I'm going to Cheongun.
CHA WOO-SEOK
HAN SEOL-AH
POWER OFF
The phone you are trying to reach is turned off.
CALL ENDED
he took out a policy himself.
He wanted to see how you'd react.
And Do Eun-hyuk encouraged him.
Do Eun-hyuk's mother sold insurance,
I'm the only one who can approach them without raising suspicion.
I'll do it.
DO EUN-HYUK
DO EUN-HYE PRIVATE TUTORING EXPENSES LIVING EXPENSES
This isn't over
You weren't part of the plan.
How did you know it was me?
better than an underwater photographer.
HAN SEOL-AH
CHA WOO-SEOK
That woman was just unlucky.
What is it?
You could've at least made a sound. That was creepy.
Did I scare you?
I'm sorry.
I think this is the first time we've actually talked.
Do you even talk to anyone here besides Ms. Han?
I heard you used to be an underwater photographer.
How do you take photos like that?
For starters,
That sounds hard.
Where's your studio?
SIU INVESTIGATOR CHA WOO-SEOK
Aren't you going to answer?
It's her fault for doing something stupid and becoming a witness.
Who else is there to blame?
What about the men?
Did you love Han Seol-ah so much
Shut up.
Don't run your mouth when you don't know anything.
Those bastards deserved to die!
That damn doctor gaslit his patient
LIFE INSURANCE APPLICATION FORM
POLICYHOLDER: CHOI YOUNG-HO
Seol-ah canceled the policy
because she was afraid something bad might happen,
but that bastard just wouldn't give up.
He was nothing but a junkie, sticking needles in his arm.
from that piece of shit, Choi Young-ho!
Get out right now!
You know, mermaids that lured sailors with their singing.
Are you still worried Seol-ah won't accept your proposal?
Actually…
I took out a life insurance policy with Seol-ah as the beneficiary.
Don't you think it's better
for bastards like him to just disappear and leave the insurance payout behind?
Who the hell do you think you are?
What gives you the right?
Your obsession and arrogance
It doesn't matter…
what you call me
or what you think my place is.
every sound and struggle is drowned out.
I'll make it quick.
DETECTIVE GONG JOO-YOUNG
Go farther.
Go ahead and shoot me.
If you kill me,
Seol-ah will find out you're the culprit.
Seol-ah trusts me.
I just need to get rid of you.
I'm just paying for my sins
in my own way.
Jump in.
Eun-hyuk.
Eun-hyuk, please don't do this.
Don't do it. Put it down.
It's dangerous. Back away!
Please stop.
Put that down!
Eun-hyuk.
I said back away!
Please stop.
That bastard destroyed us!
Cha Woo-seok suspected you,
and that's how it all started.
That's how we got to this point!
You killed people for me?
Did you really think I'd want that?
It's too late
No!
Seol-ah.
Seol-ah!
Seol-ah.
Why did you do that?!
She was shot.
She's losing consciousness.
Ms. Han, stay with me!
Ms. Han!
SURGERY STATUS HAN SEOL-**: IN SURGERY
The surgery went well.
There was some muscle damage, so she'll need physical therapy,
but she should heal over time.
By some miracle, the bullet didn't hit any major nerves,
but once she comes out of anesthesia, we'll monitor her for signs of paralysis
and also administer painkillers to ease the pain.
Thank you.
You should get treated as well.
Why did you try to kill
Cha Woo-seok?
You recognize
these people, don't you?
NONGHYUP LIFE INSURANCE
What are you doing at someone else's desk?
Mr. Cha asked me to bring his laptop and other things.
It's like he's setting up an office at the hospital.
I told him to clear his head and get some rest,
You never know what someone is really like.
You know, Mr. Cha got into a car accident,
and he got shot twice.
Don't you think our job is too dangerous?
I was happy when I got the certification,
but now I'm thinking maybe I should switch jobs.
Hey, do you think Cha-cha got injured while working?
-He didn't? -Jeez. You have no clue, do you?
He got injured while trying to protect his woman.
-What? -What?
No way.
I thought this case was like Basic Instinct,
but it was actually just a life-or-death romance movie.
Did you hear?
The doctor said
if it hadn't been for you,
the bullet would've gone through my heart.
You saved me too, Woo-seok.
Don't ever do that again.
I never want to experience
that kind of fear again.
What happened to Eun-hyuk?
It seems he's still refusing to talk.
He knew me
better than anyone else in the world.
He was the only friend
who stayed by my side with Suk-ji.
He thought he was protecting you,
but it was a misguided thought.
I have to know.
I need to hear why he did it.
You need to recover first.
Please tell the police
that I'll turn myself in.
TRUSTED POLICE, TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE COMMITTED TO INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY
Seol-ah.
Seol-ah!
Why is she here?
She turned herself in.
She'll be investigated as the main culprit
who ordered you to do what you did,
so we don't need your statement anymore.
Seol-ah had nothing to do with it!
She's innocent!
She didn't know about any of it!
do you think he'll talk?
Probably.
Because that's how he can protect her.
How did you find out Paek Jun-beom was Lee Su-ho?
His one-sided smile.
The way he was left-handed and his gait.
-Surprise! -Surprise!
-What's all this? -Happy birthday.
Thank you.
it was the way he looked at Seol-ah.
It bothered me from the start
and somehow felt familiar.
I just needed to confirm one last thing.
And I could guess where they were headed.
INDUSTRIAL CIRCUIT BREAKER
That wasn't murder.
I was protecting Seol-ah.
for over ten years?
What did you do for her in return?
I confessed that I was behind everything,
Please let us talk alone.
I have nothing to say.
Do Eun-hyuk.
Get her out of here.
But you can't even look me in the eye.
I said get out!
Are you okay?
They can't talk face-to-face.
Do Eun-hyuk is adamantly refusing.
Not in the mood?
Do you want to wash your hair? I saw a shampoo room.
I thought about grabbing that jerk by the neck
or killing him with my own hands,
but I had something more important to do.
I have to take care of you.
You're early.
I thought you'd be coming later in the evening.
I took the day off,
and Ms. Hwang has to go back to the bar.
I hired a part-timer for the day.
I was worried too.
and the evidence checks out,
but his motive for killing Chair Kim seems weak.
Maybe Chair Kim had something on Do Eun-hyuk too.
The amount is way too big to be just payment for using someone's name.
Ju Hyun-su.
He was Chair Kim's lackey.
He must have some connection with Do Eun-hyuk.
I can dry my own hair.
I did my younger sister's hair all the time.
It's not that I don't trust you.
Are you shy?
No.
Go ahead, then.
You're done now, right?
No.
Not yet.
Do you think
I'll be able to live a normal life again?
Just like everyone else?
Of course.
How about
we start things
like a normal couple?
Oh no!
EMERGENCY TRANSPORT
I felt even more guilty toward Mr. Cha
when I heard that guy had been arrested.
To be honest, I think I knew for a while
that it was insurance fraud.
But admitting that
would mean that I let him get away.
So I hid behind the verdict,
acting like I'd done everything I could and by the book,
and being completely hypocritical.
Honey.
Sometimes,
when I looked into Woo-seok's eyes,
My poor husband.
It must've been so hard for you.
It's not too late to make things right.
The only way I can make things right
is to make sure that bastard Ju Hyun-su…
receives the maximum sentence under the law.
I have to stop by somewhere before I go home.
I've been wanting to come here
and living life to the fullest.
Woo-hee.
I'm…
sorry.
I should've come sooner.
This is all I have since I was in the hospital.
Have you…
visited Eun-hyuk?
And at some point,
you became hostile toward me.
and wondered what he was up to.
I told myself that everything would be okay if you were gone
and that you were behind it all.
I wasn't with Eun-hyuk the whole day
when Seung-jae's accident happened.
I lied to the police
and showed them the food delivery receipt and photo,
but Eun-hyuk…
He knew I was giving a false statement,
but he didn't say a word.
I was hoping it was you.
to the police.
I'm sorry.
Eun-hye.
You need to get it together.
Things won't be easy,
but you have to stay strong.
He wants you to visit him.
He's still only looking for you…
even though his life is in ruins.
So…
are you finally ready now?
That's why I asked you to come.
Where did it all go wrong?
as I recalled everything,
I realized which day it was.
It was the day I desperately wished
I'd just die.
Do Eun-hyuk, get up.
I wanted to live.
-Come here, you little bastard! -Get away from me!
I just wanted to live.
But my father died,
and his death was ruled an accident.
Where did I put it?
Mom!
She took off with my father's death benefit…
you can make money
when someone dies,
and how death
can be quietly covered up.
You knew about that?
It was me.
I remember holding the lighter.
You had passed out.
Seol-ah, wake up.
Wake up.
It wasn't you.
It was me.
I watched you suffer from a false memory all these years,
the moment I caused my father's death,
and I couldn't approach you any further
after setting your house on fire.
You thought
we'd grow up to be special to each other.
yet sad at the same time.
I ruined our fate with my own hands.
She knew
what I was most afraid of.
Ju Hyun-su will be out soon.
you're so desperate to keep from her.
I was behind everything.
So let go of your guilt
You were abused and abandoned,
But how we chose to live afterward
was entirely up to us.
I was in a lot of pain,
but I accepted the life I was given.
but to continue down the path I'd been on.
Seol-ah.
Don't ever call me
by my name again.
DRAWING THE MIND
DRAWING THE MIND: ART THERAPY PROGRAM WITH NONGHYUP LIFE INSURANCE
-Hello, here's a gift for you. -Hello.
Mr. Cha.
Chae-rin, how've you been?
How are you feeling?
I feel a lot better now.
I came as a helper today.
Think you can do a good job?
I'm counting on you, Chae-rin.
-Okay. -Here, take this.
She's still in foster care, right?
Yeah.
She has to go to the hospital often,
so it hasn't been easy.
DRAWING THE MIND
Okay, everyone.
Today, we're going to create a new story.
Leave the sad past behind,
imagine the person you want to become,
and let that imagination
run free on the paper.
-Okay! -Okay!
Look at this.
Try this too.
Thank you, Chae-rin.
So you like blue, huh?
Yes, I like it because it reminds me of the sky.
It doesn't hurt when I draw.
I like drawing because it helps me forget about the past.
Does it?
The same goes for me.
That's why I drew a lot
and made a lot of wood carvings.
Then I want to keep drawing too.
It's so much fun.
I promise.
The SIU
never makes a move without data
because lies always leave a trace.
Are you kidding me?
I told you I can't move my neck or use my hands.
-Got it. Let's try again. -Okay.
You punk!
You little jerk.
How dare you accuse me of lying?
I bet people tell you all the time that you're rude.
How dare you say that when you have no evidence?
You've been waiting to say that, haven't you?
Mr. Cha, I'm too scared to continue.
You've still got quick reflexes, huh?
Come on, Cha-cha.
This is just practice.
Why are you treating it like it's the real thing?
See?
People who commit fraud can lie with words,
but their body never lies.
As expected of Grim Reaper Cha.
I need to write this down.
Me?
Ju Hyun-su's verdict is in.
I saw the article.
He got 15 years.
I'm sorry.
That was the maximum sentence under the law.
And for that, I have no excuses to make
as a detective and a human being.
Detective Gong told me
you're on a case involving a death benefit of more than four billion won.
I am, but what about it?
These are the call logs of those linked to the deceased.
There's one number that kept appearing.
You're here.
I got some groceries on my way here.
carrots,
and last but not least,
some fruit.
I noticed you were out of fruit.
You're very observant.
Well, it comes with the job.
-Did you make stew? -Yes. Do you want a taste?
-It was a joke. -I have a weapon.
I was just messing with you.
It's really good. It's seasoned perfectly.
You were too focused on work before.
Take this too.
Han Seol-ah,
you deserve to be much happier than anyone else.
Please let me…
The truth is,
I'm getting ready to study abroad.
I want to study art therapy,
which helps children heal through art.
I don't know how long I'll be away.
I still want you to accept this.
I'm not stopping you from going.
Do whatever you want.
I'll wait.
Whatever choice you make…
Just trust me for once.
I already do.
You can be selfish
with me.
Whatever you do,
We only
have each other now.
I'll be your everything.
This painting right here has been on display
But perhaps the real monster
is the prejudice we direct at others.
People who refuse to see the truth
and instead are quick to judge others
To me, this seiren now seems less like a creature that harms others
and more like a survivor who kept her voice alive
If you happen to be navigating such waters right now,
I truly hope
CHIEF AUCTIONEER HAN SEOL-AH
Sang-mi,
I'll leave this with you.
Take care.
There was a time
when the world called a woman a witch.
Which side are you on?
Are you the one being pelted,
or the one throwing stones?
and some scars
never fade.
My witch still cries sometimes,
but we're together.
and never let go.
Subtitle: Jenny Kim