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(Episode 1)
What's taking him so long?
He'll be here soon.
He left early in the day and he still isn't back yet.
We are fleeing a war, but there's a lot to take care of.
He'll need time to shut everything down.
(Busan, 1953)
Ma'am.
Isn't that Kim?
It is.
What are you doing here late at night?
Where's my son?
He can't come, ma'am.
What do you mean? Why not?
He went north...
to get Soon Ae.
He went where?
In the middle of the night?
Why the rush? Couldn't he come home first?
He found someone else going north tonight.
He left suddenly.
This is for you.
What's this?
Everything's sorted out here.
You're to go to Seoul when day breaks.
Take this.
What's this?
Goodbye.
What is it?
The Seoul address where we'll meet.
It's his pocket watch.
He must want us to bring it.
I know he was rushed,
but how could he leave without saying goodbye?
This contains everything we own.
Go and wake the kids.
Wasn't that Dad? I heard someone come in.
Go and wake the others.
They're all asleep, Grandma.
Wake them and bring them over. Go.
Okay.
Ok Boon, pack a few things we'll need.
Okay.
Why did you wake me up?
Wake up and listen carefully to what I say.
- Jeong Hoon. - Yes, Grandma.
Help your siblings pack up.
- What? - We're leaving early tomorrow.
Get ready.
Where are we going, Grandma?
To Seoul.
To Seoul? Why?
We'll explain later. Do as Grandma says.
What about Dad?
He left first to take care of something.
Will we meet Dad in Seoul?
Jeong Hoon, you heard me.
Take them and pack your book bags.
Yes, Grandma.
I don't want to go. I like it here.
Let's go.
Why are we going to Seoul?
Are we fleeing again?
Why must we flee again?
Pack everything you need.
I'm taking these.
Leave them and take your books.
Here.
Pack your books and some clothes.
I know what I need.
I'll take my treasure with me.
You can't tell me I can't bring it.
Mom, can I bring this?
Leave it.
No.
I'll buy you another one in Seoul. Leave it here.
No, I'll bring everything.
Do as your mom says.
Just take what we need.
Why take that?
This was a gift after Jeong Hoon was born.
(Busan 3-3982)
It's freezing.
I'm cold. Mom, I'm so cold.
Okay. Bok Shil, wrap yourself up.
- Don't. - Jeong Tae.
I'm keeping her warm.
- She can't breathe. - Come here.
Move aside.
It's freezing.
Why did Dad suddenly head to Seoul?
What?
To sort something out.
He never mentioned it before.
It doesn't make sense.
Jeong Hoon.
I'll explain everything later.
Okay.
It's so cold.
Go that way a bit...
and you'll see a main road.
Hitch a ride from there.
I can't take you any further now that the car broke down.
We can't walk and carry...
all those belongings.
We'll pay as much as you want.
Can't you get the car fixed?
It's not a matter of money. The car's beyond fixing.
I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, ma'am.
Mom, I'm cold.
Mother.
Let's take what we can and go on.
And leave all that?
Let's get to the main road and hitch a ride first.
We can't wait forever in the cold.
Jeong Tae, escort your grandma.
Jeong Hoon, take only what you need.
Okay.
We have to walk?
I don't want to. Let's wait for a car here.
We have to go to the main street to find cars.
What a useless scrap heap.
Bok Shil, hold onto Jeong Woo. Don't lose your brother.
I won't.
Get out of my way.
Stop right there!
Stop before I turn nasty!
You'll obviously kill me.
I'd be crazy to stop running.
What are you talking about?
Mom.
Will you let go of me?
You fool.
Can't he just let her catch him?
My legs hurt, Mom.
Hang in there.
Keep going, Bok Shil.
I hate walking.
Stop! I told you to stop!
Stop where you are. If you don't,
I'll nag you to death, okay?
What was that about?
Come over here.
You can talk from where you are.
You sold the rice we were given...
and gambled it all away.
You're not even human.
I was feeling lucky.
If you hadn't ruined the game, I'd have doubled it.
You can't say what you want just because you have a mouth.
Mom, Dad, will you just stop?
Aren't you ashamed to show your own son the mess you're in?
Stop it now.
Aren't you ashamed he sees you yell at your husband?
Will you let go of my grandson?
Come here. I told you to come here.
- No. - Come over here.
Good, I got you at last.
My goodness.
Oh no...
I'm so tired.
Kyung Ho.
How's my jaw?
Does it look okay?
It's fine.
Take a closer look.
Your mom's skull isn't made of bone, it's make of rock.
What's that monkey talking about now?
My poor legs.
- Oh dear. - Gosh.
I'm starving over here.
Would you like some?
What?
Have some.
Are you sure we can eat your food?
Go on.
Eat up.
Eat.
Thanks. Thank you.
Sure.
My son cares for me more than you do.
Thanks for the food.
Gosh.
How can a rice ball eaten by the roadside be so tasty?
It's melting in my mouth.
You're dressed like...
you never struggled even as you fled.
Where are you from?
Chew slowly, so you don't get indigestion.
Ma'am, do you have a golden ox in that bag?
You've been clinging to it like it's very precious.
There's no golden ox.
Do the kids not have a dad?
What?
We're going to meet our dad in Seoul.
In Seoul? You're going to Seoul?
We can go together.
You're going to Seoul?
Yes. This monkey...
My husband's a musician.
We're returning home after a performance.
I see.
Hey, how old are you?
I'm 13.
Then I'm older. I'll be your big brother.
Jeong Tae.
You're 13 too. Why are you lying?
Hey.
Mister, what's this?
It's a saxophone.
Do you know what that is?
You play it like this.
Can you play it for us?
Right now? Out here?
Yes. Please, mister.
Bok Shil, we have to get going.
Can't we listen for a bit. Please, Mom.
Play for the food, then.
I'm not sure if my jaw will do its job.
Isn't it nice?
If you're enjoying yourself,
be nice enough to pay for it.
Pay for the enjoyment.
If you're having fun,
you should pay, not be freeloaders.
What a bunch of losers.
We rested long enough. Let's go.
Yes, Mother.
Jeong Hoon, get your brother and sister.
Okay.
Mother, give me that bag.
I'll carry it.
Leave it.
It's best if one person carries it.
I'll go with Jeong Hoon.
No, Jeong Woo.
Choon Sam, get up.
Get up, darling.
- Honey. - Take me with you.
- Get up. - My goodness.
- We have to run. - Gosh.
Ok Boon, the kids. Get the kids.
- Where are they? - Move!
- Oh dear. - Will you get out the way?
- The bag. - Move.
- Oh dear, my back. - Mother.
The bag. Get it.
- Move! - Get the bag.
No. Leave that bag.
The bag. No.
My suitcase.
- My suitcase! - No.
Give that back! It's ours.
Give that bag back.
Give it back! It's ours!
My bag!
My bag! My bag.
My bag! Give it back!
My bag! My bag!
Wait.
Jeong Woo! Jeong Woo!
Who are you?
Darn it.
Mom.
My bag. My bag.
My bag. Where is my bag?
Hey.
- Dong Cheol, give me that. - Okay.
I think we should split up here.
We might both get caught.
Okay. Can we at least see what...
You don't need to know.
I'll deal with it. You get going.
My bag. My bag...
My bag. Where is it?
Come back!
- Where's my bag? - Who are you?
Where'd you take my bag?
No... Where's my bag?
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
What should we do now?
- Grandma. - What can we do?
Grandma.
What should we do now?
Where's Mom? And the others?
The kids. My grandkids.
My...
- Mom. - Ok Boon.
It's gone.
The bag's gone.
Grandma.
Mother. Mother.
Ok Boon. What should we do now?
What should we do, Ok Boon?
Mom, the others are gone.
What? The kids?
Bok Shil.
Jeong Woo.
Bok Shil. Jeong Woo.
Jeong Hoon.
- Bok Shil. Bok Shil. - Bok Shil.
My bag of gold.
My bag. My bag...
Jeong Woo. Bok Shil.
- That was insane. - Where's Kyung Ho?
What? My goodness. My baby.
Where'd he go?
- Kyung Ho! - Kyung Ho!
Jeong Woo.
Jeong Woo!
- Kyung Ho! Kyung Ho! - Kyung Ho!
- Kyung Ho! Kyung Ho! - Kyung Ho! Kyung Ho!
- Jeong Hoon. - Jeong Tae.
Did you see Bok Shil and Jeong Woo?
No.
- Darn it. Bok Shil! - Bok Shil!
That's my brother.
Jeong Hoon! Jeong Hoon!
- Bok Shil! - Bok Shil!
- Bok Shil! Bok Shil! - Bok Shil! Bok Shil!
- Jeong Hoon. - Hey.
Bok Shil.
- Kyung Ho! - Kyung Ho!
- There he is. - Kyung Ho!
- Kyung Ho! - Mom.
- Where were you? - We found you.
- You scared me. - My gosh.
My dear baby. My goodness.
- My baby. - Oh dear.
Jeong Woo. Jeong Woo.
Jeong Woo.
- Mom. - Jeong Woo.
Jeong Woo. Jeong Woo.
Oh dear... Jeong Woo.
Here you were.
Jeong Woo, Mom's here.
- Oh dear. - My goodness.
What a fright. Are you okay?
Oh dear.
What's going on?
Get all the spies! Get them all!
What's this about?
I'm so scared.
There might be communist spies!
Search everyone.
We should go. Mother.
- Mother, Jeong Woo, Bok Shil. - Mom.
Move it!
We should go too.
Okay. Kyung Ho, get up.
What about all these?
What should we do with these?
Why are you carrying their stuff?
But they...
What's wrong with him?
Why are you carrying someone else's belongings?
My bag...
Oh dear, my bag...
Grandma.
You get us into all sorts of trouble, do you know that?
It's so cold I think my ears will fall off.
Here.
Aren't your ears cold?
I'm fine.
Will you look at this sly little thing?
Take it off and give it right back.
I'm fine, Mom.
Don't you have ears?
Let them be.
How can you laugh?
Why do you think we're in this mess?
And our son now too!
You're so useless.
Let's keep walking.
You're driving me crazy!
(Seoul)
Darling.
I made your favorite.
Kimchi stew.
Make some side dishes too. It's always just kimchi stew.
What should I make to make you happy? Here.
Hello?
Choon Sam, you're back.
Hello.
Did the performance go well?
Yes.
Hey.
Is the house across this street, still empty?
Why ask?
Come on in.
Come over here.
He's the neighborhood president.
I see.
Hello.
Do you think her family could...
spend the night in the house across the street?
We got bombed on the way back...
and they lost their belongings and have nowhere to go.
So I brought them along.
It's an empty house, so they can stay for a night.
Go ahead and go inside.
We'll stay just the night.
Sure. You look like you traveled from afar.
Come with me.
I'll come with you.
You come here.
- Can't we talk it out? - Come inside.
My goodness.
Did you have dinner?
What? No.
It's been empty for over a month.
I'm not sure what it's like.
It's fine. Thank you.
The previous family...
left all their belongings and bedding.
It should be enough to get you through the night.
You've been on the road for a while.
Go inside and get some rest.
Goodbye.
- Thank you. - Sure.
Grandma, sit down over here.
We have to sleep in a place like this?
You'll be the death of me.
You'll drive me to my grave one day.
Not only did you lose your pay,
you made me babysit for another family?
You're such a useless fool.
Should we have left them in the streets?
Decent human beings shouldn't do that.
They looked like they lost something precious.
I felt sorry for them.
More than me?
Don't you feel sorry for me for having to live with you?
You're so useless.
- You're of no use. - That hurts!
Let go of me.
They're fighting again.
Dad, can you make them move out?
They're so noisy.
You can't say that.
Kyung Ho, are you hungry? Come and eat.
They haven't eaten either.
Really?
I guess not.
We can't sleep here. It looks haunted.
Just go to sleep. It's just for one night.
You're in.
I had some steamed sweet potatoes.
You should have something to eat.
I'm so sorry for the nuisance.
Don't say that.
Goodbye, then.
Mom, let's go somewhere else.
Where's Dad?
Let's go see him.
Mother.
The neighbor gave us some sweet potatoes.
Have some before you sleep.
Mother.
Mom, can we eat?
Here.
I want to eat rice.
Mother.
I'll light the fire to warm the room.
Jeong Hoon, get your grandma some bedding.
Okay.
Grandma, I'll get you a blanket.
Son.
Is that you?
Mother.
He must be home. Your husband's home.
He found our bag.
Will you please get a grip?
- Mother. - He found our bag.
My bag. My bag.
- Mother. Mother. - My bag.
- Mother. - My bag. My bag.
Son, give me the bag.
- Give it to me. - Mother.
- Son. Son. - Mother.
- What's wrong with her? - Grandma.
Why won't you give it to me?
Why won't you give it to me, son?
Mother.
- Grandma. - Grandma.
- Mother. - Grandma.
- Give it to me. - Mother.
- It's my bag! - Grandma.
Give it to me!
- Mother. - Grandma.
(Through the Waves)
My bag. Where's my bag?
- My bag. - Mother.
Don't let go. I need your help.
Hey!
Don't act like the mistress.
We have four kids to look after.
We need to feed them.
Did you help the communists or anything?
We did not.
The police got a call and are checking every house.
What's your relationship? Are you married?
- Of course. - Right.
The police?
No, Ok Boon.
A man with a mole on his hand took it?
The thief had a mole on his hand?
My bag.