Chief of Staff (보좌관 – 세상을 움직이는 사람들)

THIS DRAMA IS PURELY FICTIONAL AND IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH

(ACTUAL PEOPLE, PARTIES, LOCATIONS, CORPORATIONS OR INCIDENTS)

Mr. Jang, everything's ready.

Every step that I took,

I've had regrets.

But...

I will not look back.

I came too far...

to stop.

In order to bring forth my light,

I need to go into the dark.

And this journey

begins now.

I guess there's nothing we can do.

(APPOINTMENT CEREMONY HELD TODAY FOR THE NEW MINISTER SONG HUI-SEOP)

Mr. Jang will come up with a way.

I found evidence that Mr. Song has a connection

with Hwain Infra.

There was a video

of him giving a speech to the district party members.

He made a comment in that video saying he invested in Hwain Infra

because it was established by his acquaintance.

Where's the video?

I gave it to Mr. Jang.

Didn't he tell you?

What's the matter?

Ms. Yun.

It's nothing.

This contains the video file that I sent you earlier.

I destroyed the original copy that the press had before I came here.

So this is the only copy of the file.

I want you to nominate me as the candidate

to run for Seongjin City's by-election

that was once run by Assemblyman Lee.

Take this.

If I nominate you as the candidate for Seongjin City,

it will cause an uproar.

Do you think you'll be able to shut everyone up?

If I wasn't confident,

I wouldn't be here right now.

Tae-jun.

Did you drink?

Yes.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Why are you sorry?

Get up. Let's go inside.

Are you okay?

I'd be lying if I told you that I'm okay.

I feel as if I fell right before the finish line of a marathon.

But if I think about it,

nothing was ever easy.

You look tired. Get some rest.

(2019 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ETHICS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA)

(PUNISHMENT ON ABORTION WHY IS IT A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION?)

I'm going now.

- Hello. - Mr. Jang!

Hello, sir.

Ms. Yun.

What's going on? Is he back?

- My goodness, salute. - Hello.

You should be at the minister's office. What brings you here?

My gosh, it's so suffocating to work with civil servants.

- Pass me a cigarette. - Didn't you quit?

I thought you decided to quit.

- Hello, sir. - Hey, you're here.

Is Minister Song going to vacate his seat in the National Assembly?

Have you ever seen a minister give up their seats?

He'll keep his seat until the day he dies.

What? Seriously?

That means he had never planned on giving his position to Tae-jun.

Would you do that? What's the point of being so committed?

In the end, he's just a servant.

My gosh, he's going to have such a hard time in prison.

- Light this up for me. - He'll be like a viper in a cage.

Mr. Jang is in the office.

What's he doing here?

Well, I don't know.

On my way here, I heard

that Mr. Jang is being considered as the next candidate

to run for Seongjin City.

- What? - That's nonsense.

What kind of bullshit is that?

I heard it from a friend who works in the Nomination Committee.

Anyone from the Daehan Party is bound to be elected in Seongjin City.

And Tae-jun is taking that spot?

My gosh, this is unbelievable. I should just quit this job.

- I can't do this. - That little jerk.

Damn it.

So what are you going to do now?

I need to prove that I've made

the right choice.

Ms. Kang.

- What happened? - Mr. Ahn submitted a petition

to the Ethics Committee asking them to take disciplinary action on you.

He wants you punished for...

Is this because of Su-min?

Yes, he’s asked them to dismiss you from the party

for having violated the code of ethics by encouraging abortion.

He's even holding a press conference.

I'm Ahn Hyeon-min of the Daehan Party.

Today, I’m going to report Assemblywoman Kang Seon-yeong

to the Ethics Committee for having evoked public criticism

by aiding and abetting abortion and for not showing any signs of regret.

Ms. Kang, if you get dismissed from the party...

Yes, I know.

I'll no longer be an assemblywoman.

Is there a way to stop the Ethics Committee?

If they proceed with the meeting...

Are you Assemblywoman Kang Seon-yeong?

Yes.

How can a murderer be brazen enough to walk around like this?

- Fetuses have the right to life! - Fetuses have the right to life!

Let me go! What are you doing?

Let go of me! I said let go!

- Stop abortion! - Let me go!

- Hey! - You should be arrested, you murderer!

- Hey! - You murderer!

- Abortion is murder! - You murderer!

- You murderer! - You're a murderer!

You don't deserve to be an assemblywoman!

- Abortion is murder! - Abortion is murder!

- It's murder! - It's murder!

- It's murder! - Fetuses have the right to life!

- Abortion is murder! - It's illegal!

Mr. Kang, let's go.

Ms. Kang.

Let's go, Ms. Kang.

Ms. Kang, are you okay?

I'm okay.

Assemblywoman Kang of the Daehan Party was attacked at the Members' Office building

by a group of citizens who are against abortion.

She has been reported to the Ethics Committee

for having aided and abetted a single mother’s abortion,

and will be investigated by the prosecution soon.

Assemblyman Ahn Hyeon-min submitted a petition...

This is Jang Tae-jun.

You seem to be going through a tough time.

I've been meaning to come see you.

Have you been well?

What brings you here?

As you already know, we shoot a live debate show every week.

I'll be talking about women's rights

with the members of the Daehan Party tomorrow.

So I'm here to do some interviews.

It seems like they have a lot to say regarding the issue that you've caused.

I feel like our ratings will go up thanks to you.

I was worried that your show might get canceled.

What a relief.

Ms. Kang, you should come on the show.

You're at the center of this issue.

There are a lot of people

who are very curious to find out

why an assemblywoman in office

helped a single mother get an abortion.

It's a great opportunity.

You used to be my senior at work.

So I'm giving you a chance to explain what happened.

What do you say?

I'll think about it.

- Are you okay, Ms. Kang? - Yes, I'm fine.

Has the Ethics Committee settled on a meeting date?

No, not yet.

And the doctor who carried out the abortion?

I asked Mr. Lee to go see him, but he kept refusing to meet.

I think Mr. Song and Mr. Jo already did what they can

to keep his mouth shut.

Ms. Kang, we're able to summon Su-min

up until a week before the meeting.

Let's find her and make her explain...

I heard her story has already gone viral

among the press and social media.

Yes, a blurred-out photo of her face is all over the internet.

Let's not get her involved in this.

She's already going through enough.

We won't be able to get anywhere

without her testimony.

Let's summon her.

Her condition was critical when she arrived at the hospital.

So when people find out that you had no other choice,

the public's opinion will change. And you won't have to get disciplined.

I'll do everything I can to find Su-min.

Then what about her life?

I don't want her face to be revealed by the press.

- Ms. Kang. - It was all my doing.

I should take responsibility.

Ms. Kang, listen to me. Mr. Ahn, who filed the petition,

and Mr. Lee, the chairperson of the Ethics Committee,

are both supporters of Mr. Song.

The chairperson has the right for an ex officio investigation,

and they'll take care of this issue very urgently.

I'll just be risking my seat,

but they'll have to risk the rest of their lives.

After the court ruled against punishing abortion,

the assembly members would've prepared bills regarding abortion.

Ms. Jeong is the only person who has submitted

a bill regarding that.

Then I'll try to ask her for help.

Hello, sir.

- What did Chairperson Lee say? - He just wants