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[The locales, characters, agencies, and incidents in this drama have no relevance to real life.]

[My Perfect Stranger] [13. Time flies but love endures]

[Episode 13]

[On-site repair: TV, record player, radio]

[Time flies...]

[Time flies but love endures] This is a really good item, right?

Oh, of course!

As long as you take good care of it, it will last 100...

I mean, 200 years easily.

Good. It should.

Since my grandson will use it in the future.

What do you mean, your grandson? Oh, Yeon Woo!

Is Yeon Woo marrying someone?

- By chance, he didn't get her pregnant— - Hey! Come on!

Don't say such a thing! No, that's not it.

If it's not, then what?

Actually, I had a dream a while ago.

I'm walking down a foggy road, and then

I come across that old underpass in the mountains in the back.

Then suddenly, out of that dark underpass, a huge tiger this big emerges roaring!

But then he comes into my arms and lays there.

That's a good dream, isn't it?

So I want to put dibs on the dream as my grandson's conception dream.

Wow! I don't know when it will be, but it looks like he'll be a very smart grandson.

I'm buying it now in preparation for celebrating the first time I meet him.

I wonder when I will actually get to meet him.

Oh, I'm so curious!

Wait a minute! Wait!

Wait a minute.

Why?

Detective, it's not what you think.

Move. You'll get hurt.

Please! No!

I-I explained to you earlier, didn't I?

He told me to go get you, so how could he have killed anyone?

- That doesn't make sense! - Didn't you hear me say to move!

Yoon Young, it's all right.

It's all right.

Please let me talk to her for a minute.

She has to be on her own while I'm away. She's family.

You have three minutes.

You trust me, right?

Of course. Why do you even ask that?

By the time I arrived, the murder had already been committed.

I think while he tried to save your mom, he ran into the culprit.

What should I do?

What do I need to do?

I'll return soon, so don't worry.

For now, go to your mom's place.

You have to be with people in the safest place possible.

And by any chance,

can you drive?

Do you know... how to drive?

Why are you asking me that?

You said you'll return soon!

Why are you asking me that right now?

In case.

Just in case, I...

There's no such thing as "Just in case."

I told you what kind of future I want.

No matter what happens,

I'll wait for you at our house.

By myself.

Terrified.

So hurry back.

Don't get hurt anywhere.

I'll do that.

I'll be sure to do that.

Geez, look at this brazen guy!

That's enough.

There's clear evidence, so no need to drag it out trying to get a confession out of him.

Let's wrap up what we have and send him to the prosecution first thing in the morning.

- Yes, sir! - Geez! Finally, this nightmare is over!

Come here! Over here! Shit! What is this?

Geez! This is driving me crazy!

You said you caught the culprit!

You said he was the one, and you got him!

So why did this happen again?

And why my child again?

What if something worse had happened to her?

- Dad. - Geez!

That's enough.

[Elevator]

It's bad enough that he got to our Kyeong Ae...

When I see him, I'm going to tear him up!

[Elevator]

Oh, my baby. What do we do?

Soon Ae baby...

[Bong Bong Cafe]

[Bong Bong Cafe]

Just a moment.

[A woman who reads is dangerous.]

A Bong Bong Cafe matchbox was found in Lee Soon Ae's possession.

There was a note inside it as well.

The sentence, "A woman who reads is dangerous," as well as the handwriting.

I'm sure of it. It's exactly the same as the ones he wrote before.

Go Mi Sook was not the culprit. She was a witness.

The culprit is a man, and the only person who knows his face is

Go Mi Sook.

It seems that the guy at the abandoned house really was the culprit.

Yes, right.

Call me as soon as the student Lee Soon Ae wakes up.

All right.

Yoon Hae Joon.

Between the night of the 16th and early morning of the 17th,

when Lee Joo Young and Lee Kyeong Ae were murdered,

where were you, and what were you doing?

What's going on?

Who is the culprit?

Who is it?

Why are you asking me that?

Another person died again.

This time it's a male student.

Someone in your grade from the same school.

A perfectly healthy guy died in an abandoned house. You know why?

Because if he didn't, Lee Soon Ae would have died.

What are you talking about?

I'm saying the real culprit almost killed Soon Ae!

And he died while trying to save her! All because of you!

Why is that all my fault?

If only you had reported it honestly in the first place.

If only the police hadn't wasted time arresting the wrong person because of your lies.

This wouldn't have happened.

I don't know what you heard from whom, but...

I don't know anything.

Cut the bullshit and just say it.

Who is the culprit!

Who do you think you are, telling me what to do?

Who the hell are you that you keep showing up and interfering with my life?

In any case, your plans are...

all ruined now, Go Mi Sook.

They arrested the Korean language teacher.

What?

Now they might blame him for everything.

What are you talking about?

I'm saying everything got tangled up.

How could Go Min Soo have killed anyone if he was in custody the whole time?

The police will need to find a new culprit and of all people!

Go Mi Sook, I know why you did it.

But this isn't right.

You're putting too many people in danger.

I'll help you find another way.

So just help us this one time.

Just tell us who the culprit is, and...

Let go.

I don't need any help from you.

I don't know anything, so just go.

I already know you showed up at Lee Kyeong Ae's murder scene.

I'm asking about before that.

Where were you, and what were you doing?

I was with Yoo Beom Ryong. Even back then.

Yoo Beom Ryong had called me.

Back then, too.

Mr. Yoon, she's dead.

She's dead.

In the end, it became like that.

He was looking at Lee Joo Young's dead body?

He was terrified and called me, his homeroom teacher.

He was afraid to go to the police.

They say she's a commie.

If they find out that I saw her twice and didn't even report it...

You know very well why he was that afraid of being mixed up with

Ms. Lee Joo Young. With your nephew's situation and all.

If you're thinking about putting all the blame

on Yoo Beom Ryong right now...

I'm just answering honestly since you asked about my alibi.

Yoo Beom Ryong is not the culprit.

You can tell just by looking at the handwriting. That goes the same for me.

You'll get a better picture when you go to the school.

He couldn't have possibly forged

his writing for all the past exams, assignments, and everything else.

Then, what is this?

Why was this in your pocket?

I picked that up.

Are you playing games with me right now?

I know it's a damn twisted situation.

But you know there are many ways to check.

Like my handwriting,

and asking Lee Soon Ae.

Hear her out when she wakes up.

Who she was running away from.

Why Yoo Beom Ryong had to die there.

I'm so curious. It's driving me crazy!

Whenever I ran into you,

I thought you were suspicious numerous times.

So I'll take this opportunity to find out once and for all.

Why you were at all those places.

Look forward to it.

It will be tough to get out of it this time.

I know it doesn't make any sense, but

you seem like someone who came on purpose to save me, Mr. Yoon.

Thank you.

Oh, I was going to give that for Soon Ae's tuition! Seriously...

Soon Ae, it's your teacher.

Mr. Yoon! I'm being chased by the culprit!

Beom Ryong, wake up! Beom Ryong!

No matter what happens, I'll wait for you at our house.

So hurry back.

Don't get hurt anywhere.

I'll do that.

[Elevator]

Who is he? He's been here crying since last night.

The one who went on our rooftop...

What?

Then he's the punk who...

Goodness!

Just leave him alone.

He had suffered because of us.

He was arrested even though he was innocent.

He kept his mouth shut to protect our Soon Ae.

I don't think he ate anything all day, either.

Who does he think he is, starving himself?

Who are you to starve yourself because of Soon Ae?

They said her shock was too great,

but there's nothing wrong with her, so she'll wake up soon. Okay?

Go ahead and eat.

Geez.

I don't think I can swallow the food.

Soon Ae's still lying there like that.

How scary...

and terrifying it must have been for her

that she can't even wake up!

That bastard.

When he's caught, he better watch out.

Then you have to eat more, punk!

You're too skinny for a guy!

Come on.

Ah.

Ah!

Eat like this. Hurry!

Come on now. Hold your chopsticks!

[Faith, Trust]

Come out.

[Teaching license]

What is this?

What happened?

Your identification, resume, and teacher certification.

They're all fake.

I'm asking you what's going on.

Just in case, I searched all your prior jobs and addresses you jotted down.

But... there were no signs of anyone named Yoo Hae Joon having been there.

In fact, there wasn't even a record of you ever being born!

Do you know what this means?

Do you know this is a more serious situation than murder?

Tell the truth while I'm giving you a chance.

I want to turn you and Baek Yoon Young over for espionage charges.

But I'm trying to hold back and hear you out.

Because of the debt I owe you.

You're wrong, Uncle.

You probably don't know since you never came to visit me at the hospital.

But if it wasn't for that teacher,

I don't know what would have happened to Brother and me.

He came by every day just to tap our shoulders.

He seemed more like a guardian.

A guardian that my brother and I no longer have.

Instead of a dimwitted and foolish uncle like me,

my nephews...

Since I owe you for protecting those poor kids, all this nonsensical stuff...

I brought over the suspicious things I don't even need to question you about.

Talk!

Explain in a way that will help me understand!

If I do, will you believe me?

Everything.

If I tell you honestly, will you believe me?

What?

I have something to show you.

Also, I don't at all consider it as a debt.

But if that's how you see it, then let me see those benefits

just this once.

I would like you to bring Director Yoon Byeong Gu to my house.

Right now.

What's the meaning of this situation?

Oh, well... that is...

Oh, gosh.

Please come this way.

All right.

Yes.

What is all this...

Wait! What is this?

[Serial Killer Mr. Go Sentenced to Life Inprisonment]

How do you have an article from 1988?

[October 17th, 1988]

This is the address I wrote down. Why is it here?

I thought you'd believe me only if you saw it yourself.

That...

I came from the future.

I came from a distant future, but we are closer than you think.

Director Yoon Byeong Gu is the father of my father.

And your nephew Baek Hee Seop's future daughter

is Baek Yoon Young, who is living with me now.

Although you've run into her a few times already.

So you're saying, you came here in a time machine?

Yes.

Because the wrong culprit was arrested here,

you ended up dying.

So that's why you came here to catch the culprit yourself.

Is that it?

Yes.

I'm sorry, Director Yoon. We can get going now.

I believed such a crazy bastard, and

made you listen to this nonsense in the middle of the night.

All right, get up. Get up, you bastard!

A bastard like you should be sent to the NSA or to the mental hospital!

I'll definitely send you to one of them, so...

Goodness! T-That... T-That...

Could you please show that to me?

[Time flies but love endures]

O-Oh...

then...

are you really... my grandson?

Yes.

Dong Shik. Dong Shik!

Director Yoon, what are you doing? Are you actually believing this nonsense right now?

I mean, it's just that...

I know how crazy this seems, but...

That's the watch I bought yesterday at the jewelry shop in town.

They told me it was a rare piece that came from abroad.

I spent a lot of money on it so I could give it to my grandson later.

And that handwriting... I wrote that.

It's exactly the same thing I had engraved in the back.

Come on, how could I not recognize my own writing?

Where is it?

Didn't he steal it from you?

I received it this afternoon.

But you arrested him last night, didn't you?

I don't know what's going on, either.

But when he said he was my grandson,

I do feel loving toward him in an odd way.

No.

No, Director Yoon.

This doesn't make sense whatsoever.

We have to arrest him again immediately!

Soon Ae.

Soon Ae.

Soon Ae, do you know who I am?

I'm Yoon Young.

Soon Ae.

Oh, Mom! Mom...

Soon Ae! Thank you! Mom...

Yoon Young.

Gosh! Gosh, Soon Ae!

Mom.

Are you awake now?

I'm sorry.

Why are you sorry?

It's okay. You're awake now, so it's okay.

It's okay.

It's all right.

It's all right, my baby.

Mom.

Soon Ae.

Did you, by any chance, see the culprit's face?

No.

Mr. Yoon, the teacher who lives across from your house...

It's him, right?

What are you talking about?

Are you saying Mr. Yoon is the culprit?

No way. That doesn't make any sense.

♫ You, who came to me like a coincidence ♫

♫ Do you remember the first day we met? ♫

♫ Everything seemed unfamiliar when our eyes met ♫

♫ With only our awkward smiles ♫

♫ When flowers bloom in spring, and rain falls in the summer ♫

Thank you for returning to me safely.

♫ Even though I didn't know at first ♫

♫ You, who came to me like fate ♫

I'm sorry.

I'm the one who's sorry.

Do you think... we looked like relatives just now?

Not exactly...

But it's all right.

I told them everything anyway.

But did you know I was home?

Soon Ae woke up.

She told the detectives everything that happened that day.

And who saved her.

Mr. Yoon was the one who came to help me.

Let's go.

Yes. I got it.

Pardon?

No.

There was nothing particularly suspicious.

Yes.

Thank you, Dong Shik.

It's not because I believe him.

Since you kept begging me, so for now...

But this is not enough.

I need something more definitive.

You saw the search for divided families on TV, right?

I heard they do this at times.

Did it hurt?

It's just taking some blood.

Although I don't know what the results will be.

We have to know.

If the results come out wrong, I'll send you off to either NSA or the mental hospital.

All right. All right.

I released you because of Director Yoon. Not because of you.

I don't believe any of the absurdity.

So I'll keep my eyes on you until the results come out.

Don't you dare think about doing anything foolish. Just stay home.

You can't go to school, either.

I'll go and check often. Got that?

Well...

Never mind. Gosh. Well...

Who did our Hee Seop marry?

My mom is Lee Soon Ae.

Lee Soon Ae. Lee Soon Ae.

So you're saying the bus terminal's Hyeong Man is...

Oh, I see.

T-Then, you knew who I was from the beginning?

I found out after I arrived here.

I didn't know my dad had any older relatives in his life.

Why not?

How could you not know about me?

It seems he wasn't in touch with you anymore.

He never told me about you, either.

Let's get going.

[Ward 2]

That bastard.

He said he doesn't believe any of it, and yet...

he looks pretty hurt, doesn't he?

Yes, he does.

You really didn't get hurt anywhere. Right?

You're not hiding an injury from me because it can't be seen. Right?

He wasn't like that.

I was so worried that something might've happened to you.

I bet I was even more scared.

I was worried you'd be in danger because of me.

That I had ruined everything.

Although I feel like that a little bit already.

I will catch him no matter what.

I will make him pay fully for all his crimes so far.

We're really close now.

We found out the person who knows the culprit.

And at least one detective is on our side.

Our side?

I don't think so.

He says surveillance, but it will soon become cooperation.

Half of him believes us already, and the other half will soon follow.

How?

There's no way he can beat the person who knows the future.

Hey!

Give me one.

What's up with the newspaper?

If today is June 7th, the article on building new highways must be on the front page.

From Daejeon to Jinju. From Cheongju to Sangju.

From Cheonan to Nonsan. I think that's what they said.

You came to keep an eye on me. Right?

The catcher Kim Jong Min came in.

Here is the first throw! The first base caught it. Tag!

This is quite stifling.

I can't even go outside.

Now, the foul ball. It's high.

All these games bore me to death since I know all the results already.

The third base.

Pintos 5. Lions 4.

Pintos' victory.

Pintos win!

The game is over!

[Pintos: 5, Lions: 4]

♫ Jjarabbabba you are beautiful ♫

♫ Jjajjara jjarabbabbabba ♫

♫ Jjarabbabba you're so dependable ♫

♫ Jjajjara jjarabbabbabba ♫

♫ Jjarabbabba don't be shy ♫

♫ Jjajjara jjarabbabbabba ♫

The red thigh band wins 3-2 with a comeback win.

♫ Jjajjara bbabbabba ♫

How about you just take a chance and believe me?

You know we don't have much time right now.

The culprit who murdered three people is still roaming around even as we speak.

In any case, I'm not supposed to be here.

Even if we catch the culprit, there's nothing more I can do from that point.

Detective, you have to take care of the rest.

I'll share with you everything I know.

So from this point onward, why don't we try to work together?

[Statement]

Are you saying Go Mi Sook lied?

Instead of reporting the real culprit, she planned to frame her older brother.

I did think Go Mi Sook was strange, but how could she do that to her family?

Well, not that I should be saying anything like that.

Didn't you do that because you really wanted to catch the right person?

You believed that the real culprit needs to pay for his crimes even if he is your family.

I know you went to see Baek Hee Seop and Baek Yoo Seop while they were in the hospital.

Excuse me.

Hello.

If things had unfolded originally, their situation would've been much worse.

Baek Hee Seop lived his life

hating himself and the world due to what happened to his older brother.

And you, Detective, you lived your entire life guilt-ridden.

In a way, successfully solving this case

could be an opportunity to change your future, Detective.

The same goes for me, too.

So you're saying, let's try our best together? Is that it?

We'll find out if you're crazy or not when the test results come out.

Maybe it's because we talked too much. I feel like I've gone crazy, too.

Then... should I meet Go Mi Sook first?

Man, I guess he's helpful as a dad, after all.

Dad? We don't know that yet!

- Gosh... - Dong Shik, is that you?

- What brings you here at this hour? - Oh, Dong Shik.

Please let me go outside for a bit with Mr. Yoon.

Oh, well. That's...

I beg you, Dong Shik.

He said I can't leave no matter what.

On the condition that I'd stick by you the whole time.

You know how trustworthy I am.

I mean, your grandpa is.

Why are you so surprised? I'm the one who feels awkward.

You must be used to it by now.

If I say "Hae Joon," you should say "Yes, Grandpa..."

Gosh! My goodness!

This feels... so strange.

While we are at it, why don't we try calling each other—

Please have some.

Yes.

I always wanted to drink soju like this with my grandson.

You've accepted it already, even without the results yet.

Those results are for other people.

I can recognize my own bloodline.

That suits you perfectly.

Here, show it to me.

Come on.

If you look over here,

I had something engraved for you in my handwriting.

"Tempus fugit, amor manet."

Do you know what it means?

"Time flies, but love endures."

You know it well!

Just as expected!

But why did you write something creepy like this?

Does it seem that way?

Well, I thought it'd be nice for you to look at that when life gets difficult.

Thinking, "My grandpa really loved me,

preparing a gift like this even before I was born while waiting for me and bought it for me."

As time passes by, even after I leave this world,

the love for my grandson would last 100 or 200 years.

I was hoping that love would continue to protect you.

Anyway, who is Yeon Woo's partner?

Wait, then, are you saying...

Bong Bong Cafe's Chung Ah is your mom and my daughter-in-law?

Really?

Whether it's true or not, walk straight ahead!

Walk straight...

Hey! Wait, wait. It's here!

- This is where your mom is! - Quiet...

- Be quiet. - Let's go up and see.

Come on, let's go!

Let's see what your mom is doing right now. Just take a peek with grandpa.

Oh, gosh! What's there to see? Let's just walk straight home.

Come on, let's see!

Gosh! Walk straight! Straight.

We should go see...

So easy for you to call yourself grandpa!

You darn gramps.

Drink in moderation! Moderation.

You'll suffer from high blood pressure later. Okay?

I was just a darn gramps to you, wasn't I?

My precious baby...

How dare he...

You won!

Everything is free today.

You just won as the 20,000th customer at Bong Bong Cafe.

How ridiculous...

I'm serious, though.

I know I shouldn't talk to you unnecessarily or give you menu recommendations,

but I can't do that to my 20,000th customer.

Sit down. I'll make you a ssanghwa tea. Okay?

Why are you sitting here?

Well...

I'm using "20,000th customer" as an excuse to talk to you.

With you, Yoon Hae Joon.

Out of all those names, how could you be named Hae Joon?

Did your boyfriend tell you my name?

Why did you look at me that way when we ran into each other at the movie theater?

What? How did I look at you?

Then you ignored me completely for a while after that.

Is this an interrogation?

No, it's not like that.

Eating too much of a good thing isn't good since it makes me nauseous.

This is my tenth ssanghwa tea.

Why can't you have it anymore?

Since that's the last one.

You're the last customer.

The last one?

I'm going to close this cafe now.

I'm going to leave this town.

You're leaving this town?

Yeon Woo, no...

How about your boyfriend? Does he know this?

Of course, he doesn't know.

I'm telling you, especially.

Why me?

I don't know.

Maybe you were destined to hear it.

That's why you came right at that moment.

Knowing that I'm itching to divulge a secret?

What's your reason for leaving?

If you wanted to know that, too, you should've been friends with me sooner.

It's too late now.

I should start cleaning up now.

Why is she leaving already?

When did you get here, Hyung?

Just now.

It's quite late.

Is it? I was so focused that I lost track of time again.

Since someone forgot to get me a toast again...

Oh, sorry. You didn't eat dinner, right?

No, that's all right. I can't think well when I'm full.

It was tough, huh?

Being falsely accused like that.

I heard you saved someone.

You were actually a good person.

I didn't even know that.

Well! I should go see my girlfriend.

You're going to see your girlfriend now?

Yes. I've been spending so much time here that I haven't seen her much lately.

I think she might be mad at me because of that.

I'll hurry over to get some brownie points. I can do that. Right?

I'll have my toast next time.

Did you meet your girlfriend all right last night?

Yes. We enjoyed a nice date for the first time in a while.

Is that so?

E-Everything is okay, right?

Yeah, just as usual.

How come? Should there be something?

No, I was just asking.

What in the world? That's so random.

Here.

Thank you.

They really brought a lot.

Seriously. I don't know why they brought so much.

I'm really all right.

I guess they wanted to console you, at least in that way.

So you can shake it off and get back on your feet.

Are you feeling better?

Yes.

I heard you were falsely accused and went through a lot because of me.

Soon Ae, I'm sorry I didn't find you sooner.

Oh, no.

If it weren't for you, he would've caught me right away.

When I saw your face on that dark and scary road,

I suddenly thought, "I survived!"

You have no idea how relieved I was.

So how did you get out?

Because now I can.

You must have had many visitors.

Yes. Many townspeople came by.

And you know how our homeroom teacher is.

He brought over a crowd of students every night, and they were all so loud.

Instead of feeling rested, it felt so chaotic.

Since when was this here?

The culprit has been here.

Perhaps to remove the traces of his failure.

♫ When flowers bloom in spring, and rain falls in the summer ♫

♫ The time we spend together becomes more comfortable

♫ Even though I didn't know at first, you, who came to me like fate ♫

♫ My heart that looks at you ♫