Dead Man

At the brink of his existence, Lee Man-jae resorted to selling his very name just to stay afloat. In a cutthroat world where trust is a rare commodity, he clung to life by a mere thread of cunning calculation. With a child on the way, he made the bold decision to retire after one final high-stakes job. But as he neared the finish line, a betrayal left him accused of embezzling $100 million, his future suddenly darkened by the shadow of his unknown 'investor'. Trapped in a nightmarish prison of his own making, facing his own demise, Man-jae's only hope comes in the form of a political consultant named Mrs. Shim. She offers him a risky deal, with his very life as the wager. Desperate to reclaim his identity, his family, and his freedom, Man-jae agrees to the dangerous bargain, plunging into a game with stakes higher than he could have ever imagined.