(Episode 20)
The penguins are going out to sea.
They've starved for over a week...
to look after the young.
The cold and rough sea of the South Pole...
What is this?
- What are you doing? - Punch him.
Freeze!
Get down!
Stop!
You scum!
Come here.
Yes.
Yes, it was all conducted under my permission.
I'll take responsibility.
4885. You're discharged.
(Public Official Identification Card Cha Dong Tak)
Goodbye, Detective Cha.
It's me.
Detective Cha is safe.
I've returned the favor.
We won't be in touch anymore, Superintendent Ma.
I'm here on behalf of the Violent Crimes Unit.
Detective Cha, you must have been through a lot.
How have you been?
The detective who was charged for assault...
and imprisoned was found innocent.
A newly found security footage was the decisive proof.
The Department of Justice called for Detective Cha's acquittal,
and he was discharged today.
Wait.
(Detective Cha Discharged After Decisive Proof Is Found)
Let's go.
I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.
And thank you.
I did it for Detective Cha. Why do I need to hear that from you?
I like him.
He makes me nervous.
And...
in front of him, I want to be a better person.
I wanted your approval.
Will you do that?
If he makes you upset,
tell me anytime.
I'll give him a good scolding.
If you don't drink it all up, you'll be arrested
It tastes so nice.
Try this.
I'm buying you this instead of tofu.
You must have gone through a lot. Eat up.
Detective Cha, you should stop punching people.
Don't even make a fist even when you're playing rock-paper-scissors.
By the way, Yong Pal is really talented.
Shouldn't he be imprisoned for false accusation?
How did he get out right away?
Why does that even matter?
Detective Cha, don't go anywhere from now on.
All right.
Anyway, I feel sorry for Lee Doo Sik.
He's the one who killed Hang Joon. You shouldn't feel sorry for him.
Hey, how can you be so coldhearted?
I envy your warm-heartedness, Park Dong Ki.
Stop calling me by my name.
Just eat pork, Mr. Park.
Why do you two always fight?
You should be careful too.
Gosh, let's drink.
- Don't call me Mr. Park. - Dong Tak, are you all right?
Yes, of course.
Did you learn anything after talking to Lee Dong Sik?
How did you...
If you're keeping it a secret because you're not sure,
you can tell me when you want to.
I'll wait.
Yes, sir.
You caused the problem.
- Talk calmly. - At home.
I don't think I can hang around with you.
This looks fine.
You should call him first.
I don't want to.
All right. I won't wait for him.
Am I too late?
No.
I even smell nice.
It's perfect.
You were up until now?
No, I was asleep until now.
Shall we walk?
While I was in prison,
you picked up the habit of glancing sideways.
Did you miss me?
Yes. I knew you'd get out soon...
and come straight to me.
What if I'd taken a while?
I bet I'd still wait.
You have an odd way of taming someone.
Now, Lee Doo Sik's dead,
and the real killer's still loose.
Are you stressed?
I have something really useful.
Do you want to borrow it or not?
Here. It's a bit hard,
but it'll be helpful.
Give it a go.
I might need to borrow yours one day.
You can borrow my shoulder anytime.
Lean on it for once.
Detective Cha.
I allow you to get very close to me now.
Will you not push me away now?
Never.
There's something I'd always wanted to ask.
This necklace.
What woman gave it to you?
It was from a guy.
A long time ago,
a kid gave it to me while asking for a favor.
It was a gift.
You took a bribe?
If you took a gift, you really need to grant that favor.
I will, but before that...
Will you do me something?
Earlier on...
It was too short.
Reporter Song.
Sorry for making you worry.
I couldn't tell you everything.
I'm sorry.
I hope that...
my fate doesn't make things harder for you.
Thanks for the help.
(Haneul Orphanage)
I got you.
You lose.
What are you doing here?
You're not even surprised.
Are you okay?
Was he in a lot of pain?
Doo Sik was...
a scaredy-cat who feared needles.
He'll be fine now.
Not at my face!
When I die, will you commemorate me every year?
- Think of me sometimes. - You won't die.
Solve the case from 16 years ago.
And go back to your body.
Can I do that?
You can.
Before that,
sort Doo Sik out first.
You said you wanted to be a cop.
Use my body.
Make him look good...
so that he isn't lonely.
See Doo Sik off...
as a brother.
Goodbye.
You moron. You fool.
(Lee Doo Sik)
You idiot.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Goodbye, brother.
- Are you done crying? - I didn't cry.
I'm Gong Soo Chang, a real man.
I'm done crying now.
As if.
Guess what?
If you cry then laugh, you grow hair somewhere down there.
Why would you say that so seriously, you lunatic?
What did you say? Watch it.
You're really rude when you know I'm older.
So what?
Detective Jo said he'd introduce us so we'd be friends.
What's that?
Are you about to hit a spirit?
Go on, hit me if you can.
Were you actually about to do that?
- "A Korean detective..." - No.
That's what you always say.
A total of 20 dan or something.
Where did you learn that?
"You pick the menu."
"We're having galbitang for dinner."
I promise you, Soo Chang.
The promise I couldn't keep 16 years ago.
I'll keep it this time.
Me, you,
and Song Ji An. I'll protect us all.
Lee was found after he'd taken his own life.
Lee was suspected of killing...
one of his fellow inmates...
Lee Doo Sik's out of the picture,
and we silenced the one who stabbed him.
Why do you think Director Tak got rid of...
taxi driver Kim Jong Doo?
That's where all this started.
Do you know anything?
You're the one who served Director Tak...
closer and for longer.
Detective Jo...
ended up dead for digging into that case.
He must be hiding something huge.
I still don't know what that is.
What do you think you'll do about...
Cha Dong Tak now?
Cha Dong Tak? Cha Dong Tak...
Director Tak's showing interest in him.
That means he's involved in this somehow.
How do you think all this is connected?
Jo Hang Joon found something out,
and Director Tak dealt with him.
That means that Cha Dong Tak...
might end up like Jo Hang Joon.
Why did I do what I did?
Boss!
I'm really sorry.
I must've lost my mind.
So Yong Pal, you and that prosecutor colluded...
to help Detective Cha?
That's why you weren't charged for lodging a fake report?
Didn't you hear what I said?
Detective Cha went to prison to talk to the guy who...
took the fall for killing Detective Jo.
That idea was all mine.
Detective Cha was the body, I was the brains,
and the prosecutor did the work.
Boss, boss.
I didn't want to do what I did.
You guys are next, okay?
1, 2, 3.
Wait, wait.
Why did the prosecutor help you guys?
He saw something in us that was worth trusting.
Why else...
Did Lee Doo Sik say anything before he died?
I know him.
The helmet guy. His face.
The tattoo. Find the real angel.
Nothing.
Too bad.
We got nothing.
I didn't say we got nothing.
Now, we know for sure that someone
went to great lengths to silence him.
What is that person trying so desperately to hide?
That's what I'll find out.
Good.
You were worth helping.
- If you need more help... - I'll deal with it myself.
You do that.
About Reporter Song,
I'd hate to see anything happen to her.
I'll deal with that too.
Cha Dong Tak speaking.
Thank you for last time.
I should be the one to thank you.
Thanks to you, I saved face.
He was an ex-prosecutor...
who expected special treatment.
I got to throw a counter punch.
I'm glad it worked out.
When you get old, you tend to overthink the smallest of things.
We worry too much...
and suspect a lot.
I see.
So I had a look at your personnel file.
You lived in Incheon as a kid?
- Yes. - What a coincidence.
I was stationed there for a while after I first became a prosecutor.
You had a lot of records.
I used to be a troublemaker then.
A troublemaker became a cop?
Who helped you?
A detective I met at the time.
He changed the course of my life.
You met a good man.
I would like to meet him one day.
Right.
Was he called Lee Doo Sik?
He was murdered in prison by a fellow inmate.
Are you talking about the suspect who confessed to...
killing Jo Hang Joon?
He got what he deserved.
A murderer...
tends to invite the same fate.
How did he...
end up getting killed by another inmate,
and how did that man...
end up ingesting arsenic?
I was told he hanged himself.
When you're in my position,
you hear so many things that you get muddled up.
Were you very close to Detective Jo Hang Joon?
Did he...
leave you anything?
No.
Is that so?
Meeting you, young man, reminds me of my youth.
Could we meet up for a chat every now and then?
A few drinks paid for by someone my son's age...
put me in a really good mood.
Have you heard the name Gong Soo Chang before?
Yes. He's the suspect I arrested for Detective Jo's murder.
I see. Is that all...
you know about him?
Do you know him?
He's the son of a man I owe a huge debt to.
Go on home.
It's cold. Go home.
See you again soon. Bye.
Cha Dong Tak and Gong Soo Chang...
(October 26, 2001)
(Corrupt Official Takes Life out of Guilt?)
Why are you looking at that again?
I think it's time that I do.
I can't do this alone,
and I'm afraid that all these articles could be true.
Ji An.
That's why I looked into it in secret.
Now, I have someone on my side.
I'll ask for his help.
The two of us...
will find out together what happened...
to my dad.
What woman gave it to you?
Help me.
I'll help you find the man who framed your dad.
You're late.
You said you found this at the scene 16 years ago.
Yes, I did. Why?
Dad.
Help us. Help us.
Why didn't I think of that until now?
Let's find the owner.
The owner?
Hang Joon died while investigating Kim Jong Doo's case.
Kim Jong Doo was...
the only witness of your dad's accident 16 years ago.
You found this necklace 16 years ago at the scene of the accident.
If we find out whom this belongs to,
we might be able to find the helmet guy who killed Hang Joon.
You're right.
"TJH".
The owner of this necklace...
is either a new witness to the accident 16 years ago...
or is the real killer.
If we find the owner,
can I go back to my body?
Yes.
So...
stay well away from Reporter Song.
Detective Cha.
Ssong.
Whom were you talking to?
No one.
Is this how you investigate? Like a sneaky cat?
Didn't we meet somewhere before?
I'm saying that you're interrupting my work.
I don't know how long I'll be in this body, but Reporter Song,
you can stay close to me.
Korean detectives learn taekwondo, judo,
aikido, and boxing.
A total of 20 dan.
Get lost.
I wasn't talking to you.
Is there anyone else here other than you and me?
Until now...
I'm not the Cha Dong Tak you know. I'm Gong Soo Chang.
The half of it could have been me,
but the other might not have been me.
Who are you?
(Two Cops)
That doesn't make sense.
I'm so confused that I can't say anything.
The car accident 16 years ago.
Cha Dong Tak is acting strangely.
Please get rid of this quickly.
Do you think you can handle this?
What do you know about this?
It really was him.
At least I've tried my best.
Stay there a little longer. You'll be yourself soon.