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ALL CHARACTERS, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, INCIDENTS,

AND LOCATIONS DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS

DECOY

City councilman Park Gwang-sin was found dead

in his office yesterday evening.

The police, who arrived at the scene following a phone call,

were able to apprehend fleeing suspects, and are now investigating.

Park started out as an advisor

to Kim Seong-dae, Chairman of the National Assembly,

and is known for building

his political career in the local community.

Come out!

Get the fuck out! Kim Seong-dae, you bastard.

Come on out, Kim Seong-dae, for fuck's sake!

Do I know you?

-Where is Kim Seong-dae? -Hey!

Who the hell are you?

Kim Seong-dae...

Please, leave.

What do you think you're doing?

-You shouldn't be here. -Where the hell is he?

You don't listen, do you?

Call the police. Quick!

Yeah, call the fucking police.

My friend's a cop, you dickhead.

What's going on here?

I'm sorry, sir.

-Are you Kim Seong-dae? -Wait.

It's okay. He's one of my constituents.

Come and sit down, please.

What brings you here today, sir?

You know Jang Kang-chun, don't you?

Where the hell is he?

-I don't know who that is. -I knew you'd say that.

Why the fuck would you take a picture with someone you don't know?

What are you guys doing? Are you just going to keep me waiting?

I apologize. I will take care of this.

-Shit. -Come on. Get out of here.

Let go of me!

Hey, you guys...

You're all in on it, aren't you?

Give me the picture.

-Ms. Jung. -Yes?

Tell this guy the people I met today.

Chairman of the Marine Corps Veterans Association,

Chairman of Seongdong redevelopment committee,

and then in the afternoon you'll have a meeting with...

Enough.

Look, sir.

As an assemblyman,

I meet many different people.

It's part of the job description,

and people who meet me take pictures to remember the occasion.

How am I supposed to remember

who this jackass is or what he does?

This guy told me you'd take care of some documents!

He said that?

You swear? Tell me exactly what he said.

I don't even know the guy, and yet he really said that?

I'm very close with that guy over there.

He didn't actually talk about you and the documents

but fuck it, you're in that picture!

You're out of your mind, you lunatic.

Get me a cup of water.

You've met this guy, haven't you? You know him, right?

Listen.

I don't care whether you were scammed by this guy or not.

It's none of my business and not for me to know.

You invested money in a scammer and got fooled?

You should go to the police then.

I don't have the time to go to the police!

That's why I came here. I thought you'd know this guy!

This is the police.

-Mr. Kim, what seems to be the problem? -You're right on time.

This guy here

is a terrorist.

A terrorist?

EPISODE 3. THE FRAUDS

Sir, you have to listen.

I was scammed and the guy that...

He's close with Kim Seong-dae and was working with him?

Yes, exactly.

That's why I visited him. I'm not a terrorist...

Mr. No Sang-cheon.

I thought this Jang Kang-chun scammed you.

How can you believe anything he told you is true?

He's a con man. He cons people for a living.

Do you have any proof the two know each other?

I would have to say

that the proof is not absolutely solid

-but Kim Seong-dae said... -I've heard enough.

Scammers really thrive on people like you

who keep getting scammed. Isn't that right?

How stupid can morons get?

I know.

Moron?

Stupid?

I mean...

is that any way to speak to a victim?

You pigs.

You crazy prick...

Yeah, you're damn right I'm crazy. Okay?

You call me a stupid moron

and I can't call you pigs?

Do you really think I'm an idiot for being scammed?

Then the scammers aren't to blame. Maybe it's all my fault.

If I go out and con somebody, you'll say I've done nothing wrong, right?

You two...

Did Jang Kang-chun bribe you?

Or did Kim Seong-dae pay you after you covered for him?

Hey, No Sang-cheon!

You're under special surveillance for organized crime activity.

Get this guy into lockup

and see if we can charge him.

I'm sure we'll find something.

Jeez...

Wait, look at this guy.

He must really be hiding something at his house or something.

What is it? Marijuana? Kidnapped somebody?

Records of illegal loans?

Records of what? And drugs, no way...

You can't go searching my house. It's against the law.

You're right if we don't find anything.

But if we do, it's all good. You jerk.

I'm getting hungry.

Can I get something to eat?

Mr. No Sang-cheon.

Mr. No Sang-cheon!

Come on out.

Feeling remorseful?

I'll come and visit with the assemblyman.

You're welcome anytime.

Let's go.

Have a good day.

What's wrong? Go on.

FRIENDLY POLICE ALWAYS WITH THE CITIZENS

You're wondering why I got you out, aren't you?

I was scammed too, some time ago.

A friend assured me I'd make a fortune, so I invested.

Thinking back, it didn't make sense at all.

Sounds just like me.

To be honest, the assemblyman thinks you're being charged.

Hold this for a second.

Here. Get yourself a hearty meal before you go home.

And this, too.

ADVISOR PARK GWANG-SIN

Call me if you need anything.

Thank you.

Mr. Park Gwang-sin.

You look a lot better with a smile.

Hope you cheer up!

-Wait! -Yes?

Would you like to have some gukbap?

It's my treat. Let's go.

This place is kind of dingy but the food's really...

Oh, shit.

I didn't even want to poop at the police station.

-Excuse me. -Take your time.

It's number two, it'll be a while. Feel free to eat first.

The smell of cigarettes really...

It's coming out...

This tastes terrible.

This is Park Gwang-sin.

Hello? I'm really sorry.

Mr. No Sang-cheon? What's keeping you?

On my way to the restroom,

there was a guy that looked like Jang Kang-chun, so I followed him.

God, I'm dying to poop. This is killing me.

Sorry, I'm going to take a little longer...

Hey, you!

What? Hello? Mr. No Sang-cheon!

So is everything taken care of?

Yes, I did as you asked.

But I think No Sang-cheon saw Song Young-jin.

What?

Song Young-jin's not in Seoul right now.

Don't waste your time and get back.

Yes, sir.

Fucker.

What is this?

Nice picture.

Goodness.

An assemblyman's advisor participating in prostitution.

How old are you? You're cute.

KANG GO-EUN

Anyway...

we can assume she's a minor.

You and the assemblyman can suck it.

Are you out of your mind?

Who's going to believe this?

You're an ex-convict and I'm an elite member of this community.

Elite?

You think so? Then why don't we both go down?

I'll tell the whole fucking world you're complicit with scammers!

-What? -Feels a little unfair, doesn't it?

Isn't it frustrating? Almost like you were scammed yourself?

That's exactly how I feel, you prick!

But how did you...

How did I know?

Assemblyman Kim slipped up yesterday.

You invested money in a scammer and got fooled?

You should go to the police then.

I never told him that I got scammed after investing any money.

That's when I figured you were in on it.

What is it that you want?

-You want money? -Jackass.

Tell me how you all know each other.

And Jang Kang-chun, or should I say Song Young-jin?

Tell me where the hell he is now.

Song Young-jin would ask for favors

and I would help him out using the assemblyman's name.

If people went to the police, I'd cover that up too.

And the money he gave me...

was used for campaign funds.

It takes a lot of money to stay in the game.

Clean money's not really enough.

So you even took and used money from scammers?

You fuckers are even worse than them!

You're the reason why victims like Mr. Park and I have to suffer!

Mr. Park? You mean Park Kyung-dong?

He's no victim.

-He's Song Young-jin's business partner. -What?

Wait a minute.

Hey, Mr. No. Don't look at the fish.

Focus on the bait.

So Mr. Park borrowing money from me

was bait.

From the beginning.

And I took the bait.

I'm the fish...

Fuck!

The police told me I needed evidence for there to be a case.

Fuck it, I don't care.

-You. -Yes?

Do you want to be on my team?

Or do you want to jump?

Excuse me?

My team or jump.

Don't fucking smile at me.

City councilman Park Gwang-sin was found dead.

The police have arrested prime suspects at the crime scene

and an investigation is now underway.

Park Gwang-sin has been a city councilman

since 2012 and started his political career

as an advisor to Assemblyman Kim Seong-dae.

Our correspondent has more details.

CHIEF PROSECUTOR PARK SANG-DO WHAT'S WITH THE ARTICLE?

Sir, is there anything I should know?

We have a serial killer on our hands.

I'm aware of that. This is the second murder.

Third.

This is the third time

that we got a call about No Sang-cheon killing a victim.

We can't let the press write up articles about this being a serial murder.

Who's the first victim? I mean, when did it happen?

I'll explain later. Let's block this area off first.

You're too late.

I mean, if you want the press to keep quiet about this.

Lots of officers from the local stations are here

and the victim is a city councilman.

You can't keep this quiet.

-You can't pass! -Does this prove it to be a serial murder?

Is it a suicide or a homicide?

First, I would like to express my deepest sympathy.

Due to the vast number of cases being reported all over the nation,

we recognize the importance of this case and are continuing to investigate.

YEAR 2011

Chairman No Sang-cheon of BIGS Network,

is currently eluding the police.

Seeing as there are no legal routes out of this country for him,

we assume that he is trying to smuggle himself out by ship.

The police force is using its best resources

to track No Sang-cheon down.

We will apprehend him, no matter what.

That is all.

I have a question.

Did you let him escape?

I'm asking you

if you're not catching him on purpose.

Sir?

Sir.

Why aren't you sleeping on the couch?

-Did you get any sleep? -A bit.

The first murder. You said it was in Gyeongcheon, right?

Can I get the contact for the team over there?

I'll look into that case. Don't worry.

Just focus on Song Young-jin's murder and this case.

The victim's a city councilman this time.

Did you watch the news? They were only reports on the murder.

Nothing about serial murders or No Sang-cheon.

The press doesn't know about that yet.

That's a good thing.

Which is it you want to keep quiet? The fact that this is serial?

Or that this concerns No Sang-cheon?

Or is it both?

The only pattern these three cases share is No Sang-cheon.

No Sang-cheon is the keyword here.

You have to agree, don't you?

Yes.

I'll share it internally.

Facts of an ongoing investigation should be kept confidential.

Here.

It's the police report on the first murder.

I made a request to the investigation team there.

There was a note at the scene saying that No Sang-cheon did it,

but no emergency calls were made.

I'll look over it.

Why aren't you interviewing the suspects?

I'm checking over some evidence first.

You always have evidence to fall back on even when statements are false.

POLICE FOR THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE

MAGANG NAMBU POLICE AGENCY

This doesn't make any sense.

It's just like you said. The timeline doesn't add up.

The office employee left around 7 p.m.

Cheon Na-yeon arrived at 8 p.m.

The estimated time of death is between 7 and 8 p.m.

The only person to enter Park Gwang-sin's office after the employee left

is Lee Byeong-jun.

If he's the killer, the emergency call should have been made at this time.

But the call was made

before Lee Byeong-jun went into the office.

TIME OF 112 EMERGENCY CALL

The timeline is off.

There could be another suspect.

Check surveillance cameras nearby, including parking lots.

Did you get the cell phone forensics?

They're not done yet.

Get them as soon as they're done.

Bring Cheon Na-yeon to the interrogation room.

This is getting way more complicated.

I thought we caught them red-handed but this is getting messy.

Gosh.

Why were you at Park Gwang-sin's office yesterday?

I told you I was there to cover a news story.

I wanted to talk to him about his political activities.

Do you expect me to believe that?

You're free to believe me or not.

I already told you.

I was there to ask Mr. Park to sponsor our group.

He was dead when I got there.

Why do I keep seeing you at murder scenes?

Are you the Grim Reaper or something?

I don't care whether you think he's the Grim Reaper or whatever.

I went to see the councilman,

and I happened to come across Mr. Lee coming out of the building.

I was freaking out because he was covered in blood.

So you're saying Park Gwang-sin was already dead

when you got there?

That's right.

I got blood on my clothes

trying to resuscitate him.

What does the Victims' Association do?

That has nothing to do with this case.

It's to find No Sang-cheon, the bastard.

And we want our money back.

That's what we're trying to do.

Are you sure

this case has nothing to do with your organization?

What do you think it has to do with us?

What are you implying?

It has nothing to do with us.

Stop fishing for dirt.

We have a lot to deal with as it is.

Nothing to do with this murder...

Fine.

I'll leave it at that for now.

Ms. Cheon Na-Yeon, your interrogation is over.

Are you waiting on my arrest warrant?

Let me go if you're not.

I need to look after my mom.

Ms. Cheon Na-yeon,

the 48 hours after your detainment is up to the police to utilize

regardless of a warrant.

We still have 31 hours remaining.

It's done.

Wait, stop there.

What...

What does this mean?

Sort all text messages from this number.

Yes, sir.

75-2 GYEONGSU-RO, 2 P.M. HOGWANG BUILDING UNIT 207, 8 P.M.

-Have you found anything? -Yes.

I'll send it to your phone right now.

Captain, we need you here.

You have to see this.

GYEONGSU-RO 75-2, 2 P.M.

HOGWANG BUILDING UNIT 207, 8 P.M.

CCTV IN OPERATION

Is everything you've said up till now the truth?

It's not much different from Ms. Cheon Na-yeon's.

That's because we're both innocent.

Ms. Cheon Na-yeon will be released without charges.

-Of course she would. -And Mr. Lee Byeong-jun,

you'll be released after this questioning.

What? Why so soon?

You're innocent. You said so yourself.

But still, you should investigate thoroughly.

Who comes clean from the start?

It's obvious I'm going to claim that I'm innocent.

You're disrupting the investigation.

Nothing adds up, except the fact that you were there at the scene.

The longer we have you as our prime suspect,

the less time we have to look for the real perpetrator.

That's why we're letting you go.

The timeline's messed up and...

we were able to restore your texts.

You know what they say, don't you?

You went to the address at a specific time

just as the texts ordered you.

We're going to look for the person who sent these texts.

They're bound to be the real killer.

Wait here, and you'll be shown out.

Just a minute. Are you sure I'm done here?

You're really letting me go?

I was caught at the scene of the murder!

I'm done explaining. Get lost.

We'll see whether you're an accomplice

after we have the real killer.

I did it! It was me!

I killed Park Gwang-sin.

The timestamps in the cameras are all wrong

and the text messages don't mean anything. They were a prank.

I committed murder.

I'm confessing my crime.

LOUNGE

How come I'm not in an interrogation room?

I thought you had nothing to do with this case.

Interrogation rooms are for people who have something to do with a case.

If you're trying to avoid the cameras, don't ask me any questions.

I thought I'd have some questions for you

after interrogating Lee Byeong-jun...

So? Do you have any?

HOGWANG BUILDING UNIT 207, 8 P.M.

-Who sent this? -If you find out, let me know.

I'm just as curious as you are.

Were the texts giving you orders? To commit murder?

Murder? You're kidding me.

What is it then? Be honest with me.

The texts can get me arrest warrants for both of you.

Do they prove that I'm a murderer?

They're just spam messages.

What do my eyes look like now?

Do I have the eyes of a killer now?

No. Neither of you do.

You don't look like people who can kill.

Well, looks like you've still got it.

But you do look like a couple of fools.

Fools that a murderer might exploit.

Why?

Why are you trying to look like the killer?

Who is it? Who's behind all of this?

I never tried anything.

Lee Byeong-jun's not the killer, and yet he gets caught at the crime scene.

I kept trying to figure out why

but I couldn't find an answer.

And then I got it when I saw these texts.

You two, especially Lee Byeong-jun,

are disrupting the investigation

by making yourselves out to be prime suspects.

And another thing.

Lee Byeong-jun was claiming his innocence

until I told him he was being released.

Then he confessed to the murder.

He confessed?

I believe it's a false confession.

Why? Why go to such lengths?

Listen, Ms. Cheon Na-yeon.

Lee Byeong-jun's arrest warrant is going to come through.

No one knows what's going to happen once the case goes over to the prosecution.

His confession may lead to him being charged with murder.

You asked what the victims' group was for, right?

Let me ask you this.

Did the police have any interest in us victims before this case?

Did you ever listen to what we had to say?

Where is this coming from?

You're complicit.

You police are just as much to blame.

You let No Sang-cheon go and killed the victims.

Hey, none of that is my business.

All I care about is catching this killer. That's my job.

I couldn't care less about your stories of being scammed.

What I want to know is why you're putting on this act

and who sent the texts! That's it.

I told you already.

If you find out who sent them,

please let me know.

That's all I have to say.

Why are you doing this?

Why are you putting up a front when somebody's been murdered?

Do you really think I'm faking it?

Mr. Lee confessed to the murder, you say?

Well, maybe he did do it.

I don't even know anymore.

I committed murder.

I'm confessing my crime.

He changed his statement as soon as he knew he was being released.

I'm sure he's trying to disrupt the investigation

but why?

Captain.

We traced the texts. They were sent from a burner phone.

The number doesn't exist anymore.

And the nearest cell tower?

Well,

It's near Park Gwang-sin's office.

I think he sneaked into the office and hid inside.

Detective Shin was tailing Lee Byeong-jun

so it can't be him.

DEPUTY HEAD

Request an arrest warrant since Lee Byeong-jun confessed to the crime.

I don't think I should.

What are you on about? I was there during his confession.

He's pretending he did it.

Why would he?

He probably has an ulterior motive. And I have some ideas.

So what are you planning to do?

Without enough evidence, we have to let him go.

And maybe tail him too.

Don't you remember the last time you tried that?

He confessed. So why let him walk?

We can only get to the next step when we're sure he's not the killer.

What does that mean?

I'm going to Gyeongcheon.

You have the police report. Isn't that enough?

It's not much. They weren't even able to ID the victim.

I'm going to check if there are any links.

Detectives down there are still investigating.

Don't go messing around in another jurisdiction.

Did they pee to mark their territory or something?

We have to catch the perpetrator, not...

What's with cops and jurisdictions?

Well, you're a cop too.

Song Young-jin and Park Gwang-sin.

These two cases are already more than enough on your plate.

Why are you trying to stop me?

Is the No Sang-cheon case that you led something that you can't let go of?

When did you know?

That's not important.

I bet you knew Lee Byeong-jun from the start.

Since he's a victim of No Sang-cheon's.

Do you really think he's capable of murder?

He has more than enough motive

seeing as he's a No Sang-cheon victim.

-Yes. -Lee Byeong-jun's warrant came through.

-The prosecutor just took him away. -What?

He came with his investigator.

I don't understand.

I never requested a warrant.

Maybe they reused your last one.

Don't be ridiculous.

Did you do this?

It's all for the better. Now it's up to the prosecution.

Lee Byeong-jun is now off our suspect list.

Like I said before, go back to the crime scene and start from scratch.

We didn't even search the building because he was apprehended on the scene.

We forgot the basics of investigating.

We should've searched all the cars in the parking lot.

And find more evidence that proves Lee Byeong-jun didn't do it.

Then we'll be able to find the real perpetrator.

What about Cheon Na-yeon? Do we just let her walk?

We still have some time, so just leave her be.

I have somewhere to be.

I'd like you to lead the case.

Where are you headed?

Somewhere the boss doesn't want me to be.

What?

RESTRICTED ACCESS

CHIEF PROSECUTOR PARK SANG-DO

The recipient cannot take your call...

Don't go messing around in another jurisdiction.

YEAR 2016

This bastard did it.

This son of a bitch killed my sister!

I thought you were a lawyer.

Don't tell us police how to do our job.

We're doing what we can. You just mind your own business.

LIST OF EVIDENCE

WELCOME TO GYEONGCHEON

CHIEF PROSECUTOR PARK SANG-DO

Why didn't you take my calls?

You're the one who didn't take my calls this morning.

Is that why you sent the arrest warrant?

I told you to wait!

Take a seat.

It's been a while since I saw you this excited.

Reminds me of the old days, when you would barge in here.

I think this is the first time I'm seeing you like this

since you made Deputy Head.

In front of me, at least.

I apologize.

There isn't a lot of furniture.

Did somebody clean the place out?

No, it was exactly like this at the time of the murder.

She didn't even have a washing machine.

Maybe a temporary residence?

The body was found right there?

Yes. She was tied to the chair

so I thought it was some perverted sex crime.

But there were no signs of sexual assault.

Just one strange thing, though.

There was a note on the table where the woman was killed.

"Help. No Sang-cheon is about to kill me."

No Sang-cheon?

I don't know who he is, but I'm betting he's the killer.

Pretty straightforward case.

Except it wasn't so simple.

No fingerprints on the body. Nothing.

It's like she was a ghost.

We can't even ID the victim,

which means we can't start tracking down this No Sang-cheon.

We ended up looking for all the No Sang-cheons in the country.

Too bad none of them had anything to do with this.

Did you happen to look for any other No Sang-cheons?

What do you mean by that?

Never mind.

Where's the victim's body now?

You checked the victim's face, didn't you?

I didn't recognize the first victim at all.

I couldn't figure out how she was linked to the case.

Did you check in person?

I saw the pictures.

I'm positive she wasn't any part of my investigation at the time.

Let me see the pictures.

I don't know her either.

So no one knows this person?

The victim had an ID card, so we tracked down a family member.

Turned out the ID was that of a missing person,

and a family member confirmed it.

Identity theft using the missing person's ID?

It's highly probable.

She doesn't have fingerprints, so we couldn't...

You couldn't do anything? For a whole month?

Please share if you know anything at all.

You can't have come all the way down here with nothing.

I'll keep you posted.

Too bad we didn't make any progress.

And you came such a long way.

By the way...

Can you take a look at this?

Wait. What did you mean by "any other No Sang-cheons"?

Remember? You asked us earlier.

You have to help us too, you know. It's only fair.

I meant people who were no longer in the social security system.

What? Do you mean...

People that are no longer alive?

A dead No Sang-cheon?

How can a dead person become a suspect?

I'm trying to crack that one as well.

Please, check this picture.

I don't recognize him.

Have you seen this guy before?

I don't think so.

Are you sure this guy wasn't on any of the building's security cameras?

We checked everyone going in or out around the time of the crime.

I haven't seen anyone like him.

You might want to take a look at this.

These are the people that we weren't able to ID.

No Sang-cheon...

Are you positive he's dead?

Is what I know the absolute truth?

That's not important.

Think however you want.

I have a meeting, so I should get going now.

When were these taken?

That was a few days after the murder.

Who is it? Why are you so surprised?

He's the Deputy Head of our Agency.

What?

He never called us. When was he here?

You've never met him?

We talked on the phone a couple of times regarding the police reports

but we never met in person.

Wait, I'd better delete this picture.

He can't be a suspect.

Don't delete it just yet.

Have you gone completely mad?

You're going straight to the prosecutor? No lunatic has ever done that. Ever!

I don't give a crap. I'm here now,

so talk to you later.

This is District Prosecutor Park Sang-do.

We're currently investigating No Sang-cheon.

-What? -Right now,

you're disrupting the investigation. You'd better back off.

Understand?

I almost had him.

CHIEF PROSECUTOR PARK SANG-DO

You may come in now.

How can I help you?

I wanted to check if it really was Prosecutor Park I talked to on the phone.

You wouldn't have come all the way here just for that.

What's your real reason?

Why did you want me to let No Sang-cheon go?

Right. We're investigating him.

I mean, why?

It's a simple case of fraud. Why are you interested?

Have you figured out the scale of damages for this case?

I know it's pretty big. Tens of billions?

You figured it out to be tens of billions?

That's it?

What?

I guess that's a pretty large sum as well.

But No Sang-cheon didn't do it all by himself.

We have our information so we used a decoy.

Okay, I get it.

But we have to catch him, don't we?

Do you think it ends with No Sang-cheon?

Do you think it'll all be over?

If the police capture No Sang-cheon, what are you planning to do after that?

We have victims who have filed charges, so give them their money back

and make him get what he deserves.

You're rather naive, Detective.

Do you really think No Sang-cheon will admit to scamming these people?

He'll say they made an investment.

What about the money?

What kind of con man puts away their dirty money in a bank?

Well, I've never seen one that did such a thing.

Then what? The victims just have to wait?

Is this your first investigation?

Certain sacrifices have to be made.

Once the case is solved,

the victims will get some kind of compensation.

I have a meeting, so let's wrap this up here.

ARREST ALL INVOLVED IN BIGS NETWORK SCAM!

Hey, what's up with everyone?

Come on, chins up!

We haven't done anything wrong.

Chins up, I said!

Gosh.

Bitch! How dare you show your face here!

Stop that!

Please, talk it over.

What? My family's completely broke because of your mother!

Why I ought to...

Stop it, please. We're all in the same situation.

He's right.

Na-yeon's mother can't be blamed.

You know what she's been through.

My money...

I want my money back!

They were my life savings...

If that bitch hadn't convinced me to invest it all...

I can't even blame her, with her husband dying like that!

Stop it, come on. We're all going through hell.

Now, now. Calm down.

Jae-hwang, call the reporters in now.

Okay.

Many of us victims

are in indelible pain and suffering

due to this case.

This is something that can happen to anyone, anywhere.

This is why we, the victims,

request the speedy apprehension

of No Sang-cheon

and the justified relief of the victims.

We ask for your help and attention.

Sincerely, from all of us BIGS Network victims.

Thank you.

If you have any questions, please raise your hand.

There isn't much to it.

Excuse me, sir! This is for you.

Oh, come on now...

You're Na-yeon, right?

Okay then. Please don't worry about it.

-Okay, let's go. -Goodbye.

-We'll be going now. -Yes, of course.

-It's okay... -Please, we're in your care.

Thank you so much.

I heard about your father.

I'm so sorry.

It must be hard on your mom as well.

Just like everyone else here.

We're not just sorry about the money we lost

but we feel sorry for our families.

That's what hurts the most.

That lady's no different.

Have some of this.

When the articles get published

and we gain some traction,

I'm sure we'll find a way.

Let's hang in there.

How could this be?

Seriously!

What the hell is this?

There are no articles!

Are you sure?

Let me see.

This can't be right.

I gave them some money and everything!

Damn it!

I knew this would happen.

The reporters weren't interested at all.

They said it wasn't newsworthy.

What? Why the hell not?

Jae-hwang, call the reporters.

Yes. Go call them.

What can they do now?

They're just squirming about.

Thank you for preventing the articles from being published.

I won't be able to buy ad spaces for a while,

but things are surely looking up.

Yes, I agree.

I will talk to you again.

Motherfucker.

He loves to rub it in and take the credit.

Hey, you. Go and make rounds to everyone on the list.

I'm surprised our members are acting out all of a sudden.

Those fools never used to complain

but now they're all enthusiastic.

If this issue makes the news

it'll get difficult for us to make a run for it.

I know. I'm not stupid.

I just need to

keep those suckers from stirring things up.

Good-for-nothing jackasses.

Only one way to do that.

I need to crush them.

Let me see...

I'm brimming with ideas.

SELF-REPORTING OF ILLEGAL FIREARMS MAGANG NAMBU POLICE AGENCY

Hello.

Well, I'm afraid that's not possible.

Facts regarding ongoing investigations are confidential.

We know what you mean

but we're planning to organize a tracking party for No Sang-cheon.

-A tracking party? -Yes.

This isn't some Western movie.

We're doing our best and so is the public prosecutor's office.

I'm sure this will all be resolved very soon.

What have you guys done up until now?

Do you know how many victims there are?

Have you held a press conference regarding this case?

-Please be patient. -Then what?

Victims are killing themselves with worry.

The police will capture him.

I'll show you the way out.

Excuse me...

I'm going to see if you really capture No Sang-cheon.

I'm going to see if you do!

GOVERNMENT SHOULD COMPENSATE SHAME ON INCOMPETENT POLICE

No one is helping us.

The police, the press... They're all ignoring us.

They think we were trying to make easy money

and that it's all our fault.

I hear there are victim groups being set up in other areas too.

We can get in contact with them

and maybe be a little more proactive.

What can we do on our own?

We have no information, no money, and no one's helping us.

Stop being so pessimistic.

We can do our best and be a little more proactive.

Who knows? We might be able to crack the case.

I'm sure we can.

Is somebody there?

-Wait, that woman... -That...

That woman.

I'm here to give you a hand.

Pleased to meet you, members.

YEAR 2023

GU DO-HAN

DEPUTY HEAD, GANG JONG-HUN

What is it?

Did you happen to visit Gyeongcheon about a month ago?

No.

Are you sure?

Are you interrogating me?

What if I did? What's the difference?

Depends on how you answer the question.

You left for Gyeongcheon all full of steam

and this is all you come back with?

I know you didn't find out anything new.

I checked that Lee Byeong-jun wasn't there.

Lee Byeong-jun is for the prosecutors to decide whether he did it or not.

Whatever you say, it's no use.

If we take Lee Byeong-jun off the suspect list

we can widen the range of the investigation...

without any exceptions.

I don't care who did it.

Lee Byeong-jun or anyone else, I just want the killer caught.

Are you done?

I need to be somewhere.

MAGANG DETENTION CENTER

It's been a while.

You're finally visiting me, now that I'm in jail.

I didn't catch a glimpse of you at the police agency.

I understand. You were afraid of what your subordinates might think.

Why were you at the murder scenes?

I told that captain of yours.

He didn't report to you?

I thought maybe you'd want to talk more, for old times' sake.

What do you mean by that?

I only have the worst memories.

Listen to me, Deputy Head Gang.

From what I hear,

you're hoping I'm the killer.

Quit acting nice. You make me sick.

Frankly, I don't think you are.

The Lee Byeong-jun that I know isn't a murderer.

Really?

What makes you think that?

You don't know what I've been through.

It's only natural for people to change over time.

There are some things time can't change.

Why are you so sure?

Do you really think the passage of time was the same for us two?

You were promoted multiple times and you're now the Deputy Head.

Victims like me have the worst credit

and are forced to live away from their families.

We live homelessly, get sick and die

and some of us even kill ourselves.

Wouldn't it make sense

that I'd regret not killing all of you?

RESTRICTED ACCESS

You're free to go.

MAGANG POLICE ALWAYS STANDS BY ITS PEOPLE

-You've had a long day. -Sure, whatever.

Not as long as yours maybe.

Thanks for letting me go just before the 48-hour mark.

I'll thank you even more

if you stop putting innocent people on the spot.

Speaking of innocent people,

that Lee Byeong-jun...

If he truly is innocent,

seeing as he's locked up instead of the real murderer,

I'm thinking the murders will continue.

If you're the real killer,

who's the first victim?

The first...

You mean Song Young-jin?

And that's exactly what you guys want.

Another murder.

You didn't do it.

Good luck with your time here.

I have something to tell you.

I can't risk anyone else hearing me.

Wait. What's happening here?

I thought I was free to go. Or am I being interrogated again?

-You can go. -Okay then.

What are your plans now?

I'm going to write that article on the city councilman's murder.

You're late. It's all over the news.

I'm sure there's something they missed.

I'm telling you this

for old times' sake.

What is it?

The first murder...

was in Gyeongcheon.

A woman.

Did the press mention that it's a serial murder case

and that No Sang-cheon's name came up?

Are you really going to write that?

Serial murder, No Sang-cheon...

I'd have to be super lazy to ignore this and not use this information.

Isn't that right,

Detective Gu Do-han, former lawyer of business tycoons?

DECOY