ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, EVENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND SETTINGS ARE FICTITIOUS
Everything is ready.
Let this put an end to everything.
I've set it up so that you can begin the ceremony.
This way, please.
All right.
Shall we all count down together?
MIN SEOL-A
-What is that? -My gosh!
THE ONE WHO KILLED MIN SEOL-A IS HERE
My goodness.
How…
Who pulled this absurd prank on us?
Who did this?
"The one who killed Min Seol-a is here."
What kind of a bastard did this?
That's Seol-a's shoe.
Who could have done this?
People at Hera Palace are trying to kill me.
I'm so scared.
Help me.
Please help me!
Someone pushed Min Seol-a off from the 47th floor.
Su-ryeon. Are you okay?
I'm sorry.
Someone must have pulled an awful prank. I'm afraid we'll have to end the party.
I'll contact you later.
-Ms. Oh. Please see him off. -Wait…
Goodness.
All of you.
Get out of this room right now. Get out!
Did you like my present?
MR. GU HO-DONG
Where are you right now?
Why are you taking things this far?
Because your husband killed Seol-a. Now, it's your turn.
Tell everyone that the dead Seol-a is your daughter.
Right now.
I'll give you a minute. Hurry up and tell them.
Tell them now!
Fifty seconds.
Forty seconds.
Twenty seconds.
It was you.
The one who planned everything
was you, Su-ryeon.
It was you from the very beginning. Everything from the very start!
Ms. Cheon. What do you mean?
Why would Su-ryeon do this?
Seo-jin, that's a bit of a stretch.
She doesn't know anything.
No.
It has to be you, Sim Su-ryeon.
Who else would tell all of us to come and put on this huge show?
You're the only one.
So why would she do this?
You can't blame an innocent person.
I have evidence.
I have solid evidence that she has been threatening us.
I have no idea
what you're talking about, Seo-jin.
I wonder how long you can play innocent.
I brought this painting from your office this morning.
You fooled me once,
but you didn't think I would return.
I was wondering where I'd seen this apple necklace.
This was Min Seol-a.
Why did you paint her of all people?
If she has nothing to do with you, there's no reason for you to draw her.
Wait, that…
This… This thing…
My gosh!
-This eye. This thing. -He's right.
It's Min Seol-a!
Did you really paint this?
There's no reason for you to do that.
You exposed our kids' voice recording
and sent us threatening letters to pressure us.
It was all you. But why?
Why did you do that?
Is this girl really Min Seol-a?
Did you paint this?
Why did you do this? Answer me!
Because Min Seol-a is…
Sim Su-ryeon's daughter.
What kind of nonsense is that?
If it's not true, tell everyone yourself.
Yes, she's right.
-I painted this. -So it was you?
Why did you do this? Why?
I saw it.
I saw Min Seol-a fall down
from Hera Palace that night.
I've had nightmares ever since that night.
Min Seol-a didn't kill herself.
Someone pushed her off.
I couldn't see the person's face,
but I clearly saw the hands that pushed her…
as she struggled.
Min Seol-a didn't kill herself, but she was murdered?
I can't believe this. What have we done?
Did we take part in a murder case?
Why haven't you said anything until now?
You witnessed someone getting murdered!
Because I thought my husband…
and Seo-jin were the culprits.
What do you mean?
Seo-jin and my husband are having an affair.
Min Seol-a knew everything
and had been threatening them.
So she knew.
An affair?
Ms. Cheon and Chairman Joo?
Ms. Cheon, that's not true, is it?
Chairman Joo, she got something wrong, didn't she?
I already have evidence that you two have been seeing each other
at the villa in Yangpyeong.
Ms. Cheon.
Min Seol-a found out about you, so you locked her in the mechanical room.
I heard everything you two said.
So I got scared thinking you two could have…
killed Min Seol-a.
It wasn't me. Why would I do that?
Then did you push her, Seo-jin?
Did you kill her because she knew about your affair?
You tell us yourself.
-If you didn't, tell us that you didn't. -Stop this show. I won't fall for this.
Tell us what your relationship with her is!
I wanted to keep my family together.
And I've been warning you in my own way until this day.
That's why I was wearing that scarf on purpose.
But it all came down to this.
I had hoped you would understand my warning and stop.
I saw
the hands that pushed her.
The red ruby ring.
But I won't share that.
Should I disclose it?
No.
Stop everything.
Sim Su-ryeon.
You knew everything?
You look awful, Ro-na.
Seok-hun should see you like this.
What do you think you're doing?
I won't let any of you get away with this.
I guess you pretended to be Min Seol-a because you're so bold.
Is this how you bullied her?
Is that why she died?
I hate you and your mom to death.
I hate you lurking around Seok-hun,
and your shameless mom who approached my dad
just because she's his first love.
-What? -You didn't know?
Your mom has been hitting on my dad.
My parents got into a fight over your mom, and my dad moved out!
Don't be ridiculous!
My mom would never do that!
You're as brazen as your mom.
Our family was ruined because of her. They might end up getting divorced.
Do you know that my dad recently spent the night at your house?
Stop lying.
Do you think I'll let you fool me?
Was someone here last night?
What?
Oh, I couldn't sleep, so I grabbed a drink by myself.
I like to drink alone, you know.
Bullshit.
No.
If you don't believe me, check for yourself
and see if it's true or not.
You'd better listen to me from now on.
If you don't, I'll tell the world about everything your mom did.
When that happens,
that will be the end
of you and your mom's life.
Ro-na!
Bae Ro-na!
Don't tell anyone about today.
Ro-na.
Ro-na, are you okay?
Are you all right?
Move.
Didn't you just hear me?
Stop pretending.
Ha Eun-byeol.
It had better not be a lie. If it is, I won't let it go.
They were having an affair right before my eyes,
and I had no idea?
I mean, it's me. Kang Ma-ri!
She doesn't deserve to be an educator!
What will our innocent kids learn from her?
How can she seduce a married man?
On top of that, she could have murdered…
Did she really push Min Seol-a off to keep her affair secret?
That's just too wicked!
There's no murderer who isn't wicked!
Damn it, we took the blame for no reason.
I mean, those two came up with a plan, killed her,
then got us involved in the case and made us dump her dead body!
Damn it.
Honey.
Honey. It's late, but should we report them?
We really thought she killed herself.
You know, we may be able to get our case extenuated.
Goodness. Don't be so naive.
Our hands and feet are tied.
The moment we threw her body away, we all got on the same boat,
and we all win or lose as a team.
We're accomplices! Don't you get it?
Accomplices?
We aren't their accomplices.
We got fooled by them because we were too naive.
Are you going to do nothing?
Are we going to sit on our hands and let Ms. Cheon do this to us?
Then what do you suggest?
Since when did you know?
It's been a few months.
I'm sure you knew that I knew.
I'm sure you knew
I got a private detective to keep an eye on you.
Why didn't you say anything to me?
I thought you'd be done with her soon.
That you were tempted for a moment.
I waited for you to return to the family on your own.
Even so, how can you tell everyone? What are you going to do now?
We'll get divorced.
No.
-That's not an option. -Isn't that what you wanted?
Everyone in Hera Club knows.
We can't live together anymore.
Nothing has changed. You're the only one for me.
I already know…
your relationship is more serious than it looks.
-You won't change my mind. -Do you think getting a divorce is easy?
What about Seok-hun and Seok-gyeong?
Give me some time. I'll take care of this.
I want to check something with you.
Are you sure you didn't do this today?
You haven't been blackmailing us?
You didn't put up the drawing of an eye on the fountain?
Are you sure it wasn't you?
If anyone did that, that means you killed her.
-What are you talking about? It wasn't me. -What if I can't believe you?
Why would I risk my life over a kid like her?
I'm at the villa waiting for you. I need to see you now.
I can't see you tonight. I'll see you next time.
YANGJAE FLOWER MARKET
Do you want me to storm into the penthouse?
You can stay in the study for a while.
I can't share the same bed with you.
Trust me,
don't get any weird ideas, and please wait.
It's me. How is she now?
I'll be there right now.
I said I'll see you next time. Stop acting like a child.
How can you say that to me?
Your wife humiliated me in front of everyone.
-How can I be in my right mind right now? -You provoked her first.
You insisted that she threatened us
and claimed bullshit that she's Seol-a's mom.
Do you trust what she said?
Sim Su-ryeon is a frightening woman!
She knew about us, but stayed quiet to this day.
She's put on an act until now!
Do you really think
someone like her would admit to being the blackmailer?
I already looked into this too.
I put someone on her tail and checked her whereabouts.
Don't you think she probably knows about that too?
Enough! You're tiring and driving me crazy!
What's going on with Oh Yun-hui?
Why did you hire her?
I already told you. She's temporarily hired because of Logan.
A person like her wouldn't be able to do much for you.
All she ever did was show people houses without a real estate license.
Fire her immediately. If you need anything, I'll help you.
Why are you so emotional?
At the party and even now.
Now that everyone knows,
shouldn't we be more careful for each other's sake?
Why are you so unreasonable as if you have nothing to lose?
I've already lost
the most important thing to me.
My pride.
I was completely humiliated in front of everyone in Hera Club.
The pride I've protected to this day all crumbled down at once.
Does that mean nothing?
Other than my father,
I have never bowed my head to anyone.
And now,
those people have something on me.
If you leave me…
I'll go crazy.
Don't get worked up.
You know that I love you, don't you?
I'll make sure no one messes with you.
It's me, Joo Dan-tae.
You need to divorce Su-ryeon. You don't need to come to me right away.
But it's horrible to think you sleeping and eating with her.
Give me some time.
There's one last thing I need from her.
What is it?
Later.
Anyway, are you sure
nothing happened between you and Min Seol-a?
What about you?
My name…
is…
Joo…
Hye-in.
Hye-in, great job.
-You've done so well. -That hurts…
I'm sorry. I got too excited.
I can't believe you can say your name now.
I never imagined I'd see a day like this.
Mom…
Don't cry…
I won't.
I'll listen to what you say, Hye-in.
HA YUN-CHEOL
WANT TO GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE?
I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO SEE THAT
Yun-hui. Is this really the right way to live?
Should I just get a divorce?
Mom, how…
How can you do this?
It looks like you finally believe what I told you.
Are you ready to save your mom?
Hey.
I found this in my mom's drawer.
Stop it!
Your dad is also responsible.
Go talk to him if you want to argue with someone!
Your mom is the one who seduced a married man!
My family had been perfectly happy until you moved here.
Your mom destroyed our family.
Why should that only happen to us?
Your mom needs to suffer too.
Don't do anything to her.
What should I do?
I'll do whatever you say.
Please.
Secretary Cho. Get lost.
I told you to get lost.
I need to have a word with Chairman Joo.
What is it?
Did you find the one who staged the mannequin?
I don't know who that was, but unless that person holds a huge grudge
over Min Seol-a's killer, why would anyone do that?
I don't want to talk about something so rough in the morning.
I'm looking for the culprit now. We'll catch him soon.
The one who killed Min Seol-a was…
you. I know it was you.
Attorney Lee!
A few months ago,
Gyu-jin got his hands on this.
Min Seol-a's phone.
Where did you get this? Why haven't you said anything before?
I found an amazing movie in here, starring Joo Dan-tae and Cheon Seo-jin.
It's an adult film that's titled An Illicit Encounter.
I loved your work.
Chairman Joo, you're one hard-working man. Do you eat something good for stamina?
But you shouldn't play this hand now.
Everyone knows about Seo-jin and me.
You should have done this a bit earlier.
In that case, what about this one?
Today is Saturday, November 14.
I'm headed to Hera Palace right now.
Seok-gyeong's dad wanted to see me.
If anything happens to me…
No, if I die,
it will be Seok-gyeong's dad, 100%.
That crazy brat.
See? It's a hand I should play now.
Don't you think that's hard evidence that shows you killed her?
At the very least, before you give an alibi proving you didn't,
the case will be completely against you.
-It's my advice as an attorney. -What do you think you're doing?
Joo Dan-tae.
You probably shouldn't pick a fight.
So? Should I give this to the police?
What do you want?
Give me the 30 billion won I invested in Myeong-dong
with 5% interest.
I need to save my own life too.
We're moving the contract forward with Logan right now.
Logan or whatever, I don't care about that!
I don't have the time or the patience to put up with that unpredictable man!
So give me my money right away!
I'm about to lose my law firm building!
Is that all?
For now.
I'll do that.
It's not that hard to find a mere 30 billion won in cash.
Transfer the amount to my account by the end of the day.
And when we meet again,
try to talk with some respect, kid.
What are you here to say?
I have to get to work soon.
I don't think you should be so shameless right now.
We plan on officially filing a petition to school.
I can't let our kids be taught by an immoral and shameless person like you.
How can an educator have an affair?
On top of that, with a parent of a student in your school!
So what?
What do you mean, "so what?" You need to resign!
Did you run over this early in the morning to say that?
She just laughed.
She thinks what we're saying is a joke.
I'm guessing it hasn't hit you yet. I have no other choice.
I should go see the chief director.
Or should we report you to the district school board?
Do as you'd like.
What's this?
Min-hyeok and Je-ni's report cards from their middle school.
As you can see, their grades and performance test scores
were way below the cut.
How do you think they got into Cheong-a?
Did you already forget
who helped you with that?
The decoration cost for my house,
the artwork in my sitting room,
and the rental fee for Cheong-a's graduation recital hall.
They were all covered by you, asking me to keep Je-ni in my favor…
as a bribe.
Whenever we hold events at school, we get a catering service sent to us.
I always get food on every holiday.
I also get five different kinds of kimchi along with all kinds of side dishes.
That's all by you, Sang-a.
I thought…
you both did that because we're in the same boat.
If you wish, I'll step down from my job at Cheong-a.
But don't forget. Once I'm gone,
your children's life will end here too.
Why should unqualified, bad students
keep attending Cheong-a Arts High?
Don't you want them to get into SNU of Music?
That's not what we meant.
I just came only because Su-ryeon asked me to.
So I figured I'd pass her words to you.
That's why I came here.
Then make your choice.
We don't even need to make a choice.
I'll put all of my trust in you and run together to the end.
I told you that I didn't want to come!
You put this weird outfit on me and dragged me here.
Su-ryeon and I never got along.
You're close to her. Why would I meddle with their family?
Sounds great.
Their practical exams for the midterm will begin soon.
I will be…
great support…
for Je-ni and Min-hyeok.
I'm sorry.
I was impersonating Min Seol-a.
It won't happen again.
Yesterday, you insisted it wasn't you.
It was me.
-Sorry. -Ro-na, what's with you?
Hey. You're awfully creepy.
You can't end this with just an apology.
Are you going to quit? Of course you'll quit school, right?
She admitted to what she did, so I'm sure she'll behave.
Promise that you'll never act high and mighty in front of us again.
Why? You can't?
One. I'm solely responsible for the threats that involve Min Seol-a.
Two. I will not tell anyone about what happened
in the community room yesterday.
Three.
I will do everything and anything Ha Eun-byeol says.
Write it down.
I WILL DO EVERYTHING AND…
BAE RO-NA
If you break even one of these,
your mom will never get to walk around with her head held high in Hera Palace.
I promise.
Run along.
They're so passionate.
Joo Dan-tae, you piece of cake.
I can eat you alive with one bite.
Don't get so cheeky.
Hey, you just saved my life.
Let's see if I got my 30 billion won.
What's going on? Why didn't he send me the money?
Joo Dan-tae, that stubborn idiot.
He never listens.
My dear Mi-ja!
What did you say? "My dear Mi-ja"?
You crazy idiot.
Have you been using our law firm's name to make speculative investments?
Is this true?
Wait, who did…
What have you been doing out there?
How dare you get our law firm involved in this illegal investment?
Mom, this isn't--
What if your dad finds out?
Not only are we going to get kicked out, but we're going to die on the same day.
How are you going to fix this?
Why are you being so harsh?
You made all this money thanks to your illegal investment!
What are you talking about? When?
That's about the only thing I learned from you!
You little brat.
You brat.
Help me! Spare my life!
What the hell is all this?
Why should I have to take the bullet?
Don't you know why?
You let go of my hand first.
There's no reason for me to look after you.
Your law firm will undergo a tax investigation soon.
Do you expect me to go down alone? Did you forget?
All of us got into this together!
Of course, my name won't be found anywhere.
Did you think I got into this business without a safety net?
Do you have to take things this far?
Of course you do.
You're right.
I didn't think it through.
I must have gone insane
over the 30 billion won. You crazy idiot!
You're insane!
But still,
we've gone through many ups and downs.
We have so much history too.
Chairman Joo Dan-tae!
Isn't that so?
Gosh.
Man, what can I do
to make you feel better?
Should I kneel down? This is nothing to me.
I'll open up myself
and show you how I truly feel.
Bring Min Seol-a's phone right now!
Yes, sir.
The man named Gu Ho-dong is in a hospital?
Yes, he got into a huge car accident five years ago,
and he has been unconscious since then.
This is the real Gu Ho-dong.
He's from Gyeongsang Province,
becoming a PE teacher after he won a medal in the National Sports Festival.
Then who's that man in Cheong-a High?
I'm sure he bought Gu Ho-dong's identity and faked his way to get the job.
Who in the world are you?
You'd better do this right. Why are you studying during PE class?
SECRETARY HONG
-What is it? -Seol-a's phone is turned on.
Where is it?
Goodbye, my cash cow.
Damn it. Who is this?
I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry. -Damn it. I'm a busy man.
Damn you.
Are you kidding me right now?
I swear, it was in here.
I took it out of the safe and put it in my bag.
Don't suspect me, please.
Should I slit my stomach and show you?
Chairman Joo.
Sir. Let's just talk it out.
Shit. Hey!
Hey, I was a famous bully in school.
Haven't you heard of Lee Gyu-jin from Daechi-dong?
Fine, I'll teach you a real lesson.
Bring it on. Come on!
My gosh, hello.
I'm Gu Ho-dong, the assistant HR teacher in the music department.
Gu Ho-dong was…
Logan Lee?
For the first time, I have a family.
Your brother is ill.
So you need to help him a little, Anna.
Hey! Will you please say something?
That was the day I found out
I had a sick brother.
PRETTY SISTER, SILLY BROTHER
He's Seol-a's adoptive brother.
I'm certain that someone took it.
I swear I had it in my bag when I was leaving the office.
Right, I bumped into someone in the lobby.
Maybe that jerk took it.
If it happened in the lobby, there must be CCTV footage.
Could it be…
That's right! The one who staged the mannequin.
It's him. I'm sure of it.
Chairman Joo. Catch him, and we'll get our hands on Min Seol-a's--
You little…
Shut your mouth, will you?
Why keep that damn phone in the first place and cause this mess?
Sir.
Attorney Lee?
-About the redevelopment deal… -What is it?
I just heard from Logan Lee.
He's on his way to the hotel now.
Have the car ready. Ms. Oh will come with me.
Who are you? How did you get in here?
So it was you? Seol-a's adoptive brother?
How could you blackmail me after doing that to my daughter?
How dare you use Seol-a's name!
She was adopted for your bone marrow transplant.
Then your family framed her for theft and revoked the adoption.
Why didn't you just abandon her?
Why did you have to hurt that poor child?
I had no idea.
I only found out later on, and I wanted to take responsibility.
But Seol-a…
Seol-a died.
How much did you pay Assemblyman Cho?
I tried so hard to find you.
You did a great job of hiding, thanks to your rich family.
Why show yourself now?
My baby saved your life, so the least you can do
is live a decent life! You shouldn't even call yourself human!
That's why I'm here!
I know I don't deserve to be called human,
but I wanted a chance to make it up to her.
You son of a bitch.
Are you going to keep playing innocent?
Every single day, I told myself that I'm going to kill you.
Die! Just die! Die!
Stop it. Enough! Stop!
Enough, okay?
Enough.
I heard you loud and clear, so just stop.
Fine. Go ahead and kill me.
But before that, kill Joo Dan-tae first.
Why?
You can't give up on your family?
Fully knowing that he killed your daughter?
-Because he's your husband? -Shut it.
I will kill both Joo Dan-tae and Cheon Seo-jin myself.
And you as well.
But first, we need to find out who killed Seol-a.
Let me give you a chance
to be a decent mother at least once in your life.
Logan.
You said you'll find my mom, right?
I just want to check something.
I want to see how she's doing.
How do you want her life to be?
I hope she's living a miserable life like me.
I used to think like that when I was little,
but not anymore.
I…
want my mom to be happy.
I want her to be really happy.
Seol-a…
Logan.
Find my mom
and see if she's living a happy life.
Then I…
don't need to meet her again, ever.
Seol-a…
I don't deserve to be happy.
Let's avenge Seol-a's death together.
You can punish me after that.
I won't join hands with a jerk like you.
No. You're mistaken about me just like I was mistaken about you.
We share
the same goal.
You have no right to do this.
You should have protected Seol-a.
You should have protected her no matter what.
I don't want to give excuses.
But I know how I can atone for it.
That's why I want to find out who killed her.
I'll find out who did it and make the person suffer…
a thousand times more.
No. I don't trust you.
I'm willing to risk my life for this.
I'm going to avenge my baby Seol-a's death.
I'll destroy anyone who gets in my way.
Honey. What are you doing here?
I asked you a question!
Why are you coming out of Logan Lee's room?
Logan, will you please explain what's going on?
Why did my wife just come out of your room?
What exactly do you mean by that?
My gosh, you really have the best wife.
You owe Su-ryeon a big favor.
I'll be honest.
We loaned Yun-cheol that money because we trusted you, not him.
I trusted the chief director's daughter would never run off with the money.
I know nothing about that money. He told me nothing about it.
But you're still accountable for it.
You two are married.
What are you doing here? You can talk to me.
Hey.
You've been ignoring my calls.
-Get out! I'll call you. -Damn it.
Do you want to lose your credibility as a doctor?
Pay me back at once, you conman.
How dare you call him a conman. Why lend him money to begin with?
Aren't you his childhood friends? How could you charge such high interest?
Why? Are you trying to use your friend to get rich?
-Hey. -What?
I didn't borrow money from you, so show some manners!
Stop causing a scene at my school. Get lost at once.
Do you want to be dragged out?
We can't wait for too long.
Next time we come, we'll camp out until we get our money back.
Yun-cheol.
I see you've grown some balls since marrying me.
What did you do with that money?
Did you start a business or something?
Or did one of your relatives cause some kind of trouble again?
Mind your own business. I'll get it sorted out at all costs.
I heard your friends lent you seven billion won in total.
How will you manage to pay it all back?
I'll take care of it for you.
In return for agreeing to a divorce.
But you'll have to give up custody, the house, all our marital assets,
and even your position at Cheong-a Medical Center.
Oh, one more thing.
I expect you to cooperate
until I officially become the chief director.
Then I'll take care of…
your debt for you.
You want to cover up your affair with seven billion won?
My affair?
Sounds like something a husband would say, although we were never a true couple.
It's been over ten years since we last slept together.
And you never gave me anything, whether it's money or love.
How will you compensate me
for making my life so miserable?
You're the one who's responsible for our marriage falling apart.
For the past 17 years…
I was lonely every day,
and you never once gave me money for our living expenses.
You never cared for or about your own wife.
And now, you're acting like I hurt you?
It's your fault that I had an affair.
Yet I'm offering you seven billion won.
Isn't it a sweet deal?
I suppose you'll always be this selfish.
No way. I won't let you get what you want.
We'll see about that.
Ta-da!
Open it. It's for you.
I heard this is popular these days.
You must be under a lot of stress because of midterms.
I wanted to cheer you up.
Do you like it? Isn't it nice?
Why? You don't like it?
Should we exchange it?
I never asked you to buy me this.
I never asked for such an expensive wallet.
Ro-na. What is this about?
I'm so sick of this. Why did we have to move to Hera Palace?
I'm so upset!
Hey.
What's the matter with her?
Don't worry, Mom. I'll take care of it.
I said, it's not a big deal.
I'll sort it out quickly. I have to go.
I guess the creditors went all the way to the orchard.
Your parents must be very worried.
This is why you should be cautious when borrowing money.
Take some time and think about my offer.
It's a pretty sweet deal for you.
I won't tell Eun-byeol for the time being.
Such emotional shock could mess with her studies.
Here. Sign the divorce papers. I'll send you the money right away.
Don't keep this up because it's useless.
DIVORCE APPLICATION
WIFE: CHEON SEO-JIN
2020 CHEONG-A ARTS HIGH SCHOOL VOCAL MUSIC MIDTERM PRACTICAL TEST
Excellent. That was perfect.
You're amazing.
Eun-byeol, you've improved so much.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
You sound just like your mother.
Thank you, Mr. Ma.
I'm really happy these days, so I'm in good condition today.
Next.
Bae Ro-na. Come on out.
What? You want me to fail the test?
Are you saying I should do a bad job on purpose?
That's right. On purpose.
What if I refuse?
Have you forgotten?
Your mom's life is in your hands.
RO-NA'S MOM IS A HOMEWRECKER
Ro-na, did you not practice?
You really are a disgrace to our school.
Please.
My gosh, is this for real?
Je-ni came in third on her test.
She came in third!
Min-hyeok came in fourth!
My god, isn't that good enough to get into the top three universities?
That's right!
The top five students at Cheong-a Arts never fail to get into those schools!
Do you think it's because of Ms. Cheon?
I know who to side with now.
I'll stay loyal to Ms. Cheon
until Je-ni gets accepted into SNU of Music.
Me too. It's not like she had an affair with my husband.
I'll just pretend I know nothing.
At your service, Ms. Cheon!
-Ma'am. -Yes.
Eun-byeol got the highest score. She beat the other kids by a wide margin.
And I took care of the other kids you had asked me to look out for.
Thank you.
-What about Ro-na? -Ro-na got the lowest score.
Mr. Ma.
The kids were all watching. You didn't have to go that far.
Oh, please.
I didn't give her the lowest score on purpose.
I don't know what was up with her, but she sang out of tune.
She sang out of tune?
Yes, she was always obsessed with acing her tests,
so I'm not sure why she made a mistake like that.
She made things easier for us.
I should thank her.
Ro-na.
I heard about what happened.
-You got the lowest score? -Yes.
I'm not interested in knowing what's going on with you,
but I can't forgive you
for ruining the atmosphere by not preparing for the test.
It could have a negative impact on the other kids.
LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL
That's why I want to drop out.
What?
You were right.
A loser like me
never belonged here.
I'll be out of your hair now.
Did you discuss this with your mom?
We'll need her approval.
I'll tell her soon.
Sorry for the trouble I've caused you.
I was never qualified to become a student at Cheong-a Arts High School.
I'm a liar,
and I'm violent.
Because of my twisted personality, I can't have a normal school life.
All I do is cause harm to my friends.
I am submitting this letter of withdrawal because I have concluded that
I can't continue my studies at Cheong-a Arts High School.
Bae Ro-na.
I have a question.
How did you figure out
that I'm Seol-a's mother?
I heard it from Director Min at Hope Orphanage.
I visited him at the detention center before he died.
I haven't forgiven you.
I'm just holding back my anger for Seol-a's sake.
Don't get the wrong idea.
All right. Let's get rid of our mutual enemy first.
And what's next?
I bet you put together that fountain event with a plan.
Did you underestimate Joo Dan-tae?
No, of course not.
I'll be working together with him soon for the lot in Myeong-dong.
Go through Oh Yun-hui in regard to all business dealings with him.
Oh Yun-hui?
Yes. She's helping me.
Here's the list of people who visited Hera Palace on the day of the party.
-Anyone suspicious? -No, I couldn't find anyone yet.
That's impossible!
Are you saying that mannequin just fell on its own?
Go through the visitor log for the entire week.
-Check everyone on that log. -Yes, sir.
I'll find this rat at all costs.
Chairman Joo!
I found him. I found the guy.
I scoured the security footage from the lobby
and spotted the guy who took the phone.
So who is it?
He was wearing a hat in the lobby, so I couldn't see his face.
But the security footage from outside
clearly shows his face.
You won't believe it.
It's someone you know.
-My god. -Gu Ho-dong? What the…
He must be connected to Min Seol-a somehow.
And I bet he's the one behind that mannequin show.
No, please… Please don't kill me.
Let's put an end to this. I'll do as you wish.
Today, the most wonderful thing in my life happened.
You gave up on the house and custody.
Are you Ro-na's stepdad?
I dropped out.
-Please revoke her withdrawal. -I'll process it right away.
Don't go.
The night Min Seol-a died…
I stayed quiet for a reason.
We'll catch the culprit of the mannequin incident.
Who was it?
You know Min Seol-a, don't you?