PARK DONG-HO
[Su-jin] The thing about nuclear weapons is
it poses the greatest threat only when a finger…
[suspenseful music playing]
…is resting on the button.
You pushed that button first, and now it's my turn.
[flame crackling]
[music fades]
[knocking at door]
[door closes]
JEONG SU-JIN
Hey.
[Su-jin] Everything's ready.
We have the info you're going to release to the press.
The civil organizations are on standby.
[suspenseful music playing]
The combined viewer rating is 40% right now.
That means 20 million people will have their eyes on you.
Here's your speech.
On the same day President Jang had a heart attack,
Prime Minister Park Dong-ho came to see me.
On the day President Jang had a heart attack,
Prime Minister Park came to see me.
He looked quite troubled and worried.
[Sang-un] He looked troubled and worried
because the very next day,
he was to be arrested for bribery charges, I believe.
He said he wasn't going to go down without a fight.
-[Su-jin] He wanted to see the president… -He wished to see the president…
-President Jang refused to see him. -President Jang refused to see him.
So he asked me to set up a meeting for him instead.
It's imperative that the National Assembly
isn't swayed by his testimony.
This investigation has to be stopped immediately, Chairman Park.
[music fades]
[disconnect tone]
[exhales sharply]
Jeong Su-jin has the younger party members wrapped around her finger.
We need to turn the tide--
Prime Minister Park told me at the time that the Republic of Korea
would get a new president come morning.
[loud bang]
He said he already had everything he needed
to stop President Jang's heart.
[Dong-ho seething]
[Sang-un] He told me he'd solve
all of Daejin's legal issues once he became the acting president.
But I refused.
He said he would fix
Daejin's succession problem once he became president.
But I turned him away.
Then I met with President Jang that night,
and this is what I said to him.
"President Jang, you should be careful!"
But it was no use
because, as you all know, he was poisoned that very night,
and Prime Minister Park
was with him.
VISITOR REQUEST FORM
[Dong-ho] This is the prison's visitor log.
Over the past month,
Prime Minister Jeong Su-jin
met with Kang Sang-un, the prime suspect, three times.
I'd like to hear why the prime minister
decided to visit the president's suspected assassin in prison.
Why is she sullying our Assembly with lies?
And what did he promise her?
[Sang-un] I sent the cardiology team from Daejin Medical.
They'll be there in ten minutes.
[Su-jin] The director from the Armed Forces Hospital is there.
They've been monitoring his health ever since he was elected president.
[Sang-un] We're doing the operation. When it comes to surgery, no one beats--
That was November 18th.
You just heard a recorded phone call between Jeong Su-jin and me.
I was in my office over at Daejin Group during this entire phone conversation.
That means I wasn't at the Blue House when President Jang collapsed.
While I was in prison,
Jeong Su-jin came to visit me three times
because she knew I was terrified
to live in a world with Park Dong-ho as the acting president.
She encouraged me to speak the truth.
So, if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here today.
I would've kept silent out of fear.
That's a complete lie.
I never met with Vice Chairman Kang. Let me be transparent.
I will provide proof of everything I did
and every place that I have visited when I was prime minister.
-I've got-- -Nothing to hide, is that it?
That's because you erased the visitor log from that night,
as well as the security footage.
[suspenseful music playing]
There's a small detail that he missed.
[papers rustling]
This picture is all the evidence we need.
Park Dong-ho's car entering the Blue House.
[all murmuring]
[suspenseful music intensifies]
And that's not everything.
I've acquired hard evidence
on how Park Dong-ho murdered the president that night.
This picture shows his secretary, Seo Jeong-yeon,
obtaining the drug to poison President Jang
that led to his ultimate death!
Now we all know how he committed the crime
and who assisted him.
I'd like to ask everyone sitting here today
to hold him accountable.
Justice must prevail!
[all murmuring]
[exhales]
[tense music playing]
[reporter] Growing suspicion surrounds President Park's alleged involvement
in the death of the late President Jang.
Meanwhile, high-ranking officials from the Blue House are avoiding the press.
President Park refuses to leave the Blue House,
having canceled all March 1st Movement Day events.
A coalition of 1,280 civil organizations has emerged,
demanding President Park's resignation from office at a rally at Gwanghwamun.
After the rally, tens of thousands of citizens
marched toward the Blue House,
demanding an investigation to uncover the truth.
[crowd chanting] Park Dong-ho has got to go!
[music fades]
[opening theme music playing]
THE WHIRLWIND
[music fades]
EPISODE 9
As you know, a president was assassinated in '79.
The KCIA director, who had committed the crime, had met with someone prior.
It was the army chief of staff.
He was accused of being an accomplice,
so they took him in during the investigation
and tortured him.
A four-star general treated like a mere worthless traitor.
[intriguing music playing]
Eventually, people will wonder
whether Park Dong-ho, at that time,
met with anyone before the president's collapse.
With your permission, let me be of service.
Would you like me to explain everything?
In President Jang's absence,
we discussed matters of national security.
Hmm. That's a pretty good excuse.
But President Jang's followers are angry.
They're looking at the world through the eyes of Jeong Su-jin.
It's a shame, isn't it?
It's like no one can even think for themselves nowadays.
[connect tone]
Now, whenever I play my flute, they fall in line after me.
[phone line ringing]
LEE JUNG-GWON CHIEF PROSECUTOR - CIO
Yes, this is Lee Jung-gwon.
I'm not sure you're strong enough to resist my tune.
[intriguing music continues]
It's me.
Let him go free.
[music stops]
[Jung-gwon exhales]
You're free to go.
BLUE HOUSE - SANGCHUNJAE
Dong-ho.
It's time for you to resign.
You need to step down from office and confess your crimes--
I must finish the task that
Gi-tae left.
Your supporters have turned against you, as well as the National Assembly.
You have no one
standing beside you anymore.
[pensive music playing]
Are you?
I… will join the National Investigation.
I'll give them the intel. All of it.
I won't spare any details.
Dong-ho.
This is the end for you.
Well, I'm still the president.
So it's not over until I say it's over.
NTS Investigation Division 4.
We're conducting an emergency tax audit on Daejin Motors.
[pensive music continues]
I know you have a really strong sense of justice.
We both do.
We just have different ways going about it.
And I can't help but think that my way is the best way to truly achieve justice.
-Dong-ho. -You also think the same.
I know you can't stand the smell of corruption.
It's funny 'cause your favorite dishes,
spotted ray,
dried fish, and stinky tofu,
they are all…
quite smelly to eat.
Let me take the first bite.
Jang-seok,
just do what you have to do.
[Jang-seok] "In accordance with Articles 7 and 8
of the Act pertaining to testimonies
presented before the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea,
I solemnly swear to speak the whole truth and nothing but the truth
during my testimony at the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee."
"I attest to the veracity of my written and spoken statement
under penalty of perjury."
"April 5th, 2023."
"My name is Lee Jang-seok."
THE LATE HAN MIN-HO
[unsettling music playing]
President Park got rid of Jang-seok's team.
I wonder if he knew how harmful it would be
to transfer them right in the middle of a national investigation.
I believe the transfer was unfair.
It was obviously done to slow down the investigation.
Turning Jang-seok over to the CIO
only suffocates him more.
My arrest by the CIO
was likely orchestrated from someone inside of the Blue House.
[unsettling music continues]
[sighs]
In the end, the one closest to him
is the one who will end up being his downfall.
Regarding the accusations
on whether President Park Dong-ho had a hand in President Jang's death…
the evidence in hand…
raises strong suspicions.
Let's submit a motion for impeachment.
I need you to contact Jo Sang-cheon.
[Man-gil] Yes, ma'am.
[reporter] The National Assembly has submitted a motion
for the impeachment of President Park during the plenary session.
In order for the motion to pass,
more than two-thirds of the Assembly need to vote in favor.
Given that most of the Korean Liberal Party
and probably all the members of the New Conservative Party…
So you want to start a war.
I have no choice.
[Dong-ho] I can't stand by and watch you destroy the future of this country.
[phone buzzing]
KANG YEONG-IK - CHAIRMAN OF DAEJIN GROUP
[music fades]
Park Dong-ho speaking.
The NTS conducted an audit of Daejin Motors.
Park Dong-ho got his hands on some
compromising information.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES ON PRESIDENT PARK'S IMPEACHMENT
SAFE HOUSE IN SAMCHEONGDONG
I heard that you got your hands on something of mine.
For someone who's about to leave the Blue House,
you're taking some pretty bold steps meeting--
Enough already!
You were supposed to get your son away from Jeong Su-jin's grasp.
[laughs]
You were the one who betrayed me.
So are you regretting not taking my deal?
[unsettling music playing]
[man] Out of the 296 members,
295 voted.
Votes in favor, 218.
The motion for President Park's impeachment
has been passed.
[Yeong-ik] The only way I can help is to give you a generous payment.
Enough so that your family has nothing to worry about.
I'll make sure your son gets everything he needs.
He can go to a real nice college and--
[Dong-ho] I need to stay in power at the Blue House.
The impeachment bill went through,
and I need you to get it dismissed immediately.
[Yeong-ik groans]
You ask too much in exchange for a broken sword.
The Indonesian factory you constructed embezzled 500 million.
I'm in possession of a few documents that can prove that.
You think a threat is enough to scare me?
You can't stab me with a broken blade.
Listen. If you don't help me stay in power,
who do you think will take my place?
Take a wild guess.
What should I do first once I become the acting president?
[Dong-ho] Jeong Su-jin will.
And I'm sure your son Kang Sang-un will join her after lying to save them both.
If they take my sword,
then which of the two, I wonder, will stab you first?
SEOUL NATIONAL CEMETERY
[unsettling music continues]
[Man-gil] Vice Chairman Kang called, ma'am.
He wants you to arrest his father and his brother
before he's released from prison.
He said that his statement… might change if you don't keep your promise.
I was sitting right here when your boy exploded.
[Sang-un whimpering]
Father.
I trusted you, you bastard!
[pensive music playing]
[Dong-ho] The abandoned prince will return.
I bet he's eager to use the broken sword to cut the king's head off.
[Yeong-ik] At this age, I have a hard time even lifting a teacup.
How on earth can I get an impeachment dismissed?
You should believe in yourself.
[music fades]
I believe in myself, but…
[inhales sharply] But you don't trust me?
Perhaps you need convincing.
[intriguing music playing]
Here is what you will get in return.
You'll receive half of the president's power.
But only if I return to office
after the impeachment is dismissed.
All government institutions will
be of service to Daejin Group and its leader.
Whatever you desire
will be yours to have.
This is your chance to take control of the Blue House.
Chairman Kang,
you are a very lucky man.
[intriguing music continues]
I WILL BRING JUSTICE AND EQUALITY TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
[Min-ho] Su-jin.
I wanna be remembered
for who I was.
JEONG SU-JIN, ACTING PRESIDENT
[Su-jin] The North might take advantage of this moment,
so national security will be one of my priorities.
But my top priority is
investigating the flow of overseas funds of
the top ten corporations in Korea.
The chaebols have been above the law for far too long, in my opinion.
So any companies suspected of exploiting the hard work of their employees
while embezzling money will face severe consequences
regardless of their position or status.
No stone will be left unturned in the new Republic of Korea.
Park Dong-ho's offer is a ticking time bomb, Father.
It doesn't matter.
I've already got the means to defuse it anyway.
[music stops]
[Man-gil] Chairman Park Chang-sik is setting up his campaign office.
Mayor Oh Jin-cheol and Governor Song Min-tae will also
be running as well it seems.
Everyone is jumping at the opportunity.
They're too late.
[unsettling music playing]
We've been ready for the elections for a very long time now.
[unsettling music continues]
BLUE HOUSE - SANGCHUNJAE
Sangchunjae is on the grounds of the Blue House.
You need permission from the chief of staff's--
I don't need permission from you or anyone.
"During the impeachment trial, the acting authority
may rule over every organization under the president's authority."
Is that not true?
Tonight, I'm expecting
30 sitting party members to attend.
Although, there's one attendee who doesn't need security clearance.
YOO JEONG-MI, FORMER FIRST LADY
It's good to see you, former First Lady.
If I'd known you were coming, I would've--
I'm surprised you didn't.
You know everything that happens in the Blue House.
I wonder what you know about… that night.
[phone buzzing]
[music fades]
[sighs]
So this is a ruse for the party members
to witness the First Lady's support for you, isn't it?
Don't worry about it.
As long as Park Dong-ho crumbles,
you won't be harmed in any way.
[tense music playing]
But don't try to stop me.
I'd be so very upset
if you got caught in the crossfire.
[Hyeon-su] Mom, please! Please help me.
[music fades]
[applause]
Please be seated.
To begin,
everyone here, including myself,
has been governing this nation
under the shadow of the former president.
The First Lady invited us here tonight in order to remind us
what President Jang believed in.
I would love to know what he would say to us
if he were here to witness what's been happening.
I'm sure many of you would like to know as well.
First Lady.
On the night
when my husband, President Jang…
collapsed…
the night of November 18th, 2022,
Park Dong-ho was at
the Blue House.
But he was meeting with me.
[tense music intensifies]
[all murmuring]
[Hyeon-su] Mom, please help me. I'm begging you!
Dad's gone.
Don't you understand? You're all I have now!
If I go to prison,
you won't have anyone by your side.
Park Dong-ho came to my official residence because…
he believed he didn't deserve to speak with my husband,
given the situation.
So we talked and… shared a cup of tea together.
First Lady.
[Hyeon-su] Do you care more about your dead husband
or your living son, huh?
I… I'm still alive, and I'm still your son!
I guess Jang Il-jun and I
have both really failed as parents.
The impeachment's a scheme, and…
I know my husband
would've wanted Park Dong-ho to return to his rightful duty as President of Korea…
and continue the legacy
my husband started.
[reporter] Yoo Jeong-mi has denied President Park Dong-ho's
assassination charges,
introducing a new turn to the impeachment trial.
The Constitutional Court of Korea
is currently holding the third hearing regarding impeachment.
Recent survey data reveals that 48% of citizens
are in favor of the impeachment motion, whereas an equivalent 48% oppose it,
highlighting the uncertainty surrounding the trial's outcome.
[remote beeps]
Now it's up to the Constitutional Court of Korea.
Public opinion is indicative.
Constitutional hearings are political.
The public is still confused. They don't know who to believe.
I'm positive the constitutional justices are in the same boat.
We can't give up.
Whatever she's doing, let's beat her to it.
[Man-gil] Are you saying you want to bribe the constitutional justices?
I only want to guide anyone who is on the fence about this trial.
[pensive music playing]
There are nine constitutional justices.
The fate of the country depends on these individuals.
JEONG SU-JIN STARTED A GROUP CHAT "JUSTICE"
[Su-jin] Justice Lee Gil-seob.
Justice Baek Jong-il.
Chief Justice Choi Yong-hwan.
Justice Kim Gyeong-jin.
Those four justices are already on our side.
For the impeachment bill to pass, we need at least two-thirds approval.
That means we need six justices.
Precisely, yes.
Two more justices.
[pensive music continues]
[sighs] Let's see. Where is that file?
Oh.
There it is.
Ah! [chuckles]
[coughing]
A constitutional justice who ruled favorably
for his soon-to-be future in-laws.
CASE FILE: RETURNING OF LAND BELONGING TO STATE
Judicial misconduct, isn't it?
You failed to uphold the law.
Will you uphold the law for this upcoming trial?
[exhales sharply]
MIN SANG-CHEOL HAS JOINED THE CHAT
Feels like yesterday your son came by before heading to college.
Well, has he graduated yet?
Yes, sir.
He's thinking of launching his own start-up now.
I say, let him get it started first,
and I'll make sure he keeps it going.
[laughs]
[panting]
[Sang-jin] Father.
Jeong Su-jin has five out of the nine justices.
I think she's blackmailing them.
I expected the other four to side with us, but we're out of luck.
[uneasy music playing]
I believe Jo Sang-cheon
is talking to Justice Song Tae-ho as we speak.
CHAIRMAN YEONG-IK
Join us…
JUSTICE SONG TAE-HO
[phone buzzing]
…or get squashed.
[Man-gil] Ma'am, we've got the six justices we need
for the impeachment motion to pass.
[uneasy music continues]
Sang-jin, you should leave the country.
I'll call you when the dust settles.
[Sang-jin] Father…
It looks like our friendship has come to an end.
Why, Chairman Kang, I never believed you to be a quitter.
I don't like fighting in matches I cannot win.
I would rather
wait for a match that I can win.
We already convinced three justices. We only need one more person to stop--
I helped one justice with his son's business,
another justice by taking over the family's failing factory,
and one more.
It was hard enough to get three people. There's no way--
But Jeong Su-jin managed to persuade six justices.
I thought you had the power to move the world, but I guess you don't!
[Sang-jin] We were outnumbered. Pil-gyu opened up an old case file.
Jo Sang-cheon won over a justice by bribing a former public security--
You should've done that too!
You should've been at least two steps ahead of Jeong Su-jin!
I took one step with Jang Hyeon-su's drug issue
and another step convincing the First Lady.
I guess my old legs can't keep up anymore.
Jeong Su-jin is… always three steps ahead of me.
Then I will
hand the sword over to your son.
I am still strong enough to protect myself.
But taking an enormous bet with a losing hand
is just too risky, I think, for me.
I'm not going all in for you.
[sighs]
[door closes]
[exhales sharply]
We need to secure a hundred Assembly votes
in order to win the election.
I'll take care of it.
Once we secure the majority of the votes,
that will ensure my victory as the new president.
[Man-gil] I have faith you'll win.
[tense music playing]
Jeong-yeon.
Secretary Lee Man-gil,
the Blue House will soon be ours to take.
We are going to win.
[stirring music playing]
[reporter] The verdict of President Park's three-month-long impeachment trial
will be announced today.
[chanting] Step down! Step down!
Step down!
[man] I'll be delivering the verdict on
the Constitutional Court case number 2023 N-1
concerning the impeachment of the president.
It's imperative for all citizens of South Korea
to understand that the Constitution
forms a foundation of all state institutions,
including the presidency.
It is the people who are the ultimate source of this authority.
The Court acknowledges this fundamental principle,
and we all have decided to approach this decision knowing
the heavy weight of this responsibility.
The motion for the impeachment of the respondent, President Park Dong-ho…
BREAKING NEWS CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S DECISION
…is hereby dismissed.
[unsettling music playing]
CHOI YONG-HWAN LEFT THE CHAT
The Court hopes that this verdict,
issued with the authority granted by the citizens of our nation,
will lay the groundwork
for resolving the disputes and the chaos
currently surrounding our country.
[Yeon-sook] Do you remember these?
[unsettling music continues]
These teacups were a present from your trip to Spain.
I remember hearing that you and the First Lady
had watched a movie together in a private theater.
The Bridges of Madison County.
It's about a couple and their brief love affair.
[man] …and help
guide our beloved country to a better path and one of harmony.
[Yeon-sook] I wouldn't want to subject you to public humiliation.
Do what's right for our nation.
Furthermore, it is the Court's opinion
that we must uphold and protect
the Constitution
and the law as a unified nation,
for they are the basis of our society.
[phone buzzing]
PARK DONG-HO
Jeong Su-jin speaking.
[Dong-ho] Come to my office.
Get me up to speed.
Discard the revised enforcement plan. It's outside your authority, I'm afraid.
What did you promise Chairman Kang Yeong-ik?
While you're at it, cancel the joint citizens' committee too.
It's superfluous.
What did you agree to do if he saved your neck?
You promised half of the Blue House, didn't you?
You couldn't stand it when President Jang Il-jun
offered him a pardon.
That's the reason why you got involved with this whole mess, to begin with.
So what did you agree on?
I want to know what you promised him.
All I did was promise him that I would bring you to justice
for the crimes you and your husband committed.
Han Min-ho is gone.
He had the ties to Daejin Group.
I have nothing to do with them now.
[sighs]
Well, I am
a step ahead.
[stirring music playing]
[Dong-ho] We convinced three justices. We only need one more person--
[Yeong-ik] I helped one justice with his son's business,
another justice by taking over the family's failing factory,
and one more--
[Dong-ho] You should've done that too!
You should've been at least two steps ahead of Jeong Su-jin!
[Su-jin gasps]
[gasps]
Just how far are you planning to go?
Chairman Kang took two steps.
You took three.
And I
am taking it
one step further.
[tense music playing]
[Jeong-yeon] Now you have evidence against those
who manipulated the Constitutional Court.
Now it's your turn to do your part.
Why?
He just got out of quicksand, so why go back in?
Because he never got out.
His plan is to bring Jeong Su-jin under.
He is also planning to
take Chairman Kang as well.
[tense music continues]
He said this to me.
"We're all seeking justice in this rotten world."
"We just have different ways of going about it."
"I'm going to stick with my way until the very end."
[cameras clicking]
Jesus Christ once said to an angry mob…
"He that is without sin among you,
let him first cast a stone at her."
Everyone turned away.
Because anyone who casts stones at others
has to endure
having stones cast at them as well.
From this moment…
until my very last moment inside the Blue House,
there are
many stones that I
am planning on casting.
That's why
I'll let
whatever stones…
be cast at me first.
[suspenseful music playing]
On November 18th,
2022…
I paid a visit to the Blue House.
And the reason I…
went there that night was to…
kill President Jang.
[dramatic music playing]
THE WHIRLWIND
[closing theme music playing]
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