01x12 - Episode 12

[bunniefuu]

[A Bona fide k*ller]

[This drama, its characters,
and events are fictional.]

[Scenes with child actors
and animals were supervised.]

[Sunshine Friends Orphanage]

[Episode 12]

[crickets chirping]

[tense music playing]

[sobbing in distance]

[man] Hold on tight.

If you fall, you'll shatter your feet.

[metal rattles]

[cackles]

[inhales heavily]

[exhales sharply]

- [glass clinking]
- [kid screams in agony]

Hey, Bong Tae Min.

Give me that thing from the other day.

What? What thing?

The g*n you made.

A g*n?

[intriguing music playing]

[exclaims]

[woman] You have a strong spirit.

What are you doing here all by yourself?

I'm practicing.

So I can get revenge when I grow up.

Revenge?

- On whom?
- On bad adults.

That's not revenge.

It's called delivering judgment.

You have to aim for the weakest point.

With a single strike.

Precisely.

[woman gasps]

[exclaims softly in awe]

Not bad at all.

You're a cheerful one. What's your name?

Yu Bo Na.

And who are you?

Well... Who should I say I am?

- [man cackles]
- [Young Tae Min crying]

[crying continues]

[tense music playing]

What is this?

[man] Get inside.

[glass clinking]

You ungrateful brats dare defy me
after I've fed and housed you?

I should just break you for good.

Isn't that right?

Well, look at this one.

What are you going to do with this?

You want to play with me?

[groans]

[whimpers]

[man] What the hell?
Why are you doing this?

[grunts]

[tense music fades]

[sighs in relief]

[intriguing music playing]

- [sighs]
- [keyboard clacking]

[beeping]

[thrilling music playing]

[comms beep]

[police over the comms]
Attention all patrol cars.

In front of Jihye Hof
in the Yiseong-dong downtown area,

a drunk individual
has broken a soju bottle...

and is holding a woman hostage
and causing a disturbance.

- Nearby patrol cars, please respond.
- Yiseong-dong is right next door.

[police over the comms]
No available patrol cars at this time.

All nearby detectives and mobile units,
any available car, please respond.

It seems there are no patrol cars nearby.

[tense music playing]

[police over the comms]
The situation is deteriorating.

Closest vehicle to the scene,
regardless of unit, respond immediately.

Hey, Beom, let's go.

- [Beom] Yes, sir.
- Nambu Police, two detectives.

On stakeout near Yiseong-dong, responding.

[grunts]

[groans, coughs]

[Young Do] Senior Bo Na. Stop it. Please.

He's already unconscious, Bo Na.

- Bo Na.
- [sobbing]

Yu Bo Na.

[Tae Min] That's enough.

[breathes heavily]

Manager Yu.

Are you okay?

[sighs deeply]

Are you sure you didn't report
a drunk man on a rampage?

A drunk man on a rampage?

I didn't make a report like that.

[Beom] But wasn't a drunk man
breaking soju bottles...

and threatening a woman?

No, nothing like that happened.

Are you sure you're in the right place?

[sighs]

[suspenseful music playing]

Darn it.

[music fades]

[Young Do] We have a witness.

A child who should be at a group home...
What is she doing here?

[sighs]

[pensive music playing]

[sniffles]

Are you okay? Are you hurt?

We're here to help you.

Get a good night's sleep,

and things will be different
starting tomorrow.

[crying]

[crying continues]

[Bo Na] In the King Tower emergency
stairwell, on the fifth floor,

there's a person collapsed on the ground,
bleeding from the head.

I think he'll die
if you don't get here quickly.

[pensive music playing]

[tense music playing]

Excuse me.

Have we met before?

No.

Oh, you probably
shouldn't be touching that...

How was your first day back at work?
Was it okay?

It's what I used to do, so I got back
into it pretty quickly. It was fine.

The notorious serial k*ller
who disappeared four years ago,

also known as Kingfisher, has return...

I thought you had a client meeting.
Did it not go well?

Oh, the meeting this afternoon
was canceled,

so it was postponed until tonight.

Of all the Kingfisher cases,
this is the first time...

there have been two deaths
in a single incident.

[Tae Sung] I like you, Bo Na.

But you don't even know me.

[trembling breath]

[clanking]

[knocking]

[tense music playing]

It's Koo Jong Ryeol.

[siren blaring]

What? Did someone already report this?

Detective Lee Dong Jin,
Nambu Police Station.

What's going on here?

We received a report
about a sick child being home alone.

I think this is the house.

[suspenseful music playing]

[sighs]

[sighs heavily]

For the seven years my dad was in prison,

I was known at school
as either an idiot or a crazy b*tch.

I was always spacing out,

and I'd jump at the smallest sound,
like a pen dropping.

If someone so much as brushed my shoulder,

I'd collapse and start shaking.

The doctors said I'd be okay,
that I'd get better,

but I didn't.

Then one day, I realized why.

Because in a few years,

my dad would be back.

Because it wasn't over.

The day I saw my dad disappear
with my own two eyes,

[Hyun Nam] I thought to myself.

It's finally over.

[pensive music playing]

Now I can be like everyone else.

I can live like a normal person.

I can finally live.

Today will be that day for her.

The day she was freed from violence.

[breathes heavily]

[man] Help me.

[whimpering]

My inhaler...

My... Give me my inhaler.

Inhaler... Give me my inhaler.

Help...

Help me... Help...

[breathes heavily]

I'm so sorry I'm late.

I'll...

take care of the rest.

All the children will be taken
somewhere safe.

You're the one who saved those children.

The reason I do this job.

[pensive music continues]

[loud expl*si*n]

[Bo Na]
To be able to save even one person...

So that someone can be safe
because of what I do.

[music fades]

[pensive music playing]

[soft Korean music playing]

Tae Sung.

Honey.

Tae Sung.

[line ringing]

[Tae Sung] Hello?

Tae Sung, where are you right now?

[Bo Na] Honey.

[sobs] Yul.

What's wrong with Yul? What is it?

Her fever spiked suddenly in her sleep.

[Tae Sung] They said it's the flu
that's going around.

[Bo Na] The flu?

But she was fine this morning.
What happened?

So is she going to be okay?

Her fever broke.

So we need to give her medicine
and watch her for a day or two.

[groans]
She got this on her tiny little hand...

Yul, you must have been
in so much pain, right?

[groans worriedly]

Oh, my poor Yul.

Oh, honey. You must have been
in so much pain.

Oh, I can't believe
they put her through this...

It must have hurt, Yul. I'm sorry.

[soft Korean music continues]

I'll stay with Yul tonight.
You go get some rest.

I'll take the day off tomorrow
and stay with Yul.

All right, then.

[Yul's Room]

[sighs heavily]

[music fades]

- [rain pouring]
- [thunder rumbling]

[Breaking News:
Child ab*ser Koo Jong Ryeol Found Dead]

[pensive music playing]

[breathes deeply]

Suspended sentence...

[phone buzzes]

[Big Treasure]

[line ringing]

[buzzing continues]

[Big Treasure]

[ringing continues]

[sighs heavily]

[phone vibrates]

[Bo Na] When did you leave?

You should have woken me up.

I could have at least made you some toast.

Did you take an umbrella?

You shouldn't get caught in the rain.

[sighs heavily]

[sighs]

[heavy thud]

Kwon Tae Sung.

It seems you don't know much about Bo Na.

[Seul Gi exclaims]

Oh, or is it that Bo Na
doesn't talk about herself?

Mr. Kim. This is Kwon Tae Sung,
a reporter from Not Today.

Yes. Have you been well?

[Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency]

This case is certainly different
from the pattern so far.

This is the first time we've found
signs of direct physical contact.

The fact that violence was involved means
there was some kind of emotion involved.

For example, the angrier someone is,
the more times they'll stab the victim.

And there's the fact that they called 911
about a sick child.

Even in the midst of emotional turmoil,

it shows a determination
to protect the child.

- [sighs] Which means...
- [door opens]

[officer] What's wrong? Did someone die?

Why does everyone look so glum?

- Hello, sir.
- Hello, sir.

[sighs]

I'm sorry.
We should have been more careful.

I let my guard down.

What are you sorry for?

Anyway, man, we confirmed Inspector Lee's
hypothesis was correct, right?

Right?

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, that's correct.

[inhales sharply]

[Lee Dong Jin, National Police Agency]

Don't be discouraged just because
we missed him this time.

Keep digging.

Next time, I'll beg the Commissioner
if I have to...

to get you all the support you need.

Got it?

Got it?

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.

You haven't had lunch, have you?

Use the corporate card
and get something expensive.

Well? Say something.

- We will enjoy the meal, sir.
- We will enjoy the meal, sir.

I thought he'd be strict,
but he's surprisingly easygoing.

He was on the dedicated task force
twice before.

He failed both times,
and has been determined to succeed.

He's probably the one who wants to catch
Kingfisher the most out of all of us.

[Team Leader Koo Tae Seok]

[suspenseful music playing]

[Detective Lee]
But there's one thing that doesn't add up.

The false directive we received
at the scene.

I sent it to the voice analysis team,

and it wasn't a real person's voice.

It came back as a generated voice.

I'm afraid the police network
has been hacked.

Hacked?

So, what does that mean?

They knew we were coming
and smuggled him out?

How?

[sighs] What if...

Could there be a Kingfisher operative
inside the police force?

You know, like an undercover agent.

Well, it doesn't have to be an insider.

[Mi Ran] The Kingfisher fan club.

I heard it has
over a million members, right?

[humming]

[man] A prison...

shouldn't become a safe haven
for criminals, should it? Right?

Especially with all the talk
about overcrowding lately.

There isn't enough space as it is.

Right?

[humming, sobbing]

[Mi Ran] And who knows?

There could be someone
who lost family to a criminal...

and is holding a grudge.

Maybe...

There are supporters like that hiding
in places we don't even know about.

[sighs]

[beeps]

[gasps, exclaims]

- Wow, it's green.
- [giggles]

All right.
Once you finish all of your porridge,

you'll feel better in no time.

- Yes, I'll eat lots and lots of it.
- Oh, you will?

Eat up.

Did it hurt when you got your shot?

Yes, it hurt. But Daddy gave me a big hug.

He did?

Yul.

Were you sad that Mommy wasn't here?

Yes, I cried because I missed you.

I asked Daddy to call you, but he didn't.

He didn't?

I wonder why Daddy did that.

- I don't know.
- [Bo Na] Eat up.

[clicks tongue]

- [breathes deeply]
- [pensive music playing]

[footsteps approaching]

[snickers]

[scoffs]

Back then...

The person on the rooftop,
behind the door...

Was it Yu Bo Na?

You must not have slept.
You look terrible.

[voice breaking]
The person you tried to hide that day...

[sniffles]

...was it Yu Bo Na?

[scoffs, sighs]

Why were you out in the rain?
What if you catch a cold?

So you opened the door after all.

[gasping]

[Seul Gi] But that's strange.

I mean, why come and ask me
instead of asking her directly?

Oh, were you afraid
she might k*ll you if you asked?

Were you scared?

[scoffs]

Are you angry?

Well...

You have every right to be.

You've been married for years.
And she deceived her husband so perfectly.

And such a terrifying identity at that.

[sighs]

That's just how Yu Bo Na is.

She's that thorough and sly. [scoffs]

Well, making a fool out of someone
without batting an eye.

Shut up.

But I'm on your side, Kwon Tae Sung.

What do you know
to be running your mouth like that?

Say that nonsense one more time,
and I'll end you.

[tense music playing]

[scoffs]

[music fades]

[Detective Lee] I heard the child was
at the protection center.

What happened yesterday?

[sighs] Well, if a parent makes a request,

we have no choice
but to release the child.

At the time of the incident,
the main culprit was the adoptive mother,

so we had no way
of refusing the father's request.

Would it be all right
if we spoke with the child?

[sighs] I'm sorry,
but that's a bit difficult.

The attending physician has stressed...

that the child's physical
and mental stability...

is the top priority.

I see.

[pensive music playing]

Gosh, that b*stard
was abusing the child again.

Oh, did Kingfisher watch the scene live?

So isn't that why he beat him up?
He saw it and got angry?

That's possible.

Then the kid must have seen something.

If she saw something...

If you were her, would you say anything?

Good point.
I wouldn't say anything either.

He's the one who saved me.
That's a debt you repay when you're older.

Didn't you say
the other kid didn't talk either?

The one whose dad died on Christmas.

[Detective Lee]
What was his daughter's name?

- Hang on.
- [paper rustles]

- [upbeat music playing]
- [sighs]

Oh Seung Ah.

Let's look up Oh Seung Ah.

What? Her?

At all the Kingfisher scenes so far,

there have only been two people present
besides the victims.

Yeon Chang Bok's son
is probably still a kid,

but Oh Seung Ah should be an adult by now.

And you never know.

Like you said,

she could be repaying her debt
to Kingfisher.

Let's find her.

Genius. Pure genius.

[music fades]

- Hey.
- You made it.

I'm dead tired.

Hey, that guy over there is really drunk.

[scoffs]

Reporter Kwon Tae Sung.

[snickers]

What are you doing moping here
all by yourself?

What's with you? You look like a mess.

It's Go Ji Sun. Go Ji Sun!

My colleague, Go Ji Sun.

- It's Go Ji Sun.
- Hey.

- Go Ji Sun.
- Sit down.

Hey, sit down. Have a seat. Hey.
The chief is furious.

Hey. After all the times I...

tried to get you to drink with me,

you'd ditch me,
saying you missed your wife?

And now you're here drinking
all by yourself?

Did you have a fight with your wife?

[laughs]

A fight with my wife? What's that?

How do you even do that?

- You're so annoying.
- [snickers]

So annoying.

Hey.

Do you really love your wife that much?

- I do.
- What is it?

What? What's so great about her?

My wife...

She climbs rough mountain trails
like it's nothing.

And even in snow as tall as you are,

she just plows a path like an excavator.

And she's so strong that she just...

lifts me right up.

And a g*n...

She's a great shot.

She's not a wife. She's a superhero.

[gentle music playing]

[sighs heavily]

On our first date in Seoul,

I asked her where she wanted to go.

She just wanted to eat tteokbokki
from a street stall...

and buy a hair tie.

When I asked her
why she wanted to do that,

she said she just wanted to try
doing ordinary things.

What kind of story is that?

When we first found out
she was pregnant with Yul,

her morning sickness was really bad.

So every day after work,

I'd buy strawberries,
put them in a blender with ice,

and make it for her.

My wife really loves strawberry shakes.

But you know what she said one time?

What?

"Am I going to give birth
to a strawberry?"

Isn't that funny?

- [scoffs]
- [Tae Sung chuckles]

You're just rubbing salt in the wound
of a bachelor, aren't you?

Man.

So...

are you happy?

I'm happy.

I'm so happy, and it's driving me crazy.

Must be nice. Gosh.

Where are you going?

[sobs] To see my wife.

[sighs]

[gentle music continues]

[door lock beeps]

[door opens]

You're home.

Why have you had so much to drink?

[sighs]

- I...
- [sighs heavily]

Let me get you some honey water, honey.

Honey, drink this. It's honey water.

We're a married couple, right?

Of course we're a married couple.

Drink this to sober up.

You're my wife, and I'm your husband.

You're Yul's mom, and I'm Yul's dad.

That's how it is.

[scoffs]

Right?

Honey, did something happen today?

I couldn't reach you all day.
Why, what's wrong?

[pensive music playing]

I'm only asking
because I'm really, really curious,

so please just answer me honestly.

Okay.

What are you curious about?

Do you...

Do you really like strawberry shakes?

Is that... Is that the truth?

You're Yu Bo Na...

Right? Yu...

You're Yu Bo Na, right?

[scoffs]

You seem very drunk. Let's go to bed.

What am I to you?

Honey, are you upset with me
about something?

Is it because I came home late yesterday
without calling?

Why did you marry me?

[voice breaks] Do you really love me?

[Tae Sung crying]

[soft Korean music playing]

To be honest,
I don't really like strawberry shakes.

They're too cold.

But if I ever found someone I loved,

it was something I always wanted to do.

Sit across from them
and drink strawberry shakes.

So I just pretended to like them.

Because I wanted to keep
doing that with you.

I loved having that time with you so much.

Because that's the kind of person
you are to me.

[sobbing]

[music fades]

Stop right there. Gosh!

[sighs]

This always happens.

[phone chimes]

What's this?

[Beom] Have you eaten?

You didn't just fill up
on snacks again, did you?

[quirky music playing]

[sighs]

[Se Ah] I ate.
Two hearty bowls of kimchi stew.

[Beom] That's good.

Make sure you eat a proper dinner too.

Kwon Se Ah, it's true I like you.

And I was upset that I couldn't see you.

So I...

I want you to answer my calls.

[sighs]

[Have You Eaten? You Aren't
Just Filling Up On Snacks, Are You?]

[Beom] Eaten?
Eat some real food, not ramyeon.

[Se Ah] I ate.

[Beom] Good. What did you have for lunch?

[Se Ah] Tuna mixed with rice.

[Beom] Sounds delicious.
I'm eating dinner now.

Have you eaten? Enjoy your meal.

[groans] Why on earth
are you doing this to me?

Is this why you told me
to get back to you?

What are you, my personal meal reminder?

[phone chimes]

Hey. I ate, so just stop...

[Young Do]
Se Ah, what are you doing tomorrow?

- [gasps]
- Do you want to meet up?

Is there anywhere in particular
you'd like to go?

[Se Ah] Yes.

[squeals]

[laughs giddily]

["24" by Moon Sujin playing]

[Se Ah] It's so pretty. Hello.

Look at its eyes. Its eyes.

- So pretty.
- [Young Do] Come here.

Hello.

Evolutionarily, horses

developed by being chased by predators,

so they can be very sensitive to...

unfamiliar environments
or sudden stimuli...

Let's ride one too. Okay?

Sir, can we ride this?

I've never really ridden
anything but a car...

Se Ah.

Gosh. It's so high up.

- Is it fun?
- Yes, hurry and get on.

- I can do it next time.
- He wants to ride too.

It's all right.

[Se Ah laughs]

She's a really good rider.

How is it?

[laughs]

- Careful.
- [Se Ah] You look cool.

[Sangju City Bicycle Map]

["24" by Moon Sujin continues]

How did people ride this?

Following the trend
of low-carbon, green growth,

the culture of cycling
is steadily growing.

[exclaiming] Let's try our bicycle too.

But I've only ever driven big cars.

Assistant Manager Ki,
you have to pedal. Got it?

[laughs]

It's fun, right?

[sighs]

It's really great, isn't it?

[music ends]

[birds chirping]

[Se Ah exhales]

- [phone chimes]
- [chuckles]

[Horaengsseu]

[Beom] Did you have lunch?
What did you eat?

[Se Ah] I ate. Jjamppong.

[quirky music playing]

Can I ask you something?

What is it?

What do women like to hear from men?

You know, something that can advance
a relationship quickly...

You don't need a long speech.
One line is enough.

One line?

Ms. Kwon Se Ah.

Yes?

I love you.

Okay. What?

[jaunty, upbeat music playing]

[Se Ah] Did I mishear him?

You didn't mishear me.

Se Ah, I love you.

What? Why?

You don't like hearing me say that?

No, it's not that at all.

[Se Ah] He must be joking.

I'm not joking.

I'm serious.

[jaunty, upbeat music continues]

[Se Ah hums thoughtfully]

But Assistant Manager Ki,
can you read minds or something?

Se Ah, your thoughts are written
all over your face.

And I like that about you even more.

This place is nice.

The view is beautiful, and it's so breezy.

[jaunty, upbeat music rises]

[giggles]

Yes.

Seriously, why would he say
"I love you" out of nowhere?

We've only met a few times.

[sucks teeth]

Does Assistant Manager Ki
fall in love easily?

He didn't seem like it.

I mean, in this kind of situation,

you'd normally say, "I like you,"
or something.

"Will you go out with me?"

[exclaims]
Doesn't that usually come first?

Gosh. Not that I'd know.

[sparkling, romantic music playing]

That jerk.

Hey. You'll get a thirty-dollar fine
for riding on the sidewalk!

You're busted. I've seen your face!

[sparkling, romantic music continues]

Did you eat?

I did. Pizza and pasta.

Good for you.

So, why were you spacing out earlier?

Is something wrong?

No. It's nothing.

Want to go to the arcade?

- No.
- Want to go get some chicken feet?

No.

Why not?

Is it because I like you?

Gosh, don't say things like that.

It makes me uncomfortable.

Kwon Se Ah.

[light music playing]

It's true that I like you,

but these are just my feelings,

and of course
I'll respect your feelings for me.

The time we've spent together
and our friendship are precious to me too.

If you find someone you like,
I'll back off.

Until then, I'll just let my feelings be.

So can't you just hang out with me today?

Hey, come on.

I'll be really hurt
if this makes you uncomfortable.

Come on, say something.

I won't know what you're thinking
unless you tell me.

[music fades]

Fine.

But if you say that you like me again,

or anything like that,
I swear I'll k*ll you.

[lighthearted music playing]

Okay.

Let's go.

[both laugh]

- Where? Let's go.
- First, to the arcade.

Okay.

[phone buzzes]

Detective Jo, why did you call me
early in the morning?

Sir, about your sister-in-law,

the one who caught
those voice-phishing scammers

and brought them in last time,
what does she do for a living?

Bo Na?
She's just a normal office worker. Why?

[gasps] I thought she was in some kind of
action-related field.

She was something else.

What those phishing scammers said
was true.

Just send it to me.

[upbeat, electronic music playing]

[Beom] So you're saying
she was jumping over those buildings?

What, by flying?

This is crazy.

What am I even thinking?

[sighs]

[upbeat, electronic music continues]

[music ends]

Are you done already?
Or did you not even start?

Why did you quit this job, ma'am?

You're asking me that
all of a sudden? [laughs]

I told you before.

I was emotionally and physically exhausted
from my divorce,

and I lost the will to work.

When you go through a major upheaval
in your life,

people change.

I didn't believe you then either.

Is there really no other reason?

[chuckles softly]

My husband found out.

He found out what I do for a living.

He told me to quit my job immediately
and disappear.

He said to never show my face
to the family again.

If I did that, he promised to hide it
from the kids.

So I agreed.

What else could I do? I'm a mother.

I had to protect my children.

[wistful music playing]

Why are you suddenly asking why I quit?

Something's come up with your husband,
hasn't it?

Is this related to
his visit the other day?

I don't know.

I want to ask him, but I can't.

Because you're afraid
of what you'll hear...

You're just worrying about it
ahead of time.

It doesn't end the same way for everyone.

Besides, your husband loves you
more than anyone.

This isn't like you.

You're not one to worry about things
before they happen.

[Bo Na sighs]

[wistful music continues]

[music ends]

- Oh, you're here?
- Yes.

That Oh Seung Ah
you asked me to look into?

She changed her name.

She changed her name? To what?

Oh Hyun Nam.

This is her current
resident registration photo.

Her current address is on Hanan-ro
in Yangpyeong-gu,

and it looks like
she has a decent job too.

Where does she work?

Durumi Electronics?

[intense music playing]

[Oh Hyun Nam]

[music ends]

[clears throat]

That advice you gave me
the other day worked out well.

The advice I gave you?

Ah...

So how long have you two been dating?

What?

[quirky music playing]

Don't tell me you used that on a woman
you've only met a couple of times.

Mm-mm.

Gosh. Unless he's a psycho.

[sighs]

[quirky music continues]

Is there something you wanted to say?

I was just getting a drink.

Okay.

[sighs]

Excuse me?

[gasps] My goodness!

[Bong Pal] Tae Min.

Are you crazy?

Are you dating someone?

Hey...

Wow, this is new. Very new.

[awkward music playing]

Hey, this place has changed.

Did you shower?

And what's with your hair?

Hey.

Everything okay now?

Yes.

Yul's okay now.

I'm talking about you.
You've never been like this before.

I don't know.

Maybe it's because I'm a mother now.

If that's all it is, that's a relief.

Why did you follow me back then?

[melancholic music playing]

Take me with you.

I didn't get my slingshot back.

I mean, when I came to Korea.
Why did you follow me then?

Because Yu Bo Na was going.

[inhales] Then...

If I were to leave again
for somewhere else,

would you follow me then too?

Where are you going?

[melancholic music continues]

Gosh, where would I go?

My whole life is here.

What's the latest on that b*stard?

Nothing much. Why? You hear something?

No. I guess I'm just being paranoid.

Check his main routes and let me know.

[Chief's Office]

[director] What's with you?

Why have you been so out of it lately?

Is something wrong?

Wrong? No, nothing like that.

That's the problem.

You think it's okay
for nothing to be wrong? It's not.

Something should be happening.

It's been a while since they launched
the Kingfisher task force.

You should have brought me something
by now.

I should have?

Like what?

What do you mean, "Like what?"

Like who Kingfisher is, how old they are,
and where they live.

Why should I do that?

Why? Why me?

There are reporters everywhere.
Why do I have to be the one to do it?

Who do you think has been
passionately chasing this story for years?

Why are you getting angry?

I hear this task force is different
from the last one.

Everyone is hot on the trail,

thinking they'll finally
get something this time.

Do you want to end up
just transcribing other people's scoops?

All those Kingfisher articles you wrote...

They had a different depth,
a different perspective.

I liked them.

Honestly, your take on Kingfisher
has always been sympathetic.

So are you really going to do nothing now?

Are you just going to stand by
and let them say...

whatever they want about Kingfisher?

[tense music playing]

[Kwon Tae Sung, Search "Kingfisher": 57]

[Is Kingfisher A Korean Story?
Kingfisher's Targets: What Is Missing?]

[If I Were To Meet Kingfisher]

[Tae Sung] What kind of person
would risk their entire life

to do something like that?

I've never done it.

I never made any careless assumptions
about him.

That's why even if Kingfisher's identity
is revealed someday,

I won't be surprised.

I just look forward to the day I meet him.

I'd sit side by side before a campfire,
talking quietly all night,

and listen to the story of his life.

Without asking any questions,
just listening quietly.

[I just look forward
to the day I meet him.]

[tense music continues]

But if I were to meet him...

not as a reporter
but as an ordinary citizen,

I would have a legal obligation
to report him to the police.

Could I do it?

Could I report him?

I still haven't found the answer
to that question.

[Seul Gi] Are you going to report her
to the police?

Or since you're a reporter,
will you expose her in an article?

Is that why you did that to me?
Because you thought I would?

If that were the case,
I wouldn't have just put you to sleep.

Well, let's just say I changed my mind.

I got curious.

About what it is that Yu Bo Na
is trying to protect.

And whether she'll be able to protect it.

What do you mean?

Well, it's probably for the same reason.

The same reason you tried
to keep your promise to me.

By the way,
Yu Bo Na doesn't know what happened.

That's why I'm still alive and well.

Isn't it the same for you?

The reason...

you had to be kept in the dark
about Yu Bo Na.

"What's important is the present,
not the past."

Is that what you said?

Yu Bo Na is still Yu Bo Na, then and now.

All that's left is your choice, isn't it?

Whether to stay with her or leave her.

Including reporting her
or writing an article, of course.

[tense music swells]

[Durumi Electronics]

[music ends]

[sighs]

[Durumi Electronics]

[Bo Na] Oh Hyun Nam.

[unsettling music playing]

Did you...

[Hyun Nam laughs]

[Detective Lee] One moment.

I think you dropped something.

[tires screech]

[unsettling music continues]

There's nowhere to park
in this neighborhood.

Why? What's wrong? Is this not the place?

Kingfisher's hiatus...

What were the exact dates?

- [music fades]
- [store bell chimes]

Grandma.

[Seon Ja] Oh my goodness,

- Look who it is.
- [Bo Na] Mother, we're here.

[Seon Ja laughs]

- You're here?
- Yes.

Are you coming from work?

Yes. Yul said she wanted some
of Grandma's chicken, so we came.

- I see.
- Oh, really?

Grandma will make the fried chicken.

- Okay.
- [Seon Ja laughs]

- Go on, have a seat.
- Yes, Mother.

[Seon Ja chuckles]

Tae Sung is coming too, right?

He seems to be busy these days, Mother.

I barely get to see him myself.

Is that right?

I'll be right back with it.

What's with her being so nice
all of a sudden?

[inhales] Is this the power of money?

[laughs]

Yul, tear off a piece and have some.

Are you having a tough time lately?

You look so worn out.

Well...

Mother, by any chance...

Tae Sung hasn't said anything
unusual to you, has he?

As if he ever tells me anything...

Why? What about Tae Sung?

Is Tae Sung having an affair?

- [hisses]
- [gasps]

[Seon Ja] Hey, how can you say
something like that...

He's not the type
to do something like that.

It was a joke. Just a joke. Gosh.

- Yul, eat up.
- Okay.

I'm not really sure, Mother.
It's just that these days, Tae Sung...

seems to be upset with me about something.

What could he possibly be upset
with you about?

I see. It's that time.

That's why when my Hyuk Jun
was five years old,

I had to quit my job.

He said I was neglecting
our son and him for that stupid job.

My husband kept throwing a fit about it.

Then you should just quit your job.

Mom.

[Bo Na] It's not like
you're saving the country.

What's more important for a woman
than her child and husband?

Don't listen to her.

But there is one thing.

My own life.

I got married at 24,

and spent my whole life taking care
of my husband and kids.

After Tae Sung's father suddenly passed,
I was at a complete loss.

I had to make a living,
but I didn't have any skills,

so I scraped together everything I had
and opened this place.

At first, I was embarrassed
to be frying chicken.

The hot oil splattered and burned my skin,

and I'd get into arguments
with drunk customers.

[sighs]

[sniffles]

I sure cried a lot back then.

Mom.

But I came back to the restaurant
the next day.

I still had to open for business.
Rain or shine, I just kept at it.

But you know what? I liked it.

I was the owner of this restaurant,

and frying chicken was my job.

[gasps]

I realized this was my life.

[somber, reflective music playing]

It's hard to work
while raising a child. I know.

But what can you do?

Unless you're absolutely sick of it.

If you're doing something you love,
you have to push through.

Oh, my goodness. What was I thinking?

I left a dishtowel on the stove.

When you're both busy,
just bring Yul here.

I'll watch her, even if it means
I have to close the restaurant.

[chuckles softly]

Just pay me for the day.

[Bo Na chuckles]

I thought you said you'd never close.

You change your tune so quickly.

[indistinct lively chatter]

[Yul] Mom, catch me if you can.

[Bo Na] Yul. You're too fast.
I can't catch you.

- [Bo Na] Okay, what should we do next?
- [Yul] Mom, I want to do that.

[Bo Na] Okay, go on up.
You're so good at that.

Watch your head.

[exclaims]

[emotional music playing]

Great job.

Actually, I don't really like
strawberry shakes.

But it's something I always wanted to do
once I found someone I loved.

Sitting across from each other,
drinking strawberry shakes.

Because you're that person for me.

You're going so high.

Mom, I want to do that.

[Yul grunts]

[Bo Na] Can you get up by yourself?

- [Yul] Yes, I can.
- [Bo Na] Okay, let's see you get up.

Oh, let me see.
Your hand looks okay, right?

Does it hurt?
You're bleeding a little here, Yul.

[emotional music continues]

It hurts, doesn't it?

There.

This will make it all better, right?

[Yul] Yes.

It stuck on really well.

Is it on well?

It's Daddy.

Daddy!

There's my treasure.

- Did you have fun?
- Yes.

What did you do?

- [Yul] I went on the swings.
- You're home early today.

I got off early.

Have you had dinner?

No, not yet.

Come on, then.
I'll make you something good.

Okay.

[music fades]

[tense music playing]

Even as we speak, Kingfisher could be...

sitting at a dinner table,
looking perfectly ordinary,

a diligent employee,

someone's spouse,

or a loving parent.

Hey, what if they got married
and started a family?

- They could have a kid, like me. Right?
- Oh, come on.

Who knows?
Maybe that sticker was a real clue.

[Tae Sung] You never know.

[Red Devils Headband]

[Tall and slender, Short or tied-up hair,
Large shoulder bag]

[doorbell ringing]

What? Who could it be?

[tense music continues]

- [music fades]
- [door lock chimes]

What's up? You didn't even call.

I was working nearby
and wanted to see Yul.

Yul, Uncle Dong Jin is here.

Uncle!

Oh, Yul. There you are.

Yul, how old are you now?

Four.

[gasps] That's right, you're four.

Dong Jin, you're here.

- I'm sorry for showing up unannounced.
- Not at all.

I already had dinner.

Have some tea and fruit. Come on in.

[unsettling music playing]

[sighs]

[Tae Sung]
Why are you just standing there?

Sit down.

When did you say you first met Bo Na?

What?

Eight years ago, during the World Cup,

when you cracked your head open
and were in the hospital, right?

Why the sudden interest in my love life?

Are you lonely these days?

[Yul] Uncle, look at this.

Yul. Did you put a sticker on your doll?

[exclaims]

[Mommy Shark]

[unsettling music continues]

Oh, Baby Shark stickers.

Oh, so you like Baby Shark.

Yes, I do.

Hey, what kid doesn't like that
these days?

Like you said, every house
in South Korea with a kid...

has dozens of them, right?

Right.

- Dong Jin, have some fruit.
- Yes. [grunts]

Are you still busy these days?

Yes, well...

I was assigned to the Kingfisher
investigation task force.

[gasps] You must be very busy, then.

It's all right.

Bo Na, you came back to work
after a three-year maternity leave, right?

Have you adjusted well?

Yes, everything is fine.

She's been back at work for ages.

Just focus on your own job, man.

[chuckles]

[Detective Lee exhales]

You know Koo Jong Ryeol, right?

- Koo Jong Ryeol?
- Yes.

Oh, right. I saw the article.

I think...

I have a feeling
it was Kingfisher's doing.

[tense music playing]

Yul, would you like some fruit too?

Here you go.

There were signs of a severe beating
on his face.

But Kingfisher has never gotten
their hands dirty before.

You of all people should know.
You're the Kingfisher expert.

Why are you talking about work here?

Eat some fruit. This is delicious.

All right.

The profiler said emotion was involved.

To beat someone to death like that,
there had to be rage involved.

The kid can hear you. Stop.

No, it's just that...

[inhales] I just got to thinking,

"What if Kingfisher is a parent?"

[tense music continues]

- [Yul] Mom, have one.
- [Bo Na] Okay.

Do you like apples more?

You're the one who said it.

That they could have gotten married
and had a kid.

That you never know with people.

Are you done with your tea?

Let's go.

Do you have something to tell me?

Stop beating around the bush
and just say it. What is it?

Are you working with Kingfisher?

[scoffs]

Why do you keep spouting such nonsense?

The person you said
your embargo was to protect...

Was it Kingfisher?

[Tae Sung] The answer to that question...

is something I still haven't found.

No. I'm on your side.

[uneasy music playing]

I'm serious.

The man I saw before...

That man was Kingfisher.

On the day of the Haegong-dong incident,

by following Yeon Chang Bok's mother,
I found his location.

I was searching the nearby rooftops...

when I saw Kingfisher sniping,
and I was spotted.

Hey, why are you only telling me
this now...

Because I was threatened.
They threatened to harm my family.

So...

The person you said you had to protect...

It's my wife and my child.

My beloved family.

I have to protect them.

You'll have my back, right?

Right?

You said you'd repay the favor, right?

[uneasy music continues]

- [door opens]
- [door lock chimes]

Did you see him off all right?

Yul is asleep.

I'll clean this up. You go wash up first.

[tender music playing]

What's wrong?

I'm done with all my busy work now.

How about we take Yul
somewhere fun this weekend?

I'd love that.

[Theme Park]

Yul, look at Daddy.

- [camera shutter clicking]
- Daddy.

- Look at this.
- [camera shutter clicks]

[tender music continues]

Mommy, hi.

Be careful.

[both laugh]

[Tae Sung] Let's go.

Mommy's taking a picture. Mommy!

Yul.

[pedestrian crossing beeps]

[grunts]

Excuse me, sir. Let me help you with that.

Oh, yes. Thank you.

I'll be on my way.

[gentle music playing]

[laughs]

This is so yummy.

Mommy, I love you.

You love Mommy?
Mommy loves you too. I love you too.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

[b*llet whizzes]

Blood.

- What's this?
- Are you okay? Hey.

[people clamoring]

[gentle music playing]

[closing theme music playing]

[A Bona Fide k*ller]

[Bo Na] So what exactly is the objective?

The social death of Kingfisher?

[Beom] Has Kingfisher completely lost it?

Why is he suddenly k*lling people
who aren't even criminals?

Isn't it possible
the culprit isn't Kingfisher?

[Detective Lee] Do you have any proof?

[Tae Sung]
That's what we have to find out.

Someone who can imitate Kingfisher...

and wants to bring him down.

[Se Ah] Bo Na, I can't find Yul.

[Bo Na] We have to catch them
before there's a third.

[Beom] They said they found hairs
with identical DNA at both sn*per points.

Found it.