02x03 - Curtain Call

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EVERY MALE CITIZEN
OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

SHALL FAITHFULLY PERFORM
MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE

ARTICLE 3 OF THE MILITARY SERVICE ACT

Get up.

Do you know why you're getting hit?

Because of a single bad apple, you hear?

Arts and Film Department, Jang Sung-min.

It's you, isn't it?

The b*stard who wants to play Nina
in The Seagull.

Yes, sir.

All my workshop finals were an A-plus.

So I'm fully qualified...

Jeez, you psychotic b*stard.

Nina's a woman's role, though.

Anton Chekhov wrote it that way,
you moron.

Early in the quarter, the professor said

young artists shouldn't be afraid
to reinterpret the classics so...

God, you f*cking b*stard.

You g*y b*stard.

Why are you meddling with this, huh?

Right! You got a letter at the dorms.
Have you seen it?

Congrats. The g*y b*stard
is going to the military.

Sergeant Han h*-yeol and
Private An Jun-h* of the 103rd Division...

9. CURTAIN CALL

...you're both being presented with
this award for your exemplary actions.

408 DAYS UNTIL DISCHARGE

To our... battle-tested soldiers.

The pride of the 103rd Division!

Great job but still...

You foolish little shits.

To go that far, huh?

No respect for your precious souls.

How could you just jump
into a risk like that?

Didn't you consider the emotional effect
it would have on me?

- I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry.

Still, you guys did so great!

Goodness, you did so well.
Come to your commander.

No, no, no.

Come to your dad!

Okay, I'll take the photo now.

Okay, ready?

- One, two, three.
- Okay, smile.

And open it.

Two, three.

We did it!

I was 100 percent sure
you'd be dragged off to military prison.

I also find it a bit of a surprise.
An award?

Since Ru-ri was cuffed
by the commander himself,

everybody's tossing around compliments
and putting a bow on things.

Captain Lim was reinstated too.

How long will our
reward vacation be then? Hmm?

Two weeks? Or three?

How about a discharge, huh?

Oh. Sounds pretty acceptable to me.

You want medical discharge?

Okay, now get out.

But a reward...

Are you leaving?

Salute.

Salute.

Should I just get discharged
for medical hardship?

Sergeant Han, what will you do
once you're discharged?

All of a sudden?

Well, I'll run...

a management company.

One look at somebody's face

and I can immediately tell if that person

is gonna end up a successful entertainer.

But, Jun-h*...

- Yeah, I don't see an actor. Hmm?
- That's good.

- Because I don't plan on becoming one.
- Hey D.P.'s.

- Sir.
- Sir.

So, have you examined
this deserter's personals?

Oh, forgive me, sir,
I guess you've done it already.

Oh, this punk getting c*ck
at the end.

The police contacted us,

and this is a person
who slipped by us before.

His name is Jang Sung-min.

- Would you remind repeating?
- Hey, what's wrong with you?

Jang Sung-min of the a*tillery
Battalion Corps. Satisfied?

Yes? What is it?

Why are you being this way? Huh? You okay?

CORPS a*tillery BATTALION
JANG SUNG-MIN

TEN MONTHS AGO

Yes, my babies!
I see you there.

Keep it going, girls!

A vodka soda.

Hey. Don't do that stuff.

Ah, sh*t. I hate that son of a b*tch.

What's the matter with these guys?

Oh, what's up with today?

Nina's still touching up her face.

Corporal Jang Sung-min?

PRIVATE JANG SUNG-MIN
sl*t OF THE BARRACKS

GIVES ONE HELL OF A BLOWJOB
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED

f*cking f*gg*t
PICK UP THAT SOAP FOR ME

That's you, right?

It's you. It is.

Hello, my name

is Private Han h*-yeol from the D.P. Team
of the Military Police.

Jesus!

Now I'm frightened.

Move back now. Move back.

You gonna use that?
Seems like a bad plan of action.

So how about we just...

Please, leave!

- Please, please.
- Hey, Jang Sung-min.

Please. Go away, please.

I want to help you.

Just leave me, just leave me.

- Please.
- Let's head back.

Please go away!

Jeez. Come on out already.

Oh, damn it.

Hey. Why aren't you done? Jeez!

What?

W-what the hell?

Huh? What is this? Hey...

Private Han.

Hey! Han h*-yeol!

Hey, come on. Snap out of it, snap...

Jang Sung-min, you crazy b*tch!

Oh, f*ck.

Excuse me. Do you happen to know
a man named Jang Sung-min?

How many times do I have to
tell you, I don't know him? So annoying.

- Please look at the photo.
- You still here?

Oh, what a bother.

Try Luli. Shoo, now. Shoo.

- Can I borrow that?
- Sergeant Han h*-yeol?

W-what?

Uh, do you feel sick?

I'm fine.

When my heart feels
so completely without burden,

I get amazingly calm.

I'll take your word for it.

That's the truth.

Okay.

Yoohoo.

We've been here all day.

This man is driving me crazy.

What? I can't hear you?

Hello? Hello?

I'm hanging up, okay? I can't hear you.

Jeez, honestly now.

Hey! Be quiet, you b*stards!
For god's sake!

- Eat this, huh?
- Hey, damn it. That's enough.

Will you be quiet? You b*stards!

I mean, honestly.

Jesus!

You probably don't want to eat that.

It's over a week old.

Well, anyway.

We happened to discover this.

We managed to bring in a petty criminal.

Ah, wait... Here.

Anyway, that petty criminal's
the type who messes around

in all kinds of ill*gal things,
down to the most trivial.

Like a private detective agency
or a kind of service center.

Jang Sung-min's name turned up
on his list of clients.

That's the deserter
you're looking for, right?

- What was his service request?
- Oh.

Well, I'm not sure.

Which is the reason why the two of you
will have to meet him.

It will be exciting for the two of you.

- Uh...
- The three of us, right?

- You guys, two D.P.'s.
- Yeah.

- A joing operation?
- Yes.

- Oh, me too?
- Yeah, the three of us.

- Right?
- Oh, well...

We would really like that. But just look
at this pathetic state of affairs, huh?

We've barely got our heads on. Okay?

Our holding cell isn't big enough
for a group that size. No space.

- But I'm not familiar with Itaewon.
- Just a moment.

Hey, that man, what's he doing here?

Hey, sir. Stop crying to the police
and call a lawyer.

A lawyer!

You can't just keep coming in here.
Call a lawyer.

Come on! It...

So the person who stabbed
h*-yeol was Jang Sung-min?

Wasn't he an actor in the Film Department
or something? Hmm...

He had good grades, too.

At a high school festival,

he was nominated for a best actress award.

Oh, best actress? Huh?

For the role of Nina
in Chekov's The Seagull.

Heartbreaking female character.

The name of the play itself
refers to Nina.

Wow, Sergeant! How do you know
so much about theater?

It was my dream once.
I was in the high school drama club.

Hamlet ring a bell?

Huh...

If you check the web,

there are three legendary long-term
deserters from the army, you know.

Number one's an officer
who embezzled government funds

who's been gone for eight years,

then Jang Sung-min
who stabbed Sergeant Han.

He's been running for five years.

Who's number three, then?

An old guy from the Korean w*r.

Nobody's concerned about him.
Have some dumplings.

Hey, Gi-yeong.
You have a real knack for this.

It could be a career there.

To become the fourth long-term deserter?

- Such a punk.
- Ow.

Ow.

- File an anonymous complaint.
- Mm-hmm.

So Jang Sung-min
was in Itaewon this whole time?

There wouldn't be any better place
for Sung-min than here.

Anyway, the meeting's all set up, right?

Yeah. And he definitely
didn't suspect anything either.

- Okay. Perhaps.
- You the guys who called?

We spoke, yeah?

Uh...

TIGER SERVICES

The password.

Roar, roar?

Come with me.

Jeez, how did you know? How'd you know?

The company name
has "Tiger" in it?

Honestly, that's amazing.

- Oh, damn.
- I guess. Hurry up.

Ah, jeez. This feels pretty weird.

For me too, you know.

On those unsolved crime shows,

a car like this always appears
right before someone loses an organ.

Let's come back some other time.

Yeah, that's a good idea.
Just be natural and leave.

So, what are you doing here?

Well, we're looking for a guy.

A guy?

- Yes.
- Yes.

Meow, meow.

Tweet, tweet.

- What?
- Mm...

The password is "meow, meow," assholes.

Meow.

Get out.

Good evening, friends.

So good to see you.

You're in
for an impressive beating today.

What an easy job. Lucky day.

- You're hardworking men.
- Beat 'em good.

Commendable.

What do you b*stards do? With the police?

- Us, police? No way.
- Ah, no, no, that's not us. No way.

You assholes.

Hey, go for it.

- All right.
- Oh, come on.

Everyone, freeze!

Huh?

- Don't you move, assholes!
- Hey. come in.

You two okay?

- Yeah.
- Yeah. Here, here!

You b*stards,
every move we make,

- you'd get a whiff of us.
- f*cking shithead.

Ah, sh*t.

Just wait.

Catch them all.

Stop them! Stop them!

Get back now.

Watch out, shitheads!

Oh, God! Oh, God! Okay!

Look, over there. Look!

Out of my way! Out of my way!
Damn it, move!

Hey!

Stop following me, you f*cking b*stards!

Move out of the way!

I'm sick of this sh*t.

- Oh, for god's sake.
- Go away!

Crazy b*stards!

Hey, let me borrow this.

Oh, f*ck!

What the hell?

Oh!

- Are you guys all right?
- There he goes.

Get on. We're following him.

Jesus. sh*t!

f*cking b*stard, he's following me.

f*cking guy! My god! This dumb
m*therf*cking b*stard won't stop!

Stop following me, you son of a b*tch!

Go away, you m*therf*cker!
I'm not getting caught, do you hear me?

I will never ever be caught!

g*dd*mn it, go away!

Quit following me.

Oh.

I didn't get caught.

Nice try, though, as*h*le.

I feel great.

Still chasing me?

Oh, you creepy m*therf*cker.

This f*cking guy!
I can't believe it.

Sir. Excuse me, sir!
Why aren't you moving?

g*dd*mn it!

He keeps chasing me.

Out of the way! Whoa!

Ow.

Damn it.

Huh? What's that thing?

Beep, beep. Beep, beep.

Coco is on the way with freshness.

Yes, I did it. Yes.

I won the race.

Beep, beep. Beep...

Oh, hey.

Hmm.

Huh?

Hey, you. Climb aboard. Come on.

- b*stards!
- What are you even doing with your feet?

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Giving up would be better.

Hop on. You must be thirsty.

- Here. Huh?
- Damn it!

What's he doing?

Hey, ma'am. Could you make a right?

- This only goes straight.
- What?

EXIT 2
ITAEWON

Jun-h*, at the subway entrance,
right in front.

I'm here as well.

Cheers.

Water, water, water, water.

What are you doing?

Mm. Mm-mm...

Hey, bro.

Hey, meow, meow.

How've you been?

Huh?

Back off! You b*stard!

f*ck, get out!

How much farther
are you gonna chase me, you as*h*le!

- To the end of the world?
- Huh?

Damn it.

Sergeant Han.

You always show up at the end
to do the cool part.

- This is Jang Sung-min.
- I mean, come on.

I've given new identities
to a million guys.

- How am I supposed to recognize them all?
- Well, you b*stard.

How about you take a look,
since it's been so many people? I swear.

- You two, all yours.
- Yeah, thank you.

I'm sorry, but...

we never took a request from any soldier.

Wait a minute.

Oh, Nina?

Wait, I know.

He said that he'd just stabbed someone.

He came in all crying.

Ah...

I have to run away.

Help me, please.

I'm begging you. Can't you just help me?

I'll give you whatever money I make
on a regular basis.

g*dd*mn it.

You shouldn't behave this way here.
People will think I'm some kind of jerk.

Then help me out here!

Save me, please.

If I ever have to go back to that place...

Hey, sissy!

Aw, the sissy's crying. Poor little q*eer.

My God! Don't you have
any shame, huh?

I'm going to die for real.

Hey. You dying is your own
personal circumstance, okay?

And the condition we have for providing
this service is do you know? Hmm?

Put that down. Hey, come on!

Long as I'm gonna die,
I guess it should be here.

It will be better to do it now
while I'm still outside.

g*dd*mn it!

Please.

Please, please.

Please help me.

So I sent him to Incheon.

Because we couldn't handle it on our end.

And he looked so desperate.

I told him to go to the people
who create new identities

for undocumented immigrants.

- What?
- Hmm...

A little bit different than a Chekov play.

Hurry up and get out here.

Let's get to work. Work!

Ah. All right. Good morning.

- See you soon.
- Yeah, okay.

Whoa, whoa!

Whoa! Whoa!

- Watch out!
- Hey, move, move!

Are you okay?

Jesus!

Listen, this is why
you have to rest at night.

Why do you insist
on working two jobs, huh?

You could have been paralyzed
by this thing.

Yes, I'm sorry.

Sir, I apologize.

Hey, isn't our friend Nina
such a good singer?

Yeah, she is.

Makes me feel really weird.

It makes me feel...

A bit of hatred, really.

But there's pity as well.

A weird mixture.

Well, how about...

we let Sung-min just keep running?

Like with Heo Chi-do, you know?

Will that help Sung-min, though?

Oh, I'm corny.

What is this? I mean,
what's gotten into me?

No compassion.

Nothing trivial.

- Yes, all right.
- Yes.

Gi-yeong, it's h*-yeol.

This... Gosh. It seems like
he's somewhere in East Incheon.

But finding him like this
might take some time. Uh...

Hey, D.P.

You won't be able to find him
no matter how hard you look.

When we investigated,

we discovered
they made him identification.

Oh. Do you mean a fake ID?

A passport.

After spending years hiding,

I'm not really sure
where he's trying to go right now.

So I... I think you should get some help
from the cops one more time on all this.

Jeez. What are you going to try
and make us do this time?

Yeah...

So that catty b*stard
that we caught last time?

Oh, that's hot. Yeah.

So, the fellow above him makes fake IDs.

He's famous as a matter of fact. Yeah.

Hmm.

Yeah, so, for us, then?

We need to catch the old guy
so we can close this case.

Yeah?

TIGER SERVICES BOSS
OLD MAN, HEIGHT 170 CM, SLIM BUILD

Let's do one more
joint operation, okay?

Password.

Meow, meow.

Hey, what's the time?

Uh, sir, you've come?

Hey! I'm lowering it now.

- Okay, lower it.
- Sir, you're here?

Get this out of the way.

- Come out.
- Move. Sir, you're here?

- Wow, jeez.
- Looks good here.

- Quite a different scale from Itaewon.
- Come on.

- Tell me about it.
- Right here.

I heard you two
are looking for a job?

Yes.

It's an honor to meet you. Um...

If you help us, I'll put...

We'll both put our... lives
on the line for you.

Whatever you need, sir.

Anyone who comes to the Incheon Coast

must be a person
who has run out of lifelines.

Let me hear the reasons you have.

Then I'll share my decision
about letting you join me.

What should we do?

But if...

you lie even once...

I'll tear your insides out.

And some lucky fish
will eat you for a snack.

We're... both deserters from the army.

We're what?

Yes. We're deserters.

We were in the middle of serving
our mandatory military service.

Really, you're army deserters?

Yes.

You're running from the military?

Oh. What's happening? Are you all right?

No, no, no. No.

Five decades have passed.

But it still appears in my nightmares.

God, what a hellish place.

Even now, it feels like someone
might come chasing after me.

I understand exactly how you feel.

Are you saying...

that stupid place
has not gotten any better?

- Unbelievable.
- Sorry?

Hire these boys immediately
and show them the ropes.

- Sir, thank you very much.
- Yes.

Yes. Go ahead.

Should we bring that man in, though?

He's a deserter.

Hey, aren't you cops?

Whoa! What?

Huh? What?

Oh, we often hear we look like cops.

This is a call from the Itaewon guys.

- Hey. I think they're cops.
- Come on!

Hey!

Have we ever run away before?

Uh, usually we're the ones chasing people.

- Mm-hmm.
- Catch them!

Let's get them!

That's it!

Watch out!

Nine o'clock! Nine o'clock!

Don't come any closer!

Whoa, whoa!

Push! Push!

Oh, f*ck! Go up!

No! Don't let them get away!

- Come on!
- Oh, sh*t! Oh, sh*t!

Come on! Come on!

Whoa!

Crap!

Get them!

Don't let them get away!

- Oh, God!
- Damn it!

Oh, sh*t! Oh, sh*t!

Stop them!

sh*t.

Attack!

Hurry up and go!

Ah! sh*t!

f*ck, where did he go?

Jeez. Where the hell did he go?

sh*t.

Find him!

- Oh!
- Hurry up!

Jeez! Where the hell could he be? f*ck!

- Where is he?
- Damn it.

That b*stard!

Thanks for that.

What's up with your outfit?

Huh?

You really haven't changed.

Still the neighborhood hooligan.

How are you here?

Are you well?

Well, you helped with that.

Jesus! Where the hell did he go?

Hush.

Come along.

Find him!

Uh, no... This...

How could we meet like this?

It's really amazing.

You're still a soldier, huh?

Are you Private First Class now?

You... haven't changed much either.

Well, are you out here
looking for someone?

That's pretty much my role.

Wow! There's a bar
even in a place like this.

Actually, this place is pretty famous.

We have live music, too.

Do you know her? Nina?

She's our star... was our star.

Thanks very much. Thanks very much.

Thanks, everybody. Thank you so much.

Thanks very much. I appreciate it.

Thank you for taking the time.

Your voice is so beautiful.

Thank you.

You said your name is Nina?

JI YU-NA
MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCER, DIRECTOR

Ms. Ji Yu-na.

You know me?

Yes, of course.

Ev-everybody who performs
like me knows you.

Then I'll get right to the point.

Would you like to work together?

I'm making Chekhov's The Seagull
into a musical.

It's going to be experimental.

And it happens that you're already Nina.

Nina, really?

Ah, but... Oh, I don't know...

The workshop will be
in the West End of London.

And we're going to collaborate with
choreographers and stage crew there.

Assuming you're up for it, we can
arrange it for you to leave right away.

You have a passport?

Yeah, yeah.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
JANG NINA

Hmm...

The passport was made perfectly,
so you won't have any issues.

Stay strong and work hard.

You don't need to run away anymore.

You've just been reborn.

Nina, it's tomorrow, right?
You going to England.

Yes.

Thank you for all you've done
this whole time.

But you never even asked...

exactly who I am.

Or what I'm doing here.

Typical questions.

And what about me?

Who are you?

You're Nina, the great singer.

Want to be best friends starting now?

As soon as I get back,

shall we drink to this, then?

Cool.

Cool.

I'd like it if Nina wasn't apprehended.

You must have it hard too.

Always out chasing after someone.
Arresting them.

I guess.

You know, people like us...

are really lucky.

It wouldn't be at all strange...

if I was the one being chased.

Do you feel relieved?

Not quite.

I...

just feel pretty sad.

It's my time to leave.

The three million won.

You didn't mention it.

Next time I'll buy you dinner.

A meal worth three million.

Attention Asiana Airline passengers.

Passengers with baggage,
come up to the counter and check...

Hey, hurry up already, will you?

What happened?

The police rounded up
every last one of them.

You look pretty good yourself, huh?

Since he was trying to leave the country,
there'll definitely be some data.

Yeah, that one right over...

- You're here.
- Hi.

There was an incident that day,
so I found it quickly.

What incident?

Uh...

First, please give this a look.

Your passport, please.

Jang Nina?

This happens a lot.

Sorry, but could you make it quick?
I'm worried that I'll miss my flight.

Why is it like this?

Yes, just one moment, sir.

Wait, I...

Jang Nina?

We really didn't know.

Would you please come over here
for a second?

We just wanted him to sit and wait
while we check the issue.

Whoa, whoa!

Ah!

Oh!

[] Oh, my god!

Are you all right?

Is he okay?

I'll call 911.

- Wait.
- No, you can't call anyone.

No, no. Don't!

He ran out of the airport like that.

In his condition,
he couldn't have gone far.

Why don't we just hand this over
to the police?

I think we've done
everything we can already.

Ah, no.

Let's follow.

It's okay.

It's okay.

I'm really sorry.

I contacted the police
and they recovered the body.

They say the cause of death
was tetanus and excessive bleeding,

coupled with malnourishment
which caused the shock.

At any rate, good job.

Don't let this bother you too much,
and come back safely.

Back when

you asked me what I wanted to do
after my discharge...

Well...

I'm not really sure

what I'm supposed to do.

I mean, some people want something so much
that they would die for it.

But I'm just not sure

what work I'm supposed to do.

There were so many things
I wanted to do once I got discharged.

But I can't remember them.

I can't remember any of them.