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[Searching for lost child]

What's your name?

Yoon Bok!

Mom!

[Name: Kim Hye Na Female, 9 years old]

[Purple, fingernail-sized birthmark...]

- You have a purple birthmark? - Yes.

The only thing that I know for sure

is that I must take that child and go far, far away from here.

What's the matter?

Do you... know this child?

It's just that...

she's so cute, is all.

But, Detective.

Do you think that this child died?

It's been about a month now since she's gone missing.

The chances that she merely got lost are fairly low at this point.

And if she were kidnapped, we would've received demands from the kidnapper.

Oh.

Then, you think that the child died--

The child being dead is simply one of the many possibilities.

Then...

what are the other possibilities--

Well...

someone could have taken her.

Do you have a suspect in mind?

I can't tell you since the investigation is ongoing.

Then...

could I know more details about the mother's abuse?

You really are a bit peculiar, Miss.

Why are you so interested in this case?

[Episode 8]

What's the matter?

Grandma isn't here.

Grandma?

She's in the waiting area with Mr. Jae Beom.

She didn't pass away, did she?

No.

She won't pass away so suddenly like that.

I just met up with her.

Were you worried that Grandma passed away?

Shall we stay with Grandma for the time being?

Should we stay with her for the time being...

even if it means that we'll have to delay our escape?

Here.

I'm okay, Yoon Bok. Thank you.

I'll take back what I said about you having to move out.

Well, um...

And I apologize for asking you to do such a thing--

No.

As I was packing my things, I thought that this was the right thing to do.

Please don't be wishy-washy.

Well, then, um... we'll have to ask another huge favor of you.

For the time being...

couldn't you... not move away?

Congratulations on being discharged from the hospital, Mom!

Don't be sick, Grandma!

Thanks!

But where is Tae Hoon?

He was just here.

Big Brother! Big Brother!

Tae Hoon!

Catch the ball! Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Yay, I caught it!

Why is she playing those kinds of games when she's a girl?

Girls can play those kinds of games, too.

Did you think that girls couldn't play catch, Tae Mi?

Girls usually play house or play with dolls, Grandma.

Or they play piano.

Or they draw.

She takes after her mom in that way, too.

Yoon Bok's mom didn't play house or play with dolls, either.

And you take after your mom.

Your mom had a doll on her back from the moment she could walk

and played with pots and ladles.

Do you need me to help with anything?

No.

When you're making a full course meal for eight people

you have to calculate your timing and movements, and focus.

People who don't know what they're doing

are of more help by not getting in the way.

Okay.

Move over.

Oh yeah, Big Sis.

I invited Doctor Jung over for dinner.

Who?

Your Doctor Jung.

Why?

Because I'm curious.

To be honest, it's hard for me to believe that

someone with Doctor Jung's qualifications

fell for a 38-year-old woman who has a kid.

Really?

He either has ulterior motives, or he's problematic.

What kind of ulterior motives?

Maybe he has the wrong idea?

Maybe he thinks that you'll get a huge inheritance.

Did you tell him that you forfeited your inheritance?

No, I didn't.

Well, you should have!

You have to tell guys those things first so you can avoid talking about it later.

Oh.

Well, I'm not saying that Doctor Jung is like that, per Se.

Here, taste this.

[Kang Soo Jin: Senior Researcher at Mooryung University Ornithology Center]

Kang Soo Jin?

[Kang Soo Jin ornithology]

[Kang Soo Jin: Senior Researcher at Mooryung University Ornithology Center]

[Column: Where do all lost migratory birds go?]

She's definitely not my Honey's type, though.

Didn't you say that you went to Mooryung yesterday?

- Yes. - So, where's the article about that?

I met with the police after the interview with the child's mother

but the mother's story is unreliable, and--

- So, what was your conclusion? - Well...

I wasn't able to verify anything as of yet

so I've left that story out for now.

That's enough. Hand this assignment over to Jang Hoon now.

Pardon?

I don't care if you "tried your best."

You have to bring me results, no matter what.

I think it's too soon for you to take on a special article.

Reflect upon your actions.

According to the owner of the barber shop

a prison officer he saw regularly asked him for a favor

which was why he hired Ms. Nam Hong Hee

since she asked to be an assistant.

But when he put her to work, she was quite skilled with her hands

and was an earnest and taciturn person.

So, when the owner retired, he gave the shop to that lady.

Can you get in touch with that prison officer?

- Hello. - These flowers are so pretty!

Thank you so much for inviting me.

You know I've been preparing the food since early this morning, right?

Really?

- Take a seat. - Sure.

Oh my.

My mind is all over the place.

I'm really not kidding when I say this

but this food is just way too good.

You should win an award for this, really!

I want my husband to be the one who's best fed in his entire workplace.

And I want to be the mom who's best at cooking among my kids' friends' moms.

Because of that, I remake my food if I mess up anything.

Isn't that difficult?

I used to feed Big Sis quite a bit back in school, too.

Right?

Yeah.

But Big Sis isn't interested in that sort of thing at all.

She has no idea what's good or not.

And she can't cook anything, either.

There are things that I know how to make.

My approach to cooking is just different than yours.

So, what's your approach to cooking, then?

I like making food that is quick and simple.

And food that requires as little prep as possible.

To be honest with you, Doctor Jung

I invited you over because I wanted to know just how much you know about Big Sis

and to see how serious you are about her.

None of the doctors I know like women like her, you see.

You're not just messing with my naive Big Sis, are you?

What do you mean by "women like her"?

She's old, poor, and is obsessed with research.

Oh.

Hearing you say that

has made me realize just why I like Soo Jin.

My father was the neighborhood pediatrician who was always too busy.

He'd go anywhere to treat a person in need

and even open his doors on his days off for emergencies.

He ate every meal at home, since it was right above his clinic.

Goodness.

My father was a happy person.

Because he was fulfilling his calling.

But my mother was quite unhappy.

My mother loved to travel and wanted to explore.

But she died before she could go on a world tour, which was her dream.

Oh my.

She felt like life was so unfair after hearing that she had cancer

that she tried to divorce my father.

So, I think that's why I like "women like her."

Because she's older, and thus wiser

and is not afraid of poverty.

She has her own life.

A woman I couldn't make unhappy, no matter what I did.

Oh, Doctor Jung.

Yi Jin always provoked the men who were interested in her older sister.

But you're the first man who's ever taken her down a notch like this.

Mom!

Doctor.

Don't be so kind to me.

It's a waste of your time.

There is nothing that I can do you repay you

in my current situation.

And what kind of situation are you in now, exactly?

I've committed a crime.

And I'm currently on the run.

Did someone get hurt?

It's not like that.

Is it something that you can handle?

I'm going to try.

And what can I do to help?

Nothing.

I'm sorry.

Just as you like birds, Soo Jin...

and just as you like forests, books...

and Antarctica...

I like a cold and complicated woman named Kang Soo Jin.

That is all.

[Kang Soo Jin Kim Hye Na]

I...

almost overdosed on pills so many times while raising Hye Na.

I wanted to die because it was so difficult.

So what makes you think you can be like this to me...

I'm sorry, Hyun Jin.

Mom couldn't understand.

Neither could you, nor Yi Jin.

Because even I can't understand my situation right now.

Do you think that this child is dead?

Someone could have taken her.

What makes you think you can be like this to me, when you don't know anything?

Why are you acting this way?

Frogs and snails and puppy dogs' tails.

That's what little boys are made of.

What are little girls made of? What are little girls made of?

Sugar and spice and all that's nice.

And that's what little girls are made of.

I'm home.

You're home early.

- Yes. - Have you eaten?

I don't feel like eating.

Come here, Tae Mi.

What are you good at doing, Yoon Bok?

Um...

Isn't there anything you've learned how to do?

Um...

shampoo?

What's "shampoo"?

Washing other people's hair.

Granny Finger told me that, since my fingers are small

it feels really nice and refreshing when I scrub her scalp for her.

Don't you go to kindergarten, Yoon Bok?

No.

So, she doesn't attend kindergarten?

Yoon Bok said that she didn't want to go to kindergarten

and I didn't think that she needed to go at such a young age.

You're raising her like a beast.

Can you read Korean?

Yes.

There was a baby rabbit that wanted to run away.

"Mom, I'm going to run away."

"If you run away, then I'll come after you."

"Because you are my precious child."

"If you come after me, Mom"

"I will go to the river and become a fish."

"And I will swim away."

That's a book that three-year-olds read!

It seems like she's reciting it from memory, not reading it.

She's flipping the page even when she's not finished reading.

Give her another book.

["That's My Book, You Know."]

Um...

this syllable has two consonants at the bottom.

She can't read syllables with double consonants?

I couldn't either when I was seven years old.

Yi Jin.

Take Yoon Bok to the kindergarten that the twins go to

first thing tomorrow.

Mom, you can only get in there if you pass an exam.

What kind of exam?

Like, basic academic skills.

They have to score in the 90th percentile

on the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement

and they also look at the child's creativity and temperament.

There's no way that a daughter of Soo Jin's would fail a test.

Your older sister has never failed a test before.

How could she take the test when she can't even read?

I'm opposed to it, too.

I don't want someone else to judge Yoon Bok's creativity or temperament.

Soo Jin.

I never sacrificed your education, even when I was so busy.

And I sent you to the very best kindergarten.

And I never missed any PTA meetings.

And when it came to playing an instrument, playing a sport, and art

I made sure you did at least one of each.

It was so difficult for me.

Haven't you thought about how much simpler your life is now because of that?

You got a full scholarship to a four year university

and never had to ask me for anything again.

And you never had trouble with the language when you studied abroad, I bet.

Mom.

Big Sis is your daughter, but Yoon Bok isn't!

Just worry about your own daughter.

At any rate, one's will is important

so ask Yoon Bok yourself.

Why are we discussing "one's will" when we're talking about a seven-year-old?

The parent must make decisions

and if they deem it necessary, they need to force their kid!

Yoon Bok.

Do you want to do what Grandma says?

Or do you want to do as Mommy thinks?

Can... I be honest?

Of course.

Um...

I...

want to learn English

and play piano, too.

Yi Jin.

Prepare Yoon Bok to take the exam starting tomorrow.

She was quiet and earnest

and was quite skilled with her hands.

I did see her one last time.

It was right before she was released, when she asked me a favor.

She said that she wanted to donate all the money she made.

Anonymously.

She asked me to send it to an orphanage in Chuncheon, but...

You mean, "House of Love"?

Yes, that's right!

That was the name.

You wanted to attend kindergarten?

Isn't Tae Mi so pretty?

The reason why girls end up that pretty

is because their moms brush their hair, sing them songs, read them books

and teach them what they need to do to become pretty, every day.

Do you know what the other kids used to call me?

"Garbage Can for Food Waste."

Do I still seem like a garbage can?

No.

Back then, my mom told me that I was disgusting every day

so I looked like a garbage can.

But now I have you, Mom.

You read me books, and tell me stories.

All right.

I'll read you tons of books tomorrow.

You'll learn how to read those double consonant clusters in no time.

I can read everything else.

The only thing I can't read are syllables with two consonants at the end.

I know.

Let's go to bed now.

Good night, Mom.

Good night, Yoon Bok.

Are you asleep, Big Sis?

Can we talk for a bit in my room?

What are you doing, Sweetie?

We had guests in the evening so I didn't eat properly.

Oh.

I can't take it anymore.

I've lived under Big Sis's shadow all my life

and now I have to be her daughter's maid, too?

Don't you think you're overreacting?

I mean, I had to take her to the department store and the salon.

And now I have to take her to kindergarten, too!

I'm pretty much her servant, don't you think?

Geez.

If that's the case, you're already your daughter and son's maid, too.

The thing I can't stand the most

is that my Tae Hoon and Tae Mi are receiving the same treatment I did!

As soon as she appeared, Mom totally lost interest in them!

When she saw our son before, Honey, she had hearts in her eyes!

But, now...

it's as if she's looking at the neighbor's kid!

Be honest, the thing that you're most annoyed about

is that, when that kid gets the inheritance, you won't be a chairwoman.

Am I wrong?

To be honest, I can't even believe that she's really Big Sis's daughter.

She doesn't look like her at all.

Go search up her family registry, then.

Who cares if she's her biological daughter or not?

You have to see if she legally has the right to the inheritance instead.

I can look at my big sister's?

If you get her power of attorney, yeah.

Where did you...

get this?

I went to Mooryung.

Tell me who, what, when, where, how, and why

in a clear, concise, and precise way.

In a way that is easy for a reporter to understand.

I'm sure that the person that abandoned Soo Jin

had their own reason for doing so.

But when I think of the state that my child was in when she was abandoned

my desire to be understanding of their circumstances completely vanishes.

The child had scars all over her body

and she had a lock on her so that she couldn't run away.

So that's why she took Hye Na away?

This is kidnapping.

Kidnapping.

No matter how good your intentions may have been

keeping a child from the protection of their legal parents

is illegal.

You're right.

You never should have done this.

Have you thought of what would happen if you get caught?

Realistically speaking

you can never live a normal life again.

And what about Mom?

What do you think they'll say on the 9 o'clock news?

Ms. Kang Soo Jin, the daughter of veteran actress "Ms. C"

has kidnapped a young child.

What about Yi Jin's husband?

He's a prosecutor, so surely this will affect him too.

And what about me?

I was given the chance to write a special feature for the first time yesterday.

But I lost it because of you.

What if someone asks me about this incident?

I can't even say that I had no idea.

Because I got this flyer from the person in charge of investigating this case.

I'm sorry, Hyun Jin.

This isn't something you can solve with an apology!

I wanted to be a reporter so badly.

I really love this work so much

even if I can't eat or sleep properly, or come home much.

But what do you think will happen if people find out

that I knew about this beforehand

and yet didn't report it or write an article about it?

Also, I...

met with the child's mother, too.

She seemed unhappy.

She seemed unhappy, and wronged.

Are you sure, Big Sis?

Are you sure you can be a much better mom than her?

Are you sure that woman can't be a good mother to her from now on?

Yoon Bok...

died back then.

How could she be a good mother to her when she already died back then?

Well, the detective didn't seem to think that she died!

He thinks that someone may have taken the kid!

He said he's still investigating!

Why didn't you just report this to the police?

I did!

The police didn't do anything until Yoon Bok died.

Leave, Big Sis.

As quickly as possible.

I pondered over this so many times.

Whether I should beg you to turn yourself in

or report this to the police.

Even I don't know why I can't report you to the police right now.

Run away as far as you can.

You mustn't be caught, no matter what.

You understand, right?

[Home of actress Cha Young Shin]

I did have another chance to see her.

She came to me asking for a favor before she was released, you see.

She said that she wanted to donate all the money she made to an orphanage.

Anonymously.

She asked me to send the money to some orphanage in Chuncheon.

You mean, "House of Love"?

Yes, that's right!

I said that we should keep this a secret.

Why did you go so far as to meet with the prison guard?

I thought that Soo Jin would want to know.

Know what?

That Soo Jin's biological mother

never truly abandoned her, even though she did leave her there.

Abandonment is abandonment.

And, so what? Everyone who abandons their kid has a reason.

Even so...

if you consider Soo Jin's perspective--

Who are you even working for?

Pardon?

All you need to do is find out what I want to know. Nothing more.

Every time Soo Jin ran away from home

she always went back to "House of Love"

to see if that woman had come by.

Soo Jin never stopped waiting for that woman, for even a moment.

For a woman who abandoned her.

Deep down, Soo Jin knew.

That's what I think.

Don't look into this any further.

There's nothing more that I wish to know.

Goodness, you surprised me.

Mister.

I'm sorry...

but you know how you promised to give me the passport in a week?

Can't you get it for me any faster than that?

Didn't you promise your mom that you'd stay here for the time being?

Something happened.

I can't.

And I can't give it to you later, either.

If I give you the passport, you'll leave.

And if you leave, your mom...

will snap in two, like a branch.

Geez.

I can't get it for you.

You think that...

me leaving when Mom is in such a state would be the worst case scenario, right?

Didn't you ever consider the fact

that there could possibly be an even worse scenario?

Soo Jin.

What is going on?

Tell me.

Come on. You can tell me.

It'd be better for you if you didn't know.

Hey, now.

How am I supposed to help you, then?

Mister.

Have you ever been on the run from the police before?

For a violent crime?

Oh, so this is where you were, Big Sis.

Yeah, what is it?

I filled out the application for the kindergarten.

Do you have your seal?

It's in my desk drawer in my room.

Okay.

By the way, what are you two talking about?

A secret.

Is it... about the will?

You can hear about it from the lawyer later.

Hmph.

Read this.

Say "ig." "Ig."

But you wrote "ilg." What about the "l" sound?

Huh?

Well, that over there says "I can read."

And when you read that, the "l" sound is there.

Where's the "k" sound, then?

"Il... geul... Soo." (Means "can read.")

I can't hear the "k" sound.

No, listen carefully!

You can't hear it because it's so quick.

"I can read."

Oh wow, look at you two studying hard!

[Power of Attorney]

[Kang Soo Jin]

I'm going to leave this house either tomorrow or the day after.

Where are you planning to go?

I haven't decided yet.

I can't have something happen while I'm at home

so I'm going to leave for now.

And how are you planning to tell your mother?

I'll tell her later, before dinner.

Geez.

You've had such a tough time because of me, right?

No, it's fine.

I acted so immaturely because I thought that

I wouldn't be able to leave, no matter what.

What do you mean by that?

Is there something you know?

No.

I don't know anything.

All right, then.

You have to keep it that way.

I'll be going, then.

Soo Jin.

Yes?

You may never come back if you leave now.

So I feel like...

I'll regret it if I don't give you this.

What's that?

It's a voice recording.

It's about your biological mother.

I told you that I don't even want to think about her.

I'll leave it here.

I'm not interested.

Excuse me, can I have a copy of the family registry?

Here's the power of attorney paperwork.

- Hey, wait up! - Hey!

Hey, don't leave us behind!

Wait!

Those kids sure are funny.

Tae Mi is trying to act like an older sister

and Yoon Bok listens to Tae Mi so well.

It would've been so nice if they'd met sooner.

I have something to tell you.

People with jobs like mine

are just too sensitive.

So we can't sleep well.

And so, they get shots and take pills.

But ever since I brought you here I've never done that.

And so, I even brought you to the sets.

But, funnily enough...

I slept so well when Yoon Bok was by my side at the hospital.

Mom.

I have something that I need to tell you.

I'm listening.

Something... came up.

So I think that... tomorrow...

Mom.

We need to talk, Big Sis.

[Family Registry]

She's not legally your daughter.

You didn't give birth to her, did you?

She's not legally your daughter.

You didn't give birth to her, did you?

Yi Jin.

I'll be leaving soon.

I'm really sorry to be entrusting Mom to you again and leaving.

But this is the life that I've chosen for myself.

I know that I was of no help to our family

and that I was a burden in many ways.

And I won't claim even the smallest share

in our family's inheritance.

So take my share of the inheritance and establish a great foundation

and use it for a good cause.

Well, um...

you're saying that you're going to live your own life...

so I can't say anything to that.

But when are you leaving?

The day after tomorrow.

That soon?

Things just ended up that way.

Tell me if there's any way I can help.

I'm sure that you have a lot on your plate, with the kid and all.

Sir!

Geez, you surprised me!

What are you doing here?

Well, I just couldn't get in touch with you

so I had no choice but to come here.

You told me last time that you like single malt whiskey, so I brought some.

Would you like to check and see if this is the right one?

What's this about?

Well, the thing is...

about the item I asked you about last time.

I was wondering if I could get it any sooner.

Why?

Everyone else is waiting their turn patiently.

So why is it that you can't wait, sir?

Nowadays, they even treat patients in the ER

in the order of urgency, not the order in which they came.

How urgent is it?

Sir!

When you read the syllable saying "dalk," you don't read the "l' sound

and when you read the syllable saying "ubs," you don't read the "s' sound.

You're right.

If you see a certain syllable with two consonants on the bottom

for the first time

how do you know which consonant to read?

Hm, I wonder.

That's tough.

Yoon Bok.

You don't need to take the exam for that kindergarten.

Why not?

I don't think we'll be able to send you to the kindergarten anyway.

Because we'll have to leave soon.

When?

Maybe the day after tomorrow, or so.

Do you...

want to take that test?

I studied a lot.

Also...

Big Sis Tae Mi said that she'd come to watch me.

You're calling Tae Mi "Big Sis"?

Big Sis Tae Mi's birthday is in May

but mine is in December.

And we're not friends, but family.

So she said that I have to call her "Big Sis."

I didn't know that it was possible to have such a big family.

It's so nice to have so many family members.

So, can't we just...

be like this, only until tomorrow?

Hey, hey.

You'll be able to get it in three days.

They said they'll make it for you as soon as possible.

Oh, me?

Oh, I'm fine. I'm fine.

Thank you, Mister.

Did you tell your mom yet?

I didn't get a chance to tell her yet.

And did you listen to the voice file?

I think Yoon Bok is starting to wake up.

I'll be hanging up.

Ma'am!

You can't sleep here!

Please, get up.

I have to go to the bathroom!

Geez!

Oh, goodness!

Goodness, what is all this?

[Looking for this child]

Why did you take down all these fliers

when we put these up so that we could find her?

I know that girl.

If you do this, we won't be able to find her!

I saw it.

Geez, you took down all of these!

I saw her taking her away.

It was near...

the rest stop by the ocean.

Who?

And when?

She's a terrible woman.

I'm sure that she took her away

because she was never able to give birth to a kid.

Was the person who took her someone the child knew?

It was her teacher.

When she first came to the facility, she was in a bad state.

She wouldn't talk or eat.

And she was mentally unstable, too.

There are some people whose bodies are alive

but they're dead inside.

But one day, she suddenly came back to life.

As if she were a TV that was finally plugged in.

She ate all her meals and exercised consistently.

And she worked the hardest among everyone else.

According to what others said

she became like that after seeing a certain TV show.

Do you remember which TV show it was?

It was like a documentary of sorts.

There was an actress featured on it.

You know, Cha Young Shin.

She's in some TV shows, too.

"Actress Cha Young Shin's Special Kindred Spirit"?

Yes, yes! That's the one!

You... remember...

what happened on that day?

Soo Jin.

Shall we follow those birds...

and walk into the ocean

step...

by step...

together?

I don't want to, though.

Go in there by yourself.

I want to live.

Then, Soo Jin.

You have to do as I say.

Do what?

Forget everything.

You mustn't remember anything.

Forget what?

This ocean.

Those birds.

The house that we lived in.

What happened yesterday.

And...

me, your mom.

You look pretty.

Do I look like other kids?

No.

You're so much prettier than the other kids.

You're just saying that because you're my mom.

Do you think you'll be able to do a good job?

Yes.

Listen to your Aunt, okay?

Okay. But...

where are you going, Mom?

Oh.

There is something that I must do before we leave.

Let's go.

Wait, Auntie.

Want me to help you?

No.

I can do this myself.

How is it that a seven-year-old can cut her own nails?

My mom told me that

other kids won't like me if my nails are dirty

so I need to know how to do it on my own.

Were you planning to leave...

without telling me anything?

At first, I thought that my mom had hit me.

Then, I thought that my mom had tried to kill me.

But...

I remembered everything.

Remembered what?

My mom's words, telling me to forget everything.

"The ocean."

This ocean.

"The birds."

The birds.

"The house that we lived in."

The house that we lived in.

"What happened yesterday."

What happened yesterday.

And...

And...

me, your mom.

my mom's face.

What happened back then?

Where is the house we used to live in?

And what was the thing "that happened yesterday"?

I...

killed someone.

I killed a man...

who was like a beast.

Why...

did I give birth to you, I wonder?

I was only 19 years old.

And my father, grandma, and paternal aunt...

all told me not to give birth to you.

But I liked the feeling of carrying you in my belly.

After getting pregnant with you...

I never felt lonely, even once.

My father would always nag at me if I stayed at home

so I left, with a backpack on my back.

I'd stay over at my friends' houses...

I went to facilities for single moms...

and I even lived in a greenhouse once.

Oh, my precious child!

To be honest...

it was so difficult.

I had no idea how to raise a baby...

or what I was supposed to do.

Ring, ring, move out of the way!

A bicycle is coming, ring!

I just...

took you with me...

no matter where I went.

And so...

I was so thankful to that horrid man

for giving me a simple life

in which I could watch TV while eating dinner.

There hadn't been anyone else in the world

who had offered us such luxuries.

He did hit me when he drank alcohol.

But there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

But...

when you were hit by that bastard...

and fell down the stairs...

I went mad.

I've fallen down a flight of stairs before, too.

Soo Jin!

It hurts!

It hurts so much, Mom!

Ugh, damn it!

I took you and left that house immediately.

But he caught me

and I was beaten quite a bit.

Then I thought, "I might end up dying like this."

I pinky-promised him...

that I would never...

go outside again.

That's when I decided...

that this was the end.

That I would never allow myself to be treated this way ever again.

I don't regret...

killing that man.

Because, if I hadn't, you and I both would have died instead.

If there's one thing I regret...

it's that...

I couldn't kill him sooner.

If I had...

I wouldn't have had to be...

reduced to such a state before you.

After doing that...

I had no idea what I should do.

There was no way that I wouldn't be caught.

Because I killed him without being cautious about it before I left.

I thought that I should maybe hold you tight...

and walk into the ocean with you.

Because I didn't think that I would be scared...

as long as I was with you.

Even though I would be scared if I were to leave you behind.

I don't want to, though.

Go in there by yourself, Mom.

I want to live.

I...

died on that day.

With each and every...

step that I took.

But...

you had to live on.

I...

didn't abandon you.

It's just that I cast you out...

of my...

shameful life.

I wanted my child...

to live...

a different life.

I almost feel as if I knew this from the beginning.

That she would come back...

to get me...

even if it took her a very long time.

That she definitely would, one day.

Why do you want to attend our kindergarten?

Big Sis Tae Mi is really pretty.

She's good at singing, and playing the piano, too.

And I feel like I could become like that if I attend this school, too.

What kind of person is your mother?

Um...

my mother is...

Excuse me.

Does Ms. Cha Young Shin still live in the house on top of that hill?

Of course! She's lived there for a long time.

- That'll be 1,500 won. - Sure.

This is the 38-year-old version of my mom.

She's really good at cooking.

And she's good at teaching me how to read syllables with two consonants at the end.

Um... her curry and rice is really delicious.

The 28-year-old version of my mom is a bird researcher.

There isn't anyone who knows more about birds than my mom does.

She knows what kind of bird it is just from hearing its song

and she can even explain how birds can fly.

The 18-year-old version of my mom wanted to go far away.

And so, she read lots of books.

She told me that there are doors within books

but I feel like that's a lie.

The eight-year-old version of my mom

met the person who is currently her mom at that age.

And my mom's mom is called my "maternal grandmother."

My maternal grandmother loves my mom very much.

When my mom was much younger...

the mom who had given birth to my mom...

abandoned my mom.

My mom told me that story.

Because...

she wanted to teach me that a child could live on

even if her mother abandoned her.

And also that...

the child could become a mother one day, too.

The moment that I saw you on TV...

I felt this strong will to live...

as if someone were shoving me toward life.

I started eating a lot...

and exercising.

And working.

In case...

I may have to become a mother again one day.

In case...

you may end up needing me one day.

With that thought in mind...

I cut hair at this place...

for the past 27 years.

But one day...

you appeared before me...

holding Yoon Bok's hand.

I must have been living here all this time...

so that I could hold you and your child in my embrace...

while feeding you two warm meals

and allow you to sleep under my roof...

for those few days.

I...

couldn't ask for anything more.

It's okay...

for me to leave now, right?

It's okay for me...

to cross over...

into another life now, right?

Will I be attending kindergarten with her from now on, then?

Yeah.

She didn't pass the written exam

but apparently, she's the first to pass due to personality and creativity alone.

Why did they allow me to pass?

Did they say that I seemed like the other kids?

No.

It was because you're so different from other kids.

That's what they call "special."

- Be careful! - Okay!

Thank you.

Hye Na!

Mom.

[Call Me Mother]

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Where's Hye Na, my daughter?

Give Hye Na back, right now.

We were all deceived by Big Sis.

She wasn't Big Sis's daughter.

Who? Yoon Bok?

I saw it all myself.

She used to call her "my teacher."

Where did you say that was?

It was so hard for me.

I just wanted to be happy, like everyone else.

I'll be better to you.

Mommy needs you.

I think I'll need to be going now.

Mom...

goodbye.