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[opening theme music playing]

LITTLE WOMEN

[In-joo] While the culprit of the crime,

Jin Hwa-young, died…

I'm here and I survived.

Therefore, Your Honor…

please punish me because I'm still here

as well as those responsible for creating that dirty money.

They used Hwa-young to make money

and again to launder it,

and then killed her just because she stole

the money she helped them create.

Please expose who they are and punish them, Your Honor.

[door opens]

[doors close]

-[man 1] I think it's her. -[man 2] She's alive?

-[man 3] It's impossible. -[man 4] Is it really her?

[crowd murmuring]

-[woman] Who is she? -[man 5] But she's-- What?

[haunting music playing]

[inhales deeply] My name is…

Jin Hwa-young, Your Honor.

JUDGE

[crowd murmuring]

I'd like to ask you to allow me to testify, Your Honor.

[brooding music playing]

Huh?

[Hwa-young] Everything was done…

by Director Won Sang-a, who is over there…

as well as myself.

Oh In-joo didn't have any motive to embezzle that 72 billion won.

But I did, Your Honor.

I just wanted to show them,

Director Won Sang-a

and everyone else

what I was capable of if I set my mind on something.

Won Sang-a used me for the last decade

to collect a great fortune

and she planned to pin it on me if any problem comes up.

What should I have done with it?

Should I have quit my job at that point?

If I had, I would've been eliminated without anyone knowing.

Could I have exposed Won Sang-a's crimes to the entire world?

I didn't trust the cops or the media for this matter.

I wanted her to experience the same pain that I experienced.

Won Sang-a would have been charged with embezzlement,

while I took the money and ran away.

I planned everything to get my personal vengeance from the start.

And the accused, Ms. Oh…

really, had nothing to do with this.

[tense music playing]

In that case, why did you send the two billion won to her?

Because I wanted Oh In-joo to be happy.

[somber music playing]

[prosecutor] Why did you put the 70 billion won in Oh In-joo's account?

Because since I was legally declared dead,

I needed an account in someone else's name.

If I had to leave that money to someone…

Oh In-joo was the only person who I think deserves it.

I believe this is a question I must ask you.

[prosecutor] Whose body was it that was found on the scene?

What in the world happened that day at your house?

I'm afraid that's not related to this trial.

But I'll reveal the truth in time.

PROSECUTOR

[judge] Witness, you may step down from the stand.

[man] You can now leave, Miss Jin.

[tense music playing]

[thrumming music playing]

[judge] The following is the ruling for the accused, Oh In-joo.

For violations under the Act of Aggravated Punishment

for Specific Economic Crimes concerning the 70 billion won,

the court acknowledges

that she was not aware of the crime being committed.

She is pronounced not guilty.

[relieved sigh]

-[relieved gasp] -[crowd murmuring]

However, for the act of taking the two billion won

that Jin Hwa-young embezzled from the company,

according to the Act on the Regulation and Punishment

for Concealment of Criminal Proceeds

she is sentenced to one year and six months

with two years of probation.

[scoffs]

[shaky breathing]

[emotional music playing]

-[camera shutters clicking] -[reporters clamoring]

[reporter 1] Did the deceased commit suicide?

[reporter 2] Can you tell us anymore about the case and what you know?

[security] Please, clear the front.

-What happened, then? -Please we just want to know the truth!

[reporters clamoring]

-Please, ma'am. -Tell us more about the case!

Ms. Jin Hwa-young, where have you been hiding all this time?

[reporters clamoring]

[reporter 3] There she is!

-Here she comes! -Ms. Won!

[reporters clamoring]

[camera shutters clicking]

This is just a misunderstanding.

I'll cooperate with the police investigation,

and I'll explain everything.

[epic music playing]

It must've been hard for you.

Take a bite.

Oh, you.

Are we eating here one last time before we clear this place out?

Mm-hmm.

You could go ahead, Unni.

We'll go and get some groceries.

I'm so sorry, In-joo.

Was all of this planned?

Did you just befriend me to take advantage of me?

[In-joo] Why did you choose me? Was it because I'm not that smart?

Because I'm an outcast?

When we went to Singapore together…

[emotional music playing]

…there were so many things you wanted to have and things you wanted to do.

[Hwa-young] After my mom passed away, I felt like a dead woman walking.

[In-joo] I wish that I could live

as a rich girl in a building like that for just one day.

I'd need at least that much to die with no regrets.

[Hwa-young] So that's when I thought

if I died here and was reborn, I wanted one thing.

I wanted to live as you, In-joo.

In-joo who gets excited over a simple sandwich.

In-joo who wants to live in a nice house for a day.

In-joo who wants to send her sister to a nice school.

[In-joo] Then you should have just enjoyed your life in that place.

Why did you leave me two billion won?

How did you think I'd feel if you died and left me that money?

Did you think that I would say,

"I know that you're dead, but thanks for the two million"?

I…

I would have risked my life, Unni,

to find out the reason why you died so suddenly.

[Hwa-young inhales deeply]

I only hoped…

for you to live in a nice apartment.

I never imagined that you'd come this far

to understand my death.

[Hwa-young] I only found out while reading the Orchid paper.

[foreboding music playing]

I read that you'd be joining the auction

along with a photo of someone in a dress the same as mine.

I knew it was Won Sang-a…

and that your life was in danger too.

That's weird. I haven't been to the bathroom here today.

[Doris in Mandarin] I'm sure that was you.

Just in a yellow dress instead of this.

[frantic music playing]

[In-joo in English] Where are you?

I've come all this way.

[Do-il] What's wrong, In-joo?

[In-joo] Someone said they just saw me, someone exactly like me.

Who could it be if not Hwa-young?

Oh In-joo who lives in Singapore!

[Hwa-young] I found you at the auction that day. I went after you.

[suspenseful music playing]

[tires screech]

But there were others who were also after you.

[thrilling music playing]

[In-joo] So you…

were the one who drove in…

between those two cars?

You could have died, you know.

[siren wailing]

[Hwa-young] I found out later that it was Park Jae-sang

who sent the truck there.

[man on PA in Mandarin] Code blue, code blue.

First floor emergency room.

Code blue, code blue. First-floor emergency room.

[Hwa-young in English] In-joo, you need to run away now.

And use all the strength you have and run.

Take this even if you have to crawl.

Go as far away as you can.

Far, far away.

I tried to send you as far away as possible.

Those people would never stop chasing you.

[eerie music playing]

[thrilling music playing]

Police.

[in Mandarin] That woman threw this from the terrace.

Can you do something about…

Sure, yes.

Oh, Miss, are you all right?

[Hwa-young in English] I was in the hospital until a few days ago.

So I only heard about what happened to you recently.

I came too late, didn't I?

I'm sorry.

I…

thought that it was just a dream.

I thought that it was a very vivid dream.

[wistful music playing]

In-joo.

Thank you for everything you've done.

[Hwa-young] But from now on,

stay out of my business.

[In-joo] Huh?

I have many things to do.

Things I need to do on my own now.

Is it…

very dangerous, Unni?

[phone vibrating]

MR. CHOI DO-IL

[In-joo] What happened to you?

I thought you were detained.

Well, my case was dropped.

There was no evidence other than the confession that I made in court.

Wow, you laundered so much money

and you didn't leave a single piece of evidence?

[chuckles softly] You think you can fly out tomorrow?

What? Where am I going?

[Do-il] The Netherlands.

I found a lead on In-hye's whereabouts.

We're leaving to look for my sister?

[Do-il] Yes, we should find her before Won Sang-a does.

Hold on.

Why are you doing all of this for me?

[In-joo] I don't even have 70 billion.

[chuckles, lips smack]

Let's just say it's become a habit of mine.

Actually, Ms. Jin said she would cover all of the expenses.

Hmm?

Huh?

[camera shutters clicking]

ORCHID E&C EMBEZZLEMENT CASE PRESS CONFERENCE

[Hwa-young] Two years ago, I met a woman about my size.

I found her on a website for suicidal people.

What she wanted was to die without anyone finding out,

and to leave a small amount of money for her family to spend.

JIN HWA-YOUNG PRESS CONFERENCE

We both grew out our hair to the same length for two years.

We also maintained the same weight.

And got a tattoo on the same exact spot.

From the very start, my plan was…

after stealing the 72 billion,

I'll let that fact slip at my workplace.

And then once I'm fully threatened…

I'd finally pretend I committed suicide due to the pressure.

This is the footage from my house on the day of the incident.

[crowd murmuring]

[thrilling music playing]

[injection clicks]

[gasps softy]

[Hwa-young] As you can see on the video, the woman didn't commit suicide.

What happened was Won Sang-a broke into my house

and put the woman who she thought was me

to sleep by using a syringe.

And then she hung her with her own two hands.

-[Sang-a grunting] -[hanger clinking]

[Hwa-young] Won Sang-a loved to arrange the crime scene the way she liked it.

Just like the Yang Hyang-sook case from 11 years ago.

I already knew that the police postmortem report would be fabricated…

because that is how these people do things.

I implore to the police to arrest me immediately

and do an investigation to get to the bottom of this case.

One more thing.

If you access the "Bookkeeper from the Future" website,

you can download an accounting program

that's easy to use, intuitive, and free at the same time.

But if you run the dot-exe file of this program as admin,

you'll find a digital copy of the slush fund ledger

which clearly proves the embezzlement

done by Won Sang-a and her family over the last 20 years.

BOOKKEEPER FROM THE FUTURE

FOREIGN ACCOUNTS

[In-kyung] Whoa. This is crazy.

Is this the same ledger Park Jae-sang threw in the fire?

Uh-huh. It's the same.

DOWNLOAD

TOTAL NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS

-Did you see the list of menus already? -Mm-hmm.

Here, you can access the item you want.

[Hwa-young] Then just fill out the empty boxes here.

BOOKKEEPER FROM THE FUTURE

[In-joo] It's so easy to use.

People will be falling over each other to download this someday.

Will it become one of the trending apps?

Totally.

[victorious music playing]

NUMBER 1 TRENDING APP EVERYTHING ABOUT ACCOUNTING

BOOKKEEPER FROM THE FUTURE

[chuckles softly]

[Hwa-young] I recommend that the police

start their investigation with the embezzlement,

tax evasion, and slush funds using this ledger.

[exhales deeply]

Tell me, will I be able to survive this raging storm, Miss Go?

I was wondering what Mr. Park would have done

if he were in this situation.

[chuckles]

Are you telling me to kill myself?

The truth is that Mr. Park

always worried about you when he was alive.

[Su-im] Have you ever thought about what you would do

when faced with this kind of situation?

[liquid gurgling]

[pensive music playing]

[chuckles softly]

I wonder why I can't reach Mr. Jang. He said he'd give me the memoir today.

But why would he just give you the memoir?

Because I've been covering Jeongran Society for a long time, and--

I don't trust that man.

[Jong-ho] He's only helping you for his own gain.

So he could turn on you any time he wants.

Why do you want to keep meeting the man who abducted you?

But if he really has the memoir with him,

I bet everything I want to know will be included there.

How Jeongran Society was founded.

[In-kyung] Some info about what happened in Vietnam.

And what the orchid is all about.

Don't…

Don't you dare try going alone.

[chuckles softly]

[Sa-pyeong] You're making the right decision.

If you suddenly disappear, who else would be able to take care

of the General as well as the orchids besides me?

On top of that, I am clear of all your crimes, Ms. Won.

Because I'm the one who exposed them for the whole world to see.

Also, I'll revive Jeongran Society.

It will be back to its former glory,

the way the General envisioned it 50 years ago.

It will be dazzling.

It will be great!

There's something I'm dying to know, Mr. Jang.

[Sa-pyeong] And what's that?

My father told me before

that Jeongran Society are the top 1% of warriors

who can kill people without hesitation.

If they get tangled through life and death,

there'd be no war in this world that they could not win.

[Sang-a] What he said made my heart race.

'Cause that's exactly who I am.

Even before, I have always known

that I belong to that top 1% of warriors.

Mm.

So how come you…

didn't even give me a single chance?

[Sa-pyeong] What?

[Sang-a] My brother took after my mom.

He was a coward who ran away immediately when she said to.

But I waited nonetheless.

Even after my mom passed away…

in the same spot…

without budging.

But you people gave that chance to the son of our chauffeur instead.

He wasn't a warrior at all.

He was just a businessman who nitpicked over the pros and cons.

So tell me why?

Why couldn't I take part in it?

Is it because I'm a woman?

[Sa-pyeong chuckles]

Did you think it was only because you're a woman?

[snickers]

[Sang-a] Tell me, Mr. Jang. I need to hear the answer today.

I contemplated… far too long over this.

I need to hear it from you.

You're…

a self-centered woman.

You can't make a sacrifice during tough times.

[Sang-a] Even now, when you should kill yourself

in order to save the organization,

you're only thinking about running very far away.

-[heart machine beeping] -[Gi-seon's labored breathing]

[door slides open]

[Gi-seon's labored breathing continues]

[ominous music playing]

[nurse] I don't understand.

His heart is suddenly beating so rapidly.

-Let me just call the doctor. -[Sa-pyeong] Please.

-[Sa-pyeong groans] -[nurse gasps]

-[groans] -[gasps]

No need to do that.

He's my father.

He's only seeing a ghost right now.

I added a few drops

of blue orchid solution through his nebulizer a while ago.

If you understand, then you can go.

[hurried footsteps]

[Sa-pyeong grunts]

[tense music playing]

[voice choking] Do you want to know the real reason

why it can't ever be you?

Because… you're a crazy bitch.

I knew it right from the beginning.

[Sa-pyeong] You were a real crazy bitch

who won't be satisfied until you have broken

everything around you.

Am I wrong?

[Sa-pyeong exhales]

[Sang-a panting]

Don't let anyone inside the room today.

Don't let them disturb my dad. You understand me?

Understood, ma'am.

Should I report this as a suicide because his foundation's corruption

was about to be exposed?

Oh, don't.

Put his body somewhere exposed for everyone to see I killed him

in a very shameful way.

[eerie music playing]

Want me to get this for you?

Oh, wait, I'll do it.

I was thinking a lot about Hwa-young.

Can we really leave her alone here?

I made a promise to Hwa-young

that I'll take you to safety and that I'm going to protect you.

You have your own path to travel, In-joo,

and Hwa-young has her own as well.

Hmm.

Mm.

[phone vibrates]

Bathroom run.

[ominous music playing]

Hey, In-joo?

[suspenseful music playing]

Oh, can I help you, sir?

Was there a passenger who used the bathroom and left?

[attendant] Uh, I'm not really sure.

-Have any passengers left the aircraft? -No, none.

[attendant] Excuse me, sir, but we're about to take off.

[door closes]

[tense music playing]

[Sang-a] I sent a message to In-joo.

I told her that you're here and to come for you.

Will she come?

No, she won't.

[Hwa-young] She's probably left the country by now.

And even if she hasn't,

I told her that she should never come for me.

This is the girl who went all the way to Singapore looking for you,

knowing she might die.

[Sang-a] Don't you think she'll come here, running with her face flushed?

Holding on to a sliver of hope that she might be able to save you.

How sweet and touching will that be …

[giggles]

…to shatter that little hope to tiny pieces.

[Sang-a snickers]

You know, I must really adore In-joo.

But she's not the type to shatter so easily.

[Hwa-young] You should think about it.

The reason your life's in tatters is entirely because of her.

[dark music playing]

[In-joo panting]

[cop] Police. How can I help you?

Officer, I received a threatening message just now

claiming that they've kidnapped Jin Hwa-young.

Uh, the address is…

I don't get it, to be honest.

I don't get why you're so angry at me.

I thought I treated you very well.

When my mother passed away,

you told me to go to Singapore.

We had no choice during that time.

[Sang-a] They called the gold medalist that year,

none other than the best orchid of the 21st century.

When I was sitting in silence on our flight back,

do you remember what you said to me?

What did I tell you?

"Those who are alive must live on."

Were you…

really that close to your mom?

[laughs]

Did I really say that?

And then the next day,

you sent me a used designer bag and a pair of heels.

Those were really expensive. Come on!

"Those who are alive must live on."

I really hated those words.

Did you ever think that maybe those left behind might also be dead?

[pensive music playing]

Does everyone really have to live on?

[nervous chuckles]

Anyway, it was then that I had decided to show you…

just how close I was to my mom.

And how I could do anything if I just set my mind to it.

[scoffs]

[exasperated sigh]

You and your temper. [smacks lips]

WONRYEONG SCHOOL

Mr. Jang? Hey, I'm here.

[eerie music playing]

[gasps, screams]

NOTABLE ALUMNI TRAITOR

-[footsteps approaching] -[shaky breathing]

-[knife swishes] -[In-kyung gasps]

[In-kyung] Jong-ho--

In-kyung!

[groans]

[Jong-ho grunting]

[tense music playing]

-[electricity crackles] -[men groaning]

[Jong-ho] In-kyung.

In-kyung!

[car revs]

Thank you.

[button clicks]

[operator] Thank you for using our service.

-[locker door clacks] -Your locker is now open.

Please close the door after you take your belongings.

Damn it.

[phone vibrates]

JONG-HO

Yes, Choi Do-il speaking. In-joo can't be on the phone right now.

Do you know where is she now?

[Sang-a] Every door is open and nobody's going to stop you.

All you have to do is come

before I kill Hwa-young this time for real.

[In-joo exhales]

Oh, right, you can report me to the police,

if you're still hoping that someone might actually come to help.

[Hwa-young] Why did you come, dummy?

I told you not to get involved in my business.

Unni, you might have your own business, but I also have my business, you know.

I came here to take care of something.

[Sang-a] You did well. You don't have to mind her at all.

She's no fun at parties.

What was it? You're here to take care of something?

May I know what that something is?

[object clinking]

[thrilling music playing]

Well, I'm going to kill you today.

[Sang-a] What on earth is that?

Ladybug.

It's a grenade for women.

-[grenade clinks] -[In-joo gasps]

[Hee-jae] Take this. I'm giving this to you because I feel sorry.

Huh? What is… What is this?

[Hee-jae] It's important that everyone keep at least one bomb on them.

And when would I ever have to use this bomb?

You might have someone you want to kill.

You can break a door if you throw that in front of it.

It can kill within 5 meters, has a hazard radius of 15 meters.

It blows up in five seconds once you pull the safety pin.

You run fast. Am I right?

Run 15 meters in five seconds?

[laughs]

[Sang-a] Hey, this place is as good as a bomb shelter.

So if that goes off…

it's going to kill all of us.

I figured my chances were half and half anyway.

Either the three of us are going to die…

or all three of us live.

The choice is yours.

[thrilling music playing]

I've already decided on the ending.

The only person who'll make it out alive…

[Hwa-young gasps]

None of us.

[panicked breathing]

[grim music playing]

[Sang-a] Do you see those sprinklers?

As you know, they sprinkle water here twice a day

to keep the air inside here humid like the jungle all year round.

Well, I filled up the tank with hydrochloric acid.

A ton of concentrated acid.

Hwa-young here could be the first to die.

She'll go blind and the acid will burn her flesh.

And after about five minutes,

you will start wishing that you had burned to death just like Hwa-young.

The air around here will be filled with acid.

It will melt your lungs every time you take a breath.

And if I'm watching the two of you writhe in pain as you both die,

I think it will be bearable.

[screams]

Anyway, I've been dead already for a long time now.

I know…

exactly when your death happened.

[In-joo] I know why you were determined to kill and even why.

At the very end, you even want

to make yourself die in an excruciating way.

What's this bullshit?

Was it an accident?

Killing your own mother?

[unnerving music playing]

[In-joo] I saw the security footage of you murdering somebody.

I know, remember?

How you put on an act around the clock.

[panting]

But that moment, you weren't acting.

You couldn't even breathe and you felt like dying.

I know you are just like Hyo-rin.

Did you feel like that too when your mom died?

The scenes of the murders that you committed.

I thought you were recreating the way your mom died up until now.

I remember you said that you found your mom dead.

That was a lie, right?

You were there with her until the moment she took her last breath.

And you were trying to go back to that moment.

That very brief moment right before she died.

It was an accident.

I know you didn't kill her on purpose.

So did you feel devastated?

If you weren't, how could you have turned into the monster that you've become--

My mom was the one at fault!

I just…

I just wanted her to come back home, nothing else.

-[young Sang-a] Come on, let's go! -[mom] I can't, Sang-a. I can't do that.

But why can't you?

[Sang-a] I told her to beg my father for forgiveness.

Then she would be able to come back.

[Sang-a] But then, she told me that she couldn't turn a blind eye to people dying.

And that she was sorry.

But I didn't understand it.

[sniffles]

If she was really sorry, then why would she act like that?

You don't love me!

[gasps]

She told me to leave the room right away that time.

That everything would be fine.

That all of it would go away after a good night's sleep.

And then she told me not to tell anyone I had been in that room,

especially not Dad.

I was too worried to get any sleep that night.

And when I went back to that room…

she was…

[grim music playing]

I decided to take off her bloody clothes and dressed her in her best clothes…

and also her prettiest pair of heels.

Were you heartbroken over your own mother's death?

But you didn't even kill her yourself. So why are you so angry?

I really understand your grief

but does that give you the right to kill others?

[Hwa-young] And how dare you compare us?

Have I ever killed anyone?

All I asked was payback for what you did to me.

[In-joo] A lost kitten, you remember?

You said that you were the type to pick up stray kittens, didn't you?

You take it in, you give it food, and give it shelter,

then abandon it coldly and leave it to die

just when it starts to think of you as its mom.

I really couldn't understand why you did that.

But that little girl? You were just punishing her.

The one you really wanted to kill… was actually yourself.

I don't know what you mean.

Anyway, it's all in the past.

[Sang-a] I'm going to end all of it now.

Did you know?

I've invited your sister too.

What?

She should be arriving now.

[phone vibrates]

We're on our way, ma'am.

[chuckles]

[groans]

[grunting]

[men groaning]

In-kyung.

[dagger swishes]

You're in love with In-joo, aren't you?

What?

There's really no other reason for you to be here.

[both grunt]

If you really thought that I was in love with her,

then you shouldn't have done this.

[Su-im groans]

[panting]

Sadly, it seems the party will be just for the three of us.

[chuckles]

[panicked cries]

All right.

-Here it goes. -[screams]

[Sang-a chuckles]

[button clicks]

[Hwa-young screaming]

[somber music playing]

[skin crackles]

[cackles]

[grenade clicks]

[screaming]

[loud explosion]

[gasps]

[Hwa-young wailing]

[screaming]

That's no use.

I knew it. She was very hopeful.

[knife clicks]

Unni.

[emotional music playing]

[In-joo grunts]

[In-joo panting]

[In-joo screams]

[Sang-a yells]

-[grunts] -[squeals]

[Sang-a screaming]

[panting]

[tree crackling]

[crackling continues]

[reporter] Last night, Won Sang-a, director of the Wonryeong Art Gallery

and wife of the late Seoul Mayor Candidate Park Jae-sang,

died in an accident of unknown cause.

Ms. Won is said to have died

after being struck by about a ton of hydrochloric acid

from a sprinkler installed in this home's indoor garden.

The police believe that the cause of death may be accidental

though it is still under investigation.

Are you…

Mr. Jang asked me to give this to you.

MEMOIRS OF WON GI-SEON THE BLUE GHOST OF VIETNAM

[In-kyung] "The operation was a success."

"We've been ordered to destroy

a spy training camp the CIA had set up in North Vietnam…

and annihilate the remaining agents."

"But there was no way back for us."

[heart machine beeping]

"We realized after wandering in the jungle for a week,

that the operation had been meant to end with our deaths."

"We, who knew the CIA turned ethnic minorities

in Laos and Thailand into spies, were not supposed to come back alive."

"Their mission was for us to fail."

"The South Korean government had already received

a million dollars from the US for this operation."

"Therefore, in a way…

our motherland had sold our lives away."

[Gi-seon] We knew that we wouldn't make it through that night.

We gave up on our futile efforts to find the way

and went deeper into the jungle

in search of a place to rest for the night.

[soldier grunts]

[whimsical music playing]

[Gi-seon] Hurry.

[panicked scream]

Get them off me!

[Gi-seon] When we climbed a tree to avoid leeches,

one of the men said he was no longer in pain.

Another even said he wasn't hungry.

Maybe it was because…

we already died and became ghosts.

Everybody knew that we were going to die that night.

Despite that, we all felt cheerful.

[mysterious music playing]

[gasps]

At that moment, I saw exactly what the future held.

We would return with these orchids.

We'd return home.

Then we wouldn't have to die.

[Gi-seon gasping]

We would go back home to continue to fight wars,

and forever be victorious.

That is because…

we are not afraid of death.

[heart machine beeping]

[static beeping]

But the fact that we are actually ghosts must always… remain a secret.

Jeongran Society was founded by a special forces unit

who believed that their country had betrayed them.

[In-kyung] The blue orchid symbolized their crooked desire,

resentment, and ideology, which grew and grew,

and created this murderous monster with a hideous heart.

However, in the end, everything burned up to ashes.

Because of this, I began to wonder,

"What kind of story would I have written if I had covered the Vietnam War?"

I would have described the situation, drawn the front lines,

and counted the fatalities.

But could I have read into the kind who died,

how they ended up being in that war,

as well as the dreams and frustrations they each held inside of their hearts?

[airplane whooshes]

You sure you're not coming?

I thought you wanted to live in a place like that.

What would I even do in Greece?

I don't have the 70 billion won now.

[chuckles softly]

Are you really going to live without a cell phone or even an email?

For a while, yeah.

But if someone calls me for an easy job,

then I might consider going back to my old life.

I'll be going now.

Uh, take care of yourself.

[tranquil music playing]

I'll see you around, then.

[exclaims]

[chair squeaks]

[door closes]

How have you been?

[chuckles]

I'm doing okay.

I've been studying and reading books.

Your wounds, are they any better?

Mm.

You see, they run a gardening program here.

Caring for flowers is really nice for my body and mind.

Really?

That's good.

[sighs]

[somber music playing]

In-joo.

I'm really doing fine.

[chuckles]

Maybe because of my face…

but they're all nice to me.

[Hwa-young] It's not like I get to look at the mirror here.

Twelve years will fly by.

You're right.

When I thought I was going to get 20 years here,

I thought just 15 years would be much bearable.

[giggles]

Oh, did you know?

Bookkeeper from the Future is doing pretty well.

Really?

[Hwa-young] I sometimes get people coming and telling me to sell it.

Well, maybe I should.

It's hard for me to manage it from here.

Or you can just…

build it again later on, don't you think?

You're the director of the company.

I'll give you half if I do sell it.

-Just send me your bank details and-- -But you…

are the one who made that program.

[In-joo] What did I contribute except lending you my name?

Keep that money for yourself and use it to start a business later.

Understood?

[soft music playing]

ROOFTOP UNIT

YONGSAN TAX OFFICE

RECIPIENT: OH IN-JOO TITLE: ADVANCE NOTICE OF TAXATION

Hmm?

[In-joo] Gift tax on something I received? A gift?

What…

does this mean?

[keyboard clacking]

APPLICANT: OH IN-JOO RESIDENT REGISTRATION NUMBER

ONLINE REGISTRY

NAME ON THE DEED: OH IN-JOO

REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP

OWNER: OH IN-JOO

[gasps softly]

UNIT 801, APARTMENT 2, CASTELLO HAN RIVER APARTMENT

[Hye-seok] Every house has a soul that goes with it.

If the apartment decides to accept you, then I'd better let you have it.

[exhales softly]

GREAT-AUNT

[door lock unlocks]

[tranquil music playing]

[wind blows]

[Hye-seok] You know what? [breathes deeply]

Even if I lose everything, as long as I own a place like this,

I know I can start all over again.

[In-joo] I wonder, "Where do souls live?"

And I… I always wanted a home where my soul could live.

The moment I felt that this house had accepted me…

I knew for sure everything was okay.

[sniffles]

I feel like I'll probably…

become a different kind of person now.

[sobbing]

[sobbing continues]

[HTN head] Congratulations, Reporter of the Day.

I knew that you'd win out, Miss In-kyung.

This year, you stood out among the other reporters.

[In-kyung chuckles]

Thank you so much.

I know that it wasn't easy for HTN to give me that opportunity.

Thanks to you, I was able to report the truth.

On the last day of Park Jae-sang's campaign,

I told him this as soon as the news ended.

"It's been too long since we reported something like this."

[HTN head] Do you know what he said to me?

"Director, it's my first time actually."

[laughter]

I'm really grateful to you too, sir.

I may have flustered you many times before,

but you took it so well and helped me keep up my courage.

That's why I want to say this.

Why don't we continue working together like this?

You see, Miss Oh, we especially want to have you with us.

What I'm saying is I'm making a recruitment offer to you.

[exclaims softly]

[anchor] All right. To be fair, we don't want you as our enemy.

So we have to get you on our side.

Let's make great news stories together from now on.

[HTN head] Yes, let's do that.

Cheers.

[glasses clink]

Dig in.

[Jong-ho] That's wonderful, In-kyung.

I was worrying about how I might not hear from you once I leave.

It'll at least be great if I can see you on TV and hear people calling your name.

[In-kyung chuckles] You think so?

That's too bad.

-I turned them down. -[Jong-ho] Why?

You've waited so long for this.

Yeah, I was really happy covering this story.

These were the most exciting and dazzling days of my life, Jong-ho.

[In-kyung] I thought it was because I got to cover this story as much as I wanted.

But come to think about it,

I think it was because I was with you.

So tell me, when are you leaving for the US?

The first week of next month.

[deep inhale]

Want me to come with you?

You sure about that?

[chuckles softly]

There are a lot of things I want to study.

And then…

wherever we two may go, I always want to be with you.

Oh, wow.

I wish that I could have this feeling every single day.

I kept thinking about what you said.

That you don't think you can ever like anybody else.

I think I feel the same way.

[romantic music playing]

Is your heart… racing?

My heart?

You said when you're with me, your heart rate drops

and your brain produces alpha waves, remember?

Oh.

I said that, yeah.

[romantic music continues playing]

I want you to feel like that, too.

I think that I do.

How will you pay the gift tax?

I'll take out a 600-million-won mortgage loan,

then use the rest to help you study abroad.

Unni.

I'm afraid that you'll be taking money from Jong-ho.

You might be dating him for love now,

but you never know how things will change once you're out in the world.

[laughs] What?

Anyway, I have to cover your studies till the end.

I feel bad because I couldn't send you abroad for that.

I mean, that's a loan with a 5% interest rate.

You'll have to pay 4.2 million per month.

How will you afford that? The interest rate will increase.

Well, honestly, I think it's more logical to sell the house,

pay the tax, and move into another place.

Hey. Do I look like a logical person to you?

[In-joo] I'd rather sell my organs somewhere

than give up on my lifelong dream of living in that house.

[sighs]

But wait.

What's the deal with Mom on our group chat?

[snickers] I know, right?

They got their passports taken off them, and they just got them back.

But all of a sudden, she now wants to travel the world with Dad?

I'm telling you. I tried really hard ignoring her messages.

[exhales deeply] That's really okay.

[In-kyung] But she keeps sending us photos all the time.

[both sigh]

[phone chimes, vibrates]

[Hui-yeon] What do you think?

This dress would look great on In-hye.

Is she out of her mind?

Does she really think In-hye would wear something like this?

[irked groan]

She should at least know her daughters well.

[groans] I'm so stressed.

Do you think In-hye's okay?

I can't believe she hasn't reached out to us once.

[breathes deeply]

I hope she's eating well.

[In-kyung] She should be.

[In-hye] Hi, In-joo and In-kyung.

SAO BANK, PANAMA

[whimsical music playing]

Today is Hyo-rin's birthday.

[manager] Hello, sir.

[In-hye] So we went to the bank and withdrew 70 billion won.

This way, please.

So how would you like me to divide the money?

[whimsical music continues playing]

[Do-il] Do you have a place to stay when you get there?

Do you want me to find a safe place for the both of you?

Thank you so much.

[In-hye] And why would you do that for us?

Is there something you want from us?

[snickers]

Or are you going to tell my sister or her mom where to find us both?

[Hyo-rin] Hey. Cut it out.

You're right.

There is something I want.

You have a Panama bank account, right?

Because I'd like to borrow that.

You see, it's a corporate account that's under my name.

I can't withdraw from it before my birthday.

I know.

Is it for something illegal?

[Do-il chuckles, smacks lips]

I would like to keep your sister's money there.

Are you trying to steal her sister's money?

I wouldn't say that.

It's more like I'm protecting it.

Because I think that money will soon be in danger.

How do you want to divide it?

Because it sounds like Hyo-rin's account is what's important.

And it's also Hyo-rin who'll take the risk.

[chuckles]

[birds chirping]

[tranquil music playing]

[In-hye] I received so much from you, guys.

-Surprise! -Surprise!

[party blower squeaks]

[all giggling]

[In-hye] Even though we didn't have any money.

[In-joo] You still have time, right, to register for it?

-You like it? -Mm!

[In-hye] I was always afraid

that I wouldn't be able to give anything to you in return

Ta-da.

[In-hye] And I would end up unworthy of both my sisters' love.

You didn't have to.

Here, buy something nice to eat.

-I keep remembering all the things… -Get some for your friends, too.

…that you two gave me.

-In-hye! In-hye! -Wait, ma'am, you can't come in.

-[guard] Grab her! -It's me, your sister!

[In-hye] The way I felt…

when I was happy, when I was angry,

when I did something wrong.

I'll never forget those faces.

I want to paint those faces.

And once they've piled up and up,

and I feel like I've become someone else later on,

it's then that I'll come back.

[phone vibrates]

RESERVATION CONFIRMATION NAME: OH IN-KYUNG, VISA TYPE: F-1

Right, I divided up the money equally.

[dramatic music playing]

In-kyung, I know you love studying so much

that you thought you'd die if you couldn't.

It must have been heartbreaking to give it up because of money.

You can study all you want from now on.

And once you've become a great reporter,

then let's meet someday, somewhere amazing.

[phone vibrates]

But you, In-joo,

I want you to have much, much more.

JUMI BANK FROM OH IN-HYE

You gave me everything you could and this was your money, to begin with.

[uplifting music]

Make sure to buy an apartment.

Not a place for our whole family.

But a place you can call your own.

I wish for the day that you'd be able to eat, to sleep,

and work for just yourself.

In-joo, I always…

I always wish for that.

[hopeful music playing]

LITTLE WOMEN

BUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE ALREADY GHOSTS MUST REMAIN A SECRET

[dramatic music playing]