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[All characters, incidents, and names portrayed in this drama are fictitious.]

[Child actors filmed safely under supervision of their guardians.]

[No animals were harmed in the making of this drama.]

[Episode 15]

Attorney Shin, what brings you...

Why are you here?

I don't know.

I just went wherever my feet took me

and I ended up here.

Why haven't you

burned the talisman yet?

I don't know either.

I guess I was just

looking for the smallest excuse

not to burn it.

But,

the more I listened to others,

the more disappointed I was.

But now,

I'm done looking for those excuses.

Rather than what others say...

I'm going to

trust the you that I know

and have experienced.

Born in 1963...

on August 15th.

Shin Gi Jung.

You're...

my father.

- Dad! - Yes, Sa Rang.

I did. Yes, Yi Rang.

Dad!

You are...

Dad!

my...

Yi Rang.

Dad.

Yi Rang.

Your hands were so small back then...

and now they've grown so much.

Mom

is doing well, right?

Yes.

Is she well?

She's very healthy.

How about Sa Rang?

Oh, right.

That office manager called you his brother-in-law...

So the office manager must be my son-in-law?

That's right.

Bong Soo is a bit

silly and odd,

- but he's genuinely... - A good person.

He really is.

We only talked a bit,

but I can tell right away.

This is where Mom works.

Your mom runs a butcher shop?

Yes.

And right next door is Sa Rang's restaurant.

I never would've imagined that.

But,

it's a pretty well-known place in this neighborhood.

I see.

Shall we go in?

Well...

I think it's better if you go in alone for now.

She might freak out if I get possessed by any chance.

I'll be waiting at the office.

Okay.

When that happens, take a deep breath

and tell yourself,

"I can do this!"

That mindset will give you real courage, you know?

Honey.

Alright, enjoy your meal.

Thank you.

Thanks.

- You ordered the stir-fried pork, right? - Yes.

The stir-fried pork and the stew. It's hot, so be careful!

If there's anything you need, let me know.

Dad.

I want to eat some ice cream.

- Dad? - I want some ice cream.

Ice cream?

Hey, you just had snacks.

Let's eat ice cream tomorrow, Da Bong.

You must be my granddaughter.

But ice cream is different.

- Da Bong... - I know, I know.

- Even your name - I understand, but your mom

- is really pretty. - doesn't get that!

I'm mad at Mom!

I'm mad at Dad too.

Da Bong!

How can you talk to your dad like that?

Sa Rang.

My daughter.

My Sa Rang.

Welcome.

Da Bong.

Have a talk with me.

- No. - What do you mean, no?

Did you behave? Or did you not behave?

I didn't behave.

Yi Rang.

You have a lot of questions for me, don't you?

What?

You were told I deceived people, right?

And also...

If I found out who I really am,

I wish I were dead once again.

Could you tell me

why you said that?

To be honest, I don't really remember

my last moments.

I don't even know how I died.

What I do remember is

I think I was on my way to retrieve evidence

from Mr. Yoon's case that day.

But I don't remember

what happened after that.

There was an accident.

You were taken to the hospital,

but you had already passed away

before we even arrived.

And...

I...

want to hear your story

from you,

not from others.

What I know is

I first met Mr. Yoon

because of a school violence case.

"It was excessive punishment. A teacher ruined a student."

Public opinion was in an uproar.

But the first day I met him,

Mr. Yoon was extremely firm.

It is a teacher's duty

to teach students to take responsibility

for their own fault.

[Following the Student Sexual Assault Case at Seohwa Girls' High School...]

After actually conducting the investigation,

it was clear that his judgment regarding the offending students was fair.

We hereby expel you, pursuant to Article 17,

duty to maintain proper conduct.

- Expelled? What do you mean by that? - It's not my fault...

I said it's not my fault!

Legally, there was no issue either.

[Disposition Result: Acquitted]

So I decided on non-indictment, and I thought the case

would end just like that.

[12th, Yoon Dae Myung]

Yoon Dae Myung...

But after a few days,

complaints and accusations against Mr. Yoon started pouring in.

From parents, fellow teachers,

even people from outside...

The nature of the accusations all varied, as well.

Mr. Yoon publicly humiliated our child.

My child

even suffered psychological trauma.

There were rumors that he's touching female students.

They say he called them in for counseling and touched them inappropriately.

They also said he took bribes from parents,

and there were rumors he used school funds like his own.

Given all that,

it seemed like he lacked a moral compass.

Since complaints had been filed,

as a prosecutor, I had to investigate to decide whether to indict.

And the conclusion I reached was that Mr. Yoon was moral,

and a man of integrity.

The problem was,

someone like Mr. Yoon

can become a nuisance

to certain people.

A nuisance?

I believed that the series of accusations

wasn't a mere misunderstanding or resentment.

But that someone

was deliberately

trying to bring Mr. Yoon down.

I know how persistent people can be when they exploit the law,

so I gave him some careful advice.

Mr. Yoon.

Is there anyone

you're having conflicts with by any chance?

There are probably people who don't like me.

But even so,

I cannot choose not to do

the things I must do.

Sir, if I may,

perhaps you could take a moment to reflect

on your relationships with people around you.

If...

there's someone you're in conflict with,

it might be good to

try talking it out and resolving it amicably.

After that,

about three months later,

I got a call from Mr. Yoon.

Yes, hello.

Prosecutor.

I figured it out.

It seems like Mr. Yoon went to meet people

who might have suffered because of him.

The first place he went to

was the perpetrator student's house.

And there,

he unexpectedly saw a prosecutor from the DA's office

meeting the father of the student involved.

A prosecutor from the DA's office?

He had only seen his face a few times

while being called in multiple times,

but didn't know his name or department.

He considered asking me about it,

but if it all turned out to be a misunderstanding,

it could complicate things.

So he decided to carefully

look into it another way.

Yes, hello.

Prosecutor.

I figured it out.

What do you mean?

I recorded their conversation.

I didn't know what might happen,

so I hid my voice recorder.

Now, you're the only one I can trust.

Please,

please uncover the truth.

Mr. Yoon, just a moment.

Okay.

Alright.

I'll head over right now.

And then

while I was on my way to get that voice recorder,

I blacked out.

That day,

Mr. Yoon

was found dead by suicide.

What?

That's impossible.

The last time I spoke with him,

he was so full of hope saying that

he would be able to clear his name.

And yet he committed suicide?

Did I die

on the same day as

Mr. Yoon by any chance?

That's correct.

And drug substances

were found in your body.

And evidence of corruption

poured out from your cabinet.

Drugs...

Evidence of corruption?

What on earth is all that?

People believed that you,

acting on someone's request,

used your position as a prosecutor

to relentlessly harass Yoon Dae Myung.

And because of that,

they thought he took his own life.

What are you talking about? That is complete nonsense...

I'm really being wronged here.

Yi Rang, none of them makes sense at all.

I'm sorry, Dad.

I thought the same thing

as everyone else.

In my heart,

I wanted to believe it wasn't true,

but I blamed and resented the corrupt prosecutor

the world pointed fingers at.

That's why I spoke so harshly to you

when you first came.

I see.

But in the end,

you believed me.

Just one person who believes me...

Yes.

That's enough for me.

The way I remembered you

was the right one.

We can fix things from here,

and it'll be okay.

I'll do it.

Thank you.

I came because I have something to tell you, Father.

Have a seat over there.

Just got back

from a visit to a shaman.

Shin Yi Rang's father...

Why are you so interested in Shin Gi Jung

who died 20 years ago?

Even if Shin Yi Rang sees his father's ghost

what does that have to do with you?

What kind of connection is there

that you even brought a shaman into our company?

I didn't expect you to find out this much.

Impressive.

Father.

Shin Gi Jung was my direct junior.

More diligent than anyone

with sharp insight into cases...

he was an excellent prosecutor.

- Yes. - Senior.

My guess was right.

What is it? Why are you so worked up, Prosecutor Shin?

You said there was a force deliberately harassing Yoon Dae Myung.

It was a senior prosecutor.

What do you mean?

A prosecutor, acting on the order of the offender's father

seems to have targeted Yoon Dae Myung.

Well, are you sure?

If you act rashly,

you could be labeled as someone who accuses a colleague and gets hurt.

That's why I'm going to verify it now.

Mr. Yoon told me the location of a voice recorder that could be evidence.

I'm going to get it now.

Gi Jung,

You need to be careful.

Of course.

Don't worry.

I'll call you when I get back.

But after that, Gi Jung lost contact

and a late-night call came in saying Shin Gi Jung and Yoon Dae Myung were dead.

So?

Shin Gi Jung

is the only one who knows where Yoon Dae Myung's voice recorder is located.

Why are you so interested in that voice recorder?

That prosecutor who harassed Yoon Dae Myung at the request

of the offender's father is me.

What?

Why, Father?

I had to survive.

My superior was demoted at the time,

so my position became very weak.

Then

I got a call.

I heard you're considering law firms.

If you quietly handle my daughter's case,

we will take care of you with preferential treatment after retirement.

Well...

I could handle that much on my own.

Why would I

really need to take on such risk...

Then what do you want?

A future.

A very certain future

that will never waver.

[Identity Statement: Yoon Dae Myung]

That was the first and last time.

I abandoned my principles as a legal professional.

I hired people and orchestrated accusations and lawsuits

and Yoon Dae Myung gave up on his life too easily.

And that's how...

I became the owner of Taebaek.

Did you

murder Yoon Dae Myung

and Shin Gi Jung?

No.

I did not murder anyone.

As I said, the fragile Yoon Dae Myung took his own life

and Shin Gi Jung

died in an accident.

It's all taken care of.

I didn't know

that Gi Jung would go as far as drugs.

And more corruption

was revealed from his cabinet.

That's how it happened.

Shin Gi Jung is the one behind the corruption

but I can't say I'm completely innocent either.

Are you disappointed?

No.

I feel

closer to you now, Father.

You trusted me

and told me everything honestly.

If Shin Gi Jung came back as a ghost

he would definitely try to find that voice recorder.

He'll use that to tighten the noose around me.

And if we can't stop it...

Taebaek will collapse.

No.

Taebaek will never collapse, Father.

Don't you worry.

I'll stop it.

There are others better suited for this kind of work.

Don't act rashly...

wait for the decisive opportunity.

Understood, Father.

Is there anyone else who knows about the voice recorder

besides Yoon Dae Myung?

Yes.

Who?

My senior, Chief Prosecutor Yang Byung Il.

I know him.

He's now

the chairman of a major law firm

called Taebaek.

He wasn't just a senior.

He was like a brother to me.

The culprit

went as far as harming Yoon Dae Myung and you

to prevent the evidence from leaking.

You know where that voice recorder is,

don't you?

The Yoon Dae Myung case?

I looked at the materials Yoon Jae Wook collected

and there were many issues with the initial investigation.

Why would you dig into a case that was already closed as a suicide 20 years ago?

It might be more than one person.

- What? - I mean the victims.

If Yoon Dae Myung's death was murder.

We should also question the cause of death of Prosecutor Shin Gi Jung,

who died the same day.

They may be related.

So what do you want me to do to help?

First, I want to meet the initial reporter.

There are inconsistencies in the statement.

The reporter said they found the scene around 10 p.m.

but records show that it was filed at 3 a.m.

They said police were already there

but there's no dispatch record.

It was a long time ago,

the reporter may not be in Korea anymore,

or may have passed away.

But please look into it nevertheless.

I can't access personal information.

I'll contact them

and ask if they're willing to meet.

Thank you.

Are you looking for something?

Mom.

Do you know

where the brown leather handbag is?

The one Dad bought when you were newlyweds.

What about it?

Well.

Did your...

dad put something inside it?

Yeah, but...

How do you know?

There was a paper crane

in the lunchbox I sent you

a few days ago.

The same paper crane that your dad

always put in your lunchbox.

So...

you knew everything.

Why did you act like that?

Actually...

When you first said you saw ghosts,

I wanted your dad to come back.

Watching you help ghosts resolve their grievances

made my feelings grow stronger.

But for you,

meeting your dad

must have been so painful and difficult.

So I couldn't tell you.

Mom.

It turns out...

Dad was falsely accused.

Where is Dad now?

At my office.

He said he wanted to wrap things up first

and then meet us

without shame.

Even as a ghost,

your dad is still so stubborn.

Alright.

Finish your work

and bring him home.

And please tell him this for me,

Park Kyung Hwa will trust

Shin Gi Jung, no matter what even if the sky splits in two.

Sure.

This is Yang Do Kyung.

I heard from the chairman.

I was waiting for your call

as I have something to tell you.

Go ahead.

Just now,

a prosecutor from the Central District Prosecutors' Office called one of our people.

They said

a lawyer is asking about the Yoon Dae Myung case

from 20 years ago.

Who is that?

I looked into the lawyer we were told about,

and her name is Han Na Hyun.

She's the one sharing an office with Shin Yi Rang.

If the chairman finds out...

You don't need to worry about her.

- Why is that? - Because she is one of Taebaek's people.

Just leave her alone.

So this is the place

you wanted to come with me?

Yes.

I wanted to come here again.

It hasn't changed a bit.

I used to come here before important matters...

Dressed like this?

I've been wearing it for 22 years. I can't take it off.

We used to come here when you were little. Do you remember?

Of course, I do.

I should peel it for you.

Now I can't even hold it.

Now,

I can peel it myself.

Dad.

Yes?

Here you go.

Dad!

You should've said something first.

You used to like it when I peel it first

and give it to you with salt.

It's good.

Eggs really taste best at the bathhouse.

True.

Here, quench your thirst.

Shall we go now?

CEO Yang.

What are you doing here?

Stop what you're doing right now.

- Why? - You don't have to return to Taebaek,

I don't care if you work with Shin Yi Rang

just stop trying to find the truth about this case.

Why can't I know the truth?

Because it's dangerous.

If you know what I do

and how dangerous it is

then you probably know who's putting me in danger, right?

Who is that person?

I'm telling you because you were once my colleague,

and because I care about you.

I did warn you.

Yes. Prosecutor Kim?

Yes, Na Hyun.

After you left, I looked into the Yoon Dae Myung case.

The initial reporter

was a member of The Red Dragons

that disbanded in Incheon's Chinatown 20 years ago.

A member of The Red Dragons?

But more importantly...

the prosecutor who dismantled them

was Shin Gi Jung.

[Seomgang Electronics, Sewoon Complex Building 3, 1F, Jongno Electronics Market]

I'm the son of Prosecutor Shin Gi Jung of the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office.

Attorney Shin.

It's not Yi Rang...

Who are you?

Why aren't you saying anything?

Because I can't tell right away

whether you're on my Yi Rang's side

or...

his enemy.

Enemy?

Do you know how much I like...

I mean, help Attorney Shin.

That necklace...

That necklace should have my number on it.

[Attorney Han Na Hyun]

Right?

But who are you?

Why are you calling

Attorney Shin "my Yi Rang"?

Are you his friend?

Or...

family?

Yes.

What?

Nice to meet you for the first time.

I know it's a lot to take in,

but I am

Shin Gi Jung.

Yi Rang's father.

Please forgive me if I was rude.

N-No, no.

Well,

Mr. Shin.

I apologize for my behavior.

I'm truly sorry.

No. Not at all.

I actually appreciated it

I'm grateful because I could feel your genuine concern

for my Yi Rang.

Let me properly introduce myself.

I am Attorney Shin Yi Rang's colleague

Attorney Han Na Hyun.

Nice meeting you.

But why

aren't you waking up Attorney Shin?

If you don't know how to wake him up, I...

No, no need.

It's just that

this recorder contains

the conversations of the people who framed Mr. Yoon.

If there is

truth in here that could put my Yi Rang in danger,

I'd rather he not know.

I can't put my son at risk

to clear my name.

Attorney Shin remembers you

as a righteous hero.

Although you died under a false accusation,

he wanted to believe in you to the end.

And that's why he became a lawyer.

Your son is more diligent than anyone

and highly responsible.

He has handled many difficult cases

on his own.

I'm sure he will do the same this time as well.

Attorney Han.

Thank you. Thanks to you, I realized

that the decision

should be left to Yi Rang.

Could you wake up Yi Rang now?

Okay.

Attorney Han.

Are you alright?

How did you get here...

I met your father.

And...

I know what that voice recorder is.

I'm sorry

for not telling you.

It's okay.

I've been through it too.

What you said was right?

I had a huge misunderstanding

about my dad.

That's a relief.

We should check the recording now.

You should listen with me.

Let's go inside.

Okay.

Shin Yi Rang just arrived at the office.

Get hold of the voice recorder immediately.

Yes, sir.

But,

Attorney Han Na Hyun is with Shin Yi Rang.

What should I do with her?

Do Kyung.

What are you people?

Amazing atmosphere in this office.

Perfect for a funeral.

That's it, huh?

Bring it here.

Says who?

Yi Rang,

trust me and grab that thing.

Fine.

Here.

Take it.

You still haven't come to your senses, Lee Tae Gun.

- What? - Head!

- Boss! - Are you okay?

What are you doing? Get him now!

You guys, go get her.

Head!

Shin Yi Rang!

I don't know if you're human or a ghost.

Just bring me

the voice recorder.

Wait!

Alright.

Just stop for now.

No, Yi Rang.

Don't do it.

I can't let you go like this.

I'm sorry.

Hey, drag him over here.

Over your dead body, you're never going to listen to this.

Understood?

I won't let it be taken ever again.

Welcome.

You ca--

You did well by c... Ah, I'll do it again.

Okay! From the top.

Mister.

I...

want to go there.

Th--

Hello?

Let's go again.

- Okay. - Again.

So, what? You're going back in?

Those women--

Those gangsters are crazy though!

Sorry!

Sorry, I'm sorry!

Since you took care of those cheap shoes as if they were expensive

it shows you're diligent and sincere.

The leather is still intact, but the heel has worn down

so you must be "hard-worming"...

I'm sorry!

Hye Hwa, you try reading.

Has a whole group come in?

Yi Rang is being weird, bro...

Ah, sorry, not 'bro'!

Did it break?