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[This program is suitable for viewers ages 15 and up.]

[The people, organizations, names, and issues in this story are fictional.]

Chief Jang, Kang Dong Soo, and Yoo Shi Hyun have found our hideout.

What about Choi Tae Wook?

Yoo Shi Hyun... took him.

Choi Tae Wook witnessed Prosecutor Yoo killing Chief Moon.

More important than that, everything is over once he contacts the Elder.

You must get rid of Choi Tae Wook.

Yes.

Where are you right now?

I'm almost there. What about you?

Don't stop anywhere. Go straight to the police station.

Kim Do Jin is following you.

Okay. See you later.

[Episode 15]

Senior, what in the world is going on?

Stick this guy in an interrogation room.

Let me make one phone call.

Forget it. Give and take.

If we don't get anything, you get nothing. Don't you know?

Isn't this a violation of my rights?

This could be a problem later on.

Hey, take him.

Senior, shouldn't you explain things to me a little bit?

Call an ambulance. His leg injury is pretty severe.

Then you should've gone to the hospital. Why are you here?

There are people after him.

Just choose five people who are good at their jobs.

They can't leave him until he gets treatment at the hospital and returns.

Do you think I'm a police chief or something?

You think I can order people around?

Why, you...

Where is the chief? I'll talk to him.

This way.

Do you know Prosecutor Yoo Shi Joon?

Prosecutor Yoo Shi Joon pointed the gun at Chief Moon...

and pulled the trigger himself.

It will be hard.

This is already my second time stopping you like this.

You said everything is over once Choi Tae Wook talks to the Elder.

I did say that.

I don't think we have time to be standing around like this.

It's hard enough to handle Kang Dong Soo.

You're going to take on all the other detectives too?

Even if it is you, going in there is suicide.

Do you have another way?

I am the Chief of Internal Affairs.

Kang Dong Soo may be hoping for you to come in more than me.

Then I ought to go in.

I am very sorry.

You said something like that to me before.

Is there something I don't know?

I don't know.

Did I say something like this before?

I'll contact you once I'm done.

Yes, Chief Jang. What's going on?

Choi Tae Wook is in Kang Dong Soo's hands.

I'm at the police station.

I will head over there now.

Please buy time for as long as you can, so Choi Tae Wook can't contact the Elder.

If you show up in this situation, we're revealing all our cards to them.

Leave this to me.

What are you planning to do?

I want to make one thing certain.

Once this is over...

the promise you made to me when we brought Sergeant Kim Do Jin into this

please keep that promise.

I will.

Thank you.

What is it, Chief Jang?

There is an important suspect being held here by Violent Crimes.

We need to take him back to our office.

An important suspect?

They do have jurisdiction here.

Even if we are from Internal Affairs, it's a bit much to just burst in.

I'll take responsibility for it.

You just need to follow my lead.

All right.

Did you bring it?

Is this okay?

Follow me.

Ah, what a pain this is.

Squad Chief, have I ever led you astray on a case?

- That's why I'm saying it's a pain. - Bro!

I came here because I trusted you.

Don't trust me. Please don't.

Who told you that you can trust me?

Chief, it's Internal Affairs.

- Internal Affairs? - They're coming now. Hurry.

Internal Affairs. Hurry up.

It's been a long time, Chief Cha.

What brings the Chief of Internal Affairs all the way here?

I heard you have a suspect here named Choi Tae Wook.

From this point on, Internal Affairs will take custody of him.

Hold on, now.

What right does Internal Affairs have to take custody of our suspect?

If you're from headquarters, is it okay to disregard jurisdiction?

Is it wrong to take a suspect in order to interrogate him?

Tell me what the suspect's crimes are.

I don't think I'm required to answer all of your questions.

Then, that applies to me too.

I'm not required to do what you ask.

Words don't work with you.

You will not cooperate?

Well...

The thing with our job is, paperwork is important.

If you have documents to prove that this is official business, Chief Jang

this could go much more smoothly.

Don't you agree?

This is Jang Tae Joon.

Yes, he is standing in front of me.

Hello.

Oh, Station Chief.

What? You want me to hand the suspect over?

No, I...

No, uh... we...

Yes, since you put it that way.

Yes.

I understand.

There's no one who doesn't have dirt on them if you look.

Do you think the station chief here had dirt or not?

Detective Kang, what do I do? It was the station chief.

You can look around, but no one will step up to help you.

Your colleagues here...

can't go against orders as blatantly as you do.

Is that so?

When you look down from high up

the people here must look like pieces you can use and throw away on a game board.

Well, I suppose you're right.

Half the people here became police just to make a living.

They want to keep things good.

It's true that they want to avoid trouble with the bosses if they can.

But, the thing is...

the job makes the man.

Once you spend 10 or 20 years in the field

you get that much pride from having protected people.

You couldn't even be a detective without that.

Even without your name in one line of the news

we live with the pride of knowing we protect people out there.

But, you're not even going to attack us from behind?

You're coming at us from the front?

Do you think working in the field is that much of a joke!

Try whatever you want.

Hey, hey. Seriously, you people.

Squad Chief.

Are you just going to watch?

Gosh, I can't live because I'm so ashamed.

Whatever happens from here on out, I'll take responsibility for it.

Don't think about the consequences.

Just follow Detective Kang's orders.

I told you, there isn't much time left.

You will pay...

for what you did to Ji Soo.

There isn't much time left now, so expect it soon.

Now, you are mine.

I'll take Kim Do Jin and Yoo Shi Joon down at the same time.

Detective Ahn, they're here.

Senior, the ambulance is outside.

- Go. - Okay, let's go.

Hey, let me use the phone before I go.

What could I possibly do while I'm here?

If you let me make one call, I'll do my best to cooperate.

Put your gun down now.

Chief... Chief.

Kim Do Jin, I think we need to get moving now.

[National Forensic Service Morgue]

I finished up here.

[Jang Tae Joon's Study] I checked all his files and memos.

There was nothing special.

Jang Tae Joon wouldn't leave any traces behind.

But, if there happens to be a link to us, it could be a big problem.

All right, I will take his computer, just in case.

[Youngwoo Storage]

Senior, it looks like someone was already here.

I don't see the computer hard drive either.

What about his hideout?

Yes, Detective Jang went there.

Why are they going this far?

What is it all for?

How could he so easily throw his life away?

I just can't figure it out.

It must be to protect Yoo Shi Joon.

Can you... handcuff your own brother?

Can you put handcuffs on him?

Can you make him pay for his crimes?

Are you prepared to do that?

Step back if you can't handle it.

No one will blame you if you do.

However, if you take part in this halfway, I won't stand for it.

Why do you think...

my brother is doing this?

It was probably to get rid of the Elder.

But, whether it's the Elder or Yoo Shi Joon...

they are the same in that they step on innocent people to achieve their goal.

Honestly...

I don't what the difference is between the Elder and Yoo Shi Joon.

Think about it carefully.

Yes, Lieutenant Oh.

What?

A poet once said this.

Everyone is sick with disease, but no one says they are in pain.

That's what the world is like now.

In order to remain sane in this crazy world...

you need to be drunk on something.

He never could drink much.

I'm talking about Chief Jang.

We can't let his life mean nothing.

Manager Choi is dead?

Yes.

Manager Choi seems to have made some sort of deal with Kang Dong Soo's team.

He was going to give them information on the Elder.

Manager Choi...

was loyal to the Elder for over 20 years.

Why would a person like that suddenly make such a deal?

Chief Jang looked into it.

It seems that Kang Dong Soo's team took Manger Choi's daughter.

Manager Choi's daughter?

Yes, that's what happened.

I see.

I'm not surprised by that.

He did love his daughter very much.

As for Manager Choi and Chief Jang...

are you certain that they are both dead?

Yes.

Well, then...

what are you planning to do now, Shi Joon?

I am waiting to have that meal you promised to have with me.

Are you?

I will contact you soon.

Do you really think that the Elder will show tomorrow?

Choi Tae Wook is dead.

The Elder and his people will sense that something is wrong.

They my postpone the meeting or just cancel it altogether.

The Elder has been planning the cold sale for several years.

This is an important meeting to carry out those plans.

They can't delay them.

Are you sure?

Please go to Macheon Hotel and see if there are any changes in the security.

Shi Hyun.

- Come in. - Okay.

From what I found out...

Manager Choi's body is at the morgue in the National Forensic Service.

Will the meeting with the Elder still go ahead?

Is there a reason to postpone it?

There is the incident with Manager Choi.

Something feels off about it to me.

You must know that this cold sale is not simply about money.

You must've realized that, right?

These points show that someone is buying large amounts of public enterprise bonds.

Isn't it a good thing if public enterprise bonds are sold at high prices?

When you look at the data, you need to look for the hidden signal.

The signal that this data shows us

is that a particular force is making a play for these public enterprises.

If you look at the big picture, they seem to have about 30 trillion won.

I think they're going to let it explode all at once.

If they let this bomb explode, our nation's economy will suffer damage.

Hold on.

Our country's GDP is about 1600 trillion won.

We have a yearly budget of 430 trillion won.

So, how can the economy be at risk over a mere 30 trillion won?

The year 1992.

George Soros' Quantum Fund devalued England's pound.

The Quantum Fund was only worth 20 trillion won, at the time.

Really?

When they smell blood, the sharks will come.

Other hedge funds joined in on the attack

It only took three days for it to happen.

England put in one third of their foreign currencies

but had to give up in the end.

Quantum Fund made one billion dollars in profit.

After great foreign exchange loss, they had to withdraw from the market.

These people...

what is their reason for doing this?

Since the new government came in, they talk of settlements and reform.

We are receiving a lot of pressure.

Honestly, we didn't expect this much pressure from the government.

You needed a hidden card in order to change the game.

The government will not want to ruin the nation.

The same goes for us, as well.

In order to handle the situation...

they will have to take our hand when we offer it.

And for the reforms they are planning

we will have to draw a line and come to an agreement on them.

Of course, being able to gain a considerable amount of assets is a bonus.

Sounds good.

You get to do two things at once.

Still, isn't it an exaggeration to say that the economy is at risk?

We experienced economic troubles with the IMF.

In some ways, it could be worse than the IMF.

What do you mean?

At the time, there was no Brexit, America-first policy

or the issue of THAAD.

China was not the country back then that is now.

You cannot compare it.

The external factors that helped us overcome it before aren't here now.

The powerful people in our country who are just waiting for an opportunity...

will have a great chance with this sale.

Yoon Sung Soo told me where the documents are.

It's regarding a cold sale.

Cold sale.

So, this is what the cold sale was.

I think this is all we need for the explanation.

Is there a way to stop it?

Three months...

No, if we had known only a month ago

we could have stopped things from getting this far, but...

now there's no way to stop this plan.

We can prepare and prepare some more.

All we can do is keep the impact to a minimum.

Once the cold sale starts, what do we do about the poor citizens?

They already barely get by.

Now, they really will have a hard time.

If they get too full, they start to think about useless things.

That's not good for them.

Yes, you're right about that.

However, we can't do nothing about Manager Choi's death.

You are right about that.

I feel slightly bad about that.

Do you have a plan?

Let's go together.

- Where? - I've moved up the meeting.

The Elder is waiting.

This is Kim Do Jin.

They've gotten rid of the security for the Elder.

Are you certain?

Yes, it seems like the meeting has been canceled.

Or they moved it up.

Should I make introductions?

I'm sure you know most of them.

How could I not know them?

Politics, finance, and media.

Everyone here is the at the top of their field in their industry.

Prosecutor Park Moon Ki will soon become the Chief District Prosecutor.

He will be a great source of strength for our organization.

Shall we get started now?

[Final Details, Examinations, and Discussion of The C.S.]

This is the final meeting regarding the cold sale.

I assume you have all taken a look at the details.

Today, we will only discuss the strategic measures.

Chairwoman.

I don't think the Elder is here yet.

Is he not attending today?

Oh, really?

Okay, Senior.

Work hard and thank you.

Yeah.

My senior knows the Secretary of Civil Affairs at the Blue House.

He's going to take our files and tell that person what we know.

Do you think we can stop this cold sale?

If the Blue House finds out, the government will come up with a plan.

Whether it's stopped or not, we can't do anything here.

Are you going somewhere?

You said we can't do anything from here.

Then I should look for something that I can do.

I mean... I'm going to do what I can do.

I'm going to see my brother.

Shi Hyun, I don't think that's a very good idea.

Don't you agree, Detective Kang?

- Go on. - Detective Kang.

If he knows we found Choi Tae Wook, then Prosecutor Yoo knows too.

He knows that we know about him.

It could be better to face him head on right now.

It's a good way to get more information from him too.

It's starting again.

Shi Hyun!

The unknown man who does not make official appearances.

However, behind the screen

he's someone so great that he can control the direction of the government.

This is the Elder that you know, isn't it?

I will tell you the truth.

The person who was called the Elder

passed away in the early 1990s.

He was actually one of our founding members.

He had the dramatic story

of being from one of Joseon's greatest merchant families.

Anecdotes of the founding members were mixed in during the industrial age.

One day, there was a rumor about a person called the Elder.

The founding members, including my father

started to use that name, the Elder, more actively.

It's natural for people.

People feel fear and are wary of things they don't know about.

In the end, they end up obedient.

That's how the Elder became a symbol of hidden power in this country.

A few brave people made it near the edge of the hidden tent.

They only got so far.

Yoo Jin Kyu, the journalist.

You used an idol called the Elder to keep the truth about the group hidden.

That is how you went about your business.

An idol only has strength when it is hidden inside the tent.

In the end, this Elder...

never even existed.

No.

It seems you've misunderstood me.

It's not that the Elder does not exist.

Everyone here...

is the Elder.

You have to become the Elder too.

You look as if you're deep in thought.

Yes.

May I share my thoughts with you?

You said earlier that we were all the Elder, didn't you?

Yes, and?

But, even when I meet up with my elementary school classmates

there is always a leader and a loser in those groups.

No matter how much I think about it

I can't understand how there is no leader in our organization.

What is it that you're trying to say?

By seeing the mood and how people act...

the real Elder in our organization is you, Chairwoman Jo.

That's what I believe and I plan to be loyal to you.

What do you think?

I see there was a reason why you made it so far in life.

Is there something in my sketches?

That's it?

There are only four.

Yes, that's all this time.

That's weird.

This never happened before.

You said so before.

The other person with powers to see the future influenced your sketches.

You became aware of Yoo Shi Joon's powers just recently.

It's not weird for there to be a change.

I'm going to go see my brother.

Will you be okay?

Wasting time won't change anything.

Please analyze my sketches while I'm gone.

Okay.

How long are you going to hide that from Shi Hyun?

[10 Minutes Earlier]

Detective Kang.

Isn't this Prosecutor Yoo?

Detective Kang!

Detective Kang.

What are you doing?

Let's pretend this fifth sketch wasn't drawn.

Detective Kang.

If Prosecutor Yoo dies...

there's a big chance that you're the one who kills him.

If Prosecutor Yoo is X, who made all of this happen

there is a good chance that he had something to do with Min Ji Soo's death.

Right?

I'll be honest with you.

If there is a situation that requires it, I won't hesitate to kill Yoo Shi Joon.

- Detective Kang! - Yoo Shi Joon and Kim Do Jin...

You can't face them without being prepared to do that.

If you're not prepared to do that, you could end up like Chief Moon.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Is that really why?

If Shi Hyun finds out about Prosecutor Yoo's death beforehand...

you're not just worried she'll stand in the way of your revenge?

It's only been a few days since the last sketches and Chief Moon's death.

But, these sketches...

if she finds out she sketched her own brother's death

Sergeant Yoo won't be able to handle it.

Hello.

Oh, Shi Joon. It's me.

Yeah, Shi Hyun.

Are you busy?

No, go on and talk.

Can we meet now?

What is it? You can't make time?

No, let's meet. Where are you?

Hey, Senior.

What do I do?

We were still looking around in the hideout.

But, prosecutors suddenly burst in and took all our evidence.

Prosecutors? Who?

Who was in charge again?

Prosecutor Yoo Shi Joon from Seoul Central District or something.

But, Detective Jang was able to save this one thing.

Baby, it's your mom.

Today, I first found out about you.

Your mom is so happy that you have come to us.

I'm going to continue writing letters to you until you are born.

Stay happy and let's always love each other.

Yes, Lieutenant Oh.

Lieutenant Oh, did you get something?

Look at this.

They have these self storage units that they lease to people these days.

What do you think? Doesn't it look familiar?

Take a good look.

I'll text you this location.

Detective Kang.

I... can trust you, right?

Well, we hid the sketch and all.

You're not going to cause any other trouble, are you?

I'm trusting you, Detective Kang!

Did you wait long?

No.

These are so pretty.

They look happy.

I should come to look at them more often.

Who knows when they'll bloom again?

Did you eat yet?

We didn't get to go eat rice stew at the market last time.

Should we go get that now?

Shi Hyun.

It's nice for siblings to have rice stew and soju.

You have time now, don't you?

Look at me.

Shi Hyun, look at me.

I told you, didn't I?

You're too honest and your feelings are written all over your face.

Seeing that expression on your face...

I see that you know everything.

No, it can't be.

You told me you don't lie to me or hide things from me.

- It can't be. - What can't be?

That I'm X, the one you've been looking for?

Or...

that I killed Chief Moon with my own hands?

Why did you do it?

You wouldn't understand if I told you.

I'm asking you to please answer me, Shi Joon.

Why are you doing these things?

Everything started with the Seosu Building.

The Seosu Build...

What about the Seosu Building?

You nearly died there.

There's something you don't know, Shi Hyun.

That man was the first person I saved using my powers to see the future.

So, what about it?

You saved a person who was about to die.

The person I saved was Seo Sang Goo.

Yes.

The culprit behind the Seosu Building fire.

The person who killed over 200 people.

That Seo Sang Goo.

I only wanted to take a few people with me.

I didn't know that many people would die.

Shi Joon's class went to the Seosu Building

for a field trip on the day of the fire.

Shi Joon was the sole survivor from his class.

I killed them...

All the other kids...

Shi Joon.

That wasn't your fault.

You're right, it wasn't.

But, that's when I realized what it was I had to do.

I knew where I had to use my powers.

You're trying to stop the cold sale, right?

If you know that much, then I don't need to explain any more.

How will you stop it?

By killing the Elder?

The cold sale is just the beginning of it.

As long as the Elder and that organization exist

people will continue to suffer.

Doesn't someone need to end it?

You're a prosecutor!

If the Elder and that organization have committed crimes...

you should have gone after through legal means.

If that were possible...

I wouldn't have come this far.

You've gone too far, Shi Joon.

You have to stop now.

There were many sacrifices made to get here.

Everything...

Shouldn't you do everything you can?

You're a prosecutor.

So, shouldn't you try everything you possibly can?

Are they really evil?

Are you sure you are good?

Walking this path is my duty.

Don't get weak.

I know.

I can't quit now.

I will stop the Elder.

Also...

you can't stop me.

[Youngwoo Storage]

I am very sorry.

You said something like that to me before.

Is there something I don't know?

I don't know.

Did I say something like that?

Prosecutor Park, it's me, Shi Joon.

Prosecutor Yoo.

Could we meet for a moment?

What is this place?

It was the hideout used by Jang Tae Joon and Kim Do Jin.

The police detectives seized the place, but I took over.

The two of them were after the Elder.

These are files that Chief Jang had on the Elder.

[CEO of Chunsan, Jo Min Sook]

[Prosecutor of Yoo Jin Kyu...]

[Law Firm Chunsan]

Shi Joon.

Can I trust you?

I asked you if I can trust you, Shi Joon.

He may have known my weakness, but I did work with Chief Jang.

It's natural for you to suspect me.

So...

what will you do?

What can I do?

Tell me what I can do.

That man, Kim Do Jin, who worked for Chief Jang...

do you think you can take care of him yourself?

Why? Will it be difficult?

Kim Do Jin is a trained special forces soldier.

All you have to do is get him in front of us.

By us, you mean?

Today... I met the Elder.

I can't tell you the details, but just know this one thing.

There is no longer anything standing in Park Moon Ki's way.

All I have left to do is go forward.

At last... you met the Elder.

Yes.

Also... I will need a stable right hand if I'm to achieve great things.

Shi Joon.

I would like it if you became my right hand.

What do you think about that?

I'm late, right? Sorry.

- Where's Detective Kang? - Hm?

Ah, you know the first sketch?

- The one with Kim Do Jin? - Yes.

I found out that it's a company that leases storage units.

Detective Kang went out to look into it.

What about the other sketches? Anything special in them?

Not yet.

I should keep looking now.

How did it go with your brother?

Prosecutor Yoo really killed Chief Moon?

I will arrest Shi Joon myself.

Not because I hate him, but because I love him.

Because I love him...

I will make him stop on my own.

Detective Kang, when did you get here?

Scan this picture for me.

What is it?

It's a picture that was inside the storage unit.

What is this?

That person there is Jung Il Soo.

That person is...

the victim, Lee Soo Young.

Why was this picture there?

Do you see the date?

It was taken two days before she died.

Who took this picture?

Look at the left corner.

Is that Jang Tae Joon?

You're not saying that Jang Tae Joon knew that...

Kim Do Jin's wife would be murdered?

Yes.

Since Jang Tae Joon knew, I'm sure Yoo Shi Joon knew too.

No, this whole thing could've been planned by Yoo Shi Joon.

Your brother became a monster while trying to catch a monster.

That is who Yoo Shi Joon is now.

You're going to make your brother stop because you love him?

Do you think that's enough to catch Yoo Shi Joon?

I am sorry.

I did something to you that I shouldn't have done.

I really am sorry.

It must be the alcohol. I'm talking too much.

Yes, Kim Do Jin.

Prosecutor Yoo.

Can we meet now?

I have urgent business now.

I think it will take me about an hour.

Yes, I'll see you there.

[Sketch]

Torture?

He wanted to find out something.

It was probably information about the Elder.

I still thought it wasn't Yoo Shi Joon.

You know very well how important this is.

Now, I know what you did to me.

All this time...

I realize how scary my actions have been.

You said that my brother became a monster, right?

But, in my opinion...

I think you've become a monster too, Detective Kang.