Bloody Flower (블러디 플라워)

Woo Gyeom, time to eat.

Lee Woo Gyeom!

You scared me! Why didn't you say you were here?

I was about to, but you got startled before I had a chance.

Also, I told you to

turn off that metronome before you sleep, didn't I?

It helps me focus better when I study.

(Lee Woo Gyeom gets accepted to Guam Med School.)

- Mom. - Yes?

Can't we take that down now?

It's on there just fine. Why would we take it down?

Have you forgotten that you're the pride of this neighborhood?

Come on. The pride of the neighborhood?

But whenever I come here, it feels like time stands still.

That place over there has been closed for over ten years,

but it still looks exactly the same.

Sometimes, it's nice when things don't change.

You think so?

- Mom, I'm heading out. - Okay, dear. Be safe.

Oh, right. The contest results are announced today, aren't they?

Don't get your hopes up. I probably didn't get it.

I'm sure you'll get good news, so just you hurry home.

- I'll have a nice meal ready for you. - Gosh, I told you not to bother.

I'm off.

That concludes today's lecture.

- Thank you. - You too.

Thank you, Professor.

Woo Gyeom. Let's go shoot some hoops.

Sorry, maybe later. I've got something I have to finish today.

Gosh, you're relentless.

You always have to remind everyone you're top of the class, don't you?

Woo Gyeom.

Could I have a word with you?

Our department has finally produced a true talent.

You know Professor Han Sang Ho, right?

He's the world's leading authority on blood cancer and hematologic diseases.

Yes, I know of him.

Professor Han Sang Ho himself wants to meet you.

We received a call from Chaeum.

No, really, Mom.

Professor Han Sang Ho read my thesis and asked to see me. I'm telling you.

See? Didn't I tell you you'd get good news?

Congratulations! So you'll be home early tonight, right?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. I have so many questions to ask him.

I'm going to the library to organize my questions first, Mom.

Okay, but don't be too late.

I won't.

Woo Gyeom.

Are you okay?

He's losing too much blood. He needs a transfusion at a hospital.

No.

That probably won't be possible.

My blood type

is Rh null.

(but can only be received from Rh null donors)

How much longer?

We'll be there in 20 minutes, Mr. Chairman.

Director Ahn.

Sir?

So...

What do we do about Lee Woo Gyeom?

- Take him to the lab for the cure and... - Right.

I know that's the right thing to do.

But seeing his disgustingly innocent face, I'll want to kill him on the spot.

So how am I supposed to do that?

Don't you have an answer, Director Ahn?

You've spent your life killing people, haven't you?

My apologies, sir.

Lee Woo Gyeom...

Will he keep up the act even as he dies? Or...

Or will he give up and let his hideous true colors show,

and beg me to spare his life?

Either way,

he's truly an infuriating man.

Yes, sir.

If we hadn't taken him in, forget about finding a cure.

He'd have been found dead in a ditch somewhere.

So incredibly ungrateful.

Don't you agree?

Yes, absolutely.

Didn't I tell you not to put a call through?

Yes, Attorney General.

Reporter Jo?

- I'm fine. - Wait, what happened?

The people from Chaeum are after Attorney Park.

What?

Why would they be after him?

It seems

he helped Lee Woo Gyeom escape.

What?

You haven't heard from him at all?

- No. - What about Prosecutor Cha's team?

I went to Guam prosecutors this morning with the files on Assemblyman Baek.

They're probably questioning him by now.

- Are you okay? - Go over there and get me the first aid.

The first aid?

- Just lie down. - No, really. I'm okay.

How's Min Seo?

Listen, Woo Gyeom.

Why didn't you

tell me everything from the start? Not just Chairman Chae, but everything.

Did you forget grabbing me by the collar the very first time we met?

And even when you knew Sang Woo was completely cured,

you refused to believe me, didn't you?

Back then...

I know.

Back then, all you could think about was Min Seo.

And you probably felt like there wasn't anyone you could trust.

But it was the same for me.

Who would believe a serial killer who murdered 17 people?

And who would believe him if he claimed he could cure the terminally ill?

Even I would have thought I was a lunatic.

You're still worried, aren't you?

That Min Seo might have a relapse someday.

No.

I believe you.

So you finally see what I'm truly capable of.

Think how much easier things would've been if you had just believed me sooner.

Every time I was in court with you...

Do you have any idea how frustrated I was?

Is that so?

Woo Gyeom.

Thank you.

For my Min Seo...

For saving my Min Seo.

Come on. Of course.

I was just doing what I was supposed to do.

But Min Seo is really lucky.

She has such a great dad like you.

You should

get married and have kids of your own.

Then you'll understand what it feels like to be a parent.

Do you think I could get married,

and have wonderful children like Min Seo?

- You weren't planning on getting married? - No, that's not it.

Are you okay?

Yes, I'm fine.

But I should get going.

Why?

Chairman Chae will be here soon.

It's right here, counselor.

This is where I first committed to my entire plan.

After my car accident,

I was taken to Chaeum Hospital.

He's an RH null patient in a coma.

Where is he from?

He's from Guam, Gyeonggi Province.

And that's how I met Professor Han.

This is the patient who was just brought to the research lab.

To Chairman Chae Jeong Su, obsessed with curing the incurable,

I was the best test subject he could ask for.

(Patient is negative for all antigens in the Rh system.)

(Test results determine blood type is RH null.)

(but can only be received from Rh null donors)

Proceed.

Ma'am.

It makes things difficult when you keep coming in like this.

We're doing all we can to find your son. We'll be in touch.

It's been two weeks already since Woo Gyeom disappeared.

If you haven't found a single lead, then please, step up the investigation.

I'm sure you understand, Ma'am,

your son's case isn't the only one we're working on,

and there's a procedure for these things.

It's all going according to procedure, so please, just wait.

Besides, at his age,

he could've just gone on a trip with his girlfriend or some friends.

You understand?

- Detective... - We'll be in touch.

To find her son who had suddenly disappeared,

my mother worked tirelessly day and night,

and started to retrace my steps.

Even with no end in sight.

Even when the outcome was uncertain.

My mother never stopped.

(Last seen: Road near Guam University Central Library)

Ma'am, we've found your son.

He was the victim of a hit-and-run and was taken to the hospital,

but they couldn't identify him at the time,

so they say he was cremated, and his ashes were interred at a facility.

To use me as a test subject,

Chaeum colluded with law enforcement to falsely report my death.

A few months after she was told I had died,

my mother, after endless inquiries,

found the dashcam footage that captured my accident.

- Yes, that's the student. - What?

When we arrived, he was unconscious, so we transported him to the hospital.

And my route on the day of the accident,

and even testimonies from those who transported me to Chaeum Hospital.

She began piecing the truth together, to prepare a lawsuit against Chaeum.

(If Chaeum has nothing to hide, reveal the truth of Woo Gyeom's death.)

(At the time of the accident, my son had his belongings and cell phone.)

There were others at the Chaeum Institute, unclaimed, with fake identities like me.

And to keep the truth from getting out...

Eventually, Chairman Chae even came after my mother.

And when Professor Han, who long led the incurable disease research,

failed to produce any significant results,

Chairman Chae, feeling the pressure from investors,

brought in a new research team.

And to prevent Professor Han from leaking any research data,