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Barefooted Youth: Episode 11

Bae YongJun: Jang YoSuk
Ko SoYoung: Ki HaeJu
Kim MuSaeng: Jang MyungSuk
Park WooNyung: Ki SungJae
Lee JongWon: Jang SangYup
Byun WooMin: Ki Soongjun
Kim WonHee: Kang YeJu
Kim HakJul: Jo JaeSik
Jung SungMo: Ko Kangsoo
Kim JungAh: Su Hwa

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Cops are pushing and putting a confused and handcuffed Ki SungJae into prison. They took his fingerprints.

**********Soongjun's Car
Soonjung is driving, happily shaking his body at the rhythm of the loud music. His cell phone rang and he picked up.
SJ: Hello... What??? I'm sorry, what did you just say? Who? (He parked the car by the side. He tried to calm down.) Tell me once more, what happened? Who did what?

**********Police Precinct
Officer Yoo is waiting outside and SJ came running. Yoo started smoking when he saw SJ.
SJ: (Recovering his breath) What happened?
Yoo: Honestly speaking, I don't know. How can this be? I can't believe it.
SJ: Where's father?
Yoo: He's being examined by doctors. They are taking samples of his blood and hair.
SJ: What for?
Yoo: He's accused of... (Not believing himself) assault and rape!
SJ: Assault and... rape? (He laughed instead of crying) Does it make sense to you? Father is human too, so let's say he lost control and became violent. But what? Rape? Who are they trying to kid? What are they doing to him?
Yoo: They caught him at the crime scene. And the woman is pressing charges against him.

*********Hospital Room
The woman is laying on her bed, bandaged and bruised all over her face. Police officers are interviewing her and she looks scared and traumatized. She waves her hands, and she starts shaking.

*********Police Precinct/ Waiting Lobby
SJ: (To Officer Yoo) I'm not dreaming, am I?

*********Light Music Café
While playing his guitar, the musician recited a poem. YoSuk and HaeJun are listening.
Musician: Now I know.
If I must die for the sin of love, let me be burnt by the fountain of youth and die.
It was destiny that brought us together in this life a life twisted and torn by the silken shackles of restriction.
With you by my side, I will indeed take the boat that will send us beyond.
YS and HJ looked at each other. HJ is holding a coffee mug, looking and listening, and smiling. YS touches HJ's hair. She touches YS's hands.
Musician:
The deeper one loves, should suffering arise?
What could I do with this unquenchable thirst?
In thorns covered by roses will I put you to sleep.
Your name that is hidden inside the roses all day long have I searched around the rosebush I got lost, drunk by the flower scent the night fell.
The wound at my fingertips
It's just like a tear drop.
Ah, this fatal obsession!
That I hold you, and still I search for you.

***********Streets of Seoul / Inside a Catholic Church
YS and HJ are walking, with YS a little ahead. YS turned around and held HJ's hands. She smiled sweetly and followed him. They're walking side by side now, holding hands. They entered inside an empty Catholic Church. They walkedto the front row, and sat down. There is a small candle, providing some light.
HJ: I was baptized standing right on this spot. Since then, as I grew up, I always said this prayer: "Make me love just one person in this life, that I may give my everything to him, and that he may become my everything." They both kept looking at each other. YS took something out of his pocket and put it on HJ's palms, closing it.
YS: It belonged to my mother. I always carried it with me in my pocket. On the day when I meet the person who could fit this ring to perfection, I shall put it in her hands. (He took the ring and fitted it down HJ's finger) If I think about it, my mother suffered much. She died having the love of her life buried in her heart. That ring, she said she got it from him.
HJ: Him... could he be? (They look...)
YS: (Half smiling) It might be him. She only really loved one man in her life. (The candlelight went off as a strong wind blew and closed the Church Entrance with a big "bang." Dark inside.)

**********Streets of Seoul
SJ: (Holding onto the sidewalk.) No, it's not true! (He cried and hitted the stand) This doesn't make sense...

**********Streets of Seoul // Near Sjae's House
YS and HJ are walking.
HJ: What should we do? It's really late! (Looked at her watch.) Wow, I didn't know the time went this fast. (They are hurrying up. A car horned from behind. They turned to see.)
InSu: (Getting out of his car) Are you HJ?
HJ: Yes, IS.
IS: (Walking towards her) Your hand-phone was off. Where were you? Your brother was looking for you. He asked me if I knew where you were. (He paused solemnly.) I think something bad happened to your Dad. He's held at the Police Precinct.
HJ: What?

************Police Precinct / Waiting Lobby
Yoo: (To SJ) You have to be strong and calm down. It's going to be really hard to prove his innocence, looking at the current situation. The best we can do is wait for the preliminary trial and petition for bail.
SJ: This is a set up. Someone is trying to destroy father.
Yoo: Even if it is so, whoever did it, did a perfect job. This has to be the work of a professional.
SJ: Professional?
HaeJun ran inside, followed by YoSuk. SJ saw them both. He stared at YS.
The door opened and 2 policemen dragged Sjae outside. KSJ covered his face with his jacket. Reporters are hurrying to the scene to take pictures.
SJ: Father! (He tried to touch Sjae but the policemen pushed him away)
HJ held her mouth with her hands, containing emotions. SJ passed by, he hesitated, continued walking. He returned to where YS is standing.
SJ: I really hope your family is not behind this. If they are, you guys made a BIG MISTAKE! (He left)

*********Police Jail
Sjae sat on the cold floor of the empty jail, looking dejected.

*********Dark Mansion
YS is standing next to MyungSuk, who's reading the newspaper.
MS: So, what do you want to know?
YS: I want to know if you're not behind this, really.
MS: You're disrespectful. No one else would ever dare ask me such questions.
YS: I just want to know the truth. Really, you're not involved in this, are you?
MS: Listen carefully. That's not my style of working. I like to confront my actions and not hide. Are you satisfied with that?
YS: Can I trust that?
MS: What a H#$%%^ ck! What kind of manners is that? If you don't trust your own father, who would you trust?
YS: (Looking down) I'm sorry.
MS: Give your brother a call. Yesterday, he asked for you as he was leaving for his Honeymoon.

*********Foreign Hotel
SY: (He's smoking and playing with the Cross-Words, talking to himself) How would I know this? (Knock knock!) Come in!
Sado: (Brings the newspaper) This is this morning's paper.
SY: (Continued doing the Cross-Words, without looking at Sado) Forget it. I don't want to be reading that on my Honeymoon. What's a word that starts with U and describes an ideal but imaginary society? U... U...
Sado: It's Utopia.
SY: Yeah, that's right! I couldn't remember that. (He fills up the blanks)
Sado: You must read the papers. K Sja was arrested.
SY: What? Arrested? Why?
Sd: It looks like he got drunk and lost control of himself. He raped and violated a woman.
SY: Really? K Sjae really did that?
Sd: It's true.
SY: (Laughed. He grabbed the papers) Wow, strange things do happen in life. So K Sjae lost control, hee hee. (YeJu entered) Hey, Kang YJ, come hear the News! Wow, this is really shocking (YJ is piercing angry and stared towards Sd) Look at this, YJ!
YJ: Hey you (To Sd), didn't I tell you yesterday to go back? Why are you still here? (She took money from her wallet and gave it to Sd)
SY: Hey, what are you doing?
YJ: (She counted the money) Buy a plane ticket and be off. (She put the money into Sd's pocket)
YJ: Hey Jang SangYup, you're no longer a child. Do you have to bring a baby-sitter to your own Honeymoon?
SY: What?
YJ: If you're going to be a gangster, act like one. Like your father.
SY: (To Sado) Go back.
Sado: Yes Sir.
SY: Act like a gangster? I thought you are allergic to gangsters.
YJ: I happen to be married to one. All I want is that my husband to excel in whatever he does, whether he is a doctor or a gangster.
SY: (Laughing happily) That's great!

*********Sjae's House
HJ is anxiously listening to SJ's conversation with Officer Yoo.
Yoo: We couldn't find any evidence that he's been drugged.
SJ: What do you mean? There's no other explanation.
Yoo: I did hear about a special drug the mafia uses. That could completely knocked a person off guard without leaving any trace of it in the body. If anything was used, it must be this one.
SJ: The mafia? That means that in the end, it's JMS.
Yoo: That's possible since Prosecutor Ki is the biggest obstacle for his sons' future. (HJ looks horrified) He might have done this for them.

*********Police University/ Pay Phone
YS: (HJ is on the other line) No, that's not true. Even though he's a gangster, he wouldn't do that. Not at all.
**HJ: (On her phone) He wouldn't, right? He wouldn't do that?
**YS: I asked him personally. He swore to me he didn't do it.
HJ's voice: (Emotional) Even if he did it, you have to tell me he didn't. That he would never do this. **********Police University/ Gym
YS is walking and meditating.
**YS's Flashback
MS: Listen carefully. That's not my style of working. I like to confront my actions and not hide. Are you satisfied with that?
YS: Can I trust that?
MS: What a H#$%%^ ck! What kind of manners is that? If you don't trust your own father, who would you trust?
YS continued walking, worried.

**********Dark Mansion/ Lights are off
MS: Do you know what I said when YS asked me?
JaeSik: I do. That is truly not your style.
MS: Have I made a mistake? Never before did I hit someone on his back. My pride would not allow me.
JS: Yes Sir. Even now, if it were you, you wouldn't have acted like this.
MS: (Sigh) That's right. I couldn't put SY in charge knowing KSjae would trap him. That's the reason.
JS: Today, he will get out on bail.

*********Police Precinct/ Waiting Lobby
Ki Sjae is getting out, a jacket covering his head. SJ is holding him. Flash lights go on, surrounded by many reporters. Sjae falls down. SJ carries him on his back.

*********Hospital/ Room
Sjae is lying on his bed, eyes closed. HJ is wiping Sjae's face with a wet towel.
SJ: (In pain) Father, can you hear me? If you do, please talk to me! You are the only one who can clear this misunderstanding. (Sjae moved his lips.) Father, yes, talk to us. (SJ moved closer to listen but received no reply. He started to cry.) Father, you shouldn't give up like this!
**SJ came back after a break outside.
SJ: (To HJ) Go home and rest. We shouldn't faint from tiredness.
HJ: I'll stay, you go home.
SJ: No, I have some things to do. So you go home first. And bring me some clothes to change. By the way, (took out a piece of paper) please get me these books.

**********Night Club Bar
Lawyer Suh is leaning against the sofa. Namee came in, followed by SJ who sat down.
LS: I thought you'd come yesterday.
SJ: Why did you think I'd look for you?
LS: I'm an expert at those kinds of dirty cases. (To Namee) What're you doing? You're looking at the man who will put me in jail some day.
Namee: Why wait? Do it right now.
SJ: (Humbly) Can you help me?
LS: Can you say that … knowing who my client is?
SJ: Have you ever cared about that?
LS: What do you want to know?
SJ: You know well what I want. Whose work is it?
LS: Who's in the hospital now? If no one's there, hurry up and go.

***********Hospital/ Room
Sjae woke up. The room is dark. He is alone. He sat on the bed and took the IV tube. He held the bottle with his hands and threw it on the floor. He cut his wrist with one of the broken glass pieces.
SJae's voice: I'm innocent. I'm telling you I'm innocent!!!

*********By the Lake/ Inside a Boat
SJ and HJ are inseminating the cremated remains off into the lake.
Voice of JaeSik: He didn't want to be buried.
HJ is wearing white kimono and SJ black men's wear, white gloves on, sending off "dust to dust." HJ is containing her tears, which fell from her eyes. HJ puts her hand on her mouth, crying in silence.
YS stood at the shore, waiting.

********Ko KangSoo's Office
KS: (Welcoming SuHwa) Wow, you came pretty fast.
SH: Why are you alone?
KS: Director Yoon? He'll be here any time. Sit over there.
SH: He's really coming, isn't he?
KS: Are you calling me a liar or something? I'm getting upset...
SH: No, that's not what I meant. I am just concerned.
KS: Soon, you'll see that no one in Seoul can look down on me. Meanwhile, let's have a drink. (He served a drink)
SH: I cannot drink.
KS: You cannot drink? What kind of actress are you? You won't be able to survive in show biz like that. Don't you know how aggressive you must be? Come on, drink this one shot. Your stomach will be ready to talk with the director then.

*******Health Club
DogN: (Tired, dropping down his weights.) We're the only ones here. Until when should we stay here?
MaeJu: Boss told us not to go back until he calls us.
The door opened. BangKe and his men entered. DN and MJ became anxious.
MJ: Who are they?
DN: They're JMS's men.
BangKe and TalBok come their way.
BK: (To them) Should we switch spots?
MJ: Yes, here, have this.
Both BK and TB put down the much heavier weights. To the amazement of the 2 little gangsters, they started lifting without difficulty.
BK: Hey boys, which gang do you belong to?
DN: We're... college students.
TB: Answer the question!
DN and MJ: (Together) Ko KangSoo, he came from ChungChan.
BK: I've no idea who he is but tell him I'm waiting for him to show his respect to us.

********Ko KS's Office
SuHwa looked upset.
KS: Come on, pour some more and let's drink (SH stood up.) Why did you stand up?
SH: You lied to me, didn't you?
KS: What?
SH: About the movie director. (She tries to leave but KS grabbed her.)
KS: Yes, I lied. Honestly speaking, how do you expect a guy who just came from ChungChan to know a movie director in Seoul? Besides, why would an important movie maker come to see you?
SH: (Trying to hit him) You evil! (KS grabbed her wrist and started twisting it.) Let go off me!
KS: I'm new here so I'm like this, but wait and see how I will not just survive, but I will climb high here also. (Sharply) In the end, I'm the only one who could help you, do you know? (He let her go) Go now. I know you'll come back for help.
SH: No way. (She ran away.)
KS: (Mockingly) Really?

*******Streets of Seoul
SuHwa is crying with disappointment, recalling …
**KS's Voice: You cannot drink? What kind of actress are you? You won't be able to survive in show biz like that. Don't you know how aggressive you must be?
**Back to reality.
SH: (Crying) YS, what should I do now? YoSukkk!

*******Sjae's House
HJ: (Entering) Oppa, tell me how this could possibly happen to us? How can this be? I still feel I'm dreaming.
SJ: (Without looking at her, thinking) That woman, sometimes, very late at night, when no one is around, she goes to the pay phone and talks to someone.

*******Hospital/ Empty Hall
The woman is on her wheelchair, going to a pay-phone.

*******Sjae's House
The phone rang, so HJ turned off the TV to eavesdrop.
SJ: Yes.
Voice of Yoo: We found it! This is the phone number of Inchon's Liquor Distributors. DoeJaeWok is the owner, and only 3 years ago he was the 2nd leader to ShinShaeKi Band.
SJ: (startled) ShinShaeKi band? That means... JMS?!

********Police University/ Outside Road
YS is walking down the road in his police uniform. He saw SJ and slowed down. He walked toward SJ, who waited. SJ threw his fist at YS. YS fell onto the floor. YS sat down on the floor.
SJ: (Crawling down) Listen carefully. Do you know why I came to see you? Because you're the only one that is at least like a human being among your family members. (He pointed) Tell those dirty mobster of yours: the real fight has just begun. I'm not going to be an easy prey like my father.
YS: (He stood up, surprised) Wait! (SJ turned and waited.) What do you mean?
SJ: You mean you don't know? If you really want to know, ask your Boss JMS. (SJ threw a mini-tape toward YS) Ask him to explain to you what that is. Then you'll know.

*********Police University/ Dorm
YS is seated in front of his desk, remembering.
**Voice of MS: Ok, it's true. If he tried to kill me, I would have died willingly. But I couldn't forgive that he tried to destroy the Gang, so I drew the knife in order not to die. But this was my first and last time I hit someone without warning. I'm ashamed of it.

*********Korean Airport/ Departing Flights
SJ hugged HJ, comforting her, "I know. This is the first time you started liking a man. But this is not right. Don't come back till you forget. And if you cannot forget, don't ever come back."
IS: (Approaching them) It's time to go.
HJ: (Turned around to IS, she took off her ring and gave it to IS.) If you happen to meet him by any chance, can you give him this? I'm sorry I'm always asking these kind of favours from you.
IS: No, I'm thankful that you asked me.

*********Police University/ Dorm
YS is packing his belongings. KS is helping him.
JiHoon: (Entered suddenly) Jang YoSuk!
YS: You were right. Police University is not for me. I realized I couldn't escape from the fact of who my father is.
JH: That's no reason for you to give up!
YS: Didn't you want this all along? I always made you upset. (Smiling) I think this is the first time I'm making you happy.
JH: But not like this! If you give up, I wanted you to have a real reason and purpose.
YS: Purpose? I know what you mean, but I'll never walk that path. Even if I meet you again, it won't be as a police and a criminal. (To KyungSoo) Thanks a lot. (He is leaving)
KS: YS, (giving him his police uniform) take this, it's yours.
YS: I won't need it.
KS: Anyway, you've been a student at this university. So you have the right to keep it.

********Police University/ Gym
DongJun is sadly waiting near the Gates.
YS: Hey, Kim DongJun, don't give me goose dimple kind of farewell please. Don't start talking like a woman.
DJ: I really wanted you to graduate. I thought you could do it.
YS: I know, you're a good friend. (Smiling) I'm sorry. (He hit DJ on the side.) I'm going.
DJ: (Raised his voice) Actually, Kang JiHoon really liked you, did you know that?!
YS waved from his back. He looked around the gym, at a group of students there. He took out his beeper and touched it.
**HJ's Voice: I wanted to say this without crying, so many times I took the phone but gave up. In the end, I can only say this one thing: I will promise you that I will try hard to be happy, even without seeing Jang YoSuk ever again.