01x16 - Episode 16

[bunniefuu]

[Kim San]
The economy matters more than g*ns.

I saw a country
where no one worried about food,

where you could have
three decent meals every day.

What I envied during my studies abroad

wasn't their fighter jets
or aircraft carriers, it was...

it was pizza.

What is the point

of winning a w*r when the entire nation
is starving to death?

[vendor] Oh, gosh.

-[Kim San] Oh, it's okay.
-[vendor] Your clothes are all dirty now.

-I'm terribly sorry about that.
-[Kim San] You're not hurt, are you?

-[vendor] Oh, no. Goodness. Thank you.
-[Kim San] Sir, could you give us a hand?

[vendor] Thank you. Ah.

-[Kim San] There you go.
-[vendor] Oh, my gosh, thank you.

We can take it from here now.

-I am sorry about the fruit.
-[vendor] That's fine.

-Thank you. Thank you.
-Please be careful.

[vendor] Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Thank you.

[♪ poignant music playing]

[Kim San] Thank you for that.

I see you've got great potential.

Sorry?

You know what pizza tastes like.

Have you really had it before?

Yes.

I found your speech very impressive.

Especially, "A country
where you can have three meals a day."

Oh, yeah. That part really
brought tears to my eyes.

I appreciate it.

I hope to see you
sometime again very soon.

Seohae Oil, Sail Developments
CEO Pak Doochill

[♪ gentle music playing]

Uncle Samsik

[♪ theme music playing]

Uncle Samsik

Rotation and Revolution

[Cheongwoo members applauding]

On May 16th,

the Democratic Party will host
an economic policy conference

coinciding with the announcement
of the Punishment of Corruption Act.

The Prime Minister
and the financial department ministers

will be there.

I hope to see
each and every one of you there.

We've all made it through this.
[chuckles]

[indistinct happy chatter]

May 16, 1960
Seoul, South Korea

Banya Hotel

[crowd chanting]
Defend democracy!

Democratic Party's
May 16 Economic Policy Conference

Eradicate all corruption

No collusion between politics and business

Full text of the amended
Punishment of Corruption Act

Renounce the past
Leap into the future

[♪ light background music playing]

[camera shutter clicks]

Yeah, that's a good idea.

We'll make sure to address that
when he gets here.

Yeah, okay.

And maybe we'll ask for some follow-ups
if we can get them in.

-Okay.
-Yeah.

[Jiwook's associate] Miss Choo Yeojin?

I'll see you later.

Good afternoon.
I'm a former associate of Pak Jiwook.

I...

I brought you some documents
related to the Cheongwoo Federation.

It's a compilation
of their ill*gal political donations.

Jongjib Industrial, 30,000,000
Manha Steel...

Why did you give me this?

Choo Intae is someone I admire.

I only worked for Mister Pak
to make a living.

I felt really guilty so I brought it.

Where did you get this?

Huh?

It was given to me.

Taepyeonggak

-When did the commander get here?
-He arrived a while ago.

-A while ago?
-Yes, sir.

-Go and eat.
-[soldiers] Yes, sir.

Hey, what are you doing? Where's my drink?

[host] Right here!

-This all you got?
-Anything...

What's that right there?

-Hey, come here. Come here.
-[host] Yes, sir.

Go to Chungmujang, get me my usual.

-Chungmujang?
-[Doosik] Hurry up, as*h*le!

Oh, yes, sir.

Ah, welcome, sir.

I'll get the confessions within the day.

Those confessions,
we're in no rush to get them.

[camera shutters clicking]

[♪ poignant music playing]

[conference host] We will now begin
the economic policy conference,

hosted by the Democratic Party.

If our guests could please
take their seats.

[conference host] Thank you, everyone.

San.

What in the world
are you plotting right now?

What do you mean?

The Cheongwoo Federation's bank loans

and ill*gal campaign funds,

do you know what this is all about?

It's another ridiculous Samsik plan,
isn't it?

It's best for you to stay away
from whatever he has planned because...

he's turning you into a monster, San.

"Hypocrisy disguised as a dream."

Right?

I am a monster.

We promise to settle
all cases of corruption...

and commit to a newly revived economy.

[Sun] Businesses and individuals
can be punished for corruption...

as stipulated in the new Punishment
for Corruption Act legislation...

-Mister Prime Minister.
-...that I will now announce.

Could you spare
a moment of your time later on?

-[Sun] Those who voluntarily...
-What's it regarding?

I wanted to go somewhere quiet
to show you the draft

of the Korea-US Economic Agreement, sir.

Chairman Kim San will explain
everything to you.

Kim San?

Okay.

[Sun's indistinct speech]

[Hanmin] Let's show them.

As long as we all stick to the plan,

no one will get hurt.

If anyone wants to walk away now,
they can.

Is Hong Youngki there?

Oh, yes, he arrived a while ago.

He... he was saying that by tonight,
he'd be getting the confessions.

Anything else?

[host sighs]

[host]
Uh, General Jang was going off again.

He was shouting at everyone,
making a really big scene.

I served his usual drink
but he complained about

not having the kaoliang liquor
they have at Chungmujang.

What?

-Chungmujang?
-[host] Yeah.

He said it was something
he drank there every day.

I ended up going all the way
to Chungmujang to buy that liquor for him.

[phone clacking]

[Doochill] Chungmujang, huh?

Have you ever joined them there?

Chungmujang?

Why would I do that?

Why not?

You like Chinese food,
but you won't eat there?

No, I'm not a fan of the food there.

You can't focus on one thing.

When the typhoon comes in,

we don't know where the waves will crash.

Okay, I'll wait till midnight then.

Hong Youngki.

Die, you as*h*le!

[groaning]

[Wonil] f*ck.

[g*ns clicking]

[♪ dramatic tense music playing]

[♪ dramatic tense music continues]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[♪ suspenseful music continues]

[telephone ringing]

[host] Sir.

Hong Youngki's just been k*lled.

What? Who was k*lled?

[host]
Well, the soldiers just had a shootout.

General Jang Doosik managed to get away,

but Hong Youngki was shot dead.

[♪ suspenseful music continues]

[assemblyman 1]
You seem to be in a good mood.

-[assemblyman 1 laughs]
-[assemblyman 2] He's had a lot to drink.

[assemblymen laughing]

[assemblyman 1]
It's all going well, right?

-[assemblyman 1 laughs]
-[assemblyman 2] Yeah.

[laughing continues]

-Samsik?
-Samsik!

[laughs]

Have you seen Kim San?

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

Yeah, yeah, he was just here, huh?

[Sun] Samsik. Thank you.

We should keep working together,
'cause we go way back, huh?

-[laughs]
-Okay. Okay, yes. Uh...

So you really haven't seen San down here?

San?
[laughs]

[Sun] I'll look out for Kim San,
don't worry.

[laughs]

[♪ suspenseful music continues]

Revolutionary Army

[♪ suspenseful music intensifies]

sh*t. sh*t.

[door opens]

[Kim San] Rachael.

[panting]

Minister.

[Kim San] Uncle Samsik.
What are you doing here?

Let's cancel the mission.
I got a bad feeling about it.

Some other unit's here.

They're standing outside,
they're not the 3rd Marines.

There's no insignia, they've got...

Revolutionary Army bands.

Obviously, somebody has beaten us
to the punch.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

I'm going upstairs.

The Prime Minister's in the room.
He just went up there.

General Choi's gonna be there any minute.

Listen, Hong Youngki has just been k*lled.

Choi Hanrim's gonna falter
after he finds out.

Let's walk away, Minister.

-I can't.
-I got a terrible feeling about this.

And General Jang? Did you contact him?

Do not ever trust that man.

What do you mean?

-Jang Doosik, he's...
-[Hanmin under breath] San!

Where are the troops? Are they moving?

Yes. General Jang
is headed toward the Han River.

You're in touch with General Jang?

Of course. Radioed him on the way here.

What happened with the 3rd Marines?
Have you checked on them?

[Kim San and Doochill sigh]

What? Is something wrong?

[sighs]
A unit that's not the 3rd Marines

has infiltrated
the Ministry of Home Affairs.

What? Which unit?

Another group, they got ahead of us.
Made a move first.

What did you hear from Jang?

That he'd go to the Han River as planned.

What is it? What?

Hong Youngki's dead.

-What?
-We gotta stop this now.

Stop? We can't stop now! We have time.

We can get General Jang
to redirect his troops...

I told you
that Jang Doosik can't be trusted.

Hanmin.

We need to find out
which troops have come into the city.

We can call the 3rd Marines in.
They can wipe that unit out.

-You want to engage in combat?
-I've already mobilized the troops.

I'm telling you both right now,
somebody leaked our plans.

Listen to me,
let's both get outta here together.

I have a very bad feeling.

Let me go to General Jang
and bring in more reinforcements.

From now on,
whoever makes their move the fastest wins.

[Hanmin] San, General Choi
will be here soon.

Hanmin.

I need you to contact the 3rd Marines.

[breathing heavily]

And you need to confirm
General Jang's position for us.

Be safe out there.

Okay.

Wait, Minister. Minister!

We must stop this now.

-[Kim San] I can't quit here.
-Minister.

Let's go to Osaka. Okay?
Let's go to Osaka together.

We can hide out for a while,
get some fresh air,

just clear our heads a little.

Then I can use that time to come up
with a new plan for us.

You wanna come up
with a new plan right now?

What about the great plan you've had
all this time? Which part of it worked?

We'll get a ship to Shimonoseki,
it'll just be me and you.

No. I'm gonna do things
my way from now on.

-You'll die doing that.
-At least I'm gonna die doing it my way!

Could you please just do
what I'm telling you?

Why would you go there
if you know you'll die?

What happened to Kang Seongmin
when he did that?

[♪ music fades]

[silence]

[♪ light background music playing]

[elevator bell dings]

[♪ gentle piano music playing]

[prime minister] Oh, Kim San.

We were actually waiting for you.

Prime Minister.

I made it.

Can I take over from here and explain?

[Hanrim] At ease.

-Is everything going as planned?
-[Hyunseok] Yes, sir.

The 89th Division has confessed
to the coup d'état.

All right. Let's go inside.

[indistinct chatter]

[soft chuckle]

-Go ahead. I'll see you outside.
-Yes, sir.

Revolutionary Army

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[sighs]

General Choi.

We're out of time, sir.

[knocking]

[prime minister] General Choi.
What brings you here?

Prime Minister. It's a coup d'état.

[gasps]
A coup d'état?

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

Are you sure?

Okay.

[Doosik] Move out.

Move out!

[♪ suspenseful music continues]

So, did you know
all about the plans I made then?

I have been experiencing
the ways of Uncle Samsik my entire life,

of course I knew your plans.

[Kichul scoffs]

Did you go into business
with the Second Infantry Commander?

We had a lot in common.

[♪ ominous music playing]

Listen here,
the 15th Division has mobilized

to diffuse the 89th Division.

It's best if you stay here
till the situation is resolved.

-[guest 1] What is this?
-[guest 2] Why are there soldiers here?

-Spread out along the walls. File in, go.
-[guest 3] You guys can't be here.

Has the 89th Division...

really staged a coup d'état?

We received intel from Army Headquarters.

[Kim San] What kind of intel?

Do you have confirmation
that the 3rd Marines have...

infiltrated somewhere else?

Our troops are moving now.

And key institutions
are being infiltrated.

[♪ tense music playing]

What's going on here? Huh?

Do you know just how important
the people in this room are?

Troops staging a coup
are infiltrating Seoul as we speak.

Please do as we instruct.

-[indistinct murmuring]
-A coup d'état?

Yes, a coup d'état.

Yes, I understand.
He'll be right with you.

Yes. Sir, um,

the US Commander
would like a word with you.

[Hanrim] You should take it.

[sighs, clears throat]

Hello, Jang Min speaking.

[♪ tense music continues]

[Kichul] Uncle.

I told you not to go against me, didn't I?

Why'd you do it?

Whose idea was it?

Was it yours, Uncle Samsik, or Kim San's?

It was such a great idea
that I thought I'd do it myself.

Ah.

Tell me,
which troops have come into the city?

They are our troops, sir.

[exhales deeply]

[♪ tense music playing]

[Hanmin] Are we still waiting
on the Regiment Commander?

And operations?

Are they f*cking kidding?

Call me as soon as they arrive, okay?

[sighs]

We've just received word

that they've taken over
the broadcasting station.

If the Korean government requests it,
we'll send in our troops to suppress them.

The broadcasting station?

Who took over the broadcasting station?

Uh, I can't tell who's leading the army.

I called the military headquarters,

but it seems a small-scale battle
is going on there too.

So what should we do?

Should we get our troops to back you up?

[phone line clicking]

We need to get
the 3rd Marine Regiment into Seoul.

We'll move them immediately.

What are you saying?

Who took over Army Headquarters?

Hey, cut the crap.
Tell them to mobilize our troops now!

[Hanmin] Hey, stop the car.

[sighs in relief]
General Jang.

Are you heading toward Army Headquarters?

If you give me a squad,
I'll take them to the Banya Hotel.

General Choi and the Prime Minister
are still there at the...

Revolutionary Army

By this point,

we should also have
command of the Blue House.

Sir?

We support

the Second Infantry Commander.

[♪ tense music playing]

[g*ns clicking]

[sighs]

Wait. Apparently, Army Headquarters,
the Blue House,

and broadcasting stations
have all been seized in a coup.

[prime minister] What's going on?

Prime Minister. It's a revolution.

-What? A revolution?
-[Kim San] General Choi.

[heavy breathing]

-Sir, I need to speak to you.
-You've done very well so far.

Now it's time to welcome
a great new beginning.

Sir, but... We've got to...

General Choi!

[shaky breathing]

[exhales softly]

[angry breathing]

[soft sniffle]

This is all...

It was all planned by me.

This is precisely
what Uncle Samsik always does.

Making my plans from the shadows.

It's all in my nature, and in my nurture.

[Kichul] What to do?

That nature and nurture of yours
will be the death of you.

[Kichul scoffs]

Mister An.

[sighs]

Our Kim San...

Just please spare him, sir.

All he ever did was study.

He doesn't know
about the rest of this mess.

He was just unlucky to become involved
with someone like me.

[shaky breathing]

Just, please. Mister An, please.

If you do spare anyone,
please spare Kim San.

He's a very intelligent guy,
he's extremely useful.

Though I'm sure
you know that already, right?

You're aware of how useful he'd be to you.

I don't have a say in the matter.

The Revolutionary Army Command
will decide.

[Doochill sighs]

I've worked tirelessly all my life

in service of the Cheongwoo Federation.

Are you slaughtering the hound
now that the hunt is over?

[Kichul] We're not slaughtering it
because the hunt is over.

The hound began thinking it was a human
just 'cause we took it on a few hunts.

How dare you try
to take a seat at the table.

You're just asking to be slaughtered.

[♪ somber music playing]

[thunder rumbling]

[rain pattering]

[thunder rumbling]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

Tell each of the unit commanders
to come in.

Yes, sir.

Has the US Commander called us again?

It seems they also offered troops
to suppress rebels at the Blue House

and the Blue House rejected.

All right.

[Hanrim] At ease.

I'm Captain Lee of the 55th.

The situation room's ready.

Situation room?

It was urgent that we move there.

I will escort you, General.

All right.

[Sooil] How will you proceed?

But what are you gonna do
about General Choi Hanrim?

Keeping him alive is too dangerous.

The man is, after all...

the South Korean soldier
most liked by the US.

[♪ pensive music playing]

[g*nsh*t]

Colonel.

[Kim San] Why did you betray
General Choi Hanrim?

You betrayed him.

Why did you stab him in the back?

You know what the General told me

when we fought
at the Battle of Nakdong River?

"If you don't put your life on the line,

-you're no soldier!"
-[Kim San laughs in disbelief]

That's your reason for doing this?

[Hyunseok] What the hell do you know?

You're not a soldier!

Soldiers who...

who retreat can no longer
call themselves soldiers.

General Choi...

is no longer a soldier.

[♪ pensive music playing]

[Doosik grunts]

The Cheongwoo Federation said
they want to spare Kim San's life.

All right, and?

The Revolutionary Army doesn't like
that a civilian was involved in a coup.

They think he's...

an arrogant and dangerous man.

Kim San...

I could have k*lled him instead of you.

Yes, sir.

[Hyunseok] You're free to leave.

[♪ somber music playing]

[Kim San sighs]

[footsteps approaching]

Uncle.

Minister?

[Kim San] Yes.

Minister, is that you?

Yes, Uncle.

It's fine. Undo his blindfold.

I'm right here.

What happened, Uncle? Tell me.

[♪ somber music continues]

[shaky breathing]

I'm off to face death.

I'm just so tired of living day to day,
obsessing over every...

-every meal, every piece of bread.
-[Kim San] No.

You are such a pure soul, Minister.

And I dragged you
into the world of politics.

[Kim San] No, no, don't say that.

I tainted you...

corrupted you.

[sighs]

[in breaking voice]
And it breaks my heart, my friend.

No, Uncle. You read me all wrong, Uncle.

[Kim San breathing shakily]

[Kim San] Uncle, I...
[sniffles]

I have always been
this kind of person. I...

I am a complete hypocrite.

Yeah, well, um,

I lied to you about something.

[Kim San] What is it?

I don't know what pizza tastes like.

[♪ somber music continues]

I've only seen pictures of it.

[Kim San sobbing]

I've never once in my life tasted it.

[sobbing continues]

Is it really as amazing as they say?

[sobbing continues]

It's greasy and bland, Uncle.

[Kim San] Listen, Uncle...

That's what I thought.

[sobbing]

[Doosik] Take him away.

[sobs]
No, wait. Wait! Uncle...

[Kim San] Where are you taking him?

[Doosik] Hurry up.

[Kim San] Please let him go.

-[Kim San] You can't!
-[Doosik] Hurry up!

No, wait. Uncle!

[sobbing]
Uncle.

[sniffles, sobs]

[Kim San] General Jang.

You can't.

It's all right.

Don't you worry.

[♪ somber music rises]

You, uh...

you must be a private.

Be quiet.

If you wait in the car,

we'll have someone
escort you home tonight.

Also, you, uh...

you'll probably hear
from the Revolutionary Army.

[♪ somber music playing]

Why would they have
a second-class officer do this?

[sighs softly]

[sighs]

[sighs]

-[g*nsh*t]
-[gasps]

[♪ music fades]

[silence]

[♪ somber music playing]

[Doochill] My Dear Minister,
you are just like this steamed rice cake.

It takes its time as it rises...

and it looks so unrefined.

But the moment you taste it,
it's so delicious.

It melts right in your mouth
and makes you come back for more.

-There is a real depth of flavor.
-[sniffles]

[♪ somber music continues]

[inaudible crying]

Proposed route for Seoul-Busan Expressway
Year 1968

South Korea is surrounded by seas

on all three sides,

and will soon become a country
led by its great exports.

Once the freeway
from Seoul to Busan is complete,

the Pacific Ocean
will become our front yard.

Not long from now,
it will be filled with our exports.

Thank you, everyone.

Gyeongbu Expressway
Ground Breaking Ceremony

[reporter 1]
Minister, it's been said that large-scale

civil engineering projects are premature.

I'll respond to that 10 years from now,
but thanks.

Doesn't this put too much pressure
on the economy?

This will require
nine million working hours to finish.

Unemployment will start to shrink
as we upskill the workforce.

This will benefit us.

You should check with public relations.
I'll release more details about it soon.

-[staff 1] Excuse me, Minister.
-Choo Yeojin, Aemin Daily.

The construction costs, how will you plan
to address them on this project?

I suggest you look at
the routes between cities.

This shouldn't be an issue.

We'll use reasonable tolls
to recover costs.

[staff 2] That will be
the last question for Minister Kim.

[reporter 2]
Just one more question, please.

[staff 1] This way, Minister.

-[reporter 3] Minister Kim.
-[reporter 2] The fiscal deficit...

Uh, Mister An! There are concerns
about the construction period.

[reporter 3]
What are your thoughts about this?

It should be completed
earlier than expected.

Rachael.

-[chuckles]
-Congratulations.

-[Kim San] I appreciate your help.
-Let's go.

Shall we?

[♪ gentle music playing]

[lighter clicking]

[Doochill] Minister.

Let me ask you, you know
the principles that govern this world?

Spring arrives and then summer.

Flowers bloom, then wilt.

They're what make the world go 'round
and the sun rise and set.

[puffs]

[Kim San] Are you referencing
the rotation of the Earth?

That's right.

The Earth's rotation and revolution.

Can you feel it right now?
The rotation and revolution?

[♪ gentle music continues]

Yeah.

That is precisely the kind of man I am.

The Earth's rotation and revolution.

[♪ gentle music continues]

Uncle Samsik

[♪ closing theme music playing]