Ji-an!
Ji-an.
Are you okay?
Say something.
Mr. Kim...
Yes, it's me. Look at me.
You said to come to the roof,
so I tried to do so,
but the elevator broke.
I would have fallen and died.
But he...
He showed up and saved me.
I couldn't see his face,
but I saw him. It was Healer.
You know of him, right?
Okay. You're fine now.
He almost died because of me.
He almost died.
Can you walk?
Let's go.
Come with me.
What is it?
Yeong-sin?
My phone.
What?
My phone.
That was my mom's. I can't lose it.
It must be there. In the elevator.
Let's go for now.
We'll get it later. Okay?
Let's head back down.
Someone definitely
sabotaged the elevator.
Seeing how it broke and fell right then,
he must've been close.
The bastard
did it knowing it was Yeong-sin.
Okay.
I'll look through the security cameras nearby.
And about Kim Mun-ho...
Track him and see where he's headed.
In other words, track where he's taking Chae Yeong-sin?
Okay.
I hid my babies in his phone, so that is not a problem.
-But, Healer. -What?
What will you be doing?
Me?
I need to find something.
What was that?
Healer?
Hello?
Oh...
I...
I tripped.
You tripped? You?
You never do even if someone ties to trip you,
but you tripped on your own?
And what's wrong with your vitals?
Your heart rate is completely...
Yeong-sin.
Do you know how to check vitals?
A family member is sick, so I learned it.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Would you like to see a doctor?
I'm not hurt.
You were having difficulty breathing.
Right, yes. Briefly. I was in shock.
But I'm fine now.
Okay.
Did you meet the informant?
Shouldn't you meet him?
Is that what I said on the phone?
That I'm meeting an informant?
You were meeting an informant regarding Kim Ui-chan,
so I was to hurry over.
What else?
I was to turn off my phone in case someone tracks me.
-That wasn't me. -Pardon?
Someone was faking my voice
to draw you out here.
It sounded just like you though.
I'm sorry.
-For what? -They used you to send me a warning.
So,
someone pretended to be you, drew me out,
and broke the elevator on purpose to...
No way.
Let's go to my place. Your house is dangerous.
It's a stand-alone house, so anyone can go in and out.
How do you know where I live?
I told you, I ran a background check.
Wow.
Is this a penthouse?
I didn't think people actually lived in these places.
Wow, look at the view.
If you see this every day, wouldn't you go crazy?
You stayed up all night, didn't you?
I dozed off for about an hour and a half.
And you almost died 40 minutes ago.
Right, yes.
Are you not fazed easily or are you just dense?
Actually, I want to sing right now,
but I'm holding it in.
You can drink, right? I'll add some liquor to yours.
Also,
I want to ask something, but I'm holding it in.
Why is someone sending you a warning
and what do you mean they used me?
And earlier,
you called me by a different name.
Was it Ji-eun?
Did I?
You did.
Was it Ji-yeon? Anyway, it was something like that.
It's Ji-an.
Oh Ji-an.
She's someone I knew.
I was flustered and it just came out.
Drink. It will help you fall asleep.
Please tell me what you know.
I need to know. I really almost died.
Later. You should sleep for now.
Then I'll go home.
I told you, your house is dangerous.
I'll be fine.
That man, Healer, will protect me.
He even saved me from a falling elevator. So--
You said you investigated Healer,
so you should know he's a hired gun.
He has one standard. Money.
If someone offers him more tomorrow,
he'll naturally switch sides.
What's good, bad or just doesn't mean a thing to him.
That's why he can do what he does.
-Don't trust him. -Still...
You have a slight fever.
Get some sleep.
-But I-- -Please, for me.
If you don't, I'll be too nervous to go out.
I need to go somewhere right now,
so get some sleep.
If you're listening, I wanted to tell you this.
You protected her today.
Thank you.
We can call it danger pay,
or a token of appreciation.
I'll deposit a generous amount.
However, I do have one more request.
If you get an offer from the other side
and choose to stand against me,
please inform me of it.
I've been a regular client after all.
It's not much to ask.
"Trust me. Trust me just once.
Then you will be able to trust more and more."
That is what Dad said back then
when he was a stranger.
You don't know it, but I'm a robot.
If you don't like me... You see this?
Here. You see this mole here?
If you don't like me, press here. Then...
You see how I'm moving? If you press it,
I become like this. I can't move. See?
I can't move. Do you want to try? Go on. Try it.
Then you'd be able to believe me.
There's no point.
She crawls into any hole or crack she finds
and stays there all day.
Does she understand me?
She can hear. She just can't speak.
I've never really gotten a good look of her face either.
We leave her food at the opening here,
she eats when no one is around, and then she goes and hides again.
Then where does she sleep?
That's the real problem because winter will soon deepen.
We even forced her to stay in a room
but she's so quick that
she escapes like a squirrel and hides here.
I can't blame her.
As you've heard, she was in really bad shape
when she was first brought in.
She had bruises all over her body
and multiple broken bones.
Lee Jeong-seon and Han Young-ae were incredible,
but another joined the group. Guess who?
It was none other than Kim Hyun-shik. Do you know him?
You must know Kim Hyun-shik.
When I walked into the alley
My heart was racing
Your curtains were drawn
Still, I stared silently at your window
When the rain falls and music flows
I think
Of you
On the night you left
It rained...
Just like this
Today
I walk in the rain
It's not like the world became
more trustworthy after meeting my dad.
When I wasn't careful, someone stabbed me in the back.
When I opened my heart,
someone crawled in and left a scar.
But I was fine.
If you have just one person you can fully trust,
even if you are stabbed in the back,
the injury won't be too bad.
That's how I was.
That's why it is easier for me to trust someone now
rather than distrust them.
Let's go.
When I walked into the alley
My heart was racing
Your curtains were drawn
I was lost for words like a fool
Gosh, my legs.
I could not say anything to you
And regretted it when we parted
Mun-ho!
Go inside, Myeong-hui.
What's going on?
I need to talk to Mun-sik. I don't want you to hear us,
so don't come any closer.
What do you think you are doing?
Look who's talking? What have you done?
What is it?
Have you chosen to be inhumane?
Look me in the eye and answer me.
What are you if not a human being?
What are you talking about?
Did you have him do it again?
You don't like getting your hands dirty.
Do you know what he's talking about?
You shouldn't have touched Ji-an.
You did it expecting to end it all, right?
Fine, let's end it all tonight.
Did you
just say "Ji-an"?
When you said she was dead when she wasn't, I could understand.
You did it to save Myeong-hui who didn't want to live.
But...
So, Ji-an is alive?
You found her?
That's why you ran in here and...
What are you accusing me of?
You think I did something to her...
Enough. You make me sick.
I didn't know.
I mean it. I didn't know.
If it wasn't you,
was it Boss, the man you serve?
Was he sending me a message?
-Mun-ho-- -Listen.
If anyone
ever lays a finger on Ji-an again,
Myeong-hui will be the first to find out.
That's your biggest fear, isn't it?
Myeong-hui finding out the truth.
You're crossing the line.
You're using Myeong-hui to threaten me?
I have no choice.
I love Myeong-hui too.
You want me to just watch Myeong-hui
live with the man who hurt her daughter?
Do you really think that I will?
I can't do that.
Did you brothers argue again?
Look at your face. Have you had dinner?
I will give you something to drink for now.
You look like you were lost in a desert for a week.
You look extremely gaunt.
Come on. My arm hurts.
Let me heat up some food. Just a minute.
-Myeong-hui. -What?
I'm sorry.
For what?
Mun-ho. You can cry.
You can cry in front of me.
It'll be our little secret.
It's okay.
No.
It isn't okay.
I know, so it's okay.
You must be really upset.
Whatever it is, it will be all right.
Trust me, okay?
Mun-ho.
Tell me.
What's going on?
It was Boss' order.
Tell me exactly what that order was.
What did he order you to do?
What did he want you to do
after you find that child?
What have you been doing
behind my back?
That is...
This is Healer headquarters.
Your deadline to turn over Ko Seong-cheol's killer
to the police is approaching.
If you fail to complete your mission,
these are the TV stations on which
that problematic video will be aired.
-Assistant Oh. -The main news
-of major TV stations. -Yes, sir.
-I need to meet Boss. Set it up. -Variety shows with top ratings
-of public and cable channels. -Yes, sir.
Also...
If it airs during a show, will many people get angry?
Anyway, this is what we are going to do.
We've prepared a nice trailer to draw more viewers,
so please tune in.
Testing. One, two, three, four. Two, two, three, four.
All I know is love
Dae-yong? Little one?
-Yes, Boss. -What are you doing?
-I'm on a stakeout. -What stakeout?
I was told to stake out Chae Yeong-sin's house.
-Where's Healer? -Ask him yourself.
It's not like he'd tell me if I asked,
and I wouldn't understand even if he did tell me.
Anyway, who's paying for my overtime though?
Hello? Boss? My overtime...
Healer, you punk. Why did you turn off the radio?
I said not to turn it off no matter what you're doing.
It's me.
Yeong-jae?
Why are you there? That's Jeong-hu's house.
This was my house first.
That isn't a house. It's an abandoned warehouse
that Jeong-hu turned into a home.
So, is Jeong-hu there or not?
He's not here.
He had so many locks on the door
that it took me all day to break in.
So why did you go there? He doesn't let anyone in.
Even I don't touch his place.
-Detective Jo. -What?
I have a favor to ask.
I don't do favors for anyone.
I do accept job offers though. How much is it worth?
Kim Mun-sik's brother, Mun-ho.
You bugged his cell phone, right?
I did. So?
Go through his emails and stuff. I need to check something.
Check what?
You said Mun-ho requested a DNA sample?
He did.
And it was to find a daughter of someone's?
Yes, a girl in her late 20s.
And she was an orphan?
Yes, she became an orphan in 1992.
Then there is only one person Mun-ho would search for.
Myeong-hui and Gil-han's daughter, Oh Ji-an.
Hello?
Sorry, I think I dialed the wrong number. Sorry.
-Hello? -Yes! I got it right.
I'm good with numbers.
I knew I'd remember your number.
Aren't you impressed?
What happened to your cell phone?
I lost it.
I'm seeing how many numbers I can recall.
So how many do you remember?
Well, you are
the 19th, I think.
I'm honored.
I made it in the top 20.
I called you recently, remember?
So it stayed in my brain.
Anyway,
were you sleeping? You sound groggy.
Look at the time.
Good kids are tucked in by now.
Right, sorry. I guess I woke you up.
Then go back to sleep.
I...
I'm wide awake now.
Do you have something to say?
You moron.
That's not a nice thing to say.
Just speak casually.
-What do you mean? -You may speak casually.
You keep going back and forth which is confusing.
Okay.
But you still better show me respect.
Having respect for your senior reporter
makes this society beautiful.
To celebrate my speaking casually to you,
I'll listen to you all night long.
About what?
Didn't you call because you needed someone to talk to?
Wow, you're pretty quick.
Are you outside?
Isn't it cold?
It is.
I lost my phone, so I'm even colder.
A phone isn't a hot pack or anything.
It was a hot pack to me because it belonged to my mom.
Ever since she passed away,
it has been warming my heart.
So it was your mother's.
No wonder.
I wondered why you use an antique.
On a cold day like this,
when my heart is cold,
I'd hold it tightly in my hand.
It would
really get warm.
If it gets hot even without making a call,
that means it's time to get rid of it and get a new one.
I can't believe you want to be a reporter
when you're unromantic and unimaginative.
It's cold. You should go home.
If I go home now,
my dad will ask me 175 questions.
I don't have the energy to deal with that.
Don't you feel well?
Actually,
that is just an excuse.
I'm waiting for someone.
You're waiting?
I thought if I waited like this, I could see him.
I thought he'd appear right behind me.
But he isn't coming.
I'm sure
he has something to say to me.
He can't not say anything like this.
I'm...
ready to listen to him.
I have a lot to say too.
But he isn't coming.
I guess he won't come anymore.
TEST RESULT
Shit, this is bad.
This is fucked up.
What are you talking about?
-Hey, Yeong-jae. -What?
You said Jeong-hu's dad did something bad.
Yes.
Did he murder his friend?
That's what people said.
If what you say is true, then the man he killed is
Chae Yeong-sin's biological father.
After his mom left,
Jeong-hu thought women
were like gum on the street. But he finally started to like someone, right?
Is that the girl?
Yes.
Chi-su! Yeong-sin is back!
-Chi-su! -Stop that.
-It's Yeong-sin. -Dad.
Do you know what time it is?
Why didn't you answer your phone?
Dad, it's a long story. Can we talk inside?
Why don't you talk inside?
Do you know how many times the paper called for you?
You brat.
Don't you think of your family worrying at home?
Don't you see her face is blue from the cold weather?
It's so cold. I'm going to freeze to death.
Freeze to death? Where do you think you're going?
-Yeong-sin is freezing to death. -Home. Where else?
Explain everything in detail so I can understand.
Come on, this isn't a courtroom.
-Yeong-sin, go in. Quickly. -Thanks.
Hurry on in.
I know you told me to get some sleep,
but I can't sleep unless I'm in my own bed at home.
So I'm going home in order to obey your orders.
Don't you worry. This is Chae Yeong-sin reporting.
DETECTIVE YOON DONG-WON
Shoot.
Yoon Dong-won speaking.
I'm sorry to call at this hour. I'm Reporter Kim Mun-ho.
Pardon?
Why would a reporter call... Kim Mun-ho?
Are you free to talk?
Wow, his voice sounds exactly like on TV.
Why yes. It's an honor. Yes.
If we meet, may I get an autograph?
I have a junior reporter under me. Her name is Chae Yeong-sin.
She told me about you.
Do you remember her?
Chae Yeong-sin? Right, from Someday News.
Yes, of course I do. I saw her at Hwang Je-guk's house.
I wanted to send you the videos found in
Hwang Je-guk's house.
Videos?
They are of actresses in his agency
servicing various men.
It's related to a story we are investigating.
I see.
But there must have been some confusion.
I'm in the Cyber Crimes Division,
so I deal with incidents occurring in cyberspace.
Another division handles sexual crimes.
The men in the videos hold very high positions.
I'm afraid they would be covered up
during an investigation.
I see.
But I'm an outcast too, so I don't have much power.
I obtained the videos by hiring
Healer, the man for hire.
Did you just say "Healer"?
I heard you've been chasing him for years.
Yes, many years.
I know who Healer will be hanging around.
Who?
Reporter Chae Yeong-sin.
He received a request to protect her,
but the other side will probably hire him soon.
The people they hired lost to Healer recently.
Do you mean Hwang Je-guk?
I'm sure there is more behind him.
So,
who are you interested in? Hwang Je-guk or Healer?
Once you start your investigation, I'd like copies of
what you find on Hwang Je-guk and those backing him.
And?
I want undercover detectives to stay near Yeong-sin.
Don't you want
to catch Healer?
INFIRMARY
That old geezer.
Come out. Now!
You old geezer. I know you're still here.
I need to talk to you, you old geezer!
Show your face while I'm being nice.
If I catch you hiding, I'm going to kill you.
I have something to ask you, so come out here!
You're my master!
Since you're my master,
I have...
I have something to ask you.
I really don't know.
What am I supposed to do?
What should I do, Master?
I wish
you'd tell me.
Hello.
I'm sorry for just leaving yesterday.
I left a note--
I'm the one who should apologize.
I can breathe again now that I've seen you.
Pardon?
MINION
I sent someone to look,
but there was no phone in the elevator.
I see.
You didn't have to do that, but thank you.
Here.
It's a new phone.
No, I can get one myself.
It's company property, so be careful with it.
I see.
Thank you.
I thought about it all night.
What should I do with you?
I'll be more careful from now on.
There is only so much I can do to protect you.
So, if you would tell me
who is trying to hurt me and why, I'll--
I thought of two options.
A, I send you far away.
I could send you to study abroad in Europe.
It sounds like a line from a TV show,
and you're saying it so seriously.
Your jokes are so old.
I figured you'd react that way.
Then there's the second option.
-I make you very famous. -Excuse me?
If you become respected and many people know of you,
they can't pull something like the elevator incident
because they won't be able to bury it quietly.
Your dream is to become a famous journalist anyway.
How did you...
Right. The background check.
Of course, becoming famous may put you in more danger.
I don't know, so you decide.
If you're scared, run away while you can. I'll help.
When will you tell me the reason?
Why am I in danger?
If I say it's because you're with me,
can you accept that much for now?
A famous reporter?
Yes.
I'll do it.
You lost nothing. No one saw a thief.
Detective, I don't know what you heard,
but didn't you see my guys outside?
I have ironclad security.
What thief could get in?
It looks like a frame used to be here.
What happened to the painting that was here?
I sold it. Happy?
I see, you sold it.
Then I'll pass on the thief story.
Next.
The women in these videos are
all within your agency, correct?
This is the least obscene one.
I skimmed through them and... My God.
I couldn't watch it all.
What is this?
What the hell have those brats been doing?
I know, right? What did they do and where?
Let's look into it together.
On that note, you need to come to the station tomorrow.
I have many questions to ask you, especially about these gentlemen
of various positions and status.
It's good for a hangover. Try it.
Boss..
-That girl... -I was wrong.
I should have asked your permission first.
I was wrong to decide on my own
to hurt the girl.
Since you say that, I don't know what to say.
-But-- -But?
You know, don't you?
Why I had to go so far
for such a young girl.
Are you worried about Mun-ho?
Reporter Kim Mun-ho has been
on my tail for over 10 years.
Even with Samhan Heavy Industries
which we worked on recently,
Kim Mun-ho was on top of us as soon as we made our move.
But the most he could do was
babble a few comments on a live show.
He is one reporter in all of Korea.
What could he do that could possible concern you?
That is why
I wanted to bring him over to our side.
But he left the station and started
his own newspaper company.
You can't really call it a newspaper company.
That LA video you obtained last time...
He tried to intercept it, did he not?
If that had reached Kim Mun-ho's hand,
what would have happened?
I was handling it.
I would not have made a mistake.
I know.
You're the best I have. You're one of a kind.
But why did I push Kim Ui-chan
instead of you for mayor?
Boss, I...
It was because of your weaknesses.
You have two very big weaknesses.
Your wife and your brother.
We can't add the girl as a third weakness.
I know my weaknesses well.
That is why I've never wanted more than
what you've given me.
But Boss,
my weaknesses are
fatal.
If I get hurt, it'll be impossible to recover.
I will die.
I assume you won't have
any use for a dead soldier either.
I'll take care of my problems.
I'll do it myself
and decide how it'll be done too.
I earnestly
ask this of you, sir.
Hello?
Let me talk to Boss.
-Who is this? -I'm Hwang Je-guk.
I know I called the place where Boss is,
so get him on the phone while I'm being nice.
How did you get this number?
Exactly! I have enough connections to get this number,
and I'm in a bad spot right now.
If I'm caught,
I won't go down alone.
I have a big mouth, you know.
So I'll blab and blab.
I don't know whose names I'll blurt out.
The problem is, among those names are
many of Boss' people.
Do you know what I'm getting at?
So, get Boss on the phone before it's too late!
I understand.
I'll relay the message.
Please wait, and you'll hear from him.
Who was the man that brought the LA video
and was killed?
It's Ko Seong-cheol.
You said
you need his killer, correct?
Okay! Listen up.
Kim Ui-chan will hold a press conference at 4 p.m.
announcing his candidacy for mayor.
Simultaneously, Someday will premier "Someday News,"
an online news program.
The press conference will be included,
as well as the material that we have collected.
Yes?
Isn't it too strong to start off with Kim Ui-chan?
Maybe we should begin softly?
Like a warm up? A practice game, something like that?
Why must we start off with Kim Ui-chan?
To sell.
To sell?
Not because of our calling as reporters or anything,
but to sell?
The calling of reporters is useless
if no one watches us.
If it's Kim Ui-chan, a lead candidate for Seoul mayor,
don't you think it will sell well?
If it's something this big, I need to do my spy work.
Do it. Just do it on your way there. We have no time.
Jong-su, your mission is to
get a seat at the press conference.
The best spot to broadcast live.
Oh no.
Our screen quality will be horrible.
Since we've never even practiced before,
we will make many mistakes.
Check the connections. Unplug and plug them back in.
We don't even have a broadcast van, but let's do it.
If we don't try, we won't know where to improve.
We'll learn fighting skills not in a warm gym,
but in a cold open market with the wind blowing.
I was late looking for this.
Where...
The cameraman is here. They just left together.
Here.
Let's go.
-Where are we going? -To become famous.
What?
Look into everyone around Chae Yeong-sin.
Her colleagues' details
will be in their human resources files.
Yes, address, work experience, things like that?
Height, weight, and build too.
And pictures. Don't forget those.
What are you talking about now?
What? What is it?
-We have a problem. -What problem?
Please tell us again. Everyone is here.
I can't get in.
What do you mean? Can't go in where?
They're only letting in reporters on the list.
Newspapers and stations not on the list
can't even go into the room, let alone ask questions.
A business card from Someday or Monday won't cut it.
What should we do?
How could they discriminate in this day and age of
freedom of the press?
Let me talk to the person in charge!
How dare they!
They'll only take and answer
questions they wrote themselves.
It's to prevent any questions about Joo Yeon-hui.
Jong-su.
Turn the camera back. Back pan. Back pan.
Right there. Zoom in.
ENGAGEMENT PARTY
The son of DK's CEO Kim Se-gwang is
having his engagement party in the next room.
Do you know them?
They can't stop their guests that easily.
Right, it's my cell phone.
Look, it's new.
Go figure.
How do I answer this?
You don't even know how to use it.
Hello?
Yes, Mr. Kim.
This is my first call on this phone.
It's a smart phone, so I didn't...
Excuse me?
Go undercover? Us?
Stop by where first?
So make them look so dignified and fancy
that no one could dare refuse them, is that it?
Okay.
That must be them now.
I have to go. I'm suddenly eager to work.
Hello.
Reporter Kim Mun-ho sent you, correct?
Yes. He said to stop by on our way--
Hush!
Come.
I think I should wait...
-Stay here. -Outside.
Shall we begin?
Wait, but...
Where are you...
We're going undercover which is my expertise.
Reporters must be able to
transform instantly into anyone necessary.
I know a lot about transforming too.
I've always done it on my own.
So I don't need... My goodness.
You startled me.
Bong-suk.
Don't talk to me right now. I'm not in the mood.
Why? Didn't you sleep well?
No, not at all.
Why not? Right, because I woke you up?
I had a lot on my mind.
Goodness, my little Bong-suk knows how to think?
I thought a lot.
More than usual.
What did you think about?
Let's say I was looking for an excuse.
An excuse for what?
Well...
What?
An excuse to meet again.
To meet again? Whom?
Wow. It's perfect.
My Lady.
Beautiful.
If we are ready, shall we go now?
Okay. Let's go.
You must do whatever it takes to ask your questions.
He just sent us a legitimate warning.
"Don't touch her."
I am Chae Yeong-sin.
Will you please meet me?
My dad was a murderer.
And I am a thief.
Good job. You did better than I expected.
I got a compliment.
Rather than waiting for someone who isn't coming,
how about you consider me?