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I'm Choi Myeonghui. Do you remember me?

(Episode 16) Yes, of course. Hello.

Are you free? I'd like to meet you.

Of course. I'm completely free.

When should I come see you?

At your home?

No, no. I can find my way.

Actually, I had given up about 80 percent

because you hadn't called.

Thank you.

I'll see you later.

Miss Chae Yeongsin?

Yes, that's me.

Do you remember me?

Yes. Hello.

My wife called, correct?

Yes, just now.

Let's go. I'll give you a lift.

That's not necessary.

Get in.

Okay, then. Thank you.

You don't drive?

No. I'm not a fearful person in the slightest,

but strangely, I'm afraid of driving.

I think I was traumatized as a child or something.

I have dreams about cars racing down a dark street.

Shall we go now?

Yes, but drive slowly.

We shouldn't scare Reporter Chae.

- We haven't opened yet. / - Is Mr. Kim Yeonghun here?

Mister.

You were the chief of Criminal Investigations in 1992

at the Sokcho Police Station, right?

He is like that all day. He doesn't talk to people.

Do you remember being a detective?

Mister.

While you were at the station, you questioned a man

named Seo Junseok, didn't you?

Do you remember?

You don't remember?

Sokcho Police Station in 1992. Seo Junseok.

Seo

Junseok.

Yes. Seo Junseok. Do you remember?

Seo Junseok.

We lost our badges because of him.

You lost your badge?

Seo Junseok.

I lost my badge because of him.

As in he lost his job.

1992?

That's right.

That's when they were all kicked out.

Do you remember what happened in 1992?

Because he got fired, our family was out on the street.

Of course I remember.

Your father said "we" just now.

Does he mean there were others

who lost their badges?

Park Dongcheol.

The other person who was fired because of my dad.

He remembered that name?

You can find him, right?

Am I a vending machine?

You insert your coin and I dispense it?

I heard Yeongsin knows the face of that vending machine.

I worked with you for eight years

and all I get is that ridiculous picture of a desert.

I was enraged when I heard, Lady.

Good morning.

- You're in early. / - Right.

Yeongsin called. She's interviewing Choi Myeonghui.

You know, the wife of the person you wish

weren't your brother.

So, your sister-in-law...

So of course, you know her name. Okay, then.

Kim Munho speaking.

I always monitor the location of Chae Yeongsin's phone

and she just arrived at a location I do not like.

I considered calling Healer,

but he keeps exposing his face everywhere.

If I tell him, he'll run right over

and that will be a pain in the neck.

You know, you are a natural.

I don't know...

Your broadcast yesterday was remarkable.

Honestly, you had my attention more than my brother.

But Sir,

I'm late for my appointment with your wife and...

Madam.

Don't worry. I already let her know

so you don't need to call her again.

I know you're busy, so I'll get to the point.

Okay.

First, I'd like you to postpone

meeting my wife.

May I ask why?

I heard there is a dangerous person in your vicinity.

- Sorry? / - Do you know Seo Jeonghu?

- Who? / - Maybe you don't know him after all.

Then is our Munho the only one who knows him?

If you'd give me a hint...

I had

a group of close friends in college.

This is me, my wife Myeonghui,

and

this is my friend Seo Junseok.

He is Seo Jeonghu's father.

He was the first Healer, he's Yeongjae.

He died recently.

I saw Yeongjae before he died and

he said he made Junseok's son Jeonghu

the next Healer.

Do you know about people called night messengers?

Roughly, yes.

They do all sorts of dirty jobs for money.

But the first Healer, Yeongjae, had standards.

But Jeonghu began to

cross the line.

Cross the line?

- Is Manager Ahn here? / - He is here.

Tell him to come in.

I'd like you to meet someone.

Let me ask you something first.

Sure.

Well...

What am I

doing here right now?

I think my brother Munho is working with Healer.

He's willing to break the law to rebel against me.

He is like a son to me.

From what we've learned,

you are especially close with my brother.

Please help me before Munho and Jeonghu

do something worse.

He's Manager Ahn of Jaeil Special Investigation team.

Please brief Reporter Chae.

She needs to be convinced for her to take our side.

Okay.

We've been investigating Healer for the past month.

President Kim says you'll be of great help to us.

Me?

Here is the problematic Reporter Chae Yeongsin.

"Problematic"?

We've uncovered quite a lot.

For example, that Healer stole the videos from

Hwang Jeguk and gave them to you.

Things like that.

I haven't seen you for a while.

Did you come for Jian?

If you want to mess with anyone, mess with me.

Don't play cheap.

I plan to make sure

both Jian and Jeonghu live comfortable lives.

I'll train Jian to become a good reporter,

and have Jeonghu turn himself in.

I'll get him a good lawyer and

get the lightest sentence possible.

He needs to return to society.

Why?

Why would you do anything for them?

I am

their fathers' friend.

You can't do much for them.

At most, an Internet news reporter or

continued petty theft?

Did you just say, "friends"?

Last November, Healer was hired to get an item

from Ko Seongcheol, and the next day

Ko Seongcheol was found dead.

The police name Healer as a prime suspect.

Healer stole video files from Hwang Jeguk's safe,

and two days later, Hwang Jeguk was found dead.

The cause of death was concluded as a suicide.

There were strong arguments within the police department

that it was murder,

and that Healer was a prime suspect.

The second Healer's father, Seo Junseok,

was also a murderer.

In 1992, he killed his friend, Oh Gilhan.

Do you have any more questions?

Who's calling?

You said to call

if someone comes asking about Seo Junseok.

That's why I called.

Yes, I told him about Park Dongcheol.

But when will you send me the money?

He took the Jangan-dong bait.

I came to get you.

What is it?

President Kim Munsik

thinks Seo Jeonghu is Healer.

He also thinks you've teamed up with Healer.

I am teamed up with him.

President Kim Munsik

is very high up,

but

someone like that came to my house to pick me up.

And

he told me all those things.

You're also high up. You're the president.

But

you came all the way here to get me during work.

Why?

When I first met Healer... I mean...

When I first met Jeonghu,

he took my nail clipping.

You said

you hired him to do that.

Why?

I was going to tell you at some point.

When?

I guess this is the time, isn't it?

I never thought it would be in some underground garage.

Yeongsin,

your biological mother is alive.

My sister-in-law

whom you tried to meet today but couldn't...

Choi Myeonghui is your mom. And your name is

Oh Jian.

What is this? I...

I'm sorry I couldn't tell you sooner.

I had a good reason. No...

I was too scared,

so I kept pushing it off.

Are you okay, Jian?

What are you saying?

You're not making any sense.

I found it,

but this place looks shady.

I have a bad feeling, too.

We found a cop who quit 22 years ago,

and within hours, we got an answer.

This isn't possible.

I feel very uneasy about this.

But what can we do? We have no other choice.

We'll have to turn a trap into a path.

What is it?

I heard Park Dongcheol would be here.

- Who? / - Park Dongcheol. Can't you hear me?

Park Dongcheol.

Aren't you going to answer me?

Either he's here

or you don't know.

Wait for a moment.

How long should I wait?

I hate waiting.

Park Dongcheol.

You know him, right?

Enjoy.

- He said to wait. / - For what?

Get rid of him. He's bad for business.

You asked for Park Dongcheol?

The Park Dongcheol I'm looking for

should be much older.

Let's go. We'll take you to him.

- Liar. / - Come with us while I'm being nice.

I need to take this. Hold on.

- What took you so long to call? / - What manners.

Were you busy? I called three times.

I met Kim Munsik this morning.

What? Why did you see him?

He knows you're Healer.

Are you with someone?

No, I'm just cleaning. So what happened?

He said you're bad and dangerous.

What was Kim Munho doing? Why didn't he stop you?

Kim Munho says he's sorry

for not telling me

when he knew that

my biological mom is alive.

Yeongsin.

I'll call you back.

I'm in a rush. Can't you just tell me?

You know Park Dongcheol, don't you?

You were right. It was a trap.

But they're not Sangsu's men.

I put a tracker on their car, so take care of it.

It's definitely him.

Boss said to bring him, so don't make any mistake.

Move to the next point. Quickly.

She was in a bad car accident in 1992.

Her condition is as you read in the news.

Your mom's medical records and the doctor's notes.

She needs absolute rest, and

she has symptomatic epilepsy, brain damage, depression.

I don't understand any of this.

If she is under stress, she has seizures.

If it persists, the brain can't get enough oxygen

which can result in brain damage and brain hemorrhage.

The worst-case scenario, she may become brain-dead.

Your mom improved significantly,

but she goes into shock whenever your name comes up.

She lives for two days a year,

your birthday and your death anniversary.

Don't you remember anything?

You were five when...

My oldest memory is that of a highway.

A highway?

I'm standing on the side of a highway at night.

I have no memories before that.

So,

is this everything?

A few pictures and a few pages of a doctor's notes?

I hope you understand

I couldn't tell you in order to keep your mom alive.

It's easy

to understand.

I still have a mom,

but if I tell her I'm her daughter, she'll die.

- Yes. / - But

why didn't you tell me?

I could have

simply pretended not to know.

Aren't you going to answer that?

- Why did she abandon me? / - She lost you.

Why didn't she look for me?

They said you were dead. I have so much to tell you...

Did Jeonghu know about my mom?

I wouldn't let him tell you. I asked him to wait.

Seo Jeonghu wasn't on my side.

Would you hear me out first?

No, thanks.

I'll look into it myself.

Jian.

I'll look into it if there's anything I need to know.

Because you can't trust me?

No, I can't. Sorry.

And I'm Chae Yeongsin.

I'm not Jieun or Jiyeon or anything like that.

Jian.

When I walked into the alley

The second Healer's father, Seo Junseok,

was also a murderer.

In 1992, he killed his friend, Oh Gilhan.

You can't suddenly say no. It'll only take an hour.

What am I supposed to do? Everyone is waiting!

- Hey! / - This isn't it!

You need to cut and paste just the essence.

What is this, diarrhea? Why is it so runny?

Cut out the beginning.

- All of it? / - Should I cut you instead?

I'll cut it.

What should I do? What?

This is Someday.

Reporter Chae Yeongsin left early today.

The entire staff is overloaded and

totally stressed

but she disappeared silently. I think she was dumped.

Thank you.

Kim Munsik will push forward with an image of integrity.

- So this part... / - Yes.

His political funding...

Should I look into it more?

- I need to take this. Let's talk later. / - Okay.

Hey, Myeonghui.

Are you busy? Should I call back?

Don't be like that. I'm sorry I couldn't call often.

When were you going to tell me you're now a president?

I'm sorry. I'm nagging already.

I called for a reason.

There is a reporter Chae in your company, right?

Do you know your employees' names?

We don't have many. Yes, I know Chae Yeongsin.

She was coming to interview me, but she canceled, and

I can't reach her. Are you no longer interviewing me?

I don't know.

May I ask the president to check for me?

Don't you hate doing interviews?

I know, right?

Maybe I shouldn't have said yes.

It keeps bothering me.

- Myeonghui. / - Yes?

Chae Yeongsin...

has a difficult personal matter,

so asking her to go meet you

would just be too cruel.

"Cruel"? What are you talking about?

Reporters nowadays use such harsh words.

Do we?

Have a nice day.

- Bongsu. / - Is Yeongsin upstairs?

Yeongsin...

- We need to talk. / - Yes, let's talk.

I need to see Yeongsin first.

Yeongsin.

Are you in there?

Should I come in?

You had me so worried.

I was afraid you couldn't breathe.

Yeongsin.

Are you angry at me

for not telling you about your mother?

Be angry. I'm sorry.

You did nothing wrong.

That isn't it.

If it isn't,

why won't you look at me?

Kim Munho finally mustered up the courage to tell you.

Did you curse him out?

I just listened.

Good job. I beat him up for you.

But you know, Kim Munho isn't such a bad guy.

He didn't avoid it at all and just let me hit him.

Did you hear about

your mom's health conditions?

I heard.

I met your mom.

Well...

She seemed...

very nice. Yes.

Was it okay

to see her?

What?

Never mind.

Was this it?

It was because of what happened between our dads?

What do you mean?

That my dad

killed your dad.

So you knew.

I knew.

I knew, but I couldn't tell you

in case you'd react like this.

It has nothing to do with us.

If it doesn't,

why can't you look at me or hold me?

My dad is not a murderer. He was a suspect.

He may not be guilty.

That's why I've been looking for evidence,

and I was going to tell you once I found it.

Okay.

I'll do that.

Park Bongsu, let's talk.

Hear me out!

Find it and come back.

Okay.

Come back even if you don't find it.

I will.

I'll look into it too.

Okay.

You have to come back even if you don't find it.

I'll find it.

You are not a bad person.

I know.

We have a tracker on Park Dongcheol.

The target has not yet arrived.

The woman at the bar gave him that address, right?

Then wait.

We've laid out several traps.

He'll fall into at least one of them.

I am on the move.

Target in sight. He's entering the alley.

Target confirmed.

Everyone move. The mark is Park Dongcheol.

As long as you keep the target alive,

do whatever you must as soon as you find him.

Four o'clock towards the pharmacy.

You idiots.

I'm hungry.

I'm the best

I'm the best

I'm the best

You are Park Dongcheol, correct?

I need to ask you some questions.

- Are you... / - Are you Seo Junseok's son?

Wow, you scared me.

They said

Seo Junseok's son will come,

and to let them know and they'll give me 1,000 dollars.

I'm Seo Junseok's son, Seo Jeonghu.

But the people you refer to...

Do you know something?

My life was ruined because of your dad.

I used to be a police officer.

But look at me now.

I thought you'd never return.

I can't hold a grudge. I have no persistence.

You came to see me?

I heard you were working late.

Why?

- I wanted to ask you something. / - What?

There's so much. What should I ask first?

When I was young,

did I know you?

You did.

Were we close?

Very much.

It's been over 20 years.

I had forgotten everything,

but suddenly they came looking for me.

It must be because of you, Seo Junseok's son.

Because you've been digging things up.

I guess so.

I'm pretty shocked myself.

All I want is a few pages of my dad's testimony,

but people are reacting so violently. Why is that?

A few pages of his testimony?

But you know, I've looked everywhere,

but I can't find that testimony anywhere.

So I thought I'd look for

the person who wrote it all down.

That was you, right?

What?

Is that funny?

The testimony is useless.

It was fabricated and

he was forced to put his thumbprint on it.

It was a fake?

So,

even if I find the testimony,

it is a fake.

The testimony we received was

different from the one submitted.

It was a complete work of fiction.

So what did we do?

We reported it to Internal Affairs.

What do you think happened to us next?

I heard you were kicked out.

My wife left me and

look what I'm doing now.

I give out flyers by day

and drive bar girls around by night.

And that is all

because of my dad?

Exactly.

I see.

Look, I'm sorry about that,

but you must have heard.

So what did my dad say?

Did he say he killed someone?

You

really don't know anything, do you?

Your mom, dad and Jeonghu's dad were

reporters at the same newspaper.

They were very close.

Jeonghu and I knew each other too?

You guys cried every time you met.

- Because we fought? / - No.

Because you two didn't want to say goodbye.

I'm sure he cried first.

I wish I could remember.

Jeonghu is older than you.

- By how much? / - A month.

Really?

And your birthday is

tomorrow.

Myeonghui is probably preparing your birthday feast.

She must be making cookies and cakes.

Wow.

So I'm a winter baby.

I always thought I was born in March.

Next question.

Why are you

on such bad terms with your brother?

You were curious about that?

Your brother said that

you joined forces with Jeonghu

and plan to commit a crime.

Why is he saying that?

A few days ago, some strange men came.

The ones who said to call if Seo Junseok's son comes.

Yes, the 1,000-dollar reward.

So I told them that

I have a recording of Seo Junseok's testimony and

asked if they were interested.

How much do you want?

They offered me a lottery stand

- at a bus stop... / - Four lottery stands.

I was a cop who survived on my sense of duty.

- I was a real cop. / - Fine. Tell me your price.

I lived like this because of your dad,

so can't I profit off of him now?

Mister!

You must not comprehend the situation,

but they're not people you can mess with.

I'm not messing with them. This is my last hope.

I knew this day would come.

That's why I kept that tape for 22 years.

And look, I have two buyers now.

Tell me your offer and I'll check with them and...

I met someone like you before.

Some man made a deal with Kim Munsik.

Do you know what happened to him?

He died the next day.

He was poisoned and thrown out from a train.

I'll give you money, so give me the tape.

That's the only way you'll live!

This is Ahn of the investigation team.

The target just turned on his phone.

We're tracking him now.

Is Park Dongcheol alone or are they together?

We're still checking.

We're closing in on him.

Call all the men available.

If that kid is Healer, as I assume

he will be quite a fighter.

But Sir,

what is the priority given the worst-case scenario?

Is acquiring Seo Junseok's testimony tape,

or is taking care of Seo Jeonghu?

Boss will be mad if he finds out the tape exists.

We have to make sure it doesn't see the light of day.

I'll take you home.

It's okay. The bus is still running.

Why can't you ever say yes?

Are you that afraid of my car or something?

Hey, Myeonghui.

You know Jeonghu, right? Junseok's son.

I think he's in danger.

What should I do?

Call Jeonghu.

Did you hear where he was? Did they say?

I knew you'd call tonight.

She heard Kim Munsik on the phone.

People are headed toward you to catch you.

Get out of there now.

You'll be there in 12, 13 minutes at that speed.

Stop the car by the cathedral's back door.

I'll send the police at the appropriate time.

Are they tracking this phone to find us?

I told you, this is my last hope.

I had no choice.

It's been powered off. He must have caught on.

He's in a cathedral, right?

How long before you arrive?

The most important thing is

the tape of my father's testimony.

Do you really have it, or is that a fake, too?

I do. I kept it for over 20 years.

The deal was for handing over that tape and me?

For what? A lottery stand?

They'll give me a job as a security guard.

Let's go for now. Let's get out of here.

Jeonghu, consider it as paying your dad's debt.

Look, old man!

Those people won't let you live!

They're giving me health and life insurance, too.

Okay, fine. Then just tell me this.

My dad

never killed anyone, right?

I need to know this.

You're the only one who can tell me,

so please, tell me.

Later. I'll tell you everything later.

When those people come...

Mister! Mister! Wake up!

Mister! You have to tell me!

My dad...

You can't do this to me. No.

Mister.