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[Episode 8]

The police are winding down their investigation.

What about you?

I think I've got a way into the research lab.

Anything wrong?

Why do you ask?

You look sick.

I'm fine.

Derek.

If you ever track down the guy who killed Sophie,

will you avenge for her?

Can you kill him?

You had feelings for her?

Then why didn't you do anything?

Because I wasn't good enough for her.

I would have made her life miserable.

The worst guy in the world

is someone who knows that

but dates her anyway.

All right.

That's true.

Sophie!

He's the stalker.

If you can't do it,

I'll kill the guy who murdered Sophie myself.

That was the stalker. I'm sure of it.

Why was Derek talking to Sophie's stalker?

Derek, what have you been doing behind my back?

Darn it!

I'm sorry.

Nice to meet you.

-I'm Derek Hyun. -That jerk.

[I need to wash my hands.]

Sure.

I would join his fan club

if he had one.

What a joke.

But it's hard to lie to my husband.

Would you like that if you were him?

How can Ah-reum let him get away with this?

Ah-reum!

What kind of nutcase did she marry?

[Quick service]

[We have assigned a courier for you.]

Does he have a sixth sense or what?

His timing is so uncanny.

[We have assigned a courier for you.]

He knows that something is going on.

[We have assigned a courier for you.]

If I keep ignoring him, he'll sense that something isn't right.

My husband and ex!

Where are you?

Let's meet.

Ah-reum.

[Whether you know what your husband is doing, you've got big problems.]

[If you're pretending that everything is fine, then that's even worse.]

[What a fool.]

You have to make a decision.

Hi.

It's been a while since I've been here.

What is it?

You're making me upset.

You asked me to sell your used books to a seller.

I forgot that I put them up for sale.

It was listed for a year.

Thanks.

Why do you want it in cash? I could have wired the money instead.

Here.

Sorry.

-Sit down. -As we're divorced, I have to decline.

We're still filing the papers, but that's just a technicality.

Should I stand up?

Could you store these for me?

During our marriage, our house was your storage room.

Nothing has changed with you.

I'll be away for a while for my next assignment.

Those are my entire possessions.

I don't want to rent a storage room.

You're the only family I have.

I mean, a former family member

who is still alive.

Do you have to put it that way?

That'll cover the storage fee.

Hey, take it back!

I'm going to throw this out!

Ji-hun!

I bubble-wrapped it.

You should take pictures of your parent's photos with your phone.

You might lose them forever.

Okay.

I'll do that.

Thank you.

Thanks to you, I didn't lose these.

I had to keep throwing stuff out whenever I moved.

Don't lose your belongings.

It must be nice to see your parent's photos.

They might appear in your dreams.

So go to bed early.

I'll get going.

Thanks.

Good night.

What a bozo.

Hold on. Did I call her here?

Or did she ask me to come?

[Blo Audio]

She didn't meet anyone?

No.

Yesterday, she stayed home all day.

The owner of Monves tells me

that Peter knows more about fountain pens than he does.

A very keen eye.

The pen is deadlier than the sword, is that it?

So what about the foundation that ties Peter and Sophie together?

The foundation awards scholarships to Korean-Americans

or Koreans studying in the US. Its founder is anonymous.

Anonymous?

We love to sniff out those kinds of folks.

Keep working on the case.

Young-gu, so what's wrong with the dashcam footage?

I think it was spliced.

Take a look.

There was another car in that accident. Get footage from the other car then.

Seo-ra. Call the West Police Precinct.

I'll do it.

He's trying to bail out of this meeting

because he knows I'll nag him, right?

So what's the story in America?

My kids can't come because they're in summer camp there.

So I'm thinking about visiting them.

But we're in the middle of a case.

It's too bad.

You didn't get to see them last time.

I can visit them on Christmas.

[The Death of Dr. Sophie Ahn]

[Monves]

[I have information concerning Sophie Ahn's death.]

[The killer might or might not be the person]

[you suspect.]

[If you're curious, please meet me.]

[If you want to catch a prey,]

[you have to unleash the hunting dogs.]

[-Mr. Baek Pil-ho.] -Who are you?

What is this setup?

We meet at last.

Who are you?

If I were to tell you,

we might become allies

or enemies.

I'll make that decision.

So tell me.

Dr. Sophie Ahn.

You might lose your life

if you try to use her death as a bargaining chip.

When was the last time you saw her?

It was at her bachelorette party.

I was also there.

-Why would you be there? -I was

there to meet her, too.

The gunshot.

I didn't get there in time to save her.

Why were you there?

The reason why I was there

was because

Sophie was my informant.

I am the Interpol officer

who Sophie contacted to blow the whistle on Helmes.

That's who I am.

You're giving out too much information so soon.

Because we're running out of time.

So, what do you know about Sophie's death?

Sophie.

I...

I wasn't able to protect her.

You copper!

How can you say that right now?

Sophie wanted to start a new life.

That's why she wanted to escape from the clutches of Helmes.

If she was your informant,

you should've guarded her with your life!

Losing one eye is a small price to pay

for letting your informant get killed.

Help me.

Why?

Why should I help you?

Did Derek kill her?

The one thing I'm certain of

is that whoever killed her, it wasn't you.

That's why

we need to work together.

How can I trust you?

I understand how it feels when you fail to protect

the person you care about.

I can't bring Sophie

back to life.

But we can bring

justice to those behind her death.

I'll help you do that.

Why are you offering to help me?

I still have to protect one more person.

[When we meet again, we have to meet as a partner.]

[Or what?]

[I won't consider that path.]

Good job.

[If you want to catch a prey, you unleash the hunting dogs]

[and use the right bait.]

Yes.

Okay.

What? You found something in Sophie's handbag?

A memory card?

Why would that be there?

It was hidden inside her compact foundation?

That's strange.

Well, put it on my desk.

Okay. Get home safely.

Bye.

You helped so much.

You should go home and rest.

I'll stay with my mom tonight.

Will you do that?

Your mom didn't eat that much.

It's probably because having you by her side made her feel full.

Take care.

-And don't stay up late. -Okay.

Honey.

Thank you.

-Let's grab something to eat.? -Well...

Bye.

Oh, gosh.

Let's go.

We have to deliver the dresses for the next wedding.

We'll negotiate afterward.

Show Ah-reum the dress designs that we'll showcase at the wedding fair.

Okay.

When is my meeting with Ms. Hwang?

Just a second.

2pm.

-2pm. -She'll be coming here.

I'll wrap things up here. You can head home.

-Okay. See you tomorrow. -Bye.

I'm done here.

Were you looking for something?

Honey, why don't you put down the scissors?

Why?

Are you scared?

A little.

I find you to be scary.

Why?

You're very scary.

My friend, Sophie, died,

but I have a hunch that my husband was involved with her murder.

Wouldn't that make you afraid?

What are you talking about?

What's going on?

Do you know what Sophie told me the day before she was killed?

She said, "Don't trust anyone close to you."

She said that?

I wondered why she said that.

Because

maybe someone close to me was untrustworthy.

That somebody... Someone close...

I brushed it off at first.

My first reaction was that you

and Sophie might have been in a deep relationship.

But...

I realized that there could be a lot more behind her death.

When I went searching for clues...

Honey. That's impossible.

It wasn't him?

Perhaps.

I got hit on the head so hard so my vision was blurry.

But...

I found a strange recording in our house.

What is that?

[Dr. Ahn was our top security officer. But now she's dead.]

[So who does that benefit?]

You're busy with the Save the Polar Bear campaign.

So why did you bug that meeting room?

Sometimes I do that at work.

Who was the man you were talking to by the river?

-You followed me? -Yes.

You wouldn't have met a stranger there.

I know who he is.

He's Sophie's stalker.

His identity is important

but there's something even more important.

Sophie was a spy.

Engaged in industrial espionage...

That's

why she was killed.

Honey.

You've watched too many movies.

That reaction.

Your acting.

I fall for that.

That polite demeanor makes you a good spy.

Derek, you make people feel relaxed

and always put a smile on their faces.

Being a diplomat gives you a certain prestige.

Which helps you to obtain secrets.

Everyone likes you.

Except for one person.

Sophie didn't like you.

I always found that odd. I was curious about it.

The reason why she didn't like you...

Well,

some women don't like men if they're in the same business.

Because they know the ins and outs.

Sophie didn't like you

because you were both spies.

Right?

[Spies train for situations when their cover is blown.]

[When a spy is uncovered,]

[that's when you can tell apart a real spy from a weak one.]

[Interrogations are about making deals.]

[My value is in what information I have.]

[To prove my worth,]

[I betrayed my organization to become a double spy.]

[But when the enemy is a loved one,]

[it's hard to negotiate a deal.]

If I tell you the truth,

will you trust me?

Are you trying to cut a deal?

People

will believe what they want to.

Don't worry about that.

I don't trust you at all right now.

And...

Listen carefully.

If you utter one lie starting from this moment,

then our marriage is over.

[I will probably regret this moment later on.]

[But I want to defend my actions.]

[My lies]

[weren't about serving my own interests.]

How did you know Sophie was a spy?

How is that important?

I was told by the police investigators.

Everything is true.

You admitted it.

Who killed Sophie?

-I don't know. -Did you do it?

I didn't.

I worked together with Sophie...

All right.

I recruited her to spy for us.

Why would you do that?

Why would you get her involved?

Sophie might have done it for money, but what was your motivation?

I passed along classified diplomatic cables at first.

But then it got very serious and I couldn't get out.

That's nonsense. You're not a pushover.

You had the audacity to steal secrets?

Who did I marry?

Derek!

Who are you?!

You were forced to do this, right?

Someone tortured you under interrogation, right?

You tried to resist.

But they drugged you against your will, right?

What really happened?

It's

just one of the things I do.

A secret part of my work.

A secret part of your work?

Because of that work, Sophie died.

Who killed Sophie? Tell me!

It was probably Felix.

There was another agency that approached Sophie.

There was no reason for us to kill her.

No reason?

What if there were a reason?

You could have killed her in that case?

Please...

Trust me.

How could you?

How could you hide this from me?

I feared losing you.

That's what I was afraid of.

You disrespected me and lied to me.

Have you ever thought about how I would feel if I learned the truth?

I thought about that.

Thousands of times.

Tens of thousands of times.

But losing you was the worse option.

I'm going to stay at my mom's place for a while.

Since my mom is in the hospital right now.

-I'll leave the house. -No.

Someone has to look after the house.

I'll be waiting for you.

[When I was married to you,]

[your crying didn't affect me that much.]

[But today, it affects me a lot.]

[Your crying. Your tears.]

[Ah-reum K]

[Ah-reum borrowed your car?]

And left hers here?

-Yes. -Where did she go?

She didn't tell me.

You have a dashcam, don't you?

Hello. I came to pick up my food order.

Just a moment.

Thank you.

Yes.

Again?

Why are people canceling their weddings so often?

You can't reach the bride or groom?

What is going on?

[Why did you borrow Mr. Ma's car and leave yours parked here?]

I ran out of gas.

I have to hang up. My mom is calling.

Ah-reum is acting strange.

I can't let Doo-lae find out.

He stored the painting at the summer house?

Nobody is there.

What about that diplomat?

No, there's something fishy about him.

It's why Dong-taek goes there to meet him all the time.

Is there some kind of diplomatic issue?

It's a diplomatic matter whenever Dong-taek visits another country.

Find out more.

I'm here.

What happened to your face?

Oh, my goodness. Your husband set up a skin clinic appointment for me.

He said I should get my dark patches removed.

He's so considerate.

Why would you remove it? It brings luck.

All the luck I have is "work" luck.

I need to remove them completely.

Did you get fried chicken and tteokbokki?

Ta-da.

It's so delicious.

Mom, a patient isn't supposed to eat like this.

Dip it into the tteokbokki sauce.

Fried chicken and tteokbokki are perfect together.

I almost forgot.

I made friends with the patient next to my room.

I saw her doctor run out of her room.

She was really something.

She suffers from rage issues.

When I told her that your husband

was getting me laser treatment for my spots, she was very jealous.

Her daughter is getting married soon.

You should talk about me instead of my husband.

Try to boost my wedding dress sales.

No, I would rather pitch my hanbok dresses.

I told her that your husband is a diplomat...

Mom!

You wish you could marry him in your next life, don't you?

Yes!

I knew it.

Just like you, I have poor judgment in choosing men.

Get some rest.

I slept all day.

You're leaving?

Yes.

Stay a little longer.

And close the door behind you!

If I close it, I can't leave.

What...

Did they have a fight?

I'm the one who should be hospitalized right now.

She doesn't know anything.

You surprised me!

Hello, ma'am.

Honey?

[Do you want me to tie it for you?]

That's it? You're done?

I could be an excellent pet groomer.

What? I look like a pet dog?

Am I?

Hey!

[Tinker]

They found it?

The Daedong River Skipping Stone!

I told the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that could find her. Get on it!

The genius North Korean hacker who hacked into

the White House servers and President's social media account.

They traced the location of the hacker, but he's in a Russian secret compound.

[Hacker Information]

[Daedong River Skipping Stone, the Notorious Hacker]

So they can't extradite him.

The CIA is said to have cut a big deal to have the Russians hand him over.

When I heard about the White House hack,

I thought we would finally know

the whereabouts of Elvis Presley and some other state secrets.

All the hacker did was scramble the President's schedule.

There was a scandal that showed a leaked photo of

[US President's Social Media Account Was Hacked]

the president getting his hair dyed

when he should've been in a meeting.

So this Daedong River Skipping Stone hacker

is in a secret CIA prison?

I'm negotiating with them.

But their price is too high.

How much do you want?

Are you sure

she's here?

Fine. Go find her.

Give them what they want.

What?

Let's ask the boss first.

No.

Let's take care of this ourselves.

Can you trust these guys though?

Harrison Young slipped through our fingers.

Who else can we rely on than the CIA?

Okay.

The CIA are predictable.

They cut an extradition deal to arrest a hacker,

give them what they want,

and use the hacker like a slave.

A hacker like that could

be useful as a security code programmer.

The CIA are good at recruiting.

So this Skipping Stone hacker is in the White House?

No.

Surprisingly, the hacker demanded to settle down somewhere

in exchange for working for the CIA.

Where? Switzerland?

Ji-hun, don't you have an agent in Switzerland?

-What was his name? -What's surprising is...

You get surprised all the time. Move out of the way.

I tapped into the messages that the hacker was sending to the CIA.

And the location I found...

[The Skipping Stone wanted to settle down in Pangyo, Korea]

[instead of a neutral country.]

[Why? To work at a game company?]

[The hacker says South Korea was the best environment]

[for a programmer since we rolled out 5G first.]

[In the 1970s, the North Koreans had]

[a secret training facility near Mount Cheonggye.]

[And they could access the communication towers in Pangyo.]

[This hacker is very clever.]

[Who are we dealing with?]

Are you the Daedong River Skipping Stone?

[She's with the hacker group, Icarus.]

[Daedong River Skipping Stone]

Worked as a programmer for Joseon Film Studio.

Born in July 1979.

[N. Korean Hacker Hacks White House]

Hacked the White House server

in November 2016.

I cannot tell you my name or age

even if you ask me.

I could tell you about my hobby.

-What? -When I have spare time,

I look at cat photos on the mangyuram.

[Mangyuram: The North Korean word for the Internet]

I'm the only one without a cat.

She looks like a girl group member.

She's pretty.

Ji-hun seems to be faltering.

If you cooperate with us,

we will promise to keep your involvement a secret.

I'm offended.

The CIA paid me for my services.

Nothing is for free in this world.

We're government employees so we count on our pension.

We don't have a special budget?

Should I draft a budget for approval?

That's a good solution, Young-gu.

And tell her that we pay on the 10th of each month.

Don't forget that her fee is taxed by 3.3 percent.

Okay.

If you can pay me within a week,

I can change the administrative settings

configured by the dead scientist.

Can we pay you in installments?

I'm still learning your way of speaking.

What do you mean by installments?

We'll give you a deposit first.

She's become a slave to capitalism.

She won't lift a finger until we show some commitment in paying her.

Doesn't the Ministry have a lot of money?

Do you guys

have any cash?

I'll pay you back once we get the budget approved.

We need to pay this hacker right now.

I am barely making enough to cover my kid's school fees.

I am paying off my college loans every month.

I recently asked my ex-wife to lend me 40 million won.

You're good. I know your situation.

Me?

Why is there a culture of asking for the daughter's savings

whenever things go south? I'm sick and tired of it!

You seem to be very desperate.

I don't even get a glass of water?

Would you like herbal tea?

Before you hand it over to the Interpol,

you give it to us.

I wanted to live a peaceful life.

If you partner with us,

there will be a lot of peaceful incidents like this.

If I partner with you, what do I get out of it?

Isn't it fine right now?

And we haven't even partnered up yet.

Fine.

I'll hand it over once I finish hacking into the lab.

But I want the money now.

That'll be difficult.

70 now. 30 later.

All right. I'll take 70 down.

And 30 afterwards?

Deal.

Deal.

Do you think we're spending too much?

What if we don't spend it?

Do we have an alternative?

You're on edge.

How is your wife doing?

Why are you bringing her up?

I heard that her mother is hospitalized.

She's better.

You have to return it.

Young-gu, call her.

-Daedong River Skipping Stone. -Okay.

Thank you.

You didn't call that you were coming.

I was worried.

I just visited your mom at the hospital.

She knew that

we had a fight.

I told her it wasn't the case.

Good.

Are you Snow White's evil stepmother?

I got these at the fruit store near the hospital.

When we first met...

Remember the apple I gave you?

I realize that I made a big mistake.

I wronged you.

Like when we first met...

If you tell me to eat this apple with pins stuck in it,

I really can.

If you will

forgive me.

I don't know who you are anymore.

I'm the person who was good to you.

And I'm also the bad person.

I'll keep the good side

and get rid of the bad side.

I'll quit.

Just give me a few days.

I'll leave that past behind me.

He could eat this?

I'll enter the lab in two days.

I'll call you after it's done.

You have to hand it to us as soon as you obtain the files.

And take footage

of the lab, too.

[Be patient.]

[Once I finish this job,]

[I'll return to you.]

I have a fitting session with a bride.

I can't talk for long. Is it important?

I have an important job.

Checking my informant.

You don't look well.

Are you getting enough sleep?

My mom is hospitalized so I'm stressed.

Mother is sick again?

Is she okay?

Yes, she's fine.

But she's not your mother-in-law.

What do you expect me to say then?

Should I call her "Ma'am?"

"Please be healthy, Ma'am." Is that better?

I'm not here to sell a wedding chest.

Hey.

What on earth?

You didn't buy any instant noodles because you're on a diet, did you?

I don't eat it because it smells.

[Instant noodle]

Is she really okay? Your mom?

She is.

I think about her sometimes.

She was actually quite fond of me.

That's why she made me chicken stew in summer

with so many abalones to it.

Seven abalones, at that.

They were big and plump abalones.

You seem to remember everything.

Of course, I do.

When would I ever get

to eat homemade cooking like that again?

But I wonder why your mother always put three drumsticks in the stew.

Ah-reum.

There's something I didn't tell you.

What is it?

About what an informant does.

I'll tell you whatever I find out.

You're not obligated

to tell me everything as an informant.

If I'm not able to make you trust me,

then you don't have to tell me what you know.

You have to protect yourself, too.

After Sophie got killed...

I realized that maybe,

I'm not the best at protecting people.

It's sinking in.

So I told myself...

I would try harder.

I'll wait for you.

Even if you don't trust me.

I will trust you.

I have to go.

Make sure you eat your meals.

Bye.

Why does he keep doing that?

[Areumdaun Dress]

[Soju]

I see.

One bottle for each guy?

What are you stealing?

Who drank this?

Your husband or ex-husband?

They're giving you problems.

I knew it when Ji-hun showed up.

Could you not talk about them?

Tell me. You went to the junkyard to follow Ji-hun, right?

-What? -I looked at the dashcam footage

from Mr. Ma's car.

Ji-hun went there that day as well.

-Ji-hun was at the junkyard? -Yes.

Did he ask you to buy a used car for him?

Ji-hun knows everything?

No wonder he said those things.

Ms. Kim Dong-ran is here!

My gosh. Already?

Let's begin.

Ah-reum!

[You're not obligated]

to tell me everything as an informant.

If I'm not able to make you trust me,

then you don't have to tell me what you know.

What's wrong? Pull yourself together.

Is that it?

That's it?

Ms. Yoon.

Rapunzel dress and Swan Lake dress.

We're going to see all the characters now?

Then take your time.

What dress is that?

That's my friend's dress.

A friend?

Yes.

She was a very smart student

and was delightful and brought a spark to everyone.

That's who she was.

When is her wedding?

It passed.

Good.

I'll take this dress.

Ma'am, I'm sorry.

This dress is not available.

But you said her wedding passed?

She couldn't hold her wedding.

She died.

That's too bad.

I'll pick this one.

Could you choose another one?

If I could find one I liked,

why would I have chosen this?

Ma'am.

Do you really not like my dresses?

No, I do like your dress.

Just this one.

I can't let you have this one.

I'm not going to steal it.

Why do you have to choose this?

We have so many other dresses here!

So you should have made the other dresses to my liking.

Why don't you like those dresses?

None of these dresses suit me.

Ma'am, you could find a dress

that suits you at a funeral parlor.

Ah-reum...

Last winter,

I went to a chicken ribs restaurant for the first time.

They gave me a mini apron.

To protect my white shirt.

I forgot about it and put on my coat. It ruined my clothes.

The dress you made

is like an apron from that chicken ribs restaurant.

Except for this one.

So have it washed well.

I'm not letting her wear this dress!

That rude wench!

Why is she so mean to me?

I worked so hard to design this dress, and what? An apron?

I'm not letting her wear it!

Where could it be?

The memory card that Sophie had before she died.

Don't worry.

We'll get our hands on it this time.

I thought she was a genius.

But she hid it here?

Sorry, Sophie.

I'm such a wreck.

It's because of Derek...

Now I'll get my hands on it.

[I think she stored it on a removable device.]

Sophie.

Is this it?

[We don't know its whereabouts.]

[But the person who has it]

will be in danger like Sophie

or get killed.