01x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

TEMPEST

-[motor revving]
-[guard 1] There they are!

Hurry! Get moving. Radio HQ.

[Unhak] Requesting immediate
apprehension of a small vessel

that just left Morae Port.

Onboard are North Korean assassin
Paik Sanho and Seo Munju,

wanted for the m*rder of
Assemblyman Jang Junik.

-[phone beeps]
-[sirens wailing]

[guard 1] This is the Coast
Guard. Stop your ship.

Cut your engines, put down
your weapons and stand down.

Stop your vessel immediately. There's
still time to end this peacefully.

Status report!

[guard 2] We've arrested
one male and one female.

[groans]

[guard 2] There's no sign of Seo
Munju. No sign of Paik Sanho either.

-Neither of them were on board.
-Ow. Stop!

Start a checkpoint dragnet
and seal off all the roads.

Get all units mobile. I want
choppers and drones in the air.

We need to capture them.

President Chae is
following this.

Understood, sir.

[reporter on TV] Breaking news.

Seo Munju, the leading candidate
for the New Republican Party,

is reportedly on the run,
facing allegations of espionage

and planning the m*rder of her late
husband, Assemblyman Jang Junik.

Call the NIS director.

Yes, ma'am.

[reporter on radio] Her personal
bodyguard, Mr. Paik Sanho,

who fled with her,

is said to have fired roughly 20
rounds during the attempted arrest

and is believed to still
be armed. Police are...

[officer] They're likely to be using
the ambassador's car to escape.

All checkpoint units,
review suspect descriptions

and thoroughly
inspect all vehicles.

I feel like I'm dreaming.

I'm suddenly called a m*rder*r,

and you're some
North Korean spy.

So what do we do now?

[reporter] Meanwhile,

police have arrested Director Im
Dujin of the Institute for Peace.

Im has acted both as Seo Munju's
reunification policy adviser

-and a close personal mentor.
-Good to see you, sir.

He has confessed to espionage and
confirmed Ambassador Seo's involvement.

[sighs]

[officer 1] Team One. No vehicles
in sight. Continuing surveillance.

[officer 2] Team Two. Barrier
is up. We're standing by.

[officer 3] Team Three.

Setting up our barrier now. Will
report if anyone tries to flee.

[officer 4] All teams,
suspects may be armed.

Tighten inspections.

[spokesperson] We've established a
joint police and military task force

to apprehend Seo Munju,

on suspicion of espionage
and m*rder conspiracy.


personnel have been deployed

to block all possible
escape routes.

As we learn more regarding the whereabouts
of the suspect, Ambassador Seo Munju,

we'll be informing
the public routinely

and doing all that we
can to keep you safe.

[sighs] But it's not a crime to
take a boat out to sea, is it?

Y-You're… You're holding
me here illegally, sir.

I have rights, don't I?

You're not here because
you took a boat out to sea.

You wired 50 million won

to Sergeant Kim Yongjun's
sister's husband Oh Sanguk,

at 5:48 p.m. on
October 7th, correct?

You are suspected of conspiring
to m*rder Assemblyman Jang.

Wait, me?

Mm-hmm.

You sure it was me?

[reporter on radio] Police have launched
a large-scale search by land and sea,

but the whereabouts of
presidential candidate, Seo Munju,

and her bodyguard, Paik
Sanho, remain unknown.

Meanwhile, suspicions of a personal
relationship with her bodyguard,

along with accusations of
espionage and incitement to m*rder…

[driver] Well, I knew that young
woman was making way too much noise.

[reporter] We'll update you
again as soon as we learn more.

This was my plan. I
can still make it work.

I was going to orchestrate a major
incident she was at the center of.

One where a leading candidate
in the race for the presidency

is arrested as a spy and m*rder*r
in front of the whole country.

[♪ Tense music playing]

[baby crying]

[inaudible]

[♪ Dramatic music playing]

[heavy rainfall]

[thunder rumbling]

-[rainfall continues]
-[thunder continues]

[♪ Gentle music playing]

Did you really wanna
forget what we had?

I wasn't gonna forget you.

When I left you it
hurt me so much.

I felt like bleeding out.

But I just started
to accept that…

That I would just
continue to keep bleeding

for the rest of my life, Sanho.

I'm sorry.

I had no idea who
I was working for.

All I knew was that
I had to protect you.

Well, I'm sorry too.

It's my fault that
recording got out.

My mother-in-law broke into my computer
and forced Kang Hanna to release it.

I saw how much it hurt you,

but I just couldn't
bring myself to tell you.

You would never have been
through that if it wasn't for me.

That night that we had,

I finally realized
who I really was.

And what I have been
missing for a long time.

I realized I'd never
been truly happy before.

That I never had what
I actually wanted.

I couldn't believe…

That in just one night,

I could feel so alive.

That's why I could take all the
criticisms and personal attacks.

I always knew that,
sooner or later,

I would pay the price
for my happiness.

I was ready to give it all up.

And I'm still ready to do that.

If we can make it out of here
tonight safely, then we should go.

No.

You shouldn't have
to accept that.

I know I couldn't.

Do you know where I was
when I first saw you?

Wasn't it at the church?

Before that.

I was in Iraq.

[Munju] For South Koreans, people
in North Korea are not just anyone.

-Millions of South Koreans…
-[Sanho] I saw you on the news.

…still have our family members
and relatives living in the North.

To us they're still our
brothers and sisters.

Far into the future, when we look back
and think about what we have done,

I sincerely hope

-that we will be able to say…
-[Sanho] I didn't think someone like you…

…that we did the right thing.

[Sanho] …could exist.

Even the light looked
different on you.

For peaceful streets,

happy families,

a world where people
have each other.

And also for a nice cold beer to
drink at the end of a long, hard day.

[Sanho] That was the
greatest day of my life.

You were a shining beacon
of hope for everyone,

and I was asked to protect you.

My whole life had been spent
guarding people for money.

Suddenly I was protecting
someone precious to me.

I know when you're most
like yourself, Munju.

And that's when you're trying to
protect everyone's peace and happiness.

I know that's who
you really are.

I'll keep protecting
you, and only you.

So don't quit.

Please keep going, Munju.

Uncover the truth about the
submarine and stop this w*r.

I'll be right there with you.

[Munju] Where are we
supposed to go now?

[thunder rumbling]

Peaches?

[groaning, gasping]

[straining] Our…

Peaches…

Should we get some
peaches later?

With the weather turning,

uh, it will be difficult to keep
searching through the night.

So criminals can
escape in the rain,

but the police can't
chase them? Idiot.

[phone buzzing]

Madam President.

[Kyungsin] Labeling
Seo Munju a m*rder*r…

Was this also part of your plan?

[♪ Sinister music playing]

You looked everywhere? Even
the attic and basement?

Yes, ma'am, we did. But we
couldn't find him anywhere.

Eunseong is good at hiding.

When his mother's not here, he
always finds a place to hide.

I'm sure he's just
asleep in a corner.

Ms. Lim.

I was checking security footage.

And cameras 2, 8, and 11 were frozen
for three minutes and thirty seconds.

[Okseon] Do you understand
how much that child is worth?

Find him.

Search to the ends of
the earth if you have to.

[Eunseong] Mom, are you awake?

[Hanna] Mm-hmm.

I'm so happy that you're here.

[chuckles]

You are?

I've always wanted to come
and hide away with you.

I wanted that too.

[monk chanting]

SIMSIM TEMPLE

[chanting stops]

[monk] You should've
come sooner.

[♪ Somber music playing]

UNNAMED CHILD

[Munju] No one else knows about
this place except for me and Junik.

JULY 11, 2014

Just like no one else
remembers our baby.

[inhales shakily]

[Junik] Dear Munju,

it's taken me a long time
to write you this letter.

I have a son.

His name is Eunseong.

He's nine years old.

What's going on?

Why won't you just tell me?

Why don't we talk tonight?

To be honest, it's a long story.

[Munju gasps]

No.

Tell me now.

Or you may never
have a chance to.

I have a son.

I know that I should've
told you a while ago.

But I was scared.

I wasn't sure I could
live without you.

But thinking that I might
die, it became clear.

I should've set
you free years ago.

I will be telling
everybody everything.

I'll be resigning from my posts
and withdrawing from the election.

Then I plan to tell
the truth about Mother.

I am in the position to
put a stop to this w*r.

Everything is in here.

My mother's secrets,
her ledgers.

If I'm gone use this
to protect yourself.

Tell me that you understand.

[Munju] You're
leaving me like this?

Munju,

our marriage was already over…

A long time before I died.

Remember?

I said if you ever
lost your way,

I would come and find you
even if it were years later.

This is it.

Here I am…

Setting you free.

You have to be careful.

Munju, my mother is more
dangerous than you can imagine.

There is something
awful inside of her.

[♪ Tense music playing]

[Munju sobbing softly]

I HOPE YOU WILL BE SAFE

[monk chanting]

[♪ Music ends]

[sniffles]

[♪ Tender music playing]

[exhales shakily]

Thank you for waiting for me.

Where do we go now?

[Junik] Across every
key institution,

from the KCIA to the NIS,

my mother kept close ties with the
wives of over 30 former leaders.

She held their firstborns and cried
with them when their mothers died.

[groaning, choking]

Hey, what happened?

What-What the hell? Get
in there! He needs help!

[Junik] That's how she had the
influence to choose who lived and died.

-All right, get an EMT. Go!
-Yes, sir.

[Junik] At the NIS, there's
no file of her activities.

This morning, Im Dujin
was poisoned to death.

Forensic services
sent the test results.

It was neostigmine bromide.

The exact toxin Sergeant Kim Yongjun
ingested after sh**ting Jang Junik.

[gasps] Is my daughter-in-law
responsible for his death as well?

The first person who
suspected Junik of spying

was Prosecutor Jang Junsang,
working for the NIS.

He was going through call
records for a Chinese front

that turned out to be a
North Korean spy network.

And then he saw an outgoing call
made from inside his own house.

After that he discovered
the name of a company…

…one owned by Jang Junik.

They'd wired money to a North
Korean shell account in Macau.

[reporter] Assemblyman
Jang Junik,

running in the primary for
the New Republican Party,

continues to rise
steadily in the polls.

He is rapidly solidifying his position
as the leading presidential contender.

Jang is quickly closing this
gap with current front-runner,

former Governor Hong Seongo,

while continuing to widen his lead
over the remaining candidates.

After a lot of thinking,
he came to me with it.

I believe…

My brother could be a spy.

But then…

I had this thought.

"Why didn't he consider
the possibility

that someone else in the
house made the call?"

[laughs]

[♪ Music ends]

Are you accusing
me of something?

Aseom Shipping. They've supplied
cargo to North Korea for 16 years,

going between North and South.

Your husband, Chairman
Jang Gilhwan, died in 2015.

Although you were always the
power behind the company.

I think it's entirely possible…

The person who made that call
to North Korea was you, Ms. Lim.

Ah.

Also Prosecutor Jang
is here right now.

Junsang's here?

[Unhak] We'll clear things up
when we bring you face-to-face.

There's a fine line between
a spy and a patriot.

But you're a businesswoman, so you'll
understand exactly what I mean.

We're preparing an…

Operation to
eliminate Kim Hansang.

This is the only
way that South Korea

can regain control from
the US in this w*r.

If you help us succeed,
you won't be seen as a spy.

I'll promise that.

You will be seen as a patriot.

Or better…

You'll be a true heroine.

[♪ Intriguing music playing]

Do you know why you were selected
as the director of NIS, Mr. Yu?

Because you were deemed ready.

Twenty years ago, in your book on
information warfare for reunification,

you had already started devising
how to win over public opinion

beyond just military victories.

I remember this passage.

"To start a w*r,
you need momentum."

It requires the power of a rocket
launch to gain public opinion.

To ignite the support
of the public for w*r,

you need a specific incident
to light the fuse for you,

such as the…

"Sacrificing of Joan
of Arc at the stake."

Unhak,

you know very well that's
happening, don't you?

So let's speak frankly.

To start this w*r, who do you think
should be burned at the stake?

Seo Munju or me?

Arrest Seo Munju first,
and then I'll help you.

Kim Hansang's head
could be yours.

You said Junsang is here?

I'll take him with me.

[footsteps departing]

[door opens, closes]

[♪ Music ends]

Mother?

Stand up.

Let's go.

[♪ Tense music playing]

[Junsang] Did you
make this call?

Mom, did you…

Really k*ll your own son?

[Okseon] You fool.

Junsang,

you were the only
son I've ever had.

[José] We got something.

Mr. Anderson Miller and
I have looked through

all the Shiv Holdings
transactions together

and noticed a
consistent cash flow.

Money flows from Idisha's
benami account to Shiv Holdings,

and from Shiv Holdings to
North Korea's benami account.

The cash flow suggests that North
Korea's selling something to them.

Is that cash flow
related to the submarine?

Okay. We're not sure.

What we do know is that
Idisha has been waging a w*r

against the United States
using North Korean weapons.

And Shiv Holdings is the broker.

We've got the slush fund
ledger from Aseom Shipping.

"BANK STATEMENT FOR
SELECTED PERIOD"

[Munju] Money came in from
the United States' enemies

and went to Apex Starlight
Ltd. through Aseom Shipping.

But according to my research
on Apex Starlight Ltd…

I found the CEO,
Matthew Sinclair.

Coldrain's financial head.

Secretary of Defense Eagleton
served as an adviser for them.

And from now on you're barred from
this room. Presidential orders.

What?

Does that mean someone in the US

is exporting weapons to
America's enemy nations?

Stella Young is an arms dealer

who provides weapons from the
United States and North Korea

for the failed states and enemy
countries of the United States.

Eagleton is a f*cking traitor.

This is it. This is the answer.

This is how North Korea
has been so well-armed

despite aggressive sanctions
for the past 20 years.

I was curious as well, why
w*r never stops in this world,

and who benefits
from those wars.

Eagleton never refused a w*r.

While America's enemies fight against
America with American weapons,

any w*r benefits him.

Meanwhile Chairwoman Lim Okseon
has been behind the scenes,

boosting North Korea's weapons
manufacturing capabilities.

We could go public.

Let the people know that
the Secretary of Defense

has been inciting conflicts
around the world to sell arms.

I mean, imagine what would
happen if the people knew

that enemy states were using American
arms against American soldiers.

This would be worse
than Watergate.

America's f*cked!

I think I should
meet the president.

If President Chae can deliver
this news to the US president,

he won't choose w*r.

[♪ Sinister music playing]

[Kyungsin] I've ordered
a new investigation.

A re-examination of all the evidence
tying Seo Munju to the m*rder.

You have, ma'am?

I suspect that someone has been
orchestrating this whole thing.

Miji.

[sighs] Thank God.
I'll be right there.

Ms. Seo, Miji's arrest
warrant was denied.

She's being released
soon. I'll go get her.

-Okay. Be careful though.
-Yeah.

Mom is busy.

We're going far away, and she
has to pack and get ready.

What are you drawing?

[Eunseong] It's for that
man who was nice to me.

I think he kinda
looks like a deer.

He does?

They can be really
fierce. Did you know that?

A male deer would
even fight a lion

if it meant they would protect
a female deer or their baby.

[g*nsh*t]

[♪ Sentimental music playing]

[scoffs]

-Ugh!
-[phone beeps]

-[horns honking]
-[Miji] Where are you?

Miji, are you out?

Yeah, I'm at the crosswalk.

-I'm almost there so I'll see you
soon -All right. Hang on a sec.

I'm on my way, but I got stuck.

[sighs] Gotcha.

I'll wait for you then.

Does across the street work or…

[thuds]

[people clamoring, screaming]

Miji?

Miji!

[phone buzzing]

Ms. Seo,

I think Miji got
into an accident.

[panting]

People are saying an ambulance
came and took her away, but…

[sighs]

[phone buzzing]

Mother.

[Okseon] You're not easy
to get on the phone.

What did you do to her?

[phone buzzes]

-[♪ Sinister music playing]
-[sirens wailing]

Her organs were ruptured and
internal bleeding is severe.

They say she'll die
without emergency surgery.

[phone buzzes]

[sighs]

ASEOM SHIPPING AIRFIELD

I'll keep her alive for now. Bring
Eunseong to me within the hour.

[breathes shakily]

[Okseon] You'd
better not be late.

Apparently her legs
are pretty mangled.

If you're even a minute late,

I'll tell the doctor to start
amputating, one leg at a time.

[phone beeps]

Come on.

[door opens]

Mother has kidnapped my aide.

If I don't give her Eunseong
within an hour, then Miji is…

We need to leave.

Take Eunseong and go.

Go before she can find you.

What are you going to do?

I have a handle on this.

But you should get
out of here too.

Your aide isn't
what matters now.

[Nabu] My beloved
citizens of Idisha,

I am here with you.

We are not losing this w*r.

By sunset tomorrow,
we will win the w*r.

[Hanna] The King of Idisha has
declared w*r on the United States.

The submarine isn't
at Youngpo Shipyard.

It left for the
Pacific a while ago.

It will be in Idisha's
hands in 24 hours.

[radar beeping]

Okseon is following
the submarine.

Terrible things are
about to happen.

People of America,
hear my words.

If you k*ll one of ours,
we will k*ll ten of yours.

Do you think what happens on our
land cannot take place on yours?

[Hanna] I'm headed to Australia.

The entire Northern
Hemisphere could be in danger.

Don't think about trying
to prevent this w*r.

What could you or I possibly do?

We need to get going.

Things are moving quickly
now so stay sharp.

We have found the
ultimate solution.

[people chattering]

You have one day.

America must start withdrawing its troops
from our land before the end of tomorrow.

-Is that footage real?
-What are they talking about?

Well, I mean, are they
talking about nukes?

Find out what they mean by
"the ultimate solution."

You will see what I will
bring to your doorstep.

[reporter] The King of Idisha's
announcement is, in essence,

an ultimatum towards
the United States.

The King called for the
withdrawal of the US troops

from its territory and
warned of retaliation…

Without the NIS knowing,
I need to see Seo Munju.

Get it done fast.

Yes, ma'am.

[sighs]

Can you wait one second?

This necklace is fake.

I was jealous of the
one Junik bought you.

I had a replica made of yours.

He never loved me.

He came by every week
just to see his son.

See you soon.

[Munju] Sanho.

Drive safely.

[Anderson] I just got word
that a secret Idishan account

has made a series
of large transfers…

-[banging]
-[car engine idles]

…to multiple shell companies

all owned by Aseom Shipping.

We have to freeze that
account, Anderson.

That must be the payment
for the submarine.

The submarine will be
delivered to Idisha soon.

[Anderson] So,

the King of Idisha intends to strike
the United States with missiles

launched from that submarine
in the next 24 hours.

We have found the
ultimate solution.

When he says, "ultimate
solution," he's…

He's talking about a nuke.

[alarm blaring]

[Munju] No payment, no deal.

Kim Hansang would never
hand over the submarine

if there is no
payment in advance.

Can you find a way to
freeze that account?

I-I-I don't know.

But I'm going to try.

I know how hard this
is for you, Anderson.

I'm really sorry,

but now you are the
only hope we have.

You know what I'd say back?

"I guess we're in trouble then."

Munju, I don't know how
many moves I've got left.

But I'm gonna use 'em all, okay?

I really appreciate it.

Hope to see you someday.

I'd love that.

[beeping]

[phone buzzes]

EVER PARK MOTEL

Munju.

Sanho, listen to me.

Carefully.

I'm on my way to see Lim Okseon.

-You're what?
-Mother's holding Miji hostage.

She said she'll k*ll her if
Eunseong isn't there in an hour.

Where are you?
I'm on my way now.

[engine starts]

No, I need something
else from you.

Once you grab Eunseong,
get to the president.

What did you say?

It looks like Idisha
paid North Korea

for the submarine through
Aseom Shipping's account.

Once the submarine is delivered to
Idisha, we don't know what's gonna happen.

We need to let
President Chae know

so she can get President
Hauser to act on the intel.

I'm going after Mother. She'll
be following his submarine.

-Munju, wait.
-This is our best shot, Sanho.

Someone has to stop Okseon,

and someone else has
to tell the president.

Just this once,

I want you to choose everyone
and not just one person.

You're the only one
who can do this.

Some people I trust have been enlisted to
help me get the message to the president.

You'll be hearing from
them fairly soon, I think.

I'll make contact
with President Chae.

Then I'm coming for
you as fast as I can.

I've had plenty of
missions harder than this.

You'll look back and see
me before you know it.

I have this under control.

Keep yourself safe until then.

And I have this under control.
I know my mother-in-law.

She's not gonna k*ll me.

I'm not worried
about what she'll do.

Make it fast.

I'll get there soon.

Where's Eunseong?

He's left Korea.

He isn't coming here.

Doctor, take her leg.

Eunseong's mother dropped
the paternity lawsuit.

She'll never return to Korea.

If you wanted Eunseong for the money,
there's nothing to worry about anymore.

"WAIVER OF INHERITANCE"

And if it wasn't about that?

Then cut off my leg.

Mother, I know what you want,
and it's not Eunseong or Miji.

Even if you take her leg,
how will you be satisfied?

It's me you're after.

And you can take
whatever you want.

I have nothing.

I'm all alone here.

Miji's been released for
the lack of evidence, right?

It won't be easy to
prove that I'm guilty.

However, I'd be
willing to confess

to the m*rder of Jang
Junik, my own husband.

After that you and Junsang will get
access to what you're really after:

the money in Junik's
secret accounts.

What do you say?

Doctor,

forget the amputation.

Start emergency surgery now.

[sighs]

[phone beeps]

Let's go.

[♪ Tense music playing]

[♪ Music intensifies]

[♪ Music ends]

[♪ Somber music playing]