01x03 - The Man with the Umbrella

[bunniefuu]

[engine revs]

[suspenseful music]

[crickets creaking]

[suspenseful music continues]

CHIEF, I CAN'T GO TO THE STATION TODAY.
I'LL CONTACT YOU LATER.

[suspenseful music]

[barrel clicking]

[suspenseful music rising]

[whirring]

EPISODE
THE MAN WITH THE UMBRELLA

[music stops]

[masked deck supervisor ] Ready.

[masked deck supervisor ]
Begin player inspection.

[metal clanking]

[car door opens]

[car doors close]

[device beeps]

[beeping]

[beeping continues]

NAME: SEONG GI-HUN

NAME: CHAE g*ng-SUN

[device beeps]

[device dings]

[device trills]

[beeps, trills]

[both grunting]

[masked man groans]

[both grunting]

[rumbling]

[car alarm beeping]

[Jun-ho grunts, pants]

[footsteps thudding]

HWANG JUN-HO
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY

[waves crashing]

-[Jun-ho grunts]
-[water splashes]

[masked man] Hey, you!

[Jun-ho breathing heavily]

Sorry.

I just got seasick.

[masked deck supervisor ]
Did you forget the rules?

You do not speak
unless your superior allows you to.

Go standby in the cabin.

[birds squawking]

[car engines rumbling]

[foreboding music]

[foreboding music continues]

[Gi-hun] Hey, sir.

[soft gasp]

[Gi-hun] Wake up, sir.

[soft classical music playing on speakers]

Wake up. Get up, huh?

-[Player ] Uh-huh.
-[sighs]

[Gi-hun] Are you all right?

You're here.

[gasps]

So Player came back.

Yeah.

I got scared.
I thought you were gone for good.

[chuckles]

Hey. I won't die so easily, you know.

-I know you won't.
-[Player chuckles]

I stopped playing because of you,
and I'm back because of what you said.

I'm actually sort of partial to you.

[chuckles]

-[classical music playing]
-[background chatter]

[Player ] A lot of people
decided to come back.

[sighs]
You're right. Hmm.

-Yeah.
-I guess everybody's desperate.

-Oh.
-Huh?

There, look. That's the woman who couldn't
name her kid. She came back too.

[Player ] You're right.

Think she named her kid yet?

I don't know.

[Sang-woo] Gi-hun.

Oh, Sang-woo.

So you're here.
I didn't think I'd see you.

[clicks tongue]

Neither did I.
[awkward chuckle]

And you?

Your mom, did you see her?

[Ali] Hey, good sirs.

[Gi-hun] Oh. Hey.

It's my angel.

I'm happy to see both of you.
I hope we make it.

[Gi-hun sighs]

Thanks for the bus fare, sir.
It meant so much to me.

What, you gave him the bus fare?

Because he said that
he'd walk Yeouido to Ansan.

[chuckles]
That's so heartwarming.

We're like a bunch of soldiers
at training camp, huh?

-[Gi-hun laughs]
-A training camp is what?

You know, it's like the army
sh**ting g*ns.

Oh! Soldiers all training together?

Uh-huh.

Wait a minute.

Since we're on the subject now,
you should join me.

We should just form our own team,
don't you think?

You're right. Who knows what game
they'll have us play next.

It wouldn't hurt to be in a group
so we're ready for anything.

Hey, you should join up with us.

I mean, we already know he's crazy strong.

You saw it.

He lifted me up with one hand
like it was nothing at all.

You mean… that you… I can join you?

Oh, yeah, sure. Uh, so then,
you'll be the new recruit.

He's the skilled corporal,
and that means I'm a sergeant.

Oh, man. Thank you, sir.
[chuckles]

-Please just drop the "sir," will you?
-[Player ] Excuse me.

If you don't mind,
can I join up with all of you?

Yeah, of course.

And you can be the… Hold on…

So you can be the old major
who's been in the army his entire life.

-Thanks so much.
-[both laugh]

Yeah. Quite a team we got going here.
Damn! Let's do this.

[chuckles]

I'll take you in again
and look past everything.

Come and join us.

We were a good team
for a while out there, huh?

Are you actually serious?

I mean, everybody out there
is still looking for you.

Stop with the act.

It doesn't matter how tough you are,

you're not going to win in this place.
Not on your own.

Didn't you notice?
[chuckles]

Those jerks with masks came in

and removed the beds
of the people who d*ed.

Make one mistake out there,
and yours is next.

[chuckles]

Worry about your own ass, okay?

[men laugh]

-[Deok-su sighs]
-[Player ] Don't join him.

This guy's a dumb dumbass.

He liked to pick
all of his little minions' pockets

just so he could fill up his own.

He got bold enough one day
to go after his head honcho's pockets,

but now he's in here.

'Cause he was stupid and got caught.

You know what people in my hometown
would call you, huh?

A damn revolutionary assh*le.

[men laugh]

You communist little bitch, I'm gonna…

[grunts]
Excuse me.

Am I interrupting you?

Sorry.

What is it?

Oh, boy.

You're really good looking.

[chuckles]

[scoffs]

Come on, let me join you guys.

Join what?

I'll be your teammate.

[men chuckle]

Tell me what you're good at?

Everything, except the things I can't do.

And I'm certainly better
than some skinny girl.

-A lot better.
-[men exclaim]

You mean, you're that good?

How about it?

Plenty of empty beds.

[men snigger]

[woman on PA] Attention.
Your mealtime begins now.

-All players, please form a line…
-Maybe later.

…in the center of the room.

[woman on PA]
Let me repeat the instruction.

-Attention. Your mealtime begins now.
-[chuckles]

All players, please form a line
in the center of the room.

[classical music playing on speakers]

[sighs]

Assholes.

[deep inhale]

[scoffs, snickers]

[footsteps approaching]

[device beeps]

[masked manager] Out of , returned.

The re-entrance rate is percent.

[Front Man] Keep an eye on the ones
who didn't return to play

and keep me posted.

[masked manager] Yes, sir.

[receding footsteps]

[indistinct chatter]

-[Gi-hun] Mm…
-Ahh…

This brings back old memories.

Do you remember eating lunches
like this too?

Of course.

My wife was always in the kitchen
every morning.

She'd pack lunches just like these ones
for me and my kids.

[chuckles]

I wish the rice was piping hot.

At least they could've
warmed it up a little.

[grumbles]
All we need is a stove.

Remember doing that?

The little briquette stove we had
in our elementary school classroom.

We'd stick our lunch boxes on it.

It'd get burning hot on us too,

and the rice'd get all scorched. Hmm?

Gi-hun.

Hmm?

Let's try to stay on the subject.

How about putting your mind
to what the game could be?

[Player ] Mm.

Hey.

No one can figure that out.

We'll find out when it's time.

You know, considering the last one
that we did,

I think that there'll be another old game
kids played, just like I used to.

I'll bet you right there.

Think of all the ones they could choose.

Ddakji, Dabanggu,

there's Hopscotch, Biseokchigi,

and Tag, Don Katsu, Freeze Tag.

And for girls, there's Gonggi, Elastics,
Cat's Cradle and…

And what else?

I don't know how to play those.

You don't know any of the games I listed?

Hey, listen to me.

All those games are easy to learn.

And we'll teach them to you.

[chuckles]

That's much appreciated.

[munching]

[mysterious music]

[woman on PA] Attention.
The work schedule is done for today.

All active staff, please take this time
to return to your rooms.

Let me repeat the instruction.

The work schedule is done for today.

All active staff, please take this time
to return to your rooms.

[doors thudding]

[mysterious music continues]

[clicking]

[mysterious music continues]

[clacks loudly]

. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR MASK
OUTSIDE THE ROOM

. DO NOT CONVERSE
WITHOUT PERMISSION

. DO NOT LEAVE THE ROOM
WITHOUT PERMISSION

[rustling]

[Player ] Hey, hey, hey!
Open the door, you jerks!

I have to pee really bad, right now!

Don't you jerks ever take a leak?

Let me use the restroom! I gotta go now!

Hey, just let me use the bathroom
for one second. Jeez, come on!

Look, it's mostly men in here, okay?
Want a puddle here?

Damn it! Damn you, scumbags!

I hope you're ashamed.

Treat us like humans, damn it!
Who do you think you are?

Hey, Triangle.

I don't need you. Get me your superior.

Just get me that some square head guy!

[masked supervisor] You may not leave
this room past your given curfew.

Damn it. You masked guys think
you control when I'm supposed to pee, huh?

[thuds]

Oh, what the…

You freaking bastards!
[banging]

You don't think
I'll go pee right here and now?

sh*t!

[sighs]
Here I go.

You all ready to hear some rain?

[door opens]

[masked man] Follow me.

Damn, Koreans won't listen to someone
until they start screaming at you.

g*dd*mn it.

I gotta go.

Oh, yeah?
[scoffs]

I beg to get the damn toilet,

and you're gonna sit
right on top of it like that?

Hey.

You're a pretty annoying girl, aren't you?

What a rude little brat.

Hey.

[metal clattering]

[exhales sharply]

[ominous music]

[monitor beeps]

[moaning]

[whimpering]

[exhales]

[giggles]

[inhales deeply]

[exhales]

[chuckles]

[sighs]

-That's so damn good--
-[door opens]

Don't scare me like that.

What?

[gasps, coughs]

Wanna smoke a little?

You can stay put on the bowl
and smoke some more.

[gasps]

-[Player ] What are you doing?
-[metal clanking]

[screw clanking]

Wait.

Are you going to go in there?

I wanna see what's up there.

Buy me some time.
Then I'll tell you if I find anything.

[suspenseful music]

Deal. Step up here.

[moaning]

-[grunts]
-[Player groaning]

[breathing heavily]

[Player grunts]

[tense music]

[grunting]

[tense music continues]

[sniffing]

[grunts]

[Player ] Oh, my God!

I bet the hell I've been here today.

[Player groaning]

It hurts a lot!
It's like trying to push out a kid!

Ah! I'm dying!

[exaggerated screaming]

[screaming continues]

[Player ] I'm dying.

Why won't it come out?

[foreboding music]

[foreboding music continues]

-[knocks on door]
-[masked man] It's time to go back.

Just give me a second, okay?
[breathes heavily]

Come on, you. Oh, it's all blocked.

You bastard, get out!

Hurry the hell up! We're in a rush, okay?

[masked man] You need to go back.

Come out now.

Wait! Stop! No! Wait!

They're gone.
All of the stool wipes are gone!

Ah, sh*t.

-[water running]
-Yeah, but I'll use the sink.

No, don't come in.

You just stay out there.

Did you hear that?

Don't come in here.
I'm not wearing pants, okay?

Okay.

[groans]
The water is still nice in here.

[rat squeaking]

[grunts]

-[shaky breathing]
-[rat squeaking]

[masked supervisor] What?

Keep stirring.

[sighs]

-[knocks on door]
-[masked man] You have to come out.

[Player ] Damn it!
There's no toilet paper here either!

-If you don't, I'll drag you out.
-[Player ] I have to wipe myself, okay!

Hey, aren't you supposed to check
each stall for toilet paper?

Get that square guy here!

I need to file a complaint.

You bastard, what the hell?

[Player ] I can't believe this.

-[Player huffing]
-[toilet flushes]

You little bastard! You…

Hey, jerkface.

You, I said don't come in, didn't I?

You harassed us in there, yeah?

Hey, the second I'm out of here,
I'll sue your ass, okay?

Is that clear? assh*le!

[Player grumbles]

[PA system chiming]

[woman on PA]
It's now time for you to go to sleep.

Congratulations on a good day's work.

[lightbulb clinks]

[Jun-ho sighs]

[tense music]

[inhales sharply]

[Jun-ho] The island, abductions,
surveillance, and the masks…

[man coughing]

[coughing continues]

[phone clicks]

[foreboding music]

[breathing deeply]

[Player whispers]
Hey, what did you see? Huh?

Come on. What did you see?

[Player ] I'll tell you tomorrow.

[Player scoffs]
Why tomorrow? Just tell me now.

Hey. What did you see?

You must have seen something.
You were up there for so long. Come on.

[waves crashing]

[PA system chiming]

[woman on PA] Good morning, everyone.
A new day has dawned.

Please wake up and prepare
for your duties.

In ten minutes,
the staff head count will begin.

[clock beeps]

[ticking]

[woman on PA] Attention.
It is now time for breakfast.

All players, please form a line
in the center of the room.

[Player ] Hey.

What did you see? Tell me now.

It's the morning now, you said you would.

You were in there for a while, so go on.

Masked guys with pots, and they
were melting a liquid down there.

What was it?

I couldn't tell what.

g*dd*mn it!

I had to put on that whole show
just to save your life back there,

and you couldn't tell?

I smelled it, though.

What did it smell like?

Sugar or something.

You kidding me?

Are you saying
they were melting sugar in there?

I think they were.

So, it was just that?

[sighs]

Girl.

Look, if you aren't telling me everything.
I'll burn your eyes out with cigarettes.

[exhales]

I guess I'm hungry.

I'm craving something sweet.

[Player ] g*dd*mn it.

Maybe they'll give us
candied sweet potatoes today.

[clock ticking]

[sighs]

-[clock beeps]
-[alarm buzzes]

[ominous music]

[woman on PA] Beginning headcount now.
Please wait in front of your door.

Head count complete.

All staff, proceed.

[tense music]

[quirky music]

Hey, is there…

any chocolate milk?
I can't drink the normal kind.

Oh, when I was a kid,
I had problems digesting it,

so I just skipped milk
when I was in school.

-[Player laughs]
-Ah, sh*t.

My goodness.

As a kid, I'm willing to bet
you got spanked a lot.

How did you know?

My son did too.
He was just like you, friend.

[laughs]

[background chatter]

[Ali] Hey, sir.

Why aren't you eating that?

[plastic rustles]

Have it.

Do you mean it?

I don't eat most mornings.

Thanks so much, sir.

You know, geniuses never eat much.

[Sang-woo sighs]

Take mine too.

-Thank you, sir.
-[chuckles]

[classical music plays on speakers]

[woman on PA] Attention.
The second game will begin shortly.

Please follow the staff's instructions

and swiftly make your way
towards the game hall.

I will now repeat the instructions.

[woman on PA] Attention.
The second game will begin shortly.

Please follow the staff's instructions

and swiftly make your way
towards the game hall.

[ominous music]

[breathing heavily]

[tense music]

[tense music continues]

[vehicle beeping]

You saw something, right?

I happen to overhear
your discussion last night.

So tell me, what did you see?

Why would I?

You're a defector, right?

All the games they made us play in here
are games I have known

since I was a young boy.

The next game will be too,
I'm willing to bet.

You tell me what you saw,

I might guess what it is.

[drum b*ating]

[playful music]

[playful music continues]

Why the hell is this playground so huge?

What's the game here?

[woman on PA] Players,
welcome to the second game.

We will begin shortly.

-[indistinct chatter]
-Hey, what do we think? Huh?

Maybe that roundabout there.

Jungle gym without falling?

Huh?

[woman on PA] Players,
before the second game begins,

choose one of the four available shapes
you see on the wall.

Once you've chosen your shape,
please stand in front of it.

Does she mean those?

So our options are circle, triangle,

star, umbrella.

I don't know. They seem very familiar.

[Sang-woo] You tell me what you saw,
I might guess what it is.

They were heating sugar.

[suspenseful music]

[gasps]

[Gi-hun] Sang-woo.

Huh?

Got anything?

Not yet.

[woman on PA] Choose a shape
and stand in front of it immediately.

Choose a shape
and stand in front of it immediately.

[indistinct chatter]

[murmurs]
What do you think it could be?

Should we play this together?

That could be dangerous.

At this point, we don't know anything.

I think it would put us at a disadvantage
if we just choose one.

You think?

There's this saying in investing.

"Try not to keep your eggs
in the same basket."

[chuckles]

Listen to him.

He was first in his class
in SNU Business School.

And in my hometown,
he was a genius. A prodigy.

Really? Is that so?

Well then, he is an incredible guy, huh?

-Are you kidding me?
-[both chuckle]

Like Sang-woo told us, let's all split up
and take it from there, huh?

[Gi-hun] Who should go where?

[indistinct chatter]

All right, let me go triangle.

What about you?

Dayira.

-[Gi-hun] Huh?
-Dayira.

-A circle, you mean?
-Yeah.

It looks just like the moon
where I'm from.

[Gi-hun sighs, clicks tongue]

That means we have star and umbrella.

[Player sighs]

You pick first. Go on.

-Are you sure?
-Yes.

-Uh, then I'm choosing the umbrella.
-[Sang-woo] Hmm?

You sure?

Why?

Oh, growing up, I'd always lose
my umbrella so my mom would get angry.

So then, she gave me broken ones
to bring to school.

I always wanted her to get me
one of those good umbrellas

-like the other kids.
-Mm-hm.

Um, don't want the star?
Or do you wanna switch with me?

Oh, no, the star sounds great.
[clears throat]

Good with me.

Besides, nobody really sees
many stars these days.

Great, let's get moving.

Once we know what we're up against,
let's set up a strategy together.

[Player ] Sure.

-All right.
-[Player ] Hmm.

Gi-hun, wait.

Huh?

[inhales sharply]

[exhales]

Nothing.

[chuckles]

[indistinct chatter]

[woman on PA]
The time to select your shape has ended.

I will now explain the rules
of the next game.

[doors thud]

All players, please take one case each
from the table at the front of your line.

All players, please take one case each
from the table at the front of your line.

[drum b*ating]

[playful music]

Please take a moment to open the case
and check the contents.

HONEYCOMB

[tense music]

[grunts]

[metal clanks]

What does this mean?

[sighs]

[woman on PA]
The second game is sugar honeycombs.

The shape you have chosen

is the shape you must remove
from the honeycomb.

[Gi-hun] I'm dead.

[woman on PA]
The time limit is ten minutes.

You will pass if you trim out the shape
without it breaking or cracking

within the time limit.

-With that, let the game begin.
-[clock beeps, ticks]

[clock ticking]

[scraping]

[sighs]

[huffs]

[Player grunts]

[clinking]

[Gi-hun groans]

[Gi-hun breathing shakily]

[grunts]

[sniffles]

[metal clinking]

[beeping]

-[cracks]
-[gasps]

[breathing shakily]

[player] Wait…

One more chance.

-[g*n cocks]
-Please. No, please don't…

-[g*nsh*t]
-[players scream]

[body thudding]

[breathing shakily]

[gasps]

-[footsteps approaching]
-[trembling]

Oh, no, no, no. I'm sorry.

[cries]
Don't do it, sir.

-Please don't…
-[g*nsh*t]

[grunts, whimpers]

[players yelp]

-[players exclaim]
-[quivering]

[beeps]

[beeping continues]

[g*nshots]

[beeping]

[clicks]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[players gasp]

[lighter clicks]

[g*nsh*t]

[g*nsh*t]

[grunting]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[players gasp]

[players grunt, gasp]

[tense music]

[g*nsh*t]

[g*nsh*t]

[exhales]

[woman on PA] Player , pass.

[sighs]

-[g*nsh*t]
-Player , pass.

[g*nsh*t]

The Dayira. I did it. I'm done.

Look, I'm done.
[whimpers]

-[woman on PA] Player , pass.
-[chuckles]

Player , pass.

-[g*nsh*t]
-[players gasp]

[woman on PA] Player , pass.

Player , pass.

-[g*nsh*t]
-[players gasp]

[woman on PA] Player , pass.

[device scanning, beeping]

[masked supervisor] Number .

-[woman on PA] Player , pass.
-[Jun-ho] Sir?

What's your duty today?

-[woman on PA] Player , pass.
-[Jun-ho] My duty is--

[masked supervisor] , your duty
is carrying out eliminated players.

Why are you here now?

-[Jun-ho] I'm sorry.
-[woman on PA] Player , pass.

[Jun-ho] I got confused.

[masked supervisor]
Wait here till after the game ends.

I'll have a word with you
about that confusion.

[woman on PA] Player , pass.

[classical music playing on speakers]

[masked man] To the left.

-[g*nsh*t]
-[woman on PA] Player , pass.

Player , pass.

-[Gi-hun breathing shakily]
-[g*nsh*t]

[woman on PA] Player , pass.

[inhales]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[gasps]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[players exclaim]

-[ticking]
-[Gi-hun breathing shakily]

[woman on PA] Player , pass.

-[g*nsh*t]
-Player , pass.

[classical music playing]

[sighs]

[scraping]

[g*nsh*t]

[tense music]

[tense music continues]

[quirky music]

[Gi-hun] Right.
I can melt it from the back.

The outline is thinner,
so it will melt first.

[quirky music]

[woman on PA] Player , pass.

Player , pass.

Player , pass.

Player , pass.

Player , pass.

-[g*nsh*t]
-[players gasp]

[playful music]

[slurps]

[playful music continues]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[players exclaim]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[player yelps]

[playful music continues]

[ticking]

[soft gasp]

[thrilling music]

[sighs]

[ticking]

[breathing heavily]

[clock ticks]

[ticking continues]

[Gi-hun breathing heavily]

[clock ticking]

[panting]

[ticks, beeps]

[woman on PA] Player , pass.

[sobs]

-[classical music playing]
-[crying]

[woman on PA]
Your time to remove your shape is now up.

All successful players,
please leave the playground immediately.

[masked man] Move your hands.

[gasps]

[breathing shakily]

[chilling music]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[masked man screams]

[both grunting]

[g*nsh*t]

You see this, assholes, huh?

g*dd*mn it!
What kind of sick game was that?

Why do some people got easy shapes
while we all get shitty umbrellas, huh?

Hey, you assholes, step back in there.

Stay there. I'll sh**t.

I'll sh**t! sh**t him right here!

g*dd*mn it!

[players exclaim]

[rapid g*nf*re]

[foreboding music]

[shaky breathing]

Take off your mask.

Don't make me sh**t.

[player trembling]

[tense music]

[stammers]
Turn around, okay.

You're just a kid.
[player gasps]

What did they do to you?

[player quivering]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[thuds]

[g*nsh*t]

[Front Man] Remember.

Once they find out who you are, you die.

[chilling music]

[masked supervisor] Number ,
standby and await further instructions.

I'll have a word with you
about that confusion.

[closing theme music]