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Partners for Justice

Dad!

Dad. Dad.

Yeom Dae-sik Yeom Sang-goo's second son

Dae-sik

Gosh, why is this brat calling me in the middle of the night?

- Hello? - Dad passed away.

- What did you say? - Dad is dead!

Yeom Dae-chul Yeom Sang-goo's first son

When?

Did he really pass away?

Kim Hyo-jin Yeom Sang-goo's daughter-in-law

Are you sure he's not breathing? Did you check?

Okay. I'm hanging up.

What happened?

Dad passed away.

Poor Dad. I feel so bad for him.

Ji-sook, stop crying.

Did you sign him up for a mutual aid society?

That's the job of the oldest. Didn't he sign Dad up for one?

Forget it. Bye.

A mutual aid society?

We can barely get by.

Hey, be quiet. Get dressed, and come out.

Dad.

What are we going to do?

We should prepare for a funeral.

Should we call the police?

Ji-sook, why would we call the police?

Was there a crime? We'll call 119.

Hyo-jin, people call 119 when they're injured.

Why would we call 119 when he already passed away?

Dae-chul, come on. Do something.

What do I know? This is the first time Dad had passed away.

Hey, if we call the police, they'll investigate. It'll be a mess.

That's probably true.

He passed away while sleeping. There's no need to make a fuss.

Really? So what else did it say?

We need to call the funeral hall. They'll take care of everything.

Funeral Hall

Did you get the death certificate issued?

No, we just came here straight.

We need the death certificate for us to proceed.

Should our agency refer you to a doctor?

Yes, please.

- Please wait here. - Okay.

Did he suffer from any chronic illnesses?

- Dae-sik, how was Dad lately? - I don't know. He was always sick.

He had a series of illnesses. He was quite old.

I think he passed away in his sleep without feeling any pain.

He died of an illness.

The cause of death is cardiac arrest.

Which one of you will pay the fee?

The oldest son will pay.

- How much is it? - $300.

$300? Why is it so expensive?

I made a trip here.

If you don't like it, get a medical license.

That's all right.

We have two types of VIP mortuaries and one standard mortuary.

The first VIP mortuary is 4725 square feet and costs $1000 per night.

The second VIP mortuary is 3550 square feet and costs $700.

There isn't a big gap in prices.

He won't have that many visitors.

Let's just go with the standard mortuary.

Standard Mortuary

Let me move onto the food.

We'll set up meals, side dishes, and snacks.

We put them into A, B, and C to make it easier for you to choose.

You can choose the set in a unit of 50 servings.

Dae-sik. Dae-chul.

Everyone, come on out.

Hey, here's the thing.

I think we should switch to another funeral hall.

What?

Ji-sook, what are you saying?

I'll take care of everything.

Let me explain. I got a call.

If we play this right...

It's $15 per hour for the morgue, so that'd be $30.

The transfer fee for the body is $150.

The transfer fee is $150?

- It only costs $20 by taxi. - Then you should've taken a taxi.

If you don't settle the fee, I can't give back the body.

Everything costs money.

Why are you paying again?

Ji-sook.

You know Dae-chul paid the fee earlier, right?

Are you the only son he has?

There's something you don't know.

About what happened ten years ago, that wasn't the whole story.

What are you saying, Dad?

I'm sorry.

You don't make sense, Dad.

By the time she arrived at the hospital, it was too late.

I must go to her.

Where is So-hee?

It's all over.

They already had a funeral for her.

Beom, you've been unconscious for a week.

So-hee.

So-hee.

So-hee. Are you okay?

So-hee.

So ever since my father was young,

he often said that his heart was in pain.

- I wondered why that was the case. - Gosh.

Doctor, I'll make this simple for you.

My dad passed away in his sleep.

His heart wasn't in good condition by nature.

I think he must've passed away due to a heart attack.

I see some wounds here.

That old man probably bumped here and there.

By the way, about the heart attack...

I won't know with bare eyes.

Did he regularly go to the hospital for his heart condition?

Yes, of course.

- Hey, Dae-sik. - Yes?

Didn't Dad go to the hospital regularly?

I don't know.

Do you have his hospital record?

He passed away in the nighttime. How could we have the record?

Then I can't conclude the cause of death as a heart attack.

What?

Hey, look.

Let's not be too technical about it.

I'm telling you he died of a heart attack.

Death Certificate

Hey, what are you doing?

Why is the cause of death unknown?

It's unknown because I don't know how he passed away.

You jerk.

You all look very suspicious.

You jerk!

Are you done? Are you done with your accusations?

No, Detective. That's not what happened.

How dare he mar my dad's reputation?

Why did you call me if you came up with your own cause of death?

That's enough. Come on. Let's calm down and talk.

Sir, this isn't fair.

I can't believe we got a quack for a doctor.

What? A quack?

My dad always had a bad heart,

and he died of a heart attack in his sleep.

It's that simple. I don't know why you're putting up a fight.

All we asked him to do was to write up a death certificate.

Then let me see the death certificate.

Do you see how it says "unknown"?

If the medical examiner concludes the cause is unknown,

he gets classified as a person who died of an unnatural cause.

And we must undergo an investigation immediately.

Do you understand?

My goodness. Why did you get the papers confused?

This is the one.

This is my dad's paper.

- What? - We take back the quack's paper.

You can look at this one.

What?

You have two death certificates.

- Yes. - Yes.

- That's right. - Look at these.

Are you people kidding me?

What's wrong?

We got that from another doctor.

Do you think this is a pancake? You don't go around ordering it.

This is a fabrication of an official document.

You can't have his funeral.

- What? - What did you say?

What do you mean?

According to Article 222 of the Criminal Procedure Code,

the processing instruction of those who died an unnatural death,

his body must go through an autopsy.

Darn it.

Sol.

I'm sorry.

I don't think that's my place anymore.

I'll take full responsibility and leave.

I'm sorry.

Goodness.

Prosecutor Eun.

Have you heard?

Prosecutor Kang turned in his letter of resignation.

Yes, I know.

It's been processed already.

Why were they so quick with this?

I'm sure Hyun wanted this.

People who are worse than him hold out longer.

You know he isn't the type who'd do that.

He'll come back someday.

You're here.

I was wondering if you all got to work all right.

You know, Criminal Division Eight is...

now facing a very difficult time.

But it's not like we'll have fewer cases to deal with.

It's not like we'll suddenly have peace.

So... What was I saying?

Oh, anyway.

I just wanted to say we should all work hard without being shaken.

Okay.

Okay.

National Forensic Service

What?

Goodness, is this really you?

What do you want?

Here. We should do this.

I already had some.

Have another one. It's a new day for you.

Get a clean, pure, and confident start like this tofu.

Forget it. Get out.

Get out? You want me to leave again?

Doctor Baek. Shouldn't you at least thank me?

Do you know how much work...

Doctor Jang, Stella, and I put in for you?

Thanks. Happy now? Get out.

Wait, I was talking over you.

I don't think I heard you. What did you say?

I said thanks.

Thanks.

I can't believe I got such a phone,

then I got you to thank me too.

Why are you still here?

I'm leaving. Leaving now.

I'm setting that as my ringtone now.

Right, Doctor Baek.

Now that you're back, I really want to say...

Thanks.

Thanks.

- We think he gets up at 3 a.m. - Exactly.

And with his son...

You're back.

I was never gone.

Ta-da.

I already had two.

It's a tradition.

- You can have this. - Sure.

Where is Prosecutor Kang?

He resigned.

And I can't reach him. He went off the grid.

He could come back after he takes a break.

Would that be possible?

- What? - What?

What's the case?

Oh, right.

Name, Yeom Sang-goo, age 76.

He was found dead at 3 this morning in his home.

Yeom Dae-sik, his son who lives with him, found him first.

He just died of old age.

But something is suspicious.

They went to a funeral hall without making a report.

Then they moved to a different funeral hall...

because they didn't like the death certificate,

called a different doctor, then got into a fist fight.

They're an unbelievably rude and dysfunctional family.

A fist fight?

Yes. You can take a look.

They got death certificates from two different places.

One of them says "Death from illness." The other says "Unknown."

Death Certificate

Cause of death: Unknown

Unknown. The one who wrote this got punched, didn't he?

Yes.

They wanted him to write "heart attack," didn't they?

How did you know?

There's a scene outside.

What?

You can't take my dad.

Never.

You can't have my dad,

not even over my dead body!

Please don't make a scene here.

Dae-sik, will you come here?

That piece of trash.

Please get up.

The ambulance has to pass through.

If you want to go, you can drive over me.

What's going on?

Forget it.

Goodness.

What are you doing here?

You can't do an autopsy on my dad. You can't.

We're going to take him.

You can't do this.

Take them.

Hurry up and take them away.

Come on, let's go.

- Let go of me. - Let go.

Let go of me.

- Hey, stop. - Let go of me.

- That hurts. - Let go.

- Let go of me. - Goodness.

- Dad! - Let go of me.

You're killing me.

Let go of me.

- Dad. - Unbelievable.

- Stop. - Dad.

- Father. - My goodness.

- Let go of me. - Stop it.

- Let go. - What do you think you're doing?

- Stop this. - Goodness.

He was an old man,

and he died at his home in his sleep.

Why do you have to take this so far?

He really died in peace.

You'll agree when you see his face.

No one could've passed away more peacefully than he did.

I understand you're heartbroken.

But the state can't let it pass...

when we find someone who died of an unknown cause.

It must be tough, but shouldn't we find out the cause of his death?

Why do you want to cut up my dad so badly?

I'm telling you. He died of a heart attack.

Do you know what a heart attack is?

- What? - What's a heart attack?

It's not like we're doctors.

If you don't know, how can you tell if he died from that?

Hey, what's a heart attack?

A coronary artery, which brings blood to one's heart,

gets clogged due to blood clot or vasoconstriction...

It's one of the three diseases that gets covered by...

most life insurance plans without a question.

Insurance coverage?

Are you doing this because of insurance money?

I knew something was up when they made a scene so late.

No, it's not that.

I've seen many families who believed their family members...

died of a heart attack.

It must be painful, but please stick to our procedure.

No, it's not that.

My dad really had a bad heart.

Of course that's the case.

Forceps.

No wound found on his face, neck, and upper body.

"No wound found on his face, neck, and upper body."

The front of right calf, multiple skin abrasions.

"The front of right calf, multiple skin abrasions."

Right knee, burn marks.

Burn marks

"Right knee, burn marks."

I think this means something.

- Take detailed photos. - Okay.

Right ankle, possible ligature marks.

"Right ankle, possible ligature marks."

Ligature marks? He was tied up?

Above and below ankle, bleeding from ligature marks.

Bleeding from ligature marks

"Above and below ankle, bleeding from ligature marks."

Did they just say he was tied up?

Yes.

It's suspicious.

He was tied up...

Tied up?

- Heart, 468 grams. - "Heart, 468 grams."

- Enlarged heart. - "Enlarged heart."

Heart is larger than usual

Coronary artery, extremely hardened.

Wall of vein is thick and stiff

"Coronary artery, extremely hardened."

Make a tissue slide and biopsy the heart muscle.

Okay.

- No food. - "No food."

He didn't eat for at least a day.

Stomach empty

Multiple ligature marks all with different appearances.

He was constantly tied up.

There are abrasions and scraped-up bruises on his lower body.

- This is abuse. - What?

Abuse? They abused an old man in his seventies?

Do the ligature marks mean he was confined?

I'd say so.

What's the type of death?

There are wounds from an outside source and signs of heart problems.

We don't know yet which caused his death.

If it was the heart, it's a natural death caused by an illness.

- If he died from the wounds... - There's the possibility of murder.

For the sake of the investigation, you could lean to one so that...

Homicide, natural death.

We can't exclude either.

Can I ask you something?

Doctor. The time of my dad's death.

Was it before or after midnight?

We have to plan his funeral.

We need to know time of death to figure out a timeline.

Based on rigor mortis,

he's been dead for a while.

Are you saying it's possible he died before midnight?

I can't say for sure, but there's a possibility.

That means he should go into the coffin tomorrow.

We can't do that.

- We need to call and host visitors. - Right.

It's possible he died after midnight.

Say he died afterward then.

- What? - You said you aren't sure.

Yes, but still.

It's done then.

Put him in the coffin two days from now.

That gives us one more day.

We went to so many funerals.

Yes, do that.

We haven't called anyone yet because of the autopsy.

- That's right. - So the date's settled and...

Is death child's play?

Can you change time of death as you wish?

What?

Hey. Is that all you can say?

I've been watching you, and you're really nasty, do you know that?

Can't we even ask when and how our dad died?

You don't want to know when he died.

Aren't you whining to get one more day to accept visitors and money?

Come on, Ms. Prosecutor.

Don't you think you're out of line?

Yeom Dae-sik?

You lived with Yeom Sang-goo, right?

- So? - His body showed signs of...

long-term tying and abuse.

You wouldn't have known because his upper body was clean,

but signs of abuse were focused on his lower body.

Yeom Dae-sik, as per Article 250 Clause 2 of the Penal Code,

you're under arrest for the parricide of Yeom Sang-goo.

Detective, what do you mean? What was that?

You can stay silent,

refuse to give an incriminating statement, and hire a lawyer.

- Let's go. - Isn't this a misunderstanding?

The autopsy showed us everything.

Yeom Dae-sik has no job and is a flight risk.

We have cause for emergency arrest. Come along.

- Dae-sik. - Say something.

Dae-sik, Dae-sik. What did you do? Dae-sik.

Dae-sik!

Yeom Sang-goo's death.

We'll investigate with the possibility of murder in mind.

I'd like you all to cooperate.

Then he...

My gosh.

They needed a death certificate,

but have no use for their father's body.

When you're a kid and it rains,

your mom comes to school with an umbrella.

That never happened to me.

For some reason, I think...

Yeom Sang-goo will feel the same now.

He's dead,

and no one is mourning him.

Seriously?

Is that the place?

Go upstairs.

Unpaid bills, reminders,

and warning of power suspension. I get the picture.

This isn't even open.

- Hello. - Careful, don't step on that.

You're hard at work.

- Walk that way. - Okay.

Take everything as it is.

Okay.

Doctor. Look at this.

Swab the doorknob.

See if you get fibers.

Was he tied to the doorknob?

Yes. It's possible.

The mat too.

Did anyone even use the kitchen?

The fridge and cabinets are bare.

There's not a grain of rice.

- They didn't feed the old man. - I guess not.

It's not the kitchen. I think that's Yeom Dae-sik's room.

The scene of the crime. This is it.

He did this to his dad?

Stop it!

I'm going to destroy everything!

I don't care!

Why?! Why?!

What on earth happened in this room?

- Soo-yeon. - Yes?

Swab the bloodstains and get the stuff in this room.

Okay.

- Detective Kang. - Yes?

Check the computer over there.

It's Bitcoin again.

- Again? - What?

You know what Bitcoin is, right? That's become a problem lately.

We're instructed to check the computers...

for suicide and unknown cases.

Yesterday the rate plummeted. It was a huge scandal.

How many times were we dispatched because of Bitcoin cases yesterday?

Three cases for vandalism. Two disputes between drunk people.

Five gangster cases.

I'll bet he was infuriated yesterday.

That's possible.

70% of the assailants for abuse are live-in family members.

And four people out of ten are...

the sons.

It's obvious what happened here.

I didn't find anything.

Gosh! It's a rat. A rat!

Why is there a rat here?

Move.

Did you find anything?

Yes.

- You scared me. - What are you doing?

- It died not too long ago. - Really?

- Hey, wrap this up. - Okay.

- What? This? - You're taking that?

What are you doing? It's just a dead rat.

- Please don't joke about that. - What are you doing? Bag it.

The quarantine headquarters take care of dead animals.

Just bag it.

Hey, that...

We're going to investigate the son. Why would you...?

I don't care about the living. But a dead rat is a different story.

It's the right call to suspect the son who's alive now.

He lost all his money and tried to get the insurance money.

There you go again with your novel.

But it's bad. It has no twists.

This.

You scared me! Why? Why are you giving it to me?

Chain of custody.

The police have to take the evidence.

It's not like I can call an ambulance for rats.

- A cooler would be perfect. - What?

- He said to put it in the cooler. - Wait.

- This... - Hey!

It died with its eyes open. It must've been upset. Look at this.

Hey!

- Mr. Kang, wait for me. - Hey!

Here you go.

- Thank you for your cooperation. - No problem.

From Soo-ho

Exhibit 18 from the scene.

It's a dead rat.

Exhibit what? A dead rat?

It was found dead under the table at Yeom Sang-goo's home.

It's a rat. A rat. Do you think there's a cake inside?

So what do you want us to do with it?

Swab its fur, please.

Dr. Baek wants us to test all the dust and dirt in the fur...

for its substance.

He's unstoppable.

Please carry on.

Go.

What's this?

What is it? Is it your first time seeing a dead rat?

"To Stella with love."

"From Protector Cha"?

Yes, enjoy the cake. Cake...

The rat...

Stella.

Stella.

No, no!

Please. Stella!

Don't look!

No, Stella. Don't look. Don't open it. No.

Stella, I'm sorry.

I made a mistake.

This is a surprise, right?

No, this was supposed to go to the other room, but...

Fantastic.

What? "Fantastic"?

Stella, isn't this disgusting? This is a dead rat.

Don't look at that. It's not good for you. Don't look at it.

I received a dead rat after breaking up with my ex.

"Ex"? Ex as in...

- your ex-boyfriend? - Some guys are like that.

Love hurts.

Anyway,

good job. You kept this fresh and safe.

Okay. Thanks.

Put this back in. I must take it back.

This is from me.

The tie we found at the victim's home.

I found a lot of epidermal cells on the tie.

Most of the cells belong to the victim himself,

but I found some that belong to Yeom Dae-sik who lived with him.

The son tied it.

I'll notify the Prosecutors' Office.

Yeom Dae-sik Yeom Sang-goo's second son

From the tie in the master bedroom,

we found your DNA.

It proves you tied him up.

There were a lot of bloodstains in your room.

Did you abuse your dad in that room?

We'll have the analysis report from the NFS soon.

So I advise you to confess.

I did tie my dad up.

He had dementia.

Dementia?

It's been about six months.

It got worse.

He often disappeared.

He always went out on rainy days. He caused trouble too.

I had no choice.

But I don't understand how you could tie up your own dad.

Did you tie him up all day long?

Let's see if you won't do the same after nursing such a patient.

It was really hard for me.

Why didn't you ask your brother and sister for help?

I did.

But no one cared.

Then it should've ended with only tying him up.

Why did you hit him?

Didn't you assault him as well?

Your room was covered in blood.

And that's how you got the wounds on your hands.

You also went through treatment for anger management.

I checked the treatment record.

You can't control your emotions when you get angry. Is that it?

And your condition worsened recently.

Should I tell you why?

Recent Transactions

The record of your last month's transactions for virtual money.

You put in the living expenses your brother sent you,

but it became worthless.

Why is it a problem for me to use my own money?

You never flinched...

when I mentioned your dad, brother, and sister.

But you became emotional...

when I mentioned virtual money.

I guess you're angrier about losing virtual money...

than sitting in here...

as a suspect who murdered your father.

Prosecutor Eun.

- I have a favor to ask. - What is it?

May I use a cell phone?

Just for five seconds. Please?

Darn it. Let me see the darned phone!

Let me see a phone!

Why can't I see a darned phone?

- Calm down. - I need to see a phone!

The bloodstains found in your room.

We'll soon find out whose blood that is.

- Take him outside. - What did I do?

All I've done is...

What's going on with Dae-sik?

We're investigating the case right now.

When did you last see your father?

Well, it's...

Yeom Dae-chul, age 43, Yeom Sang-goo's eldest son

You don't remember?

I asked him for help when my business was suffering,

but he flat-out said no.

That was five years ago.

I didn't see him ever since.

Not even once?

Right.

But I've done all I should as his son.

I continuously sent him $800 a month.

I see.

Dae-sik was...

my father-in-law's favorite because he had him late.

That's why he had a weird personality.

He sat around doing nothing after he was discharged.

You must've thought he was pathetic.

Honestly, we were very disappointed.

We had a tough time making a living,

but we always had to do all the difficult things...

while Dae-sik sat around doing nothing.

I heard your husband didn't visited him in years.

What about you?

Have you recently seen your father or Yeom Dae-sik?

If my husband didn't see them,

there's no reason for a daughter-in-law to.

We had no time to pay attention.

I had to take up a part-time job to make ends meet.

I knew Dae-sik would do this.

Yeom Ji-sook, age 38, Yeom Sang-goo's daughter

He lived off of our dad,

and he never became a man of his own.

Do you think your brother did this?

How can he...

tie him up like that...

and beat him?

My goodness.

This really breaks my heart.

Then why didn't you do anything before he died?

It's been...

five years since I got divorced.

I couldn't face my dad after my marriage failed.

Don't you think I've done well as his daughter,

to make a living on my own?

Excuse me, Prosecutor Eun.

Take a look at this.

Yeom Dae-sik's dad's burial is tomorrow.

He asked me to temporarily suspend his confinement...

to let him go to the burial. What should I do?

Is that tomorrow?

Well, I guess he wants to see him off,

since they lived together for long.

Goodness. Why did he abuse him while they lived together?

You can let him go if he agrees to go with a police officer.

Sure.

I'll ask Lieutenant Cha to accompany him.

Excuse me.

All your guests only gave us $50 bills.

Quantity over quality.

See? I got the most envelopes.

That's great-aunt.

This is for me.

This isn't yours. It's mine.

Goodness.

Let's see.

Since she gave me $300,

you can take $100.

What? Give me half of that.

You never had to deal with her.

This is mine.

Fine, you can have that.

I'm sure it's one of your friends who'd come and leave...

just $10 in a funeral.

Honey.

Isn't this the company you used to go to?

You're right.

I didn't even call them. How did they know?

What? $5?

My goodness.

They probably got this mixed up with a $50 bill.

Goodness. I can't believe this nonsense.

You. How dare you come here?

That crazy...

You crazy idiot. What if someone sees you?

Dae-sik.

They're so embarrassing.

What? Get out of here.

He got permission to come.

I hate that kid.

Goodness.

Let's go, Detective Cha.

Let's go.

It took some time to check all the bloodstains.

I only found his blood.

What do we do now? They arrested him.

Goodness. How can this be?

I was 100% sure he was murdered.

You can't be 100% sure.

Only 0.3% of all deaths in a year are caused by murder.

Then did he die naturally?

We need to do a biopsy.

Prepare a slide of his heart cell.

Okay.

A Death of a Man in His Seventies

Prosecutor Eun, have you been free lately?

This isn't a criminal case.

Why are you obsessing over an old man who died?

I found circumstances of abuse by his youngest son.

The bloodstains found...

in the suspect's room all turned out to be his own.

- You can't prove his assault. - But...

they picked and chose funeral halls to hide the cause of his death,

and fabricated his death certificate too.

They did that to get insurance money.

- Exactly. - Yes.

They did something that absurd...

to get more money.

They're a dysfunctional family. However,

they aren't murderers.

Things are hectic after Prosecutor Kang resigned.

Can we please keep it low until we have his replacement?

Conclude this case without an indictment,

and let go of his son immediately.

Let's not cause more problems with an unreasonable investigation.

A Death of a Man in His Seventies

- Yes. - Why did you do that?

- Why do you blame me? - Okay.

I got it.

- What did I do? - Hey, Dae-chul.

- Yes? - It's the Prosecutor's Office.

Dae-sik has been acquitted.

- They're letting him go. - What?

Then is the investigation over?

Of course.

Everything is over, so we need to be quick.

Okay.

Ji-sook. Hey.

Here.

The insurance money for my dad's death will be...

approved now, right?

Oh, didn't you know?

Once an autopsy is under way,

we need the autopsy result before we pay out...

any insurance money.

I can't believe you.

We brought you that death certificate.

I apologize, but that's our policy.

Then what about the coverage?

If the cause of his death is a heart attack,

you can get extra coverage.

Then how much do we get in total?

In total...

You'll get $300,000 for his death,

then extra $100,000 for a death with heart attack.

You can get up to $400,000.

I heard that man's assault couldn't be proved.

Was this a case with natural death, which you hate?

- A natural death? - We don't know yet.

Can I keep this?

Do you know what it is?

Someone's heart muscles 400 times enlarged.

And I also see some dead muscles, infection, and even hemorrhage.

Is this a heart attack?

You can even read that?

Pathology is my second major.

What do you want to do with that?

It's a perfect design for a scarf.

Doctor Baek.

Jin-dol just had kids. Six pups.

Can I go see them?

But the pups had...

rice gruel with medicine I made for Jin-dol.

I'm not sure if I should take them to a hospital.

Poor doggies. Which medicine did you give them?

Virbac calci delice?

- Do you want to see? - Okay.

Where's the rat?

We have an emergency.

You can't come down here.

Move. Where's the director?

- Get the director. - What are you doing?

- Calm down. - Give us our dad!

I'm sorry you had to see me at my worst.

You could've taken a longer break.

Will you be okay?

Yes. I'm fine.

Is this it?

Here you are.

I apologize. They're a victim's relatives.

Okay.

Have a seat.

When can we get our father's autopsy report?

The thing is, we don't have a conclusion yet.

The medical examiner...

I looked into it.

You can tell if it was a heart attack...

from a heart muscle tissue biopsy.

Why are you stalling?

The person who did the autopsy. Is he here?

I must see him right now.

We lodged a complaint online,

and left a message on the Blue House's website.

We won't let you off lightly.

We'll sue you as well.

- Bring Dr. Baek. - Yes, sir.

We're ready for the autopsy.

Loupe.

Current time, 7:57 a.m.

We'll begin the autopsy. Scalpel.

- Send to Toxicology. - Okay.

Toxicology?

Must I repeat myself?

Okay.

Forceps.

That's all trash.

- They're omnivorous. - I know. So they eat rat poison.

Let's just do the autopsy.

Are you kidding me? A full toxicology report on a rat?

Oh my. This isn't National Geographic.

- It's evidence. - What if you get nothing?

What if there's rat poison?

If a rat dies of rat poison, is that a poisoning or a natural death?

If it's unrelated to the case, I'll pay for the tests. Now go.

It'll cost you.

The old man's family is causing a nuisance, so what...?

What are you doing?

Can't you see? It's an autopsy.

We found it dead outside Yeom Sang-goo's home.

Dead animals aren't within our jurisdiction.

If this causes a problem later...

I'll take the blame. Get out.

You're crazy.

What's going on?

- Gosh. - What are you doing?

- Darn. - Did you cut open a rat?

What about the family that's screaming for a report?

Tell them to wait.

Toxicology tests take an hour. Can't they wait that long?

You got something?

I have the rat's toxicology report which was never done here before.

- And? - Mickey Mouse...

went on a hunt into the sea.

What?

The body...

I mean, the dead rat went hunting in the sea.

Who let the rats out?

What are you talking about? A hunt?

In the sea?

Fugu. Blowfish.

What?

Blowfish poison. Also called tetrodotoxin.

This rat ingested poison.

Poor rat. Who killed you?

Are you saying the rat was poisoned?

And...

it wasn't just the rat that went blowfish hunting.

Tetrodotoxin, positive

Yeom Sang-goo tagged along.

How long are they making us busy people wait?

How long must we wait?

Kim Hyo-jin, you work in a blowfish sashimi restaurant.

Yes. So what?

Kim Hyo-jin, as per Article 250 Clause 2 of the Penal Code,

you're under arrest for the parricide of Yeom Sang-goo.

What are you doing? What are you talking about?

See for yourself. Let's go.

Honey. Was it really you?

Did you really do it?

How could you? How dare you kill our father?

How could you do such a thing?

How could you?

You did that, and you call yourself human?

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Sudden Death: Unexpected death in a short period

Your blowfish restaurant sells these.

We found traces of it in Yeom Sang-goo's blood.

You said you hadn't seen him in over five years.

You lied.

Will you tell me what happened?

A month or so ago,

I went to see him out of desperation.

A month before Yeom's death, May 18, 2:18 p.m.

Father, we're about to lose everything...

and end up on the streets.

This place is worth much more now.

We'll sell it for a good price and find you a nicer place to stay.

Father.

I have no money. I have nothing.

Just this once.

Help us out just this one time, Father.

We could all die.

Please.

I said we could die, but he didn't bat an eyelid.

I couldn't stand him.

So...

you took the poisoned pellets?

We handed them out...

to our VIP customers.

How does this cure cancer?

It contains poison. It could kill.

It doesn't cure cancer.

I took a few of these once.

I almost died myself.

If an old person takes this, it could really kill.

- You bet. - Let's be careful.

Old people?

A week before Yeom's death, June 11, 10:39 p.m.

I was furious,

and I couldn't sleep.

So I got the idea.

They said it wouldn't kill.

So I just...

Father.

We sorted out our financial situation.

You don't need to worry.

They say this is really good for you.

It was hard to get.

Make sure you take it.

I didn't think...

he'd suddenly die a week later.

Yeom Sang-goo had dementia.

What?

What do you mean?

He was demented?

When you saw him,

I'll bet he was unable to make sense of the situation.

I really had no idea.

I swear.

Even if you did, would that have changed anything?

It wasn't just me.

Ji-sook and my husband...

Everyone had gone mad.

Everyone wondered when that old geezer would die,

and why he was still breathing.

Everyone was waiting for him to die.

It wasn't just me.

Kim Hyo-jin confessed that she stole tetrodotoxin...

from the restaurant and confessed to the act.

Here's the analysis report of tetrodotoxin for Yeom Sang-goo.

Toxic Substance Report

- So what? - That's not the cause of death.

He didn't take a lethal dose.

What?

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If this isn't it either, what would've caused the shock?

I'm trying to figure that out with the pork skin.

For the past five years, his son and daughter didn't contact him.

They came to visit their father, and their father died the next day.

Gosh, this one looks fun.

I won't be bored. That's for sure.

Hold on. I don't think you can untie that just like that.

Then why don't you move it?

Gosh, you're really bad-tempered.

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