(All characters, organizations, places, entities, and events...)
(in this drama are fictional.)
(The Cursed)
(Episode 9: Possessed Buddha Statue)
Hello. Did you see the CT scan?
Yes. There's nothing too serious to worry about.
She won't wake up.
There was no brain damage,
but as you know, it was a pretty severe injury.
If you look here, there was muscle damage...
and severe contusions.
We gave her a strong sedative.
Since we have the results,
we'll stop the sedative...
and wait for her to wake up on her own.
I see.
Excuse me.
- Hey. - Captain.
I just got a call from Yeongdeungpo Precinct.
You need to come here quick.
- Okay. Be right there. - Okay.
We'll call you as soon as she wakes up.
Thank you. Please take good care of her.
Sure.
Mr. Chairman, Ms. Jin has died.
She went to catch the performer...
and had a procedure done on her instead.
Sir?
Then...
will this cause a problem with our IPO?
I'll make sure it doesn't hurt the public offering...
in any way. And...
I don't think you need to worry.
I'll take care of everything else.
Okay.
One more thing.
About that girl So Jin.
Yes.
Yes. Yes, sir.
I have more work to do now that the shaman died.
Ms. Jin Kyung.
She did a lot for me.
Anyway,
I hope you go to a nice place.
Yes.
I'll tell him.
Master.
Forest asked you to perform a procedure on this girl.
I'm Detective Yoo Jung Hoon. Is Mr. Lee Hwan in?
What is this regarding?
I need to see him for a minute.
Do you have an appointment?
I came to talk to him for a minute.
You need an appointment.
I'll talk to him for one minute.
You need an appointment.
I just want to talk to him.
How did you get up here?
Did they let you in downstairs?
Yes, they did.
I should call the police.
I am the police.
How do you even know whether or not Mr. Lee is here?
How could I not know? He keeps peeking at me.
What?
What a surprise. You're back.
Mr. Lee Hwan.
- I'm sorry. - It's okay.
Let him be. He's just doing his job.
What? My job?
Your job.
You received the incident report yesterday, didn't you?
What incident?
The CEO of Jinkyung Corporation, Forest's subsidiary,
Chun Joo Bong's kidnapping.
There was a kidnapping?
Who took him?
We're still investigating.
Is Mr. Chun okay?
He's in the hospital...
Chun Joo Bong is being treated, but he's still unconscious.
Mr. Lee Hwan.
I came in person given the urgent nature.
You'll need to go with me...
and answer a few questions.
We feel terrible about asking you to come again,
but this is an official request, so if you refuse...
I'll go.
Pardon?
I'm saying I'll cooperate.
If that happened to our subsidiary's CEO,
I should cooperate, shouldn't I?
Shall we?
(Seodong Police Station)
(Violent Crimes 2)
(Forest of Curses List)
This was in the bag of the deceased in the subway yesterday.
A body?
The line 2 train that left from Sindorim last night...
was packed with passengers,
but...
This corpse was found in there.
Her ID was in her bag, so we checked her identity,
and it says she's Kim Jin Sook, age 45.
Kim Jin Sook?
Yes. It's a fake ID.
We contacted Kim Jin Sook's family...
to identify the body,
but it wasn't her.
Kim Jin Sook left home eight years ago...
and has been unreachable.
From the looks of it,
she stole her identity and created a fake ID.
Is this a murder?
The medical examiner did an autopsy,
but the cause of death is unclear.
All we know is that she crumpled up her own body.
But it's kind of strange.
An enormous amount of anandamide was in the body.
Yes. That's right. That thing.
I think I did that...
to Mr. Kim Ju Hwan.
I think...
I had...
a procedure done on him.
Okay. We had a similar case.
We closed it as an accidental death, but...
You're investigating Forest, right?
Do you think this list is related?
We'll have to investigate.
Please share the case file with us.
Sure.
- Make him a copy. - Yes, sir.
Okay.
(Payphone)
Hello?
So Jin?
How's Jin Hee?
She's in the hospital.
She's okay.
Where are you? Are you okay?
Yes. Don't worry about me.
So Jin.
So Jin, where...
were you last night?
Why?
Were you...
No, never mind.
Anyway, you know Jin Hee and you are in great danger, right?
I'll find a safe place for you...
So... Hello? So...
Hi, So Jin. Have you heard of Mount Cheonbo?
I think Jin Jong Hyun moved there.
(Intercity Bus Terminal)
(Korean shamanism)
Mount Cheonbo?
Here it is. Mount Cheonbo.
(Eou's Tales)
(Witness Interview)
I'm getting used to this room because I've been here so often.
- Really? - Yes.
Here. You know what this is, right?
(Forest of Curses List)
Yes. It's the Forest of Curses List as it says right here.
"List".
An unidentified woman died on the subway yesterday.
She had this on her.
You know the deceased, don't you?
I do not.
Look closely. I'm sure you do.
(Kim Jin Sook)
I looked closely, and I still don't know.
Let me ask again.
Why did you take Im Jin Hee and Chun Joo Bong?
Who hired you?
If you don't say anything now,
you'll take the fall for attempted murder.
Listen.
Refusing to speak won't solve anything.
There's nothing I can do if you keep this up.
A public defender...
is here to provide you with an opportunity to be represented.
Will you forfeit what little rights you have?
Hey!
I don't need you.
Just do as you want. You...
It's not like I would know why this unidentified woman...
had this list.
I also don't know why you detectives...
keep trying to tie our company to all these different cases.
I really don't get it.
Do you have some sort of evidence?
Is that why you're doing this to us?
Or are you trying to force it to go the way you want it to?
What are you doing?
We're doing this to find that evidence.
Why? Are you offended?
It's not a matter of my being offended.
Our company image is hurting...
because of your investigations.
That's why I'm saying this.
Our company is going public the day after tomorrow.
These are sensitive times,
but you're investigating us for something ridiculous.
That's why I'm saying this to you.
Think about it. What if this harms us?
What will you do then?
If you keep this up,
our legal department...
will have to file a complaint.
We'll claim damages.
Who will compensate us?
Can you people handle that with your tiny salaries?
- What? - Don't give me "what".
Go to your captain and tell him...
to only do what he can handle.
Tell him!
Darn it!
Darn it! Why didn't you listen to me...
and get killed out there?
It's only days away!
Darn it.
(Im Jin Hee)
(Jung Sung Joon)
Darn it.
(Jung Sung Joon)
Why won't people like this?
Should I have written a better story for this one?
Hello? Mr. Noh.
- Yes, Mr. Lee. - Hey.
Is the coding team still there?
Yes, they are.
There are posts that I made using my account.
Jung Sung Joon and Im Jin Hee.
Give them a lot of exposure...
so they can get a lot of likes.
- Yes, sir. Give me a minute. - Okay.
Okay, I checked them.
These...
Mr. Lee. You need to write the stories better...
to get a lot of likes.
- You didn't give it much effort. - You jerk!
You can just rewrite them and repost them, you jerk!
- I'm sorry, sir. - it's the chairman's order,
so do it right now to get 1,000 likes.
Bye.
(Video Recording Room)
Did you get anything?
No. He says he knows nothing.
That jerk Lee Hwan thinks cops are beggars.
I barely held myself back from beating the life out of him.
Good work.
We need Chun Joo Bong to wake up...
- so we can find something. - Right?
(I found out what's at Mount Cheonbo)
I found out what's at Mount Cheonbo.
There's a possessed Buddha statue there.
A possessed Buddha statue?
- Hello? - Hello, Captain.
Your wife woke up.
Okay. Be right there.
You go with me.
- You locate So Jin. - Okay.
Thanks.
Jin Hee.
Sung Joon.
- Don't move too much. - Yes, stay down.
Help me up.
What happened?
Are you okay?
What about those jerks?
We've arrested all of them.
What about Chun Joo Bong? Is he alive?
He's still unconscious.
So Jin. Where's So Jin?
I spoke with her before,
but I can't reach her now.
What?
That shaman.
That shaman took her.
- We have to catch her first. - Calm down.
Please calm down.
Jin Hee.
Take a look at this.
(Kim Jin Sook)
That's her.
She's Jinkyung's shaman.
You have to catch her first. Okay?
This person's body was found yesterday.
What?
Her body was found crumpled up on the subway
The same substance...
that was found in Mr. Kim Ju Hwan was found in her body too.
So Jin performed...
a procedure.
Jin Hee. You need to explain it such that we understand.
We couldn't get her name and personal item...
so she performed the procedure by touching her directly.
It's hard to believe, but it's true.
So Jin.
She probably went to do a procedure on Jin Jong Hyun.
After doing the procedure on this shaman,
she would've gone to Mount Cheonbo to do one on Jin Jong Hyun.
I shouldn't have asked her about Mount Cheonbo.
I heard from that folklore scholar earlier.
He said he looked into Mount Cheonbo.
He said there's a possessed Buddha statue there.
A possessed Buddha statue?
Father.
Where is it? We don't have time.
That way.
I think it was this evil spirit that took the child.
I should've done something other than just praying.
Don't worry. Just stay alert.
Why is it empty?
I said not to worry and to just stay alert.
- No. - Come here.
Please protect me.
Please have mercy on me.
Please protect your servant...
Darn it!
Who's calling at this hour? Is it Mom?
Hello, Captain.
I'm sorry for calling so late.
It's okay. It's fine. I was doing research.
Hello, Professor Tak. It's Im Jin Hee.
Hello.
You said there's a possessed Buddha statue on Mount Cheonbo.
What exactly is that?
The possessed Buddha statue?
You talked about Mount Cheonbo,
and I thought I had heard of it a lot before.
So I read through a bunch of Korean literature.
And...
it's in "Eou's Tales".
"Eou's Tales"...
is a book of tales during the Joseon Era.
Our country doesn't have that many tales.
So, these possessed Buddha statues are possessed by spirits.
They're possessed by spirits?
Yes. A spirit possesses the Buddha statue.
An evil spirit possesses them.
At first, they heal illnesses and make women pregnant,
and show their powers through things like that...
and make the monks believe in them.
Once they did, the spirit took those monks' spirits...
and killed them.
- Hello? - Is he ready...
to perform the procedure on the girl So Jin?
Yes.
Okay. Please hurry.
- Yes. Okay. - Okay.
"My wife is having an affair with my coworker."
(Forest of Curses Post)
Let's see...
My husband was hit by a drunk driver and died.
He didn't apologize...
You must be tired. Go home and sleep.
I'll relieve you at 3am.
It's even scarier today.
Why? Because of that Buddha statue?
No, not the statue.
Because of the chairman.
Later.
Why do you think Chairman Jin Jong Hyun moved there?
This possessed Buddha statue...
is not only an evil spirit, but it also blocks other evil spirits.
It blocks evil spirits?
If you're next to the possessed Buddha statue,
no other evil spirits can use its powers.
It blocks them.
So at first,
it makes you believe it's the Buddha or a good spirit.
Well... How do I put it? It's like...
the smartest of the evil spirits.
We have to get to Mount Cheonbo. So Jin is in danger.
What are you doing?
- Jin Hee. - We must get to Mount Cheonbo.
Jin Jong Hyun will hurt So Jin.
So it was you.
Die.
Guards!
Who are you?
- Let go! - Who are you?
Let go!
Why won't it work?
Good.
That Japanese shaman is impressive.
He knew an important cultural asset...
that even a Korean shaman didn't know.
Impressive.
Our kiddie performer.
Did you come to do a procedure on me?
I was going to find you and get rid of you first anyway.
Thanks for coming on your own.
Why...
did you kill my mom?
What did my mom do wrong?
Let go of me!
Your mom tried to kill me first.
What?
I'm sure...
if there was an evil spirit in you,
she would've killed you.
Sure.
What do you know?
It's time...
to go to your mom.
Let go of me!
Take care of her.
Wait.
Hold on.
Who are you?
Sir.
Inugami.
Yes.
So that's why...
your mom...
tried to kill me and then stopped.
I get it now.
What are you talking about?
She must have hated herself...
and that evil spirit so much...
after she sent it into her own child's body.
Baek So Jin, right?
Your mom must have hated you a lot when you were a child.
You probably...
wondered why your loving mom hated you so much.
But...
But you're getting revenge...
for that very mom.
What are you talking about?
Why did my mom try to kill you and then stop?
Sure.
What would that small child from back then know?
It's over.
Go home.
Take her home safely.
Let's go.
I said to take her home safely, you jerk.
I'm sorry, sir.
That's right. You're angry right now,
but that's not you.
You're angry because the evil spirit within you is telling you to be.
So no matter what anyone says, don't get angry...
and be quiet. Okay?
This will be the first and last time...
I let you go unharmed like this.
This is...
what I, the adult, can say to you,
a child.
So...
don't look back, and go.
Got that?
Go.
Go!
That's right. Go.
- Hello, sir. - Hi, Lee Hwan.
That performer came by.
Are you okay?
Yes... I'm fine.
About that girl Baek So Jin...
Yes.
Remove her from the Forest of Curses.
Pardon? Did you just say to remove Baek So Jin...
from the Forest of Curses list?
That's right.
Then what should we do about Im Jin Hee...
and her police husband?
Leave them there for sure.
Pardon?
Yes, sir. I understand. I'll do that.
Hello?
Seriously. He keeps flip-flopping.
At least explain why...
Darn it.
Okay.
Two more days, and it'll all be over.
(Noh Sul Ah)
(Kim Min Kwan)
(In Duk Jin)
Did you say this was in that shaman's bag?
Yes.
Do you know what it is?
No, not really.
(Noh Sul Ah)
(Lee Dong Chul)
I'm sure it has something to do with Forest.
That jerk Lee Hwan...
seems to want to hold out at least until the IPO.
What I found out from Chun Joo Bong...
was that they're doing a ritual on the day of Forest's IPO.
That's why they brought all these shamans...
from other countries into Korea.
And if you look at the talismans that Jinkyung bought,
the evil spirit in Jin Jong Hyun's body...
is trying to transfer itself into another host.
What... Transfer what?
It sounds like crazy talk, right?
I was sure...
it was trying to move into that shaman.
But since that shaman died...
I know he's obsessed with shamanism,
but he wouldn't abduct people and kill them.
Do you still not believe me?
Sung Joon, this can't be resolved using common sense.
You must think from Jin Jong Hyun's perspective.
We must think the way he...
No, the way the evil spirit inside of Jin Jong Hyun thinks.
Jin Hee.
Forest's IPO is on Thursday, right?
Yes. We still have two days.
Did they do anything suspicious?
No, not much.
They just introduced the new logo...
they plan to use after they go public.
A new logo?
(Forest)
(News)
(Social Network Forest Reveals New Logo)
What are they thinking?
Master.
We just received word from Chairman Jin Jong Hyun.
He asked to cancel the procedure on that girl.
(Forest of Curses, Baek So Jin)
(Baek So Jin)
(Delete)
(Forest of Curses, Baek So Jin Delete? Cancel, Delete)
(Forest of Curses, Baek So Jin has been deleted)
It's all my fault.
What is?
For dragging her into this.
It's all my fault.
She's just a kid.
Are you going to hug your bag while you sleep?
When you start school,
you'll make tons of friends. You must be so happy.
Right?
She must have hated herself...
and that evil spirit so much...
after she sent it into her own child's body.
Don't come outside no matter what, okay?
I'm sorry, my baby.
So Jin.
You'll have to do it one more time.
My poor baby.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, my baby.
Mommy?
So Jin.
We can't...
live like this forever,
cursing people.
- Who's that? - So Jin.
I'm so glad...
I'm so glad you're safe.
Jin Hee.
I couldn't do the procedure.
It's okay.
As long as you're safe.
That jerk...
That jerk who killed my mom...
I wanted to do a procedure on him myself,
but that jerk let me live.
It's okay.
It's okay, So Jin.
Hi, Detective Yoo.
What?
I understand.
Captain. Detective Yoo just called.
Someone said he was abducted by Lee Hwan...
and wants to give a statement.
What?
He wants to talk to you directly.
Let's go home.
(Fairness, Kindness)
(Big City Private Eye, Kim Pil Sung)
"Big City Private Eye"?
It's been a while.
(The Cursed)
(Thank you Yang Hyun Min and Kang Seung Hyun for the cameo)
Is there a way to rid of the spirit possessing the Buddha statue?
His face should have been caught on camera, right?
What do you think you're doing, you jerk?
Possessed?
A world in which no one sins!
That's a just society.
Didn't you say we can win if we take control?
If it wants to switch bodies,
it needs a link to the subjects.
That scar...
Jin Jong Hyun had this on his arm too.
A link.