01x03 - Kim Kyung-ja

[bunniefuu]

My name is Kyung-ja Kim.

Oh-nam Ju's mother,

Kyung-ja Kim.

[theme tune playing]

MASK GIRL

KYUNG-JA KIM

I grew up with nothing.

So I've always thought

dating was a luxury.

I met my husband through a matchmaker.

I didn't care about looks.

That never mattered to me.

He told me he had a steady job,

and that was enough for me to marry him.

Plus, he didn't seem

like the type to have an affair.

But even though he barely made any money,

that f*cking bastard

shacked up with some bitch

right after we got married.

So, after just three years,

our marriage came to an end.

[baby crying]

But do you know what?

I was okay.

Because I had my son, Oh-nam.

I could do everything and anything

because I had him.

[jaunty music playing]

Stand closer to the urinals.

Don't miss, y'all.

Hold it in.

H Hold it in, hold it in, hold it in!

Get out!

Out, out, out, get out, come on.

[man retches]

[Kyung-ja] Ugh.

What did you eat, buddy? Damn.

[patting] Sighs.

After working my fingers to the bone,

I was finally able

to open a small restaurant.

I have seats available,

this way, c'mon, let's go.

Cheonggukjang? Sure, I can make that.

Whatever, you name it.

Hey! Hey! Hey you! Wait You think you're

the only one running a business here?

[gasps] You just took the custom

- I didn't drag them here, did I?

- Yeah, but

If they don't like your food,

they eat mine.

If they don't like my food,

they can eat yours.

- So stop bitching about it for a second.

- How dare

- Just a minute

- You bitch! [groans]

I had no choice but to be like that,

so that I could put food on the table

and raise my child properly.

- Get off me!

- Hey, stop!

[both groaning]

- Get your dirty hands off me!

- Ow! Let go!

But raising a kid

was harder than I thought.

When Oh-nam was little,

some of his things would go missing.

What do you mean, you lost it?

No way. I bought it two days ago.

He would sometimes come home with bruises.

What happened here?

I fell when I was playing.

[sighs] Why are you

so clumsy and careless?

He even came home

with gum in his hair one day.

Oh my What is this?

[Oh-nam] I don't even know

when it got stuck there.

[scoffs] Oh my goodness. Come with me!

Whenever something happened,

I would think, "Maybe I'm not

taking care of him well enough."

[man] Even in pitch darkness,

may he learn to hear your voice!

[Kyung-ja] Amen, Lord.

[man] Oh Lord, may you be the light

that guides him through his sorrow.

Under your authority, Lord,

may he live a life of spreading your word

and praise with joy.

May sister Kyung-ja Kim's son, Oh-nam Ju,

receive your love

and be guided into the wonders

of the path you created for him.

Amen.

I don't know

if it's because God answered our prayers,

but it turned out

my son's grades were good.

Even though I couldn't send him

to a good private school.

Hey, Oh-nam, are you studying?

[Oh-nam] Yeah.

Good. Study hard.

You're going to medical school, my son.

[Oh-nam sighs] C'mon, Mom,

I can do it myself.

- [gasps]

- Hey, wait. Are you embarrassed?

Hmm, baby? [chuckles]

My son is all grown up now.

You're all grown up. [chuckles]

My son got accepted

into a four-year college in Seoul,

just like that.

It wasn't medical school,

like I wanted, but still.

Oh my God, my baby!

Would you look at that! [gasps]

Oh, man!

You look so handsome.

So, so handsome, right?

- Don't you agree?

- Oh yes.

- [quietly] Mom!

- He looks so handsome.

Then one day,

he suddenly wasn't my little boy anymore.

Once he got a job.

- [sniffs]

- Is this the colonial era?!

What do you mean, "independence"?

Hey, listen.

Just because you're earning money

doesn't mean you should waste it.

You do know that

living by yourself's expensive, right?

You're not getting married or anything,

I mean, why would you wanna move out?

[grunting awkwardly]

I just wanna live on my own.

You're saying,

you don't wanna live with me.

That's not it, no. [sighs softly]

- It's just that I'm too far from work

- "Far from work"? That's bullshit! C'mon!

It takes me two hours to get there

and two hours to get home.

That's [stifling sobs]

Listen, when I was raising you,

I'd make my way to work through storms

or even typhoons, and I wouldn't complain.

You, on the other hand

Four hours, really?

Oh my.

[poignant music playing]

[Kyung-ja sighs]

I thought that if I put my foot down,

he'd change his mind.

But he left anyway.

Not only did he leave,

he wouldn't even let me

anywhere near his house.

[panting]

Oh-nam, my son,

I made some side dishes for you.

Are you home?

[Oh-nam] Mom, I told you

I didn't need any.

I don't even have time

to make food and eat at home these days.

You little punk!

Why are you like this, huh?

What, do I have to beg you

to eat these side dishes, huh?

This is not how I raised you, you get it?

This This is just

Mom, it's not like that.

I'm eating well, and I'm just

Enough is enough, ungrateful jerk.

[Oh-nam sighing in exasperation]

Wait, you know what?

You know what?

I'm never coming here ever again.

This time, let's just

cut ties for good, Oh-nam!

You take care!

Damn rascal. I

Damn it, damn it Argh!

[breathing emotionally]

[music fades out]

MY SON ♥

[sighs]

He only called once after that.

OHNAM RESTAURAN

Is that how you treat your mother?

You don't call me anymore?

I missed the call, okay?

Would it k*ll you to try calling me again?

You know what? Forget it.

[sighs]

[plate bangs]

Only one bottle today, okay?

[sighs]

So frustrating.

This is too much, too much.

That little punk.

How will he find someone?

Despite everything,

I had faith he would come back to me

to be the good son I know he is.

I never thought he would just disappear.

[flies buzzing]

[metal rattling]

[metallic crash]

- [man] Here you go, ma'am.

- [Kyung-ja] Thank you.

- [officer 1] Thank you, sir.

- [Kyung-ja] Oh-nam? Oh-nam!

[officer 1] Oh! [sniffs]

What's that smell?

[Kyung-ja] What's that smell?

It smells rotten in here. Ugh!

[officer 1] Okay,

this is the bathroom. [sighs]

[Kyung-ja] Oh my God!

Have a look at this place.

Goodness.

[gasps] Oh my! That's scary, uh?

Oh God, who is that?!

Hey, who are you?

[sighs] It's a life-size doll.

Is that not a a person?

[officer 1] No, it's a doll.

A doll?

[officer 1] Yeah.

Oh boy.

What the hell?

It looks so much like a human.

[sighs] That weird kid.

Why would he have

a doll on his bed like th

Jesus, oh my goodness!

- [loud thudding]

- Damn it.

- [officer 2 grunts]

- [officer 1] Huh? What's wrong?!

What is it?

- [officer 2 groaning]

- [officer 1 panting]

- [liquid sloshes]

- [officer 1] Ugh!

[Kyung-ja] Why are you

so surprised? Huh? [cries out]

[officer 1 retches]

[Kyung-ja groans]

[officer 1 panting]

No! Not my son!

Oh-nam!

- My

- No, don't touch it!

[Kyung-ja moaning]

Oh! Ma'am? Ma'am!

Are you okay? Ma'am!

Officer Park!

Hey! Call an ambulance. Hurry!

- [Officer Park] Yes, sir!

- [Officer 1] Ma'am! Are you okay?

A dismembered body

has been found in the house

of a recently missing

office worker, Oh-nam Ju.

To identify the body,

an autopsy is being conducted.

[anchor] Police are currently

investigating Ju's whereabouts,

who was last seen leaving work in October.

And also trying to find a connection

between Ju and the victim.

According to a police official,

the DNA analysis

[man] Um, excuse me.

Uh, which one of you is Ms. Kyung-ja Kim?

[anchor] as they are investigating,

all possibilities are open.

SEOUL YONGCHEON POLICE

YONG-JIN SEO / JONG-HUN CHOI

[Kyung-ja] What are you saying right now?

- [gasps] It's not my son?!

- Correct.

[hyperventilating]

Oh my God!

Oh my God. It's not my son,

they're saying it's not my son.

- It's not my son!

- That's wonderful news.

- I'm so glad.

- [Kyung-ja] Then who

Who was in that, uh, black bag?

Well, at this moment,

we don't have enough to identify him.

We just know it's a man.

[hyperventilating] Well, that's fine.

As long as it's not my son.

Oh my God!

[gasps] Oh, oh!

Uh, can, uh, can

can you get me some water?

Water.

[Kyung-ja breathing raggedly]

[Jong-hun] So, um, ma'am

when was the, uh,

last time you talked to your son,

by the way?

About two weeks ago.

[chuckling with relief]

Take notes.

On my birthday.

- [Jong-hun] Oh.

- [Yong-jin] "Birthday."

Um, did your son

have problems with anybody, by chance?

[snivelling] Problems? What problems?

He always got along

with his co-workers and everyone.

Wait.

Why are you asking me about him?

Oh, well

What is it?

Do you think

my son k*lled that man?

Is that what you think?!

Well, ma'am, there's a chance he did,

there's a chance he didn't.

- We just

- You're f*cking kidding me, c'mon!

My son's not the kind of person

to hurt anyone!

He pretty much faints

at the sight of blood!

How the hell

could you even think he'd k*ll someone?

[grunts] Get lost, you jerks!

Later that day,

the police went to Oh-nam's workplace.

So I can't think of anyone

who was noticeably, uh,

or particularly close to Mr. Ju.

If there's anything I can say about him,

it's that, uh, when, um,

things didn't go his way,

he'd blow up, all of a sudden.

So that would, uh,

startle me every once in a while.

The last time I saw him

was when Mo-mi Kim quit.

He came to me

to get her address to deliver her things.

- Why did Ms. Mo-mi Kim quit?

- I don't really know.

She gave me

her resignation letter out of nowhere.

You're asking me if Mr. Ju liked Mo-mi?

Uh, you know what, I'm not really sure.

He wasn't a man of many words, you know?

Mo-mi did say something once.

Something like, how she felt

Mr. Ju was keeping an eye on her.

[chuckling] However,

I thought she was overreacting.

She does, um, overreact often, you know?

[woman] Oh dear, the things I go through.

Come on in.

The police searched Mo-mi Kim's place too.

She threw everything away before she left.

She said she was

going abroad or something.

Was there anything

unusual about her when she left?

- [woman] Unusual?

- [Yong-jin] Yeah.

[woman] Oh. Uh, she looked like

she got plastic surgery.

Plastic surgery?

Yeah. I mean,

you know how after plastic surgery,

they wrap the person's face

with white gauze?

Her face was like that.

At first I thought

someone b*at her up or something,

I was thrown off, you know?

[Jong-hun] Was she

with a man, by any chance?

A man?

No. She lived alone.

I mean, did she ever come home

with a man before?

Nah, never, she never did.

Every once in a while

she'd put on really loud music

and sing and dance like crazy,

but nothing else.

[sighs] All right. Thanks a lot.

- Are you done?

- [Jong-hun] Yes, we're done.

The police thought

that my Oh-nam and that girl

had run off somewhere together.

We have received information

that a colleague of Oh-nam Ju's

disappeared as well.

On the same night he went missing himself.

We went to her hometown,

Daesan, and tried to talk with her family.

Excuse me, when did you last speak

with Ms. Mo-mi Kim, your daughter?

[presenter] The corpse was found

in a studio in Yongcheon-gu,

the home of the missing Oh-nam Ju.

There were over 2,000 illegal adult videos

saved on his computer.

A sex doll, as well as several adult toys,

were found at the scene of the crime.

His apartment was filled

with p*rn toys,

and that could point

to psychological issues.

Chances are his perception of sex

was abnormal.

The problem here is that the expression

of his desire

would become twisted

and found in the form

of stalking and obsession.

[Kyung-ja] Hey, you piece of sh*t.

I told you to find my son,

but instead, you make him out

to be a pervert, stalker, and m*rder*r?!

I should just shred all of you bastards

to pieces or something!

My son is a gentleman! He's a good person!

There's no f*cking way

my baby did such a thing, you f*ckers!

- Damn you, bastards!

- [phone clatters]

That's when I decided

that I have to find my son myself.

NEW BEGINNING

[gentle guitar music playing]

Does it work now?

Uh Yes.

Thank you, mister.

Hello. What's this?

Uh, and what's this?

Where'd the pointer go? Huh?

[mouse clicking]

Oh, damn it.

What the heck is all of this?

If I wanted to find my son,

I needed to know more about him.

So I started taking computer lessons.

[tutor] Typing is one of the basics

of learning how to use a computer.

It's not easy

typing with both hands right off the bat,

so you'll learn to type

with each hand separat

If you're having a hard time with it,

I would recommend practicing at home.

Today, we're going to look

at the basics of browsing the Internet.

If you look at the desktop screen,

there should be

Today, we'll learn how to send an email.

So an email is basically like

a home address to receive electronic mail.

Your online home address!

[whimsical music playing]

MASK GIRL

FAN CAFÉ FOR MASK GIRL LOVERS

If I wanted to find my son,

I had to learn more about that girl.

HOT POS

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT MASK GIRL

HER REAL NAME IS MO-MI KIM

DAEHAN INSURANCE

Mo-mi Kim.

MASK GIRL AT A COMPANY DINNER

So she's a college graduate.

HANMI UNIVERSITY

CHEMISTRY DEPT WELCOME PARTY

OH sh*t, TOTAL UGGO

NO WONDER SHE WORE A MASK

"Uggo"?

"She's like an orc. A real-life orc."

Did they mean an orca?

But she's so skinny.

Damn it, I don't understand any of this.

[music ends]

To get any information from this,

I had to learn the words young people use.

KFM

KEEP FOR MYSELF

"No cap."

That means "not lying."

"S P O

N"

"Suddenly

Popping Out of Nowhere"

Argh, damn it.

This is ridiculous.

CLOSED

[man] What? Are you closing?

Oh, goodness.

Why would you SPON like that?

[man] "SPON"?

Just forget it.

You're closing down?

- What will you do now?

- What else? I'm going to find my son.

[engine starts]

[quirky music playing]

Over the last few decades,

I've saved up a lot of money.

Will you be withdrawing it all?

Why? Is the bank low on cash?

No, it's not that.

There was another person who was looking

for that bitch as desperately as I was.

It was Teddy, the online fan café manager.

Mr. Manager,

hey, what's up, sport?

MG LOVE: HIYA-HI. TEDDY.

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY: HAHA HELLO

GOOD 2 SEE U AGAIN

It's my daily check-in.

Teddy,

you have

worked hard.

Goodness, not like that, no.

Teddy,

I think

you're really diligent.

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY: HAHA THX

Have you

found

anything,

uh, cool?

I FOUND SOMETHING FREAKING COOL

Oh, what is it, what is it?

Oh.

What is it?

I FOUND A WOMAN WHO I THINK IS MASK GIRL

[solemn tone plays]

BUT I'M NOT TOTALLY CERTAIN

SO I HAVEN'T UPLOADED ANYTHING YE

TAKE A LOOK

[pop music playing]

[woman] Hi there, ladies and gentlemen.

Today, here at Gangcheon Plus Mart,

we are having a sale

to celebrate our third year since opening.

We'll be holding a big event

during the sales period. Come on in!

So that's

Mask Girl. You think so?

I can't really tell.

Her face looks totally different.

SHE PROBABLY GOT PLASTIC SURGERY

Plastic surgery?

BUT HOW SHE DANCES AND HER BODY

ARE SIMILAR TO MASK GIRL'S!

THE WOMAN IN THE BACK

SAID SOMETHING ABOUT PLUS MAR

JINCHEON? GANGCHEON?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT, LOL

SHOULDN'T WE CALL THE POLICE?

I DID. BUT THEY THOUGH

IT WAS A PRANK CALL

The bastards, they're useless.

BUT I'M A BIT CONFUSED

HER BOOBS LOOK FAKE IN THE VIDEO

Her boobs?

THAT'S WHY I'M NOT SURE

CUZ MASK GIRL'S ARE ALL NATURAL

[gasps softly]

YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

OF COURSE HAHA

MY NICKNAME IS BOOB CONNOISSEUR

Oh my

I TOLD U I BECAME MASK GIRL'S FAN

ALL BECAUSE OF HER BOOBS

SUCH PERFECT BOOBS ARE RARE

[scoffs] You pervert.

I guess I'm crazy for believing ya.

[sighs]

[thunder rumbling]

[adult Oh-nam] Mom?

[sinister music playing]

Mom, wake up.

[gasps]

[breathing shakily]

[gasps]

Oh my God.

Sweetie, are you here?

Where are you?

[gasps]

- [Oh-nam] Mom?

- [gasps]

- [poignant music playing]

- [shakily] Oh-nam!

[Oh-nam] Mom.

Mom, I'm so cold.

It's ok It's okay, sweetie.

[breathing shakily] Get in here. Huh?

Come to me.

[feet squelching]

[gasping] Sweetheart.

Where have you been, honey?

Where were you, sweetie? [sobbing]

I missed you so much, you have no idea.

[Kyung-ja sobbing]

Let me have a look [inhales shakily]

at your face, son.

[unsettling crunch]

[gasps]

[sinister music fades in]

[music intensifies, fades out]

[gasps]

[hyperventilating]

[sobbing]

[gasps]

[inhales shakily]

Dear Lord

[melancholy music playing]

No! No!

Lord!

[wailing] Oh-nam, no!

My son!

It's all because of her.

It's her fault, she did this to him!

She turned my son into this, that whore!

Oh-nam Oh-nam, no, no!

[Jong-hun] Ms. Kim.

- Ms. Kim.

- Oh no, no, no, no, no!

Why is this happening, Lord, dear Lord?!

Around 8 a.m. today,

a man's dismembered body was found

in a suitcase by a hiker.

The victim is Oh-nam Ju,

the missing person

and resident of the studio

where another dismembered corpse

was found five months ago.

The investigation is focused

on finding Mo-mi Kim,

who is presumed to be deeply involved

in the case.

[funereal music playing]

[Kyung-ja] My son

has never done anyone harm.

Even the thought

of k*lling a bug scared him.

He was such a kind person.

[inhales deeply]

I've prayed.

"Lord, what have I done wrong

to deserve this punishment?"

"Why would you give me sorrow

that I cannot endure?"

"Is this truly your will, Lord?"

"If you give me such sorrow now,

how happy will you make me tomorrow?"

"What will you have me do

in your name on this earth, my Lord?"

Only then,

did I hear the voice of our Lord.

"Daughter,

my beloved daughter."

"Go your way."

"Even though you walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will protect you,

and I will be with you always."

"No person will ever

be able to stand in your way!"

"You are mine."

"You're a soldier!"

[music fades out]

- [intercom clicks]

- [woman] Who is it?

Is this

that bitch Mo-mi Kim's house?

[woman] What?!

Sorry, who is this?

I'm the mother of the victim she m*rder*d.

Open the door.

[intercom clicks]

What the [sighs]

Hello?

Bunch of soulless assholes!

Open the door.

[yelling] Open the door!

You guys call yourselves human, huh?

You're no better than animals!

Open the door!

- Open it, now!

- [gate banging]

- [growling] You little bi

- I am a housekeeper here, ma'am.

My employer says she'll call the cops

if you don't leave right now.

That little

[gasping] She should be out here

begging on her knees for my forgiveness.

- Ma'am. Please.

- [gate rattles]

Woman, does she know

her daughter's a m*rder*r?

That hasn't been confirmed yet,

you know? And besides,

my employer cut ties

with her daughter a long time ago.

She doesn't know anything

about her daughter,

and she doesn't even care to know.

I'll tell you something else,

I didn't even know she had a daughter

until this incident happened.

[Kyung-ja] Don't lie to me.

Tell me where to find her,

and I'll leave right now.

Oh dear, if I knew,

I would've told the police by now.

[Kyung-ja sighs]

What the [gasps]

That

You f*cking slut! You look like an owl!

Come down here!

Oh my God, look at that cold bitch.

Even if she was begging for forgiveness,

I wouldn't be happy.

That damn bitch

is acting like she's above me.

[Mo-mi's mother] How vulgar!

[Kyung-ja] Where do you think

you're going, you bitch?!

Hey, ma'am! If you keep this up,

I'll have to call the cops, you hear me?

- Oh my God!

- [Kyung-ja] You didn't call them yet?

[woman] Oh my God!

I'll call them myself! Come out right now,

you f*cking bitch! Argh!

Ma'am, you came a long way.

Here, have some coffee.

Here.

The lady you harassed

said this time she'll let it go.

But she said she won't let it slide

if you ever decide to come back.

[Kyung-ja] And the

What about the father, was he not home?

Her husband?

He k*lled himself a long time ago.

[Kyung-ja scoffs]

[keyboard tapping]

MG LOVE: ANY NEWS TODAY, BY ANY CHANCE?

[sighs]

[mouse clicks]

g*n SMUGGLING

CRACKDOWN ON HOMEMADE FIREARMS

ONLINE CRACKDOWN BY POLICE

MAN WHO ATTEMPTED

TO k*ll EX-GIRLFRIEND'S FATHER

[computer beeps]

GETS REDUCED SENTENCE ON APPEAL

A MESSAGE FROM MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY

ACCEPT/DECLINE

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY: NONE TODAY

[keyboard clicking]

MG LOVE: WHAT IF SHE FLED THE COUNTRY?

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY: POSSIBLE

IT'LL BE HARD TO FIND HER THEN

[somber tone plays]

With the King of Glory ♪

Shall reign eternally ♪

Amen ♪

Amen.

Thank you for praying for my son.

[woman 1] Sure.

You know,

he was a pretty smart kid, Oh-nam.

He could've totally

gone to medical school,

but he threw a fit, saying he didn't like

the sight of blood, so he didn't want to.

He was a great son.

He really was the best son ever.

He would insist on sending me money

whenever I wanted to travel.

[soft chuckles]

Plus, whenever I made him food,

he'd be so grateful.

Wow! It's hard

to find sons like him, you know?

- [chuckles] You're right.

- [woman 2] Mm-hmm.

[Kyung-ja] And the girls

were all crazy about him.

Well, he was so polite and smart,

so of course they were.

But none of them were enough for him

in my eyes. If I knew this would happen,

I would've let him date anyone he liked.

- Oh, sweetie

- Oh my!

[Kyung-ja sobs]

- It's okay.

- Hey, it's okay. Don't cry. Oh.

Aw. [sighs]

Oh, go ahead and eat.

- Go ahead, c'mon.

- That reminds me.

- Did you hear?

- [woman 2] Hmm?

That uh That dentist over at Jeil Plaza,

have you heard?

[gasps] Apparently, he's having an affair

with his nurse!

[women exclaim]

People who do perverted things like that

should really get a death penalty.

- I agree.

- You're right.

Wait, do you know

how they both got caught, though?

[Kyung-ja] How?

The fortune-teller, Ms. Park,

mentioned it, do you remember that?

- Well, apparently, she foresaw it all.

- [woman 2] What?!

- [woman 1] What?

- She saw the husband.

And saw the mistress too.

- Oh my God!

- What?!

- A churchgoer going to a fortune-teller?

- Relax, that fortune-teller's different.

I've been there too, to tell the truth.

[Kyung-ja] Hmm.

She's great. The real deal.

- Really?

- Yeah!

- [woman 2 gasps]

- And where is it?

- Huh?

- I might wanna go too.

Yeah! Let's go together.

Jesus, don't be ridiculous.

- The Lord is watching!

- [woman 2] You startled me!

[women sighing, chuckling]

Hmm.

[rice scattering]

[woman] Hmmmm.

[woman inhales, exhales deeply]

Jesus, you're making me anxious.

Can you not see where she is?

Hold on tight.

[suspenseful music playing]

[woman] West.

She went west.

I would die of old age

looking for her through "the west."

I need you to give me her exact location.

[sinister music playing]

Here. I'll give you

all the money you want.

[sighs]

- [bells jingling]

- [quirky music playing]

[woman chanting]

Oh my Lord, please help me

Please, dear God, help me.

[music stops]

[woman sighs, gasps]

[sinister music playing]

[woman] It's here.

Wh What's there? What is it?

I see a river.

And a piece of cloth.

[music fades out]

Gangcheon.

[music reprises]

Gangcheon?

- [woman] Mm-hmm.

- Gangcheon, are you sure about it?

This is it. This is the place.

She's the girl dancing outside.

Here.

I'm not sure who she is.

Maybe you should ask someone there.

- Sorry to bother, I just have a question.

- [man] Oh, sure.

By any chance, do you know this girl?

[man] Hmm. Uh, Won-ju, take a look.

[Won-ju] Oh, this girl.

She promotes events for us.

- [breathes shakily] Is that so?

- But she hasn't been here in a while.

Well, is, uh Is there something else

you could tell me? Like

Like her number?

Uh She is She's my daughter.

I haven't seen her since she left home.

After completing high school.

Um, we have her agency's number, don't we?

Uh, give her that number, would you?

- Oh, thank you, sir.

- [man] Uh, sure.

Thank you. Thanks a lot.

- I can sleep in peace now.

- [man] Yep.

[music ends]

SEONGSAN BUILDING ROOM 208

PYEONGSAN-DONG

OHBITNA AGENCY

[woman] Oh, excuse me.

- [man 1] Damn it, another flush.

- [cards thrum]

[man 1] This bastard's

crushing me today. Jesus.

[man 2] Guess it's one of those

lucky days for me.

- [man 1 sighs]

- [playing cards thrum]

Looking for somethin'?

Actually, I'm looking for someone.

[man 1] Who?

I think you got the wrong place.

I heard this girl used to work here.

Ah Yu-mi.

Yu-mi?

She quit, ma'am.

Really? Are you sure?

[man 1] She said she was gonna

find a better-paying job, so she quit.

- Crazy chick.

- Did she say what kinda job?

What do you think a girl

with her face, body, and figure

would do to make good money?

g*dd*mn it! I fold.

[inhales sharply]

[apprehensive music playing]

No, I've never seen her.

Wait, just have

a better look at her, c'mon.

Uh, no, I've never seen her before.

STAR NIGHTCLUB

KARAOKE BAR

[sighs]

[customer] Five thousand won, right?

- Here it is.

- Mm-hmm.

- There you go, ma'am. Enjoy your food.

- Thank you.

Mm-hmm. Welcome. What can I get you?

- Can I get some sliced soondae?

- Sure.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

[server] Hello, sir.

Yes, I'll be right there.

Sure.

[church organ music playing]

- [server] Enjoy your food.

- Thank you.

[server] Sure thing, have a good one!

[breathing shakily]

Just leave it.

[car door shuts]

[engine running]

Two boxes of whiskey. Yeah, beer too.

Beer, three boxes of beer, dry snacks

Yeah. Great.

- Take care of this.

- Yes, sir.

Hey, Chun-ja, c'mon.

I can see your panties!

[women chatting]

You drank again yesterday, didn't you?

I told you not to drink!

Whoa, ma'am, ma'am, ma'am!

- [dance music plays in distance]

- Who are you? You can't go in there!

[Kyung-ja] Uh, you see, I

I just saw my daughter.

She was walking that way.

- Your daughter?

- She, uh She just walked in.

She She was wearing a denim skirt

and long shoes

that come up to here, you know?

[man] Denim?

- Ah, Mi-ae.

- "Mi-ae"?

Uh-huh. When she's out, I'll tell her

you came by. She's busy at the moment.

Not right now. Bye now. Here.

- Wait. Wait a minute.

- Huh?

Please don't tell her

that I came by, is that okay?

I If she finds out I came here,

my my daughter will be furious.

- You know her.

- Right.

How would she feel

knowing that her mom knows she works here?

- Okay, ma'am, I understand. Go now!

- Right.

Uh-huh. Go on.

- Not a word.

- Of course, not a word. [sighs]

- Mi-ae.

- Yeah, Mi-ae, Mi-ae. Uh-huh.

Bye now, ma'am. Bye. Goodbye! [chuckling]

[car horn blares]

[man] Hey! What are you doing?!

[car horn tooting]

[car retreating]

[sound becomes muffled]

- [sinister whooshing]

- [Oh-nam gasping shakily]

[whimpering]

[groans]

Mom! Save me, please!

[groans, shrieks]

Oh-nam!

- [Oh-nam groaning]

- [sickening squelching]

Oh-nam!

[unsettling music playing]

[Kyung-ja groans]

[music intensifies]

[grunting] Oh-nam!

[gasping shakily]

[Oh-nam] Mom.

[Kyung-ja breathing shakily]

You didn't save me. Why didn't you, huh?

[Kyung-ja gasping shakily]

[quavering] I'm sorry.

You were embarrassed of me, weren't you?

[shakily] What are you saying?

[Oh-nam sighs]

I couldn't get into medical school,

and I never dated anyone,

so you were embarrassed of me!

You actually wanted me to die!

No! No! [gagging]

- [Oh-nam growling]

- That's not true.

[bone creaking]

You're glad I'm dead!

- [Oh-nam groaning]

- I'm sorry, son

I'm sorry

[gagging]

- [car horn blaring]

- [window knocking]

[man] Scuse me.

[window tapping]

Are you all right?

[Kyung-ja sobbing]

- [window knocking]

- Ma-am, hey!

[whimpering]

[sobbing continues]

[sobbing abates]

[panting]

[tense music playing]

[man and woman talking indistinctly]

[music intensifies]

[music fades out]

[suspenseful music fades in]

[music intensifies]

- [woman chuckling]

- You're always being judgmental. Hmm?

- Welcome!

- Welcome!

- [woman] How can I help you?

- I'm here to, uh, get my hair done.

Oh. Are you looking

for a specific hairdresser?

What dresser? Just do my hair.

- Yeah, so he went home, just like that.

- Oh my gosh, that's crazy. [laughs]

[client] Wow, he's such a jerk!

Like, just, wow!

[hairdresser] He's gotta be crazy, I mean

You know what?

I think that jerk is ghosting you.

[client groans] I'm the crazy one.

He's so annoying!

Why did I ever agree to this?

Let's go wash your hair, shall we?

[client] He said he was a genius,

and I totally fell for it. Damn it.

[hairdresser] Oh, forget him.

[footsteps approaching]

Hello, ma'am. What look are you going for?

I, uh, wanna wash my hair first.

Sure.

Please have a seat over here.

Hold on just a sec.

All right, you can lie down, please.

I think I've seen that necklace before.

Where did I see it?

USB DEVICE RECOGNIZED

MASK GIRL

[tense music playing]

Found it.

I finally found it.

[sighs]

[computer beeps]

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY REQUESTS A 1:1 CHA

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY: MG LOVE,

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

What do you think?

[keyboard clicking]

MG LOVE: JUST SO-SO.

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY: DON'T BE FREAKED OUT!

I'M IN GANGCHEON

Hm?

[indistinct chatter]

[computer beeps]

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY: I'VE BEEN THINKING

I THINK THAT WOMAN REALLY IS MASK GIRL!

MG LOVE: REALLY?

MASK GIRL ♥ TEDDY:

I WENT TO THE SUPERMARKET IN THE VIDEO

APPARENTLY, HER MOM

WAS LOOKING FOR HER IN GANGCHEON!

CONSIDERING ALL THA

I THINK SHE'S REALLY MASK GIRL, BUT

What does he think he is, a detective?

[music intensifies, ends]

TAXICAB DRIVER'S LICENSE

KYUNG-JA KIM

[man] Wow! You got this license

a long time ago, huh?

Are you sure you can handle it?

- Aren't you too old?

- Don't worry about it.

I know the gas and brake pedal.

[suspenseful music playing]

I'm here to buy a g*n.

You're the lady who called us?

[sucks air through teeth]

sh*t! Just my luck.

[engine starts]

I heard it's three million won.

Here's ten million.

[music intensifies]

This one. This is a Glock.

Straight from Austria. Eh?

For a madam like you,

though, this is too, uh

Forget that.

I want the most powerful one.

[man] The most powerful one?

This one.

Hmm?

[man growls softly, chuckles]

- [Kyung-ja] Yeah.

- [man] Yeah.

This is good enough.

[music ends]

- [car door opens]

- [man groaning] In you go!

[woman drunkenly] Oh, come on.

Get in the taxi behind me.

I'm not working tonight.

- [man] Damn it. What the hell, seriously?!

- [woman] Come on!

- [man] Come on.

- [car door shuts]

[man slurring] C'mon, let's go home.

VACAN

[suspenseful music fades in]

Uh, you must be exhausted

from working so late, huh?

Oh. Yeah.

You know, you look

about my daughter's age.

How old are you?

I'm 28.

Wow. You're the same age as her.

As my daughter.

[Kyung-ja chuckles]

[woman scoffs] Is that so?

[Kyung-ja] Excuse me, miss.

My phone fell under the seat

in front you here.

Could you pick it up for me?

[sighs] Yeah.

I can't find it.

- Is it not there?

- Where is it? [sighs]

- I don't see it.

- Oh. It's right here. It's here.

[woman] What? [cries out]

[music intensifies]

[music fades out]

[insects buzzing]

[footsteps approaching]

[woman hyperventilating]

[muffled shrieking]

Awake, are you?

[muffled shrieking]

[cries out]

Somebody help! Help!

- Please, anyone! Help!

- Help, please!

Help!

[silence]

[scoffs]

What's the matter with you?

Why are you doing this? Who are you?

[gasping in pain]

[gasping abates]

You don't know who I am?

[quavering] I really don't.

I have no idea!

Why the hell are you doing this?

[cries out]

[sobbing] Wait, ma'am, ma'am.

Wait. Please, wait a minute.

I'm sorry.

[sobbing]

I don't know what I did wrong,

but I'll do anything you want.

You're back to your senses, apparently.

Who is that person?

You don't know him?

You little

[wailing] Ma'am!

I don't know him, I swear to you!

I've never seen this man

in my life! [sobbing]

[Kyung-ja] I do know who you are.

Your real name

is Mo-mi Kim.

[hyperventilating] Mo-mi Kim?

What do you mean?

I'm Chun-ae Kim! You're wrong!

"Chun-ae Kim," huh? [chuckles]

What a tacky name.

So how many names do you have? [chuckles]

- [wailing]

- Right

Is this not you?

Yu-mi Choi?

[Chun-ae] How did you get this?

Do you still feel like lying?

- [Chun-ae] I'm telling the truth!

- You damn bitch!

[Chun-ae sobbing hysterically]

Stay still or I'll stomp

all over your face.

[sobbing stops]

[breathing shakily]

Wh What's the mask for?

Ma'am?

Why are you doing this?

It's really not me.

Please Please don't do this.

I've never heard

of the name Mo-mi Kim before.

[Kyung-ja] You lie

every time you open your mouth, you bitch.

Now that I see you like this,

I'm sure of it.

- [Chun-ae] It's really not me.

- It's you. It is you!

[Chun-ae whimpering]

Ma'am, I'm telling you,

it's really not me.

[crying, whimpering]

Why are you doing this?

You wore that mask

when you k*lled my son, didn't you?

Ma'am, why would I k*ll your son?

It wasn't me! I swear it wasn't me!

I've never seen your son in my life,

I swear to God!

I've looked at your photos

as many times as I've looked at my son's.

- [Chun-ae hyperventilating]

- The necklace you're wearing,

it's the same as the one in the picture.

[Chun-ae] Necklace? [gasping]

[Chun-ae laughing]

- [laughter becomes hysterical]

- Are you going crazy now, bitch?

[sighs]

[Chun-ae] I think

I think I know who that girl is.

What?!

You said her name's Mo-mi Kim, didn't you?

[scoffs softly]

[tense music playing]

[fades into acoustic guitar music]

[music intensifies]

ALL CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, COMPANIES,

ORGANIZATIONS, NAMES, EVENTS, EPISODES

MENTIONED OR DESCRIBED IN THIS SHOW

ARE ALL FICTIONAL

ANY RESEMBLANCE TO REAL LIFE

IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL

[music fades out]