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Yeah.

He's even hotter in person. He looks amazing.

He's so gorgeous.

Yeah, he's looking sharp.

Calm down.

Nobody here is focused on you. It's me they're looking at.

They might be curious about you, though.

But remember, we better not raise any curious questions, misunderstandings, or

hearsay around our relationship here tonight.

Let's go.

Expecting heavy rainfall again this year, we should prepare for monsoon

season by being ready for the potential of flash flooding, typhoons, and

landslides.

Hey, hey, look! What's that there? Hey, what's with Cam 1?

It looks frozen.

It has to be a glitch! It looks like she's giving us the finger! Potential

disasters is vital for public safety.

Areas affected will need thorough inspections while new strategies are

explored to reduce potential damage.

Here is Park Jeon Young from the scene.

This means... Mountain, right?

Peaks, right?

Nice execution.

I was actually tired of Producer Yoon being so bossy with us. I mean, he

totally deserved the finger you threw at him.

Yes.

No.

The mountain, that is.

What in the world are you doing? Put up an apology message on the screen right

now! Got it, sir.

Jeez.

We've got breaking news on a kidnapping case. Huh? There's an emergency briefing

in five minutes.

What the...

A briefing from the spokesperson?

That's a lot of sound today.

Hiju, can you please interpret live for us? We'll skip the interpretation.

Send her home.

Oh, never mind. You can go home, Hiju. Thanks.

It's always the spokesperson addressing the media.

Shouldn't the Director of National Security or the Minister of Foreign

Affairs handle the occasional briefing?

Already did.

That so? Yeah, it was back when the kidnapping first happened. You don't

remember, do you? That's why Pax Aeon does the talking.

He's no minister, but he's more charismatic than anybody else.

Oh, there he is.

My name is Park Se-hyun, presidential spokesperson.

Today, from 1.48 to 4.20 p.m., Korea... Excellent diction and a very nice voice.

And when he was an anchor?

The exact same. He was the go-to guy. Popular. Everyone trusted him.

Excuse me, directors.

Would you be quieter, please?

You're making sound very hard to hear.

Oh, man.

Even now, she's his biggest fan girl.

To kill them if these conditions aren't met.

To kill them?

Here's the official position and response from the government.

Ransom negotiations.

involving the kidnappers are

impossible.

We strongly condemn kidnapping as an unacceptable human rights violation and

we will not waver on this stance.

Our government is committed to taking any and all necessary measures by

cooperating with international organizations to ensure our citizens are

returned safely.

We will not compromise our core principles.

In addition, we wish to clarify that we view the recent third-party attack on a

civilian vessel in the Strait of Hormuz as an unlawful use of force in

international waters, where all ships have the right to navigate freely.

Our government is deeply concerned about this incident.

As we move forward, we will strengthen our efforts to prevent these incidents

from happening.

working on improving suggestions and procedures for citizens in high-risk

places.

As of 5.02pm, our government is enacting temporary control of all activities of

the press.

Mr. Peck, Jang Hyuk-jin, HBC.

Foreign reporters are all over this story.

Silencing the Korean press may lead to sensationalized and untrue information

getting spread online.

But are you sure that's right?

You're okay with that?

Yes.

Yes?

We have reporters and other journalists from Korea's major news outlets all here

today. We will review your stories to prevent intentionally misleading our

citizens in any sensational or untrue reports.

We need you to be honest.

This is all bad, is it not?

Something you used to say got you this job. It was, don't go easy on the

government, huh?

But this is the most scared I've ever seen you.

Yes. I'm very afraid right now.

However, let it be said, it's not just me.

I'd like to ask the press, would you all please join us in our wish for every one

of our citizens to return safely?

I promise your government is doing everything that it can do to safeguard

each life involved.

Review all major news headlines and monitor comments in new media including

streaming and online communities, then write me a brief. Yes, sir. Update me

immediately if the timeline changes.

Yes, sir.

Son, it's you, Ri. I support you. You got this.

I think that it's time for you to quit working.

You know the campaign for president starts in a month, right?

Supporting your husband should take the place of your career now.

Yes, of course.

It was actually my plan to have her quit. She shouldn't have started in the

first place, I think.

I only let it happen so you could take it somewhat easy after that anxiety

spell last year when you said you couldn't breathe.

Your name, and also your face, should never be seen.

In public, that is.

Am I wrong?

Quit as soon as you can.

Do you think that mutism is improving at all?

Well, does it actually have to improve?

She should probably just keep her mouth shut.

Don't worry about the campaign.

She won't do anything to hurt it.

You'll have to punch that little bitch one of these days.

All of this is your fault.

You stole somebody's man and you still haven't won him over yet.

How can you not do any better than that?

Good god.

You're a mess you clearly don't take after me at all.

You are the Chang Woon Daily News CEO's daughter. The future president's

daughter-in-law.

In a briefing this afternoon, the government reiterated its firm stance,

stating that there will be no compromise with the argument.

Also clarified, there will be no ransom.

In other news in the world, a large panda... You are

off your route.

You are off your route.

You are off your route.

Oh, my God.

An empty car starts on its own, the doors locking and unlocking on command

the cause is malware hidden in the vehicle's navigation software by hacking

the car this way an individual can gain total control over its systems

Based on what we've monitored, it looks like the embargo hasn't been breached by

anyone or... Excuse me.

What about online?

Oh, yeah. We looked at new media.

And it's a mess.

People on the internet managed to dig up your hidden background, and they found

out that you're an expert in hostage negotiation who has managed to complete

comprehensive training from the FBI and NYPD.

Yeah? Yeah. They're now insisting that you should be on the team negotiating.

Well, anyway, it looks like there hasn't been any speculative or malicious

articles. Yes, there is.

There is?

A very malicious article right here that obscures facts.

Where?

Here. Handle it.

Where?

God,

Janyak Jinn at HBC is up to his tricks again.

You're right.

He'll write nice things about us, but does this every once in a while, too.

Anyway.

What do we say to get it removed?

The cruel, intentional warping of the truth caused mental trauma? Or hysteria?

Hysteria.

Hysteria. Hysteria.

Hysteria.

The negotiation team's timeline.

Should I pick up? Who's calling now?

The number looks foreign.

I think it's international.

What should I do?

Yes, Pexion speaking.

Hello, who is this?

If you don't speak, I'll hang up.

Peck Salon.

You're really Peck Salon, no doubt about it.

What do you want?

What's the matter? Do you not like my voice?

Where are you?

This isn't a Korean number.

Where are you calling me from?

That voice was a bit... Get back to work, please.

Yes, sir.

It's me.

Did you see her at all today?

What time?

When did you see her last?

With her mother?

Oh, she came home with me. She'll leave after dinner.

Oh, that's good.

All right, then. Goodbye.

Mr. Kang.

Yeah? 406-000-1290. Please track that number.

What? Is it memorized?

It's for voice phishing.

40, uh, that's 406-000-1290. I'm on it.

Okay, thank you.

He clearly spent time as a reporter, right?

He's fast.

Is she dead?

You said you'd kill my wife.

Did you kill her?

Do you even know who she is?

Look here, mister.

Do you even watch the news?

You see, I'm way too busy to be dealing with prank calls.

Don't hang up.

Don't you dare hang up on me again. What if I do?

Fine.

What? Put your money where your mouth is. Do it. But we haven't discussed

money yet.

How much are you willing to pay me to not kill your wife?

How much, you say?

whatsoever. So don't bother calling me again.

This facial expression is my favorite thing.

Keep your eyes on the road.

Hey sis, do you get it?

I'm not playing with you right now.

But why does your husband think this is a joke, huh?

What was that about earlier? Do you even know who she is? Aren't you his wife?

Or does he have another wife?

Just kidding. I'm kidding.

Well, whether he has two wives or three wives,

that's none of my business.

But you better be his favorite otherwise you will die All

right, I'll call him again

This bastard is ignoring my call again.

Damn it!

Fuck Zion!

This goddamn son of a bitch!

It's okay.

It'll be okay.

Sis, do you know what kind of phone this is?

It's set up to only call back sound.

It automatically modulates your voice and, uh, what else?

Oh, right.

It uses a VPN so it can't be tracked for the first 10 minutes.

I messed with this car too.

That's why it drives itself.

That shows you how well prepared I am. But Texone won't answer my

call. That bastard!

Texone? Hello,

please hold on for a moment. I'll put Mr. back on the phone shortly. I told

you to ignore it. Why did you answer it? I accidentally hit the wrong button

and... I told you it's fishing.

Listen up, you useless piece of trash.

I told you never to call me again.

And I told you that I'm going to kill your wife.

Okay. You can proceed.

So?

Call me back when she...

Call me back when she's dead.

When there's a corpse.

Mr. Peck, the Argonne government called on the hotline. Please come with me.

Don't touch any of my stuff.

Yes, yes, sir.

What are you doing you crazy bitch

Today at 6.55 p.m., the government made an official announcement to confirm that

negotiations have successfully concluded.

Presidential Spokesperson Paik Se-yeon reported that Argonne Armed Forces have

agreed to release all Korean hostages.

We'd like to thank the hostages and all of our citizens for their trust during

this difficult time.

We also want to acknowledge the media's cooperation in helping us keep our

nation safe and secure.

We express sincere gratitude.

to the Oregon government, our allies, and international organizations for

their support, too.

Fortunately, this is over.

May I request an exclusive interview?

Mr. Peck. Wait, wait, wait. Hold on. Oh, my hand's stuck.

Jerk, come on, man.

Why are you leaving?

It's not even night.

Let's get a drink.

You were waiting for me to leave the office?

You a stalker?

Yeah, that's me.

Why remove the article I posted, though?

Why, sir? You didn't like it? A journalist should never embellish.

Just report the truth.

There wasn't any embellishment.

Your image.

You need a human touch.

I didn't ask you for that. And I never will.

Wait. Hey, come on. Open.

Hang on.

Hey, my sock.

Hey.

What?

Man.

Watch out. Watch out.

Yeokjin, do me a favor.

What's up with you? Are you crazy?

Okay, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'll never do it again.

Come on, watch out!

Identify this phone number as soon as you can.

What? What's this?

It's on the road!

I've got a bad feeling. It's not just fishing.

A bad feeling?

Like this madness?

Whoa! You gotta stop!

It's not that strange that these people could find my number.

Making the effort to modulate their voice.

That can't be ignored.

What do you mean?

Modulate? Maybe a criminal?

Identify that number.

406-000-12... Get

out. We're done here.

See ya.

Oh, goodness, no.

What's he gonna rush for?

You're alive.

Today, I got this ridiculous phone call where a

guy said he wanted to kill you.

Said he'd kill my wife, actually.

But it looks like you're alive and healthy.

I'm curious, by the way.

Why'd you cook?

I thought you ate at your mother's.

What did you find?

How's it untraceable?

It's not using the local cell tower, so we can't trace it with the phone number.

406 is an American regional number, and it's a fake.

So you're saying because it doesn't use the tower, we only have the real-time

option? Yes. How did you know?

You need for them to call you to trace the number.

I have to wait for that idiot to call me now.

I'm afraid so.

If they call you again, keep them on the line for at least ten minutes. I think

you might probably already know this, but pay attention to any ident— A man.

What?

But the voice was modulating. A man for sure. And he was either drunk or out of

his mind on drugs.

The call's timing was suspiciously well planned.

If I had to assume, he was trying to catch me off balance during the hostage

crisis. Right.

There are tons of people who'd love to see you fail.

How's your wife doing? Is she all right?

Luckily, she's just fine.

I want to put security on her, but I don't want anyone knowing she's my wife.

Sure. I know a team you can trust.

I'll call them myself.

Just tell me how to contact them. All right, sir.

British Embassy's event tomorrow.

Didn't you tell me they needed a sign language interpreter?

Did they find someone?

Come sit down.

6 p.m. tomorrow.

There's an event at the British Embassy.

I'll send someone to get you. Be ready by 5.

The ambassador's wife is hearing impaired, so they need an interpreter.

You're not attending as my wife, so you don't have to worry.

Where are you? Are you home? Why aren't you answering your phone?

San was looking for you earlier.

Who knows?

He asked about you. I told him we were having dinner together. Our stories

should match in case he asks.

Listen to me. The presidential campaign is only a month away.

You probably won't have to go out in public.

But you better schedule appointments with the dermatologist and plastic

surgeon tomorrow.

When was your last fertility checkup?

No wonder you're not pregnant.

I'll send fertility meds tomorrow. Get ready.

Take it off that dress isn't even yours your substitute I said take it off

We are having a private ceremony

in public it'll never be acknowledged that you and I are married

You really planning to strip?

These are our wedding vows.

You don't have to read all of it.

Just remember these main points. One.

You can't request divorce. Two, divorce is especially forbidden during the

presidential campaign.

Three, you will not reveal yourself as Paxion's wife to the public.

Breaching means a fine of two billion won.

Get up.

I said get up.

Don't you dare think we're really married.

After all, you're with me as a hostage.

What the hell are you looking at, you little fucker? Do you want to die

without anyone knowing?

Bring it on, motherfucker!

Yeah, bring it on!

Who's here at this hour?

I see you as ugly as ever.

You better watch what you say! Oh my goodness, what in the world is she

doing? I said you better watch your mouth.

What's with her?

Want me to knock your teeth out? No!

You got a death wish. You better listen up! Honey?

Grace! Um, what are you doing?

What I mean is, that's somewhat intense.

Are you interpreting for the police?

Did a loan shark approach you? Is there a deaf debtor or something?

Right, I was scared. This practice is different than all of your other

sessions.

I've got a better idea.

The practice videos you always use?

We have Peg's seance.

We have videos of his briefings. I can bring one to you.

Why?

You told me they're good and his speeches are by the book.

You want it to be next to him on screen, even only for a brief fleeting moment.

Excuse me.

Apologies for the delay, sir.

Not a problem.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Have a good evening.

Mr.

Ambassador, I'd like to wish you a very happy birthday.

It's an honor to be here, celebrating this special day with you.

Well, your presence means a lot.

And I know you've been incredibly busy the past few days.

If this were an official event, I might have been too tired to come.

But since you invited me as a friend, I'm here to have fun.

Well, do make sure you have a good time.

Oh, this is my wife, Rachel.

Nice to meet you, Madam Harris. My name is Soundpeck.

She's not your wife?

Oh, I'm sorry. I don't know any sign language at all.

Did the ladies talk about that?

Well, I thought you were married.

But I was mistaken.

Thank you anyway for bringing an interpreter for my wife. Very decent of

you.

Actually, my wife is pretty messed up as well.

Actually, he means his wife is also challenged.

I don't believe I've ever seen your wife at an official event. How come she

doesn't accompany you?

I'd say she is... my weakness.

He's very protective of her. Your weakness?

Yes, my weakness.

Because of her disability?

For many different reasons, I'm a primary target.

You could even say I represent the government's official human shield.

And I'd like to be sure she's protected from attacks.

So yes, she's my weakness.

Ah, weakness in that sense.

So that's why you keep a hidden way.

So, despite appearances, you're quite a hopeless romantic.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm on standby.

Tracking will start as soon as you receive the call, so please be mindful

of the call time.

Trying to get drunk you might be already

No,

you can't

All you need to do is stand by my side is that hard

you stay

If your feet hurt take a seat. No more booze.

Did you just swear?

Hello? Speak to me, 406.

You want me to start?

Let's see.

My wife is well?

Wasn't supposed to be.

Why won't you speak to me?

You were verbose yesterday.

Ah, it was too much going on yesterday for this.

Now, what plans do you have to do harm to my wife?

I've got time.

Today's a quiet day.

Is this a bluff?

This party isn't for lowlifes.

It's only by invitation.

Who are you?

Are you finally starting to get curious?

Stop laughing and answer my question.

Who are you and why are you here?

What are you trying to pull?

How in the world could you get in here?

What's your deal?

What the hell?

Huh?

My apologies.

What was that just now? You thought that person was me?

Didn't you say I couldn't get in here?

You're a loser in your bedroom, just smirking like you want something.

How could your kind possibly even lay eyes on Pekseon's wife?

Listen up.

if you wanted to blackmail me you started with the wrong hostage my wife

who's my wife have you ever seen her you're right people don't know who your

real wife

for the wedding and nobody knows where she is now.

Even so, doesn't marrying your fiancé's little sister feel like something from a

soap opera?

Well, then again... Chung-Won Daily News and your family are in cahoots.

You can't have that partnership threatened.

Did you grab the sister because this old-fashioned marriage alliance had to

happen? Oh, the general public is going to be all over this when they hear about

it. I mean the optics.

Handsome perfect presidential spokesperson picks on ping-ponging back

and forth between sisters What's wrong

cat got your tongue don't you wonder how I discovered a secret that nobody knows

Say something picks on What do you want from me

What do you want?

Cut the crap and tell me.

All right.

Listen carefully.

Here's what I want.

Leave Hong Hee-joo and bring back your original fiancé.

You don't need Hong Hee-joo in your life anyway.

I told you never to call me again.

And I told you that I'm going to kill your wife.

He's a jerk.

Call again.

What?

I have words for that bastard, so God damn it, call him!

Interesting.

Pick it up, Sal.

Answer it.

Answer the phone.

Answer it.

Do you understand?

If you don't want personal life matters ruining your father's campaign, well,

you'd better go back to how it was or I'm spilling it all about your marriage.

Oh, hey.

Afraid?

Damn,

bro, you're that afraid of a loser like me? Interesting, Pixon.

The deadline is tomorrow.

I'll take 2 billion won if it's too hard, got it?

Are you finished?

How is it that punks like you all behave the same

way?

You should start doing your homework.

There are hundreds of reporters trying to get me to talk.

Turning a silly scandal into fake news is easy.

And I can handle a blackmailer with one hand behind my back.

There's no way.

You would ever persuade me to leave Hong Hee Joo because of your ridiculous

demand?

You dare drag my wife, my person, into this as a threat?

That's... She's your... You're a buffoon, aren't you?

I mean, do you have any idea what this precious person went through yesterday?

She almost died. What I mean is, I almost killed her. I was in her car.

I strangled her, pulled her hair, and put a knife to her.

I was really gonna kill her. You get it or no?

So what?

What do you mean, so what, bro? I was scared. I mean, she was super scared.

She was scared?

Then what?

She was about to die and couldn't even ask anyone to help her because she's a

poor mute, isn't she?

And?

And then you hung up and you said I should call back when there's a corpse.

Well, you know what?

Hong Hee Joo should be a corpse because the car slid on the wet road.

You'll be caught for 06 and it'll be ugly for you.

I'm willing to bet... I get you with my own hands.

Mess it up?

Or will it work?

Who did this to you?

Did you see his face?

You sound terrified, Salon.

What am I looking at?

That's Heejoo.

Those are her thighs.

Have you never undressed her?

What's he doing?

Why is he in my bedroom?

Hey, tell me.

You're okay, though?

The guy?

Were you close?

There's been a lot of strange events lately.

There can't be a version of Heejoo I don't know.

Are you someone close to me?