01x12 - The Confession

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EP12: THE CONFESSION

Seriously, Do.

I think we need to call 911 now.

I… I'm worried
something went wrong down there.

What do you think we should do? Huh?

Just stay calm, okay?

What are you…

It's here, Do!

There it is. It's up!

You see it?

Soryong, come on.

Soryong!

Soryong!

Soryong!

Ms. Oh!

Where are you going?
No! Do! Don't do it!

- Do!
- She needs our help!

- Han Do!
- Come on, Giho!

Oh Soryong!

Oh! Hey, Ms. Oh!

Ms. Oh! You're alive!

Hey! Come back!

Ms. Oh!

Over here! Over here!

Holy sh*t, Ms. Oh!

Right here!

Yeah!

You don't see me? Whoa!

Over here!

Ms. Oh!

Let's get out of there! Ms. Oh!

Do, c'mon, pool's closed!

Got it! I'm on my way right now.

"FROM: OH SORYONG, TRIGGER"

You're telling me

Cho Jinman buys underage girls online,

he murders them and then…

dumps them in the reservoir?

I think, given our findings,

Virgin sl*ve is a website that sells
underage girls to its VIP clients.

And the assemblyman
was looking at their "products,"

which can only be viewed by members.

So, open-and-shut case.

Might as well smuggle them
in Hanju's shipments.

Easy to hide.

And these b*stards
own our nation's top newspaper?

What a sick joke. Jesus…

I mean, this is enough for
an arrest warrant, at the very least.

Don't you think?

I don't know. Should we wait and stand by
while they run the tests to be safe?

I just can't understand.

How messed up does the Hanju family
have to be for them to…

I mean, this is worse than
anything we'd imagined.

Exactly.

Soryong, you okay there?

Ah, seriously, man.

We've been waiting over three hours.
What's taking so long?

Loony Han.

You were rude earlier.

Huh?

"Oh Soryong!" What was that?

What was I supposed to say,
"Ms. Oh" or something?

Could've tried "Ms. Oh."
Would've been shorter to say, at least.

Wow, someone's in a good mood. Huh?

Why were you down there for so long?

I thought I was a goner.

I guess I passed out cold.

Sweetie.

Soryong.

Oh Soryong!

But then I heard you…

I heard you calling my name.

My mom had this big scar on her ankle.

Wait. Why are you telling us this?

When I was a little girl…

she scolded me
and I ran and hid in an alley.

My mom tried so hard to find me.

But I stayed put in that alleyway.

I stayed put even when I saw her trip
and cut her ankle.

When I went to see my mom's body
after she died…

I saw the scar

on her ankle where it always was.

I hate the burden of guilt.

That's why I do this.

I hate when people ask,

"Why are you so obsessed
with the Cha Seongwook case?"

It's 'cause I knew
if I ignored it,

the guilt would eat away at me forever.

I did suspect that…

digging deeper might reveal something.

Something huge.

I never would've imagined…

we find this down there.

Ms. Oh, look.

What do we do?

- What are we gonna do?
- Until the cops get here,

we have to do what we can
to protect the crime scene.

- Roll up the windows.
- The windows, get the windows.

Is there a problem, sir?

I should be asking you that.

You're trespassing on private property.

Private property?

- Oh!
- Oh, it is?

So this place belongs to…

Huh. We didn't know. We had no idea.

We didn't mean to stop here, actually.

Uh… my wife's feeling
a little carsick or something,

so we were taking a break for her.

We're taking a break…

- How are you, sweetie?
- Not good.

- Oh my, she's not doing too well.
- Uh…

Think you're pregnant?

- Uh…
- You think your sister's pregnant?

- Get going.
- Yep, we're leaving, sir.

- We're sorry. We're so sorry, yup.
- Hurry it up.

- What the…
- You suck at acting. My sister?

You seriously thought
that would work?

What should I have said,
she's your daughter?

- No! That would've been even weirder!
- What was I suppo...

The doors. Lock the doors.

I need you to let me inspect your vehicle.

- Lock it. Lock it.
- Please open the door.

- Lock it.
- Drive away. Drive away.

- Please open the door, sir.
- Go. Just go. Just drive!

Stop! Open this door! Hey!

Stop them!
They've got something!

- Don't let them get away!
- Back up, back up!

Back up. Whoa, whoa, whoa!

- What do we do? No, back up!
- Water's behind us. Back up where?

- Just back up a little more!
- We can't! We gotta go around!

Just do it! Go back!

Hey! You can't be here!

- Water! Water!
- I know! I can't go back any farther!

- Sir, open up!
- Damn it, are you serious?

Open the door, now!

- Ah, dude! Just…
- Sir!

- Open the door!
- Get out of there.

Open the door. Hurry up!

Jeez!
What is wrong with you people?

Do you have a warrant?

- What warrant?
- You did this all without a warrant.

You scared the crap out of us, sir!

Your loss.

Because we have our own.

God, we've been driving around in circles
getting away from these th*gs.

- What took you so long?
- Calm down, we're here.

You see me? Over here.

Tell them Major Crimes is taking over.

Keep clear. This is an active crime scene!

Another one coming up.
Whoa, slow down, easy.

Lower it.
Good, good. Keep it steady.

Slowly, slowly.

Set it down there.

How much more do we have?

- We've got a lot more.
- We keep at it then.

Call for backup if you need.

Be thorough. Make sure you get everything.

Understood, sir.

Left. Left!

A search is currently underway.

Repeat, search underway.

Go right, slow down.

Make sure to wrap those tight!

Whoa, careful. Careful.

You break even one of them
and it's your a*s!

I can't even… How many are there?

How long were all those bodies down there?

I don'... I don't get how someone
could do something so horrible.

They're psychopaths.

All right, keep your eyes peeled!

Will do, sir.

So, time to find this Hanju guy
and take him into custody. Okay?

Hey, rookie!

Yes, sir.

We came with a warrant
for search and seizure.

You think you can block us, huh?

Get out of our way!

Let me.

All right.

You folks need to stop this obstruction.

Step aside.

What's this about, huh?

We recovered several dead bodies
from a reservoir on your property.

You're gonna have to come
with us, Mr. Cho.

You're wanted for questioning.

Do you have any idea who I am?

- Mr. Cho Jinman.
- Not what I meant.

I cannot be arrested
as a member of the National Assembly.

That is my privilege and I'll be using it.

Article 44.

"No member of the Assembly
shall be arrested or detained

without the consent of the Assembly."

Questioning, huh?

Well, why don't you come back
with an Assembly-approved warrant?

Assemblyman,
the privilege you're referring to

technically applies
only when Assembly's in session.

The session doesn't start until September.

It seems you aren't aware
that a special session

is set to convene on this very day.

So if you'd like to arrest me,
I suggest you follow the proper protocol

and request a warrant for arrest
that's approved by my peers.

I doubt these findings will be reported
to parliament until tomorrow.

The media is gonna catch wind of this,
and once that happens…

it's a matter of time
before that warrant's out.

Sorry.

I'm afraid getting that approval
won't be as easy as you think.

Why don't you… why don't you…

Why don't you give it a try?

Our detectives

will be staking out the area.

And I'll dispatch the Forensics Service

so they'll analyze the bodies right away.

I'll be on guard at Forensics,

like Cerberus standing at the gates
of the underworld.

And we'll prepare the episode.

I told you to get rid of Oh Soryong
while you still could, didn't I?

God f*cking damn it!

My father got you to where you are today,
so you better do something about this.

What the hell
have you even been doing, huh?

What were you doing
while those nosy Trigger pricks

were digging around over there
and starting all this sh*t?

How dare you put me through
this kind of humiliation?

All of those things
were the doings of your father.

And you knew nothing
about any of it, Assemblyman.

What?

You yourself were a victim of his abuse.

My dad's not a man
who'll leave this alone!

What the hell does he…

Get a grip!

Chairman Cho is dead.

Listen carefully.

This is the only way you and Hanju
can get out of this intact.

A single slip-up at this stage

and all that you've worked towards
will crumble around you.

For God's sake,
just do exactly as I tell you

and keep quiet.

{\an8}"CHIEF KIM GYENAM"

{\an8}NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE

Yeongwoong.

Hey, what are you doing here?

So, uh…

I've been told to bring over the results
as soon as they're in.

What? Says who?

Apparently, the Chief of Police
called the captain and ordered him to...

That was quick.

He also said to make sure
the press doesn't catch wind of this.

Yeongwoong.

It's common knowledge,
even among the higher-ups,

that you and Oh Soryong are close.

You think that's why I'm doing this?

I'm only saying this
because I'm worried about you.

You know what happens
when people go after Hanju.

Something really bad's gonna happen to you
if you hitch your wagon to Trigger.

Think this through.

Oh…

Have the results come in?

{\an8}"DNA TEST REPORT"

Nice work, Ms. Oh.

{\an8}"DNA FROM EVIDENCE #2 IS A 98.999%
MATCH WITH CHA SEONGWOOK."

Of the bones uncovered from the concrete,

some of them belonged to Korean women.
They'd been there a long time.

And the rest
were placed more recently.

The bone analysis suggests,

they belonged to teenagers


Foreign teenagers.

Sick perverts.

Ms. Oh.

I… I'm giving you this document
even though it could cost me my job.

"HONG NAHEE"

Yes, Ms. Hong.

I'll check it out now.

{\an8}"HANJU"

{\an8}"POLICE TO INVESTIGATE SKELETONS
FOUND IN HANJU-OWNED RESERVOIR"

{\an8}"ASSEMBLYMAN CHO JINMAN
'HAS NOTHING TO DO' WITH BODIES"

What the…

Did you guys put this out?

No way.

HQ was actually requesting
a press embargo.

They didn't want this leaked.

Who was the first to report on it?

"HANJU DAILY: SKELETONS FOUND IN
ABANDONED HANJU RESERVOIR"

"HANJU DAILY, HWANG JINWOO"

Hwang Jinwoo.

Your Hanju reservoir article…

who was your source for that?

What did he say?

Koo Hyeongtae.

The News Department's preparing coverage
on Cho Taesu's links to Virgin sl*ve

for a follow-up piece.

We'll be running a headline,
a Cho Jinman defensive strategy.

"The man who, despite
being the victim of domestic abuse,

held to his convictions,
rising in the corporate ranks,

and becoming
a National Assembly member as well."

The public loves this stuff, so why not?

Corporations up to no good,
plus the victims…

We've already won,
so it barely even matters.

Right, sir.

How long am I gonna need
to spoon-feed this spoiled brat?

According to sources,
Assemblyman Cho Jinman was subjected

to prolonged physical abuse
from a young age by his father…

Assemblyman Cho
has expressed his commitment

to overcoming his tragic past
and dedicating himself to serving Korea

as both a businessman and a politician.

They didn't send you back?

They didn't return you?

That's wonderful.

That's such a relief.

I sent all those nosy meanies away.

But then I started to get sad
since I'm all alone.

Are you hurt? Where?

Huh? Where?

Okay.

Let's play doctor.

I can help.

See?

I'll give you a shot. Then you won't hurt…

anymore.

Okay?

You… you do it first.

Huh?

You… you don't look well.

Oh, yeah?

Okay.

Let me see.

Uh…

Okay, here.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Okay, here.

See?

Help.

Help. He…

he was trying to k*ll me.

CHIEF KIM GYENAM

Apparently Jinman's been
keeping a child at his place.

I think she was trafficked.
She just turned up at the station.

She'd injected him with some drug.

What should we do?

You smoke, don't you?

"CHO JINMAN"

Batshit insane.

What the hell?

You really think you have the clout
to bring me in?

What the hell kind of evidence is that?

Who the f*ck cares
what some stupid foreign kid said?

A syringe?

Listen… just…

tell them to f*ck off
and stop this however you can.

Who cares about the public?

The moment…

the moment when the cops set
one f*cking foot in this house,

that'll be it for you, understand, Chief?

Oh, excuse me!

Justification?

Oh, I well I think that's something
you need to find for yourself.

You!

I fed you this whole f*cking time!

sh*t! I fed you till you had your fill!

So you'd better do your miserable job!

You f*cking useless shitheads!

- Bring him out here!
- He is a m*rder*r!

- This is a setup!
- Let him face justice!

"We'll Support Cho Jinman Until The End"

- Cho Jinman is a criminal!
- Stop it! All of you, stop!

- Whoa, he's coming out!
- There he is, there he is!

There he is.

Please move.
Let him through to the car.

- I believe you!
- You're a liar!

Wait a minute.

What do you know
about the site Virgin sl*ve?

Sir! I believe you!
We believe you!

- Get him out of here!
- Pathetic scum.

Cho Jinman!

I believe you!

f*cking animals. How dare they,
in front of my own g*dd*mn house?

The guy imploded.

Anticlimactic.

Crazy how it ended up
being that easy, hmm?

We know what this means though.

President Koo must've cut him loose.

That one guy threw dooky. Ugh.

Gosh.

Ms. Oh.

President Koo wants to see you.

President Koo?

It's been a while.

May I ask what this is about?

Some people
start with "hello."

Obviously, this is about the show.

You're well aware
I'm no longer with Trigger.

Let's just be honest.

We both know
you're working the Cha Seongwook story.

The timing is ideal.

I want you to return to your post
and cover it.

This is from 20 years ago,
the Cho Haewon interview.

Feel free to use it on the show.

I'm sure your ratings
will skyrocket. It'll be historic.

Sorry…

What are you trying to do?

"While Koo Hyeongtae,
the producer who interviewed her,

tried to get the episode to air
with all his strength,

he caved to external pressure."

Make sure you emphasize that last part.

That's…

embarrassingly shameless, even for you.

You don't want it then.

What are they?

- Your terms.
- You learn pretty quick.

I've always liked you, you know.

I'll try to get to the point then,
so you can get to it.

Yeah, please do.

I'll make a confession.

Without the president
falling on his sword,

it won't be a good ending.

Added bonus is he ties in to the story.

So interview me.

Are you really confessing?

Or are you just…

indulging yourself?

When we were preparing
the episode in secret,

I had every intention
of going up against them.

But then…

the detective who was
investigating the case,

and had procured key evidence,
turned up dead.

I thought I'd be next on the k*ll list.

Tell me you wouldn't stand down.

I would've aired the episode,

no matter what.

Ah.

Fearless people such as yourself

might not be able to understand.

I didn't have the stomach to go all in.

I am…

I am but an ordinary man.

We make decisions
every second of our lives.

We do what we think is right,

regardless of any consequences.

You wanna let him redeem himself?

You wanna put this blatant attempt
at whitewashing his name on our show?

It's the only option we have right now...

No.

That's not true.

My dad died investigating Hanju.

Hanju is not the only villain here.

Everyone involved,
from detectives who hid evidence,

and to President Koo,
they're all complicit in this.

You're saying that giving the mic to them
is the only choice we have right now?

You're being irrational, Mr. Han.

Have you forgotten
the reason we're airing this?

The truth behind
the death of Cha Seongwook.

The death of your father,

covered up by the Hanju Group.

Generations of m*rder and abuse.

Our moral duty
is to show the world this episode.

President Koo's excuses
may very well have an impact on...

That b*stard President Koo
was Cho Jinman's accomplice!

And I'll destroy him
by revealing who he is.

I don't wanna air his pathetic sob story
on our show.

I refuse to let him sugarcoat his crimes
so he can be brought down gently.

And the tape?

Cho Haewon's interview. We throw it out?

Are you suggesting
we toss out all our findings,

all the work we've done?
That's what you want?

We need this for the ratings.

You know, the guy did say he'd resign.

And his apology will help clear
Trigger's name so we can cover this story.

Okay, but that's not even the issue.

President Koo could easily stop us
from airing the episode.

I think, before anything,
we should be getting the episode out.

You all know I've tried that approach.

Even the most noble goal,
when achieved through unjust means,

becomes unjust as a whole.

Do.

I'll admit, If I were in his shoes,

I might have done the same thing.

Remember when…

when I k*lled that interview
in exchange for being made full-time?

I did everything
the higher-ups asked.

I mean, it's not like
there were death threats.

I just had a chance
to take an opportunity.

So maybe what President Koo
did back then wasn't so...

This is exactly
what President Koo wants us to do.

He wants to guilt-trip all of us

to make us sympathize
with his cowardly, self-serving decisions.

Then sit this out.

All or nothing…

is not an attitude
that works for this show.

Personal qualms,
based on our individual convictions,

have no place in a show like ours.

You must be willing to accept decisions,
even if you disagree,

provided that they're based on fact
and reveal the greater truth.

That's necessary to work here.

It's our moral obligation,
as journalists and producers.

If you put your convictions first then,

I'm afraid to say it,

but your time spent on Trigger

was a waste, Mr. Han.

Ms. Oh, wait, why… why would you…

- Wait. Wait, Do.
- Mister… Mr. Han.

Mr. Han.

Come on, Ms. Oh.

What are y'all doing?
Let's make this happen.

Cha Seongwook…

Cho Haewon solo interview

- Let's go over that again. First part.
- Right.

Remember that smile you trimmed earlier?

Use that, slow it down, but subtle.

Wait. Okay, stop.

- Should I go get more?
- Oh, yes, please.

- Oh, you're here.
- Which story are you on again?

A star producer abusing his workers.

He's a big earner,
so they wanna flush the whole thing.

Pissing away a great story.

Hmm…

I'll bet Ms. Oh would've made it work.

True.

"THE CONFESSION"

What's wrong?

I can't write a single line.

I think this case
is just too big for me.

I really, really want this
to be a groundbreaking episode.

But I just can't.

From time to time, people ask me,

"No teleprompter,
so how do you memorize all those lines?"

Trigger scripts
aren't just words on a screen.

Instead, I just…

I close my eyes, and I listen.

I think about…

the stories, and the heartbreak,
the poor victims.

A projector starts rolling in my head.

And the words just flow out of me.

And you wanna know why?

It's because Ms. Hong, when she wrote,

she poured her heart out.

She would always say,
"Before you deliver your lines,

try to read not the words,
but the emotions."

HONG NAHEE

Yes, Ms. Hong.

The emotions…

KP…

KP…

I'm heading over for
the final interview with President Koo.

If any of you wanna join,

feel free to come.

Okay.

This is quite the audience you've brought.

It's all set. We can begin now.

The media has an obligation
to serve the nation's citizens

by putting checks on those in power

through fair, balanced,
and truthful reporting.

But regretfully,

when faced with
the imposing authority of Hanju,

I failed to uphold these fundamentals.

Back then, everyone reporting on the story

was either demoted
or fired from their job.

You know,
controlling your facial expressions

is part of your job description.

God, you people…

It wouldn't k*ll you
to lighten up once in a while.

It sounds like…

even after our interview,
you feel no remorse.

Remorse isn't an emotion I find useful.

Although I felt sentimental
towards the end of that.

It was as though you finished writing
a letter I'd left incomplete.

All right, let's hurry.

We're gonna splice in this interview
right after the interview with Cho Haewon.

Let's go!

The look on Soryong's face was priceless.

I'll keep an eye on
the Master Control Room

to make sure
the episode doesn't go off the rails.

You do that. I'll watch from my office.

Yes, sir.

Let's just leave it here and…

Cut down that glare a little bit.

- Placement's okay?
- Other way. Other way.

- Other…
- Yes.

Like this, huh?

"Cha Seongwook Disappearance Case
Producer Koo Hyeongtae"

- Let's do it like that.
- Yeah, looks good.

The writers eat this stuff?
That explains...

- It's starting, it's starting now!
- Oh.

"THE CONFESSION"


just hitting his stride,

suddenly went missing.

Disappearing without a trace.

I just wanna know where my son is.

The "January Man" statue,

kept for years
in the lobby of Hanju's offices,

was confirmed to contain
the bronze-encased head of Mr. Cha.

It was determined that Ms. Cho Haewon,

the oldest daughter
of the powerful Hanju Group family…

and his lover…

was the m*rder*r.

And now,
the unspeakable crimes of the Hanju family

have finally come to the surface.

However, as part of this broadcast,

a past omission will be addressed by us.

What you see here is a 20-year-old tape,

Trigger Episode 890, completely unaired,

containing the full details
of the Cha Seongwook m*rder investigation.

However, this tape

was hidden away by none other than
a member of the Trigger production staff.

So, today's episode will contain
both a confession and an apology,

for Trigger's actions
and our shameful past.

I wanted to possess him.

"CHO HAEWON, 24 YEARS OLD"

I wanted to keep him forever.

Are you the one…

who k*lled Cha Seongwook?

Yes.

Why did you do it?

That face…

that face of his.

My father wanted to punish me,

so he stole it.

The producer in the footage

is the sitting president of KNS,
Mr. Koo Hyeongtae.

He wishes to make a confession

and issue an apology to our viewers.

Back then, everyone reporting on the story

was either demoted
or fired from their job.

In certain cases,
their lives were threatened.

So I abandoned the story.

{\an8}"PLEASE HELP FIND MY SON CHA SEONGWOOK"



I tried to relieve myself of guilt
by justifying my actions.

I told myself…

that I was fulfilling my duties
as a journalist by staying alive,

to fight another day.

However, I now believe…

the time has come for me to give in
and stop deluding myself.

On my honor as a journalist,
this is a confession

and my final interview.

I assume responsibility for my actions,

and therefore…

I will resign as the KNS president.

We, the staff of Trigger,

take this opportunity to remind ourselves

of a past lapse
in our journalistic integrity.

To our viewers, our fellow citizens,

we humbly and sincerely apologize.

Trigger vows to give this case
our full attention until it's resolved.

We strive for a world in which
no subject is exempt from investigation.

Lastly,

we'd like to offer our deepest condolences
to the late Mr. Cha Seongwook,

and to the victims

whose remains
were left in the reservoir so heartlessly.

Trigger
May their souls rest in peace.

"GOOD ON HIM FOR COMING FORWARD."

"THAT WAS COOL. A REAL GROWNUP."

"CHA SEONGWOOK CAN REST IN PEACE
THANKS TO KOO."

"HE'LL BE KNOWN
AS THE ICON OF CONFESSION NOW."

"MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN THOSE POLITICIANS."

Oh, hello.

Yes, the public is reacting well.

"CONFESSION ICON"?

I appreciate that.

I'll make a visit very soon.
I'll bring the assemblyman as well.

Yeah, yeah.

I think it's time
that I turn the page on this.

Thanks, have a good night.

{\an8}"KOO IS DR. TRIGGER?
WRITTEN BY NEPO HIRE"

{\an8}I TRIED TO RELIEVE MYSELF, RELIEVE,
RELIEVE, I TRIED TO RELIEVE MYSELF.

{\an8}"I HEARD HE RAN ill*gal SURVEILLANCE
ON HIS EMPLOYEES."

{\an8}"ALSO KEPT THE MEDIA QUIET
ABOUT HIS SECRET FUNDS FROM HANJU."

What the…

{\an8}"KOO HYEONGTAE"

{\an8}"KOO'S SECRET FUNDS,
KOO RUNS ill*gal SURVEILLANCE"

{\an8}"KNS EX-CEO'S FAKE TEARS,
KOO AND HANJU'S 20-YEAR-OLD CARTEL"

{\an8}"OH, AND GUESS WHAT HIS NICKNAME IS?"

{\an8}"MR. CONDOM. WONDER WHY THAT IS, LOL"

Oh, sh*t!

sh*t!

The ratings are soaring,
just as we expected.

You b*stard.

How could you?
How dare you?

You violated
the Personal Information Protection Act

when you spied on your employees,
so we'll be reporting you.

Wanna add an as*ault charge?

You'll be booked as a flagrant offender.

I just couldn't stomach
that revolting confession.

You…

must think you're in
some sort of superhero movie.

But you're living
in the real world, Soryong,

and there's no happy end.

You're all…

only screwing yourselves.

With people like you
lurking around every corner,

the world can use heroes.

You sh…

You little…

Do you want your stuff?

Hang on.

When did you arrange all this?

…I refuse to let him sugarcoat his crimes

so he can be brought down gently.

Then sit this out.

Come on,
at least give us a sign or something.

You want us to work separately?

You take on President Koo
while we're preparing the episode.

We operate separately.

It's the safest way
to divert his attention.

The story breaks right as the show airs.

Finding dirt on this guy
isn't gonna be easy though.

It's easier when you're close.

There isn't anyone else…
who knows Koo's wrongdoings more than him.

The taste was slightly off,
but it's fine now.

What's this about?

Why the sudden meeting, Mr. Han?

Why'd you have me transferred to Trigger?

Was it because you wanted me
to serve as Ms. Oh's human shield?

You knew that she'd see me
for the lunatic I am,

and you were secretly rooting for her,
weren't you?

You were also the one who hired
Kang Giho as main producer,

even after giving him such a hard time
about his academic credentials.

Gonna keep answering your own questions?

"Dr. Trigger."

You knew that was my handle.

The president was able to use the IT team
to gain access to my account credentials,

with the goal of tearing Trigger apart.

The News Department
already investigated and told us.

So then,

what more do you need me to tell you?

This is the ideal scenario
for "Dr. Trigger" to herald his return.

Who could Dr. Trigger be?

It's about time we unveiled his identity.

It's time to decide.

Please hand it over…

the proof of the spying.

Why would I?

Because you want to.

It's time for you to take charge
and put an end to this two-faced coward

who hides behind a mask of integrity.

You've changed, you know that?

It's Trigger.

Trigger allows a man to be reborn…

as his true self.

…a whistleblower reports
that the KNS President, Koo Hyeongtae,

has been engaging in mass-surveillance
of his employees over an extended period

in order to protect
the powerful Hanju Group.

It's being reported that
this whistleblower is none other than

Mr. Son Huiwon,
the right-hand man to President Koo,

and KNS Managing Director,

and he has already provided
the authorities with extensive evidence

to back up these expl*sive claims.

In other words, the president
of a public broadcasting company

tried to muzzle his own journalists.
Do I have that correct?

That's correct.

It has also been revealed
that President Koo has been attempting

to illegally manipulate KNS' programming,

shaping the news coverage to his liking

in order to help conceal
the criminal activities of the Hanju Group

and other high-profile individuals.

It sounds like
KNS has been functioning

as the group's private broadcaster.

How long has this been going on?

According to
our background research,

President Koo has been linked to
the Hanju Group for some time.

Their relationship
goes back a few decades.

The late Chairman Cho Taesu's
team of executives…

Today, the case against Cho Jinman,

charged with m*rder, attempted m*rder,
unlawful imprisonment, human trafficking,

and defacing and concealing a corpse,

has been officially referred
to the Prosecutors' Office

for further legal proceedings.

In the meantime,
a warrant for the arrest

of Police Station Chief Kim Gyenam
and his accomplices,

who played a part in concealing evidence,

has been issued following
revelations of Cho Haewon's m*rder.

The trial of former
KNS President Koo Hyeongtae,

who has been indicted on charges of
workplace misconduct

and violating the Protection of
Communications Secrets Act, opens today.

Meanwhile, a number of victims
have come forward with stories

of their sexual harassment
by the former president in the past.

Many are speculating as to how
these allegations will impact the trial.

Mm-hmm.

Thank you for coming all this way.
I'll be in touch.

- Here.
- Oh, you're here.

Oh, you didn't have to bring anything.

Hey… as our suffering father…

we gotta look out for you.

Thank you.

- Oh, right.
- Ah… appreciate it.

Money?

Come on.




- Oh, no… Double?
- That's too little.

- A little more, a little more.
- I've really been going through it lately.

- Gosh.
- Hey, Daeyong.

At least he wasn't in pain.

Very true.

- Oh!
- Oh, hello, Mr. Son.

Please, I'm just the humble owner
of a teahouse now.

I have to say,
the name is "Tea and Me," right?

It sounds a little corny, doesn't it?

Did you really open a cafe?

- Well, you know.
- How'd you find time to visit?

Gotta keep busy.

Hey, I'm the managing director now.

You know, not even one of you
congratulated me on my big promotion.

Oh, come on,
we've all been busy, you know?

The Chanbyeol Act story, right?

Why don't we throw a party,

- since we're all here?
- Huh?

How's business been?

Well, if it isn't Mr. Son.

"You and Tea," right? Hmm?

- It's "Tea and Me."
- Oh, right. "Tea and Me."

By the way, that white shirt
looks great on you, Mr. Han.

Have you eaten yet? You want anything?

- Oh, sure. Whatever's there.
- All right, great.

- I'll bring something over.
- Oh, no, I'll go.

- Oh, uh… Wanna come with me?
- Oh no, just stay put.

Yeah, you guys should go together.
Go together.

- Hmm…
- Cuties.

I guess they must still think
we don't know about them.

They're a good match.

However, Mr. Jang's crimes
went much deeper than that.

He made his assistant producer
book motel rooms for him,

where he'd coerce
female extras and co-stars

into sleeping with him
in exchange for roles.

Oh, my God,
I can't believe people like that exist!

That man is absolute trash.

…also tasked with scouring the nation

for clinics that could provide ab*rtion
for the women in secret.

So basically, you were so upset

that you, uh, urinated on him in anger.

- Is that right?
- Yeah.

To be honest, peeing on him was just about

all I could do at the time.

Besides,
I didn't originally intend to pee on him.

Actually, Mr. Jang was the one
who kicked things off…

The blur isn't really hiding much, is it?

Oh, no, no, come on.

It's basically impossible
to tell it's you.

You look great on camera.

Are you doing all right?

Heard your drama got canceled.

I'm not ready to quit.

I will be insisting on
writing what I want,

not dealing with that piece of…

Ms. Hong, how noble of you.

Where'd this superhuman strength
come from?

Try raising a kid.

There's not a thing I won't do
to provide for her.

Wow, you looked great.

I mean… never mind…
That was you?

It was super blurry.
No one will know.

"YEONGRAK FUNERAL HOME"

Feeling a little better?

I'm still worried about that face-blur.

- It looked like me?
- Yeah, of course it did.

I totally knew it. Man…

Wasn't that story
originally your assignment?

Lunatic Han, passing that up?

Someone once told me

to keep my personal vendettas
out of our episodes, is why.

May I ask you something?

Why'd you make that post about
the cheating couple on the Trigger staff?

You know it was none of your business.

I felt betrayed.

I guess, after working
for the network for some time,

I came to hold Trigger
to a higher standard,

and I expected better from them.

Please just give me more time.

I'll tell my wife I'm divorcing her.
I'll do it today, please!

Please, just give me a little…

Damn it.

Damn it.

Damn it! sh*t!

"LEE SANGMOK, TRIGGER"

And I couldn't accept that you guys,

of all people, had let me down.

"KNS MOVED TO A NEW BUILDING!"

Okay, so?

Who was the other woman then?

You wanna know?

I guess not.

Mind if I also ask you a question?

Why do you exclusively date
total scumbags?

Uh…

I guess…

with men who…

claim to like me, I don't turn them down.

I don't know.

I suppose I just say, "Why not?"

Someone opens their heart…

you don't turn them down?

Whoa, what are you doing?

Let's try the other way around.

Tell someone you like him first.

Wouldn't be the first time
you came at someone without warning.

And if you did, well…

I might start trusting again.

Oh, Detective Yu.

You two dating?

No. No way.

Is something wrong?

So this was discovered
at Cho Jinman's house?

An anonymous trust or something?

Something smelled fishy,

so I did some digging.

And it turns out

an enormous sum of money from Hanju
went into this account.

- When did this happen?
- Exactly.

The date's what matters here.

It was deposited

the day before Cho Haewon's death.

The autopsy… never happened.

Does that mean…

Cho Haewon…

is still alive.