A veteran news anchor reflects on the heavy personal cost of her career success, confessing to a younger colleague that she missed her husband's funeral to report on a tragedy. The scene explores the painful conflict between professional duty and familial love.
JAE KYUNG: Welcome back Yi Jin. It’s been a while.
YI JIN: Thank you sumbaenim. I know you must be busy so thank you for taking the time to meet with me.
JAE KYUNG: It’s no problem. I heard you were on leave. Is there anything going on?
YI JIN: Sumbaenim. I wanted to ask you something.
YI JIN: How d
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