Maestra: Strings of Truth (마에스트라)

STRINGS OF TRUTH

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS, OCCUPATIONS, ETC.

PORTRAYED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTIONAL

"EPISODE 12"

I don't have to go to the States anymore.

We have finally met.

You said you would end it.

So, you want me to just sit still

while the two of you go off to the States?

What?

Were you ever going to leave Seeum?

But…

aren't you already?

Considering earlier in the emergency room,

it might be better

- to take a test... - If they say I'm going to get the disease…

what happens next?

I heard your company researches a substance called scotilla-min.

I need some.

Scotilla-min? Why would you need that?

It's extremely toxic, so it can be dangerous if mishandled.

It would be better if you didn't know.

Right now in front of Hanphil…

Seeum?

Hang on.

Seeum, this is Bongju. I'll wait for you in front of Hanphil.

What… What the hell?

You shouldn't have taken her.

You had no right.

Come here.

You…

I KNOW CHA SEEUM'S SECRET.

IT WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.

Is everything okay over there?

THE HANGANG PHILHARMONIC

What's wrong?

What was the name of that pharmaceutical company earlier?

Hyun In Pharm.

BEETHOVEN NO. 5 CONCERT

This was found at the crime scene.

It's the blood from Kim Bongju's jackknife.

It's most likely from the perpetrator.

A female with type B blood.

Seeum.

Hang on.

What are you doing?

Is something wrong?

Where does Luna live?

I'm sorry?

I know where she lives.

What's going on?

Taeho also asked for Luna's address earlier.

Why did he ask for that?

I don't know…

JEONGJAE

Kim Jinyeong.

How is he connected to this case?

I never expected there would be an accomplice.

Well, scotilla-min isn't easy to get your hands on.

CHA SEEUM

Hello?

Lee Luna?

Open the door.

Open up!

Open the door!

KIM TAEHO

Luna, open the door!

Hang on, I hear something.

Taeho, open the door.

CHA SEEUM

Taeho! Open the door!

Taeho, open this door!

Please open the door.

Taeho!

Taeho, please open the door.

- What's going on? - We have to get that door open.

I think my assistant is inside.

We'll take care of it.

Let's get this door open!

Here we go.

One, two, three.

One more time. One, two, three!

Move aside!

Take Ms. Cha and Mr. Yoo outside.

Sir.

- Please wait outside. - Taeho.

Taeho.

Taeho.

He's going to be okay.

Could Luna really have done something this horrific?

Oh, this is so scary. It's giving me chills.

What she was doing to people with that innocent face of hers…

Do you know the places Ms. Lee frequented?

No, she rarely talked about her personal life.

I don't really know either…

A murderer.

Unbelievable.

Luna killed Bongju…

How could she…

I can't believe it.

Apparently, Professor Kim and Taeho are both in the hospital.

I know. I hope they're okay.

RESTRICTED AREA

How is Taeho doing?

The surgery went well.

Once he wakes up, they'll move him out of the ICU.

You need to go home and get some sleep.

I'm okay. You go home.

But still…

Taeho's parents are on their way here from the States.

If I'm not here, he'll be alone when he wakes up.

So I need to stay here.

I'm okay, really.

You should go home.

Okay.

I understand how shocked you must be, but I need to ask you a few questions.

Okay.

Your boyfriend, Kim Jinyeong,

stole a toxic substance called scotilla-min from his research lab.

Were you aware of that?

No, I had no idea.

He then gave the scotilla-min to your sister, Luna.

Luna then used it…

She used it

to kill someone.

She's also attempted to kill others.

Did you know?

No.

Honestly, I still can't believe it.

I completely understand how shocked you must be.

But we really need your help, Ms. Lee.

How can I be of help?

We need to know where Mr. Kim and your sister might have gone.

I don't know.

It's okay.

Take your time.

DO NOT ENTER UNDER INVESTIGATION

Ms. Cha?

I'm Luna's sister.

Luna's told me a lot about you.

She's talked about you ever since she came to live with us.

Since she came to live with you?

We're not biological sisters.

We were both adopted.

Oh, I see.

Be careful.

I heard from the police

that you're at the center of all these incidents.

And she's also targeted you.

Yes, that's right.

This happened before.

"Before"?

Luna was adopted twice.

So our parents really showered her with love.

Luna was also a wonderful daughter to them.

We quickly became a family.

Then one day, my mom collapsed from diabetes.

Luna nursed her back to health.

And thanks to Luna, she recovered quickly.

But after that, my mom was in and out of the hospital.

And Luna was always by her side,

checking her blood sugar and insulin doses.

She was very thorough.

She never complained and was totally devoted.

Mom was very dependent on her.

DIABETES SELF-CARE JOURNAL

But Luna had written down different numbers in the journal.

Wasn't it 122 earlier?

No, you're mistaken. It was 152.

Oh, really?

She sounded so convincing, I figured I got it wrong.

But it occurred to me

that whenever my mom planned to visit me

or go on a trip with her friends,

she would end up in the hospital.

Almost as if she shouldn't leave the house.

Until she died.

We thought it was complications from diabetes.

But if Luna manipulated her blood sugar level numbers,

she could have had a heart attack from an insulin overdose.

After my mom passed away,

Luna started to become really fixated on you.

I thought it was because she was a fan.

But it grew more excessive.

She even planned to study in the States

so she could meet you.

I think she may have slowly poisoned you

for the same reason she did what she did to my mom.

To keep you by her side.

She mentioned once in passing

that when she was abandoned again…

you were a substitute for her mother.

And so she never felt lonely.

It was Handel's Passacaglia.

After listening to your performance that day,

I knew…

that I had to be on that stage with you.

That's what kept me going.

If it hadn't been for that…

I would have given up a lot more than just the violin.