Made in Korea (2025) s01e04 Episode Script
Episode 4
1
- [Sinister music]
- [Geonyoung] Methamphetamine. Philopon.
Street name, meth.
This wonder drug keeps you awake
and erases fear,
practically sending you into euphoria.
It was born during the war.
Soldiers high on it charged
into enemy lines without fear,
and it was used to force
conscripted laborers
into endless nights of work.
The real problem began after the war.
When liberation came
and men returned home to their families,
they were no longer the same.
A boy who had longed to see
his father again
was struck with fear at the sight of a man
he no longer recognized.
No wonder.
His father had come back as a meth addict.
[parent 1 screams]
[parent 2] Stop! Stop it!
[parent 1 screams]
[parent 2] Stop!
[parent 2 screaming, shrieking]
[low hum chatter]
[person 1] Jesus Christ.
What happened here?
[person 2] Oh, it's their son.
- That's terrible.
- [person 3] Good grief.
[baby wailing]
[Geonyoung] The name of the man who got
addicted to meth and killed his wife is
Jang Myeongho.
My father.
[Relentless frenetic music]
Here, have some.
[Geonyoung] When I was little, my father
would often bring home red bean buns.
[Brooding jazz music]
I got tired of them
and said I wanted something else.
But he kept bringing red bean buns.
It wasn't until later that I realized
they were my mother's favorite.
He wasn't buying the buns
for me, but for her.
How's your mom?
Is she doing well?
That damn woman.
She's not cheating on me, is she?
Next time,
make sure you bring her.
[Geonyoung]
Ever since he killed my mother,
he has been locked away
in a mental hospital.
Completely unaware of what he did…
He still asks for her.
[manager] Hyeeun!
Come here.
Come on, quick.
Your brother's here.
- My brother?
- [manager] Yeah, go on.
Come on, people. Pick up the pace!
You want to miss today's quota?
[Geonyoung] How have you been?
[Hyeeun] You know, same old.
I guess things will get better with time.
[Geonyoung] Oh, right.
Are you getting any better at guitar?
Wait, how do you know about that?
How would I know?
You told me about it last time.
[Hyeeun] Oh…
- Did I?
- [Geonyoung chuckles]
So, getting better?
No.
Not really.
Why don't you play something?
There's a guitar.
What?
No, I don't want to. It's embarrassing.
[Geonyoung] What's embarrassing?
Give it a try.
[Hyeeun] But…
Let's see what you can do on the guitar.
Even if it's bad, don't make fun of me.
Why would I make fun of you?
[Hyeeun sighs]
[Hyeeun clears throat]
[Gentle guitar strumming,
Yang Heeeun "Morning Dew"]
When sorrows cling to my heart ♪
One by one ♪
Like drops of morning dew ♪
More beautiful than pearls ♪
On every blade of grass ♪
I climb the hill… ♪
EPISODE 4:
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
[judge] Prosecutor,
your sentencing recommendation.
[Geonyoung] The defendants, Robert Blunt
and Jimmy Walters,
entered the residence of the victims,
Kim Taeyeong and Lee Suni,
on March 2, 1970,
at approximately 7:30 p.m.
In the course
of demanding methamphetamine,
they brutally murdered the victims.
The knife and other evidence
recovered at the horrific crime scene
clearly establish their intent to kill
during the commission of the offense.
Therefore, in order
to heighten society's vigilance
against the dangers
of narcotics addiction,
the Prosecution submits the defendants
bear full criminal responsibility.
For the defendants,
Robert Blunt
and…
Jimmy Walters,
the Prosecution seeks a death sentence.
[gallery cheering]
[in English] How long?
- Five? Five years? Ten?
- [gavel pounding repeatedly]
[judge speaking in Korean]
Order in the court!
[gavel pounding repeatedly]
INDICTMEN
[sighs] The death penalty?
THE PROSECUTION WALKING
THE STRAIGHT PATH…
I thought you promised
to reduce their sentences!
That's why the Yanks cooperated
with the investigation!
[Geonyoung] "The Prosecution,
walking the straight path,
upholding principle."
I never promised.
I said I would consider it.
They deserve the death penalty.
The victims were brutally murdered
with slit throats.
And Lee Suni was pregnant.
[deputy chief prosecutor]
I know. I get it.
You think
the Americans will just sit back?
- What about US-Korea relations?
- [Geonyoung] Well…
As I understand it,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
is paying very close attention to that.
And I heard the US just set up
a federal agency called
the Drug Enforcement Administration
on the president's orders.
So why don't we make
something like that too, sir?
If you recommend it
to the Prosecutor General,
and he raises it with the President,
it could happen.
[deputy chief prosecutor]
What have you been up to lately?
Why are you never at your desk?
Well, I'm doing
what I've always been doing, sir.
Yeah, so what is it?
- My job.
- Which is?
Catching criminals.
You know, my job.
If you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.
Hey,
I'm warning you again.
Don't go stirring up the KCIA.
[Geonyoung] Well, as long as they're not
tangled up in drugs,
I have no reason to.
[laughs]
I'll be going now, sir.
- [sighs] That nutjob.
- [door opens, closes]
[Gukpyeong] What about the notebook?
[Kitae] There was no notebook.
[Gukpyeong] No notebook?
No.
She said it never existed
in the first place.
That crazy bitch.
She pulled all that shit
when there wasn't even a notebook?
Right?
You were colluding
with Bae Geumji, weren't you?
That's why you went to Japan with her,
and why you met Choi Yuji?
- You plotted it since the time…
- [♪tense music]
…you stopped me
from killing Kang Daeil, right?
Hey. You run a goddamn department
at the KCIA.
And you're pushing drugs?
Huh?
[Gukpyeong sighs]
What will people say if they find out?
You little shit!
[Kitae groans softly]
- [Kitae coughs]
- Hey.
Did you think I wouldn't know?
- You tried to fool me?
- [Kitae groans]
- How dare you!
- [Kitae groans]
- [Gukpyeong] Oh? Oh?
- [Kitae] I'm sorry! I'm sorry, sir!
[Gukpyeong] Get off me.
Please give me one more chance!
And my life is yours.
You goddamn piece of shit.
How about 200 million?
I'll give you 200 million every month.
[Gukpyeong]
You must have an insane death wish.
Hey.
If anyone finds out,
we're both dead, you asshole.
That'll never happen.
Even if something were to go wrong,
we just need to get rid of Kang Daeil.
Sir, it's 200 million every month!
We could make even more down the line!
You don't want to spend your whole life
groveling to Chief Cheon, do you?
What did you just say?
[Kitae] I swear I'll do whatever it takes
to put you in the Blue House, sir.
[Gukpyeong] Make it 300 million.
Three hundred million every month.
If you can't do it,
then just die.
[Suspenseful music]
You snitched, didn't you?
You fucking bastard!
[chuckles] Hey, what happened, huh?
I didn't snitch.
Come on, man. You scared me.
Look.
Hwang already knew everything, all right?
Jang Geonyoung
from Busan District Prosecutors' Office
showed up and told him
you were tied up with Kang Daeil.
Jang Geonyoung told him?
[Manager Pyo] Yeah. [Chuckles]
How the hell does he know?
Beats me, fucker.
Watch yourself, man.
Keep this up,
and you really might end up dead.
Let me meet Cheon Seokjung.
What?
You thought I didn't know?
You're the little rat he planted
to keep tabs on Hwang, aren't you?
How long have you known?
Does it matter how long I've known?
Does Hwang know too?
[Kitae] No.
Why didn't you tell him? You should have.
You could've gone straight to him
and said you found Cheon's mole.
- What for? There's no need.
- [Manager Pyo laughs]
Hey… [laughs] Oh…
I thought you were just a reckless bastard
with a fucking death wish.
Turns out you're a snake.
[Manager Pyo sighs]
Cheon Seokjung.
I have to see him.
I'll pay you back plenty.
- [Precarious music]
- Baek Kitae wants to see me?
What for?
He has something to tell you.
[Seokjung] How much has Hwang skimmed off?
About a billion, sir.
I see.
I'll think about it and let you know.
[Manager Pyo] Yes, sir.
[lively music playing,
Nam Jin "In My Small Heart"]
[Soyeong humming along]
[Yejin] Na Hoona or Nam Jin?
One, two, three!
- Na Hoona!
- [Soyeong] Nam Jin!
[both] Oh!
[Soyeong]
Guess you really are from Gyeongsang-do.
What? No. Gyeongsang-do or Jeolla-do,
when it comes to singing,
Hoona's the best.
Well, I like Jin better.
You silly…
Well, that's good.
You can have Jin. Hoona's mine.
Hey, you think we can just claim them?
Did Hoona ever say he's yours?
Or not. Whatever.
By the way, Soyeong.
Did you really quit your job at the bank?
But why? That's a great job.
[Soyeong] Well, you know.
I'm sick of handling other people's money.
[Yejin] So, have you found something new?
No, I'm taking a break.
Your brother didn't say anything?
I mean, others would kill for that job.
[Soyeong] Mmm. My brother would never…
[gasps] Oh, right! Sunyeong.
I have to go. I've got plans.
What plans?
[Soyeong] I'm going to see a movie.
The one with Shin Seongil!
Hey, I love Shin Seongil too!
- Can I come? Yeah?
- [Soyeong] What? Ah…
- Uh…
- [Yejin] What is it?
Wait, is this a date?
Gosh, you catch on fast!
I'll call you later, okay?
Who's the guy? Hey!
Call me!
[Sprightly, moody music]
BOK'S KNITTING SHOP
[Geonyoung mumbling]
[actors on screen talking indistinctly]
[blows]
[audience laughing]
[Daeil] Soyeong,
I'm going to use the restroom.
Okay.
[Geonyoung] Hey, Daeil.
It's been a while, huh?
Look at you out on a date.
If Baek Kitae finds out
his little sister's seeing a gangster,
you think he's going to let that slide?
What do you want now?
I did everything
you asked last time, didn't I?
That was then.
There's a new star of the show.
I know the score.
You're moving meth with Baek Kitae, right?
[Suspenseful music]
You should make it
to your sister's wedding next month.
And watch her marry
into that teacher's family.
I heard you even bought her a house.
Looks like you made a lot of money
skimming Jo Manjae's meth.
Huh, Daeil?
Call this number
when the first batch is out.
[Daeil] Mr. Jang.
[Geonyoung] What?
Let me ask you something.
You think you can take on
the KCIA and win?
Want to know what I think? You'll lose.
The KCIA…
They're number one in this country!
[Daeil groans]
[Daeil groaning in pain]
[Geonyoung] You goddamn thug.
Don't screw this up.
Call me when the first batch is out.
[Daeil breathing heavily]
[Daeil coughing]
- [Uneasy music]
- [phone ringing]
Jang Geonyoung,
Busan District Prosecutors' Office.
[Kitae] This is Baek Kitae.
It's been a while. So, what made you call?
[Kitae] Have you had dinner yet?
[Geonyoung] Not yet.
Good. Would you care to join me?
You mentioned pork and rice soup before.
There's a local spot
called the Miryang House.
The broth there is nice and rich.
[Geonyoung] Actually,
why don't you come here?
There's a good place
right across from my office.
We can order in
and have a nice, quiet dinner here.
Everyone's gone for the day,
so no need to worry.
[Kitae] All right.
I'll be there by 8:00 p.m.
[Geonyoung sighs contentedly]
Here.
[sighs] This is nice.
So, why did you want to see me?
[Kitae] Well, we said
we'd grab a meal sometime.
I thought I'd make good on it
and also pay my respects properly.
[Geonyoung] Respects? Come on. By the way…
You've got a certain vibe. You know that?
What do you mean?
[Geonyoung] Like right now. You're polite.
Too polite.
I'll take that as a compliment.
[Geonyoung] Compliment? As if.
I'm saying you've got that
KCIA feel, you know?
Gentleman up front,
but savage in the back.
Two-faced, like Janus.
[Kitae] It looks like I've upset you
over Jo Manjae, Mr. Jang.
I'm glad you know!
[Kitae] I hope you don't hold onto it.
Let's clear the air today.
[Geonyoung] Fine.
So,
did you guys catch Jo Manjae?
He's gone missing.
[Stirring, suspenseful music]
Missing?
He disappeared.
Well, someone claims they saw him
in the Philippines, but…
He's dead.
Who, Jo Manjae?
[Geonyoung] Yes. You know,
there was a time this whole city
was flooded with Jo's meth.
It even stirred things up
across the water in Japan.
But the meth's all dried up now.
He suddenly disappeared, you say?
Jo Manjae, the hotshot?
Why?
He must've been killed.
Who killed him?
We'll talk about it next time.
So, why'd you join the KCIA, Mr. Baek?
To serve the country.
Serve the country? Oh…
Hey, you want to hear a funny story?
What's the story?
I once busted a meth dealer back in Seoul.
Mmm?
And this idiot said his dream was
to export meth to Japan,
earn some foreign currency,
and flood all of Japan with Korean meth.
He said,
"If that's not patriotism, what is?"
You see, patriotism comes in many forms.
[laughs]
That's funny.
Let me tell you another funny story.
Mr. Baek.
I don't care
if it's the KCIA
or whoever pulls their strings.
If you want to take me on,
you'd better be ready.
I don't break easily.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Mr. Jang.
Man, the timing couldn't be worse.
- You know Jang Hyeeun, right?
- [unnerving music]
She works at a dye factory
in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do.
Apparently, she joined a guitar club,
but we got intel the guitar instructor
has been taking funds from the North.
You'd better tell your sister
to get out of there quickly.
[spoon scraping against bowl]
[laughs]
Should I be thanking you?
There's no need.
You and I both work for the government.
We should help one another, shouldn't we?
Your brother graduated top
of his Military Academy class?
But I heard back in high school,
Baek Kihyun got mixed up
in a pretty big incident.
Why bring up my family out of nowhere?
No, it's just,
since you were kind enough
to take an interest in mine,
I thought I'd return the favor with yours.
You really want to know?
[Geonyoung]
Not if it puts you on the spot.
[shot glass thuds]
Guess it does. Hmm.
Let me throw another one at you then.
That light up there.
And over here!
And this.
Well?
[receiver thuds]
Is this serving the country too? Hmm?
Is the KCIA wiretapping a prosecutor
your idea of serving the country?
[Kitae sighs]
Mr. Jang Geonyoung.
This is getting nowhere.
Thanks for dinner.
- [Geonyoung] Mr. Baek Kitae!
- [door swings open]
You'll see me again! Count on it!
[door slams shut]
"Serving the country"?
Until that day when the waters
Of the East Sea run dry ♪
And Mount Baekdu is worn away ♪
[Kitae] Pull the wiretap team out
and get the Jang Hyeeun file ready.
[agent] Yes, sir.
Did you say Jang Geonyoung's father is
in a mental hospital?
[agent] Yes.
A municipal psychiatric hospital in Daegu.
That family has its share of troubles.
[Unsettling music]
[steady hammering, chipping]
- [Geonyoung] How many kilos?
- [Daeil sighs softly]
Twenty kilos.
Twenty kilos?
- Is it going to Japan?
- Osaka.
- Who in Osaka?
- Ikeda Yuji.
[Geonyoung] Ikeda Yuji?
Are you talking about the Ikeda clan
in Osaka? The yakuza?
Baek's delivering it himself?
[Daeil] Yes.
When?
The 13th.
5:00 a.m., Yeongdo.
The 13th.
5:00 a.m., Yeongdo.
[Investigator Kim] The only ship going
from Yeongdo, Busan to Osaka
on the 13th is the Mangeum.
[Geonyoung] The Mangeum, huh?
But word is, it's actually a KCIA ship.
Those bastards
are really going all in, huh?
Good.
When will it arrive in Osaka?
The next afternoon.
Ms. Oh, you said you speak Japanese?
[in Japanese] Yes, I learned it in school.
[in Korean] Book the plane tickets
and hotel rooms right away.
Yes, sir. I will.
Mr. Kim, we don't have much time,
but gather everything you can
on the Ikeda clan,
the one Baek Kitae's dealing with.
Yes, sir. Got it.
All right! We're flying to Osaka.
We'll get there first and tail Baek Kitae.
And sir, here.
That thing you asked about before.
There's nothing special.
He's on leave from SNU's art department,
no history in the student movement.
Clean record.
NAME: KIM MINSU
SEX: MALE, AGE: 29
You said he's
your sister's guitar instructor, right?
[Graceful piano music]
[Gukpyeong] So the meth is ready?
[Kitae] Yes, sir.
How many kilos?
[Kitae] Twenty kilos.
[Gukpyeong] Oh… Here.
[Gukpyeong sighs contentedly]
Kitae.
Yes, sir.
How long have we known each other?
About ten years, sir.
Wow.
Ten years?
Time really flies.
[Gukpyeong sighs softly]
Hey, send Pyo in.
Osaka, did you say?
[Kitae] Yes.
All right. You're going to be
on a tight schedule,
so take care of yourself, yeah?
And while you're there,
pick up a bottle of whiskey.
We'll drink ourselves under the table
when you get back.
Yes, sir.
- [door opens]
- [Manager Pyo clears throat]
- [Gukpyeong] Come, have a seat.
- [Manager Pyo] Yes, sir.
[Gukpyeong]
Baek's taking the meth to Japan.
You should go with him.
[Manager Pyo] Yes, sir.
- What?
- Nothing, sir.
[Gukpyeong] All right. Cheers.
- Have a safe trip.
- [glasses clink]
[Gukpyeong sighs contentedly]
You can go now.
[Kitae] I'll see you when I get back, sir.
[Gukpyeong] All right.
[Soft piano music]
Any particular reason
you're sending me with him?
He says he's delivering 20 kilos
to Chairman Ikeda.
- [Manager Pyo] Right.
- Keep a close eye on him.
Yes, sir.
[Gukpyeong] Tell Choi Yuji
I want to meet her in private.
Yes, sir.
Let's get rid of him.
Baek Kitae.
The way he looks at me…
Isn't the same anymore.
Take care of him
on the ship back to Korea.
Yes, sir.
[Gukpyeong] The way he looks at me…
Isn't the same anymore.
Take care of him…
On the ship back to Korea.
OSAKA, JAPAN
[Yuji speaking in Japanese] Here is
last month's balance sheet, Father.
I believe you'll be pleased,
but if it falls short, please guide me.
[Ikeda] I hear Kimura
and the other executives
have been talking.
You've heard already?
You know it's hard to keep
the factories running in Japan now.
Korea's our only option now.
The quality of the sample is solid too.
It may still be too soon.
Don't you trust me, Father?
[Ikeda] Yeah,
you had that same look in your eyes…
The first time I saw you.
Still,
you seemed too good to be serving others.
[Yuji] And I'm always grateful to you.
[Ikeda] If so, keep your head on straight.
Unless you want to go back to that life.
You need to earn their trust
with your own ability,
not because you're my daughter.
If you can't get things done
without me stepping in,
there's no reason to put you out front.
Yes, sir.
I'll make sure
you have nothing to worry about.
That'd be good.
I do think of you as my own.
But for the sake of the clan,
sometimes
one must spill their own child's blood…
[Ikeda coughing violently]
[Yuji] Are you all right?
Should I call Dr. Miura?
A bath. Just draw me a bath.
Yes, sir.
HOTEL FUKI
[soft traditional Japanese music]
[Yejin speaking in Korean]
The budget's a little tight.
But I didn't know
it was this kind of place.
[Yejin speaking in Japanese] Excuse me…
I booked two rooms.
It says it's one room.
- [Yejin, in Korean] That can't be.
- [Geonyoung] What's wrong?
Oh…
She says only one room is booked.
I clearly booked two.
Just ask for one more room then.
Okay.
[in Japanese]
Well… we'd like one more room, please.
I'm very sorry.
With the Osaka Expo going on,
we have no vacancies.
[Yejin] Expo?
Expo?
Expo.
[in Korean] She says there's no room.
[Geonyoung blows]
[rhythmic thudding from ceiling]
- [chandelier tinkling]
- [muffled moaning upstairs]
[Geonyoung clears his throat loudly]
[Yejin clears her throat]
[Geonyoung] Man…
[Geonyoung sighs]
Oh, boy.
[Geonyoung sighs]
[phone ringing]
- [in English] Hello?
- [Investigator Kim] Mr. Jang?
Yeah. Go ahead.
[Investigator Kim]
Sir, Baek Kitae just left on the ship.
Really?
[Investigator Kim]
But some guy got on with him.
[Geonyoung] Okay, got it.
- [Investigator Kim] Yeah.
- [muffled moaning upstairs]
Wait. Listen.
- [Investigator Kim] Wait…
- Don't hang up yet.
Let's talk a little more.
[Investigator Kim]
I'm hearing some kind of noise.
- [Geonyoung] Noise?
- Are you doing something?
[Geonyoung] No, what would I be doing?
[Investigator Kim] I hear some weird…
[Geonyoung] What do you… Gosh,
that's enough. I'm hanging up now.
[Investigator Kim] Okay. Good night, sir.
[Yejin] Was that Mr. Kim?
Yeah. [Clears throat]
He said Baek Kitae left on the ship,
but he wasn't alone.
Who's with him?
[Geonyoung sighs]
We don't know.
THE MANGEUM
- [foreboding music]
- [camera shutter clicks]
[camera shutter clicks]
[camera shutter clicks]
[yakuza members in Japanese] Boss!
[camera shutter clicks]
Boss.
[yakuza] Hurry it up!
Boss!
[yakuza members] Boss!
- [yakuza] Back to work!
- [yakuza members] Yes, sir!
[Yuji, in Korean]
It may look like just a fish market,
but this one distribution network delivers
meth to every dinner table across Japan.
[yakuza speaking in Japanese] Boss.
[Yuji speaking in Korean] I'm hungry.
Want to go grab a bite to eat?
[Manager Pyo] How about a drink?
We closed the deal on good terms.
If you don't mind, there's somewhere
I'd like to go with Mr. Baek alone.
Go.
- [underboss, in Japanese] Let's go!
- [yakuza members] Yes, sir!
[camera shutter clicks]
[camera shutter clicks]
- [underboss] Boss!
- [yakuza members] Boss!
KOREATOWN, OSAKA
[children chattering]
[Kitae speaking in Korean]
I thought you were hungry.
What are we doing here?
[Yuji] This is where I grew up.
My lifelong goal was to get out of here,
but I could never forget the food.
- [child 1] The hibiscus flower's bloomed!
- [child 2] Got you! Run!
- [child 3] Run!
- [children chattering, squealing]
DON'T BE FOOLED BY PROPAGANDA!
[Kitae] Actually, I grew up here too.
Nice broth.
When did you move to Japan?
[Kitae] When I was little,
about nine years old.
What about you?
I was born here.
We might've crossed paths here back then.
Come to think of it,
I think I remember seeing you.
When did you go back to Korea?
When I was 19,
after my father passed away.
We moved to Busan, my mother's hometown.
The next year, my mother passed too.
So, I was busy providing
for my younger siblings.
[Yuji] Must've been rough.
Family, right?
Can't win with or without them.
I thought
I'd at least stop hearing "Chosenjin".
But instead,
I got called "Jap" all the time.
So sick of it.
[customer speaking in Japanese]
The food was great. I'll see you again.
[owner] Thank you.
[door opens, closes]
[in Korean] I need a partner
who can produce
much larger volumes on a steady basis.
Right now, you're still small-time
in this business.
I can't help but doubt
how much you can actually put out.
How much exactly do you want?
Ten times the amount now.
- That would cover all of Japan
- [Yuji] That's right.
I need enough supply
to swallow up all of Japan in one go.
That's the only way
I'll have the power to crush
that greedy old man once and for all.
[Uneasy lilting music]
I shut down our factory
on the outskirts of Osaka not long ago.
It had a stock
of the finest Taiwanese precursors.
With that, you'll have more than enough
to hit the quota I gave you.
You're saying
you'll hand me the raw material?
At what price?
Don't worry.
I'll consider it an investment.
But make sure you secure a steady pipeline
of precursors from Taiwan soon.
I can't keep covering for you every time.
I never asked you to.
[Yuji speaking in Japanese] You're right.
Maybe I just want to see you.
[in Korean] Are you coming on to me?
[phone ringing]
[Manager Pyo]
Sir, the deal went through smoothly.
[Gukpyeong] And did you talk to Choi Yuji?
[Manager Pyo] Yes, sir. I did.
[Gukpyeong] When are you coming back?
[Manager Pyo] We'll be on our way now.
Take good care of Baek Kitae.
[Manager Pyo] Yes, sir. I will.
[sighs]
HWANG GUKPYEONG, KCIA
[Manager Pyo] How much is that?
[Kitae]
Comes out to about 300 million won.
I see.
You can buy 100 apartments with that.
[Kitae chuckles]
[Kitae] Name your price.
[Tense music]
PORT OF BUSAN, KOREA
[Investigator Kim sighs]
Man, if Pyo Haksu is in on it too,
that means the KCIA is running meth
on an organized scale.
[Yejin] At this point,
Hwang must be in on it too, right?
[Investigator Kim] I guess so.
- [Geonyoung] Here they come.
- [Yejin] They're coming out.
They're coming out.
- [Yejin] That's Pyo Haksu. He's out.
- [Geonyoung] All right, get ready.
- [investigator 1] Get ready.
- [investigator 2] Hey, get ready.
[investigator 3, 4] Get ready.
Wait. But I don't see Baek Kitae.
Baek's not here.
[Yejin] Oh? Baek Kitae's not here.
Wait, hold position.
[investigator 1] Hold position.
[investigator 2] Hold position.
Stay sharp and stand by.
- [Yejin] Car! Incoming!
- [Investigator Kim] Get down!
[Yejin] Damn, that scared me.
Isn't that Director Hwang's car?
[Investigator Kim] Yes, it is.
- [Yejin] What's he doing here?
- [Investigator Kim] What's going on?
- [Gukpyeong] The cash?
- In the bags, sir.
- Nice work.
- [Haksu] Yes, sir.
[Investigator Kim] Wait,
but Baek Kitae hasn't come out yet.
[Yejin] Where is he?
- Why isn't that bastard coming out?
- [Yejin] Damn it.
[Geonyoung] What? They're turning around.
- Wait. Why are they leaving?
- They're leaving.
- [Geonyoung] They're coming! Down!
- What about Baek Kitae?
- Hide! They're coming! Down!
- Why are they leaving without him?
[Yejin] They left.
[Investigator Kim] But Baek Kitae's…
Sir, what do we do?
Baek…
Okay. Well…
Stay hidden and watch the Mangeum closely.
Make sure you see if Baek Geum…
Baek… Baek Kitae gets off!
What about Baek Kitae?
[Haksu] All taken care of, sir.
[chuckles softly]
Geez.
And what did Choi Yuji say?
We had a good talk.
She said she'd get in touch with us soon.
- Take down Kang Daeil and seize the gang.
- [Haksu] Yes, sir.
And run the factory yourself.
Yes, sir. Understood.
Kitae, you fool.
[Geonyoung] What happened with Baek Kitae?
[walkie-talkie crackling]
[Yejin] He hasn't gotten off the ship yet.
[Geonyoung] Listen, you can't lose him!
Watch closely!
- [Yejin] Sir, Baek Kitae…
- [walkie-talkie crackling]
[Geonyoung] What?
Baek Kitae, what?
[Blaring tense music]
Oh, no.
Hey, hey, hey!
[engine pops, hisses]
Hey, what the heck? What's happening?
[engine sputtering]
[grunting]
[Clamorous traditional music]
[religious leader clamoring] Stop!
[person screaming]
[Gukpyeong] What the hell is this?
They had to raise hell
with a goddamn ritual today of all days?
Give me.
- Wait here.
- [Haksu] Yes, sir.
[religious leader clamoring]
- Did Baek Kitae…
- Yes?
…say anything to you?
He just groveled and begged for his life.
I'll be here, sir.
- [religious leader shouts]
- [person wailing]
God, those bastards.
Where the hell did they go?
Damn it.
[religious leader chanting ritual]
[Gukpyeong] There.
[person screaming]
[person] Stop!
Oh, dear.
[person] Stop!
- [Dark music]
- [safe dial spinning, clicking]
[Gukpyeong] What the hell?
Sunja!
You can't do this!
[Blaring ominous music]
[sighs]
Fucking bastards.
[groans in pain]
[religious leader shouts]
[person screaming]
[Geonyoung]
What the hell is going on here?
- You!
- [religious leader screams]
What the hell are you doing?
Stop fighting!
Wait, hey! Stop them!
Come on, stop them!
[Blaring ominous music]
- [Kitae] You goddamn vermin.
- [Gukpyeong] Wait, wait…
[attendees screaming]
THE HALL OF ULTIMATE BLISS
[Gukpyeong groaning in pain]
[attendees screaming]
[person roaring]
[person] Hey! You!
[religious leader gasping fearfully]
[Gukpyeong breathing raggedly]
Kitae.
[woman, religious leader scream]
[person snarling]
Ms. Oh, start searching outside!
[Geonyoung gasps]
Director Hwang.
What happened here?
- [thud]
- Hmm?
[Gukpyeong breathing raggedly]
Ambulance.
Ambulance!
The phone!
Where's the phone?
[liquid splashing]
[Geonyoung] Hello? This is Jang Geonyoung
from Busan District Prosecutors' Office.
I'm in Bansong, Haeundae.
Someone's in critical condition here,
so send an ambulance right now.
I'm here in Bansong… It's… A temple!
I'm at a temple!
The name of the temple?
I don't know! What?
There are five temples in this area?
Then send an ambulance
- to all five!
- [attendees] Fire!
- [person 1] Fire!
- [person 2] Fire!
- [person 1] Call the fire department!
- [person 2] Fire!
- [Geonyoung] What the hell?
- [person 1] Fire!
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Watch out!
Water. Oh, water.
[gong reverberates repeatedly]
Okay. All right, move! Move out!
[Geonyoung screams with urgency]
Okay, okay.
Oh, no! Stay back! It's dangerous!
[Smoky jazz music]
Translated By Yoonjung Song
- [Sinister music]
- [Geonyoung] Methamphetamine. Philopon.
Street name, meth.
This wonder drug keeps you awake
and erases fear,
practically sending you into euphoria.
It was born during the war.
Soldiers high on it charged
into enemy lines without fear,
and it was used to force
conscripted laborers
into endless nights of work.
The real problem began after the war.
When liberation came
and men returned home to their families,
they were no longer the same.
A boy who had longed to see
his father again
was struck with fear at the sight of a man
he no longer recognized.
No wonder.
His father had come back as a meth addict.
[parent 1 screams]
[parent 2] Stop! Stop it!
[parent 1 screams]
[parent 2] Stop!
[parent 2 screaming, shrieking]
[low hum chatter]
[person 1] Jesus Christ.
What happened here?
[person 2] Oh, it's their son.
- That's terrible.
- [person 3] Good grief.
[baby wailing]
[Geonyoung] The name of the man who got
addicted to meth and killed his wife is
Jang Myeongho.
My father.
[Relentless frenetic music]
Here, have some.
[Geonyoung] When I was little, my father
would often bring home red bean buns.
[Brooding jazz music]
I got tired of them
and said I wanted something else.
But he kept bringing red bean buns.
It wasn't until later that I realized
they were my mother's favorite.
He wasn't buying the buns
for me, but for her.
How's your mom?
Is she doing well?
That damn woman.
She's not cheating on me, is she?
Next time,
make sure you bring her.
[Geonyoung]
Ever since he killed my mother,
he has been locked away
in a mental hospital.
Completely unaware of what he did…
He still asks for her.
[manager] Hyeeun!
Come here.
Come on, quick.
Your brother's here.
- My brother?
- [manager] Yeah, go on.
Come on, people. Pick up the pace!
You want to miss today's quota?
[Geonyoung] How have you been?
[Hyeeun] You know, same old.
I guess things will get better with time.
[Geonyoung] Oh, right.
Are you getting any better at guitar?
Wait, how do you know about that?
How would I know?
You told me about it last time.
[Hyeeun] Oh…
- Did I?
- [Geonyoung chuckles]
So, getting better?
No.
Not really.
Why don't you play something?
There's a guitar.
What?
No, I don't want to. It's embarrassing.
[Geonyoung] What's embarrassing?
Give it a try.
[Hyeeun] But…
Let's see what you can do on the guitar.
Even if it's bad, don't make fun of me.
Why would I make fun of you?
[Hyeeun sighs]
[Hyeeun clears throat]
[Gentle guitar strumming,
Yang Heeeun "Morning Dew"]
When sorrows cling to my heart ♪
One by one ♪
Like drops of morning dew ♪
More beautiful than pearls ♪
On every blade of grass ♪
I climb the hill… ♪
EPISODE 4:
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
[judge] Prosecutor,
your sentencing recommendation.
[Geonyoung] The defendants, Robert Blunt
and Jimmy Walters,
entered the residence of the victims,
Kim Taeyeong and Lee Suni,
on March 2, 1970,
at approximately 7:30 p.m.
In the course
of demanding methamphetamine,
they brutally murdered the victims.
The knife and other evidence
recovered at the horrific crime scene
clearly establish their intent to kill
during the commission of the offense.
Therefore, in order
to heighten society's vigilance
against the dangers
of narcotics addiction,
the Prosecution submits the defendants
bear full criminal responsibility.
For the defendants,
Robert Blunt
and…
Jimmy Walters,
the Prosecution seeks a death sentence.
[gallery cheering]
[in English] How long?
- Five? Five years? Ten?
- [gavel pounding repeatedly]
[judge speaking in Korean]
Order in the court!
[gavel pounding repeatedly]
INDICTMEN
[sighs] The death penalty?
THE PROSECUTION WALKING
THE STRAIGHT PATH…
I thought you promised
to reduce their sentences!
That's why the Yanks cooperated
with the investigation!
[Geonyoung] "The Prosecution,
walking the straight path,
upholding principle."
I never promised.
I said I would consider it.
They deserve the death penalty.
The victims were brutally murdered
with slit throats.
And Lee Suni was pregnant.
[deputy chief prosecutor]
I know. I get it.
You think
the Americans will just sit back?
- What about US-Korea relations?
- [Geonyoung] Well…
As I understand it,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
is paying very close attention to that.
And I heard the US just set up
a federal agency called
the Drug Enforcement Administration
on the president's orders.
So why don't we make
something like that too, sir?
If you recommend it
to the Prosecutor General,
and he raises it with the President,
it could happen.
[deputy chief prosecutor]
What have you been up to lately?
Why are you never at your desk?
Well, I'm doing
what I've always been doing, sir.
Yeah, so what is it?
- My job.
- Which is?
Catching criminals.
You know, my job.
If you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.
Hey,
I'm warning you again.
Don't go stirring up the KCIA.
[Geonyoung] Well, as long as they're not
tangled up in drugs,
I have no reason to.
[laughs]
I'll be going now, sir.
- [sighs] That nutjob.
- [door opens, closes]
[Gukpyeong] What about the notebook?
[Kitae] There was no notebook.
[Gukpyeong] No notebook?
No.
She said it never existed
in the first place.
That crazy bitch.
She pulled all that shit
when there wasn't even a notebook?
Right?
You were colluding
with Bae Geumji, weren't you?
That's why you went to Japan with her,
and why you met Choi Yuji?
- You plotted it since the time…
- [♪tense music]
…you stopped me
from killing Kang Daeil, right?
Hey. You run a goddamn department
at the KCIA.
And you're pushing drugs?
Huh?
[Gukpyeong sighs]
What will people say if they find out?
You little shit!
[Kitae groans softly]
- [Kitae coughs]
- Hey.
Did you think I wouldn't know?
- You tried to fool me?
- [Kitae groans]
- How dare you!
- [Kitae groans]
- [Gukpyeong] Oh? Oh?
- [Kitae] I'm sorry! I'm sorry, sir!
[Gukpyeong] Get off me.
Please give me one more chance!
And my life is yours.
You goddamn piece of shit.
How about 200 million?
I'll give you 200 million every month.
[Gukpyeong]
You must have an insane death wish.
Hey.
If anyone finds out,
we're both dead, you asshole.
That'll never happen.
Even if something were to go wrong,
we just need to get rid of Kang Daeil.
Sir, it's 200 million every month!
We could make even more down the line!
You don't want to spend your whole life
groveling to Chief Cheon, do you?
What did you just say?
[Kitae] I swear I'll do whatever it takes
to put you in the Blue House, sir.
[Gukpyeong] Make it 300 million.
Three hundred million every month.
If you can't do it,
then just die.
[Suspenseful music]
You snitched, didn't you?
You fucking bastard!
[chuckles] Hey, what happened, huh?
I didn't snitch.
Come on, man. You scared me.
Look.
Hwang already knew everything, all right?
Jang Geonyoung
from Busan District Prosecutors' Office
showed up and told him
you were tied up with Kang Daeil.
Jang Geonyoung told him?
[Manager Pyo] Yeah. [Chuckles]
How the hell does he know?
Beats me, fucker.
Watch yourself, man.
Keep this up,
and you really might end up dead.
Let me meet Cheon Seokjung.
What?
You thought I didn't know?
You're the little rat he planted
to keep tabs on Hwang, aren't you?
How long have you known?
Does it matter how long I've known?
Does Hwang know too?
[Kitae] No.
Why didn't you tell him? You should have.
You could've gone straight to him
and said you found Cheon's mole.
- What for? There's no need.
- [Manager Pyo laughs]
Hey… [laughs] Oh…
I thought you were just a reckless bastard
with a fucking death wish.
Turns out you're a snake.
[Manager Pyo sighs]
Cheon Seokjung.
I have to see him.
I'll pay you back plenty.
- [Precarious music]
- Baek Kitae wants to see me?
What for?
He has something to tell you.
[Seokjung] How much has Hwang skimmed off?
About a billion, sir.
I see.
I'll think about it and let you know.
[Manager Pyo] Yes, sir.
[lively music playing,
Nam Jin "In My Small Heart"]
[Soyeong humming along]
[Yejin] Na Hoona or Nam Jin?
One, two, three!
- Na Hoona!
- [Soyeong] Nam Jin!
[both] Oh!
[Soyeong]
Guess you really are from Gyeongsang-do.
What? No. Gyeongsang-do or Jeolla-do,
when it comes to singing,
Hoona's the best.
Well, I like Jin better.
You silly…
Well, that's good.
You can have Jin. Hoona's mine.
Hey, you think we can just claim them?
Did Hoona ever say he's yours?
Or not. Whatever.
By the way, Soyeong.
Did you really quit your job at the bank?
But why? That's a great job.
[Soyeong] Well, you know.
I'm sick of handling other people's money.
[Yejin] So, have you found something new?
No, I'm taking a break.
Your brother didn't say anything?
I mean, others would kill for that job.
[Soyeong] Mmm. My brother would never…
[gasps] Oh, right! Sunyeong.
I have to go. I've got plans.
What plans?
[Soyeong] I'm going to see a movie.
The one with Shin Seongil!
Hey, I love Shin Seongil too!
- Can I come? Yeah?
- [Soyeong] What? Ah…
- Uh…
- [Yejin] What is it?
Wait, is this a date?
Gosh, you catch on fast!
I'll call you later, okay?
Who's the guy? Hey!
Call me!
[Sprightly, moody music]
BOK'S KNITTING SHOP
[Geonyoung mumbling]
[actors on screen talking indistinctly]
[blows]
[audience laughing]
[Daeil] Soyeong,
I'm going to use the restroom.
Okay.
[Geonyoung] Hey, Daeil.
It's been a while, huh?
Look at you out on a date.
If Baek Kitae finds out
his little sister's seeing a gangster,
you think he's going to let that slide?
What do you want now?
I did everything
you asked last time, didn't I?
That was then.
There's a new star of the show.
I know the score.
You're moving meth with Baek Kitae, right?
[Suspenseful music]
You should make it
to your sister's wedding next month.
And watch her marry
into that teacher's family.
I heard you even bought her a house.
Looks like you made a lot of money
skimming Jo Manjae's meth.
Huh, Daeil?
Call this number
when the first batch is out.
[Daeil] Mr. Jang.
[Geonyoung] What?
Let me ask you something.
You think you can take on
the KCIA and win?
Want to know what I think? You'll lose.
The KCIA…
They're number one in this country!
[Daeil groans]
[Daeil groaning in pain]
[Geonyoung] You goddamn thug.
Don't screw this up.
Call me when the first batch is out.
[Daeil breathing heavily]
[Daeil coughing]
- [Uneasy music]
- [phone ringing]
Jang Geonyoung,
Busan District Prosecutors' Office.
[Kitae] This is Baek Kitae.
It's been a while. So, what made you call?
[Kitae] Have you had dinner yet?
[Geonyoung] Not yet.
Good. Would you care to join me?
You mentioned pork and rice soup before.
There's a local spot
called the Miryang House.
The broth there is nice and rich.
[Geonyoung] Actually,
why don't you come here?
There's a good place
right across from my office.
We can order in
and have a nice, quiet dinner here.
Everyone's gone for the day,
so no need to worry.
[Kitae] All right.
I'll be there by 8:00 p.m.
[Geonyoung sighs contentedly]
Here.
[sighs] This is nice.
So, why did you want to see me?
[Kitae] Well, we said
we'd grab a meal sometime.
I thought I'd make good on it
and also pay my respects properly.
[Geonyoung] Respects? Come on. By the way…
You've got a certain vibe. You know that?
What do you mean?
[Geonyoung] Like right now. You're polite.
Too polite.
I'll take that as a compliment.
[Geonyoung] Compliment? As if.
I'm saying you've got that
KCIA feel, you know?
Gentleman up front,
but savage in the back.
Two-faced, like Janus.
[Kitae] It looks like I've upset you
over Jo Manjae, Mr. Jang.
I'm glad you know!
[Kitae] I hope you don't hold onto it.
Let's clear the air today.
[Geonyoung] Fine.
So,
did you guys catch Jo Manjae?
He's gone missing.
[Stirring, suspenseful music]
Missing?
He disappeared.
Well, someone claims they saw him
in the Philippines, but…
He's dead.
Who, Jo Manjae?
[Geonyoung] Yes. You know,
there was a time this whole city
was flooded with Jo's meth.
It even stirred things up
across the water in Japan.
But the meth's all dried up now.
He suddenly disappeared, you say?
Jo Manjae, the hotshot?
Why?
He must've been killed.
Who killed him?
We'll talk about it next time.
So, why'd you join the KCIA, Mr. Baek?
To serve the country.
Serve the country? Oh…
Hey, you want to hear a funny story?
What's the story?
I once busted a meth dealer back in Seoul.
Mmm?
And this idiot said his dream was
to export meth to Japan,
earn some foreign currency,
and flood all of Japan with Korean meth.
He said,
"If that's not patriotism, what is?"
You see, patriotism comes in many forms.
[laughs]
That's funny.
Let me tell you another funny story.
Mr. Baek.
I don't care
if it's the KCIA
or whoever pulls their strings.
If you want to take me on,
you'd better be ready.
I don't break easily.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Mr. Jang.
Man, the timing couldn't be worse.
- You know Jang Hyeeun, right?
- [unnerving music]
She works at a dye factory
in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do.
Apparently, she joined a guitar club,
but we got intel the guitar instructor
has been taking funds from the North.
You'd better tell your sister
to get out of there quickly.
[spoon scraping against bowl]
[laughs]
Should I be thanking you?
There's no need.
You and I both work for the government.
We should help one another, shouldn't we?
Your brother graduated top
of his Military Academy class?
But I heard back in high school,
Baek Kihyun got mixed up
in a pretty big incident.
Why bring up my family out of nowhere?
No, it's just,
since you were kind enough
to take an interest in mine,
I thought I'd return the favor with yours.
You really want to know?
[Geonyoung]
Not if it puts you on the spot.
[shot glass thuds]
Guess it does. Hmm.
Let me throw another one at you then.
That light up there.
And over here!
And this.
Well?
[receiver thuds]
Is this serving the country too? Hmm?
Is the KCIA wiretapping a prosecutor
your idea of serving the country?
[Kitae sighs]
Mr. Jang Geonyoung.
This is getting nowhere.
Thanks for dinner.
- [Geonyoung] Mr. Baek Kitae!
- [door swings open]
You'll see me again! Count on it!
[door slams shut]
"Serving the country"?
Until that day when the waters
Of the East Sea run dry ♪
And Mount Baekdu is worn away ♪
[Kitae] Pull the wiretap team out
and get the Jang Hyeeun file ready.
[agent] Yes, sir.
Did you say Jang Geonyoung's father is
in a mental hospital?
[agent] Yes.
A municipal psychiatric hospital in Daegu.
That family has its share of troubles.
[Unsettling music]
[steady hammering, chipping]
- [Geonyoung] How many kilos?
- [Daeil sighs softly]
Twenty kilos.
Twenty kilos?
- Is it going to Japan?
- Osaka.
- Who in Osaka?
- Ikeda Yuji.
[Geonyoung] Ikeda Yuji?
Are you talking about the Ikeda clan
in Osaka? The yakuza?
Baek's delivering it himself?
[Daeil] Yes.
When?
The 13th.
5:00 a.m., Yeongdo.
The 13th.
5:00 a.m., Yeongdo.
[Investigator Kim] The only ship going
from Yeongdo, Busan to Osaka
on the 13th is the Mangeum.
[Geonyoung] The Mangeum, huh?
But word is, it's actually a KCIA ship.
Those bastards
are really going all in, huh?
Good.
When will it arrive in Osaka?
The next afternoon.
Ms. Oh, you said you speak Japanese?
[in Japanese] Yes, I learned it in school.
[in Korean] Book the plane tickets
and hotel rooms right away.
Yes, sir. I will.
Mr. Kim, we don't have much time,
but gather everything you can
on the Ikeda clan,
the one Baek Kitae's dealing with.
Yes, sir. Got it.
All right! We're flying to Osaka.
We'll get there first and tail Baek Kitae.
And sir, here.
That thing you asked about before.
There's nothing special.
He's on leave from SNU's art department,
no history in the student movement.
Clean record.
NAME: KIM MINSU
SEX: MALE, AGE: 29
You said he's
your sister's guitar instructor, right?
[Graceful piano music]
[Gukpyeong] So the meth is ready?
[Kitae] Yes, sir.
How many kilos?
[Kitae] Twenty kilos.
[Gukpyeong] Oh… Here.
[Gukpyeong sighs contentedly]
Kitae.
Yes, sir.
How long have we known each other?
About ten years, sir.
Wow.
Ten years?
Time really flies.
[Gukpyeong sighs softly]
Hey, send Pyo in.
Osaka, did you say?
[Kitae] Yes.
All right. You're going to be
on a tight schedule,
so take care of yourself, yeah?
And while you're there,
pick up a bottle of whiskey.
We'll drink ourselves under the table
when you get back.
Yes, sir.
- [door opens]
- [Manager Pyo clears throat]
- [Gukpyeong] Come, have a seat.
- [Manager Pyo] Yes, sir.
[Gukpyeong]
Baek's taking the meth to Japan.
You should go with him.
[Manager Pyo] Yes, sir.
- What?
- Nothing, sir.
[Gukpyeong] All right. Cheers.
- Have a safe trip.
- [glasses clink]
[Gukpyeong sighs contentedly]
You can go now.
[Kitae] I'll see you when I get back, sir.
[Gukpyeong] All right.
[Soft piano music]
Any particular reason
you're sending me with him?
He says he's delivering 20 kilos
to Chairman Ikeda.
- [Manager Pyo] Right.
- Keep a close eye on him.
Yes, sir.
[Gukpyeong] Tell Choi Yuji
I want to meet her in private.
Yes, sir.
Let's get rid of him.
Baek Kitae.
The way he looks at me…
Isn't the same anymore.
Take care of him
on the ship back to Korea.
Yes, sir.
[Gukpyeong] The way he looks at me…
Isn't the same anymore.
Take care of him…
On the ship back to Korea.
OSAKA, JAPAN
[Yuji speaking in Japanese] Here is
last month's balance sheet, Father.
I believe you'll be pleased,
but if it falls short, please guide me.
[Ikeda] I hear Kimura
and the other executives
have been talking.
You've heard already?
You know it's hard to keep
the factories running in Japan now.
Korea's our only option now.
The quality of the sample is solid too.
It may still be too soon.
Don't you trust me, Father?
[Ikeda] Yeah,
you had that same look in your eyes…
The first time I saw you.
Still,
you seemed too good to be serving others.
[Yuji] And I'm always grateful to you.
[Ikeda] If so, keep your head on straight.
Unless you want to go back to that life.
You need to earn their trust
with your own ability,
not because you're my daughter.
If you can't get things done
without me stepping in,
there's no reason to put you out front.
Yes, sir.
I'll make sure
you have nothing to worry about.
That'd be good.
I do think of you as my own.
But for the sake of the clan,
sometimes
one must spill their own child's blood…
[Ikeda coughing violently]
[Yuji] Are you all right?
Should I call Dr. Miura?
A bath. Just draw me a bath.
Yes, sir.
HOTEL FUKI
[soft traditional Japanese music]
[Yejin speaking in Korean]
The budget's a little tight.
But I didn't know
it was this kind of place.
[Yejin speaking in Japanese] Excuse me…
I booked two rooms.
It says it's one room.
- [Yejin, in Korean] That can't be.
- [Geonyoung] What's wrong?
Oh…
She says only one room is booked.
I clearly booked two.
Just ask for one more room then.
Okay.
[in Japanese]
Well… we'd like one more room, please.
I'm very sorry.
With the Osaka Expo going on,
we have no vacancies.
[Yejin] Expo?
Expo?
Expo.
[in Korean] She says there's no room.
[Geonyoung blows]
[rhythmic thudding from ceiling]
- [chandelier tinkling]
- [muffled moaning upstairs]
[Geonyoung clears his throat loudly]
[Yejin clears her throat]
[Geonyoung] Man…
[Geonyoung sighs]
Oh, boy.
[Geonyoung sighs]
[phone ringing]
- [in English] Hello?
- [Investigator Kim] Mr. Jang?
Yeah. Go ahead.
[Investigator Kim]
Sir, Baek Kitae just left on the ship.
Really?
[Investigator Kim]
But some guy got on with him.
[Geonyoung] Okay, got it.
- [Investigator Kim] Yeah.
- [muffled moaning upstairs]
Wait. Listen.
- [Investigator Kim] Wait…
- Don't hang up yet.
Let's talk a little more.
[Investigator Kim]
I'm hearing some kind of noise.
- [Geonyoung] Noise?
- Are you doing something?
[Geonyoung] No, what would I be doing?
[Investigator Kim] I hear some weird…
[Geonyoung] What do you… Gosh,
that's enough. I'm hanging up now.
[Investigator Kim] Okay. Good night, sir.
[Yejin] Was that Mr. Kim?
Yeah. [Clears throat]
He said Baek Kitae left on the ship,
but he wasn't alone.
Who's with him?
[Geonyoung sighs]
We don't know.
THE MANGEUM
- [foreboding music]
- [camera shutter clicks]
[camera shutter clicks]
[camera shutter clicks]
[yakuza members in Japanese] Boss!
[camera shutter clicks]
Boss.
[yakuza] Hurry it up!
Boss!
[yakuza members] Boss!
- [yakuza] Back to work!
- [yakuza members] Yes, sir!
[Yuji, in Korean]
It may look like just a fish market,
but this one distribution network delivers
meth to every dinner table across Japan.
[yakuza speaking in Japanese] Boss.
[Yuji speaking in Korean] I'm hungry.
Want to go grab a bite to eat?
[Manager Pyo] How about a drink?
We closed the deal on good terms.
If you don't mind, there's somewhere
I'd like to go with Mr. Baek alone.
Go.
- [underboss, in Japanese] Let's go!
- [yakuza members] Yes, sir!
[camera shutter clicks]
[camera shutter clicks]
- [underboss] Boss!
- [yakuza members] Boss!
KOREATOWN, OSAKA
[children chattering]
[Kitae speaking in Korean]
I thought you were hungry.
What are we doing here?
[Yuji] This is where I grew up.
My lifelong goal was to get out of here,
but I could never forget the food.
- [child 1] The hibiscus flower's bloomed!
- [child 2] Got you! Run!
- [child 3] Run!
- [children chattering, squealing]
DON'T BE FOOLED BY PROPAGANDA!
[Kitae] Actually, I grew up here too.
Nice broth.
When did you move to Japan?
[Kitae] When I was little,
about nine years old.
What about you?
I was born here.
We might've crossed paths here back then.
Come to think of it,
I think I remember seeing you.
When did you go back to Korea?
When I was 19,
after my father passed away.
We moved to Busan, my mother's hometown.
The next year, my mother passed too.
So, I was busy providing
for my younger siblings.
[Yuji] Must've been rough.
Family, right?
Can't win with or without them.
I thought
I'd at least stop hearing "Chosenjin".
But instead,
I got called "Jap" all the time.
So sick of it.
[customer speaking in Japanese]
The food was great. I'll see you again.
[owner] Thank you.
[door opens, closes]
[in Korean] I need a partner
who can produce
much larger volumes on a steady basis.
Right now, you're still small-time
in this business.
I can't help but doubt
how much you can actually put out.
How much exactly do you want?
Ten times the amount now.
- That would cover all of Japan
- [Yuji] That's right.
I need enough supply
to swallow up all of Japan in one go.
That's the only way
I'll have the power to crush
that greedy old man once and for all.
[Uneasy lilting music]
I shut down our factory
on the outskirts of Osaka not long ago.
It had a stock
of the finest Taiwanese precursors.
With that, you'll have more than enough
to hit the quota I gave you.
You're saying
you'll hand me the raw material?
At what price?
Don't worry.
I'll consider it an investment.
But make sure you secure a steady pipeline
of precursors from Taiwan soon.
I can't keep covering for you every time.
I never asked you to.
[Yuji speaking in Japanese] You're right.
Maybe I just want to see you.
[in Korean] Are you coming on to me?
[phone ringing]
[Manager Pyo]
Sir, the deal went through smoothly.
[Gukpyeong] And did you talk to Choi Yuji?
[Manager Pyo] Yes, sir. I did.
[Gukpyeong] When are you coming back?
[Manager Pyo] We'll be on our way now.
Take good care of Baek Kitae.
[Manager Pyo] Yes, sir. I will.
[sighs]
HWANG GUKPYEONG, KCIA
[Manager Pyo] How much is that?
[Kitae]
Comes out to about 300 million won.
I see.
You can buy 100 apartments with that.
[Kitae chuckles]
[Kitae] Name your price.
[Tense music]
PORT OF BUSAN, KOREA
[Investigator Kim sighs]
Man, if Pyo Haksu is in on it too,
that means the KCIA is running meth
on an organized scale.
[Yejin] At this point,
Hwang must be in on it too, right?
[Investigator Kim] I guess so.
- [Geonyoung] Here they come.
- [Yejin] They're coming out.
They're coming out.
- [Yejin] That's Pyo Haksu. He's out.
- [Geonyoung] All right, get ready.
- [investigator 1] Get ready.
- [investigator 2] Hey, get ready.
[investigator 3, 4] Get ready.
Wait. But I don't see Baek Kitae.
Baek's not here.
[Yejin] Oh? Baek Kitae's not here.
Wait, hold position.
[investigator 1] Hold position.
[investigator 2] Hold position.
Stay sharp and stand by.
- [Yejin] Car! Incoming!
- [Investigator Kim] Get down!
[Yejin] Damn, that scared me.
Isn't that Director Hwang's car?
[Investigator Kim] Yes, it is.
- [Yejin] What's he doing here?
- [Investigator Kim] What's going on?
- [Gukpyeong] The cash?
- In the bags, sir.
- Nice work.
- [Haksu] Yes, sir.
[Investigator Kim] Wait,
but Baek Kitae hasn't come out yet.
[Yejin] Where is he?
- Why isn't that bastard coming out?
- [Yejin] Damn it.
[Geonyoung] What? They're turning around.
- Wait. Why are they leaving?
- They're leaving.
- [Geonyoung] They're coming! Down!
- What about Baek Kitae?
- Hide! They're coming! Down!
- Why are they leaving without him?
[Yejin] They left.
[Investigator Kim] But Baek Kitae's…
Sir, what do we do?
Baek…
Okay. Well…
Stay hidden and watch the Mangeum closely.
Make sure you see if Baek Geum…
Baek… Baek Kitae gets off!
What about Baek Kitae?
[Haksu] All taken care of, sir.
[chuckles softly]
Geez.
And what did Choi Yuji say?
We had a good talk.
She said she'd get in touch with us soon.
- Take down Kang Daeil and seize the gang.
- [Haksu] Yes, sir.
And run the factory yourself.
Yes, sir. Understood.
Kitae, you fool.
[Geonyoung] What happened with Baek Kitae?
[walkie-talkie crackling]
[Yejin] He hasn't gotten off the ship yet.
[Geonyoung] Listen, you can't lose him!
Watch closely!
- [Yejin] Sir, Baek Kitae…
- [walkie-talkie crackling]
[Geonyoung] What?
Baek Kitae, what?
[Blaring tense music]
Oh, no.
Hey, hey, hey!
[engine pops, hisses]
Hey, what the heck? What's happening?
[engine sputtering]
[grunting]
[Clamorous traditional music]
[religious leader clamoring] Stop!
[person screaming]
[Gukpyeong] What the hell is this?
They had to raise hell
with a goddamn ritual today of all days?
Give me.
- Wait here.
- [Haksu] Yes, sir.
[religious leader clamoring]
- Did Baek Kitae…
- Yes?
…say anything to you?
He just groveled and begged for his life.
I'll be here, sir.
- [religious leader shouts]
- [person wailing]
God, those bastards.
Where the hell did they go?
Damn it.
[religious leader chanting ritual]
[Gukpyeong] There.
[person screaming]
[person] Stop!
Oh, dear.
[person] Stop!
- [Dark music]
- [safe dial spinning, clicking]
[Gukpyeong] What the hell?
Sunja!
You can't do this!
[Blaring ominous music]
[sighs]
Fucking bastards.
[groans in pain]
[religious leader shouts]
[person screaming]
[Geonyoung]
What the hell is going on here?
- You!
- [religious leader screams]
What the hell are you doing?
Stop fighting!
Wait, hey! Stop them!
Come on, stop them!
[Blaring ominous music]
- [Kitae] You goddamn vermin.
- [Gukpyeong] Wait, wait…
[attendees screaming]
THE HALL OF ULTIMATE BLISS
[Gukpyeong groaning in pain]
[attendees screaming]
[person roaring]
[person] Hey! You!
[religious leader gasping fearfully]
[Gukpyeong breathing raggedly]
Kitae.
[woman, religious leader scream]
[person snarling]
Ms. Oh, start searching outside!
[Geonyoung gasps]
Director Hwang.
What happened here?
- [thud]
- Hmm?
[Gukpyeong breathing raggedly]
Ambulance.
Ambulance!
The phone!
Where's the phone?
[liquid splashing]
[Geonyoung] Hello? This is Jang Geonyoung
from Busan District Prosecutors' Office.
I'm in Bansong, Haeundae.
Someone's in critical condition here,
so send an ambulance right now.
I'm here in Bansong… It's… A temple!
I'm at a temple!
The name of the temple?
I don't know! What?
There are five temples in this area?
Then send an ambulance
- to all five!
- [attendees] Fire!
- [person 1] Fire!
- [person 2] Fire!
- [person 1] Call the fire department!
- [person 2] Fire!
- [Geonyoung] What the hell?
- [person 1] Fire!
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Watch out!
Water. Oh, water.
[gong reverberates repeatedly]
Okay. All right, move! Move out!
[Geonyoung screams with urgency]
Okay, okay.
Oh, no! Stay back! It's dangerous!
[Smoky jazz music]
Translated By Yoonjung Song