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WHEN THE PHONE RINGS

I can't do this. Just let me out.

- We're on the road right now. - It'll be okay if you just let me out.

It'll be okay, so let me out.

I don't care.

Anyway, now that he's been moved, I don't need to pay anymore, right?

Hey, Sa-eon.

When did you get here?

Let's go in.

Oh my. You really are polite.

I'm curious about something.

What?

Why won't Hee-joo speak?

What do you mean? Don't you know?

She's in shock from a car accident as a child.

That shock…

affects her to this day?

Selective mutism

is when someone stops speaking due to psychological factors.

Isn't it strange that she's been like that for over 20 years?

Well, the guilt was just so overwhelming.

What guilt?

Was the car accident Hee-joo's fault?

She lost her brother, and her sister went deaf.

How could she be okay after that? She shouldn't be.

But…

why do you ask that?

It seems you keep forgetting.

Hee-joo's my wife.

Please be careful how you treat her. Watch what you say and do.

What was that?

Is he looking out for Hee-joo?

Sa-eon.

It's been a while.

I almost forgot your face. Let's meet up more often.

Yeah, you're much more handsome now.

- In-a must be treating you well. - Yeah.

- Let's toast. - Cheers.

- Cheers. - Let's toast.

It's nice.

I can taste apples.

They're well-prepared.

Such a sommelier.

That's right.

Spokesperson.

Sir.

When do you plan on joining your father?

I guess you haven't received a satisfactory offer yet.

Things should be clear-cut between parents and children as well.

Excuse me.

What did you say?

Supplementary pages?

If you don't know, listen carefully, 406.

Hee-joo isn't supplementary pages.

She's a brand-new language.

She's repeated the same hand movements thousands of times to become who she is.

People don't know that.

So don't talk about my wife like that.

Excuse me, where did you find that?

In the bathroom.

You say you know her so well, then why did you do that?

Why did you tell her not to think you were a couple?

Are you okay?

Why were you on the railing?

Are you trying to get yourself killed?

Were you on a call?

Hong Hee-joo…

can't make calls.

Why were you on the phone?

Make a sound.

Make a sound like you just did. Hiccup or whatever.

Should I force you?

Hong Hee-joo.

How could you?

Go ahead.

Yes?

The call finally went over the ten-minute mark.

We got the location.

Where is it?

Don't be surprised.

Sogong-dong. The hotel you're at right now.

I think this person is much closer to you than we thought.

Is there anyone suspicious around you?

What am I thinking?

Wait.

Are you saying he's here right now?

Why aren't you going in?

Kyu-jin.

There must not be

even a single rusty spoon in my household.

Think carefully which is more important to you.

Being a mother to your son

or maintaining your status as my daughter-in-law?

Yes, Mr. Paik.

Secure the guest list.

Hurry up and work on removing the voice modulation too.

EPISODE 5

Hong Hee-joo.

Do you still have that scar?

When you were a kid,

you almost got bitten by a big dog.

Even back then, you didn't let out a single scream.

How could such a young girl

hold back a scream?

You're incredible, Hee-joo.

I wonder how long you'll be able to hold out.

I'm curious.

"Our next story."

"Pope Benedict XVI resigned,

and Pope Francis was elected."

"This is the first papal resignation in 600 years

- while the pope is still alive." - Hee-joo!

What's this?

Your dream is to be a newscaster? A newscaster?

How can you be a newscaster? You can't even speak! How?

Didn't I make myself clear?

The moment you start chattering in front of In-a,

you and I will be kicked out of this house.

I'm sure it wasn't the dog that hit you.

You should fight back.

Be it your mom, sister, or whoever.

Prepare yourself to fight back.

Whether it's parents or family, there's always a chance for revenge.

You scraped your knee.

PAIK SA-EON

It's red, like your swollen cheek.

Hee-joo isn't supplementary pages.

She's a brand-new language.

Hong Hee-joo.

Come out here.

All this time,

you've been deceiving me, haven't you?

Don't look at me like you don't know. I know everything.

Why?

Why did you go that far?

You've deceived me for 20 years!

You even resorted to doing this, but why?

Yeah, let's just say you were young back then.

But you…

You're not a kid anymore. You're a grown-up.

At least once you started living with me,

there was no reason to hide it.

Everyone has secrets.

Don't you have any? Something you're hiding from me.

Finalists for the sign language interpreter interview

will be contacted individually.

They'll start work at the office tomorrow.

The main media reactions to the hiring are…

"Everyone now has acquired the right to watch

the president's speech without discrimination."

"Korean Sign Language is on par with the Korean language,

ensuring information access for the Deaf…"

Excuse me, sir?

Yes, well…

I know I'm lacking. I do, but still…

I worked hard to prepare this. If something is making you uncomfortable

or making you unhappy, please…

No.

I'm pleased with it.

Great work.

Let's take a quick break.

MEN'S RESTROOM

My liver enzyme levels didn't just go up for no reason.

When you get anxious, your liver shrinks.

What? Because of smoking and drinking? No, that's a misconception.

Accumulated fatigue and stress are all causes too, you know?

Okay, honey.

Yeah, I'll make sure to take my supplements.

One more thing.

I'm going to stand tall, and I'm not going to…

Sir…

- Mr. Paik? - Mr. Kang?

Yes, sir.

Let's have a word.

Mr. Kang, do you…

tell your wife everything?

About that.

I definitely wasn't talking about you.

- It was about my health. - Are there…

no secrets?

Excuse me?

In your marriage,

do you hide anything

or deceive each other?

I don't know. Not really.

Why do you ask?

Is your wife secretly hiding…

emergency funds from you?

No.

What a relief.

As long as it's not about money, right?

- Is that so? - Of course.

Also,

sometimes it's necessary to pretend not to know and let things slide.

That's how you get some breathing room.

It'll be suffocating if you nitpick and criticize every little thing.

Of course,

that won't be easy, given your personality.

What's wrong with it?

Like, you're the type who strives for perfection.

But still, marriage takes effort, don't you think?

You could try calming your temper.

Effort?

What? Goodness!

She passed! She passed!

She passed!

Congratulations.

Congratulations!

She passed!

CONGRATULATIONS ON PASSING THE FINAL INTERVIEW.

You worked hard.

Great job.

Go and tell your family the good news.

Should we get some drinks? What should we get?

- Yeah. - Let's go.

- Are you buying? - Let's have cake.

Cake!

It's been so long.

DAD

PAIK SA-EON

I passed.

There was no special treatment, right?

Did I earn this on my own?

Why is this so hard?

What do I do?

I almost forgot.

We have a welcome dinner for the interpreters tomorrow.

We anticipate your attendance.

Normally, holding a company retreat would be the proper thing to do.

However, many are exhausted from the workload.

Especially since Mr. Paik has such a tight schedule,

we'll have a dinner instead.

Sir?

What did you just say?

A company retreat?

No, no. Since you have a busy schedule, we'll have a dinner…

Aren't they the first sign language interpreters in the president's office?

The media is interested as well.

Shouldn't we take a commemorative photo for the press release?

Let's go on a retreat.

How's the weekend for everyone?

I'm free.

Sounds good. Since we're going, let's make it an overnight trip.

Please arrange the venue.

Wow, I completely misjudged Mr. Park.

"I'm free."

They call him Paik Sa-eon's mini-me for a reason.

No wonder Mr. Paik brought him in when he started here.

He doesn't even attend the dinners, so why?

What's this? It came out of nowhere.

Should I delete it now?

That would be weirder.

My stupid finger.

What does this mean? Explain yourself.

"Explain yourself"?

Is that too intense?

What do I do? I can't look.

Congrats on passing.

It's good. Just how I like it. Great pick.

I'm glad you enjoy it.

Try it, Mr. Paik.

Okay.

It's good.

It is good.

Thank you. It's thanks to you.

No, it's not.

Refrain from making statements that could be misunderstood.

Let me be clear. There was no special treatment.

Is it too stiff?

It's fine for me. Mr. Paik!

You must have weak teeth.

I'll buy you a meal.

You'll buy me a meal?

What's a good gift to give someone who just got a job?

- The latest cellphone. - It's already the latest.

A tablet? Laptop?

They have both.

What else?

Share some ideas.

Well, a wallet?

- A bag? - Not something you want.

Something practical…

- It doesn't have to be practical. - …or not.

- It doesn't have to be practical. - Yeah.

Something sentimental.

Something thoughtful.

A new suit is pretty much the go-to gift for a new job.

Come on.

A suit?

Great pick.

Yeah, not bad.

A suit.

Come here by six.

You want to go in there?

Yes.

Wait for me!

Goodness.

No way.

We can't go over this.

What are you doing?

I think it was here.

What?

A large portrait.

I remember a huge hand with a dragon ring.

The room you played in every day.

Where is it?

That room.

Follow me.

This is the room.

I'm sure I saw it that day.

What?

A cute…

cat.

That child told me.

"Want to play?"

What? With what?

"Let's cut open the cat's belly."

"Next, the tail."

"Next, the leg."

"Next, the head."

The way he spoke sounded so innocent.

He said it as if it was nothing.

It made it more terrifying.

Missing?

Yes, a few kids from the orphanage

went missing shortly after being adopted.

I learned that after becoming an adult.

It's still an unsolved case.

Do you remember what you said at our first meeting?

Instead of asking what it is,

shouldn't you be asking why I haven't revealed it yet?

What's the reason?

Why are you digging up something that happened over 20 years ago?

I was the first to discover that villa.

I suggested to the kids that we go too.

Once my channel grew big enough,

I wanted to reveal it when people started paying attention.

Then I got the chance to be on the show and thought, "This is it."

You've been holding onto this for a long time.

I'm sorry.

You are?

For what?

To be honest,

Sa-eon asked me about you a few days ago.

I told him you grew up in an orphanage by mistake.

Spokesperson Paik Sa-eon asked about me?

Like what?

You know, this and that.

Goodness!

What is it?

This is great for Hee-joo!

What about Hee-joo?

She's going to the presidential office.

Are you Ms. Hong Hee-joo?

Right this way.

Considering the professional setting,

I went with a neutral and simple style without any bold patterns or decorations.

What do you think?

The spokesperson's office called.

He said that you're the sign language interpreter for the presidential office.

I was asked to prepare an outfit suitable for you.

Would you like to try it on?

Welcome.

It looks great with your complexion.

But it looks a little big. I'll get you one in a smaller size.

You look so pretty.

You have such great proportions. That suit really flatters you.

It looks good on you.

We'll take it.

Okay, I'll wrap it up.

You can go ahead and change if you're ready.

Try this one on too.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Take care.

Why didn't you try it on?

I don't have to try it on to know.

Know what?

I appreciate the suit. I'll wear it well.

Let's go and eat now.

What do you know?

I know something that flashy doesn't really suit me.

I have nowhere to wear it to, and it doesn't feel like it's for me.

So why bother?

Then, what about that?

PARK DO-JAE

Yes, go ahead.

The modulated voice analysis isn't complete yet,

but I just received a strange report.

- What strange report? - Don't be surprised.

Based on the waveform and spectrogram analysis, 406 is…

A woman?

Are you sure?

Of course, there's a possibility of an accomplice,

- or it could be a decoy. - A decoy?

Using someone else's voice without being the perpetrator.

You mean like a recording or reading a script?

It's definitely not that.

The conversations weren't just regurgitated on command like a parrot

but were more like real-time exchanges.

Rule out the possibility of recordings.

Proceed with the analysis…

Hong Hee-joo.

Underestimating yourself

is a bad habit.

I'd like to help you break that bad habit.

What do you think?

It's expensive.

It says it's Hanwoo.

I want jjajangmyeon.

That's enough.

With sweet and sour pork.

SANG-WOO

Hee-joo, I heard the news. Congrats on the interpreter job.

Do you want some wine?

You-ri wants to congratulate you too.

- Sang-woo, I'm sorry, but next time… - Go now.

But with me.

- Congratulations, Hee-joo. - Congrats.

But how did you two come together?

She said she'd buy me dinner.

Interpreter Hong Hee-joo.

She did? Why?

Can she not?

Not without a reason.

There must be one.

Then why are you two together?

We're coming back from covering a site.

You know that we're doing a show together.

You-ri told me you asked her about me.

What's the story about?

Well…

A case of missing children from an orphanage.

We can't discuss it due to program security.

I'm sorry I cut you off.

Will you answer me now?

Tell me.

Why are you so interested in me?

Hey, Sang-woo.

Didn't you want to congratulate me?

Yeah.

Sorry.

Hee-joo, the sign language interpreter for the presidential office.

Yeah, it's something to congratulate,

but wasn't your dream something else?

LEAVE NEWSCASTER APPLICATION HERE

NAME: HONG HEE-JOO

After that, we listened to music often in the broadcast room.

Did something happen between you two in college?

Right? I can totally sense it.

You have a bad sense.

You're known for that.

Me?

What I said is based on facts.

It's crystal clear.

A college broadcast room

is perfect for flirting.

Did you two flirt?

Why would you ask that? They totally did!

Why else would Hee-joo go to the broadcast room?

It wasn't to be a newscaster.

She could be one.

Can she not?

Excuse me?

But how could she be a newscaster?

Of course, she can. What I meant was…

She could definitely be a newscaster.

You must have dreamed of becoming a newscaster.

I didn't know.

Why are you bringing that up now?

She's the sign language interpreter for the presidential office.

Why ask about her dream now?

- Are you trying to rain on her parade? - You think I am?

She wants us to stop.

"It's true I wanted to be a newscaster in the past."

"Now, I'm happy to be the sign language interpreter for the presidential office."

Got it?

It's just…

My glass was empty.

IN-A

IT'S ME. HOW ARE YOU? IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

Hey.

Do you think Hee-joo went to the bathroom?

I'll go check.

Who wants ice cream?

All of a sudden?

Me!

I want chocolate!

Get me whatever!

Hey, sis!

Something really fun happened at school today.

I'll tell you.

A friend sent me a note.

Do you know what was written on it?

PAIK SA-EON

Why are you here?

I'm going to pass on what you say to my sister.

You?

I heard you're deaf.

Why don't you wear hearing aids or learn to sign?

He looks forward to studying math with you!

Solve it.

Do it again.

Another mistake and I'll pour water on your head.

In-a, solve it again. You can do better.

I'm glad you called.

I had a question for you.

A question for me?

What is it?

Have you heard

Hee-joo's voice before?

What are you saying?

She can't speak. How could I?

Then do you know why she can't speak?

Since the accident that caused Hong In-a to lose her hearing,

she hasn't worn hearing aids.

She didn't learn to sign.

Instead, she took Hee-joo around

and had her convey people's words through notes.

She lost her brother, and her sister went deaf.

How could she be okay after that? She shouldn't be.

Wait.

Is it because of Hong In-a?

What do you mean?

Chairman Hong's only biological daughter became disabled,

and Hee-joo, who lived under the same roof…

was probably forced to keep quiet too.

That's the ridiculous story I had in mind.

Aside from that,

I can't find another reason.

You've mentioned before

that you have no intention of letting Hong Hee-joo go.

If Hong In-a returns,

will you still feel the same?

Yes, I will.

Why? Why won't you let her go?

- A sense of responsibility? - No.

Then…

is it sympathy?

What did you just say?

Sympathy?

I'll say it once, so listen carefully, 406.

My true feelings for Hee-joo…

Paik Sa-eon!

You don't need to go to the hospital?

You work with your hands, so you have to be careful.

How many times have I told you?

Have you no fear?

Where did you come from?

And how are you so strong?

You took me down.

Paik Sa-eon!

I…

think I heard it.

Your voice.

Did you call my name?

I want to hear it again.

Your voice.

Hong Hee-joo.

The world won't fall apart if you speak up.

Everything you want to say,

the things you've held back…

Say whatever you want.

IT'S ME. HOW ARE YOU? IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

Hong Hee-joo.

Underestimating yourself

is a bad habit.

I'd like to help you break that bad habit.

What do you think?

UNKNOWN CALLER

Sis!

How have you been?

Welcome and congratulations.

What's your name?

It's Jeong Won-bin.

Won-bin.

You live up to your name, don't you?

The face-off for who's more handsome will be intense.

No way, I could never compete.

I hear we look alike though.

What's your name?

I'm sorry. I don't know sign language.

I see.

How can we communicate during work?

Shall we all learn sign language?

I'm thinking of learning it.

You?

Yes.

That way, I can ensure the interpreters are conveying my words accurately.

If there's any difference in nuance,

I'll be able to correct it.

Sign language isn't difficult.

If you learn it, there won't be issues communicating with me either.

I'm going to start learning it today.

A spokesperson who can sign.

Social media will eat that up. Think of all the likes.

You're right.

Welcome.

Congratulations.

FINGER ALPHABET

I've already memorized this.

I've prepared in advance.

It wasn't that hard.

"A. B."

"C. D."

"A hundred questions, a hundred answers"?

"Write down one word or sentence you want to learn in sign language every day."

Starting today?

Teach me.

What about this?

I look forward to working with you.

Hong.

Hee.

Joo.

Interpreter.

What?

Did I get it wrong?

I look forward to working with you as well.

Paik Sa-eon.

Spokesperson.

Excuse me?

Sir?

Yes?

You don't usually come to team dinners, so I just came to our usual spot.

What do you think? Is it okay?

Yes, it's fine.

I'm relieved to hear it.

There's no place better than this for a team dinner.

- Mr. Kang. - Yes?

What are you doing?

Excuse me? I don't…

The meat's burning.

I'll…

Let's eat.

- Yes, sir. - Thank you.

What?

You grilled it perfectly! It's delicious.

It's really good.

Eat up, everyone.

Do you want some?

- Yes. - It's so good.

- A big one. - Thanks.

- Me too. - We don't have enough.

Sir, should we…

do a toast--

What?

We look forward to working with you as well!

That's what that means.

- Goodness. - I see.

- Let's toast. - Everyone, enjoy!

- Enjoy! - Cheers!

Welcome!

This is Mr. Paik's treat. It's on him.

Help yourselves.

It's so good.

Sir, just a moment.

- Eat. - Eat up.

- Yes. - I need more alcohol.

- I'll pour it. - Yeah.

The call just came in.

The voice analysis was almost complete, but malware was detected.

- The computer shut down completely. - So what?

Most of the original files are gone,

but we were able to get results from the recovered fragmented files.

The audio quality isn't great.

Can I listen to it?

Yes, but…

Please listen to it first.

Sis, are you okay?

Were you hurt anywhere?

You know, from earlier.

You ran in front of a moving car.

You said you were getting a divorce.

So you changed your mind.

You won't divorce him, will you?

Why do you want me to divorce him?

Because…

I want to see that bastard,

Paik Sa-eon, be ruined.

What about you, Sis?

Do you know him well?

No, I bet you don't.

You probably don't know him at all.

What do you know?

How well do you know him?

Me?

Why would you say something so hurtful?

Listen carefully.

In this world,

the person who knows Paik Sa-eon the best is me.

Hurry, Sis. You're running out of time.

Paik Sa-eon will find out soon.

- What? - What do you think?

Your true identity, Sis!

Everything you want to say, the things you've held back…

Say whatever you want.

What I have to say to you…

isn't what you want to hear.

Decide by tomorrow.

Or we can settle for two billion won. You have until tomorrow.

Can you guess who it is?

Someone who's close to you

- and knows you-- - What's the age range?

The waveform analysis indicates a woman in her twenties.

We don't do that here.

No.

- We don't pressure people to drink… - That's right.

So where did you get your information on Hong Hee-joo?

Are you close to me?

Don't be surprised.

The hotel you're at right now.

Please, let me out!

I'll send you another audio file.

Analyze the sound waveform and compare it with 406.

See how much they match in percentage.

Up to two decimal places.

Yes, sir.

I wanted to do it.

What do you think?

Let's have one more round.

- Come on. - Wait. No.

Get in.

Thank you for the dinner!

Have a good night.

- Goodbye. - Take care.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Wow, his first team dinner and first time drunk.

Is something going on?

Mr. Park, do you know anything?

No.

Didn't you see them leave together? I saw you two whispering.

There's nothing.

Let's go for another round.

- No. - We're friends.

- Let's go. - Mr. Kang, wait!

Let's go to karaoke! Karaoke!

Let's go home.

Sir?

Sir?

I'm fine.

You may go.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry to bother you so late.

The analysis results came in.

It's a 99.99% match.

WHEN THE PHONE RINGS

Tell me if something happened.

Should I tell you everything honestly?

You have an idea who 406 might be, don't you?

How about we each ask a question and answer?

By any chance, does Hee-joo want…

sincerity

and affection?

Is that what she wants?

I can give her everything.

If that's what Hee-joo wants, I'll give as much as she needs.

Hong Hee-joo!

Subtitle translation by: Sue Mounce