Joo-ri.
We're doing the right thing.
Right?
A detective lives here! You'll get in trouble by the police!
Go back to sleep.
(To: Ko Seo-yeon)
(Indictment)
Lee So-woo was murdered by Choi Woo-hyuk.
Seo-yeon, is someone here? It's so cold, what are you doing?
Mom!
Look at this.
This was in front of our house?
I thought it was a joke.
But what if someone knew that you're a cop, and left it here out of desperation?
Look at her, she's so pale!
No.
I'm just trying to make sense of all this.
You'll investigate, right? Will you tell the school?
What should I do?
Don't do anything.
I'll take care of it.
Yes, let's not think about it too much.
How can I not?
The indictment was addressed to me.
Lee So-woo and Choi Woo-hyuk are my classmates!
Let's go to your room.
You didn't get enough sleep either.
This was brought up before at our school's anonymous Internet community blog.
Maybe we can track the IP.
- Seo-yeon! - Or...
Maybe I missed something when I found him.
Ko Seo-yeon!
Don't keep this on your mind anymore.
He's right.
You trust your parents, right?
OK.
Let's go.
Woo-hyuk wanted to kill him, but failed.
Maybe he did it this time.
Choi Woo-hyuk pushed down Lee So-woo.
I clearly saw it happen.
Why was this letter sent to me?
(Solomon's Perjury Episode 2)
(Jeong-guk High School)
(Indictment)
I heard that such an accusation was brought up online before.
Yes.
To be quite honest,
we're already aware that such a rumor was spreading from the school
social network site.
But...
Kids these days to the most absurd thing.
Many release their stress by posting stuff online.
We just thought that maybe the students are dealing with the tragedy of
losing their friend this way.
I apologize for the shock your daughter must've received from this.
It's due to my negligence.
So then...
You let it spread all throughout.
Sorry I'm late.
We called the detective who's in charge of this case, this is fine, right?
Of course!
Please take a seat.
I'll be frank.
Detective Ko and I plan to investigate further with murder in mind.
You don't think it's a bit too much for a child's play?
Regardless, it's a claim that the person witnessed a murder scene.
We cannot just cast it aside as a rumor online.
As new information is provided, the police bears the responsibility
to investigate the case from the beginning.
I understand your position.
But we are also responsible for the safety of our students!
If the police makes a move based on this letter...
It can bring a devastating blow to the students mentioned here.
- So... - More the reason we must find the author.
First, it was just a comment online.
But now, a letter was personally given to a parent who's a detective.
This means that it will continue until an acceptable response is seen.
It'll be too late for us to handle it on our own then.
What can we do?
A psychological counseling?
Yes, a psychological counseling.
For your class.
Is it an actual psychological counseling?
Or are you just trying to get information from the students?
Just look over the details.
What's wrong?
You don't like what's happening now that you got your father to get to work?
Should I tell him to forget it?
No.
I thought they'd start the investigation all over again.
No one else got the letter?
- Is it just me? - So far.
The police?
The school? Other students?
Why was it only sent to me?
Probably because I'm a detective.
How many people know?
I only told people close to me.
But...
The day after the parent-teacher conference!
The rumor spread that I am the daughter of a police officer!
That's so weird, socks always go missing!
Anyone you're suspecting? Maybe someone who didn't get along with Choi Woo-hyuk.
There's too many.
Woo-hyuk's nickname is "the Tyrant."
No one likes him in the school.
But why?
You think someone who doesn't like him sent the letter?
No comment.
I need to get some rest. You should study.
OK.
Dad?
But...
If the indictment letter was sent to only me, doesn't that mean
the person trusts me and is asking for my help?
To expose the truth?
Seo-yeon.
That's for the adults to handle. It's for the police.
Got it?
I understand.
Excuse me.
This was addressed to our team. I think you should take a look.
(Indictment)
Wouldn’t this make a great story?
- This came anonymously? - Yes, this morning.
I'm leaving for school!
Hey!
Wow, you're really here!
It's on my way, I just thought to stop by.
Your hair's different!
I was gonna say this looks better.
Anyhow, thanks for coming.
I'm glad I won't be bored on my way to school.
I'm not that funny.
It's OK, I'm not so funny either.
People just think I'm so interesting because I'm pretty.
Let's go.
I was joking!
Hey! I was kidding!
Hey!
I'm gonna go first.
Wait!
Next is Park Cho-rong.
OK.
You got it, right?
Yes.
How was it? Was it scary? Were you nervous? What does he look like?
Is he good looking? He looks smart? Whom does he look like?
Any famous actors?
The counselor's a woman.
What a waste of time!
But isn't it a little odd to have "a psychological counseling?"
They called us in during vacation!
It was announced, it's to treat possible trauma.
That's just an excuse.
I think they're trying to find something out from us.
Me, me! I think I understand.
Maybe one of us is the criminal!
It must be...
Me, Choi Seung-hyun!
The arsonist who lit girls' hearts with fire!
Will you arrest me?
Do you know anyone in the legal field from your family or relatives?
Me? Why all of a sudden?
Because one of these days...
I'm going to beat you up!
I want to, too!
I'm not a sandbag!
Hey, class president!
It's too noisy, why don't you do your job?
It's always the ones who suck in school that talk so much.
Your grades are lower than mine, and you're talking, too.
That's right, Ko Seo-yeon!
Look at you!
So no one who'll get me in trouble, right?
Wait, let go!
Stop right there!
This is my favorite!
You know this bakery? At the crossroad?
Yes! I love it that place.
Really?
Then do you know the noodle place across the street from there?
Their soup is amazing!
I love it there too! That's my mom's favorite place.
We just went there last week, the owner knows us now.
The soup is so flavorful!
And the noodles got great texture!
Oh, sorry.
I lost myself a little there.
No, that's fine! I always love to hear about good places to eat!
But who do you normally go out to eat with?
Boyfriend?
No!
- Joo-ri. - Joo-ri?
Ah, Lee Joo-ri, in your class?
Yes.
She's my friend, but she's on another level.
She's able to think ahead, she can really see through things.
She's also very sensible.
You must be a really good friend to her. You think so highly of her.
She's a better friend to me.
Now, let's get some formal questions out of the way.
Yes.
What did you tell her? No mistakes, right?
Tell me everything you remember!
You have nothing to worry about, Joo-ri. The detective is really nice!
Detective?
No way!
Is she the detective in charge of the Lee So-woo incident?
The one that came to school when he died?
Not sure. I'm not so good with faces.
What are you good at, then?
Joo-ri?
You're next.
Yes, I'll be right there.
You think about Lee So-woo a lot?
Yes.
Maybe it's because it was an unnatural incident.
I had a hard time because I kept thinking about it though I didn't want to.
I felt at ease when I heard that a psychological counseling will be given.
Unnatural incident? In what way?
I can't quite pin-point it.
It just feels that way.
I wasn't so close to him, but he seemed like a thoughtful and careful person.
He didn't leave a note, I hear?
It makes no sense that a guy like So-woo would just jump off a building without
any thinking, out on a whim.
Doesn't it?
Then what would make a natural incident?
He fell off by mistake?
Or... Someone pushed him?
Not sure about that.
I haven't thought much about terrible things like that.
What do you think, detective?
I'm here as a counselor, not as a cop.
I'm just here to listen.
Really?
Then... Why did you decide to come yourself?
We have school counselors.
Counseling isn't a police duty.
If that's all, I'll get going.
Ah, one second.
I forgot about this question.
Anything else you remember about So-woo?
Whom So-woo was close to, or
- anyone he fought? - I don't know anything!
I don't care that much about other students.
OK. Great job. I'll see you later then.
OK>
Let's go to my house and get something to eat!
OK.
Hey!
You two!
Look who's here!
Why are you two always together? Don't you get sick of each other?
- Wow, that scared me. - How scary!
- We might lose with eyes like that. - I totally got scared!
What are you looking at?
Joo-ri, let's just go.
What are you looking at?
Oh no!
It might leave a scar!
A bit of scar is OK. You just look dirty anyways.
Let's go. She smells.
They're just so mean.
Thank you.
Do you attend Jeong-guk High School?
Yes.
But... Who are you?
(Lee Joo-ri, Park Cho-rong -> Should meet them, high possibility)
Hey!
Students are not allowed here.
My teacher sent me on an errand.
Tell her thanks.
OK.
I'll see you next time.
Oh, Seo-yeon!
You didn't see this, did you?
I wouldn't do that!
OK. Go on.
Good bye.
Lee Joo-ri?
Park Cho-rong?
Cho-rong!
Do you have a minute?
- I was going to get it! - No, it's OK! I'm the strongest here I bet.
This...
You left this I think.
No, I've never seen that before.
Really?
It was on your desk.
Must belong to someone else, I'm sorry.
It's the first time three of us hung out.
Let's talk!
OK!
Oh, that's right.
You know that restaurant you recommended last time?
Yes, have you tried it?
No.
I did go, but the wait was 3 hours! So I just gave up.
It was a mistake to go out on Christmas.
What'd you do on Christmas?
Me?
My parents and I ordered chicken for dinner.
And also had pork later that night!
The Christmas tradition in my family is to eat whatever we want!
That made me so happy!
That sounds nice.
How about you, Joo-ri?
What did you do for Christmas?
Do you think you're close to me?
What?
Do you feel like we're close enough for you to interrogate me?
Joo-ri...
Interrogate?
It's just small talk.
But we don't even do that, normally.
Then why are you so curious about what I did on Christmas Day?
I didn't know it was a sensitive topic.
My mistake.
You're the smartest kid in school!
It was a mistake?
I'm sorry I called you to hang out for no reason.
I'll see you at school.
That's exactly where you should be.
You feel like you're so awesome because all the kids and teachers compliment you?
You're nothing outside of school.
Look at you!
You're running away because I saw a few words!
Lee Joo-ri.
If that's about that incident...
Shut up!
We're done here, right?
- Park Cho-rong, let's go. - Joo-ri...
Just get up when I say so!
Joo-ri!
Did I say something wrong? Calm down...
I'm going to call that reporter.
What?
I don't know how she found out, but
Ko Seo-yeon is suspecting us.
I'm sure she'll tell everyone about it!
I have to make my move first.
But nothing's certain here, maybe we can...
Be quiet!
Hello?
I got your business card earlier.
I'll do that interview.
You said you can blur out my face and change my voice?
Thank you for your courage, and I'll see you tomorrow.
Great!
Mr. Choi! Mr. Choi!
Hello! I'm Park Hyun-min, the reporter you met last time.
Could you tell me something about the suspicions your son is facing?
Some people are suspecting your son for murdering Lee So-woo!
Mr. Choi!
People are suspecting Choi Woo-hyuk of murder!
What do you think about that?
What are you, completely out of your mind?
This is what I think about it, so what?
Mr. Choi...
You better don't show up in front me next time.
It won't end this nicely next time.
Got it?
Did you get it?
Hello, this is Han Kyung-moon.
Why didn't you report this to me already?
You thought you could resolve it within the school?
First...
Oblige to the interview request.
People will just gossip and rumor if you keep avoiding it like this.
And report to me throughout the process.
Yes.
Hello! How have you been?
Do you have a minute to talk?
Wow, I can breathe now.
How come I always get hungry whenever I study?
But you're hungry 24 hours a day!
That's true.
Anyhow...
Lee Joo-ri and Park Cho-rong seem normal these days, right?
They're always the same! Joo-ri thinks she's the queen bee, and
Cho-rong is so nice that she takes it.
Don't be like that, I feel bad for Joo-ri too.
What about her?
Oh, you weren't here then.
Choi Woo-hyuk spat on Joo-ri's hair, and she ran out crying.
And Choi Woo-hyuk posted terrible things about Joo-ri, she quit using social media.
I didn't know it was that bad.
That's because you're always studying in the advanced class, looking at
test questions and study materials.
I lost my appetite and the thought of him.
I need to freshen up my mind with Ji-hoon's face!
Oh, "the cutest boy in school"?
You keep calling him by different nicknames!
He's my future husband!
His name is Han Ji-hoon.
Occupation: Being cute. No known girlfriends, current or in the past.
I tried checking his profile online but it's set to private because too many
girls look him up.
Which also caused me to fail in finding out more about him.
He's from Jeong-guk Middle School, and he's now in our high school, same age as us.
He's currently residing at Monte Vista Apartments, the penthouse.
You've been stalking him?
Nope.
I'm the encyclopedia of all cute boys, it's the reason I live!
Wow, what a life!
How can you not remember anything that we study, yet know so much about boys?
Make sure you donate your brain if you die.
It'll make a great case study!
It's nice to meet you.
I'm Park Hyun-min from News Adventure.
Let's go in.
This way, please.
I can ask anything I want?
Yes, whatever you'd like to request.
You can film anywhere in the school.
You can interview any of the faculty members and students.
We can show you Cho Woo-hyuk's records or any documents you request.
It sounds like you've been preparing for this day to come.
I'm just kidding.
Then!
Can I interview you, Mr. Principal?
Yes you can, but I've already told you everything I know.
It probably won't be so helpful.
Oh I'm sure it will.
I have an important question to ask you.
Why did you...
Rip up and throw away the letter of accusation?
That's what I wanted to ask you.
What do you mean he rip up and threw away a letter of accusation?
You didn't know?
This letter of accusation or indictment didn't come straight to me.
First, it went to Mr. Principal right here but he threw it away.
Then someone found it and gave it to me.
This letter describes what happened in detail.
What is...
How did this...
A student murders his classmate,
the school silences the witness's account,
and the police buries the case.
Isn't this too perfect of a harmony?
Thanks to you, it's been very exciting on my end.
It's a total lie! I never received a letter!
Wow, you really are so predictable.
No other excuse you can give?
That you were drunk or you were sick?
I never got it, there's no excuse to give!
So I'm asking you to think again.
Do you sleepwalk? Or suffer from dementia?
Mr. Park!
Just what happened to Lee So-woo?
Jeong-guk Watchman... How long will you be silent?
Come up to surface again!
Did I say something wrong?
I set a new record in the mock exam today, congratulate me!
I saw the movie you recommended me. What does the ending mean?
Why did Lee So-woo die?
That's what I want to know, too.
You're off early today.
You're going home, too?
Yes, I was told that I can leave early today.
The station is so quiet today.
Is it the eye of the storm?
It airs at 11 PM?
Yes.
I didn't think about the fact that there could be another letter of accusation.
I shouldn't thought about it more.
What did the school say?
The Foundation stepped in to try to stop it, but
that reporter is famous for being stubborn.
It's a very sensitive case, too.
What's the content about?
Not sure.
I'm even more nervous that I don't know how strong it'll be.
However it turns out, be strong.
Yes, I'm ready.
You're home!
Ji-hoon, want to take a walk with me?
It's raining a lot right now.
Oh, really?
Are you hungry? Let's eat out today.
I already ate with my friends.
Sorry.
I'll be in my room.
Ji-hoon?
Yes?
Nothing.
I'm sure you're tired, get some rest.
Yes, I'll be going to bed early.
Good night.
He used to love reading and watching movies.
But December 26th, 2016...
He was found as a cold, dead body in the school he was attending.
He was only 18 years old, never got to experience what he could blossom into.
Whatever happened to this high school student?
The police was quick to conclude the case as a suicide.
The school gathered all the students and hosted a big memorial ceremony.
The student's death seemed to be getting forgotten since then.
But the case took an unexpected turn.
A letter of accusation was delivered.
This letter was already ripped up when it was delivered to our news station.
The letter was a witness's testimony that the dead student was, in fact, murdered.
- Wow! - Wow!
- A letter of accusation?
- Our school's name is defiled! - Hey, our school looks better on TV!
What's up with your faces?
Oh, nothing.
The suspect is a classmate of the dead student "Lee."
The suspect, "Student Choi," has been in trouble many time over his violent behavior.
"Student Choi" had gotten in a big fight with "Student Lee" a few weeks prior
to his death.
He swung the chair at him, screaming, "I'm going to kill you!"
It was no joke!
It wasn't a fight, Lee was just getting beat up the whole time.
Choi's notorious for beating up his classmates.
It was rumored that he wasn't coming to school anymore out of fear.
Student Lee wasn't?
Yes.
Choi doesn't let up once he's picked his target.
But the school always covers up for him.
I think Choi enjoys it even more because of it.
He's so evil.
Woo-hyuk!
What's even more shocking is the principal's shameful actions.
The principal ripped up the letter of indictment that was sent to him,
and threw it away at the garbage incinerator.
He attempted to silence the witness account of this murder.
It's a total lie! I never received a letter!
This is the detailed account of the letter of indictment.
Lee So-woo, a second-grade student in Jeong-guk High School,
did not commit suicide.
December 25th, 2016,
Choi Woo-hyuk,
Lee Sung-min,
and Kim Dong-hyun...
Murdered Lee So-woo on the school rooftop.
Choi Woo-hyuk pushed Lee So-woo off the roof.
I clearly saw all this take place.
I am the witness of this incident.
Lee So-woo did not commit suicide.
Lee So-woo,
by Choi Woo-hyuk,
was murdered.
Hello?
I'll be right back!
(The person you're trying to reach is not answering...)
(Cho-rong)
Cho-rong, call me as soon as you see this.
You came all the way here to cry?
Joo-ri!
You really saw it, right?
You really saw what Choi Woo-hyuk did to So-woo?
Why, all of a sudden?
I told you many times that I saw it.
Right? We did the right thing, right?
Yes, it's true.
Feel better now that it's confirmed?
Then!
Let's go to the police.
What did you say?
Let's go to the police and tell them everything.
The fact that
we wrote the letter.
Let's tell them and testify proudly.
Why, at this point?
You saw it on TV just now, didn't you?
Look what's happening because of the letter that we wrote!
It's all over the Internet.
And my mom said...
The principal and the detective might get fired.
That's not good!
Speak clearly.
That's not because of us, but it's because Choi Woo-hyuk killed So-woo!
If they did something wrong, they should get fired.
Why does a mere witness bear the responsibility?
No...
You're wrong this time.
We acted like cowards out of fear.
Now there are victims because of our action.
So let's go to the police at least now.
Let's tell them as it happened.
OK.
Let's say we do go to the police and testify.
Wait, that's not it.
We wrote the letter together but it was only me who witnessed the incident.
So then what?
Do you think Choi Woo-hyuk will leave me alone after finding that out?
He'll kill me at once, just like how he killed Lee So-woo!
No, you're different from So-woo.
I'm sure the police will protect an important witness like you.
After going to court,
I'm sure Woo-hyuk will be sent to prison.
No one will harm you!
You think he'll go to jail?
He'll get out of this somehow, and will take revenge on me!
I'll protect you then.
Let's tell them!
I'm gonna do it, I'm going to the police!
No, you fool!
What kind of a world do you think you're living in?
You think the world is a nice place that I'm nice to you, though you're stupid
and fat?
You think everyone's so innocent and kind?
Listen carefully, Park Cho-rong.
Do you know how much people laugh at you?
Every boy laughs at you whenever you run.
They look at your stomach going up and down, and call you "the wrestler."
That pink coat you like, people call you "the pink pig," whenever you wear it.
That's how people are.
They're smiling but completely hypocritical.
They love to trample on, ridicule, and loathe anyone lesser than them!
You think you can protect me in a world like this?
Who, you?
Protect me?
Who do you think you are?
I'm...
I'm your friend, that's why.
Do you know something?
I never considered an idiot like you a friend.
Even if you die in front of my eyes right now,
I won't shed a single tear.
Hey, Park Cho-rong!
Park Cho-rong!
Hello?
So... They're saying Choi Woo-hyuk killed Lee So-woo?
Shouldn't he be expelled anyways for causing so much trouble?
I think so, it's an embarrassment to the school!
Who is it?
Who took a picture of me?
Erase it now!
Who was it? Say it!
Stop it!
Hey, was it you?
Who was it?
Who took a picture of me?
Hey, let me go!
Step up!
You haven't given a single straight answer!
Why do you protect him so much? What is he to the school?
All we did was to protect our students.
There is no special relationship between the student and the school.
How can we trust the school? The principal himself threw away the witness's letter!
You don't even consider the dead student a part of this school?
And where's the principal? Why doesn't he show his face?
Get the principal out here!
Everyone, please.
We'll take questions one at a time so we can make progress.
I'm a police officer, a detective.
I also am a parent of a student who attends this school.
I can completely understand where you're coming from.
I can also speak on behalf of the police.
I stand before you to with all sincerity.
Please ask any questions you may have.
The news said that the police ruled the case as a suicide just in a day.
Did you already determined it a suicide case and concocted with the school?
It's a conclusion I came to as the detective in charge of this case.
It was based on ample evidence.
The cause of his death was brain contusion, and he had broken bones and bruises.
But that doesn't mean he jumped himself!
He could've been pushed off to fall!
There was no mark on him that could've came from defending himself.
There was no evidence of a murder on the rooftop, either.
You didn't purposely overlook it?
How can we know that you have no connection with his family?
It's so obvious!
This wasn't shown on TV, but...
The letter of accusation wasn't only delivered to the principal.
The police also acquired the letter, and we immediately began to investigate again
with the school.
We just couldn't make it public because of the nature of the case.
We did not ignore or silence anyone's claim.
This can be clearly shown through our investigation record.
I promise that we'll re-investigate the case without any lingering doubt.
So I ask that you'd refrain from biased assertions or fact-less claims.
Seo-yeon! You haven't heard?
About what?
About Cho-rong!
What about her?
She got in a car accident last night, and she's in a coma!
It happened when she went to go see Joo-ri.
What will happen to Cho-rong?
Where's Lee Joo-ri?
Tell me honestly.
It was you, right?
Can't you see that I'm resting?
- Get out. - You wrote the letter!
Not me, it was Cho-rong!
She wrote it.
She wrote it, and she sent it. All alone.
I got nothing to do with it.
So leave me alone!
You don't think it makes you a coward to blame it on your friend who's in a coma?
What about you?
You don't think it makes you a coward to take an interest now that it's aired?
Why didn't you come forward before?
Do you know how scared Cho-rong was, that you ignored the letter?
What do you mean?
The police,
the school...
No one would take her side.
Even a friend she trusted was acting as if nothing ever happened.
Such a hypocrite!
She must've been so scared!
That's why!
She even jumped in front of a car!
Don't lie.
You're a hypocrite.
That's what Cho-rong said.
She called you
a hypocrite.
- Sorry, I woke up late today... - Don't follow me.
- What? - Don't follow me!
Ko Seo-yeon! What happened?
I told you not to follow me, go away.
Leave me alone!
Or cover me.
That's what I heard!
Park Cho-rong wrote the letter by herself!
Joo-ri knew nothing.
That makes no sense, Joo-ri must've put her up to it.
Hey.
Didn't you learn to silence your phone at school?
(Jeong-guk Watchman:)
A blue paper covered in dust is still blue.
No amount of dust can change its color.
Jeong-guk High School Watchman.
He's back.
A blue paper covered in dust is still blue.
No amount of dust can change its color.
What does this mean?
Wouldn't the paper turn gray?
Based on my artistic sensibility...
It's a confession of one who's losing his youthful innocence.
Think about the color blue.
It just says, "innocence," doesn't it?
But there's dust on it? It means the heart has been tainted.
I feel like Jeong-guk Watchman has a girlfriend!
I don't want to accept it.
But it's so convincing!
Maybe he's confessing his love to someone then!
How romantic!
He's comparing love to dust on his heart!
It's by Gi Hyeong-do.
It's the last line in his poem, "A blue paper covered in dust."
What's the point of learning how to read?
Try reading a book for once.
That's not what's important, the meaning is more important!
I'm saying this because his explanation is completely off.
You just have no taste in literature!
It means the nature of something does not change regardless of the situation.
Your ignorance is so frustrating, that you'd compare it to a mere teenage fling!
Don't you ever run out of breath?
Yeah, you're pretty annoying!
Why isn't Seo-yeon coming back from the nurse's office?
She went home early today.
She felt ill, and went home.
Seo-yeon? Went home early?
We thought you were seriously ill!
Make sure you eat all of it!
OK.
You saw the message from Jeong-guk Watchman?
Yes, I heard it's some sort of a poem?
Something about... The original way of something doesn't change.
It's so like him, isn't it? He's really back!
Yes, always posting something vague.
Never with a clear explanation!
No, the Watchman is very nice!
He helped me find my wallet,
he corrected a bad rumor of someone else.
He got others to make peace after an argument,
exposed a cheating incident.
And...
Anyhow, he did many great things!
What do all the kids say?
About the Watchman's return?
According to Seung-hyun...
"The final end-er came,"
"The Watchman will bring peace,"
"The Watchman will resolve everything!"
The Watchman's mad followers are welcoming him.
That's about 80% of the response.
The rest are just like how Kim Min-seok responded.
"He's a student just like us,"
"He can't do anything," "All he does is to talk."
But...
Can we be certain that he's a student?
No one actually knows who he is!
But even if we don't know anything about him...
Don't you just feel thankful for him?
Just the fact that someone like him is in the school...
Why? What is it?
You're so in love with Jeong-guk Watchman!
Of course not!
I don't even know who he is!
No, your eyes say it all! It's like you're in a romantic movie!
No, really!
Hello, I am...
Mr. Han Kyung-moon, the head of the legal department in Jeong-guk Foundation.
I know who you are.
Let's first take a seat.
Let's not waste any time.
Hand over the one who brought up the charge in the letter.
Boss, how can I give up the informant in an investigative report?
Will you take responsibility if the informant sues us?
Well, will you take responsibility if the station is sued?
We have no other intention.
We need to know the facts so we can discipline staff for their wrongdoings.
We need that information to have the right people.
I ask you, Mr. Park.
You've made a mistake.
I'm not so naive to believe in those words.
I completely despise anyone who tries to meddle with investigation by
going above me.
The type of people who treat journalism like just some group chat.
Mr. Park!
I need to get going.
I'm sorry, I keep going against your wish.
You might get in trouble.
Cho-rong, I'm so sorry.
I'm really sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Cho-rong.
But...
Can you just... Never wake up?
Just...
stay this way and take the burden.
You must die for me to live.
Will you let me live?
Save me, Cho-rong!
Hey, Lee Joo-ri!
That's you, isn't it?
You said Cho-rong wrote the letter herself? Is that really true?
Why would someone like Cho-rong do that?
You're lying, aren't you?
Don't you feel bad for her? She was on her way to see you!
What did you do to her?
Where do you think you're going?
Answer me!
What happened to Park Cho-rong?
Answer me!
You made her do it!
Lee Joo-ri?
Joo-ri!
Lee Joo-ri! Lee Joo-ri!
What's wrong? Joo-ri!
This is my phone number. Your homeroom teacher is ill.
Call me if you need something.
Our teacher is sick?
Look at this class! It'd be strange if she felt normal.
Be quiet!
You only have a month before you become seniors.
Don't be distracted by anything, and focus on your studies!
Get ready for the first class.
Teacher?
How about Lee Joo-ri?
She'll be out sick for a while.
That's all you need to know.
Isn't this pretty much a survival game in Jeong-guk High School?
Kids are disappearing one by one!
I know! What if only one of us survives at the end?
Make sure you visit my desk if I disappear.
I can make you disappear!
Take it.
You remembered that I like this!
This is nice, I've been wanting to talk to you.
Completely forget that I cried in front of you.
It never happened, OK?
Why?
What do you mean, why?
You need to accept the request of the person herself!
You're the one who received the letter of accusation, right?
Don't worry, I didn't tell anyone.
How did you find out?
That day you cried, I thought it was odd.
Then my dad told me after the parent-teacher meeting.
He said there's another student who received the letter.
I knew right away.
"It must be Ko Seo-yeon."
"That must be why she was having such a hard time..."
I never had a hard time.
Do I seem that weak to you?
It's not that.
Just...
I just felt like
I understand.
You didn't do anything wrong, you just stayed still.
But that feeling like everything around you is collapsing, and you're suffocating.
I thought...
You might have felt this way.
Does that mean we're really guiltless?
Ko Seo-yeon!
Ko...
You know who I am?
I thought you'd be snooty, but you're not so at all!
You followed me at once at my request to talk to you.
Just get to the point, please.
Cut to the chase? I'm fine with that.
I'm preparing a follow up to the Jeong-guk investigation.
A follow up?
What you don't want it?
Should I?
Do you know what's been happening since it aired?
Of course I do.
One of the students who sent the letter of accusation is in a coma, and the other
can't speak anymore from trauma.
You don't feel guilty at all?
It's sad, but why should I feel guilty?
You think I provided a cause for all this?
You are responsible.
Look what happened to Cho-rong because of the broadcast.
How so?
Tell me what you're basing your charge on.
That's what the kids are saying, right?
Cho-rong jumped in front of a car because she got scared after seeing it on TV.
Or Lee Joo-ri pushed her?
Choi Woo-hyuk's father hired someone to kill her.
But!
You shouldn’t trust all the rumors.
You can miss the important factors of reality that way.
What is that important factor of reality?
Why did Lee So-woo die?
That's what I was saying for all 60-minutes on TV.
But look at the kids at your school now!
They're not concerned about why So-woo died,
they just care about who wrote the letter or if Woo-hyuk is taking revenge.
Do you think you have the right to tell me that I'm responsible, who's just trying
to find the truth?
I have to go study.
Good bye.
Jeong-guk High School Watchman!
He's the main focus of the follow up.
What do you think?
It's an interesting story.
In this high school, full of rich kids.
There's an anonymous social media character that exposes hypocrisy and vanity, while
protecting justice!
It's not interesting at all!
Don't take interest in it, and don't investigate!
Seo-yeon.
Why are you getting so emotional?
I'm on your side.
You have...
Never been on our side!
Then...
Do you think the police or the school is?
No.
The school,
the police, and the media!
They all just did things for their own benefit.
The memorial ceremony, counseling, interviews...
None of those things were actually for us!
Of course! That's how humans are! Going for what benefits them!
Then why?
Why are we told to stay quiet?
Because that's what benefits you!
A junior in high school. Isn't that an age you need the adults' protection and help?
What can you do without the help of the adults?
In my classroom...
There are now four empty desks.
Is that the protection and help of the adults?
Then I won't accept them.
I don't need them.
I know.
I felt like I knew everything and could do everything when I was your age.
But that's the perfect mistake to make at your age.
Yes, just like you said,
The school, the police, the media... They all do what benefits them.
That's how all these lies, misunderstandings, speculations...
All these dirty things pile on top of the truth, like dust.
I understand that it's frustrating for now.
But that doesn't mean you can just cast aside adults like they're all idiots.
All you know how to do is studying, talking behind people's back,
clicking "like."
Isn't that all you know how to do?
Why...
Why do you think that's all we know how to do?
We can do the same.
We can do what you do, what the adults do!
Like what?
You said you're just trying to find the truth, right?
We can do it.
The reason Lee So-woo died...
We can find out!
(Solomon's Perjury)
Just because we're young, does that mean we have no thoughts or opinions?
Let's find out ourselves the reason why So-woo died.
What are you doing?
What is incorrect should be called that, what is wrong should be called that!
Don't treat me like I'm crazy just because my opinion is different than the adults!
This is the letter we got from the reporter. Can you find out who sent it?
Yes.
I'm going to kill him!
You have no alibi!
What are you so scared of?
Why can't you tell me what you were doing on the night of December 25th?
I'd like to request to open a school trial over the Lee So-woo incident.
A school trial over the Lee So-woo incident?
You think the trial can actually be fair?
You want to be a part of it?
It's only a matter of time for the whole thing to blow over once the trial begins!
It won't happen.
Let's prepare a response.
So-woo... Wouldn't kill himself.