PRIVATE LIVES
ALL CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, INCIDENTS AND RELIGIONS
DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS
Stop, Lee Jeong-hwan!
There's another important factor to consider. My approval rating.
After Kwon Hyuk-jang's death,
his supporters won't find a better alternative and will join you.
We expect you to achieve this rating.
After that, you will win sympathy votes from your fiancée's death.
This approval rating reflects the party's consensus.
And who will be my fiancée?
Sophia Chung, the PR Team Manager.
I've already prepared an article about a private wedding ceremony.
After it gets published online,
it'll be handed off to TV stations and media agencies.
We just need you to choose the cause of death.
Number four. Robbery resulted in murder sounds good.
Yes, sir. I'll set it up accordingly.
-Poong-yeon! -Don't come in here. Don't.
What about Cha Joo-eun?
-Are you okay? -Yes, I'm fine.
Can you stand up?
She will save multiple lives
by donating her organs.
What do you think?
It sounds perfect.
Good. Proceed.
-Good work. -Thank you.
What? What are you doing?
Drop your gun.
Don't do this, Mr. Lee.
Cuff yourself to him.
-The key. -What key?
For the handcuffs!
Damn it.
Assemblyman Kwon is dead?
To be precise, he was murdered.
As soon as Assemblyman Kwon was murdered, I was kidnapped.
And the police pursued you.
How can all of this happen simultaneously?
It's scripted.
We are being forced into a scenario that's already been set up.
How dare they pull us into a movie?
Who do you think is behind it?
GK?
Can't you reach it? It's right there. Come on, try harder.
What's happening?
Hey. Uncuff us first. And talk later.
Damn it.
-What happened? -Lee Jeong-hwan is wanted.
Guess what his charge is.
Murder of Kwon Hyuk-jang. Crazy, right?
I couldn't believe a dead person was wanted.
But it turned out he's alive.
I guess the higher-ups already knew. So that's the update.
It's shocking to find out he's alive, but killing an assemblyman?
That man, Lee Jeong-hwan, has a complicated life.
-Maybe he's a spy. -Maybe he is.
Who ordered you to pursue him?
Who do you think? It was the chief.
Jeong-hwan.
You're being charged for
document forgery and insurance fraud.
Right now, you're a wanted man for Kwon Hyuk-jang's murder.
Officers will be offered a promotion, and the citizens will be offered a reward.
It will be hard to live in Korea as a fugitive.
You must find another way.
My colleagues moved in on you
because Chief Jeong Dae-sang ordered them.
Okay.
And you have an accomplice.
Kim Jae-wook is also a wanted man
for Kwon Hyuk-jang's murder.
Please look into Kwon Hyuk-jang's inner circle.
Okay.
Why Kim Jae-wook?
He's been betrayed, too.
Chief Jeong Dae-sang
used to be Kim Jae-wook's inside man.
Why would he do that?
-Are you sure? -Her body was completely swollen
and bits of her were eaten by the fish.
But we found her ID card.
Jeong Dae-sang.
All right. Now,
it's time to negotiate.
If I take care of this case neatly,
I'll be working in the Blue House.
I see. Good for you.
Thanks. I knew you'd understand.
But the thing is, now that I'm heading over there,
there are so many people I have to go say hi to.
So…
since you're pretty much done for anyway,
can't you leave me all the money that you've saved up?
You won't be able to spend it. It's a waste, you know. Right?
Well,
that depends on your answer.
You know me. I would…
Can't you tell that the tables have turned now?
I don't like the tone of your voice.
Fine. What is the question?
Who's behind this?
What are you talking about?
You are being arrested for murdering an assemblyman.
Murder of Assemblyman Kwon Hyuk-jang.
Did you not know?
How? You killed him.
Is it the Vision Room?
The Vision Room must be
the ones who promised you a promotion.
If you know the answers, why ask?
Yes.
The Vision Room promised to send me to the Blue House if I arrest you.
As you know, I'm qualified for the position.
What have I been doing all this time?
Are you regretting your life choices all of a sudden?
Stop feeling sorry for yourself and tell me where the money is.
You'll give it to me anyway. Make it quick. Okay?
-Vivian, attack him. -What?
Shit.
-Call. -Who should I call?
Director Kim Sang-man.
I'll go back and get ready to mourn.
Okay. I won't see you off.
Pardon? Could you repeat that?
Who should I call?
Kim Sang-man.
Call him!
Hey, Deputy Chief Kim.
Did you hear the news?
What news?
Assemblyman Kwon has passed away.
Oh, that?
I did hear that.
Who ordered the hit?
We'll have to see.
Did you order it?
Why did you do it?
They say that the ends justify the means.
Then, who killed him?
We'll know once we catch them.
Is it me and Jeong-hwan?
Do you think so?
Did you kill him with Lee Jeong-hwan?
Oh, my. Why would you do something so reckless?
You just wait. I'll make you regret it.
Suit yourself.
Damn those stupid cops.
What about Jeong Yoon-kyung?
What is this?
Haven't we met before?
I see.
Yes, we have. You with the scar.
I definitely remember seeing you.
Where are you guys from? You're not from UI.
I don't think you're from GK, either.
You must be subcontractors that work for GK.
Am I right?
Wait. Hold on.
How much do you want?
How much money do you need to smooth things out between us?
Stay right there.
I took it from the cinerarium in case this would happen.
I guess I called it.
Come here, Poong-yeon.
Don't you move, asshole.
-Do you even know how to fire a gun? -Come here.
Go ahead.
Do it.
Let's go.
Don't just stand there. Get them!
Are you okay?
You bastard!
What's going on?
Who sent the thugs to the hotel?
You ordered the hit, then you beat them up.
What are you trying to pull?
Why would I do that?
I didn't order it.
Then, who?
Whose side are you on?
Edward, you…
Why do you keep switching sides? What do you want?
Don't you know why? It's because you're my weakness.
I can't do anything when you're next to me.
I can't afford to be vulnerable.
You don't know
what I've been through to get this far.
I've put up with so much shit to get here.
I can't waste all of that because of you.
So why?
I kept showing you my destructive side so you could take the hint,
but why?
I'm begging you.
Get away from me. Please.
You saved me.
I was truly grateful to you, you son of bitch!
Is this that hard on you?
Fine.
I'll end it for you.
The end.
How did it go?
Well…
What is it?
Lee Jeong-hwan, Cha Joo-eun, Kim Jae-wook, and Jeong Yoon-kyung.
We couldn't capture any of them.
Our men are still after them.
I'm sure they'll give us the good news soon.
Put me through to NSO's Counterterrorism Unit.
Pardon?
-One more bottle. -We're closing for the day.
-Please leave. -What?
Give me your cell phone and ID.
-Sir, please leave. -Why do you need to see my ID?
Why are you doing this? This is crazy.
Do something.
Give us your cell phones.
Quickly.
What's going on?
What are you doing in my office?
What? Who are you?
Why are you taking that?
Mr. Choi Yoon-seok. Turn in your cell phone.
Okay. Keep tracking the ones you missed
and keep the rest in custody so they can't do anything.
I'm with the police.
Detective Kim?
So he passed away.
Do you know how he…
Did he suffer from a chronic illness?
I think
he was murdered.
How did they do it?
Pardon?
I mean, how was he murdered?
I don't know. I just found him dead.
Ms. Im Jeong-won?
-Yes, that's me. -Please come with us.
Okay. Got it.
NSO is keeping it under control.
Our team also took control over the site.
What will you do?
I'm not sure what you're talking about.
I think a general who lost his horse has two choices.
He either gets a new horse
or stays out of the battlefield.
So what will it be, Ms. Oh?
Long time no see.
-Yes, it's been a while. -Please take a seat.
You're still here. Would you please leave us?
First, let's get these two culprits,
Lee Jeong-hwan and Kim Jae-wook.
If, by any chance,
they're involved with the higher-up, it'll cause a serious problem.
All right.
I'll inform the boss.
It's me, sir.
We could set it up as an espionage story.
So,
GK's Kim Sang-man plotted this all by himself.
He probably thought he couldn't win against Kwon Hyuk-jang.
Kim Sang-man.
What does he want?
If he wants to be a kingmaker…
What's good about being a kingmaker?
For GK, it's--
No,
not for GK, but for Kim Sang-man himself.
You see, the first step in pulling a con
is to understand your target's needs as accurately as possible.
You need to know their wants,
their hopes, and their desires.
So?
So we need to find out what exactly Kim Sang-man desires first.
What? Why did she bring him?
What the hell are you doing?
I killed the old Kim Jae-wook and trashed him just now.
And this is the new and reformed Edward Kim.
So you want to join us because Kim Sang-man backstabbed you.
That I understand.
And I need someone like you in this situation.
But I think we've come too far to join hands.
Just leave.
This is the only kindness I can show you.
I can vouch for him.
No!
I don't trust you either.
Okay, fine.
Hear me out first.
I'll tell you something
very important.
Uncle.
All right.
Jeong Hyeon-cheol's phone.
Why is that so important?
We got in this mess after his phone came to light
because it contains pictures of those who shouldn't be photographed.
Jeong-hwan and Joo-eun should already know about it.
From the start, that case was questionable.
Why did it have to be them?
Why did Yoo Byung-jun indict President Choi?
He had an amicable relationship with President Choi.
Why? Why did he have to get rid of President Choi?
What if someone more powerful was behind him?
President Choi.
I think you should get your hands off this case.
FORMER PRESIDENT LEE GEUN-HWAN
Something bad is going to happen.
Mr. President. Please spare me.
Please spare me, Mr. President.
That's right. Jeong Hyeon-cheol took pictures
of former President Lee Geun-hwan.
In the end, they killed President Choi
and directed it to make it look like a suicide.
And from him, from UI Construction, they took the right to develop a new city.
Why?
In return for offering the proceeds from the development of a new city…
Mr. President.
…he was promised the future succession of GK.
This is my youngest son who's like a firstborn.
Lee Geun-hwan.
I see. He's very handsome.
When he became the president, that year…
Thank you.
…GK achieved a perfect succession of their management
through outrageous mergers and stock price manipulation.
It was only possible with the government's help.
Right?
Former President Lee Geun-hwan.
I was going to hand it over
to Kwon Hyuk-jang today.
They must've known that and set today as the day.
So they killed Kwon Hyuk-jang because of Jeong Hyeon-cheol's phone.
But
how did they know in advance?
Only Kwon Hyuk-jang and we knew…
They must have a mole.
A mole.
By now…
If Kim Sang-man killed Kwon Hyuk-jang,
they're the ones in biggest danger.
BREAKING NEWS
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KWON HYUK-JANG MURDERED
At around 9 p.m.,
we've reported the death of Kwon Hyuk-jang,
the leader of the Reformed Conservative Party and a presidential candidate.
Based on the news coming in now, he seems to have been murdered.
We will listen to the spokesman's announcement.
We deeply mourn the death of Assemblyman Kwon Hyuk-jang,
who was our colleague, the leader of our party, and a presidential candidate.
May he rest in peace.
CONSERVATIVE REFORM PARTY
Our party will not nominate another candidate.
Without a primary election,
Candidate Yoo Byung-jun will run for president alone.
Are the suspects Lee Jeong-hwan and Kim Jae-wook
really North Korean spies as the rumors say?
Where are you going?
Don't you have something to tell me?
All right.
Your mother's surgery went well.
It was difficult to get the kidney, so you should always be grateful.
Thank you.
Now you should keep your end of the bargain.
She's leaving now.
Okay.
Kim Sang-man…
Let's go. We got the evidence.
Five million was wired to Im Jeong-won's husband's account.
It looks like she gave away Kwon Hyuk-jang's planned route in return.
Myung-hyun!
I'm okay.
-Oh, no. -Wait.
LEE JEONG-HWAN
He went in the direction of 12-4 Gamasan-ro.
Okay. Is everything all right?
Okay.
What did he say?
12-4 Gamasan-ro.
It's that way.
This time it was me who didn't realize
that someone was tailing me.
I'm sorry.
Should I quit being a cop
and run a detective agency?
Do you want to join me?
What?
Ms. Im!
Ms. Im. Hang in there.
It's been 15 days now.
Where and what could he be doing?
They don't even bother to disguise themselves.
They keep an eye on me in plain sight.
That's what drives me even crazier.
PORK RIBS APLENTY
If Jeong-hwan were to ever reach out to me,
it would be…
here.
Are you awake?
One minute.
Do you recognize me?
It's nice to meet you. I'm Choi Yong-jin from UI.
UI TELECOM CHOI KYUNG-HWAN'S SECOND SON
I took the chopper here when I heard you had woken up.
May I sit down?
I'm sorry for the rough greeting.
But you know, I'm not too fond of you.
I hope you understand.
I told him I didn't mind if you ended up crippled,
but I guess Han Son is more softhearted than I expected.
Right. I heard you married an employee of ours, Ms. Cha Joo-eun.
You couldn't go on your honeymoon.
What a shame.
You should go.
Where would you like?
Puerto Escondido?
I'm just kidding.
Jeong-hwan.
I promise to send you off on your honeymoon.
However,
there's one condition.
I want GK's Innovative Vision Room…
to be disbanded for good.
Come on in. It's here.
-Okay. -Come on in.
You can all have some meat.
-Wait a minute. Come on in. -This is nice.
Come in. This is for people from Mapo-gu.
Mapo-gu!
-Mapo-gu! -Nowon-gu, go there.
-Here. -Over here.
Aren't you famished?
It's on me today!
The NSO
lost track of Cha Joo-eun.
What should we do?
YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE
Lee Jeong-hwan.
Who the hell are you?
It's nice to meet you. I'm Cha Joo-eun.
Why would you come here?
Where's Jeong-hwan?
I'm not sure.
I wonder where my husband is.
I don't know either.
You're the one
who forced Jeong-hwan and me
to be apart.
A brat like you should watch what she says.
You're nothing but a lowly conman.
Know your place.
A conman?
If you ask me, I think we're the same.
In fact, you're even worse than I am in all aspects.
Unless you want your lips sewn shut,
I suggest you use your head before talking.
But I am.
Very much so.
You're the only one who refuses to accept the fact
that you're a two-bit conman.
Bring me Jeong Hyeon-cheol's phone this instant
if you don't want to die.
I'm barely keeping myself from going batshit crazy
thanks to my virtuous character.
Got that?
Fine.
I should do that since I don't want to die.
Here you go.
By the way,
you don't know what kinds of photos are in here, do you?
You didn't know that this phone has a photo of GK's chairman,
did you?
So I'm thinking about uploading that photo on my online streaming channel.
Go ahead.
You should do as you please.
But you can't do that, can you?
Why?
Because such a photo doesn't exist.
So you're saying that GK's chairman met with President Choi?
Well, isn't that just absurd?
How dare you try to trick me?
One phone call, and the NSO will arrive in less than five minutes.
So hand over that phone and get lost quietly.
How are you so confident?
How are you so sure?
Are you really sure that this phone doesn't contain
a photo of GK's chairman?
Fine, then.
I'll upload this photo right away.
Do it.
Upload it.
Goodness.
You can't, can you?
How am I so sure, you asked?
Because our little chairman can't do anything on his own.
He could only become the chairman because of me.
Our young chairman can't do anything
on his own.
Understand?
I've built GK myself.
It was I, Kim Sang-man, who made GK what it is today.
If it wasn't for me, the merger and the succession
would have never happened.
What do you think would have happened if I didn't kill President Choi?
He was one chatty geezer.
I protected GK! It was my work!
This is Jeong Hyeon-cheol's phone.
GK has welcomed a new president and a vice-president today.
Aiming to develop the company more in the future,
the former director, Oh Yeong-ju, became the president of GK Technology.
The former vice-president of GK Technology, Kim Sang-man,
became the managing director of HIT Home Shopping, a subsidiary of GK.
He's practically been demoted.
Mr. Woo Seok-ho.
You are under arrest for violating
the Privacy Act, assault, and other charges.
What?
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can
-be used against you in court. -Hold on.
You have the right to an attorney.
Why would I need an attorney?
Hey, Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee, I only did what I was told.
Mr. Lee!
What are you doing?
What a nice office,
Mr. Kim Sang-man.
How dare you cops set foot in here?
ARREST WARRANT
They issued the warrant in the blink of an eye.
I guess your heyday is over.
"Inspection of civilians, invasion of privacy,
contract killing…"
There are too many charges.
Take your time to read through it.
Hire an attorney and remain quiet if you wish.
Anything blurted out in anger can be used against you in court.
It's illegal to arrest someone without any evidence.
The warrant wouldn't have been issued without it.
It's all in here.
I've recorded every order you've given me
as a sort of insurance.
What are you doing?
Do you think you'll be safe
when they verify this?
We should both be punished.
How could you?
You can't do this to me.
I paid for your tuition and fed you.
Let's go.
Will the defendant please rise?
I will give out my ruling for case 2020-HO-55446.
Defendant Kim Sang-man has been indicted
for invasion of privacy, inspection of civilians, and more.
I sentence him to ten years in prison.
Will the defendant please rise?
I will give out my ruling for case 2020-MA-33737.
Defendant Lee Jeong-hwan has been indicted for the forgery of private documents,
obstruction of justice, and more. I sentence him to five years in prison.
It has been revealed that GK has been
inspecting civilians through their secret organization.
Through their secret organization called GK Technology Innovative Vision Room,
GK has been collecting personal information
of well-known individuals and civilians.
They have distorted and fabricated the information they obtained illegally.
Once this came to light, there was a public outcry
about this anti-democratic infringement on personal rights.
The people are boycotting all GK-related goods.
GK technology's shares have decreased ten percent
and continue to plummet every day.
Detective Kim helped out a lot.
All right, then. I'll leave you to it.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
You're the one who has it worse.
Joo-eun.
Thank you.
Me too.
I don't think I can leave you here.
3 YEARS LATER
This is Spy detective agency, we do anything for our clients.
Yes, I'm listening.
We don't sell jajangmyeon!
Hey… They hung up.
Aren't you guys going to work?
This is so refreshing.
It feels as though my soul is being massaged.
Stop hogging the chair.
You don't even help out with the electricity bills.
What do you mean I don't help out?
I take care of most of the tasks around here.
Don't you think so,
Tae-joo?
Don't you dare call me with that creepy voice of yours.
Also, where's Ms. Cha?
Isn't it our payday?
Is Jeong-hwan being paroled today?
Delivery!
He came again.
I'm so sick of this.
I'm so sick of this as well. I really am.
It smells good.
How much was this?
It was 100,000 won.
Honey!
Goodness! Honey!
Sweetie…
I missed you.
-Goodness. -You've grown a lot.
-Sweetie! -Have you been well?
Jeong-hwan.
There's something I want to do.
What is it?
-You're here early. -What took you so long?
Don't even get me started. The traffic was terrible.
Was it? There were no cars.
Why am I so nervous?
It'll happen this time, right?
Of course. Don't be ridiculous.
We've been burned before.
No, I checked.
What a scaredy-cat. Smile.
Smile.
Breathe.
Don't be absurd. Who has four kids in this day and age?
What? Four is the ideal number of kids for a documentary.
-Is that so? -Of course.
Right. It'll be more realistic that way.
Of course.
Hey.
Can I take one move back?
Inmate 4885, you have a visitor.
I was going to pay a lot of people
to go join you in prison.
But it turned out there were already so many indebted to you in there.
So many that I couldn't even keep count.
Thanks to them, I'm very lighthearted right now.
I'm exhilarated.
I'll be looking forward to your news,
though you won't get to read it since it'll be an obituary.
All right, then. Adios!
Hello, sir.
How's it going?
You know I'm the best one out there.
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
Okay.
Ten-minute break!
Have some.
Yes.
President Choi sends his regards.
You…
You all know
that the center for the disabled in Seongshim-dong
won't be built due to the residents' disapproval.
They're such fools. They didn't consider all the prospective infrastructures.
Seoul was a little annoyed by this and is now determined to build
an independent city that contains a center and a school for the disabled,
a retirement home, and a sanatorium.
All the ministry officials are determined to find the perfect area for it now.
It's over there.
And they narrowed it down to two areas.
One of them
is right here where you're standing.
But the other area could be selected, right?
Don't even bother to check that out.
The site isn't good enough for construction.
Finally,
I'd like to introduce you to someone.
He's not interested in these affairs, so he usually never shows up.
But I personally asked him, and he has agreed to come.
He's a member of the committee that'll decide which land to use
and the vice-president of the Association of the Disabled.
Please welcome Mr. Kim Jae-min.
ELECTED, 40.2 PERCENT 22ND PRESIDENT MO GYEONG-IL
-Mo Gyeong-il! -Mo Gyeong-il!
Jeong-hwan.
Yes?
Ma'am, please get ready.
Joo-eun.
Yes?
PRIVATE LIVES
THE END
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