1 00:00:09,884 --> 00:00:10,969 [ominous music playing] 2 00:00:11,052 --> 00:00:12,220 [keyboard clacking] 3 00:00:12,303 --> 00:00:14,764 PARK DONG-HO 4 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:18,268 7 1/2 HOURS UNTIL THE ARREST OF PRIME MINISTER PARK 5 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:21,271 [reporter] Prime Minister Park Dong-ho is scheduled to be summoned tomorrow, 6 00:00:21,354 --> 00:00:24,649 and the prosecution's investigation team is working without rest 7 00:00:24,733 --> 00:00:26,401 to accelerate the investigation. 8 00:00:26,484 --> 00:00:29,946 The prosecution is confident that they will be able to prove all charges 9 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:31,906 and intends on requesting an arrest warrant 10 00:00:31,990 --> 00:00:34,325 after they finish their investigation tomorrow. 11 00:00:34,826 --> 00:00:36,953 Reports indicate that the Seoul Detention Center 12 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:39,539 constructed a special ward for Prime Minister Park 13 00:00:39,622 --> 00:00:41,458 in preparation for the unprecedented event 14 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:43,877 of a current sitting prime minister's arrest. 15 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:45,879 Prime Minister Park is currently being accused 16 00:00:45,962 --> 00:00:49,174 of accepting hundreds of millions of won in bribes from Mr. Choi, 17 00:00:49,257 --> 00:00:52,635 the CEO of a cryptocurrency exchange, who was involved in tax fraud. 18 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:54,387 -[inhales] -[music continues] 19 00:00:54,471 --> 00:00:56,056 [rain pattering] 20 00:00:56,139 --> 00:00:57,640 [exhales] 21 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:01,436 -[sighs] -[music fades] 22 00:01:01,519 --> 00:01:02,479 [thunder rumbling] 23 00:01:02,562 --> 00:01:04,481 THE BLUE HOUSE 24 00:01:04,564 --> 00:01:06,566 [rain pouring outside] 25 00:01:23,374 --> 00:01:24,918 Oh boy. [sighs] 26 00:01:25,585 --> 00:01:27,754 Yesterday, this one was perfectly fine. 27 00:01:29,631 --> 00:01:31,382 Just when you think you have it under control, 28 00:01:31,466 --> 00:01:33,635 you find that you don't. 29 00:01:33,718 --> 00:01:37,347 In that sense, orchids and politics aren't that different, are they? 30 00:01:38,223 --> 00:01:40,141 You turned your back on me, Mr. President. 31 00:01:40,225 --> 00:01:43,812 -Well, you started this, don't you recall? -[snips] 32 00:01:44,521 --> 00:01:47,315 As prime minister and your second-in-command, 33 00:01:47,398 --> 00:01:50,902 I was investigating all business dealings across your political circles 34 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,573 when I discovered funds you should've never accepted as president. 35 00:01:56,991 --> 00:01:58,159 [sighs] 36 00:01:58,993 --> 00:01:59,994 JANG IL-JUN 37 00:02:00,078 --> 00:02:02,038 Have I ever done anything to upset you? 38 00:02:03,998 --> 00:02:04,916 No, you haven't. 39 00:02:07,085 --> 00:02:08,670 Have I ever failed to 40 00:02:10,296 --> 00:02:11,923 assist your family in any way? 41 00:02:16,719 --> 00:02:17,971 I made you prime minister 42 00:02:18,054 --> 00:02:20,640 and brought you here because I thought you were smart. 43 00:02:21,724 --> 00:02:22,600 [tuts] 44 00:02:24,269 --> 00:02:25,145 Oh, Dong-ho. 45 00:02:26,855 --> 00:02:28,523 Was it really so hard for you 46 00:02:28,606 --> 00:02:31,568 to just turn a blind eye to my mistakes? 47 00:02:32,652 --> 00:02:34,404 "I'll bring corruption to an end." 48 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,740 That was your promise during your whole campaign. 49 00:02:37,824 --> 00:02:38,908 [Il-jun chuckles] 50 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:40,535 The promises that we make. 51 00:02:41,452 --> 00:02:43,121 "The chaebols will face justice." 52 00:02:43,204 --> 00:02:45,039 That was another promise that you made. 53 00:02:45,123 --> 00:02:46,958 I think I remember 54 00:02:48,585 --> 00:02:49,878 you writing that oath. 55 00:02:51,588 --> 00:02:52,505 [sighs] 56 00:02:52,589 --> 00:02:53,673 [rain continues] 57 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:57,093 [inhales] 58 00:02:58,178 --> 00:02:59,137 [Il-jun moans] 59 00:03:03,558 --> 00:03:06,644 [Dong-ho] Five years ago, on this very day… 60 00:03:07,228 --> 00:03:08,730 [intriguing music playing] 61 00:03:08,813 --> 00:03:11,691 …you collapsed from a heart attack, Mr. President, 62 00:03:12,358 --> 00:03:13,568 and I carried you on my back. 63 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,738 [Il-jun] And ran me all the way to the hospital. 64 00:03:17,238 --> 00:03:21,159 I'm sure if I had waited for an ambulance, I wouldn't have lived to tell the tale. 65 00:03:21,242 --> 00:03:23,369 You had saved my life that day. 66 00:03:25,705 --> 00:03:27,415 Do you regret saving my life? 67 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:30,043 No, Mr. President. 68 00:03:33,504 --> 00:03:34,672 I have no regrets. 69 00:03:39,636 --> 00:03:41,638 [suspenseful music playing] 70 00:03:44,057 --> 00:03:45,058 Not even now. 71 00:03:46,351 --> 00:03:48,353 [thunder rumbling] 72 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,902 [music swells, subsides] 73 00:03:58,071 --> 00:03:59,322 [intriguing music playing] 74 00:04:05,411 --> 00:04:06,621 [Il-jun] Dong-ho, listen. 75 00:04:07,664 --> 00:04:09,415 You've fallen into quicksand, 76 00:04:09,499 --> 00:04:12,252 but don't you dare try and reach out for help. 77 00:04:12,335 --> 00:04:15,463 Whoever grabs your hand will be dragged down with you. 78 00:04:16,965 --> 00:04:19,133 You can scream all you want, but it won't matter. 79 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:21,636 Everyone in your camp will suffer. 80 00:04:22,387 --> 00:04:24,097 This is the end for you and I. 81 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:33,523 Farewell. 82 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:53,042 [sighs] 83 00:04:54,085 --> 00:04:55,295 [music fades] 84 00:05:04,262 --> 00:05:05,722 I know you believe in me 85 00:05:06,681 --> 00:05:08,099 and what I stand for, 86 00:05:08,766 --> 00:05:09,976 but you can't do anything. 87 00:05:10,643 --> 00:05:12,603 [sighs] 88 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:27,201 [door closes] 89 00:05:27,952 --> 00:05:29,037 [sighs] 90 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,455 [footsteps approaching] 91 00:05:32,415 --> 00:05:34,417 [thunder rumbling] 92 00:05:37,378 --> 00:05:38,504 I did what you asked. 93 00:05:38,588 --> 00:05:39,547 CHOI YEON-SOOK 94 00:05:39,630 --> 00:05:42,216 The prosecution will look into the prime minister. 95 00:05:42,717 --> 00:05:45,053 Although they plan to take him into custody, 96 00:05:45,136 --> 00:05:47,138 I still don't think he'll be found guilty. 97 00:05:47,972 --> 00:05:50,141 I wish you wouldn't have taken it this far. 98 00:05:50,224 --> 00:05:51,351 [Il-jun exhales] 99 00:05:55,438 --> 00:05:56,814 Find me 100 00:05:56,898 --> 00:05:59,776 someone who'll put him away for good. 101 00:06:02,236 --> 00:06:03,946 [thunder rumbling] 102 00:06:05,448 --> 00:06:06,824 [Il-jun exhales] 103 00:06:06,908 --> 00:06:09,744 It's a bit funny, actually. My taste has evolved. 104 00:06:11,913 --> 00:06:13,164 When I first ran… 105 00:06:13,247 --> 00:06:14,248 [clears throat] 106 00:06:14,332 --> 00:06:16,793 …I used to prefer judges who would follow the law. 107 00:06:18,169 --> 00:06:19,837 But now that I'm here, 108 00:06:20,838 --> 00:06:22,840 I prefer judges who know my heart's desire. 109 00:06:22,924 --> 00:06:24,342 [gasps, gags] 110 00:06:24,425 --> 00:06:25,760 [tense music playing] 111 00:06:25,843 --> 00:06:26,803 [body thuds] 112 00:06:30,264 --> 00:06:32,475 [Yeon-sook] Mr. President! [panting] 113 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:42,276 [dramatic music playing] 114 00:06:48,783 --> 00:06:50,451 [Dong-ho] Don't you dare reach out for help. 115 00:06:55,665 --> 00:06:58,126 You can scream all you want, but it won't matter. 116 00:07:01,546 --> 00:07:03,256 I saved your life once before… 117 00:07:05,758 --> 00:07:07,468 but this time, I'm ending it. 118 00:07:09,345 --> 00:07:11,180 [dramatic music intensifies] 119 00:07:12,473 --> 00:07:14,517 [music subsides] 120 00:07:15,476 --> 00:07:17,478 [thunder rumbling] 121 00:07:19,397 --> 00:07:21,399 [opening theme music playing] 122 00:07:56,350 --> 00:07:59,395 THE WHIRLWIND 123 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:00,480 [music fades] 124 00:08:00,563 --> 00:08:03,107 EPISODE 1 125 00:08:03,941 --> 00:08:04,984 [keyboard clacking] 126 00:08:05,067 --> 00:08:07,445 GOVERNMENT COMPLEX 127 00:08:07,528 --> 00:08:09,530 [rain pattering] 128 00:08:11,824 --> 00:08:13,409 IF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY IS VACANT 129 00:08:13,493 --> 00:08:15,203 OR THE PRESIDENT IS UNABLE TO PERFORM HIS OR HER DUTIES 130 00:08:15,286 --> 00:08:16,496 THE PRIME MINISTER ACTS FOR HIM OR HER 131 00:08:18,539 --> 00:08:23,419 SEO JEONG-YEON PARK DONG-HO'S SECRETARY 132 00:08:25,087 --> 00:08:26,130 [phone beeps] 133 00:08:28,466 --> 00:08:30,676 [man on intercom] The prime minister has returned. 134 00:08:38,100 --> 00:08:39,060 How did it go? 135 00:08:39,977 --> 00:08:41,020 [Dong-ho] It's done. 136 00:08:42,271 --> 00:08:44,273 He should be going to the hospital soon. 137 00:08:45,316 --> 00:08:46,859 Nobody will suspect it. 138 00:08:46,943 --> 00:08:49,529 His most trusted chief of staff witnessed the heart attack, 139 00:08:49,612 --> 00:08:51,197 so there won't be an autopsy. 140 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,616 His underlying condition puts us in the clear. 141 00:08:55,409 --> 00:08:57,995 Call an emergency Cabinet meeting once you hear from the Blue House. 142 00:08:58,079 --> 00:08:59,914 We'll release a statement in the morning. 143 00:08:59,997 --> 00:09:01,582 6 1/2 HOURS UNTIL THE ARREST OF PRIME MINISTER PARK 144 00:09:09,924 --> 00:09:10,925 Jeong-yeon. 145 00:09:13,469 --> 00:09:15,012 We didn't kill the president, all right? 146 00:09:17,431 --> 00:09:18,724 We saved this country. 147 00:09:18,808 --> 00:09:20,518 [somber music playing] 148 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:26,691 Prime Minister, I'm afraid. How about you? 149 00:09:27,650 --> 00:09:28,568 Yes. 150 00:09:29,402 --> 00:09:31,112 [thunder rumbling] 151 00:09:36,993 --> 00:09:38,035 Of course 152 00:09:39,287 --> 00:09:40,121 I'm afraid. 153 00:09:41,289 --> 00:09:42,873 [stirring music playing] 154 00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:44,458 I hesitated. 155 00:09:44,542 --> 00:09:46,419 For a second, I wondered, 156 00:09:48,129 --> 00:09:50,590 "Is there no other way to bring him to justice?" 157 00:09:52,008 --> 00:09:54,385 "How else do we bring Daejin Group to justice?" 158 00:09:54,468 --> 00:09:55,636 DAEJIN GROUP 159 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,014 [stirring music continues] 160 00:10:00,933 --> 00:10:01,976 [car door closes] 161 00:10:02,059 --> 00:10:04,478 [Dong-ho] "And the deputy prime minister, Jeong Su-jin, 162 00:10:04,562 --> 00:10:06,480 how else do we hold her accountable?" 163 00:10:08,649 --> 00:10:10,443 I yearned for a better way 164 00:10:10,526 --> 00:10:13,404 to clean up this country's mess once and for all. 165 00:10:14,572 --> 00:10:15,823 I hoped for a… 166 00:10:16,490 --> 00:10:17,783 a better way to do this. 167 00:10:23,039 --> 00:10:24,373 [music fades] 168 00:10:26,208 --> 00:10:29,128 I'll prepare a draft statement for you. What should we say? 169 00:10:30,004 --> 00:10:31,130 [Dong-ho sighs] 170 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:36,552 First. 171 00:10:36,636 --> 00:10:39,889 The government will make every effort to maintain public safety and order. 172 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:41,474 Second. 173 00:10:41,557 --> 00:10:43,893 Our military will strengthen security on the borders. 174 00:10:43,976 --> 00:10:45,144 [phone buzzing] 175 00:10:46,979 --> 00:10:47,980 B.H. SECRETARY'S OFFICE 176 00:10:50,608 --> 00:10:51,859 [phone buzzing] 177 00:10:56,197 --> 00:10:57,531 Seo Jeong-yeon speaking. 178 00:10:59,158 --> 00:11:01,160 [ominous music playing] 179 00:11:04,622 --> 00:11:05,623 It seems the president… 180 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:13,714 he's still… he's still alive, sir. 181 00:11:14,465 --> 00:11:15,966 [dramatic music playing] 182 00:11:20,012 --> 00:11:21,931 ARMED FORCES CAPITAL HOSPITAL 183 00:11:22,014 --> 00:11:25,309 [dramatic music continues] 184 00:11:38,447 --> 00:11:40,116 [both panting] 185 00:11:40,199 --> 00:11:42,868 OPERATING ROOM - RESTRICTED AREA 186 00:11:49,667 --> 00:11:52,628 YOO JEONG-MI THE FIRST LADY 187 00:11:57,174 --> 00:11:58,467 SURGERY IN PROGRESS 188 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:02,054 I sent cardiology from Daejin Medical. They'll be there in ten minutes. 189 00:12:02,138 --> 00:12:04,557 The director from the Armed Forces Hospital is there. 190 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,475 They've been monitoring his health 191 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,185 ever since he was first elected president. 192 00:12:08,269 --> 00:12:09,937 [man 1] Let them monitor him all they want. 193 00:12:10,020 --> 00:12:11,021 We're doing the operation. 194 00:12:11,105 --> 00:12:12,773 No one beats our doctors! 195 00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:15,276 [woman] I'm sure he'll have better chances with you, 196 00:12:15,359 --> 00:12:16,861 but it'll raise suspicion. 197 00:12:17,445 --> 00:12:21,240 The public will suspect that Daejin Group has relations with the president. 198 00:12:21,824 --> 00:12:23,451 Think about it for a second here. 199 00:12:23,534 --> 00:12:26,203 Suddenly, the president collapses, and your doctors show up? 200 00:12:26,287 --> 00:12:29,039 Why would the president entrust a private medical institution 201 00:12:29,123 --> 00:12:31,125 with his heart instead of his designated doctors? 202 00:12:31,208 --> 00:12:32,501 So please let me handle this. 203 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:38,174 I'll give you an update when I can. 204 00:12:41,886 --> 00:12:43,888 [dramatic music continues] 205 00:12:47,850 --> 00:12:49,143 [man 1] If the president dies, 206 00:12:49,226 --> 00:12:52,229 Prime Minister Park will take his place as sitting president. 207 00:12:53,272 --> 00:12:55,775 And when he does, you and I 208 00:12:56,484 --> 00:12:58,194 will end up in the same courtroom. 209 00:12:58,861 --> 00:12:59,987 I won't allow it. 210 00:13:00,070 --> 00:13:03,157 I'll do whatever it takes to make sure the president lives. 211 00:13:05,701 --> 00:13:06,869 [music fades] 212 00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:11,874 5 HOURS UNTIL THE ARREST OF PRIME MINISTER PARK 213 00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:13,626 [suspenseful music playing] 214 00:13:13,709 --> 00:13:14,752 Two hours ago, 215 00:13:14,835 --> 00:13:16,796 President Jang's blood flow suddenly increased 216 00:13:16,879 --> 00:13:19,840 to double its normal volume for reasons unknown to us. 217 00:13:20,341 --> 00:13:21,425 [gasps] 218 00:13:21,509 --> 00:13:23,761 [doctor] A bottleneck phenomenon occurred in his vessels, 219 00:13:23,844 --> 00:13:26,889 as a large amount of blood passed through the narrower channels. 220 00:13:28,682 --> 00:13:31,352 We considered performing a coronary intervention 221 00:13:31,435 --> 00:13:34,104 but decided against it as we could not guarantee a full recovery 222 00:13:34,188 --> 00:13:35,940 due to the existing damage. 223 00:13:37,066 --> 00:13:38,234 As a last resort, 224 00:13:38,317 --> 00:13:42,238 we are currently performing a coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 225 00:13:42,321 --> 00:13:44,573 where we open up the chest and graft a healthy blood vessel 226 00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:46,659 from another location in the body. 227 00:13:48,327 --> 00:13:49,495 [Jeong-mi] How long 228 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,832 before my husband can return to the Blue House? 229 00:13:52,915 --> 00:13:56,669 According to the existing data, the survival rate for this surgery 230 00:13:56,752 --> 00:13:58,420 is less than 20%. 231 00:13:58,504 --> 00:14:00,256 [gasps] 232 00:14:03,717 --> 00:14:05,177 [music fades] 233 00:14:05,261 --> 00:14:06,428 [phone buzzing] 234 00:14:08,889 --> 00:14:10,891 [mysterious music playing] 235 00:14:11,976 --> 00:14:13,978 JEONG SU-JIN HOW ABOUT SOME COFFEE? 236 00:14:17,147 --> 00:14:18,649 Let's meet in ten. 237 00:14:18,732 --> 00:14:20,734 [mysterious music continues] 238 00:14:22,236 --> 00:14:26,365 ARMED FORCES CAPITAL HOSPITAL PRAYER ROOM 239 00:14:33,747 --> 00:14:35,165 [music fades] 240 00:14:35,249 --> 00:14:38,460 [Su-jin] Let's make a deal. Step down and forget what you know, 241 00:14:39,253 --> 00:14:40,880 and we'll drop the charges. 242 00:14:40,963 --> 00:14:43,716 So let's, um, make peace for once. 243 00:14:45,217 --> 00:14:46,427 It's all for the best. 244 00:14:46,510 --> 00:14:48,012 Otherwise, we both suffer. 245 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:52,266 As you know, the world's already such a dark place. 246 00:14:52,766 --> 00:14:56,854 However, some of us are better at adapting than others. 247 00:14:58,063 --> 00:15:01,400 If I step down, you and the vice chairman of Daejin Group will be safe. 248 00:15:01,483 --> 00:15:03,444 [Su-jin] And you will be safe too. 249 00:15:04,778 --> 00:15:06,322 You have my word. 250 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:11,368 [pensive music playing] 251 00:15:16,874 --> 00:15:18,834 Should I let the reporters know… 252 00:15:21,170 --> 00:15:22,713 that you'll be stepping down? 253 00:15:28,177 --> 00:15:31,263 "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." 254 00:15:32,473 --> 00:15:34,600 After Jesus commanded that, everyone left. 255 00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:40,314 I wonder why everyone listened… 256 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,569 instead of throwing stones at the sinner. 257 00:15:49,490 --> 00:15:51,367 It's because everyone's a sinner. 258 00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:55,287 No one is truly innocent at the end of the day, are they? 259 00:15:55,371 --> 00:15:59,458 Governor Choi of the IRS was investigating Daejin Group when-- 260 00:15:59,541 --> 00:16:01,001 He knew what he was getting into. 261 00:16:01,085 --> 00:16:04,171 Seo Gi-tae was charged with bribery as he was investigating the private-- 262 00:16:04,254 --> 00:16:06,423 [Su-jin] And just like him, you're stuck in quicksand. 263 00:16:08,592 --> 00:16:10,386 Only you have a way out. 264 00:16:12,012 --> 00:16:13,722 Judging by the president's state… 265 00:16:17,393 --> 00:16:19,228 I'd say you're a very lucky man. 266 00:16:24,692 --> 00:16:26,860 Then, with whatever luck I have left, 267 00:16:27,861 --> 00:16:29,738 I'll use it to ensure your downfall. 268 00:16:31,740 --> 00:16:34,326 [intriguing music playing] 269 00:16:39,623 --> 00:16:40,624 Careful though. 270 00:16:41,625 --> 00:16:44,336 If you come even one step closer, 271 00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:46,296 well, it will… 272 00:16:49,466 --> 00:16:51,510 be your demise, Prime Minister. 273 00:16:51,593 --> 00:16:53,095 [music fades] 274 00:16:55,389 --> 00:16:57,725 -[dramatic music playing] -Sang-un, mobilize the prosecution. 275 00:16:57,808 --> 00:16:58,851 Arrest the prime minister 276 00:16:58,934 --> 00:17:01,520 if he doesn't appear at the public prosecutor's office by 9:00. 277 00:17:01,603 --> 00:17:02,438 [Sang-un] Su-jin… 278 00:17:02,521 --> 00:17:04,732 I have an emergency arrest warrant issued by the court 279 00:17:04,815 --> 00:17:06,400 in case he doesn't answer the summons. 280 00:17:06,483 --> 00:17:07,317 [sighs] 281 00:17:07,401 --> 00:17:09,778 There's a 20% chance the president makes it. 282 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:11,363 The operation cannot end before 9:00. 283 00:17:11,447 --> 00:17:13,615 Otherwise, Prime Minister Park will have all the power-- 284 00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:16,201 So I'll make sure the surgery lasts until 9:00. 285 00:17:16,285 --> 00:17:17,745 [dramatic music continues] 286 00:17:17,828 --> 00:17:19,663 But do you really think they'd go that far? 287 00:17:20,164 --> 00:17:21,415 That's unreasonable, sir. 288 00:17:22,082 --> 00:17:25,002 Governor Choi, Seo Gi-tae, and former minister Bae 289 00:17:25,794 --> 00:17:27,671 fought with reason and were defeated. 290 00:17:28,255 --> 00:17:30,299 Daejin controlled the president when he was alive. 291 00:17:30,382 --> 00:17:33,719 There's no telling what they'll do to him on his deathbed. Come on, let's go. 292 00:17:37,514 --> 00:17:39,099 -[music fades] -[monitor beeping] 293 00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:46,940 [door closes] 294 00:17:54,490 --> 00:17:56,950 [Jeong-mi sighs] During the primaries, 295 00:17:57,034 --> 00:18:00,162 I met a lot of legislators who supported him in his campaign. 296 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:04,541 And together, we all supported him every single day until the election. 297 00:18:05,459 --> 00:18:06,585 I feel helpless. 298 00:18:07,419 --> 00:18:09,171 [sobs] There's just nothing we can do for him. 299 00:18:10,631 --> 00:18:13,092 He's fighting this battle all on his own. 300 00:18:13,967 --> 00:18:15,677 He must be so terrified. 301 00:18:17,221 --> 00:18:20,474 [Su-jin] Between facing a lonely death in the operating room 302 00:18:22,142 --> 00:18:25,687 and the world discovering that he took questionable funds for his son… 303 00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:27,272 Deputy Prime Minister. 304 00:18:27,356 --> 00:18:31,318 …and that he also tried to frame and arrest Prime Minister Park Dong-Ho 305 00:18:31,401 --> 00:18:33,487 for digging into your son's business dealings… 306 00:18:33,570 --> 00:18:34,780 [Yeon-sook] Please stop. 307 00:18:34,863 --> 00:18:36,490 …I wonder what scares your husband more. 308 00:18:36,573 --> 00:18:39,201 [pensive music playing] 309 00:18:40,744 --> 00:18:43,080 Even though there isn't much you can do for President Jang 310 00:18:43,163 --> 00:18:44,748 inside that operating room… 311 00:18:50,295 --> 00:18:52,214 there is something you can do out here 312 00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:54,049 to protect the president's honor 313 00:18:55,884 --> 00:18:58,137 and even his dedication to this country. 314 00:18:58,220 --> 00:18:59,346 [music fades] 315 00:18:59,429 --> 00:19:00,973 [man laughing] 316 00:19:01,056 --> 00:19:04,101 THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BUILDING 317 00:19:04,184 --> 00:19:06,103 The president had a heart attack, 318 00:19:06,186 --> 00:19:08,438 and now the country's teetering on the edge. 319 00:19:08,522 --> 00:19:12,234 And suddenly here you are trying to save your own butt, is that it? 320 00:19:12,317 --> 00:19:13,944 [man laughing] 321 00:19:14,027 --> 00:19:16,530 This is so crazy. I can't help but laugh. 322 00:19:16,613 --> 00:19:19,700 [laughing hysterically] 323 00:19:23,954 --> 00:19:25,622 Are you that scared of prison? 324 00:19:26,874 --> 00:19:27,749 No, I'm not. 325 00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:30,669 So you are trying to be the acting president. 326 00:19:30,752 --> 00:19:32,254 Is that why you've come here? 327 00:19:34,298 --> 00:19:35,382 Yes. 328 00:19:37,092 --> 00:19:40,512 If I may. Ten years ago, you brought me into politics. 329 00:19:40,596 --> 00:19:41,805 And a year ago, 330 00:19:41,889 --> 00:19:46,185 you decided to steal the very position that I worked so hard trying to acquire. 331 00:19:46,268 --> 00:19:48,854 I'm a sapling that you planted yourself, Chairman Park. 332 00:19:48,937 --> 00:19:51,523 And I can turn into a strong tree if you just help me grow. 333 00:19:51,607 --> 00:19:52,608 [scoffs] 334 00:19:53,108 --> 00:19:56,612 I'd help you grow just to cut you down and make a casket. 335 00:19:57,446 --> 00:19:58,280 Get out. 336 00:19:58,363 --> 00:20:00,532 [Dong-ho] Chairman Park Chang-sik, forever the runner-up. 337 00:20:00,616 --> 00:20:02,409 -[tense music playing] -How dare you! 338 00:20:02,492 --> 00:20:04,328 [Dong-ho] For the past 15 years, 339 00:20:04,411 --> 00:20:07,915 you've been pursuing the presidency, but you've never won the primaries. 340 00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:10,584 I can change that for you. 341 00:20:13,086 --> 00:20:14,504 With your permission, 342 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:17,424 let me be of service. 343 00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:20,719 Would you like me to explain everything, Chairman? 344 00:20:21,345 --> 00:20:24,014 3 HOURS UNTIL THE ARREST OF PRIME MINISTER PARK 345 00:20:24,097 --> 00:20:26,683 [monitor beeping] 346 00:20:26,767 --> 00:20:28,769 [pensive music playing] 347 00:20:28,852 --> 00:20:30,270 [nurse] Dr. Dong-jun, 348 00:20:30,354 --> 00:20:33,440 the First Lady wants us to keep the surgery going until 9:00. 349 00:20:47,454 --> 00:20:50,165 -[Dong-jun sighs] Let's continue. -[male doctor] Yes, sir. 350 00:20:51,375 --> 00:20:56,255 2 HOURS UNTIL THE ARREST OF PRIME MINISTER PARK 351 00:20:56,338 --> 00:20:58,632 Do you think Chairman Park will accept your proposal? 352 00:20:58,715 --> 00:21:02,469 -He's not very competent, but he's greedy. -I don't know if we can trust him. 353 00:21:02,552 --> 00:21:04,805 If anything, I trust his greed. Not him. 354 00:21:05,597 --> 00:21:07,099 [monitor beeping] 355 00:21:09,601 --> 00:21:10,852 [Yeon-seok sighs] 356 00:21:12,020 --> 00:21:13,313 [Dong-jun sighs] 357 00:21:13,397 --> 00:21:15,232 [male doctor] Anything we do now is meaningless. 358 00:21:15,315 --> 00:21:18,318 [Dong-jun breathing heavily] 359 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:21,989 [Jeong-yeon] The Sixth Commandment, 360 00:21:22,864 --> 00:21:24,408 "Thou shalt not kill." 361 00:21:24,491 --> 00:21:27,202 Do you think God will listen to the prayers of a murderer? 362 00:21:29,246 --> 00:21:31,999 To think if God only answered the prayers of the faithful, 363 00:21:32,082 --> 00:21:35,836 the world would be different, and this would have never had to happen. 364 00:21:36,712 --> 00:21:39,131 [man] The emergency arrest warrant will take effect at 9:00, 365 00:21:39,214 --> 00:21:40,757 and the surgery won't end until then. 366 00:21:41,883 --> 00:21:42,759 We have ten minutes. 367 00:21:43,343 --> 00:21:45,178 Request a search warrant of his offices. 368 00:21:45,262 --> 00:21:48,390 It needs to happen before noon. I've talked to the judge already. 369 00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:54,396 [man] Looks like the prosecution's investigators are here. 370 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:56,064 Apparently so. 371 00:21:57,357 --> 00:21:59,776 Prime Minister Park Dong-ho's downfall. 372 00:22:06,533 --> 00:22:08,493 [dramatic music playing] 373 00:22:24,885 --> 00:22:28,513 President Jang had his doctor attend to me 374 00:22:28,597 --> 00:22:31,016 when I underwent a difficult surgery for my back. 375 00:22:31,099 --> 00:22:33,518 Like a Joseon king sending his royal physician. 376 00:22:33,602 --> 00:22:35,437 So I had to return the favor as well. 377 00:22:36,104 --> 00:22:40,317 These men are the heads of cardiac surgery at elite university hospitals. 378 00:22:47,449 --> 00:22:49,743 Gentlemen, have a seat. 379 00:22:50,952 --> 00:22:55,123 Operating on the heart of our country's leader is no easy task. 380 00:22:56,291 --> 00:22:58,710 Make sure to give him advice if he seems nervous. 381 00:23:00,420 --> 00:23:03,507 Oh, he was the surgeon's mentor in med school. 382 00:23:04,716 --> 00:23:07,969 If the surgery goes well, give him a pat on the shoulder. 383 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:11,390 Oh, he was the surgeon's residency preceptor. 384 00:23:11,473 --> 00:23:13,517 Oh, also, this gentleman over here 385 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,603 is actually the one who gave Dr. Dong-jun his MD. 386 00:23:17,229 --> 00:23:20,649 Please watch carefully and provide some guidance. 387 00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:22,943 [dramatic music continues] 388 00:23:57,519 --> 00:23:59,187 -[music subsides] -[sighs nervously] 389 00:23:59,271 --> 00:24:01,815 [unsettling music playing] 390 00:24:14,327 --> 00:24:16,163 2 MINUTES UNTIL THE ARREST OF PRIME MINISTER PARK 391 00:24:16,246 --> 00:24:19,583 The president's surgery is done. They'll hold a briefing soon. 392 00:24:25,839 --> 00:24:28,925 Bae Han-cheol with the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office. 393 00:24:29,509 --> 00:24:31,178 I have a warrant for your arrest. 394 00:24:31,887 --> 00:24:33,054 [Dong-ho sighs] 395 00:24:34,347 --> 00:24:36,850 [Dong-ho] You'll have to come back with your warrant another day. 396 00:24:38,393 --> 00:24:39,478 Now, if you'll excuse me. 397 00:24:39,561 --> 00:24:42,105 [Han-cheol] I'd rather not make a scene, Prime Minister. 398 00:24:42,189 --> 00:24:43,773 [unsettling music playing] 399 00:24:45,775 --> 00:24:48,987 That arrest warrant was issued by the court, following proper procedures. 400 00:24:51,239 --> 00:24:54,159 That's what this country needs. People who follow the law. 401 00:24:55,076 --> 00:24:56,661 How is the president doing? 402 00:24:57,871 --> 00:24:59,956 You shouldn't worry about that right now. 403 00:25:02,584 --> 00:25:04,044 The only one who should worry is you. 404 00:25:06,254 --> 00:25:08,173 Constitutional Article 71. 405 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,926 "If the president is unable to perform his duties, 406 00:25:11,009 --> 00:25:12,886 the prime minister shall act on his behalf." 407 00:25:14,429 --> 00:25:16,765 What the country needs is people who uphold the Constitution 408 00:25:16,848 --> 00:25:18,433 when it's in peril. 409 00:25:19,226 --> 00:25:21,436 Constitutional Article 84. 410 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,772 "The president shall not be charged with a criminal offense 411 00:25:23,855 --> 00:25:25,232 during the tenure in office." 412 00:25:25,315 --> 00:25:27,400 This law also applies to the acting president as well. 413 00:25:28,693 --> 00:25:30,946 I'm sure any decent prosecutor knows that. 414 00:25:31,446 --> 00:25:34,741 Well, he hasn't been pronounced dead yet. Escort him out. Hurry. 415 00:25:34,824 --> 00:25:37,118 The acting president can intervene with the prosecution 416 00:25:37,202 --> 00:25:39,287 through the Minister of Justice. 417 00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:40,580 If I'm in command, 418 00:25:41,498 --> 00:25:44,459 what do you think my first action will be as acting president? 419 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,296 Will you abide by the law, Prosecutor? 420 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:51,258 [unsettling music continues] 421 00:25:54,761 --> 00:25:57,847 [Dong-jun] At 2:00 a.m. this morning, the president collapsed 422 00:25:57,931 --> 00:26:00,725 after suffering from an ongoing chronic heart condition. 423 00:26:01,601 --> 00:26:04,521 He was transported to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital 424 00:26:04,604 --> 00:26:06,815 and went into surgery at around 4:00 a.m. 425 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:10,694 The president underwent a surgery that lasted over five hours. 426 00:26:10,777 --> 00:26:11,903 Although it went well, 427 00:26:11,987 --> 00:26:14,739 the president has, unfortunately, lapsed into a coma. 428 00:26:15,448 --> 00:26:17,242 The medical team is working with specialists 429 00:26:17,325 --> 00:26:20,161 to administer targeted temperature management treatment, 430 00:26:20,245 --> 00:26:24,207 but recovery outcomes for the president cannot be guaranteed at this time. 431 00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:27,877 -[people clamoring] -[dramatic music playing] 432 00:26:27,961 --> 00:26:32,674 Even with the president's collapse, our republic must continue on. 433 00:26:33,216 --> 00:26:36,511 As acting president, I promise to uphold the Constitution 434 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,305 as well as our principles. 435 00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:41,725 I will punish those who are hiding from justice. 436 00:26:41,808 --> 00:26:44,436 I will punish those who think they are above the law. 437 00:26:45,895 --> 00:26:48,231 Though I couldn't save the president from this matter, 438 00:26:48,315 --> 00:26:51,192 I can still save our country from meeting a tragic end. 439 00:26:51,276 --> 00:26:52,485 I promise you that. 440 00:26:55,655 --> 00:26:58,283 -[music fades] -[breathing heavily] 441 00:26:58,366 --> 00:27:00,035 [siren wailing] 442 00:27:04,164 --> 00:27:06,374 [Jeong-yeon] Per the security protocols of the Blue House, 443 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:08,501 you are under presidential protection. 444 00:27:08,585 --> 00:27:11,713 The hospital will continue to monitor the president's recovery. 445 00:27:13,506 --> 00:27:15,342 If he doesn't recover within a month's time, 446 00:27:15,425 --> 00:27:19,179 the opposing party will request an early election for a new president. 447 00:27:19,262 --> 00:27:20,472 [intriguing music playing] 448 00:27:20,555 --> 00:27:21,640 Of course they will. 449 00:27:22,390 --> 00:27:24,643 [Jeong-yeon] That means that we only have one month, sir. 450 00:27:25,727 --> 00:27:28,897 So a week to take over the prosecution and the National Intelligence. 451 00:27:28,980 --> 00:27:32,150 Another week to dig up dirt on the president's son, Jang Hyeon-su, 452 00:27:33,109 --> 00:27:36,029 Then a week to grab Daejin Group and Jeong Su-jin by their collars. 453 00:27:36,112 --> 00:27:37,030 Lastly, 454 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:41,159 one more week to clean up this mess and throw the trash out. 455 00:27:41,826 --> 00:27:43,078 I can prevail. 456 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:45,288 All we need to do is convince him. 457 00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:50,543 INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE 458 00:27:50,627 --> 00:27:52,629 [intriguing music continues] 459 00:28:02,138 --> 00:28:03,181 Hi, Jang-seok. 460 00:28:03,264 --> 00:28:05,308 LEE JANG-SEOK FORMER PROSECUTOR - SEOUL CENTRAL DPO 461 00:28:06,267 --> 00:28:07,477 [music fades] 462 00:28:24,452 --> 00:28:25,620 [Sang-un sighs] 463 00:28:28,373 --> 00:28:29,791 The sun hasn't even set. 464 00:28:30,583 --> 00:28:33,253 You'd think it was nighttime 'cause our future's so dark. 465 00:28:36,214 --> 00:28:37,841 So this is what we'll do. 466 00:28:37,924 --> 00:28:40,927 The evening news will feature a witness who's going to testify 467 00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:42,721 that Park Dong-ho received a bribe 468 00:28:42,804 --> 00:28:45,598 from the CEO of a cryptocurrency exchange company. 469 00:28:46,182 --> 00:28:48,476 So this witness saw something that never even happened. 470 00:28:50,437 --> 00:28:52,021 Good work on finding a witness. 471 00:28:53,273 --> 00:28:55,191 "The people won't stand for it." 472 00:28:55,275 --> 00:28:57,152 "Acting president corruption scandal." 473 00:28:58,820 --> 00:29:01,489 That will be on the morning news and newspapers. 474 00:29:01,573 --> 00:29:04,701 "A nation ruled by a criminal is a nation of rampant crime." 475 00:29:05,702 --> 00:29:07,328 That's the headline for the column. 476 00:29:08,705 --> 00:29:09,789 From today on, 477 00:29:09,873 --> 00:29:11,875 every news vehicle in the country 478 00:29:11,958 --> 00:29:13,418 will go after Park Dong-ho. 479 00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:15,462 You've done this before. 480 00:29:15,545 --> 00:29:17,839 So give the media fake news to push onto the people. 481 00:29:17,922 --> 00:29:19,591 They won't know the difference. 482 00:29:19,674 --> 00:29:20,884 Then let us see… [chuckles] 483 00:29:20,967 --> 00:29:22,051 [tense music playing] 484 00:29:22,135 --> 00:29:24,137 …how long Park Dong-ho will last. 485 00:29:24,220 --> 00:29:25,722 The real question is, 486 00:29:26,890 --> 00:29:28,767 how long will we both last? 487 00:29:30,477 --> 00:29:32,479 Prime Minister Park 488 00:29:32,562 --> 00:29:34,981 is meeting with Prosecutor Lee Jang-seok. 489 00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:38,109 [tense music swells] 490 00:29:38,193 --> 00:29:39,152 My wife told me… 491 00:29:39,235 --> 00:29:40,069 [music fades] 492 00:29:40,153 --> 00:29:42,655 …she wants to move back to her hometown with the kids. 493 00:29:44,073 --> 00:29:44,908 Jang-seok, listen-- 494 00:29:44,991 --> 00:29:46,993 After 20 years as a prosecutor, 495 00:29:47,076 --> 00:29:48,953 all I have left is my pension. 496 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:51,414 Dong-ho, 497 00:29:52,707 --> 00:29:54,542 I think I'm gonna quit while I can. 498 00:29:58,505 --> 00:29:59,464 Go ahead, then. 499 00:30:00,548 --> 00:30:01,800 That's great news. 500 00:30:03,718 --> 00:30:06,346 So the prosecutor who risked demotion and disciplinary hearings 501 00:30:06,429 --> 00:30:08,056 is throwing in the towel, 502 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,683 quitting, and moving to the countryside. 503 00:30:11,601 --> 00:30:14,103 I'm sure Kang Sang-un will be happy to hear that. 504 00:30:15,146 --> 00:30:16,272 Hey, stop that. 505 00:30:17,190 --> 00:30:19,484 The former prosecutor who investigated Daejin Group 506 00:30:19,567 --> 00:30:21,820 for bribing the president of the Blue House 507 00:30:21,903 --> 00:30:23,071 is now retiring. 508 00:30:24,239 --> 00:30:26,199 Jeong Su-jin will be celebrating that. 509 00:30:27,700 --> 00:30:31,246 Why… does it have to be me? 510 00:30:31,329 --> 00:30:33,915 There are over 2,000 prosecutors in this country. 511 00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:36,543 You can choose someone else to do this. 512 00:30:36,626 --> 00:30:38,002 So why? 513 00:30:38,586 --> 00:30:39,629 Why do I have to? 514 00:30:39,712 --> 00:30:41,422 Because of Gi-tae's legacy. 515 00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:48,471 It's the anniversary of his death. 516 00:30:52,725 --> 00:30:54,519 Jang-seok, we made it through. 517 00:30:55,019 --> 00:30:56,104 Gi-tae didn't. 518 00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:57,689 He couldn't. 519 00:31:02,652 --> 00:31:04,237 [paper rustling] 520 00:31:06,072 --> 00:31:07,073 In his will, 521 00:31:08,449 --> 00:31:10,618 he asked me to write an epitaph for him. 522 00:31:10,702 --> 00:31:12,912 [dramatic music playing] 523 00:31:12,996 --> 00:31:14,455 I haven't even started. 524 00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:17,750 What should I write? 525 00:31:18,334 --> 00:31:20,378 "A politician who accepted illegal funds"? 526 00:31:20,461 --> 00:31:23,089 Or "a man of conviction who died fighting injustice"? 527 00:31:28,636 --> 00:31:30,054 [music fades] 528 00:31:30,638 --> 00:31:32,265 [pensive music playing] 529 00:31:33,182 --> 00:31:34,517 Finish what he started. 530 00:31:35,143 --> 00:31:38,313 Please… help me bring justice. 531 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:43,651 [Su-jin] There are many prosecutors who look up to Lee Jang-seok. 532 00:31:44,152 --> 00:31:46,279 If he has the protection of the acting president, 533 00:31:46,362 --> 00:31:49,115 then what do you think will happen to us and everyone else? 534 00:31:49,198 --> 00:31:51,034 [pensive music continues] 535 00:31:54,495 --> 00:31:55,413 Today, 536 00:31:56,164 --> 00:31:57,582 maybe tomorrow, 537 00:32:00,084 --> 00:32:02,795 we have to force the resignation from the acting president 538 00:32:02,879 --> 00:32:04,672 before he organizes his troops. 539 00:32:05,924 --> 00:32:07,550 Contact the opposing party 540 00:32:07,634 --> 00:32:09,552 and have them convince the National Assembly 541 00:32:09,636 --> 00:32:10,637 to push forward a vote. 542 00:32:13,598 --> 00:32:16,768 [scoffs] Park Chang-sik supports Park Dong-ho. 543 00:32:16,851 --> 00:32:19,187 There's no point in voting if we'll lose. 544 00:32:19,854 --> 00:32:21,606 Politics isn't arithmetics. 545 00:32:22,565 --> 00:32:23,816 It's calculus 546 00:32:25,151 --> 00:32:26,694 with complex factors 547 00:32:27,445 --> 00:32:29,697 and variables the enemy can't foresee. 548 00:32:32,283 --> 00:32:33,451 They'll vote in favor. 549 00:32:34,494 --> 00:32:36,371 I'm not done eating. Where are you going? 550 00:32:38,247 --> 00:32:39,248 I think you know. 551 00:32:40,541 --> 00:32:42,835 I should never have been in this mess to begin with. 552 00:32:42,919 --> 00:32:44,921 [music fades] 553 00:32:51,344 --> 00:32:52,261 [door closes] 554 00:32:57,642 --> 00:33:00,353 [Dong-jun] Here are the president's blood test results. 555 00:33:01,813 --> 00:33:03,773 We've detected a strange substance. 556 00:33:04,273 --> 00:33:06,025 I wanted to report it to you. 557 00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:08,111 [suspenseful music playing] 558 00:33:15,284 --> 00:33:16,202 [door closes] 559 00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:22,000 [body thuds] 560 00:33:22,959 --> 00:33:24,419 [Yeon-sook panicked] Mr. President! 561 00:33:24,502 --> 00:33:26,504 [suspenseful music continues] 562 00:33:27,964 --> 00:33:29,966 [no audible dialogue] 563 00:33:41,269 --> 00:33:43,271 [mysterious music playing] 564 00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:49,819 [inhales, exhales] 565 00:33:52,196 --> 00:33:54,532 [mysterious music subsides] 566 00:33:59,162 --> 00:34:02,040 [man] By law, the acting president cannot be prosecuted. 567 00:34:02,123 --> 00:34:03,374 He's untouchable. 568 00:34:03,458 --> 00:34:04,542 Aim around him, then. 569 00:34:04,625 --> 00:34:06,794 It won't be easy finding a prosecutor with enough courage 570 00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:08,463 to mess with the acting president. 571 00:34:08,546 --> 00:34:10,548 How does it go? "Courage stems from fear"? 572 00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:14,302 We need someone who's afraid of him staying in power. 573 00:34:16,345 --> 00:34:18,848 [Han-cheol] Han-cheol with the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office. 574 00:34:19,515 --> 00:34:22,769 I'm here to conduct a search and seizure of Seo Jeong-yeon's belongings. 575 00:34:22,852 --> 00:34:25,271 -[woman] Wait. But what are they-- -[man] It'll be okay. 576 00:34:25,772 --> 00:34:27,482 [ominous music playing] 577 00:34:47,627 --> 00:34:50,213 [reporter 1] Hundreds of millions of won in certificates of deposit 578 00:34:50,296 --> 00:34:54,092 were found in the home of Seo Jeong-Yeon, the secretary of Acting President Park. 579 00:34:54,759 --> 00:34:58,012 The prosecution suspects that Ms. Seo was holding onto a portion of the money 580 00:34:58,096 --> 00:34:59,514 for the acting president 581 00:34:59,597 --> 00:35:02,892 that he received from Mr. Choi, the CEO of a cryptocurrency exchange. 582 00:35:02,975 --> 00:35:03,976 [doctor 1 clears throat] 583 00:35:08,731 --> 00:35:09,816 Doctor, 584 00:35:10,441 --> 00:35:12,819 are you able to run a chemical analysis on this vape? 585 00:35:14,362 --> 00:35:15,321 I have it here. 586 00:35:16,072 --> 00:35:20,243 The prosecution is requesting that we turn over the certificates of deposit. 587 00:35:20,993 --> 00:35:23,496 We can't reveal the source of something that isn't real. 588 00:35:25,373 --> 00:35:26,499 Is the Assembly still voting? 589 00:35:29,043 --> 00:35:30,253 For ten more minutes, sir. 590 00:35:30,336 --> 00:35:32,630 [man 1] It was discovered in his secretary's house. 591 00:35:32,713 --> 00:35:34,715 It's obvious the money was for the acting president. 592 00:35:34,799 --> 00:35:37,093 This is a shame to the Republic of Korea. 593 00:35:37,176 --> 00:35:40,680 Especially since we've worked hard to build and protect our country! 594 00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:45,268 I reject my party's interest, and I embrace the people's well-being. 595 00:35:45,935 --> 00:35:47,562 As a member of the ruling party, 596 00:35:47,645 --> 00:35:50,106 I would like to apologize to the people of this nation. 597 00:35:51,858 --> 00:35:54,318 [sighs] Call for the Cabinet members. 598 00:35:55,444 --> 00:35:56,779 I don't know about a meal, 599 00:35:57,488 --> 00:35:58,739 but we have time for tea. 600 00:35:59,407 --> 00:36:01,659 Even though the National Assembly is still voting? 601 00:36:01,742 --> 00:36:02,702 I think it's over. 602 00:36:04,162 --> 00:36:05,496 No one would 603 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:07,874 put their reputation or 604 00:36:09,542 --> 00:36:11,210 jobs on the line for him. 605 00:36:12,628 --> 00:36:13,588 [man 1] I hereby declare 606 00:36:13,671 --> 00:36:16,716 the resolution regarding the resignation of Acting President Park Dong-ho 607 00:36:16,799 --> 00:36:17,925 has passed. 608 00:36:19,093 --> 00:36:20,428 [pensive music playing] 609 00:36:27,143 --> 00:36:28,311 [sighs] 610 00:36:30,021 --> 00:36:32,398 [Jeong-yeon] The National Assembly turned its back on you. 611 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:34,150 Prime Minister, 612 00:36:34,692 --> 00:36:37,153 if we can't even win over the Cabinet members, 613 00:36:37,737 --> 00:36:38,779 then we are… 614 00:36:39,906 --> 00:36:41,866 Then we are doing the right thing here. 615 00:36:44,076 --> 00:36:47,121 Don't worry. They're the ones who should be afraid. 616 00:36:49,916 --> 00:36:51,000 [Dong-ho sighs] 617 00:37:03,429 --> 00:37:05,431 [pensive music continues] 618 00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:24,909 Oh no. I brought two cups of coffee. 619 00:37:24,992 --> 00:37:26,244 [music fades] 620 00:37:31,249 --> 00:37:33,209 STATE COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM 621 00:37:33,918 --> 00:37:36,337 Resignation letters from every Cabinet member. 622 00:37:37,964 --> 00:37:41,217 If you don't resign your position as acting president by midnight, 623 00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:43,886 every single Cabinet member of the Republic of Korea 624 00:37:43,970 --> 00:37:45,221 will walk out on you tonight. 625 00:37:46,347 --> 00:37:47,848 Or something of the sort. 626 00:37:48,849 --> 00:37:51,477 So you're trying to shut down the government, then? 627 00:37:52,728 --> 00:37:54,772 If that drives you out, I'm happy to do it. 628 00:37:55,856 --> 00:37:58,734 All you're doing is driving this government to its demise. 629 00:37:59,318 --> 00:38:00,486 I don't have any other choice. 630 00:38:00,569 --> 00:38:02,280 Enough, Deputy Prime Minister! 631 00:38:02,363 --> 00:38:04,365 [unsettling music playing] 632 00:38:05,908 --> 00:38:08,035 I've made it all this way. I'm not resigning now. 633 00:38:09,078 --> 00:38:10,496 That's admirable of you. 634 00:38:11,205 --> 00:38:12,039 You just watch. 635 00:38:12,123 --> 00:38:14,417 I'll introduce a bipartisan coalition, offer a few Cabinet-- 636 00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:16,043 That plan is going to fail you. 637 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:19,964 "We don't accept Park Dong-ho as the acting president, 638 00:38:20,047 --> 00:38:21,632 and we will not be commissioned by him 639 00:38:21,716 --> 00:38:24,135 or engage in any communications or exchanges." 640 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:25,928 [sighs] 641 00:38:27,596 --> 00:38:29,890 It's a declaration from every representative. 642 00:38:32,852 --> 00:38:34,854 They've probably announced it already. 643 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:44,530 You'd be the one to blame for this country's demise. 644 00:38:47,408 --> 00:38:49,452 Consider what's best for our nation, 645 00:38:50,536 --> 00:38:51,829 Prime Minister. 646 00:38:57,293 --> 00:38:58,377 [door closes] 647 00:38:58,461 --> 00:38:59,587 [music fades] 648 00:39:00,588 --> 00:39:02,048 [doctor] It's a new drug. 649 00:39:02,131 --> 00:39:05,051 A combination of krokodil and methamphetamine. 650 00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:09,555 It can strain the user's heart by doubling the intensity of the blood flow. 651 00:39:09,638 --> 00:39:12,266 For a regular person, it just amplifies their hallucinations. 652 00:39:12,350 --> 00:39:14,685 For somebody with a heart condition, it can be fatal-- 653 00:39:14,769 --> 00:39:16,729 -Excellent work. -Uh, thank you. 654 00:39:16,812 --> 00:39:18,814 [tense music playing] 655 00:39:42,129 --> 00:39:44,382 [tense music continues] 656 00:39:52,098 --> 00:39:53,307 [sighs] 657 00:39:53,391 --> 00:39:56,519 The opposing party representatives have all gone on a hunger strike 658 00:39:56,602 --> 00:39:59,980 until you submit a resignation, Prime Minister. 659 00:40:00,731 --> 00:40:01,857 So at the moment, 660 00:40:03,192 --> 00:40:04,026 no one… 661 00:40:04,735 --> 00:40:05,945 no one will support you. 662 00:40:07,238 --> 00:40:08,072 Actually, 663 00:40:08,906 --> 00:40:09,782 there's someone. 664 00:40:12,493 --> 00:40:14,203 I have one more lifeline. 665 00:40:27,049 --> 00:40:28,467 [line ringing] 666 00:40:29,176 --> 00:40:30,010 [sighs] 667 00:40:30,094 --> 00:40:31,762 [phone buzzing] 668 00:40:33,472 --> 00:40:35,015 [phone buzzing] 669 00:40:36,976 --> 00:40:38,436 [phone buzzing] 670 00:40:40,521 --> 00:40:42,064 PRIME MINISTER PARK DONG-HO 671 00:40:43,607 --> 00:40:45,317 -[sighs] -[phone buzzing] 672 00:40:49,029 --> 00:40:50,531 Choi Yeon-sook speaking. 673 00:40:50,614 --> 00:40:52,158 I would like to meet with you. 674 00:40:53,242 --> 00:40:54,326 I'll go to the Blue House. 675 00:40:56,412 --> 00:40:57,663 I'll be waiting for you. 676 00:41:01,542 --> 00:41:02,626 [sighs] 677 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:04,712 [music fades] 678 00:41:15,973 --> 00:41:17,433 [guard 1] Blue House Security Service 679 00:41:18,851 --> 00:41:22,354 can only make arrests on individuals who have harmed the president, ma'am. 680 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:26,233 At the very least, please tell us who we're arresting tonight. 681 00:41:27,818 --> 00:41:28,694 Wait for my signal. 682 00:41:28,777 --> 00:41:30,821 [dramatic music playing] 683 00:41:30,905 --> 00:41:31,739 [door opens] 684 00:41:54,220 --> 00:41:56,222 [music intensifies] 685 00:42:24,792 --> 00:42:26,460 [music fades] 686 00:42:45,729 --> 00:42:47,815 I'm the Blue House chief of staff. 687 00:42:47,898 --> 00:42:49,525 I have no political power. 688 00:42:51,151 --> 00:42:53,737 I understand you're in a tough position as the acting president, 689 00:42:54,613 --> 00:42:57,366 especially with the National Assembly and the Cabinet. 690 00:42:58,033 --> 00:43:01,453 But, unfortunately, there's nothing I can do to help you. 691 00:43:08,043 --> 00:43:09,670 You must've been disappointed 692 00:43:10,713 --> 00:43:13,465 after serving the president for the last ten years 693 00:43:13,966 --> 00:43:15,926 only to receive harsh treatment. 694 00:43:19,972 --> 00:43:20,806 Prime Minister… 695 00:43:24,518 --> 00:43:25,644 that one evening 696 00:43:27,187 --> 00:43:29,148 when you came to speak with President Il-jun, 697 00:43:30,482 --> 00:43:33,986 aside from defeat, did you bring anything else with you? 698 00:43:36,822 --> 00:43:39,033 I was the one who tried to assassinate the president. 699 00:43:40,534 --> 00:43:42,620 [somber music playing] 700 00:43:42,703 --> 00:43:44,830 [gasps] Prime Minister Park! 701 00:43:45,706 --> 00:43:46,790 [Dong-ho] If I could, 702 00:43:47,583 --> 00:43:50,169 I would've stopped his heart with my own two hands. 703 00:43:50,252 --> 00:43:52,880 -[shocked gasp] -Daejin Group had the president. 704 00:43:52,963 --> 00:43:54,465 There's nothing you can say! 705 00:43:54,548 --> 00:43:55,549 [gasps] 706 00:43:55,633 --> 00:43:59,219 There's nothing you can say to justify an assassination. 707 00:44:00,763 --> 00:44:03,098 Don't even think about trying to avoid punishment! 708 00:44:03,182 --> 00:44:05,517 I'm not planning on avoiding it, just to postpone it. 709 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:14,234 [pen beeps] 710 00:44:14,318 --> 00:44:16,737 [Dong-ho] I was the one who tried to assassinate the president. 711 00:44:18,364 --> 00:44:20,491 [Yeon-sook] Wha… what? Prime Minister Park! 712 00:44:20,574 --> 00:44:21,659 [shocked gasp] 713 00:44:22,368 --> 00:44:23,535 [Dong-ho] If I could, 714 00:44:24,328 --> 00:44:26,455 I would have stopped his heart with my own two hands. 715 00:44:26,538 --> 00:44:27,706 [pen beeps] 716 00:44:27,790 --> 00:44:30,292 [dramatic music playing] 717 00:44:32,544 --> 00:44:33,712 [gasps] 718 00:44:33,796 --> 00:44:35,339 [Dong-ho] "I will become a president 719 00:44:36,006 --> 00:44:38,884 whose actions will fill all of my voters with pride." 720 00:44:39,426 --> 00:44:41,387 I believe he said that at his inaugural address. 721 00:44:43,138 --> 00:44:46,392 "Arrest the prime minister. He's poking around Daejin." 722 00:44:47,017 --> 00:44:48,852 That was his recent order to you. 723 00:44:51,855 --> 00:44:54,983 The chief of staff must serve the interests of the president. 724 00:44:55,693 --> 00:44:57,778 But which president is more corrupt here? 725 00:44:58,696 --> 00:45:00,614 Which of us will you serve? 726 00:45:00,698 --> 00:45:02,700 -[dramatic music swells] -[gasps] 727 00:45:04,702 --> 00:45:07,496 -[suspenseful music playing] -[shuddering] 728 00:45:10,749 --> 00:45:11,834 [exhales sharply] 729 00:45:13,001 --> 00:45:14,044 Do you feel conflicted? 730 00:45:15,796 --> 00:45:17,047 Let me ask you, 731 00:45:17,631 --> 00:45:19,717 as former Assemblywoman Choi Yeon-sook, 732 00:45:20,467 --> 00:45:22,553 who devoted her life to helping the weak. 733 00:45:23,137 --> 00:45:26,557 So instead of asking the chief of staff of the president's office, 734 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:27,641 Choi Yeon-sook, 735 00:45:28,851 --> 00:45:29,893 I ask you, please… 736 00:45:32,896 --> 00:45:34,231 will you give me a month 737 00:45:35,774 --> 00:45:37,484 to turn the world around? 738 00:45:38,068 --> 00:45:38,986 Just one month. 739 00:45:41,989 --> 00:45:43,407 That is all I'm asking here. 740 00:45:43,490 --> 00:45:44,950 [music swells] 741 00:45:47,536 --> 00:45:49,538 [dramatic music playing] 742 00:45:59,715 --> 00:46:01,091 [music fades] 743 00:46:23,739 --> 00:46:24,573 [sighs] 744 00:46:26,283 --> 00:46:28,702 [Dong-ho] But which president is more corrupt here? 745 00:46:29,620 --> 00:46:30,996 Which of us will you serve? 746 00:46:38,670 --> 00:46:40,672 [suspenseful music playing] 747 00:46:46,303 --> 00:46:49,097 Mr. President's condition is improving. 748 00:46:50,849 --> 00:46:51,767 Actually, 749 00:46:51,850 --> 00:46:54,603 he briefly regained consciousness not long ago. 750 00:46:59,983 --> 00:47:01,527 Madame Chief of Staff. 751 00:47:01,610 --> 00:47:02,778 [Yeon-sook] First Lady, 752 00:47:04,112 --> 00:47:06,406 I once did a favor for you a long time ago. 753 00:47:06,907 --> 00:47:09,076 [monitor beeping] 754 00:47:10,285 --> 00:47:13,455 So today, I'd like you to return that favor. 755 00:47:23,382 --> 00:47:25,050 [music swells] 756 00:47:25,133 --> 00:47:26,176 [music fades] 757 00:47:26,260 --> 00:47:28,720 SANGCHUNJAE 758 00:47:32,850 --> 00:47:34,852 [suspenseful music playing] 759 00:47:41,483 --> 00:47:44,486 [Jeong-mi] We've invited you here to honor your hard work 760 00:47:44,570 --> 00:47:46,947 as ministers for this country. 761 00:47:47,531 --> 00:47:49,449 But this was so short notice that… 762 00:47:54,121 --> 00:47:55,706 I am pleased to inform you all 763 00:47:55,789 --> 00:47:57,833 the president's condition is improving. 764 00:47:57,916 --> 00:47:59,877 [all murmuring] 765 00:47:59,960 --> 00:48:02,880 He regained consciousness for a brief moment 766 00:48:04,047 --> 00:48:06,842 and delivered an important message to the First Lady. 767 00:48:09,428 --> 00:48:11,388 Would you like me to say it for you? 768 00:48:23,025 --> 00:48:25,277 "Our people should not grow anxious, 769 00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:29,281 so devote special attention to public security and national defense." 770 00:48:31,241 --> 00:48:33,911 "It is my wish that the overseeing of state affairs 771 00:48:33,994 --> 00:48:36,663 falls under the leadership of Prime Minister Park Dong-ho." 772 00:48:39,625 --> 00:48:42,336 In a month, or maybe even sooner, 773 00:48:42,419 --> 00:48:45,213 President Il-jun will be ready to return. 774 00:48:45,297 --> 00:48:46,673 Until then, Prime Minister Park-- 775 00:48:46,757 --> 00:48:48,300 [Su-jin] I need to confirm this. 776 00:48:49,134 --> 00:48:50,427 Only an hour ago, 777 00:48:50,510 --> 00:48:53,138 I was told by the hospital that the president's condition-- 778 00:48:53,221 --> 00:48:55,515 [Yeon-sook] If anyone chooses to leave this venue, 779 00:48:55,599 --> 00:48:58,018 I'll take it to mean that you are cutting your ties 780 00:48:58,101 --> 00:48:59,061 to the president. 781 00:49:04,441 --> 00:49:06,610 I just want confirmation. That's all I'm asking. 782 00:49:06,693 --> 00:49:09,071 I need to check the facts. I can't follow those orders until-- 783 00:49:09,154 --> 00:49:10,614 Deputy Prime Minister, 784 00:49:11,239 --> 00:49:14,159 excuse me, but are you doubting the words of our very own First Lady? 785 00:49:26,630 --> 00:49:27,881 Prime Minister… 786 00:49:27,965 --> 00:49:29,007 [music fades] 787 00:49:30,217 --> 00:49:32,344 …please take good care of our government 788 00:49:32,928 --> 00:49:35,389 and honor our president's work. 789 00:49:38,725 --> 00:49:39,726 [gasps softly] 790 00:49:55,033 --> 00:49:58,036 It seems like the food is running a little late. 791 00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:00,664 Please feel free to talk amongst yourselves. 792 00:50:07,838 --> 00:50:09,339 [menacing music playing] 793 00:50:28,233 --> 00:50:31,361 As acting president of the Republic of Korea… 794 00:50:34,114 --> 00:50:38,410 I'm calling to order the 85th Cabinet meeting. 795 00:50:40,996 --> 00:50:41,997 Our first topic 796 00:50:43,206 --> 00:50:45,167 is the dismissal of a Cabinet member. 797 00:50:45,250 --> 00:50:47,586 [dramatic music playing] 798 00:50:48,378 --> 00:50:50,130 Deputy Prime Minister Jeong Su-jin, 799 00:50:51,798 --> 00:50:55,135 you are dismissed from your position as a Cabinet member. 800 00:50:55,844 --> 00:50:57,179 [music intensifies] 801 00:51:05,812 --> 00:51:06,772 [music fades] 802 00:51:10,692 --> 00:51:12,194 [closing theme music playing] 803 00:53:37,422 --> 00:53:38,924 [music fades]