The Banker (더 뱅커)

What do we do?

How did this happen all of a sudden?

Did they tell you what happened?

Not yet.

They won't know if it happened by accident or if it's arson...

until they finish the site investigation.

What do we do?

That building was her last hope.

No... - Please calm down.

Please calm down. - Gosh.

Gosh.

Ma'am! - Ma'am!

Ma'am!

I'm so sorry, ma'am.

We could've avoided this...

if I was braver.

I'm sorry.

She had to face such a big accident when she's old.

I don't know if she'll be all right.

I'm worried too.

She won't have a place to go once she's discharged as well.

We'll have to find a way to help her.

I'll go fetch the car.

Do you think it's arson?

It's too coincidental to say that it was an accident.

As soon as we started to investigate...

the illegal loans connected to her building,

it's burnt to ashes.

If this is true, then...

Illegal loans, and even a fire?

If Daehan Bank is involved in this,

we must eradicate the one in charge.

No matter who...

and what kind of person that may be.

It feels like my toothache disappeared.

Sam Do made a huge decision this time.

He sits there like a mountain,

but once he makes a decision, he moves like a bolt of lightning.

You're right.

Sam Do tends to be...

a cautious person.

It's not like him to do something...

so big without telling us.

Nothing good will come out of making a big deal out of this.

That must be why he dealt with it so quietly.

I bet Sam Do was pressed for time.

There's an auditor that's out of his control...

who's poking at everything.

Sam Do must've been so uncomfortable.

Anyway,

that building was such an eyesore, but it's gone now.

I think it's time to resume our D1 Plan.

It was worth all that wait.

Here.

How did it go?

Well, up to now...

Mr. Kim.

You've been a chief secretary for a while. Are you still lost?

I'm sorry. I'll research and report to you as soon as possible.

Mr. Kim.

See how Mr. Song Ki Yeol of Daehan Asset Management is doing.

Ma'am. Ma'am!

Ma'am.

You'll rip Carrie like that.

Do you know how expensive this tent was?

Carrie, did it hurt?

Did you get any scratches?

My goodness. Too bad no one else is here to see this.

If you have the money to buy an expensive tent,

then just get a room.

I was raised spoiled.

Even if it's for one night, I can't sleep just anywhere.

What nonsense.

I'm scared my daughter will bring a guy like him as her husband.

You won't have to worry about that.

I already have a woman in my heart.

Thank goodness.

Good morning, Ms. Jang.

How can it be a good morning after what happened yesterday?

Then should I cry?

We should cheer up at a time like this...

to find out the truth behind the incident...

and help the old lady get over her resentment.

Don't you agree, Ms. Jang?

Thank you for letting me know how cheerful you are.

Let's hurry up and prepare our meeting before Mr. Noh comes.

Do you want to see the printouts first?

Too bad.

It seems like the one in your heart likes someone else.

Gosh.

Goodness.

It's not over until it's over.

Did you find out anything additional over the night?

You must all know from the article,

but according to the police, the fire...

was caused by arson.

No matter who the culprit is, it means they had a purpose.

Yes.

The mastermind must be...

an individual or an organization that sees the most profit...

from the building burning down.

According to Mr. Shin Hyun Do's documents,

the old lady's restaurant...

was right at the center of the development district.

The bank gave her a loan...

by taking the land as collateral,

and she took that loan to build a building.

But a gang got involved and interrupted the leasing process,

which made it impossible for her to repay the debt.

Despite doing all that, the old lady wouldn't leave.

That's why they set the place on fire...

so she can't lease it out at all.

It's clearly a scheme to take away her house and land.

The development district is huge.

The profit one can gain from it is astronomical.

If Daehan Bank is really involved...

in this illegal loan case,

this is something...

that could break the foundation of our bank.

Even if the foundation breaks,

it'll still survive as long as the roots are firm.

The reason why the audit office...

can work independently outside of the bank's external powers...

is for situations like this.

I'll be responsible for everything.

I'll go see the ex-branch manager who gave Shin Hyun Do...

the order to process the loan.

Mr. Seo, I want you to check for organizations that participated...

in the development, and those with successful bids.

Yes, sir. - Mr. Moon.

I want you to check on our network if there were other cases...

of illegal loans in the development district.

Keep on checking the closed branches too.

Okay. - Is there anything I can do?

Ms. Jang, you should check on the branch...

and see who were in charge of the signing-off process.

I'll brief you on your schedule today.

Just a second.

Could I talk to you in private?

You can go out. - Okay.

Why would the honorable Mr. Noh...

have any business with me?

Don't be so sarcastic.

I still believe that you're my only colleague...

in this bank.

All right.

What is it? - Do you know about the fire...

that happened in Yongbuk-gu last night?

I saw it on the news.

What about it?

The building that went on fire...

is the building that's related to an illegal loan from Yongbuk Branch.

It's a case our audit office is investigating in secrecy.

Are you sure it's related to Yongbuk Branch?

I'm pretty sure.

Nothing good will come out of it becoming public.

We better figure out what happened and find a way to handle it.

What can I help with?

It's true Yongbuk Branch was in charge of...

giving out real estate loans in 2014,

but the size of the development was too big to say...

it was fully under the branch's jurisdiction.

Do you know...

anything about the department who was in charge of real estate...

here at the head office back in 2014?

The department that was in charge of real estate in 2014?

There was something called the "REITs Department".

The "REITs Department"? - Yes.

It's a division Vice President Yook led when he was senior director.

It only consisted Team Yook members, so there were a lot of rumors...

saying that it was like a detached force.

They shared no information and maintained strict confidentiality.

Even I don't know anything about the REITs Department,

even when I was considered as Team Yook.

What kind of work did they do...

to have to keep such strict confidentiality?

I guess he didn't want to share data with his rival, Vice President Lee.

According to rumors, thanks to the successful performance...

of the REITs Department, Mr. Yook was able to surpass Mr. Lee...

and get promoted to Vice President.

Come to think of it, at that time...

there were also rumors about a new office being built for the bank,

but I think it was cut short when the department disbanded.

A new office?

Anyway, that's all I know.

I'll find more on the REITs Department.

I would appreciate that.

It's nothing.

If the illegal loans at Yongbuk branch...

occurred in 2014, it's when I was...

the regional manager.

I'm responsible for it too.

This is the number of the retired Yongbuk Branch manager.

I'll help out as much as I can.

Thank you. - Sure.

I'll get going then.

Ms. Lee, could you contact the HR Department...

and ask for a list of the members...

who were in the REITs Department back in 2014?

The REITs Department?