(All characters, organizations, places, entities, and events...)
(in this drama are fictional.)
Freeze! Move, and I'll shoot!
Arrest them!
Hey.
- Darn it. - Get them.
Get him!
All I did was lend them my boat.
The three of them said they were going fishing.
Where did one of them go?
Son.
I am exhausted too,
now.
(Episode 12)
Why did you come during your suspension?
Do you not care if you can't be a cop anymore?
You said you can't join Metro because of your mom.
That's why you gave up on me too. So what are you doing?
Why did you drop everything and run here?
Explain yourself.
Ma Ri.
Ever since Newbie came,
it had been poking at me.
At first, it was uncomfortable and annoying,
and I didn't want to know,
but I realized I can't avoid it anymore.
Who I really was,
why I became a cop,
and where I want to go...
Newbie...
made me realize them again.
You're back to your old self.
To the Ko Ji Seok that I loved.
You're back,
but you can't come back to me, can you?
Sorry.
- Get in. - Chief.
We'll return the car and go back by subway.
Okay. Good work, Detective Lee.
Later, Soo Ho.
Okay. Bye.
You go too.
Okay.
Just a minute.
I don't want you to get in trouble because of me anymore.
You can't come while you're suspended.
I'm fine.
I'm not fine.
It's my fault you got suspended.
- No more. - I'm really fine.
I don't like it.
I'll call you...
after I catch him.
After you catch him?
I guess then...
I won't see you for a while.
Sure.
That's the most important thing for you.
Good luck.
And...
don't skip your meals.
And sleep well.
- Also... - Okay.
I'll head inside now.
(Metropolitan Detective Division)
Get inside.
Aren't they the Grasshoppers?
They are.
But why did Metro...
Why did they catch the Grasshoppers?
Yes, Mr. Choi. I have something to ask you.
- Yes. - Hello? Detective Park.
We're under the Subway Police's jurisdiction.
Send us to the Subway Police!
They're both not it.
Their DNAs don't match with the DNA...
found in the Subway Ghost's hideout.
What?
Let's go to the Subway Police.
Sit down.
Darn it.
You're saying the one who ran away is the Subway Ghost, right?
His name, age, family relations.
Tell me everything you know.
His name is Captain. He's older than me,
and that's all I know.
Is that supposed to be loyalty right now?
He's a serial killer.
Serial killer, my foot. Come on.
Lieutenant.
Police? I'm about to die.
Two murderers are coming after me.
They're the Grasshoppers. They might be the Subway Ghost.
My goodness, Han Tae Woong, that jerk!
Han Tae Woong?
Is his name Han Tae Woong?
Han Tae Woong.
He's 31,
He's 31, and...
They really don't know?
Han Tae Woong, age 31.
And? What about his family?
I don't know.
- Where does he live? - I said, I don't know.
We lived together.
Where?
"A man who attended the Subway Police 30th Anniversary event..."
"wearing a Podori costume is the Subway Ghost?"
"People are in dismay?"
"Podori, the police's mascot, was the Subway Ghost..."
What is this article?
How on earth was this released?
Well... I tried to stop it, but...
We're not even sure if one of the Grasshoppers...
is the Subway Ghost.
How will we handle the consequences if an article like this gets out?
- I'm sorry, ma'am. - Take care of it now.
Darn it!
(Subway Police 30 Year Anniversary)
Hey, stop them from taking pictures!
Ko Ji Seok.
You need to disappear for me to live.
When that body was found during the 30 Year Anniversary event,
Captain insisted on taking that subway...
and robbing the cops.
Then after hiding the body under that seat,
he acted disappointed because the Subway Ghost...
was a more trending topic on the internet?
Gosh, that gives me the creeps.
Han Tae Woong's DNA...
and the DNA found in the Subway Ghost's hideout...
match.
Then we're sure he is the Subway Ghost now, right?
I checked,
but he is not Han Tae Woong.
- What? - He was using...
the stolen identity of a homeless man named Han Tae Woong.
For now, we can't confirm his identity.
We don't even know who he is?
Captain isn't... Han Tae Woong?
We even saw his ID.
No.
You guys know.
You lived with him for two years.
Tell me everything you can think of.
Tell me anything!
You...
You're...
You're his mom?
1, 2, 3. Clear!
- Get the epinephrine. - Yes, sir.
Her vitals are dropping.
We need chest compression.
Push harder.
(Emergency Room)
Choi Mi Ra...
just died.
What?
No.
(Where Hwang Soo Young went missing)
(Where Choi Jin Kang went missing)
You broke the moped.
I closed my installment savings to buy a new one for the owner...
and got this one fixed to use as our ride.
Newbie, I blew a tire a while ago.
I was riding with that jerk Woo Hyuk and it blew.
I was a bit frustrated at this thing,
but still, it's our ride.
I switched it to the most expensive tire.
(Police)
(Organic Rice)
I bought some rice and side dishes.
Don't just eat cup noodles. Eat rice once in a while.
Okay.
It's yummy.
Ae Shim, how do you handle it when you miss me?
I just...
think about my memories with you.
The memories.
- Sweetie. - Yes?
- I'm full. I want to stop eating. - Okay.
- Okay. - I want to sleep.
Okay.
Lie down.
This is all I have?
I have nothing to remind me of our memories.
That's right.
Hello?
Chief. Remember that guy who followed Newbie last time?
That guy is the Subway Ghost.
It makes me nervous.
Goodnight.
I'd like to discuss Chief Inspector Ko Ji Seok's suspension...
with you.
Go ahead.
We did lose one of the Grasshoppers,
but he played a big part...
in catching the other two.
And?
The disciplinary committee members are saying...
we should reinstate him as soon as possible.
Of course, I agree.
- Is that right? - Yes.
Then why don't you propose it?
Thank you.
Hello, Madam Commissioner.
What?
Do you mean it?
Thank you.
Is there a chance I can return to the Subway Police?
Yes, ma'am. I'll wait.
Yes, ma'am.
She's probably busy.
Newbie.
I may return to the Subway Police.
She won't be there anyway.
Hi, Detective Lee.
Chief.
Chief, you're coming back to the Subway Police, right?
It's not for sure yet,
but probably?
Does Officer Yoo know?
No.
I didn't tell her since she's probably busy.
What is going on...
between you two?
Nothing's going on.
Hey. It's not like nothing's going on.
Then are you dating? Did you tell her you like her?
I didn't.
See? They're nobodies.
Hey. Don't say that.
You'll hurt his feelings if you say he's a nobody to her.
They have that sense of camaraderie between them.
Of course.
Camaraderie. That's poison.
- Why? - Even if...
you sacrifice your body to get beat up for her,
clean up her messes,
and even get suspended for her...
To be honest, a boyfriend...
Even most families can't do that for each other.
But it's packaged vaguely with the name camaraderie.
That's why, although you should've dated 12 times over,
you became just comrades.
- Comrades? - You're right.
Right?
Once a relationship hardens,
it's difficult to change.
- Yes. - Love is...
all about timing, Chief.
Your window of opportunity is about to close,
so hurry up and ask her out.
Chief. Good luck.
Madam Commissioner.
About reinstating Chief Inspector Ko Ji Seok...
Yes?
I found the perfect place to send him.
He can be reinstated within the week.
Really? Where is that?
It's as the chief of Narang Island Precinct.
Narang Island?
It's an island in the South Sea.
It became famous recently with k-dramas filming there,
so it is very popular.
What are you talking about?
The local government there wants to develop the island...
as a k-drama tourism site...
and is proposing it as a business.
But only the Narang Island Precinct is filled...
with old police officers...
that are unsuitable for that new business.
Moreover, if we send Chief Ko,
who's as handsome as a male lead in a k-drama,
fights well, and is smart,
we may be able...
to create a k-cop wave...
What stupid...
nonsense is that?
I just...
Chief Ko...
has a mother that he has to look after.
He can't go anywhere far.
It takes six hours by car and more by boat to get to the South Sea.
No.
By the way, did I tell you this?
The members of the disciplinary committee...
are curious as to how Chief Ko...
arrested the Grasshoppers when he was under suspension.
If they find out you ordered a suspended officer...
to investigate a case privately,
you'll be in quite a pickle.
Are you threatening me right now?
No, ma'am. I'm just concerned.
Furthermore,
Chief Ko is currently under suspension,
and if he causes even the slightest trouble,
he'll be out for good.
When his suspension is lifted,
he'll be able to get paid monthly again,
so for his sick mother's sake as well,
won't that be a better solution?
Yes.
I know what you mean,
- so get out. - Yes, ma'am.
Newbie. I'll protect you from now on.
She's so dull, so she won't even understand me.
Seriously, nothing is easy when it comes to Newbie.
Newbie.
Can I stay by your side...
and be your safety belt...
from now on?
That was so lame. Gosh, how cringy.
Pull yourself together, Ji Seok. Ko Ji Seok!
Newbie.
Do you want to...
go out with me?
Yes, Madam Commissioner.
What?
I shouldn't have handed you those handcuffs last time.
I'm afraid it was my mistake.
I'm sorry, Ji Seok.
No, it's all right.
Even if you didn't allow it, I would have gone anyway.
I was too careless.
By the way, what about your mom?
My mom...
doesn't know anything.
She'll be waiting for me, day and night.
If you hang in there for a year,
I'll do everything in my power...
for your reinstatement. I'm sorry.
Here we go.
Open your mouth.
It's delicious.
I need to go on a business trip.
What?
Where? For how long?
It's quite far.
For quite a long time.
Then I can't see you anymore?
I'm so good at my work,
and my company is begging me to go.
Ae Shim,
don't forget your meals even if I'm not here,
and listen to Aunt Kyung Hee, okay?
Do you understand?
I'll visit as often as I can.
Promise me.
I have a week left.
The time I have left...
to protect you, Newbie.
Darn.
He was watching me...
for quite some time.
(Seoun Metropolitan Police Agency)
Ma Ri.
You need to compare the DNA on these...
to the Subway Ghost's DNA.
- What? - I spent last night...
at Newbie's house and...
What?
No, I don't mean I was with her.
I was just worried,
so I was lying on the bench in front of her home, and...
And some guy was watching Newbie's house.
I picked these up from where he was.
If he was after Newbie,
there's a possibility he's the Subway Ghost...
Look at yourself right now.
What?
Someone was after Officer Yoo...
and that could be the Subway Ghost?
Sure. You should report it to me. But...
You should've caught your breath before coming in at least.
At least you should wipe off that concerned look on your face...
Aren't you going to an island in a week?
Worry about yourself now.
- Woo Hyuk. - Yes?
Stake out in front of Officer Yoo's house all night.
I still have a week left.
You're seriously so annoying.
Sorry.
Woo Hyuk, you must be busy because of the investigation.
I'm not working for a week anyway...
Staking out is part of the investigation too.
You should go now.
Fine.
I'll go.
I'll begin staking out starting tonight then.
Good morning.
Lieutenant, I'm reporting for duty.
What is that? Is it some sort of lead?
These were found near your house.
Since the Subway Ghost came after you last time,
who knows?
Let's go to NFS.
Okay.
You can come too.
The DNA comparison results with the piece of cloth are probably out.
Yes, ma'am.
Are the results out?
The DNA from the piece of cloth...
and the DNA on this cotton swab show a 99.9 percent match.
The DNA from the piece of cloth...
and Yoo Ryung's DNA match?
I was doubtful, but it was true.
Your sister really is responsible.
My sister doesn't know anything.
She has level two autism, and she has the IQ of a little kid.
How could someone like that be responsible?
She's right, Lieutenant. Ryung's sister is literally a child.
If a child does something wrong,
his or her guardian should be held responsible.
So rack your memory.
Try to remember what on earth your mentally ill sister was up to.
Even if it was something petty as stepping on someone's foot.
Write every single thing down and report it to me.
You don't need to guard me.
He has no reason to come after me and risk getting caught...
while he's on the run.
What if he does come?
I can't let you be in danger.
So you also think Jin is responsible,
so he'll come back.
Ryung, just denying it isn't the answer.
Regardless, we need to find out why Jin's DNA was found...
on that clothing to close out this case,
so let's confront it face-on.
Chief.
You're home late.
Thanks, Woo Hyuk,
for walking Newbie home.
I said I'd stake out here.
You should go.
I'll stay with her all night long.
- What? - You both should go.
I'll protect myself.
Ryung, we're in the middle of an investigation.
Ji Seok, you can't be here.
He knows what you look like.
You'd be like a beacon telling him to run.
One week.
- Can't you give me that? - One week?
It's meaningless anyway.
Fine.
Don't worry.
Go on up.
Get home safely.
The more people you want to protect,
the more you must protect yourself first.
She was right.
You really can go.
If he shows up,
I won't lose him like an idiot like last time.
I know.
I'm sure you'll catch him.
But I want to be with you when you do.
Did you know that when you were standing in the rain two years ago,
I put an umbrella over you?
I held it there for almost an hour.
I got soaked.
You looked like you couldn't feel anything,
whether it was raining or whether it stopped.
Back then, I just felt sorry for you.
But after that umbrella incident, I kept getting curious about you.
It completely cleared up that afternoon.
As I looked at the sun,
I wondered whether you knew the sun was out.
It made me curious.
There was a cool breeze the next day.
And I wondered if you knew that there was...
a nice breeze.
Detective Kim.
I've said many mean things to you over the years,
but I wasn't saying them to you.
I was saying them to myself.
You are...
a very good person.
If you make me sound like a good person,
it's harder for me to cheat.
Whatever.
To be honest, Ji Seok found those cigarette butts.
He had been standing guard every night without your knowing.
He did?
After he saw someone suspicious loitering around your place,
he found that guy's cigarette butts and brought them in.
That's why I'm staking out here.
Ji Seok is being transferred to an island.
An island? Why? When?
He's leaving in a week.
He can't come back for at least a year.
(Welcome! Working to keep citizens safe)
Did we have an appointment?
My apologies for showing up unannounced.
I need to tell you something.
What is it?
Please reinstate our chief to the Subway Police.
What's your problem?
I'm not asking for it for free.
Within a week, Chief and I...
You will...
We'll catch the Subway Ghost.
Of all the...
My gosh. The Subway Police had a hidden superstar.
You should've caught him sooner.
Hey, you.
Drop your nonsense, and get out.
- Now. - Hold on.
Do you have a plan?
Madam Commissioner.
The skilled Lieutenant Ha couldn't catch him for two years.
What plan could a lowly officer have?
Excuse me.
It doesn't cost money to listen, does it?
No, ma'am.
You must know that the Subway Ghost is one of the Grasshoppers.
We found out that the Subway Ghost was one of the Grasshoppers,
and were able to get their pictures and make the wanted posters...
thanks to the Subway Police's investigations.
That is why I plan to chase him the same way the Subway Police...
tracked the Grasshoppers.
So, you won't catch the Subway Ghost,
but the Grasshoppers.
Yes, ma'am. Please give us one week.
Please.
That...
benefits me a great deal.
Chief Ko will be doing nothing but packing for a week anyway.
We'll have him investigate instead of bumming around.
And if by chance he catches the Subway Ghost,
that would be tremendous.
Don't you agree?
That would be tremendous.
We want to send Chief Ko to Narang Island...
for the police's PR anyway.
"We caught the Subway Ghost."
What could possibly be better PR?
But still, management has already made the decision...
It would be a bigger problem if that gets out.
Police management stuck a capable detective...
who caught the Subway Ghost on an island to look pretty.
Can you stop the backlash from the media?
No, ma'am.
Then will you give us the opportunity?
Give it a shot. What do we have to lose?
One week?
That's plenty of time to someone who's desperate.
Thank you, Madam Commissioner!
Thank you.
Chief. Come to the Subway Police right now.
Gosh.
I hate coming in here now.
There's no family to greet me.
It feels so cold.
Detective Lee. Soo Ho.
Chief.
- Chief. - Chief.
Was your transfer to the island canceled?
No. I just came to visit.
Newbie's here!
Why are you here?
We won't empty out your desk, so don't worry.
I said to focus on your work at Metro.
I'm no longer Metro's temporary support.
- Why not? Were you kicked out? - Did you cause trouble again?
I did not. I quit.
To catch the remaining Grasshopper with Chief.
The remaining Grasshopper? The Subway Ghost?
I made a deal with the Commissioner.
If we catch him in a week,
you'll be reinstated to the Subway Police.
Are you proud of me?
- Chief. - Come with me.
Thank you for coming.
I like you. A lot.
I can't hide it anymore.
I need you...
to be my true self.
Chief, but...
You can answer me...
after we catch him.
I wish I could say...
you're my girlfriend now, and stuff like that,
but that would be selfish.
I know we can't until we catch him,
so answer me...
after we catch him.
Oh my gosh.
What?
My heart is racing.
Why is my heart racing?
We're in trouble.
We're going on a stakeout.
We'll go far away. It'll take a very long time.
Yes. Okay.
I miss Don Na so much.
That's right. This isn't my desk.
So, all we have to do is catch the Grasshoppers?
Yes. Within a week.
Gosh.
We have to move quickly.
Then first...
Newbie.
I should've just said you're my girlfriend now.
No, sir.
Okay, let's start our investigation.
So, we're not catching the Subway Ghost,
but the Grasshoppers, right?
The Subway Police know the Grasshoppers the best.
Okay, let's call our family.
Did you finish your coffee?
I just opened it.
Come in. Let's begin our Grasshoppers investigation.
Gosh. One week?
It's do or die.
What tough investigation did you think of,
that you went to the Commissioner?
Well...
- Gather round. - Okay.
Since he was chased by the police already,
he's probably hiding deep.
Since Han Tae Woong is a fake identity,
I thought it would be impossible to find people he knows.
- But? - Remember...
chasing him in Seolleung Station?
I remember.
He had plans at Seolleung Station that day.
Who could he have been trying to meet?
It's obvious. His fence.
That fence.
You're saying he knows Han Tae Woong, right?
That's right.
You said before...
that the leader doesn't go, and sends the underlings...
to meet the fence because it's too dangerous.
That's why I thought he was just a peon,
but we found out he was their leader...
when we caught the Grasshoppers.
You're right.
He met with the fence himself,
which means he knew the fence well personally.
We know for sure he met Han Tae Woong,
so we have enough grounds to meet with him.
Exactly.
Newbie, you got super smart after spending time at Metro.
But...
do you think we can find him?
Newbie, there are about 100 fences...
in the Subway Police's database.
It'll take time, but if we check them one by one,
we'll find him.
Then I'll call each of the Subway Police stations,
and get their lists of fences.
Salute.
Good. As soon as we get the list, we'll meet every single one of them.
Dismissed!
(Subway Police)
What's your problem? It wasn't me!
My life is hard enough, so don't come back. Got it?
- Don't come in! - Wait.
- But... - Why you people...
Why do you do that to every single one of them?
Definitely not.
- Of all the... - Darn it.
I guess not.
Get lost!
Seriously.
Who does it like that?
This is how you do it.
Like this.
You used to be good.
Okay, let's go.
Let's go.
I don't know. I left that line of work long ago.
What is this? Is it super scary?
I really don't know.
You need to be honest if you want us to believe that.
You say you left that line of work long ago,
but that was stolen, and so was that.
What?
You scratched off the initials because it isn't yours.
You don't look like you'd use a pink phone with a heart sticker.
Okay. If you cooperate now,
I may look the other way if you return these to their owners.
Or I can open a case for each of them...
and send you to jail for about seven years...
if you'd prefer.
That's right. You have a prior.
So you'll get an enhanced sentence.
They say the mountains change in 10 years.
Darn it.
Promise you won't hold me accountable for the crimes...
I'm about to tell you about either.
What else did you do...
Okay.
Tell me who the Grasshopper's fence is.
She has...
a talent.
What talent?
A talent for creating new identities.
She'll use stolen IDs...
and make fake IDs and fake passports.
They are flawless.
Everyone bought a fake ID...
from her at one time or another.
Everyone is connected.
That's why they stay quiet.
She may have given him...
the identity Han Tae Woong.
He'll need a new identity if he wants to run away.
Those two will meet for sure.
Where can we meet that fence?
What is it?
Who are you people?
- Darn it. - Freeze!
We're cops.
Let go of me!
Stay still.
How could a cop barge into someone's place...
without permission and without identifying herself?
We're cops,
but we don't want to be right now.
She's a real master of her trait.
They really are flawless.
Darn it.
Listen carefully.
If I'm a cop right now,
I'll collect all of that, take them to the station,
and look up each picture and ID number,
investigate each one and write them up one by one,
and arrest you for each one separately.
I'll be working my butt off for about a week.
So?
But...
I don't have the time or desire to do that.
So I plan to ask just one question and leave.
And what is that?
The Grasshoppers' leader, Han Tae Woong.
What is his real name? Where can we find him?
This one. Look.
If we open a case for each fake ID,
she'll get at least 30 years...
in prison for forging government documents.
That's right.
You have a prior too, right?
Then you get an enhanced sentence.
The mountains will change four times while you're in the slammer.
Oh no.
He's just one of my clients.
I don't know his real identity either.
Meet him yourself and ask.
You know how we can meet him?
I'm supposed to give him a passport at Hwagok Station in 30 minutes.
He'll be at Hwagok Station 30 minutes from now?
Let's go.
Lieutenant!
The DNA on these cigarette butts matches the Subway Ghost's DNA.
What?
What's this?
So he really did go to Officer Yoo's home?
I didn't want to believe it.
But going to a police officer's home voluntarily while on the run...
is very dangerous.
Why is he taking on such a risk?
What does he want to say?
What's up?
The Subway Ghost will be at Hwagok Station in 30 minutes.
How do you know that?
It's a long story.
I have solid proof, so please get going.
We'll go now.
We have a tip that the Subway Ghost will be at Hwagok Station.
We're leaving now.
Yes, ma'am.
The train to Banghwa is that way.
Okay.
Look for him.
Where are you?
This train is going to Banghwa.
He got off on the other side.
- Newbie! - Over there.
Jin.
This is Jin's.
I'll catch him.
Move!
- What in the world? - Stop!
Got you.
Where...
is Jin?
Your sister...
is alive.
(Catch the Ghost)
- Happy birthday to you - She's alive.
- Just think about that. - Happy birthday, dear Jin
I'm a witness, not a murderer.
Don't give me that garbage. You killed her.
- You killed her! - At Wangsoori Station,
a mentally unstable homeless man pushed a kid onto the track.
I was too scared to tell you.
That will never happen again.
Tell me what it is.
It was Jin's fault.