(Episode 24)
What on earth happened in this room?
- Soo Yeon. - Yes?
Swab the bloodstains, and get the stuff in this room.
Okay.
- Detective Kang. - Yes?
Check the computer over there.
It's bitcoin again.
- Again? - What?
You know what bitcoin is, right? That has become a problem lately.
We are instructed to check the computers...
for suicide and unknown cases.
Yesterday, the rate plummeted. It was a huge scandal.
How many times were we dispatched because of bitcoin cases yesterday?
3 cases for vandalism. 2 disputes between drunk people.
Five gangster cases.
I bet he was infuriated yesterday.
That's possible.
70 percent of the assailants for abuse are live-in family members.
And 4 people out of 10 are...
the sons.
It's obvious what happened here.
I didn't find anything.
Gosh! It's a rat. A rat!
Why is there a rat here?
Move.
Did you find anything?
Yes.
- You scared me. - What are you doing?
- It died not too long ago. - Is that so?
- Hey, wrap this up. - Okay.
- What? This? - You're taking that?
What are you doing? It's just a dead rat.
- Please don't joke about that. - What are you doing? Bag it.
The quarantine headquarters take care of dead animals.
Just bag it.
Hey, that...
We're going to investigate the son. Why would you...
I don't care about the living. But a dead rat is a different story.
It's the right call to suspect the son who's alive now.
He lost all of his money and tried to get the insurance money.
There you go again with your novel.
But it sucks. It has no twists.
This.
You scared me! Why? Why are you giving it to me?
Chain of custody.
The police have to take the evidence.
(It's a way to assure there are no changes in the initial evidence.)
It's not like I can call an ambulance for rats.
- A cooler would be perfect. - What?
- He said to put it in the cooler. - Wait.
- This... - Hey!
It died with its eyes open. It must've been upset. Look at this.
Hey!
- Mr. Kang, wait for me. - Hey!
Here you go.
- Thank you for your cooperation. - No problem.
(From Soo Ho)
Exhibit 18 from the scene.
It's a dead rat.
Exhibit what? A dead rat?
It was found dead under the table at Yeom Sang Goo's house.
It's a rat. A rat. Do you think there's a cake inside?
So what do you want us to do with it?
Swab its fur, please.
Dr. Baek wants us to test all the dust and dirt in the fur...
for its substance.
He's unstoppable.
Please carry on.
Go.
What's this?
What is it? Is it your first time seeing a dead rat?
"To Stella with love."
"From Protector Cha"?
Yes, enjoy the cake. Cake...
The rat...
Stella.
No, no!
Please. Stella!
Don't look!
No, Stella. Don't look. Don't open it. No.
Stella, I'm sorry.
I made a mistake.
This is a surprise, right?
No, this was supposed to go to the other room, but...
Fantastic.
What? "Fantastic"?
Stella, isn't this disgusting? This is a dead rat.
Don't look at that. It's not good for you. Don't look at it.
I received a dead rat after breaking up with my ex.
"Ex"? Ex as in...
- your ex-boyfriend? - Some guys are like that.
Love hurts.
Anyway,
good job. You kept this fresh and safe.
Okay. Thanks.
Put this back in. I must take it back.
This is from me.
The tie we found at the victim's house.
I found a lot of epidermal cells on the tie.
Most of the cells belong to the victim himself,
but I found some that belong to Yeom Dae Sik who lived with him.
The son tied it.
I'll notify the Prosecutors' Office.
(Yeom Dae Sik, Yeom Sang Goo's second son)
From the tie in the master bedroom,
we found your DNA.
It proves that you tied him up.
There were a lot of bloodstains in your room.
Did you abuse your dad in that room?
We'll have the analysis report from the NFS soon.
So I advise you to confess.
I did tie my dad up.
He had dementia.
Dementia?
It's been about six months.
It got worse.
He often disappeared.
He always went out on rainy days. He caused trouble too.
I had no choice.
But I don't understand how you could tie up your own dad.
Did you tie him up all day long?
Let's see if you won't do the same after nursing such a patient.
It was really hard for me.
Why didn't you ask your brother and sister for help?
I did.
But no one cared.
Then it should've ended with only tying him up.
Why did you hit him?
Didn't you assault him as well?
Your room was covered in blood.
And that's how you got the wounds on your hands.
You also went through treatment for anger management.
I checked the treatment record.
You can't control your emotions when you get angry. Is that it?
And your condition worsened recently.
Should I tell you why?
(Recent Transactions)
The record of your last month's transactions for virtual money.
You put in the living expenses that your brother sent you,
but it became useless.
Why is it a problem for me to use my own money?
You never flinched...
when I mentioned your dad, brother, and sister.
But you became emotional...
when I mentioned virtual money.
I guess you are angrier about losing virtual money...
than sitting in here...
as a suspect who murdered your father.
Prosecutor Eun.
- I have a favor to ask. - What is it?
May I use a cell phone?
Just for five seconds. Please?
Darn it. Let me see the darned phone!
Let me see a phone!
Why can't I see a darned phone?
- Calm down. - I need to see a phone!
The bloodstains found in your room.
We'll soon find out whose blood that is.
- Take him outside. - What did I do?
All I've done is...
What's going on with Dae Sik?
We're investigating the case right now.
When did you last see your father?
Well, it's...
(Yeom Dae Chul, 43 years old, Yeom Sang Goo's eldest son)
Do you not remember?
I asked him for help when my business was suffering,
but he flat out said no.
That was five years ago.
I didn't see him ever since.
Not even once?
No.
But I've done all I should as his son.
I continuously sent him 800 dollars a month.
I see.
Dae Sik was...
my father-in-law's favorite because he had him late.
That's why he had a weird personality.
He sat around doing nothing after he got discharged.
You must have thought he was pathetic.
To be honest, we were very disappointed.
We had a tough time making a living,
but we always had to do all the difficult things...
while Dae Sik sat around doing nothing.
I heard your husband didn't visited him in years.
What about you?
Have you recently seen your father or Yeom Dae Sik?
If my husband didn't see them,
there's no reason for a daughter-in-law to.
We had no time to pay attention.
I had to take up a part-time job to make ends meet.
I knew Dae Sik would do this.
(Yeom Ji Sook, 38 years old, Yeom Sang Goo's daughter)
He lived off of our dad,
and he never became a man of his own.
Do you think your brother did this?
How can he...
tie him up like that...
and beat him?
My goodness.
This really breaks my heart.
Then why didn't you do anything before he died?
It's been...
five years since I got divorced.
I couldn't face my dad after my marriage failed.
Don't you think I've done well as his daughter...
to make a living on my own?
Excuse me, Prosecutor Eun.
Take a look at this.
Yeom Dae Sik's dad's burial is tomorrow.
He asked me to temporarily suspend his confinement...
to let him go to the burial. What should I do?
Is that tomorrow?
Well, I guess he wants to see him off...
since they lived together for long.
Goodness. Why did he abuse him while they lived together?
You can let him go if he agrees to go with a police officer.
Sure.
I'll ask Lieutenant Cha to accompany him.
Excuse me.
All of your guests only gave us 50-dollar bills.
Quantity over quality.
See? I got the most envelopes.
That's great-aunt.
This is for me.
This isn't yours. It's mine.
Goodness.
Let's see.
Since she gave me 300 dollars,
you can take 100.
What? Give me half of that.
You never had to deal with her.
This is mine.
Fine, you can have that.
I'm sure it's one of your friends who'd come and leave...
just 10 dollars in a funeral.
Honey.
Isn't this the company you used to go to?
You're right.
I didn't even call them. How did they know?
What? Five dollars?
My goodness.
They probably got this mixed up with a 50-dollar bill.
Goodness. I can't believe this nonsense.
You. How dare you come here?
That crazy...
You crazy idiot. What if someone sees you?
Dae Sik.
They're so embarrassing.
What? Get out of here.
He got permission to come.
I hate that kid.
Goodness.
Let's go, Detective Cha.
Let's go.
It took some time to check all the bloodstains.
I only found his blood.
What do we do now? They arrested him.
Goodness. How can this be?
I was 100-percent sure that he was murdered.
You can't be 100-percent sure.
Only 0.3 percent of all deaths in a year are caused by murder.
Then did he die naturally?
We need to do a biopsy.
Prepare a slide of his heart cell.
Okay.
(A Death of a Man in His 70s)
Prosecutor Eun, have you been free lately?
This isn't a criminal case.
Why are you obsessing over an old man who died?
I found circumstances of abuse by his youngest son.
The bloodstains found...
in the suspect's room all turned out to be his own.
- You can't prove his assault. - But...
they picked and chose funeral halls to hide the cause of his death...
and fabricated his death certificate as well.
They did that to get insurance money.
- Exactly. - Yes.
They did something that absurd...
to get some more money.
They're a dysfunctional family. However,
they aren't murderers.
Things are hectic after Prosecutor Kang resigned.
Can we please keep it low until we have his replacement?
Conclude this case without an indictment,
and let go of his son immediately.
Let's not cause more problems with an unreasonable investigation.
(A Death of a Man in His 70s)
- Yes. - Why did you do that?
- Why do you blame me? - Okay.
I got it.
- What did I do? - Hey, Dae Chul.
- Yes? - It's the Prosecutor's Office.
Dae Sik has been acquitted.
- They're letting him go. - What?
Then is the investigation over?
Of course.
Everything is over, so we need to be quick.
Okay.
Ji Sook. Hey.
Here.
The insurance money for my dad's death will be...
approved now, right?
Oh, didn't you know?
Once an autopsy is under way,
we need the autopsy result before we pay out...
any insurance money.
I can't believe you.
We brought you that death certificate.
I apologize, but that's our policy.
Then what about the coverage?
If the cause of his death is a heart attack,
you can get extra coverage.
Then how much do we get in total?
In total...
You'll get 300,000 dollars for his death,
then extra 100,000 dollars for a death with heart attack.
You can get up to 400,000 dollars.
I heard that man's assault couldn't be proved.
Was this a case with natural death, which you hate?
- A natural death? - We don't know yet.
Can I keep this?
Do you know what it is?
Someone's heart muscles 400 times enlarged.
And I also see some dead muscles, infection, and even hemorrhage.
Is this a heart attack?
You can even read that?
Pathology is my second major.
What do you want to do with that?
It's a perfect design for a scarf.
Doctor Baek.
Jin Dol just had kids. Six pups.
Oh, my gosh. Can I go see them?
But the pups had...
rice gruel with medicine I made for Jin Dol.
I'm not sure if I should take them to a hospital.
Poor doggies. Which medicine did you give them?
Virbac calci delice?
- Do you want to go and see? - Okay.
Where is the rat?
We have an emergency.
You can't come down here.
Move. Where's the director?
- Get the director. - What are you doing?
- Calm down. - Give us our dad!
I'm sorry you had to see me at my worst.
You could've taken a longer break.
Will you be okay?
Yes. I'm fine.
Is this it?
Here you are.
I apologize. They're a victim's relatives.
Okay.
Have a seat.
When can we get our father's autopsy report?
The thing is, we don't have a conclusion yet.
The medical examiner...
I looked into it.
You can tell if it was a heart attack...
from a heart muscle tissue biopsy.
Why are you stalling?
The person who did the autopsy. Is he here?
I must see him right now.
We lodged a complaint online...
and left a message on the Blue House's website.
We won't let you off lightly.
We'll sue you as well.
- Go and bring Dr. Baek. - Yes, sir.
We're ready for the autopsy.
Loupe.
Current time, 7:57am.
We'll begin the autopsy. Scalpel.
- Send to Toxicology. - Okay.
Toxicology?
Must I repeat myself?
Okay.
Forceps.
That's all trash.
- They're omnivorous. - I know. So they eat rat poison.
Let's just do the autopsy.
Are you kidding me? A full toxicology report on a rat?
Oh my. This isn't National Geographic.
- It's evidence. - What if you get nothing?
What if there's rat poison?
If a rat dies of rat poison, is that a poisoning or a natural death?
If it's unrelated to the case, I'll pay for the tests. Now go.
It'll cost you.
The old man's family is causing a nuisance, so what...
What are you doing?
Can't you see? It's an autopsy.
We found it dead outside Yeom Sang Goo's home.
Dead animals aren't within our jurisdiction.
If this causes a problem later...
I'll take the blame. Get out.
You're crazy.
What's going on?
- Gosh. - What are you doing?
- Darn. - Did you cut open a rat?
What about the family that's screaming for a report?
Tell them to wait.
Toxicology tests take an hour. Can't they wait that long?
You got something?
I have the rat's toxicology report which was never done here before.
- And? - Mickey Mouse...
went on a hunt into the sea.
What?
The body...
I mean, the dead rat went hunting in the sea.
Who let the rats out?
What are you talking about? A hunt?
In the sea?
Fugu. Blowfish.
What?
Blowfish poison. Also called tetrodotoxin.
This rat ingested poison.
Poor rat. Who killed you?
Are you saying the rat was poisoned?
And...
it wasn't just the rat that went blowfish hunting.
(Tetrodotoxin, positive)
Yeom Sang Goo tagged along.
How long are they making us busy people wait?
How long must we wait?
Kim Hyo Jin, you work at a blowfish sashimi restaurant.
Yes. So what?
Kim Hyo Jin, as per Article 250 Clause 2 of the Penal Code,
you're under arrest for the parricide of Yeom Sang Goo.
What are you doing? What are you talking about?
See for yourself. Let's go.
Honey. Was it really you?
Did you really do it?
How could you? How dare you kill our father?
How could you do such a thing?
How could you?
You did that, and you call yourself human?
(Partners for Justice)
(Sudden Death: Unexpected death in a short period)
Your blowfish restaurant sells these.
We found traces of it in Yeom Sang Goo's blood.
You said you hadn't seen him in over five years.
You lied.
Will you tell me what happened?
A month or so ago,
I went to see him out of desperation.
(A month before Yeom's death, May 18, 2:18pm)
Father, we're about to lose everything...
and end up on the streets.
This house is worth much more now.
We'll sell it for a good price and find you a nicer place to stay.
Father.
I have no money. I have nothing.
Just this once.
Help us out just this one time, Father.
We could all die.
Please.
I said we could die, but he didn't bat an eyelid.
I couldn't stand him.
So...
you took the poisoned pellets?
We handed them out...
to our VIP customers.
How does this cure cancer?
It contains poison. It could kill.
It doesn't cure cancer.
I took a few of these once.
I almost died myself.
If an old person takes this, it could really kill.
- You bet. - Let's be careful.
Old people?
(A week before Yeom's death, June 11, 10:39pm)
I was furious,
and I couldn't sleep.
So I got the idea.
They said it wouldn't kill.
So I just...
Father.
We sorted out our financial situation.
You needn't worry.
They say this is really good for you.
It was hard to get.
Make sure you take it.
I didn't think...
he'd suddenly die a week later.
Yeom Sang Goo had dementia.
What?
What do you mean?
He was demented?
When you saw him,
I bet he was unable to make sense of the situation.
I really had no idea.
I swear.
Even if you did, would that have changed anything?
It wasn't just me.
Ji Sook and my husband...
Everyone had gone mad.
Everyone wondered when that old geezer would die...
and why he was still breathing.
Everyone was waiting for him to die.
It wasn't just me.
Kim Hyo Jin confessed that she stole tetrodotoxin...
from the restaurant and confessed to the act.
Here's the analysis report of tetrodotoxin for Yeom Sang Goo.
(Toxic Substance Report)
- So what? - That's not the cause of death.
He didn't take a lethal dose.
What?
(Partners for Justice)
If this isn't it either, what would've caused the shock?
I'm trying to figure that out with the pork skin.
For the past five years, his son and daughter didn't contact him.
They came to visit their father, and their father died the next day.
Gosh, this one looks fun.
I won't be bored. That's for sure.
Hold on. I don't think you can untie that just like that.
Then why don't you move it?
Gosh, you're really bad-tempered.