01x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

Darn it.

Get off me!

What? You can throw
in a punch, too.

You used to beat me when
I didn't listen to you.

Have you given up on me now?

- Stop.
- Stop what...

Hey, are you all right?

Darn it. Hey.

I said stop.

Stop what?

It's too late, man.

If you knew, you should've
stopped me sooner!

Don't hit me in the face.

Jiwoo is getting
married tomorrow.

Do you have any regrets
about your life?

I don't.

What's your biggest regret?

I said I don't have any.

What is it?

It's you, fool.

Letting you be who you are now.

Not doing something
sooner, like you said.

Darn it. It's so you to
say something like that.

NOEUL GOSIWON

119 EMERGENCY

- What?
- Where are you right now?

What's wrong?

Did you meet up
with Mr. Woo yesterday?

Turn things upside down again?

Look into what?

Hyunseok!

Taekrok...

Sir.

Where are you right now?

Geumosan Mountain.

Section Chief Woo has died.

RESIDENT REGISTRATION
CARD KIM TAEKROK

NO CALLER ID YOU
HAVE A NEW MESSAGE

m*rder*r

SHADOW DETECTIVE

NO CALLER ID

RECORD, SPEAKERPHONE

How does it
feel to be a m*rder*r?

Hyunseok...

Did you k*ll him?

I told you to listen
to me, didn't I?

If you hadn't been so stubborn,
he wouldn't have died.

I k*lled him, but you're
the one who got him k*lled.

If I hadn't gone to see him,
would you not have k*lled him?

If you refuse to do what I say
again or tell anyone about me,

another person will die.

Just like Woo Hyunseok.

And you will be framed
again like you are now.

It's no use recording
this call, right?

You're a veteran indeed. You're
quick to assess the situation.

What's the evidence?

- The evidence that I k*lled Hyunseok.
- No, it's a witness.

A witness who was at the
scene when you k*lled him.

And what if I say
I'm being threatened?

Your sentence will only get
heavier for fabricating an alibi.

If I disappear now,

you'll be locked up in prison for the
rest of your life until the day you die.

You're thoroughly prepared.

Of course. I know whom
I'm up against. It wasn't easy.

What do you want?

To play a game.

A game?

- What kind of game?
- If you win, you can arrest me.

And if you win?

You'll be arrested instead of
me for murdering Woo Hyunseok.

How is this a fair game
when I'm being cornered?

It's one-sided and dirty.

You have no choice.

But I'll give you
a clue to find me.

A clue? What clue?

I will keep calling you.

That's the clue.

The only clue to catch me.
Aren't I being kind enough?

What if I refuse to play?

You won't.

Why? Because you're confident
that you'll catch me.

Even though the only
clue is phone calls.

You're confident that
without anyone's help

and without dragging it out,
you can catch me by yourself.

Just as you always have been.

Am I wrong?

So what's the game?

It's very simple.

Look back on your past.

My past...

You just need to do as I
say while doing what you can to find me.

In your past, you can find me
and the reason I'm doing this.

Isn't that simple?

So you're confident
that you won't get caught.

Just hurry
and try to catch me.

I will catch you...

no matter what.

Woo Hyunseok fell to his death.
You get what I'm saying, right?

Act wisely when you deal with the
police, like the veteran that you are.

I'll call you again.

This game will not end
until one of us dies.

OLD BETTER HALF

POLICE STATION

- Has this been leaked?
- We've done everything to prevent it.

Do you think Section Chief
Kook can handle Taekrok?

Before I came in,
I thought about

how I should shake up a veteran
detective with 30 years of experience.

No matter how good
my questions are,

you'd know how to answer them...

to weasel your way out.

Am I right?

Because...

I didn't do it.

You're a suspect for now.

Why did you guys fight?

We got caught up in
some musty old memories.

More like your musty
old emotional baggage

blew up.

You don't seem shocked

about Section Chief Woo's death.

Your fellow detective is dead.

A detective...

doesn't grieve until
they catch the culprit.

I see.

So you are sad, but you're holding
it in until you catch the culprit?

Jeez, that's impressive.

Mocking the suspect to
make them confess...

is an obvious trick.

Of course. You're the expert.

You're actually enjoying
this, aren't you?

All we have are circumstances
and no clear evidence.

You're thinking, whatever we do to prove
you guilty, you'll find your way out.

Aren't you?

With that kind of soft
attitude, what kind of idiot...

would confess?

In your statement,

you said you went to the scene
in the middle of the night,

because you suddenly got worried
out of the blue for no reason.

It's completely random.

What's with this response?

If you refuse to do what
I say again or tell anyone about me,

another person will die.

Just like Woo Hyunseok.

And you will be framed
again like you are now.

- And the examination?
- Why were you in the mountain?

Because I suddenly got worried
out of the blue for no reason.

You know how he died.

What's the cause of his death?

Answer my question first. Why did
you go to the mountain at that hour?

I said, what's the
cause of his death?

Multiple traumas by a
great external force.

His liver, spleen, and everything
were damaged all at once.

We haven't found proof of
other external forces yet.

DEATH CERTIFICATE

- That means he fell to his death.
- Won't be sure until the autopsy result.

Any possibility of m*rder?

All of this points
to one person.

Why didn't you
report it right away?

Act wisely when you deal with the
police, like the veteran that you are.

I don't remember.

I don't remember how I got home.

I woke up and
found myself in my room.

- Gosh.
- Hey, how did I get home last night?

- By taxi.
- Taxi?

He probably used a taxi
to avoid getting his car traced.

What?

And he had the
taxi driver call Gong...

Hey.

To make an alibi...

He's freaking heavy.

And to make him a witness.

He got Gong to put
me in my room...

to leave a record of it.

You don't remember?

I don't
understand at all.

It's true.

I don't remember.

I checked your medical records.
You've had psychiatric treatment.

Does that have something to
do with your memory problem?

- Get the chief in here.
- I'm in charge of this case.

Gwangsu. If you want to finish
this quickly, get in here now.

Where is your cell phone?

I don't know. I lost it.

I said get in here!

Give us a minute alone.

- Chief.
- Turn off the recording devices!

GEUMO POLICE STATION

What do you think they're
talking about for so long?

Beats me.

It still haunts me.

I wish we hadn't seen the
two of them last night.

I'm keeping you in custody.

Relieve him from his duties
and form a team for this case.

But for now,

report this as accidental
death by loss of footing.

Do you agree?

Let's give him some time.

- Do you want to explain this, sir?
- Later.

Hey, Officer Son.
Come see me for a bit.

Yes, sir.

Hey, to
the conference room.

Yes, I'm coming.

I should go, too.

What did the chief say?

He just said I should learn from
my superiors as much as I can.

That's what he said?

By the way, do you think
this makes any sense?

I mean, I still can't believe
they're suspecting Detective Kim.

- What about you?
- Sorry?

What do you think?

I checked your medical records.
You've had psychiatric treatment.

Me? I'm certain.

He came to a wedding
at a time like this?

He doesn't go to
weddings. Only funerals.

Hmm...

Do you think he's
here to investigate?

He's wearing a suit, which he
never does, and even a tie.

He does have a daughter.

His daughter is getting married on
the day he became a m*rder suspect?

That's just terrible.

Congratulations.

Thank you for taking
the time to come today.

- Have you seen Jiwoo?
- Yes, she looks beautiful.

- She does, doesn't she?
- Yes. I'll see you later, then.

Sure. Excuse me.

- What happened?
- What do you mean?

What did you do with the
wedding invitations I gave you?

I was at least expecting
some flowers from the police.

You didn't give them out?

I never let anyone invite me either.

The one and only detective, aren't
you? So busy catching all the criminals

that you shame your only
daughter on her wedding day.

What a great father you are.

You've got something
on your face.

Don't you do
anything silly later.

- Hello.
- Hello.

- Your daughter looks beautiful.
- She does.

You raised her
into a beautiful woman.

Thank you.

All right, I'll
see you in there.

The ceremony
will begin shortly.

- Please get inside the hall.
- Hello.

LEE JAEHO AND KIM
JIWOO OUR STORY

THANK YOU TO OUR PARENTS FOR RAISING
US. WE'LL LIVE A HAPPY LIFE TOGETHER.

Gosh, we're tailing him when we're
supposed to congratulate him.

If he knew, he'd be very
disappointed, right?

He's out.

What? Why is he coming this way?

What are you doing?

We need to hide.

Hello.

Get out.

What a surprise to see you here.

- Come and eat.
- Okay.

I knew it was a bad
idea to take my car.

We should've taken another car.

You think that would've
made a difference?

Are you really going to eat?

We're his only guests.

I can't wait to
be done with this.

This wedding hall must be
popular. The food here is great.

We've been assigned to the team
for Section Chief Woo's case.

So what?

You don't have your
wallet. Keep the receipts.

It's yours.

I'm going to splurge.

And I'm going to
claim it all later.

Taekrok!

Why haven't you
returned my calls?

- Hey.
- Taekrok.

I know this happened a long time
ago, but I still don't understand.

Why did you divorce my sister?

She said she didn't
want to get a divorce,

but you asked for it.

Since then you've been paying her
alimony, child support, and everything.

I heard that you live
in a gosiwon now.

Why do you live like that?
Seriously, Taekrok. I feel terrible.

That's the best I can do.

Taekrok. Let's talk...

- What are you doing?
- Jungae.

I haven't seen Taekrok
in a while, and I feel bad for the guy.

- That's enough!
- Taekrok!

What is the
matter with you?

Jungae.

I heard he's the one
who got Jiwoo her house.

How could you
treat him this way?

Dad.

- Let's take the stairs.
- Okay.

Don't worry about what
Mom and Uncle said.

I know.

Okay.

Lately, I think a lot
about the old days.

I didn't realize it before.

But thank you...

for everything.

I'll be off, then.

Okay.

Excuse me.

- You're Ms. Kim Jiwoo's father, right?
- Yes.

The person who delivered these
flowers wanted me to give this to you.

I almost forgot.

I WISH YOU A LIFETIME OF
HAPPINESS FROM YOUR DAD'S FRIEND

FRIEND

ANSWER YOUR PHONE

Sir, he just turned
on his phone.

What do we do?

- Keep tracking him and keep me posted.
- Yes, sir.

What's the update on his whereabouts
on the day of the incident?

There aren't many operational
CCTVs near the mountain.

We're trying to trail him,
but we keep losing his tracks.

He might have been intentionally
avoiding the cameras.

Take a look at this first.

GEUMOBUDU-RO 33BEON-GIL

Call the taxi company, find out
who the driver was, locate him.

Okay.

Excuse me, sir.

- Could I talk to you for a minute?
- Sure.

NO CALLER ID

Did you like the
flowers? I tried to pick nice ones.

That's enough.

There's a limit to my patience.

Let's meet.

I'll come alone.

Fine, let's meet.

Where do you want to meet?

Before we do that, do you remember the
fratricide case from ten years ago?

A man k*lled his older brother for
inheritance and buried him in secret.

After that, he was arrested.

But that case turned
out to be a total mess.

This is fake evidence.

Was it you?

Was it you?

It was you, Choi Kyoil.

That's not mine!

You fabricated it.

That
knife was fabricated.

Find the real weapon and
reveal it to the world.

And the person behind it.

What does that case have
to do with Woo Hyunseok?

It all started because of him.

What did he do?

Do you have time
to waste? I don't.

You have until tomorrow.

Hey, are you...

Choi Kyoil?

Did you think this game
was going to be that easy? Try harder.

Why the false evidence?

Why the fratricide case?

By the way, what did he mean when
he said that's the best he can do?

That's the best I can do.

When his daughter was little,

she was kidnapped by a
criminal that he caught.

The criminals kept threatening his family,
so they had to move from place to place.

Why didn't he quit
his job, then?

Do you think they would've left his
family alone if he had just quit?

He just did what he
thought was best.

I don't know.

Not all homicide
detectives are like that.

Detective Kim only went after
the most vicious criminals

that the other
detectives avoided.

- Yes?
- I need information about the culprit

from the 2012 Suam-ri
fratricide case.

Okay, anything else?

That's it for now.

It's urgent.

Should we follow him?

- Let's go.
- Where?

I'm not really sure

if I should tell
you this or not.

I mean, I think I should, but...

Don't, if you feel uneasy.

No. It's not that.
I don't feel uneasy.

Those two committed
a lot of corruption.

- Those two?
- Section Chief Woo and the chief.

You know that in a small town like this,
the local notables are all best buds, yes?

They stick together
and embezzle money

in the name of community
development and all.

And Section Chief Woo took
care of everything for them,

making sure there
was no problem.

He didn't have enough power
to do all that by himself.

The chief must have
backed him up in secret.

Let's give him some time.

Rumor has it that
they've raked in...

a whopping amount
of slush funds.

I'm telling you this,
because I trust you, okay?

The one that I find most
suspicious is Chief Seo.

Now that the section chief is
dead, he can just blame him

for all the corruption
and irregularities

and have all that
slush funds to himself.

Frankly, I think he just k*lled
two birds with one stone.

- Detective Han.
- Yes?

Will you do me a personal favor?

A personal one?

Trace the chief on the
day of the incident,

and look into the irregularities that
he and the section chief have committed.

I'm honored that you
asked me to do it, but...

Don't you want to
make team leader?

- Do you want to go golfing sometime?
- I don't play golf.

I see.

How about we go fishing instead?

Really?

Right.

If I remember correctly,

Section Chief Woo...

used two cell phones.

NOEUL GOSIWON

A MAN KILLS AND SECRETLY
BURIES HIS OWN BROTHER

THE GEUMOSAN MOUNTAIN
FRATRICIDE CASE

SECRET BURIAL AFTER
INHERITANCE DISPUTE

BURIED BODY FOUND
IN GEUMOSAN MOUNTAIN

CULPRIT OF GEUMOSAN m*rder CASE CAUGHT...
POLICE QUICKLY ACQUIRES EVIDENCE

CHIEF DETECTIVE IN CHARGE, SEO
GWANGSU, RECEIVES SPECIAL PROMOTION

SUSPECT OF FRATRICIDE CASE
CLAIMS EVIDENCE TO BE FALSE

It was you, Choi Kyoil.

That's not mine!

Not yours?

Then where is yours?

It was you, wasn't it?

You fabricated it, didn't you?

EVIDENCE FOUND, 19 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT
SUSPECT MR CHOI CLAIMS "THIS ISN'T RIGHT"

- Yes.
- I found it.

Hang on.

CHOI KYOIL, FRATRICIDE

Wait.

DATE OF SUSPENSION
JAN 19, 2022

His sentence was suspended.

His sentence was suspended?

Where is he now?

Sir.

I could only find one cell phone
under the section chief's name.

But he definitely carried two.

Could it be a burner phone?

I think so. What do we do, then?

Trace his whereabouts and see if you
can find the number of the other phone.

- Especially before and after his death.
- Yes, sir. I will.

HANBIT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

He was in Geumo Detention
Center until his sentence was suspended

when he was diagnosed with
terminal blood cancer.

He's been staying at Hanbit
Rehabilitation Hospital since January.

CHOI KYOIL, MALE, 43

Where is the weapon?

What weapon?

Where did you hide it?

Darn it, you're
driving me crazy.

Look, detective.

If you don't find it,

I'll be found innocent, right?

So...

let me go.

Excuse me.

Are you his guardian?

No.

- I'm a detective.
- I see.

Is he able to move around?
Is he ever conscious?

No.

He's been bedridden for a month now
after his condition started to get worse.

He regains consciousness sometimes,
but only for a short moment.

Any visitors?

You're the first visitor
since he came here.

He's not the friend.

If you can reach his
family, please do.

He's in critical condition.

I see. Please call
me if he wakes up.

It's important.

Okay, I'll let the
other nurses know.

CIVIL AFFAIRS

INMATE VISITOR LIST

VISIT REFUSED

Who is this person?

LEE MYUNGHEE

Oh, her?

- She said she was the victim's mother.
- The victim's mother?

That's what she said herself.

I won't tell anyone.

Please just tell me
where she is. Please?

Guard.

I'm done here.

Please just tell me where
Seyoung is! I beg you!

Please.

Choi Kyoil agreed
to see her at first.

But after a while, he started
refusing and never saw her again.

By the way, was there
another victim in that case?

Come on!

Hurry and get in!

You're the detective on
the fratricide case, right?

Who...

This is my daughter. She hasn't come
home since the day of the incident.

Taekrok, let's go!

- You can report missing persons upstairs.
- I reported it a long time ago.

Detective. My daughter passes by the scene
of the crime on her way home from school.

She's never left home before.

- Taekrok, we're short on time!
- I'll check with the detectives.

My daughter might have
been k*lled by that man.

Right. Please wait at home.

Wait, detective.

Who is she?

You got that missing
person's report, right?

Yes, I handled it.

But the Women and Juvenile
Affairs Division took it over,

and I handed over
all the documents.

- What happened next?
- Next?

Well, I don't know
what happened next.

Come on. Think harder, kid.

I couldn't remember even if I
tried. It was a long time ago.

As you know, we're all
assigned to tons of cases.

I can't remember every
detail of every case.

But why do you ask...

CIVIL AFFAIRS GEUMO
DETENTION CENTER

If the girl
is still missing,

it's likely that Choi Kyoil
also k*lled her back then.

And if her remains
are found now...

Choi Kyoil is the culprit.

- Yes?
- Hey.

I need you to identify
a missing person

and get me her information.

And the contact numbers
of the testifiers.

DONGYANG LURE FISHING SHOP

Her name is Han Seyoung.
She was in 11th grade at the time.

She's still missing.

The one you described
is her mother.

She comes to the station every now
and then to check on the progress.

CHILD MISSING

The testifiers are
Seyoung's friends

who left school
with her that day.

Yes, I'm sure.

Something must've happened to
Seyoung after we parted ways

at the entrance of
Geumosan Mountain.

What
good are the police?

I told them many times.

Seyoung disappeared
in that mountain.

My daughter might have
been k*lled by that man.

What is it?

Gwangsu.

Let me gather some guys.

- What are you talking about?
- I need to do a search right now.

What do you need to search
for out of the blue?

Don't you want to catch
the culprit quickly?

Have you found a lead?

The fratricide case
from ten years ago.

Choi Kyoil.

Come into the station first.

I can't waste any more time.

Explain why you're searching
for and what is going on first!

The false evidence.

CHOI KYOIL

The weapon Choi Kyoil used.

Hey, where did you find this?

- Around where the body was buried.
- But we searched that entire area.

Are you certain this is it?

Check the fingerprints
and the bloodstains.

You knew.

Don't make assumptions. I didn't
know then, and I still don't.

That's not true.

You chose to ignore it.

Because the evidence you were
so desperately looking for

showed up right in front of you.

What are you trying to say?

What if I tell people
that you knew about it?

Or that I fabricated
it on your orders?

I'll just get fired, but you'll
have to resign with dishonor.

You want to be a city councilor?

That won't happen.

That's enough nonsense. What does
that have to do with this case?

There was one more victim.

We have to find her right now.

If we do, then what?

We'll know once we do.

Send the guys to
Geumosan Mountain.

I'll meet them there.

Catch the m*rder*r.

One week. I can't give
you any more than that.

And if I fail?

Then you'll be detained
and charged with m*rder.

Or you'll pretend like it was an
accident and bury this case forever.

Unit One,
to the right! Move it!

Uh...

What are you doing here?

There's something I
missed ten years ago.

Is it related to the
section chief's case?

I don't know that yet.

About his cell phone.

- Hey.
- Yes?

I don't mean to butt in
on your investigation,

but whose cell phone
are you talking about?

Apparently, Section Chief Woo used
two cell phones when he was alive.

Do you know anything about it?

A lot of detectives use
two or three phones.

- I also use two.
- Where are they?

What?

I told you I lost them.

Forget about that.

What about Hyunseok's phones?

One of them is a burner phone.

- You were saying?
- I couldn't find anything.

There was nothing in his office.

Please go back to the station and
check the CCTV footage more thoroughly

to see what the suspect was up
to on the day of the incident.

Okay.

The suspect can't remember a thing,
so we should help him remember.

I'd appreciate that.

I'll get going,
then.

Where are you going?

To the crime scene.

I'm going to go back
there to try to remember

if I really k*lled
Hyunseok like you said.

Who knows?

I might turn myself in.

If you do, you'll get
a lighter sentence.

What is he searching for here?

Hyunseok talked to
someone on the phone at the tavern.

Did you check that?

There was no call history.

Hyunseok was
using his burner phone.

And he was talking
to the friend.

He got Hyunseok
to come out here.

Why did he want to meet here?

Is he familiar with this area?

The taxi driver said Section Chief
Woo went to the mountain alone.

Alone.

That means they either made
plans to meet beforehand,

or he made the
appointment at the tavern.

Meeting up...

on short notice.

Don't go,
you'll regret it if you go.

He knew that I
was going to see Hyunseok.

Was it Hyunseok that
wanted to see him?

Or was it him?

Come on, fill your lungs
with fresh air instead.

Isn't this place nice?

I often come up here and
organize my thoughts.

It is nice, but it's
a bit dangerous.

Be careful.

Old man, you are
becoming a coward.

- Hey!
- Darn it!

Jeez.

The friend
didn't lure him here.

Hyunseok must've
asked to meet here.

Why did he want to meet here?

Why?

He came to negotiate,
but something went wrong.

- And in the end...
- Aah!

The
important thing is...

it wasn't their
first time meeting.

That means the friend is...

Hey, I said no drugs, didn't I?

Is it
Mr. Cheon after all?

But he has nothing to do
with the fratricide case.

No connection whatsoever.

False evidence?

Mr. Cheon has nothing
to do with that either.

What on earth does
the friend want?

Why...

is this here?

It's him.

Pull everyone back.

Yes, sir.

Stop the search!

We're pulling back!

SHADOW DETECTIVE