Original subtitles

Apparently, the test revealed

an extremely important fact that couldn't be overlooked.

So I'd like to ask Chairman Kang for an explanation here

and hold her responsible.

To prevent any suspicion of tampering with the results,

I'll open the envelope here.

STR ANALYSIS AND PATERNITY TEST RESULTS

I know you're all busy. I'll go straight to the important part.

"An analysis of 15 DNA markers

of Kang Jang-soo and Kang Mi-na reveals

that they share 14 out of 15 alleles…"

Well…

Give me a second.

What are you waiting for? Read on.

Okay.

"Based on the amount of DNA shared between the two,

the probability of paternity

is 99.9999%."

MATCH

99.9999 PERCENT

I'm Chairman Kang Jang-soo's biological child?

What did you just say?

Why?

Why must I give you an explanation and be held responsible?

I've been dogged by these rumors all my life.

This is just too much!

Well…

What I mean is…

Collecting biological samples without written consent

from the test subject is against the Personal Information Protection Act.

It's regrettable that Hanju Group provided my DNA samples without my consent.

But I'll have to calm myself down.

I have an important announcement to make myself too.

I, Kang Mi-na,

will step down as Yumin Group's chairman.

-What? -Is she serious?

-That's so sudden. -Unbelievable.

I became the chairman

without enough preparation and have had many difficulties.

I also feel responsible for being the subject of these negative rumors.

From now on, the group will be run by professional managers.

Also, all my shares and rights will be transferred

to the major shareholder of Yumin Group's holding company,

Mr. Han Seung-wook.

That's absurd!

I think you should move out of that house.

Are you telling me to quit pretending to be Kang Mi-na?

Will you be able to face her family?

If I'd known, I would've stolen a few handbags.

What will happen to the company then?

She'll have to quit.

The chairman position wouldn't have suited the real Mi-na either.

She could announce it at the shareholders' meeting.

I thank all the shareholders

for trusting me so far.

YUMIN ELECTRONICS GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

What on earth just happened?

Why am I Chairman Kang's biological child?

Maybe someone tampered with the results.

Who…

Who would've done that?

The envelope was opened in front of everyone.

About the samples…

They must've gotten them from Chairman Han's house, right?

Maybe they accidentally collected

the real Kang Mi-na's DNA.

I doubt that I could ever get so lucky.

If not, there's no way to explain the results.

I know.

Could they be putting on an act as part of their scheme?

But they seemed to be just as shocked as we were.

-Gosh. -How strange.

Ms. Kang.

There must have been a mistake.

But at least it'll affect our stock prices favorably--

Ms. Han.

-Yes? -By any chance,

have you been thinking of me as your rival?

Did you come up with this scheme to get rid of me?

-It's not like that. -You're lying.

Do you think you can fool me?

Was your goal

to attack me, Kang Eun-hwa,

publicly all along?

Then you succeeded.

The reporters you brought in have already published articles.

The internet is blowing up. What will happen to my position in Yumin?

You…

Was my existence such a huge threat to you?

Is that why you've been so friendly to me?

Were you scared of me?

Get your hand off me!

CHAIRMAN KANG'S SUDDEN RESIGNATION

LEAVES PUBLIC WONDERING THE OBVIOUS PATERNITY TEST RESULTS

Boy, this is humiliating.

So they are biologically related?

Mi-na even publicly criticized Hanju Group

for providing her DNA samples without her consent.

People are already suspecting that you two are separated.

She has no respect for her in-laws.

Which of you provided her hair sample?

-Was it you? -No way.

-Was it you then? -No.

What's that look on your face? Was it you?

No, it wasn't.

Then what did Sung-hye mean earlier?

It must have been her.

That's why she said that.

By the way,

how could Mi-na's ovaries become healthier

after her brain injury?

Does the brain affect fertility?

-She lied. -What?

Just look at what she's done. She can lie about anything.

She probably made that up to make you stop bothering her.

My goodness.

Hold on. Since Mi-na did step down,

does that mean Sung-hye won?

She did,

although Mi-na let her win.

You two made fools of yourselves.

Shame on you.

What were you cooking up with Yumin Group?

I thought it would benefit Hanju Group as well to clear up the matter.

You did it for Hanju Group?

You're like a cat bringing dead mice to its owner.

You fell for fake news and did something that wouldn't help anyone.

My, this is humiliating.

Just when I was thinking Sung-woon was coming to his senses.

Don't do anything stupid again.

What you're attacking is my company.

HANJU HOTEL

Can we talk for a minute?

How could you make such a decision without asking me?

I don't see why I should ask your opinion

regarding my position at Yumin Group.

Then what will happen to your relationship with my family?

You don't need me in your house anymore anyway, do you?

I've lost all my rights in Yumin now.

Everything you've been planning to do with me,

you can do with Mr. Han.

I don't want you to be my enemy.

You're valuable to me.

Valuable?

I did a bad job of raising my children.

I know times have changed,

but my daughters-in-law are my children too.

I wanted to think of you as my newly-gained child.

You can always take back your announcement, can't you?

Seung-wook belongs to Hanju Group in some sense too.

You talk about your children

as if they were your possessions.

If you did a bad job of raising them,

do you think you can replace them with new ones?

Did you think I'd be grateful that you think of me as your own child?

I couldn't be more relieved that I'm not one of your children.

I'll get going now.

Are you sure you didn't mess up the test results?

I handed them over as soon as I received them.

Are you saying you didn't do anything wrong?

Then whose fault is it?

Director, the team is ready to update you regarding the hosting of the APEC summit.

-Postpone it. -Yes, ma'am.

Right.

In case they misunderstand,

I'm just having a hard time controlling my emotions today.

Yes, ma'am.

You're always under a lot of stress, so you need to let it out.

I've learned from many people of similar status.

Many people are given what they have as a birthright,

but you always have to work for it.

So I've always thought you must be under a lot of stress.

You may go.

I was out of line.

Find out what happened.

Right now.

Yes, ma'am.

HANJU, ARSON, HIT-AND-RUN

CHAIRMAN HAN, CHIEF PROSECUTOR RYU

Now, I can go back to being Prosecutor Cho Yeon-ju,

set up this investigation headquarters, and investigate as much as I want, right?

Why is that headquarters here instead of in your own home?

You said you didn't want strange guys coming to my place.

Then what? Should I set it up in the Prosecutors' Office lobby?

Okay.

CHAIRMAN HAN

What happened with testing Chairman Han?

Ms. Kim said she was with my uncle

that day and time.

Ms. Kim?

She even kept my identity a secret.

But she proved Chairman Han's alibi to be true?

I don't think she wants to take either side.

I don't know.

Not taking either side doesn't mean she's just.

Maybe

she's like a silent bat.

She wouldn't make things up though.

Regardless, if she's not on either side,

it means she's not on our side.

I don't think we can trust that alibi.

Still, he has a witness.

You hit a red light as soon as you started the investigation.

It doesn't matter.

We can just turn left.

To Ryu Seung-duk.

Who's he?

Say hi.

He's my head investigator

and Chief Prosecutor Ryu's spy.

His spy.

Suspects never commit only one crime.

People who beat others up lie.

Liars steal.

So, if they didn't order an autopsy,

there's a good chance they did something else bad.

The thing with running red lights is,

you don't do it just once.

What do you mean?

Terrible drivers

run red lights habitually.

It's strange

to run a red only selectively

to follow my car.

Darn it. It's following us.

261 CH 9876

145 W 4728

145 W 4728.

-Look up the license plate. -Okay.

145 W 4728.

Darn it.

I think there's another one.

Mr. Park?

What are you doing here?

Well…

He said

to find out what you were doing after calling in sick.

That was why I kept sending you signs.

That the higher-ups are watching you for having a poor work attitude.

Are you saying your chief prosecutor had you tailed?

That's right.

That was why Mr. Park,

had been acting as a spy for him,

not knowing know I was investigating a case.

I wasn't a spy.

I only told him when you came in and when you left.

That's what a spy does.

This was the first time I followed you.

He suddenly told me to find out where you were.

I called Mr. An's office, and they said he'd left to meet you,

so I took a few pictures. That was all.

Regardless, these little things

can't heal the pain that you've caused in my heart.

You know that, right?

You saw how I caught Lee Bong-sik the other time

when I personally investigated.

I have a big case this time too.

I understand, ma'am.

You only sent Chief

the pictures that I saw, right?

That's right.

You may go.

It wasn't like he won the title of chief prosecutor in poker.

I underestimated him.

Then who was in the car that was following you?

The car that was following us was registered

to the nightclub run by Samgeori Gang.

Those punks are definitely Hanju's muscle.

I'll look into them.

No. You stay out of it now.

Now? Why?

There may be no distinction between legal and illegal anymore.

I've crossed the line all the time anyway.

So I'll deal with that.

But I can't request that of you too.

You've never broken a law in your entire life.

What's wrong with you?

I made a U-turn on yellow just this morning.

I think Yeon-ju is right.

I don't want you to be harmed because of this either.

Like how?

I've never thought about gaining or losing anything.

Especially if it involved you.

I'll take care of that myself, so don't worry about it.

CHIEF RYU SEUNG-DUK

So? Are you saying he went to do something illegal?

Kids these days have quick hands.

What is this?

Isn't this you?

I'm not sure.

You little…

What are you playing at here?

Take a good look.

Ms. Cho!

Why did you do it?

Did Cho Yeon-ju put you up to it?

I would never accept such a request.

Okay, it's here.

I just have to send a text to this number.

Yes.

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Kiddo, you're just a junior prosecutor.

Do you think this organization is a joke?

I'm the chief prosecutor, you know.

Do you want your family and relatives to be turned upside down?

If you behave recklessly, you might destroy your entire family.

Stop here. Got it?

Answer me.

Why you little…

Hey. Don't you know who I am?

I am the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office.

Everything I bury remains buried.

Understood?

Snoop around all you want.

Do you think things will go your way?

It has been installed.

You guys are all dead now.

I can hear everything.

That's not why we're doing this.

We're okay if they don't.

What?

So you're going to keep playing this game?

Answer this.

When you summoned Chairman Kang Mi-na,

who was the person that came?

Kang Mi-na

or Cho Yeon-ju?

What do you mean, sir?

So you'll keep playing dumb?

Then let me tell you what's going on.

Cho Yeon-ju.

She's pretending that she is Kang Mi-na.

Sorry? That's impersonation, isn't it?

We should indict her at once.

Wait.

When did you find out?

How come you've kept this to yourself?

Well, I…

I only found out recently.

Then I'll let Hanju know and have her indicted now.

Wait, hang on.

What are you going to do?

I'm so close,

but I don't have solid evidence at the moment.

You little punk…

Why do I have to report these things to you anyway?

Know your place. I got this.

One more thing.

Everything you're working on with Cho Yeon-ju at the moment.

Take your hands off them.

If you don't, you're dead meat too.

Where's my phone?

You little…

It's a habit you develop as a prosecutor. Not making a move without solid evidence.

He'll just sit on it and do nothing about it

until he's pushed to the edge of a cliff.

Well, she called in sick,

so she should be walking around as the rich lady, Kang Mi-na.

Why is she out and about as a prosecutor,

digging into the case I'm involved in?

CHIEF RYU SEUNG-DUK

Hey, did you find anything?

An Yu-jun's family is too clean.

Forget tax evasion. I couldn't find any dirt on them.

Let me just tell you this.

His grandfather received a medal for being an exemplary taxpayer.

What? What about his mother's side?

His mother's side of the family received a trophy

on Taxpayers' Day last year for paying over 100 billion won in taxes.

Okay.

I can't even find any dirt on this punk's family.

My uncle will keep a watchful eye on him

and call me when he's about to make a move.

All right.

It looks like we're ready to prove that Han Young Sik's alibi is false.

I've got something to do.

What is it?

Now that you no longer have to impersonate Kang Mi-na,

I want to quit my job at Hanju.

If you want your father's cases to be retried,

you'll need an attorney.

But you only have prosecutors around.

Mr. No.

Don't worry.

It's fine. My kids have all grown up now anyway.

No, it's not that.

I always beat you when we argue.

-Can we really trust you? -Come on!

In movies, you see attorneys talking their heads off.

But in a real trial, everything is submitted in writing.

Attorneys who talk a lot in court are amateurs.

And you won't find anyone who knows more about Hanju than I do.

But you've worked for Hanju for many years.

Will you be okay with going public with their corrupt deeds?

As you know, you could face

a criminal penalty for disclosing confidential info without their consent.

Right, I'm aware.

But it rarely results in a jail sentence.

However, I shouldn't continue to work as a lawyer

because it does go against the code of ethics.

So I'll quit that too, once everything is over.

Will you really be okay?

Yes, of course.

I was one of Chairman Han Kang-sik's closest aides.

I should've quit years ago. I've always felt guilty about it.

The guilt has grown over the years, and I can't take it anymore.

It's time I set things right.

Well, I'm only bringing this up because

you and Yeon-ju have finally made up.

We haven't fully reconciled yet. We're just beginning to patch things up.

Either way.

I've kept this to myself because I didn't want to worry you.

But I think it's quite serious.

What do you mean?

It's about Yeon-ju. She's acting strange.

We couldn't reach her for a while, so we looked everywhere for her.

She said she couldn't contact us because she had lost her memory.

We have no idea where she's been or what she's been up to.

And she's been asking us to tail people.

She keeps doing things that she never used to do.

Pil-kyu is like her private detective now.

He spends all day doing what he used to do in the gang.

Our business was doing so well, but we can't even work now. Darn it.

You fools.

How is it that I know more when I'm stuck behind bars?

What?

She's trying to get me out.

To prove my innocence.

What? Are you saying…

you didn't start the fire?

You've been visiting me for the past 10 years,

and yet you're so clueless.

Just do as she says.

You see, there's more.

The biggest problem is that

she's such a bad judge of character.

She's seeing a loser who lives in a rental apartment.

The tall guy with big eyes?

Are you talking about that guy?

Right, you must know him too.

I heard he was here.

You see, being poor is okay.

But he's such a snob.

That's why I can't approve of him, as Yeon-ju's uncle.

You fools really know nothing.

What? What do you mean?

All he does is follow Yeon-ju around, so he probably doesn't have a job.

He doesn't need to work

because he's a rich heir.

What? As if.

He does nothing all day.

He's clearly jobless.

Why would he work when he's that rich?

His money is growing even when he's doing nothing.

He's rich?

That guy is rich?

Just go and do as Yeon-ju says.

My goodness.

See?

She can't come home because she has something to hide.

You know, I would never just rely on groundless rumors.

Is that still the biggest problem for you? Whether or not she's a fake?

What's more important than that?

The biggest problem for me is that

you didn't tell me right away when you found out.

What else did you do behind my back?

Tell me now, before it turns into another problem.

You're talking as if all I do is cause trouble.

-What? -You don't remember

any of the successful things I started without telling you.

You mercilessly hound me like this when I make one little mistake.

So how could I discuss things with you every single time?

Are you saying you'll continue to do things and just notify me?

Then how can I trust you and put you in charge?

What more can I do to earn your trust?

What more must I prove

to be in charge?

Don't twist the facts.

What about all the things I've given you so far?

The hotel?

It was a card you had to ditch in a losing battle.

Was Hanju Hotel even treated

as a proper subsidiary before I took it on?

Have you ever put me in charge of any of the key subsidiaries?

I've been successfully running the companies that you abandoned.

But to you, I'm still just someone

you can't fully trust.

If you know that,

step away from the hotel for the time being.

Okay.

COLD WATER

Instead of dragging myself to deal with my in-laws after work,

I'm going to relax in the comfort of my own home.

Even this water tastes sweet.

This is paradise even if I have nothing else to drink but water.

What's up? Did something happen?

-No, nothing happened. -Then why… Why are you here at this hour?

I can come over whenever I want now.

Am I wrong?

You're right.

We no longer have to worry about what others might say.

We can meet up anywhere, and we can kiss. It's not cheating.

I'm not saying I want a kiss now though.

Here.

It's jokbaengi!

I figured you had nothing to eat at home.

Also, you once told me that when you hurt a muscle,

you need to eat stuff like this.

A muscle?

Someone told me that our hearts are actually muscles.

We need to train them so they can recover quickly.

You didn't say it, but you must've been hurt

by the things that happened today.

Well, shall we start?

It looks delicious.

-Open the door! -What's this noise?

It must be another apartment.

Hey, come out!

Come out! I know you're in there.

Open the door!

Come out!

What is he doing here?

Is he here to see you?

Forget it.

I'm sure he'll leave if no one answers.

Come back inside.

Come out!

Hold on.

I know you're in there. Are you hiding something in there?

Is that why you're not coming out?

Come out before I call emergency services!

How dare he drag emergency services into this?

What if he really breaks in?

The investigation headquarters and everything is still in there.

Come out right now!

Gosh. Go hide then.

Okay.

What's going on?

What? I thought you lived here.

Unit 1501, no?

You got it wrong. Leave now.

Hey.

Just a second.

Where do you think you're going?

Is this your place?

You have peculiar taste.

You like this stuff?

What do you need?

Where is she?

Is she hiding in your apartment?

What are you talking about?

Do you want to be arrested for trespassing?

Your acting is great.

I know you hid her away.

What did you do to the paternity test results?

Did you have her get plastic surgery to look like Mi-na

and plant her in my family?

And she gave you all of Yumin Group's money.

Is that why you came here?

To tell me about your absurd imagination?

Why am I here?

Let me be a part of the game

that you started.

What?

I knew she wasn't Kang Mi-na from the beginning.

But I kept my mouth shut.

Considering what happened,

you should team up with me.

She doesn't have to move back in.

I just want her to remain married to me.

If you knew that she wasn't your wife,

did you ever bother to look for your wife?

I did.

You did? What were you going to do when you found her?

She wasn't happy living with me either.

If she never shows up, it'll be a win-win for both of us.

Don't look at me like that.

What do you know about my family?

Do you realize what you did to me today?

Why should I care?

After what happened today, the stock prices already plummeted.

My father got rid of my sister, and I survived.

Do you think that's because of me? No.

It's because of that woman.

There's only one reason my father keeps people around him.

It's when they're valuable.

Kang Mi-na hasn't abandoned me officially yet.

And the shares are still hers. That's why he kept me.

But if I don't bring her back, I'll be abandoned too.

That much, I can handle.

But if I'm left alone at Hanju Hotel without her shares,

my sister will come after me before my father abandons me.

I need her. Team up with me.

Does your family put shares before people?

Then again, you're capable of doing horrible things to people for money.

You came back

for money too.

-What? -Stop pretending.

Do you think you're any better than us?

If what you lost had been some mom-and-pop store,

would you have returned?

We're all the same.

That's how people like us live.

Stop pretending you're any different!

Aren't you jealous?

What?

I think you're jealous of me.

Isn't that why you're losing your temper?

You're still so obnoxious.

I'm leaving now.

Give it some thought.

Save me.

I wish my words were as effective as yours.

Was that effective?

He left right away, although he completely ruined the mood.

By the way, are all guys with strong sisters like him?

Why is he so afraid of Sung-hye?

There was always something scary about her.

Since he's close to her, he may have sensed it even more.

Like what?

When she was little, she had a dog that she really loved.

But later, she developed an allergy and couldn't keep the dog.

So what did she do?

She had the dog put down.

She did it herself.

Just when I was thinking Sung-woon was coming to his senses.

Don't do anything stupid again.

What you're attacking is my company.

I shouldn't have followed him.

I did a bad job of raising my children.

I wanted to think of you as my newly-gained child.

Why can't Hanju Group be mine?

Are you saying you'll continue to do things and just notify me?

Then how can I trust you and put you in charge?

I've been trying so hard for nothing.

I begged for something that was never going to be mine.

At Yumin Electronics shareholders' meeting held today,

Chairman Kang Mi-na announced her resignation.

She had been the chairman since the former chairman Kang

and his family passed away in an airplane crash.

At the time…

The easiest way

to make everything mine would be if everyone else disappears.

But at today's shareholders' meeting,

Chairman Kang announced that she was stepping down

for personal reasons--

Father seemed tired.

I think he needs rest.

The prosecutor at Seoul Central DPO that Father has been working on.

I want to meet him.

How was your weekend?

-It was good, sir. -Great.

I don't recognize these numbers.

Why did I get so many texts?

What? Why is everyone canceling their appointments with me?

CHIEF PROSECUTOR SUSPECTED OF RECEIVING MONEY FROM SUSPECT OVER 14 YEARS

What is this?

CHIEF PROSECUTOR SUSPECTED OF RECEIVING MONEY FROM SUSPECT OVER 14 YEARS

There's plenty of corruption.

Take your pick.

You're the best!

-You're the best. -You're the best.

You left this yesterday.

This shouldn't get leaked, you know.

I kept it safe for you, sir.

He wrote down every time anyone took him out

and took pictures of everything,

including the cash and bank checks he received.

All of our media companies will refuse to air or publish this.

The French media company that my father bought

recently opened a Korean branch.

I doubt they have relationships with domestic corporations yet.

Why that…

Darn it.

Hey. What's wrong with you?

Why are you doing this?

-What is it? -Look at this.

This is spreading lies and defamation.

Why are you saying that to me?

You're the only one who knows about all of this!

Know what?

You just said it was spreading lies and defamation.

Why you jerk…

You used to be desperate to come under my wing.

I took you in and looked after you although you had nothing.

How dare you betray me like this?

Are you sure you doted on me?

You were only going to use me.

Since I had no money or connections,

you could use and dump this smart junior prosecutor.

Hey.

Is this about your father?

Did you take on that strange two-in-one role

and do this to me because of your father?

Hey. Your father confessed.

I admit I was negligent with my investigation.

But he confessed.

What do you want? Do you want to catch the real perp?

Then you shouldn't do this to me.

What is your real reason for doing this to me?

What I want…

is to create a just society.

What?

Hey. Do you think doing this to me

will create a just society?

At least

they'll stop and think that they may end up like you

if they take a bribe.

You…

When a person is cornered on the edge of a cliff,

there is only one way to survive.

Jump to the cliff on the other side.

We have to see where he jumps.

What?

At this rate,

my career here is over.

Sure. This is nothing.

I can just resign before I'm disciplined.

Someone of my caliber

can go into politics somewhere.

I'm candidate six, Ryu Seung-duk.

I'm candidate six, Ryu Seung-duk.

Candidate six.

I'm candidate six, Ryu Seung-duk.

Seriously.

INNOCENT! HONEST WORKER!

Darn it.

I never had to work my head before.

Should I start a private practice and rake in the dough?

No. That will only last so long.

I'll have to beg Hanju.

CHIEF PROSECUTOR SUSPECTED OF RECEIVING MONEY FROM SUSPECT OVER 14 YEARS

Don't connect the Central District's chief prosecutor if he calls.

Yes, sir.

The person you have reached…

This old man isn't picking up.

Hello?

I'm afraid he can't talk right now. He's in a meeting.

I know he can.

I'm sorry, but he really can't speak on the phone at the moment.

Hey!

He left the office and got in the car to go somewhere.

Give him the phone.

Sir.

If you keep doing this, we'll have no choice--

No. Tell Chairman Han that if he keeps doing this,

we may both burn together.

Chief Prosecutor.

You're tied to all sorts of corruption.

You can't call me like this right now.

Mr. Chairman, there is something you need to know.

Your second daughter-in-law is an imposter.

I guess that's the rumor.

It's not just a rumor, it's a fact.

And she's my junior prosecutor.

I don't know why, but they look identical.

I'm sure she infiltrated your house because she was after something.

Look here.

Stop talking nonsense.

I know it sounds like nonsense, but it's the truth.

Remember the Hanju factory case in Seopyung 14 years ago?

She's that the arsonist's daughter.

So, are you saying

that the arsonist's daughter

became a prosecutor

and infiltrated our home as my daughter-in-law?

That's right.

Then where is my real daughter-in-law?

Well…

I don't know…

-Do you have any proof? -Proof?

I was in the middle of looking for that proof

when this urgent matter arose.

You're the chief prosecutor,

but you're swept away by fake news and whatnot.

I've misjudged you. Don't contact me for the time being.

Wait. Mr. Chairman. Hold on.

You shouldn't do this to me.

Your biggest corrupt deeds that I have files on

weren't even disclosed yet.

What do you mean?

Lee Bong-sik.

Didn't you do that to him?

Are you trying to blame me for things I didn't do?

Didn't you end up causing this by trying to kiss up to me more?

You're between a rock and a hard place because of the way you've lived.

Why are you trying to drag me down with you?

You'll keep playing dumb?

There's no use playing dumb.

Looks like Lee Bong-sik's case and cases from 14 years ago,

which made Hanju what it is today,

will all be dug up.

To be blunt,

is there still evidence remaining from such an old case?

What if there is?

What?

What if I have it?

That's right.

Fool.

Why would you keep that?

We would end up burning together.

Then let's burn together. Fine.

But even if we do die together,

whose crime do you think is bigger?

Who will be hurt more?

I can simply start a private practice.

What about you? And your family related to the case?

What about Hanju Group?

You should think hard about it.

The case from 14 years ago

is my most reliable insurance policy right now.

Do you think I joined hands with Hanju without preparing that much?

Also, if you've decided

to whack me or something because of that evidence,

you should reconsider.

If anything happens to me,

the evidence that is in the safest place,

that only the person I trust most knows about,

will be exposed to the world.

I can guarantee you that.

The chief prosecutor that father has been bribing is in trouble now?

Yes, ma'am. What should we do about the appointment today?

My father is the most shrewd businessman in the country,

so he'll try to cut all ties with him.

-We'll proceed as planned. -Understood, ma'am.

-And… -What?

You asked me to look into a woman named Cho Yeon-ju.

You know, Cho Yeon-ju.

No wonder the name sounded so familiar.

There was one female prosecutor who investigated all the gangs in Seopyung.

Her name was Cho Yeon-ju.

I wasn't even a foot soldier then, so I've never met her.

But I remember the name.

What? A prosecutor?

That is absurd.

DIRECTOR HAN SUNG-HYE

CHO YEON-JU

Cho Yeon-ju.

CHIEF RYU SEUNG-DUK

If anything happens to me,

the evidence that is in the safest place,

that only the person I trust most knows about,

will be exposed to the world.

Yes, of course.

I've finally found the safest place to shelter.

PENDING APPROVAL

Yes, that's right.

Let's go play golf together sometime soon.

But you're too good.

I'm no match for you.

Do you know what I learned from suspicious death cases?

Let's say you have dirt on someone.

Then put it in the most obvious place so it'll be revealed

when something happens to you. Why?

You can't be the only one that goes down.

You are truly wise, sir.

You're amazing.

Chairman Han Young-sik.

You're doomed now.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION

Thanks for coming all the way here from Seopyung.

Now that we'll be working together in the same office,

-I can drop the honorifics, right? -Yes. Of course, sir.

Do you play golf?

-Golf? -Well, you're tall.

You should be able to hit the ball very far.

-Gosh, no. -You have to be careful though.

Don't be so obvious about letting others pay for you.

Put it on my credit card first.

Then let them make a bet and take all their money.

Who would be crazy enough to take a prosecutor's money?

When I was on my way to a golf course in Incheon the other day,

it was so foggy that I couldn't see farther than 30m.

He keeps

carrying this clock around?

CHIEF RYU SEUNG-DUK

My gosh.

I didn't expect to see you here.

Please take a seat.

That makes no sense.

During your entire time at Yumin,

how could you not have known that she had decided to step down?

To tell you the truth,

I knew.

What? Then why did you keep such an important matter from me?

Well, I'm not from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office,

which is probably why I couldn't act fast enough.

My apologies, sir.

That said…

Here's my resignation letter.

RESIGNATION LETTER

I've already submitted it on the intranet,

but handing it in personally would be the polite thing to do.

This is too sudden. What is this about?

When your values don't align with your employer's,

I should leave since I'm a mere employee.

I should've done this years ago.

What if Kang Mi-na is hiding on purpose?

What are you talking about?

Someone's hiding? Who? Where?

Your second daughter-in-law is an imposter.

I'm sure she infiltrated your house because she was after something.

She can't come home because she has something to hide.

You know, I would never just rely on groundless rumors.

CHAIRMAN HAN YOUNG-SIK

You seem to be in a bit of a predicament.

It helps you filter out some people from your life

by showing you who is really on your side and who's not.

I'd like to take this as an opportunity to show you that I'm on your side.

In this line of work,

they say there's always a reason when someone shows you generosity.

You and my father go back a long way.

And whatever you do, you always make sure you have insurance.

I bet you have a lot of intel on my father.

It doesn't look like you can stay in your post anyway.

Go public with everything you have on my father.

Are you suggesting I stab your father in the back?

What will I gain from it?

If you don't do anything, you'll just be a prosecutor-turned-lawyer.

But if you get my father arrested…

and when things die down after his arrest,

I'll make you Hanju's non-executive director.

What do you say?

Lee Bong-sik must've messed with you, not your father.

What are you talking about?

You don't seem to know

what it is that I have on Hanju Group.

It's my father's problem anyway,

so I don't care what it is.

The first time he turned to me

for help 14 years ago…

It was about you.

It had nothing to do with his business.

You caused a car accident when you visited Seopyung that day.

Have you forgotten all about it?

Someone died, you know.

That's totally irrelevant.

There's no evidence left anyway.

You know I always make sure I have insurance.

Do you think I made a deal with Hanju

without any insurance?

Are you saying

it has something to do with me?

Well,

I wouldn't have brought it up otherwise.

Why do you think your father abandoned me?

If I reveal that evidence,

the respectable Chairman Han would apologize

for not raising his child properly,

crying and begging,

to save himself.

Some old woman died in a car accident. No one would care.

That might be the case,

but there are many people who can benefit from it.

Once your father finds out you're trying to stab him in the back,

he won't sit back.

Also, here at Seoul DPO,

there's a prosecutor who holds a grudge against Hanju Group.

What can one prosecutor possibly do?

She's more than that.

She's the daughter of the man who set the Hanju factory on fire.

Strangely,

she's the spitting image of Hanju Group's daughter-in-law.

Are you talking about Prosecutor Cho Yeon-ju?

You knew?

Well, let's make a deal here.

I'll have Chairman Han Young-sik arrested.

I want you…

to get rid of Cho Yeon-ju.

Is this another insurance of yours?

Barely.

It's not even a crime.

It's just customary.

I'm sure you know.

Let's discuss the details the next time we meet.

Hello?

You couldn't reach me all morning?

What? The article?

When things are going well for someone,

there are always people who try to drag them down.

Those losers.

I'm tired of working in public office.

I was going to quit sooner or later anyway.

Of course.

There are many places that want me.

All right. Bye.

Some old woman died in a car accident. No one would care.

Grandma!

Grandma!

Help!

Grandma.

Help!

Was it all Han Sung-hye's doing?

Ms. Kang forgot this.

I thought I should give it to you.

You can reach her, right?

Yes.

For a long time,

Ms. Kang seemed to be trying to swallow a fishbone stuck in her throat.

I always felt sorry for her.

Anyway, everything turned out well in the end.

I know that you're aware

that she's not Kang Mi-na.

Her DNA sample…

Were you involved?

Her sample?

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

No?

No matter what you're talking about, it wasn't me.

Is that why you wanted to see me?

That's not it.

Don't take anyone's side.

Don't get involved in anything.

I came here to tell you that.

My uncle keeps you close to him because you're valuable to him.

At the church, as soon as he was cornered, he got you involved.

But that means

he'll abandon you when you stop being valuable.

I think you should quit your job.

You two make me feel ashamed.

Who do you mean?

The late Chairman Han Kang-sik and you.

Your father always put me first too.

He told me to stop running errands for Chairman Han Young-sik.

I see.

I've submitted resignation letters many times.

But they were all rejected.

As you said, I'm still valuable to him.

I used to run errands for Chairman Han Young-sik.

When he forgot his stuff in your grandfather's room,

I'd bring it to his office.

A pen, a wallet, things like that.

I only found out later that they had bugs on them.

I know for a fact

that Chairman Han Young-sik

wasn't at the factory when your father passed away.

Director Han Sung-hye was.

Are you still busy?

You don't have to play two roles anymore, do you?

Have we met?

That's funny.

I'll tell everyone what you've been up to.

That's what I want to say to you.

Have you completely lost your mind?

Have you already forgotten everything?

No, my mind has never been clearer.

Just what exactly did you do that night?

On your way out of the factory,

you hit my grandma with your car

and killed her.

It did feel like I had hit something.

It was a person, was it?

What?

You're so dead. I'll make you pay.

I can't wait to see

what one prosecutor can do against a conglomerate.

I'll show you what one prosecutor can do

when she sets her mind to it.

Wait and see.

This can't be the only bad thing you've done in your life.

Indiscriminately targeted investigations, excessive investigations,

sting operations, searches and seizures, publications of suspected crimes…

I'll stretch my authority as far as I can

to destroy you.

I understand why the prosecution needs reform.

Do you know what a conglomerate is?

I have never once lost to lowlifes like you.

Because you only fight battles you'll win.

You don't even start if you know that you'll lose the fight.

You see, I've done it all.

Even when everyone thinks I'll lose,

I keep at it until I win.

Go ahead and do everything you can with money.

The law

will be my weapon.

EPILOGUE

Just what exactly did you do that night?

On your way out of the factory,

you hit my grandma with your car

and killed her.

Hey.

-Father. -Yes, what is it?

I just

hit someone with my car.

You need to get this sorted out for me.

You did? Where?

Near the Hanju Fashion factory.

I heard Uncle was there

because of the ledger.

That's why I was headed there.

But…

it looks like the factory is on fire.

Uncle is there now.

The factory is surrounded by smoke and blazing flames.

At the moment, we do not know how many are dead or injured.

Is he dead?

I don't know.

The person is not moving.

No.

Not the person you hit.

I'm talking about your uncle.

That's what you want to know?

It's…

a big fire.

It won't be easy to get out unscathed.

Are you doing this to take me down with you?

Why would I go down with you? Hanju needs to save me.

Why is it that lowlives are always so aggressive?

They want to reevaluate your qualifications.

You know you'll be fired if you're deemed unfit for the job.

You didn't know until just now,

but now you know. I'm here on his behalf.

Do you think a conglomerate will look after a mere chief prosecutor?

Can't you see?

You and that crazy prosecutor are doomed.

So, maybe we should go after the most important answer.

Find Kang Mi-na.