01x04 - Episode 4

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

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

[Episode 4]

[Gipyeong Rest Stop]

[2026 Durumi Electronics
Sales Team Workshop]

[tires squeak]

[2026 Durumi Electronics
Sales Team Workshop]

[groaning]

Oh, dear.

Manager Lee. I'll have a latte.

- Yes. I need to use the restroom.
- Gosh, it hurts.

Okay, go ahead.

Team Leader Han.

Well, I wonder if you remember.

We made a drinking bet yesterday.

The first one to pass out
had to buy snacks at the rest stop.

- Team Leader Bong.
- Yes?

Team Leader Bong.

Here you go.

Gosh, thank you, Team Leader Han.

I'll try not to go too wild with this.

No, no. Go all out. Go big. Real big.

- All right. I'll really go for it.
- [cash register dings]

[snickers]

Guys! Let's eat.

[cheering]

What's going on?

Why does that guy scare me?

[quirky music playing]

[cheerful music playing]

[metal clanks]

[cheerful music continues]

What?

Did I dream yesterday?

[music fades]

Gosh, my stomach hurts.

[groans]

[Bo Na groaning]
Why am I so sore and stiff?

- [groans]
- [bones pop]

Oh, my neck.

[moans]

- [Hyun Nam] Manager Yu.
- Yes?

Here, drink this. It'll help.

[Bo Na] A hangover cure?

I don't have a hangover. You drink it.

- I see. You don't have a hangover.
- [Bo Na] No.

[bones pop]

You were so cool yesterday, Manager Yu.

Why? Did something happen yesterday?

[chuckles awkwardly] It was nothing.

Oh, right. You did well.

It was your first time in the field,
so it must've been chaotic, right?

You did a good job.

Thank you. [giggles]

Manager Yu.
There's one thing I'm curious about.

What is it?

Why did you deal with those b*stards
like that yesterday?

Differently from the other Meetings?

Didn't you hear?
It was a preliminary Meeting.

[upbeat playful music playing]

[whimpers] It hurts so much.

It hurts so bad...

My back.

Darn it.

Sir.

They turned themselves in?

Right at dawn,
a call came into the station.

This old man, saying he wanted to confess.

He confessed to everything
without even being asked.

He buried all seven of the missing people
after removing their organs.

He was even kind enough
to give us the location.

He said he did it
in that warehouse over there.

The forensics team
is collecting DNA samples now.

But why is everyone in this condition?

[police] They claim they got into
a fight amongst themselves.

To the point they ended up like this?

They won't say what they fought over,
so we don't know. But that's their story.

[sighs heavily]

[upbeat playful music continues]

What about recent guests?

They haven't been in business
for the past month,

so there were no guests.
Naturally, there's no guest list either.

- Have you checked the CCTV?
- About that...

The strange thing is...

There's nothing. Not a single thing.

What do you mean? Was it erased?

Well, according to them,
it was turned off.

So we don't know if it was erased...

or if it never recorded anything
to begin with.

In my 15 years as a detective,

this is the first time I've had a case
handed to me on a platter...

We have evidence from the scene
and even a confession.

So even without the CCTV footage...

[sighs] But...

[Checkpoint, Reduce Speed]

[tapping on door]

Get out of the car.

I said, get out.

[specialist] I told you I'm in a hurry.
I have to go now.

I'm responding to an emergency call.

I understand. Now show me your ID.

Gosh, you're so diligent.
Please, just let me go.

My gosh. Where do you think you're going?

Someone is dying right now.

I have to perform CPR, you get it?
I'm leaving now.

I get it. Now show me your ID.

[chuckles]

[police] This guy... Get him. Get him.

- Hey, get him. Get him.
- Darn it...

[line ringing]

Beom, what's wrong?

An ambulance was heading
to the bed and breakfast,

so we stopped it for inspection,

and the man inside suddenly tried to run,
so we got him.

- I see.
- [Beom] He's wearing a doctor's coat.

I think
he's the organ harvesting specialist.

- A specialist?
- [police 1] Hurry, get your ID out. Now.

Get him. Get him!

- [snickers]
- [huffs]

- [police 1] Hurry up. Get it out.
- Okay, okay.

What's his name?

Jo Dong Min?

It's not Jo Dong Min.

It's Jo Dong Man. It's Man.

He says it's Jo Dong Man?
Did you check his ID?

Mr. Jo is pretty good at what he does.

Our clients are scheduled to arrive
one every hour,

so if you wait on the road
to the bed and breakfast,

you can just pick them off one by one.
[chuckles]

- Got it.
- [man] My hands are falling asleep.

He said a client is coming every hour,
so maintain the checkpoint.

[lively music playing]

[Bo Na slurs] Who are you flies
buzzing around me?

[man] Flies?

[groaning]

Die, you wench!

[whimpers]

[lively Korean music playing]

[grunts]

On your knees, you b*stard.

[cackles]

[Bo Na's voice echoing]
On your knees, you b*stard.

[buzzes]

Hey, get up. On your knees.

Get on your knees, you b*stards. Kneel.

[music fades]

[Hyun Nam] If you hand them over
to the police,

isn't it just a waste of time?

They won't be punished properly anyway.

And how would you know that?

Whether they'll be
properly punished or not.

The police, the law, the courts...

Do you just blindly distrust
and oppose them?

No. It's not necessarily like that.

A preliminary meeting means
we entrust it to the law first.

It means we respect its role
and responsibilities.

Of course, there can be limitations.

Sometimes a verdict functions
as the minimum punishment,

and sometimes, impure things
that shouldn't interfere...

get in the way
of rightful punishment by law.

But it's not right
to just ignore and cast it aside.

We're not trying
to create a lawless world, are we?

[pensive music playing]

They do their job, and we do ours.
That's how I see it.

We just sometimes do
the things they can't.

[sighs deeply]

[Bong Pal] Manager Yu.

[chuckles softly]

[Bo Na] But then again, who knows?

Maybe the day will come when today's...

preliminary Meeting
becomes an official one.

If they forget us.

[pensive music continues]

[inaudible]

[Bo Na] If they forget
that somewhere out there,

there are beings scarier than the law.

A g*ng of inhuman organ traffickers...

who kidnapped hikers to harvest organs
and bury their bodies...

has been arrested by the police.

The victims they kidnapped and m*rder*d...

have all been previously reported
as part of...

the Mount Taegong
serial disappearance case...

and have now been identified
as the missing hikers.

[Do Not Enter]

[TV female reporter]
Police announced today...

that they have recovered
the bodies of all the victims...

who were secretly buried
in mountains across the country.

[BP machine pumping]

[male reporter] As for the hospitals that
purchased organs from the traffickers...

and performed ill*gal surgeries,

they have been raided
and all personnel arrested.

Police have obtained
a list of the individuals...

who received the ill*gal transplants...

and are expanding the investigation
to the entire medical community.

In addition to a full-scale crackdown
on the ill*gal organ black market,

they believe there are
other medical institutions...

that have committed similar crimes...

and plan to track them down
and punish them severely.

[toy squeaks]

[Bo Na] Let's hope they remember.

[pensive music playing]

...that for those who take
their crimes lightly and scoff at the law,

when they feel most safe and at ease,

[inaudible]

the harshest punishment of all
will come for them.

[music fades]

[police siren wailing]

Oh, I see.
So you're rooting for Kingfisher, then?

Yes, sir, I've noted your expert opinion.
But since we're the police,

we have a duty we have to uphold.

[Beom sighs heavily]

[Beom Sung Hoon]

Seriously, they said it was a tip,

but they just called to tell us
not to catch Kingfisher.

Give me a break.

[detective] Tell me about it.

Every time a major
violent crime case breaks,

they'd think Kingfisher
was the most precious person in the world.

Gosh. How are we supposed to get
any work done with all this commotion?

It'll be 1 or 2 months at most.

They're bound to strike
somewhere else soon, right?

- Make sure the chief has his meals.
- Okay.

We're heading out for the stakeout
in Inseong-dong.

- Good work.
- We're heading out.

[Violent Crimes Unit 1]

Take care out there.

[Beom sighs]

Wow, look at the time.

Should I order dinner?

The victims.

Sir?

When you hit a wall with the perpetrators,
you go after the victims.

So far, Kingfisher's pattern has been
from 7 days to 60 days max.

Just as Detective Jang said,
they'll strike again somewhere soon.

Instead of focusing on a past crime,
what if we go after a future one?

A future crime?

Kingfisher's next target.

The next target? Who?

- [intriguing music playing]
- [sighs]

- No, I'm not going.
- Why not?

Your daycare is going
to the kids' cafe today.

- It'll be so much fun.
- But Mommy's not coming.

Yul, Mommy told you she can't
because she has to go to work, right?

That's right, Yul. Mommy can't go
because she has to work today.

Instead, Daddy will buy you
new Baby Shark stickers tonight.

- How about that?
- No, I don't want them.

[sighs]

This isn't working.
Honey, you go on ahead.

You said you have an out-of-town story
and have to leave early. Go.

It's still fine.

- We'll get up in a minute. Right, Yul?
- No, I'm not getting up.

Kwon Yul, if you don't get up
by the time I count to five,

I'm going to forcibly get you up
and drag you out of here.

- Is that what you want?
- No, don't.

[Bo Na] I'm counting.

One.

- Two...
- [gasps]

So scary. I think Yul needs to get up now.

You know Mommy doesn't play around
when she's mad, right?

Three.

Here I come. Four.

[exclaims in annoyance]

Mommy doesn't play around.

"Doesn't play around."

- [footsteps]
- My daughter is so smart.

Give it here.

[Tae Sung] Right?

Your mom shows no mercy, right?

Your mom has always been that merciless.

I was so scared when I first met your mom.

- [scoffs]
- So scary. Let's go, let's go. So scary.

[Child On Board]

Yul, what did Mommy tell you to do
at the kids' cafe today?

- [pensive music playing]
- Huh?

Listen to your teacher,
don't fight with your friends,

and be careful not to get hurt. Right?

You have to do that. Got it?

It's Seo Jun. Mommy, it's Seo Jun.

- [Seo Jun] I don't want to.
- No. Sweetie...

- I'm not going.
- Mommy's running late. Let's go.

My car went in for repairs yesterday,

[exclaims]

[sighs] and I couldn't get a taxi
for the life of me.

Then he threw a tantrum today,
saying he didn't want to go to daycare.

That must have been tough.

They say "terrible fours,"
and that's my son exactly these days.

It's a w*r every morning.

And my commute is already a battle
since my office is so far.

My mommy goes to work too.

That's right, Yul.

You work too?

I was on maternity leave,
and I just went back to work recently.

This is just the beginning for me.

[groans] I didn't know.

My mommy won't come to the kids' cafe.

[chuckles] Yul, right?

If you just went back,
it must be really tough for you.

Going back to the office
after only looking after your kid...

at home every day,

your feelings must be all over the place
these days, right?

[sighs deeply]

When you're home, you miss working,

but when you work,

you can't stop worrying
about the child you left behind.

Is it like that for you too?

[scoffs]

It was even worse for me.

I went back to work
right after his first birthday.

That's why I feel especially guilty
on days like today.

- The other moms all volunteer for this.
- I hate you, Mommy.

[inhales sharply] Park Seo Jun.

You shouldn't say such mean things
to your mother.

[chuckles] Ridiculous, right?

I hate you, Mommy.

Yul, do you hate Mommy too?

[sobs] I'm sorry.

[giggles] Oh, dear.

- Go on in.
- Go on in. We'll see you later.

- [woman] Bye.
- [gasps] Oh my.

What's with the two of them
all of a sudden?

Misery loves company.
Helping each other out.

- Hello.
- Hello.

Hello, ma'am.

Oh my, Seo Jun and Yul
came together today.

Hello, ma'am.

[cheerful music playing]

[Seo Jun's mom] You little brat.

I'm so sorry.

[teacher chuckles] No, it's all right.

Ma'am, please take good care of him
again today.

Yul's mom, thank you so much for today.

I'll treat you to coffee.

- It's fine.
- I have to go.

Yes, you should get going. Bye.

Yul, you have to say goodbye to Mommy too.
Come on, sweetie.

Get along with your friends today...

You're leaving without saying goodbye?

[gasps] Don't worry too much, ma'am.

Please take good care of her.

[Joa Daycare Center]

[mom 1 sighs]
Oh dear, Yul seems especially down today.

It's her way of protesting
against her mom.

Her mom must be heartbroken. Oh, no.

What do you mean, "Oh, no?"

Both the mother and the child
have to get over it.

[Reform The Mind, Correct The Behavior]



[door clanks open]

[officer] Don't you have any belongings?

[scoffs]

I don't need anything.

[tense music playing]

[sighs heavily]

Gosh, that punk.
Acting all tough now that he's out.

[music crescendos]

[Durumi Electronics]

[Joa Daycare Center]

[pensive music playing]

[tense music playing]

[officer] Pyo Gyu Cheol.
As per the court order, from this moment,

I will be fitting you
with an electronic ankle monitor.

Okay.

Just get this over with quickly.

[sighs]

[tense music continues]

Hey. Be gentle. [clicks tongue]

[rattling]

Go now. Run, run!

- Goodness.
- Look at us go.

Say cheese.

Let's go.

[whooping]

Slowly. That's a big one, Hae Yi.

[children shouting excitedly]

That's it. Oh, so pretty. Yul.

Yul.

Yul, give me a peace sign.
Are you not in the mood for a picture?

[shouts excitedly]

- Mom.
- Yul, do want to do it with Mommy?

Here, look.

The mouse.
Okay, aim right for the mouse's head.

[exclaims excitedly]

Yul, look.

[Bo Na] It's going up.

- First place.
- [both cheering]

Yul, you did great.

[gentle music playing]

Be careful, be careful.

[teacher] Look here. Say cheese.

[whooping]

[mom 2] Ye Geon, be careful. Careful.

Kids will be kids.

I thought you couldn't make it.
What brings you here?

It wasn't anything particularly urgent,

so I just asked for permission at work
and took a half-day off.

Good for you.
You left after seeing her so down.

How could you possibly focus on work?

[sighs] If only kids understood
how we mothers feel,

- wouldn't that be great?
- Kids are all like that at this age.

It's an age where they
develop a sense of self,

but they're still self-centered.

Understanding other people's
perspectives...

is only possible from age six.

[mom 1] That's right.

It's important to teach kids
the rules of daily life at this age,

but it's not easy.

- I find that incredibly difficult.
- [mom 3] Me too.

I mean, sometimes they say to be firm,
and other times to be lenient.

They say to balance
being strict and gentle...

so the kids don't get confused.

I mean, that's easier said than done.
Is that even possible?

It's difficult and tough.

But...

They say this is the most precious time
for a mother and child.

The memories that form the bond
between a mother and child...

are created around this time.

[child] Start.

Oh, my sweet child.

How pretty.

Ye Geon, be careful. Be careful.

What is this?

Why is that b*stard getting out?

- What? Who's getting out?
- Pyo Gyu Cheol.

- [mom 2] Look at this.
- I'm here...

at the main gate of Jungryeong Prison,
where tensions are running high.

Fierce protests from many citizens
have been ongoing...

since early this morning.

Pyo Gyu Cheol, known as the nation's
worst child sex offender,

is being released today
after serving a 16-year sentence.

The inclusion of an eight-year-old child
among his victims...

has caused great shock and public outrage.

Pyo Gyu Cheol's Law.

The laws punishing
sex crimes against children...

were significantly strengthened in 2010,

but because Pyo Gyu Cheol's crime
was subject to the law prior to 2009,

he was released after serving a relatively
short sentence of only 16 years.

Enraged by this, citizens...

have demanded the retroactive application
of the strengthened law.

[mom 2] How could anyone do that
to an eight-year-old child?

I mean, the mom forums are already
going crazy about this,

and that guy is really getting out? Why?

Why else? They're letting him out
because he served his time.

Well, then, to make sure
he'd never get out,

they should have given him
a harsher sentence in the first place.

- Exactly. Isn't this totally insane?
- Seriously. If I had my way right now,

I'd call Kingfisher this very second.

But I can't because
I don't have the number.

- But I'm so angry.
- What do we do now?

[mom 2] How are we supposed to live
when the world is so terrifying?

I'm so furious right now.

[mom 3]
The law really needs to change. It does.

[mom 1] What are we going to do?

I mean, how can we let our kids
play outside...

with things like this happening?

[mom 2] I can't.

As a father raising a daughter,

I felt I had to do something,
so I came out here.

I mean, if a monster like that is out
on the streets,

how can anyone feel safe
letting their kids outside?

Why should we be the ones living in fear?

Okay, thank you for the interview.

- [protester 1] He's coming out.
- [protester 2] He's coming out.

[protester 3] He's coming out.

[protester 4] Go to hell, you piece
of scum. Give him the death penalty.

- [cameras clicking]
- [tense music playing]

- [camera shutters]
- [clamoring]

Just die.

[indistinct shouting]

[Building A Better Future
Through Advanced Corrections]

- [tense music continues]
- [shouting continues]

That b*stard.

[music fades]

- Let's go.
- Yes, sir.

[upbeat music playing]

I've organized the past victims
by crime type as you asked.

As expected,
m*rder is the most common one.

I figured as much. [sighs]

But this is strange.

[Beom] Why does Kingfisher
just leave those b*stards alone?

Those kinds of b*stards? What do you mean?

The ones who go after kids.
Like child sex offenders.

I mean, there isn't a single one
among his victims.

Honestly, given the severity of the crime,
aren't they the absolute worst?

They have a high reoffending rate too.

Beom.

I want you to track...

the child sex offenders
released in the last 15 years.

Track them?

- For what?
- To see if they're still alive and well.

[Violent Crimes Unit 2]

[music fades]

I've narrowed down
the child sex offenders released...

in the last 15 years
to just the worst ones,

and it comes out to about eight people.

And?

Now, here are three facts
that will blow your mind.

One, all eight of them are dead.

- What?
- Two, how did they die?

From all sorts of accidents.
Car crashes, drowning, falls,

electrocution, things like that.

- Accidents?
- Three, this is the most shocking part.

All on the very day
they were released from prison,

they died.

[lively music playing]

This is all very suspicious,
don't you think? Right?

Sounds unbelievable, right?

When is Pyo Gyu Cheol getting released?

Pyo Gyu Cheol.

[lively music continues]

[Beom] Do you really think Pyo Gyu Cheol
is Kingfisher's next target?

But there's no proof linking...

the dead child sex offenders
to Kingfisher.

It is not like they were shot to death.

This is too much of a coincidence.
So I'm willing to grasp at straws.

I guess we'll find out
after watching him for a day.

Stay on him.

Yes, sir.

[music fades]

Pyo Gyu Cheol.

Did you see that?

Did you?

All those people are
protesting your release.

They're parents with children.

[snickers] Bullshit.

Did I mess with their kids?

[tense music playing]

They should be watching their own brats.
Why are they butting in?

[sighs]

[Samneung Rest Area]

[Gyu Cheol clears throat]

Hey, we have time.
Let's stop at the rest area.

It's been a while since
I've gotten fresh air,

and now I have to take a sh*t. You know?

I said I have to take a sh*t.

- [sighs]
- Hey, I'm talking to you. sh*t.

There you go.
You have to make eye contact. sh*t.

Nice.

Looks like
he's pulling into the rest area.

- Go.
- Yes, sir.

[indistinct background chatter]

[Tae Sung] Are you even human?
You're worse than an animal.

[sighs heavily] How could anyone do that
to those little angels? Seriously.

[exclaims in frustration]

This b*stard...

If I were not a reporter,

I'd smack you so hard.

[Hae Na] Kwon.

What are you doing here by yourself?

This is a great picture.

Do you want to see it?

I got all the interviews
with the protestors.

[exclaims]

Good work. What did they say?

They were all asking how they're supposed
to raise kids in a world like this.

They all had a lot to say.

They said that at the minimum,
child sex offenders...

should get sentences of hundreds of years,
like they do abroad.

I guess they were speaking your mind?

[Tae Sung sighs]

That's because all parents
feel the same way.

Let's go. We need to check out...

Pyo Gyu Cheol's residence
and the probation office.

[chuckles softly]

Okay.

- Want some of this?
- Let's blow some bubbles.

- [Bo Na] Yul, look over here at Mommy.
- [camera clicking]

Seo Jun and Yul, look over here. Smile.

Seo Jun, you look here too.

- [camera clicking]
- [exclaim excitedly]

Wow, you blew that so well. [giggles]

- [Bo Na] Everyone, look here.
- She's taking a picture.

- [mom 3] I got some on me too.
- What are you going to eat?

Is it good?

[Seo Jun's Mother]

[Bo Na] Seo Jun's mother.

Seo Jun is having a great time,
so do not worry.

[pensive music playing]

[Seo Jun's mom] Yul's mom,
Are you looking after my Seo Jun too?

Thank you so much.

Did you go to the kids' cafe?
But I thought you said you couldn't go.

I guess it takes a mom to know another.

We should get a meal together
with the kids sometime.

Yul, here. Eat this while you play.

[mom 3 giggles] No.

[children giggling]

[music fades]

- [paper rustles]
- [suspenseful music playing]

[Samneung Rest Stop, Men's Restroom,
Second Stall, Knock]

[blows softly]

[The toilet clogs. Please throw wet wipes
in the trash. If it gets clogged...]

[suspenseful music continues]

[door lock opens]

This is such a filthy job.
I can't take this anymore. Darn it.

I mean, why do we have to take
a b*stard like him by car...

and politely escort him all the way home?

Especially when we're already
so short-staffed.

[sighs]

I don't even know what I'm doing anymore.

Am I supposed to be watching this b*stard
or protecting him? Darn it.

Goodness.

What's he doing,
making the crap from scratch?

Why isn't he coming out?

[device beeping]

What's this?

Darn it, what's going on?

What is it?

- Excuse me, sorry.
- What's happening? What is it?

Detective Lee, over here.

It says the b*stard is outside.

[beeping continues]

Hey, you think that b*stard escaped
through the window?

Hurry, hurry.

[Samneung]

[tense music playing]

Sir, over there.

[Men's Restroom]

Detective Lee, you drive.

- Let's go.
- Okay.

Wait a minute.

- [Detective Jang] Yes?
- Where's Pyo Gyu Cheol?

[tense music continues]

Look, he can't have gone far,
so let's hurry and go after him.

- Okay.
- Let's go.

[suspenseful music playing]

Reporter Koo, get in. Hurry.

- Sir, where are we going?
- I don't know, but...

it looks like something's happened
to Pyo Gyu Cheol. Let's just go.

[Not Today]

[suspenseful music continues]

Filthy b*stard. Darn it.

[Men's Restroom]

[tense music playing]

Sir, welcome.

You did well.

Did Park Hui Dong send you?

Of course.

He's at Samjin Port now.

Name, Park Hui Dong.

A fellow inmate who shared a cell
with Pyo Gyu Cheol.

Park Hui Dong served three years
for producing...

and distributing digital p*rn*graphy,
and was released three months ago.

According to our intel,
after Pyo Gyu Cheol is released,

he'll team up with Park Hui Dong
and illegally leave the country,

where we expect them to set up a base
and start producing child p*rn*graphy.

sh*t. Wow, that's insane.

Let's start with the scenario.

The Meeting date is
on the day of his release, as expected.

But I think we should
move up the timeline.

Before he goes back
to his old neighborhood.

During his transfer?

Well, that could get messy.

His last victim still lives
in that neighborhood.

Samneung Rest Stop is


We'll grab him there.

Then, two hours from there
is Mount Jeongan.

There's a small birch forest there.

A place Pyo Gyu Cheol
would absolutely hate.

[plucky, bass-driven music playing]

You have a pollen allergy.

[scoffs]

That's why I don't usually go
to the mountains.

In the spring,
you should watch out for birch trees,

and in the fall,
you'll need to be careful of ragweed.

I'll prepare the allergy medication.

So he can have a little taste of hell.

[Bong Pal] Okay.

Let's keep it simple.

A guy just released from prison
cuts off his electronic ankle monitor...

and flees into the mountains.

On a spring day of all days,
he just happens to pass by a birch forest,

when he has a seizure
from his chronic pollen allergy,

and falls to his death from a cliff.

[sighs]

Anyway, you've got some darn good friends.

You know, in life,

it's hard to meet people
you click with, right? [laughs]

Well, let me make one phone call.

To whom?

Oh, that friend of yours?

[Bong Pal laughs]

You're so suspicious.

Here. Go ahead.

[plucky, bass-driven music continues]

[President Park]

[line ringing]

[subdued tense music playing]

[digital trilling]

[President Park, 010-645-6490]

[Call Blocked]

[automated voice] The number
you have dialed is not available.

You will be redirected to voicemail...

[Call Blocked]

The number you have dialed
is not available.

Honestly.
You've got a lot of time on your hands.

Hey, if you don't trust me,
then don't get in.

Then I'm not going either.

[mutters] Goodness.

I mean, look, President Park paid me
a hefty sum...

and begged and pleaded
that you had to leave today,

so I even canceled my meeting
to come here for this.

And I brought an expert
to take off that ankle monitor for you.

This ankle monitor?

Hey, not just anyone can take that off.
It's a huge pain in the a*s.

[sly music playing]

All right, fine. Then you can just
stand around here dawdling...

and get caught by the cops for all I care.
That's none of my business, you hear?

Another thing.

When the party involved refuses...

You know the fee is absolutely
non-refundable, right?

So damn suspicious. Goodness.

Hey, what are you doing?
Get in, get in. Let's go home.

We came here for nothing.

[sly music continues]

[music ends]

Well, anyway,
you really picked a great day.

This is the perfect weather
for skipping town. [chuckles]

Before we skip town,
let's stop by my old neighborhood.

What? If you go to your house now,
there'll be people...

swarming all over the place.

And if you go,
you'll see things you shouldn't, right?

Who said anything about going home?

Oh, then where to?

It's just that before I go
on this long journey,

I should at least see her face once.

I'm curious to see how she's grown...

Well, she was about 8 then,
so if I add about 10-something years...

[inhales sharply]

Wow, she must be all grown up now.

[grunts]

Do you really have to go that far?

[Bong Pal chuckles]

Nice work, Manager Tae.

Oh, you look comfortable...

Let's switch back.

Gosh, I'm just not suited for big cars.

[slick rock music playing]

There's something I've been wondering.

Why do you use such complicated methods,
like faking an accident?

A single shot from Kingfisher
would make it so much easier.

We could do that,

but there are too many variables
for one person to handle.

Especially since we're in charge of White.

White...

Why?

Cleanly, painlessly, with a single shot.

That's Senior Bo Na's way.

I already knew that.

One shot, one k*ll.
Kingfisher's signature.

Do you know why that is?

Because...

Because she's good.

It looks like the driver was drowsy.

[Rest Area For Drowsy Drivers]

We need to hurry.

[keyboard clacking]

This is the truck.

[Name: Pyo Gyu Cheol. 1973.11.04,
Sex: M, Child Sexual Violence]

Beom, check on top.

Yes, sir.

[slick rock music continues]

[Detective Lee] Police.

Stay where you are.
We need your cooperation.

Darn it.

[frightened scream]

[Beom] Gosh, that scared me.

I thought it was a dismembered corpse.

[slick rock music rises]

[slick rock music swells]

[police 1] Why go to all this trouble?

They could've just dumped it somewhere.

First, let's request cooperation...

from the highway patrol
and nearby precincts...

and set up checkpoints
on the surrounding access roads.

We also need to secure
the rest stop's CCTV footage quickly,

so let's move. We don't have time.

What's this?

Kwon Tae Sung. What are you doing here?

- Reporter Koo, hurry.
- Hey, hold on. Wait.

- Don't let them touch anything.
- Yes, sir.

- Please put the camera away. Put it away.
- Hey, wait. Hold on.

[Hae Na] I'm sorry,
can I just take one picture?

- [Beom] I said no.
- Hey.

[Beom] Come on,
why are you being like this?

Were you tailing me? From where?

Tailing you?
I happened to see you at the rest stop.

I was on my way back from covering
Pyo Gyu Cheol's release.

[sighs]

You lost Pyo Gyu Cheol, didn't you?

Is this related to Kingfisher?

What?

Don't give me that. You're at the scene
where you lost Pyo Gyu Cheol,

and the detective in charge
of the Kingfisher case is here,

even though it's not your jurisdiction.
A detective from Seoul, at that.

Why is this guy's intuition so good?

What is this?

- [sighs]
- Is it...

I'm just speculating at this point.

I came here thinking he might be
the next target, but we've hit a dead end.

First, we need to find Pyo Gyu Cheol.

Whether he's alive or dead.

You're saying he could be dead?

Don't jump to conclusions.
He could've just fled.

I'm busy, so get going.

Seriously, please don't.

- I'll just take one picture.
- [Detective Lee] Reporter Kwon Tae Sung.

I'm refusing to comment from now on.

Now, hurry up.

Don't take pictures.

- Get this out of here.
- Yes, sir.

[Young Do] The police are on the move.

There's a checkpoint at the tollgate


[keyboard clacking]

- You should get off now.
- Okay.

- Let's take a detour.
- Okay.

[sinister sting]

Mommy first?

[hums appreciatively]

[Bo Na] Delicious.

- Is it good, sweetie?
- Yes. It's so, so good.

- Is it yummy?
- Yes.

My Yul is in a great mood today.

Were you happy that Mommy came?

Yes. I was so, so happy.

[chuckles]

Then maybe Mommy shouldn't go to work
and stay by Yul's side every day. Right?

[hums thoughtfully]

No, Mommy, go to work.

What? You want me to work? Why?

It's necessary work.

What?

Dad said he's not done
with his work at the office yet.

- Want me to sing you a song?
- What kind of work?

Your dad...

Well, a very, very important job.

Your dad is a wonderful person
who does great things for people.

What about you?

What?

What kind of work do you do?

[soft pensive music playing]

I do... Well...

Necessary work.

Necessary work?

Yes.

Work the world needs.

Oh, you're such a smart girl.

[throbbing, ominous music playing]

[Pilhyeon 2-ri, Pilhyeon 1-ri]

[Baby On Board]

[suspenseful music playing]

[Bong Pal] We shouldn't have come.

- [yells]
- [screams]

[tires screech]

[Bong Pal screams]

[tires screech]

[grunts]

What's going on, sir?

[unsettling music playing]

[grunts]

[gasping]

Go, go. Quickly.

[suspenseful music intensifies]

[music ends]

[Hyun Nam] What?

[breathing heavily]

Sir, are you okay?

[groans in pain]

[anxious breathing]

Sir, are you okay?

I'm fine.

That Pyo Gyu Cheol...

We're going to have to hold off
because of the witness.

Get Pyo Gyu Cheol now.

- Get him.
- Yes, sir.

Sir, the bleeding won't stop. Your wound.

- Darn it.
- [Hyun Nam] What do we do?

- [Gyu Cheol] I said stop the car. Stop.
- [woman gasps]

[screams]

Oh, Dong Hoon, no. Dong Hoon!

- Dong Hoon. Dong Hoon.
- I'm Pyo Gyu Cheol, you b*stards.

Who the hell sent you to k*ll me?

Hey, they're all still alive and well.

So why are you making such a big deal?
You worthless scum. [sinister laughing]

[Dong Hoon crying]

- Mom...
- Who the hell is this kid?

[Dong Hoon] Mom.

[Dong Hoon's mom] Dong Hoon!

- [Hyun Nam] Sir.
- [Bong Pal] Yes?

[Hyun Nam] Are you okay to drive?

[sighs deeply]

Yes, I'm still okay.

Did you find Pyo Gyu Cheol?

[Gyu Cheol] Those b*stards. Darn it.

- [line ringing]
- [hisses angrily]

This b*stard hasn't been
answering his phone.

Answer the phone, darn it.

- [crying]
- [line ringing continues]

What's this now?

[tense music playing]

That moron.

He didn't get far.

Can you confirm the GPS location?

[Young Do] Yes, I can.

[keyboard clacking]

It looks like he's heading toward Incheon.

I think he's trying to get on a boat.

- What's this?
- What now? Come on, what is it?

Gosh, that b*stard. Darn it.

Mom, I want some gummies. Gummies.

What? Yul, sweetie,
if you eat too much of that,

the doctor said
sugar bugs will grow in your mouth.

Then we'll have to go
to the dentist again.

Would you be okay with that?

- I don't want to.
- You don't, right?

Then how about we have
some grilled fish today?

- How about some mackerel? You love that.
- I love mackerel.

- Yul, this mackerel...
- [reporter] This is breaking news.

After a 16-year prison sentence,

child sex offender Pyo Gyu Cheol,
who was released today,

has cut off his electronic ankle monitor
and escaped while being transported.

The police have issued an emergency alert,

and they are focusing all efforts
on his capture.

Pyo has reportedly carjacked
a passing vehicle and fleeing...

- with a three-year-old hostage.
- Got the mackerel. Should we go?

Police believe Pyo used the cell phone
of the vehicle's owner,

and there's evidence he tried to call.

[reporter 1]
The police told us to come here.

[reporter 2] Is the child safe?

Can you at least tell us
the parole officers' current location?

We don't have that information.

- You're right here.
- Why won't you say anything?

- Please just confirm it.
- I'm sorry.

[overlapping chatter]

[line ringing]

[Detective Lee Dong Jin]

Tae Sung,
we're not getting anything over here.

That b*stard. If he was going to run,

he should've gone alone.
Why take a child...

I'll get an update from my contact
on the police beat,

so, Reporter Koo, why don't you head back
and start on the research?

What?

- [Dong Hoon crying]
- [tense music playing]

[Dong Hoon] Mommy.

Darn it. They're relentless.

You all know the drill, right?

The child's safety is our top priority.
So don't get too close...

and don't provoke him.

We wait for the right opportunity
to strike.

- Everyone got that?
- Yes.

[crying continues]

Shut up, you little brat. Shut your mouth.

[Dong Hoon] Mommy.

Mommy.

Darn it.

[tense music rises]

[Baby On Board]

That b*stard...

- [grunts]
- [Dong Hoon wailing]

Is he out of his mind?

[tense music swells]

[tires screech]

[suspenseful music playing]

[phone buzzing]

[Senior Bo Na]

[Senior Bo Na]

[Bong Pal] Hey, Tae Min.

Go, get that b*stard.

[intense music playing]

Hyun Nam, how's the child?

Thankfully,
he doesn't appear to be injured.

I'll get him in the car first.

- [crying]
- You're okay.

[Dong Hoon] Mommy.

[Baekmari]

[Baekmari]

[intense music continues]

[laughs]

What's wrong? Come on.

Come on, come on.
What are you waiting for?

I said, come on.

[laughs]

You b*stards.
You think I'm some kind of joke?

Go ahead, k*ll me.

I said, k*ll me.

Go on, k*ll me, you b*stards.

[sinister laugh]

I'm out of here. [sinister laugh]

[b*llet whizzes]

[suspenseful music playing]

[sinister, dramatic music playing]

Meeting's over.

[Baekmari]

[Young Do] Actually, Senior Bo Na
doesn't like the sight of blood.

She hates watching someone die...

in front of her in pain.

That's why she prefers sniping.

She doesn't have to
confront them up close,

and she avoids using
unnecessarily cruel violence...

or inflicting pain.

It's purely for the objective
of making them disappear from this world.

White is up.

[Young Do] But there was an exception
for those who hurt children.

That's why the other team members
handled those cases until now.

I don't know.

Maybe she thought it was
too easy a death for them,

or maybe there was another reason.

[sinister, dramatic music continues]

Anyway, today,

Senior Bo Na ended up
being the one to finish it.

[sirens wailing]

[sinister, dramatic music swells]

[Not Today]

They're all dead? How?

A car accident, a fall, a drowning.

[gasps] Another car accident?

Gosh, and even an electrocution.

And what's weird is,

they all died on the day
they were released from prison.

[unsettling music playing]

Don't you think that's strange?

If they were shot by Kingfisher,
that'd be one thing,

but how could every single one of them die

a violent death
on the day of their release?

- [expl*si*n]
- [tires screech]

- Call 911, now.
- [taxi driver] Okay, okay.

[detective] Just bad luck, right?
We have to call it a freak accident.

He was such a vicious b*stard.

Honestly, even if he had been shot
and k*lled by Kingfisher,

it wouldn't have been strange at all.

[phone buzzing]

[Choi Il Hwan [Police Reporter]]

Choi, how did it go? On the police side...

- [reporter] We have breaking news.
- What?

- [reporter] Pyo Gyu Cheol,
- Tae Sung,

- who cut his ankle monitor and fled,
- Tae Sung!

- after release today,
- Look at the news.

has been found dead after being shot
with a sn*per r*fle.

Mr. Pyo abandoned the stolen vehicle

and was attempting to escape
on a fishing boat docked nearby...

when he was shot in the head
and fell into the ocean.

He was later found dead.

[Beom] A blanket too?

[sirens wailing]

[Beom] All right, got it.
Please secure this area.

Thank you.

[Paramedics]

Sir.

The child was safely returned
to his parents.

He was found lying on a sofa
in the management office.

He was even covered with a blanket.

That's a relief.

Gosh, what is this?

If this was a sn*per
and not an accident...

[sighs deeply]

I really don't know.

I don't know if we're on the right track
or completely barking up the wrong tree.

[brooding music playing]

[Bong Pal] I feel terrible for Manager Yu.

We should have found a way
to handle it ourselves.

Now we've made her a target
for the police again.

That's right. There's no way to disguise
a sn*per attack as an accident.

The b*llet is left behind as evidence,
like Kingfisher's signature.

Just a little longer. I'm almost done.

Isn't it ironic?

That b*llet puts Manager Yu in danger,
but instead,

it's protecting all of us.

What is that supposed to mean?

[Young Do]
She's basically acting as a decoy.

Diverting the investigation to herself.

Because Manager Yu gets all the attention
under the name Kingfisher,

it allows other cases
to be quietly buried.

It was the same with the Musan case.

So Manager Yu is
in the most dangerous position.

And has the highest risk of being caught.

Bingo.

That's why we all feel so sorry for
and grateful to Manager Yu.

But still, besides Manager Yu,

there's no one else who can do this job.

She's the best one we've got.

[Dr. Go sighs]

I'm all done.

[Bong Pal] Good work.

[exhales]

[Bo Na] Here you go.

My, what's all this...

You really don't have to do this
for me every time.

You rushed all the way over here
from the library

where you were writing your thesis.

I feel especially bad today.

To be honest, I was just dozing off.

- Oh, come on.
- Did you get everything taken care of?

I heard a Client filed a complaint
last minute.

Thanks to you, yes. It's all sorted out.

- Thank you.
- Mommy.

[gasps] Yul, sweetie, are you awake?

Yul. Oh, sweetie.

She seemed a little gloomy,
and the next thing I knew, she was asleep.

Really? You were?

Yul, I'm so sorry I had to leave
when I promised I'd stay with you today.

[hums thoughtfully]

Then just give me lots of hugs.

Okay, then I'll give you
lots and lots of hugs.

You give Mommy a hug too.

How's that, Yul?
Feeling a little better now?

Yes, I'm better.

What about you, Mommy?

Me?

I'm okay too.

When I'm holding you like this,
everything's all right.

[pensive music playing]

[Hae Na gasps] A sn*per this time?

Again? On the day of his release?

Tae Sung, what is this?

[sucks teeth] I think this has
something to do with Kingfisher.

Shouldn't we look into this?

[exhales]

[pensive music continues]

The return address on this
says it's from Russia.

- Hmm... It's from a friend.
- [Se Ah gasps]

[Se Ah] Yul, look.
Your mom's friend sent you a doll.

- You're so lucky, Yul.
- It's mine.

- Mommy, give it to me.
- Okay, here you go.

[Yul] It's mine.

So cute.

So these are Russian letters.
What does it say?

It's just a friendly note.

You know, "How are you?"
"Miss you," that kind of thing.

That's nice.

You even have friends
who send you gifts from overseas.

I guess so.
It's nice to have friends. [chuckles]

[dissonant, tense music playing]

[phone buzzes]

[dissonant, tense music continues]

[You're good at keeping promises. Good.
Good night again tonight, Tae Sung]

[You're good at keeping promises. Good.
Good night again tonight, Tae Sung]

[closing theme music playing]

[A Bona Fide k*ller]

Without me knowing, when did our home...

get a new family member?

[Bo Na] A gift came from Russia.

They said they're coming to Korea soon.

[Bong Pal] He's the troublemaker,
youngest son of the Royal Family.

Seriously, why did you have to act up?

[Tae Sung] We need to find out now
if it was just an accident...

or a wrongful death disguised as one.

Either way, Chairman Cheon Seong Gyu
is at the center of it.

[Hyun Nam] This seems to be
a complex and tangled...

and terrifying case.

Kingfisher's M.O. isn't
limited to just sniping.

[Bong Pal] A joint investigation?

I'll take care of it.

[Young Do] It's too dangerous for you
to be exposed in the field.

- [phone buzzes]
- Mother.

[Tae Sung] This is our family's rite,

but you make your daughter-in-law
do all the work?

I don't think that's fair.

You little brat.

- [Soon Il] Goodness.
- [Se Ah] Seriously!

[Bo Na] Yul... Yul is missing.