(Joo Won)
(Lee Ju Woo)
(Jo Han Chul)
(Choi Hwa Jeong)
(Kim Jae Won)
(Lee Deok Hwa)
(Stealer: The Treasure Keeper)
(The historical events, cultural assets, people, places, companies,)
(and organizations mentioned or depicted in this drama are fictional.)
(The use of some real names are only to add a touch of realism,)
(and any similarity to real people, events, cases, etc. are purely coincidental.)
I don't think we're inside a trap.
I'm guessing the entrance is at the end of this corridor.
That's the doll I saw in Shimada's drawing.
It looks like all the guests are present.
What happened? What's wrong?
We lost communication.
Skunk, where are you?
Answer me.
I can't leave everything...
to a man whose gaze is wavering.
The place was deserted,
but a whole load of people suddenly appeared.
The director got a new set of knives.
I wonder what'll happen to the old, dull knife.
Mr. Hwang?
Why are you here?
Hey, there.
I shot him,
but he's not going down.
Captain Jang, that was incredible.
What did you do?
I was performing CPR...
Did you catch the rats?
Deal with them!
I got something extra today. Bring it on!
This suit is bulletproof, you idiots.
It's not bulletproof!
Have faith in me. We're a team, remember?
- Shall we? - Sure.
(Hwang)
Toss it!
- My gosh. - My gosh.
What the heck?
That was harsh, Shimada.
Mr. Hwang. We narrowly cheated death...
and you want to do that?
Well, fine.
It's much better than being all serious.
Not bad.
- Let's go, quick. - Sure.
There's a reason for it all.
People don't think...
Let's keep quiet and get out of here.
I can't blow my cover by letting...
You know...
Darn it.
What the heck?
It's you.
Nice to see you.
Shoot.
(Episode 10)
- Hey. - Hush.
Concentrate.
Shimada designed three traps.
That's the last room.
Don't talk like that.
It's not cool at all. It's distracting.
You scared me just then.
"Distracting?"
My gosh.
- Hey, your watch. - What?
Your watch.
- It's working, isn't it? - Yes.
Call the team.
Do you hear me?
Ms. Lee?
Ms. Lee.
It's not working.
Is the system not up yet?
I don't think it's the suit.
Then what?
Could something have happened outside?
We must get out of here fast.
- Let's go. - Okay.
You punk.
You're not a druggie, then.
Get him!
Darn it. Call the guys outside!
This looks like an ordinary room.
(Pilsajeuksaeng)
This calendar.
It looks like the Japanese system.
"August, Showa 20."
The calendar says it's August, 1945.
So we're in someone's room...
in August of 1945.
(Pilsajeuksaeng)
Does it open?
This must be an exit.
Once again, we need to figure out how to open it.
Anyway, I wonder whose room this is.
Who's this kid?
"Kanemoto Hiroshi."
It was the name Kim Young Soo used when Korea was under Japanese rule.
Then...
this must be a recreation of his room when he was young.
The clock hand started moving.
There's the character for "death" instead of the number four.
What could this mean?
Perhaps it means that we only have four minutes left?
Anyway,
- let's find the key first. - The key?
I never saw this in the other rooms,
but this door has a keyhole.
Do you think we're supposed to find the key in this room?
Look at this.
It looks the same.
It must be the key.
- Let's find it quickly. - Okay.
Let's go.
What? What are you doing here?
Come on. You don't have time to be surprised.
- Gosh. - We must get out of here quickly,
or we'll all die.
Oh, what's this?
What's in it?
I'm not sure.
Let me see.
It's a key.
Hurry up and take it out.
I think it was restored with the key inside.
Then let's just break it.
- What's wrong? - Hold on.
- This is an original. - What?
It's a very valuable inlaid celadon vase from the 12th century.
But...
We must break this and get out of here...
to find the other treasures that Kim Young Soo hid,
including the Joseon Tongbo coins.
You want to destroy this cultural artifact...
to find the lost treasures?
I don't want to break this either.
But we must break this to get out of here.
We don't have time. I'm just going to break this.
What's going on?
Gosh!
Chang Hoon.
Hey, Chang Hoon!
Chang Hoon! Hey!
Chang Hoon...
Chang Hoon!
Gosh, you scared me.
Hey, you...
Are you all right? Hey, are you...
Chang Hoon!
Stop shaking me from side to side.
I'll die from dizziness.
Hey, are you alive?
What do you mean?
Hey, you have a knife stuck in your chest!
Oh, that.
My goodness.
"Always wear your stab-proof vest when doing fieldwork."
Don't you remember?
Look at you. Hey!
Well done, you punk.
Oh, my. You're wearing two...
No, you're wearing three layers. You stole mine, you punk.
Next time, I'll be sure to wear a bulletproof jacket too.
Yes, you can wear them all.
Gosh, I'm so proud of you.
What? What is it?
My leg.
Hey, what happened?
It's just a small cut.
Gosh, it stings.
I'm fine though.
Wait!
- No, wait! - Let go!
Hold on. Calm down and hear me out, please!
"Pilsajeuksaeng." You know what it means, right?
"If you risk your life, you shall survive."
Think about it.
Let's say we're thieves.
Then we'd break this without hesitation.
Of course, Kim Young Soo and Shimada knew that.
Then we're not supposed to open the door with the key?
No.
So instead of letting us escape, this key...
It'll lead us to death.
It'll sense that it's about to be broken and kill the intruders.
Everyone who came in here tried to steal the treasures.
I bet they didn't care about a vase like this...
because they knew they'd find amazing treasures in the storage.
Then...
"Pilsajeuksaeng."
"If you risk your life, you shall survive."
We can get out of here only if we don't break this.
(Death)
See?
It's not over yet, so stay focused.
(Pilsajeuksaeng)
Did you hear that?
Finally.
What are you waiting for?
Hurry up and go inside!
- Be careful. - Gosh.
Hey, what's that?
What happened here?
Well done, you two.
- What? - Hurry up and get in.
What the... What are you doing?
What are you doing here? What happened?
I'll explain everything. Get in the car!
Come on. Let's go.
Ms. Lee.
What happened?
I'm fine.
Hey, they're coming!
- Get them! - Get them!
- Go! - Get them!
- Hey! - Stop!
(Mugunghwa Foundation)
We did it.
We did it!
It's not over yet,
so stay focused.
Let's go.
Gosh.
This is odd. No one's been here.
That does seem odd...
since Kim Young Soo would've frequented this place.
My gosh.
Goodness. Ms. Han.
Look at this. Let's go.
Gosh.
Hello. You won...
(You won the International Barricade Trap Competition.)
(You've won the competition for 12 consecutive years.)
There's only one person who managed to get in here.
A long time ago,
only Shimada Ryosuke made it this far.
Kim Young Soo...
sold the Flower and Crane vase.
That means he's low on cash.
But he has a collection he built over a lifetime...
he's just looking at?
Isn't that weird?
(Mother and Child)
Don't move!
You. Turn around slowly.
I must see who you are...
with my own two eyes.
Turn around!
It's a huge honor to meet you, sir.
I'm from the Cultural Heritage Administration.
Officer Hwang Dae Myung, sir.
A civil servant from the Cultural Heritage Administration...
has been...
playing dress-up all this time?
You!
- Hey! - Stop them!
You did good.
Why did you kill Shimada?
I needed a place...
that only I knew about...
to serve as my treasure vault.
Shimada,
that fool.
It never crossed his mind...
that those who knew about it had to die.
Good job, everyone.
Let me now tell you how to beat the traps.
There's no need for that.
This is all I need.
Then,
my masterpiece of a trap...
will be impenetrable.
That's not how I'd put it.
What do you mean?
Won't the three of you be able to penetrate my vault?
You know how to beat the traps!
Shimada.
Shimada, stop right there!
Shimada!
Shimada, no!
What the... Shimada!
No!
Stop right there.
No!
And that created a problem for you.
No!
You haven't been able to access your vault since then.
You didn't know how to beat the traps,
and you weren't in possession of the master key.
Yes, you're right.
Thanks to my secret funds being locked up in this place,
I couldn't seize any kind of power...
and had to live a penny-pinching life.
Without money,
one cannot have any kind of power.
However,
you cracked my vault...
which I'm grateful for.
(Mugunghwa Foundation)
(Joseon Tongbo)
At first,
when I knew I had been duped by you,
I was overwhelmed with rage.
But then I got to think,
and it seemed like an opportunity had presented itself.
My treasure that had been...
locked away for decades.
I was given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...
to finally reach them.
Then I'll teach you a lesson. There!
All I had to do...
was get you exactly where I needed you.
Once I dropped false intel...
about my Joseon Tongbo coins...
being in my secret vault,
you were bound to seek them out.
I did something similar 30 years ago...
and had all thieves of this nation take a crack at the vault,
but the mission was unsuccessful.
However, I believed that you people would get it done.
It's now time for you to also meet your demise.
It's better than staying alive and feeling wronged.
Wait.
What time is it?
What?
What the... What is this?
Why you...
Don't just stand there. Find him.
Find him and bring him back!
Get him!
What the...
Stop fooling around and find him!
Darn it.
No!
Darn it.
Get them!
What happened? Get in!
- Stop them! - Stop!
Get them, darn it!
Min Woo!
What's wrong with her? Was she shot?
Thankfully, the bullet only grazed her shoulder.
And the vest caught the other one.
- Right. - Gosh.
(Connected to Skunk on speakerphone)
Wait. Hold on a second.
This voice.
It's awfully familiar.
Over there.
What the...
Why are you here instead of Skunk?
What are you doing here, Mr. Hwang?
You're a better conman than I.
What?
Then...
Skunk...
That was you?
Yes.
It's him.
And you knew all along, Ms. Lee?
Of course. We were on the same side from the start.
Captain, this is...
Wait.
Why aren't you in shock?
I kind of guessed it was him.
Hang on. So Skunk is Hwang Dae Myung...
Hwang Dae Myung is Skunk and you two knew already,
and you didn't tell me or Ae Ri?
Ae Ri knows too.
My gosh. This is unbelievable.
Is this another tantrum?
Must we keep stuff from each other?
- I'm always... - It wasn't a secret.
We just found out separately but never shared that we knew.
You're the only one who was too thick to notice.
Now's not the time for that.
Did you get the Joseon Tongbo coins?
No.
We got had.
All this...
was Kim Young Soo's plan.
If a hound...
can't hunt its prey,
it's only good for slaughter.
Remember that!
- Yes, sir. - And the Cultural Heritage Team?
Let them be for now.
They can't...
escape me anyway.
(Mugunghwa Foundation)
My treasures...
that remained hidden for so long.
I just have to send them to the heart of power...
and the rest...
will be taken care of.
(Emergency Medical Center)
Cheer up.
Don't mope. No one's dead.
She just needs a transfusion and her shoulder repair...
and she'll be fine.
Plus,
we still have one Joseon Tongbo coin.
You're right.
Shall we all smile, then? Smile.
We can't smile yet.
No, right?
I'll get us some coffee.
Chang Hoon, you should get looked at while you're here.
Yes, I should.
See you later.
Why are you staring at me?
I'm curious.
About what?
Are you Skunk...
or is Skunk you?
What?
What do you mean?
I get it.
Stand guard.
I'll get my leg looked at.
What does he get?
What's wrong with everyone?
Wasn't it obvious that it was me?
- Here you go. - Thanks.
Let's talk.
Why did you reappear?
Do I need a reason? I was always on your side.
All this...
was a plan I set up for your sake.
I should call Chang Hoon. He's stressed out...
- and needs... - No, don't.
I'll tell you everything.
I will, right now.
At first,
when I heard about the treasures related to the Joseon Tongbo coins,
and when I got my hands on one,
I felt something rise up inside of me.
I thought it would be the greatest job of my life.
But...
when I realized...
someone I knew was on your team,
that thing inside of me cooled.
Someone you know?
Who's that?
Choi Min Woo.
What?
Hello, this is Kim Young Soo.
I never greeted you properly.
I'd like to make up for it in one go.
Yes, Minister. To accomplish what you want,
you need at least that much backing, don't you?
Don't you worry. From now on,
Kim Young Soo will have your back.
Hello, Chairman Kim.
It's not much at all.
We should help each other out from now on.
Let's rekindle our friendship.
The general election's coming up.
You'll need influence...
if you want to get into politics.
Is that so?
Director.
Yes?
The Director of KCIA sent this over.
It's Hwang Dae Myung's file.
(Hwang Dae Myung)
(Hwang Sung In, Father, born in 1954)
(Accomplishments)
(Personal Details: Hwang Sung In)
What?
Does this make sense?
He's their son.
Call Huin Dal.
Yes, sir.
(General Ward B)
Captain Jang.
- Hello. - Hi.
About...
what I told you yesterday.
I'd like you to keep it to yourself.
Let's do that.
How is she doing?
She's recovering nicely. She can go home tomorrow.
Can she?
This is a miracle. It's a real miracle.
My gosh. What a relief.
Hi, Ae Ri.
Is Min Woo okay?
She's fine. She can leave tomorrow.
Good.
Are the rest of you all okay?
Yes, we're fine.
I'm fine, minus the fact that you duped me.
I duped you?
You knew that he was Skunk?
I'm so upset.
Not that again. You're the only one who enjoys it, so cut it out.
What?
Are you allowed to be here?
I took a few days off.
We can't both take time off work.
We don't do any work anyway. It's fine.
Don't say that.
You really don't do anything.
Chang Hoon, we should go.
What? Where?
We must report back.
- Why? - You know why.
Kim Young Soo shot a cop. There's no way out.
We'll report it and lock him up.
We must arrest him and confiscate the Joseon Tongbo coins.
- Let's go. - Yes, sir.
Captain, this punk...
Can we leave this old man here?
Then what? Should we arrest him? You little...
Hey, you should greet him politely from now on.
What? All of a sudden?
Well, he and I talked,
and he promised not to cause trouble.
Just know that. All right, then. I'm off.
- Captain, because of him... - Come on.
- Let's go. - Wait, my leg hurts.
Just close the case.
What? Sir, what do you mean...
I told you that this jerk shot a cop.
They entered a private property without a warrant.
Isn't that why it happened?
About that...
I'll take responsibility for it.
You'll take responsibility?
This is Inspector Choi, right?
That's Inspector Choi? I'm not sure.
How could a cop...
do this with an artifact thief?
Don't tell me she went in there with this thief.
Tae In. Senior Inspector Jang!
Get out.
I told you to get out!
Fine, I'm leaving.
(Police Service That Is Always Faithful to the Basics)
Captain!
(Violent Crimes Unit 1)
Hey.
We have an emergency.
What is this?
Oh, she woke up!
Min Woo woke up. My gosh.
- Are you all right? - Yes.
Ms. Lee, I'm thirsty.
Yes, okay.
The doctor said she could drink water. Ae Ri.
Yes, let me help you up.
My gosh. It's okay.
Have some water.
Kim Young Soo.
Where is Kim Young Soo?
My goodness. You nearly died,
yet that's the first thing you ask?
What happened?
Skunk will catch him and teach him a lesson,
so don't worry.
What's he doing here?
I'm so relieved.
That piece of...
Hey, it's a long story.
I'll tell you everything once you recover.
Yes, get some rest first.
I told you to get out. Did you not hear me?
Sir, the secret storage is empty.
We've moved everything in that room.
Please tell me where they are.
Why should I?
It's my team's job. That's why.
Oh, it's no longer your team's job.
Speaking of which, the cases you're working on at the moment...
should all be transferred to the violent crimes unit.
With the upcoming restructuring,
the Cultural Heritage Team will be disbanded.
Okay, sure. Point taken.
But the thing is...
Sir, my personal belonging was in that room.
It's very important to me.
What? The Joseon Tongbo coins?
They'll go through everything and create a list.
I'll let you know once it's done, so just wait for now.
No, I can't wait.
I need it now. Tell me now.
Look at you, Senior Inspector Jang.
You can be quite brazen.
Fine. I'm leaving.
(Commissioner Han Ki Hwan)
You cracked my vault...
which I'm grateful for.
- Hey. - I'm busy. Why call me here?
Do you still think I'm your minion in the drug squad?
Hey!
I'm sorry.
Hey, Ju Sung.
Captain Im.
Sit down, will you?
Goodness.
Keep it short. I have a meeting to attend.
Fine. You know...
The things that were in the evidence room.
I know nothing about it.
I didn't ask you anything yet.
You silly punk. Fine.
I don't need to know where those things are.
But when your team was moving those things,
did you see a coin by any chance?
It's about this big. It's very old.
There was a Joseon Tongbo coin in that room.
Gosh.
You called me here to find a coin?
No, it's...
It's very important to me.
It's not an artifact or anything like that, so...
I really know nothing about it.
Hey, come on.
Gosh. My team didn't move those things.
- What? - The commissioner...
got another team to do it.
- Which team? - No idea.
My team didn't even see it.
Do a proper handover, okay?
Especially the case involving that thief. Hand everything over.
Every team has been given a special mission to catch him.
Help me catch him.
We must catch him for you to be spared, you know?
Please call me...
if you happen to see a small coin while organizing the room.
- Okay, we'll call you. - Thank you.
- Please call me! - All right.
It wasn't the violent crimes unit or the gang enforcement unit.
Which team took care of it?
Should I contact Forensics?
No, don't bother.
I think they hired outsiders.
That means Kim Young Soo bribed the commissioner too, right?
Well, that's possible.
It could also be his boss or someone above them.
But is that possible? This fast?
When Kim Young Soo has a slush fund,
he can pull some strings and put the entire country...
under his control in just a few hours.
That's how that scumbag has been doing things all his life.
Darn it.
So if you're right, and if Kim Young Soo...
has gotten his hands on the Joseon Tongbo coins,
then it's...
game over, right?
(Joseon Tongbo)
Yes! Finally...
Finally, it's done!
Just look at it.
Right.
Don't bother.
Good.
I will head to Yongju first.
You'll join me after completing your task.
Yes, sir.
You must know that this is your last chance.
I'm aware of it.
Skunk... No, wait. Hwang Dae Myung.
You...
are to personally eliminate him.
There's a reason I'm giving you the job.
We meet again.
I was hoping to invite you over.
Do you need time to put on your mask?
November 9, 2005.
Semun Villa at Dobong-gu, Seoul.
Professor Hwang Sung In at the Department...
of Archaeology and Art History at Seoul University, and his wife.
Ring any bells?
What nonsense is this?
My dad...
My dad died with his eyes wide open!
What did he even do wrong?
What did he do wrong, you punk?
Hwang Dae Myung. You are to personally eliminate him.
There's a reason I'm giving you the job.
The piece of trash I saw back then.
Even until this day,
not a day went by without him haunting my thoughts.
That mark on your wrist.
It was you.
I remember now.
You're his son.
Die.
Die!
Die, you piece of trash!
I...
Here comes our Dae Myung!
- Wave to your mom. - Hi!
Harder.
Strike!
Come on.
Who knew my son ran this fast?
Dae Myung, slow down, will you?
Gosh. I got you.
Round and round he goes.
Later, much later,
I'll give you a piggyback ride when I'm older.
Goodness. I wonder when that day will come.
After 500 nights.
I don't think 500 nights will be enough.
Then, 5,000 nights?
A total of 5,000 nights...
might do it.
All right, then.
Starting today, I'll be counting down.
Sure.
Will you also give me a piggyback ride?
Of course.
Professor Hwang,
to see you in person...
is a huge honor on my part.
There's only one reason why I would meet...
with a traitor of the nation like you.
To retrieve the cultural assets that you illegally possess.
That's all.
That preposterous list of yours...
led to your expulsion from the association...
and the university.
But you are still being stubborn.
Don't worry...
for I will find them myself.
Go ahead, then.
Well,
it's not what you're looking for,
but...
I'd like to gift you something valuable.
This is...
I bought it at a recent unofficial auction...
of antiques that was held in China.
I paid for it myself.
It's the very vase that was stolen from the museum 20 years ago.
The national treasure.
That's it.
Why are you...
giving this to me?
During...
the 1592 Japanese Invasion of Korea,
a unit specialized in stealing treasures.
Have you heard of them?
The Joseon treasures they hid somewhere on the peninsula...
because they weren't able to smuggle them to Japan.
Are you asking me to find them for you?
Darn you!
You. You'll rot in purgatory for this.
No!
No...
(Special thanks to Kim Young Jae.)
(Stealer: The Treasure Keeper)
What?
What have we been talking about?
Right before he died?
Wrong.
You're nothing but a thief. What?
Shall I wear the suit?
Kim Young Soo? The safe in the bedroom.
Yes, the safe.
Check my safe first.
"The mysterious rock with great energy was called..."
"the Bead of Eternal Life."
This sounds too much like fantasy.
My father knew of the Bead...
of Eternal Life.
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