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(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)

(in this drama are fictitious.)

(Episode 15)

I got my hands on some information about the truck driver's mother.

I called the phone number to check.

I told her I was a reporter. She wants to meet right away...

as if she wants to prove her son's innocence or something.

Hello?

Hello? Are you there?

Oh, yes.

Send me her information. I'll meet her.

(Reporter Ryu Ji Hye)

Hello, I am Reporter Seo Jung Won.

You're Mr. Kim Seok Jun's mother, right?

The crazy thing is...

The day I finished my chemotherapy,

I received a call that my son died.

It was ten years ago,

but it feels like yesterday.

On December 24, 2009,

your son caused a collision.

It was concluded that he dozed off while driving,

but my father, who was a reporter at the time,

suspected that it might not have been a simple accident.

Someone was behind it.

Someone ordered my innocent son to do it.

Is that what your son said?

He denied it, but he can't fool his mother.

That time, he paid my overdue hospital bills at once...

but couldn't even tell me who lent him the money.

May I take a look?

Do you know if your son met someone often at the time?

Or did he have someone visit him often at home?

Well, I do recall seeing him...

meet some man in the parking lot in front of our place a few times.

Did you see that man's face?

I saw them from the balcony.

(Violent Crimes Unit, Songo Police, Gong Joon Ho)

"Violent Crimes Unit, Songo Police,"

"Gong Joon Ho."

(Police)

This burner phone.

It was Mr. Gong's number?

The man who killed Dad.

It was Mr. Gong.

The killer I so desperately wanted to catch.

The real culprit I've been hoping to run into, even just once.

He was right in front of me.

How...

How is this possible?

I'll give you one last chance, so turn yourself in.

Please, do it for me.

Turn in the knife, and let's go to the precinct together. Please.

I guarantee you that you'll regret this later.

I knew it'd be useless,

but I was hopeful for a moment.

Mr. Gong. I will search you to find the knife.

Tae Heon!

Tae Heon.

Tae Heon!

If you pull it out, I will die.

No!

- Hey. - Stop.

Tae Heon!

Tae Heon.

Tae Heon.

That way. Go that way.

Call an ambulance at once.

Tae Heon, hang in there.

This is Ganghwa 120.

An emergency patient at the Jaemi Fishing Ground. Send backup.

Kim Tae Heon knows now.

- What? - Seo Sang Gyeon and Cha Eun Sae.

And probably Lee Ba Reun too.

I'll lie low.

If I'm caught,

I'll take your offer.

(911 Rescue Team)

I don't know how long it'll take.

But will you...

wait for me?

Don't make me wait too long.

- Why did you ask to see me? - Sit down.

- Father. Secretary Gong... - Secretary Gong disappeared.

He said he'd vanish...

before his crimes surfaced, then hung up.

Don't bother calling Detective Kim.

It's not in the news,

but the police are looking for him.

What do you want to ask about him?

Cha Eun Sae, Lee Na Ri and my dad in the past,

as well as Lee Ba Reun. This man killed them all.

It's Secretary Gong.

Is there proof?

I witnessed it myself.

Secretary Gong...

killed my dad.

The day Bongto Factory went up in flames,

a truck accident held up the fire trucks.

You know that, don't you?

Secretary Gong arranged that too.

At the time, the factory burned down completely,

and your plans to build Mujin Resort...

sailed right ahead.

My dad was looking into the corrupt business deals.

Father, were you the one behind it?

I ordered the truck accident?

My father too.

Now that I know Secretary Gong was behind it,

I have no time or reason to stall.

Gong Joon Ho wasn't my secretary in 2009.

To be exact,

I didn't know him at the time.

He wasn't even stationed at Mueon Police Station,

and he joined Mujin Group...

after the resort was complete.

The point is, Mo Hyung Taek was the one...

who introduced him to me.

Secretary Gong worked for Mo Hyung Taek.

I have men looking for him.

As your father-in-law,

I'll do all I can.

For your father's sake.

I don't feel well. I'll head in first.

I'll keep in mind...

what you said, Father.

It's okay.

Whatever the truth is,

I can get through it. I can manage.

It's okay.

("Truck Crash Blocks Road Delaying Response to Factory Fire")

Mr. Gong promised me...

he'd take the fall for everything you did if he got caught.

The truck accident Jung Won mentioned.

- What's going on? - Make way.

Let us through.

(December 24, 2009)

Sir. Are you all right?

You ordered him to cause the accident too, didn't you?

Father, when I'm your age,

I'll be a monster too, right?

Maybe not.

Maybe I'll be even worse.

Should my child...

have a dad like me...

and a grandfather like you?

Should they have such people around?

In this world, it's one or the other.

You stomp over others, or you get stomped on.

Do you want your child to be in the latter category?

Voting for the nationwide local election...

started 4 hours ago at 6 a.m...

and will continue until 6 p.m.

So far, 12.2 percent of the population voted.

This year, 23.14 percent voted early,

and that's the highest percentage...

of all previous local and by-elections.

We won't know who might win until at least 9 p.m. tonight.

The person you have reached is unavailable.

(Detective Kim Tae Heon)

Why are you so hard to reach?

Are you chasing Gong Joon Ho?

It's me, Ms. Seo.

- Why did you pick up? - You see...

Gosh, that fool.

I told him not to tell you.

They said the surgery went well.

Considering how long I've been a cop,

it's odd a life-threatening incident like this didn't happen sooner.

Why are you being like this? You're worrying me.

You are worried about me now?

If I lose you too, then I really...

I can handle not having you by my side,

but...

I really can't imagine the world...

without you.

That, I can't handle.

So you'd better not die, really.

We all die in the end.

Just don't...

die before I do.

I'm not asking you for a favor. It's a threat.

Never...

forget what I said. Always remember it.

You know, they say...

when you're faced with a life-or-death situation,

you think of the person you cherish the most.

Right before I passed out,

you were all I thought about.

I'll never leave you.

I promise.

Don't cry.

When and how did you find out that Gong Joon Ho...

was the killer?

When you showed me the man dressed in black in the footage.

I remembered Gong Joon Ho's knife with the tornado symbol on it.

So, that was when you started suspecting him?

I'm sorry.

I thought telling you recklessly...

could put you in danger, so I couldn't tell you.

I...

regained the memories of the day my dad died.

I told you that I saw the killer.

I'm sure it was Gong Joon Ho.

What if he already stowed away or something?

Shouldn't you put out an APB on him right away?

When he stabbed me,

I stabbed him in the thigh too, so he couldn't run far away.

Even so,

we don't know when and if he will be caught.

I put a GPS tracker on his clothes.

- Hey! - Step aside!

Let go!

- Hey, push. - Darn it.

If they can't catch a killer with a bell around his neck,

they should quit being cops.

I guess Detective Oh had your phone...

because he was tracking Gong's location.

Reporter Seo. You're with Tae Heon, right?

- Can I talk to him... - I'm listening, so go on.

Did you catch him?

Yes, come and interview him.

I'm coming now.

Tae Heon.

He killed my dad, so let me watch while you interview him.

This was you, wasn't it?

You killed Cha Eun Sae with this knife.

Why did you kill Cha?

Did Seol Woo Jae tell you to do it?

I did it all on my own.

So you admit that you killed her.

Why did you kill her?

Cha Eun Sae...

found out that I killed Lee Na Ri. That's why.

You killed Lee Na Ri?

- How did it happen? - She jumped in front of my car,

but I didn't see her and hit her with my car.

- When did this happen? - The evening...

of December 24, 2009.

Hello, my... My friend is hurt.

She collapsed.

No, it was an accident.

We're near the Bongto factory now.

This voice.

On the evening of December 24, 2009,

Seol Woo Jae, who was 19 at the time, called it in.

This friend of his who was hurt. It sounds like Lee Na Ri.

When you hit Lee Na Ri with your car,

was Seol Woo Jae in the car with you?

That voice. Are you sure it was Woo Jae?

Yes, we already checked and confirmed that it was him.

I can't believe this.

Back then, I didn't know Mr. Seol Woo Jae.

From what I know, Chairman Seol's driver at the time...

hit his friend with the car by mistake, so he called it in.

Am I wrong?

The day you hit Lee Na Ri with the car and killed her...

coincides with the day he reported his friend's accident to the police.

And you say they are not related?

In 2009, I was a police detective.

Back then, I had nothing to do with Mujin Group.

In 2009, your sister was diagnosed...

with a rare disease. Didn't Chairman Seol Pan Ho...

of Mujin Construction take care of her medical expenses?

I received that money...

in return for turning a blind eye...

to some corruption in the company.

Look into it, and you'll find out right away.

You think you can bury the truth by getting away like this?

This is security footage from January 10 from Mount Mueon.

That day, Seol Woo Jae was in Mueon,

and he visited the site where Lee Na Ri was buried.

Lee Ba Reun followed him,

so he found out where his sister was buried.

Can I see the still images...

from the security footage from Mount Mueon Tae Heon is referring to?

This is Woo Jae.

Seol Woo Jae denied it was him, but anyone would say...

It is him.

I heard Assemblyman Mo's daughter said...

Lee Na Ri left the factory that night,

so I told Mr. Seol the truth.

That's why he went there.

Murdering Cha Eun Sae,

hitting Lee Na Ri with a car and burying her in the mountain,

and killing Lee Ba Reun too.

It was all me.

Mr. Seol had nothing to do with it.

You want to involve him...

because of your personal feelings.

I told you.

Nothing's more pointless than being obsessed...

when there's no chance.

Shut down the camera.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

For what?

For duping me so far?

Or for stabbing me?

I became a detective because you were one.

Not knowing you were a murderer.

Even if I want to erase you from my memory,

each time I see Jung Won,

I'll think of you.

Because you made the person...

I care about the most so miserable.

(Interrogation Room)

Why didn't you mention killing my dad?

I remembered everything.

You killed my dad.

I'm sorry.

You're not sorry!

You took so many lives,

but you don't feel an ounce of guilt!

Stop it. He confessed.

From this day on,

I'll pray until you die.

That you never stop seeing...

the faces of the people you killed.

That their pain...

seeps into every bone in your body.

(Gangha Police Station)

The day Bongto Factory burned down,

a truck accident blocked the roads, delaying the fire trucks.

This was among the dead truck driver's belongings.

The number is Secretary Gong's old burner phone number.

Gong Joon Ho was behind that accident too?

To be more exact,

someone gave him the order.

What I need to know about...

is the hit-and-run, isn't it?

Woo Jae was in the car, wasn't he?

I think...

Seol Woo Jae...

hit Lee Na Ri.

- Where's Jung Won? - She's not back yet.

The chairman's waiting in his study.

(The People's Pick, 2024 Local Election Vote Count)

(Candidate 1 Hwang, Candidate 2 Park)

Secretary Gong was arrested.

It's for the better.

Your wife is on the way home after watching his interrogation.

Console her.

As I console her,

should I say Secretary Gong didn't kill her father?

Should I say it was you?

What would you get out of doing that?

(Secretary Jang)

You can go.

Did you find out?

(Mo Hyung Taek likely to win)

So I was right, then.

(Assemblyman Mo Hyung Taek)

Congratulations on being elected. Where are you?

Thanks to your support,

I got this far.

Thank you.

Is it a gift or a bargaining chip?

As if I'd bargain with you.

I forgot my place and acted out.

Don't take it to heart.

I should give you a celebratory gift.

You gave me more than enough money.

I'm sorry about Secretary Gong.

Will it be okay?

I silenced the press, so it'll blow over.

Everyone's busy minding the election result right now.

Not that.

He worked for you.

He won't mention you, will he?

The murders he committed.

They have nothing to do with you.

Don't you hope more than anyone that I were involved?

Wasn't that why you were looking into him like a rat?

You go too far whenever you smell a profit.

When we were working on the first Mujin Resort,

you kept digging to find my weakness,

and Seo Sang Gyeon caught on.

You almost went down.

You went digging again...

and was going to threaten me for shares, weren't you?

I have something to share about Secretary Gong.

My daughter-in-law suspected I was behind him,

so I told her I didn't know him at the time.

I said I met him after the resort was done,

and that back in 2009,

he worked for you, so keep that in mind.

- What are you up to? - What?

You erased all traces of him for your sake...

after the truck accident by forging the case report.

I did that for you so...

Yes.

You did that much so we could build the first Mujin Resort.

Do me another favor.

Lie low and keep quiet.

Even if Jung Won were to bother you,

nothing changes.

All you have to do is keep quiet,

like you did before.

Was it fate?

I witnessed Cha Eun Sae's death and came this far.

It feels like...

a massive mountain...

that I can't avoid.

Is that mountain...

me?

What should I do?

What about my baby?

You're home.

You know that Secretary Gong was arrested, right?

Tae Heon said he suspected Mr. Gong when I showed him...

the hidden camera footage.

You realized after seeing the video too, right?

Did you hide it from me in case I lost control too?

No.

You kept quiet because it doesn't end with Mr. Gong.

Your father's behind Mr. Gong,

and perhaps...

Why won't you say anything?

Because...

I can't say anything.

You can't lie anymore,

but you can't admit to anything either.

Is that it?

Keeping quiet is a crime too.

You did a horrible thing not just to me,

but also...

to my child.

If you truly care about me and the baby,

you couldn't do this.

Your love...

is a lie.

You're right.

My love is a lie.

From the moment we met and until now,

I pursued you and clung to you.

I'm sorry for wanting so much.

Let's call it quits.

I'll give you a divorce.

I'll leave.

(Assemblyman Mo Hyung Taek)

It's been a long time.

What's the occasion?

Before I head to Gangwon Province,

I'd like to see you.

I'll text you my address. Let's meet.

What is it about?

You won't regret it.

I heard about it.

You identified your father's killer...

after many years.

Should I congratulate you...

or offer my condolences?

You heard who's responsible, didn't you?

To think someone you knew well was the killer.

Goodness.

It must've been a huge shock.

Assemblyman Mo. No, sorry.

Don't you know him well too, Governor Mo?

Back in 2009, Gong Joon Ho...

worked for you, according to my father-in-law.

Is that true?

On December 24, 2009,

the day of the factory fire,

you know there was a truck accident, right?

Did you have...

nothing to do with that accident?

I have a topic...

more important than that.

Your father, Seo Sang Gyeon.

He came to see me the day before he died.

(January 9, 2010)

Despite the fire,

the truth will come out eventually.

You're a journalist,

but you keep ignoring facts...

and insist your conspiracy theory is right.

There's nothing I can do.

You're trying so desperately...

to protect Chairman Seol and his family.

I wonder if you'd be so relaxed...

if another of that family's crimes were to surface.

Another crime?

Unlike the corrupt resort development,

I have clear evidence...

that that crime is a fact.

I'm keeping it in a safe place just in case.

Even if something happens to me,

that evidence...

will never be found or disappear.

My dad said that?

What is that proof?

Don't you think it's up to you to find it?

Why are you...

telling me all this?

I wonder.

Why did I tell you?

One thing's clear.

I only told you the facts.

I wish you luck, Ms. Seo.

(Commendation, Lieutenant Gong Joon Ho)

(Commendation, Lieutenant Gong Joon Ho)

Human life is so fragile.

Don't fool around. Search thoroughly.

Yes, sir.

This is...

Did you find something?

I think this is Jung Won's father's.

What is the clear proof?

Where did he put it?

(Detective Kim Tae Heon)

(Detective Kim Tae Heon)

Did you see the photo?

That's my dad's.

I put that sticker on for him.

Where did you find it?

At Gong Joon Ho's home.

He took it after the murder.

Was there a memory card?

No.

The clear proof.

Is that it?

What?

I think my dad hid the memory card somewhere.

I'll call you when I find it.

Dad said he kept clear proof somewhere...

about my father-in-law.

I think it's a memory card, so I'm looking through his things,

- but I can't find it. - Forget his things.

He might have hidden it among your things.

Go through the stuff people keep for a long time.

He's your dad.

Pretend you're him and think.

Where would you put something crucial if you were him?

In a USB flash drive or external hard drive.

But Dad never gave me such a thing.

What about you?

He didn't give me anything either.

Could he have put it...

on the company intranet or a backup site?

Your dad died while on the job,

so they'll have deleted any of his files.

Knowing my dad,

he wouldn't have kept it in one place.

Do you know what backup site he used mostly?

Okay.

(Access my contents fast and safe)

(Incorrect password, please try again)

Sit down.

I've already made up my mind to leave alone.

I won't change my mind, no matter what you say.

Mujin Group has been selected as the winner...

of this year's Best Managed Company Award.

The Almighty is finally rewarding me for my hard work.

This award will help us...

promote the development of the second Mujin Resort,

and it'll also help solidify your leadership.

Give an acceptance speech at the award ceremony tomorrow...

on behalf of the company so everyone can look up to you.

This is a rare chance to shine in the media spotlight.

I have made it clear to you that I am leaving.

You said yourself that you'd make sure this project became a success.

Do you think running a company is like some children's prank?

There's something you're ignoring.

You can deny it all you want,

but you are still my son.

Let's meet now.

Considering how serious your injury was,

you seem to be doing all right.

And you don't seem so well.

Is it because someone is taking the fall for what you did?

Why are you so upset?

Because I dropped the honorifics?

Or is it because I'm telling the truth?

I understand. She was your first love, for goodness' sake.

It was an unfortunate accident.

You wanted to save her, so you called it in yourself.

But she died,

and you didn't want to go to jail, so you hid it all this time.

Now that you're becoming a father,

I bet you want to conceal it more thoroughly.

Are you done talking?

When you told me that Jung Won was pregnant,

you said this to me.

"I don't want her to suffer any pain or hardship."

"That's why I'd like you..."

"to set her free."

"Help her so she doesn't..."

"have to suffer."

You needed to hear those words more than I did.

In the past, I was sure your feelings for Jung Won...

were caused by your obsession with her, not love.

But that day,

after hearing what you said, I realized...

that it was love after all.

By keeping this up,

you will only make Jung Won suffer more.

So give up already.

(Incorrect password, please try again)

Do I have to give up like this?

I'm keeping it in a safe place just in case.

Even if something happens to me,

that evidence...

will never be found or disappear.

The fact that Dad was so sure...

probably means it won't be found even if it was hacked.

Was there a different ID?

(Access your content quickly and safely)

(December 24, 2009)

Meet me at the place where we first met.

I'll wait for you.

Jung Won.

Why did you want to meet here, all of a sudden?

The day we first met,

you were...

staring at the waves.

That's right.

Meeting you here that day...

felt like a miracle.

Jung Won.

- What's wrong? - Woo Jae.

I know everything.

I saw everything.

The videos of the accident my father took.

I found them.

Why did you do that?

Why did you do that? Why?

How could you kill someone?

How?

Jung Won.

What do I do?

I really deserve to die.

Kill me, please.

Before I met you,

I should have just died here.

I regret getting you roped into my life.

Jung Won.

I know. I...

I know I'm a horrible person.

Before you turn into a horrible person,

you must stop here.

You have to stop.

Look at me.

Look at me.

You're the only one who can reveal the truth.

My dad...

Your father killed him, didn't he?

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

Until just now,

I felt as though it'd swallow us.

Let's...

just go.

Let's go to the police station.

Make the right choice.

I will go with you.

Before you found out about what I did,

I kept getting conflicting thoughts throughout the day.

"Shall I just tell her everything?"

"Or shall I hide somewhere alone and never show myself again?"

But you've found out,

so it's all over.

I've let it all go.

I'll do the one last thing I can do...

and get punished for what I did.

(The 20th Management Awards)

The 20th Management Awards.

A number of companies have received awards today.

Now, the only award remaining...

is the Grand Award.

I will now announce the winner.

All right.

This year's Grand Award goes to...

Mujin Group. Congratulations.

(Mujin Group) 59:59,800... > 01:00:02,699 (The 20th Management Awards)

(The 20th Management Awards)

"You were chosen as the recipient of the Grand Award..."

"due to your continuous research and development efforts..."

"and innovative management strategies..."

"which have contributed to stimulating competition..."

"in the industry and the country's economic growth..."

"while dutifully carrying out your social responsibilities..."

"as a company."

(The 20th Management Awards)

(The 20th Management Awards)

I am...

a murderer.

On December 24, 2009,

I caused a hit-and-run and killed someone.

- What? - What is he saying?

Then...

my father...

buried the body in Mount Mueon.

(The 20th Management Awards)

(Nothing Uncovered)

Chairman Seol will use Seol Woo Jae's mental health records...

and his drug use to render his statement inadmissible.

How dare you use my son?

Father, you will crumble.

I will make it happen.

Don't think about anything else. Just do what you need to do.

Only you can do it.

Why don't we use the media?

Jung Won, I have a favor to ask.

Finally, I can see the end.

I can end my misery by ending things with you on good terms.

Do as you please,

but I'll always think of you,

and I'll wait for you.

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