All language subtitles for Through the Darkness E12 - The Hearts of Criminals

(The drama was based on a book,
and all people, organizations,)

(locations, and incidents in
this drama are fictitious.)

(It was filmed in accordance with
COVID-19 prevention guidelines.)

(Responsible Gyeonggi Police
for safety and order)

- Subtitle by Viu -
- Resynced by YoungJedi -

(Missing Person: An Yu Yeon)

That's too blurry.

That won't be enough...

for us to confirm if the
woman next to him is...

the missing woman or not.

Come on. You guys have good eyes.
Take a closer look at him.

We just installed those cameras,

so they're better than what we're used to.

Young Soo kept pushing for them too.

It's blurry,

but the vehicle was spotted...

around the locations where
the women went missing.

Detective Nam, did you
run the license plate?

I put in a request for tech support.

We used the security cameras
to track him on the same night.

But we couldn't track him
after the 5km mark.

We can suspect that he probably
went to some place secluded.

If he's our guy,

he probably abandoned the body right away.

Yes.

Woo Ho Sung?

Okay.

A 38-year-old man, Woo Ho Sung.

They faxed us the information...

- of the vehicle owner.
- Okay.

The vehicle owner is Woo Ho Sung,
a 38-year-old man.

He works at an acupressure massage parlour.

Why does he look so normal?
This is so creepy.

People who seem so normal
are good at scamming people.

Shouldn't we check his alibi first?

I'll take Detective Nam with me.

- Okay.
- All right. Then...

can you pay attention to his reaction...

when you meet him for the first time?

- Sure.
- I already know.

I bet he'll say he didn't do it.

He'll probably deny
everything even if he did it.

Right. He'll deny it.

Captain Yoon. That's why...

I need you to check if he's angry
or calm when you question him.

Pay attention to the subtle changes
in his attitude or the way he talks.

Having these answers will help us
with our interrogation strategy.

You got it.

To women, he's still a stranger.

No matter how approachable he seems,

women would still be a bit hesitant
to get into his car, right?

Right.

And women tend to be more
cautious especially at night...

no matter how kind they seem.

If he didn't force them to get in,

it's likely that he made...

these women feel guilty about
turning down his kindness.

He made them feel guilty
by pretending to be kind?

This jerk is unbelievable.

This guy could skip town for all we know.

- So be careful.
- Okay.

We'll be back.

Call us if there's anything.

- Okay.
- We'll call you.

- Thank you.
- Sure.

I think this is the place.

- I'll check if there's an exit.
- Okay.

(Royal Acupressure Massage,
Ansan, Gyeonggi Province)

None, right?

Even if he runs, he has to come out here.

Okay. Let's go inside.

(This is a legitimate business.)

- Hello.
- Welcome.

Do you have an appointment?

We're from the
Wide-Area Investigation Squad...

at Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency.

Our business isn't illegal.

We're here to see Mr. Woo Ho Sung.

He's here, right?

Why do the police want to see him?

Could you bring him out?

He's with a customer now.

Then we'll wait here.

But your customers will come and go.
You're okay with that, right?

Please wait.

Sure.

There.

Is that a wig?
I can't see his face clearly.

How do his hands look to you?

You wanted to see me?

Mr. Woo Ho Sung?

Yes. That's me.

Could we step out for a moment?
We have some questions.

We can talk here.

Let's do this outside.

No. I'm sorry. My customer
is waiting for me inside.

It's fine. Let's talk here.

Where were you on February 23
from 7pm to 10pm?

And what were you doing that day?

Why do you ask?

We need to verify your alibi
for a case we're working on.

Did I do something wrong,

Detective Yoon?

On the night of February 23,

a woman in her 20s went missing in Gunpo.

That's the case we're investigating now.

And your vehicle was caught
on the security camera...

in the area where the victim was.

My goodness. I didn't know about that.

February 23... Was that Thursday?

It was last Friday.

I see. Friday. Then, on February 23,

my shift must have ended before 5pm.

Right?

Yes. That's correct. Take a look.

(Woo Ho Sung: Kang Dong Su,
Kim Ju Hyun, Choi Hye Rim...)

- I see.
- I had dinner around here...

with my girlfriend. And then I went home.

And my girlfriend also
happens to live in Gunpo.

There are dangerous people in the world.

So I can never let her go alone.
I always drop her off.

And I drove her home that night as always.

I don't remember the exact time,

but I was home around 10pm.

Could we get your
girlfriend's phone number?

I can't.

Am I obligated by law
to give you her number?

I don't want my girlfriend to worry.

Then how about this?

You can check my alibi at the
restaurant we went that day.

I made a reservation before going.

Check it yourself.

What if we go there and ask them, but...

Go check first.

If you still can't confirm my alibi,

I'll give you her number then.

Is that all?

I have to get back to work.

Thank you for your cooperation.

You're welcome.

- Thank you. Take care.
- You too.

I'm so sorry to keep you waiting.

I'll give you ten extra minutes
to make up for it.

(Through the Darkness, Part 2)

(Episode 12)

If we combed through the entire area...

but didn't find additional bodies,

it means he buried them elsewhere.

Like the sixth case,

it must be a place that
can't easily be found.

We have to ask him about
it when we interview him.

The sixth victim, Yoon Jin Sil,

was abducted in Anyang.

Then Woo Ho Sung buried her...

on his way home to Ansan.

And his place isn't far
from the bank where money...

was withdrawn from the account of
An Yu Yeon, the seventh victim.

He doesn't live far from where
the other victims went missing,

assuming that he was driving.

On top of that, his vehicle
was caught on camera,

heading in the same direction
that the culprit must've gone.

Woo Ho Sung is our prime suspect.

Woo Ho Sung, that scumbag.

It's possible that he's also
committed insurance scams.

I'm Detective Nam from the
Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency.

Did someone named Woo Ho Sung
have a reservation here?

Woo Ho Sung? What's his phone number?

That is him.

(Woo Ho Sung)

Yes, Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency...

It's Detective Yoon.

Hang on. Let me put you on speaker phone.

Go ahead.

Does he have an alibi?

He said he had dinner with
his girlfriend that evening.

After that, he drove her home.

Detective Nam went to
the restaurant to check.

- What's his attitude like?
- He seemed self-assured.

And he's confident.

He also seemed relaxed.

He sounds polite and has good manners,

so I can see the victims letting
their guard down easily...

after a few awkward moments
upon encountering a stranger.

You haven't checked his car, have you?

We can't search his car without a warrant.

If we aren't careful,

he may try to destroy evidence,

so we'll wait until he gets off work...

and check naturally when
he's getting into his vehicle.

How did it go?

He was actually at the
restaurant that evening.

He did have a reservation
under his name that evening,

and I checked the CCTV footage too.

The woman he was with wasn't
the one who was missing.

I think it really was his girlfriend.

- Goodbye.
- Bye.

Wait, Ho Sung.

What did the detectives want?

I think there was a
misunderstanding about something.

How could they suspect you, of all people?

- It's all cleared up now.
- Good.

Darn...

He's clearly different from those
who don't have the ability...

to lure their victims
or those who launch...

random motiveless attacks.

On top of his expensive car...

and likeable face, he has a way with words.

He used all those things...

to find and lure his victims.

He knows that it works.

That's where Woo Ho Sung's
confidence comes from.

That's right.

Yes, Wide-Area Investigation Squad...

It's... Hey, hold on.

Go ahead.

We have confirmed his alibi
that he had dinner...

with his girlfriend that evening.

Do we know what else he did that night?

Detective Moon at Anyang Station
looked into it,

but there's nothing on his call log
after 7pm that evening.

We checked all the cameras near his home,

and he got home at around 1am.

He told us that he got home at around 10pm.

We need to go and check.

I wish we could search his house now.

Our priority is to
secure concrete evidence.

If we put in a request for a
search and seizure warrant now,

the prosecutors will laugh at us.

- It won't be issued.
- Chief Park.

We'll wait here until Woo
Ho Sung gets off work...

and ask him to voluntarily
come into the station.

I'll call you back.

Goodness. Even if we request a warrant now,

we won't get it tonight.

Okay, fine.

I'll speak with Superintendent Heo.

I'm getting a bad feeling.

(Name, Woo Ho Sung)

We need a search and seizure warrant...

for Woo Ho Sung's vehicle and residence.

We must secure evidence
as soon as possible.

It's also possible that he committed
insurance scams in the past.

Insurance scams? What did he do?

In 2005,

his wife and mother-in-law died in a fire.

The life insurance payouts he got...

were almost 400 million won in total.

What? 400 million?

He had signed up for various
life insurance policies.

But the insurance companies
must've deemed it legitimate...

for him to have received the money.

On what grounds are we suspecting him?

Even with Gu Young Chun and Nam Ki Tae,

we found evidence in their homes.

We cannot let this scumbag buy time.

Not even another moment.

He'll destroy all evidence.

And this is...

Song Ha Young's profiling report.

(Profiling Report:
Gyeonggi Serial Missing Women Case)

Everyone now knows that
he was instrumental...

in tracking down
Gu Young Chun and Nam Ki Tae.

You should submit this
along with the request.

Okay, I'll speak with Prosecutor Jang.

But I highly doubt that
it'll be issued today.

(Pomna Dry Cleaning)

- Should I go pick up some snacks?
- I guess you're hungry.

A little.

Go ahead.

- Okay.
- Wait, Detective Nam.

(Royal Acupressure Massage)

Mr. Woo Ho Sung!

Do you still have more questions for me?

We believe it'll take a while.

Could we talk...

at the police station?

Are you arresting me now?

Can I see the warrant?

We're asking you to
voluntarily come with us.

You may refuse if you don't want to.

But if you refuse,

it will make us more suspicious of you.

We'll continue to keep
a close watch on you.

Okay, fine. I'll come in
and give a statement.

- Then let's take our car...
- The thing is,

I was booked back-to-back today,
so I'm very tired now.

But I'm off tomorrow,

so may I visit the station
sometime tomorrow morning?

Sure.

Please come...

to the Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency.

- If you don't come...
- I know.

Why wouldn't I be there
when I did nothing wrong?

Detective Yoon, should I
ask for you when I'm there?

- Yes.
- Okay.

I'll see you tomorrow, then.

See you tomorrow.

I saw...

a photo of him with two dogs in his car.

And there was a huge teddy bear
in the back seat.

Just as we expected.

Like you said, he's too calm.

- He'll come tomorrow, right?
- If he flees, it's him for sure,

so we can put out an APB.

Good work today. Let's call it a night.

(Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency)

I can't stop thinking
that he's the culprit.

He fits every quality of
the suspect we presumed.

He's amicable, he has good manners,

he has a good car,

and he also has a luring
mechanism in his car.

He's under suspicion of
arson and insurance fraud.

We have to be open to the possibility...

that he's proficient in arson.

There's no perp who only commits one crime.

All we need is the warrant.

I'm sure he felt mental pressure.

(Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency)

(Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency
with the people of Gyeonggi)

(Wide-Area Investigation Squad 1)

(Wide-Area Investigation Squad 1, Team 2)

Yes, Wide-Area Investigation Squad,
Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency.

Yes, may I speak to Detective Yoon Tae Gu?

Who's calling?

I'm the guy who was
supposed to meet her today.

If she's in the office,
could you put her on?

She's not in the office.
If you leave a message,

I'll relay it to her.

Hello?

- Hello?
- In that case, I'll call back...

One second, she just came in.
I'll put you through right away.

Captain Yoon, it's Woo Ho Sung.

I'm on the line.
You've reached Yoon Tae Gu.

Yes, hello. This is Woo Ho Sung.

Mr. Woo Ho Sung.

Do you take a report like this
at the Wide-Area Investigation?

Someone set my car on fire.

Sorry?

What do you mean?

Does Wide-Area Investigation Squad
take reports like this?

(Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency)

I thought he was a pretty smart guy,
but he wasn't.

He's just feeling guilty.

We got the warrant more
quickly thanks to his show.

It's nice.

And the profiling report
also played a part.

(Woo Ho Sung's home)

As of this hour, we will begin
the search and seizure...

of every article in your house,
Woo Ho Sung.

Also, Woo Ho Sung.

You are under emergency arrest
for suspicions of abduction.

You should be looking for someone
who set my car on fire.

Why are you arresting me?

You have the right to an attorney,

and you have the right to remain silent.

Everything you say will be...

used in extreme, very extreme
disadvantage against you in court.

Do you understand?

He's confident, just as I expected.

He knew we'd get suspicious
of him for setting his car on fire.

But he still chose to do that
to get rid of the evidence.

We pressured him to go
talk at the police station,

so he got anxious and
made the wrong choice.

I think he wanted to play the victim.

But he was in a hurry,

so he must have resorted to
something he was used to.

He forgot that he was under
suspicion for arson...

and insurance fraud.

Does he think the police are a joke?

As if we wouldn't have looked over that.

Anyway, I guess he was the type who
thinks he's smarter than others.

He tripped over his own feet.

Let's go inside.

You haven't figured out anything.

Why don't you let me go
before we start talking?

The fingers that punched in the
PIN at the ATM to withdraw money.

It's similar...

to Woo Ho Sung's hand.

Did you see it?

When I went to the massage parlour,
and when I cuffed him.

I saw his hands.

Woo Ho Sung is also conscious of that.

It looks like it.

Are other detectives watching me
from behind that wall?

You know why you're here, right?

How many of you are there?

Didn't you hear me? I asked you a question.

I'm not sure.

She told you when she
cuffed you. Abduction.

Who? Who did I abduct?

You would know better than us.

Do you have evidence?

That's why we arrested you.

Even if you search through my house,

you won't find a thing.

(Scientific Investigations Team)

Did you find anything?

I don't see anything in particular.

He formatted everything.

This is you, isn't it?

(CCTV footage evidence)

What is this?

You used the debit card of
a woman who went missing...

and withdrew cash.

Show me...

the evidence that this is me.

Where is that woman?

Who?

This is you.

Where is she?

I really have no idea
what you're talking about.

At 2pm on February 24,

tell me where you were.

I slept at home.

Not that. Give me something else.

Something more feasible.

I said I slept at home.

Do you expect me to believe...

that you were asleep in the broad daylight?

In this situation?

What will I do on weekends? I should sleep.

You said you had a girlfriend.

If anything, you would've
gone out on a date.

We went out the day before.

I need a day to rest.

It was my day off too.

You don't know who I am, do you?

This is you. I know it is.

Do you have evidence?

If you don't, you have to trust me.

The dead karaoke employee
found in that hill was...

probably killed by him too, right?

I believe so.

The dead body had traces of rape too.

We must get him to confess
to the sexual assault too.

How did he seem?
Is he a little different now?

He did not show any emotional distress.

He seemed rather calm in
a startling situation.

It looks like he has an
antisocial personality disorder.

Like psychopathy?

- Yes.
- Someone extremely self-centered,

lacks a sense of sympathy,

and lacks a guilty conscience.

It looked like he kept two dogs.

It's probably a cover-up.

I'm sure he only used
them to lure the victims.

Let's conduct the PCL-R on him later.

He looks like the type who
shows aggression selectively.

What do you mean?

People like him have a
high level of self-control.

They keep their composure until
the moment of their crime.

They won't show their emotions.

But once he begins to attack,

he becomes more brutal
and violent than others.

Are you saying he picks
and chooses his victims?

You're right.

Gu Young Chun and Nam Ki Tae...

expressed their aggression on
many and unspecified persons.

But that man...

only expresses his aggression
on the victims he chose.

I think we should be more strategic
about our interrogation tactics.

Even if we show him evidence,

he won't confess that easily.

Chief Kook and I will interrogate him.

Two gentlemen are joining me this time.

Are you here to have a
conversation with me?

That's right.

What about the other
detectives from earlier?

You'll be talking to us for a while.

I told you to get evidence.

I guess it's not going well.

Gosh.

If you wanted to talk to me,

you should have at least
brought me some water.

Is that all you need?

We're here to talk to you.

But we're not here to bring you water.

Let us know once you get really thirsty...

during our conversation.

I'll get you some water then.

What are they doing?

Just let them do their thing.
They have their own system.

His attitude seems a bit
different from before.

Whose attitude?

- Song Ha Young's?
- Yes.

Of course, it should be different.

After all, he went through a lot.

This guy is different.

He probably subdued the victims
in a matter of seconds...

and clouded their judgement emotionally.

And then, he probably continued his act...

just like he was trying to have...

a power struggle by making me bring water.

I've been sitting here...

and talking to the
detectives since I got here.

What else do you want to talk about?

We have our own set of questions.

If you have time for this,

wouldn't it be better spent by
looking for evidence outside?

All you're doing is sitting here...

and running your mouth.

We're looking for the evidence.

- So don't worry about it.
- All right. If you say so.

It won't take long to find evidence.

Why is that jerk so brazen?

You know that denying their charges
shamelessly is their specialty.

According to Chief Kook,

his self-control is very high.

And it looks like he's trying to
control his emotions even now.

He asked for water as
soon as he saw them...

to test out if he could
control them or not.

Does he think he can intimidate them?

How dare he?

Let me ask you a few questions.

Your wife and mother-in-law died...

in a fire a few years ago.

And you only took your son
when you escaped from the fire.

When you think about it again,
how do you feel?

Why must I think about that now?

I'm just asking how you feel...

or what you're thinking right now.

I don't know...

how the fire has anything
to do with this incident.

Why are you bringing up my son?

Your son?

I wonder how your son would feel
once he finds out that his dad is...

a serial murderer and rapist.

You see,

he's too young to know anything.

Not yet.

No. Listen.

Nothing has been proven yet.

I really don't follow you.

That's right.

"Not yet."

You received a hefty sum of money...

from the insurance claim.

Are you...

suspecting me right now?

You see, the fire...

started because of the
mosquito incense stick.

And the detectives who
investigated the case...

couldn't prove anything.

They "couldn't" prove anything?

Right.

They couldn't prove anything...

because there was nothing to prove.
Isn't that obvious?

You see, I was trying to
survive the fire with my son.

All I did was escape. That's all.

Well,

we didn't say otherwise, did we?

Why did you send your son
to your cousin's house?

Once I go to work,

no one's there to look after him.

How old is your son? Is he 11 years old?

Why are you curious about that?

I was just wondering if you
knew how old your son was.

Don't be so absurd. Darn...

Don't be rude.

Do you want your son to find out...

that his father is a
serial murderer and rapist?

You...

That jerk.

- Why are you doing this to me?
- I'm sure you know why.

Let's stop talking about my son.

Why? You don't like it?
Is it uncomfortable?

It has nothing to do with this case.

You said you didn't do it.

But you're still ashamed when
you think about your son?

Even I'm curious too.

Why is he bringing up the son?

Woo Ho Sung's narcissism.

(Having attachment to oneself)

Serial murderers and rapists...

who commit crimes for pleasure
like Woo Ho Sung...

will highly likely show
a quality of narcissism.

He did seem to be full of himself.

People tend to develop
excessive self-attachment...

as a defence mechanism
against pain and despair.

And when they experience
an attachment injury,

they feel a sense of
humiliation and hopelessness.

So the attachment toward the others
gets directed to themselves.

A sense of humiliation and hopelessness?

That can cause narcissism?

They must deny their reality
that they can't be loved.

How can we get Woo Ho Sung to talk?

We need to find out the target of
his unconditional attachment...

right away.

Unconditional attachment?

It has to be his family. Right?

- His parents or kids.
- It can't be his parents.

Having a big trauma like
an attachment injury...

must mean that he didn't
feel loved by his parents.

Then it has to be his kids.
Does he have kids?

He has a son in elementary school.

His cousin is looking after him.

Fine. If not your son,
how about your parents?

Why do you keep...

trying to talk about...

my personal life?

That's why we're here.

We analyse criminal behaviours.

(Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency,
Kook Young Soo)

You haven't proven...

anything yet.

I really don't understand...

what you're talking about.

How was your relationship with your dad?

My dad?

- He was strict.
- Did he hit you too?

No. He never hit me.

Was your family well-off?

Why do you ask?

Do you think...

I had a tough upbringing
and grew up in poverty?

This is a standard question.

Gosh. You guys are unbelievable.

You guys are biased against people.

Enough with these ridiculous questions.

Go out there...

and find more evidence.

You just wait. It won't be long.

Gosh. That jerk.

How's the search going?

He has a lot of stuff.

And he especially has a lot of clothes.

That's not an excuse.

We have to bring everything in.

Whenever we tried to provoke him,

he kept asking us if we found any evidence.

He thinks he got rid of all the evidence.

What about his call history?

We used his call history since February...

and tracked his whereabouts
with his cell phone...

to check the security footage as we speak.

Gosh. It will take forever.

No news from the NFS, right?

There's too much stuff from his house.

So it will take a long time
just to run DNA tests on them.

He set his car on fire for a reason.

He formatted his computer too.

Gosh. We just need some hard
evidence to make the arrest.

He seemed experienced in starting a fire.

Serial killers often commit arson too.

Every single one of them started a fire.

We'll have to check a few more things,

but I'm sure he's the culprit.

He said the police
"couldn't" prove anything.

Wait. His response is wrong.

He shouldn't say the
police couldn't prove it.

He should be arguing that he was innocent.

He killed his wife and mother-in-law?

No humans can do this.

Listen. Are you telling me the only
thing we could do right now is...

sit around this table and
wait for a call from the NFS?

We have 32 hours left.

You can eat now.

What is this?

You should've asked me first.

I don't eat jjajangmyeon.

It's bad for you.

- What?
- I want a proper meal.

With soybean paste soup.
Or with cheonggukjang stew.

What? It's bad for you? Unbelievable.

Why are these scumbags...

all so health-conscious?

Who else was like that
other than Nam Ki Tae?

Gu Young Chun.

Those scumbags can live
long lives in prison.

I'll go feed Woo Ho Sung.

- Okay.
- See you in a bit.

- See you.
- See you.

Let's resume the interview with him
after he's done eating.

- Okay.
- Sounds good.

While we're eating, let's think
about his MO from his perspective.

- From Woo Ho Sung's perspective?
- Yes.

He used his expensive car
to lure his victims.

The victims got into his car
without suspecting anything.

For that to happen,

there are various conditions
that had to be met.

He must've cared a great deal
about what he wore.

Yes, they found a ton of clothes
at Woo Ho Sung's house.

Clothes that look expensive.

Winter clothes that he must've worn often.

We should check those first.
It'll be faster.

He lured his victims inside his vehicle,

so maybe not thick winter jackets.

He most likely wore
expensive-looking clothes.

Let's check neutral-coloured
shirts and jackets first.

Why does the colour matter?

Strangers wearing neutral colours
tend to seem more trustworthy...

than the ones wearing loud colours.

That's right. This way, we can save time.

Start with clothes that
he probably wore often.

Neutral-coloured winter shirts
and jackets that look expensive.

We ordered you what you wanted to eat,

so it's now your turn to
give us the answer we want.

You little punk, you're really something.

I'm getting sleepy now that I've eaten.

All right, let's get this done fast.

That's exactly what we're trying to do now.

You punk.

Are you here to play?

Look, Detective. You arrested me
without a warrant...

based on mere suspicion. Am I wrong?

- What?
- And you're treating me like dirt.

What will you do if I'm not the culprit?

What if...

I sue you?

What will you do then?

You little punk, you have a knack
for getting people riled up.

Chief Park.

- Let go. You piece of...
- Chief Park, please.

You'd better confess when
you still have the chance to,

or you'll regret it later. You little...

I'm scared.

Darn it.

That scumbag is so confident.

What did the NFS say?

I asked them to check
his winter clothes first.

Darn it.

If we find the victims' DNA,
it's a done deal.

Let's wait and see.

People like him open up easily to those...

who are either younger than them
or have low-level positions.

It's one of the common
traits of a narcissist.

Correct.

They want to feel
supported and acknowledged.

We shouldn't make him feel inferior.

Then should Detective Nam deal
with him without Chief Park?

Let's wait and see.

You killed them.

Take your time and have a look.

Can I get a cup of coffee?

Go ahead.

Looks like he'll confess, right?

He might, or he just felt
a sudden pang of guilt.

He did show a reaction at that moment,

but we'll have to wait
and see what he does.

He's been denying
everything this whole time.

He won't be swayed that easily just
because of the victims' photos.

But he's human after all.

Based on his attitude so far,
I know he won't confess easily.

And he managed to be cleared
of the insurance scam charges.

These women aren't even recognizable.

What do you want me to
do with these photos?

That scumbag is clearly a psychopath.

Why did he put down the
cup on top of the photo?

Of course, he wasn't going to confess.

"These women aren't even recognizable."

- What is it?
- They're photos of one victim.

It's not the owner of the debit card
he tried to use to withdraw money.

It's the karaoke bar employee
who was found dead in the woods.

He should be under the impression
that it's the victim...

we're accusing him of killing,

but he assumed that it'd
be more than one person.

What? Then...

It means there is more than one victim.

He's the culprit.

He killed several women.

Hence the reaction.

If he didn't do it,

he'd know nothing about
the victim or the location.

So the fact that he said he
couldn't recognize them...

is certainly odd.

I found something.

What did you eat?

Pizza.

Here it is.

(DNA Information Lab,
National Forensic Service)

- Good morning.
- Did you work all night?

- Look.
- What?

(Han Bong Am, National Forensic Service)

The NFS?

Goodness, they pulled an all-nighter too.

Hey.

Yes, okay.

What is it?

They found a bloodstain
on Woo Ho Sung's jacket.

The DNA matches that of the
body found in the woods.

Finally, thank goodness.
You're dead meat now, you punk.

Also, they found a half-burned lipstick...

in the burned vehicle.

Did they manage to lift DNA?

Not yet. I just wanted
to keep you informed.

I'll go in and let them know.

They've faxed the report over already.

- Okay.
- Good work, everyone.

What would we have done without you guys?

What is it, Ha Young?

The lipstick.

Maybe it belongs to a victim
we don't know about yet.

We need to get a confession out of him.

Goodness.

Finally, we found something.

This is what we've been
eagerly waiting for.

(DNA Analysis Report)

The evidence.

It's the victim's DNA...

that we found from your clothes.

(DNA Analysis Report)

We found it.

(Belongs to the same person.)

(24-hour Chinese restaurant)

(Heo Geum Young, 51 years old.
Works at Yeonjin Chinese restaurant)

(Went missing at a bus stop
nearby the Chinese restaurant.)

(Specimen 1 and 2 belong
to the same person.)

Captain Yoon, the one who just left.

Ask her to come in.

Stop trying to conjure up a trick.

Just confess, you scumbag.

I will confess.

In return,

I want Captain Yoon here.

I'll go get a confession out of him.

Hold on.

I'll go in first.

You?

I want to say something to Woo Ho Sung.

- It'll be quick.
- Sure, go ahead.

- Will you be all right?
- Yes.

I'll go in myself.

How do you feel?

About what?

You have nowhere to run now.

You're good at finding evidence.

Science is much smarter than you think.

That goes the same for the
quality of our investigation.

That perfect crime you want?
There's no such thing.

Woo Ho Sung.

- Be smart about it.
- About what?

Whether or not you want
your son to remember...

you as an unremorseful
murderer until the very end.

And this will be the last time we talk.

I'm not scared.

I'm not saying this to scare you.

I mean to tell you that nobody
will listen to your story anymore.

I already know that you
have multiple victims.

We've acquired all the evidence too.

I thought you weren't here
to talk about the case?

- I'm not.
- Then let's change the subject.

No. I already have you figured out.

Which is why I'm no longer curious.

Would it be possible...

for me to talk privately with Captain Yoon?

I'll be fine.

Give me your hands.

What is it that you want to say?

I'm sure getting a confession
out of someone...

is harder than you detectives think.

Am I right?

It's the same for the confessor too.

Which is why...

I'm torn.

Whether the culprit confesses or not...

is his decision to make.

Then how...

can I get him to decide?

Just give the nuance that you
understand him to an extent.

Woo Ho Sung has strong
narcissistic tendencies.

If you form a rapport with him,

it'll bring about a change in his emotions.

Don't you think the
burden will be lifted...

if you confess?

- Who's burden?
- Yours...

and mine too.

Do you really think so?

I'm sure you had a reason...

why you asked for me specifically.

I'm ready...

to listen to whatever it is...

that you have to tell me.

Why did you do it?

Must there always...

be a reason...

why you kill someone?

So...

you didn't have a reason?

Well, if I had to come up with one,

it's because I wanted to kill them.

How many...

did you murder?

We found components...

of another victim's lipstick...

from your car.

It will all be revealed in the end.

That hand.

You tried your best to hide her face.

But unfortunately,

you weren't able to hide your hand.

You've been self-conscious
about it all along, right?

I'll come back...

once you are ready to talk to me.

I'll do it.

I will talk.

The suspect confessed that he murdered...

all the women who started
going missing from 2006...

around Gyeonggi's southwestern area.

Early this morning in Suwon,

the police found the body
of the missing housewife.

They are continuing their search...

- for the other women's bodies...
- Is this hair?

Oh, I found it!

- What?
- I found something.

Look.

On the day I planned to murder,

I made sure that I executed it.

No matter what.

You're saying you planned
for all seven murders?

Of course.

I'm determined...

from the moment I leave the house.

Did you ever fail?

Fail?

I have never failed.

You see,

it's like a promise I make to myself.

I executed it.

One way or another.

The police intensely
investigated the suspect...

to find out if he committed
additional crimes...

until early this morning.

They will also carry out a
crime scene re-enactment...

- this morning.
- Look over here.

He re-enacted...

three out of his seven crimes yesterday.

The bereaved families and
residents were enraged once again,

as they watched him...

re-enact the crime nonchalantly.

I have always known...

that I was a psychopath.

Why did you think that?

I was watching TV one day.

When I heard the characteristics
of a psychopath...

I realized.

That's me in a nutshell.

- Look over here.
- Take his hat off. Let me see him!

- My gosh.
- That scumbag...

His 2nd crime was by highway 39,

which was his secret burial site.

When the police told him to
re-enact how he dug the ground,

he was comfortable enough
to revise the order.

Saying that he dug the ground after
he took the body out of the car.

His calm demeanour as he
re-enacted the horrible crime...

made the onlookers even more furious.

The bereaved families...

who came later to watch the re-enactment...

were crying out, demanding
to show his face.

When do you feel the urge to kill?

That is...

a little difficult...

to describe in words.

Hitting on women is a piece of cake.

You see, those girls...

They all liked me.

I'm not sure.

I think it's just you.

Why won't you trust me? It's true.

They all really liked me.

I also think...

you only look like a petty loser.

Sorry for the bad news.

We...

do not...

believe your words.

If they don't listen to me,

then...

I take off...

my necktie and bind their hands and feet.

The investigation headquarters
of Gyeonggi Agency stated...

they received the confession from
Woo, the suspect who killed...

the female university student
who went missing in February,

that he killed seven and
buried them until early this year.

Last month, he conducted
two psychopathy tests...

and was confirmed as a
typical psychopath...

with the score of 27 and 28 respectively.

I will be...

sentenced to death, right?

You should be.

Even after I go up there, I won't find...

my peace.

Did you dream of ending up in paradise?

Goodness, Ji Sook.

Ji Sook, you've returned in such vain.

Let's go.

(Gyeonggi Investigation Headquarters
of Serial Missing Women Cases)

Superintendent Heo, a souvenir.

Park Dae Woong! Big bear! You did it!

Thank you.

Good work, everyone.

- Great job.
- Great work.

It's sad to see you go.

You don't look too sad.

Tell me about it.

Well, I may not look sad,
but I'm glad and sad to see you go.

We'll come back and visit.

It only takes us 50 minutes
to get here from Seoul Agency...

I don't expect you to come.

You're the one to talk.
I don't expect you to come either.

If we have to meet again,
it'll have to be another case...

Goodness, no.

In that case, I'd rather not meet at all.

Let's just keep our memories
deep inside, right here.

Captain Yoon, you should
also share something.

Let's go now.

- Great work.
- Great job.

- Chief Park, let's have some soju.
- Let's do that.

Stay healthy, okay?

Yes, be mindful of your health too.

- Bye.
- Goodbye.

- Let's go.
- Great job.

Why are you moving on a day when I'm free?

Because I moved to a
neighbourhood you told me to.

I can't move here because
there are lots of robberies.

Another place is too dangerous
because of burglars.

When I see you, I realize
knowing too much can hurt.

Thanks to me, you came
to a safe neighbourhood.

According to statistics,

this area has 50 percent less crimes
compared to other neighbourhoods.

And downstairs,

a detective of Wide-Area
Investigation Squad lives.

So when will Detective Nam get here?

- Detective Nam?
- Yes.

I have your order of gopchang.

- These are all my order?
- Yes.

My gosh, this is a lot. All right.

- Goodbye.
- Thank you.

Goodbye.

When did you get all these?

- I had to run.
- That looks good.

Detective Nam got these?

You can get gopchang to go?

Yes, you can get just
about anything to go now.

It's much easier since
it's already fully cooked.

It's really good.

- Is it?
- Yes, try some.

Let's make a toast first.

Congratulations.

This is how I recharge
the energy I lost from moving.

The mood here is perfect.

Let's get together from time to time
and have meetings here.

- It'd be nice.
- Sounds great.

I got it.

Isn't this the first time
we got together outside of work?

- You're right.
- Is that so?

- Oh my.
- The moon is so pretty.

- Yes, it's huge.
- That's very pretty.

- Yes.
- Right.

Then let's all make a wish together.

Woo Ju, your drunk habit is
making a wish to the moon, right?

- You're right on.
- My gosh.

If Woo Ju wants to do that,
then let's make a wish.

You make wishes like that?

Then how?

I'm all done.

(March 2007)

Who are you trying to look good for?

Who do you think?
The future members of Analysis Team.

- Aren't you excited?
- Why should I be?

You should start looking
at people other than me.

Good grief.

You should stop digging my nagging.

You need to share your love
with these future members.

Let me off right over there.

Forget it. It's a special day,
so let's get our hair done.

- Hello.
- Yes, hello.

Recently, the vitamin care is
received greatly by our customers.

Really?

This is perfect for us.

Then let's do this one.

- Okay.
- All right.

- We'll do this.
- Sure.

Do you drink a lot?

How did you know?

This is a care routine we recommend
to those who drink often...

and have bad blood circulation.
For those who are stressed...

and need to be refreshed.

That already feels nice.

- Chief Kook.
- Yes?

- Does it feel good?
- It feels very refreshing.

Ha Young, you should do it too.

Someone said a person's heart is
the most difficult thing to fathom.

But there are those who must
do such difficult work.

On top of that, they must
fathom the hearts of criminals,

not just any old people.

At times, among countless
numbers of criminals,

they must put up a fight to read
the minds of serial killers,

the worst evil of them all.

And these people are none other than you.

Some once said an angel is only
a hair different from a devil.

Most minds that live an ordinary life,

and the most atrocious minds
that commit heinous murders.

Where did they cross their paths?

What made these people so wicked?

Our duty begins with that basic question.

In this chaotic world and dramatic reality,

the only thing that keeps us
from becoming evil...

might be in our ability
to touch people's hearts.

I hope your duty...

becomes another chance
to revisit the preciousness...

and the importance of that ability.

I hope you will...

learn to embrace your own hearts.

Through this duty,

I also had the chance...

to have priceless experiences...

and to realize these
important values in life.

(Appointment Ceremony,
1st Term Criminal Behavioural Analysts)

(Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency)

(Through the Darkness)

Today, we interviewed the
first profiler in Korea,

Captain Song Ha Young of the
Behavioural Analysis Team.

Is there anything you would like to say...

before we wrap up the interview?

Well,

we haven't been able
to catch the culprit...

of the Daesung Serial Murder Case,
a cold case from a long time ago.

And if he's watching the show now,

I would like to say this to him.

Science is making progress day by day.

And there's no perfect crime in this world.

So you'll never get away with this.

(Through the Darkness)

- Subtitle by Viu -
- Resynced by YoungJedi -

(Gyeonggi Investigation Headquarters
of Serial Missing Women Cases)

(Gyeonggi Investigation Headquarters
of Serial Missing Women Cases)

(Thanks to the improvement of
forensic science after the 2000s,)

(we are able to catch
serial killers early on.)

(But there are hundreds of victims
of violent crimes every year.)

(We would like to pray for
the souls of the victims...)

(who were sacrificed in
these brutal crimes.)

(We'd like to offer our condolences
to the bereaved family.)

(May our society be safe
and protected from crimes.)

(May people pay attention
to the victims...)

(and bereaved families as they're
neglected the most from crimes.)

(Profiling Report of Through the Darkness)

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(Thank you for watching
Through the Darkness.)

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Through the Darkness.)