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THE TRUNK

I saw Eom Tae-seong near your house.

Shall I get you an air gun?

My mom gave it to me as a kid so I wouldn't have nightmares.

You seemed to be having a bad dream. What was it about?

I don't remember.

Not many people remember their dreams.

I didn't know that.

My dreams are always so vivid.

I was told we all come from water,

so dying isn't really dying,

it's more like taking a break.

That helped me sleep for a while.

But it started giving me nightmares after my mom passed.

What nightmare was so vivid that you thought you needed this?

There are several.

In one, I dissolve like ice on a crowded street.

I scream, but no one can hear my voice.

I'm alone, dying until

I wake up.

What's wrong with dying alone?

Who says dying alone can't be peaceful?

Humans are fundamentally alone, but we forget because we're afraid.

Arguing otherwise won't change that.

Once you accept it, it stops being so overwhelming.

If we weren't fundamentally alone,

how could we ever truly love someone else?

So you've been in love before.

What happens in your nightmares?

I don't have dreams...

Is it about Eom Tae-seong?

Who is Eom Tae-seong?

Is he so dangerous that you need an air gun?

He's my stalker.

He's been following me for five years.

He could even be watching us right now from outside.

Did you report him to the police?

Of course you did.

Then how can I help?

Don't do anything, as per the manual.

Eom Tae-seong is my problem.

He has nothing to do with this marriage.

It's none of your concern.

I'm meeting a new client, so it shouldn't take too long.

I'll call when I'm nearby.

Didn't you say you had plans? You don't have to.

I'll see how things go here.

Just take some time off. I'm tired and want to get home early.

Second floor.

The doors are closing.

Ms. Lee Seo-yeon?

I'm Eom Tae-seong.

We met before, at the Heritage Lounge.

Well,

I can't quite place you.

That's okay. We were never formally introduced.

His makeshift methods may stir curiosity, but they're far from traditional.

Please take a seat.

So you're considering a five-story traditional workshop and gallery.

Here are some samples for you to look over.

Unusual, right?

I wore them when I was doing time, but I still put them on sometimes.

I find them oddly comforting.

You seemed curious

about my sneakers.

I'm not that interested in other people's private lives.

You seemed quite interested.

I don't know what you're...

Noh In-ji.

Why are you so interested in Noh In-ji,

you fucking bitch?

I don't hate bitches like you,

but that changes if you do anything to In-ji.

She's off-limits.

Do you catch my drift?

If you're wondering who I am,

try asking NM.

And ask what might happen to you if you keep getting on my nerves.

Please

email me those samples,

Ms. Lee Seo-yeon.

Did something happen to you last night?

You weren't replying to my texts.

I went to bed early.

I guarantee that bastard Eom Tae-seong is going to come find you soon.

Did you see the photo I sent you?

Let me know if you need anything. Guns, grenades, I'll get you whatever.

Just say the word, and I'll do it.

I mean it.

I'll kill that bastard without hesitation.

If anyone kills him, it'll be me.

I'll do it.

Si-jeong.

Why don't you date?

What's the point?

I don't have much capacity for happiness left.

Dating takes too much effort.

The math is simple. The chances of misery are too high.

I thought I'd never see you again after Hye-yeong died.

Why are you still so good to me?

We started as three friends.

Now it's just the two of us, so this is what we do.

Please look into Lee Seo-yeon for me.

She's Mr. Han Jeong-won's ex-wife.

Find her drug source.

She's a junkie?

I think she's a supplier. A malicious one at that.

I'm not gonna make it.

I'm with some former colleagues

I haven't seen in forever.

I was heading home anyway.

See you at home, then.

He gave a lecture at the Heritage Lounge.

He was a young, decent-looking man who was good at what he did.

Word about him spread quickly.

Did you see him meet Noh In-ji at the Heritage Lounge?

You mean Mr. Han Jeong-won's wife?

No.

If anything, he seemed to know Seo-yeon.

Ms. Lee Seo-yeon?

Yes.

I saw the two of them meet.

Lee Seo-yeon?

I thought I saw you back at the restaurant.

I was there for a parent-teacher meeting.

It's lucky we bumped into each other.

Damn menstrual cramps.

The meds I've taken should help.

I'm so jealous of you.

If our lives were skin undertones, mine would be ashy.

My life's an ashy gray.

At least you have your kids.

I'd get rid of them if I could.

If I could, I'd stuff them back into my womb.

Nothing ever goes my way.

It's like their umbilical cords are still attached.

At least things were peaceful when they were in my womb.

Ever since I got married,

it feels like I've grown 30 or so umbilical cords.

I feel like an alien parasite host from one of those sci-fi movies.

If it's that bad, why not get a divorce?

We hold hands when we shop for groceries.

I wouldn't want to lose that.

Why did you meet with Mr. Eom Tae-seong?

I saw you together.

The guy who uses rice cakes to create works of art.

We had some on the day Mr. Han's light was replaced, remember?

Oh my! Here you both are.

Why are you here?

That's what you want to know?

I thought you'd be more curious about how you ended up here.

Any later and you'd have needed a hysterectomy.

Thankfully, they only had to remove one of your ovaries.

The other one's not looking great, so you'll need routine treatment.

There's a call button.

Now that you're awake, I'll call the nurse on my way out.

Ms. Yoon-a was driving me.

Where is she?

Her kids get back from camp today,

so she asked me to stay with you instead.

Yoon-a may be slow to pick up on social cues,

but she's not so slow that she would have asked you here.

Mr. Han Jeong-won left his phone at home, so I answered it.

He wasn't in his studio, so I had no way to contact him.

Mr. Yoon Ji-o had to step out for a bit,

in case you were wondering.

You appear to be taking pleasure in learning so much about me.

Did you take pleasure finding out a lot about me?

What do you mean?

I figured you probably know a whole lot more about me.

At the very least, you'll have seen my resume.

You'll have seen from my resume

that this marriage will not fail.

So, did you sleep with Jeong-won or something?

What are you doing?

Your urinary catheter fell out.

NURSE CALL

I guess that's why they said someone should be by your side.

- Spin around like this? - That's it.

- Lower me down. - Go low.

Jeong-won?

Jeong-won!

Why the hell weren't you answering your phone?

Pack up. We need to go.

She's dressed. You can go in.

Are you all right?

They told me to remove the IUD, but I refused.

I didn't want to get pregnant again.

I should have listened to the doctor,

but you know me, I never listen.

You had other options, so why?

The other options weren't reassuring enough.

I almost had to get a hysterectomy,

but it didn't quite come to that, so I guess I have to keep menstruating.

Not that it matters.

The chances of me getting pregnant have gone down now.

Seo-yeon.

Would you really want

to have another baby?

Your guardian desperately pleaded with us.

You're someone…

who should never have a child.

You know why, don't you?

OPERATION AND ANESTHESIA CONSENT FORM

Doctor.

The child.

Please save the child first.

Well, fuck me. They're still alive.

Mr. Eom Tae-seong?

So it is you.

What are you doing?

Casting light over the shadows.

You said accepting such things lessens their impact.

What do you do for a living?

I make rice cakes.

I served as an apprentice under a master of the craft.

Had I stayed with him, who knows? I might have been the next master.

But he beat me more than I could bear.

I noticed…

that you have no cameras watching over this grand house.

Perhaps you have many secrets.

Or maybe you have a phobia of cameras.

The tea is delicious, truly.

Isn't she also a fantastic cook? She was a star student in my classes.

She's amazing.

I'll bring some rice cakes next time.

Ones made from apricots,

powdered with short-grain rice, and steamed…

The old man's specialty.

When I was learning to make them, he would whip my ass until it was blue.

That's how delicious

they are.

Do you smoke?

I'm rather rich.

I'm suddenly curious what it would be like if I used my money to ruin your life.

I've thought of several ways.

I've got one obvious solution,

but I'm trying this first.

By that, I mean meeting and talking to you.

Just stay away from Noh In-ji.

Then I won't have to use any money.

Rich people never blow money without a reason.

What is she to you, Mr. Han Jeong-won?

What's your motive?

Do you feel Noh In-ji's become your real wife or something?

Stay away from Noh In-ji.

You don't know Noh In-ji.

Noh In-ji. Do you trust her?

NOH IN-JI DO YOU TRUST HER?

You even texted me.

Mr. Han Jeong-won.

Han Jeong-won.

Mr. Producer!

How do you plan on ruining a life that's already ruined?

Do you think it'll work?

Someone who can't even picture what it's like to be poor,

that's the kind of person the world would love to see brought down.

You fucking idiot.

You goddamn psycho.

Do you think Noh In-ji will love you?

Do you really?

Do you seriously believe that?

But does Noh In-ji know?

That you killed your own mom.

You son of a…

You fucking lunatic.

People set off a lot of fireworks around here,

so folks in the area don't pay much attention to loud noises.

Besides, it rained heavily in the early morning, so not much remains.

Drink up.

What about the stab wound in the thigh?

It's not a fresh wound.

He didn't go to the hospital.

He just put on some medical adhesive from a pharmacy.

That's bad coffee.

He left.

Today's been a really long day.

I wanted to have a child.

That way,

I would no longer have to live as somebody's son.

From that point onward, I could simply live as a father.

But things didn't work out.

Why not?

I don't think she ever wanted a kid.

Maybe it was just something I wanted.

It was my fault.

People say it was an accident,

that she collapsed from nausea.

That's what Seo-yeon told the doctor.

A mom-to-be who's eight months pregnant.

A mother intimately aware of her baby's every movement…

walked straight out into traffic.

How do you explain something like that?

Have you heard of the blue pill?

There's a blue pill and a red pill.

Taking the blue pill lets you see and believe things the way you want to.

Every day you live in comfort

in a world that's just an illusion.

And the red pill?

It lets you break free from the blue pill's illusions

and face the painful reality.

I think that was the first time…

that I wanted to get away from Seo-yeon.

I wished the baby had survived instead of Seo-yeon.

And she found out?

I don't know why I felt that way.

You're pretending not to know.

You didn't want to save a life that day.

You wished another's life would end.

Noh In-ji learned jujitsu because of Eom Tae-seong.

We had him committed to a mental hospital,

but he got out too soon.

I assumed he'd just been released from prison.

He was wearing sneakers.

The ones that you see prisoners wearing on the news.

Assault, attempted murder, and robbery.

He had plenty of other priors already.

What do you mean you had him committed?

Four years ago,

Eom Tae-seong snapped an NM employee's neck in front of me.

I tried going to the cops countless times.

I even wore a location-tracking watch.

But there was little they could do for me until I was injured or dead.

I'll ramp up our security detail, so don't worry.

Eom Tae-seong snapped the neck of an NM security officer.

We call them keepers.

Damn it.

The fuck are you looking at?

What is it, huh?

They're usually ex-special forces, ex-presidential guards,

or former professional athletes.

Eom Tae-seong is more of a danger to those around me than to me.

He always finds a way to stake a claim over me.

He believes that's how he can dominate me.

Our company dealt with it discreetly.

We reached a settlement with the bereaved and had Eom committed to an institute.

How can we put him back there?

If we were to get involved again, he would turn himself in.

If that were to happen,

I'd have a lot of explaining to do to the police.

And in the process,

the world would come to know of NM's existence.

He told me to ask NM

what would happen to me.

I suggest you either stop what you were doing…

or pick up jujitsu.

He shamed me constantly.

Said our marriage wasn't good for the company.

Of all the people I've met in life,

he ranks among the top five most abhorrent.

For someone so cruel, he sure looks peaceful.

You're right.

What are you doing?

It's not like he can feel it. I'm the one who's stuck feeling like shit.

It's a temporary reaction.

It's not like he's conscious.

Seo-yeon found him like this.

She was hospitalized and dropped by to see him, apparently.

He hasn't got long left. You should prepare for the worst.

This is the first time I've looked into his eyes

in so long.

This is for you to change into, sir.

- Did the person who gave it to you leave? - Yes, they dropped it off and left.

- Right, I understand. - Thank you.

Please leave those two here next to this column.

I think we're a bit early.

Why's the daughter-in-law nowhere to be seen?

- Do you think Seo-yeon will come? - Why would she?

Well, he was her father-in-law…

Honey, what's she doing wearing that?

She's out of her mind.

I see you still struggle with ties.

There was no need for you to wear mourning clothes.

People will talk regardless.

Better this than being the bad daughter-in-law who didn't attend.

I visited your father's hospital room.

I'm fairly certain I'm the one who killed him.

What do you mean?

You know how I tend to horrify people.

This might be better for everyone, including you.

And your father's finally out of his misery.

These are non-addictive.

They're even prescribed in American hospitals.

Take them if the current meds fail.

I'm bad with ties.

Ask one of the employees. They'll do a splendid job of it.

They're pros, after all.

See you outside.

Where were you?

Close by.

Stay by my side.

According to the manual,

I'm not allowed to attend official events like these.

What you wanted…

was a discreet marriage, remember?

You and that damn manual.

You're all set. You should go now.

I need you.

I know.

Maybe women lose their marbles after having an ovary removed.

Watch your words.

What is she doing at a stranger's funeral? What about her young husband?

He knew her since she was little, like the daughter he never had.

Jeong-won's an only child and all.

An ex-daughter-in-law is no better than a stranger.

Have you ever seen a conglomerate CEO's ex-daughter-in-law

show up at his funeral?

"The daughter he never had"? You know they were never close.

Where is Ms. Noh In-ji anyway?

- If I were her, I'd be seeing red. - Please…

- She's here! - What is it? What?

Are they seriously going ahead with this?

No way.

You don't need to do this.

No one would bad-mouth you if you weren't here.

I'm doing this for you.

What do you mean, you're doing this for me?

Someone passed away after being in a coma. What's there to be curious about?

People will say it was about time.

The problem is you.

In their eyes, you're a bum who doesn't have a real job.

What do you think people will say?

"He was alone, looking pathetic." "Won't be long before he's back on drugs."

Your audience is full of insufferable jerks.

Do you want to add fuel to the fire?

I'm the one you need right now,

not that woman.

Honey, people won't go easy on you.

The sudden downfall of a dead CEO's son is the juiciest kind of gossip.

Think about it.

Consider which of us will be better suited if you want a quiet life.

You're more fearless than I thought. What if someone saw you here?

Leave Mr. Han Jeong-won alone.

He'll never be yours.

You should know your place.

I didn't pay for you to act like this.

This is exactly what you paid for, for me to act as a wife would.

"A wife"?

A short-lived title.

For some, a year is enough time to plan their own death.

For others, it's enough time to steel their resolve to keep living.

In a year, a human can be born,

and you shattered that.

A child's delightful steps, a whole universe that could have been.

You don't know anything!

What the hell would a lowlife like you know?

Mr. Han Jeong-won saw you jump into oncoming traffic.

I'm saying he saw you throw your child out into the road.

He even blames himself for it. For you jumping into the road.

One thing's for sure.

This marriage will work,

and once I'm done, Mr. Han will live a different life.

I want Mr. Han Jeong-won to be happy.

What do you want for him?

You should go now.

If you stay here any longer,

I might just end up telling Mr. Han Jeong-won a lot more about you.

Aren't you curious

how much I know about you, Ms. Lee Seo-yeon?

Only one son, but two daughters-in-law.

This is madness.

Ms. Lee Seo-yeon is gone now.

I'll stay by your side.

What about the manual?

I think I'll…

take the day off today.

MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES LEE SEO-YEON

We should get you straight to a spa. You look really ugly right now.

Have you ever been selected?

Let's say there's you and Cheol-su,

and if someone picks Cheol-su, you die. That sort of thing.

My life is all about being picked,

but nothing ever reaching the level of a Nazi concentration camp.

I've always been on the picking side.

If I didn't like a homeroom teacher, I simply switched classes.

And I always found a way to sit next to kids I liked.

I always got what I wanted,

be it friends or grown-ups.

Men were even easier to get,

so I never minded people calling me an evil bitch.

Do you suddenly feel wronged

for being called an evil bitch?

Why does it suddenly feel

like the whole world now revolves around Noh In-ji?

She was only supposed to play a minor role for a year…

but now I feel like Cheol-su, who wasn't picked.

LATE HAN YEONG-HO

You should get some sleep.

I don't think anyone else is coming.

That would be a waste…

of your day off.

Shall we go someplace fun?

You might not be able to see.

I really can't see properly.

So it's not just me, then?

I can see.

What are we even doing?

Why is it so quiet?

I purposely picked an unpopular film.

That's a relief.

You smell like incense.

You're right. I do.

Help yourself.

I think this will suit you well.

I'm not that short.

It's cute. It looks like a piano key cover.

Is that…?

Turn around.

Why are you smiling?

I feel like I'm leaving a bathhouse.

When I was little, I once went with my friends.

I only realized after we'd left that I had soap on my ears.

Still, it was refreshing and felt great.

Though I had to take another bath at home.

I'm not sure I should be feeling this way just after my father died.

Not all fathers in the world deserve to be mourned.

That goes for all moms too.

Did your mom

really kill that person?

If social death is a kind of death, then yes.

Team Manager Seo of Sambin Electronics' International Business Team.

I'm sure you've heard of him.

The clip went viral, after all.

That was my mother's work.

After finding out that her daughter was about to marry a bisexual man,

she outed him to the whole country just ten days before the wedding.

I got so many calls that my phone ran out of battery.

They all wanted to know if I was the victim of a scam.

And so I missed his calls,

or so I choose to believe.

Disappearing for five years without so much as a call

just doesn't make sense.

Are you waiting for him?

What if…

I don't want to let you go later?

I'm just saying,

it might be a possibility.

LATE HAN YEONG-HO

I found out where Lee Seo-yeon gets her drugs.

Being here like this

is interesting.

I'm sure your father will be real proud as he moves on to the afterlife.

What is it you want to say?

Get a divorce.

Divorce him, Ms. Noh In-ji.

Subtitle translation by: Jimin Choi