Tempest (북극성)

TEMPEST

There they are!

Hurry! Get moving. Radio HQ.

Requesting immediate apprehension of a small vessel

that just left Morae Port.

Onboard are North Korean assassin Paik Sanho and Seo Munju,

wanted for the murder of Assemblyman Jang Junik.

This is the Coast Guard. Stop your ship.

Cut your engines, put down your weapons and stand down.

Stop your vessel immediately. There's still time to end this peacefully.

Status report!

We've arrested one male and one female.

There's no sign of Seo Munju. No sign of Paik Sanho either.

-Neither of them were on board. -Ow. Stop!

Start a checkpoint dragnet and seal off all the roads.

Get all units mobile. I want choppers and drones in the air.

We need to capture them.

President Chae is following this.

Understood, sir.

Breaking news.

Seo Munju, the leading candidate for the New Republican Party,

is reportedly on the run, facing allegations of espionage

and planning the murder of her late husband, Assemblyman Jang Junik.

Call the NIS director.

Yes, ma'am.

Her personal bodyguard, Mr. Paik Sanho,

who fled with her,

is said to have fired roughly 20 rounds during the attempted arrest

and is believed to still be armed. Police are--

They're likely to be using the ambassador's car to escape.

All checkpoint units, review suspect descriptions

and thoroughly inspect all vehicles.

I feel like I'm dreaming.

I'm suddenly called a murderer,

and you're some North Korean spy.

So what do we do now?

Meanwhile,

police have arrested Director Im Dujin of the Institute for Peace.

Im has acted both as Seo Munju's reunification policy adviser

-and a close personal mentor. -Good to see you, sir.

He has confessed to espionage and confirmed Ambassador Seo's involvement.

Team One. No vehicles in sight. Continuing surveillance.

Team Two. Barrier is up. We're standing by.

Team Three.

Setting up our barrier now. Will report if anyone tries to flee.

All teams, suspects may be armed.

Tighten inspections.

We've established a joint police and military task force

to apprehend Seo Munju,

on suspicion of espionage and murder conspiracy.

2,800 police and 1,300 military personnel have been deployed

to block all possible escape routes.

As we learn more regarding the whereabouts of the suspect, Ambassador Seo Munju,

we'll be informing the public routinely

and doing all that we can to keep you safe.

But it's not a crime to take a boat out to sea, is it?

Y-You're… You're holding me here illegally, sir.

I have rights, don't I?

You're not here because you took a boat out to sea.

You wired 50 million won

to Sergeant Kim Yongjun's sister's husband Oh Sanguk,

at 5:48 p.m. on October 7th, correct?

You are suspected of conspiring to murder Assemblyman Jang.

Wait, me?

Mm-hmm.

You sure it was me?

Police have launched a large-scale search by land and sea,

but the whereabouts of presidential candidate, Seo Munju,

and her bodyguard, Paik Sanho, remain unknown.

Meanwhile, suspicions of a personal relationship with her bodyguard,

along with accusations of espionage and incitement to murder…

Well, I knew that young woman was making way too much noise.

We'll update you again as soon as we learn more.

This was my plan. I can still make it work.

I was going to orchestrate a major incident she was at the center of.

One where a leading candidate in the race for the presidency

is arrested as a spy and murderer in front of the whole country.

Did you really wanna forget what we had?

I wasn't gonna forget you.

When I left you it hurt me so much.

I felt like bleeding out.

But I just started to accept that…

that I would just continue to keep bleeding

for the rest of my life, Sanho.

I'm sorry.

I had no idea who I was working for.

All I knew was that I had to protect you.

Well, I'm sorry too.

It's my fault that recording got out.

My mother-in-law broke into my computer and forced Kang Hanna to release it.

I saw how much it hurt you,

but I just couldn't bring myself to tell you.

You would never have been through that if it wasn't for me.

That night that we had,

I finally realized who I really was.

And what I have been missing for a long time.

I realized I'd never been truly happy before.

That I never had what I actually wanted.

I couldn't believe…

that in just one night,

I could feel so alive.

That's why I could take all the criticisms and personal attacks.

I always knew that, sooner or later,

I would pay the price for my happiness.

I was ready to give it all up.

And I'm still ready to do that.

If we can make it out of here tonight safely, then we should go.

No.

You shouldn't have to accept that.

I know I couldn't.

Do you know where I was when I first saw you?

Wasn't it at the church?

Before that.

I was in Iraq.

For South Koreans, people in North Korea are not just anyone.

- Millions of South Koreans… - I saw you on the news.

…still have our family members and relatives living in the North.

To us they're still our brothers and sisters.

Far into the future, when we look back and think about what we have done,

I sincerely hope

- that we will be able to say… - I didn't think someone like you…

…that we did the right thing.

…could exist.

Even the light looked different on you.

For peaceful streets,

happy families,

a world where people have each other.

And also for a nice cold beer to drink at the end of a long, hard day.

That was the greatest day of my life.

You were a shining beacon of hope for everyone,

and I was asked to protect you.

My whole life had been spent guarding people for money.

Suddenly I was protecting someone precious to me.

I know when you're most like yourself, Munju.

And that's when you're trying to protect everyone's peace and happiness.

I know that's who you really are.

I'll keep protecting you, and only you.

So don't quit.

Please keep going, Munju.

Uncover the truth about the submarine and stop this war.

I'll be right there with you.

Where are we supposed to go now?

Peaches?

Our…

peaches…

Should we get some peaches later?

With the weather turning,

uh, it will be difficult to keep searching through the night.

So criminals can escape in the rain,

but the police can't chase them? Idiot.

Madam President.

Labeling Seo Munju a murderer…

Was this also part of your plan?

You looked everywhere? Even the attic and basement?

Yes, ma'am, we did. But we couldn't find him anywhere.

Eunseong is good at hiding.

When his mother's not here, he always finds a place to hide.

I'm sure he's just asleep in a corner.

Ms. Lim.

I was checking security footage.

And cameras 2, 8, and 11 were frozen for three minutes and thirty seconds.

Do you understand how much that child is worth?

Find him.

Search to the ends of the earth if you have to.

Mom, are you awake?

Mm-hmm.

I'm so happy that you're here.

You are?

I've always wanted to come and hide away with you.

I wanted that too.

SIMSIM TEMPLE

You should've come sooner.

UNNAMED CHILD

No one else knows about this place except for me and Junik.

JULY 11, 2014

Just like no one else remembers our baby.

Dear Munju,

it's taken me a long time to write you this letter.

I have a son.

His name is Eunseong.

He's nine years old.

What's going on?

Why won't you just tell me?

Why don't we talk tonight?

To be honest, it's a long story.

No.

Tell me now.

Or you may never have a chance to.

I have a son.

I know that I should've told you a while ago.

But I was scared.

I wasn't sure I could live without you.

But thinking that I might die, it became clear.

I should've set you free years ago.

I will be telling everybody everything.

I'll be resigning from my posts and withdrawing from the election.

Then I plan to tell the truth about Mother.

I am in the position to put a stop to this war.

Everything is in here.

My mother's secrets, her ledgers.