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(Artificial City)

(All people, places, organizations, and incidents
appearing in this series are entirely fictional.)

(Episode 12)

I feel the chills
and loneliness in the dark

and refine the language of
my inner self that squeals in pain.

I learn to paint
through practice and discipline.

My desires project onto the canvas,

a portrait of myself that I cannot deny,

that of my life in the shadows,
a child of desperation,

and that of my liberation from all

that encumbers me.

Your child is dead, Jun-hyeok!

Pil-seong! Calm yourself.

What if anyone hears us?

What happened is, we heard that

a woman that you bedded once had a child,
so we looked into it, and…

My grandchild… my grandchild…

He didn't even get to meet his father!

My poor grandson!

Be quiet.

I understand your pain.

I know you're as devastated as I am.

I said be quiet!

What do you mean, my child?

I will not accept a child
born from of a random woman as my own.

I won't let a dead bastard
taint my reputation.

It's true. He was your child.

If you ever speak of this again,

I will never talk to you again.

A painting is the child of

the artist's own life and experience.

That's why I always include
myself in my paintings.

I step out of the hectic moments in life,

and only then can I truly understand

the reality, history, and pain of others.

Mommy!

Oh, Hyeon-wu!

How are you doing?

Give me a second.

[GO SEON-MI]
The child's dead.

And as I live amongst those people,

I only strive for authenticity
in this cold-hearted city.

And that is my sole mission.

[TALK CONCERT WITH JUNG JUN-HYEOK]

One day he quit the news,

and on the next, he was
turning down a job at the Blue House.

Today, we have here with us
former anchor Jung Jun-hyeok.

I'm sure everybody wants to hear about

the reason why you turned down
the big offer.

But you said you wanted to
first tell us about a painting.

[TALK CONCERT, HERE, NOW, US]
So, what can you tell us about it?

Well, what do you see?

To be honest, I was just thinking about
how much the piece would be worth.

I'm sure a lot of people
would think about that, too.

I think this may have been
the area of present day Sangam-dong.

And some people think
they should have bought some of that land

before it was urbanized.
At least, that's what Jae-hui told me.

And that must be your wife,
if I'm correct?

Yes.

Yun Jae-hui, who is running
this art gallery

and the Sungjin Foundation, is my wife.

I didn't think her titles would be
the first things you say about her.

But I did

because those are the proud results
of her lifetime of hard work.

And I, of all people, know best
the story behind her success.

Thank you.

Now, let me tell you about myself.

I was born out of wedlock.

Perhaps that's why

I've always felt empathy to those
that are alienated in society.

I would think about the people
who suffer injustice and inequity

and it would keep me up at night.

So, I was always looking
for a way to help them.

Then one day, I was offered the Senior
Secretaryship of Civil Affairs.

And as we have all heard,

you turned down the offer.

And I think what everyone wonders is
why you did that.

Of course.

At first, I was glad

that I was given an opportunity
to contribute to society.

But then, when my wife showed me

this painting, it felt like

my heart…

stopped for a second.

The dirt road glows white like the snow

under the scorching summer sun.

It pained me to think
of the people who had been

driven to homelessness.

So I dreamt of helping those people.

But I felt ashamed.

As you may all know,
I was quite successful as an anchor.

Before that, I was a prosecutor
with great promise.

I attended a top university,
and although I was born out of wedlock,

I am a member of the Sungjin family.

I've never

lost a home or…

gone hungry for even a single day.

So, I could only imagine the pain

of living in poverty,

never knowing what it truly feels like.

That's why I wanted to help them.

I wondered if my altruism

was truly for their sake or mine.

They won't doubt that the child is dead.

How do you feel about
your first talk concert?

A lot of people helped,
especially my wife…

Desperation can be blinding.

- Did you all have a good time?
- Yes.

Mother.

Shouldn't you be there supporting him?

I'm only trying to be
a good daughter-in-law.

How was the concert?

It seemed that everybody liked it.

Did you?

Well, you're both quite skilled
at earning people's favor.

And I think your strategy
really did the work.

That's a compliment, right?

Well that depends on how you see it.

By the way,

it looks like Jun-hyeok
also heard from his father

about the child.

He must have been so anguished.
And to have to hide that…

Well, he's just paying the price.
Nothing comes for free.

You're right.

But take good care of him.

If you're not going to abandon him,

you'd better make sure
to take good care of him.

How can Mr. Jung be so perfect
in every regard?

He's handsome, successful,
and kind-hearted.

Wasn't he just amazing?

"I wonder if I'm doing it
truly for their sake."

I've never seen any man so pure at heart.

I hope Gyu-seong grows up to be like him.

Don't you say that about Gyu-seong
in front of me.

You shouldn't just go gaga over
any other guy.

Yeah. Just any other guy than you.

That's how I ended up being your wife.

Give me the key.

Hate him so much.

Not again…

Why is nobody picking up?

Why are you standing here all alone?

Oh, they didn't tell me
where they were going,

so I was just waiting for them,

but their cars are gone.

Did they really go somewhere without you?

It looks so.

So, nobody told you about this,
Congressman Kwak?

What?

They went to see the Little Fox,
and you were not invited.

I heard you will be leading
the task force team.

Two presidential elections, three general
elections, and three local elections.

That's how many elections
we've won under Congress Min's command.

He's unrivaled.

And at times like this,
when young voters are quite sensitive

to political conflicts,

Congressman Min will be
the perfect leader

to unite all party members
under one slogan.

Jung Jun-hyeok for president!

But if you think about it,

it doesn't really have to be
Jung Jun-hyeok, does it?

Well,

I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

Drop the pretense.

I'm sure you have your own intention
in joining us today.

For your support for Jun-hyeok,
you were promised directorship of CIO.

Is that good enough for you?

Or what?

Well, you can run for president yourself.

Why wait until the next term?

Well, in that case…

it will be tough to find the right person
to lead the CIO.

You don't want the CIO to fall into
the hands of Congressman Kwak.

I don't understand
why everybody's so hesitant.

You can just get rid of him.

Right. There are already enough conflicts
between the police and prosecution,

and this directorship issue

will only cause even more chaos.

And to prevent that,

you gave up running for president
and volunteered to join the CIO.

And even besides that promise
you made to my mother-in-law,

you also want the CIO to be
an upper tier institution to prosecution

so that you can give leverage
to your old prosecutor friends.

But there's one thing
that you're missing here.

Do you really think
Yun Jae-hui will honor the deal?

Don't you remember Cho Gang-hyeon turned
his back on Chairwoman because of her?

She'll make Jun-hyeok President and give
Cho Gang-hyeon the directorship of CIO,

and then she'll have

both Sungjin and Prosecutor's Office
in her hands.

I will talk to the Chairwoman if you stop
Jun-hyeok from running for president.

I hope you'll give him a nice sendoff.

But don't ruin him completely.

After all, he's still… family.

Thank you for your help today.

My pleasure. You were amazing.

Thank you.

And good job, Yi-seol.

Thank you.

- Get home safe, you two.
- We will.

Take care, Jae-hui.

Honey.

Aren't you hungry? You skipped dinner.

No, I'm not.

But still…

Welcome.

Where's Father?

[HAN SEO-JUN]

[HAN SEO-JUN]

My dear boy, Seo-jun!

I hope you understand him.

He just cares so much
about his bloodline.

Are you saying that's not your problem?

Well, I've had enough trouble

with children born out of wedlock.

Pick the ones that look nice
and cut them evenly.

Do you know what he said

after trying my homemade beef jerky
for the first time?

He lamented that the rich are enjoying
delicacies like this

while poor people were starving all over.

So, I brought out
all the beef jerky in the pantry,

and told him that he could help the poor

by giving out all of it.

So, did he do that?

Of course, he didn't.

You only come to truly appreciate things
when you possess them.

Take a look into the investigation
on the Minister of Land.

We'll have to show our gratitude

to all those who helped us.

And I hope that happens
before monsoon season arrives.

Okay. I'll tell him to pick up the pace.

By the way,

does Cho Gang-hyeon think
he will be the director of CIO?

Yes, for now.

He'll be outraged when he finds out

that you have no intention
to give him that.

We'd both better be careful.

Yes, Mother. I will.

Have you thought about my offer?

I already told you. I cannot leave now.

You did. You'll stay
until Jae-hui gets a divorce.

But I find it weird

that you want her to get a divorce
because you want to protect her.

I'm asking you again.

Please, leave her as soon as possible.

Jae-hui has gone through
a lot of hardship so far.

She has a lot of enemies
and a lot of problems to handle.

June 5th, 2014.

That's when I met Yeong-ju
for the first time at the villa.

The picture that she received
was taken on that day.

[FORMER ANCHOR JUNG JUN-HYEOK
WINS "THE PEOPLE'S JOURNALIST AWARD"]

Are you saying Jun-hyeok
was involved in this?

You may not know everything,

but I'm sure you understand
why I can't just leave.

Are you saying
you'll expose Jung Jun-hyeok?

That will come later.
My priority is to protect Mrs. Yun.

I need your help.

[NEW YEAR'S ALL-NIGHTER
WITH JUNG JUN-HYEOK]

How much more trouble
will he be making?

It's been taken care of.

Good job.

Did you make sure
that she'll keep quiet about this?

All she asked was funding
for her postnatal care center.

So she likes spending
other people's money.

You should go.
I'll just wait until you go inside.

That girl from seven years ago
is now working for Jae-hui?

It turned out that
Kim Yi-seol was No Yeong-ju's roommate.

It was my fault

for not running a check
on the docent applicants.

Does she know
that Hyeon-wu's her child?

Not yet, it seems.

Take care of this right away.

Yes, ma'am.

Actually,

let's wait until the investigation
on the Minister of Land is over.

Just give her a warning for now.

Let her know
that somebody's watching her.

[THE TRUTH ABOUT KIM YI-SEOL]

[YUN JAE-HUI]

[SEND]

[YOUR E-MAIL HAS BEEN SENT.]

Now, Kim Yi-seol is
all that's left to handle.

Oh, I didn't know you were here.

Hey. Where's Yi-seol?

She went out on some personal business.
It's been 30 minutes.

Where have you been?

What's with that look?

I need you to
take a look at something.

I know you were disappointed
that this piece was not included.

We couldn't
because we don't have the original.

The concert audience would
want to see the pieces in person.

So, I wanted to find it for you.

I told some of the audience
about this piece

and asked them
to post the pictures on SNS.

It might take some time,
but I'm sure we'll find it.

Mrs. Yun.

Have trust in me.

I talked with Prosecutor Park.

I heard that you asked him to find out
who sent that picture of me.

He said you worried about me

and told him that
I've had a tough life.

I want to be of help to you, as well.

Give me a chance.

Thank you for doing all this.

I hope we do find the painting.

This suits you better than I thought.

It's a compliment.

Well it just doesn't sound like one.

What are you here for?

You and I…

How do you think we would have been,
had we met outside of the Sungjin family?

If I had met you ten years ago
as an employee in my gallery,

I think I would have been
quite fond of you.

I would have admired your talent and
skills and pitied your humble background.

So I think I would have

been nice to you.

Actually, I treated you with kindness
when you first joined the family.

Didn't I?

With kindness, and contempt, as well.

Is that wrong?

What? Do you think you deserve better?

I think you're just insecure.

That's why you're never
thankful for anything.

I came to give you my last warning.

If you learn your place
and start behaving yourself,

I won't be too harsh on you.

I was quite surprised when you

invited me to lunch alone.

Do you remember?

You got me a lunch reservation here
when you were a new prosecutor.

I was surprised to see a young man
appreciate this dish,

so I still remember that.

It was my father's favorite.

I heard that your father was
a well respected scholar.

He was respected but could
barely afford his children's tuition.

He may not have been affluent,

but he did make you
a man of fine character.

Certainly different from
the likes of Jung Jun-hyeok.

Is this about that secret meeting
you had last night?

Did you break a deal with the Little Fox?

What if the Big Fox finds out?

More like an "Old Fox".

The Old Fox won't stay in power forever.

Isn't it a shame that a man like you

is serving the wrong master?

Joon Hyuk, I heard your son died.

What happened is, we heard that

a woman that you bedded once had a child,
so we looked into it, and…

My grandchild… my grandchild…

He didn't even get to meet his father!

My poor grandson!

[CONGRESSMAN KWAK]

[SIX MISSED CALLS]

Jae-hui.

So, what did you tell him?

I told him I'd think about it.

I couldn't just say no right away.

Give me some space, okay?

How goes the investigation?

Jeong-ho's already on it.

You know he always goes
strictly by-the-book.

I'm sure he would have looked everywhere
to confirm what's in the documents

and everybody would have heard the news,
but nobody's doing anything.

I'm not sure if this means
that nobody cares about prosecutors

or that Congressman Min has taken
measures to cover this up,

but if this drags on for any longer,
I might end up losing everything.

I'm risking everything in this, too.

It would be perfect if someone
leaked some info to the press.

But Choi Hee-jung works for Ju-yeon, and
Jun-hyeok isn't doing anything about it.

I think I know a guy who can help.

Who?

Oh, that…

Just wait for a bit.
It'll be taken care of soon enough.

Why am I always
surrounded by tough women?

By the way,

you could have ditched me joined Ju-yeon.

I'm actually quite scared of women
that are resourceful.

My father was intelligent,
but also naïve.

With him being no help,
my mother had to work in the market

and managed to send
all her three children to college.

Have a great time
with your friends, Hyeon-wu.

And you have a great time
with Daddy, okay?

Let's go.

Thank you.

Wake up.

I said wake up.

Forget about presidency. You won't even
come close if you're like this.

Get yourself together.

We have a long way to go.

And you're already getting complacent
after the talk concert?

It's not that.

It's not too big of a problem,
but something has come up.

Don't make any excuses.

No explanations.

You cannot owe any explanations
to anyone. I won't let that happen.

Is he skipping another meal?

No. He's just not there.

[SONG-SUK OF THE MUN FAMILY
OF NAMPYEONG]

Mother told me
when I first joined the family

that Jun-hyeok's birthmother
was enshrined here.

This is my first time here.
I wasn't sure what Mother would think.

I thought that this was perhaps
her way of testing me.

I thought about that for a while
before I decided to just ignore it.

After all, neither you nor Jun-hyeok
ever came here.

Well, Jun-hyeok and I are
in the same shoes as you in that regard.

You're scared of her
because you've wronged her?

I heard about Jun-hyeok's bastard.

I heard you were quite depressed.

I know you deceived
the entire family and--

adopted Hyeon-wu.

- You cunning--
- Just deal with it.

You may hate me,
but I'm still part of this family.

I can easily get you divorced.

Do you think I'll back down so easily?

If I get a divorce and
Jun-hyeok's not my husband anymore,

I'll ruin his life for good.

For the sake of your own son,

shouldn't we try to help each other?

[LEAVE THE TRAGEDY OF HYEONGSAN-DONG
OUT OF POLITICS]

[LEAVE THE TRAGEDY OF HYEONGSAN-DONG
OUT OF POLITICS]

Dong-min.

Oh, hello Jae-hui.

- How are you?
- Good.

It was Yi-seol's idea. Isn't it great?

Of course. I agree.

It would be really helpful if this
went on the news. Don't you agree?

I think so.

The problem is that this gallery
belongs to the Sungjin Group.

Otherwise, I would totally
get you an interview.

Why do you have to be so careful?
Because we're Sungjin?

I think journalistic objectivity
is of utmost importance.

And that's why we need to be careful.

I just saw the protestor outside.
Is it because of the talk concert?

It looks like some people are
spreading the wrong message.

Some people think that Jun-hyeok
will be a tough competition for them.

I think it could be the man Jun-hyeok
investigated in his prosecutor days.

He just didn't know that man would
later become Minister of Land.

Park Man-jae,
the current Minister of Land?

Oh, I don't think I should be
telling you this.

[PARK MAN-JAE]

We didn't get to do an afterparty
for the concert.

So, I thought we should
have a meal together at least.

You can head over to my place
with Dong-min.

Dong-min, could you wait
until she clocks out?

Of course.

What about you?

I have to get some groceries on the way.

- I'll see you later.
- Okay.

Hyeon-wu, Grandfather misses you a lot.

Of course, he does. He's just been busy.

Okay, have fun.

I'll see you tomorrow, then.

Okay. Love you!

My dear boy, Hyeon-wu.

I missed you, grandpa.

Of course. I also missed you…

so much.

I'm sure you'll be a good boy, Hyeon-wu.

I'll come to pick you up tomorrow.

Okay.

That way.

I hope the boy likes the gift.

Can we… just wait outside?

Sure thing.

How did you become so close to Jae-hui?

At first, I thought
you guys were related.

There's something similar
between you two.

Mrs. Yun is a such a good person.

I agree. She's remarkable and charming.

I once suspected
she might be a bad person.

Jae-hui?

But she gave me her trust
without a single doubt

and listened to me and helped me.

She was indeed very nice to you.

And I will make sure to repay her.

- Hey.
- Hi.

What are you doing out here?
The cleaning lady's there.

Just waiting.

- Let's go in.
- Yeah.

Hi, honey.

Where are you? I'm almost there.
Just a minute.

Where are Yi-seol and Dong-min?

Okay. But I have a lot to carry.

Will you do that? Okay. See you soon.

She's almost here, and I'll have to
carry some stuff. You should go in.

We'll also help.

There she comes.

It's her.

Did I keep you waiting?

No, we just arrived.

Honey! Honey!

- Are you okay?
- Stop right there!

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Honey.

Are you okay?

[LEAVE THE TRAGEDY OF HYEONGSAN-DONG
OUT OF POLITICS]

Shouldn't we call the police?

It will only cause more trouble.
And I don't want to worry anyone.

[THE TRAGEDY OF HYEONGSAN-DONG]
Why would anyone do such a thing?

It was probably
one of Jun-hyeok's competitors.

I still don't understand.

He hasn't even declared candidacy yet.

Because you drew
the Hyeongsan-dong card first.

They must have freaked out.

The son of Myeongseong Industry CEO
is running for president.

But he turned that vulnerability
into an advantage.

However, he turned down a job
at the Blue House out of guilt

and even held a talk concert
to deliver a sincere apology in public.

So, what do we do now?

Jun-hyeok, I heard that you once led
an investigation on the Minister of Land.

What?

I told him about that.

Oh, what about it?

Can I take a look at the file?

What are you going to do?

I will give that crook
a taste of justice.

What's your favorite fruit, Grandpa?

I don't like fruits.

Really? Daddy also hates fruits.

But I like apples.

I know you like apples.

Mommy likes grapes most.

Sure.

And Yi-seol likes apples, just like me.

Who is that?

- she works for Mommy…
- Jung Hyeon-wu!

- Granduncle!
- My dear boy!

- Have you been well?
- Yeah.

I've missed you!

That bitch.

- Hello.
- How have you been?

- Good afternoon.
- I didn't expect to see you here.

- You don't have to.
- We can give you a hand.

- Your forehead…
- Oh, it's nothing.

I hope it doesn't scar.

We're really okay.

Thank you.

Any comment on
the dismissal of the Minister of Land?

Why was the investigation
conducted so abruptly?

Was there an internal investigation
beforehand?

Is it true that he has committed
illegal real estate speculation?

[THE BLUE HOUSE'S DECISION
TO DISMISS THE MINISTER OF LAND]

What is this?

Ew, that smell.
Who likes beef jerky anyway?

Oh my, look at all this money!

Reporter of the Month Award,
News, Reporter Han Dong-min of JBC.

- Thank you.
- Congratulations.

[I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT
TO TELL YOU. MEET ME AT MY PLACE.]

[PROSECUTOR PARK JEONG-HO]

[PROSECUTOR PARK JEONG-HO]

Hello.

Yes. I will tell her everything today.

Right now?

Give me a moment.

[PREGNANCY JOURNAL]

Wait.

There.

I have something important
to tell you. Meet me at my place.

What is it?

Nothing. You can go in first.

Yi-seol.

Yi-seol?

Yi-seol.

Yi-seol.

Was it because of the child?

Is that why you want her to divorce him?

(Artificial City)

Why does Jae-hui have to suffer

because of something that happened
between you and Jun-hyeok?

You think I'm trying to
steal her husband?

He might be a total moron,

but I chose to live with him.

Yi-seol! Yi-seol!

I did that. I faked it.

Are you crazy? How do you think
Dong-min will react to this?

It's weird. The door's open,
but there's nobody inside.

You made the wrong choice
marrying Jae-hui.

Jung Jun-hyeok is mine.
I made him what he is.

No, I think it's just beginning.