(Episode 8)
What time is it?
It's 7:20pm.
Great work.
- Is everything all right? - Yes.
- Please guard her well. - Sure.
- Please. - Sure.
- Keep up the good work. - Okay.
It's the seven o'clock of horror.
It's not like we can come by every single day.
What should we do?
We need to take turns and come by...
at least until she gets discharged.
All right.
We'll check on her by day and night.
I'll check in often too.
Yes, Joon Young?
I thought you might be worried.
Mi Jin is safe. Nothing happened.
I'm glad nothing happened.
Thanks for letting me know.
If you have some time tomorrow,
let's meet up.
- Tomorrow? - Yes.
I have to give you something.
Okay.
I'm sorry, but may I check your ID?
I was already cleared over there.
I'm sorry. Please cooperate.
You're checking IDs more often than usual.
Hey!
Hey, Do Kyung.
You cannot make your rounds between 6:00pm to 8:00pm...
starting today.
- What? - Please make your rounds...
before and after those hours.
I mean,
how can you tell us not to make our rounds?
You can't do this without prior consent.
- What's wrong? - We can't make rounds...
between 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
What? Why?
We were just told to do so.
It may be a nuisance, but please cooperate...
for a little while longer.
I guess the culprit...
may come by and take her or something.
Yes.
Thank you for your concern.
Anyway, I need to make the round,
- so please move. - I can't.
Is this the culprit?
Yes.
I thought he would look frightening.
But he's handsome.
Why would such a handsome man want to kill a girl?
Hello?
It's been a long time.
Who is this?
That hurts.
I thought you missed me...
since you even drew a portrait of mine.
Where are you?
Don't tell me you're looking for me right now.
Why are you doing this?
Why are you trying to kill Mi Jin?
What about you?
Why are you trying to save a girl whom you only met once?
Is it because of Joon Young?
There must be a reason why you called me.
Seeing how you're avoiding the question, I must be right.
What do you want from me?
There's only one thing...
I want from you.
I want you to see the truth...
with that power of yours.
You can look forward to it.
You'll see it soon.
Who was that?
- Yes? - Where are you?
Can you talk?
I dropped by my house.
I had a few things to pack. What is it?
I'm sorry. I didn't want to bother you.
But I wanted to check with you on what to do...
with that Jo Pil Doo special.
- We should release it. - Really?
I don't know what kind of scumbag the culprit is,
but it all started from Jo Pil Doo,
so we ought to.
Jo Pil Doo requested for a stay of execution,
but it was turned down.
And the majority of the public believes that he should receive...
the death penalty.
Isn't this enough for him to feel rebellious?
This is the title.
"Killer of Midnight's Copycat?"
"Is Jo Pil Doo behind It?"
I'll release it then.
Okay.
Are you really going to release it?
This is today's news.
The attempted murder case...
that recently happened in Bongnae-dong...
had a similar MO to that of Jo Pil Doo's,
and the culprit was deemed his copycat.
Jo Pil Doo, who's currently incarcerated,
has been mentioned regarding this case.
"Killer of Midnight's Copycat?"
"Is Jo Pil Doo behind It?"
This is the title of the article released by Hana Daily.
This article claimed...
how the MO for this case...
was exactly the same as that of Jo Pil Doo's.
It claimed that he was behind it.
Jo Pil Doo, the Killer of Midnight,
is currently incarcerated at Joongang Penitentiary.
We will let you know...
how he's related to this case...
and the identity of the culprit once we find out.
Gosh, people don't change, do they?
Didn't he previously blame himself...
for making his daughter go through all that?
I can't believe he released a fake article.
Goodness.
Darn it.
("Killer of Midnight's Copycat? Is Jo Pil Doo behind It?")
(Reporter: Lee Jun Hee)
Here's the next news.
Jo Pil Doo, who is incarcerated, is being investigated...
for being the mastermind...
behind the abduction and attempted murder...
of a female student in Bongnae-dong on the 16th.
This has caused a stir.
Jo Pil Doo was convicted of burying and murdering...
seven females students and was given the death sentence.
He's currently incarcerated at Joongang Penitentiary.
Judging by the similarities between this recent case...
and Jo Pil Doo's,
the police claimed that he was behind it.
Reporter Kim Jin Soo will fill you in with the details.
(Seoul Joongang Police Station)
Su Hyun, are the results out?
Yes.
It said the DNA was already registered,
so I used the identification code.
It was a match with Jo Pil Doo's.
What do you mean?
Why would Jo Pil Doo's DNA be there?
There's more.
The footprint was made...
by the same sneakers as that of his 20 years ago.
You made a mistake, right?
How could someone who is in the prison bury her?
Exactly. It made no sense, so I looked into it.
But on the day of her abduction, Jo Pill Doo had gone out.
What?
Since he was in the last stages of lung cancer,
they allowed him to go to a hospital.
I'll only know the details once I visit the hospital.
I'll go. I need to check this for myself.
Thanks.
I'll be back.
Okay.
Let me go with you.
(Hair that was found in the coffin, Analyzed by the NISI)
What? Jo Pil Doo's DNA was found in the coffin?
Yes.
On the day of the abduction,
Jo Pil Doo had left the penitentiary for a medical checkup.
Don't let anyone else know.
Sir?
The investigation is still ongoing.
Tell them you can't answer their questions.
Don't let anyone know until I tell you to.
Yes, sir.
The government needs to execute Jo Pil Doo!
- Execute him! - Execute him!
Bring our children back!
- Bring them back! - Bring them back!
Jo Pil Doo needs to pay with his life!
- He needs to pay! - He needs to pay!
- Execute him... - No!
You may not enter!
- It's me. - Hey.
The protest could get quite violent, so drive close to our vehicle.
Okay.
Bring my kid back!
- Hello. - Execute him.
Did you see how your article made headlines...
from the early morning?
Yes, I did. That's why I called.
You know those photos you took during his inspection?
It'd be nice to include them in our follow-up article.
That'll make it more realistic.
Exactly. We need that.
We can ingrain in the people's minds...
that Jo Pil Doo is definitely involved in this case.
Okay?
By the way, Det. Seo is here as well.
What?
Det. Seo is at the penitentiary?
Why is she there?
Han Kyu.
Make sure you mention that the Crime Division requested...
to meet with Jo Pil Doo.
Emphasize that the police are suspicious of him...
and are looking into it.
Okay? All right.
Mom, you got a text from Dad.
Really?
Honey, could you get my wallet from my car in the third basement?
I have to pay the hospital bills but forgot my wallet.
Why can't he go himself?
Hold on.
(Wife)
Keep talking.
Right, the title.
Your dad never stops ignoring my calls.
Go on. A policeman is guarding this room anyway.
Okay. I won't take long.
Okay.
I'm sorry, but I need to pay the hospital bills.
Could you make sure she's safe?
Don't worry, ma'am.
Thank you.
On the 15th?
Yes, he was treated outside prison.
He needed medical treatment,
so he stayed in the hospital for two days.
- Ma'am. - Please help me.
- Are you all right? - Goodness.
- What just happened? - Oh, no.
Are you all right?
- Oh, no. - Goodness.
"The seventh victim who was buried alive..."
"was miraculously rescued."
There was a survivor?
But she died later on...
at the hospital.
Jo Pil Doo wasn't the culprit.
- Who... - I'm Detective Seo Joon Young...
from Crime Division One of Seoul Joongang Police Station.
I'm investigating an abduction...
and attempted murder case of Lee Mi Jin.
It wasn't me.
I told you before.
I didn't do it.
Then, why are you staying in there for 20 years?
I've been here for 20 years?
Quit playing, Jo Pil Doo.
In 1999, my father, Seo Dong Chul, died...
on the factory site...
of Seyeon Chemicals because of you.
Joon Young.
Why did you...
kill my dad?
I'm sorry.
That's right. I'm sure you remember me.
January 31, 1997, Jeon Young Mi.
February 17, Choi Bo Yeon.
March 9, Lee Hye Na.
Jeon Ye Sol, Lee Young Jin, Song Ha Young, and Hong Mi Na.
You killed all of them.
Fine!
I killed them.
On January 31, 1997,
I abducted Jeon Young Mi who was coming home from school...
and buried her in a construction site...
at Yeongmun Intersection.
On February 17, I abducted Choi Bo Yeon who was coming...
out of a ballet academy...
and buried her in a construction site for Chaeseok Building.
On March 9, it was raining.
I abducted the girl who was coming out of the ballet academy.
When I struck her in the back, she passed out.
I buried her in a construction site at Bogun Building.
How could he recite the statement he wrote 20 years ago?
I came out after finishing three bowls of rice wine.
I ran into Hong Mi Na in an alley.
After abducting her in the alley,
I buried her in a construction site of a factory for Seyeon Chemicals.
I killed them!
- I thought Hong Mi Na was dead. - He's not reciting them...
from experience.
- When she survived, - This is what he memorized.
I found her in the hospital.
On October 30, I made sure she was dead!
I killed them!
Come here.
- Let go of me. - Come.
- Jo Pil Doo. - Let go of me.
Did you really kill this girl, Lee Mi Jin?
Jo Pil Doo!
Why do you think I'm doing this?
What do you want from me?
I want you to see the truth with that power of yours.
This is...
what he wanted.
Did you really kill this girl, Lee Mi Jin?
Jo Pil Doo!
Ms. Seo.
He didn't...
kill these girls.
What are you talking about?
Jo Pil Doo didn't kill them?
I saw the face of the seventh victim from a news article.
But the culprit I saw...
wasn't him.
Then,
for 20 years,
Jo Pil Doo has been framed and wrongfully locked up in prison?
This is what he wanted.
Seeing the truth with my own eyes.
But...
how did he know that you would be here?
Mi Jin's death...
changed again.
I wanted to believe that it was a miracle...
and that her strong will to save the girl...
changed fate.
But it was a warning from a murderer.
A warning...
that one's death can change.
The time of death...
changed from 7:00pm to 4:00pm.
If that was today...
- Take the files. - Yes.
Wait.
Yes?
This is Detective Seo Joon Young.
Please check on Mi Jin.
Okay.
Mi Jin.
Doctor!
Mi Jin.
- What's going on? - What's happening?
What happened?
Mi Jin.
- Mi Jin. - No.
Mi Jin.
Hello?
- Mi Jin. - We have an emergency.
We have an emergency.
Report to Room 307.
- Call the doctor. - Mi Jin.
Hello?
- Let's go now. - Okay.
(A heartwarming word can bring a smile.)
Mr. Kim, I'll stop the reporters.
Let's take my car.
Jo Pil Doo needs to pay with his life!
- Did something happen? - He needs to pay!
Jo Pil Doo needs to...
Mi Jin. No, Mi Jin.
No.
Wait. Mi Jin.
How's Mi Jin?
I think...
Lee Mi Jin is dead.
Seal off the hospital now.
- Pardon? - The culprit is probably...
still in the hospital.
Can you describe how the culprit looked again?
A male in his mid-30s, who's over 180cm tall.
He dressed as a medical staff and contacted her.
He had white sneakers on,
and there should be a wound right above his left arm.
One second.
He may have changed into normal clothes already.
Make sure you catch him before he gets out.
All agents, listen up.
Ms. Lee Mi Jin has died.
The culprit is still in the hospital.
The suspect is a male in his 30s who's over 180cm tall.
He has a scratch right above his left arm.
He has white sneakers on.
Although he contacted her disguised as medical staff,
he may have changed into regular clothes already.
I repeat. Ms. Lee Mi Jin has died.
The culprit is still in the hospital.
Shut down all entrances and exits in the hospital,
and gather all potential suspects to the lobby right now.
Are you blocking this off?
- No one can use it right now. - We have to go now.
No one is allowed to leave the building now.
What's going on?
You cannot leave right now.
Sir?
I'm sorry. There has been a murder at the hospital.
Please step out of the vehicle.
No. No, it can't be.
Mi Jin. Mi Jin...
No, Mi Jin. No.
No, Mi Jin.
Mi Jin.
No. No, it can't be.
No. No.
- What's going on? - We need to through.
No.
No, Mi Jin.
Right here.
He's the culprit?
Yes.
Why? Do you know him?
Yes.
But he's...
Thank you.
Thank you...
for rescuing the girl,
Mi Jin.
How do you know him?
He's a medical examiner of NISI.
A medical examiner?
Yes.
What? You shut down the hospital?
What are you talking about?
Mi Jin...
was murdered.
Mr. Kim saw how Mi Jin's death was changed.
They thought he wouldn't be able to leave the hospital,
so Joon Young gave an emergency order.
And we will soon receive the culprit's composite sketch...
through the fax.
- What? - Mr. Kim...
seems to have prepared this with an external party's help.
He thinks we should conduct an open investigation in case he escapes.
What should we do?
Let's go there.
Let's decide after we see what's going on.
Yes, sir.
This is huge.
What's huge?
Do you remember the girl in room 307?
The girl who was on TV.
- On TV? - The girl who was buried.
She was just killed.
- What? - There are police everywhere...
looking for the culprit and everything.
Does that mean the murderer is in here?
That's probably why they shut the building down.
What about the people here? Who knows?
He might kill another person.
He's the key suspect.
He's over 180cm tall.
Please share his characteristics.
Why do you look at me like that?
How in the world do I die...
that you would look at me like that?
Try losing someone you deem the most precious.
Then you'll come to understand.
This is an emergency. May I have his cell phone number?
Thank you.
You said you'll protect her.
You said you'll guard her!
What... What did you do while she was getting killed?
What were you doing?
I'm sorry.
ID, please.
You saw it yesterday. I'm a medical examiner.
I heard there was a murder.
You still can't pass without an ID.
My Mi Jin.
Mi Jin...
Please bring her back.
Sir.
My Mi Jin...
- Hello? - This is Detective Seo Joon Young.
What is it? I can't believe you called.
Where are you?
At a hospital.
At a hospital?
Are you on the third floor of Joongang Hospital?
Yes.
How did you know?
Wait there. I'm coming up.
You said you'll protect her.
You said you'll protect her!
You said you'll protect her.
Bring her back. Bring Mi Jin back!
Bring her back.
If I hadn't told him how he'll die back then,
how would it have been?
It felt as if...
my prediction came back as a curse.
(The Game: Towards Zero)
What do you really want?
If I tell you, will you make it happen?
Well, Seo Joon Young.
Don't you lay a finger on her. I'll kill you.
Are you saying my death could change?
Sounds interesting.
Do you think you'll be any different?
Try losing someone you deem the most precious.
Then you'll come to understand.
You'll never find Seo Joon Young.