[ Characters, organizations, incidents, and situations in this drama are fictitious ]
[ Final Episode ]
Detective Jang.
- You need to see this. - What is it?
Teacher!
Where are you?
Hello?
Yes, Detective Jang.
[ Lee Sun Ho ]
Hey, Han Yoon Jin. Where are you going?
Why, why, why... don't you come to school?
Teacher, should I go there?
You're on your way too?
See you soon.
Detective Jang, we found her!
Where! What is it?
Over there!
[ Blue Cross, part 2 ]
I thought our visit...
was over.
I want to know the truth.
What is the identity...
of the body?
Is it...
my father?
Wrong question.
The corpse's identity does not change anything.
You shouldn't ask me questions.
You should ask...
yourself.
"What are you going to do?"
"What choice can you make?"
Did you...
kill my father?
Yes.
Look.
Nothing changed, right?
Even if I killed your father,
it just means I killed one more plus seven.
Eight, ten... nothing changes.
Will you add the death penalty on top of the death penalty?
I am already a dead man.
The law can neither punish me nor kill me.
What will you do now?
I killed your father.
You can do the same to me.
Just pick up that pen
and give it to me.
From there...
to here.
If you hand me that pen...
If I find the right artery...
you can kill me easily.
What will you do now?
It's just us two.
No officer on duty.
In your hands,
you've got a knife that can kill me.
Why can't you stab me with that?
What is it that makes Han Yoon Seo hesitate?
Is it the law?
The Hammurabi code says
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
A thief gets his hands cut off
and a murderer
pays back with his life.
According to Hammurabi,
it would not be a sin even if you killed me.
If not the law, what could it be?
Morals?
Ethic?
Is it the dignity of human life?
I killed seven innocent women
and even your father.
I might have taken even more lives.
Do I even have any human dignity left?
I'll die soon anyway.
Even if you killed me, it wouldn't damage human dignity.
So what is it?
If it's not the law nor ethics...
What is it that makes Han Yoon Seo hesitate right now?
Why can't you cross that line after all?
When they ask, what will you say?
When you meet your father, your little sister...
When they ask you, "Why didn't you kill Choi Chul Soo?"
What will you say?
Are you sure you can live with that question forever?
Answer me.
Answer.
Answer!
[ Prosecutor Bae Hong Tae ]
[ Autopsy Report ]
[ The sex is determined to be male ]
It was not your daughter's body.
Thank God.
Honey, it was not our daughter.
Yes.
If it is not our child, whose body is it?
I can't discuss that since it's a case under investigation.
Was it Han Yoon Seo?
The inspector from the HRC?
Was he someone related to her?
We do not deal with the law, but with human rights.
Our work is to find the
appropriate solution for the situation in front of us
and to execute that solution is our duty.
According to the plaintiff Choi Chul Soo's medical records,
it is true that there is a low possibility that he will stay alive.
However, ultimately this case
is not about medicine.
It is a case about a human being's rights.
One person's immovable rights.
Deciding to die where and how.
If the right to pursue happiness granted by the constitution
grants the right on how to live,
I think it must apply to dying as well.
The plaintiff Choi Chul Soo, cannot continue imprisonment due to his condition.
Criminal Procedure Law, Article 471, Term 1, Clause 1.
The same Article, Clause 2.
I believe this case meets the standards for reprieve.
[ Request for medical service by an inmate ]
According to Article 44 of National Human Rights Commission's code,
I strongly encourage
the plaintiff and the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office,
who has the authority in the matter, to discuss ordering a stay of execution.
Why me?
The Human Rights Commission ordered a stay of execution.
The prosecutor who went against the judge ordering the sentence.
Applies to you too.
But it's not like I'm the only prosecutor in this building.
Why me?
You used to work for the Human Rights Commission.
No one else wants to take it. Look it over.
Aigoo.
He should be executed right now. Why send him to a hospital?
Go to Sungjin Police and talk to the person in charge.
Get the Choi Chul Soo case file.
I heard something else happened.
Okay.
Excuse me.
Where is Detective Jang Dong Sik's desk?
Where did he go...
That's him.
Excuse me.
Detective Jang Dong Sik, right?
- Yes? - I am Prosecutor Bae Hong Tae.
I'm here for the Choi Chul Soo case.
I heard you were coming.
This way.
You know, by any chance...
Never mind.
Please save me, no!
Please don't kill me, please!
Ahjussi, please don't do this!
I want to go home.
- It's tough, huh? - Yes.
No thank you.
It's hard to believe a person can do that to another person.
Right.
Thank you.
By any chance...
do you know Inspector Han Yoon Seo?
- You know Yoon Seo? - Right?
I think I saw you when you were at the Commission last time.
I was wondering if I'm right.
How do you know her?
Her father was a sunbae of mine.
Oh, got it.
I heard that Han Yoon Seo's father was a cop.
So you work with him here?
No, not anymore.
Oh, he retired?
No, not like that.
There's a story.
Let's call it a day here.
I wanted to return this.
It seemed important to you.
I heard from Detective Jang.
About your father...
How old was your little sister?
Seventeen years old.
Same as our Ha Sun.
When we found out it wasn't our Ha Sun,
I didn't know whether to be happy about it or not.
While going through this...
my wife's condition has worsened.
Get hopeful, then despair.
No.
Maybe it's the opposite.
Perhaps it was despair, then hope.
Has the results come back?
Not yet.
It may not be your father.
I don't know...
what it is that I want.
If I want it to be my father...
For all of this to be over, or...
if I want to carry on the hope that he may still be
alive somewhere.
You feel like drowning, right?
You swim with all your strength
but you cannot move forward.
But there comes a moment...
you start to wonder...
if what you really want is to
get out of the water or just sink to the bottom.
I want to tell you time helps
and that it gets better...
That...
is not true.
Inspector.
You met him, right?
Can I ask you something?
Yes.
How could you work for that murderer?
I did not do the work for him.
I just did my job.
I am a doctor.
I've saved lives all my life.
But hypothetically...
if he was on my operating table,
I don't think I could be like you.
May I...
ask you something too?
If...
you had a chance to be alone with Choi Chul Soo,
what would you do?
I've imagined this countless times.
I would ask him where Ha Sun is.
He probably cannot answer.
Then...
I would take him there...
and kill him.
In the most painful way possible.
How about you, Inspector? What would you do?
He must have been someone's precious child.
Just like Ha Sun and your little sister...
Yoon Seo.
Why do you want to meet them?
I need to check on something. Something is off.
Yoon Seo...
Let's stop.
I got a call a few months after your father went missing.
They found something. They are sure this time.
This happened once before
but it was different.
They had something to link Choi Chul Soo to it.
That was the last of it.
Why dig through the past?
Yoon Jin is not coming back.
Your father...
Your father is not coming back.
Still.
I want to meet them. Just once.
[ The human rights of a murderer... ]
[ Choi Chul Soo, a serial killer... the human rights of a murderer... ]
While investigating Choi Chul Soo,
I saw what he did.
It was brutal.
If it were you...
what would you do?
If you were one of the victim's families,
would you forgive him
or take revenge?
Or...
I could never forgive.
Then how would you punish him?
The punishment by the law.
Do you believe it's true punishment?
Life is temporary anyway.
Would you just let him die? Or...
take it into your own hands?
I'm not sure.
To be honest, I'm not sure.
The cases that come into the Human Rights Commission...
The people who make those complaints
puts the decision in our hands
in order to lighten the guilt in their conscience.
Sometimes I think that.
What these people want
is not just a decision.
They want someone to save them
when they are deep in their dilemma.
In the end, the person who lives with the consequences
is the person who made the decision
and made the choice.
Do you think a stay of execution was the right call?
I'm not sure.
I don't think it is for me to decide.
I always feel judged.
But I do not regret
the choice I made.
I decided to accept the recommendation
for a reprieve for Choi Chul Soo.
In the next three months,
he will undergo treatment at the National Cancer Center.
A temporary reprieve will be executed.
I will also request an order for
a tracking ankle monitor.
- As you wish. - Yes, sir.
Thank you very much for giving me such assignments every time.
He felt like a deep hole. An empty hole. [ Choi Chul Soo's adoptive mother, Jung Soo Mi ]
We could not fill it in any way.
I felt like a deep part of his heart was empty.
One time...
he put a dog we had in the washer.
It was so scary.
I asked him why he did it.
He said everything else is too easy.
Ants or worms...
You can step on them to kill immediately.
A mouse dies in a mousetrap shortly. [ Choi Chul Soo's adoptive father, Lee Man Tae ]
He said nothing fought back.
Nothing begged him to spare them
or fought back to survive.
The dog, at least...
He saw such things when he was young, so...
What do you mean?
Don't you know how Chul Soo's biological father died?
No.
He was murdered.
In front of Chul Soo's eyes.
The person who killed his father...
was Chul Soo's mother.
It must be the real estate office.
We are emigrating next month.
We can't live here anymore.
By any chance...
do you know where his biological mother is?
Hello.
Are you here to see Detective Jang?
Yes.
He must be out. He's not picking up his phone.
He went into a meeting at the last minute.
It must be over any minute.
Would you wait for a moment?
Sure.
Teacher!
Are the results out?
Are you sure?
No. I will let the family know.
She waited for a long time.
It will be a big shock.
Execute Choi Chul Soo!
Execute the murderer!
We oppose the reprieve!
Choi Chul Soo is about to exit the prison.
As you see, the families of Choi Chul Soo's victims
have been protesting for his execution since the morning.
Choi Chul Soo will be out here soon.
The prison is prepared to deal with
any possible confrontation that may arise.
Inspector Han Yoon Seo from the HRC.
Did you get the results?
How was seeing Yoon Jin again?
I will kill you.
Inspector Han!
I will kill you!
I'm going to kill you!
What are you doing?
I'm going to kill you!
Let me go!
- Stop it! - Die!
Let go!
What are you doing right now? Huh?
Inspector Han.
Inspector Han!
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Yes.
This is Manager Kim from International Detective Agency.
I found the person you were looking for.
No to rights for murderers!
Choi Chul Soo is headed out right now.
How was seeing Yoon Jin again?
I'll kill you!
Let me go!
I'm going to kill you!
Excuse me.
Earlier I bumped into something
and I think I hurt my ribs.
You can't be here.
Yoon Jin.
What are you doing here?
Stop it.
I like you, Yoon Jin.
Yoon Jin.
What are you doing here?
Stop it.
I like you, Yoon Jin.
- Han Yoon Seo. - Go away.
- Han Yoon Jin. - Why?
Yoon Jin.
Han Yoon Seo.
How is she connected to Choi Chul Soo?
Are the victim and Han Yoon Seo...
related?
Then, it was not a coincidence
that Choi Chul Soo pointed to Inspector Han.
Yes.
What?
[ No signal ]
[ Failure to track signal ]
We are not getting a signal.
What?
How is that possible?
It maybe a simple mechanical error.
Please keep monitoring it.
Yes.
He could still be in the hospital.
Close the gates and search the hospital.
Detective Jang, check the security cameras.
Will do.
Geez, the vest I left there is missing.
- The vest? - Yes.
The lead vest for medical purposes.
I keep it for pregnant women to prevent radiation during X-rays.
That's why the ankle monitor...
He said he hurt his rib.
I left for a moment while the X-ray was being taken.
Is anything else missing?
A couple of tweezers.
- Tweezers? - Yes.
Before Choi Chul Soo was adopted,
his biological father Choi Young Kyu passed away
and his biological mother Jo Min Sun
is currently living at Chungsim Nursing Home.
[ Prosecutor Bae Hong Tae ]
You are a distant relative?
Jo Min Sun almost never has any visitors.
She has severe dementia, so she may not recognize you.
Okay.
There she is.
[ Department of Radiology ]
The call is not going through. You'll be connected to the voicemail.
Answer your phone! Come on!
The call is not going through.
[ Inspector Han Yoon Seo ]
Please press the star after your message.
Choi Chul Soo is missing.
Call me back as soon as you get this.
Your message has been saved.
Your hands are so pretty.
By any chance, do you remember...
your son?
I don't know.
I see.
I abandoned him.
Where I heard scenic sounds
under the elm tree.
Is he still waiting for me there?
Hello?
Why don't you answer your phone?
Choi Chul Soo is missing.
What do you mean?
We'll track the GPS on the missing hospital vehicle
and search all cars.
Inspector Han...
hello? Hello?
That was Inspector Han.
Choi Chul Soo's biological mother disappeared from the nursing home.
Hurry up.
I abandoned him.
Where I heard scenic sounds
under the elm tree.
Is he still waiting there?
But...
who are you?
[ 25 years ago ]
I told you I was stronger.
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
I won.
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
I'm bigger.
I like winning.
You won.
I'm so good at it.
Bring over the table.
Stop drinking.
When I tell you to bring it, bring it! S***!
Hey.
Are you sleeping?
I said are you sleeping?
I know you are awake, you bastard.
Don't wake him up. He's asleep.
Wake up, stop pretending!
Don't touch him.
Who do you think you are? Sticking your nose in...
Wake up! Hurry up!
Hey.
What are you doing?
You can't play with that. You'll get hurt.
I wish he were dead.
Where did you get those cuts?
Who did that to you?
Did your dad do that?
I wish he were dead.
Anyone home?
Good afternoon.
I got a report.
Can I ask a few questions?
Who the hell reported us?
Who did it?
I can't tell you that.
A married couple get into fights occasionally.
Where is your wife?
I don't know.
Got it. Have a nice day.
How about you, Mom?
I had some earlier. You eat it all.
Drink this, too.
Mom, come over here and look.
Hurry!
I did it.
What?
No, no!
I killed him.
I killed him. I did it.
I killed him.
I did it. I killed him.
No, I killed him.
I... I killed him.
No, no! [ Han Gwang Ho ]
I did it. I killed him. [ Han Gwang Ho ]
I killed him. I did it!
I killed him. I did it.
Do you still regret it?
Hey, Inspector Lee.
How's the investigation into the violation of victim rights?
Oh, I just have to interview the last witness.
- Finish it quickly and turn in the report. - Yes.
Sunbae. Something came for you.
What?
For you too, Dal Sook.
Thank you.
This is Choi Chul Soo.
I'm thinking about giving you
One last gift.
Ha Sun's body
[ 6 years ago ]
Was it here?
- Did you bring Yoon Jin here? - Right.
That's what happened to the Yoon Jin you abandoned.
You bastard, get up!
You f*cker!
If we keep doing this, we can't save her.
She's inside the concrete.
Die!
I won't save her.
I'll leave her to die like your daughter.
Thank you
for finding our daughter.
I heard.
Your father tried to save our Ha Sun.
Long time no see!
Hey.
What happened to the old security?
I'm new, so I don't know.
The security here never know anything.
Huh?
Hey!
What happened to you?
Hey, ahjussi!
Long time no see.
Jung Hwan got a job in the Human Rights Commission.
Really? Congratulations!
But why are you here?
They sent you back from the committee?
Don't even mention it.
The employees who buy alcohol with their lunch tickets.
I called them out
I got kicked out at the entrance.
That is a violation of human rights and discrimination.
Aigu.
If the President of the Commission is in today, let me see!
I haven't seen you in a while.
I'll hear you out in my office.
- What? - Let's go.
Yes, yes, yes.
Hello, sir.
- How have you been? - Good.
- Everything good? - Everything good.
You didn't get a haircut.
You only gave me 1,000 won.
With 1,000 won...
You could get a haircut and have 500 won left.
What are you talking about?
You don't have it in you.
- I think that's right. - Right.
Where is he?
- I don't know. - Alright, alright.
Look.
Huh?
- Look close and you will remember. - No.
You can't fool me twice.
Look. Where is he?
Look! Look, look, look!
- Where is he? - No, seriously, look!
Hey, hey, hey...
Hey!
A citizen is guaranteed their rights.
A country has the duty to protect those rights.
This case today is about two people's rights, no-
all of our rights.
we have to work for the benefit of the public,
It's difficult, but I think it's important.
As Private Jung's father said.
in order to prevent tragedies like Private Jung's case,
we need to reveal the truth.
We estimate that the cause of death occurred during the suppression process
but we cannot specifically pinpoint the actions.
I ask the Police Chief to launch an investigation.
An inspector does not judge hastily
nor do they condemn.
They only quietly investigate the truth and fill out the report.
I am an inspector.
♪ When I first met you ♪
♪ You were a little girl ♪
♪ A violet in your hair ♪
♪ You said to me with a smile ♪
♪ That you wanted to fly far away like a bird ♪