[Woo-seok] I'm going to Cheongun.
CHA WOO-SEOK
[phone buzzing]
HAN SEOL-AH
POWER OFF
[voicemail] The phone you are trying to reach is turned off…
CALL ENDED
so he got a policy for that reason.
He was curious to see how you'd react, and Do Eun-hyuk was egging him on.
Do Eun-hyuk's mother was an insurance agent,
He said it was to test if you would accept it.
I'm the only one who can get close without raising suspicion.
I'll do it.
DO EUN-HYUK
DO EUN-HYE PRIVATE TUTORING EXPENSES LIVING EXPENSES
So until we catch the killer, nothing is over yet.
[sighs]
Cha Woo-seok wasn't part of my plan.
How did you know?
is easy for a diver skilled in underwater photography.
HAN SEOL-AH
CHA WOO-SEOK
[phone buzzing]
And that woman was just unlucky.
What is it?
At least make some noise.
-I'm getting goose bumps. -[Eun-hyuk] Did I scare you?
I'm sorry. I just couldn't breathe down there.
[sighs]
[Eun-hyuk] It feels like this is the first time we're talking like this.
[scoffs]
Well, do you even talk to anyone besides Ms. Han?
I heard you used to be an underwater photographer.
How do you take photos like that?
You need…
That sounds hard.
And where do you have your studio?
[grunts]
[gasps]
[Ms. Kim gasps]
SIU INVESTIGATOR CHA WOO-SEOK
[Eun-hyuk] Aren't you going to get that?
She should blame herself
for ending up as a witness, know what I mean?
Bad timing.
[scoffs]
And what about the men?
Were you madly in love with Han Seol-ah but lacked the confidence?
Shut up. Don't run your mouth when you don't know anything.
All of those bastards deserved to die!
[breathing shakily]
He called himself a doctor,
yet he gaslighted his patient and deliberately got life insurance.
LIFE INSURANCE APPLICATION FORM
POLICYHOLDER: CHOI YOUNG-HO
Seol-ah was afraid something bad might happen again,
so she canceled the insurance,
but that prick didn't give up and clung on stubbornly.
He was just a junkie who would shoot up his own arm.
that piece of trash, Young-ho!
-[Seung-jae] Get out, now! -[Ms. Kim scoffs]
You took out life insurance too, right?
You know, the mermaid who lured sailors with her singing.
Are you still anxious that Seol-ah might turn down your proposal?
She's actually…
the beneficiary of the insurance I got.
[groans]
[breathes heavily] A jerk like that
is better off gone and leaving the money behind.
Who the hell do you think you are?
What gives you the right to do all that?
That obsession and arrogance of yours!
[breathing heavily]
[Woo-seok breathes heavily]
[Woo-seok, Seol-ah breathe heavily]
[Eun-hyuk breathing heavily]
I don't care what you call me…
[breathes heavily]
…or what title you think I need to have.
[exhales sharply]
[breathes heavily]
I'll end it quick and easy.
DETECTIVE GONG JOO-YOUNG
Keep going, to the edge!
Go ahead and shoot,
but if you kill me, Seol-ah will find out that you're the culprit.
Seol-ah trusts me.
I just need you to disappear.
[scoffs]
[sighs]
I'm just paying for my sins in my own way.
Come on, jump in.
You don't have to do this, Eun-hyuk.
Don't do it. Put that down.
-Watch out, Seol-ah. He's dangerous! -[Seol-ah] Please stop this now.
I said, put that down!
Please, Eun-hyuk.
Come on, step back!
Please stop this now.
That bastard destroyed us!
Cha Woo-seok suspected you. That's how it all started.
That's how we got to this point.
So, you're just killing people for me?
Do you really think that I would want you to do that?
Please don't!
[gasps]
[screams]
[breathing heavily]
Seol-ah!
-Seol-ah… [breathes heavily] -[sirens wailing]
Seol-ah, please open your eyes. [breathes heavily]
Why did you do that?
She's been shot. She's starting to black out.
Wake up, Ms. Han Seol-ah! [breathes heavily]
Ms. Han!
[Eun-hyuk breathes heavily]
PATIENT - CURRENT STATUS HAN SEOL-** - IN SURGERY
[sighs]
[exhales sharply]
[gasps]
[doctor] The surgery went well.
Rehab will be needed due to the muscle damage,
but she should fully recover with time.
[sighs]
[doctor] Miraculously, the bullet missed the major nerves.
Once the anesthesia wears off, we'll check for any signs of paralysis,
and we'll give painkillers to reduce the pain.
[sighs] Thank you, doctor.
Just make sure you get proper treatment too.
[sighs]
What is the reason you tried to kill Cha Woo-seok?
These men.
You know who they are, right?
NONGHYUP LIFE INSURANCE
What are you doing at someone else's desk?
Oh, Mr. Cha asked me to bring his laptop and a few other things.
It's like he's trying to set up an office at the hospital.
I told him not to think about work and just get some rest.
You never know what someone's thinking.
[sighs, inhales sharply]
But Mr. Cha got into that car accident last time and even got shot twice.
Isn't this job way too dangerous?
I was happy when I got my certification, but… [inhales sharply]
…I wonder if I should think about changing jobs.
Hey, do you really think Cha-cha got injured on the job?
He didn't?
Oh, my goodness. You're so clueless, aren't you?
He was just trying to protect his girl.
-What? -"What?"
No way. I thought this case was like the thriller Basic Instinct.
Turns out it was a life-risking, pure romance in the end.
[sighs]
Did you know?
The doctor said
if it weren't for you, the bullet would have pierced right through my heart.
Woo-seok, you saved my life too.
Don't do that again.
That fear I felt…
I never want to feel that again.
And what happened to Eun-hyuk?
[sighs]
I think he's still not talking.
He was the person that knew me the best in the whole world,
and also the only friend who stayed by my side along with Suk-ji.
He believed that was the only way that he could protect you, Seol-ah,
but he was sorely mistaken.
I need to know.
I really have to hear why he did it.
Your recovery comes first.
You can tell the police that Han Seol-ah will turn herself in.
TRUSTED POLICE, TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE COMMITTED TO INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY
Seol-ah.
Seol-ah!
What's Seol-ah doing here?
Han Seol-ah turned herself in.
She told us that she was the one who put you up to the murders.
So we no longer need your statement.
Seol-ah had nothing to do with it!
She is innocent! [breathes heavily]
It wasn't Seol-ah!
[screaming]
[door opens, closes]
You think that's going to make him talk?
Maybe.
Since that's the only way he can protect Seol-ah.
[Seong-il sighs]
How did you find out that Paek Jun-beom was actually Lee Su-ho?
He smiled with just one corner of his mouth,
him being left-handed, and even the way he walked.
-Surprise! -Surprise!
-[exclaims] What is this? [chuckles] -[chuckles] Happy birthday.
[Seol-ah] Oh, thanks.
it's the way he looked at Seol-ah.
It bothered me from the start.
And it didn't feel unfamiliar.
I just needed a final confirmation.
[grunts]
and I could guess where they were headed.
[gasps, breathes shakily] Get off me! Let go of me!
[snickers]
[Seol-ah, Jun-beom breathing heavily]
INDUSTRIAL CIRCUIT BREAKER
[both grunting]
[yelping, panting]
[Eun-hyuk grunts]
[inhales deeply]
[sighs]
[grunts]
That was not murder.
I was protecting Seol-ah.
[sighs]
What did you do for her in return?
I already confessed. I said I did it all.
Could you please let us talk in private?
-There's nothing to talk about. -Eun-hyuk.
Let her go already.
and don't even have the courage to face me?
I said get out!
[breathes shakily]
[sighs]
Are you all right?
The cross-examination won't work.
Do Eun-hyuk is refusing to talk.
You don't want it?
Want me to wash your hair? There's a bathroom right there.
Or just killing that jerk myself, so many things crossed my mind.
But that's not what I should be doing.
I should be looking after you.
[knocks on door]
You came early.
-I thought you'd stop by later on. -Oh…
I just took the day off,
and Suk-ji needs to get to her bar, so…
I hired someone for the day shift.
Uh… [chuckles]
Uh, I was worried, so…
[chuckles]
but isn't the motive for Chair Kim's case is a bit weak?
Well, maybe Chair Kim knew all about Do Eun-hyuk's weakness.
The sum is too big to be just payment for borrowing his name.
Ju Hyun-su.
He was her henchman, wasn't he?
Could he be connected to Do Eun-hyuk?
Come on, I can do it myself.
You may not believe it, but I used to do my little sister's hair.
Well, it's not that I don't trust you…
Are you embarrassed?
[scoffs] No, I'm not.
-[chuckles] -Fine, go ahead and do it.
[Woo-seok inhales deeply]
It's all dry now, right?
No, uh… I'm not done yet.
[clears throat]
Anyway, do you think I can go back to a normal life?
Just a simple life like everyone else's.
Of course.
What do you think
if you and I just start out like a normal couple?
[chuckles]
-Ow. [groans] -Oh! [exclaims]
EMERGENCY TRANSPORT
Hearing that that guy got caught made me feel even worse for Detective Cha.
The truth is, I might have known that it was insurance fraud.
But admitting it would mean I let it slip through my very own hands.
So I hid behind the verdict, telling myself, "I did what I could.
I'm a stickler for the rules."
Oh, honey.
There were times when I looked into Woo-seok's eyes,
Oh, sweetie,
it must've been so hard for you.
How about if you try to fix it now?
The only way is to make sure that bastard Ju Hyun-su
gets the maximum sentence.
I need to make a stop before heading home, though.
I've always wanted to come here before.
Woo-hee.
I am…
so sorry. [sniffles]
[sobbing]
I was too late.
[sobbing]
[door lock beeps]
I just got back, so that's all I have in the fridge.
Tell me…
have you visited Eun-hyuk yet?
And after that, you started acting hostile toward me.
wondering if my brother had done something bad,
"Everything will be fine if Seol-ah is gone.
It's all her fault anyway," I thought.
On the day of Seung-jae's accident,
I wasn't with Eun-hyuk the whole day.
I lied to the police and even showed them
the delivery order history and screenshots…
[chuckles] …but…
although he knew I was committing perjury,
he didn't say anything.
I wished it had been you.
I'm sorry. [sniffles]
Eun-hye, you must pull yourself together.
Life is full of difficulty, so you have to stay strong.
I hate him to death, but I feel sorry for him.
[sniffles]
He wants you to go see him.
[scoffs] His life has completely fallen apart,
but he's still asking for you.
Only you and no one else.
So, are you finally ready?
That's why I asked you to come.
[sighs]
[sighs] "Where did things start to go wrong?"
piece by piece, it made sense.
Everything led back to that day,
the day I wish I would've died.
[sorrowful music plays]
-[Seol-ah] Get up, Do Eun-hyuk. -[Eun-hyuk groans]
[breathing heavily]
I wanted to live.
[sighs]
-[sobbing] Go away! -[parent] Get back here, you brat!
[parent exclaims]
[Eun-hyuk breathes shakily]
I just wanted to live, you know?
But my father died.
It was ruled an accidental fall,
[panting] Where did I put it?
Mom! [sobs]
Mom!
[Eun-hyuk] All she took was the life insurance payout from my father's death,
that someone's death can be turned into money.
I also learned that it can be quietly buried too.
Wait. How did you know?
It was me.
I know I was…
I was holding the lighter…
[Eun-hyuk] You passed out.
[breathing heavily]
[gasps]
[breathes heavily]
Seol-ah. Seol-ah, wake up. Wake up, Seol-ah…
[grunts]
-It wasn't you. -[grunts]
It was me.
[sighs]
[Eun-hyuk] Even as I watched you suffer your whole life because of a false memory,
I became a monster.
And after I set fire to your house, I could no longer get close to you.
for our relationship once you and I became adults.
sad at the same time.
[sighs]
I've ruined the future we could have had with my own hands.
[breathes heavily]
That woman knew exactly what I feared the most in life.
[Chair Kim] Ju Hyun-su is getting out soon.
[humming]
I did all of that.
You need to let go of your guilt and stop hurting yourself.
The abuse you went through,
But how we moved forward after that was up to us.
That was our choice.
I was in a lot of pain too, but I learned to accept my life.
Seol-ah.
[Seol-ah] Don't ever…
say my name again.
[breathes shakily]
[sobbing]
[sighs]
DRAWING THE MIND
[children chattering indistinctly]
DRAWING THE MIND: ART THERAPY PROGRAM WITH NONGHYUP LIFE INSURANCE
Hey, here's a gift for you.
[colleague] Hello.
Wow!
Hi, mister.
Chae-rin! How have you been?
How you been feeling?
I'm not in much pain anymore.
And today, I'm here as a helper.
Can you do a good job?
[chuckles]
So then I look forward to working with you.
-Me too. -Here, take this.
She's still at the shelter, isn't she?
Mm-hmm. She still goes to the hospital often, so it's not easy.
[sighs]
DRAWING THE MIND
All right, kids, today you're going to create a new story, your story.
Don't think about the darkness from your past.
Instead, imagine the person you'd like to become,
and let your imagination run free on the paper you have right in front of you.
[children] Okay!
[child] Look at this.
Try this color.
Thank you, Chae-rin.
I see that you like the color blue.
Yeah, because it reminds me of the sky.
You know, when I draw, it doesn't hurt.
It makes me forget about that time.
Really?
I felt the same way.
That's why I drew, did wood carving, and things like that.
[Chae-rin] Then I'm going to keep drawing too.
It's so much fun.
I promise.
[Woo-seok chuckles]
At the SI Unit, we never move unless we have information
because lies always leave a trace.
[scoffs] This is ridiculous.
I told you my neck won't move and I can't use my arm either.
All right, let's try that again.
Okay.
Phew.
Hey, you! You damn kid.
How dare you call me a liar?
I'm sure everyone thinks you've got no manners.
Don't you dare open your mouth without proof!
Were you just saying whatever you wanted to me?
Mr. Cha, I can't do this. I'm scared!
Hey, Cha-cha, this is just practice.
Why are you treating it like the real thing?
See that?
Even if a fraudster lies with their mouth, their body can't lie.
Wow. Grim Reaper Cha never disappoints.
I should take notes.
Me?
[Seong-il sighs]
[smacks lips]
Ju Hyun-su's verdict is out.
I read the article.
He got 15 years.
I'm sorry, that was the maximum sentence.
neither as a detective, nor as a friend.
[sighs]
I heard from Detective Gong that you're on a case
where they paid out $2.5 million.
Yeah, why do you ask?
The call records of the deceased.
One name appears in all of them.
There you are.
I grabbed some groceries on the way.
Carrots and also…
some fruit.
I noticed there was no fruit in the fridge.
Oh, you're very observant.
Oh, it comes with the job.
-Did you make kimchi stew? -Yeah. Wanna taste it?
Ugh.
[chuckling]
-I was messing with you. -I have a weapon.
-Whoa. I said I was just messing with you. -[chuckles]
Hey, it's really good. It's perfectly seasoned.
You've spent all these years focused on only work.
-[chuckles] -[Seol-ah chuckles]
And this is for you.
Han Seol-ah deserves to be way happier than anyone else.
Can you please allow me
Honestly, I'm getting ready to study abroad.
It's an art therapy course
for helping children who've been hurt heal through art.
And I have no idea how long it'll take.
[sighing]
Please accept this anyway.
Who said you can't go?
Do it. Go for it.
I'll wait for you.
Whatever choice you do make…
Try trusting me once.
I already do.
It's okay. You can be selfish.
Whatever you do, I know I can handle it.
'Cause after all,
we only have each other.
I promise you.
[Seol-ah] This painting you see here
has been on display in Royal Auction's exhibition hall for a really long time.
Just ask yourself this question,
isn't prejudice the real monster here?
Those who refuse to see the truth and judge someone for their past.
Now, I see the siren not as a creature that destroys others,
but as a survivor who defended her voice against prejudice until the very end.
If you are crossing such a sea right now,
I hope that you never lose your own voice along the way.
ROYAL AUCTION CHIEF AUCTIONEER HAN SEOL-AH
Here.
I'll hand this over to you, Sang-mi.
Take care of yourself.
[Woo-seok] There was a woman
that the world once labeled as a witch.
Which side are you on?
Are you the one being pelted, or the one throwing the stones?
but we're together.