LIKE FLOWERS IN SAND
I'm going to training. Don't skip breakfast.
When I was little, people often used to tell me,
"You must be lonely, Du-sik."
"You must be so bored alone."
But they had no idea what they were talking about.
I never had time to be lonely or bored back then.
- That hurts! - First of all,
I had Kim Baek-du, whom I hung out with.
- Wait up! - All day long.
Hey, Oh Du-sik!
- You didn't comb-- - It's fine.
Wait. Eat this.
- I'm good. - Eat one more.
I had Jin-su too.
- Hey, Baek-du. - Jin-su!
Hey, kiddos.
Don't forget your notebook. Did you do your homework?
- I've got to go. - Hold this.
Chew it well.
And don't eat what fell on the ground.
- Fine. - Wait!
No fights! No idling!
You're like a boy.
You are a boy.
- I had Seok-hui too. - Did you do homework?
Did you forget about it?
It was easy for me. I solved so many problems.
What's the answer?
It's one.
- I'm like a grandma. - That's not it!
I had Mi-ran too.
Mi-ran!
We were always together.
EPISODE 10 - ENDLESSLY TANGLED, PERSISTENTLY INTERTWINED
I really like you.
I really do.
So…
you're saying
that you…
- have those feelings? - Yes.
- I like you. - All right. Jeez.
Stop saying that.
I heard what you said.
Okay.
Seriously.
I did not see this coming.
You really have a knack
of baffling me.
I know, right?
When I realized that I liked you,
- I also-- - Gosh, please!
Stop saying that you like me.
It's too cheesy.
Why are you staring at me like that?
Hey.
Baek-du.
- I-- - Not yet!
I don't want to hear your answer yet.
You don't want to hear it?
Then why did you say it?
As I just said,
I don't want to have any regrets.
If I don't do anything again
and just let you go back to Seoul,
then this time,
it won't be 20 years of regret. I'll regret it for 200 years!
So let me join you.
No.
I will join you.
Seriously, Baek-du, that brat,
makes my heart sink all the time.
TODAY, IMMA GET DRUNK!
Your liver will sink first.
Jeez, you're going to regret this tomorrow.
When you wake up tomorrow morning…
Gosh.
Hyeon-ja.
Do you ever think about Du-sik?
Of course I do.
The kids used to hang out together all the time.
I think about her from time to time.
I wonder where she is,
how she's doing,
and if she's married.
What about you?
Something's always been
weighing on my heart.
Du-sik, that girl,
was the same age as Baek-du, but she was much brighter.
She seemed tough on the outside, but she was soft inside.
Right.
She must have been
really hurt then.
Gosh, stop.
- No, let me. - Let me pour you a glass.
Let's drink together.
But people change, apparently.
I used to think about her 100 times a day.
Then, after some time, it became 50 times a day.
Then, after a while, ten times, maybe less.
Then some days,
I wouldn't even think about her.
I know. That's what time does.
You see, my boy Baek-du…
What? Oh, you…
Back then,
after Du-sik left like that,
he cried for a few days.
Then he seemed okay,
so I thought he just forgot about her. I thought he forgot because he was young.
Can you believe it?
I'm his mother,
and I had no idea what my own son was going through.
Seriously.
I'm the worst mom in the world.
Seriously…
- Jin-suk. - This is driving me crazy.
You're completely wasted.
I should just die.
- Don't say that. - Gosh.
What's the point of living?
Jeez.
- Okay. - Am I right?
Stop drinking.
Suk.
Goodness. Hi.
- Jin-suk. - Wait.
I know this man.
Why did you drink so much?
This man looks familiar.
Where have I seen him?
- Oh, my. - Gosh, I'm drunk.
It's just that…
She's a little upset today.
Jin-suk.
Well…
In front of everyone, Baek-du said
- Du-sik-- - I heard about it.
On my way here.
I see.
In people's eyes,
Baek-du might have just seemed angry,
but his mom could see
how heartbroken he was.
Hey.
Kim Tae-baek.
What?
We adults…
have done so much wrong.
Right?
Right.
Adults do so much wrong indeed.
Gosh, I'm so tired.
Hey, Dad. What's up?
You're awake.
I heard everything.
I see.
I guess word's spread already.
How fast.
Is that why you said that?
What?
You said that we shouldn't have let Du-sik go like that
and that we should've done whatever it took to make her stay.
Well, that's…
Baek-du.
Back then,
I had no choice.
In life,
there are moments where you need to make decisions.
And I don't always make the right decisions.
I just try to find the best answer
in the given situation.
And back then,
that was my best choice.
But today, I realized
maybe it wasn't the right answer.
I really like you.
I really do.
Do you know how often I think of that night
and how much I regret it?
"I should've run faster."
"I should've called your name out louder."
"I should've run out of the house earlier."
No. "I should've taken the hint
when you came to my house."
I've regretted it hundreds of thousands of times.
But I don't want to regret anything anymore.
I was too young back then
to do anything to stop you. I had to let you go.
But this time, I won't let you.
So let me join you.
No. I will join you.
God damn it!
Gosh, you scared me!
Why are you standing there like that?
I thought I got kidnapped or something.
Gosh, my head.
It feels like my head's going to explode.
I heard you drank a lot yesterday.
Where?
Jin-su's Restaurant. Where else?
Right? I told you.
Gosh, my head hurts.
What time did I come home last night?
Did Hyeon-ja take me home?
I always feel like
you don't have any right to nag about Baek-du's drinking habits.
They're obviously from you.
Hey, move.
Get out of the way.
Seriously, you shouldn't nag him about his drinking habits.
Gosh, my head.
Why? Did something happen yesterday?
Dad carried you home last night.
He put pain relief patches on.
- Right. - He put the patches all over his back,
and they almost look like tiles.
Right.
By the way, when we went jogging this morning,
we heard something strange.
We heard that Baek-du talked about Du-sik in front of people
and got really angry yesterday. Is that true?
Where's Baek-du?
He went out this morning.
He must be embarrassed.
Everyone's talking about that.
All right. Let's see.
Right. Baek-du got furious yesterday.
No way.
I've never seen him angry.
It was my first time too.
He said we didn't believe Du-sik's family and kicked them out.
He was so angry.
- What? Really? - Yes.
But why did he suddenly bring Du-sik up?
I don't know. When his mom asked
if he was dating this Yu-gyeong girl,
he suddenly lost it.
- Really? - Yes.
That doesn't sound like him.
- I know. - He's a good boy.
- I know, right? - Jeez.
I did not lose it.
That's exaggerated.
All right.
Let's put the ledger aside and think.
There were signs of strangulation on Choi, and given the circumstances,
the last person to call Choi,
from the number that starts with 056,
seems to be our prime suspect.
It's just natural to think
Choi went to meet that person before he died.
Right? But what if…
What if the number was
the same as the payphone number on Coach Yeon's call history?
That means that person's the one who asked Yeon to fix the match.
And think about the last thing Choi said to the café owner.
"The person who killed Joo Cheol-yong is here."
Doesn't that sound like
the person is connected to the incident from back then?
Yu-gyeong?
Excuse me, Ms. Oh Du-sik.
Don't you play games with me.
So focus. I'm here because of you.
What? I was listening.
What did you hear? What did I say just now?
Tell me what I just said.
See? You were zoning out.
Yu-gyeong, if you have a conscience…
Wait.
Did you put on blusher?
Blusher? What are you talking about?
Gosh, I can't believe I'm seeing you with blusher on.
Hi, Su-chan.
You were right about the used car agency.
They do sell fake plates.
Really?
Then what about Choi Chil-seong's number?
We might be able to find it out too.
I showed Choi's photo to the owner, and he recognized him.
Once I get the number,
I'll ask the carrier for the call and GPS log.
Okay. Call me as soon as you find something.
Okay. Bye.
What's up? What did he say?
I think we found Choi's phone number.
Really? How?
He found the person who sold the fake plate to him.
Then, once we get the call log, we'll find everything.
It'll be game over.
We never know. If he hadn't used this number for long,
we might get nothing.
Right.
Still,
I think we might find something.
- I'll see you later. - Don't skip meals.
Hey, Jin-su.
Sit down here for a moment.
Why? I don't want to.
It won't take long. There's something I want to tell you.
Make it quick. I need to go to the gym.
Jeez, stop acting all busy.
Did you hear that?
- Yesterday, Baek-du-- - Yeah, I did.
You heard?
What's wrong with him?
We were Du-sik's friends too,
but what's the point of bringing that up now?
Well, that was…
He didn't mean to talk about Du-sik.
Seeing everyone gossiping about him
probably reminded him of how she must've felt.
Do you think so?
Well, I don't.
Baek-du is using Du-sik to trick us.
What?
Ms. Lim.
I told you many times that I don't eat runny eggs.
And you've been making them runny for 30 years now.
For 30 years?
Well, I didn't know
you had fried eggs for dessert after suckling as a baby.
Seriously, fried eggs?
Fine. I'll go fry it more.
Where was I?
Right. I think Baek-du is using Du-sik to trick us.
What do you mean?
I knew something was off.
Now, everything falls into place.
What on earth are you talking about?
You see…
Training hasn't even started, and I'm already exhausted.
Hey, you came.
Yeah, I'm here.
I see. You are here.
Would you like to drink some?
No, you can have it all.
So…
About what I said yesterday, did you think about it?
What?
You said you didn't want the answer.
No, not that. Not my love confession--
Gosh, be quiet.
People can hear you. Keep it down.
Not that.
Yesterday, I said I'd join you.
Did you think about that?
Oh.
That's what you meant.
- Yeah. - I see.
I mean, you're leaving soon anyway,
so why not let me help you?
I don't think so. You can't help me.
Hey, that's not fair.
Don't you remember you asked me to ask Beom-su
about who Coach Yeon was arguing with on the day of the match.
And… What else?
Dong-seok!
I let you hear the important information from Dong-seok that day.
What else? There's more.
Han-ra's video.
I let you watch all that.
- So you can't-- - I found nothing from it.
- My eyes just got tired. - That's what you have to say?
You're pretty cold, you know.
So you won't let me join you?
You really won't?
By the way,
when was it?
What do you mean?
When did you start feeling that way?
- That way? - Yeah.
Oh, that.
Hey, you're talking as if my feelings are a taboo word or something.
Why can't you just say the word "like"?
All right. Let me think.
Well…
Why does it take that long?
Well… About 30 years?
What?
We're 32 now.
I know. Wait, no.
It's 31 years.
You're crazy.
You think that makes any sense?
You see…
The other day, Baek-du told me
that he was possessed by some evil girl.
Some evil girl?
And I thought hard about who that could be,
and it's your manager.
How do you know?
The day after she moved to this town,
Baek-du came to our station in the morning
and asked me if I could do a background check on someone.
Background check?
He said he thought the new manager was Du…
Du-sik, so I should have a look.
So did you?
You idiots.
You think background checks are so easy?
Instead, I checked her childhood photos.
And it wasn't her. Those two can't be the same person.
They have nothing in common, except that they have eyes, noses and mouths.
Anyway, here's what I think.
Baek-du is indeed in a love affair with the manager.
And to shut the mouths of the people who were accusing him,
he randomly brought Du-sik up. Why?
Because it'd make them feel uncomfortable.
Stop saying that.
Why won't you let me say it?
Why is it so absurd that I like you?
There you go again. Stop saying that.
Why should I? What's wrong with that?
It gives me the creeps.
I don't think so.
Stop it.
We can't do this.
- You're so annoying. - What's wrong with liking you?
I don't know!
What do you know? It gives me the creeps.
- Why won't you let me even say it? - Don't say it. Just listen to me.
You asked me, so I said it.
Why is it absurd that I like you?
There you go again. Stop saying that.
Gosh, this is driving me crazy.
Captain, I think we should ask for backup…
Why don't you just call Yu-gyeong and Hyeon-uk back here?
Investigating this ledger is our top priority now.
They don't know what should come first.
Where's the record after 2020?
- 2020? - 2020…
I don't have it.
Oh, right. You must have it.
I gave you the most recent records.
I see.
But I don't see it.
Wait. Captain.
We got the call log from Choi's burner phone.
CALL LOG
One, two, three, four.
Geosan!
One, two, three, four.
- One, two… - What's he doing?
What are you doing? Run!
Seven more laps to go. Come on.
If you slack off, you'll go to hell!
- What are you looking at? - What is it?
- You'll go to hell. - Hell.
Geosan!
The number is 056-255-4005.
It's the same number as the one from Yeon's call log.
Choi had many calls from this number too. And it was the last call.
Good luck, then.
One, two, three, four.
Geosan!
Snowball must've run away again.
Jeez.
Thank you.
Do you like Du-sik?
Me?
You could've headed back to Seoul, but you decided to stay with her.
That's not what it is.
I know. I may look cold, haughty…
And how can I put it?
A little unapproachable. I know I look like that.
But I'm not like that inside.
Despite appearances, I'm incredibly loyal
- and responsible-- - I see.
Okay.
By the way,
do you know anyone here
who might have known Choi Chil-seong for a while?
What?
I mean, Choi said that the culprit from 20 years ago was here,
and the phone call from that day.
Choi's phone had several calls from that number.
Someone called him from a payphone at that hour.
It means it's likely one of the villagers.
And that means one of the villagers knew Choi and called him. Right?
So I was wondering if it would ring any bells for you.
No.
I don't know.
I see.
- Go. - Come on.
What is it, Beom-su?
Baek-du.
I'm not asking this because I'm curious.
What is it?
Are you
and Ms. Oh…
- Ms. Oh… - What about Ms. Oh?
Oh, my.
- Ms. Oh… - Hey.
Step aside. Gosh, you're frustrating.
Baek-du, I'll ask you point-blank.
Do you like Ms. Oh?
Gosh, you…
It seems like you've been
- hearing stuff from people. - "Stuff"?
So there is "stuff" going on?
What stuff did we hear?
You see, it isn't true.
- It's not? - No?
I have a crush on someone else. It's Du-sik!
Du-sik?
- I like Du-sik. - Du-sik?
- Du-sik?
So it's not Ms. Oh.
- Then… - It's Du-sik.
Is he lying to us?
So he isn't straight.
Is Du-sik a man?
I'm so tired.
How can a dog unleash herself like that every time?
She doesn't even chew it off.
She unleashes herself so smoothly.
All of my family is smart.
But you didn't give birth to her.
About Snowball…
I feel like someone might be unleashing her on purpose.
What?
There you go again.
I mean, just think about it.
How can a dog unleash herself so smoothly like that every time?
There's got to be someone unleashing her.
Do you know what's even odder?
The most logical reason for this person to unleash the dog
would be to either keep her themselves or sell her.
But all they do is unleash the dog and leave.
Why do you think they're doing that?
Tell me. Why is that?
I know, right? Why did they do that?
What an idiot. Stop talking nonsense.
Didn't you know?
I heard they secretly ran away.
Why did they run away?
- Who knows? - Look at them, all excited.
They must've been dying to talk about Du-sik all this time.
I'm telling you, Baek-du, that kid, is the trendsetter of the town.
The entire town is buzzing with Du-sik's story now.
Don't be like that.
If it weren't for him,
we wouldn't be able to talk about Du-sik either.
In fact, we didn't talk about it because it felt weird,
but everyone has been curious about it.
About what exactly happened then.
But I still have my doubts.
If Du-sik's family really hadn't done anything wrong,
why did they secretly run away?
Because they hated this town.
I know it's too late, but imagine how frustrating it must've been.
They were officially acquitted
after the police investigation,
and yet people still went on a witch hunt.
Jeez, do you even hear yourself?
Excuse me, Suk-hui.
You were one of the witch hunters too.
- Exactly. - Come on.
I never initiated anything.
All I did was nod when people were gossiping.
Same difference.
Hey.
By the way,
did you hear about the other story too?
What story?
I remember hearing some rumor after Du-sik's family left.
- What rumor? - What is it?
That the person who killed Cheol-yong…
Yeah?
…was Cheol-yong's old childhood friend.
I don't know who said this, but I heard it's bad to think too much.
Too many thoughts are bad.
Do you know what my favorite proverb is?
"Many hands make light work."
Seriously, this is the most wise saying in the entire world.
It means we should help each other.
Isn't it amazing?
By the way,
why did you keep marking your height on our wall?
What? How did you know?
When we were young, we used to mark our heights
on the wall every month to see how much we'd grown.
When I came back, I saw the wall,
and you've been marking your heights alone.
- Well, that's-- - Why did you do that?
You could've done it on your wall.
So I could imagine.
Seeing how much I grew,
I imagined how much you must have grown.
You know what's funny?
When we're young, girls grow faster than boys.
But I didn't think that through.
So I always marked your height a little higher than mine.
Then, when I was about 17,
my imaginary Du-sik was
over two meters. Two meters.
Can you believe it?
Maybe that's why
whenever I saw you in my dreams,
I was looking up to you like this.
I…
want to find the culprit no matter what.
What?
Just like how you've been thinking
about the night I left,
I've been thinking
about why I had to be kicked out of this town.
All my life,
I felt wronged and frustrated.
So…
I want to find the truth
and bring everything back.
Choi Chil-seong
is a match-fixing criminal my team has been chasing for a long time.
He had an illegal gambling website too.
Who is Choi Chil-seong…
Oh, the 40,000-won man?
About two months ago,
he started to visit Geosan every now and then.
Then he suddenly died.
And there were even signs of foul play.
So Seok-hui wasn't completely wrong.
But why are you telling me all this now…
Really?
Really? I can really join you?
Oh, my gosh. I'll do my best. I promise.
You know I'm good.
I know all the information.
- I… - What are you doing there?
Well, as you can see, we're talking.
Go on. Let's talk about it tomorrow.
Bye.
Wait, I…
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
Well…
You know, earlier…
I don't think you have anything to say, though.
Excuse me.
Isn't it about time for you to go back to Seoul?
You don't need to stay here. The house is small enough as it is.
I can't leave my wife here alone. I'll miss her too much.
- Hey, did you hear that? - Gosh, here we go again.
This is just strange--
Hey, just go home now.
- Go. - Why do you always tell me to go?
Because you're the only one who doesn't live here.
Makes sense? Bye now.
Hey, wait! Then…
A cup of coffee.
Let me have a cup of coffee. Okay?
- Wait. - Hey.
Seriously, coffee?
Why should I make coffee for him?
Do you keep the door closed when you sleep?
Even if I don't, he won't come in.
Are you crazy?
You keep it open? That's really dangerous.
Hang on.
You need to put a lock on the door.
I can do it tomorrow.
You can't. This is police property now.
Also, don't forget to bring your phone when you use the bathroom.
So you can call the police immediately if someone breaks in.
You need a phone so that--
Then, Officer Cho Seok-hui will come running.
Finish your coffee and leave.
We need to talk about the case now, and you're not supposed to see this.
Oh, yeah? I don't need to see it.
I already know roughly what it's about.
Also, we're on the same team now.
I can totally see these things. Right, Du-sik?
What does he mean, the same team?
Gosh, who put this up so crooked?
Yu-gyeong?
What's the problem?
He's helped us a lot already.
He got Beom-su and Lim Dong-seok's statements.
- Right. - Also, Han-ra's video.
He got us all of that. Remember?
But still--
There's more.
As you have seen it already,
- he's got a sharp eye. - Right.
No one recognized me, but he knew I was Du-sik immediately.
I had zero doubts, you know.
I have that sharp eye!
I see. Well, then…
why don't we have a drink to welcome you?
Drink? No, not anymore.
What about it? It's our team tradition.
Remember who got me completely wasted when I first joined this team?
Sorry. I apologize.
- But he really can't drink-- - Let's do it.
You want to drink?
Sure. It sounds refreshing.
I was thirsty anyway.
Jeez, what's wrong with these guys?
Mr. Kim Baek-du.
Don't overdo it.
I heard that even one glass of booze can make you black out.
That's nonsense. I…
This…
Jeez.
Yu-gyeong, I know he's joining us just temporarily,
but are you sure you want to work with someone
who can't even remember things?
It'll be a dishonor to our proud Investigation Team 3.
I don't think you have a very honorable drinking habit yourself.
Jeez, you guys are too weak.
I can't drink with you guys.
You get wasted from this one bottle?
Just give that to me.
- Hey, what are you… - I'm okay.
I'll drink for him.
What?
I'll drink for him from now on.
Now, you're drinking with me.
My gosh. Du-sik, you're…
You're the best.
You're so cool.
Hey, I almost won.
Why are you butting in now?
You promised, though.
If you lose, he'll join our team.
Great.
You just can't let me have it my way, can you?
Yu-gyeong.
Tell me.
What's the real reason?
What do you mean?
The reason why you're letting Kim Baek-du join this investigation.
I know you.
There must be another reason.
No, there isn't.
Yes, there is.
Are you crazy?
Sorry.
Yu-gyeong.
You have feelings for Kim Baek…
Hey.
You fell asleep?
Who am I to decide to let him join us, really?
I wasn't the only one who felt wronged.
I had no idea
he'd been regretting that day for such a long time.
He has every right.
It's only right for him to do this with me.
I…
Jeez, did you guys sleep like that the whole night?
You're so close.
I'm jealous.
What…
Jeez, what's this man doing here?
Oh, boy.
How could you lie on my belly?
You know you can't handle alcohol well.
Why did you drink so much?
Jeez.
You must be a lightweight.
I'm totally fine.
This is ridiculous.
Last night, it was you two against me.
And you didn't mix my makgeolli with soda--
Enough.
We really don't have much time left now.
You, check with the team on any updates in Seoul.
And you.
There's a payphone at the end of the market.
I want you to see if there's anyone using it.
- Okay. - Wait.
I didn't agree to work with him.
You did.
I did? No way.
This is exactly why I said
I'd take all the money in your safe if you changed your mind.
Then you said, "Okay."
The passcode is 0528.
You should come over
to my place sometime.
I'll give you some red ginseng.
You see, you need to take a lot of it to see the effects.
But it'll surely help you get back your memories.
- I assure you. - Come on.
He knows everything now.
We should be grateful to have a helping hand.
Okay?
- Eat up. - You should eat.
You're so hung over, you can't even eat ramyeon.
Ma'am, please consider setting up a CCTV here, okay?
I'm serious. Let's find out if it's a human or a ghost
that has been unleashing her.
Come on. That won't be necessary.
As long as she comes back safely.
Don't fuss about it.
Then don't report her missing.
Whenever she's missing, you call me immediately and nag me to find her.
What a good girl. Eat up.
Eat slowly.
You must be tired from all the running.
Good girl.
How did you find her today?
Where was she?
In front of the reservoir.
Again?
She keeps going there.
Right.
Didn't you say you were looking for the witness of the reservoir incident?
Yes. What about it?
I heard this just yesterday.
You know the duvet store, right?
- Yes. - The owner of the store said
he heard a dog barking near the reservoir that night on his way back
from his friend's funeral.
- Barking? Could it have been Snowball? - Apparently, it was.
He said he got curious and looked around.
Then Snowball appeared.
That makes Snowball a witness, right?
Is that so?
Jeez, I reek of alcohol.
- Hey, what took you so long? - I was getting ready.
Why is Baek-du coming out of that house?
- It's my house. - Hey.
Do you always take a shower
for one…
- No, two hours? - Forty minutes.
I couldn't use the bathroom for 40 minutes.
Why do you have to use the bathroom so often?
Because I drank a lot of water.
You drank alcohol, not water.
Hey, your hair's all disheveled.
It's because I couldn't wash it.
Liar. All you do is lie.
Make it look cool.
You're asking for the impossible.
Why are they coming out of the same house?
And why are they all lovey-dovey?
What now?
See? I told you.
What are you talking about?
Baek-du and your manager definitely have something going on.
There you go again.
Guess what I just saw?
I saw the two coming out of the same house.
Coming out of the same house in the morning.
What do you think that means?
Also, Baek-du's hair was all disheveled.
Now say I'm wrong again.
What do you say?
Don't you think we should step up?
Our friend is going off track.
We should do whatever it takes to stop this madness, shouldn't we?
Are you listening to me?
Hey, Kwak Jin-su.
Hey.
What was that?
He hung up on me?
Are you kidding me?
Gosh, what do I do about Baek-du?
I mean, why did Baek-du suddenly bring Du-sik up?
I know, right? Everything we said was true.
Tell me about it.
But the police didn't find anything suspicious.
- Right. - Here.
Thanks.
No, they didn't.
Then why did they run away? Isn't it strange?
Do you still think Jun did that to Cheol-yong?
Jeez. They've been talking about it for days now,
and apparently, they're not done yet.
I'm sick of hearing this.
Leave them alone. They'll stop eventually.
I mean, they're all saying different things too.
I'm fascinated, you know.
Is that so? What are they saying?
If you really listen to it, it's all nonsense.
Some say that Cheol-yong
was being threatened and asked to join some gangsters,
and some others say that they actually saw
people in dark clothes frequenting Cheol-yong's place.
Talk about creativity, right?
Jeez. That's just…
And guess what they say to me.
They…
They ask me if I was the last one to see him alive.
God damn it.
I never saw Cheol-yong that day.
Wait a second. I thought it was you.
That's what I've been thinking until now.
Was it me? It's been so long,
I don't remember it.
I see.
You're right. Even yesterday feels like a past life.
So how can you remember it?
Man, everyone especially loves the bean sprouts today for some reason.
I should go make some more…
I wonder what I was in my past life.
A cow?
Wait here, okay?
I'll go make some more.
Let me know if you need anything.
The person who killed Joo Cheol-yong is here.
Someone contacted Yeon Sang-cheol and Choi Chil-seong
from the payphone in town.
And Choi Chil-seong died after getting the call that day.
If this person knew Choi's number,
that means they most likely knew each other.
That means the culprit
is one of the people in this town who knew Choi Chil-seong.
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What did I do?
Mix that with what you learned. It'll balance out.
Well, I think I need to use the bathroom.
Wow, so it was true.
What's going on?
Now they're having tea together.
Come on. It's normal to have a cup of tea with a colleague.
Look. Have you ever had a cup of tea with a female colleague?
Gosh, I'm so disappointed in him. What do I do?
Hang out with other friends.
There comes one.
Jin-su!
Hey.
Why is he not answering me today?
You head back first.
I need to talk to him.
Okay.
Hey! Kwak Jin-su!
Hey!
Can't you hear me?
- What is it? - Is something wrong?
You hung up on me without saying anything.
What's going on?
- Seok-hui. - What?
I think…
the manager really is Du-sik.
No, not this one. This is…
All right. Now we're all here, let's start--
Wait. Did you lock the door?
Don't be dramatic. We don't have customers
- even when we're open. - But we have to be sure.
Mi-ran, I want to ask you something.
Do you use old coffee beans?
Did you know the coffee smells stale?
Just drink it.
Is that the lock? I'll lock it.
- No. - I'm sure.
You should smell it.
Let's have a vote to decide.
- Is there a key? - I said it's okay.
- This… - Jeez.
I'm already tired.
Because it smells…
- My head hurts. - Try it.
You're crazy.
What's wrong with you guys? Is it heatstroke?
I know we haven't seen her for a while,
but how could you forget your friend's face…
Right.
Take a look.
I checked this photo after hearing Baek-du's nonsense.
I've been meaning to show you this.
What do you think?
Aren't you ashamed to have thought they might be the same person?
She looks just like her.
Where?
Which part looks alike?
Now that I know she's Du-sik, I can see she's just like Du-sik.
Gosh, I can't believe this.
Why don't we go check then?
Your manager is in there now.
Let's go ask her.
Let's ask her if she's Oh Du-sik or not.
I think…
someone in this town has Choi Chil-seong's phone.
What? How do you know that?
Just now, Choi's phone was turned on for a while.
I heard…
Hey, what do we do now?
Hey! What are you doing here? The café's closed.
And what are you doing in a closed café?
With these people?
I told you we should lock the door.
That's none of your business. The café's closed. Go.
- Go now. - Step aside.
- Today, - Hey.
I need to talk with your manager.
Me?
Yes, Ms. Oh Yu-gyeong.
Hey, you can ask her in private later.
No, I've got to do this, or I won't be able to sleep tonight.
What's this about? Come on out with it.
Are you Du-sik?
- What… - Answer me.
Are you the Oh Du-sik who used to live here?
You're not, right? Of course not.
The question sounds dumb even to me.
Well, you don't know Du-sik, so you must not know what this all means.
I don't want to talk about someone behind their back,
but since I brought it up, I'll talk about her a little.
Seok-hui, you might not necessarily be talking behind someone's back.
So watch what you say.
A long time ago, someone named Du-sik lived here.
I don't know if you know,
but she was the daughter of this legendary ssireum wrestler named Oh Jun.
She was supposed to be a girl, but she wasn't.
Why not?
Because she was ugly.
I know not all girls have to be pretty.
I'm not that old-school, you know.
But Du-sik was completely out of line. She was an extreme case.
On the day you moved here,
Baek-du said you might be Du-sik,
saying you looked just like her.
That's an insult, man.
But that's Baek-du.
He talks nonsense all the time, so I understand.
Then today, even Jin-su is saying the same thing.
Ms. Oh.
You should sue them for defamation.
Once the judge sees Du-sik's photo, they'll each get ten years in jail.
- Seok-hui. - Yes?
What?
You really haven't changed one bit.
Excuse me?
You always ran your mouth cluelessly
until I beat some sense into you.
I thought about it from time to time.
Do you know me?
Jeez, she does sound like Du-sik now.
That was really close. You got me.
Come on, you're not Du-sik.
You're Du-sik?
- Please don't. - Wait.
- You! - Du-sik, don't.
- What on earth? - Don't.
I'm sorry.
- I'm sorry. - Hey, Du-sik.
- Say you're sorry. - Hey, Cho Seok-hui!
And after 20 years,
we're still together.
Say you're sorry.
I'm so sorry.
- Please accept my apology. - Come here!
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- What? - I think
I saw someone in my yard last night.
It just feels strange.
The person who did such a horrible thing is someone I know.
Maybe we can find who it is by comparing everyone in this town
with the video.
I'm Joo Cheol-yong's daughter.
He died here 20 years ago.
Then why has she never said who she was until now?
Why am I here?
Subtitle translation by: Sunyoung Baek