When the Camellia Blooms (동백꽃 필 무렵)

AMBULANCE

Joker, who returned after five years,

killed Hyang-mi.

Shit.

I can't believe Dongbaek's missing, too.

This is driving me nuts.

Dongbaek...

is alive.

What?

Hyang-mi came to Ongsan two years ago,

and this...

is the note Joker left for Dongbaek.

He began all this to get her attention.

She can't be dead already.

What about Hyang-mi, then?

Did he kill her just to scare Dongbaek?

Who knows? He could've killed her just for fun

or for a certain reason.

Hyang-mi said

she had seen something.

You don't look like a cat-lover.

Yong-sik was really curious to know who kept feeding the cats.

I'm curious...

Is it fun to feed cats on the street?

I like cats, too.

It's cold.

It's slightly chillier today.

So how many rooms do you have at home?

The weather's chilly now,

so it's too cold to sleep at the bar.

You go around feeding homeless cats.

Just think of me as another cat without a home.

No one knows where I live.

Dongbaek thinks I'm renting a place.

Even if I die on the streets,

no one would give a damn about me.

Are we already here?

Is this the back gate?

The floor must heat up nicely if it's enough to dry the chilies.

Are you sure I can stay here sometimes?

People can't find out all my deposit money is gone,

so can you keep my staying here a secret?

Gosh.

What's...

with these marks?

My gosh.

Is someone else here?

Jeez, where does she keep her stamp?

THE HERO APPEARS AT THE LAST MINUTE

Why are the pickled radishes so small?

Have you even seasoned the rice?

-Mom, is your nose bleeding? -What?

-I see something red. -Is my nose bleeding?

You must've picked your nose.

-Unbelievable. -Mom, stop that!

-That's really dirty. -Just shut up and eat.

What's with the gimbap, though?

You're the cleanup hitter today, so I should go and see the game.

What are moms for?

You're going to watch Pil-gu's match?

Are you coming to watch?

Mom, are you crazy? You can't.

I can't even go, so why should you?

Is that why you're wearing that pendant like some kind of rapper?

I'll pack some gimbap for your teacher

and help you score points with your teammates, Dongbaek.

Calling him Dongbaek

and pretending to be all nice won't work, you know.

I'd like the afternoon off today.

-The bar-- -I can't allow it.

-You're not going anywhere. -The ends!

Eat the ends.

BASEBALL PLAYER SEEMS TO HAVE A MISTRESS

Damn it. I can't stay with Kang Jong-ryeol.

I just can't.

If people link that to Jong-ryeol,

I'd rather die than hear the whispers.

Look at my hands trembling.

Is she young and pretty?

It may be a crime to meet someone younger than me.

-Is she pretty, then? -Shit.

I don't know.

I guess she is pretty.

For the time being, play dumb and stay quiet.

Why should I do that, especially in this day and age?

I'm not telling you to bear with everything.

We should wait for the right time to end this.

-What? -Why divorce him now

and only get what he offers?

You need definitive proof

so that you can take everything that jerk has.

You want me to divorce him?

You don't have a way to provide for yourself.

How do you expect to raise your kid alone?

Alone?

How can you stay married to that dirtbag?

Anyway,

stay quiet for now.

You need evidence to divorce him.

Then what about Mrs. Kang Jong-ryeol?

What?

What about Mrs. Kang Jong-ryeol?

Tonight at 7 p.m., don't forget my facial mask.

Limited amount, discounted price.

I'll see you tonight on Mrs. Kang Jong-ryeol Beauty.

Is being Mrs. Kang Jong-ryeol her job?

-It's her life's work. -Who's this nobody?

Gosh, they hit the nail on the head.

They're right. Even I don't know who I am anymore.

Do both parents usually attend the game?

They mostly do. Why do you ask?

But Dongbaek said she wasn't coming.

The kid will be all alone again.

How am I supposed to be okay with that? Damn it.

What now?

-Put on the facial mask. -No.

I got pimples the last time I put one on.

Besides, I thought we were getting a divorce.

Zip it and just put it on.

Can't you just live a quiet life?

Stop making a fuss about selling stuff through your social media page.

What should I do, then?

How can I make a living?

What?

Who are you texting?

Why are you refusing to put on the facial mask?

Wait, hey...

What about my facial masks?

What should I do with them?

Why are you suddenly being like this?

The company wants you advertising it, too!

It's just a silly little thing I'm selling,

but the company doesn't want a photo of just me alone.

They want a photo with you using it, too.

A nourishing mask for me and a hydration mask for you.

Three shots together and one shot alone.

I already signed the contract,

so why won't you participate?

I feel like crying, too.

I wonder where Hyang-mi is.

It isn't like her to be late.

Dongbaek,

you should go to Pil-gu's game. Why are you sitting it out?

You haven't seen him play a real game before.

Aren't you curious?

Just go to his game.

You can't make good food when your mind is elsewhere.

My nickname as a child used to be "the orphan."

That's what I was called instead of my name.

Kids would just refer to me as the orphan.

I don't think the kids knew how cruel it was, though.

They were just being kids.

But what good will it do to Pil-gu if people find out

that I'm his mom?

The fatherless boy. The son of the bar owner.

I don't want him to be known like that.

Just go.

Don't stick around making her feel bad and go.

Why do schools like gimbap so much?

I hated days that required them.

1,000 WON

You know how my mom runs a successful restaurant.

She's too busy to find the time to make gimbap.

She's the owner, you see.

Enjoy.

Alright.

Don't eat so fast.

Try this, too.

Here.

Why don't we ask her to join us for fruits?

Why are they sitting apart?

Leave them. It's best not to be seen with them.

We have a Maria and a forget-me-not in one class.

What do you mean?

I guess you don't know because you're new here.

One of them comes from the Angel Maria Orphanage.

She's an orphan.

Also, do you know the alley behind the industrial area?

"Forget-me-not" is the name of a windowless bar there.

She's the owner's daughter.

She says her mom owns a restaurant.

She's a pathological liar.

You know how sly and manipulative kids like her are.

You can lower your hand.

No one is our class is a thief.

Hye-in, please check your bag again.

This week's assistants, come to me after cleaning.

Also, numbers 17 and 21...

Follow me right away.

Are you two done?

CONFESSIONS I DIDN'T STEAL THE MONEY

You know the two kids in my class from broken families?

They always seem so dark.

One seems like there's a ghost hanging over her head

and the other's already screwed up.

I would never steal someone's milk money.

Even when I found a coin in the playground,

I didn't pick it up.

The thief went to talk to the rabbits again.

They are her only friends.