Episode 48
- Dan-ah. - Yes, Grandfather.
You're no longer a part of this family.
Now you're part of his.
Your life began in this family,
but you'll spend your last days with him.
You've been a great joy to all of us,
and I hope you'll be the same to their family in your new life.
Yes, Grandfather.
- Gang-suk. - Yes, Grandfather.
She can no longer return to this family.
Now that she's a part of your family,
please take great care of her.
I will.
We're home.
Welcome back.
Let's have the proper greeting.
Come on in.
He rearranged the room so you can bow in here.
You really went all out.
Let's have them bow.
Thank you
for getting over the hardships and marrying into our family.
Let's have a great life together as a family.
Yes, Mother.
I rearranged this room as our family room.
He removed the bed, so we can play go-stop.
Way to go, Father.
Is this really my room?
What a waste.
We'll have to move out eventually.
Why?
This place isn't big enough to house seven kids.
If we're all ready, then let's get started.
Started with what, Father?
You have cash?
Sorry?
We'll play a cash-only game.
So go get some cash.
What do you mean?
Don't act stupid. You know what it is.
Honey, isn't it too early to start that?
Family bonds develop from sharing money.
You're starting off her first day in this family with go-stop?
Dan-ah.
Aren't I an interesting character?
Yes.
What's with her hand?
Father, that's gwangbak and pibak for you.
I have eyes.
I'm safe.
Call three-go!
You'd be stupid not to call three-go here.
Don't give her pointers!
Stop yelling at me.
Three-go.
You're done for.
Good job, honey.
Be quiet.
That's a grand total of $180.
I got it.
And I owe $90.
Father. It's $20 short.
Put it on my tab.
Like you said, family bonds develop from sharing money.
Come on.
Just put it on his tab.
Father, let's stop here for now.
Let's not spend her first day in this family on go-stop.
- Dan-ah. - Yes?
Perseverance is the key to success in life.
Once you start something, you have to follow through.
- Deal. - Yes.
It's a bit crude to teach her perseverance by playing go-stop.
You always criticize whatever I do as crude.
We have to go to sleep.
But you don't have work tomorrow.
I'm in.
I'm in too.
I'll put up three gwangs and two double junk cards for sale.
We're a perfect team.
You win the pot, and I'll sell my hand.
We have no choice but to buy his cards.
We'll win our money back soon.
Father, I'll put them on your tab.
Go and ask the housekeeper to make coffee.
- I'll go. - No, you're in the game.
Go on.
I can't wake her up just to make coffee.
I'll make it myself.
Do you know how?
She brought a coffee machine as a wedding gift.
Just put in some water and press the button, right?
Yes.
Make mine strong. I have to stay awake.
Okay.
What's staying awake when you have a crappy hand?
I guess you're really smart, after all.
How did you get so good in such a short time?
I'm just getting lucky with my hand.
Save talk for later.
Okay.
Poor Dan-ah.
You have a strange father in-law.
I'll make your coffee.
You're still playing go-stop?
Father wants coffee so he can stay awake.
I'll make it.
No, I can handle it.
It's funny to see you making coffee in the kitchen.
Dan-ah really ruined my charisma.
Why aren't you sleeping?
I can't fall asleep knowing what she's going through.
I'm suffering in there too.
You actually seem happy now that she's moved in.
Is it obvious?
Yes.
You only have two junk cards.
She took all the crapped sets.
What a perfect fit for our family.
She has good luck with money.
That's over $800.
You did it again, honey.
Nice going.
You won so much money.
Here's your allowance.
It's bad manners to give away the money during the game.
Is that right?
Of course!
You have to leave the money in the game until the end.
I'll give it to you when we're finished.
Okay.
Please win some more, Sister.
I'll put this game on your tab.
That was $840.
You figured it out that fast when you can barely count?
Father, let's just call off this round.
I'd rather die than accept sympathy.
Don't hurt Father's pride.
That's $840 on your tab.
Hye-joo, I'm so beat up.
Hye-joo's massaging my shoulders in my room.
My life couldn't get any better.
Let's go to the movies tomorrow.
You weren't asleep?
No.
Were you up studying?
I was watching my family play go-stop.
Did I just hear you right?
My father and Dan-ah are playing go-stop together.
She won a lot of money.
She doesn't know how to play go-stop.
She learned how to play for Father's sake.
Sounds like a fun family.
Having her in our family's great.
I screened the movie we're going to see tomorrow.
It's a comedy, so there aren't any scary scenes.
What is it?
It's an animation.
Grandmother. What are you doing?
I'm preparing for the memorial service.
It's only a little past midnight.
Why are you preparing so early?
It's not early morning?
You must've looked at the wrong time.
Please try to get some more sleep.
Why aren't you sleeping?
I suppose I was just worried about how Dan-ah will do.
She'll do just great. Don't worry.
Just try to get some sleep.
I wonder if she's resting comfortably.
It's wonderful.
Sorry?
You care for Dan-ah as a birth mother would.
Grandmother.
I know you were worried about
how I'd fit into this family at first.
But I'm not doing so bad, right?
You said it.
I think you were meant to be the head housewife of this family.
That's the first compliment I've heard from you.
Please go rest.
Hurry up and deal.
How many times have you won already?
I think she's won over ten times.
Honey, that's enough for today.
Let her rest already.
Mother's right.
Let's play again some another time.
Like I said, it's about perseverance.
Don't sacrifice my daughter-in-law to perseverance.
Let her rest now, and we can play by ourselves.
Dan-ah, are you tired?
No, Father.
She's not tired!
Don't you know her any better?
She wouldn't dare tell an elder that she's tired.
If you keep this up, I won't have to go to work.
You can make more money than I do.
You shouldn't have taken Father's money.
You don't understand.
He values pride more than anything.
Keep this up, and you can buy me a new car.
Aren't you so happy?
Let me massage your arm.
You won't have to go to the gym.
Get a workout from slamming down the cards every night.
He wouldn't really ask me to play every night, right?
I can't guarantee that.
It's a little weird having the service without Dan-ah.
She'll get to sleep in from now on.
She won't wake up early anymore.
Her husband won't leave her alone...
Right.
Grandpa.
We need to be respectful of the memorial service.
Of course.
Stop it. Someone might see us.
I don't care.
I'll hold my wife if I want to.
Why are you already up?
Let me ask you the same thing.
I couldn't sleep without you next to me.
Go get more sleep.
We don't eat breakfast this early,
so let's go back to sleep.
You fell asleep after two in the morning.
Let the housekeeper take care of the breakfast.
It's my job to prepare our parents' breakfast.
Stop being a baby and go back to sleep.
But I can't sleep without you.
I'm sorry!
Go back to our room.
My wife's such a busy bee.
Right.
Why did you get up so early?
Didn't you go to sleep at a late hour?
I usually get up in the early morning.
Gang-suk seems really happy.
He's never joked around with me before.
I'm starved.
Can we just eat by ourselves?
We can't do that.
Sure we can.
They'll get up in the afternoon.
Are you hungry, Hye-joo?
I'm all right.
Just eat bread like me.
I'd rather eat rice.
But Sister said we can't eat rice.
I'll call "go" no matter what!
Who is it?
Mother, can I come in?
What is it?
It's past eleven and we're hungry.
Then eat.
She won't feed us until you're up.
You can't stay up till late anymore, Father.
She didn't let us eat
because it's not proper to eat before the elders.
Dan-ah's brought discipline to this family, all right.
That's the way you kids should behave.
Thank you for getting up so early to prepare the food.
It's nothing.
Is this salad?
Your daughter-in-law made rocambole salad.
She didn't want to serve the old kimchi.
Salad is a good side dish for spring.
Aren't you two too nice to her?
I love everything she does.
- Sister. - Yes.
Just because they're nice to you now
doesn't mean they'll stay the same.
Are you ever going back home?
My sister-in-law cringes at the thought of my parents.
Don't you dare compare your sister-in-law to her.
You weren't like this before.
Go back home today.
I don't want you giving her any stress.
Take a break! Your hands will wear out.
What now?
I'm bored.
Then go read a book.
Do you need anything?
No.
She's been doing chores ever since breakfast.
Go take a rest.
Don't work too hard. What's the housekeeper for?
This is nothing.
I'll do it.
What a sight.
Are they shooting a drama nearby again?
Gang-suk's doing the chores.
What?
He couldn't bear to see Dan-ah working so hard.
That's strange.
Normally you'd have thrown a fit over that.
I have nothing against my son looking after his wife.
Are you going somewhere?
To meet Chairman Park and Chairman Kim.
Are you going to a hostess bar again?
No, we're just going to have a meal at a restaurant.
What are you doing?
I'm separating the laundry by color.
You don't have to do the laundry.
Sorry?
We send everything to the laundry shop.
She insisted on doing the laundry herself.
Don't work too hard.
You'll put too much pressure on her.
You're going back to school eventually.
So we'll just do the laundry as we always have.
Please listen to her.
You're making me look bad.
I understand.
I told her she could use the washing machine.
But she wanted to hand wash the laundry herself.
She's just really diligent.
Just let her have her way.
But I'm worried about keeping my job here.
I won't fire you, so just relax.
She's not like the girls nowadays.
And that's exactly why we like her.
What's she doing now?
You're looking for her again?
I have to work tomorrow.
Now's my chance to spend time with her.
You love her that much?
Yes.
Will you be able to go to work in this state?
I'm worried about that too.
How did you become so silly?
Mother, I'll put Dan-ah on the phone.
It's your mother.
Hello, Mother.
Did you sleep well?
Yes, Mother.
Are they good to you?
Yes.
I won a lot of money last night.
I played go-stop
and won a lot of money from my parents-in-law.
Don't mention that.
I'll win some more money and buy Gang-suk a new car.
I'm happy to hear you're doing fine.
Goodbye.
She sounds upbeat.
Are her parents-in-law good to her?
She said she won a lot of money from them with go-stop.
Go-stop?
She said she could even buy Gang-suk a new car.
Thank me. I was her go-stop mentor.
She sounded like she was having such a great time.
Lucky Dan-ah.
She's happily married and cared for.
If you're jealous, then marry Officer Lee.
Grandma, we're not like that yet.
Yet? So you need some time?
My mom got an award!
What's that about?
Grandma, my mom got an award.
An award?
It's for my volunteer work in capturing the thugs.
She received a monetary reward as well.
Atta girl! How much?
- It's not much. - Buy me a suit.
I didn't get that much.
Buy me socks then.
Stop acting like a baby when you're with Mom.
It's an honor for the family.
Brother, there's good news!
You received an award?
Yes, Grandfather.
Go dress in hanbok.
Mal-soon received an award for her service.
Thank you for blessing our family.
You may bow.
You must be happy.
Yes.
I thought women were prohibited from entering
the shrine room most of the time.
True, but you can enter when you bring honor to the family.
Dan-ah will do that when she receives her doctorate degree.
This is darn better than the award I received at the station.
I just meant I was happy.
It's not common practice anymore,
but people used to hang straw thread at their gate
to commemorate a birth.
I recall seeing that a few times.
But I didn't get to do it since I was busy making ends meet.
Hanging straw thread is an authentic Korean practice.
It was an announcement of the child's birth,
and it prohibited visitors.
Let's hang straw thread when you have a baby.
It'll look so fancy.
He's looking for you again.
Is there more to study?
I guess that's it for today.
No, Father's not home yet, so we have more time.
Speaking of him, why is he so late?
Did he go to a hostess bar again?
Mother!
Stop making such a fuss.
You don't have to iron underwear.
It makes them look nice.
We don't do this in my family.
But we do this in my family.
Come play with me.
I am playing with you.
All you're doing is ironing!
I'm keeping you company.
Keep me company on the bed!
Hot!
Did you get burned?
See what happens when you don't play with me?
How did I end up marrying such a crybaby?
You were all waiting for me?
Why are you so late?
I was in a good mood, so I went out drinking.
I bragged about my daughter-in-law
and how she wouldn't eat before I was up.
They couldn't believe how proper she was.
Did you make them jealous?
Of course I did.
I sure brought a great girl home.
That's his specialty.
He likes to brag and take credit for everything.
Come in.
What's that?
It's water.
Water?
What's that?
She ironed your underwear.
She ironed my underwear?
That's what they do in her family.
That's fancy.
It really makes me feel cared for.
You didn't feel cared for because I didn't iron your underwear?
Whatever.
Get me the phone.
What for?
Let me call Chairman Park.
I'll brag about my daughter-in-law ironing my underwear.
Don't make such a fuss.
I'm not.
Chairman Park regrets that he gave his inheritance too early.
Once his kids received their share, they were gone.
Good night.
Get a good night's sleep.
Good night.
Thank you for your hard work.
Hold it.
It's time for the second round.
Gang-suk, go to your room!
But I have wads of cash today.
Give Dan-ah a break!
The moment I've been waiting for.
Good night.
What?
You're just going to sleep?
I'm tired.
Why'd you waste all your energy on housework?
Stop fussing and go to sleep, honey.
If you want seven children,
then we can't waste any time.
Let's get to work.
That tickles!
Are you all right?
Where did that strength come from?
Just who are you?
I actually served in the women's army.
Stop wiping it so much.
I'm so proud of you, honey.
Thanks.
I...
I've never received an award in my life.
Seriously? Not even for attendance?
I skipped classes every chance I got.
I was embarrassed that
I didn't have any awards to show Dong-dong.
So thanks.
Treat me with respect then.
I have another award for you.
What is it?
The ticket to our wild night.
Gross.
I didn't know you liked it rough, my lady.
Stop it.
What are you doing?
I thought you were sleeping.
What are you doing?
Practicing cooking.
Why would you do that at this hour?
I'm not good at anything.
Don't say that. I'm so proud of you.
I...
I want to receive an award and enter the shrine room with you.
But that's not going to happen.
You were envious of Mal-soon?
I was.
I wish I were talented or had a job.
Don't feel too bad about being a housewife.
Women nowadays don't think highly of being a housewife.
But I think there's more to it.
Housewives carry out important tasks for the family,
and they support the men so they can focus on their work.
But I'm not even great at housework.
Your cooking has improved so much.
You've come a long way from the salty kimbap you used to make.
I didn't see anything.
I can't even get water easily.
What are you mumbling?
Nothing.
- What? - I want water.
Get it later.
What were you doing in the kitchen?
Nothing.
Were you being naughty?
He wasn't naughty,
but it involved some physical contact.
Grandmother.
When's your mother's birthday?
Let's see...
Don't tell me you don't know.
August? September?
It's in the summer.
What a pathetic son.
Do you have to write it down now?
I wanted to sleep, but you woke me up.
I'm really tired after all my hard work.
When's your grandfather's memorial service?
Your grandmother's?
What is it?
Grandfather's service is in spring.
Maybe it's soon.
Who's calling at this hour?
What's the matter?
It's my phone, so I'll answer it.
What is it?
Is it from a bar girl?
Let me see the phone.
It's Gang-suk.
Your father speaking.
Grandfather's memorial service day?
Why do you need to know that now?
Let's see.
Today according to the lunar calendar...
It's tomorrow.
Father's service is tomorrow!
I almost forgot about it.
It's tomorrow.
You didn't know that?
My parents forgot too.
Why didn't you ask for his birth date while you were at it?
Way to go.
You forgot about your father-in-law's memorial service.
I had my hands full with Gang-suk's marriage.
What would you have done if Dan-ah hadn't asked?
Yes.
Our birthdays?
Meet us in the living room.
When's Hye-joo's birthday?
Hye-joo's...
What kind of mother forgets her daughter's birthday?
It was over twenty years ago.
But you celebrate it every year.
It's October 9th.
October 9th.
I should've asked this in the morning.
I'm sorry I made him wake you up.
- Dan-ah. - Yes, Father.
Since we're all awake, how about a round?
- Honey! - Father!
This isn't bad.
Should I skip work today?
Even Tae-young said I looked really worn out.
I should take sick leave.
You're violent.
Stop being a baby and go to work.
But I really don't want to go.
Then you can do housework.
I'll go and make money.
If we're having seven children,
then someone has to bring home the bacon.
Fine, I'll go and make money.
Please keep your distance so she doesn't notice you.
She'll go grocery shopping today.
Please guard her carefully.
Make sure she doesn't notice you.
Still no sign of Kim Sun-tae?
We're searching, but he's elusive.
Let's see the groom.
You may leave.
Look how frail he is.
Is Dan-ah doing well?
Yes, except that she's addicted to housework.
You can't cure that disease of hers.
Just let her be.
She won't even play with me because of the housework.
Is he acting more and more like a baby or what?
Where's your charisma now?
Blame your sister.
Drop it.
Let's go eat lunch together.
I should go home and eat.
Why don't you just bring Dan-ah here instead?
That's a great idea.
I'll fire Jin-woo and have her work as my secretary.
I can't eat lunch with this fool.
He grosses me out.
Thank you.
I'm grossed out too,
but I'm glad you love my sister so much.
Let's go have lunch.
I thought you were going home to eat.
I can help with your diet.
We can phone order some fancy memorial service food.
Mother.
Yes?
I'm here, so we shouldn't phone order service food...
You can't make everything by yourself.
Forget it.
The housekeeper doesn't know how to prep service food either.
And it's been years since I stopped cooking.
I can take care of it, Mother.
Please leave it to me.
But it's too much work.
I can handle it.
All I need to do is make a call.
Stop crying.
Brother Gab can take care of everything for you.
Don't worry.
Trust me, okay?
We'll play golf some time next week, Chairman Park.
You have a golf bet again?
He said he's sick of me bragging about my daughter-in-law.
Father will have a great memorial service this time.
What do you mean?
Dan-ah insisted on preparing the service food herself.
Is that right?
Great, that's the way it should be.
I didn't say anything before,
but I wasn't too happy with ordering our service food.
Don't blame me.
How am I supposed to know how to prep the service food?
And it's not like we could ever afford a proper service before.
All we could offer was a bowl of rice,
a bowl of soup, and some panfry...
But at least we turned our lives around.
Right, we came from not being able to offer anything
to having a daughter-in-law
who's willing to prepare the service herself.
Honey.
Today's your Grandfather's service?
Yes.
Then doesn't Dan-ah have to prepare the service alone?
No, we've been...
You've been...
...ordering the service food.
You can order service food?
Are there such services?
There are.
Dan-ah wouldn't offer ordered service food.
She wouldn't.
Grandmother Sam-wol can help her out.
I'll be going, Mr. Chairman.
Have you prepared everything?
Yes.
Can I come with you?
I want to see how Dan-ah's doing.
I don't want you to make trouble there.
Let's get going.
Welcome to our house.
Thank you for helping with our service.
It was too much for Dan-ah to prepare alone.
It's good to help each other in the times of need.
Yes.
I could try,
but it's been so long since I've prepared the service myself...
I see.
Please have a look around the newlywed's room and relax.
How nice.
Is your husband good to you?
Yes.
My parents-in-law are very nice to me.
You went through all the hardships for this great happiness.
Yes.
I'm glad you're here.
I most wanted to show you how great I was doing.
Don't forget to have a lot of children.
I know I promised you seven children.
How about seventeen?
Sam-wol.
She's amazing.
That's the class of the family my daughter-in-law comes from.
He lied to his mom that he needed to buy books.
What are you, a high school student?
Parents are supposed to give their kids an allowance anyway.
Everything's on me today.
Hye-joo, you can come along too.
I have to go home now.
Why?
It's my grandfather's memorial service today.
I'll get going. Have a good time.
I think his second love has started.
Isn't that obvious?
Don't get ahead of yourselves.
The way you look at Hye-joo's very fishy.
- Dan-ah. - Yes, Mother.
- Drink this. - Sorry?
I prepared a special medicine
since you just recovered from surgery.
Go ahead and drink this.
Go on.
Thank you.
Is it bitter?
Here's some candy.
We're home.
Welcome home.
Thank you for going to so much trouble for me.
You're welcome.
I'm so grateful for Dan-ah's great life here.
She even prepared some medicine for Dan-ah.
Dan-ah didn't seem tired?
Not at all.
She looked very cheery.
That's good to hear.
Thank you for your hard work.
You have terrible handwriting.
That's a trait of all geniuses.
Aren't the letters crooked?
You're right. I should rewrite them.
Dan-ah. Can you rewrite them?
Sorry?
I'm sure you're better at writing than Gang-suk.
Mother, my writing isn't that bad.
Go ahead.
Let's see.
That looks great.
As would be expected of a professor.
That's what I thought.
Thanks for putting me down.
Father.
You must be happy.
Now that we have a daughter-in-law,
we can finally offer you the service you deserve.
Don't cry, honey.
When I think of how happy you would be...
You kids wouldn't understand how we feel.
This feeling of tears welling up from our hearts...
You wouldn't understand...
Father...
Thank you...
...for untying the knot in my father's heart.
I've never seen my father cry like that before.
I was teased a lot in high school.
I was the old-fashioned girl who grew up in Cheonghak-dong.
When I embroidered a handkerchief to pass time,
my classmates labeled me a loser.
The girl with the top grades in our school told me
I was wasting my time on silly things like embroidering.
She was eloquent and very intellectual.
She told me we lived in a very competitive society.
And that our society wanted aggressive women
who fought to stand on equal footing as men,
and not women who spent their time embroidering.
What clever comeback did you have for her?
I didn't say anything back.
What's that about?
You're not like that with me.
I thought this in my mind.
I don't want to fight my way.
I'll live as the woman who embroiders,
even if everyone mocks me for being old-fashioned.
I am who I am.
I'm so happy that I have such an old-fashioned wife.
And I'm so happy I have a husband who loves me as I am.
Grandmother.
You didn't have dinner at Dan-ah's place?
Is something wrong?
You're eating dinner again.
Did I not eat dinner there?
It's strange.
Grandmother Sam-wol was eating dinner in the kitchen.
At this hour?
I'm sure she told me she had dinner at Dan-ah's.
Maybe she was hungry from working so hard.
But she was eating way too much.
She had a big bowl full of rice.
She doesn't ever eat big portions.
It's not a big deal. Good night.
I forgot to boil my lady's hot water.
That's amazing.
You woke up even before the alarm went off.
I'm not the head housewife for nothing.
Your eyes sparkle whenever you say "the head housewife."
Aren't they beautiful like the stars?
Yes.
Who...
What's that smell?
Is the pot burnt?
Yes.
Who did this?
I'm not sure.
What's in there?
Use a rag.
There's nothing inside.
Someone put an empty pot on the stove?
Do you think it was Grandmother Sam-wol?
She's the last person who was in the kitchen.
Then she must've forgotten it.
She's slow to get up today.
She's always the first person to get up.
Jin-ah.
Yes, Mother.
Keep an eye on Grandmother Sam-wol.
Sorry?
She's not her usual self.
What?
Is the baby kicking again?
It's not that.
What's wrong, honey?
Honey.
You're in your fifties.
Stress can be dangerous,
so you have to take care of yourself better.
My baby's fine, right?
You're exhausted, so you need to be careful.
She's overworked because of our children's recent weddings.
I don't think I am.
You went through so much for Dan-ah's wedding gifts.
I didn't want to make such a fuss.
You might as well get a good rest.
Stay in for a few days and we'll run some tests.
But what do I do about the meetings I have scheduled?
Just forget about them and relax.
Hello?
Jo-man.
My mother's hospitalized?
What about the baby?
That's a relief.
Where's the hospital?
Okay.
I'll be there shortly.
Your mother's unwell?
She's hospitalized.
But did I just hear you ask about a baby?
Is your mother pregnant?
Mother, can I just go by myself?
I should be paying my in-law a visit.
My mother's going to be embarrassed.
There's nothing wrong about a married woman getting pregnant.
Can you tell me why Mother's been hospitalized?
Soo-young, he'll find out eventually.
When he goes to visit her, he'll find out.
Is it a serious disease?
Why did you come?
How could I not pay a visit to my mother-in-law?
Do you know why I'm hospitalized?
Brothers told me.
I'm so ashamed.
Mrs. Lee.
What brings you here?
Jo-man told me everything.
That girl...
The baby's doing fine, right?
I'm relieved.
You must've been exhausted from their wedding preparations.
I ordered special medicine for your pregnancy.
You didn't have to.
I'm sure I added to your stress in many ways.
Please take care of yourself, Mrs. Ha.
It's so amazing she's pregnant at her age.
How many months?
You don't know?
Judging from her bulge, it must be past five months.
Then...
Before the marriage?
They jumped the gun, didn't they?
Honey.
Don't trust him too much.
Mother! What did I do wrong?
Go sleep next to Father and make a resolution.
Good thing you came down. I was bored by myself.
- Lee Hye-joo. - Hello.
See you around, Hye-joo.
- Who is he? - Sorry?
Mother, you should take a break.
No need. I never get tired of shopping.
Are you all right?
Now that you're next to me,
I don't get scared as I did before.
You just washed these yesterday.
I think my time has come.
Really? Mal-soon's pregnant.
Congratulations, Sister.
The lie you told me for Jin-ah's sake,
let's say that's the truth.
I have a problem.
TO BE CONTINUED...