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Mmm.
Ah, this is so nice.
Oh! So, since it's your birthday today, anything you wanna do?
I haven't given it much thought.
Do you wanna visit my family?
Uh…
I do have one.
My grandmother welcomes me with open arms and…
She is my family, so what's the problem here?
My aunties who always have my back.
You're my closest friend in the village.
Also, I have a friend who has that youthful spirit.
And a brother who's kind of old.
He's a tad old, but he's still my big brother.
You can ask me to run errands any time you want.
And I have a younger brother who listens well.
I miss all of them so, so much.
This is nice.
Hmm, I'm gonna eat some baked whole potatoes
and some sausage and so-tteok-so-tteok. What are you gonna get?
- Mm… - Oppa, come here!
Oppa, should we go to a café now?
I want an iced mocha. What about you, oppa?
- Oh, oppa, let me help you with that mess. - Mm.
This is really good.
- Say "ah." - Ah.
Mm. Are you okay, oppa?
- Jang Tae-ha. - Huh?
So, what are you going to eat?
Oh. Oh, I'll have what you have.
Two buttered baked potatoes and two so-tteok so-tteoks, please?
Here, here, look at this.
- Oh. Hello! - Hi.
- Oh, hi! - Did you go grocery shopping?
Oh, yes. It's Tae-ha's birthday today so…
Oh my, is that so?
- Oh, she's right. - Yeah.
- Tae-ha's birthday is this time of year. - You're right.
So today's Tae-ha's birthday.
Oh, you guys are all gathered here. Our Jeong-hwa has returned!
- Oh, Jeong… - Be careful.
- Jeong-hwa! - Hi.
- Jeong-hwa. - I'm here.
- Are you feeling better? - Oh yeah.
While I was in the hospital,
the two of us spent so much time together, it was great.
Oh, thank goodness that the car accident wasn't worse.
Yes.
So we knew it was Tae-ha's birthday today so we hurried over.
Ma'am, I'll help you with the food later.
- Oh, no, you won't. - I'll do it.
Don't even worry about it. You don't need to do anything.
- It's okay, I can do it. - Please, just rest.
- Yeah, come on. - I can also help out!
- Oh! - Huh?
Oh?
- Eun-sae! - Oh!
Grandma!
Hi, dear. Oh! Oh my goodness.
What is going on?
Oh, what a surprise.
Oh, Ms. Prosecutor.
I didn't know I was a prosecutor here.
I thought I was just Tae-ha's wife.
What's going on? I thought you were never going to come back here.
Well, that's impossible.
Who we are to each other…
is a bond that's like taffy.
Oh! Exactly.
- Oh! - Oh, I'm glad you're here, Eun-sae.
- What a blessing you're here. - Aunties! Mm.
- I missed you guys. - Me too.
It's a good thing you made it back.
I only get to see you on TV!
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Tae-ha
Happy birthday to you
- Think of a wish. - Go on, make a wish.
- We can still hear you. - He's like a little kid.
Ah!
- Yay! Happy birthday! - Happy birthday.
- Happy birthday! - Happy birthday.
Thank you all so much for this.
Hey, Tae-ha, is there anything you want? We wanna get you a big present.
Come on, Hui-ja.
What could we get for him that would be as good as the gift he already got?
That's true.
I heard his fake bride became a real bride.
How could we possibly compete with that?
Oh, auntie!
You two took the long road to get here.
Now all that's left is for them to live happily ever after,
just like we've been doing.
Mm-hmm.
You two… You look so alike to me.
Huh?
- Who does? - Huh?
Her and
Tae-ha's mother.
What? I look like Tae-ha's mother to you?
32 YEARS AGO
Aw, are your little feet cold?
My baby boy.
Along the fruit farm path Outside the village
African flowers are in bloom
Isn't it "acacia?"
Sorry?
Oh.
Acacia.
It's acacia.
Uh, you don't look like you're from Gujin.
You're right. I'm not.
I came here because I heard there was a dishwashing gig that offered housing,
but they already hired someone.
How old?
He just turned six months.
No…
We have a sink full of dishes at our place too.
If you don't have anywhere to stay, you can stay with us tonight.
Well, what are you doing? Don't make the baby uncomfortable.
Lay him down on the floor.
Thank you so much.
Oh!
The sunset is beautiful from here!
It's so… stunting.
You mean stunning.
Oh.
Uh, I was planning to go to night school once the baby's a little older.
Well, ma'am, you don't look so old yourself.
I'm only 23.
So I'm not a real "ma'am" yet.
I guess you're right.
My daughter would be your age if she were still alive.
Mm. Where's the baby's dad?
He doesn't have one. I'm raising him alone.
You don't have any parents to rely on?
Yeah.
That's why I play four roles.
I'm his mom, dad, and both grandparents
just to give Tae-ha what he needs.
A baby doesn't need a smart mom who went to college.
The best mom is one who gives her child love.
I'll cook dinner today to repay you for letting me stay here with you.
Go ahead. I won't stop you.
Go ahead and try it.
Oh my, that's a good gochujang jjigae. Where'd you learn to make this?
Oh, I've just had a lot of practice. There's someone that likes it.
You said you play four roles.
You're gonna need to eat as much as four people
in order to have the energy to raise a child.
But how little Tae-ha's life will turn out is a mystery.
If you've ever seen The Last Match drama,
it looks like Son Ji-chang's team is going to win,
but in the end, Jang Dong-gun's team wins because he was able to get in a slam dunk.
Life is like a basketball game.
Even if Tae-ha doesn't have good parents now,
who knows if he'll make a big dunk later in life, right?
What do you mean he doesn't have good parents?
Look. Look at his chubby cheeks. Look at how chubby his cheeks are.
They could almost explode.
Hm. You're as skinny as a skewer, so it means you've fed him well.
You could search all over the country, but you won't find many mothers like you.
So I did good?
Of course. Even if you don't have a shoulder to lean on,
you're a mother who protects her child with all her might, so that's admirable.
If you have nowhere to go,
do you want to just stay here and make taffy together?
Really?
I'll even throw a great first birthday party for the kid.
All right, eat up.
Hmm.
Gosh, I wonder if you even eat your meals on time. Here, have some fish.
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY
The baby's the star of the show, so why would I dress up?
Oh, please just do it.
We're going to remember this for a long time.
Grandma needs to look pretty too.
There.
- All right, that's enough. - It's done.
Good.
- Let's see what our Tae-ha will pick. - Yes.
What are you gonna choose?
Okay, Tae-ha. Which one of these do you like, huh?
Okay, grab one. Good boy.
Grab the gavel. The gavel. Come on, come on, come on.
Go, go, go. Get it.
Even though she lived a lonely life
without really any nice things to call her own,
she never lost heart and stayed so bright.
And just like someone else, she hated being called "ma'am."
Oh.
Seeing you, Tae-ha, with such a good person
and being so affectionate with her,
I bet Tae-ha's mother is smiling down on us.
Yeah.
She's probably so very happy.
- I'm sure she is. - Right.
Thank you, Mrs. Jeong. We will enjoy this feast!
Oh, yes we will!
- Let's eat. - Yes.
Oh, Eun-Sae, when are you going back to Seoul?
Oh.
Uh…
I'm gonna have to leave soon.
- Oh, she's gonna go? - Leaving already?
It's not even the day we make taffy,
but if you know what I mean,
the whole village is going to smell sweet later.
- Seriously? - Mm.
I said I'd drive you to Seoul.
Didn't I say I don't want you to do that?
I said it's fine.
And I also said it's fine.
Mmmm.
Aw!
Mm, so cute.
I'm going to miss you so much until next weekend.
Me too.
Hang on a sec. You said of the women in your life,
I was your one and only, right?
So does that mean I'm your first actual girlfriend?
- I think so. - His first.
- He was single forever. - Definitely.
What if you're… the first?
Mmm.
To give you a heads-up, as someone with experience,
starting tomorrow, people are going to look at you kind of like you're a lunatic.
- All right. - Looks delicious.
- You high? - Huh?
Why are you smiling harder than someone who won a gold medal?
Oh.
I see what she meant.
And suddenly, everything in the world will look beautiful.
What? I don't believe you?
Oh, hey, Tae-ha! Hi, hello.
- Hi. - Ah.
- Oh. - Oh no. A bird poop fell on his arm.
Huh?
Oh, so this is what it looks like.
Is he smiling right now?
What is he, Yun Mu-bu now?
Why is he looking so lovingly at bird poop?
We should try putting some dog or cow poop over there,
because Tae-ha will see a field of poop as a field of flowers.
Look.
- Look at what? Poop? - What kind of bird do you think it's from?
- Oh no! - Get away!
And you'll feel a new sense of gratitude
for the invention of cell phones.
Ah, you know, I can finally breathe now that I'm seeing your face,
even if it's just on a screen.
How did people from the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties
endure their lovesickness without cell phones?
Is that why they died so young?
- Tomorrow, I get to see you. - Mm.
I'm gonna follow you around all day, Jang Tae-ha.
Oh right.
Uh, but, uh, how do you think we should address each other?
- Address? - Yeah.
Calling you "Jang Tae-ha" all the time feels a little distant. Mm.
Oppa!
Oh, oppa, let me help you with that mess.
- Oppa, say "ah." - Are you okay, oppa?
Hm.
"Oppa"?
Isn't that a little cliché?
- Oh, yeah. Yeah, it totally is. - Hm.
What else is there?
Just call me whatever you want. I don't really have an opinion.
Hm. Really?
Well, all right then.
I'll go get you tomorrow.
Mm-hmm.
I'll look so pretty tomorrow that you're gonna be shocked. Get ready.
Jang Tae-ha!
I missed you so much.
Oh, I did too.
You and I need to have a lot of fun this weekend.
That's the reason why I worked all night yesterday.
Even now, it looks like you're still working hard.
- On my looks? - Yeah.
Let's go!
- Let me choose a song, okay? - All right.
Hmm. Should we listen to a song by the g.o.d oppas?
The g.o.d oppas?
Yes. What's wrong with the g.o.d oppas?
Oh. Uh, nothing.
That sounds good.
"Oppa"?
Isn't that a little cliché?
Oh, yeah. Yeah. It totally is.
Uh, are we a year apart?
Yes. I'm 33 and you're 34.
- So yeah. Uh-huh. - Oh.
Ah.
We're so old, aren't we?
Oh. Yeah.
Uh, I'm a year older than you, then.
That's okay.
Stay strong.
Oh, and thumbs up, please.
Okay, okay. Take it. Smile.
All right then. Oh, let me see it.
- Does it look good? - Yeah.
- Oh, beautiful. - Why did we even take those?
Come on, I have to brag about my friendship with the star prosecutor.
You could say our clinic created this star prosecutor.
Right?
Yes, well, appreciate you.
I was probably able to get my memories back
thanks to your treatment, so…
- Not falling for that again. - Ah!
You knew!
Honestly, though,
it's great that you got your memories back and reclaimed your old life,
but I'm a little sad we won't see each other.
It's disappointing.
I mean, we won't see each other as doctor and patient,
but our relationship is still precious.
Going forward, we should be… oppa and dongsaeng.
- What? - Uh…
What's wrong?
It's--
Should we not talk because I'm not doing treatment?
Yeah, we can be oppa and dongsaeng. What's up, dongsaeng?
Mm.
Eun-sae dongsaeng?
Gi-jun oppa?
Hey, that's got a nice ring.
Yeah, I like that better.
It's so nice to come back here after such a long time, huh?
What's wrong? Jang Tae-ha, what is it?
Gi-jun and I… are the same age.
I know. You two were in the same grade in high school.
Yeah. The same grade.
- Doors are opening. - I'll go get the car.
Oh, so cute.
How is he so freaking cute?
So he was all like, "I don't really care how we address each other."
Jang Tae-ha, wait for me!
Mmm. Mmm!
This is good.
Isn't it hard to go back and forth from the village and Seoul?
It's not hard at all. All the people I wanna see are here.
I was so glad to catch up with someone today too.
What? Who?
Gi-jun oppa.
Hm? Oh, Gi-jun, as in Tae-ha's friend?
Your doctor who treated you?
- Yes. - Yeah.
But I'm not getting treated anymore, so he's no longer my doctor.
Ah, I gotcha.
Of course.
So if you judge me based on only my looks, I could technically be an oppa to you too.
Oh, that's right.
You're right. People who don't know us would probably think you're my oppa.
- Yeah. - Should I just call you oppa then?
Um, should we see how that sounds?
Gang-rok oppa.
Nice.
Eh, what are you doing? Why are you getting up? You're not finished eating.
I'm feeding the dog. Humans aren't the only ones who eat.
See you when you're done.
- Okay, that's enough. He's going to cry. - Mm.
Did you see that?
Of course we did. One minute longer, you would have to call me oppa too.
I just love how that oppa is so cute when he's like this. He's like a teen.
All right, all right, you can stop now. Go and cheer him up.
You've already scorched him harder than this rice.
- I'll come back soon. - Forget it. Don't come back.
How can he be so stupid?
Yeah, a big dummy.
Jang Tae-ha.
Jang Tae-ha!
Come on. How could you go home without me?
I was worried Bok might be hungry.
Jang Tae-ha, are you upset right now?
Me? No!
Even someone speeding by on a KTX train would know you are.
- Not at all. - Yeah, you are.
You don't think I know you, Jang Tae-ha? I can tell just by looking at your face.
Oh, the… the whole "Jang Tae-ha" thing…
I mean, Gi-jun's an oppa,
Gang-rok's an oppa, and even g.o.d are oppas, too, so why am I the only one…
Uh, forget it.
Are you going to keep leaving me behind, honey?
I said, are you gonna leave by yourself?
Honey!
Instead of "oppa," which I can call anyone,
"honey" has a nicer ring.
Doesn't it, honey?
It does.
Did you really want me to call you "oppa" that much?
Tae-ha oppa. Oppa, oppa, oppa, oppa.
Stop that.
Ah, then should I just call you Jang Tae-ha again?
And speak to you formally?
Oppa!
Tae-ha oppa. Oppa, oppa, oppa, oppa, oppa.
Okay, honey.
Honey, honey, honey, honey, honey.
All right! Ah, seriously.
- I mean, I like it. - And?
Mmm.
I love living here.
So, uh,
what… what should I call you now?
Huh?
I could keep calling you "Go Eun-sae."
Yeah, what's wrong with that? I do love the sound of that.
Because your mom named you that?
Mm. That's right.
I'm just guessing here, but I think my mother, when she was pregnant,
could have had a dream about a pretty bird.
- Could be true. - Mm-hmm.
I wonder why your mother named you Tae-ha.
Mm. I don't know.
Maybe it means "be a strong person."
The kind who's there for others always?
But being strong for everyone around you
is very difficult to do.
I truly don't think
that your mother only wanted her son to be strong.
Mm.
I want to ask her, but I can't.
Where is she now?
She's somewhere you can see the entire village from.
Let's go and see her together sometime.
Yeah.
Time goes so fast when we're together.
I have to go back to Seoul tomorrow.
Aw, you have so much work, huh?
Mm. Until the trial happens.
Is there something I can help you with?
There is. Do you know what Baek Sang-gil used to do for a living?
- For work? - Before he joined the gang.
I found something that's suspicious in his office.
1993-1994 SEOUL BIRTH REGISTER
We found this in your safe while we were searching your office.
It looks like a list of all the infants who were registered in Seoul
between May 1993 and '94.
You recognize these?
I grew up in an orphanage, so I have some knowledge on this.
Did you have anything to do with trafficking of children?
Were you involved in such activities?
I'm going to ask for a life sentence for you anyway.
You could admit to another crime.
Your sentence isn't going to change so just admit it.
Even if you don't add it, it isn't gonna change the sentence,
so why don't you just stop digging around?
REHABILITATION
It looks like a list of all the infants who were registered in Seoul
between May 1993 and '94.
You recognize these?
You've been lighting up an awful lot today, sir. Got a lot on your mind?
I guess.
They make me recall
useless memories.
All because of that one bastard.
All of this happened because he disobeyed my orders.
All these memories I have to waste time reliving.
You know, I left this bud alive for too long.
It's time to cut it down.
The first trial of former Gangju City Mayor Ju Min-jong
and Mirae Eden Chairman Baek Sang-gil
begins at Seoul Eastern District Court this morning.
Prosecutor Go Ji-won is in charge of the case.
Taking into account
the two individuals' new anti-social charges,
the prosecution demands 15 years for Ju Min-jong,
and a life sentence for the defendant Baek Sang-gil.
- Over here! - One word.
Mr. Ju, anything you would like to say about the outcome?
Just wanna ask. A few words?
After you left court, what would you like to tell our viewers?
THE LATE JANG HYE-SU
Mom.
You were watching everything, right?
I'm sorry for living a life that always upset you.
But I…
Things are going really well.
It's like all of it…
worked out.
You did a great job getting through such a big case.
It still feels like there are so many other crimes to look at. We're not done.
There are all these old cases that are hard to uncover evidence for.
Just take it slow.
Prosecutor!
Baek Sang-gil has escaped from the prison transport.
Baek Sang-gil got away?
EUN-SAE, HONG DO-YEOP, KIM GANG-ROK
Sir!
- Huh? - Let's go!
Uh, what's going on? Why'd you come all the--
Baek Sang-gil got away.
Yeah. You're okay, right?
Yeah, I'm okay.
The government is protecting me,
and Violent Crimes Units are heading to Taffy Village.
Taffy Village?
If Baek Sang-gil escaped to hide, then that'd be a relief.
But if he escaped to get revenge, then Taffy Village could be a target.
Be careful until we know for sure.
I'll head over once things are settled here.
There aren't any signs that Baek Sang-gil is coming here.
We're just getting ready for a worst-case scenario.
- We don't have to be worried yet. - Yeah.
And Grandma…
Huh?
Song-wol, what's all this noise about?
Oh.
- And Tae-ha? - The guys are looking for him.
What? Is she not answering?
No. I can't reach Song-wol noona either.
GRANDMA
- Grandma. - It's been a while.
If you bring the police, the old lady dies.
- Come alone. - Oh. No!
Don't come here, Tae-ha. You can't do that!
- Grandma, are you okay? - Don't you dare come here!
Grandma! Can you hear me?
Baek Sang-gil. This fucker.
Sir.
- I'll go around the back. - Don't have time.
- You can't. - What do you mean?
You can't do it alone. You'll need at least three to take those guys.
Everybody, make sure you don't get hurt.
Let's get 'em!
Ah, shit!
Fuck. This is no joke.
When she was alive,
she was a mother who would give her life to protect her child.
I'm sure she would protect her child from heaven too.
You won't be able to touch Tae-ha!
You'll never hurt him!
There are things in this world
that you can never win against.
Grandma!
Why'd you come here? Why are you here?
- Grandma. I'm here. You're okay now. - Oh no.
- It's okay. - What are you going to do?
I got it.
- Oh no. - It's gonna be okay.
- You all right? - You should leave.
- Are you hurt? - What do we do?
Oh no.
Tell me everything I need to know.
I know your favorite things are boxing and gochujang jjigae.
Oh, I've just had a lot of practice. There's someone that likes it.
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