Missing Woman Page #2

Synopsis: Ji-Sun (Uhm Ji-Won) and her physician ex-husband are fighting over custody of their daughter Da-Eun. While trying to perform her job at a PR company, Ji-Sun juggles time with her daughter and winning her difficult custody battle. Ji-Sun recently hired a Korean-Chinese nanny, Han-Mae (Kong Hyo-Jin), to help watch over Da-Eun. One evening, Ji-Sun comes back home from work, but Han-Mae and Da-Eun are not there. Ji-Sun desperately searches for her daughter. The outcome of her custodial battle and job commitments linger in the background. Meanwhile, Han-Mae's story is slowly revealed.
Director(s): Eon-hie Lee
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Year:
2016
100 min
62 Views


Could you show me

her details?

It's her foreigner ID.

Yes, Mr. MIN.

I'm kind of...

Ma'am, is Da-eun missing?

Pardon?

I got a call from your ex's lawyer,

did something happen to her?

Mr. MIN, the truth is, she's...

You're not hiding her

or planning something, right?

You'll get into big trouble.

Losing custody will be

the least of your worries.

You won't be able to see her

until she turns 19.

Ma'am?

I had a client

who lost her kid

- at an amusement park...

- Ma'am, is this her?

She came home.

Ma'am?

NAME:
PIAO HAN-MAE

NATIONALITY:
CHINESE

I'm looking for Han-mae

Do you know her?

She looks like

Hello?

Hello?

SATURDAY:

Han-mae, how could...

Jesus Christ.

I'm here for Da-eun.

Open this door!

What are you doing?

Da-eun!

Open up!

What's the matter with you!

- Move aside!

- Not now, ma'am.

Come back later!

So disrespectful.

Da-eun! It's Nana!

Yes, hello?

Ma'am, did you call?

Something wrong?

Han-mae and my baby

didn't come home last night.

- So what?

- She's your niece.

Do you know anything?

She's not.

She paid me

for the introduction.

The baby's crying,

I'm hanging up!

JANG Da-eun,

13 months old.

She came 2 days ago,

not yesterday.

Thursday.

Thursday?

We go tomorrow,

she have vacation.

She definitely said Friday.

She came on Thursday

and got a prescription.

A month worth of flu meds.

Mothers do that often

before traveling.

Work!

Don't wait up,

and go to bed.

Da-eun, I'm off! Bye!

Bye bye!

Did you even see

the broadcast?

Everyone's going nuts

over your press kit!

Where are you?

They might sue us...

Hand it over!

- One moment.

- Listen, you b*tch!

You begged me for a job,

are you planning to bury us?!

Hello?

Excuse me...

Hey!

Please! Hold on!

You were here yesterday.

I...

Do you know Han-mae?

She owes me money,

but I can't reach her.

Is she not home?

You lend her money?

If she's not here,

I'll come back later.

Please!

Wait, please...

The truth is...

she disappeared

with my baby.

Her phone is off,

so I can't reach her.

Do you know

where she might be?

Isn't that why I'm here?

Did you report it?

I can't...

Is there somewhere

I can look into?

HEAVENLY WOMAN:

Yo! Music is too sad!

These b*tches never listen to me.

Been a while.

Did Mag come by?

Mag?

Why look for her here?

You took her.

Is that Han-mae?

Did she work here?

Go ask the girls

if they're in contact with her.

Screw that.

Go inside,

a john's coming up.

Lady, I got a business to run.

Welcome.

Here, baby.

Cash is $110 per hour,

or $120 for plastic.

Su-ryun, customer!

Has anyone seen Mag?

Or contacted her?

Dunno.

You see?

Go away.

Is she crazy?!

What the hell?

I'm so sorry!

Are you nuts?!

Get the hell out!

What the sh*t?

Han-mae!

She disappeared with my baby.

I have to find my daughter!

If I knew, I would tell you!

But I don't!

It's no use, so leave her

your phone number.

- Call her if Mag calls.

- Yeah, of course!

Here, write down your number.

You poor thing,

I got a daughter too.

I'll ask her

when she's done.

Okay.

Please give me a call.

Of course I will give you a call.

Fine, I'll call back later.

This is the only place

I know of.

I got places to be.

UNKNOWN NUMBER:

Hello?

Just listen.

We have your daughter.

Don't hang up,

got it?

What?

Don't talk, just listen.

Don't go to the police,

we're watching you.

Just do what I say

and she'll return to you.

Leave the man you're with now.

Tell him the kid was in an accident

and you must go to the hospital.

Da-eun...

She got into an accident...

I have to go to the hospital...

I see...

Leave him

and get to the main street.

Follow that street.

Please! Don't hurt my baby!

Please!

- The currency exchange shop.

- Currency...

Go to the ATM by it.

Who the f*** is this b*tch?

Don't talk to me.

Transfer $30,000.

KB Bank, 384-569...

INSUFFICIENT FUND

Are you trying to buy time?

Does she have to die

for you to listen?

No, please...

I only have $5,700

in my account.

Are you kidding me?

Should I send back

5 grand worth?

It's the truth!

That's all I have...

I'm telling you the truth...

Keep it down.

Then transfer that first.

You got 10 seconds.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

6, 7, 8, 9,

10.

TRANSFER COMPLETE

I sent it, all of it.

I feel sorry for the baby

for having a shitty mom.

Yeouido wharf,

look around.

Hello? Hello?

What the hell?

Are you nuts?!

Yeouido wharf!

Take me there!

What?

My child is kidnapped,

please hurry!

This is the police.

Hello? Yeouido wharf,

my child is kidnapped!

Da-eun!

Han-mae!

Han-mae!

So when was it?

Thursday morning.

Wait, today is Saturday,

you last saw her

on Thursday?

It's no use after 3 days.

- Today's the third day...

- Shut it.

Chief, look.

It's a Chinese account.

The account's been emptied,

and it's already been flagged.

Phishing scam, we got tons of

reports on this account.

No...

I heard my child's voice

and Han-mae's too,

it's not a scam.

Phishing scams are like that,

to trick you.

What about my child then?

Since the nanny can't be

contacted yet,

let's see the baby

and her photo.

Sure, one moment.

One second.

I had it...

We took it together.

It was here.

What's the matter with you!

You're really going all out!

You thought

you could fool me?

Where's Da-eun?

Where's my baby?!

Tell me, where's that

Chinese woman?!

Please calm down, madam.

It's a ploy to keep the child!

I heard it from your lawyer,

you said you'd runaway

with the baby.

No, ma'am...

My baby,

my Da-eun is missing...

They're working together,

They're hiding the child!

I went to pick up the baby

and the nanny abused me!

No...

That's because you tried to

take her away!

She was trying to stop it!

My poor baby!

How could you do this

as a mother?!

How could you do this?!

Please calm down.

Let's talk outside.

So she received

a detention order.

But even so...

She must not be

mentally stable, right?

Something like that.

- Is this it?

- Yes.

- Talk her some sense.

- Sure, thank you.

Are they looking for Da-eun?

Even after you realized

she was gone

after you came home

from work on Friday,

you didn't report

until 2 days later.

No, I did.

- I was going to...

- The bigger problem is,

you don't even have

the nanny's personal info,

not even a photo,

her foreigner ID is fake.

Her phone was a burner too.

- What do you...

- Sure,

I am indeed on your side.

But on August 7th,

you received a detention order.

Due to your busy schedule,

the court let it slide till now.

But the child disappeared

during that period,

so the suspicion isn't uncalled for.

Do you even believe me?!

Da-eun and Han-mae

are both gone!

Ma'am.

I'm trying to help you,

be honest with me.

That's the only way

out of this mess.

It's the truth!

I'm telling you the truth!

After the divorce,

her money dried up,

she's doing this

to get more money.

I knew she was up to no good

when she refused alimony.

You must be so angry.

Thank you.

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