Nine: Nine Times Time Travel
Are you cold?
You want to go to the hospital?
Hang on a bit.
I only have fever medicine at home.
Is there...
Min Young.
Min Young! Are you okay?
Min Young!
What are you doing?
Let's change and go to the ER.
No.
I'm not going. I'm going to stay here.
By the way...
It was at the ER that we had first met wasn't it?
- Wasn't it? - It was.
It was?
[6 years ago]
Long live everyone! Bang!
- What took you so long? - They found something. It's this room?
What's this terrible noise?
The new recruits are so funny.
Go in!
Min Young!
- What happened? - She fainted.
She's knocked out.
You came late and you beat up our new beautiful recruit!
I beat her up?
She's bleeding. She's completely knocked out.
Shouldn't we take her to the hospital?
- Park Sun Woo! You take her! - Me?
I just got here.
It was so fun until you came in. You ruined it! Get her to the hospital right now.
Bye.
Are you finally awake?
- Who are you? - Who am I?
- I'm your senior at work. - My senior?
I have never seen you.
Of course not! Because you were knocked out as soon as you saw me.
What's your name?
It's Joo Min Young.
Okay, Joo Min Young. It seems that you got the job while I was away for a trip.
You listen carefully. Do you know what type of people I hate the most?
People who can't control themselves when they are drunk. People like you.
You pulled my hair on our way here.
You threw up 3 times on my clothes.
You kept making fun of the taxi driver because he was bald.
You kept crying about getting a piggy-back-ride, and I hurt my back while carrying you.
You made the entire ER a mess.
You told everyone here that you're a reporter for CBM. You embarrassed us.
You're the worst.
Joo Min Young. I got you now.
Your work life isn't going to be fun now. You can look forward to it.
Okay.
What do you mean okay? Is that the best answer you could think of?
Are you that slow? How did you make it in here?
I'm sorry.
You're really good at talking. I like men who can talk well.
- What? - You're really glamorous.
Do you have a girlfriend?
I don't.
What an idiot. How did you get the job?
You called me an idiot didn't you?
Because you were an idiot.
I can remember everything.
Every word that you said.
It's really strange.
I don't know what this is.
But I miss it a lot.
I...
Are you awake?
How do you feel?
I remembered something else.
My step-father. He's a lawyer in Boston.
Is that right?
I think so, although I've never met him.
How?
I already have a father. What about my father?
Which one is the real one?
It was my mistake.
I made it that way.
I'm sorry.
What are you talking about? I don't know what you're saying.
You want to leave?
Leave where?
Where no one can find us.
If you ask me to live with you far away, I would gladly do it.
If you say that it's okay that we stay as family, I will just be a good uncle to you.
If you want to see me sometimes without anyone knowing...
I'm okay with that too.
I will do anything you like.
So which is it?
Let's take the meds again.
You need to fill up your stomach first. Wait here for a bit.
[Why aren't you coming?]
Did you get it?
Did I get it? Get what?
What I sent you.
[Chongro Police Department]
- Have some snacks first. - Hey.
- What is this? - Oh that.
The police sent it last week.
I left it here because it belonged to you.
- It's mine? - They took all the evidence remember?
They sent it back because the investigation is over.
They had my stuff at the hospital?
- This is mine? - It's not yours?
It had your fingerprints on it.
The only evidence that didn't burn at the scene.
I have never seen it, but it has my fingerprints on it.
It has my fingerprints on it. But it's not mine. That means that it's yours right?
I will keep it well for 20 years.
But why aren't you coming to see me? If you were me, you would keep your word.
[Hanseo Hospital]
What is this? A movie scene? Why do you look so serious?
What's wrong? You got in trouble again?
Min Young is missing.
What?
I couldn't reach her for 24 hours.
I should tell the Chief right? What should I tell him?
What do you mean you couldn't reach her? Is she just ignoring your call?
Her phone is turned off.
I told Sun Woo. But I don't think he found her. He didn't call me back yet.
It's Sun Woo.
- Hello? - Hey.
- Can you come to my place? - Why?
- Min Young is sick. - Did he find her?
- Is Suh Joon next to you? - Huh?
Say that you don't know. Tell no one that Min Young is here.
- Okay. - What is it?
It's not about Min Young?
Huh? Where are you going?
Oh you're here. She's in my room. She just fell asleep.
She only had one meal. She has tenderness in her muscle.
You spent the night with her?
What happened? You said the best thing was to make her forget.
She remembers everything. Her memories get clearer as time passes.
It won't even take a few days for her to realize everything.
If I had turned my back on her, the only place she could go was the hospital.
I can't let that happen. It's all my fault.
She dwells on the past. When she wakes up, you should talk to her.
You're the only one I can count on. Thanks.
Where are you going?
I'm going to see Jung Woo.
Why are you going to see your brother? What are you going to do?
- There is no other way. - Then what are you going to do?
I thought that I should throw everything away and leave the country.
- What? - Once the rumor spreads, it's over.
The worst scandal in the world. We're reporters. We're not going to make it here.
You call that a plan? Throw away your family and work, and leave?
You think that will make you happy?
Probably not.
I know it's not the best way. But there is no other way.
- But still... - I said I thought of it.
- Until the incense sticks came back to me. - What?
This damn thing came back to me.
On its own. With such perfect timing.
Can you believe it?
It's me. Let me give you this shot. You're exhausted.
Where is Sun Woo?
Sun Woo?
Sun Woo...
He had to go somewhere for something urgent.
I'm going to be here, so don't worry.
You also knew Dr. Han?
That Uncle Sun Woo is not my uncle.
Yes, I knew.
That's good.
At least I'm not crazy.
Then why did you introduce a guy to me?
When you knew?
That's because...
I can't get married.
I shouldn't.
I'm already married. How can I get married again?
- Hello? - Are you going to use the incense again?
You were the one who threw it away in the fire saying that it was cursed.
There are times I need the curse.
Fool! It's the devil's work!
That's why it's back in your hands after you threw it away 20 years ago.
That incense is tempting you again.
It's not the first time you fell for the temptation and ruined your life.
Even your life span was shortened after burning one. Aren't you afraid of what will happen next?
I am afraid.
- I'm afraid to death. - Then don't use it.
Let's find a different way.
Perhaps Min Young can take care of herself once she gets her health back.
She won't be like that forever.
Do you know what I'm most afraid of?
I entered the God's realm to change things.
There have been changes to others' wills when I didn't change anything.
Min Young got her memories back when I didn't even want her to. The past me sent me the incense sticks.
He is tirelessly sending me messages.
He's asking me to come back. What if this is only the beginning?
What if other people start having their own wills?
I don't know what they are going to do or what will happen.
I'm not God. I can't predict or control what will happen.
I thought first that it was I who found the incense sticks and chose to use them.
Now I start believing that the incense sticks have found me and they have chosen me.
What does that mean?
I think the incense sticks came to me because there is something else for me to do.
So I decided to believe this:
It's given me the chance to bring things back to its course.
I don't know what will happen. It may betray us again.
But... I even came back from death.
Same for my brother. What could possibly be worse?
What are you going to tell Jung Woo?
It's not my decision. It was my brother's decision.
The incense sticks belonged to him.
What? How big of a fight did you have?
She wouldn't turn her phone off.
I should talk to her mother right?
Leave her be. Who else knows this?
I told Sun Woo.
He even knows that we had a fight. But he couldn't find her.
I see. I will look for her too. You can go.
I'm sorry sir.
Yes?
Are you busy?
No.
Come in.
Can I sit?
Yeah, go ahead, sit. You want coffee?
No, I had one already.
How... I couldn't even imagine that you would come here.
Oh... Are you here for Min Young?
I just heard. She couldn't be reached last night?
I didn't even know that they had a fight. It must be serious.
The wedding is in two days. What are they going to do now?
Min Young is at my place right now.
What?
She's sick. She's resting.
She won't be going to her wedding.
What do you mean?
Min Young is already married.
To me.
We had our honeymoon last December.
So she can't get married again.
What are you saying?
- I don't know what you're talking about... - I know it's hard to believe.
But it's not incest like others would believe.
Min Young's step-father is Joo Sung Hoon. He's a lawyer in Boston.
You're not her father.
Everything started because of this.
That's why I came to talk to you. Because this belonged to you.
I was keeping it for you.
Because... you died in the Himalayas while looking for this.
A year ago.
Hey!
Why did you come so late? Do you know what time it is?
I had business to attend to.
And stop skipping out on the corporate parties. We have to do it all over again for you.
If it rises again tomorrow, buy me then.
Where is this confidence coming from?
You think it will go up again?
It has to.
Do I have to get 100-dollar bills out again tomorrow?
Okay! Just make it go up, and I can buy you anything.
- Hello? - How is Min Young?
She just fell asleep.
Suh Joon wants to know if he should call the cops or not. What should I tell him?
Should I tell him that she's here?
Just wait a little bit. Let's think about it after my brother makes a decision.
What did you tell him?
- Everything. - Everything?
What did you tell him?
Everything.
I know this doesn't make sense. But everything I will be saying is a fact.
You thought of it as a riddle.
I was the one who believed in you in the first place.
Last December, I went to Nepal to claim your corpse.
This is the incense stick you were holding before your death.
What the hell are you talking about?
It's a time machine that gets you back to 20 years ago.
It's this incense stick.
What?
You died while searching for this.
I realized that you wanted to go back to stop Father's death.
And that you wanted to see your wife again.
So I fulfilled your wish for you.
I got you back with her.
By telling Min Young your phone number.
What?
How did you know my number?
A guy gave it to me.
He told me to call that number.
- Who? - I don't know. I had just met him.
And I went to save Father. That's where I saw it for myself.
How you pushed and killed Father.
Who are you? Who are you?
You took Father away from me. You took Mother away from me.
You didn't take any responsibility and left me here when I was young.
And then you came back dead.
You made me waste my youth hating Choi Jin Cheol.
You left cursed incense sticks, and I found out the truth I never wanted to know.
You ruined all of my precious memories.
You took my girl!
I tried to make the best happen.
But it became the worst.
It was you who killed Father.
My girlfriend became your daughter.
I saw everything. I know that you didn't do it on purpose.
What Father said to you on that night. How he beat up Mother.
I know that you had no choice.
But I can't forgive you. Because you lied to me for 20 years.
And you didn't pay for your sins.
If you didn't fall for Choi Jin Cheol's trick and took the responsibility for your action...
At least it wouldn't have been this bad.
Maybe not Mother. Or Choi Jin Cheol, who could be your biological father.
Choi changed on that day.
He was afraid of nothing. He had lost his conscience.
If it wasn't for that day, he wouldn't have become the monster he is today.
So I'm asking you.
Do you have the courage to go back to pay for your crime?
This is between you and me. We must pay for it.
I can't watch Min Young paying for the mistakes that we have made.
If only you'd agree, I want to bring everything back with the last sticks.
Of course, that is only if you'd agree.
[Jung Woo]
- Hello? - I believe everything you said.
Strangely I believe it.
I can finally understand.
I couldn't understand back then.
I understand now.
It was all you.
Is it a dream to have the opportunity to bring the past back?
You have no idea...
How much I have regretted that moment my whole life.
I couldn't have a good night sleep once for the last 20 years.
I had hope then.
I hoped that I would forget in a few years.
But I couldn't.
It tortures me even today.
And since the moment you found out, it has been hell for me.
I wanted to die, but I couldn't.
Because of my family.
I think what you said is a God-given opportunity.
Not anyone has this chance.
So many people live with regrets in their hearts.
Having the chance to reverse it is a fortune.
I still remember. 20 years ago is when I was filing papers for immigration.
It tortured me everyday.
I wanted to turn myself in every time I drove by the police station.
But I couldn't.
If you can go back and convince me, I will be able to turn myself in.
Do that for me.
If you go back, will everything go back to its place?
I don't know either. It never went as planned.
Perhaps my life could change completely.
But... I think that I have to bring it back.
Because the start went wrong.
What about my wife? Was she happy with that lawyer?
As far as I know, yes.
Was Min Young?
She was as bright as she is now.
That's good then. I want you to get to it ASAP then.
The wedding is soon.
Do it earlier and make it easy for my wife.
I mean for Yoo Jin.
It's just terrible for her.
Today could be my last day.
That won't happen. That will be meaningless then.
I'm telling you this so that you wouldn't wander for the rest of your life.
It's okay for me. When I heard that I died in the Himalayas, I thought that it was like me.
I'm not saying that his life is bad. But I always felt that something was off.
That won't happen.
It's okay for me.
Honey!
Hi.
Why dinner out all of the sudden? I didn't even get to dress up.
I thought I had forgotten our anniversary for a sec.
I thought that I had forgotten because of Min Young's wedding.
But I checked the calender. It wasn't.
It's in 2 weeks. Is something going on?
- Just... - Just?
I thought it's been a long time since I came here with you.
What's gotten into you? I'm still glad to have dinner with you.
Oh yeah. Did you talk to Min Young today?
I couldn't reach her today.
She must be busy.
Geez. She's already not caring about us because she's getting married.
Watch! She better not ask us to babysit her baby.
Are you hungry? What do you want?
Let's have something different.
I was always at my wife's store until 9 at night.
I didn't skip for a day.
You can find me there.
Young Su.
- Yes, Park. - I'm taking a nap for 30 minutes. Don't let anyone in.
Yes sir.
How did it go? I want to know.
I'm going right now. Everything will go back to normal in 30 minutes if it works.
Don't be surprised.
What if you ruin your health? I barely saved your life.
I'm going to Dong Woo's.
She's still at his place.
Okay, bye.
Look at her! It's past her curfew already.
Yes this is Fleur Record Shop.
How did you find me?
I got his face.
I don't know his profile yet. Do you know his face?
No.
It's too late for coffee. Do you have green tea?
Yes, we do.
You want some green tea?
Two green teas please.
No!
What?
If you see someone like him, call me right away.
Be watchful. Don't just pass by.
We have to get rid of him.
If we lose him, it's over for all of us.
He can't go now.
What's wrong Honey?
Park Jung Woo.
Who are....
I was surprised that you weren't here. I heard that I could find you here.
We must get rid of him. If we lose him it's over for all of us.
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Jung Woo! Calm down.
If we get rid of him, you can get away in peace.
How does he know me? Did you tell him?
No.
Hello? Hello?
If you don't want to end your life, let's just leave together.
Let's end it then.
What?
Dr. Han! Sun Woo is in danger.
- He's in danger? - Choi knows his face.