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4 CONTESTANTS LEFT. 4 DAYS AND 14 HOURS UNTIL THE GAME ENDS.

"Since you continue to act like a fool, I have prepared a new stage for you."

A new stage?

Why are you here?

I've brought you a scoop.

A scoop?

That's right.

That's him!

Don't call the cops yet.

Let's have a good, long chat.

Your face is cut.

Police brutality. Another detective with a bad temper.

What happened to him?

Dunno.

What about Saori?

Why even ask? Do you think you can save her?

Look, you...!

You gonna hit me too?

The game continues.

What's this new stage?

I dunno, but we've only got one option...

Find the mastermind and rescue everyone.

That's right.

What happened five years ago?

What hospital were you at?

This one.

TOKYO GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER

Tokyo General Medical Center...

What about it?

No, that's not the one I was thinking of.

I thought it might be the hospital

from a case I was involved in five years ago.

I see.

An exclusive interview with a perpetrator of the kiDnap GAME...

A true journalist, I see.

It'll serve as evidence.

Come on, I know you want the scoop. To clear your reputation.

You published fake news and ruined your credibility as a journalist.

Now's your chance to redeem yourself.

Is that why you're working with Niide?

Or is it your loyalty to Saori?

I'm doing it to find the truth. And to rescue Saori.

Let's begin.

You're behind the abduction of...

"KiDnap GAME." That's more sensational.

Was the crime your idea?

The game was planned by a nobler, more compassionate person.

So you're just a pawn, is that right?

I'm ready.

I'll be going.

I'm following orders... of my own will.

What's the "scoop"?

This.

Broadcast this at 3 PM.

What's on it?

You'll find out.

Can I ask you a favor?

What?

Five years ago, you and Christina were in Tokyo.

Miguel from Manila also once worked in Tokyo.

Tokyo?

Yeah.

Maybe Tokyo's the key.

Can I speak to the lead investigator of the kiDnap GAME?

Me? I'm the perpetrator.

It's the perp.

Put them through.

This is Samejima.

You think we'll accept that?

I'll say it again.

Remove all travel restrictions on Toshiro Niide and Han Kiju.

Who are you?

If you refuse, the hostages will die.

I have something to offer in return.

In return?

Who are you?

Why are you doing this?

Anyone... please!

Are there others here, too?

Is there anyone there?

Please help!

Yes?

That man you were looking for... He's here.

Are you sure?

He's inviting you and Han Kiju

to the next stage.

He wants to meet us?

KIDNAP GAME

PM 01:32 JST TOKYO

Audio coming up.

Bringing in the monitor. Check positions.

To the right.

-Okay. -Thanks.

-Be ready to go live. -Okay.

Live?

If needed. We got the go-ahead.

Cut it out. This isn't a show.

The moment the man whose wife was taken meets her kidnapper...

Isn't it the media's duty to report that?

That's why you're going places. You get it.

Remember the agreement. Broadcast at 3 PM.

Mr. Niide! It's almost time. Any comment?

Let us through.

How are you feeling?

Let us through.

Cut that out! Let them through!

-Mr. Niide! Just one comment! -Stop it!

KIDNAP GAME CONFRONTING THE KIDNAPPER

Stay calm, Niide.

They're here!

Niide. Kiju. So glad you could make it.

Stop!

One more step and your wife could die.

What is this?

-Have a seat. -I asked you a question!

It's starting.

-Are we rolling? -Rolling.

Ah yes, angry as ever. Is raging all you can do?

No wonder the bodies are piling up.

You killed them.

Calm down or you'll lose the chance I'm giving you.

Chance?

What do you mean?

I will give a chance to you slaves of desire.

That's why I've invited you here.

If you can answer my question, the game will end.

The hostages might even be freed.

Cut the bullshit!

What's your goal? Why target us?

That's exactly what I was going to ask.

Why were you chosen?

Figure that out within the time limit and you win.

You might even save your beloved wife and daughter.

-Saori better be safe... -Hey, hey!

What you're saying...

is if we figure out why we were chosen, the game ends and the hostages are released.

Very good, my dear rational super-doctor!

You're buying time while you think.

At the same time, you're confirming whether I can speak Korean.

So unlike the sinner who only rages.

Is the reason related to Tokyo?

You'll have to be more specific.

By the way, you only get one answer. And the time limit is...

Let's see... Five minutes.

Well then... Go ahead.

Are you gonna listen to this guy, Kiju?

Niide.

Do you need space?

Um... Feel free to use this space up to this line.

Five minutes.

-Seven participants. -Yeah.

Nationality, age, work... Everything differs. But something must connect us.

That's why we were chosen.

And...?

You called us "slaves of desire" just now.

I will give a chance to you slaves of desire.

You said it before, too.

Why did you choose us? What are you trying to achieve?

So nosy. Insatiable.

You're slaves to desire.

Why "desire"?

"Desire"... Humans have various desires...

Besides that...

You often criticize my character.

The fact that you're here means that you destroyed our dummy.

So predictable.

Ah yes, angry as ever. Is raging all you can do?

He used the word "sinner," too.

So unlike the sinner who only rages.

A red rose...

There are red rose petals at every crime scene.

And with each body. But the number of petals is different.

-I had five... You had four... -That's right.

Each had a different number, from one to seven.

Seven people...

The seven deadly sins...

The seven deadly sins.

Wrath, greed, lust,

sloth, pride, gluttony,

and envy.

Wrath, greed, lust, sloth,

pride, gluttony, and envy... Those seven.

They're all desires, in a sense.

Does one match each player?

Manila.

I heard he is obsessed with money.

He must be "greed."

GREED MANILA

Christina's adultery must fall under "lust."

LUST TAIPEI

And Bangkok?

Apparently, she used to be dependent on marijuana.

That's "gluttony."

GLUTTONY BANGKOK

"Sloth" must be the cabin attendant in Singapore.

SLOTH SINGAPORE

Always late.

She was even late the night of the kidnapping.

SORRY, I'LL BE A BIT LATE...

My sin must be... "wrath"...

WRATH TOKYO

That leaves "pride" and "envy." Which fits you?

I don't envy anyone.

You don't strike me as prideful.

If anything, that fat-cat software engineer in Naha's the proud one.

Some might think I avoid surgery out of pride...

I don't think that's it.

No time.

And... It's time.

What's your answer?

We all committed different sins.

And that's why you chose us.

Wrath, greed, lust, sloth,

pride, gluttony, and envy.

We committed the seven deadly sins.

That's why you targeted us and made us play this game.

Too bad. Incorrect.

-Wait. -I said you get one try.

What a waste. You squandered your one chance.

Your daughter...

and your wife must be very disappointed in you.

Answer me. Where is Saori? I said where!

-Niide. -Let go!

If you don't answer, I'll kill you right here.

That's it. This is your sin.

You let your rage take over

and become blind to everything around you.

You haven't changed at all.

Put your anger aside. Show your kindness...

Kindness that shields the weak...

That's the right thing to do.

Because of you, your wife... Poor thing...

Stop it, Niide!

-Niide! Stop! -Get off me!

-Niide! Niide! -Calm down!

-Get off! -Niide!

Beating him up won't help.

Do you know what a red rose means?

"You are the only one. I love you."

And what about a black rose?

How apt to call this a theatrical crime.

All the props are in their places, all the actors in their roles.

I'm playing my role till the end.

And what is that? What's your role?

To hand over the footage containing the big scoop.

It's time.

This will be shown simultaneously around the world.

Five... four... three...

two...

one...

zero.

Switch the feed!

Breaking news! A wave of simultaneous kidnappings has struck seven cities in Asia!

We have what appears to be the manifesto

of the chief perpetrator.

The manifesto?

Humans are beings who feel anguish and endure it.

Yet you... you live free of anguish, ignorant of your mistakes.

Guilt does not torment you.

You are oblivious...

It is unforgivable.

But I have prepared a fitting penance.

If you wish to atone, bring your honor, wealth, prospects, life...

and stake them all.

I have taken your dearest, most beloved person from you.

So how far will you go... to get that person back?

What is the kiDnap GAME?

It’s a game of crime and punishment.

It forces you to see and face your sins of heedless evil,

compels you to choose, demands a bitter decision.

Humans, who have that spiritual brake called reason,

are able to control themselves in daily life.

Yet when something dearer than their own lives is at risk,

they never think to apply that brake.

Rushing forward, they sacrifice everything, even themselves,

in a cascading rampage of madness.

All humans dwell in a sea of options.

Your own decisions are no stranger to folly.

The results of these people’s choices will illustrate this.

How foolish will people become for the ones they love?

By the end of the game, the answer will be clear.

Each player has committed a grave sin.

They might assume I mean the seven deadly sins.

But that is wrong.

The players are blindly evil. Utterly guilty.

They indulged...

in the eight evil thoughts.

"Eight evil thoughts"?

They're the progenitors of the seven sins, though slightly different.

The number of petals.

What about them?

The number is different each time.

They match the weight of each sin of the eight evil thoughts.

EVIL THOUGHTS

Evil thoughts...?

But what are the eight evil thoughts?

Our ignorant players shall illustrate.

Gluttony: a woman far too hungry for drugs.

Hey, next time, text me if you want.

I will give you a good price.

MAKE BENZ WANG ADMIT AND PUBLICLY CONFESS HIS DRUG SYNDICATE TIES.

Lust: an adulterous model.

You're not filming again are you?

No! And I deleted the old video.

EXPOSE THE SEX VIDEO WITH YOUR AFFAIR PARTNER TO THE LIGHT OF DAY

Greed: a taxi driver addicted to money.

You conned that money from those tourists, didn’t you?

Life isn’t all about money.

PREPARE 10 MILLION PESOS IN CASH.

Wrath: a police detective who rages in the name of justice.

Where is she?!

Stop it, Niide!

Despair: a doctor who ignores lives he could save.

Despair?

Will she go blind?

You said it would succeed...

That you'd fix her eyes...

Sloth: a flight attendant who’s never on time.

Sloth?!

-Sorry, the traffic was so bad! -Sit down.

CLEAR THE CHECKPOINTS WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS AND REACH THE GOAL.

Vanity: an upstart software engineer with a career built on lies.

"Upstart"...?

How dare you!

You're here now! In my world!

Do you understand that your son is a world-famous CEO?

-That's seven... -Eight evil thoughts?

There's one more.

And finally, pride.

Another player?

Who?

HONG KONG

My client is innocent.

There's ample evidence of corruption. The odds are against you.

I've always succeeded in spite of the odds. This time is no different.

Do you know about the kiDnap GAME?

I've heard rumors. What of it?

The perpetrator released a manifesto.

A heavyweight international lawyer in Hong Kong

who wins his cases by any means necessary.

Look at this old case, Andy. Isn't it similar to this one?

You're right, Sylvia.

We can use this. Well done.

FLOWER SHOP ATRA

This lawyer used his money and influence

to suppress the news of his sister’s abduction.

A toast to Andy's latest victory!

-Thanks. -Cheers.

Sorry.

YOU HAVE BEEN ENLISTED IN THE KIDNAP GAME.

He left the investigation to the police...

That's none of your business.

Your job is to do everything in your power to locate and rescue her!

while working in the shadows to complete his mission.

Mr. Wong, isn't this about you?

Didn't your sister just pass the bar?

Was she kidnapped?

Why keep it secret?

What's this "mission"?

This has nothing to do with me.

Sir! Please wait!

Why release a manifesto?!

Eight evil thoughts. Eight evil players.

Five yet remain.

Only one shall prevail... the first to complete the assigned mission.

Only one shall survive.

The hell of my creation continues...

Why? Why release a manifesto now?

Don't you like being a global celebrity?

Is that your goal?

To corner us?

Niide! That's enough!

-We'd like to speak to... -Okay.

Excuse me.

In exchange for removal of your travel restrictions,

he offered to turn himself in.

I could easily detain you right now,

but it would endanger the hostages.

Niide... I need you to cooperate as a police detective.

-My mission is to capture the mastermind. -Then you should...

Without using the police.

DO NOT NOTIFY OR REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM STATE AUSHORITIES.

Don't forget that you're an officer of the law.

Promise me you won't broadcast any of this.

Ethically, we can't air it.

Pull it.

Niide.

I have to tell you something.

I can't reach Hyodo.

That man talked like he'd encountered him...

-You don't think... -Stop.

Don't go there.

Akina, I want you to drop this case.

You might get hurt as well.

-If that's what it takes... -I'm the target.

We're the targets.

Goodbye.

Can I ask you one last thing?

What "sin" did you commit?

It's "wrath," for sure...

There have been several times when my anger caused trouble.

Five years ago, too.

I chased a speeder in a rage.

The student driving was high. They took him to a hospital.

But he didn't survive.

You wanted to chase? You wanted to kill him, didncha?

Are you happy now?

-It's your fault! -You killed him!

Why... why?

That's why you transferred to Community Safety?

Yeah.

At the time, all I felt was anger.

Out of anger, I chased him...

and killed him.

It doesn't change.

It's always the same.

I can't control my anger.

I can't do "what's right."

Someone like me shouldn't be a detective...

I'm not so sure.

I think the Toshiro Niide I know

needs to stay on as a detective.

The Toshiro Niide who's kind to those who are vulnerable can do what's right.

Swear to me. That you'll do what's right.

Put your anger aside. Show your kindness...

Kindness that shields the weak...

That's the right thing to do.

You're right.

I swore I'd never lose control to anger ever again.

Akina... We'll take it from here. So you don't need to...

If you say not to get involved, I won't.

But I'll still continue pursuing the truth.

Fine...

You said that student who died five years ago was high?

Yeah, sky-high on illegal drugs.

Marijuana?

I can't tell without looking it up.

But if so, the woman in Bangkok...

Aum was a cannabis-addicted drug dealer.

That might be a link.

What's this about?

Why do this?

I HAVE A GIFT FOR MY PLAYERS. VIDEO CONFERENCE IN ONE HOUR.

PARTICIPATE OR BE DISQUALIFIED.

I'm ready.

I'll be going.

Ah.

A black rose...

To me, it looks black.

There are many meanings attributed to a black rose.

I wonder which one it is.