(All characters, organizations, places, entities, and events...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Please be aware of any unpleasant or unsettling content.)
Your little lie came true.
You're killing again because of the lie...
I told 19 years ago?
You can't die yet!
I have something to tell you.
Right now?
Young Jin...
Where were we?
Eun Ho, call me back as soon as you get this message.
Let's go. Now!
Do I know you?
I'm Eun Ho's homeroom teacher.
He's been hospitalized after suffering an accident.
I saw signs of assault on Eun Ho's body.
They're not from the fall.
He fell from a hotel.
- Millennium Hotel? - How do you know that?
Detective, I'd like to come with you.
I must know what happened to Eun Ho.
Ha Min Sung. Is he a student at Shinsung Middle School?
He's in my class.
I doubt this is all a coincidence.
Eun Ho discovered money in the hotel bathroom.
He was the one who suggested we split the money.
You said that Ju Dong Myung...
was in Eun Ho's classroom yesterday morning.
This way.
(Ko Eun Ho)
Wait.
I remember this from my childhood.
Seo Sang Won.
What did you just say?
I heard you say the name Seo Sang Won.
- Is that correct? - Yes.
Who is this man and why did this drawing remind you of him?
He's the stigmata serial killer.
I saw this angel at the church when I was young.
Sun Woo.
All that I wish for you...
is to be chosen by the angel.
What will that mean though?
A miracle will follow.
Seo Sang Won was the pastor.
They were blessed.
After being chosen by me, fear enveloped them,
but they were in glee right before dying.
It is why I invited you and waited.
All these years, you have been desperately searching for me,
and now I will show you the miracle.
Where on earth do you think Eun Ho saw this though?
Detective Cha?
Maybe he saw it at school.
Shinsung Foundation was founded by New Life Church.
I doubt that.
Ever since the current chairman took office,
the school hasn't participated in any religious activities.
When did you start teaching at this school?
End of last year. But...
You're a science teacher, right?
Yes.
Can you tell me which date you taught his class?
It was a month ago.
I'll check the exact date and let you know.
Okay.
Which class is Dong Myung in?
He's in the next class.
(Ju Dong Myung)
(Officer Yun Ja Young)
- Hello? - I just sent you...
Dong Myung's call records and his latest location.
It's near Myungin Medical Center in Yeonhui-dong.
- Okay. - By the way, he wrote down...
his dad's phone number as his guardian.
(Messages, Officer Yun Ja Young)
The number you've dialed does not exist.
(Our family: Mom, Me, Brother, Mom)
Detective Cha.
Look at this.
(Mom, Me,)
(Brother,)
(Mom)
(Episode 5)
Can you tell me Dong Myung's mother's cell phone number?
I don't have her number.
May I ask what's going on?
I'm trying to find Dong Myung.
He left to go home yesterday, but he suddenly disappeared.
Do you happen to know anything about Dong Myung's younger brother?
Hello?
Ms. Im?
Is this about Eun Ho's accident?
The vice-principal seems to be investigating...
I mean, it looks like he's looking into what happened.
He asked me to find out if Dong Myung...
ever bullied anyone.
Especially Eun Ho.
Dong Myung's father is currently doing time in Nambu Prison.
- For what? - Fraud and blackmail.
Dong Myung's brother is staying at their aunt's house.
Here's her number.
- Did you call her? - No.
It's near the place where Dong Myung's cell phone...
was last located.
I'll let you know once I find him.
No, wait.
You're going alone?
You should stay at school.
No, I want to make sure...
that Dong Myung is okay.
I'll call you.
He left to go home, but he suddenly disappeared.
I shouldn't have asked if he's going to go home.
Instead, I should've asked him where he's planning to go.
I saw the condition of his house,
but I was too indifferent.
You probably wanted to avoid it.
Because that's how I felt when I first saw Eun Ho.
I'm no longer going to avoid anything.
You can approach Dong Myung as a detective.
Meanwhile, I'll be there for him as a teacher.
Then go ahead and take care of it.
Happy?
(Choi Dae Hoon's whereabouts on the day of the accident)
(1. Abandoned building in Hongeun-dong)
(Millennium Hotel)
(Accomplice?)
Yes, Ms. Cha.
I checked Kim Chang Su's house and office.
But I couldn't find anything.
- What about the hotel CCTV footage? - Well, apparently,
the person in charge can't be reached.
So what? They can't give us the footage?
Not now.
They asked for an official document requesting for their cooperation.
Are they serious?
The person in charge is the head of security, right?
Yes, but his cell phone is turned off.
Officer Yun is there too, right? Let me talk to her.
Okay, just a second.
Here.
Hello, Ms. Cha.
Officer Yun, can you help us out?
Of course. What can I do to help?
Yes.
Okay.
Yes, Ms. Cha.
She hung up.
Ms. Cha wants us to search Choi Dae Hoon's house first.
But why did she tell you that?
She wants us to work together?
I was actually thinking about hiring a caregiver.
Thank you.
I'll pay for the caregiving service.
Didn't I tell you that I'll take care of Eun Ho?
I'm extremely grateful.
But may I ask why you're being so kind?
I feel responsible for the accident.
Is that not enough?
That's a very good attitude.
You're doing the right thing, ma'am.
When someone is too kind, it's right to be more careful.
That's because most people...
don't deserve unconditional kindness.
But Eun Ho is different.
He deserves it.
He saved someone's life.
If it weren't for Eun Ho, that person would be...
in his grave right now.
My gosh, I'm talking too much.
To be honest,
I also grew up with a single mother.
I have to say, my mother and I...
went through some tough times.
I found that in Eun Ho's bag.
Yes, but why did he have a children's book?
That's what I don't get either.
From what I heard, he finished reading that when he was young.
You heard?
From whom?
The cop who lives upstairs.
What a great neighbor.
- Tae Hyung. - Yes?
Come here.
Have you ever read this book?
- No. - You should read more.
Well, it's for the better. Read this to Eun Ho for me.
Here.
- Have you read that book? - Yes.
I was very impressed by the friendship and compassion...
between the little boy and the middle-aged lady.
(Hometown Feast)
Welcome.
He never came here.
Last night, Dong Myung was pretty near this place.
He never came.
Then, is there somewhere Dong Myung could spend the night?
You're not even his homeroom teacher.
Why are you here?
He must've done something utterly dreadful this time.
I didn't think much when the detective called yesterday.
Early the next day,
a detective from higher up is here.
Do you have the number of the detective who called?
Yes. Just a moment.
Here it is.
(Incheon Police Station, Lieutenant Shin Min Cheol)
It's the detective from the hospital, right?
How do you think he knew about Dong Myung?
Why did he say he's looking for Dong Myung?
I asked, but he wouldn't say.
But he knew that Dong Myung and I weren't related by blood.
I'd only told Dong Myung's seventh-grade teacher.
The vice-principal seems to be investigating...
I mean, it looks like he's looking into what happened.
- Then Dong Myung's brother... - No.
He and I are related.
Dong Myung and Han Sol have different mothers.
Han Sol's mother is my sister.
She lived with a scumbag without a marriage license...
and had Han Sol.
She died shortly after.
You know where Dong Myung is, don't you?
What must we find here?
Evidence connected to the cash dump,
a clue to the connection between Kim Chang Su and Ju Dong Myung,
and basically anything suspicious.
Then all we can do...
is just rifle through the whole place?
Not just rifle through. Use your gut as a detective.
Detective Lee. Over here.
Doesn't this look like someone else's room?
It does.
I checked, but there's nothing here.
This should be quite expensive.
(Recipient: Choi Dae Hoon)
(Sender: Ha Min Sung)
I think someone else lives in this room.
Who?
Ha Min Sung.
Silence.
Your homeroom teacher's busy again, so I'm here instead.
Who sits there?
- Ha Min Sung. - Ha Min Sung.
Why won't you come in?
You know where Dong Myung is, don't you?
Is he with Han Sol?
Why are you looking for him?
I have to know.
I can't tell you just yet.
You worry that Dong Myung caused trouble,
but you don't seem to worry about Han Sol being around him.
People may say things about Dong Myung,
but he clearly is a doting brother.
Look.
I found it in Dong Myung's notebook.
He drew Dong Myung's mom too.
They're all holding hands.
They aren't related by blood,
but aren't they all connected?
Dong Myung...
came by a few days ago and mentioned money.
He said he'd saved up quite a lot by working part-time.
How much?
I didn't ask.
Dong Myung said...
now we could afford Han Sol's surgery.
I found it odd and worrying, but I turned a blind eye.
If not now,
when could we afford the surgery?
They're both at the hospital then.
Staying in hospitals for hours is exhausting.
Let's go.
We'll head to Myungin Medical Center's pediatric ward.
We're going from one hospital to another?
There are too many sick people.
Hey. Long ago, someone said to me,
"If there ever were a deity,"
"there's no way there would be sick kids."
A plucky kid said that.
He was so sick, it wouldn't be a surprise if he died that day.
Every day felt like walking on a knife.
If someone were to ever save me,
that person...
would be a deity, is what I thought.
I'm no deity.
Du Seok.
Saving you was the best thing...
I ever did. Do you know that?
I'll get going.
You say that whenever you feel embarrassed.
Now what kid shall we save today?
Please bring Dong Myung back safe and sound.
I will.
Go back inside.
Goodbye, then.
(Hometown Feast)
The car key.
- Mr. Lee. - Yes?
Did you hear anything at school yesterday?
Like what?
The detective investigating Eun Ho's fall is looking for Dong Myung.
Doesn't that mean he heard something at the school?
I don't know.
(Registering and payments)
(Waiting number)
Number 328.
Number 328?
(Waiting number)
(Power on)
Which room is Ju Han Sol in?
Just a moment.
Dong Myung.
Ju Dong Myung!
Sorry. Sorry.
Dong Myung!
(Train is coming in)
Detective Cha!
- Did you lose him? - Yes.
- I'll call him. - You can't.
He might turn his phone off again.
It's Cha Young Jin from Special Crime Squad Homicide Team 1.
It's an emergency. I must trace a phone.
Hello, welcome.
Where to?
Kid, where to?
(Emergency Control Center)
Sangmun University.
That's near Eun Ho's hospital. It must be where he's headed.
Please call Eun Ho's mother.
Sure.
Young Jin?
Eun Ho's friend might come by.
Can you make him stay until I get there?
I'll tell you why later.
Young Jin, I'm not at the hospital.
Chairman Baek hired a caregiver for Eun Ho.
What's this about anyway?
Later.
Relay my message to his caregiver, please.
- Sure thing. - Bye.
Young Jin.
- Yes? - Is this kid...
actually Eun Ho's friend?
Yes, he's a friend.
Detective.
- Why? - He didn't stop at the hospital.
Is he heading north?
Yes.
North?
The Millennium Hotel.
(New Life Foundation Spreads Love to Children)
(New Life Foundation)
(A performance for the young patients at Myungin Medical Center)
(Be the first to thank others!)
(Myungin Medical Center)
What's your illness?
My heart. I have Ebstein's anomaly.
Eb... What?
Is the performance not enjoyable?
Same here.
Do you want to hear something funny?
Yes, of course. Go ahead.
I've been waiting for you to say that.
A sea squirt has no brain.
Sea squirt...
Brain?
I know that.
They do when they're younger though.
- Really? - Yes.
But once they find a safe place to live,
they slowly eat their own brains.
Kid, where did you learn something like that?
My brother!
Ebstein Boy.
How about I tell you a funny story too?
Detective!
Excuse me.
I'm here on police business. Please use the next one.
Detective!
Dong Myung.
Can you show me your face?
Do you know who I am?
And that I'm a cop?
Is there anything you want to say...
or you...
need to say?
Eun Ho...
It wasn't me.
I know that. Of course, I do.
You say that, but you don't believe it.
It's why you've been hunting for me.
I had many things to check with you.
That's why I wanted to talk.
Also, I was worried about you.
I thought about what I should ask you first.
During the hours looking for you,
I was consumed by only one question.
Only you can answer it.
What is it?
Dong Myung,
how did you and Eun Ho become friends?
You think we're friends?
What makes you think that?
On the day of Eun Ho's accident,
a novel and a children's book he bought that day were in his bag.
The children's book was of a one he once read,
so I wondered why he had bought a new one.
I saw the first book of that series at your aunt's house today.
Eun Ho must've bought that book...
for Han Sol.
We're not friends.
I was never able to give anything back,
so how does that make us friends?
I can see one reason why you and Eun Ho...
became friends.
You both know what to be embarrassed about.
No.
I wasn't embarrassed.
Because the world...
was always unfair and mean to me.
My dad was a jerk...
who casually spent the money...
that was meant to be used to treat my sick brother.
So you see,
I was never embarrassed of stealing people's wallets...
or taking money from weak kids.
But...
- Isn't this place a little scary? - Yes, it is.
- Let's not go this way. - Yes, let's go.
(Whelks)
(Pork back-bone stew)
Give it back to him.
- What? - I said, give it back.
No.
Are you going to report me to the cops?
Yes.
I'll break your wrist.
There's a security camera over there.
Darn it.
Your school life is going to be miserable from now on.
Make sure you never run into me.
Dong Myung.
Can you help me?
What?
Can you please help?
- Sir, take me to Sangam-dong. - Okay.
Hey, kid. Come over here.
- It's okay. - Take it.
Do you want more?
Thank you, sir.
No, thank you.
Hey, you. Come here.
I'll give you...
Here.
Take it.
I just want to thank you.
Go on.
- Goodbye, sir. - Bye.
Let's go.
Let's eat something delicious with the money we got.
I haven't had dinner yet.
My brother's waiting for me.
It must be nice...
to have someone waiting for you.
I'll see you then.
Eun Ho.
What does your brother like?
Tell me.
Come on.
Dong Myung, let's go now.
Dong Myung.
Let's go.
By the way,
why did you come all the way up here?
I was running away,
and I had nowhere to go.
And I suddenly decided to come here.
I thought maybe it might help me find out.
Find out what?
Why Eun Ho...
came here that night all by himself.
Let's go.
It's good to meet you, Dong Myung.
Are you really a detective?
I already called Chief Hwang.
Okay, I'll safely take him home.
Let's go.
- Mr. Lee, you should come with us. - Okay.
Thank you.
I'll wait for your call.
Okay.
Let's go.
How did it go?
We couldn't find anything to prove that the money was abandoned.
But I think we need to check something with Ha Min Sung.
All that belongs to Im Hee Jung.
Even the building where Seo Sang Won used to live?
Yes, she even had a lot of land.
- With what money? - It's obvious.
She probably embezzled money from the church.
She was like a daughter to Pastor Kwon.
Didn't he also think of Seo Sang Won like a son?
Exactly. I bet his anger probably exploded...
after Pastor Kwon passed away.
He was left with absolutely nothing.
Good work. But I need a better motive.
Continue to look into it.
- Okay, sir. - Okay, sir.
You guys sound very enthusiastic.
Okay, sir.
By the way, what's going to happen to Im Hee Jung's wealth?
She doesn't have any family, so the government will take it.
Again? Why does it always go to the government?
The people of this country deserve that money too.
The money should be distributed equally.
- Get going. - Yes, sir.
(Special Crime Squad)
What should we have for lunch?
- About Jang Ki Ho... - What?
Shouldn't we look into him a bit more?
He was close with Im Hee Jung,
and it's weird that he suddenly disappeared.
Yes, it's weird.
But he didn't kill Im Hee Jung.
This investigation is pretty much over.
There's no point in trying so hard.
I'm suddenly craving chueotang. Let's go.
(The Culprit of the Stigmata Serial Murders...)
(Commits Another Murder in 19 Years)
(Serial Killer Jumps off a Building Right Before His Arrest)
(The Truth Behind the Murders Will Forever Remain a Mystery)
(Shinsung Foundation)
I'm not late, am I?
This place is nice.
Okay then.
We'll build a university over there.
And over there, we can build a hospital.
And behind me, there will be a top-class sanatorium.
What do you think?
I have no plans other than to build a university.
You don't?
It would be a waste to build just a university here.
Deaconess Im Hee Jung put in a lot of...
her own savings to buy the land, didn't she?
- Yes. - She has no family,
so unless she names an heir, the government can redeem it.
Wouldn't that ruin your plans for development?
To Deaconess Im, the church was her family,
and the members were her relatives.
I should have the church apply to inherit the land.
But for sake of the development,
I'll ask the church to let our foundation apply instead.
This is all way too complicated.
You should be apologizing to me for all that.
What?
Oh, I'm sorry for not telling you beforehand.
Over the past 10 or so years, Deaconess Im...
borrowed quite a lot of money...
from my New Life Foundation and me personally.
The money she put into buying this land?
It's actually my money.
Are you surprised?
You are.
A cash dump? In our hotel?
I request surveillance footage from October 13.
Bring a warrant.
Our priority is the protection of our clients' privacy.
I hope you understand.
The server didn't crash...
on that day too, did it?
- Take it. - Mr. Ko?
They'll suspect us even more.
Not having the basement footage was weighing on me already.
Take the footage and...
please find out what son of a witch did such a thing...
in our hotel.
We'll do that.
We'll find him.
Thank you.
- Thank you. - Goodbye.
Im Hee Jung...
Im Hee Jung's heir.
I just need to find Jang Ki Ho.
- It's Ms. Bae. - Okay.
Hello, Ms. Bae.
Did they take it?
Put Mr. Ko on the phone.
Hey.
Find out...
who used my hotel to commit a crime...
before Cha Young Jin does.
We found cash in the hotel toilet.
I told Chang Su we should split it.
Why did Kim Chang Su name Eun Ho and not you?
I don't know why he did that.
Anyway, I found the money,
and I wanted to split it.
Eun Ho doesn't know anything about the money.
Dong Myung.
Regardless of what you say now,
we still have to interrogate Eun Ho.
You can't.
Is it in there?
Give it to me.
Why are you hesitating?
We took the money to do just this.
I know.
And I regretted it ever since.
So give it all to me.
Then you'll have nothing to do with the money.
I was at the Millennium Hotel that day.
Now this is my money and my problem.
Even if something happens,
don't you get involved.
That's what I told him.
You don't have to feel guilty.
You two are friends,
so you can share pain and hardships,
but not crimes.
The same goes for the punishment.
You must each shoulder the burden for what you did.
"You're still young."
"When you're young, there are..."
"a lot of things you're better off not knowing."
There's something I must ask you.
Okay.
Have you seen him?
Hey. This person...
Do you know him?
I think it's Ha Min Sung's driver.
What about him?
Why do you remember this man?
Well...
Will it be to your disadvantage?
Then telling us instead of hiding it...
will help Eun Ho.
I used to keep an eye on Ha Min Sung at school.
There seemed to be something between him and Eun Ho.
"There seemed to be"?
You don't know exactly what that was?
No. I asked, but he wouldn't say.
I won't tell you.
Tell me if he bullies you.
The bully...
"The bully..."
is me.
"is me."
That's what he said.
He said he's the one who's bullying Min Sung.
How come?
It's obvious that's the reason.
Mr. Lee. Hello.
- Hello. - Hi. Go ahead.
Min Sung.
Were you surprised?
Yes.
It'll be tough. Something like that happening to someone close.
Who said that...
I'm close to my driver?
I just assumed that because you see him every day,
you two would be very close.
I don't have to worry about you, do I, then?
No.
Okay.
It's good to know.
Goodbye.
Bye.
Han Sol, are you watching TV again?
Dong Myung.
Are you Han Sol? How are you?
Hello.
Who's he?
I'm your brother's friend.
Will you be my friend as well?
Adults and kids can be friends...
if they're on the same page.
I know.
I made a middle-aged guy friend today.
Who is that guy?
Baek Sang Ho.
Sang Ho said he'd fix my heart.
Why are you grinning?
I realized that...
a lot of exciting things are ahead of me.
Didn't you tell Yun Hee Seob a little too much too soon?
He could know Jang Ki Ho's secret.
I wonder if he does.
Only the core members of the church know.
Apart from them, only someone...
as powerful as Sun Woo's father would know.
Hold on.
Could he have told his son-in-law?
He'll begin to search for Jang Ki Ho.
That's not particularly bad for us.
The odds of finding him will go up.
- Anyway, I'll take a nap. - Sure thing.
I checked where Choi Dae Hoon's phone was...
on the day Eun Ho discovered the money...
and the day before that.
He wasn't at the hotel.
That doesn't exclude him from the cash dump case.
It actually raises questions in terms of accomplices.
That will explain why he went from the derelict building...
to the hotel.
His accomplice was waiting at the hotel?
Yes, but the money was taken.
I don't know how,
but the perps figured out that Eun Ho took the money.
They didn't know that Dong Myung had it instead...
and beat Eun Ho up to make him cough up the money.
His plan didn't succeed, so he came back to the building...
and killed himself.
And the accomplice?
Whoever it was probably ran.
I'll check the camera footage on the day of the cash dump.
Ms. Cha, what about Ha Min Sung?
I should talk to him now that he's a crucial witness.
I'm heading home.
Yes, ma'am.
Officer Yun, what about the dashcam footage?
There are no signs indicating that footage was erased.
The dashcam was turned off before the incident happened.
What about the footage from before that day?
I checked and there wasn't anything suspicious.
Do you still not have the footage...
that shows Choi Dae Hoon's movements...
from the hotel to the building?
I'm afraid not.
All right. Carry on then.
Ms. Cha, you need to look at this.
The headlights aren't on.
I can't believe I missed this.
Don't look like a scolded puppy before I say anything.
It took away my will to yell.
I'll stay focused and alert.
Why did he do such a meaningless act?
It's not meaningless if the driver was someone else.
Head to Traffic Division and check this matter first.
- Yes, ma'am. - Sure.
Do you know where Jang Ki Ho is?
Didn't I tell you that he disappeared?
- Do you really not know? - I don't.
Why are you suddenly looking for him though?
A brother loyal to this church has been missing for days.
Of course, I should be worried.
I guess you're right,
but we've been in the hot seat due to the stigmata serial murders.
Hasn't the police been looking for him?
He was closest to Im Hee Jung, I believe.
Detectives came by to ask me about him,
but that's all I know.
Mr. Yun, is something wrong?
Jang Ki Ho's probably alive, right?
Chairman Yun!
It's been a while.
Oh, right. Hello.
There's a photo of you from your childhood days,
so take a look before you go.
Right. Maybe next time.
Good day then.
Chairman Baek? It's me.
You told me to call if I had news on Jang Ki Ho.
Over here.
This isn't 100 percent certain but...
- Wait. Aren't you eating? - I had an early dinner.
I need to watch my weight, you know.
Mr. Oh?
Someone saw him yesterday...
at a church on Ganghwa Island.
He prayed on his knees for a while before leaving.
Ganghwa Island?
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
You know, let me treat you...
to a proper meal at my hotel next time.
Sounds nice.
- Mr. Oh? - Right.
Here you go.
What's this for?
Got it.
My lips are sealed.
Do you want anything more?
No, this is more than enough.
Please take your time and finish your meal.
It's on me today.
- Enjoy. - Good night.
Young Jin, I was thinking about calling you.
I'm outside the apartment building.
Kim Chang Su was placed in a holding cell...
for breaking and entering.
Young Jin,
you stepped foot into my house twice...
over the last seven years.
But both times,
you put handcuffs on my boyfriend.
The heart is funny, you know.
My brain knows that I should be grateful,
but...
right now,
I hate you more than...
that jerk you arrested.
You freak me out.
You saw me at my lowest on the very first day we met.
Eun Ho, I saw a drawing...
of a six-winged angel in your notepad today.
Where...
did you see that doll?
There's someone I must meet.
- Who? - Ko Eun Ho.
Why...
did you draw it?
A student in 8th grade, class 2 of Shinsung Middle School.
Ko Eun Ho.
(Nobody Knows)
Do you know about the guy that Eun Ho saved?
Someone apparently took Eun Ho to the hotel.
I left him with a huge burden.
Does he need to return something to you?
It might have something to do with why Eun Ho's bag...
suddenly went missing.
I'm a little bothered that Sun Woo keeps getting involved...
with Cha Young Jin.
I think we found who left the money.
The cops are after them.
If we get involved, things will get annoying.
I have nothing to do with these people.
Let's be honest. Eun Ho is responsible...
for all this mess.
He didn't try to commit suicide.
I'm sure there was someone else.
I know this person.
New Life Church?