(Episode 23)
What fingerprint identification?
Why do I have to do that?
For goodness' sake.
I think you deserve an Academy Award for Best Actress.
What is this?
Well, it's...
You people did this last time.
If you do this again, we might have a problem.
Why are you doing this all of a sudden?
Let's take her to Daejeon first.
You can figure out which district will take the case.
Fine, fine.
But this is my district, so I'll do this my way.
Do you understand?
Ms. Ma, you trust me, right?
We've known each other long enough.
Just give them a fingerprint.
I got handcuffed without an arrest warrant...
and got dragged here.
This is clearly illegal.
You want a fingerprint identification on top of this?
What century is this?
You took a good citizen like me by force,
and now you want a fingerprint?
You didn't break out of jail.
Of course not.
But this is the second time.
This is too much.
She's right. There's no need for this fuss.
I have her fingerprint here.
This is the water bottle you drank from in the police station.
How do you have that?
Because...
somebody brought it to me.
Did you bring it to him?
Eun Ji, I had a reason.
Were you...
doubting my auntie?
I knew you were eavesdropping on her. Is that why?
Because she could be the woman on the run?
- Hey, Seo Eun Ji. - Tell me why then.
Why did you do that?
Don't you get it?
Take the call.
(Auntie)
Is that true, sir?
This is why people say you live and learn.
I don't understand what's what.
If I could see like you, I would have been the same.
But the person who came during the day wasn't Ma Ji Won.
Then...
Right.
The real Ms. Ma.
Ma Ji Won is back.
Why would Constable Bae give this to you?
He just happened to.
These punks.
I dropped by the forensics department,
so we'll get the results.
(Fingerprint Report)
(The fingerprint on the water bottle doesn't match.)
Why?
Are you disappointed it wasn't me?
Auntie?
- Are you all right? - What happened?
(Auntie)
What are you doing?
Who was it?
If the person inside is Ma Ji Won,
who's this person you call Auntie?
This is totally ridiculous.
What are you doing? Undo the handcuffs!
This time, I won't let you people slide.
This didn't happen just once.
I really can't stand...
how you try to get Ms. Ma in trouble!
Chief Jo, you are really amazing.
- What is? - You know what?
That I hate you more than them for trying to feel me out.
Feeling what out? I didn't...
You insisted that I trust you,
then you got my fingerprint to arrest me right away...
if I was that fugitive.
That's not it.
And you, detectives.
You wanted to see my fingerprint, didn't you?
This is an extra.
Yes, I'm sure you didn't become a detective...
to protect the people and catch criminals.
You can do this for life,
and you get a lot of power as a government official.
So I'm sure you just studied hard to do this as a job.
I don't even expect things like a sense of justice...
from you people.
But still,
let's not frame an innocent person as a criminal.
You people make a living with my tax money.
So if I get falsely blamed,
how can I live with such frustration and anger?
Don't worry about your aunt.
As you know, I'm not a guy who has a huge sense of justice.
Why did you do as Inspector Park said?
He would have made someone else do it if I turned it down.
I thought it would be better for me to do it myself.
- Why? - I wonder why as well.
If I knew it would make us feel awkward, I would've turned it down.
Are you all right?
How funny is this?
I am oddly glad...
to see you here.
Right.
I feel oddly glad to see you too.
I knew something felt weird.
- Pardon? - Nothing.
Take this and check it.
- What about you? - I have to keep watching.
Do you still think that crazy woman is here?
They always go with one another.
If Seo Eun Ji is here,
it means...
that woman is still around here too.
Cheol Min has an accomplice?
The woman that Lee Jung Hee saw is that accomplice.
Your husband...
had a solid alibi because of her.
No.
- Auntie. - I told you.
Cheol Min adored Min Seo even more than I did.
He would never do that.
Then let me ask you a question.
Auntie. Have you seen Min Seo's dead body?
- Are you kidding me? - With your eyes.
Yes, I clearly saw her body with my own two eyes.
Then let me ask you a question too.
When you first came,
you said you're looking for Min Seo's killer.
Why are you looking for them? Answer me.
Because of my sister.
Your sister?
That jerk...
I mean,
that brat...
killed my sister.
She's not her?
Are you sure?
Yes, they have completely different fingerprints.
I think she really is Ma Ji Won.
What about Han Tae Gyu?
He still thinks Ma Ji Won is that crazy woman.
What should I do?
Okay.
You can take care of this.
Yes.
We already agreed with Taeheung Industries...
to send an examination team within this week.
Right now?
I have an appointment with the mayor.
Okay.
Honey.
I came to ask you a question.
Ask away.
After what happened,
you saw Min Seo's body.
I was terribly scared,
so I couldn't look at her face.
Will you check and see if this is your daughter?
But you did, right?
Was that really her?
Yes. It was Min Seo.
Why do you ask?
Nothing. Just in case.
"Just in case"?
For a second,
I had a thought that Min Seo might be alive.
I have to go.
To where?
Do you have a place to stay?
Have you been eating all right?
I'll call you again soon.
At that time, I might really need your help.
Ask me for anything.
I'll do anything that you want me to do.
I'm almost there.
When I find the woman who killed Min Seo,
I want to make sure...
I keep the promise that I made to you.
I'm sorry for being so mean to you.
It would be really great...
if I can get a chance to make up for that.
I don't care where you are right now.
I'll see you at Do Ja Yeon's place, Chief Jo.
"Why"?
We have to investigate the murder case.
Hang up!
- Who are you? - Choi Eun Young.
Woo Joon's sister.
Woo Joon?
My life is so empty.
Sorry.
I have nothing to offer.
Did you think about it?
About what?
My dad named you Woo Joon's guardian.
You haven't heard?
Oh, that?
Sorry, no can do.
I'm in no position to look after a kid.
You're just like I heard.
I thought you'd change your mind over the inheritance.
The inheritance?
When the house sells, Woo Joon's share will be...
at least two million dollars.
Two million dollars?
In the end,
Lee Jung Hee killed herself...
with...
the poison that...
she had in her possession.
Why do you think...
she didn't take the poison her husband gave her?
The last thing she could do for her husband...
was to protect him from the worst.
(Out of consideration.)
These people show off too much.
I heard that...
you were taken to the police station.
I was.
To tell the truth,
I don't care what you did.
Whether you killed a child or broke out of prison.
It has nothing to do with me.
I just think the police are fools...
for not getting anywhere.
What do you want?
What do I want?
I want to make a lot of money.
And I want to date a great guy.
But what I want the most...
is just one thing.
Conviction.
You can't even imagine...
the kind of fear I lived in.
Do I have the talent to be a writer?
Was it just a coincidence that my first book was well-received?
Before I die,
will I be able to write something...
that will shock the world?
I think you have more than enough talent.
I don't want your lip service.
I need conviction,
conviction that I have talent.
How can you get that?
That's why I proposed the bet.
About Ahn Seong Tae?
It'll become clear when the perpetrator's found.
If I catch him, that will prove that I have talent.
If not,
that means I don't have talent.
I'm off to the crime scene.
Oh, right.
I met Woo Joon's sister outside.
What for?
She asked me to look after the boy.
You refused, didn't you?
No.
I'm such an affectionate person.
You're taking in Woo Joon?
- It wasn't me. - Then who?
Did that woman say yes?
I'll talk to Woo Joon's sister again.
It's too late.
She returned to America already.
What?
Where's Woo Joon?
He's with me right now.
What?
Woo Joon.
Where are you right now?
Tell me. Why did you say that?
You said you'd go far away.
Well, Woo Joon...
Why did you say you'd take me in?
I'm really sorry.
I think I made the wrong decision.
What wrong decision?
That you'd look after me?
Yes.
You should be with your sister.
I'll decide who I live with.
Don't tell me what to do.
Woo Joon.
Can't you live with me?
Forget it then.
How about this?
Tonight, let's stay at Mal Goo's.
We can worry about tomorrow when it comes, okay?
Ahn Seong Tae's left-handed.
It was an accidental firing.
You might be good, but I think this time you're wrong.
It's a murder, so shut your mouth and follow me.
- Ms. Ma. - Or...
I'll tell the whole neighbourhood that you cuffed...
an innocent woman and dragged her...
to the police station.
Where did the gun come from?
They're still looking.
Did you get statements from everyone at the scene?
Statements? Of course.
At the time,
the lights were still on.
I was standing here looking at the clock.
To go to the couch when it turned five to.
I was on the couch all along.
I was also on the couch...
next to Ms. Yang all along.
Me too, chief.
That goes for me too.
What about Jo Ye Jin?
I wasn't part of the game, so I tried to leave.
We were right here looking at the clock.
Then the lights went out.
Are we starting the game already?
But it's not 8pm yet.
What's wrong with the lights?
Time out. I'm not ready yet.
Turn the lights back on.
I'll look for the switch.
Oh, gosh. Are you all right?
This is against the rules.
Freeze, or I'll shoot you!
- Don't move. - Who's there?
I said, don't move!
Do Ja Yeon had been shot and was lying over there.
Is the scene well-preserved?
Everything's as it was then.
It was a murder?
You're surprised.
Didn't you say it was a misfiring?
Is there a reason you want it to be an accident?
Like what?
You're flustered.
She's a victim who got shot.
Do you actually suspect her?
Lee Jung Hee pretended to be a victim...
to avoid being named a suspect.
And that mafia game.
That was your idea.
Tell me.
Is there a reason it can't be a murder?
Se Yeon, let's tell them.
You keep calling her "Se Yeon".
- Who is that? - I did?
Se Yeon's my younger sister who died of thyroid cancer.
Right.
I was close to her too, so I get confused at times.
I'm sorry, Ja Yeon.
It's okay.
Follow me.
We came this far, so I can't hide it anymore.
This person's name is Miura Hisawa.
Miura?
Miura of Miura Financial Group in Japan?
- Do you know him? - Of course.
Half of the money in Japan goes through him.
He's a big investor.
I think he's a Korean Japanese.
I worked for him for a long time.
His Korean name is Kim Jun Il.
He died a few years ago, right?
He had cancer. He was so healthy.
What does that have to do with you?
I was his secretary from the early days of his business.
I was a secretary,
but in the beginning, I was more like his business partner.
Is that why there's so many of this?
I heard something shocking from his wife a little while ago.
I heard she's ill too.
Yes.
She said...
when she passes away,
I'm assigned to inherit Mr. Miura's estate.
That's pending that I'm alive...
until she passes away.
But what if you die...
before her?
Then...
The estate is inherited by his niece.
Mr. Miura's sister has a daughter.
I don't understand something.
Why was it you?
He had a sister and a niece.
They're his family.
That's because he had a bad relationship with his sister.
So are you saying...
the niece is after Ja Yeon?
The inheritance is worth over a few hundred million dollars.
That's more than enough of a motivation to kill.
Then the niece tried to kill her...
through Ahn Seong Tae?
When it failed, she sealed his mouth.
That means...
the killer had to be...
inside the house at the time.
Then it can't be Ja Yeon.
She said she had a niece, not a nephew, right?
Right.
Is she in her late 20s?
She was barely 10 when Ja Yeon saw her 20 years ago,
so she's probably around there.
Chief Jo,
I need a background check.
Eun Ji.
We need a password.
You're Auntie, right?
Did Woo Joon ask to come here?
I did.
He didn't want to go to your house,
and I'm scared of bumping into that woman.
Are you here to see him?
I don't think today is a good day.
I heard Chairman Jang got released from the hospital.
What do you need from him?
Good job.
1, 2. 1, 2.
Weave, weave.
Is Mal Goo okay?
Is he okay with Woo Joon staying here?
That old man is happier than Mal Goo.
It's her.
Did she meet him too?
For a short time in the hospital.
Let's go inside.
I'll be inside too.
He's a brave child.
He went through something horrible.
I'm here because I have a question for you.
Is it about the man who kidnapped a girl five years ago?
He's my son.
Do you know where your son is right now?
That's what I wanted to ask you.
I think my son had something to do...
with what you went through.
I think you'll be able to find him,
so I'm asking you although I'm ashamed of it.
If you meet him, please tell him his father...
would like to hold his hands before he dies.
Give me one.
It's delicious.
Try one.
It's good. Have some.
Why was it you?
He had a sister and a niece. They're his family.
That's because he had a bad relationship...
with his sister.
I was very detailed.
You can check it out for yourself if you're not satisfied.
Let's keep this clear.
- Anything. - Whoever wins...
gets whatever they want.
That includes Woo Joon's guardianship.
Of course.
Promise me.
Promise?
Fine.
I swear on my pride as a writer.
First of all,
there's something strange about the pictures.
Look. The flowers are going bad.
There were barricade tapes, so maybe she couldn't water them.
What about these drawers then?
This wasn't here back then.
What do you mean?
And this lamp...
is different from the first time.
Police told me not to go in,
so I couldn't change the water.
Is that true?
Of course.
This was there.
That's a burn mark from a mosquito repellent.
I installed the screen, but they got in somehow.
What changed from earlier?
You keep calling her "Se Yeon".
- Who is that? - I did?
Se Yeon's my younger sister who died of thyroid cancer.
Right.
I was close to her too,
so I get confused at times.
I'm sorry, Ja Yeon.
(Rainbow Precinct Station)
Woo Joon's mom.
I heard, Ji Won.
You're going to be Woo Joon's guardian, right?
That's amazing.
After what happened to his dad,
I was really worried about Woo Joon.
It was like a stone was placed on top of my heart.
After what I heard you're going to do,
I felt so much better.
Let's talk about it later.
Oh, right.
I heard you're looking for a murderer.
I don't know if this will help,
but Ms. Oh mentioned something weird.
- Something weird? - Yes.
That day, the lights went off and Ahn Seong Tae shone...
a flashlight in people's faces, right?
Ms. Oh said there's a person...
she hadn't seen earlier.
So...
somebody who wasn't in the room before?
- Yes. - Who is that?
Was it Jo Ye Jin by any chance? That single mother?
I got curious, so I asked too.
But she doesn't really remember.
I mean, she's quite old.
It's only been a few days. Why can't she remember that?
Is she stupid?
- Ji Won. - What?
There's no need to be so mean about it.
Forget it.
Ms. Ma, what if someone sees us?
Chief Jo, are you embarrassed? That's so cute.
I'm not.
Anyway, so it's Jo Ye Jin.
The one who'll get the inheritance once Do Ja Yeon dies.
Ito Megumi. Her real name is Jo Ye Jin.
Everything became crystal clear.
Jo Ye Jin, no, Ito Megumi...
failed to kill Do Ja Yeon.
Then she killed Ahn Seong Tae, the contract killer.
But there's no evidence. What are we going to do?
Evidence?
It's not like someone saw her.
And she didn't leave any fingerprints on the gun.
Then...
we can create...
the evidence.
- There's a witness? - Yes.
The lights were off, and it was pitch black.
How could there be a witness?
To be exact, it's not that they saw the killer.
They saw the people who aren't the killer.
What do you mean?
Do you remember how Ahn Seong Tae...
looked at each one of them with a flashlight?
He did.
It means that there is someone who remembers all of the faces.
That means the person that they didn't see is the killer.
Because the killer already left the room...
to kill Ahn Seong Tae.
I can't believe it.
I'm sure everyone was out of it.
How can they remember each person that they saw in the room?
It's possible if they have an amazing memory.
- Who is it? - This person.
A very smart person who has a judge for a son.
Ye Jin? You mean, Sung Eun's mom?
She's Ito Megumi.
The one who will receive the inheritance...
once Do Ja Yeon dies.
I think I'm the one who won the bet.
That's good enough of a motive.
But there's no evidence.
Evidence? We'll find that soon enough.
- Goodness, Ms. Oh. - Hey.
Are you about to have a glass of wine tonight?
Yes, my son is coming over tonight.
Judge Kang?
He can't really have any other spirits...
other than some wine.
Good for you.
I got the other bottle to give to him when he goes home.
He and his wife can have some wine and have a romantic time.
I mean, they're both quite old, but they won't have a child.
My gosh, I'm so out of it. He should be here soon.
I have to go.
- Okay, bye. - Bye.
A sting operation?
I heard you did that for Choi Man Sik's case too.
I took your idea.
- Then does Ms. Oh know? - Don't worry about it.
Chief Jo has his eyes on Jo Ye Jin.
Then what about Ms. Oh?
Who's protecting her?
If someone is protecting her,
how could the killer take the bait?
You.
Taxi!
What are you doing?
What if Ye Jin isn't the killer?
You said it was an insider's job.
Ye Jin wasn't the only person in that house.
She's the only one who had a motive.
That was scary.
My son...
You, over there!
Ms. Oh. Ms. Oh!
Ms. Oh!
Hey, Ms. Ma.
Jo Ye Jin isn't at home, is she?
She is.
Then who isn't home right now?
Someone named Song Kyung Ah or something left an hour ago.
Jo Ye Jin hired Ahn Seong Tae to murder someone.
She definitely would have hired someone else.
Do you still think Ye Jin did this?
A motive is the most important when it comes to a murder case.
And she's the only one who has that motive.
But how can Ye Jin, who was in the room, go out into the hallway...
to shoot Ahn Seong Tae? How can you explain that?
They're on the same side, so I'm sure he let her walk by.
Now, according to the testimony,
Ms. Cha had fallen down in front of the door.
And Ms. Oh was there too.
If they were out there together,
it's impossible for her to pass them to go kill Ahn Seong Tae.
If it wasn't through the door, how did she get out there?
There was another door.
Another door?
What are you talking about?
There was only one door in that room.
The room where the case broke out...
used to be two rooms, which were turned into a single room.
That's why it has two windows...
and two chandeliers.
But there was only one door.
The door is right here where the drawer is.
- No. - On the day of the incident,
the drawer was next to the cabinet...
so the killer could use that door.
I'm sure Jo Ye Jin did that.
She went outside through that secret door...
to kill Ahn Seong Tae as soon as the lights went off.
Then why did the lights suddenly go off?
I'm sure Ahn Seong Tae did that.
The fuse box is right in front of the front door.
Wilted flower and chandeliers.
What about that?
When the lights go off at 8pm,
we will choose the mafia first.
Get ready, everyone.
Okay. We have five minutes left.
The flower wilted only after two days...
because the vase didn't have any water.
Are we starting the game already?
But it's not 8pm yet.
What's wrong with the lights?
Then the killer opened the secret door and went out.
Turn on the lights.
- My goodness. - Watch out.
This is against the rules!
The one who can do everything is...
Do Ja Yeon, who was there.
I'm sure you'll find soot here...
from the short circuit.
Nonsense.
She could get tens of thousands of dollars even if she did nothing.
Why would she do something crazy like that?
What if she wasn't the inheritor?
- What? - What if the one...
we think is Do Ja Yeon is actually someone else?
Think about how I am living under your identity.
What kind of nonsense is this?
That sister who Do Ja Yeon claimed to have died from thyroid cancer.
There's a possibility that she's actually Do Se Yeon.
May I help you?
Are you okay? What are we going to do?
What is it?
What are you doing?
I asked what you're doing.
Se Yeon.
It's over.
Shut up.
I only did as Se Yeon said.
It's true!
I just did as she told.
Shut your mouth!
Shut up, both of you!
Yes.
I'm convinced.
It's clear.
You idiot.
Hi.
How are you?
I'm sorry.
Don't apologize.
You're the reason I'm still alive.
I didn't do anything.
Don't say that.
Do tell Mal Goo for me that...
I want to thank him in person.
It's me.
I want to talk.
Okay. See you at the hotel.
How many officers do you have?
I'm at...
What are you doing?
In here...
is concrete evidence that my aunt's the woman you're looking for.
If you check something for me, I'll give you this...
and bring my aunt to you at any time.
You know I'm capable of that, don't you?
What do you want?
Giga Fine Industry, Bekwoon Electronics,
Sungsan Materials, Taeyang Metals,
and Taeheung Industries.
They all competed against...
Jang Cheol Min's Hankook Tec and either collapsed...
or were bought out over the past nine years.
So what?
Find out why they ended up like that.
Then you'll be able to identify Jang Cheol Min's accomplice...
that I told you about.
Do Se Yeon underwent thyroid treatment in Japan...
and met Ahn Seong Tae then.
She returned to Korea, and to get the inheritance,
she impersonated her dead sister, Ja Yeon.
That's when she was reunited with Ahn Seong Tae.
That's why she wanted to shut him up.
She bought a gun from him...
and called him over.
By bribing to pay him to pretend to be a robber.
Talk to me.
You won. I'll do as you wish.
Before I leave,
reject the offer to be Woo Joon's guardian.
After that,
you can live in my house...
if you want.
Here's my official seal and ID card.
With this,
you can decide what you will about Woo Joon.
You're Ma Ji Won.
Now...
I have no reason to stay.
I'll disappear in silence.
But...
do me just one thing.
It's all I have.
I have one last question to ask.
Why'd you kill your daughter?
Hello?
Honey, it's me.
I need a favour from you.
- Honey. - I need something.
Tell me.
I'll do anything.
I need to stay somewhere else.
I don't have any money.
I'll get the husband to pay up a fortune...
and then I'll call the police.
Then I'll go back and agree to be Woo Joon's guardian...
and live my life in luxury.
The arrogant witch.
How dare a murderer pretend to be me?
They all competed against...
Jang Cheol Min's Hankook Tech and either collapsed...
or were bought out over the past nine years.
Find out why they ended up like that.
Then you'll be able to identify Jang Cheol Min's accomplice...
that I told you about.
Here's the last one.
Who was the prosecutor in charge?
Why?
Was this case...
also Chief Prosecutor Yang's?
I think so.
(Taeheung Industries)
I'm at the spot.
Yes.
Okay, I'll wait.
So is this where the girl's body was found?
My first story was about Choi Man Sik,
second was Lee Jung Hee,
and third...
I choose you.
Jang Min Seo's murder case.
This is fun.
This is a lot of fun.
What's fun?
Say hi to your daughter for me.