UNDERCOVER MISS HONG
That was close.
I know, right?
What happened here?
Who's in there?
Mommy.
-What? -"Mommy"?
What…
Mom.
Daughter.
She's your daughter?
I'm sorry.
The truth is…
My name is Kim Bom, and I'm Kim Mi-sook's daughter.
Did you sneak her in when you moved in here?
No, she was at a children's home back then.
I only saw her on the weekends,
but she became curious about where I lived.
I was planning on keeping her for just one more night.
I told you my chocolate kept disappearing.
Yehppee!
KIM BOM, KIM MI-SOOK'S DAUGHTER 5TH ROOMMATE OF ROOM 301
Only I sensed her.
I'm quite sensitive and perceptive, you see.
Where did you sleep this past week?
I sleep together with Mommy in her bed.
Wait.
In our room?
You didn't know?
So much for being perceptive.
Hold on.
You all remember the orientation from move-in day, right?
The RA made it clear then
that no visitors are allowed under any circumstances.
That kid cannot live here.
Mi-sook, this could get you evicted.
Hey, kid.
What's with the glaring?
Glaring at me won't change a thing!
ROOM 301 ONCE AGAIN!
My mommy has no reason to move out of the dorms.
Of course, she does.
Look, kiddo.
This is the Seoul City Dormitory for Single Female Workers.
My mommy isn't married.
My mommy is a single mom, and she's a single female worker.
Single mom?
What about her father?
He's been unreachable since I told him about the pregnancy.
How terrible.
I don't have anyone to look after her while I work,
so I was planning to have her stay at a children's home
just until she starts school.
I moved in here so I could save as much as possible until then.
I'm sorry for startling you all.
I'm sorry.
No need to apologize.
You're still too young yourself.
But still,
child-rearing challenges and dorm rule violations
are two separate issues.
Have you no compassion?
I can't believe kids nowadays.
We could all end up in trouble if we're caught and grilled.
What trouble?
Are you hiding something?
No.
It's your RA.
Room 301, open this door immediately.
I told you!
Hide her.
Hide inside.
Go. Hurry.
I heard some shouting earlier.
"Hey! Glaring at me won't change a thing!"
Gosh.
Hong Jang-mi
started a fight with her
after gobbling up all her pricy chocolates in the fridge!
They're really expensive.
I was saving them to savor each bite.
No, I can explain.
She's got sticky fingers.
Well, not terribly sticky.
Just a bit.
Ms. Hong Jang-mi.
That's two demerit points for you.
What?
Wait, five gets you evicted.
And I get two, just like that?
STATEMENT OF REMOR…
Ms. Hong Jang-mi.
You can erase one demerit point by writing a ten-page statement of remorse.
How could I have remorse when I did nothing wrong?
I'm really sorry, Jang-mi.
I know this may sound shameless,
but could you just let it slide until the end of the year?
That's when the exam for full-time employment is scheduled.
If I pass, I'll be eligible for an internal company loan,
and Bom and I could find our own place.
I'll write that remorse statement.
I'll also make sure to teach Bom to stay out of the way--
No.
That would be breaking the rules.
Besides, what would you teach her?
To be wary of others and hide?
To be invisible?
I'm sorry.
Hong Jang-mi, could your words cut any deeper?
Even the King of the Underworld would show more mercy than you.
Hey, add your two cents too.
Perhaps we could strive for a warmer sense of communal living--
You all helped me keep my job, and I'm thankful for that.
That's why I'm letting it slide today.
But by tomorrow…
I'd like the kid gone.
Room 301.
We've received a report that some residents
climbed the wall after curfew last night.
-Pardon? -Us?
-It wasn't us. -Really?
Where's Mommy?
She'll be here soon. Let's wait for her together.
I'm not kicking you out because I don't like you.
We have rules we must follow at the dorms,
and adults have circumstances they can't talk about.
I hope you can understand.
Please take good care of my mommy, ma'am.
"Ma'am"?
Bom!
Mommy!
Weren't you scared? Are you okay?
-You didn't get hurt, did you? -No.
-You must be hungry. -Yeah.
What should we have for breakfast?
-I want jelly. -Oh yeah?
Shall we have some jelly then?
Let's go and get some.
EPISODE 5: READY OR NOT, HERE I COME
Listen,
having to deal with outsiders who have a distorted view of our company…
It's so tiring.
When you're doing well, people get jealous and resentful, don't they?
I, Oh Deok-gyu, am a man of simple desires.
My only wish is to lay solid groundwork
and polish it until it shines for when Albert inherits the company.
You know?
For that to happen,
I need your help, Mr. Nam. You get me?
I'm at your service whenever, sir.
Whenever.
Is that so?
So,
have you got any news for me?
I need to present the chairman with something ironclad.
-Actually, sir… -Yeah?
There's a rumor that we've planted a spy in Hanmin.
-A spy? -Yes.
-You mean an infiltrator? -Yes, that's right.
There's no way that President Kang was working alone
to blow the whistle on the company.
So who is it?
How would I know?
Sir, I've got news.
Yesterday,
I managed to acquire some intel from a trustworthy source at the FSS.
Get to the point already.
Right.
I heard
there is an infiltrator in our company who helped President Kang
prepare to blow the whistle.
An infiltrator?
That's right.
Well, I guess with the prosecutor's probe dropped
and President Kang's accident,
they may have already left the company, but…
We do have a way
to confirm it.
Did you look into it?
The employees President Kang had the most contact with before the accident.
Yes, ma'am.
From January 1st, 1997,
until July 21st, the day before the accident,
he frequently met with three employees in his office.
Mr. So Gyeong-dong of Trading,
Mr. Bang Jin-mok of Risk Management,
and Mr. Cha Jung-il of Research.
So-Bang-Cha.
SO-BANG-CHA
WHISTLEBLOWER = INFILTRATOR
They're our three candidates then.
This should be kept top secret.
When it comes to weeds,
you must pull them out by the roots
and burn them to a crisp.
If you don't,
they will only grow back and ruin the whole field.
Executive Director Oh.
I'll entrust you with the weeding.
I'll make them disappear without a trace, sir.
PERSONAL DETAILS
The remaining Yehppee candidates now are Bang Jin-mok and Cha Jung-il.
I really hope it isn't Cha.
Who said you could take away my computer?
You're making a big mistake right now.
At least tell me why you're doing this.
Don't just stand there!
Hey, wait.
You can't take that.
-Sir, wait. Hold on. -Just a moment.
-Hold on a second. -Sir, you can't.
Damn it!
Why is the Audit Division here?
The Audit Division?
Should we get closer for a better view?
-Seriously? -Come on.
What? This has nothing to do with us.
Take the computers, files, and everything else.
Take everything and leave nothing behind.
-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.
This is our office.
At least state your business.
An internal audit into Mr. Bang Jin-mok has been launched.
You'll be cooperating.
Word of the internal audit at the head office
has even spread to the regional branches.
If it's So-Bang-Cha, they must've gone to Trading too.
These men in black suits rushed in,
and they cleaned us out in a flash.
It was really scary.
Did they say why they were taking it? Maybe some sort of an allegation?
By the way, what's an "infiltrator"?
It's a term that refers to someone
who secretly invades an organization and operates covertly
to achieve a specific goal.
In English, they call it a "spy."
I see. A spy.
Who mentioned an infiltrator and when did you hear it?
I heard it in the conference room after that whole mess.
I mean, we're nobodies, so they can treat us however,
but you don't deserve this at all, Mr. So.
I don't deserve it, either.
It appears the chairman believes
that there's an infiltrator among the three of us.
What?
What infiltrator?
The whistleblower who exposed
Hanmin's slush fund.
CONFERENCE ROOM
SO-BANG-CHA
INFILTRATOR CANDIDATES = YEHPPEE CANDIDATES
That explains it.
What does it explain?
Do you know something?
The chairman's office
asked me to deliver the late President Kang's schedule.
I had to dig it back out of the scrap-paper bin.
3RD QUARTER SCHEDULE
Found it.
What? Why is it empty?
I went through hell to open that drawer that night.
Seriously? It was in the scrap-paper bin?
Gosh, this is like a purge straight out of a historical drama.
Purge time…
Do you think she's dating someone?
Look at how spoiled she is.
She's way too young to have a cellphone.
Come on.
She's still very young, so her parents probably got it for her.
You're too soft-hearted.
Why would you defend her?
I heard your company's internal audit team is on the move.
It's not my company.
The higher-ups are looking for the whistleblower.
They're looking for Yehppee.
I heard they detained the So-Bang-Cha trio.
See, kid? Didn't I tell you?
It's exactly as outlined in the X-file.
We must find out who Yehppee is first
before the evidence is destroyed.
And what about the favor I asked you for last time?
I'm working on it right now.
Just look at what you have me doing.
I've been on it for days, and I haven't even had dinner yet.
I can't believe I'm almost sixty and folding paper cranes.
I can barely see, and my hands tremble.
How am I ever going to fold 1,000 of them?
Yet
I continue to fold,
desperately praying that we find Yehppee first…
with every crane.
Let there be hope.
I appreciate it.
YEOUIDO PIRATES
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION BOARD
HANMIN INVESTMENT & SECURITIES
SEARCHING…
Questions about Hanmin's internal audit?
Ask away.
They're even looking into work hours records.
ANY SPECIFIC DATE?
July 21, 1997.
July 21st…
Are you Yehppee?
That was the day before President Kang's accident.
It's the day I met him by the Han River.
BANG JIN-MOK
SEARCHING…
"The mutiny of the century…"
THE MUTINY OF THE CENTURY!
"The lowborn servant boy who dared to attack the crown prince of Hanmin…"
Wait, Mr. Bang!
-Let go of me! -What's up with you today?
Damn it.
Aren't you so amazing?
You show up with a whole posse,
the PR Division photographer, and even the chief of staff galore.
Hey.
You crash a staff dinner, put on a humble act,
and for the first time ever, gobble up some cheap pork belly and soju.
And you call that "connecting with your employees"?
Hey, Bang Jin-mok.
You ate the most out of everyone.
Oh, have you been keeping track?
You must get that pettiness from your father.
But then again,
you wouldn't have a job if you weren't the chairman's son.
You act like I signed up to be his son.
You're the one who does all his dirty work.
Isn't that how you keep your job?
What was that, you punk?
What?
Even with titles aside, you're no match for me.
Also, I'm one whole year older than you.
Watch your tone, you damn prick.
That's bullshit. We started college the same year!
Who cares? We're only the same age on the lunar calendar.
What a petty little bastard.
Whip out your ID. Go on.
You want me to whip it out?
You got it.
Sure, I'll whip it out for you. Here.
There you go, punk.
Mr. Bang! Please try to calm down.
I whipped one out for you. What now?
I whipped one out for His Excellency, the great chairman's son.
You did whip something there.
What now?
Fine. Mr. Bang.
I'll go for the throat, you punk!
Hey!
-Let go of me. -Hey, punk. You let go first.
-You're going to rip my skin off. -You'd better let go.
Damn it!
-Come here, you. -Let go.
Look at you go.
-You'd better let go. -Mr. Bang, please stop.
-You! -You!
-Unbelievable. -Will you look at this?
Let go.
-You let go. -You let go first.
Let go on the count of three.
-One, two. -Two.
-Three. -Three.
-Unbelievable. -You sneaky bastard.
What am I going to do with you?
Let go. I said, let go.
Who could President Kang have trusted with the ledger?
It seems like he was surrounded by enemies.
Bok-hee, did Mr. So also stop by the president's office on July 21st?
Could you be more annoying?
3RD QUARTER SCHEDULE
Mr. So wasn't in that day.
He was absent.
Okay.
Sleep tight.
"The president called for Mr. So,
but he was absent from work."
President Kang definitely said the delivery would happen that day.
That leaves
Bang Jin-mok and Cha Jung-il.
BANG JIN-MOK
CHA JUNG-IL
BANG JIN-MOK, CHA JUNG-IL
SO GYEONG-DONG
1997 INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT
Their computers, personal files, and call records
were all reviewed.
However, we found no evidence
of any attempted whistleblowing.
Nothing?
-Executive Director Oh! -Yes, sir.
You stir up trouble with false intel?
You damn fool.
Goddamn it.
Ms. Song, get us some tea.
Yes, sir.
Am I doing all this for my sake?
Focusing all your efforts on Albert's succession
wouldn't be enough right now.
Yet you keep going around proving just how much of a fool you are.
Imagine if I fell ill and couldn't return.
You'd be up against Song Ju-ran and Choi In-ja.
How would you ever beat those two women?
If you could give me a little more time, I will dig even deeper.
That's exactly your problem.
You tried doing it by the book.
Now, it's time to try bending the rules.
Back them into a corner.
The one with a guilty conscience
will step forward on his own.
You have until this Saturday.
Yes, sir.
Leave it to me, sir.
Do take care of yourself, sir.
Mr. Oh has been summoning Albert a lot recently, hasn't he?
Swap out the recorder in that room too.
Yes, ma'am.
Mr. Cha.
I've completed your daughter's paper-crane assignment.
She got dumped by her boyfriend yesterday,
so that's all useless now.
Toss it!
HANMIN INVESTMENT & SECURITIES
The company can't treat me like this.
Before it leaves me out in the cold,
I'll leave it first.
No.
I'll leave it for another!
I hear Yeouido is even more barren
than the Han River in the dead of winter.
Ever since the news hit Yeouido Pirates,
people have been calling to check in on me for the first time ever.
You two are
really innocent, right?
Come on now.
You're something else.
Enjoying the show?
On a day like this, you should be enjoying your booze…
on the company's dime.
And the most important bit of news
is that the internal audit has cleared So-Bang-Cha
of all charges and allegations.
-That's hot off the press. -See.
Really? There's no infiltrator here?
Were you hoping for one?
How could I not be curious?
There's even a poll on Yeouido Pirates.
Listen, Mr. Bang.
I also read on Yeouido Pirates about the "Mutiny of the Century."
Did it really happen?
Yes, it did.
This is the 101st time he's been asked that,
-myself included. -I see.
How did you not get fired after that?
I can answer that for you.
I believe it was right before the 1988 Olympics.
Hanmin ran into major trouble over accounting fraud allegations,
and the one who saved it
was none other than Manager Bang Jin-mok.
It was all him.
CONFERENCE ROOM AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
Our backs were against the wall and we were about to be gutted,
but he clawed out a lifeline.
You see, he's a whiz when it comes to numbers.
He's good at sprucing them up.
Hanmin made sure the numbers added up before sending them.
They can't do that.
Inflated financials, cooked books,
and audit report wordplay.
It's all unacceptable.
But then again, who knows?
You never really know what's in someone's heart.
Cha Jung-il, it sounds like you have doubts about me.
Me, doubt the key asset in the shadows?
Oh, I'd never dare.
-Please eat up. -Sure.
Did you make up with President Kang afterward?
No.
They were ready to start a fight every time they saw each other.
Whenever he saw me, he called me the moneywasher.
He mocked me for doing what his father told me to do.
Does this mean Bang is out of the running for Yehppee?
BANG IS OUT?
Honestly, if it weren't for Mr. So and me,
you wouldn't have survived in here.
Man, I miss Myeong-hwi.
Let's have a drink.
Mr. Cha, did you ever get into a fight with President Kang?
Come on now.
They were high school classmates, college alumni,
and even enlisted in the military together.
A fight between us?
Never!
We have never once fought.
SEOUL CITY DORMITORY FOR SINGLE FEMALE WORKERS
Jang-mi has another team dinner tonight.
The Curse of the Site Inspector Ghost.
There was a maiden ghost who once dreamt of owning her own place in Seoul.
Even after death,
her resentment drove her to wander through every apartment building in Seoul.
That's when…
Mi-sook.
Turn the TV off.
Maybe it's Jang-mi?
Why would she knock when she has the keys?
Right.
It must be the RA, right?
What are you doing?
You guys need to come with me.
Mommy.
Bom.
How did you get here?
You're soaking wet. Are you okay?
What are you doing here?
Bom, let's go inside. Come on.
Let's go inside.
Kim Bom.
How could you even think of coming here by yourself?
Didn't I tell you to stay put at the children's home?
I told you I'd be back for you if you behaved there.
Why didn't you do as I said?
Are you going to be a bad girl?
You promised you'd behave.
Why would you do this?
Hey, keep it down.
We'll all be kicked out if the RA catches us!
Hey, Jang-mi.
I'm back.
Don't worry, I'll clean all this up.
Go on inside.
So you know enough to fear Hong Jang-mi.
Mr. Cha.
Why didn't the auditors take his laptop?
His laptop?
The truth is, he's clueless about technology.
In fact, I was setting up his laptop that day.
What do you think you're doing?
-Take everything. -Sir, please try to calm down.
Damn it.
The auditors simply didn't know because it was his personal laptop.
For Mr. Cha, a laptop is no different from an expensive belt.
Thank you for calling. You've reached Risk Management.
Interesting timing, sir.
No.
I'm on my way.
See?
He's even asking for help with his computer now.
Well, when it comes to computers,
you're the best in this building…
I mean, in all of Yeouido, and no one even comes close.
Well, yes.
Yes, right. Feel free to ask any questions.
Is there any chance
you know how to hack too?
Hack?
Let's pause for a second.
Lee Yong-gi is one of the seven who developed cyber banking
and a former white-hat hacker.
That's asking for too much, right?
Yeah, that's too much.
No need to strain yourself.
"Strain"?
Did you say, "strain"?
Yeah, no idea.
HACKING IN PROGRESS…
HACKING COMPLETE!
So you're saying that this is Mr. Cha's laptop, right?
You're so amazing.
That's nothing.
Now that we've seen it, we should turn it--
Wait.
Would you like this?
But this is so precious.
They say your wish comes true if you fold 1,000 paper cranes.
Mr. Cha had me make them, so I'm not sure about the wishes.
Still, you made them with your own hands.
Well, sort of.
They are handmade, I guess.
SNAPSHOTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Wow.
Don't look, Ms. Hong.
Is he insane?
Adult content at work?
What a pervert.
FINANCIAL STRATEGY
"Financial Strategy"?
"19970529"?
It sounds like a date.
Why did you ask to see me?
Aren't you the busiest person at the company these days?
Surely, I couldn't be busier than you.
President Kang is constantly calling you in
over the slush fund probe.
I'm just doing my job for the company, after all.
What if
the prosecutors come after the Outstanding Women Employees' Club?
I doubt they're capable of thinking outside the box.
For this incident…
President Kang will take the fall.
An arrest may be unavoidable for him.
Does Myeong-hwi know this?
It's what the chairman has decided.
You just need to testify
that President Kang led the creation and management of the slush fund.
What are you saying?
Are you asking me…
to betray Myeong-hwi?
I heard your father-in-law's factory is
unable to cover its promissory notes.
At this rate,
they'll go bankrupt in two weeks.
Not to mention, the Mapo apartment under your wife's name
is about to go into foreclosure.
The company can prevent both
if you act in the company's interest.
I'll need an advance payment.
Please prepare the full amount
in cash within three days.
So Cha was already working for Song.
What happened today will stay just between us.
Of course.
I love secrets.
1997…
0721?
Here's what I found on Hong Keum-bo.
No employee by that name is currently on staff at the Jeonju branch of the FSS.
I've confirmed that she's on long-term leave from the head office.
There are no signs of anyone living in the apartment under her name in Seoul,
and it's been a while since the security guard has seen her.
Look into her younger sister, Hong Jang-mi, as well.
Yes, sir.
Hong Keum-bo.
This can't all be a coincidence.
HANMIN INVESTMENT & SECURITIES
If the intel is wrong…
and we fail to flush out the infiltrator,
we'll lose the chairman's trust.
Don't worry.
Grandpa never trusted you to begin with.
Also, the Audit Division didn't find a single thing.
There's no spy here.
Then we'll need to make one.
That's how you and I
will survive.
Come in.
Sit.
Yes, sir.
On July 21st,
the day before President Kang's accident,
what were you two up to?
I just happened to review the surveillance footage.
Mr. Cha Jung-il, around 8 p.m. that day,
you stopped by the president's office.
And Mr. Bang,
you conversed with President Kang in an elevator around 9 p.m.
That's not quite what you wrote in your statements to the Audit Division.
Did you both leave that out?
Both of you
will bring me evidence that proves you're innocent.
You have until noon tomorrow.
I can't continue working with a traitor.
It's for Albert's sake as well.
Man, that's bitter.
THE NEXT DAY
Hello, this is Bang Jin-mok.
Is it ready?
Thank you.
Mr. Oh, what's going on?
It's my dad.
He summoned Bang and Cha
to demand evidence proving their innocence.
They had until noon today.
Mr. Lee, let's have a smoke.
Okay.
Enjoy.
REDIAL
Sangma Photo Studio.
The primary beneficiary of the slush fund is you, Myeong-hwi!
So that's why you sold me off?
This is precisely why I can't trust you!
That's a recording from July 21st,
the day before President Kang's accident.
It's just as you heard.
Myeong-hwi
did not trust me.
Now,
that leaves Manager Bang Jin-mok.
COLOR FILM
Are you not headed to Mr. Oh's office?
No, I'm off to see the chairman.
The chairman isn't someone just anyone can meet at will.
COLOR FILM
I'll need to review that first.
Cha Jung-il must've handed over the recording.
What could Bang Jin-mok have photos of?
Mr. Bang Jin-mok's order is ready.
SANGMA COLOR PHOTO LAB
Here are your photos.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
On the evening of July 21st, I ran into President Kang in the elevator
as I was heading home.
He was on the phone.
Something about the conversation felt off, so I followed him.
Those are the photos I took then.
And this woman?
I followed her and saw her enter the FSS building.
Sir.
I finally found the truth.
Bang Jin-mok, that bastard…
I'm certain that Bang Jin-mok is the infiltrator.
I demanded the truth, and he failed to prove his innocence.
He didn't show up because he had something to hide.
We must come down hard…
Manager Bang Jin-mok
is not the spy.
Sir.
How did you get that?
Why did Bang Jin-mok
keep this under wraps until now?
President Kang passed away the very next day
and with the prosecutor's investigation wrapping up,
he simply didn't think to report it.
And what is this woman up to?
Hong Keum-bo has been transferred to the Jeonju branch.
It's unlikely she'll return to the head office.
-Executive Director Oh. -Yes, sir.
I'm the one at fault for trusting you.
You can't even break even, goddamn it.
Unbelievable.
It ended with my father barking up the wrong tree.
So an internal audit was conducted
to find the whistleblower involved
in the investigation of Hanmin's slush fund.
And President Kang Myeong-hwi was also involved in it.
Maybe?
You may leave.
Hold on.
I heard my grandpa asked you to tutor me.
But it feels like I'm coaching you on all fronts, doesn't it?
You're still here?
That's why Hong Keum-bo snuck into this company,
to find Hanmin's slush fund and the whistleblower.
Seriously, soup with rice? This is so petty.
Mr. Oh treats me like I'm some bargain-bin pawn.
No, wait.
Maybe he's got a big wad of cash for me?
Jeez, I don't want to end up like the former team manager.
Hello, sir.
I thought I'd be nice and feed you before I said this,
but now, I think even that would be a waste.
Hey.
Do you know how utterly humiliated I was
after I made moves based on your crappy intel?
Why I ought to…
Do not call me for a while. Got it?
Damn it.
Unbelievable.
Is everyone working late tonight?
I'm exhausted.
Seriously?
Who would look at this and know it was you?
Just go down to Yeouido Park,
and you'll see tons of average-looking women like this.
Jeez.
Get it together, Hong Keum-bo!
Bom.
Bom, what's wrong?
Bom!
Hurry up.
It's almost curfew.
Wait, I think that was Jang-mi.
It's almost midnight.
Hurry up now. It's almost curfew.
I could've sworn that was Jang-mi.
Bom, are you in the bathroom?
Bom.
-Oh no. -What is it? Is Bom not there?
Oh no.
Bom?
Bom…
Doctor.
Are you not going to do a full checkup on this kid?
Oh, just a moment.
It's a cold-induced fever, so we prescribed fever reducers.
-As her mother, you-- -I'm not her mother.
-Are you her guardian? -I'm not her guardian, either.
Then could we get your name as the person who brought her in?
It's Hong Keum…
I mean, it's Hong Jang-mi.
Ma'am, where's my mommy?
Ms. Hong.
Please contact her guardian first.
I will.
Are you okay?
I'm hungry.
You're hungry?
Bom!
What took you so long? I called ages ago.
The main gate was locked.
We climbed over the wall but there were no cabs.
Bom, are you okay?
I'm okay, Mommy.
She had a high fever of 38°C, but she's much better now.
They said she can go home after the IV drip.
Now that you're here, I'll be off.
Wait, Jang-mi.
We'll get demerit points if we go now.
You're worried about me now after pulling this stunt?
Nobody has time for sloppy lies.
How could three adults not manage one kid?
RESTRICTED AREA
Good morning, Ms. Song.
No need.
Thank you.
It's me, Pil-beom.
What's this now?
Don't tell me you two were together all night.
There you go with your nonsense again!
Ms. Song, give us the room.
Enjoy your meal.
Thanks.
Pil-beom.
You need to drink every drop of this.
This is the detox juice that Hollywood actors drink.
Go on.
Am I an actor?
It's really tasty.
Seeing you come running here at the crack of dawn,
calling me by my name…
You must need money again, don't you?
Not at all.
The truth is,
I'm here to discuss President Shin as a potential son-in-law.
What?
I mean, he's handsome with a solid build, and educated enough.
I can totally picture him with our Nora.
If you can picture it, then I know it's a bust.
What? Bust?
Look.
He may look like some hotshot on the surface,
but he's just a glorified puppet running things on behalf of the real boss.
Muppet?
He's no muppet. He's in excellent shape.
Goodness gracious.
When the time comes,
I'll have Ms. Song find Nora a suitable partner.
So you just stay out of it.
But I'm her mother. Why would I let Ms. Song do that?
Don't argue with me, woman!
Come on, Pil-beom.
So when's the blind date with the chairman's daughter?
Next week.
I didn't see that coming.
I thought you'd be repulsed.
Networks and connections are all that matter in Korean society.
You couldn't buy this connection.
The chairman sees me as a figurehead president,
a sort of tutor for his grandson.
All his important decisions
are made in closed-door meetings with his chief of staff.
I'd need to be a potential son-in-law
for him to let his guard down.
Okay.
We need you in those closed-door meetings
if we want to hit the jackpot.
A crisis is inevitable.
We need to seize the opportunity.
Here you go.
Here's to another rewarding day,
respectively.
Sir, here's the final report on the proposed
internal system improvements.
INTERNAL SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROPOSAL BLOCKING OUT-OF-RANGE ORDERS
In Hanmin's current trading system,
orders placed by traders are sent straight to the Korea Exchange.
Under our proposed safeguards, orders that exceed 8% of the market price
will be flagged as erroneous,
blocked internally, and automatically marked as unfilled.
We shut it down if it's suspicious in the slightest.
It'll be a trap with no escape.
Nice!
Ms. Hong, you'll come with me.
To where?
The president's office.
-Me? -Yes.
Why would I?
HANMIN INVESTMENT & SECURITIES
SUMMARY OF KEY ENHANCEMENTS
5. PROJECTED BENEFITS 6. ADDITIONAL NOTES
Well done, Risk Management Division.
I must say
this was all thanks to Ms. Hong's generous guidance and support.
You mean Ms. Hong Jang-mi?
Yes, sir.
Truth be told,
we did have some dead weight around.
But it was made possible
with all thanks to the genius one-woman army, Ms. Hong.
I thought as much.
She hasn't changed a bit.
Has Choi In-ja
ever asked for President Shin through the admin office?
There were two instances.
Last week, she set up a dinner.
And today, she left a message.
Really?
She just has to force my hand.
Surely,
they can't be an item, right?
Not with her, but with Ms. Kang.
It appears Choi In-ja wants him as her son-in-law.
The president and Nora?
I mean, him and Ms. Kang?
You must let me know immediately once their blind date is set up.
Yes, ma'am.
PERSONAL DETAILS
YEHPPEE = INFILTRATOR SO-BANG-CHA
ELIMINATED AS CANDIDATE
FOUGHT WITH KANG MYEONG-HWI, BETRAYED KANG MYEONG-HWI
THEN WHO IS YEHPPEE?
NOVEMBER, 1997
What if the prosecutors come after the Outstanding Women Employees' Club?
I doubt they're capable of thinking outside the box.
The Outstanding Women's Club
and Song Ju-ran.
Jang-mi, come on out for an emergency roommate meeting.
Okay.
I spoke with the children's home director over the phone,
and they didn't even know Bom had been missing for a week.
She's been here for a whole week, and they didn't notice she was missing?
But you didn't know at first, either.
You only found out after she was sick.
She's right.
You didn't know.
Shall we take a short break?
I'll be right back, Bom.
We need to get back in there with a solid argument.
How will we ever persuade Jang-mi?
You were great earlier.
She didn't even notice Bom was around.
By the way, who is Hong Keum-bo?
Where did you hear that name?
You said it.
"Hong Keum-bo!"
Get it together, Hong Keum-bo!
Damn it.
Is there anything else
that you saw or heard?
Last time, in the big room,
I saw a rectangular…
Rectangular?
It had photos of old guys.
I saw Auntie Bok-hee in there too.
Bom.
You can't tell anyone about that, okay?
Please?
-You do it. -No, you do it.
Then can you grant my wish?
I want to live here with my mommy.
I'll keep your secret.
Fine. Let's make a promise.
Mommy!
Bom.
Good job!
BOM CHILDCARE DUTIES
GO BOK-HEE: STUDIES AND READING READ HER ONE BOOK A DAY!
Ta-da.
-That's Mommy's name. -It is.
That's Auntie Bok-hee.
What are beeper numbers?
If you're ever in trouble, you just need to call one of the aunties.
Now you're even raising a kid?
If you fight it, you'll be taken down in an instant.
Anyhow,
Cha's situation is as you heard in the recording.
Both his father-in-law's bankruptcy and apartment foreclosure were stopped,
though it'll be hard to trace since the payment was in cash.
Seriously, if it's not one of the So-Bang-Cha trio,
then who the hell is Yehppee?
Yehppee could've switched sides after all that happened.
Let's expose that slush fund.
Up until now, the slush funds hidden domestically were impossible to trace.
In the olden days, bank and securities firm employees
kept hundreds of fake bankbooks in their desks.
Now, they're all fired up about the real-name banking system.
Who'd be crazy enough to lend their name nowadays?
What if it wasn't borrowed,
but secretly stolen?
I found something suspicious in Cha's recordings.
That's the Outstanding Women roster.
"Outstanding Women"?
HANMIN'S OUTSTANDING WOMEN EMPLOYEES
Go Bok-hee. Kim I-gyeong.
Even if their accounts were used to funnel the funds,
Hanmin could've paid them off to play dumb and deny it all.
What then?
That's why we need Hong Jang-mi to become an Outstanding Woman
and verify it for ourselves.
RESIDENT REGISTRATION CARD KIM I-GYEONG
HANMIN INVESTMENT & SECURITIES
Please forgive me.
I just got greedy
after seeing that large sum suddenly appear in my account.
I promise to never do it again.
Please spare me, just this once.
Right.
So why would you try to take money that isn't even yours?
Come on.
We took care of Kim I-gyeong's account at the Songwi Branch.
Good work.
Yes, ma'am.
Wait.
Yes?
What an odd resemblance.
UNDERCOVER MISS HONG
What? Were you caught?
Worry about your own risks.
I need to hear the answer I never got back then.
Why has Hong Keum-bo lied to plant herself in Hanmin?
I am Hong Jang-mi, no matter what anyone says.
You want an Outstanding Woman nomination?
Jeez, I was really hoping to avoid setting a honey trap.
Jang-mi, do you have a date?
There must be money in my account as well.
That money is nothing but trouble.
Who in the world is this unidentified male?
Jang-mi!