BLOOD FREE
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EPISODE 8
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You don't have to explain anything to them since they're all bereaved families.
I just thought it'd be nice
to have some people you could talk to once a week.
[chuckles] No.
You just came to mind when I heard
about that support group.
[clamoring]
[no audible dialogue]
MURDEROUS COMPANY BF
[Jeong] Please help me.
[gasps]
Let her go.
She can take that much.
[sighs] She's responsible for Professor Kim's death,
as well as Mr. Kim's.
I'm sure she knew the risks involved.
Give her what she deserves.
She's already dragged down Professor Kim.
Let her go for your sake. Don't even bother.
No. You heard what he said.
He just admitted that Seonu Jae sent him.
Tell them the truth. It was you! Tell them!
Jang Yeongsil, strap her down!
Don't I deserve an explanation?
Damn it.
Does that mean he's also…
[sighs]
You're doing that?
Only if Ms. Yun allows it.
[Yun] Did Seonu Jae send you here?
[Woo] It was my choice.
[Yun] Were you just trying to bait her by saying that, then?
Had I not already decided to come and look into it,
I wouldn't have listened to anyone, not even the prime minister.
Look into what?
Whether or not you were behind the terrorist attack
at AZORAN in January of 2024.
Yeongsil, locate Woo Chaewoon.
You came to his rescue. And much sooner than I expected.
It was all a show!
-You and Seonu Jae are trying to frame me! -No.
What did you tell him? What did you leak?
Nothing.
And you suspected me of doing that. You scumbag!
You're the worst.
You're the worst kind of all.
[panting]
[sighs] I didn't know you back then.
I didn't know how much pain you were dealing with
or what your dream was.
It wasn't a coincidence that we were both at AZORAN.
No.
What about being my bodyguard?
Also not a coincidence.
What about when you came to our event in the very beginning?
And the ransomware?
That wasn't a coincidence either.
[Yun scoffs]
I don't know which one it is.
Whether the prime minister included me in his ransomware scheme
or if he decided to use me after finding out I was connected to it.
So he underhandedly requested information but didn't explain why he needed it?
I never gave him information.
Of course you'd deny it.
I have only one goal.
To find out if my men died at the hands of our own people and not a foreign enemy.
But I couldn't find any related information here.
There were no leads.
You should've given him something.
If you did as Seonu Jae asked, you would've been useful to him.
"Haedeun got caught. I'm all you have." You could've had the upper hand.
Will you give me…
one last chance to be of use?
Let me catch Hoseung's killer.
Why bother asking for my permission? You don't listen anyway.
Because this is my final mission here.
I'm going back to the welfare center.
At least one person there has to remember the killer.
I'll tell you what I found out once I come back.
Don't bother.
Also, don't bother resigning. You're fired.
[Yun] Jang Yeongsil.
Tell Ms. Jeong to pack up all my belongings from Woo Chaewoon's--
[Yeongsil] Yes, ma'am?
[exhales sharply]
[computer beeping] [computer beeping]
[Seo sighs]
This is what she's looking at right now.
The images are being sent through brain waves.
And this is what comes to her mind after seeing the images.
What is she thinking about? I don't understand.
[Seo] She's resisting psychologically.
That's why we're not getting much output.
[sighs] God, she's obstinate.
The photos of her victims are showing, but she's still resisting.
[On] The output images are gradually getting clearer.
Is she becoming psychologically weaker?
Bullshit. I'm not getting weaker.
[Jeong panting]
Should I cover her ears?
-[Jeong bites] -[Seo shouts]
Are you okay?
Yes, I'm okay. Damn it.
[Seo] What?
It's him. The man who jumped and fell on Ms. Yun's car.
Wasn't Haedeun there too?
She witnessed it up close.
All the blood we're showing her is prompting her
to recall an image she most closely associates with blood.
Ms. Yun, we're running an experiment. Should we continue?
Jeong Haedeun.
Careful. She bites.
[Jeong] You are torturing me. [panting]
I won't let this go quietly.
Report me if you think I'm a spy! Call the police!
I already did. I reported you as missing.
An industrial spy who infiltrated BF has run away.
My bodyguard got murdered while trying to find her. The killer and the spy
both vanished.
DORSON will find you at all costs.
People will find out that the disgusting Seonu family planted a spy
in someone else's company, but they won't abandon you.
They will save you no matter what.
[Jeong] Dream on.
Things will never go according to your plan.
As you already know, this building is quite complex.
And we have many freezers.
Make sure she eats three times a day until she confesses.
Shove the food down her throat if you must.
Don't you even think about dying.
[Jeong groans, pants]
[screams]
I don't see the other spy. Did you let him go?
What if he intended to reveal his connection to Seonu Jae all along?
He and Haedeun could've plotted this so at least one of them could go free.
He came here to find out if I was behind the attack on AZORAN.
That's the most creative excuse ever.
But how can we believe him? What if it's just a random excuse?
-Did you want to believe him? -You think I did?
Can we control the electronic chip in his ears?
[On] What do you want to do with it?
[Yun] I'll tell you if he turns out to be a spy
and we have to do something about it.
[On] Theoretically speaking,
we can cause a vibration in his ears.
We can cause a sharp pain by affecting his inner ears.
So the noise cancellation won't work either.
[detective] Hello. [Yun] Let's do that.
Get it ready.
-I'm sorry. -About what?
I thought he was trustworthy.
After all, I conducted his test and interview.
I promised to check for any side effects.
What?
Jang Yeongsil, send Woo Chaewoon an alarm as soon as BF's app turns off.
-Yes, ma'am. -I trusted Ms. Jeong too.
The minister will arrive in five minutes.
"We the farmers have protected our crops even in the face of heavy rain.
When our country was plagued with foot-and-mouth disease…
SEONU JAE, PRIME MINISTER
…mad cow disease, and the avian influenza,
the government ordered a massacre.
And being uneducated, we obeyed them.
We thought it was providence.
But now, a monster called BF roams our country.
Providence is dead.
Has this hopeful world abandoned us?
Or should I, a useless farmer, abandon this world?"
The USDA expressed their concerns
about BF's monopoly of the market this morning.
They threatened us and said BF could create diplomatic issues.
BF no longer feels like a major company
that's focused on a shared interest.
I'm concerned about this farmer who left behind this letter
before taking his own life.
This company is burning an entire industry to the ground.
How long will we just
sit and watch under the guise of putting the economy first?
Actually,
I met with the CEO of BF right after the culture fluid incident.
Nothing could be worse than people questioning your product's safety.
Yet the CEO of BF,
who is an influential individual,
was only focused on making a profit.
It made me reflect on myself.
"This is really one of our leading CEOs? Was I also like her in the past?"
Sir.
Can we begin an investigation on BF?
[attorney general] Yes, sir. We can open a case whenever you wish.
There are already several cases pending against BF.
But if we carry out an investigation
when Ms. Yun has already been charged with poisoning a man,
it might seem like the government is endorsing the accusations.
That's exactly it.
I don't think it's normal for a company to be suspected of staging
an attack on their CEO or the death of a company executive.
This investigation must be more than just showing
that we are trying too, or that we don't side with a corporation.
We must be thorough.
That way, BF will correct themselves and self-reflect.
I need you leaders to help BF
become a company that serves this country.
The National Human Rights Commission, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy,
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the rest
must aid the prosecution.
-Can you do that? -[all] Yes, sir.
BLOOD FREE
I'm from a nearby real estate agency.
What? Is she the new owner of this house?
That young man should've told me if the house was sold.
He never gave me an update.
[cat meows]
[cat meowing]
[Hoseung] Is this house on the market?
[Woo] Why do you ask?
I heard you talking to the real estate agent.
I wasn't meaning to eavesdrop, but I could hear you so well.
Why? You want to move to an apartment?
[Woo] No, to pay for my niece's studies abroad.
[Hoseung] What? You're selling the house to pay for her studies?
Where does she go to school? Harvard?
[Woo] She's in elementary school.
-[Hoseung] She's still a kid. -[Woo] Yes.
[Hoseung] Why are you footing the bill instead of her dad?
Gosh, I'm in no position to worry about others.
I need to buy a house before I can get married and have a kid.
[Woo] Are you seeing anyone?
Do you seriously think this handsome face and hot body is single?
Geez, you're only 26 years old.
Even I'm still not married.
Why is that open?
Exactly. Ms. Yun.
Have you ever heard of an uncle who financially supports his niece?
This isn't my house. My entire family used to live here.
Look. I know it's none of my business.
But what you're doing is meaningless. She'll only be fluent in English
and not give you anything in return.
You've been very nosy all day.
Do as you wish.
[sighs]
You'd have to work like a dog to get a house like this again.
I've always wanted to study abroad.
You can go now.
My parents could only send one of us.
Ma'am, I can't believe there was a time when you couldn't afford something.
All parents want to do as much as they can for the children.
I have no choice.
She has a dairy allergy.
She can't have any kind of milk whatsoever.
That little girl was taken to the ER countless times when she was here.
Sellers would claim that their products didn't contain any milk,
but her throat would swell up and she couldn't breathe.
Guess what those people said every time?
"We didn't know it contained milk."
Some said we should feed her milk to help her overcome her allergy.
Is she being treated in the US?
It's incurable.
What's interesting about the US is that people there have all sorts of allergies.
One of her classmates has a water allergy.
Some do have that.
Your niece's parents must be so devastated.
Her dad gave up on her.
He said he couldn't support her.
He expressed his resentment toward me before filing for divorce.
Why would he resent you? It's not your fault she's allergic.
Because I told my sister to come.
I was training long-term in the US.
She constantly called me in tears after her daughter went to kindergarten.
Why did she cry after her daughter went to kindergarten?
They had birthday parties every month,
and the kids would get cake.
Goodness. Your niece must've wanted some.
She never eats cake.
Because she knows how painful it is better than anyone.
But her classmates were offended.
They were upset that she didn't eat their cake.
Then they started to bully her.
Geez, I hate bullies.
It probably had to do with her race.
But she's never gone to the ER in the US.
Even if you had 100 kids, I bet you could send them all abroad.
What's wrong? Was that too many?
He was 26.
I wonder how his girlfriend is holding up.
KIM HOSEUNG
Did Ms. Jeong spill anything?
Does Ms. Yun look like a terrorist to you?
It's likely…
that Mr. Kim Singu was brainwashed in a short amount of time.
-By the killer? -Yes.
He never opened up during the group meetings.
And he only attended two or three times in total.
But this guy sat next to him every time
and talked to him.
There was a time when they skipped a meeting and went to that café.
[Woo] He said the two never attended any meetings after that day.
Professor Kim fell victim to a heinous bastard.
How do you think he knew he could meet Professor Kim at the welfare center?
Haedeun must've been busy tipping him off.
He was heinous enough to stab someone
and set an entire neighborhood on fire instead of doing it
in a vacant lot. What a lunatic.
[phone buzzes]
[Woo] If you find out anything, you don't have to tell me, but--
EULJUNG POLICE STATION
Don't worry.
Right. Did you tell the police that we have Haedeun?
No.
How did they set up so many explosives so quickly?
On a military base, at that.
Ms. Yun and the rest of us once suspected that it could've been done
by a professional hit man, not some extremist.
All you did was talk about it?
What could we have done?
But she was a victim too.
[cat meows]
[sighs] She looked familiar.
[Jeong crying over speaker]
[On] Did you find anything?
[typing]
[Jeong crying]
My God!
[typing continues]
You could've given me a heads-up.
[panting]
What?
[Jeong continues crying]
[Seo] Call me when you're done. I won't stop until she talks.
You should eat.
[Jeong shouts]
No.
Are they worth starving yourself for in order to remain loyal?
I don't want you to see this side of me.
What?
Let someone else do it.
Not you.
[chuckling] I'm not asking you to understand me.
I've already been caught anyway.
But I'd like you of all people
to only have good memories of me. Please grant me this much.
Are you messing with me?
You won't trick me by suddenly acting this way. What do you take me for?
How would you know if it's sudden or not?
You only set your eyes on Ms. Yun. You…
You never gave me a chance.
Ms. Jeong. You shouldn't have talked shit to me a while ago if that were the case.
I swore I would hide my feelings every time I came to work
since I knew I couldn't have you.
I guess I did a good job.
Did you really not notice?
[chuckling]
Tell me the truth if you want me to remember you in a positive way.
What happened to Professor Kim? Who and where is Hoseung's killer?
What did DORSON ask you to do, and what information did you leak?
"A colleague of mine died.
He was murdered on the street. How is that possible?"
I told my friend that because I was so distraught.
Stop talking about this friend we can't even trace--
It's driving me crazy too! She was like a sister to me!
Mr. On, how could I have possibly known
that her phone wasn't traceable?
[panting]
Mr. On, I… [panting continues]
That friend of yours…
Fine. Tell me how you two met.
Jesus. What am I saying?
[sobbing] It was at a swimming pool.
We met at a pool.
She approached me first and treated me well.
[sobbing continues]
[Woo] It's likely that Mr. Kim Singu was brainwashed in a short amount of time.
[sobbing] We met at a pool.
She approached me first.
This is just unbelievable.
-[Seo] Hey, are you done? -[On] Yes.
Are you going home?
Yes. [laughs] See you tomorrow.
[sighs]
What about the images Ms. Jeong was seeing?
[laughs] I'll turn it back on before I go. I told you to tell me when you were done.
Never mind. You should go.
[button clicks]
What is it?
You must think I really don't know anything
just because I'm staying quiet.
What are you staying quiet about?
You wanted to see if the traitor
was me.
You thought I was behind Hoseung's death.
-It's not your fault-- -What?
That's all the help I needed. I'm sure you're busy.
[device beeps]
[laughs]
Look. It's not like I don't understand.
Even I wondered how the killer
found our bodyguards.
But now that we found our mole,
don't I at least deserve an apology from you?
-Deserve? -But instead,
you look at me as if I'm a professional torturer. [chuckles]
[sighs] I can't believe what I'm hearing.
When did I look at you that way?
Just now.
I was going to say that the woman looked familiar.
Woman? What woman?
The woman Ms. Jeong recalled.
The one she remembered alongside the man who fell.
She looked familiar, but I stopped talking
because I couldn't remember. And you suspected me?
Could it just be your insecurities? No one accused you.
Maybe you already know that you're torturing her.
That's why you feel guilty when someone looks at you.
He doesn't have the balls to confront the person who gave the orders.
Everyone thinks I'm a pushover.
Goddamn it.
[sighs]
[breathing heavily]
[gasps]
-Jang Yeongsil. -[Yeongsil] Yes, ma'am?
Send a letter to the stockholders.
"We foresee a hostile M&A attempt by outside forces.
The company will issue stocks that are relatively cheaper
and allow the stockholders to purchase them first.
We're only doing this to prevent illegal mergers
resulting from short-term profit fixation and market failure.
We believe the outside forces
will attempt to purchase the cheap stocks in bulk.
We urge our wise stockholders
to join hands with us and protect the company."
Replace "urge" with "ask."
[Yeongsil] Okay. I have revised it.
"In addition…"
[Woo] Seonu Jae sent me here so he could swallow BF whole.
Grab onto me before you lose everything and regret it all.
Jang Yeongsil.
What's the difference in the company values of DORSON and BF?
[Yeongsil] Based on the figures of 2025,
DORSON's total market value is 1.57 quadrillion.
BF's is 260 trillion.
[sighs]
It's not even one fourth.
[On] Ms. Jeong vehemently denies any involvement.
We'll only be accused of keeping her hostage.
Let's just hand her over to the cops if we're not putting her in the freezer.
And what if she dies like Professor Kim?
Freezer, it is.
I don't expect her to admit that she was working for DORSON.
But we need to find out who the killer is.
Even if she admits to it,
how can we put up a fight against Seonu Geun and the prime minister?
[Seonu] This is your last chance.
This is my last chance.
Yes, ma'am. Mr. Yeo.
Wouldn't there be more people in Haeundae?
Especially at nighttime.
We already set everything up there. We're in Nampo-dong now.
It won't be real-time. They'll send us an edited version.
How about the other areas?
Yes, we're ready too.
[no audible dialogue]
Hello. I'm Yun Jayu, the CEO of BF.
-Look at that. -Gosh!
There's something I must tell you all who live in this day and age.
I apologize for the sudden appearance.
We at BF have been conducting a secret project.
Organoids.
Simply put, we've been culturing human organs.
With our top-notch cell culture technology,
we strived to copy human organs. And as a result,
we were able to culture muscle fibers,
osteocytes, blood, hearts, livers, kidneys, lungs,
-pancreases, stomachs, small intestines… -Hey, look.
…large intestines, and bladders.
We successfully cultured all human organs
-except for the brain. -No way.
[bang at door]
However, our project isn't perfect just yet.
-We need to run some clinical tests. -[chuckles]
That's why I'd like to ask you for help.
[chuckles]
Those who have terminal cancer.
Those who are suffering from incurable diseases.
We are looking for clinical test volunteers.
-We will cover the entire cost of surgery. -[sobbing]
We'll carry out a suitability test on the volunteers.
The first batch will consist of 60 patients.
The second and third batches will consist of 150 patients.
I have a great deal of respect for BF
for their wonderful achievement.
But I am enraged as the prime minister of this country.
What gives Ms. Yun the right
to stir up the entire country by using our people's health as bait?
What you just witnessed
is an advertisement.
As the CEO, she is merely advertising her products.
However, there is heartbreaking news that I must share with you
prior to carrying out this project.
Two years ago, our researchers carried out a clinical test. However,
we failed.
Even though the patient had consented to it
and the cancer cells had metastasized,
we must not and can't deny the fact that she passed away.
I would like to take responsibility and promise you two things.
[Seonu] I do not doubt it.
I believe our people are wise.
BF will not get what they want.
I understand that her words may have given some of you hope.
However,
the government will do their job.
We will absolutely not allow a private company to make
this large-scale gamble while putting lives at risk.
[Yun] First, I will take legal responsibility
for carrying out medical treatment outside a medical institution.
Second,
I volunteer to be the first test subject.
Are you insane?
Were you aware of this? Mr. On.
Mr. On, were you aware of this?
Did you guys agree on this?
Are you crazy?
Then…
[Yun] I won't use people's desperation for my project.
So this is her own crazy idea.
I will replace all my organs
-with our cultured ones. -[Seonu] My dear citizens whom I respect.
Please remember this.
You don't need to approve of her, let alone respect her,
just because she's sacrificing herself to prove something.
[Yun] The entire procedure will be open to all.
We will see if I suffer from any complications,
infections, or rejections over the next three months.
Hi, honey.
[Yun] We'll only select new test subjects once that's been cleared.
Is that true?
[Yun] BF's cell culture technology is
currently the highest point possible that modern humans can reach.
The surgery will be carried out by AI that is absolutely precise
and top-notch researchers who have been working on culturing human organs
-since the beginning of BF. -Yun Jayu is advertising her products!
BF is advertising a product that is far from being complete.
[Yun] This isn't a reckless attempt.
And that is only because
many of you are desperate to live in a world free of disease.
I trust your courage and determination.
I, alongside BF, a biotechnology company,
will be waiting for those who will join us in changing humanity.
[Seonu] Ms. Yun.
If you still have an ounce of conscience or good sense in you,
don't try to profit from our citizens' lives.
Instead, you should repent and give your sincere apology
to all the innocent lives that fell victim to your company.
[operator] You will be redirected to voicemail after the beep…
-Why isn't she picking up? -Your call will be charged.
[phone beeps]
MS. YUN
Yun Jayu, are you seriously out of your mind?
What do you take us for?
Hey, even someone whose organs are completely damaged wouldn't do this.
It's not like you're being forced to fall off a building or something. I…
All he ever did was work hard.
Hold on. Jang Yeongsil.
[Yeongsil] Yes, sir?
Find the name of the farm owned by the man who jumped off
the Maesan Overpass on December 24, 2025.
[Yeongsil] Okay. I'm searching news articles.
The name of the farm is Yangju-ri Gwanghyang Husbandry.
MS. YUN
[phone dialing]
[attorney general] The prosecution was already notified
of BF's illegal surgery and the patient's death.
The fact that
Ms. Yun mentioned this incident right now shows that she knows
she'll be interrogated soon and is trying to save face
by pretending to be a conscientious individual.
[radio host] As you just heard, the prosecution will be conducting
-an investigation on BF. -[Yun] Leave it running.
-[driver] Yes, ma'am. -[radio host] We will update you
on any new announcements made by the government.
Let's see what the citizens thought after hearing Yun Jayu's announcement.
[citizen] I was utterly shocked. I wonder if she'll actually do it.
[Woo] Let me be your proof.
What did you find out after leaving to find the killer?
"I was on the brink of death, but BF saved me.
What better proof could there possibly be?"
Whom should I tell this to?
I'll tell them that I got stronger and can hear much better now, so…
Don't go through with it.
Why take a longer route when there's a shortcut?
There's no better solution than this.
Why are you going this far?
Because I must subdue them.
There's no other reason.
I've faced countless obstacles until now, and I've overcome them all.
This one will be no different.
I will show them
that I can't be subdued.
Was there ever a time when you had to sacrifice your body?
Do you even want to live?
I'm doing this so I can live.
And I will.
I understand.
What do you understand? Where are you going?
You won't need the best solution…
if the second-best one succeeds.
What are you planning to do?
I also have something I can't give up on.
My mission…
isn't over yet.
[Mungyu] It has been a while since I've taken a night stroll.
You know, don't you?
It's not just about replacing the organs, is it?
You can become lively again. You must've seen it firsthand.
You could've worn a prosthetic leg if you wished to walk again.
Captain Woo, be careful what you say.
Did you tell your daughter?
You said it was a surprise visit,
but a visit from the head of state couldn't have been spontaneous.
You must've planned the visit even before you boarded the plane.
Did you tell your daughter about your plan before boarding the plane?
What if I did?
I'd like to meet with her.
Why?
Ms. Yun wasn't behind the attack.
So we should move on.
Just like how we moved on from Chairman Park to Ms. Yun.
You want to move on,
yet you want to see my daughter?
To be precise,
I'd like to meet Chairman Seonu's ex-wife.
Leave.
Will you ask her yourself?
[Mungyu shouts] Leave!
[phone dialing]
CHAIRMAN OF DORSON AND HIS WIFE
[Woo chuckles]
It's nice to meet you. My name is Woo Chaewoon.
I have something to tell you regarding a request
made by the prime minister.
What is it?
You'll request to go abroad just to pay for your niece's studies?
I'm also sick and tired of everyone blaming each other for the ransomware.
Look at you.
You must've heard about how beautiful the women are in that country.
You're a lunatic.
You know what? I'll also go and stop you from marrying one of them.
You're coming too?
They'll think all Korean men are ugly if you're the only one they see.
Don't tell me you already did the interview.
[gun fires]
[Woo] I will catch him…
at all costs.
Translated by Kim Sooji