Queen of Ambition
Director: Jo Nam-Kook
Network: SBS
Episodes: 24
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 20:55
Plot:
The special prosecutor's investigation team arrives at the
Presidential Blue House. They are investigating the First Lady for
allegedly accepting bribes. As they begin to embark on their search and
seizure, First Lady Da-Hae (Soo-Ae) appears in front of them. She asks
special prosecutor Ha-Ryoo (Kwon Sang-Woo)
to enter with her into the bedroom. There, Dae-Hae tells Ha-Ryoo to
stop the investigation and the case will just disappear. Ha-Ryoo then
shouts out at her "Murder is different. Why did you kill me?" Da-Hae
then turns around and points a gun at Ha-Ryoo. A gunshot is fired.
Da-Hae and Ha-Ryoo embrace. Blood drips out onto the floor and the gun
is dropped.
Prosecutor Ha-Ryoo grew up at an orphanage with First Lady Da-Hae
as children. One day, her mother and stepfather came and took her away
from the orphanage. Before she left, Da-Hae gave Ha-Ryoo a pair of dice.
Seven years later, Ha-Ryoo works at a horse riding stable. He goes to Seoul to meet Taek-Bae (Kwon Hyun-Sang),
who also grew up at the same orphanage. Taek-Bae now works as an
enforcer for a loan shark. He's having a hard time collecting money from
a borrower. Ha-Ryoo and Taek-Bae go to the house in a poor residential
area to collect payment. Ha-Ryoo goes inside the house. He finds someone
covered in a white fabric and a young woman sitting next to the body.
Ha-Ryoo pulls back the white fabric and sees a dead body. The young
woman suddenly collapses. Ha-Ryoo grabs the woman and realizes the woman
is Da-Hae (his close friend from the orphanage). He calls for an
ambulance.
The next moment, Da-Hae wakes up and finds herself in the
hospital. Ha-Ryoo is there with her. Da-Hae now realizes who he is. With
Ha-Ryoo's money, Da-Hae holds a funeral for her mother. After the
funeral, Da-Hae tells Ha-Ryoo that she will study hard and enter a
university. She tells him that is the only way she can get out of her
poor situation. After Ha-Ryoo leaves and while walking to her house, her
stepbrother stops her and tells her that her stepfather is around and
looking for her. Da-Hae panics. As a child, her stepfather sexually
abused her. Right away, Da-Hae goes home and packs up to leave. She
doesn't have anywhere to go and becomes desperate. Da-Hae ends up going
to a hostess bar. At this time, Taek-Bae sees Da-Hae entering the
hostess bar and calls Ha-Ryoo.
Ha-Ryoo rushes to the hostess bar and catches her leaving the
place. Ha-Ryoo enters the hostess bar and returns the money which Da-Hae
received for working there. Later, Da-Hae explains to Ha-Ryoo why she
had to leave home. Ha-Ryoo takes her to the horse riding stable where he
works and makes her stay there. He promises to support her. From that
moment, Da-Hae studies hard and graduates from a university. They are
also happy together and go on a short trip together. When they arrive
back at the horse riding stable from their trip, the place is empty and a
note tells them that everybody went to a neighbor's for a barbecue.
Ha-Ryoo drives to the neighbor's house to get some food and Da-Hae stays
behind at the riding club. While Ha-Ryoo is leaving, he sees a stranger
walking on the road. Ha-Ryoo feels something weird.
Shortly later, Da-Hae sees her stepfather in front of her. She
runs and gets inside a stable. Her stepfather follows her into the
stable. Da-Hae turns around and stabs her stepfather with a knife.
Ha-Ryoo enters the stable and sees the man collapse to the floor.
Cast:
Kwon Sang-Woo as Ha Ryoo
Soo-Ae as Joo Da-Hae
U-Know Yunho as Baek Do-Hoon
Kim Sung-Ryeong as Baek Do-Kyung
Koh Joon-Hee as Seok Soo-Jung
Additional Cast:
Kwon Hyun-Sang - Yang Taek-Bae
Lee Deok-Hwa - Baek Chang-Hak
Cha Hwa-Yeon - Baek Ji-Mi
Lee Jae-Yoon - Joo Yang-Heon
Sung Ji-Ru - Uhm Sam-Do
Lee Il-Hwa - Hong An-Sim
Ko In-Beom - Cha Sim-Bong
Park Min-Ha - Ha Eun-Byeol
