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TROLLEY

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CHUNGJU CITY COUNCIL

We'll be wrapping up the seminar here.

I'd like to thank our panelists who came all the way from Seoul.

Daehan Party Chairwoman Woo Jin-seok,

Assemblyman Nam Joong-do,

and Assemblyman Son Yeong-gyun.

Please give them a big hand.

DIGITAL SEX CRIME COUNTERMEASURE SEMINAR

Chairwoman Woo,

I'm sure things were quite hectic today.

Thank you for coming.

We had to.

You did a great job organizing the event.

It's nothing.

You know, I feel bad for Assemblyman Ko.

He didn't cause the accident.

When you're driving,

accidents can happen

-even if you do nothing wrong. -It was a hit-and-run.

What's worse is that she kept silent about it for three days.

Even if he wasn't at fault, he won't escape the blame so easily.

Politicians' families are public figures too.

If you don't address this, it could upset the election.

Yes.

Him leaving the party isn't enough.

We should have him resign from his office.

Yes.

If you think about it,

singles with no parents would make the best politicians.

There's no risk of family trouble.

And even then, they can't be divorced.

Times may have changed,

but nothing reflects worse on politicians than divorce.

No, it's worse to have children who cause trouble.

If they can't even discipline their own children properly,

how are the people supposed to…

Exactly, there have been quite a few politicians

whose careers were at risk because of their…

Right.

A truly competent politician

should be able to turn such a crisis into an opportunity.

Of course.

I need to clean up a little.

I'll see you outside.

If you're unmarried, it's "Why aren't you married?"

If you don't have kids, it's "Why don't you have kids?"

You're criticized for anything you do or don't do.

That's our fate as politicians.

Yes.

I'll just have to endure it.

Chairwoman Woo, shall we go to dinner?

So you commute from Youngsan every day?

Yes, it's not too far. About 40 minutes by car.

Let's go.

Yes.

I'm sorry for calling out of the blue,

but could we have dinner tonight?

I can be in Youngsan in an hour.

Sure.

ILHWADANG

Mr. Choi.

Good evening.

Hello.

Thank you for meeting me on such short notice.

Don't mention it.

Did you have any trouble finding the place?

Not at all.

Let's go inside.

Seung-hee.

What are you doing here?

You're Assemblyman Nam Joong-do.

Fancy meeting you here.

Hello, I am…

There she is.

You made it.

Honey.

PAIN

The assemblyman who raised the issue of your mother's land purchase.

That's him.

We met once to have a talk about it before,

and he suddenly called today saying he was in the area.

Did you know that he's Kim Jae-eun's husband?

No.

I had no idea.

I knew she was from Youngsan,

but I had no idea that the two…

I mean, the three of you went to school together.

And I had no idea that she would marry an assemblyman.

So how did you meet?

When did you get married?

We met while volunteering.

And we've been married…

for about 16 years now, right?

That's a long time.

You mentioned volunteering.

May I ask what kind of work you used to do?

I was a lawyer at a small firm.

You were a lawyer.

I took a shine to her back then

and chased her around.

That makes sense.

She's always been very popular.

Was she?

I knew it.

Jae-eun…

You know that she changed her name, right?

Yes, I do.

We lost touch after we graduated,

then I recently saw her on the news,

and I recognized her right away.

Right, the news.

Yes, about your son.

It's belated,

but I'm sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

I once read this in a book.

They quantified and ranked various types of psychological pain

caused by different events in human lives.

Imprisonment, infidelity, divorce…

Experiences of the sort.

I don't exactly remember how each event ranked,

but the most excruciating event one could experience turned out to be…

the death of a family member.

I've experienced that one.

I hope I won't experience the others.

I hope you two will

never have to experience

any of the events that you mentioned.

Yes,

I hope so too.

Not anymore.

Auntie Yeo-jin,

my friends kept saying Dad is handsome today.

Honestly, I don't see it.

Was he popular when he was younger?

I'm not sure.

I don't remember.

But you lived right next door.

Anyway, that's not what's important.

What's important is

that the people love him because he's righteous.

How would you know that?

Know what? That he's popular?

I mean, how do you know he's righteous?

-Do you have proof? -Isn't it obvious?

Think about that med student that killed himself.

People were saying that he deserved a Nobel Prize.

I'm done.

Bring me the dishes when you're done.

Wait, Auntie Yeo-jin.

I'm done.

-Should I do the dishes? -Forget it.

-Let's do it together. -It's okay.

No, please let me pay.

-No, let me. -No.

I asked you to come.

I'll pay.

I'm buying today. You can treat us next time.

Sure.

I'll see you soon.

We'll treat you to a meal next time.

Yes, I hope to see you again.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Right.

I would enjoy a tour of the National Assembly.

Of course.

Want to go to the restroom?

Seung-hee.

I never get involved with my husband's work.

So I didn't know they were acquainted

and I don't know what it's about.

That's such an elaborate explanation.

Why?

What are you afraid of?

Your husband killed someone, just like you.

Will it get complicated if your secret gets out?

Seung-hee, that's--

You and your husband have so much in common.

What's really baffling to me is,

did you fall in love and get married within just a few years,

after what happened with Seung-ho?

If I went through something bad enough to take to the police,

I wouldn't have been able to date or get married for at least ten years.

Wouldn't it be normal to be afraid of physical intimacy?

So how did you manage to date and marry another man so soon afterward?

Let's make it fair.

My family was destroyed because of you,

but you've been living a happy life.

It's just too unfair.

Don't you think so?

Come back to Youngsan tomorrow.

Come down here

and apologize to my mother.

For framing Seung-ho for tuition money

and driving him to his death.

Apologize for everything.