(3 months ago)
The whereabouts of the female inmate who broke out a few days ago...
is still in the dark.
The police are strengthening the investigation...
by organizing a special investigation team.
They've made a composite...
(I'll give the deposit of this room to anyone who finds my dead body.)
(Cremate my body and scatter its ashes in the South Sea.)
- After I divorced your dad... - You're stuck in your room all day.
- What? - Why you little...
What are you saying?
I haven't watched this drama.
You want to get beaten up?
Goodness. What, you want to hit me?
Don't irritate me.
I'm irritated too.
I'm irritated because of you who slack off all day long.
Quit your work then.
Okay, I'll do that.
I can't die even if I want to because of you.
Ms. Ma Ji Won?
("Maze Game" by Ma Ji Won)
(Episode 5)
Isn't it a bit inappropriate to wear sunglasses indoors?
I'm sorry.
I had plastic surgery a few days ago.
What's your father's name?
It's Ma Hong Gi.
It's the same as the hero in your novel.
That's why he liked it even more.
He should've come here himself then.
He became unwell all of a sudden.
(I wish you a fast recovery, Mr. Ma Hong Gi.)
I'm doing this because it's said to be good for my mental health,
but my skills aren't improving at all for years.
("Two-faced Murderer")
It's from my father.
He wants you to use it for your living expenses.
It's not money that writers need.
Gosh.
We must've made a mistake.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Tell your father that I'll come back...
with a nice piece of novel soon.
Please return now.
Can I at least treat you to a meal then?
Please.
I've prepared the food which the hero in your novel enjoy.
My father...
wanted to...
have this meal with you very much.
I really want to see him when he recovers.
Thank you, ma'am.
I didn't know what you like,
so I've prepared various kinds of food.
My first novel went quite successful,
but the second one was a huge failure.
My father liked the second one more.
"Maze Game".
It's said a failure gets rid of...
every unnecessary thing in life.
After that failure,
the publisher punk who bragged about having a kid at the age of 50...
left my side.
The editor witch...
who always was proud of winning the annual spring literary contest...
got lost from my sight.
Everyone left me.
When will I get to read your next piece?
I don't know.
I can't seem to write anything.
Then again, it must be hard to write in such an environment.
The writer who wrote "Harry Potter"...
began her work at a coffee shop in her neighborhood.
But it's just a story of those successful people.
What writers really need...
is a place to write at ease.
What kind of place will it be?
You know,
it's got to have a huge garden with the view of a sea.
Right.
It'd be even better if it has a pool.
If it's such a place, I'll be able to write an awesome piece...
as great as Agatha Christie's novels.
Shall we make a toast?
For a grand workroom...
and an awesome piece.
It's my father's friend's villa.
One bad thing about this place...
is that cell phones don't work well since it's located in a remote area.
By the way, how did I come here?
Gosh.
Don't you remember?
You wanted to come here right away last night.
Did I?
You said you liked this place, so I even got permission.
Permission?
I asked the owner if he can lend this place for about half a year.
Half a year?
I guess I made a mistake again.
I'm sorry, ma'am.
Why don't we grab something to eat first?
I'll take you home after that.
How can this be?
Who are you?
Someone who can give you everything you want.
What?
Or someone who can...
make you lose everything.
(I'll give the deposit of this room to anyone who finds my dead body.)
(Cremate my body and scatter its ashes in the South Sea.)
Turn it down!
I can't work because it's too loud!
You have glasses on.
You know me, right?
How would I know you?
Don't try to play tricks with me.
I only make the same mistake once.
Here...
What are you talking about?
It says here that she is Ma Ji Won, a writer.
No, the prison-breaker looks like her too.
- Gosh, they look exactly the same. - Goodness.
I'm sure she's the prison-breaker.
The police must be here for a reason.
Wait, miss!
- Auntie! - "Auntie"?
- I think she's Ms. Ma's niece. - Niece?
Why won't you pick up?
The publisher keeps calling me.
Didn't you miss me?
- What are you doing here? - What am I doing here?
Because of you, I have been...
Aren't you happy to see me?
Why should I be happy to see you?
Well, fine.
Who are these guys?
Can't you tell?
Are you mistaken for that woman who killed her daughter again?
(Your Japanese class starts today with 12 students.)
Okay,
thank you.
Is something going on outside?
Something that would only be seen in movies is happening.
Why didn't you return any of our calls?
You didn't answer your phone either.
(Highness Publishing Company)
If it weren't for your niece,
we wouldn't be able to see you like this.
Didn't our contract end already?
We shouldn't end it like this.
We love your idea for your new novel.
My idea?
There is a woman who was falsely accused of murdering her child.
She escapes from the prison to clear her name...
and find the real culprit.
She solves numerous murder cases after that...
and gets close to the murderer little by little.
It's a great plot, Ms. Ma.
It's amazing, isn't it?
We've met Ms. Ma many times.
Do you think we wouldn't recognize her?
Are you sure it's her?
I don't even know what exactly you're asking me.
What is this man saying?
I think he's confusing her with someone else.
But she really is Ms. Ma.
She even knew that Mr. Kim here recently had a child.
Sir, I think we got the wrong person here.
I called their publishing company,
and it was a real company.
They really are here to see Ma Ji Won as well.
What do you think you're doing?
Remember this.
You may trick others, but not me.
I don't know what you're trying to say,
but you don't seem to be someone with a sharp eye.
- What? - Gosh.
Sir! Wait.
You should stop now.
Hey, you two!
Can I talk to you for a second?
Good afternoon, Ms. Lee.
Good afternoon, Thamy.
Did something happen here?
I'm not really sure.
By the way, your Japanese skills have improved a lot.
It's all because of your kindness.
No, it's better to say, "thanks to you".
It's all thanks to you.
That's right. Well done, Thamy.
Excellent.
Ms. Oh and Ms. Yang already left.
They should be begging Ms. Ma for forgiveness.
It's amazing that there's someone who looks exactly like you.
Maybe they're doppelgangers.
Mr. Bae.
People say there is one person somewhere in the world...
who looks just like you.
I think the prison-breaker is Ms. Ma's doppelganger.
Goodness. It's so hard to believe.
Be careful though.
They say that if you meet your doppelganger,
one of you will die.
Anyway, Ms. Ma, you should...
Excuse me, can I ask your name?
- I'm Seo Eun Ji. - I'm Bae Do Hwan.
I'm sorry we bothered you today.
I know I'm just a constable,
but on behalf of the police, I sincerely apologize.
You came all the way for that glib talk?
You're working unusually hard today.
What's wrong with that?
A hard-working police officer is sexy.
Sexy?
But how old are you?
Me? I'm 28 years old.
You're 28? We're the same age.
Really?
You can talk to me casually.
All right.
Hey.
Shall we go home?
But I want to stay here and talk to him a little more.
Don't you think that you and I should talk first?
I checked, and it looks like you're on suspension.
You shouldn't be doing this, okay?
Anyway, you should be prepared.
If she decides to sue you,
I will contact you right away.
She did seem like a different person.
She was nothing like the convict we saw at the hospital last year.
No. I'm sure it's her.
Let's go back for now.
Your suspension will end soon.
You should go see the chief.
A fridge and a microwave? That's it?
You don't even have a television.
What is this? You don't even cook rice?
Let's see. Where is your room?
Is this your room?
Gosh, you have a bed at least.
This place looks like a haunted house.
Why is it so empty?
What's in that room?
Who are you?
No one will suspect you now,
so take off these non-prescription glasses.
You look funny wearing them.
Answer my question.
You're scaring me, Auntie.
- "Auntie"? - You don't like it?
Why am I your aunt?
What should I call you then?
Murderer?
Or escaped convict?
Shut your mouth.
See? Auntie sounds much better.
Stop beating around the bush.
Who are you?
You really want to know?
Answer me.
I'm looking for the same person as you are.
Who?
The culprit who killed your daughter.
I'm looking for that person too.
(Murder charge, escaped)
They really look alike.
Should we scan her fingerprint and check?
We can't scan her fingerprint. She did nothing wrong.
Seeing that you're still here when you should already be home,
I guess you finally found your meaning in life.
(Jo Chang Gil)
Hey, who's this letter from?
How would I know?
Leave.
I really want to find that murderer.
If you help me...
Find him yourself. I don't know what you're talking about,
but find that so-called murderer by yourself.
Should I call Han Tae Gyu?
I'll tell him that you're the woman he's looking for.
I'll tell him that you're not my aunt.
Okay.
You really aren't my niece.
Go ahead and call him if you're ready to explain that.
This flower is pretty.
What's the name of this flower?
Min Seo.
I've seen this flower before.
It's a small chrysanthemum.
It's your favorite flower.
Really?
I even brought some to the charnel house a few days ago.
The charnel house?
Min Seo.
I didn't mean...
My gosh.
Goodness, those flowers are so pretty.
- Are they for your house? - Yes.
Ms. Ma, we should be more friendly to each other.
Can I talk to you like I'm your friend?
Have you ever talked to me like you weren't?
Our birthdays aren't that much far apart.
But I'll still treat you like you're a year older than me.
Fine.
See? We already sound like we're friends.
The flowers are so pretty.
Ji Won, did you get an apology from Ms. Oh...
and Ms. Yang?
Of course not.
This is what you call karma.
Ms. Oh and Ms. Yang got a threat letter.
A threat letter?
Look.
Your child is a corrupt judge...
who receives bribes before reaching a verdict.
I was going to rip this apart. But instead, I brought it here.
I want you to scan this letter for the culprit's...
fingerprints and DNA.
Find out who the culprit is right now!
Chief, didn't you get a similar letter, did you?
Hey, what are you doing?
You perverted jerk.
I know you're sleeping with Ms. Moon.
My goodness.
Does your son receive bribes?
It's not true, right?
Of course not.
Really?
Chief Jo and Ms. Moon?
My gosh.
That's not how it should be interpreted.
"Ms. Moon" is a metaphor for the village library.
And we need to focus on who the letter's talking about.
I think it means...
that Chief Jo and someone working in the village library...
are seeing each other.
Okay?
The letter might be false.
I got a letter saying my husband's cheating on me.
Then it means the letters are true.
- Did you get one? - No, not yet.
What about you?
Not yet.
But I am kind of curious...
about what kind of letter I might get.
Excuse me. We have a meeting here. Can you please leave?
I'm so upset...
about all the weird letters that are spreading around the village.
What's worse...
is that some people even believe those letters...
thinking that rumors always spread for a reason.
Those letters are telling nothing but lies.
Isn't it obvious?
I thought so.
I want to kiss whoever sent those letters on the cheek.
(Village Library)
Whoever it is,
that person is really scratching our itchy spot.
It's unbelievable.
I wonder who's behind this.
I'm more curious about why that person sent those letters.
I mean, they're so noticeable.
Then how about we start looking for the culprit?
- My goodness. - Are you okay?
- Yes, I'm okay. - Mi Hyun.
- Mi Hyun. - Let me go.
How could you do that?
You're mistaken, honey.
Forget it. Don't talk to me.
Can you please hear me out? Mi Hyun.
They're having a lovers' quarrel. Those are the best times.
My gosh.
(You're the murderer that killed my daughter.)
(Daughter)
(Pat Jwi)
(Daughter, Pat Jwi)
Who are you?
Did you find this bag without even knowing whom it belongs to?
You must be Woo Joon.
You know that I have to go to the private lesson...
because of you, right?
Let's go.
Can you introduce me to the guy who lives here?
Why?
It's none of your business.
Do you know...
what kind of guy lives here?
A gangster.
Does your mom know that you're here to see him?
Why do adults have so many questions?
What do you want?
You can go now.
What?
Woo Joon.
Excuse me.
Where did Woo Joon go?
Woo Joon?
Yes, Woo Joon.
Speed.
Strength.
You need these two in order to win a fight.
I'm only 10 years old.
Isn't there anything else?
First punch?
When you get into a fight, you have to be...
the first to punch the other.
Then you're halfway through defeating him.
How should I punch the other first?
Hey, punk.
Do you think those who hit you would do it after getting hit?
No.
If you don't want to get hit, do it first.
That way, you can win.
It's the true victory only when you win without hitting or getting hit.
In order to do that,
you have to use your brain, not your strength.
Hi, there.
What should I do?
I heard that man was a gangster.
Hello, ma'am.
Woo Joon?
I'm Woo Joon's uncle. Be good friends with him, okay?
- Okay. - Okay.
Tell your uncle if you have any problem.
Okay?
Is he really your uncle?
He looks great at fighting.
Awesome.
There was a reason why he hated going to the lesson.
I've never imagined before that...
I would get help from that kind of a person.
Fists work better than the laws after all.
What brings you here, honey?
I came because I heard our child went missing.
I've heard a lot about you, Ms. Ma.
I'm Woo Joon's dad.
Hello.
"Kong Jwi gets surprised..."
"and crosses the stepping-stones in a hurry."
Mal Goo.
- Yes? - Your voice sounds light.
Did anything pleasant happen to you?
Nothing happened, sir.
Is that right?
"The evil deeds of her stepmom and Pat Jwi..."
Why in the world...
How could you do that to your niece?
I heard it all.
She said she'd stay only for 10 nights, but you kicked her out.
Woo Joon, I had my own reasons.
She had nowhere else to go other than here.
No.
She's lying to you.
Aren't you aunt and niece?
She isn't my niece.
It's only for 10 nights.
It might get longer than 10 nights.
Should I go home alone?
Oh, okay.
So all the kids are curious too.
There are so many pigeons in the neighborhood,
but we've never seen baby pigeons.
Have you?
I don't think so.
Yes, you actually have.
You have, but you just don't know.
Really?
This is a secret,
but should I tell you what baby pigeons are?
- What are they? - They're sparrows.
Sparrows?
Think about it.
Sparrows are all tiny.
They grow up to be pigeons.
When they're little, they mimic sparrows.
They become pigeons when they grow up.
Isn't it fascinating?
Do your friends in the lesson not bully you anymore?
Not today.
That's good.
Ms. Ma.
Do you know why I hate going to the private lesson?
You must not hate it anymore...
because you'll be on good terms with your friends.
I really hate memorizing English words...
and solving math problems.
Still, you have to study...
My mom wants me to be a prosecutor like my dad.
But that's not my dream.
What's your dream then?
Do you wish to know?
Yes.
I'm curious about...
what you want to become.
Okay, I'll tell you soon.
What's all this?
What are you doing?
Isn't she Lee Jung Hee?
- Get out. - Why are you looking for her?
It's none of your business.
Anyway, you're looking for her, right?
You have heard the word, "googling"?
People these days use it to do a background search on someone.
If you have their ID, phone number, e-mail address,
resident registration number, or anything like that,
you can find information about almost everyone in this country.
It's way smarter than detective agencies.
- Isn't it exciting? - Not really.
Is that right?
First off, tell me everything you know about Lee Jung Hee.
All I know is that you have to leave this place next morning.
She went completely off the grid.
I couldn't find anything...
from her social media account or the Internet.
All I found was that she dropped out...
of the production for the movie "Shaman" nine years ago.
It's not sure about her dropping out of the movie production either.
- That one is certain. - Really?
Lee Jung Hee...
used to work in Japan. Try searching in Japanese.
Let's see.
These pictures are too old to be useful.
You don't know if this is her photo or not.
Yes, I do.
She took that photo in this neighborhood.
I think it's around here.
Auntie.
Is it that house?
No one's in there?
I earned my keep, didn't I?
By the way, what does her ID, Thamyris, mean?
I don't know.
Auntie.
("Poems of Arthur Rimbaud")
What is it?
Is someone there?
What's wrong?
Oh, my gosh!
(You fool.)
(Your girl is already seeing another guy.)
Are you all right?
Would you like some coffee?
You're probably not feeling so well, but please wait a little longer.
The chief will be here soon.
What happened to that man?
You mean Mr. Heo Joo Young?
He died.
To be exact, he killed himself.
A man killed himself because of a girl?
That's just silly.
I heard that they recently had a big fight.
- Did you see it too? - I did.
Have you met with that woman?
Not yet.
If she feels bad at all, she will show up soon.
("Poems of Arthur Rimbaud")
Who is it?
I'm Ma Ji Won. We met the other day.
What brings you here?
I have something to ask you.
I can't really talk right now.
It's about Mr. Heo Joo Young,
so please spare me a few minutes.
Hello?
The police say that Joo Young killed himself.
That's not true.
Joo Young would never do such a terrifying thing.
That's why I came here to ask you this.
It's about the woman that he had a fight with yesterday.
(Heo Joo Young, he took Japanese class at the community center.)
I have good news.
I think we can use Constable Bae...
to find Lee Jung Hee.
- What is it? - People...
murder someone because of their desires.
But why was this man murdered?
Murdered? What are you talking about?
Didn't you see his suicide note?
He wasn't someone who would leave a note like that.
I should be careful when I say this,
but he was a homosexual.
What?
(Heo Joo Young, he took Japanese class at the community center.)
So what are you going to do?
I'll tell the police that they need to find the woman he fought with.
Call them, and make an anonymous report then.
They think he killed himself.
I have to go and explain it to them.
This is none of our business. Just ignore it.
Somebody died.
How can I do that?
Fine.
Let's say you convince them and turn it into a murder case.
What do you think will happen?
They will ask us things like...
why we were there and why we broke into his house.
They might keep summoning us to question us.
Is that what you want?
You're not even Ma Ji Won.
We don't have time to get involved in things like this.
Think about...
why you came to this place.
I know exactly why I came here.
So I can't turn a blind eye to this.
I came here to find a witness.
That's right.
Lee Jung Hee is the witness.
She pretended like she hadn't witnessed it...
because it wasn't her business, and she couldn't be bothered.
That's why the person who killed my daughter is still out there,
and I had to live...
like a dead person in a swamp who can't even feel any pain.
Do you know what I wanted to do first...
when I realized that what I saw was real?
I wanted to kill the murderer.
No, that's not enough.
I'm going to take revenge for what they did to me and Min Seo.
I'm going to make them...
100 times miserable!
Stop it.
But people never care.
They don't care about other people's pain,
but they ask for help when they're in pain.
If they're ignored,
they curse the world for not helping them.
Just like I did.
How can I possibly turn a blind eye to this?
If I do, how could go to Lee Jung Hee...
and ask for her help?
She wouldn't know that you turned a blind eye to this.
She would.
Because she lives in this village.
I'm sure she is watching me.
A homosexual?
My goodness, Ms. Ma.
You're messing with his sexuality now that he's dead.
The fact that he enjoyed reading the works of a homosexual artist...
and the fact that his nickname, Thamyris,
was a name of a homosexual...
are not enough to determine his sexuality.
That's right.
He even had a fight with a girl a few days ago.
That's it.
That woman named Mi Hyun knows about this.
They had a fight because she realized that...
he can't accept her love.
If you meet her,
she'll tell you that his suicide note doesn't make any sense.
Wait. You keep talking about strange things.
Let me ask you this once.
Why did you go there?
I wanted to ask him something.
You went into his house to ask him something?
How?
His dead body wouldn't have opened the door for you.
This means that he was still alive...
when you entered his house.
Also, you said he used a certain nickname.
How on earth did you know that?
Did you go in there and turn on his computer or something?
To write this?
This is your second presumption.
You thought I was a prison breaker at first.
That's a different matter.
Fine.
You have a murder suspect here.
You are not going to close his case as a suicide now, right?
I get it,
but you didn't have to call yourself a murder suspect.
I had no choice.
Did you really?
You think you're really Ma Ji Won now?
You're a prison breaker who should hide from the police.
Ms. Park was wondering if you could...
join her for dinner.
I'm sorry, but I don't think I can.
- Have you had dinner? - Not yet.
Then come with us.
Ms. Ma, you said you liked japchae, right?
Yes.
- Let me do it. - Okay.
My wife is just like that too.
If Woo Joon wants to go left, she goes left.
If he wants to go right, she goes right.
Gosh. I don't do that.
- Let's eat. - Okay.
Bok Soon hurt her hand.
It's delicious.
I heard you're thinking about what to write next.
I told him.
Once I come home,
my job is to listen to my wife chat away.
Of course.
- Where's Woo Joon? - I don't know.
He's the one who wanted to invite you over for dinner.
Really?
Didn't he tell you?
We purposely cooked dinner for you today...
because he kept saying he wanted to have dinner with you.
- Ms. Yeom. - Yes?
Can you tell Woo Joon to come downstairs?
Okay.
I'm here.
Come here, Woo Joon.
- I don't want to eat. - My goodness.
You're the one who wanted to invite her over for dinner. Come on.
It's because I had something to tell her.
What is it?
I don't want to go to the private lesson.
I don't like studying, and I don't want to practice law.
- Woo Joon. - I want to become a chef.
I don't want to study.
The poor thing.
He must've really hated studying.
Or maybe he just wants to become a great chef.
Is there something wrong?
To be honest,
I'm really sick.
It's still in the early stages,
but I was really startled.
Are you saying...
When the doctor told me that I was sick,
my mind suddenly went blank.
All I could think about was Woo Joon.
I was worried about how Woo Joon...
was going to get by if I died before him.
What's so funny?
Hey, your husband says...
Ms. Oh's son actually could've received bribes.
- Really? - Yes.
Well, it's not for sure.
But there's a rumor saying that he spends a lot of time...
with attorneys and judges.
My goodness.
I told you.
Those letters speak the truth.
What's more important than whether it's true or not...
is that someone even committed suicide because of that letter.
I wonder who sent that kind of letter.
What do you think, Ms. Ma?
I heard you said knowing the person's motive...
is more important than knowing who actually sent it.
I just said whatever came to my mind.
Why don't you tell us what you think?
Come on.
I think the person's trying to plant prejudice into our minds.
Prejudice?
Yes.
He or she might want us to think the reader got shocked...
after reading the letter and committed suicide.
Why would that person need us to think that way?
Murder.
Ji Won.
That's nonsense.
She's right.
This is Rainbow Village.
Murders don't happen in this village.
Then the guy who committed suicide today...
No, he was murdered.
What?
Do you have anyone in mind as the culprit?
It's probably one of the villagers.
That person probably saw the dead man fighting with a woman.
- Mi Hyun. - Let me go.
How could you do that?
You're mistaken, honey.
Forget it. Don't talk to me.
Can you please hear me out? Mi Hyun.
And there weren't any signs of breaking and entering,
so that means the culprit already knew the victim.
There weren't any signs of resistance.
That's probably because the culprit made him take sleeping pills.
The culprit either already had the will prepared...
or used the printer at the victim's house to print it out.
But that was the culprit's mistake.
People normally handwrite wills.
That can't be said for certain. I've seen many cases...
where people left their wills written on computers or laptops.
He's right.
My husband worked as a prosecutor for over 20 years.
The culprit made one more mistake.
The victim is not a type who...
would write about his broken heart...
on his will.
So you think the murderer is inside the village?
Stop it, Ji Won.
You're scaring me.
I'm scared too.
Why are you scared as well?
The greed of a human being...
is similar to thirst.
It never really gets relieved until the person...
is fully satisfied.
The murder was prepared very meticulously.
After all, the culprit killed the victim...
just to plant prejudice into people's minds.
To the culprit, this first murder...
was probably like uncorking a bottle.
Now, it's his turn to...
fulfill his greed.
That's right.
Another murder incident will happen.
And that victim is probably going to be...
the person that the murder was after from the beginning.