01x12 - Episode 12

[bunniefuu]

[water sloshing]

[worker] Hey!

Cha Taemin, aged 25

-What're you doing? Huh?
-[kid grunts]

-Get up, you little brat. Huh? Huh?
-[kid groans]

Hey, you little sh*t! Get up!

Why are you hitting a kid?

[scoffs]
Hey.

[worker] I told you. Stay out of it.

-[stick clonks]
-What?

Get back to work, as*h*le.

You little sh*t. Cut it out.
Get outta my face!

Piece of sh*t.

Go!

[♪ somber music playing]

A few of them ran away toward the ocean.

This one died while running.

-Get rid of him.
-[worker] Yes, sir.

Hey, Cha Taemin.

-[door opens]
-Cha Taemin!

-[door closes]
-[worker] Throw him out.

Hurry up, just do it.

[♪ somber music continues]

[young Taemin] Hey, where are you going?

Hey! Where are we going? Wait!

Kang Seongmin, aged 16

[young Seongmin] The Sineui Alliance
opposes the authorities and powers

that oppress our people and our nation.

[kids] "The Sineui Alliance
opposes the authorities and powers

that oppress our people and our nation."

The Sineui Alliance
fights against injustice.

Our violence is a necessary evil.

[Taemin] "The Sineui Alliance

does not hold power over others
for personal gain.

We condemn philosophies,
people, and groups

who monopolize authority and power.

We'll prepare the weapons and violence
needed to enact this.

Proponents of suppression and persecution...

will feel the wrath
of the Sineui Alliance."

It's the Sineui Alliance Code of Conduct
that 16-year-old Kang Seongmin wrote.

You remember it?

[shaky breathing]
Uh...

Kang...

Seongmin...

[breathing heavily]

...is the Sineui Alliance's final target.

[g*n clicking]

No, wait! Just wait!

[shaky breathing]
Give me a chance.

-What kind of chance?
-Whatever it is,

I'll do it well.

Whatever it is, I'll do a good job, hyung.

I can't...

I can't just die here.

Why should I?

Taemin, please!

You've got one chance.

-[breathing shakily]
-[Taemin] I have my eye on you.

[footsteps receding]

Uncle Samsik

[♪ theme music playing]

Uncle Samsik

The Simmering Furnace

March 15, 1960
Masan, South Korea

[staff]
Hey, what do you think you're doing?

-Hey, you need to settle down.
-[staff] Wait, what are you doing?

-Get outta here.
-[staff] What's going on?

-You need to get out of here!
-Hey, what do you think you're doing?

-[indistinct arguing]
-[camera clicking]

Hey, you can't be taking pictures.
No photographs!

Look at these! These all have been
pre-filled out, haven't they? Huh?

-Hey, you can't be doing that!
-Let go! This is a fraudulent election!

These ballots are already filled out!

[protester groaning]

-[officer 1] Stop, you assholes!
-[officer 2] Stop right there!

Hello, sir.

Yes, the protests... the protests
are getting more and more violent.

People who haven't received their ballots
are out fighting and going crazy.

And the Democratic Party Masan branch
declared the election results invalid.

Hey, hey, hey, Woojin.

Get yourself back here
if it's dangerous out there.

I don't want you to stay there, okay?

Yes, sir, I'll head back soon.

[distant protester shouts]

Yes, sir.

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

-[voter 1] Let's go.
-[voter 2] Let's vote.

[voter 3] Let's vote, all right?

[voters clamoring]

[indistinct shouting]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

I'm within my rights to be here. Come on!

Let me vote!

Come on, let us vote!

-[employee 1] Watch out. Be careful.
-[employee 2] Okay.

Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

[employee 1] Come on, hurry.

Sail Bakery

Jongno-gu, Seoul

[truck approaching]

The series of public disturbances
in Masan, Daegu, and Yeosu,

were the actions of rebellious forces
following orders from the North,

in an attempt to invalidate
the presidential election.

The press must refrain
from publishing any unconfirmed details

before the facts of the matter
have been verified,

for the sake of the nation.

That's all.

I'm not taking any more questions.

Somewhere near Seoul

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

Under maintenance

[whispers] Come on.

I said I'm not taking questions.

Those cops that Pak Jiwook called upon.
You know where they are, don't you?

I just need an address.

An address?

Thank you, sir.

[truck rumbling]

[Han Soo] Move outta the way!

[brake squeals]

[Alliance member] Get out.

-[Han Soo] What the hell?
-[Alliance member] Get out.

Hurry up! Get out, as*h*le!

[♪ tense music playing]

-Leave the ballots and go.
-Huh?

I'll let you walk away.

You f*cking as*h*le!

[Han Soo] Hey.

[grunts]
You f*cking as*h*le!

You f*cking as*h*le!

Why did you k*ll Haejun?

You f*cking as*h*le!

[tortured scream]

[sobs]

[panting]

What the f*ck?

I'm sorry.

I sincerely apologize.

[breathing shakily]

I never intended to k*ll him.

I'm very sorry.

[Taemin] I'm so sorry.

[sighs]

Stop taking orders from Uncle Samsik.

We're taking the ballot boxes.

[Han Soo] Come here.

Come here!

What the f*ck?

[frustrated groan]

[shrieking with rage]

[Han Soo] f*cking as*h*le!

They're sure it was Cha Taemin?

Why did he... How did he do it?

Call the National Security Bureau...

No, wait. Wait, wait.

I'll put Pak Jiwook's lackeys
on it instead.

No one can know anything about this. Huh?

-Where're you going?
-Oh, just...

Something urgent has come up.

What is it?

Cha Taemin has stolen the ballot boxes...

-Are you serious?
-Yeah.

[Hyunseok] Why didn't you notify
the Democratic Party?

You just watched them
steal the ballot boxes?

Samsik had already done what he wanted.

I didn't think
stealing the ballot boxes would...

would really affect
the outcome of the election.

Why would he do that?

I bet... I bet he'll give
the story to the press.

If the press gets wind of this,
it'll cause a riot.

[Doochill breathes heavily]

Hanmin has...

he's repositioned troops
on behalf of General Choi Hanrim.

Hanmin did that on his own?

Yes. He's gonna make a move.
I have a feeling.

He's meeting with General Jang later.
What do I do?

That's not true. It's completely absurd.

It was Kim San's idea
to meet with Jang Doosik.

He was the one suggesting
we stage a coup if the...

if the Democratic Party
ever lost the election.

[♪ ominous music playing]

[Hanmin] Field grade officers
are incredibly dissatisfied.

This is not something
anyone can shut down.

[sighs]

Doesn't matter
if it's politics or the military,

all the people in power are idiots.

And General Jang?

Jang Doosik's an opportunist. Hmm?

He'll be fine on his own.

All we're doing is using him.

[Hanmin] San.

I intend

to make a new world for you.

[chuckles]

Just convince General Choi
and the Albright Foundation for me. Yeah?

[Hanmin] Okay?

[chuckles softly]

[Hanmin] The commanders
who are already committed

are not gonna back down easily.

What about General Choi?

General Choi has not completely
lost interest in this, but he...

he's concerned
that if the Democrats win the election

then it won't be justified.

That's what I'm saying.

Justification's crucial with these things.

Yes, but sir, we make the justification.

General.

Are you satisfied
commanding the Capital Defense Unit?

General Choi possesses none of the, uh...
the courage to do great things.

General, you just say the word.

We're determined...

to make you the country's next president.

[♪ low pensive music playing]

Got a cigarette?

[lighter clicking]

[lighter thuds]

You think I believed those guys?

I know exactly
what those brats think of me.

I didn't know
Hanmin would say such things.

[♪ low tense music playing]

That's a load of sh*t.

All I did was do what Kim San told me to.

He said we gotta convince Jang,

because he needed Capital Defense
on our side.

[inhales sharply]

We need General Choi Hanrim right now.

Right, sir, we do.

Get him to the bunker, all right?

Let's try to convince him.

We mobilize the troops if it doesn't work.

Yes.

I'll make sure to have him standing by.

[grunts]

-[sighs]
-Can you really just overlook

the death of a colleague?

We were all compensated.

You as*h*le.

[Jiwook's lackey 1] Well, then how
do you propose we catch Taemin?

Uncle Samsik...

[Doochill] Find Cha Taemin.

[Aemin Daily staff 1 knocks on window]
Hey, Oh Inwoo is in here.

Is he having a drink to clear his head?

[Inwoo sighs]

Cha Taemin will turn up somewhere
in the vicinity of the press tonight.

Contact me if he shows.

-k*ll him if we can?
-[drink sloshing]

You just call me first.

[Jiwook's lackey 2]
What if we die trying to take him alive?

Just spread out
and call me if you see him!

[telephone ringing]

Aemin Daily, Politics Department.

[staff whispers] Yeojin.

Choo Yeojin speaking.

[caller] I k*lled Choo Intae.

[♪ ominous music playing]

-Are you listening?
-Is this Cha Taemin?

Tell me where you are.
I wanna meet right now.

Sinhwa Daily

Hyubryeok Daily

Aemin Daily

The 55th Howitzers, the 3rd Marines,
and 12th Airborne Brigade

will move into the capital region.

Capital Defense can block roads
around the Han River.

If they do, our mission will be a success.

How's the opposition?

The only unit that can mobilize
within half a day is

the 15th Division.

In 12 hours, it'll be done.

By which point, our troops
will have already been deployed.

[♪ ominous music playing]

They should... stand by for now.

General Choi, doing that
could compromise our plans.

Let's wait to see the election results.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

You've made up your mind, right?

[Rachael] There's no turning back now.

I'll never turn back.

-[door opens]
-[breathes deeply]

So you've convinced General Choi Hanrim?

Yes, that's correct.

What made him change his mind?

His mind didn't actually change.

It was my mind that changed.

[♪ tense music playing]

I don't think he's coming.

Let's go back.

Give it a minute.

Some people have been tailing us
for a while now.

-Who?
-[Inwoo] I don't know.

I'll lead them away from here.
Let's meet back at the office.

[Yeojin] Okay.

[♪ tense music continues]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[♪ music intensifies]

[♪ fast-paced suspenseful music playing]

[Jiwook's lackey 2] Dammit.

[♪ music stops]

[dogs barking]

[bicycle clanking]

We'll mobilize the troops
even if we don't have

General Choi's permission.

The Reconstruction Bureau.

Have you given up on it?

No, we'll establish it.

If you're able to help us.

You see...

I never trusted those politicians anyway.

Don't you see what happened?

Kim San set everything up
from the very beginning.

Who would think to exploit
General Choi like that?

He's the only one.

So what does the Albright Foundation
actually do?

South Korean politics, society, culture,

economics, etcetera, etcetera.

Everything you can think of.

Didn't you write a piece
about South Korean politics?

I wrote about South Korea's inability
to be a democracy.

[both chuckle]

That's no fun.

I've also drafted
a Korea-US Economic Agreement.

The Korean government didn't like it.

It probably favored the US.

Well, it's Korea's loss.

[Rachael] You can't have dessert
without eating your vegetables.

How else will they ever grow strong?

South Korea...

isn't capable of becoming a democracy.

[Kim San] You know that.

Let's follow General Choi's lead...

and do our best to save this nation.

I'll do what it takes.

We're out of time at this point.

Petron Harvest has sent

a secondary team
to investigate the Philippines.

There's a chance that everything
we put our effort into will disappear.

How much longer will Korea
be held back by political problems?

Neither the Liberals nor the Democrats
have any sort of future.

[chuckles softly]

Would it, uh, would it be all right if I...

[chuckles]

...if I told Uncle Samsik about our meeting?

[chuckles]

Sure, go ahead.

I appreciate that.

sh*t.

What?

Why are you chasing me right now?

Where's Cha Taemin?

-You're meeting him, aren't you?
-Cha Taemin?

Ah... Yeah, we had a drink earlier.
I guess you guys must've missed that.

You should be more observant.

[sighs]
sh*t.

[Jiwook's lackey 2] Choo Yeojin.

Have you seen Choo Yeojin?

Head over to Aemin Daily.

I'll give Uncle Samsik a call.

[Jiwook's lackey 2] Okay.

Uncle Samsik wants to make
Kang Seongmin the Prime Minister.

Is there even a chance for reform?

I'm not sure to be honest.

[Kichul]
Parliamentary reform is unfeasible.

I've told my father as much too.

Everyone dreams of having absolute power.

But...

if you had the power
to be Prime Minster after reform,

wouldn't you rather become president?

[chuckles softly]

Is that what you want?

It's what my father wanted.

I didn't want it.

So why did you wanna meet me today?

Well, I was curious about Kim San.

Could you be more useful to me
than Kang Seongmin?

[Kichul] It would take forever
to become an assemblyman,

then a minister,
and do everything you want.

If Choi Hanrim becomes our next president,

you can do all of it as soon as next week.

That's what you want, isn't it?

Yes, that's right.

You are far better than Kang Seongmin is.

I appreciate that.

May I smoke?

[♪ soft tense music playing]

You knew about Kang
k*lling my brother, didn't you?

[♪ tense music continues]

An Kichul. He already knew

everything that Kang Seongmin
and Uncle Samsik had done.

What the hell is this?

[frustrated sigh]

The whole thing was Kim San's idea.

Rachael Jeong was used by Kim San!
It was all him!

That day, after meeting An Kichul,

he came to me, he was terrified.

Kim San did?

Kim San came to you terrified?

He was trembling all over.

[Kim San] It wasn't
because I was afraid of An Kichul.

I felt that the world was changing.

I could sense
the oncoming crash of massive waves

that couldn't be stopped by anyone.

[sighs]

Every time I felt like that,
I wanted to see Uncle Samsik.

You see, he's a person...

that's decisive and full of confidence.

He's unshakable.

Every time I felt uneasy...

I would go find Uncle Samsik.

Uncle Samsik.

Uncle Samsik!

Uncle Samsik.

[Kim San panting]

An Kichul knows everything.

What?

That you k*lled An Minchul.

How?

He knows about that?

Yes, he knows about everything.

He's gonna stage a coup soon,
no matter what.

He wants me to convince General Choi.

He'll probably eliminate
everyone after that.

Kang Seongmin, and me, and you.

And even General Choi.

My father told me
to leave Kang Seongmin alone...

at least until the reform was finished.

[Kichul]
But there's no need to wait any longer.

Kang Seongmin...

what will you do with him?

k*ll him, of course.

In a legal manner.

[Kichul] Have you heard anything
from Uncle Samsik?

I'm sure he has his ways.

That I don't know.

[sighs]

He's got the Sineui Code of Conduct

with Kang Seongmin's signature.

He came to Sail Bakery,
trembling with fear

[disbelieving chuckle]

Kim San...

What? He really said he was trembling?

San doesn't...

tremble, he's not the type to do that.

It seemed like he knew every detail.

You told him
about the Sineui Alliance Code?

Uncle Samsik,
you should meet with An Kichul.

[bicycle wheels sliding]

Excuse me.

My name's Cha Taemin.

Ballot boxes were stolen
from opposition-led areas.

We were able to recover them all.

I wanted to meet in person and apologize

about Mister Choo Intae.

[footsteps approaching]

[whispers] You should go.

-[Jiwook's lackey 1] Cha Taemin.
-Cha Taemin?

[panting]

-Go after him! What if he's got a g*n?
-[Jiwook's lackey 2] It's Taemin!

[pedestrian 1 yelps]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[dog barking]

[♪ suspenseful music continues]

[♪ tense music playing]

[g*nsh*t]

[pedestrian 2] Where'd that come from?

That was Uncle Samsik, wasn't it?

Did you steal the ballot boxes?

[Alliance member] Taemin.

[groans]

-[squelches]
-[groans]

[grunts]

[Doochill] Enough!

Stop!

[♪ tense music playing]

[news anchor] March 15th.
The historic election

for the fourth president
and fifth vice president took place today.

Voting began at 7 a.m.

There was a calmness amid the 8,108
voting centers around the nation.

Some 10,861,519 people, amounting to 97%

of the total national electorate...

"Presidential Election ballot tally"

...of 11,196,490 people
participated in the election today,

recording the highest voter turnout
in South Korea's history as a democracy.

Voting concluded
at exactly 5 p.m. this evening.

Sealed ballots from each voting center
were delivered for counting.

The count has continued through the night

in 187 counting locations
throughout the country.

[♪ pensive music playing]

Rhee Seungmin

Yoon Bohyun

Rhee Seungmin

[telephone ringing]

-Ministry of Home Affairs.
-[staff 1] Of course.

Gimhae

-[staff 2] Here's Gimhae.
-[staff 1] The current number?

[staff 2] Yes. Changwon?

It's 1,180 votes.

-[staff 1] Can you repeat that?
-This is for Changwon.

-[telephone ringing]
-[staff 1] Thank you.

[telephone ringing]

[staff 3] Please go ahead.

Jinju

Yoon Bohyun

Rhee Seungmin

[sighs in relief]

Rhee Seungmin, Yoon Bohyun

[♪ tense music playing]

Candidates: Rhee Seungmin, Yoon Bohyun
Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon

[crowd exclaiming]

Total

[crowd cheering, applauding]

Rhee Seungmin, Yoon Bohyun

We won!

[crowd cheering, applauding]

[staff] Yeah! Yes! Ah!

Great work. Very well done.

Total

[crowd cheering, applauding]

[news anchor]
The count has been finalized,

and as a result, it is President Rhee
who wins the election.

He has been reelected
with 9,633,376 votes,

86% of the total electorate.

[party members chanting] Rhee Seungmin!

[news anchor] On March 18th,

during the first plenary session
of the 35th extraordinary session

of the National Assembly
House of Representatives,

the fourth president,
who was elected on March 15th,

was officially sworn-in

according to Article 53
of the Constitution.

[♪ slow movie music playing]

"The March 15th presidential election
was fraudulent.

Riddled with collusion and manipulation,

it proved to be
the worst election in history.

An infringement upon democracy.

We reject
these fraudulent election results.

We demand a new election
be carried out as soon as possible.

As students, we must continue

to fight to defend democracy.

We must condemn
this blatant act of corruption

until justice is finally served."

The president had
a landslide victory in the election.

Protests broke out all over the place
over the election fraud.

General Choi was forced
to examine it closely.

[Hanrim] I see.

People are protesting the election.

This is happening
everywhere in the country.

Let's give it more time.

General Choi,
the protests are not a problem for us.

These protests justify our delay.

Go to your unit.

General, but...

There was intense backlash
from the fraudulent election.

And it just provided
more justification for staging a coup.

Jeong Hanmin threw an incredible fit.

Said he'd prepared all of this,

just to have General Choi ruin it.

He was on the second floor of Taepyeongga

screaming his head off
at the top of his lungs.

Everyone there,
everyone downstairs could hear it.

[Hanmin thumping on table]
General, please...

Please take the lead, General!

Lower your voice.

The Capital Defense Unit
is more than sufficient.

General Choi Hanrim,
he won't be able to pull this off. No!

The guy just doesn't have a plan.

-Jeong Hanmin.
-General Jang!

I told you, that's enough.

Sir, listen to me,

you've gotta make up your mind.

It's a mess 'cause of the election.

Don't go doing something rash.

[Hanmin] General Jang.

Sir, you've gotta make a decision now!
Sir, listen to me!

[frustrated groan]

Jeez.

So many leftovers for someone
who loves Chinese food.

[sighs]
Uncle Samsik.

Why are you in such an incredible rage
right now?

Pathetic f*cking generals...
We should k*ll them all.

Our Lieutenant Colonel Jeong Hanmin.

He has a burning fire in his soul.

Yeah.

I wanna set everything I see on fire.

Be careful.

It could be you who burns to death
in that fire of yours.

We'll stage the coup by ourselves.

We don't need Jang Doosik,
that sad excuse for a general!

We could use the field grade officers,

wipe out all these incompetent generals
with our own coup!

[Hanmin breathing heavily]

[♪ tense music playing]

[telephone ringing]

Yes, go ahead.

Captain.

[Sooil] This is Captain Lee.

Understood, sir.

[handset rattling]

[Hanmin] What is it?

What?

Do... do... do they want me dead?

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

Huh? They don't, right? Huh?

[grunts, breathing heavily]

-Just call... call Samsik, okay?
-Arms up.

Ask Samsik about this.

The Punishment of Corruption Act.
The coup d'état!

They're the ones who planned it all!

Why should I die?

-Sit still!
-Ask Samsik about it.

Get Samsik in here! Call Samsik, please!

Get Samsik!

[Hanmin whimpers]
Samsik! Get Samsik!

It wasn't me!

The Punishment of Corruption Act.
The coup d'état!

They're the ones who were doing it all!

Why should I die?

Ask Samsik about it!
Samsik will explain things!

[sobbing]

Get Samsik in here!

Get San!

Get San! Get San!

[whimpers]

[Hanmin] Wait.

San!

Where's Samsik?

Ask Samsik about it. Jang Doosik!

General Jang!

Please... please don't k*ll me!

General Jang, please help me!

I give you my complete loyalty!

Sir, please save me!

Please, help me, General Jang!

Ask Samsik!

Sam... Samsik!

Get Samsik!

Hanmin.

[♪ somber music playing]

[breathes shakily]

S... San.

[Hanmin] You were here.

San, something is... something's wrong.

Something has gone wrong, San.

I tried to explain,
but nobody's listening.

San, can you tell them? Huh?

There's been a huge mistake.

San!

You gotta tell 'em, San! Huh?

San, you have to!

[Sooil] Take him away. Let's go.

San! You gotta tell 'em, San! San!

[Hanmin] Something has gone wrong here!

San!

San, you need to tell them!

Tell them everything! San! Tell them, San!

San!

[Hanmin screams]

[sighs]

[Hanmin] San! San!

San!

General Jang!

Sir!

Sir!
[pants]

Captain, this is wrong! Captain Lee!
[sobs]

[Sooil] Almost there.

[deep exhale]

[♪ somber music continues]

[sighs]

[Hanmin] San! San!

-San!
-[Sooil] We're here now. We're here.

-[Hanmin] San...
-[Sooil] Get him down.

[Hanmin groans]

[Hanmin] Save me.

This is wrong, Captain Lee.

[g*n clicking]

[panicked panting]

Just wait. Just wait!

[g*nsh*t]

[♪ somber music playing]

He had a burning fire growing in his soul.

[sighs]

But I guess it has finally gone out now.

[sighs]

[♪ somber music continues]

[♪ closing theme music playing]