(All characters, places, institutions, incidents,)
(and organizations portrayed in this drama are fictitious.)
My goodness.
(Year 1985)
Let's go.
I'll leave you to it, then.
- I'll leave you to it. - Yes, sir.
Detective.
Detective, I'm sorry.
But can I get some water?
I'm... I'm really thirsty.
I'm walking over Yeongdong Bridge under the rain
I tell myself to get over you
Why are you standing up?
- How brave! - Our youngest...
must be in a great mood tonight!
His father-in-law is Im In Gwan...
and the President looks out for him.
Once we wrap up the One Family Welfare Center case,
he'll get promoted.
Thank you.
- Did you have enough? - Yes. Thank you.
Detective.
Can you tell me your name?
- Why? - Because...
you saved my life.
Don't say that.
I'm Lieutenant...
Choi Hyung In.
Thank you for telling me.
Thank you, Detective Choi Hyung In.
- My name is... - You needn't say. I know.
My name is Cho Kyung Ho.
It's Cho Kyung Ho, Detective Choi.
I am Cho Kyung Ho.
My name is Cho Kyung Ho!
Detective! I am Cho Kyung Ho!
Ma'am. How much rice wine do you have?
Give me everything.
Wow, good for you, Hyung In!
You're a man! Drink it all tonight!
Let's drink.
- Sure. - Sirs.
I took off my pants,
and I'll drink all the wine.
So I'd like to...
quit this now. I apologize.
I will do everything you tell me to.
Hyung In, you're drunk. Sit down.
- No, I won't. - Sit down, you punk!
Fine, whatever.
Call me punk or whatever else you want. Even a dog.
Darn you.
Beat me up or kill me.
- What are you... - I want to stop doing this.
I want to stop. I will stop.
Yes!
I will stop!
(Overseas Security Headquarters)
(Hometown: Cho Jung Hyun)
Darn it.
Could you...
do me a favor?
(Episode 11)
(Sook's Chinese Restaurant)
I asked Auntie and Grandma...
to move back here.
They wouldn't have wanted to,
but I insisted.
Why did you want to come back?
Cho Kyung Ho.
He said he'd tell me about my mom.
If I moved to Saju,
he said I would see...
traces of her all over.
That's why I insisted we move back.
If I hadn't been so stubborn, then would Lee Kyung Jin...
still be alive?
And would my aunt...
have gotten into no trouble?
No one else will come now, right?
Who would in this pouring rain?
Right.
Let's go home before it gets dark.
I want to keep the candles lit.
You're being obsessive.
How can a candle stay lit 24 hours a day?
Let her be.
She comes here as soon as the day breaks...
and keeps them lit all day long.
Kim Moon Sook, you're so tenacious.
Why don't you channel that to studying?
- It's nice. - What is?
Jae Young likes romantic stuff.
If she were to come here...
and see the lit candles, how good would it make her feel?
Aren't you glad we stayed?
Someone else is here.
Kim Moon Sook.
I'm back.
Don't cry.
I missed you.
(Sorry for bullying you. Come back, Jae Young.)
(Come home.)
(I wish you spend Christmas with your family.)
You waited for me until the end.
Thank you so much.
No.
It wasn't just us.
It was all your aunt.
She convinced the people in the neighborhood...
and refused to give up looking for you.
I see.
No one's here.
We definitely put the word out that you would...
make an announcement.
Gosh.
The hall is so empty.
What can you do without gaining the people's trust?
Why are you glaring at me?
I'm here because I should be.
Whether you continue Guru's great work...
by sharing great messages,
and whether your plan to escape is going well.
Shouldn't I keep an eye on you?
Isn't that why you came here voluntarily?
To sneak out Guru's daughter...
and do the same when you can.
Think whatever you want.
Jung Hyun, guess what?
Even before your plan's put in place,
the Day of Purification will come.
It's too late. The future will not change.
We're heading to a decided future...
for salvation.
Why do you want to accept that brutal death?
What do you get from it?
Don't you dare say that.
What would you know?
You're not the heir or anything.
Do you...
really think that...
all this is worth giving up your life for?
Shut your mouth.
You will help me tomorrow.
- You just... - Go to Saju Station.
Go and...
wait for Jung Hyun's signal.
Do you remember the room you locked us in?
The room so dreadfully dark I couldn't even see...
my hand that was right in front of me.
When I was in there,
sounds and smells just seemed to disappear.
The black room was darkness itself.
At first it was just an hour,
though that was terrifyingly long enough.
But I could handle it because I had no other choice.
Three hours, five hours, ten hours.
You locked up my sister and me in that place all night long.
I experienced the barriers of time crumbling in that black room.
Yesterday, today,
and tomorrow all blended together.
Suddenly, many things began to change.
I was me,
but at the same time, I was no one.
I was cut off,
but at the same time, I was connected to everything.
I think that was when I started being able to control ants.
In a way, you...
You gave all of that to me.
You remembered everything.
I told you. I don't remember.
There is no separation between the past and present.
What happened in that black room...
is also what's happening right now.
I'm sorry. I really am.
I know I deserve to die.
But won't you reconsider?
For that young child's sake?
When the door to that black room opened,
you'd show up drunk...
and look at us, nearly dead, with amusement.
There was something you always said. Remember?
I can still hear you now.
"Why won't these mutts die?"
You've changed?
Come in.
It stinks.
It's dust.
He said he hadn't been home in ages.
Are you sure about this?
I feel like we're being such a burden.
It's fine. Don't worry.
I'm hardly home anyway.
You should stay home as much as possible.
Jae Young's return...
is being treated as strictly confidential.
Your restaurant and home... Nowhere is safe...
until we lock up everyone from Youngjingyo.
Even so. You'll be uncomfortable.
I'm really fine.
Let's go to the station.
Ma'am, would you stay here for a short while?
We'll be right back.
Sure, of course.
I'll stay until they fall asleep,
so don't worry and do what you need to.
What is that?
How humiliating.
Did you bring a doll?
I've never slept anywhere other than at home.
I get too nervous to sleep without it.
I should've brought mine too.
I didn't in case you tease me.
I can't stand it.
What's this? Are you sleeping?
You live up to your nickname, don't you?
Are you sure?
This is huge.
Saying Professor Jang from the Skull Gang...
is currently an Assemblyman...
will destroy your life...
if you're wrong. You won't be able to pick up the pieces.
No.
I had presumed it was him too.
You're sure it's him, right?
Detective. Do you know that my boss died?
Do you mean Kang Yong Tak?
It was probably those rats, wasn't it?
(Im In Gwan)
The Skull Gang, Youngjingyo, an Assemblyman...
I don't care about any of that.
I just need to get retribution for my boss's death.
Hey.
I heard you were close to Jae Young.
How was she? Was she okay?
I don't know.
I hardly spoke with her.
Is that right?
I guess I was mistaken.
I thought I heard you two were close.
No.
She didn't give me the time of day.
She did try to use me to get out of here though.
That's the story of my life.
I never had any friends.
I was always used.
But I know...
it was because I was weak and softhearted.
Hey.
Why are you lying?
Do you think I don't know my own niece?
Shi Young, right?
Shi Young,
may I ask how long you've lived here?
Did everyone here live in this place together...
for many years?
Why do you care?
You'll abandon us and leave anyway.
If not, will you join us on the Day of Purification?
No, you won't. So why did you come here?
You had a cool secret hideout when you were a student.
Yes. This was the only quiet place during lunchtime.
At times, I ate my lunch here alone.
I need to tell you something.
I want to have a house...
with you.
I want to hold your hand and walk back to that house...
with you every day.
Will you...
marry me?
Se Yoon, let's get out of here.
Se Yoon!
Excuse me, sir.
Yes.
- What is it? - Are you okay?
What is this?
- It's coke tea. - Coke what?
It's coke but boiled.
Sometimes when I couldn't sleep,
my aunt made this for me without my grandmother knowing.
It helps you sleep well.
How is it? It's unexpectedly decent, right?
Do you have nightmares often?
- I'd say I do. - Since when?
I don't know.
I can't even remember...
when they started.
Is it since when the baby couldn't be born?
Actually, I got really curious about that room,
so I went inside. The baby's room, that is.
I was going to tell you as soon as you came back,
but you came back later than I expected.
I'm sorry for entering the room without permission.
It's okay.
Don't worry about it.
Did you break up with your wife...
because of the baby?
I see.
So that's what you're curious about.
That's not the case.
She just left...
because she's come to hate me.
I only found out about the miscarriage...
after a long time too.
It was more like giving me a notice, to be honest.
So you don't have to worry about anything.
Even as Cho Jung Hyun left you in my care,
she would've been very worried in secret.
My wife and Cho Kyung Ho.
She must've been very concerned about how I will think about you...
who is their daughter.
I wanted to ask you as well.
About what you think about me.
My wife...
left me without any explanation.
I guess that's how much she couldn't stand me.
So I don't think I'm in a position...
to judge her choice of action.
I also don't think I need to harbor ill feelings toward you.
I don't know if this is what you wanted to hear.
It's late. Let's go to sleep.
You know,
I don't think anyone will abandon their family...
without good reason.
I think there are things she couldn't bear to tell you...
because she loves you so much.
That was the case with my aunt and me.
Not everything...
can be said.
This is the Cultivation Room.
This is where you hang people upside down every day.
Well,
we were taught that this is the most important process...
to understand the true meaning of Guru's words.
I really hate you guys.
But this isn't right.
This is not cultivation.
This is just...
(Authorized Personnel Only)
torture. Nothing more,
nothing less.
In the end, I'm back here.
I'm right, am I not?
Nothing has changed.
- What to do? - My goodness.
Who is causing a ruckus in Cultivation Room?
What are you doing?
Do you think there's any meaning to this?
Do you want to play the hero in front of them?
We can always replace the rope.
This is completely meaningless.
- What to do? - Gosh.
- Oh no! - Stop!
- Oh my gosh! - My goodness!
What are you doing?
- Goodness. - Oh no.
Stop. Are you insane?
- Oh my goodness! - My gosh!
- Look at that. - Oh no.
- What to do? - It must hurt.
- Is she okay? - My goodness.
Oh no.
I didn't wait until the rope was severed on its own.
I wanted to show them...
that the rope can be severed.
Thank you for coming.
Everything's ready.
I'll excuse myself for a moment.
A guest suddenly came to see me.
My apologies.
Hey.
Don't you know anything about manners?
How dare you come to a place...
where families and relatives are having a meal...
and cause trouble like this?
You came here alone with just a knife at that.
Come to think of it, we've met before, right?
I think we greeted each other in the mountain house before.
Even back then, we didn't exactly have a smooth encounter.
That's right.
Mr. Kang Yong Tak was there too, wasn't he?
Yes.
I'm here to revenge his death.
Gosh, this is so frustrating.
I'm not the one who killed Mr. Kang,
so why would you come at me to take revenge?
I'm just doing business with Youngjingyo, that's it.
Do you know...
that the place Mr. Kang died...
is where the people of Youngjingyo frequent to pray?
Youngjingyo is led by a guy called Mr. Proxy,
so Mr. Kang's death that day...
must be Mr. Proxy's doing...
when you look at it objectively.
So what I'm saying is that if you want to take revenge,
you have to take revenge on him.
Hey, untie him.
You guys tied him so tightly...
that his hands are all numb.
If you want to carry out something big,
you need to tell apart your enemies from your allies.
From looking at your eyes,
I came up with a great idea.
Would you like to hear me out?
I'm going to hand you a compass.
I'm willing to tell you...
the direct path...
to the proxy's office.
What are we doing here?
I've always wanted to come here.
Where is this place?
It's just...
the school I graduated from.
"Just the school I graduated from."
Sir.
Here.
(This is our own little secret. Play the tape backwards.)
I asked Jae Young about this,
and she told me she didn't write it.
I also wasn't the one who sent an online message...
to my friends.
Someone fooled them...
and pretended to be me.
Who would do such a thing? Why?
To get Jung Hyun involved in all this.
That person wanted...
to replace you with Jung Hyun.
I would like...
to visit all seven of these mysterious sites.
That might help me find out where I was locked up...
and where my aunt could be right now.
(This is our own little secret. Play the tape backwards.)
I don't know what this person wants,
but we need to stop him. I want to stop him.
(Sook's Chinese Restaurant)
(Mixtape)
(The 56th Gyeongcheon High School Magazine Manuscript Application)
(Our school magazine covers mysterious events!)
(You can be a part of it too! We will be waiting for your tip-off!)
(Gyeongcheon High School Magazine Club)
(External input)
(Mysterious crying sounds from an ordinary deer farm?)
(The first mysterious site was a building on a deer farm.)
I'm okay.
I really mean it.
So you can stop crying.
Can I take a look at your hand?
Ma'am.
You can stop now.
We've already made up our minds.
It's too late.
So...
just leave us alone.
Please.
I won't rush anything.
I'll always be here.
So if you ever change your mind,
let me know.
Just once,
I'd like you...
to give me a chance.
Thank you for coming.
I've been waiting for you.
You see, I'm not the heir.
So I'm in no place to lecture you about anything.
I'm aware...
that this is not what you wanted to hear.
But I still figured that I might be able to do something.
I'd like you all to look at me.
Please.
You can all come to me...
and take turns to tell me your stories.
It can be about anything.
Just let me hear...
what you have to say.
Are you really...
willing to listen to my story?
Yes.
Tell me.
You can tell me anything.
I am...
an orphan.
My parents died in 1987...
due to the terror attack at Saju Station.
I spent brief periods with various relatives.
I never went to school.
This must be it.
(Police Line - Do Not Enter)
Can we go inside?
Can we?
- Mister. - Yes.
- Will you go inside? - I should.
That day, my fiancee was helping her parents...
at the store in Saju Station.
Instead of herself, she put her family...
and me before anything.
We looked over Grandma's body...
and found a half-eaten pumpkin taffy in her pocket.
She had a bad leg, but she'd come all the way to the station...
and wait for me while eating taffy.
I still see her in my dreams.
When I do,
I cry and tell her.
"Grandma. Don't come here..."
"to get me."
"Please stay at home."
"Don't die, Grandma."
My husband was a station employee.
Until the very last moment, he tried to help people escape.
That's what I was told.
He should've fled the station before anyone else.
I resent him even more for what he did.
Why are you causing us such pain?
We already made up our minds.
Every single person here lost a loved one in the Saju attack,
and ever since then,
we lived lives worse than death.
We want salvation.
We are forgotten. Time and the world moved on.
What happened to us?
Our pain...
was long forgotten by everyone else.
That's why we chose this path.
Guru said...
they would join us as well.
They said they would share in our pain.
So who are you?
What can you do for us?
Why did you suddenly show up to test us?
Darn it.
Why are you looking at us like that?
I'm sorry...
for leaving you like this.
I wanted to forget.
I wanted to run all my life.
I thought that...
I could pretend nothing had happened.
But I was wrong.
I should have met with you.
I should've faced you...
and listened to your stories.
Someone should have apologized.
Someone should have.
I'm sorry.
I came too late.
I forgot about you.
I'm sorry.
I'm truly sorry.
I'm sorry.
Moon Sook told me.
There was a fire and people died.
This drawing.
Cho Kyung Ho. He must've been here.
What is it?
Are you all right?
So that's what happened.
Pardon?
All seven of the mysterious sites...
are related to my dead wife.
They were places we visited before we got married.
She said she wanted to show me her hometown.
Then "let's go back to our own home" means...
This is where I proposed to my wife.
Cho Kyung Ho...
wanted to tell me that.
That I...
am a fool who forgot...
something I should never have.
To tell me that,
he brought me here.
(Sook's Chinese Restaurant)
Hello, son.
You're back home.
I see things I don't want to.
Your end.
Son.
Have you eaten?
Aren't you hungry, son?
Dad and I came here often when I was young.
Back then, he was a nice, ordinary guy,
You don't understand.
This is something you can't stop.
Everything is all decided.
Is it?
If that's so, then should I do nothing?
Just because I can't change your mind,
am I supposed to do nothing?
Must I ignore...
what your father went through...
when he was framed so horrendously?
Must I do nothing although you tell me...
that you'll kill my family...
and the people of my hometown?
I told you.
You can't change anything.
So don't risk your life for it.
You see my future.
I don't want to avoid it.
I can't.
I am not afraid.
Did you watch this?
Son.
My poor son.
Why did you do it?
Why did my son...
do such a thing to the people of this town?
I kept asking myself...
if I...
made you that way...
because I was ignorant.
Let me ask you something.
Son. Are you unable to forget what happened that day?
The day your father died.
Just before he died, he said...
our family...
should go together.
All together...
Back then,
I grabbed your hand and Jung Hyun's...
and screamed at him.
"Snap out of it."
"Why are you saying something so crazy?"
Then your father replied like this.
"Because we're family."
"Because I love you,"
"I can't leave you behind.
"You psycho. You pathetic loser."
"No. Definitely not."
"Don't even dream of dragging by babies down with you."
"If you want to do it,
"do it by yourself."
"Die..."
"by yourself."
Run away.
Son.
I'm sorry.
I...
I've left you alone...
all of your life.
Please run away.
My son.
Run away...
and prove what I see is wrong.
Son.
Forgive me.
I hoped...
that you'd tell me just once...
that what I saw wasn't real.
That I was wrong.
That I was mistaken.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry...
for being a loser mom...
who was an embarrassment.
I'm so sorry.
This will...
Never...
This will never end.
All of you...
All of you who watch this...
Will...
(Faith, Hope, Love)
Everyone who watches the video...
is bound to die.
After killing the person...
they love the most.
(Sook's Chinese Restaurant)
You're back.
Finally.
We are all sinners.
At times, we doubt Guru's words...
and fail to understand them.
A new future. Unless we embrace it,
our sins will follow us forever.
Thus, we must embrace...
the Day of Purification.
I have extremely good news.
He has kept his promise.
He is returning to us.
Therefore, he kept his promise to us that he will join us...
when we greet the new future.
Guru has returned.
Throw away your fears.
Throw away your obsessions with this world.
Let us all greet him...
together.
Was it you?
What do you mean?
The video.
Did you send it?
No. How could I dare? I didn't have your permission.
I think...
It appears to be Jung Young Seob's doing.
He was out of control just because he was your proxy.
What...
do you think I know and don't know?
Guru. What do you mean?
What...
do you think I know...
and don't know?
Do you know why I keep you alive?
I can see very clearly how you're going to die.
It suits you well.
I never intended to kill you.
But you kept blackmailing me.
You kept telling me to admit to what I did at the welfare center.
You kept telling me to turn myself in and get punished.
But what's the use?
What's done is done.
So what if I go to jail?
That won't bring the dead back to life.
Right?
Look at me.
Interesting.
You were capable of killing your own daughter.
I'll kill you, too.
Actually, no.
You can be of use to me.
Listen to me carefully and give me an answer.
I can erase your memory.
I can help you forget the fact...
that you killed your own daughter.
You...
I remember you.
The cursed kid.
You made the people at the welfare center...
drown in the pool.
Answer me.
Would you like me to erase your memory?
Will you be my ant for the rest of your life?
Yes.
Erase my memory.
Please let me be born again,
so I can start over.
- What's going on? - How terrible.
(Sook's Chinese Restaurant)
(Police Line - Do Not Enter)
(Forensics)
Grandma.
In your next life,
I hope you're born as my daughter.
Then I'll wrap you in a blanket and carry you on my back...
everywhere I go.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Grandma.
Everything's ready now.
It's time to come back home.
Once she comes back home,
she'll find out who Jae Young is...
and who she is.
(Sook's Chinese Restaurant)
(Hometown)
- Promise me... - Where is my aunt?
that I'm the only one who needs to pay for it.
My wife left me a letter?
What are you trying to pull?
Either way, it's extremely brutal.
All my life, I waited for this moment...
both in fear and anticipation.
Stop it!
You can never kill me.
The only person that can kill me is myself.