01x05 - Price Tag

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Cha Seongwook Lives

That's what you get

for standing out in the rain.

You gotta be careful.

I'll get meds from the pharmacy there.

You wait here.

Mom!

Hey, Mom!

Hi!

LYN English Academy

EP05: Price Tag

Chungdae Industries

Huh?

Oh, my God, Han Do.

Do, where are you?

Are you hurt?

-Are you all right?

-Help me!

Hey, wait. Are you all right?

Mommy!

Han Do!

Han Do!

Ms. Oh!

Ms. Oh!

Oh Soryong!

You hear me?

Mom!

Oh Soryong!

Hey, Ms. Oh!

Soryong.

Can you hear me?

Soryong…

The car! Go to the car!

-There's a fire extinguisher.

-Don't worry about that! You're bleeding!

Hurry! Hurry!

Damn it.

Mr. Lee!

Help! There's a man trapped in the bus!

Oh, God, Mr. Lee!

Soryong!

What the hell are you doing?

- Let go! Let go of me!

- Jesus Christ, get back!

Let go!

No!

Oh, God, I'm screwed!

This way, come on!

Get this out of the way!

Let's go!

I need someone on this side!

"Report Missing Persons Here"

I'm fine, really, it's okay.

Go help other people.

- Han Do! Han Do!

- Please stay inside.

-Yeah.

-Grab the camera in my car

and get footage of everything.

And call me if anything else happens.

They said the building could collapse

even more, you didn't hear that?

It's not like I told you

- to go inside to sh**t.

- Whoa, ma'am!

-I'm gonna need your information.

-Right.

See if there were any children.

Go check. If there were kids on the bus,

how many were there?

- Close the door.

- You got that?

Huh? Han Do!

Hey, first, check on the children!

The children, okay? Check on the children!

I'm reporting live

from the scene

of the Haksung-dong building collapse.

According to the witnesses at the scene,

up until the moment of the collapse,

lots of people

were walking around,

tending to business as usual…

You contact the family?

We're still trying

to get in touch with them.

Han Do.

Who was that who died?

School bus driver,

crushed under the rubble.

And the kids?

Did any kids get hurt?

No, they were all in class.

Who'd you leave there to get footage?

There was already a news team.

Why was I needed?

The building is the evidence

in this kind of disaster.

You're an investigative journalist,

lucky to be at the scene.

Don't leave

just 'cause the press vans get there.

You stay put, at the very least,

to see what happened,

talk to the witnesses,

get leads on cover-up efforts…

Is anyone attempting to control the story?

You know, I'm a victim too.

I've never experienced

anything like this before.

Yeah, same for the civilians

helping out.

- Were they taught how to do that?

- Ms. Oh Soryong?

I need you for a CT scan.

Since you're so proud to admit

you have poor judgment,

Mr. I'm-in-the-right…

just go home then, okay?

You won't be needed here.

Oh, that's fine.

What is her problem?

Hello?

Uh, chief…

apparently, Ms. Oh's, uh…

at the hospital with Han Do.

She was at the scene of the incident.

Was she there to report

or was she a victim of what went on?

How could you, a producer,

leave out those details?

Oh…

uh, she seems to…

have gotten injured, but, uh…

I heard she walked

to get her CAT scan,

so I guess it's not too serious.

-How's Mr. Han?

-I wanted to ask, but the phone--

Just quit, man, if you're gonna

fumble around like some assistant.

Sir, I'm sorry. I'll try…

I'll try and reach them again.

When interviewing

the parents and citizens who rushed

to the scene of the accident,

they commented that this incident

bears an uncanny resemblance…

God, that Ms. Oh.

Trouble just seems to follow her.

Who is she, the Pied Piper of Disaster?

Out of all the places she could've gone,

she's got to be there?

Resemblance To The Sun Plaza Mall Collapse

20 Years Ago Suggested

Painted Flower Kindergarten

February 13, 2004

Hello! Hello!

All right, ma'am. We're ready to go.

Ms. Oh Soryong.

Ms. Oh Soryong?

Huh?

How are you feeling?

Do you feel any nausea, or--

Uh, well… I feel a bit dizzy actually.

You have a concussion

and a hairline fracture along your rib.

Kang Giho: Are you okay?

We've been trying to reach you.

Ms. Oh? We'll keep you here till tomorrow.

You'll be discharged

once your CRP level returns to normal.

Oh, I've really got to go.

I've got to get back

to the office right away.

If you don't want to see an early grave,

then stay off the screens

and get some rest.

You need to focus on recovery.

Get some sleep, okay?

Text Trigger Han Do.

I need my keys…

and cell phone.

You make sure to get some rest now.

Stop! Put it in park.

Sun Plaza Collapse Casualty List

All Kindergartener Victims

Of the Sun Plaza Tragedy Dead

Hey, first, check on the children!

The children, okay?

Check on the children!

Sun Plaza Collapse Casualty List

Hi, Ms. Oh.

What are you doing here?

I… wanted to bring some clothes for you.

Uh, that and…

these are for you too.

Flowers?

You didn't have to do that,

I know everybody's busy.

These are actually from Cho Haewon.

They even came with a card.

Dear Mr. Han

To our surprisingly nice first encounter

Han?

What took you so long?

I texted a while ago.

My phone?

The nurse said they're not allowed.

Oh, wow,

so you can follow directions.

Are you and Haewon having a fling?

It's none of my business

whether it's an affair

or she's being clingy,

just make sure

not to leak anything confidential.

Hmm? Nothing about the team.

I heard I was your pick for main producer.

Isn't that a serious role

for someone you don't have much faith in?

All right then, I'll be going now.

-It's late, you guys go together.

-No, actually, I'm not finished.

No, really, I better go. Good night!

Hey, Baek Songi. Songi!

Looking for this?

Sun Plaza Collapse Casualty List

What's wrong with you?

Don't snoop around without permission.

You carry around

a list of the names of people

who were k*lled in an accident

20 years ago.

Wanna tell me why?

You looking for dirt on me?

Instead of what I told you to do?

Today's building collapse in Haksung-dong?

I plan on covering it.

Something happened.

What made you change your mind?

You normally shirk responsibility.

They're blaming the driver of the bus,

saying he parked illegally.

The same way they did back then.

In that one,

the media pinned those children's deaths

on the bus driver,

who supposedly decided on her own

to change routes.

The way the media is trying

to reshape the narrative

by victim-blaming the bus drivers…

by bringing up the fact

that they changed their route,

or that they parked the bus illegally…

the parallels cannot be ignored.

The only difference being that…

today's bus driver

is the only person who died.

20 years ago, only the driver lived.

I'm gonna look for

the only survivor not on this list.

That bus driver was named Ms. Yeom,

I believe.

Don't haphazardly dig up the past.

You want this case…

I suggest you focus on today's event.

Huh.

And what about…

Cha Seongwook, from 20 years ago?

Isn't that digging up the past?

I'm even more invested now, Ms. Oh…

seeing your response.

You can keep the flowers.

Editing In Progress

Why do you keep telling me

to come in here?

-This place is totally cursed.

-Oh, KP!

Are you insane?

You really are, aren't you?

They've caught the cheater.

Besides, that wasn't us

in the footage, KP.

-The sounds you make are way different--

-Shh!

You always run your mouth!

That's why the chief

keeps getting on your case every day.

Why would you say something like that?

You know, you should've thought

before you took that position.

I told you becoming a main producer

when you're contract does you no good.

How many times have I said

that a softie like you isn't built

for that kind of pressure?

And I told you that it was my dream

to be a producer at Trigger.

Others can say whatever they want to,

but to hear my Kissy Princess say that…

That breaks my heart. It hurts.

Come here.

Just go.

-Come here!

-Go.

-That's what you want?

-No, wait, don't leave.

Your hugs are the next best thing

when I'm low on sugar.

- Whoa, watch your hands!

- Huh?

If it's not important, come back later.

Reading up on cancer?

Could be you're sick,

but that's a cliché.

Maybe it's karma?

What is it this time?

Are you gonna blabber on

about the files?

Would it k*ll you

to share what you're up to?

Why won't you tell us

what you need them for?

This is the kind of stuff

that drives your staff insane.

-You know that?

-Good Lord, come on now.

You respect your other superiors,

buying them gifts every season,

but you never do

anything like that for me.

"Do unto others

as you would have them do unto you."

I'll return them once I'm done with them,

so just go.

If you keep bugging me,

that cliché might become a reality.

God, I swear, if you sold off those files,

I'll personally k*ll you

well before the cancer does.

I'm worried about Soryong.

Why do you worry?

It's like a hobby with you.

God, you're heartless. Unbelievable.

I do sometimes wonder though…

If her past hadn't been how it was,

would she be the same person today?

I'm not sure I know the answer.

One thing I know though…

the Oh Soryong we know now

is tough as hell.

88,002 sheep…

88,003 sheep…

Ow…

Cha Seongwook Lives

It's obviously just some permanent marker.

Not really much to see here.

Right, and it's not like…

there's any CCTV here either.

I guess it's all we've got to work with.

Shouldn't you…

at least be treating me to some haejangguk

for helping you out

this early in the morning?

I know we're working together

on this case

and I appreciate the help, but…

you've been doing this way too often.

Jin Noodles

Any details

on the Haksung-dong incident yesterday?

The original contractor is GR E&C.

On the documents,

GR let Grand Architecture

take over the demolition work,

but they basically turned a blind eye

when they illegally subcontracted out

to Chungdae Industries.

Calling Chungdae a company

would be a stretch.

He's basically a one-man operation.

It's not your precinct.

How do you know this?

They caused a couple of accidents

at our precinct a few years ago.

They botched a bunch of project sites.

Their shoddy work

claimed five innocent lives.

During my investigation,

I rounded up all the accidents

that happened

on GR's construction sites nationwide,

they have a bad habit

of letting people die on their watch.

A murderous corporation…

The Serious Accidents Punishment Act

is useless.

They save 250,000 per square meter

when they subcontract.

They only got to pay 40,000 with Chungdae.

And then all that money

goes into Heo Geumran's w*r chest.

And she takes care

of the former officials,

keeps the VIPs happy.

Heo Geumran?

Their chairperson's a woman?

Because of all this,

the opportunity's there

to take advantage

and f*ck up GR for good.

If we look at the Haksung-dong incident

as a gold nugget,

if you just keep digging,

you'll… find this incredible treasure.

A vast corruption network!

It's not uncommon.

That's true for lots of places.

I got a whole pile on my desk.

It's from GR.

Just take it. It's ten million.

You know this, I'm sure, but…

GR didn't know anything about this.

Let's just say

we signed a contract between us, okay?

It was GR

who made us work into the night though.

They even sent th*gs

threatening we wouldn't get paid.

If we weren't done working by morning,

-they said that--

-No, Chungdae.

You need the money, don't you?

Just be grateful for the payout.

Thank the Accidents Punishment Act

for that.

Listen, man…

I heard someone was k*lled.

The guy who died was my age.

-I'm sure he had kids and everything--

-No, you listen.

They're gonna go ahead

and pin everything on us anyway.

So we might as well get paid for it.

God, you're so damn soft.

Confidentiality Agreement

GR E&C Chairwoman Heo Geumran,

Chungdae Industries CEO No Chungdae

GR E&C Heo Geumran Press Conference

To Apologize to the People

Isn't that the driver's family?

Oh, my gosh,

it's the widow.

You're right, it is.

It's the driver's wife.

It's the bus driver's wife!

Get the shot! Go. Go.

We've done a grave injustice…

…to the deceased and to his family.

I'm so sorry.

Heo Apologizes On Her Knees

"I Sincerely Apologize"

#ApologyInTears

#GRE&C #HeoGeumran #ApologyInTears

Heo Moves Hearts With Heartfelt Apology

Can I see the case files

for the '04 Sun Plaza Building Collapse?

What for?

To use as a reference

'cause I'm covering

what happened last night.

First the cat incident,

and now this.

It sure seems like

our rookie has a strong inclination

to work on cases

he was directly involved in.

Yeah.

I'm a one-dimensional thinker.

The problem here is…

despite its scale, the story doesn't hit.

The cause of the collapse is obvious

and a random man in his 40s

was the only fatality.

It's horrible.

Honestly, I'm furious and I feel awful

about what happened, but…

just think…

is this really gonna pique

the interest of our viewers?

Production budgets don't grow on trees.

Wow.

Trigger's main writer is pricing out

my story based on the value of a life.

Excuse me?

Pricing out?

You decided the story wasn't worth it

based on your value of a human life,

I think that's pretty clear.

I looked up this GR corporation

since they caused the incident.

Someone died on one of their sites

almost every year.

42 cases just last year,

including ones that resulted in deaths,

only three of those cases

were settled in court,

and in those cases, they got fined

less than three million won.

The rest, they just got a warning.

Wouldn't you agree

it's more than a coincidence?

The corruption

of a giant construction firm

lurking in the shadows

of a building collapse…

is that worth more to you

than the death of a middle-aged man?

So now can I please have the case file?

Oh, hi, Ms. Oh!

- You're out of the hospital already?

- I'm here, aren't I?

What is it?

- Did he ask for the case file?

- Oh.

You heard us from the hallway, did you?

You might as well give it to him,

he's not going to budge on this.

You'll get the file.

First though…

I want to see that card Cho Haewon wrote.

-I threw it away.

-What?

Where is it now?

The lobby trash can.

This freaking guy, I swear…

God, I can't hold it in.

Where the hell are you going?

-You're the reason I'm in this mess!

-You're the one who wants to dig

in the garbage! Don't blame me!

You want to throw down, Mr. Han, huh?

Come on, what do you even need

that stupid thing for?

Tell me, what's some silly card gonna do?

I need a sample

of Cho Haewon's handwriting.

"Cha Seongwook Lives"

was written on a wall,

outside of his father's house.

I want to compare

the handwriting samples.

Is that all right?

Are you joking?

Come on, you're k*lling me!

Could you please, for the love of God,

explain yourself earlier?

Dear Mr. Han

To our surprisingly nice first encounter

Don't touch me with your trash hands!

Oh, wow.

You took a photo.

I didn't know it was so important.

Send it to me.

Seriously?

- Wait!

- What now?

Come see me when this is cleaned up.

Hey.

Ten minutes.

What is this, the army?

Let's just scrub ourselves clean,

then we can go our separate ways, yeah?

You know, you've been really moody

since that incident?

You've gotten really prickly lately,

just like I am.

You’re getting in my head.

I mean, you know what they say,

"It's important to make good friends."

"Friends," yeah, right.

I'll need 20 minutes

if I'm gonna dry my hair.

You're not entering a beauty pageant,

what are you--

Okay.

Bathhouse

She's no fun.

- I'm off then.

- Bye.

Sun Plaza Collapse and the Aftermath

PIC: Park Daeyong

Were you at a spa just now?

You smell like a bathhouse.

Here you go.

What is it?

Ms. Hong asked me to give it to you.

GR E&C Company Information

Contacts

Yeom Mijin

A 20-year-old number's

got to be outdated by now.

I doubt it'll even go through.

I'm telling you, it won't work.

Oh?

The number you have dialed

is not available.

- Please hang up and dial again.

- I told you it wouldn't work.

Uh, sir.

GR wrote back.

"We regret being unable to cooperate."

They turned us down.

I've also been in touch with the widow,

but she said she's got nothing to tell us

and to stop calling her.

I'm guessing GR already worked out

a settlement with her.

Any contact

with these giant corporations won't be a--

It's impossible, okay?

I doubt they'll agree to see us.

Songi, have you ever been

to a spa with Ms. Oh?

-Huh?

-I know I haven't.

What…

Somehow you've uncovered both my best work

and biggest failure as a producer.

Do you know how the ratings were

for this episode?

We weren't even able to hit one percent.

-Chief, the thing is--

-Hey.

-I've got nothing else to say.

-Let me say one thing.

I'll set this damn thing on fire.

If you wanna cover Haksung-dong,

go f*ck with GR.

Why are you messing

with a humiliating past mistake of mine?

-Take this and get out!

-But wait, uh, chief…

Uh, just one… just one…

GR E&C

Wow.

Delivery.

Delivery to: Saeman Apartment

Pickup from: Hoho Sandwich

Why won't these punks

place a delivery order?

Delivery.

Delivery to: GR E&C Building

Pickup from: Hoho Sandwich

Nice.

Delivery for the fifth floor.

Sure, go on in.

We didn't order anything.

Korea Network System, that's me.

-Chairwoman Heo.

-Sir!

- Chairwoman Heo.

- Sir, you can't go in there!

-Chairwoman Heo…

-What the hell do you think you're doing?

I wouldn't have to do this

if you people had answered.

You know how many times I called you?

- Can we help you, sir?

- See? These guys are here

- to show me in.

- Grab him.

Wait, ju… just… let me go.

Would you please just…

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait.

Sir! Sir!

Looking at these consonants,

chieut, shiot, and digeut,

compared with the double shiot and rieul

used as the batchims,

their strokes and dots

are done differently.

It's unlikely that these were written

by the same person.

All right.

One thing to note

about this graffiti though,

is that it's rather well-written.

They were very calm, purposeful.

I'm gonna assume…

the writer was a woman.

A woman?

Who else but Cho Haewon would…

He wasn't pretending

to be a delivery person or anything.

He didn't force his way

into the building illegally,

so I'm not sure why you needed to contact

-our president's office.

-It's just that…

we've never had to deal

with this kind of approach before.

Right.

The delivery was a bit late.

Problems… only become problems

when you make them problems.

You can make them go away

like they never occurred.

We'll let this one slide.

All we ask is that…

you keep the Haksung-dong incident

under wraps.

You know, our chairwoman occasionally

plays golf with your president. Mm.

You know what? No.

Don't let it slide.

Let the whole world know what happened.

Trigger doesn't do backroom deals

or quid pro quos

as a matter of principle.

Oh, feel free to call the police

to report our producer.

That should save us some trouble,

and get the word out.

We plan on continuing to give

the Haksung-dong incident the fair and…

and unbiased coverage

that this story deserves to get.

Oh, our producer told me that…

you refused to do an interview

since the matter's

still under investigation.

Can I take that to mean

that GR will waive any and all rights

to refute our claims?

You're a nut job!

What the hell was all that?

And you, the team leader,

can you please get a handle on your guys?

Control your team!

I didn't just hear from our president.

I heard from

all sorts of senior official assholes

criticizing me for the way

we're doing our jobs here.

I've had it with you.

Go take… take some time off.

Go to the hospital,

get a Maldives in Mojito.

Literally anything

but what you're doing now.

At the very least, take a day off

where you're not doing anything!

Seriously!

-Hey, I can drive you.

-I drove here too!

I just didn't want to park

in GR's stupid garage!

Why?

Why'd you come here?

The chief told me

to quit looking into old mistakes of his

and start f*cking over GR.

What kind of mistakes?

The Sun Plaza incident.

I just wanted to ask about Yeom Mijin,

but he completely flipped out

and he dragged me the hell out of there.

I came here so that I could see the boss,

Ms. Heo Geumran herself,

as a victim of this whole incident.

She's impossible to get ahold of

in a normal setting.

I had no other choice but to try this.

So you…

were willing to write an apology

if it led you

into the chairwoman's office?

What apology?

You'll be lucky with a minor pay cut,

considering the legal fees.

I'm sure Koo would love that, hmm?

I hear those two golf together.

Remember what happened today.

It's not a game we're playing here.

We're dealing with the real world.

With money, laws, your salary,

all at stake.

You're trying to screw them over here

with kid gloves.

If you wanna do this for real,

you've got to search carefully

to find their weakest link.

Oh my, look at you, my dear.

Oh! You've gotten even prettier

than before!

Oh, stop.

It could be because,

for the first time in a while,

we're actually playing some golf.

Yeah, that was some good acting though,

I'd say, huh?

You know, Ms. Heo, I almost cried.

You're great at showmanship,

I've always thought that.

Oh, you have no idea how hard it is

to make a living out there. Mm…

How's the minister?

Has he been doing well?

-He's worried sick about you, that's how.

-Oh, I know.

I'm so grateful

that it brings a tear to my eye.

Oh, that said,

I hope I can trust you with this one too.

I'm sure you know what to do.

Chungdae

I wired you 10 million.

Find a place to live.

My Wife

Confidentiality Agreement

Chungdae Industries CEO No Chungdae

I'm really sorry

Whoa.

Sir, are you in there?

Anyone home?

I'm pretty sure this is the place.

Uh…

S-Sir? Sir!

Sir!

Sir! Sir!

Sir, are you in there?

Open the door, please!

What are you doing?

Hey, call 911, hurry!

I think Mr. No might be dead.

Han Do, Producer at Trigger

I'm really sorry

I'm not doing an interview.

I mean, I can't, so just go.

Do you have children?

I do.

Two, but I can't really support them.

I need a pair of scissors.

-Scissors?

-Never mind.

What are you doing?

Huh? What… What are you gonna…

Why were you gonna k*ll yourself

and leave two children…

…when the real villain

is out there living it up

like none of it happened at all.

Why is it got to be you?

By taking your own life,

you just make it easier for the bad guys

to weasel their way out of this.

Cut it out, jeez.

A man lost his life.

The bus driver who was k*lled.

You guys wouldn't get it.

You went to good schools,

you work for a nice company…

but those of us,

down here on the bottom,

we go our whole lives

laboring for a living,

no room for much else,

we got to read a piece of paper,

our heads spin.

We get so scared, we submit.

How do you expect someone like me…

with a head like this…

…to go and take… take on GR?

You know this is wrong.

Agreeing to take the fall for those guys,

leaving behind your kids,

you know how wrong that is.

Running away doesn't fix it,

I've tried that.

They'll just continue to victimize people.

And the people that you leave behind,

guess what?

They won't know the full truth. Ever.

Those of us on the bottom

know what misery feels like.

Sir, I'm not suggesting we do anything…

too crazy.

I just want to show everybody

what kind of monsters they are.

Sacrificing people for money,

then saying it was your fault.

Just help me expose them.

That's how you can stand tall

for your children and yourself.

Use my head, sir. It's right here.

We've got a whole team of heads

capable of thinking for you.

We'll stand by your side. So, please…

give me the benefit of the doubt…

and keep going.

What do you have to lose?

We're not going to your funeral.

Please give us a call, sir, all right?

What was that?

"We're not going to your funeral"?

Are you kidding me?

Come on. What if he thinks about

k*lling himself again?

Oh! What… What?

You stealing from me?

What is it this time?

How'd you know I'd be here?

Well, uh… you know…

you stole my thing last time,

the cat thing.

I guess that makes us even now.

I'm sor-- No, I'm not sorry.

Oh, my God.

- Lovers' quarrel?

- God.

Man, Ms. Oh…

Seriously, this guy is way too blunt.

It's like he's never heard of tact.

You know what he said to a suicidal guy?

Why don't you tell her how you steal

instead of pointing fingers?

So you're a thief and someone's suicidal?

Yeah, so I went through Han Do's findings.

Got me curious,

so I went to see No Chungdae.

So what? Huh?

Nobody said I was stealing your story.

Like you'd let me do that anyway.

Also, no one sides with me

when my stories get stolen.

The truth is I just…

I just…

I envy you.

Kang Giho.

-What is it?

-Come with me, right now.

Why do you always let Han Do do

whatever he wants?

You didn't even pick me.

Wanna know why I picked him over you?

You really want to know?

Are you sure?

It's 'cause you're a contract worker

and he's full-time.

Ms. Oh…

I get it coming from anyone else,

but not from you, Ms. Oh.

Just say he's better-looking or something.

That'd at least make me feel less shitty.

You're mistaking me for a good person,

but I'm not.

I'm as cold and calculating as they get.

Who knows what'll happen to Trigger

under President Koo.

So I figured that if they get rid of me,

he'd do better.

He's better for the Cha Seongwook case

if I go.

Even if things get really bad,

he's salaried.

Which means they won't let him go,

at the very least.

That doesn't apply to you.

The first ones cut are the freelancers,

so I couldn't pick you

since I know

that Trigger means the world to you.

If I could do it again,

I still wouldn't pick you.

Bravo.

Han Do.

Uh…

Uh…

It's finally making sense.

Well, that's good.

I was planning to tell you

everything I told him just now.

And now that you know…

I want you to take over,

if things go south.

Can you please do that?

You know, I…

Whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait!

Just hold on. Just wait.

This one's on me, okay?

This is all my fault. I stole from you,

and I went to Ms. Oh to whine

about everything, that was childish.

Okay? I'm the bad guy here.

All right? Let's not stand around

like this.

Why don't we go someplace else?

When emotions are running high like this,

it… it's good to…

to have a little change of scenery.

All right.

There's always only one truth!

Trigger! Yeah.

Gosh.

Can you guys not, uh…

not drink by yourselves

and pour each other some drinks?

Can you guys do that for me?

That would be good, right? Huh?

Forgive me for overstepping.

If that's what it'll take, hit me, okay?

Kissy Princess

I just need to run to the bathroom

real quick.

So, keep telling each other

nice things and so on.

Toilet time…

Hello?

Do you ever get ahold of… Yeom Mijin?

No.

I couldn't get her on the phone,

so I'll look for her in person.

What exactly is it that you…

want to ask her so bad?

Why she never said anything,

despite the fact she was framed?

I couldn't put up with it

if it happened to me.

What makes you so sure she was framed,

Mr. Producer?

It's true, she was the one

who decided to change the route.

It's true that…

she deserves some of the blame

for what happened.

That's exactly

why I'm going to find her and ask her.

To ask why she made that decision.

Want me to ask her?

Here you go.

Call from My Daughter

Say hello to Ms. Yeom.

Why didn't you tell me

she was your mother?

You don't report

everything you know right away.

You can't be sure the producer

you're working with is trustworthy.

Or how good they are at what they do.

Both of those reasons.

This is your mother though.

It's not some random stranger

we're discussing here.

All right then.

The real reason

why she changed course that day…

You're talking to…

maybe the only person

who knows the reason, Mr. Producer.

You need better questions.

Why'd she do it then?

Can you tell me the reason?

Hi!

Hi, everyone.

Put on your seatbelts, everyone.

- There's Dasom, hi!

- Hurry up and sit down.

Thank you, boys and girls.

Everyone buckle your seatbelts?

- Yes!

- All right, good job.

Okay, we're all ready to go.

You okay?

I'm pretty sure I told you

that when Soryong was born,

she came two weeks early.

The director won't let me

go get checked, so…

I'm ready. Let's go.

My goodness.

Hold on tight, children!

Oh…

Hang in there, Ms. Park!

We'll be at the hospital soon.

Is she okay?

From out of nowhere, tragedy struck.

If she was innocent,

then why am I…

Why would she end up dying?

Without even explaining her actions?

Well, that's the power of shame.

It claims good people.

sh*t…

Consumed with guilt…

It makes them do it.

I've never been a good liar.

And my mother

wouldn't stop asking about it.

So I told her.

Mom?

That all those

beautiful children on the bus

ended up dead.

Are you here?

Even Ms. Park,

who was on the bus with them.

Mom!

Mom, open the door!

Mom!

I told my mother every…

detail.

Is that why you went into this work,

to fight the injustices?

Because of the guilt she felt?

No.

Quite the opposite.

I…

I loved my mother so very much…

but I'm not like her.

I chose this path…

so she could see me

living life to the fullest.

She could see my life is good,

and I have good people in it.

I'm thriving instead of taking my own life

the way she did.

My poor mother…

She never knew

that the baby lived thanks to her.

- Hello.

- Sir, it's Songi.

We've received a report related to GR.

The whistleblower said they'll be waiting

in front of their building.

You wanna blow the whistle?

All the video evidence is on there.

Just make sure that Heo Geumran…

spends the next year eating prison food.

You could've gone to the police.

Why'd you call us?

I'm sure those pricks

are on her payroll as well.

They're untrustworthy.

If I'm reincarnated,

I should be a minister's wife, like her.

You're capable of standing

on your own though, Ms. Chairwoman.

Hey! I'm putting myself

through a lot of trouble for all of this.

My money was wasted

on those subcontractors,

they were supposed to protect me.

I completely wasted my time

with those little shits.

Holy sh*t.

Wow, and thus begins

the Haksung-dong corruption saga.

You really are lucky, you know that?

Huh?

But the only thing missing here

is the lead actress's face

to spice things up.

I already failed once.

The driver told me

that she doubled her security.

We just so happen to have an expert

for that kind of thing.

Looks like she's dealing with…

a lot of problems, at home and at work.

What is it?

Come on, you should help him out.

Baek Songi

Child of Park Sunjeong

Look. There she is.

The baby that your mother saved.

You're kind… Songi.

No, not really.

We're on the same team,

we should be helping each other, you know?

You're a kind, beautiful soul.

So, you…

will get an assist.

Supreme Court

Uh, all quiet so far.

Pi… Pigeon out.

Right.

Do you think we can really pull this off?

'Cause people don't change much.

Money isn't the only thing…

that motivates us.

Watch and learn.

Take some notes, Han Do.

Heo is here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Chairwoman Heo Geumran,

Oh Soryong, producer with Trigger.

Do you have a few minutes?

Get her away.

- Stop them!

- No… No, not now.

No, wait…

-Hey, hey…

-Come on.

Hey… Stop…

- Stop!

- Let go of me!

Chairwoman Heo Geumran.

Hey!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

You know, you're sexually harassing

a public broadcasting producer!

- You got that on tape, right, Han?

- I did.

I'll take this up with GR formally.

Well, these workers are subcontractors,

not employees.

Ah…

You subcontract these guys too.

Pretty convenient

for covering your tracks.

Stop standing there like idiots

and get these three away from me.

Do it now! You moronic little shits.

Contractors have the bargaining power,

don't you think you're abusing

your subcontractors though?

You just treat people

like they're disposable?

The strong take advantage of the weak,

that's the way of the world.

You must think

we're all equal under the law.

But the sl*ves became workers,

the masters became bosses.

It's merely a difference in vocabulary.

You may try to change things,

but the world never changes.

The law won't budge for you.

We'll get them changed.

Oh…

As investigative reporters,

it's our job to change people's hearts.

Ma'am, how are you? What brings you here?

You're the one who sent me

a lunch invitation through your secretary.

- What's this about?

- I didn't do that.

I did.

Oh Soryong with Trigger.

I just… wanted to give this to you.

The b*tch had so much surgery,

her face is an absolute train wreck,

yet because of her husband,

she gets the royal treatment.

How could the world be so unfair?

Don't you agree? If I'm reincarnated,

I should be a minister's wife, like her.

What is this?

That'd be your inner voice.

The true feelings that you kept hidden

- under a fake public apology.

- My money was wasted

on those subcontractors,

they were supposed to protect me.

I completely wasted my time

with those little shits.

They're all the same,

the dead prick, the subcontractor prick.

Those useless assholes. Goddammit!

What is it

that really changes people's hearts?

It is always the truth.

Do you admit that you were aware

Chungdae was illegally subcontracted

by Grand Construction?

Do you admit that?

Do us a favor…

and take this to the minister, ma'am.

I will.

I'll see to it the minister hears

every last detail of this matter.

Keep up the good work.

We will.

So, I've got a train wreck for a face…

but a powerful husband.

Ma'am… Ma'am, please. Ma'am, please!

Listen to me, please!

Damn you, b*tch!

Whoa, Ms. Oh!

Get the hell away from me!

Oh!

Whoa…

Hey! Hey! Move out of the way!

What the… Stop filming!

Stop filming!

There are some who would argue

the collapse of the building

in Haksung-dong was a long time coming.

These words are for you, Ms. Heo Geumran,

for you and your corruption,

covering up countless deaths

on your work sites,

while you played

the part of a caring philanthropist.

You may try and mask…

your deepest desires.

However, the truth

will eventually be revealed.

Oh Soryong with Trigger,

a voice for all the voiceless,

we are… their last resort.

Trigger, right?

I'd, uh…

I'd like to report something.

I heard this was here,

so I came by, though, uh…

It's pretty unremarkable, right?

So, how would you say you're doing?

I know you love the work you do.

If No Chungdae

could've reached out to us sooner,

it would've saved us some trouble.

We should be glad he called at all.

We still got more to do with GR.

They'll get investigated, right?

For show, at least?

That chauffeur prick…

took a bribe for 100 million

without his boss knowing.

Chairwoman Heo found out,

beat the crap out of him,

and he came to us for payback.

He blindsided us.

Did you first check to see

if the footage he gave us was doctored?

Did you, or did you not?

Damn it. No.

Hello, you've reached Trigger's office.

Excuse me?

Um, sir, excuse me.

Uh, the bus driver's widow…

is apparently waiting here in the lobby.

- How am I supposed to raise my kids now?

- Please, ma'am…

-Please calm down, ma'am.

-Where is your integrity?

My husband is gone,

how can I raise the kids alone?

Mr. Han…

You b*stards aired it!

Without a second thought!

How the hell am I supposed

to raise the kids?

Tell me! How?

You reporters won't help.

-Who's gonna help me now?

-Please calm down, ma'am.

You're just a producer.

Do you regret

getting into this kind of work?

No.

Faith…

in myself.

And faith in my team.

That keeps me going.

Yeah.

Cha Seongwook Lives