(Episode 3)
Did you think...
that I wouldn't find you?
Byun...
Byun Il Jae...
You're trying to take revenge?
What can you do?
You can just die in my hands...
just like your parents and your aunt did.
That is your fate.
Just accept it and die peacefully.
Every night,
I die.
When I'm scared, I punch the sandbag.
And also when I want to give up...
or when I want to die.
And also, when I'm lonely.
(Dongincheon Station)
I am sorry.
Chae Ryung?
Are you...
Ok Chae Ryung?
Who are you?
It's me, Guk Cheol!
Lee Guk Cheol!
You're Chae Ryung, right? It's me, Guk Cheol.
I'm Sudo Medical Foundation's...
You have the wrong person.
Chae Ryung.
Chae Ryung!
Ok Chae Ryung!
I found Lee Guk Cheol... No.
I found MK2 vaccine serum.
What should I do?
Yes, Sir.
It's taking you guys forever. Can't you hurry up?
What are you doing at my house?
I found his money, Boss.
That's... That's my money!
My gosh, you saved up quite a lot. How much is this?
Please... Please give me back my money.
I can't fix my eyes without that money.
I have to live blind forever!
That's your problem.
If you're going to beg in my area, you should pay the fee.
Let's go.
No.
- What's with him? - He's funny.
Give... Give me my money.
If you don't,
I will kill you all.
Is he trying to get himself killed?
If we fight in the darkness,
I won't have a weakness.
What is this?
Hey, what's wrong?
Do you want to die?
Where are you?
Hey! Stop right there!
Get him!
Is there anyone around? Help me!
Help me!
Give it to me, you idiot.
This money is my sight.
I won't give it even if I die.
My goodness. Does he want to die?
Try me. Just kill me instead!
Sure. You can just die, then.
- You're a dead man! - Kill him!
Die, you idiot.
- Boss, look. - What?
- My goodness. - Give me that.
Forget it. Run!
You punk.
What happened to the rich kid you once were?
Chae Ryung?
Just leave like you did before.
I don't need your sympathy.
You're lucky, Guk Cheol.
Sell us...
the MK2 vaccine.
- What? - We will buy the vaccine serum...
in your body.
You'll visit us once a month to draw blood...
until we make the vaccine.
Until when will I do this?
We're thinking 10 years.
If you're unlucky, it'll be for your entire life.
Just my luck.
I have anaemia.
I must eat well.
Does your boss...
always keep his promises?
Our business is all about trust.
Not only does he have your new identity,
but he probably set up a school for you to go to in the US.
And I'll personally update you with news on Byun Il Jae.
Jeong Eun.
Please find Cha Jeong Eun, first.
Do you...
like her?
If it wasn't for her,
I'd already be dead.
First things first. Get some sleep and recuperate.
You're going to the US.
(New Jersey, United States)
This is the house.
I called them already, so they'll be waiting for you.
Gun... Gun Woo.
Don't shoot.
Who are you?
Gun Woo.
You're Do Gun Woo, aren't you?
Who are you?
They came from Korea to meet you.
First, please set down the gun.
Gun Woo.
Good.
Take Gun Woo and wait outside.
He attacked you first while being high.
If they see it as self-defence,
the most you'll get is three years.
If you're lucky, it'll be even less.
I said, I'll just go to jail.
I'm trying to tell you...
why you shouldn't go to jail.
Have you ever been told...
who your father is?
I only know that he passed away. That's all I know.
Your father...
is Do Choong, the chairman of Dodo Group.
Your mother was a staff at his secretary office.
Once the affair was found out,
she was forced to move to the States.
Why is he looking for me now?
The chairman doesn't even know about your existence.
And even if he knew, he would never look for you.
I'm glad.
That way, I can hate and curse him forever.
I researched about you.
I saw that your marks in school were quite good.
Finish your studies here.
I'll support you all the way.
Why are you doing this to me?
Is it sympathy?
It's because you have the blood of the leader of Dodo Group.
You're a part of the royal family.
When it's time, I'll call you in.
Until then, keep on growing that hatred of yours.
We'll change that hatred...
into ambition.
Well?
You only live once.
Isn't it worth a try?
I'm back, Ma'am.
That woman was put in jail for murder?
Yes.
What about her son?
I heard that he's addicted to drugs.
He had already disappeared after the incident.
I'm sure he's wandering around the slums as we speak.
Good job, Il Jae.
Now I can finally sleep at night.
This is just between you and me.
I'll be sure to hold my tongue.
Don't worry, Ma'am.
Kang Gi Tan.
That's my new name.
Lee Guk Cheol no longer exists in this world.
I...
won't die.
I'll make sure to live...
to take my revenge on you.
Including Byun Il Jae,
no one will be able to recognise me.
(5 years later, New York)
You're graduating in just two years?
You're really amazing.
A lot has changed in Korea during that time.
Hurray for Congressman Hwang Jae Man!
Hwang Jae Man.
He was selected for the third term...
and is currently the floor leader of the majority party.
It was largely thanks to his son-in-law, Byun Il Jae.
Il Jae became the legal manager of the Strategic Planning Department.
It's a shocking promotion that has never happened at the company.
This means that Chairman Do Choong has finally accepted him as family.
In other words,
Il Jae is now untouchable.
Gi Tan.
Are you listening?
Kang Gi Tan.
Why are there no updates on Jeong Eun these days?
Do you think I wouldn't have told you if we found her?
Where in the world is she hiding?
Forget it.
I'm going to be late for my flight.
We'll talk when I get to Seoul.
You're coming to Seoul?
I applied for a job at Dodo Group's Strategic Planning Department.
What?
If you want to catch a tiger, you should go into its den.
Why can't you...
just tell him that Cha Jeong Eun died?
I'll tell him when it's time.
But what should I say?
That the families of the victims blamed her for the virus leak?
No, let's take that part out.
She ran away with her brother from shelter to shelter...
until she died in a fire.
It would be too shocking for him.
(Cha Dong Soo, Cha Joong Tak, Cha Jeong Eun)
Dad.
I'm really going to...
get hired at Dodo Group this time.
I'm taking good care of Dong Soo,
so don't worry.
(Rental Housing)
(Quiet, cozy and cheap rental housing)
(Mirae Rental Housing)
Excuse me?
Hey, is anyone here?
(The bathroom door is broken. Please knock.)
Hey, who are you?
Oops.
Sorry. I didn't see anything.
"Sorry, I didn't see anything"?
You barged in, and now you're sorry you didn't see anything?
That's not what I meant.
Why didn't you lock the door? Are you a pervert?
"Pervert"?
Don't you see the sign?
(The washroom door is broken. Please knock.)
Gosh, sorry, I didn't see anything.
Nor would I have wanted to.
Why are you speaking in English?
Do you think I can't understand?
I came for a room.
Where is the owner?
Don't be so rude.
You look younger than me, too.
It's 180 dollars a month.
You'll get a discount if you plan on staying long term.
Are you the owner?
Hey, my lights are not working!
All right.
Oh, are you the manager?
Soo Yeon, get over here. The tap's blocked.
I'm coming!
Your name is Soo Yeon.
Follow me.
I have a bad feeling about this.
(Dodo Group)
Can I help you?
I'm just here to look around.
Then please leave.
Watch it. You have no idea who I am.
The chairman's coming!
- What happened? - What do you mean?
Why did you come without telling me?
My mum...
is dead.
Why didn't you tell me?
But I'm here, aren't I?
You must've been distraught.
Well...
Should I be?
Everyone asks if I'm sad, but I'm not.
Why aren't I?
As of now, no one can find out who you are.
Do what I say and say what I tell you.
That's what you must do.
So? Should I go back?
I will register your job application today.
What application?
The written exam for the Strategic Planning Department is tomorrow.
This is the answer packet.
Do you want me to work here?
I want you to work here...
as a shadow agent.
Are you insane? Why would I?
I'm just here to see the face of my so-called father.
I want to see the guy who abandoned his wife and child.
I told you to listen to me!
Don't hit me. Okay?
Don't hit me.
How dare you hit me?
Listen up.
You...
will get the best grade out of all the people...
who applied this year. I will make that happen!
And then,
the whole world will find out that you, Do Gun Woo,
are Do Choong's biological son.
Understood?
Are you confident?
Can you get him to acknowledge me?
Now is the time to take the plunge.
That's all I'm sure about.
What if I fail?
Won't it ruin you, too?
Only success is acceptable.
My plan is...
to only succeed.
(Dodo Group's Strategic Planning Department Exam)
Do you have to do this just to get close to Il Jae?
Dodo Group's involved.
That's news to me.
I don't know the details.
I have to find that out.
This really is the tiger's den.
I'll manage things on this end. Go find Jeong Eun for me.
Gi Tan, the truth is...
Forget it. I'll tell you after the exam. You should go.
Sorry. Are you okay?
What will you do about this?
So what?
These are my special notes.
My father lost his job,
and my brother might die.
- It's your fault if I fail. - It's your fault if I fail.
- What will you do about this? - What will you do about this?
Cha Jeong Eun?
Hey.
Are you...
by any chance...
Hey, Soo Yeon.
You applied, too?
We could've shared a taxi. What a waste.
Where do we go?
Why are you asking me?
You're the manager.
I'm only a manager back home. I'm not in charge all the time!
Gosh, all right. You didn't have to yell.
I apologise.
Pay me 100 dollars as compensation.
It's for the notebook and psychological damage.
Pay up.
I lived abroad for too long.
Korean women are weird.
What was it?
Is something wrong?
The person behind me must be sick.
I can't concentrate with all the moaning going on.
That's wrong.
You'll fail.
What a jerk.
Quiet, please.
No, I must be confident.
I bet he guessed all the answers.
That's why he's done already.
It's pouring.
Do you have an umbrella?
Take mine.
Or I'll walk you to...
Is it the rain?
What's wrong with all the women?
I'll take it.
I hate getting wet.
I hate getting wet, too.
You offered your umbrella to her.
She's a woman.
Then...
I guess we'll share.
Do we know each other?
Why?
You're being too friendly.
We'll be friends once we enter the company, anyway.
I'm going to make it,
but what if you don't?
What will you do about this?
I will make it with the best marks.
I see.
You're delusional.
But still,
I can't let you have the best marks.
Me, neither.
(Hwang Jae Man's Autobiography, Publication Party)
Thank you, Ms Kim.
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
A lot of people came, didn't they?
50 million dollars?
That's Sudo Medical Foundation's selling price.
And Il Jae turned all of them into unregistered bond, right?
It's from the underground money market, so it's definite.
That sounds better.
It'll be easier for me to get my money back.
If you get it back, 30 percent is for me, okay?
Ms Ok.
Thank you for accepting my invitation.
It's nothing.
How can I say no to your party?
Of course.
I actually came to get some customers for my gallery.
Who is she?
This is my daughter.
She loves art, so you should get to know her better.
I am Ok Chae Ryung, the CEO of Young Gallery.
I see, I'm Hwang Ji Soo.
Secretary Ok?
My goodness.
You must remember me.
It's been 10 years already.
How have you been?
Do you know her?
Yes.
The chairman would like to see you in his suite.
Please take care of the party, Ji Soo.
Yes, Dad.
How do you know my husband?
Well...
I'm not sure if I should say...
Well,
I worked for Director Jung of Sudo Hospital...
for some time.
You know how she is.
She always bullied me.
Mr Byun...
also looks much happier than before.
By the way, do you have anything good at your gallery?
You should come. We're getting some new stock next week.
Okay.
It's sad...
how us brothers-in-law never see each other.
I am very sorry that...
I haven't visited often.
You must have a lot of time,
seeing that you've written a book.
I am embarrassed...
to publish such poor writing.
You must be...
very mistaken, my brother-in-law.
What do you mean?
I did not put you there...
so you could play a role of a snotty politician.
I am ready to be blamed upon.
You can say...
what you want to say.
What happened with the inspection...
of the government offices?
Why is Dodo Group...
on the list made by the congressmen?
I have no excuse...
to explain that incident.
You.
Are you trying to spare yourself?
What do you mean, spare myself?
I've been hearing that...
Hwang Jae Man is...
trying to become the president.
A few talkative people were just trying to be nice.
A president lasts for five years.
But a politician lasts for 5, 6, 7 or more elections if he wants.
I want someone like that. Someone who will last long!
Someone who's obedient and well-behaved.
Someone who will...
work by my side for my sake.
That is why...
I put you there.
Do you understand?
Of course, I do.
A horse needs to run in order to be a horse.
And a dog must bark in order to be a dog.
If an animal can't run or bark,
it will be...
killed by its owner.
I'll take your words to heart.
When the inspection begins,
Dodo Group's stock will go down.
Change half of your unregistered bond...
into Dodo Group's stocks.
I'll buy it under another name.
Did something happen in there?
Do Choong is a businessman,
and I'm a politician.
Businessmen bow their heads to get a profit.
And politicians bow their heads...
to get an opportunity.
When we lift our heads back up,
a businessman will have money.
And a politician...
will have his opponent's life in his hands.
We will be able to discern...
who's the dog and who's the horse...
after we lift up our heads.
Gosh, don't you think we should've ordered some tangsuyuk?
We need to save money.
You're a public defender.
Stop saying that.
I hate riding on the subway line one because it's owned by the state.
Aren't they going to announce the results today?
It's here.
(Congratulations, you've passed the first exam to enter Dodo Group.)
Did you make it?
You can take that exam again next year.
I'll give you a raise.
Come on.
Do you want some soju?
My gosh.
I don't care.
I made it!
I did it! I passed the exam!
Hey!
Congratulations, Soo Yeon!
- Give me soju. - What?
Wait a second.
All right, you did it.
- My gosh, this is great. - This is awesome.
I knew you'd make it!
I passed!
A spy?
Are you saying that there is a spy among them?
That's what our sources say.
Where are they from?
We believe they are...
either from a rival company or the National Intelligence Service.
Or it can be both.
My gosh, those little rats.
Is there a way to get them?
I think...
today's interview will be interesting.
Do we have a plan?
I've prepared something quite special.
The interview will be held in two sessions.
And the second session will include a lie detector.
Excuse me.
We weren't notified of that.
What is the sudden use of the lie detector?
We heard that one of you has an ulterior motive.
In other words, there's a spy.
If you fail the lie detector test,
you will be dropped without exception.
You said you want to be a patriot. Is that true?
Yes.
Then,
you should've joined the army.
Why did you apply to our company?
Dodo Group is one of Korea's leading companies.
When a company grows,
it will strengthen our economy.
And I believe that makes us patriots as well.
Truth.
This is your third application.
Why do you insist on joining our department?
It's because you pay more than any other company does.
Truth.
You live with your younger brother.
How did your father die?
Ms Oh Soo Yeon?
Why did your father die?
(Restricted Access)
Jeong Eun!
Jeong Eun. Jeong Eun.
He died in a hospital.
You look familiar.
Have we met?
I work...
part-time at a law firm.
I often saw you in court when you were a lawyer.
Truth.
You grew up in the States.
Which city?
I don't know.
My mum passed away without telling me.
Has your father passed away, too?
He's alive,
but he abandoned us years ago.
Truth.
Why are you here?
I want to succeed...
and meet my father.
Do you want to succeed and then get revenge or something?
If I could do that, that doesn't sound bad at all.
Truth.
I understand that mindset.
But...
isn't that a bit twisted?
He sounds like a psycho.
- Well... - Wait.
He received the top mark for the written exam.
Oh, is that so?
I think he's a perfect nutcase.
I will live...
and get my revenge.
If you don't die,
then that will happen, Guk Cheol.
You graduated from Stanford University...
in just two years.
You were born in July, 1988.
Is that true?
I almost died as a child,
so it might not be accurate.
What happened?
I almost died many times,
so I even changed my name.
I hoped it would bring me better luck.
With these qualifications,
you could get a great job in America.
So why do you want to work at our Strategic Planning Department?
Since I was young,
I had just one dream.
If I work here,
I just might be able to make it happen.
Truth.
Are these the people you picked?
(Do Gun Woo: First Best, Kang Gi Tan: Second Best)
"Do Gun Woo"?
"Woo" means that he's related to me.
Gun Woo.
Do Gun Woo.
He grew up in America.
He was too stupid to know which city he was born in.
He's not a relative.
"Do" is a rare surname,
so I know almost everyone by that name.
But I don't recognise him.
(Dodo Group)
Soo Yeon.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
I knew you'd get in, Nan Jeong.
Really? Let's be friends. We can help each other out.
We're colleagues now. Doesn't that make us friends?
Does it, Soo Yeon?
Yes, Nan Jeong.
- Was that for me? - No. It was for her.
I thought you'd fail the interview, but you're still here.
I told you that I'd come first.
Don't just say whatever you want.
The first place is mine.
It's mine.
You will stay here while you are being trained.
Will the men and the women stay together?
Other than the changing rooms, bathrooms and showers,
you will be together.
Unpack your belongings and come to the auditorium by 4pm.
Quiet, everyone.
I'm Moon Tae Gwang, Manager of the Strategic Planning Department.
I shall be in charge of your training.
I'm Mo Gyung Shin, your instructor.
Moon Tae Gwang used to work at the National Intelligence Service.
How do you know that?
My father is one of Dodo Group's Executive Directors.
Can you keep quiet?
Each of you beat 100 competitors to get here.
I wish I could hire all of you,
but unfortunately, less than half will pass the training.
It's called the Strategic Planning Department.
It's usually called SPD.
Do Choong manages the department himself. It's the key group.
Let me know when you can get it to me by.
This department is split into legal, financial, planning,
human resources, communications and secretary teams.
In the secretary team is the Shadow.
It's a group that executes secret tasks.
The shadow agents are selected by the marks they get during training.
How many do they select?
It could be one...
or more.
Since you gave me the answer sheet and all,
help me become a shadow agent.
I can help you, but I can't make you become one.
The most definite way to get in is by receiving first place marks.
But...
why do I have to become a shadow agent?
It's the only way...
you'll catch the chairman's attention.
You must get first place marks during training.
That is solely up to you.
If you want to work under Byun Il Jae,
you need to get first place marks, no matter what.
Just remember these three things during your training.
One.
Obedience.
Two. Obedience.
Three.
Obedience.
That's all.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Dodo Group's Chairman,
Do Choong.
The one thing...
I consider most important during this training is...
your love for the company.
This love for the company can also be called...
loyalty.
Loyalty...
means to give both your body and soul for the organisation.
Our training for the Strategic Planning Department...
is completely different from other major companies.
It's going to be as tough as becoming...
a member of the special forces or the National Intelligence Service.
It's a process...
that will help us test your loyalty.
I believe...
in outstanding individuals.
To those who pass with good marks,
there will be 200,000 dollars in prize money.
And on top of that,
there will be enormous benefits.
Did you hear that?
He said 200,000 dollars.
It's going to be mine.
It's going to be mine, no matter what.
Here are the marks from your entrance exams.
(1: Do Gun Woo, 2: Kang Gi Tan)
(40: Oh Soo Yeon)
Soo Yeon.
You're the last.
Those marks are not important.
The marks you get after the training is more important.
Don't you think so?
It's easy for you to say.
That makes me feel worse.
The curriculum is special and strict.
You can volunteer to quit,
or...
we might ask you to leave.
Get up. Get up.
Get up. Get up now.
On top of the curriculum,
how you live and your habits can become...
a reason for bonus or penalty points.
Get up.
Your ability to work well derives from your physical strength.
If you're healthy, you will also have a healthy willpower.
And a healthy willpower...
is the basis of your loyalty to us.
Every week, you will be given physical tests...
which will be recorded and applied to your final marks.
17.
19.
25.
36.
Good.
Zero!
44.
68.
Good.
83.
- Wow! - Good.
It looks like Gun Woo will lose again.
And even with the written exam,
he's actually the one who is in first place.
It might be hard for Gun Woo to finish first place...
Kang Gi Tan.
We should disqualify him.
(1: Kang Gi Tan, 2: Do Gun Woo)
(40: Oh Soo Yeon)
There will be an assessment for each subject every week.
If your physical test mark is low,
I suggest you try harder in the other subjects.
I emphasise,
the ranking will change every week.
Whose is this?
Stop everything you're doing.
Everyone, place your bag on your bed.
Now!
I was reported that there is a spy among you.
Check their bags.
It's a wiretapping device with a camera.
That is not my pen.
This is not a pen. It's a spy's special equipment.
You. What is your identity?
Who are you?
(Monster)
You have connections, don't you? Who is it?
It's the chairman of Dodo Group.
Bring him here. I want to see who he is.
You have to report to me first.
- Do you understand? - Byun Il Jae.
I don't care what it is. Get all the information you can get.
Keep it within reason.
- All right! - You're dead meat.
Yes, I'm a dog.
I'm saying that I'm watching you!
How can you look for someone who's dead?
Cha Jeong Eun. It's good to see you here.