Keoteunkol (2022): Season 1, Episode 15 - Episode #1.15 - full transcript
CURTAIN CALL
CURTAIN CALL
You were pretty good at driving.
You want an international license?
No, I'm good.
Why do you say you're good every time?
I'm not good with it, okay?
Did something happen?
I don't want to be a chauffeur
for my perfectly healthy cousin.
In fact, I want you to be my chauffeur.
I've always traveled the road alone.
Sooner or later,
I'll have to continue to do so.
You're a tough nut to crack.
This is how I've been treating other men.
I guess it's karma for me, then.
Don't laugh.
Okay, let's say you return to China.
Even so, you can visit on holidays
or for Grandma's memorial and such, no?
You didn't even know I existed until now.
Why are you trying so hard
to see me regularly?
Because I like having you around. So what?
-What's there to like?
-Do you not like hanging with me?
I'm such a pretty and kind cousin.
Can you live without seeing me?
So you're saying
in your own words
that you think
you're pretty and charming...
-Hey, hey.
-Keep your eyes on the road!
-Wow.
-Come on.
Se-yeon, may I come in?
You're already in.
You're right.
A play?
Yes. I really want
to show it to Grandma.
Really?
You'll find the story entertaining too.
So I hope you can come
with Grandma.
All right.
I would be great if I could go with her.
You will.
You absolutely will.
All right.
I want...
to show you...
who the theater actor Yoo Jae-heon is.
Who I really am.
This is how
introductions should begin, right?
You don't have to see me out.
-I'll be seeing you...
-Hello, Mr. Yoo Jae-heon.
EPISODE 15
Hey, impostor.
You still have business here?
If you're an actor,
you should know to leave
once the performance has ended.
It hasn't ended yet.
Will you be satisfied
when you witness the chairwoman's passing?
Hey.
Watch your mouth.
What?
It's not what you think,
so watch what you say.
Is it because of Se-yeon?
Is it?
You got close to her
while you played Ri Moon-seong,
so I guess you believe
you're something important.
Know your place.
Yeah.
I am an impostor.
I am, but...
I can finally say this now.
-I'm not walking on eggshells anymore.
-What?
I'm a theater actor.
If I were given a character like you,
it would take me one day
to analyze the character.
You're so obvious.
Let's cut the crap.
Why are you obsessing over this marriage?
Have you ever really thought about it?
What?
You've been living
a life void of failure
except one single flaw.
You want to correct it.
That's why you're obsessing over
your nuptials to Se-yeon.
How's that?
You think your life will be perfect
once you correct it,
but you feel rotten, no?
You know why that is?
It's because...
you...
love Se-yeon.
Only a fool would fail to read
his own emotions.
You pressured her
so you could correct your failure.
Even if you succeed,
you can't feel good about it.
You got it all wrong.
What you want isn't Se-yeon.
It's her heart.
It's not too late.
Instead of agonizing over a greater
failure for the rest of your life,
correct your course.
Start over.
That's all.
Hey, Yoon-hee.
What are you doing all alone?
Did the practice go well without me?
It went well.
I have a feeling
this will be my last performance.
Yoon-hee, you going to the US?
Yeah.
I've procrastinated enough.
I should go now.
Really?
It was as if the clock had stopped for me,
for you, and for Grandma's household.
But I think the clock has started
ticking again.
That's why I have to let my clock
start ticking again.
Man, I want to destroy that clock.
-Will you?
-Yeah. I'll destroy it for you.
Will you really?
I mean, I said it,
but is it something I can destroy?
-How do I destroy it?
-Forget it. I'm hungry.
You keep talking nonsense.
-Hurry up. I'm hungry.
-I'm going!
Buy me tteokbokki!
DR. AN U-HYEON
Hello?
What?
Grandma woke up? How is she?
It's not looking good.
-Then what are we doing? Let's go.
-Wait. Grandma...
is looking for Moon-seong.
What?
Moon-seong? Let's take him, then.
Ms. Yoon, where is he?
He's not here.
He leaves often, and I rarely see him.
You have his number, so call him already.
-I don't know where he is.
-Before that...
I want us to think about this.
Do you think now's the time
to let him meet her?
What are you saying?
Which man is Ri Moon-seong to her?
Whom should she meet?
-To Grandma, Moon-seong is...
-The other Moon-seong.
-The other one.
-That's why I think
we should call Jae-heon.
You can't hide the truth forever.
I agree.
You want to hide it until she passes?
No. I said no.
I'm not sure.
Let's go.
Se-gyu!
I'm just going to go.
What should we do?
Chairwoman,
he's on his way.
Please rest.
Se-yeon.
Se-yeon.
Grandma... Is she okay?
Listen carefully.
You're Ri Moon-seong for today.
-What?
-This will be...
the last scene you'll play
as Ri Moon-seong.
You must be itching to move.
Should we take this off?
Stubborn as always.
Okay, then. Keep it on.
You have to stay alive.
Let's go. Let her rest.
We'll be right outside.
You.
Se-jun.
Grandma.
It's me.
Moon-seong...
Is it you?
I almost...
slipped away again.
Leaving you alone.
"Be well."
I almost didn't get to say a few words...
of a proper farewell.
Grandma.
I'm sorry.
Grandma, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Grandma.
I'm sorry...
that I'm not Ri Moon-seong.
You are...
not?
I'm sorry.
I already knew.
There was a certain moment...
I realized...
you weren't...
Ri Moon-seong.
Even so...
your love for me...
both of your love for me...
seemed evident to me.
That's why...
I said nothing.
Child...
what...
is your name?
My name is Yoo Jae-heon.
You're Jae-heon.
Yes.
What do you do?
I'm an actor.
An actor?
Yes.
That was the first time...
I ever acted in my life.
How did I do?
Did I do okay?
Yes.
While I acted like I knew nothing
in front of you...
I remembered the feeling...
pretending not to know even when I did,
pretending to like something
even when I didn't,
pretending to be okay
even when I was in pain.
I too...
had been an actor.
Don't blame yourself too much.
All thanks to you two,
I was happy.
This is...
my honest...
truth.
Grandma.
Grandma, me too.
I was happy too. I was happy too, Grandma.
There's something called a curtain call.
A curtain call happens
after the final curtain of a play.
That's when the cast bows
to thank the audience for coming.
For your life story,
you must give your final bow,
so come for your final curtain call.
Curtain call?
Grandma,
there's something...
I really want to show you.
This is...
the only thing I can show you.
You'll come see it, won't you?
You can come, yeah?
I will...
for sure...
Grandma.
Grandma?
Grandma, wait!
Grandma!
Oh, no. Grandma!
Oh, no. What... What do I do?
-What's going on?
-Please don't come in.
-What?
-Please wait.
Please leave. Check her vitals.
How is she? Has it settled?
What the hell did you do?
Se-jun.
Grandma...
She knew everything.
Is that so?
Yeah.
I'm confused about whether to be relieved.
She said she was happy because of us.
She told us not to blame ourselves.
Did she really say that?
Yoon-hee.
There's something I haven't done yet.
I think...
I must do it.
How's Grandma?
She's all right.
How's Grandma?
You knew?
There's only one reason
this house would be emptied out.
The lot of you, all gone.
She's okay for now.
Next time, I want you to tell me.
We may be strangers,
but she's not a stranger to me.
Yes, Mr. Jeong.
Yeah, it's me. Where are you?
Home, of course.
Jae-heon, then...
let's have a drink.
I remember when we began our play here.
When we took the passport pictures.
One, two, three.
We were just excited,
thinking it would go well.
Those memories are making this harder
and more agonizing.
Jae-heon,
I'm the one...
who started this play.
We started this together.
No.
This was my first and last act
of stubborn recklessness.
Anyway, thank you for doing this with me.
The pay was ridiculously good.
So, the money is intact and well?
That money...
I wonder where it went.
Well, thank you for doing this with me,
and I'm sorry.
Grandma...
knew everything.
She knew and kept playing along.
Why do you think she did that?
She understood all too well
why you planned all this
and what your intentions were.
Grandma understood you, Mr. Jeong.
You once told me...
if the person being lied to
never finds out,
then it isn't a lie.
But in rare cases,
I think lies can become the truth
even if the person finds out.
So...
Mr. Jeong,
don't be too ashamed.
Thank you.
Hey, let's have a shot.
Sure.
I have something to ask of you.
Let me speak to Ri Moon-seong.
-Attorney Kang.
-Oh, hello.
If it's about the inheritance,
nobody is here right now, so you'll...
It isn't.
I'm here to see you two today.
Regarding the inheritance and shares,
everything remains the same.
Once the legal review's done,
we'll start the M&A process immediately.
Once the preparations are done,
we'll let you know.
The impostor was ready
to give his shares to Se-yeon
with no strings attached.
While Se-yeon knew he was an impostor,
she played along in the play
to protect the hotel.
But what if the real one appears?
I wondered what he'd do.
That's why I asked to meet you.
The real Ri Moon-seong.
I don't have to say a thing
just because you're curious.
This is South Korea.
Our ways aren't like
the People's Republic ways of the North.
Nothing's free in a capitalist society.
My answer is simple.
I'm going to destroy this hotel,
and I'll side with anyone
if I can bring my grandma down.
I'll do anything.
So,
how's that for an answer, curious fella?
What are you going to do, Se-yeon?
You're aware that
Ri Moon-seong is on my side?
No matter what you try, you can't stop me.
Ri Moon-seong, why don't we step outside?
Isn't it good manners to explain
what business you have with me?
I don't have business with you.
Someone else does.
Have your conversation.
Okay, thank you.
We've met before, yeah?
Yes. I remember.
A comrade from home.
Right. I'm a comrade.
Now that I think about it,
I met Ri Moon-seong as Ri moon-seong,
so that does make this strange.
Ri Moon-seong meeting Ri Moon-seong.
The name's Yoo Jae-heon.
I'm Seo Yoon-hee.
What's this about?
-I have something to say.
-Something to say?
"Something to say."
Everyone I meet in the South
either tell me what to do
or what not to do.
Then they pay me.
They think only they get to speak.
They don't care what I want.
A capitalist society runs differently,
for sure.
Don't you think?
So,
did you...
come bearing cash?
What do you want?
Let's hear it.
I want to tell you about Grandma.
What?
I spent some of your time with her,
when it belongs to you.
I thought I should tell you
what it was like to spend time with her.
The time,
which should've been yours to spend...
Aren't you curious about it?
What's this?
Grandma's built her hotels
by selling these bowls of gukbap.
Your grandfather told her to wait
and that he would come find her.
Making this was all she knew how to do.
So this is what she sold while...
while she waited for him.
When I first came here,
she made this for us.
It was really good.
I think she really wanted to make one
for her grandson.
A bowl of gukbap she made herself.
So...
try it.
-You eat too.
-Huh? Okay.
How is it?
Isn't it really good?
So, what about you?
Sorry?
If he played me, who did you play?
I was...
While he played Ri Moon-seong,
I played Jang Jin-suk.
Your wife...
Your wife, Comrade...
Wow. He's at a loss for...
My wife...
isn't as ugly as you.
She has much more delicate features.
Wow. You speak funny.
What's wrong with me?
Bunches of guys across the globe
are lining up for me.
You splattered everywhere.
Sorry.
Do you remember this?
A little.
You were cute back then.
Wonder where all the cuteness went.
What?
I held her hand that day.
That feeling...
I don't remember anything else,
but I remember how it felt.
He was the first guest at the inn.
He came to see her over the years.
He knew she was there waiting
for her family to return someday.
Even so, he protected her and loved her.
Let's step out.
Have you been well, Jin-suk?
Oh, wait.
What do I call you now?
Ji-won...
Hey, hop in.
Hey, put your seat belt on.
Pull it out from that side.
Why are you speaking informally now?
-You were too, from the beginning.
-What?
Hey.
We're similar in age.
What about our relationship?
We have a special one.
A mismatched brotherhood.
I can speak comfortably, right?
You become friendly and speak comfortably
with your peers.
I've done my research.
You guys do the same.
North or South, we think alike.
You're an odd one.
What? What?
I'm done character-analyzing you.
That sort of mumbling means "affirmative."
I'm right, huh?
-Let's go!
-Where to?
I wanted to tell you the truth,
but I'm sorry you found out that way.
When I first learned you were an impostor...
do you know what I thought?
"What a pity.
I just lost a close friend."
Have I...
lost you?
No, Ji-won.
I'd like to continue our friendship.
Really?
Yes.
Then...
can I have your number?
-Yeah.
-Tell me.
-Wait.
-Me too.
Isn't this really strange?
I thought we couldn't grow any closer...
but I know nothing about you.
That's true.
-Tell me about yourself.
-What?
Who are you?
What are you?
Who are you, huh?
I don't know where or how to start.
I want to know everything, from A to Z.
Thinking you might...
show up here one day.
She came here as often as possible.
For many decades.
She always imagined here.
She always imagined
you sailing in from across the horizon.
I know.
Can't you just come with us?
Moon-seong,
let's promise to meet again
next year, okay?
Let's make a promise, like this.
Grandma, we'll meet again.
I'm Ri Moon-seong. Don't forget me.
Okay, cheers.
What are you doing? Drink up.
I guess you can't...
drink?
Wow. You look the complete opposite.
That's cute.
If you won't, then I will.
Why did you do it?
-What?
-You playing me.
Why did you?
For Grandma.
It was to... It was to make her happy.
Is that all?
I'll tell... you only, okay?
I told no one. No one.
Listen, punk.
You got to live with your father.
I...
don't even know my parents' faces.
I just remember sitting
by myself
at an amusement park.
And that feeling...
It's frustrating,
because that's all I remember.
So...
I wondered what it'd be like to reunite
with a long-lost family.
I was curious.
But a teensy bit.
Just this itty-bitty bit.
I think I know now.
Stop drinking.
I'm stopping. I'm stopping.
For me and for you.
The two Ri Moon-seongs.
Oh, damn it!
Comrade Ri Moon-seong.
Hey, Ri Moon-seong.
What?
Grandma...
Don't hate her.
You punk.
Damn it.
Out of the way. I can walk.
Oh, shit.
Oh, man.
-Hey.
-No, I can't.
Get on my back.
On my back!
On my back!
Mr. Jeong.
Why aren't you asleep?
I can't sleep.
I see.
What about you?
I can't sleep either.
Maybe I shouldn't have told you that.
Is Jae-heon doing okay?
Yes.
He wanted to meet Ri Moon-seong.
Moon-seong?
So, I helped them meet.
Are they together now?
Yes, they probably are.
He's trying so hard.
He's no longer responsible.
To Jae-heon...
it may feel like it is.
What?
He's so invested
in someone else's business...
when I don't even know
what to do with mine.
I want to protect everything.
Grandma and the hotel.
I worry what will happen if I fail.
That's why I can't sleep.
We'll go ahead with it
after your confirmation.
You may go.
So he did it.
How long have you two known each other?
It's been over 20 years
since we first met in elementary school.
So you've been dating since then?
Twenty years?
It's been 20 years
since I became aware of Bae Dong-jae.
Could it be...
that there was no romantic relationship
between you two?
Well...
None of the family is here. It's just me.
There's no cash or jewelry in the house.
You can try and come in,
but there are CCTVs.
You won't get much out of the situation.
I guess you do resemble the siblings,
unlike the other Ri Moon-seong.
You enjoy being a puppet
with someone else's name?
Blame your crooked past.
Do you really think the man
who started this,
knowing the real grandson was alive,
and the impostors living on edge
for his play,
loved what they were doing?
You must've loved the pay.
The money Mr. Jeong paid us with,
the money he paid us to act...
It was the last of his savings.
He poured money into finding you
for the past few years.
Then he used the rest to pay us
to be in his play.
-So it was because he couldn't find me?
-It's because he found you.
Do you know how your grandparents parted?
Your grandfather missed the ship
to help a stranger's child.
You're the descendant of that man.
So he firmly believed
you'd turned out to be a good man,
even if you had a tough life.
But you...
lived a violent life.
Watch your tongue.
Mr. Jeong contemplated whether to tell
someone who only had three months to live.
But she missed you too much.
That's why he decided to put on a play.
Have you ever starved?
-What did you say?
-Have you starved for days on end?
You watch bodies float along the river,
but you have no strength to pull them out.
When you starve enough
that you can't even escape in fear,
when you watch your loved one
starve to death...
what would you not do?
You people rack your brain
over having delicious meals.
Are you saying I should've known better
when I've been digging dirt to eat?
Do you hear yourself?
If you feel for a 92-year-old woman
with three months left to live,
how do you think I felt
watching a woman turn into ash
before even turning 30?
Oh, man. I drank way too much last night.
Are you okay?
Some tolerance you've got.
You need to man up.
Whoa, man.
You had one shot when I had two, no?
What? Did I...
Did I do something?
You shouldn't drink at all. Got it?
So what if you took care of me this once?
You look strong enough.
Are you patronizing me
because of some short outing?
Geez...
Let's go.
Now what?
One last place.
Hurry up!
This was where I came
for my last trip with Grandma.
Grandma told me...
I have waited for you and your father
for many years.
On the other hand,
you must've wanted me to come to you.
I never imagined to think that way.
She said she realized it at that moment.
Grandma...
She was always sorry...
but always grateful...
to Moon-seong.
To you.
That's all I have to say.
This is it.
I'd like to stay for a bit.
CURTAIN CALL
There was plenty of time
to think about it.
I wonder what more I can say to you.
Moon-seong,
thank you so much.
The performance date...
We'd have to rent the theater
for more days.
We're doing this!
There are too many problems.
Let's go.
There's a place I have to go.
Let's all go together.
Grandma, you'll come, right?
CURTAIN CALL
You were pretty good at driving.
You want an international license?
No, I'm good.
Why do you say you're good every time?
I'm not good with it, okay?
Did something happen?
I don't want to be a chauffeur
for my perfectly healthy cousin.
In fact, I want you to be my chauffeur.
I've always traveled the road alone.
Sooner or later,
I'll have to continue to do so.
You're a tough nut to crack.
This is how I've been treating other men.
I guess it's karma for me, then.
Don't laugh.
Okay, let's say you return to China.
Even so, you can visit on holidays
or for Grandma's memorial and such, no?
You didn't even know I existed until now.
Why are you trying so hard
to see me regularly?
Because I like having you around. So what?
-What's there to like?
-Do you not like hanging with me?
I'm such a pretty and kind cousin.
Can you live without seeing me?
So you're saying
in your own words
that you think
you're pretty and charming...
-Hey, hey.
-Keep your eyes on the road!
-Wow.
-Come on.
Se-yeon, may I come in?
You're already in.
You're right.
A play?
Yes. I really want
to show it to Grandma.
Really?
You'll find the story entertaining too.
So I hope you can come
with Grandma.
All right.
I would be great if I could go with her.
You will.
You absolutely will.
All right.
I want...
to show you...
who the theater actor Yoo Jae-heon is.
Who I really am.
This is how
introductions should begin, right?
You don't have to see me out.
-I'll be seeing you...
-Hello, Mr. Yoo Jae-heon.
EPISODE 15
Hey, impostor.
You still have business here?
If you're an actor,
you should know to leave
once the performance has ended.
It hasn't ended yet.
Will you be satisfied
when you witness the chairwoman's passing?
Hey.
Watch your mouth.
What?
It's not what you think,
so watch what you say.
Is it because of Se-yeon?
Is it?
You got close to her
while you played Ri Moon-seong,
so I guess you believe
you're something important.
Know your place.
Yeah.
I am an impostor.
I am, but...
I can finally say this now.
-I'm not walking on eggshells anymore.
-What?
I'm a theater actor.
If I were given a character like you,
it would take me one day
to analyze the character.
You're so obvious.
Let's cut the crap.
Why are you obsessing over this marriage?
Have you ever really thought about it?
What?
You've been living
a life void of failure
except one single flaw.
You want to correct it.
That's why you're obsessing over
your nuptials to Se-yeon.
How's that?
You think your life will be perfect
once you correct it,
but you feel rotten, no?
You know why that is?
It's because...
you...
love Se-yeon.
Only a fool would fail to read
his own emotions.
You pressured her
so you could correct your failure.
Even if you succeed,
you can't feel good about it.
You got it all wrong.
What you want isn't Se-yeon.
It's her heart.
It's not too late.
Instead of agonizing over a greater
failure for the rest of your life,
correct your course.
Start over.
That's all.
Hey, Yoon-hee.
What are you doing all alone?
Did the practice go well without me?
It went well.
I have a feeling
this will be my last performance.
Yoon-hee, you going to the US?
Yeah.
I've procrastinated enough.
I should go now.
Really?
It was as if the clock had stopped for me,
for you, and for Grandma's household.
But I think the clock has started
ticking again.
That's why I have to let my clock
start ticking again.
Man, I want to destroy that clock.
-Will you?
-Yeah. I'll destroy it for you.
Will you really?
I mean, I said it,
but is it something I can destroy?
-How do I destroy it?
-Forget it. I'm hungry.
You keep talking nonsense.
-Hurry up. I'm hungry.
-I'm going!
Buy me tteokbokki!
DR. AN U-HYEON
Hello?
What?
Grandma woke up? How is she?
It's not looking good.
-Then what are we doing? Let's go.
-Wait. Grandma...
is looking for Moon-seong.
What?
Moon-seong? Let's take him, then.
Ms. Yoon, where is he?
He's not here.
He leaves often, and I rarely see him.
You have his number, so call him already.
-I don't know where he is.
-Before that...
I want us to think about this.
Do you think now's the time
to let him meet her?
What are you saying?
Which man is Ri Moon-seong to her?
Whom should she meet?
-To Grandma, Moon-seong is...
-The other Moon-seong.
-The other one.
-That's why I think
we should call Jae-heon.
You can't hide the truth forever.
I agree.
You want to hide it until she passes?
No. I said no.
I'm not sure.
Let's go.
Se-gyu!
I'm just going to go.
What should we do?
Chairwoman,
he's on his way.
Please rest.
Se-yeon.
Se-yeon.
Grandma... Is she okay?
Listen carefully.
You're Ri Moon-seong for today.
-What?
-This will be...
the last scene you'll play
as Ri Moon-seong.
You must be itching to move.
Should we take this off?
Stubborn as always.
Okay, then. Keep it on.
You have to stay alive.
Let's go. Let her rest.
We'll be right outside.
You.
Se-jun.
Grandma.
It's me.
Moon-seong...
Is it you?
I almost...
slipped away again.
Leaving you alone.
"Be well."
I almost didn't get to say a few words...
of a proper farewell.
Grandma.
I'm sorry.
Grandma, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Grandma.
I'm sorry...
that I'm not Ri Moon-seong.
You are...
not?
I'm sorry.
I already knew.
There was a certain moment...
I realized...
you weren't...
Ri Moon-seong.
Even so...
your love for me...
both of your love for me...
seemed evident to me.
That's why...
I said nothing.
Child...
what...
is your name?
My name is Yoo Jae-heon.
You're Jae-heon.
Yes.
What do you do?
I'm an actor.
An actor?
Yes.
That was the first time...
I ever acted in my life.
How did I do?
Did I do okay?
Yes.
While I acted like I knew nothing
in front of you...
I remembered the feeling...
pretending not to know even when I did,
pretending to like something
even when I didn't,
pretending to be okay
even when I was in pain.
I too...
had been an actor.
Don't blame yourself too much.
All thanks to you two,
I was happy.
This is...
my honest...
truth.
Grandma.
Grandma, me too.
I was happy too. I was happy too, Grandma.
There's something called a curtain call.
A curtain call happens
after the final curtain of a play.
That's when the cast bows
to thank the audience for coming.
For your life story,
you must give your final bow,
so come for your final curtain call.
Curtain call?
Grandma,
there's something...
I really want to show you.
This is...
the only thing I can show you.
You'll come see it, won't you?
You can come, yeah?
I will...
for sure...
Grandma.
Grandma?
Grandma, wait!
Grandma!
Oh, no. Grandma!
Oh, no. What... What do I do?
-What's going on?
-Please don't come in.
-What?
-Please wait.
Please leave. Check her vitals.
How is she? Has it settled?
What the hell did you do?
Se-jun.
Grandma...
She knew everything.
Is that so?
Yeah.
I'm confused about whether to be relieved.
She said she was happy because of us.
She told us not to blame ourselves.
Did she really say that?
Yoon-hee.
There's something I haven't done yet.
I think...
I must do it.
How's Grandma?
She's all right.
How's Grandma?
You knew?
There's only one reason
this house would be emptied out.
The lot of you, all gone.
She's okay for now.
Next time, I want you to tell me.
We may be strangers,
but she's not a stranger to me.
Yes, Mr. Jeong.
Yeah, it's me. Where are you?
Home, of course.
Jae-heon, then...
let's have a drink.
I remember when we began our play here.
When we took the passport pictures.
One, two, three.
We were just excited,
thinking it would go well.
Those memories are making this harder
and more agonizing.
Jae-heon,
I'm the one...
who started this play.
We started this together.
No.
This was my first and last act
of stubborn recklessness.
Anyway, thank you for doing this with me.
The pay was ridiculously good.
So, the money is intact and well?
That money...
I wonder where it went.
Well, thank you for doing this with me,
and I'm sorry.
Grandma...
knew everything.
She knew and kept playing along.
Why do you think she did that?
She understood all too well
why you planned all this
and what your intentions were.
Grandma understood you, Mr. Jeong.
You once told me...
if the person being lied to
never finds out,
then it isn't a lie.
But in rare cases,
I think lies can become the truth
even if the person finds out.
So...
Mr. Jeong,
don't be too ashamed.
Thank you.
Hey, let's have a shot.
Sure.
I have something to ask of you.
Let me speak to Ri Moon-seong.
-Attorney Kang.
-Oh, hello.
If it's about the inheritance,
nobody is here right now, so you'll...
It isn't.
I'm here to see you two today.
Regarding the inheritance and shares,
everything remains the same.
Once the legal review's done,
we'll start the M&A process immediately.
Once the preparations are done,
we'll let you know.
The impostor was ready
to give his shares to Se-yeon
with no strings attached.
While Se-yeon knew he was an impostor,
she played along in the play
to protect the hotel.
But what if the real one appears?
I wondered what he'd do.
That's why I asked to meet you.
The real Ri Moon-seong.
I don't have to say a thing
just because you're curious.
This is South Korea.
Our ways aren't like
the People's Republic ways of the North.
Nothing's free in a capitalist society.
My answer is simple.
I'm going to destroy this hotel,
and I'll side with anyone
if I can bring my grandma down.
I'll do anything.
So,
how's that for an answer, curious fella?
What are you going to do, Se-yeon?
You're aware that
Ri Moon-seong is on my side?
No matter what you try, you can't stop me.
Ri Moon-seong, why don't we step outside?
Isn't it good manners to explain
what business you have with me?
I don't have business with you.
Someone else does.
Have your conversation.
Okay, thank you.
We've met before, yeah?
Yes. I remember.
A comrade from home.
Right. I'm a comrade.
Now that I think about it,
I met Ri Moon-seong as Ri moon-seong,
so that does make this strange.
Ri Moon-seong meeting Ri Moon-seong.
The name's Yoo Jae-heon.
I'm Seo Yoon-hee.
What's this about?
-I have something to say.
-Something to say?
"Something to say."
Everyone I meet in the South
either tell me what to do
or what not to do.
Then they pay me.
They think only they get to speak.
They don't care what I want.
A capitalist society runs differently,
for sure.
Don't you think?
So,
did you...
come bearing cash?
What do you want?
Let's hear it.
I want to tell you about Grandma.
What?
I spent some of your time with her,
when it belongs to you.
I thought I should tell you
what it was like to spend time with her.
The time,
which should've been yours to spend...
Aren't you curious about it?
What's this?
Grandma's built her hotels
by selling these bowls of gukbap.
Your grandfather told her to wait
and that he would come find her.
Making this was all she knew how to do.
So this is what she sold while...
while she waited for him.
When I first came here,
she made this for us.
It was really good.
I think she really wanted to make one
for her grandson.
A bowl of gukbap she made herself.
So...
try it.
-You eat too.
-Huh? Okay.
How is it?
Isn't it really good?
So, what about you?
Sorry?
If he played me, who did you play?
I was...
While he played Ri Moon-seong,
I played Jang Jin-suk.
Your wife...
Your wife, Comrade...
Wow. He's at a loss for...
My wife...
isn't as ugly as you.
She has much more delicate features.
Wow. You speak funny.
What's wrong with me?
Bunches of guys across the globe
are lining up for me.
You splattered everywhere.
Sorry.
Do you remember this?
A little.
You were cute back then.
Wonder where all the cuteness went.
What?
I held her hand that day.
That feeling...
I don't remember anything else,
but I remember how it felt.
He was the first guest at the inn.
He came to see her over the years.
He knew she was there waiting
for her family to return someday.
Even so, he protected her and loved her.
Let's step out.
Have you been well, Jin-suk?
Oh, wait.
What do I call you now?
Ji-won...
Hey, hop in.
Hey, put your seat belt on.
Pull it out from that side.
Why are you speaking informally now?
-You were too, from the beginning.
-What?
Hey.
We're similar in age.
What about our relationship?
We have a special one.
A mismatched brotherhood.
I can speak comfortably, right?
You become friendly and speak comfortably
with your peers.
I've done my research.
You guys do the same.
North or South, we think alike.
You're an odd one.
What? What?
I'm done character-analyzing you.
That sort of mumbling means "affirmative."
I'm right, huh?
-Let's go!
-Where to?
I wanted to tell you the truth,
but I'm sorry you found out that way.
When I first learned you were an impostor...
do you know what I thought?
"What a pity.
I just lost a close friend."
Have I...
lost you?
No, Ji-won.
I'd like to continue our friendship.
Really?
Yes.
Then...
can I have your number?
-Yeah.
-Tell me.
-Wait.
-Me too.
Isn't this really strange?
I thought we couldn't grow any closer...
but I know nothing about you.
That's true.
-Tell me about yourself.
-What?
Who are you?
What are you?
Who are you, huh?
I don't know where or how to start.
I want to know everything, from A to Z.
Thinking you might...
show up here one day.
She came here as often as possible.
For many decades.
She always imagined here.
She always imagined
you sailing in from across the horizon.
I know.
Can't you just come with us?
Moon-seong,
let's promise to meet again
next year, okay?
Let's make a promise, like this.
Grandma, we'll meet again.
I'm Ri Moon-seong. Don't forget me.
Okay, cheers.
What are you doing? Drink up.
I guess you can't...
drink?
Wow. You look the complete opposite.
That's cute.
If you won't, then I will.
Why did you do it?
-What?
-You playing me.
Why did you?
For Grandma.
It was to... It was to make her happy.
Is that all?
I'll tell... you only, okay?
I told no one. No one.
Listen, punk.
You got to live with your father.
I...
don't even know my parents' faces.
I just remember sitting
by myself
at an amusement park.
And that feeling...
It's frustrating,
because that's all I remember.
So...
I wondered what it'd be like to reunite
with a long-lost family.
I was curious.
But a teensy bit.
Just this itty-bitty bit.
I think I know now.
Stop drinking.
I'm stopping. I'm stopping.
For me and for you.
The two Ri Moon-seongs.
Oh, damn it!
Comrade Ri Moon-seong.
Hey, Ri Moon-seong.
What?
Grandma...
Don't hate her.
You punk.
Damn it.
Out of the way. I can walk.
Oh, shit.
Oh, man.
-Hey.
-No, I can't.
Get on my back.
On my back!
On my back!
Mr. Jeong.
Why aren't you asleep?
I can't sleep.
I see.
What about you?
I can't sleep either.
Maybe I shouldn't have told you that.
Is Jae-heon doing okay?
Yes.
He wanted to meet Ri Moon-seong.
Moon-seong?
So, I helped them meet.
Are they together now?
Yes, they probably are.
He's trying so hard.
He's no longer responsible.
To Jae-heon...
it may feel like it is.
What?
He's so invested
in someone else's business...
when I don't even know
what to do with mine.
I want to protect everything.
Grandma and the hotel.
I worry what will happen if I fail.
That's why I can't sleep.
We'll go ahead with it
after your confirmation.
You may go.
So he did it.
How long have you two known each other?
It's been over 20 years
since we first met in elementary school.
So you've been dating since then?
Twenty years?
It's been 20 years
since I became aware of Bae Dong-jae.
Could it be...
that there was no romantic relationship
between you two?
Well...
None of the family is here. It's just me.
There's no cash or jewelry in the house.
You can try and come in,
but there are CCTVs.
You won't get much out of the situation.
I guess you do resemble the siblings,
unlike the other Ri Moon-seong.
You enjoy being a puppet
with someone else's name?
Blame your crooked past.
Do you really think the man
who started this,
knowing the real grandson was alive,
and the impostors living on edge
for his play,
loved what they were doing?
You must've loved the pay.
The money Mr. Jeong paid us with,
the money he paid us to act...
It was the last of his savings.
He poured money into finding you
for the past few years.
Then he used the rest to pay us
to be in his play.
-So it was because he couldn't find me?
-It's because he found you.
Do you know how your grandparents parted?
Your grandfather missed the ship
to help a stranger's child.
You're the descendant of that man.
So he firmly believed
you'd turned out to be a good man,
even if you had a tough life.
But you...
lived a violent life.
Watch your tongue.
Mr. Jeong contemplated whether to tell
someone who only had three months to live.
But she missed you too much.
That's why he decided to put on a play.
Have you ever starved?
-What did you say?
-Have you starved for days on end?
You watch bodies float along the river,
but you have no strength to pull them out.
When you starve enough
that you can't even escape in fear,
when you watch your loved one
starve to death...
what would you not do?
You people rack your brain
over having delicious meals.
Are you saying I should've known better
when I've been digging dirt to eat?
Do you hear yourself?
If you feel for a 92-year-old woman
with three months left to live,
how do you think I felt
watching a woman turn into ash
before even turning 30?
Oh, man. I drank way too much last night.
Are you okay?
Some tolerance you've got.
You need to man up.
Whoa, man.
You had one shot when I had two, no?
What? Did I...
Did I do something?
You shouldn't drink at all. Got it?
So what if you took care of me this once?
You look strong enough.
Are you patronizing me
because of some short outing?
Geez...
Let's go.
Now what?
One last place.
Hurry up!
This was where I came
for my last trip with Grandma.
Grandma told me...
I have waited for you and your father
for many years.
On the other hand,
you must've wanted me to come to you.
I never imagined to think that way.
She said she realized it at that moment.
Grandma...
She was always sorry...
but always grateful...
to Moon-seong.
To you.
That's all I have to say.
This is it.
I'd like to stay for a bit.
CURTAIN CALL
There was plenty of time
to think about it.
I wonder what more I can say to you.
Moon-seong,
thank you so much.
The performance date...
We'd have to rent the theater
for more days.
We're doing this!
There are too many problems.
Let's go.
There's a place I have to go.
Let's all go together.
Grandma, you'll come, right?