01x12 - Episode 12

[bunniefuu]

FINALE

Do Eun-hyuk.

Turn around.

[grunts]

[Woo-seok] I'm going to Cheongun.

CHA WOO-SEOK

[phone buzzing]

HAN SEOL-AH

POWER OFF

[voicemail] The phone you are trying
to reach is turned off...

CALL ENDED

[Woo-seok] Yoon Seung-jae discovered
that the men around you

had all died after taking out insurance,

so he got a policy for that reason.

He was curious to see how you'd react,
and Do Eun-hyuk was egging him on.

Do Eun-hyuk's mother
was an insurance agent,

so he's known how insurance works
since he was young.

Eun-hyuk told me
to take out insurance and offer it to you.

He said it was to test
if you would accept it.

[Seol-ah] I'm not going to be
using you as bait.

I'm the only one who can get close
without raising suspicion.

I'll do it.

DO EUN-HYUK

DO EUN-HYE PRIVATE TUTORING EXPENSES
LIVING EXPENSES

So until we catch the k*ller,
nothing is over yet.

[groans]

[sighs]

So you haven't k*lled me yet.

I'm still debating.

Cha Woo-seok wasn't part of my plan.

How did you know?

That it was me.

k*lling someone
on a yacht and slipping away

is easy for a diver skilled
in underwater photography.

HAN SEOL-AH

CHA WOO-SEOK

[phone buzzing]

Woo-seok?

If you hadn't met Kim Yun-ji that day,
it would have been the perfect crime.

Am I right?

All auctioneers have very keen eyes.

And that woman was just unlucky.

What is it?

At least make some noise.

-I'm getting goose bumps.
-[Eun-hyuk] Did I scare you?

I'm sorry.
I just couldn't breathe down there.

[sighs]

[Eun-hyuk] It feels like this is
the first time we're talking like this.

[scoffs]

Well, do you even talk to anyone
besides Ms. Han?

I heard you used
to be an underwater photographer.

How do you take photos like that?

You need...

professional diving gear,
and you have to practice diving too.

Diving, huh?

That sounds hard.

And where do you have your studio?

It's in Cheongun.

[grunts]

[gasps]

Is there anything wrong?

[Ms. Kim gasps]

SIU INVESTIGATOR CHA WOO-SEOK

[Eun-hyuk] Aren't you going to get that?

What? Did you see something
you shouldn't have?

Stay away.

[gasps]

[grunts]

She should blame herself

for ending up as a witness,
know what I mean?

Bad timing.

[scoffs]

And what about the men?

Were you madly in love with Han Seol-ah
but lacked the confidence?

Is that why you k*lled them all?

Shut up. Don't run your mouth
when you don't know anything.

All of those b*stards deserved to die!

[breathing shakily]

He called himself a doctor,

yet he gaslighted his patient
and deliberately got life insurance.

That b*stard used Seol-ah's trauma.

LIFE INSURANCE APPLICATION FORM

POLICYHOLDER: CHOI YOUNG-h*

Seol-ah was afraid
something bad might happen again,

so she canceled the insurance,

but that prick didn't give up
and clung on stubbornly.

He was just a junkie
who would sh**t up his own arm.

I saved Seol-ah from that...

that piece of trash, Young-h*!

Why did you k*ll Yoon Seung-jae?

That loser who was easily swayed
by Kim Yun-ji?

-[Seung-jae] Get out, now!
-[Ms. Kim scoffs]

You took out life insurance too, right?

You will regret it.

[Eun-hyuk] "Seiren"?

You know, the mermaid
who lured sailors with her singing.

[sighs]

Are you still anxious that Seol-ah
might turn down your proposal?

She's actually...

the beneficiary of the insurance I got.

[grunts]

[groans]

[Eun-hyuk] He was a snob
who never trusted Seol-ah from the start,

always wondering
if she chose him for his money.

The reason he couldn't
give up on Han Seol-ah

was because every man wanted her.

He wanted
to take the trophy all for himself!

[breathes heavily] A jerk like that

is better off gone
and leaving the money behind.

[scoffs]

[chuckling]

Who the hell do you think you are?

What gives you the right to do all that?

Wasn't it your obsession with her

that made you label those men
as trash and then k*ll them?

That obsession and arrogance of yours!

That's what made Seol-ah's life
a living hell.

Even after seeing her suffer,
you still did that.

You son of a b*tch!

[breathing heavily]

[Woo-seok breathes heavily]

[Woo-seok, Seol-ah breathe heavily]

[Eun-hyuk breathing heavily]

I don't care what you call me...

[breathes heavily]

...or what title you think I need to have.

[exhales sharply]

[breathes heavily]

Underwater, your screams
are completely swallowed up.

I'll end it quick and easy.

Forty-five pounds should be enough
to keep your body from surfacing.

-[gasps] Oh, no, no. No, no, no...
-[phone beeps]

DETECTIVE GONG JOO-YOUNG

CHEONGUN, WHERE LIFE IS GOOD
WELCOME TO CHEONGUN CITY

Keep going, to the edge!

Go ahead and sh**t,

but if you k*ll me, Seol-ah will find out
that you're the culprit.

Seol-ah trusts me.

I just need you to disappear.

[scoffs]

Don't be so ridiculous.

She's already suspects you.

Someone like you could never understand
what we've been through together.

We...

can never abandon each other.

[scoffs]

You could have just confessed
your feelings for her, right?

She never even knew
how you felt about her.

Was your only goal in life just to get rid
of all the men that were ever near her?

[sighs]

[sighs]

Well, I have no intention
of being Seol-ah's man.

I'm just paying for my sins in my own way.

Come on, jump in.

If you can't, then I'll sh**t you.

[Seol-ah] Please don't!

Eun-hyuk, Eun-hyuk, no.

You don't have to do this, Eun-hyuk.

Don't do it. Put that down.

-Watch out, Seol-ah. He's dangerous!
-[Seol-ah] Please stop this now.

I said, put that down!

Please, Eun-hyuk.

Come on, step back!

It's me. It's Seol-ah.

[Seol-ah sobs]

Please stop this now.

That b*stard destroyed us!

Cha Woo-seok suspected you.
That's how it all started.

That's how we got to this point.

So, you're just k*lling people for me?

Do you really think
that I would want you to do that?

[Eun-hyuk] Well, now,

there's no turning back.

Please don't!

[Woo-seok grunts, breathes heavily]

[gasps]

[screams]

[breathing heavily]

Seol-ah!

[exhales sharply] Seol-ah.

Please look at me, Seol-ah.

Seol-ah!

-Seol-ah... [breathes heavily]
-[sirens wailing]

Seol-ah, please open your eyes.
[breathes heavily]

Why did you do that?

[breathes heavily] Seol-ah, Seol-ah!

-Ambulance! We need an ambulance!
-[officers] Don't move!

-[sighs]
-[breathing heavily]

What happened?

She's been shot.
She's starting to black out.

Wake up, Ms. Han Seol-ah!
[breathes heavily]

Ms. Han!

[Eun-hyuk breathes heavily]

[siren wailing]

PATIENT - CURRENT STATUS
HAN SEOL-** - IN SURGERY

[sighs]

[exhales sharply]

[gasps]

[doctor] The surgery went well.

Rehab will be needed
due to the muscle damage,

but she should fully recover with time.

[sighs]

[doctor] Miraculously,
the b*llet missed the major nerves.

Once the anesthesia wears off,
we'll check for any signs of paralysis,

and we'll give painkillers
to reduce the pain.

[sighs] Thank you, doctor.

Just make sure
you get proper treatment too.

[Woo-seok sighs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[Seol-ah] Please don't!

What is the reason
you tried to k*ll Cha Woo-seok?

These men.

You know who they are, right?

Did Han Seol-ah order you
to have all these men k*lled?

[breathes shakily]

NONGHYUP LIFE INSURANCE

What are you doing at someone else's desk?

Oh, Mr. Cha asked me to bring
his laptop and a few other things.

It's like he's trying to set up
an office at the hospital.

I told him not to think about work
and just get some rest.

He really doesn't listen.

But seriously, doesn't it give you chills?

I heard the k*ller is
a friend of Han Seol-ah's.

The darkest place is under the candle.

You never know what someone's thinking.

[sighs, inhales sharply]

But Mr. Cha got into that car accident
last time and even got shot twice.

Isn't this job way too dangerous?

I was happy when I got my certification,
but... [inhales sharply]

...I wonder if I should
think about changing jobs.

Hey, do you really think Cha-cha
got injured on the job?

He didn't?

Oh, my goodness.
You're so clueless, aren't you?

He was just trying to protect his girl.

-What?
-"What?"

No way. I thought this case was
like the thriller Basic Instinct.

Turns out it was a life-risking,
pure romance in the end.

[sighs]

Did you know?

The doctor said

if it weren't for you, the b*llet would
have pierced right through my heart.

Woo-seok, you saved my life too.

Don't do that again.

That fear I felt...

I never want to feel that again.

And what happened to Eun-hyuk?

[sighs]

I think he's still not talking.

He was the person
that knew me the best in the whole world,

and also the only friend
who stayed by my side along with Suk-ji.

He believed that was the only way
that he could protect you, Seol-ah,

but he was sorely mistaken.

I need to know.

I really have to hear why he did it.

Your recovery comes first.

You can tell the police
that Han Seol-ah will turn herself in.

I'll turn myself in.

[sighs]

GANGHA POLICE STATION

TRUSTED POLICE, TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE
COMMITTED TO INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY

Seol-ah.

Seol-ah!

What's Seol-ah doing here?

Han Seol-ah turned herself in.

She told us that she was
the one who put you up to the murders.

So we no longer need your statement.

No, leave Seol-ah out of this.

I did it all.

I k*lled them!

Seol-ah had nothing to do with it!

-[Eun-gyeom grunts]
-Seol-ah...

Seol-ah doesn't know anything!

She is innocent! [breathes heavily]

It wasn't Seol-ah!

It wasn't Seol-ah!

[screaming]

[door opens, closes]

[Seong-il sighs]

What is your real reason
for going this far?

I'd like to cross-examine him.

[Seong-il] Then, what?

You think that's going to make him talk?

Maybe.

Since that's the only way
he can protect Seol-ah.

Do Eun-hyuk's going to confess.

He wants us to release her.

[Seong-il sighs]

How did you find out
that Paek Jun-beom was actually Lee Su-h*?

When I followed him to his villa,

I got chills down my spine.

The house was exactly
the way Lee Su-h* described it.

He smiled
with just one corner of his mouth,

him being left-handed,
and even the way he walked.

-Surprise!
-Surprise!

-[exclaims] What is this? [chuckles]
-[chuckles] Happy birthday.

[Seol-ah] Oh, thanks.

Happy birthday.

[Eun-hyuk] More than anything,

it's the way he looked at Seol-ah.

It bothered me from the start.

And it didn't feel unfamiliar.

I just needed a final confirmation.

[grunts, groans]

-Whoa.
-Oh...

[grunts]

[chokes]

[Eun-hyuk] The moment
I confirmed his allergy,

I noticed Seol-ah had figured it out too,

and I could guess where they were headed.

[gasps, breathes shakily]
Get off me! Let go of me!

[sighs]

[snickers]

[Seol-ah, Jun-beom breathing heavily]

INDUSTRIAL CIRCUIT BREAKER

[both grunting]

[Eun-hyuk groaning]

[yelping, panting]

[Eun-hyuk grunts]

[grunting]

[inhales deeply]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[grunts]

If I hadn't gone there, she could've died.

That was not m*rder.

I was protecting Seol-ah.

[sighs]

BOOKKEEPING LEDGER

[Gong] From your overseas tuition

to your underwater photography equipment,
and even your studio rent,

why is it that Chair Kim Sun-ae has been
supporting you for more than a decade?

What did you do for her in return?

I lent Chair Kim Sun-ae my name.

She used it to buy and sell artworks.

-So, you just let her use your name...
-I m*rder*d Chair Kim too.

She exploited Seol-ah
whenever she pleased,

and then when a problem arose,
she tried to get rid of her.

I think he's hiding something.

I already confessed. I said I did it all.

Please let Seol-ah go.

She didn't even know anything.

Could you please let us talk in private?

-There's nothing to talk about.
-Eun-hyuk.

Let her go already.

Or I'm not saying another word.

Why don't you step out for now?

You said you did it all for me,

and don't even have
the courage to face me?

I said get out!

[breathes shakily]

[sighs]

Are you all right?

The cross-examination won't work.

Do Eun-hyuk is refusing to talk.

He doesn't want Seol-ah
to see him at his lowest.

[sighs]

NEULSAEM GENERAL HOSPITAL

Your stomach is just fine,
so eat regularly and plenty,

and you'll heal faster.

You don't want it?

Want me to wash your hair?
There's a bathroom right there.

With your arm like this,
it must be tough, right?

Suk-ji.

[Suk-ji] Hmm?

Why are you quiet about Eun-hyuk?

Well, you know,

I still can't believe it.

A friend I grew up with doing that.

I wanted to go over there
and grab him by the neck...

Or just k*lling that jerk myself,
so many things crossed my mind.

But that's not what I should be doing.

I should be looking after you.

[knocks on door]

You came early.

-I thought you'd stop by later on.
-Oh...

I just took the day off,

and Suk-ji needs to get to her bar, so...

I hired someone for the day shift.

Oh, I see.

Still, it's not the same
when the owner's not around,

so you should get going,
don't you think? [chuckles]

You wanted to see Seol-ah, right?

Uh... [chuckles]

Uh, I was worried, so...

[chuckles]

We know that he confessed and all,
and the evidence checks out too,

but isn't the motive
for Chair Kim's case is a bit weak?

Well, maybe Chair Kim knew
all about Do Eun-hyuk's weakness.

The sum is too big
to be just payment for borrowing his name.

Ju Hyun-su.

He was her henchman, wasn't he?

Could he be connected to Do Eun-hyuk?

Come on, I can do it myself.

[Woo-seok]
No, it's hard with just one hand.

Well, I can ask the nurse for help too.

Ugh. [sighs] Just trust me, okay?

You may not believe it,
but I used to do my little sister's hair.

Well, it's not that I don't trust you...

Are you embarrassed?

[scoffs] No, I'm not.

-[chuckles]
-Fine, go ahead and do it.

[Woo-seok inhales deeply]

[melancholy music plays]

[inhales deeply, grunts]

Oh, I should've offered
to wash your hair too.

Hey...

It's all dry now, right?

No, uh... I'm not done yet.

[clears throat]

Anyway, do you think
I can go back to a normal life?

Just a simple life like everyone else's.

Of course.

What do you think

if you and I just start out
like a normal couple?

[chuckles]

-Ow. [groans]
-Oh! [exclaims]

-Oh! Are you okay? I'm sorry. [chuckles]
-[chuckles]

Your arm, I forgot.

[chuckles] Yeah, it's okay. It's okay.

EMERGENCY TRANSPORT

Hearing that that guy got caught
made me feel even worse for Detective Cha.

I'm not trying to blame you, okay?

I'm just worried about
how much you must be beating yourself up.

The truth is, I might have known
that it was insurance fraud.

But admitting it would mean
I let it slip through my very own hands.

So I hid behind the verdict,
telling myself, "I did what I could.

I'm a stickler for the rules."

Oh, honey.

There were times when I looked
into Woo-seok's eyes,

it felt like I could see
the truth that I'd been avoiding.

[sighs]

Oh, sweetie,

it must've been so hard for you.

How about if you try to fix it now?

The only way is to make sure
that b*stard Ju Hyun-su

gets the maximum sentence.

That's it.

[sighs] Finally, you're going home.

I need to make a stop
before heading home, though.

THE LATE CHA WOO-HEE
OCTOBER 8, 1993 - AUGUST 28, 2020

I've always wanted to come here before.

-[Woo-seok sighs]
-I've heard so much about her.

After catching Ju Hyun-su,
it was harder for me to come here.

It felt like I was the one
who needed to atone, not him.

Don't you think your sister wants to hear

that her brother
is finally doing okay now?

I'm sure that she'll want to see you
smiling and living cheerfully again.

I'll leave you alone with her now.

Say what you never said.

Woo-hee.

I am...

so sorry. [sniffles]

[sobbing]

I was too late.

[sobbing]

[doorbell rings]

[Eun-hye sighs]

[door lock beeps]

I just got back,
so that's all I have in the fridge.

Tell me...

have you visited Eun-hyuk yet?

He's given up completely.

He doesn't want a lawyer
and refuses to appeal.

At some point, he started acting strange.

And after that,
you started acting hostile toward me.

That's because I was feeling
anxious and scared,

wondering if my brother
had done something bad,

or wondering what he might be planning,

so I turned the blame toward you.

"Everything will be fine
if Seol-ah is gone.

It's all her fault anyway," I thought.

On the day of Seung-jae's accident,

I wasn't with Eun-hyuk the whole day.

I lied to the police and even showed them

the delivery order history
and screenshots...

[chuckles] ...but...

although he knew I was committing perjury,

he didn't say anything.

I wished it had been you.

Han Seol-ah.

It's that woman who k*lled her.

And that's why I tipped off the police.

I'm sorry. [sniffles]

I made a mistake.

Eun-hye, you must pull yourself together.

Life is full of difficulty,
so you have to stay strong.

The thing is,
he's the only family I have left.

I hate him to death,
but I feel sorry for him.

[sniffles]

He wants you to go see him.

[scoffs] His life has
completely fallen apart,

but he's still asking for you.

Only you and no one else.

[sighs]

[Eun-hyuk sighs]

So, are you finally ready?

I know there's something
you need to tell me.

That's why I asked you to come.

[sighs]

[sighs] "Where did things start
to go wrong?"

"How did I get to this point?"

As I thought back,

piece by piece, it made sense.

Everything led back to that day,

the day I wish I would've died.

[sorrowful music plays]

But the small hand
you reached out to me with...

-[Seol-ah] Get up, Do Eun-hyuk.
-[Eun-hyuk groans]

[breathing heavily]

...became my salvation
and my reason to keep living.

I wanted to live.

[sighs]

I just wanted to live.

-[sobbing] Go away!
-[parent] Get back here, you brat!

-How dare you! You little...
-Go away! [screams]

[parent exclaims]

[Eun-hyuk breathes shakily]

I just wanted to live, you know?

But my father died.

It was ruled an accidental fall,

and no one ever knew
I was the one who did it,

but maybe my mom knew?

[panting] Where did I put it?

GW LIFE INSURANCE
INSURANCE APPLICATION FORM

Mom! [sobs]

Where are you going?

Mom!

Mom, wait!

Mom.

[Eun-hyuk] All she took was the life
insurance payout from my father's death,

and she never came back.

That's when I learned

that someone's death
can be turned into money.

I also learned
that it can be quietly buried too.

And your parents got their insurance
through my mom too.

Wait. How did you know?

It was me.

I started the fire.

[breathes shakily]

That can't be. [breathes shakily]

I know I was...

I was holding the lighter...

[breathes shakily]

[Eun-hyuk] You passed out.

[breathing heavily]

[gasps]

[breathes heavily]

Seol-ah. Seol-ah, wake up.
Wake up, Seol-ah...

[grunts]

-It wasn't you.
-[grunts]

It was me.

Because I thought that if you got
the insurance payout,

your parents' sacrifice
wouldn't be in vain.

[sighs]

[Eun-hyuk] Even as I watched you suffer
your whole life because of a false memory,

I didn't have the courage to tell you.

The moment I caused my father's death,

I became a monster.

And after I set fire to your house,
I could no longer get close to you.

At Suk-ji's bar, you said you had hopes

for our relationship
once you and I became adults.

Hearing that...

made me so happy and...

sad at the same time.

[sighs]

I've ruined the future we could have had
with my own hands.

[breathes heavily]

Chair Kim saw all of that... [sighs]

...and after that, I became her lapdog.

That woman knew exactly
what I feared the most in life.

[Chair Kim]
Ju Hyun-su is getting out soon.

Take care of that b*stard quietly.

If you fail,

that b*tch is going to learn the secret
that you fear more than your own death.

[humming]

I did all of that.

You need to let go of your guilt
and stop hurting yourself.

I'll take all the punishment.

You said it yourself.

No one gets to choose the parents
that they get in life.

The abuse you went through,

and me ending up an orphan,
it was not our fault.

But how we moved forward
after that was up to us.

That was our choice.

I was in a lot of pain too,
but I learned to accept my life.

You had the chance
to make different choices many times.

By the time I realized it...
[sighs] ...it was too late.

I had no choice
but to continue down the path I was on.

You're the one who made me
the most miserable.

Seol-ah.

[Seol-ah] Don't ever...

say my name again.

[breathes shakily]

[door closes]

[sobbing]

[sighs]

DRAWING THE MIND

[children chattering indistinctly]

DRAWING THE MIND: ART THERAPY PROGRAM
WITH NONGHYUP LIFE INSURANCE

Hey, here's a gift for you.

[colleague] Hello.

Wow!

Hi, mister.

Chae-rin! How have you been?

How you been feeling?

I'm not in much pain anymore.

And today, I'm here as a helper.

Can you do a good job?

[chuckles]

So then I look forward
to working with you.

-Me too.
-Here, take this.

How have you been?

She's still at the shelter, isn't she?

Mm-hmm. She still goes
to the hospital often, so it's not easy.

[sighs]

DRAWING THE MIND

All right, kids, today you're going
to create a new story, your story.

Don't think about the darkness
from your past.

Instead, imagine the person
you'd like to become,

and let your imagination run free on
the paper you have right in front of you.

[children] Okay!

Shall we get started?

[child] Look at this.

Try this color.

Thank you, Chae-rin.

I see that you like the color blue.

Yeah, because it reminds me of the sky.

That must've been painful.

You know, when I draw, it doesn't hurt.

It makes me forget about that time.

Really?

I felt the same way.

That's why I drew,
did wood carving, and things like that.

[Chae-rin] Then I'm going
to keep drawing too.

It's so much fun.

Yeah, keep it up, and someday
we can have an exhibition together.

Really?

I promise.

[chuckles]

[Woo-seok chuckles]

NONGHYUP LIFE INSURANCE

At the SI Unit, we never move
unless we have information

because lies always leave a trace.

[scoffs] This is ridiculous.

I told you my neck won't move
and I can't use my arm either.

Are you refusing to pay me?

[sighs] Mr. Koo, your acting is terrible.
I just can't get into it.

All right, let's try that again.

Okay.

Phew.

Hey, you! You damn kid.

How dare you call me a liar?

I'm sure everyone thinks
you've got no manners.

Don't you dare open
your mouth without proof!

Were you just saying
whatever you wanted to me?

Mr. Cha, I can't do this. I'm scared!

Oh, man, you're way too weak.

Real situations are worse than that. Huh?

Geez, you scared me!

[chuckles] Wow,
you've still got quick reflexes, huh?

Hey, Cha-cha, this is just practice.

Why are you treating it
like the real thing?

See that?

Even if a fraudster lies
with their mouth, their body can't lie.

Wow. Grim Reaper Cha never disappoints.

I should take notes.

Mr. Cha, someone is here to see you.

Me?

[Seong-il sighs]

[smacks lips]

Ju Hyun-su's verdict is out.

I read the article.

He got 15 years.

I'm sorry, that was the maximum sentence.

I know it's too late,
but I figured I'd only earn the right

to apologize to you
after his sentence was finalized.

I have no excuse for leaving you
to fight alone,

neither as a detective, nor as a friend.

[sighs]

Thank you

for your apology.

I heard from Detective Gong
that you're on a case

where they paid out $2.5 million.

Yeah, why do you ask?

The call records of the deceased.

One name appears in all of them.

CALL LOG

-[door lock beeping]
-[Seol-ah] Mmm.

There you are.

I grabbed some groceries on the way.

Cucumbers and...

Some eggs.

Carrots and also...

some fruit.

I noticed there was no fruit
in the fridge.

Oh, you're very observant.

Oh, it comes with the job.

-Did you make kimchi stew?
-Yeah. Wanna taste it?

How is it?

Ugh.

[chuckling]

-I'm just kidding.
-Watch out.

-I was messing with you.
-I have a weapon.

-Whoa. I said I was just messing with you.
-[chuckles]

Hey, it's really good.
It's perfectly seasoned.

I never thought I would make myself
a warm meal like this.

You've spent all these years
focused on only work.

You should start taking better care
of yourself now.

[chuckles]

Says the person
who's even more of a workaholic than me.

-[chuckles]
-[Seol-ah chuckles]

And this is for you.

Han Seol-ah deserves to be
way happier than anyone else.

Can you please allow me

to make you happy?

I can't accept this.

Honestly, I'm getting ready
to study abroad.

It's an art therapy course

for helping children
who've been hurt heal through art.

And I have no idea how long it'll take.

[sighing]

[sighs]

Please accept this anyway.

Who said you can't go?

Do it. Go for it.

I'll wait for you.

How can I do that to you?

I can take a vacation and come see you.

If you want me to fly over, I will.

If you want me to wait, then I'll wait.

Oh, actually, let's go together.
I can come with you.

I'll take a sabbatical from work
so I can take care of you full-time.

[chuckles]

[chuckles]

Whatever choice you do make...

I'll be by your side.

Try trusting me once.

I already do.

What? And you were planning
to go without me?

I thought it'd be too selfish
of me to ask.

It's okay. You can be selfish.

Be as stubborn as you like.

Whatever you do, I know I can handle it.

'Cause after all,

we only have each other.

I'll be the only family
that you'll ever need.

I promise you.

[Seol-ah] This painting you see here

has been on display in Royal Auction's
exhibition hall for a really long time.

The world often labels
those who endure in silence as monsters,

but there is so much more to every story,

and the siren is a symbol
of temptation and destruction.

Just ask yourself this question,

isn't prejudice the real monster here?

Those who refuse to see the truth
and judge someone for their past.

That's exactly what drags
a person deeper into the water.

Now, I see the siren
not as a creature that destroys others,

but as a survivor who defended her voice
against prejudice until the very end.

If you are crossing such a sea right now,

I hope that you never lose
your own voice along the way.

ROYAL AUCTION
CHIEF AUCTIONEER HAN SEOL-AH

Here.

I'll hand this over to you, Sang-mi.

Yes, Ms. Han.

Thank you.

Thank you all for everything.

We can contact you, right?

Of course.

Take care of yourself.

[Woo-seok] There was a woman

that the world once labeled as a witch.

People condemned her recklessly...

A FAMILY
BY HAN JIN-WOO

...and threw stones far too easily.

Which side are you on?

Are you the one being pelted,
or the one throwing the stones?

Sometimes, the truth can be cruel,
and some wounds never fully heal.

Even so, don't give up.

And keep loving.

My witch still cries sometimes,

but we're together.

There's no salvation.

Only that

we refuse to let go of each other's hands.