Hyo-shim and Mi-rim end up back at square one after learning that Dad has moved from his currently listed address. But while Mi-rim seemingly moves on from the search to become the family’s clown, Hyo-shim persists by handing out missing persons posters until someone recognizes Dad’s picture. Looks like there’s still a bit of hope to find him after all. Speaking of dads, the high and mighty Ru-bi is rendered speechless after learning that Hyo-sung took out the loan to pay for her extra classes. She turns over a new leaf and tearfully promises to be less selfish and more understanding of her dad’s sacrifices. Who would have thought the family’s loan shark would be the one to humble Ru-bi?
Back to the chaebols, Tae-min returns home seeking explanations from Sook-hyang, but it’s all excuses and more excuses on her part. Poor Tae-min finally buckles under the weight of all that makjang and ends up sick. Tae-hee also returns home after divorcing Hyo-do, and Sook-hyang takes out her frustration by hitting her daughter repeatedly until Mr. Yeom can no longer stand it. Armed with the knowledge of Tae-min’s birth secret, Tae-hee asks Yeom the million dollar question: “Are you my birth father?” He maintains his silence, but his body language — and subsequent conversation with Sook-hyang — does all the talking. Anyway, Tae-hee manages to pluck out a strand of Mr. Yeom’s hair after getting him drunk. Ain’t nothing like a good ol’ DNA test to get the confirmation she needs.
Chairman Kang keeps up his cry baby act, but he finally admits to killing Tae-ho and Tae-min’s birth parents. He confesses to Tae-min that he went after his brother to commit a murder-suicide that day, but he got scared and changed his mind. Through a flashback, we see that Chairman Kang swerved off the road at the last minute and passed out after crashing into some barricades. But when he regained consciousness, his brother’s car had already rolled off the cliff and caught fire. So if Chairman Kang wasn’t the one who actually crashed into his brother, who did?