(Episode 20)
(Wallet, phone, will, pen, six documents)
You're right.
There is no black box in the list of evidence.
I told you.
I memorized the list. It's not there.
Do you think they missed it by mistake?
No. There should be a record if it was a mistake.
For example, where my dad went to that day.
However, we don't have that. They took it out on purpose.
I better go meet with the detective in charge.
They won't cooperate.
Why not?
Why do you think?
Whether it was a mistake or not, the evidence is missing.
Think about it.
Would you be happy to cooperate?
Of course I'm not happy.
This case closed 10 years ago. If you ask me about it now,
it's offensive.
Sir, we only ask because we found new evidence.
If I were you,
I would have closed the case as a suicide as well.
Don't lie to me.
You insisted that your father didn't commit suicide.
Do you remember me?
Gosh.
Everyone knows Chairman Jin's daughter became a detective.
While we're on that,
maybe you shouldn't be on this case.
I'm the one who was assigned.
She's only watching over me.
It hasn't been long since I became an officer.
Don't try to fool me.
So what is it you want to check?
The black box.
Black box?
At the time, Chairman Jin had a black box in his car.
But it wasn't listed here as an evidence.
Did someone else take it?
Why would someone else take that?
It was my case the whole time.
I was the one who got there first.
I was the one who closed it.
I didn't even have a partner.
He took an early leave.
You mean there weren't any other detectives?
No.
It was super busy due to the upcoming election.
We had so many cases that day for some reason.
Then did this black box...
Right.
I retrieved it that day.
Am I getting dementia? How did I forget?
Why isn't it in this document, then?
Did you forget at the time?
No, I left it out on purpose.
- Pardon? - It was a suicide,
so the evidence wasn't necessary.
That doesn't make sense. It's still evidence.
Sure, it's evidence. However, someone asked me...
to bring that evidence out. That's why.
Who asked you?
Who do you think? Chairman Jin's wife.
My mom?
Where did you put it?
Why did you take it?
It's evidence.
Did you or didn't you know how long I've been holding on to Dad's case?
You were hiding his black box all this time knowing that?
It's so important!
It's not important. There's nothing to see. It's useless.
That's for a detective to decide.
Give it to me. I know you.
You wouldn't have thrown it out.
I don't have it.
Are you testing me?
Okay.
I'll get going, then.
Where are you going? This is your case.
Come in, and search. Open up every box.
You'll break it. Be gentle.
Break what? They're empty.
Don't open it.
What's with you?
I said, don't open it.
Your dad...
cheated on me.
What?
Your dad...
cheated on me.
What are you doing? Come in.
Must you watch it?
Officer Oh, will you close the door?
You're so nasty.
I'll do it.
Let's check where he went before he went to the office.
(Odong Blowfish House)
She doesn't look like a hostess.
Who is she?
Blowfish...
What?
Odong Blowfish House's Ms. Hong.
I was framed as her murderer that night.
Do you expect me to believe you?
Yes.
You're saying,
you went to the scene of Chairman Jin's accident...
by coincidence.
Something happened right after, so you weren't in Korea.
Why are you being chased by a hit man?
Do you know that Baek Kyung died?
I didn't know he died,
although I thought he might soon.
Who killed him?
Are they the same people that are after you?
Probably.
Why are they after you?
Was it them 10 years ago too?
Who are they?
I'm interrogating you.
Tell me the truth.
How do you know Oh Il Seung?
I released him after he pickpocketed,
then he passed the police exam.
Then he went straight to the NIS?
He's really something.
Did you two talk?
No.
I told you, I just got back to Korea.
You two seem really close.
He called you by name.
Yes.
By the way, why are you...
still not a father to Kang?
Me?
I was always "Mister" to him until he started school.
He called me that for eight years.
How can we change that in just two years?
- But... - It's...
what Kang, Cha Kyung, and I...
agreed on after a discussion.
Let's give the kid some time.
Also, I told you to see Cha Kyung...
because I thought that's what she needed.
I told you about Kang...
because it's your right.
Something like that.
How did Baek Kyung know we were tracking him?
It looked like someone told him.
Did you...
come up with some kind of a plan?
- Who? - I'm not sure.
It must be one of the people who knows about the plan.
Only my team members know it.
Would it be one of the team members?
You should investigate.
Bye.
Don't go too far.
You aren't off the suspect list just yet,
so you need to come in if I call.
You taught me not to believe what a suspect says...
until it's verified.
(Punishment cell record)
(Prosecutor Kim Yoon Su)
(Former State Affairs Committee Head Commits Suicide)
(Chairman of a Construction Company Commits Suicide)
Look at this.
He really did go in and out.
I have nothing else to offer you.
I'm happy you didn't throw me out.
Why are you here when you know you aren't welcomed?
A CEO of Defense Industry Company commits suicide in 2015.
His suicide note was found,
but it looked obvious that he wrote down what someone told him.
The note ended with thank you.
In 2016, the former head of State Affairs...
consumed poison and committed suicide.
You know him, right?
You worked with him in the Blue House.
When the evidence of extorting bribes...
from conglomerates to use as political funds,
he went missing...
after posting online that everything was his fault.
He was found in a motel the next day with potassium cyanide.
In 2017, B construction company's CEO committed suicide.
He hung himself in his cottage because of a financial difficulty.
That was how the case was concluded,
but it was revealed that...
he was supposed to have a secret interview with the press.
He was promised a seat in the congress,
so he gave a huge bribe, but he was excluded.
- Also... - That's enough.
- So what? - All these cases...
have something in common.
Manager Lee was...
pegged as the body.
I guess you read a lot of Internet gossip.
You believe the conspiracy theory made up by the Internet users.
But...
there's something the Internet users don't know.
You know Baek Kyung, don't you?
Who?
You're too cold.
I received this from Musan Prison.
Look at these dates.
These are the dates he was put in a punishment cell.
But look.
The dates these people committed suicide...
match up perfectly.
(A CEO of Defense Industry Company commits suicide)
- How is this possible? - I'm not sure.
I don't know much about prison.
You should know.
I think you'll be in there soon.
I assure you...
that I will...
get at least 1 or 2 of your people.
For example, General Manager Kwak or Assistant Manager Ki.
I can probably get them by scanning their credit card bills.
They must've bought at least a bottle of water...
near the place where the suicide took place.
What are you doing?
I was waiting for you to ask me that.
So... How about it?
Do you want to make a deal with me?
Honestly,
I am...
not interested in sending you to prison.
So just this once, why don't you...
betray...
Lee Kwang Ho?
Think about it.
(Erim Food)
This won't kill me, will it?
(Erim Food)
What are you doing?
- You didn't see anything. - Okay.
- How old are you? - 27.
That's a good age.
Pardon?
It's nothing.
Baek Kyung died like that...
You and I...
What's wrong?
Let's go.
Are you okay?
Yes.
- Are you all right? - Yes. Of course.
Is Ms. Hong pretty?
Well... Yes.
Ms. Hong is overly nice.
So don't have weird thoughts. Please explain to your mom.
I know her because I worked part-time there.
Now I understand why she acted like that.
Because my mom's rich family opposed her marriage,
she only had my dad.
I thought...
she was just shocked by my dad's suicide.
So I wanted to prove that it wasn't suicide.
But there was one more thing.
It wasn't like that.
You need to trust your dad first, so you can persuade your mom.
Big names visit Odong Blowfish House.
I'm sure your dad was meeting someone very important.
Someone very important? Who?
I don't know.
I've never been inside the special room.
I wasn't allowed.
It's strange.
The last person my dad met died on the same day.
It is strange.
By the way,
do I need to report this in the meeting?
Shouldn't we have more findings?
Right.
Hey. Where are you going? You left work early.
Do you think I won't investigate this case?
- I think you will. - Exactly.
I'll make sure nothing goes wrong. So leave me be.
Hey, Jin Young.
Min Pyo.
I haven't found anything new.
I'm trying to find the testifiers that I can't get a hold of.
- Mr. Oh. - We should find...
the detective who was in charge.
- The detective in charge? - According to Mr. Choi,
there were two officers in charge that day.
I looked into it, and...
No, he looked into it. There was one detective in charge.
So before the actual detective in charge came,
there was someone who said he was in charge.
- Could it be Kang Chul Gi? - It could be.
We have a testimony that Chairman Jin...
has been on the phone with an officer a few days before...
Hello, sir.
Officer who?
Didn't you exclude Lieutenant Jin?
We did, but she's helping out because of this newbie.
Keep talking. I want to join in on the investigation meeting.
So...
Which officer...
are you looking for?
We don't know yet.
He might've been impersonating an officer.
We need to investigate more.
Let's wrap things up for today.
What? Are you trying to leave me out?
You'll get the report later.
Right.
I just dropped by on my way home. I was going to go anyway.
Keep up the good work.
Lieutenant Jin. You, too.
Okay.
- Bye. - Bye.
When you're showing Mr. Choi the pictures,
show Chul Gi's picture first.
Because he was at the scene for sure.
If he says no,
then you'll need to show pictures of every officer at the time.
- Yes. - It's been 10 years.
Will they remember?
They might not.
We'll see.
Is that all?
Let's all go home tonight.
Also,
if any of you leaked the Baek Kyung operation,
come to see me personally.
I'm leaving.
What?
We'll work on the Mr. Choi stuff.
You can go home.
Okay.
Me?
- Us? - Yes.
Why?
Sir.
- Was it you? - Yes.
It could only be me.
The others were busy in the operation.
Right. Who did you tell, and how much?
I told Chief Jang.
I told him we're going to the hit man's hideout.
That's what I said.
What time was that?
It was as soon as I dropped Kang off.
It was probably during the operation.
He was asking me so many questions.
Did something happen then?
No. Good job.
- I'm leaving. - Okay.
- Bye. - Bye.
Go.
Here is your coffee.
Just go.
I don't think we've officially met.
I'm Kim Yoon Su.
I'm Kwak Young Jae.
What brings you here?
Did you come to turn yourself in?
Of course not. Who would pass on a business card to turn himself in?
Chairwoman Gook Su Ran would rather die...
than betray Manager Lee Kwang Ho.
I came to tell you that.
You're not passing on a message, but you're here to inform me?
Such a big fight might hurt me too.
If I give you information about the big guys,
I wonder what kind of benefits I will get.
That will depend on the information.
You're reinvestigating...
Chairman Jin's case, right?
Yes. I heard the news,
but I haven't received anything. It doesn't interest me much.
How is this?
What if the last person Chairman Jin saw was Manager Lee?
Now, you're talking.
It was two days before the election.
That is, two days before Lee Kwang Ho became the president.
Yes. A day when a secret...
cannot be released.
So, what was it?
What was the secret he had to kill in order to protect?
I need you to promise Ki Myun Joong's safety as well.
You're loyal.
How should I guarantee it for you?
You can do it after you succeed.
If you fail, I never came here.
I'll only succeed if you give me the right artillery.
Who is the person...
that holds the key?
Chairman Jin Jung Gil's driver.
I don't know him.
Then, how did you meet that detective?
Was it when you came?
No, I'm wrong.
It was when I called the chairman's office.
You picked up the phone then.
That's when I met him in the lobby.
When I asked him who he was,
he showed me his detective ID.
I told him he came to the wrong place...
and took him outside.
It was first reported at 11:10pm.
You called his office at 11:12pm.
In just two minutes?
How did he know?
He didn't get the report.
He was already here.
One second.
I was going to give this to you when you passed your exam.
I'm really late.
I'm not a real officer anyway.
It's a gift, so just take it.
Wait.
(Kim Jong Sam)
Do you remember the face of that person?
I'm not sure.
I might recognize him if I see him.
- Yes, this is... - This is Kim Yoon Su.
Good night.
Release Mr. Choi, and have someone tail him.
Then he'll go to draw money.
Of course, it'll be under a fake account.
If you look into where the money came from,
you'll see that it's from Manager Lee.
You have a competent attorney.
Your arrest warrant was dismissed.
Hey, that's impossible.
He might run away. How can we release him?
No. When I get out of here,
I'll pay your mother her money back right away.
Sure. Please do.
You can leave right away since the warrant was dismissed,
but before you do,
please check this picture first.
Sure.
Hey.
Can I make a call first?
My family must be worried.
Could you give me some space?
Turn off the camera too.
It's me, Jin Jin Young.
Thank you.
Why didn't they charge my phone?
Hey.
Excuse me!
Jin Jin Young.
Mr. Choi disappeared.
There he is!
- Get him! - We finally got you!
- Come here. - Hey!
- Give me my money back! - Pay me back!
Where is my money?
There's blood.
No!
Mr. Choi! You can't die!
Call 911! 911!
Mr. Choi.
911! Gosh...
Wake up.
Jin Young! Jin Young!
Mr. Park.
Is this seriously all you have to report to me?
(Erim Food)
Thank you.
Thanks to the information you gave to me about Mr. Choi,
I was able to take care of Prosecutor Kim.
He released a victim, and that victim got stabbed.
So he's bound to lose his job soon.
I'll have to side with Jang Pil Sung for a while.
Good work.
Thank you.
(Jang Pil Sung)
Excuse me.
I guess you recognize me.