01x16 - Episode 16

[bunniefuu]

[enchanting song playing]

[squealing]

[all cheering]

QUEEN OF TEARS

FINAL EPISODE

[somber music playing]

[music turns tense]

Hae-in?

-[gear stick thuds]
-[engine revving]

[tires screeching]

[grim, dramatic music playing]

[siren wailing faintly]

Step out of the car, sir.

Step out right now.

[music swells]

-[siren wailing]
-[music fades]

[EMT] Traffic accident victim. Male.

Age 35. He's unconscious.

[doctor] Move out of the way.
Passing through.

[emotional music playing]

[Hyun-woo] Hae-in, will you marry me?

[Hae-in sighs]

If we get married,
there are things you should know.

You might end up getting
more than you bargained for.

I haven't told you about this yet,

but my family
is very different from yours.

All people are the same
at the end of the day.

Oh, no.

You wouldn't be saying that if you knew.

We're very different.

So different,
it could be hard for you to adjust.

And no matter how lonely you might become,

I won't be able to take your side.

So I take it my proposal is rejected?

Not at all.

Do you think I would say all of this
if I were rejecting you?

Well, as long as you're not.

This isn't something
you should treat so lightly.

I think it'll work out.

If you really think you'll be all right...

then I'd be happy to marry you.

And to live with you. Goes without saying.

[monitor beeping rapidly]

[doctor] What are his vitals?

[nurse] His blood pressure
is 101 over 66. Oxygen...

[Hyun-woo] When we finally live together,

even if you can't take my side,

well, can I just take yours then?

At least that way we're on the same side.

That's what marriage is all about.

Being together... in the same boat.

And if that boat goes down,
we both go down with it.

But as long as you survive,
I'll survive too.

Isn't that the point?

Is that the point?

Perhaps you don't know this yet,

but this world of ours,

sometimes it isn't
the easiest place, you know?

Like my annual lease
turned out to be a rental scam.

But you're a lawyer.

[laughing] I know, right?

[Hae-in chuckles]

The thing is,

some people are determined to scam others.

And people like that...
are smarter than lawyers.

They really got me.

[chuckles, clears throat]

What I mean is,
that in life there will be lots of things

that are even more unbelievable,
unfair and outrageous

than rental scams.

But I really think I could handle them

if I had you on the same boat
right there beside me.

Even if we had to bail water out,

and row all night, with you,

I could handle anything.

I was always told

when you find someone
who does that for you,

you marry them.

So, here I am...

proposing to you.

[mellow music playing]

[music fades]

[groans softly]

Where is he? Where?

[sputtering]

[both breathing shakily]

Excuse me. Excuse me. Um, my son...

-My son is at this hospital.
-Baek Hyun-woo.

Oh, uh... Doctor.

[sputtering] Um, our... Baek Hyun-woo.

He's here for a... What again?

-Traffic accident.
-Traffic accident.

-Hyun-woo is your son?
-Is he alive?

-Yes.
-[sighs in relief]

He has a rib fracture
and his liver was severely damaged.

We're also monitoring him
for internal bleeding.

-All right. He's alive.
-[Bong-ae] Oh. Thank you, sir.

Nothing to worry about.

-Whoa.
-Honey, honey.

Doctor.

Our Hyun-woo, where is he right now?

-Oh, this way.
-[Bong-ae] Oh.

-[both] Hyun-woo.
-[doctor] Try to stay calm.

[Bong-ae] Uh...

[gasps softly]

[intriguing music playing]

BAEK HYUN-WOO

[groans softly]

[music swells, fades]

-[rattling]
-[tense music playing]

[footsteps approaching]

[keys rattling]

-[water running]
-[door lock clicks]

[menacing music playing]

[glass shatters]

-[music turns intense]
-[exhales sharply]

[panting]

[music swells]

-[music fades]
-[g*n c*ck]

[sinister music playing]

[gasps]

Up already?

What is all this?

[Hae-in sighs]

So you're the one?

[tires screech]

[Hae-in yelps]

[muffled screaming]

You did all that?

Just to bring me back?

I told you, I'm here to protect you.

I'm gonna do whatever it takes to do so.

You call this protection?

Hmm. The thought of Baek Hyun-woo
hurting you again is simply unbearable.

So...

I had to use force to prevent it.

So where are we then?

First you tell me,

why were you meeting with Baek Hyun-woo?

You can't answer me?

[Eun-sung sighs]

After all this time,
I'm still trying to understand you,

to put up with you,

to forgive you.

I don't wanna hate you now too.

To be honest, I read a notebook.

Someone sent it to me from Germany.

I guess I wrote it before surgery.

The handwriting matches,

and what I read was different
from what you said,

so I thought I'd check it out.

That's why I was gonna meet with him,
to ask him about it.

Yeah?

Of course,

handwriting can always be imitated,

so there's no way to know
if I really wrote it.

The whole thing
could be completely made up.

It could.

[music swells, fades]

You were right.

I wasn't thinking.
I should have asked you first.

[pensive music playing]

I'm sorry for upsetting you
with this misunderstanding.

It won't happen again.

Now that that's settled,

let's just go back home.

[Eun-sung sighs]

If you think I was right

and this was just a misunderstanding,

come with me tomorrow and we'll

get married.

A helicopter will come pick us up.

I've arranged everything.

The only thing I want from you

is to say you're coming with me.

[chuckles nervously]

But what about Queens?
I've only just returned.

For the time being,
we'll appoint an interim CEO.

It'll be yours when we return.

Is that okay?

[tense music playing]

[exhales softly]

Answer me.

Sure, let's do it.

[music swells]

[exhales]

[music fades]

With the unregistered plates
and today's snowfall,

I don't think
we can track them any further.

-The police will tell us the same.
-[door opens]

[Hyun-woo groans]

[exhales] Did you find her?

What're you doing here?
The doctor said...

-Did you find her?!
-You're insane, man!

-Hey, go back to the hospital. Come on!
-[groans]

What could be so urgent
this time of night?

[Grace sighs]

[Grace gulps, exhales]

Well...

I just heard something from Baek Hyun-woo.

-Hong Hae-in disappeared.
-Disappeared?

He said she just vanished
in front of his eyes.

Of course, he asked me
to look into it without telling you,

but I thought it was something
that you should know.

Let Ms. Moh know right away
that Hae-in disappeared.

She'll find her more quickly than us.

-[sighs]
-[line disconnects]

I have a feeling that your son
may be involved somehow.

I'm just worried
that he might cause trouble

with your inauguration ceremony
right around the corner.

Understood. Now leave me.

[exhales] Right.

[Grace breathes deeply]

[tense music playing]

[Eun-sung] I have the evidence
in safekeeping.

So if you even think about
laying a finger on her,

I can promise you this.

I will send you straight to jail,
just like I did with Baek Hyun-woo.

[line ringing]

It's about my safe.

I need to move the money
to a safer location.

Tell me when you're available.

[man] Sorry, ma'am.

Mr. Yoon confiscated the funds
and exchanged it into dollars.

[tense music continues]

She just left.

[music fades]

Mr. Pyeon's real m*rder*r
finally changed his mind.

Of course, he didn't name Yoon Eun-sung,
but he did testify he didn't act alone.

I'm sure Eun-sung knows about it.

I bet he'll try to leave the country.
Walls closing in, huh?

Hey.

You asleep?

Hyun-woo.

[breath trembling]

Hyun-woo! Hey, man.

I'm awake.

[breathes shakily]

If you're awake, you should respond to me,
or at least have the decency to snore.

You should be in a hospital right now.

Your silence terrifies me.

I won't die. Don't worry.

God, this is driving me insane.

-Hyun-woo, I'm a divorce attorney.
-I know that.

And while divorce is nothing to celebrate,
my clients can all agree

that you get divorced

to be happier
for the rest of your entire life.

And I've always been proud to help people
rush into their new happy lives.

-Yeah, so?
-You're nothing like them.

Right now you're more like...

like a man rushing to his death.

[solemn music playing]

-Yang-gi...
-Don't you start.

[voice breaking] Don't you say my name
all low and sweet like that.

Thanks, man. You were always there for me.

[crying] I don't wanna hear it.
It's too final.

You're a really good guy.

No, not the compliments. No!

Now you're definitely gonna die.

[engine revving]

[ominous music playing]

[sighs] What is this place?

-It's the hunting ground.
-[seat belt clicks]

-They have a mansion here.
-Should I call the cops?

Let me get inside and check it out first.

I'll tell you when.

Hey. You're going in there alone? Hey!

sh*t.

[sighs]

[music swells, fades]

[wind whistling]

[ominous music playing]

RESTRICTED AREA

-[breathes heavily]
-[gripping music playing]

[groans]

[panting]

-[panting]
-[dog whining]

-[dog sniffs, whines]
-[gasps]

[man sighs]

If you take this path, you'll reach
a door that leads to the kitchen.

We use it to bring in supplies unnoticed
when the family is visiting.

Thank you, sir.

Tell me, did something happen?

Cars have been coming in
and out of here for days,

like they're moving something.

Ah.

For now, try not to worry and stay inside.

I'll explain everything
after this is over.

[music fades]

[tense music playing]

What do you want?

Where's my money? Is it here?

I thought

you'd heard I was leaving.

So you came to see me off.

As long as you give me
the money and the recording,

you can go wherever you want.

Recording?

Ah.

You mean the evidence
of you k*lling Chairman Hong?

Are you really so concerned
that I'd expose you?

[music intensifies]

You know I won't.

The last time I told a secret
was a long time ago.

[music swells]

[music turns pensive]

[imperceptible]

[sizzling]

[groans softly]

[yawns]

Honey, let's go for a walk.

Mmm.

[grunting]

-[seagull squawks]
-[music swells]

[music fades]

[intriguing music playing]

[imperceptible]

I left something behind.

-Please go on ahead.
-[grunts] All right.

What are you doing here?

-I came for you.
-What if someone sees you?

I'll be right there. Wait for me.

Take a taxi back,
and I promise I'll see you soon.

[sighs]

Hey, Mom.

Don't let them catch you.

[music swells]

[Seon-hwa] Su-wan!

Su-wan!

Su-wan!

Oh, my God!

-Su-wan! Su-wan!
-[intense music playing]

Su-wan! Su-wan!

-Su-wan!
-Su-wan!

[Seon-hwa screaming]

-Hey. What's going on?
-There's been an accident!

Oh, please, no!

-What about the kids?
-I'm sorry.

Please hurry and save the kids!

[dramatic music playing]

[sighs]

[instructor] You can't go.

Come on.

[children chattering]

[boy] Why not? Why won't you let us...

[pensive music playing]

Why haven't you left, Eun-sung?

Are they dead?

You're the one who broke their boat.

I saw everything.

I know why.

The sooner they're dead,
the sooner you can live with me.

I didn't tell anyone. Don't worry.

[Eun-sung] I thought if I said that,
you'd come back to me sooner.

So I waited for you.

You know what that's like?

Waiting your entire life

-for someone who's never going to come?
-Mmm. No, I don't.

I only know if Hong Hae-in
had died back then

like she was supposed to,

you wouldn't be
ruining everything right now.

-That's my only regret.
-[sighs in disbelief]

Where's the video?

[breathing shakily]

[music fades]

It's in my drawer.

-The passcode is your birthday.
-The money?

Really?

You said that money was to protect me.

You said that it was your way
of loving me!

[tense music playing]

-[Eun-sung exhales]
-There's someone... here.

[music intensifies]

[light switches thumping]

[gripping music playing]

[Eun-sung] Hae-in.

Hae-in!

Hae-in. [sighs] Where are you?

[Eun-sung panting]

[music swells, fades]

[tense music playing]

[Hae-in gasps]

[music intensifies]

[wind gusting]

[both panting]

[music fades]

[Hyun-woo groans]

What's wrong?

[somber music playing]

What happened to your face? Are you hurt?

I'm all right.

No, you're not all right.

Just hold on to me, okay?

Wait, hold on.

If you keep following this path,
you'll reach the main gate.

My friend's there.
Go ahead. I'll catch up.

Who do you think I am?

I won't leave behind the man
who came to save me.

Is that what I was like?

-That's not what I...
-I know who you are now.

I know who you are to me, Baek Hyun-woo.

I'm sorry for doubting you
this whole time.

I'll have a better apology for you later.

[panting]

For now, grab my arm.

You and I are in the same boat now.

We make it out together or not at all.

[soulful music playing]

[music fades]

[engine revving]

[tense music playing]

-[both panting]
-[Hyun-woo groans]

[both panting]

[Hyun-woo groans]

[both panting]

[music fades]

[sirens wailing]

[gasps]

-[breathing heavily]
-[gripping music playing]

[shouting] Over here!

[grunting]

[panting]

[helicopter whirring]

[music fades]

[both panting]

[tires screeching]

[car door opens]

[helicopter approaching]

[Hae-in's breath trembles]

What are you doing with him?

-[both panting]
-[tense music playing]

Come down here.

If you do,

I'll pretend this never happened.

We can still leave together!

Yoon Eun-sung,

that is never gonna happen.

I don't need my memory to know
that you don't make me feel safe.

I just don't like you.

[breath trembling]

You don't like me?

Why? Why don't you like me?

Don't you know my life
is ruined because of you?!

-But I still tried. Tell me why!
-[Hyun-woo] Eun-sung!

Give it a rest. It's over.

Shut up! I say when it's over!

[breath trembling] It's okay.

It's not too late, Hae-in.

Let's go, huh?

What don't you understand?

I'd rather die than go with you.

I see.

[sirens wailing]

Well, then...

[g*n c*ck]

-Last chance.
-Yoon Eun-sung!

Put the g*n down.
Put the g*n down immediately.

If you don't, we'll sh**t.

[somber choral music playing]

I'm truly sorry, Hae-in.

But I can't leave you behind.

You're coming with me.

[breath trembles]

Even if that means I have to k*ll you.

[tense music playing]

[g*n clicks]

[g*nsh*t echoes]

[somber music playing]

[g*n c*ck]

-[breath trembles]
-[g*nshots]

[somber choral music playing]

[Eun-sung groaning softly]

[thuds]

[Hae-in's breath trembles]

[gasps]

[Hae-in] No. Mr. Baek.

Baek Hyun-woo.

Hyun-woo, wake up. Come on.

[crying]

Hyun-woo, wake up!

Baek Hyun-woo, wake up, please.

Somebody help us!

[sobbing]

Hyun-woo!

[echoing] Please wake up!

[mellow music playing]

[sighs]

[EMT 1] We're transporting him
to the severe trauma center.

Tell them a g*nsh*t victim is on his way
in need of immediate surgery.

[EMT 2] Yes, sir.

[siren wailing]

[monitors beeping rapidly]

[EMT 1] He's still losing blood.
He's in critical condition.

[EMT 3] Blood pressure
is 80 over 50 and dropping.

[EMT 1] Applying pressure to the wound.

[breathing heavily]

Baek Hyun-woo.

Stay awake.

Hey.

We'll be at the hospital soon, all right?

Please just hang in there.

[weakly] I'm...

[breath trembling]

I'm okay.

[Hae-in sniffles]

Don't cry.

[sighs, sniffles]

["Love You With All My Heart"
by Crush playing]

[Yang-gi panting]

Don't go anywhere.

Where would I go? I'll be right here.

That doesn't matter right now.

Go get your surgery.

[Hae-in sighs]

[Hae-in] You'll be right here?

What if I don't remember anything?

What if I treat you
like some kind of stranger?

What if I'm terribly mean to you?

Then it wouldn't be
the first time you were.

None of that matters to me right now.

You just get the operation.

And come back to me.

You hear me? Come back.

[Hae-in] I will.

When I do,

take care of me.

That's exactly what happened.

I didn't remember anything.

I treated him like a stranger.

Even worse...

I was so mean to him.

[crying]

[sobbing]

[song ends]

[tense music playing]

[siren wailing]

[music fades]

What's going on?

There's been a lot of noise.

-You know Yoon Eun-sung, don't you?
-Yes. I do.

I'm afraid he's just been k*lled.

[grim music playing]

[music turns pensive]

[young Eun-sung] Mom, when are you coming?

Wait! Mom!

Mom!

[crying] Mom, please come back soon!

Mom, I'll be waiting.

Please, Mom!

Mom!

I'll be waiting for you!

Mom.

Don't leave.

[crying softly]

[breathes deeply]

[sniffles]

[music fades]

Still up?

[Seon-hwa] I can't seem to fall sleep.

I'm going to stay up for a little while.

What are you looking at?

These were the good times.

[Seon-hwa] Right.

Those days were so good.

Not that we knew it then.

Come, let's go back to bed. [grunts]

It's all right now.

The whole family used to love
coming to this beach.

We would go there every year.

But ever since that day,
we've never gone back.

No, we haven't.

[intriguing music playing]

-Wait a second?
-What?

[Bong-ae] He was a great boxer
and an amazing swimmer too.

And we enrolled him
in all sorts of things.

Like the Junior Marines.

Once he even saved a kid
from drowning in the ocean.

What's wrong?

It's just,

this particular beach
looks very familiar to me.

Of course. This was the beach.

[gasps]

Oh, my.

Why didn't I recognize it?

What?

-This...
-[Beom-ja] Unni!

[panting] Oppa!

Oh.

It's chaos.

[music swells, fades]

[both panting]

[Du-gwan sighs]

[Du-gwan gasps]

Hae-in.

[Du-gwan] Gosh, um, she doesn't, uh...

We're, uh... [sighs]

...Hyun-woo's...

His mom and dad.

Oh.

[Hae-in sniffles]

I'm so sorry.

[voice breaks] I'm sorry.

[somber music playing]

[crying]

Tell us what happened.

The police said

that our son was shot in the back.

Is that true?

Yes.

Because of me.

Hyun-woo took the b*llet

that was meant for me.

[Hae-in continues crying]

[Bong-ae sighs]

[melancholic music playing]

[Bong-ae sighs] It's all right. Don't cry.

Our Hyun-woo...

He'll be just fine, Hae-in.

[sobbing]

Don't cry, dear. Don't cry.

[music fades]

[inhales]

You know, I used to have another son.

He died when he was little.

I always thought he died
while trying to save Hae-in.

The accident wasn't her fault.

But I hated her for it until now.

I was such a stupid

and foolish mother.

[inhales]

But then you mentioned something.

You said Hyun-woo saved a child.

That it happened at the Junior Marines
Camp when he was young.

Yes, that's true.

There was a boat accident nearby.

A little girl was drowning and...

[sighs] I thought
the beach looked familiar.

It seemed so strange,

but then I realized
your photo was taken on the same day.

[monitors beeping rapidly]

[respirator hissing]

[surgeon] Suturing the wound.

-[nurse] Blood pressure dropping.
-[surgeon] Cardiac arrest!

-[doctor] Defibrillator. Epinephrine.
-[nurse] Yes. Yes.

[flatlining]

[ruminative music playing]

[Seon-hwa] It was that beach
on that same day.

[instructor] Stay on the beach.

-[child 1] What is it?
-Stay back!

-[children chattering]
-[child 2] What is going on?

[Seon-hwa] Hae-in!

Hae-in!

Hae-in!

Hae-in!

[splashing]

[hopeful music playing]

There! Look over there!
She's right over there!

-[coughing]
-Turn the boat around!

Turn the boat around!

[Seon-hwa] The boy who saved my Hae-in...

was Hyun-woo.

[siren wailing]

[music turns melancholic]

[Seon-hwa wailing]

Su-wan...

Su-wan.

My baby!

Su-wan!

Su-wan, please!

Su-wan, my baby.

[Bong-ae] How could this be?

They were always connected.

[music fades]

It seems so.

[sighs] After we lost Su-wan,

I never appreciated
how hard it was for Hae-in.

And I never stopped to think
that somebody must have saved her.

I should have been so grateful to him.

But I didn't even recognize him.

Instead, I hated him,
bullied him and hurt him.

[emotional music playing]

That's what I did.

[breathes deeply]

That's all in the past.

What's in the past should just stay there.

Right now...

[breath trembling]

...all we have to do

is pray for Hyun-woo,

that he wakes up all right.

Then, when that happens,

when my son opens his eyes...

you only need to tell him
how grateful you are.

Yeah.

[cries softly]

Yeah, I will.

[crying softly]

[creaking]

YOON EUN-SUNG

[grim music playing]

[Mr. Han sighs]

Uh, Miss Moh,
how could something like this have...

[Mr. Han's breath trembles]

[Seul-hee] How much stake
did Eun-sung gather in total?

Uh, 15.9%.

-[Seul-hee] Start the transfer right away.
-I'm sorry?

My baby boy is dead.

So you should know
everything he has goes to me!

Everything.

Yes, of course, ma'am.

-[sighs]
-[dramatic music playing]

Also,

If we use the rest of the slush fund,
how many more shares can we buy?

Up to 7%.

But I'm not sure Pione will still want
to be in the same boat with us.

They are in the same boat.

Their goal is to tear
Queens Group into pieces,

sell everything, take their money,
get out. Let them know.

They can sell everything
and exit before the year is over.

And they'll have my word.
I doubt they'll refuse.

Uh, yes.

What happened in the past
was Yoon Eun-sung's fault.

I'm not responsible at all.

So I guess there's no reason
I can't be chairman.

Uh, that's right.

I'll have my ceremony at once.

It will be magnificent.

[music swells, fades]

[surgeon] He lost a lot of blood,
but we managed to stitch up his wound.

It was difficult with his pre-existing
injuries from the accident.

There was an emergency during the surgery,
which took longer,

-but the patient endured it well.
-[sighs of relief]

However, he is in a delicate state
until he regains consciousness.

For now. We'll keep an eye on him.

[Hae-in] Thank you.

-[Du-gwan] That's good.
-[Seon-hwa] Thank you, Doctor.

[Beom-jun] Can we go and see him?

-[Du-gwan] They'll tell us.
-[Beom-ja] This is great.

-Hyun-woo.
-He's gonna be okay.

-[Du-gwan] Thank you.
-[Hyeon-tae] We're here.

-[Soo-cheol] Hyun-woo!
-[Hyeon-tae] Shh. We're in a hospital.

[pensive music playing]

[Seul-hee] Where's the video?

It's in my drawer.
The passcode is your birthday.

[music fades]

-[respirator hissing]
-[monitor beeping steadily]

Come on.

[sniffles] Why won't you wake up?

What am I supposed to do
while you stay asleep?

I was scared for you,

and I missed you.

I don't want you around.

It's uncomfortable.

So quit your job here
and go work someplace else.

'Cause having you here,

it makes me sick.

What's the matter?

You left me when I was at my lowest point.

And now that I'm vulnerable
and can't remember anything,

you thought you could charm me
into trusting you again? Is that it?

[emotional music playing]

I haven't gotten to apologize yet.

I still don't remember everything.

But I think I know now

why my heart hurt so badly
as soon as I laid my eyes on you.

[chuckling] Why I made
all kinds of excuses.

Just to see your face again.

So many things have happened to us.

But no matter what happens,
we always seem to end up together.

So please, just open your eyes.

[cries] Listen to my apology.

And tell me it's all gonna be all right.

[Hae-in sniffles]

I guess now it's my turn
to be worried for you.

I miss you so much right now.

[sniffles]

-[Soo-cheol] I can grab something.
-[Hyeon-tae] He's taking his time.

[indistinct chatter]

-[Bong-ae] She should eat.
-[Seon-hwa] Try giving it to her.

Hae-in. Do you wanna eat?

You must be so hungry.

[sniffles]

[emotional music continues]

-[respirator hissing]
-[monitor beeping steadily]

Hey, it's been more than a day
and I've had nothing but water.

[music fades]

Really, I haven't eaten anything.

I haven't sleep either.

[sniffles]

Just you wait.

This is right where I'll be
until you wake up.

You took a b*llet for me
and saved my life.

And now you're unconscious
in a hospital bed.

How could I eat or sleep
while you're still like this?

You know something?

I'm still being treated myself.
I have to be careful.

If I keep overdoing it,

I might collapse against my will.

[Hae-in sighs]

[sniffles]

I've been crying so much...

[groans] ...that I'm starting to feel dizzy.

[groans]

You still won't wake up?

[gentle music playing]

Hyun-woo, are you awake?

Baek Hyun-woo?

[gasps]

You did it. You made it through.

Thank goodness.

[crying]

[weakly] Hae-in.

Don't talk. You might strain yourself.

One second. I'll get the doctor.

[breathes laboriously]

Are you okay?

[crying] Oh, God.

You're making me feel even guiltier.

You almost died,

and you're still worried about me
before anything else?

I'm fine, you moron.

[crying]

["Promise" by Choi Yu-ree playing]

Okay. [sniffles]

I'm sorry, Hyun-woo.

I didn't recognize you.

I didn't remember.

And I said those awful things.

Me too.

I didn't remember either.

How...

how much I had wanted to be with you.

How much I had promised myself

that I would... be with you no matter what.

I forgot everything.

And made things hard for you.

I'm sorry.

[cries]

I love you, Hae-in.

[song continues]

[sighs]

Thank you.

[sniffles]

Don't cry.

[sighs]

[song ends]

[Bong-ae] Hyun-woo.

Oh, my. Hyun-woo.

[Mi-seon and Bong-ae gasp]

-My baby.
-[Mi-seon] Hyun-woo woke up!

-Yeah, hurry!
-You're awake.

-[Hyeon-tae sputters]
-[Du-gwan] Hyun-woo's up?

-He's really awake?
-He's okay. He's okay.

-You all right?
-Hyun-woo's okay.

He's speaking clearly too.

-[Du-gwan] He's speaking?
-[crying] Yeah.

What did he say?

"I love you."

[emotional music playing]

Hyun-woo.

[crying] I love you too, son.

I love you, Hyun-woo.

Not you.

He said it right to Hae-in.

It doesn't matter. I love you, Hyun-woo.

[Du-gwan sobbing]

-[Soo-cheol] Mr. Baek, please.
-[Mi-seon] Get off. Let go of him.

-Come here.
-[Soo-cheol] You can't do that.

-[Du-gwan] You're right.
-[Mi-seon] It's okay. We're all so happy.

Hyun-woo.

[Soo-cheol] Hyun-woo.

[Beom-jun] You did great.

[secretary] Wow.

A shootout right here in Korea.

It's like I'm not even in the real world.

I'm in some American crime drama.

I think it's closer
to a Korean historical epic.

-What do you mean?
-Maybe it's 'cause I studied history,

but this is a classic struggle for power.

Nobles k*lling each other,
the smell of blood everywhere.

You know, this is a romance.

Like Batman. The Dark Knight.

Wait, is Batman a romance?

Of course it is.

Why else does Batman work
like a dog to save Gotham?

To protect the woman he loves.

Or Titanic, where Jack
sacrifices his own life

to save Rose. Mmm. [sighs wistfully]

[grunts] Seriously,
this isn't what matters right now.

How are things gonna shake out?

Will the Queens family take back
their throne after it's all said and done?

Why? Are you anxious?

You've been texting Soo-cheol
this whole time, haven't you?

Is it too late to start?

Way too late.

Anyway, if I've learned
anything from all this,

it's that loyalty, friendship,

consistency and love
aren't abstract ideas.

Even if you can't see them,

they're just as real as anything else.

In fact, they're the strongest
forces on Earth.

[whimsical music playing]

[music fades]

Uh, so much happened that day,
I didn't introduce myself.

I'm Hyun-woo's friend.

Uh, Kim Yang-gi.

-I know.
-Oh, you do?

All of Hyun-woo's friends got a sentence
or two of description in my notebook.

Oh! What's my description?

You were his lawyer for our divorce.

[chuckles sheepishly]

Not to make an excuse,
but even though I was his lawyer,

I didn't agree with the divorce at all.

I kept telling him,
"You can't do this, dude."

I tried to stop him.

I see.

[inhales sharply] By the way,

-do you know why we got divorced?
-Huh?

I feel like you would probably know
the most accurate reason.

Uh...

Well, the two of you drifted apart
because of your busy schedule.

How's that's possible?
We lived in the same house.

[chuckles] I know, right?

Listen, maybe it's better
if you don't know the reason why.

What?

Well, you could either
keep digging into the past

or focus on the man so blinded by love
that he took a b*llet for his wife.

That's what I'd focus on.

Baek Hyun-woo
certainly has a great friend.

[chuckling] Oh, wow.

[inhales]

You know, I never realized till now
what a great friend I am.

[chuckles]

I guess it takes a crisis
for the truth to finally reveal itself.

It was the same for him.

I'd almost say it took this crisis

for him to realize
how much love he had for you.

No, not the compliments. No!

Now you're definitely gonna die.

You really don't know anything, huh?

I'm going...

because it's the only choice I have.

If anything happens to Hae-in,

if she gets hurt...

I'll never forgive myself.

[chuckles]

[emotional music playing]

I guess life's a funny thing.

You once told me you couldn't
live another day with Hae-in,

now you're saying
you can't live without her.

Yeah. [sighs]

But that's how it is.

[chuckles softly]

[Hae-in sighs]

Hmm?

[music fades]

Hmm?

[Hae-in] Listen, Hae-in.
If you don't hold on to Baek Hyun-woo,

you'll regret it
for the rest of your life.

[exhales, scoffs]

Jeez, she wrote this
like her whole life depended on it.

It was that urgent for her.

She was about to have surgery,
staring death in the face.

And this is what she was worried about?

-[quirky music playing]
-[clicks tongue] I mean...

I see why she felt that way.

I approve.

[Hae-in exhales]

-[footsteps receding]
-[door slides opens, closes]

[door closes]

[music fades]

[notebook rustles]

[Hyun-woo] Don't worry.
You already have me.

-[scoffs]
-[playful music playing]

Oh, gosh, when did he do this?

What a flirt.

Baek Hyun-woo.

Wake up.

[drowsily] What?

[clears throat] Listen.

We have to clear something up.

I'm not the person
who wrote in this notebook.

That was past-life Hong Hae-in.

And while I'm sure it was heartfelt,
why would you write back to me?

[Hyun-woo chuckles softly]

Huh? Are you laughing?

I saw you, wake up.

Huh?

[hesitates] What is it?

Baek Hyun-woo,
who told you to act like such a flirt?

-Where'd you learn that?
-[chuckles]

Ah! [groaning softly]

[laughs] Ah, don't make me laugh.
It hurts my muscles.

Well, then, don't laugh and answer me.

[laughs, groans]

[chuckles]

[Hae-in and Hyun-woo laugh]

-[music fades]
-Hey.

-[Hyeon-tae chuckles]
-Come on.

-[Hyeon-tae] Oh.
-Should we head home?

-Ah, I think we should.
-[chuckles]

-[Bong-ae] Honey.
-[both shushing]

[Mi-seon] What? What is it?

-[Hyun-woo groans]
-[Hae-in and Hyun-woo laughing]

-[Bong-ae and Hyeon-tae chuckle]
-[amusing music playing]

All right. Let's leave them be.
Who's hungry?

-Oh, yeah.
-You just had a sandwich.

That was just a snack. Not a proper meal.

Yeah, that's true. [chuckles]

But wait, I left my purse inside the room.

[Bong-ae] Oh.

-It's that blue purse next to the bed.
-Shh!

Hey, your blue purse
is not what's important right now.

That room is turning
a little, uh, pink at the moment.

-[Hyeon-tae giggling]
-Come on, let's go.

Tell you what. Let's go near
Namhansanseong for some spicy fish stew.

-[Mi-seon] Yeah.
-[Hyeon-tae] Good.

-With makgeolli?
-Sounds great!

-That's far away.
-It's the best.

Oh, please.

Oh, you're always making such a fuss.

-Let's go.
-[Mi-seon] Come on.

[Mi-seon] We went all the way
to the outskirts of Seoul to eat

because we didn't want to bother them.

Well done. You did a good thing.

Send me the hospital address.

There's not too much we can do.
But we can send some homemade dishes.

-Hospital food won't cut it.
-Right.

Ms. Hong is still sick too.
She can't afford to lose her strength now.

[sighs] I envy her.

To have a guy
willing to take a b*llet for me...

More than that, you're forgetting
the guy is totally hot.

-Ah!
-[woman 1] Mmm!

Oh, come on.
Hae-in doesn't even remember Hyun-woo.

They basically have to start over
from the beginning. You envy that?

That's what I envy the most about it.

-[amusing music playing]
-What?

Whether you've been with
your husband for three years or thirty,

what's always the best part?

The part where you're still
getting to know each other.

[woman 1 laughs]

When is your husband the most handsome?

-[woman 1] Hmm?
-When you barely know who he is!

[women cackling]

-[woman 2] It's all downhill from there.
-[women continue laughing]

-[music fades]
-[Hae-in inhales deeply]

-[Hae-in clears throat]
-[chuckles]

[blows sharply]

[Hae-in sucks teeth]

I feel like you're taking advantage of me
because I don't remember.

Oh, in what way?

Well, like, basically everything
you've told me about yourself.

It's pretty hard to believe that

in addition to your good looks,

you graduated
top of your law school class.

If that wasn't enough,
you're a champion boxer?

Also, apparently you were a Marine?

Not just a Marine.
The Marine Corps Special Forces.

Okay, so you're just
naturally gifted at everything? Yeah.

You're too good to be true. [scoffs]

Look here, Mr. Baek.

I'm looking.

[whimsical music playing]

I mean it. Even if you wanted
to impress me, you're overdoing it.

You're just too perfect.

Well, I mean...
[chuckles softly] Am I really?

You are. You clearly told me things
that make you seem exactly my type.

Hmm. Really?

Am I really your type that much?

I understand you like me

and are trying to get me
to fall in love with you all over again.

But you should still
be honest about yourself.

Stop exaggerating and tell me for real.

I told you for real.

Honestly. The boxing part is fake.

[scoffs, laughs]

[gasps softly] Wow.

Even the way you're laughing
right now is my type.

You know too much about me, Baek Hyun-woo.

I know nothing about you. It's unfair.

[Hyun-woo chuckles softly]

[music fades]

[Beom-seok sighs]

Father, here I am.

I hope you can forgive me now. I'm sorry.

Father, your three children
are finally all back together.

[emotional music playing]

You don't have to worry anymore.

We're together now, and we're going to
get back everything that's been taken.

[inhales shakily]
We're going to get our vengeance.

[Beom-ja sniffles]

[Beom-ja sighs]

[music fades]

As you can see, Moh Seul-hee has purchased

an additional 7% of the company
through various entities.

So then they have a total of 45.1%.

If our frozen shares are released,
we'll have 39.3.

Pione wouldn't still take their side,
would they?

From what I've seen in New York,
they probably will.

Their goal is to sell the company
and exit quickly,

making as little noise as possible.
Moh Seul-hee is going to let them.

We can't do anything then.
They're the controlling shareholders.

The total percentage of shares
they bought with the slush fund is 13.3%.

But the slush fund is ill*gal capital,

so the money should never
have been theirs to begin with.

We can file a claim
to nullify the purchase.

[Beom-jun and Seon-hwa sigh]

[tense music playing]

[music fades]

Hey!

What do you mean?
Why would we confess anything?

Hey, listen, I've done my part already.

[quirky intriguing music playing]

[Yang-gi sighs]

[grunts]

Hyun-woo said that the songs on this thing
are all of Hae-in's favorites.

Oh, come on.
Listening to these won't jog her memory.

You've been watching too much TV.

Hey, at least we're trying something.

Listen. There should be a package
for Hae-in arriving from Germany.

You can make sure she gets it.

Wait, why am I doing all this? Hey, hey!

Hmm.

[quirky intriguing music continues]

[housekeeper 1] Oh, this is from Germany.

[housekeeper 2] Give it to me.

Mr. Yoon said to bring him
everything addressed to Ms. Hong.

[package rustles]

[Grace chuckles]

[Grace] These are all for Mr. Yoon, right?

I'll take care of it.
I have something to tell him anyways, so...

I acted as a messenger of love
for those two.

That should be enough atonement.

You heard what they said.
To get their frozen shares released,

we have to prove that Moh Seul-hee
orchestrated the whole thing.

-We're living witnesses.
-You do it then.

-Unni.
-[sighs in exasperation]

I can't think of anything more useless
than dying together.

Somebody has to organize the memorials.

Unni, I don't want to go out
the same way Yoon Eun-sung did.

Don't you feel bad for him?

He struggled all his life to be loved,
but he never was. Not once.

And look how he died.
With no one by his side.

I want to start living
the right way from now on.

With nothing to hide,

nothing to feel guilty about,
nothing to be sorry for.

I want to feel free.

I want to love

and be loved.

[scoffs] Well...

You think this family will accept you
once you've been to jail for them?

[Soo-cheol] Who's going to jail?

EVERGREEN HOPE ORPHANAGE

[huffs] Will you just answer me?
I'm not sending you anywhere.

Don't do anything stupid.

Do you remember?
This is where we first met.

[Soo-cheol sighs]

I don't remember anything.
I was too young.

[Da-hye] I was so bored when I lived here.

The other kids would wait for their moms,
hoping that one day they'd come back.

But I had no one to wait for.

[inhales] My parents
left me at this orphanage

without so much as a note
with my name on it.

They just dropped me off in an apple box
in the middle of winter.

I knew there was no way
they were coming back.

Then one day, you showed up here.

You came by once every few months.
So I waited for you.

Hold on. So already that far back,
you liked me?

Not exactly.

Every time you visited,
they gave us this snack.

Strawberry shortcake.

Hold on. Cheon Da-hye.

You're saying that I was
your first love, right? Is that it?

[giggling] The cake was at least.

[mellow music playing]

Also...

Do you remember this?

This used to be yours.

No way. You've kept this thing
for all these years?

You've protected it all this time
as a... a token of our love?

[Soo-cheol chuckles]

We were destined for each other.

[chuckling] You dummy.
I had to bully you to give it to me.

[mellow music continues]

[Da-hye] It was just a little plushie,
but I loved it.

With this on my back,

I felt like I could pretend I was
from a rich family with both parents.

And when I held it in my hands,
it felt so nice and soft.

It helped me sleep
even when the nights were cold.

I always wanted to thank you for it.

But that was the last time I saw you.
You never came by after that.

So from then on, you... you waited?

I waited.

The chairman would still come
to give us strawberry shortcake.

But I didn't like the taste anymore.

[music fades]

I guess I was waiting for you.

[emotional music playing]

I waited for you for a long time.

But now it's your turn to wait, Soo-cheol.

[breathing heavily]

I'll be back, okay? [sniffles]

This is the only way
I'll feel proud of myself.

Da-hye. [inhales]

No way.

Please take care of my son.

[both crying softly]

I promise you that when I get back,
it'll be for good.

I'll be by your side
for the rest of our lives.

Are you insane?

You think I'll just stand by
and watch you get locked up?

I swear, I'll have the best attorneys
in Korea working on your case.

I'll spend every last won I have
before I let you go to jail.

You're not leaving!

I said no.

Honey, please. Hong Soo-cheol.

[crying]

Just stop talking.

[Da-hye crying]

[both crying]

EVERGREEN HOPE ORPHANAGE

COURT

[Hyun-woo] The defendant's late son,

Yoon Eun-sung, stole 900 billion won
through a shell corporation,

and used it to obtain Queens Group shares.

After Yoon's death,
the defendant inherited those shares

and acquired more with the illicit money.

She owns 13.3% of the company today.

That is why, Your Honor,

the plaintiffs are filing a lawsuit
to nullify the sale of those shares,

which are illegally
in the defendant's possession.

Defendant may respond
to the plaintiff's claim.

Your Honor, my client is not at fault.

She obtained all shares and funds
from her late son

in accordance with the law
and due process of inheritance.

Furthermore, the plaintiffs
have given no consideration

for her emotional distress
having lost her son less than a month ago.

This is an inhumane attempt
to take away her management rights.

Your Honor, the defendant
used her management rights

to perpetrate
a two-trillion-won investment scam.

She actively led people
to purchase problematic land.

[Director Jo] Once construction begins,
we'll let it slip to the joint investors

that there's a problem with the permit

due to the resort site's
height restriction.

They circulated a report that inflated
the projected annual profit of the resort

by more than five times
to induce investors to sign.

Furthermore, she made it appear

that the plaintiffs
instigated the scam themselves,

opening them up
to high-profile lawsuits from landowners.

As additional evidence,

we submit the minutes
of the Government Military Council meeting

for the base relocation

as well as evidence
of the manipulated research.

[Mr. Han] Objection.

Any wrongdoing by Yoon Eun-sung
has no relevance here.

There's nothing in the evidence
to indicate my client's involvement.

[voice shaking] Please, Your Honor.
My son and I have been separated

for over 20 years now.

How could I have known about his plans?

Right now, I'm just a mother
who's lost her son.

[crying]

And I'm in so much grief that I...
I couldn't speak any further.

I ask for your understanding.

[tense music playing]

I'd like to bring a witness to the stand.

She can disprove
the defendant's statement.

[music swells, fades]

On the defendant's orders,
I married Hong Soo-cheol,

one of the plaintiffs,
under a false identity.

I provided her with
inside information about the family.

I also arranged for my husband
to meet with Yoon Eun-sung

and persuaded him to sign
a faulty investment contract.

Do you have any proof that
the defendant gave such orders herself?

I, uh...

I don't have any proof.

The defendant was very careful
and she rarely made direct contact.

She usually gave orders
through someone else.

This witness is currently being
investigated for committing fraud.

She may be perjuring herself
as a ploy to get her sentence reduced.

The defendant
may give her final statement.

[inhales deeply]

Your Honor, how could a bereaved mother
be capable of any of this?

Chairman Hong entrusted me
with his company.

I only wanted to do what he asked.

I only wanted to protect
the company he loved so much

from his family that couldn't be trusted.

[crying]

[pensive music playing]

[taps table]

Your Honor, if it pleases the court,

the plaintiff, Hong Hae-in,
would like the chance to speak.

[judge] I'll allow it.

[music fades]

[Hae-in] Three weeks ago,

I was kidnapped by the defendant's son
and forcibly held.

While there,
I overheard their conversation.

You mean the evidence
of you k*lling Chairman Hong?

I only know
if Hong Hae-in had died back then,

like she was supposed to,

you wouldn't be ruining
everything right now.

That's my only regret.

I learned

that she was behind my brother's death
in a boat accident 25 years ago,

as well as the poisoning
of my grandfather.

-[dramatic music building]
-[crowd muttering]

[gasps]

[gasps]

How could she? Oh, my God!

[crying] Hae-in!
What are you talking about?

I never said any of that, Your Honor.

[crowd muttering]

[Seon-hwa gasps]

Your Honor, this plaintiff
has recently undergone brain surgery.

-There's no evidence to support this.
-Yes, there is.

[music turns hopeful]

The evidence to support
the plaintiff is on here.

[woman 1 whispering] What?

[crowd muttering]

[music swells, fades]

Wait, Your Honor.
This wasn't registered before trial.

You asked for evidence, Counsel.
I accept it.

-[hopeful music playing]
-[woman 2 sighs]

[woman 3 whispers] Is that what she said?

-[music turns tense]
-[sighs]

[computer beeps]

[suspenseful music playing]

[gasping]

[hesitating] What is... What is that? Why...

[sighs softly]

[beeping]

[groans] Oh.

I don't even know anymore.
Is this what you wanted?

I made an exact copy and swapped them out.

She won't know it's not the original.

[crowd muttering]

Stop the video!
Your Honor, please stop the video!

Not okay, are you?
That's what the drug does.

Once it touches your respiratory system,
you'll be paralyzed within ten minutes.

-[gasping] God! You evil b*tch!
-[Seul-hee] I see it working.

-I'm gonna k*ll her!
-No, no. Auntie!

-[Beom-ja bawling] Daddy!
-[Seul-hee] You won't die yet.

[crowd gasping, muttering]

If you were to die right now,
this would be useless.

We need you in a coma.

It's the only way.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be your
legal guardian and voting representative.

-So if you can, hang on a little.
-[gasping]

Two to three months should do it.
Then you can die.

You can at least do that for me, right?

[man] Oh!

[music turns grim]

-[music swells, subsides]
-[crowd muttering]

[somber music playing]

[Seul-hee gasps] That's...

That isn't...

[Beom-ja sobbing]

[Seul-hee] That's been fabricated!
That's not me!

[gasping] Say something, you fool!

[doors open]

[Beom-ja sobbing]

Your Honor, due to the defendant's history
of falsifying her identity,

to reduce the chance of escape,
we've arranged for an emergency arrest.

[officer] Moh Seul-hee,
you're under arrest for attempted m*rder.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say
can and will be used against you.

-Hold on. Wait. You can't do this!
-[handcuffs clicking]

-[officer] Grab her.
-I haven't done anything!

[Seul-hee grunting, crying]

What have I done wrong?
What have I done to deserve this?

I didn't do anything!
I'm innocent! Let go of me!

I'm innocent! I'm innocent! [bawling]

I haven't done anything wrong.

I'm innocent!

-What have I ever done to any of you?
-[doors open]

[Seul-hee] No! Let me go! Ah!

-Let me go!
-[doors close]

[Seul-hee crying faintly]

[reporter] The Hong family is once again
returning to manage Queens Group.

The news broke
after the family won their lawsuit

against the late Chairman Hong Man-dae's
longtime girlfriend, Moh Seul-hee.

Attorney Baek Hyun-woo
managed to prove that

Moh Seul-hee conspired with the late
former executive director, Yoon Eun-sung,

to defraud investors.

As a result,
the Hong family's assets were unfrozen,

and they were awarded back
the shares they lost

when Pione Investment exercised
their conversion rights.

Several accomplices in the investment
fraud will also face charges.

[tense music playing]

[reporter] During the trial,

bombshell video evidence emerged
of the defendant, Moh Seul-hee,

attempting to poison Hong Man-dae,
shocking those present.

-Where's my phone call?
-[reporter] Moh was arrested

-for attempted m*rder after the trial...
-I want my attorney now!

...and is being investigated for fraud...

-Let me out!
-[woman 1] Shut up.

...violation of the Foreign Exchange
Transactions Act and identity theft.

[woman 1] Hey, did you hear me?

I said, "Shut up!"

[Seul-hee] You b*tch!

-[grunts] Hey! Get off me! Get off me!
-[Seul-hee grunting]

[woman 2] Get her! Hey, hey!

-Let go of me!
-[woman 1 grunting]

[women grunting]

-[tense music playing]
-[Seul-hee panting]

-Hey!
-Whoa, whoa!

-[woman 3] You're dead.
-[women grunting]

-[woman 3] Get her.
-[woman 4] That's it.

[women grunting]

[woman 1] All right. That's enough.

-[woman 2 scoffs]
-[Seul-hee shuddering]

[somber music playing]

[sighs]

[somber music continues]

[Beom-jun sighs]

[slurps] Ah.

[music fades]

Where is everyone else?

Hae-in left early to go study.
She wants to brush up on work.

And you can guess where our son is.

He's crying and screaming.
Leave him alone.

He'll probably be like this
for the next few days.

[cries]

Boo!

-[gentle music playing]
-Okay.

Get ready.

Here comes the airplane.

Whee!

Aw, you're eating so well, son. [laughs]

HONG GEON-U, SOO-CHEOL, DA-HYE

It's okay.
The two of us can wait for Mom together.

We'll both grow up.

[music fades]

-Beom-ja?
-Not sure.

She got a text out of the blue
and then left the house all dressed up.

[Beom-ja] Lord, this man is insistent.
He can't rush me like this.

[groans] Oh!
Why did I drink so much last night?

My face is all puffy. Ugh.
My eyelids are drooping. God!

[gasps] Ooh. [clears throat]

[footsteps approaching]

-[Beom-ja sighs]
-[panting]

[chuckles] Did you
find this place all right?

I tried making it easy
by picking the tallest building.

Right. I found the building, all right.
But I couldn't find a way inside.

It took a while.
I'm sorry for texting you so suddenly.

It gave me butterflies, so, all good.

[Beom-ja chuckles]

[Beom-ja clears throat, exhales]

I'm here because
I have to tell you something.

[clears throat] Well, go on.

[exhales shakily]

[Yeong-song clears throat]

Ah, thanks for that.

[cup clinks]

[clearing throat]

[hesitates] As you know,
you and I are very different people.

-[whimsical music playing]
-[huffs] Hang on.

Are you going
to say something totally cliché?

"I'm glad you confessed your feelings,

but I'm from one side of the tracks
and you're from the other."

"So things can never work out."

Beom-ja, can you just let me finish?

Okay. Please continue.

[sighs, clears throat]

Beom-ja, listen.

-You've been married three times...
-[chuckling] Ah, so that's it.

[sighs] Ah, I should have known.

You don't want a woman
who's been married three times.

[laughs]

I could have guessed.

That's not true.

[hesitates] It's just
you've experienced everything.

Meeting someone, liking them,
dating them, getting married, the works.

But the thing is, I haven't yet.

-Huh?
-I've never been

in a real relationship before, so I...

Oh, my God.

-Are you serious?
-Yes.

So you see why it's been so hard
for me to keep up.

[vehicle approaching]

[whimsical music playing]

[woman 1] And I thought it was going well,

but then I found out
he still lives with his mom.

[woman 2] Let's be honest,
he's ugly! [cackles]

[Yeong-song]
For the first time in my life...

WAITING MEANS LOVE

...I'm waiting for someone.

I always think about going to see you,

but, gosh, I... I don't know what's next.

[hesitates] It's almost as if
I felt lost just coming here.

[music swells, fades]

So...

Then what would you like me to do?

Hmm.

Uh, well, you know,
I'm good with a hot pan and some food.

When you're having a hard time,
I'll cook for you.

When you're bored,
I want to bake madeleines for you.

That's all I want.

How about whenever life feels hard
or you get bored,

come see me.

[whimsical music playing]

I will. If you feel lost
on your way to me, I'll just come to you.

It's all right, Yeong-song.

-You just take your time.
-[chuckles]

-[laughs]
-Hmm?

[both laugh]

-[sobbing]
-[Bang-sil] Oof.

It's like divorce is the new thing, huh?
What's got you using the D-word, unni?

[woman 1] Money, women, abuse.

If it's not about one of those three,
I'd say put up with him.

-It's all three!
-[woman 1 and Bang-sil] All three?

My Chun-sik,

he met his high school sweetheart
at a reunion.

Gosh, unni!

People meet their old sweethearts
at reunions all the time.

When else would
they have the chance to meet?

[plate thumps]

She sells insurance.

And he took out
three life insurance policies!

[Pinky whines, barks]

-[bawling]
-That's too much.

-And he abused you as well?
-I abused him.

I got so pissed, I hit him.

Then he said he couldn't live
with a husband-beater.

So when are you planning to do it?

Well, I would like to do it
as soon as I can. [inhales]

But my kid's midterms are coming up.
It's an important time.

So I was thinking
during the break after exams.

But, you know,
we already have vacation plans.

That would get complicated.

But your kid goes
back to school and it's finals.

-Yeah, you're right.
-Mm-hmm.

[quirky musing playing]

At this rate, you'll never get divorced.

-If you're gonna do it, do it right now.
-Huh?

-I'm going to, let's do it together.
-[hesitates] Together?

That will start too many scandals at once
for either of us to get gossiped about.

We'll coordinate our announcements.

I'll go first and you can
reveal yours two days later.

Hey, are you serious?

[scoffs]

[music fades]

[Du-gwan clicks tongue]

[sighs] Goodness.

I've put a lot of thought into it,
but it's the only way.

-So what did that woman say?
-I don't know. She said her name is Jenny.

And she said something about
being his wife.

That's what she said? That she's his wife?

Mm-hmm. Contextually, at least.

[Du-gwan sighs]

Your husband asked me to tell you,
since he couldn't get you on the phone,

-that Jenny is 60 years old.
-What?

Jenny is as old as we are.

-Is that what he's into?
-That's not it at all.

Your husband left his cell phone
in the lab one day,

and his professor answered it.

Really? Jenny's his professor?

Yeah. He's getting frustrated
that you won't answer when he calls.

-He asked me to tell you.
-What?

"I love you."

[amusing music playing]

He should be saying that to me directly,
not going through my father.

[sighs]

Since when
does he say things like "I love you"?

Mi-seon, just unblock his number.

You know why people go to w*r?
Because they fail to communicate properly.

Why won't you talk to each other?

Goodness gracious. [clicks tongue]

-Take this.
-[music fades]

What is it?

[Du-gwan] It's a gift
from your building-owner parents.

Get on that flight and see your husband.

Look him in the eye
and say exactly how you feel.

"Do you love me?"

"Well, me too!"

-[envelope rustling]
-[quirky music playing]

Oh, Mom.

Daddy.

Mommy.

Oh, get off of me!

-[Bong-ae sighs]
-[Mi-seon crying]

-Go, go, go to America! [chuckles]
-[Du-gwan huffs]

[Mi-seon crying]

QUEENS DEPARTMENT STORE

-[music fades]
-Ms. Na, an idea just occurred to me.

These pop-up shops.

I'm thinking of getting rid of them
and redoing the lobby.

We'll redesign the plaza...

So children can run around and play?

That's right.

-Also I want chairs...
-Expensive ones that are comfortable.

We're having them made.

-You mentioned it before the surgery.
-I did?

You lost your memory,
but perhaps not everything is lost.

[indistinct chatter]

[Hyun-woo laughs]

Have you had lunch?

I'm on my way to eat now.

-Enjoy.
-Mmm.

See you later.

[pleasant quirky music playing]

-Hmm.
-When are you getting married?

-Who said we were?
-Are you not?

Of course not.

You know, to me,

Mr. Baek is basically a man
I've just started going on dates with.

I like him, and I'm grateful, of course,

but he and I are
at different temperatures.

What do you mean?

Well, you know, the way he feels about me.

Mmm.

It's so hot that you could
fry chicken with it.

His feelings are boiling hot right now,

but mine are just warm enough
that you could make coffee with it.

So, yeah, marriage just seems...

[clicks tongue] It's not time.

Why?

Has he been going around
saying that he'll marry me?

Oh, no.

He really hasn't?

No, Director Baek
hasn't said anything like that.

It was just our speculation.

I mean, he still proposed, didn't he?

I don't remember. But he did a while ago.
I have the ring at home.

Uh, if you don't remember it,
it doesn't count. He didn't mention it?

Really?

That's rough.

NEW MESSAGE

[gasps] Ms. Hong.

-It's happening.
-Hmm? What?

Mr. Baek

made a reservation at a restaurant
famous for being a proposal spot.

[sighs, laughs]

Seriously? I don't think I'm ready yet.

He's getting ahead of himself.
How do I turn him down?

I don't want to hurt his feelings
after he got shot for me.

[sighs] Oh.

[music fades]

[Hae-in] What?

If he made a reservation,
why isn't he inviting me?

[sighs] I'm hungry.

[clicks tongue] All right.

BAEK HYUN-WOO

-[line ringing]
-[clears throat]

[Hyun-woo] Yes, hello?

Uh, hello?

I'm just... wondering

where you are.

[all cheering]

Oh. I'm at a restaurant,
having dinner with my team.

-[indistinct chatter]
-Everything all right? Are you in pain?

-[quirky music playing]
-It's nothing. Don't worry.

I'm perfectly fine.

You just... enjoy dinner with your team.

[line disconnects]

[scoffs]

Wow, seriously?

[music swells, fades]

[sighs]

[sighs]

What?

Why would he have...

[Hae-in] Get rid of everything.

[poignant music playing]

Those things up there,
those plastic stars.

Take everything off.
Just throw everything away.

[objects rattling]

So you moved
to this room without telling me?

Did you tell me

-you were having this room cleared out?
-What are you trying to say?

Are you saying
it's my fault we lost the baby?

What are you talking about?
I never even thought that.

-I'm just as sad as you...
-Stop lying to yourself.

I know you want to say it.
Say it's all my fault!

[sighs]

Never mind.
It's no use talking to you anyway.

[sighs]

[poignant music continues]

[birds chirping]

[music fades]

I waited for you last night.

I heard you made a reservation
for some restaurant.

A major proposal spot apparently.

I thought you were trying to
propose to me again, which surprised me.

I was thinking about
how to turn you down nicely.

[chuckles] Hang on.

You waited for my proposal
just so you could turn it down?

[Hae-in] Mm-hmm.

But you didn't do it.

So I couldn't turn you down.

Oh. Sorry.

But why?

-Why turn me down?
-I'm afraid.

We're fine the way we are now.
I'm scared of ruining it.

That was yesterday.

If you proposed last night,
I would have turned you down.

But I've changed my mind.

I remembered our worst memory last night.

I felt very hurt and sad.

But it actually reassured me.

I feel less scared knowing
than when I didn't.

[heartfelt music playing]

I think what happened to us didn't happen
because of just one terrible reason.

We probably started saying
things we didn't mean,

and were too proud to take back.

And that led to stupid misunderstandings.

I should have knocked on your door
and been brave.

Instead, I must have I shut myself
up in my room while hating you.

Maybe that was easier.

But from now on,

I'm not going to do that.

This time I'm going to try for us.

You know,

I was the same way.

If anyone ever shoots a g*n at you again,

I'm confident
I'll jump in front of you every time.

But still, I was scared too.

Scared of

getting worn out in our daily lives,
of losing the spark we had,

of fighting all the time.

Of disappointment.

I can't be sure that we won't have
another falling out over something.

And end up hating each other again.

But there's one thing I'm certain of.

We can do it together.

Whatever life throws at us.

If something breaks, we'll fix it.

If there's a rift between us,
we'll patch it up.

We may be tattered, we may not be perfect.

But we'll be us.

If that's okay with you,

will you marry me?

Of course I will.

But still,

I do need some time.

I'm still in
the "getting to know you" phase.

[music fades]

These things have a certain order,
you know?

[Hyun-woo] Oh.

I understand.

We can hug

after we've held hands
at least five times.

Ah.

So five exactly?

[whimsical music playing]

Huh.

Still, I'd like to have
breakfast with you every day.

Well, breakfast is a healthy way
to start the day.

I guess that's all right.

Then what about walks?

Vitamin D is also very important.

That's a good idea.

What about traveling
every time the seasons change?

[sucks teeth] Some relaxation
would certainly help me work harder.

That's an excellent plan.

[Hyun-woo laughs]

[Hyun-woo] Hmm.

We'll have to keep
our wits about us from now on.

[Hae-in] Why?

[Hyun-woo] Because life
never goes according to your plan.

CORRECTIONAL WELFARE
THAT LEADS TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE

[music fades]

Geon-u. Go on to Mommy.

[Geon-u and Soo-cheol laugh]

[Da-hye sighs]

[Da-hye] Geon-u, do you recognize Mommy?

-Remember me?
-Yeah.

[emotional music playing]

[crying] Geon-u, I'm sorry.
Mommy's sorry. I love you so much.

-Mom.
-Geon-u, I'm sorry.

Our Geon-u can ride a tricycle already.

I taught him.

[chuckles softly] I'll show you at home.

[Da-hye sniffles]

[sighs]

Welcome back.

[Grace] Come over to my shop.
I'll take care of you.

Goodbye.

Geon-u!

Spring already? It's funny. I almost feel...

-[Da-hye] Should we go home?
-...colder out here than in there?

-[Da-hye] I missed you.
-[Grace sighs]

Where are you going?

Mom said to bring you over... for dinner.

Me too?

-Really?
-[chuckles] Come on, hurry up!

Oh, Ms. Kim
is the best woman in the world!

[Da-hye chuckles]

-Look how much you've grown.
-That's Auntie Grace.

-You're so cute!
-[Soo-cheol] He's a little man.

-[Da-hye laughing]
-[Soo-cheol] Come on.

[Hyun-woo] Sometimes in life,

we end up forgiving
the people we used to hate.

[measured orchestral music playing]

[Beom-ja] Hey, Yeong-song. Do you...

Do you know about
the law of the speed of life?

-It refers to...
-[Yeong-song] I know what it is.

The less time you have left in life,
the more time accelerates.

[Beom-ja] My aging is also accelerating.

Yesterday, my wrist ached.
Today, my knees are clicking.

-[Yeong-song] You could try omega-3...
-Ugh!

-That's not what I'm talking about.
-[music fades]

How much slower can things go?
Because this is glacial.

[sighs wearily, inhales]

[groans] At this rate,
we won't kiss until I have dentures.

[Beom-ja grunts, gasps]

[romantic music playing]

[music swells, fades]

[quirky string music playing]

[chuckles]

[scoffs]

[clicks tongue, chuckles]

[Hyun-woo] You learn
that just because you try,

doesn't mean it'll work out.

But then, you learn
that it's okay when it doesn't.

[music fades]

QUEEN'S BOXING GYM

Muhammad Ali
was the world's greatest boxer.

You know what he said once?

"Live every day as if it were your last."

"Because someday,
you're going to be right."

Know what that means?
It means you are getting closer

-each day to being...
-[cell phone vibrating]

Wait, I got a call. Hey.
Keep going, everyone, keep going!

Put your guard up. Put your guard up.

-[gentle music playing]
-Yes, Mom.

I didn't think you'd take
this landlord thing so seriously.

Wow.

I miss Hae-in, Mom.

You know why? 'Cause she didn't
even know she owned the building.

[Hyun-woo] We strive
to live every day fiercely.

-[Seon-hwa] Mmm.
-[Beom-jun sighs] Ah.

-[music fades]
-[Beom-jun blows air]

So your brother gets
the chairman position,

and now here we are,
making ramyeon outside a trailer.

I like it.

This feels just right for me.

Now, when someone says goodbye,
I don't have to put a knife in their back.

I can just smile and wave.

-This is heaven for me! [laughing]
-[sighs]

What kind of heaven doesn't have kimchi?
Who eats ramyeon plain?

-[Beom-jun] Huh?
-[Du-gwan] Oh, is this thing on?

Hey, greetings! [laughing]

We've been looking all over.
We brought kimchi for you.

-You're right on time for the ramyeon.
-Oh, good, good.

-Come and have some.
-[laughs]

-No. Wait, I can't seem to...
-[Bong-ae] Hello, everybody.

-No, uh, this is...
-How're we doing today?

[Du-gwan] Don't say hello.
How do I stop this? Stop this!

-Brake.
-Huh?

-The brake. Pull on the brake.
-[Du-gwan] Where is it?

[Beom-jun] Where are you going?

[Hyun-woo] But sometimes,
you must remember to stop and relax,

to take in the scenery.

[mellow music playing]

Pretty soon,
time will go faster and faster.

We won't be able to catch it.

We'll have to let it slip away.

But we'll live every day like this,
spending the hours together,

Enjoying every bit of the happiness
life offers us.

[mellow music continues]

[music fades]

["Way Home" by Kim Soo-hyun playing]

[birds chirping]

HONG HAE-IN

SPENDING MY LIFE WITH YOU
HAS BEEN A MIRACLE

[song continues]

[Hyun-woo] Until one day,

when only one of us is left...

[Hae-in] Then,
the other will come to pick them up.

-And it won't be scary at all.
-[chuckles softly]

[Hyun-woo and Hae-in]
Because we'll be together.

[song continues]

[song ends]

[birds chirping outside]

[wind gusting]

["In A Beautiful Way"
by Kim Kyung-hee playing]

[song fades]