01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

[somber music plays]

OUR STICKY LOVE

[Eun-sae breathes shakily]

[screams]

Is that a memory, and not a dream I had?

If he really was a criminal,

then it's possible

Jang Tae-ha knows who did this to me.

[music fades]

[Hui-ja] One person ruining their life
with their fists is enough!

Do you think I'm gonna let a thug like you
drag my son into that fiery hell?

Not my kid. I won't allow it!

Mrs. Pang!

[breathes heavily]

However angry you are,

there are words you can express,
and words you must not.

If nothing else, you should already know
the reason why Tae-ha went down that road.

You think seeing my student get hurt
is any easier for me?

I'm sorry I didn't tell you
about Pil-seung earlier,

but if you want to find fault
with somebody, blame the head coach.

Don't take it out on Tae-ha.

[Hui-ja sighs]

Um…

Yes, you're correct.

Um, I, uh… I went too far.

I mean, I, uh…
I know what you've been through.

But it's hard
not to go crazy with rage over this.

I know that not all boxers
become gangsters,

but it's easier for boxers to get involved
with bad guys than other jobs.

I was scared that gangsters
might have their eyes on my kid.

Only a horrible mother
wants that for her child.

Please,

I hope you can see it
from my side, Tae-ha.

-Let's go. Come on.
-Hold on, Mom.

-[Hui-ja] Oh, shut it.
-Wait, hold on. No.

[door opens]

[door closes]

Oh, sh…

Oh… Huh?

Ms. Go Eun-sae.

-Hey. Hey.
-[Eun-sae breathes shakily]

-Ms. Eun-sae.
-[yelps]

Whoa, what? What? What? [exhales]

-[Gi-jun exhales]
-[Eun-sae sighs]

Oh, you scared me.
Didn't you see me there?

[Eun-sae breathes deeply]

[Gi-jun] Oh.

Ms. Go Eun-sae, are you okay?

Oh.

[Coach] Hey.

Are you all right?

You've seen me take a hit.

-I'm more worried about Pil-seung.
-[scoffs]

The boy's no pushover, that's for certain.

By now, he's probably thrown a few
uppercuts while they stare at each other.

[chuckles softly]

Want a drink?

[gentle music plays]

I should go home.

All right. It's a good thing
that she's at home on a day like this.

The warmth of having someone at home,

that makes a difference.

I'll see you.

[music stops]

[TV reporter] This morning,
the groundbreaking ceremony

for the Irang-dong housing development
was held

with over a thousand people in attendance,

including officials from Gangju City
and Mirae Eden Company.

This project is a joint effort between
Gangju City and Mirae Eden Company.

The plan is to complete the development
in three phases by 2029.

The blueprint for this project
was presented in 2020,

but it was effectively halted
due to the real estate market downturn.

But earlier this year, the designation
of the development area was finalized…

Go Eun-sae.

[TV reporter] …procedures for development
were expedited.

This allowed Mirae Eden Company to…

[Gi-jun] Drink this first.

It'll calm you.

Why? You still can't trust Jang Tae-ha?

[sighs]

[poignant music plays]

I did trust him

a little.

In the middle of all the weirdness,

some moments, he appeared
as though he was truthful.

And for being bad with words, I'm sorry.

You are the only person I have ever liked,

so I don't know what I should be doing.

He wasn't the kinda guy I normally like,

but he never seemed
that bad a person either.

I never knew that she was so pretty.

[exhales]

Turns out he was a criminal in a g*ng,

and every word that he spoke was a lie.

I'm not Go Eun-sae at all.
I'm Go Ji-won, it turns out.

Huh?

I don't know
where to even start questioning.

It doesn't make sense. Why would he lie?

I feel so lost and confused.

I don't know what to do.

[breathing shakily]

I'm really scared.

[Tae-ha] Go Eun-sae!

Go Eun-sae!

-[cell phone buzzes]
-Where is she?

[music stops]

-H… Hello?
-It's Min Su-ji.

-Oh, uh, I… I can't talk right now.
-[Su-ji] You're looking for Go Eun-sae?

[panting]

Is Go Eun-sae inside?

Mm-hmm. I heard her talking to Gi-jun.

She said she knows you're a gangster.

And she said her name
isn't Go Eun-sae, but Go Ji-won.

She found the social media of a friend.

What's going on?

Is it true that
that woman is your girlfriend?

Now what?

-What do we do?
-What?

I sympathize with your situation,
but I'm not gonna…

[chuckles] …let you sleep at my place.
Neighbors will talk.

And I can't lend you money for a room

because you're broke
and won't be able to repay it. Hm.

-Doctor, you seem…
-Yes?

Like you

don't have a lot of friends.

I prefer it that way. [chuckles awkwardly]

Oh.

Oh. I was just joking
to cheer you up, okay?

-Come on.
-But you were serious.

Yes. I'm sorry. Yep.

-[Eun-sae sighs]
-Oh!

Jang Tae-ha?

I'll explain everything, so let's go home.

No. I'm supposed to go home with a thug?

[Su-ji] Well, trust your own experience.

Has Tae-ha ever made threats?

Or been a*usive to you?
Has he tried to extort you?

If not, then Tae-ha isn't a thug to you.

To you, he's just

some ordinary person, right?

[sighs]

Let's talk outside.

[poignant music plays]

-Go Eun-sae.
-It's not Go Eun-sae, is it?

I'm Go Ji-won, aren't I?

Go Ji-won is your legal name. Go Eun-sae
is the name your mother gave you.

[scoffs]

You've told so many lies
you get mixed up? My mother?

Wasn't I orphaned?

Yes. Your mother gave you up
right after you were born.

You were registered as Go Ji-won
by the head of the orphanage.

They read your mother's maternity notebook
after that and found your real name.

Go Eun-sae was the name
that you liked better.

You said, "She had to
really love her daughter

to give her such a pretty name."

Your mother abandoned you,
but you still see love.

[exhales]

What about my things?

I saw pictures with my friend, and I was
wearing all sorts of wonderful clothes.

Then why is it
I can't locate any of those things?

You decided to get rid
of your luxury items.

-Why?
-I didn't ask why.

[scoffs]

I…

[exhales]

About me being a gangster…

I'm sorry.

I kept it from you because I felt ashamed.

If I had known you were a gangster,

I couldn't have believed
anything you said to me.

I don't know about anything else,

but I know what a gangster is like,
and would not have dated one.

I would never have liked
a piece of trash like that.

I left that life already.

From now on,
I only use my fists in the ring.

I swear it.

I don't trust you.

Just why are you putting on this show
to keep me here?

Just say what you want from me now.

Nothing more.

Don't disappear without a word.

Don't put yourself in danger.

Just…

I just want you safe.

[exhales]

[music fades]

Why are you getting involved?

How would you even know if Jang Tae-ha
is Go Eun-sae's boyfriend or not?

He is her boyfriend.

Is it true that
that woman is your girlfriend?

Is Go Eun-sae okay?

-Huh?
-Was she crying? Is she hurt?

[poignant music plays]

Go up there. Ms. Go Eun-sae's just fine.

Do you remember in Yeosu when I chose
to leave the hotel after you and I fought?

What about it? Huh? Was it all right
to just disappear for hours out of spite?

Actually, I got lost.

I was just going to cool off a bit,
but I left my phone and I got disoriented.

I was lost in an unfamiliar city.

I was really, really scared.

I wandered around for three hours,
finally made it back to the hotel,

and you asked me if winning
by disappearing really felt good.

[gasps softly]

The person pretending to be the boyfriend

isn't Tae-ha.

It's you, Gi-Jun.

[gasps softly]

[exhales shakily]

[man on TV] We are ready.

And we will keep moving forward.

A better world that we build together.

[melancholy music plays]

[sighs]

[music fades]

PARK HYO-JIN
HYOGENIE_1227

HI. THIS IS JI-WON.
YOU'RE MY FRIEND, HYO-JIN, RIGHT?

[Eun-sae] Please read it.

Come on. Please text me back.

[sighs]

[sighs]

♪ Hey, hey, stop running ♪

♪ You'll get hungrier ♪

♪ On that lonesome barley hill path… ♪

Hey there, Song-wol.
These are dried persimmons.

Just store them in the freezer, okay?
And eat them with her.

♪…of cold water ♪

♪ Oh, how did you live all those days? ♪

♪ My mother's sorrow ♪

♪ Living on weeds and barks ♪

♪ As the memories… ♪

-Have you been well? Ma'am?
-♪ Fade in the wind… ♪

-I haven't been able to visit you lately.
-♪ My mother's sorrow… ♪

Are you delighted
that Tae-ha has moved here?

[chuckles] Yes.

I am sorry.

I said things I shouldn't have said
earlier to Tae-ha.

[poignant music plays]

Even though I know
why he ended up like that,

even though I knew all that you've
gone through to raise the boy,

I allowed fear to make me aggressive.

[sobs]

There's a stab wound
in Tae-ha's heart now.

I put a nail in the heart of Tae-ha.

[Hui-ja sniffs]

Even though I'm this old
and I have children of my own…

what a long way for me…

in order to become as wise as you.

[Hui-ja sniffs]

I assure you,

I'll prepare the best celebration
for your 80th birthday.

I know that can't possibly
make up for the mistake I have made.

Just please be gentle.

Mm-mm.

[chuckles softly]

You're telling me
to stop the bellyaching, right?

I hope you live a long life, ma'am.

Until Pang Hui-ja
grows out of her foolishness.

Hm.

[Grandma chuckles]

[music fades]

[cell phone chimes]

[gasps]

-[Eun-sae gasps]
-It's me, Hyo-jin.

I got your DM.

-Let's meet.
-[gasps]

[breathes shakily]

Oh, finally! Thank goodness.

[cell phone buzzes]

HONG DO-YEOP

Yes, Coach?

Who came by?

I can't make it to the party.

Um, and Grandma loves all these songs.

Can you give this to Mrs. Pang for me?

What? You're bailing
on your grandmother's celebration?

It's important, so make sure you attend.

Go, and stay there.

What's with him?

What can be more important
than his grandma's birthday?

[whistles]

[tense music plays]

[door opens and closes]

Hello!

It's been a while.

g*ng-rok, reporting in.

[music fades]

[exhales]

[crutch tapping]

[tense music plays]

Sir, they got my Achilles tendon.

Of course, the g*ng
usually cuts both of 'em when you leave,

but they only cut just the one
since I'm such a small fry.

Sir, you're basically like a father to me,

so why would I stick around in Eden
if you're not there?

How'd you find this town?

Ages ago, there was this one time
when you wanted to get drinks together.

When you got drunk, you talked
about your hometown just that once.

You wanted to go back to the boxing gym
when you retired.

I looked it up,
and there's only one boxing gym in Gujin.

By the way…

sir, um,

you saved Prosecutor Go, didn't you?

I saw the prosecutor earlier.

And she looked very alive.

[upbeat music plays]

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 80TH BIRTHDAY

Yeah!

[Hui-ja] Are you having fun?
Was that delicious? You want another?

Hey, hey, here, here.

I was told to give this to Ms. Hui-ja.

-It's all the songs Grandmother likes.
-Huh?

Well, I better go then.

Young lady, but where are you going?
Before you go, eat a little.

-No, it's okay.
-Hey, hold on.

Hey, you!

Some granddaughter-in-law you are!

You only come waltzing in at this hour.

What? You just put in an appearance
and then you leave again?

Actually I'm not her granddaughter-in-law.

Ah, come on!

The marriage hasn't happened yet,

but you're practically
her granddaughter-in-law. [chuckles]

-I'm going now.
-[Grandma] Huh? Wait!

-Before you go, eat something at least.
-No, I'm not hungry, thanks.

You can't leave on an empty stomach. Come.

Here. Have a bite of sticky rice
before you leave.

-[gasps]
-[women gasp]

Oh?

[man] Hey, did you see that?

-[poignant music plays]
-Where did you get your manners?

[woman] Go Ji-won! What did I tell you
about not finishing your food?

Now you have to eat this! Eat it!

Eat it! I said eat!

Ah!

Open your mouth! Ah! Ah!

-[music fades]
-Hey! How dare you behave so rudely?

-[man] It's true. She is so rude.
-Look here!

You know there's a limit
to all your theatrics.

She was trying to make sure
you didn't starve.

Well, I…

Did I mention once that I was hungry?

Did I say I wanted to eat?

I realize, in the countryside,
it's a way of showing affection,

but that's only when a person
is glad to receive it.

You can't force food
on someone who doesn't want it.

That's basically a t*rture.

What? t*rture?

Hey! Who brought you up like that?

Don't you have parents
who taught you manners?

That's right.

I'm told I don't.

I'm told I was in an orphanage.

[man] Oh my goodness!

-[woman 1] That young lady!
-[woman 2] What is going on?

Um, what?

And if I did have parents,
what would that change?

You both had parents and you're just
as disrespectful to me as I was to her!

Oh, I see! This girl
needs to have her head

stuffed into a bean paste jar
for three months!

Look, I'm not holding back because I don't
know how to say nasty things like you.

[sniffs]

At the very least,
compared to everyone here,

I do have a certain level
of elegance and class.

And I will not lose control.

Oh! And whatever brought someone so classy
to this pathetic countryside?

[scoffs]

Don't worry. I'll leave.

I can't stay here for one more day.

This is a godforsaken wasteland!

-Oh, that rude little girl!
-Wait!

-Just let her go.
-I can't believe her. Oh my!

Oh my.

-[Maeng-suk] Hui-ja, don't bother.
-[whimpers]

-It's all right. Forget it.
-[Eun-sae] Yeah. Why wait until tomorrow?

To Seoul, please.

I should have seen it right away, sir.

The man I served all this time
isn't the kind who would m*rder someone.

[g*ng-rok chuckles]

So, has Prosecutor Go
moved in here for good?

Isn't she going back to work?

Oh, because the chairman
can't see her, right?

-g*ng-rok.
-Yes? Tell me.

What brought you here?

[tense music plays]

[exhales]

You know I'm with you, no matter what.

I thought I could move down here too.

With your permission.

[groans]

[g*ng-rok groans]

There's more to it than that.

Sir?

Taking someone's life…

isn't something I can't do.

When I need to protect my people,

I can do it gladly.

Which means that if you happen
to show up here with another motive…

I will not hesitate to k*ll you.

I'd never do that, trust me.

Please believe me.

[cell phone buzzes]

[music fades]

[breathes shakily]

DO JEONG-HWA

Yes?

What?

[exhales]

[sighs]

Why didn't I do this sooner?

I can finally breathe.

Don't disappear without a word.

Don't put yourself in danger.

[gasps] No, no, no.

This is good.

I'll know the truth tomorrow.

JANG TAE-HA


You've held up all this time.

[Tae-ha] Go Eun-sae!

Go Eun-sae!

Go Eun-sae!

Damn it.

Go Eun-sae!

[sighs]

GO EUN-SAE

[cell phone dials]

Go Eun-sae, answer, please.

[answerphone] The number you have dialed
is not available.

Please leave a message after the--

Where the hell did she go?

If it's Seoul, then…

If she went to Seoul…

[groans]

No, please, no.

[creak]

[ominous music plays]

[music turns tense]

[gasps]

[muffled screaming]

[gasps]

[Eun-sae breathes shakily]

[menacing music sting]

[tense music continues]

In Seoul, I have many eyes
that are by my side.

You must have thought you were invisible.

-[gasps]
-[Baek] Well, then, Prosecutor.

[Eun-sae breathes shakily]

[whimpers]

[Tae-ha] Go Eun-sae!

[footsteps rapidly approaching]

[music stops]

[tense music plays]

No!

[music stops]

[Tae-ha breathes shakily]

[cell phone buzzes]

KIM g*ng-ROK

[g*ng-rok] Sir! I've been
thinking it over all night.

Since Prosecutor Go can't show her ID,

whose name did you use
to open a cell phone account?

Why?

Today's the day.

Now we can finally find out…

what the truth is.

[door opens]

Oh!

Oh.

Hyo-jin?

[Hyo-jin] Mm.

I'm Park Hyo-jin.

Oh.

Thanks.

[gasps softly]

Wow, we really are friends.

[chuckles]

I've finally met my best friend!

TO HYO-JIN
FROM EUN-SAE

Oh. Eun-sae?

But I'm Go Ji-won, is it not?

That's the legal name on your ID.
Go Eun-sae is what your mother named you.

You liked that name better,
so sometimes that's what I called you.

Go Ji-won is your legal name. Go Eun-sae
is the name your mother gave you.

Oh, I see.

But is it true
that you can't remember anything?

No. When I opened my eyes in the hospital,

I tried, but I couldn't recall a thing!

Then, appearing out of nowhere, there was
this boxing coach from the countryside

who said that we'd been living together
for two years.

That I was an orphan with no family.

[sighs] No matter how hard I tried,
I just couldn't believe a word he said.

Anyway, tell me, what do I like to do?

[stirring music plays]

What that man said…

is all true.

[music fades]

-Huh?
-Your boyfriend was a boxing coach.

You grew up in an orphanage.
Your job was nothing in particular.

Oh. Oh no. That can't be.
That can't be true.

In all those photos on your Instagram,

everything I was wearing
were branded clothes.

With whose money
do you think you got that?

-But…
-[Hyo-jin] Be good to your boyfriend.

He took good care of you despite all that.

[Eun-sae] Oh, but…

Why are you…

Why are you, as my friend,
telling me that?

But… Aren't we friends?

Mm.

We…

We were.

[waitress] I'll get you your drink
and your cup of ice.

-[man] Okay.
-Can I get you anything else?

-[man] No.
-[waitress] Enjoy your meal.

-[Eun-sae] Hey, come here.
-What?

-Hey! Trade shoes with me, all right?
-Huh?

Wait. Why?

Hurry. I need to accentuate my legs.

There's a customer over there
I'm into. Please!

-Come on. My feet are cold!
-[Hyo-jin] You took off your shoes?

-Careful! Careful.
-[Eun-sae] Okay, I'm okay. See ya!

Hey! Hey, Go Eun-sae, seriously.

[poignant music plays]

[Hyo-jin] We met in our early twenties,
working part-time.

We got along well,
and we became fast friends.

[Eun-sae] Oh, really?

Oh, yes! I'm right nearby, but… Yes.

No, no, no, no.

Yes, yes. I understand that, sir.

[sighs] I'm sorry.
You see, my boss just called me

and it looks like
I have to rush out now unfortunately.

Uh, but you just got here.

We're supposed to go for drinks,
so it's crucial.

Wait a second. You told me it was really
urgent so I closed my nail salon for this.

You think closing your nail salon
is more important

than having a drink with clients?

Oh.

Oh. Your nail salon,
how much does it gross in a day?

Okay, figure 70,000 won a head.
I'll send you 700,000. Would that be okay?

-What?
-I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'll call you later!

[bell jingles]

[music fades]

[Hyo-jin] But at a certain point,
you changed.

[Eun-sae] What? Hyo-jin bought this?

But this is over five million won!

[woman] She said she thought it over
for a few months,

then this time, she bought it.

She'll probably be back
for a refund again.

[Hyo-jin] You hurt me. A lot.

[breathing shakily]

You used to make me feel miserable
all the time.

It was humiliating.

-[poignant music plays]
-[Eun-sae] Mm-hmm?

Did I really act like that?

It's not that I wasn't worried
when you went missing,

but knowing that the girl who hurt me
was gone, that part was good.

I'm glad to hear you're okay.
Just don't ever contact me again.

Huh? Oh, no, wait.

I'm sorry!

Look, I…

What you're telling me now
is pretty hard for me to believe.

There… There isn't any expensive items
in the house I'm living in right now.

How do you explain that? Could it be
that you're also lying to me as well?

Ji-won.

If there are no expensive items in
your house, it's pretty obvious, isn't it?

Either you returned them all,

or you sold them because you needed cash.

Yeah.

You were spending
a lot more than you earned.

[gasps]

SORRY FOR NOT OPENING THE DOOR
WHY AM I ALWAYS SO SORRY?

[music fades]

[breathes shakily]

[Eun-sae] At the very least,
compared to everyone here,

I do have a certain level
of elegance and class.

And I will not lose control.

-[poignant music resumes]
-[scoffs] Class? What class?

I was the worst.

[breathes shakily]

[g*ng-rok] If the phone is
under your name, can't we track it?

These days, if you lose your phone,
as long as you give your consent,

they can locate it.

[Eun-sae cries]

What do I do?

[cries]

I was truly the worst.

[breathes shakily]

[Tae-ha] Go Eun-sae.

[cries]

[Eun-sae sniffles]

What are you doing in the middle
of nowhere? What are you doing here?

Forget it, please.
I don't feel like talking.

Let's just go home first.

How could I go there?

I made a total mess of it all today.

I mean, how could I say so many despicable
things to Grandma and the ladies?

I screamed and yelled like someone
who was never coming back, then I left.

Now, how could I return with my head high?

[sobs] What have I done?

I'm so upset
that this is all I amounted to.

[Eun-sae cries]

[music fades]

[van door closes]

Let's eat something.

[Hui-ja] Hm.

Hey, Tae-ha.

Tell us. Does your little fiancée use mud
on her face instead of makeup or what?

It's just that she has such thick skin.

[Geum-hyang] Why aren't you answering?

Oh, I guess we don't merit speaking to
since we are so far beneath her.

It's just that…

Oh, goodness, Tae-ha. You're just as bad.

You better think long and hard before
you take a side, you insensitive punk.

You know what she did to your grandmother?

[Hui-ja] You don't have
anything you want to say?

What happened to that tongue
that spewed all those nasty words at us?

Is it gone?

A party for an 80-year-old lady.
You completely ruined it.

You got some nerve
assuming it's okay to just come back here.

[Grandma] I told her to come.

[Hui-ja gasps]

-Oh.
-Oh.

[Hui-ja] You did, ma'am?

Yes. I called her back.

[Hui-ja gasps]

Hey, Song-wol.
She's imagining things, isn't she?

If I am, then what?
Are you going to send her away?

-Oh.
-Uh…

Of course we wouldn't.

After all, she is my family,
so, what's the problem here?

Oh… [shudders]

Now that you know,
just stop bothering her.

Okay?

[Tae-ha exhales]

[inhales deeply]

So tell me,

did Grandma do that because

you asked her to?

How could I have known
when she'd be clear-minded?

So, why then…

That's who she is.

[cell phone buzzes]

I have to go to the gym for a bit.

Okay, sure.

Me too.

I have somewhere to go.

[Grandma exhales]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[exhales]

[Grandma exhales]

You don't just, uh,
stretch and turn taffy for no reason.

We're letting air into the taffy.

If you stretch the taffy flat and then
twist it again and again repeatedly,

the air gets caught in the center,
forming imperfect air holes.

These holes may not look nice,

but that's what make the taffy
taste more crunchy and sweet.

That's how we make great taffy.

It's the same for people.

Being perfect isn't always a good thing.

If you end up having a few holes,

regardless of how it happened,

that might make your life
crunchier and sweeter.

-[poignant music plays]
-And it'll make you a better person.

[breathes shakily]

So it's fine.

It's okay to feel embarrassed.

Embarrassment from time to time
could be very good for the soul.

[cries]

I'm very sorry.

I'm truly sorry.

[Eun-sae cries]

You seem all grown up,
but you're still a child.

-[Eun-sae sniffles]
-Oh, dear.

[cries]

[chuckles]

-Heavens.
-[Eun-sae sniffles]

You're okay.

[music fades]

Uh, hello.

Tae-ha, that punk.

That kid was extraordinary.

In the six months I was coaching him,

he swept the city, province
and national competitions.

In no time at all,
he was tops in the nation,

and this guy went to Taereung.

Ah, then his grandmother

had come down with her illness, and…

His grandma was unwell?

Yes.

Well, she's not
his biological grandmother.

Not his biological grandmother?

Tae-ha's mother was wandering helplessly
until she ended up in our village

where Grandma Go took them in.

She stayed a while, then she died.

So Grandma Go raised Tae-ha.

I thought they were
actually blood relatives.

Well, they are truly family.

Blood or not, they're related.

Good job! Yes, my Tae-ha,
you're doing great!

Tae-ha, try to stay calm.

[audience shouting]

[referee] Stop!

[Coach] She raised him with more love and
care than her biological grandchildren.

-I did great, didn't I?
-Oh, you did!

[Coach] The old lady was so warm
and gave him so much love.

My baby, you did great.

[Coach] Up until then,
Tae-ha had no shadows in his life.

[poignant music plays]

[cell phone buzzes]

TAE-HA, GRANDMA COLLAPSED
COME TO BODEUM HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER

That must explain why Tae-ha
wanted to save the old lady at all costs.

Between the surgery and the medication,

it cost nearly a hundred million won.

And Tae-ha was only 20 years old then.

Where could he get that kind of money?

He couldn't afford it
with his training camp allowance,

and his signing bonus
from the semi-pro team wasn't much.

That's when a g*ng
called Geukrakpa approached Tae-ha.

The old lady survived,

but when she found out
how Tae-ha saved her,

she soon became like a child.

She couldn't go on living

without erasing that memory.

[melancholy music plays]

[clamoring]

After Tae-ha became a gangster,

he lived like an emotionless machine.

He beat up people
and destroyed things as he was told.

Fearing he might regret it,

he lived like that for 14 years
in numbness, never looking back.

[heavy breathing echoes]

[sighs]

[Coach] But he was too kind by nature.

No matter how much he tried
to live like an emotionless machine,

he couldn't stomach it anymore.

[breathes shakily]

[Coach] That's why

he returned to us.

Tae-ha has a deep bruise.

A bruise in his heart.

A bruise that will never heal.

One he will carry permanently.

I don't know about anyone else, but

I hope that you won't
make Tae-ha's bruise any deeper.

[cell phone buzzes]

[music fades]

Excuse me.

Sure.

[Coach] Hello?

Yes, this is Hong's Boxing Gym.

What?

Uh, Tae-ha did what?

[man] What the hell are you talking about?

-That b*stard busted my side-view mirror!
-Calm down!

He said he had an emergency, and left
his contact information. Did he not?

[scoffs] How come
he didn't call when he was done?

I had to call him
and drag him all the way here.

Come on, that's a hit-and-run!

[officer sighs] You didn't
have to mess up his face.

There can be no justification
for violence, okay!

-What's going on?
-[officer] Oh, there you are.

Go Eun-sae!

Did he hit you?

Uh, no, it's…

[Coach] Dear heavenly father!

-Where is your family's burial ground?
-[man] What did you say?

[Coach] You better bow in that direction.

[Eun-sae sighs]

[Coach] If Tae-ha
had held back a little less,

you and your ancestors would be
sharing the memorial service meal.

[man] The hell are you talking about?

It so happens I'm his guardian.

Your side-view mirror?

I'll get you the best one out there.
Talk to me now.

-You laughing? You think this is funny?
-[man] Wanna take this outside?

-[Coach] Let's go talk.
-[officer] Don't hurt him.

[Eun-sae sighs deeply]

[Band-Aid rustles]

I'm told you were a good boxer.
You said you were a gangster.

Couldn't you have thrown a few punches
and just knocked that guy out?

No, uh, not a few.

Just one.

Exactly.

So, why in the world
did you just let him hurt you?

Uh…

I… I didn't get hit.

I was blocking and…

I took a vow.

What?

[gentle music plays]

From now on,
I only use my fists in the ring.

I swear it.

[exhales]

[sighs]

That's why…

you just let him beat you like that?

[Eun-sae gasps]

[Eun-sae sighs]

Jang Tae-ha,

are you stupid?

You stand by and let some idiot hit you?
Nobody said you should do that!

You should have hit him back!
You did nothing wrong.

[Eun-sae breathes shakily]

[sighs]

[Eun-sae cries]

What do I do with you?

I guess this is why I fell for you,

even if you were a gangster.

This is who you were for me.

[Eun-sae cries softly]

I'm sorry.

And for the pain I caused you
by forgetting, sorry.

[gentle ballad plays]

OUR STICKY LOVE

[music fades]