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STRANGER 2

ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, LOCATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS

Let's say a police officer murdered his colleague.

If that were true, what do you think is going to happen?

His body showed clear signs of physical confrontation,

but they just let it go?

They tried to help you when they found you

but they were met with strong resistance and ended up with the scrapes.

The prosecution and the police have caused lots of problems so far,

but there was never a homicide among colleagues.

Preparing for the lawsuit comes first.

There's over 100 billion won to account for.

I should show the stockholders

that I have a solution against the National Tax Service.

Are you all ready?

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

Let's go.

EPISODE 4

Is he a kid or what?

BOARD OF AUDIT AND INSPECTION

We have to see the Chairman first. We'll meet you there.

It's Room 302, sir.

FIRST PROSECUTION-POLICE COUNCIL MEETING

CHIEF OF EASTERN DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE CRITICIZES THE TABLOID

Hello.

This is Prosecutor Hwang Si-mok, ma'am.

-It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am. -We finally meet.

I'm Choi Bit.

Saving those seats for your colleagues?

Do you prefer to sit on this side?

No, that's not what I meant.

It's good to see you again.

She told me that you were back in Seoul.

I see.

Goodness. Can you at least ask him how his kids are doing?

"How big are they now? I heard you had your second kid."

How are your kids doing?

They're doing well, of course. I mean, they're kids.

I won't bite. I didn't even say anything.

I'm glad you already have a good rapport with these kids.

-Yes, ma'am. -"These kids"?

What are we doing here of all places?

They said no to the Supreme Prosecutors' Office,

and it's not like we can go to the National Police Agency.

Here, everyone's uncomfortable.

I wonder if they're all here.

-My gosh. -Hello.

-I'm Kim Sa-hyun. -Nice to meet you.

Let's go.

I'll take the photo now.

Jeez, is this really necessary?

One, two, three.

FIRST PROSECUTION-POLICE COUNCIL MEETING

Great, thank you.

-I'll send you the photo separately. -There's no need.

Thank you all for taking time

out of your busy schedule to be here.

-First and foremost-- -We're just doing our job.

We should thank you for coming all the way here.

Let's briefly touch upon why we're here today.

The current administration is trying to carry out

administrative reforms on many levels.

There are four issues that concern us.

Who has the power to lead and terminate investigations, and request warrants?

The reform will address these three issues.

And lastly, we'll discuss the establishment of

the Senior Civil Servant Corruption Investigation Unit.

I'm sorry to interrupt,

but the government has decided not to change anything

regarding our power to request warrants.

They'll keep it as is,

so shouldn't we exclude it from this discussion?

I'm sorry to interrupt,

but why bother meeting if we were to accept the government's proposal?

After all, aren't we here to discuss the issues at hand

so that the police and the prosecution can come up with a new proposal?

"Warrants issued by a judge through due procedures

-upon the request of a prosecutor--" -I obviously know…

"…shall be presented

in case of arrest, detention,

seizure, or search."

"Upon the request of a prosecutor."

Article 12,3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea.

Are we amending the Constitution?

I remember

the very first time I read those lines in the Constitution.

I thought it was odd to see those lines in the Constitution

when the rights of civil servants aren't a general rule or an ordinance.

That's probably because it was your first time.

You must be used to it now, right?

Why do you think that is?

Because it's that important.

Don't you think they included it in the Constitution

so that the future generations wouldn't be able to change it so easily?

I supposed that the prosecution service had so much power

that they could even spell out their rights in the Constitution.

-It's not like we wrote that in there. -Right.

It wasn't the prosecution.

Those who organized the May 16 coup d'état made it so that only prosecutors

can request warrants.

The first Constitution clearly states that warrants can be requested

by prosecutors or judicial police officers.

But those behind the coup removed the police from that clause

even though they had no legislative power.

As legal experts, I'm sure you prosecutors

are fully aware of how problematic that is legally.

Legally speaking, we can't say it's problematic.

It's true that the amendment was made by those behind the military coup,

but the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction had been granted

legislative, judicial, and administrative powers

through the Law Regarding Extraordinary Measures.

So what? Are you saying you approve of the Law Regarding Extraordinary Measures?

No.

It was an unjust law that should've never existed,

but we can't deny its existence.

Accurately speaking, it's not legally problematic.

But it's definitely problematic when viewed historically.

Moreover, that specific clause has remained unchanged

despite the four constitutional amendments that have taken place since 1969,

so the clause should remain as it is.

But you said yourself that it's an unjust law.

Why do you think it has remained unchanged for 50 long years?

This question just reminded me of a case.

We were supposed to conduct a search and seizure of a lawyer.

Why did the lawyer become the police's target?

He colluded with a private agency

and carried out a sting operation against an illegal gambling company.

But after that,

this lawyer approached the company which he reported,

offered them to drop the charges, and walked away with a huge settlement.

Reporting an illegal activity was never his goal.

He was after the settlement money.

He did this multiple times.

I'm sure you both know who I'm talking about.

Wasn't he your direct supervisor?

I never met him, and it happened over ten years ago.

Yes, it happened over a decade ago.

How do I know about the case if it happened over ten years ago?

I know about it

because he sued the police for damages a few years later.

He claimed that the police unfairly targeted him

because they were holding a grudge against him

as he always represented the prosecution

when they butted heads with the prosecution over investigative authority.

Right, but he lost the lawsuit anyway.

He even lost the appeal, so why even bring it up?

You know that he lost the appeal,

so you must also know how he was able to file a lawsuit against the police.

Even a child would know that we should have been allowed

to search his office and access his bank accounts without question.

However, we couldn't do anything.

Because we couldn't get a search warrant issued.

The police sent in numerous requests,

but the prosecution kept rejecting them.

Talk about protecting a former colleague.

Shouldn't you be embarrassed?

If that was the case, we would've protected him to the end.

The warrant was issued when it was handed over to a different prosecutor.

Right, but he was acquitted when the case was sent to the prosecution.

Case closed.

You mentioned the May 16 coup d'état

and even the case from ten years ago. You keep talking about the old days.

Aren't we able to talk about the past because things have gotten much better?

Then, may I mention a case we're currently working on?

This happened a few days ago.

I'm sure everyone here has never been a victim of a rental scam

since you know the law by heart and are very smart.

-Hello. -I'm sorry.

I don't want my employer to find out.

Gosh, don't worry about it.

Well, there's something I needed to check.

You said you met the fake landlord when signing the lease.

Was it this man?

Yes, it's him.

Did you catch him?

No, we should catch him.

The thing is, the details are quite different

from the information on the profile we had on him,

so we had to verify whether or not it's the same guy.

It took me ten years to save up that much.

And all of that money vanished in just a day.

I'm not asking for too much, right?

It's just a rental studio apartment, for God's sake.

I thoroughly checked everything.

I heard it could be a scam if you deal with the landlord yourself,

so I did it through a realtor.

Right.

And I made sure to meet the landlord in person

and even checked his ID card before signing the lease.

He said he'd install a door security guard for me because not having one

could be dangerous for a woman who lives alone.

So I thought I was lucky to have met such a great landlord.

I had no idea that it was all fake.

Gosh, that bastard.

The suspect will be at the agency in Bogwang-dong.

At ten o'clock, but it may change.

Okay, we're on it!

Look, over there.

-Is that him? -I can't see a thing.

-No? -No, it's not him.

He was supposed to be here at ten.

Should I go find out what's going on?

Yes, go.

Hey, tell the Intelligence Unit to stay in the car.

They might catch on to us.

Got it.

UNNAMU REAL ESTATE AGENCY

Damn it.

Guys!

-Hey, quick! -Come on!

Shit.

-This way! -Hey!

-Hey! He went that way. -Damn it.

Shit.

Damn it.

-Are you all right? -Just go. Hurry!

-Darn it. -God damn it.

-Hey. -Jeez.

-We lost him. -What?

Hey, just jump over it.

-Hey, come on! -Just jump over it. Hurry!

-Just go in. Go! -Yes, sir.

Yes.

Just a moment, please.

Captain, the prosecution wants us to transport the assailant to them.

-Shall I tell the guys to do it? -What assailant?

The guy who's in our holding cell for stabbing a friend.

The Western District Office wants us to--

If they need him, tell them to come and get him.

How dare they order us to bring him to them? We're busy as hell.

They said they're extremely busy and asked for our cooperation.

The night-duty officer is asking me what to do.

-What should I tell him? -Hey!

Hey, they're supposed to transport suspects themselves.

Why are they still bossing us around?

The law changed a long time ago.

-Then-- -Get their investigators to do it!

Yes, sir.

-Yes, well… -Is he not there?

Wait, that's… Captain, it's him!

Hey, Jang Geon. Geon!

-This way! -Hurry!

Come on!

Come here, you bastard!

We caught the scammer.

We stayed up all night and caught him.

We've apprehended him,

but the warrant still hasn't been issued.

The Western Office told us to conduct a supplementary investigation,

so we submitted another report with all the evidence

including his fake ID, a copy of the register, and the victim's statement.

And we still don't have the arrest warrant.

The real landlord listed the property for monthly rent, but that prick

colluded with the realtor and acted like

he was the landlord to turn it into a lease on a deposit basis.

Then he ran off with the deposit.

Six families fell victim to the scheme.

You see, 250 million won may not be a lot of money to some people,

but the victims lost all they had.

On top of their lifetime savings,

they even took out loans. It really was all they had.

When do you have to let him go?

After midnight tonight.

We'll have to let him go if the warrant isn't issued until then.

Nothing has changed in the past 15 years.

Back in the day, prosecutors used to order the police

to bring over and pick up suspects.

An officer who refused to do so and questioned why we had to be

at the prosecution's beck and call received a jail sentence.

That happened 15 years ago.

Soon after, we abolished the clause about the police's duty

to obey the prosecution's orders.

It looks like nothing's changed.

Detective Jang Geon, right?

-Yes. -It was a misunderstanding.

What do you mean, sir?

I get why such a misunderstanding arose,

but a suspect transport order like that is a custom that no longer exists.

We no longer order the police to take care of such things

and aren't petty enough to withhold a warrant for refusing to do that for us.

That officer received a jail sentence according to the law at the time.

No matter how much you hate it or how much it hurts your pride,

the police were obligated to obey the prosecution's orders back then.

The court found him guilty according to the law.

Don't treat it as if we've deliberately mistreated an innocent police officer.

Is that what's bothering you right now?

Getting warrants is already such a headache for us.

And you say that you cannot hand over your authority to request warrants?

Mr. Hwang.

She's that prosecutor.

She was demoted when she mentioned external pressure on a radio show.

Today morning is colder than Moscow.

Good morning listeners.

Currently in Seoul, it is negative 16 degrees Celsius

and it is negative 10 degrees Celsius in Moscow.

So Seoul is colder…

LEE HA-NI'S CURRENT EVENTS MAGAZINE

The same day, the Assistant Chief summoned me to his office

and said something that surprised me.

"The assemblyman's lawyer used to be a chief prosecutor,

so do not call him directly."

He also said the assemblyman complained about how I dealt with it,

and I was told to remove some evidence from the list.

You were ordered by the assistant chief prosecutor to remove some evidence

-just because of a complaint? -Yes.

I told him that the lawyers already made copies of the list

and that it's out of our hands now.

I also asked him who'd take responsibility for it

if people found out the prosecution removed it,

but the evidence ended up being removed in the end.

But at that time the evidence had already been

revealed to the defendants, so the prosecutors…

There are 150,000 police officers in this country.

Let's say one percent of them make a mistake while requesting a warrant.

That'd be 1,500 officers.

The entire prosecution service consists of about 2,000 prosecutors.

Are you trying to see who's more qualified?

No, that's not what I meant.

You talked about how many prosecutors and police officers there are.

You implied that you're more qualified based on those numbers.

"You're not any better than us." Is this your strategy?

Should we keep going?

Well, the power of the prosecution

lies in their authority not to prosecute cases,

not in their criminal prosecutorial authority.

If the prosecutorial process begins with a warrant,

the power should be exercised by the one that can prevent such misuse of authority.

That is why I must ask you this question.

With the power to request warrants, you will face pressure

to prosecute or not prosecute certain cases.

How do the police plan to tackle it?

That is one of our concerns as well.

That's why we're thinking of bringing in

law experts to develop an inspection system--

Lack of legal knowledge isn't the issue as seen in our case.

If we want this debate

to be a fruitful one that brings about meaningful change,

we need to be able to illustrate

at least one difference between the two organizations.

You must see a different doctor to get different treatment.

But what if the new doctor is a quack?

-What? A quack? -Mr. Kim, calm down.

Who's the quack here?

-Are you calling us-- -Enough.

If we're just going to fight like this, forget it.

This isn't a meeting. We're only upsetting each other.

The police are asking for the authority to request warrants,

not to issue warrants.

We're not saying we'll make legal judgments.

We just want to deal directly with the court.

If the authority is handed over to the police,

the police will definitely abuse their power.

You'll want to make arrests for the cases

you worked hard to investigate.

We're here to prevent that from happening.

Because you want to protect the people? Not your fellow prosecutors?

If there's anything wrong with the warrant,

the court will reject it, so don't you worry.

The court's procedure is like checking off a few boxes.

And all warrants infringe constitutional rights.

A step where the police reports are thoroughly reviewed

is absolutely required.

Give me a break. Is the prosecution a human rights organization now?

Ask anybody on the street.

Anyone would know about cases where the prosecution violated human rights.

That's exactly my point.

It's directly connected to human rights.

In our case, there are high-ranking officers who are in the public eye,

but the police work more closely with the people.

The police have been accused of a lot more cases, but people have no idea.

Why? Because they're not on the news.

Because there are just so many of them.

What I'm saying is, an overissue of warrants is highly likely.

What about the human rights of the people who are suffering

due to withheld warrants?

Take it up with the Constitutional Court.

If you must change the Constitution, go to the Constitutional Court.

Enough! We should go.

Let's wrap it up.

Thank you all for coming.

Director, thank you for your opinion.

Chief Choi, I get what you're trying to say.

We have until the general election to make a decision,

-so let's wrap this up here. -All right.

As for our next meeting, we'll schedule it another time.

-We'll be off, then. -Thank you for coming.

-What kind of idiot-- -Sir.

Damn it.

Who's withholding the warrant to provoke them?

Don't blindly trust that detective.

Times have changed.

Who'd withhold a warrant just to retaliate?

I bet it was rejected because they relied on the victim and did a half-ass job.

Which prosecutors' office?

Which station is he from?

I think it was Yongsan Police Station.

Then it's the western office.

Who's the chief there? Is it Im Chae-gyun?

Why does that matter? What will you do?

Just leave them be.

Jeez, we can't tell them to just issue that darn warrant.

If we suddenly get it issued after all this time

just because they brought it up,

we'll be admitting to their accusations.

Leave it to the prosecutor in charge. If you step in, you'll be vilified.

What if they actually have to let him go? The rental scammer.

Hey, you used to work at the western office.

-Do you know anyone there? -No, I don't.

-When did you transfer? -Two years ago.

All of his former co-workers must have left too.

Hold on. There is someone I know.

Who?

Never mind.

That meeting was intense. I'm starving now.

Hey, what's there to eat around here?

I saw a handmade burger place right by the main entrance.

I'll choke on it. Anything else?

I saw a rice bowl place 20m away from the burger joint.

I want something piping hot!

Let's eat something spicy.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

-What do we do? -It's okay.

It's under seven percent. Must we be whipped around like this?

It looks like Mr. Lee Sung-jae made a move right away

due to the article about the eastern office's rebuttal.

Our subsidiary governance structure

had remained largely unchanged up until the second quarter two years ago.

However, this was our situation at the beginning of this year.

Led by Mr. Lee Sung-jae, Hanjo Motors and Hanjo Engineering

purchased a major stake in Hanjo subsidiaries, including Hanjo Chemical.

Meanwhile…

EQUITY HOLDING SECOND QUARTER, 2019

As you can see, Mr. Lee Sung-jae's stake has grown substantially.

It's because the former chairman

transferred a lot of shares to Mr. Lee before his arrest.

And there's another person we must not overlook.

Kim Byung-hyun, the CEO of Sungmoon Daily.

He's said to be Lee Sung-jae's supporter.

He started purchasing our subsidiaries' shares two years ago,

and he's currently our third-largest individual shareholder,

following Ms. Lee and Mr. Lee Sung-jae.

And with all this going on,

Mr. Lee has notified us of a bylaw amendment.

When? I didn't hear anything about it.

Just a few minutes ago.

The gist of their proposal is--

They wish to change Hanjo's current bylaw that allows

the company's chief executive officer to also serve as the chairperson

of the board so that the CEO will be prohibited from doing so.

So Ms. Lee will no longer be our chairperson?

Then who will take over?

Voting will take place, and one of the board members

will be appointed as the new chairperson.

But if we separate the two roles,

we'll need the chairperson's permission on everything.

I suppose the most recent example of this would be…

A small enterprise did it.

I say it's "small," but it has over 500 employees.

The board members also appointed a separate chairperson,

so the supporters of the company owner and the chairperson are butting heads now.

What are they fighting about?

The board appointed a separate chairperson

to push the owner out of the company.

So they'll order the chairperson to keep an eye on me

and find fault with me so that they can push me out?

Who's the person Mr. Lee has in mind for the chairperson role?

I'm not sure.

It's got to be someone we know.

Has anyone at our other subsidiaries heard anything?

The CEOs of the subsidiaries didn't even know about the proposal.

I'm sorry, but I don't know much about Hanjo's current situation.

Why don't you just repurchase the shares?

You can change the governance structure.

-Well-- -We don't have money.

The government is asking us to pay 300 billion won in fines.

The corporate headquarters of Hanjo

has no money.

The former chairman passed all the subsidiaries

on to Ms. Lee Yeon-jae.

Exactly.

The fines were issued before Ms. Lee took over.

And Ms. Lee is strongly against

using the company's capital

just to protect her management rights.

We need to find out who Mr. Lee has in mind as a candidate

to come up with a plan.

Agreed. Why is he being so secretive?

Informing the board members

as soon as possible on whom he'd like to nominate

will work to his advantage.

Could it mean that an early announcement isn't necessary?

Who could that be?

There's only one person.

Pardon me?

An early announcement isn't necessary

because he's still the most influential person in the company

and all our shareholders want him to return. My father.

Lee Sung-jae will bring Honorary Chairman Lee Yun-beom back

and make him the chairperson again.

If he's the honorary chairman…

With all due respect, it'll turn into a war.

It'll be worse than a war, ma'am.

You must make sure the honorary chairman

stays out of this.

He doesn't want to see you.

He said you should leave.

Did you tell my father that I'm here,

right downstairs?

Yes, ma'am. But…

He said you don't need to visit him again.

I apologize.

Mr. Lee asked me to pass along this message to you.

"Father no longer considers you his daughter.

Those were his exact words, so don't upset him in any way.

My mother and I used to live in this house together.

I, too, no longer consider you my sister,

so you'd better stay away."

I'm sorry, ma'am.

Mr. Lee asked me to pass along every word he said.

CHAIRWOMAN LEE YEON-JAE

Prosecutor Seo Dong-jae called multiple times during your meeting.

He'd like a meeting with you, ma'am.

Mr. Park.

A pass. From the middle to…

-Hurry up. -Will he lose the ball here?

-Gosh, the neck… -That jab in the neck saved him.

-Yes, that was… -Jeez.

How come he never passes the ball to Heung-min?

And he always whines about racial discrimination.

That racist prick.

-Yes! -Nice.

-Hey. -What?

-Heung-min! -Goal! They scored a goal!

-Well done. -My, that was great.

Are you a Manchester United fan?

-No, sir. -Then which team?

I don't watch soccer.

What about baseball? Ryu Hyun-jin?

-No. -Then volleyball? Kim Yeon-koung?

I don't watch any sports.

What do you do at night? You don't even drink.

He probably sees his girlfriend.

-Oh, you have a girlfriend? -No, I--

I have to get this.

Yes.

Speak of the devil.

No, I'm out. What's the matter?

Jeez.

It'll take about 40 minutes.

Okay.

Let's get some ice cream after this.

Gosh, I feel much better now.

Earlier, you listed all those details on what we and the prosecution did

as well as the exact timelines.

-Did you memorize all of it? -Yes.

Goodness.

I had to, you know.

Let's not talk about work.

Yes, sir.

By the way, the warrant for the rental scam case…

Is there anything we can do?

Those damn prosecutors.

You did well today, Ms. Han.

And you made a good statement, Detective Jang.

Don't be disappointed that we had no results. We just got started.

-Right. Thank you. -Right.

You were a bit cool today.

What? But I'm the one paying for the meal today.

You were awesome too.

This is Park Seong-uk, the Chief of Yeoju Police Station.

Someone from the Uijeongbu Prosecutors' Office asked

about an officer that was in jail.

I need to make a call.

Who told you that?

Someone from the Uijeongbu Office

asked Yeoju Prison directly.

He wanted the number of the former officer who was imprisoned for bribery.

The prison didn't know either, so they asked us about it.

That's how we found out.

Do you know which prosecutor from Uijeongbu asked that?

What? You're back already?

How was it?

We barely managed not to have a fistfight.

Did you talk to Prosecutor Hwang

about the warrant for the rent scammer?

I could tell he wouldn't even listen.

He wasn't any different from the other prosecutors.

But he's from the Western Seoul Prosecutors' Office.

You could've asked him to help out.

Why do you think that is?

He's a prosecutor, just like everyone else.

They were all fixated on trying to defend what's theirs.

How could I ask them that?

Should I try talking to Yeo-jin, then?

How could she help with this?

Maybe the HQ could talk to the prosecution.

Who knows?

Don't. What could a Senior Inspector do?

Hey, do you think sitting around would get us a warrant?

The higher-ups might have

some kind of connection and understand each other.

We should make the best use of a member at the HQ.

That's nonsense.

Don't do it, seriously.

My gosh.

Why are you putting that on now?

You should've put that on in the morning

and made them all smell it.

"I hurt myself catching him!

I can't just let him go like this, so get us the warrant!"

You should've said that!

-My goodness. -That's ridiculous.

They'll only look down on me

if I enter the meeting room smelling of pain relief patches.

Plus, no one at the HQ

even mentioned trying to help us get the warrant.

Seriously?

-Damn it. -So don't ask Senior Inspector Han.

This is reverse discrimination.

She's just a dispatch, but she even brought her old colleague here.

Right. We've worked here for years, but she's the one joining the council.

She's having a tough enough time as it is.

What?

Is that a woman?

I guess he's on a blind date.

You were pretty close by.

Yes.

Have you finally found your place?

Other things must find their places too.

We should correct that article by Sungmoon Daily.

You should talk to the Press Arbitration Commission.

Is an arbitration going to be enough?

That article is making you seem like an indirect murderer.

If that doesn't satisfy you,

you can file a claim in court.

I guess my husband

was a mere acquaintance to you.

But still,

don't you feel like you're indebted to him at the very least?

What about you?

Are you heading out now?

I'm a bit busy with work today.

Let's go tomorrow.

I thought you were visiting the officer today.

He's busy with work at the Uijeongbu office.

Should I go alone?

No, go with him tomorrow.

-Don't give out any business cards. -Yes, sir.

Why did you come back so early?

HANJO

Thank you for calling me, Ms. Lee.

We should've met earlier, but I was just too busy.

Of course you are.

I read about you on the news every day.

I was so glad to see you become the chairwoman

of the Hanjo Group.

Thank you. Sit down.

Yes, ma'am.

I heard you called several times.

I'm sorry about that.

I had something I wanted to ask you.

There was no one else I could ask for the truth.

"The truth"?

Yes. Ms. Lee, have you heard

of Chief Choi Bit by any chance?

Then do you remember a lawyer named Park Gwang-su?

Should I know that name?

I'm sorry. I should've explained what this is about before asking you.

This lawyer named Park Gwang-su

used to be in the prosecution service.

He left his post as a Chief Prosecutor two years ago and moved to a law firm.

I heard Hanjo Group tried to recruit him

as a non-executive director right after he left.

Did we?

Not officially, of course.

Some civil servants are restricted

from working for private firms after retirement.

Are you explaining the Public Service Ethics Act to me right now?

No. Of course not, Ms. Lee.

What I mean

is that Hanjo Group probably tried to get

Mr. Park's help unofficially.

But it seems like he bragged about it to his family.

He said that he'll be working for Hanjo,

and that he might be able to earn quite some money.

And who did you hear that from?

From Mr. Park's wife

in person.

But why don't I remember him?

It's because he died from an illness.

I did meet Mr. Park,

but we didn't recruit him officially nor unofficially.

He died before we could.

Did I kill him?

Pardon?

What do you mean?

The prosecution loves stories like this.

"A former high-ranking official

illegally works for a large firm

and dies a mysterious death."

Well, it wasn't a mysterious death.

What came after is what's mysterious.

The late Mr. Park was someone who couldn't drink a drop of alcohol.

But the autopsy report said they found alcohol in his body.

But the Chief

of Namyangju Police Station covered it up.

So that Chief is the one you mentioned? Choi…

Chief Choi Bit, ma'am.

Mr. Park did drink, though.

What?

I only met him once, but I saw him drinking quite a lot.

I guess he didn't enjoy drinking

with certain people.

Then do you happen to know who Mr. Park met on the day he died?

You're asking a lot about someone I can't even remember.

I'm sorry.

I feel sorry about not being of any help when you came all the way here.

But why did you want to see me?

I heard you said you needed to see me.

Was I mistaken?

Well, you're not someone anyone can just meet.

I only asked

because you might've had a reason to allow me to see you in person.

Ms. Lee.

If there is anything I can do for you, please let me do it.

It might not be the case for other people, but to you, Ms. Lee,

my late senior's wife,

I would never tell any lies.

Prosecutor Seo, you met the former Chairman Lee Yun-beom

a few times, right?

Yes, he even gave me some work before.

Would you like to pay him a visit?

Yes, sure.

I'll tell you where he is.

Are you not living with him right now?

You used to live with him…

I haven't seen him

since he was released.

My father firmly believes

that I worked with my husband to send him off to jail.

He thinks I would have known for sure.

He was only a little upset at the beginning.

It seems like he's changed a bit during his time in prison.

He won't even show his face to any of my people,

but since you're not one of mine…

But I would like to become one of yours.

I guess this is why my husband kept you by his side.

Well, I'm not asking this because I'm doubting you,

but maybe Mr. Lee

can't see you because he hasn't fully recovered yet.

He looked rather unwell when he received the suspended sentence.

Don't be such an amateur.

Just give this to him.

Here's the address.

Yes, ma'am.

It's daytime, so the owner will probably be out.

I mean Lee Sung-jae.

Alright. I'll go and visit him right now

and report to you right after.

-Yes, ma'am. -Where are you?

I'm on my way to check.

Was Choi Bit mentioned back then too?

No, but I just looked into it,

and she moved to the Intelligence Bureau just after the incident.

The Intelligence Bureau…

So it is connected. Shit.

Tell Oh Ju-seon

not to tell anyone, even his wife, about working with us.

Who is it?

I'm delivering a present.

What present?

Who sent it?

The prosecution service.

"The prosecution service"?

Yes. I'm Prosecutor Seo Dong-jae.

I'll just deliver the present and go.

All right.

Hello.

I didn't hear that you were coming.

Oh…

All right.

Here you go.

SEO DONG-JAE

Chairman Lee Yun-beom knows me.

I worked for him before.

I should've visited sooner.

Could you tell him that Seo Dong-jae is here to see him?

He's not home at the moment.

But…

He's not here.

Well, then. I'll just leave this inside and go.

I'll give this to him.

All right.

I'm sorry, but could I have a cup of water?

I looked around everywhere on the way here,

but there wasn't a single convenience store.

-Wait a moment. -Okay.

All right.

Thank you.

Please make sure Mr. Lee gets it.

All right. Goodbye.

All right. You can go back inside.

Okay, then.

All I did was get some water.

I couldn't give him the letter.

I thought about putting it inside the present,

but I thought I shouldn't risk anyone else seeing it.

I understand.

Is there someone ill in that house though?

What?

I think these are from a medicine bottle.

GLASS, PLASTIC, CANS

GLASS

There weren't any documents or anything.

I heard that people of high positions even shred supermarket receipts,

so I didn't expect anything special.

You went through their trash?

Well, I couldn't come back with nothing.

I'm a highly skilled worker, you know.

It's not my expertise so I'm not sure,

but I saw quite a lot of empty bottles

with no labels on them.

These really seem like labels from a medicine bottle.

If you don't know of anyone ill in the family,

then maybe it could be Mr. Lee.

I brought this to you since I thought you'd be able to figure out what this is.

Thank you. I didn't think you'd be so dedicated.

Good job, Prosecutor Seo.

Well, I did it to receive a compliment.

I don't usually get many.

How could you not when you're so smart?

Your late husband…

The late Chief Prosecutor Lee Chang-jun

requested several things from me, but I haven't been able to do any of them.

He'll probably yell at me for that

when we eventually meet again.

But now I can brag

about how I did something

for Chairwoman Lee. It's all thanks to you.

He has no right to yell at you. He did nothing good either.

He should've stayed and watched over you instead of making requests.

He should've held on to the people he cared and worried about.

He's the one who let go,

so he has no right to yell at anyone.

Well…

Chairwoman Lee Yeon-jae.

I am sincerely rooting for you.

There seem to be some people in the public,

and even within Hanjo Group, who are uncertain

about you leading a huge firm.

Just show them what you can do.

Why shouldn't you deserve it? You're his daughter, too.

Well, then.

I'm sorry for taking so much of your time.

No, it's fine.

We can meet again when things calm down a bit.

-We should have a meal together. -Yes, ma'am. I'll be waiting.

Yes, I know Prosecutor Seo Dong-jae.

I didn't know he was in Uijeongbu though.

I remember that case too.

Several officers in Segok Police Station

had colluded with local bar and club owners.

Prosecutor Seo from the Uijeongbu office

is showing interest in this case, and I have no idea why.

Why now? It's been years.

Segok?

Prosecutor Seo was trying to get the number of this officer.

He was one of the two officers who served time in jail.

Officer Kim Su-hang.

Could you meet him quietly?

Officer Kim?

He was released last year, so his whereabouts are unknown.

That's why he asked the prison about him.

I'll try and find out where he's living.

One of the people involved in the case is still in the field.

I want to know why a district prosecutors' office is looking for him,

and if there is a reason

why the prosecution is digging up an old case,

especially at a time like this.

I'll look into it.

Okay.

KIM SU-HANG

Do you know anything about the Segok Police Station?

-Welcome back. -Prosecutor Seo from the Uijeongbu office

is showing interest in this case, and I have no idea why.

Do you know anything about the Segok Police Station?

-In the shower there… -"In the shower there…"

SEGOK POLICE STATION SHOWER ROOM

UIJEONGBU DISTRICT COURT

This is Segok Police Station.

Sergeant Baek is on vacation today.

What? I'm Ko Chang-yong.

Who is this?

How does someone from headquarters know my name?

You don't need to be nervous.

Why is Sergeant Baek suddenly on vacation?

I'm not sure.

I looked into some court files before I came here.

And your name was in it too.

Do you mean the bribery case?

I was only a witness.

You were working with them when it all happened though.

I don't know anything about it. I wasn't even on Sergeant Baek's team.

But Song Gi-hyeon was on his team.

Sergeant Song is dead though.

I know.

-It was suicide. -I know.

Let's talk about what happened then.

I wasn't on duty the day he died,

so I didn't even see the scene.

I only heard about it later.

Sergeant Song's colleagues were caught for bribery

in December 2017,

and Sergeant Song died three months before that in September.

Did Sergeant Song get along well with the rest of the team?

Especially with Officer Kim Su-hang.

Why him?

Answer me.

Would you like to go straight to HQ?

You worked right next to them.

I just saw it once.

-Them taking bribes? -No.

-Hello. -Hello.

Hello.

-Hello. -Hi.

-Ouch! -I didn't know you were there.

-I didn't see you. -What do you mean?

You should've been more careful.

Are you blaming me for this?

Are you blind? How could you pour boiling water on someone?

Sorry.

Look at all the water.

You're flooding the floor.

Come on, wipe it up.

It'll be your fault if someone slips.

Captain.

-Sergeant-- -Who are you to tell me that?

Nobody wants you here.

I would have already left if I were you.

It's none of your business whether I come to work or not.

Why are you so rude?

Being older isn't everything.

-Officer Kim. -You should grow up first.

Please stop.

You're so ridiculous.

What?

Kim Su-hang!

So his colleagues bullied him?

The police?

Who was there at the station when he died?

Who first found Sergeant Song's body?

He already had severe depression.

He died surrounded by colleagues who had been bullying him.

His body was found at dawn,

and there was no one else at the station besides his colleagues.

Former officer Kim Su-hang, the one Prosecutor Seo was asking about,

was the first one

to find his body, and he wasn't with anyone else at the time.

Damn it!

It was suicide,

but it's homicide.

Subtitle translation by Ju-young Park

STRANGER 2

Why did it have to be Segok Police Station of all places?

Are you saying it wasn't a coincidence?

Make it a special visitation. He's a suspect of an unsolved case.

You can tell me everything you didn't get to say then.

The prosecution was targeting the police.

But it turns out…

"Outside forces are interfering in our company's business."

Give it some impact.

The problem is the seven percent that Sungmoon Daily's president has.

How much did you cover up?

Han Yeo-jin is with the Intelligence Bureau?

Choi Bit got Han Yeo-jin to dig up something.

Find out what it is.

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