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(All people, incidents, and backgrounds...)

(in this drama are fictitious and unrelated to reality.)

(Also, children and animals were filmed under production guidelines.)

All right, Ms. Lee Se Na.

I'll ask you again.

You were in a common law marriage with the late Mr. Kang Tae Sik,

and you were with him at home that night too.

But didn't you realize that Kang Tae Sik's body had caught fire?

The crime scene inspection said...

that he caught fire from the bonfire in the yard.

Then, did you have an argument with Mr. Kang that night?

It was my birthday.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you, Lee Se Na

Happy birthday.

Darn it.

Your birthday? That was why you fought?

He ate my cake.

What did you say?

Can't you hear?

Gosh.

Then, Ms. Lee,

what were you doing until Mr. Kang burned to death...

in the yard?

I said he ate my cake.

I hadn't even blown out the candle.

So,

did you just watch as Mr. Kang was dying?

Professor, that woman is not in her right mind.

Her husband died, but she's just talking about her birthday.

It's a characteristic of narcissists.

But then, not all of them become murderers.

Let's get her to confess.

(Recording)

My house...

had a huge garden.

My dad had a big business.

Was that why?

Mom always threw parties in the garden.

My parents danced the waltz...

to my sister's piano performance.

Dad would always miss a step,

so he'd get an earful from Mom.

And what about you?

Me?

I draw.

A picture of my sister playing the piano.

Then, what about your parents dancing the waltz?

My dad missed a step.

Then, it'd be a crooked picture.

I see.

That's what happened.

You must've liked your sister a lot.

My sister was...

pretty.

That's what they always said.

I...

I also liked...

my sister.

So, I tried to protect her.

- Se Eun. - Se Eun.

Why? What's wrong?

- Oh, goodness. - Are you okay?

- It's fine. Oh, dear. - Oh, my.

Did something happen to your sister?

They died. All three of them.

I was the only one left in that big house.

Had I known, I would've let the cat live.

Did you kill a cat?

It hurt my sister.

Why on earth did you do that?

- Darn it! - Honey!

But everyone said I had done something wrong.

All I wanted to do was protect my family.

So,

did you want your husbands to die?

Do you think I killed them?

From what I can see, Ms. Lee,

you seem to have the wrong idea...

about what it means to love someone.

Professor.

You don't know what love is, do you?

I don't think you've been married.

Ms. Lee, I think you should get professional help.

Being overly obsessed with love...

means that you're reliant on something in the wrong way.

Therefore...

(Chapter 6: Is Your Family Well?)

Then,

("No Yeong Won's Everlasting Solution")

the efforts that I made will become meaningless.

Why doesn't my family know how I feel?

Why do they only resent me?

I endured it all for my family.

But now, they all blame me...

and want to leave me.

I think that you must get away...

from a family that makes you suffer, not endure it.

But they're family.

In order to protect my family,

I did all sorts of things.

But my family only despised me and wanted to leave me.

- They said they were my family... - They said they were my family...

but they ended their love first.

Have you ever thought about why they tried to leave you?

Ms. Lee, you say that you did those things to protect your family,

but haven't you thought...

that you actually made your family suffer?

Are you saying that I was wrong?

You shouldn't criticize me...

for trying to protect my family.

A perfect family shouldn't do that.

What is a perfect family?

It would be a relationship that is strongly connected...

by a thread called love.

But if that thread is rotting from pain,

shouldn't you cut it out?

Your actions to protect your family...

have failed.

You did so in the wrong way.

- What makes you... - So confident?

What kind of family do you live with that makes you act like that?

Yes, come in.

Hello. Welcome.

It doesn't hurt, does it?

No.

Okay, just a moment.

Thank you.

Now, you're done with your burn treatment.

You've been through a lot over a long period.

It's not an easy thing to get surgery from you personally.

Still, I think it was a good idea for me to wait...

and get surgery from you.

Well, you don't have any other side effects, do you?

I do.

You can treat that too, can't you?

Is something wrong? What are your symptoms?

I want to buy you dinner to show you my gratitude.

I don't have to wait a few months to have dinner with you, do I?

Oh, well...

So...

I'll have the course meal.

Yes, ma'am.

I'll have the same.

What's the dessert for today?

It's a fondant au chocolat that was baked with ganache inside.

I see. Then,

I'd like to have the dessert first.

Yes, let's do that. Please give us that first.

Okay, then I'll serve you the dessert first.

Do you eat your dessert first?

Who knows what might happen in the future?

It will be a shame to die before I get to eat such a tasty dish.

Why think about dying and how much of a shame it would be already?

If one's whole family dies,

one must become that way.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know.

It's okay.

It was a very long time ago.

When my dad went on a business trip to Paris,

our whole family went along too.

That day, we were planning on going up to the Eiffel Tower...

and eating dinner at the restaurant right in front of it.

That was our plan.

But then,

I loved the hotel so much that I didn't want to go out.

So without me,

my parents...

and my older sister went downtown as planned.

It was a car accident.

And the car was burned to ashes.

I had a burn scar, you know.

I did that to myself.

I kind of felt guilty that I was alive alone.

I felt like I needed to be burned too.

Your scar's all gone now.

Don't blame yourself too much.

Director Choi.

Should I tell you something fascinating?

What is it?

Now that my scar is gone for real,

I feel...

somewhat at ease.

You're my savior.

(742-3 Seojeong-myeon)

My mother was a novelist.

Once, she was famous for her mystery novels.

And this used to be her writing place.

She stopped writing when I grew up.

It was probably because of me.

My father troubled her...

with too many affairs.

So they were on bad terms.

I guess it was from then on.

It seemed as if she had made up her mind to dedicate her life to me.

It made it so hard for me to go against her.

That's why you went to med school...

even when you're terrified to see blood.

Oh, that? My mother was aware of it.

Still, she didn't give up making her son a doctor.

And that's why she had Ms. Oh Ji Eun become a doctor?

Yes.

Does Ms. No...

still not know about these secrets?

I've imagined what it'd be like if I told her.

She probably wouldn't be able to understand me.

Never.

She'd just want me to remain an ordinary doctor husband...

regardless of my will.

Just like how my mom made me into who she wanted me to be.

Then, what did you want to become?

Me?

What...

did I want to become?

I don't even remember.

It's all right.

You can start dreaming again.

What is it that you want, Se Na?

I wanted to escape from the painful memories...

of my family.

But you have already redeemed me.

That's more than enough.

I want to be really good to you.

I know.

Then, make me happier.

(No Yeong Won, Choi Do Hyun)

(Choi Jae Jin)

(Choi Go Myeon, Hong Sa Kang)

(Is your family well?)

It's good to see you.

I really wanted to see you.

They know nothing about each other,

but they act like they do just because they're family.

What about you?

What do you mean?

Do you know everything...

about your family?

Well,

a family doesn't always mean they know all about each other.

I see.

(Wife: Jung Sun Hee, Children: Yeong Won, Young Min)

Do you still feel wronged?

There was nothing I could do.

Still as I promised,

I took Yeong Won in.

She's doing great.

So you should...

You don't have to know everything?

Would you think the same if you found out they deceived you?

Why did you die?

You're a total spoiler.

To my husband,

who did so much to support me from my side,

Ms. Hong Sa Kang,

and to Father, who cherished me like a daughter,

I would like to dedicate this honor.

You'll even let your father's death slide?

That's amusing.

(1 Unread Message)

No Yeong Won left after receiving the vacation home's miniature.

- Se Na. - You came.

Hi.

- Did you wait long? - No.

I bought this on my way here.

You like yellow.

Happy one-year anniversary.

Thanks.

It's a white wine.

I wanted to come sooner,

but Nurse Park kept taking more patients.

I told her to stop, but she kept taking patients.

And the VIP client paid a visit this time.

We couldn't just tell her to leave.

It's okay. Go get changed already.

Okay.

You weren't part of the plan.

They will all die.

Se Na.

Are you hurt?

Ji Eun?

Ji Eun!

Blood...

She's bleeding.

She tried to kill me.

Ji Eun?

I told you that Oh Ji Eun was stalking you.

That must be why she tried to kill me.

I see.

You must be startled. I'm sorry.

I'll talk her into it when she wakes up.

I better take her to the hospital first.

(Calls)

(Madam Hong)

I told you.

Oh Ji Eun lived...

for Madam Hong not you.

You know what she's like.

Now that she's been notified, she'll come here.

What do we do then?

We must leave.

Before Madam Hong gets here.

What about Ji Eun?

You're nervous, aren't you?

Se Na, if my mom found out...

Yes, I understand.

Do you just want to leave somewhere far?

Do you...

want to go back?

Then you'll have to live behind a mask.

That's so sad.

I can't just stand to watch it.

- Se Na... - Your family...

won't change with you.

But you know I can't live without you.

You wanted to be free, didn't you?

But...

They're going to find me no matter what.

What if they can't?

This time,

I will save you.

Now...

no one can find us.

No one.

Se Na.

I feel like I can be really happy now.

I think you've all come because of the recent rumors.

That incident is unrelated to us.

Are you saying the Choi...

Jae Jin.

Hand.

What are you doing?

How does it feel to be born again?

What?

You just died.

And you're reborn.

So now,

it's time for a new life.

A new life?

What do you mean?

Are you saying you don't care even if Jae Jin dies?

No.

I don't care even if he dies.

He is now a dead person in my life.

Would you do this even if this happened to Do Hyun?

Would you still act like this even if he's with a dangerous woman?

Yes.

So I'm going to take care of my son from now on.

This whole situation. His dad's hideous lies.

How am I going to explain them to Do Hyun?

That's what worries me more.

How can you do that to your family? Is that really necessary?

Family?

A husband who deceived me with those lies?

Do you call that a family?

Then? What are you going to do? Get a divorce?

No, why would I?

I can't let him go so easily.

When he returns,

everything that I went through because of him.

I'll make him pay for that.

Ms. No!

I'll make sure your son...

won't be disregarded by his own son.

So stop telling me to worry about Jae Jin.

Son.

So, is Dad okay?

Yes.

Where is he then?

I'll be honest with you.

Dad...

won't answer his phone.

I guess he wants to be away for the moment.

Then the Tongyeong incident on the news.

Is that about Dad?

Yes, it is.

But...

So he's having an affair?

That's also true.

Are you divorcing him?

I'll follow your decision.

As long as you're okay.

You're closer to Dad.

Dad will be disappointed when he hears this.

It occurred to me...

my way...

must've suffocated Dad.

You too felt suffocated because of your tight schedule.

Still, I don't find your way uncomfortable.

I know how much effort you put in for us.

Besides, Dad's at fault for this.

I appreciate it.

You're all grown up now.

Are you okay, Mom?

Yes.

I want you to be honest with your feelings.

Say you're angry when you're angry. Say you're upset when you're upset.

You're right.

After this incident,

I came to think...

what if Dad was...

a bit more honest with me?

I hope you are...

honest with me.

Let's go.

Do Hyun?

Do Hyun. Let's get up.

Come on. Oh, you're so tired.

- Already? - Wash up and come down.

Gosh.

I bought a cod because it's in season. How is it?

Yes, it's good.

Because it's in season, it's plump.

Dr. Choi used to love spicy fish...

- Good. I like it. - Yes.

Good morning, Mother.

Ma'am, get me a new pillow.

I can't sleep at all.

Yes, ma'am.

Were you not able to sleep?

Then would you like some warm tea?

The guava leaf tea is the best for your immune system.

What are you pulling here?

What do you mean?

You're making fun of me straight up.

Do you think I'm in the mood to drink the guava leaf tea?

What's wrong? I'm only back to my ordinary life.

How can this be your ordinary life?

Dr. Choi is missing. How?

As long as he didn't jump into the water.

Do you want a cold salad?

With your favorite cucumbers and mung bean sprouts.

- So cold. - That's why it's a cold salad.

You love cold salads.

I don't.

I hate everything cold.

She's so sensitive.

Is it because she couldn't sleep?

"No Yeong Won's Everlasting Solution."

Here to give us refreshing solutions,

Dr. No Yeong Won is here with us today as well.

- Hello, Dr. No. - Hello, I'm No Yeong Won.

Has your family been well this week too?

Yes, Dr. No. Actually, it's not easy...

to talk about your family with other people.

And it can be a bit overwhelming...

to think that others know about my family.

Of course.

As you know, stories about my family...

have been a subject of discussion among the public too.

So, I know how that feels very well.

But all of that turned out to be just happenings of coincidence.

Yes, that's right.

But still, I think there are people...

who doubt my family.

And of course, I consider that to be...

your concern and attention as well.

But...

I believe that the form of love in each family is different.

It is a very frightening thing for one's family history to be revealed.

Despite that fear,

people work up the courage...

to send us their stories in order to protect their families.

Please do not speak...

so easily about their stories.

Disguising a suicide...

doesn't mean someone planned to murder.

Then, why Jae Jin?

Yes, Madam.

"Here, I have..."

"a colorless spool of thread called life."

"Inside this spool,"

"there is an orange thread called murder."

"Untangling this thread..."

"and revealing it to the whole world..."

"is what we detectives must do."

"Sherlock Holmes."

Mr. Park.

In order to find out why Lee Se Na is doing this, we need clues.

Where are her belongings that you brought from the vacation home?

Inside that spool of thread, there will be the orange thread...

that could be a clue.

Yes, ma'am.

("And I Was Left Alone")

Have you found a clue?

- Mr. Park. - Yes?

I was the one Lee Se Na was after.

What? You, Madam?

Psychopaths who become madly obsessed with mystery novels...

sometimes act like the characters in the novels...

written by their favorite writers.

Hang on.

(Soft Hands)

Look at this.

This is...

the forum where I've been posting my Internet novel these days.

Here. This.

I'm sure this is a forewarning that Lee Se Na sent me.

I was wondering who had sent me such a malicious comment.

Why didn't you mention it back then?

Because it was a secret that I was Cigarette Queen.

Actually, I was aware.

Then, perhaps...

(She's not that kind of person.)

Sandglass?

Yes, ma'am.

Gosh, it's cold.

Madam.

See? I was right, wasn't I?

I told you Jae Jin didn't commit suicide.

Then, why did he write a written will?

It doesn't make any sense.

- They're all lies. - You're right.

Then, that means my sister also knew that they were all lies too.

Madam, is my sister all right? Hasn't she gone insane?

She seemed absolutely fine.

Figures. My sister does have great mental strength.

But it wasn't enough that Jae Jin had an affair...

but he also disguised it as suicide.

That guy is the one who has gone insane.

You speak rather harshly.

My Jae Jin hasn't gone insane.

He was being controlled by Lee Se Na.

How many times must I say this?

It's not like Jae Jin is a little kid or something.

What do you mean, he was being controlled?

It's all because he wanted to do that.

Hey, Young Min. About your brother-in-law...

Didn't you say he was being controlled by your sister too?

Hey, you...

Why are you so light-lipped?

Gosh.

What did I do?

Young Min.

You shouldn't speak so rashly when you don't even know that well.

This is all because my Jae Jin is too nice...

Gosh, you can't say that he's nice.

He lied so much, you know? It's not making sense.

After everything my sister did,

how could he stab her in the back like this?

What on earth am I hearing?

I mean, who was it that took in Ms. No and her family?

What? "It's not making much sense?"

You people are the ones who aren't making much sense.

"Took in?"

Madam, you're the one who's speaking harshly.

Who was it that took away my sister who had her own family...

and made her grow distant from us?

Honestly, has my sister...

done anything else besides work hard for your family?

Isn't it your family who are forgetting about everything...

you should feel grateful to my sister for?

Uncle.

Why?

- Dr. No. - Yes?

Someone left this in the mailbox.

Why don't you open it now just in case?

("The Mousetrap Has Gone Missing")

"The Mousetrap Has Gone Missing"...

"Could it be a weed or not?"

"If you cannot snip it away as a seedling,"

"you must keep it close and keep watching to see if it becomes..."

"a weed or a new leaf."

"The more suspicious you feel, the closer you should keep it."

(A downright lie)

What if they're telling me each person's lies in order?

(Jjamppong, pork gukbap)

("The Mousetrap Has Gone Missing")

What about you?

Do you know everything...

about your family?

You said this last time.

Just because they're family doesn't mean they have to know everything.

Are humans such beings...

who can truly forgive...

and understand each other...

in the name of family?

All right. Come at me.

("Beast's Yesterday")

Mother, I have something to tell you.

Yes, come on in. I have something to tell you too.

I don't think Lee Se Na is just an affair.

You only found that out now.

Ms. No.

Do you know what Lee Se Na is really after?

You don't know, do you?

That was me.

All of a sudden?

("And I Was Left Alone")

It's my novel that Lee Se Na had been reading at the vacation home.

I didn't realize it back then,

but this was a clue.

At this rate, isn't it certain that she's targeting me?

This is a photo that came with the headless pigeon last time.

- In this photo... - There are numbers?

You know.

The story of a woman who tries to take over a family.

The dead body of that pigeon that you received before.

And these numbers.

Everything is the same as it is in this novel.

You're right. It's not a simple affair.

I'm sure this means that she intends to do something to my family.

She is letting me know of certain lies one by one...

in the order that is written here.

("The Mousetrap Has Gone Missing")

I wrote this book too.

Somebody left it in the postbox.

If I'm right about her pattern,

number three should be the next clue and that's you.

Are you still hiding anything from me?

Ms. No.

If others hear you, they might think I'm a liar.

Actually, I don't care about your lies anymore.

I need to know why she's doing this...

and number four is Do Hyun.

If she messes with my son too...

Okay.

I'll find Lee Se Na.

You should protect Do Hyun.

Let's focus on each of our sons.

(My Son)

I'm off. Bye.

(Private Institution, Consulting Center)

Mr. Moon?

It's chilly. Let's hurry inside.

(Son, you'll be over soon, right? I'll go pick you up.)

- Just a moment. - Okay.

(Son, you'll be over soon, right? I'll go pick you up.)

Okay.

(Okay.)

(Private Institution, Consulting Center)

Hi, Do Hyun. You must be tired.

Hi, Mom.

How was class today?

We went over the mock CSAT.

I'm a little tired.

It was the same as always.

I'm especially tired this week.

Would it be less tiring...

to take private lessons at home?

I'm not sure.

Studying is tiring in and of itself.

Oh, right. What do you think of Mr. Moon?

- Mr. Tae Oh? - Yes.

He says his goal is to become a great psychiatrist like you.

I see.

I didn't know that.

Do you meet up in private?

No.

Oh, right.

Was it So Yi you had a crush on?

What is she like?

Why do you ask all of a sudden?

You have a crush on her.

Of course, I'm curious.

Are you going out with her?

So you are.

That's great.

I'm curious about what she's like.

Why don't we invite her over to our house sometime?

I doubt we're in that kind of situation.

She is letting me know of certain lies one by one...

in the order that is written here.

Somebody left it in the postbox.

If I'm right about her pattern,

number three should be the next clue and that's you.

Maternal love...

is beautiful...

and sad.

This is a senior doctor's son.

He just got accepted to medical school.

He's going to go to the same school as you.

Hello. I'm Moon Tae Oh.

Did you say he's your high school friend's son?

How come I don't know that friend?

That's strange.

You know every single thing about me.

(Korea National University)

- Hi, Yeong Won. - Hey.

Moon Tae Oh really is a med student here.

He has good grades.

He voluntarily works hard at a counseling center.

He's got such a good reputation.

- Really? - Who is Moon Tae Oh?

Do Hyun's tutor.

Do moms in Gangnam...

do a background check on their sons' tutors?

Goodness.

Anyway, what do you think is suspicious about him?

Did his student record say anything about his family?

I didn't have access to it.

How did you find this tutor?

Jae Jin said he was his high school senior's son.

Oh, I get it.

Now you can't believe anything he said.

Figures. Given the current situation,

it wouldn't be strange if Moon Tae Oh was...

Jae Jin's son, not his senior's.

Goodness.

Why did he have to tell those lies...

when he was going to get caught?

How did he even become a doctor with that brain of his?

Good job. Get off now.

Yeong Won. You can count on me.

When Jae Jin comes back, I'll teach him a big lesson.

I'll scold him and beat him to a pulp. Okay?

You won't divorce him, will you?

Why? I shouldn't?

Are you going to?

Goodness.

It's going to stir up the country again.

- Get off. - Okay.

Gosh, I'm hungry.

The red brick house.

(Soft Hands)

I better go to that house first.

It's in Seongbuk-dong, right?

I should find her and nip her in the bud.

I'll escort you to Seongbuk-dong.

(Queen of Housekeeping Sun Young)

Who came?

(Doctors No Yeong Won and Choi Jae Jin)

(A couple receives the Doctor of the Year award!)

Madam Hong is on her way here.

Okay. You may go back to work.

Sure.

It looks great on you.

Aren't you...

the man who came to see Director Choi the other day?

You saw me?

You were there as if you were trying to show yourself.

Right.

Anyway,

what's your relationship with him that you're here at your free will?

I'm Do Hyun's tutor.

Tutor?

Do Hyun isn't even here.

Well, I come earlier from time to time.

They treat me like I'm part of their family.

Well...

I just tried it on...

No, I understand.

There are so many pretty outfits here.

Then, keep this a secret.

Anyway,

the dress you're wearing,

this place,

and...

this necklace...

go amazingly well with you.

Is it because Jae Jin has told me...

so much about you?

It feels like...

I've known you.

What did he tell you about me?

That he relies on you very much.

You're someone he trusts a lot.

He can't live without you.

Did he really say that about me?

You're someone...

who might know more about him than his family.

Don't you think so?

You've returned early, Madam Hong.

I'll go. Take your time to get changed.

Where's Dr. Oh?

She's right... She was right here.

Where has she gone?

You're back, Madam Hong.

You were here too, Tae Oh.

Yes. Dr. Oh is here too.

- You two know each other? - Yes.

I met her in front of Jae Jin's clinic.

She went to the restroom. I think she'll be back soon.

Why did she go up to the second floor for the restroom?

I'm sorry.

I thought she would feel more comfortable there,

so I told her to go upstairs.

- Sun Young. - Yes?

You have to keep an eye on our guests.

I will make sure to do that, Madam Hong.

You're here.

Follow me.

Are you feeling okay?

Yes.

You knew about Jae Jin and Se Na's relationship, right?

Why didn't you tell me about it?

Why do I need to tell you everything?

Because you told me everything up until now.

I need to know about Jae Jin to...

You don't have to know everything about him.

I'm quite disappointed, Madam Hong.

Even when Dr. No came after I got up,

I kept all of our secrets.

Ms. No found out about everything anyway.

I think it's better off that way.

I can't keep things hidden from her as a family member.

You said I was a family member too.

Right.

Thank you, Ji Eun.

Continue to stay by my side.

Ms. No found out about everything.

I can't keep Jae Jin in charge of the clinic anymore.

I'll leave the clinic in your hands.

Okay.

But, Madam Hong.

Will Dr. No stay still?

You said she found out about all of Jae Jin's lies.

They will probably get divorced, right?

Get divorced?

That will never happen.

No. Dr. No will leave Jae Jin.

So from now on, I will stay by his side and...

Stop right there.

Are you trying to take her place?

No, Dr. Oh.

That doesn't sound right, does it?

Why is that not possible?

You.

I helped you out when you were left alone...

after your grandfather passed away.

You give me no other choice.

Look for a different clinic.

You know how much I have sacrificed for Jae Jin.

And now, you're trying to throw me out like this?

Throw you out? Me?

I've never let you in.

And did you just say "sacrifice?"

I thought you were the one who wanted all of this.

Without me...

Jae Jin wouldn't have reached that far without my help.

No.

There were a lot of people who could've replaced you.

Ms. No. There's somewhere you need to go with me.

These pictures.

What do you think about them?

I remember...

meeting her through a counseling session.

Wasn't Lee Se Na already your patient?

She was.

But I think...

we go way back before that.

So she's trying to get her revenge on you?

That's quite an obvious cliche.

Well, I guess all crimes start with a motive.

Must we report this psycho out of her mind to the police?

There's nothing that can be done after reporting her to the police.

There's no evidence that it was sent by her.

This is bad. Very bad.

Do Hyun can be in danger.

We need to find Lee Se Na as quickly as possible.

You're right.

We must find my Jae Jin.

(Doctor of the Year, 2023 KDA Awards)

Gosh.

What are you doing?

(Bitter Sweet Hell)

Look at that. She's a total psychopath.

No Yeong Won is a pitiful person too.

We need to free her.

I wanted to free you who has known nothing...

throughout your whole life.

That is why I'm trying to end things like this.

This all happened because of Lee Se Na.

I don't want to keep things hidden from you.

Save this young lamb who has fallen prey to the Evil One.

You promised me.

You promised to hate the ones who abandon you.

Get to your senses!

You're being gaslighted by Lee Se Na.

It's all over now, Yeong Won.

We're not the family you think we are.