Angry Mom (앵그리맘)

All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental.

Winner - 2014 MBC scenario contest.

Episode 15 It's been a week since the occurrence of Myeong Seong Annex outrage. The first hearing of the bereaved families' lawsuits,

against the construction developer, Myeong Seong Foundation, and the contractor Myeong Seong Construction is starting.

The police are waiting to speak to Myeong Seong Foundation's Chairman Hong...

Judge.

Yes, Prosecutor Jeong. You're working hard.

The bereaved family is going through harder times than I am.

This is a difficult case everyone is avoiding, but thank you for taking it on willingly.

This is a large lump that gets bigger the more you dig into it.

The time is very tight if we want to hit the body before the Presidential election.

We absolutely must catch Kang Soo Chan too.

If not, the same things would happen again, Prosecutor.

Ah Ran's mom is scarier than you.

Is Ah Ran's mom the only one who is scary? All the moms in the whole country are watching you, Prosecutor Jeong.

Yes. I took on with a possibility of losing the job.

The best of all the hard heads of the country are gathered.

The law firm "Calm" is notorious. I'll try smoking them out with a special feature article.

As expected, Chairman Hong didn't come.

It seems like he's hiding his face and showing just his tail.

We should call him in after removing his patient's robe.

I submit the business log of the director of Myeong Seong Construction who died in the recent collapse disaster.

"March 4th, the President orders to secure an itemized list of bogus laborers' identities."

"March 19, Chairman Hong visited the construction site. He ordered that a load bearing wall be removed, and to find ways to cut the material cost in half."

"April 22th. The Director ordered that the annex be completed within a week. The timing is too tight. I'm apprehensive."

Even if you read only a few of these entries, you will know how hastily and poorly constructed the Myeong Seong Annex was.

It's plainly revealed for whom that responsibility lies.

Objection.

That log is not a record kept in the course of business and is no different than a personal dairy.

It's not admissible as evidence.

Sustained.

Regarding Chairman Hong Sang Bok ordering cutting the material costs in half,

or Chairman Do Jeong Woo having proposed the date of completion is sufficiently within the area of their jurisdiction.

As for the removal of the weight bearing wall, the instruction of mandatory supplemental construction of H-beam was given,

but the responsible party who didn't carry it out has been shown to be Myeong Seong Construction.

It's a portion that the president/CEO of Myeong Seong Construction Ahn Dong Chil has acknowledged.

Majority of the construction order obtained by Myseong Construction thus far

has been rhe construction ordered by Myseong Foundation, isn't it?

Yes.

This means that Myeong Seong Foundation is Myeong Seong Construction's lifeline

but Mr. Ahn Dong Chil was bribed by Chairman Hong and took the fall for the shoddy construction,

and aren't you allowing yourself to become the tail that gets chopped off (to save the body)?

There's no need to answer. It's only speculation not supported by evidence.

No, I will answer.

My position dictates that I must take responsibility for the poor construction if they tell me to.

As you said since my lifeline is at stake.

But this time it isn't true.

If it were you, do you think you could do shoddy construction on the school that your lifeline's son attends?

I believe this is the corruption committed by the Managing Director of the construction, Oh Jin Sang alone.

If I knew ahead I would have blocked it.

My husband died at the scene because he was trying to block it to the very end.

Because it's a school his daughter attended.

Please be silent.

Please continue.

That daughter is not Oh Jing Sang's biological daughter as far as I know.

To my thinking, in case the shoddy construction corruption that Oh Jin Sang directed might be revealed,

I wonder if he had the accident overdoing it while attempting to cover it up.

I will submit the records for the portion of construction funds that spilled into Oh Jin Sang's account as evidence.

That's ridiculous!

They're records that have been confirmed by the Prosecution's side too.

They will reveal that the records were manipulated.

Then the two people here today and the accused who is absent due to illness, Chairman Hong Sang Bok,

you're saying that all three of you didn't know about the poor construction.

Yes.

I was not aware.

Then... I wonder how you could have said these words?

Before the collapse, Managing Director Oh Jin Sang warned us of the danger of collapse and said that we had to make an announcement.

You stopped him from making the announcement then, Chairman.

You were there too.

You were the same in not making an alternate plan, you punk!

On top of that, you ran away with your son, Chairman.

In fact, as to whether or not you were aware of the risk of this accident will become an important issue of this case.

You murderers! Are you guys even human?!

The kids wouldn't have died if you had just made an announcement!!

- Bring my child back! Please be silent! If you cause a disturbance you will be removed!

This is an illegal recording. It cannot be submitted as evidence to the court.

Sustained. Prosecutor, please refrain from submitting illegal evidence to the court.

I will be careful.

Director, if you were totally unaware, I wonder why these words were said?

If it wasn't your intention to avoid liability for the poor construction,

was there any reason not to make an information announcement?

I couldn't fathom that it will collapse.

I thought it was a simple defect and

I was planning to close the school the next day and start immediate emergency repair.

It's really shameless justification after having said with your own

mouth that the dangers of the accident would become an important advantage.

Please refrain from the personal insults, Prosecutor Jeong.

The defendant Hong Sang Bok, who pulled only his own son out,

isn't even participating in this place here today making excuses about lying sick in bed!

While the bereaved families who lost their children are in the midst of vomiting blood

are participating in this place today! Does this make sense?!

It doesn't! Is only your child a child?

Bring down Hong Sang Bok!

Please calm down.

Prosecutor, please refrain from making inflammatory remarks.

That is all.

We pretty much won this, right?

No. It's still difficult to move public opinion.

The legal evidence won't be accepted.

The other side will keep trying to "cut off the tail" even if it's by fabricating evidence.

We can't win at trial without legitimate evidence. We have to find some.

The Prosecutors are continuing to investigate but they're such experts at evading the law to begin with.

Prosector Jeong, you put on quite a show today.

I learned it from you, Sunbaenim.

Don't put on a show and bring forth some real evidence.

If you fool around one more time, I'm going to make sure you lose your job.

This is very much like you, Jo Kang Ja.

There's more where that came from.

You're not even checking the opponent's evidence list. What exactly are you doing?

Anyhow, it's illegal evidence. Since they can't fight us with the evidence, they're using any means...

The media will have a feeding frenzy. Distribute what we prepared.

Yes.

This is not something we can end with just one dead guy.

Why don't we proceed with the second scenario as we planned?

That's why I told you that even "tails" have their own rankings.

While you needlessly played your tricks it looks like we'll have to double and triple the work now.

I will take care of it all! Just connect me with the bank president.

I've put in a word with my skylark sister-in-law

so take care of it without any further trouble.

Yes.

The crafty ruse to turn attention away, do it properly, for sure.

I've already ordered it.

You scared the crap out of me, you punk!

I don't think this is going to just end like this.

Why are you asking me that?

I'm the one that stabbed you in the back.

If they start in with the "tail cutting," the next targets are you and me.

Then we have to be cut.

You have really become President Hong's dog huh?

Hey, if you also have been beaten that much stop barking already.

Do Jeong Woo won't protect you.

The President is looking for you.

It's been a while, shall we eat out?

Eat a lot.

You're not going to throw me away right?

I guess I wasn't able to install much trust in you, have I Ae Yeon?

I told you to only trust in me, but I lost in the war.

That's not it.

For me to trust a person,

it's only that I'm too insecure.

when I was young our once wealthy household suddenly lost everything and became poor.

My father wandered the whole nation as a wanted swindler.

Our family and friends turned their back on us overnight.

Mom and I were chased by debt collectors.

Life was constantly unstable.

I... I think I've always been looking

for father figure who would always protect me.

A guy who will love me and protect me.

And I've always

been abandoned by those kind of men.

Please don't do that, Jeong Woo.

It hasn't been always, when you've only lived half of your life.

Ahn Dong Chil will be the scapegoat.

That's how it's been decided, so don't worry.

An opportunity will come again, so please trust me, and wait a little more.

Is there anything else you need, Director?

Mr. Kim, I'm okay.

He retired from school and he manages this place.

Whenever you feel like drinking some wine, just come here and give my name, and drink as much as you'd like. He will treat you well.

Those of you who know are already aware that Jo Kang Ja, the representative plaintiff for the ones who filed the lawsuit,

she's a person famous for infiltrated in disguise (as a student).

The expert psychiatrist's opinion suspects her of having an anti-social personality disorder,

Above everything, that she has a gangster background and a past record as a murderer,

I worry if this kind of person has the mental state to form a reasonable judgment.

Shocking. Myeong Seong collapse investigation. The bereaved family representative Ah Ran's mom.

Gangster background, and murderer.

Excuse me, Ah Ran's Mother.

These kind of things keep on popping up on the internet.

We've heard that rumor, but we don't believe it. Shocking. The delegate of the great tragedy of Myeong Seong collapse. A former gang member murderer.

But just in case, because of this useless stuff...

I'm afraid that the essentials of this case will become muddied.

You can't be deceived by those kind of things, Mothers.

This is a traditional scale trading tactic. (Decreasing the public heat on construction blame)

It is identical to starting a celebrity scandal in order to redirect the interest elsewhere.

We know! We know it all, but if the citizens don't know this

then our children's stories might also be buried...

If that happens...

It's not like I can bow out as I'm the one who started this.

- What can I do? - Take a look at these comments.

- Don't use the scale trading tactic to disperse the citizens' attention! - The main point is the collapse of Myeong Seong!

Ah Ran's Mother, stay strong.

Do not use the scaling trade tactic! The main point is the Myeong Seong Collapse!

The true murders are the people of Myeong Seong Foundation!

The very people who didn't even put make a minimum preventative measure, whether the kids died or not,

aren't they the real mental patients?

Any time something is afoot, you used harassing tactics to disrupt the attention of the citizens.

We've been attacked and fooled enough!

The media is trying to minimize the Myseong Seong Collapse situation through Ah Ran's mom's lone fight.

All these families of the victims, even at this moment,

can't you see these thousands and tens of thousands of parents

who are worried about the safety of our children?

Here here!

Instead of this kind of sloppy fiction,