All right?

Wherever you go,

there will always be that one old-fashioned jerk...

who wants to go by the rules.

(TL Pathology Department, Kim Byung Hyun)

Hello, Byung Hyun? It's me.

Do you have Ha Rang's blood sample?

Please have it sent to the UDC...

as soon as the results come out.

Jae Yeong,

we have blood samples that can prove he wasn't drinking.

Then it must have been water that Ha Rang drank, right?

(Detective Kim In Seok)

Hey, you jerk.

Ha Rang was even younger than you.

You hid the evidence of that kid.

If this gets exposed, you'll have to take responsibility, you know.

Do you think they're going to help you out?

They'll ignore you.

Let's go.

You coward.

The chief's...

drawer.

(Exhibit 16)

I guess people make mistakes.

Sure.

We're all human, so we make mistakes and lie, too.

Have a good day.

I guess he's had too much fine dust in his system.

So, him being drunk has been completely ruled out...

and he was staggering due to exposure to an organic solvent?

It was n-Hexane. It's a neurotoxic substance...

which crippled 5 Thai workers 10 years ago.

I thought they stopped using it two years ago?

They're still using it illegally.

Even the slightest exposure to it every day...

can cause nerve damage, myasthenia,

and even blisters on your skin.

It's the same as Ha Rang's symptoms.

Okay. Let's continue on when you get here.

Yes, ma'am.

Did you see what I did?

There are only three things you need in this country to succeed.

The money, the style, and the talk.

From what I can tell,

you've got the talk.

The cleaning solution Ha Rang had...

is a harmless IPA.

It doesn't include n-Hexane.

That's just too bad

That's just too bad

What Doh Joong Eun said...

was wrong

From now on,

I'm Doctor Detective.

Myasthenia in the leg.

Chronic cough.

Skin lesions.

This...

must be mercury poisoning!

Mercury...

But then again...

the mercury poisoning case of Mun Song Myeon...

that happened during the 1988 Seoul Olympics,

and now,

we have just finished the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

- So why... - Hey!

Stop fooling around.

Focus on your work! Mercury, my foot!

I was working. Don't you see this?

I've been checking each pixel...

that my eyes could fall out.

Look.

They hid the water bottle...

and accused him of being drunk. Right?

That means it has something to do with it,

but I don't know what.

Mr. Huh.

Zoom in on this.

Where?

- Here? - Yes.

No, not there.

Here!

- Hey, it's a dual label. - Gosh.

- Let us in! - It is a dual label.

- You can't do that! - It was covering n-Hexane.

- The thing is though, - What do you want?

it's completely empty now.

I think they disposed of the whole thing.

I see. Thank you for your help, sir. All right.

We just need that container, then.

It can serve as firm evidence.

No, it can't. All of this is just circumstantial evidence.

There's no concrete evidence.

If they actually used n-Hexane, we just need to find solid evidence.

Darn it. Hey, show me that thing again.

Let's see.

This is...

Who recorded this?

Gosh.

(Soju)

(Soju)

Hello, ma'am. This is Doh Joong Eun.

The soju box... Are you the one that drank it?

What are you talking about?

Please answer my question. Did you drink the soju?

No, I can't drink.

Okay, thank you. I'll be in touch.

We have evidence.

(Soju)

(Global Inspection Agency That Leads Innovation)

(Safety First)

- Ms. Gong. - Yes.

- We got it. - Where is it?

- Really? Seriously? - Let me see.

This is the kind of firm evidence I was talking about.

It was found on the wooden chopsticks too.

Ms. Doh was right.

Seriously? n-Hexane?

- How did you know? - There was a half-empty soju box...

in the trash can at Ha Rang's place.

Once, I also saw him...

with a plastic soju bottle when I ran into him.

A soju box and a plastic soju bottle.

It's unlikely that he drank both.

He drank one,

and the other one had detergent inside.

But why was the detergent stored in a soju bottle?

I'm sure he knew it's against the law to use it.

Then what if the company puts the blame on Ha Rang?

They won't be able to because they switched the labels.

They're guilty of deliberately letting the employees use it.

Right, the label. Okay.

n-Hexane cleans well, you know.

Since Ha Rang was the youngest on the team,

I bet they gave him the stations where things break most often.

The strong detergent must've made...

his job easier because wiping just once would've been enough.

It was found on his utensils as well.

It means he ate it too.

That must've drastically increased the amount he was exposed to.

- Exactly. Mr. Ha. - Yes, ma'am.

Get the report and press release ready.

Got it.

Ms. Doh, I'd like you to join the UDC family starting today.

All right. Good job, everyone.

We can all get some rest now.

- Okay! - Great work.

Team Huh Leader Min Ki and a team member, Doh Joong Eun.

Exposure to n-Hexane...

can cause weakness of the limbs as well as skeletal muscle weakness.

Regarding the screen door accident which cost a worker his life,

experts are saying a comprehensive plan must be...

put in place to tackle occupational illnesses...

- and to revamp the safety system... - Well...

I have to say, things quieted down without too much trouble.

Well done.

This is about the site, you know.

I won't let my guard down, sir.

Why? Are you anxious?

Mr. Choi would probably know.

Well, about the past...

Oh, that.

You and I are the only ones that know about it.

I see.

You should get going now, Mr. Moh.

Yes, sir.

Bye.

There won't be any issues with the biotech complex, Father.

Make sure you wrap it up without a hitch.

I will.

I'll persuade Joong Eun and make sure...

she takes her hands off it.

All right.

Experts are saying a comprehensive plan must be...

put in place to tackle...

occupational illnesses and to revamp the safety system.

The Undiagnosed Disease Center found n-Hexane...

inside the plastic soju bottle,

n-Hexane.

(Search UDC)

(Undiagnosed Disease Center)

(Doh Joong Eun)

About that medical malpractice case...

The one involving Joong Eun.

Has the final verdict been made?

You see,

do you actually think you can persuade her?

Tae Young.

You can't fix people.

Have some tea.

We just worked hard. I didn't do anything wrong.

- Ms. Gong. - Yes?

Listen to Ha Rang's final words before he died.

His co-worker must've recorded the call.

Seriously?

That's the only thing people like us can do to survive.

We have to make this public.

Without this, no one will even be interested in this issue.

We must fight with science and data as our weapons.

You said we should change the system.

We can't change the system...

by measuring a substance and analyzing data.

Even if those jerks went over the maximum permitted amount...

of whatever substance they used,

do you think we can change anything by pointing that out?

No, we can't.

For us to make change happen,

we need public sentiment and support on our side.

Ha Rang is the third victim.

The cup noodles...

and the spoon in his backpack.

He was only 19.

Darn it.

The words that the 19-year-old guy left for us.

This is the truth.

Right, I guess I was too emotional.

Then let's take a reasonable approach.

I'm on board.

Me too.

Gosh.

Are we good now?

I don't even know anymore. You can send it to the media.

Don't mention the UDC though.

Whatever.

I'm definitely mentioning it.

We received a file containing a recording...

of the last phone conversation that Mr. Jeong,

the victim of the screen door accident,

had before his death.

Let's hear it right away.

Do Young, don't get angry and just hear me out.

The company...

won't change.

Hey, you're back.

They'll only change after a few people die.

If both of us...

die on the job,

will things change a little?

So just get out of the labor union.

The world won't change even if you keep protesting.

Let's just work hard.

(My friend, it wasn't your fault.)

That's the only thing people like us can do to survive.

Sir!

Ha Rang and I joined the company together.

He wanted to work hard and live a good life, but he died.

All he did was do what he was told.

Hence, we will no longer do as we're told.

Why? Because we don't want to die!

Don't touch me! Don't you dare lay a finger on me.

I'm human too, and I want to live.

I don't want to die!

I don't...

Why are you pushing her? You should be ashamed.

You jerks! How could you let a young kid just die like that?

(USB device connected)

(When will I become happy? My poor life)

Ma'am.

I knew about it roughly.

That my son...

wasn't working at an office.

That he was doing something tough.

He was a pretty quiet boy...

and didn't talk about himself often.

But once, he told me what was on his mind.

What are you doing? Why are you looking in my wallet?

Why?

Is there a picture of your girlfriend in there or something?

No, of course not.

- Mom. - What?

Can I quit work?

Why? Is it too tough?

Come on. There's no easy job in this world.

Still, there's no reason to do something so exhausting.

Son.

No matter how hard it is, you have to endure it.

You'll get used to it soon.

If you quit because it's too hard, you'll eventually quit again later.

Then you won't be able to do anything.

Okay.

What?

- Fine, I won't quit. - What?

- What? - All right.

- What? - Fine, I'll keep working.

I'll keep working. I'll really try my best.

- I'll work hard. - Really?

All right. I won't quit. Stop it.

Stop it, Mom!

Stop tickling me!

Why did I...

think of my debt at that moment?

When my son was in so much stress.

So...

I told him to just endure it and keep working.

I told him there was no easy job in this world...

and that he should try his best when he had the chance.

That he'd get used to it soon.

So...

I was the one who told him not to quit.

Me.

I was really crazy.

I lost my mind.

I didn't even know...

how hard his job was...

I was crazy.

I was crazy.

I lost my mind.

Ma'am.

I can't agree to an autopsy.

After you left,

I thought it would be the right thing to do,

but I just can't agree to it.

Ms. Doh.

I'm sorry.

This is all my fault.

All I can think of is my dead son.

This is all my fault.

I heard they found the cause of his accident.

Isn't that enough?

I've never...

made him any nice food...

or bought him nice clothes.

He lived such a hard life and had to leave like that.

Just let me send him...

Please let me send him off in peace.

I'm begging you, Ms. Doh.

Okay, ma'am.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

My son.

My baby, Ha Rang.

It's all my fault...

My son...

My son, Ha Rang...

Three years ago,

we saw another Ha Rang.

Yesterday afternoon at Line 2 Guui Station of Seoul Subway,

20-year-old Mr. Kim, who was repairing the screen door,

got stuck between the door and the train and died.

He risked his life to repair the screen door on his own...

and this 19-year-old man met his death alone.

(The late Mr. Kim)

He lived harder than anyone,

but being branded as a temporary worker for a subcontractor...

crushed the bright youth of this 19-year-old man...

and the lives of his family that he left behind.

He could barely eat a cup of noodles...

let alone a proper meal.

His last day was a few hours before his birthday.

If he was alive for seven more hours,

he would have been 20 years old.

But instead of congratulating him, we had to send our condolences.

We still remember that day from three years ago.

The screen door will open.

These doors were made for the safety of our citizens,

but became a door of death in reality.

The safety we enjoyed...

was actually guaranteed by someone else's life.

If the safety of everyone isn't guaranteed,

that means that no one is safe.

We learned that through Mr. Kim's accident.

It's not your fault.

You are right!

Not only are we outsourcing dangerous work, but in reality,

there's a saying that we're actually outsourcing death.

We want to tell all the laborers that passed away...

that it wasn't their fault.

We hope he knew that...

his death at the job site was never his fault.

(I want to live in a safe country where I won't die at work.)

We call him...

Mr. Kim of Guui Station.