02x01 - Episode 1

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I'm exhausted.

There is no more hope left.

k*lling you won't make a difference.

Let's end this with my death.

I will die.

If I let you go, Mr. g*ng,

do you promise to live in remorse?

All right. I'll loosen the knot.

Count to 1,000 out loud,
and then climb up the hill.

There will be a road ahead.

And you will get to live.

I'll be watching you.

If you move before you finish counting,
I'll k*ll you. Do you understand?

Yes.

I'm sorry, Jae-hwang.

Jae-hwang, I'm sorry.

Six hundred forty-two.

Six hundred forty-three.

Six hundred forty-four.

Six hundred forty-six.

Six hundred forty-seven.

Six hundred forty-eight.

Six hundred forty-nine.

Six hundred fifty...

DECOY

EPISODE 7. THE CONNECTIONS

MAGANG NAMBU POLICE AGENCY

Sir, please explain.

Why did Captain Gu get suspended?

Please say something. I just don't get it!

-Tell us something!
-Please explain!

Come on, I'm begging you. Say something.

-Deputy Head, please!
-So? Who ordered it?

You're part of the police,
so ask your boss.

Why would you ask that to a prosecutor?

Stop acting dumb!

Why would you suspend him at this time?

Listen, Deputy Head g*ng.

I don't know the goings-on of the police,

but Gu Do-han
started digging up the case again.

Someone in the police
must've been unhappy about it.

Captain Gu kept digging,
so disciplinary action followed.

Wasn't that what you wanted as well?

Even if Captain Gu dug deep into it,
he wouldn't have found anything.

The case was closed
with Jung Jae-hwang's death.

Do you really think so?

You were kidnapped

by two people, weren't you?

How do you know that?

That's what I'm saying.

That's exactly my point!

All we need to do is keep quiet.

I thought you were also playing along.

Acting dumb.
Pretending there weren't two kidnappers.

You wanted this case to end
with Jung Jae-hwang

as a scapegoat.

Now Free, a free phone call service
that has been the recent craze,

finds itself in a crisis
due to connection problems.

Some users are saying
that it is not a cell phone

but a device no more than a walkie-talkie.

Our news reporter has more details
on Now Free's fake phone scam allegations.

It doesn't add up.

-What brings you here?
-Hey!

-Where is he?
-You can't do this!

Where are you, Chang-yun?

Where are you, Mr. Oh?

Mr. No. What do we do?

You took the words right
out of my mouth. Listen.

What are you going to do?

-Mr. Oh!
-Hold it.

Why are you doing this?

Do you have to ask?
The phones aren't working, you b*stard!

Your technology
must've been faulty to begin with.

Did you scam us?

What do you mean?
I told you from the beginning.

When did you ever do that?

Do you have that on record?

Do you have proof that you said it?

I don't.

But you're the one
who tricked the consumers

into thinking the walkie-talkies
were phones!

Walkie-talkie or phone.
That's only a matter of vocabulary.

But when calls don't go through,
that's a matter of science!

Don't you f*cking think that
you, the engineer, are responsible?

I only dug into liberal arts,
so I don't know sh*t about science!

I told you from the very beginning.

PLC technology may be disrupted...

Stop making excuses, you son of a b*tch.

Seeing how you have the spiel ready,
it must've been a scam from the get-go!

You conned us, didn't you?

Guys! We've been scammed by this b*stard!

What are you going to do,
you f*cking fraud?

All I did was make an investment.

A subsidiary? No, it isn't.

The ink hasn't even dried yet.

We'll cancel the deal
and weasel out quietly.

We'll also get our money back.

We'll file a suit or do what's necessary.

Where were we?

Right, retrieving the investment.

When will you be giving me back my money?

-It's almost ready.
-Wow! Moving at the speed of light!

Look what a great person we have here.

Mr. Bang. It looks like
you have quite awful taste.

A-list celebrities
shouldn't be doing drugs.

Jeez, red-checkered pants...

How did you...

get your hands on this?

This is the dirt
that Mr. Kim had on Bang Hyun-min.

I knew it would come to be useful,

but I didn't expect it
to be used like this.

I'll get going then.

Don't even dream about
getting your money back.

I really like those pants.

I'll do it.

She's quite something.

She's clever and pleasant to be around.

The media outlets
are rambling about this, aren't they?

Is the remaining money kept safe?

Yes, it's safe.

Good work.

Now Free or whatever its name is,
I'm glad we made some good money from it.

With this, we have more than enough
to fund my campaign,

so let's get rid of No Sang-cheon.

We can't let any of his dirt get on us.

Of course.

It's always good to cut loose ends.

Oh, right.

Could No Sang-cheon have done
something fishy without you knowing?

He's a cunning one, you know.

Not at all.

Don't overestimate him too much.

He's just a thug from the streets, sir.

That's right. A thug.

That b*stard is just a thug.

You can't take that, sir.

This is the fruition of years
of study and research.

No, you can't. Please leave that.

-Darn it. This is...
-Mr. Oh Chang-yun.

-You are under arrest for special fraud.
-What?

Oh Changyun, the CEO of Now Free,

has been arrested for special fraud.

It has been revealed that Mr. Oh
tricked his consumers into believing

TRS devices, a type of walkie-talkie,
as phones and sold them.

His promise that calls would be free
when using his devices

attracted customers.

But the quality of calls
and frequent connection issues

led to an investigation
by the Korea Consumer Agency,

which brought light to this fraud case.

The police believe there are
more players involved

and plan to expand their investigation.

Mr. Kim. I'll wrap it up.

Ms. Jung!

Look how gaunt you are.
It must've been tough out there.

Thank you for all your hard work.

Now.

Let's see how much Mr. No donated.

Ms. Jung. What's this?

Good work.

Now Free or whatever its name is,
I'm glad we made some good money from it.

With this, we have more than enough
to fund my campaign,

so let's get rid of No Sang-cheon.

We can't let any of his dirt get on us.

It can't be...

This...

What is this?

Jung So-ram! What did you do?

Hold on. You can't go in.

Excuse me.

No Sang-cheon...

Aren't you supposed to be at the station?

I did drop by the station

as a witness.

Gosh, you know...

Being questioned as a witness
is no easy task.

The detectives were having trouble,
so I nudged them in the right direction.

But out of all the things...

I forgot to show them that video.

An incumbent assemblyman

taking political funds
from a pyramid scheme.

Man, it would've been
a juicy piece of news.

-No Sang-cheon, why you...
-What's wrong, Kim Seong-dae?

You tried to get rid of me
along with Now Free.

So-ram told me everything.

What?

Jung So-ram!

How dare you stab me in the back?

Didn't you want a career in politics?

Why would you work with him?

Did money blind you?

It's not too late. Straighten things out!

I was honestly surprised too.

I thought he was just a lousy thug.

Do you remember
what you told me last time?

You said politics is a battle of money.

So, to launch my career in politics,

I would need to stick with my cash cow.

Mr. Kim.

To keep someone under you,

you need to give them hope

rather than mere words.

Jung So-ram saw her future in me.

Kim Seong-dae.

You and I are in the same boat.

If we're going to do it,
we should do it right.

"Do it right"?

How far will you take it?

I'll go as far as I can

and make as much as I can.

I'm going to devour the whole country.

Your job has already been decided.

Introduce me to someone higher.

"Someone higher"?

You know...

The VIP.

BIGS MEGA, BIGS MARKET, BIGS MALL

BIGS ASSET MANAGEMENT,
BIGS RENT, BIGS MOBILE

BIGS NETWORK PROJECT

Yes!

YEAR 2023

-Hello?
-It's over.

The investigation report
was submitted against my will.

There's nothing we can do.

There's no helping it.

You expected this to happen, right?

Did you catch onto something?

What good is that now?

We complained about your suspension,
but we're not getting any answers.

It's frustrating.

I was in the middle of lunch...

My apologies. Enjoy your meal.

SUSPECTS

JUNG SO-RAM
THE FIRST VICTIM

SONG YOUNG-JIN
THE SECOND VICTIM

PARK GWANG-SIN
THE THIRD VICTIM

I thought she had a lot of money.

She had a nice car and dressed up nicely.

I was in urgent need of money.

What's going on?

Do-yeon.

Open your eyes, Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

Do-yeon!

But how did you find me?

I didn't leave any clues behind.

Clues?

That attorney over there
compiled all the evidence.

He's the victim's older brother.

What are you staring at, b*stard?

There's no doubt that you're the m*rder*r.

You have a decent job,
but you'd still rob a house for money?

Did you gamble? Did you stand surety
and things went wrong?

It's because of that b*tch, Han Chun-ja.

If it wasn't for her...

Who is Han Chun-ja? An accomplice?

There was no accomplice.

This b*stard did it alone.

He's making up an accomplice
to get a lighter sentence!

Sir, we'll take it from here.

Since you caught the b*stard,
you can stop playing detective now.

She said I'd become a diamond member
if I bought a lot of products.

What the heck are you talking about?

She said I'll have people working for me
if I get promoted to diamond.

I was told I'd be sitting back
and watching the money pour in.

This idiot was part of a pyramid scheme.

Is that why you needed money?

Despite having a job
that paid you every month?

How will I get rich
with the little a*s money I make?

The lease for my car alone
is millions of won a month.

Is that why you k*lled my sister?

For a stupid pyramid scheme?

By the way,

for a sister of a hotshot attorney,

she was quite penniless.

Couldn't you have given her
some spending money?

I couldn't even make it to diamond!

You son of a b*tch!

You g*dd*mn...

son of a b*tch!

-Stop him!
-Let me go!

You son of a b*tch!

INFORMATION ON BIGS NETWORK VICTIMS 02

JINS GLOBAL, HAN DA-JEONG

JINS COIN INVESTMENT BRIEFING SESSION

Oh right.

I'm having an investment
briefing session in a few days.

You should come.

GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
ARREST NO SANG-CHEON

What's this?

-What's going on?
-Why is this...

What exactly is this?

Why are we getting this again?

Jae-hwang?

But Jae-hwang is dead.


HYEONMI FITNESS CENTER, 1 P.M.

CONTACTS
DETECTIVE GU DO-HAN

I've been suspended.

I'm off the investigation
and can't go to work for the time being.

-Hello?
-We got the texts again.

I got it too.

Could Jae-hwang be alive?

Na-yeon, didn't you see that he was dead?

Did you see it for sure?

Hello? Why aren't you talking?

Did you get a good look at his body?

I did.

Then who is this?

I'll know when I get there.

What did she say?

"Principal guaranteed."

"Paying high interest rates."

"We have confidential information."

"If you miss this opportunity,
there won't be another one."

These are the cliché lines of a conman.

In other words,

they're bullshit.

So, Sun-ok.

Don't fall for those words, okay?

An invisible hand
controls the world's economy.

What will happen if we neglect that hand

just because we can't see it?

You will all have to plug away

to make ends meet
until you draw your last breath.

Where is that invisible hand pointing to?

I will tell you the answer
to that question today.

It's the blockchain!

In other words, cryptocurrency.

You all know that crypto
is very popular these days, right?

At Jins Coin,

we have economists from Wall Street

and a good number of blockchain experts.

In short, we are a company
of cryptocurrency experts.

Jins Coin, the cryptocurrency
my company has been working on,

is expected to show
this much growth in value.

This shocking growth shown in this chart

is made possible thanks to the new blocks

that Jins Global has discovered
through its proprietary technology.

Jins Coin

-utilizes the POW method.
-You cannot enter.

The only stage left is to mine the coins.

We'll be scraping them up!

You'll be investing in the miners...

The mined cryptocurrency
will be exchanged for cash,

which will then be safely transferred
into your bank accounts.

We predict that each Jins Coin miner
will get you 100,000 won a day.

That's three million won a month.

Now, listen carefully.

Let's say you invest in ten miners.

Then, what would your monthly earnings be?

Why don't you work that out yourselves?

Yes, go ahead.

I only did a rough calculation,
but the profit is insane.

Are there no risks involved?

Right. You must all
be worried about risks.

That's only natural.

Let's take a look
at the international companies

that Jins Coin is partnered with.

First off, we have Star Moons.

BLOCKCHAIN PROJECT INVESTMENT BRIEFING

Why isn't the slide showing?

There's supposed to be
the logo of Star Moons on the screen.

But you all know Star Moons, don't you?

-Yes, we do!
-All right!

Conglomerates,
such as Star Moons, Vivien, and Samseung,

have all signed a partnership agreement
regarding Jins Coin's usage and payment.

That's crazy.

Would such large conglomerates
enter a partnership with just any company?

Not at all.

What I'm sharing now

is highly confidential information.

You will be able to profit
from interest rates incomparable to banks

and have your principal guaranteed

through this marvelous investment project!

That's the way to go.

Yes.

If you miss out on this opportunity,

there won't be...

another one in your lifetime.

-That's amazing.
-I'm definitely buying some.

-What's happening?
-What? No Sang-cheon?

Someone's writing something.

What does that mean?

Look at that. Someone's writing that.

He's alive?

-That's just crazy.
-He's still alive?

NO SANG-CHEON IS ALIVE

Is that for real?

Really? No way.

What's wrong with this?
Why is this acting up?

Who the heck is pulling this?

Mr. Lee? Why are you here?

You're not supposed to be up here.
Get down from here.

How does it feel?

Do you see Jae-hwang?

No Sang-cheon

is alive!

The police

should investigate thoroughly!

-Stay down!
-No Sang-cheon is alive!

-Stop moving!
-The police should investigate thoroughly!

INVESTMENT BRIEFING

Why did you do that?

I'm exhausted.

I want to rest now.

Please move.

-Mr. Byeong-jun.
-What is the motive for the crime?

-A comment, please!
-Please move!

Mr. Lee Byeong-jun...

Just what did he think he was doing?

His actions speak for themselves.

He wanted to bring
No Sang-cheon into the world

even if that meant
becoming a m*rder*r himself!

Will that bring No Sang-cheon
back from the dead?

Why are all of you behaving like this?

I'd like to ask you the same thing.

Why did you come here?

You're not the detective
on this case anymore.

You asked if this would bring
No Sang-cheon back from the dead?

I now know what I have to do.

During an investment briefing session,

one of the audience attempted
to m*rder the CEO of the company.

Thankfully, the victim survived.

But the scene of the attempted m*rder

was live-streamed through
a streamer's channel,

which shocked the public.

The video has gone viral

-and is spreading quickly.
-That's Byeong-jun!

-But...
-Some edited the video in mockery

-and created memes out of it,
-Isn't that Byeong-jun?

-causing further harm to the victim.
-Oh, no.

-This is bad, Byeong-jun.
-The police are investigating

-the motive behind the m*rder attempt...
-What do we do?

-Is it ready?
-I compiled it as fast as I could.

But why do you need the reporters' emails?

What Mr. Byeong-jun did today...

was absolutely shocking,
so the news will continue to cover it.

But the coverage shouldn't stop
at the attempted m*rder itself.

I'm sending them all the previous articles
and materials that didn't go public.

It's time to bring him out to the world.

No Sang-cheon.

It's going to be hard to stop the news

if articles get published
simultaneously across all outlets.

NO SANG-CHEON ARTICLE
NO SANG-CHEON MATERIALS

REGARDING THE m*rder ATTEMPT,
BIGS NETWORK NO SANG-CHEON MATERIAL

SEND

MAIL HAS BEEN SENT SUCCESSFULLY

REGARDING THE m*rder ATTEMPT,
BIGS NETWORK NO SANG-CHEON MATERIAL

REGARDING THE m*rder ATTEMPT,
BIGS NETWORK NO SANG-CHEON MATERIAL

REGARDING THE m*rder ATTEMPT,
BIGS NETWORK NO SANG-CHEON MATERIAL

NO SANG-CHEON, THE COMMON DENOMINATOR
OF THE MAGANG SERIAL MURDERS

A DECADE-OLD PONZI SCHEME
BEHIND THE ATTEMPTED m*rder

FINANCIAL AID TO ORPHANAGE


THE FRAUD KING OF PYRAMID SCHEMES,
NO SANG-CHEON

Do you believe in me?

-I do!
-I do!

Do you believe in me?

-I do!
-I do!

-No Sang-cheon!
-No Sang-cheon!

So the victims are saying

that No Sang-cheon is alive, right?

But No Sang-cheon is dead.

The government confirmed it.

And young people these days
wouldn't even have heard of him.

Do any of you know who he is?

NO SANG-CHEON, WHO THAT?

See? No one knows him.

SO DAMN BORING. WHO GIVES A sh*t?

I see a few of you know him
in the comments.

Man, I'm sure those who know him
are around my age.

This is exactly
what No Sang-cheon would have wanted.

What would that be?

He wants to vanish
from the people's memories.

Look. Think about it, everyone.

Whether he's alive or not,

people no longer care about him.

That means he succeeded.

What?

Hello. What brings you here?

Is this the office for the victims' group
of No Sang-cheon's Ponzi scheme?

The victims of the recent serial murders

were all connected to No Sang-cheon.

And one common thing

is that they all mentioned
his name before dying.

Just when the cases were
about to be considered serial killings,

the prime suspect died,

which closed the cases
as they couldn't go to court.

They just phased out just like that.

After that,

the lead detective
who was actively investigating said cases

faced suspension for disciplinary action.

The odd thing

is that his boss

was the officer who led the investigation
on No Sang-cheon long ago.

He was quite determined

to sweep the case under the rug.

The criminal cases
that happened in Magang recently

all having some connections
to No Sang-cheon

won't be enough
to prove that No Sang-cheon is alive.

Look how excited everyone is.

-Not unless he's a zombie.
-Right.

They're gossiping
like it's the last day of their lives.

They keep going on and on
about No Sang-cheon.

I doubt this will go on for long.
Things will die down soon.

Nothing will change for us.

The case is already closed.

What's the point of rambling
when No Sang-cheon didn't k*ll anyone?

That's true. But something feels off.

-Why aren't you guys working?
-Captain.

Are you back to work now?

I'm here to see the deputy head.

He looks quite busy.

He has a press briefing today.

How dare you schedule a press briefing
without asking for my approval!

We need to hold one
to quiet everyone down.

I will explain the case to the reporters

and clear the air.

They'll eat you alive.

I'm ready for it.

COMMISSIONER KIM GUK-HYUN

While you're at it...

why don't you take the fall
and wrap things up, Jong-hun?

Why did you come to work?

It's awkward to ask
given the current situation,

but can't I come back to work?

Didn't you say a suspension
was a vacation for detectives?

While on vacation, I did my research.

There were some questions
I wanted answers to.

Like what?

Nothing that will benefit you.

The way you talk is seriously distasteful.

You don't know how things are, do you?

Even I could get fired.

I doubt they'd sack you, sir.

You know too much.

DEPUTY HEAD g*ng JONG-HUN

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

It's time for the press briefing, sir.

All right. I'll be on my way.

What did you come for?

Look at you.

I'm not a prisoner's caretaker, you know.

What's wrong with everyone?

I'm sorry.

But thank you.

You made what I did well worth it.

Don't say that.

I just didn't want
your efforts to go in vain.

Jae-hwang

and now you...

Look what happened.

Why would you ruin your life for a fraud?

Tell me about it.

My life would've been better...

if I only met good people.

When you get involved with vile people,

life takes its own course like this...

regardless of my will.

In my next life,

I won't even spare a glance
at evil people.

Especially the b*stards
who say they'll help me earn money.

Why are you talking about
your next life already?

Worry about the rest of this life first.

When I get to the afterlife,

at least I won't be embarrassed
to see Jae-hwang.

I said don't say things like that.

I'll look for a lawyer,

so don't get any weird ideas

and stay strong.

Han Da-jeong.

I'm glad she lives.

I truly am.

We recognize the importance of this case

and are continuing to investigate.

Chairman No Sang-cheon of BIGS Network,

is currently eluding the police.

Seeing as there are no legal routes
out of this country for him,

we assume that he is trying
to smuggle himself out by ship.

The police force
is using its best resources

to track No Sang-cheon down.

We will apprehend him, no matter what.

In 2011,

No Sang-cheon fled to China
to evade police investigation.

And in 2015, he died in a car accident.

But recently,

we have been receiving signs
that he is still alive.

At the scenes of a few m*rder cases,

there were pieces of evidence
that pointed to No Sang-cheon.

Naturally, we thought
they were fabrications

and sought to find the real culprit.

While conducting the investigation,

the prime suspect
whom we thought was the culprit

was found in an abandoned house
after taking his own life.

With the suspect dead,

the case was closed

as the case couldn't be prosecuted.

This is the end of the case briefing.

Even now,

I still believe
that No Sang-cheon is dead.

But I agree that it should be proved
without a shadow of a doubt.

Thus, I will reinstate
the lead detective on this case,

Captain Gu Do-han, who was suspended
while working on this case.

And we will reinvestigate
the cases mentioned earlier thoroughly

and see if they have a bearing
on No Sang-cheon.

That is all.

With the public suspicious
over your alleged cover-up,

many call for your resignation.

Please tell us your position on this.

Announce your resignation
officially at the press briefing.

Take the heat and wrap things up.

Your sacrifice will be compensated.

So don't make this hard, okay?

What should I say?

Apologize for covering up the connection
between No Sang-cheon and the murders.

But don't forget to add
that No Sang-cheon is dead for sure.

However, you will still resign
as that's the right thing to do.

Don't you think that'd be good enough?

It's the same as the last time.

What? What do you mean?

I'll ask you again.

Are you going to
take responsibility and resign?

This is my resignation letter.

My plan was to submit this letter
after the press briefing.

However, I've changed my mind.

Instead of resigning,

I'll submit a request for a vacation.

A vacation? Isn't that irresponsible?

Then who will take responsibility
for the current situation?

I repeat.

I...

will not resign.

Who will lead the investigation?

What is your plan?

-When will you return to work?
-Aren't you worried about blowback

-What will you do about the case?
-for going on a vacation now?

-What will you do about the repercussions?
-How do you feel now?

-Why aren't you answering?
-Please tell us more!

But don't you think you should take
accountability for making fools

out of people who trusted you?

Even if you've changed.

How does it feel to smell a crime scene
in such a long time?

Doesn't it get your heart racing?

YEAR 2011

Why are you trembling like that?

What happened...

to Mr. Jung?

Well, things didn't turn out great.

But I'm sure he's in a better place now.

Who...

k*lled him?

There was a young man there, right?

Jung Jae-hwang.

From what I heard,
he dropped out of college

and didn't even have a decent job.

A bunch of pathetic losers
that banded together to chase me down.

It's so damn hilarious.

The victims...

No, those people...

Won't they tell the cops that Mr. Jung

was involved with us?

Well, I've put the word out,

so even if they do, nothing will happen.

It'll be closed as a case of a fistfight

that led to an accidental m*rder.

So don't worry too much.

Repeat what you said at the end.

What?

What do we do
if they tell the cops we are involved?

"Involved"?

Speak.

Did you hear the news?

I told you not to cause trouble.

This is not good.

I'm the victim of today's incident.

As you know, they got worked up

and k*lled my guy.

Don't make me clean up after you!

That's not it. I was just worried.

If word gets out
that we were involved in this case,

it could cause you a big headache.

Wouldn't it be best

if I disappear quickly
before the word spreads?

Get ready so you can leave any time.

Yes, sir.

This is exactly what
a blessing in disguise means.

You lose a man

and gain an escape route.

That crazy b*tch, Jung So-ram,
brought that b*stard with her.

So what you're saying is

that the victim beat those people up,

which made you lose it and stab him.

I didn't do it because I lost it.

They almost got k*lled.
Look at their faces.

Listen. You think simple as*ault
and m*rder are the same?

You're an adult.
Don't you know the difference?

What...

What will happen to me?

What is it that you want to hear?

We have witnesses and proof.

Don't you get the feeling

that your life is f*cked now?

This is all because of No Sang-cheon.

That con man.

No Sang-cheon?

Please contact Detective g*ng Jong-hun
at the Magang Agency.

He's been on the fraud case
we've been victims of.

He will tell you the whole story.

Fraud is none of my concern.

You've committed m*rder, Mr. Jung.

My job is to handle that.

So the motive for m*rder
is getting swindled.

That's not it.

The dead person wasn't the fraud,

but his employer...

I mean, what happened was...

f*ck. This is going to take all night.

I really...

What do we do?

It doesn't seem like the cops
are taking our situation into account.

My husband can't find out about this.

He doesn't know I lost the money,

and if he finds out that
I was involved in m*rder, he'll k*ll me.

Oh, no.

You stay out of it. I'll handle it.

Really?

Thank you so much.
I'll make sure to pay you back.

You can pay Jae-hwang back later.

If it weren't for Jae-hwang,
that b*stard might've beaten us to death.

Of course. How could I forget
what Jae-hwang did for us?

I'll take care of him
while he's in prison.

Jung So-ram, that b*tch.

If I meet her again,
I'm going to shred her to pieces.

Why are you sulking?

A person's life...

depends so much on who you meet.

What are you talking about?

I'm just saying.

You adjust yourself
to the people around you.

You're the only one I can trust.

Look at how that b*stard, Song Young-jin,
stabbed me in the back.

If they betray me, they all die.

No matter who they are.

Na-yeon, no! Don't go.

Let go! I'm going to go see Jae-hwang.

Why would you go there at this hour?

-And you shouldn't visit such a place.
-Why not?

Look at all this.

People say

that victims of fraud
never get to see their money back.

Even if we do,
it won't bring Dad back to life.

This is all your fault!

-Na-yeon, don't go.
-Let go of me!

Na-yeon!

CHUNCHEON RESTAURANT

Hey, about the BIGS Network g*ng.

How are the other stations
handling the case?

All the agencies
are approaching it the same way.

They don't care much
and just file the victims' complaints.

All investigations seem stunted.

Have you suggested a joint investigation?

I have, but they were lukewarm about it.

We're the only ones worked up over it.

Let's not keep this up.

It's such a hassle.
We should just wrap it up too.

Didn't I tell you not to suggest that?

I'm sorry.

Are you sure you don't need to drop by?

-Where?
-To see Jung Jae-hwang.

He's behind bars
for k*lling one of No Sang-cheon's men.

The deputy head forbade me from going.

He said getting involved with a m*rder
will make things worse.

This is so fishy.
I can't wrap my head around it.

Jung Jae-hwang seemed to be a decent kid.

Stop talking nonsense.

Have you ever seen a kind m*rder*r?

I heard the story,
and it seemed like it was accidental.

It's totally unfair from his perspective.

And he's still so young, isn't he?

-I agree.
-What do you mean, you brat?

Anyway, don't go visit him. Just eat.

Let's see what we can do

and just do it. Stay quiet, guys.

Hello, this is g*ng Jong-hun.

Hello, this is the legal representative
of BIGS Network.

Hello?

Speak. I'm listening.

I have a matter
that I'd like to discuss with you.

When will you be available?

Where did you get my number?

That's not the point here.

Let's have a meeting.

I already met all the detectives
from other stations.

So I should be able to
accommodate to your schedule.

We can meet now if you can.

YEAR 2023

CHUNCHEON RESTAURANT

Evening, sir.

Try it. This place is good.

Sure.

How do you know this place?
It was really hard to get here.

I used to come here often
back when I worked in the field.

These past few days,
this place popped into my mind a lot.

It has been chaotic for you lately.

I got a call from the agency
to come back to work starting tomorrow.

I was going to resign
so that you can be reinstated.

That was the biggest reason
I held the press briefing.

But if I resigned,
I wouldn't be a cop anymore,

which means I can't investigate.

So I thought I shouldn't resign.

Sorry?

I'm going to try again.

I'm going to investigate it
properly this time.

I'm not going to cover anything up
and I'll leave no stone unturned.

No matter what results I may face.

I'll find the guys who kidnapped me first

and trace back my steps from there.

Didn't you say that the kidnapper
was Jung Jae-hwang?

It was true I was taken to the mountains.

We stopped after hiking quite a distance.

Jae-hwang spoke then.

I'm exhausted.

There is no more hope left.

If I let you go, Mr. g*ng,

do you promise to live in remorse?

I'm sorry, Jae-hwang.

Jae-hwang, I'm sorry.

They were going to let me live.

I had to stick to what they told me to do.

I didn't ask any questions

and just followed orders.

That's how I survived.

No...

That was the reason why I survived.

Jung Jae-hwang wasn't there.

But you said Jung Jae-hwang spoke.

It was his voice.

But I couldn't hear his breath.

It wasn't an easy trip
climbing up the mountain.

Though we didn't speak
a single word on our way up,

the kidnappers and I were
all breathing heavily.

But even before
we could catch our breaths,

I heard Jae-hwang's voice.

He didn't sound like he was out of breath.

His voice was very calm.

-That means...
-It was a recording.

CHUNCHEON RESTAURANT

I will die.

If I let you go, Mr. g*ng,

do you promise to live in remorse?

Count to 1,000 out loud,
and then climb up the hill.

I'll be watching you.

These b*stards...

They were doing it on purpose.

They couldn't care less
if I figured out it wasn't Jae-hwang.

It was as if they were telling me
that they were putting up a show

like it was Jae-hwang's doing

and that I should keep my mouth shut

and act like I came back
after being kidnapped by Jae-hwang.

They were threatening me to play along.

That's when it dawned on me

that Jae-hwang wasn't the culprit
behind all these incidents.

I'm sure they forced him
to record the lines.

It's embarrassing to admit it,

but I got spooked.

I was afraid.

It occurred to me
that I could also be dealt with easily.

So the purpose of your abduction

was to scare you
to cover this whole thing up.

They wanted you to close the m*rder cases

with Jae-hwang as the culprit.

And it all went away just like you said.

Until Lee Byeong-jun

did something totally unexpected.

-Goodbye.
-Thank you for the food.

Come here, you brat.
Why didn't you eat more?

-I was so full.
-Come on.

What will you do now?

I'll trace back

to my humiliating past.

DECOY