BLOCKED CALL
Hello?
Reporter Kim Mun-ho.
Who is this?
I'm sure you've heard of Healer.
I heard you don't speak with clients directly.
I know.
I don't usually do this, but this is so urgent
that I had to ask you in person.
I'll compensate you for your troubles.
I could give you a coupon that allows you to hire
the best messenger free of charge.
Let's hear your question first.
We can negotiate afterward.
There is a picture in that box.
You know those five people, don't you?
I do.
Do you know what happened to those people
in February of 1992?
I know
as much as I saw.
What is your price for telling me about them?
Will you show me your face?
I'm sorry, but that's...
Park Bong-su.
I found this phone in that reporter's jacket.
This model is pretty rare so I remember it well.
It's Chae Yeong-sin's, isn't it?
She lost it in the elevator incident
and the only people who were there were the one who caused it
and Healer.
Park Bong-su.
I need to see that face of yours again.
Will you show me?
Those are my terms.
Show me your face,
and I'll tell you everything you want to know.
I actually grew fond of Someday News.
It's a shame I'll have to leave.
Okay then, shall we begin?
Which of the five do you want to know about?
The man on the far left.
The one wearing red.
Seo Jun-seok?
Do you know
what he did
in 1992?
Do you know
about Unknown Island?
-What? -No one knows its real name
or where it is,
hence the name.
Look.
I'm showing you my face which means I'm very serious.
So...
It's Unknown Island!
Please
continue.
Not long ago,
my sister-in-law called me.
Someone broke into her house.
She was shocked because he looked so much like her old friend.
I'm sure she remembers much better than I do
for time has stopped for her
since 1992.
I get it now.
You look so alike.
You're a night messenger whose anonymity is your life.
But you want to know so much about this man, Seo Jun-seok,
that you were willing to expose your face.
You have his eyes.
Seo Jeong-hu.
Are you Jeong-hu?
Jeong-hu! Jeong-hu, play with me.
Jeong-hu.
Jeong-hu, let's play.
Stop running around.
If you keep running, I won't let you into this island.
It's Unknown Island!
That's what it's called because no one knows
its real name or where it is.
-Can we go in? -Not yet.
What is this place?
-Unknown Island! -Unknown Island!
Where is this island?
-No one knows! -No one knows!
What is its name?
-Unknown Island! -Unknown Island!
What? I said no one knows its name.
So, who wants to go into this island?
-Me! -Me too!
You have to play quietly in there, okay?
If you're loud, pirates will come for you.
-Okay. -All right.
Whenever the gang got together,
they drank or talked all night long.
So it was always my job to babysit you guys.
-Do you want a drink? -I don't drink with anyone.
We were actually quite close.
You keep saying "you guys."
Was that me
and some girl? She was
about my age and...
Yes, Gil-han had a daughter.
-What happened to her? -She died.
She died in 1992.
So many people died that year.
Where do you want to start?
Who was the person my dad killed?
-No one told you? -No.
I don't know many people. So, who was it?
Who is the man
people say my dad killed?
It was Oh Gil-han.
Yes, he was one of the five friends.
He killed...
a friend?
But you're asking the wrong questions.
Your dad was only
a murder suspect, not a murderer.
Do you know the difference?
I do. I went through it myself.
But he died before he could
clear his name.
So from since then,
your dad has been only
a murder suspect.
Do you want to clear his name?
Is that why you came to me?
He said he'll work with me to clear my dad's name.
He said he'll help.
So?
I plan to continue working at Someday News as Park Bong-su.
That's what he suggested.
I don't like the idea.
I've never liked Kim Mun-ho.
You know how he is.
He can make up believable lies at the drop of a hat.
I don't like that you showed your face to someone like that.
He said he played with me when I was little.
I think I remember it too.
Let me ask this.
Why the sudden interest
in clearing your dad's name?
Will your dad send you a thank you card from heaven?
Will it come in the mail?
-Well... -Well, what?
I want to tell her.
I want to tell Chae Yeong-sin
that I'm actually a thief.
But I can't say my dad was a murderer.
That's completely different.
You want to tell whom, what?
You said so yourself that
if a girl would go to a deserted island with me,
then I can date her.
I think I can tell Yeong-sin about
who I am, and ask if she'd go with me.
She'll initially beat me up for lying to her.
She'll probably kick and punch me.
That I can take.
I'm sure
she'll get over it though.
That's how she is.
She'll sing some strange song and do some weird dance,
and then she'll be fine.
Ms. Jo, are you still there?
I know what you're thinking.
"Healer is done for.
I'd better find a replacement. How annoying."
I get it,
but it's just until I clear my dad's name.
I just have a bad feeling about this.
Something keeps nagging at me.
So please watch my back for a little bit more.
I'll be more careful, okay?
Ms. Jo?
THIS IS CHAE YEONG-SIN
-Yeong-sin! -Oh my gosh.
Something big happened!
What is it?
-Didn't you get the call? -What call?
Hwang Je-guk killed himself.
-The Hwang Je-guk? -Yes, him.
He'd never do that.
You're kidding, right? Come on. Really?
Wait for me!
Our Someday News website has been down since 11 p.m.
How is it still not fixed?
Bullshit! Who investigates like that?
Since when were they so diligent?
There will be a photo-line. Get as close as possible.
Ask questions when you see an opening.
But I don't know what to ask.
-Write this down. -Sure.
Bong-su, what's going on?
Apparently, Hwang Je-guk killed himself.
Could it because of me?
It couldn't be, right? Hey.
What's up with him?
-We're heading out. -We're heading out.
The server hosting company keeps making excuses
and pushing it off.
It's absurd that they still can't handle the traffic.
What if we get our own server?
There's no point. Outsiders could still get to it.
What are our options?
We can find a server outside the country.
Let's do that. We'll move our server.
Now?
-Chae Yeong-sin. -Yes?
Is Joo Yeon-hui still staying with you?
Yes, she's at my house.
Hwang Je-guk's suicide note mentioned her.
Reporters must be looking for her.
Get an exclusive interview first,
and then get her out of there.
Interview her and then get her out. Roger.
Bong-su.
-Jong-su. -Yes?
Go with Yeong-sin. Take your camera.
Yes.
But...
-Park Bong-su. -Yes?
Get ready. You're coming with me.
Yes, sir. I'll get ready right away.
What the...
Hey, Bong-su.
Are you avoiding me?
Don't tell me it's because of
what we talked about at your secret spot.
-Yeong-sin. -Yes, let's talk it out.
I don't like it being awkward between us.
Would you please move out of my way?
-What? -You see, I need to go,
but you're leaning on my bag.
Right.
Thanks.
Hey.
Don't you want to talk to me?
I don't.
Let's go.
Aren't you coming?
I should have noticed it sooner.
There is no way that would have happened.
I should have suspected it when I heard the name "Healer."
Well, it's a common username on online gaming sites.
I met your mother once.
It was very difficult to find her.
She told me you were studying abroad.
Are you going to keep doing this?
You know, acting close.
If I ask how you became a night messenger--
I wouldn't answer, Mr. Kim.
You used to call me "Uncle."
Don't you remember?
I hate people talking to me
when I'm eating, sleeping or driving.
Well,
it's infuriating.
This is the junkyard our family ran.
It was like the hangout for the five friends.
They ran a pirate radio broadcast.
It was brave of them because it was a time
when you could get arrested for saying the wrong things.
Do you know much about those times?
I don't, and
I don't care.
So let's cut to the chase.
Over there.
That's where they'd gather.
Your dad was always fixing something.
Gil-han and Myeong-hui were always
writing the script for the next broadcast or laughing.
That's what I remember.
They were laughing, affectionate and warm.
So just when
was that?
-It was in 1981. -In 1981?
Do you plan on telling me everything
from 1981 to when my dad died in 1992?
Let's not do that.
Don't you know how it feels
to be glad to see an old friend or
want to know how they've been doing?
Should I?
Do you have any friends?
Do you have anyone to ask if you have friends?
I still
don't trust you, boss.
You paid a night messenger like me to get information on someone,
and then buy the company she works at.
You stay by her side and are friendly with her,
but you won't tell her anything.
What game were you playing when you searched for her?
That's what I'd like to ask.
But it's my policy not to pry,
so I'll just leave it.
You should stop too.
Why do you care about my friends?
It's gone now,
but there was an office over there.
My brother ran the place after inheriting it.
And that day in 1992,
Gil-han and Jun-seok came to see him.
-Hi, guys. -They were well-known reporters by then.
Gil-han wrote the articles,
and your dad Jun-seok took the photos.
They published many exclusives.
This intel is foolproof.
The slush fund will be moved via car tomorrow.
We're going to see who it is delivered to.
Seeing it isn't enough.
I will take photos of the transaction and win an award for them.
So we came to borrow a car. We'll need a decent one.
There will be a car chase.
You've seen it in the movies, right?
Seriously,
how is everything fun for you?
Isn't it fun? It is for me.
Is a car all you need?
Of course not.
It'll be a sappy melodrama
-if you're not behind the wheel. -Stop that. It isn't funny.
Isn't it? A sappy car chase...
A car chase. C as in camera?
The next morning,
the three of them took off in a car
with my brother behind the wheel.
And that day,
Gil-han died and your dad was arrested
for supposedly killing him.
What about the third person?
Your brother.
He was the witness to that murder.
What we need to find is
Jun-seok's testimony from that day.
I'm sure he told the police what happened
over and over during the investigation.
But?
I tried various routes, but I kept hitting a dead end.
The police wouldn't show me his testimony
and the autopsy report disappeared.
This is everything I have gathered. Take it.
-Be careful. -Sure.
I couldn't trust you either.
I've been betrayed many times before.
People I hired would switch sides on me the next day.
So,
I told the police
that Healer would be near Chae Yeong-sin.
-So I'm sure-- -Yes, I saw.
They've been following Yeong-sin around.
Anyway, may I go home early today, boss?
I have a lot to investigate.
Sure.
What? Are you done already?
That was quick.
It was ridiculously quick.
Hwang Je-guk's autopsy report is already out.
The analysis of the drug they think he used is out too.
"It's the same as the one that killed Ko Seong-cheol.
See? The train ticket is here too.
So Hwang Je-guk killed Ko Seong-cheol."
The end.
Are you telling me that the case is closed?
Yes, it's closed and sealed.
What a load of crap.
Should I congratulate you for closing the case
so quickly?
Please don't. Anyway, that's not all.
Hwang Je-guk's suicide note is like the Giving Tree.
The suicide note...
The suicide note named several people.
Assemblyman Kim Ui-chan was one of them.
It said how they received sexual bribes and what-not.
Healer must have
joined forces with people very high up.
People who can easily clear him of murder.
Wait, are you saying that Healer did this?
It's been five years.
That's how long that scoundrel
has been making a fool of me like this.
IDENTIFICATION CARD, PARK BONG-SU
Jeguk Construction's President Hwang was
found dead in his house in Gangnam-gu
by one of his guards.
A drug and suicide note were found with the body.
The note describes how he provided sexual bribes to
high officials and obtained special treatment.
The police is forming a special task force to investigate...
Yes, thank you.
Dad, Yeon-hui is ready.
It looks like the case between
you and Hwang Je-guk will be dropped.
The issue now is Kim Ui-chan's response.
Yeon-hui, don't worry and go stay in Sokcho.
The owner's son almost went to prison,
but Chi-su took care of it pretty much for free.
They will take very good care of you.
If by any chance they don't, call right away.
Call me.
I'll run right over and teach them some manners...
Why don't you know when to stop?
I stopped.
Let's go. I'll take you to the bus terminal.
-Mr. Chae. -Please,
let's not do goodbyes.
I'm not good at them.
Thank you.
Sure.
I don't like goodbyes either.
So, let's just say we did it and...
Gosh.
I'll never forget you.
You better not.
You never know when I'll show up to collect your debt.
Welcome.
What would you like?
I can make you regular coffee but
if you want something else...
Chae Yeong-sin is here, right?
Pardon?
I heard she came this way.
-Come in. -Thank you.
-Please, have a seat. -Thank you.
This is new.
A cafe and lawyer's office in one.
One is my dad's job, and the other is his hobby.
So, Hwang Je-guk is dead.
I know. I was shocked too.
While your father works his day job,
does he secretly record consultations with his clients?
Of course not. No.
Here's a camera.
And if you don't want a blind spot,
somewhere here would be good. Right, here's one.
That's two.
Who the hell put something like this in our...
Have you never seen these before?
Why are you here?
How did you know about these?
You know Healer, don't you?
Someone informed me that
Healer would be in your vicinity.
Don't you know him?
I know Healer. He's the night messenger.
I heard he's very expensive and that no one has
ever seen him.
Important videos disappeared from Hwang Je-guk's house.
Then Someday News aired those very videos.
And then Hwang Je-guk died.
Amazing, no?
Which part?
I know it was Healer who got the videos
from Hwang Je-guk's house.
So I think perhaps he's the one
who killed Hwang Je-guk too.
I heard Healer doesn't hurt people.
I think your information is outdated.
We think he's the suspect in two murders.
But what is more amazing is that
Hwang Je-guk confessed to
the murder that we suspect Healer of.
He said so in his suicide note when no one asked.
-So? -Excuse me?
You're a reporter, so think about it.
Perhaps someone forced him
to write that suicide note and fed him the words.
Or maybe someone else wrote it for him.
Those are my theories.
Let's take a look.
What's this?
This looks like Kim Mun-ho's notes.
Here are newspaper articles.
SUSPECT HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE
And what's this?
Healer.
These are names of policemen, prosecutors, detectives,
and other people who worked on the case.
You got an email.
Actually, it arrived quite some time ago,
but I was contemplating something.
Look, I can't take on anything until I finish this.
So please be a little understanding.
The sender is cys at someday.
-Read it to me. -You want me to read it?
Since when did I ever read the emails? What is it?
Subject. "I am Chae Yeong-sin."
"I don't know what I need to do"
or how much it costs to hire Healer."
Wait, stop. Stop.
I'll read it. I'll read it, so forward it to me.
You, who seem like you're mine, when you aren't
Me, who seems like I'm yours, when I'm not
Shoot.
I AM CHAE YEONG-SIN
I don't even know
whether this email will reach Healer,
but I am writing anyway.
I am Chae Yeong-sin.
I need to meet you.
If you tell me not to look at you, I'll cover my eyes.
If you tell me not to speak,
I won't make a sound.
All I want is to know that
if I want it this badly, you'll do as I ask
and come to me, and watch me
from behind somewhere.
That is all I want. So...
I'm sort of asking you out on a date.
Will you accept my offer?
So, what will you do?
Will you go on that date?
Please don't.
You said so yourself that you won't get involved with her
until you clear your dad's name.
She says she'll cover her eyes.
She says I don't have to say a word.
What kind of an idiotic date is that?
What? What's wrong with it?
Let me be blunt.
Chae Yeong-sin is a good catch objectively speaking.
Her father has a good job and she has a solid one too.
Her personality is fine, even though she gets crazy at times.
Looks? She's attractive.
What are you babbling about? I'm--
Shut it and let me finish.
Someone like her can easily find a nice, handsome guy
with a good, secure job.
Someone who'd adore her and care for her all her life
while moving to bigger homes
and establishing good retirement plans.
There are plenty of guys who can do that for her.
But you've never shown her your face
and can't tell her your name.
All you can do is ask her to go to a deserted island.
So why are you doing this to her?
Fine then, I'll show her.
I can show her my face.
You little mutt.
If she sees Healer's face
but doesn't tell the police,
she becomes an accessory.
Want me to recite the Penal Code for you?
So, Healer...
Don't do it.
Leave her alone.
But she asked.
I should at least respond...
at the very least.
The informant is very worried for your safety.
It would be easier for me
to just tail you and watch quietly
in order to catch Healer.
But I'm worried.
I'm the expert on Healer.
He has no morals, or a sense of justice or loyalty.
He just works with whoever pays him more.
And now, he has begun to kill people.
He's scary.
It's so cold.
This is what you do on a date.
First, you need to walk together.
Walk side by side and laugh and talk.
While you walk, you should argue once in a while too.
After the walk, you'll get hungry.
So you eat.
"What should we get?" "I want this."
"No, I want that."
"Hey, why do you always insist on what you want?"
"I do not."
It wouldn't be a date without a movie.
I bet you don't like crowded places.
So what about a late-night movie?
The theater will be empty and dark.
What kind of movies do you like?
We don't even have to sit together
as long as we watch a same movie.
This Friday night,
I'll wait for you at the cinema.
How long should I wait?
Welcome, Chae Yeong-sin.
What kind of movies do you like?
Classics to new releases.
Comedy, romance, action.
Just say the word.
Let's see.
What about the longest movie?
I have a car waiting in front of the cinema.
He'll take her home safely.
So
now that you responded to her request, what...
Mr. Kim Mun-sik.
Assemblyman Kim.
What brings you here unannounced?
You think I don't know what's going on?
You're throwing me under the bus to take my spot.
How long have you been planning this?
Kim Mun-ho, your brother,
talks like a communist on the outside,
but I see he actually does your dirty work.
You used your brother to trip me up
while you sweet-talked Boss behind my back.
You vicious piece of trash!
Let go!
Where do you think you're going?
The assemblyman is upset. Let him rest somewhere.
Make sure to show him out.
I am Kim Ui-chan!
You think I'll go down this easily? Not a chance!
Boss isn't the type to fall for your antics!
You can't even imagine the loyalty
I've shown him over the years!
Let go of me, you idiots! Let go!
There is a message from Healer.
He says he heard the news,
and will destroy the video as promised.
Destroy it? Shouldn't we receive it?
According to him,
the sample that he showed you was all he had.
He apologized for conning you.
We won't know if that's true until we check.
I must have Healer.
It won't be easy.
Since we framed him for murder--
Find a way.
He's under contract with Mun-ho, correct?
That's what we deduced.
As we've always done in the past,
we'll do whatever we can to bring him to my side.
If he rejects, you get rid of him.
Yes, sir.
So your wife...
She went to meet Jun-seok's wife.
So you told her?
We don't know what the wife will tell her.
My wife wanted to see her.
She rarely asks me for anything,
so I had to let her go.
Have some tea.
Thank you.
Please, look at me.
I can't. How could I?
Maybe I shouldn't have asked you to see me.
How did you find me?
I was trying so hard to hide.
I still keep the photo of the five of us by my bed.
I couldn't do that
if I suspected Jun-seok even for a moment.
I know that's what you believe,
and I appreciate you saying that.
But others aren't like you.
They say he killed his friend and committed suicide.
Who am I to fight against that?
-Please... -They say my husband killed yours.
So you shouldn't come here, saying you missed me.
What do you want me to do?
I saw a young man who looked a lot like Jun-seok,
so it made me think of you.
I know you left for Jeong-hu's sake.
You didn't want people pointing fingers at him,
so you left your young son.
I lost a child too.
I wanted to hold your hand and talk to you.
We used to be close.
-Myeong-hui. -Yes?
I didn't want
Jeong-hu being called a murderer's son.
But no,
that wasn't all there was to it.
Back then, I did everything I possibly could
to clear Jun-seok's name.
But he came and told me
not to do anything
unless I wanted Jeong-hu to get hurt.
Who did?
Who said such a thing?
The man you live with.
I assumed you knew about it.
Good morning!
Where is everyone?
I don't know. I'm too busy.
I think I work way too much
for what little I get paid for.
People take it for granted because I don't complain.
I guess you really need to complain every so often.
-Chief. -The chief is busy.
Where is everyone?
They received assignments and ran out.
Everyone except one who was 25 minutes late.
Bong-su too?
Bong-su?
The boss gave him a secret assignment.
That's so weird.
You felt it too, right? They're strangely close.
Why? Why are they close?
They're completely different and have
nothing in common.
You're really hyper today.
Good. Split the search term articles with me. Okay?
Hey, Yeong-sin.
Why that inconsiderate little...
Seriously?
Based on my research, the Prosecutors' Office
should have your dad's records.
It's from the 90s, so it should be kept on paper.
I doubt you're planning to get it legitimately.
Shouldn't you go at night?
It's tougher at night because security is tighter.
Let's try what we usually do first.
I'll search the database. You look for a way in.
Hello.
-Are you headed to Archives? -Yes.
Can you take these too?
Oh no. I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
No, Son Heung-min scored 12 goals with Hamburg.
He only scored 10 with Leverkusen.
That's right. Hamburg. I keep getting confused.
This way. Careful.
ARCHIVES
Seo Jun-seok. Case number 92-8273
First, look for cases from 1992.
CASE FILES
CASE FILE
It's empty?
No police reports, witness statements, nothing?
It's as I expected.
They moved it already.
So, if someone moved it, that means
I need to find out who that was.
I have a few ideas,
but I'm not sure which one it was.
So I'll have to find out.
What do you intend to do?
I intend to do it well.
Jeong-hu.
What will you do?
You said they show case files
to family members, right?
Have you lost your mind?
I'm immediate family.
My dad's immediate family.
You've lost your mind.
He has lost it completely...
IDENTIFICATION CARD, SEO JEONG-HU
RECEPTION
MURDER
Are you Seo Jeong-hu?
Yes, that's me.
CASE DATABASE
SEO JUN-SEOK
RESTRICTED DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION MUST BE VERIFIED
Yes? What is it?
Please hold.
Sir.
Someone asked to access Seo Jun-seok's case file.
Who?
It's Seo Jun-seok's son.
How should we proceed?
Are you Seo Jeong-hu?
-Is this it? -Yes.
Half pork and half kimchi dumplings, right?
You have to reimburse me this time!
He better not try to sneak his way out of it again.
Haven't I brought him enough dumplings?
Reporter Chae Yeong-sin?
-Yes? -I'm Kim Mun-sik.
I am Reporter Kim Mun-ho's brother.
Then Jeil News'--
I've heard a lot about you.
Hello.
You're Seo Jun-seok's son, correct?
I've seen this face before.
Why didn't you tell me who Yeong-sin was?
Because I have to protect her.
I like Yeong-sin.
Don't tell me to run away.
How dare you meet her.
How could you not tremble or fall to your knees?
Did you bring Seo Jeong-hu?
What did you people do?
What did you do to us?
Healer, where are you?