Queenmaker (2023) s01e11 Episode Script
Episode 11
1
Are you sure?
My gut tells me they'll try to end it all
during the debate
by turning Ji-yeon's death into a suicide.
They're insane. They really are.
God, those sons of bitches.
Oh Kyung-sook.
You trust me, right?
I'm going to save Guk Ji-yeon.
Do-hee, what do you mean?
I mean, what if you…
Where are you right now?
I'll bring her to you
before the debate ends, at any cost.
Stall as long as you can.
If we lose here, it's over for us.
What the hell?
Jeez.
Yes, Dong-joo.
Ms. Hwang. I'm sorry.
I just lost those bastards.
Shit.
2023 SEOUL MAYORAL BY-ELECTION
CANDIDATE DEBATE
We will now begin
the final candidate debate
of the 39th Seoul Mayoral By-election.
This debate is being broadcast live
on five TV channels
and web portals.
Candidates, could you each begin
by greeting the citizens of Seoul?
Esteemed citizens of Seoul,
I am standing here today
with a solemn heart.
I won't be swayed by the malicious rumors
and allegations against me
and will only focus on sharing with you
my visions and policies
as an administrator.
Let me prove myself.
Truth doesn't bend or break,
no matter how much pressure
is applied to it from outside.
I, Oh Kyung-sook the Rhino,
will do my best today so that
what is said today can be the final cry
that marks the beginning of a world
where truth prevails.
Thank you.
Today's debate will have
no rules or time limits.
It will be a free-form debate.
I look forward to a fair
and insightful debate
between the two of you.
Ms. Hwang.
Those bastards
got on the Chuncheon Highway earlier.
They should be exiting near Hwacheon soon.
Hwacheon?
Yes. There are a lot of reservoirs there
but not a lot of foot traffic.
I'll keep you updated on their location.
All right.
Can I go first?
Sure. Go ahead, Candidate Oh.
Thank you.
Candidate Baek.
I'd like to begin the debate
on the topic of Eunsung Group.
So, the construction of the duty-free shop
has been completed, right?
Yes, everything has been completed.
And we've already held a soft opening.
From what I've learned,
there seems to be
some pretty uplifting news.
I was told that there were zero casualties
during the construction
of what is now Asia's highest skyscraper.
That's right. Thank you.
I believe it's due to our dedication
to upholding safety standards.
Perhaps,
but I beg to differ.
I believe you dedicated your efforts
not to safety
but to maintaining your connections.
Excuse me.
Are you referring to this?
EUNSUNG DUTY-FREE SHOP PERMIT LOBBY LIS
DISINFORMATION
Mr. Ma, what just happened?
Why is our silver bullet
in the hands of those bastards?
It must have been leaked
by an inside source.
We came across
this baseless disinformation
and are conducting an investigation
to find out who created this list.
What did you say?
Did you call it baseless disinformation?
Does this list make
any sense to you, then?
If you look here,
from the Blue House
to the prosecution to National Assembly
to civil servants of Seoul,
it lists countless people
who work for the government.
On top of that, it even reveals
the amount with which they were bribed.
Yes. So, all of those people--
Could it be
that your campaign office
fabricated
this fake list?
Fabricated?
Why would we do such a thing?
If you brought this list here tonight
knowing it was fake,
it would be a clear violation
of the election law.
I'm going to save Guk Ji-yeon.
I'll bring her to you
before the debate ends, at any cost.
Stall as long as you can.
Candidate Baek.
Yes?
You just claimed
that the list was fabricated.
Even if the list really were fabricated,
just the fact that such rumors
are circulating in Seoul
causes great anxiety to Seoul citizens.
You promised to share the duty-free shop
with Seoul citizens,
but shouldn't you first resolve
these sources of anxiety for the citizens?
Indeed, you're right.
So I'd like to make a suggestion
to Candidate Baek Jae-min.
Let us form a safety inspection team
made up entirely of citizens of Seoul
and have them double-check everything
from the duty-free shop's safety
to how its permits were issued
through a fair and transparent process.
What do you think?
Candidate Baek?
Are you refusing to give an answer?
You think it's okay to disregard
the opinions of Seoul citizens?
Of course, I'd love
for the citizens of Seoul to--
Excuse me.
Well,
we have breaking news
for our two candidates
and the voters watching at home.
It seems that Ms. Guk Ji-yeon,
Candidate Baek's aide,
just posted a suicide note
on her social media account.
It's on the screen as we speak.
I'm Guk Ji-yeon.
The rumor about the affair
between me and Mr. Baek is entirely false.
It was fabricated by Campaign Manager
Hwang Do-hee, my former boss.
I no longer have the courage to live
in this hell I am trapped in.
Candidate Baek,
my last wish is that you create a world
where truth always prevails.
Attorney Oh.
Yes.
Is what is said on that note true?
Hwang Do-hee,
the manager of your campaign,
fabricated the rumor about an affair
between Ms. Guk and me
and drove this innocent woman to suicide.
Someone in your own campaign did this,
and you didn't know anything?
That's right. I knew nothing.
No.
I couldn't have known
because our campaign office
never fabricated such--
Enough of your wordplay!
Covering up the misdeeds of people
who work for you
is justice to you?
Is that your definition of justice?
You start a witch hunt against
a pregnant woman to win an election--
Stop!
What are you talking about?
Start a witch hunt? Who did that?
I did no such thing!
How do you explain this?
My aide
decided to take her own life
because of you.
Whether she decided to take her own life,
or she was forced to take her own life,
we don't know yet, do we?
Let's change the perspective here.
If the rumors about your affair
and the illegitimate child are true,
who would be the most relieved
by Ms. Guk Ji-yeon's death?
Wouldn't it be you, Candidate Baek?
Is that why
you're claiming that she's already dead
when we still don't know
whether she's alive or not?
Is that it?
Even at this moment,
Ms. Guk could be struggling
with every ounce of her strength
to survive.
Dear citizens.
In the impossible scenario that
Candidate Baek's scandal is revealed
to have been fabricated
by people in my camp,
I will…
withdraw my candidacy
and take full legal responsibility
for all that's happened.
But if it's proved otherwise…
you will have to pay the price…
for your crimes.
Candidate Oh.
With all this happening…
is the election all you care about?
Absolutely not.
It's not the election I care about.
It's the truth.
Okay.
All right.
I'll give it all up.
What could be more important
than Ms. Guk's well-being right now?
So, Ms. Guk,
I beg of you.
It's okay. It will all pass in due time,
so please…
do not give up on your life.
From this moment,
I will stop
participating in this pointless debate
and put all my efforts
into finding Ms. Guk.
Dear citizens.
Please help Ms. Guk Ji-yeon
return to us alive.
Guk Ji-yeon!
Wake up!
Sir, we have a problem.
25 HOURS UNTIL THE 39TH
SEOUL MAYORAL BY-ELECTION
Traces of Ms. Guk Ji-yeon,
who left behind a will and disappeared,
have been found in a reservoir
in the Chuncheon area.
It seems that Ms. Guk attempted suicide
by burning a coal briquette
in a rented vehicle,
and she was not at the scene
when her vehicle was found.
The police have reported
finding two men in their late twenties
at the reservoir
where Ms. Guk's vehicle was found.
They were both unconscious
and are being transported to a hospital.
One was identified as a member
of Candidate Oh's campaign staff.
Oh my God.
Dong-joo! Dong-joo! Can you hear me? Hey!
Do you recognize me?
What about Do-hee? What happened to her?
Dong-joo!
You son of a bitch!
Are you all right?
Yes.
Ji-yeon.
Jackass!
Get the door!
-Hurry!
-Hey!
-Stop!
-Get in!
-Open the door!
-You bastard!
Go on without me! Hurry!
Hey, get out of there!
Ms. Guk Ji-yeon's whereabouts
are still unknown.
What happened?
Hwang Do-hee must've followed them.
There's only a day to go
until the election.
Even if Guk Ji-yeon resurfaces alive,
we just need to pull the wool
over the voters' eyes
until the election is over.
So, it will all go away
the moment I'm elected?
The winner takes all?
Because that's what elections are?
Absolutely.
Guys. It's now one day to D-day.
Start a full-blown witch hunt on Oh
using all legacy media.
Gather our most loyal supporters
and start bombing her.
We'll back her into a corner
until the very end. Understood?
-Understood!
-Yes, sir!
-Kim.
-Yes, sir.
Footage released of Candidate Oh's
General Campaign Manager, Hwang Do-hee,
visiting Ms. Guk Ji-yeon's home
has shocked many.
The footage lends further credibility
to Ms. Guk's suicide note,
which claims that Hwang blackmailed her.
The public is incensed, saying
that Candidate Oh must've known about this
and is demanding her withdrawal.
Oh Kyung-sook the murderer must withdraw!
-Withdraw!
-Withdraw!
Arrest the witch, Hwang Do-hee!
-Arrest her!
-Arrest her!
Everyone.
Let's bring Oh Kyung-sook down ourselves!
A great number of citizens gathered
in front of Oh's campaign office,
demanding her withdrawal.
She fabricated the rumor about an affair
between Candidate Baek and Ms. Guk,
and threatened Guk…
Ms. Oh. Don't let this get to you.
You must stay strong to the end.
…is currently in hiding,
refusing to give any statements.
Hey!
What do you think you're doing?
How dare you cause mayhem here!
-Let's get in there!
-Move!
Divided, we die
To waver is to die
We go forth as one
Until the day of victory
I will keep the promises
I made to my comrades
Even if my skull is split in half
United under the union's flag
We overcame the violence of the thugs
United through strikes and fights
United through strikes and fights
We will go forth
Under the flag of liberation
Hwa-soo.
Hwa-soo.
Kyung-sook. Let's fight until the end.
We'll protect you.
Hwa-soo.
I will keep the promises
I made to my comrades
Even if my skull is split in half
United under the union's flag
We overcame the violence of the thugs
OH KYUNG-SOOK'S WOMAN POWER
Welcome.
You're watching
Oh Kyung-sook's Woman Power.
I'm Oh Kyung-sook the Rhino.
It's been a long time
since I've greeted you on my channel.
I intend to resume Woman Power again,
along with my comrades.
As I mentioned in the live debate,
I still believe that Ms. Guk Ji-yeon
was forced into attempting suicide.
But
I have not yet given up hope
that she is still alive.
Through this live stream,
I'd like to prove our innocence
and reveal the truth, reveal everything
about this incident.
Are you feeling okay?
Why did you save me?
Why did you save me?
Is it so that you could make me
stand in front of everyone again
and tell them the truth your way?
You saved me to make Oh Kyung-sook mayor.
Do you want the sympathy vote
by portraying me as a helpless woman…
who fell victim to Baek Jae-min?
I didn't save you.
I saved myself.
You're another victim of Baek Jae-min.
I couldn't allow you to die because of me.
Like I-seul did.
If
Ms. Guk does not come back to us alive
and this whole tragedy is revealed to be
my and Ms. Hwang Do-hee's fault,
I'll go to the authorities
for my punishment.
I will gladly accept any punishment
they decide to give me.
Dear viewers.
The truth will prevail.
Please put your trust in me,
Oh Kyung-sook,
and show me your support
so that the truth may prevail.
With a day to go
until the Seoul Mayoral By-election,
the final campaigns that will decide
the candidates' fates are in full force.
First, Candidate Baek Jae-min of the KRP
is giving a speech
in front of his supporters,
who have gathered outside City Hall.
Dear citizens of Seoul.
Seoul is our home and our dream.
How can we let a woman
who tried to scapegoat another woman
for her own electoral gains
take charge of our dreams?
-We must not!
-We cannot!
I, Baek Jae-min,
will protect Seoul, your dream.
I will do everything I can
to protect Seoul,
our dream, from those vicious people!
Meanwhile, Candidate Oh
has chosen live stream
as the last push in her campaign
instead of taking to the streets.
Speculation is rife that this is due to
Oh being aware of public sentiment
around the Guk Yi-Jeon incident.
Dear citizens.
The truth cannot be washed away.
The waves of our faith in each other
and our solidarity
will make the truth surface again.
And it will be the foundation
upon which we can build a better world.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry. Coming through.
Make way, please!
Make way!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
Please, if you could move aside.
She's alive!
My goodness.
She's alive.
She's not dead. Oh my goodness.
Dear citizens.
The person we've all been
desperately waiting for
has just arrived at our office,
safe and sound.
Everyone. It's Ms. Guk Ji-yeon.
Have a seat.
First of all…
I'd like to express
my sincere gratitude to everyone
who has been worried about me.
I…
was involved in an affair…
with Candidate Baek Jae-min.
And…
the biological father of my child
is Mr. Baek Jae-min.
Candidate Baek Jae-min
didn't want the truth to come out.
So he kidnapped and tried to kill me…
and attempted to frame my death
as a suicide.
I…
want to live.
The wrongs I committed in the past
have put me in a hell
that I'm struggling to get out of.
But I was the one who made those choices,
so I will pay the price for my wrongdoing…
no matter how harsh it is…
for the rest of my life.
Are you all right?
Ms. Guk.
Thank you for your…
courageous confession.
And above all,
I want to thank you…
for coming back to us alive.
If you have anything else
you'd like to tell the world,
please feel free.
I would like to thank…
my former boss, Ms. Hwang Do-hee.
She rescued me from the web of lies
that was my own creation.
Ms. Guk Ji-yeon's confession
has shocked the entire nation.
She confessed that she did have an affair
with Candidate Baek
and that Candidate Baek
attempted to murder her.
The public is appalled by this.
With Ms. Guk's reappearance, the results
of this election are once again in doubt.
SECRETARY HAN I-SEUL
HAN I-SEUL
Your first time here?
I should've invited you sooner.
But I was waiting for the right time.
Right time?
No.
Chance is more like it.
The last chance for you to give I-seul…
a sincere apology.
Fine, I get it.
I will…
apologize to her sincerely,
so give me I-seul's cell phone.
Don't tell me you still haven't given up.
Are you going to say
that I blackmailed Ji-yeon into making
a false confession?
That's none of your business.
Regardless, it'd still be best for us
if I become mayor.
For us?
We were both unwelcome additions
to Eunsung, and we went through so much.
If I become mayor,
I'll compensate you for all the hard years
you had to endure. So--
You want to keep I-seul suffering in hell?
It's not like exposing this
will bring her back.
It's shocking how your kind never changes.
You shamelessly deny your crimes,
offer a price, and say
you'll do anything when you're cornered.
It's despicable.
Admit that you were wrong
and sincerely apologize for your sins.
That should be enough.
Sincerely?
Dear citizens.
Unfortunately,
I have the voice of another woman
whom we couldn't save.
The wrongdoer…
should pay for what they did.
I admit that I made you feel bad.
Feel…
bad?
I can see why you feel that way.
I'll do whatever you want
as a token of my apology,
so ask for anything.
I'll transfer you if you feel uneasy
in your current team.
If you want to see a wider world,
I'll transfer you to our overseas branch.
If you're short of money,
I can offer financial--
Fine.
I'll do as you say.
But on one condition.
Tell the world
what you did
and publicly apologize to me.
Then I'll forgive you.
-Hey, Han I-seul--
-Don't you dare say my name!
Not until I forgive you.
Don't touch me!
Are you going to take this all the way?
Let go!
-If you do, it'll only hurt you! Got it?
-Let go! Let go of me!
-Let go!
-I'll make it up to you.
I'll compensate you for everything!
-So, please!
-Let go!
Stay still, for God's sake!
-Don't touch me!
-Stop wriggling!
When Candidate Baek was the director
of the Greenpeople Foundation,
a 27-year-old employee named Han I-seul
was thought to have committed suicide
due to stress from overwork.
But that was not the truth.
She was sexually assaulted
by Candidate Baek.
And in return for asking Baek
for a sincere apology…
she was murdered.
There was only a day left.
Do you know what you've done?
Yoon Dae-cheol.
Your father was a politician on track
to become the next president.
But that campaign master framed him
as corrupt, driving him to suicide.
What?
And Chairwoman Son
hired him as your handler,
knowing perfectly well what happened.
What are you talking about?
I've been keeping an eye
on this Carl Yoon for a long time.
The man never plays a game he might lose
and is the first to bail out
when the game turns sour.
Why would he stand by your side
despite all your weaknesses?
A promise to Chairwoman Son?
His desire to win?
I'm sure both played a part.
But the key reason
is the guilt he felt over your father.
He was using you
as a way of easing his remorse.
This is what people call comeuppance.
All you were is a puppet,
with your nemesis, the man
who killed your dad, pulling the strings.
When you wrong someone,
you should come clean and apologize.
Not cover it up
by committing an even worse sin.
Ms. Han I-seul
was our daughter,
our sister, and our friend,
and she wanted to live.
She never once gave in to injustice
or made compromises.
I'll do whatever you want
as a token of my apology,
so ask for anything.
Tell the world what you did
and publicly apologize to me.
-Hey, Han I-seul--
-Don't touch me!
-Are you going to take this all the way?
-Let go!
If you do, it'll only hurt you!
-Got it?
-Let go!
Let go of me!
Stay still, for God's sake!
Don't touch me!
I, Oh Kyung-sook, will win
and create a world
where truth prevails,
so Ms. Han will not have died in vain.
RECORDING OF BAEK'S MURDER
OF HIS SECRETARY
I sincerely hope the late Ms. Han I-seul
may rest in peace.
SEOUL MAYORAL BY-ELECTION REMAINS ON TRACK
Voting for the 39th
Seoul Mayoral By-election
is underway without any hitches.
VOTER TURNOUT 12,7%
4% HIGHER THAN THE LAST ELECTION
CHANGCHEON-DONG POLLING PLACE 2
Candidate Oh Kyung-sook showed up
to vote early,
accompanied by her husband,
the poet, Kang Moon-bok.
Perhaps the public's rage
over Candidate Baek's recording
is being transferred
to the polling booths.
As of now, voter turnout is the highest
in the history of local elections.
Okay.
Ma'am. Public opinion doesn't look good.
People are saying you had your son-in-law
enter the race
knowing he'd killed his secretary.
And the prosecution?
Things don't look so good
with them either.
A special prosecution is likely to begin
as soon as Oh is elected
to come after the duty-free shop.
What in the world are you saying?
Jae-min.
Because of that fool, Jae-min,
they're going after the duty-free shop?
Candidate Baek represents
the Eunsung Group, you know.
So far, about 50% of the votes
have been counted
in the 39th Seoul Mayoral By-election.
The Reform Party of Korea's Candidate Oh
is in the lead by a landslide,
taking 83% of the votes so far,
ensuring her victory.
Meanwhile, Candidate Baek
has not made any public appearances
since the recording was released.
Your father would have been proud
if he could see you right now.
You knew my father?
We could have become friends
if he hadn't passed away so soon.
I have no excuse, ma'am.
It's my fault.
I shouldn't have tried
to put him in a place of power
knowing he lacked what it took.
I overplayed my hand.
I'll clean this up and--
It's already underway.
Jae-min shall take all of the blame.
Ma'am.
A rock that rolled into the garden
of our home
had the audacity
to insist on becoming
the pillar of this family
and ended up making this mess.
Now, I must remove it
to keep my house intact, don't you agree?
It'll be as if nothing happened.
The ballot count
of the 39th Seoul Mayoral By-election
will now come to an end in
ten, nine, eight, seven, six.
-Five, four, three, two, one!
-Five, four, three, two, one!
Candidate Oh Kyung-sook
of the Reform Party of Korea
has won
the 39th Seoul Mayoral By-election.
After such a fierce
and controversial election campaign,
Candidate Oh Kyung-sook
of the Reform Party of Korea
has been elected as mayor of Seoul.
Congratulations, Ms. Oh.
I'm so proud of you!
I foresee another ten years for our party!
You did so well. Gosh, you worked so hard.
SEOUL MAYORAL BY-ELECTION
BALLOT COUNTING SITUATION ROOM
Oh Kyung-sook!
It really is over now.
I guess so.
I know I put you through a lot.
I thought you'd really
gotten yourself killed this time.
Thank you
for always caring about me.
Thank you!
Candidate Oh Kyung-sook
of the Reform Party of Korea
has won the Seoul Mayoral By-election.
Candidate Oh, who won
in a dramatic landslide victory,
taking 84% of the votes,
is celebrating this happy moment
in her campaign office,
accompanied by her husband,
the poet, Kang Moon-bok,
her campaign staff,
and her loyal supporters.
The whereabouts of Candidate Baek…
He's lost the election.
What more can he do
in the land of the living?
The police are trying
to locate Candidate Baek.
The enraged citizens of Seoul are waiting
for him to make his appearance,
as he has been accused of murder
and sexual assault.
Seoul Mayoral Candidate, Baek Jae-min,
has been found dead.
Having been suspected
of murder and sexual assault,
he seems to have taken
his own life last night.
A handwritten suicide note
was found at the scene.
In it, he wrote that the accusations
of sexual assault and murder
exposed by Candidate Oh are all true,
and apologized to his wife and her family
for having dragged their name
through the mud.
THE RHINO NEVER DIES
OH KYUNG-SOOK NEVER DIES
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
SEOUL, WHERE CITIZENS ARE HAPPY
OH KYUNG-SOOK
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
A NEW SEOUL BUILT TOGETHER
WITH THE PEOPLE OF SEOUL
CANDIDATE OH, CONGRATULATIONS
ON BECOMING MAYOR OF SEOUL
Dear citizens of Seoul.
Thank you.
My victory today
is a victory for you,
the citizens of Seoul.
From today, I promise you all
I'll become a worker
you can rely on.
A Seoul that is great to live in.
A Seoul that you want to live in.
A Seoul worth living in.
That's the Seoul I will build
together with you.
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
We will now accept questions
from the press.
I'm sorry to be such a downer, but…
It's fine. You can ask me anything.
There is a rumor that your campaign
received illegal campaign funds
from Eunsung Group.
I'm IBC's Kim Cho-rong, by the way.
Yes, Ms. Kim Cho-rong of IBC. Okay.
But this is the first time
I've heard such a thing.
Then someone within your campaign
must have completely covered
your eyes and ears.
Or
maybe you're lying
to the citizens of Seoul.
That's impossible.
May I get an answer
from the manager
of your campaign, Ms. Hwang Do-hee?
Of course, yes. Go on.
You can hear it
from Ms. Hwang Do-hee herself.
Ms. Hwang Do-hee.
Ms. Hwang Do-hee.
Did you really not accept
illegal campaign funds
from Eunsung Group?
I did.
I…
received illegal campaign funds…
from Eunsung.
So let's say
I inherit Eunsung, and Oh Kyung-sook
becomes mayor, as you said.
What about you?
What do you get out of it?
Have it ready by tomorrow.
How can I come up
with 20 billion won in cash overnight?
That's your specialty, not mine.
There's an accounting firm
called the Golden Crown
in the Cayman Islands.
They manage your mom's slush fund.
Only family members
can access that account.
Withdraw 20 billion from there
and wire it to an account under my name.
All that money in your account?
Then you'll be tracked.
I'm doing it so they can track it.
They have to find out that the manager
of Candidate Oh's campaign
has received illegal campaign funds
so that they can investigate
your mom's slush fund account.
Are you
telling me to stab my mom in the back?
How else will you become
the leader of Eunsung Group?
Chae-ryoung aside,
you have to remove your mom
to become the real owner of Eunsung.
It's not like
you guys care about…
familial love.
Manager Hwang Do-hee
of Candidate Oh's campaign was arrested
on charges of accepting 20 billion won
of illegal campaign funds.
Hwang admitted to the charges,
saying she was wired 20 billion won
in cash by the accounting firm
that keeps Chairwoman Son's books
and that she used the money personally.
The prosecution started
its investigation of the firm
after finding evidence
it handled Son's slush funds,
totaling hundreds of billions of won.
All right. Everything is ready.
We'll begin the investigation
and arrest Chairwoman Son soon.
We'll use this slush fund account
to look into the bribes she paid
for her duty-free shop too.
Thank you.
Oh, please. You were the one
who did all the work, Ms. Hwang.
If you hadn't sacrificed yourself
to turn Chairwoman Son in,
I would never have dared to go after her.
Mayor-Elect Oh won't be caught up
in any of this,
just as you promised, right?
Candidate Oh…
Right!
I mean,
the mayor just needs to testify
that she didn't know anything about this.
Why did you do that?
Why?
Why did you have to sacrifice yourself?
Why? Why do you have
to suffer through this alone…
Oh Kyung-sook.
How am I supposed to work as mayor
after what's happened to you?
How can I?
This isn't a victory.
Snap out of it, Kyung-sook.
I made a strategic retreat
so you could have full reign
over Seoul as mayor.
Hwang Do-hee!
Because I met you…
I learned of a new and wonderful world…
and met incredible people
that I don't deserve.
If it weren't for you, I would've died
without knowing such fortune.
Even after death, I'd never have known.
I want you…
to keep that good fortune alive for me.
The real fight's only just begun.
Take the sword I've given you
and wield it properly.
I'll keep watching you.
Evidence has been found that
Eunsung's Chairwoman Son
used her slush fund to obtain
duty-free shop permits illegally.
Following the search and seizure
of Eunsung and the indictment of Son,
the prosecution plans to investigate
Eunsung Duty-free Shop.
The city has issued administrative orders
to impose restrictions on the business.
DUTY-FREE SHOP PERMIT EVALUATION
DIVIDENDS
As you can see here…
it would be no exaggeration to say
that Eunsung's duty-free shop
is a hunk of steel that's been built on
the foundation of illegal and shady deals.
Considering that, it'd be only right
to demolish it immediately.
But I would like to give you,
Eunsung Group,
one last chance to redeem yourselves.
A chance?
I suggest you transfer 90%
of the Eunsung Duty-Free Shop shares
to the public-private company
that will be established
by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
You want me to hand over
90% of the shares?
The land that Eunsung Duty-Free Shop
is standing on now
was supposed to be used to provide
housing for low-income families of Seoul.
It was land reserved for Seoul's citizens.
In the future,
Eunsung Duty-Free Shop's shares
will be distributed evenly
to the ten million citizens of Seoul
through a public-private enterprise
that will be established by the city.
Oh, ma'am.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
Here, please take a seat.
Mayor Oh.
You seem very miffed with me
for some reason.
But you only serve
two years
as mayor.
You shake things up
with the duty-free shop,
but after the next election,
everything that you worked on will--
Not return
to the way they were.
I will never
let that happen.
So?
What will you do?
Are you saying that you'll take me down
when you're only a mere mayor?
I'm not just any mayor.
I'm a mayor put here by Hwang Do-hee.
Hwang Do-hee, who knows
everything about all your corruption
and the filth of Eunsung.
She was the one
who made it possible for me to be here.
Do you not understand…
what that means?
The thing is…
I have inherited much from Hwang Do-hee.
Your crime of blinding your employees
with the false fantasy
that they are your family under Eunsung,
and using it to exploit them.
Your crime of misappropriating
the group's assets
through stock manipulation,
accounting fraud, and tax evasion.
And
your crime of crossing lines,
even murdering people
to maintain ownership of Eunsung.
That's right.
I plan to make full use of the inheritance
Hwang Do-hee left me
to completely destroy the world
that you've created.
Oh Kyung-sook.
Right.
Did you say that my time as mayor
will only be two years?
Don't worry.
The things I've told you today.
I'll have completed them
within the next two months.
Goodbye, then.
Eunsung Group has brought in
professional business managers.
Acting President Eun Seo-jin,
the eldest child of Son Young-sim
who is currently under arrest,
has handed over 90%
of the duty-free shop's shares
to Seoul City's public-private company.
She also decided to hire
professional managers
for Eunsung's improvement and growth,
and resign as president,
leaving all rights to the managers.
How have you not even visited Mom once
since her arrest?
I can see right through you.
What have you done?
I couldn't put up with Oh Kyung-sook's
constant nagging.
It was a headache too.
With the duty-free shop
in the city's hands
and Eunsung's image in the gutter,
what good will being greedy do
other than lay more blame on us?
And business…
should be left to business experts.
We might have a CEO position
at the logistics company.
Do you want it?
You might not be an expert,
but you've got more
management training than me.
I'm still your older sister.
This is the least I should do.
You've been through so much…
being born into this shitty family.
Give it some thought.
Jae-min…
Mom killed him, didn't she?
Beloved citizens of Seoul.
I will now report
on the first quarter results
of Seoul City and Eunsung Duty-Free Shop's
profit-sharing system.
Eunsung Duty-Free Shop's total profit
for this quarter is
three trillion and 400 million won.
And the amount paid out
to each of Seoul's citizens
through the public-private company
the city has established
is 273,000 won.
This is a four-percent increase
compared to last year's average.
The city is currently working
to amend laws
that will create new work opportunities,
protect subcontractors,
and stabilize employment conditions.
We will keep monitoring
Eunsung Duty-Free Shop
so that it will continue
to fulfill its role
as a public asset
that works for the citizens of Seoul.
Inmate 1228, you have a visitor.
Ms. Hwang Do-hee.
Right?
The one who made Oh Kyung-sook the Rhino
mayor of Seoul.
Yes.
I am.
But who are you?
It seems that…
I may need your assistance.
Are you sure?
My gut tells me they'll try to end it all
during the debate
by turning Ji-yeon's death into a suicide.
They're insane. They really are.
God, those sons of bitches.
Oh Kyung-sook.
You trust me, right?
I'm going to save Guk Ji-yeon.
Do-hee, what do you mean?
I mean, what if you…
Where are you right now?
I'll bring her to you
before the debate ends, at any cost.
Stall as long as you can.
If we lose here, it's over for us.
What the hell?
Jeez.
Yes, Dong-joo.
Ms. Hwang. I'm sorry.
I just lost those bastards.
Shit.
2023 SEOUL MAYORAL BY-ELECTION
CANDIDATE DEBATE
We will now begin
the final candidate debate
of the 39th Seoul Mayoral By-election.
This debate is being broadcast live
on five TV channels
and web portals.
Candidates, could you each begin
by greeting the citizens of Seoul?
Esteemed citizens of Seoul,
I am standing here today
with a solemn heart.
I won't be swayed by the malicious rumors
and allegations against me
and will only focus on sharing with you
my visions and policies
as an administrator.
Let me prove myself.
Truth doesn't bend or break,
no matter how much pressure
is applied to it from outside.
I, Oh Kyung-sook the Rhino,
will do my best today so that
what is said today can be the final cry
that marks the beginning of a world
where truth prevails.
Thank you.
Today's debate will have
no rules or time limits.
It will be a free-form debate.
I look forward to a fair
and insightful debate
between the two of you.
Ms. Hwang.
Those bastards
got on the Chuncheon Highway earlier.
They should be exiting near Hwacheon soon.
Hwacheon?
Yes. There are a lot of reservoirs there
but not a lot of foot traffic.
I'll keep you updated on their location.
All right.
Can I go first?
Sure. Go ahead, Candidate Oh.
Thank you.
Candidate Baek.
I'd like to begin the debate
on the topic of Eunsung Group.
So, the construction of the duty-free shop
has been completed, right?
Yes, everything has been completed.
And we've already held a soft opening.
From what I've learned,
there seems to be
some pretty uplifting news.
I was told that there were zero casualties
during the construction
of what is now Asia's highest skyscraper.
That's right. Thank you.
I believe it's due to our dedication
to upholding safety standards.
Perhaps,
but I beg to differ.
I believe you dedicated your efforts
not to safety
but to maintaining your connections.
Excuse me.
Are you referring to this?
EUNSUNG DUTY-FREE SHOP PERMIT LOBBY LIS
DISINFORMATION
Mr. Ma, what just happened?
Why is our silver bullet
in the hands of those bastards?
It must have been leaked
by an inside source.
We came across
this baseless disinformation
and are conducting an investigation
to find out who created this list.
What did you say?
Did you call it baseless disinformation?
Does this list make
any sense to you, then?
If you look here,
from the Blue House
to the prosecution to National Assembly
to civil servants of Seoul,
it lists countless people
who work for the government.
On top of that, it even reveals
the amount with which they were bribed.
Yes. So, all of those people--
Could it be
that your campaign office
fabricated
this fake list?
Fabricated?
Why would we do such a thing?
If you brought this list here tonight
knowing it was fake,
it would be a clear violation
of the election law.
I'm going to save Guk Ji-yeon.
I'll bring her to you
before the debate ends, at any cost.
Stall as long as you can.
Candidate Baek.
Yes?
You just claimed
that the list was fabricated.
Even if the list really were fabricated,
just the fact that such rumors
are circulating in Seoul
causes great anxiety to Seoul citizens.
You promised to share the duty-free shop
with Seoul citizens,
but shouldn't you first resolve
these sources of anxiety for the citizens?
Indeed, you're right.
So I'd like to make a suggestion
to Candidate Baek Jae-min.
Let us form a safety inspection team
made up entirely of citizens of Seoul
and have them double-check everything
from the duty-free shop's safety
to how its permits were issued
through a fair and transparent process.
What do you think?
Candidate Baek?
Are you refusing to give an answer?
You think it's okay to disregard
the opinions of Seoul citizens?
Of course, I'd love
for the citizens of Seoul to--
Excuse me.
Well,
we have breaking news
for our two candidates
and the voters watching at home.
It seems that Ms. Guk Ji-yeon,
Candidate Baek's aide,
just posted a suicide note
on her social media account.
It's on the screen as we speak.
I'm Guk Ji-yeon.
The rumor about the affair
between me and Mr. Baek is entirely false.
It was fabricated by Campaign Manager
Hwang Do-hee, my former boss.
I no longer have the courage to live
in this hell I am trapped in.
Candidate Baek,
my last wish is that you create a world
where truth always prevails.
Attorney Oh.
Yes.
Is what is said on that note true?
Hwang Do-hee,
the manager of your campaign,
fabricated the rumor about an affair
between Ms. Guk and me
and drove this innocent woman to suicide.
Someone in your own campaign did this,
and you didn't know anything?
That's right. I knew nothing.
No.
I couldn't have known
because our campaign office
never fabricated such--
Enough of your wordplay!
Covering up the misdeeds of people
who work for you
is justice to you?
Is that your definition of justice?
You start a witch hunt against
a pregnant woman to win an election--
Stop!
What are you talking about?
Start a witch hunt? Who did that?
I did no such thing!
How do you explain this?
My aide
decided to take her own life
because of you.
Whether she decided to take her own life,
or she was forced to take her own life,
we don't know yet, do we?
Let's change the perspective here.
If the rumors about your affair
and the illegitimate child are true,
who would be the most relieved
by Ms. Guk Ji-yeon's death?
Wouldn't it be you, Candidate Baek?
Is that why
you're claiming that she's already dead
when we still don't know
whether she's alive or not?
Is that it?
Even at this moment,
Ms. Guk could be struggling
with every ounce of her strength
to survive.
Dear citizens.
In the impossible scenario that
Candidate Baek's scandal is revealed
to have been fabricated
by people in my camp,
I will…
withdraw my candidacy
and take full legal responsibility
for all that's happened.
But if it's proved otherwise…
you will have to pay the price…
for your crimes.
Candidate Oh.
With all this happening…
is the election all you care about?
Absolutely not.
It's not the election I care about.
It's the truth.
Okay.
All right.
I'll give it all up.
What could be more important
than Ms. Guk's well-being right now?
So, Ms. Guk,
I beg of you.
It's okay. It will all pass in due time,
so please…
do not give up on your life.
From this moment,
I will stop
participating in this pointless debate
and put all my efforts
into finding Ms. Guk.
Dear citizens.
Please help Ms. Guk Ji-yeon
return to us alive.
Guk Ji-yeon!
Wake up!
Sir, we have a problem.
25 HOURS UNTIL THE 39TH
SEOUL MAYORAL BY-ELECTION
Traces of Ms. Guk Ji-yeon,
who left behind a will and disappeared,
have been found in a reservoir
in the Chuncheon area.
It seems that Ms. Guk attempted suicide
by burning a coal briquette
in a rented vehicle,
and she was not at the scene
when her vehicle was found.
The police have reported
finding two men in their late twenties
at the reservoir
where Ms. Guk's vehicle was found.
They were both unconscious
and are being transported to a hospital.
One was identified as a member
of Candidate Oh's campaign staff.
Oh my God.
Dong-joo! Dong-joo! Can you hear me? Hey!
Do you recognize me?
What about Do-hee? What happened to her?
Dong-joo!
You son of a bitch!
Are you all right?
Yes.
Ji-yeon.
Jackass!
Get the door!
-Hurry!
-Hey!
-Stop!
-Get in!
-Open the door!
-You bastard!
Go on without me! Hurry!
Hey, get out of there!
Ms. Guk Ji-yeon's whereabouts
are still unknown.
What happened?
Hwang Do-hee must've followed them.
There's only a day to go
until the election.
Even if Guk Ji-yeon resurfaces alive,
we just need to pull the wool
over the voters' eyes
until the election is over.
So, it will all go away
the moment I'm elected?
The winner takes all?
Because that's what elections are?
Absolutely.
Guys. It's now one day to D-day.
Start a full-blown witch hunt on Oh
using all legacy media.
Gather our most loyal supporters
and start bombing her.
We'll back her into a corner
until the very end. Understood?
-Understood!
-Yes, sir!
-Kim.
-Yes, sir.
Footage released of Candidate Oh's
General Campaign Manager, Hwang Do-hee,
visiting Ms. Guk Ji-yeon's home
has shocked many.
The footage lends further credibility
to Ms. Guk's suicide note,
which claims that Hwang blackmailed her.
The public is incensed, saying
that Candidate Oh must've known about this
and is demanding her withdrawal.
Oh Kyung-sook the murderer must withdraw!
-Withdraw!
-Withdraw!
Arrest the witch, Hwang Do-hee!
-Arrest her!
-Arrest her!
Everyone.
Let's bring Oh Kyung-sook down ourselves!
A great number of citizens gathered
in front of Oh's campaign office,
demanding her withdrawal.
She fabricated the rumor about an affair
between Candidate Baek and Ms. Guk,
and threatened Guk…
Ms. Oh. Don't let this get to you.
You must stay strong to the end.
…is currently in hiding,
refusing to give any statements.
Hey!
What do you think you're doing?
How dare you cause mayhem here!
-Let's get in there!
-Move!
Divided, we die
To waver is to die
We go forth as one
Until the day of victory
I will keep the promises
I made to my comrades
Even if my skull is split in half
United under the union's flag
We overcame the violence of the thugs
United through strikes and fights
United through strikes and fights
We will go forth
Under the flag of liberation
Hwa-soo.
Hwa-soo.
Kyung-sook. Let's fight until the end.
We'll protect you.
Hwa-soo.
I will keep the promises
I made to my comrades
Even if my skull is split in half
United under the union's flag
We overcame the violence of the thugs
OH KYUNG-SOOK'S WOMAN POWER
Welcome.
You're watching
Oh Kyung-sook's Woman Power.
I'm Oh Kyung-sook the Rhino.
It's been a long time
since I've greeted you on my channel.
I intend to resume Woman Power again,
along with my comrades.
As I mentioned in the live debate,
I still believe that Ms. Guk Ji-yeon
was forced into attempting suicide.
But
I have not yet given up hope
that she is still alive.
Through this live stream,
I'd like to prove our innocence
and reveal the truth, reveal everything
about this incident.
Are you feeling okay?
Why did you save me?
Why did you save me?
Is it so that you could make me
stand in front of everyone again
and tell them the truth your way?
You saved me to make Oh Kyung-sook mayor.
Do you want the sympathy vote
by portraying me as a helpless woman…
who fell victim to Baek Jae-min?
I didn't save you.
I saved myself.
You're another victim of Baek Jae-min.
I couldn't allow you to die because of me.
Like I-seul did.
If
Ms. Guk does not come back to us alive
and this whole tragedy is revealed to be
my and Ms. Hwang Do-hee's fault,
I'll go to the authorities
for my punishment.
I will gladly accept any punishment
they decide to give me.
Dear viewers.
The truth will prevail.
Please put your trust in me,
Oh Kyung-sook,
and show me your support
so that the truth may prevail.
With a day to go
until the Seoul Mayoral By-election,
the final campaigns that will decide
the candidates' fates are in full force.
First, Candidate Baek Jae-min of the KRP
is giving a speech
in front of his supporters,
who have gathered outside City Hall.
Dear citizens of Seoul.
Seoul is our home and our dream.
How can we let a woman
who tried to scapegoat another woman
for her own electoral gains
take charge of our dreams?
-We must not!
-We cannot!
I, Baek Jae-min,
will protect Seoul, your dream.
I will do everything I can
to protect Seoul,
our dream, from those vicious people!
Meanwhile, Candidate Oh
has chosen live stream
as the last push in her campaign
instead of taking to the streets.
Speculation is rife that this is due to
Oh being aware of public sentiment
around the Guk Yi-Jeon incident.
Dear citizens.
The truth cannot be washed away.
The waves of our faith in each other
and our solidarity
will make the truth surface again.
And it will be the foundation
upon which we can build a better world.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry. Coming through.
Make way, please!
Make way!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
Please, if you could move aside.
She's alive!
My goodness.
She's alive.
She's not dead. Oh my goodness.
Dear citizens.
The person we've all been
desperately waiting for
has just arrived at our office,
safe and sound.
Everyone. It's Ms. Guk Ji-yeon.
Have a seat.
First of all…
I'd like to express
my sincere gratitude to everyone
who has been worried about me.
I…
was involved in an affair…
with Candidate Baek Jae-min.
And…
the biological father of my child
is Mr. Baek Jae-min.
Candidate Baek Jae-min
didn't want the truth to come out.
So he kidnapped and tried to kill me…
and attempted to frame my death
as a suicide.
I…
want to live.
The wrongs I committed in the past
have put me in a hell
that I'm struggling to get out of.
But I was the one who made those choices,
so I will pay the price for my wrongdoing…
no matter how harsh it is…
for the rest of my life.
Are you all right?
Ms. Guk.
Thank you for your…
courageous confession.
And above all,
I want to thank you…
for coming back to us alive.
If you have anything else
you'd like to tell the world,
please feel free.
I would like to thank…
my former boss, Ms. Hwang Do-hee.
She rescued me from the web of lies
that was my own creation.
Ms. Guk Ji-yeon's confession
has shocked the entire nation.
She confessed that she did have an affair
with Candidate Baek
and that Candidate Baek
attempted to murder her.
The public is appalled by this.
With Ms. Guk's reappearance, the results
of this election are once again in doubt.
SECRETARY HAN I-SEUL
HAN I-SEUL
Your first time here?
I should've invited you sooner.
But I was waiting for the right time.
Right time?
No.
Chance is more like it.
The last chance for you to give I-seul…
a sincere apology.
Fine, I get it.
I will…
apologize to her sincerely,
so give me I-seul's cell phone.
Don't tell me you still haven't given up.
Are you going to say
that I blackmailed Ji-yeon into making
a false confession?
That's none of your business.
Regardless, it'd still be best for us
if I become mayor.
For us?
We were both unwelcome additions
to Eunsung, and we went through so much.
If I become mayor,
I'll compensate you for all the hard years
you had to endure. So--
You want to keep I-seul suffering in hell?
It's not like exposing this
will bring her back.
It's shocking how your kind never changes.
You shamelessly deny your crimes,
offer a price, and say
you'll do anything when you're cornered.
It's despicable.
Admit that you were wrong
and sincerely apologize for your sins.
That should be enough.
Sincerely?
Dear citizens.
Unfortunately,
I have the voice of another woman
whom we couldn't save.
The wrongdoer…
should pay for what they did.
I admit that I made you feel bad.
Feel…
bad?
I can see why you feel that way.
I'll do whatever you want
as a token of my apology,
so ask for anything.
I'll transfer you if you feel uneasy
in your current team.
If you want to see a wider world,
I'll transfer you to our overseas branch.
If you're short of money,
I can offer financial--
Fine.
I'll do as you say.
But on one condition.
Tell the world
what you did
and publicly apologize to me.
Then I'll forgive you.
-Hey, Han I-seul--
-Don't you dare say my name!
Not until I forgive you.
Don't touch me!
Are you going to take this all the way?
Let go!
-If you do, it'll only hurt you! Got it?
-Let go! Let go of me!
-Let go!
-I'll make it up to you.
I'll compensate you for everything!
-So, please!
-Let go!
Stay still, for God's sake!
-Don't touch me!
-Stop wriggling!
When Candidate Baek was the director
of the Greenpeople Foundation,
a 27-year-old employee named Han I-seul
was thought to have committed suicide
due to stress from overwork.
But that was not the truth.
She was sexually assaulted
by Candidate Baek.
And in return for asking Baek
for a sincere apology…
she was murdered.
There was only a day left.
Do you know what you've done?
Yoon Dae-cheol.
Your father was a politician on track
to become the next president.
But that campaign master framed him
as corrupt, driving him to suicide.
What?
And Chairwoman Son
hired him as your handler,
knowing perfectly well what happened.
What are you talking about?
I've been keeping an eye
on this Carl Yoon for a long time.
The man never plays a game he might lose
and is the first to bail out
when the game turns sour.
Why would he stand by your side
despite all your weaknesses?
A promise to Chairwoman Son?
His desire to win?
I'm sure both played a part.
But the key reason
is the guilt he felt over your father.
He was using you
as a way of easing his remorse.
This is what people call comeuppance.
All you were is a puppet,
with your nemesis, the man
who killed your dad, pulling the strings.
When you wrong someone,
you should come clean and apologize.
Not cover it up
by committing an even worse sin.
Ms. Han I-seul
was our daughter,
our sister, and our friend,
and she wanted to live.
She never once gave in to injustice
or made compromises.
I'll do whatever you want
as a token of my apology,
so ask for anything.
Tell the world what you did
and publicly apologize to me.
-Hey, Han I-seul--
-Don't touch me!
-Are you going to take this all the way?
-Let go!
If you do, it'll only hurt you!
-Got it?
-Let go!
Let go of me!
Stay still, for God's sake!
Don't touch me!
I, Oh Kyung-sook, will win
and create a world
where truth prevails,
so Ms. Han will not have died in vain.
RECORDING OF BAEK'S MURDER
OF HIS SECRETARY
I sincerely hope the late Ms. Han I-seul
may rest in peace.
SEOUL MAYORAL BY-ELECTION REMAINS ON TRACK
Voting for the 39th
Seoul Mayoral By-election
is underway without any hitches.
VOTER TURNOUT 12,7%
4% HIGHER THAN THE LAST ELECTION
CHANGCHEON-DONG POLLING PLACE 2
Candidate Oh Kyung-sook showed up
to vote early,
accompanied by her husband,
the poet, Kang Moon-bok.
Perhaps the public's rage
over Candidate Baek's recording
is being transferred
to the polling booths.
As of now, voter turnout is the highest
in the history of local elections.
Okay.
Ma'am. Public opinion doesn't look good.
People are saying you had your son-in-law
enter the race
knowing he'd killed his secretary.
And the prosecution?
Things don't look so good
with them either.
A special prosecution is likely to begin
as soon as Oh is elected
to come after the duty-free shop.
What in the world are you saying?
Jae-min.
Because of that fool, Jae-min,
they're going after the duty-free shop?
Candidate Baek represents
the Eunsung Group, you know.
So far, about 50% of the votes
have been counted
in the 39th Seoul Mayoral By-election.
The Reform Party of Korea's Candidate Oh
is in the lead by a landslide,
taking 83% of the votes so far,
ensuring her victory.
Meanwhile, Candidate Baek
has not made any public appearances
since the recording was released.
Your father would have been proud
if he could see you right now.
You knew my father?
We could have become friends
if he hadn't passed away so soon.
I have no excuse, ma'am.
It's my fault.
I shouldn't have tried
to put him in a place of power
knowing he lacked what it took.
I overplayed my hand.
I'll clean this up and--
It's already underway.
Jae-min shall take all of the blame.
Ma'am.
A rock that rolled into the garden
of our home
had the audacity
to insist on becoming
the pillar of this family
and ended up making this mess.
Now, I must remove it
to keep my house intact, don't you agree?
It'll be as if nothing happened.
The ballot count
of the 39th Seoul Mayoral By-election
will now come to an end in
ten, nine, eight, seven, six.
-Five, four, three, two, one!
-Five, four, three, two, one!
Candidate Oh Kyung-sook
of the Reform Party of Korea
has won
the 39th Seoul Mayoral By-election.
After such a fierce
and controversial election campaign,
Candidate Oh Kyung-sook
of the Reform Party of Korea
has been elected as mayor of Seoul.
Congratulations, Ms. Oh.
I'm so proud of you!
I foresee another ten years for our party!
You did so well. Gosh, you worked so hard.
SEOUL MAYORAL BY-ELECTION
BALLOT COUNTING SITUATION ROOM
Oh Kyung-sook!
It really is over now.
I guess so.
I know I put you through a lot.
I thought you'd really
gotten yourself killed this time.
Thank you
for always caring about me.
Thank you!
Candidate Oh Kyung-sook
of the Reform Party of Korea
has won the Seoul Mayoral By-election.
Candidate Oh, who won
in a dramatic landslide victory,
taking 84% of the votes,
is celebrating this happy moment
in her campaign office,
accompanied by her husband,
the poet, Kang Moon-bok,
her campaign staff,
and her loyal supporters.
The whereabouts of Candidate Baek…
He's lost the election.
What more can he do
in the land of the living?
The police are trying
to locate Candidate Baek.
The enraged citizens of Seoul are waiting
for him to make his appearance,
as he has been accused of murder
and sexual assault.
Seoul Mayoral Candidate, Baek Jae-min,
has been found dead.
Having been suspected
of murder and sexual assault,
he seems to have taken
his own life last night.
A handwritten suicide note
was found at the scene.
In it, he wrote that the accusations
of sexual assault and murder
exposed by Candidate Oh are all true,
and apologized to his wife and her family
for having dragged their name
through the mud.
THE RHINO NEVER DIES
OH KYUNG-SOOK NEVER DIES
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
SEOUL, WHERE CITIZENS ARE HAPPY
OH KYUNG-SOOK
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
A NEW SEOUL BUILT TOGETHER
WITH THE PEOPLE OF SEOUL
CANDIDATE OH, CONGRATULATIONS
ON BECOMING MAYOR OF SEOUL
Dear citizens of Seoul.
Thank you.
My victory today
is a victory for you,
the citizens of Seoul.
From today, I promise you all
I'll become a worker
you can rely on.
A Seoul that is great to live in.
A Seoul that you want to live in.
A Seoul worth living in.
That's the Seoul I will build
together with you.
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
-Oh Kyung-sook!
We will now accept questions
from the press.
I'm sorry to be such a downer, but…
It's fine. You can ask me anything.
There is a rumor that your campaign
received illegal campaign funds
from Eunsung Group.
I'm IBC's Kim Cho-rong, by the way.
Yes, Ms. Kim Cho-rong of IBC. Okay.
But this is the first time
I've heard such a thing.
Then someone within your campaign
must have completely covered
your eyes and ears.
Or
maybe you're lying
to the citizens of Seoul.
That's impossible.
May I get an answer
from the manager
of your campaign, Ms. Hwang Do-hee?
Of course, yes. Go on.
You can hear it
from Ms. Hwang Do-hee herself.
Ms. Hwang Do-hee.
Ms. Hwang Do-hee.
Did you really not accept
illegal campaign funds
from Eunsung Group?
I did.
I…
received illegal campaign funds…
from Eunsung.
So let's say
I inherit Eunsung, and Oh Kyung-sook
becomes mayor, as you said.
What about you?
What do you get out of it?
Have it ready by tomorrow.
How can I come up
with 20 billion won in cash overnight?
That's your specialty, not mine.
There's an accounting firm
called the Golden Crown
in the Cayman Islands.
They manage your mom's slush fund.
Only family members
can access that account.
Withdraw 20 billion from there
and wire it to an account under my name.
All that money in your account?
Then you'll be tracked.
I'm doing it so they can track it.
They have to find out that the manager
of Candidate Oh's campaign
has received illegal campaign funds
so that they can investigate
your mom's slush fund account.
Are you
telling me to stab my mom in the back?
How else will you become
the leader of Eunsung Group?
Chae-ryoung aside,
you have to remove your mom
to become the real owner of Eunsung.
It's not like
you guys care about…
familial love.
Manager Hwang Do-hee
of Candidate Oh's campaign was arrested
on charges of accepting 20 billion won
of illegal campaign funds.
Hwang admitted to the charges,
saying she was wired 20 billion won
in cash by the accounting firm
that keeps Chairwoman Son's books
and that she used the money personally.
The prosecution started
its investigation of the firm
after finding evidence
it handled Son's slush funds,
totaling hundreds of billions of won.
All right. Everything is ready.
We'll begin the investigation
and arrest Chairwoman Son soon.
We'll use this slush fund account
to look into the bribes she paid
for her duty-free shop too.
Thank you.
Oh, please. You were the one
who did all the work, Ms. Hwang.
If you hadn't sacrificed yourself
to turn Chairwoman Son in,
I would never have dared to go after her.
Mayor-Elect Oh won't be caught up
in any of this,
just as you promised, right?
Candidate Oh…
Right!
I mean,
the mayor just needs to testify
that she didn't know anything about this.
Why did you do that?
Why?
Why did you have to sacrifice yourself?
Why? Why do you have
to suffer through this alone…
Oh Kyung-sook.
How am I supposed to work as mayor
after what's happened to you?
How can I?
This isn't a victory.
Snap out of it, Kyung-sook.
I made a strategic retreat
so you could have full reign
over Seoul as mayor.
Hwang Do-hee!
Because I met you…
I learned of a new and wonderful world…
and met incredible people
that I don't deserve.
If it weren't for you, I would've died
without knowing such fortune.
Even after death, I'd never have known.
I want you…
to keep that good fortune alive for me.
The real fight's only just begun.
Take the sword I've given you
and wield it properly.
I'll keep watching you.
Evidence has been found that
Eunsung's Chairwoman Son
used her slush fund to obtain
duty-free shop permits illegally.
Following the search and seizure
of Eunsung and the indictment of Son,
the prosecution plans to investigate
Eunsung Duty-free Shop.
The city has issued administrative orders
to impose restrictions on the business.
DUTY-FREE SHOP PERMIT EVALUATION
DIVIDENDS
As you can see here…
it would be no exaggeration to say
that Eunsung's duty-free shop
is a hunk of steel that's been built on
the foundation of illegal and shady deals.
Considering that, it'd be only right
to demolish it immediately.
But I would like to give you,
Eunsung Group,
one last chance to redeem yourselves.
A chance?
I suggest you transfer 90%
of the Eunsung Duty-Free Shop shares
to the public-private company
that will be established
by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
You want me to hand over
90% of the shares?
The land that Eunsung Duty-Free Shop
is standing on now
was supposed to be used to provide
housing for low-income families of Seoul.
It was land reserved for Seoul's citizens.
In the future,
Eunsung Duty-Free Shop's shares
will be distributed evenly
to the ten million citizens of Seoul
through a public-private enterprise
that will be established by the city.
Oh, ma'am.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
Here, please take a seat.
Mayor Oh.
You seem very miffed with me
for some reason.
But you only serve
two years
as mayor.
You shake things up
with the duty-free shop,
but after the next election,
everything that you worked on will--
Not return
to the way they were.
I will never
let that happen.
So?
What will you do?
Are you saying that you'll take me down
when you're only a mere mayor?
I'm not just any mayor.
I'm a mayor put here by Hwang Do-hee.
Hwang Do-hee, who knows
everything about all your corruption
and the filth of Eunsung.
She was the one
who made it possible for me to be here.
Do you not understand…
what that means?
The thing is…
I have inherited much from Hwang Do-hee.
Your crime of blinding your employees
with the false fantasy
that they are your family under Eunsung,
and using it to exploit them.
Your crime of misappropriating
the group's assets
through stock manipulation,
accounting fraud, and tax evasion.
And
your crime of crossing lines,
even murdering people
to maintain ownership of Eunsung.
That's right.
I plan to make full use of the inheritance
Hwang Do-hee left me
to completely destroy the world
that you've created.
Oh Kyung-sook.
Right.
Did you say that my time as mayor
will only be two years?
Don't worry.
The things I've told you today.
I'll have completed them
within the next two months.
Goodbye, then.
Eunsung Group has brought in
professional business managers.
Acting President Eun Seo-jin,
the eldest child of Son Young-sim
who is currently under arrest,
has handed over 90%
of the duty-free shop's shares
to Seoul City's public-private company.
She also decided to hire
professional managers
for Eunsung's improvement and growth,
and resign as president,
leaving all rights to the managers.
How have you not even visited Mom once
since her arrest?
I can see right through you.
What have you done?
I couldn't put up with Oh Kyung-sook's
constant nagging.
It was a headache too.
With the duty-free shop
in the city's hands
and Eunsung's image in the gutter,
what good will being greedy do
other than lay more blame on us?
And business…
should be left to business experts.
We might have a CEO position
at the logistics company.
Do you want it?
You might not be an expert,
but you've got more
management training than me.
I'm still your older sister.
This is the least I should do.
You've been through so much…
being born into this shitty family.
Give it some thought.
Jae-min…
Mom killed him, didn't she?
Beloved citizens of Seoul.
I will now report
on the first quarter results
of Seoul City and Eunsung Duty-Free Shop's
profit-sharing system.
Eunsung Duty-Free Shop's total profit
for this quarter is
three trillion and 400 million won.
And the amount paid out
to each of Seoul's citizens
through the public-private company
the city has established
is 273,000 won.
This is a four-percent increase
compared to last year's average.
The city is currently working
to amend laws
that will create new work opportunities,
protect subcontractors,
and stabilize employment conditions.
We will keep monitoring
Eunsung Duty-Free Shop
so that it will continue
to fulfill its role
as a public asset
that works for the citizens of Seoul.
Inmate 1228, you have a visitor.
Ms. Hwang Do-hee.
Right?
The one who made Oh Kyung-sook the Rhino
mayor of Seoul.
Yes.
I am.
But who are you?
It seems that…
I may need your assistance.