THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
She's alive.
Hey! Are you crazy?
Hey. Didn't you see?
She moved.
-If she sees a doctor-- -What about then?
What about what we did up to now?
What?
Hey. This is still wrong.
What happened? Was there an accident?
Yes.
CAUTION: WILD ANIMALS
I hit an elk.
You should be careful.
Okay. Thank you.
Hey.
We can't. It's not too late to call the police.
Hey!
Hurry up and get in!
That lunatic.
This was found next to her body.
BAEK MIN-HO
Also…
Okay. I got it, thank you.
Min-ho, get out of there right now.
Sir, please save Min-ho.
I told you, didn't I?
When I saw out the Chief and Oh at Kingdom,
I heard something.
You saw it, didn't you?
Tae-kyoo was making trouble.
Yes.
Why didn't you tell me?
I didn't want it to affect your campaign.
-I thought if I took care-- -So,
did you?
You didn't! Look what happened!
I'm sorry.
It's my fault.
I will never let this trouble you.
I'll take responsibility for mismanaging Kingdom.
I made sure that Min-ho would never
mention Kingdom.
So, please…
Gab-soo.
Please save Min-ho
just this once.
Please save him just this once.
Stop it.
There's no reason to kneel for such a thing.
Me being upset is another matter.
I know what Min-ho means to you.
He's like
a nephew to me too.
Gab-soo.
Don't worry.
I'll hire the best lawyer
so that Min-ho doesn't get a scratch.
He has a bright future ahead of him.
We can't let this ruin his life.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Baby.
My baby…
Granny is here.
It's Granny.
It's cold today.
What are you doing here?
Granny is here, so let's go home.
Come on now.
Hey.
Granny is here.
No.
You can't go.
Goodness. You can't go.
Don't go.
You should take me if you want to go.
How can I live
without my baby?
How could you leave me behind?
No. Open your eyes.
Open them.
Please open them.
Ma'am.
You must catch them no matter what.
If you don't,
my baby won't be able to go peacefully.
Do you hear me?
I'm begging you.
Please.
SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT PROSECUTORS' OFFICE
This is the first report on Kong Soo-ah's case.
With her chat with Eel and CCTV cameras around the hotel,
we tracked down her whereabouts that day.
Around 8:00 p.m.,
Baek Min-ho started to text Eel for the girls.
At 9:00 p.m., Kong Soo-ah and Hyun Ji-soo were seen going into the hotel.
-Hyun Ji-soo? -Yes.
She's one of Eel's teenage girls.
Then she must be a witness
or a second victim.
Where is she now?
We're tracking her cell phone right now.
We haven't been able to track credit cards or internet usages yet.
Then,
the accident happened while having a two on two.
Kong Soo-ah was Baek Min-ho's partner.
They argued, so he murdered and dumped her in the mountains. Is that the story?
I don't think so.
CALL RECORDS BETWEEN EEL AND KONG SOO-AH
AUTOPSY RESULTS
SPERM DNA TEST RESULT
According to the autopsy, we found DNAs of two people in her body.
We also found signs of resistance often seen with forced intercourse.
WOUNDS
What is that?
It's the first cause of her death.
She was beaten many times with something pointy,
which caused her to bleed.
The gaps between the cuts are even,
so the perp probably
was wearing a ring or brass knuckles.
That's so cruel.
How can someone use such a thing?
Exactly.
It must have hurt a lot.
But it says the cause of death
is a shock.
She was exposed to cold after being dumped.
We think she suffered hypoglycemia.
My goodness.
If she'd been found early enough,
she would have survived.
Let's summarize.
Did both men do everything together?
Or was raping and beating done by one person,
and did the other one help dump the body?
We need to figure out who the main perpetrator is.
-Yes. -Yes.
Don't be emotional,
and stay calm until the end
to find the culprit.
That's the best you can do for the girl and her grandmother.
FAMILY RELATION CERTIFICATE
BAEK MIN-HO
BAEK SANG-HO
Baek Sang-ho.
BAEK SANG-GO
You're ready, right?
Yes.
Let's go in.
We meet again, Mr. Baek Min-ho.
This is your computer's search record we found during the investigation.
"Yongpa corpse,"
"female corpse," "corpse found."
You must have been very anxious.
You were researching for an hour.
So what?
Are you saying this search record
makes him a murderer?
One more thing.
This statement says that someone witnessed you with Kong Soo-ah.
He says there was another man.
Who was it?
Why are you surprised? You beat her to death.
-No. -Don't lie!
You're the one who met her. You also dumped her while she was alive.
But you didn't kill her?
-It doesn't make sense. -Ms. Ma.
Are you trying to be loyal to your accomplice?
Do as you wish.
As long as we have you,
we'll charge you with raping and murdering a minor. It's over for you.
It wasn't me! I swear!
It was Tae-kyoo.
He's the one that beat her to death.
It wasn't me. It was him.
Ahn, the 25-year-old son of Hyungjae Group's Chairman,
has been summoned to the prosecution
as the suspected murderer of an 18-year-old woman
that was found on a hill in Yongpa.
According to the prosecution, on the 13th at 8:00 p.m. which is the day
before she disappeared, Kong met Baek
on a chatting app and agreed to meet at Hyungjae Hotel before disappearing.
Baek hired Kong for prostitution,
which also known as a conditional meeting,
and Ahn was there with him, according to Baek's claim.
The prosecution revealed that they would investigate Baek and Ahn
as they were the last to see Kong.
They are found to be law school students
of Hankuk University, causing up a stir.
If all their charges are proven in court,
they are expected to get a minimum of 20 years to life…
Is this all?
Did you take pictures of anyone else?
This is all.
I got to say, you're really bold.
Jo Gab-soo, where are you?
Get out here!
You can go now.
Don't let it leak.
Are you in your office?
What's taking you so long?
Are you here?
Didn't you hear what happened to your nephew?
Are you just going to watch?
He's not my child.
He's yours.
Then, is Min-ho yours?
I heard everything. You gave him Ms. Heo?
What can I do?
I should look after him.
Gab-soo.
You think you're in a position to look after others?
What did you just say?
Kingdom. Your secret room.
Should I take a few pictures of it and take them to Kim Moon-sung?
I should print the floor plan of the hotel too.
If Kingdom gets revealed,
Hyungjae Hotel won't be safe too.
Would that be all right?
Hotel isn't the problem! My future is at stake!
Do you mean that?
Have you seen a parent lie while swearing on their child?
Gab-soo.
Think carefully.
You can find yourself another right-hand man,
but where will you find another secret room?
Give up on Baek.
KONG SOO-AH'S MURDER CASE
Min-ho called the girls over through a chat app.
To be honest, I wasn't into it.
But since he already hired them, I was tempted to have fun with him.
I'm sorry.
Keep going.
Maybe we drank for an hour.
I got drunk, so I went to bed.
But when I woke up, Soo-ah wasn't beside me.
So I looked around for her.
I was so surprised.
Soo-ha had been beaten to a pulp
and wasn't moving.
I yelled at Min-ho.
I asked him why he did that,
and he said that he was jealous.
That he wanted
everything I had.
What is that about?
Min-ho was
always jealous of me.
He always
wanted what I had.
Kong Soo-ah was my partner.
I think Tae-kyoo used my ID to start the chat.
That's how he met her.
So was she your partner from the start?
Yes.
We drank for about an hour
and slept together. I gave her money for that
and told her she could go whenever she wanted.
Then while sleeping, I heard sounds outside.
When I went out to see…
Tae-kyoo was hitting her again.
Again?
Tae-kyoo, that bastard,
hits girls whenever he drinks.
Why did you go with him to get rid of the body?
Doesn't that mean you were his accomplice?
What could I do? He's my friend.
Min-ho said he'd take full responsibility,
and to just come with him.
I was drunk and lacked judgment, so I went.
So, you willingly helped dispose of the body.
I did not. I fell asleep as soon as I got in the car.
I never thought he'd dump Soo-ah like that.
When I woke up,
Min-ho was moving Soo-ah's limp body out of the trunk.
You went because you were drunk and his friend.
Why did you scrap your car?
Did Min-ho make you do that too?
Yes, he did.
Min-ho said it would be best.
I should have stopped him.
I only did what Tae-kyoo told me to.
I tried to call the police when I saw her on the floor.
But he yelled at me to carry her on my back.
So? Did you just do as you were told?
He has a fiery temper, so I was a bit afraid, and--
You were scared of your friend, so you helped him dump a body?
But you were the one sitting in the driver's seat.
You drove the car to the woods yourself.
Tae-kyoo--
Look, Mr. Baek Min-ho.
Do you have no free will?
I did not hit her.
I was dragged there against my will,
and I tried to call 911 when I saw she was still alive!
You seem to be mistaken right now.
Dumping it on Ahn Tae-kyoo
doesn't change the fact that you dumped the body.
That alone will give you three years easily. Do you get it?
"I was dragged there against my will. I didn't kill her."
He's been saying the same thing for hours like a parrot.
They're both claiming they're just accessories.
We need physical evidence to prove who did it.
Ms. Son, are we still not able to locate Hyun Ji-soo?
No. It looks like she's determined to stay hidden.
I'm back.
Did you find anything at the scene?
We searched the hotel inside and out, but there was nothing.
They happened to replace the carpets the day after.
"Coincidentally."
What about "K" Soo-ah said?
I looked into that too,
but there was no building or item by that name.
This seemed to be the most likely--
K-pop?
The day of the incident, this was going on by the room.
Do you think maybe this is what Soo-ah was trying to say?
Anyway,
I brought this new piece of evidence.
Ahn Tae-kyoo submitted it.
A flash drive.
EVIDENCE
I clearly told you to hand me over all the footage.
I'm sorry, sir.
We were instructed not to give it to you.
Instructed?
By the chairman?
EVIDENCE 1
Min-ho was obsessed with Tae-kyoo.
Clothes, accessories, and shoes. He copied everything Tae-kyoo did.
Check Min-ho's social media pages.
He had such a chip on his shoulder.
It seemed to me he just had to do everything Tae-kyoo did.
To tell the truth, whenever he drank,
he'd lose his temper.
He can't stand it when his pride is hurt.
He constantly got into fights while drinking.
They're all testimonies against Baek Min-ho.
Let's check his social media pages to confirm.
Next file.
EVIDENCE 2
What's this? This is pretty much conclusive.
Hyungjae Hotel submitted it, so it's not 100 percent credible,
but for now, yes.
Then as of now, Baek Min-ho is the main perpetrator,
and Ahn Tae-kyoo is the accessory.
Right?
Mr. Baek.
What do you think you're doing?
Chairman Ahn submitted the surveillance footage.
They edited it to frame Min-ho.
I guess he was pretty scared.
Sir. Please meet with Chairman Ahn.
It looks like they plan to dump it all on Min-ho.
If something happens to Min-ho--
The prosecutors know
that Tae-kyoo is Hyungjae Group's son.
They wouldn't believe what they submit so easily.
I hear
Ms. Heo is running around looking for evidence
that's favorable to Min-ho.
Don't you worry.
Sang-ho.
What do I do now?
What if I take the fall for everything?
Look. Do you remember anything else? Anything that can be of evidence?
Evidence?
That's right.
The girl who was with us that day.
There was another girl with Soo-ah.
Tae-kyoo hit her too.
That girl
might have run away after seeing him losing his temper.
What's her name?
Her name? It was
Hyun…
Hyun Ji-soo.
She said it was Hyun Ji-soo.
She dropped out of Gyungje Women's High.
Okay. I'll find her first.
Hyun Ji-soo. 19. Gyungje Women's High drop-out.
It's urgent. Find her. Please, Detective Choi.
Don't worry too much.
Mr. Jo will help however he can since it's related to you.
Yes, Ms. Ma.
We searched Baek Min-ho's social media pages.
DID YOU COPY HIM AGAIN?
IS THIS THE SAME ONE AS TAEKYOO'S?
My goodness.
MATCHING WATCHES WITH TAEKYOO?
Testimonies that Min-ho copied Tae-kyoo
seem credible.
You're right.
LAW SCHOOL ENTRANCE CEREMONY
I think the disappearance of Ms. Ma's mom has something to do with Jo Gab-soo.
What are you doing?
IT'S BEEN A WHILE
This is it, right?
The sharp item that's the cause Kong Soo-ah's fatal injury.
I wondered what it was, but it was found near the body.
If we find your DNA in the glove,
it'll prove it was you.
Her blood is probably on this, so you won't be able to deny it.
Hey. Ahn Tae-kyoo.
Are you even human?
How could you hit a person with it?
Did you laugh?
This isn't mine.
It is yours.
I saw you squirm when you saw it.
Then, compare the DNA.
You said you found this at the scene.
Just to let you know,
I always engrave
my initials on my things.
Hyun Ji-soo is here.
After what happened,
I hid because I was so scared.
I came after I saw the news.
I've never seen such a psycho
in my entire life.
She did nothing particularly wrong.
I don't know what he didn't like
or what upset him,
but he suddenly put on a glove with sharp studs
and started hitting her for no reason.
From her head
to her face. All her body.
She was bleeding and hurting from all the wounds.
She cried that it hurt, and begged him to stop,
but he kept hitting her.
And then…
It looked like she was dead.
Then,
that demon
laughed
in that situation.
So?
Who was it?
Ahn Tae-kyoo?
Ji-soo.
Was it Ahn Tae-kyoo?
No.
It was Baek Min-ho.
Baek Min-ho beat Soo-ah to death.
Are you sure it was Baek Min-ho?
Yes.
Am I done now?
I don't need to come here again, right?
What?
To be honest,
I don't want to talk about what happened again,
and I don't want to be involved.
You shouldn't say that.
What do you mean?
That night,
you could've been the one who was killed.
Don't you feel like Soo-ah died in your place?
So what? What?
Should I have died in her place instead?
Why didn't you call the police?
Soo-ah
shivered in the cold and died near some remote road.
If you had called the cops when you ran away from the hotel,
you could've saved Soo-ah.
What were you thinking, keeping quiet until now?
You don't care if Soo-ah died for no reason since you're alive. Is that it?
Didn't you know Soo-ah had a grandma?
Have you ever thought about how much she would've looked for Soo-ah?
How could you have kept silent all this time after watching a person die?
Did it go well?
I guess not.
There was nothing new.
All the witnesses and evidence point to Min-ho.
I see.
Without new evidence, let's go forward with Min-ho as the perpetrator,
and Tae-kyoo as the accessory.
Mr. Yeo.
Yes?
What do you keep thinking about?
Didn't you hear me?
I need to step out for a few minutes.
A fire broke out at the hospital.
Please evacuate quickly.
I repeat.
A fire broke out at the hospital.
Please evacuate quickly.
Ma'am.
Are you okay?
Water.
Help! Hey!
We're trapped in here.
Help.
We're trapped in here.
Help.
We're trapped in here.
Help.
We're trapped in here.
Help.
We're trapped in here.
Thank you.
-Thank you. -Are you okay?
Thank you.
KIM MI-JUNG
She's in bad shape.
She needs to go to another hospital soon.
Where is her family?
Did you contact them?
She
has never had
a single visitor.
She did say she had a daughter
in Janghyeon-dong from what I recall.
I had business nearby and thought of you. How about we have dinner together?
Soo-ah asked me to give this to you.
Did you get it?
What did you send?
The glove
that Ahn Tae-kyoo was wearing that day.
What?
But you said it was Baek Min-ho.
You lied, then.
I couriered it, so you should get it soon.
Ms. Son. Did we get any package?
No.
Maybe Mr. Yeo received it.
I'm surprised. I thought you'd say no since you were too busy.
Why did you do it?
What?
Why did you do that to Ms. Ma's mom?
The person you have called…
Where is he?
You knew that Kim Mi-jung--
No, Kwak Young-shil was not a patient.
Jin-wook.
You also knew why Detective Baek had her admitted.
How long did you have her locked up?
I heard Kwak Young-shil begged every single day
to find her daughter. How long did you ignore her?
-Jin-wook. -How could a person do that?
Didn't you think about her family?
Do you know how badly someone's life was ruined?
Mr. Yeo.
What did you just say?
Ms. Ma.
You just said
Detective Baek had my mom admitted to a mental hospital,
and your mom locked her up--
I misheard you, right?
Jin-wook, I'll get going.
Doctor, just a minute.
Where's my mom? Answer me.
As I told you before, I don't know your mom.
Then what about that Kim Mi-jung lady?
Who is she?
Ms. Ma.
Kim Mi-jung is my mom, isn't she?
I can't disclose my patient's information.
Doctor!
Why do you keep playing dumb? I just heard everything.
You know where my mom is.
What happened to my mom? Tell me.
As I said, I have no idea.
Did you really lock her up?
That's why you're saying you don't know!
What did you do to my mom? Tell me!
-What did you do to her? -Stop this.
Let go of me.
-Talk to me. -Doctor!
-Answer me! -Talk with her later.
-Later when? -I know you're angry and shocked.
But she can't answer that question right now.
Why can't she? Is it because she feels guilty?
But that's her problem. I need to know.
I need to know whether my mom
-is dead or alive! -I'll tell you.
I'll tell you. I'm sure my mom is shocked too.
-When she calms down-- -Are you saying
that's more important than whether or not my mom is alive?
You know that's not what I'm saying.
I was going to tell you once I was sure of it.
When?
After my mom dies?
I can't trust you anymore.
Both your mom or you.
I don't need any of you.
I'll find out myself.
If your mom did anything to her,
I will
make her pay.
What is that?
TRUE CORRECTION, TRUE HAPPINESS
Ahn Tae-kyoo, come out.
What's going on? Hey.
Why are you getting out?
Defendant Ahn Tae-kyoo
is released from detention.
Hey!
-Is it done? -Not yet.
You have to be on top of the part-timers.
-That's right. -Also…
Meeting and talking to someone won't solve this problem.
Still, we need to do everything we can.
Min-ho may end up being convicted of murder.
Let's wait a little bit.
Are you really going to be like this?
Don't you know that Min-ho means more than my own life
to me?
I will never let anything bad happen to him. Never.
I understand how you feel.
But Sang-ho,
let's have Min-ho sacrifice a little bit.
He won't serve that much time in prison.
It's his first offense. So if he submits an apology
and we have law school professors file some petitions,
I'm sure we'll get him out in five years, at most.
-Gab-soo. -What can I do?
Chairman Ahn said we can't touch Tae-kyoo.
If he goes to jail, he'll spill the beans about Kingdom and everything.
Let's say Tae-kyoo goes to jail and Min-ho is freed.
With Chairman Ahn's nasty temper,
do you think he'll let Min-ho live?
Then did you know
about what they did to the surveillance footage
and the witnesses?
Sang-ho.
I understand.
Okay.
Good thinking.
Then I'll hand over the secret planner
to the prosecution.
Planner?
I served you for 20 years.
You ordered me to do many things.
I had girls ready to entertain the higher-ups,
abducted people you wanted to be gone,
and got rid of anyone who got in your way even in the slightest. I have that all
recorded in my planner.
What did you just say?
Are you saying
you've been planning to stab me in the back all this time?
Is that it?
I wrote in it every day for 20 years
and gathered plenty of evidence,
praying this day would never come.
Gab-soo.
Please save Min-ho.
Then
I won't use the planner.
Are you threatening me?
This is my first and last request.
Fine.
Sang-ho,
I almost forgot what you mean in my life.
Hello, this is Jo Gab-soo.
I'm afraid I have a favor to ask of you.
Yes. Let's meet in person.
Yes. I understand.
I'll head there right now.
Thank you.
I promise
I'll save Min-ho.
Don't worry.
Do you mean it?
Will you really help me this time?
Hello?
What do you have to make a deal with me?
Conclusive evidence that can clear Baek Min-ho of murder.
You understand what the situation is, right?
Ahn Tae-kyoo weaseled out of it.
And your brother is likely be framed for manslaughter
and criminal disposition of a corpse.
If the prosecution is determined, he can be even given a life sentence.
What do you want?
You know
what I want.
My mom, Kwak Young-shil.
What happened to her
and where is she? Tell me.
If you give me that, I'll clear your brother
of murder.
MR. JO GAB-SOO
I met with the Chief Prosecutor.
We never had this conversation.
Why?
Did Jo Gab-soo say he'd get him out?
You're naiver than you seem.
Do you know that Heo Yoon-kyung withdrew?
Wasn't she
Hyungjae's ace attorney that Jo Gab-soo put on your brother?
She withdrew from representing Min-ho and is now on Ahn Tae-kyoo's side.
No one's representing Baek Min-ho now.
HEO YOON-KYUNG
The person you have called…
KIM HYUNG-SOO
Hello? Kim Hyung-soo speaking.
Where's Mr. Jo?
-Pour me one. -Okay.
You too, Ms. Heo.
Thank you.
Let's toast.
Sang-ho.
I would never have come this far without you.
Why are you saying something so ridiculous?
You'll stay by my side
until I enter
the Blue House, won't you?
I'll serve you with all my heart.
This is Baek Sang-ho.
Yes, Sang-ho.
Is the discussion going well?
Yes, I'm talking with the Chief right now.
It's going very well.
I'll call you later.
Okay.
Let's eat.
Ms. Ma.
Does your offer still stand?
Let me ask one thing.
What happened
to Ms. Ma's mom?
She's alive, right?
I'm sure…
she's dead.
TO: MA I-DEUM
Kwak Young-shil…
Okay.
Good. Drink, Ms. Heo.
Eat up.
Kwak Young-shil…
died…
fourteen years ago.
Jo Gab-soo and Baek Sang-ho.
I'll make them both pay for what they did.
The prosecutor manipulating evidence and covering it up
after making a deal with a suspect's family member…
Isn't that wrong?
Will you take it all the way?
I'm being framed! I'm telling the truth!
I'm the only person who can save Min-ho.
Has it never occurred to you
you could ruin the trial with your actions?
Did you uncover the truth as you hoped?