Unmasked (트리거)

Setback

Religious freedom now!

"Stop religious persecution" "Trigger is fake news"

Cutting in… one, two, three.

BUILDING COMPLETION CEREMONY

On this day, I, Koo Hyeongtae,

am declaring an all-out war on misinformation.

We'll be working with law enforcement

to get to the bottom of this vile act of cyberterrorism.

No. Please don't jump to any conclusions

before you've heard both sides of the story.

No, we're not responsible

-for what happened with the Haven-- -Hang up.

Didn't I tell you not to take these prank calls?

- Ms. Hong. - What are you doing, Ms. Hong?

-You wanted to take those? -No!

What is this, North Korea?

Who's even watching this anyway?

And to our employees, your full cooperation is much appreciated.

Songi said it's the anniversary of her mom's death.

Has anyone seen her yet?

Her mom is dead? When'd that happen?

Songi's only in her early twenties.

Sweetie, you type fast, and you're great at what you do,

but your cheekbones do stick out a bit.

Physiognomy tells me you like to pry.

Maybe facial contouring would help?

Nope, but chopping off your tongue would.

Oh, and about the raunchy video from yesterday.

I don't think that was a deepfake.

Ms. Hong, do you think--

Whoa, is it "bring your dog to work" day?

Oh, you're the new guy, right?

I'm Seo Jeongseok. Nice to meet you.

Sorry, my hands are sweaty.

My name is Han Do.

My name's Yoon Byeonggeun. I'm a producer.

I'm your senior, so I'd recommend shaking my hand.

Oh hey, what's with the funeral getup?

You really don't know?

They're rounding everyone up because of yesterday's incident.

President Koo's a natural

when it comes to putting out fires like this.

If someone told me he majored in media firefighting,

-I'd believe it. -Media firefighting, yeah.

He was so quick to respond, it's almost as if

he knew this would happen. It's a little suspicious.

You think President Koo is Dr. Trigger?

No way, man.

He might hold a deep grudge against us, but he's still our Great Leader.

I dunno… that would be a pretty shady move.

On-brand though.

Maybe we should dig up some dirt on the president.

Title, "How Many Skeletons Are In the President's Closet?"

'Bout to get yourself in trouble, man.

-Come on, guys. -That's great. Love it.

Why mess with a story that will never see the light of day?

I mean, let's just take him out and be done with it.

I know you're just joking around, but that's crossing the line.

- Someone could hear you. - You think I'm joking?

We've been on Trigger for a while.

I think I know how to pull off the perfect crime.

Huh?

So where's Ms. Oh? We're supposed to get our stories straight,

but she's still not here.

"Memorial Mass for the Victims of the Painted Flower Kindergarten Accident"

We dedicate this mass

to the angels whose lives were tragically cut short

in a horrific accident 20 years ago today.

In loving memory of Park Sunjeong Maria,

Kim Yeji, Kim Uram,

Chae Yun, Jeon Harin, Shin Yeonu.

Let's take this time to say a prayer for these children's lost souls.

As always, we'll be filming this.

Something important must've come up. Hence the camera, right?

"Please Help Find Cha Seongwook"

We've gotten to know each other pretty well, huh?

So, what do you know?

We've found her, sir.

Found her? Found who?

Mr. Cha Seongwook's… his ex-girlfriend.

Did you…

Did you really find her?

We did, sir.

There were rumors that she'd returned to Korea,

that she was living abroad,

and as it turns out, she's been in the States for 20 years.

She even changed her name.

Oh…

And did you get in touch with her?

Yes.

Well, indirectly, but still.

I'm going to meet with her.

You know, tracking down that woman

might be the breakthrough we need…

if we are ever gonna solve your son's disappearance.

My precious son…

Seongwook…

Please ask her where he is

and how he's doing.

Please ask her for me when you find her.

I beg you, please.

Please.

I promise I will.

I'll do just that.

Why'd she bring flowers? This place barely gets any light.

What's the matter? They're the ray of hope we need

in this depressing hole of an office.

You would say that. You'll eat up anything Soryong gives you.

- Oh, man. - Is that nail polish?

Whoa, chief, come on, why're you giving him such a hard time?

What's wrong?

Well, us Gen Z-ers… uh… uh…

I mean, Millennials too… I guess you wouldn't get it.

It's called having a sense of style, right?

Hey, man, I wasn't judging, I was just asking a question.

What, I'm not allowed to ask Millenials questions now?

You could've easily said,

"Well, that's unique" and just played it cool.

My, you've grown.

Anyway. Here, this is for you.

"Trigger: Firing the Bullet of Truth"

They say if you survive three months on Trigger,

you've basically reached the Promised Land,

but I've been here for three years and I'm still assistant producer.

I have a killer story right here.

So why isn't anyone interested, huh?

Giho, assistant producer's the best job here.

You don't have a clue.

"Wife: I sent you the divorce papers."

And neither do I.

So, there's this crazy dude who takes these stray cats and then he's…

You're not gonna open that?

Exciting stuff in there.

It's your new ID badge. Here, check it out.

Oh. Wait, you make this yourself?

"Lunatic Han Soap Opera Department"

No, right?

What kind of maniac would do that?

You're in my personal space.

Oh, right… I totally am.

My bad. Sorry, man. Sorry about that…

Ah, you're here!

Head up to the President's office right away.

"Lunatic Han Soap Opera Department"

Yes.

Oh. Hello, President Koo.

Yes, I understand.

Did you watch the inauguration?

Oh, yes, of course we did.

Wow, you were so charismatic, you were just…

We haven't met since the move.

Didn't want to come empty-handed.

Oh, uh, a sun… a sunflower, huh?

Wow, it's… it's… it's beautiful, huh?

Oh…

Ms. Soryong, instead of thinking up gifts,

why don't you try some self-reflection?

Parachuting into a cult's headquarters

and you dragged along a rookie on his first assignment.

If this is about me and my methods, then I--

It might've been the right move.

That story wouldn't have gone anywhere if you hadn't done it.

That being said, what were you thinking,

letting a porno leak right before the inauguration?

It wasn't a porno, it was illegal material.

And I should note, it might've been a deepfake.

President Koo, while we're on the subject,

people from all across the country are flooding our homepage now,

so if you could send some additional resources to--

You still don't get it, do you?

-Your show's at risk of cancellation. -Canc…

Uh, President Koo, I mean… I just think that canceling our show

over one incident might be a bit…

-a bit too-- -A bit too harsh?

That travel show we canceled had double the ratings of your pitiful show.

And you scumbags refuse to take ads.

The industry's under strain, but what would you know about that?

I don't care how iconic your show is,

if you tank our reputation and don't bring in money, you're done.

You think the president can't do that much?

So you want to cancel our show over unverified fake news,

because we don't bring enough revenue, and the public's upset?

I got that right?

Uh… Let me explain, sir.

Ms. Oh isn't quite seeing the big picture just yet.

Soryong, you think you're hot shit because you run a highly acclaimed show?

We've all been there, okay?

Trigger's accomplishments are not your doing.

You're just riding on the coattails of your seniors' success.

During harder times, we managed to run a tight ship

and avoid these controversies.

I'd say we're doing just as well as our seniors did.

Huh.

Then how would you like to duke it out with one of the big dogs?

-What? -You and I will go head-to-head

and we'll see who comes out on top.

If I can catch Dr. Trigger first,

then that's a wrap on your show.

And in the unlikely event that it's you, cancellation plans will be paused.