(All characters, organizations, places, cases, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
I'm sleepy.
What time is it?
I'm sorry. You can go back to sleep, son.
Go on.
So? What are you going to do?
I will take care of it. No need to worry about it.
No. You are acting strange these days.
Talk to me.
I will take care of it. Let's get out of here first.
Let's talk outside.
Just turn yourself in.
It is too dangerous.
We need to have our cards so they cannot mess with us.
Honey. Just trust me one more time.
It is all my fault. I need to fix this.
I know that you were trying to do the right thing.
- But... - I am trying to protect you...
and Young Goon.
Trust me.
Do not call anyone. Head to your mom's first thing in the morning.
Do not pick up anyone's call until I call you.
Was that Dad?
Yes.
Hyun Kyung.
It's me. Please open the door.
I thought you were asleep.
Jae Myung...
is in big trouble.
How did you unlock the door?
This is a big issue. Sorry to barge in.
He should have told me about it.
Did he call you?
No.
What is going on?
I think he took something from victims.
I can fix this now,
but there is no time to lose.
Is he not at home?
He is not picking up his phone.
Can I use your phone...
Get out of my house. Now.
Do not touch us.
I am just trying to help.
No one will get hurt if you change your mind.
I came here instead of anyone else.
Get out!
You are going to get Jae Myung killed.
You are the only one that can persuade him.
Where is he now?
Young Goon.
Get inside your room.
Hae Ryong. Please spare Young Goon.
Young Goon has nothing to do with this.
Young Goon.
My son.
Forget that you saw me.
Unless you want to end up like your mom.
I know you are there.
I trusted you,
and people got hurt.
I will make sure...
that you pay for your sins.
Mom.
Mom. Get up.
Mom! Mom!
Mom! Get up!
Mom! Mom! Get up!
(Episode 15)
Now everything is clear.
I remember everything.
Please, have some.
Thank you.
How long have you been working with him?
We're not in the same department.
Young Goon, let's talk outside.
I like it here.
Honey, could you buy us a bottle of beer?
Please.
Sure.
Turn yourself in.
You want to be a good father to your daughter, don't you?
You're not recording, are you?
I thought about dragging you somewhere...
and making you confess.
But a coerced confession isn't effective.
So I thought it'd be better to just kill you...
and came here.
But then, I saw Yoon Ji.
"You're my dad's friend, right?"
She greeted me.
I didn't want her to meet the same fate as mine.
I met your eldest daughter this afternoon.
Ji Won.
She didn't want to be seen as a scarred girl due to her past,
so she lived her life to the fullest.
So what does that make of you?
Ji Gil Soo.
He deserved to die.
The people...
who let that criminal out only after a year...
are the ones at fault.
My daughter's finger was cut off.
Would you have been able to hold back?
Then what about my mom?
I was wondering who visited me this late at night.
It was you?
What did you and Young Goon talk about?
We talked about that criminal Hae Ryong and I had caught.
The one who was found...
- at Sungil Eco Park... - Ji Gil Soo.
He asked me...
if I had broken his fingers during the arrest.
So I said yes.
Thank you.
Is that why you came all the way here?
What does he have to do with this case?
The reason why...
someone would turn into Turtle.
That was him.
- You were right. - I see.
Young Goon isn't home.
Hae Ryong isn't picking up either.
They must be together.
- Will he be all right? - He ought to be.
(Mail Arrival Notice, Kim Jae Myung)
That's why I spared you.
You had already seen my face,
so it wasn't an easy decision on my part.
How fascinating.
Go on.
Every time I saw you, I was afraid.
"Does he recognize me?"
"Is he doing that because he does?"
But I never laid a finger on you.
You should've just told me and let both of us die.
That would've been more convenient.
I shot Gang Wook...
to save you!
But still,
I couldn't kill you.
Your mother...
That was my mistake.
After that incident,
I only took care of those who were guilty.
Kim Gang Wook.
Park Chan Hee.
Jang Hae Ryong.
Aren't you all members of the Special Crime Squad?
Are you talking about the Turtle? It doesn't only exist in Seyang.
They're everywhere.
Had I known they were the Turtles,
would I have kept them close to me?
We can talk more in the interrogation room.
Young Goon!
I can't let...
my daughter live as a murderer's daughter.
You must know how I feel.
What about how I feel?
You destroyed my family,
yet you're still blabbering on about your family.
How do you think I feel?
I was just a tool!
I was so enraged after my daughter was harmed,
so I was willing to do anything they asked me to do!
You want to catch the higher-ups of Jang Society?
I'll help you.
I've been helping you up until now anyway.
I will compensate you...
for what you've lost.
Let's catch them together.
Young Goon.
Please give me... No.
Please give my family...
one chance.
Turn yourself in.
I can't do that.
You made a wise decision.
Now, I'll stop worrying about your kids...
and either kill you or put you behind bars.
I'm sorry for barging in today.
By the way, what was the humanity question about?
I was curious.
They were inhuman.
I wanted to know...
why they thought they were different from animals.
Ask yourself...
if you're truly a human.
Honey.
I'm fine. He's just young and full of passion.
Mr. Do, I've located Young Goon's vehicle.
It's parked near Mr. Jang's house.
Did you meet Hae Ryong?
Yes. You knew he was the murderer, right?
Not too long ago.
So why didn't you tell me?
Because I knew you'd confront him.
We have no evidence.
If you act rashly, we won't be able to catch him.
I'll call you later.
Hey...
Darn it!
(Messages)
(I'll bring him over right away, so keep the car running.)
Where is the car?
I don't know, you fool.
Over there!
("Little Red Riding Hood")
How did it go?
I thought you would wait for at least a day.
Isn't this unfair?
I'm headed there right now.
Just wait.
Kim Young Goon!
Go to your parents' house with Yoon Ji.
Stay there until I call you.
- What's going on? I... - Right now!
Come at me, you jerk!
You jerk!
Come on.
Chi Gwang.
Were you planning to claim it as self-defense...
and shoot Young Goon?
You were the one...
who picked up the phone, weren't you?
15 years ago.
That's why you left the Investigation Team.
Because you didn't want to see me anymore.
What are you going to charge me with?
"Charge"?
Jae Myung,
his wife, and Ji Gil Soo.
It was you, wasn't it?
You have no proof.
And they found the murderer to those cases.
Do you think the higher-ups...
will allow you to reinvestigate?
I'm trying to save you.
And you don't even deserve to be saved.
Young Goon. Put that gun down.
Move over.
Kim Young Goon!
If we don't kill him,
how are you going to arrest him?
We'll find the proof.
We'll find the proof and make him pay for what he did.
So put that gun down, Young Goon.
Sure.
I'm an officer who follows the laws and principles.
But him...
How are we going to punish him with those laws?
What kind of punishment will he receive to bring my family back?
It's not like we can turn back the past...
or because you're a police officer.
It's just for you, Young Goon.
Just shoot me.
Young Goon.
Do you think your parents...
would want you to kill him?
If you shoot him now,
your father will be perceived as the murderer who killed your mother.
And they will say Jang Hae Ryong died on duty.
Then it will all end without anyone finding out...
what kind of people your parents were.
If you don't shoot me now,
you'll never get revenge.
Young Goon.
If you shoot him, you'll only end up like us!
You... You didn't hurt anyone.
You're not like us!
My son.
And pick up your phone.
I didn't give anyone that number,
so it's going to be me if you get any calls.
All right. I'll be sure to pick up.
Good job, Young Goon.
We'll arrest that jerk...
and prove your father innocent.
We will.
(Seyang Police Station)
The people who attacked Young Goon...
were hired by a labor service company.
You know what kind of company it is, don't you?
I know the owner.
Did they say I ordered it?
No. They're saying that they were trying to steal money.
I guess it's because that would get them less time...
compared to attempted murder of the police officer.
That's only your assumption.
Why did you send away your family...
and mess up your house?
Kim Young Goon was in a hysterical state.
I told my family to leave because I was worried.
And the house...
Chi Gwang and Young Goon messed it up.
He's trying to provoke you.
I'm all right.
I only want to tell her that it's a lie.
Then I'll go with you.
Good job, Ms. Jo.
We'll take care of the rest.
We looked into your daughter's case.
Two fingers were cut off.
She got an emergency surgery, but it was covered up as an accident.
Who did that?
I did.
It wouldn't be good for her if the word got around.
Even the victims get blamed.
"Her fingers were cut off when she was young".
"A gangster did it".
How do you think she'd end up if she heard that?
So?
I tried to find the jerk who did that to her,
but I couldn't find him.
You found him and killed him.
Ji Gil Soo.
I couldn't find out who did it.
There's no proof that it was Ji Gil Soo.
"A quiet and desolate place."
What?
That's what Park Si Young said.
About the burial ground.
You killed Jang Hyung Koo, didn't you?
What are you talking about?
Unlike the other victims who were killed by Turtle,
Mr. Jang's skull was broken from a blow in the head.
And his thumb was intact.
He was also fully dressed and buried hastily.
Next to Ji Gil Soo, too.
Who else could it be?
You were the one who started burying people there,
so you would know better.
I know nothing of it.
Deputy Commissioner Park told me...
that you killed Jae Myung's wife.
So tell me.
If not, you'll be betrayed once again.
I told you. I know nothing.
Did Deputy Commissioner Park really say that?
I'm sorry that I couldn't tell you.
What else have you not told me?
Nothing.
This is just the beginning.
It was an emergency arrest, so he'll be let go soon.
You said he covered up his daughter's case, right?
Who was the officer in charge?
He's retired and is at a sanitarium.
He doesn't even recognize his own children.
You said his daughter got her fingers stitched up, right?
Yes.
I'm sure he didn't have enough money to pay for that.
I had lent him money for his monthly rent.
- Ms. Jo. - Yes?
Please find out how he paid for her surgery.
I'll ask the hospital.
Lawyer Han.
We do have evidence.
The evidence Kim Gang Wook took after tormenting you...
hasn't been found yet.
Don't you think he would've gotten rid of it?
No, police officers have a habit of storing all evidence.
I'm sure someone of Jang Society has it.
But we don't know who it is.
Deputy Commissioner Park would. Shall I call him?
You should go home and get some sleep.
You should change the dressing too.
Do that.
Okay.
Don't worry.
I'll catch him.
I just stopped by on my way home.
You haven't changed the dressing yet, right?
I was going to do it tomorrow.
Ms. Jo will be coming soon.
I'd like to do it myself, but I'm not that dexterous.
In my case,
having company comforted me a lot.
I hope it could help you too.
Thank you.
Sit down.
The hospital said...
the surgery was paid with a credit card.
And the card owner was Park Jin Woo.
Good work.
I'll get going now.
- Mr. Do. - Yes?
I'm going to stop by Young Goon's place.
Would you like to tag along?
- Lawyer Han is there as well. - No, thanks.
I'm going to meet with Deputy Commissioner Park.
On his way from the hospital to prison,
we decided to meet.
Right now?
It's getting late. You should head out.
Goodbye, then.
(Shipping Delivery Tracking)
(Mail Arrival Notice, Kim Jae Myung)
Even if you offered wild ginseng,
I won't take it.
Suit yourself, then.
You paid for Hae Ryong's daughter's...
hospital fees, right?
Right.
During that time,
Hae Ryong was struggling a lot.
You paid for the hospital fees and convinced him.
And you're the one who stopped the investigation into Ji Gil Soo,
who harmed his daughter, right?
"He'll only be imprisoned for 10 years at maximum."
"After that, he'll be discharged."
"What if he harms your daughter again?"
"What will you do then?"
Is this how you convinced him?
You're right.
"What will you do then?"
"You'll always keep his date of discharge in mind..."
"and live in fear."
"You'll never know when that lunatic will come again."
"Will you live in fear every time she goes to school..."
"or meets her friends?"
You're right. They free criminals too easily these days.
- Yes. - The higher-ups...
don't know what's going on down there.
They have no idea how miserable the victims' lives can get.
But we, the police, know very well.
This is the only occupation where we meet the victims in person.
Prosecutors and judges only meet the assailants at court,
but we see the victims at the scene of the crime.
And we empathize with them.
At times, doing so may blind you with fury.
You witness too many harsh incidents.
Is that why you created Turtle?
The police were not properly operated by a few elites.
They probably needed someone else to do the dirty work.
That's why you convinced Hae Ryong who was blinded by fury...
and turned him into a murderer.
Can you determine what's right from what's wrong?
You killed Officer Jang Hyung Koo, didn't you?
The day he died, he was with Kim Jae Myung.
You know that as well.
There were others who knew that those two were meeting.
It was me and you, Park Jin Woo, who used to be a constable...
and then became the leader of the Inspection Squad.
You told me to keep an eye on those two.
You killed him...
and buried him next...
to Ji Gil Soo.
Then you told Park Chan Hee about the place,
and the question about humanity.
Why did you do that?
Because people...
get scared...
when they are asked a question that they cannot understand.
Then why named Turtle?
Once the turtle bites something, it never lets it go.
Unless you cut its head, it rarely dies too.
How many police officers are in therapy?
Do you think Turtle is only in Seyang?
A lot of talents are out there to become Turtle.
Working as a police officer is very stressful.
They all have this yearning to be right.
Whose blood is it?
The traitor.
No need to worry. He is a criminal.
The ledger in your golf bag.
Everything else is fine,
but I could not find any names of Jang Society.
Did you erase everything?
Jang Society.
("Jang Society")
Without any names on that ledger,
you would not be able to catch anyone, Chi Gwang.
(Commissioner Yeom)
- Are you still have Park Jin Woo? - Yes.
Wrap it up quickly and send him.
As of tomorrow, he will be investigated without arrest.
It was just decided.
Goodness.
Are you two going to have blowfish soup together?
Commissioner Yeom...
wants me to let you go.
I was not joking...
when I told you that you can do the investigation that you want.
You can still...
join us.
You need to be careful.
Even if it looks like they are helping you,
what will happen if something goes wrong?
Turtle might go after you to bite your finger.
That is not possible.
Let me ask you something when you are sober.
Who is the boss of Jang Society?
Someone you know.
Someone I know?
I am going to say this one more time.
Do not forget your medication before you go to bed.
- I will get going. - Sure.
Right. Mr. Do said you should rest tomorrow morning...
and come in late.
So please sleep and try to eat something.
I said I got it.
- Drive home safe. - Goodnight.
I wish I could stay longer.
She left it behind.
I was going to give...
Can I come in?
You got out early.
Life doesn't always go as planned.
Why are you here?
I am sorry, Young Goon.
I know it is my fault.
I just got settled. But when you came to my house,
I was too scared.
That is why I asked the guys for help.
Do you think I will be persuaded...
when you barge in and try to convince me like this?
I came to apologize.
Let's bring down...
that Jang Society together.
If you make up you mind,
Do Chi Gwang would accept it.
For society, it is better to catch people like that...
than catch people like me.
Why should I care about society?
You are the one who killed my mom.
I took my risks to be here.
What risks?
If I am on your side,
what do you think they are going to do?
They can always cut my finger and kill me.
Still, I am here...
to help you.
Then turn yourself in.
Then we will catch Jang Society together.
Too bad.
That was going to get both of us alive.
If I kill you now,
I cannot prove my dad's innocence. That's why I let you live.
Now, be thankful and get lost.
Goodness!
Don't be surprised. I am not a ghost.
Are you okay, Young Goon?
Why did he come here?
Here you go.
Jae Sik.
- Yes? - Here.
Can you take a photo of it and ask Ms. Jo to dust for prints?
Lawyer Han, this...
Do not touch it.
Yes, ma'am.
Young Goon, are you all right? Did you get hurt?
No, I just...
All right.
I heard Deputy Commissioner Park was released.
Yes.
So the weapon was here.
I know what was cut up with this.
There's a thumb in my office.
I called them,
and it's not Kim Young Goon nor Ms. Jo.
I guess it's not you, either.
Since they're doing something like this,
it means they're desperate.
Be careful, Mr. Do.
If they're after one of us,
it's going to be you.
If they're desperate,
they could do anything.
The Director of Investigation has changed his mind.
He says you can reveal his mistress if you want to.
He says he'll just quit.
I guess he has something worse.
Then what about the investigation?
We can't say that there isn't any private group now.
We'll have to arrest those we can.
Then why was Deputy Commissioner Park released?
(Yeom Dong Sook)
If we keep him in jail,
things will only get complicated.
He has a lot of information, but his retirement is coming up.
They don't want to have to take the risk,
so they want to release Deputy Commissioner Park.
You may go now.
- Mr. Do. - Yes?
The thumb belongs to the president of Koryo Cleaning.
I called them,
and they said they've lost contact since he went fishing yesterday.
Report him missing...
and tell them to search the fishing spot.
But we found three more unknown blood samples on the nipper.
Who could it be? We caught Turtle.
That means there are more.
- Hello? - It's me, Park Jin Woo.
Where are you? Are you out?
I was just released.
Do you want to catch the murderer...
and prove your father innocent?
I can help you with that. I have the evidence.
Young Goon! You have mail.
I left a note, saying to come and pick it up. Didn't you see it?
I'll pick it up later.
It was sent to someone called Kim Jae Myung.
Did they get the wrong address?
(Seyang Savings Bank)
(To Kim Jae Myung)
(Expiration of Deposit Safe)
(Seyang Police Station)
My father rented a deposit safe 15 years ago.
The day my mother died.
He had the safe for 15 years.
This came because they didn't get the rent money this year.
(Expiration of Deposit Safe)
Go to the bank with Lawyer Han.
You're the only inheritor,
so you'll be qualified to open it.
Yes, sir.
Deputy Commissioner Park called me.
He said he has the evidence to arrest Mr. Jang.
At what costs?
I didn't ask.
In case I get tempted.
I'll talk to him.
You go take care of the safe.
Yes, sir.
Kim Jae Myung, who rented the safe, has passed away,
and Kim Young Goon here is the only inheritor.
All right. One moment, please.
Take your time to check.
Okay.
(To my son Young Goon)
What are you doing here?
I missed you, so I was waiting for you.
Do you have anything to say?
I was an inspector for 15 years,
and I witnessed all kinds of corrupted officers.
But the Jang Society...
seems odd.
- How? - Things have come this far,
but they're not trying to stop the arrest.
Even those who got arrested...
said they were given instructions through spam messages,
but no one is saying they gave the instructions.
Maybe only the useless ones were arrested.
But you...
were released so easily.
By even mentioning that there are more Turtles.
- So? - So...
I thought about who the boss of Jang Society could be.
A person who could start Jang Society in early 2000.
A person who can hang around with police elites.
Someone that I know.
To my son, Young Goon.
I did not mean to start something in the beginning.
A group of police who were devastated to see criminals...
getting released from loopholes in the current system,
formed a group to loosely share information...
and collaborate on some illegal investigation.
We called it Jang Society because we joked that...
we should just be merchants if anything went wrong.
That Jang Society...
was made by me.
You think I am the boss?
No.
You started as a mere constable.
This.
What about this?
In the photo, Jae Myung...
is the only one who is not smiling when everyone else is.
So?
Now that I think about it,
it was strange how our team won became the best investigation team.
All those cases we took...
went too easily.
That is when everything started to go wrong.
We caught all those bad people...
that were just released,
everyone turned their backs against the truth.
Jang Society was started by...
a Police University graduate, Kim Jae Myung.
That was why he was acting so strange.
He was the one who started it.
Why did you do that?
Come on. Hurry up!
Come on! Hurry!
Move.
Can you take a photo?
What are you doing here?
- Come here. - Join us.
- Hold on. - Come here.
Come.
- Can you pose for us? - Look at the camera!
- Look at the camera. - This way!
- Should we pose? - Sure.
Here we go.
Should we say "Good luck" on the count of three?
- Good luck? - 1, 2, 3!
- Good luck! - Good luck!
(From Jang Hyung Koo)
(Meet me in an alley.)
This is Officer Jang's car.
Yes.
I came here as soon as I got this text,
but all I saw was this car.
What are you talking about?
You received a text from Hyung Koo who had gone missing,
but you came alone?
Jae Myung.
Be honest with me. What is going on?
What did you and Hyung Koo talk about on that day?
And why is this car here?
How did you know I was here?
Did you follow me?
Everyone is suspecting you.
Just talk to us.
You can just tell everyone the truth!
Did you...
really do it?
You fell for it too.
What are you talking about?
I will take care of it. Just hang in there.
And then, you set him up.
Why did you do that?
We can start anything, from a commission to politics.
I will have your back like the old days.
Why did you do it?
Why did you have to catch him by manipulating evidence?
Because I thought...
he killed Officer Jang.
Jae Myung!
Darn it.
If you walk away like this, I have no choice but to report you!
You cannot walk away like this!
Jae Myung!
Jae Myung! Stop!
Why did you kill Officer Jang?
Kim Jae Myung.
What is the point of locking the criminals up?
They would come out soon and commit the same crime.
I created everything.
Everyone...
looked down on me.
Jin Woo.
Let's talk.
Our cases these days...
are too easy.
Every case has a witness and proof, just in time.
You know Ji Gil Soo? A guy Hae Ryong caught.
He went missing after he got out.
Doesn't it make a better society...
if Ji Gil Soo goes missing?
Is Jae Myung...
behind this...
missing criminals?
It is not Jae Myung.
I am doing it.
I just cannot stand it anymore.
You? Someone who used to be a constable?
And not Jae Myung?
I have gathered a lot of good policemen.
You should join us.
We need someone who is credible and fair.
You must be out of your mind.
We do not need to talk any longer. Turn yourself in, Jin Woo.
Or I will report you.
Come on!
I knew it when you applied to be a police executive...
and transferred to Internal Affairs.
This is why we look down on many constables.
You even quit being a constable.
Hyung Koo.
I created a system to manage criminals.
I only eliminated those who deserve to be gone.
I have done nothing for myself.
You killed Officer Jang because he looked down on you.
"A small sacrifice to prevent bigger crimes".
Is that what justice is to you?
What about you?
I never thought what I do is righteous.
I am just trying to prevent crimes...
so that even a small sacrifice is not made.
And everything that happened because of me.
I am trying to take care of it.
Young Goon.
If you're seeing this,
it must mean something happened to me.
From now on,
don't think of anything else but yourself,
and I hope you do as you wish.
I hope that I can come home...
and tell you this over dinner tonight.
Lastly,
I will leave this original copy of the ledger to you.
I don't know if...
this will help you or put you in danger,
but I hope you use it wisely.
(WATCHER)
About Mr. Do,
he seemed to be at risk.
It's up to you to decide.
I'm sure you know that you won't be able to catch...
the members of Jang Society with just this.
Let's end this here.
I never thought of myself as righteous.
It's just the bad police officers.
I only catch the bad police officers.