The Orphan Master's Son

The imposter Ga was able to withstand the Pubyoks' torture techniques by transporting himself to his “reserve,” the memories of his time with Sun Moon.

He remembers the day he escaped Prison 33, wearing Commander Ga’s uniform. He told Ga’s driver to take him home. During the ride, he looked through the bundle of pictures Mongnan had given him, an arrival and departure picture for each inmate. He finds his own entrance photo, tears it into strips, and throws the strips out the window. After a stop in Pyongyang, where he receives Commander Ga’s special cleansing treatment, he travels to the real Ga’s home. Sun Moon, confused about why a stranger is on her doorstep, asks if he has brought a script for her next film. The imposter Ga tells her that he has killed her husband and is there to take her husband’s place. Then he spots the children and the dog—the gift from the Texas senator’s wife. Although she is confused, Sun Moon is too scared to turn him away. 

The national broadcast begins to tell the incredible Best North Korean Story, which is a version of the story the imposter Ga is reliving during his interrogation.