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My unni was bleeding to death.
She must've felt such injustice.
With a bloody finger,
she wrote "butterfly."
Why are we so afraid?
It's been a long time since mother and daughter disappeared.
And...
It's not as if Seo In Ae is the reincarnate of that woman's daughter.
Why are we so afraid all of a sudden?
Seo In Ae who lived in my daughter's place...
...is your daughter.
Something's happened to your father.
He's gone crazy.
Father.
Father, what's wrong?
It's all over.
Your father's done for!
Father, what's wrong?
Are you drunk?
It'd be nice if I could only get drunk.
I...
I have no right to get drunk.
I'm a sinner who should feel hell's punishment for thousands and thousands of years.
If you know you're a sinner, live like one.
What are you doing?
What is the Prime Minister of a nation doing?
The Prime Minister, Prime Minister, Prime Minister...
Prime Minister...
Is Kim Gun Pyo the Prime Minister?
Min Hye Rin is the Prime Minister.
Tae Kyung, take your father in.
I'm afraid someone might hear.
Fine.
I'm still the Prime Minister.
So, I have to live like one.
Tae Kyung.
Let's go to your room.
Fine, you want to use separate rooms.
Let him do as he wants.
Why is Father acting like that?
Did something happen?
It's the second time in his life.
Second time?
Why should I hide what you all know already?
He was like this when he went crazy over another woman.
He's acting crazy like that again.
The dead woman must have been reincarnated. Goodness.
The dead woman?
The woman...
your father never forgot.
That woman...
...died?
How should I know?
Disappearing before my eyes is same as dead.
What's wrong, Father?
Tae Kyung.
What happened?
Why are you acting like this?
Your father isn't human.
I was born as a human,
but I couldn't even recognize my own child.
What do you mean?
They wouldn't know if I was out all night.
Are you awake, Father?
Where is this?
My room.
Tae Kyung.
Do you...
still...
love Seo In Ae?
What?
Because of you...
you know how much pain she went through.
Now...
stop loving her.
Has the old man finally gone demented?
It's not dementia, it's seizures.
What's going on?
Dear...
how about if you change your ambition now?
What do you mean?
There's no hope in an old man who breaks the furniture at home.
Why are you saying this?
Are the forces on our side rebelling?
Is the Chief of Staff...
...looking to become second in line?
Everyone is acting like they support the Prime Minister.
But they're all ready to take his place at any moment.
You know very well they'll corner the Prime Minister and say it's disobedience if they need to,
Who will give them the chance?
We tied up the political funds.
The problem is the old man is losing his senses and only trusts the strength of the Iron Butterfly.
What about Se Kyung?
Trying to treat her like a princess...
is hard with my personality.
That girl...
by chance...
does he know our secret?
What?
She said something that concerns me.
I have the intuition only an intelligence agent...
...could possess.
Why?
Are you scared?
I am.
She's someone who can point a gun at me.
Point a gun? What do you mean?
It's just something.
She definitely takes after me.
Stop.
I'm not happy to hear she takes after you.
Hello.
It's me.
Have you thought about it?
Meet me.
I have nothing...
I want to say or hear.
It would be best to let it pass quietly.
I think it'd help your political career.
Don't misunderstand.
I'm not saying it for your sake.
Say "ah."
Kwang Chul came for breakfast because he misses Esther.
Master...
came to see our pretty Aunt.
So, he came to eat.
I came because I missed your beef soup.
What do you mean?
Hyungnim hasn't come by in awhile.
So, Aunt is mad.
Huh?
Ah...
I...
Because the new furnitures have been arriving, I've been super busy.
Goodness, she's really mad.
Grandma, don't be mad. Tell her that, Esther.
Grandma, don't be mad.
Don't.
One more bite.
Isn't it good?
Did something happen last night?
Aunt is so quiet.
Nothing.
Mommy cried...
and Grand-auntie did, too. They both cried.
Cried?
It's bad if Aunt and Lawyer Seo fight.
They didn't fight.
Just sadly. Sadly.
They cried.
Esther, did you hear?
Yeah, I heard it in my sleep.
Well...
days like that happen in life.
Eat up and go to work.
I'm bothered by everything today.
Alright.
Hurry and eat.
Let's leave Grandma alone.
Good girl.
"What time did you get home?"
"Why were you late?"
You don't even ask me.
You went golfing in the country.
I thought you ran into traffic.
Aren't you curious who I went with?
I don't care who it is as long as you get healthy.
Aren't you a little too confident?
Because you're Han Kwang Hoon's wife.
And Han Suk Ho's mother.
I'll tell you how I feel.
If your wife doesn't come home until late,
shouldn't you wait at the front door?
I fell asleep because I was tired.
I'm sorry.
That's a relief.
Are you nervous because of work?
Yeah.
Until the work is finished,
you'll be feeling sick.
How do you know that?
Am I stupid?
Some people say I'm trying to be a hero.
But you know how I really feel.
Because I'm Esther's daddy.
Oh, yeah.
I'm going to the Blue House today.
Today?
I told you.
A briefing on the New Town construction.
The Commissioner?
Yeah.
It sure is a different line than someone else.
I'm the laborer's line.
Don't be manipulated.
Be careful.
Alright.
Tae Kyung.
You arrived before me.
Hi.
I have something to show you.
Look.
I found something strange in the information you were inspecting.
From what I could confirm directly,
a set amount from Park Young Tae's paper company
is going to this nursing home in Gyeonggido.
Isn't the owner of the borrowed account there?
You're right.
I think he hid the faceless CEO Kim Chul Soo there.
Well...
it's just the beginning...
but if we unravel this to start with...
I think we can find the second and the third Kim Chul Soo.
It's dangerous.
Don't move alone.
I have to confirm one more thing.
Don't worry. I'll be careful.
Hanseo Construction set to participate in Saudi plant construction.
Good morning. Congratulations on being invited to participate in the Saudi plant construction.
- It's your first day at work, boss. - Kim Se Kyung.
Are you behind the newspaper article?
I don't have any personal motive.
I just...
want to see Hanseo Construction become a global company.
In exchange,
you guarantee my health, boss.
What are the newspapers doing?
Are they just sitting and watching the opposition party's newspaper make Seo In Ae a hero?
What?
The nation's intelligence officers can't even handle a newspaper?
Make other newspapers release subsequent articles
and make sure Seo In Ae's heroism is turned to dust.
Time is of the essence.
Oh...
Prime Minister.
How did you come to this humble place?
Without notice?
Is this a humble place?
Your voice is...
much louder than the Prime Minister's.
So...
Seo In Ae's heroism...
do you think it'll come to an end?
And if it doesn't?
Accusing law-abiding police officer in a police station in broad daylight.
Does it make sense that he engaged in torture too shameful to speak of?
Then...
what if it wasn't at a police station?
Is that kind of thing possible?
If it wasn't a police station,
is such condemnable act...
...going on often?
Prime Minister.
Director Park.
Seo In Ae...
Leave her alone.
Why?
Did you think I didn't know?
It started when Tae Kyung got involved.
You can stop now.
Just leave her alone.
I'm the Vice-Chief of the Security Department.
Vice-Chief?
I'm going to make a request to your Chief, General Chun.
Tae Kyung said...
he gave up on Seo In Ae.
Stop being the Iron Butterfly's servant.
Prime Minister.
I think you've misunderstood.
It'll be best for you to listen to me.
It's already getting too big for you to block.
This country...
and the society groups...
are arguing to be the first to unveil the statement.
Prime Minister.
I'm saying this with my position on the line.
That crazy...
That old man is going crazy.
Is he determined to end his life?
Prime Minister.
What brings you here unannounced?
General Chun.
Yes.
Even if I look around everywhere,
the only one I can trust...
...is you.
What?
General Chun.
My 25% support for supreme authority...
is it still valid?
Um...
Excuse me?
If that's valid,
I think I have to give that over to you...
sooner than I thought.
I lived for nothing.
The Prime Minister, politics and power...
I had it all at one point.
But I let the person I love die.
I'm an insect.
An insect.
Hello.
It's me. Are you coming to the Blue House today?
I am.
What you're doing with the Commissioner...
do you know what that is?
It's just called New Town construction.
But it's actually the Commissioner's personal kingdom construction.
He's buying the whole island...
in order to fulfill his ambition of building a kingdom.
I just need to do my job.
There will be all kinds of illegalities and corruption.
Get out of it.
Are you upset I'm invited...
to the Blue House?
That's the Commissioner's strategy.
I know.
Businessmen...
pledge immense funds as a condition
of visiting the Blue House.
They're clamoring to pledge funds.
But instead of pledging funds,
I'm aiding in the construction.
All of that...
...will be conducted illegally.
Don't worry.
I won't use you.
I'm hanging up.
Kwang Ch...
The hotel management is dated back to the 1970's.
You can't tell whether it's a hotel or a motel.
Starting with the employee's outdated uniforms...
The fitness club's exercise equipment needs to be updated to the newest models.
In the food and beverage section, coffee can't even be called coffee.
The parking lots are inadequate, so we need to plan to increase the lot size...
What's wrong?
Huh?
Huh?
Why are you sweating so much...
Let's sit.
- Okay. - For now.
Drink this.
Thanks.
Take it easy.
I feel like I'm finally living.
Now...
I think I know who I am.
It began when I left for Paris.
Am I a person who should live?
Or a person who should die?
According to Park Young Tae,
you left for my sake.
How much of that should I believe?
Don't believe a word he says.
He's not human.
You're hiding something from me.
I can feel it.
I'm not.
Ah...
Don't be burdened because I'm around here.
I already know.
Han Kwang Chul is Esther's daddy forever.
If I find a reason to live,
I'll leave then.
Yes.
This guy came by?
I know him.
Rough him up a bit.
So foolish...
President Han Kwang Chul.
Welcome to the Blue House.
Seo In Ae...
visited the Blue House as one of the top ten leaders for the next generation.
President Han Kwang Chul, you're an economic leader for the next generation.
Come in.
Don't be shocked.
You look like you're looking at a ghost.
Do you get it now?
That Park Young Tae is more frightening than a ghost?
You survived today only because of your parents, okay?
How dare you try to find my hidden funds?
Why don't you try to find a needle that's fallen into the Han River?
A guy born with a silver spoon in his mouth shouldn't spit it out.
Live with it in your mouth if you don't want to die by my hand.
Damn it!
I have to leave.
This will be a problem.
I haven't even officially pulled out my knife.
You can't collapse on your own.
I...
...never even dreamed of it.
I thought...
you left for a foreign land.
I thought you'd have forgotten me.
I'm sure you did.
I'm sure you wanted to forget.
In Ae.
Do you know what I'm working on?
This pretty, innocent young girl...
For being brutally violated in the face of injustice,
I'm writing a court statement.
Even after enduring *** torture,
she unjustly became a criminal
and must be legally sentenced.
This powerless young girl...
I'm going to plead for her.
Prime Minister.
While this young girl was being violated by the police,
what were you doing?
For the sake of preserving political power, you read a statement concealing the truth...
and ordered the media to stop.
That young lady...
Just as she was hurt beyond repair,
by chance...
were you...
also hurt...
like...
...that?
Am I right?
Through my daughter...
and...
through my son...
I heard about your...
...misfortune previously.
You knew about it but...
acted like you didn't?
I didn't want to believe it.
Good job.
You did good.
Keep living like that.
Even if you remain silent,
the world won't.
Hold back if it's for me.
Even your moans are a waste.
The reason I kept my mouth shut from the moment I found out you were my father
was because I wanted
to get revenge on the murderer and accomplices.
It was a childish thought.
Revenge isn't taken by my hand alone.
Now I know that.
You're receiving it all by yourself.
In Ae.
Political power that has lost morality equals violence.
Desire to grasp power with the use of violence...
Give up that greed first.
More accurately,
you have no right to be Prime Minister.
Madam Min Hye Rin...
she has less right to be the Prime Minister's wife. Give up the Prime Minister position.
No longer...
should you make a mockery of the citizens.
Don't be shocked.
I guess the work I'm doing...
is big enough to warrant a visit from the Prime Minister.
Why did the Prime Minister come here?
He looks like he's out of it.
I don't even think he knew I was standing there.
What is it now? Why did he come to see you?
In Ae.
What is it?
What is it!
I'll take my time telling you about it.
Right now, I...
can't tell you anything.
Your statement...
Is it that big of a deal?
Enough for the Prime Minister to get involved?
I wish that were the case.
Make sure Kim Tae Kyung isn't making any unusual movements.
Keep an eye on him no matter where he's taken.
Let's wait and see...
...who appears.
There's no way Kim Tae Kyung was behind this alone.
Hello.
Prime Minister?
Now?
Alright.
Let's do that.
Oppa.
Oppa.
What happened?
Why are you so hurt?
Who did this to your office?
Who was it?
Park Young Tae?
Se Kyung.
Can you call Han Kwang Chul?
I have to tell him something but I can't reach him.
Alright, oppa.
Stop drinking after this glass, Prime Minister.
I need to get more drunk to start talking.
Tomorrow morning...
you need to unveil the statement.
Statement...
It's true that an innocent *** underwent the most disgusting and cruel torture imaginable.
What statement are you talking about?
This regime that takes part in wretched violation of human rights.
Shouldn't we cry out for its removal?
Prime Minister.
You're drunk.
General Chun.
Do you remember?
When we were in the army,
I was troubled over a woman.
We were drinking like today.
It's all in the past.
I thought it was all in the past, too.
But...
it remained...
not in the past nor is it over.
Stop, Prime Minister.
I'm just starting. Why stop?
They say we're political rivals.
But the only person I can trust...
...is you, General Chun.
Be careful.
- Kwang Hoon. - Yes.
Escort the Prime Minister home.
Alright.
Let's go.
Who are you?
Special Advisor Han Kwang Hoon.
Who?
Special Advisor Han Kwang Hoon.
Currently...
I'm taking you home.
Ah... okay, okay.
I went to General Chun's house.
Special Advisor Han Kwang Hoon.
Yes.
Do you...
know Lawyer Seo In Ae well?
What?
Similarly to you...
...she's very intelligent.
I was going to ask General Chun...
...to watch over her.
But I couldn't even bring it up.
Prime Minister.
Prime Minister, my butt.
Prime Minister, my butt.
I was going to ask General Chun...
...to watch over Seo In Ae.
But I couldn't even bring it up.
Hello.
In Ae, it's me.
I found out illegally.
But In Ae.
You passed the bar exam.
Tomorrow, no...
It will be announced this morning.
Congratulations.
I knew...
it would happen...
But I'm still really happy.
I...
don't know if I have the right to congratulate you.
Alright.
Can I tell the family?
Yeah.
Bye.
Oppa, are you awake?
Thankfully, it's not a bad injury.
So, I told you not to move alone.
I should have gone with him.
There aren't many who would do this to...
...the Prime Minister's son.
Se Kyung, it's safer if you don't know.
As expected, it was Han Kwang Chul.
How did you know to come here?
Were you waiting for me?
Ahjussi, what do you mean?
I called Han Kwang Chul.
Se Kyung.
Han Kwang Chul would've come even if you didn't call him.
Ahjussi.
Your brother was stupid enough
to nearly topple the tower your father and mother built.
It was almost wiped out in one blow because of Han Kwang Chul's twisted scheme.
Se Kyung, you don't need to listen.
It'd be best if you went home.
Han Kwang Chul, take Se Kyung home.
Let's go.
Han Kwang Chul.
You and I have to talk separately.
Chil Sung, take Se Kyung home.
It was you.
You dug into my background...
and manipulated Tae Kyung who's a financial expert...
and uncovered my secret funds.
Right?
You have no fear. How is that possible, huh?
Do you still believe...
that those who violated Seo In Ae were my underlings?
The fact that Seo In Ae was violated.
You acknowledge it.
The people who know that...
I told you that there were only three.
Seo In Ae, Han Kwang Chul...
...and the perpetrator.
So?
I made a vow.
I'd find the perpetrator...
and tear him to shreds.
What?
Han Kwang Chul.
You're a crazy ***.
I let you live for Se Kyung's sake.
Now, you dare...
You dare declare war outright to Park Young Tae?
War outright?
Your horrible deed...
You'll confess the truth, Park Young Tae?
You must...
trust in your hyung, Han Kwang Hoon, or General Chun
and are fearlessly challenging me.
But they'll be taken down soon as well.
I don't trust people.
I trust Heaven.
Heaven knows.
Your horrible actions...
Would He just stand back and watch?
You will have to die by my hands today.
I was also waiting for this day.
Damn it.
You need to die tonight.
Han Kwang Chul.
Shoot me.
Shoot me instead.
Shoot.
Shoot me.
Fine.
Thanks to you, Han Kwang Chul lives...
and I don't get to make a mistake.
Han Kwang Chul.
You made an irrevocable mistake tonight.
Keep this in mind.
Ahjussi, you remember as well.
The crimes you committed...
won't be forgiven by Heaven.
Even if Heaven forgives you,
I won't let it go then.
Don't deal with Han Kwang Chul.
Soon that guy...
You will find out...
why I'm doing this someday.
Esther.
Today, Mommy's...
going to do something very important.
It's so important.
I need your strength.
You have to cheer me on.
Kwang Chul.
When did you get here so early?
You're making your argument today.
I'm going to take you.
Are you ready?
What skill do I have?
I'm afraid.
I'm leaving early to pray in the chapel before.
You have to do well.
You will.
The whole country is watching.
But what's wrong with your face?
Did something happen?
Huh?
No, don't worry about it.
Let's go.
Ah...
It's cool.
Are you confident about the trial?
Various civil and human rights groups are taking an interest.
Are you confident about your argument?
I don't have confidence.
However...
it's not my fight alone.
Many lawyers worked together to gather the evidence.
With that as the background, religious and women's groups have joined in...
to form an alliance to announce the argument.
College professors have promised not to keep silent.
With the hope...
that someday this becomes an issue in Congress,
I will make my argument.
This lawyer...
will make a statement...
about who the defendant is.
If it's a person with a conscience,
it's a name filled with pain
that can't even be called.
That terrible summer and fall passed.
Jun Ji Hae risked her life to stand in this courtroom today.
The world was told that a government group engaged in *** torture.
A morally corrupt regime...
...was denunciated.
No citizens will be tortured...
and the investigators will not force a statement...
according to criminal law book 12 article 2.
As a powerless person in this country...
as a woman...
having hope that at least justice will prevail.
Is it that difficult and impossible to do?
How can you deny that the ones who went through this great violence
are not ourselves or our daughters?
The law...
was not created to control the citizens.
But rather, was created to protect citizens from violence.
When that violence...
comes from the nation seeking to uphold power,
we must block that power.
It must be punished.
So, that power...
doesn't continue to trample on people's dignity any longer.
To prevent a second or third Ji Hae from happening,
we must face this bone-crushing truth.
In the face of all the crime, depravity and immorality in this era,
Jun Ji Hae was thrown out there like a sacrifice. No longer...
Not for one second,
can she be trapped in a cold prison.
If we ignore the horrible and cruel reality of *** torture,
we are accomplices in this horrific crime.
Hope doesn't form on its own.
It is displayed...
by someone with a seed of courage.
Jun Ji Hae...
must be released immediately.
Immediately!
Release her!
Release her! Release her! Release her!
Order.
Order!
The front of the courthouse is in an uproar.
Using the *** torture as the fuse,
the military government will yield to the people.
The police are reporting that the opposition party's plot is being realized.
Who will take responsibility for this!
The Prime Minister must take responsibility.
Make a statement immediately.
Shouldn't you have to beg forgiveness for training experts in torture?
What?
You're the one who tortured Seo In Ae.
Prime Minister.
Vice-Chief Park Young Tae.
How far did you torture Seo In Ae?
Is that the reason you won't make a statement? You're scared of someone like Seo In Ae?
I'm asking how far did you torture her?
Prime Minister.
Please calm down.
Prime Minister.
Prepare to make a statement.
In the face of such an important issue that might ruin the regime,
we can't be divided.
Director Jung.
Lawyer Seo In Ae's personal courage is amazing.
But a gathering of lawyers making a denunciation is unprecedented.
It's unprecedented that lawyers have issued a denunciation
throughout generations of anti-government or democratic movements.
What are you talking about?
So?
Are you saying you can't make a statement?
A group of 165 lawyers have requested a new law be formulated.
Prime Minister, are you insane?
Fine.
Then...
to Lawyer Seo In Ae...
along with the other 165 lawyers
and to the nation's citizens,
I will make a statement.
Like Seo In Ae,
I will make a statement
written with my heart's blood.
Is he sick?
I think he's gone insane.
Vice-Chief Park!
Isn't that too much?
Seo In Ae!
Seo In Ae! Our hero. The truth will prevail! Fighter for democracy, Seo In Ae!
Seo In Ae!
It was a moving argument.
It felt like you were arguing for yourself.
Say something.
I fervently wish...
to show in the courtroom
that hope is still alive in society.
And...
I request that this...
*** torture case...
is not politically manipulated.
Seo In Ae!
How is Jun Ji Hae's health?
Any additional arguments?
Chief Chun wants to see you.
Your argument today...
will go down in history.
Through Korea's court records
and by the mouths of the citizens,
it will go down in history.
The tears shed by you and Jun Ji Hae...
will become a catalyst to awaken this rotten society.
How much will you elevate me before I fall?
With this,
a great backlash will hit this regime.
Are you afraid this regime will topple?
I'm curious, too.
What will General Chun have to say at this point?
I never know what he's thinking.
That's why I'm coming. Don't misunderstand.
I don't know why, but...
General Chun told me to protect you.
It's time to take off his mask.
In this era where justice is dead and only greed remains, he wants to make a back deal.
Wow.
You two always look good together.
Lawyer Seo...
Congratulations.
Your tearful argument...
rang through the courtroom.
There is truth in the saying that there's a time to laugh and a time to cry.
But don't expect too much.
The result is already decided.
More than expected,
a heavier sentence is waiting.
Still...
nothing has been decided, Vice-Chief Park.
I hardened my bones here.
Then go tell him.
If Jun Ji Hae is sent to jail,
this regime will be more burdened.
In the end,
it will lead to a collapse.
Of course,
you along with it.
You're the same as ever, Seo In Ae.
Fine.
Laugh to your heart's content when you want...
...and dance.
Infiltrated various manufacturing factories
- acting as employees... - Yes.
and incited labor and management conflict.
It's Lawyer Seo In Ae.
Welcome, Lawyer Seo.
Thank you for coming.
Have a seat.
Sit.
Must you go to this extent...
in order to stay alive?
Wait a little longer even if the sentence is worse than expected.
Jun Ji Hae will be released.
Everyone stands back and watches politically charged issues.
But the fact that you took it this far...
...is astonishing.
You didn't call me here to offer compliments.
With Jun Ji Hae's incident,
it is highly possible the entire police force will be ruined.
The prosecution won't be able to avoid public censure.
The systemized political power, the opposition party, students and women will come together and explode.
As stated,
the fervent desire for democracy will be ignited
and might lead to an extremist policy.
You're looking far ahead politically.
So?
What are your future plans?
Will you go for supreme authority?
Look at this.
I think the time to call for historical change has come.
Change.
We need to draw a large stroke in the turning point of history.
What card will you use?
Seo In Ae.
Isn't it time to take off your mask?
In the end,
isn't it your goal to grab power?
I'm thinking of how to offer myself to history.
Whether it's sacrifice or greed...
How can I believe you?
The declaration of democracy.
Han Kwang Hoon...
is already preparing.
Explain.
Why did he call me to appease me with talks of democracy?
This government...
...is hopeless.
We've used all our cards.
The President has no choice but to trust General Chun.
General Chun...
is trying to figure out what the citizens really want.
Including constitutional law.
He's looking for a way to rescue this country from misery.
Han Kwang Hoon is creating that plan.
He's laying the foundation.
Amazing.
But if you're thinking of dragging me into that,
don't do it.
We can bring forth a true democracy.
It's the perfect chance.
I'm sorry...
but I don't trust General Chun.
Fine.
Let's talk next time.
You have to help me with something.
What?
Kwang Chul is waiting.
Let's talk there.
What is it?
I told you...
I only wanted to tell you.
If it concerns Park Young Tae,
we should all know.
It's okay. It doesn't matter.
So...
What's this?
Park Young Tae sent it.
Is this true?
About sister-in-law's past?
You already knew, didn't you?
Then...
were you being threatened for a long time?
Since when?
This doesn't just concern you.
It's a threat toward General Chun.
How does Park Young Tae have this?
You thought I was a joke.
Seo In Ae...
she's your older sister.
Se Kyung, you evil ***.
You ruined this family.
How dare...
someone strangle me?
We'll separate.
Hye Jin!
Don't touch me. You're dirty.
The Prime Minister...
It's time for his political death.
Madam Min Hye Rin.
She's at the brink. In Ae is standing on the edge.
Who's the one who put her on the edge?
Welcome.
Lawyer Seo In Ae.