01x11 - What Lies on the Hidden Path

[bunniefuu]

[theme music playing]

MY ROYAL NEMESIS

[music concludes]

- [traffic buzzing]
- [dramatic music playing]

[automated voice]
Your call cannot be connected

and is being forwarded
to the voicemail service Quick Voice.

- After the beep, charges will apply.
- [cell phone beeps]

Shin Seo-ri, I'm sorry, okay?

So, would you please
pick up your phone already?

I'll wait until you call.

[tires screech]

[dramatic music intensifies]

- [sirens blaring]
- [indistinct chatter]

[paramedic 1] Almost there.
Nice and steady.

- Shin Seo-ri…
- [officer] You can't come in here!

- You can't come in here!
- Out of my way! Get back!

Get out of my way! I'm her next of kin!
Get off! Shin Seo-ri!

- Shin Seo-ri, wake up!
- [paramedic 1] Yeah, we gotta get moving.

Shin Seo-ri, wake up!

[siren wailing continues]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER

[paramedic 1] Okay, hurry!

- [paramedic 2] Make way, please!
- [paramedic 3] Could you please make way?

- [paramedic 2] Step aside, please!
- [paramedic 3] Out of the way!

[paramedic 3] Coming through.

CURRENT TIME 19:27
SURGICAL TIME, ANESTHESIA ELAPSED TIME

[EKG monitor beeping]

- [music fades]
- [waves crashing]

[sentimental music playing]

[ethereal tinkling]

- [court lady] Your Highness.
- [music fades]

[tense music playing]

[court lady] Your Highness,
can you hear me?

Quickly, bring… bring the physician.

Oh.

Your Highness.
Your Highness, can you hear me?

- [Dan-sim] This place is…
- [court lady] Do you recognize me?

EPISODE 11
WHAT LIES ON THE HIDDEN PATH

- [music fades]
- [insects chirping]

[owl hooting]

[Dan-sim] How is it that you are …

What is the explanation for this?

She has opened her eyes
but cannot rouse herself.

Her blood and Qi
have not yet been restored.

Still, she has avoided death.
So, let us wait.

- [court lady] Avoided death?
- Her breathing is returned,

so once her blood and Qi are restored,
she will be able to rouse herself.

You're saying we should just wait
like this no matter how long?

A miracle was granted.

Even though we used the antidote
to stave off the worst,

her organs are still damaged
from the poison…

- [Dan-sim] Poison?
- …and are not fully functioning.

- [Dan-sim] Have I truly returned here?
- [wistful music playing]

[Dan-sim] But why is my body…

Since she is over the critical stage,

I will bring the rest
of the sweet flag juice

- and the chuhontang.
- All right. Make haste.

[Dan-sim] Look here! Halt!

Can you not hear me? Look here!

Am I trapped in this body?

- [music fades]
- [heart monitor beeping]

[doctor] It's only minor brain swelling
from a slight hemorrhage,

so we were fortunately able to treat it
without having to open the skull.

No external injuries
other than some bruises.

- Her life's not in danger then, right?
- Barring any complications,

this woman will regain consciousness
in three or four days.

- [sighs]
- The bigger worry is Mr. Cha Dal-su.

- Please go on.
- The surgery has been completed,

but we need to monitor him
until his breathing stabilizes.

[reporter] Chairman Cha Dal-su
of Chail is in critical condition

after being involved
in a drunk driving accident…

- Come on, hurry. Oh, God.
- …this afternoon.

The truck driver in question was found
to be heavily intoxicated…

CHA DAL-SU IN CRITICAL CONDITION

…with a blood alcohol level of .12%.

- [Ju-mi sobs] Father.
- [Ju-ran sobs] Father.

[sobs] How could this have happened?
How? Father.

[sniffles, sobs]

Se-gye, I heard you arrived
immediately at the scene.

- How'd you know it had happened?
- What are you asking?

The accident itself is strange,
and you were at the scene right away.

- So, what are you implying?
- Unnie, come on, don't.

[breathes deeply]
Now is not the time for that.

I'm just saying
that we should be suspicious, okay?

It doesn't make sense
for a car to just crash

- into a restaurant in broad daylight…
- [sobs softly]

- …like that, don't you think?
- [door knocking]

[Ju-mi sniffles]

- Is Grandfather all right?
- [Ju-mi] He just came out of surgery.

At least the surgeon said it went well,
so I guess we just have to wait now.

Se-gye, should we go get some air outside?
You're really pale and don't seem well.

- [Se-gye] I'm fine.
- [cell phone buzzing]

GRANDMOTHER OK-SUN

- [Ok-sun] Oh, nothing's up.
- [gentle music playing]

[Ok-sun] Um, I just can't get
ahold of Seo-ri.

Everything's fine in Seoul, right?

Yes. [sighs] Everything's fine.

Don't worry. I'll take care of the issue
with your restaurant, too.

You won't have to worry about it.

Oh, wow. That's really a reassuring thing
to hear right about now.

Don't put yourself out too much, though.

Of course, it would be nice

if everything worked out
the way we wanted.

It's just not always easy.

I'm plenty grateful already.

Thanks to you,
I don't need to worry about her

having to struggle all on her own.

like she's always done before,
I can finally rest easy. [laughs softly]

My Seo-ri takes after me
and can be a little surly,

saying things she doesn't mean.

But tell her she's lovable anyway.
That's how people are.

If loved ones make it known
that they're lovable,

they really do become lovable.

I will.

Yes. I'll do that, I promise.

[Seo-ri] Don't follow me.
I don't want to see you.

[scoffs]

Your grandmother's spot on, you know?

You're short-tempered, difficult,

and hurt me with your words
without a second thought.

But you're out of luck.
I don't care if you hate the sight of me.

No matter how much you try
to push me away,

I'm gonna be right by your side.

[breathes sharply]

- [music fades]
- [heart monitor beeping]

When I was little, I loved those visits
Mom and I made to your house hand in hand.

There was so much great food.

And your house was huge.

I thought it would be nice
for Mom and I to live with you.

[tense music playing]

Since you were alone anyway,

I thought it would be nice
if you were my father.

[sighs]

It'd be a lie to say
there were absolutely no other motives

for giving you my liver.

But I felt we were connected somehow,
you and me, even though it was nothing.

[Dal-su] So, what is it
that you want to say?

Is that what you're throwing in my face?

Se-gye's weakness? That woman?

Because I know how you feel
about what happened to Jin-u.

I can't let you get stabbed
in the back by Se-gye.

[scoffs, laughs mockingly]
I brought this on myself.

I knew this day would come when I saw
that wicked look in your eyes as a child.

And here I am paying the price

for not being able
to refuse Hye-suk's request.

Why do you think
I kept you around all this time?

To me, you're a debt.

A debt that my younger sibling put on me
using blood ties as collateral.

[music intensifies]

[yells] And yet you dare
to disgrace my grandson?

[shouts] Who do you think you are?

If I'm a debt to you in place
of my mother…

then from now on…

you'll repay that debt to me.

With interest for the more than 20 years
of care I've given you.

Do that and I'll consider it
a wash and go easy on you.

Uncle.

[ominous music playing]

[computer beeping]

BIOJEI, RESEARCHER

[GUILTY CONSCIENCE CONFESSION]
EXPOSING THE TRUTH ABOUT BIOJEI

[patient 1] I guess
today's gonna be another disaster.

- [patient 2] Who would buy that?
- [music fades]

- [cell phone buzzing]
- [patient 1] Is it happening soon?

[cell phone buzzing continues]

- Sir, the… the news.
- [telephone ringing]

The news?

- [tense dramatic music playing]
- [news reporter 2] A major upheaval is…

ALLEGATIONS OF CARCINOGENS
IN DYNAESTIE PRODUCTS

…currently underway in the succession
of the Chail bid,

the cornerstone of Korean business.

A series of bad news surrounding Chail,
one of the top ten conglomerates in Korea,

has put the future of the group

- in jeopardy.
- [siren blares]

[news reporter 2] CEO Cha Se-gye
finds himself in hot water,

beginning with owner's risk
and now compounded by an earnings shock.

[indistinct chatter]

[news reporter 2]
He is facing public backlash

after it was revealed
that carcinogenic substances

were detected in products
from his cosmetic startup,

- Biojei's newly launched brand…
- [policeman] Check there.

- …Dynasty.
- Then go check upstairs.

[news reporter 2] Although Biojei
has strongly denied the allegations

as groundless,
successive internal whistleblower reports

claiming that harmful ingredients
were found in new products

scheduled for launch
at the end of next month.

This has ignited
a massive boycott movement online

and has brought abuse of power allegations
back to the surface,

causing the company's stock price
to plummet.

In response, Kaiserman Capital,

the largest investor
in Biojei's new brand, Dynasty,

has exercised its conversion rights

to become the largest shareholder
of Biojei,

stepping in as a potential savior.

With Kaiserman stepping
into Biojei's management,

the business world is watching to see
whether they can stage a recovery.

Meanwhile, Chail Chairman Cha Dal-su
has fallen into a coma

following an accident.

In response, management held
a general shareholders meeting

- to prevent a decline in stock price.
- [music intensifies]

[news reporter 2] At the meeting,
Chairman Cha's nephew, Choi Mun-do,

who was also the CEO of Chail E&C,
was appointed to lead the group

with 69.3% of the vote in favor

and 30.7% against.

With Chail skipping
the third generation of the family

and switching
to a collateral-line succession,

the industry is watching to see

if this will set
a new precedent for Korean chaebols.

[Chi-won]
So, what happens to the Cha family?

The daughters are just figureheads,
and the only grandson was taken down.

There's no hope for them.

This is why you have to align yourself
with the right side,

don't you think?

[music concludes]

Yes. This is your desk.

- There's no need for any handover.
- [music fades]

- You can just start working right away.
- Yes, sir.

- Have you still not packed up?
- Oh, right.

[sighs]

So then, this was all part
of Choi's big master plan?

Kaisermen Capital was some Trojan horse,
and Mr. Jang was the mole? [scoffs]

That explains why he gave me
the creeps when I saw him.

You said he was an example of a real adult
around a bunch of punks.

That was because…

it's strange to see someone his age
working at that kind of startup.

Tell me about it.
Must have taken a lot for him

- to last this long.
- [Hyeon-hui sighs]

He was one of the first to help build up
Chail and trust the chairman.

I guess after the chairman discarded him,
he grabbed on to Choi as his lifeline.

[Hyeon-hui sighs]

Whatever, you just wait.
We know how Lü Bu's story will end.

- It'll be the same for Jang.
- [scoffs] If Jang is Lü Bu,

What does that make Choi?

Dong Zhuo?

Isn't it obvious? He's Cao Cao, of course.

- [mellow music playing]
- [Jae-han] A cold-hearted poker face.

So, Seo-jun, how's it feel to be in Korea?
Do you like it?

Yes, a lot.

But it would be even better
if my nanny had come too.

She couldn't because she has a family
of her own. She said she's very sorry.

That's all right then.

- I have you anyway, right, Dad?
- [laughs]

- [indistinct chatter]
- [music fades]

[sighs]

Hey, so what'd the assistant director say?

They can't adjust
the filming schedule, can they?

He said it wasn't possible,
that it's ridiculous to change

the entire cast schedule
for just one supporting actor.

- I think they could even drop her.
- [sighs]

Oh, come on, Ji-hyo. [sighs]

You should be resting.
You were filming till late last night.

If I didn't come here
to visit one of my co-stars,

who's in the same agency as me,
who knows what kind of abuse I'd get.

- They'd probably say I'm a diva.
- That's true, I bet. Yeah. Uh-huh.

- [sighs]
- [Bu-seon] But Seo-ri's

unconscious right now.

You can leave the basket and go.
I think that would be fine.

She's unconscious?

[door opening]

Seems fine to me.
Why is she still unconscious right now?

I'm not sure either.

The doctor says
she's not seriously injured,

so I don't really know.

[sighs] I suppose she'll be missing
the sh**t in a few days then,

and she can't really complain
if they drop her,

because you can't just make the cast

and crew suffer
for one supporting actress.

That's a horrible thing to say.

How can you say that
when you're visiting your peer

in the hospital?

[scoffs]

Mr. Baek, you sounded
like her manager just now.

I'm sorry.

You know what?

I've probably looked up Shin Seo-ri online
more than anyone else.

When we were child actors,

- I couldn't stand to be around her.
- [gentle piano playing]

You can have this.
There's a whole bunch left.

[indistinct chatter]

- [gasps]
- Don't act like you're better than me.

Forget about everything else,
just beat her first.

If I'm able to do that,
I can get somewhere.

I've probably watched "Rain Shower"
more than anyone else too.

I would put it on every morning. Although…

she was involved
in an accident back then too.

She took a break for about six months.
She was completely different after.

Not the Shin Seo-ri from before,
the one who moved the whole nation.

Do you know how much that threw me off?
My goal had suddenly disappeared.

For a long time afterwards,
I felt anxious.

Why are you telling me all this?

[sighs deeply]

It's just…

because you're her manager, aren't you?

Isn't that why
you defended her a minute ago?

[breathes sharply, sighs]
Don't worry about the filming schedule.

- I'll take care of it.
- [music fades]

- Wait, what do you mean, take care of it?
- Well, I'll tell them I'm not available.

If the lead actress demands
they postpone, they can't do anything.

Bye.

Oh. [breathes sharply]

[whimsical music playing]

- Hold my glasses.
- Oh, yeah.

Um, what are you doing?

- [camera clicks]
- [Ji-hyo] Get well soon, friend.

[scoffs] Wow.

Hmm. Oh. Don't tell Shin Seo-ri
what I just told you.

If you mention it, I'll sue you.
I'm serious.

Take care.

- Wow. How the hell could she be so fickle?
- [music fades]

[enchanting music playing]

[Dan-sim] This place is definitely Joseon.

Then what was that place?
Did I imagine it?

- [heartbeat thumping]
- [Dan-sim] All of those things.

Could they have been a dream?

- Seo-ri? Seo-ri, wake up. My daughter.
- [tense music playing]

[Dan-sim] Who was that?
She definitely called my name.

[ethereal tinkling]

[court lady] Do you know?
Even after you left us…

- [music fades]
- …the red comet has remained steadfast

in the sky both day and night,
as if mocking your execution,

claiming that it was
the Star of the Temptress

- threatening the Star of the King.
- [cutlery clinking]

[Dan-sim] Star of the Temptress?

That star last night, however,
that it began to move.

- Ever since you returned to us.
- [Dan-sim] Returned?

- [tense music playing]
- [Dan-sim] What do you know?

Life and death are intertwined,
just like yin and yang.

And this is how it is,

so that you live
even though death found you.

Whether it is here…

- or it is there.
- [intense music playing]

[Dan-sim] What? What are you doing?

[music fades]

[enchanting music playing]

- [Dan-sim groans]
- There's not much time left.

When the red comet returns to its place
and your blood and Qi are restored,

it will guide your soul…

- here into your body.
- [Dan-sim] Guide.

- What do you mean?
- So, cut them off.

Both the bad ties and the good.

All the old, outdated threads.

[Dan-sim gasps] No. What I wish for is…

When the Red Comet returns
and your blood and Qi are restored,

it will guide your… [gasps]

Hey, what is this?

- [music fades]
- [whimpers]

Oh, jeez. What was that just now?
[whimpers] Goodness, no.

Oh, wait. [gasps] Be gone, demons!

- Be gone, demons! [gasps]
- [traffic buzzing]

[Mun-do] Yes, the resort project
will progress without any hiccups.

We'll also announce
the groundbreaking schedule

at our 50th anniversary event.

[chuckles] Of course.

That's the least we can do, Ms. Jang.
I'll be in touch with you.

[door knocking]

Send a car to Ms. Jang's house.

- The mayor.
- Yes, right away.

But there's someone here for you.

[Tae-hee] It's been
quite a while, Mr. Choi.

Uh. I guess it's Mr. Chairman now.

What brings you here, Ms. Mo?

There's something we need to talk about.

What do you say the two of us
join forces going forward?

Mochang will take over the Biojei shares
that Kaiserman has acquired.

[pensive music playing]

- The shares?
- [Tae-hee] Yes.

We'll pay a sizable premium of 20%
over the current market price.

And of course,
we'll maintain our partnership

with you with regard
to the Songjin Resort.

[inhales] Hmm.

And if you work together
with Mochang's resorts,

we'll guarantee your fastest expansion
into the Southeast Asian market.

But there's one condition.

Oh, really?

We would like to take over management
of the task force

that will oversee
the Songjin Resort project.

[chuckles]

[music concludes]

[assistant director] Kingdom of Women 2
filming postponed due to actor schedule.

[Gwang-nam] Whoa! She pulled off
what I couldn't do at all.

Because you're her manager, aren't you?

Isn't that why
you defended her a minute ago?

Eh. Manager my fat a*s.

Look at what I've gotten myself into
because of you.

I never wanted to be your manager.

[sighs]

I was planning to quit
at the end of the month anyway.

[exhales]

[EKG monitor beeping]

Would you just look at this?
How can I quit when you can't--

[shrieks]

[gentle music playing]

Noona, you're awake?

Are you okay?

[exhales] You were out for so long,
I was really worried.

[groans]

Huh, what was that?

[mumbles] I don't know.

It's rough, huh?

Take your time with what you want to say.

I said shut up.

[music concludes]

[squeaking sound effect]

SEOBU POLICE STATION

[police siren wailing]

[Han-su] These are the materials
showing that the skin care products

your company was planning to launch
contained carcinogens.

We've also confirmed there was an order
to secretly replace the ingredients

with cheap carcinogenic substitutes.

And these docs were submitted

with the whistleblower's confession,
coming from their guilt.

- [tactical music playing]
- Can't you tell from these materials

whether the person is a real whistleblower
or simply a troll?

If someone stole my car and crashed it,

you'd accuse me
of being the one who was driving.

So you're saying there's currently
a spy that's been lurking

inside your company?
Then we can start calling in

your close associates
for questioning, right, sir?

There wasn't anyone
in my executive office,

so you can drop that
and whatever else you have in your head.

Are you sure?

Your close associates
can plant evidence like this,

like you just said. [chuckles]

People even sell their integrity
for a few bucks.

So what's it to them?

Exactly.

They wouldn't risk their lives
just for a few quick bucks.

And why wouldn't they do that?

[dramatic harpsichord music playing]

Because if they did,

I'd make sure they
and the next two generations

wouldn't find a job
or even set foot in Korea.

[cell phone vibrating]

- [music concludes]
- [Seo-ri] Where are you?

I've woken up
and you're nowhere to be seen.

Why are you running around
when you should be right by my side?

Shin Seo-ri, I'll be there.

Don't worry.

Where do you think you're going?
We're in the middle of questioning.

Sir, I have to leave right now.

So let's make a deal
and call it for the day.

[soft piano playing]

[pants]

[singing in Korean]

[exhales deeply]

[sighs deeply]

Cha Se-gye.

What have you been doing
to get drenched in sweat like that?

You…

[Se-gye] Why are you sitting up like that?

Lie down. What did the doctor tell you?

- He says I'm fine.
- If that's true,

why'd it take you a week to wake up?

Were you trying to make me drop dead
from heartbreak?

[inhales sharply]

Don't move. I'll get the doctor.

- Let's order some--
- [Seo-ri] Just be still…

and be here with me.

[Se-gye inhales sharply]

If you were so worried,
you probably shouldn't have left.

- Out there doing God knows what.
- That's just--

That's unfair, Seo-ri.

I was here with you the whole time.

You wake up
right when I go out for a second.

[chuckles softly]

Well, come on then.

[sighs]

It finally feels real.

I was so worried about…

this being a dream too.

The dream was so long and vivid.

You weren't there and I couldn't wake up.

I was so incredibly terrified.

I would be stuck there forever.

What a fool. Don't worry about that.

[chuckles]

[chuckles]

- [Ju-ran scoffs] Choi Mun-do.
- [music concludes]

Choi Mun-do! Who'd have thought
he was capable of this?

When did he manage
to make the board members

help railroad all this through?

I told you from the very start
that there was something about his eyes.

Don't you dare
go around stirring up things!

Right now, we can't trust anyone,
not the police or the prosecution.

What about you? Can I trust you?

Are you implying
that you doubt me right now?

- I have no reason to take his side at all.
- [Ju-ran] I wouldn't know.

- You've always been shady…
- [scoffs]

…and flattering Father while secretly
plotting to stab me in the back.

What about you?

You lied and said
you were getting him a watch

and then secretly got him a villa
in Cancun, did you not?

What the hell does that have
to do with anything?

How idiotic!

Why do you always act
like we're on the same level

- when you're much younger?
- [Mun-do] Can you two tone it down?

The entire hallway can hear you.

What's this? What are you doing here?

Oh, my.

I'm not welcome. I'm here to inspect.

- Take a seat, you two.
- [both scoff]

Who do you think you are,
making us take a seat?

I'm going to conduct an internal audit
of Chail Food this week.

[pensive music playing]

[Mun-do] The accounting data
for quarters one and two were a mess.

You should have done
a better job syncing up the numbers.

Also, I was going to do
a thorough balance sheet review.

- How's that sound?
- Balance sheet review?

Why on earth would you dig up
stuff from the past?

Shouldn't you just be
focusing more on the future?

Mun-do, hey. You should know
that I am not someone who will fall

for a dumb one-dimensional threat.

Oh!

I trust that you two will be attending

Chail's 50th anniversary event
that's coming up.

Come and be the first to praise me.

[music concludes]

[mellow music playing]

[ethereal tinkling]

[shaman] I just experienced
a spirit possession for the first time

since becoming a shaman.

There's not much time left.

"When the red comet returns
and your blood and Qi are restored,

it will guide your soul."

That's what I said
when the possession took place.

It definitely happened.

And then I realized the red comet
really is in the sky.

Apparently, it's been there
for three months already.

I think that's exactly how long it's been
since you came here.

So the two must be related somehow.

And the part about it
guiding your soul feels so ominous.

There's not much time left.

When the Red Comet returns to its place
and your blood and Qi are restored,

it will guide your soul,
here into your body.

[Se-gye] What are you doing here?

[music concludes]

[grunts]

[sighs]

Why'd you come out here
without telling me?

- I looked for ages.
- I just…

wanted to look up at the night sky.

Then watch from the window. It's cold out.

Cha Se-gye. Look up there.

[Se-gye] It's so rare
to see the stars out here in the city

with all the light pollution.

That one there
is the Star of the Temptress.

[soft music playing]

Star of the Temptress?
Is there such a thing?

There was also a star like that
in the night sky

when I lived 300 years ago.

It was a star
that pointed a knife at my throat,

as it was considered
to threaten the Star of the King.

Yet here it is again right now.

It can't be the same star. It's all fake.

Astrology, star signs,
all that crap is just a load of bull

to scam people who are desperate and sad.

That's true.

It's just nonsense.

[music concludes]

Cha Se-gye.

- What now?
- I'm craving tofu.

Tofu?

How random.

- [Seo-ri slurps]
- I told you that

you couldn't be discharged,

but you never listened to me.

- [exhales] It's great broth.
- [chuckles]

Tofu is great for warding off
any bad luck with authorities.

Here, eat up.

- [indistinct chatter]
- [cutlery clinking]

- What?
- [Seo-ri slurps]

You knew I was
at the police station today?

So you deliberately brought me here?

If I were well, I'd perform a ritual
to ward off bad luck,

though I know you'd hate that.
So this will have to do.

Come on, eat.
And have some of this kalguksu too.

[chuckles]

Yeah, I don't want that.
I'm tired of it. You go ahead.

- You're sick of it?
- I've just had too much of it.

My mom would buy it a lot

'cause it was the only stuff
she could afford.

She must have thought I liked it.
I was pretending to.

[solemn music playing]

But there was this one bowl
of it I had as my last meal with her.

That one was pretty good.

I go back sometimes to where I had it,
but it's never the same.

Maybe it's because you had it with her.

The night may be very dark, but…

if you have someone by your side,
it becomes bearable,

a bit less scary.

That's just how it is.
Who you're with is more important

than where you are when you're with them.

Is that right?

You're right.

I was wondering
why I actually have an appetite.

I guess it's because you're with me.

So it seems eating alone
was the problem. [chuckles]

You really have a way with words.
Come on, finish.

You seem more
like the patient than I do. Eat.

[ethereal chime sound effect]

- [music fades]
- [tense music playing]

[ringing]

[rhythmic drums playing]

What? What is it?

Huh? Oh. It's nothing.

- [music concludes]
- [Pil-gyu] Oh.

[dog barking in the distance]

[grunts]

I thought you were in the hospital.

I was worried.

You must have had a lot
of work while I was away.

- [clicks tongue] You look rough.
- [sighs]

Well, actually, some crazy person
has been smashing our lights

and running away every night.

So I've been staking out here
for days and days to catch them.

[sighs] Just wait
till I get my hands on them.

I'm not leaving.
No way I'm leaving you alone.

- Oh, stop being pathetic.
- That's who I am.

I'm pathetic and too anxious
to leave you here by yourself.

So if you won't come with me…

[grunts]

[exhales]

- What are--
- I'll stay here.

That's that.

[sighs]

[playful music playing]

[grunts]

[grunts] This bed is so cramped.

Look, it's even more cramped down here.

Taking up the whole bed.

The floor is really hard.

You're so stubborn, aren't you?

[music concludes]

[mysterious music playing]

[Seo-ri] Apparently it's been there
for three months already.

[shaman] I think that's exactly
how long it's been since you came here.

When the red comet returns to its place
and your blood and Qi are restored

it will guide your soul,
here into your body.

Given that you were dragged here
out of nowhere,

you could get dragged back easily
with that necromancy that guides souls.

[Seo-ri] Does that mean
I'll truly disappear?

[Se-gye] Shin Seo-ri, are you asleep?

[music concludes]

[Se-gye] You know,
I've been keeping this to myself,

but I was honestly scared.

Every night you were in the hospital,
petrifying thoughts crossed my mind.

I couldn't sleep.

What kind of thoughts?

[Se-gye] What if she pushes me away
when she wakes up because she's scared?

If she does, could I let her go?

[soft music playing]

I don't even want to imagine…

stupid thoughts like that.

You really are stupid.

Shin Seo-ri.

I'm terrified I'm going to ruin your life.

And I feel like I don't have the heart
to hold on to you, but then…

I don't know.
Because I'm selfish that way.

I don't even want to imagine
letting you go.

[chuckles softly]

[exhales]

It's so weird, ever since I met you,
I feel like I'm turning into an idiot.

Like I'm becoming simple-minded
and everything I've chased after

suddenly feels useless.

What am I gonna do with myself?

Am I broken?

Maybe you are.

You're right.

You are broken.

You need to be fixed.

How can I be?

Like this.

Cha Se-gye.

No matter what happens to us
going forward,

remember this one thing.

I genuinely…

held you deep in my heart.

That one thing you'll never doubt.
And with that memory…

you will never wither away.

Promise me that.

[distant sirens blaring]

[music concludes]

- [indistinct chatter]
- [Ji-hyo groans, coughs]

[clears throat]

Get water.

[clears throat]

[coughs]

[clears throat]

Ah, Ji-hyo, here.

Oh.

- Who is this? An extra?
- [chuckles]

- Were we on a first-name basis?
- Oh, come on!

In the Baskin Robbins ad?
I was the big tree?

You know, that commercial
from 23 years ago?

- The big tree?
- Uh… [chuckles]

I guess you can't remember,
cause it was too long ago. [chuckles]

I don't blame you. Not at all.

Uh… would that be all?

Um… actually, is Seo-ri doing okay?

- [sighs]
- Her phone is off and I can't reach her.

- You're at the same agency.
- Heard she regained consciousness.

She didn't even look that badly hurt.

[hesitates] You visited her
in the hospital?

Well, we're in the same agency,
so I kind of had to.

What? You want her room number?

Oh, no, I don't really have to go.
She's got lots of help.

Um… I'll get going. Bye. [chuckles]

[gulps]

Oh, where's Baek Gwang-nam?

Is he slacking off somewhere?

Baek Gwang-nam, where are you?
Where the hell are you?

[shouts] Baek Gwang-nam!

Does she think she can do
whatever she wants 'cause she's the lead?

Why is Yoon Ji-hyo
changing the schedule around?

The person this benefits is Shin Seo-ri.

I heard she was in a car accident.

If it weren't for Yoon Ji-hyo,
she'd be cut from the show already.

[Su-ji] Ah. For sure. [sighs]

[gasps] Do you think Yoon Ji-hyo
changed up the schedule for Shin Seo-ri?

Definitely not. Those two hate each other.
No, that's not true.

It's really just
Yoon Ji-hyo who hates Shin Seo-ri.

- She can't stand her.
- [all chuckle]

[Guang-nam] That's not true, actually.

[playful music playing]

Don't you know how rivals are?

Legendary ones like Ronaldo and Messi,
Kang Baek-h* and Seo Tae-ung,

Lee Seung-yuop and Lee Dae-h*.

- Who are you?
- Me?

I'm Shin Seo-ri's manager and Ji-hyo's
acting manager for the day.

Don't go around talking

about other people
when you have no idea what you're saying.

[scoffs]

- [Ji-hyo] Baek Guang-nam! Manager!
- I'm coming.

- What kind of manager?
- [scoffs] What a weirdo.

I can't believe Shin Seo-ri.
Even her manager's full of himself.

[music concludes]

Seo-ri?

Seo-ri, wake up. My daughter.

By the time you wake up from your nap,
we'll be home.

[somber music playing]

[breathes heavily] Home?

[court lady] There's not much time left.

When the Red Comet returns to its place
and your blood and Qi are restored,

it will guide your soul.
Here, into your body.

Will I truly disappear from this place?

[music concludes]

CHAIL SEOUL HOSPITAL

[machine beeping steadily]

That's why I really want him
to have a family of his own,

so as not to be lonely.
That's all I really want for him.

If that's your wish,
then you mustn't worry.

I won't let him be alone in this world.

I've been thinking about
why you don't want me.

You want Cha Se-gye to have a family.

[soft piano playing]

To live surrounded
by people and not be lonely.

That's how you've been protecting him,
in your own foolish and selfish way.

It was foolish,
but at the end of the day…

- Fine. It's because I'm lonely.
- Do not worry.

I won't let you be lonely, Cha Se-gye.
I will not let you be alone.

I guess I cannot help it either.

I hope more than anyone
that Se-gye will not hurt for very long,

and that he won't wither away longing
for something like I did.

So do not worry.

I will fulfill your wish…

though it may be a selfish one.

[music continues]

[music concludes]

[Se-gye] If the driver's
blood alcohol level was .12%,

he'll lose his license and have
the case referred to the prosecution.

But he'll probably end up
with frozen charges.

Mr. Cha, that's what I find strange.
I heard he'll likely get indicted

since it's been less than three months
since his last drunk driving charge.

He had massive gambling debts

and was about to lose his truck
just two weeks ago.

He paid everything off at once.
Just happened.

Then he got drunk and climbed
behind the wheel after that.

He might have been hell bent
on going to jail, otherwise…

This was also…

You seem so calm about all this.

I've been hit with so much,
it's hard feeling stressed out.

What's Mun-do up to?

I think he's planning to finalize things
at the upcoming anniversary event

when they announce the resort project.

And… [clears throat] …uh…

We've lost contact with the nurse.

Seems she's left
the place she was staying in.

- [bike bell jingles]
- Wow, this is nice.

Oh, man. Boksun, look.

Ah. Boksun, where are you going?

- What is it? Something there, huh?
- [barks]

- [mysterious music playing]
- [screams]

[passerby 1] Whoa,
why is that woman screaming?

- [passerby 2] Oh, God. What happened?
- [woman] Call the police!

- [passerbys mutter indistinctly]
- [music concludes]

[crew member] Thank you.

[Se-gye] Why are you filming already?
You just got out of the hospital.

I can't delay it any further.
I'd get fired.

Who would dare fire you
with all the money I've given?

Stop talking nonsense. I've got to go.
See you later.

Was that your man? Is he worried?

He should worry about himself.
Things are bleak for him.

Do you want this?

Walnut cakes?

I'm touched even when snacking
you'd think of me.

Oh, yeah, I heard Yoon Ji-hyo visited you.

Wow, Shin Seo-ri, you've made it.

You even have
a top star looking out for you.

Looking out for me?

She probably came
because Ms. Hong said to.

Still though, you're lucky.

You didn't get fired,
you got discharged quickly,

and got back to filming right away.

I just want to do a good job
with the work I've been given.

And I borrowed someone's name,
it's the least I can do.

I want to stay strong until the end.

- [assistant director] Ms. Shin Seo-ri.
- Hmm?

Uh, wardrobe wants you
to go to the prop storage.

Oh, really?

Am I in trouble for the wardrobe incident?

Not sure. They could just want you
to try on a new costume.

[tuts]

- Um, where is the wardrobe storage?
- Oh, right there. See?

[sighs] Am I in trouble?

[intriguing music playing]

CHAIL 50TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION CEREMONY

[emcee] First, our chairman,
Choi Mun-do, will give a speech.

[applause]

Esteemed colleagues of Chail,

the last few days have
been an unprecedented crisis for us.

We've suffered a tragic accident
and we faced a threat

to the very fate of our company.

But you can rest assured,
I can confidently declare,

I will open a new era of Chail,
one grounded in the law,

in principles and justice,
where all of the blood,

sweat and tears
that you shed are assessed fairly.

[mysterious music playing]

And the first cornerstone
of this new era…

is the Songjin Integrated Resort.

- [applause]
- [epic music playing]

[music concludes]

And on that note,
I'd like to introduce our partner

who will share the prestige with us,
Ms. Mo Tae-hee

from Mochang. Please welcome her.

- [applause]
- [intriguing music playing]

- What's she doing here?
- Hello, everyone. I'm Mo Tae-hee.

First off, on behalf of Mochang,
I'd like to congratulate

the chairman on his recent appointment.

Going forward, Mochang will stand
shoulder to shoulder with Chail

and strive to grow into a leader

that will set the global standard
for Korea.

And with that,
I would like to invite to the stage

a collaborator who will be sharing
the amazing honor

of this meaningful announcement with me.

I believe this person is the leader
who can assist the new Chail

alongside the chairman.

- Please come up here.
- [attendee 1] Wait, isn't that Cha Se-gye?

- [attendee 2] What's going on?
- [attendee 3] That's not possible.

- [indistinct chatter]
- [intense music playing]

- [indistinct chatter continues]
- [camera shutters clicking]

[reporter] Did you get that shot of him?
Get another.

[Se-gye] Hello, everyone.

I'm the head of the team that will oversee
the Integrated Resort Project.

Cha Se-gye.

Good to see you all.

The prodigal grandson returns.

[cameras clicking]

[sighs]

I'm at a loss for words.

[music concludes]

[yawns]

Why'd they call me here
just to have me wait?

[yawns]

[intriguing music playing]

What do you think you're doing?

I thought I'd give it a go myself,
being the Trojan horse.

Turns out to catch a thief,
you have to go into the thief's den.

I'm disappointed in you, Ms. Mo.
You seem like a smart businesswoman.

- But it turns out you're just a woman.
- I'm disappointed in you.

I don't like the old way of doing things,
running after power, chasing money.

[Seo-jun] Dad.

Seo-jun. Hey.

Let's go.

How are you feeling?
We actually pulled it off.

We really haven't.
Nothing's happened yet. [chuckles softly]

Still, you helped plant our flag.

Hope we can keep working together, Ms. Mo.

[chuckles softly]

[detective 1] Mr. Cha Se-gye, right?

What's this?

We need you to come
with us as a person of interest.

We have some questions regarding a death.

- Sorry, what was that?
- [detective 1] An Seong-hui?

She was found dead this morning
under suspicious circumstances.

And items belonging to you,
Mr. Cha, were at her home.

[detective 2]
You've had a lot of incidents lately.

Your grandfather's in the hospital
after an accident,

and your company has been taken over.

Shin Seo-ri! Shin Seo-ri, wake up!
Shin Seo-ri, wake up!

- You sure you can handle this?
- [suspenseful music playing]

Let's discuss this some other time.

- Hey!
- Se-gye!

- [music concludes]
- [door closes]

[yawns]

[groans] How long are they gonna
keep me waiting?

I'm so tired.

[yawns]

[cell phone buzzing]

CHA SE-GYE

[Se-gye] Shin Seo-ri, where are you?
Are you still on set?

- What now?
- Are you alone right now?

- Are you with anyone suspicious?
- No, I'm alone.

- No one's here. Why?
- I'm on my way. I'll be right there.

- Go wait outside.
- Just stop. [tuts]

- Worry about your own…
- [line disconnects]

[cell phone chimes]

[suspenseful music playing]

[yawns]

[music intensifies]

[music concludes]

[Gwang-nam] What is taking her so long?

[operator] The number you have dialed
is unavailable.

Your call is being forwarded to voicemail.

- What?
- [cell phone beeps]

[grunts]

- Oh. Hey there.
- [woman] Hmm?

Is Seo-ri in there?

She left after talking
to her boyfriend on the phone.

Oh, really?
So she's left without telling me.

She did that last time.

- Thanks very much.
- Sure. Have a good night.

Yeah. [chuckles softly]

- [mysterious music playing]
- [car engine revs]

[music concludes]

- Oh, you're working hard. Thanks.
- Of course.

- Oh, gosh.
- [somber music playing]

It's always the parents, isn't it?

[Seo-ri groans]

What is this?
Their way of teaching me a lesson?

[groans]

- [grunts] Why am I so dizzy?
- [tinnitus ringing]

- [groans]
- [energetic piano playing]

[groans]

[staff member] What's that?

Oh, photos of Shin Seo-ri
as a child actor before the accident.

Oh, the car accident?

After that, she lost her ability to act
and her career tanked.

[sighs]

- That's right.
- [somber music playing]

I had a hard time
keeping all the damn reporters quiet.

[staff member] Why?

[gasps] I'm locked in here!
I'm locked in here!

Hey! Let me out!

Help, someone! Help! I'm locked in here!

Let me out! Someone help me! [cries]

[intense music playing]

[young Seo-ri] Help!
Is anyone there? I'm trapped!

[tinnitus ringing]

Seo-ri. Seo-ri, wake up.

Take these and go to sleep.

[Bu-seon] Actually, it wasn't
a car accident.

They constantly asked
for her appearance fee in advance.

Turns out they lost everything
in some business.

[Seo-ri's dad] So, what?
Are you saying we should just die?

My daughter, by the time you wake up
from your nap, you'll be home.

- [intense music playing]
- [gulps]

[water running]

[music concludes]

Hey, Mom!

[Bu-seon] I mean, the young
breadwinner angle might have worked,

- but family suicide was just too dark.
- [soft piano playing]

She was the nation's
little star after all.

[pounding on window]

Someone!

Is anyone there? I'm trapped in here!
[pants]

Mom! Dad!

[somber music playing]

[water sloshing]

Help me!

[muffled pounding on door]

[metallic rattling]

Shin Seo-ri!

[Se-gye pants]

Shin Seo-ri, wake up!
Shin Seo-ri, come on!

Shin Seo-ri!

I was trapped again.

I thought I'd be trapped in here and die.

Okay, look at me.

Look at me! Hey, open your eyes!

Look at me!
Shin Seo-ri, look at me! Open your eyes!

[soft music playing]

[exhales]

[Seo-ri sobs]

- [Seo-ri cries]
- [sighs]

It's okay.

You're okay.

[exhales]

Look at me. I'm here.

You don't have to worry.
Everything's fine.

[singing in Korean]

I'm right here.

[breathlessly] Who do you
think you are? Who…

Protect him. I'm leaving soon anyway.

Do you mean you're ending things with him?

Yes, he won't be able to find me anymore.

[Seo-ri] I never had anything
to start with.

So I thought it would be easy
to throw away my feelings.

I didn't think it would be this hard.

But you keep doing this. You keep…

making me want to live.

[sniffles]

[sighs]

What am I supposed to do?

[breathes sharply]

Tell me, what am I supposed to do? [sobs]

[sobbing continues]

[Seo-ri sobbing]

MY ROYAL NEMESIS

[Se-gye] I'm not letting you go home
alone tonight so don't argue.

- [Seo-ri] You're having visions?
- [shaman] You went back to Joseon.

I'm Kang Dan-sim.

[Seo-ri] Would you still smile at me
if you knew I was going to disappear?

Because waiting without knowing
when it will end is too hard.

[doctor] Ms. Nam Ok-sun's condition

- is very bad.
- [sobs]

[Nam-jin] The chairman has
regained consciousness.

[Mun-do] If your choice is that girl,
you don't have much time left.

I'm going back.

You showed up and turned me into
a fool who only cares about you. Damn it.