Original subtitles

This is Yeon-a.

Did her friend send it?

MESSAGES

MY DEAR YEON-A

HI, YEON-A

2 ATTACHED FILES

What's going on?

He threatened

to harm my child.

What is this?

MY DEAR YEON-A

What's going on?

How's Yeon-a doing?

-She's doing well. -Is she home right now?

No, she's not home yet.

She's probably at school.

Shouldn't she be home by now?

She comes home a bit late sometimes.

Why do you ask?

I just tried calling her.

Her phone was off and it got me worried.

Is something wrong?

It's just that I haven't talked to her in a while

and I found it concerning.

Okay. I'll tell her to call you as soon as she gets home.

Okay. Bye.

What was it? You look nervous.

I'm sorry, but can we go back to Seoul?

Buckle up.

I'm sorry. Something came up.

Do you need my help?

No. It's okay.

Thank you for the ride.

Hello?

Hey, Yeon-a's home. Don't worry.

Her battery ran out.

Thank goodness.

-Yong-mi. -What is she doing?

She's washing up. Do you want to talk to her?

No. It's okay.

As long as she's back, it's all good.

Okay. I'll tell her to call you.

Okay. Bye.

THETA BIO

QUANTITY

A buy order has been placed.

The door is supposed to be kept open.

An In-gyeong. Will you stop slacking off?

Clean until flies slip on it.

Rub it hard.

Clean until flies slip on it! Wipe it hard!

Do it right, okay?

Geez.

You're becoming just like Yong-mi.

Gosh.

What the…

What?

Hey, Yong-mi.

I'm quitting my job right now.

I'm quitting as of today.

Goodbye. Mr. Cheon Deok-gyu.

What are you…

I mean…

What?

Why?

Why? Goodness.

Instead of studying abroad, I'm going to study law at my old school.

To become a lawyer?

My goal is to become a prosecutor.

VETA

AN IN-GYEONG

Hey.

Yong-mi.

I invested everything in the Theta stock. Did you?

Not yet.

You should have done it as soon as the market opened.

I'm already so thrilled about all the money we're about to make.

Yong-mi. Hang up and buy the stock right now.

I will. Bye.

EO YONG-MI

Hey.

Let me meet Song U-chang.

What?

Let me meet him immediately,

or I'll go to Yoon Tae-gyeong.

Long time no see, Jin Yeon-a.

Wait a second.

That's your daughter's name.

Should I call you Yeon-a's mom instead?

Everyone has a soft spot.

You should have known better than to go after mine.

So what can Yeon-a's mom do about it?

I'm ready to risk my own life

just to take you down.

Leave my kids alone.

I'm not kidding.

It's not that you don't scare me.

I'm so scared and nervous

that my knees are about to give out.

But keep this in mind.

If you mess with my kids,

I'm going to destroy you at all costs.

Hey, you know what?

I spent decades as a gangster.

This is the only thing I can do.

I'll make you an offer.

Go ahead.

Use me.

I'll do everything I can do to help you

with the Theta Bio project.

What can you do?

I can do a lot more than you think.

So use me.

Okay. I'll think about it.

But you have to promise me one thing.

Leave me and my kids alone.

That will depend on how you behave.

But even if I gave you my word,

how could you trust a gangster?

I have no other choice.

Exactly. That's it.

You admit that I have you under my control.

I'm surprised you came to see me.

I like the audacity.

You may go.

And wait for my instructions.

And hand over all your phones.

You are not allowed to communicate with anyone from now on.

Especially with Lee Yeong-sin.

The moment you break that promise,

this deal will come to nothing.

Mark my words.

You'll be using a burner phone I give you from now on.

Understood.

I assume you bought Theta Bio's stock?

Sell it once it reaches over 83,000 won.

The partial selling will start then.

After that, wait for further instructions.

Trust me.

This is a commission I'm giving you in advance.

EO YONG-MI

Where are you now? What about Song U-chang?

You're really hopeless.

Shouldn't you know how cruel he can be by now?

I agree.

What were you so curious about as to call right away?

I didn't mean what I said.

I just thought she was out of line to want to see you.

Choose your side well.

If you keep moving back and forth

between two sides,

you'll be abandoned from both sides.

I'm sorry.

Yes.

Okay.

THETA BIO AND AD BIO MOU SIGNING CEREMONY

THETA BIO CEO KIM SEONG-SIK

AD BIO CEO HAN MUN-SU

Please smile.

It's over 50,000 won.

Hang in there.

-Okay. -Yes, sir.

THETA BIO

Yes!

THETA BIO

The price is shooting up as soon as the fake MOU article is out.

DU-YEONG

Hi, Du-yeong.

I'm outside your place.

Would it be rude of me to ask you to come out?

Du-yeong.

Why did you drink so early in the evening?

Did I do something wrong by any chance?

No. What makes you think that?

You haven't even answered my calls since we had brunch together.

Oh, right.

It looks like you didn't even notice that we weren't talking.

You know,

all I've done my whole life is study.

I've only been doing it because I'm good at it.

I don't actually enjoy it.

At least you're good at it.

But for the first time in my life, I've found something I like.

In-gyeong.

It's you.

I want to live while dreaming the same dream as you.

Something like that.

My dream?

What's my dream?

The coffee truck.

Right.

It's no one's dream to run a coffee truck.

Like I've said before,

the coffee truck was more of a realistic goal.

It seemed attainable in my situation back then.

Right, you did say that.

I just wanted to be sure.

If possible, I want to become a landlady.

If I run a café in my own building, I wouldn't have to pay rent.

Maybe I won't run any café at all.

I'll be collecting rent instead.

You should keep studying. Not everyone is good at it.

It's not something you can get good at by trying hard.

Since I'm not good at anything,

I'll help you get better at what you're already good at.

In-gyeong.

Yes?

I feel a bit drunk, so I want to go home.

Do you feel nauseated?

We haven't seen each other in so long. Do you feel uncomfortable?

Yes.

I'm uncomfortable.

THETA BIO

-Hi. Can I use the phone? -Sure.

Du-yeong is acting so weird.

What's up with him?

Sell all of your Theta Bio shares tomorrow.

Yong-mi?

Is this your new number?

What happened to you? I've been trying to reach you.

I'm sorry. Something came up.

Don't worry too much. Just know that I'm fine.

Do as I say and sell everything tomorrow.

Did Oh Dong-ju--

What? Hey--

Oh, my. She hung up on me.

Right. I should let Su-ja know too.

It's tomorrow. Sell everything tomorrow.

CEO OH DONG-JU

Yoon Tae-gyeong didn't say anything.

How suspicious. You even have a new number.

Do whatever you want then.

Eo Yong-mi.

Eo Yong-mi!

THETA BIO

A sell order has been placed.

Sell it once it reaches over 83,000 won.

The partial selling will start then.

After that, wait for further instructions.

A sell order has been placed.

SELL ORDER

CONFIRM

A sell order has been placed.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight figures!

SU-JA, DID YOU BUY THETA BIO?

She still hasn't read my text.

Did she not get to sell it?

Why isn't she checking her text?

SU-JA

Gosh.

Goodness.

AN IN-GYEONG

Su-ja.

If it's not urgent, let's talk later. I'm cleaning fish now.

Why aren't you checking your text?

Text?

Did something happen to Yong-mi?

No, it's not that.

Did you buy Theta Bio's stock?

Yong-mi said that there will be a large sell-off soon.

Sell it before then.

Okay. bye.

What was that about?

Gosh.

What's this?

One, two, three, four, five…

I'll explain later.

ENTER YOUR PASSWORD

Where did you get over 800 million won?

Like I told you earlier, I made it through stock trading.

Don't think you can weasel out of this. Tell me the truth!

I'm sorry.

I just got my hands on some information.

It's not like anyone suffers because I make use of that information.

What information?

Insider information.

Are you talking about insider trading?

But you're not an insider.

I clean inside the building.

I happened to overhear some information.

Keep going.

At first, my goal was just to make 100 million won.

And I ended up…

But this time, I really wasn't going to do it.

I was going to give it up for your sake.

I had really given up when I found out this was a pump-and-dump scheme.

But…

Why would you give that up?

What? Because it's a fraud.

It's a crime that creates innocent victims.

You'll become a prosecutor.

Everyone else does it.

Why not take the plunge for your family?

When will you stop being so pathetic?

-Geun-u. -Neither perfectly good nor perfectly bad.

You're always somewhere in between.

That's why you're only living a mediocre life.

I mean, use your brain!

Imagine you talked to Uncle about this.

Instead of 800 million,

we could have made 8 billion, 80 billion, or even more!

What has gotten into you?

You think like a loser. That's why your life never gets better.

Do you understand?

We've already missed this chance with this one.

Let's be future-oriented.

How and where do you get inside information?

What are you doing? Are you crazy?

Drop the act and tell me.

Where do you get the information? Tell me!

Maybe I should just call Uncle and ask him.

You…

Mom, did you check your bank account?

No, it's not a lot at all. I'll make more for you.

So take it easy and live your life doing what you want.

Didn't you want to learn to play the janggu?

I'll call you back, Mom.

Why didn't you call ahead?

I wasn't sure

if this was a good idea.

What is it?

What's the matter?

I've been racking my brain to figure out what I've done wrong.

Tell me what's on your mind.

I had

something to tell you.

I mean, something to give you.

I mean, I had something to tell you as I gave you something.

Why are you talking in past tense?

Because I'm not sure anymore.

What is it? Spit it out.

My plan was to give you a gift I prepared

and ask you out officially.

But?

But now…

Now…

Now…

you don't want to?

You're no longer the In-gyeong I used to know.

What was I like in the past?

You were humble…

and you appreciated the little things.

Are you disappointed that I don't appreciate

the little things anymore?

No.

It's not your fault.

It's my fault. My standards are flawed.

I should accept you the way you are

just like I did when we met.

I think it's my fault.

I don't even know if it was you that I liked,

or the image I created of you.

I really don't know.

I think I just need some time.

I'm sorry.

I'll leave my gift here.

What is…

It's in the parking lot.

I'm not going to run a coffee truck.

I found out that there are much cooler things in life

than a coffee truck.

Ma'am.

Ma'am.

Are you all right?

Can I help you with anything?

We got a report.

Is there any problem?

Did you happen to miss your flight?

Where are you going?

I need to go, but not sure where.

Where should I go?

Do you have any company?

Is your family going with you?

It'd be nice to travel with your family.

Family…

Where's your family?

I'm not sure.

I wonder where they are.

Ms. Eo Yong-mi. Please come to the cashier.

Ms. Eo Yong-mi?

Thank you.

Hello.

Yong-mi. It's In-gyeong.

In-gyeong. How did you get this number?

You called me last time.

Right. What's going on?

I just got a call from Su-ja's number.

He said he works at the airport. I think something happened to Su-ja.

I'm scared. Will you come with me?

Yes, I'll go. Of course.

Where at the airport?

AIRPORT MEDICAL CENTER

Over there.

-Su-ja. -Su-ja.

What are you doing here?

She wouldn't say anything.

So I called a number in her call history.

Are you her family?

Yes, we are.

-Does she have dementia? -No way.

Well, she wouldn't say anything.

So I checked her ID.

Then I noticed that her passport expired ten years ago.

That's why I misunderstood.

Oh, and if you look,

she has bruises on both cheeks.

So I'm suspecting assault.

Put it on her cheeks.

What on earth happened?

Could it be her husband?

Let's go out.

Yong-mi.

If her husband hit her, we should report--

No. We need to listen to her first.

Let's make some porridge.

Okay.

Are you asleep?

Yong-mi made some porridge. Have some.

We should let her sleep.

I don't think

that I can see you guys anymore.

Geun-u…

He's…

He's gone crazy over money.

What?

What are you talking about?

I was proud of him for being a good student despite our situation.

So I let him get away with

being rude to me.

I was happy as long as he looked after himself

when I couldn't provide anything for him.

He was always the pride of the neighborhood.

And I was thankful.

But…

he went crazy after seeing 800 million won.

I wanted to slap him and tell him to stop,

but how could I do that?

I even bought Theta Bio's stock.

I bought it thinking I would never get caught.

How could I scold him after what I've done?

But why won't you see us?

Because seeing you two would remind me of what I did.

I want to erase it. I want to forget everything.

My son has gone crazy over money.

Let's not see each other.

Let's never meet again.

PRESS RELEASE

A new drug developed by Theta Bio and its partner, Ireland's AD Bio,

passed the clinical test.

Obviously, this is fake.

That fake article

will move tens of billions of won.

What do you want me to do?

HANIL BUSINESS DAILY

On the day of selling the shares,

right until the market closes,

lure the small investors with that fake article.

It'll give the price a last-minute boost.

HANIL BUSINESS DAILY

Hey, Reporter Cha.

Yes.

Really?

Okay. I'll check the fax.

So I need to write up the article

and send it to the editorial office today?

Okay. Have fun.

Buy me a drink soon.

FAX NUMBER

Why bother reading?

What are you doing?

With your intelligence and all the knowledge you have,

no wonder you look down on your ignorant mom.

I need to read. Get out.

I've done enough for you.

Your superior genes? They came from me.

With that, my job was already over.

But I scrubbed other people's bodies to feed you.

I got my hands dirty to buy clothes for you.

I've done everything for you. Everything!

What the hell are you doing? Leave him alone.

You've never once massaged my shoulders with those bait-making hands,

nor have you said anything nice to me with that booze-drinking mouth.

What have I done so wrong to the Jung family?

What have I done so wrong?

You…

Good luck living without me, you Jungs.

From now on, I'll use all the money I earn

on things I enjoy

and things that make me happy.

Hanil Business Daily will be releasing an article in two days

that Theta Bio and AD Bio's new drug

passed the clinical test.

Hanil Business Daily?

I didn't know you had connections there too.

Do you remember the cleaner? The one who stabbed me in the back.

She'll be helping us.

I didn't know you two were still in touch.

It's my way of making her pay.

I only meant to test the waters,

but she got so scared

that she offered to do something big for me.

Did she say anything else?

Like what?

Something about Lee Yeong-sin, for instance.

Let me tell you something interesting.

Do you know how the Eskimos hunt wolves?

They smear a sharp double-edged knife with animal blood.

Then they drive its handle into the ice

so that the blades face up.

Wolves are then attracted by the smell of blood,

and they start licking away.

The frozen blades would numb its tongue,

so they can't feel their own tongues being cut

as they continue to lick away.

They don't even know that they're licking their own blood.

They just get so drunk on blood

that they bleed out without feeling any pain.

How interesting is that?

Transfer some of the profits to Lee Yeong-sin's bank account.

Are you starting to dump the shares?

How much?

About five billion won.

That's to keep him from wavering.

Keep that phone with you

at all times.

Trust is the key to our relationship.

SECURITIES DEPARTMENT SMALL MEETING ROOM

Hello?

Package delivery.

It's for the reporter in charge of covering pharmaceutical stocks.

But I seem to have the wrong number. I can't reach him.

Can I talk to him?

I see. Please hold.

Mr. Han.

A courier wants to talk to you about a package.

Hello?

Hello?

-It got cut off. -Really?

What? She just asked for you.

What's going on?

I just want to have a drink with you.

We may not be friends, but we're in the same boat.

No drinks for me, but I'll listen.

Smart people are quick-witted as well.

Do you know what this is?

Song U-chang gave it to me.

He doesn't trust me.

I'm sure it has a location tracker on it.

So what's your plan?

I'm going to leave the country.

My wife and kid are already there.

My plan is to make ten billion from the upcoming project

and head off to Canada.

It's about time I got out of Song U-chang's grip.

If a problem occurs,

he'll naturally try to blame me.

He ordered me

to transfer some of the profits to your account.

Guess what that means.

I never say no to free money.

What about that woman?

Who?

Was it Jin Yeon-a?

That cleaning lady is working with us.

What do you mean?

I don't know how he coerced her,

but she's to complete a mission at Hanil Business Daily tonight.

Don't change the subject.

Quit, okay?

Sure. I will.

You look nervous. What was the call about?

I'm sorry, but can we go back to Seoul?

Hello?

Yoon Tae-gyeong just met Lee Yeong-sin in private.

Really?

What are they up to this time?

Make sure to keep someone on their tails.

Yes, sir.

Do me a favor.

Please take over from here.

What's this?

It's got all the information on the borrowed accounts

and authentication certificates that we've used.

An article will be released in the morning based on a fake press release.

Sell everything before the correction article…

and wire the money to Song U-chang.

I'm leaving before this ends.

Get rid of this phone as well.

Can you do that for me?

See you again somewhere someday.

Scratch that.

Let's never meet again.

PRESS RELEASE

SEND FAX READY TO COPY

PRESS RELEASE

Hello.

Hello. You must be tired to be working this late.

-It's my job. -Thank you.

-By the way… -Yes?

It looks like you got a fax.

Really? I'll check it later.

What could it be? Let me see.

SECURITIES DEPARTMENT SMALL MEETING ROOM

Let's see here.

Unbelievable. They passed?

This is huge.

REPORTER PARK DONG-YUN

PHARMACEUTICAL TEAM 1 KIM MUN-YEONG

The person you are trying to reach is not available.

What the heck?

I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW

I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW

CAN YOU WRITE AN ARTICLE ON THETA BIO FOR ME?

YOU MUST HAVE GOTTEN A FAX

YOU CAN GO OFF THAT INFORMATION

Let's see.

"Theta Bio Drug

Passes The Clinical Test."

EO YONG-MI

THETA BIO AND AD BIO PASS CLINICAL TEST

I kept my promise.

Give me my phone back.

You're more useful than you seemed.

I just wish we could have met in a friendlier setting.

Stay away from me and my kids as you promised.

And give me my phone.

What a waste. You're smart and bold.

LEE YEONG-SIN

SONG

-Yes? -The fake article is out.

A lot of small investors will be in grief. How unfortunate.

Judging from Theta Bio's stock price graph,

Yoon Tae-gyeong must have sold all the shares.

But he's not picking up.

When did you last talk to him?

I don't know. I haven't talked to him for a while.

Is that so?

All right. Anyway, I'll see you soon.

I'll keep my word.

Ten years.

Where could Hawaii be?

Du-yeong.

You're really nice, but you're also really mean.

You seem so gentle, but you can be heartless.

Are you never going to see me again?

Because I can't agree to that.

I want to keep seeing you.

If I give up now, I know I'll regret it.

I'll change, okay?

Thank you for the coffee truck.

Thank you.

EO YONG-MI

RESIDENTIAL LEASE AGREEMENT

With a small loan, you could buy the house.

Well, I'll think about that later.

Yeon-a. I just signed a lease.

-Really? -Yes.

It's small, but it has a yard

and separate rooms for you and Si-a.

Seriously?

Yes, it's mine now, although I'm renting it for now.

When can we move in?

We'll move in next month.

Why aren't you saying anything?

I'm just really happy.

Let's get all new furniture as well.

That sounds great.

A new princess bed for Si-a, and for you…

Do you want to learn the piano?

Piano?

Yes. You love music. It'd be nice to have one.

I still regret not learning how to play it.

That would be great.

Okay. Maybe I'll learn it too.

Sure. I'll let you use it.

It seems like it's time to collect money.

Can you still not reach Yoon Tae-gyeong?

No, sir.

-Track his phone. -Yes, sir.

MANAGER JANG

Are you keeping an eye on Lee Yeong-sin?

Hello, sir.

Gosh. Yong-mi. It's been a while.

I heard you moved. What brings you here?

I had some errands to run around here.

How come you're here yourself?

A part-timer got into a little situation.

Right.

You recommended Ju-hyeon for the job, right?

Yes. Isn't it her shift right now?

Did something happen to her?

She died. Suicide.

Following the plummet of Theta Bio's stock price,

many individual investors have taken their own lives,

devastated by their investment failures.

Last weekend, along with a father in his 40s with two children,

a jobseeker in her 20s was found dead in her home.

She even borrowed money to invest in stocks.

She bought that stock that recently generated a huge number of victims.

You know, Theta something.

It was in the newspaper and everything.

This bed has pocket springs,

so the top has double memory foam.

It'll maintain its shape and form,

meaning it's safe for the kids to jump around on it.

And this table is scratch-resistant

and extremely durable.

This sofa is made of the finest soft leather…

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Why do you look so sad?

You made a lot of money.

Yes. I got rich.

I got a house with a yard for me and the kids.

I'm going to rent a shop too.

That's great.

Here's your money.

I bought new furniture too.

Brand-new, not used.

Are you okay?

I have everything I've ever wanted,

but what have I done?

Because…

Because of what I've done,

a girl died.

At the beautiful age of 25.

If things had worked out, she could have gotten a job.

Even if it didn't, she may have become

a mom of two beautiful girls like me.

Her name was Ha Ju-hyeon.

From now on,

whenever I eat,

see my kids smile,

or feel happy at times, I must remember the name Ha Ju-hyeon.

That was her name.

I…

used her future as a stepping stone

to live with my daughters and a dog

in a house with a yard.

-Damn it. -Gosh.

-Where did they go? -That bastard.

How are we supposed to find this guy?

Damn it.

What happened?

The office is empty. It looks like he ran already.

What?

Did you track his phone?

It's either broken or turned off. I can't track it.

That son of a bitch.

Yoon Tae-gyeong seriously must have a death wish.

Go find Lee Yeong-sin. Now!

You should go.

It's for you.

-What is it? -Take it.

Can we shake hands?

This is goodbye for us, isn't it?

SPECIAL THANKS TO KIM HYE-YOON

Something to ease your guilt with.

It could be dangerous.

What? Lee Yeong-sin headed towards the bank in a truck?

Keep an eye on him.

Are you Prosecutor Lee Jeong-u?

I got a call from Yeong-sin.

Lee Tae-seon from the Singuk Party?

Shit. You can't even catch a cleaner?

What the hell are you doing?

A knight only serves a king who deserves the throne.

I'm going to kill you today!

LEE YEONG SIN

Sir. I have a favor to ask you.

Will you help me?

This could put you in danger as well.

I have nothing to lose, but I do have things to protect.

Subtitle translation by: Crystal Park