Undercover Miss Hong (언더커버 미쓰홍)

The birth of Dolly, the lamb cloned through genetic engineering…

Which demonstrated the possibility of human cloning,

and the successful landing of a space probe on Mars

all happened in 1997.

THE THIRD "COLLAPSE"

As the new millennium dawned,

the world readied itself amid great excitement and anxieties.

THE THIRD WAVE

CHO DU-PAL

And there was a woman

who sought a stunning turnaround, stirring up waves of her own.

What else? I'm working.

I'm on my way.

The Pitbull is on its way.

We can trust the witness, right?

Of course. The witness is one smart cookie.

All it takes is one word from me, and it'll be done.

To secure your acquittal, Mr. Cho,

the Financial Supervisory Service

will stand by you throughout.

Yes, sir.

Hey!

You should have makeup and a skirt on.

How unprofessional.

Wait, Mr. Cho.

- She doesn't work here. - No?

She's the witness I mentioned earlier.

Gosh.

Should I leave?

- No, don't leave! - No!

Coming in.

Let's all have a drink!

- Here we go. - Excellent.

I would've chosen somewhere else if I had known you were a woman.

Not at all, Mr. Cho.

Don't be fooled by her looks. She's a total dude.

She's no woman.

All right then.

Here comes something major.

You can't change your tune tomorrow.

You heard that, right?

Yes, of course.

You know how I do.

The stage is perfectly set for tomorrow.

"I swear by my conscience to speak the whole truth

and nothing but the truth."

"Should I lie, I shall accept punishment for perjury."

I am Hong Keum-bo from

the Capital Market Investigation Division at the Financial Supervisory Service.

The prosecution alleges

that Mr. Cho Du-pal manipulated the stock price of MU Holdings,

but is it truly illegal to buy an undervalued blue-chip stock low

and sell it at the upper limit?

What do you think, Ms. Hong?

WITNESS

It's blatant stock price manipulation

by combining corporate and financial violations.

Ms. Hong,

please be reminded that you're our witness.

"Our" witness?

PROSECUTOR

CHO DU-PAL

- Are you Mr. Kim? - Yes.

And the merch?

Let's grab a drink somewhere nice.

As you can see, Mr. Cho Du-pal

was tipped off by an MU Holdings insider through back channels,

and used it to line his own pockets.

I hereby submit evidence demonstrating the procurement of funds

to manipulate the stock price of MU Holdings

and the funneling of illicit profits through other corporate entities.

And one more thing.

I'd also like to submit evidence of him paying off

a Financial Supervisory Service employee.

Hold on!

You're no cop or prosecutor.

Who are you to act up?

I'd watch that tone of yours.

Why you little…

Let go of me!

Calm down.

Please calm down.

Calm down!

Please calm down!

SEOUL SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT

Damn it!

Hey, Hong!

What was that about?

You blew it at the last moment!

Sir, what about the money...

What?

Damn you!

Hold on. That's my money.

My money…

Help me pick it up. It's mine. Hurry.

Hello?

Yes, sir.

What?

Hey, Hwang. It's me.

DIRECTOR YUN JAE-BEOM

FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY SERVICE, CAPITAL MARKET INVESTIGATION DIVISION

You're being accused of accepting bribes,

so you've been suspended from duty.

- Pardon? - Good luck.

Wait, sir. Hello?

That was Director Yun, right?

I'll say my goodbyes here.

Wait. Hold on. Hey!

THE WOMAN KNOWN AS THE WITCH OF YEOUIDO

HANO BANK

JULY 3, 1997, FINANCIAL DISTRICT, YEOUIDO

Foreign capital is exiting swiftly in the wake of the Asian financial crisis.

The mounting pressure to service short-term foreign loans

is further stoking anxiety in financial markets.

FULL-SERVICE SHOE REPAIR

With the rising living costs,

widespread economic difficulties are to be anticipated.

Seongsu Bridge in Seoul reopened today,

two years and eight months after its collapse.

The bridge that once took 32 innocent lives

has risen anew as a fortified…

Last…

Give me a second.

Here you go.

Three cartons of San Cigarettes, please.

It's for our boss.

Gosh.

I'll take a pair of tights too.

Oh, you can't. Those are reserved.

It should be first-come, first-served.

Let me have them.

HIGH ELASTICITY SMILE TIGHTS

Sidewalks have limited space.

Maybe consider a single file instead of side-by-side.

What's her deal?

I have two bits of good news and one bad. Pick your choice.

Can we start with the good?

You have been promoted

to team manager at the Financial Supervisory Service,

and confirmed probe into the slush fund of Hanmin Investment & Securities.

I foresaw both.

And the bad news.

All your team members have handed in their resignations.

They refuse to accept you as their team manager.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

You should process them.

Hey, kid.

They're my subordinates too. They're our family.

Not for me.

How are we a family when we never even shared a meal?

CAPITAL MARKET INVESTIGATION DIVISION

Hong Keum-bo, that ruthless brat.

How could she stab her boss in the back to steal his job?

Listen.

She has no sense of camaraderie or loyalty.

How can we serve under someone we can't trust?

The Witch of Yeouido is coming.

You should be thanking your lucky stars that you didn't go down with Hwang.

It was touch-and-go for you.

TEAM MANAGER HONG KEUM-BO

These are the resignations you've submitted.

I guess you were in such a rush to leave your jobs

that you completely ignored the chain of command in this organization

and went straight to the director's office.

Complaints are not exempt from protocol.

You all have two options at this point.

Option A.

"I refuse to serve under that brat, Hong Keum-bo."

"Screw this. I quit."

Option B.

"Hong Keum-bo, that pitbull, possesses neither camaraderie nor loyalty,

but I'll build myself a lasting career with her

because she's good at her job."

Success requires talent, not faith.

We'll have a meeting in ten minutes.

Come to the meeting room

if you wish to work with me.

Good morning.

While investigating the offshore shell companies

that diverted funds for MU Holdings' stock price manipulation,

I uncovered a fascinating fact.

HANMIN CHAIRMAN KANG PIL-BEOM SUED FOR ASSAULT BY FEMALE LAWYER

- There he is! - Let's go!

Chairman Kang, how do you respond to the allegations?

Do you care to comment?

CHAIRMAN KANG PIL-BEOM HANMIN INVESTMENT & SECURITIES

That case was already dismissed.

Due to that assault case,

he handed over management rights to his only son.

Pildong was a new law firm that was established only last November,

but they ended up representing Chairman Kang.

Why?

Because its senior managing partner

worked as general counsel for Hanmin until October.

Subsequently, they were appointed as counsel

for three well-capitalized shell companies.

We also suspect Hanmin to be the source of their funds.

Hey, do you think Hanmin is some ordinary corner shop?

You're poking a bear here.

Why would I ever pursue a corner shop?