Native Speaker

Kwang says that he must be many different people all at once. He finally gives a press conference in front of the wreckage of his former offices, and Henry notices that his posture and speech have changed, have become more wearied. Many of the questions asked of him by the media have to do with Eduardo. It is revealed that Eduardo, a volunteer, lived in a thousand-dollar rented apartment in Manhattan, bringing up questions about what exactly Eduardo did for the Kwang operation. Henry can’t decide whether Kwang gave Eduardo the money from the ggeh, or if Eduardo stole the money. Between Kwang’s absence from the public and the revelation of Eduardo’s apartment, the press starts hounding the office for information about the possibility that illicit money was involved in Eduardo’s murder. Kwang sends his family to their house upstate, away from the chaos of the bad press surrounding him in Queens. He refuses most visits from his staff.

Henry continues to work on the secret ggeh project in Kwang's basement. Kwang invites him to drink with him, and they remember old and sad Korean songs and stories. Henry’s reverent tone angers Kwang . He demands that Henry ask him about Eduardo and the apartment, then balls his fist as thought to start a fight.