Squid Game s01e09 Episode Script

EPISODE 9
ONE LUCKY DAY
Player 218 and Player 456,
welcome to the final game.
Before we begin, we'll flip a coin
to decide who plays offense or defense.
Please choose a shape. Triangle or square.
Triangle.
It's triangle.
Please choose either offense or defense.
Offense.
Player 456 will play offense.
Player 218 will defend.
For the final game,
you'll both be playing Squid Game.
Squid Game.
What an odd name.
It was originally
a children's game
- that was played in Korea many years ago.
- Hmm.
Let me explain
the rules of Squid Game.
One, the attacker must enter
the squid shape court,
run past the defense, and then tap
the area inside the squid's head
with his foot to secure the win.
Two, the defender must block
the attacker's advance
and force them outside
of the court's bounds in order to win.
Three, if a situation arises,
in which either player is unable
to continue playing the game,
the last one standing will be the winner.
A player's unable to continue.
Could you explain that?
That would be
referring to the player's death.
And now, with that, let the game begin.
Among all the games
that kids played back then,
it was the most physical and violent.
So any kind of violence is allowed?
Sure. There are no restrictions.
Why is he hopping on one foot?
The attacker
is given a handicap.
He can only hop on one foot
until he crosses the squid's neck.
Oh, so the defender tries to block him.
Yes.
That's the first challenge of this game.
We always used to play this as kids.
When we cross
do you remember what we used to call it?
Shut up. Who cares about all that?
Inspector royal.
"Inspector royal," we called it.
Mm. It sounds so romantic.
What's it mean?
"Good rain
knows the best time to fall."
Du Fu.
I put an end to her suffering.
You know she would have died anyway.
That's bullshit. Stop lying.
She could've survived.
They would've treated her.
I know what you're like, okay?
You're the reason that I had to kill her.
I knew you two would stop all this,
so she didn't die in there.
Was that it?
You killed someone because this might end?
Yeah!
You and that girl would have been
the majority you needed to get out!
Going home without a single cent.
I couldn't do that!
She's the one who stopped me.
'Cause I was gonna kill you with this.
It's over.
I won't let you leave here
with that money.
You bastard!
Die!
Die!
Get up! Get up! Get up!
You recognized it?
It's the damn place where they made us
play Red Light, Green Light.
So many people played with us,
but now they're dead.
Everyone except for us, Gi-hun.
We
we've already come too far
to end this now.
So it was you that killed them.
You you killed everyone!
You killed them.
You're the one who killed them.
This game is over.
Yep, that about wraps it up.
I can't.
I wanna end here.
What is he doing?
- What the hell?
- What's going on?
Clause Three of the agreement.
The players are able to end the game when
the majority agrees.
So if we both give up now,
you have to end it, right?
Player 456 wants to stop the game.
He's giving up the prize money
right right here
at the very edge of victory?
No fucking way.
Sang-woo.
I just thought
how they used to call our names when
our moms had made supper for us.
That won't happen again.
Let's go.
Let's go together.
Gi-hun.
I'm sorry.
Sang-woo!
Sang-woo
Gi-hun.
No, Sang-woo. Don't talk.
- My mother, go help her.
- Don't talk, Sang-woo.
You have to help her.
Ah No. Don't
Sang-woo, don't
Oh, no!
No! Sang-woo, no
You should celebrate.
That was quite the game there.
Why?
Why did you do it? How can you?
You bet on horses.
It's the same here but
we bet on humans.
You're our horses.
I did not expect you to finish your race.
Who are you?
It was a dream. Just think of it that way.
And it really wasn't a bad one
for you, either.
Who are you?
Who are you?
Who are you?
Who are you?
Who are
Believe in Jesus or burn in Hell!
You fool who deny the Lord's existence,
repent now!
The day of judgment is upon us!
Followers go to Heaven,
non-believers burn in Hell!
The only thing waiting for you
in the afterlife will be fire and pain!
Let us repent
and kneel down before the Lord!
Save yourself from Hell
by making Jesus your lord!
BELIEVE IN JESUS
Jesus. Praise the Lord.
Checking your IC card information.
WITHDRAWAL
Please select the amount
you would like to withdraw.
10,000 WON
ENTER YOUR 4-DIGIT PIN
Counting the bills.
Sorry, please wait a moment.
Please take your cash.
BALANCE: 45,599,990,000 WON
Gi-hun!
Are you
What happened? What's going on?
Did you get into another fight
while drinking?
Hold on. Wait right here.
Here's some mackerel.
I know your mother may want it.
She came down with something, I think.
She hasn't come out to work.
And it's been a few days
since she's answered her phone.
I should've stopped by to check on her.
I just don't know what's wrong with me.
I mean, I, uh
It's all right.
Give your mom any cash you got.
She needs it more than I do.
Gi-hun.
By any chance
have you heard anything recently
from Sang-woo?
Never mind.
You should go.
Hey, Ma.
I'm home.
Hey, Ma.
Mom, are you asleep?
Hey, Ma.
Mom, I'm home.
Come on.
I came home, Ma.
Hey, Ma.
Just, just open your eyes.
Come on.
I'm home now, Mom.
I got some money for us now.
1 YEAR LATER
We've got a real barista
working for us here,
and he can make you a cup as well.
I'm not sure if you'd like it that much.
Why am I here to see you?
Uh, sorry, you had to take the trip here.
I wanted to have a car
sent out to you, but
Why am I here? What's wrong?
Uh, well
So you see, you created your account here
quite a while ago and
and you haven't made that much effort
to contact us since.
What do you mean?
Did I do something wrong?
Huh?
Uh, uh, no. It's nothing like that, sir.
Uh, you've got all your money set up
in a normal savings account.
You weren't earning
all that much interest on it.
And recently, our bank began offering
these consultations for VIPs
looking to expand their financial assets.
I wanted to let you know
that we're here to help.
I'm sure you're keeping busy.
I just wanted to say
Oh. I'm sorry. Did I offend you?
Could you help me out with something else?
Okay, what can we do?
Please spare me just 10,000 won?
What?
Uh
All right, yeah. Here, let me just
Um
Excuse me.
Would you buy some flowers?
Please, mister.
I need to get rid of them tonight
or they'll end up wilting away.
Thank you, mister.
I appreciate it.
Uh, here.
Have a good night.
DECEMBER 24, 11:30 P.M.
SKY BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR
FROM YOUR GGANBU
Pour some water in there.
Please, Gi-hun.
Who are you?
You explain this.
You see him?
That man down there?
He must be drunk
because he's been sitting there for hours.
He looks homeless too
if I had to guess.
You
Were you the one who's behind it?
He's going to freeze to death
if he stays out there any longer.
And no one is going over
to help or anything.
Why the hell did you do it?
Would you help out that guy?
Answer me!
Why did you do that to us?
You think that you will stop walking
and help that disgusting, stinking drunk,
little piece of trash, huh?
Show me who you are!
Why did I get to live and no one else?
Listen.
Let's play something tonight.
That man out there
if he remains out there until midnight,
I win.
If anyone
goes to help the drunk before then,
in that case, you win.
Cut the crap, okay?
I could easily snap your neck right here.
If you do that,
then you won't get to hear
my explanation for all this.
Play this game with me and
I'll give you the
answer to your question.
And if I win
then I'll kill you
without a second thought.
What will you bet on it with then?
Anything.
It doesn't matter.
You might as well take everything I have.
So then
who are you?
I earn
a living, lending out money.
You give money to people for a living
and you get rich doing it?
Money.
You know what making money is like.
It's not simple to do.
So then
was any of what you said true
or was it all just a lie?
Oh Il-nam.
Is that even your real name, huh?
It is.
Yes, that's real.
Oh Il-nam.
That tumor's also real.
And it also had gotten larger too.
That's true.
And the house
I used to live with my family in
was almost exactly like that one
in the alley. That's all true.
Can you still
trust anybody to be good
even after everything you've been through?
Why did you send a card?
I heard that
all the money you won
is just sitting there
and that you are still living
like you used to.
Is it all just because you feel guilty?
Guilt? Shut up.
You don't feel any guilt
for what you did, do you?
It's yours now.
That cash is your reward
for your hard work and luck.
And you have every right to use it now.
Life goes by quick.
In one minute
gone in a blink.
Why did you do
something like this?
Do you know
what someone who doesn't have any money
has in common with someone
with too much money
to know what to do with?
Living is
no fun for either of them.
If you have too much money, then it
doesn't matter what you buy,
or eat, or drink, or whatever.
Everything, well, it all gets boring.
All of my clients,
started to eventually say
the exact same things whenever we talked.
Everybody felt
that there was no joy
in their lives anymore.
And so, we decided to get together.
We did a little bit of thinking.
What could we all do to
finally have some fun?
Some fun?
You put us through all of that
so you can have fun?
It seems
that you forgot how no one had to play,
and you all put your signatures
on the agreement.
And that you all made your decision
to come back on your own.
Well, he's still out there.
It looks like you've run out of luck.
Tell me
you still trust in humanity being good?
I wanna know
I wanna know why you joined us?
Oh, well, in my childhood
I always had
so much fun out doing things
with all of my friends.
We'd lose track of time for hours.
I wanted to just
feel something
just one last time before I die.
And you are not going to get that feeling
if you are just going to spectate.
And I desperately wanted that.
And so
did playing do that then?
Hell yeah.
You asked why I let you live.
By joining
and playing with you
I got that chance to
feel again.
Thanks to you
I got to remember
all these things that I had
forgotten long ago.
It had been such a long time
since I
was able to have that much fun.
Look at that.
There's someone who cares.
You saw that, didn't you?
You saw that you lost.
And our guests,
greet them for me, all right?
Of course, sir,
but why not do it yourself?
Because I know that I'm not going to have
as much fun watching as playing.
INCREASE IN AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD DEB RANKING KOREA 2ND GLOBALLY
The country's reported
household debt is rapidly on the rise,
topping the current global average.
Last third quarter, the Bank of Korea and
the Bank for International Settlements
Hmm.
reported that the GDP
Holy moly! Your hair, sir, grew out.
Uh, what you're getting done today?
Did you want a shorter cut?
Or keep it longer
so we can perm it like that, huh?
Bank for international Settlements.
The biggest increase in the world
besides China.
The reason for the steep rise
in Korea's reported household debt
is due, at least in part,
to the lifted government restrictions
on financial loans.
MINJI HAIR SALON
You must be Cheol.
The family resemblance is there.
Sir, do you know
my sister very well?
I know her.
We're good friends.
Does that mean you know
where she is right now?
Is this the boy?
Yeah.
Tell me your name, sweetie.
It's Cheol.
Kang Cheol.
Kang Cheol?
How cool!
That's a manly name you have there.
And you look so tough and strong.
Take care of him, please.
Okay.
It'll be nice to have
a little extra company around
for dinner for a change.
Don't worry about me. Have a good trip.
Thanks.
Cheol, have you had dinner yet?
Here, come. Come and take a seat.
Come on now.
Have a fish bun.
Here you go.
Oh, goodness! That jacket
is way too light for this cold.
Wait, don't you have a warmer jacket?
IT'S THE MONEY I OWE SANG-WOO
Gi-hun!
Gi-hun!
You have arrived
at Incheon Airport Terminal One.
This is Incheon Airport Terminal One.
Hey,
daddy's almost at the airport now.
I'll be boarding the flight soon.
Of course, of course, I got you a present.
No way. It's a secret.
I'll show it to you in person.
Hold on, Ga-yeong.
Ga-yeong, I'm gonna call you back
once I get there, okay?
I'll be there soon, honey.
Let's play again. Right now!
What the hell are you doing?
Give me back that card!
- Oh!
- No. You don't.
You don't go!
This is the final
boarding call for U-Way Airlines.
Boarding for U-Way Flight 202
to Los Angeles will close shortly.
All passengers bound for Los Angeles,
please make your way
to Gate 22 immediately.
Ladies and gentlemen
this is the final boarding call.
Do you wish to participate in the game?
If you wish to play,
please state your name and date of birth.
Seong Gi-hun.
October 31, 1974.
Listen carefully.
I'm not a horse.
I'm a person.
That's why I wanna know
who you people are,
and how you can do
these horrible things to people.
Player 456.
Don't get any absurd ideas.
It wasn't a dream.
I can't forgive you
for everything you're doing.
Just get on that plane.
It's for your own good.