[enchanting song playing]
[squealing]
[all cheering]
QUEEN OF TEARS
EPISODE 6
DATA RECOVERY ROOM
[man yawning]
[sighs wearily]
[suspenseful music playing]
[exhales]
[Soo-cheol's wife grunts]
[suspenseful music continues]
[beeps]
[chimes]
[elevator dings]
So, why did she go to Germany all of a sudden?
I'm not sure.
She just said it was personal and didn't explain.
[suspenseful music continues]
[grunts softly]
[music fades]
What are you doing?
[sighs] I usually can't smoke in here because of all the cameras.
But tonight the cameras are off and the housekeepers are gone.
I'll never get this chance again.
Just one cigarette, I promise.
We'll have our fun later, all right?
[Soo-cheol's wife sighs]
Hey, slow down, cowboy. The night is young.
Hong Hae-in is gone, and Baek Hyun-woo followed her.
[suspenseful music playing]
[metal jingling]
From the outside, they don't seem to get along,
but deep down, I know it's a different story.
[pensive music playing]
They like each other,
but somehow, neither of them knows it.
Why else would those fools keep running back to each other?
[man over PA system] Attention, please. The park will be closing in ten minutes.
We ask that all visitors make their way out of the park by 7:00 pm.
[panting]
[sighs]
Hong Hae-in!
If you're trying to dig up dirt to get him kicked out,
give up now.
Grace has been digging into Baek Hyun-woo for three years
but he's squeaky clean.
-Is he? -I'm telling you.
[intriguing music playing]
[chuckles]
I guess.
But why would a man without secrets have this?
[vibrating]
[music fades]
[sighs] Seriously, why? We talked about this, Mr. Kim.
When our bosses go on vacation, we lose each other's phone numbers.
Where are you? Jeju Island?
Someplace better.
Make it quick. If you talk about work, I'm hanging up.
You said Ms. Hong went to Frankfurt, didn't you?
Well, Mr. Baek also got on a flight last night,
but he didn't tell me where he was gonna go.
How am I supposed to know where your boss went?
You don't know why Ms. Hong went there, do you?
And why are you asking me?
It's just, neither of these trips were planned.
I feel like there's something I should know.
If your boss didn't tell you where he was headed, there's a reason.
You're better not knowing.
Now please, this is the first week I've had off in years.
Don't call me.
If there's an emergency, still don't call me.
-Okay? -[Mr. Kim sighs]
Those two.
Something's definitely going on.
What could it be?
Where are they and what are they doing?
["Love You With All My Heart" by Crush playing]
Let's go home now.
I thought if I traveled far away from home,
I'd find some miraculous way to keep on living,
I'd find a place without sadness.
It wasn't here.
All I…
want is to just go home with you.
[both sighing]
[song continues]
Oh. [laughing]
I can see you two must really love each other.
But is there, uh, any chance you could love each other somewhere else?
Because it just so happens I have my own wife waiting at home.
Here, see?
My beloved.
And she's waiting at our house. You understand?
Ah! [chuckles sheepishly]
-We're so sorry. [chuckles] -Uh-huh.
-Sorry. -[old man] It's okay.
[Hae-in] Bye.
[old man] Uh-huh.
[gasps] Hang on.
[intriguing music playing]
What do you think he's hiding in here?
Well, maybe it's nothing.
[Eun-sung] Doesn't matter.
The fact he has a secret could ruin their marriage.
That's what a secret does.
-[liquid pouring] -[music fades]
[bell tolling distantly]
Why do you want cup ramyeon all of a sudden?
[sighs]
I wanna try it.
Even though it's full of MSG and endocrine disruptors.
I think I'd regret it if I died without trying it at least once.
Now you just wait three minutes.
Then I'll talk for three minutes.
If I make time for it later, it would feel too serious.
While it cooks, I'll talk fast.
About?
About the things I want you to do for me.
All right.
As time goes by,
don't hold memorial services for me.
I never liked the food they make at those things.
If you really wanna remember me,
go somewhere with a nice view and have a glass of wine.
Maybe put a couple Hercyna bags on the table for me.
Is this all because you got rejected from the hospital?
There's still plenty of time for that decision to be reversed.
I want you handling the important things like the eulogy.
Find some nice anecdotes,
-stories about my good deeds. -[sighs]
Well, I'll try my best.
They exist. It won't be that hard.
-Furthermore… -There's more?
Keep yourself together. At the funeral, I mean.
All my enemies will probably be there as well.
Hyeon-ju, Jeong-mi, Eun-jin, Ye-na. When they show up,
-pay attention to what they say. -Why should I?
If they say anything weird about me, anything at all, I want you to sue.
Sue them for "defamation of the deceased."
-Me? -Who else?
-Me? I'll be in a coffin. -Oh, God.
I don't really expect… anyone would cry.
I'd want you to cry.
You'll cry, right?
[solemn music playing]
If you can, do it in front of people.
If there are cameras, even better.
Okay.
You really want me to cry?
Mmm…
I guess I'm still on the fence.
I do want you to be sad about it, of course, but you know…
I don't want you to be too sad.
It would be too much to ask you to remember me forever.
But if you forgot about me too soon, I'd be pissed.
[sighs]
If that's what you want.
I just…
I… [sighs]
I want you to mourn losing me.
While you go through life on your own,
I want you to be a little sad.
That's enough.
Your three minutes are up.
One last thing.
It's about my will.
I wrote it before we got married.
My mom wouldn't let me marry you unless I wrote it in a certain way.
It says you don't get anything.
That's what it says now. However… I'm rewriting it.
When I wrote it, I didn't think I'd be telling you this soon.
I just wrote it for the sake of writing it
because I wanted to marry you.
Why are you making that face?
Are you upset?
I'm not.
I'm grateful
you said you'd revise it.
I appreciate that.
But don't do it yet.
Not right away.
It's too soon.
Then when should I?
You can do it
when you're cured.
When your cancer is completely gone.
That's when.
But right now…
we should eat.
The noodles are getting mushy.
Go on.
[solemn music continues]
[music fades]
JUSEONG TECH 24
[camera beeps, clicks]
Put that back. We have to go.
[sighs] I've waited six months for one of these.
But Hae-in has one lying around.
Hey, Eun-sung, what if we had been born in a family like this one?
You ever wonder?
-The lives we could've had. -[scoffs]
You jealous?
At the very least,
I know I'd be smarter than Hong Soo-cheol.
What's wrong with him?
He's a moron.
I've never met anyone as gullible as him in my life.
How else where you able to marry him?
Know what he said to me on our first date?
[cutlery scraping]
[clears throat] Honestly, even if Lee Seung-gi's music is popular,
-I still don't like him. -Why not?
It's that song, "Because You're My Woman."
-[chuckles] -He keeps saying, "Noona,"
and I just can't stand that word.
My older sister's been bullying me since I was little,
so I guess it's a trauma response or something.
Oh, okay.
Whenever I'm on a date with an older woman, my body knows somehow.
I get goosebumps, I break out.
I mean, it's actually kind of amazing.
It's like I'm an older-woman detector.
[laughs]
[chuckles]
For someone who hates older women,
I wonder what he'll do when he finds out
that his wife is five years older than he is?
[whimsical music plays]
[sniffs deeply]
[music fades]
[gasps] Oh, no.
You can't put metal near ginseng. Go get the bamboo knife.
[housekeeper] Yes, ma'am.
-[Beom-ja] What are you doing? -Oh, this? Ginseng.
One-hundred-year-old wild ginseng from deep in the mountains.
It is said to be medicine from the gods that can bring people back from the dead.
It can?
Well, that's just what they say.
Soo-cheol's panic attacks and hyperhidrosis
are because of his weak energy.
Eating a few of these now and then will certainly help.
Its stem and leaves have a combined length of nearly one and half meters.
I've been taking wild ginseng for 20 years,
but I've never seen anything this rare before.
Hey, let me have this one.
Are you serious?
You're a ginseng-head as well?
Unni, what did you pay for it? I'll give you double. How about triple?
Oh, please. This isn't just any old thing.
I bought this for my baby.
What would you want with it?
I don't want it for myself.
I'm not trying to eat it. I want to give it to Hae-in, your other baby.
[Soo-cheol] What?
Hae-in's energy's too strong already. Why does she need ginseng?
-Is she saving the world? -Your sister isn't as strong as you think.
She could… She could be sick too.
Hae-in is fine. She is too stubborn to catch a cold anyway.
Don't worry.
Unni,
when it comes to health, you can't be too sure.
She's not invincible because she can't catch colds.
I'll look out for my kids. Thank you anyways.
[sniffing]
-Hey… -Ooh.
You said this is one and a half meters long.
Come on, Soo-cheol, you should share with Hae-in.
Auntie, it's not that I don't want to share with her.
It's just that wild ginseng is only effective when you take the whole root.
All right. Then give her the whole thing.
I've been taking ginseng for the past 20 years,
and you haven't said a word. Why now?
If you've been taking it for 20 years, stop hogging it, asshole!
[breathing heavily]
[huffs]
[Soo-cheol] Uh…
[gasps] Well, what's wrong with her?
Do you think it's menopause?
Oh! Hey, eat it quick while she's gone.
Bring it here.
-Hurry. -Cut it into three pieces.
Yes, sir.
[Beom-ja sighs]
Oppa.
Oh. Beom-ja, come in.
I heard Beom-seok flew Hawaii last night.
I think it's sad the three of us never got a chance to get together.
What are you doing?
What do you have here?
You're feeding your snail in the middle of all this?
Look at that. Poor Lady Snail.
Can you see her shell's broken? Imagine how painful that is.
She should eat eggshells for calcium replenishment,
but she can't seem to eat anything even when I try feeding her.
[scoffs wearily]
Oh, who cares if this shitty snail eats eggs or breaks her shell,
or whatever the hell you said!
There you go with that mouth of yours.
When a snail loses its shell, know what happens?
How should I know that? Let me guess. It becomes a slug.
No, without her shell, she won't survive.
It's as if she's suffering from an incurable illness.
Terminally ill.
-[somber music playing] -[breath trembling]
-What is it? -Oppa.
[sobbing]
[sighs] What?
-What's the matter this time? -[sobbing]
My poor older brother…
Beom-ja.
I'm sorry I have to say this.
But after Lady Snail,
you're the most pitiful person in the whole, entire family.
Oppa.
Let's have a glass.
[cork pops]
[scoffs]
You'd do just about anything to have a drink, huh?
[Beom-jun exhales]
[Beom-ja sighs]
Oh, oppa, I don't want to see you hurt.
[music fades]
Vivienne?
[woman speaking German on TV]
[man speaking German]
[reporter speaking German]
[programs continue in German on TV]
[Hae-in sighs softly]
[in English] That's it. It's all in German.
Yeah, makes sense.
We're in Germany after all.
Ah.
-Well, then. -[TV turns off]
I'll sleep in that room.
You can do… whatever's comfortable.
Oh. You want me in that room?
[sighs]
Did I say that? I said, "Do whatever is comfortable."
As in, whatever you feel like doing.
[Hae-in sighs]
[whimsical music playing]
What?
I thought, tonight…
I mean, starting tonight,
could I share a bed with you?
Uh…
I guess
you're still uncomfortable.
I didn't say I was uncomfortable.
I didn't say anything.
Don't jump to conclusions, all right?
I'm… thinking about it.
Yeah.
Okay.
Think about it.
[Hae-in] Mmm.
Were you thinking… just tonight?
Or starting tonight?
As in, every night.
Starting tonight, every night.
[chuckles]
Sure.
Huh?
-Sure. -Ah. "Sure."
You said, "Sure."
[romantic music playing]
[chuckles softly] Gosh.
[music fades]
[whimsically romantic music playing]
You know Kim Ye-na, right?
You met her at the Hercyna party. The CEO of Royal.
Yeah, I know her.
Last week,
she got into a bad car accident.
She lost consciousness, so they took her to the ER.
And apparently her husband came running with an attorney.
-An attorney? -Mmm.
He thought she was dying,
so he tried to get her signatures while she was still alive.
Ah.
Mm-hmm.
He was in there desperately pleading with the doctor,
saying that it was too early for her to die yet.
First, he needed a signature on her will.
He was trying to revise it,
so that all her properties would transfer to him.
And he was being so loud, Ye-na woke up from all the noise.
-Ah. -[sighs]
I mean, I'm not surprised.
He looks like a human version of Shrek.
Is it any wonder he acts like an ogre?
His wife was dying, but all he could think about was money.
[scoffs]
He's the one who should've died.
-[Hyun-woo] Uh… -[playfully tense music playing]
[hesitates] You think?
That's a bit harsh.
Maybe. But he's certainly not the only one.
In this business, when somebody dies, the first thing people ask is,
"What's going to happen to all that money?"
"Cash? Real estate? Stocks? Inheritance?"
It's true what they say.
Check the bathroom stall at a woman's funeral,
-find her husband laughing. -[gulps]
Then again…
not everyone in the world is like you.
Uh, not like me?
Do you remember the first thing you said to me when I told you I was sick?
I love you, Hong Hae-in.
I love you.
"I love you."
Uh… was it?
Did you have any idea
how much relief that one little sentence gave me?
I mean, well… [chuckles]
Putting so much emphasis on a little thing I said--
And how you were worried sick about me the next morning.
Good morning.
You were so concerned for my cough.
[coughing]
Are you okay? Call an ambulance.
You didn't care about my properties,
my possessions, my money, my will.
You didn't even ask.
All you did was stay up at night worrying about me.
[Hae-in sighs]
[whimsical music playing]
That's the kind of person my husband is.
Is there anyone else like you in the world?
[Hyun-woo] Mm-hmm.
You're right.
[hesitates]
There's no one else.
In the end, you flew halfway across the world
because you were worried about me.
I mean, there was a… direct flight, so…
It's true. I'm lucky to have a husband like you.
[mellow piano music playing]
[sighs] I think I'm
the least lucky thing about you.
[scoffs]
[music fades]
["Love You With All My Heart" by Crush playing]
[sighs]
[song ends]
Hey, Hyun-woo, where are you? You keep ignoring my calls.
Sorry, man, can't make it.
I should've told you before I left, but there was no time.
Where are you right now?
I can't tell you that. Later.
Are you being held against your will? Just answer "yes" or "no."
[chuckling] Don't be silly. It's not like that.
Then why can't you come?
Cheol-seung told his wife it's a guys trip,
and she beat him up with her slippers. But that didn't stop him from showing up.
-Right here. -What's your excuse?
We're having so much fun.
-Do you know what Dae-ho-- -I know.
Dae-ho probably brought two crates of soju and beer.
Yeong-beom and Sang-pil are off getting the fire started,
and you have the tongs in your hand.
-[Dae-ho] Who brought the meat? -Whoa.
Cheol-seung probably brought pork shoulder and is arguing it's as good as pork belly.
Hey, don't forget pork jowls. I'm looking at them and they're amazing.
Yeah, there's probably tender pork jowl, and savory pork shoulder,
with lots of beer and soju to go around.
But if I was there, we wouldn't be able to enjoy it.
I'd be sad the whole time and ruin the vibe.
So where are you then?
[bicycle bell rings]
[cyclist] On your right.
[bell tolling distantly]
[clears throat]
-Germany. -[Yang-gi sighs]
So you went there after all.
I hope you don't regret it.
We're grilling pork jowl covered in red pepper paste over the fire
and drinking soju bombs. It's gonna be awesome.
All right, you enjoy all that.
I'm gonna drink beer and eat schweinshaxe here with Hae-in.
-Hey. "Schweinshaxe"? What's that? -German ham hock?
You eat that schweinshaxe or whatever. Have fun.
I'm not refunding your share of the groceries.
-What is it? -Take that chair away. He's not coming.
-He's caught? -In prison?
Worse.
-[sighs] He's changed. -[meat sizzling]
Hyun-woo has completely changed.
[Dae-ho] Oh, what an idiot.
Honey, come look at this.
Yeah.
The research center emailed me back.
Thank you for taking the time on such short notice.
Well, the urgency of your email necessitated immediate attention.
Now, while we're grateful
for Ms. Hae-in Hong's generous financial support
towards our research foundation,
I'm not completely clear as to what you mean by,
"Do not manipulate the research results arbitrarily."
Your lab is receiving funds
from all over the world based on your achievement.
But if that is an outcome
from selected patients with good prognoses,
can you really say your data is accurate?
I don't think Hae-in Hong gave her money for such things.
I'm sorry. Is… is there a clause in the agreement
that advises against selective patient enrollment?
No, there isn't.
[chuckles] Then, I regret to inform you that we cannot refund the research grant.
I'm not here to get that money back.
Good, good. Then, I think this concludes our discussion.
-Thank you. -Doctor.
-Have you ever been to Korea? -No, no. I haven't.
You should come this time then because I'm about to sue you for fraud.
-I beg your pardon? -The victim is Korean.
So the Korean court will put you on trial.
I don't understand what you're implying.
What fraudulent act have I committed?
Please take a look at the first phrase.
This agreement was made to express
Hae-in Hong's appreciation for her treatment.
[purposeful music playing]
There was one million dollars provided for the cost of gratitude.
And your action of not even having an attempt is considered deception.
And it is fraud since you had significant financial benefit.
So as a legal representative of Mrs. Hae-in Hong,
I'm taking legal action against you whether you come or not.
And obviously, we'll make the headline of the day.
"Head of renowned cancer center in Germany has committed fraud
against South Korean entrepreneur, Hae-in Hong,
by taking someone's life as a security."
So? Now what?
What's your call?
[Hae-in] Apparently,
there's an injection therapy called Filgrastim.
They want to use it to try to raise my white blood cell count.
They can't guarantee anything, but still want to try.
Okay, we will try to raise
the white blood cell count with injection therapy.
But if it doesn't work, there's nothing we can do.
All right?
All right.
Wow, that's great.
You see? I told you, you might get good news.
[chuckles] You did.
You probably want a healthy immune system for this kind of therapy.
We can't have you catching a cold, so we'll control your temperature.
You'll have to go on a protein-based diet.
Ah, and raw foods are out because there's a risk of sepsis.
[Hae-in] Mmm.
But how do you know all that?
Just common sense.
Since when is that common sense?
[chuckles]
[music fades]
[suspenseful music playing]
JUSEONG TECH 24
[man grunts]
Ah, hello, sir. Can I help you?
Why, yes, looks like you can be very helpful to me, sir.
Huh?
[music fades]
How was your treatment?
-Lovely. -I'm glad.
-Good job today, Deputy Chief. -[chuckles]
[Soo-cheol's wife sighs]
[Soo-cheol's wife] Mmm. [grunts]
-[groans softly] -Get yourself together!
-What's wrong? -"What's wrong?"
-[groans] -[Grace huffs]
Hey.
Look at this.
A car dashcam recorded this.
[gasps]
[Soo-cheol's wife] But this is--
It sure is, girl. You almost got in serious trouble!
Why do I look so fat in this?
That's what you care about?
There was a car with a dashcam there. How did you miss that?
-What were you thinking? -And that's my fault?
-It's not mine. -We're in this together, aren't we?
I'm risking my ass on-site. You should be backing me up, Grace.
You should be grateful.
I did all the work and almost went down for it,
because I don't get any support.
Shut up!
What would've happened if Mr. Yoon never found this?
[sighs]
Don't let your guard down now.
We're almost there.
[intriguing music playing]
And how are we almost there?
Is Yoon Eun-sung bringing all his cash?
He'll swallow Queens whole? Is that it?
That's none of your business.
You get paid just the same. Why do you care?
Yeah, I know that.
But what happens to the family when Yoon Eun-sung takes over?
Are you worrying about them? About your husband?
[scoffs]
You're kidding.
Let's keep feelings out of it.
Please, are you serious?
Do I look like I have feelings for my idiot husband?
If you don't, good.
Look, just because I suck up to you
in front of the family doesn't make you one of them.
Yeah, right. Like I'd ever wanna be one of them.
I can't even smoke a cigarette in that house.
That's it. I've had it up to here with your smoking.
Every night, you sneak out to smoke in the corner of the garden,
I've had to teach myself video editing to delete the footage.
Congrats. You can be a YouTuber as a backup career.
Hey!
[door opens]
[tense music playing]
Oh, Ms. Kim.
[Grace] Ms. Kim.
When did you get here?
I'm sorry, who were you yelling at just now?
Yelling? Who?
It was your voice, wasn't it?
I don't remember yelling.
Ms. Cheon, did you hear any yelling just now/?
Oh, no, I didn't hear anything.
Oh, Mother, I'm worried.
[sighs, clicks tongue] It figures.
I didn't sleep last night with my headaches.
Oh, goodness, ma'am. We need to get that scalp relaxed.
Off you go.
A pink salt bath will surely do the trick.
Right this way.
[Ms. Kim sighing]
[Grace chuckling]
-[huffs softly] -[blows air]
-[footsteps receding] -[exhales]
-[Ms. Kim sighing] -[music fades]
Oh, my. You give the best massages, Grace.
Wow, that feels incredible.
Uh, by the way,
Baek Hyun-woo went to Germany apparently.
Yes, I heard.
I see.
[Ms. Kim] Why?
[Grace sighs] It's nothing.
What is it, Grace?
It's just…
I think I made a mistake.
What kind of mistake?
[gasps softly]
A few weeks ago, we were talking,
and I told him about the language in Hae-in's will.
What?
I guess somehow he must have found out about it all by himself.
He started asking me all sorts of questions.
Yeah, so?
I thought he'd find out sooner or later, so I gave him a simple explanation.
But ever since then,
he keeps picking fights about company business.
He's picking fights?
I mean, we all know that Hong Soo-cheol is working really hard
to make sure the investment deal with Mr. Yoon gets off the ground,
but then, in comes Mr. Baek,
insisting they go over the site suitability again and again.
So that in the end, it looks like the deal might not go through.
What?
[Soo-cheol] There's no time for this, Grandpa.
What if Mr. Yoon changes his mind?
What if he does? Business is about having guts.
Let him think we don't care.
Come on. The way you're talking, we sound like the investors.
Mr. Yoon is offering to invest a fortune in us.
Who are we to nitpick over every little detail?
-God, this is frustrating. -You should nitpick.
You think money is free? Don't be an idiot, son.
Be like your brother-in-law Hyun-woo.
Be diligent and meticulous.
Do as he says.
[scoffs]
[sighs]
My brother-in-law is starting to piss me off.
[sighs]
[pensive music playing]
[woman] Um, Chairman Hong.
We're about to begin the scholarship ceremony.
Soo-cheol, go play with your friends.
Right this way, sir.
None of these kids are my friends.
[groans]
[wailing]
Hey, who said you could hit my brother's head with a ball?
He's already stupid.
If he gets any stupider, it'll be your fault.
So what's your name?
Hong Hae-in. Why?
[scoffs]
What's up with him?
-[groans] -Stop crying.
[crying]
Oh, shut up.
[scoffs]
[pensive music playing]
Hey.
Huh?
Are you that rich guy's grandson?
Yeah.
-[sniffles] -And that girl is your older sister?
Uh-huh.
So, is it just you and her?
I had an older brother too.
But he's gone now.
Hmm. Then I guess you're the only son.
-Go ahead. -[blows nose]
Hmm.
When you're all grown up, let's get married.
-Uh-uh. -Hey, why not?
-You little punk. -[gasps]
Uh…
[young Soo-cheol] Grandfather!
Grandfather! Okay, wait.
Look. You can't just listen to Hyun-woo, please.
I have things to say too.
I've thought about this a lot. The least you can do is hear me out.
-Why is that whenever I talk… -What an idiot.
…you always cover your ears and look away?
-Oh, ah. Hmm. -[music fades]
[Ms. Cheon] Hey.
-[chuckles softly] -[Geon-u cooing]
It's strange. Your son Geon-u, he's is so good-looking.
[chuckles] Oh, thank you, Auntie.
He doesn't look like Soo-cheol at all.
What are you talking about? Me and Geon-u look exactly alike.
[Beom-ja] Mmm.
[tense music playing]
You ran a paternity test?
Of course, Chairman. As soon as he was born.
You saw the results.
There was a 99.99% chance of paternity.
Why are we talking about this in front of my wife?
Please, we do paternity tests for everyone.
It's not like you didn't know about it.
Why are you acting like this in front of your grandfather?
Relax, kid. It's just funny that a son of yours would be smart and good-looking.
[Soo-cheol] You're all out of line!
Say what you want about my parents,
but I won't tolerate anyone badmouthing my wife and child!
I'm sorry, but I can't eat here.
Let's go, honey.
That… that little prick is really leaving.
It's true. He doesn't care what you say about his parents.
[music fades]
Look at those eyebrows. That's how mine were when I was a baby.
-They only grew darker as I got older. -Hmm.
Or, look at our Geon-u's little nose.
It's true my nose got crushed a bit by a soccer ball one time,
but it looked like this when I was born.
My nose was so high, I looked like somebody else's kid.
-Oh, really? -[sighs]
Just look at anything.
His thick head of hair, shape of his toes…
I'm actually sorry for you, honey.
My family has such strong genes. He doesn't even look like you.
[Soo-cheol laughing]
[Soo-cheol sighs]
I'm sorry.
-For what? -For being the runt of the family.
Hae-in is just better, as Grandfather constantly reminds me.
That's why you get treated that way.
I swear I'll get better. No one will insult you ever again.
When this resort deal happens, it's gonna be huge.
I promise I'll do my best for you.
You can trust me.
[chuckles softly]
[Du-gwan] It's not cooked all the way yet.
Relax, Dad, it's supposed to cook as you're eating it.
-[Du-gwan] That can't be true. -Hello, sir.
Excuse me. We're a little lost.
[Du-gwan] In the middle of eating.
Well, then, you came to the right person. [chuckles]
I know it all. You name it.
Every dirt road, paved road,
and back alley the stray dogs use.
I even know the route the seasonal birds take up in the sky.
-[chuckles] -Go on, ask away.
Okay. We saw this place on YouTube.
-We're wondering where it is. -YouTube?
You're saying our neighborhood was on there?
Uh, which part of it?
-Here, take a look. -Let me see.
[man] What's all this now?
[groovy music playing]
Oh! Whoa!
[woman 1] Oh, I think this is it.
-This is exactly where Hong Hae-in sat. -Hong Hae-in.
You look so pretty.
My goodness. Why are all these tourists here?
That's where Hong Hae-in sat down, Mom. My magic sister-in-law.
You see that building over there? That's the wall she leaned on.
You know that famous art street in Heyri?
This is kind of similar.
What are you saying?
They all wanna experience a day in the life of your daughter-in-law.
Oh!
[gasps]
Is that…
[woman] Ms. Hae-in, please give us a comment.
Hello, everyone. This is Hong Hae-in of Queens.
Du-gwan is the man for you.
This is that dog, right?
Uh-huh, yeah.
-[woman 2] Oh, it is! Smile. -[camera clicking]
[Hyeon-tae] Dad, Yongdu-ri is trending online.
[man] So many people.
HONG HAE-IN VISITED
[woman 3] The food is really good.
[groovy music continues]
HONG HAE-IN WAS HERE
[indistinct chatter]
[Hyeon-tae scoffing]
[music stops]
Just because Hae-in had one bite of their food,
this duck place became so popular that people can't get a table
even if they come running first thing in the morning.
Same with the marinated crab and the frozen pork belly.
They're all being flooded with reservations and delivery orders. [laughs]
What's gotten into everyone?
Oh, you know. Maybe they can't dress like her,
but at least they can eat marinated crabs like her.
-And that's why they're like this. -Ah.
Ah. [chuckles] That's my daughter-in-law.
I've spent decades of my life
trying to gather Yongdu-ri tourists from all over the world.
That Hae-in, she made all this happen within half a day.
On top of that, this probably turns the election in your favor.
Our local economy is coming back to life all thanks to Hae-in.
[blows air]
What's that punk Seok-hun up to now?
Are you kidding me? He's chickened out.
He'll probably ask if Hae-in can visit his mom's pork gukbap place now.
[men laughing]
[grunts]
Hmm. I doubt it.
[Hyeon-tae] Huh?
[Bong-ae] Hey, chew on your food slowly.
-You'll get sick. -They say apples are great for digestion.
[laughing]
No, she wouldn't.
[intriguing whimsical music playing]
Why would Hae-in eat an apple?
If she ate anything, she should have eaten a pear.
How could she?
Park Seok-hun, that slimy punk.
My sister-in-law just had to eat that apple.
As far as the world is concerned,
Yongdu-ri has become the land of apples. God damn it.
Game over for pears, I'm afraid.
YONGDU-RI EQUALS DELICIOUS APPLES
-[man 1] Hurry up. -[man 2] I'm coming.
[Seok-hun] You guys are gonna earn your keep today.
-[men laughing] -[man 1] Wow, what a day.
[Seok-hun] Keep 'em coming, boys. Keep 'em coming.
[man 2 laughs]
Hey! Buy the whole bundle, I won't stop you.
[men laughing]
-[laughs] It's already trending, huh? -[both] Mm-hmm.
The views have already crossed half a million.
-[women] Mmm. -[woman 1] Hey, Mi-seon.
After meeting Hae-in this time, I'm definitely a fan.
Me too. What a sister-in-law.
Proudly declaring herself part of the family,
while lasers shoot from her eyes.
There was a lobster truck behind her. Maybe that's where the laser came from.
Here. Look at this, Mi-seon.
Hey.
Someone from Jeju Island ordered my marinated crabs.
I've never been.
But it looks like my marinated crabs will get there before I do.
-[laughs] -[both laughing]
You must be happy.
Yeah. Huh?
[quirky bluesy music playing]
-Hang on. What's with your face? -Well, what about it?
You look like an upset child who just realized
there's no rice in the rice cooker to have with your crab.
Oh! [exhales]
You know Park Seok-hun takes every chance he gets to promote his apples.
Why post a video of Hae-in eating one?
-You did? -I did?
Oh, my gosh, I'm sorry, I'll edit it.
You just said it has over half a million views.
-Everyone's probably already seen it. -[sighs]
I know. We'll ask Hae-in to visit again.
-Good idea. -We'll get a video of her eating a pear
with the village foreman saying, "Come take a walk along the Hae-in Path."
-What path? -[gasps]
We came up with it at the women's association.
To commemorate our town going viral,
we'll plant a flower garden and call it the "Hong Hae-in Village Path."
-Isn't that great? -And if they let us use their portraits,
we'll put up a plaque featuring her and Hyun-woo.
We'll also call it the "Yongdu-ri Queen Path."
"Walk this way for true love."
-We'll come up with something like that. -[women laughing]
-[quirky bluesy music continues] -[woman 1 mutters]
-[Mi-seon] Out! Get out! -[women gasping]
-I've had it with all of you. -[women gasping]
-[lock clicks] -[woman 1] Shit. [scoffs]
Go away!
QUEEN'S HAIR SALON
[woman 2 gasps]
[music fades]
[indistinct chatter]
Hi.
[amusing music playing]
Yeah. You're too late. He's married. You should have showed up five years ago.
Go away, please.
[train rumbling]
You know, the people here,
they greet each other whenever their eyes meet.
It's kind of nice.
Wow, lucky you.
To have so many fans at home and abroad, starting with the principal's daughter.
Who… Whose daughter?
So-yeong?
Oh.
She does have a name. So-yeong, is it?
I heard how nice and pretty she was.
Uh, I don't know.
Adorable, actually, with mid-length hair.
[bell dinging]
It… it was about that long, yeah.
-[Hae-in scoffs] -[train approaching]
Ah.
So she was the first love your sister mentioned.
[chuckles] Oh, what are you talking about? Come on.
[train engine hisses]
Well, if your families knew about it,
you must have had big plans for the future.
[laughs]
What do you mean "had big plans"? We never even planned to eat lunch together.
How could she be my first love if we haven't done anything?
You don't need that to have a first love.
Maybe you like watching them from a distance,
or you find yourself thinking of them.
You take the longer route just so you can see their face.
The first time you do all that for someone, that's your first love.
[whimsical music playing]
You know, that's quite specific.
I guess you've done that before.
That's right. I have done it.
There was someone you watched from a distance?
Someone you constantly thought about? Someone… you took longer routes for?
That's right.
[laughs incredulously]
Who was it?
I mean, every woman has at least one of them.
-The man on the bus. -"The man on the bus"?
You've never taken a bus in your life.
I don't believe it.
[music fades]
[beeping]
[gate buzzes]
-Who are all those people? -[man] Oh, right.
The security cameras have been turning off recently.
They're here to fix them. They say it'll take them about an hour.
Hmm.
[suspenseful music playing]
[beeps]
-[lock clicks] -[beeps]
[safe opens]
[grunts] There. It's open.
[gasps]
[music crescendos, fades]
DIVORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Poor thing. There was nothing else you could do. You suffered long enough.
[Hyun-woo grunts]
[sighs]
-Did you find it? -I didn't.
-Are you sure this is it? -I think it's around here somewhere.
[both sigh]
We put it here three years ago. Maybe they throw 'em out?
[inhales sharply] Maybe.
["Tell Me It's Not a Dream" by 10CM playing]
[imperceptible]
[indistinct chatter]
[Hyun-woo] Oh, this is…
Wow. [chuckles]
-[Hyun-woo] Mmm. -Mmm. That's good.
[imperceptible]
[song continues]
These people have so much spare time.
Look at them all,
spending their day in front of a normal, uninspiring fountain,
frittering away the time they have left.
Nothing to do except to throw breadcrumbs at pigeons.
-They're relaxing. -[song fades]
-Sometimes doing nothing feels nice. -Exactly.
They're wasting time doing nothing all day.
They must think they have a lot of it.
It's so wasteful.
[indistinct chatter]
[hawker] Luck for sale. Buy your luck.
Take luck in your own hands. Luck for sale.
Buy your luck. Come get your luck.
Does he think he can make money selling people pieces of grass?
What a con man.
Do idiots really buy these things? [tuts]
[hawker] German four-leaf clovers bring special luck.
Just out of curiosity, what's so special about German clovers?
[hawker] In Germany, we believe there are certain things that bring you luck.
If you meet a chimney cleaner, you're lucky for a day.
If you see a ladybug, you're lucky for a week.
But if you find a four-leaf clover, you're lucky for a whole year.
So? Do you want one?
Do you?
Well, just for fun.
[gentle music playing]
-How much is it? -[hawker] It's two euros.
[scoffs]
That's a lot of profit for a piece of grass.
-Keep the change. -Thank you.
And here's your luck.
[exhales]
[door opens]
[music fades]
You okay? What's wrong?
Well, it's just, I'm totally shocked right now.
What? What happened?
-My weight went up. -Your weight?
I gained three kilograms.
That's three kilograms more than my last checkup.
-What? -Don't sick people lose weight?
-I mean, is that important right now? -What would you know about it?
No one's ever told you you only have three months to live.
[mellow music playing]
[clears throat]
I've been pretty for my entire life.
If I'm not pretty in my final months, that's the way you'll remember me forever.
-It's completely unacceptable. -[chuckles]
[Hyun-woo] Um…
I suppose if I told you you were pretty no matter what,
you wouldn't believe it?
So you're saying I did gain weight after all.
-Well, I didn't say that. -Just you wait.
I'm gonna look good until the moment I drop dead.
Mrs. Hong, time for your injection.
[exhales sharply] Okay.
I'll be back.
[sighs]
[chuckles softly]
[music fades]
[sharp trill]
[gentle music playing]
[intriguing music playing]
[music crescendos]
[music turns tense]
-[music fades] -[Hyun-woo sighs]
[sighs deeply]
-How much longer? -Mrs. Hong disappeared.
-[tense note plays] -What?
It looks like she went outside of the hospital on the security cameras.
[intense music playing]
[panting]
[pants]
[bicycle bell ringing]
[bicycle clatters]
[crowd chattering]
[music crescendos]
[music fades]
[somber music plays]
[crowd chattering]
[music fades]
[gentle music playing]
I'm hungry.
[sighs in relief]
[sighing]
[music fades]
-How long were you looking for me? -About an hour.
[sighs] Time keeps slipping away from me.
Just as I'm running out of it.
You don't remember anything?
It was different this time.
-I saw someone. -Who?
[soft piano music playing]
[Hae-in] My big brother.
[music turns somber]
[waves crashing]
When I was nine years old,
we were on summer vacation and went for a boat ride.
I don't know exactly what happened, but there was an accident.
[somber music continues]
-[man] Over there! -[Ms. Kim] Hae-in!
Hae-in! Oh!
[crying] Hae-in!
Are you all right, Hae-in? Are you all right?
Mom, he saved me. Oppa saved me. Where is he?
[gasps] Su-wan?
[somber music playing]
Su-wan was just here, he…
Su-wan?
Su-wan! Su-wan! [cries] Su-wan!
Oh, please save my Su-wan!
-Oh, Su-wan! -[man] One, two, three, four,
-five, six, seven, eight, nine… -Su-wan!
[Hae-in] They couldn't save him.
[Ms. Kim crying]
[Hae-in] And my brother died.
When my mom lost her oldest boy,
she couldn't eat or sleep for a long time after that.
And she never forgave me.
I was sorry for Su-wan.
I still am.
[Hyun-woo] What happened wasn't your fault.
I know.
But I can't help being sorry anyway.
[music fades]
I feel like I've been living the life that should have been his.
[sighs]
I heard this idea somewhere.
Right before it's your time to die,
the person that loved you most becomes an angel
and comes to take you away.
[emotional music playing]
And my brother Su-wan,
he died saving my life.
[clears throat]
Maybe he's here now
because it's my time.
[sighs]
The shots they're giving you come with lots of side effects.
One of those is delirium.
You were hallucinating. That's all it was.
You think so?
It's part of getting better.
Having been so close to death, this can't be easy.
Even so…
you survived, Hong Hae-in.
Yeah, I did.
You're right.
But still…
[music fades]
I think in many years from now, it would be nice
that when it's your time to die…
I'll become an angel and take you away.
[emotional music resumes]
Mmm.
I think if I came, it'd be less scary for you.
[chuckles]
Less scary?
You sure about that?
Yes, of course. I'd be the prettiest out of all angels.
[Hae-in munches]
What?
All right.
You do that.
But for now,
let's just eat.
[cutlery clangs softly]
Hmm?
Let's eat a lot of food,
and cheer up.
-[cutlery clanging] -[chuckles softly]
-[music fades] -[indistinct chatter]
JUSEONG TECH
[automated voice] The phone you called is powered off.
Please leave a message after the beep.
[suspenseful music playing]
JUSEONG TECH 24
CLOSED
DATA RECOVERY JUSEONG TECH 24
[door lock beeps]
WE HAVE SHUT DOWN FOR PERSONAL REASONS
Right there. That looks perfect.
[laughs]
This is, of course, the northwestern wall. Northwest is the direction of money.
It's connected to business, success and luck.
A painting like this is an excellent fit. Congratulations, sir.
The painting is with its rightful owner. Really, it suits you.
[intriguing music playing]
You've given me far too priceless a gift, young man.
There must be some way to repay you. Anything.
[men chuckle]
No need for that. I give it to you out of respect.
-No other reason. -[chuckles]
Oh, and about this integrated resort deal of ours…
Yes, I heard you hired consultants
to conduct a thorough review of the site's suitability.
[Man-dae] That's right.
It's my grandson-in-law, he suggested it.
-As he should. I also prefer certainty. -[chuckles]
Of course, I am discussing with other companies.
Excuse me? Other companies?
I heard that Chairman Yeom has been busy recently.
Is that who you mean?
-[Eun-sung chuckles] -Oh.
The idea that we would lose
such a great opportunity to Chairman Yeom of all people? [gasps]
I would hate that.
[knock at door]
Mr. Chairman.
-What? -[music fades]
So Mr. Song has been stealing from me? How much?
A total of 13 billion won.
He really stole that much? And no one noticed it?
I'm sorry, sir. He was embezzling by inflating employees' salaries
and keeping the difference for himself.
He covered his tracks very well.
What are we doing to keep him quiet?
He's being represented by our legal team while the prosecutor investigates.
Word certainly won't be getting out from Mr. Song's end. However…
[tense music playing]
He embezzled such a huge amount of money that the investigation won't end there.
You could also be called in for questioning, Father. Be prepared for that.
But of course,
we'll gather as many friendly prosecutors as we can to prevent that.
-Beom-jun. -Yes, Father?
These men…
They aren't after Mr. Song. They're after me.
Who the hell is behind this?
But who could have reported him to the prosecution?
[music fades]
It would have to be someone who understands the company very well.
I'll find them, whoever they are, and make them pay.
[sighs]
-Oh, my! -Goodness.
[Seul-hee grunts]
[suspenseful music playing]
-What's that thing there? -Hmm?
What thing?
[electrician] It's an RF transmitter VOX bug.
It starts recording when sound in an area reaches a certain volume,
such as people talking.
The nerve of putting a bug in my house! Who could have done such a thing?
[electrician] Well, for a device of this size,
there would have to be a microwave receiver within a two-kilometer radius.
[music intensifies]
[sensors clicking and beeping]
[buzzing]
[sensor beeping]
[beeping quickens]
[beeping continues]
[music crescendos, fades]
[suspenseful music continues]
[beeping quickens]
[mouse clicks]
[Mr. Song] We can transfer the 30 billion we've laundered
to Director Jin's account.
I'll use an alias to sell more stock, then I'll send the rest.
[Man-dae] Yeah, do that and let Director Jin know.
-[Mr. Song] Yes, sir. -Hold on.
What's this doing in Hyun-woo's bedroom?
[music swells]
[Man-dae] Did you find anything else in there?
[man] There was a safe in Director Baek's room.
[Man-dae] Open it.
[music crescendos]
[music fades]
-[line ringing] -[Ms. Kim sighs]
-[line connects] -Why aren't you answering my calls?
Do you have any idea what happened last night?
They found a recording device hidden in your grandfather's study.
He was sensitive enough already with his subordinate accused of embezzlement.
-Yeah, so? -What do you mean "so"?
Your husband is the person who installed the bug.
[scoffs]
[intriguing music playing]
Do you have proof?
As a matter of fact, yes.
They found the receiver for the device in his room.
Please, anybody could've gone in and planted that while we've been away.
Our place has been empty for days.
Are you all stupid?
I see you've chosen your side.
I've been wondering why your husband has been doing everything he can
to ruin your brother's plan.
Maybe try checking the security cameras. Before you accuse just anyone.
MOM
[Yang-gi] Once again, I'm the only person you can count on, aren't I?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm here.
Uh-huh.
Hey, the place is closed, though.
[rattling]
No, like, closed for good, shut down.
What did you give them?
Okay, go to the parking lot across from it. My car is there.
PUBLIC PARKING LOT
-Uh… -[suspenseful music playing]
So it is.
-Why did you leave your car here? -Key should be on the front right tire.
Hey, what's going on?
Take the SD card out of my dashcam and send me the footage.
And if you can, find out for me why that shop closed.
-Are you after someone? For a case? -Maybe.
I'm counting on you.
I may be a divorce attorney right now,
but I used to dream of doing criminal cases.
Don't you worry. [blows]
[gentle piano music playing]
-[door lock beeps] -[door opens]
-Where have you been? -[door closes]
-I was on a phone call. -A call with who?
Just Yang-gi.
You didn't get any other calls?
What other calls?
Like calls from my mom, you know.
Don't answer my family's calls for the time being.
-Why? -Just trust me.
[cell phone vibrating]
MOTHER-IN-LAW
[vibrating continues]
[Hae-in sighs]
-Ugh, don't answer that. -[vibrating stops]
You said I shouldn't be stressed during my injection treatment.
POWER OFF
[music fades]
[suspenseful music playing]
-[Beom-ja] This is Seul-hee. -Oh Sun-yeong, you mean.
What do you mean? It's Moh Seul-hee.
This is Oh Sun-yeong who supposedly died 30 years ago.
So you're saying this Oh Sun-yeong who supposedly died 30 years ago
is alive and well?
-And currently dating my father? -That's right.
Then, the real Moh Seul-hee. Where is she?
That I'm not sure about. But look.
[clears throat]
Oh Sun-yeong was arrested for adultery three years before her fake death.
And she had a child while she was in prison.
[gasping]
-She has a child? -Mm-hmm.
[gasps] No way.
IMPRISONED WHEN 4 MONTHS PREGNANT GAVE BIRTH TO A BOY
-[Beom-jun sighs] -[music fades]
Hang on, Dad. Shouldn't we wait to open it until he's here?
Shut up!
[suspenseful music playing]
[beeping]
[papers rustling]
[Man-dae sighs]
What the…
-Why, that little prick?! -What is it, Dad?
[sighs]
[gasps]
DIVORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
[Ms. Kim] Oh, God.
SIGNED BAEK HYUN-WOO HONG HAE-IN
[music fades]
[Hae-in sighs]
Should I start praying?
Hmm?
I get my treatment results tomorrow.
The way I see it, I need all the luck I can get.
What do you think that line is?
Want to go see?
[chuckles] You don't wait in lines though.
You're right. I don't wait in lines.
Standing in line makes me feel like a normal person, which I usually hate.
But now?
But now, as strange as it sounds,
I want to be normal.
I want to be part of that and go, "Ah,
I really hope the kebabs don't sell out before I get one."
I want to worry about something like that.
You wait in line.
I'll be right back, okay?
[Hae-in] Mmm.
[enchanting song playing]
[panting]
Would you like to buy a four-leaf clover?
[exhales] No.
-All of them. -All of them?
Yes.
I'm going to need…
[exhales]
…a whole lot of luck.
[song fades]
[Ms. Kim sighs]
You still can't reach them?
No, sir. They both have their phones off.
-[softly] Okay. -Who does he think he is?
Well, I've been looking into it,
and the person he's contacted the most is Kim Yang-gi, his friend,
-who happens to be a divorce attorney, -[laughs, scoffs]
That's understandable. But there's a bigger problem.
Kim Yang-gi works at a law firm you may know.
-Apollon, which is, of course-- -What?
I mean, that's Chairman Yeom's advisory firm.
Yes, there is a possibility that whatever was recorded on that bug
-could've been handed over to them. -Then maybe,
he must have been the one who tipped the prosecution off from the inside.
Maybe, maybe not. We can't conclude that on suspicion alone.
That's right. I mean, Hyun-woo doesn't even know the slush fund exists.
Be quiet. Someone call them. Get them here now!
[tense music crescendos, fades]
[bell tolling distantly]
[exhales] Oh.
-["Fallin'" by Isaac Hong playing] -[tolling continues]
[Hyun-woo sighs]
[chuckles]
[laughing]
There it is.
It's still here.
[shutter clicks]
-So how many are left? -Five.
-[customer] Okay, I'll take them all then. -[vendor] Okay.
You've gotta be kidding.
Hey. Seriously?
What do I get if you take them all?
I'm sorry, but I flew all the way in from the States just to eat this.
Do you have any idea how much a plane ticket costs?
And now you're saying that I cannot even eat those five?
-[speaks German] -[man chuckles]
[in English] What if my doctor told me I only have three months to live?
[woman speaks German]
[whimsical music playing]
[in English] But a month has already passed.
[man sighs]
When will I ever come back to Germany?
When will I ever eat this again?
[sighs]
[music fades]
[cell phone vibrating]
MOM
-[sighs] -[vibrating continues]
[vibrating]
DAD
[vibrating stops]
[Hae-in] Hyun-woo!
Got 'em.
Hold on. What's he holding?
-[Hyun-woo chuckling] -[cell phone vibrates]
MOM NEW MESSAGE
[sighs]
[pensive music playing]
Hae-in, it's still there. I saw it on my way here.
[music fades]
DIVORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Tell me it's not real.
Tell me it's not.
That you don't know anything about it.
-Hae-in. -Say it.
Say it's not true.
What are you waiting for?
["Hold Me Back" by Heize playing]
I can't.
It's real. I wrote it.
I'm sorry. I should've told you sooner.
[song fades]
I'm fine without it. You take it.
-Mr. Baek, I-- -It's fine, don't worry.
It's just that…
[door opens]
[door closes]
I… I have a driver.
[Hae-in chuckles]
Oh.
Driver, can you…
[driver] Yes?
Could you please slow down?
[pleasant song playing]
[chuckles]
[laughs]
[Hae-in] Maybe you like watching them from a distance,
or you find yourself thinking of them.
You take the longer route just so you can see their face.
The first time you do all that for someone, that's your first love.
[song continues]
-[Hae-in] Driver, please follow that bus. -[driver] The bus?
But that takes us over the bridge.
It's all right. Just go.
[song continues]
Oh.
[chuckles]
QUEEN OF TEARS
[song continues]
[Hyun-woo] You're just giving up, then?
[vehicle honking]
What are you gonna do? Whatever it is, bring it on!
[Hae-in] You're scheming behind my back. It's despicable.
Let's just say that we can get past Hyun-woo planting a bug on you.
Why would you get past that?
[whispers] The divorce, they know.
[Hae-in] I'll have the Audit Team do it.
You'll be facing the ground when we're done.
He delivered flowers to someone named Kim Min-ji.
Kim Min-ji. Where is she, huh?
She's full of energy.
[Eun-sung] When his seat's empty, can I take it?
[Hyun-woo] I don't want you getting too close with Yoon Eun-sung.