White Christmas
Episode 2
A private high school, secluded deep in the mountains of Gangwon-do.
8 days of winter vacation that begins on Chirstmas Eve.
7 students received an evil letter and remained at school.
'After 8 days, walk up the path by the zelkova tree.'
'Under the clock tower, you will see someone dead.'
I got it too.
I threw it away.
He's a doctor. A psychologist.
Serious depression and aggression.
It's already here.
'You made me a monster in the corner.
-Eun Sung... -Let's talk about you.
The monster likes Eun Sung. It will probably eat her up.
Trapped in the snowstorm, we will each face darkness.
And...
The story I'm about to tell is about my fight with a monster.
[Episode2] [Repent, even if it's too late.]
I had to become a monster myself for 8 days to fight it.
Each society has ranks. The same goes for school.
There are a few ways to determine rank within the school.
Good grades? A strong fist? A pretty face?
There were a few other pretty girls besides Eun Sung.
But only Eun Sung's smile would make others feel warm.
She was in the top tier of the school's ranks.
She was loved and enjoyed being loved.
As though her personality had been reformatted, she changed entirely.
There was no trace of her old self.
[2nd Day 12-25 05:08 PM]
Sociable, positive and active.
She was like this until the beginning of 2nd year.
She became aggressive and had no determination after 6 months.
She didn't socialize with friends.
When did you break up with Eun Sung?
I'm not talking about rule breaking, so tell me the truth.
I doubt that you broke many rules anyway.
Did she change after breaking up with you?
No, she changed first.
-The reason? -I don't know.
You're hiding something, right?
2 students remained last year. This year, there are 7.
It's strange.
'Under the clock tower, you will see someone dead.'
It meant that you'd be killed.
If you receive the letter, you'll be killed.
An undefeatable murderer? How can 1 person kill us all?
You fool. Eun Sung tried to kill herself.
She did it herself.
It sent a telepathic message to make Eun Sung kill herself.
Oh no. We're all dead now.
There. must be a trick. Let's say I suddenly want to die.
Please.
What method would I use?
I would hang myself in my room or jump of the roof.
-Halllelujah. -It's easy and wouldn't fail.
But on this cold day, she went to the clock tower.
She went through the snow that came up to her knees.
Why? Why there?
What did the teacher say?
Tell us. Hey!
How dare he ignore me?
This day has come at last.
Susin High, where the top 1% of the nation attend.
The genius among that 1% is now asking me a question.
English? Math?
I'm not...
Do you have the tape that you recorded at last year's trip?
Of course.
A farmer plants his seeds before dying.
-A cameraman leaves his tape... -Can you see if there's a blue face?
A blue face? Like in 'Avatar?'
It was a school trip. I'm sure people got dressed up for the talent show.
See if they're wearing blue makeup or wearing a mask.
Or even a blue hat.
[Multimedia Room]
What are you doing?
School trip?
Yes
I should've gone out. I'm good at singing and dancing.
-Why didn't you enter? -I couldn't
Someone passed out I had to bring them back.
Yoon Su?
Do you remember?
-Yes. -I would've blown everyone away.
Turn the lights off when you leave.
Yes.
The scars are on the surface and she didn't bleed much.
Don't worry too much.
Why would I worry about her?
What?
This is an interesting place.
It's a famous. Susin High, Seclusion High, Prison High.
What interests me is you students.
Your faces when alone and the faces you show to others are different.
Hey, Plague.
Did you find anything?
No, I didn't find a blue face.
[East Hall (Men's Dormitory)]
I think it's true that Yoon Su passed out during the school trip.
I thought maybe Yoon Su lied.
But the teacher...
Save me!
Jo Young Jae!
-Young Jae, what's wrong? -Park Moo Yul!
Save me!
Young Jae, open the door!
Jo Young Jae!
Young Jae, What's wrong?
Jo Young Jae!
Mad Mi Reu?
Jo Young Jae!
Get that psycho first!
Kang Mi Reu, why are you doing this?
Ring it if you want to.
You stayed without permission. You used violence in school.
If the teacher comes, that's a week in the detention room. Is that okay?
Thanks for worrying about me, but I'm already expelled.
Do you think a dead body is afraid of getting injections?
Kang Mireu, wait!
-Let's at least know why. -Ask him why.
I don't know! That psycho suddenly came at me.
He's crazy. Totally bonkers.
-Kang Mireu! -I may live a hopeless life...
But I don't take guff for other people's business.
The statue. I didn't do it.
Then who?
Me? Why would I do that?
-Do you have any proof? -That's right, proof.
Fireworks were taken from the school storeroom.
2 boxes.
What did you do? Have a fireworks festival?
You think I took them? No way. Who told you that?
It's not you?
I don't care because I'm going to believe that it was you.
Hey! Get him!
If you didn't blow up the statue, your expulsion can be cancelled.
If we find the real culprit, it will be cancelled.
Move aside for a minute and I'll find him right now.
But it can't be known that you're here.
If word gets out that you remained here and used violence...
Aside from the statue, you'll exceed the penalty limit.
Your expulsion hasn't been officially decided yet.
I'll tell the principal as soon as vacation is over.
There is no point.
He would go and tell the teacher right now anyway.
Young Jae won't talk.
What makes you so sure?
So you all received this letter?
And no one told the teacher.
There's something else then.
Park Moo Yul...
You're not as innocent as you look.
-What did Young Jae say? -He says it wasn't him.
Even if he stole the fireworks, he wouldn't do it alone.
A manual bomb and timer.
Young Jae couldn't make that.
What about Kang Mireu? Young Jae has better grades than he does.
-Kang Mireu was scouted. -What?
He was scouted here. He got a 3 year scholarship.
He was in the very top percentile of middle school students.
Really? Then why...
He even beat Choi Chi Hoon in the 1st year. It was only once.
-Didn't you know? -Of course not.
I only came this spring.
I don't think Kang Mireu has anything to do with the letter.
What is it? It's still early.
How can you sleep?
Think a little deeply about the one who sent you the letter.
You should quiver at the curse between the lines.
Show some respect for the writer.
Who do you think sent it?
I don't know.
You don't have the foundations.
The same goes for you.
Someone hates you. They stole the fireworks and made a bomb.
They knew when you'd come out and blew up the statue.
You don't know who did that either.
If you really hate someone, you don't make it obvious.
It's only when you dislike them that you pick fights and swear at them.
That's when people know.
If you really hate someone, it's done in secret.
Not even the one being hated knows.
Is it okay for you to just walk around as you please?
Don't worry. I have second sight.
Students are forbidden there.
-Hello. -What is it?
If there was someone else at school, besides the 9 of us...
-There's no one here. -Are you sure?
Why? Do you think someone's here?
No, that's not it.
Do you know how many security cameras there are?
184 including the dorms.
Each room has a camera. I was so shocked at first.
What do you expect from a place where kids study 18 hours a day?
If studying was labor, this place would've been sued already.
Are you still worried?
No.
It hurts.
What is this?
You...
Why?
-Why did you do this? -Because of you.
After I broke up with you, I couldn't stand it.
Happy now?
It has nothing to do with you.
Whether I stab myself or inject myself with alcohol...
Just be polite and pretend you don't know.
How can I pretend not to know you?
Then you should've acknowledged me a long time ago.
When I was really lost.
I understand. You were burdened by a girlfriend who suddenly changed.
You were concerned. It's against rules and exams were coming up.
I heard your dad found out too.
When I said I wanted to break up, I bet you were relieved.
It was too late then, but now it's really too late.
So don't be curious about me.
Fine.
I'm not your family and I'm no longer your boyfriend.
But I can't ignore you. There's something strange about you.
Yes, I'm strange. I'm not normal.
What is normal
Yoon Su, Jo Yeong Jae, Yang Kang Mo. Do you think they're normal?
If you want to help someone, look to them first.
No... Look in the mirror.
You feel so guilty. That's abnormal too.
If you slit your wrists, everyone would understand.
'The child who lived in place of his mom. He killed himself.'
That's what people would say.
Don't whine either then.
You keep whining, but tell him not to notice you.
It's your life, so do what you want, but don't burden others.
If you really want to die. Do it quietly when no one's around.
-Choi Chi Hoon! -Fine.
I won't die at school.
Happy?
Park Moo Yul!
This the 2nd day of the trip. At Matsuri.
[Susin High Broadcasting Room]
This is at the motel at night.
I'm sure there was a warning saying don't throw at people.
But it's Jo Young Jae. The plague.
[Men's Dormitory (Yoon Su's Room)]
Yoon Su...
Where's Angel?
You have sinned a lot, so you won't be able to see him.
Do you need me to hit you every single day?
-What about Yoon Su? -Just... I haven't seen him around.
We don't want him to have slit his wrists too.
Here.
-From the school trip? -Yes.
Remember who you threw it at?
Of course not.
He has commited so many sins. How could he remember?
What's this about?
'You tainted me, made me pitiful.'
[You tainted me, made me pitiful.]
You threw a balloon with blue paint at someone's face.
He went into Yoon Su's room.
Yoon Su tricked himself into thinking he was the monster in the corner.
If you can remember who you threw it at...
You jerks keep trying to link me.
What's the monster in the corner?
Does having paint make him a monster?
It was just water color paint.
Even if Angels's a little strange, how could he confuse that?
Yoon Su!
Angel!
Where has he gone?
Who?
Boo! I thought you'd go running.
Why are you looking for Angel?
Come on, tell me.
The relationship between you, Angel and this watch.
'You tainted me, made me pitiful. You made me a monster in the corner.'
This was at the school trip. Last August.
[East Hall (Men's Dormitory) Rest Area]
Eun Sung ridiculed his hope and I stole something of his.
October.
-Chronological order? -Yes
Anyways, if we can find out who Young Jae threw it at...
Park Moo Yul! Angel will die!
Mad Mireu went to kill him.
Was it you?
Get off!
-Kang Mireu! -Let go!
-Wait, Mireu. -Let go of me!
You want to fight?
What are you doing?
Who's fighting who? Should I be the referee?
-It's nothing. -It had better not be.
-Is it going to be over now? -Yes.
Is it all right to leave them?
Their blood's hot at 18. They need to cool off sometimes.
I haven't seen that myself before. I was a little shocked.
I used to play sports, so I'm a little generous about fights.
It's not like they're ganging up against one boy.
It's better to just let them handle it themselves.
Besides, Park Moo Yul is there. He'll take care of it.
I have something to say before I investigate.
Angel, you'll tell the truth whether its disadvantageous to you or not.
Right to remain silent? You wish.
Is it true that Young Jae stole the fireworks and sold it to you?
-It's true. You gave me the watch. -Shut it!
-What did you do with it? -I gathered black powder.
With that, the statue... Bang!
It wasn't explosive, so it wasn't that effective, as you all know.
Why?
Why did you do that?
Why? Isn't it obvious?
To put Mad Mireu into a trap.
-What did I do? -You ruined everything.
My efforts, my determination, my future...
The only chance I had to get out of this Alcatraz.
Excuse me, I have an objection.
Are you sure you have the right man?
[Kang Mi Ru]
Don't you remember what you did at the fall festival?
What did I do?
I was planning an event to remain in the history of our school.
-What is this? -This? Bungee jumping.
I had just started performing.
The school auditorium was full.
There were 100 chairs, yet some even had to stand at the back.
I convinced the principal and made a band rehearsal room.
I convinced Hyun Su and Jeong Tae even though they had to study.
Do you think that was easy?
I put everything on the line for that performance, but...
-What -What's he doing?
The seats were all empty before we even finished the 1st song.
That was all.
Because of your crazy act, everything went down the drain.
Wait a minute.
You wanted everyone's attention, so I let you have it.
Are you satisfied now?
Now your name will remain in this school's history.
The 1st expelled student of Susin High.
Fine. Because of my popular and dynamic act...
I'm sorry it ruined your performance.
But over a little performance...
A little performance? My parents came.
They said they'd decide after they heard me sing.
If I was good, they would let me out of this place.
From this hell where you call me Angel.
But you ruined everything.
A little performance?
A little performance!
A little performance...
A little performance?
That's when he was called Mad Mireu and his legend began.
Did you know that he was going to jump then?
Sure. I set up the cameras.
3 cameras, a huge project...
Didn't it occur to you that you should stop him?
It was dangerous.
He wouldn't listen anyway. I'm just the camera.
I watch only. It's cheating if I stop or provoke them.
I'm sorry about what happened.
Maybe it's too late,
but I'm really sorry.
That was so stifling.
What will you do now?
If we just let this be, he will be recorded as a dropout.
Whatever.
When we tell the school...
Maybe we can leave out the fireworks part.
You didn't tell me you were going to ruin the statue.
If I'd known, I wouldn't have sold it. I'm not that brave.
Let's just say that Angel got the fireworks from somewhere else.
Angel will be excused, no matter what he does.
If they find out that he sent the letters...
No one will care about who stole the fireworks.
-You think Yoon Su sent them? -Of course.
-Why? -He said so himself.
He wants to get out of here.
There's no way out, so he planned to destroy the school.
But creating a huge issue.
Look at the kids who received a letter.
Choi Chi Hoon, Yu Eun Sung, you, Cameraman Yang and me.
If he gathers us to create an issue, the school's ruined.
If the statue incident occured in the city, it'd be big news.
They just kept quiet about it as we're in the mountains.
What about me? I'm nothing special.
Maybe it was delivered to the wrong person.
-What about the contents? -He just wrote whatever.
No,
the guy who stalked Eun Sung was for real.
Where is Eun Sung?
She went out just now.
Don't worry, she's much stronger.
She's just being stubborn.
If she's being stubborn or angry, at least she's displaying emotion.
Did you see her wrist?
You mean the knife marks?
That bothers me too.
Those marks imply that she cuts her wrists.
Those people inflict pain on their body to feel that they're alive.
It's different to suicide.
Her sudden attempt at suicide...
It wasn't natural.
Is it strange seeing me eat when I wanted to kill myself yesterday?
Tell me about yesterday.
-Why do you want to know? -Why did you want to die suddenly?
Why there? Under the clock tower.
If you don't want to talk to me, I'll call someone else.
I don't know.
It was like I wasn't me.
Like I was in a dream.
Like when you take strong flu medicine.
Like you were on drugs?
A little...
Like you're floating on air.
I don't know. It was my 1st time.
I've never fainted before.
Maybe I'll realize after I try a few times.
Where's the other one? There were 2!
Geez... That costs a lot.
Motive is the 1st step in a crime. He has the perfect motive.
The doctor said that a crazy guy wrote the letter too.
Who's the craziest one in school? Mad Mi Reu and Angel.
It has to be Angel. Geez...
But the monster in the corner... Yoon Su said he saw it.
It must be a lie.
You threw the balloon with paint too.
Hey! That was just water paint.
You can wash it off with water.
How can you confuse that with a birthmark?
-Still... -It's impossible to confuse.
I know Angel's weird, but that's not possible.
-It's impossible, got that? -It's possible.
If Yoon Su was under special circumstances at that time.
If he was on drugs...
Drugs?
You can go check it out now. He's totally blitzed.
What? Why?
Do you know who I am?
Why? Why are there 2?
Who am I? Tell me who I am.
Monster...
Tell me, or I'll eat you up.
The monster in the corner... Why are there 2 of you?
Mom! Mom! Save me!
I'm the monster in the corner! Boo!
You psycho!
Yoon Su! Yoon Su!
Aunt! Aunt Seon Hee, hurry!
Aunt! Aunt!
I was just playing a joke.
What happened?
-Tell me. -He just passed out.
Do you think I'm stupid?
Jo Young Jae, do you think I'm stupid?
Yoon Su...
Was on drugs.
-Drugs? -Yes.
And this...
We all received this.
Why are you telling me this just now?
I told him all about the letter.
-I didn't tell him about you. -Thank you.
But you'll get caught. Just confess.
I'm going to go home early in the morning.
Whatever.
What did Jo Young Jae do for Angel to faint?
Don't ignore me.
Hey! I'm Kang Mi Reu!
Mad Mi Reu is nothing now that I've spent a few days with you.
The Mad dragon of Susin High...
How did I end up getting ignored by you?
How did you know?
How did you know Yoon Su fainted?
You can't see it from here.
You walk around as you wish and the teacher doesn't see you.
What's going on?
No way.
The security cameras...
Did you hack into the camera system?
-Not really... -This could get you expelled.
So keep it a secret.
[Susin High's Kitchen]
Yes, all right.
No, I just wanted to check.
Sorry to disturb you at night.
[Susin High's Nurse Room]
I think my arm's fallen out.
Don't fake it. I taught you how to fall.
And it was self-defense.
You slammed down a young boy who's just 18.
Proper punishment will lead a child down the right path.
That's my principle.
You could've killed me.
Forget that. Why were you hiding?
I wasn't hiding. I'm just shy.
I'm more shy than I look.
What were you doing in the staffroom earlier?
I went in there by accident.
Our school's like a maze.
Where are you going? Don't leave me here.
If you think over it, you will find a better reason.
-See you then. -Don't do this to me.
This is illegal.
Think alone and find peace. Find peace in your heart.
I come here quite often.
There needs to be a process for me to think alone.
The principal's signature is a must.
This is violating authority.
It's a serious crime. Death penalty, at least.
You remained at school and trespassed into the staffroom at prohibited times.
And you're already on punishment.
You deserve to be punished. The principal will understand.
Don't go, please.
Teacher! Teacher!
[Susin High's Gymnasium]
You look so frightening.
I was watching you, but I was too scared to say hi.
Each competition has a defining moment.
The moment when the winner is determined.
The strength and skill of first and second is similar.
But those who win medals and represent their country know.
They know when that decisive moment comes.
I was always second in judo, but I think I now know.
This is the decisive moment for me.
Yes?
Yes, principal.
Yes.
Yes, nothing's up.
Yes, all right.
Kim Jin Soo. Jin for truth. Soo for exceptional.
Born 1993, April 9th
Father Kim Chun Ho, mother Han Soon Sun. Eldest of 2 sons.
Middle school graduation results. 1st out of 712 students.
High school entrance results. 89th out of 150 students.
Allergic to strawberries. Dreams to be a doctor.
That was the new student profile for Kim Jin Soo.
There are so many possible excuses.
There are few valid reasons.
If it's a crime, it's as heavy as a piece of straw.
But the camel's back broke at one point.
The boy who was allergic to strawberries.
The boy who wanted to be a doctor died.
His chance to appeal had disappeared.
His time of prayer had passed.
When we realized our crime, nothing was possible.
It was pointless to pray for what we have done.
But we had to pray.
[White Christmas]
What did I do?
You whined.
You called out for your aunt and uncle.
If Yoon Su had a fit at the trip after taking drugs...
The teachers would've seen it.
December 25th, 1 a.m. Kim Jin Soo found.
It's common.
Big lies to hide little ones.
Big sins to override little sins.
If something happens, you take responsibility.