What on earth is wrong with her?
I offered her more money.
Well, that's because
you do not know Chief Jee
very well.
If you want to persuade Chief Jee
so she doesn't print that article,
you need to resolve the problem
with that girl, Choi Seo Hee.
Seo Hee?
Why?
You need to give up on her.
Why should I?
She has so many regulars.
Chief Jee isn't after Prosecutor Nam.
She's doing this because of Choi Seo Hee.
But why?
Are they acquainted?
It's not like that.
A long time ago,
when she was just getting started,
working with Angook Daily,
something happened while she was
covering a story at Sunflower Centre.
Hello, I'm Jee Soo Hyun
of Angook Daily, the one who called.
Yes, hello.
This way.
There was a girl
who was living at her aunt's place,
who got raped by her uncle
and gave birth to a child.
I guess she was covering a story
of such a young single mother.
And
they took my baby as soon as I gave birth.
I really want to see my child.
She listened to the story
of the poor single mother
who missed her child very much.
I'll help you see your child.
She ended up making a useless promise
that she'll let her see her child.
It was a time when
she felt powerful
working as a journalist.
And bravely, she took the single mother
and went to her aunt's place.
She didn't even have time
to take out her name card. - You brat.
They were assaulted by the family
of the uncle who got arrested.
What's with you?
Move aside!
Then she passed out.
You caused all this trouble!
When she woke up...
she realised that...
the single mother was beaten to death.
Wait.
You cannot touch her.
Sounds like Jee Soo Hyun caused her death.
That might be the case.
And it might not be.
Okay?
Chief Jee
goes completely insane
when she sees a woman who is assaulted.
She will never compromise.
What do you expect me to do
if she won't make a compromise?
There is one exception.
When the victim wants to compromise.
The victim?
Me?
Choi Seo Hee.
What do you think
Choi Seo Hee wants the most?
When I was 22 years old...
I became a trainee
at Aron Talent Agency.
I lived about four years as a trainee.
Then two years ago,
CEO Kim asked me...
That's when I became an escort.
Back then,
I trusted that she'd get me a big break.
Who did you usually entertain?
I don't exactly remember.
At first, I just entertained everyone
that she brought to me.
Hey.
Come in, CEO Gong.
Take a seat.
Why is he here?
I brought him here.
Let's give Choi Seo Hee
to CEO Gong's company.
Why should I?
Why would I give my best girl to him?
Why should you?
Think about this one more time.
The moment when Seo Hee
gets summoned by the police.
It's the only way you can stop Chief Jee.
A talent agency
with many idol groups and trainees.
A place where Seo Hee would
want to get a fresh start.
It's not like
I'm taking her because I want to.
No one wants a rookie actress nowadays.
They make no money.
And what's more,
she has a story that can backfire any day.
If only I didn't owe to Sunday.
You never know.
She might be a talented actress.
Goodness.
Acting isn't for everyone.
I guess she does have a great figure.
All right, then.
If you don't want to, let's call it off.
But I'll tell my kids...
to get their drugs from you.
Okay?
My goodness.
Look at how happy you are.
Right?
Right?
They all left.
Okay.
Let the operation begin.
One second.
I'm sorry.
There is a dress code for our club.
You cannot go in.
A dress code?
Hey, she and I are dressed similarly.
I apologise. It's your hairstyle, too.
My gosh, man.
Are you kidding me? They're all going in.
Hey. You!
Hello, Ms Lee.
I heard you're with her.
Please go in.
I can't believe this.
Oh, my, this is so nice! - Myung Ja.
Lee Myung Ja!
Oh, my.
Come in. Have a seat.
Guys! - My gosh.
Must you draw so much attention?
And why did you bring these idol singers?
It's okay. I'm a regular here.
And those guys all know who I am.
We need to do this much
to get this VVIP room.
The last room on the right
is Heung Soon's office.
When I give you a signal later,
you can go get the ledger.
So you want me to swipe it all by myself
while you party with these guys?
Isn't it such an awesome plan?
Gosh, I wish we could do this every day.
Are you there to play?
Focus, okay?
Guys, let's drink!
No, we have to do it like this.
What is wrong with her?
Nice. - Let's drink.
She's obviously here to party.
Cheers! - Cheers!
Here they come!
Oh, my baby. Come on!
My wish is finally coming true.
Hey, did you order those?
Yes! When else would I get to do this?
Hey! Aren't they 100 million won a bottle?
What? Hey, Myung Ja.
You have to pay for it.
We can't expense this.
My gosh! Here!
Here's the champagne that you ordered.
Bring the thing I gave you earlier.
All right, everyone.
Let's all gulp down this energy drink
and party all night!
Cheers!
And sir?
Listen up.
You can't tell Heung Soon that I'm here.
If she tells my chief editor,
I'll get in big trouble.
I won't tell her, of course.
Thanks a lot.
Seven, seven...
My gosh.
Go on in. - Thank you.
Cheers! - Drink up!
This is boring.
Have fun. Don't be late for work tomorrow.
Who wants to pour me one? - Oh, here.
Two, five, six, zero?
This will take forever.
"Error, 03"
I need to go to the ladies' room.
All right. - Let's drink!
Pass me a new glass. - Drink up.
Let's drink. - Drink up.
Come here.
Cheers!
Hey, have some snacks. Eat that.
Hey, what are you doing?
What's with you guys?
Come on. Hurry up, okay?
I need more booze. - Guys, let's drink!
Bottoms up! - Let's drink up!
Cheers! - Cheers!
Looking back now, I think a lot of them
were prosecutors or corporate heirs.
I didn't realise it then, but they kept
drugging me and making me drink alcohol.
I have a daughter myself.
Dads will never die
because of those things.
Trust me.
Actually,
if you had died like that last night...
I was beaten a lot.
And if your dad had seen that,
I wanted to report them. - your dad
would've been tortured by the fact
that he couldn't save you,
and he might have taken his life as well.
So, you must live no matter what.
If you truly care about your dad, that is.
Do you think so too?
Do you think Mr Han is right?
Would my dad
be able to forgive a daughter like me?
I don't have kids...
and I never had a dad like that,
so I'm not sure.
But Mr Han doesn't lie.
Don't fully count on what he said though.
There are all sorts of dads in this world.
I mean, think about it.
Prosecutor Nam is also a dad.
Don't live your life for your dad.
Live for yourself.
Don't depend on anyone.
You must fight yourself.
Once you enter the interrogation room,
no one will be able to help you.
But you're helping me now.
We're just using you, that's all.
We're working on an exclusive story.
Pull yourself together.
The prosecutors who will question you
are all friends of Prosecutor Nam.
They might even try to question
the two of you together in the same room.
They may put you in the same room
with the jerk who beat you up to a pulp.
If they do that, do you think
your brain will function properly?
You must become more ruthless than them
to win against them.
Forget what Mr Han said.
And forget your dad.
All you can rely on
is your will and determination.
Okay.
I will do that.
"CEO Cho Hyung Jun"
Yes, go ahead.
My gosh, Mr Nam.
You should've given me a heads-up.
I wasn't expecting you. - Where's Seo Hee?
I sent her to the hospital.
How could you treat my asset like that?
She's in such bad shape now.
She can't work for a while.
I see.
Then I guess
you'll have to fill in for her.
Pardon?
Take her upstairs.
What? Take who upstairs?
What are you doing? Let go.
I said let go!
Let go, you jerks! Let go of me!
You scumbags!
Help!
Let go!
Go to her club right now
and bring the secret ledger.
Yes, sir.
Yes!
It sure works like magic.
This girl is gorgeous.
Sir, you should've called me.
Gosh, this idiot.
You have no idea what's going on, do you?
Get out.
Hey, are you all right?
Hey.
Myung Ja.
What happened? What's going on?
I put in some sleeping pills in advance.
How dare these punks try to drug me?
By the way, where's the ledger?
"Ms Seo"
I'm sorry.
Heung Soon's manager beat us to it.
Our plan failed.
It's okay. Thanks for your effort.
Seo Hee will sign with Mr Gong's agency.
You can all call it a night.
What did she say?
She's over the moon.
She can avoid interviews with the police,
and she thinks that she might actually
have a chance to focus on acting
at a big agency like his.
What are your thoughts on that?
My opinion doesn't matter.
Her opinion is what matters.
Hope exists for those who believe in it.
To those who don't believe in hope,
there's none.
You don't seem surprised or angry.
Angry? At Mr Cho?
Because he sent Seo Hee
to Mr Gong without consulting me?
Yes.
Then, did you know that he would
take care of it this way?
I've known him for years.
I bet he read my thoughts from the get-go.
And perhaps, I was waiting
for him to do what he did
since we couldn't take care of her anyway.
You did a good job.
You saved that girl.
That's not true at all.
You saved her.
In fact, I sent her back
to that miserable chaos.
