(All characters, places, institutions, incidents,)
(and organizations portrayed in this drama are fictitious.)
Mom!
Mom! Is no one there?
- Sweetheart, are you okay? - What?
Mom, I kept calling for you.
Why didn't you answer?
What are you talking about? You were asleep.
Mom, I think I'm really sick.
I had a really bad nightmare.
Really?
Your friends are here. Should I send them back?
Who's here?
Are you guys dating?
We haven't talked about it yet.
That pretty much means you're dating.
Not exactly. We need to make it official first.
I'll leave the notes over here.
I envy you guys.
Why is he eating ice cream so early in the morning?
Isn't he cold?
He's eating that to wake himself up. He didn't get enough sleep.
He didn't get enough sleep?
No, he apparently keeps having these weird dreams.
Yong Tak also had the same nightmares.
It's been over ten years,
but I still remember it clearly.
Really?
Why can't I remember anything?
Jung Hyun.
Do you know why I remember that morning so clearly?
A few days after that day, there was that terror incident...
during Chuseok.
And after that, you stopped coming to school.
Yes, that's right.
After you stopped coming to school,
the school magazine club disappeared.
It was as if we were never friends.
Then we just graduated.
(Hometown: The Inverted Dream)
Do you know an agricultural chemical called Gramoxone?
(Episode 4)
Due to its affordable price and effectiveness,
it was commonly used as a herbicide.
Gramoxone has...
an unusual nickname. "The Green Devil".
The moment you ingest it, your tongue,
esophagus, stomach, even your lungs...
melt down.
The pain is like being burned alive.
It's like your skin's melting.
You see purgatory with your own eyes.
Do you?
A few years back,
a girl who had just started middle school...
added Gramoxone...
to her dad's makgeolli and killed him.
We even found...
a tape of a recording she'd made...
of her dying dad.
So I'd asked her...
why she'd gone that far.
I wasn't asking why she'd killed him.
I asked why she watched him die...
and even made a recording of it.
What she said to me...
remained with me for a while.
What did she say?
"In case I forget."
"In case I forget how much..."
"I hated my dad."
She said she did it...
in case, with passing time, she'd forgive her dad.
That was her answer.
I still think of what she said.
I'm always running away from the few memories...
that torture me.
That girl was the opposite.
I'm sorry,
but among the memories that torture you...
Is the memory of that day one of them?
I believe there was an accident.
(SWAT)
Let's go.
(SWAT)
Team One, report.
The first floor hallway's empty.
We're checking for people...
Team One, report.
Team Two.
We're going in.
Don't move!
Freeze!
Go to the second floor in two-three formation.
This is crazy.
- What is it? - Don't be afraid.
We're police.
Are you detained against your will?
- You're who? - Police.
The lock's too thick. We need a key.
No.
What do you mean no?
It's too noisy right now.
They might be listening.
Detective Lee. Go that way.
- Okay. - Watch out.
Shoot.
Wait here.
What's this?
This way.
Hey, you. Drop your gun.
It's all over, punk. Drop the gun.
Put the gun down, you lunatic!
Keep still, Detective Lee.
- Drop the gun! - Do you see that?
Come on. Put down the gun.
Don't you see it?
What are you trying to pull?
Keep still, Detective Lee.
What are you talking about?
That woman over there.
Don't you see her?
Darn...
No, I don't see her. What are you talking about?
So this is...
what Guru meant.
- "Guru"? - You fool!
I'm sorry, honey.
Darn it.
Detective Lee.
Check that side. Pull yourself together.
- Don't let your guard down. - Okay.
Detective Lee.
Take this and go to those people.
- Stay calm, okay? - Okay.
Darn it.
Darn.
You're ready to leave already?
Hang on.
That's it.
(Crocodile Snack Bar)
(Gimbap, Ramyeon, Sundae, Tteokbokki)
- What is that? - Tamagochi.
Test me.
Darn it.
Detective. I wasn't withholding evidence.
My friend Cho Jae Young asked me so desperately...
that I decided not to share it with outsiders.
However, I'm worried as well that we still haven't found her...
even as of today.
Therefore, I feel like I should give you this item...
that Jae Young gave me.
Why are you talking like that? Are you a robot?
It's so long.
I lost my place.
Where was I?
"Please show mercy."
Please show mercy.
We got a whole bunch of requests...
for refunds for our latest mixtape.
Our business is finished.
The kids at the school call us losers.
What? Losers?
My mom won't even feed me anymore.
I need to receive love in order to be healthy.
Let's hold Jae Young responsible when she comes back.
You're right. For putting us through this.
She'll have to run our food errands to the snack shop...
for a year.
- Yes. - Yes.
Yes.
- Check it. - Give it back.
"Detective."
Yes.
(Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency)
Hello.
Is Detective Choi Hyung In here?
Why? What's up?
We're from the broadcasting club at Gyeongcheon Girls Middle School.
I have something to give Detective Choi Hyung In.
He's busy.
Give it to me. I'll give it to him.
What is this?
It's a tape.
But... There's something I need to tell Detective Choi...
Tell me. I'll write it down.
It's okay. Never mind.
Are we good? Just give this to him?
Yes.
Have a nice day.
Take your medicine.
I don't think that dog will last much longer.
He lived 15 years.
The poor thing.
He would've had a fun life if my wife were alive.
He was probably depressed living with me.
(Bottom of the 4th Inning)
Didn't you quit drinking?
Drinking again after so long...
reminds me of why I tried so hard to quit.
Why?
There are things...
that I can forget briefly when I drink.
But once I sober up,
the guilt comes with a vengeance with interest.
Then I want to drink more.
It's just like...
a gambling addict deep in gambling debt...
borrowing money from a loan shark.
Hyung In.
Don't blame yourself.
It wasn't your fault.
Hold on.
Let's go.
Come on.
You get out first.
Why aren't you getting out?
Punk. It's because you're dawdling. That's why I'm...
You can have it.
Isn't it expensive?
I don't know. I have a ton of them.
Hello, sir.
I didn't expect to see you today.
I heard that you worked together, though.
That's right.
You're friends with Detective Lee's wife?
Yes. We're high school friends.
I see.
You must feel terrible about Detective Lee.
How I feel doesn't matter.
It's harder for the person who's injured.
I'm going to go back.
I need to go soon after I see him.
Okay. I'm sorry for taking your time.
Not at all.
I guess I want to ask you this and that...
whenever I see you.
Although...
I'm sure you're trying hard.
Jung Hyun.
The higher-ups put together a Special Investigation Team...
to investigate this case.
I think they'll be handling Jae Young's case as well.
What do you mean?
Are you saying there will be a new team in charge?
Yes. Not right away, but soon.
What about you? You'll join that new team, right?
This is absurd.
Realistically, the police are dropping the case.
That's not true. Someone better will be handling it instead.
Jung Hyun.
I don't know if it's right to tell you this,
but on October 6, 1987, the day before Chuseok,
I lost my wife.
Because of Cho Kyung Ho's attack.
To be honest, looking for his child...
and talking to his family...
feels like a punishment.
I know you're innocent.
So is Jae Young.
But that's not what my heart says.
I can't help it.
Because of what happened to my partner,
I was able to realize what I had been thinking.
That...
I'm not a good enough person not to resent your family.
Thus, I am no longer qualified to work on this case.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
No.
Your pain and emotions...
don't affect me anymore.
That's why it's much better for someone else to take this case.
Please...
Please don't give up on looking for Jae Young.
I don't like it.
Seeing you and your family crying in front of me...
I don't like it.
That's the kind of person I am.
I'm sorry.
What do I do?
What's the matter?
You can get reinstated.
What?
Squad Chief. Speak slowly so I can read your lips.
Or write it down here.
You'll be able to get reinstated. Don't worry.
I don't know what it is,
but it must mean something good. Right?
I know it does.
(Search for: Cho Jae Young missing)
Hello?
Why are you sleeping already?
I don't know, what time is it?
You slowpoke, it's only nine.
Why would you call me to scold me?
Log in to the messenger room quickly.
I won't. I can't be bothered.
Log in quickly! It's urgent.
Darn it.
I'm in! What now?
- Can't you see it? - See what?
Jae Young is logged in! Look carefully.
What?
(Moon Sook's Messenger)
- You're right. - Right?
Have you tried messaging her?
Yes. But she didn't reply.
Jae Young, where are you?
Are you hurt?
She's not replying, right?
No.
It's written in the school magazine from 1987.
(September 8, 1999)
("Criminal Psychology", "Cold Blood Man")
(Kim Confesses His Crime About Jae Young's Disappearance Case)
(Kim Confesses His Crime About Jae Young's Disappearance Case.)
(Authorized Personnel Only)
- Sir. - You're here.
- I'm sorry to call you so late. - It's fine.
What is he thinking?
How would we know what a lunatic is thinking?
I'm saying this over and over again.
Bring Detective Choi Hyung In...
in MIU's regional investigation unit.
I won't say anything until you do.
You must not even know my face.
Are you...
Detective Choi Hyung In?
Right.
It's you.
You look exactly like your picture.
You saw my picture?
Yes.
Detective Choi Hyung In.
Kim Hwan Kyu.
Were you ordered by someone?
No, I wasn't.
Someone must've shown you my picture.
Did that person order you to kidnap her?
And is Cho Jae Young...
with that guy now?
That's not the question.
But Detective, can I ask you a question?
What do you think?
Guru...
will love me, right?
Why are you asking me that?
And who on earth is Guru?
Is this all plotted by that person?
Did that person give you orders?
Guru...
said you won't leave me alone.
- Pardon? - Guru said you will skin me...
with a knife...
when you listen to what I say.
- Excuse me, Kim Hwan Kyu. - And...
you'll pour hot water on me.
What are you talking about?
And when I scream "Save me",
you'll spit on me. That's what Guru said.
Darn it.
Now I see what's going on.
I don't know who Guru is,
but if that person really spouted that nonsense,
that person will never protect you.
And if it's decided that you did everything on your own,
your life will be over.
You won't be able to leave the prison, Kim Hwan Kyu.
If every word you say now...
can decide the rest of your life,
shouldn't you...
think calmly before speaking, Kim Hwan Kyu?
Are my words...
being recorded now?
If you don't like it, I can stop the recording.
No, please continue recording.
Okay. Then tell me.
I...
On July 15,
I kidnapped Cho Jae Young.
- On the next day, July 16, - Kim Hwan Kyu.
I killed Cho Jae Young by strangling her.
- I dismembered her corpse, - Kim Hwan Kyu!
loaded all the parts of the corpse in my car,
and threw them away into the sea from Busan Bridge.
Everything was done by myself,
and I regret...
my actions.
State it again clearly.
Did you...
kill Cho Jae Young?
Yes.
I killed her.
I said state it again from the beginning, you punk.
I...
On July 15,
I kidnapped Cho Jae Young.
On the next day, July 16...
Jae Young was a good friend.
Although she was a transfer student,
she had an amicable relationship with everyone in school...
and was loved by many friends.
We may have lost Jae Young due to an unexpected accident,
but she will always live inside us.
Should we drive around the school campus and leave?
Yes, let's do that.
We should give Jae Young a tour around her school before she leaves.
Jung Hyun!
When was that again?
A month ago.
Did she say anything else?
She just said it's written in the school magazine from 1987.
Then she left the chat room.
Why didn't you tell me this earlier?
She didn't say anything else,
and we also thought it might be a prank.
You still should've told me!
I'm sorry.
But...
But you see, we thought...
Stop crying.
You're making me cry too.
I didn't think... We didn't think...
that Jae Young would be dead.
We thought she'd come back like nothing happened.
So we didn't want to worry you.
That's why we didn't say anything.
I'm so sorry.
No. It's okay, Moon Sook.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I yelled at you.
I'm sorry.
What's the matter with you?
What's the use of doing the ceremony when we don't even have her body?
Even so, you can't just leave.
It's okay. I'll make up for it.
Min Jae, Young Seob knew...
that Jae Young was going to get kidnapped.
It just doesn't make any sense.
And that emblem I saw at Kim Hwan Kyu's place...
was just like the one we saw when we were young.
Kim Hwan Kyu couldn't have done this on his own.
But what's the use? It's all pointless now.
No, Mom. Jae Young might still be alive.
Jung Hyun.
Even if...
Even if she's dead,
I'm still going to do the best I can.
I no longer have anything to lose.
I'll visit Young Seob's family and ask them if they know anything.
If that doesn't work,
then I'll meet that jerk.
What are you saying?
Meet whom?
Hello?
Is there anyone home?
Who are you?
I came here before.
A man named Jung Young Seob used to live here, right?
- Mom. - Who are you?
Hello, I'm Young Seob's friend.
Young Seob? Who's Young Seob?
He used to live here. His name is Jung Young Seob.
I don't understand what you mean.
No one else lives here but me, her, and her father.
There's no Jung Young Seob here.
Then is it okay...
if I take a look at your place?
- What? - I know it's rude.
But please do me a favor.
My goodness, what's going on?
Thank you.
- What... - That's our storage room.
I'm sure this was it.
Have you been living here for a while?
We've been living here for almost ten years.
- Hello? - Are you here to rent the place?
Rent?
Didn't you visit last time to rent out our place?
The number you have called does not exist.
Please check...
I might not fully recover,
but the doctor said I'd be fine.
So stop staring at me.
It's making me feel awkward.
I'm thinking about...
quitting this job.
According to my research, we can get a job at public institutions...
because we're already considered civil servants.
If we're lucky, we could both find a decent job elsewhere.
Apparently, you just need to take an English test.
We'll have to do that.
What? What did you just say?
It's not because of you.
I'm just...
really exhausted.
Detective, do you know something?
What?
That thing you're eating right now...
It's a snack I made for your dog.
I told you about it earlier.
Oh, really? I thought it was for me because it was on the table.
I put it there to cool it down.
I meant to tell you earlier,
but you seemed to like it.
I'm pretty sure it's bland, but I guess it suits your palate.
It's actually good.
New voice message.
Detective. You won't even take my calls now.
I heard that Jae Young's broadcasting club friends...
passed on a mixtape to you.
I called to ask if I could listen to it.
Call me when you get this.
I'll wait for your call.
Did your family ever visit?
Yes. My younger sister visited me just once.
Do you remember what you talked about?
Yes, I do.
She pretended to be cool-headed but she seemed anxious.
I also think she was afraid.
Why do you think...
she suddenly decided to see you?
I don't know.
I would like to ask you that.
You people are too late.
You came too late.
(September 10, 1999)
Hi, Jung Hyun.
I can't talk you out of it, can I?
- No, you can't. - What'll you do now?
I'll find a new job first. Then when I'm settled in,
- I might study. - Study what?
It's just an idea,
but maybe criminal psychology.
You met so many mad men,
you want to see inside their heads?
Yes.
Did someone leave me something? Like a tape.
Oh, that? I left it at the hospital.
When I visited Si Jeong.
Did he not give it to you?
Okay. I'll ask him.
Has it been 12 years since we last met?
I'll get to the point.
Jae Young's missing.
- I know. - Did you plan it?
- Jung Hyun. - Right?
It's you.
You did it.
Do you think I won't know?
I know you were in touch with her.
So don't try to be smart...
and tell the truth.
The truth. Okay.
Jae Young and I weren't exactly in touch.
- What? - To be more exact,
did you never wonder that Jae Young could've contacted me first?
You psycho. Don't talk nonsense.
Why is that nonsense?
I have no time to play word games.
If you know anything, tell me.
You say you worry about Jae Young,
but you don't know anything about her.
I must know more than you who are behind bars.
No.
I'm being serious, Jung Hyun.
Do you really know about her?
For example, did you tell her about me?
About what I did.
Did you ever talk about that with her?
No. Because there was no need to.
Why should you be the one to decide?
How could you brazenly say something like that?
Did you lose your mind in there?
What I did, Jung Hyun,
is like destiny to Jae Young,
so why are you denying it?
Did you never think...
not telling her anything...
would fill her with pointless guilt?
Guilt?
Why should she feel guilty for what you did?
What are you to her?
You have nothing to do with us now.
That can't happen.
That's just an illusion you have in your head.
Don't you get it?
Why did you return to Saju?
What?
Why did you decide to move back to your hometown?
Because Jae Young wanted to.
Then I'll ask you again.
Why did Jae Young want to return to Saju?
And why didn't you ask her why? What were you afraid of?
What were you afraid she'd say?
Shut your mouth.
Just a moment.
Oh, I found it.
It was with some other things, so he didn't give it to you.
I'll drop by to get it.
I'll call you again when I get off work.
Okay. Talk to you later.
What are you doing?
I'm calming you.
Did you do this to Jae Young too?
Do what?
Jae Young's kidnapping.
Did you hypnotize Kim Hwan Kyu to make him take her?
Kim Hwan Kyu.
He had...
no reason to kidnap Jae Young.
I'm not defending him,
but Kim Hwan Kyu...
doesn't have...
the reason...
or personality to kill Jae Young.
Jae Young...
was a good girl.
She was a rare kind.
Mom, Jae Young,
and I...
lived in hiding all our lives.
Like moles living underground.
The only reason...
something like this would happen to our family...
is you.
Tell me.
What have you done, you psycho jerk?
Jung Hyun.
There's something you've forgotten.
The most important person in this. You.
You're excluding yourself from this.
Right?
What?
Why did you come to see me?
What did you remember?
Do you know what I'm saying?
Don't give me that garbage.
Let me guess.
You're here because you saw that emblem.
However,
you're not asking me about it.
Why are you not asking me about that?
It's because of your fear.
I planted it deep within you a very long time ago...
when we left the welfare center.
This story begins with me, Jae Young, and you.
Don't forget that.
Because you'll repeat the same mistakes.
If you do repeat them again,
you can never go back to who you used to be, Jung Hyun.
The person you have reached is unavailable. Please leave...
Excuse me. A bottle of beer, please.
Okay.
Detective Choi called.
He did?
I guess he'll be here soon.
Yes. Is this that tape?
Yes. That's right.
I thought I'd listen to it.
That whistling is very creepy.
Whistling?
I didn't hear that.
Really?
I hear whistling and a bell alternating.
Really?
The candidates are traveling around the country...
to show their faces to the people.
Candidate Lee Min Kwan from New Party says he's confident
that he'll be elected as his people are showing him great support.
Candidate Lee pleaded that they vote for him...
Are you all right?
Did you have a nightmare again?
Yes. I'm okay.
Go back to sleep. I need some water.
Are you up?
What's this? This never happened before.
(No trespassing)
- What happened? - Please wait here.
Goodness.
(Do not enter)
("Civil Service Exam", "English")
(Hometown)
Did the guru give you orders...
to do everything that you did?
Do you think I'll give you the answer that you want?
We just want to know the truth.
Do you remember your friends?
Is this what you really want to know?
Who the guru is?
What did you do to me?
Guru isn't just a living being.