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The nature of death is...
a simple hit-and-run car accident.
a murder disguised as a car accident.
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Help me!
The body was found on a highway of northern Kyeong-gi Province.
Looking at the numerous injuries throughout her body and abrasions,
the coroner speculates that it was due to a hit-and-run.
Looking at the numerous injuries throughout her body and abrasions,
the coroner speculates that it was due to a hit-and-run.
Looking at the contusion on the upper shin, it was probably a big car like a truck...
The bumper is at least 50 cm from the ground. A truck that weighs a ton.
...with its bumper placed high up.
After the primary injury, there was a secondary injury from a car...
...which caused skull fracture and brain damage.
Turn off the light and get the UV rays ready.
Do we have a UV projector here?
No, only the Seoul headquarters has it.
Should we transfer it to the headquarters?
- There's a UV place near here. - What?
It would just take ten minutes.
Room number 2.
Episode 5
Hello.
Hello, I'm from the southern branch of...
This is an NFS dinner outing.
Oh yes.
Actually, for autop...
He wants an auto-alarm when 30 minutes are over.
For 30 minutes? Go to Room 5.
Do we have to pay first?
Thank you.
Do you think they will let us take it if we say it's for an NFS autopsy?
She won't ever let us use it.
Then what?
Is this your first time at a karaoke bar?
I'll sing, so in the meanwhile take those down.
What?
Do you not want to find the evidence? The body will be taken away after the funeral.
Hurry up!
This is on me.
Oh yeah!
Be careful. Please don't break anything.
Thank you.
Quickly!
We're so sorry. We will put them back soon.
We're back.
- What is that? - Black light, from a karaoke bar.
Close the curtains.
UV photography, also known as ultraviolet detection.
Any evidence buried under the skin, the UV rays can detect it.
The car is a small-sized, white truck, weighing under one ton.
There's a unique logo below the car windshield.
The car has a unique logo under its windshield.
From the evidence that we have collected, the time of death was a week ago.
Excuse me, I get what you're saying.
But why are you saying it's not a hit-and-run?
It was done by the same car.
Isn't it just that she got hit here and there by the car?
This injury wasn't done at the same time as the injury on her shin.
It's already healing as you can see.
It was done at least a few days before.
What's the chance that someone would be run over by the same car on different days?
She got hit by the same car twice over a few days...
Do you think it makes sense that she wouldn't do anything about it?
I'm just telling you what I saw from the body.
What I can tell you is that the same car hit the victim twice over several days,
and the driver didn't brake, which makes it a planned murder.
Why would he make it so complicated?
Autopsy doesn't tell you the criminal's mind.
As you said, I'm sure the victim didn't just wait until she got hit again.
Using alcohol or drugs, I'm sure she was subdued.
We'll find out about it when we get the blood test results.
We'll tell you when we find out.
We'll end the autopsy. Close the incision.
Did you say blood test results?
Yes, the blood test.
Are you sure you don't want to look at it?
I know it's most likely a simple accident, but it might be good to check everything...
Dr. Koo, today is an important day for the NFS.
Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times.
I believe the Vice Minister learned today how important the NFS is in investigations,
and how much information the NFS can give.
- But... - The blood test results...
would take 2 days at the earliest.
If we want to grab his attention, we have to come to a firm and fast conclusion.
He won't wait two days.
This is for the future of the NFS.
- That's why more prudence... - You...
don't believe me?
No, that's not what I meant. I'm sorry.
He's so good at it.
Koreans have good hand control.
Great job.
I heard that autopsies for car accidents are the hardest.
But today, I feel that it's not true...
or do you just have superior skills?
That's too much praise.
Any examiner of the NFS has this level of skill.
I'm convinced that it's the best in the nation.
As someone who gets paid from the nation's taxes, it is my duty.
I'm afraid you're asking me for more money.
You must be tired from watching a boring autopsy.
I prepared some tea and snacks for you.
This way.
Oh, was this your case?
No, it isn't mine.
I just stopped by because the light was off.
In the car, it's the method of sleeping. In forensics, it's the method of discovering.
There are a lot of interesting things here. So what did you find out from it?
As we projected the UV rays, there was this eagle-head-shaped logo.
I heard she lived in Kyeong-sang Province. So why did she come up here to die?
We can only know if the dead speaks. Anyway, what brings you here?
I got a call from the decoding lab.
We looked into what you've requested on the arson case.
This was found in the pocket of the T-shirt that was used to start the fire.
Take a look at it.
Toll gate receipt?
Yes. Although it was damaged by the fire, we were able to make out a few letters.
We found out that it's a Goo-il toll gate ticket.
But unfortunately, we couldn't find the time and date on it.
What's interesting is that this isn't the only receipt.
The 7 toll gate receipts that were found right below the first receipt
are exactly the same as the first one.
Whether he lives there or works there,
I'm wondering if that's the place where he frequently shows up.
Goo-il toll gate... Where is that?
It's near the southern branch of the NFS.
Doctor, I've been looking for you. Going somewhere?
I'm busy.
I'm going to return these. Can you come with me?
Didn't you hear I'm busy?
You don't have any autopsies now.
Please? It's not that far.
You're pretty annoying.
I'm not the only one who used it.
Why do I have to take them back alone? You used them too.
Huh?
- Well? - What the...
Move.
Do you see me as your equal or something?
Be honest. You're embarrassed about returning them, aren't you?
No.
I was right. You're embarrassed.
Why are you still here?
Do you think you're a legit examiner just because you helped out once?
You're just my assistant, so act like an assistant.
Stop being annoying.
I was just going to say that I'll go and return these by myself.
Continue what you were doing.
Yes, Mom.
Why didn't you pick up? Your lovely daughter's coming home.
Sorry I didn't pick up my lovely daughter's call.
It's okay, I forgive you.
Thanks a lot.
- So where are you? - I just arrived.
Bus stop? Then wait there, I'll be there.
That's fine, I'm almost home.
- Mom? - Huh?
Oh, nothing.
Why isn't she picking up?
Jo Jung Eun
Goo-il Interchange
All right, I'm almost there.
I'll be there after I take care of things here.
Okay, okay.
Aren't you Detective Yang from Goo-il Police Station?
Talk to you later.
Good afternoon, I'm Detective Choi from Seoul Song-pa Police Station.
Oh yes. Sorry to make you come here.
I was really busy.
No problem. I feel bad taking your time.
Did you say arson case?
Someone keeps starting fires from a car in our area.
We believe that the arsonist frequently passes here.
We found a bunch of Goo-il toll gate receipts.
Really?
Has there been any arson cases here?
There's nothing to be burned even if there's a fire.
Senior, please be kind and help me.
Because of that arsonist, I couldn't even sleep.
Well...let me try.
Incoming call from Jung Eun's mom
Hold on.
Hello.
What?
Keep talking. I'll do it.
Yes, yes.
The report for the kidnapping has already been filed.
Okay, okay. See you later.
- This... - This is a hit-and-run case.
But it's so annoying. The NFS southern branch keeps saying it's a murder.
- Murder? - Don't waste your time on it.
It's their business.
What we can't see under the skin, UV rays will reveal it to us.
How did you know I live here?
You told me in person, remember?
Me?
Last week when you passed out after karaoke.
That night... did you take me home? Why?
How would I know?
You're the one who called me before passing out.
I did?
- Which room? - Go straight.
This is driving me crazy. Which room?
You don't remember anything?
- Not at all. - Are you sure?
You were totally wasted and yelled at me.
I would never do such a thing.
You don't remember that I took you to your apartment?
Did you...you didn't come inside my apartment, did you?
I did.
You could have just left me in front of the door.
How dare you come into an apartment where a woman lives alone?
Do you want to be put in jail?
Then do I just leave a woman who is completely trashed in the hallway?
And let's say I went into your apartment. What do you think I would do to you?
You're not my type at all. I usually don't even notice women.
So did you come here to tell me I'm not your type?
Of course not. I'm a busy person too.
Then why don't you finish your business and get lost?
Why are you so mean to me? I have a big case for you.
If I told this to anyone else, I'd just be called a crazy person.
So I wanted to help a materialistic prosecutor like you get promoted with this case.
It's about a serial killing.
Goo Ah Ram, Yoo Hyeon Joo--they all are connected with Kyeong-sang Province.
Although Yoo's body was found in Kyeong-gi Province,
Both were killed by a truck with the same logo.
Didn't you say the autopsy result was a hit-and-run car accident?
Yoo Hyeon Joo's case is.
But for Goo Ah Ram, the result concluded it was murder disguised as a car accident.
The evidence isn't enough to call it a serial killing.
Maybe it's possible if one more victim is found.
We found it.
Jung Eun! My baby!
Mom's here!
My baby! Jung Eun!
Mom's here! Jung Eun!
Jung Eun's not dead!
Jung Eun, Mom's here!
My Jung Eun's not dead. She's not dead!
My Jung Eun's not dead!
Jung Eun's not dead! Jung Eun!
My baby...Mommy's here! Jung Eun!
Yoo Hyeon Joo from the hit-and-run accident case...
Why are you asking about that?
- I was going through Yoo's files... - So?
I'll be direct. Didn't you make a mistake on her autopsy?
Prosecutor Jung. What do you mean?
I'm not questioning your qualifications.
I'm just asking if there were any circumstances that made you unable to do it right.
Prosecutor Jung...
I heard that the Vice Minister was visiting that day.
Did his visit affect your autopsy, by any chance?
Please answer.
No, not at all. This is my answer.
OK.
Now I will ask you a question. Why are you doing this?
Yoo disappeared while she was visiting her relatives in Goo-il in Kyeong-sang Province.
Her body was found near Kyeong-gi Province a few days later.
In Goo-il where Yoo was visiting, another body was found,
which seemed like another hit-and-run car accident.
Name: Goo Ah Ram. Killed by the same type of truck weighing less than one ton.
Right below the windshield is an eagle-head shaped logo.
But the examiner who did Goo's autopsy has a different opinion from yours.
The cause of death is multiple injuries due to a car accident.
The nature of death was murder disguised as a car accident.
Are you saying the same person killed both of them?
Three. Another body was found last night.
Is there any other evidence besides the examiner's opinion?
Do you have Yoo's blood sample results?
The examiner said that if it was murder, there's a high chance
that the victim's blood would have an anesthetic or other sedative.
If the same chemical is found in the blood from the 3 victims,
there's a very high chance that it's a serial killing.
Let me know as soon as Yoo's blood work is done.
What is the name of the examiner who said this was murder?
Yoon Ji Hoon, from the NFS's southern branch.
Do you have the results for Yoo Hyeon Joo's blood sample?
No, not yet.
- Do it fast and quietly. - Excuse me?
See if there's any sedative or anesthetic.
We don't have enough blood samples because of her blood loss.
Do as I say!
Jung Eun! Jung Eun.
Jung Eun!
Mom's right here!
There are multiple injuries throughout,
a broken shin bone, secondary injury on the chest.
And the logo-- it's identical to Goo Ah Ram's.
There are additional abrasions, but it must be by the same truck.
If Goo Ah Ram was murdered, so was Jo Jung Eun.
It's by the same serial killer.
Be quiet, we haven't even started the autopsy.
Are you serious?
- Let's start the autopsy. - OK.
Is this the same killer?
She was like a niece to me. She was only 18.
Did the same person kill her?
I'm curious about that too.
What are you doing here?
Your rudeness is still the same.
Who the heck are you? Why are you here?
I'm...the prosecutor for this case.
The autopsy photos are done.
- What's your opinion? - You want to hear?
Then ask for permission from the real prosecutor for this case.
Will you excuse us?
Yes.
Isn't it the same truck?
The same one weighing less than one ton, with a logo under the windshield.
Besides your 2 autopsies, there was another body killed by the truck.
That autopsy was performed at the NFS in Seoul by Lee Myung Han,
and he declared it a hit-and-run car accident.
The same truck...killed 3 people. It's a serial killer.
We need to organize a team now.
The evidence we have isn't enough. We need something irrefutable.
Do you have the blood sample results?
If a sedative or anesthetic is found in the 3 victims' blood samples,
it's enough to conclude they were murdered by the same killer.
I'm sure you know better since you did the autopsy.
You wish it were a serial killing.
You want to solve a big case so you can get promoted to the Supreme Prosecution Office.
Same goes for you.
If you can prove it's a serial killing,
you can give Lee Myung Han a punch on his nose.
Don't you want to be back at the headquarters?
Leave, if you're done.
No, not until you find more proof. Find it.
Even if you aren't telling me to, I have to do it. It's my job.
So leave.
Do you know how disgusting you can make people feel?
It was the same when we were together.
They went out?
Are you that high and mighty? You were always self-centered.
I'm self-centered and don't care what other people think.
But at least I don't pretend and stab people in their back.
Let's stop.
What if I won't stop?
Your job is to find the evidence, my job is to find the criminal.
The murderer might be killing another victim at this moment.
Until you find more evidence, I won't leave here.
This place is better than I thought.
Someone was killed, but they argue about their break-up.
He's the one who scolded me, but he's no better himself.
Dr. Hong! An emergency! Emergency!
Now what?
Doctor, don't you want to get even with Lee Myung Han?
What about Chief Lee Myung Han?
You still haven't tested Jo Jung Eun and Goo Ah Ram's blood samples, right?
Do it quickly.
If you can detect the presence of a tranquilizer or anesthetic,
we'll not only be reinstated to the headquarters,
we can even deliver a blow to Lee Myung Han!
What do you mean?
What does testing the blood samples have to do with Lee Myung Han?
Are you doing this to tease me?
Now is not the time to joke.
That's right.
This is not a joke.
I promise that you will be reinstated to the headquarters.
But...
Before that...
you must find evidence in the samples.
Can you do that?
Jo Jung Eun's blood sample Goo Ah Ram's blood sample
Yes, this is Yoon Ji Hoon.
Doctor! We didn't find anything.
Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, Halothane, Morphine, Alcohol...
we tried it all, but nothing came up.
What about sedatives?
We haven't tried that yet.
Try that then.
But there's a problem.
Both Jo Jung Eun and Goo Ah Ram died from excessive loss of blood.
We only have enough blood to run one more test.
Okay. Give me some time, and I'll call you back. Please wait a bit.
Medical examiners are human, too.
They can't always be right.
Sometimes, they're wrong.
And sometimes, they go down a path they shouldn't go.
There's no time for regret.
Because time must be spent listening to the last words of those who've died.
That's our duty.
If only I had investigated this one on my own...
Fine!
Start over from the scene of the crime.
That bastard! I'm going to catch him!
How did it go?
We're in the middle of qualitative analysis,
we've tested benzodiazepine and morphine so far, but none of them match.
I'll be waiting for the results.
Let me know as soon as they're finished.
You performed it in front of the Vice Minister.
I'm sure you're aware of this.
Not a hit-and-run case, but murder...
If this is found to be a serial killing,
his disappointment in you will be very big.
The results aren't out yet.
There's only a 50/50 chance that it's possible.
Only 50/50...
A very low probability.
Then the chance of the NFS receiving the funding is also only 50 percent.
What will be the probability of Yoon Ji Hoon returning?
Whether or not it's murder, no matter what, Yoon Ji Hoon must not return to the NFS.
Yoon Ji Hoon is the person most closely involved in Seo Yoon Hyung's case.
That will never happen.
What are you doing?
Doctor.
What are you doing here?
If you're so easily scared, why did you come to the crime scene?
Are you here to look for evidence too?
I've been looking too, but there's nothing.
Are you here as an investigator or a medical examiner?
What?
An investigator takes notes on the scene.
But you're a medical examiner.
You need to study the autopsy results first and then look for evidence in the scene.
The autopsy results...
Jo Jung Eun's body told us everything.
How she died and why she died.
I looked over the autopsy photos over a dozen times.
She died of multiple injuries from a car accident.
And?
Her body had abrasions.
Weren't the abrasions caused by the car accident?
They weren't caused by the car accident.
They were made after her death.
But the wounds seemed to have been made while the victim was alive.
It's hard to tell which wounds were made after she died,
and which were made when the victim was still alive.
But based on the way the blood congealed and the direction of the scar,
they were definitely caused after the accident.
Why would that have happened?
Was the body pushed out of the car while it was speeding?
It's only farmland around here.
It's frozen now, but the ground's usually soft dirt.
Even if it was pushed out of a car, the body shouldn't have so many abrasions.
Maybe the corpse was dragged by the car after the accident?
There was no sign on Jo Jung Eun's body that she was dragged by a car.
The abrasions weren't caused by asphalt.
Then by what?
By branches?
The only place with branches here are the hills.
If the body rolled down from up there...
You're wearing thick clothes.
Do you know how to hike up a hill?
This isn't enough to know.
There's no date or time.
Hundreds of cars pass by here every day.
Is this really the place?
We'll know when we get inside.
I'll go in there.
Then I'll go that way.
Go Da Kyung.
Call me. If you find something unusual.
Sure.
What is it?
Doctor...
I think staying on the phone together will be the safest way to do this.
I'll repeat myself.
Call me only when you've found important evidence.
Has Dr. Yoon Ji Hoon called yet?
No.
Where the heck did he go while making us wait for him?
By the way...
How about looking into sedatives?
If we do that but don't find any traces of sedatives,
then we have no more blood to run tests on.
Let's wait a bit longer for Dr. Yoon.
Acepromazine
Yes, Doctor.
Yes. I understand.
He says we should test the blood for acepromazine.
Acepromazine?
It's a kind of animal sedative.
What's the result?
What happened?
The tests are done.
What's the result?
It was found in both Goo Ah Ram and Jo Jung Eun.
Dr. Yoon Ji Hoon was right.
There are traces of the animal sedative acepromazine.
Haha! We were right!
They found the animal sedative acepromazine.
What is it?
Doctor. There's a truck here.
It has an eagle-shaped emblem on the front.
There's blood everywhere, and there are obvious signs of an accident.
What?
Where are you? Is it the warehouse?
Yes...if you come to that building you saw before...
Doctor! Was that you?
Someone passed by just now.
Was it not you?
It wasn't me.
But someone was definitely here.
If it's not you....
Lee Myung Han lost! Lee Myung Han!
We were right!
Senior.
We're at the crime scene for Jo Jung Eun. Call the police! Hurry!
What are you saying?
We're at the crime scene!
The truck is here. Call the police. Quickly!
Where are you?
We're on our way!
Please hurry.
Go away. Go away!
Don't hit me! Don't hit me!
I'm a policeman! I'm police!
Really, I am!
No, he's the criminal.
That man's the criminal!
Stop!
That's right.
He's the idiot Detective Choi from Song-pa Police Station.
I told you so!
Really! Why didn't you listen to me?
Then why did you follow me like that?
I thought that you were the criminal.
You had your hat on so I couldn't tell whether you were a man or a woman.
Enough, the two of you.
Both of you explain why you are here.
I was investigating Jo Jung Eun's crime scene,
and the hill looked suspicious, so I climbed up, and he was...
I suffered too! Can't you see this?
And then this man suddenly appeared!
Why hit me? Why?
Who told you to chase me?
I thought you were the criminal!
So why did you run away?
What is he talking about? Do you know how scared I was?
Why did you hit me?
Okay! We got it. Enough.
Detective Choi...why are you here?
While investigating the arson case,
I met someone who I knew at the Goo-il toll gate.
The guy you released for lack of evidence, Ahn Soo Hyeon.
How can you drive like that?
Officer!
What are you doing here?
I have a part-time job here.
Forget that! Can't you drive properly?
But you're the one who came out of nowhere.
You shouldn't be the one to complain...
What are you doing?
Where were you 3 days ago?
In Seoul, at Hankuk Hospital.
I had surgery for appendicitis.
I was in the hospital until yesterday. I was discharged this morning.
What is that?
What?
This, this, this!
I put it there because it looked cool.
I saw it on another truck, and it looked cool.
Another truck?
Don't lie to me and be honest.
It's true.
I saw it at a farm nearby.
I saw it on the truck of one of the farmers, and I copied him because it looked cool.
According to Ahn Soo Hyeon, the truck's owner is the owner of this farm, Lee Jeong Beom.
Minister, this is Jung Woo Jin.
In Goo-il, southern Kyeong-sang Province, we have an alleged serial killing.
I mean, a serial killing has been confirmed.
There are already three victims.
Yes.
Understood.
Three people were murdered.
I think I'll be able to set up a special investigations team.
It's not three.
What?
These are human bones.
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