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Lee Hye Young disappeared in September 2009, aged 27.
Housewife Seo Young Jin disappeared in May 2001, aged 35.
Park Ah Young disappeared in March 2004, aged 25.
Noh Hyun Mi disappeared in October 2005, aged 43.
Park Se Jeong disappeared around April 2006, aged 28.
Kim Yoon Min disappeared on January 2008, aged 39.
Nam Goong Seon disappeared on April 2010, aged 31.
Lee Mi Jeong disappeared on June 2011, aged 23.
Including the last body we found...
that we are yet to ID,
we found nine skeletons on...
the south west side of Mount Dongyi.
They were wrapped with...
bamboo mats, cardboard or large sheets of plastic.
Their heads were covered with...
a black plastic bag.
Are you saying it's the work of a serial killer?
Yes. We think so.
This isn't all.
These are the victims of cold cases that happened in Hongwon-dong...
around 1997.
The way they were killed and disposed of...
are very similar to that of the bodies we found.
What are you implying?
That nine more died because...
the police failed to catch the culprit?
What were you all doing?
The media and public will have a field day if this gets out.
What will you do about that?
We can't stop it.
And we shouldn't.
What?
Nine people lost their lives to a serial killer.
We can't hide it.
Are you saying we should admit that...
we're an incompetent bunch?
The long term Cold Case Team...
can take the case.
They solved tough cases like the South Gyeonggi serial killings.
The public favours them.
An expert team stepping in to take over...
a case that the police messed up in the past.
That should help...
calm the negative press.
What do you think?
I think he made a valid point.
Very well, then.
Who's in charge of the Regional Investigation Unit?
Me, Sir.
Give the long term Cold Case Team the support they need,
and give me regular updates...
through the Chief Investigator.
Yes, Sir.
Is this deliberate?
You want them to fail.
So you can hold them responsible...
and disband the team.
Am I wrong?
Why?
Do you care about your minions?
Is that why...
you didn't tell me that Hae Young checked...
Kim Seong Beom's background?
If your team...
can't crack the case,
they won't be the only ones to go down.
Tell us.
What happened when you were abducted?
Why didn't you catch who did it?
Are you okay? You should go to the hospital.
Say something.
I don't...
remember anything.
I couldn't see.
Soo Hyun.
You aren't just a victim. You're a detective.
Your kidnapper...
killed two more.
We need your memory to catch him.
We can't say it's connected.
Our boss told us to treat it as a regular abduction.
Say something.
You must have heard something at least.
Sounds.
Water.
I heard the sound of water dripping.
Life is hard, right?
Don't make any noise.
His voice...
He sounded like a young man.
His hands...
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They were bony and cold.
Then...
he told me to wait...
and he left.
The door opened...
and I felt a cold breeze.
I thought I'd die if I didn't get out then.
So...
I got up and...
looked for the door.
But...
I can't do this.
Keep going.
- Give her a break. - Look at me, Soo Hyun.
Look at me.
You're safe now.
So talk.
I found...
a door.
Was it a corpse?
I don't know.
The hand was...
so cold.
How did you escape?
What happened after?
I just...
ran.
And then...
I ran into something.
I think I passed out.
When I woke up,
you were there.
Which way did you run?
I just...
ran straight.
I ran straight forward.
I couldn't see a thing.
How long did you run?
For how many minutes?
I don't know.
Think.
10 minutes.
Or maybe 15 minutes.
Anything else?
The smell.
What did you smell?
When I left the house,
I could smell a sewer.
A brook runs through Hongwon-dong.
Did you hear running water?
I don't know.
Think harder.
I think so.
The sound of running water. I heard it.
That's enough. A one-storey house by the brook in Hongwon-dong...
with an adjacent bathroom...
occupied by a single man.
It shouldn't be hard to find.
Go home and get some rest.
Or go to a hospital.
Who will take her home?
I will.
(POLICE STATION)
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Take care.
Jae Han.
Did you have to push her that hard?
Where are you going?
To the armoury.
I will kill that scumbag.
A 10, 15 minutes run in a straight line from where...
Soo Hyun was leads to these three locations.
This is where we think she was kept.
A one storey house with a bathroom or shower...
occupied by a man in his early to mid 30s.
- This is a list of the leases. - Okay.
The numbers state how many people live there.
Thank you.
Let's see.
(VICTORIA BAR)
I think I stepped on dog poop.
Wait for me.
Did you hear any screams?
From over there.
Did you hear a woman scream?
No.
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Anything?
Get in. Let's move on.
Over there?
None of the men live alone there.
Get in.
We thought we would find him,
but we found nothing.
Time passed...
and Kim Beom Joo who was our boss at the time...
told us to close the case.
Close the case?
When two died and a police officer almost got killed?
If you caught the killer,
nine people would still be alive.
Nothing has changed since then.
No one likes serial killings.
There's no motive.
He just killed random people out of the urge to kill,
so there's not enough evidence.
Most of the serial killers we caught so far,
the public called with tips or we got lucky.
Goodness.
We run around all day and still get nothing.
And then we get ridiculed for being incompetent.
Each time that happens, someone takes the blame...
and has to resign.
It'll happen again.
If we don't solve this,
we might have to take the blame.
We got really unlucky.
(HONGWON-DONG SERIAL KILLINGS)
We interviewed...
the families of the eight victims we could identify...
and we found something noteworthy.
Three of the eight women...
lived in Hongwon-dong at the time,
and the other five had to visit...
regularly and often for work,
to prepare for a wedding or to move.
All 8 victims and the 2 from the cold case...
were based in Hongwon-dong at the time they went missing.
The south west side of Mount Dongyi where the bodies were found...
is adjacent to the north side of Hongwon-dong.
It is very likely that the killer has been living and...
working in Hongwon-dong since 1997.
Anything else?
A serial killing.
Especially for past serial murder cases,
profiling is extremely important.
We'll report on the profiling results.
Gosh, it's him.
As all of you may know,
I only know about theories, not the actual work.
So what I'm about to tell you...
is only theoretical.
Once the culprit is found,
this can all be a hoax...
and useless predictions.
When you investigate,
please take note of this.
Upon discovery, based on how the skeletons were packaged...
and deeply buried...
shows that the culprit is meticulous...
and attentive.
Even his attire and hairstyle...
are likely to be extremely neat.
Be it his residence or workplace,
they will be neatly organised.
It takes time to package the corpses,
so it's most likely that the culprit has a secret workplace.
Probably somewhere cramped.
If he had a yard or a garden,
then he wouldn't have buried the bodies at Mount Dongyi.
We must keep these things in mind regarding the victims.
Their appearance, age and height...
were all different.
One thing they had in common...
was that they had depression...
or were close to it...
or displayed depressive traits.
It's likely that the culprit could have similar traits.
There's a high chance...
that the culprit also has depression.
That'll be a dollar.
And to observe the victims,
he would have needed some time...
and close proximity to observe them.
The counselling centres...
or frequently visited places...
by the victims need to be found out.
The commute routes of the victims,
frequently visited places...
and mutual acquaintances...
need to be thoroughly investigated.
Detective Cha.
What are your thoughts?
I agree with him.
Good then.
Team one, check victims' workplaces...
- colleagues and acquaintances. - Yes, Sir.
Team two, check the commute routes.
Expert team, check on the last unidentified victim...
and find out the identity.
- Yes, Sir. - That's all.
There's one more thing.
There is...
one witness who came across the culprit.
Will you really be going ahead?
Do you want me to repeat myself?
Even if you are a detective,
you'll still be traumatised by the event.
Will you still be okay?
I should have done this long ago.
It's my fault.
Those victims...
died because I couldn't catch the culprit.
You said you didn't even see the culprit's face.
I don't know his face,
but I might be able to find his house.
I'm sure I'll be able...
to jog my memory.
(FORENSIC HYPNOTIC INVESTIGATION)
Now close your eyes...
and breathe out.
Now your breath will fill every part of your body.
Breathe in and out...
and focus on the breathing.
It is the evening of December 22, 1997.
You are now kidnapped by someone.
You don't have to think about anything else.
We will now go back to that moment you came out of the house.
You can feel the cold wind.
What happened after that?
I fell down.
I could smell something.
What could you smell?
The smell of urine.
The smell of sewage.
And then what happened?
What happened after that?
I ran,
but...
I couldn't see...
anything.
I couldn't see anything.
Are you still running?
Yes.
I keep on running.
I keep...
running.
I keep running straight.
But...
I bumped into something.
What did you bump against?
I'm suffocating!
It's all right.
You are safe and comfortable.
Breathe slowly.
You are comfortable.
You are all right.
You are comfortable.
Take deep breaths.
Now try to relax.
Now breathe.
Breathe.
Good.
Are you okay?
It didn't work.
We still don't have any clues. That didn't really get us anywhere.
Don't say that.
I'll give it another try.
I might have missed out something.
In fact,
I feel like I missed something.
No.
Tracing your memory to track down the culprit's house...
is a failed investigation method of the past.
From then on, there have been nine other victims.
Now we need to focus on the victims.
He is right.
We don't have to repeat failed investigation methods.
Focus on identifying the last victim.
Did he just agree to what Hae Young said?
Did I hear correctly?
I'm surprised as well.
Lieutenant Park, it's me.
Yes, I'm listening.
1997, Hongwon-dong.
Black plastic bag, correct?
Yes, that's the case.
Are you saying we didn't catch the lunatic?
That's right, the culprit hasn't been caught yet.
We are still investigating.
All the victims are connected with Hongwon-dong...
and have symptoms of depression. Aside from that, we don't have much.
Did you find out any other similarities...
among the victims?
All of the victims were...
so shy that they wouldn't even go out to the supermarket.
They walked in different routes.
He killed two people...
and almost killed our rookie officer.
We need to catch this scumbag.
The rookie officer is Cha Soo Hyun, right?
You know her?
How do you know her?
She's currently the head of my team.
The head of the long term Cold Case Team.
Soo Hyun is the head of your team?
Wow.
That's the most shocking thing...
I've heard this year.
So is the team doing well?
Why do you ask? Is she doing a poor job as an officer there?
Don't even talk about it. She can't even drive a vehicle.
I can't believe she's the head of your team.
It must have been tough for her.
How's she holding up?
Even if she's a detective,
she was kidnapped.
She must have been shocked.
She's not a quitter.
Although she sucks at driving,
she's tenacious.
Please tell her that.
What?
You have to tell her or else she wouldn't know.
If you tell her yourself, she will be encouraged.
Especially if it's coming from you. I'm sure of it.
What do you mean by that?
Just...
trust me.
By the way,
aren't you...
curious?
Don't you...
want to know what you're like...
in 2015?
I don't like predicting the future.
What's good knowing about how my life turns out in the future?
If...
you come across me in your lifetime and I'm not thinking straight,
then punch me in the face.
Knock some sense into me.
Detective.
The truth is...
you are...
Did you find out about the victims' colleagues and associates?
I looked into it and...
the victims didn't have a large circle of networks.
Other than family, they had no friends,
and they were not so close to their colleagues.
So there were no acquaintances who could have observed them.
The victims' commute routes and...
frequently visited places are the same.
They only stayed at home.
They lived near Hongwon-dong,
and they commonly used public transportation.
But their commute times and bus numbers...
were all different.
Does that mean we have no evidence yet?
What about the unidentified last victim?
Yes.
This is what the victim wore when she disappeared.
It seems like it was winter when she disappeared.
We've checked with the coat manufacturers...
and this coat was first made in 2014.
So she must have disappeared after 2014.
We've compared the DNAs of the victims from the national database,
but there was no match.
No dental or other surgical marks.
I've investigated their skeletons,
and there were large amounts of mercury in their bones.
It seems like they...
were exposed to it for a long time.
Is that all?
There's something else that I noticed.
Other corpses had the knot in the plastic bags...
at the front.
So the culprit packaged them while seeing them face to face.
But one corpse had it different.
The knot was tied at the back of the plastic bag.
So the culprit tied the knot from the back of the victim.
And the shape of the bone was also different.
What do you mean?
Other victims were all strangled from the front.
But for this victim, from the look of the bone fracture,
she must have been strangled from the back.
Like this.
So are you saying that the culprit...
always dealt with this victim from the back?
That's right.
This corpse...
was wrapped in a blanket.
The blanket.
It was soft and warm.
And he didn't see the face.
His method of dealing with the corpse had changed.
The culprit experienced a psychological change.
What do you mean?
If the form is different, there must be a reason for that.
This victim...
must have moved the culprit.
If we identify this victim,
we will find some evidence.
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- Cheers! - Cheers!
Wow.
Are you treating us today?
- Is that so? - Drink up.
Come on.
- He's just okay. - Stop speaking.
Drink up.
Do you feel cold?
Mummy will keep you warm.
I'm scared, Mum.
I'm sorry.
Mum. Mum.
No. Please, Mummy.
Let me out, Mum.
Save me.
I don't want to eat.
I'll make you happy.
We will...
go to a better place.
Let's put...
the puppy at ease.
I'm scared. Let me out.
Mum, I'm scared.
Let me out of here. Mummy!
Mummy. I'm scared. Mum.
Let me out. Mum, please let me out.
Let me out of here, Mummy.
I want to get out of here.
Life is so hard.
- I will help you. - Help me, Mum.
(HONGWON-DONG)
She'll be in her late 20s to early 30s at most.
About 162 cm tall.
She disappeared after 2014...
and must have ties with this area.
Since no one reported her missing,
she doesn't have family.
Ask the real estate agents...
if they heard of the disappearance of a woman...
who lived alone nearby.
There are hundreds of real estate agents.
We must find her.
If we find her,
we can find a clue to the killer.
If the culprit is still alive,
he could kill again.
We have to find him before that happens.
Let's split up.
You go uphill.
What?
You can...
take this umbrella.
I have another one.
I live in the neighbourhood.
You might catch a cold.
Do you live here?
Well, I guess I'll get going then.
Seung Yeon.
How do you know my name?
Did you ever hear about a woman who lived alone...
going missing after 2014?
How would I know something a detective doesn't know?
You have a point, but...
did any studio apartments...
Hello? Okay. You'll be here at 5 pm?
Let's split up.
I'll look over there.
Keep looking around here.
Let's stick together.
I'm not a kid.
Don't worry about me. It'll be faster if we split up.
I saw you earlier.
Being hypnotised can make your memories even clearer.
We're close to...
the very area where you were abducted.
We should stick together.
You said we have to find her soon.
Call me if you find anything.
We searched the whole area...
and found nothing.
I see.
Let's expand the search area and try again.
Jae Han.
We lack time and manpower.
We dropped every other case to work on this.
The same rule applies to this as always.
If we don't find anything within the first two weeks,
it'll become another cold case.
Didn't you hear what Soo Hyun said?
There was another corpse.
We can't be sure of that.
It could've been a mannequin.
- What? - She didn't make much sense.
Her story doesn't add up. It's not even accurate.
We could be wasting our time.
Where's Soo Hyun?
Is she in the hospital?
Now you're curious?
She's been acting weird. She skipped work for three days.
I think she was in a lot of shock.
Is she okay?
Even though she's a detective,
she got kidnapped by the culprit.
She must have been devastated.
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Are you feeling okay?
Well?
I gave our boss an excuse.
I said you're sick, so don't worry.
You shouldn't have.
What?
You were right all along.
I'm not...
cut out to be an officer.
Oh, come on.
I can't do this.
I...
The rustling sound of a plastic bag scares me.
I panic just by the sound of it.
I keep reliving that day.
I'm scared of alleys...
and corpses.
And...
I'm scared of killers.
I shouldn't be.
That makes me unqualified to be a cop.
I can't do this anymore.
Here.
It's for you.
(DRIED PERSIMMONS)
The victim regarding the motorcycle case...
gave this to you as a thank you.
I'm also...
scared of killers.
Who isn't?
I met all sorts of criminals over the years.
Some with huge knives...
and others with large bats.
One even came at me with an axe.
That's how I ended up getting pins on my right shoulder.
You fought a man with an axe?
I was running away and...
I turned a corner and ran into a motorcycle.
The pain was excruciating.
It can't be helped.
Someone has to catch the bad guys.
You can quit.
No one will blame you.
Think long and hard and make the right choice.
It's worth...
being a cop.
Who knows?
You might lead your own team later.
I could be wrong.
Maybe not.
It wasn't me.
Your fellow comrades probably took a bite for themselves.
I didn't eat one.
It wasn't me.
They were about to eat all of it. I saved one for you.
Try it. They said it was sweet.
How is it?
Don't be too hard on yourself.
Someone has to catch the bad guys.
Someone has to...
catch them.
I'm looking for a woman who went missing last winter.
She lived alone nearby...
and was in her late 20s.
I haven't heard of a disappearance.
If you hear or remember anything, please call me.
Thank you for your time.
Here's the printout.
Thanks.
Excuse me.
Why is this area blank?
There are no homes there. Only factories.
Factories?
I detected a large amount of mercury in her bones.
Not enough to kill her,
but she was exposed to it for a while.
Only one factory in the area...
has anything to do with mercury.
Saekang Light Bulbs.
They got into a lot of trouble last year when the media...
found out they were burying mercury in a landfill.
(SAEKANG ELECTRIC BULB)
A female employee who disappeared?
Some time last winter.
I can't really think of anyone.
A lot of our staff just stop showing up without notice.
This won't harm your business.
It's very important.
Can I interview your female staff?
I'll ask them myself.
Are you...
talking about...
the person who disappeared without a word last year?
She was very quiet...
and wasn't close with any of the other staff.
She lived in the dormitory,
but she didn't come back one day last winter...
around the time the lawsuit went to court.
The others were too preoccupied to care about her.
I packed her belongings.
I got Yu Seung Yeon's family record.
Her parents are dead.
She has no siblings,
but her maternal grandmother is alive.
I need you to compare her DNA...
with that of the skeleton's.
The last body we found is most likely her.
Got it.
I cried today.
The sky was blue...
and the weather was nice.
I won't spend my birthday alone next year.
Happy birthday to myself.
Whenever I go there, my heart starts to beat.
So I keep going back.
Is this happiness?
I hope tomorrow comes quickly.
So that I can meet him again.
He follows me...
and keeps an eye on me.
At first I thought it was a coincidence.
Could he...
really like me?
He is always behind me.
I wonder if he talked to her.
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Shampoo, seven dollars.
Socks, three dollars.
Kimbap, 70 cents.
Water, 70 cents.
A convenience store.
All the victims are so shy...
that they don't even go out to the supermarket.
Yes, it's me.
Did you find something?
It's a convenience store.
A convenience store?
The victims were so shy that they didn't even go to the supermarket.
Then where did they get their daily necessities?
Convenience store is different from supermarkets.
No matter what they buy or when they go,
nobody bothers them and there's no communication involved.
They can eat meals on their own without friends.
It's open 24 hours, so they can visit all the time.
The last victim was like that too.
I saw her budget list,
and she used the convenience store most of the time.
Are you sure...
she is the victim?
We're analysing her DNA as we speak.
We'll know for sure when the results come out.
But before that,
I will check the nearest convenience store around this area.
Okay. I'll head towards you.
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The light of the street lamp...
is on my left.
The light...
on my right.
No.
The street lamp...
was on the opposite side.
- Hello. - Welcome.
I'm from the Police Squad.
When did you start working here?
Two years ago.
Can I see the list of employees who used to work here?
There were two other people aside from me.
One was a high school student, the other was a university student.
If he started murdering people in 1997,
that means he must be in his mid 30s.
There's a high chance that he's a very organised person.
Be it his residence or workplace,
it's likely he keeps his environment clean.
Soo Hyun!
Hey.
Wake up! Hey!
It's me, Soo Hyun.
Look at me!
Hey, Soo Hyun.
I'm here.
Hey!
You're okay now.
Cha Soo Hyun!
Hey.
Soo Hyun!
You're safe now.
Soo Hyun.
It's okay.
Back then,
the police force thought I ran straight from the brook to here.
They searched the wrong area.
The starting point was wrong.
This was where I fell down.
At that point...
I lost my sense of direction,
so I started to...
run back from...
where I had started off.
That was why...
the street lamp was in the opposite direction.
The memory I had lost.
The memory...
I never wanted to...
remember.
I said I'd help you.
Soo Hyun!
The crime scene.
It's...
nearby.
It's me.
I have the DNA results.
You were right.
The last victim is Yu Seung Yeon.
Seung Yeon.
How do you know my name?
It's that smell.
What's wrong?
Did you organise these?
No, the guy on the previous shift did.
Where is he now?
He's probably at home, since he's not here.
You're hurting me.
Please.
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(SIGNAL)
These items were used to get rid of the body.
He's going to kill again.
I'll help you this time.
I'm taking the team off the case.
Would she be able to believe something that I can't?
- Did he dump you? - Shut up.
Stop trying to act pretty.
Are you asking her out?
I was looking for you. In case you wanted to meet.
Do me a favour.
I'm Ahn Chi Soo.
Tell me the truth.
Everything was transparent.
Let's clean the place up.
I must find out what happened back then.
I'll find out.