Valid Love
You have a phone call.
[Call from Jang.]
Aren't you gonna answer?
Your call cannot be completed. Please leave a message after the tone.
It's me, Jang Hee Tae.
I called because I was curious how our project's going.
I'll stop by after work.
[Episode 8: Storm]
Why can't you memorize multiplication?
I don't know.
You said you'd tell me.
I don't know the reason.
You don't know the reason?
Yes.
2 x 7 = 14.
2 x 8 = 16.
2 x 9 = 18.
3 x 1 = 3.
3 x 2 = 6.
3 x 3 = 9.
3 x 4 = 12, 3 x 5 = 15.
3 x 6 = 18, 3 x 7...
3 x 7...
Is that so hard?
You don't know 3 x 7?
2 x 1 = 2.
2 x 2 = 4.
2 x 3 = 6.
Forget it.
Stop now.
You can earn a living and get married without knowing multiplication.
These days calculators are great.
Yay!
Dude, are you that happy?
So, you don't know beyond 3 x 7?
Yes.
Wow.
They say everyone has a stumbling block.
Yours is 3 x 7.
When I was young,
if Grandfather had scolded, I would have memorized it no matter what.
But he didn't?
Yes.
He never scolded.
If he had,
I would've been a better person.
But...
did your grandfather really find you?
He said I was on the doorstep.
I was a newborn.
Grandfather didn't know who'd left me.
When did he pass away?
The year before last.
I made his coffin.
People all die eventually.
That's what my father said.
That everyone dies eventually.
So, don't cry.
That's why I cried every night.
"What happens if Mom dies, too?"
"If Mom dies, what happens to me and Yi Ri?"
"How do we eat?"
"How do we get to school?"
"We won't be able to see her if we miss her."
"What if I die because I miss her so much?"
"Then Yi Ri will be alone. What do I do?"
You said you wouldn't cry but you're crying again.
After a passing storm,
reason entered mind.
How could I suspect my wife of seven years from a few pictures?
But a thought came to mind.
They must've known each other for a long time.
They're around the same age, so they might be elementary friends.
If so, they could naturally hold hands.
Don't suspect hastily.
It might have been his intention.
Let's ask my wife outright when I see her.
Then my wife will burst out laughing.
And be amazed at the coincidence.
When I meet my wife,
I was going to ask her like that.
- What is it? - Hyung!
Hee Soo noona...
She's being wheeled into an ambulance.
Come directly to the hospital, Mom.
Okay.
Yeah.
Where are you, Father?
Hurry up and come to the hospital. Noona collapsed.
Let me use your cell phone.
[One voice mail - Jang]
Who's Jang?
Someone I know.
It's me, Mrs. Park. How is unni?
This way.
She's a 35 year old woman unconscious.
Her primary physician is at this hospital so we brought her here.
Long time no see.
Anything unusual happen?
Nothing much.
Has anything changed?
She's still unconscious.
She can't breathe on her own.
Let's intubate. Give me the blade.
No matter what happens,
it's not your fault.
I know.
In my mind.
What happened?
It was time for Mrs. Park to eat.
I went in to take her place.
Hee Soo.
Where have you been with your phone off?
You can't do this.
Don't come close.
I can't see.
Saturation 42%.
She might go into arrest.
Press her neck.
How is she?
Nothing bad, right?
Of course it is.
Her temperature is 104 degrees.
There were no signs?
She was normal until yesterday.
In the morning, it was 98.4 degrees.
In the afternoon, it was 99.4 degrees.
She had a mild fever but it was nowhere near 100 degrees.
What about today?
What was her temperature today?
Does it make sense that it went up to 104 in a day?
It can happen.
Her immune system has been compromised for a long time. The temperatures vary a lot lately.
I thought she was doing well since I didn't see her for awhile.
But it doesn't just pass by.
She has phlegm in her esophagus.
Her breathing is improving.
But her vitals look poor.
I suspect pneumonia.
I'll start by taking X-rays.
Drink this.
Okay.
Don't worry too much.
She had pneumonia last year but she recovered.
Of course.
My Hee Soo is really strong.
Not anyone could endure until now.
Of course, I called to put her in the Guinness Book.
But I hung up because I can't speak English.
Hurry up and learn.
The doctor complimented your quick actions earlier.
Good job.
That day...
Was it because she got rained on?
Sweetie.
We promised before.
To forgive all the harsh words.
Since it's not your fault or mine,
don't blame yourself...
or anyone else.
It'll be endless otherwise.
Family of Jang Hee Soo.
The familiar ICU scene.
What I learned from numerous visits
is that there are only two words in the ICU,
life...
...and death.
Between those two words, the patient and family...
balance on a fine line.
Ridiculously,
while my sister was on the brink of life and death,
I felt anger.
What's the use of a mother or father?
No one knew when you couldn't breathe.
You couldn't even ask to be saved.
It must have been so scary, my daughter.
Isn't it strange?
I should be used to it.
But I still get scared, Mom.
Don't be scared.
Even if something goes wrong,
I'm going to follow you.
Can someone who obsesses and regrets a lot like you do that?
I gave birth to you.
Since we were together,
I'll be with you until the end.
So, don't leave before me. That's cheating.
If I go first,
I'll take you with me then as well.
You need strength to do that, too.
Don't lose strength until then, Mom.
It's suffocating.
Move the blankets, Mom.
Her temperature is going down now that you're here.
Really?
It should.
My daughter has to be strong.
[How do you feel?]
Ugh.
Your call cannot be completed. Please leave a message after the tone.
Who are you?
What are you doing!
You!
Don't be a coward!
Come out, you son of a bitch!
Come out!
[Valid Love]
I was worried.
Are you okay?
Is this the chair leg?
No.
It's for the back.
Oh, the back.
I thought it was a leg.
Didn't you hear my voicemail earlier?
No.
Not yet.
Ah...
I guess you were busy today.
Enough to not answer the phone.
I went on a delivery.
To the outskirts.
To the outskirts?
In Gapyung,
I had to make a delivery.
Must have been nice. With mountains, water and leaves changing colors.
Have all the leaves fallen by now?
You seem really drunk.
Drunk?
Yeah, I did.
I have to drink alone since you won't drink with me.
I just dropped by in passing.
I wondered how our project was going.
But it's too late, huh?
Yes.
Right, it's too late.
I'll come again next time.
Next time.
Do you have anything to tell me?
Anything you want to say?
Please call before coming next time.
It's Sunday. You should get some rest at home.
Why come here?
Get up.
Or switch places with Il Ri.
She came home after Father came to take her place.
Oh, really?
The sun will rise in the west.
How did you track Father?
What?
You always knew when Father even ate with another woman.
I looked at his cell phone first obviously.
Why ask that?
It's nothing. I just thought of it.
Do you still look at his phone?
It's locked.
Your father's a simpleton.
Finding out his code is a joke.
I don't see my phone.
Unlock your phone so I can call mine.
What if there's nothing there? He could've erased it all.
What did you do before we had cell phones?
I pushed redial on your father's office phone.
If that didn't work,
I had a friend who worked at the phone company.
I asked her for the call records.
You just have to track the number that comes up most often.
I know that much. That's a given.
I have no other choice.
What are friends for?
Just once. Do me a favor this once, okay?
Dong Geun.
Jang Dong Geun.
Mom.
Wanna have a drink with Chinese dish?
If it seemed suspicious,
I'd go to the office and take over the accounting.
After emptying your father's pockets, it takes awhile but...
most of the women leave.
They wanted Father's money?
Of course. Why else would those young women go for your father?
What about the opposite?
Why do men go after women?
You should know that better since you're a man.
Following...
You followed him a few times.
There's a mudfish soup restaurant your father visits often.
I coaxed the owner ahjumma on my side.
Please get out, Mrs. Seo.
Figures.
Hey.
Don't trust Hee Tae too much.
He's my son but he's still a man.
Ugh.
She doesn't know we groom and shine them up at home.
She's going for him based on appearances.
Anyways, don't trust him.
If he ever does anything dirty,
tell me right away.
Why?
Will you break his legs then?
For what?
I'll make you sole proprietor of your wealth and kick him out after getting you divorced.
Huh?
Then I have to live alone?
Goodness.
Don't worry.
You can live with me.
Then I'll remarry you to a man who only has eyes for you.
After doing all of that crazy stuff,
you know what the result is?
In the end,
it just eats away my soul.
That's right.
This eats away at the soul.
I scratch myself again and again.
I'm abusing my soul by pouring salt in my wounds.
The strangely twisted heart of a human
was in me as well.
The important thing is intuition.
There are days you get a feeling.
If you move on those days, eight out of ten times...
Darn it!
I chose Hee Soo unni, too.
Every time they wanted to send her to a nursing home,
I refused.
If I sent unni to a nursing home,
how could I sleep peacefully?
It's okay if my body's tired.
I can't take my heart hurting...
It might have been my fault.
Because of me.
Do you live in the 19th century?
Why is that your fault?
I know that.
I know it's not my fault.
My head knows.
But that's how I feel.
If I just hadn't married him,
If I hadn't...
It's not your fault.
I know that.
I know, too.
But once in awhile...
Once in awhile...
I wish unni would just die.
Sorry, unni.
I'm really sorry.
But I'm human.
So, don't die, unni.
Okay?
Sister-in-law...
Look at me.
Il Ri.
I said look at me.
Lying like this for so long...
Do you know how it is?
Delicious food...
Wanting to eat?
You don't need it.
You just pray your insides will be okay.
Hope?
Give that to a dog.
Just live day by day.
But I want to eat something for the first time in awhile.
I want to walk.
I want to talk.
I want to dance now.
With my flesh...
my bones...
and my muscles.
I don't know how long...
...this will last.
I've encountered it numerous times in the past.
Anyways, I...
want to dance right now.
I want to eat.
I want to call your name.
Il Ri.
Are you watching me?
You're home.
I went to the hospital earlier.
- Hee... - Give me food. I'm hungry.
I didn't see the car.
Did you take the car to work?
Today was a loss.
Fine. It was just a day. You don't get full from one drink.
It'd be good to do a love test.
I told you I didn't like that!
How many times do I have to tell you!
Am I your mouse? To handle me however you want?
Didn't I tell you I didn't like that? Why don't you understand? Why!
How is it mine if I can't touch anytime I want?
Why are they yours? They're mine.
How petty. Forget it. I won't touch.
I won't ever touch you again.
I never said not to touch.
Just pick the right place and time.
Don't treat me like an object.
That's enough. Be quiet.
You better not do that again.
I won't go easy on you.
Hey.
I heard this when I was in the marines.
During the Vietnam War, there was a famous story.
The marines again? It's already boring.
Did that jerk go to the army?
An American officer became a POW.
He was released after spending eight years in jail.
But he saved many other POWs along with himself.
He became a hero.
This is a true story.
Right.
Reality is more dramatic.
People asked him what his secret was.
He said...
"No one can leave until after Christmas."
"Keep that in mind."
That's what he said.
Right.
It's Christmas soon.
Are they meeting on Christmas?
Everyone said to have hope.
That they could get out by Christmas.
Or they'd be out by Easter for sure.
Or before Thanksgiving.
They all died of sorrow.
That's great. Torturing them to death.
Are they trying to torture me to death?
Our Hee Soo...
In the next year...
next Thanksgiving...
She won't be able to get up.
That's what I think.
Father, did you just realize that?
Did you really just get it now?
Father, you're so unrealistic.
You're worse than me.
Anyways, so come to your senses, Ki Tae.
After me and your mom die,
there's nothing coming to you.
It's all Hee Soo's.
- It'll go to your hyung for taking care of Hee Soo. - Father.
You have to leave me a store at least.
Be quiet, man.
Ask your hyung, dude.
Hyung.
Ask your sister-in-law.
I'm ruined.
Yeah.
Dinner?
Don't worry about it. I'm going to eat out.
With Mother?
Okay, buy her something good.
Bye.
Hold on.
Father, I'll be going.
What's with your hyung?
But Father...
I'm curious sometimes.
About what?
Noona...
She used to dance so beautifully.
Does she want to live like that? If it was me...
What now?
Jerk, you don't get to choose whether you live or die.
Let's go see my pretty daughter.
I should immigrate somewhere.
Are you really okay?
I'm worried because I haven't heard from you.
Please reply.
I beg you.
[Erase]
Hello.
Are you going to use it yourself?
No, it's for my unni.
But she's ill.
Then this would be best.
It's hypoallergenic and soft so lots of people buy it for their kids.
Thank you.
Good-bye.
Hello.
I want to repaint unni's room.
To make her feel better.
You must be close.
The color's nice, right?
It's elegant.
It's non-toxic and environmentally friendly.
It's good for preventing atopy.
It's perfect for your unni.
Gray's nice.
I think something brighter would be better.
Okay.
Taste it.
So bitter.
What kind of chocolate is bitter instead of sweet?
It's more bitter than those.
They have different cacao content.
Anyways...
you identified the different percentages.
My mom's tastebuds are normal.
What can you find out from this stuff?
But why isn't your sister coming?
I'm sure she will.
So?
Her sister-in-law is being discharged soon?
Yeah. Thank goodness for them.
But too bad for unni.
Don't say things like that.
Your sister must have a big debt from a past life.
Let's think of it that way.
Mom!
What now?
She always makes work.
See me.
[Valid Love]
What?
Did you sleep with him?
What?
How dare you use me as a liaison to an affair?
What are you saying?
Carpenter Kim!
Duk Bae saw you.
You're the girlfriend he saw.
Duk Bae?
Duk Bae saw me?
Look at that.
You're denying it.
Wanna confront?
- Duk Bae! - Are you crazy?
Yeah, I am.
But there's a crazier bitch than me.
You. What are you doing?
Wow...
Does the obedient cat who goes on kitchen counter look like you?
Don't act innocent.
Look at my eyes and say it.
What's your relationship?
How far did you go?
I don't know either.
You don't know?
Who would know if you don't?
Will Duk Bae know?
I'll ask Carpenter Kim then.
Let's go.
Let's go ask him what your relationship is.
Hey.
You said you don't know!
Hurry up and go.
Let's ask him outright and decide whether to go or stop.
Jung Soo Young, what are you doing? Let go.
Let go.
I'll handle it.
Let go.
Who do you think you are?
Who do you think you are!
You've gone blind from having an affair.
You were your husband's student, bitch.
Don't talk like that to your teacher's wife! Call me madam!
Am I crazy? To call you madam?
Let go.
You grabbed me first.
Let go. You better let go.
You want a bloody nose?
Give me a break.
I'm a mother. Mothers are known to be strongest in Korea.
You think I'll take it?
Hey, let go. That hurts.
Yeah, must be nice being a mother.
You think I'm scared?
Hey!
You think I can't? You barren bitch!
I'm sorry, madam.
I apologize, madam.
That was a mistake.
Hit me.
Hit me, madam.
I'm really sorry.
You know I talk like that.
It's not that I can't have kids.
I'm choosing not to.
What?
I'll take care of it.
Don't worry.
Will you run off to Andromeda together?
Is a UFO coming?
There are no such things as UFOs.
Hey, Andro.
I'm not Andro anymore.
I'm just an everyday person...
who doesn't know how a day passes.
Damn...
Both of us...
shouldn't have made the mistake of marrying so early.
You didn't go far, right?
Don't I know you?
You lose your senses when you're into something.
You're not Andro anymore?
Do people change?
I'll take care of it.
I said it twice now.
I'll give you a bloody nose if you make me say it a third time.
You should live happily if you stole my first love, don't you think?
You always steal the men I like.
Anyway, you're an obstacle in my life.
Why are you coming out of there?
Well...
Someone was pooping in the men's room.
I was in a hurry so...
What?
I didn't hear him pooping.
Ugh, it stinks.
Hey, did you have diarrhea?
I told you to call first.
That's up to me.
Let's have a drink.
Kim Il Ri...
You know her?
Yes.
I know Mrs. Kim.
She worked here.
That's when I first met her.
Did you know I was her husband?
Not at first.
She bragged about her husband a lot.
But I didn't imagine you two were married.
So when I first came you didn't know who I was,
but you kicked me out like that?
I was tired that day.
Tired?
I found out you two were married when...
[My wife]
Mrs. Kim's face showed up on your cell phone. I was surprised.
The person she bragged so much about...
...was you.
But why didn't you say anything?
That you knew my wife.
Why should I?
Do I have to tell you that
I know your wife?
I told you it was a gift for my wife several...
Why does that matter?
Is that so important?
What about this picture?
Explain it.
I wondered why you acted that way last time.
You misunderstood because of this.
I needed a laborer.
I can't load by myself for deliveries.
I have a friend who usually helps but he's busy lately.
I asked Mrs. Kim.
We were negotiating daily wages.
When I went to Gapyung last time,
she came with me.
I needed her that day.
Ah...
She said someone in her family was sick on the way back.
I dropped her off in a hurry at the ER.
Is she okay?
So?
Did I clear up the misunderstanding?
I'll make the chair as planned.
The only one of its kind in the world.
Like your relationship.
I want to drink this glass alone.
Forget the project.
I don't need a refund.
You can earn a living and get married without knowing multiplication.
These days calculators are great.
Yay!
Dude, are you that happy?
But Grandfather, what if my wife doesn't like me because I don't know multiplication?
Don't tell her then.
That's a lie.
People are destined to lie as soon as they learn to talk.
There're no one who doesn't lie.
Lies are bad though.
Just tell good lies.
So you don't hurt anyone.
Lies that help them.
That's enough.
Just meet a wife who doesn't mind you not knowing multiplication.
Got it?
Yay!
Is this what it feels to be possessed?
I had lots of questions.
Why did he grab her wrist while negotiating wage.
Was that the facial expressions of those negotiating wages?
Why was my wife wearing your sweats?
He might have thought of excuses for several days.
The first day I went...
I should've asked then.
Why didn't I end it then?
Now I know.
I wasn't possessed by his words.
I wanted to believe it.
The wife I've known for a long time.
My wife wouldn't do that.
I thought you were having dinner with Father.
He was at the hospital.
It's not just strange.
This is evident of a crime.
So, I kept tracking.
As expected, it's a phone with a fake ID.
I hoped it wasn't.
It wasn't easy to track the location.
The phone needs to be on to trace it.
But it was off the whole time.
Yes, I suppose so.
Anyways, I'll keep tracking.
I beg you.
Oh, and for suspending my brother's charges, I really thank you.
Don't mention it.
Um...
I'm asking just in case.
By chance,
does anyone have a grudge...
...against you?
What?
A grudge?
Hey, can anyone have a grudge?
You never know.
I might have given someone an unforgettable wound.
Yeah, right.
Forget that.
There's something you're not telling me, huh?
Do you tell me everything?
Lately, you're using days off and leaving early.
I've been working late for days making up for that.
Do you know how horrible your face looks?
Are you eating plankton?
Your eyes are sunken.
And why are you driving your car, huh?
What is it?
Tell me.
What is it?
I won lotto. I'm going to drive it without worrying about toll fare.
Jeez, really.
Hey.
By chance,
was I right?
Is that really true?
I didn't expect that of your wife.
How can she cheat with that small face of hers?
Hey!
Don't say things like that so easily!
It's not like that!
It's not if I say it isn't!
Sorry.
Sunbae.
They want you to lecture about ocean development.
Here's the date and location.
It's not for awhile.
When you get paid for the lecture,
you have to buy me food.
Okay.
Is something wrong?
No.
What happened with that strange text?
Why are you all bothering me? Just leave me alone!
Sorry, sunbae.
Sorry.
[You idiot. The time is now. Don't miss the timing and take advantage.]
What feeling came first?
Fear...
or urgency to not miss the timing?
Even though I knew I was falling into his plot,
I couldn't stay still.
Who cares what the content is? Hurry up and trace it!
It's here.
I'm going to watch you from here.
Is what you said true?
Or am I being narrow-minded and suspicious?
Once this darkness brightens, all will be revealed.
Why are you doing this? What did I do wrong?
Why did I do?
Kim Joon.
Look at me.
Don't ever do this again.
It's disgusting.
That's not being honest.
Isn't it shameless?
So arrogant and brazen.
Why insult honesty?
Ahjumma, get lost!
Maybe it's really good because it's the last time.