Original subtitles

You asked me,

why I didn't appear in front of Woo Joo in the past 10 years.

I was in a situation in which I couldn't do that.

What situation was that?

For 10 years, I...

prison...

Are you alright?

[Operating Room]

Mr. Kang Ji Min?

You're the one who called from the site of the incident, weren't you?

Yes.

How do you know Yoon Sang Kyu?

I'm just an eye witness.

But your phone number is on

Mr. Yoon Sang Kyu's phone call records.

What? Why would my phone number...

I have information to give you about Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran.

- No way. - What is it?

I was on my way to meet an informant.

I'm a reporter. [A Channel, Kang Ji Min]

Can you tell me what he was trying to inform you about?

I don't know any details. He said he would tell me when we met.

Did you see anyone suspicious before the victim fell from the building?

No, I did not. It happened as soon as I arrived.

Then what about the woman who was with you by the operating room?

She was with me.

What is the cause of the fall?

Did someone cause him to fall on purpose?

We're still looking into that.

So he was the informant?

[Seonbae Hyeong Kook]

Yes, Seonbae?

What?

- Oh, you've come. - Yes, Seonbae, what's up?

This is extraordinary.

Who knew a Korean author would win the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award for the first time?

You've done an interview with the author before, haven't you?

I have.

Alright, we will be working on a special edition program until tomorrow morning. Everyone to the meeting room.

- Yes. - Yes.

[Patient: Yoon Sang __ ] [Surgery in Progress]

Are you his guardian?

Yes. How is the patient?

We did our best, but

he passed away.

Author Jeong Yeong Kyeong, like the meaning of the morning glory flower, said,

"That this work would bring me such wonderful news,

I am genuinely thrilled and happy."

Okay.

Let's go with this.

Everyone worked hard. Good job.

Let's all eat breakfast now.

Let's eat something tasty, please.

Yes, let's do what. What do you want?

- There's a new place around here... - Oppa.

Woo Joo went off to school well.

We'll give her dinner at Mom's place tonight so don't worry.

Thank you. I'll go to get her later.

The next news item. Last night at around 10 PM, a Mr. Yoon, a male in his 50s

fell from the roof of a building in Songcheon-dong and was transported to a hospital

but he ended up passing away.

Suicide?

The police found that there is no evidence of foul play

and that Mr. Yoon was suffering from depression, so they concluded that he jumped to his death, and the case is closed.

Impossible.

This is impossible.

fell from the roof of a building in Songcheon-dong and was transported to a hospital but he ended up passing away.

Mr. Yoon has a son in a comatose state

and he was caring for him for many years.

Based on those who knew Mr. Yoon, his son's health deteriorated

so he was in despair

and used extreme methods to...

So what happened? The recorder and the documents?

There is no way that this was suicide.

Secretary Yoon would never do that.

There is no evidence of foul play at all, and no evidence of any grudges he had with anyone.

We can't investigate based on your intuition alone.

Look at this.

He had agreed to meet with me.

So how can he do that, and then commit suicide?

Those who decide to commit suicide sometimes call those who are close to them to come.

To ask their those close to them to care for them in the afterlife.

He has a sick son.

He's been living for his son's sake all this time.

How could someone like that commit suicide?

I understand that you are grieving.

But right before he fell, Mr. Yoon sent a text message

to the care center's director asking him to take care of his son.

We find all this regrettable as well.

[Seoul Chongbuk Police Station]

What is your relationship with Yoon Sang Kyu?

Why did he ask me to help you, Eun Soo?

What are you saying?

He said he has some information to give me

and asked me to help you, Eun Soo.

Information?

He said he had something to tell me about Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran.

Do you have any ideas?

But please trust me and wait just a little while. I will reveal the whole truth

and I will tell you.

I had a request to make of you.

What is it?

It's about Kim Yeon Joon's next signing event.

I'd like for it to be at the Donam-dong Shop location.

Your reason?

It's the shop that belongs to my ex-husband's younger sister.

I looked into it, and the sales numbers are good, and more than anything,

she is someone I need to win over in order to get along well with Woo Joo.

I don't think it'll be easy for you to become close with the child again.

You saw it last time, didn't you?

Perhaps it's because they are blood relations, but those two seemed quite close.

Don't worry. Woo Joo is meant to come to me.

So let's say that's true about the child. What about your ex-husband?

It's over between him and that woman.

Sounds good. Since you are asking me for a favor, Se Mi,

of course I should do it for you.

Thank you.

I'd like to be the one to tell her about the signing event myself.

Yes, do that.

Yes. Thank you.

But, Chairwoman.

Why do you hate that woman so much?

Mr. Smith? When you hear this message...

Yeon Joon Kim requested to send over the background information?

The woman he wanted to find.

Welcome.

I came to see Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran. I am Ji Eun Soo.

Hold on for a moment.

He asked to meet because he had information to tell me, then he committed suicide?

It was you, wasn't it?

The one who did that to Secretary Yoon?

What proof do you have?

You are someone who gets rid of anyone who is an obstacle to you.

Do you think I am a murderer like you?

You even tried to kill your own granddaughter.

Who said that I tried to kill your daughter?

Is there anyone who could prove that?

Is that why you killed him?

He said he had some information about you.

So did that scare you or something?

So what did Secretary Yoon have evidence of?

So he did have something, huh?

So what is it?

What could possibly be that thing you are hiding,

even at the expense of the lives of others?

Does it assuage your guilt if you do this?

It seems there is always misfortune all around you, Eun Soo.

My son died because of you.

And your father died because of you, too.

Same for Secretary Yoon.

If you didn't look for him, he would not have died.

You brought it all on them. Because you are the bringer of misfortune. Secretary Yoon?

You killed him.

Who's next?

I'm curious to know who will get caught up in your dreadful misfortune next.

Will your daughter be safe?

You shut that mouth.

How about you turn over my granddaughter to me?

After seeing that child, I continue to miss her.

Her name was Woo Joo, wasn't it?

You shut that mouth of yours!!

I'm warning you.

That child has nothing to do with you.

If you ever come near her again,

you and I will both die together.

So what is it?

What did Secretary Yoon have evidence of?

Yes, hello.

You parked the car with license plate number 9276, didn't you?

I am Reporter Kang Ji Min from A Channel.

Can I take a look at the content of your dash cam?

This only shows how he died.

Hold on.

Here, after Yoon Sang Kyu falls

This light up there.

Did a motion-activated light just turn on?

So that means someone else could have been up there.

This was at 10:11 PM.

Please investigate anyone who exited the building after that time.

Alright, I'll do that.

Is practice going well?

Well, so-so.

The person that you said you found...

What about her?

Are things going well after you met her?

No. I won't meet her anymore.

Why not? You wanted to see her so much.

That's true,

but it's not right to continue to meet with someone when she is happily married.

She's married?

Yes.

But why are you suddenly asking me about that?

Well, even just thinking of Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran,

I was concerned about you continuing to meet with her.

Don't worry.

We've just agreed to cheer each other on while walking separate paths.

So you met with Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran?

Yes. I had something to discuss with her about your next signing event.

Signing event? Then there will be reporters there, too.

Of course.

I liked that Reporter Kang Ji Min from last time.

Huh?

He had the best interview questions. How about him?

I would like you to make sure he comes.

Why not? You didn't like him, Se Mi?

No, I'll ask him,

though it's very likely he will refuse.

What do you mean by that?

The truth is

he is my ex-husband.

Ex-husband?

He obviously wouldn't like seeing me, his ex-wife, again.

And something happened between us recently.

May I ask what happened?

We had a bit of a fight.

Why?

It was about him dating a woman.

Being concerned about his love life after you've divorced,

that doesn't seem like you, Se Mi.

Isn't that true?

But if that woman deceived my ex-husband for her own purposes

that changes things, doesn't it?

Her own purposes?

Woo Joo, let's eat this.

Wow, Grandma made sweet potato wedges for you, Woo Joo.

Here.

How do you like it?

It's delicious.

Aigoo, I'm so relieved.

But you know, there is so much of it.

- Ah, yes. - How about it?

Do you know anyone you could share this with?

Oh, yes. Who was that?

Your art tutor? How about we bring some to her?

Yes, that sounds good.

Shall we, Woo Joo?

Teacher isn't home.

- Huh? - What?

You went to her house?

Why did you go to her house?

I wanted to give this to her.

What is this? Oh, hand cream.

And I miss her, too.

Aigoo, Grandma really wants to

see your teacher, too.

- Grandpa, too. - Auntie, too.

Then shall I show you her picture?

Yes, yes, let's see them.

This was when we went camping.

And this is when we went to the awards ceremony for the art festival.

And this is at Teacher's house.

Her house?

Where is Teacher's house?

It's not far. It's the rooftop room in the villa next to the laundry.

Right there?

- Ah... - Then shall we ask her to come over?

Yes, that sounds good.

Ask her to come over. Maybe we can all have dinner together?

I can't. Dad told me to stop calling her.

- Huh? - Why?

I don't really know either.

He just said Teacher won't come to our house anymore.

What...

What is she talking about?

Oh, dear.

I have information to give you about Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran.

I believe that you can help Ji Eun Soo, Mr. Reporter.

- Seonbae? - Hmm? - I looked into it.

You did?

That man, Yoon Sang Kyu, he used to work as Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran's secretary.

Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran's secretary?

Yes. But Seonbae,

will it be okay to keep digging into D.O like this?

There was a lot of internal talk when you looked into Artist Kim Hyang Gi last time.

What's wrong, Teacher?

Eun Soo? Eun Soo?

- Teacher. - Please come to your senses, Eun Soo.

Yes, Detective Kwon?

You haven't found out about Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran's son's case?

I just got the investigation file.

Please send me the information about the culprit right away. Yes.

How can this be?

He said he had information to give me

and asked me to help you, Eun Soo.

So what were you trying to do to help me?

Why did this happen to you?

[Ji Eun Soo] [Central District Detention Center]

You're coming home now?

Why are you here?

Sorry.

You wouldn't come though I waited for a long time, so I came in without your permission.

Please forgive me, just this once.

Has something happened?

No, nothing.

Noona, I found out everything.

What?

The real reason you want to live with Reporter Kang Ji Min.

That it's because of your child.

How did you find out about that?

And that's not all, is it?

Because I already knew about your life in the past 10 years.

The reason I didn't ask you anything

is because if I asked you, you'd have to remember, and it will hurt again.

But now that I know what you were trying to do

I couldn't just keep quiet anymore.

Yes.

I know

that what I'm trying to do is crazy.

But I want to protect my child.

Then do that, Noona.

Even if it's crazy or not, what you want to do most, Noona,

I'll help you with that.

Yeon Joon.

I'm on your side, Noona.

Why are you doing that for me?

Aren't you scared of me?

They say I killed my husband.

No, the Ji Eun Soo I know

would never do such a thing.

And even if you did,

that changes nothing for me.

That is how much you mean to me, Noona.

[D.O Cosmetics Vice President Jeon Ki Beom Murder Investigation]

[Information about Culprit, Investigation Report]

Wow, you are tenacious.

You are still obsessed about this case?

Aigoo.

Station Chief.

What if this woman's action

was ruled as self-defense due to domestic violence?

How many years would she have gotten?

She could have been released on probation, if things went well for her.

Why? Do you suspect domestic violence?

Oh, don't you remember?

You went to the detention center many times back then, trying to meet this woman.

This woman kept refusing to meet you, so you were always turned away.

Yes, that happened.

If she could defend what happened, why wouldn't she have met with you?

To be blunt

if she had a choice between rotting in prison for 10 years or being released on probation?

The choice is obvious, isn't it?

More than anything, there was no evidence of domestic violence

and no witnesses.

So she lied about that, obviously.

She lied...

I have trauma.

My ex-husband

used to beat me.

Hello?

Se Mi is asking for all of her personal information.

Do not give her anything.

I was a bit surprised to hear from you.

I heard from Se Mi

that you were her ex-husband.

And also that you adopted Eun Soo's daughter.

So what do you want to speak to me about?

I wanted to tell you that Noona was really not trying to deceive you.

You've experienced her, so you should know

what sort of person she really is.

This is a bit strange.

It felt like you had romantic interest in Ji Eun Soo.

Why are you rooting for me to be with her now?

You are correct.

I do have feelings for Noona.

If I could have my way, I want to take Noona with me back to the U.S. immediately.

But I know that the person Noona wants is not me.

Please take this.

What is this?

Noona doesn't know about this.

I decided this on my own.

I found this in Noona's room.

Please take a look for yourself and decide.

Oh goodness.

I'm home.

Oh, welcome. Sit down.

What about Woo Joo?

Your mom and Ji Kyeong took her to the bath house.

Oh, you know, about Woo Joo,

she was very sullen

and listless all day long.

- She was? - Yeah.

Oh yes, well...

I hear that Woo Joo's art tutor adores Woo Joo so much?

Yes.

But why did she quit teaching her?

That's what Woo Joo told us.

You didn't like something about her?

- Father. - Yes?

Later, I will tell you everything later.

Oh, sure.

I understand.

Oh, Ji Min.

Oh, they're here.

Ji Min's home?

You've come.

Let's eat apples. Come on, Woo Joo.

Oh, how refreshing.

Woo Joo, what did you do at Grandma's house?

I was just there.

You didn't have fun?

It's not that.

Why do you seem so down?

Dad?

Teacher really won't be coming anymore?

I told you, she is busy with something else.

If that's true, I can still contact her, can't I?

Did she say she didn't want that?

Woo Joo. You're too young to understand

but everyone has their own circumstances, and that's how it is for Teacher.

So

is that why you threw away the artwork I made with Teacher, too?

About that...

They broke up?

Well...

He didn't say that, exactly.

I'm just saying that's what it felt like to me.

Aigoo, then you should have kept asking

until he told you the truth.

He said he will tell me later when the time is right.

Anyway, stop trying to find out more.

He looked so happy just a couple of days ago.

So I'm sad about this.

Darn it.

Aiyoo.

I wanted to tell you that Noona was really not trying to deceive you.

I found this in Noona's room.

Please take a look for yourself and decide.

Yes, Detective Kwon?

Oh, Reporter Kang.

You said something about that case bothered you?

Since I got the file, I looked over it again, too.

Try listening to this.

Oh, yes.

[Detective Kwon]

[Audio File]

This is 112.

I killed someone.

Please come quickly.

This is 112.

I killed someone.

Yes, Detective Kwon.

You have the original file for this recording, don't you?

I have something I want to confirm.

Yes, I'll be right there.

Woo Joo? Daddy has to leave to go somewhere briefly.

Woo Joo?

Woo Joo.

Who is it?

You are Woo Joo's teacher, aren't you?

I guess her circumstances aren't great.

I'm sorry to come over so late without even a phone call.

No, it's alright.

I hate beating around the bush,

so let me speak to you directly.

The person who is dating my Ji Min,

I came because I wanted to see her face.

Has something happened between you two?

Woo Joo said her teacher can't come anymore and her dad told her so.

I know my son enough to know he will never answer me if I ask him about it.

So I know it's a bit shameless, but that is why I came to see you.

It appears to me that you do have some feelings for my Ji Min.

Isn't that why you guys visited each other's homes and even went on an outing together?

He is someone who is too good for me.

Isn't he, though?

It's not just because he's my son, but he really is such a fine and sincere person.

Once he gives his heart to someone, he will even give that person all his internal organs.

So is it because of Woo Joo?

You don't like that he has a child?

Again, it's not just because she's my granddaughter.

Woo Joo may be young, but she is really thoughtful and kind.

She would never give a hard time to someone who would become her stepmother.

She won't act like a brat. She is not that kind of child.

It's not that.

Then what is it?

Oh, of all times.

Honey, I'll call you back in a moment.

What?

Woo Joo is what?

Woo Joo! Woo Joo!

Oh no. Woo Joo!

Woo Joo! Woo Joo!

Aigoo, my baby. Aigoo.

What happened to you?

Doctor? What happened?

She had asthma.

So it looks like she got an infection of the respiratory tract due to a cold and suffered breathing troubles.

I see.

Oh, what happened to my baby? Aigoo.

My baby...

Oppa went into her room

and she was not even breathing.

I'm alright now.

So please don't cry anymore.

Oh, look at where my mind is. Please come in.

Oh, her... ?

What happened?

Well... that is... um... Woo Joo kept speaking about her teacher

so I was curious to know what she was like and visited her.

Then Woo Joo suddenly collapsed like this... so...

Please come this way.

Please come this way, please.

Woo Joo, your teacher is here.

Yes, please come this way.

This way.

Woo Joo? Are you alright—

Why is she doing that?

Woo Joo?

Woo Joo.

Teacher doesn't want to see me at all.

That's not true. She ran here right away after hearing you collapsed.

Then how can she never call me or even send me a text message?

How can she never visit me, even once?

I waited for her every single day.

I hate you, Teacher.

Please let me tell you.

Why I now came to see Woo Joo, after all this time.

So go ahead, then.

I... was in prison all this time.

Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran's son, Vice President Jeon Ki Beom, is my ex-husband.

I knew that.

Also that you were convicted of murder.

Is there anything more?

Any astonishing fact that I must know?

I did not know Woo Joo was adopted by anyone.

What do you mean by that?

I trusted in what that woman told me.

She came to see me and said she would raise my Woo Joo well.

I trusted her when she said that.

Who?

Kim Ho Ran.

And?

So tell me. How did Woo Joo become my daughter?

Kim Ho Ran tried to kill my Woo Joo.

Her only blood relative? Why?

She never had any intention of raising the child.

As payback for me having killed her son

she tried to steal my daughter away from me.

That makes no sense.

There is a witness.

He couldn't bring himself to kill the child, so he lied and said he killed her.

And he had her adopted instead. It was Secretary Yoon.

But he committed suicide?

Secretary Yoon did not commit suicide.

He has something that was threatening to Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran.

Please... please believe what I'm telling you.

But how? How can I believe you?

You hid the fact that you were my daughter's mother and you approached me with deceitful intentions.

And you expect me to believe what you are telling me now?

Someone who lied once, why couldn't she lie again?

That's enough. I'll be going now.

Ji Min, I know that it's shameless of me to ask you believe me.

But I'm begging you.

I don't need to be Woo Joo's mom, just let me stay by her side.

No, just let me see her once in a while.

So Woo Joo won't cry because of me, so I can just hold her hand...

Stop.

If what you are telling me is the truth, it's all the more reason I can't let you near Woo Joo.

I do not want Woo Joo

to be in danger because of you again.

Kim Ho Ran

tried to kill my Woo Joo.

What brings you here?

10 years ago, I adopted a daughter from here.

I wanted information about my child from before she was adopted.

Information before the adoption isn't usually shared with the adoptive parents.

Yoon Sang Gyu left the child in your care,

I already know that.

I'm sorry but I cannot tell you without his permission—

But we can no longer receive his permission.

He passed away recently.

What?

I beg of you.

If you know something, please tell me.

This is something I must know as her adoptive parent.

The truth is, he came to visit me recently.

That if anyone asks about the child's information before she was adopted, to never tell them

and to erase all records about her.

[Returned to Sender]

[From: Ji Eun Soo] [Central District Detention Center]

Mr. Reporter, after reading the letter from you, the reporter who wanted to meet with me,

you can't imagine how grateful I was.

Yes, I will wait for you.

I really did not kill my husband.

Please help me reveal that truth.

Hello, Mr. Reporter.

The letter that I sent you was returned to me.

Has something happened?

My trial on an appeal case was dismissed. So now, Mr. Reporter, you are the only hope I have left.

So that I can let others know how unfairly I've been treated,

please help me.

I have a child.

I have to protect this child.

I think this is probably the last letter that I can send you.

I sent my child away.

If you ever read this letter,

with the hope that I can meet my child again,

I will live on without giving up.

With the hope that I will meet my child again.

♫ I love you. I do not love you. ♫

♫ Stuck in between ♫

♫ Now wherever I look ♫

Teacher, I like you.

♫ What words are written ♫

♫ at the end of my heart? ♫

♫ They say the more you love, the further you get ♫

I do not want Woo Joo

to be in danger because of you again.

♫ In the end, it means that I love you ♫

♫ All the lies of this world are lies ♫

♫ Like my heart that never wanted you ♫

[A Channel]

This is 112.

I killed someone.

What?

Please come quickly.

It's Line Officetel, Room 803.

Doesn't this recording sound a bit strange?

Hold on. Let me get rid of the ambient noise.

I killed someone. - Oh?

- What is it? - This wave pattern is a bit strange.

This section right here is too clean.

This is unusual. Even if you get rid of the ambient noise, it's normal to have some of it remain.

So this file could be artificially composed?

There is a high possibility.

[Artist Kim Hyang Gi's New Works]

Thank you for attending this VVIP event prepared by our marketing team.

As you can see, this work

is the one Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran

successfully bid for at Christie's of London. It is Artist Kim Hyang Gi's

"The Fake Face."

As you can see, light and dark are used

to express a face that looks different based on the illumination on it.

The true face of humans who avoid the truth they don't want to face.

It is a high-class work of art that expresses that insightful concept.

I found that very interesting, and that is how I came to purchase this work.

As we live life, wanting to avoid what causes us pain,

isn't that human nature, after all?

Have you avoided the truth before, Chairwoman?

Do you remember me?

I am Reporter Kang Ji Min who wanted to uncover the truth of your son's death 10 years ago.

Do you really think your daughter-in-law killed him?

Please leave.

It's alright.

Wasn't that the result of the police investigation at that time?

Yes, that is true.

But a woman who barely weighs 50 kg , while opposing a man much larger than herself,

stabbed him hard enough to fracture his ribs?

Didn't you find that strange?

So what is it that you want to say?

At that time, I was researching other possibilities.

Did the daughter-in-law really kill him?

If she did, maybe it was self-defense due to domestic violence?

I had these kinds of questions about this case.

So I was working on this, but I couldn't finish because I was suddenly sent away on a foreign correspondent assignment.

But I recently found out that the one who sent me on that foreign correspondent assignment

was you, Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran.

Is this also a coincidence?

Oh, I thought you came to thank me for giving you a good career opportunity.

It makes me sad that you are not being grateful.

How could I dare to help anyone again?

And I had no idea you were working on that case at that time.

Do you know what this is?

The person who was your daughter-in-law back then

wrote me dozens of letters claiming that she was innocent.

But as you can see,

they were all returned to sender. Every single one.

To make sure I would never receive them.

What happened?

This is the problem with Korean reporters these days.

This kind of reporting, to just throw everything and see what might stick.

Are you accusing me of interfering, so you two could not meet?

I've never said that it was you who did it, Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran.

I'm wondering if maybe Yoon Sang Gyu did it?

That man who recently committed suicide? And who was also your secretary?

You see, he arranged to meet with me, and died right before we could meet.

Doesn't this strangely overlap with the incident from 10 years ago?

As if someone is deliberately interfering?

So I plan on finding out who may be doing this.

What do you think of that, Chairwoman Kim Ho Ran?

He dares to mess with me?

[University Hospital]

A crab?

Okay.

Really.

Grandpa is embarrassed.

What are you doing here?

I'm sorry.

I just wanted to see her one last time.

What are you doing here?

Why are you here?

I came to see my granddaughter.

I'm sorry.

Yes, Reporter Park? Did you find anything about Artist Kim Hyang Gi?

♫ I love you. I do not love you. ♫

♫ Stuck in between ♫

♫ Now wherever I look ♫

Lie After Lie ~ Preview ~

I can't leave.

No, I won't leave.

I have to protect Woo Joo.

Yes, don't leave.

I am the only one who can get rid of Ji Eun Soo, the Chairwoman's former daughter-in-law.

Do not touch that woman. This is not your concern, Se Mi.

Then you want me to watch an ex-con be next to my man and my child?

Let's talk.

What did they say? Aren't they curious about me?

Should I give you a chance to leave before you are more humiliated? Or should I just tell everyone?

Does the child know? I'm afraid my granddaughter may get hurt, too.

♫ In the end, it means that I love you ♫

♫ All the lies of this world are lies ♫