01x12 - Episode 12

[bunniefuu]

[passionately arranged
"Danse Macabre" playing]

FOUR HANDS, TWO SONATAS

[inhales sharply]

If you see anyone trying to come up
to the stage, make sure to stop them.

-Sure, don't worry about it.
-[Jae-in] Thanks.

[sighs]

Pi-o, look…

Just for once, huh?

Think it over again.

Just this once, please?

'Cause once you go in there,

there's no turning back.

I've given this serious thought.

Thanks.

[solemn music plays]

The responsibility for the kidnapping

does not rest on my mother alone.

I also

used Conductor Choi Jeong-yo's score

to win the Harmonie Competition.

All of this

happened because I let
my ambition get the better of me.

I would like to truly offer
my sincere apologies to him

for everything he endured…

as a result of her actions and mine.

And as of today,

I will step away from all the privileges…

that I've had until now.

To everyone who has loved
and supported me despite my shortcomings,

I want

to offer my sincerest apologies.

What do you mean when you say
you were using his score?

Are you saying you didn't deserve to win?

Were you aware
of your mom's involvement in this?

Exactly how long have you known about it?

[reporters clamoring]

-[tense music plays]
-[ticking]

[distorted dialogue]

[inaudible]

[breathes shakily]

[sorrowful music plays]

FINAL EPISODE

[gasping]

[phone buzzes]

HANKOOK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
NOTICE CHAT - MANAGER LEE JI-HUI

KANG SEUNG-WOON IS UNDERGOING
EMERGENCY SURGERY,

ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL POSTPONED
SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED

SURGERY STATUS
KANG SEUNG-****: IN PROGRESS

Doctor, how did the surgery go?

We did everything we could.

He was brought in with
almost no cardiac function remaining.

I'm sorry to say, but you should
prepare yourselves for the worst.

[sobbing] But how?

How could this happen? How could this…

[gasping] Seung-woon.

Seung-woon, I'm right here.

Seung-woon?

Are you awake?
Seung-woon, can you hear me now?

[sighs]

[Seon-ju crying] Why…

Why didn't you tell me anything?

Why didn't you say anything?

Why didn't you tell me
before it came to this?

[crying]

What?

[raspy breathing]

[door opens]

Pi-o.

[sighs] Your grandfather
woke up from the anesthesia.

He's asking to see you.

Wait.

He wants to see both you and Jeong-yo.

I think it's best if you give him a call.

[sighs]

[phone buzzing]

Hi.

[Pi-o] Where are you?

[stammers] How's he doing?

He's out of surgery now.

He's come out of anesthesia.

So you're saying he's okay?
[breathing heavily]

No.

The doctor said…

we should prepare for the worst.

He said he'd like to see you
one last time.

Will you come see him?

[sighs]

-Can you check his numbers?
-Yes, I'll do that now.

[door opens]

Seung-woon?

Seung-woon?

-[Seung-woon sighs]
-The boys are here.

Come on in, Jeong-yo.

Grandfather.

[gentle music plays]

I'm so sorry.

It's all my fault.

No, it is not.

This isn't your fault.

Pi-o, it's simply my time to go.

There's no reason to be sorry.

You two have completed…

"Nemesis" together.

In the end, you two did it together.

Pi-o…

I thought you would spend
your whole life in torment,

always chasing after Jeong-yo's shadow.

That the pain of being second-best

your entire life would slowly destroy you.

But now…

I can see very clearly

that the one who's holding you back…

was me.

I let my pride get the better of me…

and treated you so poorly
when you were just a child.

Forgive me, Pi-o.

[cries]

I'm sorry, Jeong-yo.

I'd like to apologize
on behalf of my daughter.

It is all my fault…

she turned out that way.

I'm now paying the price
for my cowardly actions

that led her to wrong you
in an unforgivable way.

Please forgive me. [breathing shakily]

I am so sorry.

All of this…

is my fault.

So please find it in your heart…
[whimpers]

…forgive my foolish girl.

[gasps]

-[tense music plays]
-[ticking]

[sighs]

[Seon-ju] Pi-o.

All these years,

you've resented him so much.

Still…

I hope you're able
to let some of it go by now.

I asked him once

what his reason was
for always being so hard on you.

Why would he do that to you?

And he said

that he

saw a lot of himself in you.

That you'll push yourself to the limit…

and decide to suffer instead
if it doesn't work out.

He said you were just like him
in that respect.

And maybe

this wasn't easy
for your grandfather either.

Because he could clearly see

just how much pain
you were also going through.

[knocks on door]

[nurse] Excuse me, ma'am.

There's something
I need to go over with you.

[Seung-woon] I see.

You weren't half bad today.

If you ever perform again,
be sure to let me know.

[groaning]

Grandfather.

[metronome thuds]

Change things, Kang Pi-o.

Stop relying on a contraption like that,

and draw out the natural sense
of rhythm you carry inside.

[cheering]

Pi-o.

Yes, Grandfather?

I would like to listen to your
interpretation of the Moonlight Sonata.

[tapping on screen]

[Beethoven's "Piano Sonata 'Moonlight,'


It's so nice.

Grandfather.

Once you get better,

I'll play you an even better rendition
than this one.

I think I can play it
from the heart for you now.

Would you let me…

be alone with the music
for a little while?

Yeah.

[steady beep]

Grandfather?

No. No, Grandfather.

Grandfather! [breathing heavily]

Grandfather!

[Catholic Hymn No. 520 "The One Who Left
This World Today" playing]

[priest] In accordance with
our faith and tradition,

we now commit this body to the earth.

Dear Lord, grant eternal rest
to our brother Kang Seung-woon.

May perpetual light shine upon him.

[all] Oh, Lord, grant him eternal rest.

[priest] Receive his soul

and present him before God Almighty.

May light shine upon him.

Oh, great Father of mercies,

we commend our brother in the sure hope,

that together with all…

[no audible dialogue]

[sobbing]

FUNERAL MASS
FOR THE LATE KANG SEUNG-WOON

[sobbing] Dad…

[Ji-hye] This whole mess is on you.
You know that?

If you had given more affection to Pi-o,
I would have never had to do that.

Dad, if you had only accepted Pi-o
as your grandson,

I never would have
done something that crazy!

Why did you do that?

Why did you do that to me?

Why did you do that to Pi-o?
Why did you do it?

Tell me!

[sobs] Tell me.

[sobbing]

Why did you do that?

Why, Daddy?

Why did you do that?

[sobbing]

[sobbing]

CORRECTIONS - OPENING THE FUTURE
THROUGH ORDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS

[officer] I'm sorry, but Ms. Ji-hye
has denied your visitation request.

[sighs]

[solemn music plays]

KANG PI-O

[sighs]

[sighs]

Pi-o, do you really have to go this far?

Okay.

I know that you're devastated,
but you're acting like

-you'll never play the piano after this.
-No.

I'm done for good.

All of this
was a direct result of my own greed.

[musician] You know his piano's for sale?

-Hello, sir.
-[Seok-hwan] Whoa, wait, really?

So Kang Pi-o's piano
is on the market for real?

Yeah. I suppose the rumor's true
that he's no longer playing.

[Seok-hwan] Oh… What an idiot.

I thought he'd finally gotten
his mojo back.

Then again,

if he thinks he's responsible
for Maestro Kang's death,

how could he ever bring himself
to play the piano again?

[musician] Yeah, man. How could he?

It's hard to believe

such a prominent family like his
could unravel so quickly.

All the pianists are dying to buy it.

Some of them are even offering
above the asking price.

[door opens]

Why is your phone turned off?

-Oh.
-[sighs] There's a guest here for you.

He's been waiting
for about three hours today.

I asked him to come back later,
but he insisted on waiting for you.

What are you doing here?

Sit down for a minute.

[sighs]

Why are you here?

Why did you sell your piano?

That's why you came here?

-Mmm.
-[sighs]

I don't need it anymore.

[sighs]

Before Mr. Kang passed away,
I asked him something important.

Whether a flawed artist
was still worthy of making art.

What he said to me was

that, in fact,
one must be flawed to create his art.

[somber music plays]

Keep playing the piano, will you?

The only thing we can do now…

is just keep making music.

Thank you for sharing that.

But…

I can't forgive myself for any of it.

It was my insistence on pursuing music

that led my mom to do what she did,

which caused my grandfather's death…

[sighs]

…and your hand too.

[sighs]

[phone buzzing]

INCOMING CALL
HYUN-CHUL

-Hey.
-I got a call from the hospital.

He says he wants to see you.

KIM'S SUYUK

Apparently, he's known
you've been back for a while.

He called a nurse over,

asked for you by name,
and said he wanted to see you.

It figures. You were all over the news.
It'd be harder not to know.

Guess this means
our project is done, right?

Regardless of how it all went down,

they all ended up paying
for what they did.

[sighs] So how come
it doesn't feel like we won?

I heard you wanted to see me.

When did you know I was back?

I've known
ever since you got back to Korea.

Then why are you
only reaching out to me now?

[sighs] I didn't think I had the right.

I brought this for you.

It's your favorite.

Why are you doing this?

You should've just left me to die
wherever I ended up.

Why waste your money on me?

[gentle music plays]

Even if it was for a short while,
you were kind to me.

Although you may want to forget it,

you were kind to me when I was a kid.

I wanted to repay you for that.

I'm sorry

for taking it out on you,

when you did nothing wrong.

From now on…

don't spend any money on me.

I don't deserve any of it.

I k*lled your mother.

I was blind with rage over her betrayal,

but I wouldn't divorce her.

I stayed with her,
tormenting her day after day

right up until the day she died.

In the end…

I was the one that drove
your mother to her death.

I thought I'd feel better after that.

Instead, there was no relief.

I was the one who ended up broken.

[sniffles]

[sighs]

[Mr. Choi] I thought
I'd feel better after that.

Instead, there was no relief.

I was the one who ended up broken.

INCOMING CALL
CHOI JEONG-YO

[phone buzzing]

What?

-[Jeong-yo] What are you up to?
-What's this about?

Can you come out for a second?

I'm outside.

[line beeps]

[sighs] Why are you here again?

Come with me.
I've got something to show you.

[intriguing music plays]

-It's done. Uh-huh. You should come see.
-So it's all ready to go? That's great.

Where are we going that requires a bus?

Well, we're going down memory lane.

Why are we here?

What is this?

Well, uh, it's your piano.

I bought it back for you.

Yeah, but why?

I figured you might need it
when you start playing again, so…

[sighs] I told you, I'm done.

Why even do something like this?

[sighs]

So sit down.

[sighs]

["Danse Macabre" playing]

[performance stops]

[exhales sharply]

What's going on?

Why?

Surprised?

I made sure to really keep up
with my treatment at the hospital,

just in case.

And my fingers just came back to life.

[chuckles]

So?

How was my playing? [chuckles]

[Pi-o breathing shakily]

So, does this mean that…

you can play the piano again?

Mm-hmm.

[sighs]

What's with that face? Hmm? [chuckles]

Now do you understand why I brought you
all the way back out here again?

So, if nothing else…

if nothing else, you can stop
feeling guilty about me already.

And let me tell you for the last time…

Play the piano again.

[gentle music plays]

You know, I was thinking

about how I ended up playing
the piano again after such a long time.

Just when my life had become
a complete train wreck,

you came into it out of nowhere.

Is playing the piano a joke to you?

[Jeong-yo] You made me feel
ashamed of myself

for always keeping music
at an arm's length.

[Pi-o] We've done this hundreds of times.

Don't worry about anyone else.

Forget where we are right now.

[Jeong-yo] You were the one who saved me
when I was drowning in trauma.

Just like you told me…

let it flow, okay?

But then when I really thought about it,

every time I was drowning in despair,

you were the one who led me back to music.

Whether you intended to or not,

you brought hope back into my life.
You're my light.

Even when I was burning
with resentment toward you…

I'd sleep and dream about the two of us
playing four-hands together.

[chuckles]

Someone like you is quitting the piano.
How do you think that feels for me?

But you know that

I ended up using your score.

And I… I stole your life.

[sighs] Man,
you really don't get it, do you?

Hey, Kang Pi-o.

That was your rendition of the piece,
entirely your own.

That seat…

was yours from the beginning.

Both you and I…

know that we're only fully alive
when we're playing music.

We were born this way.
Do you still not get it? Huh?

[sighs]

Remember Bach's Cantata 106?

[chuckles]

Come on.

[pats seat]

[sighs]

I'll play secondo.

You play primo.

Like you told me…

just be free.

[chuckles]

[Bach's "Cantata No. 106" playing]

[music ends]

[Pi-o] Thanks again, Jeong-yo.

Just like before…

you pulled me out of my despair.

[scoffs]

You got it all wrong.

Did you even listen to me?

[chuckles]

It's so strange, don't you think?

You and I were at each other's throats,

but whenever
I actually found joy in music,

you were always there.

Come to think of it, ten years ago,

when I said
I didn't want to compete anymore

and I just wanted to enjoy
making music with you…

I guess I made the right choice after all.

It's still not too late.

Let's enjoy making music together.

[solemn music plays]

-No, thanks.
-Hmm?

I think I've had enough of putting up
with your personality all these years.

I'm good.

[whistles]

Besides, from what I can tell,

you really don't need my help anymore.

Hey, if you don't want to, just say it.

You're a lot more petty than I thought.

-[chuckles]
-Well, I am. Yeah.

That's why I kept coming after you.

[both chuckle]

[Jeong-yo] Today was a lot of fun.

So take care.

Good night. Rest well.

And see you soon.

Mmm.

[sighs]

[phone buzzing]

[groans]

Hello?

[Seon-ju] Hi, Pi-o.

Have you talked at all
with Jeong-yo lately?

Mmm. Yeah, I was him yesterday.

Why?

Well, he sent in
his letter of resignation,

and now I can't reach him.

-[inhales sharply]
-Did he say anything to you?

[pensive music plays]

[line ringing]

[automated voice] The person
you're trying to reach is unavailable.

CHOI JEONG-YO

-Leave a message after the tone.
-[line beeps]

[sighs]

[Seon-ju] It seems like
he'd been planning to leave.

Turns out, he emailed me,
the administration office,

and the entire staff as well.

-[doorbell chimes]
-Did he mention anything specific?

[line ringing]

[automated voice] The person
you're trying to reach is unavailable.

-Please leave a message after the tone.
-[doorbell chimes]

[footsteps running]

[Jeong-yo] Kang Pi-o.

I knew you'd come.

By the time you read this letter,

I'll already be gone.

I'm sorry.

I don't think I'll be able
to honor your last request.

[sighs]

Perhaps everything
that happened between us…

was the result of the deep love
and longing for music

that you and I both shared.

[sighs]

It caused us both a great deal of pain,

but watching the passion with which you
approached music taught me a lot as well.

I'm leaving now

to create music
that can truly comfort others,

no longer music born
of resentment and hatred.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ARCADE
TRADITIONAL MARKET

Though I caused you pain
due to a misunderstanding,

maybe the reason
I was so consumed by revenge

was that I never stopped longing
for the days

when you and I played the piano together.

I'm sorry for everything.

-[chuckles]
-And thank you.

I hope you never give up,

and you grow into the musician
you're meant to be.

[crying]

3 YEARS LATER

Pi-o.

Wow, this looks great.

I know how busy you are.
You didn't have to come here all this way.

I've been saying I'd come for a while now,
but I never followed through,

so I was determined to come today. Hmm?

[chuckles] How are things coming along?

[Liszt's "Consolation No. 3" playing]

So, how's it being the boss?
You doing all right?

It's exhausting but fun.

Now that I'm doing it myself,

I really get how tough it must've been
on my mom all these years.

-[chuckles]
-Honestly,

I have a whole new appreciation for her.

Your mother is really something,

how she handed you her CEO job
without a second thought.

Doesn't she nag you?

-Not at all.
-[chuckles]

But actually, that puts way more pressure
on my shoulders, you know?

That I might disappoint her.

Jae-in, I see you've grown
into a real adult.

[chuckles]

[owner] This is on the house.

[chuckling] As a thank you
for the performance today.

Thank you so much.

All you have to do is ask,
and I'll come and play anytime.

Oh, you… Really?

Gosh, thank you so much.
Oh, we'd love that.

Oh, um… Well, enjoy your meal.

-We will.
-[all] Thank you.

As expected,
you're popular wherever you go, Pi-o.

[chuckles]

-[student 1] You go ask him.
-[student 2] No, you go ask him.

I told you to go ask him.

-You, go ask. You do it.
-Come on, just ask him.

Is there something
that you guys wanna say?

We just caught one of your performances.

We wanted to know your name.

You're famous, aren't you?
Can we get your autograph?

No, guys, I'm not famous at all.

-You know, I really enjoyed it.
-Me too.

Thank you.

Enjoy your food.

-Yeah.
-Thanks.

See? He's not famous.

[student 1] My mom told me he was.

You didn't give your name.
Why not tell them who you are?

Is that intentional?

I don't know.

I don't want my name
to define who I am anymore.

[chattering]

[Hyun-jeong] Ji-hye!

SEOKGYEONG WOMEN'S PRISON

[melancholic music plays]

[Hyun-soo] Seon-ju.

[sighs]

[Ji-hye sighs]

KANG SEUNG-WOON,

A CONDUCTOR WHO LEFT BEHIND
A PROFOUND LEGACY

[Ji-hye sobbing]

Oh, Dad…

[sobbing]

I'm here.

Thanks…

for being there with me.

I always felt this huge weight on my chest
for not being there when he died.

But now I feel like it

has finally lifted.

I know that it's been hard for you.

No.

I've been doing much better.

You no longer need to worry about me.

I mean, you shouldn't waste
any more of your time on me.

I feel bad.

I can't do that.

For my own sake,

my happiness, not yours…

I need you by my side, Ji-hye.

What right do I even have to…

[gentle music plays]

Well, honestly, all I need is you, Ji-hye.

We'll take it slowly.

As friends.

[chuckles]

Sorry. I'm sorry.

Am I too late?

[chuckles] Not at all. I just ordered.

Eat it while it's still warm.

I got you what you asked for.

Mmm!

I've never seen a chicken burger this big.

I'm obsessed.

This burger is so good,
I come here for lunch every day.

Mmm. Mmm!

It's great. Mmm.

-Your turn. Come on, eat it.
-Mm-hmm.

Mmm. It's really good.

-[chuckles]
-Mmm.

Here.

Jae-in,

I get how much you love your job,
but aren't you working way too much?

[sighs] My plate is so full.

I was just walking out the door

when one of our artists
got into trouble again.

We had an emergency meeting
to figure out what to do.

I thought I was the only troublemaker,

but now you've got someone else
to worry about.

Compared to all the trouble you've caused,
everyone else is amateur hour.

You're a legend.

You're in a league all your own.

[both chuckle]

Mmm!

Oh, Joo Jae-geun
from Donggwang Daily called.

That reporter keeps asking
to meet with you.

But I held him off like a pro.

Anyway, I'll give you his number later.

If he calls, you can ignore him, okay?

And Han Su-jin called too.

She asked if you were performing today,
and I brushed it off.

I told her that you weren't.

Mmm. Thank you.

Where are you performing today?

Hmm…

Today…

[Bach's "Cantata No. 147, No. 10
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" playing]

REGIONAL EMERGENCY
MEDICAL CENTER

DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY

[doctor] Um, Mr. Kang Pi-o?

Uh-huh.

I really enjoyed your performance.

I don't know much about classical music,

but it's very clear to me
that you have a gift.

It goes straight to the heart.

You're very kind.

Also, by the way, do you, uh…

happen to know how
Conductor Choi Jeong-yo is doing lately?

I don't.

Ah, that's too bad.

Well, I only brought it up because
I'm concerned about his health.

Take care.

Wait, sir.
What do you mean you're concerned?

Is Jeong-yo sick or something?

[sighs]

The truth is, I've also been looking
for him for quite some time now.

Please, I want to find him.

Is there anything you can tell me?

Oh, I shouldn't have mentioned
anything to you, I guess.

It's a matter
of patient confidentiality, so I can't.

[sighs]

Doctor, please.

I need to find Jeong-yo.

It's really important.

[pensive music plays]

Back then, Conductor Choi Jeong-yo

was a patient of mine
and saw me on a regular basis.

He suffered a brachial plexus injury.

It was due to a g*nsh*t wound
to his right shoulder years ago.

It caused him to gradually lose
motor and sensory function in his hand.

Out of the blue,

he said he had something
he absolutely needed to do

and asked for the injection.

I explained to him
that if we went through with that dosage,

the damage to his hand
would be irreversible

and leave him unable to play.

But I just couldn't talk him out of it.

So I ended up giving him the injection.

And after that,

he never came back to the hospital.

Then word got out that he had retired.

As a doctor, it really weighed on me.

And so,

I thought I would ask you about him
since you were here.

[Jeong-yo] Nine years ago,

I suffered a g*nsh*t wound
to the right shoulder.

It must've damaged
the nerves in my fingers.

I can go about my life just fine,
I just can't play piano.

[Pi-o] What's going on?

Why? Surprised?

I made sure to really keep up
with my treatment at the hospital,

just in case.

And my fingers just came back to life.

[chuckles]

So?

How was my playing? [chuckles]

[somber music plays]

CHOI JEONG-YO

["Nemesis" playing]

[chattering]

HE'S USING
HIS WRISTS DIFFERENTLY

ALL THE COMMENTS ABOUT KANG PI-O
COME BACK



THAT'S DEFINITELY KANG PI-O

SOMEONE OTHER THAN KANG PI-O
PLAY NEMESIS LIKE THIS? NO

THINK IT REALLY IS KANG PI-O

[sighs]

CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE

IN THE 2ND MOVEMENT, TRY PLAYING
LEFT HAND WITH RELAXED RUBATO

AND IN THE MIDDLE SECTION,
LEAVE OUT THE GRACE NOTES

[intriguing music plays]

CZECH REPUBLIC
CHARLES BRIDGE

CZECH CATHOLIC CHURCH

IMAGES

[chuckles]

[announcer] For security reasons,
please do not leave any bags unattended.

Why are you going there?

Is, uh, no tourist place.

Even no driving car.

I'm here to see a friend.

Ah… I see.

[Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
organ performance playing]

♪ Meiner Augen ♪

♪ Lust und Sonne ♪

♪ Meiner Seele ♪

♪ Schatz und Wonne ♪

♪ Darum lass' ich ♪

♪ Jesum nicht ♪

♪ Aus dem Herzen ♪

♪ Und Gesicht ♪

-[music ends]
-[applause]

Very good job, guys.

A little more practice

and you'll be able to perform
on stage soon enough.

All right, altos,
you can take a break now.

Next up, sopranos.

[murmuring]

["Nemesis" piano melody playing]

FOUR HANDS, TWO SONATAS

[Jeong-yo] Do you really not remember me?

I asked if you could give me
your handkerchief, and you did.

We even played a duet together.

["Danse Macabre" playing]

[variation of Schubert's
"Arpeggione Sonata" playing]

[Bach's "Cantata No. 147, No. 10
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" playing]

[upbeat jazz music playing]

["Nemesis" piano solo playing]

[Bach's "Cantata No. 106" playing]

[Jeong-yo, Pi-o] Just like you told me…

let it flow, okay?