01x06 - Episode 6

[bunniefuu]

[phone buzzes]

JINWOO:




FOR EXTRA CANDY

CRYSTAL V VILLE

[sniffles]

[GPS] Starting navigation.

Stop staring. [sniffles]

Let's just go, all right? Please.

[winces]

These are yours to borrow.

Be careful up there.

-Minhee, right?
-Yes. Jinwoo?

Yep. Follow me.

[phone buzzes]

MD ZERO: YOU CAN DO
ONE MORE ROUND TODAY, RIGHT?

ONE CLIENT, FROM CLUB REGENCY
TO ASENTI HOTEL SUITE

GOT IT

GANGNAM B-SIDE

MD HANUL:
X-CROSS. VIP ROOM. PICK UP

[bouncer] Chauffeur's going in.

[♪ electronic dance music playing]

-[clamoring, laughter]
-[glass breaks]

[VIP guest] Hey.
You're the chauffeur, yeah?

Over there. g*dd*mn…

Come on. Hurry and get her out.

Finally. Get her out. Get her out of here.

-[panting]
-[escort laughing]

[VIP guest]
Somebody had a little too much.

[merchandiser] I called over some more
b*tches. Five minutes, tops. All right?

-Get away from me!
-[guests laughing, exclaiming]

Give me my money!

Why are you still here?
Just leave already.

Who brought this f*cking psycho?

-Get that thing out of my f*cking face!
-[exclaims]

Oh, this is totally ruining the vibe.

[VIP guest 2] You f*cking b*tch.

-[imitates dog] Get her out, man.
-[VIP guest 3 laughs]

What? What are you looking at?

f*ck, you're just a driver,

-you fat loser.
-[laughter]

sh*t, this is f*cking hilarious.

Oh. Oh, hey, hey! What the hell?

Get away.

Jesus f*cking Christ!

[whispers] Oh, f*ck.

Your scarf…

for her trouble.

Wait. Hey, you f*ck!

Do you know how much
that scarf cost, as*h*le?

Hey!

[escort 2 sobs]

[sighs] Mister.

Should I just talk to a reporter
about that guy?

That as*h*le's father
is some kind of government minister.

He said he had a clean drug test.

You saw how high he was though, right?

[Dongwoo] What is this?

Where did you get this?

Did the blond guy bring it?

Aha!

Ah, so you're that lunatic.

I heard about some crazy guy
who keeps causing trouble,

looking for Neon all around Gangnam.

It's you, right?

"Neon"?

[laughing]

[Suin] Get out of the car.

Suin.

Get out now.

[knocks on window]

Thanks. I canceled my call.

So, you can go ahead
and get on your way, all right.

She needs to be taken to a hospital,
I think.

[escort 2] What's the problem?

FLY RESIDENCE

NEON






YESEO'S MOM:
TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE!

SEO JISU:
CAPTAIN, PLEASE ANSWER THE PHONE

YESEO'S MOM: REPLY AT LEAST

JANGHO:
JISU KEEPS CALLING ME

[commissioner] Is this really necessary?

The case is closed.

That girl walked in and took her own life,
all right, Dongwoo?

You do realize, I barely managed
to swing a relocation for you

to the countryside to cover up
how carelessly you handled your witness.

I've already troubled the police too much.

I've also caused inconvenience to you,
Commissioner.

I don't deserve to remain on the force.

Dongwoo.

You are not to blame, all right?

Your daughter may have been friends
with that dead girl,

but that's not your fault.

Giving up your badge
won't bring Yeseo home, will it?

DEACTIVATED

LAST ONLINE: 2 WEEKS AGO

LOCATION: NONHYEON-DONG

Oh, Kevin. Hey.

-Not a minute too soon.
-On time, yeah?

[Kevin laughs]

This is…

Take care.

-Hey, guys. That the stuff?
-Yeah.

All right, see you.

[horns honking]

[tires screech]

What the f*ck?
sh*t, I thought you left Gangnam.

[stutters] I didn't know. I swear.

It's just those f*ck
offered us a business deal first!

What's this? Never seen these.

It's the new stuff Gangnam Trading Co.
is launching soon.

Moving in bulk right now, so it's cheaper.

What are you doing?

What's wrong with you? Hey!

The Director! Damn. It's the Director!

I'm being forced to sell it
because of him!

-The Director?
-You know,

that man with the screwed up face
who took over now. That guy!

Oh, hey, hey, hey! f*ck!

Oh, no! Oh, sh*t!

f*ck! [screams]

Oh, no!

As the prosecutor who resolved
the Gangnam missing persons' cases,

what external pressures influenced your
decision to stall the drug investigation

involving the son of Lee Hanpyeong,
the Minister of Health?

The investigation isn't stalled.

It's closed because we couldn't
charge him without any evidence.

It's rare for prosecutors
from less prestigious schools

to make their way through,
to serving as Chief of Anti-corruption.

What was behind your incredible ascent?

-Is it as incredible as you make it sound?
-[reporters laugh]

Do you have the same connections
as Mr. Tak Juil,

the former Chief Prosecutor?

That is, you are part of his inner circle.

And since he moved up
to the Presidential Office,

and you've also been on a roll lately,

one wonders if someone's assisting you
in your turn toward a political career.

You know, in exchange for protecting
conglomerates or something of that kind.

Prosecutor Min Seojin.
I must say I admire you.

What if you were to join me on my team?

Isn't Mr. Tak your business associate too?

[grunts]

Tak got impatient, joined up
with the Chief of Staff in the end.

Even though I made him a Chief Prosecutor.

Ingrate.

I never betray anyone on my team,

unless they betray me first.

I see.

But using someone
then throwing them aside is another thing.

If you'd prefer not to, I understand.

But I don't like to repeat myself.

Mr. Choi…

what can you do for me?

I'll give you a set of wings.

It's entirely up to you
how high you want to soar.

You work a lot of overtime here too.

Just wanted to give you some intel.

This is Neon. It's a brand-new drug
going around the clubs.

[sighs] About two days ago,

someone saw the vice minister's son
taking some.

Investigation was closed by you,
for lack of evidence.

So, you might need this.

You're making me uncomfortable.

You don't understand,
you're a civilian now.

Why don't you finally
start behaving like one, yeah?

Don't encourage wild conspiracies
when you don't have any proof.

[chuckles]

So, you don't want my evidence.

Don't come back here.

If you don't mind, who do you work for?

Choi Bugi, with One Hour News Network.

And I manage my own news channel
online as well.

A prosecutor's ultimate goal is justice,
not a career in politics.

And Mr. Tak was my superior
and nothing more than that.

You do realize that professional
reporters usually ask serious questions?

Because our time is limited here.

Got it, Mr. Online? Hmm?

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where specialized
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enable individuals
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and enjoy a fulfilling life
well into their later years.

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Not bad, not bad at all.

What do you think? Quiet impressive,
wouldn't you say, Vice Minister?

[vice minister laughs] Yeah!

And Weiho Group's Medical Center
has been approved.

So, as long as we present it well
to the media at the conference,

we shouldn't have too much of a problem
securing the funding.

There won't be any issues there.
Not under Mr. Choi's watch!

-[all laugh]
-Cheers!

Yes, cheers!

Without Mr. Choi,
this couldn't have been possible.

It isn't easy to get the Chinese
to open their wallets.

And the funding's at one trillion won.
Can you believe that?

We're simply honored to offer
our support saving our great nation.

If I'm honest.

Support, you say?

Isn't that usually done behind the scenes?

In our great nation, there are people
who don't even have homes.

If you wanted to save it,
you should build some apartments instead.

I'm just saying,

building a healthcare town for the rich…

The public won't be that thrilled.

My two cents.

Secretary Tak, why are you already
the president's man?

Well, I imagine this should
be carefully considered as well,

so I sent the whole proposal again
to the president.

And Mayor Woo agreed to it.

Sorry, but… but what does that mean?

What does it mean?

It means that he's not a fool.

His objections make sense
if you think about it.

-[cutlery clatters]
-These fancy-plate dinners

barely got any meat.

Mayor Woo, let's get some oxtail soup.

-What do you say? Let's go.
-You know, oxtail soup sounds great.

-Wait, Secretary Tak.
-Where are you going, Mayor Woo? Come on.

See you.

-[board member] Mayor Woo!
-[vice minister] Wait, come back!

[board member 2] Mayor Woo!

YANGJAE CHICKEN

[sighs] Why do you keep bothering me?
I'm a busy man.

Why can't you stay on target?

Bio Town is a done deal.
Why are you still discussing it?

God, we're not talking about
some mom-and-pop operation.

Do you even realize how many guys
we sacrificed looking for that video?

That's a bigger loss than you think.

And besides, I never got my money
from the Colosseum either.

And if it weren't for me interfering,

this mess would've gone
way beyond Noh Joonseo.

I hope you realize that.

That's it?

The Colosseum gets busted,
but you still want your 30% cut?

Yes, I want it.

Of course, circumstances have changed.

May not look like it… [chuckles]

…but I do have a law degree.

So, I may as well put my degree to use

and become the minister
of my own happiness, if you will.

[laughing]

MAYOR WOO RECONSIDERS LAND USE

LOW-COST APARTMENTS
OVER BIO TOWN

Gyonam's Mayor Woo Daesik.

He's quite problematic,
but his wife is even worse.

His wife, Ms. Yoo,

is the director of a venture capitalist
firm called Seowon Holdings.

WUGI BUGI

This firm took an ill*gal loan
of 2.5 billion won.

And they got it from a bank in 2019,

just to acquire a piece of fine art.

Now, what would venture capitalists
want to do that for?

Well, turns out this piece of fine art
happens to be at his wife's place.

This married couple
was messing with all sorts…

[Daesik] No, no, no. Listen.
You need to look into it.

Rumor has it,
it's the Head Prosecutors' office.

They're investigating us.

And no one can say
how much they've got on us, all right?

Anything is possible.

Know which prosecutor it is?

It's this woman
in the Anti-corruption Department.

Her name is Min. Min Seojin.

What?

[sighs] I guess she's here already.

Mayor Woo. Mayor…

Ah, sh*t.

I was let in when I said
I was the prosecution.

Get out. Watch the door. Get out.

Geez.

If you needed something, you realize
you could've sent your people

or some documents.

I'm a busy man who doesn't like to be
chased down like he owes a loan shark.

Loan fraud isn't an interest of mine,
but your wife is certainly curious.

[laughing]

How dare you threaten me
with this bullshit?

Get out while I'm still being nice.

[chuckles]

That's quite rude of you.

I came to offer help,
and this is how you act?

I wanted to come in person
so I could give you some…

some useful tips based on
these interesting loopholes I found.

"Useful tips"?

This is the Land Use Change
Confirmation for Bio Town.

Signed by the Mayor of Gyonam as well.

He's going to send the rest
of the papers within a few days.

MAYOR OF GYONAM

Mayor Woo was persuaded, then?

Well, he's a very loving husband.

-He invited me to a meal with his wife.
-[chuckles]

Threesomes are the go-to for that creep.

But he's actually pretty shy.

We succeeded
in finally convincing Mayor Woo.

The secretary is a persistent man though.

He will do whatever it takes
to achieve what he wants.

He's a bulldog.

I'll take care of that.

I want you to dig up some dirt
on these people.

We might need to change a few laws
and ordinances, so be discreet.

GANGNAM TAX OFFICE
RECIPIENT: CHO GYUNGSOON

RESULT OF TAX INVESTIGATION

Cho Gyungsoon is
the Minister of Food and Drug Safety.

What do you need with the ministry?

Why?

I need to know where to dig
in order to do the right research.

If we're gonna be changing ordinances,
that's no easy feat.

It was also no easy feat
to promote a low-level prosecutor

to Chief of Anti-corruption.

Am I right, Seojin?

We didn't scout you
to take on easy feats, did we?

Oh, Prosecutor Min.

Uh, ma'am…

[Min] What are you doing?

[door closes]

What the f*ck are you doing?

How dare you join hands with Woo Daesik
and double-cross us?

Now that you're working there
at the Head Prosecutors' Office,

you pull this crap?

I can see you're feeling guilty.

Before you started your day,
you came all the way over here.

Look, learn the difference
between friends and foes, Seojin.

Whatever you're up to,
you remain my underling, okay?

And if I get brought down,
you go down too, don't you forget it.

Well, I do know the difference between
a friend and a foe, now better than ever.

Oh, really?

You little…

I can't appreciate you enough
for coming here.

-It made it so much easier.
-[phone buzzing]

-What is it? What?
-[assistant] Sorry, Mr. Tak, but--

People from the prosecution
are here for a search,

and just, you should really be here, sir.

You…

You used to be my superior.

It would be only right
that I take you downtown.

Wouldn't you say so?

Sneaky little b*tch. [laughs]

Oh. A message I was told to relay…

"You should've taken
the mom-and-pop business deal.

You don't have what it takes
to be a minister anyhow."

Ah, yes.

No wonder a nobody-b*tch like you
suddenly began to rise through the ranks.

It's all 'cause you teamed up
with that old fool, huh?

Mr. Tak Juil.

I am placing you under arrest,

on suspicion of corruption and bribery.

"Arrest," my a*s.

You've got to be f*cking kidding me. sh*t.

Sir, come with us.

Min Seojin.

I wouldn't celebrate.

'Cause you're gonna regret it
one day soon.

[exclaims]

Were you gonna crack my skull?

God, this f*cking guy!

How could you do that to us?

You just disappeared.

I mean, I checked out
all the motels in this area.

We're not gonna find her
by just chasing our asses around Gangnam.

Dongwoo, wouldn't it be faster
if we just had our boys ask around

with a picture of Yeseo?

She'll make it harder
for us to find her if we do.

[sighs] Are you sure Yeseo is even here?

What's this?

Jaehee's account is logged in.
And it keeps moving around Gangnam.

Jae_hi38lll - 3 MINUTES AGO

ACTIVATED
NONHYEON-DONG, GANGNAM

WHO ARE YOU? ARE YOU… YESEO?

YESEO, IT'S DAD

WHERE ARE YOU?
LET'S MEET AND TALK

THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO DO

WHAT IS IT? LET'S MEET AND

DON'T EVER LOOK FOR ME AGAIN

DEACTIVATED

Last week, I got so close
to where she was.

LAST ONLINE: JUST NOW
LOCATION: NONHYEON-DONG

Then she disappeared all of a sudden.

[sighs]

So, you're gonna do what?
Keep on playing hide-and-seek?

You handed in your badge,
you made yourself a f*cking chauffeur,

and you still haven't found sh*t!

It's descended into absolute chaos
since Noh Joonseo's death.

Looks like the small-time MDs split the
cut among themselves just to stay afloat.

Seems like a new drug
made of meth and a bunch of other sh*t

is being sold cheap around town.

"Neon"?

Oh, yeah, yeah. They're pushing this sh*t
really aggressively.

-[sighs]
-What's Yeseo have to do with it?

Wherever this drug was found,

Yeseo's location pinged a cell tower.

What are you saying,
she's mixed up with Neon?

[Dongwoo] She must have a reason for it.

[sighs]

[Dongwoo sighs]

LAST ONLINE: 2 WEEKS AGO
LOCATION: NONHYEON-DONG

DEACTIVATED

[gasps]

[sighs]

Don't mind us. Just go.

Hey, Kim Minhee.

-Hey.
-[glass cracking]

[sighs]

Where's your car?

Can you give her a ride?

The pediatric clinic at Daechi Junction.

I'll wait outside.

[footsteps approaching]

[grunts]

[groans]

Long time no see.

[grunts]

-[coughs]
-Get the f*ck up.

Get up.

You promised last time

you would f*cking protect Jaehee.

[groans]

I'm sorry.

Because she's dead, you mean?

And you're f*cking sorry?

[sighs]

From now on,

stay the f*ck out of my business.

-Gilho.
-Hey, Choi Suin.

[sighs] f*ck's sake,
are you hanging out with the cops now?

What do you mean?

I saw you getting out
of that b*stard's car.

You mean the chauffeur?

He's helped our girls before,
so I asked for a ride.

Oh, Jesus.

You think he's helping you?

Snap out of it.

He's to blame for Jaehee's death.

Jaehee…

made the choice herself.

I should've done this ages ago.

I've dragged it out too long.

Whatever.

Where's that b*stard K?

I heard he's working for Choi these days,
peddling some drug named Neon.

This is why Jaehee told me
not to tell you about anything,

especially the video.

You'll be dead before the video
even gets to Mr. Choi.

Shut up! Is that why you're sucking up
to all these f*cking b*stards like that?

What do you want me to do?

What, quit?

Let me tell you.

As long as I'm surviving in Gangnam,
I don't care who's running it.

Hey, Choi Suin.

How do I find K?

[phone buzzes]

[sighs]

TWO GIRLS AT KIM'S CLUB
POSSIBLE?

FROM A RELIABLE GUARD

BIG PARTY TO CELEBRATE
RELEASE OF NEW DRUG, NEON

DM TO REQUEST FOR MORE INFO

[shutter clicking]

HAE IL BIOPHARMACEUTICAL

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

[elevator dings]

Now, if you can please put your phone
into the slot here for us…

[sighs]

And next,
we have to check your coat and bag.

We good?

[♪ opera music playing]

I'm so glad
I finally got to invite you over.

So what's the urgent matter?

I found records affiliated
with a pharmaceutical company

while checking out
Secretary Tak's bank account.

I wanted to check with you
to see if I'm missing anything.

TRANSACTION HISTORY

The pharmaceutical company is yours?

I thought Bio Town was your focus.

[sighs] I guess it's about time
I share with you,

the details of our business.

Narcotic ingredients,
you may not realize, have been monopolized

by the American pharma companies.

[phone buzzes]

GEEZ, IT'S REALLY IN
A SCHOOL ZONE IN DAECHI-DONG

The company that manufactures narcotic
analgesics also makes the antidote.

The addiction and the cure for it.

They won't k*ll you all at once.

They'll destroy your body
until you become a zombie, for profit.

It's a brave new world.

Instead of distributing crude powders
on the black market…

COPS WON'T PATROL THIS AREA

PARENTS HIRE GUARDS FOR KIDS
TO FOCUS ON THEIR STUDIES

…they mix drugs with narcotic analgesics
to distribute them legally,

then they distribute the cure for it.

It's perfectly elegant.

Ah, f*ck! This is so much fun! [laughing]

You guys, this sh*t right here,
it'll get you high so f*cking fast

and won't give you a f*cking hangover.

Hey, take a shot.

-Cheers.
-Cheers!

-Cheers.
-[laughter]

[Mr. Choi] People who are reduced
to husks after a few detoxes

can receive treatment from Bio Town,
where their lives will be prolonged.

And business can expand this way forever.

That's why you needed to dig up dirt,
isn't it?

To monopolize the ingredients

and get permission
for the rights to sell them?

[phone buzzes]

IT'S LITERALLY A DRUG PARADISE

[sighs]

[Mr. Choi] We've already tested
its potential in focus groups.

What do you think?

Isn't it beautiful?

[laughter]

[phone chimes]

ACTIVE

GOOD EDU ACADEMY

LAUNCH - NEON - WHEN?

CHOI HAKGU

[phone buzzes]

SUIN: LAUNCH
OF NEW PRODUCT NEON TONIGHT

HIRING INTERNS, INSANE PARTY
AT GOOD EDU ACADEMY

GOOD EDU ACADEMY

[no audible music]

[♪ electronic dance music
playing through headphones]

Oh, sh*t.

[slurring] What the hell?

You son of a b*tch,
where do you think you're touching?

[club-goers clamoring]

[club-goer laughs] What the hell?

[club-goer 2] f*ck! g*dd*mn it.

We have a problem inside.

[scattered laughter]

[club-goer 2 grunts, groans]

[caller] Are you there yet?

Mmm.

I hear some psycho just went in.

Move the girls we picked
and keep them away from the chaos.

Where are you right now?

None of your concern.

You just worry about moving the girls.

K
ICELIP CALL ENDED

Jae_hi38lll
ACTIVE - 16 MINUTES AGO

[Suin] Jaehee?

[clamoring]

[speaker beeps]

[♪ electronic dance music
starts playing over speakers]

[cheering]

[person coughs]

Hey, let's go, all right?

Let's go! Time to get up.

[panting]

It was you.

[Dongwoo straining] Yeseo.

[gasping]

[door beeps]

Yeseo.

Yeseo!

Open the door!

Yeseo! Yeseo!

-Yeseo! Yeseo! Yeseo!
-[banging on door]

Yeseo.

[panting]

Yeseo.

[softly] Yeseo.

[tires squeal]

[exclaims]

Yeseo!

[tires screech]

This b*stard…

[groaning]

You're not a chauffeur,
you're a f*cking cop.

Why do you keep snooping
around my place of business?

You got a crush on me or what?

-[grunting, groans]
-[K] What is it?

You damaged our business, so
you're gonna have to compensate us for it.

Right?

Hey.

Load him in.

-[all groaning]
-Oh, sh*t.

[panting]

Long time no see,

f*cking Kim Minseok.