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Chief Detective 1958

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[detectives] Chief Yu!

Episode 7

[Sangsun] Are you all right, sir?

Are you really okay?

I was so afraid you wouldn't wake up.

I'm the Steel Hammer of Mapo, remember?

It's going to take more to kill me.
[chuckles]

[Sangsun] Out of the way.

Goodness.

It's such a relief you're awake, Chief Yu.

I'm Senior Superintendent Baek Doseok.

My goodness.
Nice to meet you for the first time, sir.

Actually, haven't we met before?

No, we haven't.

I must have mistaken you for someone else.

Get this punk jailed first.

You're going to face severe punishment.

Who deserves to punish who?

How dare you glare at me?

Isn't there something
you'd like to discuss with Chief Yu, sir?

[♪ tense music playing]

Thank you for keeping me alive.

Actually,

should I be thanking
the senior superintendent?

[sighs]

Has your brain not recovered yet?

-What's with the nonsense?
-You're right, sir.

My mind is not all there yet
from being hospitalized.

-Detective Park.
-The suspect, Choi Dalsik,

ordered someone
to severely assault Chief Yu

as he was bitter about his letters
exposing his pro-Japanese actions.

[Choi scoffs]

That nonsense again, you punk?

That someone confessed his crimes
to me in a way.

[whispers]
Maybe I should've just ended you.

But thanks to you,
I got to be the senior superintendent.

[laughs]

You punks.

Is this some joke?

No, it's a justified investigation.

I mean, I wonder
why he was ordered to keep me alive.

He could've ended me there if he wanted.

This is why.

So you and Yeonghan knew
that Chief Yu had already awoken?

Yes.

Honestly, it was a miracle.

[Hyeju gasps]

[Hyeju] Mr. Yu,

are you awake?

Do you recognize me?

[mumbling]

[inaudible whisper]

[exhales sharply]

[gasps]

I delivered his request to Detective Park

to find it and keep it safe.

Still, how could you
keep it a secret from us?

It's not like we're spies.

You should've at least told me.

We would've stormed the National Police
if we'd known.

I'm sorry, but it's what Chief Yu
and Detective Park wanted.

Anyway, he's done for
as the deputy director, isn't he?

[Yeonghan] Minato Tanaka.

Korean name, Choi Dalsik.

This is a pledge to the Japanese emperor
you wrote with your blood

and a picture of you then.

[♪ uneasy music playing]

[Chief Yu] Jeez.

How much blood did you shed
to write this pledge?

The writing is still clear as day.

Did you not feel dizzy afterward?

You left no stone unturned
to find this record of your ugly secret,

even messing up Chief Yu's house.

But how unfortunate for you.

[Yeonghan] The original copy was hidden
somewhere you couldn't expect.

"Minato Tanaka."

[scoffs]

This is why you left Chief Yu alive,

to find the decisive clue
proving your pro-Japanese roots.

You've heard that I have dirt on you,
haven't you?

Well, I leaked that information.

This is what Chief Yu and I imagined
went through the suspect's head.

"I'm sure Chief Yu has it,

but will killing him be enough?"

"No.

If he left it with someone else,

Chief Yu could die,
and I would still be exposed."

"I should keep him alive for now
and see what happens.

If no one exposes me,

then I'll have him killed."

By the way,
why did you have to cut my heel?

You could've just stabbed randomly.

That's right.

A special forces officer
would do something like that.

It's what you were trained to do.

Not only are you good with guns,
but you're also handy with a knife,

Captain Baek Doseok.

[Choi] Why didn't you send it
to the authorities?

Then it would be over for me.

The fact that you didn't…

tells me you have a plot in mind.

You could call it a plot.

We want all the information…

about the Sinkwang Society members.

This isn't enough.

Fine. Let's say
everything you said is true.

So?

What is it that you really want?

[inhales deeply]

What do we want?

Yes.

[♪ tense music playing]

[♪ music swells, stops]

Chief Yu.

The pledge and the picture are now gone.

I can even let it slide
that you made me a cripple.

In return, leave Unit 1 alone.

How do you want me
to leave your unit alone?

Leave us be,

no matter what we investigate
or what mess we make.

Chief.

But still,
you can't just destroy the evidence…

What are you hesitating for?

The evidence is gone.

[shouts] You better respect
the chain of command, Chief Yu!

[shouts]
Shut your damn mouth!

-[breathes heavily]
-[♪ tense music playing]

Episode 7
The Great Thief's Onslaught

[Yeonghan] We had enough to get him
removed as the deputy director, Chief.

It's not right
that such a scummy traitor to the nation

is staying on as a police official.

I thought you wanted him gone!

Goodness, my ankle.

Let's rest a bit.

[Chief Yu groans]

Did you fight all this time
just to end it like this, sir?

[♪ somber music playing]

What on earth just happened?

This is unacceptable!

Yeonghan.

Let's just go.

Sir!

[sighs, clicks tongue]

[sniffles]

[exhales sharply, sniffles]

I'm sorry, sir.

[Yeonghan] Let's go.

[Baek]
Are you just going to leave them be?

To make sure
we face no future difficulties,

you must nip them in the bud, sir.

No. Just follow my decision.

But Deputy Director Choi…

[Choi] It isn't over yet.

They must have
a different card up their sleeve.

That's why they tore those up.

Be that as it may,
we can't allow them to drag us around!

Why do you keep talking back?

Just stand by and observe for now.

You are not to do anything
without my permission, understood?

[both sigh]

[Choi] Jeez.

[Gyeonghwan] I don't get it.

Why would you tear the evidence apart?

How could you make a deal
with pro-Japanese traitors, sir?

[laughing]

Why are you laughing, sir?

[laughing continues]

Wait a minute.

You have another card up your sleeve.

[laughs]
You naive little punks.

I wasn't born yesterday, boys.

[soft sigh]

[sighs]
Come on, you could've told us earlier.

-My head was about to explode.
-[sighs in relief]

[Chief Yu chuckles]

[Sangsun groans, sighs]

-Goodness.
-Chief Yu.

What's your secret card?

Come on.

The better the hand,

the more exciting it is to wait.

I'll let you know in time.

Coming soon.
[groans, chuckles]

Wouldn't it have been better
to drag Deputy Director Choi down, sir?

There's something more important
than my secret card.

People like Choi
are all over the military and the police.

Then who would suffer the most?

-The powerless.
-[♪ gentle music playing]

Who's going to protect them?

The police? Soldiers?

Judges and prosecutors?

No.

All of those punks
will suck up to the powerful.

That's why people like us
need to take the side of the powerless.

I'm all for taking their side,

but what's the point if it's just us?

When everyone else was busy
licking Lee Jungjae's boots,

why did you all refuse then?

I didn't think it would hurt
for a cop like me to exist in this world.

That sounds strangely familiar.

[soft chuckle]

Detective Jo.

Detective Seo.

Didn't you two also feel the same way?

-Yes, sir.
-Yes, sir.

That's right.

What we need to do
is to keep the faith and push through.

We never cared that we were a small group.

[Yeonghan] You're right.

We might not make enough
to pass on land to our descendants,

but we'll pass on our integrity,
our greatest asset.

[laughter]

Well, I'd rather pass on some land.

[laughter continues]

[Gyeonghwan] Yeonghan.

It still hurts that you didn't tell us.

I'm sorry.

It was all for your sake.

But it really wasn't.

If something had gone wrong,
we would've never lived it down.

All right, fine.

From now on,
there won't be any secrets between us.

I was going to bite everybody
if Chief Yu didn't wake up.

[Yeonghan scoffs]

You're not some tiger, Sangsun.
You can't do that.

If something tragic does ever happen,

you'll have to be
our chief detective then, Yeonghan.

Don't even say that.

I'm fine with basically being
the vice chief.

Then I'll be the class chief.

I'll be the chief of sports.

Well, I can be the chief of cleaning.

Crazy punks.

[bell tolling]

[Hojeong] They must be striking
the bell at Bosingak.

The bell?

I hope the bell doesn't toll
for anything bad in the new year.

I hope so too.

Let's go.

[♪ cheerful fanfare music playing]

[anchor] Seoul welcomed in the new year
with the blaring sound of construction,

which is promised to modernize
the landscape of the capital city.

Year 1962

With the old stone walls
now replaced with shiny iron fences,

the roads surrounding the Seoul City Hall
have been widened by 20 feet…

[Yeonghan] Honey.

-You're here.
-Did you wait long?

No, I just got here.

Now, why don't we go make a wish?

-Okay.
-[both chuckle]

[citizen 1]
Jeez. Are you out of your minds?

Get lost, you scumbags!

Who let you lepers out on the streets?

Are you trying to get us all killed?

These patients have healed completely.

They're not contagious anymore.

Leprosy isn't the only issue.

I heard those things eat babies!

[citizen 2] Cursed scum.

Get lost now!

Leave Jongnam, you scum.

What do you think you're doing?

-[Hyeju] Are you all right?
-[citizen 1] Who are you?

[Hyeju] Are you okay?

Police identification
Park Yeonghan

[rock thuds, clatters]

Didn't you hear the nun say
they've healed completely?

So what's the problem here?

Well, I mean…

Those scum eat babies and--

In my three years
at Jongnam Police Station,

no such case ever came up.

You shouldn't hurt innocent people
based on some wild rumors.

If you ever threaten those people again,

I'm afraid
you'll be arrested for intimidation.

Everybody disperse.

[Yeonghan] Leave.

Sorry about that. You can go now.

[Hyeju] Wait, I…

[Yeonghan] Sorry, please leave.

[nun] Thank you.

-[wooden fish clacking]
-[birds chirping]

[wooden fish clacking]

[Hyeju]
What was your wish for the new year?

It's the same as always for me.

Good health for you and our families,

a safe year for Unit 1,

and of course…

jail time for all the bad guys.
[chuckles]

Those were my wishes.

The Buddha always seems
to grant you your wishes.

[chuckles]

-Is that so?
-Yes.

What did you wish for, honey?

I wished for our good health,

safety for all the officers at Jongnam,

and peace for those patients
who recovered from leprosy.

[♪ soft music playing]

And…

And?

[soft chuckle]

Did you wish for it again?

I don't just wish for it
at the start of the year.

I always do.

Goodness. You really don't need
to wish so hard.

The stork will make its delivery soon.

Well, I haven't seen
any stork on its way for two years.

[Yeonghan] Honey.

Happiness isn't about
filling an emptiness.

Happiness…

requires nothing.

Every moment we spend together

is true happiness.
[soft chuckle]

Wouldn't you agree?

Yes, honey.

What a lovely day.

[Hyeju sighs]

[Yeonghan] Thank you for being with me.

-[Hyeju] Thank you even more.
-[soft chuckle]

What's this now?

Share Prices

What are you looking at?

It's sort of like gambling,

but I'm not sure.

That's not gambling.
It's a list of stocks.

You had me for a second.

That's not gambling.

How is this not gambling?

You're still betting
on who you think will hit it big.

It's like beetle racing.

Either you win or you lose.

[sighs]

Sangsun, your stereotype about stocks
is the problem.

Gambling is about betting on uncertainty.

Buying stocks is about analyzing firms

and legally investing
in the ones that have promise.

So it's basically gambling.
You're supposed to guess.

-[Sangsun chuckles]
-None of it would make sense to me.

-I'd just gamble on it like you.
-Right?

No, listen to me. Sangsun.

Why don't you try to understand
how investors feel?

What investor? Who's an investor?

Did you invest?

[sighs]

Whatever! Think whatever you want!

Why is he so upset?

-I wonder that too.
-Hey.

I'm telling you, it's a gamble.
[chuckles]

Myungil Securities, Jongnam Office

Closed temporarily today
Visit the main office for urgent matters

[breathing nervously]

Damn it.

Why isn't he here yet?

[knocks on door]

-[door opens]
-Welcome…

[♪ tense music playing]

I'm sorry,

but only the main office is open today.

[groaning]

[coughs]

[grunts]

[groaning]
Help me!

Help!

[muffled grunting]

[squeaking]

I hope I didn't take you out of work
for too long to go to the temple.

Of course not.

I used my lunch break to be with you.

That's a relief.

By the way, where do you think
the leprosy recoverers live?

I wonder that too.

I'm sure they live somewhere here.
I'll try to find out.

-[body thuds]
-[citizens screaming]

-[citizen 1 screams]
-[citizen 2 gasps]

[♪ tense music playing]

-Don't look.
-[Hyeju gasps]

[Yeonghan] Sir.

[♪ unsettling music playing]

[door closes]

[♪ unsettling music rising]

I received a message
from the KCIA recently.

Oh.

It said
that if any stock-related crimes happen

in the districts of Jongnam,
Gudam, and Heungchun,

to not let the station handle it.

We're to transfer the cases
to the National Police

and then report it to the KCIA.

Understood, sir.

But may I ask why?

Well,

the economy is just as crucial
as national security these days.

You're right.

Yes, sir.

We're living in the golden age
of the powerful KCIA.

In a time when darkness
is being transformed into light,

we need to swim with the tide.

Noted, sir.

[crowd murmuring]

Detective Park.

I brought the witness.

Hello.

Why did you run into the building earlier?

I thought maybe someone had pushed him.

-Did you see anything?
-[witness] No.

I even went up to the rooftop,
but I didn't see anyone.

And you don't happen to know the deceased?

No, not at all.

Thank you for your help.

Please leave your contact details
and address with us.

Will do.

Please come this way.

That's one nosy man.

Maybe this really is a suicide.

We'll have to see.

Anything to report?

Not really.

No one saw him struggle with anyone?

[Gyeonghwan]
No one in the crowd saw anything.

[Sangsun] Have you identified him yet?

I found his citizen card in his wallet.

[Hojeong] His name is Hong Inho.

He works at the securities firm
on the fourth floor.

The Bank of Korea
FIVE

[examiner] Take a look at this.

You're working on the scene now?

Yes. I've decided to do
initial examinations on the scene.

We appreciate that.

Did you notice anything?

An autopsy needs to be done
for more details,

but the cause of death

is a head injury
due to the impact of the fall.

But take a look at his wrist.

This bruise is only on his right hand.

He seems to have been grabbed forcefully.

Did he get in a fight?
His clothes are in tatters.

[Gyeonghwan]
Maybe he was thrown out with a judo move.

Myungil Securities, Jongnam Office

Closed temporarily?
More like out of business.

This place is so empty.

If it was closed temporarily,

why did he come to work?

[♪ pensive music playing]

What do you think this is?

It looks like something was dragged.

Wait, that looks very similar.

[Sangsun] Officer Nam!

Bring me the deceased's shoes.

Yes, sir!

[Sangsun exclaims]

Why are these so worn out?

They're basically junk.

[Yeonghan] Look closely.

These aren't worn out from use.

The rubber's still raw here.

That's right.

It's like they were scraped.

[squeaking]

These marks were made
as he resisted being dragged.

So somebody dragged him across the floor

and flung him straight out of the window.

Yeonghan, Detective Seo and I
will check for any other exits.

Then Detective Jo and I
will search the office here.

Yes, sir.

-Right, Officer Nam.
-Yes, Detective Park?

I saw some leprosy recoverers nearby here.

Yes, people sometimes
cause a scene because of them.

Could you find out where they live?

Yes, sir.

[Sangsun] I knew it.
There's always another exit.

[Hojeong] The young witness

must have missed the killer
when he escaped through here.

Where does this lead to?

Not even a single rat in sight.

This is the perfect escape route.

[drawer opens]

Detective Jo.

Could you open the safe?

Of course.

[clanks]

It's unlocked.

[Gyeonghwan] Hmm?

It's completely empty.

Open that cabinet too.

Let's also check for any ledgers
or documents in the desks.

[Sangsun sighs]
Where does this even go?

I doubt there are any witnesses.

This place is abandoned.

The heavens aren't helping us today.

Hong Inho

[Yeonghan] "Hong Inho."

[♪ pensive music playing]

This must be the victim's desk.

Aren't these abacus beads?

All these beads,

but no abacus in sight.

Will and testament

I found something, Yeonghan.

[Hojeong] "I offer my humble apology
to Myungil Securities

and all of its customers

for the damages I have caused
by the embezzlement of the firm's funds.

I intend to pay for my sins with my life."

[Chief Yu sighs]

What do you all think?

Are we all thinking the same?

[Sangsun]
Does the killer think we're idiots?

It's hard for a death
to be so obviously a murder.

[Sangsun] Tattered clothes,

bruised wrists,

plus the skid marks.

You can add
this broken abacus to that list.

Do you think the killer was oblivious
that he'd be this obvious?

I'm sure he had no choice.

He was in too much of a hurry.

[Yeonghan] Think about it.
Say someone jumps off and dies.

Then at least one person on the scene
would go check the building.

He had to be in a hurry
to escape before they did.

This is the conclusive evidence
that the killer was in a hurry.

He had to throw the clues
out of the office

but had no time.

The fact that he was in such a hurry
suggests he's not an experienced killer.

His plan was shoddy at best too.

The killer must have left this will then.

To pivot to a homicide case,

we'll need the handwriting analyzed first.

I contacted the National Forensic Service,

but no handwriting experts
are currently available.

-Where are they?
-They're away on a work trip to Busan.

What happened in Busan?

Apparently, some shipping firm got caught

forging major financial documents.

Jeez, that's just great timing.

I'll have to bring in a friendly face.

Do you know someone, sir?

Yes, and he's a leading authority.

-[knocks on door]
-[door opens, closes]

Hong Inho's wife

and the people
from Myungil Securities are here.

Has the victim's wife seen the body?

Yes.

But the thing is…

she's looking a little…

[Inho's wife sobbing]

Here you go, ma'am.

[sobbing continues]

[Inho's wife]
My husband was the most hardworking

and honest person I've known.

But an embezzlement?

I remember how happy he was

knowing our child would be born soon.

He even made a vow

that he would live
an upstanding life for our child.

Do you know if he was on bad terms
with anyone at work,

or possibly any enemies?

He had none of the kind.

And he didn't tell you
anything out of the ordinary?

Ah.

Please take your time, ma'am.

We won't force you to speak.

[Sangsun] Why was Hong Inho at work
if the office was closed temporarily?

Well, he was making up time
for a previous sick leave.

I never imagined
he would commit suicide there.

How are you so sure it was suicide?

There was an internal investigation
being carried out against him.

What was the investigation for?

[director] For embezzlement, of course.

We had received a tip

that he was misusing
our customers' trust funds.

And who tipped you off?

Did you have conclusive proof?

Yes, I saw him do it.

[coworker] Once or twice a day,

he pocketed our customers' money.

I talked to him personally,

so things wouldn't get out of hand.

But he never listened.

You need to stop, all right?

Stop what?

I saw everything.

You'll get in big trouble.

I'll handle it.

It's not something you can handle.

-[clicks tongue]
-I said I'll handle it.

I had no choice but to report the matter

to my director here.

[low growling]

-[growls loudly]
-[dog whimpers effect]

[coughs]

[dog whines effect]

[growls]

[dog whines effect]

There isn't a hint of a lie.

Two weeks ago,

he told me something was going wrong.

What was it?

He didn't specify what,

only telling me that serious trouble
could be down the road.

He said people had to know.

Did he mention any details?

[Inho's wife] He didn't.

He just said he'd explain…

once he decided what to do.

That was just yesterday.
[sobbing]

It's unclear what,

but he was about to do something.

[Inho's wife breathes shakily]

Detective.

Is there any chance I could see

the will that he left behind?

I'm sorry, but we can't show you
any evidence at this…

Let's show it to her.

My husband didn't write this.

It's similar, but the writing isn't his.

I can tell immediately.

Do you have any writings of his
we could compare this to?

When I heard that a will was found,

I brought this just in case.

[Gyeonghwan exclaims]

They're love letters he sent me
when we were dating.

Thank you.

I beg you…

to clear my husband's name.

We will, ma'am.

It should be somewhere here.

[Officer Nam yelps]

[♪ unsettling music playing]

There's one thing
that just doesn't make sense.

The employee and the director said
that they were in business,

-but the office was so empty.
-[Gyeonghwan] Exactly.

Even the safe was empty.

Were there at least
any documents pinned on walls?

No, the office was spotless.

Scammers usually have
squeaky-clean offices like that.

I think what matters the most
is what Hong Inho was planning to do.

It's clear it wasn't something personal.

I'm sure it was related to the firm.

We'll search
Myungil Securities' Jongnam office again.

-And we'll take another look…
-[door opens]

…at the escape route.

-[Sangsun] Okay.
-[Hojeong] Yes, sir.

[Chief Yu] Please come in.

Is this where you work?

That's right, sir.
Please go ahead, and I'll be with you.

-Officer Bong, please escort him.
-Yes, sir.

I'm a busy man.

[Nansil] This way, please.

[elder grunts]

Who…

He's the handwriting expert I mentioned.

[exclaims]
I thought

he walked straight out of
a Joseon Dynasty painting.

Pen name, Gondae. Real name, Lee Dohak.

He's Joseon's premier calligrapher
and handwriting expert.

Deputy Director Choi's blood pledge
was confirmed by him.

[all exclaiming]

"A possible suicide of an employee
of Myungil Securities' Jongnam office."

Yes, sir. It has since been changed
to a possible homicide, not suicide.

-Hey.
-Yes, sir?

Didn't I tell you to report
any stock-related crimes immediately?

I thought it was a personal crime
unrelated to stocks

and didn't want to bother you, so--

[Baek] Hey.

If a case happened at a securities firm,

then you should've reported it
to me right away, you moron!

Forgive me, sir.
I didn't think it through.

[shouts] You and your idiot brain
don't even know how to think!

I'm sorry, sir.

Is Unit 1 in charge of this case?

Yes, sir.

It just so happened that Detective Park
discovered the scene, sir.

Hmm…

Look here.

This character, meaning "upcoming",
and the same character here

are written visibly differently.

And the pen pressure, sir?

Overall, the will was written
with heavy pressure,

but the love letter was composed
with various degrees of pressure.

Then is there a strong chance
the will was forged, sir?

In my opinion, yes.

So you're saying
they look identical but actually aren't?

Don't butt in when the adults are talking,
you brat.

I'm an adult too.

You're a boy to me.

It's as we expected. The will was forged.

-[knocks on door]
-[door opens]

Senior Superintendent Baek
wants Chief Yu and Detective Park…

[yawns]

…in his office now.

A possible suicide of an employee
of Myungil Securities' Jongnam office

[Baek]
You're off the Myungil Securities case.

Hand this to the National Police.

Why the National Police, sir?

The KCIA is handling
all stock-related crimes.

That's all you need to know.

The evidence doesn't suggest
this is stock-related, sir.

New evidence can always come up.

Just hand the files over to them.

With all due respect, sir,

this is our case to solve.

Are you disobeying me to my face?

We're not disobeying you, sir.

We're simply asking you
to keep your promise.

I suggest you ask Deputy Director Choi
whether you can break it, sir.

[♪ tense music playing]

Your cute tricks won't always fly.

Take it too far…

and you'll lose your lives.

Do you understand?

[Chief Yu] Understood, sir.

Get out.

[Hyeju]
I also have a feeling it's not a suicide.

[Yeonghan sighs]

How I feel shouldn't matter,

but the victim Hong Inho…

had a lean wallet.

His wife was dressed very plainly as well,

with signs of mending.

Embezzlers usually make it obvious,
don't they?

They seem to live luxuriously
or dress impeccably.

Not to generalize,

but the thieves I've caught
normally show such signs.

Money easily stolen is money easily spent.

It's always very obvious.

I can't imagine
what the victim's wife is going through

with her baby about to be born soon.

Exactly.

Right.

Speaking of which,

could you…

[soft chuckle]
Yes, I can.

-I'll visit her often and look after her.
-[♪ gentle music playing]

Can you really?

I feel bad asking
since you must be busy with the bookstore.

What can I do? It's part of my job.

Give me her address tomorrow.

Wait.

Her address is…

You have it already.

-You can find her here.
-I see.

You should be glad I didn't refuse.

-I really should.
-[soft chuckle]

Thank you.

Don't mention it.
[soft chuckle]

Myungil Securities, Jongnam Office

Everyone and their mothers
are talking about stocks these days,

and so I went in there.

Myungil Securities, Jongnam Office

[informant] Excuse me.

How do I buy stocks?

I'm afraid individual investors
need to go to the main office.

Then what do you do here?

We do other work here.

Did they say what kind of work?

I didn't ask. They were being so cheap.

Have you seen anyone else walk in
besides the director and the employees?

I remember one person.

[informant] How could I forget
when he rode in such a nice car?

It was an American-made Plymouth.

The director always went out to greet him.

How old did he look?
What about his face and physique?

[informant] He looked about 30
and had a build about this size.

He's your typical fancy gentleman.

His hair was drenched in pomade,

and he had white shoes
and a white suit on.

White shoes and a white suit?

[scoffs]

That's how cow thieves dress.

-Thank you for helping us out.
-Thank you.

-[Yeonghan] Detective Jo.
-Yes?

We're going to need a little help
from a friendly ally.

What? Who do you mean?

Hey, there's no one around.

It's hard to see from here,

but there are people
under that straw mat over there.

[Sangsun] Let's take a look.

Ma'am.

Please talk to us.

You saw someone yesterday, right?

Bring Yeonghan here, Officer Nam.

Yes, sir.

We're the police.

You can talk to us, ma'am.

-Did you see anyone?
-At that time,

did you see anyone walking by the window

or peering through it?

Anything of the sort?

-[vendor] I'm not really sure.
-[Officer Nam] Detective Park!

What's the matter?

Please come with me for a second.

[Yeonghan] Hey, Sangsun.

Wait…

[Yeonghan sighs]

They were all out here in the cold.

She seems to know something
but won't say it.

Excuse me, ma'am.

Could we speak with you briefly?

Hello.

Did you see anyone
pass by here yesterday afternoon?

He came out from there.

If you've seen someone, please tell us.

You shouldn't hurt innocent people
based on some wild rumors.

[♪ pensive music playing]

We should go.

She won't talk to us.

[informant] He had long hair.

He had long hair
and was wearing a black jacket.

[informant]
I couldn't really see his face.

Anything else?

[informant] His right hand was bandaged.

[Hojeong] Do you remember anything else?

[informant] No.

Thank you so much.

We'll be able to catch the suspect
thanks to you.

You really did us a solid, ma'am.

Were you able to get a meal at the church?

[informant]
The church soup kitchen is closed today.

Here, ma'am.

[Sangsun] Please, take it.

You should get something hot
on such a cold day.

If you're not comfortable
going to a place to eat,

feel free to ask the officer here
to buy some rice soup for you.

Yes. I'm here to help, ma'am.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

No problem.

Thank you.

Thank you.

[blowing air]

[Gyeonghwan] This is so good.

That pomade-drenched, fancy guy
sounds suspicious to me.

Punks who look like that
always cause problems.

[Eundong] Look who it is.

-[laughs]
-[detectives exclaim]

It's been so long, Hodong.

This is why we need to hang out more.

It's Eundong, not Hodong.

I can't believe
you forgot my name, goodness.

[laughter]

How have you been?

Good, thanks to you.

Thank you for coming.

No problem.
I'm glad to help in any way I can.

[Eundong sighs]

This place looks like
it's closed permanently, not temporarily.

No ledgers, no deposit slips,
no status boards, nothing.

All I can see
are just sheets of blank paper, jeez.

This isn't an above-board securities firm.

It's the secret headquarters
for a nefarious scheme.

What scheme?

[Hojeong] Market manipulation.

To put it simply,
it's when you mess with stocks.

The deceased took part in it.

How exactly do you mess with stocks?

First,

buy a load of shares
in a single company for dirt cheap.

Then get the price to go up
by spreading rumors.

Inevitably, people will flock
to buy shares in that firm.

-The punk who inflated the share's price…
-[breathes deeply]

…can then sell everything and jump ship.

That's the whole scheme.

Damn it! That's how I lost money
on the stock market.

That's why I lost it all!

Good grief.

So that's why you were fuming at us.

Just so you know, there's a rumor
going around in our industry.

Make sure this stays in this room, okay?

Don't worry. Just tell us.

There's this man called Yoon Sangtae

who founded three securities firms,

namely Namsan Securities,
Taeheung Securities, and this place,

Myungil Securities.

With these three firms,

it would be child's play for him
to control the stock market.

How does this Yoon Sangtae
get to do what he wants?

From what I've heard,

he's a former military man
and an economics expert.

But more importantly,

being an expert in economics isn't enough.

There's no way he's manipulating
the stock market all on his own.

January 3, 1:20 p.m.,
Lee Ildo: death from falling

1:30 p.m., Hong Inho:
homicide, under investigation

[♪ upbeat music playing]

Ten-minute difference in times of death

[Hojeong] If he's not acting alone,

is a government official
in charge of stocks helping him?

Not an individual,
but something much larger.

You know what I'm talking about.

The body that holds…

[whispers]
…all information about this country.

Are you talking about…

The Korean Central Intelligence Agency?

[shushes]

[whispers]
Don't say that out loud!

All that talk about national security,
and this is what they do.

If Hong Inho was planning
on exposing this…

Goodness. I wouldn't dare dream
of doing that.

[Eundong splutters]
You'd be risking your life.

What happens
if the stock market is left as it is?

If this trend
of intense speculation continues,

the system will fail in three months.

And who will suffer?

People like him.

Ordinary investors who keep the law.

All the officials and securities firms

won't be affected a single bit.

-Damn it!
-[thumps]

These punks are worse than cow thieves.

-[whispers] Hey, he hit the roof again.
-He really did.

This is going to ruin
the lives of not one, not hundreds,

-but thousands of people.
-Yes.

Those demented punks!

Is this the new world they promised us?
[clicks tongue]

We need to catch that pomade-drenched guy.

I just know he's in on this.

I'll put a wanted alert out
for the black Plymouth.

Do it!

[Eundong splutters]
Just a minute.

A black Plymouth?

Pomade?

Does he wear white shoes

-and a white suit?
-Yes, that fancy punk.

That slimy punk meets our bank president
every Wednesday.

Busted!

-Let's get him.
-What day is it tomorrow?

It's Wednesday! Tomorrow is a Wednesday!

He'll be there tomorrow!

Let's hurry! We need to get him!

[Sangsun] Damn it.

[Sangsun clicks tongue, groans]

Jongnam Branch of Goryeo Bank

-He's out.
-[exclaims]

[car engine starts]

-Let's go.
-[Gyeonghwan] All right.

[car engine starts]

[Sangsun] All right.

This is definitely a gambling den.

It's been so long.
I feel like I'm back home.

[all chuckling]

[gamblers clamoring, cheering]

[scoffs]

[Sangsun] They're arm wrestling.

-This is your specialty, Gyeonghwan.
-It is.

-[arm thuds]
-[gamblers cheering]

[referee] Gong Jabok wins!

All right, all right.

Hey, do you see him?

[Sangsun] That punk with the glasses
looks like the boss.

That's one ugly mug.

Mr. Pomade
doesn't look like he's gambling.

[referee] Now, this next match will see

today's ultimate winner Gong Jabok

and the forearm of steel

-Ko Doopal battle it out!
-[gamblers cheering]

Forearm of steel?
[scoffs]

That sounds like me.

-You're right.
-[referee] Now, everyone.

Blue is for Gong Jabok.

-Red is for Ko Doopal.
-That's him, isn't it?

He had long hair
and was wearing a black jacket.

[informant] His right hand was bandaged.

Yes. I think that's him.

Let's arrest him right now.

Not yet.

We're always outnumbered
at a gambling den.

[Yeonghan] It won't be a fair fight.

And once
they start running off like crazy,

we'll lose everyone.

[gambler 1] Is that Ko Doopal
with a bandage on his hand?

-I guess he's hurt.
-[gambler 2] I guess so.

I'm betting on Gong Jabok then.

Same here, man! I'm betting on him too!

-[sighs, clicks tongue]
-[referee] Ready, start!

-[grunting]
-[♪ intense music playing]

[gamblers cheering]

Oof.

[grunting continues]

-The winner is Ko Doopal!
-[gamblers cheering]

Glass eye, horn-rimmed glasses,
and yellow teeth?

That's Jang Geochi,

a well-known figure around these parts.

He owns countless gambling dens
on the outskirts of northern Seoul.

How has he not been arrested, sir?

Obviously, he rubs elbows
with the police and government officials.

[Chief Yu] That's right.

You'd be hard-pressed
to find an official not under his payroll.

So why does a securities guy
hang out with a gambling tycoon

when he doesn't even gamble?

He's flooding his securities firms
with gambling money

to obtain seed capital.

[sighs]

Securities, my foot.

He's a loan shark.

With all this illegal gambling money
funneling in,

he's upping the stakes.

I know a lot of people
who are obsessed with stocks these days.

They say
it's the "age of the stock market."

If fools rush in
where angels fear to tread,

it'll be the age of bankrupt families.

-[Eundong] Please warn your friends.
-[Yeonghan sighs]

By the way,
why hasn't Mr. Pomade been arrested?

Let's wait until tomorrow, Geumdong.

He might contact a higher-up.

-[door opens]
-[door bell jingling]

-Thank goodness.
-[Hyeju] Nansil.

You're still here.

[Sangsun] Have a seat. So?

What's the matter?

I hesitated to tell you at the station

because it might not be anything.

But here it is, just in case.

Ten minutes before Hong Inho's death,

a Seoul District Court prosecutor died.

He fell from a building behind the court.

-And?
-First of all,

the courthouse and where Hong Inho died
are ten minutes apart by foot.

I did some research
on the deceased prosecutor

and found out
he was in charge of stock-related crimes.

Stock-related crimes?

-Yes.
-I see the big picture.

The securities firm employee
about to blow the whistle

and the prosecutor
in charge of stock-related crimes.

And the two died only ten minutes apart.

Were there any witnesses
to the prosecutor's death?

No, there weren't any.

He was dead when discovered.

[exhales deeply]

1:20 p.m., Lee Ildo: death from falling
1:30 p.m., Hong Inho: homicide…

[scoffs]

Nansil.

-Officer Bong!
-Yes?

You might have just solved
a difficult riddle for us.

[♪ detective noir music playing]

-What?
-Now,

Nansil did us all a huge favor.

It's time for us to go
and get the bad guys!

-[Yeonghan chuckles]
-Let's do it.

-[gamblers clamoring]
-[referee] All right, you two.

-[gamblers clamoring]
-[referee] All right, you two.

Prepare yourselves.

[gambler] Let's go!

[referee] Get ready!

Set, go!

[gamblers clamoring, cheering]

[exclaims]

-[referee] Ko Doopal wins!
-[gamblers cheering]

Everyone who bet on Ko Doopal,

-collect your bets!
-Sangsun.

[referee] How much did you bet?

All right. Who's our next challenger?

[shouts]
Here!

[♪ thrilling music playing]

Let's do this, you long-haired punk!

Are you out of your mind?

Let's switch up the terms.

If I beat you,

give away the wager to everyone here!

[gamblers cheering]

[scoffs]

And if you lose?

[Gyeonghwan] Hmm…

I don't have money,

so just cut off my arm.

[scoffs]
Jeez, this punk is out of his mind.

That's fine by me. Come on up.

[Doopal]
Idiots like you challenge me every day.

They're just all bark, no bite.

You talk too much, you punk.

[gamblers cheering]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[both grunt]

[referee] Relax, you two.

Ready, start!

[gamblers clamoring, cheering]

Come on!

[♪ intense music playing]

[grunting]

Now is the time, Gyeonghwan!

[yells]

[gamblers cheering]

That's it!

He wins.

Damn it, that little…

That's it, Gyeonghwan!
You did so well. Great job!

All right.

Just as promised,
all of this money is ours now.

Let's go get our money!

[Sangsun] Let's go!

Yes!

What a load of crap.

[shouts]
Get them out of here!

[gamblers murmuring]

[gamblers whimpering]

Why don't you keep your word,
you dirty pricks?

[Gyeonghwan grunts]

-[Gyeonghwan] Damn it.
-[groans]

[Doopal groans]

[scoffs]

You're under arrest
for the murder of Hong Inho, baldy.

-Did you hear that?
-You pricks are cops.

Yes, we're cops but don't fret.

[Hojeong] We won't arrest you,

so just go on home.

Damn it!

[♪ upbeat action music playing]

[thug groans]

-Put these on.
-[handcuffs rattling]

-[thwacks]
-Get up, you punk.

What's with the gloves?

My hands hurt too much.
You should put them on too.

-My hands are killing me.
-Exactly.

All I did was get people together
for some light gambling.

That's not a crime, is it?

[Yeonghan] Ko Doopal.

You're not getting away
no matter what you say.

We have a witness.

Before killing Hong Inho,

did you push the judge
down the stairs too?

He was a prosecutor, not a judge.

Exactly. So you admit
to killing a prosecutor.

You couldn't have left
a more obvious crime scene, you idiot.

As far as I can tell,

you're getting executed.

Jeez.

Spill everything you know
if you feel hard done by.

I'll let you avoid execution.

Do you mean it?

[Yeonghan] Of course.

All you have to do is split the crime…

with whoever gave you orders.

In that case,
I just followed my boss's orders.

[Doopal grunts]

[soft chuckle]

[Doopal] Right away? Tomorrow?

Yes. The situation has become urgent.

I'm used to packing a punch,

but I've never killed anyone before.

[spits]

Doopal.

Just do it.

Get rid of the two targets,

and you could afford a whole house.

I guess Ko Doopal will be sharing
his murder charge with you.

Running a gambling den could be excused,
but abetting a murder is something else.

Do you have anyone
to share your crime with, Jang Geochi?

[accomplice clears throat]

Well, if you don't feel like it,

you two can share all the blame.

This man… made me do it.

What are you saying?

[awkward chuckle]

Come on, we can't kill a prosecutor!

Just get it done.

I'll deal with the aftermath.

The securities firm employee
asked to meet me tomorrow.

He wants the prosecutor
to secretly see me in that office

to prove my involvement.

But I won't actually be there.

That's when you strike.

What about the prosecutor?

Get rid of him while he's out on his way
to meet the employee.

Do you actually believe

what this gambling boss
and his minion are saying?

I was only there to gamble for fun, okay?

Just some light, fun gambling.

If that's my crime,
I'll eagerly accept my punishment.

I can tell you're lying
when your lips are moving.

Should I pull your tongue out?

Na Gunsoo.

Don't you have… anything to say?

Well, I can tell the truth.

How did you know the prosecutor
was going to meet Hong Inho?

How did they even know each other?

-Spit it out.
-Come on.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Look at this little punk.
So that's how you're going to play this?

Hey.

What's going on here?

As you can see,
we're questioning suspects.

Is that so?

I told you the National Police
is handling all stock-related crimes.

Well, we'll investigate first and--

[shouts]
Shut up, you punk!

Effective immediately,
the KCIA is taking over.

Understood?

Come on in.

What?

[KCIA agent] Come with us.

-[Sangsun] Wait…
-[Hojeong exclaims]

-[Yeonghan] You can't do this.
-[Gyeonghwan] Wait.

Identification card
KCIA

[KCIA agent] We'll be taking them.

-Follow us.
-[Doopal] Okay.

[Sangsun] Damn it.

-[sighs, sucks teeth]
-[door closes]

Sir, this is ridiculous.

The culprits behind market manipulation
are investigating themselves.

This isn't a wolf guarding the sheep.

It's the wolf guarding the entire farm!

While you all were out,
I did some digging into Na Gunsoo.

He's Yoon Sangtae's nephew.

[Yeonghan] Yoon Sangtae?

The man who owns three securities firms?

[scoffs]

Na Gunsoo.
[sighs, sucks teeth]

He seems to be the guy
carrying out his uncle's orders.

Damn it, those scumbags.

[breathes angrily]

-Detective Park!
-[door opens, slams]

[Yeonghan] Ko Doopal! Jang Geochi!

[panting]

We're taking these two into our custody.

Hey.

What are you doing?

These two punks are suspects
in murders that happened in Jongnam.

So you can take that punk only
for stock-related crimes.

These are orders from upstairs.

If you disobey them,
you'll be punished severely.

We're obeying the rules, sir!

I told you to shut up, you brat!

The hierarchy here is a mess,
Senior Superintendent Baek.

My apologies.
We'll hand the suspects over.

Hand them over. End of story.

Keep them here, boys!

[Gyeonghwan] Yes, sir.

You punk!

[♪ tense music playing]

Tell Deputy Director Choi.

I'll stop at nothing
to carry out justice against Na Gunsoo.

I need to pee bad. Let's get out of here.

Next time we meet,
I'm going to bite your ears off, you punk.

Detective Jo and Detective Seo,
take them back inside.

[Gyeonghwan and Hojeong] Yes, sir.

[indistinct chatter]

[Hojeong] Oh Chulkyu,

you're under arrest
for forging Hong Inho's will.

Arrest Warrant

Kim Hakpil, you're under arrest
for abetting in the forgery.

Unfortunately for you,

you left a blank sheet of paper behind.

Another thing.

Normally,

forgers write forcefully
as they try to replicate the writing.

If this forger wrote this
on top of something…

he may have left marks behind.

I see. Marks…

[Hojeong] The paper you left on your desk

had a strange texture to it.

So I colored it in with a pencil.

[gasps]

-[groans]
-[Gyeonghwan] Hands out.

[clicking]

Jongnam Bookstore

[Inho's wife] Thank you, Detective.

I'm sure he's grateful too.

I truly hope he can rest in peace now.

I was only able to deliver my baby safely
thanks to you, ma'am.

I couldn't thank you enough.

Don't mention it.
I'm just happy your baby is healthy.

[baby cooing]

By the way, have you named your baby?

Hong Yuchan,
meaning to enlighten and assist.

Hong Yuchan? That's such a nice name.

What do you hope he grows up to be?

As long as he helps
the voiceless and the powerless,

he can be anything he wants.

Yuchan.

I hope you work hard

and spread your wings someday.

Looking closely,
he looks just like his father.

I'm sure he'll be
a righteous man like him.

Thank you.

[♪ soft music playing]

Come on, Jaeduk.

Listen to me.

-Lend me some money.
-Go away.

I'll give you a tip then.

Put your money in Wangho Foods.
It'll skyrocket soon.

I'm broke, okay?

I dumped this month's pay
on Sungra Pharmaceuticals shares.

Come on, I'm trying to help…

Hey, Detective Oh.

Where are you off to?

To the bathhouse.

-But it's a Tuesday.
-[Jisub] See you.

I just know that punk
is trying to get rich all on his own.

Don't be so obsessed with stocks.
You might go bankrupt.

Look, Detective Kim.

Worry about your own life, man.

Life only gets sunny for people like me

who get ahead of the pack.

Keep trying to make your life sunny.

Just know that you can go blind
in too much sun.

[scoffs]

Do you have to be so negative?

[clicks tongue]
I hope your life gets so sunny,

you get lit up with debt!

I hope so too!

Hey!
[clicks tongue]

[Sangsun groans]

It doesn't feel like
we actually solved the case.

Na Gunsoo fled to America
as soon as he was released.

Jang Geochi disappeared immediately
upon release.

Ko Doopal hung himself in jail.

It's a complete mess.

I'm not sure we were able
to fully clear Hong Inho's name.

[Sangsun] Well, we caught his killer

and freed him
from embezzlement accusations.

And yet, we couldn't solve
the very problem he wanted to solve.

That's not easy for us to do
when the stench is coming from up there.

[groans]
They say the world has changed,

but the powerless are the only ones
who still suffer.

[clicks tongue]
The world may have changed,

but the real thieves
keep growing in number.

You're right.

In this age,
great men have become great thieves.

[Yeonghan clicks tongue]

My goodness.

[Yeonghan sighs]
The buildings' shadows lie long.

[♪ somber music playing]

-[Yeonghan] Let's go.
-Okay.

[♪ somber music continues playing]

In May of 1962, the stock market crashed
due to a manipulation of stock prices.

About 5,000 private investors
suffered immense financial losses.

However, in June of 1963,

those responsible for the crisis
were all acquitted.

[♪ somber music continues playing]

Chief Detective 1958

[examiner] This is the bloodiest murder
I've seen recently.

[Chief Yu] Three in one night?

[Yeonghan] What if the culprit
is someone we least suspect?

[neighbor] She had another man.

[Yeonghan] Do you know who the man is?

[Gyeonghwan]
How could you harass people for money?

[Yeonghan] Go arrest her boyfriend.

[Gyeonghwan] We can't catch them
if they've left Jongnam already.

But make sure you do it quietly.

[Hojeong] What's wrong with you?

You call yourself a human?

[Yeonghan] I'm thinking of
directing a play just like you did.

[suspect] I really don't know.

I just want to put a bullet

-through your head.
-[gun cocks]

Translated by Jihun Lee