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[♪ opening theme playing]

KIM NAM-JOO

CHA EUN-WOO

KIM KANG-WOO

IM SE-MI

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM, & KOCCA

THIS DRAMA SERIES IS FICTIONAL AND IS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY

TO ACTUAL PLACES, PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS, SETTINGS AND EVENTS

ALL CHILD ACTORS AND ANIMALS WERE FILMED IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT

ON THE DAY OF GUNWOO'S ACCIDENT SUMMER 2015

I met so many great people thanks to you.

[Jiwoong] Yes. [chuckles]

My expectations are high.

How are things these days?

[Joon] We have this friend here. [laughs]

- Everyone's been helping out. - [phone vibrating]

[man] Things are going great, thanks to the congressman. [laughs]

[Jiwoong] What is it?

Where are you?

I'm busy right now. Let's talk later if it's not urgent...

[voice shaking] Seonyul's in the ICU right now.

Get over here.

They said it's bad.

Okay.

I'm leaving right now.

[call connecting]

Hey, Hyegeum. It's me.

I'm almost there.

I can stay for a moment.

Okay.

[phone vibrating]

HANKUK UNITED PARTY AIDE CHOI JAEHYEOK

What?

What was that?

[♪ ominous music playing]

[Joon panting]

Damn it...

[Joon panting]

[Joon grunts]

[Joon grunts]

[Gunwoo groans weakly]

[Joon grunts]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[Joon panting]

[car accelerates]

[Eunmin] Honey.

[machine beeping]

What happened?

[tearfully] They can't delay the transplant.

He can't hold on.

[Jiwoong breathes heavily]

[♪ soft music playing]

Honey.

[crying] Save Seonyul.

Please, our son... [crying]

[phone vibrating]

CONGRESSMAN KIM JOON

[Eunmin crying]

Yes, Congressman?

[panting] Jiwoong, come quick.

Excuse me, Congressman...

I can't right now...

I hit a kid.

What?

What do you mean by you hit a kid?

[Gunwoo faintly] Mommy...

[♪ tense music playing]

Shouldn't you take him to the hospital?

Jiwoong.

Did you forget we were drinking?

[breathing heavily]

- [Gunwoo whimpers weakly] - [Joon exhales]

The kid...

saw my face.

What do I do about this?

What?

I'm so close to the Blue House...

Do I have to stop in my tracks just because I stepped on a little bug?

Or shall we make sure it's dead...

and keep going?

Well?

[faintly] Mommy...

[♪ tense music continues playing]

Congressman.

This accident...

was caused by me.

Jiwoong,

will you do that for me?

In return,

you have to save...

my son, Seonyul.

Clean it up and make sure there are no loose ends.

Yes, sir.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[Gunwoo whimpering weakly]

[car starts]

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

[exhales]

[Gunwoo whimpering weakly]

[Gunwoo continues whimpering weakly]

[♪ soft music playing]

[sighs]

[Gunwoo whimpering weakly]

[Eunmin crying] Honey. Save Seonyul.

Please, our son... [crying]

[breath shaking]

[inhales]

[♪ foreboding music playing]

[Gunwoo whimpering weakly]

[panting]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[parking assist beeps]

- [parking assist beeps rapidly] - [thud]

[Jiwoong exhales]

[Gunwoo faintly] Mommy...

EPISODE 13

[♪ tense music playing]

[Joon] I'm so close to the Blue House...

Do I have to stop in my tracks just because I stepped on a little bug?

Or shall we make sure it's dead...

and keep going?

[Gunwoo faintly] Mommy...

[Jiwoong] In return,

you have to save

my son, Seonyul.

[Joon] Clean it up and make sure there are no loose ends.

[♪ tense music continues playing]

[Seonyul exhales]

[♪ soft music playing]

[Jiwoong] ...you have to save

my son, Seonyul.

[Eunmin] I also feel bad for her.

Don't hate her.

[machine beeping]

[breathes weakly]

Seonyul!

Are you okay?

What happened?

You got a transplant.

You're okay now.

[♪ emotional music playing]

- How? - What?

Well... [sniffles]

It just happened. [chuckles]

The surgery was a success, Seonyul.

[crying]

[♪ emotional music continues playing]

[Soohyun crying]

[sobbing]

[crying]

[continues crying]

[faded cries]

[♪ emotional music continues playing]

[Soohyun continues crying]

[Soohyun continues crying]

[Soohyun continues crying]

[music fades]

[call connects]

[Yuri sighs]

[automated voice] The number you have dialed...

MY SISTER

[call connects]

- [breathing heavily] - [call disconnects]

[♪ melancholic music playing]

Mom? Mom!

Where were you? Soohyun wouldn't pick up.

Why would you call Soohyun?

It was nothing. Don't worry about it.

You take the dishes I made, and just go!

Don't say a word to Soohyun.

[Yuri] Soohyun, Mom just...

[drops phone]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[♪ melancholic music continues playing]

[♪ melancholic music continues playing]

[music fades]

[fire sizzling]

[wood clatters]

[wood clatters]

[♪ emotional music playing]

That's Pisces.

It represents the mom and son...

holding on to each other, not wanting to let go.

I'm so jealous.

At least they're together.

[♪ emotional music continues playing]

[♪ emotional music continues playing]

[♪ thrilling music playing]

[bike accelerates]

[Joon] I'm so close to the Blue House...

Do I have to stop in my tracks just because I stepped on a little bug?

Or shall we make sure it's dead and keep going?

[Jiwoong] This accident was caused by me.

In return,

you have to save

my son, Seonyul.

[Joon] Clean it up and make sure there are no loose ends.

[bike accelerates]

[♪ soft music playing]

[music fades]

Hello, everyone. [chuckles]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

- You know Kang Suho, right? - [all] Of course.

The righteous reporter and the people's husband.

He's the face of ABS. [chuckles]

Nice to meet you.

[people cheering]

[Suho] See you again.

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

By the way, is Eun Soohyun doing well?

Yes, thanks to you.

[Joon smacks lips]

Back in the old days, Prince Yeonsan...

hung a sign around the neck of eunuch officials.

Do you know what it said?

"The mouth is the door to anger.

"The tongue is a sword that can slay."

Since early times,

it was important to be tight-lipped.

But...

what does that have to do with my wife?

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

Director, aren't you a devoted husband?

Keep your wife in check.

[chuckles softly]

[music fades]

[♪ foreboding music playing]

TRUSTWORTHY POLICE, SAFE COUNTRY

LAW OFFICE OF PARK JOOSUNG

[♪ foreboding music continues playing]

[inspector] How can I help you?

I'd like to file a report...

on Kang Gunwoo's case from 2015.

Kim Joon as the new perpetrator.

[♪ tense music playing]

SOOHYUN, CALL ME BACK YOU WON'T PICK UP

[Soohyun] I'm fine.

Hyegeum saw it that day. She saw him with a tablet.

[indistinct chatter]

[anchor] While the police are seeking an arrest warrant for Park,

they'll determine his involvement in the voice phishing crime.

I'm Baek Jiwon from ABS News.

[Suho] There is a lot of interest at home and abroad

for presidential candidate Kim Joon.

[pouring liquid]

On the International Day of Peace,

the foreign media have published an article saying

Kim Joon is the future leader of Asia.

With the election, Kim Joon expresses confidence in meeting

the high expectations placed upon him.

Yes, someone like him should become the president.

- [man 1] That's ridiculous. - [man 1] What do you know about politics?

[scoffs] Bastard.

Hey. Did you say that to me?

What, scumbag?

[scoffs] What's with him?

- Stop it. - Move.

Hey, come here.

- [man] Don't do it. - [lady] Stop it.

[lady] Don't!

[people clamoring]

[♪ melancholic music playing]

[lady 2] Goodness! Stop!

- [lady 2] Stop it! You'll kill him! - [blows landing]

[lady 2] Call the cops.

[lady 1] You can't get arrested again! Stop it!

[lady 2] Hello?

[man 1] Let's stop now.

[man 2] You little punk.

Don't drink if you can't handle it.

[exhales]

The test results indicate it was dementia caused by Alzheimer's.

You've been experiencing headaches recently.

You're taking more naps.

You said you got lost on your way home, right?

It seems like it started about a year ago.

By chance,

will it progress faster?

Well, we'll try to slow it down with medicine.

[♪ pop song playing]

[sniffles]

[♪ pop song continues playing]

[Goeun] What do I do about Soohyun?

KANG GUNWOO

[Seonyul] Gunwoo,

I promise...

I will help...

your mom.

LAW OFFICE OF PARK JOOSUNG

I look forward to working with you.

It won't be an easy fight.

Yes, we're up against a tough opponent.

I've braced myself.

But why are you filing this report now? You had the evidence.

I only found out recently

that I had the evidence.

Someone...

passed it on to me on her deathbed.

[Gunwoo] ♪ Happy birthday to you! ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you! ♪

♪ Happy birthday, dear Mom! ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you! ♪

Mom, I love you this much!

I love you!

[♪ melancholic music playing]

[♪ melancholic music continues playing]

How much longer will you follow me?

I'll leave...

after you go inside.

It's cold.

Go home.

[♪ melancholic music continues playing]

I...

heard it too.

That video.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

It's not your fault.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

I'm sorry.

At that time,

I made a choice.

I don't seek...

I thought it was right.

...leniency.

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

But, Seonyul.

For you...

it became...

a permanent pain.

I'm so...

sorry.

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

Hello.

- Director? - Yes.

There's a press conference over Kim Joon's lawsuit.

Who?

Well...

[♪ foreboding music playing]

[indistinct conversations]

[man 1] Hey, it's been a while.

[man 2] How have you been?

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

[cameras clicking]

[man 1] Hello, Congressman.

[man 2] We look forward to your support.

[man 3] Congressman, look over here.

[man 4] Look over here too.

[man 5] Sir, this way.

Congressman!

[lady] Look this way.

- [man 6] Will you look over here? - [man 7] Look over here.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

PRESS CONFERENCE FOR KANG GUNWOO'S CASE

Now, right this way.

I had sent an official letter to all media outlets.

Thank you for taking time out

to hear what I have to say.

I appreciate it.

Respected citizens, I'm Kim Joon, the presidential candidate

of Hankuk United Party.

To make a country with happy and safe citizens,

I decided to run for president.

After all that time,

I have come to uncover...

the truth of that day.

I have decided...

to come here today to reveal the truth.

[breathing heavily]

[Joon] Director Kang,

I need you to bring something to me.

[♪ mysterious music playing]

[breathing heavily]

[keys beeping]

[lock opens]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[people cheering]

[man 1] Great job, Congressman!

- [man 2] Congressman. - [man 3] That was great!

[man 4] Go, Kim Joon!

What's this?

Weren't you going to Eun Soohyun's?

Don't get me started. The director said not to go.

[lady sighs]

[man] He's become Kim Joon's henchman. It regards his family, but look at him.

- Are you sure those are the facts? - Drop it.

Anyone who publishes a single line

will be sued for defamation.

You don't want to get on the future president's bad side.

It will only cause trouble.

POLLS: KIM JOON 42.8%, MIN HYEONUK 32.8%

KIM JOON'S APPROVAL RATING INCREASES

[♪ intriguing music playing]

[door opens]

Yes?

Yes, okay.

[door closes]

Kim Joon's the one stopping it.

Kim Joon's camp sent an official letter to the press.

Seeing as how they're responding,

it seems Kim Joon's feeling the psychological pressure.

I think their counter will get worse.

It doesn't matter.

I'll still let everyone know.

That won't stop me.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[assistant] I confirmed it's the original.

Either way, only the original evidence is admissible in court.

Deepfakes are so common these days.

I can just say the rest are manipulated.

[Joon grunts]

[Joon sighs]

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

[Joon exhales]

[Joon exhales]

Your wife gets to live, thanks to you.

[phone vibrating]

Take it.

She knows it's gone,

she must be looking for it.

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

[music ends]

Did you take it?

Yes.

Withdraw your complaint from Kim Joon.

Your interview and press conference won't be published.

Don't think of trying to appear on air. Please.

Don't do anything.

[♪ emotional music playing]

Do you know how Gunwoo died?

My child...

looked for his mother

as he died.

Kim Joon's the one that did that to him.

Can you forgive him for that?

You looked for justice

in everything else,

- are you still you? - If there really is...

justice in this world,

there shouldn't be kids like Gunwoo. [breath shaking]

No matter what anyone says, you're more important to me.

I don't care if people insult me as a bad father.

I will...

go to hell and take my punishment.

So just bury everything.

Live your life.

I beg of you.

I will never live in a country with a president...

who killed our son.

[♪ emotional music continues playing]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[breath trembling]

[Soohyun] If he continues to stop me like this,

I have to find a way where he can't touch me.

What can I do?

LOVE IN TIME

[music fades]

PURENEBOM

- [doorbell chimes] - [Goeun] Why are you just leaving?

Come in.

[doorbell chimes]

[sighs]

Eat up.

Have you had a decent meal

after you laid your mother to rest?

[♪ emotional music playing]

Yes.

You vented your anger on someone you hate.

Do you feel better?

Did it lift the weight?

You didn't do anything wrong in your life.

Why torture yourself?

Then you should've just ran her over with your car!

[sighs]

You're the son of a murderer, aren't you?

I'm the mother of a murderer.

But if we collapse like this,

would your late mother...

be able to rest in peace?

[Goeun sighs]

When I think of my child,

it breaks my heart.

[♪ emotional music continues playing]

Don't do this to my child.

It's hard on me.

It's not just me. It's your mom too.

All mothers in the world feel the same.

Seeing our child in pain

is the most painful.

[Goeun sniffles]

[♪ soft music playing]

Oh, my.

Look at me.

Seonyul.

I'm meeting victims of Junseong Foundation.

Yes.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Hello, have you ever seen this person before?

Hello, have you ever seen this person before?

Read it and sign it.

We can make the accusations.

No, I don't want to be involved.

Hello, I'm looking for victims of Junseong Foundation.

- Do you know anything? - No, I'm sorry.

I'm looking for victims of Junseong Foundation.

- Do you know anything? - I don't know.

Sir.

The document for Junseong Foundation. Look over it.

[man] I can't.

[Yonggu] I called you.

You got a scholarship from Junseong Foundation.

How did you end up working here?

- If you just tell me... - I can't.

Will you think it over?

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

Please.

- I beg of you. - Do you know

what kind of people they are?

My child barely survived.

I don't want to be involved.

- I'm sorry. - [Sujin] Still...

There could be more victims.

Please, I beg of you.

By chance, are you Go Geumsang?

- Who are you? - I heard you worked

at Junseong Foundation before.

We're gathering victims from there.

- We're going to accuse-- - I exposed

their corruption and got fired.

- [bottles clinking] - My life was ruined after that.

That's why we're going to do it.

[Geumsang] Just go.

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

Yes, you just have to sign it.

Will we get harassed by Junseong Foundation?

Please, have some courage.

- Please. - Yes, we beg of you.

I don't think I can do this.

Kim Joon will be the president soon.

Wait...

[Seonyul] Kim Joon's scary.

To be honest, I feel the same.

To save my life,

my dad killed a child for Kim Joon.

He was still alive.

[♪ emotional music playing]

My mom knew the truth and was killed for it.

Now that I know,

I don't know what will happen.

But...

even if I die,

I want to see this to the end.

For the family of the boy who died for me,

for my parents.

I don't want to feel ashamed anymore. At the very least,

I think everyone here feels the same way as me.

From the bottom of my heart,

I beg of you.

- [Sujin] Please. - We beg of you.

We beg of you.

[♪ hopeful music playing]

COMPLAINT

[Yonggu] Thank you.

- Thank you. - [Sujin] Thank you!

[Yonggu] Okay, get home safely.

Goodbye.

You...

You should've told us what happened!

Why would you carry this burden alone?

Aren't we your friends?

- I'm sorry. - You're terrible.

You were amazing earlier.

How did you say all that?

I learned it from her.

Approaching people with sincerity.

Yes, Mr. Park.

I don't think the complaint is being filed.

I'm going to make a formal protest.

I think they're trying to buy time.

In the meantime,

I've been preparing something else.

[phone vibrating]

[Seonyul] I have to talk to you.

[flips phone shut]

Aren't you cold?

Here. Victims of Junseong Foundation.

Complaints and statements.

I hope they help.

You know what?

[♪ soft music playing]

You always exceeded my expectations.

Even in the worst circumstances,

you always found the right path.

I know you'll do well.

In a manner that fits you.

Seonyul.

I don't want you to get hurt.

[♪ soft music continues playing]

This is my business too.

Also, I'm not alone now.

Thank you for this.

Mom.

What?

[♪ melancholic music playing]

Mom!

Mom?

[Soohyun gasps]

[automated voice] The number you have dialed...

Mom!

[♪ melancholic music continues playing]

What?

[♪ melancholic music continues playing]

Mom?

Mom!

Mom!

[sighs]

[♪ soft music playing]

- Mom. - Soohyun.

- Yeah. - Mom.

What are you doing here?

[tearfully] Gunwoo...

is gone.

I wasn't looking for a split second.

He's gone.

[tearfully] Mom.

[crying] Mom.

[sniffles]

Mom.

Gunwoo...

is just fine.

He's fine.

- Really? - Yes.

[♪ emotional music playing]

[Goeun chuckles softly]

[tearfully] So let's go home now, Mom.

Let's go home.

Are you cold?

I'm sorry.

For what?

What are you sorry for?

[♪ emotional music continues playing]

[♪ emotional music continues playing]

[Goeun] I bet my baby was scared.

Yes, Soohyun?

I asked the professor.

Your mom...

has Alzheimer's.

She's taking medication right now,

so don't worry.

Okay.

I know you're busy. Thanks for asking.

[news anchor 1] Kim Joon's approval rating has been steadily rising day by day.

Kim Joon's rating is at 46%,

while Min Hyeonuk is at 30.2%.

Kim Joon's approval rating

- has risen an additional 5%. - [people chanting] Kim Joon!

[news anchor 2] Kim Joon of the Hankuk United Party

has a public rating of 47%,

while Min Hyeonuk of the opposing party has a rating of 30%.

It seems Candidate Kim Joon has benefited from the convention effect.

Min Hyeonuk is lagging behind and can't narrow the gap.

[news anchor 3] In a short amount of time,

Kim Joon has been able to gain the support from younger and female groups.

[♪ hopeful music playing]

[Seonyul] I know you'll do well.

In a manner that fits you.

[♪ closing theme playing]

EUN SOOHYUN RETURNS AFTER EIGHT YEARS

MEET WRITER EUN SOOHYUN

"LOVE IN TIME" EVENT

[host] She's back after eight years, introducing Eun Soohyun.

Let's give her a round of applause.

[people cheering]

[♪ closing theme continues playing]

[Seonyul] If you fail,

then I'll step in

and kill Kim Joon for you.

[bike accelerates]

[man] There was a lot of speculation

saying you wouldn't return after those incidents.

Everyone had been waiting for this news.

Is there a reason you announced it without notice?

Everything...

has a right time.

[cameras clicking]

As for me,

that time is now.

[in English] So what can you tell our readers about your new book?

[in Korean] My new book...

will be written based on true events.

[man 2] If it's a true story,

which incident did you use as your motif?

It's the hidden truth

about my son's accident.

We're aware that case was closed.

What hidden truth are you referring to?

[cameras clicking]

There was another culprit to my son's accident that day.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

He...

killed my son who was alive...

[tearfully] for his own desires...

that day.

[people murmuring]

[host] Quiet please.

Wait, who is that person?

[both grunting]

Hey, hey.

I'll fall at this rate.

Don't mess with her anymore.

What are you doing with the wench that killed your father?

Let's die here together.

[both grunting]

[♪ melancholic music playing]

- [Joon cries] - [thud]

It's someone...

we all know.

[people murmuring]

Presidential candidate...

Kim Joon.

[♪ pop song playing]

[Soohyun] Now, what's left for me to do?

[Suho] Can you handle the consequences

if Kim Joon becomes president?

If slandering me will lessen her sadness...

[Soohyun] So apologize properly!

EUN SOOHYUN, SUICIDE ATTEMPT

[Joon] I'll kill anyone

- who gets in my way. - [Seonyul groans]

[Seonyul] Don't mess with her anymore.

[Soohyun] No. I have no intention of playing into Kim Joon's show.

I will go all the way.

[Gunwoo] Mom, does that hurt?

Let me blow on it for you.

Don't cry, Mom.

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