100 Days of Deception (2026) s01e05 Episode Script

[theme music playing]
100 DAYS OF DECEPTION
Wait…
[in English] Hello? Hel…
EPISODE 5
[in Korean] Unbelievable.
I went out of my way to call him.
I spoke to him in English
so the operator wouldn't understand,
but he didn't even thank me.
[foreboding music playing]
Ah. My goodness.
You scared me.
Why are you standing here?
Are you going home?
Sorry? You told me to leave for the day.
I forgot I was supposed to treat you well.
- Let's go to the photo studio.
- The photo studio?
I'm going with you to the photo studio.
Well, I suppose a photo studio picture
is better than a newspaper one.
Let's go. Come with me.
[sighs]
[suspenseful music playing]
[gunshot]
[gasps]
[people screaming]
[in Japanese]
Where are they shooting from?
Where did it come from?
[gun clicks]
- [screams]
- [people clamoring]
- [groans]
- [thuds]
[groans]
[gun clicks]
[grunts]
- [exclaims]
- [gun clicks]
[grunting]
[groans]
[groans]
[gun clicks]
[exclaims]
[groans]
[groans]
- [Young-bok in Korean] Are you all right?
- [panting]
[doctor] Get in!
[Young-bok] Let's go.
[doctor] Damn it. Get in!
Get in!
[gun firing]
Jeong-yeop, stay awake.
You have to stay awake.
Wake up, you punk!
[screaming] Jeong-yeop!
- [car horn honking]
- [policeman in Japanese] Chief!
[panting]
[grunts]
[groaning]
Over there!
[music intensifies]
[bullets whizzing]
[panting]
[panting heavily]
Break it!
[people screaming]
Second floor, go!
[breath trembling]
[ominous music playing]
He went that way.
[labored breathing]
He ran out that way.
It's a tall, young guy with a mask on.
There's no one here.
- That way.
- [police] Yes, sir!
[music swells]
What do we have here?
[yelps]
[Young-bok] Close the curtains!
She's the daughter of the president
of Joil Textile Factory.
[breath trembling]
Joil Textile Factory.
She came to get custom clothes fitted.
We heard a commotion outside
and locked the door.
The culprit was hiding upstairs.
How am I supposed to believe that?
Here's my card.
JOIL
The president will be having dinner
with the governor-general next week.
That said,
if he hears that the police pulled open
the changing room curtain
on his precious and only daughter,
I don't think he would be too happy.
[breath trembling]
Sorry about that.
[foreboding music playing]
[groans]
[in Korean] Young-bok!
Young-bok.
[gasps]
Young-bok, stay with me.
Young-bok.
[Myung-nam whimpers]
[music swells]
Miss.
Are you all right?
[whimpering]
Oh no, Young-bok.
[sobbing]
Young-bok.
Oh no, Young-bok!
100 DAYS OF DECEPTION
I'm getting you in focus,
so try not to move.
[clears throat]
This should work.
Okay, here we go.
Give me a smile.
Good.
One, two, three.
[wistful music plays]
What's the matter?
Ah…
No, it's nothing.
[photographer] I'm not sure
I got the focus right.
Excuse me.
Would you mind helping me?
Sorry?
I forgot my glasses today,
so I can't tell if the picture is blurry.
I need your help.
I'll adjust the distance.
Just tell me when it looks clear.
Sure, I can do that.
Thank you. Here you go.
[muttering] Let's make this quick.
I'm starving.
[sighs]
I'll adjust it,
so tell me when it looks clear to you.
Give me a big smile.
Okay.
[gentle music playing]
Is it clear?
I'm not sure.
Let's try again.
Give me a smile.
Are you still not sure?
- [door rattles]
- [delivery man] Seolleongtang delivery!
[photographer] Hold on a second.
What took you so long?
[sighs] I've been having
tons of delivery orders today.
Ma'am, can I get some water?
Sure, water's in the room back there.
- [No-ma] Can I get two glasses?
- Sure.
- [Hideo] What are you
- One moment.
[music continues]
[No-ma clears throat]
[chuckles] Must be crazy about each other.
What are you doing?
Just a moment.
[in English] Please.
[Kkot-nim] Come on, let's go.
[coughing]
[No-ma] Okay, I'm coming!
[sniffling]
Still at it?
- Thanks for the water, ma'am.
- Sure.
I'll come back for the bowls tomorrow.
[photographer] Thank you. See you.
[No-ma] Bye.
[Kkot-nim] What took you so long?
[No-ma] Sorry, I had to grab some water.
- Let's go home.
- [Kkot-nim coughing]
[Kkot-nim] No-ma, I want candy.
Candy.
Candy!
[No-ma] All right.
What was that all about?
Did you cry?
Oh…
No, I just…
Got something in my eye.
[sniffles]
Who was that just now?
A debt collector?
Or…
Your former lover?
What?
A former lover?
If not, why would you hide?
What, were you afraid
of running into him after cheating on him?
Cheating?
[gasps]
[shouting] What do you take me for?
[photographer] Excuse me.
[Hideo] Oh boy.
- I'm sorry.
- Uh…
[Hideo] Ms. Keum.
Ms. Keum!
[sighs]
- How much is the candy?
- One jeon.
Oh?
[bicycle bell rings]
[No-ma] I'll take this one.
[girl] Thank you.
- Sir, please buy some candy.
- Here.
What's wrong?
I just saw someone
who looked like Ga-kyung.
[sighs] I told you, Kkot-nim.
She's gone to America. Forget about her.
You won't see her again.
But I still miss her.
[coughs]
Won't you eat your candy?
I will.
[No-ma] Go on then.
- [Kkot-nim coughs]
- [wistful music playing]
- [moody music playing]
- [panting]
[in Japanese] Back off.
Okay.
Hold on.
[breathing heavily]
[music intensifies]
[policeman] Move it over there.
SUSPECT'S DESCRIPTION
NAME: HAN CHEOL-YONG
[policeman 1] Look over here.
Not him.
[people murmuring]
[policeman 2] Over that way!
[policeman 3] Spread out and search!
[music swells]
[in Korean] Please let me go.
My sister is waiting for me.
Will you shut up?
[groans]
He's much older than me.
Shut up.
[frustrated sigh]
Kkot-nim is waiting for me.
[panting]
[coughs]
FOR KIDS' CONSTIPATION
Oh!
Sorry. I'm so sorry.
Were you trying to pick this up?
[coughs]
Is this yours?
Here.
Why are you here alone?
Don't you have any family?
I do have a family.
I have an older sister
and an older brother.
My brother went to deliver seolleongtang,
so I'm waiting for him.
He said he'd be late if he took me along.
So he promised he'd be quick.
[coughs]
I've waited and waited,
but he hasn't come back.
[coughs]
[man] I'm sorry I took so long.
There are still police all over Jongno.
What about Sato?
Listen, Seok-jung.
Forget about Sato for now.
Take care of yourself first.
You almost ended up six feet under
before he did.
In any case,
we need to get you to a hospital.
The trouble is,
there are wanted posters at the hospital.
Apparently, the Gugukdan targeted Sato
in Dongsung-dong tonight but failed.
Still, word is the Japanese police
took heavy losses.
The Gugukdan lost several members as well.
[policeman in Japanese] Over there!
- [whistle blowing]
- [police screaming]
[Kkot-nim in Korean]
My brother can run super fast.
[coughs]
He used to pull a rickshaw.
But these days, he delivers seolleongtang
because he has a bicycle now.
He couldn't ride a bike before, [coughs]
but now he rides well.
He says he can deliver
four bowls of seolleongtang at once.
[Hideo] Wow, that's amazing.
- [Kkot-nim] Right? Isn't he cool?
- [Hideo] He sure is.
[woman] Mak-dung.
- Mak-dung. Hurry, come eat.
- [Mak-dung] Okay.
[Kkot-nim] My brother brought me
seolleongtang the other day.
It was really good.
[kids] Dad!
[moody music playing]
[Kkot-nim] My brother says
I'll get a stomachache
if I eat too much seolleongtang,
so I can only have it once a month.
That's a lie.
He's a terrible liar.
My sister says
it's because he has a good heart.
Oh? We're here. That's our house.
Aren't you hungry?
[stomach rumbles]
[chuckles softly]
Wow, that looks yummy!
- [coughs]
- Oh.
Careful, it's hot.
I'll cool it down for you.
Once you finish the porridge,
take your cold medicine.
[No-ma] Kkot-nim! Bang Kkot-nim!
- [door slams open]
- Bang Kkot-nim! Bang Kkot…
Kkot-nim! [Pants]
- Where were you?
- No-ma!
[sighs in relief] Kkot-nim.
[sobs]
How did you get home?
And what are you eating?
And who are you?
[door opens]
- [Ga-kyung] I'm home.
- [door closes]
Is no one home?
[groans]
[sighs]
[scoffs]
What?
A former lover?
An affair?
[scoffs] Unbelievable.
A rich kid's mind
really is a world of luxury.
I couldn't even afford
proper clothes to keep the biting cold
off my back, let alone an affair.
[scoffs]
[groans]
Oh dear.
Kkot-nim.
Why are you coughing? It breaks my heart.
[sighs]
[serious music playing]
I suppose
this is where it ends.
- [in Japanese] Take him away.
- [policeman] Yes, sir!
Your plan worked brilliantly, sir.
The Gugukdan really did turn up.
The one behind the attack
at Yoo Philip's house
must be a member of the Gugukdan.
Do you realize how many officers we lost
just to kill one guy?
Did you even count them?
I'm sorry, sir.
Hunt down every last one of them.
Wipe out the Gugukdan for good.
Get that guy first and round them all up.
On it, sir!
Inspector General!
Chief!
We caught him.
[gun clicks]
[So-ran in Korean] Hands in the air.
It's me.
Are you hurt?
Han Cheol-yong…
Is dead.
The police have his body, so…
In case the police come searching,
I came to clear out his room.
[Philip] Is this everything?
[So-ran] Yes.
I think he cleaned it out beforehand.
[Philip] Let's get out of here then.
[Cheol-yong] No nation in the world
has the right
to occupy another country by force
and oppress its people.
[heartfelt music playing]
The independence of our country
is only right,
and it will inevitably come to pass.
Oh no, Jeong-yeop.
[sobs]
Jeong-yeop.
[anguished crying]
[coos]
What in the world happened?
Jeong-yeop!
[Cheol-yong] If my death could bring about
the independence of my nation
even a single second sooner,
[Jeong-yeop's wife wailing]
I hold no regrets at all.
A man of Joseon.
Han Cheol-yong.
[door opens]
Madam.
Madam.
I'm coming in.
Didn't she come home last night?
Ah…
[grand music playing]
[in Japanese] Present arms!
[Shinichi] Welcome, sir.
We didn't know you were returning
to Keijo today, Your Excellency.
How was your journey?
About as peaceful as Keijo.
With punks like Lee Bong-Chang
and Lee Deok-ju around,
I have to hide my itinerary
and move around under the radar.
You'd think I were some kind of criminal.
So I hear there was a shootout
near Keijo Imperial University yesterday.
Did you catch the culprit?
[tense music playing]
We shot one dead at the scene
Ever since you took office,
it seems those subversives
have been running rampant,
don't you think?
[sighs]
[in Korean] You can't die, Young-bok.
You'd better not die, or you're fired.
[footsteps approaching]
[gasps]
Who's there?
Didn't I tell you to stay away
from my room?
[woman] Miss.
Your father is leaving now.
[sniffles]
[Myung-nam's father laughs heartily]
Father.
Have a good day.
All right.
[laughing]
Young-bok, that ungrateful brat.
I thought he was bright,
so I sent him to school
and made him my butler.
Yet over a little stomach bug,
he wouldn't bother to show up
when I go to work?
That's the problem
with these lowborn sorts.
I can't educate them.
The king may say
the classes are all equal now.
But generations of slave blood
run in his veins.
Just because he piggybacked you as a kid
and grew up beside you,
he forgot he's some lowborn nobody.
For crying out loud.
[clicks tongue]
[muttering] You hang around the Japanese
and think you're one of them now.
What?
What was that, Myung-nam?
It's nothing.
I'll give Young-bok a proper earful,
so don't worry about it.
Still, he's quite sick.
I'll let him take three days off.
Fine.
But make sure those three days are unpaid.
Sure, I'll handle it.
Have a good day, Dad.
You too.
[chuckles]
[No-ma] There you go.
Let's get this medicine down.
Down it goes.
All gone.
Good job. [Chuckles]
[sighs] So this was medicine
for constipation?
That's right.
We don't know how to read,
so we had no idea what this was.
Right?
[laughs]
That's why Ga-kyung drew this for us
before she left.
Hmm. I miss her.
[clears throat]
Tell me about it.
[grunts]
Ga-kyung, seriously…
- You know what?
- Yeah?
I think the teacher
is the most handsome man I've ever seen.
- What? Who? That guy from yesterday?
- [amusing music playing]
Yeah.
Hey, he's pale as a ghost,
like a walking tofu block.
You call that handsome?
And why are you calling him "teacher"?
I asked him to teach me how to read,
so he's my teacher.
What?
How to read?
Yeah, he's going to come over
to teach me how to read.
He promised me.
Kkot-nim, you didn't even tell me that!
[sighs] I can't wait for him to come.
Now I get to learn how to read
like Ga-kyung.
I'm going to read!
Hey, Bang Kkot-nim!
[groans]
I just hope the boss doesn't catch us.
[chuckles]
[sighs]
What? Did you have something to say?
Things are tense
at the Government-General today.
So don't wander around if you can.
[muttering] You always tell me
not to wander around for no reason.
Can I not even go to the bathroom?
I'm saying,
don't wander around for no reason.
I've never wandered around for no reason.
The only ladies' room
is in the corner on the first floor.
So it just takes long.
It's not like I'm slacking off.
[sighs] Very well, then.
Speaking of which,
I need to use the restroom.
You don't need to report that.
By the way…
Why are things tense around here?
Last night…
[telephone ringing]
[in Japanese] Yes, Sato speaking.
Uh… Yes, it's almost done.
[door closes]
[sighs]
[man] You complete idiot!
What the hell were you thinking,
dropping this pipe?
Even if you Josenjings work
your whole lives, you can't afford this!
- [laborer 1] Sorry, sir!
- [laborer 2] I'm sorry!
[man] You'd better
not put a scratch on it,
or you'll pay with your lives!
[laborers respond]
[man] Do it properly!
I'm going to the bathroom.
Oh.
NO ENTRY
[laborer 1 in Korean] I hope that
damn murderer drops dead in the street.
All he ever says is "Josenjing."
That wretched Japanese jerk.
[laborer 2] Hey, you okay
after that beating?
The same spot again, damn it.
- [yelps]
- [in Japanese] Watch where you're going!
I'm sorry.
[tense music playing]
[gasps]
Well, well, look who it is.
Your name was…
Yes, I'm Keum Seo-hee.
It's an honor that you recall my name.
Keum Seo-hee.
Right.
I did hear you joined us
as an interpreter trainee.
I've been swamped
and couldn't make time to come say hi.
Don't worry about it, sir.
I should have been the one
to introduce myself.
Is Mr. Yoo doing well?
Yes, sir.
If you have any trouble or need anything,
feel free to come see me.
Thank you very much.
Joseon women are rather so boring.
I suppose a woman educated by Americans
should be a bit different.
[Hideo] Chief.
[Fukuda] Oh, Hideo.
How have you been?
Fine.
It's been a while.
This is Keum Seo-hee,
an interpreter trainee.
You've met her before, right?
I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation,
but I was looking for Ms. Keum.
It's rather urgent.
Please take this up
to the Publications Division.
It's on the fourth floor.
[serious music playing]
Yes, sir.
My apologies, Chief.
It was an urgent matter.
By the way, I heard there was a shootout
with the Gugukdan
in Dongsung-dong last night.
I'm glad you weren't badly hurt.
They came at us ready to die, yet
all they managed was this tiny scratch.
How is it working with Ms. Keum?
As you know, I was ordered to make sure
she was well taken care of.
"Well taken care of," was it…
Well, excuse me then.
Two Josenjings…
Well, isn't this interesting?
Hideo.
Yes?
[in Korean] I'm back.
I warned you not to wander around
for no reason.
Ah…
I wasn't. I was just coming back
from the bathroom.
Last night…
The Gugukdan tried to kill
the inspector general
near Keijo Imperial University.
After the shootout,
there were heavy casualties on both sides.
We're hunting down
the remaining fugitives.
That's why things are tense
around the office today.
Ah.
I see.
Ms. Keum.
Yes?
You'll be working out of the office today.
It's an order from above.
Out of the office?
[car door closes]
[sighs]
[foreboding music playing]
JONGNO POLICE STATION
[people screaming]
[woman wailing]
[water splashes]
[police in Japanese] Welcome!
Maybe this fool inside
doesn't know Japanese.
He hasn't said a word.
I was going to call
for a Joseon language interpreter.
I'd appreciate your help.
Sure.
By the way…
Have you identified the fugitives
who got away yesterday?
Why do you want to know?
I thought it might be useful
while interpreting the interrogation.
You don't need to know.
Understood.
Those bastards who ran took bullets.
We're sweeping every hospital,
so they'll get caught soon enough.
- Open the door.
- [policeman 1] Yes, sir!
[policeman 2] Welcome, sir!
Welcome.
Come on in.
[ominous music playing]
[groans softly]
[whimpering]
[groans]
[music intensifies]
[gasps softly]
[policeman 3] Right after
yesterday's shootout,
we spotted a suspicious guy in Jongno
and combed the whole neighborhood.
Then we found him hiding.
Neither one has spoken yet,
but he fits the description
of the suspect who broke into
the American reporter's house.
His old gunshot wound
is badly infected,
so he's burning up with a fever.
[gasps]
How are you?
- What's your name?
- [groans]
[groans]
Interpret that.
[stutters]
Yes, sir.
[in Korean] What is your name?
[in Japanese]
If you won't talk on your own,
I'll have no choice but to make you.
Go ahead.
[Ga-kyung exclaiming]
[groaning]
[breath trembling]
- Why are you out here?
- [No-ma yelps] You scared me.
I thought you were a ghost
from the crematorium.
You almost gave me a heart attack.
And stop talking nonsense.
That's a crematorium for the Japanese.
Why would a Japanese ghost come here?
It's all Gyodang-ri, either here or there.
Yeah, right.
Look at this.
Right here.
This is what the Japs did
just because we cried for independence.
But they're all from the same Gyodang-ri?
Like hell.
- What are you doing out here?
- What?
Did something happen to Kkot-nim?
[stammers] No, not at all.
I was just out watching the stars.
[chuckles nervously]
You'll just get hungry if you stay up.
Go to sleep.
Okay, good night.
[sighs]
I thought the boss had caught us.
You pale tofu.
Don't you dare try something funny.
[Kkot-nim] Giyeok.
Giyeok.
Giyeok.
[gentle music playing]
[sighs]
Teacher, is something wrong?
What?
Uh, no, nothing's wrong.
I don't believe you. You look so worried.
Not at all.
Are you done writing?
- Let's see.
- Teacher.
You should go.
I can see it all over your face.
Go where?
You've been wanting to go
to the bathroom. Am I right?
[Governor-General in Japanese]
The League of Nations Commission
will soon arrive in Keijo.
To have the League of Nations recognize
Manchukuo's legitimacy,
it is crucial that we show the Commission
that Manchuria and Joseon are thriving
in peace and prosperity.
- Yes, sir.
- [man] Yes, sir.
But in Manchuria,
the Japanese army is being pushed around
by rebels like Ji Cheong-cheon
and Yang Se-bong.
And Kim Gu's stooges
are sneaking into Joseon to kill me.
Until the Commission arrives,
the Government-General's top priority
is to maintain public order in Keijo.
Is that clear?
- Yes, sir!
- [man] Yes, sir!
Inspector General.
You should see to it
that the foreign press in Keijo
is handled with extreme care.
Japan's deployment of the Kwantung Army
to Manchuria
was a legitimate act of retaliation
against China's interference
with Japanese economic activity.
Make that clear to the press.
Understood.
You may go.
Yes, sir.
[sighs]
Commander.
Yes, sir.
Do you think he really understood
what I just said?
Your Excellency.
The Japanese in Joseon
are colonial residents.
They aren't mainlanders like us.
Colonial residents
are an inferior, lowborn lot.
Men like him can scrub all they want,
but they can't get the filth out
from under their nails.
You should be especially wary of them.
[Governor-General] Very well.
That's right.
[Fukuda] These Josenjings
are like cockroaches.
No matter how many we crush,
they keep crawling back.
Is this your stubborn nature?
Did you think we'd be impressed
and hand you your independence?
What are you doing?
Interpret that.
Yes.
[in Korean] He says
that people of Joseon continue to fight
for independence.
[in Japanese] That's it?
Why was that so short?
Ah. I'm sorry.
I was trying to find
the right Joseon words
to capture your meaning.
[in Korean] He's asking if you think
this will ever lead to independence.
[in Japanese] There's something
I'm genuinely curious about.
Do you independence fighters,
the Gugukdan or whatever,
honestly believe you can save Joseon?
[in Korean] He's asking if you think
the independence army can save Joseon.
[in Japanese] Don't you want to answer,
or don't you know?
Then I'll tell you.
You…
Your so-called independence movement
is ruining Joseon.
You're holding on to a dead hope
and instigating the barbaric Josenjings.
You traitors are robbing them
of the honor of being reborn
as loyal subjects
of the Great Empire of Japan.
Do you realize how pathetic it is
to cling to a hope that's already dead?
[in Korean] The independence fighters
are ruining Joseon.
You're holding on to a long-dead hope,
instigating barbaric
[in Japanese]
Why is it taking you so long?
[in Korean] You're instigating
the barbaric Josenj…
People of Joseon.
You're committing treason
by robbing them of the chance
of being reborn as subjects
of the Great Empire of Japan.
[Fukuda in Japanese]
You pathetic Josenjing.
I bet you felt like a hero
while plotting your grand scheme.
But look at you now.
Look around this room.
Who do you have around you?
Did you promise to keep your mouth shut
if you get caught?
Did you take an oath or something?
Now you're learning the hard way
how pointless an oath made by lowborn scum
like you actually is!
[in Korean] Your grand scheme…
[in Japanese] Do you understand me?
[exclaims]
A miserable, meaningless death all alone.
That's all the Josenjing independence
movement will ever achieve.
- [bangs]
- [gasps]
I said, do you understand?
You filthy Josenjing roaches.
[breath trembling]
- Hey.
- [gasps]
Why isn't he saying anything?
Are you interpreting my words properly?
Interpreter trainee Keum Seo-hee.
Interpreter trainee Keum Seo-hee!
- [tense music playing]
- [whimpering]
[gasps softly]
[in Korean] Who are you?
You.
You're that live-in maid, aren't you?
[Ga-kyung gasps]
Why are you using that name?
Why?
[in Japanese] Hey. Hey!
What is he talking about?
What are you all doing?
[in Korean] Is that your real name?
Is that really your name?
Who the hell are you?
- [groans loudly]
- [Ga-kyung gasps]
Answer me!
Why are you using her name?
- [groans]
- [Ga-kyung gasping]
[in Japanese]
What's this lunatic saying now?
[in Korean] Who are you really?
I said, who are you?
[in Japanese]
Interpret that, Keum Seo-hee!
[gasping]
[music swells]
[whimpering]
[chuckles]
Why, Interpreter Sato.
What brings you all the way here?
By any chance,
did you come by to check on Ms. Keum?
I'm here to see
if the work is being handled properly.
[Fukuda chuckles]
As you can see, she's
No.
I'm talking about you, Chief.
I'd like to hear what you've found out
from him so far.
- [music continues]
- You pulled an English interpreter trainee
from the Foreign Affairs Division
to interrogate in the Joseon language.
I suppose you've found out
quite a lot by now.
Well, then,
tell me what you've found out.
What was his motive
for targeting the inspector general?
What is his name?
What did you find out about the Gugukdan?
You insolent Josenjing!
How dare a mere interpreter
speak to me like that!
I've spoiled you like a young master,
and now you seem to have forgotten
your place.
Do you really think
you're the inspector general's son?
You're nothing but a Josenj…
[stammers]
Inspector General.
[gasps softly]
[exhales]
- When did you get here
- Finish what you were saying.
I'm intrigued.
If Hideo isn't my real son,
then what is he?
Please forgive me!
Please forgive my outburst, sir!
[in Korean] I apologize for the trouble.
Make sure she gets home safely.
Interpreter Sato.
[door slams]
[Fukuda in Japanese]
Sir, please allow me to explain
Forgive me, sir!
Did you forget Keum Seo-hee
is involved with that American reporter?
Did you forget how critical
foreign press coverage of Joseon is
because of Manchukuo?
You learned nothing
from what happened in 1919.
Did you forget
how "that incident" blew up
after the Americans reported it abroad?
I am deeply sorry, sir.
Utter idiot.
[gloomy music playing]
[Hideo in Korean] Ms. Keum.
My apologies.
I assure you it won't happen again.
That being said…
I'd appreciate it…
If today's incident didn't reach
the foreign press.
I mean, Mr. Yoo.
[music continues]
[Shinichi in Japanese]
Have you found out who he is?
Not yet, sir. My apologies.
But he keeps insisting
that he and that man
are not members of the Gugukdan.
[Shinichi] We'll find out soon.
I'd prefer if they were the Gugukdan.
Ah.
[in Korean] Did you know
your fellow members
were killed in Dongsung-dong?
[in Japanese] We've identified him, sir.
Is that so?
Yes, we found him in the watch list files.
His name is Na Byeong-sun.
He lives in Anseong-gun,
Gyeonggi Province.
[in Korean] See?
You can hold your tongue all you want,
but we find everything out eventually.
What's the point
of wasting time like this?
[in Japanese]
Bring his wife and children here. Now.
Yes, sir.
[in Korean] Let's see if he'll stay quiet
once we put his family
hanging in front of him.
You'd better start talking.
Unless you want to watch
your family die in front of you.
My family?
[laughs bitterly]
[laughing]
[in Japanese] Shut up!
[continues laughing]
[in Korean] So it won't leak
to foreign outlets?
Yes.
If news of this
gets out overseas,
it could be a problem…
Mr. Yoo is a journalist, after all.
I'd appreciate your discretion.
Understood.
Thank you for kindly reminding me
how I became
an interpreter trainee
at the Government-General.
Thank you for everything.
- Ms. Keum.
- I'll go by myself.
[breath trembling]
[panting]
[grunting]
[panting]
[gasps]
What? Are you going somewhere?
I'm done playing spy. Goodbye.
Are you quitting?
Yes!
I quit.
I shouldn't have gotten involved
in this mess in the first place.
I don't want to die for nothing.
"Die for nothing"?
Right, for nothing.
Look, you went to Dongsung-dong
yesterday, didn't you?
When I found out,
I wondered if you'd been dead or arrested.
I went to Jongno Police Station today
worried sick about you.
I could barely catch my breath
until I realized it wasn't you.
But do you know
what I had to do there today?
I interpreted the interrogation
of a captured independence fighter.
[exasperated sigh]
"You damn Josenjing."
"I bet you felt like a hero
while plotting your grand scheme."
"But look at you now.
Who do you have around you?"
"You'll die for nothing all alone."
"That's all the Josenjing independence
movement will ever achieve."
"You filthy Josenjing roaches!"
I spent the whole day
having to translate those insults.
The man they'd arrested
wouldn't say a single word.
I was the only one talking back and forth
between the chief of police and that man.
I didn't know
you'd be put in that position.
But did you think
being a spy was all fun and games?
[breath trembling]
You said you didn't care
about the independence movement.
Then why take it so hard
that you interpreted
for an independence fighter?
[scoffs]
Who says I'm taking it hard?
I'm not.
It's just that once my cover gets blown,
I'll end up arrested like him
and killed for nothing.
I refuse to die a meaningless death.
So I'm out right here and now.
[Philip] Watch your mouth!
"A meaningless death"?
How can you say that
about someone who was captured
fighting for our nation's independence?
No Joseon person would ever
call that sacrifice meaningless.
In fact, anywhere in the world,
dying for your country's freedom
is never considered a meaningless death.
Don't kid yourself.
Do you think I'm an independence fighter?
You see,
I took the job at the Government-General
since you promised to send me to America.
But if my cover gets blown,
I'll look like an independence fighter
in their eyes.
How am I different from the man
they interrogated today?
I was posing as an interpreter trainee,
and he was posing as a deliveryman,
that's the only difference.
It's the same thing!
A deliveryman?
Yes.
It was him.
The one who got into this house
posing as a deliveryman.
[exasperated sigh]
No matter how well you cover your tracks
You mean…
He was the one who came here to kill Sato?
Right.
On the night of the dinner,
he came into this house with a gun
disguised as a deliveryman from Itsukoshi.
He's not part of the Gugukdan, is he?
Did he…
[somber music playing]
Say something to you?
What did he say?
Say?
I wish he had said a single word.
He wasn't cooperative at all.
So the interrogation took all day.
It was like
he was set on keeping his mouth shut.
That is, until he heard my name.
All of a sudden,
he started asking who I was.
He went wild and yelled about
why I was using that name.
Your name?
Lee Ga-kyung?
What?
No.
Keum Seo-hee, obviously.
The moment he heard that name, he started…
[stammers]
What's going on?
Seo-hee…
Was my daughter's name.
My daughter, the one killed
by the inspector general.
Don't tell me…
Is he…
Your husband?
Your daughter, Keum Seo-hee.
Is he the father of your daughter?
Is he?
Is he really?
Is that true? Really?
[gasps]
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
[groans]
You people are insane!
Is independence really worth all this?
You're here like this, and your husband…
He's lying there covered in blood,
beaten half to death.
I'm not dying
getting caught up in this madness.
I'm out. I'm calling it quits.
I told you, didn't I?
A traitor will pay the price.
Go right ahead.
You made me a spy,
but you never trusted me.
What kind of spy was I?
And what did I betray?
- Lee Ga-kyung.
- Get your hands off me!
[door slams]
This is insane.
[panting, yelps]
[grunts, groaning]
[gasping]
Oh no.
No.
[gasping]
[crying]
[screams]
Why's everything such a mess?
[grunts in frustration]
[Philip] Keum Seo-hee.
[thunder rumbling]
[thunder roaring]
Who?
I don't know anyone by that name.
[theme music playing]
[music continues playing]
A MAN OF JOSEON
HAN CHEOL-YONG
100 DAYS OF DECEPTION
[Shinichi] Keum Seo-hee.
She's going to rely on you a lot.
INTERPRETER SATO HIDEO
- [Philip] Seo-hee's father.
- What are you planning to do?
[Philip] What Sato wants to hide the most…
A mass murderer.
If Sato realizes he was one of the victims
from the Kyeam-ri massacre,
there's a chance he'll find out who I am.
Keum Seo-hee.
[So-ran] Win Sato Hideo's heart.
Get him on your side.
Should I end things with Mr. Yoo?
- She needs to trust you, but…
- [Hideo] Ms. Keum!
[So-ran] Never let yourself
have personal feelings.
Subtitle translation by: Youji Kim