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Episode 2
I called an ambulance so
hang on for few minutes.
The ambulance is coming, coming.
Grandpa, Grandpa!
Get the respirator.
O my, my, what happened to you?
Are you ok?
Check his vital signs.
No, not me! Over there.. over there..
Over there! My son's the patient.
He took an overdose.
Heck. I'm no more use...
...than an old watermelon husk.
O My.. O my.. Jae-il's Dad, O my..
Man-ho, Man-ho! Wake up!
Man-ho, Man-ho!
Man-ho, can't you see? Man-ho!
Man-ho! Man-ho!
Man-ho!
Abolish it! Abolish it!
O.. Well..
What? Who carried who?
Grandpa carried Man-ho?
Grandpa carried Man-ho on his back and ran down the hill.
What are you talking about?
He has bronchitis. How could he carry Man-Ho on his back?
Is Man-Ho ok?
He is NOT OK. He's unconscious!
O My goodness. What shall we do?
Could you watch this for me?
O My.. Maybe he took too much medicine yet again.
What?
Those painkillers of his don't work very well.
This isn't about his painkillers. Certainly not!
What are you getting at?
His home for twenty years scheduled for demolition, a disablement pension of just 30,000 Won...
What kind of a life can he have on that little money? In his place, I'd prefer to die, too!
I knew he was going to do this.
What are you talking about?
Do you mean that Man-Ho attempted suicide?
I sensed something strange.
You sensed?
Why has he been collecting pills?
That damn bitch. When she took Jae-il away from him, she as good as killed him.
Please look after the stall here.
Huh?!
What's the idea? I've got to go see him too!
Please, make some room for me.
Please save him, doctor.
What happened to him? O My.
Will he be fine? Will he live?
What the hell are you saying? Of course he'll live!
Please calm down, calm down.
Ahhh... Ahhh... Are you ok?
Are you ok?
..
Oww.. my head.. What's all this fuss, Dad? I'm fine.
Dang, Bastard!
Trying to commit suicide while your dad is still alive?
I understand the way you feel,
but how could you try to kill yourself over something so unimportant?
Yes, you've got to live on!
What the heck are you all going on about?
What's all this about suicide?
Suicide indeed... What a load of nonsense.
Trying to bring me bad luck or what..
What the heck is this?
They may say this neighborhood's doomed, but as long as I'm alive I'm going to sweep up.
Why's no-one answering the phone?
Hello? Hae Joo Ok Diner here.
Hello. New York here.
Hold a second.
Hey, Kang Man-Ho. You got a call!
Who is calling?
It's an international call.
International..
International Call!
International call..
International call.
We are doing fine. Hold..
Hello.
Did I call you at the wrong time?
Noo.. no.. no.. Now's just fine
It's been awhile.
5... 5.. years?
What's the matter?
Jae-il ... has gone back to Korea.
To Korea?
You're saying he's over here?
That's right.
What time was his flight?
I don't know. He just left me a note.
He caught a plane without telling you anything? What's gone wrong?
Come on. Tell me! Is it something to do with his school?
He just said he'd quit.
Why?
I don't know. So you ask him when you meet him.
So? Is Jae-il coming to Korea?
What's going on?
What is it? He ran away from home or something?
He had a fight with his step-father?
We will find out from him.
You mean he's coming here? Wow
But of course! He'll do that! This is his home after all!
Good thing, we didn't move.
O, what do I need to do first? I need to clean the house first.
Steady on, steady on... He may not come to our house.
But of course he will! Fix one of Jae-il's favorite dishes..
Right! Off to the market!
My father is a famous architect. His specialty: glass ceilings.
"People need to live with a view of the sky" is what he says
Glass ceilings?
Above that transparent glass ceiling, the sun rises and sets, and shooting stars swarm across the deep blue heavens.
That sounds wonderful!
Under a glass ceiling like that,
wouldn't you like to fall asleep counting stars?
It would be wonderful to do that.
You could just do that.
How come?
If you marry me.
What?!
How long is it since you were last in Korea?
Eleven years.
Really? How come?
If you skip practicing a string instrument for a single day, your fingers grow stiff.
Would you let me feel your fingers?
Hold it firmly!
Hold it tighter until it hurts!
I am tired! Why do you keep asking me to do it every day?
When my son holds my finger tight, I get so energized!
Tighter!! Ouch..
Fresh fish for sale!
fresh vegetables too
What took you so long?
Where are the cutlass fish?
Hands off that one! It was caught by an angler, so it's expensive.
- It looks fresh. Cut it up for me. - But it's 40.000 Won!
Never mind that . Where are your oysters? Come on, oysters!
..
This looks fresher.
This looks fresher!
This is better!
What's the occasion today?
Today? It's Tuesday, that's all!
A miracle's happened. His son's come from America!
O.. That son who went to America to study music?
If that son sees the state his father's in, he'll be shocked.
He sent his son away for a better life and sacrificed everything for him.
If the son finds out how his dad became disabled, he'll be shattered!
It's bland. Add more soy sauce!
Well..
But he's used to eating steak. He won't be able to cope with anything highly seasoned.
Think so?
Do you have Korean radish?
This is a cutlass fish. Cook it nice and spicy.
It was actually caught by an angler.
Oh...
You, You!
Yes, you, Map of Korea! How are you?
You rascal. I heard you came back from America.
You look the same. Though your Map of Korea's gotten a bit bigger.
O, this?
Your face is a little rotted.
You found your house pretty easily. Didn't you get lost?
Am I stupid?
Heartless creature! Didn't even send me a postcard.
I've been living in dirt but you were doing great.
So, so.
Then why did you come so suddenly?
Did you commit a crime or something and run away?
Hello?
This is my friend, Mr. Map of Korea
I haven't seen him for the last 10 years.
Do you want to try?
Chul-soo… it's been awhile.
Anyway, it's nice to see you.
Do you know your father became disabled?
I heard.
I thought no-one told you.
Do you know it was the very same day you left that your father had his fall on the construction site?
It was terrible. He spent six months in a coma.
He got no compensation for his injuries and he was defrauded when he tried to buy an apartment.
Then this neighborhood was earmarked for development and he nearly got evicted.
But I'm back now, aren't I?
I'll look after him, won't I?
O..k
Do that.
See you around.
It changed a lot.
Good bye.
He is late..
Maybe we should just ... eat dinner by ourselves.
Is he coming really?
I am home.
I am starving!
Grandpa.. I'll come to your room later to make my formal bows.
Of course, you need to eat first!
What are you doing?
Get on with it!
Cutlass fish!
Sesame pickles as well!
Ok
Here's the cutlass fish we were talking about.
Look at the state of this house! Did you never even repaint it?
What do you mean, never repaint? We sure did!
This whole neighborhood's going to be redeveloped.
Really?
Eventually there'll just be apartment blocks here.
Eat up. Hand-caught cutlass fish and sesame pickles.
Was there heavy traffic? Is that why you were late getting home?
I suppose I was a bit late.
This radish is good.. take this.
Aren't you going to eat?
Yes, yes. We'll eat.
We will eat
Before it gets cold.. let's eat
Why did you come?
I was on tour. Finished touring Japan and I’m heading to Hong Kong.
How about school?
I am attending school..
Ah, so you're on tour, that's why!
Why aren't you touring in Korea? Why are you skipping Korea?
Why skip Korea?
We are pretty expensive.
O, I see.
The idea of people actually paying to hear an orchestra play...
I've never come across that here.
Have you come across that?
I haven't either.
I don't understand why Koreans love to get everything for free.
I really wish they didn't.
Me too..
Right..
What are you looking at?
Oh, just these things.
Did you get injured acting?
Oh, that's nothing.
Call your mother and tell her you arrived safely.
No need.
Call her. She will be worried.
Hey, you never called me even once in all these years.
Once when I broke my leg, even though I'd become part of a rich family,
have you any idea of how lonely I was?
Loneliness is supposed to make for better art, isn't it?
Hello?
Is that you, Jae-il? Hello?!
So. Where's Jae-il slipped off to, then? Korea?
You people, why did you threaten my son?
Like I said, you'll have to be patient till he's paid back as much as I suffered.
Hey! Are you still there? Hello?
What was that call about?
Oh, nothing important.
I'm sick of hearing that.
Am I nothing to Jae-il?
Honey...
I found out your son sold his instrument.
He sold what?!
There's no way he'd do that. Why would he?
He did. The serial number is matched. He only got $30,000 for it…
Not much compared to the real value of the instrument, but a lot of money to the kid.
But why would he need that sort of money?
It was so good to see you, please take this...
What's this?
It's not much. Just a little allowance.
But I've got loads of money!
Is it because I didn't bring you any presents?
Because I was so busy, really busy.
When elders give you money, just say 'thank you' and take it. .
Thank you, I will use it well.
And it's great to receive allowance.
Come back soon.
I will!
Hey, our little puppy! How did you get to be so charming and handsome?
What's wrong?
It's strange... How come you just look younger? Do you drink some sort of potion?
Oh you little rascal! Who says you’re not Kang's bloodline?!..
Whenever you open your mouth, talking BS..
Hey, steady on now...
- I'll be on my way then - OK, off you go!
What a boy!!
Ah Tony, it's me. I've arrived in Korea.
Eh? Yeah, the house I used to live in in the old days.
Say, though, Tony...
Have you met Steve?
Tony? ... Tony!
Oh right!... No, no I haven't...
If you do see him... tell him I'm really sorry.
Sure. I'll do that.
But... will you be staying there?
Couldn't you pick out a better place?
When I was young, my wish was to play here till I drop.
Today I have a lot of allowance.
Let's go!
Me?
Kang Jae-il!
Listen, listen! They're finishing off Jae-il right now!
Come quickly, come on!
Honey! Honey!
What's this about?
Who are you?
You can take a plane halfway round the world, but you know the game's up.
Your cell phone is wide open.
We could track you all the way to where you're hiding in this alley.
If you hide here, do you think Steve couldn't find you?
I've done enough so leave me alone.
The money you gave to Steve, he lost all of it on gambling.
He did what?
Jae-il! Jae-il!
It's nothing. Go back home!
What is this about, you rascals!
It's nothing. Please go home.
What do you mean nothing! Don't grab me! Daaad!
You all look normal,
why do you behave like this?
A crippled with a crutch, what are you doing?
What you rascals?! Get lost rascals!
Why don't you go home and rest, huh?!
Dad!
I can handle it, you go.
Get lost rascals!
Are you crazy?
Dad!
Jae-il! Jae-il!
..
Jae-il! Jae-il!
On your feet! On your feet, I said!
Police are coming! Police!
Get lost! Get lost!
Let's go.. go!
You bastard!
We'll meet again, my friend!
Are you ok?
Are you ok, Man-ho?
Who are those bastards?
Father, father...
Huh?
What is this? It’s English. Right, right, right..
I saw a snake tattoo. They must be a gang from America.
What gang?
You gonna talk nonsense again?
Dad, have I been wrong?
They are an international gang.
They're an international gang.
See, I am right!
What's that?
Jae-il!
Is that true?
Jae-il! Jae-il!
Gosh.. You.. How did you raise my son?
What? A GANG?!
What's happening to him?
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Move on there, Grandpa!
Move on now!
However did you get to be like this?
Any news of Jae-il?
Where did he go when he doesn't even have a place to go? And not just for a day or two.
Wait a minute...
Did you ever maybe take him on a trip somewhere?
What sort of trip?
I seem to remember him telling Tony about some island where he had great fun.
That island where you and I ... I did take the boy there once.
Move.. Move away!
I got you, bastard.
Don't take me!
Wait.. wait..
Are you ok?
Are you ok? Did you get hurt?
I am fine.
You, there...
Cut! NG!
Back to your positions!
Actors standby.
Are you really ok?
I am fine.
Really?
I told you, I'm fine
What are you doing, we need to continue?
Ready!
I.. now..
I'm not a purse-snatcher.
I am an actor, a stunt man.
I see.
Really I am.
My daughter-in-law has slunk off somewhere, the evil bitch. And she doesn't feed me.
But hold on... This young lady seems somehow very familiar...
Is nobody else around? Has everyone gone out or what?
I'm hungry. Give me some food!
- Granny... - Huh?
Would you take a look at a photo for me, please?
It's a photo of a young man.
It's Jae-il!
He came and brought me these crackers. You do mean Jae-il?
Granny, you're saying our Jae-il's here?!
No, he's not here.
He went off lantern fishing. Over to Rabbit Island.
He went lantern fishing?
What's that? Is it something dangerous?
What did they say?
According to them, that granny was right.
They say he went fishing to Rabbit Island
He went to that store to buy a rod.
When?!
I can't do anything for you right now!
It's past high tide. He won't take his boat out.
You're telling me to just be patient till tomorrow morning?
Who knows what danger the boy may be in right this minute! Can't we do something?
What is it that made our child cast himself on the ocean's mercy?
Tell me!
You don't know how it was in the States...
What in damnation did you do?!
You call yourself a mother? What did you do to harm him?
A child with a brilliant future ahead of him!
You weren't supposed to make him into someone like me, were you?!
And after you'd so savaged my heart by tearing him away from me. So why?!
What?!
Have you any idea what my life's been like since then? Have you?
I barely had a life.
Useless as a father...
...useless as a son, it didn't deserve to be called living.
You claimed he'd be so much better off with you.
So was it to teach me a lesson that you stole him away?
So how did you go about it? Did you make him mingle with street trash?
Was that how?
So it's all my fault, is it?
You think that?
He turned out like your child. It's in his blood.
Sure, a son of mine has no aristocratic breeding.
He's not one of the nobility,
Sure, he's just an ordinary guy like me,
but I did everything to make him shine!
And so did I!
I've had to suffer as well!
I tried my utmost! My very best!
You've no right to hurl insults at me!
There aren't enough words in the language to say what I've been through.
I'll just say: me too,
I've had to really, really suffer.
I've suffered, I'm telling you!
Jae-il!
Jae-il! Oh! Oh!!
Man-ho! Jae-il's Father!
The pillow...
Can I get you anything?
That stuff...
Just painkillers. Nothing serious. Don't worry.
What the hell are you doing? You can't...
I was once your woman, so I can!
You're a married woman! What a thing to do!
So... That's what you call "being fine"?
Twenty years ago, why did you abandon me like that?
Why didn't you tell me you'd been sentenced to jail?
Even if I'd been honest with you, you'd have left me.
That was the obvious outcome.
Maybe you did cast me aside and leave, sure enough...
Go back your own room now.
But the outcome wasn't like you thought.
It ravaged my heart this way.
For twenty whole years I've lived in hell.
When I think of what I did to my child, that wasn't even human.
Then when I came looking for my child, when I think of what that did to you... Those deathly years...
The anguish I suffered, hating myself, hating you, hating that man I married
I even came to resent my dead mother.
And now it seems all those sins are being visited upon our child.
Try not to hate me too much.
You've suffered so much too.
I don't hate you.
How could I ever hate you?
I'm sorry.
Th.. th... there. Over there! The kid's on that one! See?
Jae-il!
Jae-il! Hey, did you get a good catch?
Jae-il...
You make a very pleasant sight. You look like you're here on honeymoon.
Huh?
Do you really have to be sarcastic?
Hey, come on now. Sarcasm is out of line. We came all the way here to find you.
That's no way to talk to us.
So why have you come looking for me?
Jae-il!
How come you're talking like that?
Today's your birthday, isn't it? Your Mom and I almost clean forgot.
Aha! So this is because of my birthday?
Are you planning to throw a party?
That's right!
Just what's with you two?
How come you never did that in the past?
Such as ten years ago, when Mom came to get me before she married?
You could have seized that opportunity.
You didn't take it then, so why do this now?
Ah, but this is all for my benefit, isn't it?
For me, the great genius of a violin player?
Well, to hell with that! I don't play the violin.
I hate the thing!
Jae-il...
Aren't you hungry? Huh? I am, at any rate...
Can't you talk about anything else but food?
Alright. But, why do you hate the violin?
You used to like the violin.
When you were young, don't you remember singing, "violin, violin"?
Professor Nam said you were a violin prodigy, too. Why do you say you hate it?
I don’t know.
Huh?
Whenever I pick up a violin, I just remember the violin that you bought for me.
That was a cheap piece of junk.
I know. I thought that the one step-father gave me was better, too.
That's why I walked out on you.
I'm not even a son.
Hey,
Whoever heard of a son like me?
Where else is there a son who never did anything but harm to his father?
Come on now, when did you ever do anything to harm your grandfather or me?
No, you're wrong. It started with that bus crash.
Then that accident on the construction site was my fault too, it was the day I left.
Father,
you got into this state all because of me.
Because of you. Huh? I lived because of you. Huh?
Rascal, it's just the opposite of what you think. It's not like that at all.
Geez. Don't you understand what Kang Jae-il means to Kang Man-ho?
Listen carefully. Jae-il, listen carefully.
In this world... Your father… What do you think is the one thing in this world your father hopes for?
It's you. My son.
My son that I gained after I turned forty.
Because of you, I'm here.
Geez, why are you like this?
Go ahead and cry. You always were a crybaby, weren't you? Just cry.
I couldn't cry even once in all those years.
I couldn't even cry.
I wanted to cry so badly,
but nothing would come out.
Come here.
Happy birthday.
Jae-il, happy birthday.
Thank you.
Here.
This is the first time.
The three of us eating together.
I have a girlfriend.
From where?
On the plane coming here. She's from New York.
Really?
Nice. Is she pretty?
Yeah.
Treat her right. Don't behave like I did.
Don't you have any motherly advice for me?
You're a smug little thing, aren't you?
Should I go buy you a coffee?
You allow a lady to go by herself?
Of course, that won't do.
So he's found a girlfriend too... Well, well...
Dad's very angry, isn't he?
Yeah. If you don't make this next audition, you'll have to quit school for sure.
You don't have much longer.
You're not giving up music, are you?
Steve __ - Itaewon S Club 4:00
You go in first.
What about you, Jae-il?
I have someone I'm going to meet.
So you're going on a date, eh?
Alright, come home early. Your mother will be waiting.
Okay.
Take me to Itaewon.
I thought the idea was that we'd meet up again in New York. I'm going back there soon.
There's something I wanted to tell you.
What's that?
It's that I...
I lied to you.
I'm going to give up the violin.
My father isn't an architect.
And I sold the violin my stepfather bought for me without his permission.
I injured someone badly. So I ran away to Korea.
That's the kind of jerk I am.
So just why are you telling me this?
If you hadn't, and we'd never met again, I'd have coped.
That way, I'd have had nothing but good memories of you.
So why did you have to tell me that, why?!
Because I didn't want to lose you.
I wanted to see you again. And I wanted you to hear me playing music for you.
Yeah. What?! Say it again, what are you talking about?
I never got any text message.
My father did what?
Steve, get this over quickly. Before the real stuff starts.
So then?
What?
So then?
He's been living apart from his father for a while, so he doesn't know how to behave,
So, just,
Just... Just what?
So I mean, just... for his father's sake, just...
Empty-handed?
Wha...wha...what can I offer you then?
Wait a minute, where did that...
What's that?
Th...thi..this is what they call a pager. But I don't use it anymore. Don't use it, don't use it.
My son gave this to me. Saying that it was a guardian angel.
You're saying an old man like you plays with dolls?
Ten years ago, when my son was going to America, he gave it to me.
For understanding like this, thank you.
Dad!
Jae-il!
Oh no!
Why are you doing that? ... No, don't!
Please sir, please. You aren't going to harm my boy?
Old man, I was going to let you off because of your guardian angel, but
now don't make any more trouble. Just leave.
But no, listen!... No!
Jae-il! This is all wrong! Not like this!
Oh, friend, I didn't think you were coming, but you came after all.
Jae-il! Jae-il!
Hey, that's enough for today.
Jae-il, see you again.
Hey, hey!
You can't go, you punk! You can't go! You can't go!
Hey, let go!
You can't go! You can't go, you punk!
This is the police! Stay where you are!
Hey, let go of me I said!
-Hey, seriously! -You can't go! You can't go!
DAD!!
It's not just subdural bleeding, there are indications of subarachnoid hemorrhage too..
Unless the bleeding can be stopped,
he's in danger of ventricular fibrillation and deep vein thrombosis
In that case, go ahead and operate. Never mind the cost. I'll raise the money somehow.
Even with surgery, there's no guarantee of a return to normal mental functioning.
We'll try controlling it with medication, but the problem lies here...
You see this? The bleeding's stopped now but over time, swelling may develop.
And if swelling happens in that region then his life...
His life?...Are you saying his life would be in danger?
We can certainly try to contain the swelling through medication...
but because of the danger of further bleeding,
we can't risk giving him anti-coagulant drugs
that would protect him from thrombosis.
I appreciate that this is hard for you but I think you should prepare yourselves for the worst..
Should I get you something to drink?
Mm-hmm.
Here.
Guess that tastes good, Dad.
Naw... It's bland, like you.
He can't help being that way, eating bland stuff for so long..
If I make pickles or kimchi a little too spicy
he rinses everything in water.
But Granny, you ought to know...
That's the American Way. Know what I'm saying?
What are you talking about?
You cheeky little rascal!
What did the doctor say?
She's asking what he said.
Huh?
Oh, he didn't say much.
The test results haven't come in.
Did you make the airline reservation?
Yeah.
I won't be able to go to the airport.
I'm sorry.
What for? You weren't planning on nursing me till I was discharged, were you?
Doesn't Professor Nam nag you about it?
I made him wait too long already.
He only needs to look at me,
and I have to look somewhere else.
Go back and live happily.
You have to be at peace for Jae-il to be happy.
That way I'll be at peace too.
I'm sorry.
To abandon you again like this.
Hey come on. I'm the one who's sending you away.
You should pick your words more carefully.
Jae-il's coming.
I'll just go over to the store.
Don't I look cool?
With this sideways grin, and the headgear to match?
Watch out people don't take you for an actor, though...
Can I tell you something?
When I was young,
I lived recklessly. Because the world was difficult and frightening, I lived recklessly.
After you were born and I became a father, I was living with grandfather and you,
So, this is living. Huh? This is what it tastes like to live.
The world was opened to me.
Or rather, no...
It was you who helped me to see the world.
Living
was difficult,
but because you were by me, I gained strength,
I guess that's what being a father is about.
What I'm saying is,
You have to try to live well, so you can become as cool as me.
Everything you want to do, live it to the fullest.
The music that you love, and a girl you can be happy with.
That way, grandpa and grandma, your mother and I, we'll all be happy too.
When life gets difficult and you feel like giving up,
Here... here in your heart... the one who loves you the most...
he is here... Don’t forget that.
Don't forget that. Understand?
Don't forget that...
From the time you started to get hair,
from the time you first grasped my finger,
you are my son...
Jae-il...
A man who's grown old like me,
A father dreams through his child.
By the way, Dad. When did you first start dreaming about that house?
Dad...
The glass ceiling you built...
I saw it...
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