(All characters, organizations, places, entities, and events...)
(in this drama are fictional.)
That stupid GPS made us circle around.
It's in the middle of nowhere.
If she's so good, why is she in the middle of nowhere?
I told you not to talk like that.
Don't be so negative.
You'll jinx us.
Come with me.
Come on.
- My gosh. - Fine, I'm coming.
Go.
So...
We heard the child shaman here was very gifted,
so we came a very long way.
Our child shaman...
isn't feeling well and won't be available today.
Don't be like that.
We brought plenty of cash,
so please do it.
What do you mean?
What else?
She wants the procedure.
It's all over town how good your shaman is...
when it comes to the procedure.
The procedure...
is putting a curse on a person.
We don't do that recklessly for just anyone.
Please don't be like that. Give that jerk the procedure.
That piece of trash.
Not only did he cheat on me with a young tramp,
but whenever he drinks, he wrecks the house.
If I can't do this,
I'm going to die from rage!
It's not that simple.
There's a lot to prepare.
We brought it all.
- Take it all out. - What?
Okay. Hold on.
That jerk's picture,
and his name in Chinese characters.
That's right. And...
that jerk's wallet.
Break his arms and legs so that he can die.
That's a bit too harsh.
Just...
make him sick for a few days.
That's right.
Here's the fee.
Then...
wait a minute.
- What's going on? - Goodness.
Sorry.
I'm sorry, my baby.
It's all my fault.
So Jin.
You'll have to do it one more time.
My poor baby.
You poor thing.
What's taking so long?
It's okay. Wait for a little.
It has been done,
so please leave.
It was done already?
Do you mean it?
Yes.
We made it so he'll be sick for a few days.
The procedure has been done.
I hope you feel better.
Regardless,
our child shaman did the procedure, so please leave.
Let's go.
My gosh.
It'll be so late by the time we get home.
Looks like we'll be up all night.
What's wrong?
It's him.
He collapsed and is on his way to the hospital.
What?
It must have worked. The procedure.
Hey, get in the car. Okay?
Oh no. What do we do?
(The Cursed)
(Episode 1 Performer of the Procedure)
No! I said no!
Mommy!
You're in danger!
Who's there?
Gosh.
What a great spot for a shaman.
You're absorbing all the energy of the mountain.
We're done for the day and going to sleep.
Come back tomorrow.
That's not it.
Do I look like I'm here to have my fortune told?
Who are you?
You performed a nice ritual lately,
so I came to repay you for that.
It's the best time of day to repay you.
The energy is perfect too.
Repay me for what?
Mommy?
Our priestess' energy is so low.
Why did you do something so reckless?
What are you babbling about in the middle of the night?
Get out of my face.
Maybe dying without knowing why...
is better for our priestess.
What was that?
Clean that up quickly.
(10 years later)
(Contact us if you have anything on Forest or Chairman Jin.)
(I will speak for those without power.)
(Joongjin Daily Im Jin Hee)
Mr. Min Jung In.
Are you ready?
Do you have to film me?
This is just for fact-checking.
No one outside of the paper will see it.
If it makes you uncomfortable, I'll turn it off.
No.
Let's begin, Ms. Im.
So,
you were abducted by strange men.
I had a beer in Sinchon...
and was heading home.
Suddenly, someone ran at me, and put...
a handkerchief with a chemical on it over my nose.
Instantly, I passed out.
- And then? - And when I woke up,
I was in an abandoned factory...
with my hands and feet bound.
They didn't say a thing,
and kept beating me up.
Darn it!
But... Ms. Im.
Those jerks...
were hired by Chairman Jin Jong Hyun.
How are you so sure Chairman Jin Jong Hyun...
hired them?
Because Chairman Jin Jong Hyun was there.
He was there?
Chairman Jin Jong Hyun was there?
Yes. I'm positive.
As I was being beaten up,
I smelled something strange.
Like incense.
Incense?
Chairman Jin has an unusual scent.
At first,
I thought he smoke an unusual cigarette, but...
So... Did you see his face?
No. It was too dark, so I couldn't see his face,
but he's the only person with that scent.
Mr. Min Jung In.
Do you have anything...
that can prove Chairman Jin Jong Hyun ordered it...
rather than just what you said?
Look.
I told you everything earlier over the phone.
Why do you keep making me repeat myself?
What's going on?
- Darn it. - Excuse me.
He must not be well.
What if she comes over?
Yes, you told me everything,
but think of it as telling our readers from scratch.
I understand it's painful.
But you need to give us enough information...
for Chairman Jin Jong Hyun to pay for his crimes.
I'm sorry.
I'll try that again.
Okay.
I worked for Forest, Chairman Jin Jong Hyun's company,
in a department in charge of coding.
They suddenly fired me,
saying they were restructuring.
So I was talking to my colleagues, saying how unfair it was,
and a manager who had started at the Finance Department with me,
said something strange.
That Forest has a strange subsidiary.
A strange subsidiary?
(Joongjin Daily)
Why did you turn it off?
This is where it gets interesting.
What's the point in watching this?
He's throwing a fit because he was fired.
A fit?
The victim of an assault speaking about it...
is "throwing a fit"?
Look. There's no proof that the company...
hired them to assault him.
Sir. He posted online that Forest has a strange subsidiary,
and that subsidiary really is weird. They do absolutely nothing,
but all the money is being funneled there.
Once he posted that,
his company assaulted and intimidated him.
There you go again.
A reporter should base everything on facts.
You shouldn't make stuff up.
The Prosecutors' Office rejected that case...
for insufficient evidence.
You want to publish a story only based on his statement?
Let's not do that.
Hey. That's enough.
Forest is an IT company...
that shot up in the past 10 years,
so the current government loves them.
Chairman Jin Jong Hyun...
is extremely popular with young people.
Publishing a story like this is a bit...
They'll call us a tabloid.
I'm not saying let's not write about it.
Even the Prosecutors' Office punted it back...
for additional investigation.
Then the police will find conclusive evidence.
Plus, you're in the best position to follow up...
with the police investigation.
Once we have more solid evidence,
we can write the article...
Im.
Where are you going now?
Hey.
I'm going to check on the additional investigation.
That little brat.
Are you going to leave her unbridled like that?
But it's because of her tenacity...
that she does so well.
How does losing advertisers...
help the company?
Seriously.
(Seodong Police Station)
Captain Jung.
You should've sat. Especially with your leg.
I'm fine. It's okay.
Why did you want to see me?
You know that Forest case?
I'm taking you off of it.
What do you mean? We're doing additional investigation.
The Prosecutors' Office called me directly to say...
stop investigating nothing.
Chief, were you the type...
to stop investing a case because a prosecutor says so?
You punk. That's not it.
Forest has its IPO coming up.
Many are saying we're doing this to make them look bad...
just before their IPO in order to affect the stock price.
We'll end up taking the fall.
Even if we do investigate,
we should do it after the IPO so no one complains.
Seriously.
Hey. Fill this out and submit it right away.
What is it?
(National Police University Application for Instructor)
There's an opening at the National Police University,
so I recommended you hard.
- Go there. - What do you mean?
Hey, punk. How can you be a captain...
of a detective squad with that leg?
This is standard for a detective working a case.
That's standard? You'll have to limp for the rest of your life.
Captain Jung, you've worked hard until now.
You're qualified to work indoors,
at a cushy desk job.
You punk. You have no idea...
how many strings I pulled to get you there.
Forget it. I'm out.
Why are you flapping your gums at a busy man?
Are you getting sassy with me?
I'm not being sassy!
Freeze!
Sung Joon.
It'll be better for the guys under you if you go.
What?
Have you any idea how wary they are of you?
So stop being stubborn. If you want to go after Forest,
just solve a voice phishing case...
and get ready to teach at the university. Got it? Get out.
(Chief of Police)
Come on, Chief.
Hey!
Jin Hee.
Hi, Detective Yang.
Captain is with the chief.
He'll be out soon.
How's your wife? Isn't she due soon?
She has two weeks to go. I can't believe I'll be a dad.
She's getting a c-section, so we're not nervous.
Still, be good to her.
How could I be good to her when Captain never lets me go home?
Please, call him in for us.
You're right. Sorry.
- It's okay. - What's going on here?
Are you badmouthing me?
No, sir.
What brings you here?
What's this?
Take it.
What is it?
In movies and stuff,
detectives' wives bring them things like this.
Detective Yang, this is making me nervous.
My wife, who's busier than I am, is acting out of character.
I know, right?
I'll let you two speak. I'll go in now.
Are you here about the supplemental investigation?
What is it? Did the higher-ups scrap the story?
Our chief told me to drop the Forest case...
and to solve voice phishing cases instead.
So? Will you really drop it?
What? You're scaring me. You're scaring me, madam.
I already asked Detective Yang to dig into that suspicious company.
Why are you messing with me?
Do you mean Forest's subsidiary?
Yes. I don't think it's a straightforward assault case.
I think something huge is being covered up.
We'll have to start with that subsidiary.
I see.
Hey, Im Jin Hee.
Chin up.
Why are you so down?
Just because...
I'm so angry.
The jerks who think...
they can control this world however they want.
And...
the jerks who think they can do anything and get their way.
And the parasites that sponge off of those jerks.
And...
the people who can't do anything because they're afraid of them.
Im Jin Hee.
Stop acting like you're bearing the weight of the entire world.
You may not trust us,
but we're doing our best.
If you do a supplemental investigation.
would the Prosecutors' Office really accept it?
Then we'll do investigate more until they say there's enough.
You are so inflexible.
I'm speechless. Hey, Im Jin Hee.
You said I was sexy because I was inflexible.
You said that is why you liked me.
- I did? - That's right.
You asked me to marry you because I was inflexible.
I did not. You asked me to marry you.
- What? - Let's set the record straight.
Seriously, let's. You said...
What's wrong? What is it?
Does it still hurt?
Maybe you need more rehabilitation therapy.
No, it just cramped up a little, that's all.
- You should get... - Hey.
Don't I look like Long John Silver from "Treasure Island"?
The one-legged captain.
Seriously.
You look cool.
I mean it.
Whatever.
I'm off.
I should go home and clean.
Jin Hee!
Don't try to bear it alone.
Everyone has a role to play.
Yes, sir. Okay.
Change your underwear often, and shower.
You stink.
It hasn't been that long.
The garbage.
("High School Girl Jumps from Apartment Roof")
(After being ostracized by her friends...)
(Big Daily - Girl jumps to her death)
(Forest Chairman Jin Jong Hyun)
("Rising Powerhouse in the Social Network Scene")
("I Dream of a Forest Connected Via a Network")
("The future of communication is through relationships")
They didn't say a thing,
and kept beating me up.
Those jerks...
were hired by Chairman Jin Jong Hyun.
A manager who had started at the Finance Department with me,
said something strange.
That Forest has...
a strange subsidiary.
("I Dream of a Forest Connected Via a Network")
("Contact us if you have anything on Forest or Chairman Jin")
(They are all the same to me.)
(Tabloid reporters are all the same. You're hot. Do you do porn?)
(Private message)
(I have something to tell you in person about Chairman Jin.)
Mr. Kim?
Hey.
Sorry, I'm late.
- It's fine. - I'm really sorry.
It's fine. I just got here.
I'll have the same, please.
Okay.
Did you decide what to do internally?
Yes. It's been taken care of.
Here.
- Here. - I said not to do this.
- Take it. - Gosh.
Come now. Take it.
Gosh.
All the time.
I brought the USB drive too.
Please publish it like this.
What's the story?
Min Jung In tried to sell Forest's members' personal information...
on an illegal gambling site abroad. He was caught,
which was why he was fired.
Min Jung In, who was bitter,
threatened to report the company...
for something strange out of revenge.
That's the story.
The supporting documents and videos of statements...
by the auditing team members...
are all on the USB drive.
Industrial espionage?
That's so cliche.
That always worked until now.
Upload the story tomorrow morning.
Sure. Okay.
And I'm asking this out of pure curiosity.
Why did your chairman...
go and watch him get beat up?
Our chairman...
He's... He has a strange fetish...
He's a bit of a freak.
He sounds like a sicko.
Why did a chairman go watch something like that?
And I hear you guys have a strange subsidiary.
What is that?
They just provide consulting work for us and stuff. Thank you.
- Consulting? - Yes.
What kind of consulting?
Well... Consulting for the chairman in running his business...
That's what they do.
Hey.
Tell it to me straight.
What is it?
I'm here. Where are you?
At the table in the middle.
Hello. I'm Im Jin Hee with Joongjin Daily.
Yes, I know you well.
You do? How?
Do you mind if I record our conversation?
Suit yourself.
I saw you were collecting tips on Chairman Jin Jong Hyun,
so I looked up...
Do you mind if I call you by name?
Whatever makes you comfortable.
I looked up all of your articles, Jin Hee.
As I read through them,
I felt like you were someone who pursued justice.
I'm glad that's how you saw me.
But...
you said you had a tip for me.
I bet no one knows as well as I do...
about who Chairman Jin Jong Hyun really is.
Who he is?
Chairman Jin Jong Hyun isn't human.
Sure, he is inhumane.
No, he isn't inhumane. He isn't human at all.
He's an evil spirit.
What do you mean?
And I hear you guys have a strange subsidiary.
What is that?
They just provide consulting work for us and stuff. Thank you.
- Consulting? - Yes.
What kind of consulting?
Well... Consulting for the chairman in running his business...
That's what they do.
Hey.
Tell it to me straight.
What is it?
Well...
So... They provide him spiritual consulting.
What is spiritual consulting?
The CEO of that company is a shaman.
- A shaman? - That's right.
The CEO is a shaman.
What... Hold on. So...
The chairman of our nation's top IT company...
gets his fortune told by a shaman?
I know what I said may sound funny to you,
but they're all facts.
I've heard actors say they consult shamans...
before choosing their projects,
but you're saying the person...
who controls the company is a shaman. Is that it?
That's right. That's how our company has been growing.
Okay.
Got it.
I finally get it now.
So are you going through all this because you're ashamed?
To hide it?
Goodness.
Poor you. You've got it rough.
No, he isn't inhumane. He isn't human at all.
He's an evil spirit.
What do you mean?
Chairman Jin Jong Hyun is possessed by an evil spirit.
Laws created by humans cannot stop him.
What's your deal?
I understand you don't believe me.
Regardless, I'll tell you anyway.
This is a spiritual battle.
Chairman Jin Jong Hyun is possessed by an evil spirit...
who has the power to curse people and enjoys it.
Who are you with?
Are you a member of some online forum?
I don't know what Chairman Jin Jong Hyun...
is up to right now,
but I'm just letting you know conventional methods won't work.
Is that right? And who are you?
Who are you, that you tell me this?
I'm a performer of procedures.
A performer of procedures?
Don't you know "procedures"?
Killing people through curses.
You must have heard of it.
It was trending online a while ago.
Gosh.
Is this fun for you guys?
- Is this a joke? - You must stop him quickly.
Typically, you use strands of hair of those who are wronged...
to perform a procedure.
I didn't realize I was talking to a ghost.
Why don't you go on with your spiritual battle.
I have housework piled up, so I'll go now.
I'm different.
If I have his picture, his name written in Chinese characters,
and one of his personal items, I can perform a procedure.
That's why I need you, Jin Hee.
If you call me again,
I'll notify your parents. Got it?
Go home.
Tell me the person you want me to perform a procedure on.
You have the right.
If I have that person's picture, name written in Chinese characters,
and a personal item, I can perform a procedure.
Go on home before I get angrier.
Hi.
Chairman Jin Jong Hyun.
There's a rumor you hired thugs...
to assault a former employee. Is that true?
Please tell me.
Let go. Let go of me.
Is it true you assaulted a former employee?
(Forest Whistleblower)
("Forest Whistleblower Sold Clients' Personal Information")
We obtained information that Min Jung In...
frequently spoke to his colleagues...
about gambling on illegal websites while he was employed with us.
Not long thereafter, we found out that his cousin...
was the webmaster of an illegal gambling website.
- That's when the auditing team... - Kim Ju Hwan?
started to investigate...
Min Jung In.
(Min Jung In)
Hello? Mr. Min Jung In.
How dare you call me...
after destroying my life?
(Reporter Im Jin Hee)
It's a misunderstanding. I'm heading to the paper now.
I'll go and publish a correction.
What use is that?
Everyone knows who I am now.
Those jerks will kill my entire family!
Mr. Min Jung In, where are you?
Let's meet. Let's meet now and talk in person.
Where are you?
Mr. Min Jung In, please calm down.
It's your fault!
It would've ended with just me being beaten up.
Why did I think I was special?
Where are you right now? Are you driving?
Are you going to your family?
Please pull over. Pull over, and talk to me.
I understand you're angry and feel wronged.
It's all my fault. I'll fix it.
Mr. Min Jung In, please pull over.
Mr. Min Jung In.
Are you okay?
I'll uncover everything Forest did until now.
I promise. So please, please calm down...
Do you know how Jin Jong Hyun...
and Forest became so big in just 10 years?
It was...
(Reporter Im Jin Hee)
Mr. Min Jung In.
Mr. Min Jung In, answer me!
Mr. Min Jung In.
Mr. Min Jung In!
(Joongjin Daily)
Jin Hee, this morning, Mr. Min Jung In...
Hey.
That's right. Wait until the autopsy report is out.
You startled me.
You... You met with people from Forest, didn't you?
Why are you so upset again?
Answer me. How much did you get paid to write that?
I don't know what you're talking about.
You don't?
You killed Min Jung In.
Got that?
- What's going on? - What's that noise?
Seriously. Of all the...
Fine. Calm down.
And listen. You have your phone, right?
Right?
What?
You do. Take it out.
Now.
Good.
Gosh. What is this?
You weren't even recording this.
I spoke with the reporter at the police station.
We won't know until the autopsy report is out,
but they found a liquor bottle in the car.
It's obvious he was driving drunk.
If we were unlucky, innocent people...
may have been put in danger.
Know something?
That you're a piece of trash?
Hey you. Are you the only one who's righteous?
Are you the only one who's righteous?
Do you think everyone else is nothing but trash?
Let go. Let go of me.
You have a death wish, don't you?
Do you want to know who killed that whistleblower?
You, witch. It was you.
It was you, for filling that nobody's head with ideas.
Got that?
You piece of trash.
Hey.
Know what I'll do next?
Once his autopsy is done,
I'll make you write an article...
that his blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit,
and that he croaked while driving drunk.
And if you refuse?
Then...
I'll keep publishing article after article...
that makes that jerk look like a total scumbag.
I'm begging you.
Let's lead an easy, comfortable life.
Know your place.
What?
Get up.
Go to the police and get the autopsy report...
and report to me directly.
Go on.
(42nd President Kim Ju Hwan)
Kim Ju Hwan.
Tell me the person you want me to perform a procedure on.
(42nd President Kim Ju Hwan)
If I have that person's picture, name written in Chinese characters,
and a personal item, I can perform a procedure.
Ju Hwan.
What is...
your name...
in Chinese characters?
(Joongjin Daily)
I was so happy to get your call,
I skipped out on the study hall.
Jin Hee.
Hey.
You said you could curse someone.
It's called a "procedure".
Okay. A procedure.
There's someone I really want to kill today.
Other than Jin Jong Hyun?
Okay.
You don't have to explain.
Just say the word, and I'll perform a procedure on the person.
Okay.
Ju Hwan.
- What? - What is...
your name...
in Chinese characters?
Do you want to get my fortune told for me?
Just asking.
I was curious.
Ju meaning "to pour", and Hwan meaning "joy".
It means to pour out joy like crazy.
Thank you.
That freak.
What about his personal item?
Will this do?
(42nd President Kim Ju Hwan)
Yes, it's plenty.
I'll start now.
You have a death wish, don't you?
Ju meaning "to pour", and Hwan meaning "joy".
There's someone I really want to kill today.
Done.
I did the procedure.
- What? - It's all done.
Okay.
I feel better now, thanks to you.
Thanks.
So...
should I pay you for your services?
No.
You'll call me again.
We now share a common fate.
What?
You should go home today. Call me another time.
Get some rest. You look terrible.
What is your name, anyway?
Baek So Jin
So Jin?
Yes. Why?
Nothing.
I knew someone named So Jin too.
Really?
I hope she was a good person.
That would be nice.
I'm tired too, from performing the procedure.
I'll go now.
(Inflexible Punk)
Why won't she pick up? I'm getting worried.
Why? You can't reach Jin Hee?
Don't worry too much.
If anything happened to her,
you would've gotten a call by now.
Darn it.
(Joongjin Daily, Joongjin Global, Joongjin Media)
Hey.
(Joongjin Daily)
Hello.
(Kim Ju Hwan)
What is this?
(The Cursed)
It's like an incredibly powerful force crumpled him up.
it's true.
You have to believe me.
Is the deity who did this procedure coming after me?
We must find out what was used to perform the procedure.
You!
We must move quickly.
The person with the fountain pen cap...
hired the performer of the procedure.
Jin Hee. We must kill Chairman Jin Jong Hyun.