01x07 - Memory Eraser

[bunniefuu]

(All characters, organizations,

places, and events are fictional.)

The mask. The silicon mask.

Prosthetic makeup.

He purposely made sure

there were witnesses.

Wait.

Why Jo Sung Dong?

These scoops

He wasn't alone.

The cameraman who got there second.

He's currently living at a place

that's only 20 minutes away by

foot from Yeom Hwa Ran's place.

What are the police

doing here at this hour?

"The police"?

How do you know

who we are?

You came here with the

telepathic investigator.

What brings a celebrity

like you to my place?

You don't seem startled at all.

It's like you were expecting us.

Was I supposed to be startled?

Petty criminals get scared

the moment they see me.

But some can be very bold

depending on how cruel of

a crime they've committed.

I knew you'd come.

How?

Stop.

I'm currently taking care of my garden.

It's to make up for not being around.

How did you know we'd come?

Because I had a dream

a long time ago after meeting

you, Detective Dong.

I knew you were a man of many talents,

but premonitions didn't

seem like one of them.

It seems like you know a lot about me.

Because I also had a premonition

about coming across a

former photographer

who kills while wearing a mask.

A k*ller?

Jin Jae Gyu.

There are an easy way and a hard way

both of which will well

wrap up our encounter.

- What's the easy way?

- A memory scan.

- Why?

- Don't you know?

You said you knew we'd meet.

I'm afraid my gift doesn't extend that far.

Your gift?

We're investigating a serial m*rder,

and a lot of the evidence points to you

as the k*ller.

Like what?

The serial k*ller came

out of a 20-year hiatus

right around the time

you came back to Korea.

What a coincidence.

A memory scan will clear

you of all charges.

I decline.

Sure.

I bet you're guilty.

It just doesn't seem right.

So you'll choose the hard way.

If I must.

(Search and Seizure Warrant)

As of this moment, we will begin

the search and seizure of your residence.

Enter.

As the law states,

you have the right to stay

and observe our actions.

Search the place.

(Memorist)

(Ep 7: Memory Eraser)

Why is it so dark in here?

I thought the place has

been vacant for 20 years.

You may enter now.

- There's nothing here.

- Right.

Not even a TV.

Did you think you were serving justice

by k*lling people?

Is this part of an official interrogation?

Just consider it as a personal question.

A personal question?

Then that surprises me.

It seems like you rely

on Detective Dong a lot.

That's odd since you don't

seem like the type

to believe in the supernatural powers.

The k*ller seems to know me well.

I guess I can say that about you too.

I only looked into your soul, that's all.

- Into my soul?

- That's right.

I apologize if I made you uncomfortable.

I wonder how long you'll

be able to joke around.

We're looking,

but we haven't found anything solid.

People like him would never

discard m*rder weapons.

He probably saved them like souvenirs.

Here. Let me.

Let it be. It's just the drain.

Gosh.

I'd love to have a hot

bowl of soup right now.

- You had five sandwiches.

- They were tiny!

What if he already got rid of the evidence?

- You think Ms. Han is wrong?

- We haven't found anything.

The clever lady is

barking up the wrong tree?

Sir.

Ms. Han, good job today.

The warrant expires at sundown.

Even people as old as me are pitching in,

but there he is eating his sandwiches.

Leave him be.

It's better than him causing trouble.

He just doesn't know how

to be considerate, does he?

Hold on. It seems like he's

about to cause trouble.

That's a big chimney for

a house without a furnace.

It's for a fireplace.

Am I the only one who finds this weird?

There is no fireplace on the first floor.

Then the second floor.

A fireplace should be on the first floor

since hot air travels upward.

It hasn't even been used either.

The killings will continue.

What?

Three more will die.

One

by one.

Brutally.

What the

What is all of this?

Ma'am. They found a secret room.

What

That jerk offered up the victims

as an offering.

Several people.

Arrest him.

Yes, ma'am.

You are under arrest for serial m*rder.

You have the right to remain silent.

You may defend yourself,

so get yourself a lawyer and

keep fighting if you want.

You sick psycho. Get up.

(Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency)

I heard he's speaking.

- Yes, after a full day.

- What did he say?

He wants to speak with Detective Dong Baek.

Tell me whose skeletal

remains were in the altar.

- I'll deal with him.

- No.

He says he'll tell me everything!

We'll have the forensics report soon.

We should send him in.

It'll be a headache if he loses

his temper and attacks him.

I won't lose my temper!

You already did.

Then we'll make sure he can't attack him.

That should do.

What is it with the handcuffs?

My fist shoots out instinctively

when I see garbage.

Good thing you became a cop.

You'd be in jail otherwise.

Don't worry about others.

But I am worried about you.

Did you have that sickening

smile on your face

when you k*lled people too?

Don't get worked up.

Were the murders 20 years ago

also an offering to your deity?

Is that what you're talking about?

The Executioner?

The Executioner?

Don't ask. Don't let him take the lead.

How do you know about the Executioner?

Don't you live with that strange feeling,

knowing the truth is laid out

everywhere, but only you know it.

At times, it's pride,

but sometimes, it's loneliness.

That endlessly strange and lonely feeling.

Can you scan memories too?

No, I'm not.

I don't have telepathy like you.

You're a shaman?

I can peek into the truth a little.

I was able to hear the deity

through long prayer and penance.

You're really a shaman?

Labels aren't important.

Soothsayers, prophets,

things like that don't matter.

What the deity says is what matters.

What a bunch of nonsense.

Nonsense.

I thought you of all people

would understand.

You say you hear divine revelations,

but you didn't know you'd be mocked?

I thought you wanted to know about

the woman who was hit by a claw

hammer and died 20 years ago?

Weren't all the victims from back then men?

All of them were men.

You want to know, right?

That pretty woman

who was dying.

She was your mom, right?

Mom?

It was you.

You k*lled her.

It was your fault.

She died because of you.

Don't give me that nonsense.

You drew danger upon yourself.

Don't lose your cool.

- Why did you k*ll her?

- His wrath

You're the m*rder*r.

- The murders will continue.

- Get him out.

Was she really my mother?

More will be m*rder*d.

Was she my mother? Tell me!

Three more will die

before the month is over.

Tell me, you scumbag!

The people cursed because of

you will die brutal deaths!

Stop changing the subject! Let go. Let go.

Tell me. Tell me, you jerk!

- Get him out.

- No!

We have the lab results.

The skeletons were from animals.

There was no human DNA.

We'll have to detain him and investigate.

Will we get a detention warrant?

He merely went to the crime

scenes as a photographer.

We'll have to try.

He mentioned the woman's death himself.

What's this about your mom?

We need to include everything

so we can get the warrant.

Tell him about your childhood memory.

What do you want to put down?

I think I saw a woman die 20 years

ago, and that psycho

pretending to be a shaman knew that?

We'll assume we can't detain

him and investigate accordingly.

We must have all available

officers watch him closely.

Watching him is fine,

but we need to find evidence.

He will k*ll again just as he prophesied.

- Do you believe him?

- Yes, I do.

And he'll proudly k*ll three more people.

You don't know when he'll act.

We can't just watch him forever.

He said before the month ends,

three will die.

We have 10 days left in the month.

He'll act before then.

He seemed confident.

He has a trick up his sleeve.

He's not the only one who is confident.

I have no intention of losing either.

(Criminal Department)

Thank you. It's kind of you

to see me out like this.

I wanted to get rid of the stench.

We'll soon meet again.

By the way,

the stench is actually

coming from something else.

What?

You're both surrounded

by vindictive spirits.

Do you never stop talking nonsense?

Two women

had to k*ll each other.

Because if they didn't,

they would've gotten k*lled

by the m*rder*r.

If you're so confident,

leave behind some evidence.

The vindictive spirts are warning you.

Someone's going to get m*rder*d

tonight.

I hope you stop it.

If you can, that is.

You will be responsible

for that death.

- What?

- You're right.

I'll be the one sending you to jail.

Tonight?

How interesting.

He's crazier than expected.

He's going to do something tonight.

He just wants to play a game.

He's trying to prove

that he's superior than us.

(Green Moving)

Don't even lose him for a second

so we can stop him from

meeting an accomplice.

Got it, ma'am.

Gosh, whatever.

I don't care if we lose him.

What? There's going to be a m*rder tonight.

Look at the previous murders.

They were brutally m*rder*d.

He's the Executioner.

I wouldn't be surprised if someone

really gets m*rder*d tonight.

It's fine as long as we're safe.

But

What is he doing in the dark?

Do we have infrared cameras?

No. It's not showing on the

thermal image camera either.

There are dozens of cops there.

He can't m*rder anyone.

The sun's up.

Check all the new cases.

There are a few accidental deaths

Ms. Han.

Someone got m*rder*d.

- "m*rder*d"?

- Who is it?

The victim is someone you know.

I came at dawn to pack my stuff

because I didn't want to run into him.

But when I got here

Someone's going to get m*rder*d

tonight.

r*pe and blackmail.

A scumbag with a hammer tattoo.

Were you guys on bad terms?

Sir, can you please protect me?

I bet I'm the next target.

What is he doing?

- He heard a sound.

- "A sound"?

Do you think Jin Jae

Gyu is really a shaman?

It can't be him.

He was being watched by dozens of cops.

Shut it.

Maybe it was someone else.

This guy had a lot of enemies.

It's the Executioner.

He is punishing evil by

becoming evil himself.

He punished him by doing exactly

what he did to the victims.

Where do you think this ink came from?

How interesting.

He even recorded a video

of beating the guy to death.

My gosh.

Who's there?

Who are you?

Wait.

No, wait.

Wait. Please don't k*ll me.

What did I do wrong?

Can you rewind to the part where

he throws him on the ground?

I only see his feet.

Let's watch when he closes the window.

Okay.

Slowly.

Stop. Make it brighter.

As bright as possible.

- His face is black.

- What is that?

Is that a ghost?

A mask.

"A mask"?

We stayed up for nothing.

He's leaving the house.

I think he's going for a walk.

Field seven. We're on him.

He stopped walking at the

three-way intersection.

Do you think it was a copycat crime?

That's impossible. Only a few people in

the investigation unit are the ones

who know about the Executioner.

Then could it be an accomplice?

No, it can't be an accomplice.

He never met anyone.

- What about his call logs?

- Nothing.

He didn't email or call anyone.

We checked all the cell

phones in the neighborhood.

And we found nothing in particular.

Where are you going?

Where are you going?

My gosh.

Who wants to take a photo with Hodori?

- Me!

- Me!

- Who is the kid?

- I don't know.

It's a boy, but they all look the same.

They all look different.

Will you hurry up? I might lose my pension.

- Me!

- Me!

Here we go guys!

- It's my turn.

- Me too.

- What now?

- They're too thick.

- Unbelievable.

- Me!

- Can I go first?

- No, me first.

- Me!

- No. It's my turn.

Me next.

A kid from the neighborhood?

The kid's mom used to manage

Jin Jae Gyu's greenhouse.

That is how he used the kid's phone.

Did you conduct an ill*gal scan?

Don't get stuffy with me.

That isn't the issue at the moment.

We can't use tainted evidence.

I'm not part of the team anyway.

Get a warrant based on the

contact with the mother.

Head to Jin Jae Gyu's house

with the kid in two hours.

Otherwise, we will have

to wait for another week.

The warrant will take at least half a day.

I don't care how, but get it in two hours.

6424, please pull over.

Pull over.

It seems like you have a flat tire.

But I just had it inflated yesterday.

The engine oil is the issue.

I had that swapped out too.

Good job on that.

It's crucial to keep it that way.

My wife drives too,

but she never even washes her car.

(You have a new message.)

The warrant has been issued.

Begin the process.

Hello, ma'am.

It's me, the one and only telepath.

Would you like to take a photo with me?

Good.

Hi, kid. How about a photo?

Thanks.

Gosh.

Baek, why don't you hold the boy?

- Should I?

- Yes.

All right, here we go.

Can you smile more?

Maybe I should come closer.

Or maybe not.

(Download, Touch OK Button)

(Secure Messenger, Downloading)

We're good. Here we go then.

1, 2, 3.

Go to Mr. Jin.

Mr. Jin!

Hi, there.

Did you have fun on the phone I gave you?

Go and play then.

(H.S.M.O.R)

(H.S.M.O.R messenger)

It's an encrypted messenger

created by Russians.

It doesn't leave a trace.

That's how they've been communicating.

You can see who he's

been in contact with

by checking the app.

- What?

- Hold on.

Wait. No way.

(Will you remove this app?)

He deleted the app and

then rebooted the phone.

He must be onto us.

Darn it.

Is he really a shaman?

I have the call log.

The ones in red are by Jin Jae Gyu.

(Call Log)

They're the same number.

Who does it belong to?

It's a corporate number.

A broadcasting station.

A broadcasting station?

Customer inbound.

Can't tell if it's a regular.

How is it that you're here, Mr. Jo?

Would you like some tea?

Is there a problem?

Of course. Two accomplices

of a m*rder case are here.

Accomplices?

What are you here for?

You have no dignity, do you?

Anyway, I received a tip.

About a m*rder?

No, but something just as surprising.

I heard that the cheeky

young girl who came to me

was you.

You have a right to know

considering what you went through.

It'll make a perfect documentary.

The daughter of a m*rder victim

joins the police seeking revenge.

How dramatic.

- This is my duty.

- Then I applaud you.

So you'll knowingly receive

intel from a m*rder*r?

Saying false truths about

me in front of others?

Does that count as defamation or contempt?

I wonder if you know

that Mr. Jin obtained an astonishing gift.

He just mentioned a secret of

mine that I haven't told others

which was surprising.

I was begging him to do

a special show with me.

Look at you being chummy with a k*ller.

Defamation it is then.

Are you truly a k*ller?

You see, I believe the Executioner

to be a gutsy person.

He burns animals that

the law couldn't punish.

It's like

having one of those incinerators

that people hate in my neighborhood.

If Mr. Jin is the Executioner,

I have to say it won't be so bad.

I can easily land an exclusive interview.

Who else but the Executioner

has seriously questioned

this nation's justice system?

You value ratings over people's lives?

People's lives?

Now that you mention it,

it seems like you're still in denial.

You won't admit that

your father deserved it.

- Shut it.

- Blood may be thicker than water,

but his life isn't worth taking revenge

- You scumbag.

- Is this how it'll be?

She's fulfilling her duty as a

cop and revenge is my specialty.

Understand?

You dare lay hands of an editor-in-chief?

Sue me then. It'll go on record how you

built your career by selling m*rder.

- You piece of

- Don't touch him.

Don't lay hands on other people.

- Want me to break your neck too?

- Don't you get it?

What do the three that

will die have in common?

You would've

made contact with them.

What are you talking about?

Three will die?

They will die

mercilessly.

As the moon gets fuller,

those who you have made

contact with will brutally die.

One is already dead,

and two will soon follow.

Will he really k*ll those you have touched?

Probably.

- What if it's a trick?

- It's obviously a trick.

He can't know whom I

physically contacted

unless he's a real shaman.

Then a random person No.

That's not his style.

Naturally, he has to k*ll someone

I came in contact with to win.

- Then

- Let's see

just how much he knows.

We'll return your phones once

the investigation is over.

Are you saying my kid's

phone was used for a crime?

What crime?

We can't share the details

of an ongoing investigation.

We need to know who it is.

You're saying that the

suspect is near our child.

We are watching the

suspect around the clock

We can't give you the

phone if you don't tell us.

Jin Jae Gyu.

Mr. Jin?

For what

Don't go anywhere near him.

How did you end up taking

care of his greenhouse?

A few months ago,

not long after he moved

here, he came to me.

He wanted to buy equipment.

I run a small export business.

Which equipment?

He said he was fixing up the house.

What was it? Yes. Water pump.

Water pump?

He said his basement had flooded.

I told him

it would be cheaper to rent,

but he insisted on buying it.

I don't usually do retail.

But I made an exception

since he was a neighbor.

Then he brought over a cell

phone a few days later.

He said he got it as a gift,

but he liked the one he had,

and gave it to our son as a gift.

That's when he saw that

I ran a flower shop,

and asked me to look after his greenhouse.

Why aren't you getting in?

That's everyone I touched.

Find out which of them he'll go after.

If by chance he really is a

shaman, that is.

Why am I not on this list?

I'll stay here.

I have more work to do.

- Hello?

- Turn on the news right now.

It's true.

(Colleague Police Officer)

Her father was m*rder*d

because of a grudge.

She has been digging into

that cold case for years.

He was a terrible human being.

That's probably why he was k*lled.

It's very serious.

It means she was using her

authority for personal reasons.

It's not only against the law

for a victim to investigate

her personal case, it is improper.

The serious abuse of authority

by a victim's child

in improperly taking revenge.

We will look into it further tomorrow.

With TVC News, this is Park Sa Myung.

The report itself is trash too,

but the situation stinks as well.

The daughter of the Executioner's

victim is gnashing her teeth

after 20 years.

Gosh. But we're just sitting

here shuffling papers.

You and your stupid mouth.

Your mouth is the problem.

Gosh.

How's the cell phone

restoration coming along?

Forensics says it'll be

hard to finish today.

- Pressure them.

- We are, but

Field Nine. Two chicks entering

the wild dog's vicinity.

The yellow chicks changed their feathers.

He wants us to find a water pump.

He always orders around this old

man without any explanations.

Do you really not understand

why Baek picks on you

more than anyone else?

Don't say it's because I'm

such a magnanimous person.

No, it's because

you're a chump. You breed a*usive people.

Are you taking after Baek?

You grumble, but you always take it.

That's why he won't stop.

I have a profound reason for it.

What profound reason?

To last until you retire? The pension?

Way deep down within this captain of yours,

I have a very profound

reason that I can't explain.

- You're just a chump.

- You punk.

- At least pretend you are working.

- Okay.

What should we do?

Let them be.

Field Nine. Don't follow the chicks.

Just watch them.

(Reassignment Notice)

Ma'am. You've been reassigned.

(Dismissal, New Assignment: TBD)

"To be determined"?

Operations Center. Sergeant Lee speaking.

Yes, sir. Understood.

Ma'am.

Headquarters wants you.

The first target is Han Sun Mi.

The final target is Dong Baek.

I want every reporter from

every department on this

full time.

Yes, sir. What are we trying

to uncover about them?

- It does not matter.

- Yes, sir.

Repeated as*ault is not enough.

We need something stronger and dirtier.

Find everything you can!

Should we dig into Dong

Baek's private life too?

"Should we?" Why you

Bring me everything!

You have your hidden card, right?

- A hidden card?

- Yes, I laid the groundwork.

- For what?

- They despise all reporters,

but I put in much effort

to install a pipeline.

It's solid.

The rookie?

You'd better do a good job.

Use a recorder, a hidden camera, anything.

Bring me dirt on Dong Baek at all costs.

Your future depends on this.

Why did you do it?

Do you know much about dogs?

The ones who bark first aren't confident

enough to bite.

The ones who are confident

attack quietly without barking.

I never knew you were an expert on dogs.

The media are dogs.

They can't even look you in the

eye if they see you in person,

but they bark as if they're brave

before the camera and with the pen.

Why? Because they know

that the more they bark,

TV, radio, and newspapers

will become a barrier and protect them.

So? Is that why you reacted

as soon as they barked?

What should you do to silence dogs?

You should crush their jaws.

That's why you're inferior.

If you kick one dog,

all the dogs in the area will bark.

Why?

Because that's the survival

instinct of those cowards.

You disappear

so they quiet down immediately.

It sounds like defeat and humiliation,

only glamorized.

What humiliation?

Isn't it humiliating to fire me

just because of a trashy report

when a serial k*ller is within our grasp?

Who fired you?

You are still in charge

of the special team.

Keep investigating.

- But

- You'll await assignment

at most for a week.

If you don't catch the k*ller by then,

I'll say I need you and reinstate you.

Even if you do catch the k*ller

before then, you announce it.

You'll continue to grow as the

icon of the police department

without a scratch.

I don't need the glory.

The next few hours are critical.

Keep investigating in secret.

I told Young Soo

that your orders will be sent

out as the head of Metro.

However, don't go to the station

for a week. Run it remotely.

Do you not like it?

Thank you.

You may go.

(Mr. Jo Sung Dong)

Are you close to Mr. Jo

Sung Dong by any chance?

What?

I met him once at an event. Why?

I wondered if you knew

each other for a while,

for example, for about 20 years?

Never mind.

(Mr. Jo Sung Dong)

(Call Logs)

I found out

Jin Jae Gyu's trick.

I heard it's been abandoned for years.

It was owned by a foreign corporation.

But yesterday,

the owner got switched to someone else.

To who?

It's a high school kid,

and it turns out he's Jo Sung Dong's son.

He's studying overseas,

and his mom went with him.

So Jo Sung Dong probably bought it for him.

Old man, I want you to

go meet Jo Sung Dong.

- Why?

- Ask him

why he accepted this building.

Accepted it from whom?

Jin Jae Gyu.

"Jin Jae Gyu"?

Act like you don't know that part.

Just ask him why he bought the building.

That guy is the head

of a broadcasting station.

Do you think he'll meet me?

He'll meet you if you

tell him that I sent you.

By the way, when are you going

to tell me your big picture?

He always hangs up once he's done talking.

Call Mr. Jo's secretary.

You're a fool who lets

him treat you this way.

I should just beat that punk.

How did you find this place?

The water pump.

Oh, right. The water pump.

I couldn't find a water pump in his house.

Let's request a search warrant

How did you find this place

with just a water pump?

"Operation Anthropoid".

"Operation Anthropoid"?

A movie about assassinating a

senior n*zi administrator

during World w*r 2.

The soldiers succeed in

assassinating their target,

but they get locked up

in a church basement.

But they continue to have hope

even though they get surrounded.

Why? Because they think

there's a secret passage

in the church basement.

"A secret passage"?

In the end, they failed to

find the secret passage.

And when the enemies started

pouring water into the basement,

they all committed suicide.

But what does that movie have

anything to do with this?

It was the only movie that he owned.

How could you tell just by looking at that?

The geology books helped me guess.

I can't believe he got inspired

and created an escape route.

He needed a water pump because

it kept filling with water.

That's why I searched for

the exit with a water pipe.

He tricked us by pretending

to warn us about the murders.

- He used to create an alibi

- Wait.

It's a greenhouse.

Let's set up a trap

- and wait for him to

- It's too late for that.

A motorcycle?

Jin Jae Gyu escaped

through a secret passage.

Track his motorcycle right now.

A real-time location tracing is impossible.

We restored the cell phone,

and it looks like he searched some names.

Choi Poong Won and Prosecutor Woo Seok Do.

Darn it.

They're both people who deserve to die.

- Please move out of the way.

- Out of the way.

- Conditional medical release again?

- Can you tell us what happened?

- Out of the way.

- Please move.

- Can you please tell us?

- Please get out of the way.

He did so many bad things but

continued to live a fancy life,

after requesting for a

conditional medical release.

Now is not the time to

Gosh, you jerk.

And he got in the way of the

investigation and k*lled Ye Rim.

But he got promoted to a chief prosecutor.

Prosecutor Woo is at the golf range.

He looks fine for now.

You touched them both,

but it can't be Choi Poong Won.

If it's after the full moon,

it has to be Woo Seok Do.

What's wrong?

Something doesn't feel right.

It feels too easy.

Because it's too obvious?

I feel like we missed something.

Look.

Here are the m*rder patterns.

Jin Jae Gyu always lured us with a hint.

He always left a hint

next to the dead victims.

We know who he is now, so maybe

No, this is very important to him.

A perfect victory requires him

to stick to the game rules.

The t-shirt worn by the

victim covered in plaster.

"Hammer."

Oh Yeon Tak.

Do you have photos of the crime scene?

It wasn't Woo Seok Do either.

He was also in contact with you.

- What?

- Find his current location.

You heard her!

Triangulate his phone.

Pick up!

What

Stay away from me!

Don't come closer.

Don't you know who I am?

I'm Jo Sung Dong,

the leader of this nation's media.

Stop right there!

Hand above your head.

Kneel.

Move and this b*llet goes in your skull.

What are you doing?

Get a grip on yourself!

Get your act together!

Hold on.

Where am I?

Yes, right here

The most crucial memory is gone.

It's as if someone carved it out.

Jin Jae Gyu has the

power to erase memories.

How did you motivate your accomplice?

You're paying for sins tied to your blood.

He's the demon.

What could be his endgame?

What is the picture he's drawing for us?

Your filthy hands touched the boy.

What if the third target isn't the boy?

No!

That only leaves me.