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Welcome to "News Head."
Our guest for the interview is...
Novelist Yuk Dong Ju,
the author of "The Almighty Is Dead,"
the book that won the Korean Literary Award of the Year.
Hello.
(Episode 15)
Hey, you're up.
Are you all right?
What are you doing here?
Mr. Yuk called.
He told me that you passed out last night.
Do you not remember that?
So I stayed asleep for a whole day?
He told me he was worried about leaving you alone.
He asked me to come.
To stay by your side.
Where's Dong Ju?
I heard there was a special reason for you to come here today.
Can you share that reason in detail?
First off,
I'd like you to see...
a video I brought.
Oh, shall we?
Then let us watch the video first.
("JBC News Head")
- Step on him. - You punk.
Hey, kick him.
- Hey, move back! Let's go. - Yes!
You're watching the real footage of the incident...
that's known as the 1995 murder case...
of a homeless man at Sopyung Lake.
Are you saying that...
this is the actual footage of the murder?
Yes.
The young men in the video...
were 19-year-old high school students.
Do you know the identities of these men?
Yes.
Taekang Group's Chairman, Lee Tae Man.
Chief Prosecutor of Seoul District Office, Choi Jong Nam.
Professor of Hanguk University, Na Sang Woo who is missing now.
And the movie director who recently died.
Director Shin Kyung Chul.
Those are the four men in the video.
They are the real culprits in the murder...
of a homeless man at Sopyung Lake...
that took place 27 years ago.
Are you sharing a verifiable fact?
Yes, I am.
The identities of these four men...
who assaulted the homeless man and killed him...
can be confirmed by simply looking up...
Taekang High School's yearbook from 1996.
What a disaster this is.
(Actual footage of the 1995 murder case at Sopyung Lake)
The video is too horrendous for us to show it without any censorship.
The public is entitled to the right to information.
However, to protect the general public...
from watching the assailants' heinous crime,
we will not be able to finish watching the video.
Please turn off the video for now.
("JBC News Head")
Like the nature of the video,
the identities of the assailants are quite shocking.
Mr. Yuk,
can you tell us how you came to obtain this video...
and what made you speak up?
Please briefly explain these points to us.
First of all,
this video...
was from an old videotape.
I recently found this in an item my father left behind.
And the truth of the murder case had been covered up for 27 years.
And I believed that...
revealing the truth to the world was my father's last wish for me.
Ms. Cha!
What are you doing here?
I've been looking everywhere for you.
Why?
I heard you met Dong Ju in the afternoon.
Yes.
Did he tell you everything?
Yes.
Dong Ju asked me...
to safely escort you home.
He must be very worried about you.
Why would he worry about me?
He's the one going through everything.
How did your father come to have...
the videotape that captured the murder at the lake?
Do you know how it happened?
In the video I showed you earlier,
there were 4 assailants and 1 victim.
And there was also a student...
who ended up getting assaulted when he tried...
to stop them.
The student who was assaulted acquired this videotape...
to reveal the truth.
He told the detective in charge of the case the truth.
But he ended up in danger instead.
When this was happening, he had given...
the videotape to my father.
I don't understand.
Why did the student who reported the murder to the police...
end up in danger?
The real culprits in the murder case at Sopyung Lake...
were born with a silver spoon.
They were sons of rich and powerful families, so to speak.
The detective who got the tip...
took money from their parents...
and turned the then-witness, No Myung Nam, into the assailant.
In other words, he was framed.
Then the detective buried the case completely.
That's not all. He killed people who knew the truth about the case.
Or he attempted.
Of course, he was probably instructed...
by someone who wanted to hide the truth.
Are you telling me more people were killed?
Yes.
However, regarding that,
it is inappropriate for me to share that on TV.
I see.
You are saying that it's something...
the police should investigate to find out the truth.
Yes.
Then can you tell us the name of the detective...
who handled the Sopyung Lake case?
The one who buried the case completely?
It's Assemblyman Byun Jong Il.
Assemblyman Byun Jong Il?
That's right.
I see.
Let me sum it up.
The real culprits who murdered the homeless man 27 years ago...
at Sopyung Lake...
were the four high school students whom we saw in the video earlier.
(Novelist Yuk Dong Ju finds the tape among his father's keepsakes.)
They are Taekang Group's Chairman Lee Tae Man,
Chief Prosecutor Choi Jong Nam of Seoul District Office,
Professor Na Sang Woo of Hanguk University,
and the deceased movie director, Shin Kyung Chul.
They are the four culprits.
And Assemblyman Byun Jong Il was in charge of the case.
He took bribes from them and covered up the case.
Is that correct?
(Yuk singles out the joint principal offenders.)
That's correct.
As it so happens, two individuals who are related to this case,
Director Shin Kyung Chul...
and Assemblyman Byun Jong Il were murdered.
And Professor Na Sang Woo is missing right now.
The incidents took place at different times.
But could these incidents have...
anything to do with the Sopyung Lake case...
from 27 years ago?
That's not my place to answer that.
I see.
Your novel, "The Almighty Is Dead,"
is believed to be based on the Sopyung Lake case.
Is that true?
Yes. It is true.
Your novel, "The Almighty Is Dead," and the scenario...
written by the late movie director, Shin Kyung Chul,
were recently involved in a plagiarism scandal.
(Is it because they were based on the same incident?)
The scenario was also...
based on the Sopyung Lake case.
Is that why some parts of the novel were similar to the scenario?
Shin Kyung Chul was one of the assailants.
He's the one who filmed the video we saw earlier tonight.
He knew the crime scene better than anyone.
So the descriptions of the crime scene...
were bound to be the same.
Then you must have decided to write the novel...
after watching the videotape.
That's not true. By the time I published the novel,
I had no idea about the Sopyung Lake case.
I had never seen the video either by then.
But you just said it yourself.
You said the novel was based on the Sopyung Lake case.
That's right.
Before publishing the novel, you had never watched this video...
or had no idea about this case.
- Then how could you... - What on earth is he doing?
have written a novel that depicts the truth about the case?
I did not...
write "The Almighty Is Dead."
You saw him in the video.
The witness in the Sopyung Lake case.
The student who tried to reveal the truth wrote this story.
That was the original manuscript.
I found the manuscript by chance.
After editing the story slightly,
I published it...
under my name.
Are you telling me you published the novel...
you didn't write under your name?
Yes. That's right.
I see.
That's quite a disappointment.
Your career as a writer will take a huge hit because of this.
What made you decide to tell the truth?
I...
I didn't want the truth...
of the Sopyung Lake case to be denied...
or distorted...
because of the disgraceful mistake I had committed.
I had deceived and tricked...
so many people and the readers.
I'm ready to face criticism...
and punishment.
I am ashamed of what I did.
And I'm the least qualified person to talk about the truth.
But the video I showed you...
is the actual footage of what really happened.
They took away a man's life as if it were some game.
They even took a video of it.
They used their parents' power and money to cover up the case.
Even now,
with the power and money, passed down from their parents,
they ended up in high places.
In my opinion,
the assailants' parents are accomplices.
If at least one of their parents...
was a real adult who tried to reveal the truth,
we could have stopped a lot of misfortunes.
He was framed for the murder in the Sopyung Lake case.
For 25 years,
Mr. No Myung Nam wrongfully served time in prison.
He's currently in critical condition.
It's long overdue,
but I hope the police will reinvestigate...
and clear his name for the murder.
I desperately hope that his dignity as a human being...
can be restored.
(Detective Park Hyun Soo)
- Hello. - Where are you right now?
At the TV station.
Mr. Yuk!
Over here.
The reporters are camping out in the lobby...
and the basement parking lot of the TV station.
I see.
You should ask someone else to drive your car back tomorrow.
Okay.
You're on everyone's lips right now.
I guess so.
How's Tae Man doing?
How will the legal team respond?
Can you gather the legal team?
I'll go to the headquarters right now.
(Jung Yong Dae)
Hey, Yong Dae.
Your mother wanted to be alone, so I came by myself.
Yes. At the park.
I think it was the right thing to tell her first.
Because she knew what was coming,
she seemed calmer than I thought.
She's only worried about you.
Are you all right?
Okay.
This shall pass too.
I'm so proud of you.
Luckily, the reporters didn't follow us here.
Thank you.
I should thank you.
Thanks to your live broadcast on national TV,
we can just focus on investigating the case.
The prosecution will have no choice but to give us an arrest warrant.
I'm glad.
You paved this highway for us.
Right.
This is the original footage from the videotape.
And I copied the footage and put it on a USB flash drive.
Thank you.
From now on, the rest is up to you guys.
Please catch them.
Don't worry.
I will sweep up the trash and put them away where they belong.
But it looks like you have a tough road ahead of you.
What will you do?
I've braced myself.
By the way, to share some legal aspects of this,
the original author hasn't come forward yet.
And you didn't publish it as is.
You edited the manuscript before publishing it.
You will be able to dispute the plagiarism scandal...
with the copyright law.
Unless the original author files a lawsuit against you,
you won't have any legal problems.
The problem is with my conscience.
Right. It's a problem with conscience.
You confessed your wrongdoing during a live broadcast,
so everyone would find out about it.
I think you cleared up the problem with your conscience.
You bravely acknowledged...
your wrongdoing and confessed it to everyone.
Not everyone can do it.
What you did was amazing.
I mean it.
The storm will be pretty rough.
But I know you will weather the storm.
I can't wait to read your next novel.
I have no doubt that you will write an amazing novel.
Hang in there.
Okay.
Are you okay?
When did you wake up? Does your head hurt?
Can you ask me one question at a time?
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
If you're fine, why did you pass out?
Let's go to the hospital tomorrow.
Dr. Lee Soo Yeon wanted you to get a checkup.
You didn't have dinner yet, right?
No.
I haven't had dinner yet, so I could have it with you.
You must have been hungry. You should have eaten first.
It doesn't taste good when I eat alone.
Woo Jung made abalone porridge before she left.
Let's go in and have a meal first.
Why "mill" it? I thought we were having rice porridge.
Gosh.
Let's go inside.
Okay.
(Seoul Sowon Police Station)
We got the arrest warrants for Lee Tae Man and Choi Jong Nam!
(Violent Crime Unit Team 3)
Why the long faces?
Chairman Lee Tae Man just called us.
He's going to come in voluntarily.
Voluntarily?
Before we got the arrest warrant issued,
someone in the prosecution must have tipped him off.
We must bring him here in handcuffs.
The entire country ought to see him in cuffs.
He left ten minutes ago.
Let's go.
He'll be here soon.
He's coming here voluntarily, so we should go and greet him.
(Violent Crime Unit Team 3)
The real culprits in the murder case of a homeless man at Sopyung Lake...
were revealed after 27 years.
Novelist Yuk Dong Ju disclosed the videotape he found...
in his late father's keepsake.
The murder at Sopyung Lake...
was covered up for 27 years, and the novelist exposed the truth.
This video was filmed with a camcorder used for home videos.
Not only did the video capture the brutal act of their crime,
but it also captured the faces of the culprits clearly enough that...
the culprits could be identified by the naked eye.
The real culprits that were exposed in the video...
were 19-year-old high schoolers.
But they have become the leaders of our society.
The real culprits were...
Taekang Group's Chairman Lee Tae Man,
Chief Prosecutor Choi Jong Nam of Seoul District Office,
the late Movie Director Shin Kyung Chul,
and the former professor of Hanguk University, Na Sang Woo.
To cover up their crime 27 years ago,
they bribed the late Assemblyman Byun Jong Il...
who was then the detective in charge of the case...
and framed an innocent man for the murder.
Mr. No Myung Nam was wrongfully imprisoned...
for 25 years because of them.
The public was filled with sorrow...
upon hearing the news of his unconscious state.
When their past crimes were exposed,
Chairman Lee Tae Man of Taekang Group...
and Chief Prosecutor Choi Jong Nam...
expressed their intention...
through their counsel...
that they would comply with the investigation...
regarding their crime and answer any questions.
Let's go inside, Mr. Lee Tae Man.
Some people are speculating that based on the legal system,
they can't be held accountable...
due to the expired statute of limitations.
The public including civic organizations...
is expressing criticism...
that the law should also be enforceable for the wealthy.
According to our source from the police,
the late Movie Director Shin Kyung Chul,
the former professor, Na Sang Woo who's gone missing,
and the late Assemblyman Byun Jong Il...
who covered up their crimes...
will also be extensively investigated...
regarding their deaths and the disappearance case.
- Wait! - A comment!
- Please say something! - Is there anything you want to say?
- Is the allegation true? - Is that you in the video?
As a prosecutor who protects and executes the law,
I have let my country down and caused great concern.
For that, I sincerely apologize.
It is a shame that some media outlets have released articles...
that twist and exaggerate the facts.
However, I will think that I am solely to blame for it...
and cooperate with the investigation to the best of my ability.
Once again, I truly apologize...
for causing you concern.
- Sir! - Is it really true?
- Are the allegations true? - Were you aware of it?
(Auntie's Home-cooked Meals)
If you want to say something, go for it.
What?
Stop glancing over at me like that and just say it.
What will happen to Dong Ju now?
What do you mean?
Will he go to jail?
I don't think so.
He stole the story. That's considered theft.
Oh.
I'm just worried. That's all.
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that.
Why are you sorry? You're right.
Yong Dae explained it to me, but I can't explain it.
Anyway, he won't get arrested.
That's a relief.
But it means that Dong Ju...
can't write anymore. What's he going to do?
Why can't he write?
I mean, he can do it as a hobby.
But who'd want to publish his work?
Everyone in the country knows what Dong Ju did.
What's wrong?
Young Sook.
Find someone else.
What are you talking about, all of a sudden?
My goodness.
I was just stating a fact!
Everyone at the company, including myself, trusted Mr. Yuk Dong Ju.
So we never once thought...
that something like this could happen.
We're all very flustered...
and shocked at the moment.
As soon as we come up with a detailed plan...
to tackle this issue,
we'll share it with you all.
Most importantly, we're aware that this incident...
caused concern and deeply disappointed our readers...
who love Korean literature.
For that, we truly apologize.
Please tell us what happened that day.
Just tell us what you remember.
He stated numerous times that he did not remember anything.
You said you were drunk.
Were you on drugs too?
Hallucinogens or illegal drugs...
He did not.
You said you had no recollection of it whatsoever.
How can you be so sure?
That's enough, don't you think?
Why did you kill the victim?
I said I did not kill him.
Did you hit him in the head with a rock?
Can you not differentiate reality from a novel?
Sir.
That is what's written in the novel.
Carefully watch the footage again.
As you already saw in the footage,
the victim was assaulted by several men.
Nowhere in the video...
do you see my client killing the victim.
Also, the victim was thrown into the lake...
by Chief Prosecutor Choi Jong Nam and Professor Na Sang Woo.
I don't remember exactly what happened that day,
but I can tell you this one thing for sure.
I did partake in the assault,
but I did not kill anyone.
But weren't you the one...
who threw the victim into the lake?
Na Sang Woo, Choi Jong Nam.
The footage shows the two of you throwing the victim...
into the lake.
Why did you kill him?
He was already dead.
Are you saying you threw him into the lake after he died?
We thought he was dead.
Don't be vague.
So was he dead? Or you thought he was dead when he wasn't?
Let me ask a different question, then.
Who killed the victim?
It happened 27 years ago, for goodness' sake.
How could I remember all the details?
You killed a person but don't remember it? What nonsense!
I did not kill anyone.
Then who killed him?
Was it Lee Tae Man?
He is strongly denying that he killed the victim.
If you do not answer my question now,
we'll have no choice but to reach a conclusion based on the footage.
Come to think of it,
when we were throwing him into the lake,
he was already dead.
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
Then who killed him?
You really are frustrating me here.
Carefully watch the footage again, and you'll know.
"Carefully?" How?
Obviously, something happened when the footage...
wasn't showing the victim.
In other words, if you find out who else was missing in the footage,
then you'll have your answer.
I'll give this back to you.
Weren't you going to expose this too, during the interview today?
Yes, that was the plan.
(Paju Hyeeumwon Inn Site)
But I changed my mind.
Why?
Because I figured you'd need that insurance more than I do.
What do you mean?
If I expose it,
you'll be put in a difficult position.
If you aren't careful, you'll be seen as Lee Tae Man's accomplice...
who has been managing his secret ledger.
So you decided to give this back to me to protect me?
I have two reasons for doing this.
The first one is...
If I expose Lee Tae Man's secret ledger today too,
the Sopyung Lake incident will get buried...
because the secret ledger will get...
all the media attention.
And?
I thought it'd be better to let you make your own choice.
What kind of choice?
If you...
hand over the flash drive to the police yourself,
the situation will totally change.
You won't be considered an accomplice.
You'll be an informant.
But no matter what you decide,
your safety comes first.
If it's dangerous, don't do it.
That's...
what Ha Neul would say too.
I should get going.
That videotape...
I stole it from Kyung Chul's home.
Ha Neul...
was going to report the Sopyung Lake incident...
to the police.
However, I didn't have the courage to come forward with him...
because I knew what kind of power they had...
and that they were capable of doing anything.
And Ha Neul was an orphan.
The truth was the only weapon he had,
and I thought...
it was a fight that he couldn't win.
However,
I thought...
he might be able to win with evidence.
That's why...
I stole the videotape...
and gave it to Ha Neul.
If I had...
never given that videotape to Ha Neul,
he might have been able...
to put that incident behind him and live an ordinary life.
And...
your father too.
He wouldn't have had to die like that.
You see, situations may change,
but people don't.
Even without the videotape, Ha Neul...
would've done the exact same thing.
And my father...
still would've helped Ha Neul.
You're right.
The part you told me isn't in the novel.
Maybe that's why.
When I read Ha Neul's manuscript for the first time,
I found the story so gripping.
But at the same time, I felt like there was a void in the story.
Perhaps,
Ha Neul's determination...
to protect you...
was what filled that void.
One last question, then.
That day, why did you meet Professor Na, who went missing?
(7 years ago)
Whenever I think of that day,
I feel miserable.
So miserable that I don't even want to live.
I have nightmares even with my eyes open.
Then beg your dear Lord whom you believe in to please forgive you.
They say, if you beg...
You'll be forgiven for all your sins.
Have you no conscience?
Does it really not bother you at all?
You never once regretted it?
I only look ahead.
The past is behind us.
You murderer.
You didn't have to kill him.
- Have you lost your mind? - You see, I'm not like you.
I am human!
I'm an intellectual,
and you're a savage.
This is why I hate intellectuals.
Compared to hypocrites who are all talk and pretend to be righteous,
those so-called savages are more human.
Fine, I'll show you what it means...
to have a guilty conscience that spurs you into action.
(Taekang Group)
I'll confess everything.
I'll confess all of it...
and beg for forgiveness.
You do that.
You are evil.
Lee Tae Man, you are pure evil.
You need to leave.
That's why your father hates you.
Your father was fond of Ha Neul.
You know that too.
He praised Ha Neul in front of all of us.
Oh, that's right.
That's why you killed Ha Neul.
You see,
meeting you was the biggest mistake of my life.
You ignorant, macho scumbag.
You subhuman jerk.
(Taekang Group)
Tae Man.
Don't kill me.
According to Byun Jong Il's statement,
the day Professor Na went missing,
he ran into Professor Na in front of your office...
and heard him say that he was there to see you.
Well...
I don't remember.
Assemblyman Byun's statement...
was a coerced and false confession,
so it is not admissible as evidence.
Did you decide to kill Byun Jong Il after watching the footage?
You're out of line.
Let me rephrase it, then.
Did you order...
the murder of Byun Jong Il?
- Look. - No, it's okay.
You've already put on quite the show in front of the reporters.
I let them take pictures of me too.
So I'd say I cooperated with the police and saved your face.
You know nothing will come out of this, so let's drop this...
and wrap it up already.
That's correct.
So Lee Tae Man hit the victim in the head with a rock?
Yes.
Did you witness it yourself?
I saw it with my own two eyes.
Then Choi Jong Nam and Na Sang Woo threw the deceased victim...
into the lake?
- Darn it. - Why is he so heavy?
That's correct.
If there's anything you know about Assemblyman Byun's...
and Professor Na's cases, please tell us.
Well, I'm not sure.
To tell you the truth, we think we know what happened...
but haven't found any solid evidence yet.
Professor Na regretted what he had done in the past.
He talked about it often when he got drunk.
That must've bothered Chairman Lee Tae Man.
That's right.
When Assemblyman Byun was kidnapped,
did the kidnapper send the confession video to Lee Tae Man?
Yes.
Chief Prosecutor Choi and I saw it too.
Do you think it's possible that Lee Tae Man killed Byun Jong Il...
because of that?
Yes.
Thank you.
We were going to contact you anyway,
so we appreciate you coming here voluntarily.
No problem.
And here.
What's in it?
A secret ledger that contains the details of Lee Tae Man's...
lobbying activities.
Take it.
All transactions were carried out using cash.
Did you witness it yourself?
Yes, I did.
But they're surely capable enough to bury my testimony.
You'll have to prepare thoroughly.
From politicians and legal professionals to the media,
you'll be going up against some very powerful people.
Well understood.
We'll check this and contact you.
I'll be off, then.
The company's public image has gone downhill,
and people are boycotting our products and services.
(Taekang Group)
Chairman Lee's apology won't be enough.
We, as a company, should take drastic action that would...
What are you getting at?
Are you saying Chairman Lee should step down?
May I please say something?
Whether or not he should step down...
should be discussed at an extraordinary board meeting.
Our priority is...
to change public opinion.
Even if we release an official apology and make Tae Man step down,
the company's image will continue to go downhill...
unless we manage to change public opinion.
Do you have any good ideas?
What angers people the most?
These days,
people become furious when they see someone cheat...
and easily obtain something...
they worked so hard to get.
That's what we should target.
We must use the media and everything else we can get our hands on...
to divert people's attention to something else,
away from the Sopyung Lake incident.
Something else? Like what?
The police held a press briefing and stated...
that Chairman Lee Tae Man of Taekang Group...
and Chief Prosecutor Choi Jong Nam were sent home...
after their interviews regarding the Sopyung Lake murder case.
Chairman Lee Tae Man will make a public apology...
at Taekang Group's convention center shortly.
(Taekang Group)
I am Lee Tae Man, the chairman of Taekang Group.
The unsavoury scandal involving me...
deeply disappointed you and caused you concern.
I sincerely apologize.
(Taekang Group)
I, Lee Tae Man,
will step down...
from management as of this moment.
I will reflect on myself...
and repent for what I did, over and over again.
I will do everything in my power...
to apologize and make it up to those who suffered...
because of my wrong deeds.
In addition,
I won't stop at just repenting for my deeds.
I will deeply reflect on myself...
in order to start afresh...
and turn over a new leaf.
(Chairman Lee Tae Man)
Chairman Lee Tae Man of Taekang Group made a public apology,
where he repeatedly apologized...
and announced that he would be stepping down from management.
Taekang Group held an extraordinary board meeting...
and appointed CEO Lee Myung Seok of Literature and Imagination...
as acting chairman.
- Mr. Lee. - The company stated...
they'd ensure that the management wouldn't be affected.
Chief Prosecutor Choi Jong Nam of Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office,
who is an accomplice in the Sopyung Lake case,
has been dismissed as of today...
according to the Prosecutors' Office Act.
I'm going to take it easy for a while.
Golf? Sounds good.
You should arrange it, then.
Hawaii? I'd love that.
Thanks to this, I get to relax and rest up.
Before you ran your mouth like that on TV,
you should've at least given me a heads-up.
I went out and said your brother was a murderer.
How was I supposed to say that to you beforehand?
Gosh, you're so brazen.
I'm sorry...
about the novel.
I have no excuses for that.
I'll handle...
whatever that comes my way.
This was why I should've trusted my intuition.
I couldn't believe you wrote "The Almighty Is Dead"...
when I first read it.
You aren't that talented.
But I highly appreciated that you came forward with the truth,
although it was belated.
You might have caused huge damage to the publisher...
and the entire group,
but I could use this chance to cut out the bad...
and turn over a new leaf.
Should I congratulate you for becoming...
the acting chairman?
You should congratulate yourself.
Why me?
Thanks to you, I became the vanguard in this war...
and became overloaded with work.
And why is that something I should celebrate?
I've become too busy...
to lodge a legal complaint against you for the novel.
But you need to take responsibility for the consequences.
Return the front money for your next novel within the month...
and move out of your studio too.
All right.
Do you have enough money to give back to me?
That's none of your business.
That's true.
By any chance,
are you in touch with the original writer?
You've raked in quite a lot of royalties,
but we couldn't find the author to give them back to.
It's an awkward situation.
You also made lots of edits toward the end of the novel.
I don't even know if the person is alive.
- Really? - Really.
Gosh, we're stumped.
I'll check...
with the Legal Team and see how we can proceed,
then call you back.
How will you...
make a living from now on?
You're a dead soul...
in this field.
You can't be brought back.
The end.
What you did was utterly useless.
Who do you think is ruined?
Just you.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Your father, Lee Tae Man, and you.
You're all scumbags.
You have a serious case of cognitive dissonance.
You're a worse scumbag for stealing someone else's novel.
I don't care what others say to criticize me,
but you need to shut up.
What?
I'll expose my father's death.
Who killed him,
why, and how he passed away.
Just wait.
(Oh, Almighty! Did I truly steal this novel?)
(The Writers' Association must expel him permanently!)
(Oh, Almighty! Did I truly steal this novel?)
(Yuk Dong Ju is dead.)
(Oh, Almighty! Did I truly steal this novel?)
("The Almighty Is Dead")
(The Writers' Association must expel him permanently!)
(Yuk Dong Ju is dead.)
("The Almighty Is Dead")
(What else did you copy?)
(I burned my signed copy.)
(Plagiarism is a crime. Yuk Dong Ju is a criminal!)
(I feel bad for your mother for having a fraud as a son.)
(This is why I don't read novels. What a ridiculous novelist.)
(Apologize with your death!)
("The Almighty Is Dead")
Hello?
Mr. Jeon Chang Geun, are you home?
(1 unread message)
(60 D 6841, BK 5, black)
What is it?
Car information.
(No Caller ID)
You would've sold your country off as soon as you were tortured...
if you had made your confession that easily. Isn't that so?
What do you mean?
We saw you...
selling us off to Lee Ha Neul in that video.
You should've done your job if you got paid.
If you had handled Lee Ha Neul then,
this wouldn't have happened.
Where are you?
Detective Kim will come to your apartment.
He'll cause harm if we let him live.
Handle him as needed.
(No Caller ID)
(Detective Kang)
I need you to locate a vehicle.
It may belong to the culprit who killed Byun Jong Il.
It's probably registered under a fake name,
but track down the registration too.
Yes, sir.
And I got an update on Cheetah.
He was a member of Cheonyoung Church.
It looks like Byun Jong Il met him there.
It's me.
We found a group photo...
of Cheonyoung Church among Byun Jong Il's things.
Cheetah was in it too.
I guess they were a pseudo-gang, not a pseudo-religion.
All right.
And check Byun Jong Il's clothes and shoes in the evidence room...
for a wiretapping device.
I'll explain once I'm there. Bye.
He let Byun Jong Il go for a reason.
Yes.
No one seems to be here,
so let's go to Cheonyoung Church.
Right now?
Cheetah was a part of that church.
Let's meet An Hyun Mook first.
Okay.
Do you remember me?
Yes.
I came to ask a few things about Mr. No Myung Nam.
What is it?
Did you meet him two years ago...
on the night of October 5?
I don't really remember,
but he rarely comes here at night.
Do you remember where you were...
last year on September 19?
What's that day?
The day Director Shin Kyung Chul was murdered.
I was probably at home.
I usually come home after work.
- Were you alone? - I live alone.
You got off early today.
It's my vacation.
I see.
If you're done...
Yes, we are.
Thank you for cooperating.
Don't mention it.
Mr. Lee Ha Neul.
My name is Jeon Chang Geun.
It's not that.
I was wondering if you had heard of that name.
No, who's that?
Never mind.
Thank you for cooperating.
Goodbye.
Do you think he's Lee Ha Neul?
I don't know.
Why do you keep coming here?
Dong Ju's mom isn't here.
Then may we interview you?
Stop interrupting my business and leave!
(Mom)
Hey, it's me, Mom.
Hey, Dong Ju.
Where are you?
Why do you ask?
I'm at work.
Hello? Dong Ju?
Hey, Mom.
Is everything okay?
Of course, everything is fine.
You don't have to worry about me.
The customers here and neighbours all said...
you did a noble thing...
to help catch a murderer.
Mom.
Go ahead.
I booked a flight to Canada.
It'll leave in three days.
I wanted to let you leave sooner...
so that you wouldn't have to see all this.
But things happened.
I'm not leaving.
- I made the reservation. - Cancel it.
- Mom. - Yes, it's me, your mom.
I should be by my son's side if he gets into trouble.
Why would I leave?
I'm fine.
I would feel more at peace if you left.
Dong Ju.
I probably...
can't be your help,
but I'm going to stay by your side.
Don't lose your spirit.
You've already confessed everything you did wrong.
Those jerks who killed people were freed,
but the TV only went after you...
They only criticized you. How could they do this?
Dong Ju.
You can always start over. It's okay.
You've always been a good writer...
because you took after your dad.
You always won awards in writing competitions too.
Have you eaten anything?
Dong Ju.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I'm sorry.
I feel so sorry...
for you, Mom.
It's okay.
The person you have reached is unavailable. Please leave...
He won't pick up?
He said he was visiting the publisher,
so it would be tough to pick up the phone.
People are so weird.
They all must be insane.
Did you watch YouTube?
Everyone is the same on TV and YouTube.
They only criticize Dong Ju,
telling lies as if they're true.
Just ignore them.
It must be a reporter or a YouTuber.
These punks.
Enough is enough!
Who are you?
How dare you come in here?
Hey.
Leave.
Hey.
Why do you have this?
Why do you have my sneaker?
Please forgive me.
Please forgive my sins.
I have committed grave sins.
Please wash over my sins...
and forgive me.
Do you know him?
He doesn't seem normal.
Sir.
I'll forgive you if you'll be honest with me.
Why do you have this?
I did not know...
An Hyun Mook was the evil one.
I thought...
he was the Almighty.
I thought...
it was an order from the Almighty.
Yes.
Who's An Hyun Mook?
Give me...
more details.
What should I do with the boy?
Get rid of him quietly, without trouble.
The director has...
such a great man of the Almighty.
This is the order from the Father.
Bring two sinners,
Lee Ha Neul and Lee Kang San, to repentance.
Make them repent in the Father's name.
If they refuse to repent to the end,
you must punish them in the Father's name.
I'm sorry!
I'm so sorry!
Please...
Please forgive me.
- I'm so sorry! - Kang San.
I'm sorry.
Kang San.
What do you see in me?
The eternal afterlife.
- The eternal afterlife! - The eternal afterlife!
The eternal afterlife.
- The eternal afterlife! - The eternal afterlife!
A true believer in Cheonyoung is not blinded by dirty money.
Money is wicked.
It's evil. It's excrement.
Drop that evilness, this excrement, this wicked thing...
in this Father's house today.
- I believe it! - Father!
- If you do that, - Yes!
you can exchange them...
for your eternal life...
as a disciple of Cheonyoung...
in the eternal Cheonyoung Church!
- I believe it! - Yes!
Do you believe it?
- I believe it! - I believe it!
Everything that is light remains in this church,
whereas darkness resides outside.
The world is filled with corruption and sin.
The Father gave me a revelation that everything must be rebuilt.
- Father! - Father!
Darkness will disappear,
and a new world will come soon...
in this light-filled Cheonyoung Church!
- I believe it! - I believe it!
- I believe it! - Right here,
in Cheonyoung Church,
the promise one has come.
- Yes! - I believe it.
- I know he is here. - Yes, he's right.
He's right before your eyes.
Who is he?
- Oh, Father! - Please forgive my sins!
- There he is! - What?
There he is!
- My gosh! - The promised one!
That crazy man went on and on...
about how An Hyun Mook was evil,
then Kang San suddenly disappeared.
Before our eyes,
the promise one has returned, just as I prophesied!
He is here!
- He is here! - My son!
He has come!
Come to your father!
I have waited for you.
(Cheonyoung Church)
I, your father,
have waited for this day for you to resurrect!
Come to me.
My son!
- Die! - No, Kang San!
Die!
(Cheonyoung Church)
(Guest appearance by Ryu Seung Soo)
(Miraculous Brothers)
Kang San is in danger.
His body is going through changes.
It seems like what we need is a man to sacrifice.
The case will be closed without the right to indict.
In this place, I'm the law.
You must apologize to those children!
My brother is beyond recovery.
He was the true villain.
Don't you feel it?
I think we found Lee Ha Neul.
He hasn't left the country yet.
Your team will go to his residence.
You need to leave with Kang San.
A boy from the past...
returns to the past.
Kang San needs his brother right now.