(Episode 15)
Hello?
By midnight.
How can I believe you?
How can I trust that you'll send Min Seo back if I give you money?
Come to the entrance of Yongam Reservoir by 2pm tomorrow.
You will only get your money if you bring...
Min Seo back safely.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
That jerk.
- Director Sung? - Oh, it's nothing.
I'll be there soon. Wait just a little longer.
(Authorized Personnel Only)
Who's this person that I need to meet?
You'll find out soon. Come this way.
Excuse me.
Director Sung would like to see you.
He'll be there soon. Let's go.
No, not you.
He wants you.
Please come downstairs.
You'll have to wait a long time because there are too many guests.
Are you all right?
Mr. Jang.
Mr. Jang?
What happened?
Mr. Jang.
I'm sorry. Something urgent came up at work.
- Something urgent? - Yes.
I must be there myself.
This is a chance to prove your wife's innocence.
Is there anything more urgent than this?
Mr. Jang?
Goodness, Mr. Koo.
I heard you came, but I was worried because I didn't see you.
Come with me.
Director Sung has been looking forward to seeing you.
Please wait here for a bit.
- You know him, right? - Thank you.
Thank you for coming out this far.
Of course. I should be grateful that I have the opportunity...
to invest in your movie.
Don't mention it.
Where's Jung Hee? He really wanted to meet her.
One second.
Mr. Hong of Daejong Venture Capital Firm is here.
Please excuse me.
Would you like another drink?
It looks like a fake nail.
Is this yours?
No, it's not the one that I use.
Thanks.
Are you all right?
Of course.
- There's someone you should meet. - Who is it?
Over there.
Do you work for the film company?
Honey.
Who is that?
- An investor. Why? - Not the guy.
The woman in front of him.
I'm scared, Jae Deok.
What's going on? Tell me.
I saw it. After...
After I got off the phone with you.
That murderer and that kid.
Goodness, are you from Daejeon too?
You too, miss?
My name is Seo Eun Ji.
Ms. Seo, you must be from Daejeon too.
Yes, I lived in Eoeun-dong.
Apparently, a lot of fish used to live there.
Do you work for the film company?
No, I'm just a part-timer.
Then what brings you here?
I'm here to find my younger sibling.
Did something happen to your sister?
Gosh, you are so good at guessing.
How did you know my younger sibling was a girl?
I thought having a sister would suit someone as pretty as you.
- Did I guess correctly? - Yes, you're right.
Her name is Soo Ji.
She's a beautiful sister of mine.
Soo Ji?
Isn't this pretty?
My sister was wearing the same hairpin.
I think this is Ms. Ma's visor.
- Did you see her leave? - Yes, she just left.
Darn it.
Mr. Jang.
I waited around until now.
Did you forget that I had to leave urgently?
It'll only take a second. If you give me some time...
I am going to meet Ms. Lee next time.
Please move aside.
- You have to see Jung Hee? - Yes.
Mr. Jang told me to pass on something.
Then is he gone?
Something urgent came up, so he had to leave.
All right. Follow me.
Then you should have said so.
A young girl was abducted and murdered.
Why did you stay silent if you saw the murderer?
That is absurd.
I didn't know.
I didn't know what it was I saw.
- Is this what you're like? - Jae Deok.
Are you the kind of person to lie so nonchalantly?
Don't you talk to me like that.
I only wanted to protect you and our baby.
How can you say that?
Believe me, Jae Deok.
Believe you?
Have you forgotten?
You abandoned me and our baby.
You wanted to protect us?
What you wanted to protect...
was just yourself.
No. No, Jae Deok.
He's a friend of an investor?
Yes. He has something to tell Jung Hee,
so let him...
Let him in.
Thanks.
Ms. Lee.
Are you all right?
- Yes. - You should be outside.
The investors are still coming.
Let's take a break. I'm tired, Myung Hee.
You've been running this whole time.
How about taking a break on the movie?
Jung Hee's in no condition...
to work on it now.
- What condition is she in? - You know...
what exactly she did.
What are you saying?
- Ms. Park, someone... - Watch your tongue.
Jung Hee's my one and only wife.
I'll make you pay if you talk nonsense.
Okay?
Of course.
How could I not know what happened in front of the house?
Then I won't have to explain why I asked to see you.
What do you mean?
The murder that happened nine years ago...
Did you witness the killer?
I know you were there at the time.
I was.
Because of a shoot.
But I found out later about the terrible incident.
- You didn't see anything? - No.
It's so strange.
Why does everyone think I saw the killer?
- "Everyone"? - Ms. Ma, the writer.
You know, the woman you thought had escaped from prison.
Do you think that woman is really Ma Ji Won the writer?
- Of course. - Why?
I think Writer Ma is Writer Ma.
What reason do I need?
Is it guilt?
Why?
Is it because the killer you saw isn't that woman?
Is that why you're defending her?
Detective, you should switch jobs.
You have such an imagination.
(Jang Cheol Min)
I briefly met him today.
He's handsome up-close.
Why do you think your husband was there with Han Tae Gyu?
Tae Gyu must've brought him.
Because of you?
He still suspects me.
I can dupe others...
but not Min Seo's dad, and he knows that.
Then did your husband know when he came here?
About Tae Gyu's intentions?
He wouldn't have come then.
Then why did he come?
Because of Jung Hee.
"There's a witness who will testify to your innocence,"
"so let's meet him."
You think that's what Tae Gyu said?
What do you want to say?
- Did you ever? - Ever what?
Think your husband's the killer.
- Never. - Why?
Why do you think he is the killer?
He took everything after you went to prison.
Your company, assets, everything.
He killed our child for that?
You know what humans are like.
He put an awl to his throat to save himself.
Have you already forgotten what Choi Man Sik did to Woo Joon?
I suspected my husband at first.
We were getting divorced,
and in that situation, he stood to lose everything he had.
But?
When I found Min Seo, he was at home.
He had an alibi?
He was a terrible husband to me,
but a good dad to Min Seo.
There's no way he'd have done something that cruel to her.
Why are you suddenly talking about this?
- I'm curious. - About what?
Why did your husband run away when he saw me?
I want to know.
Yes.
I've been drinking.
Lee Jung Hee?
No, I didn't meet her.
I met Seo Eun Ji instead.
Yes, that Seo Eun Ji.
Why was she there?
What was she doing there?
Why? Why? Why?
(Daejeon Station)
Seo Eun Ji doesn't have an aunt.
That means she and Ma Ji Won are strangers.
(Police Database)
Any other family?
She lived with her grandmother but not anymore.
- She has a sibling? - That?
She had a sister who disappeared as a kid.
She disappeared? When?
When she was 10? No one's heard from her since.
Her grandmother died because of that.
Oh, you met Lee Jung Hee?
Yes.
What did she say? Did she see anything?
No.
That's a pity. We have no more leads.
We're just getting started.
Jung Hee knows something.
- What do you mean? - I don't know why, but she lied.
Come on, be serious.
Find out what's going on in that neighbourhood.
Focus on the cases surrounding Lee Jung Hee.
So did you look?
It looks like Lee Jung Hee's been getting death threats.
An actress? Why?
They say someone's been extorting her.
But there's something odd.
A few days ago, this was found...
on her bed.
This is insane.
The murder case from nine years ago?
Oh, the crime you...
I mean,
it was committed by a woman who looked exactly like you.
Jung Hee is a witness of that incident.
- Who said? - According to my coverage.
But here's the important point.
Ahn Seong Tae doesn't know that.
Why would he do that on the bed...
to threaten her? It doesn't make any sense.
You know Seong Tae threatened...
and extorted from Jung Hee, right?
Yes, I do.
Then you know he tried to kill her...
but killed his wife instead, right?
Nobody knows who added the poison to that glass.
Didn't you see him run away after his wife died?
That's just your suspicion.
Then he entered...
Jung Hee's waiting room on the set secretively.
What if someone saw him enter her waiting room...
on the day she fainted?
Are there witnesses?
Here she is.
Is it true you saw Ahn Seong Tae?
Why?
Are you disappointed it's not the murderer from nine years ago?
What does that mean?
Then the book you're writing...
would have been much more intriguing.
Did anybody else see him?
I heard there were many people on the set.
Why does that matter?
I saw him with my own two eyes.
Do you know...
what I didn't like about your book?
There was no love.
A lonely, one-sided love...
like a sunflower.
(Episode 16)
Hey, come here.
Do you know who this is?
He's the best fighter, punk.
- Come here. - You're tiny.
- What are you looking at? - This will be fun.
- Hurry up. - You can't even fight.
You're dead meat.
- Look at those kids. - You're a coward.
Don't cry later.
- Sparrow Punk. - Sparrow Punk.
Hey.
- Punish him. - This will be fun.
- Don't cry. - Go.
Hey.
- Sparrow. - He's scared.
Fight.
Those kids call him Sparrow Punk and make fun of him.
Beat him.
Good.
Auntie.
If you call me that again,
you're all dead. Do you understand?
- Are you okay? - Let's go.
Let's go.
Mal Goo taught him well.
Nice, Woo Joon.
Woo Joon, let's talk.
Woo Joon.
Don't follow me.
It's been a while since I've seen you exercise.
There was a reason, sir.
Does it have anything to do with Ma Ji Won?
Woo Joon.
Woo Joon, you fought well.
Don't say anything.
Your friends might make fun of you, but you can't hit them.
I won't fight from now on.
They won't make fun of me again.
Goodness.
We need to talk.
I need to go somewhere with Eun Ji and Woo Joon,
so please take care of the president.
What did you say?
He's in the backyard.
We'll be back by the time you finish reading a book.
I found this where the rock was lifted from.
I'll tell you the details later.
"Yes,"
"the gold and silver axes are both mine."
"How dare you lie?"
"Leave right now."
"As the mountain guardian got angry,"
"the water rose,"
"and a scary whirlwind started to blow."
You can stop.
The best thing I did...
was dragging Mal Goo into this world.
I've never seen a fighter like him.
But I also regret it the most.
He became a violent thug because of me.
I don't understand.
So I made him read children's stories...
and nurture flowers.
I wanted him to regain his innocence before I die.
I don't think that would change a person.
Right.
Only people change people.
Woo Joon, Eun Ji, and you.
I was hopeful.
He sounded more lively.
Whenever he spoke of those names,
I felt something that I thought had disappeared.
That's why I wanted to meet you all.
You, especially.
Writer Ma Ji Won.
Why me?
You were different.
The person he described...
and the person I knew.
Your voices are very similar,
but you are not Ma Ji Won.
You're not the arrogant and vain Ma Ji Won...
who came to me a long time ago...
to cover a story on me.
Who are you?
Auntie.
Auntie!
Did something happen?
No.
You can tell me.
I can tell something is wrong by looking at your face.
I said no.
Hold on.
Was it a couple of days ago?
Mal Goo found it where you humiliated him.
Isn't this a fake nail?
Did you break out of jail?
What is this?
Remember the rock that was on the bed?
It was found where the rock originally was.
Goodness, does this belong to that murderer?
If you're the murderer, then yes.
My fake nails are all intact.
They'll find a fingerprint.
Nowadays, they can find the owner of a fingerprint...
no matter how small it is.
Come on, Ms. Ma. You must have thought I was a joke.
Where on earth will you find the fingerprint?
And where do you think the fake nail is?
You're right.
Nothing is left now, So Jung.
So you can relax and tell me without any burden.
Why did you do that?
It doesn't matter if they're good or bad. That's how performers are.
They want to get attention, and they don't want it taken away.
My man was seeing another woman. How do you think it was?
Then Mr. Koo...
He's not over Jung Hee yet.
This is embarrassing.
That's what Gi Baek is like.
He goes after many actresses using his career as the CEO of an agency.
I got really angry...
when I found out that a man like him has never gotten over Jung Hee.
As if he's an innocent boy in love.
Then...
are you the one who spiked...
Jung Hee's glass?
You were there...
during her housewarming party and the shooting.
Do I look that cruel to you?
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean it like that.
In my opinion,
I think it could have been her.
It's something I heard from Gi Baek.
I heard Jung Hee gave up on an adopted child once.
Let's take a break.
Whom did you hear that from?
Is it true?
Why are you suddenly bringing her up?
If she was abandoned by Jung Hee,
don't you think she would hold a grudge?
The police said Ahn Seong Tae is the culprit.
We have to consider every possibility.
If you do not want to tell me,
I'll go ask someone else.
Ye Ji.
That was her name.
Is the meeting over?
Not yet.
Are they on a break?
I guess.
Is Jae Deok in the study?
He's with a guest.
Who?
Ms. Ma.
It was only for a short while.
We were with her for three months.
When was this?
It was when I finished writing "Shaman".
That was when Jung Hee was doing a photo shoot in Thailand.
(9 years ago)
Honey.
- Say hi to him. - Hello.
Hey.
She adopted a child that big?
Jung Hee really wanted a kid.
But things didn't work out.
She had to keep working,
so she wanted to adopt a kid who wouldn't be much of a hassle.
Anyway, we really adored her.
Ye Ji got along with Jung Hee as if she was her birth mother.
Then why did you suddenly give her up?
Well...
That's...
It must be because she got pregnant.
She couldn't seem to get pregnant no matter how much she tried,
but she finally conceived a child after you adopted Ye Ji.
That is why...
you abandoned your adopted child.
Was that child nothing but an accessory for you two?
- How can you do that? - Yes.
We have committed a mortal sin.
Doesn't everyone do something like that once in their lifetime?
Isn't that the case for you too?
What happened to Ye Ji?
When I came home after a few days, my wife told me...
that they got in a serious fight...
and that she stole some money and ran away.
She ran away?
Excuse me. May I have some water?
Thank you.
Did she go back to the orphanage?
We went there to check,
but she wasn't there.
Then where did she go?
I was about to begin the shooting for "Shaman",
so there wasn't much I could do.
You didn't do anything after she went missing like that?
Yes, I feel very bad...
for Ye Ji.
But back then...
Don't blame yourself for this.
I'm sorry.
I didn't know he wasn't in good health.
It's not your fault that this happened to him.
Jae Deok!
Jae Deok.
Jae Deok!
What have you done to him?
I was asking him about Ye Ji.
What? Who do you think...
Ye Ji.
Have you met her recently?
Mal Goo!
Are you all right?
Did you find the owner of that fake nail?
Yes.
But she wasn't after Ms. Lee.
But I do have something I want to ask her.
I'll ask her about that child if I get a chance.
Instead, I want to ask you to stop coming here for a while.
Seo So Jung is the one who bloodied that doll?
Should I tell the chief?
There's no evidence.
- The fake nail. - It's gone.
It's gone? Why?
It just happened.
Then did So Jung try to kill Jung Hee?
I mean, the one who spiked her drink and her coffee.
I don't think that's her.
Then do you think it's them?
The murderer that Jung Hee witnessed?
How do you know about that?
What?
I overheard Ms. Ma and the chief talking.
You're acting quite weird. Why are you suddenly interested?
It's what the chief is interested in.
Is it really the murderer?
I don't know about that.
But a completely unexpected person suddenly jumped into the picture.
Who is it?
There is this girl whom Jung Hee adopted then gave up on.
What about her?
Do you think that girl has something to do with this case?
I'm not sure. But I'm sure...
that girl was deeply hurt by Jung Hee.
Right.
Jung Hee knows who the murderer is,
but she just won't say it.
I think that's why Ms. Ma keeps getting involved in that case.
She can't let Jung Hee die.
That's all I know.
Anyway, do you still think Ms. Ma is the fugitive?
That's none of your business.
What about Seo Eun Ji?
She meets Woo Joon, Attorney Choi Man Sik's son,
from time to time but not much other than that.
Did Ms. Ma meet anyone else recently?
Other than the people from the film company.
I'm not too sure.
I heard she met Woo Joon's dad a while ago.
Attorney Choi?
- Attorney Choi Man Sik? - That's right.
What for?
I think it's about his son.
Choi Woo Joon.
Okay.
Okay, keep me updated.
It's me. Do you know Choi Man Sik from Class 15?
Yes. Where is he now?
Hello?
What... What's this?
Gi Baek.
- Wake up. - Why?
Gi Baek, your phone.
(Restricted Number)
Okay, thanks.
That was Constable Bae. No one has the name, Ye Ji.
Not among the part-timers or the crew.
She wouldn't have given that name.
Still, a woman in her early to mid 20s,
that's positive?
Okay.
(Constable Bae Do Hwan)
Is Director Sung okay?
Yes. Mal Goo said he left the hospital yesterday.
It was just stress.
It's me.
Can you do me another favour?
First,
give up on the movie,
and wait for further instructions.
Remember.
I know who the killer is.
I got this call last night.
I thought it was too weird for a prank call,
so I recorded it during the conversation.
Mid-call?
I couldn't record the first part.
I heard that part.
What did they say?
"It's not me. One of you is the killer."
That was it.
"It's not me. One of you"?
Are you sure?
If you have doubts, ask the others.
Members of the staff as well as...
the director and Jung Hee got the same call.
Can you think of anything?
- I don't know. - "It's not me, it's one of you."
Still nothing?
"I, Ahn Seong Tae, am not the killer."
"One of you are."
Ahn Seong Tae did it.
We're 99 percent... No, 100 percent sure.
Hi, it's me.
That number I sent,
track it for me.
Chief.
Isn't it a bit strange?
What is?
The voice said, "It's not me. It's one of you."
Don't you think that was deliberate to make us think...
it's Ahn Seong Tae?
Yes, I'll get him soon.
I'm Jo Chang Gil.
Chief.
First,
give up on the movie,
and wait for further instructions.
And wait for further instructions.
While you were on the phone,
did you notice anything strange?
Anything strange?
Yes, like a strange sound.
Like coughing, maybe.
I did hear something like that.
You know,
as if you have your hand to your mouth while coughing.
It's a bit upsetting.
I didn't think I'd get caught so soon.
How did you know?
I guessed by the coughing.
You're right.
I made the call.
Didn't I sound cute?
Why?
It's like I said.
We're in no situation to shoot the movie.
The lead actress is getting death threats,
and the director passed out due to excessive stress.
What work could we get done?
Is it true that you know who the killer is?
Of course.
I know who added the sedative...
into Jung Hee's glass.
I witnessed it.
The murderer from nine years ago?
You're wrong.
The killer's one of the people...
among you and me...
that surround us here and now.
Who is it?
Sorry, but I won't tell you.
The mock-up of the set's here. Will you look it over?
Is the director here?
Yes, he's with the boss.
- Show it to them. - Okay.
And tell Writer Jung to come and see me.
Okay.
Then it's a lie that you saw Ahn Seong Tae at the set.
I'm not sure.
Why did you tell a lie?
Ms. Ma, why do you think people lie?
It's because they want to protect something.
It's not the killer you want to protect.
Of course not.
Tell me.
- Who did it? - You tell me.
Why should I tell you?
An innocent person's being chased.
Ahn Seong Tae?
That's nothing compared to what he did so far.
How did Jung Hee get involved with someone like him?
If he committed a crime, he should pay the price.
But what happened so far...
wasn't his doing.
Who cares if a piece of trash like him takes the blame?
Or are you empathizing with him?
Because the police are after you...
who pretends to be Ma Ji Won the writer?
Oh dear, did I hit you where it hurts?
You still don't know what you did.
What I did?
You wanted to see me?
We'll shoot the actors' profile photos two days from now.
I'll get things ready then.
Did I ever say Ahn Seong Tae did it?
I didn't.
I said what I did because I thought I saw him...
and made prank calls hoping to delay the shoot.
It's not my fault that you heard that...
and thought Ahn Seong Tae is the killer.
Right?
That's not what I mean.
What do you mean?
If one of the people you called actually is the killer,
do you think they will think it was a prank call?
Tell me if you know.
If not, you could end up...
in serious trouble.
- Myung Hee. - Ms. Ma.
As you heard,
everyone here calls me "Director", not "Myung Hee".
From now on, I'd like you to address me that way as well.
I'll end up in serious trouble?
How dare she say that?
How interesting.
Is there poison in that...
or not?
If there is,
who put it in there?
What is this?
(Director Sung Jae Deok)
Yes, Director Park.
Why are you doing this to me?
What do you mean?
Director Sung,
you can't do this to me.
Director Park.
Myung Hee.
Myung Hee! What's going on?
(Ms Ma: Goddess of Revenge)
You know what this is, right?
If I say one word, you'll lose everything.
Hey, Seo Eun Ji!
Is Jung Hee at a disadvantage?
I told you to bring her fingerprints.
I'll bring it to you soon, so don't worry.
They were both murdered.
This means we don't have much time left.
I got interested in your novel.
Are you sure it was Jung Hee?
You got blackmailed as well, right?
You saw what Director Sung did for his wife.
Nobody can harass us now, Jae Deok.
So please tell me.
Is she getting death threats?
Ms. Ma?
Nobody can help me.
There's nobody.