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I will follow you on the path you walk, sir.
Please lead the way.
And after that?
Drag me along.
With your performance report, you should be grateful for a mere demotion.
Aren't you aware of that?
Why would I need to worry about that when the chief prosecutor will have my back?
Hey, Prosecutor Hwang.
Since when have you been so coy?
You're asking me to cancel the internal audit altogether
by asking me to promote you to my position
before the deputy section chief and the section chief.
Why are you making things complicated and beating around the bush?
I'll need to find a way to survive too, once the audit begins.
Easy enough, right?
If you stab me, you will have to deal with that blood on your hands.
You've seen what happens to whistle-blowers.
Whether I get killed for whistle-blowing or get fired during the audit...
either way, I will be forced to stay away from this case.
I will not become an outsider until the true culprit is caught.
You're the one who started this.
So you de-escalate it.
I'll help you out.
What are you still doing here?
Go out there and find a way to survive.
[Episode 3]
Why are you being like this too, Mom?
Why would Dad die?
I'll be right there, okay?
Excuse me, one more glass of soju, please.
Why did you do that to me?
Why did you suddenly hand over Park Moo Sung's case to me?
Did the deputy chief order you to?
Did he tell you to show me the dash cam footage since I'd be framed anyway?
I thought you were different than the rest of them, Senior.
Does the deputy chief love you for helping to kick me out
since I was such an eyesore to him?
You want me to tell you?
You'll be sent away to the countryside once your probation is lifted, anyway.
So do you think the deputy chief would care about a new recruit?
You've blown everything out of proportion with your self-pity.
So you're saying this was just a baseless misunderstanding?
That I was getting ahead of myself and ended up screwing myself over?
What you're saying is that the deputy chief told me to set up a trap for you.
But that's not true.
So what, then? You made a mistake?
But you don't make mistakes.
Even though I'm still not completely sure of what's going on?
My father...
couldn't get over that incident.
He didn't come out of his room for three whole years.
He wouldn't let anyone in, either.
The first time I went into my dad's room
was when I became a junior prosecutor.
That's why...
I couldn't tell him that I was working at Seoul Western.
Because if I told my dad that...
he'd only hear "Lee Chang Joon."
And it made his blood boil just to hear that name.
Well, I'm sure he knows where his daughter is working now.
People were jealous of me because I was the daughter of a former minister
but I was never even able to ask my mom for bus fare, even once.
Prosecutor Hwang.
I cannot be kicked out of here.
It's not because I feel so wronged.
It's because my family's livelihood depends on me.
So what? What do you want me to do about it this time?
"This time"?
I've never asked you for anything before.
Never mind.
I'll have to catch the criminal if I even want to help him.
They should've just committed the perfect crime.
Why did they have to kill that bastard?
You started all of this.
So you de-escalate it.
They should've just committed the perfect crime.
Something like this wouldn't have been filmed if the slightest thing went wrong.
Someone else put this here.
Someone else is the culprit.
Why go to such lengths?
- Director Jang is here, right? - Yes, he's inside.
All right.
We'll be starting the rehearsal now, Senior.
Yes, please bring them here.
Please come onto the stage!
When you come out, they'll clap for two or three seconds.
When your introduction is over, you can take a seat over there.
Oh, we'll have the studio lights on us later.
Your face will be too shiny without it.
I see.
After I introduce this incident
there will be a clip playing here that summarizes the Huam-dong incident.
Watch the video with me. And when I ask you a question, you can start speaking.
All right.
Mr. Kang Jin Seop, who was unfairly and falsely accused
said this while in jail...
"They've made a murderer out of me."
"I screamed so loudly, I thought my throat would bleed"
"but nobody listened to what I had to say."
Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok.
Are you the prosecutor the deceased Mr. Kang lamented about
who ignored him when he said he wasn't guilty?
Yes, that was me.
I am the prosecutor that his letter is talking about.
- What? - What's going on?
We thought it was someone else.
One of my co-workers stood in court that day.
Just a moment. Does this happen often?
Is it common for the initial prosecutor and the court prosecutor to be different?
- Cut. - Sometimes there are two.
In order to prevent halting the investigation to prepare for trial
we sometimes have a different prosecutor stand on trial.
Cut!
The one who arrested the deceased Mr. Kang and investigated him was me.
The one his letter was written for wasn't the court prosecutor, but me.
You volunteered to be interviewed, didn't you, Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok?
Yes, that's right.
And because we had to make last-minute preparations for this
there was quite a commotion here.
But it must have been similar for you, Prosecutor, and your family as well.
This must have been quite a difficult decision for you.
Did you agree to be interviewed
so you could reveal that you are the prosecutor mentioned in this letter?
I don't think that is relevant to this case, per se.
And why is that?
What do you think is the responsibility of investigators when a murder occurs?
To catch the culprit, of course. The true culprit.
- Yes, and that's why... - But...
it may be important to law enforcement officers to find the true culprit.
But to us civilians, whom the law is being forced upon
the thing that makes us more angry
is that an innocent civilian was unfairly placed behind bars
and ended up taking his own life.
There's no way anyone can say that this situation is irrelevant to them
because this means they don't know what may happen to them
even if they live crime-free lives.
- Cut. - Mr. Kang Jin Seop confessed
that the murder had already taken place when he'd stepped onto the scene.
But this was the testimony that led to him being convicted.
Did he... lie?
Here, if you could take a look at the screen for a moment.
The only person inside the house at the time was the victim.
He was wearing a white top and blue sweatpants.
- Cut. - This is quite convincing.
How did you get your hands on this footage?
This is dash cam footage taken from a car parked on that street.
It was incredibly hard to believe Mr. Kang's testimony
that he didn't kill anyone and only stole the valuable goods inside the home.
That is why we acquired this footage.
If you could take another look here...
The victim is here. He's still alive.
And the suspect, Mr. Kang Jin Seop
is here, still outside the front gates.
- So he did lie. - No, he didn't.
We found the victim's blood in a place where Mr. Kang had never gone.
He was telling the truth.
- How could this have happened? - This is my final conclusion.
This man, right here.
He is the culprit.
- Oh, goodness! - But, how?
- What's going on? - Huh?
- But... - What does that even mean?
So he was the victim, but also the culprit?
He's not the victim.
He's just putting on an act after committing the murder.
The victim was standing in a way that directly faced the dash cam.
The deceased Mr. Kang saw this footage during the trial
which was why he was so convinced that the evidence was manipulated.
So there was no manipulation of evidence.
I heard about that.
The investigation wasn't carried out well.
Is he out of his mind?
So, are you admitting to this?
I blindly trusted the video footage and didn't believe the suspect.
As a result, an innocent life was lost.
And the first round of investigations was a failure because of me.
And what is your reason for revealing all of this on this show?
Is it because you'd rather say it was a bad investigation
since manipulation of evidence is a crime?
We must catch the culprit.
They planned all of this, killed someone
and stood in front of that dash cam on purpose.
This is much more heinous than what is typical of regular criminals.
All of this may just be a game to the culprit.
And we don't know when he'll press play again.
Is this an open search, then?
No, because we don't know who we can add to our list of suspects.
But I'll definitely catch them within two months.
How will you do that when you don't even have any suspects?
If I fail, I will leave the prosecutor profession.
I will resign.
I will put everything I have on the line to bring the culprit to justice.
Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok.
Yes?
Please catch the culprit.
And please return to the show after you've done that.
All right.
Damn it all.
[Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok...]
"I support Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok's conviction-filled actions!"
- "You can do it!" - "You can do it!"
"He thinks he'll get fired, which is why he went on, and..."
Skip that.
"Please catch the criminal! I send you my applause!"
Wow, there are barely any mean comments about Prosecutor Hwang!
He looked great on TV, too.
- Our Prosecutor Hwang has made it! - He made it!
You all seem happy.
He's not here yet.
Does he know what time it is?
So he has all the time in the world, huh?
All right, be that way, then.
What did he mean by that?
He looked killer on that screen.
What if we end up killed, too?
All we did was read comments that other people posted.
Exactly!
"Cheering for you. Good luck."
Sir!
I, Officer Park Soon Chang, have received orders to work here starting today!
I'd like to report in now! Sir!
Um, sure.
Stand up straight!
He said to stand up straight.
Let's settle down now.
- Come here. - Let's go!
[Soonchang-brand gochujang] [Made with Korean rice]
We got a new cop, but he doesn't seem to be replacing anyone.
I guess they're just going to settle the matter with a probation.
Wait, wait!
Hey, come on. Again?
Draw on a tissue next time so I can blow my nose in it.
I'll draw it with a 4B pencil so your nose gets all black.
[Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok]
[Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok promises to catch the culprit of Huam-dong case]
Oh my gosh.
Um, whoa.
Looks like Mr. Number One Search Result himself is here.
Where is Park Moo Sung's mother right now?
Today's the first day of the two-month period you promised, isn't it?
She's at a sauna.
No need. Just tell me the name of the sauna.
Oh, it's close by, but the roads around here are confusing.
There's this thing called a GPS nowadays.
She'll be in the women-only section, though.
Sheesh. Let's go.
Let's go, okay? I'll show you the way.
You can't let people mistake you for a perv when you were on TV.
Shall I drive, too? Hm?
"This is my final conclusion."
"This man, right here. He is the culprit."
Wow, geez!
I thought you were becoming one of the "Real Men," or something.
You don't know the TV show "Real Men"?
- Well, I was born a man... - No, no.
Are you made of ice, or something?
The way you speak is so old-fashioned.
Do I speak in a peculiar way?
Seeing as how you even went on TV
you're being pressured by someone, aren't you?
I have to use all of the means available, whether they be the people or the press
if I'm going to be allowed to continue my investigation.
Why don't you just reveal who Park Moo Sung is?
That'd make things go a lot faster.
Why didn't you reveal the fact that Sergeant Kim tried to conceal evidence?
Oh, Sergeant Kim?
His wife and kid live overseas, while he supports them.
So what?
It seemed that his kid couldn't acclimate to living here.
But I'm sure he didn't send his kid away because he wanted to.
A couple of years ago at the district prosecutor's office
a whistle-blower revealed the corruption of the chief prosecutor and deputy judge.
So what?
They had the charges brought against them and became criminals.
Wow, so things actually went well for once.
And when things calmed down, they filed for administrative litigation
and got their dismissals reversed.
So what?
The chief prosecutor even became the director of the prosecutors' academy
and worked until he had to retire.
The deputy judge set up a law firm, and is doing well to this very day.
Figures.
When I was working in the Traffic Unit
one of my seniors who'd been fired for being involved in prostitution
got a half-hearted investigation, and got reinstated.
He also denied that he bribed anyone.
What nonsense. Ugh.
I'm sure that there are people who aren't like that, too, though.
Right?
Park Moo Sung said...
that he bribed and entertained people for seven long years.
But there were only two people who refused his bribes within that time.
And one of those people...
Let's be sure to catch that guy, okay?
So that at least one of us can keep his or her job.
Hey, isn't that the prosecutor from the TV show this morning? Did you see him?
- Wow! - You saw, right?
Excuse me, ma'am!
Hello.
Nobody is making me work. I just do it to pass the time.
Why didn't you pick up your phone? Did you get rid of it?
No. I just keep getting unnecessary phone calls.
[Section Chief] I'm only answering my grandson's calls.
I see.
You said that you went to your younger brother's party on January 16th.
Had you been planning to go there beforehand?
Yes.
So do you think that there could have been
someone who knew you'd be heading out?
My child, and the people who'd be at the party...
and that's it, I think.
Did Park Moo Sung always wear the same outfit at home?
A t-shirt with blue sweatpants?
Those clothes were originally his son's.
But it's not like he had anywhere to go.
And he didn't bring anything from his old house.
Did anything peculiar happen on the day before the incident?
He fought with someone.
With whom?
Aren't you peckish?
You want me to make you a multigrain shake?
It's fine. It's late.
Why not?
Put a lot of ice in it.
Ugh, damn it.
Who are you?
What?
How am I supposed to know?
He was practically spitting fire.
Hey!
Why, you little...
What did you say? How dare you blackmail me?
Blackmail? Did you just say "blackmail"?
I didn't listen.
I should have listened. I should have.
He was arguing with them and cursing at them. It was a mess.
You don't know who he was speaking to?
I don't think it was a debt collector, though.
Why is that?
He went out to meet them.
You mean, on that night? Right after he got the call?
Here.
Don't wait up for me. Go to bed.
It's dark out, so hurry home.
He came back home quickly. It didn't take him long.
He seemed to be in a bad mood when he got back.
He went straight to his room, and...
I didn't see him the next morning since I headed out early.
I just made him some food, and that was the last of it.
The soup must have been cold by the time he got to it.
Um, do you know what time he received that call?
You said you were watching TV then, right?
What show was on? Was it a drama? Or a variety show?
The drama had already ended by then.
I see.
Just a moment.
Hey, Officer Kim! You doing okay?
Can you track down a call record for me?
Then, there was nobody who entered the house before January 16th?
No package delivery man or meter reader, even for just a moment?
No.
I was on my guard then in case someone broke in.
Park Moo Sung's mother.
Ma'am?
Park Moo Sung only left behind debts for you.
And yet, you still feel all that affection toward him?
So why did you choose not to inherit his fortune and his debts?
And on the day he died, at that?
Prosecutor! What are you saying?
You were thinking about how to get rid of his debt first, weren't you?
- To protect your house? - Geez, are you serious?
I asked your younger brother, and he said that there was no party that day.
Where were you when the incident occurred?
You were with her, remember?
You said you met her on the way to his house.
The party wasn't at my brother's house.
I went to another family's party to work for them.
Give me those people's contact information.
- Prosecutor. - The contact info.
Give it to me.
You must be out of your mind!
There are just some things you should never say!
Nowadays, parents kill their children and children kill their parents.
You think that an elderly lady who can't even walk properly
could kill her child and hop the fence to avoid the dash cam?
Why catch the culprit if you're going to be like this?
You're supposed to catch criminals, not worry about what to do with them.
The person who died isn't the only victim of this case, you know.
Everyone who was hurt in some way because of this crime is a victim.
Right now, you're running over a hit-and-run victim again
just to try and find the person who hit her first. Get it?
There's been a 43 percent increase of murder
and a 1,300 percent increase of violence against blood relatives
in the past 20 years.
Not everyone feels pain just because their family member died.
Wow, what was his upbringing like that he ended up like that?
Ma'am?
Goodness, you surprised me.
Man, I really can't eat store-bought food anymore.
I'm so sick of it.
Oh no.
Ma'am.
Can you make some food for me?
Here?
Goodness! Oh my!
Here, let me help you.
Oh, gosh! I'm sorry, but this is where I live.
I'm being a nuisance, aren't I? I'm terribly sorry!
Wow. We're here!
Just a bit more!
Here it is.
Come in!
Here we are!
Oh, here. I'll take that.
This way.
Oh... oh, goodness!
Take a seat!
- You have a child? - Pardon?
Oh, how did you know that all of these are my babies?
Also, the ingredients for dinner are in here.
Take a seat. Sit here.
Oh, and here's the key for the door. Here you are.
Oh, I'm going to be late today, so you don't need to make dinner for me.
I'll be back.
- Yes, Section Chief? - Get over here, right now!
How dare you go on a show and talk about a case that is still being investigated?
Are you out of your mind?
I apologize.
Why, you... You sure don't look sorry to me.
You think all of your coworkers are piles of shit, don't you?
How does it feel to make us all look like fools?
Do you want everyone to treat you like a ghost?
I apologize.
Why, I ought to...
You think that "sorry" is going to fix things now?
Write a report.
Yes, sir.
Where are you going? Write it here!
Prosecutor!
- It's the deputy chief, isn't it? - Yes, yes!
What do we do? He seems really mad!
Whatever he wants me to do.
[Prosecutor Lee Chang Joon]
Yes?
- Oh. - I have some paper for you.
- I see. - And take the box, too.
Yes, this is the deputy chief's secretary.
Oh, I see.
He wants you to come back in the afternoon.
[Good Luck, Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok]
Wow, how many is this?
We could open a flower shop, Prosecutor!
Look at all of these!
Prosecutor...
Oh, the person next door went on vacation.
They divided up the work, but there's still a lot.
I'm not sure if they actually divided it up, though.
Aren't you going to eat, sir?
[Prosecutor Unit 3]
I didn't get the notice yet. You go ahead.
Yes, sir.
Enjoy your meal, then.
Welcome.
Please take a seat here.
- Pollack stew, please. - Coming right up!
Welcome!
Please take a seat here.
Sorry, I'll have to seat them with you. We don't have any more seats, you see.
Hey, why am I the one who feels more uncomfortable?
I know. I would've left already if it were me.
I heard that there's going to be another show.
Oh, yes. They're doing a special on the Huam-dong incident because of today.
How hopeless...
It's like he's pouring gasoline onto a burning house.
Here's your soup.
Ah, this soup is great.
Geez.
Enjoy.
- Thank you, please come again! - Yes, goodbye.
Goodbye!
- Can I get some water, please? - Coming right up!
I'm sorry. I'm the one in charge of the group texts
but I couldn't send one to you.
You can't be talking to me.
I don't care.
They're being so immature that I feel like I'm going to go crazy.
Who'd think that prosecutors, of all people, would be like this?
Thank you.
I didn't do it for you.
But still. Thank you.
I heard that my father was the one who interviewed you.
He wasn't sure if he should give you a zero or a perfect score.
He remembers you as being a very confusing law student.
It was a perfect score.
How did you know?
No, I mean the score that I gave my interviewer.
You sound so self-centered even when you say nice things.
This is why you're being bullied.
Keep leaving me out of the group messages.
Let me eat lunch in peace, at the very least.
I'll send it to you anyway so that you don't show up where we are.
Do whatever works for you.
Yes?
0275 4270. You're familiar with this number, correct?
What?
The call that Park Moo Sung received on the night before he died.
It was made at 11:07 p.m.
from the Seoul Western Prosecutor's Office's Civil Affairs Office.
Wait, the Civil Affairs Office here called Park Moo Sung?
How about you look into your own workplace before you accuse his family?
What happened? What about Park Moo Sung?
Park Moo Sung was blackmailed via phone the night before he died.
And that call was made from our Civil Affairs Office?
This is the phone with the number ending in 4270.
Prosecutor.
We only hold on to the footage for 60 days, so it's already been deleted.
But it's only been a couple of days past 60 days.
I'm sure there's still something.
Well, the protocol is to keep footage for 60 days
but it's not like anything ever happens at the Civil Affairs Office.
The protocol is to keep the footage for 60 days.
Well, we've never had any problems up until now, so...
So?
The footage is usually deleted after 15 days.
But we've never had an issue with this before.
The thing about accidents is that they don't happen at every minute or second.
If you ignore protocol because nothing has ever happened
you can cause ships to sink and buildings to collapse.
It's past 60 days anyway, so why is he making a big deal of it now?
If we'd come right after the incident...
Oh, but I'm not saying that this is your fault.
I'm sure something was left behind somewhere.
If they didn't teleport in there
they were probably caught on the cameras in the hall near there.
I'll look for the footage.
Prosecutor.
Do you think that person is the culprit?
The person who Park Moo Sung met with last, I mean?
Not the culprit, but an accomplice.
Someone who used a public work phone as to not reveal their number.
A suspect who works here, and was the last person to see Park Moo Sung.
A rabbit?
Coffee. Rabbit.
Yongsan-gu.
He left at 11:16 and came back at 11:48.
Round trip: 32 minutes.
32 minutes, eh?
If his round trip was 32 minutes in total
it means that it's 16 minutes away from his home.
This is as far as Park Moo Sung could have walked in 16 minutes.
Excuse me, is the logo on your coffee cup a rabbit...
What?
Excuse me.
Excuse me, do you know a cafe around here that has a rabbit design here?
No, I don't.
I see.
Goodbye!
January 15th?
Yes, 64 days ago.
Oh, I can't remember if it was that long ago.
How long do you hold on to the CCTV camera footage here?
15 days. Sorry.
Let me see who was working that day.
Was Min Seok the one working that day?
May I have that person's contact info, then, please?
Oh, just a moment.
Look, look! It's him, right?
I'll talk to him first, and then give you a call.
No, this is urgent.
I know, but I'm reluctant to just give you someone's number.
I've texted him, so he will respond soon.
I'll give you a call soon.
Um...
one iced Americano, please.
- Sure. - Isn't that him?
It is, right? It is!
It is! See?
He's the prosecutor who was on the TV show this morning.
TV show?
Yeah, the TV show! This morning!
He's young, but I don't know if he'll remember someone from two months ago.
No, I don't think so.
No, it's him. It's that prosecutor.
This isn't fair. Must you really act this way?
Who could he have met with?
This is from the dash cam of a car that was parked nearby...
His face and height don't quite measure up
to you in your prime, my son-in-law.
The one thing that he has in abundance, though...
is intelligence.
One of your lowest underlings overtook you
but it can't be helped.
Because there are some higher-ups
who can't even measure up to their underlings.
I apologize, Father-in-law.
No, you should save your apologies for yourself
since you gave up your chance to become a national star by yourself.
You could have gone on TV at a time like this
when Seoul Western is being shaken up, saying
"I will take responsibility for this. But I will definitely catch them!"
"Trust Lee Chang Joon, the fourth Deputy Prosecutor of Seoul Western!"
If the Blue House were going to reach out, they would've done so already.
I apologize. I will take care of this quickly.
Take care of it, how?
Do you have a plan?
I've ordered my people to audit him for sure
so he will surely be given a heavy punishment.
- Son-in-law. - Yes, Father-in-law?
What happened to CEO Park...
was your doing.
- Father-in-law. - It was you.
No, it wasn't.
He's declared war now, so let's see who he catches.
This game won't end unless someone is caught.
- Just leave him be. - But, Father...
Attacking him directly in this situation would be akin to hurting yourself.
And he's well-aware of that fact, too.
That's why he made the first move.
Get him quickly when he's in a precarious situation.
There's only one way to turn the tables.
Find someone to blame this on.
Create a criminal and scatter some evidence around.
And make sure that Prosecutor Hwang notices.
A cornered culprit will off himself eventually.
And that will be the end of that.
Whoever the true culprit may be...
if they are someone within the legal world, they must not be caught alive.
If they are caught alive
they will spill all they know about the people who had ties to CEO Park.
If this disadvantages me, a person who had nothing to do with this
because I have an incompetent son-in-law...
I'll be sure to cut your head off first.
That definitely will not happen.
Please trust me, Father-in-law.
But just in case...
even if it is revealed that the guy we framed wasn't the true criminal
have Prosecutor Hwang go on TV and pull the same stunt again.
He may be able to get away with convicting the wrong person once
but not twice.
It only takes a second for a star prosecutor...
to become the country's most hated man.
I will find someone.
Don't make any mistakes this time.
What do you mean, "this time"?
Did you know that Young Il Jae fainted?
Someone uploaded a photo online.
I almost didn't recognize him.
How could a person age that much in just three years?
There have been plenty of ministers who have been kicked out before.
Everyone else picks themselves back up again
but Young Il Jae is the only one being that pathetic over it.
He's a weak person.
That was the extent of his potential.
Here, give that to me.
I'm just bored, is all.
It's just some writing.
There's no such thing as "just writing" in this world.
I'm sure you're tired. You should get some rest.
So this what reports look like nowadays.
Does it look different than how they used to be written?
Well, no. It looks the same.
Oh, look at that.
Yes, things like this are difficult.
[Congratulations to Professor Young Il Jae]
[Appointed as Minister of Justice]
Oh my.
It's been so long since we last came here, too.
Your father-in-law gave you an earful again, didn't he?
So why didn't you just get married to a girl back home, like I did?
Well, my wife is technically from our hometown, too.
Oh, wow!
Are you even lying about your hometown now, too?
I changed my entire identity, so my hometown is nothing.
Are you upset about that kid who went on that morning TV show?
Well, what have you decided?
If I can't avoid him, enjoy him.
If I can't stop him, climb on top of him.
And then what? You'll eat him alive?
Yeah.
It took so much for me to just get to this point.
What's the problem?
Just lift up the cushion he's sitting on, and I'm sure there will be tons of dirt.
That's the thing. He doesn't even have a cushion he sits on, so to speak.
I've never met a guy like that!
Everyone has a skeleton or two in his closet.
Just do a thorough search!
If he's not a ghost, there's definitely something out there that can ruin him.
Even if I assign a mole to work under him
there's nothing for them to find.
He seemed to be close to the female detective at my station.
Female detective?
The one who graduated from the National Police University.
I have no idea what they're up to, but they're helping each other.
Hwang Shi Mok is helping someone?
He never does that, though.
[Owner of Cafe]
Yes? Did you get in touch with your part-timer?
Yes, he said that he was sleeping.
He said he'd be at the cafe by 5 p.m. tomorrow.
Oh, really? I'll come by tomorrow, then.
See you tomorrow.
[Prosecutor Young]
Yeah, what's up?
Are you at home right now?
Yeah.
I couldn't find any of the CCTV footage that we were looking for this afternoon.
Okay.
Oh yes, they're doing a Huam-dong special on TV right now.
You're not going to watch?
- No. - I think you should.
The prosecutor in charge of the case came on TV and apologized to the country.
However, we found an interesting comment on our forums after the show aired.
It was written by someone who said that they attended middle school with him.
According to them, Prosecutor Hwang was quite violent as a student
and would attack people for no reason.
Furthermore, he was also apparently expelled from school.
He was a total psycho.
He'd just hit kids for no reason.
Something I still remember to this day is that something flew into the classroom
and the girl sitting next to him screamed in surprise.
But when she did that, he started hitting her!
He hit a girl.
Well, I'm glad that he's successful
but I'm also quite alarmed that someone like him is a prosecutor.
He even broke someone's finger in front of the teacher.
Things like that are why everyone called him a psycho.
In order to verify these statements, we visited Prosecutor Hwang's school.
The school refused to do an interview
but it's true that he stopped attending that middle school after seventh grade.
We were only able to confirm that he'd dropped out
not that he was expelled.
We were also able to confirm that he'd transferred schools many times
since elementary school.
Perhaps this is proof that he had to transfer many times
due to his violent outbursts?
Of course, people can change through lots of effort.
However, he is someone who may have anger management issues.
But what should we make of him, when he condemned an innocent person
and yet became a symbol of justice among citizens
just by appearing on TV once?
In order to get more in-depth info, we attempted to reach out to his family.
Is anyone home? We're from the TV station!
Leave! We told you, he's been fully treated!
Did you hear that?
Why did he say "treated"?
We were unable to meet with his family, but we couldn't get this off our minds.
If he truly is struggling with...
Why didn't you just come upstairs?
Why didn't you tell me that they came to your house?
There's no need for me to make a big deal out of this, too.
I'm sure that it must have been quite a nuisance.
I apologize.
They came by when I wasn't home.
And thanks to that, things that didn't need to be said were said.
They portrayed you as some sort of evil person. Will you be okay?
It's not like what they were saying is untrue.
How could you say that?
What if you get fired? It's not like you have a normal job!
What kind of petty person would still hold that against you, 20 years later?
You really don't know who it was?
So why did you have to go on TV in the first place?
I told you to live a quiet life, didn't I?
If they come by again, tell them that you don't know me and call the police
because I don't care about this.
Is your ear pain okay?
It's fine now.
Your dad...
what did your dad say?
When did he come home?
You didn't know, either?
He's entrusted you to me his entire life
and was always such a good-for-nothing without any sense of responsibility.
Go back inside. He's been waiting for you.
That... that guy!
Come by on your birthday.
Why did you come out?
How could I send you outside alone?
I bet he came here because he was angry about that TV program.
Why are you being like this, too?
He's a psycho!
People like him don't care about their parents or families.
- I told you, it's not like that! - Geez, you...
I bet they're just jealous that he got famous.
Whatever.
Psycho? Oh, as if.
- What is it? - Ma'am.
Are you sleeping here because of me?
Oh, why would I sleep here? It'd be so disorienting!
Oh yeah!
Ta-da!
Do you want some?
Oh, just a moment.
Oh, no way.
I made some side dishes out of herbs.
Oh!
Oh my gosh! I'm going to try some.
I think we should open a business that sells these.
We can split the profits 80-20! You get 20, and I get 80.
Please have the first shot.
My name is Han Yeo Jin. Nice to meet you.
Thank you.
Are you all right? Oh goodness, you drank it all!
Are you all right?
Your insides feel like they're on fire, right?
[I'd like to give you some information about Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok]
[I am someone who was personally assaulted by Mr. Hwang Shi Mok.]
What's wrong, Mom?
Oh, I left something behind.
Just a minute.
This isn't merely kicking him while he's down.
This is more like kicking him off the edge of a cliff.
You'll be able to put an end to him soon by cornering him like this.
I just can't imagine it.
Prosecutor Hwang, assaulting someone? Dropping out of school?
I should have been the one to discover this first. If I had...
If you had?
You were going to blackmail him for some fights he got into as a kid?
It wasn't just fighting, though.
I've always told you that he rubs me the wrong way.
And who knows how violent he is now?
He could be hiding it during the day, but who knows what he does at night?
How could he hide that part of himself so perfectly?
How could a person do a complete 180?
If all of that about his past is true, then it's as if he were reborn.
What's important is that everyone is outraged about this.
All that's left to do is punish him, Deputy Chief.
I can't be overtaken by one of my underlings twice.
What?
Depending on how this is portrayed, it can be a huge plus for Hwang Shi Mok.
A gangster who became a prosecutor. A troublesome kid who became a judge.
He's provided lots of content for a successful noise marketing campaign.
I pushed him off a cliff, but he fell onto a gold mine.
Being a psycho and being involved in gang activity are totally different.
Gangsters have morals, but psychos don't have any common sense at all!
The more glorious a war, the better.
What are you...
So, what are you planning to do, sir?
Is the Special Unit that was created for the prostitution case not effective?
You acted like you were getting rid of prostitution when you were promoting it.
I'll have to do everything myself starting from today.
No, sir. I can handle all of this on my own.
Send me the file.
Deputy Chief.
Why, all of the sudden...
Tell Section Chief Kang to come here in 15 minutes.
Yes, sir.
How does it feel to go from heaven to hell in a single day?
It felt as normal as going to work from my house.
Was all of that true?
Yes.
How did you keep Mr. Hyde hidden for so long, Dr. Jekyll?
Did you kill him?
What a dramatic case.
But if you want to keep it a secret, well...
- I had surgery. - Surgery?
Yes.
You can even get surgery for such things?
Well, it depends on what you mean by "such things."
What are you planning to do in two months?
We've lost two months because of me.
I'm sure that this is your way of saying
"I, Hwang Shi Mok, won't take longer than two months."
Fine, let's give it a go. Let's catch the culprit.
All right, what do you need?
Want me to stop them from ostracizing you?
I've already told you.
I want you to make sure that I can be promoted to your position.
I didn't know you were one to care about titles so much.
Do I just need to do as you tell me during the internal audit?
And push Prosecutor Seo Dong Jae out in your stead?
The internal audit will be canceled, because I'll make it so.
Why were you trying to do away with your right-hand man?
I have to cut it off for a new, better one to grow.
As long as Seoul Western isn't completely empty
I have unlimited options for a new right-hand man.
Prosecutor Seo has something on you
but if you were to reach for it yourself, things would get messy.
Is that why you picked me?
That's quite enough.
I'm sure you know that I'm not doing this because I like you.
Didn't you just say "Let's try to catch the culprit"?
Two months. 60 days. What a waste of time that was...
because you kept barking up the wrong tree.
How about you target the right person this time?
Oh, yes.
All right. I'll be right there, then.
[Conference Room]
Yes, this is Lee Chang Joon.
Yes, you're here?
Yes, please come up.
All right.
Do I just need to do as you tell me during the internal audit?
And push Prosecutor Seo Dong Jae out in your stead?
I have to cut it off for a new, better one to grow.
Seo Dong Jae heard everything.
It's this person.
Oh, I remember.
He got into a fight.
He did walk out of here quickly, but it was because he got worked up.
That's why I remember him.
Then, was the person who was with him then...
this person?
No.
Was it this person?
No, not him.
Oh, it's this person.
It was this person.
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[Stranger]
I wonder if there were any people with a criminal history around the victim.
Someone who can look at people's criminal histories all they want.
Someone from your side. Or mine.
There's no way that the person wearing sweats in that footage was a woman.
I wonder where they found an accomplice.
- Maybe they did something else together. - You found it?
Based on what you said
it's a person who is directly connected to the culprit.
Someone who is connected to the culprit?
Wake up, Lieutenant!
Lieutenant!
["Stranger" OST Part 2: Averua - "Dust"]