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The death of Seo Yoon Hyung of the nation's most popular group Voice
has been found dead, shocking the nation.
I'm Go Da Kyung from the Forensics Unit of Seoul Central Prosecution Bureau.
Let's take a look at the crime scene.
Is it murder or suicide?
Just for his own interests, he turns suicide into a murder,
and claims an accident is a natural death.
Does he have the right to do whatever he wants with the autopsy results?
What kind of jerk is that?
Next time I see him, I'll totally slaughter him!
Ugh, you lunatic!
Isn't Seo Yoon Hyung's autopsy tomorrow?
I'll see how well he does with my own eyes.
Are you kidding me? The most crucial evidence has been stolen!
There's still another piece of evidence left. The most important one too.
Are you still unable to give up your greedy ambition to be Chief of the NFS?
- Don't take this case. - The hell I won't.
I'm not going to watch them mess with the autopsy results.
This is not Seo Yoon Hyung.
Yoon Ji Hoon...Go find Yoon Ji Hoon. Now!
You're ridiculous.
Move aside!
Stop this immediately.
I don't think I can.
You're finished.
It is our duty to investigate why he died and how he ended up here.
If you leave now, this person will never be able to say what he wants to say.
We are his last hope.
We are the only ones who can find out how he died.
What's the cause of death?
You can read a person's life from his corpse.
His heart is strong enough to withstand several live performances per day.
Doctor, they're going to open the door.
Doctor.
Put down the scalpel.
I'll take care of this autopsy.
Put down the scalpel.
The autopsy for this case has concluded.
Seo Yoon Hyung's cause of death is oronasal suffocation.
The nature of his death is obviously homicide.
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May I help you?
Are you sure?
Yes, I am.
Death by oronasal suffocation? That's the #1 enemy of any medical examiner.
That method leaves few traces and is difficult to prove.
But you say you're certain?
There's one more thing I'm certain of.
It's 100 percent murder.
Most victims who die because of oronasal suffocation
tend to be children or aged individuals who don't have the strength to fight back.
But Seo Yoon Hyung was a healthy man in his 20s.
There may have been other methods employed beforehand.
I'll call you later.
What?
Seo Yoon Hyung's murderer has confessed?
Lee Soo Jung?
She claims she killed Seo out of rage after she found out he was cheating on her.
Did she admit how she killed him?
Potassium cyanide.
What?
I put potassium cyanide in his drink and gave it to him.
Okay, I got it.
Record what she says and then put her in detention.
Seo Yoon Hyung's assistant Lee Soo Jung has confessed her crime.
The method she used was potassium cyanide.
She put it in his drink and gave it to him.
That's impossible.
If that were true, we would've found bleeding in the stomach and esophagus.
It didn't even have the bitter almond smell characteristic of potassium cyanide.
Only half of all medical examiners can detect that smell.
You must not be one of them.
I'm not the only who's done the autopsy.
Which department are you?
I'm from Seoul Central Prosecution Bureau's Forensics Unit, Go Da Kyung.
You're not a medical examiner, but do you know the bitter smell of almonds?
I do.
You do?
Potassium cyanide...
so when a corpse is being examined during an autopsy for poisoning,
the nose, mouth and stomach send out a unique smell left by the poison.
About 50 percent of the population can't detect this smell, but I can.
I came across this scent several times when I worked at a hospital.
But during this autopsy, I didn't smell anything.
Seo Yoon Hyung did not die from being poisoned.
You can't make that conclusion based on smell alone.
You'll know for sure after examining the blood samples.
Now please leave.
I can't allow you to go any further.
So then what?
All the samples for Seo Yoon Hyung's case
will be taken to the DFC team at the Prosecution Bureau.
I will investigate it there.
You can't.
The autopsy is part of the investigation, and the prosecutor oversees the investigation.
What do you think about this, Prosecutor Jung Woo Jin?
Hand over the sample.
We will bring it to the DFC team for further investigation.
Prosecutor Jung Woo Jin!
Don't disrespect my order! I won't tolerate this anymore.
I won't tolerate this either.
This autopsy room is sacred.
This is where we hear the final words of the dead,
and no matter how high of an official you are, no one should intrude.
Here lies the victim.
I cannot tolerate you making a scene before this corpse.
The NFS will be responsible for examining the sample.
We will inform you of the results, so please leave.
Chief.
Are you going to make an enemy out of the public prosecutor?
I will be responsible for everything.
Please just go.
I've started this, so I will take responsibility and finish this.
You are a medical examiner of the NFS,
and the NFS has the nation's largest forensics unit.
This is a matter of dignity for the NFS.
Please take the sample to the Forensics Department.
Run everything as soon as possible.
This is urgent.
I heard that Dr. Yoon Ji Hoon caused trouble again.
I don't understand that man.
Give it to me.
This is Prosecutor Jung Woo Jin from the Seoul Prosecution Bureau.
I would like to speak with Judge Yoon Dae Hyung.
What happened?
Prosecutor Jung called for us.
Oh boy...
You're not leaving?
Can I do the sutures?
Thank you!
So serious.
Did something happen?
Is there a fire or something?
Go away. You're distracting me!
What's wrong? You know what the situation's like right now.
Hurry and go on.
Why are you dawdling?
I'll tell you the result when I'm finished.
So just leave.
Are we in a situation to just leave?
Depending on whether or not potassium cyanide is in there,
I'll decide whether I'll take sides with Yoon Ji Hoon or Lee Myung Han.
How come you're talking about taking sides?
Potassium cyanide definitely can't be in there.
Beyond the matter of Doctor Yoon Ji Hoon,
the dignity of the NFS is at stake.
Taking sides is important too.
- Hey! - You scared me.
Get out! I said get out!
Don't you see I'm busy?
- Get out. - Don't be like this.
- Doctor Hong! - What?
Look over here!
What?
Will you be all right?
I don't know.
Probably not.
How about you? Will you be all right?
Probably not.
Chief, there's a problem.
What's the problem?
You've refused to cooperate with the work of the public prosecutor.
You've gone against the 215th clause of the Constitution.
We have the right to approach the NFS
and acquire all samples related to Seo Yoon Hyung's case.
Search the place!
Yes.
You can't do this.
You cannot take these away.
I said that has nothing to do with Seo Yoon Hyung's case.
Prosecutor Jung.
The NFS is highly regarded by the state.
Do you realize what you're doing right now?
I am investigating suspicions of corruption within the NFS
for matters related to the case of Seo Yoon Hyung.
Jung Woo Jin.
Look into the medical examiner's computer files and records
and confiscate them all.
Yes.
What is this?
We're here to confiscate Seo Yoon Hyung's corpse and all records related to his autopsy.
What?
Seize everything!
Excuse me. Please wait. We're not finished yet.
Move faster.
Excuse me! Excuse me!
He's not even stitched up!
National Forensics Service
Ji Hoon.
I can't give up.
The corpse and all the samples,
they've taken them all.
There's nothing we can do.
But the same thing happened when my father died!
The scene was tampered with!
And there was no evidence to work with.
But you didn't give up, Chief.
And because you didn't give up, we were able to prove how my father died.
It was different then.
What do you mean it's different?
You didn't give up, and you discovered the cause of my father's death,
and that was how I was able to come to terms with his death.
That is our responsibility. So I can't give up.
Ji Hoon.
If the object used at the crime scene is consistent with the traces found
in the esophagus, then can I prove that my conclusion was correct?
I wasn't wrong.
I'll prove it.
We Only Pursue Scientific Truth.
Since the murderer of Seo Yoon Hyung confessed,
the investigation team has had breakthrough progress.
Miss Lee, an assistant for the group Voice,
out of resentment for a break-up, put potassium cyanide in his drink.
Despite the suspect's confession and the revelation behind Seo's death,
doubts concerning Seo's autopsy results continue to escalate.
Due to this incident,
the NFS, the biggest forensic institute in the nation, has been questioned for corruption.
For the first time in history, the NFS is in conflict with the Prosecution Bureau.
The results of Seo's blood sample will be announced early tomorrow morning.
This is the potassium cyanide discovered in Lee Soo Jung's bag.
How did she get it?
They say she got it from a friend.
But she won't mention the friend's name.
The method of crime?
After he left the stage, she put it in the drink that Seo Yoon Hyung usually drinks.
Added some potassium cyanide and gave it to him.
Where's the bottle that he drank from?
Has it been collected?
Lee says she put it in her bag and carried it out,
then she threw it away in a subway trash can.
We asked the sanitation workers, and they had already taken the trash to be processed.
So all we have is the suspect's confession.
Let's wait till early tomorrow morning for the postmortem examination report.
Until then, look into who gave her the potassium cyanide.
Got it.
You're not leaving?
The NFS claims that oronosal suffocation was the cause of death.
They didn't follow constitutional standards during the process.
Disregard their results.
Did you go over the reports for the suspect's two recorded confessions?
First, she said she placed the poison in orange juice.
Then the second time around she said it was an energy drink.
That's why I'm asking you to look into those inconsistencies.
I guess we'll know for certain when the results are released tomorrow.
Do you have more to say?
No, I do not.
They say there were threads of blue fabric in Seo's respiratory tract.
Is that true?
Oh right. You told me to disregard those results.
My head is slow in catching on.
Then keep working. Goodbye.
We have the suspect's confession.
Retrieving the evidence of potassium cyanide is very crucial.
Everyone please try your very best.
The autopsy for this case has concluded.
The nature of death is definitely homicide.
Do you need more time?
Yes.
When do you plan on leaving?
You're leaving with the man in the control room, right?
Who's the man in the control room?
Doctor.
What are you doing here?
Except for the 9th tape that's missing, I've already looked into all the security footage.
You're looking for clues?
The blue threads of fabric found in the trachea
could be from a towel or a cushion,
I looked at the crime scene, but I couldn't find anything.
I was the person responsible for this crime scene.
I could be of help.
I don't need your help, so go.
But you need to figure this out by tomorrow morning.
Can you see all of this by then?
I also thought the cause of death was oronasal suffocation.
We did the autopsy together.
Do I owe you something because you helped me with the autopsy?
The police and the prosecutor,
I don't trust you either, so get lost.
The way you talk pisses me off.
Why do you speak so rudely to me?
Why are you using informal speech with me from the beginning?
I'm sorry.
Okay?
So get lost.
I'm not here to help you.
This is my first case.
And finding evidence is the crime scene team's duty.
I said stop it!
I know people like you.
You don't know the world is dangerous. You were born into a rich family,
and you saw dramas like CSI,
and thought it looked cool so you could give it a try.
Everything about people like you
is so disgusting, I want to vomit!
I don't have any more time to waste on you, so get out!
Get out and get lost!
I'm not leaving.
I said I'm not leaving!
- What? - That's right.
I was born into a rich family, and I don't know the world is dangerous.
When I saw American dramas like CSI,
I thought, "Wow! That's so awesome!"
"I should do that when I grow up!"
And I ended up here. So what?
Can't I do that?
Were you divinely entitled to forensics at birth or something?
Also, I'm sorry,
but I don't have time to waste on a jerk like you either.
This is my first case!
Even if I have to risk my life,
I'm going to find the criminal!
Got it?
What?
But...what are you looking for exactly?
We're running out of time.
No matter who the criminal is,
since he has legs, there should be a path he took.
Death by oronasal suffocation
suggests a high probability that the murderer knows the victim.
After the suspect has killed Seo whom he has known before,
no matter how hard he tries to feign calmness,
he will be different from others.
The direction in which he walks. The speed.
Find the person who seems most unnatural.
Find him or her.
That will be the criminal. Find that person.
Why, hello there!
Becoming a star looks quite tiring.
All that time devoted to practicing.
We're not the only ones who are tired.
You sir, detective, have been working too all this time.
You've worked very hard.
If you cooperate,
I won't need to work as hard.
Any more questions regarding this case?
I've already said all there is to say.
Who's this?
I don't know her.
I hear this is Seo's girlfriend.
Her name is
Kang Seo Yeon.
Girlfriend?
Looks like you've been listening to the rumors in the fan clubs?
Those are all groundless rumors.
Yoon Hyung
never had a girlfriend.
Is that so?
Yes.
It's just that
I wanted to look into some lingering doubts.
Thank you for your time.
It's me.
That detective met with me.
He asked about Seo Yeon.
I told him I didn't know her.
The relationship between Seo Yeon and Yoon Hyung...
I think he's caught on to it.
I understand.
I'll leave right away.
What is this? They're walking the other way.
That woman is not part of the staff.
They say everyone at the scene of the crime
were in staff uniforms.
Number six?
Number six is here.
Wait a moment.
Here.
That woman...
It's blue!
You said you'd help me, right?
After the committing the crime,
there's a good chance the criminal will leave evidence at the scene of the crime.
We have to find out the path she took.
I'm here.
I'm in front of camera ten.
Wait a moment.
Turn around and walk straight.
When you do, there will be three hallways.
Three hallways.
OK there. Turn right.
Which way?
Hold on.
Okay, go straight.
Straight.
Keep going.
There's a door.
Where does it lead to?
Hold on.
It's the concert arena.
What do we do?
There were up to 30,000 people at the concert.
And there are dozens of exits.
Doctor Yoon.
Doesn't have it.
What?
She doesn't have the evidence.
She must have left it in the arena.
The evidence is in the arena.
Enough.
You're Choi Yi Han of the Seoul Police's criminal department.
Graduate of the 23rd class of the Police Academy.
At the Gangnam Police Department, you were part of a squad to bust a drug trade.
But as soon as you arrived, you went against authority's orders
and went alone to chase after the Chinese drug dealer.
You were assigned to a lower station,
And your salary was reduced for 6 months, and you were put on probation.
You've learned such a big lesson.
How can you be so reckless again?
It's this woman, isn't it?
Han Entertainment Agency
wouldn't be able to influence the Prosecution Bureau.
This is the woman who planned it all.
Who is this woman?
A person like you
wouldn't even dare look at a person like her.
Doctor.
There's nothing here.
It's already 7 o'clock. The press conference will start soon.
Just let it go. There's nothing here.
Just give up?
I can't give up.
My autopsy results weren't wrong, and I'm going to prove it.
Doctor.
What was that woman's car?
Car?
Her car must have been shot by the security camera.
What was her car?
It was a big and expensive one! Happy?
Her coat looked like a designer brand.
If she drives an expensive car and wears an expensive coat,
either she's from a well-off family or she's a successful woman.
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VIP parking garage
You said a moment ago that blue cushion wasn't in the footage.
So what? Not going to look for it?
Except for the garbage can,
we've looked everywhere.
You're still here?
When did they clean the trash?
Yesterday, why?
Where did they take the trash?
To Gwang Myung dumpster.
I know where it is.
It's not far from here.
Get in.
Hurry and get in!
Get in quickly!
Don't you hear me?
Get in now!
Not getting in?
Get in! Right now!
Doctor.
You know. There's no point.
The criminal and victim's DNA.
The rain will wash it away.
Dammit!
If only we had caught on a bit earlier.
If only the camera had caught it.
The results of the victim's blood sample
will now be revealed.
The results of Seo's autopsy reveal that in his nerve endings
and within his stomach contents,
0.23mg of potassium cyanide has been discovered.
Is it true that the amount of potassium cyanide is not enough to have killed the victim?
That's right.
Although 0.23mg of potassium cyanide
could not have caused the death directly,
Seo's lungs were weakened from his past battles with tuberculosis,
so for him, that much poison would have been enough to cause his death.
The NFS claims that the cause of death was oronasal suffocation.
Do your results mean that the NFS was wrong in its conclusion?
The procedure for those autopsy results
disregarded the postmortem examination protocol
and continued its investigation against constitutional standards.
Regardless of its conclusion,
such action is unforgivable.
Do you mean to say that the NFS has fabricated its results?
That's a sensitive question and a difficult one to answer,
but there is always the possibility that it is true.
Are you going to the DFC?
You and I both know that 0.23mg of potassium cyanide is not enough to kill someone.
I need to confirm the sample for myself.
The victim had pulmonary tuberculosis.
That amount might have been enough to kill him.
He did not have pulmonary tuberculosis. I saw it for myself.
Hand over your ID card.
The committee's having a meeting to take disciplinary action.
Until then, your authority as an examiner will be suspended.
Chief.
Just until the meeting is over.
They won't let you get away with this.
I have done nothing to deserve punishment.
I know.
- Miss Go Da Kyung. - Yes?
Why are you so down these days?
It's nothing. Why?
Take this to Senior Jung.
What is this?
I use his desk now, but his things were still there.
I wrote down his address.
She's coming!
Miss Lee Soo Jung!
Please show your face.
The suspected murderer of Seo, Lee Soo Jung, has been indicted today.
Lee's trial will be held next month.
The Prosecution Bureau indicated that they will investigate this case thoroughly,
And if Examiner Yoon who carried out Seo's autopsy is found erroneous,
the bureau will enforce a severe penalty on Examiner Yoon.
Regulatory and Disciplinary Action Committee
Your tie's a bit crooked.
For this committee,
your first impression is very important.
Don't be so nervous.
Are you nervous?
Me?
Don't be mistaken.
The person being punished is you.
But the person who should be punished
is the person who forged the autopsy results.
The truth will reveal itself.
Do you know what truth is?
It's winning.
The winner tells the truth.
The loser is inevitably wrong.
And this is the game
I am destined to win.
No.
The game's just beginning.
What's wrong with your face?
What's with you? You're usually hostile to me.
Do you happen to have feelings for me?
I don't, so why don't you get lost?
Before I get lost, take a look at this.
I'm busy preparing for the trial, so I'll take a look at it later.
This suspect's mother was given a million dollars a couple of days ago.
There is definitely someone behind this.
We need to look into this further.
These accounts...did you have permission to take them?
How can criminal investigators possibly have the time to get permission for every single thing?
I brought it here for you to see.
$1 million wired from Hong Chul Seung
What's wrong?
Prosecutor Jung.
The account which gave the money to Lee Soo Jung's mother. It looks familiar.
This very account with a borrowed name was used
for investigating Congressman Kang's corruption case last time.
So what are you saying?
He passed the bar exam with top scores.
The top of his class during training.
The youngest presiding judge.
The crown prince within his circle.
60 percent support rate for the next presidency.
Already considered to be the next President by many,
Congressman Kang Joong Hyuk.
The person who overturned the autopsy results,
and manipulated the Prosecution Bureau...
Is it him?
So if you're right,
are you going to reinvestigate?
Yes.
Do what you want.
If you wish to indict Kang Joong Hyuk's daughter
for murder, then do it.
Are you saying Congressman Kang's daughter is the criminal?
Justice is absolute.
Congressman Kang Joong Hyuk used to habitually say this when he was a judge.
But he lied. There are situations where justice has no power.
This will always be true.
The knife is in your hands.
But if you wield it incorrectly,
you might chop off your own arm.
It's here.
Senior Jung, it's Da Kyung!
Senior Jung.
Senior Jung, are you in?
Is he not in?
Sir, are you in?
Is he not in?
Mr. Jung, I brought you some clementines.
At the time of Seo's autopsy,
Examiner Yoon Ji Hoon of the NFS
disregarded the postmortem examination procedure, and took the body
and carried on the postmortem examination without permission.
Also, he refused to cooperate with the police during the case,
creating tension between the Prosecution Bureau and the National Forensics Service.
And consequently harming the NFS's reputation.
All things considered,
as part of the NFS who should remain most objective,
his morality and qualifications are in doubt.
The Disciplinary Action Committee orders the suspension of Yoon's position.
I have an objection.
I acknowledge that I've gone against postmortem examination protocol.
But my report is fair and objective.
But the result of your postmortem examination has already proven to be false.
Seo Yoon Hyung did not die of oronasal suffocation.
He died of potassium cyanide poisoning.
0.23mg of potassium cyanide
is not lethal enough to kill a young and healthy 20-something-year-old.
Seo's lungs had failed because of his past pulmonary tuberculosis.
For abnormal lungs, 0.23mg of potassium cyanide is enough to be fatal.
Did he really have pulmonary tuberculosis?
Of course. I confirmed it myself.
I have also personally examined Seo's corpse,
but Seo's lungs did not appear to have any illness.
They were strong and healthy.
When I conducted the second autopsy,
Professor Cho was at my side,
and we confirmed together that he suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis.
But Dr. Yoon Ji Hoon carried on the autopsy alone.
So there's no witness who can corroborate that the victim had no lung problems.
That's why there's a protocol for not carrying out an autopsy alone.
Dr. Yoon Ji Hoon disregarded that protocol.
That's right. I disregarded postmortem examination protocol.
I apologize.
However, I can prove that the victim did not have lung disease.
Before this committee,
I will open Seo's lungs once again.
Dr. Yoon Ji Hoon.
Stop your futile efforts.
Seo's corpse has already been cremated.
Not true. That's not the case.
Come in.
This is Seo Yoon Hyung's corpse.
Senior Jung!
Is he not home?
Ah, this is nice.
Brrr...it's cold!
Tape #9, 8-8:30pm
I have the permission of the deceased's family.
Gentlemen.
Putting aside the examiner's disregard for protocol,
this concerns the basic rights of the victim,
his rights as a human are at stake.
Therefore, before the committee members,
I will personally examine the victim's lungs.
Please permit me to do so.
Nonsense.
This goes against the work of both police and prosecutors.
We should no longer have the right to interfere with this corpse.
The suspect of the murder has already been indicted.
Moreover, the National Forensics Service has lost its legitimacy.
If our country's most authoritative forensics institution
loses its faith from the people,
that means it's no longer objective.
Not as an ordinary medical examiner,
but as the chief of the NFS,
do you take responsibility for the conclusions of your examination?
Yes. From now on, all the results of this examination
will be my responsibility.
I permit the autopsy.
In thirty minutes,
we'll convene and reveal the results of the autopsy.
I told you.
The game's just beginning.
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