In any place where people live, the darkness exists as well.
The darkness sucks away light, slowly eating at our souls.
Perhaps... at this very moment, I am not myself.
[Vampire Detective]
[Han Gyu Min: 1982 - 2016]
Oppa
Oppa, I'll find out what happened to you...
I will find out the truth.
I will make sure...
to finish what you started, Gyu Min.
I'll make sure.
[Case 2: 24 Hours]
San! Stop exercising already!
San! Let's eat!
Okay...
- You're eating breakfast, right? - I don't feel like it.
Even if you don't feel like it, you should still eat something.
I'll eat later.
San.
You're okay, right?
Yeah.
Okay, you seem fine...
- Let's go see the doctor this afternoon. - Geez, that is so not necessary...
It's won't take long, we're just going to drop by.
Who is ringing my doorbell in the morning?
I got it! I got it.
I'm coming!
Mister, wait...
Hey! What are you doing, so early in the morning? What is all of this?
What does it look like? I'm going to live here.
What a whacko... Hey, hey, stop right there!
Bring that down, bring that down.
- That's everything. - Thank you very much.
So you're going to live here?
We've already worked for you, for free. What do you want from us this time?
I can sign a lease, or I can pay rent monthly. Doesn't matter.
But why do you have to live with us?
Because of my brother.
I want to stay here until I find out what happened to Gyu Min.
The security deposit from the house I was sharing with Gyu Min was a lot of money.
A weak woman like me... It's dangerous for me to live alone.
Things will become more dangerous for us, if we live with you.
Don't you understand... why I want to stay here?
I just buried my brother at his funeral, without a single one of his bones.
Do you know how that feels?
Whoever did this to my brother... I won't let them get away with it.
That's why I need your help.
If you have any respect for responsibility, then you'll help me.
I'm now your client, for life.
Unless this is solved, I'm not leaving.
Never.
All right, all done.
Hey... You're a scaredy-cat. You even got the chills.
In front of a woman as beautiful as you, anyone would be nervous.
We'll have the results in a few days.
Give him some extra care... at a discount.
Hey, seriously... You do this every time.
Why don't you ask me for frequent flyer miles too?
Hey, even steakhouses give you free meals for eating there more than ten times.
Let's follow social norms.
Anyway... San will be okay, right?
I'm not sure anymore.
If we just look at his blood work... He's in perfect condition.
Have you been eating something different these past few days?
Huh?
Let me know when you get the results.
What happened?
Honestly, I would love to know that too.
I could use some help.
Hello?
- It's me, Han Gyeo Wool. - Who?
It's me!
Come home, you have a customer.
Hey, you're still there? Why haven't you left yet?
I said, you have a customer.
But what does that have to do with you?
She's really pretty.
Announcer Seo Seung Hee?
I made you some tea. Please, have some.
No, that's okay.
I think she may be even more beautiful in person...
Since you became the new morning news host, I watch on an everyday basis.
I set my alarm every night so that I can wake up to watch in the mornings.
I've heard that beautiful people tend to cause confusion in the opposite sex...
But it looks like your brain is in total disarray. Get your head together.
Oh, you're still here... Go on home, you must be busy.
Did you think I was joking when I said I was living here?
And I accepted this client. I have a sense of responsibility. I can't go.
It must be a habit of yours, to touch your necklace.
Oh...
It's a habit of mine when I get nervous.
But, what brings you here?
When people come here looking for a PI, what is it usually for?
Let's see. Well, they usually come with troubling cases...
Cases that are difficult to report to the police.
I'm here for that same reason.
Which one is it?
Is it difficult to report to the police? Or is it a troubling case?
Both.
Will this make it difficult for you to provide me your services?
No.
Nothing like that. If you tell us about your case...
We promise you, that it will be kept confidential.
Of course.
Doesn't my face scream, "credibility"?
When I check out, sometimes I give them my face instead of my credit card.
She's laughing...
Do you feel more at ease?
You can trust us, and you can tell us your story, step by step.
At the break of dawn, I went to work, for the morning broadcast.
Inside the cabinet, was a dead body.
There's nothing here.
I'll head back to my desk.
When I returned with a guard...
The body was gone.
But in its place...
[Return the item in 24 hours.]
[If you don't, you will see the body during your next broadcast.]
Did you know the person whose body it was?
Yes, she was a junior announcer. Her name was Park Bo Eun.
When you saw the dead body, why didn't you report it to the police?
I was confused. And I was suspicious that it could have been a trap.
But what is this item, from the note?
I'm not sure either. I have no idea what they want back.
Then, exactly what kind of service would you like from us?
Please help me...
So that I can finish my next broadcast without any problems.
Right now, we have no idea what could happen...
So, how about you take a break from the camera?
No, we can't stop the show.
I have to go through with it.
You're beautiful, and professional at the same time...
But... This won't be as easy as you think.
- There's someone outside. - San!
I... wasn't sleeping. I was looking at the stars.
- Really, just lay down. - You're lying.
I'm not lying! Seriously.
I wasn't sleeping. I was just waiting for you.
- Really? - Of course!
I was thinking. Will we be okay, once we start doing field work?
You're not confident?
I'm not sure.
Our hearts always win, over our brains. That's why people become conflicted.
That's why we're a weak species.
That's true.
But, if that's true...
Don't we have the power to make sure our brains win, over our hearts?
- To do that... - We can't stop.
That's right.
- We must never give up. - That's right.
- You're like that. - I am?
I'm not sure... Really?
I know you.
Once you start something, you never stop.
When you're suspicious of something, you have to solve it to feel relief.
Having strong will like that, it will help you in any situation.
Even out in the field.
Yoon San.
Don't ever stop.
And never give up, because I won't either.
We really want to help you...
But I'll be honest with you.
This case will be very difficult for us, physically.
So...
Hey San, what happened?
[18 hours remaining]
Since we don't have a body at the moment
even if we report it, there's no way that the police will investigate.
And they won't take these threats seriously either.
In this situation, your statement is all we have that we can depend on.
You understand that, don't you?
If this message is real...
We don't have much time. Let's move quickly.
Hey, I'll consent to taking this case on.
But asking for it to be solved in 18 hours is too much.
A missing corpse, an unclear threat on top of that...
And we have to find out what the item is too.
Even if we try, it's just you and me. So how are we supposed to...
It won't be easy.
We have one more person.
["Suspicious nightclub in Hongdae destroyed by fire."]
What's this?
You specialize in pickpocket thievery, with a minor in hacking.
- Look into it. - Who is this?
Her name is Park Bo Eun. She was a junior broadcaster.
How much can you find out?
From her kindergarten report card to her bra size... anything you want.
Then, find out everything, as soon as possible.
Depending on how you reward me, I could hurry it up.
What do you want?
That room.
- Excuse me. - Oh, my.
How's their relationship, Seo Seung Hee and Park Bo Eun?
Who are you, to ask me that?
Who are you?
Did Park Bo Eun start some kind of trouble?
No. Why, do you have a reason to think that she did?
Well...
Everyone knows that their relationship wasn't the smoothest...
But it was bound to happen...
Park Bo Eun studied to be a broadcaster, and Seo Seung Hee used to be a reporter.
Because of their backgrounds, they've clashed quite a bit.
Then Seo Seung Hee must have a good reputation...
since she broadcasts the morning news.
Well, besides that...
- Good luck. - There were rumors, weren't there?
- You can't tell anyone that I told you. - Yes.
The truth is... There were always rumors that there were men supporting her.
That she only got the job because of those connections.
At one point, there were rumors that she had a tape out there somewhere.
A videotape?
Anyway... that's how it's been since her days as a reporter.
- During her reporter days... - His name was Kim Kyung Soo...
And he was the cameraman that worked with Seo Seung Hee.
They were very close.
They were a fantastic team.
But after Seo Seung Hee married a wealthy heir...
Soon after, Kim Kyung Soo died during a news report.
He died during a report? Was it an accident?
No.
I don't know the details...
- But I heard that it was suicide. - Suicide?
Suicide.
Can I see that clip?
Yes.
If I go onto the company server, all of the clipped reports are there.
Oh, here.
As we pursued this case, we noticed, once again...
You can't do that here! Give me that camera! Hey!
You better let go of me! Let go!
- Is this Kim Kyung Soo? - Yes... It is.
Oh, my... He was a talented cameraman... What a shame.
But... About Seo Seung Hee...
She didn't even go to his funeral. They worked together for so long...
She said she had to go on air that day.
Isn't that just wrong?
[Goo Hyung]
I found something interesting when I was looking into Park Bo Eun.
She's borrowed money before because her father was in debt.
Loan shark?
There are some guys who scheme money from the market workers in Mullae-dong.
Those are some horrible dudes.
Since there is a connection there
so there are some rumors that a few people would have a hand in it.
Then why are you coming along with us?
Because Han Gyeo Wool knows them all!
Hey, Hammer! It's been a long time. You've gotten better-looking.
Did you go to school?
Did you behave in prison?
Who is this? Detective Yong?
It's been a long time since I graduated.
I heard that you're running a detective agency.
- Not a detective agency... - They're private investigators.
Han Gyeo Wool?
Wow... You've gotten so pretty. I barely recognized you.
I was always pretty.
But... For what reason, might our Han Gyeo Wool...
be hanging around with these males?
I started a business too. They're my co-workers.
Well, working at a detective agency suits you.
We're private investigators.
Anyway, we have something to ask you.
Do you know her? I think she helped you launder money.
Why are you looking for her?
I never said we were looking for her. I just asked you if you knew her.
It sounds like you're experienced. You've grown up a lot, Han Gyeo Wool.
Park Bo Eun... Where is she?
Hey, you little...
This crazy bitch!
Where's Park Bo Eun?
What's the item?
I... I don't know... We just did what we were told!
- Who was it? - Jung... Jung Ji Woong.
- Stamp it. - Please give me one more chance.
Come here!
Stamp it!
Park Bo Eun, that woman...
She was a VIP among our clients.
I was providing her with the premium treatment.
Jung Ji Woong... said there was something she could do for him.
That's all I know!
Thank you.
Oh! Se Ra, over there...
That flower wasn't there this morning.
Oh... Isn't it pretty?
When I was studying to become a florist, this was my favorite flower.
With a little water, some fruits could pop out, don't you think?
Wow, when did you have time to master floral arts? You are the perfect beauty!
Oh man, I wish I could be those fruits.
Listen to yourself.
You can be so cheesy, when you talk to women...
Hey, in front of a beautiful woman, I can do and say anything I want.
Stop worrying about what I say.
And try not to throw your fists at people without thinking first.
You should have left that bastard to me.
What was I supposed to do, when he had a knife?
The bible says that guys like that need to be hit first.
Yes, you're right. We should live by the bible.
- Okay, you're all finished. - Thank you.
Hey, you're scaring me.
Why?
Hearing you be polite to someone.
Can't you be consistent with your rudeness, to everyone?
- Shut up. - Oh, that's better.
- Goo Hyung. - What?
What?
Did San go somewhere?
Yeah, he said he was going to meet a client.
It's about the blood work that I took from San today. The results came early.
But it's unusual.
What do you mean, unusual?
It has things I've never seen before.
So, in other words...
Blood that has never existed... on this planet?
Jung Ji Woong... I'm familiar with that name.
I found out that he runs a social welfare organization.
He ran a facility for the homeless, and for runaway children.
From my years as a reporter, I learned something.
That you can't just believe anything that you see, at face value.
Do you know him from your reporting days?
That's right.
We received a report of suspicion about Jung Ji Woong's operation.
And that's why we covered it.
But...
During the report, our cameraman, Kim Kyung Soo, committed suicide.
So we stopped the report.
And, after that incident, I was transferred to the morning news.
Do you have any idea why he committed suicide?
I'm not sure...
That must have been... very traumatic for you.
Since you worked together for so long.
But why didn't you go to his funeral?
I was scheduled to do a broadcast.
A broadcast?
You asked us for our services, so you could go through with your broadcast too.
Why are you so keen on not missing any of your scheduled broadcasts?
What was the topic that you were attempting to cover, during that report?
It was about the disappearance of homeless people.
Can I see the footage?
I'm not sure. Kim Kyung Soo was in charge of those, so I wouldn't know.
I'm thinking about which pieces we may be missing from this case...
Seo Seung Hee.
The focus of this case isn't Park Bo Eun.
The real issue is, the item that she needs to return.
Are you suspicious of Seo Seung Hee?
She's still hiding something.
And it was weird that she was holding back about Kim Kyung Soo's death.
Seo Seung Hee... She found success without any help from her family.
After she married a wealthy heir, she came into the spotlight.
She lived a hard life, but she turned things around.
The kind of story that suits a beautiful person.
But why is a woman like that obsessed with completing all of her broadcasts?
What could it be?
Something that could threaten a woman like her...
So you have something that you want to know about my brother?
Yes, I'm sorry...
Things must be hard for you right now, but we want to know a few...
What can I help you with?
We saw that you reported Kim Bum Soo's disappearance...
So we were wondering if you noticed anything unusual that day.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
I thought that after he was done shooting on the countryside, he would return...
But I couldn't reach him for a long time.
If it's okay, could we take a look at his old room?
There are a lot of videotapes.
Kyung Soo...
He liked the 6mm camera a lot more than the cameras that use memory cards.
He felt that tapes were more human than memory cards.
And that's why, for photography, he used film cameras.
Wow... Every time you eat, I can see the steam coming out of your nose.
Hurry up and eat. It won't taste as good if it's cold.
People in our line of work need to stick together.
Of course, your throat is your biggest asset.
Do you take a look at what we asked you to look at?
A few days ago, Officer Kim...
received a missing persons report from the subject's younger sister.
But it turns out, he was the cameraman who died.
Was it listed as a suicide?
He ingested some drug. Can't say it was suicide for certain.
- Anything unusual at the scene? - Do you think there would have been?
It was really clean. And it was a church, so they didn't have any security cameras.
- What about Seung Hee? - Seo Seung Hee? She was clean too.
I think her husband made sure to keep matters clean.
- All I could smell was detergent. - I'm sure it was perfume, not detergent.
I'm sure we'll see something if we use magnifying glasses.
Contrary to what he seems like, San is very talented in literature!
I thought that I was talking to Hemingway!
What are you talking about?
Do you know who Hemingway is?
Have you read "The Old Man And The Sea"?
I don't know an old man, but I know a lot about that singer.
The song, S.E.S...
I love you...
Geez, I'm stupid for having asked.
Oh, and... the case about the disappearing homeless people?
There were rumors that people were taking organs out of homeless people.
- And did you investigate? - Do you think that I could have?
If we believe all sorts of rumors, what does that make us, their mothers?
But a story as strange as this one must have some kind of basis.
These days, people use their brains.
If they just started kidnapping the homeless, people would react.
- So they wear costumes. - Costumes?
They pretend they work for the hospital.
They come in an ambulance, tell the homeless that they're there to treat them
and then they drive away with them.
- Oh... that sounds pretty persuasive. - Right?
Fish around, and if something pulls hard, try pulling it out.
And if you catch something...
Let's share the prize.
I'm allergic to fish cakes.
Then, I'll eat this, and we can share your next catch.
So this is the place... where Kim Kyung Soo was found.
Why did he die here?
San, your phone.
San!
- Your phone is ringing. - Yeah.
- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm okay.
Hello?
I found it, I found what Seo Seung Hee was hiding.
Where did you get this picture?
Hacking is a scary thing.
Even if something is locked away with a password, with patience, and time...
it can be unlocked.
It's true.
I... was in love with Kim Kyung Soo.
Have you been threatened because of it, by any chance?
What do you mean?
What is this?
This is a record of all his transactions and purchases related to cameras.
- And the purchase outlined in red... - It's a spycam. A secret camera.
Yes.
There were quite a few of them found in these records.
His job was to work with cameras, so this is not extraordinary.
From time to time, we would use them to help us conduct reports.
Is there... any possibility that they were used for personal reasons?
Are you, by chance, talking about those kinds of videotapes?
I'm sorry that I can't meet your expectations.
But we didn't have anything of that nature between us.
Kyung Soo...
was never the type to do that.
Yeah, well...
I was thinking about what the item could be.
So I was just guessing if it could be something like that.
Please don't read too much into it.
That's okay.
Pricking clients with needles
and then apologizing... That's what investigators do.
Well, now that you have pricked me with a long needle...
Why don't you find that item, instead of apologizing?
Mr. Investigator.
Hey, seriously...
- Hello? - Where did you two go without me?
The most important task of an investigator, is guarding the house.
Wow, this is so annoying. It's not like I'm a dog...
If you want to be a private investigator, you have to work like a dog.
Anyway. Did you meet Seo Seung Hee?
I don't know, I think she's hiding something.
I don't know, she's strange.
She's not strange. She's just ridiculously beautiful.
This is the problem with men...
There is no question that Seo Seung Hee is lying!
There is a videotape out there, for sure!
How are you so certain?
Women like that.. They always leave a trail behind...
Just watch. That video will come back to haunt her.
Hey! Out of trust, love, and hope... Can't you at least possess one?
Anyway, today's mission. Continued as planned?
- It better be. - One thing's for sure.
Whatever that item is, Jung Ji Woong is at the core of it all.
Then, is this item, ultimately a tape that Kim Kyung Soo shot himself?
Then who has that tape right now?
It's a video of Seo Seung Hee! Do you want to make a bet?
She's getting worked up. I'm hanging up.
- I'm going. - Okay.
- Hey! - Yeah?
- Be careful. - Don't worry.
- What is there to life? - Drink up!
- Here you go... - Thank you!
- Thanks so much!
- Thank you! - No problem.
Have a good evening.
How interesting... They're here.
Don't you know not to call during an operation?
Then you should have brought me along. How are things looking?
- Did he go inside? - Yeah, he just went in.
Yoon San has guts.
Where did he get that kind of confidence?
Do you know, whats kinds of people are most fearless?
People who have nothing left to lose.
That's San.
If you scream, you're dead.
Who are you?
Go ahead!
No, San!
San.
San!
San! San! San, are you okay?
San!
San... San!
San! San... San!
Just hold on... Hold on...
San... San! Can you hear me?
- Goo Hyung. - Yeah, it's me.
What happened?
Why didn't I die?
You didn't die...
You didn't die.
So get some rest.
Members of an organization responsible for
kidnapping and confining homeless citizens, have been caught and arrested.
Yoon Hyung Chul, is reporting at the scene.
This morning, at a storage facility located in Seoul, a criminal organization
was discovered, and a member of the organization was arrested.
At the scene, the body of Park Bo Eun, active OTN telecaster, was found.
Resultantly, her potential ties with the organization will be investigated.
Investigators will look into possible connections to loan enterprises.
Here at the scene for OTN, I'm Yoon Hyung Chul.
That's it for us today, at the OTN Morning News Show.
To our viewers, thank you for watching OTN.
- Good work. - Good job, everyone.
Good work guys.
- You have a phone call. - Thank you.
Hello?
Can we have a word? I'll be waiting at the church where Kim Kyung Soo was found.
I'm relieved, that you finished your morning broadcast without a problem.
All thanks to you.
It seems like you found this place pretty easily.
It's on the outskirts, so I would expect it to have been difficult to find.
This is where Kim Kyung Soo died.
I wonder why he died here, of all places.
Kyung Soo and I...
came to this church together, when we were young.
May we continue to live in faith...
and pray that we will be a congregation that always puts the Lord first.
Let us pray.
Amen.
Seung Hee, look over here for second.
And after 15 years... we saw each other again, as colleagues.
Here at 25 Hours...
Many years had passed, but I recognized him instantly.
- Okay! - Good work, everyone!
- Thank you. - Thank you for your hard work.
And the two of us... matched quite well.
- This... - I agreed to make a deal with them.
What? What are you talking about?
I'm going to get money from them. Enough to give you a happy life.
Just let it go! How will you deal with it after?
If it lets me hold on to you...
There's nothing I won't do.
Seung Hee...
I'm disappointed in you.
I'm really... disappointed in you!
What?
Don't you realize...
that you're doing what criminals that we've always despised do?
Go! I don't want to see you again.
Seung Hee... Seung Hee!
I never saw Kyung Soo after that.
No... I couldn't see him.
The reason was...
At that point... you already had someone you were going to marry...
Your current husband.
That's right.
I didn't have the courage, to leave everything behind for Kyung Soo.
That's why I believed him when Kyung Soo said he made a deal with those people.
Believing that, and resenting Kyung Soo...
I thought that these were better alternatives, at the time.
However...
Kim Kyung Soo never made a deal.
Before coming here, I visited Kyung Soo's house again. But...
This was hidden inside his room.
Before the broadcast of the report, he was consistently receiving threats.
At the time, you were planning on marrying a wealthy heir...
So the smallest rumor would have caused a huge blow.
That's why he made his decision.
Hey. What do you think you're doing?
I'm sorry. But I don't have it.
Hey...
Are you joking?
A joke?
Does all of this seem like a joke to you?
Does this look like a joke, you bastards?
What did he just drink?
Hey, get the money. Take the money!
Let's go, hurry.
After Kim Kyung Soo died...
Jung Ji Woong...
used Park Bo Eun...
to get that item from you.
Park Bo Eun was simply... tricked by Jung Ji Woong.
From the very beginning, you knew what that item was.
But until the very end... you didn't tell us anything.
You knew that as soon as you told us...
we would find out about Kim Kyung Soo's weakness.
That's right.
But it was a foolish thing to do.
Now that you've found the item, everything has been solved.
Why don't you look it over?
No... That's okay.
Seung Hee.
Are you doing well?
As of today...
It's been ten days since I've seen you.
Of course...
I see you every day on TV.
But... I really miss you...
Do you know... when I decided to become a cameraman?
It was when you first walked into the frame of my lens.
In that moment...
I made a promise to myself...
That I would capture you with my camera for the rest of my life.
For helping me see the world through my camera...
And for allowing me to meet you again...
Thank you.
You remember our promise... don't you?
No matter what happens...
You can't stop broadcasting.
When... you're in front of the camera...
That's when you're the most beautiful.
Seung Hee.
I want you to be happy.
I love you.
I'm sorry...
But, I can't take that videotape.
I'll trust you to dispose of it.
I guess...
You didn't feel his sincerity.
I've already decided... To bury my memories in the darkness.
Does they stay buried because you want them to?
The Seo Seung Hee that I thought I knew...
What do you expect from me?
Most memories that remain, are sad memories.
Happiness is just happiness.
It doesn't teach you anything.
That's it for today's morning news.
In this seat, where I report the news to you every morning...
My heart feels heavier than normal.
There is someone that suddenly comes to my mind.
I think I can finally tell him something, from the bottom of my heart.
I want him to know that I won't stop, even when things become difficult.
And that I will never give up.
Thank you for watching.
We learn something, from our pain.
What we learn from our scars, it's the real thing.
On the same note, we don't know what real love is...
until it's gone.
She's not as evil as I thought.
Goo Hyung.
Do you think that there is a reason... why I'm still alive like this?
It's possible...
But I wish you could just let it go.
- What are you doing? - Get out.
Let me go!
[Vampire Detective]
The father is a gangster and his daughter is a police officer.
It's been a long time.
- I'm not sure what this picture means. - A dragon...
If we tell them the wrong password, the information inside will burn up.
Do you think they'll leave us alone? Slash, slash.
In Chinatown, the name of Tae Sik, is a sensitive topic.
Go back, quietly.
What's your relation to Choi Tae Sik?
She's not your family, but she's someone you can trust. Who's that woman?
If there was a devil in this world, it would be this woman.
You won't be able to handle it.
We'll give it a try.