Episode 1
Ibu,
[China, Shenyang]don't prepare anything fancy. Yes, comfortably.
Like what we eat. Just think of it as a friend of your son. How about during next weekend?
Me? Where should I be? It's Busan.
Ah, looking at the beach, my mood gets lifted.
You can hear the sound of the gulls, can't you?
I'm all done with the job. In a bit I will leave.
No, I will arrive by the KTX (Korean Train Express).
Understood, Mom.
I love you, too.
Did any big deal happen?
It's a heavy deal, what do you reckon?
Wallets
and watches, steal them. It will be disguised as robbery.
Start it!
Sun Woo.
Let him go.
[Winter Heating Bills Measures Meeting]Even if the organizing wouldn't work, it would be the same.
That the heating bills difference turns out like this, does that make sense?
What you're saying right now is that you're suspecting people without evidence.
You know that the words you just said could be believed in Myeonghae, right?
No. It's not like that.
From our house it turned out to be more than ₩300,000. Why isn't the heating bills difference from your house no more than ₩10,000?
That's it.- Because our house writes all the heatings down.
Absolutely, look at that glance, it could kill a person!
Well, well, well.
Since this story needs a claim, let's just listen and reveal a bit of #205's story, huh?
Okay, let's check it out.
If you look at this, on the first sheet are our villa's overall 3-4 heating bills.
Here on the second sheet are the statistics sent by the local heating corporation.
If you look at it you may know that our villa's heating bill difference is greater than that.
If you only look at the statistics, you can say there are manipulations and even when you see it, you know it's to the point of imitation.
Lady, so you're saying we tampered with the heating meters?
No, if I knew I could do that, why would I prepare my home for the technicians?
There's no need for a technician.
Because if we take out the heating meters' battery, the screen section freezes.
(People talking.)
And so, why don't we all go around our villa and each check the batteries of our heating meters?
That must be it.- That's right.
Oh, Sun Woo, have you reached Seoul?
You haven't had dinner yet, have you?
What?
A car accident?
Which hospital is he in?
I'll be right there.
We're going to have to report this incident, so you'll have to rest for the time being.
Understand?
Yes.
Sun Woo!
Oh, Mom.
You must have been shocked.
It's nothing. You should have just stayed home.
How did this happen?
I thought something happened to you when I took the call.
Are you hurt?
How did this happen?
I just cracked my head, and injured my arm. It's nothing.
How is this nothing, when it hurts so much if you just scrape your skin?
Sun Woo,
since your mom is here, I'll go out.
You understand, right?
Good day.
Who is he?
It's our Team Leader.
He helped me getting here quickly.
Yes.
Thank you, Team Leader.
It's my first time meeting you.
Aigoo. Thank you.
You've given birth to a great son.
Thank you.
No, no.
I'll be out.
I'll see you later.
Thank you, Team Leader.
Yes.
Thank you.
But that person's gaze was somehow cool.
I have to, I will go.
But right now...
Oh, no.
It's not that I don't take care of Sun Woo,
but you said he wasn't hurt a lot. I'll just see him later.
I have a bid I have to do for the Ministry of National Defense.
Put Sun Woo on the phone. Let me hear his voice.
No?
Director? - I'll be right there, get ready.
Yes, that's right.
I'll go there as soon as I finish work.
Why would Sun Woo get himself hurt, only making you worried?
Did Sun Woo get hurt because he wanted to?
I understand.
When you come, if it coincides with the time Young Seo finishes her after-school classes, take her with you as well.
I'll be discharged in two days. What's with all the fuss?
The two days right after the accident are the most important.
You have to take care of your body now, so you'll get better in no time.
But where did the accident happen?
Was it in Busan?
No.
No, as I was going back to Seoul, just by the four-way intersection.
I walked to the hospital, too.
You had an accident because you were tired.
When you go to the province or overseas for business trips all the time.
When you said you wanted to become a civil servant,
I thought you wouldn't be in risk, so I was assured.
If anyone hears you, they'd think I do dangerous things for work.
Sun Woo, now that you got hurt this time, let's tell your Team Leader to move you to an office and have you work there.
Even if that looks very ordinary, the greatest happiness is when you live just like how ordinary people live.
Mom,
look into my eyes.
I will never hurt myself ever again,
and there will never be any instance that will upset you.
So you're saying you'll still keep doing business trips.
I love you, Mom.
[One week later]After working for the National Intelligence Service (NIS), have you ever engaged in illegal actions or broken the law?
No, I haven't.
One week ago, the operations in Shenyang failed. Are you held accountable for that?
No.
Can I wholly trust, 100%, your allegiance to South Korea?
Yes.
That friend worked at the security base before.
Under my officers, he stood out, and after becoming a senior, for the past three years it seems that he worked as a field agent.
All the operations he's been in, most of them, not most, but all of them were successful. He's an elite agent.
After a well spent career, he finally fucked up.
But why did they not kill him?
I also thought that was strange, so I investigated once more. But as you already know, there was nothing to be suspicious of.
Their counterattacks are faster than I expected. You have to be careful.
Yes, I understand.
What are you going to do with him now?
Oh, it will be hard to send him back to the field for the time being.
I want to bring him over to be an analyst in my team.
Can a guy like him who works in the field do well in an office?
He will do well.
How about his family? - Here it is.
His father is Kim Woo Seok; and worked at the Ministry of National Defense as a computer scientist.
Currently, he's running a company specializing in IT security called Hae Chi(?) Technician.
While he was deployed to China, he met then-translator, Park Hye Rim, and they later got married.
Translator? What? Korean-Chinese?
Yes...
Now, Kim Sun Woo got his mother's skills, and can speak Chinese.
That's why I think he'll be of help to my work. I hope to bring him over.
I understand.
Watch over him carefully.
If he's someone we can use, or someone who would betray us...
Yes.
Please get back safely.- Okay.
This jerk...
Let's go first. How about a meal...?
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Hey, why did that asshole return, huh?
Is this some kind of sympathy for your colleague?
He's still someone of use to us. I'll look after him well.
If that rascal causes some trouble later, it's your responsibility.
Understand? - Yes, I got it.
Ah, yes, Assemblyman.
Yes, yes. I was just about to call you, yes.
Is there anything you are hiding from us?
No.
He's an interesting guy.
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Are you still solving that question?
Do you know how hard this is? As if you can solve this.
Here, look! One of the elements A and B, which have an intersection point, has an integer of only one under the condition K.
What is it? - Greather than 4...
That's right. Greater than 4, less than or equal to 5.
And so, what's the answer? The maximum number for K is 5.
Oh, how did you know? Did you guess it?
Mom, if I bring my boyfriend over, will you cook for him like that?
I'll scold both of you. Just solve other problems.
You're already in your second year of high school. How could you be worse in math than me?
Mother, you're strange.
Alright, do it. There's still some problems, and we need to do further testing.
I acknowledge that. But basing on the technology, we're still better. You must also acknowledge that.
Then, we have to find that person...
I will get back to you soon.
Okay.
Honey.
Yes, what is it?
Stop with your work, and get ready for our guest.
It's the first time Sun Woo is bringing his girlfriend over, you're going to face her like that?
What's wrong with how I look?
Sun Woo said to prepare nothing extra special, didn't he?
Honey.
I know, I know.
Yes, I will go and beautify myself.
Shave as well.
Wow...
So, this is the last question.
About 50% of agents get caught lying on this part.
It would be good if you say the truth.
Are you dating someone right now?
What?
Yes, I have a girlfriend.
It's finished, right?
After the investigation, I can go back to the field, too. Right?
You worked hard.
Ah, this is not an investigation, but an interview.
But I have an appointment, so I have to go now. I leave it in your hands.
Hey, how can you not even start and get rejected. Is this in the record?
♫ I only need one, I only need you. I promise I only live for you. ♫
Oh, hello? Sorry, sorry. I'm late, right?
I'm finished now.
Then what to do?
I'm right in front of your house.
When are you getting here?
Do you want to go in first and eat? I'll tell my mom.
Ah, definitely not! What am I going to say to them by myself?
I'll stay here even if I die freezing, so just get here as fast as you can.
Yes.
Is there traffic? The food would turn out bad if it's cold.
I told you not to bother with it, Mom.
You're going to finish them all, at this rate.
This is okay, right?
What are you looking at?
Isn't that Sun Woo's girlfriend?
Is it? - It must be cold out there.
Hello? Where are you now?
Mom, I think I'll be late.
There's an accident in front of me, and there's so much traffic.
Are you Lee Yoon Jin?
Hello, I'm Sun Woo's father.
Father... that...
I'm going inside with Sun Woo, so I'm waiting for him for a bit.
Sun Woo said he's going to be late.
It's cold, let's go inside first.
Okay.
Honey.
You're here?
Nice to meet you, I'm Sun Woo's mother.
Hello, Mother, I'm Lee Yoon Jin.
Ah, please come inside. Take off your coat as well, and just be comfortable.
Yes. Um, this...
Omo, what is this?
It's nothing special, these are mooncakes and Chinese pastries.
I thought it would be nice if it reminds you of the past as you have some of it.
Oh. Thank you, I will eat them well.
Does it suit your taste? We have nothing much to prepare.
Wow, you have nothing to prepare...?
It's really delicious, Mother. It's been a while since I've had a home-cooked family meal like this.
Hearing you talk like that, you seem to be living by yourself.
Yes, I've been living by myself since college.
Wow, in Seoul? What university and what department?
Where is your hometown then?
Actually, I'm from the same place as Mother. I'm also from Shenyang.
Ah, I see.
Wow, this... must be fate.
Are your parents still living in Shenyang then?
Ah, that...
They have passed away.
Ah. I'm sorry.
Both of your parents? - Yes.
Aigoo, it must have been hard on you.
To live by yourself, without your parents-
How about the hometowns of your parents?
My parents were also from Shenyang.
Where exactly in Shenyang?
They must have been people I knew.
That is... they had passed away when I was young.
So there wasn't a chance for us to talk about that.
How about your siblings- - Ah, right.
Sun Woo mentioned you work at a travel agency?
Yes, it's a Chinese travel agency.
It's a small agency, so sometimes I also go with them as a guide-
That's how it is. - That could have been big trouble.
You kid, talk, if you want something.
Should I give you some? Here.
How did you know Sun Woo?
When I was looking for a job, there was some sticky situation because of visa issues...
Sun Woo helped me at that time.
By 'sticky situation', what do you mean...?
As you have already known
often times, when you go to government offices,
they treat you like an outlaw or a temporary fugitive for no apparent reason at all.
At first, it was unfair,
but as you bear through it, you just don't feel anything after.
But, Sun Woo got mad instead of me.
I had an epiphany back then. "Ah, this is something to be angry about".
I keep on poking, when it's probably uncomfortable for you.
I'm sorry. Please eat.
Yes.
Team credit here, Jaejoong looks amazing ;)
This was when Sun Woo was five years old.
His cheeks are red. So cute.
This was when Sun Woo entered elementary school.
This one.
So he liked curry when he was little.
He didn't.
That's why we don't eat curry in this house.
Is that so?
Actually, up until this age, Sun Woo did not talk.
Really?
I was wondering where it went wrong, was totally worried.
We took him to the hospital.
I can't imagine it, even now.
I don't know when and how that young boy learned about it,
there was one time he copied a word I did.
I scolded him not to use those words,
but the child already closed his mouth.
You think that's too much, right?
But a mother's heart is like that. They like it when their child resembles their good traits.
I want them to go on with their lives, and not experience everything that I had gone through.
I hope Sun Woo can meet an ordinary girl
and live an ordinary and happy life.
I will work harder, I want to live like that too.
Sorry. I'm very late, right?
That's right.
Yes, you're really late. You should come home earlier.
I'm so thankful for today.
- I'll take Yoon Jin home now. - No.
You didn't eat dinner yet right? I can go alone.
What is this? I'm being rejected right now?
You have to send her home, it's late now. She's a lady too.
I'll come back soon.
Alright, I'll come again.
It's tiring, isn't it? It's also hard to play the role of a parent-in-law.
What parent-in-law? Don't get ahead of yourself.
Why you don't like her? I think she's fine.
It's just...there's something about her.
She's overly conscious of people, and her stance doesn't seem like the kids these days.
You're starting again. Your habit of nitpicking on strangers from head to toe.
- It's not like that, it's the feeling. - Don't worry.
Sun Woo took after me, he has eyes to look at women.
Or are you possibly jealous already?
It's really not like that.
I get it, I get it.
Are you okay? Should I prick your fingers?
I failed, I completely failed.
You did fine, they all liked you.
No, I'm completely marked by your mother.
It could also be because Mom liked you.
She's really shy towards strangers.
No wonder, you have no idea about a woman's subtleness.
You don't believe me? I call my mom to ask her.
Mom, how was Yoon Jin.
You're really crazy.
My hometown...
I shouldn't have told her about it.
Thinking that it would connect us in some way,
I think I made your mom feel uncomfortable instead.
Why is that uncomfortable?
Your mother says that she wishes for you to date an ordinary girl and experience ordinary happiness.
She must have suffered a lot to come this far.
Having someone like me come into a family she formed with great efforts,
Rather than ordinary, I like a special one better.
When I first met you, I wanted to hold on to you.
You were the same right?
Then that's it.
This is happiness.
What the?
What was that?
I...
I want to turn myself in.
Where does 'that friend' live?
When you took her home, it seemed you took a while.
Mom. What's with calling her 'that friend' in the family? Just call her Yoon Jin.
Don't get ahead of yourself. You're already talking about marriage.
Yoon Jin is a good person. Just trust me, and leave it to me.
Ah, I have to go now.
- It's your day off today! What's going on? - They say it's urgent, and to come right now.
What's an urgent matter for a civil servant?
Drink this before you go.
Mom, do you why I like Yoon Jin?
Because she's like you.
I'll be back.
Father, I'm going first!
Honey, should we go get some air? It's been a while.
Hmm, I can't reach the high notes.
Ah, seriously...
Sunbae, I am Kim Sun Woo.
I got a call telling me to go here.
Oh.
I know. Get in.
An hour ago,
a woman who claimed to have been sent as an espionage agent to the South has called. She said she wants to turn herself in.
According to that woman, that side is out of control.
A man named Jang Seong Taek from the North,
had a line of espionage agents here before he got killed.
The guy who took over him came down from the North
and he's just getting rid of espionage agents without any care for any recoils.
Is it true?
I don't know.
But if it's turns out true, we're getting ourselves something to dig into for the next few years.
Also...
The important thing is not whether that information is true or not,
but if we need that kind of information or not.
How do we get in secret contact with her?
The second paper.
When you say "I think it's going to rain soon", they would answer
"I think it's also going to be windy".
That son of..
How can you set the rendezvous point in the middle of a neighborhood?
Do you think we're looking for a lost dog right now?
What? That side one-sidedly-
Then you should have changed the date.
Hey, if you have a brain, you should also do some thinking!
Forget it.
If something happens, don't give us some kind of bullshit later on!
What are you all doing? Find her.
Take your hands off your earpiece!
Hey, do you want to stand out as an agent right now? Are you filming a movie?
Hey.
You brought a gun, right?
No, Chief I didn't.
Why?
Why don't you have it?
Aren't you a field agent?
I am, but I got the call just asking me to come here.
This crazy punk.
We are here to meet a spy and you came without a gun. Does that make sense?!
We're retreating.
There's a lot of people, contact is impossible.
If a situation occurs, all of us will die.
Make contact again and get a new rendezvous location.
There might not be a next time.
What?
That person can die within that time.
I will approach her.
Hey. If you die who will be responsible..
Aish.
Grandma, should I help you?
That bastard. He..
Be on guard, and be ready for any possible situation.
It looks like it will rain soon.
There were three suspicious people around you. Next time, don't act out of your own.
You're dead if you do.
I'm sorry.
Sorry, my ass.
Sun Woo, how's your arm?
It's better now.
While we're on it, I should go back to the field now.
We'll talk about that later, Let's introduce one another.
I think you're already close with Analyst Kim Hyung Tae over here.
You've talked with Analyst No Eun Ah yesterday, right?
But, I don't see anyone from the Anti-Communist investigation team here.
This time, the Anti-Communist investigation team won't come, so it's all in our team's hands. Just know that.
Anyway, they expect a lot on us, the Intelligence Analyst Team, so
Let's work well together.
Got it? Are you ready?
Yes.
Let's begin.
It was hard, right? That's why, yes...
I heard your daughter is in her third year of high school.
Yes.
Let's do well.
I'm the sinner for listening to your words.
It was hard, right? I'm sorry.
You said to get some air.
Well, the wind is cold. I couldn't breathe well.
I had something to discuss with those people.
It's a project our company is doing.
If it was like that you should have told me ahead of time, so I won't expect anything.
But..
the real thing is somewhere else.
You wouldn't be able to get a house at this price!
A couple decided to build this house,
but the husband died all of sudden, so it's on the market on a cheap price.
He passed away right before they moved in,
so the house is in its "untouched" state.
Yes, we'll take a look.
Yes.
It's nice, right?
That's right.
I was thinking of taking out all the money we have...
Should we just move?
You have no clue about the world, do you?
This is all the assets we have.
We still have to pay for the house. There's also the money intended for Young Seo's university tuition fees.
We also have to send Sun Woo for marriage.
What do we do after we grow old? We also have to eat.
With the villa we live in, it won't work even if we sell it.
If this deal goes well, we'll buy this house.
We'll also be able to afford to send both of our kids for marriage.
Then, I'll be happy.
That's right.
Just believe in me.
I know that you have worked hard.
But it's all good now.
Let's just live happily now.
That's why you should also treat the girl Sun Woo is dating well.
You're including your personal feelings unnecessarily.
Alright, I'll think about it.
Please tell me your name and affliation.
Jo Soo Yeon, affiliated with Chapter #229 of the Labor Party.
- How old are you? - 24.
Since the time you've been sent here from the North, what orders did you receive, and what kind of spy were you?
At first, we were ordered to gather intelligence,
but recently, I've been working a lot to earn money to send to the North.
What made you decide to turn yourself in?
As we do our work, when we get some extra money, we send it to our family in the North.
It's not only me who does this, others do it as well.
But, this time, someone came down-
and using that excuse, we all have been dragged to Seogangno, and died one by one after setting them on fire.
I wanted to live so I turned myself in.
Turn the volume up. So we can hear better.
Like you said, your comrades..I'm checking them right now
I can't confirm if they are really spies in the country.
Most of them are dead.
I'm telling you I've almost died after getting dragged by them.
But you didn't die, no injuries either.
Let me ask you again.
Are you telling the truth?
Stop it!
If it was a lie why would I come here? Didn't I say my comrade is already dead?!
Don't talk when you don't know anything. People say the truth when they are agitated.
Don't you know she is using an accent?
How are you going to solve this?
Hey, stop it.
How about I give it a try?
I am a field agent, and she's also one. I think we'll be able to talk.
They changed the person. What are you going to do now?
Are you just going to keep asking me questions?
Why aren't you sitting?
Should we get rid of this, and start talking realistically?
Where have been caught by the agents?
Then you were dragged into some place.
How long did it take to get to the next destination?
About an hour.
Did anything happen when you arrived?
We...
They were burning us one by one.
Please let me speak with the Director.
I will explain everything to him.
I want to meet him myself.
Rejected.
- Rejected. - NO! Save me!
Save me!
Was there anything else that stood out?
The last ten minutes, the car was shaking.
Was there anything else? Smell, or sound.
It was quiet and it didn't smell that much
but there was something that smells rotten.
The clothes that you are wearing now, are the ones that you were waering then, right?
Wait a moment.
It's a corpse smell.
A place where corpses are incinerated.
So it was here.
Paju Eternal Pet.
Why did they let you live, Soo Yeon?
He told me to find the money that my comrades gathered.
Or else, he would kill me and my family in the North.
Did you saw him?
I saw him, although it's not clear.
There's a scar on one side of his face because of peroxy acid...
When I was trained I heard something before.
After the operations failed in China, he was in a prison camp for a long time.
I heard that it failed because of a woman.
What woman?
I heard from a comrade that the woman is dead.
After entertaining them at the golf course, you're going to work again?
I understand, Mr. Weekender.
When you come home, buy cheese cake at the cake store in front. Young Seo said she wanted to have it as snack.
I don't know. She doesn't even study.
Why would you buy a whole cake, it's not even someone's birthday. Just buy a slice.
Who is it?
Sung Hye...
Long time no see.
No..isn't it Hye Rim now?
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