Original subtitles

[birds chirping]

[gravel rumbles]

[luggage rumbles]

[wind blows]

[tires squeak]

SUNG-HO'S STRAWBERRIES

[Sung-ho] Why did you wait until now to show up?

[Strawberry whimpers]

Did you go see your mom at the hospital?

Sung-ho.

I lost my phone. Can I use yours to call it?

No answer?

No.

Do you have any idea where you left it?

I think I left it on the train.

You can use mine today.

I'm not expecting any calls.

It's okay.

There should be one over there.

At home.

[sigh]

This house is still the best one in the village.

[keypad beeps]

[door opens]

[melancholy music]

[curtains rustle]

-[papers rustling] -[boxes thudding]

[heavy thud]

[clatters]

[beeping]

[line ringing]

[man 1] Hello?

Hi. You found this phone, right?

[man 1] Yeah.

The phone belongs to me.

Did I maybe leave it on the train?

[man 1] Yeah.

Where exactly are you right now? I could just come there and get it.

[man 2] Maybe she'll give us some money. Ask her.

[man 1] You ask her.

Is there reward money?

Sorry?

[man 1] This is a Galaxy Note 9, right?

We'll call you back.

Hello?

[redial tone]

[operator] The number you have called is currently not available.

Please leave a message.

[redial tone]

[operator] The number you have called is currently--

FIND MY DEVICE

[phone rings]

[clicks]

LOOKING FOR MY DEVICE

[Seo-yeon] Hello?

[sigh]

[Young-sook] You were right.

Mom's insane.

I'm totally locked in this house.

I'm sorry, but can I ask who you're trying to reach?

[Young-sook] Isn't this Sun-hee's number?

-No, I think you have the wrong-- -[phone clanks]

[line busy tone]

[digital trilling]

[doctor] Do you see this film covering the right side of the brain?

This surgery requires us to make an incision on the skin.

Then we have to split the skull apart in order to remove the tumor.

We can't perform the surgery here.

It's a complicated procedure, so you'd have to take her to a specialist.

A 1 or 2mm difference can lead to a coma or paralysis.

[knife scraping]

You're cutting away all the fruit. Stop.

[ambulance siren wailing in distance]

[Eun-ae] Do you remember Young-mi?

[Seo-yeon] No.

[Eun-ae] You know, my friend who works in insurance.

She has fair skin and a high nose bridge.

Well, what about her?

[Eun-ae] She'll take care of it.

Of what?

The insurance payment.

You can't save up 100 million won working at a convenience store.

[Eun-ae] You should…

go and visit your father's grave tomorrow.

Ask the manager there.

Should I be buried beside him, or should we be buried together?

[scoff]

Mom, how can you even say that?

[Eun-ae] What?

You think you deserve to be buried next to him?

[Seo-yeon] What?

Come on, am I wrong?

Why would you say something like that to me, huh?

[clanks]

You really still feel like painting your nails now?

[dramatic music]

[sigh]

FEBRUARY 24, 1965 - NOVEMBER 27, 1999

[phone ringing]

[panting]

Hello? Hello?

[Young-sook] Sun-hee! I think Mom's trying to kill me.

I'm sorry?

[Young-sook] Come over now.

You know my address, right? 4, Yeongcheon-ri, Bosung-eup!

Who am I speaking to?

[Young-sook] Isn't this Sun-hee's store?

No, it's not.

[Young-sook] Bullshit. Are you doing this on purpose?

What?

[phone clanks]

[line busy tone]

[paper rustles]

22 YEONGCHEON-GIL, BOSUNG-EUP 4, YEONGCHEON-RI, BOSUNG-GUN

[TV static]

[loud clatter]

[gasp]

[switches clicking]

[Seo-yeon] Huh?

[exhale]

[loud hammering]

[nail clinking]

[hard knocks]

[hard knocks]

[clinking]

[clinking in distance]

[wall clatters]

[wind howls]

[clattering continues]

[thumps]

[gasp]

[eerie music]

[water burbles]

[eerie music]

-[gasps] -[bells ringing]

[coughs]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1999

FIRE FLOODING REPELS GHOSTS BY BURNING THEM

THE PLAGUED BATHROOM SHALL BE BURNED DOWN IN SECRET AND MOTHER SETS ME ON FIRE

[suspenseful music]

[paper rustles]

[photo rustles]

Do you know who she is?

Young-sook…

"Young-sook"?

Was she a shaman?

[Sung-ho] No, not her. But her mother was.

[heavy sigh]

[Seo-yeon] Did our house really belong to a shaman?

No, I wouldn't say that.

But you just said her mother was.

Well, that was ages ago.

It was back in the '90s, so I hardly remember anything.

-But you knew her name, so you must have-- -[Sung-ho] Strawberry, what is this?

I told you not to do this. Why do you always do this?

Come here. Come. Come. Come here. Come here.

Come here.

Come on! Come here.

NOVEMBER 26, 1999

SUN-HEE'S STORE

[dark music]

-[phone ringing] -[gasp]

[Young-sook] Sun-hee, please come help me! Hurry!

What?

[Young-sook] Mom's trying to set me on fire!

Mom's setting me on…

-[loud scream] -[hard thumping]

Hello?

[screams]

[Seo-yeon] Hello?

[Young-sook] Help!

[whimpers]

[phone beeps]

[rustles]

[terrified scream]

Let go.

[suspenseful music]

[bag rustles]

[flashlight clicks]

[terrifying music]

[fire crackles]

[phone ringing]

[Seo-yeon] Hello?

[Young-sook] Why didn't you come yesterday?

How can you do this to me?

[Seo-yeon] Is your address really 4, Yeongcheon-ri, Bosung-eup?

[Young-sook] Oh! Isn't this Sun-hee?

Young-sook, I've seen your picture.

The one that was taken on "November 26, 1999."

[Young-sook] What?

Today is only the 18th.

[Seo-yeon] Did you write this in your diary yesterday?

"A new life was born, and mother's oppression began again."

[paper rustles]

A NEW LIFE WAS BORN, AND MOTHER'S OPPRESSION BEGAN AGAIN.

Are you watching me right now?

[Seo-yeon] This is going to be hard to believe.

But I think…

we're living in the same house.

[haunting music]

I'm sorry, I think I must have called the wrong number.

[Seo-yeon] Wait.

[keyboard clacking]

NOVEMBER 18, 1999

PLANE CRASHES NEAR GIMPO AIRPORT, 136 PASSENGERS INJURED

There will be a plane crash near Gimpo Airport tonight.

[dark music]

Pelicana Chicken is here

Delicious chicken is here

[clonking]

I want fried chicken! I want spicy chicken!

Golly, that looks delicious!

Peli Peli!

Pelicana!

[Ja-ok] Hurry up and eat.

Do you want to starve instead?

You call this food? Fuck.

What?

[Young-sook] Does this even work?

[book thuds]

Do you want to go back to the mental institution?

Do you want to end up like your mother?

[spoon clanks]

[Ja-ok] Oh Young-sook.

Oh Young-sook.

[dark music]

This is happening because of bad feng shui.

-You will feel better once we move. -[reporter] We've got breaking news.

There's been a domestic airline accident this afternoon.

Flight 1633 slipped off the runway while trying to land at Gimpo Airport.

PLANE CRASH AT GIMPO AIRPORT

Fortunately, no deaths have been reported.

Reporter Na Gi-ju has the story.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

[Young-sook] How did you know?

[Seo-yeon] How old are you, Young-sook?

I'm 28.

I'm also 28.

Born…

in 1972.

Oh.

[Seo-yeon] You like Seo Taiji, don't you?

["Ultramania" by Seo Taiji plays]

Do you mean this is Taiji's song?

[Seo-yeon] He'll return from the States and make a comeback in 2000.

It sounds like him, but…

[pensive music]

[clock dings]

So there's a computer inside the phone?

[Seo-yeon] Yes.

It's called a smartphone.

You can do almost anything with it.

[Young-sook] Then what about music?

Do you have Walkmans?

"Walkman"?

Mm-hm.

Wait, you don't know?

[Young-sook] They play music.

Oh, music?

Yeah, on your phone.

You can take pictures, watch movies, and even shop with your phone.

Sounds like a lie.

[Seo-yeon] I can understand.

When I was young, I never imagined I'd be able to make video calls.

[Young-sook] Video calls?

Yeah! Oh, so you can see each other while you talk.

That's possible?

Curious about anything else?

Can you see what I'm like?

Oh, good question.

Do you want me to find out?

OH YOUNG

[Young-sook] No.

Why not? It will only take a couple of seconds to check.

My mom told me that I'm cursed with bad fortune.

[Young-sook] She said I was born with a brutal, atrocious fate.

Anyway, she's crazy.

She locks me up at home and doesn't let me see anyone.

So you don't really get along with your mother?

[Young-sook] With my mom?

She's not my real mom.

My birth mother is dead.

I'm sorry.

[Young-sook] Why are you sorry?

It's not like you killed her.

Actually, I also lost my dad a long time ago when I was young.

[Young-sook] Really?

How?

There was a fire at our place.

My mom forgot to turn off the gas.

Hey, Young-sook.

Hmm?

[Seo-yeon] What did you say the date was over there?

[footsteps]

[door closes]

Seo-yeon, I think my mom's coming.

-[Young-sook] I'll call you back in a bit. -Hey, wait.

[line busy tone]

[rustles]

[scrapes]

[dark music]

[paper rustles]

NOVEMBER 21, 1999

[Mr. Kim] We're here!

[Seo-yeon] Wow! Chickens!

[Eun-ae] Hey, be careful. Don't run.

[Mr. Kim] What a nice house!

Isn't the air so clean?

A missionary used to live right here in this house.

It's a luxurious mountain, which is hard to find in this area.

Oh, I see.

[metal clonks]

Oh, you shouldn't touch that, okay?

[realtor] It's a nice location with good feng shui.

You know what our elders always say.

"A good home improves your health and wealth."

[chuckles]

You said it's about a total of 3,500 square feet?

That's right.

-It's big. -Mm-hm.

Oh, they have fish.

Hey, don't run.

[realtor] Look, it's spacious enough for your kid to run around.

-[gasp] -Could we go check out

the 2nd floor as well?

[Mr. Kim] Seo-yeon.

Seo-yeon?

Stop poking around in someone else's home.

What is that room for?

That's just my daughter's room.

Just a moment.

[knocks on door]

Open.

[clears throat]

Hello.

Dad.

That girl is scary.

Seo-yeon.

I'm so sorry. She didn't mean it.

Is your name Seo-yeon?

-[phone rings] -[groans]

Hello?

[Young-sook] Hey, hey! Wake up. Now!

Huh? What is it?

[Young-sook] Hold on.

[realtor] I guess you're planning to run a farm or something?

[Mr. Kim] Yes. We want to live in a quiet and peaceful place now.

And it'd be nice for my daughter to grow up close to nature.

[realtor] Oh, yeah? This is the best place for that.

[Mr. Kim] I'm thinking of starting a flower farm.

[realtor] Well, it won't be easy for city folks like you.

I'm originally from Bosung.

[Mr. Kim] Oh? Are you?

[realtor] Yes, I sure am.

[Seo-yeon] Dad, come on. Chickens.

[Mr. Kim] All right, let's go. Okay.

-Did you see them in the yard? -[Seo-yeon] Yes.

[Mr. Kim] When did you see them?

Did you hear them? What do you think?

[sobbing]

[Young-sook] Hello?

You're shocked, aren't you?

Hey, Young-sook, I…

[Young-sook] What?

[Seo-yeon] Can you…

You know what? I just came up with a fun idea.

I can maybe…

somehow bring your dad back to life.

NOVEMBER 27, 1999

FEBRUARY 24, 1965 - NOVEMBER 27, 1999

[thrumming music]

[clock dings]

[keys jingle]

[clanks]

[door closes]

[thrilling music]

374, GUUI 2-DONG, GWANGJIN-GU, SEOUL

Aha, aha, aha

You can eat all the good things at once

Get the nutrients you need all at once

All at once You don't need separate side dishes

You don't even need your chopsticks

Here are the ingredients you need To make this nutritious hot pot rice

First, you need regular rice Sweet rice, and shiitake mushrooms

Second, fried tofu, peas, kidney beans Carrots, carrots, kelp, kelp

Jujubes, jujubes, ginkgo nuts, ginkgo nuts Chestnuts, pine nuts, and green onions

[sizzles]

[door closes]

[lock clicks]

[gate opens]

[gate closes]

[sizzles]

[giggles]

[clinking]

[suspenseful music]

[clicks]

[phone ringing]

[ringing continues]

[flesh squelches]

[gasp]

[wood cracking]

[muffled ringing]

[crackles]

[phone ringing]

[clattering, rumbling]

[haunting music]

[light music]

[birds chirping]

[chiming]

-[water sprinkles] -[woman humming]

Why do you look so confused?

You should help out.

All you do is sleep during your breaks.

[Eun-ae] Come on.

[Mr. Kim] Hey, look at this.

Look. It's a frog.

He snuck in because he was cold outside.

How adorable.

Look at him with his little grumpy eyes. He looks just like you.

What's the matter? Did something happen?

Hey.

What's up?

[cries]

Thank you so much.

I can't believe I have him back in my life. Thank you, Young-sook.

It really worked.

[Seo-yeon] What about you? Are you okay?

Did you get punished by your mom?

[Young-sook] Interesting.

[dark music]

[Mr. Kim] Here.

Thank you.

Here, have some spinach.

This is a new soybean paste. Do you like it?

No wonder. It's great!

-Doesn't it taste great? -Yeah.

[slurping]

-So good. -Taste them.

Hmm?

I'm about to.

[Eun-ae] Mm, this soup is so good.

-Try some, Seo-yeon. -[Mr. Kim] Thank you.

"THE FOUR SEASONS" BY VIVALDI

I'm ready to play. Are you?

TAIJI'S EPISODE - "ULTRAMANIA"

[recorder humming]

["Ultramania" by Seo Taiji plays]

[yells]

[music intensifies]

[light chuckle]

[monotonous clacking]

GENERATION X

[clacks]

[clonks]

WHAT DID SEO TAIJI MEAN TO US?

[shrieks]

[light snicker]

[door closes]

[rips]

[line ringing]

[Young-sook] Hello?

[Seo-yeon] Just a second, Dad. I'm on the phone.

-What are you up to, Seo-yeon? -[laughter over the phone]

Are you busy?

[Seo-yeon] Young-sook.

I'm sorry, but I can you call back a little later?

I'm in the middle of something with my dad.

[Mr. Kim] Seo-yeon! Get out here!

Sure, sure.

[Seo-yeon] All right, I'm sorry.

-Mm-hm. -[Mr. Kim] Come on, give it to me.

[line busy]

[fire roars]

[shrieks]

[Eun-ae] Oh, no! Be careful, Seo-yeon.

Fix the fire. Come now.

[dramatic music]

[line ringing]

[hard thump]

[groans]

-[Eun-ae] Is it heavy? -[Mr. Kim] Yes.

It's heavier than I thought.

[Eun-ae] It's because of the potatoes. I'm going to make potato pancakes later.

-[Mr. Kim] Potato pancakes? -Honey, can you please turn on the lights?

-[Mr. Kim] Wait, wait, wait. -[Eun-ae] What?

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Hello, is that Young-sook?

[Young-sook] What's wrong with you?

Huh?

[Young-sook] I thought you wanted me to call you back.

[gasp]

Oh, I'm sorry. You tried calling back?

I was out with my parents all day, so I…

[sigh] [Young-sook] Oh…

[light snicker]

[both laughing]

Come on, you had me worried for a second.

I thought you were mad at me or something.

[whimpering]

[aggressive breathing]

[Young-sook] Shit!

Goddamn it.

Fucking bitch.

[aggressive breathing]

Why you…

Hey, is everything okay over there? What's going on?

[Young-sook] Fucking bitch!

-Hey! -[gasp]

[Young-sook] Shit!

[clatter]

-[scream] -[gasp]

[screams]

Hello?

Hello? Young-sook? Young-sook!

[Ja-ok] Who is this?

Why are you talking to Young-sook?

Don't ever call her again, or you'll get hurt.

Hey, untie me!

Fuck! Untie me!

Shit! Shit!

Hey!

[yells]

[knocks]

[bells ringing]

[Young-sook] Stop, Mom!

Stop!

Mom, please stop.

[dark music]

[hard whipping]

[both groaning]

[thuds]

[groaning]

[speaking indistinctly]

[speaking in tongues]

Mom…

[speaking in tongues continue]

Mom, I'm sorry.

[dark music]

[gasp]

OH YOUNG-SOOK

[clucking]

SUN-HEE'S STORE

[haunting music]

OH YOUNG-SOOK

[mouse scroll rattles]

[keyboard clacking]

[suspenseful music]

[sigh]

GUMMY BEARS

[suspenseful music continues]

4, YEONGCHEON-RI, BOSUNG-EUP

Auntie…

SHAMAN MURDERS STEPDAUGHTER DURING EXORCISM

DANGEROUS PRACTICES STILL AT LARGE

EXORCISM PERFORMED TO CURE MENTAL ILLNESS

MURDERED HER STEPDAUGHTER DURING EXORCISM

[sigh]

[phone ringing]

Young-sook.

You picked up fast today.

[Seo-yeon] Hey, about your mom.

My mom?

Where is she… right now?

But why?

[paper rasping]

[Seo-yeon] Young-sook, listen to me carefully.

I think…

you're going to die tonight.

[Young-sook] What are you talking about?

I think you already…

died in this house.

[haunting music]

[water burbles]

[door opens]

[muffled sobs]

[cotton pierces]

[gasps, panting]

[door squeaks close]

You really killed me.

Why did you do that?

[in screaming voice] Why kill me?

Your fortune says

-there are several deaths in your future. -[Ja-ok] What?

[maniacal laughter]

Young-sook.

I don't care.

[closet opens]

[fire extinguisher thuds]

I have nothing to lose.

[clinks]

[fire extinguisher wheezes]

[struggled breathing]

[coughing]

[dark music]

[sigh]

Answer me.

Why did you do that?

[Young-sook] Why did you kill me?

Answer me! Why?

[speaking in tongue]

Answer me!

[speaking in tongue continues]

What's this fucking bullshit?

[speaking in tongue continues]

[flesh pierces]

[gags]

[eerie music]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Is that you, Young-sook?

[Young-sook] Yeah, it's me.

[sigh]

Are you okay? Nothing happened to you?

[Young-sook] Yeah, everything's good now. Mom and I had a misunderstanding.

I'm so glad.

I was really worried about you.

Are you sure you're going to be okay?

[Young-sook] I feel like I've been reborn.

[Seo-yeon] What?

[Young-sook] It feels like today is my birthday.

[rock music]

[rock music continues]

[slurps]

[munching]

Go in. Go in.

[Seo-yeon] Hey, Strawberry!

-Hey, Sung-ho. -Hey.

[Eun-ae] Oh, my god. What's that?

-[Mr. Kim] Hey, you. -[Sung-ho] I just picked these.

You spoil us every year.

Wow, strawberry season.

My goodness.

[gasp]

They're so good.

Wow, look, this batch came out good.

-Wash them, so we can eat them right away. -Let's leave some out to eat.

-Yeah, they go that fast. -I'll do it.

No, it's okay. I'll put them away.

-All right, then. -[Seo-yeon] They look so good.

-[door opens] -[loud giggles]

Is today special?

How do I look?

I brought some strawberries.

Strawberries?

[sniffs]

Come here.

[Sung-ho] Is your mom out?

Hey.

This one?

Or this? Which one looks better?

[Sung-ho] I'm not sure. They both look good.

I don't really know much about these things.

Really? Mm… [groan]

Hold up.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[groans]

[Sung-ho] Jeez.

What is all this?

-[plastic crinkles] -[thuds]

[gasp]

[Young-sook] Hey!

Sung-ho, what about this one?

[Sung-ho] What…

What's…

[nervous breathing]

[groans]

Why did you open that?

Blood…

[hard thump]

[ominous music]

[suspenseful music]

[Sung-ho] I don't care for relationships.

[Strawberry whimpers]

You should still get married. Aren't you getting lonely?

[Sung-ho] No, I don't feel lonely at all.

[phone ringing]

Bark, bark, bark, bark, right?

[ringing continues]

Hello?

[sobbing]

[Sung-ho] Please, don't… Help…

Help me, please.

She's going to kill me. Please…

[bones cracking]

[Young-sook] Shit. I just bought these clothes.

[line busy tone]

What?

[cloth rustles]

Did Sung-ho leave already?

[Mr. Kim] Who?

[Seo-yeon] Sung-ho.

Who's Sung-ho?

Strawberry farmer Sung-ho.

Strawberry?

What are you talking about?

[dark music]

SUNG-HO'S STRAWBERRIES

[ominous music]

Hello.

[cop 1] How can I help you?

Do you… [panting]

Do you…

by chance know Park Sung-ho?

He used to run the strawberry farm?

What? What farm?

The strawberry farm beside the green tea field.

A strawberry farm?

Did we ever have one around here?

[Baek] What about it?

Huh?

Why are you looking for someone who died ages ago?

What do you mean he died?

[clanks open]

[paper rustling]

Yes, it was Oh Young-sook.

"Victim, Park Sung-ho."

VICTIMS, SUNWOO JA-OK, PARK SUNG-HO

MURDERED AND MUTILATED AT THE ASSAILANT'S HOME

[heavy dark music]

[knocks on door]

[cop 2] Anyone home?

Hello?

Hello.

We're here from Bosung Police Station.

What is it?

Well, we're just making our rounds collecting witness statements.

[cop 2] Do you know about the strawberry farm next to the church?

You don't know Park Sung-ho?

No, I don't think so.

I see.

-All right, have a good day. -[Young-sook] Mm-hm.

Aren't those strawberries?

[Baek] Mr. Park was handing them out to his neighbors yesterday.

[Young-sook] Oh.

You're right.

My mom probably took them.

Could we speak to your mother?

-My mom? -[Baek] Yes.

She's not home.

When will she be back?

[Young-sook] Not sure.

She went somewhere far.

And when did she leave?

Mm, two days ago.

MOM, OUT, TWO DAYS AGO

You said she got those yesterday.

[clears throat]

Right. It must have been yesterday, then.

[chuckles]

YESTERDAY

BAEK MIN-HYUN

I guess there was a murder in the village?

Did someone die?

[door opens]

[Sun-hee] Welcome.

Hello.

How can I help you?

Oh, well…

Do you happen to know an Oh Young-sook?

[Sun-hee] I thought she was a well-behaved girl.

She'd listen to me talk about my drunk dad,

and, sometimes, I would sneak snacks into her room.

If it wasn't for her mom, I'd be dead now.

[phone ringing]

[Young-sook] It's me.

[Seo-yeon] I have something I need to ask you.

Was it you?

What?

Your mom and Sung-ho.

Did you kill them?

[sigh]

I have no idea what you're talking about.

[Seo-yeon] "Serial killer Oh Young-sook sentenced to life in prison."

Life sentence?

So you really killed them.

Are you saying I'll rot in jail for the rest of my fucking life?

[Young-sook] But I finally feel like I'm alive.

How can you say that right now?

How did the cops find out?

Sung-ho didn't do anything wrong.

So, look, I'm going to need you to find out

what kind of evidence the police found.

You didn't forget, did you?

I saved your dad's life.

[scoff]

[line busy tone]

-[redial tone] -[aggressive breathing]

[line ringing]

-[phone ringing] -[gasp]

[Young-sook] You fucking bitch.

You fucking bitch, how dare you hang up on me after what I did for you, huh?

Did you forget that I brought your father back to life, you fucking cunt?

I ask you to help me, and this is what you say?

Hey!

Where did you learn to be so ungrateful, you bitch?

Hello?

Hello?

Fuck.

You fucking bitch!

-[screams] -[hard thumping]

[water splashes]

[grunts]

[sobs]

[eerie music]

[line ringing]

[redial tone]

[line ringing]

[machine humming]

[beeps]

NAME: OH YOUNG-SOOK

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

[sighs]

[line ringing]

[redial tone]

[line ringing]

[knocks on door]

[dark music]

-[knocks on door] -[gasp]

[thuds]

[clicks]

[clanks]

[Seo-yeon] Hey, the door's open.

Oh, you're home.

We waited for a log a time, but your mother never showed.

We were supposed to meet her at the realtor's office at 11:00.

-[Young-sook] Oh. -Is she at home or…

Mom!

Mom!

I think she probably fell asleep.

[Young-sook] You can wait inside.

Come wait inside.

[Mr. Kim] Honey.

Hmm?

Did something happen?

No, of course not.

Come on, get out.

Why?

[chuckles] Just come.

[Seo-yeon] Wow!

[Mr. Kim] Stay put.

Okay.

Hey, strawberries!

[metal clinks]

-[screeches] -[groans]

Jesus! Careful.

You don't need to step on it so abruptly.

You just need to relax your foot and just tilt your ankle forward.

If you don't spill the coffee when you brake, then you're good.

Is it good?

[coffee splashes]

[Mr. Kim] Hey, you're a good driver. Wait, wait, wait.

Can you see well?

You should have a good view of the rear window. Yeah, that's it.

[clanks]

[wheezes]

[Seo-yeon] Dad?

Hey.

Hey, Dad?

[terrified scream]

-[Seo-yeon] No! -[glass shatters]

Dad!

Dad! No, Dad! No!

[terrified scream]

No, Dad!

[clatter]

Dad!

Dad!

Dad! Dad!

Dad!

No!

[moving instrumental music]

[lights clicking]

[dark music]

[sigh]

It's your fault for not picking up the phone.

[sobs]

Huh?

[Young-sook] Look at the mess you've made.

[sniffs, sobs]

[dark music]

SEO-YEON, ANSWER THE PHONE

[phone ringing]

What did you do?

Finally, you learned how to pick up.

Why is it so hard to get through, huh?

What the fuck did you do to my dad?

[Young-sook] I warned you not to disconnect the phone.

What?

Did you know?

Chickens still run around even after their heads are cut off.

[Young-sook] Your dad was kind of like that.

Fucking bitch! Fuck you.

[laughter]

Fuck you! I'm going to fucking kill you, you hear me?

I'll kill you just like you killed him!

[Young-sook] Hey!

How do you plan on doing that, huh?

You can't even come here.

Wait, no.

You're already here, aren't you?

With me.

I'll give you an hour.

Find out exactly how the police will arrest me.

[cranks]

Oh, right, yeah.

Now that I think about it, didn't I hear you say you hate your mom as well?

Fuck!

Fuck! Fuck!

-[aggressive yells] -[thumping]

[dramatic music]

SEO TAIJI 6TH ALBUM - ULTRAMANIA

[rock music plays]

[metal clanks]

ACCIDENTS ON DECEMBER 31, 1999

[splash]

SEO-YEON, ANSWER THE PHONE

["Ultramania" by Seo Taiji plays]

[engine revs]

[laughter]

SUNG-HO'S STRAWBERRIES

[exhale]

TWO FATALITIES

NOT ENOUGH TIME

GREENHOUSE GAS EXPLOSION

AROUND 5:00 PM

[compartment clonks open]

[lighter ignites]

[coughs]

[ominous music]

KEY EVIDENCE FOUND AT A JUNK STORE

[phone ringing]

[Young-sook] Did you find out?

It's the knife you threw away.

[Young-sook] My knife?

The police will find blood and your fingerprints all over it.

[rasps]

[Seo-yeon] According to the information I found, a junk collector took that knife.

21, Bowol-ri, Iseo-myeon, Hwasoon-gun.

[Young-sook] Hwasoon?

[Seo-yeon] The junk collector will arrive at 5:00 p.m.

Get there before the police find it.

[eerie music]

[ominous music]

[upbeat music]

[rasps]

[cigarette crackles]

DECEMBER 31

GAS EXPLOSION AT A GREENHOUSE IN HWASOON-GUN

5:00 PM ON DECEMBER 31, 1999

[air hissing]

-[clonks] -[dog barks]

[whimpers]

[clock ticking]

-[growling] -[whimpering]

[tongue clicks]

[blows raspberries]

[air hissing]

[zapping]

[whimpers]

[suspenseful music]

[loud explosion]

[wind howls]

-[phone ringing] -[gasp]

[phone ringing]

[sigh]

[light chuckle]

[dramatic music]

[phone ringing]

[ringing continues]

[Seo-yeon] Hello. I think…

Who is it?

[Seo-yeon] Dad…

I think my dad…

I think my dad is dead.

I'm so scared. Help me.

Seo-yeon, is that…

[Young-sook] It's me.

You almost had me there.

[sigh] I had no idea.

How did such a sweet kid…

grow up to be such a fucking bitch?

Hey.

Hey, Young-sook, are you…

[Young-sook] I wonder if you'll be able to hear this over the phone.

Tell me, okay?

[water boiling]

Oh Young-sook.

Just listen to me, all right? Please.

Fuck! Just listen to me, you bitch!

My mom told me that peach wood is good for warding off evil spirits.

Fuck, you bitch…

I think you're probably possessed by a lying spirit.

But she didn't even do anything wrong.

Hey, listen to me, please.

-[Seo-yeon] Oh Young-sook? -Okay, one.

Young-sook, listen, let's talk it out. I'll explain everything, okay?

Hey, damn it! Listen to me, you bitch…

-Two. -Please!

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, please.

-[Seo-yeon] I beg you, please. -Three.

-No! Don't do it! No! -[water sizzles]

-[screams] -[flesh squelches]

[Young-sook] Hey. You know what?

Guess who's coming right now.

[Eun-ae] Why don't you pick up your phone?

The realtor told me you went to that house.

Page me when you get this.

[sobs]

[ominous music]

[Young-sook] Listen, you lying devil.

Should I tell you something?

I'm sure you're dying to know.

I wondered whether I should…

tell you this or not.

But I think you should probably know.

You know how your dad died in a fire?

It wasn't your mom's fault.

Aha, aha, aha

You can eat all the good things at once

Get all the nutrients you need all at once

-[cranks] -[sizzles]

You don't even need the chopsticks

-Now, we'll turn on the gas. -[Eun-ae] Oh, you.

What did I tell you to do when you turn on the gas?

-[door opens] -Keep your face away.

-[door closes] -That's right. Great!

Let's turn it on.

Always be careful with fire!

Ha, ha, ha, ha, watch for gas

Ha, ha, ha, ha, watch for fire

Ha, ha, ha, ha, watch for gas

Ha, ha, ha, ha, watch for fire

[Young-sook] You know, I'm an expert in this field.

Are you a pathological liar?

I mean, I know you hated your mom, but…

Should I kill her for you?

[glass shatters]

[clanks open]

[clatters]

[paper rustles]

EVIDENCE FOUND AND REPORTED BY HWANG YOUNG-CHUL, MALE, AGE 76

What?

[gasps]

[clinks]

Hey, old man.

Why did you think you could take something that doesn't belong to you?

It might seem trivial, but it can change a person's life, you know.

[ink rasps]

[cop 2] Are you her mother?

Yeah, that is right.

MISSING: KIM SEO-YEON, REPORTED BY: MOTHER

LEFT THE STATION AT 7:38 P.M.

Okay. We got it all down.

Oh, is that all?

Are you not even going to search the house?

[cop 2] Ma'am, we need to work according to our protocols.

[mumbles]

Ma'am, can I show you something?

Did you just say the address was "4, Yeongcheon-ri, Bosung-eup"?

Uh-huh.

MISSING PERSONS REPORT 4, YEONGCHEON-RI, BOSUNG-EUP

[paper rasps]

[ink rasps]

[photo rasps]

[rumbles]

[haunting music]

[haunting music continues]

[woman 1] Listen, you might get killed.

Hello, I'm from the Bosung Police Station.

STARTED SEARCHING INDOORS

ACCOMPANIED BY THE MISSING CHILD'S MOTHER

USED A CORDLESS PHONE

[ominous music]

[woman 1] Hello?

The phone.

[clock dings]

[footsteps]

Three, two, one!

[Baek] What time did they leave?

I don't know.

Maybe around noon?

This is my daughter's.

[hurried footsteps]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[Eun-ae] Could we check upstairs too?

Go ahead.

-[panting] -[door opens]

Ma'am.

[dark music]

[gasp]

[rapid breathing]

I don't think they're here.

[groan]

Maybe I can try calling my husband.

Call him?

I'm sorry, but could we use your phone?

The phone?

[Baek] Yes.

It's broken. It's not working.

[beep]

It sounds fine.

She says it works. Let's lower the volume.

[ominous music]

[exhales]

USED A CORDLESS PHONE

[phone ringing]

Mom?

[Seo-yeon] Mom, get out of that house right now.

Oh Young-sook will kill you! Get out right now!

Hello? [sigh]

-Was it your husband? -No.

Some woman picked up.

-[pen clicks] -Who was it?

She kept calling me "Mom"…

and told me to run from this house.

What?

-[flesh pierces] -[gasps]

[blood spurts]

[body thuds]

-[gasp] -Give me the phone now.

[Young-sook] What's the matter with you?

Didn't you want your mom dead?

-[crackles] -[puffs]

[ominous music]

You don't have to tell me. I already know.

Because you and I are alike.

[phone ringing]

[both groaning]

[clatters]

[scream]

-[grunts] -[yells]

[thwacks]

[groaning]

You bitch!

[phone ringing]

-[flesh pierces] -[scream]

[glass shatters]

[nervous breathing]

[groaning]

[ominous music]

-[groaning] -[panting]

[door slams]

[hard thumping]

[gasp]

[Young-sook] Hey! Open the door! Open the fucking door!

[nervous breathing]

-[flesh squelches] -[screams]

[clanking]

[phone ringing]

I'm calling from 4, Yeongcheon-ri, Bosung-eup.

[Eun-ae] She's trying to get into this room, please.

Mom?

Are you okay, Mom?

[Eun-ae] She's holding a knife.

Mom, why are you still there?

Can you please help me?

[rapid breathing]

Mom.

You need to calm down.

Do you see anything in the room you can use as a weapon?

[Seo-yeon] Anything sharp or heavy enough to strike her?

I see a fire extinguisher.

[Seo-yeon] Hurry up and grab it.

-[hard knocking] -[shrieks]

Stay focused!

[Seo-yeon] Grab the fire extinguisher, now!

Remove the safety pin and wait.

Until she opens the door, then spray it at her face.

[wood cracks]

[Seo-yeon] Help me, please!

Help me!

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

[gasps]

Mom.

Mom.

Seo-yeon, it's all right.

It's okay. Your mom's here.

You're safe now.

-[gasps] -[shrieks]

[flesh pierces]

[ominous music]

Mom, please answer me.

Mom?

Mom!

Mom, answer me!

Can't you hear me?

Mom.

[aggressive breathing]

[Seo-yeon] Mom!

-[glass shatters] -[cement cracking]

[gasps]

-[rumbling] -[Eun-ae groaning]

[glass shatters]

[nervous breathing]

I'm sorry.

Mom, I'm…

I'm sorry about what I said.

[Seo-yeon] I'm sorry, Mom.

[doorknob clanks]

[ominous music]

[nervous breathing]

[wind howling]

[rapid breathing]

[river churning]

[Seo-yeon] Mom.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Do you know who used to live at 4, Yeongcheon-ri?

[cop 3] Hmm, 4, Yeongcheon-ri? I don't recall.

Okay, thanks.

[hopeful music]

FEBRUARY 24, 1965 - DECEMBER 11, 1999

[dramatic music]

[sobbing]

[woman 2] Oh, my.

Seo-yeon!

You don't answer the phone?

[Eun-ae] Gosh, do you know how many times I called you?

Jeez.

Seo-yeon.

[chuckles]

Gosh.

What are you crying for?

Hmm?

[giggles]

Oh, dear. Why are you dressed like this?

Goodness gracious.

I still have to feed you and dress you.

Isn't it chilly? You'll catch a cold dressed like this.

My goodness, your hands are cold.

What do I do with you?

[sigh]

If your dad saw you, he'd say you're still a baby.

[sniffs]

[light giggle]

PARK SHIN-HYE

[light music]

JUN JONG-SEO

[phone ringing]

[phone beeps]

[woman 1] Hello?

Is this Young-sook?

[Young-sook] Did you look into it?

[woman 1] Listen, you might get killed.

[Young-sook] What?

I'm going to get killed?

Seo-yeon's mom and a cop will be at your door soon.

What?

[gasps]

[Young-sook] I think they are here now.

KIM SUNG-RYOUNG

Keep the phone with you even if things don't work out.

It's the only way we can change things.

EL

[ominous music]

[ominous music continues]

[suspenseful music]

[electricity zapping]

[woman yelling, groaning]

[screams]

[yells]

[eerie music]

[shaman bells ringing]

[dark music]

DIRECTED BY LEE CHUNG-HYUN

ALL CHARACTERS, EVENTS, AND LOCATIONS DEPICTED IN THIS WORK ARE FICTITIOUS

ANY SIMILARITY TO ACTUAL PERSONS, EVENTS, AND LOCATIONS ARE PURELY COINCIDENTAL