[ Characters, organizations, incidents, and situations in this drama are fictitious ]
[ Episode 10 ] A security company called "A Security"
was sent to the factory during the protest.
They overstepped the boundary and
they forcefully broke up the protest.
They used violence in the process, and they threatened
physical harm and the lives of the union members.
We should no longer give the wrong impression
that the police can be this forceful.
Someone died as well.
Please work with the Policy Division
and prepare for the ex officio investigation.
Stop right there! Hey!
Hey, stop them!
Stop right there!
- Stop right now! - Catch them!
- Stop right there! - Stop!
Catch them!
How could you do this to me?
[ Our deaths, part 2 ]
First of all, I'd like to express my deepest regret
that our employee was selected as the suspect
for a shameful incident.
I acknowledge that I feel morally obligated.
Therefore, I'd like to express that I'll do my best
to cooperate with the police, prosecution, and HRC's investigation.
Yes.
I'm Jo Sung Joon from Current Events Now.
If you watch the leaked footage, it seems like
Lee Jung Wan had a physical fight with Kim Won Seok before he passed.
Was it due to a personal issue among the union members?
I can't tell you the details since
the police are investigating the case.
But I'm aware that there was a tension between two unions.
Yes.
Did Lee Jung Wan try to set himself on fire
in front of the company building two months ago?
It's an overstatement to say he tried setting himself on fire.
It's true that there was a small
commotion regarding Lee Jung Wan.
According to the police record,
he stood with a gasoline can for over three hours.
Does his attempt to set himself on fire irrelevant to this incident?
The company doesn't know whether it's related
with this incident, either.
When will the arrest warrant for Kim be issued...
We know all about the rest of it.
I wonder how it came to this.
I know.
They were fellow union members.
One ended up becoming a victim of a murder
and the other one became a suspect.
♪ Even though the path might be boring and lonely sometimes ♪
♪ I'd like it if you could join me... ♪
Did you mess up already?
No!
- I'm right! - Stop. Stop!
There's no point in being in a choir
if you'd blame each other like this.
You don't sing alone when you're in a choir.
My own singing is important,
but you have to listen to others' singing at the same time.
I don't mind if you don't win first place in the competition.
What I think is the most important is
that you sing in one voice even though you have different voices.
And joyfully at that.
- Okay? - Yes, ma'am.
Great, just the way you answered.
- Shall we try again? - Yes.
♪ Even though the path might be boring and lonely sometimes ♪
♪ I'd like it if you could join me ♪
Do you think prisoners have the toughest time
in the summer or winter?
I'm not sure.
Don't you think it's winter?
Because it's cold.
No.
It's summer, apparently.
Sleeping close to each other in a small space
makes close friends start hating each other.
Do you think this is one of those cases?
I don't know.
Have a look at this.
Kim Won Seok was holding onto this until he passed out during the incident.
I think it's someone's initials.
But it's not his wife's initials.
I have no reason to live here anymore.
I don't want to live here either.
I think half of the employees
moved out of this building already.
People are so sly, aren't they?
Whenever I hear a union member died,
I feel my heart sink.
Who fell this time? Who died this time?
I go on the internet to check.
I make phone calls to check further.
I know I shouldn't,
but if it's not my husband,
I feel relieved.
I know I shouldn't be like that.
But...
I didn't know my husband would end up that way.
Here.
When he went up on the chimney of the company building,
my son told me this.
"Why is Dad so high up?
I want to see his face,
but it looks too small."
When I heard him saying that,
I didn't know how to explain.
All I could do was cry.
I'm sorry.
Don't mention it.
I know this is hard.
I'm sorry for visiting you like this.
This is a tough question to ask.
I heard your husband was close to Kim Won Seok.
They were like...
brothers.
Seriously...
Aigoo, I'm sorry. I'm so out of it these days.
What are you fighting about? In such a bad economy.
My business is worse because of the strike.
Wrap it up already.
Hyungnim, please wait just a bit.
We don't like fighting either. We'd rather not.
But Hyungnim...
we're not fighting because there's something to gain.
We're fighting so they won't take it away.
We have to fight to protect ourselves even though we don't want to.
We have no other choice.
I don't understand much.
Just wrap it up. I need to make a living.
Excuse me, please take our order.
Yes!
Hyungnim.
I heard the company will be laying off a lot of people.
Have you heard about it?
I'm sure an old union executive like me is on the top of their list.
I'm in trouble.
Maybe I should just retire.
Geez! Don't be so weak!
We built this company together.
We can protect ourselves if we fight until the end.
Yes, you're the reason I go on.
Don't worry. Here.
- Fighting! - Come on.
- No, no! - No!
- It's on me! - No, it's on me.
- Geez... - I'll get it...
[ Notice for dismissal ]
[ Dismissal list ]
But it got awkward after Won Seok was excluded from the dismissal list
and became a pro-company union member.
[ Lee Jung Wan ]
[ Stay strong! ]
Mirae Auto won't reinstate the laid-off workers.
We're against the rushed sell-off!
We're against it! We're against it!
Mirae Auto must apologize to the union members
who committed suicide!
Apologize! Apologize!
Dismissal is murder!
Come to your senses, Mirae Auto!
Wake up! Wake up!
Mirae Auto won't reinstate the laid-off workers.
We're against the rushed sell-off!
We're against it! We're against it!
Mirae Auto must apologize to the union members
who committed suicide!
Apologize! Apologize!
Dismissal is murder!
Come to your senses, Mirae Auto!
Repent! Repent!
Mirae Auto won't reinstate the laid-off workers.
We're against the rushed sell-off!
We're against it! We're against it...
Jung Wan...
What? What's wrong?
How could you do that to me?
Huh?
How could you do that to me?
Are you okay?
Is something wrong?
How could he do that to me?
I just couldn't believe that Won Seok did that.
I heard the disbanded union
and the pro-union members had a major conflict.
When they were releasing the dismissal list,
there was a rumor that they'll exclude people who bought the company's cars.
So we got a loan to buy a car and
made my brother buy one too.
But my husband made the list anyway.
Stop!
Nothing will change no matter what we do!
Jung Wan!
- This is the only thing I can do... - Jung Wan!
No.
No, Jung Wan.
He was that kind of person.
He was like our family just a few months ago.
How could I ask him if he killed my husband?
I'm so frustrated with the situation right now,
but I don't know who to blame.
I just have to wait for the police's investigation result.
I have a meeting with a client.
- I'll get going then. - Yes.
Thank you for making time for us.
[ Hwang Eun Jin ]
H. E. J.
Hwang Eun Jin.
It's too suspicious to call it a coincidence.
Could it have been a crime of passion?
That's a possibility too.
Personal resentment is the most powerful motive in crimes.
If it was personal resentment,
don't you think Lee Jung Wan had more of that?
He probably felt betrayed by the pro-company union.
It's true, but...
I don't think Kim Won Seok felt so good about the disbanded union either.
The most foolish way people deal with guilt
is hating the other person.
Lee Jung Wan was dismissed
and Kim Won Seok, the colleague he trusted joined the union.
The two unions had a fight while confronting each other
and Lee Jung Wan, who felt betrayed,
used violence on Kim Won Seok.
And Kim Won Seok accidentally...
Well...
But killing someone is...
It wasn't Kim Won Seok's fault that Lee Jung Wan got fired.
Anyway, the chaotic situation gave him the opportunity
and the fire was the weapon.
And the resentment for each other was the motive.
These three got combined
and the incident occurred.
If...
Kim Won Seok killed Lee Jung Wan,
what would happen to our investigation then?
It's not like the police came there late.
The company didn't put the service crew there either.
The service crew says they went in to protect the pro-company union.
None of them are directly responsible for Lee Jung Wan's death.
We need your testimony to understand the situation.
Keeping your silence like this
won't help you either.
Remaining silent means you're accepting the charge.
How did you get the wound on your hand?
That handkerchief...
must've been a gift from your wife?
Please leave.
Oppa didn't say anything, right?
No.
Not saying anything won't fix the situation.
Having to go through this after what happened to his wife...
Did something happen to his wife?
My sister-in-law recently...
I'm not sure if you knew,
but my brother belonged to the disbanded union at first.
They were on strike together for a while too.
While my brother was doing that,
my sister-in-law must've been very stressed.
The families who survived the layoff
feel extremely uncomfortable whenever they share
the elevator with the disbanded union family even for a few seconds.
Some said they're selfish for wanting to survive
even though the company is failing.
That they're a group of toxic people.
They cursed at them telling them to move out.
The families of the layoff employees became the guilty ones.
While they were put in a dire financial situation,
she learned that Oppa was engaged in a criminal activity
and since he caused the accident on purpose,
she was told to return insurance payments.
That was the cause.
[ Bank balance ]
After losing her like that,
Oppa joined the pro-company union.
Knowing his personality,
there's no way he felt okay about it.
I'm sure it was very tough for him.
I'm sorry...
One day, he told me that
the balcony on the 8th floor doesn't seem so high up.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all my fault.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Honey. I'm sorry.
Oppa would say sorry all the time.
He blamed everything on himself.
Of all people, how could he have hurt...
How could he have killed Jung Wan...
My brother...
isn't someone who could harm other people. Never.
Hi, you're here.
Hi.
How did you get the wound on your hand?
[ Hwang Eun Jin ]
Hi, you're here.
Hi.
What the heck?
Where are you going?
What's going on?
I'm not sure.
I think the car alarm went off on its own.
Maybe someone hit it and left.
Look inside the car and see if anything is missing.
Inspector Bae.
[ Human Rights Commission ]
It's a footage of the factory.
Isn't this the same footage we saw then?
Deputy Director.
Did you open the old file instead of the one on the USB drive?
I don't think so.
Just one second.
It's the file on the USB drive.
But this is...
higher quality than the one from the company.
I think this is the original.
The footage from the company got cut off in the middle a lot.
I was suspicious of it being edited in some parts too.
But this is fully intact.
It shows the situation outside the factory too.
Who do you think gave this to us?
I'm not sure why, but one thing is for sure.
That someone is lying.
That's you, right?
I think so.
At 4:27 a.m. on October 21st.
This was filmed at the coating factory No. 2.
You said you never went to the scene
and you didn't send in the service crew either.
How would you explain this?
The thing is...
I did go to the scene.
I just wanted to avoid being misunderstood.
But...
I never sent in the service crew.
I got a call that something is up at the factory.
All I did was check the situation there.
I just went there to discuss things for the
security and safety of the employees.
I mean, there's evidence right here.
Will you keep denying?
Aside the fact that I was at the scene,
you can't prove anything else.
It's upsetting, but what he said is true.
We can't prove anything other than
the fact that he went to the scene.
Unless someone could tell us
what Director Min and the team leader
of the service crew discussed.
That USB drive...
Who could it be?
If it's someone who had access to A Security's footage,
don't you think it's likely that it's someone from the service crew?
A whistleblower, huh?
Right.
We didn't find anything in our black box, right?
Nothing was recorded because he was in a blind spot.
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Inspector Han.
Sir.
Does the motel van have a black box?
Yes, of course.
Could we have a look at that now?
Yes, of course.
Stop, stop.
- Play it one more time. - Okay.
Nothing shows the face at all?
It's hard to see because of the cap.
Pause for a second.
What?
Is it someone you know?
I'll be right back.
- How much would you like? - Fill it up, please.
Thanks for the USB stick.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Team Leader.
There must be a reason why you gave us that USB stick.
I understand your situation.
I guarantee that you'll remain anonymous.
I'm working this job temporarily,
but I should get back to the service industry.
It's a very small industry.
I need to survive myself.
I know.
The disbanded union, pro-company union,
and the service crew.
Everyone was just trying to survive.
But one of them ended up dying.
How much longer will you keep saying that he was just unlucky?
You got fired for this too. Was it because...
you had bad luck as well?
How many people were sent to the factory,
and whether Director Min ordered you to do that.
Please tell me.
Go to...
Bukdong Stadium.
Bukdong Stadium...
Just one second.
So the point is...
several men gathered around here
early in the morning on October 20th.
There's no way that many people
didn't leave any trace. Nonsense.
Maybe they ate here,
smoked a cigarette or someone exercising witnessed them.
Evidence like that...
A piece of evidence like that is crucial to us right now.
Anything can be evidence.
Try to find anything.
- Okay? - Yes.
- Let's get to it then. - Yes.
Excuse me,
did anything unusual happen on October 20th at all?
- October 20th? - Yes.
- Excuse me. - Yes.
I looked into it but didn't find anything unusual.
This parking lot is at the main entrance, right?
Well, yes. That's the one.
♪ Wait for the truth ♪
♪ What am I to you? ♪
♪ I'll do everything you've done... ♪
Did you happen to see
a large group of men around October 20th?
I'm not sure about that.
[ Sports Stadium ]
♪ Take it from me ♪
Could I check the schedule for the morning of October 20th?
Thank you.
♪ You talked to me with a smile on your face ♪
♪ I have nothing left anymore ♪
♪ Nothing is left anymore ♪
♪ Even if the whole world stops me ♪
♪ There's no way you could defeat me ♪
♪ There's no point at all ♪
♪ Everything that bothers me ♪
Did you find anything?
♪ It keeps me alive ♪
♪ It gives me a new reason ♪
♪ That's what I learned ♪
Apparently, several men gathered somewhere around here.
♪ Done to me in return ♪
Eunsol Lunch Box.
October 20th.
Eunsol Lunch Box.
Yes, that's right.
I delivered a group order there.
I thought it was strange they wanted delivery in the middle of the night.
There were a few tour buses
and the license plates said Gyeonggi and Seoul.
And I think there was a black van
with something written in English too.
And that was on October 20th, right?
Yes, I think there's a transaction history for that.
I found it strange that they suddenly ordered more than 100.
So I asked for the payment in advance.
And they sent it right away.
Here it is.
02:20 on October 20th. 117 orders.
[ Eunsol Lunch Box ]
Just one second.
Excuse me, ma'am.
I'm sorry, but could you tell me the name of the person who paid?
Is it okay to tell you?
It's okay.
- Just one second. - Yes.
It says Choi Young Jin.
Who?
Are you still not done investigating?
No.
You're working very hard.
Not at all.
I'm just trying to survive.
I don't know what that means anymore.
Those are the good days.
- Yes. - When they grow up,
they'll have to fight the same way too.
The lunch boxes for the service crew
was paid under your name.
What happened?
[ 2:20 - Bukdong Stadium ]
[ 2:20 - 117 service crew members gathered at Bukdong Stadium ]
The timeline doesn't make sense.
The service crew said they didn't know the pro-company union
would be there nor that would cause a disturbance either.
They said they called the company only after witnessing the violent situation.
The pro-company union entered the factory at 4 a.m.
Even if the service crew found out right away,
that would've been after 4 a.m.
How were they able to recruit people at 2 a.m. in advance?
Either they expected a disturbance,
or they planned to cause a disturbance.
It's one or the other.
[ Car wash, please ]
I felt so hopeless.
Before we split into the disbanded union and the pro-company union,
I was part of the executive department of the union.
Since I worked for the executive department,
of course, I'd make the dismissal list.
So I had to request for early retirement,
but the bank said
I have to pay off the company mortgage loan to do that.
I was about to be jobless.
It was impossible for me to pay off the loan.
But...
the company...
contacted me.
You mean Director Min?
He said he'd...
- take me off the list. - What did he demand?
At first,
he just asked me to tell him what's going on within the union.
That the company should know the union situation for a successful negotiation.
I shouldn't have believed that.
But I had no other choice.
I felt horrible working as a spy.
He asked you to pay for the meals for the service crew,
so it wouldn't leave a trace, right?
Yes.
Did Director Min tell you to enter the factory that night too?
- Can I get a car wash? - Yes.
Honestly, I don't care who you are.
- What I want to know is... - No.
You need to know...
who I am and...
what happened.
I used to be an employee at Mirae Auto.
I worked for A Security too.
Those people are lying right now.
Who do you mean?
All of them.
How do you know?
I was there too.
Get at least one shield!
Follow my lead and keep pushing when it happens.
- Yes! - Yes.
Make sure to get a shield.
Hurry up and come on in.
Hurry up. There's no time!
- Hurry up and move. - Hurry up!
Would it be okay if I went back?
What did you say?
We have the exact number of people.
You can't back out right now!
- Just go in now! - There's no time. Hurry!
Hurry up and go!
Hurry up, everyone!
We're ready now. We'll get started.
It's begun.
- Go inside. - Okay.
What are you doing here?
Pardon?
It's happening now. Hurry up and go inside the factory.
Okay.
Jung Wan!
Listen to me, you bastard!
Shut up, man...
I felt ashamed.
That I was there as a service crew member.
Because I was ashamed,
I couldn't come forward.
Just to make a few bucks,
I was so ashamed of myself
for being there for that.
I just couldn't bring myself to step forward.
Director Min called me a day before the incident.
He told me to talk to them inside the factory.
I thought he meant to persuade them and bring them out.
But he told me to cause a disturbance.
A disturbance?
Yes.
He said they'd take care of the rest.
Since the stay-in strike went on for a long time,
the new company must've felt pressured.
And the management must've gotten scared.
They had to sell-off the company in a day.
But if they find out the fired employees are still inside the factory,
they worried the deal might fall through.
Like in the olden days,
the police or service crew couldn't drag them out by force.
They must've needed an excuse...
for the service crew to break up the protest.
But things...
went too far.
I didn't know a person might die.
It's all my fault.
I deserve to die.
[ Arson forensics report ]
What's wrong?
What is it?
It's the final arson forensics report.
Please report to Inspector Bae.
Yes, Inspector Han. Where are you?
I know how you got the wound on your hand.
The death of a worker that night
isn't just Lee Jung Wan's death.
It's all of our...
deaths.
Please be courageous.
I still...
can't forget Jung Wan's face.
Things got barbaric that night.
Please leave if you're here to persuade us.
Hyungnim.
Please hear us out first.
Would that change anything?
You're worried the sell-off might fall through because of us.
Am I wrong?
Hey, Jung Wan.
Don't be so riled up.
Try to be realistic!
- What would be beneficial? - You said to survive together!
You're saying you want to survive alone now.
You're telling us to...
just die, aren't you?
Jung Wan, it's not like that.
What do you want then?
Should we all go down?
Isn't that what you really wanted to say?
Yes!
It's great to get that off my chest!
Satisfied, you bastards?
Geez...
Push them out, push them out!
Watch out!
Jung Wan, follow me!
Fire!
Even with the electricity cut off in the factory,
my dismissed colleagues were worried about the paint drying.
They used an emergency generator just for that area.
There was no phone signal because
you turned off the repeater?
Yes.
So it won't overload the power sockets.
If the paint dried up,
it would delay the factory by a month for it to run again. Then...
it would be a huge loss for the company.
- This way. Go! - No.
I need to go to the booth!
The generator can't catch on fire!
Why does that matter?
Just hurry up!
I need to go. I need to go...
No, forget it!
- I need to go... - Let's just go!
No, no!
Hey.
Listen to me, you bastard!
Shut up, you bastard.
They're neither selfish...
nor violent. They just...
fought so they could work.
They fought to protect the company.
Although I managed to secure my job,
I tried to run away.
Jung Wan was fired,
but he tried to save the machine like a fool.
There's nowhere to go if you go further in.
What if the fire spreads?
Call 911 right now!
I'm going in.
Cover your mouth and go, okay? Hurry!
Jung Wan.
Jung Wan!
Jung Wan! Hold on a second.
Jung...
Jung Wan...
Why didn't you tell the truth from the beginning?
How could I...
How could I tell the truth?
How could someone like me tell the truth?
I caused my wife's death...
and I abandoned my friend so I could survive.
I'm sorry...
I'm sorry, Jung Wan.
I'm sorry, Honey.
I'm sorry for surviving alone.
Honey, I'm sorry.
I don't know what to do.
I'm sorry, Se Woong.
I'm so sorry, Se Woong.
What caused Lee Jung Wan's death
wasn't inside the factory.
It was what was outside the factory.
Inspector Lee is right.
Our indifference existed...
also outside the factory.
[ Violation of Mirae Auto union's human rights ]
Here's my recommendation regarding the violation of
human rights during the suppression of the
Mirae Auto's union's protest.
While looking into the lack of action from the police,
we learned that the police didn't take an appropriate action
regarding the violence of the security company.
I urge the chief of police
to come up with a plan to reinforce supervision.
The security company overstepped the boundary
and suppresed the union's protest.
Regarding the forceful disbandment of the union,
I recommend Security Services Industry Act and any other relevant
legislation to be amended so the wrongdoer and the owner
of the service crew gets punished by the law.
Also, our investigation proved that Director Min Deok Hyeon
of Mirae Auto broke the Security Services Industry Act and
is also guilty of assault.
Therefore, I'd like to report that to the prosecutor general.
And Lee Jung Wan's death.
As a result of the investigation on the cause of his death,
we suspect that he passed away while being suppressed,
but since it's hard to pinpoint who the wrongdoer was,
we'll follow National Human Rights Commission Act 34, Article 1
and request the prosecutor general to open an investigation.
♪ My path might be dangerous and winding ♪
♪ I'd like it if you could join me... ♪
♪ If the sun sheds on our path ♪
♪ I might tell you that I'm happy ♪
I should get a part-time job since I can't find full-time work.
We're not service crew, by the way.
We are, man!
We're college students and this is our part-time job.
Please contact us if you'd like to try it out.
Please click on the like button!
♪ You're a precious one ♪
♪ Although my path is rough and long ♪
♪ You're there to make me happy ♪
♪ You're the one who makes me happy ♪
♪ Although my path is rough and long ♪
♪ You're there to make me happy ♪
♪ Even though the path might be boring and lonely sometimes ♪
♪ I'd like it if you could join me... ♪
This is the reservoir where Choi Chul Soo discarded the body.
This place is only 500 meters away from
the villa where he committed the murders.
Six bodies of teenage girls were found at this place.
Are you okay?
Is this the last one?
Give me a hand.
Be careful, it's heavy.
Here we go. One, two, three!
Lift it up!
♪ The moment I first met you ♪
♪ You were just a little girl ♪
♪ And you had a violet in your hair ♪
♪ You told me with a smiley face ♪
♪ I want to fly far away like a bird ♪
Please save me.
She was sent to a psych ward just for getting a cosmetic surgery without permission.
Did they cover up the abuse and react appropriately?
What comes after...
the investigation? Can you change it?
The cases closed because the victims didn't want to be investigated.
Someone else besides Jung Ah was at the hospital.
We suspect a violation of human rights after doing a basic investigation.
Don't get involved nor pity us if you can't be responsible.
Something happened to you, right?
Someone should question you regarding sexual assault...
Sexual assault?
[ The Running Mates: Human Rights ]