Original subtitles

Mother, where are you?

Mr. Lee.

What? In-ha.

Why are you here? Why aren't you at your district?

I'm sorry, but something urgent came up.

Do you know where Ms. Song is?

She's in the conference room.

What's with her?

-Were you this evil, Ms. Song? -What are you doing here?

I recovered all the texts you deleted from your old phone.

Explain what this is.

It's been 13...

No, 14 years already.

I thought you were swept away

by public sentiment and were mistaken.

And that you had your own convictions, but...

it was this?

You just wrote down whatever Ms. Park told you to?

Ms. Song!

Are you really a reporter?

RECOVERED TEXT MESSAGES

How did you...

Please explain these text messages you sent Ms. Song

to frame Mr. Ki Ho-sang.

What is this?

Tell me it isn't true.

Tell me you are not this terrible.

Tell me you are not this evil! Please!

Does anyone else know about this?

Did you really do it?

Who else knows about this?

Does it matter?

Why did you do this?

Either explain or make an excuse!

I told you before.

If you quit being a reporter, I'll tell you.

Mr. Kim. It's me, Seo Beom-jo.

As of today,

I quit MSC.

Are you satisfied?

I think I've earned the right to hear your explanation now.

Yes, I sent those text messages.

An assemblyman...

who looked out for my business was troubled because of that fire.

He had been taking care of the plant and the company

that was dumping the chemical waste.

It was a difficult time for him because he was up for re-election.

So...

you framed Ki Ho-sang to shield him?

We just needed to distract the people until the elections were over.

But...

I had no idea things would get so out of hand.

However, when you think about it,

I didn't do anything that was illegal.

I just assisted people who helped my business.

Business is like farming.

Planting the seed isn't enough. They don't grow on their own.

You need to get stinky fertilizer and poisonous pesticides on your hands

to grow the fruit.

We'll be opening an airport duty-free shop next month,

and we're getting approval to build a new mall in Yeonju.

They are businesses worth over 100 billion won.

Those are farms I worked on for 20 years,

applying fertilizer and pesticides.

All I have to do is harvest the fruit, but the insects keep coming.

It's really annoying.

What happens...

if the world finds out about these texts?

Well, people will blame me for it.

But it was 14 years ago.

There is no law against it,

and even if there was,

the statute of limitations would've expired.

It won't hurt me at all.

What did you get in return

for doing all these favors for them?

Everything you've enjoyed until now.

And...

everything you will enjoy from now on.

I thought you made a mistake as a reporter.

And that you were just friends with Ms. Park.

No.

That's what I wanted to believe.

But how could you do such a thing?

How could a reporter...

No, a human being do such a thing?

Where...

did you get that?

You said to come and argue with evidence.

I can't imagine any evidence more solid than this.

Answer me. Why did you do such a thing?

Lower your voice. Don't cause a scene.

No, I want to cause a scene.

I'll investigate this

and report what a despicable thing

you and Ms. Park did, with whatever it takes.

I'll tell the world everything.

I will expose all of it.

Now that I know the truth, I can't keep quiet.

I will report everything

including your connection to the chairwoman.

Do you think I'll let you do that?

You really think that is possible?

No, I'm sure it's impossible at MSC.

YGN will do the report.

What?

I believe that the right thing to do is to report it, whatever it takes.

So, I've decided to give YGN everything.

You plan to be a whistle-blower?

Do you even know what that will do to your life?

I have an idea, and I'm prepared.

You'll never be a reporter again.

I wonder if you're prepared for that too.

Do you think you have the power to report this?

MSC will never report this.

-I know, so YGN will-- -You'll become a whistle-blower?

Do you know that you will be fired immediately?

I'm not afraid.

If the company has dirty connections and stops me from saying what I must,

I say good riddance anyway.

I'll start over as a reporter at a respectable company.

You really think you can be a reporter again?

I do.

Who would hire a whistle-blower?

Who would welcome someone who exposed her company's dirty laundry?

No organization

is as naive and just

as you think.

Fourteen years ago,

I was the same as you.

Think hard.

You can change your mind here.

If you bury this, I can give you more power.

I can put you somewhere where you can speak much more loudly.

For example,

the very first female captain of city desk in news media history.

Opportunities like that.

That choice brought me here today.

Of course, you may take another path.

You may give up being a reporter

and work at a convenience store all your life

following your conscience.

Your internship is

almost coming to an end.

Don't you want to be a full-time employee?

-Ms. Song. -Think about it.

Will you become...

a powerful reporter

who will say one thing they want you to say

but say 99 right things.

Or...

will you become a powerless person

without a voice?

I don't want you to become someone powerless.

I'm not saying this as your chief,

but as your mom.

I saw from up close just how a person's life is ruined

after becoming a whistle-blower.

-Who? -Your dad.

You were too young to remember,

but your dad was a promising bank manager.

He found out the bank president was lending money illegally,

and he told a newspaper and was fired for it.

What do you think?

Whose life is more pathetic?

Mine or your dad's?

I never once thought Dad's life was pathetic.

If that was for telling the truth, I'm actually proud of him.

I'll take a different path from yours.

That punk.

How could he have a new girl already?

Hey.

Can you come see me for a bit?

-Hello. -Stop bragging that you're tall.

Sit down already.

You look good.

Things must be going well.

I'm not sure. Not particularly.

Does In-ha know that you have a new girl?

Excuse me?

A new girl? What do you mean?

I saw a strand of long hair at your place the other night.

I understand you're in your prime, but how could you?

A strand of long hair?

-Oh, that-- -What?

Will you claim it was a guy friend with long hair?

You have no loyalty.

You said that you liked In-ha for longer than you can remember.

How could you change so quickly?

That was In-ha's hair.

-What? -In-ha had come over that day.

It isn't another girl.

Really? It was her?

Gosh, no wonder.

I thought...

Wait, it was In-ha?

The more I think of it the more impudent it gets.

How could In-ha go to a guy's house like that?

Dad? Dad, where are you?

Good timing, you brat.

Dad, I need to ask you something.

I need to ask you something too.

I heard from Dal-po. Did you go to his place before?

You may have grown up as uncle and niece, but he is still a man.

I never once thought Dad's life was pathetic.

If that was for telling the truth, I'm actually proud of him.

Got it?

What's with the look?

I don't like it.

Never mind. It's nothing.

What did you want to ask?

I won't bother.

In-ha!

RECOVERED TEXT MESSAGES

Are they crazy?

How dare they manipulate public opinion?

This is NTS, isn't it? It's obvious this is NTS.

Mr. Kim, don't stop me.

-I'm going to expose them! -Stay still.

If anyone is to expose them, it will be me!

No, I'll do it!

We need to show them the power of the media.

It isn't NTS. It's our company.

These were exchanged between Ms. Song and second-largest shareholder, Ms. Park.

-What? -Really?

Yes, the chief they mentioned is Mr. Yeon Du-yeong.

Our chief and director?

You should have said so.

Mr. Kim. You can report this, right?

What?

Well...

Hey, this is a different story.

We need to get past Ms. Song and Mr. Yeon.

No captain can do that.

What if I give it to YGN?

That's whistle-blowing, so it would be much worse.

If you are branded as a whistle-blower, you can't work anywhere else.

Your career as a reporter is over.

Mr. Kim, you always said,

the sword of criticism should be sharper the higher you go.

But I can't be at the receiving end of that criticism.

My life is on the line here.

I support my family abroad.

I have to save up for the kids' college tuitions and...

I still live in a rental house.

My car still has 37 months of payments left.

Mr. Kim, Mr. Lee.

I'm ashamed to face you.

But...

do you know when a dog gets eaten?

When it doesn't recognize its own master and barks at it.

I know I'm being a coward,

but I...

don't want to be eaten yet.

-Mr. Kim. -In-ha.

Can you be a whistle-blower?

Are you okay with giving up your career as a reporter?

Yes, I can do it.

No, you can't.

See?

So just keep quiet about this.

What did you get in return

for doing all these favors for them?

Everything you've enjoyed until now.

And everything you will enjoy from now on.

What is it?

What do you need to give me discreetly?

FEBRUARY 2000

Is this it?

No.

It isn't.

I can do it.

Even if I lose everything, I must tell the world about this.

What is it? What brings you here?

What's with the look?

-It's just incredible. -What is?

I had so many worries,

but once I saw you, they disappeared.

What worries?

Just ridiculous worries.

So ridiculous that I feel bad for even worrying.

-Sleeping with the enemy? -How nice.

Goodness.

Hey, come on. I'm at work.

What's wrong? Did something happen?

I have something to tell you.

Do you want to get some tea?

Sure.

You're acting very strange today. What is it that you want to tell me?

I came to hand you a huge exclusive story.

An exclusive? What is it about?

Here.

Why are you giving it to me instead of reporting it yourself?

Because I can't do it, but you can.

What is it?

It's my mom's phone from 2000.

And those are the recovered messages that she had deleted.

Take a look.

They're messages that my mom and Ms. Park exchanged.

Ms. Park?

RECOVERED TEXT MESSAGES

We need a place to divert the attention.

Try to frame the firefighter, Ki Ho-sang, in a negative light.

Attack his family if necessary.

Are you saying your father is blameless?

Was he interested in promotion--

How lucky that a Pinocchio witness came forth.

A witness saw him alive.

Use that unique trait.

That witness has the Pinocchio syndrome. He can't be lying.

I'm a Pinocchio. I can't lie.

Fuel the rage of the nation toward him as much as possible.

You're happy your father is alive, right?

But many people believe it is too light a penalty for a man

who sent nine firefighters to their death. So they are infuriated.

RECOVERED TEXT MESSAGES

These texts...

were between Ms. Song and Ms. Park?

Yes.

These texts are the reason...

my dad became a criminal.

Because of these few texts.

Yes.

Those few texts...

did that to you.

What on earth?

Dal-po, your hand!

Are you okay?

You're bleeding a lot.

Does Beom-jo know too?

Yes.

He seemed pretty shocked.

And you?

Are you okay?

If I say I am, I would be lying.

I'm sure you're angry, but calm down and listen.

It is impossible for MSC to report this.

As you can see,

Ms. Song and Mr. Yeon are involved.

It's too hard to get past them and report this.

So, you need to do it.

Please do it.

What did Ms. Song say?

She admitted it was all true,

but she also said MSC can't report it.

That's why I brought it to you.

You can do it, right?

I'll have to.

I'll do whatever it takes to.

Thanks...

for giving it to me.

RECOVERED TEXT MESSAGES

REPORTERS' ROOM

-Beom-jo. -Yes?

Did you ask your mother about the texts? What did she say?

Why should I tell you?

Can I give you a warning?

No matter what you and Ha-myeong do, it won't hurt my mother.

So don't waste your time and just watch your backs.

-What? -I'll return to where I belong.

-Mr. Hwang. -Let me drink that.

Yes.

Thanks.

Who gave you these texts?

It was Choi In-ha.

She said she confirmed it with Ms. Song Cha-ok.

If these texts are true,

MSC executives, Ms. Park, and the assemblymen

have had this connection from at least 14 years ago.

Yes.

Pull out of your district for the time being.

You investigate, and you report it yourself.

Yes, Mr. Hwang.

Hyeon-gyu, Yu-rae, and Woo-chul.

-Get on this too. -Yes, Mr. Hwang.

-Yes, Mr. Hwang. -Yes, Mr. Hwang.

This case is from 14 years ago,

so it will be a long and arduous investigation.

Since we'll be criticizing a competitor,

you must be cautious.

Ha-myeong, go see Ms. Park Ro-sa

and confirm whether they did exchange these texts.

Hyeon-gyu, look into how she was involved

with the cause of the fire or in covering it up.

Yu-rae. Woo-chul.

Look into how the flow of the news changed after these text messages were sent.

We must report

on how these few text messages changed the facts of the case

and capsized the world.

In-ha!

Congratulations.

Mr. Yeon just notified human resources

to make you a full-time employee.

They're taking action to stop her from whistle-blowing.

So let's forget the whole thing.

You can just report other stories vigilantly.

There are plenty of other stories to report in this world.

What is this?

My letter of resignation.

Thank you for everything.

MYEONGSEONG DAILY

Why?

You were just made a full-time employee!

With full benefits and insurance!

Come with me.

What are you doing? Didn't you hear what he said?

You're a full-time employee.

Yes, I did hear it. And it made my heart skip a beat.

I almost asked for my letter of resignation back.

So, you insist on giving that to YGN?

You insist on becoming a whistle-blower?

-I already am. -What?

I gave YGN everything yesterday.

That's why I resigned.

Are you crazy? Why?

That way, I can choose without being tempted.

I believe this is the right choice.

Why must you go so far?

-Why won't you listen? -I'm trying to apologize for you!

What?

This is what you should have done then.

You didn't and won't apologize, so I'm doing it for you.

Why are you apologizing on my behalf?

Because I'm your daughter.

I told myself over and over to pretend we're nothing.

Since you abandoned me anyway, all I have to do is let go.

But I can't do it.

All I have to do is let go of this hand,

but I can't do it. I'm such an idiot.

Where are we going first?

We have to interview Ms. Park Ro-sa.

We need to barge in without permission, so it may be rough.

That's my specialty.

Mr. Hwang said to give this to you.

Is this a hidden camera?

We may have to record everything with my camera put away.

Wow, you can't tell at all.

Let's go.

UNCLE DAL-PO

I'm headed to interview Ms. Park. This is the beginning.

Do it right. Don't waste your time.

Good luck.

Dad, I'm home.

Why are you home so early?

What's with the bag?

I quit my job as a reporter.

What? You quit?

Yes. You hated that I was a reporter.

Good job, right?

Were you fired?

No, I fired them.

I wanted to say the right thing like you did,

so I fired the company.

How was it for you?

Did you regret firing your company?

In-ha...

You didn't regret it, right?

Tell me you didn't.

Tell me I did the right thing. Please?

Please, Dad. Tell me I did the right thing.

You did the right thing.

That's my good girl.

Dad.

Dad.

Ms. Park, I have a question.

-You can't do this here. -No interviews. Move.

You can't do this here.

Look who this is. You're Ki Ha-myeong, right?

-Isn't he your friend? -Yes.

It's okay. He's my son's friend.

Do you remember the texts you exchanged with MSC's Song Cha-ok?

I heard a lot about you from Beom-jo,

but it's our first time meeting each other, isn't it?

Yes. I'll continue my question.

This text message says, "He must be shielded."

You said to make sure he is not held responsible.

Who is this "he" that you refer to?

I don't know what you mean.

What is he talking about?

"We need a place to divert the attention.

Frame Mr. Ki Ho-sang in a negative light. Attack his family if necessary."

You don't remember these either?

I don't. What is that?

"How lucky that a Pinocchio witness came forth.

Use that unique trait.

Fuel the rage of the nation toward him as much as possible."

Oh, my.

I don't remember what that was about. It was so long ago.

I never said it was a long time ago.

Got you.

You don't remember these texts,

but you do remember that they were from long ago.

Let me ask again.

Fourteen years ago,

did you exchange text messages with MSC's Song Cha-ok?

-Get rid of them. -Please move.

Did you get that?

Yes. I got it all.

I think we should meet.

CHAIRMAN

In-ha.

I made dinner. Aren't you going to eat?

No thanks. I'm not hungry.

YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE

UNCLE DAL-PO

I got an interview with Ms. Park. She admitted to the texts.

Good job.

I knew you could do it.

There is still a long way to go, so don't get a big head.

She is such a Loudmouth Witch.

Who?

That friend from before?

No, Mr. Lee.

It's the best time of your lives.

Spring is almost here.

No matter how upset you are, you don't lose your appetite.

Dad, I'm starting driving lessons tomorrow.

Ji-hui said she would teach me with her car.

I'm going to look into government jobs too.

I'm still young,

so I won't have trouble finding a job, right?

I'm thinking about taking English classes too.

Grandpa.

Tell me. How much do you need?

You'll pay for my classes? Thank you, Grandpa.

It isn't a crime to say what you must.

It's a crime to say what you shouldn't.

Stop moping around

and feeling dejected like that,

and cheer up.

Okay?

Grandpa.

Your dad told me everything,

and that you did good, In-ha.

-That's my girl. I know. -Yes, Grandpa.

Did you know about Mr. Kim and Ms. Park Ro-sa?

No, I did not.

Hey, In-ha.

Quiet down. You're distracting me.

Watch out!

-Keep it down! -Watch where you're going!

Just stay still!

But many people believe it is too light a penalty for a man...

Hey!

LETTER OF RESIGNATION, CHOI IN-HA

REASON: I COULDN'T SAY WHAT I NEEDED TO

Whose letter of resignation is that?

It is Choi In-ha's.

Choi In-ha quit? Why?

She didn't want to be persuaded about the whistle-blowing,

so she left this and took off.

Did she...

quit because of what she gave us?

Yes, I tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen.

Are you really going to do the report?

Did you process her resignation?

No, not yet.

REPORT CHANGES IN MICHUNG VILLAGE WASTE-DISPOSAL PLANT FIRE

It gives me the chills.

This chart shows the correlation

between the dates of the texts and MSC's reports.

Wow, Yu-rae. I'm impressed.

Mr. Hwang, I charted MSC's reports in correlation with the text messages.

-If we request-- -Forget it.

Put a hold on that for now.

Why?

Ha-myeong, I need to talk to you.

Yes.

What's wrong with him?

Why is he going back and forth? He is so annoying.

I'm sorry.

I lost my head for a minute.

I understand.

I understand completely.

Would you like to take the nitpicker's path with me?

You got those text messages from Choi In-ha?

And you got her consent?

Yes, she asked me to make sure we report it too.

Did you make sure that she's okay?

This is whistle-blowing.

Whistle-blowing?

It's about her company's chief, director, and shareholder.

Submitting this meant...

she was ready to leave the company.

You didn't know that?

I had so many worries,

but once I saw you, they disappeared.

I had no idea.

I spoke with her captain,

and he said she resigned a few days ago.

She resigned?

Check on her to see if she's okay.

A whistle-blower puts their entire life on the line.

It means she was ready to give up her job, colleagues, and future.

Don't assume it's the natural thing to do.

-Ha-myeong. -Yes.

I know how angry you are because of these connections.

And that you want to get revenge using this report,

but don't be so blinded by your desire for revenge

that you miss what a reporter must consider.

Yes, Mr. Hwang.

I need to step out for a bit.

In-ha, where are you?

I stayed up all night putting this together.

He doesn't understand.

What? This is...

Let me drink that.

Hey, Mr. Hwang is really trying to flirt with me, right?

Flirt? What are you talking about?

Remember how he took my drink?

This was the same drink.

So?

He took it from me and remembered and bought this for me.

There's no doubt he's flirting.

He's so sensitive, isn't he?

Maybe he took it from me on purpose that time too.

For an indirect kiss?

Does that mean he's...

trying to flirt with me too?

-You got one too? -Yes.

Really?

Then am I the weird one?

Yes, you are the weird one.

Very weird.

You should get checked out.

True.

I do think I need help. I keep jumping to conclusions.

After what happened last time, how could I do that again?

HANGANG POLICE DIVISION

Wasn't I a fantastic driver for a beginner?

You're not a fantastic driver. You're a dangerous driver.

You keep making U-turns whenever you try to make a left turn.

If I take you out on the road again, I would make Chan-su a widower in no time.

In-ha.

Hey.

-Hello, Dal-po. -Hey.

Come outside. We need to talk.

What is it? Let's just talk here.

Hey!

Fine, I'm coming.

See you for my lesson tomorrow. Chan-su, I'll visit again.

Why didn't you tell me you resigned?

See?

I knew you would just get angry for no reason.

Do you think I have no reason to be angry?

No, I know you're worried about me,

and I know what you would say.

But I'm totally fine.

I'm learning how to drive and taking English classes.

I'm going to send out my resume starting tomorrow too.

Your resignation hasn't been processed yet,

so return to work.

No.

I'll say I never received copies of those text messages from you.

What?

Then you won't report about them?

Yes.

I must have heard you wrong, or you've lost your mind.

Don't you know how I felt when I gave that to you?

I didn't know.

I was so blinded by the chance of exposing what happened 14 years ago

that I didn't realize this was whistle-blowing.

I didn't consider what would happen to you.

Had I known you gave up on being a reporter to give it to me,

I wouldn't have accepted it.

Have you lost your mind?

You can tell the world just how unjustly your family was ruined.

Why are you giving that up?

If you were me, would you accept this?

Even if that ruined my life? Could you do it?

Answer me.

I'll do as you say.

Yes, I could do it.

I would have taken it regardless of how it affected your life.

See?

You can't do it either.

So why are you telling me to do what you can't?

Then you answer me.

What would you do if you were me?

Would you just bury this?

No.

I won't bury it.

I'll find another way to expose their connections.

What other way is there?

What other way could there be?

There is.

It will take longer and it will be harder, but there is a way.

So go back to work.

Let's look for a way together, okay?

It's such a waste though.

That's enough to expose them.

I'm not saying I won't do it.

I'll just find another way, that's all.

While talking to her about the texts, Mom told me

that she was going to blow the whistle

on those connections 14 years ago as well.

But she gave in to the threats and decided not to.

That's when she was won over by Ms. Park.

She is Song Cha-ok, a very promising reporter at MSC.

She has great potential.

Nice to meet you.

That's when it all began,

when she became Ms. Park's mouthpiece.

I think Mom became successful from that moment on.

She became the first female captain of city desk and correspondent.

Then, she became the youngest chief.

Isn't that impressive?

It is.

But I didn't want to choose the same path as my mom.

That's why I gave you those text messages.

I know.

But to be honest, I was scared.

It turns out my dad was an example

of a person whose life was ruined after becoming a whistle-blower.

Mr. Choi?

Yes.

Apparently, Dad was a promising bank manager.

Mr. Choi?

Loan Department, Choi Dal-pyeong speaking.

A loan consultation? Yes.

Yes, you may.

Please visit the bank. Yes, thank you.

I didn't believe it either, but it's apparently true.

What did he reveal?

He told a newspaper

about the bank president lending money illegally.

Because of that report, the bank president was fired,

and illegal lending went down drastically, but...

I knew it, he was conceited about being the youngest manager.

We should watch what we say in front of him.

Hello everyone. Good morning.

Let's go.

Work became unbearable for him.

Everyone was cautious around him and wouldn't eat with him.

He said he felt invisible.

Eventually, he quit

because he felt like it wasn't a job and that he was wasting his life.

But no one would hire him because he was branded a whistle-blower.

And because of the IMF crisis, he remained unemployed.

That caused a rift between him and Mom which lead to the divorce.

Oh, so that's what happened.

But I'm curious.

About what?

If either of them regrets their choices.

Yes. I wonder about that too.

Beom-jo said he wanted to learn business management,

so he quit being a reporter and is working by my side now.

What do you think? Mr. Shin's wife painted it.

I don't know. I don't know much about art.

Me neither.

I feel like it's all a waste of paint.

These exhibits are so transparent.

They're asking people like me to open our purses.

What can I do?

I need to play the assemblymen's games.

Is this around the 100th painting?

If our assemblymen hold an exhibit, I buy a painting.

If they have a publication party, I give a monetary gift.

If something happens, I use the news to cover it up.

Ms. Song, you know how much work I put into them, don't you?

Yes, Ms. Park.

But I feel like my tower that I put so much work into is shaking.

It's bothering me.

We need to be careful of even the smallest of gossips.

But that Ki Ha-myeong fellow showed up with a camera

and asked about something from 14 years ago.

I see.

I can't control him since he isn't one of our reporters,

and he doesn't seem to be the type to listen to what we say.

So I was thinking,

what about your daughter?

Choi In-ha.

Will you set up a meeting for me to meet her?

In-ha? Why?

You know she is close with Ki Ha-myeong, don't you?

I think it would be best to attack that side instead.

Ms. Park.

Don't worry, I won't harm her.

You know I make offers so good that no one can refuse.

How good was I to you 14 years ago?

I just want to create

another good relationship as I have with you.

You know what I mean, don't you?

Yes.

I didn't know you would dig up those rotten sweat suits.

I better rip them up or burn them the next time I do laundry.

Why? They are perfectly fine.

But I'm curious.

About what?

If either of them regrets their choices.

Dad.

Do you regret reporting the bank president?

No, I don't.

If I didn't say anything, I probably would have died of rage.

Then, if you went back in time, you would do the same thing?

No, I wouldn't do that.

You said you have no regrets.

I do have regrets.

I've been pretty much unemployed for over ten years after I quit.

Then you want to live like Mom and not say anything?

No, that would be worse.

What? Then what do you regret?

I regret quitting and not enduring it all.

Even if they were petty and despicable,

I should have endured it and beaten them.

But I gave up too easily and left.

That's what I regret most.

CURRENT EVENTS

Are you going to practice driving again?

No.

I'm going to work.

Work?

She was going to blow the whistle

on those connections 14 years ago as well.

RECOVERED TEXT MESSAGES

In-ha.

-Did you decide to go back? -Yes.

I called Mr. Kim and he said to come right away.

I'm going to stick it through.

I think even if I find a way, I should find it in there.

You can do it.

I can do it.

You need to go that way. This is my company.

I have a business to attend to there. Let's go.

I just want to create

another good relationship as I have with you.

You know what I mean, don't you?

Ms. Song.

I would like to speak with you. Would you give me a few minutes?

What is this?

Copies of the text messages I got from In-ha.

The mobile phone is inside too.

I'll pretend I never got these.

It's so that In-ha won't be a whistle-blower.

So, I hope In-ha will not be hurt in any way because of this.

Why are you doing this? Don't you know what this is?

I do know.

It ties together all the people involved in framing my father

14 years ago.

It's enough to bring you down for good.

So why are you doing this?

I thought you wanted this desperately.

Yes, I do want it desperately.

So much that my wish in life is to report this to the world.

But I can't let my wish and my selfishness ruin someone else's life.

So, you're walking away from the story?

No.

I'm asking you to report it yourself.

I heard you decided not to be the whistle-blower

and accepted Ms. Park Ro-sa's offer 14 years ago.

Thanks to that decision,

my family was destroyed.

In-ha doesn't have the power to report it.

But if I report it, In-ha will be hurt.

So?

The person responsible for the tragedy is you, not In-ha.

So you must be the one who tells the world about it.

Do you really think...

that would make me report it?

That's why you're giving this to me?

Aren't you being too naive?

Yes.

I know this is a ridiculous gamble,

but I want to pretend I'm crazy and believe in you.

To believe that at one time, you had decided to be the whistle-blower.

That you were a reporter once.

And that perhaps, you regret the choice you made 14 years ago.

I want to be naive and believe in you.

Please...

report that yourself,

Ms. Song.

Both In-ha...

and you, Ki Ha-myeong,

are so reckless that it annoys me.

Why should you feel bad?

Because my mom won't apologize or try to fix it.

Why don't people believe you even when you tell the truth?

They buzz around so much that it annoys me.

You're a con artist.

Since you abandoned me anyway.

Mr. Cho.

You forged this death certificate, didn't you?

All I have to do is let go.

But I can't do it.

Why can you not believe in yourself?

They get into my head so much that it annoys me.

Are you really a reporter?

All I have to do is let go of this hand,

but I can't do it.

I'm such an idiot.

They make me feel humiliated so much that they annoy me.

Subtitle translation by Haein Park