(July 25, 2005)
Soo Ah.
I know where she is.
It has been three days since Kwon Soo Ah,
an 11th grader from Cheongin High School, has gone missing.
There has been a report...
that the body is in the mountains near Dangsun.
The police and the military force are currently searching the area.
According to the police,
Kwon was on her way...
to meet her friend last Friday after school ended.
I'm not in the mood for a treasure hunt on such a hot day.
Tell me what happened.
Hey, hey. Did you hear that?
Hear what?
The dogs howling?
I swear I heard someone wailing.
Was it a cat?
Hey, what if it's the killer?
They say that killers return to the scene of the incident.
Just do your job, will you?
The dirt's color will look different if a body is buried underneath.
Don't try to pull any tricks.
Just find that kid.
Will we get a special promotion for finding a body?
If we just skim through this place and they later find the body here,
you'll immediately get fired, let alone receive a promotion.
Tae Hee will be a high school senior next year.
I'll need to make a lot of money.
I can't afford to lose my job.
Tae Hee is really something.
After losing her parents, she must've been shocked.
She's holding back so that I won't get worried.
Hey, tell her to study well if she's so concerned about you.
Doesn't she get bad grades all the time?
We found the body!
Hey, Tae Seok. Hey.
Hey, they found the body. Hurry.
The killer sliced her so many times.
Why did he have to do that? That's horrible.
Apart from the neck, the stab wounds aren't that deep.
Maybe the killer got dumped by her.
No, if he had held a grudge, he would've left deep stab wounds.
But all the wounds aren't that deep.
I think the killer enjoyed it.
A psychopath?
(No trespassing. Under investigation.)
What are you doing here?
Hey, hey!
Are you okay?
Watch out.
Calm down, and let's talk.
I'll jump if you come any closer.
Calm down.
All officers are to return immediately.
I'm going to turn this off.
In the auditorium, we will have a briefing...
regarding the tracking down of the suspect.
In the auditorium, we will have a briefing...
regarding the tracking down of the suspect.
(Yeo Wool)
Stop causing trouble.
You can't go.
Step aside.
You don't even have a warrant.
Let's follow the rules just this once.
We can't catch him that way. We need a different method.
What if we get in trouble?
The executives are going to chew me out.
Who is it?
Delivery.
I didn't order anything.
You...
Hey, let go! Let go!
Let me go!
Let go!
Where's Eun Joo?
Help me!
My hands are getting slippery. Where is Eun Joo?
I don't know! I don't even know who she is!
Sir, there are people watching. Please...
A cop is torturing a civilian!
This is a breach of human rights!
Just kill me already! Do it!
You're right. You raped a kid who was barely 10 years old.
12 years in prison is too short.
Just die.
Spare me. I'll tell you.
I'll tell you!
Eun Joo!
(Restricted Area)
- Eun Joo? - Eun Joo!
Eun Joo!
Eun Joo?
Mommy...
Eun Joo.
I'm a police officer.
I'm going to untie that blindfold for you.
Is that okay?
There have been mixed responses...
regarding the violence that was used during the arrest of Oh Nam Soon.
All the mothers were so nervous...
when we heard that he was going to be released.
What matters is that the cop rescued the child.
This is a breach of human rights.
Isn't preventing any false accusations the purpose...
of a democratic society?
So why did you have to beat him up?
I didn't.
He was dangling from a building. You used violence.
It was the only way to save the kid.
The executives had a discussion about what happened today.
We need to show the people that the police force has changed.
They might brand you as a violent cop...
and use you as a scapegoat.
Be careful. They're going to tail you.
(Kim Hae Jun)
It looks just like how it was three months ago.
(Consensual Divorce Confirmation)
Why are you doing this?
I already told you.
I said that I'll change.
Change?
How will you change?
I'll come home.
And I'll be mindful of Mother's birthday too.
So I hope you feel...
GIve me a chance.
Will you get off work...
just because it's my mom's birthday when a kid gets abducted?
Can you spare yourself when you see a robber with a knife?
I'm a detective, Hae Jun.
I need to do my job.
Do all detectives live the way you do?
After I married you,
I don't even remember eating a meal in peace.
My heart drops whenever I hear an ambulance...
because I'm afraid that you may be hurt.
I've had enough of this for the last 10 years.
I need to live in peace now.
Then what do you want me to do?
What can I do?
Quit your job.
What?
You can't do that, can you?
Call me if you can quit your job.
If not,
sign that and just send the document over.
I'm not going to divorce you!
Why can't we request an arrest warrant?
Oh Nam Soon is making a fuss saying that he was tortured.
Even if you arrest him, he's not going to get indicted.
The prosecutor just got here.
We can't let him get in trouble with his first case.
If I got you the suspect,
you people need to indict him!
Are you going to sit around and watch the criminal walk out?
I want to lock up that human garbage too.
But we have no power. It's the law.
We wouldn't be in this situation if you had done things by the law.
Would you still say that if your family was abducted?
Detective Woo.
How can you say that?
If your family was about to die, would you care about the law?
I would've found another way to deal with this by the law. He's not here!
(Prosecutor Jang Hyung Min)
You aren't Jang Hyung Min.
Mr. Jang Seon Ho.
I haven't heard that name in a while.
I thought you went completely off the grid for 13 years.
But you changed your name.
I'm a prosecutor.
You should speak more politely, Detective Woo.
You only have to be polite to a human being.
I don't treat a criminal as a human.
A criminal?
Do you still believe her?
What was her name again?
Bae Yeo Wool.
If he kills me, it's all your fault.
Remember that for life.
How dare you speak her name!
You still believe her.
I thought you might have changed after a decade.
But you're still stupid.
Figures, that's why you beat him up illegally.
Didn't you know Oh Nam Soon could just walk out if you did that?
Oh Nam Soon will get locked up.
Thanks to someone,
I've become a detective who never loses a criminal...
that I laid my eyes on.
So you should be good too.
If I catch you again, I'll make sure I get you locked up.
How much longer do I have until I can get out of here?
You can't.
Don't get all proud when you don't even have a warrant.
What? Are you angry?
If you're angry, hit me.
Then I can just walk right out of here.
Why did you kill him?
Come on, stop setting up such an absurd trap.
Just tell me what you did five days ago.
I might fool around with kids, but I don't kill people.
Do you have the evidence?
Here it is. The evidence.
The moment you walk out of here, this will be found...
on the dead guy's clothes.
Make your decision.
Do you want to be arrested for abduction or murder?
What do you think, Mr. Jo?
He caught Oh Nam Soon in just a day.
We should be rewarding him, not punishing him.
Many people also said that Detective Woo has done well.
Right?
We can't fire our own guy just because he beat up...
a wicked criminal like Oh Nam Soon.
We should just let it slide, Commissioner General.
We can only reward him only when he's caught Oh Nam Soon.
Oh Nam Soon is about to walk out on his two feet. A reward? My foot.
Then what do you think, Mr. Jeon?
I always told you that...
Woo Tae Seok is like a ticking bomb.
You should fire him.
Without Detective Woo, our detection rate is the worst.
So what? What about the detection rate?
Catching criminals by beating them up?
If everything else gets disclosed because of Oh Nam Soon's case,
we'll all have to quit our jobs!
Goodness.
First of all, tell him to resolve Oh Nam Soon's case.
If he can't do that, he leaves me no other choice.
I'll have to fire him.
Commissioner General, I think you should see this.
What is that?
(Oh Nam Soon's Urgent Press Conference)
I jumped off to kill myself.
But Detective Woo saved me.
I wasn't tortured.
Did he not torture you at all?
Do you admit to your crimes?
Was this a planned move?
Yes.
I admit to everything.
(Can you...)
(Can you do that for a private computer in a police station?)
(Sent)
You're quite petty, Mr. Woo.
You told him Public Relations Officer who's very much alive dead.
And you threatened Oh Nam Soon too.
Who are you?
I'm Eun Seon Jae from Myunggang Daily.
You did threaten him, correct?
(Jo Doo Jin, Public Relations Officer)
Should I tell him this when I pay him a visit?
You pulled one over him with this officer's photo.
I wonder how he'll react once he finds out.
Ms. Eun Seon Jae.
What is it that you want from me?
I'm just curious.
I'm definitely sure you threatened him.
Why did Oh Nam Soon listen to you so willingly?
I bet there wasn't any evidence either.
Let me ask you a question.
How did I find out?
(Woo Tae Seok)
I heard you're a bad cop, Mr. Woo.
A bad cop who would do everything to catch the culprit.
I don't think you took this photo for fun.
Naturally, you would've threatened him with it or something.
For him to believe that going in for abduction was a better deal,
how about a murder?
You're smart.
Where did you get this photo?
Did you hack into my computer?
What was your tactic?
Did you pull out his hair or something?
The more I learn about you, the worse you get,
Mr. Woo Tae Seok.
Which unit are you visiting?
I'm visiting Unit 101 at Apartment B.
Hello, my husband told me a lot about you.
What brings you here at this hour?
Well, this concerns Mr. Kim.
Why don't we talk inside?
Are you alone here?
It's just my child and me here.
What is this about?
You can't let people in this easily because you know them.
How do you know they're safe?
I think Mr. Kim will be home soon.
Do you think...
it'd be better for him to see you and his baby dead?
Or...
would it better...
if the baby stayed here while his wife disappeared?
Yes?
You're here.
Who is this?
I hope we can get along. My name is Chae Dong Yoon.
He graduated at top of his class from the Police Academy.
Gosh, are they finally recognizing our department?
Why are you wiping my desk then?
I was assigned to work under you, sir.
Be careful. They're going to tail you.
I see. It's you.
Ever since last year, I've been wanting to work with you.
- I requested to be reassigned. - Why?
He has the highest arrest rate in Korea.
I also have the highest rate in getting served.
And they often dock my pay.
It's been nine months already.
Whatever it is, being in first place is great.
I hope to learn a lot from you.
You're different from what I heard.
I heard you were here to spy on me.
Pardon? Spy on you?
Forget it if it's not true.
He's a spy? I knew it.
That makes sense. You must keep an eye on him.
I get it now. We don't deserve to get someone like him, right?
Mr. Woo! Mr. Woo!
My wife...
is gone.
Please help me.
Are the surveillance cameras in this area all like that?
Not all of them, but since they're on the outskirts,
they often break down.
Number 175, 5 days ago. Number 174, 3 days ago.
Number 173, 2 days ago.
Only these three cameras broke down in front of the house.
Seeing how they are out of order, she was taken from the house.
The camera at the main entrance is working, right?
This is the footage taken at the gate.
I got this when we received the missing persons' report.
What's your name?
My name is Shin Ga Young from Wonseo Patrol Division.
You're very competent. Do you want to become a detective?
No, I don't.
You made the right call.
Look into vehicles that entered the complex yesterday.
Yes, sir.
- Let's search the house first. - Yes, sir.
By the way, why don't you want to be a detective?
It's dangerous.
They go through a lot to help others, but no one thanks them.
Why would I like such a career?
I do. I like it.
- Why? - It's the right thing to do.
Dead body found at Apartment Three. Report to the scene.
Mr. Woo, they found a dead body.
- Did they identify the body? - Well...
They can't since the body was drowned.
It will be quicker if you go and see the body yourself.
I'll escort you there.
The baby isn't even a year old yet. Can the baby play with this already?
What are you doing?
- You're an adult, not a kid! - I know, right?
What are you doing? Stop making a noise.
Gosh, unbelievable.
- He's too old for this. - Why is he doing this on purpose?
I can't even get some sleep here.
If you're here to investigate, why don't you focus on that.
- Exactly. What is he doing here? - I can't even sleep now.
Is this yours?
Give it back, please. That's mine.
- What's your name? - I'm Seo Ji Hoon.
- Ji Hoon? - Yes.
Ji Hoon, were you in that house yesterdays?
Hey.
I have to step out for a second.
Can you look after Ji Hoon for me?
A scary-looking man came...
and took the lady.
How did he look?
Ji Hoon!
What are you doing?
I believe Ji Hoon witnessed Ms. Han Seo Rin's abduction.
My son was at home yesterday.
A baby's mother was abducted.
Please cooperate with us to save her. Please help us.
The man entered her home and abducted her in broad daylight.
He's frightening.
What if he hurts my son?
He'll find out who I am in the end.
What if he retaliates?
Mr. Woo, are you all right?
Ma'am.
Someone life is at stake here.
If he can describe the man...
He doesn't know anything. Please leave.
- Please leave now. - Ma'am.
Don't worry. We'll protect you.
No, we neither saw nor know anything.
It's the scary-looking man.
With your help, we can save Ms. Han Seo Rin.
I heard the news. I'm at your house, but you're not home.
Of course. I'll do anything to help you.
Ji Hoon, you didn't see anything?
- Okay, I got it. - Yes.
Ji Hoon.
Don't tell anyone about that scary man.
- Understood? - Yes.
Detective Lee, dig into Prosecutor Jang Hyung Min.
Prosecutor Jang?
Look into what he's done since his college years up until now.
If any abductions or murders occurred around him.
Did Ji Hoon say Prosecutor Jang was the suspect?
Didn't you hear him?
He said he knew nothing.
(Episode 2)
Darn it.
- Hello? - It's not my wife.
That means she's still alive, right?
Of course.
I'll find her no matter what.
By the way, where does Prosecutor Jang live?
(Jang Hyung Min)
Let me go.
Shall we start?
I love it.
No matter how much I choked...
and stabbed you guys,
it never satisfied me.
Why do you guys die so quickly?
Did you want to die? Why would you jump from there?
You're from Cheongin High School, right?
What's your name?
Right.
Are you Bae Yeo Wool?
The killer who murdered Kwon Soo Ah...
doesn't have to be a man.
The wounds on her body were shallow.
That means, it could've been a girl.
No, you're wrong. It's not me.
You can explain yourself at the station.
Hold on, please. Wait.
We'll talk once we get there!
I can't go to the police station!
That person will kill me.
Kill you?
If that person finds out that I told you,
I will no longer be alive.
This is it.
And I was hiding over there.
You should've called us.
If I did and the culprit got caught,
- Do you think he'll leave me alone? - What do you take the police for?
Of course, we'll keep your identity confidential.
You'll ask me to come to the station for statements.
You'll pester me to testify at the trial too.
Then he'll find out I'm the witness in the end.
What if he retaliates?
We can catch him then.
As long as we do,
he'll rot in prison for the rest of his life.
People with money get out quickly no matter what the charge is.
Do you know the culprit?
What's his name?
I won't tell anyone that you're the witness.
Just tell me who the culprit is.
How can I trust you?
I have...
a younger sister around the same age as you.
I'll treat you like my younger sister.
I'll keep your secret.
I promise.
Did you confirm that Prosecutor Jang entered the apartment complex?
Yes, he did visit her yesterday.
What did you get, Detective Lee?
I matched Prosecutor Jang's trail with cold cases.
A daughter of a doctor, a wife of a judicial officer,
and the clerk at his first appointed workplace.
For 10 years, a total of 6 people...
who have connections with him had died.
The timeline is different, and those occurred in different districts.
The police of those districts didn't think these were serial murders.
This is fishy. I'm not denying how suspicious this looks,
but he's a prosecutor in duty. I bet it's just a coincidence.
Prosecutor Jang has the worst luck.
Were the bodies for these six people found?
Only four bodies were found.
The killer pulled out their teeth and cut off their fingers.
You think a prosecutor did that? Gosh, that's a shuddering thought.
Yeongjin Beach, Seomjin River, and Saemangeum harbor.
All the bodies were found near the water.
If he was a serial killer,
he would go to the same place...
and throw the bodies into the water every time.
But he never got caught. That's odd too.
- A boat. - What?
If he keeps the bodies in the boat, it's easy to dispose of them.
If you really think he's a serial killer,
I'll talk to the coast guard. Call the Coast Guard,
and ask if Prosecutor Jang has a boat under his name.
Yes, sir.
No.
The moment we ask for their help, they'll contact his office first.
We'll investigate this ourselves.
How?
Mr. Woo.
I really believe Ji Hoon saw the culprit.
Why don't we go to Ji Hoon to get a statement from him?
We must identify the suspect for us to start digging.
Yes, the newbie is right.
We can't do anything with circumstantial evidence.
If you still think he's the one, bring in Ji Hoon later...
and do a cross-examination.
No, do you think a seven-year-old's statement...
is enough to arrest a prosecutor?
The moment he finds out he's being suspected, he'll kill the mother.
Let's not put the kid in danger.
If you want to save the mom, find me that boat.
Mr. Woo.
(Power, Compression)
You did hack into my computer at the agency, right?
Why do you ask?
Will you arrest me?
No.
I want to hack a server too.
(Boseok Detective Agency, Ban Ji Deuk)
Who are you?
Are you Detective Ban Ji Deuk?
Yes, I am.
I want to find a boat.
Who's asking?
- Are you cops? - We're from...
You don't need to know that.
I see. You're a customer.
Please come in. Come in.
The Coast Guard?
Coast Guard...
That's going to be a bit hard.
It's hard. It's very hard,
but I'm a proud member of Mensa.
I'm perfectly capable.
(Korea Coast Guard)
Hold on.
You're hacking their server, right?
Mr. Woo.
We won't get a warrant if we use illegal means.
I don't need a warrant.
But the protocol says...
I didn't find any boats under Jang Hyung Min.
Get me the list of places the bodies were found.
"2008, Yeongjin Beach". Then it's in Gangneung.
"2012, the mouth of Seomjing River". Then it's in Gwangyang.
"2014, East Sea, 2017, Gunsan".
I need to find a boat that passed through these four places, right?
Can you find it now?
I'm a member of Mensa, remember?
The boats that passed through all these four places...
I found three in total.
Which one is in Cheongin Dock?
Bingo!
Welcome to Ban Ji Deuk.
Mr. Woo!
Ms. Han Seo Rin, can you hear me?
We're the police!
Don't.
We should call the forensics.
Turn around, and get out.
Don't tell anyone.
Preserving a crime scene and reporting it is the basic protocol.
If we report it now, we won't catch Jang Hyung Min.
We can't catch him if we follow the protocol.
Once the forensics search the scene, they'll find evidence.
Whether it's his fingerprint or blood.
He's been enjoying murdering people for 13 years.
He won't leave behind such evidence.
Besides, this boat doesn't belong to him.
How will we get him then?
We must find another way.
What another way?
We barged in here to save a woman without a proper warrant.
We found a dead body instead, but you don't want me to report it?
Hey.
I don't plan on getting your permission.
Don't ruin my chance, and keep your mouth shut.
(Trustworthy Cheongin Police Agency)
I'm sorry, Prosecutor Jang.
We'll make sure we punish Detective Woo.
- Let's stay on top of things, okay? - Yes.
Why do you want to talk to me outside?
I tried to understand him,
but Detective Woo has crossed over the line.
I have to report this to the inspectors.
The inspectors? Have you gone insane?
Then what else can I do? He'll plant the evidence.
The evidence? Plant the evidence?
Like what?
Prosecutor Jang's blood.
Blood?
We found a dead body.
Please send the forensics to Cheongin Dock.
This is around...
I'll wait at the entrance of the dock.
Darn it.
Found it.
What are you doing?
You walked into the crime scene...
that only the culprit would know about.
And you brought...
a black light to find the bloodstain.
It's enough to conclude that you're the culprit.
I can't let the police forge the evidence.
I received a report from Detective Chae.
That you, Woo Tae Seok, plant evidence.
I doubt that Detective Chae told you where it would be.
How did you know it was here?
I told him...
to say that while you're listening, except for the place.
Jang Seon Ho.
It took me 13 years to catch you.
Catch me?
You, Woo Tae Seok?
If you were going to catch me, you should've done so 13 years ago.
Yeo Wool.
You killed her, didn't you?
Where is she?
Where's Yeo Wool?
Their daughter, Bae Yeo Wool.
Where's Yeo Wool?
How would I know?
I didn't kill her.
You killed Yeo Wool.
A detective should speak with the evidence.
Do you have the evidence?
I'm going to make it now.
My gosh, you climbed up very high.
You really want to die, don't you?
Help me.
Where is Yeo Wool?
- I don't know. - Tell me!
You killed her!
I didn't kill her!
She ran away. I mean it.
You're a detective.
Tell me.
Are you really going to kill me?
You were going to kill me from the start, weren't you?
I should have killed you 13 years ago.
Then Ms. Han Seo Rin would still be alive.
And Yeo Wool would be too.
Please.
Please help me.
Help me!
A hero who catches a prosecutor or a criminal.
A hero?
These two people's lives are at stake with your decision.
Your husband came onto me.
I'm seeing someone else.
- Please come. - Who reported this?
Reporter Eun Seon Jae?
Why would he show off your crimes? Is he a psychopath or what?
- Precisely. - Is he a psychopath?