(All characters, places, institutions, incidents,)
(and organizations portrayed in this drama are fictitious.)
(Year 1985)
(Overseas Security Headquarters)
You're not allowed inside.
Choi Hyung In is clearly showing dissociative disorders.
It looks like he has PTSD,
and he's suffering from short-term memory loss.
We'll have to wait and see how much he doesn't remember.
According to his doctor,
his brain was damaged due to the accident.
So he doesn't remember what happened during the past few months.
He doesn't remember?
Right now, it's important that he gets some rest.
Okay, we'll come back next time.
Please call us once he's better.
Honey.
- Honey. - You're awake.
I must've fallen asleep again.
How long was I asleep for?
The doctor says this is going to happen for a while.
It's a natural recovery process.
I feel bad that you're always here taking care of me.
It's hard enough that you're pregnant.
No, it's not that bad today.
I guess Guruem is making things easier for us...
so you'll quickly recover.
I'm sorry.
I'm sure you already have enough on your mind.
Honey.
Once you're better, shall we move...
to my hometown?
Saju City.
We don't need to decide right away.
What did my colleagues say?
Nothing much.
They just want you to focus on getting better.
They're willing to transfer you after you're discharged.
They don't think you'd be able to handle your current work.
Has everything been decided already?
The doctor told me that I could return to work...
if I recover and take good care of my condition.
Honey.
I must've been...
a pretty useless team member.
Don't think too much about it.
I just thought it'd be nice...
to raise our baby in my hometown.
Can you please consider it?
There's nothing to consider.
If that's what you want, we'll do it.
Let's move to your hometown and live there.
The three of us.
(Year 1999)
How do you feel? Are you no longer dizzy?
Yes, thank you.
When did you last eat?
You could die, you know. If you starve, you'll die.
Wait here for a bit. I'll be right back.
Why don't you take...
(Hometown: Guru)
(Episode 5)
Change into this and wait.
(Public Bath)
Excuse me.
How long must I keep this on?
Who are you?
What is this place?
Give me a moment.
("The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov)
What's this for?
At least tell me what you're doing.
What are you up to, Detective?
Isn't this illegal?
Is a cop allowed to do this?
You know this.
Youngjingyo.
What do they do?
I don't know.
Lee Kyung Jin, Lee Young Duk,
and Cho Jae Young.
They're all connected to this cult, aren't they?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Also...
You've heard this before.
What is this?
Is it a kind of spell?
Does it cause certain people...
to do certain things?
Like commit murder?
Why are we unaffected when we listened to it?
You are so frustrating.
My last question.
What is "Guru"?
Everything that you did.
Did Guru make you do it?
How many times must I tell you?
Those are my questions.
We have lots of time. Let's go slowly.
If you decide to cooperate, ask for me.
He is Doctor Lee. He will facilitate our conversation.
I'll return in 30 minutes.
We can start over again then.
What's so funny?
Guru truly is amazing.
Guru said...
you are not alive.
Guru said you're completely different from others.
You're dead.
That the only one who can save you...
is Guru.
But before that happens,
there are some necessary steps.
I told you before.
That you will hang me up,
skin me,
pour hot water on me,
and spit on me.
Once you do that, you will live again.
That's what Guru said.
And it's true.
Just look at what you're doing.
Stand up.
Stand up, punk.
What do you see?
- What? - What do you see?
(Cho Jae Young)
- A name. - Is that what you see?
Yes. Cho Jae Young.
It's the name of the girl I cut up and threw out.
(Lee Si Jeong)
What's this, then?
- What is this? - What are you playing at?
(Choi Kyung Joo)
Answer me.
I said answer me.
What are these?
Lee Si Jeong, Choi Kyung Joo. They're names.
- Are you happy now? - Is that really what you see?
Yes. That's what you see.
To me,
these look like people.
I see these people's homes,
schools,
their families who waited for them.
I see their unborn baby.
Kim Hwan Kyu.
Yes?
And yet, you're talking about me?
You crazy rat.
Psycho.
Tell Guru...
we can burn together for eternity.
Seriously. Don't you think this interview is meaningless?
Do you think you'll get the answers...
that you want from me?
Do you really think that my talking about the past...
will resolve the things that are happening...
right now?
We simply want to know the truth.
I don't understand people who whine about the truth.
Doesn't it sound stupid?
They talk about the truth...
without knowing what they're saying.
The results are all that remain.
What intentions had come together...
to bring us here is meaningless realistically.
It's just what people like you use to make yourselves feel better.
It's a means for getting something done.
I do not realize anything from events past.
I simply know that the future exists.
That is all.
That is what I've been saying for a very long time.
You've been saying it? To whom?
That, I can tell you.
But I have a question too.
What is it?
Why did you people come here?
What is it you really want to know?
- Do you have it? - Yes.
What about you?
Of course.
Nice.
Dear mighty beings up above.
I am grilling pork belly at school at the crack of dawn.
Please forgive me.
Our sister from the book club says she always has spicy noodles...
with freshly grilled pork...
She must have lots of cravings because she reads so much.
We don't have enough.
She may not look it, but she's a big eater.
Fine.
Hey, you. Come up.
I'll cook it.
Eat up.
Hey, comrades. We're dead once the teachers arrive.
I'm going to jet without looking back.
Gosh.
We have a bad image at school already.
If they find out about this,
it'll hurt my future for sure.
Oh well.
We have to do everything we can.
This is the only place we can get the 1987 issue.
Are you sure Jae Young meant our school magazine?
It was on the news.
The cop and his wife...
died in their home.
His wife...
went to our school.
She worked on the school magazine with Jae Young's aunt.
The one they made was the 1987 issue.
That is the only school magazine I can think of.
I'm sure there's something there.
(Gyeongcheon Girls Middle School)
The plating is a bit disappointing,
but it looks delicious.
There aren't many copies of that issue.
It has stuff for the high school and the middle school,
so it'll be really hard to find.
Anyway, you have to finish before the morning assembly.
I won't forget your grace, sister.
(Book club members only)
How much time do we have?
About half an hour.
Ready?
There's no time to talk. Let's start.
I'll check the bookcases.
I'll check the boxes.
What are you doing?
Get moving.
We don't have time.
You foolish girls.
The basics of investigations is deduction.
Hurry up.
Stop. Everyone gather here.
The culprit is in here.
What?
While you two were rushing...
and searching haphazardly without any order,
I focused on this ladder.
Look. It's in a strange spot.
Doesn't it look like someone just put it there?
So...
- Hey. - Hey. I'm not done.
Hold it.
You're dead if I fall.
You startled me.
I found it, okay?
It's really here.
How did you know?
I do my homework first thing in the morning...
as soon as I get to school.
What do you think I do at home all day long?
All I do is read comic books.
Especially sleuth comic books.
I practically memorize them all.
Now, do you see what I'm capable of?
But it's really strange.
Why was the ladder here as you said?
That's simple.
The culprit always leaves a trace at the crime scene.
Culprit? Are you saying there really is a culprit?
No. Not exactly.
- I mean... - No. I think you're right.
This means...
someone got here before we did.
And that person was looking for this as well.
Found it.
The seven mysteries.
I think this is Jae Young's aunt.
Really? I can't tell.
I'm sure of it.
Who's the one that died?
Who knows?
Where do you think...
these people are now?
Are you awake now?
What did you do to me?
I simply purified...
that which your heart had collected from the outside world.
We call it "cleansing".
Do you think you people have the right to say that?
Rights are not granted to you.
You must believe the words of Guru...
and plant them deep in your heart.
What is so funny?
I'm so sick of this.
I don't care...
what kind of nonsense you say.
I'm not even interested...
in whatever foolish things...
you guys plot in here.
So...
Please just leave my family alone.
Where's Jae Young?
You guys have her, right?
I did question this.
How did you manage to come here on your own?
Guru was always right.
But this time,
it was such an astonishing experience.
I don't want to hear any more of Guru or whatever!
Stop with your gibberish and just tell me where Jae Young is!
You've become very weak.
You've completely lost your way.
Throw away your obsession with Cho Jae Young.
The matter has already left your hand.
That's a lie.
I wasn't sure until I came here,
but now I am.
Jae Young is alive.
And you guys have her.
Isn't that right?
You still think you came here out of your free will, don't you?
Fine.
What did you see on your way here?
Did you recall your school days?
What?
I'll be more specific.
Did you recall...
the school you went to...
and your friends...
from the School Magazine Club?
Where are they now?
It's not a coincidence that we're all here.
You're the start of this story, my old friend.
Do you remember this?
You do, don't you?
We all could get embraced by Guru thanks to this camera.
You...
You died.
I'm glad you came all the way here, Jung Hyun.
Are you...
really Young Seob?
I have something to tell you.
- Are you okay? - You're here.
Kim Hwan Kyu just got placed in the recovery room.
It hasn't even been an hour since everything ended.
Right.
I asked for the Investigation Team's help...
to make one quickly,
but there is not much information that came to the surface...
- since it's very new. - Thanks, I'll take a look.
So you found something?
Just one.
Aren't you going to tell me?
I will once it's sorted out.
Please allow me some time.
Fine.
Oh, the commissioner gave you one week.
You carried out the investigation until now...
even after the case was reassigned to the Special Investigation Team,
so you know you won't be able to gloss over it after that.
- You're prepared for that, right? - Yes.
Kim Hwan Kyu won't stay still.
It's a matter of time before it gets leaked.
I'm saying you don't have much time left.
Thank you, Won Taek.
That's that, then.
Is Doctor Lee here?
(Jinri Supermarket)
- Welcome! - Welcome.
(Authorized Personnel Only 2)
How may I help you?
- Hello? - Well...
I'm here to worship.
Are you from the Worship Team Four? You are, right?
The leader of Team Four is giving me so much trouble.
The news is always not passed around properly.
I see.
Last time, we gathered here before heading to the place.
But this time we have a transportation issue,
so we decided to gather at the Central Market itself.
- I see. - We have to work twice as much...
because of people like the leader of Team Four.
Many of Team Four members came here since morning...
and left after complaining so much to me.
I see.
Wait for a while.
I was about to leave soon...
since I'm done organizing this place anyway.
Let's go together.
Okay.
I'm in the middle of the shakti part. Would you like to join me?
It's okay, I already did it before coming here.
Then wait for a while. I'm almost done.
No, thank you.
My respected residents of Saju City.
We've invited someone very special...
to celebrate the inauguration...
of the Saju City Development Youth Committee.
Im In Gwan!
Yes, that's right. Let me introduce him to you.
A member of the New Social Party...
and also the chairperson.
Let me introduce to you, Chairperson Im In Gwan!
- Im In Gwan! - Im In Gwan!
- Yes, thank you. - Im In Gwan!
- Let us move... - Forward!
- The future is... - Ready!
Yes, thank you. Hello, everyone.
I'm Im In Gwan, the mayoral candidate of Saju City.
(Im In Gwan)
You're the best!
It's nice to be here.
- We love you! - Im In Gwan!
- Im In Gwan! - Im In Gwan!
(Im In Gwan)
Are you talking about Im In Gwan,
the assemblyman who recently won the local elections...
and got elected?
Yes, that's right.
It still hasn't been confirmed that he's a believer...
of Youngjingyo.
He may have gotten acquitted,
but he made it this far despite his past allegations,
and that clearly proves that he has the support of Youngjingyo.
Acquitted?
Acquitted...
You mean the case where he got indicted...
regarding the management One Family Welfare Center?
Yes.
He got acquitted...
in 1987.
You seem to know the case down to the last detail.
I naturally heard about the trial result.
Up until then,
he and my wife hadn't cut ties with each other yet.
What do you mean by that?
Does that mean...
they knew each other?
Yes.
Im In Gwan...
was my late wife's...
father.
(Let's move forward!)
I have so much respect for you, sir.
- Goodness, thank you. - Everything's going great.
We must make sure to do a proper job.
Yes, you're right.
Goodness.
This is it.
Apparently, this stadium...
can hold a maximum of 30,000 people.
My plan is to fill this stadium with my supporters.
How have you been?
You didn't even come to the funeral.
How could I attend the funeral of my own child?
Life became meaningless after my daughter died.
You seem okay now.
I tried so hard...
to free myself from her death and put it behind me.
But nothing worked.
Just when I was in despair,
a saviour came to me.
Now, I strongly believe...
that I have the power to overcome any kind of hardships.
I found the power within me that I never even knew I had.
Is that saviour called Guru?
I was wondering why you suddenly showed up.
I mean,
it's not like we're close enough to keep in touch.
Father.
I'm sure you're aware that many...
unfortunate incidents have occurred in this neighbourhood recently.
Yes.
As a citizen who lives here, it's extremely unfortunate.
I personally think...
those incidents are closely related to Youngjingyo.
I'm guessing that also involved that so-called guru.
- And? - I'm starting to think...
that you know something about Youngjingyo.
I'd appreciate it...
if you helped me out with the investigation.
How do you think you ended up coming here today?
Do you think you came here on your free will?
Pardon?
I think you're rushing things.
- Father. - What's making you so impatient?
Is it because of that kid who got kidnapped?
Or is it because of your colleague who recently died?
Are you furious because of what happened?
Is that why you're going around poking your nose in everything?
I don't quite understand,
but that's enough.
It's time to stop.
There's nothing you can do.
This is where it ends.
That means you should no longer get involved.
Do you understand?
Pretty soon, there will be...
a memorial ceremony for the terror victims of 1987.
And since you're running for the election,
you'll probably attend the ceremony.
Of course.
It's also my duty as a citizen.
I can't relate.
I've never...
attended any of the ceremonies.
Plus,
it's also the anniversary of my wife's death.
I don't know what it is that we're both after.
But I hope they're not on opposite ends.
(Youngjin Cognitive Science Video)
Jung Hyun, do you remember?
The video that was sent to our club room in 1987.
We all watched it together.
We had no idea back then,
but that enabled us to plant Guru's seed deep in our hearts.
Once the seed is planted, it remains in our hearts...
until Guru allows for it to grow.
And once it starts to grow,
it can become a tree, flower, or poisonous herb.
Now let's begin.
Guru gave you that divine role.
Guru brought you here...
and gave you a mission.
Look at these faces, Jung Hyun.
It's us.
We caused the Saju terror attack.
We were all chosen.
This is where history all began.
Wait for me.
I'm over here.
It looks like a derelict building.
It was in use until just a few years ago.
What did they do here?
Look at that.
No way.
It's really here.
How did you know about this?
Why did you come here on your own?
Won't you take a photo? Isn't it what you were looking for?
Tell me first.
It makes no sense that you came to...
this remote place by chance.
Where have you been and what were you up to?
Did you...
draw all that?
Or everything that we found,
did you do that?
Jung Hyun.
You ask too many questions.
You just have to...
do as I say.
What?
That's what we were like.
You couldn't have survived if we hadn't done that.
What are you talking about?
I don't get a thing you're saying.
You don't get it.
The dark room with no way out.
The feeling that you might have to stay there,
without sound or light for the rest of your life.
You won't get it forever.
Jung Hyun.
Look at me.
Look at this.
You just have to do as I say.
This isn't an ordinary interview, is it?
What is it you really want to ask?
Shall I say it instead?
Did I have something to do with my daughter's kidnapping?
The recent murders and Youngjingyo.
What is the true purpose of it all?
Am I right?
Am I not?
Is this what you want to know the most?
"Who is Guru?"
"Are you Guru?"
Then you might as well answer.
Mr. Cho.
Are you Guru?
I was right. That's what you wanted to know.
- Mr. Cho. - How interesting.
You lot have decided on the answer and you keep asking.
Thank you.
I just loved your sermon today.
It's raining.
- Oh, dear. - You should go.
- Goodbye. - Take care.
Darn it.
(Youngjin Cognitive Science Video)
You're home.
What brings you here at this hour?
When I stopped by this morning,
Allie looked terrible,
so I came to check on her.
I just got home.
She's quiet. She must be asleep.
Okay.
I made some food for her...
since she hasn't been eating much.
(Material on New Cult Youngjingyo)
(Leader: Cho Kyung Ho)
(Case Report)
(Organization Structure)
(Choi Guk Geon)
(Jung Min Shil)
My gosh.
Come quick.
Allie...
Allie's dead.
My gosh.
(Jung Min Shil)
Too many things had changed...
after the first victim was found.
After my partner Detective Lee died,
I completely lost my mind.
I was destroying everything...
that I touched.
I started hallucinating, thinking everyone was glaring at me.
I felt like I had fallen into some's trap...
and was flailing about.
A trap.
Why did you think that?
Perhaps...
they've been watching me...
for a very long time.
That was how I felt.
Allie.
No.
Allie.
What are you doing?
Come quick and hold Allie.
You poor thing.
Allie.
The poor thing.
Allie. I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
No. You poor thing.
I'm so sorry.
Allie.
She's watching me.
She's locking me in.
She's calling me out.
I must end it all.
In order to do so,
I must meet that person.
Guru.
I must meet Guru.
Who do you think Guru is?
Let me rephrase that.
Have you ever met Guru?
Yes.
You've personally met Guru?
Yes,
I have.
Now let's apply the formula.
If you plug in the numbers here...
(Cho Jung Hyun)
If you bring that over,
this becomes minus C.
Starting from the front, it's x plus A prime BX.
If you bring C over, it becomes minus C.
Let's remove A from here.
Remove equally from both sides...
and isolate the A.
Here you have A.
Sir.
What is it, Jung Hyun?
May I go to the nurse's office?
Do you feel sick?
I cut my hand.
(Broadcasting Studio)
I was right.
We don't have time anymore. I'm going to stick to the plan.
(Hometown)
It's too late to turn back.
Look.
If you can't get free...
Jung Hyun!
Just accept it.
Let's proceed with what you said just now.
He's much more dangerous than you think.
I want you to come to me.
And I want you to ask questions.
That emblem and the eerie sound of the bell.
Just what is it that you guys want?