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The moment I saw those bodies,

I got chills all over.

In all my years as a cop, I’ve never seen anything like this.

Maybe it has something to do with spirits.

If you didn’t do it, then who did?

Ghosts.

The ghosts did it.

I’ve signed the order to form a special investigation team.

You’ve been appointed as the team leader.

I’ll find the real killer as fast as I can.

The exact time of death can’t be determined yet.

So the one who’ll handle this case

must be our top investigator in the unit.

That’ll be all for the preliminary interview.

Please wait for official updates from the police only.

Thank you. Thank you.

Yes, sir.

What do you mean, Commander?

Since the news has already leaked,

the central office wants our division

to close this case as soon as possible.

So they sent Inspector King to assist.

But I think this case

our own division can handle it ourselves.

No need for outsiders to interfere.

It’s an order from headquarters.

There’s nothing I can do.

Hey, please,

I know you two have issues,

but I want you to work together

and finally close this case.

We clear?

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Hope you’ll cooperate like the Commander asked.

Someone like me always works professionally.

Not like some people.

And who’s this?

A suspect?

No.

The only witness in this case.

Right.

Then as the head of this special investigation team,

I’m calling an immediate meeting.

Should I wait outside then?

No need.

Aren’t you afraid of ghosts?

Stay right here with me.

(Singsala Tai)

Uh... you can let go of my hand now.

If you weren’t the head of this special investigation team, P’Singha,

would I have been framed for the case?

No way.

If you did nothing wrong,

you’ve got nothing to fear.

I trust you, P’Singha.

But I don’t trust other cops.

As long as I’m still on this team,

I won’t let anyone harm you.

Thank you.

You’re much kinder than I thought, P’Singha.

That’s not called kindness.

It’s called pity.

Call it whatever you want.

As long as you help me,

and let me stay with you.

Go sit down.

Okay, sir.

I’ll be right back.

Yes, sir.

P’Sing.

Oh?

Did King call you in?

Where’s Darin?

He’s sick, bro.

I’m flying solo today.

You okay with all this, though?

About what?

About King, of course.

He’s the new team leader replacing you, right?

So what if I’m not okay?

It’s the Commander’s order, and it’s already announced publicly.

I can work with anyone, man. I’ve got no problem with that.

As long as King doesn’t pull the same stunt again.

Hmm.

Have the lab results come out yet?

All done, bro.

Good.

We can report to the new chief now.

(Witness)

We now have the names of all seven victims.

- What connects the seven? - What connects the seven?

So, is there any link among these seven people?

We can start digging from that point.

That’s exactly the problem, sir.

What do you mean, Mek?

All seven of them,

their age, jobs, surroundings, and families,

nothing connects them at all.

Nothing connects them?

Then what’s the victims’ motive?

Or maybe the killer chose randomly.

Whoever’s unlucky just dies.

And that witness you found at the scene,

what did they tell you?

Not much.

Still questioning them.

Still questioning?

You’ve had him for a whole day. Still got nothing?

Fine, I’ll handle the interrogation myself.

No need. I’ll do it myself.

- Sey. - Yes, sir.

What’s the estimated time of death?

Each victim died one day apart, sir.

The killer murdered one person per day.

But they were all hung on the tree at once?

That’s our current assumption, sir.

And who was the latest victim?

Number six, P’Sing.

Mr. Phakaphong, the transgender victim.

He died on the same day we found the bodies at the abandoned mall.

(24 hours)

Then we should start with this one.

He’ll likely give us the most leads to follow.

Agreed.

Everyone,

head to the field.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, Inspector.

Glad to be working with you again, man.

You still dare to say that?

(Two years earlier)

Calm down, man.

I said calm down!

I never should’ve listened to you.

I never should’ve trusted you, King.

The guy’s already dead. What do you want me to do, huh?

The man you arrested,

he killed himself from the pressure!

He wasn’t the culprit.

He was innocent.

You’re wrong, Singha.

It wasn’t just me who arrested him, it was both of us.

I’m sorry.

I’m sorry, Sing.

But there’s nothing I can do now.

Can’t you just wait a little?

Let the Commander handle this damn mess.

You don’t have to say anything.

I can take responsibility for what I did.

You, the good guy, can take all the credit.

P’Sing. P’Sing!

- Stop, P’Sing. Enough! - You bastard!

- That’s enough, Inspector. Calm down! - Come on, then!

Please calm down, don’t fight.

I trusted you all along, King.

I’ve always trusted you.

Let this end here.

You and I won’t work together again.

Earth, have you seen Thup?

Thup? Oh, the witness who saw the ghost, right, Inspector?

No, sir, I haven’t.

Damn it, where’d he go? I told him to wait.

Oh, sorry!

Where the hell were you?

I went to buy some food, sir.

And why didn’t you tell me?

I asked another officer,

and they said you were in a tense meeting.

So I went to get you something to eat.

I bought some for you too, P’Singha.

You haven’t eaten anything yet.

Here, I tried to pick something quick to eat,

so it won’t slow you down from work.

Come on, eat something.

It’s soft and bouncy.

Why do you even care about me?

You should care about yourself too, sir.

You have to catch the killer for me.

And for everyone else, too.

Next time, tell me where you’re going.

Don’t just wander off like that.

You’re the only witness, Thup.

If you disappear,

it all becomes my responsibility.

I don’t want trouble because of you.

I’m not going anywhere, sir.

I’ll just stay here and wait for you.

No need to wait. You’re coming with me.

Where are we going?

We just got back.

We’re going to investigate the case.

Or do you want to stay here alone?

Well, if P’Singha’s out helping people,

how could I just sit here and do nothing?

Eat first, okay?

I’m eating.

Hurry up.

(Please keep clean.)

(Sey)

What is it?

It’s noon already. You’re still asleep?

It’s my day off, man.

I can wake up whenever I want.

Get up and come in now, urgent.

Sey!

You might be my department head,

but you can’t call me in on my day off like this.

It’s not work-related.

Just wake up and check your messages.

(Inspector King appointed to lead investigation in seven-body ritual case.)

Shit.

Where are you, man? When are you coming in?

Sey!

I swear, King coming back is a bad omen.

Or maybe I’m just cursed by this ritual killing case.

Wait here. I’ll be right back.

Yes, sir.

- Hello. - Hello.

P’Sing, please wait a bit.

Meen’s relatives will open the house for us.

Inspector.

I think we should wait for Meen’s relatives

to act as witnesses before entering the house.

What do you say?

Go in now or wait for the witness?

We’re racing against time.

The Commander made us the special team.

If anything happens, Inspector King can… handle it.

Right, Inspector?

You’re still the same, man.

Still as reckless as ever.

Inspector.

Excuse me, is anyone inside? This is the police.

We need your cooperation.

Help me!

The file’s inside the drawer.

Put it on the table.

Inspector.

The victim was a transgender person.

Forensics said she had just undergone gender-affirming surgery.

Why are there no family photos at all?

Only friends came to claim the body, sir.

Not every family can accept it

when they wished for a son,

but got a daughter instead.

(Dhamma Practice Witthaya School)

Inspector.

I think the smell’s coming from this room.

It’s the strongest here.

Shit... what the hell is this?

Blood.

Looks like some kind of ritual symbol.

Lieutenant.

Send our informant to find out what this symbol means.

Seems like the victim got involved in black magic.

Yes, Inspector.

Mek, call the forensics team for me.

Yes, sir.

(Police Forensics Division)

The documents, Father.

What?

You’re bringing honorary witnesses along now?

Thup.

What are you doing here?

This way, sir.

What?

This way.

Anything else I need to sign?

No, sir.

Meen left home almost ten years ago.

Ever since he told his father he wanted surgery.

And one more thing,

if Meen had any debts whatsoever,

I won’t take any responsibility for them.

Mr. Meen transferred everything to you.

Including the house and all the money in his accounts.

Singha, wait.

What?

I’ve been thinking about it.

One way or another, you and I still have to work this case together.

It’ll take a while before we can close it.

Maybe we should call a truce first.

And if possible,

I’d like us to go back to how we used to be.

Stop shutting me out, man.

Can’t we just let the past be the past?

We used to be close, didn’t we?

So how about this, today,

come have dinner with me.

Invite Sey and Darin too.

No need.

Don’t act like you feel guilty and want to make up with me.

I’m only on this team because of the Commander’s order.

I’ll finish this case as soon as possible.

Then you and I won’t have to see each other again.

Thup.

Go home.

Thup.

Yes, sir.

Thup.

Thup.

Thup.

- Y... Yes? - What’s wrong?

Nothing, sir.

Buckle up.

So, are you going to tell me yet,

how you knew Meen hid the will?

I happened to see it, sir.

What do you mean?

If I tell you, you’ll scold me again.

Just say it.

Meen told me, sir.

The dead man told you?

You and Inspector King seemed close before.

But when you’re together, the air feels tense somehow.

Did you two have problems?

You don’t need to know that.

Just know that he and I are temporary coworkers, that’s all.

Once this case is over...

he can go back to wherever he came from.

Didn’t expect him to come here himself, sir.

You could’ve just summoned me instead.

It’s nothing serious.

I just came to see how our new special task force leader is doing.

How far along the case is.

Have you identified any suspects yet?

Yes, sir.

Inspector King

is actively leading the investigation.

He’s currently working on-site with the original team.

We expect progress within a few days.

To be honest,

I’m not very confident in your former team leader.

Hmm?

But Singha

is the head of the investigation team

and one of the most skilled we’ve ever had.

You know as well as I do, this case doesn’t need skill.

It needs obedience.

That’s exactly why I sent King

from headquarters to handle it here.

Let’s be frank, Commander,

if this case drags on too long,

you won’t be the only one in trouble.

I’ll be dragged down with you.

So...

Do whatever you have to do.

Just make sure your men cooperate.

I believe you don’t want to see him transferred again.

Right?

Yes, sir.

Ever since we examined those seven bodies,

we’ve been cursed with bad luck, don’t you think?

I’ve got something for you to check out.

Scroll through this.

Whoa.

This looks exactly like what we found.

Yeah.

I’ve been wondering

if something like this ever happened before.

So I asked a friend from forensics in another province.

And I found these cases.

They’re identical.

Especially the red threads sewn on the bodies.

Where did this happen?

Chiang Mai, five years ago.

That confirms it.

This is clearly a black magic ritual case.

It’s called a serial murder case.

When we went to Meen’s house,

I saw a spirit at the second-floor window.

It didn’t look like a household spirit.

Not this again.

I know you’re gonna say I’m crazy again.

But I think...

I should tell you about it.

Hmm.

The spirit I saw seemed like it wanted to say something.

Say something?

You’re telling me that ghost wanted to talk to you?

I’m not really sure.

Because when you arrested me,

all the spirits just disappeared.

So it was all useless then.

And stop talking like I’m some holy figure.

How could ghosts vanish because of me?

Not just because of you.

But because of Him.

Thao Wessuwan.

He’s protecting you.

That’s why spirits don’t dare come near you.

And also...

your tiger and ixora tattoos,

they guard and protect you too.

If you don’t believe,

then why do you have Thao Wessuwan and those tattoos?

I got the tattoo to make everyone feel at ease,

not because I believe or not.

And another thing,

stop touching me.

Otherwise, I’ll start thinking you’d rather touch me than the tattoo.

Why on earth would I want to touch you, P'Sing?

I just wanna stay close so I don’t see ghosts.

Not because I wanna touch you or anything.

You’re acting suspicious.

So tell me,

are you staying with me...

for some other reason?

Don’t use ghosts as an excuse.

I’m not.

But can you stop teasing me now?

- You, huh? - Ouch!

If you wanna stay in my house, watch your mouth.

Ow! My cheek’s all stretched out.

Inspector!

Ow! P'Singha!

P'Sing!

I found a lead in the case.

So...

you really saw a ghost?

Yes.

Don’t believe him.

He just says whatever comes to mind.

There’s no proof of anything.

Could be hallucinations, or maybe...

some kind of chemical in his brain.

Has he ever had a check-up?

Science might be able to explain it, you know.

Thup.

Go find something to do for now.

I’ve got business to discuss.

Not about the witness.

Yes.

Nice to meet you.

The reason I let him stay here

is for his own safety.

But still...

you really let him stay at your house?

Are you sure that’s wise?

If people find out,

it’ll be hard to explain.

At first, I was gonna let him go his own way.

But I don’t want things to end up like two years ago.

Now that the public’s watching, the case is being pushed to close fast.

Who knows,

if we don’t find the culprit in time...

Thup might end up being the unlucky one.

You’re worried that,

Thup could be framed again, aren’t you, P'Sing?

Yeah.

Thup’s the only witness

who was at the scene.

I can’t take chances.

Because Inspector King’s back on the case, right?

That’s why you’re scared.

Yeah.

Who knows,

history might just repeat itself.

Forget it.

So what about you two?

What brings you here?

It’s about the case, P'Sing.

I called but you didn’t answer.

So we came instead.

There was a similar case in Chiang Mai, P'Sing.

Same traces on the body,

same setup at the scene.

Where’d you get that from?

Asked some friends in forensics, P'Sing.

And this case,

what do we have in the forensic records?

In the hospital system,

there’s a record of a body sent for autopsy

packed the same way, five years ago.

They ran environmental DNA tests

and checked the suspects.

But...

they never caught the killer.

Who else knows about this data?

You’re the first person I told.

But I’ll have to report it to the bureau tomorrow.

I’m afraid...

it might be a serial killer.

Give me some time.

Don’t send it to the bureau yet.

Commander Yuth won’t listen.

He’s rushing to close the case.

Because of that mall construction deal.

So what’s your plan?

I’ll reach out to the local police first,

see if they’ve got any info or evidence left.

Maybe Sey’s theory

lines up with Thup’s after all.

What theory?

Thup.

Thup.

Yes.

Do you remember the ritual for feeding spirits?

The one you told me about.

Tell me again, in detail.

I saw it once with my own eyes.

Back when I was with the Grandmaster Monk in Sisaket.

Don’t go near the ritual for feeding spirits.

It’ll let the spirits eat your head.

Stay here.

(Sisaket, 2010)

Creepy.

That place looks awful.

- It’s okay. - So scary.

Don’t talk about it. The guy’s already dead.

But I saw something that day.

What did you see?

There was like...

some kind of yantra symbol there.

Like this?

Exactly. Just like this. It was on the ground.

The Grandmaster Monk said it was a yantra to summon spirits.

Shit.

Gave me chills.

Sing.

Where did you get this photo?

From the victim’s house.

Get home safe. It’s late.

You don’t need to worry about us.

Worry about yourself.

What?

Be careful, from cop and witness

you might turn into cop and keeper of the heart.

What kind of line is that? Makes me wanna puke.

I wasn’t talking to you. I was talking to P'Singha.

Stop it, Darin.

That’s nonsense.

I’m not involved with that kid.

And what I did

was all about work.

If it were me,

I wouldn’t say something I’m not sure of.

You.

You.

Darin has a point.

I want to finish the case

and get him out of the house fast.

But right now there’s no one else.

I may be harsh,

but not heartless.

Now you want to push him away, but later will you hold him back?

I’ll strangle you first, Darin.

Come on, P'.

Whoa.

I don’t mess with subordinates who are also your ex.

Alright, I’m heading out.

If the local police send you anything,

forward it to me too.

So I’ll know what to do next.

Forensics is hitting a wall.

Okay.

Drive safe.

Yes, P'.

Bye-bye.

You opened that for me?

Oh, it’s just my body’s automatic system.

Yeah, no need to do that.

No “friends with benefits” ever

opens the car door like that.

We’re not lovers anymore anyway.

Hey.

What we just saw,

was P'Singha about to do something to Thup?

No.

He can tell things apart.

But not everyone can separate everything.

Singha looks tough,

but you know how soft he is with people close to him.

Yeah, true.

So...

you taking me straight to the condo?

Tonight,

can I crash at your place?

It’s late, I don’t feel like going home.

Sure.

But you’re sleeping on the couch.

Yeah, anywhere’s fine.

Just don’t come asking to sleep with me.

Contact Chiang Mai Police Station.

Report to me at the station tomorrow.

Yes.

Don’t spread the word yet.

I want to be sure first.

Okay.

Thup.

I just went to see my friends off.

You fell asleep already?

I saw a spirit at the second-floor window.

It didn’t look like a household ghost.

Man, you’re such a heavy sleeper.

You really have no clue, do you?

Are you asleep or playing dead, huh?

- What are you doing, Thup? - Changing the light bulb, sir.

P'Singha, please have a seat.

I’ve prepared rice porridge and fresh orange juice for you.

You’ve been here two days and act like you own the place.

I just bought it for you, that’s all.

I haven’t touched your kitchen, honest.

I was afraid you’d be bothered.

You can eat now.

And also...

Here.

What is it?

Well...

I’ll buy you meals every day.

Consider it daily rent.

You’re clever, you know that.

My house is not for rent.

And even if it were, it wouldn’t be that cheap.

But I have no money.

What can I do?

But the sincerity of a tenant like me

can’t be measured by money.

Alright then.

You want to stay at my place, right?

Mm.

You don’t have to pay rent.

And don’t buy me food.

Just help me investigate the seven bodies under the tree.

No, P'.

I don’t wanna keep running into ghosts.

Can I just...

stay here and give you information instead?

No.

That’d make you an uncooperative witness.

Come on, P'.

Honestly, you’ve got no choice, Thup.

Because in your eyes,

I’m the one who can drive spirits away, right?

Go change your clothes.

P'Singha, can you think outside the box first?

Maybe there’s another way

I can help you without going to that creepy place.

- Get up. - Ouch!

Hurry up and change, now!

- Don’t drag your feet. - Ow!

Stop stalling.

The spirit I saw,

it’s not some brain chemical like Sey said.

Ghosts are really scary.

You better change nicely.

Or should I change it for you?

I can change myself.

(A case with similar patterns)

Hey.

Our witness.

He knows about the spirit rituals and strange

yantras we found at the victim’s house.

So I thought you should hear him out, might be useful.

Makes sense, I’ve seen you two sticking together lately.

If I didn’t know he used to be a suspect,

I’d think...

What?

Think what?

Friends.

Friends or something like that.

Then just think of him

as a temporary spiritual consultant.

And tell the document team

to send him a confidentiality agreement

to sign.

Got it.

But...

that position actually sounds necessary.

After all, two heads are better than one.

You...

And the Chiang Mai data I asked for?

Just as you predicted, P'.

This way.

Here.

Besides what happened in Chiang Mai five years ago,

we also found a similar case in Phang Nga ten years ago.

So in total, there are three locations.

Phang Nga,

Chiang Mai,

and Bangkok.

No.

Actually, four.

Thup saw something like that as a kid.

When he was in Sisaket.

How many years ago was that?

About fifteen years ago.

Fifteen years in Sisaket.

Ten years in Phang Nga.

Five years in Chiang Mai.

And now, Bangkok.

Could the killer be committing mass murders every five years?

So there might be another site we haven’t found yet?

It’s possible.

But let’s not jump to conclusions.

Focus on Chiang Mai and Phang Nga first, since we have data.

But if we look too far back,

I think the data hasn’t synced to the main system yet.

There should only be hard-copy records left in each area.

I think we’ll have to check the sites ourselves.

Then send your team to the field.

Got it.

Should I report this to Inspector King?

No need.

Just focus on collecting the information.

As for the operations or reporting to the Commander,

I’ll handle that myself.

Alright, I’ll get going then.

Oh, P'.

Where are you going?

To see the Commander.

Uh... will you be long?

I don’t feel so good.

I don’t really want to be alone right now.

Take a photo.

You said it keeps ghosts away, right?

If one shows up, use it as a talisman for now.

Hurry up.

P'.

What now?

I forgot my bag.

Can I borrow some paper from your room to draw?

Sure.

Is something wrong?

I can come back later.

- You can wait until the Commander’s free. - Oh, no, it’s fine.

We’re just discussing the seven bodies under the tree case.

If you’ve got something, say it.

I found an old report file.

It shows similar cases happened in other provinces.

Both Chiang Mai and Phang Nga.

So this has happened in two areas already?

It might’ve spread to even more regions.

Including Bangkok , that makes three now.

While you were in the meeting with the Commander,

I already sent my team out to investigate.

This is huge.

If this turns out to be a serial murder case,

the media will tear us apart.

Wait, why didn’t you inform Inspector King?

He’s the team leader.

I figured the Commander wants this case closed fast.

So spreading out the investigation for quicker results

would be more effective.

Even so,

you’re still bypassing the chain of command.

You understand what I mean, right?

I understand. I’m sorry, sir.

I’m sorry, Commander.

But I trust Inspector Singha.

I believe he’s doing his best.

So I’m not too concerned about the procedure.

As long as it helps move the case forward,

a good officer will always give his all.

Hmm... well then,

we’ll go with what Inspector King suggested.

But next time,

I want everything done by the book.

Yes, sir.

Still, while we continue the investigation,

I think we should ease the pressure

and reduce the fake news spreading online.

I might have a solution that benefits everyone.

What solution?

Don’t forget, Commander, we do have a witness.

And he’s the only one.

For now, we could treat him as a suspect.

The blood DNA results on the shirt

and other evidence already prove

that the witness is innocent.

But he’s still the one with the highest chance of being suspected.

This case is huge, Inspector.

And it seems to be getting bigger by the minute.

We need more time to work on this.

No one should become a scapegoat just because the police want an easy way out.

Singha.

Yes, Commander.

I’d like permission to pull more data on Thamwat Santasakol.

I still believe he’s worth looking into.

He might be the key to closing this case.

Each victim must have something connecting them.

We just need to find what that is.

This kind of doll is called a “Tukta Siakaban.”

You’d only find it in a shaman’s house

or a spiritual medium’s shrine.

- Help! - Then can you explain

why this victim

buried the doll in their garden?

I think they were cursed.

Hey, spirit! Come out!

Someone’s testing your power!

What’s happening to you now?

It’s a woman... white eyes,

and her mouth’s slit to her ears.

Don’t say anything.

That’s it. (Not holding a grudge, right?)

That’s it, that’s it.

(Not catching a break at all.) The moment it hit, for real,

Calm down, man.

(Got reassigned to the captain instead.)

I just want to wrap up this case as fast as I can.

Just a sec.

- Don’t laugh. - I’m not.

Come on. (Can’t stop laughing.)

Fix the frame real quick.

(Director, I’m getting sleepy.)

(Falling for the puppy charm already, huh?)