''Episode 8''
"Director nominee Choi Yeon-soo's hearing is to be held this morning"
"at the Legislation and Judiciary Committee"
"The opposing parties are expected to have"
"a fierce discussion at the hearing"
"regarding her qualifications"
"to be in charge of the anti-corruption organization"
Long time no see
I had to prepare for the hearing until late last night
- Sorry I made you wait - I ordered in advance
so you can finish and hurry off
I'm busy, so that's good
Show the Assembly's presence to the people
Our presence isn't the issue
It's to save the country
She will run ragged after the hearing
Don't be bothered too much
Prevention is better than a cure
The country
may go off the track sometimes
But thanks to patriots like you
it gets back on track
Oh, you're here
Hello
- Hello - Mom, good luck with the hearing
- Good luck, Mom - See you guys
Yeon-soo, don't be intimidated
Go on inside
"Mr. Oh"
- Hi, Mr. Oh - Yes, hey
Do you have time today?
- Today? - Yes, Young-geol says
he can't make it if not today
What will you do?
It can't be helped
"Director Nominee of the CIO"
I'm Lee Kang-ho
the chairman of this personnel hearing
for the first director nominee of the CIO
Before we begin the hearing
I'd like to say a word as the chairman
"First off, it's very meaningful"
"to hold this hearing about our director nominee of the CIO"
"with many other assembly people"
It's Mom
"The Corruption Investigation Office"
- "for High-ranking Officials..." - Seung-goo
I'm stepping outside
Come back quickly so we can watch her together
- Okay, I'll be back soon - Okay
"It investigates and indicts"
"crimes and corruption of high officials"
"of grade three and above"
"and their close relatives"
"The director of the CIO is given"
"a national mission"
"to political and prosecutory reform"
"by performing such duties"
- Ms. Choi - Yes
- Are you conservative or liberal?
I'm with the law and justice
Stop playing with words and answer properly
Are you conservative or liberal? Choose either one
If you ask
I've tried to be with the alienated weak until now
But once I get appointed
I'll side with the people who respect the law and justice
"Next is Assemblyman Park Young-soo"
I'm Assemblyman Park Young-soo
Your son, Han Seung-goo
was exempt from military service, right?
- Yes, for a fair reason - Is the fair reason
autism?
"Diagnosed with autism level-3 disability"
- That's right - Alright
He didn't even serve the military due to autism
But look
He openly runs a business
Maybe you lied about his illness
- to get him exempted - Do you hear yourself?
Can't an autism patient run a business?
He's only asking a question
- That guy is too mean - This is time to ask and answer
So answer me, Ms. Choi
My son
has become an adult but he still has difficulties
carrying out a social life with people
Disabled people must have income in order to become independent
That's why he opened a business
It was only possible
with my husband's help from the start
He's improved enough to run it by himself now
And I am proud of my son
Gosh, it needs to be boiled a little more
What are you doing? We're drinking in the afternoon for a change
Here, drink up
Why?
Are you worried Young-geol might not show up?
Don't worry
He always acts like he's busy
How's your work hanging?
I closed it
- Why? - I don't know, the Company told me to
Because of what Yeon-soo visited you for?
I was going to close it anyway
I retired years ago and they keep making me
cover up for their messes
What messes?
Don't look at me like that I don't know anything
Gosh, I have to survive
on my tiny pension now
I need to marry my child off too
- Hold on - "Do Young-geol"
Hello? Where are you?
- Where are you? - Hey, here. Right here
What is this punk doing here?
What are you waiting for? Sit down
- I asked him to let me see you - Why?
Have a seat first
I'm not at your beck and call
Goodness, look at the way you talk
We just want to talk about the old days
What are you doing? You called him out, so pour him a drink
Let me
Don't try to pull a trick
I have your leash in my hand
I know
Right, let's not be too inflexible
Let's clink...
Your husband's name is Han Jung-hyun, right?
That's right, it's Han Jung-hyun
Alright
Your husband has never paid any income tax until now
Nor does he have any assets is he jobless?
- Sir - Say it
- He is jobless, isn't he? - Why would he...
With all due respect
please watch what you say
- Jobless, really? - Don't be so rude
This is my time to ask questions
I called him jobless because that's what he is
Quiet down
Ms. Choi, please answer
Okay
Sir. More than 15 million housewives sacrifice themselves
for the social activities of their family members
I believe you wouldn't consider them jobless
My husband, Han Jung-hyun
successfully raised our son and daughter
I'm only grateful
that I married someone like him
So you wanted to see me?
Why? Did your wife ask you to win me over?
Or...
now that she's about to be appointed
are you afraid?
How twisted you are
Young-geol, this is only to build friendship
Don't put things like that
"Young-geol"?
Goodness
You still are a poor judge of character
I see
Yes, sure. Mr. Do
Let me go to the bathroom
Okay
Darn it. What are you doing?
Don't make a fuss over a small thing
It's just water, your pants are ruined
Shouldn't you go wash them?
Hurry on
It will dry up soon
Goodness
Here
Darn it, what are you doing?
Let go!
"Recent destinations"
"Near Donhwamun-ro, Jongno"
To whom did you hand that envelope?
"Executive Director Im Hyung-rak"
"Next is Assemblyman Yoo Sang-dong's turn"
I'm Assemblyman Yoo Sang-dong
- Nominee Choi - Yes
Are you sure
you won't be a slave to power?
- A slave to power? - There isn't much time
Please answer yes or no
- I refuse to answer rude questions - What did you say?
- What's rude about this question? - It's because of the way you put things
- The whole nation is watching - Goodness
- Stay put! - Quiet down
This is the hearing
Fine, okay
Okay
Nominee Choi
You know Kim Tae-yeol, right?
Chairman Kim Tae-yeol of the NCSR
led the anti-communism leftist forces from 1990 to 1991
he was wanted for taking the lead in various violent protests
For two years
he coquetted the public power while on the most wanted list
You met him then, didn't you?
- Yes - Why didn't you report him?
I only followed the duty to keep my client's information a secret
Your client?
Are you saying you were an attorney
of Kim Tae-yeol
that ringleader of the leftist forces?
The Constitution states that anyone in Korea
has the right to an attorney
You keep asserting your duty to maintain secrecy
and his right to attorney
According to Article 112 of the Criminal Procedure Law
an attorney may report their client
if needed for significant public interests
Don't you know?
Are you
still proud to have given legal advice to Kim Tae-yeol?
I am
My!
See you have
some big faith in your client
- How impressive - Impressive
- Goodness - My!
Is it the same for Kim A-soon the North Korean defector?
- Pardon? - Put the photo up
The former singer of Eunhasu Band in North Korea
The spy who caused a ruckus in the country three years ago
You don't know her?
Do you still think she isn't a spy
Yes
You're the one
who let this disguised spy
Kim A-soon, go around freely in this country
Well, Mr. Yoo She was cleared of her suspicion
Right
You helped her clear her name
Right?
Yes, I defended her
Are your wife and kids still in the Philippines?
Goodness, poor you
It must cost a lot
Since when did you care so much about me?
What is this punk doing after calling me out when I'm busy?
What? Where is it?
What?
My car key
"Unhak-ri Mountain"
Fine
Please play this video
"I was sexually assaulted by an agency owner in South Korea"
"But the judge put me in jail, not him"
"South Korea is a paradise only to the rich"
"It's like a pit of fire to the poor"
"I rotted in jail for three years"
"The scenes in dramas were nowhere to be seen"
"I saw the real South Korea with gold diggers all over the streets"
"I must survive I must escape from this pit of fire"
"I must return immediately"
"That's what I thought"
"South Korea was..."
"disillusionment itself"
"Stop the video"
I got this video clip from a TV program in North Korea
You know that woman, right?
Nominee Choi, who is that woman?
- She's Kim A-soon - Right
She is Kim A-soon the woman you helped prove
not guilty of being a spy
That very woman returned to North Korea
She's now humiliating our country like that
How are you going to take responsibility?
Right, how will you take responsibility?
- Say something - How could you say that?
- There's no direct proof about this - That video is the proof
She's a spy
"287 Nonhyun-ro Gangnam-go, Seoul"
Choi Yeon-soo, our hard effort to establish the CIO is about to go
to nothing even before its start
I can't explain it now
They're dying to put her on the spot
Excuse me!
You can't explain it? Or you just don't want to?
Are you going to play dumb or what?
Nominee Choi
You can't avoid answering this question
You were fooled by a spy
Someone like you can't be the director of CIO
It's your responsibility
I'll take responsibility
"Nominee Choi You just said you'd take responsibility"
"How are you going to do that?"
"That means the fact that Kim A-soon is a spy"
"and..."
Ask Ms. Choi and check up on it
Yes, sir
- One more bottle of soju, please - Okey
Did you find it?
Jeez
How can you drink at a time like this?
You have no idea what you've done
Hey. Let's suppose Choi Yeon-soo becomes Director of CIO
From the moment she starts digging into things
she'll become a prey
You know that?
Widow's Cruse Project
Is it because of that?
- What? - Widow's Cruse Project
What did you just say?
You son of a gun do you have a death wish?
- Like Cha Min-ho? - Are you serious, you jerk?
I warned you not to ask or try to know anything
Did you guys kill Cha Min-ho?
Or did you kill him yourself
- Agent Do Young-geol? - You crazy jerk
Guys, calm down
I don't want you to get into a fight, stop it
- Why can't you answer? - You traitor
You must have a death wish
For goodness' sake, hey!
What do you think you're doing?
Let go of him
Don't do this, for goodness' sake Let go of each other
You let go of him first Let go! Why are you doing this?
- Die! - No!
Die!
Let go! Why did you kill Min-ho?
I'll kill you! Let go!
- Yoon-joo - Die! Die!
Calm down
- Yoon-joo -Suk-gyu
- Darn it - Mr. Do
Are you okay, Young-geol?
This is his plan, right?
For goodness' sake
If it weren't for him you would've been seriously hurt
Did you call me over for this?
Huh? Jeez
Darn it
Yoon-joo!
- Yoon-joo - Let go of me
You'd better be careful too if you don't want to get killed
Don't make that face as if you know nothing!
I'll kill all the jerks who made me like this
You
You're one of them
Wait
Don't do this
You hypocrite
Just a minute, Ms. Choi!
- Ms. Choi! - Ms. Choi!
Please let her through
Move out of the way!
- Mr. Bae, please go to the airport - For what?
A-soon and her mother will arrive at the airport in an hour
Her mother too?
Yes, her mother is in critical condition. She had to go get her
Why didn't you say that at the hearing? It could've settled the matter
- Please hurry, Mr, Bae - Yes, ma'am
"International Arrivals, Qingdao"
"Attention, please"
"Passengers arriving on Flight 224 from Boston"
"can claim their baggage..."
It seems that all the passengers are out
Are you sure she got on that flight?
That's the flight number she told me
I checked the passenger list
There was no passenger named Kim A-soon on that flight
What?
What should we do, Ms. Choi?
At the hearing, you said you'd take responsibility
If she doesn't show up...
"Kang Choong-mo"
- Hello? - "Yeon-soo. Can I see you?"
"My husband, Han Jung-hyun"
"successfully raised our son and daughter"
"I'm only grateful"
"that I married someone like him"
"You were fooled by a spy"
"Someone like you can't be the director of CIO"
- "It's your responsibility" - "I'll take responsibility"
"That commie is causing a stir"
"throughout the country don't you agree?"
"Are you okay? Don't try too hard, just come home"
What's going on?
What do you mean you'll take responsibility?
A-soon was planning to fly in tonight
I was going to explain it all after that
Where's Ms. Kim A-soon now?
It seems that she couldn't get on the plane
Why did you say you'd take responsibility
when there was such a risk?
I know I placed a burden on the administration
But I thought answering that question
could put her life in danger
Choi Yeon-soo
Our hard effort to establish the CIO
is about to go to nothing even before its start
A burden?
Are you naive or just irresponsible? You think this is a joke?
I'm sorry
- Yeon-soo - Give me some time
Director Choi you went through a lot today
- See you tomorrow - See you tomorrow, Mr. Bae
Good work
Bye
Seriously, I almost fainted
Good work
How are the kids?
They're fine
- Did you eat? - No, I have no appetite
I'll make you spicy noodles
Let's go in
It's spicy
Take your time
- Did you watch the hearing? - Yes, you did a good job
You said you're grateful to your husband who wrote that for you?
- Did you like that part best? - That was the highlight
Everything, including the highlight, was good
except the ending
Don't worry about A-soon for now. Eat your meal
Only then can you continue to fight
Everyone's worked really hard to come this far
but I've disappointed the CIO
Both A-soon and the CIO may get in trouble because of me
Finish it
I'm sorry, I can't eat anymore
Hi, Reverend. How's A-soon?
"Ms. Choi. Something serious happened"
What?
What happened? What happened to A-soon?
A-soon and her mother went to the airport
But some NIS agents and the Chinese police were there to get them
- "so they ran away" - What?
- Where did they go? - I've lost contact with them
- They've disappeared - Are you sure they're from the NIS?
"Yes, I've seen them before"
Do you think
they were caught by them?
"I don't know"
"I'm trying to find that out"
Okay, can you please keep searching for them?
"Yes, I'll do that"
Oh, no
What do I do?
The NIS? What are you talking about?
I also don't know what's going on
Jung-hyun Is this all because of me?
A-soon couldn't come back to Korea because of me
If she gets caught this time...
- Yeon-soo - So many people worked hard
to establish the CIO
What should I do, Jung-hyun?
No, Yeon-soo
It's not your fault
It's not
"Jung-hyun Is this all because of me?"
"A-soon couldn't come back to Korea because of me"
"If she gets caught this time..."
"14D 5834"
What did they say?
The opposition party refused to adopt Ms. Choi's report
Of course they wouldn't
There are over a thousand negative articles about her
Ms. Choi remained silent about Kim A-soon
so there are a lot of speculations about that
What did Ms. Choi say?
Please don't tell anyone about this
for A-soon's safety
Nothing
Why don't we call off her nomination and go for someone else?
I think we should We'd still be concerned
even if she became Director of CIO
What do you think?
I suggest that we wait one more day
- What are you saying? - We can't wait another day
"Choi violated the National Security Law"
Some people say Ms. Choi should be imprisoned
- for violating National Security Law - "She defended a spy"
Some say we shouldn't be appointed at the CIO
They're so cruel
Well...
I'm causing a nuisance to everyone
That's not what I mean
You're doing all this not to put A-soon in danger
Those people can't do what you're doing now
but they just say such things
"Eighty-five percent oppose Choi's nomination"
- Hi, Reverend Ha - "Ms. Choi"
I'm going to Korea today I found A-soon
What? Where is she?
he found A-soon
"There are more people who oppose Choi's nomination"
"It's expected that it won't be easy for the administration"
"to push ahead with the plan to appoint her as Director of CIO"
"Breaking news. The Blue House has announced that they'll select"
"a new director nominee of CIO"
"It was decided after Choi's confirmation hearing"
"CIO will soon be officially launched..."
Yeon-soo
"Jung-hyun"
Are you okay? I watched the news
Yes, I'm fine
I'm on my way to Taean to meet A-soon
Taean?
Is she not flying in?
"No, I'll talk to you later. Bye"
Mr. Bae, Can you please go faster?
You'll be the head of a big organization
You shouldn't tell me to commit a crime
I'm driving within the legal limit
Take a nap
I want to go faster
"Min Sang-a"
Sang-a
I have news
Who's the prettiest person in the world?
Han Seung-mi
You surely are an honest man
- Seung-goo. What about me? - You're very nice, Yoo-bin
Seung-goo, I'm going to Eunhye Hardware
Are these what I need to buy?
- When will you be back? - I'll be back soon
I like to go to Eunhye Hardware
But there's no one to keep an eye on the shop
That's right
Boss, please keep an eye on the shop
- Okay - See you
I have to go and keep an eye on the shop
Wait, Seung-goo
Sit down for a minute
I'm not just nice
Am I not pretty as well?
You?
- Yes, you are - Really?
My gosh
- Are you okay? - What? Was that a lie?
Telling a lie hurts me
Oh, right We need a hex wrench set too
Dad!
You have to turn right to go to Eunhye Hardware
Don't turn left
Dad! Dad!
Dad!
Dad! Dad!
You have to turn right to go to Eunhye Hardware
Ride a bike on a bike path
Drive a car on a road
Ride a bike on a bike path
Drive a car on a road
Ride a bike on a bike path
Drive a car on a road
There's a boat coming into the harbor now
- Could it be that one? - I don't know
By the way, where's Reverend Ha?
He said he'd see A-soon get on the boat and then get on a flight
Oh, there he is
- Reverend Ha - Hello
- Hello
Ma'am
Are you A-soon's mother?
Nice to meet you
- Where is A-soon? - Please...
Please find my daughter
- What? - Where's A-soon?
Did she not get on the boat?
A-soon. Please find A-soon my daughter
Ma'am
That's it, right?
Is this the police?
I need to report someone who has been abducted
Her name is Kim A-soon
Some people came out of nowhere and abducted her out in the open sea
This way
Hold her
Take it off
What the heck is she saying?
Where is my mother?
What happened to her?
I need to take her to a hospital
- My mother... - Take her
Please let me go
Let's go
Please let me go
- Thank you for your work - Thank you
Shut her up. Do it quickly
Please be quiet, Ms. Kim A-soon
Be quiet
Who's that punk?
- Who is that? - Hey!
Stop!
You jerk!
Who the heck are you?
Stop there!
What's going on?
- Get up and follow him! - Yes, sir
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