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There has never been kimchi like this.

A historic annual revenue of 500 billion won.

The driving force behind the global kimchi craze.

KIMCHI, WHOLE RADISH KIMCHI

Do you even know what real kimchi tastes like?

JANG BREADWINNER CHAIRMAN OF JANG'S KIMCHI

Made with the love of serving it

at my family's dinner table.

Korea's best kimchi.

Jang's Kimchi.

THE LATE JANG BREADWINNER

FUNERAL OF THE LATE JANG BREADWINNER CHAIRMAN OF JANG'S KIMCHI

PARK WIFE THE LATE JANG BREADWINNER'S WIFE

JANG ELDEST THE LATE JANG BREADWINNER'S ELDEST SON

JANG YOUNGEST THE LATE JANG BREADWINNER'S YOUNGEST SON

JANG'S KIMCHI

JANG DAUGHTER THE LATE JANG BREADWINNER'S DAUGHTER

KIM SWEETHEART JANG FAMILY'S FUTURE SON-IN-LAW

Have some whole radish kimchi.

Thanks.

JOO DAUGHTER-IN-LAW JANG FAMILY'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

DECEMBER 30, 2012, 6:00 A.M. JANG BREADWINNER'S FUNERAL PROCESSION

Have you seen Youngest?

How long do we have to wait for him?

-I'm sure he'll come soon. -It's obvious.

He's probably passed out drunk somewhere.

When have you ever seen him drunk?

-Of all the things to be late for. -Stop saying nonsense.

How can he be so careless today?

-I'm sure Father would love this. -It's our final day with him.

He's at least coming to his cremation, right?

Of course, he will.

Then let's just get going.

Everyone, it's time to say farewell to the departed.

Gosh, honey…

Let's begin.

Father.

How could this have happened?

FUNERAL PROCESSION BEGINS WITHOUT THE YOUNGEST SON

It's me, your youngest daughter. Your favorite.

What are you talking about? That's not true.

-Father. -Please wait.

What?

-Breadwinner! -Wait, who's this?

-Oh, Aunt. -Aunt?

I thought she couldn't come.

How did you get here? Weren't all flights canceled because of the snowstorm?

You made it somehow.

Please let me see my brother's face for the last time.

I want to say goodbye.

-You should've come sooner for that. -Oh dear.

She came all the way from the US. What do we do?

Still, this is ridiculous.

Does everyone agree to this?

I don't think this is right.

-In that case… -I don't know, do whatever you guys want.

Aunt. We'll let you see Father's face

-one last time. -That's enough, Aunt.

Aunt, we get it already.

Do I have to do this? Shouldn't you do it, Eldest?

I'm holding Father's portrait right now, for goodness' sake.

What a mess this is.

-This is a first for me. -Father…

Aunt, take a good look at him for the last time.

Gosh, I can't bear to watch this.

We've already said our goodbyes

and all…

-What the heck? -What?

-What the? -What's this?

-Oh gosh! -Oh my!

-This is insane! -Oh my gosh!

-Isn't this Youngest? -Why's this punk sleeping in here?

Oh my! Oh my gosh!

-What's wrong with him? -Youngest!

-Stop joking around! -Hey!

-What's going on? -Oh my!

No, Youngest! Who would do this to him?

-What the heck is going on? -Youngest!

Wake up, Youngest!

MURDER AT THE FUNERAL HALL I

THE DEATH OF THE YOUNGEST SON OF A KIMCHI CHAEBOL FAMILY

CRIME SCENE ZERO

Wake up, Youngest!

-Wait. -Excuse me!

-Excuse me! -Where's Father?

What's going on here?

-Step away from the casket. -Who are you?

-Hello, I'm An Detective. -I can't believe this.

-Detective? -Yes, this is now a homicide crime scene.

Homicide?

Are you saying someone killed my Youngest?

But first, what happened to our father's body?

Where did our father go?

-What if the chairman is alive? -That jerk.

Did he lose it? What on earth was he doing in there?

-Don't call him jerk! -So you found someone else's body

in the late Jang Breadwinner's casket?

Yes! But our father was definitely in his casket.

-We all saw him when we said our goodbyes. -All right.

She just arrived, right?

-That's our aunt. -I see.

Apart from the person who just got here,

all the family members present are now suspects.

-What nonsense is this? -What, suspects?

-Unbelievable, she's so rude. -That's my son right there!

Do you know what kind of family we are?

-How dare you call us suspects? -Okay.

Please wait outside.

All of you suspects, please go.

-"All of you suspects"? -But our father!

-Please leave. -Fine, we'll do as you say for now.

This is ridiculous.

-Goodness. -What is going on?

I can't see through the tears in my eyes.

How did he end up in his dead father's casket?

Did someone switch the bodies?

-Hello, An Detective. -Hey.

You're the assistant detective.

I'm Kang Minhee, the assistant detective.

Right.

I heard you were a smart one.

Do you know where this casket was at the estimated time of death?

I checked with the funeral director beforehand.

-I was told it was in the mortuary. -The mortuary, huh?

Okay, then ask the funeral director

-to put this back where it was then. -Sure.

Do we have that thing ready?

I've compiled details of the victim as well as the five suspects.

Very impressive.

CASE FILE DELIVERED

Return the casket and prepare for questioning.

I'll prepare right away.

What an obedient kid.

Victim, Jang Youngest.

A 33-year old male.

The youngest son of Jang Breadwinner

and the manager of the Future Kimchi Strategy Department.

He was found dead in Jang Breadwinner's casket

during the funeral procession.

The estimated time of death

is from 5 a.m., when the casket was taken out of the freezer,

to 6 a.m., when the procession began.

A murder in a kimchi chaebol family?

Something smells here.

It smells spicy, all right.

WHAT IS THE TRUTH BEHIND THIS SPICY-SMELLING CASE?

First suspect, Park Wife.

A 59-year-old female. Mother of the victim, Jang Youngest.

Second suspect, Jang Eldest. A 48-year-old male.

Executive Director of Jang's Kimchi.

The victim's eldest brother.

Third suspect, Jang Daughter.

A 38-year-old female.

Head of Menu Development at Jang's Kimchi.

The victim's older sister.

Fourth suspect, Joo Daughter-in-law.

A 36-year-old female. Wife of the late second son of the family.

Fifth suspect, Kim Sweetheart.

A 33-year-old male.

Team Lead of Future Kimchi Strategy Team 1.

The victim's subordinate and Jang Daughter's fiancé.

I know you must be heartbroken

being at the funeral of a family member and then losing another.

-Goodness, unbelievable. -But don't worry.

I promise I'll find out

who murdered Mr. Jang Youngest and why.

By the way, I love Jang's Kimchi.

I'm a huge fan of your kimchi.

-You've got good taste. -Our whole radish kimchi is very famous.

There isn't a single person in Korea who didn't grow up eating our kimchi.

Our annual revenue right now is nearly 500 billion won.

Wow, that's impressive.

How exactly have you contributed to that success?

Man, that low-class lady is at it again.

By the way, how did Chairman Jang pass away?

Dad.

-If he had a chronic illness or something… -I still can't believe it.

…we'd have helped him stay in good condition.

If his passing was unexpected, did he perhaps not leave a will?

We'll follow the protocol

and have the will announced by our lawyer once the funeral is over.

-You all better be nervous. -Okay, then.

Please introduce yourselves and your relationship to Jang Youngest.

Would you like to start, Ms. Park Wife?

I'm the lady of the Jang household,

and Youngest was my son.

-What's with her? -I see.

My Youngest shouldn't have died this way.

He was so smart, capable, and polite since he was little.

He excelled in his studies and even studied abroad.

He then led the Future Strategy Department.

You know who most companies

pick to lead their future strategy departments, right?

In other words, he was going to be the successor of…

Look here.

Is she allowed to spread lies like that?

-I was trying-- -They're all just nobodies.

I was trying to hold back, given this situation.

But could you refrain from talking about Youngest becoming the successor?

It was clear that he was slated to be the successor.

-That was an undeniable fact. -I suppose.

-But… -Is that all?

You should also tell her your background.

-What background? Shut your mouth. -Gosh, don't bring that up.

Why? Is there something unusual about your background?

-It's nothing. Too embarrassing to say. -I don't know exactly.

She's from a radish patch or a cabbage patch or something.

Gosh, Eldest. She might hear you.

I already heard that.

Judging by the vibe here,

I'm guessing they're not your biological children?

-They're awfully rude, aren't they? -Come on, now.

They're not my children.

Look at their mugs. Do they look related to me?

IT'S OBVIOUS THEIR DNA IS DIFFERENT

Then were you his mistress?

-What are you saying? -She was his second wife.

-You're spot on. -I'm legally on the family register

-as his current wife. -At any rate,

if Mr. Youngest, the second wife's son and youngest sibling,

was considered to be the successor,

you must've really wanted to kill him, no?

-You've got the wrong idea. -Spot on.

You have an excellent grasp of the situation.

This isn't just a kimchi household,

it's a dysfunctional household, isn't it?

-My goodness. Where's my lawyer? -Am I wrong?

-She has a point. -Hey, bring me my stun gun.

Why ask your lawyer for a stun gun?

Why do you need a stun gun?

See how dumb she is? She couldn't have inherited the company.

-Please calm down. Now, Mr. Jang Eldest. -How ridiculous.

-Please introduce yourself. -All right.

I'm Jang Eldest,

the eldest son

of the late Chairman Jang.

I was what you'd call the first in line for the succession.

I'm the Executive Director

-of Mr. Jang's Kimchi. -Executive Director.

Whose kimchi is "Mr. Jang's Kimchi"? Our is "Jang's Kimchi," kid.

-Yet he's the Executive Director. -No wonder

-you're not the successor. -You really are a dysfunctional family.

You can tell why he was set aside.

Next, Ms. Jang Daughter. Can you introduce yourself?

Sure.

I'm the youngest daughter,

the apple of my father's eye.

-Probably a rotten apple. -Looks rotten, yes.

But are you sure you're a daughter?

What did you just say?!

I get confused sometimes too, but she's my little sister.

-You're gorgeous. -Unbelievable.

I'm sorry, but she's my girlfriend.

-That's what makes you suspicious. -Oh, babe.

You can't stop bragging about me, can you?

That's the main reason why you're the most suspicious.

I want everyone to know.

Sure. Ms. Daughter, what was Jang Youngest like?

What do you mean?

We didn't share a drop of blood.

He was self-centered just like his mom.

He lived a very comfortable life overseas

then crawled back home two years ago

-then started working… -He came back after getting his MBA.

He went around watching NBA games.

-Yes, and? -He went to the US

to spend all his time watching basketball or whatever

and then started showing his face around the company about two years ago.

But I refuse to acknowledge him.

Next, Mr. Kim Sweetheart?

I'm the team lead of the Future Strategy Department.

I helped grow this company along with Manager Jang Youngest.

I'll also become a member of this family soon.

We're getting married right after the funeral.

Maybe he didn't want this funeral to end

and made a reason for another one.

Because I'd have to get married after the funeral?

Exactly.

-That's possible. -That's not true.

Honestly, as her older brother,

I'm very grateful to this guy.

I'm grateful, but I can't understand him at all.

-Next, Ms. Joo Daughter-in-law? -Yes.

-Joo Belle-Fille. -Joo Belle-Fille?

-Joo Belle-Fille. -What a unique accent.

It means "daughter-in-law" in French. You can call me Joo Belle-Fille.

-Or Joo Woodlouse. -No.

-"Woodlouse"? What is that? -Doesn't she look like one?

That's right.

-You're from overseas, right? -Yes, that's right.

Do you know a city called Nice in the south of France?

-I sure do. -Yes, Nice.

-I'm from Nice. -I know it.

I don't know what she's doing here at our family gathering.

I don't think

that's something the mistress should be saying.

Are you out of your mind?

I'm sorry.

-Do I need to slap some sense into you? -I shouldn't laugh.

Anyway, I'm Youngest's sister-in-law.

-All right. -Detective.

-Yes? -I'll describe her in just two words.

-Widow and beggar. Write that down. -Oh, I see.

Who could've known my husband's first wife and her second son

would both die on the same day?

Daughter-in-law unexpectedly became a widow.

The right thing to do then is to leave the family

and remove herself from our family register.

She's not related to this family by blood.

I should've realized she was up to no good when she kept mooching off us.

What were all of you doing between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m., the estimated time of death?

Mr. Jang Eldest, what were you doing?

I was the chief mourner,

so I kept vigil at the funeral parlor.

What about you, Ms. Jang Daughter?

I was here the whole time too.

She was pouring soju down her throat earlier.

Well, how could I stay sober when I was so sad?

So what if I had a drink or two?

-All right. Next, Ms. Park Wife? -Yes.

I was obviously waiting for the funeral procession.

Where else would I be? I had to greet the mourners.

My Youngest had his whole future ahead of him.

Right. Next, Joo Belle-Fille?

-Why thank you. -Great pronunciation.

-Excellent pronunciation. -Please go ahead.

I was collecting condolence money

and greeting the mourners.

-Probably to steal the money. -Who assigned that task to that thief?

Okay. Next, Mr. Kim Sweetheart?

Well, as a future family member,

I was helping out at the funeral hall.

Then it was time for the procession, so I was waiting for it to start.

-He worked hard, yes. -Right.

So everyone's alibis are similar.

-But what about Chairman Jang? -Yes?

-Where's his body? -That's what I'm wondering too.

I think finding our father's body is the top priority.

Where on earth is our dad?

We'll have to look for Chairman Jang's body too.

-That's a must. -Honey…

Now, we're going to pair up and examine the crime scene.

Mr. Jang Eldest, come with me.

Ms. Jang Daughter and Mr. Kim Sweetheart, you can team up.

-Okay. -Are you leaving me with that woodlouse?

-You can go with Ms. Joo Daughter-in-law. -Joo Daughter…

-Joo Belle-Fille. -You two are perfect together.

I hope you all bring back lots of clues.

Whoever finds the fewest clues will be regarded as the culprit.

-Okay. Let's go, babe. -Let's go.

Oh man.

-Let's go. -Let's move.

EXAMINING THE SCENE

DECEMBER 30, 2012 JANG BREADWINNER'S FUNERAL

IN JANG BREADWINNER'S CASKET,

A BODY WAS FOUND

JANG YOUNGEST THE YOUNGEST SON OF THE JANG FAMILY

LOBBY, MORTUARY

RECEPTION ROOM, FUNERAL ALTAR

FAMILY LOUNGE, FUNERAL SUPPLIES OFFICE

FUNERAL HALL

BREADWINNER AND WIFE'S ROOM

JANG ELDEST'S ROOM, JANG DAUGHTER'S ROOM

JANG YOUNGEST'S ROOM, JOO DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S ROOM

JANG FAMILY RESIDENCE

KIM SWEETHEART'S HOUSE

INITIAL EXAMINATION OF CRIME SCENE COLLECT CLUES FOR 15 MINUTES IN PAIRS

-Mother. -Don't you even.

-There's something I want to tell you. -What?

I think you really need to know your place.

Why, you crazy…

-Babe. -I'm…

Thank goodness I'm teamed up with you.

Whoever the culprit is,

what a piece of trash.

-How dare they drag my father out? -Harsh words.

MORTUARY, LOBBY

We went to the lobby next to the mortuary,

and there was a schedule of the people whose remains were taken away

and enshrined early this morning.

"Kang Descender, Drawer 4. Procession at 5 a.m."

"Jang Breadwinner, Drawer 1. Procession at 6 a.m."

Right, the funeral procedure.

FUNERAL HALL PAMPHLET

"Taken out of the mortuary freezer an hour before the procession."

Right, then since the procession was at 6 a.m.,

the body would've been taken out at 5 a.m.

The casket was in the mortuary then, so the killer must've been there

around the estimated time of death.

MORTUARY

Good grief, Youngest.

Why are you there where Father should be?

WHERE CLEANING, SHROUDING, AND CASKETING OF JANG BREADWINNER'S BODY TOOK PLACE

Oh goodness. What's with this kid, seriously?

-Hang on. -Why's he lying face down?

The casket was a lot bigger than I expected it to be.

The body was clearly leaning to the right for some reason.

-One hand is placed like this. -The other hand is…

HIS LEFT HAND IS RAISED

Did he always wear this ring?

I don't think I've ever seen him wear a ring like this before.

-Oh dear. -Okay, now.

He died with his eyes open!

Jeez, that scared me.

For goodness' sake.

-Why are his eyes so sparkly? -Oh gosh, he threw up.

Looks like he got fed something.

EYES WIDE OPEN AND TRACES OF VOMIT?

-This is vomit, isn't it? -Looks that way.

I wonder what he vomited up.

I think I smell booze.

-What? -Smell it.

It looks like…

Hey, what's that?

He got strangled.

Goodness.

-Hang on. -How suspicious.

There are lots of cords here, and he was strangled.

I see ropes as well.

There are so many things here that could've been used to strangle him.

-This is… -What's this?

"Methanol."

"Ethanol for disinfection. Methanol."

-It's alcohol. -Alcohol?

Yes.

A BOX ON ONE SIDE OF THE LOBBY

Oh my, what's this?

Yes, methanol.

CONSUMPTION MAY LEAD TO ACUTE ALCOHOL POISONING AND DEATH

Hold on.

Isn't this my son's jacket?

"Jang Youngest." It's his.

DID JANG YOUNGEST TAKE IT OFF IN THE MORTUARY?

FOUND SOMETHING ELSE

"Fungmu Air"?

Was my dear son planning to go somewhere?

So this is where Chairman Jang was in.

Then where'd they put Dad?

-Maybe in here? -Wait.

-He could be in here. -They must've put him in here.

MORTUARY REFRIGERATOR

DRAWER 1, JI HELLBOUND, FEMALE DRAWER 2, JOHN DOE, MALE

DRAWER 3, CHO ANCESTOR, MALE DRAWER 4, CHEON HEAVEN, FEMALE

DRAWER 5, LEE MORTAL WORLD, FEMALE DRAWER 6, KIM AFTERLIFE, FEMALE

There's a John Doe here.

DRAWER 2, JOHN DOE, MALE

Let's open it.

-Oh no! -Oh jeez!

DRAWER 2, JOHN DOE, MALE

Father.

You're kidding me. Who the hell did this to him?

Why is my husband labeled as a John Doe?

They stashed his body in here on top of another body!

You're right.

Why did they put his body in this drawer?

Is there a particular reason they chose this specific one?

The reception room.

When I asked what they were doing at the estimated time of death,

they gave similar answers,

saying they were in the funeral parlor or the reception room.

So I figured one of them must be lying.

All right, the trash can.

What the heck? Oh jeez.

Wait, what's this?

A BLOODY HANDKERCHIEF?

"MD"?

Oh, there it is.

JANG DAUGHTER'S PHONE

Oh, this is Jang Daughter's.

"My darling Sweetheart."

MESSAGES EXCHANGED WITH KIM SWEETHEART

"You will surpass Jang Youngest someday."

"Worship me."

What's this?

Oh, Kim Sweetheart.

KIM SWEETHEART'S PHONE

MESSAGES

"Jang Daughter."

He just has her saved as "Jang Daughter."

Whose is this?

PARK WIFE'S PHONE

Her wallpaper is of herself, huh?

MESSAGES

A text from "My son."

"I'm going to tell Father everything."

Tell him what?

"Youngest, it's a misunderstanding. Please listen to me."

"Do you want to see your mother die?"

So she had debts, huh?

"You'll regret it if you don't pay me back by tomorrow."

FULL OF TEXT MESSAGES DEMANDING REPAYMENT OF DEBTS

"You said it was a good investment! Give me my money back, you damn bitch!"

Oh my.

"Inheritance law attorney"?

They were on the phone for 30 minutes.

There's a call recording.

Mr. Attorney, I'm still the biological mother of the inheritor.

Am I not entitled to anything?

Huh?

What?

That lunatic.

FUNERAL SUPPLIES OFFICE

Why is this place so huge?

WHERE FUNERAL SUPPLIES ARE SOLD AND DISPLAYED

"Lost and found box."

THE LOST AND FOUND BOX IS LOCKED

There's something in here.

It can't be here.

LOOKING FOR THE KEY

(INSTINCTS TRIGGERED)

Here it is!

LOST AND FOUND BOX

There we go. What's this?

A NOTE INSIDE THE LOST AND FOUND BOX?

"If you keep ignoring your mother

and don't come to the funeral parlor 15 minutes before the procession,

I'm going to burn to death next to your father."

Did Park Wife write this?

Yeah, must be a note for Youngest.

Okay, Park Wife.

BREADWINNER AND WIFE'S ROOM

To be honest, I thought Youngest and Park Wife were on good terms.

I had no idea they had this conflict going on.

And she's being hounded by all these debt collection texts,

which makes her very suspicious.

Why does she have this?

I guess her eyesight is going, now that she's old.

"Lunch with Yeong-gi's mom."

"Premarital meeting between families for Jang Youngest and Son Tofu."

So is this Son Tofu, then?

DIARY

"He's so cute. Who does he take after?"

"He learned the multiplication tables by age seven."

"Youngest is back home."

"I'm the real lady of this household."

She calls this a diary?

TRASH CAN NEXT TO THE VANITY

CREDIT CARDS CUT IN HALF

These are all Park Wife's. What the heck?

Did Chairman Jang cut all these up so she couldn't use them?

TIME TO DIG THROUGH THE VANITY

Oh my, a loan agreement.

CREDITOR: KO HIGH-INTEREST DEBTOR: PARK WIFE

Three billion won?

Wait. 2.5 billion.

So 3 billion, 2.5 billion,

and another two billion.

These must be the people who sent her all those texts.

"Per the Act for Designation and Management of Green Belt,

the following area is being designated as a development restriction zone."

Oh my.

My gosh.

"I, Park Wife, swear on my son, Jang Youngest,

the successor to Jang's Kimchi."

JANG BREADWINNER'S STUDY

Who's this?

I guess he really adored Youngest.

He even had Youngest's picture here.

Even in this photo, Youngest is right next to him.

I guess you're bound to have a favorite child.

MARRY ME VIP

"Marry Me."

Look at that.

Joo Daughter-in-law.

JOO DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S PROFILE?

Why is her info here?

THROWN OUT IN THE TRASH CAN NEXT TO THE DESK

JANG'S KIMCHI BANCHAN MENU LAUNCH PROPOSAL

I found a proposal by Jang Daughter in the trash can.

SWEET-AND-SALTY BLUEBERRY KIMCHI PANCAKE

BRAISED KIMCHI MADE WITH ABC JUICE BROTH

Jang Daughter's proposal…

thrown out.

What could be in here?

All right.

"Report from Kim Secretary. 2 p.m., Kim Sweetheart."

"President of Master Cabbage. Kim Sweetheart."

"Gwak Puppet of Fungmu Group. Kim Sweetheart."

Why was he meeting Kim Sweetheart so often?

There's a folder in here.

BUSINESS PLAN

"Tofu kimchi meal kit business."

"Submitted by Jang Youngest."

"Proposal to start a meal kit business."

"A tofu kimchi meal kit business in collaboration

with Grandma Son's Handmade Tofu."

Manager Jang Youngest was a very competent man.

ANOTHER FOLDER IN A DIFFERENT DRAWER

Oh, Delicious Daily.

"Machinery Entanglement Accident at Jang's Kimchi."

ARTICLE ABOUT AN ACCIDENT AT THE KIMCHI FACTORY

…WORKER A'S LEFT ARM GOT ENTANGLED IN A MACHINE AT THE FACTORY…

So Jang Eldest

pinned everything on a completely innocent employee.

I see he even committed assault.

So Manager Jang Youngest ratted him out to the chairman.

If Eldest had known about this already,

I'd say that's a motive for murder.

JANG ELDEST'S ROOM

Okay, Eldest.

JANG ELDEST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JANG'S KIMCHI

What good is it being born into a wealthy family?

All right, what do we have here?

"Three-Minute Tofu Kimchi."

The projected revenue is a quadrillion won? Jeez.

This is why his ideas get rejected.

"Combining Jang's Kimchi

and the handmade tofu from Grandma Son's Handmade Tofu."

Oh, Grandma Son again!

He had the same idea, but it got rejected.

They both wanted to collaborate with Grandma Son.

But Eldest totally lost in a battle

over new business ideas.

Oh boy.

What's this?

"If you want to become the successor, at least make the effort to learn."

"Eldest, it doesn't matter what color the kimchi is."

"Always remember, you're the Kimchi Prince."

"It doesn't matter what color the kimchi is"?

I should check out all the drawers.

"Diploma."

So he attended Samryu University, a low-tier university.

PRESIDENT OF SAMRYU UNIVERSITY

There's something else here.

HIDDEN UNDERNEATH THE DIPLOMA

Supply agreement form to the Blue House?

I doubt he did a good job with this either.

Wait, what's this?

Oh man. This is…

(CAN HE NOT SEE?)

"Transfer all of Jang's Kimchi's shares at no cost."

Oh wow, this is a completely unfair contract.

JANG DAUGHTER'S ROOM

This has to be either Eldest or Daughter's doing.

I mean, who stands to gain the most by getting rid of Youngest?

That Daughter is disgustingly greedy.

I find her very suspicious.

"The Path to Become Number One by Any Means Possible."

"I'm the Best." Jeez.

ON HER BOOKSHELF

"Jang Daughter."

"We played hide-and-seek after school."

"Gi-cheol tried to catch me, so I cracked his skull with a rock."

Why, that crazy…

She's a total psychopath.

So she's always been like this, huh?

"I'll make you pay, Youngest"?

Oh, yes, I remember this.

What's this?

Try all you want. It won't work.

NEW MENU IDEA CONTEST FOR JANG'S KIMCHI BANCHAN

"Made with the love of serving it at my family's dinner table."

Of course.

Email inbox?

"Here is the tasting evaluation report."

JANG DAUGHTER'S NEW MENU ITEMS TASTING EVALUATION REPORT

"Disgusting."

Who'd expect anything better from you?

KIM SWEETHEART: GLORIOUS KIM AUTUMN: TRASH

Oh my goodness. Unbelievable.

So she played the piano too?

What's this?

Letter of appointment issued to the Menu Development Team?

TEAM: MENU DEVELOPMENT NAME: JANG DAUGHTER

JANG YOUNGEST'S ROOM

Oh, my son.

THE VICTIM, JANG YOUNGEST'S ROOM

Manager of the Future Kimchi Strategy Department.

MBA.

MBA DIPLOMA, NOT NBA

What's this?

A TORN PIECE OF PAPER?

A written pledge?

Why did my son write something like this?

Hang on. What did I just see?

Hey.

Yes?

You.

-Did you knock out this wall? -You…

-Did you seduce my son? -Oh my goodness!

Oh my.

-My goodness. -I'm onto you.

-Oh my. -Did you seduce my son

and get caught by the chairman?

My goodness, what are you talking about?

Are you saying my son wrote this pledge on his own?

"If Jang Youngest doesn't break up with Joo Daughter-in-law,

his inheritance will be forfeited

and will be removed from the family register."

Hang on a second. Please let go of me first.

-Let go of me. Let go. -No, I won't. I'll let go once you talk.

-Let go and I'll talk. -Talk and I'll let go.

-Let go and I'll talk. -You want this to go on forever?

-I don't feel like talking either. -Then I'll keep holding on.

Okay, then. Shall we?

-Let's go. -Fine by me.

-Let's go. Where should we look? -This feels like a scalp massage.

You know, I should just shove you in the mortuary freezer over there.

-Mother, I-- -Don't you dare call me that.

-Hey, old lady. -Get down on your knees.

It'll be your portrait up there very soon.

But I've done nothing wrong.

-You wasted my time. -Where's your room, you brat?

JOO DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S ROOM

That sneaky little brat.

I'm so angry right now, my gosh!

Do you even have any hair left?

Why, that little…

Let's calm down. Calm down, Park Wife.

You can do this.

Why is there so much stuff around here?

What does she know about art?

What's this?

What? Wait, what's behind this?

Why, that bitch and bastard!

Are you serious?

HIDDEN BEHIND THE FRAME

A HOLE IN THE WALL?

SIGNS OF A SECRET AFFAIR

Honey! I should've just followed you

so I didn't have to witness this travesty!

Look what we have here?

They had this secret little passageway, huh?

Must've been a lot of hard work.

They just had to crawl through a wall

to fool around together on this bed, huh?

This little bitch and bastard.

What's this? Are they perverts?

Why is there only one of them?

ONE FISHNET STOCKING?

So she crawled through this hole from that room and then…

"I'm here."

"I only brought one stocking today."

Gosh, that's gross!

Let's see here.

I swear, you're…

IMMEDIATELY CAME TO LOOK THROUGH JOO DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S ROOM

See? I knew it.

The other one is right here.

Gross. How disgusting.

What are these?

"Prescription, Joo Daughter-in-law."

"Herbal medicine to warm the uterus and induce pregnancy."

She got the same prescription multiple times in 2008.

I guess she wanted a kid.

She was desperate to give birth to a son.

Look at all these peppers.

(TRASH CAN)

DISCARDED NOTES?

What's with this girl? It's one thing after another.

What on earth?

"Let's slowly wither to death together"?

Unbelievable.

BOOKS ABOUT FRANCE

Why the books on exploring France?

Why would you read about French culture?

It's all a lie.

This is the bereaved family's lounge.

What's that?

Oh dear, who drank all this booze in here?

Who drank this?

ONLY DRANK THE SOJU?

Oh, the cabinet.

CABINET IN THE BEREAVED FAMILY'S LOUNGE

Looks like Youngest was using this one.

JANG'S KIMCHI JANG YOUNGEST

Wait, but why…

Why is it locked?

Everyone else's is unlocked.

Huh? This one's locked too.

I didn't use any of these. Who's using this one?

LOCKED, LOCKED, UNLOCKED

What's this?

PURSE FOUND IN THE OPEN CABINET

What's this? Whose is this?

Let's see. "Family counseling"?

Joo Daughter-in-law?!

"Is it possible to marry my deceased husband's younger brother?"

That f***ing bitch.

"Side effects of an unidentified medicinal herb."

Are you kidding me?

Why'd she put all her makeup in the pouch

but leave her lip tint out in the bag?

It's a pretty color.

So this is Kim Sweetheart's house.

Kim Sweetheart.

How could he fall in love with my little sister

and promise to spend the rest of his life with her?

It means he's not all that strategic when it comes to his future.

It's a bit strange, which makes him the most suspicious.

HOW TO SMILE SEXY, EVERYTHING ABOUT PLAYING HARD TO GET

Wow, he must be a genius at dating.

Hey, look at Sweetheart

in a green meadow.

GREEN MEADOW?

I guess he must've had a hard life.

Is this his mom?

What's this?

I may not have done much schooling, but even I can read "Top Secret."

Joo Daughter-in-law?

"List of potential marriage partners."

What the heck was he up to?

Jeez, what else is here?

KIM SWEETHEART'S NOTEBOOK IN A DRAWER

What's this?

The secret behind the umami flavor of our kimchi was MSG?

What?

Why was he digging into my family? What is he, a detective?

Man, seriously.

This is confusing, all right.

This guy is ridiculous.

-Detective. -Yes?

Are you busy?

Isn't this a certain someone we know?

This guy's just…

January 1999.

This guy's a mystery. What is this?

LOSER AND SWEETHEART'S REUNION

Your time is up.

Ms. Park Wife?

Excuse me, is there space in the mortuary?

Book a spot for me.

A woman in her thirties will be there soon.

I see you lost a lot of hair.

Really? Is there a bald spot?

Looks airy.

COMBINE THE CLUES

Okay, everyone. Did you find many clues?

Find what? We all know who the culprit is.

Why make us go through all that trouble?

Is there anyone who'd like to speak first?

Let's start with the kids.

Let's start with Ms. Park Wife.

You rude brat.

Young people these days.

You just look the youngest here.

Why thank you.

FIRST BRIEFING: PARK WIFE

First of all, my son.

He was lying face down. It must've been so suffocating.

My son was very healthy.

But I found some brown vomit around his mouth.

Someone clearly fed him something.

If my son went in the casket,

where was my husband, the original occupant of the casket?

So I searched the mortuary refrigerator,

and he was in the second drawer

that was meant for a John Doe.

-I saw it too. -But everyone, what can you tell

from the fact that he was in the top drawer?

That a strong man must've put him there.

If you think about it, it's much easier to put a body in the bottom drawers.

But wouldn't a strong woman be able to do it?

I have the same suspicions.

-My girlfriend's really strong. -She's at least stronger than me.

It's true that Jang Daughter

has been ruthless since she was a kid.

She kept her childhood picture diary.

When you played hide-and-seek back then,

did you or did you not crack Gi-cheol's head open?

-Cracked his head open? -I saw it, so I cracked it.

-What's wrong with that? -And did you or did you not snap

Ha-ni's leg during a running race?

I saw it, so I snapped it. What's wrong with that?

And during the treasure hunt,

did you or did you not take the treasures Jeong-eun found?

I saw them, so I took them. What's wrong with that?

-You take or break whatever you see? -Yeah!

Oh, yeah? Is that why--

I'm the best!

Is that why you also slit my Youngest's throat back then?

-She slit his throat? -You never knew, did you?

She slit his throat?

-I knew about that. -Right.

-Surely Eldest remembers. -Eldest, tell them what happened.

-Years ago, when they were kids… -Seems like you're the killer.

…my husband held a singing contest at the kimchi factory.

And Youngest, who took after me, was an incredible singer.

She slit his throat with the trophy

when she thought she wouldn't get first place.

-My dear Youngest nearly died then! -That's crazy.

-Well, I-- -I'm telling you, she's a psychopath.

I heard the sound of a pig squealing, so I only took care of it.

I didn't know you were such a troublemaker.

You should be grateful that you're a terrible singer.

So you would've also slit his throat if he had been a good singer, huh?

I don't discriminate.

My girlfriend is very nice despite how she looks.

Kim Sweetheart compliments her a lot,

and it seems like he does that a lot at work too,

which bothers me a bit.

I found a tasting evaluation report for new menu items in the inbox.

But Daughter got a little carried away and came up with too many items.

Everyone called them trash, and some even said, "Who'd eat this?"

But Kim Sweetheart went on and on about the flavors and complimented her.

So the evaluator who came after asked if the person above was crazy.

She came up with such creative ideas using kimchi as the base.

Isn't that in itself pretty brilliant?

But my son works here too, so he also evaluated these menus.

What if she had actually resented him for that all along?

She's had violent tendencies since she was little,

so maybe she snapped one day and went after Youngest.

Jang Daughter is fully capable of that.

Plus, this is clearly a fight over succession.

Isn't it obvious?

I found that Eldest

wrote some type of contract.

A contract?

It was in his room.

You see, he went to Samryu University because his grades were terrible.

There was a supply agreement with the Blue House

he secretly kept behind his diploma,

but he signed this contract with a guy named Sa Conman, of all people.

Try repeating his name.

-Sa Conman. -Sa Conman.

-As in, con man. -You get what I mean, right?

It says, "If this agreement is even slightly violated,

Jang Eldest will transfer all of Jang's Kimchi shares at no cost."

Are you out of your mind?

I bet my husband found out about this contract

or something along the lines of that.

Which is what got me thinking,

maybe my husband didn't die

of natural causes.

What?

-What brings on a heart attack? -Unbelievable.

He'd have to be shocked.

Shocked enough to affect his heart.

Eldest, did your father know about this or not?

What is there to hide? Father knew about all of that.

-Father knew about that? -Yeah!

-He must've been mad. -Oh dear.

-Shocked enough to get a heart attack. -Hey.

Do you think I did that to destroy our company?

I was just trying my best in my own way.

When you do business, you sometimes get tangled up with weirdos and stuff.

Detective.

-Yes? -That's the kind of person he is.

This nobody from a radish patch thinks she can just run her mouth.

Stop with the radish patch, okay?

She's just a nobody from a radish patch.

No wonder she's dumb.

-Hey. -Good gracious.

How long has it been since your husband died, Joo Woodlouse?

Could you repeat the question?

How long ago did your husband die,

Joo Woodlouse?

My husband and mother-in-law both passed away in 2009.

It's been three years since my younger brother died.

This is why they say not to let just anyone into your family.

In that little French beggar's room,

I found a little hole in the wall.

Oh my.

Did anyone else see it?

Guess where that hole leads to?

My son… My son's room.

-What? -A hole in the wall?

She was going in and out of that hole

-to try and seduce my son! -What?

It wasn't a hole in the wall

but a tunnel of love.

-She seduced her own brother-in-law! -Stop saying he's her brother-in-law.

-I have something to say. -My brother's body isn't even cold yet!

I didn't seduce him.

This old lady bullied me every day.

She even slapped me with kimchi.

Because you deserved it.

Then my sweet Youngest came to me one day…

-"My sweet Youngest"? -…and apologized on behalf of his mom.

Unlike his mom, I'm actually a woman with class.

Which is why

he said he fell for me.

-So did you fall for him too? -So…

Ma'am?

-So we dated in secret. -You dated?

-How long? Since when? -We couldn't get caught.

Since you were married?

-For about two years. -Unbelievable.

-Two years? -Two years?

You filthy brat! Just a year after your husband died?

-Two years? -We couldn't help it.

-The audacity. -Two years?

-What about that ring? -He found you that irresistible?

-The ring! -I guess he did.

-Explain the ring. -Was it a promise ring?

The ring?

The gold ring.

Let me take a look.

EXAMINING HER HAND

Where? Let's see.

I'm not wearing any rings.

So you married Second Son and dated Youngest.

Was Eldest next in line?

-Is that even a question? -Surely she has standards too.

Not him, right?

The reason I found her suspicious

was because my husband had found out about the two.

-What? -I found a written pledge torn into pieces

in Youngest's room,

saying he'd give up his inheritance if he started seeing her again.

What's more,

my Youngest was found without his funeral suit jacket on.

For some reason,

his jacket was hanging on a hanger in the mortuary.

So I searched the pockets

and found an envelope from Fungmu Air, but no tickets inside.

Were you two going to take off somewhere?

He did ask me to run away with him.

And did you say no?

Because then all of it goes down the drain.

Well, I just put it on hold.

Obsessive love affairs can be a dangerous thing.

Let me end my briefing by saying that's what I find most suspicious here.

-Thank you. -That sort of thing…

A round of applause.

A round of applause for what?

-She was about to clap just now. -Applaud her.

Ms. Jang Daughter, you're up next.

-Me? -Yes.

Oh dear, I'm not prepared yet.

-Goodness. -That scared me.

All right.

First of all, this is the ethanol and methanol

I found in the mortuary.

These also had warning labels

that said they could be fatal if they were used in excess.

But I don't think we can definitively say

that Youngest's cause of death was drinking a poisonous substance.

Why?

Because there was a clear strangulation mark

-on his neck. -That's right.

-And he died with his eyes open, right? -Right.

-His eyes were wide open. -That could mean

that it's likely he died while being strangled.

How do you know so much about that? I didn't know at all.

In that case, let me give you an audio-visual demonstration.

You horrible brat.

Now, Joo Daughter-in-law.

-Joo Belle-Fille. -Yeah, okay.

-Joo Belle-Fille. -Whatever.

You'd better answer honestly from now on. Got that?

Okay.

From the moment Joo Daughter-in-law joined our family,

she was almost obsessed

with conceiving a child.

There must've been pressure to continue the Jang family line.

I mean, I couldn't just sit back

and let the son of a mistress become the successor.

Let me show you how desperate she was for a child.

From 2007 to 2008,

-she got prescriptions… -That's right.

…and regularly took herbal medicine that would help with conceiving.

-I don't deny it. -She tried hard to have a child,

but after Second Son died,

she fell in love with Youngest, as childish as that sounds.

But legally,

since she was married to Second Son,

she couldn't marry her current brother-in-law.

However,

marriage would've been allowed if she was pregnant.

That's the advice she got from a lawyer.

-Is that lawyer out of their damn mind? -This woodlouse looked into that?

-Joo Woodlouse looked into that too. -Yes, this woodlouse did that.

-I looked into it. -However!

However!

Your plan failed.

Why?

She was diagnosed as infertile.

What was the reason, you ask?

The herbal medicine.

The herbal medicine caused her infertility.

Infertility?

-Let's just say "subfertility." -Subfertility?

-It might not be completely impossible-- -No.

-She was diagnosed as infertile. -She was?

Do you think I knew when I took it?

-That I'd become infertile? -Of course, you didn't.

But what if someone had tampered with that herbal medicine?

Who would do that?

-Probably her, no? -This is what I think.

The only person who could've messed with that medicine

-is the old lady here. -Me?

The one person

who can't allow any more male heirs being born into this family.

Who else could it be but you?

Who made the medicine?

Well, you'd get Western medicine from a pharmacist

and herbal medicine from Korean medicine doctors.

That doctor named "Ha K-Doctor"

must've had ties with someone here.

-But you don't know who it is? -Not yet.

We'll have to dig deeper into this to find out.

But here's a twist.

You went on about how you loved each other so much,

but I found four notes in your trash can.

One of them said, "I'm going to destroy you."

Who was that meant for?

I never wrote anything like that.

Compare the handwriting. It wasn't mine.

So were things good between you guys up until his death?

-With whom? My sweet… -Youngest.

-My sweetie pie? -Yeah.

-Who? -What?

I used to call him my sweetie pie.

-Is that so? -"Sweetie pie."

So you're saying you two were on good terms until the end.

Our feelings were just like any other couple's.

Okay, then. Old lady.

-Were you on good terms with Youngest? -What?

-Are you serious? Of course. He's my son. -Nonsense!

Why are you shouting?

I found a note written by Youngest's mom, Park Wife.

It looked like it was just thrown away.

-Why'd he throw it out? -The note said

"If you don't come to the funeral parlor 15 minutes before the procession,

I'm going to burn to death

-next to your father." -Oh my!

Don't you know what moms say the most?

"If you keep this up, I'll die early."

"I'll bite my tongue and die."

It was just an empty threat.

An Detective, I hope you catch the real killer.

-Okay. -That was random.

-Applause, everyone. -So sexy.

Thank you.

AN DETECTIVE IS FAIR WITH HER APPLAUSE

-Joo Belle-Fille. -Oh, yes, that's me.

Let's see what kind of crap you pull this time.

I started with our old lady, Ms. Park Wife.

You really made my life so miserable.

It seems you invested in some land.

This is a notice about a development restriction zone.

You invested in some land in Maniac Province,

but it ended up being designated as a green belt.

Oh my.

How much did you invest? I'm just curious.

Not much, just 10 billion won.

Oh dear. You just paid for crap.

And she borrowed that ten billion from a lot of people.

So she received a lot of messages demanding that she pay them back.

Of course, Father would never give her that much money.

What were the contents of the messages?

"Give me my money back, you damn bitch."

Oh my. She just…

-That feels weirdly offensive. -That was a vivid reenactment.

-Right to her face too. -What else was there?

There was even a text from someone who said they came to the funeral hall.

-Oh my. -Goodness.

So this woman actually wrote a pledge swearing on her son.

"I, Park Wife,

swear on my son, Jang Youngest, the successor to Jang's Kimchi,

that I will repay my debts

once Jang Breadwinner's will is made public."

-Listen, everyone. -Then she can't have her son die.

Use your brains even if you have peas for brains.

Youngest was my last hope.

-Would I destroy that with my own hands? -That's not it.

Do you know how her last hope reacted?

His text to her says,

"You pay back your own debts."

-He was only saying that. -And to that text,

Ms. Park Wife responded, "Do you want to see your mom die?"

-You got caught for that? -Is that why…

Is that why you left that note to him?

Yes, she got caught for that too.

She spoke with an inheritance law attorney

for about 30 minutes from 1:40 a.m.

Of course, I did.

-What did you talk about? -I obviously had questions

after my husband's passing.

-I see. You even recorded the phone call. -Oh my. What was it about?

My memory's no good anymore. Remind me what it was.

-You said your son had to die. -My gosh!

I said that?

I had no idea.

-I don't remember saying that. -She's insane.

I'm still the biological mother of the inheritor.

Isn't there a legal way I can claim some assets,

even if my son refuses to share any of his inheritance?

Your son is an adult, not a minor.

So if he doesn't wish to share, there's nothing we can do.

Unless your son dies, that is.

What?

Unless my son dies?

Yes. Since he's still unmarried,

you would receive all his inheritance as his direct ascendant.

To that, she said, "Unless he dies, huh?"

That's just the lawyer's way

-of telling me there was no way. -"So he has to die."

She said it like she was considering it.

-Anyway, Detective. -She's the craziest one here.

They say in life,

fortune and misfortune come hand in hand.

-I can't sit here. She's freaking me out. -Look at her acting.

Unbelievable.

Honestly,

I find it hard to picture Park Wife committing such a heinous act

of murdering her own son.

But come to think of it,

she had a long-term plan in place

ever since she gave birth to Youngest.

She wanted to take over this household through him.

Circumstantially,

she would've been the most furious

to see her grand plan fall through.

I think we could even find a conclusive lead

that takes us one step closer to the truth and reveals why she had to kill him.

Now, moving on.

Jang Daughter, I noticed you played the piano.

I opened up the piano bench, and--

Why the hell did you do that?!

There was a letter appointing you as the CEO of the subsidiary,

Jang's Kimchi Banchan.

But the font used to write your name

was slightly different from all other sections.

It was as if someone wrote it out by hand.

Who wrote that?

Fine, I wrote it.

What's it to you?

Because you couldn't get the job on your own?

Okay.

I said to Father,

"What have you ever done for me? Give me a position too."

-But he wouldn't, so I got angry. -Because you're not capable enough.

Right, so I took it.

And I filled it in myself but not to make myself the CEO.

I just kept it in my piano bench afterward.

Was Youngest perhaps a threat to you in getting that position?

-That position? -Yeah.

That position's got nothing to do with it.

I only did that two days ago.

I just…

-I see you're stammering a bit. -I know, right?

Two days ago is very close to the day of the murder.

-I mean… -You seem too worked up.

What, did I say I became the CEO?

-Can't I just hold on to a keepsake? -I'm just saying.

What about you? You want a kid but can't have one.

That doesn't make you a murderer, does it?

-What nonsense is that? -You can't just attack her like that.

-You keep bringing up… -That's hurtful.

-…something painful for me. -That's not right.

-You're a woman yourself. -I'm hurting too!

-I'm hurting too. -Babe.

-You're in the wrong here. -I'm done.

-He's right. -Apologize to her, babe.

-Yeah, let's end on a good note. -Listen to him.

-Sorry about that. -You have to show some respect.

All right, you si bel homme.

What did you call me?

I know it sounds like "mofo" in Korean, but it means "handsome man" in French.

A beautiful man.

-I don't think she's even been to France. -Thanks for that.

Let's hear from Mr. Kim Sweetheart next.

Okay.

I will now uncover the secrets of the Jang family.

-What a ridiculous preface. Secrets? -Sure, go ahead.

I thought you might say that, so I dug very thoroughly into you, Eldest.

-Why bother wasting your time? -Jeez, Eldest.

First of all,

I found a note.

-Written by whom? -I wonder who would've…

One was from his mom that sounded like she was comforting him.

And the other was from his dad telling him off.

It sounds like he was getting scolded for not doing something properly.

It's all in the past.

I had to do what Father told me.

-He wrote that ages ago. -So did you start from the bottom or what?

I would've gotten an earful if I hadn't shown up to the factory,

so how could I not be there?

-Are you sure? -You did?

-As if you actually worked there. -I don't buy it.

-She's right. -While his dad's note was all wrinkled,

his mom's note was all nicely laminated.

-Really? How sad. -When I read the note,

it said, "It doesn't matter what color the kimchi is."

So I thought, "Who doesn't know what color kimchi is?"

Then I remembered the documents I found in Chairman Jang's study.

There was an accident a while ago

-at the kimchi factory. -Oh my.

An employee was injured

because someone mixed up the "Go" and "Stop" buttons

-and pressed the wrong one. -Oh no.

Right, I remember that.

Stop buttons are usually red,

-and start buttons are usually green. -Oh my.

Next to the news article, there was a report made to Chairman Jang

written by Manager Jang Youngest.

He tattled that Eldest was the one responsible for the accident

and that he also verbally and physically abused

and mistreated the employees.

Please, that's ridiculous.

You did all that stuff, Eldest?

What?

-What was that all about? -Eldest.

-Do you remember this book? -That's rich coming from…

What's that?

What color is this book?

Come here, you bastard.

What color is this book?

Come here, you bastard.

-He doesn't know. -Oh my.

It's not that I don't know. How dare you disrespect your elder?

-I'm just asking. Just answer me. -My gosh.

-What color is this? -Eldest, what color is it?

-You guys are ridiculous. -Just tell him.

Tell him what?

-Don't you know how important color is? -Wait.

-Oh my. -So you're…

Eldest…

you have red-green color blindness, right?

Are you looking down on me?

-That's why he almost got conned. -Hey, you.

He signed a contract with the Blue House.

But that contract…

-Right! -…had a very harmful clause.

Wait, what's this?

Oh man. This is…

THE WRITING THAT WASN'T EASY TO READ

"Transfer all of Jang's Kimchi's shares at no cost."

This is…

It was printed in red letters and highlighted in green.

No way.

My eyesight's fine, and even I struggled to read it.

Someone who couldn't tell these colors apart

-like Eldest here… -I wondered why.

-…could easily get scammed by this. -Goodness.

-That damn con man. -Oh dear.

-But they're the real bad guys here, no? -He just made a silly mistake.

Yes, my brother just…

How could they?

My brother can't tell colors apart.

He can't even tell up from down.

-Hey, that's enough. -Oh, I feel so bad for him.

Stop bringing that stuff up, okay?

-Stop bringing up my struggles. -I see.

Also, Eldest and Youngest

were in a bit of a business competition,

but only Manager Jang Youngest's proposal was approved

while Eldest's was rejected.

They're basically the same thing.

-They're different. -How are they the same?

"Three-Minute Tofu Kimchi," "Kimchi Meal Kit," same difference.

How come Youngest got all the support when he was doing the same thing?

Also, I saw the calendar in Ms. Park Wife's bedroom,

and there was a photo on it.

I'm guessing it was of Grandma Son's daughter.

There was a premarital meeting scheduled with Ms. Son Tofu.

My husband pushed hard for that marriage.

Don't you have a connection to them too, Eldest?

Aren't you acquainted…

-Were you into her? -…with her family?

Did you like her?

She's a sweet person.

-Did you really like her? -Even someone like you has taste.

-You're a guy after all, huh? -Wait, so you liked her,

but Chairman Jang arranged for her to be matched with Manager Jang Youngest.

That's about it.

But the important thing is

that I was the one who came up with that business idea.

-I was the one-- -So he took your business idea,

-the woman you like… -Right.

-…and everything, even the company. -And the company.

-Would you kill him if you were Eldest? -Of course.

-Exactly. -I'd kill him immediately.

-Strangle him and shove him in a casket. -Exactly.

-Please keep this in mind, Detective. -Detective.

-Yes? -We have our killer.

I'll keep that in mind.

-Are you done? -It's not Youngest's fault he's better.

You little punk.

-You're dead meat now. -Is this a food chain or something?

Mr. Red-Green Color Blindness.

Kim Sweetheart,

-he's about to be our brother-in-law. -Yes.

-Hey, sis. -Yeah?

Think it over again.

-Really, Eldest? -I was so shocked, okay?

I saw Sweetheart's bookshelf,

and it was filled with books on dating techniques.

-Books on dating techniques? -Dating techniques?

That's what I found so strange.

If he's dating my sister and even planning to marry her,

you'd think he'd be reading books on patience

or self-discipline to learn to control himself better.

-I never knew Eldest was so funny. -Like books on meditation or something.

-He's witty. -Have you lost your mind today?

-Why are you interested in such things? -He's hilarious.

This has nothing to do with my girl.

-Is it just an interest or what? -What?

-It's just-- -Are you trying to date some other girl?

Not at all. They're just techniques to build relationships with people.

What does that have to do with dating?

-Okay. -I'm getting a bit angry.

Hey, sis, don't be so offended.

Do you really think Sweetheart hasn't dated before you?

-He told me he hadn't. -Come on.

-You believed that? -You believed it?

Okay, so let me tell you about the person he dated in the past.

She has a pretty name.

It's Loser.

-Loser? -Loser?

"My Loser."

-Loser? -Sounds a bit lame.

THE BOX CONTAINING MEMORIES WITH LOSER

She seemed to have worked at the same factory as you in the past.

That's right. When I was about 20,

I worked at a defense company instead of doing military service.

She was a bookkeeper there, and we had a whirlwind romance.

But I guess you broke up at some point

because I saw a photo from 2006,

and written on it was something about them reuniting.

You got back together?

-I got dumped. -Oh, I see.

But I met her again at an English cram school.

I see.

I'm sorry, babe.

-That's all in the past, you know. -Cover your ears.

I'll just commit premeditated murder now and go to prison.

There's more.

I also found a woman's employee ID card.

-So I took a look, and-- -What now? There's another woman?

No, it's the same woman.

-Loser. -Loser?

-Loser's her first name, right? -Right.

Her last name was on the card.

Her full name is Joo Loser.

-Joo Loser? -Joo Loser?

-Joo Loser. -Joo Loser.

Joo Loser?

-Then, I also found a list of sorts. -Joo Loser.

It was a list of potential marriage partners.

-What? -A list of potential marriage partners.

And the last name on the list was…

ALL SEMI-CHAEBOL POTENTIAL PARTNERS WHO WAS THE LAST ONE?

…your second brother, Jang Second Son.

-Seriously? -What?

-Wait, so Joo Loser is… -Are you serious?

She's Joo Woodlouse?

-What? What's going on between you two? -It's time.

Tell us the truth.

I'm Joo Daughter-in-law's…

I mean, I'm Joo Loser's first love.

I'm Joo Loser's first love.

-I can't even. -What the heck is going on?

How dare you? I'll rip your jaw off.

-How many guys has she seduced so far? -The two of them…

I got used to dating someone with a bad personality because of her,

so I'm fine with dating Daughter.

Are you some kind of black widow?

What, is it a crime to be charming?

Did you sleep with him? Did you?

-Why do you want to know that? -Did you?

I told you I can openly commit premeditated murders, you bitch.

-This family's totally dysfunctional. -No, that woman is dead.

-Quit saying ridiculous things. -How many men have you seduced, exactly?

Okay, if you look at this photo,

you'll find a note

that said something along the lines of

"Loser is gone now. I'm going to be the daughter-in-law of a chaebol family."

It was dated April 2007.

-No wonder. -I met him

-properly through matchmaking. -Second Son was pathetic too.

We met, and he said he was into me, so we dated.

Look, there was this photo

of young Daughter-in-law with her mother.

They were selling fish at a market.

Her mother was a fishmonger when she was young.

I grew up poor too, but I wasn't really that ambitious.

I wasn't--

A man should have ambition.

I dumped you because you were poor and had no ambition.

You had no substance.

Were your feelings for me not genuine back then?

I went on matchmaking dates while we were together.

-While we were dating? -Yeah.

So you used that agency, Marry Me,

-to find a partner, right? -Yes.

-Wait-- -I got some help from them.

They'd never match a fishmonger's daughter with a man with this background.

Her profile actually says,

"Thinks she'd be a good match for a rich man."

-Okay, let me just ask one question. -Sure.

Have you ever even been to France?

You haven't, have you? I searched her room.

Why would anyone who lived in France have books on France and French culture?

-Can you even speak French? -I knew it.

Joo Loser.

All you know is si bel homme.

Si bon.

SI BON = SO GOOD

Okay, but what we need to focus on

is Kim Sweetheart himself.

Why did Kim Sweetheart come to this company?

And has he truly

gotten over this woman?

He needed to get rid of my Youngest

so he could reclaim Joo Daughter-in-law.

Joo Loser…

Joo Daughter-in-law!

Do you love money that much?

-See? He's not over her. -You've got to be kidding me.

-He's still very much-- -I'm going to destroy you.

-That's it! -That's it.

-Exactly. -You idiot! You should be angry right now.

Is that so?

I'm going to destroy you.

Those notes!

Did you write them?

I'm going to destroy you.

I'M GOING TO DESTROY YOU…

-This has got to be some sort of joke. -"If I get it? Earthly punishment."

To top it off, why did he collect

photos of Joo Daughter-in-law getting bullied and write,

"The secret behind the umami flavor of Jang's Kimchi

was MSG"?

He called our father a diced radish kimchi fan.

Seriously?

But he only ate cabbage kimchi all his life.

But he liked diced radish kimchi more.

Were you planning to spread that information out there?

What's the use of spreading all that?

-What's the point? -This is an embarrassment to our family.

-We have to keep it a secret. -There's no point.

I joined Jang's Kimchi

because of Joo Loser right here.

I'm Joo Belle-Fille.

No, I like your old name.

You Loser! How cute is that?

Loser-Loser!

It's all because of you, you idiot.

Hey, Daughter-in-law.

-You put a star next to my name. -Stop it.

Gosh, you put a star next to my name.

-Just kill them now. -What the hell are you doing?

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

-I'm so uncomfortable right now. -Unbelievable.

Seriously, what the fuck?

Hey, mind your French. I'm really sorry, Daughter.

I'm so into my character right now.

You realize I'm right here, don't you?

-Even I'm offended. -You shouldn't be like that.

Detective.

I'm allowed to kill him for that, right?

Just wait until the case is closed. You can kill him then.

It's all in the past. I'm serious.

He's definitely after something.

-It's ancient history. -How could you…

How could you move on from me to someone like her?

Seriously.

Joo Daughter-in-law.

She didn't have a mole

under her eye in her picture as Joo Loser.

But she completely changed after drawing on one mole.

She's really desperate to climb the social ladder.

And she was even involved with Youngest.

That's just utterly messed up.

But what does she stand to gain from Youngest's death?

Nothing yet, as far as we know.

There are still so many more secrets we need to uncover.

Another thing.

I last saw Youngest at 3 a.m.

He was drinking soju straight by himself.

He was?

-Where? -He was. I saw it too.

-In the lounge. -But my son…

-He wasn't really a drinker. -Listen up.

-He was drinking soju straight. -Okay.

-There was methanol there, right? -Yeah.

And there was vomit.

We don't know if the vomit was from drinking three bottles of soju

or because of the methanol.

But is that the direct cause of death?

-I'm not sure about that. -Exactly.

He was strangled to death, and there were two lines marked on his neck.

One was a straight line, and the other was curved upward.

So we need to figure out what kind of position he was killed in.

Also, what's left once the funeral procedure is over?

-The will. -The will.

Someone obviously wanted Youngest gone from this world

-by the time the will was made public. -Right.

So who exactly would've wanted that?

But there was someone who said herself earlier

that she was second in line for the inheritance.

If the son dies, the inheritance goes to his parent.

But think about this.

Youngest was missing,

and nobody knew he was dead.

In that case, I can't inherit anything, you idiots.

No, after reporting someone missing and going through the process…

If it really had been my doing,

I wouldn't have been able to wait for months while he was still missing.

I'm a very impatient person.

FINAL BRIEFING: AN DETECTIVE

Okay, so in the reception room,

I found a bloody handkerchief in the trash can.

Huh? A bloody handkerchief?

And stitched at the bottom was "MD ♡."

-M what? -MD?

-Doesn't it remind you of anything? -MD?

-MD? -Yes, MD.

For "Mak Dung," meaning "Youngest."

That's Youngest's handkerchief?

We can't assume it belonged to Youngest just because it had those initials on it.

-Right. -It's either Youngest's,

-or he got it from someone. -Yes.

Either way, that means Youngest was either bleeding

-or coughed up blood. -Did he have a chronic illness?

Not at all.

The blood was concentrated in the middle.

-It was? -It looked like it was coughed up.

Oh dear.

I wouldn't even have recognized it as blood.

It's just a white handkerchief in Eldest's eyes.

There's another thing I'm curious about.

-Mr. Kim Sweetheart. -Yes?

What's your relationship with Mr. Jang Breadwinner?

He's the chairman.

I took a look at Chairman Jang's schedule,

and it looked like he met with you quite often.

-How come? -Here's the funny thing.

It might've been a coincidence, but after he met with you four times,

he had a meeting with his lawyer.

I have a feeling Mr. Kim Sweetheart might be an interested party to the will.

Actually,

I also saw him around 12:30 a.m., on the 30th.

-What did you see? -He was talking with the lawyer.

Who was?

This guy.

-My boyfriend? -Yes.

The lawyer told me

that I should learn the details about the will too.

But why should you?

Well, I wouldn't know since I wasn't told any specifics.

I'm also very curious to find out about the will's content.

I see.

Thanks for answering.

That's it for me.

-Thank you. -Hang on.

-Applause, please. -I don't have

the slightest idea where she'll place those handcuffs.

Applause.

Oh, is she voting already?

THE DETECTIVE'S 1ST ROUND OF VOTING

My dear Detective.

Oh my, what's that?

Oh my, what's that?

-Oh my. -What's that?

BALLOT BOXES OPEN

-All our names are on it. -Fascinating. Oh, so pretty.

-Lovely. -Yes?

SHE COULD PASS AS A K-POP IDOL

Lovely.

Don't do that, Detective.

THE DETECTIVE CASTS 2 VOTES TOTAL 1 OF WHICH IS CAST AFTER THE BRIEFING

-Think it over carefully. -You got the wrong person.

-Detective! -This vote might make it or break it!

-What color are these? -Good one.

Oh, you little!

-I'm sure he sees those fine. -I guess so.

WHO DOES AN DETECTIVE THINK IS THE CULPRIT?

Think carefully from around that area.

-What? -That's right.

-What? -That's right.

-What? -Of course.

AN DETECTIVE CHOSE KIM SWEETHEART

-Of course. -That's it.

-Is this for real? -It's for real.

I haven't felt this satisfied in a while.

It can't be helped

that we're inclined to think it's much more likely

that a man did it.

Yes, I think so too.

First of all, the culprit took Jang Breadwinner's body

and placed Jang Youngest's in there.

I think that's too challenging for most women.

Or maybe…

When the funeral director first brought out the casket,

it was on some kind of dais with wheels,

allowing her to wheel the casket over.

I wonder if its height can be adjusted,

or if it's just something for support.

I'll know for sure once I take a look at that.

-All right. -Let's head outside and keep looking.

-Sounds good. -Gosh, I'm dying to find out.

You're dead meat.

BACK TO THE SCENE IN SEARCH OF CLUES THEY MISSED LAST TIME

If there's a will, where would it be?

The lawyer must have it.

Let's all be honest here.

Who among us knows the content of the will?

I feel like our dear Sweetheart would know.

-Me too. -About the will?

-If I lie, that'd make me the culprit. -Yeah.

-I really don't know. -Okay, you're the culprit.

I really don't.

-You said the lawyer told you. -Bingo.

No, he told me to come check it out.

-Check what out? Forget it. -Babe.

-Hey, did you just hear that? -Babe.

She just called him "our dear Sweetheart."

Wait a minute.

-There should be a club here somewhere. -Joo Loser.

I swear I saw one.

There's no time for this. I need to open that cabinet.

Babe, I want to open this.

-That? -Come look.

-Two of these are locked. -Youngest's is locked too.

Is this yours, Eldest?

Is this cabinet yours, Mr. Jang Eldest?

-Yeah, that's mine. -Open it, please.

-Eldest! -Hey.

-Search his pockets, hurry. -Don't pretend you didn't hear.

-Why are you pretending you can't hear? -Eldest, what the heck? What's going on?

FORCIBLY SEIZING THE KEY?

Man, what's with you kids?

ELDEST'S CABINET OPEN

There's a lot of stuff.

-Oh wow. -Figured.

What's with this outfit?

-I want to look in his bag. -The bag, yes.

What a fancy bag he carries around.

-Here's the bag. Wait, what's this? -Would you look at that?

And what's this?

-A travel bag? What's all this? -A necklace? What's this?

-What's this? -Why is there a women's shoe here?

-Hold on, why is this here? -A necklace? What is this?

-What's this? -What is it?

-Wait. -What the heck?

What's the matter with you, Eldest?

IN THE ENVELOPE

-"To Tofu." -What?

Oh, Soft Tofu!

Were you into her?

Did you like her?

She's a sweet person.

ELDEST GENUINELY LIKED SON TOFU

"I, Jang Eldest, made my resolve."

"I made up my mind now."

"I'll protect Son Tofu starting today."

"I love you, Tofu."

"Yours only, Eldest."

-Eldest! -This must be Soft Tofu's.

-Such pure love. -You two must've been serious!

"I can't disobey my parents' wish for me to marry

the Jang family's successor."

"I really loved you, Eldest, but we're not meant to be."

Oh my.

-This is a pretty necklace. -Eldest, care to explain?

-Looks expensive. -Oh my.

Can't your older brother

be in true love?

You should act your age! You're too old for that.

-Why are you going on about love? -What's age got to do with anything?

It's our years together that counts.

Also, you're not supposed to read that

in such a deadpan voice.

-Okay, show us. -You read it, then.

"Tofu."

"I, Jang Eldest, made my resolve."

"I made up my mind now."

"I'll protect Soft Tofu starting today."

-Is her last name "Soft"? -You seem too excited.

"I love you, Tofu."

Gross.

-Is that why you killed him? -He's Corny Prince, not Kimchi Prince.

-Is that why you killed him? -The important thing is,

-did you know she was matched… -Did you kill him? Did you?

…with Youngest as a marriage partner?

-Of course, he knew. -That's why he killed him.

-That's why he said he'd protect her. -Of course, he did!

-What's wrong with him? -He killed him because he knew, babe.

He's the prime suspect now.

But why's there only one shoe? Is she Sonderella?

Tofu came to the funeral the other day.

Someone bumped into her then

and spilled some kimchi juice on her shoe.

Oh, so it's kimchi juice.

So I said, "Oh, sorry."

-"Some white kimchi fell here." -White kimchi?

-Yeah. -Oh, white kimchi. I see.

I thought the kimchi juice was from white kimchi,

but I guess it wasn't.

So she just left after leaving that note and one shoe.

When a man is blinded by love,

he becomes terrifying.

He had his girl stolen from him by his younger brother

and was falling behind him at work too.

Who could resist killing Youngest in Eldest's situation?

I mean, that was his one true love in all 48 years of his life.

Don't you agree?

WHILE THEY WERE FUSSING OVER ELDEST'S BREAKUP

What's going on? Jeez, what's with all the fuss?

AN DETECTIVE SEARCHES JANG BREADWINNER AND PARK WIFE'S ROOM

What else… What? That scared me.

What's this?

A CAMCORDER

Everyone!

-What is it? -Come over here.

-What is it now? -Does anyone know what this is?

SUMMONING THE SUSPECTS

Why are you touching my personal item?

-Whose is it? -It must be the old lady's.

-Leave my personal item alone. -Let's take a look.

Why do you have such an old camera?

-Where did you get it? -We're in the old days right now.

-Let's play it. -Play it already.

Maybe there's footage of her as a country bumpkin!

-Come on, don't look. -Whose is it?

-Come on, Detective. -Let's see it.

Hey! Do you want to be handcuffed?

-Then you watch first, Detective. -All right.

-I'll watch it myself. -If you think it's appropriate to share…

-What's with her? -She must feel guilty about something.

What could be on it for her to be so protective?

There are some things you can't make public.

-Here it is, the SD card. -Hang on.

-I have to see it. -You're going to watch it on the laptop?

Everyone, please stop her for me.

I can't stop this lady.

-Okay, here it is. -You know what privacy is, don't you?

Just let An Detective watch first.

I think we need to approach this carefully.

-What is it? -It could be misused.

Turn up the volume.

"Park Wife."

-Oh dear. -What's this?

-What the heck? -Who is it?

-Hang on. -What the hell?

-Oh dear. -What's this?

-What the heck? -Who is it?

-Hang on. -What the hell?

PARK WIFE AND KIM SWEETHEART?

I want to record every single moment I spend with you.

-What did she say? -"I want to record every moment with you."

-Are they crazy? -This is insane.

-What on earth were they thinking? -No way.

You've got to be kidding me right now.

Subtitle translation by: Yenny Kang