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(All characters, organizations, places, cases, and incidents...)

(in this drama are fictitious.)

The first victim is Jung Hee Joo, 22 years old.

After getting severely beaten at a motel, she was strangled.

Her body was charred.

Strangely, the flesh on her back was cut out.

She wore red stockings and black nail polish.

Is the girl who lived in this room involved in the red stocking case?

Those are all brand-name bags.

And the second victim?

She's unidentified.

After strangling her, the killer covered it up by hanging her.

She was found on the second floor of an abandoned villa.

Red stockings, black nail polish, and cut-out flesh...

Red stockings, black nail polish, and cut-out flesh...

were all spotted in the second crime scene as well.

If there's only a three-hour gap...

(May 25, 2019, around 8:00pm)

couldn't this be a spree killing?

The stockings are different.

This happens when you wear a new stocking.

It means he had just bought the stocking.

Did anyone buy this today?

Yes.

Do you remember how he looks?

He bought nine.

These are murder warnings.

Investigator Yang.

Yes?

Do you have a long stick or something?

(May 25, 2019, at 10:50pm, 10 minutes until the next killing)

Well, I don't know.

- There. - Look.

That's him.

Darn it. He managed to cover his face from every CCTV.

We never got a single shot of his face.

He still has eight stockings left.

What should we do?

He'll murder people as many stockings as he has?

I can't believe this jerk. Is he declaring war on us or what?

- Yes, Prosecutor Eun. - Deputy Chief Do.

We found out where he'd been today.

He bought red stockings around 7:30pm at a convenience store.

He bought nine.

We just found...

a tablet PC in her room. It looks like Jung Hee Joo hid it.

We need to run a digital forensic test on this right now.

What? But...

We have less than 10 minutes until the next expected killing.

We must divide into teams and investigate this case.

We'll follow up on the evidence from Jung Hee Joo's case.

Control the crime scene and supervise the autopsies.

Form a search unit for the campsite sketch of the culprit...

and distribute it through Gangdong Police Station.

Increase the inspection around the convenience store he was at.

And gather all the CCTV footages and follow his track.

Okay. I'll get on it right away.

- Let's go. - Okay.

What did he say? When is he coming?

A crucial lead regarding Jung Hee Joo was found,

so he'll be focusing on that.

He's not coming here?

But it's almost 11pm.

The killer may commit another murder.

Stop that. You're going to jinx it.

I'm going insane too.

That killer is tormenting all of us.

The sides too, please.

Do you think it'll come out?

Yes, Detective Kang.

What did you say?

Okay, we'll go there immediately.

What is it?

What did he say?

At a neighborhood park in Bango-dong,

a substantial amount of blood was found.

Blood, not bloodstain?

(Crime scene examination of a restroom at a park)

Police.

Please move aside.

Excuse us.

Excuse us.

This way.

(Partners for Justice 2, Episode 6,)

(Postmortem Changes: Unusual changes in a corpse that aren't visible...)

(in a live body.)

(National Forensics Service)

We have a third case.

What?

Darn it.

Dr. Baek.

Let me see the drain under the sink.

- Please remove the drain. - Yes, ma'am.

Container.

Look at all that blood.

That scumbag did it again.

But don't you think...

this blood could belong to Jung Hee Joo...

or the hanged body?

No, no.

The wounds on their bodies couldn't have caused that much blood loss.

Don't write a novel.

We'll only know once we compare the DNAs.

Dr. Baek.

This could be the blood of the third victim.

Blood doesn't always equal murder.

What?

Dr. Baek!

Aren't you going to take photos?

Thank you for your work.

Please send the blood to the NFS.

I heard there was a third murder.

Yes.

Hey! Are you still at it?

It's been hours already!

How could you be so inflexible when people are dying out there?

That's enough.

About that hanged body,

Run a chemistry examination on her nasal cavity and nose hair.

Why her nose hair?

I need to check something.

Hey.

Do this.

What? Why?

We need a constant. Hurry.

Give me your nose hair.

- What? - Do it.

Pluck more. We need a clear result.

- Pluck out a bunch. - Dr. Baek!

You need to hurry!

They're in chaos over there!

Hold him down. I'll pluck.

- No. - Hold him down.

I did it.

1, 2...

A homeless went to the restroom at 11:01pm and saw it.

Is there anything else apart from the blood?

We're still searching the area, but we haven't found anything yet.

Did you get your hands on all the surveillance cameras...

from the convenience store until here?

If the culprit walked here, there are countless routes.

They're on it as we speak.

But Prosecutor Eun, since we only found blood,

- couldn't this be... - No.

We can't be sure just yet.

Regard this blood as the third victim's,

- and search the area. - Yes, ma'am.

The first victim, Jung Hee Joo, was found at Sunghoo Motel.

The second victim, a hanged body, was found at an abandoned villa...

1.8km from the previous crime scene.

After that, a substantial amount of blood was found 2km away...

at this park's restroom.

He's moving southwest along Bango 13-gil.

If it's 2km southwest, the next crime scene...

must be around this area.

What time is it?

12am. We predicted that the next murder will occur at 2am,

so we only have a couple of hours left.

Please strengthen the security around the area.

We must prevent additional murders.

Yes, ma'am.

Chief Prosecutor Gal is here.

- Sir. - Hello, sir.

Hello, sir!

- You found blood? - Yes, sir.

How much?

We haven't figured that out yet.

Where's Do Ji Han?

Well...

He's running a corroborative investigation...

on Jung Hee Joo, the first victim.

"First victim"?

A third murder has occurred,

but the prosecutor in charge isn't even present?

(Supreme Prosecutors' Office Digital Forensic Center)

Sir.

This is an article on the third murder. Take a look.

("Red Stocking Murder Commits 3rd Murder,")

("Substantial Amount of Blood Found")

I'm in.

We're here.

- It's the blood from the park. - Here you go.

Roger.

These are blood samples of Jung Hee Joo...

and the hanged body.

Did the autopsy result for Jung Hee Joo come out?

No, not yet. I'm sorry.

Darn it. Let's go.

- Yes, ma'am. - All right.

12th hypodermal bleeding. 3.7cm by 9cm.

Presumably due to a blunt object.

12th hypodermal bleeding. 3.7cm by 9cm.

Presumably due to a blunt object.

Dr. Baek, you're still performing the autopsy?

It's 1am already. You've been doing that for 4 hours?

Murder victims tend to take longer...

because we need to examine their entire body.

You know how meticulous Dr. Baek is.

Are you here to chat? Are you?

I'm sorry.

13th hypodermal bleeding. Take a photo.

- Do it. - Yes, sir.

Even if it's Dr. Baek, this won't do.

What's the use of being meticulous?

More and more victims are appearing. Darn it.

13th hypodermal bleeding.

3.5cm by 7cm.

Presumably due to a blunt object.

If you look here, there's a locked folder.

I've unlocked it and found a video.

"A video"?

What video?

What? What is this?

A spy cam?

Yes, as you can see, it was in the pocket,

then it was put in the bag.

That's when it went black, then the sound cut off too.

Did she want to film something in secret, then failed?

I think so. Anything else?

Goodness, why are you doing this to me?

That's all.

These two videos are the only ones that had something.

Other videos are completely black without any sounds.

We can't help it. Why don't we...

go back to the crime scene and...

What is this?

(Synchronization in the process)

What's going on here?

Didn't you say the owner died?

Where is her phone?

It went missing from the scene, so we couldn't grab it.

Someone just turned on her phone.

It's getting synchronized in real-time.

(Uploading)

I think she let her phone get synchronized automatically.

It hasn't been happening because her phone was turned off.

It began automatically when it was turned on.

So what exactly is getting synchronized right now?

The extension looks like...

it's a video.

So it's coming in like this?

A little more. Just a little more.

(Synchronizing)

[VIU Ver] MBC E11 'Partners for Justice S2' "Postmortem Changes" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

(Synchronizing)

Just a little more.

What happened?

Why did it stop?

The phone turned off.

Let's see what we have so far.

It's a video, isn't it?

When was it taken?

Let me see if the date of the video is here.

It's right here. It's...

May 25, 11:52am.

That's the hour of the crime, Prosecutor Do.

Let's see it.

(Supreme Prosecutors' Office Digital Forensic Center)

It's a video taken in secret inside of a car.

The woman wasn't alone.

Prosecutor Do, doesn't it look like she's getting abducted?

Hey, stop!

Cheongwu Indoor Fishing Hole?

(Cheongwu Indoor Fishing Hole)

Cheongwu. Cheongwu Indoor Fishing Hole.

Cheongwu Indoor Fishing Hole. Cheongwu.

Bango-dong. Bango-dong!

Prosecutor Do, that place is in Bango-dong.

(Cheongwu Indoor Fishing Hole)

It's 7 by 2 on this side.

I have the DNA matching result of the blood from the park's sink.

(DNA analysis result: There is no match.)

There is no match.

It wasn't the blood of Jung Hee Joo or the body that was hung.

And I didn't get any match on the police or the NFS database.

(Jung Hee Joo, not a match, unidentified hung body, not a match)

Then who shed that blood?

A third party. A woman.

Dr. Baek. What if another person dies?

It could have happened already.

It's the third victim.

The next one will be at 2:00am.

We only have 30 minutes left.

Find the last location of Jung Hee Joo's phone.

Yes, sir.

Yes, Prosecutor Eun.

Yes, Deputy Chief Do.

That was the third victim.

The blood belonged to a third party.

There are more stockings left.

We already know there will be another murder. Where are you?

I found a lead...

to the whereabouts of the day of her death on Jung's tablet PC.

What? What is it?

A video of Jung Hee Joo getting abducted in that morning.

She's with someone who looks like the culprit.

I'm trying to determine their route.

You know what, Deputy Chief Do?

I'll be frank with you.

I don't have the scene under control.

I think you should be here. You have to be on the scene.

And the chief prosecutor is looking for you too.

Prosecutor Eun. Calm down.

Deputy Chief Do.

There's nothing else I can do...

other than strengthening security even if I went there.

I should keep chasing after the culprit's traces...

to catch him as soon as possible.

Please hang in there and control the situation a little longer.

We can't lose any evidence right now.

We need to get both teams going and look into everything.

Yes, sir. But...

we have no time.

I'll take responsibility for everything that's happening.

Let's go.

There are 15 minutes left...

until the next murder.

(May 25, 2019, 1:59am, 1 minute left until next murder)

Cut.

Dr. Baek, you're done, aren't you?

Did you find out anything? You have to tell us...

- Let's turn her over. - What?

I'm going to look at her back.

- You'll look at her back too? - Turn her over.

Okay.

Debridement.

It's 5.6cm by 13.5cm. Vertical.

Debridement, 5.6cm by 13.5cm.

The body that was hung had her chest cut out, right?

Yes, you're right.

Get her tissue and bring it to my office afterward.

I'm sure Chief Ma looked at it.

Just bring it. I need to compare them.

Yes.

Scalpel.

An emergency announcement.

A mutilated body was found at Damsong Playground, Bango-dong.

I will connect you to the scene of the discovery.

This is the phone call from the reporter.

This is Damsong Playground.

There is a foot...

There's a woman's foot in the food waste bag!

A woman's foot? Was there anything else unusual?

There are red stockings on her.

This is horrifying.

Can you come quickly?

I repeat.

A mutilated body was found at Damsong Playground, Bango-dong.

All forces, proceed to find other body parts.

It seems like a woman's foot.

I repeat.

A mutilated body was found at Damsong Playground, Bango-dong.

All forces, proceed to find other body parts.

There are speed bumps ahead.

Okay.

Man, nothing changed in this town.

Let me know when you see it.

Yes, I will.

Keep going straight.

It must be somewhere around here.

This isn't it.

Wait, it's somewhere around here.

Cheongwu Indoor Fishing Hole.

Hey, it's right there.

Isn't that right? Cheongwu Indoor Fishing Hole.

Yes. Pass the fishing hole.

Passing the fishing hole.

- One second. - Turn left.

Right here? I will. turn left.

Turning left.

Let's see.

What is it?

This is Yang Soo Dong.

Where are you?

There was another murder,

and this time, it's just the ankle. Darn it.

Got it.

What should we do?

- Stop the car. - What?

The video ends here.

I can't believe it. How can there be...

four victims in just one night?

We should have stopped him.

But we couldn't.

We all knew it was going to happen.

We knew that he would kill again, but we couldn't stop him.

That wasn't a novel.

Prosecutor Eun, please calm down.

"I'll know after the autopsy." "I'll know after the DNA test."

"The blood test isn't enough for a conclusion."

When you were saying those,

there was another victim.

Turn off the speaker.

Dr. Baek.

I told you to turn it off. It's distracting.

Doesn't this affect you a little bit?

You become the assailant during your autopsies. Have you turned into one?

He killed four people.

Turn it off.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't waste my time here.

Let's go to the scene.

(Cha Bu Jin)

Serial murders. Fourth victim.

Damsong Playground. Body in pieces.

Hey, get your camera. I have a big scoop. Hurry up.

- What's going on here? - Tell us.

- I'm not at liberty to discuss it. - How many times have I told you?

Am I going to be on the news?

(Scene examination at the playground for the body in pieces)

- Someone died here? - What's going on?

I can't believe someone died in our neighborhood.

The pinky toe is cut off.

Have you ever...

seen a case like this one?

I've been working at the NFS for over 30 years now.

But I've never seen anything like this before.

Is that a woman's foot?

Yes, I believe so.

Was the foot cut off 14cm from the bottom of her foot?

Yes, it's precisely 14cm.

And we found red stockings too.

And the same goes for the black nail polish on the toes.

That means she's our fourth victim.

Transport her body to the NFS. I'll do the autopsy.

- I'm done here. - Okay.

- Hold on. - Let us do coverage on it.

We're from a news agency.

Civilians are not allowed past here.

Besides, they're doing a postmortem examination, so you can't go in.

I'm aware of that. I heard it was a murder.

- No, you can't. - We'd like to do a story on this.

- What's going on? - Gosh.

- I'll go out and see. - Come on.

- Don't push us. You're the police. - What are you doing?

- Come on. - Step back.

Wait, aren't you from Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office?

I'm Cha Bu Jin from News Focus.

Is it true that there has been a fourth victim?

The time of the next murder had been forewarned.

You weren't able to stop it?

Are you even doing your job? Give us a comment.

The investigation is still on-going. We can't release any detail now.

Where is Deputy Chief Do Ji Han who's in charge of this case?

I don't see him here.

Is he somewhere else?

- Just a comment, please. - Step back.

- Stop it. That's enough. - Okay, I'm leaving.

- Hey, hey. Move back! - Don't push me!

("Another Victim of Bango-dong Serial Killer Was Found")

("Another Victim of Bango-dong Serial Killer Was Found")

("Bango-dong in Terror, Scary Red Stocking Killer")

This is so scary. How am I supposed to leave my house?

Look over there.

(Line 1, Seoul Station, Kwangwoon University)

("More Victims of the Serial Murder, Incompetent Authorities")

("More Victims of the Serial Murder, Incompetent Authorities")

(Same MOs: Red stockings, black nail polish, carved shoulders...)

Everyone just blames the police.

("Incompetent Police and Prosecutors Lead to More Victims")

Starting with the first victim, found at the motel,

more victims were found at a villa, public toilet, and playground.

The culprit has traveled several kilometers...

on foot and murdered the women.

As if murders of these four women weren't enough to scare the public,

inefficient works of the prosecution...

caused the public to tremble in fear last night.

(Episode 12 will air shortly.)

The murders took place only three hours apart from each one.

The authorities were able to pinpoint when the next killing was,

but as if the culprit is mocking their search,

the culprit continued to kill.

It's been confirmed that when the murder took place,

the prosecutor in charge couldn't be found at the scene.

And the public rage has intensified.

Darned reporters.

Is that the best he could do? Those reporters are unbelievable.

"How Responsible Are the Police Behind the Serial Murders?"

That's going viral online right now.

("4 Victims Found in the Absence of the Prosecutor in Charge")

"The prosecutor in charge must resign."

"No wonder why people look down on prosecutors."

"You totally got played by the killer."

I can't go on.

Stop it. Don't read those comments.

By the way, where did Deputy Chief Do go last night?

Okay, okay.

Prosecutor Eun, Assistant Prosecutor General No is asking for you.

Deputy Chief Do is back.

Okay.

Here you go.

He bought nine stockings.

And he committed three more killings after that.

And after his 4th killing around 2:30am,

it looks like he stopped killing for now.

However,

considering that he bought nine stockings,

it's likely that he will kill again.

Darn it. We got played. We totally got played.

an expanded meeting of executives...

is scheduled this afternoon.

The prosecutor general will be at the meeting as well.

Deputy Chief Do.

Why weren't you at the scene?

You know that people are saying that we're responsible for this.

- I'm sorry. - Sir.

Deputy Chief Do was working on the first victim's investigation.

Well, he had a good reason to be running around to get a lead.

Of course, I know that.

Then, will you take responsibility on his behalf?

That's all right.

I won't make excuses.

I'll take full responsibility.

You know,

I want to protect you too, Deputy Chief Do.

But I guess this must be the end of the road.

Anyway, go to the rural side until this dies down.

And keep a low profile.

Okay.

This matter will officially be sent to the disciplinary committee.

As a preemptive disciplinary action,

from now on,

you will be suspended from performing your duties.

"A disciplinary action"?

Understood, sir.

Prosecutor Eun, please take over this case...

as the prosecutor in charge.

Goodness, this is complicated.

Sir.

You must feel burdened.

- I'm sorry. - Hold on.

Why?

Why did you go that far?

Prosecutor Eun.

Do you think the culprit is a psycho who commits spree killing?

They committed murders every 3 hours after traveling 2km.

Their method of murder is constant.

For now, we can't help but assume that this is a spree killing.

But from another point of view,

it doesn't seem like the killer is moving while committing murder.

Doesn't it seem like the killer is distancing himself...

from the crime scene?

What?

Anyway,

there's a lot more to this case than meets the eye.

Good luck.

This isn't right, is it?

Do they think we spent all night partying?

Should I go to Assistant Prosecutor General No's office...

and cause a ruckus?

Look at you all enraged and blabbering in your dialect.

That's not important. What did I tell you?

I said we should leave Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

Look at this mess.

- Let's go to Bango-dong for now. - Bango...

I'm not even going to pee towards that direction.

Are we not going to do this?

What can we do right now?

Since I'm suspended, I have all the time in the world.

Let's do it.

I have my eyes on something, you see.

(National Forensics Service)

Right foot.

The cartilage was cut off.

The victim wasn't dead during the amputation.

There's a vital reaction.

Are you telling me that the victim was alive?

On top of that, the weapon was...

very sharp. It's a clean cut.

Scalpel.

They separated the muscles from the bones.

They cut along the muscles.

A saw was used to cut through the bone.

Doesn't the cut look steady?

On the other hand, they cut off the little toe...

at once.

It's in shreds.

Why did the killer leave more of the bone?

I know. It's so bizarre.

I don't have the answer yet.

But there's one thing I'm sure of.

The killer took their time...

and slowly amputated this ankle while the victim was still alive.

But the little toe was amputated at once after the victim had died.

He's definitely a psychopath.

Usually, killers mar a body fairly quickly...

if the victim is still alive.

But if it's a corpse, they take their time.

However, this case is the polar opposite.

Where's the blood? Is this it?

Oh my gosh.

I've seen this in Miami.

Did you catch the culprit?

That psychopath serial rapist was eventually caught...

after taking 24 lives.

There's barely any blood left.

Are you serious?

You need to use the muscles.

Could you hurry up and find the body?

If possible, I'd like the torso which has plenty of blood.

This won't be easy.

The killer amputated the ankle in a unique way.

After the victim died,

the killer seems to have amputated the little toe and thrown it away.

This is all that we know by the ankle.

I've never seen anything like this.

I can't bear to see it.

What about the picture of the cut?

Do you have a zoomed-in photo?

It might not be that bad.

Dr. Baek.

This victim was gruesomely murdered.

Haven't you lost your touch since it has been a while?

- Are you insane? - What?

What are you saying?

I can't be sure.

If you can't,

please refrain from saying things such as that it's not that bad.

Did you get the autopsy result for Jung Hee Joo?

Both her and the hanged body came out negative...

regarding the semen test.

There were no hair strands or pubic hair that belonged...

to a third party.

And the DNA of a third party wasn't found...

on either of their epidermises.

That's because the bodies were charred.

So it was intentional, right?

During a sexual assault,

the assailant and the victim undergo much physical contact.

So we can detect the assailant's epidermis...

or oral epithelium.

But we found nothing.

So I believe it was intentional.

What about the cause of death?

We found traces of sexual assault, strangulation, and hanging.

- It's a homicide, right? - We don't know for sure yet.

Dr. Baek!

After five hours of autopsy, you still don't know?

Ma'am, please calm down.

We're running a toxic substance examination...

and a biopsy right now.

You know how meticulous he is.

All right.

What about the second victim,

the hanged body, that was found at the villa?

Well, the thing is...

It's pretty bizarre for me as well.

To regard it as murder by strangulation,

the fingerprint marks aren't too deep.

To regard it as a hanging,

the dot hemorrhage isn't as visible.

To regard it as hanging by a rope,

the front part of the neck isn't heavily damaged.

Hold on.

So what are you trying to say?

Also, the victim's lungs and liver were extremely damaged.

What? What is this?

After an emergency biopsy,

we detected last-stage lung cancer which had also resulted...

in liver cancer.

What did you get from the heart?

Zephtilin. A cancer-treating medication for lung cancer.

I looked into the hair to determine the victim's period of use.

She had undergone targeted therapy since six months ago.

Seeing how I couldn't detect...

the drug from four months ago, she stopped using it.

Afterward, she constantly took morphine-like painkillers.

Are you saying the victim was a cancer patient?

- That is true. - What's the cause of death?

The cause of death could've been simultaneous,

or it could've been a joint.

If several critical damages are spotted at once,

it's simultaneous.

If the victim died due to several light damages,

it's called a joint.

But isn't the order...

of the damages more important?

We do not know for now...

whether the victim died of an illness or was murdered.

The killer could've targeted her, knowing she was ill.

That is possible.

Then...

is everything uncertain?

We even underwent an emergency autopsy.

But we've failed to comprehend the culprit's actions.

And we also don't know anything about the culprit.

Why would you say that?

I know that it's an insane spree killer.

The killer isn't insane.

The killer is very much normal and extremely smart.

"Extremely smart"?

How can you say that in this situation?

Deputy Chief Do is going to get fired soon.

He's getting fired?

Someone had to take responsibility for failing to stop...

- the additional murders! - Calm down.

Four people have died.

Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office's pride...

is at stake here.

What does that have to do with me?

- What did you say? - I'm glad he's leaving.

He was too talkative.

Dr. Baek!

Let's go.

Director Park.

Could you get me a foot? I need to check something.

My goodness.

(Convention Room)

This is the worst day ever.

How many pairs of stockings are left?

Since the killer bought 9 and used 3 of them, there are 6 pairs left.

I'm so nervous.

Even the killer needs to sleep. I bet they're extremely tired.

That's right.

I'm going to catch 40 winks.

I doubt anything more will happen for now.

- Prepare the autopsy room. - What?

- What are you going to do? - Just get it ready!

I'm seriously going mad here.

This isn't a spree killing. It's a spree autopsy.

I haven't changed my underwear yet.

Fatso.

Burn that lucky underwear of yours.

Burn it down to ashes.

Yes, ma'am.

Did Seo Hyun get discharged?

Yes, she did get discharged,

but she doesn't want to go to the kindergarten.

What?

She has never said that before.

Maybe it's because she was at the hospital for too long.

I called you...

because I thought it was weird too. She never did that before.

Excuse me.

Can you stop by when Seo Hyun gets discharged?

I have something to tell you.

Goodbye.

I understand.

Can you please convince her to go to the kindergarten?

Yes, I'll call you again.

Yes.

(Doctor Jang Cheol)

(Calling Doctor Jang Cheol)

The phone cannot be reached. Please leave a message.

(Hanjoo Hospital)

(Calling Hanjoo Hospital)

May I talk to Doctor Jang Cheol?

Oh, I see.

Okay. Thank you.

The pressure point on the shoulder blade.

Signs of cell inflammation.

But it's not acute, it's chronic.

The bandage rotted.

Irrigation?

Dr. Baek, we're ready.

Are we?

Let's go.

You know what, Dr. Baek?

You were a bit too harsh with the Eastern Prosecutors' Office.

What? What did I do?

No, I mean, they're in huge trouble.

Just make sure you do your job.

I had to go out of my way to get that.

That corpse was donated for the students' training.

Yes, this is good enough.

What are you going to do?

Current time, 11:56.

The amputation test begins.

- Drill. - Drill? Are you going to cut this?

We're going to test this. Give me the drill.

A regular drill, or a surgical drill?

Surgical.

Hold it.

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- It looks the same. - You're right.

The bones are sticking out in the exact same manner.

Swab kit.

Tell the Toxic Substances Division to see if betadine is found in here.

- Yes. - Betadine?

- Betadine? - It's an emergency. Hurry.

There was a lot of betadine at the point of amputation.

Also, propofol and cefazolin were found in the muscles.

I knew it.

- It's "that", right? - What is it?

I have the chemical analysis of the hung body's nasal and nose hair.

But Dr. Baek, I found nothing.

What about him?

I found volatilized oil on Fasto...

along with carbide, chlorine, potassium, iron, and lead.

My nose hair had such substances?

Why did you want to see this?

Pork ribs, marinaded. Right?

- What? - What?

The place right behind where the hung body was found is...

a marinated pork ribs restaurant, isn't it?

- Right. - You're right.

The pork ribs smelled awesome. Gosh, I'm hungry.

Come to think about it,

I only had instant noodles since yesterday.

- Let's go. - Where to?

I'm coming too.

Why does he want to go out so much lately?

He used to always stay in his office.

Aren't you going to get ready?

You're so talkative. I'll explain on the way.

Han Soo Yeon, you too.

Me?

Let's go.

My gosh.

(National Forensics Service)

- I'll drive. - No way.

- You probably don't know, but... - Sally, you drive.

Dr. Baek.

Roger.

Dr. Baek. I'm the designated driver.

The rain groove depth is about 1.2mm.

You need new tires immediately.

If you don't change it, the grip will fail when you go straight,

and things will get very dangerous.

Aren't you coming?

There were 147 calls...

reporting that they saw...

someone who looks similar to the suspect...

who was caught on the CCTV of a convenience store.

Over 300 police officers are split up into different teams...

obtaining information, checking reports, inspecting,

and tracing the culprit along Bango 13-gil, the culprit's route.

A total of four teams are chasing and investigating the culprit.

Are you also keeping a track of the cell sites?

We are currently trying to sort out the hundreds and thousands...

of phones which are connected to the cell site.

But there is a possibility that the culprit turned off the phone.

I believe we cannot just rely on tracking the cell sites.

There are many crime-ridden areas in Bango-dong.

Are the street surveillance and protection for women still ongoing?

Gangdong Police Station created a team for safety patrol,

and it has been operating every single hour.

If things are this serious,

shouldn't we bring up the alert to the second degree?

I believe it is still too early...

to bring up the alert level to the second degree right now.

The Blue House also said we should see how things go tonight.

Then we should do that.

All the police officers in Seoul will be on night duty,

protecting the city in perfection.

Why didn't you do that last night?

Prosecutor General.

The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office will...

freshen up the Criminal Division and make sure we stop another crime.

We can continue to work on the case.

- Hey. - Goodness.

Where's Prosecutor Eun?

She went to the executive council...

because of the red stocking spree killing case.

The high officials from the police, prosecution, Ministry of Justice,

and Ministry of Public Administration are all there.

Great. We can talk to them at once.

About what?

Where are they?

Let me see what the situation is like.

Hello.

To find the identity of the victims,

the DNA found in the ankle and the hung body were...

- Mr. Kang. - collected and registered...

to compare the data with the database of missing persons...

- Mr. Kang, look at me. - all around the country.

We are also doing our best to retrieve the rest of the body...

- which was severed from the ankle. - Look here.

We're doing our best to identify the victims...

by using the database we have of the missing persons...

What are you doing? We're in the middle of a meeting.

Good.

We have the autopsy result of the victims of the murder.

This is an executive council for the prosecution.

The NFS has no part in this.

The result...

of the autopsy of the NFS isn't what's important.

No, you're all wrong.

Dr. Baek, can we finish up the meeting...

Are you going to continue with false information?

What are we wrong about?

This case...

is not...

a spree killing case.

- What? - It's not?

What is he saying?

Wait.

Your call cannot be reached. Please leave a message.

Darn it.

First of all, this is the body that was hung on the ceiling,

found in the abandoned villa.

The scars you see here...

are the most important key in resolving this case.

The culprit took the flesh as their trophy.

No. That's wrong.

He wanted to make it look like he took it as a trophy.

He carved out Jung Hee Joo's flesh from the same location.

However, inside the flesh,

we found chronic inflammatory cells, not acute ones.

After running a biopsy, we found out that it was bedsore.

Bedsore?

It's been confirmed that it was formed over three weeks.

It means that the victim stayed in bed for three weeks...

which caused this bedsore.

People with bedsores are capable of walking around.

Is there a rule that says sick people can't go on with their lives?

You're right.

So we checked one more thing.

Behind the crime scene, there was a pork rib restaurant.

And the air vent was facing the crime scene.

I smell meat.

Do I smell pork ribs? I'm starving.

To execute the postmortem examination,

one of our investigators stayed at the scene for an hour.

We found lard and substances that were grilled on charcoals...

from his bronchial tubes and nose hair.

However,

as for the hanged body,

we did not detect any substances.

That proves that the victim wasn't breathing at the crime scene.

What?

What do you mean the victim wasn't breathing?

That's why the core body temperature was low.

Her temperature is 32°C.

It's low.

Isn't that a given since she's dead?

It's odd if it's too low.

No defense mark on the hand.

During the autopsy, we didn't find any defense marks.

And it's my opinion that the culprit carried her in a big suitcase.

It was enough to break her cervical vertebrae.

Her bones were fractured there.

What is this? Her cervical vertebrae were cut.

The C4 cervical vertebra was fractured.

Is that the hangman's fracture?

Adults can only fit into suitcases...

when their necks are completely bent.

Then...

are you telling me that it wasn't a murder?

The cause of death is...

multiple organ failures due to lung cancer.

She died from an illness.

In other words, it was a natural death.

- What is he talking about? - How does that make sense?

- I can't believe this. - There's no way.

What do you mean that she died from an illness?

Are you telling us that this wasn't a murder?

He brought a corpse and put on a show.

What? A show?

How is this possible?

All right. Moving on.

Let's take a look at the body parts.

He didn't severe the foot in order to kill her.

The victim had a diabetic foot ulcer...

and had a transtibial amputation. And the foot was severed from there.

From the side where the foot was cut,

we found surgical disinfectant, Betadine which is used in the OR.

And a surgeon amputated it.

Remember how the foot looked odd?

The bone in her leg must be shorter than her flesh and muscles.

The bone in her leg must be shorter than her flesh and muscles.

That way, her flesh would cover the bones...

and soft tissues would be formed.

If not, she wouldn't have been able to use an artificial leg.

And we found propofol and cefazolin in her ankle.

As you know, propofol is used to induce sleep during surgery.

And cefazoline is an antibiotic drug...

that prevents infections during amputations.

Antibiotic drug?

I doubt that the killer would make...

his victim take antibiotics when he was cutting her up in pieces.

Let me ask you this then.

Why was her pinky toe cut off?

I'm sure it was rotten due to diabetes.

And he severed it to hide it.

Then where did the culprit get this foot?

As for severed feet,

they are thrown away as medical waste after surgery.

I'm sure he probably stole it from a hospital.

And the woman whose foot was cut off...

isn't dead.

I'm sure she's still in the hospital.

One more thing.

And the blood you found from the basin was from the foot.

It means they are just one person.

We thought there were 2 victims, but there was only 1.

Wait!

My gosh, sorry.

Then, how are we supposed to do our counting?

The unidentified victim died from an illness.

And the blood from the basin and the foot...

belong to one person, but she's not dead. So...

To sum it up,

there aren't four victims.

Is Jung Hee Joo, the girl from the motel, our only victim?

Yes, that would be correct.

Therefore, there was no spree killing.

This is my expert opinion.

Let's go.

- What is this? - There was only one victim?

What on earth just happened?

If the police took care of the case properly from the get-go,

this wouldn't have happened.

The prosecution suggested releasing the details of the case.

- How will you clean this up? - We have to clean it up.

We only decided to release...

the information for the safety of the public. Given what's happened,

- isn't this a good thing? - What?

- Safety? - Let's go.

Safety, my foot.

This was just getting interesting.

We might become their collateral damage.

What do you mean? We basically did all the work for them.

It's done.

There.

With that angle, it might've caught cars that were passing by here.

Hello. Excuse me.

We're from Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

Is that CCTV working?

Yes, it is.

May I take a look?

(Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office)

- Right? - Tell me about it.

- I should do it later. - Exactly.

Hey. Dr. Jang.

- Ms. Han. - What brings you here?

This is Dr. Jang Cheol, a surgeon from Hanjoo Hospital.

We've crossed paths at the postmortem examination.

But he was my daughter's physician when she was in a car accident.

I heard that you caught...

the hit-and-run driver when she was in the accident.

My name is Jang Seong Joo. I work with Dr. Han.

I'm Jang Cheol.

Hi, I'm Sally.

Handsome guy.

And this is...

NFS' medical examiner, Dr. Baek Beom.

Hello.

Hello.

By the way, what brings you here?

It's a personal matter.

Okay.

I see.

We'll get going now.

Bye.

Hold on.

- Yes? - Did you...

touch a corpse today?

(Partners for Justice 2)

Do you know where Seo Hyun is?

Seo Hyun!

My daughter...

I think she was kidnaped. What should I do?

Please hurry!

We'll do our best to find Seo Hyun.

Are you kidding me? Don't overestimate yourself.

We lost the target!

You lost the target?

What if he harms Seo Hyun?

We'll find Seo Hyun no matter what.

We'll use every skill and resource we have here.

Brace yourself, okay?

You're her mother.

I think he used sleeping pills.

It's been two hours since the abduction.

We only have 4 hours and 30 minutes left.

Where on earth is she right now?

She must be terrified right now.