An officer in the violent crimes division, Dae-ro is a hero in his daughter Hyun-ji's eyes, but in fact he's a corrupt cop, interested only in bribe money and pretty women. He is totally selfish and takes great pains to keep himself out of harm's way, avoiding the danger inherent in his job. He's a hero to his daughter but in real life, Dae-ro is only a corrupted cop. All his interests are bribe money and pretty women. He lead a safe yet selfish life by never participating in any dangerous missions and always tried to be out of the crime scenes. One day, while in pursuit of a suspect, Dae-ro faints and is taken to the hospital. There he is told that he has a brain tumor and has about three months to live at most. To provide for his daughter's financial security, Dae-ro plots his own death that will appear accidental so that she will collect a sizable insurance premium.

• LEE Young-eun Born in 1971. LEE graduated from ChungAng University majoring in film. He worked as the assistant director for < Contact > (1997) and < Just Do It > (2000). < Short Time > is his feature debut film.