Stop.
Boss said not to let you...
Are you all right?
Boss, we couldn't catch him.
One of the delivery men went after him for now.
What should we do?
Boss!
So,
where did he go?
Kim Mun-ho speaking.
Do you remember Ki Yeong-jae?
I heard you used to be close back in the day.
He's dead.
Request an autopsy right away.
Get all the security footages from the police station,
especially the floor of the interrogation room.
From last night until 8:00 a.m. today.
Gyeong-seok, do it right now
before someone in the station messes with it.
Now. Okay.
Excuse me.
Only authorized personnel are allowed.
The morgue...
MORGUE
RESTRICTED AREA
Reporter Kim Mun-ho.
Yes, hello.
I'm Yoon Dong-won, the cybercrimes detective.
We spoke on the phone before.
What are you doing here?
It isn't true, right?
Right?
I still remember.
You played a joke on me just like this before.
So give it a rest and get up.
Master.
You're taking it way too far.
Stop...
Stop it already.
Wait. What's this?
Stay back.
Sir?
Are you okay?
Someone will be right here.
Yeong-jae.
Do you know him?
Yes.
I knew him.
Tell me.
How did you know to come here when he just passed away?
He was like family to me.
My family member died,
so I should know.
Yeong-jae.
I'll take it from here.
Team three was handling Ki Yeong-jae's case, right?
Tell them that I think someone came to the hospital.
I'm not sure if he came because of Ki Yeong-jae,
but tell them...
Hey, listen carefully.
Everyone from our team who isn't part of the operation
must protect the police firewall.
Today...
No, tomorrow at the latest, we will surely have unwanted guests.
The target is Ki Yeong-jae's statement.
We'll set a trap, wait quietly, and catch them then.
You should have seaweed soup on your birthday.
Birthday.
Seaweed soup.
That is customary.
What about cake?
A cake is baked by a stranger.
Meanwhile, your master is personally making you this soup.
How can you even compare the two?
That's why I want a cake.
Do you even know how to make this?
I learned from the lady at the corner store.
Water.
Beef.
And seaweed.
Don't you need to wash that?
The boiling water will kill all the germs.
What the hell?
Ta-da.
Look, it's my certificate.
"The above has passed the GED
and is therefore granted this Certificate of High School Equivalency."
See? Now, hand it over.
Damn you. You really pulled it off.
Give me the briefcase.
I worked so hard to get this.
I can't believe--
Is the secret to martial arts really here?
Learning this will make me three times better, right?
You better be right.
It may vary for each person.
A blank slate like you
will probably...
improve a lot.
Give it to me. You promised.
Hand it over.
Come on, give me that.
Come on.
Sir, please. What are you doing?
Okay.
What's this?
"Lonely Lady. Please Don't..."
You pervert, I'm going to--
Those were very difficult to find!
Jeong-hu, please.
Some woman called and said you'll come here.
She asked me to stop you before it's too late.
Wait. Just stop!
She said you are going to kill that bastard.
You're not going to, right?
Move.
Don't do it!
Will you become a murderer because of those low-lives?
Why should you?
Damn it!
Yeong-jae wouldn't have wanted this either.
You know that, right?
Fine.
What am I supposed to do then?
I'll find a way.
-We can-- -What are you talking about?
I mean right this instant.
Let me do something, would you?
There is
nothing that
I can do, so...
Tell me what I'm supposed to do!
I was like that too.
It was hard for me too
because my hands were tied for these past 20 years.
So,
give me a little more time.
I swear I'll find a way.
I...
I called Master here.
He didn't want to come, but I called him here.
Jeong-hu.
I made him say things he didn't want to say
and got angry at him when he told me.
I was too busy being angry.
He came back after eight years,
but I didn't even have a single meal with him.
But...
But you know, that old geezer...
Just cry.
It's okay to cry.
Just cry, Jeong-hu.
That old geezer...
I promise.
We'll get those jerks
and the scumbags standing behind them.
I'll make them pay.
Trust me.
-How? -Jeong-hu.
What else can you do
other than stopping me?
Reporter Lee.
-Yes? -Back there too.
It's so nice.
Hello, ma'am.
I'm Reporter Lee Byeong-jin of Asia Monthly.
-Hello. -I'm so sorry.
I know you need to rest.
While we're at it, let's take a few more.
Mr. Kim, your happy married life is legendary.
Please.
Will you be okay?
Yes, that's good.
-Like this? -Yes.
Ma'am, a big smile, please.
It must have been difficult to decide to run for mayor.
It's a spot that was vacated because of Kim Ui-chan's scandal,
and you have no experience in politics.
I believe my lack of experience is exactly the reason why I was selected.
After the previous candidate's scandal,
our party's priority is to provide
transparency and credibility.
This is also my weakness, but I'm consistent through and through.
I can't hide anything.
It's a big problem.
Isn't he picking up?
-Weren't you together all night? -The number you've dialed...
I know.
He went out for a run in the morning, but he never came back.
Doesn't Bong-su have a habit of running away when he's scared?
Maybe he saw something scary
in the middle of the night or early in the morning.
What about me?
What did you do to make him run away first thing in the morning?
He's isn't calling, and not even showing up at work.
I'm terribly curious.
So am I.
-What the-- -Park Bong-su is taking a few days off.
I guess I'm late too.
The meeting will start in 30 minutes.
All right, in 30 minutes. Let's get ready.
Yes?
I would like to discuss something with you.
-Come in. -Thank you.
We're doing a story on Kim Mun-sik.
So?
Honestly, our goal is to dig up dirt on him.
That's right.
That's why I think we should meet him.
Shouldn't we ask him in person?
"We believe you are corrupt for these reasons.
Are we correct?"
You're right.
The problem is this.
Would he accept our request for an interview?
So,
could you pull some strings?
You're brothers after all.
Not as of today.
Pardon?
I've decided that
Mun-sik and I are no longer brothers.
Not anymore.
I see.
Brothers should get along though...
Then, I'll request an interview myself.
Do you really want to meet Mun-sik?
Actually,
I want to meet his wife.
I saw this while sifting through old articles.
They say he and his wife have a great relationship.
Here. She's his wife, and...
That's right.
She's your sister-in-law.
It's so confusing. Here.
Take a look.
They say their relationship is like no other.
I mean, all the articles use terms like
soul siblings, eternal devotion,
and legendary lovebirds.
So?
So,
I know you think poorly of President Kim Mun-sik.
I know you believe he shouldn't become the mayor of Seoul.
You're close to him, so you must know him better than anyone.
But
the small emotional and dramatic side of me says that
someone who can cherish and love one woman all his life
may not be such a bad guy after all.
I could be wrong but still...
I may be biased,
so you'd like to meet him and judge for yourself.
Yes. I'm sorry.
First, I'd like to meet his wife.
Let me consider it.
Thank you.
I'll get going then.
Right.
Did Bong-su call you and say he wasn't coming in?
He isn't well.
How? Was he hurt?
I assume it's a cold.
I see.
Bong-su.
Do you have a cold? Are you sick?
Can't you call?
Then at least text...
Bong-su.
WHAT'S YOUR REAL NAME?
Hey, Yeong-jae.
I plan to use my special powers that I haven't used in a while.
So cheer me on from there.
Yoon Dong-won, have you been waiting?
Hey! What happened?
A backdoor must've been planted into our firewall.
Move.
What's the status?
It's strange. They're coming in all at once.
I've never seen anything like this.
I've seen this many times before.
She comes in like this and disappears like a ghost.
Then she appears again out of nowhere.
Look at that.
That's it. Just like this.
If I catch you dozing off again, you're dead.
The guys we chased for four months are in there.
We'll raid them as soon as we get the warrant.
You can't let them touch their computers.
That really hurts.
Can you afford to dawdle, be dazed and confused
like this one was at the Saewoon Mall case
so that the culprits find the time to delete all the files?
Should that happen again?
No.
As soon as we open the front door, we run in.
Secure their computers first.
So when
are we getting that stupid warrant?
What time is it?
It's very late.
Why can't you ever learn? You always fall for it.
I'm sorry, but I can't today.
I need to be here.
My team is still too young to leave unsupervised.
-I'll be done soon-- -You call yourself a mom?
Jo Min-ja, get over here right now!
Fine, I'll come.
I'm coming right now.
Is your son very ill?
How old is he again?
Four.
How many surgeries can a four-year-old handle?
Just go to the hospital.
We'll figure things out here.
The warrant was just issued.
Let's go.
What? They're here!
They fell into the trap!
-Get them! -I will.
What?
It's a virus!
You call yourself a mom?
How can you consider yourself as one?
If you were a mom...
If you were a mom,
you would have been
by your child when he was dying.
I know you worked hard, but the order is from the higher-ups.
Bury it.
Delete all the documents you obtained.
Are you listening to me?
Not a single letter must be left on file.
I got the video of your master's statement.
I watched it first
and I think he was making a statement to you, not the police.
I became Healer a year after being released from prison.
The name Healer
was the name of a magazine my friends and I created in high school.
It sounded cool. "Healer."
What was your most recent job?
You know the owner of Jeil News, Kim Mun-sik?
He was my client.
I do anything people pay me to do.
I don't care about morals or justice.
Gosh, I should have cared a little.
They are sort of like street signs.
They guide you when you don't know which way to go.
"There is a cliff ahead.
Construction zone.
Turn back."
Do you know Ko Seong-cheol?
He came from L.A.
Did you kill him? Was that a job?
I don't take on jobs like that.
If a person kills another person, you're no longer a human being.
I need to die as a human being so that I can see them again,
the people I want to see.
The people who left first.
There is one thing I regret though.
I should have quit sooner.
I should have quit, lived with the woman I loved,
have two kids, one dog, two cats, and three goldfish
and raised them well.
I should have, right?
What happened?
You don't need to watch the rest.
-Why not? -You heard what you needed to.
It's your master's last wish.
"The woman you love, two kids, dogs, cats, and goldfish."
Do you want me to make you a new identity?
Or do you want to permanently stay as Park Bong-su?
Consider it your retirement pension.
-It's too late. -What is?
She...
She knows everything.
She knows who I am.
I'll wait, but...
What do you mean? What does Chae Yeong-sin know?
Does she know that you're Healer?
She knows, but she's saying nothing?
No, she doesn't know everything.
She probably doesn't know
that she will be hurt if she stays with me,
and she may even be killed.
What are you saying?
There is nothing I can do.
I should just sleep.
All right, get some rest.
-But does Yeong-sin really-- -Ms. Jo.
-What? -Nothing. It's nothing.
CHAE YEONG-SIN
HOW CAN YOU NOT EVEN CALL? DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH?
It's a ten-minute slot, so the interview isn't enough.
Find something we can throw in.
Okay.
-When is Sponsorship Night? -Well...
I'm sorry.
Right.
You should be sorry.
-Did you write a letter of apology? -I did.
Luckily, I was able to keep my job.
Of course, they don't have anyone as good as you here.
-I'm sorry. -You're not here just to apologize.
-Why are you here? -No, I really came to apologize.
It's okay.
I know what kind of a person you are.
I blame myself for often forgetting it.
Am I
that horrible?
Why are you here?
There's someone who was like a brother to me,
and he recently died.
-So? -I think someone I know killed him.
Are you here as an informant?
There's a kid with whom I was close to when I was young,
and he's been off the grid for days.
Today makes it three.
Mun-ho.
If you look at the contacts here,
they have groups.
Work, family, friends.
But did you know this?
I have only one entry under the group "friends."
-You. -What are you doing?
I came to talk to that friend.
I realized I had no one else to talk to.
Don't I seem lonely and pathetic?
You're not the type to seek out friends because you're lonely.
-That's harsh. -You're scared.
You know you have a lot of fear.
Do I?
Everyone says you're brave,
but that's not true.
You never fight up until the point you get hurt.
You run away when you meet a truly scary adversary
by making up some believable excuse.
Do I?
That's why you survived this long.
Don't be ashamed.
We're all the same.
-Excuse me. -Yes?
Would you help me find this address?
That address doesn't exist.
I've been a realtor here for over 20 years.
PERSONNEL FILE
Yeong-sin!
Someday is a war zone due to the Kim Mun-sik Special.
We're short-staffed. So what are you doing, Bong-su?
If you're sick, call and let us know.
If you don't want to come, call and say so.
In 1997, Jeil News was in trouble, right?
The owner wanted to sell the paper.
It's been four days, Bong-su.
Don't think you'll still have your job
after not showing up without even calling in.
It's too late for you.
You've lost your last chance to gain my forgiveness.
Even if you come and beg, it's too late.
It's over. The end!
It's me, Yeong-sin.
It's been five days now.
Did I
do something wrong?
Is it because I said I'd wait?
Is that why you can't come?
Should I have said I wouldn't wait
and not to worry about me?
What if I took it back?
Kim Mun-sik will be doing a live interview this weekend with ABS.
We'll take that and air timed counter-broadcasts.
"Timed counter-broadcasts"?
He will answer the questions posed to him, right?
"What do you like?"
"I like kimchi stew."
Then we'll do a broadcast on that within ten minutes.
"Does Kim Mun-sik truly like kimchi stew? Is he telling the truth?"
Then we'll need to know what questions they will ask
during the interview.
Yes, we must.
The good thing is, they won't ask and answer freely.
They will stick to scripted questions and answers.
So how will we get those questions?
-Jong-su. -Yes?
Since you're a spy anyway, you can be a double agent.
But you see,
I'm going to be promoted to managing editor
at Jeil News in three months.
Is that a no?
-Do you just need the script? -Yes.
By the way, where's Yeong-sin?
Jeez.
-Why do you look so dazed? -I'm fine now.
I'm sorry.
Is the meeting over?
Give me your phone.
I won't make personal calls during work hours again.
Save this number.
The name is...
Choi Myeong-hui.
She's Mun-sik's wife.
Thank you.
Call her yourself and ask for an interview.
I will.
But...
if it looks like she won't agree no matter hard I try,
may I mention your name?
Sure.
Thank you. I'll call her right away.
Hello?
Hello, I'm Reporter Chae Yeong-sin of Someday News.
May I speak with Ms. Choi Myeong-hui?
Yes, this is she.
Hello, I'm sorry for suddenly calling you like this.
How did you get this number?
Well...
Kim Mun-ho gave it to me.
He's our company president.
Mun-ho is the president?
Is he not a reporter anymore?
He bought Someday News a while ago.
Didn't you know?
I did not.
I see.
Was it a secret? Oh, no.
Did Mun-ho tell you to call me at this number?
Actually, I begged him for it because I wanted to interview you.
That's strange.
He knows I don't meet people.
Please, Ms. Choi.
I would like to meet you and ask you some questions.
Is this about my husband's candidacy for mayor?
He may become the next mayor of Seoul.
That is a very important position.
We would be entrusting him
with millions of lives, families, and livelihoods.
That's why I wanted to know
what the person closest to him thought of him.
-Your voice... -Pardon?
You have a pleasant voice.
Really?
Well, people always say
I look better than I sound.
That was a joke.
Will you give me some time to think it over?
Of course.
Can I call you at this number once I've made my decision?
Yes, I'm Chae Yeong-sin at Someday News.
I'll text you my information as well.
Okay. I'll get back to you.
Thank you. I'll be waiting to hear from you.
CALLING
Did you find it?
I found it, but...
This car looks like it hasn't been used for a month.
He hasn't ridden his bike in a while either.
There is a thick layer of dust.
Is there anywhere else?
That is his last car
which means he hasn't been moving.
So he's been home.
Just tell me where he lives. I'll head over there.
You can't find it even if you go.
Why not?
Because you won't be able to go in unless he lets you in.
Excuse me.
We're not open yet.
-We'll be open in 30 minutes. -Then open up now.
Right now.
Okay.
What would you like?
-Don't you have any women? -Excuse me?
I refuse to place my order to a man.
-Uncle, can I have some milk? -Sure.
Here's a woman.
Miss? Please take my order.
Sorry?
Don't go.
I bet she found out her husband was cheating,
and wants to lash out at any woman.
Miss! My order!
What a lousy way to start the morning...
Calm down. I'll go.
All I need to do is take her order.
No wonder her husband cheated on her.
What would you like?
If you want breakfast, we have breakfast sets here--
Have a seat.
Excuse me?
Well, I actually don't work here--
Sit.
Okay.
Don't you recognize my voice?
Chae Yeong-sin? You know Park Bong-su, don't you?
Are you Bong-su's mother?
I am definitely not his mother.
Bong-su hasn't shown up for work for days, and I can't reach him.
-Give me your phone. -My phone?
Here.
Is Bong-su sick?
Or did he leave the country?
But your phone can be on roaming even if you're out of...
What are you doing?
He hasn't moved for six days.
I checked the supermarkets and takeout eateries in the area,
and he hasn't even bought water, let alone food.
I could go by his place, but I don't know the way in.
So there's only one option.
We need him to open the door and come out.
How much of what I just said do you understand?
Is he
okay?
Is he not okay?
Where is he? Please tell me.
Where is he? Please.
I had to see those eyes.
Bong-su.
Park Bong-su!
Is anyone there?
INFIRMARY
Is anyone here?
Bong-su.
Why are you sleeping so deeply?
Open your eyes. Please?
This won't do.
Let's go to the hospital.
I'll take you.
I'm sorry. I dialed the wrong number.
Bong-su, it's me.
Awesome.
What a dream.
Are you sick?
Just how sick are you?
Your hand is freezing.
I'm cold.
Okay.
Is that a little warmer?
You. Stay right there.
I made egg porridge.
Taste it.
What kind of a dream is this?
How did you get in here?
Who got you in here? When?
Just taste this.
I took the day off from work.
I told my dad already,
so I'm staying here until at least tomorrow.
You'll eat the food I make whether you like it or not.
So...
How does it taste?
Is it salty? Bland?
Yeong-sin.
Right, I borrowed your clothes. I hope you don't mind.
I don't know how you got in here,
but you shouldn't be here.
So leave.
Forget this place
and never come back.
Leave.
What?
Do I have to walk you out or something?
Is this the real you?
The person who's talking now.
Is that the real you?
Bong-su isn't like this.
You're kind of scary.
Why don't you get it?
It took me an entire day to find you.
It's already evening, so it's dark outside.
Let me stay until the sun rises and the streets are brighter.
If you still tell me to leave, I will.
It's salty. It needs more water.
Yes, I know I should soak it in water,
but for how long?
What?
No, this isn't whole. It's cut up.
Rice water?
I threw that out.
Dad, I'll call you back. Bye.
You crash at my place whenever you feel like it.
I'm just asking for one night. This isn't fair.
I'm not leaving.
Why don't you know when to be scared?
I'm not afraid of you.
Don't you know who I am?
You have no idea how much
I'm hiding from you.
I don't care.
Are you stupid?
Don't send me away.
If you send me away,
you'll cry for the rest of your life.
I...
may hurt you.
No.
You'd never hurt me. Ever.
Don't send me away.
Please don't.