Post by TheBo on Apr 29, 2011 12:58:30 GMT -5
Ep.13 recap:
After leaving the hotel, Wujin negotiates with the government agents, even in the face of overwhelming power. After bargaining, W is allowed to interview Cho, with the conditions that the NIS gets to censor the interview, the NIS is solely in charge of Cho’s security, there will be no more press conferences or interviews and if anyone strays from the script even one iota, they’ll shut everything down immediately. Once GBS finds out, they insist on it being live, and the NIS Agent goes even more closely over the questions and answers. The Agent is constantly threatening to everyone. Cho is given a suit; he’s careful to use his own belt; we learn why later (below). Wujin does the interview and acquits herself well; toward the end, Atty Cho sees someone’s face behind the cameraman and freezes up. He recovers, but while Wujin’s separate taped report is run, he sneaks a memory chip into her hand. When he leaves, he tells her that what he did was not nearly as hard as what she will have to do. W is praised by all (even Jung) and T reveals (to W and others) why she lost out for the IDR anchor spot—although Myung-eun is upset because she believes W swept the job out from under her. In the meantime, Atty Cho “attempts suicide” in NIS custody. W is shocked and blames herself, and T has to keep her from putting herself into danger. In the meantime, W has looked over the memory card, found a passworded file she cannot open and handed the card over to T, who takes it to a hacker. The hacker eventually succeeds, and T and W decide to keep the info between themselves while they investigate. The secret file is a “dual contract” between the government and—Younghwan Construction! It may be a huge construction fraud involving the government; foreign corporations will get to use Korean land for free and take all the profits. Someone is turning attention to the illegal kickbacks in order to take attention from the land grab. Cho apparently thought Wujin could get to the bottom of it. Wujin remembers a guy in the conference room who knew a lot more than the NIS agents did. When Taesok visits the NIS Agent (the threatener), the Agent (a) tells him “everything does not HAVE to be known,” and (b) tosses out, "Hey, aren’t you Cong. Oh’s son?" At Younghwan, the “NIS” guy (really YC’s Dir. Choi) is criticized for “doing that” to Atty Cho, but he says it’s justified. YC’s Pres, Dir. Lee and Dir. Choi end up in Atty Cho’s hospital room, looking at his dead body and conversing about what they should do. On their way out, they run into W and T, who are there to interview Atty Cho's doctor.
My comments:
There is really stylish camerawork on this show, I'm enjoying it. For instance, the parade in the hotel hall at the beginning of this ep. is very nicely shot. Anyone else feel some of those NIS bigwigs in the conference room didn’t seem much like government people—someone used the expression, “our employee.” Huh? I thought. I wasn't too surprised that one was a director from Younghwan. Also, I find it rather chilling that at GBS, they keep saying, “Don’t worry--times have changed."
After leaving the hotel, Wujin negotiates with the government agents, even in the face of overwhelming power. After bargaining, W is allowed to interview Cho, with the conditions that the NIS gets to censor the interview, the NIS is solely in charge of Cho’s security, there will be no more press conferences or interviews and if anyone strays from the script even one iota, they’ll shut everything down immediately. Once GBS finds out, they insist on it being live, and the NIS Agent goes even more closely over the questions and answers. The Agent is constantly threatening to everyone. Cho is given a suit; he’s careful to use his own belt; we learn why later (below). Wujin does the interview and acquits herself well; toward the end, Atty Cho sees someone’s face behind the cameraman and freezes up. He recovers, but while Wujin’s separate taped report is run, he sneaks a memory chip into her hand. When he leaves, he tells her that what he did was not nearly as hard as what she will have to do. W is praised by all (even Jung) and T reveals (to W and others) why she lost out for the IDR anchor spot—although Myung-eun is upset because she believes W swept the job out from under her. In the meantime, Atty Cho “attempts suicide” in NIS custody. W is shocked and blames herself, and T has to keep her from putting herself into danger. In the meantime, W has looked over the memory card, found a passworded file she cannot open and handed the card over to T, who takes it to a hacker. The hacker eventually succeeds, and T and W decide to keep the info between themselves while they investigate. The secret file is a “dual contract” between the government and—Younghwan Construction! It may be a huge construction fraud involving the government; foreign corporations will get to use Korean land for free and take all the profits. Someone is turning attention to the illegal kickbacks in order to take attention from the land grab. Cho apparently thought Wujin could get to the bottom of it. Wujin remembers a guy in the conference room who knew a lot more than the NIS agents did. When Taesok visits the NIS Agent (the threatener), the Agent (a) tells him “everything does not HAVE to be known,” and (b) tosses out, "Hey, aren’t you Cong. Oh’s son?" At Younghwan, the “NIS” guy (really YC’s Dir. Choi) is criticized for “doing that” to Atty Cho, but he says it’s justified. YC’s Pres, Dir. Lee and Dir. Choi end up in Atty Cho’s hospital room, looking at his dead body and conversing about what they should do. On their way out, they run into W and T, who are there to interview Atty Cho's doctor.
My comments:
There is really stylish camerawork on this show, I'm enjoying it. For instance, the parade in the hotel hall at the beginning of this ep. is very nicely shot. Anyone else feel some of those NIS bigwigs in the conference room didn’t seem much like government people—someone used the expression, “our employee.” Huh? I thought. I wasn't too surprised that one was a director from Younghwan. Also, I find it rather chilling that at GBS, they keep saying, “Don’t worry--times have changed."