THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION. ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES,
ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIONS, AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
I couldn't turn a blind eye to it any longer. I'll help you.
PREVIOUSLY
We must reveal this to the world.
Those people will do whatever it takes to stop us.
We believe that Jeong Sang-hun was kidnapped through the vent
and he ran away to the hill behind the hospital after getting out.
Jeong Sang-hun went missing on March 6.
You canceled a scheduled meeting
and disappeared for about two hours.
What did you do?
Do you have direct proof
that I kidnapped Mr. Jeong and cut off his limbs?
-You bastard. -How much longer will you waste your time
like an idiot?
We'll start the search from this point
while keeping the distance to the left and right.
Isn't that a tire mark?
RESULTS ON TIRE MARK
This is from my car.
Yeong-min is a suspect?
Yes. He was the last person Mr. Jeong spoke to on the phone
before he disappeared.
He was also the one who went to the woods to pick him up.
Where is Jeong Sang-hun?
-I don't know. -That's a lie.
That's enough.
Wait. Please ask him this question.
Jin Yeong-min.
Do you actually
want Sang-hun to come back alive?
-Ms. Kim. -Ms. Kim!
So you have been receiving these messages from the culprit all this time?
That's why I'm here.
I wanted to ask someone for help,
and you were the only person I could think of.
February 14th...
The horrible things.
How long did you think you could hide them?
Did you actually think you could hide them to the end?
She's a reporter for Bareun News.
The number 0214 means the date she died.
I know.
I investigated the case.
DEATH LEAP DUE TO DEPRESSION LIEUTENANT JO TAE-SIK
Please reinvestigate the case from scratch.
Please find my daughter. Please find Ga-yeon for me.
Where is my daughter?
I'm begging you.
-Where's Ga-yeon? -Please find her.
Please find my sister.
It's all my fault.
I'm so sorry.
-This is my fault. -Please find her for me.
Please find my sister.
Find my sister, please.
-Find her, please. -Please find her.
Please find my daughter.
-Please. It's all my fault. -Please.
Please. I'm begging.
Please find my sister.
-Please. Please find her. -I'm begging you.
Is it her?
It's not your sister.
Are you all right?
Whenever you said that it wasn't her,
I was relieved.
"She must be alive somewhere. That's why I can't find her body."
I used to think that.
But now,
I'd rather
find something even if it's her body.
So I'll at least know if she's dead or alive.
Hey, Tae-sik.
Yes. What is it? Are you already done?
No, it's not that. Well...
Tae-sik,
we recently apprehended a child kidnapper.
Well,
he confessed to his previous crimes, too.
Twenty-five years ago,
he also kidnapped a girl in your hometown and buried her.
But it can't be your sister, right?
It can't be.
Hey.
Hey, go with him.
KOREAN CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
REPORT OF TRANSFER
JO TAE-SIK, POLICE AGENCY
NAME: JO TAE-SIK
No, my baby...
Su-hyeon!
My daughter, Su-hyeon. My gosh.
Su-hyeon! Please...
Su-hyeon.
It does seem like she died from the fall,
but a drug was detected in her blood.
An antidepressant?
No. Gamma-hydroxybutyrate.
-GHB. -GHB? The psychoactive drug?
And the fact that the drug still remains in the blood
means that she died within 20 minutes of ingesting it.
Did you say she jumped off from the roof of a building?
Yes.
Judging from the amount of GHB,
she must've lost her consciousness as soon as she ingested it.
She wouldn't even have been able to move her fingers.
-It was a homicide, right? -One thing I can say
is that she must've had no idea what was happening.
Whether she was taking her own life,
or if she was being forced into it.
Dae-yong.
NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE
You must think I'm a joke.
Take me seriously.
I told you not to do it. Didn't I?
I even begged you not to do it.
I'm sorry I did this behind your back.
I'm sorry about that.
-But Dae-yong, this is-- -Hey!
Hey, I'm not trying to save my own ass here.
I told you there was a good reason for it. I told you that!
What do you mean?
The higher-ups
told me not to investigate this case.
You can just go around and dig things up as you please.
-Then, how will that make me look? -This is a homicide.
Choe Su-hyeon was murdered.
Should we still bury this case?
And it's connected to Jeong Sang-hun's case.
You wanted to find him. You said we needed to find his body at least.
I don't even need to go that far.
The victim of the case we took on was murdered.
She didn't take her own life.
You want to turn a blind eye to that?
Is that it?
I can't do that. I can't do it for the sake of my dignity.
I know that you're in a tight spot. I thought about your situation. But...
But if we don't reinvestigate,
this is just wrong.
Tae-sik.
Go back to your hometown.
For me to live
and not to turn my back on you,
this is the best way.
Go back to your hometown quietly.
I withdrew it.
I withdrew my request of transfer.
I can't leave like this.
COMMISSIONER-GENERAL PARK DO-SIK
You're here.
Hello. My apologies for not introducing myself earlier.
Congratulations on your appointment.
-Take a seat. -Okay.
So you're Captain Yu Dae-yong?
Yes.
I was debriefed about the Jeong Sang-hun case.
You must be busy these days.
No, it's all right.
You must be busy, investigating Bareun News.
That's giving me a headache, you know.
I'm sure you must have heard.
The former commissioner-general resigned because of that case.
I'm sorry.
You know, the flame spurts from the bottom to the top.
When a junior-ranking officer is too enthusiastic,
that enthusiasm ends up jeopardizing the senior-ranking officer for no reason.
Is that what you want for yourself?
Well,
we already have the autopsy result. If we cover it up--
I think you're mistaken.
Do you think
this warning is coming from me?
Excuse me.
Where should I go to make an inquiry about an article?
One moment, please. Let me check.
Ms. Kim Seo-hui?
We haven't met.
-Sorry, who are you? -Please join me in my office.
You must be busy. What brings you here?
BAREUN NEWS, NAM SU-MI
Please have a seat.
I can meet you where it's convenient for you next time.
A lot of people do that.
So what brings you all the way to my office?
It's about the reporter, Choe Su-hyeon.
I can't explain it in detail.
But I think her case and my husband's case are connected in some way.
I tried to find articles she wrote,
but I couldn't find any articles online. All of them were deleted.
Please tell me why.
That girl, Choe Su-hyeon, is causing trouble even in her grave.
I heard they performed an autopsy on her.
I'm sorry.
What about Yeong-min?
Do you have him under control?
Yes.
I don't know
how much I should trust him.
As he's connected to Ms. Choe's death,
it will be hard for him to switch sides now.
Nonetheless, I'll keep an eye on him.
The problem is
that detective, Jo Tae-sik.
Because of that bastard,
even Seo-hui is trying to get information about Choe Su-hyeon.
At this rate,
there will be a serious problem if the article
she tried to write gets disclosed.
We must stop that at all costs.
I had a word with the newly appointed commissioner-general about this,
but I don't feel good about it.
My warning doesn't seem to scare that bastard, Jo Tae-sik.
Make him stop even if
you have to cut off his limbs.
Yes, sir.
Choe Su-hyeon was born on April 23, 1986
in Seoul.
She would be 33 years old this year.
After graduating from Ganghyeon University as a sociology major,
she got a job at Bareun News.
After working at the editorial and social news departments,
she moved to the entertainment department this January.
Right after the assignment...
Do you have to listen to this in the car?
I think I'm going to get carsick.
You already know all of this. This was your case.
Look at the weather.
It's a great day to beat up my junior.
It's just that I don't understand this.
Isn't trying to figure out who killed Choe Su-hyeon our main focus?
If it is, we shouldn't check her personal profile.
We must figure out who came to her on the day she died
and drank the juice together. That person probably drugged her, too.
Then, we might be able to find out
if that bastard is connected to Kim Seung-cheol or Jeong Sang-hun's case.
Or at least, it means that that bastard is connected to the culprit.
You asshole. Do you really think Tae-sik doesn't know that?
The case happened months ago, so there's no security footage.
Forget about the cup. All the evidence is gone.
And there was no eyewitness.
How will you investigate?
How are you going to catch the culprit?
That's why we should start with Choe Su-hyeon's personal profile.
Let's find out what she was up to, why she had to die,
how she was connected to Jeong Sang-hun,
and who would visit her at her apartment.
Let's find out first.
Did you get that?
Stop acting like you know everything, and finish reading it.
TRANSFERRED TO THE ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT
Right after the transfer, she took a leave of absence.
It's suspected that she had been in Songju right before she died.
Songju?
Why Songju?
We should find out.
Out of all places, she was in Songju right before she died.
Choe Su-hyeon was working on a story about JQ?
It's embarrassing to say this, but a newspaper agency is a business, too.
It's hard to run the company without the ads
and sponsorships from conglomerates.
When I heard that Ms. Choe was digging stories about JQ,
I had no choice.
I sent her to the entertainment department to take a break,
she submitted a leave of absence.
Even so, how could you delete all of her published articles?
As you know, your husband's eye was delivered to our agency.
Everyone including our competitors
are trying to figure out what his connection was to our agency.
I thought it would be safer to leave no loose ends.
I did what I did to protect the agency.
What did Ms. Choe write about JQ?
I don't know
the content of her article.
You did that without even knowing the content?
Shouldn't the news desk review all the articles beforehand?
One thing I know for sure
is that JQ didn't want her article to be published
and that they didn't want anyone to read Ms. Choe's article on JQ.
-Who was it? -Pardon?
The person who made that request from JQ. Who was it?
JIN YEONG-MIN
Sir, please take a look.
Please check the order of your inaugural ceremony.
Let me brief you on your schedule.
Go to the headquarters in Seoul by 2 p.m. The rehearsal will last for 30 minutes.
The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m., and end at 4 p.m.
And after the ceremony,
you have a dinner appointment with the chairman and other executives.
-Will that be okay? -No, I have another appointment.
But the chairman set up the appointment.
I'm sure he'll understand.
Okay.
It's about Choe Su-hyeon.
Where in Songju do you think she stayed for a month?
Given her movement, I'm certain she did stay in Songju.
-She didn't pay for accommodations. -Does she have a friend in Songju?
That's why I looked into it.
-Her friend from middle school lives here. -Okay.
She didn't answer my call, so I left her a message.
I'll inform you as soon as I get a reply.
Starting today, look into every acquaintance of Jeong Sang-hun.
What? We already looked into his acquaintances.
-Do you know Seo Ju-hyeong is? -Pardon?
Jeong Sang-hun's elementary school friend.
-How about Yount Steffen? -Yount...
He was Jeong's next-door neighbor when he studied in Germany.
So did you check everyone out?
No, but that guy, Yount--
Follow my order. Why do you keep talking back?
If you're going to talk back at me, get out of my team.
I'm sorry.
Hey, take half.
Dae-yong.
Can we talk?
Jin-gyeong.
Are you all right?
Was I that out of line?
-No, you weren't. -Why did he yell at me like that?
I think we need to keep our investigation a secret for the time being.
It's because of that, right?
-You won't change your mind? -You're still going to
investigate Choe Su-hyeon's case?
I told you it wasn't suicide.
It's only circumstantial. It's not connected to our case.
Don't drag them into it and waste time.
I'm trying to figure out if it's connected or not.
How much longer...
How much longer will you investigate as you please?
Are you the captain?
Report everything to me when you investigate. Got it?
Why are you going this far?
You told me that the higher-ups don't like us to look into this.
Are you telling me
that they are pressuring you to stop investigating? Is that why?
Don't jump to conclusions.
The moment we admit Choe Su-hyeon
was murdered and Jeong Sang-hun is connected,
we'll be admitting that we made a mistake.
Don't you know people are criticizing us for not being able to find him?
Is that all?
Tae-sik.
If you
want to investigate however you want, leave my team.
Or...
I'll leave the team.
Drink this and calm down.
It's Choe Su-hyeon's call history when she was in Songju.
You know? I recognized some names we're quite familiar with.
The meeting ran long.
I'm heading to Seoul now. Please get the car ready.
Mr. Jin, you have a visitor in your office.
CEO'S OFFICE
JIN YEONG-MIN
Seeing you in Sang-hun's seat feels weird.
What brings you here?
You know Choe Su-hyeon, right?
You were the one who stopped her from publishing her last article.
Yes, it was me.
Why? What was the article about?
-I don't know, either. -That makes no sense.
You stopped it without knowing the content?
-Do you expect me to believe it? -I had no choice.
That article messed Sang-hun up.
What do you mean?
Ever since that reporter visited him at the company,
he said he wouldn't set up the new business in Songju.
-Why not? -I don't know why, either.
Both of them tried to hide it from me.
What I know for certain is that Sang-hun changed his side because of her.
And because of that, I only gave Bareun News a call. That's it.
Is that really all you know?
CALL HISTORY
JIN YEONG-MIN IN DONG-GU
Jin Yeong-min and In Dong-gu.
These two knew Choe Su-hyeon.
They called her even on the day of her death.
Does that mean it is one of them who visited her place?
Jeon Ho-gyu of RIU.
Yes?
Choe Su...
Nothing. Please go ahead.
Yes.
There?
Okay. Thank you.
CHOE SU-HYEON STAYED AT HER FRIEND'S IN SONGJU
Choe Su-hyeon stayed at her friend's in Songju.
-Hey. Here. -No thanks.
-Are you here because of Choe Su-hyeon? -Did you reinvestigate?
Get in the car.
It's murder. Drugs were found to be present in her body.
But I can't conduct the proper investigation now.
I even had the autopsy in secret.
Why not?
The Commissioner-General is putting some pressure on us.
I guess some higher-ups are involved.
Someone above the Commissioner-General?
Could it be Father?
We can't be sure about anything yet.
Can I talk to you later? I have to go somewhere now.
-Where are you going? -It's about Choe Su-hyeon.
-I'll come with you. -Did you see Detective Jo?
-Jo Tae-sik. -He went this way.
-This way? -Yes.
All right. Let's go.
What is he up to?
While Choe Su-hyeon stayed in Songju,
she was in touch with Jin Yeong-min and In Dong-gu.
CALL HISTORY
I heard Yeong-min stopped Su-hyeon from publishing her article.
But Yeong-min says he doesn't know what the article was about.
I guess In Dong-gu had similar reasons.
But they called and put pressure on her
even on the day of her death when they didn't even know what it was about?
That doesn't sound right.
Anyway, I need to find out what Choe Su-hyeon was trying to do in Songju.
What was her article about?
And why did they have to stop her by killing her?
So are you sure you can come with me?
I should.
I found out that Su-hyeon died only a few days ago.
I found it strange that I didn't even get a call.
She stayed in my place until the day before she died.
I still can't believe this. It's so sudden.
Were you two close?
Yes. Since when we were young.
My family moved to Songju as I entered high school.
But I kept in touch with Su-hyeon.
And a few months ago, my sister fell ill and died.
Back then, Su-hyeon came all the way here to Songju
and stayed with me all through the funeral.
Then...
is that why she stayed with you?
Not really.
She was writing an article about Songju.
So she asked me to let her stay.
An article?
Do you know what it was about?
No, I don't know.
I don't know what it was, but it seemed quite important.
She was being very sensitive.
She didn't sleep well, and she was running around everywhere.
Do you know if she met someone back then?
Or did anyone come to visit her?
Was there anything strange or unusual?
It may be nothing,
but Su-hyeon went to Songju Station quite often.
Songju Station?
I'll get going. Thanks.
I drove her to the station even the day before she died.
That was the strange part if you ask me.
She often went to the station.
Does that mean she had to go somewhere?
No.
There's no train that stops at the station.
I've seen these two for a long time.
Mr. In sometimes seems too forward,
but there's no question about his loyalty to me.
One bad thing about Yeong-min is that he's too greedy.
But he's always been quick-witted since when he was young.
He's always on the side
of those who are advantageous to him.
He's got a good sense of reality.
As long as you treat him well like you do now,
he wouldn't turn his back on you.
But I was wondering if you were prepared for the worst.
In case the truth about the past comes out,
which one would you have to take the bullet?
If you were me,
who would you choose?
I don't know.
Yeong-min says
Sang-hun opposed the new business
after he met Choe Su-hyeon.
And Choe Su-hyeon was writing an article in Songju
until just before she died.
The message from the culprit points to Choe Su-hyeon, Kim Seung-cheol,
and Jeong Sang-hun.
Now it all makes sense.
The night Choe Su-hyeon died,
Assemblyman Kim and Mr. Jeong had a big fight, right?
-Yes. -After that day,
Assemblyman Kim sent a message to the people of Songju RMC
that he'd stop the new business.
And he talked with Mr. Jeong about moving the site.
It means
they weren't on the same page at first,
but after Choe Su-hyeon's death,
they joined hands together.
Choe Su-hyeon was the one who brought them together
in opposing the new business in Songju.
If that's the case,
Choe Su-hyeon's article must've been against the business too.
So are you saying Dad, Sang-hun, and Choe Su-hyeon were working together
to stop the new business in Songju?
And all three of them are eliminated.
But why has the culprit been telling me everything he did?
To warn you?
I guess he tried to warn you
that something more terrible will happen if you oppose the new business.
So he wanted you have the bill passed as soon as possible.
Something more terrible?
What could be more terrible than this?
Choe Su-hyeon's article was stopped.
Assemblyman Kim and Mr. Jeong had to work on it hiding in a hotel.
I'm sure they were threatened as well.
Why do you think they opposed it
when they were being threatened like that?
There must be a good reason for that.
Choe Su-hyeon's article will probably tell us the answer.
It looks like that's what started all of this.
Please let me introduce the history of JQ.
In 1989, Jeonggeon Metal was established.
In 1993, there was the new factory dedication ceremony
in Gangwon Province.
In 1994, Jeonggeon Steelwork was established.
In 1997, Jeonggeon Trades was established.
And in 1999, there was the 10-year anniversary ceremony of Jeonggeon.
Again in 1999, Jeonggeon Constructions was established
and Jeonggeon Chemicals was started in 2001.
In 2003, there was the new factory
dedication ceremony in North Gyeongsang Province.
Hey, Yeong-min. Are you out of your mind?
We can never have the new Headquarters in Songju.
You know that better than anyone.
Choe Su-hyeon is doing the right thing now.
"The right thing"?
I only do things that help me survive.
She's the person closest to you.
Can you abandon her?
I already told Chairman Jeong
about what Assemblyman Kim, Su-hyeon, and you are planning.
Yeong-min.
I know I will never change.
Sang-hun.
Please allow me to introduce Mr. Jin Yeong-min,
the new CEO of JQ E and F to you.
INAUGURATION OF CEO JIN YEONG-MIN
I'm CEO Jin Yeong-min
of JQ E and F.
Excuse me, sir.
How may I help you?
I'm a cop.
There's no train here.
I know that.
Have you seen this woman before?
You try so hard.
Hey, you'll mess things up
if you keep making a fuss like that.
Hey, you should hide.
-Stop being ridiculous and have a seat. -Dae-yong should never know about this.
Okay.
Hey, did you get a call from Tae-sik?
Did you find out anything about her article?
What was she writing about the new business?
I checked all the email accounts and uploaded articles under her name,
but the whole files were infected with some virus
-and I couldn't find out anything. -Virus?
It was hacked.
All right.
Like Tae-sik said,
she died because of the article she was writing.
I also
visited her family and went through all her stuff,
but I couldn't even find
one single notebook.
After killing Choe Su-hyeon,
they destroyed all the data about her.
How can we conduct an investigation with everything gone?
Our only hope depends
on how much of this
Choe Su-hyeon anticipated before she died.
I mean, she was a reporter.
She must've backed up the file, don't you think?
-Backup files? -Think about it. JQ exercised pressure
to have her demoted to the entertainment team.
She wouldn't have kept the original without a backup.
So are you saying there should be a backup file hidden somewhere?
Sure. Even I make several backups for important data.
Unless she's a fool,
she must've hidden it somewhere.
You know what I mean?
Good job, Smarty-pants.
Try this. It's good.
Okay. I'm eating it.
Is something wrong?
What do you mean?
You look awful these days.
I thought
you promised not to say that again 15 years ago.
I thought you would stop looking like that one day.
But it's just getting steadily worse.
Why would you say that about my face?
-Dad! -You startled me.
-I haven't seen you for so long. -Gosh.
You sweetheart.
My gosh. Don't be silly.
Did you go to the English class?
Yes, I just did.
You had a test today. How did it go?
Of course it went well.
No way. You're not that smart.
-Gosh. -I really did well.
-Why are you being like that to her? -What?
She's got the DNA of you and me.
There's no way she can be smart.
But she's nice and pretty.
-Don't you think so? -What is the good of being nice?
She should be smart.
It's okay. She just needs to be nice.
Right? Put your bag down.
-Let's eat. -Hey.
What's that thing on your neck?
Did you buy it for her?
Dad's friend gave it to me in front of my school.
Who? Tae-sik?
No. What was his name?
I got his business card.
Anyway, he said he's your close friend, so I could take it.
Really? Give me the business card.
Business card?
Isn't it expensive?
IN DONG-GU, JQ
Who is he?
It's nothing. Eat your meal.
Keep eating.
Dad, where are you going?
You're lucky.
We're closing down on February,
so we're not using the security camera anymore.
The files aren't overwritten, so we still have the footage.
When was it again?
I need the footage of February 13 first.
February 13?
Is this her?
She came here for several days in a row.
Right.
Jeong Sang-hun?
Did Choe Su-hyeon come here to meet him?
I wonder why they met up.
Are there no security cameras outside?
We have one near the lockers.
That's a book, right?
They did exchange something in secret.
Will we be able to check that locker?
-It's no longer here. -Pardon?
We donated things we don't use
after it was decided that the station would be shut down.
Where to?
To Songju Library.
Let's go.
She said she understood.
She didn't seem suspicious of it at all.
Come on. We can't be sure just based on that.
Seo-hui may seem slow-witted,
but she has a knack for blindsiding others once in a while.
Then what else could I have done in that situation?
I have to say, you're hurting my feelings here.
Are you trying to blame me for everything?
I simply did as you said--
Don't try to wash your hands of it like this.
It's not like you did it for free.
You blocked the articles in return for the CEO position.
In that regard, you're worse than me.
You went from a party leader to a presidential candidate.
Among us, who has benefited the most?
How rude.
This is why I can't work on important things with women.
They complain even when their feelings are slightly hurt.
Goodness.
My gosh! Mr. Jin is here.
Come on in.
DESTINATION - SONGJU LIBRARY
Are you really not scared?
Well, it's just that we don't know what kind of situation awaits us.
It could be something that is too much for you to handle.
Don't be too fearless.
You feel like you can handle anything before you experience it,
but when you actually encounter it,
you fall apart.
Nine out of ten people.
I've seen many cases like that while on the job.
Do you think
Sang-hun is dead?
At some point,
I noticed that everyone looked at me with pitying eyes.
In the beginning, everyone I ran into
said this to me.
"Your husband will come back soon.
I'm sure you'll find him."
But these days,
no one says that to me anymore. People just tell me to cheer up.
And hearing that
is actually hurtful.
Am I that much of an idiot for believing that Sang-hun is still alive?
Just ignore
what others say.
Ignore what I said earlier too.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Damn it.
Jeez, this is nuts.
I'm so anxious.
I feel like things have been going haywire
since his eye was sent to the news agency.
We managed to get this one sorted out,
but Seo-hui and those detectives...
Those reckless punks
won't back down easily.
Ms. Nam, are you sure you got rid of that article completely?
Yes, I did my part.
My employees will surely keep their lips sealed.
If word gets out, it won't be from my end.
Jeez, you always sound so confident.
Anyway, let's push ahead with it quickly.
If the bill passes,
and if we get started on the new business right away,
what can they do? Am I wrong, Mr. Jin?
He's right. I'm counting on you as well, Mr. Jin.
Don't worry.
I'll take care of it and make sure
nothing bad happens to you both.
Yes, you'd better.
After all, that's why you got the CEO position.
All right, let's drink.
I'll remember that.
You said earlier that you were almost here.
How much longer?
Fifteen minutes, again?
All right.
In any case, please try to get here as quickly as possible.
Okay.
Is everyone in this town holding a shamanic ritual or what?
Have you ever done it?
A shamanic ritual.
No, I'm Catholic.
I was born a Christian.
Even so, my family held a shamanic ritual every year.
We'd do it in our front yard on Saturday.
Then on Sunday, we'd go to church and pray.
Back then, I didn't even know that was odd.
Your parents must've been desperate for something.
My sister disappeared,
right behind me.
Tae-sik.
Jo Tae-sik, wait for me.
I'm not going with you.
Go away!
Stop it.
Stop following me!
You're so mean!
Hey, are you really leaving?
It happened in a flash,
so I still can't believe that actually happened.
I remember hearing her footsteps following me.
I think I heard her shouting at me to wait up.
But when I turned around, she wasn't there.
That was when
I learned that someone
can just vanish into thin air.
I sort of went through what you're going through now.
One day, two days... And decades have passed now.
The police had given up,
and even my mom was saying it was time to give up.
But I just couldn't.
I kept being reminded of that moment, and I got angry whenever that happened.
That cycle continued, and it was wearing me out,
but I still couldn't stop
because I felt like it was my fault
that my sister went missing.
So?
This time, I'll do it properly. I want to find him
before it's too late.
Because I want your story to be different from mine.
Finally, he's here.
-Did you want to talk about something? -I'll be honest with you.
I'd like to join hands with you.
This is just between you and me, but Mr. In is so condescending, you know.
He's so stuck-up
that I just assumed he was from a powerful family. Goodness.
His background is worse than mediocre.
I can't believe he had the nerve to boss me around.
I guess you've been harboring a grudge against him.
Well, that's not the only reason.
I can't stop thinking that Jeong Sang-hun's disappearance
was his doing.
As they say, "Like father, like son."
If that bastard killed Choe Su-hyeon and Kim Seung-cheol,
I'm sure he did something to Jeong Sang-hun as well.
He's so loyal to Chairman Jeong
that he would even go as far as to kill
the families of those who go against him.
I thought it was odd
that he struck the deal with Kim Seo-hui without telling anyone.
He's probably trying to keep her under his thumb
and wanted to use Jeong Sang-hun as bait to do just that.
But I have to say, he went way too far with this one.
If it really was Mr. In's doing,
he'll sort out the mess himself.
Let's wait and see.
Hey, will this tell us?
Will we be able to find out who stole Choe Su-hyeon's file?
Yes, it'll take some time though.
This virus...
We must track down the IP address of the one who spread it.
-It's almost done. -Yes.
Everyone, stop what you're doing.
We're from Internal Affairs. Please cooperate.
Everyone in RIU, stop what you're doing
and come with us.
Sergeant Kang Jin-gyeong and Corporal Jeon Ho-gyu, right?
-We have to take the computer. -What?
-What are you doing? -Move aside!
-Move. Hands off! -Let go!
Where is Detective Jo Tae-sik?
Where is he?
Detective Jo.
SONGJU LIBRARY
-Just a moment. -Sure.
-Open up! -What's up?
Hello? Tae-sik, we have a problem.
-Ms. Kang, come out! -I found the key, sir.
-Come out! -What's going on?
Some guys from Internal Affairs raided us.
I have to keep this short. Tae-sik, don't come here.
-Just don't! -Damn it.
Hey, what are you talking about? Can't you explain...
What's wrong?
I think I should rush back to the station now.
-Now? -Yes.
It sounds like something's come up.
I'll be back shortly. Why don't you just head in?
Okay, hurry.
All right.
Call me if anything happens.
Okay.
The lockers from Songju Station?
Yes, they said they donated them to this library.
Just a moment, please. I'll check.
Thank you.
I'm sorry. We did receive those lockers,
but we threw them out because they were too old.
-What about the things inside them? -We threw them all out.
Everything?
There were a few books in one of the lockers.
I'm pretty sure we threw everything out.
Oh, sir. I think you put them aside.
You're right. Those thick books?
-Yes. -Yes, they're thick books.
-Were they in one of the lockers? -Yes.
Where can I go to have a look at them?
I found three or four books in one of the lockers.
I kept them here instead of chucking them because they were in good condition.
Let's see. I think I put them somewhere around here.
Here they are.
May I borrow these books?
-You bastard! -Come on out!
-Hey, what is wrong with police officers -Come on.
-investigating a case? Why take our stuff? -Come here.
Let go, will you?
What the heck is this about?
From what I know, even the prosecution has no right to forcefully--
You have some nerve.
Do you even know what you guys are accused of?
It looks like a science book.
What is this?
A flash drive.
-What's going on? -Tae-sik.
Detective Jo Tae-sik.
I'm Kim Tae-won, the head of Internal Affairs.
So? What are you doing here?
I guess you haven't heard the news.
Everyone in the Regional Investigation Unit
including yourself has been removed from all your duties
due to an allegation that your team forged an official document.
-What did you say? -Hand over your phone and ID
and come with us.
Please hand over your ID and phone.
-Take everything! -Yes, sir.
Hurry.
GO YEON-U, GU JIN-JU, GI HAN-YEONG, KIM YUN-JU
It's a list of people's names.
GO YEON-U, GU JIN-JU, GI HAN-YEONG, KIM YUN-JU
"Gu Jin-ju, Gi Han-yeong..."
"Songju, Gangwon Province."
What is this list for?
GO YEON-U, GU JIN-JU
It's me, sir.
It looks like Kim Seo-hui got her hands on the list.
What should we do?
Get started right away.
DETECTIVE JO TAE-SIK
What?
What's going on?
What just happened?
JIN YEONG-MIN
Hello, Mr. Lee.
Mr. In did what?
Follow him right away and find out where he's headed.
STATEMENT
We will now begin the interrogation of Lieutenant Jo Tae-sik
regarding the accusation of forging an official document.
This interrogation is being recorded.
I'd also like to inform you
that anything you say here may affect the disciplinary decisions against you.
All right. Shall we get started, then?
KIM SEO-HUI
Your call cannot be connected.
-Please leave a message... -Why isn't he picking up?
He's killing people to hide it,
which means there's something.
There were people's names and addresses.
It looked like a list for something.
Find out if this can be restored.
What if someone deliberately deleted the footage?
So they're both from the same village?
Why is Sang-hun in that photo?
I think I can understand him. Mr. Jeong Sang-hun.
I found something.
She had left a copy of the file.
You should've just finished her.
Why did you spare her life?