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Learn more- As all politicians know, admitting to a mistake is crucial and seeking sympathy is essential. That's how Chairman Choi is planning to get back into the politics game despite just being grazed by a scandal that could have ruined him. He's looking frail and being wheeled out on a wheelchair. He admits that Soo-jung was 'a mistake' but denies that she was ever his mistress and if he had knew about their son....but he didn't. His voice cracked, trying hard to keep his sorrow under control. However, he understands her pain and he has decided to just let the matter rest. When asked if he will be seeking damages from the police for wrongful arrest, Chairman Choi replies that as long as the real murderer is apprehended, he's willing to let it go. He's just feeling sorry for letting his supporters down. So will he pick up from where he left on and continue with his political career? "How can a man run for presidency if he cannot even protect his own child? How is he going to protect his citizens? I've decided to spend the rest of my life quietly." He is suddenly not so eager to make his stand when asked about the murder of Jin Eon and his wife. He feigns a headache, Hae-sung comes to the rescue. The Chairman's health had deteriorated since the past days' events, however they will be seeking legal actions against Yongdeok Ilbo. To that, Chairman Choi interrupts. "No. I'm going to forgive everything." His benevolence worked, his kind act is earning the respect of people. Then from out of nowhere, Do-hyuk's voice screams, "FORGIVE? WHO'S FORGIVING WHO? What? Lies? Who's lying now?" He charges forward but is held back. "You killed my parents, you killed your child!" Chairman Choi is composed and rebuts him - how could he say he's a murderer? "Sure you aren't, you merely instigated someone to do it! A heartless person like you expressing sorrow over a death? Not only you imprisoned you child's mother in a mental ward, you are claiming you don't know her! Are you even a human being?!" By now, Do-hyuk is uncontrollable, he grabs Hae-sung by his collar and tells him to wake up but gets thrown off instead. Hae-sung bundles Chairman Choi safely in the vehicle, the crowd begins to disperse, only Do-hyuk is thrown on the ground, left to his own misery. Jae-in is sure that the sudden twist in the case is manipulated by either one of the three - Chairman Choi, Chil-sung, Hae-sung. Her men asks if she's still intending to pursue it. Of course, she replies and set off for somewhere. Ho-kyung is confused and disappointed. She had always thought her father is different from other men but it doesn't seem so now. Hae-sung tries to persuade her to understand her father, he's the one who's suffering now. Then, the doorbell buzzes, it's Jae-in. Ho-kyung is antagonistic, recognizing her as the arresting officer. Jae-in tells Hae-sung that she has taken the liberty to come to his apartment as he has been ignoring her calls. Hae-sung is irritated, tells her that they will talk outside. "What do you think you're doing?" "Why? Afraid that she's going to find out that you have been two-timing her with me? Ah..no, not two-timing, merely using me, right? Anyway, I'm not here to argue about this." "Then what?" "Han-gyul's murderer has now become the spurned lover of Park Soo-jung? Who had conceived this cheap story? Daese Ilbo will be publishing a huge story about this tomorrow and then people will be believing everything about it." "Why do you think that it's a story? Park Soo-jung could have lied. Yongdeok Ilbo could have staged this affair." "No. Jin Do-hyuk is not such a person, however if it were you, then maybe. Who could have instigated the murder of the child? Choi Il-doo? And it's either you or Gong Chil-sung who had instructed Oh Dong-gi to carry it out." "What are you intending to do?" "Send Choi Il-doo back to prison." "You think you can do that just because you want it?" "A murderer and an instigator to murder is alike." "There's a limit to my patience. I won't just let it pass if it becomes an obstacle to my goals. Even if it's you." "Goals? What more are you seeking?" "I can't tell you now. Go back." Jae-in senses a double meaning in his words, but she has no idea what he meant. She recalls what he had told her before, about telling her why he's doing what he is doing now. A text message comes in for her. It's Do-hyuk: "Guess where am I?" She replies, "Did I ask?" Then he sees her approaching. "You're here." She chides him for being informal with her again, then asks if he just had a drink? "I didn't even eat, not to mention a drink." "Do you still have the time to be here doing this? The press will be swarming in tomorrow, don't you have to prepare for it?" "I should." "You knew it would turn out this way, didn't you?" "Yes." "Then what? Are you pretending to be defeated?" "I'm not pretending. I'm really feeling defeated." She stares at him without a word. "Why? Didn't you tell me not to build a wall around myself? I have never let anyone know see this side of me. I'll just pretend that everything is fine when tomorrow comes by and take on the day with gusto. Tonight, I just want to feel defeated." "You're breaking down too much of that wall. I'm feeling burdened by it." "I won't be burdened. You can talk to me if you're feeling troubled." "It's lucky that we didn't go some place nice, though here isn't all that bad either...but, let's really go some place nice if we send Choi Il-doo back to prison again." "Two days one night?" "OK. Or three days two nights would be as good." Do-hyuk is stunned, trying to get her words in line, trying to understand what she meant by that. Then he starts to stutter, changes the subject and tells her to go for dinner. He hurries off ahead of her while she tells him to wait up..... They are eating when Jae-in suddenly asks if he's feeling like he didn't wipe his ass after doing his toilet business. Do-hyuk chokes at her crudeness and chides her. She explains that she means that the matter is weighing on his mind, not feeling good about it. He has to agree. "I'm sure Gong Chil-sung is behind this." "If it isn't Gong Chil-sung nor Kang Hae-sung, then it has to be Choi Il-doo." "Sheesh. How are we going to get him?" "It's really infuriating. How can he pretend not to know his kid? Doesn't he know what a father means to a child?" "That's right. Most likely he didn't want the child that's why he feels it's a burden." "Such an irresponsible person wanting to be the president..." "Of course we can't let that happen." "Ah. Why not fire up all the mothers? Write something that will anger them, something like 'how can he not acknowledge his own child' Something like that. Aren't mothers the most powerful figures in the world?" Do-hyuk is looking at her with a new found admiration and couldn't help but compliment her in a teasing manner. "Oh my. Not only you are good at handling the internal affairs, you are as good as helping with the external affairs." (I think what Do-hyuk means is teasing that she's good wife material, handling the home affairs well, as well as in helping with [the husband's] business affairs.) Jae-in doesn't quite get it, she's momentarily confused and he doesn't bother to explain. Yong-deok is sitting in the dark, recalling how Chairman Choi had once threatened him into coercion by mentioning Yoo-ri. He might be worried about his daughter's safety now. His quiet time is disturbed when Do-hyuk enters the office with Jae-in. She wants to know where to find Chil-sung. He gives her the information and tells her that Chil-sung many not be as forthcoming with information. Do-hyuk reminds her that there has to be a complex relationship between Chil-sung, Hae-sung and the alleged murderer Dong-gi, she should dig into that. She replies that he's sounding like a cop, he should just leave the investigation work to her and work on his writing because even her mother is confused as to who to believe. "Isn't it too dangerous for a lady to be doing this work?" asks Yong-deok. Do-hyuk replies immediately with concern, "Of course it's dangerous." Jae-in looks at him weirdly, Yong-deok smiles as his eyes swings between Do-hyuk and Jae-in, guessed as much about what's going on. Do-hyuk realizes that he had made a slip and quickly masks it by muttering that someone told him that. Jae-in is embarrassed, knits her eyebrows, throwing dagger stares at him. Do-hyuk beaks out in a laughter. Later, Yong-deok sits down with Do-hyuk for a chat. "I think I've been relying too much on you. Didn't you once said what's a gangster doing dabbling in the newspaper business? I fear that my insistence may cause others to start pointing fingers at you all." "No such thing." "But then, looking at the society now, there are more tabloids run by scums compared to a gangster-run newspaper." "That's right." "Regardless of if you're taking care of matters at the back or from the front, following by the book isn't going to help. So you take care of matters at the front, and I will be responsible for those at the back." "What's this about? Are you announcing that you are stepping back into the business?" "I'll take care of your back from now. " "Huh?" "We've to defend against Gong Chil-sung's ambush." "You might get hauled back to prison." "Maybe, but then at least I will not feel aggrieved this time. Thanks to you, I found my daughter again. As much as I want to repay you for it, your parents can't come back to life again. Can they? I know this is insufficient to be a substitute." "No. It's sufficient." On this night, the bond between the two unlikely friends becomes a little tighter. The next morning, Yong-deok comes down to a room of discouraged employees. He peps them up, reminding them that at least the advertisers are knocking and there are encouraging notes. The staff surfs about the online news sites, expresses disgust at the sympathy given to Chairman Choi and the news stating that Chairman Choi will not be seeking legal action against Yongdeok Ilbo. Do-hyuk tells them that they can churn out some news if they start gathering evidence that Chairman Choi had lied. He tells his colleagues to set out with him. It's Round Two - Declaration of War. The gang is at the hospital, with fruit basket and everything. Yong-deok reminds them that confidence is the most important factor when facing down a powerful opponent. They enter Chairman Choi's room, Sang-cheol blocks the door from bodyguards and the rest is immensely enjoying talking down at him. "You really don't know Choi Han-gyul?" Yong-deok asks. Silence. "How can you say you don't know your own son? Don't you care for your daughter very much?" "He couldn't have cared about her. He merely wanted to maintain the nice family man image." Do-hyuk adds. Yong-deok turns to leave, Chairman Choi stops him, asking him what he's trying to do, getting involved with people like this. Is he declaring war? "That's what I'm thinking of doing" comes the reply. The gang oooohs over their boss's boldness. "Tell Gong Chil-sung to stay where he is. I'll get him. And I will kill him." They all leave, leaving Chairman Choi stunned but Do-hyuk has something more to say. "Never expected this, right? Start cleaning up. I'm telling you to start hiding the traces of Han-gyul's 7 years of life. Do you really think you can erase the fact about Park Soo-jung's kidnap and Han-gyul's murder? Well then, rest well until you get send back to the prison." Do-hyuk leaves nonchalantly after throwing that scare in his face and Chairman Choi looks like he would be bursting a couple of arteries. The gang bumps into Hae-sung and Ho-kyung as they are leaving the hospital. Yong-deok's second tip comes to mind: strike first when faced down with a stronger opponent. Hae-sung cannot possibly be friendly but Do-hyuk is. He smiles and wishes him a 'good morning'. Hae-sung fumes, Joon-hyung quips that he probably doesn't understand the English language then Ga-yeon offers to translate it in Korean,it simply means 'a good morning'. That isn't doing anything to cool Hae-sung down and it's just what Do-hyuk is liking about it. The second victory of the morning, leaving them in a glorious mood. Then Hae-sung remembers the Chairman, he hurries to his room. Ho-kyung equally upset, asks if her father is well. He's not; more shaken by fear than fury, he tells Hae-sung to conceive a counterstrike immediately. (WOW! WAR!!!!) Man-soo and Joon-hyung move on to their third strategy: attack the weakest spot when the enemy is cowering in fear. They head to the mental hospital and is direct about their purpose of visit. Does the hospital collect its fees after imprisoning innocent victims? The nurse becomes defiant, demands who they are, and then being reminded by Joon-hyung, she asks where they had taken Park soo-jung? The two reporters identify themselves, then warns her that if she doesn't come clean, then the hospital will come under suspicion too. Joon-hyung shows her Soo-jung's pictures, followed by the pictures of Hae-sung, Chil-sung and Dong-gi. Does she know them? She nods. Yeah, another win. Jae-in and her men are waiting for Chil-sung. She tells him that Dong-gi has confessed that Chil-sung had instigated him to kill Han-gyul and kidnap Yong-deok. However, based on that charges, Chil-sung would only be sentenced to a max of 10 months imprisonment, which she thinks is too easy. She tells him that she'll be watching his back and he'd better not get caught in another one of his atrocities. Knowing that the cops doesn't have anything on him, Chil-sung bursts out in laughter and tells them to stop harassing innocent citizens without concrete proof. Jae-in tells him that evidence will come by as long as they continue to search. Ga-yeon is at the hospital with Soo-jung, having her blood tested for an overdose of tranquilizers meant for the mentally unstable patients. The doctor confirms that Soo-jung is indeed suffering from an overdose of drugs. After leaving the hospital, Soo-jung visits the childcare center where Han-gyul had stayed. The staff tells her that they may still have some of Han-gyul's drawings in possession. She sobs as she goes through her son's work, then comes upon his hand-drawn family portrait with the most important evidence - below his drawing of a male figure is written: Father - Choi Il-doo. On an isolated road, Hae-sung and Chil-sung meets in a vehicle. "Want me to get rid of Park Soo-jung?" "Use your head. Why do you think Yongdeok Ilbo called for a press conference with Park Soo-jung? The nation knows her now. Stop thinking of the useless stuff and just do the jobs I told you to do." "Yongdeok Ilbo has Park Soo-jung now and they are digging into the Chairman's past." "I know." "Not only that, the cops are investigating me too. They are making their rounds in the vicinity of my office! If they get me, the Chairman will be in danger. Don't you know that?" Jae-in and her men are keeping tabs on Hae-sung too and they are not afraid of letting him know. Detective Na wonders if they are able to gather enough evidence against Hae-sung and gang. Jae-in tells them that Yongdeok Ilbo will continue to dig into the Chairman affairs, knowing that both Hae-sung and Chil-sung will not let up in obstructing them, then that will be their chance in pinning them down. She vows to return Chairman Choi to the prison even if it means venturing to the end of the earth. Detective Oh is sorry to interrupt the serious conversation but he can't help but comment that Jae-in is beginning to resemble someone he knows. Detective Na agrees, he knows some guy bearing the exact nature. Jae-in knows who they are referring to and what the conversation is hinting at. The Yongdeok Ilbo office is buzzing with activities. Everyone is busy compiling the evidence they have gathered and uploading their stories on their news site. Chil-sung, seeing his name being mentioned in the kidnap of Soo-jung, is not heeding Hae-sung's advice to keep cool. Chairman Choi is furious at Chil-sung for being sloppy at his work, leaving so many loose ends around. Hae-sung tells him that it's impossible to eliminate every single trace, and trying to put a lid on the story might just cause an adverse effect. He assures the Chairman that he has a plan and is confident that the matter will iron out smoothly, however, he needs Chairman Choi to be at some place the next day. The Yongdeok team is now waiting for Daese Ilbo to refute their stories but it's still quiet on their side. Ga-yeon figures that the news would be out by the morning. Do-hyuk tells them to be ready for Daese's counterstrike and they can guess as much about what will be written. He tells them to start writing their articles and arrange to meet up with the experts in case Daese claims that their evidence are fabricated. So what happens now? Soo-jung is being tailed, she senses it but didn't see anyone. As she enters her apartment building, we see Chil-sung in a vehicle, hidden by darkness of the night. And part of Hae-sung's grand plan is having Chairman Choi appear at the columbarium. He lifts his frail body up from the wheelchair and leans on the glass panel of Han-gyul's niche...... then camera flashes go off in a burst, the reporters are ready to take their headline picture and Chairman Choi's sobs for the cameras. Seeing her mother engrossed in the morning paper, Jae-in tells her that the headline news about Chairman Choi weeping by his son's ashes is just a show. Myung-hee, still an ardent supporter, tells her that it's unbelievable someone would stage an act by using his dead child. At the public sauna, the feigned sorrow is lapped up by the ajummas. If he were truly as bad, he wouldn't have acknowledge the dead child, would he? Anyway, no man is perfect. Then they begin to lament that he's out of the presidential race, they would have voted for him if he was still running for the seat. The Yongdeok team is looking at the same news report. Eun-sik guesses he must have used lots of eye drops to stage the act. Joon-hyung likens him to a beast but Man-soo reminds him that animals take care of their cubs, unlike him. Do-hyuk is unusually calm, he thinks something is not quite right here. Why didn't Hae-sung refute their articles? Ga-yeon thinks that it could be because they have hard evidence and Hae-sung decides to stop fighting them. Do-hyuk doesn't think so, Hae-sung wouldn't but he just couldn't fathom what Hae-sung has up his sleeves. Speak of the devil! Hae-sung steps into their office, shocking everyone. The guys crowd outside the room, trying to eavesdrop on the conversation between Do-hyuk and Hae-sung. "What brings you here?" "You are curious why we're quiet, right?" "You mind-read?" "Let's end it here. After all no one will be believing in your stories." "Then just leave it and let us write to our fancy. As long as one person believes in us, I'll continue to assert the truth until the day I die." "If you're not going to stop now, you're going to regret it." "What? Defamation? Libel? Spreading rumors? I'll accept everything. Show your cards. We've nothing to fear. The more we dig, the more stuff we unearth about Choi Il-doo's misdeeds and the real him behind the mask. He's totally like an onion, there's no end to peeling off the layers. Why? Have you reached the end of your rope?" "You really don't know how to fear." "You know me well, right? Jin Do-hyuk, the brave one who charges on." "Truth is when you hide things well. I only tell people what they want to hear. Truth or untruth, you'll only get hurt if you try to unearth it." "Sure, I may be hurt but then you cannot be the only one to set a measure for it. Hiding the truth for fear of mishaps and lying with the intent to cheat are two different issues." "I've warned you." "Thanks for the warning." "So you are going to carry on with it?" "Of course." "Don't regret when you get hurt." When Hae-sung leaves, the guys dashes into the room, eager to know what was said. Do-hyuk isn't as cool as he had faked it, he's troubled. Outside, Hae-sung makes a call. He instructs the listener to gather the reporters. Back at the office, he starts working on the new stories. He's hitting on Soo-jung first, highlighting her licentious affairs with the high and prominent, making use of her son's death to haul in some money and causing damage to the Chairman's reputation. The next day as the papers hit the news stands, Soo-jung becomes an instant object of contempt. The ladies in her neighborhood start throwing eggs at her. Do-hyuk is worried about what might happen to Soo-jung, he calls his sister to head for Soo-jung's apartment. Jae-in is not spared either. The newspaper is painting her division as fools, apprehending an innocent victim and at a loss as what to do to the real criminal. The police chief is putting her on suspension, reprimanding her for carrying on a stealth investigation when told to close the case, and even upsetting the prosecutor. The police chief, a former colleague of her late father, expresses his initial pride when she had graduated with honors and was transferred to his division but then he cannot afford to bear the bad name of shielding her for her father's sake. He tells her to take a break and self-reflect on her mistakes. Jae-in hands in her badge and pistol. She and her men are analyzing Daese Ilbo's recent articles. Why didn't they fight Yongdeok Ilbo based on their earlier articles, instead they are childishly attacking Soo-jung and the police's reputation? Only they and Yongdeok Ilbo know that Dong-gi's statement is not in synchronization with Soo-jung's statement, however, they are sure that Soo-jung's account is the truth. So, isn't Daese Ilbo indirectly admitting that they are lying? If the damage done isn't severe enough, netizens are now being paid to criticize Soo-jung and Han-gyul online. It's the handiwork of Chil-sung and it has achieved its purpose. Do-hee arrives at Soo-jung's apartment to find her unconscious after an attempted suicide. And Chairman Choi's popularity is on the rise once again. Soo-jung is rescued by Do-hee's timely arrival. She's now at the hospital with Do-hyuk and his family by her bed. Do-hee couldn't believe how a news article can drive a person to her death. Do-hyuk finally gets what Hae-sung words meant, he tells his sister to look over Soo-jung, he needs to go somewhere. "You almost killed someone today." Do-hyuk tells Hae-sung as he is seated. "So? You're going to make me pay?" "Why? Are you in anticipation of that?" "You brought this upon yourself. You are the one who caused Park Soo-jung hurt." "What?" "Everyone believes only in us now, they are our strongest power now. It's not too hard to manipulate a life." "Even though it's a lie? We had thought you would write something to refute us but that didn't came. Instead you attacked Park Soo-jung and the Kangsan Police Division." "So?" "I see that as an admission to guilt, meaning you're lying. You want Park Soo-jung dead but you can't kill her in front of the press at the press con, so you made her kill herself. You're worse than I thought. You're worst than Gong Chil-sung. To think that you were once a reporter and yet you are making use of public opinion to manipulate a life. It looks like I can't just let you off easily now, can I?" Throughout, Hae-sung remains silent and smug. Do-hyuk is on his way back to his office, he speaks to his sister on the phone. He tells her to let Soo-jung know that he'll be dropping by soon. As he approaches his office, he's surprised to see Jae-in waiting outside his office at this time of the day. Jae-in is now inside the office with Yong-deok and Do-hyuk. Yong-deok breaks his silence. Do-hyuk asks Jae-in if she can find out about Dong-gi's family. Jae-in thinks it's going to be hard to do it through the proper channel, she'll speak to Detective Na about it. Do-hyuk smiles and calls her an unlawful imp. Jae-in says that Dong-gi is the one who hands the monthly allowance to Soo-jung for her son. He doesn't transfer it through the bank account but deposits the cash to her account instead. Dong-gi's personal account doesn't have a cent either. To that, Yong-deok tells her that it's their (the triad) practice to transact with cash. Do-hyuk suggests looking into Dong-gi's family bank accounts then, but Yong-deok shakes his head in disagreement. "If it's not in the backyard, then it's in the fermented soy urn, or under the roof tiles." The Yongdeok reporters set off to Dong-gi's family home. Man-soo, in the guise of a postal worker, offers to help read Dong-gi's letter to his mother. While he distracts the elderly lady, the trio sets off to look for Dong-gi's hidden cash. True to Yong-deok's words, they find stacks of it hidden in the urn. As they begin to take pictures as proof, we see Chil-sung's man spying on them. Chil-sung is in a rage as he speaks to Hae-sung. He asks if he's going to let the reporters just run free, doing as they please? Until when does Hae-sung intend to fight them with only words?! He should get rid of them once and for all! Hae-sung, vexed by the news, shows his irritation by asking Chil-sung what does he want him to do then? Are you shirking your responsibility then? Chil-sung yells at Hae-sung but he has already hung up on him. Yong-deok, Do-hyuk and Jae-in are at the prison to see Dong-gi. Do-hyuk introduces himself, Dong-gi should remember him, right? He had came to them demanding for justice but then kidnapped Yong-deok on the sly. He had even kidnapped Soo-jung. Dong-gi is feeling guilty and ashamed, not daring to speak. Jae-in tells him that they had found stacks of money at his family home. Who gave him that? Then, Yong-deok asks him who had instigated him to kill Han-gyul? Dong-gi insists that no one did, he had done it and how he had kidnapped Soo-jung because she had spurned him. "You should know the kind of man that Gong Chil-sung is. Think about your lonely mother in the countryside." Yong-deok tries to get Dong-gi to open up. "Is it Gong Chil-sung? He instigated you, right?" Do-hyuk asks. After a moment, Dong-gi says 'No'. Do-hyuk is defeated, thinking that Dong-gi is going to take the rap for good, until Dong-gi continues. "No one instigated it. It's Gong Chil-sung who had carried out the murder." If Yong-deok was shocked, he doesn't show it but it's certainly a huge one for both Do-hyuk and Jae-in.
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