Shall we discuss our next business deal?
Bukdaemun Patrol Division Park Hae Young.
- Right? - A police officer...
selling information to a reporter?
Start again before it's too late.
You aren't cut out for this.
She really doesn't give up.
Mr Park? I'm Lee Jae Han.
Who are you? Seonil Mental Hospital?
It's the body of Seo Hyung Joon, Kim Yoon Jung's alleged kidnapper.
How can a walkie-talkie work without any battery?
It doesn't make sense.
Who are you? How did you know it was Seo Hyung Joon?
Hand over all the files.
The case expires in 29 hours.
We couldn't solve it for 15 years.
You think you can solve it now?
I saw the kidnapper.
A woman took Yoon Jung.
It's over.
We have definite proof.
- Are you insane? - This is our last chance.
Even if it goes wrong, I will take full responsibility.
I called about the Kim Yoon Jung kidnapping.
Cha Soo Hyun will take point...
and Homicide Division One will back her up.
- Why are you doing this to me? - It's not her.
15 years ago and even now,
she overestimates what she's capable of.
She calculated the time before calling us.
She has to be somewhere nearby.
She will be watching our every move...
from somewhere.
Yoon Su Ah.
(20 MINUTES TO EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS)
(EPISODE 2)
(10 MINUTES TO EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS)
I need these.
Let's just beat her up.
She knows it's over if she...
keeps quiet for 10 minutes.
Times have changed. We can't beat her up.
No one asked for your opinion.
All we need is 3 to 5 minutes.
That's all we need...
to show our evidence and confuse the suspect.
We can crack the case...
if we can crack her.
Su Ah.
You work at Youngin Hospital and make 3,500 dollars a month.
You live in a luxury Gangnam villa.
After paying the rent, utility and transportation costs,
you'll have nothing left.
Yet your locker was full of some luxury brand items.
Are you dating someone rich?
Like Seo Hyung Joon...
from 15 years ago.
I don't know what you mean.
You showed us the locker yourself.
Only you said it was Kang Se Young's.
Why did you lie?
I wanted to see how thoroughly the police investigate their cases.
You lost the kidnapper once before because you fell for a lie.
If you fail again,
then the child died for nothing.
Are you saying...
that the locker belongs to you?
- Yes. - And everything inside...
is yours as well?
- Yes. - Good.
Thank you.
You just earned us some time.
I'm thanking you for giving us your DNA.
She got defensive.
She's wondering what she missed.
We only have 3 to 5 minutes...
to make her confess.
Are you wondering what we'll do with your DNA?
The manhole in the forest.
Do you remember it?
Do you know what object...
a person uses that retains the most traces of DNA?
One's second pair of eyes...
that you keep close to your face at all times.
Glasses.
Do you recognise this?
You're mistaken.
- This isn't mine. - I know that.
It isn't yours.
This belongs to...
Seo Hyung Joon and he wore them when he died.
Do you know where the evidence lies on the glasses?
The traces of a person's DNA can be found on...
the nose bridge of the glasses.
Whatever gets stuck...
also tends to stay hidden...
in the hinges.
What do you think we found on Seo Hyung Joon's glasses?
How would I know?
You wouldn't.
That's why you left it in the manhole.
On the glasses,
we found the killer's blood.
We found your blood.
You're lying.
You can't have found that in something that old.
I thought it was a lie at first.
But...
even from the smallest drop of blood,
we can extract DNA...
after 10, 20, and even 100 years.
It's the gift science gives to the dead.
Okay, we have her.
This is the crucial part.
You may think you're smart...
and that the police force is beneath you.
But this time you're wrong.
15 years ago,
you killed Seo Hyung Joon at Seonil Mental Hospital.
Now...
Are you crazy?
Why?
To hide the fact that you'd taken and killed Yoon Jung.
Because you needed the 50,000 dollars.
You are...
Kim Yoon Jung's kidnapper and...
Seo Hyung Joon's murderer.
It's now...
over for you.
Say it.
You killed him.
Say it.
You haven't found it.
Your decisive evidence.
You wouldn't do this if you had.
You'd have just gone ahead and charged me.
Right?
Do you think I'll admit to it?
Where's the DNA result?
Did the forensics team call?
I didn't do it.
It's true that I used to work at Seonil Mental Hospital.
But I didn't kill them.
The result is out.
Yoon Su Ah's DNA matches...
the blood on Seo Hyung Joon's glasses.
The result is not ready yet.
Drag him out!
We have less than a minute left.
You killed them.
You killed both Seo Hyung Joon and Yoon Jung.
You killed a 12-year-old girl for 50,000 dollars.
Why did you do that?
You didn't have to kill her.
You had already taken the ransom.
Come on. Say it.
I...
(LESS THAN 10 SECONDS TO EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS)
I didn't kill them.
(A FEW SECONDS TO DEADLINE)
(THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAS EXPIRED.)
Can I leave now?
We have the result.
It's a 99.98 percent match.
She's the criminal.
It's too late now!
Detective.
This was found in the clothes on the body and we restored it.
I hope it'll help.
(PARKING TICKET)
Yoon Su Ah.
You're under arrest for murdering Seo Hyung Joon 15 years ago.
You have the right to have an attorney present during questioning.
And you have the right to remain silent.
What do you think you're doing?
We just received the estimated time of death of Seo Hyung Joon.
(12:05AM, JULY 30, 2000)
The statute of limitations on Yoon Jung's case has expired.
But on Seo Hyung Joon's case,
we still have one day left.
You're kidding me.
Take her.
This is impossible.
Wait.
What about Yoon Jung's case?
Why can't you solve Yoon Jung's case?
I'm sorry.
When the time of death of the victim is uncertain,
the statute of limitations expires according to the estimated time.
So...
even though we don't know...
whether Yoon Jung died...
before or after Seo Hyung Joon,
the law is...
in favour of the suspects.
So...
that woman killed my daughter?
And she won't be punished for it?
Is that what you're saying?
I'm sorry.
Then let me punish her.
Wait.
Stop right there!
Why did you kill my daughter?
Why did you kill her?
Stop!
You cruel thing.
Why did you kill her?
How can this be possible?
How can you do this?
Every single day...
during the past 15 years,
I've been waiting for the criminal to be found.
I'm sorry, Yoon Jung.
I am so sorry.
Please calm down.
How can this happen?
How can you do this to me?
How will I face Yoon Jung when I'm dead?
I am so sorry, Yoon Jung.
I feel so sorry for my daughter.
For whom does the statute of limitations exist for?
Although Kim Yoon Jung and Seo Hyung Joon were murdered...
by the same criminal, Kim Yoon Jung's case...
will remain unsolved.
According to the revised law, the statue of limitations for...
cases after August 1, 2000 has been abolished.
What about previous cases?
Are people who killed before August 1, 2000 innocent?
For the sake of all the victims who perished,
all homicides should be investigated regardless of the 15 years deadline.
We can't just abolish the statute of limitations.
We can't go up to the people who were ruled to be innocent...
and say, "The laws have changed and we're charging you again."
You place importance on the rights of the murderers,
but what about the victims' rights?
Even if that does happen, it'll still be a problem.
Long term cases from before 2000 are hard to solve...
due to the lack of evidence and witnesses and such.
If we focus on those cases...
and end up failing to solve current ones,
that just leads to more cold cases in the long run.
The police force needs to form a long term Cold Case Team.
You!
You killed my daughter.
He didn't do it.
Sun Woo!
Look at me!
Sun Woo!
(PARK SUN WOO)
There are many cases such as...
the South Gyeonggi serial killings...
that haunt society and those involved.
Someone has to do something.
It's him.
He's here.
We want to know the truth!
Tell us the truth!
What do you think of the pleas?
The public thinks you should set up a long term task force.
What do you think?
- Reopen the case. - We want the truth.
The public wishes to know one thing.
Does a murderer's crime lessen with time set by legal authorities?
It's about time that someone gave them an answer.
Stop!
Stop right there!
Hey!
Stop!
Stop there!
Hey, you.
You fool!
Soo Hyun.
- Congress passed... - Are you okay?
The second revision of the Criminal Procedure Code.
This means that all serious crimes including murder, arson...
and kidnappings will no longer have statute of limitations.
There is now hope to solve the kidnapping and murder...
of Kim Yoon Jung, a schoolgirl who disappeared in 2000.
Even cases that happened before 2000 can be prosecuted,
so long term cold cases will be reopened and looked into.
They're such fools.
Just because there's no deadline...
doesn't mean we can catch those who stayed hidden so far.
Right?
We're setting up a long term Cold Case Team.
Take responsibility.
You caused a mess.
Make up for it.
"Jinyang Police Station Homicide Division One Cha Soo Hyun."
"You contributed to a breakthrough in the murder of..."
"Seo Hyung Joon that happened on July 30, 2000."
"To acknowledge your role,"
"I am appointing you as a member of..."
"the brand new long term Cold Case Team..."
It's so long.
So you're being transferred.
Get her a new set of business cards.
Okay.
You need to do something about your temper.
Look at me.
I got demoted but I'm still going with the flow.
It's best to stay well away from high voltage lines and superiors.
Consider it...
as a paid vacation.
At the long term Cold Case Team.
Hang on.
Gye Cheol.
You got a notice from HR.
Is it a promotion?
"Long term Cold Case Team."
Get him a new set of business cards.
Sure.
I can't believe this.
Chi Soo.
Is he at the sauna?
Heon Gi.
This came from HR.
(LONG TERM COLD CASE TEAM)
Long term cold cases...
are a huge shame.
Delving into cold cases...
is like reopening old wounds.
The team will disappear...
when all the fuss dies down.
Keep quiet...
and lie low.
Just play along.
Like Jae Han did...
15 years ago.
We have nothing more to talk about.
Did...
this person...
come to see you?
He's about 185 cm tall...
and wore a navy shirt.
A detective?
He might have lied about his job.
He said...
he would look for you.
Are you crazy?
If a detective came to see me, I'd have been arrested.
I have nothing more to say.
- You can stand over there. - Okay.
You look just the part.
- The time... - What's the fuss?
Ready?
- What's going on? - Come over here.
He's perfect for the role.
- For what role? - Boss orders.
- Is this him? Get in the car. - Yes.
What are we doing?
Hey.
- What's this? - What?
Your outfit.
Your holsters...
Is this a game?
I'm supposed to...
- Why are you... - Stop it.
- Hey. - Give me this.
- What for? - Get inside.
- Let's do this. - Come this way.
- What's going on? - You'll see.
I just got back.
We know that.
Sir, please put on a more serious look.
Ma'am, please give an intense stare.
You're the first female detective on this team. Be proud.
Hold the walkie-talkie more firmly.
Let's continue.
- The first female detective? - There you go.
She can't even drive.
I'm sorry I caused you trouble.
- Gosh. - Wait.
I want a more intense look.
This will be in the police magazine. You should look professional.
Let's try one more time.
Let's go.
- Why didn't they hire models? - Here we go.
Let's finish it at one go.
Give an intense stare.
Where's Jeong Jae?
There he is. Imagine he's the criminal.
Like this?
There you go.
You're busted!
Just like that. One more time.
There you go.
That's great.
- Like this? - Exactly.
- Gosh. - That's what I'm talking about.
- That's perfect. - Like this?
- Some more. - Even more?
- Then I'll get out of the car. - Good.
- Nice. - That's great.
- You're dead! - Get out of the car.
- That's great. - Give me the gun.
Give it to me. Hurry up.
That's great. Keep going.
There you go!
You know what?
Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young turned up at the exact time you expected.
They were obviously in love. So who's next?
There's no more.
Why not? You must know something else.
I lost my interest.
What? Hello?
Sir, are you there?
It's me, Sir. I'm Park Hae Young.
We solved Kim Yoon Jung's case thanks to you.
Did you hear the news?
By the way, how did you know Seo Hyung Joon's body was there?
Which division are you in?
I couldn't find you anywhere.
And how did you know about me?
Mr Park.
I won't be able to talk to you any longer.
What do you mean?
But this is not the end.
It'll start again.
When it does,
you should persuade me.
You should persuade Lee Jae Han living in 1989.
You can change the past.
Never give up.
What are you talking about?
I don't understand.
Mr Lee.
Detective, are you there?
Are you all right?
Sir.
Mr Lee.
Sir.
It'll start again.
When it does, you should persuade me.
You should persuade Lee Jae Han living in 1989.
We were staking out there.
- I told them it wasn't there. - I understand.
This isn't going to...
What's wrong with them?
Hey, come here and give me a hand.
- Okay. - Stop.
Come here.
Don't.
Don't be like that. Show them to their rooms.
Yes, Sir.
Follow him.
They'll be gone within a few months anyway. Be nice to them.
- What did you just say? - Stop.
Move along now.
Let's go. This is embarrassing.
Calm down. He's right.
Are you with me or not?
The new boys are handsome.
I can see that you and I look quite alike.
Just ignore him.
Bad things happen in life without a reason.
What's your name?
My name is Hwang Ui Kyeong.
Tell me your name.
My name is Ui Kyeong.
Your name is Ui Kyeong?
I guess you were meant to be a police officer.
Where's our room?
It's over there.
Why didn't you tell us earlier?
You wasted our precious time.
Let's just go.
What's wrong with them?
Now this is going to be interesting.
Are we in a recycling centre?
Apart from the telephones, we have nothing here.
How can we work here?
We have work to do.
This place is a total mess.
Do they ever clean?
No matter how hard I clean, the smell is not going away.
Don't spray it at me. Stop it.
Ms Cha. How can we work in a place like this?
Can't you talk to them?
Whose desk is this?
Who cares?
They're sending us a profiler,
but I don't have any expectations.
What if it's that brat...
who calls himself a profiler?
I don't even want to think about it.
No way.
Hello.
(SUMMARY OF SOUTH GYEONGGI SERIAL MURDER CASE)
What's this?
I'm sure all of you are aware of this case.
South Gyeonggi serial murder case...
is one of the biggest cold cases in this country.
December 3, 1987.
The first victim was found...
in a ditch near Mount Ohseong.
We found 10 more victims over the next 3 years.
Arms and legs were tied from behind...
with an unusual knot and they were strangled.
This serial killing started the urban legend about...
women in red being killed on rainy days.
Over 1,000 officers worked the case...
and even though forensic science wasn't advanced at the time,
we failed to find any trace of the killer.
It was a disgrace.
This is your team's...
very first case.
I haven't sorted through my paperwork yet.
The South Gyeonggi serial killings?
It's a waste of time.
Soo Hyun, he's our boss.
It's a 26-year-old case.
We have basically no records, not even a decent photo.
And with these two?
- It's impossible. - Not exactly.
Why is my hunch always right when it's a bad one?
The long term Cold Case Team's first official case.
It has to be of this calibre at least.
Don't you think so?
You all met.
This is Park Hae Young.
He will analyse the criminal's behaviour and style...
and provide you with strategies to aid in getting confessions.
Say hello.
- I look forward to... - He'll ruin the investigation.
- What? - He has no degree or experience,
and he didn't even complete detective training.
Long term cold cases lack evidence and we must rely on a profiler.
Get me someone good.
Not an amateur.
- An amateur? - Soo Hyun.
This is all you get.
Take it or leave it.
The police force's reputation...
hangs in the balance.
And the public is very interested.
If you want out,
hand in your badge and leave.
Back to work, everyone.
What?
You think I'm an amateur?
Why is everyone in a rotten mood?
You're the resident profiler and you can't even tell?
Use your brain.
- What? - Goodness.
I mean...
if you look up "South Gyeonggi serial killings" on the internet,
it coughs up a whole load of stuff...
that you might think will help.
Think about it, Lieutenant Park.
Listen to me very carefully.
The hair and blood samples found at the scene are long gone.
Even if we catch the culprit,
we have nothing to compare the DNA to.
There are no hair or blood samples?
That's the problem.
You people failed to preserve the evidence.
That's not all.
Everyone knows that the police who investigated this case...
did a sloppy job.
Not just this one.
It's the same with every cold case.
You just skimmed through the cases.
Do you think this is a game?
Some gave their lives to investigate such cases.
You know nothing.
Watch what you say.
Are you...
defending your colleagues?
I really don't like your tone.
You're one of us now.
Not all police are the same.
I'm new here.
You're old.
I've had enough of you.
- Don't. - Let's not get too childish.
- Stop. - How old are you?
Let's fight as equals, no rank.
No rank?
Come over here.
What are you doing?
Aren't you too old for this?
- Come here. - Are you going to hit me?
This is unbelievable.
- Stop. - What a joke.
Stop. Just talk it out.
What a mess.
There's not an ounce of science or reason.
No wonder it's a cold case.
Goodness.
I found 15 resumes for men called Lee Jae Han in the police archives.
Based on his voice,
he's under 50 so that leaves 9.
Minus the 3 still working, so that leaves 6.
Take this.
Kim Yoon Jung's kidnapping?
I never heard of it.
Have you heard about Kim Yoon Jung's kidnapping case?
No.
Send me two people by today.
Okay.
Three had left the force...
and none of them heard about the case.
It's one of these three.
Did you go to the temple?
I did not.
I stopped going.
The talismans don't do anything.
Are you going on blind dates?
Why do you ask?
Do you want me to?
You silly thing.
A woman's heart is like a reed.
You used to pursue my son with a vengeance.
Is it done?
Throw that away.
Stop torturing my poor old eyes.
It's been 15 years.
Stop coming by.
What did you say...
was his first case?
Was it the South Gyeonggi serial killings?
Yes.
He had just joined the police force.
He tried so hard to find the killer.
One day...
he said this to me.
He failed to catch the killer,
but he was sure someone would.
He was positive that...
someone else would succeed.
Shine some light over there.
I don't see anything.
(LEE JAE HAN)
Is that you?
Are you Lee Jae Han?
I'm okay.
Constable Lee Jae Han...
at Yeongsan Branch. Who is this?
Well...
are you really Lee Jae Han?
This is Lieutenant Park Hae Young.
I haven't heard from you for a while and I was worried.
Is everything all right?
Lieutenant?
What does he need?
This is Lee Jae Han from Yeongsan Branch.
I'm on the new team.
Are you a detective at the station?
We're searching for a missing person south of Mount Ohseong.
A missing person?
We're searching for Lee Gye Sook who went missing...
along route three where she was last seen.
Lee Gye Sook?
Mount Ohseong?
Are you talking about the South Gyeonggi serial murder case?
The seventh murder case?
She was found in the reed field next to the acacia trees, right?
The reed field near route three?
You're a police officer. You should know that.
The seventh victim was found in the reed field near route three...
and the eighth victim on the railroad near Hyunpoong Station.
The ninth victim...
We found her!
You're a police officer. You should know that.
The seventh victim was found in the reed field near route three...
and the eighth victim on the railroad near Hyunpoong Station.
The ninth victim...
We found her!
- Come here! - Where?
It's dead again.
- She's here! - We found her!
- It's here! - Where?
- It's here! - Hurry!
- Here! - Where is it?
- Come here! - It's here!
The body's been here for too long.
The seventh murder?
She was found in the reed field next to the acacia trees, right?
Who are you?
(NOVEMBER 4, 1989)
(THE DATE OF THE EVENT: NOVEMBER 25, 1989)
Look.
What a show off.
As you all know,
no one will welcome us.
When you reinvestigate a case,
you imply the previous investigation was not good enough.
"Why didn't you look into this?" "Why didn't you do that?"
You'll be asking these questions.
Everybody will hate you.
But you know,
the most hated people live the longest.
Gosh, what did I do wrong?
This is a list of the detectives who were in charge of the case.
You have to meet every one of them.
We have to collect...
all their memories and data,
so that we can set a direction.
I'll meet the victims' families.
Gye Cheol, you should meet the detectives.
Whatever you find out, hand it over to Hae Young.
Heon Gi, you should take care of the evidence. That's all.
I'm off to meet the old detectives.
Laugh at me if you want.
I'll go my way.
When will you grow up?
What's this?
It's called teamwork.
These pictures belong to a detective I know.
It's the pictures from the seventh and eighth murders.
I have to return them eventually.
Don't lose them.
(NOVEMBER 5, 1989)
Let me help you.
Let's go in.
Was he there today, too?
Again?
He must have a huge crush on you.
Why is he following you around?
Hey.
I guess he feels like it's his duty...
to protect you because he's a police officer.
Right?
Hello.
My friend used to live here.
He must have moved without telling me.
You're a police officer. You should know that.
The seventh victim was found in the reed field near route three...
and the eighth victim on the railroad near Hyunpoong Station.
The railroad...
near Hyunpoong Station.
I can't tell who is who.
It's been going on for three days.
But you did see someone that night.
We should catch him, shouldn't we?
It was completely dark.
Take another look. You'll remember it.
You told me you were a marine.
When will we go through all that?
But we have to check every young man in this town.
We looked at 200 people so far.
We have around 320 to go.
- My dear. - We can do this.
- Hello. - You can't be in here.
I'm Lee Jae Han from Yeongsan Branch.
I'd like to meet the detective in charge.
Don't look at us. Stay focused on the monitor.
I'm the detective in charge. What's the matter?
I see. I wanted to know...
if there was a lieutenant called Park Hae Young here?
Park Hae Young?
There's no one by that name. What's the matter?
He told me something over the walkie-talkie.
He said that the eighth incident will take place on the railroad.
What?
Are you waiting for another murder?
It's just something I heard.
Go away. We're busy here.
What's up with you?
I haven't slept for days. Don't get on my nerves.
I'm confused, too.
Get out!
Okay. Thank you.
That lunatic.
Keep watching.
Gosh.
Did I hear it wrong?
Excuse me.
(8TH MURDER CASE: THE VICTIM DIED ON NOVEMBER 5, 1989.)
(ATTEMPTED CASE, THE VICTIM SURVIVED.)
What's going on?
(ATTEMPTED CASE, LEE MI SEON, AGE 25)
(ATTEMPTED CASE)
(THE NAME OF THE SURVIVOR: LEE MI SEON)
(SIGNAL)
It's that walkie-talkie!
He was the one. Catch him!
Are you messing around with me? Where are you?
Are you not feeling well?
It's him. It's the same knot.
He ruined everything.
- What are you doing? - Withdraw.
- We can't. - I said withdraw.
Intellectual people like me.
Stop kidding me. Are you angry?
What if someone in the past talked to you over a walkie-talkie?
I'm asking you out.
We found another victim.
It's the eighth victim.
So many things have happened since the Hyunpoong Station incident.
Is this a coincidence?
Are you sure there's no problem?
Call the team on the field back here.
Are you ready?
I don't care.
I'm sorry. I have no time to explain.
I'll help you.
We still have a chance.