01x10 - Episode 10

[bunniefuu]

[reporter] Korea Republican Party's
Candidate Baek Jae-min

has been caught up in a rumor
regarding an illegitimate child.

The partner of his affair is reported
to be his aide, Guk Ji-yeon,

who is currently pregnant.

Ms. Guk was revealed to be a member
of the Corporate Strategy Team

at the Eunsung Group,

serving as the mayoral candidate's wife
Director Eun's personal secretary

in the past.

Candidate Baek has been receiving
overwhelming support from female voters,

using his image as a loving father
and the perfect husband.

People now seem to turn their backs on him
in disappointment, following the news.

Have you all gone insane?

The election is around the corner,

and you couldn't even stop
a tiny scandal like this from blowing up?

Couldn't you just keep
these hacks in line?

We're all just as surprised.

Just yesterday, we dictated them
their articles,

and now they've turned their backs
on our candidate.

- Now, who is the person who broke this?
- It's reporter Kim Cho-rong of IBC.

I think she's protected by her boss.

It looks as if Oh Kyung-sook
has made a deal with...

g*dd*mn it!

Take every possible measure to stop this.

Take legal action against everyone
from Kim Cho-rong to the director of IBC.

Deny the rumors using
every single news outlet Eunsung has.

Oh Kyung-sook's son
and Mr. Baek's scandal,

cover both up before tonight,
no matter how!

They're never going to achieve it.

It's just that every news outlet
wants to be on the winner's side.

Winning is good. Well, Ms. Hwang,
can you tell us what we should do next?

Here's the way you're gonna look
at the race going forward.

The traumatized mother,
Oh Kyung-sook, on this side,

and the despicable cheater,
Baek Jae-min, on the other.

It's a w*r of narratives going ahead.

[theme music playing]

[cheering]

[rock music playing]

[crowd chanting] Oh Kyung-sook!
Oh Kyung-sook!

Great to be here!

SEOUL MAYORAL CANDIDATE OH KYUNG-SOOK

The Good Parents Association
is joined by Oh Kyung-sook. Welcome.

I, Yook Seung-cheol,
ask everybody here to please

shower Oh Kyung-sook right here
with your motherly support!

[cheering]

[crowd chanting] Oh Kyung-sook!
Oh Kyung-sook!

[Hwang] Triple the campaigners and rent
ten more campaign cars for each district.

And I want every single city wall
filled with Oh Kyung-sook posters too.

Let's dominate what Seoul is thinking.

Let's make all of our ten million citizens
convinced that mayor Oh Kyung-sook

can't be stopped, no matter what they try.

I am Oh Kyung-sook.
That's two on the ballot!

Number two is who to vote for.

Oh Kyung-sook.
So mark that number on the ballot!

Nice to meet you.

Hello. Nice to meet you.

[camera shutters clicking]

[party leader] Candidate Baek Jae-min
was having an affair

and now has an illegitimate child to boot.

Yet, he decided to accuse Ms. Oh's son
of heinous crimes of sex offense.

I ask you all,
what kind of hypocrisy is this?

It's total chaos!

Baek Jae-min's to blame!

So I say, resign now!

CHANGE IN SEOUL MAYORAL CANDIDATE
APPROVAL RATE

Don't let yourself waver.

- This isn't a done game.
- Game?

It's a game to you, is it?

Does it appear as though
I was having a bunch of fun here?

If you were so desperate to win,
you should've taken better care.

Guk Ji-yeon is gonna have your child...

And I... should have known about that,
you think, huh?

You know, that's what I wanna ask.

Didn't you say you'd get me there?

Then why didn't you have
your eyes on all this?

[foreboding music playing]

Hwang Do-hee got dirt on you,
which is why this happened,

so this is all your fault.

I warn you, don't order me around anymore.

I will run things my way, and I'll get rid
of Guk Ji-yeon if I have to. Understand?

[Yoon] Get rid of her? How?

Are you gonna bury her six feet under?

Everyone in politics has
their eyes on her right now.

If she suddenly disappears,

are you gonna turn yourself in

and say you got rid of
the woman you've been involved with,

Han I-seul and Guk Ji-yeon,

and apologize for what?

There's one big threat here.

It's a real time b*mb now.

That's Guk Ji-yeon.

Now calm yourself down

and get her here.

Your entire career now rests on

the stand she takes with you.

[on TV] Candidate Baek is facing
strong criticism

due to rumors surrounding his
extramarital affair and potential child.

His team denies all allegations

and states they will find the base
of these rumors

and take severe legal action
against the individuals.

It is clear
that Candidate Baek's supporters

are furious with this information

and are demanding
the truth to be revealed.

You're not gonna believe it.

I truly never planned
to get pregnant or anything.

[Baek] I don't know
how you held it together.

You worked so hard for the campaign.

The stress you were under.

Well, I'm hoping you're all right.

[suspenseful music playing]

You'll be mayor. I...

Yes.

As Seoul's future mayor,

I'm engrossed with this election.

However,

you are equally as important to me.

And I wouldn't have made it
this far without you.

So what you're telling me is
you're all good.

Just be ready
to wear the shackles a little longer.

That's what you mean, don't you?

You want me to lay low,

like I disappeared off the earth, hmm?

Just until it's over, right?

No.

You won't disappear.

You'll join me, rather.

Let's tackle this beast together.

From now on,
we have to buckle down and stay focused.

If I don't become the mayor,
you know the chairperson.

She'll get to us.

But worse, to our child.

It's true

that we used each other

so we could survive.

And yet, we have
a lot of feelings for each other.

Right?

So we should

face it.

Together, as a team, yeah?

[suspenseful music continues]

Today,

don't worry about one thing.

Sleep and relax a bit.

Our security will get you there tomorrow.

Uh...

Look, I saw these on my way over
and thought they were cute.

Don't worry too much.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[crowd chanting] Oh Kyung-sook!
Oh Kyung-sook!

Oh Kyung-sook!

Oh Kyung-sook!

- Go! Go! Go!
- Oh Kyung-sook!

- [man] Two!
- [Oh Kyung-sook] That's it!

How much do I pay? All right.
Can you pay her 5,000 won?

[woman] You can keep the change.

[funky rock music playing]

[Oh Kyung-sook] Dear citizens.
We've been fooled

so many times at this point
by the many real estate policies

and tax reforms that come pouring out
during election campaigns,

haven't we?

[crowd] Yes!

And all those lies and campaign pledges

that divide us into liberal, conservative,
the ruling party or opposition party,

and even according to genders,
North or South, wealthy or not.

Aren't we sick of hearing all that?

I promise to create a Seoul
that's there for all of us,

where there's true harmony for all!

Have faith I'll get it done!

You can trust in that. I'll be there!

Candidate Oh is taking
her campaign to the next level now.

Since the allegations made against
her own son have been cleared

as an untrue smear, Candidate Oh is
out campaigning in person

and speaking with people around the city.

The Rhino, as we know her, has transformed

from an activist who spoke for minorities
to a politician that leads the masses.

She is rising to the top,
gaining the favor of people

who were disappointed by Candidate Baek.

- Are you having an illegitimate child?
- [reporter 2] Do you admit to the affair?

[reporters talking at once]

[reporter 3] How long have you been
having an affair with Baek?

[man] You evil b*tch!

You're the one who ruined
our Candidate Baek!

Hey! Come here, you b*tch!
I'm going to k*ll you!

[crowd clamoring]

- [woman 1] You seduced him!
- [woman 2] Back away!

- [Ji-yeon yells]
- [man 2] Move aside!

[Ji-yeon moans]

Okay. Okay, I've got you.
Let's go to the car.

[reporter 4] What did his family have
to say? Do they know about you?

[Ji-yeon exhales shakily]

[Baek] From now on,
we have to buckle down and stay focused.

If I don't become the mayor,
you know the chairperson.

She'll get to us. But worse, to our child.

[line ringing]

I'll do it.

I'll speak to them.

[man] I guess we'll know soon.

KOREAN REPUBLICAN PARTY CANDIDATE
BAEK JAE-MIN'S URGENT PRESS CONFERENCE

[reporter 1] They're here! They're here!

[camera shutters clicking]

[mysterious music playing]

[Baek] First,

I want to apologize very sincerely

to all the citizens
who experienced discomfort

due to my recent scandal.

But I swear,

the rumors that are out there
aren't true at all.

There's no child, and there's no affair.

And I cannot help but feel guilty

that Ms. Guk has endured suffering

and got targeted through such
filthy accusations recently,

due to her gender...

and because she's my aide.

[Yoon] Beginning today,
you're no longer a homewrecker.

You're a giant target for fake news.

Read exactly what I prepared for you,

word for word.

It's time to end this unpleasant scandal.

The press is waiting.

I'm currently working for Mr. Baek
as his aide.

My name is Guk Ji-yeon.

And I swear to you,

I've never had any kind
of romantic feelings for Mr. Baek,

and my relationship with him was
always professional.

But more than that,

I've already got a loving partner in life.

I am

Guk Ji-yeon's partner of two years.

Cha Jin-hyeok's my name.

I work for a subsidiary
of the Eunsung Group,

and Ji-yeon is truly the love of my life.

We are going to celebrate
our wedding soon.

And we are currently expecting

a child that was conceived by us.

Yes, I'm Guk Ji-yeon, nobody else.

"Mistress K" is not a thing.

But what's real is my life as a girl

that's excited to marry
the boy she loves deeply.

- [reporter 1] Look.
- [reporter 2] Look at this video.

[reporter 3] This was just uploaded.

- [reporter 4] Unbelievable!
- [reporter 5] This is Candidate Baek?

What in the world?

[tense music playing]

[reporter 6] Hey, look at this.
What's he doing in the parking lot?

- [gasps]
- [reporter 7] Ms. Guk.

Did you see the article
that was just released online?

Ms. Guk.

Could you please tell us why you would be
meeting your boss alone late at night?

I didn't do that.

We first waited for him,
the other staffers and I.

We had an urgent meeting with Mr. Baek
regarding the campaign schedule,

and, well, his schedule brought him
really close to my house

at the end of the day...

So he decided to come visit your home,

just completely by himself
without his driver?

Uh... That's not...

[reporter 7] The photos show him
entering your apartment

and clearly knowing the passcode.
That's interesting.

Does your boss need
your personal code, yeah?

What do you think, Ms. Guk's boyfriend?

[music intensifies]

This here is the most
heinous sexual abuse!

They installed cameras
in front of my aide's apartment

to punish us
and fabricate this imaginary affair.

And would this have happened

were she another gender?
No, certainly not...

So then why would you be visiting
your aide, who's not a man,

late at night,
when she's about to be married?

Isn't that the abuse
you were just talking about?

Let me ask you one more time, Ms. Guk.

Did you not spend time with
Candidate Baek alone at home that night?

[gasping]

[music building]

This is abuse and political slander!
I'm appalled! It's political terrorism!

- [Cha Jin-hyeok] Ji-yeon!
- [man] Call an ambulance! Now!

This is all slander. Shame on you!

[on TV] Candidate Baek's aide was having
a medical emergency

while the press conference was
still going.

Ms. Guk Ji-yeon denied all allegations

of an extramarital affair
with Candidate Baek...

Ms. Hwang.

Mission accomplished.
We hit him hard, didn't we?

Guk Ji-yeon was completely startled.

She just fell onto the floor.
She's knocked out.

She clearly got stunned.

She didn't have any idea their rendezvous
got captured. Click, click.

[sighs] Do you think
that we're going too far, attacking her?

I mean, she is pregnant after all.

We're not quite attacking her.
We're trying more to shelter her.

Because the entire country
now knows she exists,

which actually gives her
a sort of protection, as eyes are on her.

Okay. Well, then...

This means that she will
not have to worry, for now at least.

So stop it with your sympathy for her.
We keep hitting hard.

[woman] Yes, of course, ma'am.

[rock music playing]

Baek seems to frequent
Ms. Guk's private home like a hotel.

Worse, he is using his status
to extort sexual acts.

Baek Jae-min as mayor...

What is that really gonna look like?

There's a man that looks to be married,

and one that only desires power.

Who of these is
the actual father of the child?

Only Ms. Guk, the aide,
truly knows the answer to that.

I want these headlines
sent out to the press soon.

And you can start
posting online instantly.

THE EPITOME OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
USING POWER IMBALANCE

"Extorting sexual acts."

[grunts]

[exhales deeply]

THE EPITOME OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
USING POWER IMBALANCE

IS CANDIDATE BAEK JAE-MIN
REALLY FIT TO BE MAYOR?

[door opens]

I bet you're really tired.
They've hounded you all day long.

Forgive me.

I tried keeping it together
at the press conference, and then...

While I don't intend it,

I still get in your way,
despite being careful.

Hwang Do-hee's in the way. That's it.

You're not.

Well, you didn't know
how far she'd go with this, right?

'Cause if you did,

you would have told me.

There was one incident
where she came by my place.

Really?

What was it about?

It's I-seul she asked about.

She knew that the day after I-seul fell,

every CCTV at Eunsung
got taken down and replaced.

Well, she's digging around,
looking for ways to get me.

You knew it,
but you didn't think to share it?

And why?

Because I really wasn't sure

I wouldn't end up like I-seul.

[sighs]

I didn't know
what I had gotten into with her,

but I knew what I did when I chose you.

You have to know that,
even if everyone else...

Yes.

You never planned

or wished for everything to end
the way it did.

That I know.

And I'm only here now
because I really do believe that.

[suspenseful music playing]

You said you chose me, right?

I did.

And all choices lead to responsibilities.

If you say you'll guarantee my safety,

I swear that I'll forget

everything that happened when I-seul died.

Ji-yeon.

I didn't need to hear you swear it.

I'll always look after you.

Get some rest.

I'll see you again tomorrow.

I looked over every one of Guk Ji-yeon's
emails, her call and search history.

Did anything stand out?

This here was in her recent call history.

[mysterious music playing]

[line ringing]

Hi, I need some information.

I had a prenatal DNA test done.
I wanna know when I'll get my results.

She's quite clever, your Ji-yeon.

In the event she was cornered
like she was today,

she created a way out for herself.

She had a prenatal DNA test done.

[curious music playing]

[exhales]

Let me know when the result is in.
Right away, yes.

Guk Ji-yeon.

I think we must let her go...

to heaven.

She's trapped in hell.
She's drowning in pain.

And using the child to carry the burden

is just plain evil.

That's dangerous.

The whole country knows her face
after the event.

And who's gonna stop her

telling all about I-seul?

Hwang Do-hee was coming to see her,

to ask about I-seul.

Then we'll wait for the right time
to do it quietly.

Here's what I thought.

You can do it quietly,

or you... openly make her a martyr.

A dramatic exit.

We'd really help her
to overcome how she's looked at.

She would be a victim
instead of being labeled a homewrecker.

Wouldn't this death be honorable...

when she's dead already
through her reputation?

Yes, a martyr who exposed
a cruel slander in the political arena.

And Hwang Do-hee is the very person
who fabricated this filthy scandal

and hatched the plan to frame Guk Ji-yeon.

And Oh Kyung-sook

just looked the other way
as Hwang did the unspeakable to win.

Then Oh Kyung-sook

will get completely destroyed
as the election's here.

[laughs softly]

[dramatic music]

[Baek] They say that
the student becomes the master.

You have taught this man a lot about...

how politics is a cutthroat sport.

It's great to be a good student.

But there's a line
we really should not cross.

And if we do cross it,

we will lose our humanity forever.

I already passed the point you mention

the day my father passed away.

[tense music playing]

Tomorrow night,
the martyr will be christened.

This is our last chance
to make a comeback.

ADULTERER BAEK JAE-MIN

WITHDRAW

- [people chanting]
- [dramatic music playing]

[man shouting] How dare
an adulterer like you run for mayor!

Resign, you scumbag!
Get lost, you b*stard!

Resign!

[crowd chanting] Baek Jae-min!
Baek Jae-min!

Baek Jae-min! Baek Jae-min!

[upbeat pop music playing over speakers]

[chanting continues]

[cheering]

MAKE SEOUL THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

Here you are,

Seoul's people.

I needed to muster up
the courage to speak with you.

To face you directly with honesty.

And to make you an offer.

I intend to share with you, my citizens,

the Eunsung Group's Duty-Free Shop.

I will share Eunsung's stake with you all.

- [choral music]
- [Baek] I promised you, didn't I?

That the Eunsung Group's wealth

shall be shared with you all,
Seoul's citizens.

I intend to introduce legislation
that sets the course

so the city can join me.

And my plan is

to hand over half
the Eunsung Group's shares

to the Seoul City Government

to distribute those shares among millions,

with everyone out there
in the city of Seoul!

[cheering]

[chanting] Baek Jae-min! Baek Jae-min!

Baek Jae-min!

[reporter] Korea Republican Party's
Candidate Baek

made an unprecedented
campaign pledge today,

saying he would distribute half
of the Eunsung Duty-Free Shop's shares

to Seoul's men and women,

triggering great enthusiasm
among the citizens.

You think you can sell off
Eunsung's Heaven without even asking?

What I'm doing isn't that.

What it's called is baiting.

I'll go ahead and withdraw it as soon as...

I don't care that you'll withdraw it!

You first should have asked my permission

to use the duty-free tower at all.

Listen, Ma. The election's
coming up in three days.

He'll have the office,
so the shop is in my hands...

Shut it!

Darling, you can't even
keep your man in check.

What are you gonna do?

Do you even know the number of people
who are involved in this tower project?

From the Blue House and Prosecution
to the National Assembly,

the interests of dozens of people
are at stake here.

And you want to do what?

You want to distribute all the shares?

[laughing]

Retract it instantly.

That's impossible.

[tense music playing]

I'm calling the shots going ahead.

So stay quiet and do as I...

[laughs]

Chairperson.

The attention is on me.

[pats]

I need to succeed

for you to be able
to pull off a miracle, yes?

The Eunsung Group is
a bit shaky right now.

And those parasites
you call your daughters

need Eunsung's money
to go on with their lives

so they can continue throwing it away.

- Baek Jae-min!
- So take heed!

And show me the necessary respect.

You need this election to go well...

so that all of you

stand a chance at getting through this
and the Eunsung Group stays intact.

So stop racking
those empty brains of yours,

and begin to actually help me, you hear?

[cell phone vibrating]

HWANG DO-HEE

Baek Jae-min has completely lost it.

Unexpected but ingenious.

What he did
put the company back in the spotlight,

and his affair is forgotten.

So then,

you're saying you'll win?

You can't be complacent.

I believe he played a mighty card
that folks are gonna like.

Do you need more money?

I'm gonna have to pass on that.

Unfortunately, the change you have
in your pocket isn't gonna help us.

[scoffs] This is getting
pretty interesting.

Hwang Do-hee is asking me for help,
but it's not money she needs.

Over at Eunsung, you got
a Corporate Strategy Team assigned to you?

[suspenseful music playing]

Get Guk Ji-yeon to be
the focus of that unit.

Baek Jae-min should never ever
find out about this.

Use only trustworthy people.

You need to surveil everything
Guk Ji-yeon says and does.

What she eats, who she meets.

And I'll need
updates around the clock too.

Why?

Baek Jae-min isn't gonna k*ll her, is he?

He's not gonna be having
the freedom to do that.

There are so many eyes on him right now,
with only three days before the election.

So you're hiding the evidence for now?

Baek Jae-min is beyond saving.

He's using the duty-free shop
as collateral.

Whatever desperate step he takes,

Guk Ji-yeon's protection and safety
is pivotal. If all that goes as planned,

we'll turn the tables on that jerk.

Anything else?

Poker face, kid.

Your mother can't know about this.

Do-hee is gonna bear the guilt?

[Yoon] Yes, ma'am.

We'll turn her into an evil witch
who destroyed an innocent person

with a cruel, reckless, political prank.

And Oh Kyung-sook, you say?

Where the needle goes, the thread goes.

All you have to do is sit back
and watch a woman get cut down to size

for sacrificing a fellow woman.

[Ms. Son] Hmm.

I know you are angry with Jae-min,
and I understand that,

but punishing him now is a bad idea.

Curb your anger.

Nothing else matters now.

If this election goes...

Jae-min will also learn...

[mysterious music playing]

...that you're the guy

that m*rder*d his father back then.
You understand?

Jae-min won't end up
the only one who's being punished,

should we be losing by any chance.

Now, do this quickly.

And no errors. Is that clear?

Yes, Chairperson.

[Yoon] Let's get started.

Do you have the test results?

Oh, no, no.

Please. No email, no.

And most of all, no mail please.

I can just, um, come by and get it now.

[nurse] Oh. Hey, ma'am.

You should be resting.

Oh, I just need to pick up something
I thought I should get.

This minute?

Yes. I won't be long.

Then why don't you let me
quickly do your shot?

It will just be a second.

Let me give it, and then you can go.

[mysterious music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

GUK JI-YEON

All right. We're ready.

Uh, buy a used car
under Guk Ji-yeon's name, okay?

And reserve a self-check-in
vacation rental in Gangwon-do.

Then pack some of her belongings
in a travel bag.

USED CAR

PURCHASE COMPLETE

YOUR ROOM IS RESERVED

Copy that.

Is there anything else you want done?

Hwang Do-hee came to visit recently.

Get me the security camera footage
for that day from the security team.

[Baek] Now, there is

only one step remaining.

[Yoon] We need a tear-jerker
of a suicide note

to make sure Guk Ji-yeon's mourned,

while the two heinous characters
who drove her into the abyss are despised.

Tomorrow at the debate,
let's reveal the note,

with Oh Kyung-sook
right there next to you.

[sighs]

You're gonna release this during the show?

They only have
tomorrow's debate to recover.

I'm sure someone

with your talent could

cook up something
with ingredients like that.

Hwang Do-hee.

Why do you keep on
putting yourself at risk?

Wasn't it enough to lose your father?

[exhales softly]

You know that it is, Joong-seok.

The amount of love that I had for Dad,
only you understand.

And that's why I'm doing this.

What?

Joong-seok, listen.

In a decade working as the fixer
for the Eunsung Group...

[exhales]

...I wasn't being honest with Dad at all.

[reflective music playing]

He thought I earned the money
through a solid corporate job I held down.

But I lied about everything.

And now I'm so much more content.

I'm finally doing something good for once.

Do-hee...

Later,

when this is done,

could you go and visit Dad, just so

he will hear about
the good thing his daughter did?

Hwang. Tomorrow's gonna look like this.

Baek Jae-min is gonna be
nonstop pushing his ploy

regarding the duty-free shop shares.

Well, he's not gonna get far.

EUNSUNG DUTY-FREE SHOP PERMIT LOBBY LIST

[curious music playing]

Tell me about this list.

It's more than that. It's a memo as well.

All these folks had been receiving bribes
during the initial days

when all the permits got issued
for the tower.

From Ministers of Land
and Infrastructure to prosecutors,

Seoul city officials,
and last, to safety inspectors.

I was the one in charge then

of delivering the money in person.

You did it, all by yourself?

It was highly classified.

We made certain
there were no possible leaks.

Not even her daughters had any idea.

[Oh Kyung-sook] In other words...

this duty-free shop has been
full of problems right from the start.

From choosing the plot of land,
to construction and inspections,

Eunsung paid all these b*stards money
to make sure things stayed under wraps.

So,

I don't understand.
Why are you hiding this silver b*llet?

They'd cover up everything
if we weren't on target.

Those who accepted the bribes

would deny any involvement
with this, of course.

The Eunsung Group, then,
would have used its connections

in the Blue House
and the prosecution to stop us.

The memo in this case
would be completely useless.

[Oh Kyung-sook] So?

[Hwang] So I waited.

I waited for the one
who would expose everything.

The unstoppable lightning,
striking for truth and justice,

who would reveal it all.

[laughs softly]

And that person,
that strike is Kyung-sook?

A hundred percent.

[mellow piano music playing]

[sighs]

Cover it up.

Just cover it up.

If I reveal this,

you know there's no way you won't
get targeted by the chairperson.

So then expose everything,
even though I'm aware of the consequences?

- Oh Kyung-sook...
- Yes.

I said we could do it
the way you want so that...

You know, so we could win
this darn election.

But I'm not just gonna stand by
and let you make such a sacrifice, okay?

- You think I'll let you take the fall...
- Then go out there and win the darn thing!

[sighs deeply]

All you need to do is win this, you hear?
And your power is gonna protect us all.

Hwang, please!

[tense music playing]

I bet...

you're gonna let down
another woman who's risking it all.

[sighs]

Baek Jae-min

might have the duty-free shop
trump card in his hand.

It's not gonna work, however.

And once the election dust is settled,
you're gonna emerge as queen.

[dramatic, uplifting music playing]

[reporter] With two days to go
until the election,

the final debate between the candidates
will be aired live on TV.

First, we have Candidate Baek, who,
after being caught in a crushing scandal,

appeased his supporters
by promising to distribute Eunsung shares

among the people,
as he said in a speech recently.

Number two is the workers' candidate
we know as the relentless Rhino,

Candidate Oh Kyung-sook.
We're all curious

to see if she can turn the tables
in the debate against Candidate Baek

and make a miracle happen.

Now, let's talk about the last rites

for our martyr.

[door opens]

[tense music playing]

I'm taking

Guk Ji-yeon out of the hospital.

You're saying I should
escort home your mistress

who's pregnant with your child?

Hmm.

[Chae-ryoung] You...

Just how far are you gonna take things?

It wasn't enough to insult my mother?

Do you have any idea at all

how humiliating that is?

[shouting] Pull yourself together!

Oh God!

Chae-ryoung.

I'm doing you a favor right now.

Yeah?

What?

Is your mom gonna approve

if I tell her about the election
and say that you were...

useless to me?

It's time... you used me

for your survival.

I know you've gone through
worse than I have.

The Eunsung family has been
awful to you from the beginning.

[Chae-ryoung breathing unsteadily]

You can't quit here.

You gotta hang in there till the very end.

Go to the hospital

and hug her just so.

It's the last hug she will get

while being in this world.

And you will turn into

the holy Virgin Mary,

who endured excruciating pain...

[music building]

...and forgave her enemy.

[footsteps approaching]

Your sister is going to the hospital
to pay a visit to Ms. Guk, ma'am.

Chae-ryoung is going to visit her now?

[woman] Yes.

She just left Mr. Baek at the office
and is on her way to the hospital.

[Dong-joo] The protocol team.
Here, this way.

I stand here before you tonight.

- [Dong-joo] Did you get the cue sheet?
- [man] No.

[Dong-joo] You didn't get it yet, did you?

- [cell phone vibrating]
- [indistinct chatter]

[Dong-joo] Here it is, guys.
You take one. You take one...

[Hwang] The hospital?

- Take a thorough look...
- [Hwang] Okay, I got it.

- [man] The problem...
- Excuse me.

- Yeah.
- [mysterious music playing]

- Go to the hospital Ji-yeon's been at.
- Now, you mean?

But the debate is...
less than three hours from now.

That's exactly why you should go.

Considering how people are gonna
look at Chae-ryoung

if the press capture photos there,

don't you think it's strange
they'd do this before the debate?

- Go, please. You must go.
- All right. I'm going.

[tense music playing]

[gasps, pants]

Stay in bed, you hear?

[Ji-yeon breathing unsteadily]

You've grown a bit haggard, I think.

Must've been difficult for you.

You came.

Why?

So I could give you this.

THE PROBABILITY OF PATERNITY
OF THE SAMPLE YOU'VE REQUESTED IS 0.01%

[mysterious music playing]

[Chae-ryoung] What's wrong?

You're disappointed

because it's not the result you expected?

How is this possible?

You can't guess it?
Baek Jae-min knows how to forge things.

Baek Jae-min now wants you gone,

both you and the child.

And you think I'll just believe that?

Well, it's up to you
to decide what to think.

I can tell you this much.

Baek Jae-min is so desperate
to become mayor

that he's now even extorting my mother.

You think he'll let you go?

Especially after you had a DNA test done
so you could stab him in the back?

So why would you
tell this whole story to me right now?

Because I can't let you die.

I have to make that b*stard mayor,
you see. No matter what, okay?

And should you disappear,

Baek Jae-min's only tangible weakness
is gone too.

He should not ever get into office unless
there are things to control him with.

So you...

Are you asking me
to be your secret weapon?

[Chae-ryoung] Hmm.

[scoffs]

If you say yes,
I'm protecting you at all cost.

So I ask...

Can you help me, please, just once?

Once that b*stard is mayor
and I inherit Mom's company...

trust...

that I will raise your child

like my own.

My mom did that for me
after my father had me out of wedlock.

I became a part of the Eunsung Group,
and Mother took me on as her own.

And so now...

I can do the same for your child.

Take this.

Any words that were just spoken,
I recorded with this.

Now you and I...

hold each of our weaknesses.

Ji-yeon, I beg you.

Help me, please, just once.

Then what is it you want me to do?

- [elevator bell dings]
- [dramatic music]

- [reporter 1] They're here!
- [reporter 2] There she is!

Is the rumor of the affair between
Candidate Baek and Ms. Guk false?

- [reporter 3] Whose child is it?
- [reporter 2] How do you two feel?

[reporter 4] Director Eun,
have you forgiven Ms. Guk?

This lady here is pregnant,
and she's being discharged right now,

so if you have questions, ask me, please.
This lady's with me, so don't bother her.

[Oh Kyung-sook] What show
is she putting on now?

[reporter 2] Can you answer?

[Oh Kyung-sook] I know she's desperate
to get her husband elected,

but do you think Chae-ryoung's
really the person to do that?

To put on a show like that?

[TV continues in background]

There's no way that she'd do that.

...in what appeared to be a strong
display of affection toward her.

Yes.

Guk Ji-yeon's an employee.

She has been with the Eunsung company
for now over half a decade.

And as she turned out to be
the greatest asset to our team,

I decided

that my husband could use her skill set.

I only feel terribly sorry
that something like this happened.

Thanks. I'm okay.

Are you forgiving the affair
she allegedly had with your husband?

[reporter 2] Do you acknowledge the affair
she had with your husband is true?

Nobody can say
exactly what happens between two people.

However, anything that may have
occurred in the relationship

between the two parties, in the end,

Guk Ji-yeon has my complete faith.

[dramatic music playing]

[reporters talking at one]

It's time. Let's go, ma'am. Let's do this.

Okay.

Let's have a talk on the way over there.

- Please go together with Ms. Oh.
- [woman 1] Yes, ma'am.

- [woman 2] Yes, ma'am.
- Let's go.

You'll see what we last gathered.

It's from a street camera on one side
of the Eunsung office here.

The day I-seul died,

Baek Jae-min was at the main office.

[unsettling music playing]

[Lee Cha-sun] This is
when I-seul fell to her death.

And because of what
they all just witnessed, there's havoc.

[Lee Cha-sun] Someone just fell
from a 40-story building,

and Baek Jae-min just leaves the scene

without any signs of shock.

It's like he knew
in advance that she'd jump.

Do you think that...

[music building]

Baek Jae-min k*lled I-seul.

- [reporter 1] Director Eun!
- [reporter 2] Give us a comment!

[reporters talking at once]

[reporter 3] Do you have a comment for us?

[reporter 4] Ms. Guk,
how are you feeling right now?

You did well. Thank you.

Thanks for everything.

It's over now, you'll see.

Fully over.

[suspenseful music playing]

They're repeating it.

This whole thing is just a setup.

They did it
so I-seul's death looked like a jump.

They're gonna k*ll Guk Ji-yeon
and make it look like a suicide,

just like they did with I-seul.

Chae-ryoung lied, knowing everything.

[Lee Cha-sun] What?

[dramatic music playing]

[Hwang] Dong-joo, where are you?

In the car. I'm pursuing them now.

Ms. Hwang, just so you know,
something's not right here.

There are all these cars following them,
and they seem to be exchanging signals.

Please don't lose them, you hear?

Don't let them get away.
They're trying to get rid of Guk Ji-yeon!

[dramatic music continues]

I'll take your phone
and hold on to it for you.

[tires squealing]

What's going on?

[man] Let go!

[Ji-yeon yelling]

[knock on door]

[Yoon] Give us some privacy.

Everyone, great job.

During the debate, the news will break.

[cell phone vibrating]

Hey, Hwang.

So where are you?

I'm on the road.

Listen carefully.

I believe Baek Jae-min is
trying to k*ll Guk Ji-yeon.

- And the news flash contains?
- We need to reveal everything on air.

Guk Ji-yeon's handwritten suicide note

and the evidence
that shows it's a suicide.

Then Oh Kyung-sook and Hwang Do-hee

will be ruined
during a debate on national television.

Then, when the body is discovered,
our opponents will see that it's

game over.

[rock music playing]

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INSTITUTIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA
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