Little Women (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Episode #1.8 - full transcript

I'll give you an important task

to show you that I still trust you.

Get rid of Ms. Oh In-joo.

As quickly and as neatly as you can.

When can you do it by?

I'll get it done by tomorrow.

That quickly?

There might be problems
if we do it here in Korea,

so I'll deal with her somewhere far off.

Ms. Oh will voluntarily leave the country
never to return,

and her sisters will have no idea
that she has died.



How does that sound?

Is that possible?

We're going to Singapore for work.

I like it.

I like it so much

that I'll be disappointed
if it doesn't go as planned.

If Oh In-joo is still alive
by tomorrow midnight,

you will die.

I can trust you, right?

I received an email from Singapore.

It says that the preview of the auction
was attended by many VIPs

including Ms. Oh In-joo from Korea.

That's…

Hwa-young.



Is Ms. Jin Hwa-young

really dead?

Yes.

I saw her dead body with my own eyes.

She's definitely dead.

We have a problem.

Rumor has it that the paper company
that I set up under your name

is going to be investigated.

Then what will happen?

They might freeze the accounts.

But the bigger problem is

that the fake Oh In-joo might take
the 70 billion won herself.

Is it really possible…

that Hwa-young is still alive?

I'm on my way to the airport.

I'm going to Singapore to find out.

Are you coming with me or not?

I am.

Open the door.

I'm sorry.

I didn't want to hurt you.

But you must understand

that we have a goal
to stand in the highest place together.

But your actions are
getting in the way of our goal.

I had no choice.

But still, how could you lock me up?

How could you do this to me?

Just until tomorrow.

Take your meds and behave yourself
for just one more night.

And you'll be free tomorrow.

Nobody knows you were locked up.

The PR team covered it up with the photos
and videos they had prepared.

Tomorrow, you'll stand before the public
at your most extravagant.

You love being live on TV.

Live?

What should I wear?

I shouldn't look too sexy, right?

It would be nice for people to know

how sexy the woman I'm married to is.

You must promise

that you'll protect me

no matter what happens.

That's a promise that we've had
since I was in middle school.

Didn't you know that?

Why do you think I was at this protest?

Because I was frustrated.

Nobody apologized to us.

They apologized to Vietnamese civilians

and even to the Viet Cong,

but not to us.

We wanted people to know
how frustrated we were.

This was used just for show,
not to cause actual harm.

But look.

A car suddenly drove in.

-Apologize to us!
-Apologize!

Take responsibility!

-Take responsibility!
-Take responsibility!

It blew up after five seconds.

This is who Choi Hee-jae is.

So Mr. Choi Hee-jae
didn't discuss this with you beforehand--

There's no way he'd do that.
He's a lone wolf.

At first, nobody knew who he was.

I found out later that he was
a part of that operation in 1967.

The operation that recruited
only the bravest and most agile soldiers.

That secret operation?

In our best battles,

the kill-to-death ratio
for Korean troops was 20:1.

That's twenty Viet Cong killed
for one Korean soldier dead.

But those men had
a kill-to-death ratio of 100:1.

No one thought they'd make it back alive,

but those men did.

However, they all came back
as different men.

How so?

Some say they were possessed.

Possessed?

By the orchid ghost.

OH IN-JOO

In-joo?

I'm on my way to Singapore, In-kyung.

Right now?

Something urgent came up.

So I was wondering if you could come
to Singapore either today or tomorrow.

What are you suddenly saying?

Then how am I going to cover this case?

How will I finish up the story?

You can cover this story any day

as long as you're alive.

I'm just trying to prepare for the worst.

It doesn't have to be right now,
but at least be ready to leave.

And have your emergency phone
charged around the clock.

Pass this on to In-hye too, okay?

This is driving me insane.

There are a total of 12 CCTV cameras here.

None are in the rooms.
Most are installed along the corridors.

This is what gets sent
to the security company.

If you do this, the footage
from the last 30 minutes gets copied.

And this is what
the security company will see.

Did you just hack this?

Does manipulating your own computer
count as hacking?

How do you know all the passcodes?

No one ever bothered to hide them from me.

Panama.

The Virgin Islands.

Switzerland.

Singapore.

These accounts are all yours?

Yes.

I'll be free to use them as I like
after my birthday this year.

Is this where we'll be staying?

It's so beautiful.

The auction will be held here tomorrow
in Vanilla Hall.

I have to go to the office

to see what's going on
and find a countermeasure.

Check in using this
along with your passport.

Aren't you coming with me?

I'll pick you up before the auction.

Get some rest until then.

I wonder what's wrong.

TRANSLATOR

LANGUAGE: KOREAN

I do not speak English.
Could you please speak into this?

One second.

I mean, it's not that big of a deal.

Me?

I see.

If the father is a monster,

will the child become one too?

I'm not sure.

Isn't it better to be a monster
than to be ordinary?

I've thought for a long time

that I'm not sure what I'll become
if I live in this house.

Whether you become
a monster or an ordinary girl,

you need to be yourself first.

And to be yourself,

there's only one way.

By escaping from this house.

Mom.

Hyo-rin.

Mom, did it hurt?

Are you all right?

My baby.

Did you come because you were worried?

You were alone in a closed room.
I thought you might…

I thought you might be lonely.

How thoughtful of you.

I've been well.

It's been a while
since I last ate and slept like this.

I saw the letter you sent to In-joo.

You're taking us to Singapore.

-Right.
-I'm all ready.

I have cash and my foreign bankbooks.

I'll take you there.

When should we leave?

Hyo-rin.

I…

made up with Dad.

What?

He apologized to me.

Tomorrow,

I'll be able to leave this room.

I want to trust him since he's your dad.

What do you think?

I wanted…

to protect you, Mom.

That isn't something a child should do.

I should be the one protecting you.

Right, I have a great idea.

Right.

This is all I have.

I appreciate it,

but I don't have any requests
at the moment.

Oh In-joo…

The most important person

in the world.

Did I get any of it wrong?

OH HYE-SEOK

Strictly speaking, Lieutenant Oh Hye-seok
wasn't a part of Jeongran Society.

She took great care of us
after the operation,

but she ended up falling out.

Especially after
the General's wife passed away.

I understand the effort
you're putting into this.

However…

who do you think will believe it?

To be frank,
you're an alcoholic and a stalker

who was dismissed from work.

On top of that, you aren't on TV now.

You'll have to go on ETube.

I have irrefutable evidence

and circumstances that are set in stone.

It'll be perfect with your testimony.

If you'll do the interview--

I need a credible media outlet.

Like the nine o'clock news
that can't be silenced or ignored.

The kind that makes the entire press
report on the story it airs.

DEPARTMENT HEAD, JO WAN-GYU

What is it, In-kyung?

I'm sorry to call so late.

It's about the orchid-related deaths
that I mentioned before.

Okay.

If I have enough evidence
and a trustworthy witness,

may I report this news
even if it's through another reporter?

No, you need to come and do it yourself.

I'll make an appeal
to the disciplinary committee.

You'll be allowed back.

An exclusive will make things easier.

Are you sure about the witness?

Will you do the interview now?

Come with me.

I have something to show you.

What are you going to do

with all of this?

I went into the mountains 20 years ago

for one reason.

I couldn't make my son
become the son of a murderer.

I also returned for one reason.

My son.

I will not let him become a murderer
or get murdered.

I need a reporter who understands this.

You are planning

to kill Park Jae-sang.

Something that's worthy
of the nine o'clock news will break out.

As soon as that happens,
make sure you get my story out.

I can't do that.

I can't become that kind of a reporter.

Just one shot.
It all must end with one shot.

This may become the biggest story
since the beginning of history.

We can do that with the news.
That one shot you need.

We'll take him down with just one shot.

How?

I have the ledgers of their slush fund.

I'll begin by exposing their malpractice,
embezzlement, and slush fund.

Once that goes on the nine o'clock news,

we'll press them
with the stories of their murders.

Let's use the evidence,
the witnesses, and the ledgers

to rewrite our modern history
around Jeongran Society.

You can make your entrance then.

That will be our coup de grâce.

You don't have to become a murderer,

and your son won't have to
live with the fact

that both his parents are murderers.

If something goes even slightly wrong,
we'll resort to my plan.

In front of everyone,

while dozens of cameras are filming,

I'm going to kill Park Jae-Sang

in a way that'll be unforgettable.

So that they will never dare
to rear their head again.

It's a deal.

Then shall we begin the interview?

What?

Mr. Choi.

It seems like people know me.

This is the passcode to Hwa-young's place.

The day her mother passed away.

The last four digits of her phone number.

Well…

Here they are.

-Let's go, In-joo. They were in my pocket.
-Okay.

No way.

If the Oh In-joo of Singapore
looks exactly like you…

What on earth happened?

How can there be someone
who looks exactly like me?

You said

Hwa-young was getting plastic surgery.

I don't think that's possible.

The Oh In-joo of Singapore will be
at the morning auction.

Let's hurry.

Right.

You won't be wearing
what you wore yesterday, right?

I did prepare something.

Okay.

What's all this?

I thought Oh In-joo of Singapore
would wear these.

I'll claim the expenses
because it's for work.

INTERNATIONAL ORCHID FESTIVAL

It feels like everyone is staring at me.

It doesn't matter.

You're the real Oh In-joo.

Be confident.

If Hwa-young is alive,
she'll definitely come here.

Try making a bid.

It's Director Won's money anyway.

Keep going. It's okay.

Well…

I received an orchid from a late friend.

I never went to the bathroom.

Hwa-young.

I'm here.

Where are you?

What's going on?

Someone saw a person
who looks exactly like me.

It must be Hwa-young.

The Oh In-joo of Singapore.

In-joo, get it together.

They may be mistaken.

No one looks exactly the same as you.

The phone bidder left you a message.

"Congratulations.
You look like a real princess today."

"I was always curious

how much you would shine when you bloom."

Hwa-young once told me

that you resembled Princess.

Once you bloom,

you'll be more dazzling than anyone.

It's Hwa-young.

It's Hwa-young.

I heard Hyo-rin snuck
into her mom's room last night.

She said they should go
to Singapore together.

How did she do that
without the security team finding out?

Is this something that she could have
come up with on her own?

You didn't make her do this, did you?

Ever since her mom was locked up,

she wasn't in her right mind.

Last night,

I barely managed to stop her

from hurting herself
during a panic attack.

If she hadn't met her mom like that,

she'd be at the ER again.

Just remember this.

You two can never run away.

My men in Singapore
are on the move as we speak.

Don't even think about betraying me.

You asked me before.

If I could betray someone who loved me

the most in this world.

I can.

Because the love I received

from my mom, dad, and sisters

brought me closer to death.

But now that I'm here,

why is it that I find

Hyo-rin dying?

I hope Hyo-rin becomes someone
who is capable of betrayal.

Otherwise…

she might really die.

How much are you willing to bear

if something were to happen to her?

What makes you think
I would bear something like that

when I can bulldoze through it?

It's people like you

who should be worried
about such scenarios.

Anyway…

can't you stay out of our lives?

We won't mind what the adults are up to.

Then nothing

will happen to Hyo-rin.

A strong mayoral candidate,

Park Jae-sang of the Civil Party is here
in the studio with us.

We prepared a surprise segment.

What is it?

We invited to the studio

someone that Mr. Park values
and loves the most.

Can you guess who it might be?

I'm not sure.

Let's call in our guest together.

-Come on out.
-Come on out.

In-joo won't pick up.

You can tell me. What is it?

Who did she go to Singapore with?

Choi Do-il.

Tell her to be careful of him.

What is it?

Hyo-rin's dad

must be up to something in Singapore.

He knows that she's there.

Hwa-young once said

that I resembled Princess.

She's alive.

She's the only one
who would send me such a message.

What if it's Won Sang-woo?

He's a well-known orchid enthusiast,
and he was close to Hwa-young.

Hwa-young purchased expensive orchids
as Oh In-joo for many years.

What if Won Sang-woo was behind her?

I guess that's possible.

He loved Princess of Thieves
more than anybody else did.

Let's try to be as reasonable as possible.

To be frank,
I don't think Hwa-young is alive.

But it's a fact
that someone has assumed your identity.

We don't know who that is.

But whether it's Ms. Jin Hwa-young
or Won Sang-woo,

that impersonator has a goal.

They're after the 70 billion won
that's under the name, Oh In-joo.

That's why you had to be
at the auction today.

We had to show everyone

who the real Oh In-joo was.

That's why you prepared
the dress and the earrings.

People probably pictured Oh In-joo
to look like this.

So what we need to do now is

to withdraw that money
as soon as possible.

It will be dangerous

to manage transactions
using your name in Singapore.

Cash withdrawal is the only way.

It's usually impossible
to withdraw 70 billion in cash over a day.

But we requested that
the account be closed two weeks ago.

We made sure they prepared the cash
through the network of banks.

A total of 70 billion won from 7 banks.

We have to do it in two hours.

We must arrive in Malaysia
before the banks close.

Before anybody begins to suspect us.

What do I have to do?

Leave quick and accurate signatures.

It will cost us 300 million
for every minute wasted starting now.

Keep unnecessary words
and actions to a minimum.

Also…

do not leave my side
under any circumstances.

I'll deal with any problems
that may arise.

What is it? I'm busy right now.

Are you with Choi Do-il?

Yes.

In-hye wanted me to tell you
to be careful of him.

What?

Park Jae-sang is
up to something in Singapore.

Does anything seem suspicious?

MORNING WINDOW
WAITING ROOM

Where is your mom?

I don't know.

Did she go somewhere?

Didn't you plan this with your mom
to help her escape?

No, she said--

She said what?

That I'm the most precious person to you.

She said you would be happy to see me.

That this was like a surprise party.

Look everywhere.

Singapore. Korea.

-Find her by any means.
-Yes, sir.

Wait, I have to talk to you.

You told me

that I'll be safe as long as
that money is under my name.

Once we withdraw all the cash,

how am I supposed to trust you?

Do you know how to shoot a gun?

This one is easy to use.

Just pull the trigger.

You know about my mom.

She's in prison
for killing someone over money.

I've been on the run my entire life
to not become a murderer.

That's why I obsess over money.

Only a large amount of money
can turn my life around.

Stay right by my side
with the gun pointed at my back.

Then you'll be safe.

It's a good idea not to trust anybody.

To be frank, it'd be great
if you'd trust no one but me.

But don't ever trust anyone or anything

except for your gun and cash.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER

How could my mom

leave me behind and leave by herself?

How did your dad know everything?

Even the security team didn't know.

And there aren't any
CCTV cameras in the rooms.

I didn't think
you'd make it this far, In-joo.

But that man, Choi Do-il,
is a dangerous person.

You have to get away from him. Right now.

PARK JAE-SANG

Right.

I'm all ready.

I have cash…

Once you're done at the last bank…

…the manager will ask to see Choi Do-il
because of a problem.

That's when you come out
through the side door.

A car will be waiting for you outside.

It will take you to my apartment.

The address is…

You can open the doors
with your fingerprints.

We'll talk when we meet.

Always stay alert.

In-joo seems to be
in serious danger, In-kyung.

What do we do?

She's not picking up.

IN-KYUNG

I need to meet Park Jae-sang right now!

I'll give you what you want,
so let me meet him!

In-joo.

In-joo, wake up. You need to wake up.

Hwa-young.

Am I dead?

You aren't.

You're fine,

so get up.

You have to run.

No, I'm too exhausted.

I'm too exhausted to run away.

You can move your limbs, right?

Then run with all your strength.

This…

Take this. Crawl if you must.

That?

I don't want it.

It's too heavy.

That almost got me killed.

What are you saying?

Then why did you come here?

I wanted…

to see you.

Even if it was just for once.

There was something I wanted to ask you.

Hey.

I am…

dead.

How can you meet someone who is dead?

You came here to become rich.

So pull it together.

Then we'll go together.

Can't I go with you?

No.

You have to go alone.

As far away as possible.

As far as you can.

Okay?

Size 235mm?

I had so many questions to ask you.

Why me, Hwa-young?

Why did you give me
such a large amount of money?

Was it me from the start?

Is that why we became friends?

How far did you think I'll make it?

What should I become with this money?

Are you a good person or a bad person?

Hwa-young!

I'm right on time, right?

I was anxious that I might be late.

On the night Hwa-young died…

your mom…

went out in a fur coat.

But when she returned…

She wasn't wearing it.

Hwa-young died…

wearing a fur coat.

Why is the room so dark?

It's brooding.

So Hwa-young…

is dead.

And I…

will also die.

Did you really think she was alive?

How foolish of you.
You even saw her dead body.

Why…

was all of this necessary?

I told you.

I like secret plays.

It's my way of playing with dolls
in this boring world.

In this play, you were the lead.

They're great actors, right?

Did you know?

You get surprised so easily.

Hwa-young.

I love it when you make that face.

You're like a little child
looking for her mom.

Since when…

did I start playing the part of the lead?

From the day I first met you.

The interview was your audition.

Hello, my name is Oh In-joo.

I have three years of experience
in accounting.

I'm the eldest of three sisters.

-Ms. Oh In-joo…
-I told you, right?

I liked you
from the first moment I saw you.

A poor girl who seemed so hopeful.

It was touching.

What will happen
if she becomes an outcast?

Will she lose her spirit,
get depressed, or be in pain?

Hwa-young developed your character.

Always keep them near
and check them whenever suspicion arises.

A friend to outcasts.

That was Hwa-young's character.

You made her act

in your play too?

Hwa-young is my favorite character.

I taught her everything she knew.

Then why did you kill her?

Whenever I see someone,
I can see their death within them.

Hwa-young seemed perfect for that.

A poor woman who loved luxury items.

A woman who believed her life would change
after a series of plastic surgeries.

Someone who died a meaningless death

after getting caught embezzling money.

That's not who Hwa-young is!

You should be more worried about yourself.

You'll be on the front page
of the local papers tomorrow.

"A vain Korean woman
who conned others using orchids

loses everything to a man
and jumps off a building."

The articles and your suicide note
have already been written.

There are even people waiting outside

to record videos of you falling.

What about In-hye?

Is In-hye…

safe?

Don't worry about that.

Many live a perfectly good life

even after losing their parents,
let alone a sister.

In-hye will soon become one of us.

If something happens to In-hye,

Hyo-rin will be too devastated to go on.

This is odd.

How can I be so sleepy

in a situation like this?

You'll soon lose consciousness.

You had the blue orchid tea.

Three drops of the orchid's solution

can even put a horse to sleep
in just half an hour.

I'll push you off
while you're still conscious

so that you can see
the thrilling world you dreamed of

before you go.

You know it's all your fault, right?

You were born poor,

yet you dared to try so hard

to come up here.

I want to see…

my 70 billion won

before I go.

Right.

You had a tough time bringing it here.

Of course, you can see it one last time.

I…

love it when you make that face.

You're like a little child

who lost her toy.

I DIDN’T THINK
YOU’D MAKE IT THIS FAR, IN-JOO

Are members of Jeongran Society
who receive the orchid forced to die

if they do not voluntarily choose death?

After the transaction has been finalized,
it's best if we never meet again.

Will I end up hanging myself there?

-I told you, didn't I?
-Kill them.

That I like secrets.

What do you think will happen
if Park Jae-sang becomes the mayor?

We need you to testify, sir.

We have the support
of someone we can trust.

I came to her house
because I couldn't contact her.

The house was a complete mess.
And the parrot…

Then I will say this before I go,
just in case.

If something happens,

please make sure
my sisters receive their share.

Prepare some cash and my ID.

I'll go far away.
I want to live a quiet life.

Let me join you…

in killing Park Jae-sang.

Subtitle translation by: Eun-sook Yoon