Episode 1
Sir, we've arrived.
Sir!
We've arrived, sir.
How can you fall asleep now? You should have prepared for this in advance...
Just give it.
This way, Detective Park.
I didn't wake you up, did I?
Where did it happen?
Come this way.
It's got to be suicide.
Do you see that room, two stories from the top?
The window's glass was broken.
But there's no evidence of anyone breaking in from the outside.
May I ask, why are you investigating that guy?
Some time ago there was a similar accident. That time it was a young woman.
It was such a cruel sight. Blood, splattered on all directions...
Ah, goodness...
Oh gosh...
It's here.
Isn't it clean?
The door was locked from the inside. It's just as I found it the first time.
It's him, right?
Why did you bother?
You were a few months away from retirement. Why resign now?
There's only truth in this world.
Illusion never existed.
Behind the photos...
You'll find such detailed information as name, age, phone number and address.
I'll compensate you generously. We will also talk about your expenses later.
This.... it's a first for me, so...
Didn't I hear you were a veteran detective?
Yes, but I'm more involved in confidential inquiries and the like.
I feel a little guilty myself. But the Division Director insisted so much.
You were part of a team as well,
so you know there's certain hierarchies to protect...
even though I don't know what his relationship with this woman was.
So all I need to find out is who this woman dated?
Yeah, I guess. There's no need to lose yourself in details.
There's no need to dig too deep anyway. That would just be unnecessary stress.
Oh, later...
It's not my money, so you can take it.
Later...
I haven't seen this in quite a while, people who dislike money...
I lived the last twenty years as a homicide detective,
sacrificing all to unravel the truth.
I never tried to find the reasons behind such crimes.
All I needed was to find the body.
[News Report on TV]
- 6 Months Earlier -
It's me, Yoon Hye Jin. Guess where I am now?!
Hok... Kai... Do!
Yeah, I've finally come to Hokkaido.
Oh, the bus is coming. I'll call you again later.
Don't worry!
He's not the kind of person who would call you to find that out.
Customer No. 126 please head to the counter.
Welcome, Ma'am!
Will you rent a car?
Did you make a reservation?
Will you show me your driver's license first?
- Ah... you're Korean! - Yes.
Did you come to Hokkaido for sightseeing?
Hokkaido is the land of snow.
Today it stopped snowing a little.
O... ta... ru...
I'm sorry. We were all couples, what could I do?
- So what, you girl?! Do you know how much I wanted to see Hokkaido? - Tokyo, 1995.
So get you your own missing pair I said, we were all couples.
Would you just hold the candles all alone?
Whatever.
Hey, Hokkaido is really great.
You know they say Japanese even go there to die?
I saw enough snow to get tired of it.
It was snowing the day we arrived, up to the day we left.
Snow reached all the way up here.
Here! Here...
Should I go die in Hokkaido as well?
What?
The snow mountain in Otaru from the film "Love Letter."
Did you see that, too?
Just wake up, girl.
Excuse me. By any chance, are you going to Sapporo?
I came here to rent a car, but lost my wallet.
If you're going to Sapporo, will you kindly give me a lift?
I'm not going to Sapporo. I'm headed for Otaru.
Ah, really? That's even better.
I'm not a strange person!
If you drive me to Otaru I'll adequately compensate you.
Is it your first time in Hokkaido?
If you hope to get to Otaru with the help of that sat-nav,
you don't know how long it might take.
Many roads are blocked because of the snow.
If something like that happens on the way, wake me up.
Weather Report
A little more and we'll arrive at a rest stop.
Let's eat.
When they call the bride in, smile.
Brightly. Don't look down as if you were sad.
Everyone is curious what kind of woman I'm marrying.
They say: "Who did Ha Dong Won pick?"
"Women and stocks are different."
"He can pick successful stocks like tweezers,
now let's see how he does with women."
I said I swear, Yoon Hye Jin will be a success.
I will make you happy for your entire life.
I'll decorate your thirties with rubies and sapphires as it should be.
And when you're forty,
your body will be covered in diamonds the size of bulls' eyes.
It's a joke.
You need to make money to appreciate its value.
But one thing I can promise.
You, Yoon Hye Jin, will be my last, my only woman. Forever.
I...
If it bothers you. You're not forced to do it.
What?
Marrying me.
I made up my mind to marry you.
Why, you think I did it for charity, because I felt compassion for you?
What I'm saying is, you couldn't help...
Does everyone marry because of love?
I'm not the type who believes in nonsense like love at first sight.
Let's build it together from now on. Whether that's love or whatever.
Hye Jin!!
Let's go out Mr. Groom, shall we? It's getting late.
Thank you, Sung Sook.
Don't be afraid. Yoon Hye Jin, Fighting♪
- OK, go. They're waiting. - Fighting!
Quick!! Go!
Wow, you look so good!
Ohh... you girl. Why are you looking so sad?
Uh? Be strong. Look at the mirror, come on.
I thought you left me here alone. Thank you.
Who would ever pick you up in this weather?
If you really looked like a Japanese, I wouldn't have picked you up.
And I thought you were Japanese...
We rode on the same flight from Seoul, right?
Did you see me? On the plane?
That's what I should ask. From where did you start following me?
From Hokkaido Airport, coming out...
You have no reason to lie to me.
Is it your first time in Otaru?
Ask someone else.
Accident report. Accident report.
Collision between a car and a truck. Immediate assistance is required.
How far in Otaru are you going?
I'm sorry for what I said earlier. It just looked like I could earn a lift that way.
Follow where the sat-nav leads you.
If the directions gets mixed up, stop the car.
I'll go a little faster. I've traveled these roads countless times.
Where are we?
Looks like the road is blocked.
Let's try to go as far as we can.
Stop the car.
Stop the car!
Just a little more and we'll reach the valley that the sat-nav showed.
I never said I wanted you to drive me there.
Get out!
You'll feel it's quite a coincidence as well, but my destination is the same.
Last Winter, right before Christmas. I came here with a friend and we went climbing.
An accident happened and my friend died.
Because of a sudden snowfall, we couldn't find the body. So...
So you want to find your friend's body in this snow?
I can't leave my friend buried in this snow.
I won't wait until the snow melts.
Hello?
Yeah, it's mommy.
Here?
I'm at Auntie Sung Sook's house in Tokyo.
Yes, yes, I'll be back soon. Take care of Na Rae, uh?
Mommy will be back really soon.
Daddy? He's not home yet?
OK, I'll hang up now. Mommy will call you again, uh?
OK, bye.
I paid for the room.
You drove me all the way here, so that was the least I could do.
You think it's strange I can't wait until Spring to find my friend's body?
I can't wait until then.
Spring... I don't think I can live that long.
Stop making fun of me and take this.
We should stay here at least two-three days.
If we're lucky and it stops snowing,
there's a chance the road going up to that valley will be clean.
If you can, let's leave together.
My husband was my savior.
He caught me despite my lack of determination, involved me in his life...
and guided my life like Hannibal crossing the Alps.
Through his eyes, I could see, hear, feel the world around me.
Na Rae! Na Rae! Let's wake up!
He always went out jogging in the morning, and as he'd come back...
and take a shower, I'd be preparing a Western-style breakfast for him.
I sent him and the kids out, I left the dishes to the housekeeper;
I drove out to Insadong to meet old schoolmates,
watch exhibitions or attend concerts alone.
I drove the kids around to their Hagwon's like a squirrel;
I got home around 11, waiting for him.
To then return and prepare a simple meal before going to sleep.
Go to sleep now, uh?
That kind of life, it satisfied me. I thought it was happiness.
You're not eating?
I don't want to.
Why? You like ramen noodles even more.
What if I gain weight?
I'd actually like that?! A little plump on the sides.
Then there'd be more to touch.
I need a vacation.
Vacation?
You know, like when you work at the same company for many years,
they send you on sabbatical or whatever it's called.
It'll take a few more years before I can do that.
I mean, I want to go alone.
How long?
A month?
What about the kids?
Just go.
[ Love Letter ]
[ Otaru ]
You can't even take care of that? What's so complicated?
OK, then. I'll come back soon so let's talk later.
So what will you do an entire month in Japan?
I'll also meet Sung Sook.
And...
Well, then...
You don't happen to have any qualms with me, do you?
Not at all. If that were the case I'd blame myself.
What could I possibly complain about?
I just need time to think.
Think?
Think about what?
This and that, you know. Just think.
That doesn't suit you. You're living so well, think about what?!
Nah, I didn't mean you're thoughtless. Just...
At your age, suddenly...
Can you....
live without me?
What kind of childish nonsense is that?! How old are you?
36.
Are you seriously asking that?
The thought just came to mind. Whether you could live without me.
I think I couldn't. Live without you.
Again with that habit of yours.
What?
The writer's bug (= losing your drive in life).
I'll just let you go. If I didn't, then the bug would get worse.
I lived every day together with great effort,
and never thought about anything else.
So I said you can go. Take a break.
How long have we been married. Fifteen years at least?
You really think you're 36?
A month is too long, just stay a week. The kids won't bear it if it's longer.
Would the housekeeper do anything right?
How about you?
Me?
It's the first time you'll be alone. Except when you went out on business trips.
I was always home then.
Me? I'll be fine, don't worry. I'll be free like a bird for a change.
Should I cheat on you a little?
I'll leave, then.
Did she find out? That's impossible.
Even If she did, she wouldn't react that way.
Nowadays with stocks dancing up and down, I tend to get even more nervous.
But I can't show that angst to other people.
The worse a crisis gets, the more a fund manager needs to keep his calm.
If you can't control your emotions and let them guide your judgment,
that's when billions of Won can disappear under your eyes.
How could my wife start quarrelling now, of all times?
What could it be, did she notice something?
Wait a minute. Did this woman do something under my nose?
Ahhh... that's impossible.
Yeah, it's nonsense.
Hi.
I think we need to decide.
How much has it gone down?
The moment the market opened it went down 5-6 points, and keeps falling.
We can deal with that much.
What are you gonna do? They're all waiting for you out there.
- Hyeon Pil. - Yes?
Anything left in the tank?
Yes, about 5-600 Million?
Buy them all, starting from steel stocks.
You're buying?
We're taking orders.
Shouldn't we buy as well?
Every cloud has a silver lining, isn't it?
Looks like Director Ha will taste some bitterness this time.
I'm selling. Selling all.
We decided to buy, so make up your mind.
- What are we supposed to do? - Let's talk out of here.
What happened?
It turned upside down!!
The morning session's slump was turned around in the afternoon,
and stocks went up 30 points!
Really?
You have the hands of God, Director!
I love you!
What's going on, calling this late?
I thought life was like a firework.
At your age, life? Whatever.
Living, it's just... always the same.
Unhappiness or trouble arise every day,
but when a single nice thing happen, we think that's happiness.
Should I get a bottle of wine?
Bring me the wine list.
Let's break up.
What?
Here.
What's this?
What am I supposed to do?
Have you met someone else?
No.
Anything wrong I did?
No.
So you don't like me anymore, is that it?
No.
So why do you want to break up?
I don't want to explain, really.
Just a year. A year and then I'll let you go.
Give me a Chateau Margaux from 1990.
I was able to endure the last three years thanks to you alone.
Thanks to you I've become a fund manager worth billions of won.
Your footloose personality and body language.
Hell, you could say it was your young and fresh body that did the job.
The love we made every morning, with the excuse of going out jogging.
That energy transformed me into a broad minded, calm and effective fund manager.
It even gave me the courage to betray my colleagues when I needed to, without regret.
When we first met I told you, didn't I?
I will be the one who ends this relationship.
It's not you.
I. I will be the one who decides when this ends.
I left the apartment and car contracts on my bed.
You... already packed everything up and left?
I hoped we could end it this way. But if we meet again, then I'll explain you.
- Why, you and I... - You think I wanna hear that?
Let's forget about this today, you can go first.
Didn't I say not to drive around like that?
I really liked that personality of yours, once.
That emotional minimalism. Your clever manners;
That hint of vulgarity, every now and then.
We could call it intensity.
Thanks to that, I met you without feeling guilty even once. Ahjussi (mister).
Ahjussi?
I thought you'd be cool about breaking up. But aren't you getting a little nasty?
You must be upset.
Why don't you take a shower? You're all sweaty.
Where have you been the last few days?
Ahh... we can't do that. If the hubby gone out for jogging takes a shower...
Are you jealous? Doesn't suit you at all.
I don't know who doesn't suit me.
You can't even keep that one promise?
What's there to complain about in our relationship?
Except stealing your morning sleep, that is.
Everything else, you're living as you please.
Talk to me about my wife again, and we're done.
You can't go. I won't let you leave today.
300 Million Won? If that's it then that's enough.
That'll keep things quiet for a few months at least.
Should I go for 500?
Fine, you just want a little upgrade.
OK, OK.
Oh... Da Ae! Long time no see.
Hey, Da Ae!
Hi, Da Ae!
Jealousy? Who is jealous about whom?
Jealousy is something I feel when someone possesses something I don't.
If a bitch younger than me has a more expensive bag, then I'll feel jealous.
I'm still wearing heels from last year's trend,
if another bitch is wearing the latest heels straight from Italy, then I'm jealous.
I wear the same watch every day, If I see one of those bitches who changes...
watch every day, then I'd get madly jealous.
That's about it.
OK, I admit it. If see a prettier bitch than me, I feel a little jealous.
Da Ae!
Are you really selling the store?
I talked with the coordinators and managers, they said they'd help.
They'll also bring along the actors.
I told you I got back my deposit as I have things to do.
Are you getting married?
Don't know. Maybe.
Come on, Da Ae.
Let's help each other a little, shall we? Uh, Da Ae?
If you really want to keep the store open, I'll sell it for 100 Million.
Give me 50 up front and you'll pay the rest until next year.
You know all too well I have no money.
- Then make it. - How?
The hell I know? Sell yourself, if that's the only way.
Who would pay to get me?
Then start with losing weight.
If I skip a single meal my eyes get this big, how can I?
Then just die.
That's all I'm thinking, quite a few times a day.
By the way, can you bring some of my things over?
I can't even lie down there, there's no space.
I said just bring there some of my things.
And where are you sleeping?
Milano, or Paris.
What?
I'll spend all I want and come back.
Are you going shopping to Milano?
Look.
Damn you. Buying all this?
Oh my!! You girl!
- Buy me this! - This one?
I decided to go solo a year before planned.
That's because I can't fall in love past 25.
No, no!
When you're 25 you can't just wear a mink coat and go looking for love.
Be well, Valentino and Michael Kors...
Frank Miller and even you, my Louis Vuitton handbag.
Goodbye!!
Excuse me, where is this place?
(she's giving her instruction...)
It's got nothing to do with my husband.
I kept fighting with that thought all night long,
in the loneliness of that unfamiliar Japanese hotel room.
It's not a matter of my husband and me, or that young woman getting in the way.
It's purely my problem.
I finally realized I had no destination or goal in life,
or if that ever existed to begin with.
Of course my husband was responsible for waking up those thoughts.
So I decided to leave.
But dying won't solve the problem.
What did you pray about?
To allow you entrance into paradise when you die?
You can't go up that valley dressed like that.
You'll need some basic climbing equipment to reach there.
So I thought, maybe...
she's going there to die.
Am I wrong?
What did you think?
I just wanted to see that place from Love Letter.
Just forget about it.
It's just something that came to mind.
Because you were climbing up there dressed like that.
I'm asking you, why did I look that way?!
This is everything I have.
I'll spend everything down to the last penny before I die.
If those who seek death are wandering, looking for a place to die...
that just means they don't want to die.
Because they want to live. Aren't you looking for a place to die?
But don't worry. I won't stop you.
You said your friend died in a climbing accident?
That you can't wait 'till Spring to find his body?
You jumped in my car at the airport, it was pure coincidence.
Now your destination happens to be the same as mine.
That's quite the interesting coincidence we share.
Maybe if you said you'd buy me with that money, it would have been cuter.
Just sit.
I don't know why you want to go up Otaru's snow mountain and die,
but I'm not ruthless enough to use that.
When did you start following me?
You think you can do anything you want with me?
- Check-out, please. - Yes, Ma'am.
The room fee for three days has been paid already.
Pardon me, could you pay back the difference to the one who paid for the room?
OK, Ma'am. I will.
Is there any hotel looking down on the sea?
I always wanted to see Hokkaido's coast in Winter.
Yes. The sea?
Welcome!
Tokyo 1995
Could you move those, please?
- Yes. - Thank you.
- What can I give you? - A glass of sake, please.
You're Korean, aren't you?
Uh? How did you guess?
It's written all over your face.
Oh my! Looks like I forgot to wash it off in the morning!
- Here it is, sir. - Thank you.
If you sit there you should be ready to take care of this woman!
What?
She's always worried someone could sit there and catch her, so that's why.
You little...
I'll do that, then. I'll take care of her.
Cheers!
How long will it take? A minute?
No, maybe ten or twenty seconds?
Nah, it will be even shorter, falling down there.
Seong Gu didn't die!
He flew like a bird.
Into that deep valley, like a bird.
- Did you run away? - At my age?
- Married women don't do that. - Do I look like a married woman?
- I can't accept it. - What if I cheated on you?
What would you do?
There's many of them, girls like me.
What if it means nothing to me, but that day can change someone's life?
Can you give them at least a day?
Will you... give me just one day?