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(Episode 21)

- Cha Woo Jin. - Hello, sir.

Come sit here.

I heard you took Mr. Cho's chief editor of his company.

I didn't take her, per se.

She voluntarily came with us,

but we arrested her after discovering some violations.

It doesn't matter how it happened.

Hey, have you gone crazy?

Don't you know what kind of world we live in?

How dare a mere deputy chief prosecutor take a chief editor?

- I'm sorry. - You should apologize to Mr. Cho.

He is very understanding.

- Pardon? - Even if...

you arrested one of his people,

he still brings photos to the prosecution that...

may cause us trouble and checks the facts first.

Understand? He checks the facts for his article.

Photos?

What is this?

Without his help,

you could have gotten kicked out after being humiliated.

Without severance pay too.

Mr. Cho, explain to him about the photo.

Well, it's a photo of your father-in-law and brother-in-law.

They were treated by a pharmaceutical...

- and received money. - My gosh.

Your in-laws run a very big hospital.

So this is a photo of my in-laws?

Yes, you are right. That's my father-in-law and brother-in-law.

But you shouldn't be showing me these.

As they're my in-laws, I have ties to them.

If you report this to the Civil Service Office at the prosecution,

I'm sure they will assign a great prosecutor for this case.

(Big Issue)

I get it now.

Were you trying to blackmail me with this photo?

Wait, does that mean you were also aware of this, sir?

What did you say?

- What? I didn't know. - Come on.

Do you think you can threaten me with this?

You should...

bring a photo of my wife having an affair or something.

In that case, that would be useful during my custody lawsuit.

My gosh, this is disappointing.

Is this the photo you came up with after digging through the files?

To tell you the truth, I did a lot of bad things in life,

but why didn't you take a photo of me?

You shouldn't look down on me like this.

You know it yourself, sir.

We were being entertained just the other day at the bar...

with the assistant chief.

My gosh. Goodness, why is it so hot in here?

Which one of those jerks raised up the temperature in here? Gosh.

Look at that. Unbelievable.

Look at him running away with tail between his legs.

Sit down.

Do you know why you can't find a photo of me?

Right. I can drop the honorifics, right?

Sure, if you think you and I are close.

I'm not talking to you casually because I think we're close.

I'm talking to you casually...

because a prosecutor cannot talk to a thug...

with honorifics.

Besides, we're in private. I'm sure you understand.

Why? Are you unhappy?

Even if you are, you should listen carefully...

because your life depends on this.

I chose the wrong group to follow.

As a result,

even when I became a prosecutor after passing the bar,

no one at my organization would dare approach me.

Since no one approached me,

I've never had anyone give me bribes.

Or I never had to bribe anyone.

That's why...

I was forced to live a righteous life.

But you know what?

Because I kept living...

a life of an "outsider", as youngsters would call it these days,

there was a downside to that.

When that incident with Prosecutor Nam happened,

no one at my organization would stick their neck out to help me...

even though I didn't do anything wrong.

Do you understand me?

What should I do then?

Don't you think...

I should try to save myself?

Even if it means bringing down you guys.

Did the talk go well?

You should have seen that jerk's face at the bathhouse.

By the way, it didn't look like Mr. Cho and Ji Soo Hyun...

were romantically involved with each other.

Do you think this will work?

What?

Hey, do you think only couples get jealous?

Once friendship breaks, your friends become worse than strangers.

Mark my words. See if I'm wrong about this.

Did you hear back from the CEO of KMC?

No, but I've constantly been trying to reach him,

but his phone is off.

Word on the street is that you have a lot of photos.

What kind of photos?

I thought you were running a photo studio.

I'm sure you've been keeping all of those hard-earned photos.

From our assistant chiefs up.

Chief Prosecutor, Prosecutor General,

up to the Minister of Justice.

Anyway, photos proving corruption...

by the jerks above me who can fire me.

Bring me that.

Isn't that a bit expensive...

for the price of firing one low-level prosecutor?

No. What you messed with...

is my head.

And those photos will be for your head.

You call that expensive?

Just bring me a photo I want.

Then...

I'll end it with just locking up Ji Soo Hyun.

Do you know why...

she refused your lawyers and came voluntarily?

What? Voluntarily?

To save Han Seok Joo.

Realize that?

We could've...

arrested him without a warrant.

But why did you two go to the hospital?

She was helping me, so I could see my daughter.

These punks.

I guess you didn't know your wifey was cheating.

Ji Soo Hyun and Han Seok Joo.

They're dating.

For how long?

Until Seok Joo dies while taking undue risks...

to take pictures to save her?

You've gotten strange lately.

Isn't this your expertise?

Once someone steps foot in this industry,

they can't get out until they die or you dump them.

It's a life of torture.

Are you having mood swings lately?

You've been too sentimental lately.

You were like that with Seo Hee's case, too.

No matter how loyal you two may be,

one of you is bound to throw the other under the bus.

Plus, Ji Soo Hyun is in love.

Not with you, but with someone else.

So...

why would she remain loyal to you?

Get it now?

Now, do you understand...

why she's cooperating with us?

The truth is,

I'd prefer it if she talks.

Then I can get you and the company.

But you know,

I'm getting old now.

I like these hot baths.

I was in cold baths for way too long.

That's why I'd like to get along with you.

What do you say?

I'll give you until tomorrow night.

Today's already over,

so you have one day.

Cho Hyung Joon and Ji Soo Hyun.

Only the first to cooperate will survive.

Start.

Come in.

- You wanted to see me? - Yes.

Have a seat.

By chance...

This is purely hypothetical.

By chance Soo Hyun goes to prison,

would you succeed her...

I don't want to.

I said, "By chance."

We need to have a plan for the worst-case scenario.

Should we close shop?

Let's just fight them head-on.

If we drop 10 big bombs against the prosecutors...

Hey, punk.

That's not what I asked.

Answer my question.

I'll ask again. Could you do it?

If not, just say you can't.

I should give the other team managers a chance.

I can do it temporarily until Ms. Ji gets out.

Fine.

You may go.

So? What did he say?

If by chance, Ms. Ji goes to prison...

He wants you to be the new chief editor?

What?

How could he?

He passed me over?

- Lucky you. - What are you talking about?

He means as an interim while she's gone.

Interim? As if.

Don't you know how this industry works?

Once they get you, you're done for.

If SH goes to prison, it's over for her.

Everyone will swarm to her like bees and attack her.

Would Mr. Cho fight against the entire entertainment industry?

Just to save SH?

Save her? Whatever.

It's obvious. He's saying that after going to the Prosecutors' Office.

The higher ups already finished their discussions.

What are you babbling about?

I bet she's laughing secretly in the bathroom.

She's probably covering her mouth to stifle her laugh.

That evil witch.

Shouldn't I be the next chief editor?

What do you think?

Do you really plan to get Soo Hyun out?

- Yes. - I'll go with you.

- What? - You can't do it alone.

What? Do you think I'll hold you back because I'm handicapped?

You'll get caught at the door without me.

Come here. Pack new equipment.

Let's take my car.

I can park anywhere with my handicap sign.

This scanner can locate the RFID chip implanted into Ms. Ji.

The signal is weak, so it only works within a 2m radius.

She has something like that implanted in her?

I'm sorry. Mr. Cho has too many moles,

so this is all I can do to help.

Don't be. Thank you.

Ji Soo Hyun. Let me ask you again.

Sunday Syndicate's CEO, Cho Hyung Joon,

ordered you to blackmail Ahn Young Joon...

to make him sign with KMC, correct?

- Bring me some coffee. - Yes, sir.

Make it sweet.

You can't get tired already.

See? I told you to eat.

No. I'm on a diet right now.

I'm going to write a book when I get out.

"48-hours with Prosecutors Diet".

It's nice to see you're still dignified.

But don't be so arrogant.

Most people start to crack after about four days.

They complain of pain and begin to beg.

They bring up chronic illnesses and beg for their lives.

They bring up their children and beg for mercy.

They imply bribes...

and try to get their sentence reduced.

Although we have zero interest in any of that.

I met with Mr. Cho.

He did exactly as I expected.

He's a low-life peddler.

I heard he was a reporter back in the day.

But I can't find any trace of that at all anymore...

Did you think reporters were a big deal?

That made me curious.

Why did someone like you decide to work with someone like him?

Probably because he's a pathetic, shallow leech...

covered in designer brands who extorts celebs for money.

I looked into every record, public and non-public, on you.

You wouldn't have ended up here...

if it weren't for Cho Hyung Joon.

It's as I expected.

The prisoner's dilemma.

So you're working hard to turn us against each other.

Perhaps.

No, you're right. The prisoner's dilemma.

But I feel no need to turn you against him.

I know already that one of you will turn against the other.

This is a game in which...

the prison guard always wins.

Let me finish turning you against each other while I'm at it.

I just need to uncover the fact...

that Sunday conspired with KMC to use Ahn Young Joon...

to increase its stock price to profit from it.

But there is...

a separate case I can investigate.

The incident...

which gave Sunday the power to blackmail Ahn Young Joon.

It's...

the car accident where the fight choreographer...

crashed into Mr. Ahn's car.

But here's my question. Do you think...

that was really an accident?

Can't you see?

Oh Sang Hoon was instructed by Mr. Cho...

and put Mr. Ahn in a tight spot.

And Han Seok Joo was the one who took the photo.

And under Mr. Cho's instruction, you took that photo,

walked into the trap we had set up,

and blackmailed Mr. Ahn.

Do you get that?

They set it up?

In the end, you were...

just pawns of this game...

controlled by Cho Hyung Joon.

Don't cross the line anymore.

You should just go back to your place...

with Han Seok Joo.

Here. Drink it.

And think carefully about this.

Between you and Cho Hyung Joon, only the first one who cooperates...

will survive.

For you to survive here,

you must truthfully answer his questions.

What do you say? Isn't that simple?

Keep asking her questions.

Darn it.

Oh, no.

- Goodness. - Are you all right?

- Oh, no. - Are you all right?

How could you drive like that?

What? What did you say?

No, I'm sorry. Can you help me to my wheelchair?

Yes, yes.

- Gosh. - Hold on a second.

- 1, 2, 3. - Be careful.

- Be careful. - Okay. All right.

- Gosh, what was that? - Please be careful.

Be careful.

- Gosh. - Goodness.

- Gosh. - I'm fine. I'm okay.

I'm sorry to have inconvenienced you.

Thank you.

- You dropped something there. - What?

He's a nice guy.

(Kim Kyung Hoon, National Police Agency)

(Lieutenant Kim Kyung Hoon)

Here you go.

Han Seok Joo.

It's been so long.

You got the wrong guy.

Why? Are you embarrassed?

It's more embarrassing for me to be seen talking to you.

You got the wrong guy.

How could you be embarrassed?

Anyway, are you still going in and out of this place?

Why? Are you here for a scoop?

Gosh.

Why are you causing trouble here after getting drunk?

I'm sorry. I think he might have had one too many drinks.

Let's go.

Okay.

Where are you, Soo Hyun?

Hey, did you open up the hole?

- My gosh, this is hard. - We did it.

Hey, look. We removed the lid.

Come and do your thing.

- Hey. By the way, - What?

we did open a manhole, but it says "Korea Telecom", not "Electricity",

My goodness. Come on, I'm about to lose it.

I told you to do your job right!

We don't have much time. Put the lid back.

Open up the right one.

You should've told us the correct location.

Let's go over there.

Wait, hold on a second.

- I'm on the fifth floor. - Wait for a second.

- You still didn't locate her yet? - Not yet.

Since Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cha is on the fifth floor,

I get the feeling his interrogation room is on the same floor.

I'm not sure which office it is though.

There are no security cameras inside the interrogation room.

I think you have to go inside and check yourself.

Hold on a second. Let me trick the security cameras.

Okay. It's done. go in.

She's not here. I think she's on a different floor.

Change all of the screens for the security cameras.

Wait, wait. Hold on. This is driving me crazy.

Changing the screens of security cameras is not that easy.

Hold on. Give me a second.

Ms. Ji Soo Hyun.

You just need to make a statement that Cho Hyung Joon...

instructed you to blackmail Ahn Young Joon.

What do you think? Isn't that easy?

Was your name Kim Myung Jin?

Yes.

Do you trust Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cha Woo Jin?

Pardon?

Is he trustworthy?

Of course.

If you tell us the truth,

this won't hurt you at all.

I know for a fact that he always keeps his promises.

No, this is my question.

How much do you trust Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cha Woo Jin?

Here you are, violating the law,

handing over the control to him, and saluting your loyalty to him.

Are you certain that he won't abandon you at the end?

If you don't want him to abandon you at the end,

you should at least, keep a photo too.

What do you say?

Should I give you a photo of him when I get out later?

- Oh, my. - Goodness.

We did it.

Go down the hole and make a small cut on the sheath.

And put in the RC car I gave you earlier.

My gosh, listen. I heard that...

about 20,000V of electricity flow here.

Are you asking me to become a roasted chicken or something?

No. Listen.

You should put on these tight gloves.

And just be careful.

Hey.

Don't you know that I'm allergic to electricity?

That's why...

I don't even go near electronics...

which means you should do it. Here you go.

No, I can't.

My body is full of static electricity.

Even a slight touch would cause it to short-circuit.

Then, all of us will be burnt alive.

No. I can't do this.

We don't have much time left.

We have a lot of things to do.

You don't need the money?

Me! I'll go down.

Really?

I'd rather go down than to have you complain.

Here you go. Be careful.

- My gosh. - Hey, be careful down there.

It's behind you.

Okay. It's all set.

You're the best.

Lieutenant Kim Kyung Hoon?

The system says that you already took out your visitor card.

What? I returned it here when I went out for dinner.

(Error, Card Already Issued)

You definitely received your card.

What?

There's an intruder in the building.

"An intruder with fake credentials"...

"Appears to have sneaked into the building?"

Turn back.

"Please be especially careful with regard to security."

Hey, Seok Joo. You've been found out.

Hide!

What's going on? Who broke in?

I found her. Ninth floor.

Your CEO, Cho Hyung Joon, instructed you to blackmail...

Ahn Young Joon, correct?

Return the cameras back to normal...

on my signal.

What? What do you mean,

- return the cameras back to normal? - We have no choice.

We need to lure the people on the ninth floor to the fifth.

Are you saying you'll intentionally show yourself on the fifth floor?

- Yes. - Are you insane?

What if you get caught?

Now.

Whatever. You wanted this.

The intruder is on the fifth floor.

It looks like Mr. Cha Woo Jin's office.

Sir. The intruder went into Mr. Cha's office.

What? Mr. Cha's office?

Who's there now?

No one.

- Cuff her. - Yes, sir.

Hey, hey, hey.

Is that being filmed...

from the camera on that toy car?

It isn't a toy. I told you that already.

How could that tiny thing...

turn off the power in the Prosecutors' Office?

Look here.

Why are you making things so complicated?

We could've just snapped the power lines earlier.

20,000V flow through those lines.

How could you cut it? With what?

The entire building won't lose power by cutting one line.

The backup system would kick in.

The main power line...

and the line from the backup power source...

meet in front of the building's power distribution unit.

We need to break that in order to turn off the power completely.

Do you understand?

Using this toy car.

Sorry for calling it a toy.

(Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cha Woo Jin)

(Nam Jin Suk)

Find him!

Darn it.

Mr. Lim, now's the time.

Okay. Almost there.

What's going on? What's wrong with this?

Darn it.

Seok Joo, only one of the lines was cut.

I need to cut the backup line.

Hang in there for five more minutes.