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Partners for Justice

It's Mr. Seo.

My investigator's in there! Jeong-min's in there!

Other than the head injury and the injection mark,

we found no external trauma.

Sodium pentothal?

I have Mr. Seo's call history from yesterday.

You can't continue Seo Jeong-min's autopsy.

- Based on what grounds? - Destruction of evidence.

You can't perform the autopsy,

since you killed him.

The last person Mr. Seo called...

was you!

Call History

Mr. Baek Beom, you're under arrest...

for the murder of Seo Jeong-min as of now.

You have the right to remain silent,

and to deny saying anything that can be used against you.

You have the right to an attorney.

And you may request a review of legality for confinement...

to the competent court.

What's going on?

Prosecutor Kang, what are you talking about?

Who killed who?

Please leave, you two.

What about the autopsy?

It's been a while, Dr. Baek.

Let's go.

Let's get ready.

You must remain in the office until the autopsy is over.

Get out. This is my office.

He might destroy evidence, so don't let him touch anything.

Okay.

What happened, Hyun?

The last person Mr. Seo talked to before he died was...

- Baek Beom. - What?

Dr. Baek doesn't have an alibi for last night,

and we found sound evidence too.

The autopsy probably started. Let's go.

Medical Examiner Baek Beom

Thank you for coming over in such a short notice.

Current time, 10 o'clock on the dot.

I'll begin the autopsy.

Right side of the forehead, laceration.

"Right side of the forehead, laceration."

Two needle marks on the brachial artery of left arm.

"Two needle marks on the brachial artery of left arm."

How old do these look?

I'm not sure. But they don't seem too old.

- Take a good picture. - Yes.

Do a close-up too.

Overall, I don't see much external injury,

or any damages done by an external force.

He has short nails too.

Okay. Let's cut him up.

Rib cutter.

Scalpel.

Send this down to Toxic Substances Division.

Let's shave his head.

This is too much, Hyun.

I know.

But you have to watch it.

You must keep your eyes on this...

to reveal the truth.

This is the last story...

that Mr. Seo is telling us.

Around the laceration of his right forehead,

I see bleeding under his scalp,

and linear fraction of skull.

Linear fraction: Fraction that causes lines on the bone

I also see subdural hemorrhage where he bled under the scalp.

Does that mean he was severely injured?

It's too early to say.

Let's wrap up.

Thank you, Professor Pyo.

Prosecutor Eun Sol of Seoul Eastern District.

I've heard a lot about you.

Nice to meet you, Prosecutor Eun.

- What do you think? - First off,

I don't see anything else other than the head injury...

and the needle marks.

If there was a physical fight,

there should be assault marks or oppression wounds...

that can show how someone else was involved in his death.

But there's nothing like that.

I'll have to refrain from sharing my thoughts...

until we have the result from the Toxic Substances Division.

Yes. I understand.

You said everything was done.

Where else will we find better evidence than this?

- Hyun. - No, it's still not enough.

If we get into this in a hurry and then end up losing him,

- we'll never be able to get him. - There's no way we'll lose him.

The security footage shows that he stole the drugs.

Jeong-min, we're almost there.

Trust me and give me just a little more time.

Take this.

Tomorrow's your birthday.

It's So-hee's birthday already?

Right, you said your birthday is the same day as Ms. Han.

You gave her the same birthday at the orphanage...

because you didn't want her to be made fun of for not knowing the day.

You remembered that?

Jeong-min, I can never give up on Ms. Han's case,

and my brother's case.

I'll find out the truth no matter what happens.

Baek Beom, that jerk.

I thought this was enough to get him.

I couldn't protect him.

It's not your fault.

- Don't be so hard on yourself. - It's my fault.

I was too indecisive. I just kept him waiting.

I'll never make the same mistake twice.

Make sure you change the formalin for the fixed tissues.

Fixed tissues: Tissues fixed with formalin

Formalin: Type of preservative

This is so wrong. It's not like he's a criminal.

What's going on? What are we going to do?

Dr. Baek will be turned into a suspect for this case,

and will be escorted to the prosecutor's office.

He could've gone to the office himself to be questioned.

He's a public official...

who's been working here for ten years.

Actually, that's exactly why we need to detain him.

He's an expert who's worked in the National Forensic Service...

for over ten years. He knows everything about forensics.

He may not run away,

but he surely can attempt to destroy evidence.

What?

We should get going too.

Okay.

You two.

Are you really going to do this to Dr. Baek?

This is so wrong.

Well, we're also...

Prosecutor Eun, I'm so sorry you got hurt last time,

and got stuck in the autopsy room because of me.

But that's my fault.

Dr. Baek even stitched up your hand. Don't you think this is too much?

Prosecutor Eun.

Investigate thoroughly and objectively,

and please reveal the truth.

I promise to do that.

Darn it.

Do you have some lab-made alcohol?

Here it is.

Aren't you angry too? This is just wrong.

Of course. This is an insult to the lab.

This is so insulting.

Exactly.

They shouldn't do this to Dr. Baek.

Total nonsense.

They don't trust my lab results and take all the samples?

- What? - They even took the blood samples.

They did. Those and the tissue samples.

They even cleaned the autopsy room.

As if we'd collect whatever they dropped.

Doctor, stop drinking. I think you had enough.

This?

Oh, no, it's not alcohol. It's mineral water.

Can I have some?

Darn it, it's alcohol.

Mr. Kang.

Mr. Seo's call history for the last three months.

Thanks.

Call History

Hyun, do you really have to do this?

There's something you don't know.

June 11, 2018.

2 p.m.

You talked to Mr. Seo.

Call History

7:30 p.m.

You left your home.

You took a taxi...

to Gangil-dong where Mr. Seo lives.

At 8:35 p.m...

at Gangil Junction,

you got out of the taxi.

Taximeter Charges

Direct debit

Then at 9:05 p.m.,

you entered his apartment block.

There's no security camera on that block.

You must've known already.

But a dashcam in a parked car...

was recording at the time.

Jeans and a hoodie.

Based on a comparison with the base of a traffic cone,

the man's shoe size is 11.

Isn't that your size?

Mr. Seo opened the door, and you went inside.

I'll bet that...

you had an argument.

What's the reason?

My sister died because of you!

Tell me! Just tell me.

A medical examiner? You're a medical examiner?

You're a necrophiliac. That's what you are! A necrophiliac!

How many lives did you take?

How many? Tell me yourself.

- Tell me yourself! - Is there evidence?

Evidence?

You're done for. Do you get that?

You're done for.

You pathetic fool.

Wait.

You pushed him from behind when he was distracted,

and slammed Mr. Seo's head on the floor.

Then you injected him to disguise it as suicide.

Then you took the glass to destroy evidence.

Then at around midnight,

you returned home.

Don't write a novel based on my life.

I'll see how long your hypocrisy holds up.

Mr. Baek, why did you meet with Mr. Seo?

I didn't see him.

Shall we talk about motive for murder?

Mr. Seo recently procured some evidence.

Ten years ago,

at 11:02 p.m. on June 4, 2008,

Seon Hospital's drug storage room.

You couldn't have forgotten.

On that day too,

someone died.

Kang Yong, a thoracic surgeon at Seon Hospital.

My older brother.

Do you remember?

Wasn't he your best friend?

I'll bet it's the one day you want to erase from your life.

Since that day, you quit practicing medicine,

and chose to deal with dead people.

Did you think that...

you could hide the truth of that day by killing Mr. Seo?

I investigated this case for ten years.

Now I'll wrap it up.

Do you know...

what grudge a person holds when they're killed?

It's the fact that the last thing they saw...

before they died was the face of their murderer.

While doing autopsies,

you looked into the eyes of many dead people.

The fear left in their eyes.

The hatred,

the resentment,

the grudge.

You saw them all.

You killed my brother, didn't you?

With the same drugs as these!

While performing autopsies, you wondered...

who did it, how, and who could be so evil!

But the real root of evil...

is you who's sitting here!

Why did you do it?

Why did you kill him?

Were you that afraid...

that the truth about Han So-hee and my brother would come out?

Is that why you killed him?

Tell me.

Hyun.

- Open the door. - Mr. Kang.

Let go. Stop it.

Do you know how many people you killed?

Get the master key!

Kang Yong.

Han So-hee.

Seo Jeong-min!

- Let go! - You can't play me!

I won't...

let you off.

This is the end of your life.

Mr. Seo's death...

will not go in vain.

I'll investigate this case jointly with the murder of...

Seon Hospital's surgeon, Kang Yong.

Same perpetrator, same MO.

You hid it for ten years,

but not anymore.

I'll ask you one last time.

Will you confess?

I refuse to give a statement.

Okay.

Do whatever you want.

Put him in detention.

- Hyun. - I'm sorry.

I couldn't tell you.

The secret you kept for ten years...

was this?

It must've been so hard...

for you.

Guess what?

Knowing there's a truth I had to uncover...

kept me going.

That's why I must...

close both of these cases.

Poor Mr. Seo.

My heart breaks for him.

Poor Mr. Seo.

Calm down, Mi-young.

By the way, how could he die so suddenly like this?

How?

Are you all right? Don't cry.

What on earth is going on? Did they really arrest Dr. Psycho?

But how is he related to Mr. Seo's case?

- It doesn't add up. - You know how Dr. Psycho...

turns crazy when it's a homicide and goes all out during the autopsy?

He can guess how the victims were murdered.

- It's all based on his experience. - Gosh.

Don't try to force the pieces together.

But something is fishy.

Why was he the last one to talk to Mr. Seo on the phone?

On top of that, there are security- camera footage and taxi routes.

Evidence against him is more than enough.

Why are you reading that? We already arrested the suspect.

A long time ago, Mr. Seo worked...

in the specialized narcotic unit at Seoul Central District Court.

- Really? - Yes.

Quiet.

Hey, be quiet.

I don't want to inject you guys.

You're a medical examiner. What do you think about being a suspect?

Do you admit to all the charges?

Why did you murder an investigator of the prosecutors' office?

Say a word to the deceased's family.

The arrest of a medical examiner for the murder of an investigator...

has shocked the public.

Both the prosecution and the NFS are flustered by the incident.

The prosecution...

announced that they plan to file for the arrest warrant this afternoon.

The prosecution directed all its resources to prove the case.

They announced that they'll investigate...

What now? What'll happen to him?

Did you hear from Dr. Pyo Yoo-seong?

I don't think he's going to take any calls from the NFS.

What?

We must do something to help Dr. Baek. Please, sir?

We can't just sit here and watch.

Suspect A Exercises His Right to Remain Silent

Public Servant's Murder at Home

It happened ten years ago. It was concluded as suicide.

But you want to bring that up all over again?

Mr. Seo was investigating the case from ten years ago.

This is his second crime after finding out about...

Mr. Seo's investigation with the same MO.

We need to combine these two cases.

The victim was my older brother.

What?

What are you trying to say? You're a prosecutor.

How can a prosecutor connect his brother's case with another one?

To us, this will be considered a personal revenge. Got that?

The suspicion is well-grounded, and I've been gathering evidence.

Hyun, this isn't like you.

The day I put on my gown,

I kept this case in a corner of my heart.

You became a prosecutor with that intention in mind?

You did a very good job concealing your true intention.

I'm sorry.

Are you going to carry this out no matter what?

If this goes wrong, you'll lose your job.

I'm prepared to do that.

You can't lead the case since it's your brother's. What now?

I was hoping you'd lead this investigation.

Me? You want me to lead the investigation?

This act of nonsense...

should end with you.

What do you think about this, Prosecutor Eun?

With this case,

either Prosecutor Kang or Dr. Baek...

will end up facing the bitter end.

I'm aware that this is a difficult case.

Do you think you can do this?

If you don't want to take this on, be honest, and tell me.

No.

I'll do my best on this case. I'll reinforce impartiality,

and investigate the case together.

- You're confident, right? - I can prove his crime.

Okay.

A medical examiner from the NFS murdered two people in total.

And like nothing happened, he's been performing autopsies...

and worked there for ten years.

Baek Beom. His eyes did look unusual.

How dare he murder an investigator from my office?

Public Servant's Murder at Home

Why are you here?

Did you watch the news?

Hey.

Why did you have to take Beom? Why?

Look what happened to him after working with corpses all his life.

I'm sorry.

Don't let me catch a sight of you ever again.

And seeing what's happened to him, he'll never return to the NFS.

Uncuff him, please.

Why are you lying?

There's more, isn't there?

- You're hiding something. - I refuse to answer.

Don't you realize what's happening to you?

You shouldn't be taking this stance right now.

I don't care.

If you keep this up, you'll be indicted for murder.

Don't you care about your future, Dr. Baek?

My future?

Nothing is certain in our future.

Except for the fact that everyone will die someday.

What about the autopsy?

- What? - Do you have the initial report?

What about the head injury and the injection mark?

- What else did he find? - It hasn't come out yet.

Is that what you're curious about now?

Forget it then.

The arrest of a medical examiner...

- What's that? - ...for the murder of...

an investigator has put the public in shock.

- The prosecution and the NFS... - Things must be hard at the NFS.

The prosecution...

announced that they plan to file for the arrest warrant this afternoon.

The prosecution directed all its resources to prove the case.

As a proud investigative agency of Korea,

they revealed their determination to solve the case.

Stella

Forget it.

Mr. Jang.

Wait. Did you come here alone?

Yes, I brought fried chicken.

Fried chicken? I can't even eat that.

It must be hard. Gosh, you're going through a lot.

This is nothing.

Things happen when detectives are working on the field.

It's all part of the job.

- You saw the news, right? - Yes. Just now.

But what's going on?

Do you remember when you were framed for murder?

Dr. Baek didn't even sleep and raised the maggots.

You remember, right?

Yes, of course. I'm always thankful for that.

Dr. Baek has a terrible personality, but he wouldn't kill anyone.

Of course I know he's terrible. I know all about him,

but I also know he wouldn't do such a thing.

Then can you take action this time?

Take action? Me?

No, I need to recover. It hurts here.

Please help us.

"Us"? "Us"?

- Stella is on our side. - What?

- Are you being discharged? Okay. - I must get going now.

- Hurry. - Okay.

Darn it. Who are you? No.

Who are you?

You scum. You little...!

Who's there?

Hey, hey. Hey, you. My goodness.

Are you all right?

Lieutenant Cha Soo-ho

Gosh, this wound is bothering me.

Hey.

Are these the convicts Mr. Seo arrested at the narcotics unit?

Yes. Gosh, those are some nasty criminals.

Most of them are still serving time.

- What about the ones who got out? - There are only a few of them.

One of them seems fishy.

He was released on parole for being an exemplary prisoner.

He lost touch with the parole officer.

"Jang Tae-joo."

Tae-joo, that jerk.

He was getting ready to "fix some people up" once he got out.

Fix them up how?

He said he at least killed hundreds of dogs so far.

He told me that killing people wasn't that much different.

He's a total psycho.

Wait.

He killed dogs?

All the evidence so far points to Dr. Psycho...

I mean, the suspect.

Do we have a report of the scene?

They didn't find any noticeable footprints or fingerprints.

There wasn't even a speck of dust in the home.

Did Mr. Seo's call history show anything odd?

Nothing much.

Why do you think Mr. Seo called him to come over?

Think about it.

Even we have never been to his place.

What do you think went on between them?

That's why Baek Beom is refusing to give a statement.

No one knows what happened between them,

and the dead can't talk.

I found out someone who has a grudge against Mr. Seo.

Name, Jang Tae-joo.

He's a drug offender Mr. Seo arrested four years ago.

He got out on parole a month ago.

According to the physical checkup from prison,

his height is 6 feet, and his shoe size is 11.

Wait, what? He has the same shoe size.

He used to be a vet.

After he was convicted, he lost his license.

He'd been saying that...

he was going to kill Mr. Seo once he got out of prison.

Where is he now?

We can't locate where he was seen last.

My guess is he's on the run.

And the drug found at Mr. Seo's home, succinylcholine.

Animal hospitals use this often when they put them to sleep.

Put them to sleep?

I got it. Find out more about him on your own.

Pardon?

- Why would I investigate on my own? - The murderer of this case...

is the same guy from the one ten years ago.

We already specified a prime suspect.

What we need to focus on right now...

is directing our resources to prove the charge,

not adding a new suspect onto the list.

If you look, Jang Tae-joo fits the description of the murderer.

He clearly held a grudge too.

I'm telling you to take care of that at your own precinct.

- Gosh. - Goodness.

Are you ruling this out because it's coming from me?

- Hey, what's wrong with you? - Gosh.

I know you were disappointed by my actions...

regarding the past incident.

However, please refrain from disturbing the investigation...

- based on your personal feelings. - Are you...

speaking for yourself?

- What did you say? - You lost your objectivity, not I.

When I stood before you as a murder suspect,

you evaluated based on the evidence.

At that time, I could understand you.

If I were in your shoes, I would've suspected the same.

- But this is wrong. - Hey, will you stop that?

- Watch what you're saying. - I didn't say anything wrong.

- I told you to stop. - Please calm down.

I get it.

Follow your lead...

with Jang Tae-joo.

I will. I'll chase him until the end.

- Hey. Cha Soo-ho. - Stop it.

Soo-ho.

My gosh.

The suspect is exercising his right to remain silent and being stubborn.

In order for us to prove he's guilty,

this evidence won't be sufficient.

Interview everyone related to this case,

and get their statements.

When you see him performing autopsies for homicides,

- you can tell he's a lunatic. - How can you tell?

People who lack the ability to feel empathy are called sociopaths.

That's what he is.

He always says he must become the assailant...

when he performs autopsies.

I just thought he was a crazy dude,

but after thinking back,

he's giving me the chills.

Dr. Baek isn't the type who'd do such a thing.

He's a great doctor.

He takes care of Jin-dol the most diligently at the NFS.

According to our sources,

he screams, curses, abuses his authority,

and says insulting remarks. Is this true?

When we mess up, he does yell at us.

He often tells us to get out of the room.

When did you have the hardest time with him?

It's the hardest when I don't get to eat my meals.

During mealtime,

we always have a new case or an urgent autopsy.

Other medical examiners...

would work after finishing their meals,

but Dr. Baek isn't lenient.

Gosh, he's a great doctor. Goodness.

When he worked at the hospital, he was nice.

Although he was a perfectionist, he was still down-to-earth.

He was even in a relationship with a nurse, Han So-hee.

- But after she died... - You mean the car accident?

You know it too.

He proposed to her but got rejected.

So when he was driving in the heat of the moment,

he got into a car accident. That's what I heard.

How was his relationship with Dr. Kang Yong?

There was a rumor that Ms. Han rejected Dr. Baek...

because of Dr. Kang.

They were best friends.

Must I say more? After they fought,

Dr. Kang was found dead.

- Everything was Dr. Baek's fault. - Is that why he left the hospital?

No, it was the opposite.

He started performing surgeries like a madman and caused a malpractice.

Restricted Area

It was because of his right hand which he injured from the accident.

That's why he was kicked out.

After Dr. Kang passed away,

there was a big scene because some of the medical supplies were gone.

Everyone kept it quiet and swept it under the rug.

What were the drugs that were gone?

They were succinylcholine...

and sodium pentothal.

Halt at the stop line, and follow the guard's orders.

Why did you come? I told you not to visit me.

How are you holding up there?

I'm fine.

You don't look too good, Dad.

It's not the time to worry about me.

I heard you refused to hire an attorney.

Why did you do that?

I caused this, Dad, so...

How long will you punish yourself?

After that accident with that girl, So-hee,

I shouldn't have let you be like that.

- I should've done everything to... - No, Dad.

You must be strong, Beom. Okay?

You must get yourself together.

This is nothing. I can't...

see my son crumble like this.

Quit your job at the NFS, and come back to the hospital.

I got you an attorney. This will be over soon.

I see a bite mark on the left side of his neck.

"A bite mark on the left side."

And make a mold for his teeth.

What are you doing? Take the photos.

- And make a teeth mold too. - Oh, right. I'm sorry.

Get out.

Dr. Baek.

Hey, we're going to cut his body in half and split open his head.

Do it right. Otherwise we're no better than psychopaths.

- Dr. Baek. - Put down your camera.

- Mr. Baek. - Get out.

Get out!

I'll get out. I'm leaving.

Where are you going in the middle of an autopsy?

What?

I... I'm sorry.

I'll take the photos again.

Darn it.

I just need 5 cc of that. You can't even get me that?

Okay. I understand. Bye.

Dr. Pyo said no.

You saw those needle marks during the autopsy, right?

The drug is the decisive thing in this case.

We can only solve the mystery of those marks with his blood.

If you do that, can we prove Dr. Baek's innocence?

Trust me.

Gosh, it's not like I can just barge in.

I got an idea.

Animal Hospital

Hey, start the car.

He won't come even if we stayed here all day.

What?

If you were him,

would you come back to this place after you killed someone?

He's not coming.

- Then what should we do? - What do you think?

We need a change of plan.

Who's calling me?

Stella

- Why? Who is it? - Quiet.

Hi, Stella.

Lieutenant Cha Soo-ho of Gangdong Police Station.

I'm here to get a blood sample...

of Deputy Seo Jeong-min for a toxic substance analysis.

We've decided to take up the analysis...

I need the evidence to investigate. Please hand it over immediately.

Forensic Chemistry Analysis

You probably wouldn't understand anyway. Just keep it cool.

What are you doing?

Professor Pyo, the police want the analysis result.

Did you show them a warrant?

We were in a hurry, so we didn't get one.

Hello, Professor Pyo.

Are you from the NFS?

I'm Stella of Toxic Substances Division.

Where are the LC/MS raw data?

Why do you want that?

We already finished analyzing everything.

Did you take the peripheral blood or from the heart?

I just...

Levels of toxic substances in blood can be 1.2 to 1.5 times higher...

in blood taken from the heart compared to peripheral blood.

The drug bottle was already found on the scene so...

How can you be sure he was only injected with that drug?

Do you analyze things after you decide on the result?

Did you conduct a quantitative analysis of the toxic substance...

and the metabolome?

Why do we need to conduct a quantitative analysis?

We can only see if he was injected before or after his death...

after we see the ratio of the substance and the metabolome.

Give me the blood sample. I'll analyze this myself.

That's impossible.

Come back with a warrant.

The suspect refuses to make any kind of statement.

He's not being cooperative.

We conduct this search-and-seizure to find out his true nature.

You must not leave out even the smallest evidence.

Let us go.

- This way. - Yes, sir.

What are these?

Does he think he's Rambo or something?

Let us begin.

It's as if he's a terrorist.

This is quite scary.

This is just his home. It's not like there's a ghost here.

What are those?

What? Why?

My goodness. I'm sorry.

- That was shocking. - Why did you touch that?

- My gosh. - What is this?

Do you know why I shoot?

I'm proving to myself that my hands are fine.

It's not a home of someone who has a normal thought process.

He said he obsesses over shooting...

because of the wound on his right hand.

Wound?

Normal people would play the piano or get rehabilitation.

A woman's ring.

He proposed to her but got rejected.

So when he was driving in the heat of the moment,

he got into a car accident. That's what I heard.

He saw the obstacle in the middle of the road,

but he didn't avoid it.

And the damage was...

focused on the passenger's seat.

Prosecutor Kang.

Take a look at this.

Succinylcholine and pentothal sodium.

The drugs that killed Mr. Seo.

We found the decisive evidence.

- There he is. - They're coming.

- Stop right here. - Back off.

Please say something.

- Say something. - Why did you kill him?

What's the reason?

- Did you use your knowledge? - Say something.

- Say something. - Say a word.

Over here.

Victim

At first they probably talked.

Then you probably began to quarrel.

Take a seat.

You knew about Mr. Seo and Ms. Han's relationship, right?

You flipped out after you saw this picture.

You didn't want anyone to find out about your crime from ten years ago,

so you decided to kill him.

You pushed the victim. When he became defenseless,

you took out a syringe.

How did you inject him?

Say it.

How did you do it?

Tell me!

Prosecutor Kang, calm down.

Why? Do you feel guilty, now that you see this again?

Show me.

How did you inject this into him? Show me how you did it!

Why? Why did my brother and Jeong-min have to die,

not you?

If you weren't there ten years ago,

my brother, So-hee, and the baby in her womb...

would've lived happily ever after.

Yes, I did it.

Happy now?

So stop it.

Yes. Everything is over.

I'll indict him as soon as we get the autopsy analysis.

This way.

This is Baek Beom.

I'm Deputy Seo Jeong-min of Seoul Eastern District.

- And? - Do you know what day it is?

It's Ms. Han So-hee's birthday.

- How do you know her birthday? - Because it's my birthday too.

Who are you?

Partners for Justice

Suppressed damage: Caused while attempting to suppress someone's actions

Hangook University

Hi.

Hangook University

Autopsy Report

Death: Suicide

Professor.

What's this? Suicide?

Yes.

That's the conclusion my department has reached.

He was pushed down, injected, and murdered.

No.

The order's wrong.

He was injected with sodium pentothal and succinylcholine.

His muscles relaxed, and he lost control of his body.

He fell over, and that caused the bleeding,

the skull fracture, and the subdural hemorrhage.

That's the most reasonable conclusion.

But... That's not...

The injection marks showed no signs...

of others' involvement. And on the syringe,

we only found the fingerprints of the victim himself.

Mr. Seo never would've killed himself.

Prosecutor Kang.

I know how you feel,

- but these are the facts. - No, sir.

Something's wrong. Baek Beom did it!

- Prosecutor Kang. - My brother and then now.

You were wrong both times.

I'll reveal the truth.

Wait. Prosecutor Kang.

- Prosecutor Kang. - Oh dear.

Why would Mr. Seo suddenly kill himself?

I know. It doesn't make any sense.

There were no hesitation marks.

- What? - What?

People who kill themselves sometimes leave hesitation marks.

There were exactly two injection marks on Mr. Seo's arm,

and he's no doctor.

It might not be suicide.

Only two companies supply the animal hospitals...

with succinylcholine.

The vet clinic where Jang Tae-joo worked...

got their supply from here.

Myungsung Pharmaceuticals

Is anyone in?

Yes, hello.

Hello, we're from Gangdong Police Station.

Do you supply succinylcholine?

Yes, we do. What's this about?

Someone was killed with the drug.

Did anyone steal your products?

Oh, right.

A few vials did go missing a few days ago.

Really? Could we check the security footage from that day?

Sure.

It's Jang Tae-joo.

Is that succinylcholine?

- Yes. - How many vials went missing?

I counted three.

Three vials?

Cause of death was asphyxia due to a succinylcholine injection.

Type of death...

was suicide.

We'll release you soon.

The day of the re-enactment...

was the first time you'd been to that place, right?

Why did you confess?

To take it all on yourself?

- Don't write a novel. - No, I'll write one today.

You didn't do it.

But you think it's all your fault.

That's why...

you turned into an ill-tempered man who tortures himself.

Han So-hee and Kang Yong...

used to mean a lot to you.

If there's a misunderstanding, explain it.

Revealing the truth behind a death.

That's your specialty.

With the way things are,

we'll close this case as suicide.

Wait.

Do me a favor.

Autopsy Report

Noticeable trauma

A needle that went straight into the vein.

Short fingernails.

Short fingernails.

Stop it and go to sleep.

I'd like to make a call.

Prosecutor's Office

Did the suicide conclusion...

make you want to recant your confession?

You can't rule out murder.

- What? - Re-do the autopsy.

- I can prove it. - If you do that,

- it works against you. - I don't care.

Why? You'll pretend to do an autopsy,

and destroy evidence?

Quit writing a novel.

- What are you up to? - Think what you will.

But an autopsy must be done.

Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor's Office

Dr. Baek!

Dr. Baek.

- What? - You're performing the autopsy?

What are you doing?

- Get my uniform. - Okay.

- The body. - It's not here yet.

Where is it?

Hang on, let's check.

#1, Seo Jeong-min.

They started already. This is bad.

Darn it. Sir, sir.

We need help.

You can't cremate #1 just yet.

Can you stop the procedure?

- What? - We're from...

the Prosecutors' Office. Please help.

Arrest him again.

The body...

was cremated.

- What? - The process has begun.

The body's gone.

Partners for Justice

- It's gone. - Bring the body.

It's all over.

It's not over yet.

You can still do an autopsy on a piece.

- Do it. - Prepare the autopsy.

Do you have a conclusion?

Type of death, homicide.

Someone suspicious lurked around Mr. Seo.

There's another target other than Mr. Seo.

It was Jang Tae-joo?

I'll make of list of everyone he could have grudges against.

There could be more murders?

He's a serial killer.

Concentrate all your efforts to apprehending Jang Tae-joo.

Prosecutor Kang, I have the next target.

What?

Dr. Baek, have a look at this.

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