The Banker (더 뱅커)

Scalpel.

What happened?

More importantly, how is he?

He's having an emergency surgery,

but we'll have to see how it goes as his stab wounds are critical.

How did this happen?

Were there any witnesses?

Actually, he and I were to meet with Bae Dong Seok.

This happened while I was having a phone call...

regarding personnel transfers.

He was already stabbed and on the ground alone...

when an employee found him.

Then maybe this Bae Dong Seok…

There are no witnesses,

but he would be our prime suspect.

Why in the world...

would he stab Vice-president Lee?

Bae Dong Seok was the CAO of Seomin Policy Research Institute.

He was also the core leader of the D1 plan.

He must have done something fishy.

Even so, how could he harm a person?

What will happen to us now?

You would return to the Tech Team.

Ms. Jang is now a teller...

as you always wished.

I will be going to the PR Team so...

it's not so bad as I'm still staying at the headquarters in Seoul.

The problem is the timing.

Why was such an urgent personnel transfer announced now?

They are cutting off Auditor No's hands and feet.

Auditor No's right hand, left hand, neck...

Anyways, we can't just back off like this.

Let's protect the Audit Team by fighting with vacation days.

We've got breaking news.

Vice-president Lee from Daehan Bank was found stabbed...

by unidentified men. He was found and reported by...

a restaurant employee...

at around 9 pm in Paju, Gyeonggi-do and…

Didn't Auditor No go to see Vice-president Lee?

Oh my gosh, it looks like he has been hurt badly.

Is Auditor No okay?

Auditor No...

He suffered this tragedy where he was to...

meet with a Bae, a former CAO.

- He was immediately transferred... - Mr. Bae from Seomin Policy...

Research Institute. Don't forget this name.

How could this happen?

How in the world are you handling the work?

I said clean up Bae Dong Seok, not make him a troublemaker.

How did you let him stab the vice-president of Daehan Bank?

I apologize.

I was going to handle this discreetly...

By the way, why did Bae Dong Seok...

stab Vice-president Lee?

He wasn't really meddling with us.

It seemed like his weakness was played on personally.

The timing is bad.

We were just let go after being scolded by the grandpas...

and now that Daehan Bank was involved again...

President Kang has a hot temper. He won't let this go.

He won't think that we ordered this, would he?

It can't be. What would we benefit from stabbing Vice-president Lee?

Hold on. Who benefits the most from stabbing Vice-president Lee?

Could it be that...

President Kang is behind all this?

There were rumors about Mr. Lee usurping President Kang's place.

This...

might come in handy for us.

How is Lee Hae Gon?

He is still undergoing surgery.

It seems more serious than we thought.

Is it certain that...

- it was Bae Dong Seok? - The restaurant employee...

who was the last witness said that...

the man seen with Vice-president Lee and who ran away...

was definitely Bae Dong Seok.

What a trash.

Do you think he did it alone?

He does like money, but he was never stupid enough to...

commit something like this on his own.

There must be someone looking after him.

It's Jo Hyun Gwon from Haesan Construction.

What is it?

I saw the news about Vice-president Lee and was worried.

What's going on?

Why are you asking me?

It seems like this was ordered by you.

What are you talking about?

In fact, I called you so that you don't get any wrong ideas.

We broke all connections with Bae Dong Seok.

- You know that. - But not the deal between you.

And to be frank,

isn't this good for you, Mr. Kang?

Word was out that Vice-president Lee was going to team up with...

Bae Dong Seok against you. This accident removed both your...

enemy and an annoying subordinate.

In my eyes, you benefited the most from this incident.

It seems like your father...

has raised you wrong.

If it's not us and not you...

then who would be the real mastermind?

Anyways, I was just going to tell you this has nothing to do with us.

That's for me to decide.

One thing for sure...

is that Daehan Bank was affected.

How is he?

The surgery went well, but...

he is still unconscious.

I stopped talking earlier on because of Secretary Kim, but...

Seomin Policy Research Institute's Bae Dong Seok.

He was pretty much the commander of the D1 plan.

You know that, right?

Well, you must know all about it as you saw the original document.

What the D1 plan is, and who the masterminds are.

That's why I stopped you.

You don't have a chance against them.

Is that why you transferred my team?

So that we can't dig into the D1 plan?

Today it was Vice-president Lee but it could have been you!

That's how risky this is.

And this is the result of covering up your ears and mouth?

Vice-president Lee wasn't just hurt.

His life is in danger!

That's why I warned you!

I transferred your people to a safe place...

where they could show off their talents for you.

Are you seriously...

Is there any...

connection between the Audit Team's disbanding and Vice-president Lee?

That's not it.

President Kang ordered the personnel transfer, but...

it was already decided before...

Vice-president Lee's incident.

The new secretary Song Ki Yeol who replaced Secretary Kim.

He served President Kang for 15 years and was...

the head of another affiliate before returning.

Please don't pick a fight and stay low...

as he's someone to be really careful about.

For what?

Why?

For whom?

The D1 plan is Daehan Bank's One Building Project.

It's about bringing Daehan Bank...

into one building and use it as the head office to globally...

Quit with the lip service!

How many people have to die until you come back to your senses?

Those who set the sundae gukbap place on fire for D1 development,

those who stabbed Vice-president Lee for knowing about D1 plan.

Ms. Han,

you are working with such people.

Is it okay to use dirty means as long as the goal sounds pleasing?

Is this the ideals of a banker which you talked about?

You told me to stand at the forefront and think about...

how to improve the bank instead of finding others' faults from behind.

I want to return...

that advice to you.

Vice-president Lee...

should gain consciousness soon.

I'm worried for him.

Me too.

I'll have to...

break down Haesan.

I'm sorry.

We have orders saying loan extension cannot be made for Haesan.

What?

That can't be.

Sir, I'm at Daehan Bank's main branch.

I was told that we cannot extend the corporate loan. What's going on?

What?

- Why all of a sudden? - I'm not sure.

They told me that our debt ratio...

is too high for an extension.

They told me to check with our company.

Is there anything you know?

I'll check.

Sir, this is General Manager Jang from the Financial Team.

Daehan Bank rejected our loan.

- Why? - I'm not sure why.

We might go into first insolvency.

Okay, I'm hanging up.

Mr. Jo, we have a problem.

We might go into first insolvency as Daehan Bank is rejecting our loan.

What?

Okay.

I'll take care of this.

Make sure word doesn't get out in the industry.

Find out what is happening!

It's not really...

you this time?

It's all President Kang's misunderstanding.

What good will it do to us...

to stab Vice-president Lee?

President Kang is a cautious man.

He wouldn't do such things without a good reason.

Everything comes with a cause and a result.

Who benefited the most from Vice-president Lee's incident?

Isn't it President Kang?

As you know, we've cut our ties with Bae Dong Seok and...

everyone knows that Vice-president Lee wants the president's position.

CAO Bae was the closest to...