01x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

[quiet, tense music playing]

That's why the name
sounded familiar to me.

I was also Je Moon-jae.

[theme music playing]

I said I'm Je Moon- jae!

♪ Mouse ♪

MOUSETRAP

[sighs] Ms. Han,
I can explain it to you in person.

You gotta help me.
You're the only one I can talk to! [sobs]

Please, just let me
explain it to you in person.

I swear it'll all make sense!
Are you there?

-[gasps]
-[Moon-jae sobbing] Say something!

Ms. Han, my--

[Ji-hye sighs]

[groans]

You see? I told you he'd call again.

[sinister music playing]

[sighs]

Thank you for the drink.
Sorry for the surprise visit.

Still, I think we should
do this again soon.

Mmm.

[chuckles]

[breathing shakily]

[men groaning and gasping]

[Noja grunts and gasps]

[yells] Aaah!

-You got a knife.
-[men groaning]

[grunts]

Just do it and I'll see you in hell!

[clang]

[men gasping]

-[ringing tone]
-[Moon-jae groans]

-[sighs]
-[phone bleeps]

-[cicadas chirping]
-[phone bleeps]

-[ringing tone]
-[groans]

Come on. Please pick up…

[sighs] Hmm…

[ringing tone continues]

-[tapping on window]
-Huh?

[phone bleeps]

[officer 1] You can't park here, sir.
You're right by the water. It's dangerous.

Okay, I'll move right now.

Have you been drinking, sir?

Uh, no.

Step outside.

-What?
-[officer 2] Hey.

This vehicle has a warrant.

Is this your truck?

Step outside, sir.

[Dong-cheol] Does anyone know
what the hell just happened?

[Han-su] And where the hell
did Sun-yong go?

What did you mean
when you said your name was Moon-jae?

My name used to be Je Moon-jae.

[poignant music playing]

You know that I'm an orphan.

Well, so did this guy.

He knew about my adoption records.

Hey, hold on a second. So you're telling
us that you forgot your childhood name?

You've had this case for a while now.

[Chang-u] Take it easy. Come on.

Do you remember

every detail from when
you were five years old?

[sighs] I went through a lot of names.

I was adopted and sent back three times.

The first name I had was Sang-gyu,
or Sang-gu, or something. I forget.

And the next one was… Hyeon-cheol?

Then Park Sun-yong.

Then, when I was five,
my name was Je Moon-jae.

Ah, sh*t.

It took all this
to bring those memories back.

[officer 1] Get out of the car, sir.

-Officer…
-[officer 1] I said get out of the car.

[dramatic music playing]

-[Moon-jae struggling]
-[officer 1] Don't move!

[starts engine]

[officer 1] Get out of the car, as*h*le!

-Get out! [gasping]
-[tires squeal]

[officer 1 yelling]

[wails]

[moans]

[straining]

-[crackling]
-[whimpers]

[music fades]

[engine idling]

[groaning softly]

[quiet, melancholy music playing]

Please tell us.

[echoing] Who are you?

-[radio bleeps]
-[officer 1] Requesting backup.

-[handcuffs jingling]
-[officer 1] Stay right there.

[Moon-jae grunts]

[Sun-yong sighs] Hmm.

[Min-h* sighs]

He told us to head back soon.

You should sleep.

[sighs]

[melancholy music continues]

[detective 1] What's going on?
Who are you?

[lead detective] Where is this guy?

Oh, he's fine.

-Come on.
-[detective 3] Okay.

[grunts]

[detective 1] Let's go.

[exhales]

-Hey. Get in here. Sit down, as*h*le.
-[Moon-jae grunts]

[breathing shakily]

-[smacks]
-[grunting]

[lead detective] Where's Noja?

[sighs] I'm not sure.

[music fades]

[lead detective grunts] Three of our men
are dead! You son of a b*tch!

One of them had a wife at home
who's pregnant, you as*h*le!

[grunting]

My men are dying
on the street because of you,

you worthless little piece of sh*t!

-[grunts]
-[Moon-jae gasps]

[lead detective] So tell me where he is.

Noja.

Where the f*ck is he?

Ah! Motherfu…

HOW DID IT GO?

PARK SEUNG-GYU

[suspenseful music playing]

[phone buzzing]

Yeah, I was just about to give you a call.

I got Noja, that as*h*le,
and I also found the old guy.

[nurse 1] Oh, I see.

[nurse 2] Hello, there.

DEOKAM NURSING HOME

[Seung-gyu] A bunch of cops
stopped by earlier.

The guy doesn't remember
anything at all. It's dementia.

He doesn't know a thing.

[sighs] So, we should be okay.

The police won't be able
to prove a g*dd*mn thing.

So what do we do now, huh?

How do I get my money?

Ah, sh*t ba*ls. That's right.

I totally forgot about that. [sighs]

Mmph.

All right, then.

Got it. Okay.

[grunting and sighing]

[tense music playing]

[Noja groaning softly]

[sighs]

[groans]

[panting]

[camera clicks]

[Seung-gyu] Why the f*ck is he
asking me to send a photo?

Hey, go call the guy at the nursing home.
We forgot about something.

[Noja grunting]

Just call the detective.

I'll tell him everything.

[suspenseful music continues]

[music fades]

[Min-h*] Where are you going?

[Sun-yong] The nursing home.

-Ugh. [groans loudly]
-[door closes]

[phone buzzing]

WRITER JE MOON-JAE

-Yeah?
-[The Rat] Hello, detective.

It's Je Moon-jae.

[Sun-yong] Yeah, I know.

-What can I do for you?
-I heard that you found my uncle.

-Yep.
-Then that should make things easy.

A DNA test should be enough
to settle this once and for all.

I get the feeling
that you still suspect me.

Uh… [chuckles]

Think so, do you?

I'm on my way
to the nursing home right now.

Are you sure you're okay with a DNA test?

Of course.

Where's my uncle? I'll head over now.

Sounds good, let's do it.

First, I'll get a strand
of your uncle's hair,

and a buccal swab, and then…

["Introitus"
from Mozart's Requiem playing]

[Sun-yong] Wait.

Son of a b*tch.

-[man 1] She inhaled a lot of smoke.
-[woman 1] Okay.

[man 1] Go.

[coughing]

-f*cking… sh*t.
-[woman 2] Excuse me. Excuse me!

-Hey, you! Where's the old man?
-Uh…

-What happened to him?
-He's out here. We got everyone out.

It's so hectic. Oh! Right over there!

-He was in the same room as them.
-[Sun-yong] There?

-Yes.
-Okay.

[man 2] Here!
We need some wet towels here!

[music fades]

-[panting]
-[Seung-gyu] Why are you shaking?

You were just fine
when you buried your friend over there.

[solemn music playing]

Why…

why are you doing this?

Huh?

Whatever I've done to piss you off,

I apologize.

Sincerely.

You don't have to do this.

Ah, son of a b*tch.

Do you know that
I used to look up to you?

I was your number one fan.

I did everything you told me to
just to impress you.

[Noja grunts]

I did all your dirty work
for you, didn't I?

But I never earned your respect.

To someone in your position,
I must've looked like a f*cking nothing.

Either way, a great man
got scammed and lost everything. sh*t!

Was it your money? Did you earn it?

No, I earned it, you g*dd*mn as*h*le.

I'm sorry.

I don't wanna die, not like this.

[sobbing] Please.

I was the one who supported you
when you blew through all your money.

You did more f*cked-up sh*t
than I could ever have imagined.

Hey, tell me something.
When you were standing there,

watching people getting buried alive,
did you feel you were some kind of god?

No! No, no.

Other people are gonna die.
So don't be too upset about it.

[grunts]

[groaning]

[dramatic music playing]

[yelps]

[music fades]

[Seung-gyu] I'm gonna bury
everyone who knows about my past.

And after that,
I'm gonna leave the country.

I'm gonna k*ll
that friend of yours, you know.

-Huh?
-I'm starting over.

[piano arrangement of "Lacrimosa"
from Mozart's Requiem playing]

We can work something out, can't we?

[breathing heavily]

Be reasonable.

Beg for me.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

[breathing heavily]

I was wrong.

You'll never… you'll never see me again!

I'll disappear!

Let me live. I beg you.

-[Seung-gyu] Sir. Have a good night!
-[man] Good night.

[instrumental version
of "Lacrimosa" continues]

Hmm. Treat yourself tonight.

[Seung-gyu and man] Thank you, sir!

I'm glad you came!

Do you remember

when I took that cash you gave me?

I was so grateful,
'cause I was scared of you back then.

I knew I wanted to become
what you were one day.

So much for that dream.

I'm sorry, but this is where it ends.

[Noja] No, wait!

-♪ Lacrimosa ♪
-Don't k*ll me! Let me live!

-♪ Dies illa ♪
-No!

Aah! Don't do this!

-Here's your money back, Noja.
-[gasps]

[Seung-gyu] Do it.

[gasping]

[yelling]

[screaming]

[scream fades]

[gentle piano music playing]

[Moon-jae] Aren't you gonna sleep?

[crickets chirping]

[Noja] I'm thinking.

[Moon-jae] About what?

The dog I had when I was little.

We kept him tied up in the yard
to guard the house.

He guarded the house his whole life,
till he got old and died.

But all those years, he never got
to see the world beyond his leash.

The length of that leash represented
the bounds of his entire world.

He must've wanted
to get away from our house.

I can't recall his name,
but that leash…

I can even remember the color.

I guess I don't really remember the dog.

It's only the dog's leash
that stays with me today.

Come to think of it, it's the only proof
that we even had a dog.

[tuts]

It's the same with me.

Yeah, right here. You see?

The leash.

[sighs] There's nothing there.

-[scoffs]
-[Moon-jae sighs]

Everyone has memories
they'd like to erase.

But those bad memories are all I have now.

They're the leash
that's wrapped around my neck.

Just when you think you've moved on,
it grabs you by the neck.

And in the end,

that's how everyone dies.

[Moon-jae sighs]

Hey, you said
your memories are fading, right?

Hmm? Well, don't you forget
about that leash,

because if you forget,

who'll remember Je Moon-jae?

[music fades]

[Sun-yong] Je Moon-jae.

It's not even a cool name. Why the hell
are you guys fighting over it?

The fake one k*lled a girl,
framed the other,

and now he's pretending
to be the real one?

[scoffs]
Now I have to figure out who's lying.

Right? You wanted to see me?

I need your help.

Please.

I've got no one else to turn to.

What about Noja?

I don't know.

We lost contact.

He's right here.

[soft, poignant music playing]

He…

They wanted you to see.

Is he dead?

What do you think?

We'll never even find his body.

Why did you leave
when you found your uncle?

I wanna know why, g*dd*mn it! Tell me!

He has Alzheimer's.

There was no point.

DNA.

[scoffs] Hey.

Why are you crying?

I'm helping you right now.

The real Je Moon-jae should be happy.

[theme music playing softly]

Is it really that simple?

After you visited,

your uncle vanished.

Someone set the nursing home on fire,
and they took everything,

just in case his DNA was left somewhere.

[chuckling]

[laughs] Of course. Yeah.

It couldn't be that easy, could it?

At this point, I should be used to it.

He knew what I would do.

He's ahead of us every step of the way.

Oh.

So you're saying you had no idea?

They caught me
right after I had already left.

My car was empty.

Maybe you're secretly
working with someone else.

I used to.

They're tracking
your uncle's movements on CCTV.

Understand?

You don't have an alibi either.

So if we can't find him,

we'll know it was you.

That's why I wanted to see you.

So I can tell you the whole story.

I'll tell you who he is,

what's happened so far,

and where it's headed.

[music fades]

[man] Hey, guys. Listen up.

[Moon-jae] The first time I met him
was at an college literature club.

We have a new member.
Good-looking guy, eh?

Have a seat.

Hi, everyone.
I'm really excited to be here.

I'm Seo Yu-min, by the way.

-Nice to meet you.
-[club members clapping]

[man 2] Welcome.

[Moon-jae] My first impression
of him wasn't great.

He was, uh…

He had this look in his eyes,

like someone who was starving for food.

[man 3] What are you writing?

The kind of look that makes you think
he'd devour anything in sight.

I'm working on a book of my own.
It's hard.

THE RAT THAT ATE FINGERNAILS

[Yu-min] I'm still figuring out the plot.

[door opens]

Hey, did you write this?

Why? You like it?

[Yu-min] Aah!

It's amazing.

[yawns]

I'm envious.
I wish that I could write like you.

Oh… Sadly, I'm way too lazy.

I'm supposed to be this far,
but I'm struggling.

DETAILED STRUCTURE AND OUTLINE

There is…

-There is someone who really inspires me.
-Yeah? Who's that?

-[door opens]
-Uh…

-[door closes]
-[Moon-jae] Hmm.

-[Min-yeong chuckles]
-[Yu-min] Just you wait, Moon-jae.

[Moon-jae] The two of us grew close.

[Moon-jae] Careful.

-You'll end up an alcoholic.
-And it was all because of Min-yeong.

-Ah. Oh, boy, I have to go pee. Excuse me.
-[Moon-jae] We both…

Get me another.

…liked Min-yeong.

[Yu-min] She can really drink.

What?

So…

are you trying to date her?

Oh, come on. We're just friends. [sighs]

Are you sure?

[chuckles] It really
doesn't matter if I'm sure.

This is pointless, all right?

Why is it pointless?

Because neither of us
is good enough for her.

Her standards are incredibly high.

She's way out of our league.

Maybe you're not good enough.

But I am, you'll see.

[laughs]

[gentle, wistful music playing]

[chuckles]

[Moon-jae] That summer,

the three of us went on a trip together.

But something happened there.

[laughing]

[Yu-min] Aah.

[laughing]

[music fades]

[laughing]

Min-yeong, I've got
something to tell you. Let's talk.

-[Min-yeong gasps]
-You're drunk.

-Come on.
-[Yu-min] Let me go! I just wanna talk!

You said you were just friends.

[sighs]

We're dating.

We wanted to keep it a secret.
Moon-jae said you'd be upset.

For how long?

Since before you asked me.

[scoffs]

You can't toy with
people's feelings like this.

It's not right. You hear me?

[struggling and grunting]

[solemn chamber music playing]

[both yelling]

You're just jealous of me.

You hate me
because you want to be me, don't you?

Shut up! [grunting]

[Moon-jae] That day was
the last time I saw him.

We haven't spoken since.

[music fades]

Until he returned with my face.

[Sun-yong] You're saying
he did all this because of a girl.

I don't get it either.
Why go through surgery?

[sighs]

He acted so crazy,
like I'd taken what was his.

[Sun-yong] But why
would he steal your face

and k*ll that girl at the Han River now,
after all this time?

There must be more to it than that.

There is.

There's something I didn't know.

I learned this later.

That guy

wasn't even a student.

He was faking it all along.

Creepy, huh?

[Sun-yong] What happened
between you and the girl?

[inhales]

Well… [sighs]

Things just fizzled out.

I heard she met someone
and now they're living together. Uh…

[sighs] We shouldn't
have gone on that trip.

That trip is what caused all this mess.

Tell me about your parents.

Say something that proves who you are.

Something the imposter wouldn't know.

[low rumbling]

[Moon-jae] My mother…

-[Geun-u] Why are you talking like that?
-She struggled with mental issues.

-You sound crazy when you say this!
-I don't know the reason.

But as far back as I can remember,
the atmosphere at my house wasn't normal.

[Geun-u grunts]

[Yeong-jui whimpering]

[sniffling]

-[sobs]
-[eerie, melancholy music playing]

[gasps]

-[rattling]
-[sighing]

[rattling]

ALPRAZOLAM

[Moon-jae] My father used to say
I took after my mom.

Maybe that's true
and I inherited her illness.

I felt like I was slowly going insane.

To the point where
I couldn't function without my meds.

I'm still like that today.

But because of the meds,
those memories are fading.

And once I've completely
forgotten my past,

you'll put me in jail, won't you?

The vanity in your parents' bedroom.

What did it look like?

It was…

a typical vanity.

Uh, it was black.

[Sun-yong] It was black?

[Moon-jae] It was simple.
No patterns, just matte black.

In the shape of a rectangle?

How did you know that?

We had one like that at our house.

Jesus. Now I get it.

He roped me into this
so that I would put you in jail.

You don't have much time
and you don't have an alibi.

All the evidence works against you,

which means if you get indicted
in this, you're done.

So, if you have anything
more to add, tell me now.

Anything that can prove
you're the real Moon-jae.

Anything.

[gasps] Oh.

[eerie, melancholy music continues]

[music intensifying]

[music fades]

Yeah, the property damage case.
The smashed car.

DEVELON
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PARTS DEALER

-[Chang-u] Have a nice day, sir.
-[man 1] You too.

-[Min-h*] You didn't see anything?
-[man 2] No, I couldn't.

All right, thank you.

[Dong-cheol] Honestly, why the hell
are we looking for CCTVs? Huh?

Yeah, how did this sh*t become our case?

Let's go to the station and ask him.

Hold on, why the hell
is he at another police station?

-Major Crimes called him. Hmm.
-[phone buzzing]

-[Dong-cheol] Of course they did.
-[Chang-u laughs]

-Yeah, hello?
-[Dong-cheol sighs] Ugh.

[Min-h*] What? Why?

What?

[sighs] Find anything?

-[Dong-cheol] No, nothing.
-[Min-h*] Wait. At least tell me why.

Who is it?

Is it Sun-yong?

Let me talk to him.

[Min-h*] He hung up.

-What?
-[Dong-cheol] About time.

Great, so then what did he have to say?

He said leave Chang-u here,
and come to the station.

Me?

Why?

-He'll tell us when we get there.
-Oh, man, seriously?

-[groans]
-Ugh, sh*t.

[sighs]

INTERROGATION ROOM 1

Let's take a break now.
We'll let him change his clothes.

And we need backup.

We have to find Noja's body
if we wanna close this case.

Let's see if we can get
a lead on Seung-gyu.

If we go back to Seoul now,
we'll have nothing to show for it.

[sighs]

I still don't understand why
he wanted to speak with you. Huh?

I mean, nothing he said
is of any use to us.

I guess he just prefers detectives
who don't beat people. [chuckles]

Sorry, bad joke.

You know how it is. You get close
to the guys you're trying to bust.

Happens every time.

I told him Noja's dead,
and he started crying.

He's beginning to open up,
so I'll keep on digging.

Go have lunch. And will you guys
order something for us too?

[inhales]

Let's go eat.

[sighs] Let's go.

-[door opens]
-All right, enjoy your lunch!

[door closes]

Where's my uncle?

Let's talk inside. Come on.

[suspenseful music playing]

INTERROGATION ROOM 2

So where's my uncle?

[scoffs] Wow, you really
wanna see him, don't you?

I guess it's true what they say.
Blood really is thicker than water.

Forensics will do a DNA test.
They'll be here soon, okay?

Have a seat and relax.

Would you like something to drink?

[The Rat sighs]

[music fades]

[Sun-yong] All right,
just wait here for a minute.

[The Rat sighs]

[mysterious music playing]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[music fades]

[theme music playing]

[Han-su] Smuggle him out?

What the hell is going on here?

Listen to me. Our whole team
is on the chopping block.

Mr. Kim, you could even lose your pension.

Ah. Oh, what the hell? Let's do it.

-[Dong-cheol] Good call.
-[Han-su] Okay.

-[keys jingle]
-Hey, you hear that?

We're risking a lot for you, okay?

-[Han-su] Come on, hurry up.
-Stay quiet and follow us.

[phone buzzes]

HAN CHANG-U:
FOUND THE SUSPECT VEHICLE.

TRACED ITS MOVEMENTS.
WHERE IS EVERYONE ANYWAY?

Hey!

Right here.

-This way.
-[man] Oh. Okay.

Come on, let's go.

[Sun-yong] Right in here.

Have you had lunch?

I felt bad just eating by myself.

Why don't we eat together?

How much is it?

Thank you.

[sighs]

[detective 1] I'm not sure
if I have change.

-You wanted coffee?
-[detective 2] Oh, yeah.

[phone buzzing]

Hey, Sun-yong.

He's been tracking the uncle.

So we have to find him first.

Move your a*s.

Yeah, okay, we're on it.

Oh, and I found the identity
of the woman who died in the Han River.

I'll be there soon.
First I gotta check on something.

-Just hurry over there.
-Check on what?

Evidence that he's the real one.

[music fades]

[phone bleeps]

[Min-h*] What now?

Who knows?

He said you're the real one.

[sighs]

[sniffles]

[detective 2] Okay. [sighs]

[detective 1] Finally.

[lead detective] All right.
Here we go. Come on.

[detective 1 groaning]

[yawns]

-[detective 3] Sir, have a look at this.
-Huh? What's he saying?

What?

Why'd he change the interrogation room?

[contract k*ller grunting]

[crow cawing]

[phone buzzes]

[Byeong-h*] He said he lost him.

What the hell?
That old guy was barely holding on!

[laughing] Son of a b*tch.

Which mountain was it?

-What's the plan?
-What do you mean, "What's the plan?"

Turn the f*cking car around!

[groans] Damn it.

[phone bleeps]

[ringing tone]

[phone buzzing]

[sighs]

PARK SEUNG-GYU

[answers call]

[Seung-gyu] Hey, it's me. He, uh…

He lost him.

But don't worry. I'll take care of it.

[sighs]

f*cking idiots.

Hey, hey, hey!

His phone! He's looking at a phone!
What's on that phone?

-Hey!
-[lead detective] f*ck! [panting]

Hey

Who are you?

[laughs]

Seriously?

I'm Je Moon-jae.

I'm the victim here,
or did you forget that?

[laughs]

-[birdsong]
-[horn honks]

[Min-h*] Is that it?

[Chang-u] Uh, 1-9-1-7.

-Uh, yeah, that's it.
-[Dong-cheol] How are we to find him here?

Even if we call the entire unit,
it'll take a month.

-The forest is too dense, so no drones.
-[Dong-cheol sighs]

If he went up a mountain
like he's been saying,

there'll be traces along the way.

So stop complaining and follow me.

-Get your gear.
-Okay.

So what about him?

Hey, cuff him there,
to the steering wheel.

Uh, I can help you.

Because my uncle's the only evidence.

[Han-su sighs]

[Sun-yong] Police business.
I need to check someone's school records.

[woman] He's not here.

STUDENT RECORD
SO MIN-YEONG

No way. Are you serious?

There's no record
of any student by that name here.

You sure it's this school?

Yeah, it's this school.

Can you please check again for me? Try it.

[typing]

Since the '70s, all our records
have been computerized.

He's not from the '60s, is he?

Even the students who dropped out
show up on here.

If he's not in here, then he's not here.

Seo Yu-min.

Try looking up the name Seo Yu-min.
Try Seo Yu-min.

[woman] Seo Yu-min.

SEO YU-MIN, DISMISSED

[woman] There he is. Majored
in Korean Language and Literature.

The same major as that girl
you were asking me about.

[Moon-jae] I learned this later.

That guy wasn't even a student.

He was faking it all along.

Creepy, huh?

[Sun-yong] That son of a b*tch lied.

[ominous music playing]

[Sun-yong] It was the other guy,
Seo Yu-Min.

sh*t.

[phone bleeps]

[ominous music continues]

-[sighs]
-[bird cawing]

[music fades]

[phone buzzing]

Yes, Mr. Park.

What? Say that again.

Uh, we're on the trail in the woods.

Wait, what?

Oh, he came with us.
He wanted to help us look.

Huh?

[gasping] Where is he?

[suspenseful, sorrowful music playing]

Mr. Kim!

[Han-su] Yeah? What?

[Dong-cheol] What is it?

-[Chang-u] What's goin' on?
-[Min-h*] There.

[Dong-cheol] Where is he?

[Chang-u] God f*ck' damn it.

-[Han-su] Where is he?
-He's gone.

-What?
-[Chang-u] Are you serious?

[panting]

[Moon-jae] They won't find my uncle.

Like Noja, he was buried somewhere
on this mountain and he's gone for good.

I have to catch The Rat.
It's the only way.

How else can I prove
that I'm really me?

Besides, if I were The Rat,

how could I ever admit that?

[suspenseful, sorrowful music continues]

[music fades]

[theme music playing]

♪ Mouse ♪

♪ Mouse ♪