01x09 - Episode 9

[bunniefuu]

6 YEARS AGO, WINTER

Even down to your curved pinky finger.

You're so much like your mother.

Did my mom ever…

miss me?

Of course she did.

She practically begged me

to help her find you,

right up until she died.

Please don't cry.

She was just trying to make a living.

Listen, Jae-mi.

You're not an orphan anymore.

You have your auntie here now,

and just as your mother would've been,

I'll be there for you.

Are you all right?

Auntie, here. Have some water.

- This is all I have right now.

- No.

- I can't accept this.

- For medical bills.

Jae-mi, don't do this.

That took a while.

So? Can we keep milking this for a while?

Jeez. No, forget it. She's flat broke.

She has zero savings.

She maxed out her cash advance

to give me 1.5 million won. Damn it!

Come on. Chill. It's all right.

She works at a daycare, right?

I'll show up at her work

saying I'm her uncle.

She can take out a loan.

I knew you'd figure something out, honey.

Who's this prick?

What?

- Babe!

- What the f*ck?

- Honey!

- Come out.

What the f*ck?

What's your f*cking problem? You jackass!

Hey.

Get up, you little sh*t.

Hey, you dumb f*ck. I said get up.

You thug! I'll call the cops.

Leave him alone!

You f*cking piece of sh*t! I'll--

- Be my f*cking guest. Go ahead.

- Stay away, as*h*le.

Auntie, you and Mr. Uncle over there

can keep conning people

out of their money all you want.

I don't give a f*ck what you do.

Just quit playing family

to scam lonely orphans

who don't have a soul in the world

to lean on, okay?

Or else…

I'll k*ll you both.

Got it?

Okay?

Yes, sir.

Consider this her compensation.

How could she do that?

How could a human being be so heartless?

Right, but how could you fall

for such an obvious scam?

You’ve got to be smarter than that.

So you're blaming me for this?

Oh, not so slow after all.

Hey!

You dummy.

You've had to fend for yourself

your whole life,

so why are you so naïve?

I'm worried you'll never survive

in this big bad world.

Why worry?

You're here for me.

What would you do without me?

MR. PLANKTON

Given his current condition,

I'm afraid there isn't anything more

we can do at the moment.

It's an extremely rare brain disorder.

What are you talking about? He…

Up until yesterday,

he was out and about doing stuff.

Right. Patients may appear healthy,

but it's like a time b*mb--

But you doctors study for years

to treat such diseases, don't you?

The best thing we can do for him now

is to look for a hospice facility--

That's for terminally ill people!

I’ve got money.

Name your price. A billion won? I’ll pay.

Just do something! Please!

Don't go.

Why should I care?

Scumbags like you

deserve to die!

- That hurts.

- Just die!

It hurts…

Stop joking around! Damn it!

Hey, let's go.

- I don't feel well.

- I'll do it then.

Crazy b*tch.

Just let me be happy for once!

So drop dead or something already!

I'll gladly leave your life

if that'll make you happy.

For good?

Yes, for good.

Pinky promise?

A PROMISE TO YOURSELF

FOR A HAPPY FUTURE

Ju-ri.

Ju-ri!

Hey, Ju-ri. Could you slap me?

Leave me alone.

He'd moan in pain,

get nosebleeds, and even pass out.

But I thought it was all an act.

He was literally dying

right before my eyes,

but I still told him to drop dead

so I could be happy.

I pushed him and told him to go to hell--

You scared me!

- Thank you.

- Your poor thing.

She was a volleyball setter

in high school.

Don't mess with her.

So, do you have a plan B

to approach Chairman Shin?

No, forget it. It can't be done.

Why not?

His toupee got yanked off on camera

and now he won't leave his house.

Stay away from him. You'll end up in jail.

Why do you want to find him anyway?

Why now?

School break's nearly over.

It's like catching up on homework.

I'll do your homework for you.

So hold on.

Seung-hyeok, are you asleep?

No.

Just giving my eyes a break from the sun.

Want to borrow these?

Hey.

Do you know what's shimmering there?

They're just waves. What else?

Wrong.

Look closely, and you'll see.

It's actually plankton.

They capture the sun's rays

and emit light.

So what you see is sparkling plankton.

Plankton? Floating in the sea?

Yes.

Seahorses feed on plankton.

That's right.

All fish eat plankton.

The very bottom of the food chain.

The lowest in the ocean.

That's kinda sad.

- True, but they're still cool.

- Why?

When those little creatures

give off light,

they also produce tons of oxygen,

which you and I need in order to live.

Otherwise, the Earth would be screwed.

Isn't it amazing?

That such tiny beings

are actually so incredibly valuable.

It's a bit complicated

for me to understand.

It is?

Let's just say, after I die,

I hope I come back as plankton.

Me too.

No, you've still got

your whole life ahead of you.

I should go now.

Go where?

Nurse!

What is that?

- What are you doing?

- Look…

What? What's that woman doing here?

Help! I need help!

Hey! What's wrong?

- What is it?

- Hae Jo!

Hae Jo!

Hello, sir! You remember me, right?

Get rid of her!

- Sir! Let's just have a chat.

- Hey, that hurts.

Sir! Please! We need to talk.

Could you just spare a minute?

Damn it!

Sorry for being rude!

- Your hair!

- What's wrong with you?

I need your hair.

Just a few strands, please!

What are you waiting for?

Get this crazy woman off me!

Your hair, please.

- Three. Compressions.

- Compressions.

- What do I do if Hae Jo dies?

- One…

- Rhythm check, stand clear.

- Shocking in one, two, three…

- Rhythm check. Clear.

- Hae Jo…

Shocking in one, two, three…

Please!

Hey, get off me!

- Turn off the engine.

- Just a few!

- Just a few strands!

- Help us!

Hey, come push!

- Or your saliva would do too.

- You crazy--

Right here. Spit on my face.

Please leave me alone.

Just spit on me and I'll leave right away.

Quick! Please!

- Okay, fine.

- Sir, please.

MISSED CALLS

KKARI (15)

No. It can't be.

What happened? Why is the room…

Where were you?

Where's Hae Jo?

In there. The VIP ward.

You scared me.

Where have you been?

I just dropped off Mr. Shin's DNA sample

at Perfect Gene.

- For real?

- We'll know by tomorrow morning.

I really hope it's a match. Please God!

He will do whatever it takes

to save Hae Jo

if he turns out to be his father.

I mean, he owns the nation's

biggest pharmaceutical company,

so surely he won't let his ill son suffer.

The chance is very slim.

So let's pray for good luck--

Good luck?

What? I can't even wish him good luck?

Because Hae Jo and I

are cursed with bad luck,

we can't even be hopeful?

Exactly. Don't bother.

We can't afford

to rely on mumbo jumbo right now.

None of that matters if we can't save him.

Finding his father

was what he wanted most.

Ladies, let's keep it down, please.

Stay out of this.

So I gave him what he wanted.

You wouldn't even know--

He had a cardiac arrest and nearly died.

Where were you when he was dying?

First, he needs to be alive

to do what he wants to do.

And you're right.

I don't know what he wants.

But at least I know

when I should be by his side.

So, how is he? Is he okay?

I'll go check on him. From now on, I--

No need. Kkari, don't let her in.

- You have no right to stop me!

- Come on, Jae-mi.

I'm his legal guardian and next of kin.

And I'm his friend. Sorry!

Hey! But I'm his girlfriend!

Excuse me, authorized people only.

I'm his girlfriend.

The woman who just went in there

is only his roommate.

I'm his girlfriend.

This sounds so messed up, but…

I mean, they just share an address.

That's all.

I am the one he's actually in love with.

SECOND MOTHER

The number you have dialed…

Foolish boy.

I understand he's heartbroken over a girl,

but a heads-up would've been nice

so I could've at least tried

to sort things out.

I can't believe

he's gone AWOL on us like this.

Poor h*-ja.

She's so upset

she can't even eat right now.

TO MY MOTHER

Why are you wearing sunglasses at night?

No wonder you can't see a thing.

Hey, do you even know what this is?

Ignorance isn't always bliss.

I know you moved to the US

at a very young age,

but you're still Korean,

so you should know.

Oh dear.

Sit down.

It's called jangjuk.

A Korean cigarette.

When my husband…

brought his mistresses home,

and when all those mistresses had babies,

and when I had to prepare

all the food

for the babies' first birthday parties,

I'd come out here

to smoke this cigarette.

Then when I had Heung,

I buried this in one of the kimchi pots

and never took it out again.

But today…

because of that fool,

for the first time in 40 years,

I took this out for a smoke.

Can you believe it?

My baby boy…

He was such a sweet angel,

even when he was very little.

So they called him, "American Boy."

Back then,

"American" was used for anything good.

Growing up,

he never upset me or worried me once.

But one day, he came to me begging.

He said he was head over heels for Jae-mi

and tearfully begged me

to let them live together.

But I broke them up.

I broke them up against their will.

I suppose I'm paying for it now.

I must atone for my sins.

My son has abandoned me,

and that is my punishment.

Oh God.

Oh gosh. I'm embarrassing myself.

I don't want anyone seeing me like this.

Hey, what is this?

Why?

So people can't see my tears?

Thank you.

Thank you.

PATIENT VISITOR PASS

Take this.

She's at the gambling house.

She'll be back in the morning.

I'm gonna get to work.

Thank you.

I was going to give you this anyway--

Oh jeez.

Hey, I'm here now.

Are you mad at me

because I wasn't here earlier?

Honestly, I had such a busy day today.

Candidate number three, Chairman Shin.

The guy whose toupee I tore off, remember?

If you only knew the lengths I went to

to get his DNA sample,

you'd treat me like a queen forever more.

Love really can work wonders.

And I managed all on my own.

I'm so cool, aren't I?

Yeah, you are.

Hey.

Oh God.

I haven't slept this well in so long.

I'd better fetch a doctor, so he can--

No, don't. Just stay here like this.

Just us two. So nice.

I like everything about this,

except for my view.

Your view?

That, up there.

- You mean the ceiling?

- Yes.

It's the last thing most people see

before they take their last breath.

The white ceiling of a hospital room.

Isn't it awful?

Do you remember my dream?

Your dream?

Yes, about my last breath.

You'll be lonely all your life

and die alone on the street.

That's my dream.

To be sprawled out on the street dying,

as I gaze up at the dazzling blue sky.

It really is my dream.

URGEN

DNA PATERNITY TEST RESULTS

SAMPLE A: CHAE SEUNG-HYEOK

SAMPLE B: SHIN MYEONG-SU

SAMPLE A AND SAMPLE B

ARE NOT BIOLOGICALLY MATCHED

I shouldn't have put in a rush order.

We would've been able to dream

for just a little longer.

It really is my dream.

To die as I gaze at the dazzling blue sky.

Damn it.

Oh my God!

- What's that?

- It's realistic, right? Just a manikin.

sh*t!

We got out. No, hold on!

Okay, let's go.

Hey! No, Hae Jo!

That was so close.

Crap.

Come on.

Hey, taxi!

Taxi, stop!

I'm with someone. One moment, please!

What? Hey!

Is it heavy? Do you need a hand…

Is that a body?

- What?

- A dead body!

No, mister! He's not dead!

This is a living man. He's alive!

Wait, where are you going, mister? Sir!

What now?

Hae Jo, hey!

Hae Jo!

Hey, look, here comes another taxi. Taxi!

Here, over here. Sir!

Just one second, okay? That's a person.

Wait. I said, it's a person! Hey, mister!

Sir, that's a person, okay?

No! Mister!

What's the matter with them?!

Taxi, sir!

Hey, mister!

What the hell?!

BONG-SUK

WHERE ARE YOU?

PICK UP!

IF YOU COME BACK NOW, I'LL FORGIVE YOU…

I WON'T BE MAD AT YOU

CALL ME BEFORE I LOSE IT!

BEFORE HAE JO DIES

I WILL k*ll YOU FIRST!

Shall we just

call an ambulance

and go back to the hospital?

EO HEUNG

What the hell?

Honestly, you've got to be kidding me.

Why does he have to call me

right at this very moment?

EO HEUNG

The number you have dialed

is currently unavailable. Please leave…

Jae-mi.

Jae-mi…

Jae-mi!

Hae Jo, where should we go? Hae Jo…

How is a naïve, unlucky girl like me

supposed to live without you?

Life won’t be any fun without you.

How am I supposed to live?

Hae Jo…

Please don't die

and leave me here all alone.

Seriously, don't die!

Seriously, what would you do without me?

My back f*cking hurts. What's going on?

Where are we?

Where are we?

Hey, can you untie this thing?

What is this? Is this a g*dd*mn dream too?

f*ck. What do you mean, a dream?

Hurry. I'll choke to death

before this disease kills me.

- Hae Jo!

- Why does my head hurt so much?

Stop. That hurts!

Stop slobbering on my face and untie this.

And why does my head hurt so much?

I can totally picture what you did.

Hey, seriously! I was so scared.

By the way,

was my lottery ticket a winner?

It was a dud.

f*ck.

Hey, is that really important right now?

And why didn't you tell me you were sick?

You know I can't take a hint.

Why didn't you just tell me?

Was it a shock?

Obviously.

It wasn't to me.

I just thought it was a little unfair.

When did you find out?

That day at that funeral home,

when you begged a lady to give you a baby.

An eventful day for both of us then.

Goddammit.

We really are a match made in heaven then.

No. More like a match made in hell.

So? Where are we going?

- To find candidate number four.

- Do you know where?

In Gangwon Province.

That's so far away.

How are we going to get there?

With my car.

Does it even work?

What are you gawking at?

Give me my car keys.

Am I seeing a ghost?

Hear that? Ghost, my a*s.

Wow. You really are alive.

- Hae Jo! f*ck, seriously.

- Get off me.

You got my car fixed, right? Where is it?

Hey, how did you get out? On your own?

Are you okay? Let's see.

I'm not okay.

I hit my head and it f*cking hurts.

Guess it woke me up though.

Just like a faulty TV set.

Next time you conk out,

I'll give you a good smack.

Enough of your bullshit.

Find me some clothes to wear

and a pair of shoes too.

Where are you going at this hour?

And where's Jae-mi?

At the store.

You got Number Four's address?

- Text it to me.

- Are you insane?

- I'm screwed if Bong-suk finds out.

- Have you spoken to her?

I kinda messed up,

so I've been dodging her calls.

What do I do?

44 MISSED CALLS

BONG-SUK

You are screwed.

What should I get for his head?

Ointment and Band-A*DS.

Would three be enough?

Oh, forget it.

I'm off.

Let go before I throw up.

You will come back?

If you behave yourself.

Promise me that you'll come back…

and I'll be your lackey

for the rest of my life.

- Deal.

- Really?

Then I'll be waiting for you.

Okay, I hear you. Let me go, man.

Ditch me and I'll f*cking k*ll you.

Just don’t stab me in the back again.

- Yes, I promise.

- I'm off.

I'll do better, so keep your promise too.

I'm all yours, for life!

Tell Bong-suk that I love her.

Seung-hyeok, I love you!

I love you, Seung-hyeok!

f*cking idiot.

I will never rob the fish store again

Those days

When I used to cry tears of sadness

I'm a loner

Now I'm off to the beach

To catch some fish with spider webs

I'm a romantic cat

A little dancing starlight

Shining over the sad city

Here.

Another one? It's too much.

Hey, are you trying to choke me or what?

No, you need to eat well

to live a long time.

God, you're so clumsy.

- What?

- Who's taking care of whom?

Is it gone?

Wow, I'm so good at this.

My stream's so weak.

Am I running on empty?

I'll say!

Hey, g*dd*mn it!

sh*t. Come here. You're so dead.

I wasn't looking! I only heard the sound!

Why would you listen? You pervert!

Well, they say your pee stream

can be a good indicator of your health.

What kind of moron told you that nonsense?

Just an oriental medicine doctor I know.

Hey, Eo Heung's a quack.

No, he's not.

Forget everything he told you.

Are you sure I can go ahead

and delete them all?

Yes.

If it's at all possible…

I also want to erase

all the memories she and I share.

Even though they're etched in my mind now.

DELETE 257 ITEMS - ARE YOU SURE?

YES

I want to buy this.

- This one? Yeah, it looks good.

- Yes. It's so nice.

- Which color do you want?

- Me?

- Is it a gift from your boyfriend?

- Yes.

Hey!

Hey, go. Go now.

No! Let the car behind us pass first.

But you said, "Go now."

Ever heard of a side mirror?

No! You've gotta let the raging bull pass.

What bull? Where?

I told you about cars

with wild animal logos.

They're f*cking expensive.

Keep your distance.

My mouth hurts

from saying it over and over!

Goddammit.

Hey, the circles!

Split, overlapping,

or with letters inside. Stay away!

Just stay in the same lane

until we get there.

Hey.

Where are you going?

Walking to Hongcheon.

Give me around two weeks.

Go ahead and wait for me there.

I'm sorry.

I said I'd learn another time,

but you insisted on me doing it now.

Then you lose your patience.

Sorry, I won't this time. Let's try again.

Just saying sorry won't cut it.

Okay! I'll take you on a shopping spree.

- This is nice. Try it on.

- No, it's okay.

Are you looking for clothes

with floral prints?

No, they don't need floral prints.

You'll look like a cute lamb.

- No.

- Try it on, it'll look different.

It's not my style.

- What is your style?

- This. The Love Cat!

Didn't see anything you liked?

Well, they only sell

expensive designer stuff here.

That's why we're here.

To treat ourselves and look nice.

No need for nice clothes

when we have nice faces.

Hey, who will you be meeting?

We're meeting your father, aren't we?

That's right, dummy.

Do you want to meet your father-in-law

in these rags you've had on for days?

Right! Let's go back and buy it.

No.

That's more like it.

- Do you like it?

- Yes, I love it.

Now, shall we?

Yes, we shall.

Hurry up. This is embarrassing.

Awkward pose. Try again.

What should I do?

Tra-la-la!

- Let's take one together.

- Okay.

One, two, three.

- Do you mind taking a photo of us?

- Sure.

All right, here we go. One, two, three!

I'll take one more.

One, two, three.

So, do you like this view?

I love it.

It was worth the effort to drag you out.

Jae-mi.

Do you think those stars

we're looking at are still alive?

What do you mean?

I mean, think about it.

Those stars are out in space

somewhere very far away.

We're not seeing actual stars,

just their light that's reached us.

If a star is really far away,

it can take billions of years

for its light to get to us on Earth.

So many of the stars we see

are already dead and gone.

What are you getting at?

It's fascinating.

A star may no longer exist,

but its light still shines

right in front of our eyes.

Looking up at the night sky,

I’m struck by how meaningless

the line between life and death is.

And I'm struck by how deeply

you think about these things.

- Maybe you should start.

- No need.

I have you.

I can be as thoughtless as I want.

Are you all right? Do you need your meds?

- Where are they?

- I don't need them.

- Come on. Where are they?

- No, I need something else.

What do you need?

What…

A kiss.

It can be ten times more effective

at reducing pain.

So kiss me quick.

You as*h*le.

Don't joke about things like that.

- Want me to beat the crap out of you?

- Sorry. Just one kiss, please?

Oh! Hey.

You nearly k*lled me, goddammit.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

- You're sorry?

- I am.

- For real?

- Yes.

Then kiss me.

Cheers!

Hey, you're really fun.

You're so much fun!

Me? Fun? What makes you think that?

I'm not fun!

What the hell?

Life's no fun now that Jae-mi is gone!

Hey, Jae-mi?

- What are you doing?

- Aren't you Jae-mi?

Jae-mi?

Please help me find Jae-mi!

- You need to leave.

- Let go!

Sorry but you're drunk.

Let go. I said let go!

- You hit me!

- Hey, sir.

Bring it on!

SECOND MOTHER

Just k*ll me, go ahead.

- Let go. Hey!

- Heung. What's going on?

Heung!

Oh no. Oh my goodness!

- Let go!

- Heung!

Oh no. Not my Heung.

- h*-ja.

- I might drop dead at this rate. Get John.

John!

- Hurry.

- John!

h*-ja!

Do you even know where he is?

Wait until the morning.

It's not like he's actually going to die!

How exciting!

This road is so freaking curvy.

Twisty, twisty, twisty, twisty

What do you know about the next candidate?

Nothing much.

But Kkari said,

"You'll know it when it happens."

Something inside says, "This is it."

The power of blood ties

and celestial bonds.

I need to put some makeup on.

First impressions are everything.

You don't need makeup to look pretty.

- What's with you today?

- What do you mean?

I'm not used to so much flattery.

It's not the first time.

I've said before

how you'd make a great wife.

Right after that compliment,

you crushed my dreams

by saying I should never become a mom.

Do you still want to be a mom?

Jae-mi.

The menopause thing is only like

having a wart next to your belly button.

It's not that big of a deal.

It may never go away,

but it's not going to ruin your life.

Just a little wart there.

All right?

Okay? Hey.

I'm not saying you actually have a wart.

Did you really have to say all that now?

My mascara got all smudged.

You're the one with warts, you jerk!

Hey.

Oh no. You look like a panda.

- I have to start over.

- Don't.

- Why are you laughing?

- Do we have any tissues?

Crap. What am I going to do now?

- You look pretty without it.

- I can't go looking like this!

So this is it? Nice house.

We should be upfront

from the start, right?

Short and sweet.

So I'll entrust you

with this one too, Dr. Jo.

If that's what you want.

We're trying to locate his sperm…

- I mean, the sperm donor.

- Yes, who is it?

We're looking for the sperm donor. Good.

May I help you?

You'll know it when it happens.

Something inside says, "This is it."

The power of blood ties

and celestial bonds.

- Looking forward to school break?

- Yes.

No plans yet, right?

Hey! Why are you leaving without me?

Hey, Hae Jo!

Hey! Hae Jo, where are you going?

Wait up!

Don't ditch me like this.

I'm coming with you.

Hey!

I promise I'll find out

your actual birthday, no matter what.

I should've known.

He was acting too nice.

You b*stard!

You total as*h*le.

You're the one who just ditched Jae-mi.

So why are you bawling your eyes out

like an abandoned child?

Bro.

I abandoned Jae-mi again.

I told her I'd spend

the rest of my life with her,

but I just ditched her

on the side of the road again.

Here.

Bro…

Here, eat this.

Seriously. That's gross.

What a mess.

Just blow. Give me a nice big "heung!"

God.

Man, you're so gross.

Blow!

Are you done crying?

Then let's go.