I'm at the Civil Party's campaign office in Yeouido.
The result of the exit poll is about to be announced.
With a total of 48.4 percent of the votes,
Park Jae-sang of Civil Party is in first place.
With the announcement of the result,
-the Civil Party campaign office -You've done well.
was flooded with cheers of excitement.
It's time to start all over again.
The result shows that Candidate Park was still in the lead with 48.4 percent.
His total amount of votes overtakes that of Candidate Hwang,
which stands at 21.7 percent.
The two candidates are set apart with a difference of 26.7 percent.
Provided that no further issues await him…
I know why you married me.
You knew I could die for you anytime
without hesitation.
I'll get going now.
Stay a little longer.
I'm not
done eating yet.
But why did you marry me?
I wouldn't have died for you.
Ms. Won.
In-hye sent you a package.
Because when I was 12,
my dream was to live with you in this house.
I dreamed of marrying you,
becoming the owner of this house,
and having everything in the world.
Then you should've made it happen
at any cost.
Because you failed,
my father and I
are in danger now.
You and the General will be safe.
As I said,
I would do anything to protect you.
Even if I had to jump from the highest place in the world.
Did you call for me, ma'am?
Ms. Go.
Who am I?
You are Director Won Sang-a,
Mr. Park Jae-sang's wife.
I'm my father's daughter.
And now,
I'm his sole remaining heir.
You were good to Hyo-rin's dad.
Do you not hate me?
I've encountered countless deaths in my life,
but no other death
has demonstrated our faith better than Mr. Park's death.
He gave up rising to the top to save everyone else.
If you're uncomfortable having me around because I worked for Mr. Park,
please do whatever you see fit.
You're cut out for this job.
Not many people are as cruel and mean as you are.
I'm going to give you wings.
From now on,
we don't need to keep up appearances.
In that case,
does that mean I have permission
to kill Oh In-joo and Oh In-kyung?
I know
that you want to kill them.
But if you kill them now,
it'll be obvious that I'm behind it.
Let's toy with them for the time being
and wait for our chance.
Don't worry.
I promise it'll be entertaining.
What?
Ms. Oh In-joo! You're in there, right?
It's the police.
Ms. Oh In-joo!
RESTRICTED CALLER ID
Open the door or we'll enter by force.
Ms. Oh In-joo!
In-joo.
In-kyung, what should I do? The cops are here.
What are you talking about?
They must be here for me.
They're calling my name. What should I do?
Just stay still. They might not be real cops.
I'll be right there.
They're forcing the door open.
They're trying to come in.
Calm down and stay on the phone with me.
Can you buy some time?
They're here.
But the thing is,
I don't have the money with me.
Choi Do-il took it all.
Ms. Oh In-joo.
You are Ms. Oh In-joo, right?
You're under arrest.
You have the right to remain silent.
-You have the right to explain yourself. -In-joo!
-You have the right to an attorney, okay? -Don't tell them anything.
-I'll come to the station. -Take her.
Yes, sir.
-Don't worry too much, okay? -Wait a second.
Wait, I…
I have no idea what's going on.
As soon as I heard that Park Jae-sang had died,
the 70 billion disappeared,
and the cops stormed in.
I might have to take all the blame
when I don't even have the money anymore.
I should never have trusted Choi Do-il.
Choi Do-il was in a serious car accident on the way to the airport.
But I can't seem to find which hospital he was taken to.
What?
Then does that mean
that he didn't betray me and lost the money to someone else?
Hyo-rin's mom said
I should look forward to what was going to happen.
She's probably just getting started.
But In-kyung…
Can you find out whether Choi Do-il
survived the accident?
I think I'll keep worrying about him.
PARK JAE-SANG FROM THE MIRYANG CLAN
On the 10th of last month, Jin, a bookkeeper in her thirties,
withdrew two billion won from the bank.
A few days later, she committed suicide at home
disheartened by her circumstances.
A woman is seen leaving the yoga studio where Jin was a member,
carrying a backpack containing Jin's cash.
She is Oh, a bookkeeper who worked at the same company as Jin.
Everyone knew that the two of them were close.
But for some reason, they pretended otherwise in public.
As if they were scheming something.
At Ms. Jin's funeral,
while everyone else was crying and grieving,
Ms. Oh didn't shed a single tear.
-I thought she was a heartless person. -Yes.
It seems like all she thinks about is money.
One day, she showed up with an extremely expensive bag.
It creeped me out.
She was still wearing faux leather shoes.
The residents of this apartment complex are some of the wealthiest in Singapore.
The ninth floor belongs to a Korean national named Oh.
Why did Jin take her life when she owned this luxurious apartment?
Ms. Oh acted really strange after Ms. Jin died.
She even blamed Ms. Jin's death on us out of nowhere.
Come to think of it,
she must have done that because she felt guilty.
Who do you think benefited the most from her death?
I suspect that Ms. Oh was somehow involved in Ms. Jin's death.
-I agree. -That's not enough.
We need more than mere suspicion.
We need people to be certain that Oh In-joo killed Jin Hwa-young.
It will begin with just a suspicion.
But by the time the trial is over,
I'll make sure that she is seen as the devil incarnate.
It wasn't like she had another job waiting for her.
But she seemed confident--
Here's the story I need.
I want to show that my husband's death had been planned out
and that it was the sisters Oh In-joo and Oh In-kyung who were behind it.
They used my brother to set their trap because they were after our money.
Isn't that the truth though?
That's what I believed from the beginning.
Mr. Won Sang-woo being there with a gun was a trap to begin with, wasn't it?
The only problem is,
I don't have enough strength
to push this story by myself.
Ms. Jang.
You were a great liar even when you were young.
You didn't seem to feel an ounce of guilt.
That's your strength.
How would you like to be an anchor?
Me? An anchor?
I know you want to rise up high.
The lengths that you went to prove that you weren't just another reporter…
My husband didn't jump from that building to die.
It was to guide those at the bottom
to the highest of places.
That's what Jeongran Society is all about.
You'll be sentenced to at least 20 years.
A 20-year sentence?
All I did was take some cash from the locker
and withdraw money from an account under my name.
Twenty years for that?
I'll be 50 by the time I'm done.
What you're claiming would count as concealment of criminal profits.
That'll be about…
maybe seven years?
I even returned most of that two billion won.
Someone took the 70 billion won, and I have nothing left of it.
A crime is established
as soon as the criminal act is completed.
The court doesn't care
whether or not you returned the money later
or how the money was distributed among the criminals.
Ice cream.
Lip gloss, a hairbrush, a pair of slippers, a car air freshener…
A winter coat.
I only wore it briefly and ended up returning it.
That's all I did with the money.
If the court accepts your claim to concealment,
you'll be sentenced to seven years.
But the prosecution indicted you for embezzlement,
which means that you violated The Act on the Aggravated Punishment
of Specific Economic Crimes.
I admit that I intended to take that money.
But none of that is true.
I didn't deliberately embezzle the money.
I can't plead guilty to something I didn't do!
The case we're dealing with
is under the public spotlight.
I've never seen a case this big
over the ten years I've been a public defender.
The people are all riled up.
Do you know why?
If the average annual salary in Korea is 40 million won,
that means you pocketed 17,500 years' worth of the average wage.
It's called a "judicial sentiment."
The law often serves to soothe the people's nerves.
Just admit to the charges and aim to get your sentence reduced.
Seriously.
This is driving me crazy.
Do you admit that you signed these papers yourself, Ms. Oh?
WITNESS
Yes, I did.
But since I don't speak English--
And this house and this car were registered under your name.
Am I correct?
JUDGE
You're correct,
but I didn't buy them--
You withdrew the money from the bank yourself, correct?
Yes.
This company develops software for bookkeepers.
Bookkeeper from the Future.
CEO Jin Hwa-young, Director Oh In-joo…
Is this correct?
I just let her use my name.
Ms. Jin Hwa-young, who put that backpack in her locker…
By any chance,
is that her?
That is her.
And a few days later,
Ms. Oh In-joo came and left with that backpack.
That's her, right?
COUNSEL, DEFENDANT
Yes, that's correct.
I rest my case.
The court will be in recess for ten minutes.
She was the director?
She must be out of her mind. Unbelievable.
I guess it's all true.
I did it all.
Deliberately.
I told you.
There's no way out.
Mr. Choi Do-il.
What if he testifies for me?
He knows that I unwittingly accepted that money.
Mr. Choi Do-il?
He's going to testify
on the prosecution's side in the next trial.
On the prosecution's side?
Yes.
-Here she comes. -Quickly, take pictures.
-Keep taking pictures. -That's her.
Do you deny the charges?
Please give us a comment on your alleged murder to pocket 70 billion.
-Please say something! -Is it true that you embezzled the money?
Is it really true? Did you really not know anything?
What are you looking for?
You've been at it frantically like you've seen a ghost.
BOBAE SAVINGS BANK VICTIMS EMERGENCY MEETING
I found her.
I've met Ms. Jin Hwa-young before.
What?
At the Bobae Savings Bank victims' meeting held in 2018.
As the representative of the victims,
I plead you.
I saved up 200 million won
and gave it to my mother,
so she could buy an apartment.
To make the most of that money,
she put it in the savings bank.
I had no idea
until I had to make a down payment
for the apartment a month after the bank went under.
I couldn't reach my mother all day.
Then the police…
If I hadn't given her that money…
The money I saved up for her…
That money was evil.
I only knew her by her online ID but I recognized her at the trial.
She left quite an impression on me.
"That money was evil."
Her words resonated with many people.
So she stole 70 billion won just four years
after calling money evil?
Maybe money wasn't what she was after.
CURRENT EVENTS DEPARTMENT REPORTER OH IN-KYUNG
BOBAE SAVINGS BANK VICTIMS EMERGENCY MEETING
Excuse me, Ms. Oh.
Yes?
Someone I know wants to give you a tip-off.
It's about the death of Bobae Savings Bank's President Kim Dal-su.
Is that right?
He is Mr. Kim's nephew, and his name is Kim Cheol-seong.
I gave him your email address
and told him that you would be interested.
Are you the nephew of Mr. Kim Dal-su?
You sent me an email four years ago.
I remember it now.
It was Ms. Jin who introduced me to Mr. Kim Cheol-seong.
No way.
You mean 1022?
She was active for about three months.
But she seemed a little different from the other victims.
The biggest concern for most victims was getting their money back.
But for her…
People believe
that they have free will.
But the truth is that we're controlled by money.
If we were cut in half,
we'd find ourselves infested by a money-hungry centipede.
What do you think we must do
to live as humanely as possible
free from money's influence?
She was planning revenge.
In-kyung.
I think I'm the one who introduced you
to Hwa-young.
What?
-On the northbound Jungbu Expressway… -Thirty…
Ms. Oh.
Hey.
What is it?
Could you attend the burial tomorrow on my behalf?
What do you mean?
I think I have to go on a business trip to Singapore tomorrow.
But your mother just passed away.
How can you go on a business trip?
There's some business only I can take care of.
Moving on.
-Recently… -Please.
My father will deal with most of it.
Just send her off on my behalf.
This is a report on the Bobae Savings Bank case.
If I don't go tomorrow,
I'll have to make up for the loss that I'll be causing the company.
That's ridiculous.
Reporter Oh In-kyung?
I'm at the Bobae Savings Bank victims' meeting right now.
The amount that the victims deposited
ranges from a million won to billions of won.
-That's In-kyung. -The total is expected to be astronomical.
-Under the Depositor Protection Act, -Do you know her?
the deposit insurance covers up to 50 million won.
She's my sister.
Any amount that exceeds the limit will be lost.
-She was always a top student. -The victims are demanding…
If I were her,
I would have become an accountant or a patent attorney and made a fortune.
But she has a strong sense of justice.
She's tenacious when it comes to doing the right thing.
It's incredible.
The prosecution will begin an intensive investigation.
-To prove the charges… -She is?
It must also have been Hwa-young who told Mr. Won Sang-woo about me.
That I'm tenacious when it comes to doing the right thing.
What kind of life have I been living?
I've been a puppet in Won Sang-a's play.
I got dragged into Hwa-young's revenge plot,
and wound up here.
It's as if I'm some money-hungry centipede being controlled by 70 billion won.
In-kyung.
I don't think I should keep living this way.
I can't rot in prison for 20 years without a fight.
I want to do what I can from here.
Like what?
Let's prove that it was Won Sang-a
who killed Hwa-young.
Let's put that woman behind bars too.
How? We don't have any evidence.
The Closed Room.
There's a room in Hyo-rin's house.
It's sealed off without any windows.
That's where Won Sang-a's mother died.
When I stepped inside that room,
I noticed that it felt similar to Hwa-young's room,
as well as the room
where Yang Hyang-sook died eleven years ago.
You'll find some pictures of the room in my cloud storage.
Won Sang-a said that she likes secret plays.
A play where she kills off the characters she creates
against the backdrop she's created for them.
Like she's playing with dolls.
Hwa-young was found dead in a fur coat and red heels.
She was completely naked with a fur coat over her body.
-Also, she was wearing heels. -It was the same with Yang Hyang-sook.
Then Won Sang-a's mother too?
In-hye told me
that in the attic, she saw a doll house that looked just like that room.
It was Won Sang-a's graduation project while she studied theater in New York.
The doll in that house…
was also wearing a fur coat and red heels.
Let's start from there.
Hello, sir.
What do you want?
Are you Ms. Jin Hwa-young's father?
I'm Oh In-kyung, a freelance reporter.
I have nothing to tell you.
Please just answer one question.
The late Ms. Jin was found dead wearing a fur coat.
Do you still have it with you?
Why would I?
I burned it because it was bad luck.
You burned it?
If you show up here again, I'll call the police.
SUHYEON SUPERMARKET
I found it.
Nothing can get past my radar.
-What did you find? -That fur coat.
It was sold in an online market a week after Ms. Jin's death.
LUXURIOUS FUR COAT 2,500,000 WON
That's Ms. Jin's father's phone number, right?
He sold what his daughter wore when she died?
Trust me. I'll find the coat for you.
The buyer left a comment here.
CAN I TRY IT ON FIRST?
HELLO, I'M MESSAGING YOU REGARDING THE FUR COAT YOU BOUGHT…
I'm sure that many of you were shocked
by Seoul mayoral candidate Park Jae-sang's death.
It is said that this video, which was released by a reporter,
was to have caused his death.
Reporter Jang Ma-ri has investigated the video in question.
First, I'd like to bring your attention to the dashcam footage that we secured.
Candidate Park Jae-sang is sitting on a bench,
and Orchid E&C's CEO Won Sang-woo approaches him.
Isn't that a gun?
It is.
It seems that Candidate Park's murder may have been in self-defense.
Four years ago, CEO Won developed a mental illness
and was hospitalized in a closed psychiatric ward.
If Mr. Won intended to regain control of his company
by murdering Candidate Park, who was now its de-facto owner,
it's enough to be considered self-defense.
Then why did this reporter release this video clip to the public
when it was doctored to make it look as if Candidate Park was in the wrong?
-For money. -Money?
I've recently reported on Jin, a bookkeeper at Orchid E&C,
who committed suicide
after leaving 72 billion won behind for her colleague Oh.
It was revealed that Jin had helped Mr. Won embezzle funds for years
as his right-hand woman.
And Oh is the sister of the reporter who released this video clip.
OBN exclusively found out that Jin was in league with the reporter
for four years.
Let's watch the clip.
It's true that the two of them met through our group.
Rumor had it that Ms. Jin was spending an enormous amount of money
to lobby that reporter to cover the savings bank case.
Those thieving bitches.
I'm sure that it was Oh who killed everyone.
I knew it from the start.
The things people do when they go mad for money.
-What a filthy world we live in. -Goodness.
Jeez, I don't even feel like drinking.
-Damn it. -Drink up.
I was amazed by your leadership.
Everyone was panicking right after Jae-sang died,
but things settled down so quickly.
You'll play a bigger part with us from now on.
You're the last surviving member
of my father's unit from the Vietnam War now.
What would you have me do?
I would like you to handle the Park Jae-sang Foundation,
although it'll need a new name from now on.
It is Jeongran Society's most important project.
It was also
my late husband's favorite project.
I'm the one who fostered all the children of Jeongran Society.
I've always dreamed of
leading a scholarship foundation.
I have a discerning eye for gifted children.
Thank you.
My father would be glad too.
-But Mr. Jang… -Yes?
I'm not fine at all.
My husband is dead, and my child has run away.
And I'm relying on medicine to get through each day.
I just don't understand.
As the General's daughter,
how much longer will I have to endure this kind of pain?
Is there something else
I need to do for you?
Reporter Oh In-kyung.
I would like you to handle that reporter as well.
My father always said
that you were the most formidable member of his unit
and that's why people never disobeyed you.
I heard that you received special training from the CIA
on how to inflict all kinds of pain that human beings can experience.
I've now forgotten how to torture people.
Just this once.
A mere reporter destroyed my entire life.
I don't think I'll ever be happy again…
unless she suffers greater pain
than the one I'm in.
But Sang-a,
let me ask you one thing.
Is it true…
that Jae-sang killed Sang-woo?
As you know,
my brother was insane.
He judged us by worldly standards
just like my mom did.
My father
bestowed the most beautiful Blue Orchid
upon Wonryeong School.
It's because the place where our children grow
is the heart of Jeongran Society.
From now on,
your spot
will be up here.
Do you like it?
How could you lie through your teeth like that?
And I thought you were still a reporter.
Why are you here?
Did you think I'd apologize to you?
I was curious what face you'd make when you saw me.
I know you put on that cocky look whenever you feel guilty.
As a trainee, I looked up to you because you didn't bat an eyelash.
I admired your professionalism and indifference.
Stop playing dumb.
You're saying you looked up to me when I openly despised you?
You make it sound so real.
Why did you despise me so much?
Because you never complained.
It made me look mean.
You would come to work full of hope, knowing you'd be scolded all day long.
You would shed tears at other people's pain.
That's no way for a reporter to act. A sense of justice?
Reporters aren't activists.
Also, you seemed to be happy
even though you were poor.
The April 1997 edition of the Wonryeong Foundation newsletter
ran a story about Jang Ma-ri, a kid who received scholarship that month,
along with a picture of her run-down house where she lived with her grandfather.
It was when I saw that photo
that I understood why you wanted to make it big so desperately.
Hey.
Be straight with me.
Did you really not know that your sister stole that money?
You live with her.
I've always wanted to unmask you.
If you pursued justice, you should've reported your sister.
If you pursued the truth, you should've covered the story.
You feigned ignorance and expressed your disproval
all the while you let her off.
That's who you are.
You're just as greedy as anyone else behind that mask.
Just like how your desk drawer is full of empty liquor bottles.
Of course I'm greedy.
I ended up here while pursuing the truth behind that 70 billion won.
I would never sink so low
as to be blinded by greed and lie to the public like you did.
I told a lie?
That story was my version of the truth.
You have your own version of the truth,
and I have my own.
Your truth was pitted against mine,
and mine ended up winning today.
Where did she go?
FAVORITES
IN-KYUNG CALLING…
Your call cannot be connected. You will be redirected after the--
Have you been well?
Why are you here?
I was curious.
But still, who buys every single color of lip gloss?
"Jeongran Society is in the hands of Won Sang-a now."
"She is out of her mind."
JEONGRAN SOCIETY IS IN THE HANDS OF WON SANG-A NOW
"How much insanity
will we witness from now on?"
What did you do
to my sister?
Her analysis and prediction are pretty accurate.
But I wonder if she also could tell that she'd die by my hands.
If you hurt In-kyung…
I won't sit back.
If you so much as harm a hair on her head…
Then what?
I won't hold back!
Even if it means the death of me!
Both my brother and my husband are dead,
and my only child has run away.
So why shouldn't your sister die?
I heard your parents are in the Philippines.
That makes things easier for us.
It means we can just bury them on the spot.
And…
there's In-hye.
What should I do with her?
I would probably feel bad,
but what can I do?
If I don't take it out on her, I might die from the frustration.
So why did you go after that 70 billion won?
Did you only think about 70 billion won's worth of happiness?
You overlooked how much the pain would be worth.
Leave my sisters alone!
Just kill me instead!
You still have to pay back my 70 billion.
You'll suffer the pain that's worth exactly 70 billion won.
You'll keep hearing bad news while you're in prison.
There'll be nothing you can do about it.
Your days will be long.
And I'll make sure you stay alive for the next 20 years.
No! You can't do this!
No!
Could you give me a call when you find her?
All right, give me your number.
Okay.
-Here you go. -I'll give you a call.
-Thank you. -Sure.
Thank you, sir.
Darn it.
NOTABLE ALUMNI WONRYEONG UNIVERSITY
I watched Gardening TV every day
in the hopes of seeing the Blue Orchid.
So many thoughts crossed my mind.
"Maybe that orchid wasn't as beautiful as I remembered."
"Did my hospitality fall short?"
Only after seeing you on the nine o'clock news did I realize
that I had been fooled.
Did I ever tell you that I received training from the CIA?
I learned how physically and mentally fragile humans are
while I was there.
They believed that people had souls.
They teach you how to destroy someone's soul completely.
But I refrain from resorting to torturing
because torturing ends up eating away at my soul as well.
But there is one thing
that I cannot tolerate.
An insult against the General!
I told you about the General
and handed over the valuable information
because I liked the look in your eyes.
But you turned out to be a spy.
All rise.
You may be seated.
What are your responsibilities at work?
I manage the overseas assets of Wonryeong Group.
Then when did you find out about Jin Hwa-young's embezzlement?
It was right after her suicide.
Then you worked with the defendant, Oh In-joo,
who was close to Jin Hwa-young, to find the embezzled money.
Correct.
How did you find out that the defendant had 70 billion won under her name?
She asked me for help.
She asked me to help her withdraw her 70 billion won in Singapore.
Liar.
Are you aware that this testimony may subject you to criminal punishment?
Yes, I am.
But you still agreed to testify to reveal the truth behind
the embezzled 70 billion won.
That's correct.
In that case, you must be deeply sincere right now.
I have no reason to lie.
I rest my case.
SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT
Why did the defendant, Oh In-joo,
ask you to withdraw her 70 billion won?
She was afraid.
Pardon?
After she learned that Jin Hwa-young used her account to store illegitimate funds,
she dreaded the consequences.
That's why she urged me to withdraw the money
as soon as possible.
But you transferred the money back to Yeni Enterprise,
a paper company in the Virgin Islands.
Isn't that also under Oh In-joo's name?
That's right.
But after the 70 billion won was laundered at Yeni Enterprise,
it was ultimately transferred to HS Holdings,
a paper company in Panama.
HS Holdings?
Whose name is that under?
Director Won Sang-a.
I brought the transaction records of HS Holdings,
a paper company in Panama,
that Director Won has used to keep her slush funds for over a decade.
Objection. It is uncertain that this evidence was lawfully collected.
Witness, where did you get that evidence?
It is my job to manage bank accounts using transaction records
lawfully issued by banks.
You can see that the 70 billion was transferred to HS holdings
where Director Won is the director.
Then are you claiming
that the defendant, Oh In-joo, was unaware
that the 70 billion won had been embezzled
and rather withdrew the money
to avoid being involved in the embezzlement?
We never share such confidential tasks
with a low-level employee like Oh In-joo.
The reason Jin Hwa-young targeted her
was that she was someone naive and financially illiterate enough
to sign anything while being oblivious to its purpose,
allowing Ms. Jin to open new accounts under a false name.
When the culprits Jin Hwa-young and Shin Hyeon-min suddenly died,
Oh In-joo became scared and returned
the two billion she had and even risked losing her job.
She also withdrew 70 billion won and insisted that I take it.
And that's how
this case became known to the public.
Are you aware that this testimony may subject you
to criminal punishment for engaging in the organized embezzlement
and establishment of slush funds at Orchid E&C?
Yes, I am.
In that case,
you must definitely be telling the truth.
Thank you.
My guess is one year in the first trial and probation in the second trial.
What do you think of Mr. Choi's testimony in court?
He claimed that you ordered him to launder the money for you.
Did you know of HS Holdings that Mr. Choi mentioned?
Where is the 70 billion won now?
-Is what he said true? -Give us a comment!
-Please say something! -Step back!
None of this makes sense.
Did you really not know that Choi Do-il sent you the money?
Do you know how many accounts I have?
I don't even know what that account is for.
He might have fabricated it.
I'll go and check.
But if what he said is true, I wonder why he sent you that money.
He could have kept it.
You don't think…
he would dare give up 70 billion for a woman he's in a fling with, do you?
What nonsense is that? You're getting on my nerves!
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Hello?
Yes.
I see.
What was that?
Do you think I'm an idiot?
Being financially illiterate doesn't mean you're an idiot.
You disappeared without a word,
then you showed up out of nowhere and put on a show.
This is you treating me like an idiot.
I'm sorry. Something came up.
I mean, you're capable of doing anything.
Was it so hard for you
to let me know that you're safe?
You ignored my calls and ignored my messages.
I tried to send someone, but you were in solitary confinement.
Time's up.
Mr. Choi Do-il.
You're under arrest
for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes.
You have the right to an attorney and the right to remain silent.
I don't think you need to worry.
One, a criminal's testimony isn't that credible.
Two, his father is Choi Hee-jae.
Three, you don't know how that money ended up in your account.
Four, you could donate all of that money to the foundation to prove your story.
The entire amount?
That will show everyone how sincere you are
and resolve the situation.
Ms. Jang.
-I think you should see this. -HTN recently reported
on the suspicions surrounding the Hongsin-dong murder case.
-I think you should watch HTN News. -Many people would remember this case.
Reporter Oh In-kyung, who recently appeared on our show
to reveal the truth of the Hongsin-dong murder case,
is here in the studio again to reveal another truth.
Thank you for coming back.
Reporter Oh, what story do you have for us today?
Many people were shocked
when Jin, a bookkeeper at Orchid E&C, committed suicide
after embezzling 70 billion won.
It is suspected that Director Won Sang-a, the late Mr. Park's wife,
was involved in her death.
I see.
JANG SA-PYEONG
Here's the CCTV footage from Director Won's bedroom,
an hour before Jin's estimated time of death.
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Director Won leaves her home in a fur coat.
Two and a half hours later, she returns home without her coat.
Jin was found dead wearing a fur coat similar to Director Won's.
This is the fur coat Jin was found wearing when she died.
It is from a designer brand and costs tens of millions of won.
Only eight of them were sold in Korea.
Since it is made of natural fur,
its colors are one of a kind.
I see. And they look like the same coat.
That's not all.
There was another bookkeeper who committed suicide in a fur coat.
Yang, who was under investigation for embezzling 5.2 billion won,
was an employee at Wonryeong Construction,
the company that preceded Orchid E&C.
This is Director Won's graduation project
from her time studying at the New York School of Theater.
It's called Closed Room.
You can see that it also features a doll in a fur coat.
They are all different situations with striking similarities.
I admit that the events are too similar to be ignored,
but is this enough to prove that Director Won
was directly involved in these deaths?
These three deaths have another thing in common.
The Blue Orchid was found at all three crime sites.
It is a globally rare species.
In order to learn the meaning behind these orchids
that were found on the scene,
we invited an expert to the studio.
Let me introduce Mr. Jang Sa-pyeong, a world-class expert on the Blue Orchid
and the principal of Wonryeong School.
Hello.
My name is Jang Sa-pyeong.
I heard that the Blue Orchid is so rare that only two of them were reported
to remain in the world.
The Blue Orchid is also known as the lost orchid.
It has become extinct in Vietnam, where it originated from.
I own one of them
and have gifted the other to my acquaintance in the US.
That makes only two of them under official record.
That's extremely rare.
Then how do you explain the orchids found on the scene?
The survival of the Blue Orchid is completely controlled by
the mold and microorganisms that grow on a specific species of tree.
Once it leaves the tree, it dies.
However, a long time ago,
one such tree was brought in from Vietnam
and had since been kept secretly.
The only place in the world where that tree can grow…
That is
the home of
Director Won Sang-a and the late Mr. Park Jae-sang.
And you turned out to be a spy.
Tell me.
What was your goal?
Miners, farmers,
sailors, shoe repairers,
day laborers, bellboys…
Those were the only type of people the General recruited.
Those who were just as capable
but were in the lowest place.
People who were exceptionally loyal
and willing to sacrifice themselves for a greater cause.
FROM THE LOWEST AND DARKEST PLACE TO THE HIGHEST AND BRIGHTEST PLACE
We were called "rice grains."
When the General formed a unit
made up of us rice grains,
he told us,
"We are stronger than anyone."
"Our strength comes from the fact that no one knows about us."
"We are going to secretly infiltrate Korean society like ghosts."
"Before we know it,
we will have everything."
"That's how we're going to be the greatest and the strongest."
You were different from the other members of the unit.
Because you were an elementary school teacher.
When you live in an impoverished area,
you can witness even the brightest children wither.
The General promised to foster those children with care.
I provided children for Jeongran Society.
OBN NEWS REPORTER JANG MA-RI
Those children now lead this society in their respective fields.
To have these children grow up and spread the General's spirit…
That was my dream.
Today's youth will surely welcome the General's spirit with open arms.
But Park Jae-sang
betrayed your dream.
He accumulated wealth and murdered people
for his own glory and interest.
And Director Won murders people to keep herself entertained.
How dare they kill the General's son?
That is unforgivable.
You're the only person
who can put things straight.
You're the only remaining successor of the General's spirit.
Of course!
That's why the General left his memoir to me.
Memoir?
I raised all those children myself.
It was my duty to correct them
if they steered off course
in the name of Jeongran Society.
Here, we have a photo.
It is reported that there are only two surviving Blue Orchids in the world.
But here you can see hundreds of them hanging from a tree.
So is this Director Won Sang-a's home?
Yes, that's right.
If Blue Orchids were found at the scene of the murder,
they must have come
from Director Won Sang-a's home.
If that's true,
an urgent police investigation seems necessary.
Did you trust me this time too?
I honestly thought
I had really lost you this time.
I'm sorry.
I should have held onto you better.
I'll never lose you again.
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE EMERGENCY ESCORT
Is it true that you weren't involved in the embezzlement?
Were you unaware of Won Sang-a and Jin Hwa-young's embezzlement?
Are you trying to put all the blame on the late Jin Hwa-young?
Are you going to keep denying the charges?
Please, tell us whether you had prior knowledge of their crime.
-Give us a comment! -Do you have anything to say?
Did you know about it?
The final trial will determine
whether Oh was actively involved in the embezzlement
or if she was just an innocent victim.
When I saw the two billion won for the first time,
it seemed as if the money was shining.
WITNESS
As a person who obsesses over supermarket reward points,
I couldn't bring myself to ignore that money.
If I had ignored it, I would have felt guilty.
I know that many people are suspicious of me.
They think Hwa-young must have left me a large amount of money
for a reason.
They believe that I was involved in the embezzlement
or given that money as a reward.
I wondered as well
why she did that.
But then it dawned on me.
The…
The moment I saw that money…
I felt that I had found it
as compensation for the poverty I had experienced all my life.
The thrill and greed
that I felt…
as I counted that money.
I felt that Hwa-young must have felt the same way.
I think that's why she left the money to me.
Because we were alike.
Your Honor.
Please punish me
for the thrill and the greed I had indulged in.
I now understand that it was wrong of me to feel those emotions.
Because of that money,
I almost lost my life,
and I lost and almost ended up losing…
the people I love.
I also understand…
that the money would in no way make up for the poverty I've been in.
And now…
I value my life
much more than I value that 70 billion won.
The culprit Jin Hwa-young may have died.
But I survived.
Therefore, Your Honor,
please punish me
and those responsible for creating that dirty money.
They used Jin Hwa-young to launder that money
and killed her in the end
because she stole from them.
Please expose who they are
and bring them to justice.
-Is that Jin Hwa-young? -That's impossible.
-Is that her? -No way.
Subtitle translation by: Min-jin Kim