When the Camellia Blooms (동백꽃 필 무렵)

The victim is a man with a strong physique who seems to be in his 30s.

As you can see in this security footage,

he seems to have been attacked on his way home. The police...

Pil-gu.

Starting today, I don't want you to eat anything at Ms. Kwak's restaurant.

The person you are trying to reach is unavailable at the moment.

Please leave a message after the tone.

Gosh, that scared me.

His phone is off. I can't believe he didn't come home last night.

My goodness.

Why?

Even Ms. Kwak isn't on our side now?

It's always been just us two.

1986.08.29. BORN TO BE A HIPPO

-Hello, Ms. Kwak. -Hello.

CAMELLIA

She's probably taking him to school.

What was I thinking?

Hello!

Hi, Pil-gu. Are you going to work?

-No, I'm going to school. -Right.

I can say hello, right?

Yes.

You fucking bitch.

I'll track you down before the month ends.

No one has gotten away with taking my money.

FROM ASSHOLE

FUCK YOU

I need to save up 100 million won to flee to Copenhagen.

ONGSAN MUDFLAT FESTIVAL

ONGSAN MUDFLAT FESTIVAL

I bought burgers for everyone here

but I can't even get a photo with the governor?

Do you think I got all those burgers for free?

What the hell. Who brought him?

Isn't he the Ongsan masu salmon guy?

-I went to so many stores to find them. -Okay.

-Goodness. -What will you use the photo for?

I just want to post it on my social media page.

It's okay. I'll do it. Let's take a picture together.

My gosh. Thank you, sir.

Thank you so much, sir.

-All right. -Gyu-tae!

Gyu-tae.

Gyu-tae!

Gyu-tae!

Sir, since you came all the way to Ongsan,

-you must try some masu salmon. -Gyu-tae!

-Gyu-tae! -There's a restaurant that only I know of.

-Gosh. -We should go that way.

-Why are you pushing me? -Gyu-tae!

Gyu-tae, didn't you hear me?

No, I didn't.

I came to that island for a smoke

and ran over when I saw you.

It's so nice to see you outside.

"Outside"?

Then is she your wife or something?

-My goodness. No, of course not. -I will be.

-Sorry? -I will be in the future.

MS. KWAK

I have to give you the young radishes, too.

Also, I ordered a lot of dried persimmons

so that I can split them with you.

We also need to split the facial masks I ordered from the shopping channel.

How are you going to take all these?

Hey.

Are you not going to see me again?

I want to help you carry these,

but I don't know if you're okay with me going to your restaurant.

This is ridiculous,

isn't it?

Is he a cop or a drunkard?

Hey!

You punk!

Why are you sleeping here?

-I shouldn't have fallen asleep. -Did you drink?

No, I didn't.

I caught someone last night...

I mean, I brought someone here.

Who?

Where is this person?

Over there. I let her sleep in the night-duty room.

Who?

I don't know who she is.

You let someone you don't even know

-sleep in that room? -No, I mean...

I feel like I know her, but...

You moron. You can't get drunk and bring some stranger here.

That's called abduction!

Jeez, I didn't abduct her!

Do you know her?

Who...

She seems familiar.

See? I told you.

Well...

I have to say, she looks very familiar for some odd reason.

Maybe she lives in the area.

Ma'am.

Where do you live?

Chief.

She hasn't said a word since yesterday.

Does she have a cell phone? Did you find one in her purse?

It doesn't work, and there's nothing on the phone.

Oh, on her wrist...

Don't people with dementia wear this?

-Yes, that's right. -Have you tried calling this number?

Yes. I called all night, but no answer.

It is an Ongsan phone number, but it's...

When did my phone die? Can you charge it for me?

Anyway, I tried scanning her fingerprints, but the scanner couldn't read anything.

What?

Her fingerprints have been worn off completely. They're unreadable.

My goodness.

But why is this here?

What?

CAMELLIA

It's ridiculous for me to bring it up.

But at the same time, I feel like I should say something.

If you're uncomfortable, we don't have to talk about it.

I know what you want to tell me.

And I understand everything.

People can be so cruel, don't you think?

I promise that nothing will happen. You don't need to worry.

Dongbaek.

I'm just not that good of a person.

I have no interest in turning my life around.

I already have my hands tied with Pil-gu.

I never said you shouldn't turn your life around.

You should. Find a man who's a much better catch than Yong-sik is.

Why can't you just...

Right.

I know it's not easy.

I can't believe I'm doing this to you

when I fully know what it's like

to be in your situation.

I wished I'd had a mother like you.

Excuse me for a second.

Hello?

Hello, Chief.

Who?

I heard a name I had forgotten for 27 years.

27 YEARS AGO

I wish she had abandoned me when I was younger.

Being abandoned at the age of seven was much more terrible.

When anyone asks your name, just say that you're Dongbaek.

Say you're seven, and your name is Dongbaek.

From my mom's name, face, voice, and smell

to everything she said to me the moment she was abandoning me,

I was old enough to remember it all.

If anyone asks you what your mom's name is,

just say that you don't know. Okay?

Do it for me as a favor.

"A favor"? Seriously?

That favor was too cruel

for a seven-year-old to handle.

And I'm going to continue to do exactly what she told me to do.

I don't recognize the name at all.

And I want to abandon Mom also, at least once in my life.

I don't know that woman.

Mom's smiling.

It baffles me.

I thought she looked familiar.

Her smile looks just like Dongbaek's.

My gosh.

JO JEONG-SUK

I don't know what year she was born because I was too young.

But this name, Jeong-suk...

Yes, this is her name.

Everyone called her Jeong-suk.

Gosh, I can't stand Jeong-suk.

That bitch, Jeong-suk, didn't pay me back.

Well, I'll try to find her guardian first.

Maybe someone sent her here,

or maybe she came here on her own when she was able to--

She couldn't have come here voluntarily if she has a conscience.

Dongbaek, why don't we step out and...

Stop drinking this.

Even now, just seeing it makes me want to barf.

Why would you smoke here?

This is a blue belt zone.

Smoking isn't allowed anywhere nowadays. Where can I smoke?

Smoke at home.

Stop wandering around the town and just smoke at home.

-You see... -What?

You've got to watch out because I'm a single woman

-who doesn't even have a home. -What are you talking about?

If you want to take me somewhere,

how about a motel?

I leave the bar at eight o'clock and wander around all day.

Then I go back when it's open again

to start my shift, and it's really exhausting.

How could you spend your entire rent deposit?

You're practically homeless now.

Can't you pay for a whole week?

Sleeping on the couch at the bar is killing my back.

Am I your sugar daddy or what?

-Cut the nonsense. -The governor.

You said he's here for two more days.

I don't care about my back. I just want you to feel at ease.