01x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

[siren wailing]

-[officer] Please step back.
-[officer 2] You can't take pictures.

-Please step back. No photos.
-Step back, please!

Get back. Ma'am…

-Control the crowd outside.
-Yeah, we just called for backup.

Make sure you get the witnesses' contacts.

So, ma'am, did you get a good look…

[camera shutter clicking]

[Dongwoo] You're the
case prosecutor, right?

Is this the main reason
you chose Yoon Gilho?

Because it's just easier to frame
an undocumented man

and close the case, isn't it?

Why don't you tell me who you are first?

It looks like you're the one
meddling with my case.

I'm Captain Kang Dongwoo from Gangnam SIU.

I was escorting a Gangnam
missing persons suspect

when your people shot him.

[scoffs] That's ridiculous.

Why would we intentionally k*ll
a potential suspect?

You saw what those b*stards did, though?

They were sh**ting at a dying man!
That's not intentional?

Can you prove Captain Ju gave the order?

I don't know whose plan you're following,

but you're helping create
the worst possible outcome.

Keep that in mind, prosecutor.

[scoffs] Get the f*ck away from my car.

[vehicle door opens, shuts]

[sighs]

[vehicle departs]

[speaks indistinctly]

COMMISSIONER
MOON

[line ringing]

[sighs]

[line rings, connects]

-Sorry to be calling so late.
-Hey, what's up?

They're trying really hard
to push their narrative.

It's likely the work of Tak Juil.

Do you need some backup?

I'm thinking of putting together
my own team.

What?

[Min]
Why wasn't I made aware of your order?

If this is how far you'll go
to make your story stick,

you should've at least clarified it
before telling me to write it down.

This Yoon Gilho,
maybe he shouldn't be our prime suspect?

Why is it so hard for you
to do as you're told? Come on.

I'm just trying to put out the fire
as requested by you, the chief prosecutor.

While you were being indecisive
because you wanted to be so thorough,

another person lost their life
in the heart of Gangnam.

Stabbed dozens of times
with a push dagger.

What?

I mean… [sighs] …we don't have time
for a deep discussion

about the real culprit
and all that BS, huh?

[rustling]

[Gilho coughs, groans]

[groaning]

[sirens wailing in distance]

[breathing heavily]

GANGNAM B-SIDE

[crowd chattering]

[crowd cheers]

[crowd chattering]

Hey, you can't go that way.

[crowd murmuring]

What do you want?

Let CEO Noh Joonseo
know I'm here to see him now.

[crowd cheering]

-[thumping on mic]
-[Joonseo on speakers] Hello.

I'm Noh Joonseo.

[crowd cheering]

Why are you all so sober?
You not having fun?

[crowd cheers]

[Joonseo] Aren't you drunk yet?

[patron] You make me!

Okay.
In honor of the rebirth of Club HYENA,

everything tonight, all the drinks,
all the food, it's all on me.

Okay, let's get it!

-[♪ dance music playing]
-Whoo!

-[crowd chanting] Noh Joonseo!
-[person chanting] Hey!

[chanting] Noh Joonseo!

Noh Joonseo!

-[whispering inaudibly]
-[chanting continues]

Make some noise!

[both shout]

[crowd cheering]

[music, cheering continue in distance]

[Joonseo chuckles] Excuse my boys
for making you wait here all alone.

It's a little too loud, isn't it?

[Min] I've called you several times

as a potential witness
in the Lee Gangsu m*rder case.

[chuckles] I'm sorry, I've been swamped.
I'm a celebrity, after all.

I didn't mean to make you
come all the way over here.

-[Joonseo] Here.
-I'm good, thanks.

You met with him
on the day he was found dead?

Yeah. He hit me up for a drink,
we went out.

He dropped some wisdom on me
about my sit-down.

Um, like, with the prosecution
and all that jazz.

Then I left first.

It's all my fault.
I should've taken him home.

Well, I suppose so.

By the way, can you just roll up
in here like that

without consulting the top brass?

Prosecutor Tak doesn't seem to know
that you're here.

You and Prosecutor Tak,
you two know each other?

Of course.

Tak is like my brother.

And he made it clear that he wanted me
to help you with your investigation.

He says you're his favorite.

Since you came all the way here,
well, I'll help you out.

Unlock your phone and give it to me.

Don't worry, I won't ask you out.

Hmm.

It's a secret chat app
that people in the business use.

If you set the right bait,
you might find something juicy.

Yoon Gilho's account.

[chuckling]

Yoon Gilho's account.
Looks like you know him too?

Well, a little.

You seem quite sure he's not dead, though
for someone you only know "a little".

Of course I'm sure.

Stray animals always live
way longer than they should.

I'll set up the game my way,
so let's make sure to touch base.

No matter who gets to him first,

I can't wait to wrap this up
and grab a drink with you.

[chuckles]

[sighs]

Oh,

the last person Lee Gangsu
spoke to on the phone before he died

was saved under the name "Mr. Choi."

The call was from a burner phone.

I wondered if you happened to know him?

Mmm.

I'm not sure. [sighs]

Most people in this business
are CEOs and chairmen.

This is for you. If you flip this,
you're looking at a couple million won.

Anyway, call me whenever.

If you need anything else, you know.
[chuckles]

[music, cheering in distance]

[scoffs]

K-POP SINGER INVOLVED
IN CHANGWON DANCE GROUP

g*ng r*pe CASE
HAS BEEN ACQUITTED

[sighs]

INDICTMENT
DEFENDANT: NOH JOONSEO

TAK JUIL

-[knocks on door]
-[Min] Yes?

Hi.

You can find here
all the details on Noh Joonseo

and Gangsu Entertainment.

I included their close family members,
so it's a lot.

Ma'am, are you sure you want
to review it all by yourself?

Thanks for the hard work.
You can go home now.

Oh! Also, we just got an update that

the weapon found at the place Lee Gangsu
was m*rder*d belonged to Yoon Gilho.

Are you sure?
Lee Gangsu was k*lled by Yoon Gilho too?

Wait, I thought I was
joining the Special Investigations Unit.

[Dongwoo] This is what a real
Special Investigations Unit looks like.

Quiet and under the radar.

[Jisu scoffs]

Good God, are you for real?

I was excited to return
to Major Crimes after three years.

[clicks tongue]

Looks like there's no natural light here.

GANGNAM TRADING CO?

By the way,
is that punk Yoon Gilho even alive?

There's no proof that he fled,

and the search team seemed
to have given up.

What about the dead girl?
You find anything on her?

Oh, yeah. Name's Lee Junghwa.

Turns out she was with Kim Jaehee
when she was taken

to the Yeongdeungpo
police station for larceny.

No family, never reported missing,
so I almost couldn't find her.

Prostitution, credit card fraud.

Both were trouble makers
after fleeing home.

Investigate their social media
and all that.

What about Yoon Gilho?

Didn't you mention earlier…

NAME: YOON GILHO

…that Yoon Gilho's last phone call
was made somewhere in Gangnam?

Yeah.

Looks like it's an arcade
located in Nonhyeon-dong.

LUCKY ARCADE

That arcade over there, do you know
when it was closed down?

LIMITED ACCESS FOR NEW CUSTOMERS

[resident]
It's probably been about a year or two.

They shut down the business
after the owner died.

The owner died? You sure?

[resident]
The owner was the madam of this bar.

She worked with young ladies.

The business was successful.
Very successful.

GANGNAM TRADING CO.

[Gilho] Gangnam Trading.

Do you really think
they're completely gone

just because three years ago
you stirred things up a little?

Hold on, let me show you something.

Do you recognize either of these ladies?
Did they work for her?

She seems kind of familiar.

But they all looked a lot alike.

MORE MORTGAGE LOAN!

[phone buzzes]

-Yeah?
-I told you we would find them soon.

-I sent you a link. Check it out.
-[chuckles]

Turns out, they're almost like celebrities
in Gangnam's club scene lately.

The three of them seemed close,

so I asked around the club where the
blond-haired guy like to hang out.

He quit the day after Junghwa died,

claiming he was
traveling abroad or something.

Something's fishy, isn't it?
If we put the pressure on this guy,

we might uncover information
about Jaehee or Junghwa.

MDLemoN, 7 MINUTES AGO

Wait, he just posted something. Wait.

Where is this b*stard?
This isn't abroad, this is Korea.

[panting]

[Gilho grunts]

[groans]

[grunting]

[grunts]

[grunts, breathing deeply]

Hey, man.
Things are serious right now, huh?

People are saying Lee Gangsu
was k*lled by Noh Joonseo.

So you take care of yourself, okay?

[sighs]

You know how tough Jaehee is.

[sighs]

[Jaehee] Give me my money!
Give me my f*cking money!

-How's this your f*cking money?
-[Jaehee] Now, man!

Look at her. She's got a lot of nerve.

-[client mutters] b*tch!
-[client 2] Stay out of this.

-[Jaehee] You son of a b*tch!
-[client] What are you…g*dd*mn it.

-[Jaehee grunts]
-[client 2] Hey, hey!

[client] f*cking psycho!

-[client 2] You're okay.
-[client] What's wrong with you?

-Come here.
-[Junghwa] Hey, hey.

[Jaehee] You f*cking b*stard. Come here!

[client] I'm gonna f*cking k*ll you!

RAMONA

You don't have any fear, do you?

You two girls are reckless.

Clean yourself up.

If you have nowhere to go,
you can work here.

The money will be a lot better
here than it is out there for you.

Where you take them
after our joint is up to you.

I never force anything.

Any rooms?

[madam] Let's go.

[puffs]

Hey.

[Jaehee] Yeah?

Come back in two hours. Don't be late.

Don't wait for me. Just go grab some food.

I won't run away.

-I'll come in if you're late.
-Sure, suit yourself.

[sighs]

Oh, come on. Look at your face.

Cut me some slack.
Assholes were refusing to tip us.

[sighs]

But…

I made them pay up.

Hey.

[sighs]

What are you gonna do
with all the money you earn…

working your a*s off?

I'll work until I can leave this business.

I want to go to a place
somewhere like that

where I can lounge until I die gracefully.

At least how I die should be up to me.

Since I have to die anyway…

I can at least smoke a cigarette, can't I?

[liquid pours]

I heard you did that yourself.

Could you do one for me too?

To celebrate our new friendship.

Who says I'm your friend?

What are you then, my lover?

[chuckles, whimpers]

[groans]

It's only…

because I want to cover this.

[chuckles] Gross, isn't it?

[machine buzzing]

[sighs]

We're back.

[gasps]

[breathes shakily]

-Hey! Madam Baek.
-[Baek groans]

Madam Baek? Madam Baek!

[sobs]

Gilho, call an ambulance.
Call an ambulance, now!

Come on, Gilho! Call an ambulance, now!

[sobs] Madam Baek?

Madam Baek is dead.

We'll close the business.
We gotta find some other work.

Like what?

A convenience store clerk?

A dishwasher?

[sighs]

The other girls will eventually
come back to this business.

Bet on it.

Then what the hell do you want me to do?

You don't have anywhere else to go.
We're in the same boat.

Can't we just all keep working together?

I trust you to keep us safe, Mr. Yoon.

Wow, so many Internet cafés
with the word "zone" in the name.

Wow, so many Internet cafés
with the word "zone" in the name.

-Last one.
-[sighs] Yeah.

[Jangho] What do you think?
Should I just go in?

So, once we find that guy, we'll find…
What's her name?

Jaehee? It was Jaehee, right?

You said we'll find her.

-[Lemon chattering]
-[Dongwoo] Hey, that's him, right?

Well, that b*tch Jaehee is hiding, right?
What are you talking about?

I can't find her if she's not coming out.

It's not like you'll handle it if that
b*stard Gilho causes a scene again.

-[♪ dance music playing]
-I will, you f*cking moron.

I said I will.

Just hold tight for now
until the heat dies down, though,

you hear me, you little f*ck?

Whatever, I don't give a f*ck. Chill out.

Yun's really pissed off,
and he's going to play a round today.

I'm going to set up the game
and collect a payment directly, all right?

You got it, you b*stard?

The f*ck did you just…

-[Dongwoo] Do you know him?
-Uh, yeah. He's a total scumbag.

He gives girls drugs in clubs and sends
them to hotels to have sex with clients.

I've wanted to catch that as*h*le
for a while now.

-Follow him. Keep your distance.
-Okay.

What are you doing?

[grunts, groans]

[Dongwoo] Hey, don't sh**t!

Don't sh**t, I said, you b*stard!

[automated voice] Attention passengers.
The doors are now closing.

Please stand clear.

JJOONI BOY JOONSEO,
THANKS FOR COMING TO THIS WORLD

[phone buzzing]

-[buzzing stops]
-Yeah, Ms. Ryu.

So, I just visited the NFS,

and I was told that the DNA
found on Lee Junghwa's body

matched what was found on the knife.

We don't know for sure
if it's Yoon Gilho's yet.

[sighs] So we don't know for sure?

No. Also, we got a visit from her aunt.

Lee Junghwa's?

Lee Junghwa has an aunt?

Yes. Seems like she was her only family.

But she refused to take the body.

[sighs]

I feel so bad for that little girl.
She doesn't even get a proper funeral.

-Let's talk some more tomorrow.
-Okay. Bye.

[automated voice] Ladies and gentlemen,
may I have your attention…

[Min] Excuse me, miss.

Do you know Lee Junghwa?

[automated voice] The doors are closing.

[breathing heavily]

[phone buzzing]

[buzzing stops]

Hey, what did you find out?

[Jisu] I went over the
business cards you sent me

but they're just adult entertainment bars
in Gangnam.

In fact, Gangnam Trading Company
doesn't even have a sign anymore.

It's a regular office now.

But I looked into
that whole building anyway, just in case.

Yeah?

I'll send you the address.
Check it out now.

Okay.

This is just… [chuckles]
…I can't believe this.

[Dongwoo] All right.
I'm busy now, so let's talk later.

No, wait. I'm trying to tell you
the building is one we know quite well.

I'm looking at it right now.

[siren whoops]

Well, isn't that just
a f*cking hole in the boat.

[Dongwoo] Jesus.

It's a hostess bar.

[sucks teeth]

These assholes still haven't
learned their lesson.

-Man…
-[goon] Hey!

Damn, you scared me.

[all grunting, groaning]

[groans]

[breathing heavily]

Jesus, what a bunch of f*cking clowns.

[grunts]

[electricity crackles]

[Jangho gasps, groans]

Unbelievable. [scoffs]

Seriously, you're still doing this,
Jangho?

No, it wasn't me.
It wasn't me. I-I… It wasn't me.

You're losing your touch.

[Jangho groans]

Hey, Seo Jisu.

Is this how you greet me?
Go easy on me, all right?

[escort exclaims in distance]

[escort giggling, moaning in distance]

[moaning continues]

[giggling]

What the…

Who the f*ck are you, man?
Get out of here, you little…

[groans, whimpering]

[Dongwoo] You know
where Jaehee is, don't you?

[Lemon] I don't know,
I don't know! [screams]

[sobs] I don't f*cking know.

-[whimpering]
-[escort moaning]

[Dongwoo] g*dd*mn it.

This f*ck…

Hey, girls. Hey, wake up.

[fugitive] sh*t.

[g*nshots]

sh*t.

What was that sound?

[Dongwoo grunts]

[g*nsh*t]

[both grunt]

Put your hands up and turn around.

Put your hands up and turn around!

f*ck, it's you again.

Dongwoo.

f*cking Kang Dongwoo.

Just get out of here, you piece of sh*t,
you f*cking parasite!

Come on, let go. Let go of me! It hurts!

All right. Keep alert, yeah?

[officers] Yes, sir.

This is f*cking crazy.

You know about Gangnam Trading Company.

What's your connection to them?

It is within my rights to remain silent.

Why don't you just
do the paperwork and move on?

Who's giving you the orders?

[chuckles]

Who told you to k*ll Yoon Gilho
and frame him for k*lling Lee Junghwa?

You don't have the brains
to pull that off. Who gave the order?

Did you k*ll Lee Junghwa?

Kim Jaehee too?

Hey, we're done here, okay?
Put me in detention now.

You m*therf*cker!

You f*cking b*stard!

[grunting]

You son of a b*tch. Answer me.

-[door opens]
-Who's calling the shots?

Stop! Let go of me!

-Let him go, as*h*le.
-Hold him!

I'm not done with you, you b*stard!
Let go of me, you f*cking b*stard, let go!

Good Lord, this moron.

The hell kind of deputy inspector
sells drugs so openly?

I want him fired, no loose ends.

[clicks tongue] Geez.

-Sir, were you unaware of this?
-What?

I'm asking if it's okay
to discard him like that.

He's the person who would
undoubtedly retaliate against us.

That's why I'm assigning you this task

to make sure his hands are tied
so he can't do anything to us later.

I wish you'd quit looking
for that person of interest.

I need you to get your focus back on
your primary responsibilities, understand?

For crying out loud… [sighs]

Why is everyone like this? [scoffs]

[clicks tongue]

[sighs]

The indictment process won't
be hindered with such strong evidence.

I recommend you just admit the charges
to get your sentence reduced--

Is that what he's telling me to do?

What?

You know, don't you?

I never make a move without his orders.

[scoffs]

-Captain Ju, stop--
-[Yun] Prosecutor Min,

could you give my family a call?

My wife must be worried sick.

The wardens at this detention center…
Not really so generous.

You want me to call the number
we have for your wife?

She uses a different phone number
to contact me.

Maybe you could you write it down?

[sighs]







Noh Joonseo.

Please tell him I miss him a lot,
won't you?

And that there's so much I'm dying to say,
but I'll hold it in for now.

[chuckling]

We're done.

[phone buzzes]

MR. TAK IS QUITTING

[phone buzzes]

I NEED TO BRING THIS GIFT TO MY SON

YOU WON'T LET ME DIE ALONE,
WILL YOU, MR. NOH?

[scoffs]

[goon] g*dd*mn it.

[Gilho] Psyche, where are you?

Holy f*ck.

Hey! Psyche!

PSYCHE

I told you not to call me
while I'm sh**ting, idiot.

-Joonseo, this b*stard was actually alive.
-[Gilho] Hey, Psyche. Where the hell…

…is Noh Joonseo, you m*therf*cker?

-[Psyche] What do we do now?
-[Gilho] Noh Joonseo!

Mr. Yoon! Wow, you're not dead.

Where's Noh Joonseo?

What's up? You still looking for
Kim Jaehee?

That b*tch reached out to us
and asked us for money.

-Cut the bullshit. Where is Noh Joonseo?
-Oh, my God.

Hold on, are wanted criminals allowed
to f*cking roam around freely like this?

Geez, wait, wait! Wait, hold on.

You'll hear from Joonseo soon, man.

Jaehee'll be there too.

We should have a party.

-Excuse me. We've responding to a report.
-[Psyche] Cops!

-Over here. It's him.
-[worker] That guy. The black jacket.

-[officer] Excuse me? Excuse me!
-[Psyche] It's him.

[phone buzzing]

[buzzing continues]

[buzzing stops]

Min Seojin speaking.

[Yun] I haven't heard from my wife yet.

Did you talk to her?

No, not yet.

[Yun grunts]

Forget about my wife.

Actually, Prosecutor Min,

I'd like to consult with you after all.

Just the two of us.
Without Prosecutor Tak.

[chuckles]

GANGNAM TRADING CO.?
TRANSPORTATION, FINANCE

[phone buzzing]

PROSECUTOR MIN SEOJIN

Damn it.

You should answer your phone.
It could've been something important.

What brings you here?

Captain Ju is going to turn himself in.
I'm meeting him tomorrow morning.

So?

I know you have been on bad terms
for three years.

Share everything you know with me.

I'll convince Captain Ju, then we'll be
able to wrap this all up nice and quick.

How can I trust you?

This whole thing is rigged by Prosecutor
Tak. It's a game you're playing.

If that were the case,
I never would have come here.

What would I gain by disclosing
this information to you?

[chuckles] How would I know what
Prosecutor Tak asked you to do?

I'm the only one who can wrap this up now.

[Dongwoo clicks tongue]

[Dongwoo sighs]

I saw a girl.

She was burning incense
on the bench at the platform

where Lee Junghwa's body was found.

As soon as she heard
the name "Lee Junghwa," she ran away.

Was it her?

[sighs]

-I figured you knew her.
-Oh, for f*ck's sake!

[grunts]

Good God.

I need you to come clean.

What evidence do you possess
that I'm not aware of?

Why were you with Yoon Gilho that night
and why are you so fixated on him now?

This can't wait. I need to know.

[sighs]

Kim Jaehee.

She's one of the girls Yoon Gilho
was working with, like Lee Junghwa.

She vanished before Lee Junghwa's m*rder.

She's my daughter's best friend.

I need to find her to save my daughter.

Does that answer your question?

[phone buzzing]

NOH JOONSEO

[buzzing stops]

[Joonseo] Come to the club.
I've got a gift for you.

What?

Guess what?
I found our stray animal first.

Yoon Gilho? How did you find him?

I set the right kind of bait.
I know a b*tch he's willing to die for.

Do you mean…

Kim Jaehee?

What the hell are you up to this time?

Captain Ju told the truth. I won't
let it slide this time so get ready.

Captain Ju told you nothing.
I know you haven't even met with him yet.

-You're supposed to meet tomorrow, right?
-What?

It's too bad though, Miss Prosecutor.

Your morning visit will be canceled.

[Dongwoo] Who is it?

Excuse me. Are you asleep?

Just go to sleep.

Don't you remember me, Detective?

Get lost, as*h*le.

[scoffs]

What good could possibly
come out of his mouth?

The detention center must be
full of people who want him dead anyway.

You knocked my front tooth out
at the hostess bar

in Nonhyeon-dong last year,
remember? Look.

Go ahead, turn around, Detective. You see?

I'm just trying my best to help you out.

[sighs] Just tell me
what you've got planned.

Come by midnight.

You show up late, I'll turn her corpse
over to the cops. Okay?

[muffled whimpering]

You should've at least gotten me
a new tooth, you f*cking b*stard.

[chokes]

[gurgles]

LUCKY ARCADE

[phone buzzes]

PSYCHE

I GOT JENNY

COME TO HYENA BY MIDNIGHT

[buzzes]

DON'T BE LATE
IF YOU'RE EVEN A MINUTE LATE,

HER PRETTY FACE
WILL GET ALL CUT UP

JUST LIKE LEE JUNGHWA

We gotta stop them, no matter what.
These people are ruthless.

Yoon Gilho is a dead man
if he shows up there.

Noh Joonseo gave me access
to Yoon Gilho's chat account.

So you were the one
who had information to share.

I admit I made a mistake.

You don't have to trust me,

but we need to find
the real k*ller and arrest him.

Whether or not it's Gilho.

Are you saying we can reach
Yoon Gilho from a chat app?

[indistinct chatter]

-[guest] Wow, look at this.
-[Joonseo] Welcome, gentlemen.

Damn, you're f*cking working
so hard lately, Jjooni.

What's the big deal? What do you want
to show us that's so fun?

Listen. If this is no fun,
I'm out of here. All right?

What is it? Come on, show me.

[guests chuckle]

Gentlemen, the girl
you've been missing so dearly.

I present Jenny.

-[guest] Holy sh*t. You found her?
-[guests exclaim, laugh]

-[guest] When, how?
-[guest 2] Jesus Christ.

It's gonna be a f*cking fun night.

[exclaims] Jjooni is so f*cking good
at his job, dude, seriously.

[guest 2] For real, dude?
Where did you find her?

[grunting]

Tonight is gonna be f*cking amazing!

I can't believe it's really Jenny.

[muffled whimpering]

[crying, panting]

-[guests laugh]
-[phone beeps]

[panting continues]