(Park Jin Young, Roh Jeong Eui)
(Lim Jae Hyuk, Jang Hee Ryung)
(The Witch)
(All people, incidents, and backgrounds...)
(in this drama are fictitious and unrelated to reality.)
(Also, children and animals were filmed under production guidelines.)
It's my house.
It's still there.
Hi, Mi Jung.
It's Da Eun.
Da Eun, the postmaster's daughter.
Let's see...
I don't have the courage to talk in person,
so I'm giving my regards through video footage.
While reading the books...
you translated that Dong Jin gave me,
I felt proud of you.
I also felt relieved knowing you were doing well...
and grateful.
Mi Jung.
Back then,
I was too young...
and full of envy.
The rumour could have been short-lived,
but I...
added a name to it.
And once it had a name,
the rumour went around...
faster and farther.
I'm terribly...
Terribly sorry, Mi Jung.
Well...
Mi Jung.
Ever since you were little,
you always made others smile.
Playing gonggi...
and jumping over ropes with you...
are my happiest memories.
Every time...
I think of Do Hoon, who fell into a manhole...
while running away after cutting the rope,
I can't help but laugh.
Oh, right.
That very Do Hoon...
became a postman in Taebaek.
He's getting married next month.
"I'm sorry."
I don't know why...
such simple words...
weighed down on me for such a long time.
I'm really sorry.
Please forgive...
my loose lips and immature behaviours.
And I hope...
you'll find...
your pretty name...
Mi Jung back, not Witch.
Bye.
(Episode 9: Shine On You)
Joong Hyuk. This is the place.
That car belongs to the punk's dad.
But does that fool not know...
he shouldn't log in at such a place in this day and age?
- Let's go in right away. - Yes, sir.
I'll use the back door.
(Lee Dong Jin: I'm going to her.)
But I didn't delete it.
Welcome.
Excuse me.
(Kim Joong Hyuk)
What brings a policeman here?
I'm looking for someone. Allow me to search around.
Of course. Go ahead.
Myeong Gi.
It's me.
You know me, right?
Darn it!
Stop right there!
Joong Hyuk! He's here!
Joong Hyuk!
Darn it!
Darn it.
Hey!
Go after him.
(Prince Motel)
Myeong Gi.
I'm really curious.
Why are guys like you such fast runners?
Piss off!
Stay still.
Come on, now.
You've resisted enough.
Put that down.
Or you'll regret it.
Don't move.
Na Myeong Gi.
You are...
arrested without a warrant for stalking and attempted murder...
of Lee Yun A.
You can hire an attorney...
and ask for a writ of habeas corpus.
Listen, sir.
I've been dying to ask for a while.
Do you have a thing with that wench?
Did she hit on you?
You scumbag.
Die!
Joong Hyuk.
- Enough. Stop it. - Let go.
(Seoul Gangdong Police Station)
Joong Hyuk.
Three broken ribs.
Several teeth are missing.
A total of 21 weeks to recover.
It's clearly an abuse of authority and assault.
You're in real trouble this time.
My apologies.
Is this because of the victim?
Didn't you conduct the initial investigation...
when she reported the stalking?
This is all because you feel guilty, no?
Joong Hyuk.
We can't prevent all that hasn't happened yet.
All we can do is do our best.
There will be an inspection.
Let's wrap this up well.
My apologies for being too late.
No. That's not true.
You've really worked hard.
Thank you so much.
Please tell Yun A the news yourself, Detective.
No. You should do it, ma'am.
Please excuse me.
Thank you.
(Seoul Gangdong Police Station)
Good grief.
Goodness. It seems the one in the wrong has it better.
You have time to work out and stuff.
Gosh, I'd love to do some cyber investigations...
with the heater blasting.
Are you unhappy about it?
No. What I meant was,
I got stabbed in the thigh.
But I'm not granted sick leave because I can walk around.
Isn't that too mean?
You look like you're full of energy.
If you have time to chitchat, run.
While his junior is hurt, the senior is working out.
How heartwarming.
What brings you here, Su Hyeon?
I'm here to see Detective Kim Joong Hyuk.
Not me, but Officer Kim Joong Hyuk?
Su Hyeon. He's no longer a detective...
but an officer of the Investigation Team.
Is there something I can help you with?
Well,
as you've been reassigned,
there's a paper you need to fill out.
(Confirmation Document)
I only need your signature.
Okay.
Really, Su Hyeon?
You could've just called him over to the administrative department.
There wasn't a need to bring the document...
to this stinky gym.
Here you go.
And here.
What's this for?
- Congratulations on your transfer. - Sorry?
Hold on a minute.
What about mine, Su Hyeon?
You should...
Su Hyeon? Wait.
Kim Joong Hyuk?
This place stinks of sweat.
It needs some airing out.
May we talk for a minute?
What's this? Do you know her?
We've met before, right?
We met at the hospital Dong Jin was in.
You're not very observant for a detective.
Just cut to the chase. It's working hours for me.
I know, okay?
And I'm as busy as any detective.
(Heo Eun Shil)
My name is Heo Eun Shil.
Yes, I can read from the card. What brings you here?
You know Lee Dong Jin, right?
He's your friend.
You have endless questions.
Are you always that mean?
You don't have many friends, do you?
Please cut it short.
When was the last time you were in touch with him?
How do you know Dong Jin?
You should answer the question first,
not ask a question back.
About two weeks ago.
"Two weeks ago?"
Did you not text or call since?
No.
Were you the one who dared to stab a detective?
Look at this punk.
What about Hyun Woo?
He's at the hospital. I checked that he was fine.
Got it. Great work.
- Here. Take him away. - Come here.
I'll go park the car first.
(Message)
(Lee Dong Jin: I'm going to her.)
(Lee Dong Jin)
It's been two weeks since you heard from him.
Are you guys really friends?
We don't have to call each other every day to be friends.
Anyway,
you didn't call him again since that night, correct?
You have no idea where he is or what he's up to now.
I guess you could say that.
Mr. Kim.
Can't you see what's going on?
Mr. Lee Dong Jin is missing.
What do you mean?
Your friend could be in danger right now.
No. Worse yet,
he might even be dead.
I'm talking about your dear friend, Lee Dong Jin.
His phone can still receive calls.
If he had indeed gone missing, his phone would've been turned off.
He probably can't answer his phone because he's busy with work.
When he's focused on something,
he won't even notice flames next to him.
Fine. Think what you want.
I thought you were his best friend. But you're clueless.
I truly feel awful for Mr. Lee too.
I can't get anything done or do anything.
Joong Hyuk.
Hey. Why are you eating alone? That's no fun.
Kim Joong Hyuk. That's your name, right?
Hey. Why are you eating alone? That's no fun.
Do you not remember me?
I'm also a statistics major.
We both take Professor Hwang's introduction to statistics.
Hi. My name is Lee Dong Jin.
You should inform his family...
and have them file for a missing person's report.
We need a warrant to track his phone for location...
and look into his whereabouts.
He has no family left.
His mother passed away a few years ago.
He's got no one.
Let's talk later. Could you look into this a bit more?
Okay.
Joong Hyuk, where are you going?
- Please go ahead. - Thanks.
The address we have on file for him is his old one too.
The one in Yangjae-dong.
Is that so?
Did you two fight?
It's been over five months since he left the company.
But you didn't know?
I...
used my work as an excuse and haven't been around.
I was really shocked when he left too.
He had never been that impulsive.
But he said there was something he had to do.
There's something I must do.
I think I'm going to regret it if I miss this opportunity.
He said he couldn't delay it any longer.
He couldn't delay it any longer?
I don't know what he was planning to do...
because he didn't tell me.
Oh, right.
After he left, he asked me to send over...
the rest of his things via courier.
What? Via courier?
(Cheonho-ro 29-gil)
Seriously.
I don't know if I should let you go in...
without the tenant's permission.
- Have you been well? - Hello.
Hello.
I can't solely be responsible for this if this goes wrong.
I'll take responsibility.
Don't worry.
Wait. You said he might have gone missing.
What if we open the door...
and see a dead body?
He was adamant about renting this particular room.
I thought it was odd.
That won't happen.
But still. Just in case...
Wait. My gosh.
Oh, no.
My gosh. He cleaned up the place well.
Did he die on the hill, not in this house?
Wait. What did you say earlier?
What?
Oh, I wondered if he died on the hill, if not in this house.
You know, you see that a lot on the news.
No. Not that.
You said Dong Jin insisted that he had to rent...
this particular unit, correct?
Yes. He did.
He wanted to switch the units,
so he pestered the part-timer quite excessively.
The part-timer?
It was very strange.
He begged me to switch the units.
At first, I thought he was a crazy pervert.
Was there a specific reason he had to rent Unit 602?
I don't know.
It seemed he was pretty much holed up in his room all day.
Except for the day when he worked at the supermarket once a week.
So Dong Jin delivered groceries only on Tuesday, correct?
Yes.
That's why I naturally thought he had some reason for it.
But he couldn't work for a long time anyway.
He seemed like a gentle guy.
But he got into so many fights.
There were always new injuries every week.
He kept showing up with more injuries.
Then he called us to say that he was hospitalized.
He said he was hurt pretty badly, so he couldn't work for us anymore.
- You're still here. - Yes, sir.
Could you think of anywhere he might have gone?
I'm not sure.
Dong Jin was a rare one, especially in this day and age.
People these days try to turn their skills into money.
But he used his skills to save a man.
When was the last time you talked to him?
We didn't keep in touch or anything.
Don't worry too much.
He seemed capable of saving people's lives.
He wouldn't give up on his life.
Yes. You do have a point, but...
Oh, right.
When you reach him,
please thank him for me.
Thanks to him, I can rest up quite well even in my car now.
Pardon?
Dong Jin was the one who introduced me to Mr. Lee here.
Let's see.
(Resume, Lee Joong Ho)
I will.
- All right then. Take care. - Thank you.
Lee Dong Jin.
Why did you leave me this riddle?
(Music)
(This folder is empty.)
I found only statistics-related programs installed on his computer.
I didn't find anything else on it.
("Thinking in a Strange Place")
("Let Me Go")
("Thinking in a Strange Place")
("The Journey of Being")
Hello.
Hello? Mr. Lee.
Why haven't you been answering your phone?
Gosh, you had me worried sick!
- Well... - I even had to go...
and visit your cop friend, Kim Joong Hyuk.
The scary one with a bad personality.
Hello? Mr. Lee. Are you there?
This is Kim Joong Hyuk.
Right. That guy, Kim Joong Hyuk...
I see.
This is Detective Kim Joong Hyuk?
Yes.
Dong Jin left his phone in his house.
What about Mr. Lee?
I haven't found him yet.
Ms. Heo Eun Shil.
I need you to explain this in person.
What? Explain what?
I'm a bit busy.
I'm sorry I made you come all this way.
What's this about?
("A Loved Child Stands Strong")
What's this?
It was on Dong Jin's bookshelf.
Pardon?
What's your point?
Men can read parenting books too.
Before Dong Jin left, he left clues on the bookshelf.
Bookshelves are bound to give away the readers' preferences.
But I couldn't find any preferences on Dong Jin's bookshelf.
A parenting book, a romance novel,
and a trite self-development book that might not even be so popular.
It was odd...
because the Dong Jin I knew never read such books.
It was so suspicious because the books had nothing in common.
So small details found in all of these books caught my eye.
The books were written in English and needed to be translated.
(Translator Park Mi Jung)
Is it a coincidence?
They were all translated by the same person.
("The Comfort of Travel," translated by Park Mi Jung)
(Translated by Park Mi Jung)
(Translator Park Mi Jung)
(Translated by Park Mi Jung)
And I don't know if this is another coincidence.
The translator worked on a travel documentary.
It's the program you're in charge of.
Let me start from the beginning and ask you again.
Ms. Heo.
How do you know Dong Jin?
Mr. Kim.
You finally sound like a detective.
What?
Right.
To tell you how I met Mr. Lee,
I need to tell you about the translator, Park Mi Jung.
But I just don't know where to start.
Who on earth is this Park Mi Jung?
Mr. Kim.
Do you believe witches exist in our world?
Joong Hyuk.
Do you think there's a witch?
Witches?
(Lee Dong Jin: I'm going to her.)
Gosh, that rude jerk.
Mr. Kim.
You can't leave like that.
I really had no choice.
I thought Mr. Lee could find a way for Mi Jung.
Whatever the reason was,
you went along when you knew Dong Jin would be in danger.
You don't have to rub it in. I've been regretting it.
I'll find Dong Jin from here on out.
Mr. Kim.
I know why Mr. Lee is living in that unit.
I had a feeling this might be the case.
But it's even more peculiar than I thought.
This is typical of Mr. Lee.
How thoroughly he organized his stuff.
- He didn't organize them. - Pardon?
He placed them.
Place them?
Dong Jin...
probably expected me to find this unit.
He set this up for me to see.
But...
the only clue Dong Jin left for me...
is Park Mi Jung.
The rooftop house over there is where Mi Jung lives.
This window is thicker than a regular glass window.
It's the glass found in interview rooms at police stations.
We also call it the one-way mirror.
She wouldn't be able to see him...
unless the light in the room was bright.
What are you doing?
What?
What is this?
Shine on you?
Shine on you.
(Recent History)
(History, Date)
(Alignment of Coincidences)
Hey.
Could you take a look at this?
Is that a blog?
"Alignment of Coincidences?"
That's the phrase Dong Jin often said.
(Alignment of Coincidences)
There are only two posts on this blog.
It was posted at 7:23pm.
(I'm going to her.)
That's around the same time Dong Jin texted me.
(I'm going to her.)
(Kim Joong Hyuk)
Does it mean he disappeared after he went to Ms. Park Mi Jung?
"The only difference in discoveries..."
"is how close they are to the outcome."
"They are all a matter of coincidence."
"I'll keep a record of what happened."
"The first statistical report was not a failure."
"The first statistical report?"
What does this mean?
It appears to me...
Dong Jin started this blog to leave a record.
Then...
I'm sure there are hidden posts.
(Login)
(Username, password)
You don't know his password?
It could be his birthday or something.
(The password that you've entered is incorrect.)
He wouldn't have used his date of birth for his password
You put it in just in case.
Come on.
You said he set the place up for you to see.
Have you spotted anything unusual?
Don't you work in the Cybercrime Investigation Team?
We don't even know if Dong Jin is alive or not.
Try hacking or whatever you can.
It's a crime to do that without a warrant.
Did he perhaps...
Did he perhaps give up and vanish...
because his plan didn't work at all?
I don't think so.
- Sorry? - Dong Jin...
would never do that.
(Introduction to Statistics Final Exam)
- This is hard. - It's so difficult.
What should I do?
My goodness.
I should finish this quickly and have lunch.
What's with the Bayes' theorem?
It's so hard.
Freshmen can't solve it anyway.
Our seniors said...
Professor Hwang often gives his students difficult assignments...
to make them give up on statistics.
Why does he do that?
They all left.
What are you doing, Joong Hyuk?
Were you waiting for me?
Gosh, I'm touched.
Do you think you'll find the answer if you keep looking at it?
What? What do you mean?
The question you can't solve.
Do you think you'll find the answer if you keep looking at it?
Yes. I solved it.
Really?
If you don't give up...
and approach it little by little,
you can find the key.
The answer is in the question anyway.
Oh, right.
That's what Dong Jin often said.
"The answer is in the question."
"The first statistical report didn't fail."
(The first statistical report didn't fail.)
"The first statistical report."
"Statistical report."
Joong Hyuk, wait for me.
(Report on Fatality Rates: Denial of the Witch's Existence)
"The first statistical report."
(Report on Fatality Rates: Denial of the Witch's Existence)
Just a second.
(Alignment of Coincidences)
(Login)
(Username, password)
(Report on Fatality Rates: Denial of the Witch's Existence)
(Password)
What's that?
Dong Jin's student ID number.
(Every discovery differs only in how close it is to the result.)
(They're all coincidences.)
(Previous)
(There are some strange people in the world.)
(Being in the same space with her is dangerous.)
(Her daily routine starts around noon.)
(Every Tuesday, a person from a store delivers essentials to her.)
(Late night when all the stores are closed)
(I tested it over a few days.)
(Wallpaper and Linoleum)
This crazy guy.
How many times did he try?
Do you believe his claim...
that Mi Jung is a witch?
He showed it himself.
I didn't want to believe it. But this...
isn't about whether I believe it or not.
I just hope...
Mi Jung can live well.
This isn't going to work.
I should ask her myself.
Are you going to ask her yourself?
His last message was "I'm going to her."
Then I should ask her over there.
I should ask how his end was.
No, you can't.
Why not?
Do you know why she lives on the rooftop like that?
She's isolated herself from the world.
Because people get hurt because of her.
If she finds out that something happened to Dong Jin because of her,
she might hide somewhere for real now.
Hyun Woo, this is me.
Let's report him missing.
And please look into the recent unidentified body...
of a male believed to be in his 20s or 30s.
Yes.
(Alarm)
An alarm set at 2:30am?
Why did you come alone today?
You should come with your friends. Why did you come alone?
Did something happen?
(2:48 am)
Ten minutes.
Ten meters.
A person at this hour?
What is it?
Oh, my gosh.
What?
Where did he go now?
"Data on Accidents and Incidents Related to Kim Joong Hyuk?"
(2:57am)
Only nine minutes have passed.
I'll get going now.
Ms. Park Mi Jung.
Can we talk for a moment?
Who are you?
You don't have to worry.
I'm Detective Kim Joong Hyuk from Gangdong Police Station.
Detective Kim Joong Hyuk?
Why did you come?
And ten sentences.
I'd like to talk with you for a moment.
About what?
There's something to verify.
- "Verify?" - You can just...
talk about anything.
I don't understand at all.
You came out of nowhere and asked me to talk.
I'm not a bad person.
Please exchange...
a few more words with me.
That stray cat must be pregnant.
Sorry?
Pregnant cats...
don't usually approach people.
That's not true.
Pregnant cats are friendly to people.
They tend to approach people first...
because they need someone to take care of them.
I think it's their instinct...
to survive.
She's not a thief cat.
She just lives on the street.
She didn't steal anything.
You're right.
She's a stray cat. My apologies.
I'll get going then.
Excuse me. Wait.
There was something to check.
Check what?
I'm done now.
And...
I do believe it.
Pardon?
That people will die...
when they get close to you.
I know that better than anyone...
what it means.
(Data on Accidents and Incidents Related to Kim Joong Hyuk)
"Ankle sprain, minor injury."
(Data on Accidents and Incidents Related to Kim Joong Hyuk)
"Shoulder fracture, severe injury."
(Slip on stairs, traffic accident, slip, fall on icy road)
"Spinal fracture, severe injury."
(Thunderbolt, slip on stairs, slip, respiratory distress disorder)
"Park Sung Mi, electric shock."
(Park Sung Mi, electric shock)
(The victim of the case Joong Hyuk is investigating)
"Lee Yun A."
"The victim of the case Joong Hyuk is investigating."
(A stalker broke into her house.)
"They seem to be more than..."
"just a detective and a victim relationship."
"I hope nothing happens to both Joong Hyuk and the victim."
(Joong Hyuk received a call and rushed to the scene.)
(The stalker attacked Yun A with a weapon.)
(Fortunately, her life is not in danger,)
(but it's difficult for her to regain consciousness.)
(What would've happened if he had been more courageous?)
(But it's already in the past.)
"I hope Yun A is safe and recovers without any issues."
"I also hope Joong Hyuk doesn't blame himself too much."
"That's why it breaks my heart."
(Yun A has been hospitalized for two months now.)
(3:42am)
I broke all the rules.
But there's a precondition.
It happens only to those who love her.
Dong Jin's hypothesis...
was perfect, including the precondition.
Mr. Kim Joong Hyuk!
Mr. Kim.
Yes.
I get it now.
I know the reason why Mr. Lee left clues for you, Mr. Kim.
You know it too, right?
Please answer me.
I'm Dong Jin's friend.
It's something he couldn't give to you...
ten years ago.
How much longer must we meet from such a distance?
How much longer must we only share a few words like this?
(Verification)
(Decision Tree Analysis)
"They can't be linked..."
"to any specific individual."
Get off at the next stop.
Get off immediately no matter what happens.
What?
What are you talking about?
Don't go too far.
I'm coming. I'll come and pick you up.
When did you find out...
that Dong Jin had gone far away?