The Lies Within (Everyone's Lie / Modooui Geojitmal / 모두의 거짓말)

THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION. ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES,

ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIONS, AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

We've collected 95 percent

of the waste from Jeonggeon Steelwork.

Then is the RMC factory the only one that's left now?

Yes. The factory was built on land

reclaimed from a lake,

so it's not easy to collect all the waste buried underneath.

I heard some odd symptoms are starting to arise among the residents in the area.

We'd need at least four years

for the bill to pass.

When will we draft the bill, make sure it passes,

tear down the factory, and dig that all up? Goodness.

We should rush things.

We just need to dig up what's buried underneath Songju RMC.

Then we'll be able

to completely bury the truth.

Please do your best.

I'll make sure

all of you are well compensated for your work.

REAL INTENTION

So you confirmed the water is contaminated and hexavalent chromium is the cause,

but are you saying Songju RMC didn't contaminate the water?

No, they didn't. I checked it with the lab before coming here.

The contamination began at least 20 years ago.

In other words,

the contamination started even before they built Songju RMC.

MINING AND MANUFACTURING

These are companies that handled hexavalent chromium 20 years ago.

There is only one company I suspect.

JEONGGEON STEELWORK

"Jeonggeon Steelwork."

JEONG YEONG-MUN

"Jeong Yeong-mun"?

Yes. JQ used to be Jeonggeon.

JQ first started as a steelwork company in Songju

where the lot for the new business is.

When I assumed that Songju RMC was the source of the contamination,

I thought that this all happened because of money.

Once people found out about the contamination,

the business would fall through

and all the investment they made in Songju would come to nothing.

And the price of the land they bought in Songju would plummet.

If that happened, JQ would probably end up with astronomical losses.

But what if it was the opposite?

JQ started to cover the patients' medical bills

even before the National Assembly began talking about the new business.

Even before they tried to set up the new business,

JQ was aware of the patients and their conditions?

Yes.

Then, JQ and Hong Min-guk aren't

trying to cover up the contamination for the sake of the new business.

To cover up the contamination, they came up with the new business

because they were the ones who contaminated the land.

Detective Jo.

Kim Pil-yeon, Choi Chi-deuk,

Choe Su-hyeon,

Kim Seung-cheol,

and Jeong Sang-hun.

All of them knew about the land being contaminated.

That's why they killed them.

Because they knew about the contamination.

JQ is launching a whole new business just to cover up the contamination.

Do you think they'd let people who know about it walk around freely?

Are you saying

JQ killed all of them?

My father-in-law killed them?

That can't be.

Gosh, that's insane.

How could he do that to Sang-hun?

What was that?

Captain, isn't that the vehicle Jo Tae-sik is using?

-Follow the car. -Okay.

Go faster.

-Beat that car. -Yes, sir.

Hey, go faster.

Faster.

-Hey, the brakes. -Yes, sir.

Turn the car around.

There.

-Turn right. -Here?

-Turn right! -Yes, sir.

Jo Tae-sik, get out!

Get out at once!

Where is Detective Jo Tae-sik?

Why are you asking me?

-Weren't you with him until just now? -Me?

Were you not?

No, I wasn't.

Then why did you come out of the car?

Why did you go to the empty house?

I was looking for places where Sang-hun might be.

No one seemed interested in finding my husband

after what happened to Detective Jo,

so I was trying to find him on my own.

So you went there to find your husband

and took the car Jo Tae-sik has been using?

Do you think that makes sense, Assemblywoman Kim?

This car?

Is this Detective Jo's car?

My secretary said he left the keys in the car,

so I thought this car was the one.

I had no idea. I'm sorry.

Assemblywoman Kim.

Stop speaking nonsense, please.

You met Tae-sik there, didn't you?

Did you meet him there every time?

What on earth are you talking about?

You chased me and even pointed your gun at me.

At this rate,

you'll soon shoot innocent people who did nothing wrong.

What on earth

are you talking about?

The reason you chose that location for the new business.

I know everything.

You contaminated the land, Father.

That's why the people there are ill.

In case people find out,

you're trying to set up the new business complex there.

I'm not following at all. What kind of contamination?

I know nothing about it.

Jeonggeon Steelwork.

I looked into it myself.

A massive amount of hexavalent chromium was found in the underground water there,

and the contamination began 20 years ago.

Back then in Songju, only your company

dealt with that much hexavalent chromium.

There seems to have been a serious misunderstanding.

Then give me an explanation.

Why is JQ Hospital taking care of those patients?

And why are you trying so hard to buy that land?

Shall I give the answers for you?

Because those patients and the land

are evidence of the contamination.

You need to buy that land and drive the patients out of there

in order to gain full control over all the evidence.

That's why you plotted all of this.

You were the one behind

Choi Chi-deuk, In Dong-gu, and even Mr. Hong.

You were the one who made me

an assemblywoman and forced me to propose the bill, weren't you?

Stop talking utter nonsense.

Father, please stop lying to me.

Ms. Choe, Dad, and Sang-hun

all tried to reveal the truth.

That's why you got Mr. In to do such things to them.

What?

Zero, one, four, zero, three, zero, three, zero, three, zero, six.

Isn't that the message you sent?

Wasn't it a warning that I will die too

if I object to the new business?

What message?

What are you talking about?

Tell me everything. What the heck are you talking about?

What was that about?

He seemed surprised when I mentioned the message,

as if he had no idea about it.

No.

He's still lying about the contamination.

Everything's a lie.

Yeong-min?

Yeong-min, you said you would take care of Seo-hui.

What the hell have you been doing?

I'm sorry, sir. Forgive me.

There's a bigger problem. Apparently, the culprit sent Seo-hui a message

every time Sang-hun's body part turned up.

-Pardon? -If what Seo-hui told me is true,

we've been fooled.

Who is doing this, and what does this bastard want?

Mr. Lee.

We should hurry.

Is that Mr. Lee?

Doesn't he work for Father?

Aren't they JQ's directors?

Why are they gathered at this hour?

I heard from Mr. Park

that you, Mr. Jin,

are planning something very interesting.

I also heard you've been buying

the company's shares behind Chairman Jeong's back.

And you keep organizing these meetings

with us unimportant old folks who are now retired.

What on earth are you trying to do?

Just as you're speculating, sir.

-Are you-- -We won't have this opportunity again.

I'd like all of you to join hands with me.

Do you think Mr. Gong will side with us?

Even though he's a founding contributor, he's only been managing the foundation

for the past seven years because he got on the wrong side of the chairman.

He must be holding a deep grudge.

I'm sure he'll join hands with us.

We currently own 41 percent of the shares.

Combined with Mr. Gong's shares, we have about 52 percent,

so it'll pass without any issues.

But will we be okay until the general shareholders' meeting?

If Mr. In finds out--

That's why this is a golden opportunity.

At the moment,

Mr. In can't afford to worry about this.

What is he talking about?