01x04 - Mighty Is the Camera

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Is that you in the nude photo?

Don't you think

you should step down as producer?

EP04: Mighty Is The Camera

Are you having an affair

with the man in the photo?

Are you the Trigger employee

having an affair?

Who was that in the photo with you?

As the producer,

any comments?

How are you feeling right now?

Anything you'd like to say

to all the Trigger fans out there?

Are you dating the guy

who took the photo?

Who on your team

was responsible for the leak?

I'm paying you back.

Let's get you inside.

What are your thoughts

on the Trigger controversies?

You're the showrunner,

we wanna hear from you!

Was that you in the leaked footage?

Don't you think it's your duty to resign?

Why are you putting me on trial?

As if the non-consensual photos

weren't enough…

now you want blood?

How is this any different

from what happened last night?

I do not give my consent.

You cannot use

a single one of these images.

Cho Haewon?

And now, our Focus Issue segment.

-Mr. Hwang.

-Thanks. So, four months ago,

Ms. Lee's attempted m*rder

of her own father shocked the public,

who dubbed it

the "Prosecutor's Member m*ssacre."

After the first hearing today,

the scene grew violent,

with protesters attacking Ms. Lee.

Oh, hey, uh, Yerim.

Wanna head inside and finish our, uh,

conversation from earlier…

g*dd*mn it!

Hey. Hey!

I know it was you.

I know you posted those photos.

The ones with Soryong and all that.

Didn't you?

-And so what if it was?

-Jesus… are you insane?

You're totally out of control!

Yeah. Got me figured out.

'Cause who else but a crazy person

would sleep with a perv like you?

I had fun, I'll admit.

Our little role-play, where I pretended

to be Ms. Oh, was something new.

I'll just say…

I didn't post it.

I'm not lying about that.

Oh, God, I made eye contact.

I mean,

what the hell was Ms. Oh thinking?

Seriously, I told her first thing,

not to come into work today.

Maybe she's gone insane from the shock.

I dunno, man, she's kind of a badass.

Yeah, but she still has feelings.

I mean, she's strong

but she's still a woman.

Come on now, Ms. Oh…

is someone who defies comprehension.

She transcends her chromosomes,

her mental fortitude's

on a whole nother level.

What does any woman see in that amoeba?

What's everyone doing here?

- Oh, God, ow, my leg!

- Hi, Ms. Oh!

They can see you, come here!

They're gone now.

They are?

Oh.

Hey.

What the hell were you thinking,

coming in today

after everything that just happened?

Are you nuts?

Believe me,

Cho Haewon is the reason I'm here.

Cho… Cho Haewon?

It's me, Cho Haewon.

Let's meet at 10 a.m.

Don't tell anyone.

Just the two of us.

Hey, didn't I say

to stop looking into Cha Seongwook?

Soryong, I have to side with him here.

It's too dangerous.

You know why you never hear

about the other producers

and journalists

who've gone after that woman?

It's because

every single one of them lost their jobs!

It's career suicide!

That was all long ago.

And if what you're saying is true,

then we're the show to take her on.

If anything, we should close in.

Oh, God, you really have gone insane! Huh?

How could I not,

given what I'm dealing with here?

Shocking Nude Photo of Producer Oh Soryong

Pardon me?

Would you mind picking up that ring?

Why don't you get it yourself?

That's nice cologne.

Valein?

You always grope

strange men you don't know?

Or are you just jet-lagged?

It almost sounds like

you know my itinerary.

The hell are you doing?

Step outside, Mr. Han.

No, stay.

We'll be needing

an official witness anyway.

Honey?

- Oh. Hello.

- Honey?

- My goodness. Ms. Choi!

- What are you doing here?

Whose plant is that?

This is urgent.

It's a confidentiality agreement

stating both parties agree

to an interview off the record.

Bad press can be a real drag.

Would you mind telling me why…

you wanted to see us?

I assumed the rumors

would've died down after 20 years.

That was a little naive.

There are still rumors

that I went into hiding,

that I got plastic surgery,

even that I k*lled myself.

People gossip.

That can be counted on, you know?

Aren't you wondering…

whether Cha Seongwook…

is still alive?

Haven't heard that name in a while.

You tell me, Ms. Oh.

Do you think he's alive?

The only thing I know for certain…

is that the last person

to see Cha Seongwook alive…

is sitting right in front of me

and she's alive and well.

As I'm sure you know,

the night that he vanished,

Mr. Cha was a VIP guest

for the premiere of his first film.

February 10th, 2004 9:37 p.m.

That night…

…you contacted him, didn't you?

Cho Haewon: See you at your place.

I'll be there around 11:30.

February 11th, 2004. 4:44 a.m.

You were the last person

who saw Mr. Cha Seongwook alive.

After that night,

he wasn't heard from again.

Can you tell me more?

What did you two discuss?

I'm not here to be interrogated.

I came to give a tip.

A tip?

Can I ask if you're married?

- I'm not.

- Not you.

I meant you, Mr. Han.

Why don't you finish what you were saying?

The tip you're here to report?

After I raised my own child,

I couldn't help but feel bad

for Seongwook's father.

Not knowing whether his only son was alive

must've been unbearable.

That's why I decided

to come clean about a secret.

One I'd planned to keep forever.

By secret, you mean…

That night, someone came to see him

before I did.

A woman with burgundy nails,

who reeked of this perfume called "Reine."

Who the hell was that woman?

Look at me… Just look at me!

Come on,

why are you being like this?

How could you?

You have a burner phone?

What, so you could call her?

-I told you, it's not like that!

-Give it!

After I found out, all I did…

was pack up my luggage and leave.

According to the police reports,

you were the only woman

on the CCTV footage

in the apartment that night.

You don't really believe everything

that came out of that sham investigation,

do you?

Okay.

Do you remember… anything about her face?

Any features stand out?

I only know she was tall and thin.

My biggest regret to this day…

I didn't pull her hat off

to get a look at her face.

Anyway, that's all I had to tell you.

Why tell us now?

You would've had more to gain…

by coming clean about all this back then.

You've never been in love, huh?

You see, I loved that man so much

I would've died for him.

I wanted to protect him

even if it ruined me.

See you around.

Goodbye.

Oh, what the…?

You look hot!

Man, I can't believe

what a haircut can do!

What were you doing out there?

Oh, I was filming.

Everything from the lobby to the hallway,

I've got it all on tape!

Tch. What do we do?

We already signed off on her NDA.

That explains her confidence.

Who is this guy, Cha Seongwook?

You used to produce soaps,

how have you not heard of Cha Seongwook?

Let's put it this way.

His debut was essentially

the film industry equivalent

of Ronaldo's Man U debut in '03.

He managed

to catapult to stardom as a model

and then get a starring role

in just one year.

And right when he was blowing up,

all of a sudden, overnight, he disappears.

But even though he vanished into thin air,

his movie was a big hit

and stayed in theaters for a while.

I think the case would've closed

if his agency hadn't covered it up.

The police began their investigation,

and then his agency came out and said

that Seongwook had been dating

this art school student.

However, it turned out

that this mystery student

was so much more

than just some pretty girl.

She had a surprising background.

By background, you mean…

The Hanju Group,

the famous media conglomerate

that's said to be

more powerful than Samsung.

Haewon's the daughter of Cho Tessu,

Hanju's chairman.

I should ask…

you're on this case together?

If not, then this conversation is over.

I really don't understand this.

She was accused of m*rder,

but the body was never recovered,

lucky for her,

so she went underground.

Why come back now?

Maybe she heard

that we were snooping around.

Listen, there's a motive here,

there has to be.

What's the trigger?

What set this in motion?

-Oh Soryong?

-Oh Soryo…

- Ms. Oh, wait! Ms. Oh!

- Hmm?

Hey, where is she?

I'm not allowed to go in there.

You're fighting again?

What's this about?

Oh…

Ms. Hong, thank you.

I'll get this cleaned

and delivered to you.

No need for that.

Considering all the free consultations

you've given us.

I should've stayed with the firm.

Serves me right, trying to save the world.

A public defender.

Look at me now.

All because of that b*stard.

I used to think

saving the world would be glamorous.

What's with all these boxes?

You remember Lee Yumi?

She stabbed her lawyer father

around four months ago?

I've been working so hard on this case,

I haven't even had time to pump.

But to make things worse,

the prosecutor wants 18 years.

Her shitty father didn't even die,

and they wanna charge her with m*rder?

I heard she didn't just stab him…

she completely severed his p*nis.

The b*stard…

had been raping his daughter

since she was six years old.

It went on for the past 14 years.

The monster had it coming.

This is precisely

what discretionary mitigation is for.

What kind of animal

r*pes his own daughter,

films himself doing it,

and then makes her recreate the sex acts

for a photo album?

And he made his wife, her mother,

watch all of it.

And this whole time,

Yumi never went to the authorities?

She did.

Around 13…

she went to the precinct

and showed them her underwear

with his semen.

Thank you, detective.

Anyways, let me apologize once more

for all the trouble she's caused you.

Yeah, yeah. All right, good.

Yup. Let's do dinner.

Right, you have a nice day. Mm-hmm.

Mom's gonna die

if you keep doing this!

Please, don't! Please, stop!

Stop it!

Yumi.

You remember… your mother…

I chopped out her tongue

for doing what you did, didn't I?

Daddy's a prosecutor.

Don't try to make him the bad guy.

Got it?

The pig's a high-powered lawyer,

so the prosecution's hard at work

trying to cover for him,

and some of their claims

are outright disgusting.

How dare the media release

this kind of garbage?

You guys had good coverage.

Probably since you're a public network.

This one shared our perspective.

Prosecutor Castrated By Daughter:

Why She Had To Do It

Written by Hwang Jinwoo

It seems the pen is useless here.

The camera might prove more powerful.

Help me. Please.

But does Lee Yumi… want us to cover this?

There's the problem.

The moment she learned that her father,

whom she'd thought to be dead,

was still alive,

she just shut down.

She's barely said a word.

Sounds like she's afraid.

An old fear response is kicking in.

She's saying she wants the death sentence.

This is why I need you.

I want you

to try convincing her otherwise.

You're experienced.

I'm sure you could persuade her.

If I help… will you two make up?

I don't know what went on

between you and your husband,

but he's getting a little hard to look at.

So you're protecting your own.

You people at Trigger,

you're just like the rest of them.

I guess I'll go it alone,

working till my boobs explode.

Fine. Fine!

Anyway, I'm sure you're busy!

You've lost more weight.

I told you, you need to eat.

You're looking even worse.

Ms. Oh here…

has kindly offered to help us out

in building your case.

She's a TV producer.

Ms. Yumi.

Ms. Yumi.

There's something

I wanted your advice about.

This stupid b*stard took nude photos of me

and posted them online.

Called me a home-wrecker.

I don't know

who made the forum post, but…

I know exactly who took the photos

while I slept.

It was my boyfriend.

I consider myself pretty brave,

but when it comes to this kind of thing…

I'm just at a loss for what to do.

It's like my brain's not working anymore.

Uh, sorry…

What are you talking about?

Where are you going with this?

This man said he loved me.

He said he'd protect me no matter what.

I just don't know

who this person is anymore.

And now I… keep turning over

these thoughts in my head, like…

"Maybe I'm a horrible judge of character."

"Maybe I'm the one

who drove him to act this way."

I'm sure you're wondering

why I'd tell you all this,

having just met.

But that's precisely why.

You don't know me,

You're not prejudiced against me

in any way.

So, Ms. Yumi…

Um, about letting the TV program

cover you--

I'm just…

…an evil b*tch

who tried to k*ll her own father.

I deserve to be punished,

and that's exactly what'll happen.

I'm sorry, but…

please leave me alone.

Uh… Yumi…

Ms. Oh.

You should leave the guy.

Just be safe when you do.

You sure that's Cho Haewon?

Yes, sir. Oh, also…

We pinged Dr. Trigger's location

the moment they made the post.

It was uploaded from inside the station.

Investigation Task Force

Trigger Case Report

So that makes

the culprit one of ours then?

Also take a look at this, sir.

How about you give me everything at once,

sound good?

Trigger Episode 1784

Viewership Rank #1

What, are you trying

to cheer me up with this?

It's all thanks to Han Do,

the team's new hire.

He's a talented guy.

Why don't we use this opportunity

to get rid of Oh Soryong

and get some fresh faces in here?

No, no.

Keep her on.

-Oh Soryong is good where she is.

-Sir?

You probably don't know this,

but Cho Haewon's the angel of death.

She's unpredictable,

and I might need someone…

to take the fall for me.

Remind me,

what was the name of that new guy?

Did the chief call a meeting?

I'm guessing that means

they picked Lee's replacement?

It's gonna be Kang.

He's the only experienced AP.

Except he's contract.

Hey, we're short-staffed,

but they can't promote just anyone.

There's no way.

I would bet on the Pee Guy!

Me too. I think it'll be Han Do.

He's skilled and good under pressure.

Amoeba's an idiot.

Right, Songi?

All right, having consulted with Mr. Son

following the cat k*ller case,

we're having Mr. Han take over.

He'll be overseeing Team Four.

Oh.

Mm, what?

Does this mean I'm gonna get a raise?

-Huh?

-Because if it doesn't…

I'd rather just stay an AP.

Whoa…

No, there's no raise.

-And you, Kang Giho.

-What about me?

Starting today,

you'll be the producer for Team Five.

Your salary remains the same.

Wow.

Seriously?

Holy sh*t…

So this must be

how Mr. Son plans to get us canceled.

All right, that means we'll be operating

five different teams from now on.

So you'll get a week to refresh,

just like you've all been requesting.

-So your work better be good.

-Thank you, sir.

Hey, Kang Giho,

is this about the salary thing? Cheer up.

You're the first contractor

to make main producer!

I know.

I'm so overjoyed,

I'm just at a loss for words, sir…

- Oh, wow, wow, wow…

- Wow, so now, I'm…

Do, we did it, we made it!

We made it, man! We did it!

Hey, man, let go!

Can I just say,

if I'm managing, I should get a raise.

That'll be all.

Then who's gonna be taking over

Sangmok's spot?

- You are.

- Wow, check out Mr. Opportunist.

There are things in this world so valuable

that they can't be bought with money.

I'm telling you.

Why don't you get that, man?

Dr. Trigger Investigation Committee

This conversation

stays between the three of us.

That's you, me,

and Mr. Son, General Manager.

As for the recording, it'll be disposed of

once the investigation's over.

No need to worry.

Eat your food outside.

You'll be more comfortable.

Got it, boss.

Your colleagues think

you're a childless career woman,

but I see here that you, in fact,

have a young daughter.

Is there a reason you've been hiding this?

Are you perhaps… a single mother?

Please respect my privacy.

I mean, what does my divorce

have to do with catching Dr. Trigger?

And it hasn't been finalized,

we're trying to reconcile.

You should try it.

Been staying busy, Mr. Seo?

It's my understanding

you haven't been home lately.

You thought about

giving us less work down here?

Huh?

I just hope you've been showering.

I was in the middle of an edit

when you called me in.

What's up with these questions anyway?

A little invasive.

Want me to give it to you straight?

Rumors of him being g*y

Can you explain

the rumors about your sexual orientation?

- Congrats on the promotion.

- Right. Thank you, sir.

Do you know who nominated you,

Mr. Kang?

- Yeah, I'm sure it was Ms. Oh--

- It was me.

Huh?

Uh, it didn't come from the team leader?

Mr. Kang.

There's always more than meets the eye.

Yeah…

So then the person Ms. Oh picked…

It's good

to see you dress for the occasion.

You seem to be adjusting rather quickly.

How much longer will this take?

Thank you. You can go.

Oh. Yes, President Koo.

Take a seat.

Which Chinese character is used for "Do"?

I've been wondering.

I don't use one.

It's a purely Korean name.

Did you really come all this way

to ask me that?

Oh.

I guess I'm just a guy

who likes to ask things in person.

How are you getting along with Ms. Oh?

You two click?

I'd appreciate it

if you'd work on

the Cha Seongwook case with her.

Really? Why?

The Cha Seongwook case?

You don't need to update me

every day or anything,

but I'd like to be notified

when critical info comes in.

You report directly to my office.

Why would I do that?

Unlimited company card.

Eat your fill.

Get up your strength.

Why won't you pick up?

We need to talk, Soryong.

Please talk to me.

Oh, sh*t!

Soryong!!!!

Yoon: We can't get any work done

with all the interrogations!

What are you doing here?

The higher-ups want heightened security.

Are they really using this as an excuse

to install six more cameras in here?

This is ridiculous!

Up here, up here, here,

here, here, and here.

Is our office their prime target?

You don't think this is overkill, Mr. Son?

It's to protect all of us

from potential acts of terrorism.

As far as the company is concerned,

the cameras are part of

the cost of doing business.

He's asking for you.

Dr. Trigger Investigation Committee

You're seriously

interrogating people here?

What's with the sexual orientation stuff?

All this questioning…

is affecting our team's output.

Questions regarding orientation

are relevant.

This was a sex-related incident.

This is just preliminary questioning.

Based on today's findings,

we'll be turning the lucky winner

over to the authorities.

Please remove the unnecessary cameras.

We would appreciate it, sir.

Hmm.

I heard you chose the rookie

over your loyal subordinate

for the new position.

Quite surprising,

coming from a leader

who cares so deeply for her team.

But I get it.

You knew that a contract worker

wasn't as competent

as a full-time employee

when sh*t hits the fan.

Consider this…

won't the rookie feel completely betrayed

by you and your team

once he figures out that he was picked…

merely to serve as the fall guy?

What?

Uncomfortable with the truth?

I need you to drive me somewhere.

So I'm a main producer,

but I don't get a raise…

…and now I gotta cover AP duties as well?

Ms. Oh, can we talk?

I'd drive myself if I could,

but there's this ringing in my ears,

and I'm worried I'll crash if I drive.

Hey! Oh Soryong, hey…

I said I wanted to talk!

Why won't you answer--

Wait, what the hell?

This your new guy? Really?

Hey! Hey! Get out! Hey!

Did you know that forcing someone

to talk to you is another form of abuse?

You know that?

Wait… Don't…

Oh, God! Oh, my arm.

- Open up.

- No, wait! Oh, God, my arm.

Let's get going.

Wait! Wait! No, no, no, wait!

Oh, seriously?

-Was he--

-I'm embarrassed enough, so let's not.

I need you

to at least enter a destination.

What Cho Haewon said about that woman.

You believe her?

I don't even believe in myself,

you're asking the wrong guy.

Assuming she was telling the truth,

her reluctance to bring this to the police

20 years ago…

had nothing to do with love.

Her foolish pride got in the way.

She probably couldn't accept the reality

that she'd fallen

for a pathetic, cheating loser.

She was embarrassed by her mistake.

This about you?

I guess so.

Your business cards.

You could've put them on my desk.

Why'd you have to give me them now?

I was afraid you'd toss them away

and forget about them.

Imagine that every single card

weighs 100 kilos.

And if you mess up,

all that weight returns to you,

and bears down on your soul.

I'm picking up on a sadistic streak

in your work ethic.

Employees get free counseling services,

you know.

I highly recommend it.

I'll take care of my own mental health.

Take these with you.

Han Do, Producer at Trigger

I knew it.

You wanna look,

so stop pretending otherwise.

Ma'am?

Someone's here to see you.

Are you Ms. Lee Yumi's mother?

I'm Oh Soryong, a producer at KNS.

Please leave.

Ma'am, if we don't help your daughter,

she'll be spending her best years

behind bars.

You know the hell she went through

better than anyone else.

You were right there with her.

Why are you tending

to your husband like this,

when you haven't once…

gone to visit your daughter in prison?

After everything he did to her.

How can you do this?

What exactly

did that man do to his daughter?

What the hell is wrong with her?

This is why I didn't tell you,

'cause you'd react this way.

Oh, react normally?

I mean, she still waits hand and foot

on that sick pervert

despite everything he did to her daughter?

It's not just weird,

that woman… she's sickening!

That woman witnessed

unimaginable physical abuse

for a long time.

We should not expect her to act normal.

You're a regular Mother Teresa,

aren't you?

Not me.

I'm a petty and narrow-minded person,

so I guess I'll never understand

what could lead someone

to make those decisions.

She's refusing to see you.

Hyungso Detention Center

Oh, uh… I'd like to deposit money

into Yumi's account.

Please encourage her

to buy herself some sneakers or something.

Voyeurism punishment

Mr. Hwang Jinwoo?

We're from internal auditing.

Please hand over your laptop

and come with us.

Uh, okay then.

Let me use the bathroom before I give--

Hey… Hey,

you can't just seize someone's--

Mr. Hwang. Mr. Hwang.

It would be in your best interest

not to make a scene.

Okay. All right, fine.

I've got nothing to hide. Let's go. Okay.

We pulled this from your laptop,

Mr. Hwang.

It's everything,

including the film footage.

Mr. Son,

let me just co… come clean right now.

It's true that I have, in fact,

been dating Ms. Oh Soryong,

so I'm the one who took the photo.

But… tha… that…

I swear to God I didn't take that video,

I didn't do it, sir!

Hwang Jinwoo.

This isn't some minor offense

like urinating in a public place

and hurting our image.

The evidence we've gathered on our end

would be enough

to take down the entire network.

Don't you know what world we're living in?

-You should know better.

-Right, we… well, I, uh…

How could I be Dr. Trigger?

Y-You know me better than that.

I'm spineless.

My spine's practically nonexistent.

Let me guess.

Ms. Oh is above you

in the company hierarchy,

and you felt like less of a man.

You felt emasculated.

You had to knock her down a peg or two.

Listen, just…

What's it gonna take

for you to believe me? Huh?

Mr. Son, come on, you know me,

I'm one of your newsroom juniors.

I beg you, just this once,

please help me out. Help me.

Were you perhaps blackmailed by a rival?

No, no, President, no, I wasn't!

Nothing like that, sir!

If you… if you just let this slide,

just this once,

I'll spend my entire life

repaying my debt to you, sir.

No… I, I…

I'll do anything, I'm your loyal dog.

Please, just this once.

Don't do this to me, sir.

Please, I'm begging you, sir.

Why would a newsroom reporter

do something like that?

And why'd Soryong

go out with that douchebag?

-She could do better.

-Seriously though.

It's not like she cheated

or did anything wrong.

Not her fault she has poor taste.

Don't anybody

breathe a word of this to her.

I'm not interested

in Soryong's private life.

But I'm worried they'll cover it up.

The higher-ups

sweep everything under the rug,

and a real crime's been committed here.

Wow…

Gosh, seems like yesterday you were

a rookie who couldn't look me in the eye.

And now you're a chief. There you go.

The end times are truly upon us.

They're here.

That's what you get.

Shouldn't have left us like you did.

Now let your former rookie

pour you a glass.

Sure, go ahead.

- Oh, Seongchun.

- Mm-hmm?

Um, 20 years ago…

- Uh-huh?

- …when you were the Trigger chief,

do you happen to recall

the Cha Seongwook incident?

Get a load of this.

You're not here just to talk,

you're here to get a lead, aren't you?

The years

haven't dulled your instincts at all.

That's a Trigger chief for you.

All right, fine, whatever.

Hey, man, you could have just,

you know, asked me straight up.

Don't go beating around the bush,

just ask the question.

You know, back then,

it was a real shitshow, huh?

Hanju kept taking reporters to court

for minor things,

most of the stations

had no option but to deal with it.

Right, exactly!

I've gone over every case,

including the ones we never aired,

and that was the only missing one.

I guess it can't hurt to tell you now.

We got this close

to airing the episode back then.

What? By "this close," you mean…?

Ah, jeez.

We sussed it all out. Huh?

So once we got a read on the situation,

we set up a decoy right away.

"A" was our surface operator,

the one who went after the scoop.

- Oh, right, right, yeah. Mm.

- Yeah, so that guy was just the decoy.

But behind the scenes,

I was actually on the story,

me and a certain "B".

And that guy, he was extremely dedicated.

The whole thing was kept under wraps

like a 007 operation.

No previews at all.

And then…

Minutes before we went live,

the prick took the tape, and…

just went dark, he was gone.

- Ugh, son of a b*tch.

- What?

Jesus Christ, what was…

Who the hell was it?

Do I know this person?

These days,

he's pretty well-known at the network.

Hey, tell me,

he still have a condom drawer?

To Director Son Huiwon

Tip-off About Dr. Trigger

Journalist Hwang Jinwoo's

Philandering Private Life

Signed by: Song Yerim, news anchor

Now that I'm out of the game,

I really do regret so much about my work.

What, you feel like

you could've relaxed a little more?

No, no.

I wish I'd been able to stick it out.

See things through to the end.

The regrets washed over me

once time passed.

Hey, the camera's

pretty damn powerful, right?

If I'd fought harder

and stood my ground a little more

up until the very end,

who the hell knows?

I might've even…

made things easier on you guys.

You've gotten wiser.

You don't have

some terminal disease, do you?

Wiseass.

Your job is to buffer your employees

from all the verbal abuse.

You gotta treat your guys well.

By the way, how's the team?

You got any quality underlings?

Of course.

I do.

Hi, how are you?

Oh.

When I was a kid,

my brother made me steal a toy

and Dad cut off my finger

to teach me a lesson.

He saw the blood gushing from my finger,

and he heard me screaming in pain.

But my father didn't even bat an eye.

Just kept scolding me.

Child victims of abuse

are easy to spot.

People can sense

the gaping holes in their hearts.

You know what I mean?

They become prime targets

for all the worst men have to offer.

Abusers have an instinct for it.

You gave birth to her.

You don't feel her pain?

If you don't have what it takes

to care for her,

the very least you can do

is prevent further harm.

How will that hole in her heart

ever be filled?

If my husband dies,

she'll be labeled a m*rder*r.

I can't let that happen.

Parents have the strangest ways

of showing their love.

Your poor daughter…

actually wants

to be found guilty of m*rder.

She just wants to die.

What she needs more than anything

is her mother.

We all need someone who'll take our side,

who'll be there for us no matter what!

Who'll just be omma.

You getting out?

What is it? Come on, spit it out!

You're the one who wanted to talk.

Why do you think

everybody likes you so much?

Uh--

If you're mad we both got promoted,

talk to the bosses.

God, you're such a jerk, seriously!

You know, I'm this close

to punching you in the nose.

Now that I'm a main producer…

you know what the best part of that is?

Not that you care.

Write-ups, you know?

Contractors aren't allowed to do write-ups

to explain their mistakes.

And it's so unfair.

But now that I have that right,

I think I've figured out

the reason I want to do this work.

I think I…

want recognition.

I want to be appreciated

by the people that I respect.

Well, Ms. Oh picked you,

didn't you get your wish?

No, not me, you! No, you…

You were Ms. Oh's number-one pick,

you dumbass.

But luckily, Kang Giho…

does not back down.

I have just started to show you

my true potential, okay?

Let's face off, let's go, man.

Fair and square.

Right.

You're the first coworker I've ever had

a famous "rooftop one-on-one" with.

What an honor, Mr. Kang.

Dude's such a snake, I swear to God.

So she picked me, huh?

Hey. Soryong.

I wanted to meet up one more time

just to get a little closure.

Question number one.

Why'd you take that photo?

I…

Well, you know, I--

You were just looking so beautiful,

-and I wanted to capture it on--

-That's a copout.

Question number two.

Are you really…

Dr. Trigger?

No, Soryong,

you… you already know I'm not, okay?

You… you know

I'm not that kind of person.

How could you think I'm Dr.--

Oh, hold on a sec, okay?

I'm cramping up here.

No, I'm not Dr. Trigger.

No, absolutely not. I'm not, not at all.

What do you mean "kind of person"?

When you say "not that kind of person"?

What are you?

A good person?

Huh? I'm…

Wanna know what makes you trash?

Your article about Lee Yumi was good.

I read it.

But now,

nothing you wrote has any credibility.

No one's ever gonna take

your reporting seriously.

What I'm saying…

is that I'm not the only one wronged here.

'Cause every single victim,

everyone you've covered over the years

has been affected. You get it?

From this point on…

you and I are over. Get out.

Okay, Soryong…

I… I understand

where you're coming from.

Can… can I just say…

You know that… that photo, right?

Could… could you maybe

tell the company…

that we took the-- that you consented

to having the photo taken?

Wh-What do you think?

I was told that I should be careful.

To stay safe when breaking up with you.

But now I really wanna hit you!

You listen.

If one more photo of me shows up online…

I'll be seeing you in court.

Mm-hmm.

Uh, so…

Um… you know, the…

What now?

Uh, what, um, what should we…

do about the ring now?

Here it is.

Here's your ring. Here it is.

Take it, tightwad! Take it! Take it!

Get out!

Oh, God, Soryong, that was the bad arm.

-Oh, sweetie, no. Soryong--

-I said get out!

Come on, this isn't like you,

why would you--

Give me a sec,

let me just get… get the ring.

Whoa, whoa! Whoa!

Hey, wait! Whoa!

Whoa! Come on!

I was just trying to ask

what we should do with it.

Thank God.

I had a funny dream last night.

- Really? What kind of dream?

- You can go in now, Ms. Oh.

Oh.

Wait.

She agreed to it?

Yes, she's agreed to see you.

Show her in, please.

You're looking much better today.

It's good to see.

These sneakers…

they're nice and warm.

Thank you for that.

I…

dumped the guy.

I followed your advice.

I made sure I was safe when I did.

So I wanted to say thank you.

One day, all of a sudden,

I noticed my stomach was swelling up.

At first,

I thought I was just gaining weight.

I didn't know I was pregnant.

I took time off from school,

and I gave birth at home.

And then that man took the child.

And he m*rder*d it

before the cord was even cut.

I think that was when I… I…

knew I had to k*ll him.

k*lling him was the only way to wake up

from the nightmare I was living in.

And that's why I did it.

I've never once regretted it.

The thing that ashames me the most…

…is that I didn't get to say bye

to my mom.

That was my last moment with her.

I wanna see my mom!

Where is she?

I know that some people

blame my mom for what happened.

But I understand her.

She was my mother.

And she was there.

She was down in that hellhole with me.

I'm sorry. Depressing story, isn't it?

I know that people probably can't…

wrap their heads…

…around a story like this.

Ms. Yumi.

Though they may look flawless from afar…

every single household has its scars.

I'm sure that many see you

as a perfect flower, in bloom.

A beautiful one.

Truly.

Thank you.

About the thing…

that Ms. Choi mentioned last time,

we don't have to air this episode

if you don't want to--

I want you to put this out in the world.

This prison is the first place

I've ever slept well.

At first, I thought I should k*ll myself

rather than live this way.

But thanks to Mr. Han,

I've changed my mind about that.

How did you…

come to know Mr. Han?

He came by

and left a note this morning.

Han Do, Producer at Trigger

Sender: Trigger Producer

Sender: Trigger Producer Han

I instantly recognized

my mom's handwriting.

If my husband dies,

she'll be labeled a m*rder*r.

I can't let that happen.

Ms. Oh…

…I'm not giving up on myself.

I'm gonna live a good life.

May this be a pleasant day out,

and may I never come back here again.

Letter of Resignation

Hwang Jinwoo, News Department

What the heck?

What are you…

What are you doing here?

I could ask you the same question.

What are you doing standing in the rain,

-all sad and--

-My umbrella just flew off.

Why are you here?

Lee Cheolgyu's dead.

Seriously?

Uh…

Ms. Yumi!

You hear that?

Ms. Yumi, you're finally free!

You're free now!

You're gonna catch a cold!

Who really cares?

I'll have one of the guards tell her,

and then I'll come right back.

Omma…

That's what you get

for standing out in the rain.

- You gotta be careful.

- Yeah, yeah, I know.

If I knew you'd pester me,

I would've gotten another car.

I'll get meds from the pharmacy there.

You wait here.

- Mom!

- Hi!

- Hi!

- Hello!

LYN English Academy

Cha Seongwook's Father

Hey, sweetie, your breakfast is ready!

Nope, nope, nope,

I'm running late, I've gotta go now!

Come on, hon!

- At least one bite before you go!

- No, Mom.

It was great, I'm full already.

- Oh, give me a break.

- Come on, I've told you a million times

that eating breakfast

gives me a stomachache!

Besides, since when

do you make me breakfast?

You've never done that before.

I just… opened my eyes this morning

and suddenly felt--

You felt what?

I felt like making a nice breakfast

for my daughter.

-Oh, really, is that so?

-Mm-hmm.

You know, Mom,

sudden change in behavior is a bad omen.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

And can you stop wearing my cat socks?

I really don't want your athlete's foot,

it's gross.

At least wash them before I get home.

Okay, bye!

Hey, you be careful!

Oh, the temper on that girl!

I think they suit me.

Don't you think? Meow.