"They say she's a real I ive angel" "Everyone in there cal Is her ' Kind-hearted' Geum-ja" "One, two, three, four!" "My path is ridden with... high wal Is and deep pitfal is" "Who wi I I aid me across these dark obstacles?" "The Lord's breathe I ifts me over these wal ls" "The Lord's hands bridge my steps safely over these pitfal is safely over these pitfal is" "What about the winter clothes I sent you?" "It's been hard, hasn't it?" "1 3 and a half years" "I 'm so proud of you" "Won-mo and I were playing marbles here that day, and I lost" "Won-mo won the biggest marble" "Then he ran off to go home" "The investigating authorities... confi rmed the detai Is with a woman who confessed to the crime" "Lee Geum-ja was fi rst introduced to the publ ic as the criminal who abducted and ki I led Park Won-mo, a I ittle boy..." "She was nineteen at the time" "The whole nation was shocked by her youth, her ruthless methods... and by her unabashed naivete" "My state of mind..." "This is where the al leged perpetrator had confined young Park Won-mo" "She claims she only wanted to stop his crying with a pi I low..." "But what shocked us more were her beautiful looks" "Clamoring tabloids compared her to Ol ivia Hussey..." "A tactless di rector announced plans for a Lee Geum-ja movie... creating a backlash from the press" "That fal l, polka-dot dresses became the trend" "I saw you on TV" "Behind that wicked witch's face of yours," "I saw the presence of an angel" "An angel..." "Could that be true?" "Do you real ly think an angel resides in me?" "If so, where was that angel... when I was commiting such an evi I act?" "I always wondered about this after hearing what the preacher said" "And then, I real ized... that the angel inside me only reveals itself when I invoke it" "Where are you?" "Please, come out" "I 'm right here" "This act of invoking an angel..." "This is what we cal I prayer" "Actual ly, prison is an ideal place to learn to pray" "Because... we know that we are al I sinners in here" "Thank you" "Testimonials of Faith Day for inmates, 1997" "It's tradition to eat tofu on release... so that you' I I I ive white and never sin again" "Why don't you go screw yourself?" "Lee Geum-ja Time served 1991-2004" "Kim Yang-hee Time served 1998-2002" "Meet your new cel imate" "I 'm Kim Yang-hee." "I got 5 years" "They said there was someone at Kyoungju Women's Prison  whose face would shine" "You were a whore, weren' t you?" "I heard her nickname was ' the Witch'" "You don't usual ly wear ties" "It's mandatory here" "We have lots of VlPs visiting" "Shit, it's too tight." "Loosen it up a bit" "He was my pimp" "It felt so good when I was strangl ing him" " I should' ve ki I led myself instead" " Then, die" "And be born again." "Over and over if you need to" "Prayer is I ike a scrubbing towel" "Scrub off al I your sins" "Then your skin wi I I become as new as a baby's ass." "Right?" "Geum-ja taught me how to lament my past I ives" "It's a I ittle noisy, being under the stai rs..." "But this place brings good luck" "Look at me." "Three years of giving uni icensed hai rcuts..." "And now I have a real shop of my own" "So set your hopes high" "These were mine, but they' I I have to do for now" "You know I wanted to get you better things, right?" "Don't you have any high heels?" "You never real ly loved me, did you?" "You were just pretending, right?" "You' ve changed a lot" "You used to be so sweet and talk so kindly" "Are you starting the plan already?" "No." "The plan was already started 1 3 years ago... so Geum-ja murmured to herself" "Farewel I" "What is it you want from us?" "Please forgive me." "Please..." "She was going to beg Won-mo's parents unti I she had no fingers left" "This is 802/9 Han Apartments..." "We' ve had a finger cut off here!" "Every penny Geum-ja earned from laboring in prison... had to go to pay for her finger operation" "Then 6 days later..." "For now, just work ti I I noon" "The dawn hours are tough for me with my low blood pressure" "Geun-shik, say hel lo" "I told you about Lee Geum-ja, right?" "Hel lo" "I told you she was pretty" "Can I cal I you elder sister?" "Just cal I me Geum-ja" "Lee Geum-ja..." "When she fi rst came, she cried non-stop, I ike a newborn baby" "Man, it was so depressing" "Damn bitch!" "It brings bad luck." "Stop crying!" "As a man once taught her, whenever she was having a hard time..." "Iapse on the floor I ike this" "She'd bend over and take five deep breaths" "Woo So-young Time served 1990 ~ 1996" "What are you looking at?" "You damn bitches!" "Down on the floor and keep your damn hands up!" "I felt I ike I was dying because I couldn't be with my love..." "Turned out I was suffering from chronic kidney fai lure" "But it felt I ike I was dying anyway" "Then this bitch suddenly says she' I I give me one of her kidneys" "It's not as if a kidney's a bit of fluff you give away so easi ly" "Damn bitch" "It brings me bad luck." "Stop crying!" "Honey, Geum-ja's here" "You' ve sure changed a lot" "You heard my wife-stay down!" "That's when I real ized" "I 'm married to a goddess" "With this man by my side, I was never afraid" "Right, honey?" "Yeah, but we couldn't go in together" "They should have couples prisons" "But then that would be paradise, not jai I" "I don't know how to thank you" "Honey, Geum-ja is readying a magnificent plan" "You can help her, right?" "The Way of Dhamma" "Where did you get this?" "It's real old" "Comrade Geum-ja, it's no use" " Go save yourself" " Okay, right after I finish this" "Finish the chicken later" "And be careful." "Don't let dogs have the chicken bones" "Pass me that yel lowing book" "Ko Sun-sook Time served 1967 ~ 1997" "A spy from North Korea, Ko Sun-sook had Alzheimer's  and was a problem for the prison" "So when Geum-ja volunteered to look after her..." "Even the prison warden was rel ieved" "They were stepping around me whispering, 'The woman spy is dead'" "But the pride in my heart... wouldn't let me die" "You said I iving is a struggle, too." "A struggle not to die" "I give you this flower... for you have vengeance to take, comrade" "My goodness!" "You shouldn't be out so late!" "I asked for you at Naruse" "What were you thinking?" "I don't want every Tom Dick and Harry dropping by" "Fine." "I ' I I see you tomorrow" "How could you have changed so much?" "This isn't I ike you!" "Could we start over again?" "Come to church." "Please?" "I ' ve converted to Buddhism!" "I bet you' re in for adultery" " How did you know?" " It's al I over your face, bitch!" "Please crawl over here" "Please take them off" "Oh Soo-hee Time served 1993 ~ 1994" "Can you see it wel l?" "Say hel lo to each other" "Hel lo" "Soo-hee Hel lo?" "This damn bitch is that infamous "Witch"" "She ki I led her husband and his mistress, then ate them" "So..." "I guess I 'm not the unluckiest" "I ' I I suck on her for five minutes and cry it off" "I hate them skinny bitches" "So go tel I Geum-ja to start eating some more, okay?" "Your style has changed" "What's with the blood-red eye shadow?" "People are always saying I look kind-hearted" "People order them from me, model led on thei r guys' photos" "They' re very popular." "Want me to make you one?" "Can you make it in si lver?" "Did you find that bastard yet?" "I did" "Did you ki I I him?" "Not yet" "Why not?" "I ' ve been busy" "' Saving the best for last, ' is that it?" "Yes" " I ' I I take this one" " Excel lent choice" "Is it true the owner studied confection in Japan?" "The lady made this one" "You' ve changed so much, I hardly recognized you" " Who was she?" " Who was he?" "She's pretty" "The detective that was in charge of my case" "When I was exactly your age..." "That is, when I was nineteen, and you were five..." "I..." "Kidnapped and ki I led a five year-old boy" "My goodness!" "Don't worry." "I didn't eat him up" "We can't eat this!" "It was made by hands that have ki I led!" "I 'm tel I ing you I ki I led him" "How many times do I have to tel I you?" "Then tel I me what that marble looked I ike" "What?" "That marble you said you saw but didn't know where it went..." "It was Won-mo's favorite marble" "What color was it?" "Light green" "Come on!" "Why would anyone confess to a murder they didn't commit?" "Why won't you bel ieve me?" "Is it because I 'm a murderer?" " Bel leve in Jesus, go to heaven" " Bel leve in Jesus, go to heaven" " Without faith, there's only hel l" " Without faith, there's only hel l" "Devi I, begone!" "On top of that, I ki I led again in prison" "Geum-ja wondered if Geun-shik wasn't a fool" "I understand what you' re saying..." "But it's against regulations to give out that information" "There is a counsel ing service I can refer you to..." "Could you at least tel I me whether she was adopted or not?" "Didn't you receive the notice?" "I was in jai I, you see" "I 'd I ike to show you the 1 8-year-old Lee Geum-ja..." "A pretty gi rl who would turn any head..." "But who wasn't the least bit particular" "But this poor gi rl was on the verge of going mad" "She tried to comfort herself... with the thought that it happens to every woman sooner or later" "Teacher?" "Mr. Baek?" "This is Geum-ja, Lee Geum-ja" "I used to pol ish your shoes when you were our student teacher last year" "You didn't know it was me?" "You told me I was sexy" "Yes." "You remember me, right?" "Pardon?" "Wel l, it's nothing much..." "You see, teacher, I 'm pregnant Pregnant" "Pregnant" "No, pregnant!" "Yes, I am" "Could I go I ive with you?" "Please?" "I can't go to my mom's and it's even worse at my dad's" "Him?" "He's just a big kid, not ready for fatherhood" "Don't worry, baby." "Your mama's right here" "The poor gi rl murmured to herself" "There's a drug cal led 'Timing. ' It suppresses sleep" "When I was just back from Tokyo, managing a confectionery factory..." "And we had a lot of work, I used to take it fi rst, in front of the staff" "They al I hated me" "You have to be careful when riding a bike after taking it though" "Hel lo" " Have you eaten?" " Yes, ma' am" "Geum-ja, what brings you here at this hour?" "I need an advance" "No advances" "I went to Kyoungju, where my parents I ived..." "I volunteered to teach at the women' s prison there..." "Because my folks worried I couldn't get married with my lame leg" "But in my thi rd year there, I was shocked almost to death  after tasting a strawberry mousse made by a kidnapper" "The ingredients given to the inmates were miserable..." "But she'd used them to create a cake fit for a king" "Three months' advance" "You know, you' ve changed?" "In the end, I packed up and moved to Seoul" "Because I was motivated to open up my own bakery" "What are you doing?" "Writing my account number" "I want to start a fami ly young..." "And hope to marry someone I can respect" "So, you did something wrong..." "You make penance and promise never to do it again, right?" "That's just how I ife goes." "That's I ife!" "It's just another experience gained" "Isn't that right, Geum-ja?" "I 'm planning to ki I I another person" "What?" "Do you think I 'm sexy?" "Yes..." "No" "Wel l..." "Yes" "I was hoping we could talk some more" "Maybe later?" "You' re trying to scare me, aren't you?" "You' re trying to put me off?" "Does it put you off when a gi rl does this?" "No" "Please go ahead" "It was alright for me." "Was it good for you?" "I ' ve been told it was so-so" "No way" "Mr. Baek said there are good kidnappings and bad kidnappings" "What?" "He said it was a good kidnapping if the chi ld is returned safely" "And since they' re rich, a I ittle ransom wouldn't make much difference..." "And although they'd have to worry a few days..." "The emotional reunion would make the fami ly bond more closely" "That's what he said, but then he went and ki I led Won-mo" "The boy kept crying..." "And Mr. Baek said he'd ki I I him if he didn't stop in 5 minutes" "But then he real ly did ki I I him" "If he were al ive, he'd be your age now, but he's dead" "Then the pol ice found a witness" "Someone saw me taking Won-mo to a bath-house" "Then one day, when I came back from the market, my daughter was gone" "I got a cal I from Mr. Baek" "He said to confess and take al I the blame or my gi rl would die, too" "So the kidnapper had kidnapped a kidnapper's kid" "Isn't that funny?" "I thought it was" "The house key is the middle one" "Make sure these candles don't go out" "Touch anything else and I ' I I give you a hole in the head" "Going somewhere?" "Hel lo." "I 'm Lee Geum-ja, from Korea" "I had a baby thi rteen years ago" "I think it's your daughter now" "I came here only to see her once and for al l" "I need to smoke" "once and for al l" "I 'm Lee Geum-ja" " I 'm Lee Geum..." "I had a baby..." " Oh, I ' m so jealous of you" "You had such a beautiful daughter" "She is now our I ife" "We love her very much" "She's got such a beautiful soul" "What would we do without our Jenny" "What do you, cal l, 'mom' in Korea?" "What, is, 'mom', in Korean?" "Geum-ja" "Can you take me to Seoul, Geum-ja?" " No!" " Yes..." " Your mother, your father.. no!" " Why?" "Please.." " No!" " Come on." "Why not?" " No!" " Yes" " No." "No!" " Why?" " No!" " Yes!" " No!" " No, Come on" " No!" " Seoul, Korea!" "Geum..." "Geum-ja..." "Geum... ja" "Geum..." "Geum-ja..." "It' I I sound I ike a cannon, with lots of smoke, too" "The design' s so primitive" "What's the use of al I this fanciness?" "Better to have a strong sol id shot" "It has to be pretty." "Everything should be pretty" "It has a very short range." "So get up close when you shoot" "If you can hear his heart beating..." "And see the sweat on his forehead, even better" "It's I ike playing golf." "You get good hits with good form" "Got a place to practice?" "Why'd you dump me?" "Tomorrow, let's go on a picnic, okay?" "Why'd you dump me?" "That's right." "A picnic..." "I mean why?" "Why?" "Do you speak Engl ish?" "Damn..." "For the longest time, Geum-ja has wanted to meet with Won-mo..." "And ask for his forgiveness" "She'd be very unhappy if she found out he appeared before Jenny" "Weekends with the fami ly, and the dog..." "Right?" "Oppa!" "(Elder brother)" "Oppa!" "Appa!" "(Dad)" " Jenny" " Stupid" "How are you this morning?" "Very wel I thank you." "Run away, run away" "Where is mother..." "Honey..." "Honey..." "I 'm meeting with friends later today" "I ' I I have your dinner ready before I leave" "Would you mind?" "Don't you be the one to pay for dinner" "Right..." "Park Yi-jeong Time served 1993 ~ 1999" "Hey, harlot" "You parasite, I iving off of men's blood" "I ' ve got just the job for a slut I ike you" "You know how itchy it is when you get bit on the sole of your foot?" "What did I tel I you?" "What did I say!" "It tickles when you scratch... and it itches when you don't scratch" "Itches if you don't scratch, and tickles when you do." "Right?" "You slut!" "Itches if you don't scratch, and tickles when you do...." "I used to have a strong stomach" "I don't know what the problem is..." "Sorry." "Nasty, huh?" "That' s quite al right." "I enjoy helping you" "Thanks, Geum-ja." "You real ly are kind-hearted" "You understand that I only I ike plump girls, right?" "Of course." "I ' I I eat a lot, too, and plump up for you" "So, you just keep taking lots of food and medicine..." "And hurry up and die" " She fed her bleach?" " Real ly?" " For how long?" " Three years" "What a clean stomach she must' ve had" " Geum-ja the Kind-hearted" " Wel I done, her!" "After that, Geum-ja inherited the ' Witch' nickname..." "But was also sti I I referred to as ' Kind-hearted Geum-ja'" "Everyone wanted to help Kindhearted Geum-ja..." "And no one could refuse the Witch any favors" "It has to be tonight" "I can't take it any more." "Not even for you" "Soo-kyoung, a thief released before me, found out where Baek was working" "Seong-eun, a smart col lege grad was later released and got a job at the same place" "She then informed me of Baek's intention of getting a new car" "Later, Baek was visited by a pretty car dealer, Park Yi-jeong" "It' I I be used wisely for the Lord's work" "Hel lo?" "Darl ing" "Have you had dinner?" "I ' I I wait and have it with you" "You can go ahead without me" "I ' I I wait for you, so hurry back" "He hasn't eaten yet" "I ' I I go and make him eat first" "It's okay." "Don't worry" "Bye" "Geum-ja" "At that moment, Geum-ja held her breath and struggled to break free" "Even in this desperate situation, she never forgot the gun's firing range" "Got an Engl ish-Korean dictionary?" "Don't think that I ' I I forgive you" "I think al I moms who desert their kids belong in jai I" "When I was younger, I often thought of taking revenge out on you" "But I couldn't imagine the thought of ki I I ing you" "Reason being that, I didn't know what your face looked I ike" "Anyway, since we' re on better terms now, give me your reasons at least" "A simple 'sorry' won't do" "You have to say it at least 3 times" "Your not so generous daughter, Jenny" "Left turn" "I remember when I first had you, Jenny" "As you grew in me, I felt I ike my wal let was getting fatter" "But even before your first birthday," "I had to go to jai I..." "And I had to give you up" "You were such a sweet chi ld that would smi le at even complete strangers..." "I knew that any fami ly would have to fal I in love with you" "Once I 'm done with this man..." "I 'm planning to return you to Austral ia" "My sins are too big and deep..." "I don't deserve to have a sweet daughter I ike you" "You' re innocent, but you had to grow up without a mother..." "But, that's also part of the punishment I must take" "Listen careful ly" "Everyone makes mistakes" "But if you sin, you have to make atonement for it" "Atonement, understand?" "Atonement" "That's right, you have to make atonement" "Big atonement for big sins..." "Smal I atonement for smal I sins" "You got it?" "What are you going to do with him?" "Ki I I him?" "Why?" "Because he made a sinner out of me" "What is your sin?" "This man kidnapped and ki I led a I ittle boy..." "And..." "I helped him" "Do you want me to go and apology his mother?" "Wi I I you?" "Were you happy with me?" "I was happy..." "Too happy for a sinner" "Jenny..." "I 'm sorry" "I 'm sorry" "I 'm sorry" "I 'm truly sorry" "Good bye" "Get up, teacher!" "Time to go to work!" "Get up, teacher!" "Time to go to work!" "Get up..." "Geum-ja, what's with that eye shadow?" "Do you know why those kids..." "Hey!" "Here's another one!" "Hel lo?" "If you'd found the real ki I ler back then" "These chi ldren wouldn't have died, right?" "You know how this feels" "There were four!" "I told you I can't come to work today" "It's not that..." " Someone's here looking For you" " Who?" " Wel l, the thing is..." " They won' t say Who They are?" "I don't know what they' re saying" "Can you speak Japanese?" "Mommy!" "Please hurry and come get me..." "Mommy... please hurry" "Mommy, I wanna go home." "Please hurry, mommy" "There, there." "Don' t cry." "Don' t cry..." "Mommy, where are you?" "I know it' s difficult but take a good look at this man" "Next is Se-hyun, ki I led in 1 995" "Dad..." "This is Eun-joo, in ' 96" " I can't breathe..." " Wait just a minute" "I ' m scared." "Please don't ki I I me, si r" "Wait just a minute" "This is Yoo Jae-kyoung, 2000" "Baby..." "My baby..." "He was a teacher at Engl ish schools in affluent neighborhoods" "He'd pick his victim, kidnap and ki I I them, then move on to another school" "He'd never pick a chi ld from one of his own classes" "Which is why he was never under any suspicion" "Chi ldren annoyed him, so he would tape them right after kidnapping them and ki I led them straight away" "The voices you heard on the I ine whi le negotiating the ransom... were taped off the videos, after the kids were al ready dead" "Now, you have two options" "If you want lawful punishment..." "We wi I I hand him over to Chief Choi here" "But if you want a speedier, more personal ized death for him..." "You can have it right here and now" "Does he have a chi ld of his own?" "He is supposed to be steri le" "Then what did he need al I that money for?" "He put it in the bank" "Of course, the money wi I I al I be returned to you..." "With no kid, what did he need al I that money for?" "He was going to buy a yacht" "The pol ice have big sticks but they don't know how to use them" "If we leave it to them, there'd be nothing but never-ending trials..." "And al I those bloody reporters..." "How about we leave it to Geum-ja?" "It'd be easier since she's been to jai I and al l" "That's cowardly!" "They' re our kids" "Then, let each person choose if they want to be in or not" "I 'm for individual choice" "Why don't you just let him choose his own death or trial, then... ' individual ly?" "'" "Little whi le ago, you wanted to hand him over to the pol ice" "Then you wanted to leave it up to Geum-ja..." "Now you want to be left out alone?" "What the hel I do you want?" "Won-mo's fami ly has to fol low the majority, too" "You know that, right?" "She has a weak heart..." "Hey, mine's weak, too" "Then Won-mo's father can represent the fami ly" "One person per fami ly should be enough" "Al right?" "What if Won-mo's mom informs on us later?" "She couldn't." "Her husband's in on it, too" "They could always get divorced" "We can leave some evidence, then" "How about we al I take a picture?" "So that even if we feel gui ity later..." "Gui ity?" "Gui It for ki I I ing that bastard?" "We'd feel gui ity if we didn't ki I I him when we had him." "That's gui lt!" "Let me say a word" "I ki I led when I was in prison..." "I 'm also the one who caught Baek after 1 3 years of planning..." "If anyone here informs the pol ice..." "I won' t say any more" "Shal I we go in one at a time?" "Or al I together at once?" "One at a time for what?" "Let's just go finish him off" "There's no need to share such a personal matter with other fami I ies" "Isn't that right, dad?" "Won't it be scary going in alone?" "And it could be dangerous" "Just think of it as using the toi let" "In any case, it's a private affair" "Each to his own." "A la carte..." "We don't al I have to get the same set menu" "Please, honey..." "We ' re divorced." "This isn't a couples thing!" "We don't have to go in together" "Excuse me, I think..." "It'd be too easy if we did it al I together" "Honey!" "I brought along a sedative" "You couldn't even touch that finger, remember?" "Al right, then..." "Won-mo's father is out," "and his mother wi I I go in alone..." "Jae-kyoung ' s and Dong-hwa' s are going in together..." " Is that right?" " Yes!" "Let' s do it then!" "Wait!" "Just a second!" "Shouldn't we decide what order you go in?" "Wi I I that be enough for you?" "I can lend you mine after" "Wel l..." "I think I ' I I be okay" "Honey..." "Everyone pay attention" "If you grip it I ike this, the tip of the knife wi I I sl ip and not penetrate deeply" "You could also cut your hand" "So grip it I ike this at al I times, please" "Or you could just... stab him I ike this" "Why did you do it?" "You look I ike a normal person" "Why?" "Ma' am, there's no such thing as a perfect person" "This... isn't gonna bring our son back, is it, honey?" "Right?" "You al I look very wel I off." "Take a look at that" "She took her boots off, so not to get blood on the suede" "Does that make any sense to you here?" "My mom had to scrub hotel floors to send my brother to that school" "We ran around I ike dogs to come up with the ransom" "Now we ' ve lost our house and our relatives won't see us" "My daughter-in-law ki I led herself and my son left the country" "We al I have our own stories to tel l" "Dad!" "We' re not the last, dad" "Eun-joo's grandma's sti I I waiting her turn" "Dad..." "Come on, give me a hand!" "Mister, get up" "Please." "Get a hold of yourself!" "I 'm sorry, but..." "Could you step aside a moment?" "Thank you" "Happy bi rthday to you..." "Happy bi rthday to you..." "Happy bi rthday dear..." "Happy..." "I 'm sorry" "It felt I ike a bi rthday to me..." "We can say it is, then" "Happy bi rthday to you!" "Wi I I you wi re the money into our accounts?" "My account number" "In France... when there's a break in the conversation I ike this... they say an angel is passing" "It's snowing!" "The traffic..." "What time Is it now?" " When did it al I pi le up so much?" " The roads wi I I freeze soon" "Won-mo" "I have..." "Along the path on green grass..." "A lady in red heels goes..." "Cl ick, cl ick, cl ick with her heels Where might she be going?" "Won't she look back..." "Are you real ly going to send Jenny back?" "back my way for a glance?" "Are you?" "One step, two..." "The lady in red heels takes another step away, alone..." "Lee Geum-ja made a great mistake in her youth..." "And used other people to achieve her own goals..." "But she sti I I couldn't find the redemption she so desi red" "In spite of this..." "Actual ly, because of this..." "I I lked Geum-ja" "Be white" "Live white" "Like this" "You, too" "Farewel I..." "Geum-ja!"