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- Episode 29 - Originally Aired on 01/15/1992
- National Defense Garrison, 9th Regiment - (Daejeongmyeon, Jeju)
They've arrived!
- April 29, 1948 - First North Korean Defectors Arrive
We're glad you're here.
Here.
Come.
Nureong! Nureong*!
*Used for domestic animals with yellowish fur
Nureong!
Nureong!!
Nureong!
Who's there?
Who are you?
Stop!
Let's see your pass.
Don't hurt me, our name is Go, we're from Ohra-Ri.
Our cow... Our cow was running away...
What are you, liaison for the enemy?
Do you have a pass or not?
Naeuri, please.
We're just trying to find our cow.
Who are you trying to get in touch with?
What's your post?
Catch him!
Stop!
- April, 1948, Ohrari County - Go Sunmo Killed For Suspicions of Espionage
- April 30, 1948 - 8 am, Ohrari Village
Hurry! Hurry up!
We were just looking for our cow!
You know that my kid and I went out to find it!
- April 30, Yeonmi Village (Ohrari County) - Wives of Daedong Youth League Abducted Kang Gongbu (23), Im Gabsaeng (23)
They said I was a liaison officer!
No matter what I tried to tell them, they refused to listen.
Haven't you seen how they shot Kim Taejoong to death?
Did you know they took him away?
And it's because of them!
It's because they got in touch with the Daedong Youth League!
We're in trouble!
Hey! She's running away!
Help! Help!!
Help!
- April 30, 8 AM - Ohrari Village
Hurry up and set them on fire!
Everyone, run away!
Mother... There are no more gunshots.
Get up now.
Mother! Mother!!
Mother... Mother!
- 4:30 PM -
He's from CIC.
Here's the statement of the residents of Ohra-Ri.
As you will find out,
this incendiary file was compiled by members of right-wing organizations.
These reports differ from the police reports.
According to their reports, this was done by rioters.
How do we know we can trust the residents who submitted these reports?
How do we really know that they're not working with the rioters?
What does it mean if intelligence officers are here?
In a few days, Major General Dean will be here.
We had peace talks. This is a very important moment, success or not...
Do you know what the Soviet Union is saying right now?
They're saying that after World War II,
the areas that are occupied by the Soviet Union are very calm.
However, they're saying that the areas that are occupied by the United States...
are in great turmoil because the US is plundering too much,
and that the people of Jeju Island are resisting strongly.
They're using Jeju Island as a typical example.
Then, are you going to bomb Jeju Island and destroy it completely?
My friend, I understand your concern about the residents of Jeju Island,
however, I will be leaving soon.
My replacement may not think the same way.
He may think your people are like Indians in the Old West.
Hell... I thought the same way, initially.
Then, what's gonna happen to us?
Our mission is to put an end to this situation as soon as possible.
Our tactics are already developed.
Our tactics are the area outside five km of the village is considered hostile territory.
And we will begin scorched-land tactics.
Would you join me for a drink?
You know what they meant by scorched-land tactics?
It's a strategy the Japanese empire used in Manchuria during World War II.
To make sure guerrilla squad wouldn't receive the villagers' support,
they'd just set fire to the entire village.
It's the quickest and most efficient way of getting rid of guerrilla squads.
If you can still call it "tactics".
Will you continue accepting defectors?
Let's hang in there as long as we can.
- May 3, Around 3 PM - Mountain Trail Near Ohra-Ri
Stay down!
It's dangerous!
Stay down!! They'll hit you!
What's he saying?
What's the reason for the attack?
I just did what I was told! Our superiors made the order.
What?!
"I just obeyed the order".
Ask our chief! I only did what I was told.
Chief?!
He said the garrison commander was in cahoots with the rioters,
and that the defectors were fakes.
That those were only reinforcements who would join them,
so we had to defend ourselves against those brought as defectors.
What?! What's he saying?
- He's a policeman. - What?!
He's a policeman?! What was the reason for the attack?
Hey... Stop!
- Where are you taking him? - What's the matter?
Tell him they'll have a report tomorrow after our investigation is over.
What?! What's happening? What's he saying... Hey, wait, stop!
Traitors! Traitors!
Folks!
Everything has been made clear.
We can now confirm that all those rumors we didn't want to believe are true!
The fact that the enemy was using this as an excuse to slaughter us all!
Traitors! Traitors!
Folks.
There is only one way for us to survive.
And that is to fight to our deaths!
Fighting to win is our only means of survival!
Traitors! Traitors!
What do you think about that?
Then again... What else is there to think about?!
Let's fight! Let's fight!
Aigoo... Look at how dirty you are.
You could hang out with a magpie and it wouldn't notice.
Dad!
How have you been?
- Had breakfast? - Not yet.
Can you make me some rice?
Is it all right for you to be here?
And you...
Are you all right?
Isn't he a policeman?
"So it wasn't a policeman"?
What happened yesterday was nothing more than a farce instigated...
by those communist rioters to defame the police.
And their goal was that of turning us and the garrison against each other.
Also, it was the quickest way for the rioters to rid themselves of any betrayers.
So you're saying that the prisoner we caught yesterday lied...
when he confessed he was a policeman?
He was until the April 3 incident.
But after the riots, he took to the mountains with his subordinates.
The communist policemen from Jeju who ran away back then...
are still in possession of police weapons and uniforms they used to disguise themselves,
in order to attack civilians.
Wait a moment.
I wasn't notified of any men taking to the mountains in groups?!
Your refusing to believe me is exactly what those rioters wish for.
You still don't get it?
Fine.
If those are your findings, let us investigate again as well.
Will you let us question that man once again?
I'm afraid that's not going to happen.
What are you trying to say? I'm in charge here!
If anyone should investigate, it's me!
My apologies.
While he was being questioned by my officers,
the man regretfully committed suicide while not under observation.
- Jeju Provincial Emergency Command -
This is a list of his activities since coming to Jeju.
I tried to list them chronologically to make it easier for you.
Is this the commie woman he helped escape?
He sent her to Donghwa Medical Center.
- Major General W.F. Dean -
- Jeju Chief of Police Choi Cheon - Vice Administrative chief Jo Byeongok -
- General Song Hoseong - National Defense Garrison Commander
- Civil Administrator Ahn Jaehong - Jeju Island Governor Yoo Haejin
- May 5, 1948 - US Military Government (Jeju)
We just got these from Colonel Mansfield.
It's all the documents they have collected so far.
Everyone attending can speak freely.
That is General Dean's order.
This conference is top secret,
and anyone caught leaking information will be court-martialed.
As we believe we should respond by mobilizing just as many soldiers...
as there are rioters, a joint operation is the only solution.
That's all.
You can speak your opinion.
The regiment commander here is better suited than me for what concerns Jeju.
Jeju sure is a wonderful place.
We almost got to meet each other here a few years back...
Remember?
I met this lady at the hospital, and was surprised to find out who she was.
It turns out she was the same girl who helped you escape before the liberation.
Captain Jang... You're really something.
Taking care of someone until the very end. That's not an ordinary feat, is it?!
What was her name again... Ahh, right. Soonae.
So, what, is she working under you like Choi Daechi and Yoon Yeook?
If that's the case then... Right. Choi Daechi must be here as well.
How does my reasoning sound?
The only reason why the numbers of rioters skyrocketed so quickly...
is because of the police's failed reaction.
We estimated the number of armed rioters to around three hundred men,
and the rest is made of civilians who were forced by the situation to join in.
Our regiment attempted to suppress them by force,
but if there was anyone who obstructed us, it was the police.
That is why I ask you to put the entire police force under my command.
I prepared some evidence to corroborate my report.
Doctor Jo. What is the meaning of this?
This is completely different from your report.
Allow me to explain.
This is nothing more than pure fabrication and slander!
I finally see how meticulous the communist party can be.
I thought their vile pretext of democracy was only an issue overseas,
but we're afflicted by it here as well!
You can see one of them sitting right there!
Say what?
Quiet!! Don't disturb his speech.
We can bring you clear evidence that his father is an international communist.
Someone educated in the Soviet Union,
and serving in the north as a senior officer of the communist party!
He's being led by his father!
What the hell is wrong with you? Get your hands off me!
Enough!
It's all our fault.
This is what happens when you let someone else liberate you!
Our poor country... It's all our fault!
Aigoo... Our poor nation... What about our people...
What will we do now?
Yes.
I'm the new regiment commander dispatched here to replace you.
Soldiers should obey every and all orders,
but I don't agree with that.
Even a street thug can do that.
You know what separates them from soldiers like us?
The fact we need a just cause.
The knowledge that we're doing something for the sake of our country.
Only then can you stake your life on it.
Are you going to leave the army?
That's easier said than done.
There's something keeping me there.
The fact that I can't let other people do what I can do better.
That kind of vanity, you know...
I'll just hang in there one way or another.
How about you, will you stay?
I don't know...
Not for long, I'm afraid.
But someone should stay...
Then again, the locals here might just want to be left alone.
That goes for you and I, too.
If we knew that from the start, none of this would have happened.
I get that feeling myself, from time to time.
To let history write itself.
Let history write itself...
We're around the same age, aren't we?
Probably so.
I get the urge to kill that bastard every time I see him.
You know how annoying it is to witness him smoke in your face all day?
How's the leg?
I'm fine now.
I've had it with acting like a patient.
Here.
Your documents.
I need you to do something for me.
Give this to someone I tell you.
To whom?
He lives in the mountains. Will you be able to do it?
But will you be all right even if I do this?
Yes.
She's gone again, the girl at the hospital.
Say what?
Detective Choi was there, but she was out of his sight for a moment, and...
How about the checkpoint? Did you intensify checks?
No, wait.
Let's ignore it a moment.
Have a seat.
Just as I predicted.
Or maybe what I expected to happen?
But, tell me. How do you rent a boat around here?
You can't.
- There's a blockade, so... - Isn't that why I'm asking?
How would you get one, considering the blockade?
If you needed one to run away, that is.
Comrade Choi. Comrade Choi!
- Daddy... - It's all right.
If you follow him, there'll be a boat waiting for you.
Go.
Then... How about you?
I'll follow you soon.
You're not coming with us?
I have no time to explain.
You're only sending us? Daewoon and I?
Can't you just go without asking any questions?
I told you to go.
So just do it.
Go where?
Where should we wait for you?
You'll find out when you arrive.
Daddy!
Keep this up and it'll only make me feel worse.
Got it?
We've been waiting.
The boat?
Our men are on stand-by on each side of the port.
But let's not rush things, got it? They're smarter than you think.
Don't let them smell what's coming.
Tell our men not to blink even once until they make a move.
Make sure they stay put.
All right.
But, how did you guess? That they'd look for a boat.
You can go on by yourself now.
See the hill over there?
You'll get to the port past that.
Who should I be looking for?
You'll know when you get there.
Let's go.
Mom, look!
It's getting late.
Let's wait a while more.
Mommy, are you crying?
Ajumma!
Seongdae... Seongdae, look who's here.
Ajumma!
We cried all night.
I know... Sorry.
I thought you left, and couldn't stop crying.
I won't do that again. I'm not going anywhere.
- Ajumma. - Ajumma...
Ajumma...
Mister Jang.
I'm sorry for the insufficient help.
Are we going back to Seoul?
Did your agreement go wrong that night?
We disguised ourselves, and everyone was standing-by.
Don't tell me we went there for nothing?!
You're the one who let Soonae escape, aren't you?
I used to know someone just like you.
He was a senior Imperial officer,
and just like you was competent, quick on his feet and always acting by the book.
By competent, you mean that my assumptions are right?
Just that you only see your side of things.
There is something that escapes people like you.
Something you would never understand. Or even try to.
And that's why simple-minded people like you make the world so complicated.
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