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(Chimera)

(All characters, locations, religions,)

(and incidents of this drama are fictional.)

(Episode 15)

If you really are the Chimera from 35 years ago,

tell me something only the culprit knows.

May I have a piece of paper and a pen?

The Chimera's crimes,

in time sequence.

One more thing.

The culprit initially wanted to use oxygen for the first crime.

Why was it changed?

It was far too strong.

If they were to die without knowing it's their death,

it wouldn't be fair.

My child...

suffered from toxic gas and heat...

and died in pain.

Are you saying you had a child other than Detective Cha?

Did that child die in a fire?

Was the fire at your home an act of arson?

Who set your place on fire?

Oh Jong Geun.

Im Sang Wook.

Park In Sang.

Why would they?

They were your colleagues.

You're right.

They were.

Then those people...

shouldn't have done something like that to an innocent child.

If they truly were human,

they shouldn't have done that.

When the time came for them to die,

they begged for their lives.

They said the fire was an accident.

Why should I believe that?

Those people...

deserved to die.

So you killed them yourself?

Why didn't you go to the police?

How could I trust them?

They never revealed a pinch of truth.

Do you not regret making that decision?

Regret?

Not at all.

Instead,

I gained peace.

Cha Eun Soo.

Why is she trying to stop Ryu Sung Hee?

She can only gain true peace once her revenge is complete.

There's something...

I must protect.

My innocent child.

I cannot let him get hurt.

So please stop it.

It's not over yet.

Chimera will never give up.

What will they not give up on?

The last...

remaining target.

The person who ordered the arson.

The fool who hid behind Professor Park In Sang...

and saved his life.

Seo Hyun Tae.

My innocent child.

I cannot let him get hurt.

So please stop it.

It's not over yet.

Chimera will never give up.

What do you think?

It's hard to accept or understand,

but the facts line up.

Then the suspect who died 35 years ago...

Was he framed?

My gosh.

This will be a huge problem.

If word gets out that Chimera's a cop's relative.

That's not the biggest issue.

What about Jae Hwan?

This is crazy.

Doesn't he know already?

No way. As if.

They live together.

It would be weird if he didn't know.

What are you implying?

That's just nonsense.

Why is it nonsense?

Isn't it common sense?

What?

Don't go too far.

Hi.

Chimera is back.

(Uni Channel, Valkyrie)

Yesterday, at a hospital in Seoul,

there was an explosion.

The victim was a police chief.

A Chimera lighter was found at the scene.

Is the serial killer Chimera back on the prowl?

With us is Kim Hyo Kyung,

a reporter who has been following Chimera for a long time.

Hello.

Hello, I'm Kim Hyo Kyung.

At the scene of Chief Bae's accident,

a Chimera lighter was found.

His body is at our funeral parlor.

Tell his family...

that we will take care of the funeral.

Yes, sir.

What about Lee Joong Yeop?

His surgery went well.

He's still unconscious but is recovering.

(New message)

(Urgent, please check.)

(Internet channel Valkyrie.)

(Kim Hyo Kyung is talking about Chimera.)

Sir. A live internet broadcast...

is hosting Kim Hyo Kyung. You should take a look.

Who?

Her father is Kim Hyung Gook, the Chimera suspect's lawyer.

Chimera suspect "A" escaped...

while he was getting transferred to the prosecution.

You know that, right?

Yes, I believe that fugitive was shot...

while he was on the run.

The problem is that "A" was a key suspect in the Chimera Case.

But yesterday's explosion...

provided him with an alibi.

Does that mean the real suspect is yet to be identified?

Then who shot the fugitive, "A"?

That's not the only question we must ask.

There's reason to believe...

the prosecution had a hand in making "A" look guilty.

The prosecution?

It looks like they tried to cover up something from the past,

and in the process, they tried to kill "A".

What is it that the prosecution wants to hide?

In 1984, "B" who was the Chimera suspect back then...

died while in police custody.

Didn't that suspect kill himself?

There's a possibility it wasn't suicide...

but accidental death due to torture.

Gosh...

The Public Security prosecutor who handled the case then...

was Lee Min Ki.

That man is currently...

Head of the Legislation-Judiciary Committee.

If this is true, it could cause a huge ripple.

In our next broadcast,

we'll touch on the shocking fact that...

the 35-year-old Chimera Case connects to a huge company.

Valkyrie will be...

the first to report this exclusive story.

I can't wait to hear about that.

We'll come back with more shocking facts.

Don't forget to like and subscribe.

That was Valkyrie.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

(Uni's Channel, Valkyrie)

Chimera.

The detonator was rigged to react to sound.

It blew up when it detected the engine.

What was the explosive made of?

Black powder.

Gunpowder used in firearms?

Yes.

It was attached to the car's undercarriage.

This thing here is a magnet.

It was taped to the explosive.

It wouldn't have taken much time to make.

Not really.

It takes time to fill a car with oxygen,

but this, you can just stick and go.

The killer likely didn't have much time on the scene.

They didn't have much time. It was brief.

Brief.

(Agent Hathaway)

Oh, right.

The results are back on the shell casing.

The one found where Lee Joong Yeop was shot.

(Analysis Report)

Was it found at the scene?

Yes. But it's not from an officer's 38-caliber revolver.

It's a 9mm.

Gun Young.

According to the casing, Lee Joong Yeop was shot by a 9mm.

It's likely from the black market.

Look into it for me.

Jae Hwan.

Agent Hathaway.

The explosive used in yesterday's explosion...

was black powder.

Black powder is...

Jae Hwan.

Let me tell him.

What?

Tell me what?

What is it?

When the time came for them to die,

they begged for their lives.

They said the fire was an accident.

Why should I believe that?

Those people deserved to die.

So you killed them yourself?

Why didn't you go to the police?

How could I trust them?

They never revealed a pinch of truth.

Nothing is clear just yet.

Now that you know, we can...

Where is she?

Stop joking around. Gun Young, where's my mom?

Detective Cha. Listen to me for a second.

Sure. Hold on.

Hey, Lee Gun Young.

If Agent Hathaway was unaware of it, you should've explained it to her.

My mom is a patient.

She goes in and out of sanity.

Stop talking nonsense.

Agent Hathaway, how could you get fooled by a dementia patient?

My mom is driving me crazy.

I'm sorry about this.

For adding confusion to the investigation.

I've been obsessing over the Chimera Case,

so my mom...

Hey, Lee Gun Young. Where is my mom?

You punk. Answer me.

Tell me.

Cha Jae Hwan.

She's under supervision right now.

We put her in a trustworthy facility.

Who said you could do that?

I never gave my consent.

Who are you to put her under supervision?

She wanted it.

Stop with your nonsense.

Bring her back to me.

Bring her right back in front of me.

Have you all lost it?

Have you gone crazy?

What's up with you guys? Han Chul.

Pil Sung.

You all know her. Agent Hathaway, say something.

My mom...

has been selling gimbap for 30 years in Naeyu Market.

Everyone in the market knows her!

How could someone like her...

That doesn't make any sense!

Do you really think...

it doesn't make sense?

You know her best.

Think about it. Is there consistency...

or not?

Forget it.

Forget all of it.

I'm going to take my mom home. Where is she?

Where is she right now?

You can't tell me?

Okay. Then I'll look for her myself.

Take him to her.

Okay.

She's here.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

The patient is refusing to see any visitors.

What do you mean?

She doesn't want to meet anyone.

I told you I was her son.

Did you tell her that her son was here?

Of course.

Why don't you leave a number with us and go home today?

Forcing her to meet you won't help her at all.

Thank you.

Upon analysis, it has been revealed that the explosive was black powder.

It's a combination of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal.

Potassium nitrate? Isn't that fertilizer?

Yes. They also sell it as an experimental reagent,

but a lot of minors have been purchasing it,

so it has been taken off the market.

- Minors? - Yes.

You can find anything on the Internet these days.

Even how to make gunpowder.

Goodness. Kids these days are scary.

This is on the list of hazardous materials, so there's a record.

I pulled up a list of recent purchasers...

from agricultural material distributors.

What is this?

It's all over the country.

When will we get done looking into all of this?

Reduce the list to the people in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.

Places that don't purchase it regularly. It'll be a new client.

What about the parking lot CCTV?

They must've known where the cameras were,

so there are no clear images of the perp's face.

They're over 170cm tall and is quite thin.

Seeing as to how their movements are quick,

they are suspected to be in their early 20s to late 30s.

Let's reduce the range.

If we have a suspect, we can use forensic gait analysis.

Cha Jae Hwan.

Let's talk for a second.

(Leaking of footage forbidden)

Why don't you take a break?

What?

I'll reduce your workload at the headquarters,

so assist the local precincts and go home on time.

Are you telling me to get off the case?

I know you worked hard.

And I also know that you were more sincere than anyone else.

So why should I...

In a sensitive time like this, we can't carry rumors with us too.

Do you believe in something a patient said?

Are you going to put pressure on your colleagues too?

Pressure?

Does my presence...

burden our team?

We'll catch...

Chimera no matter what. We will do that.

You should let go now.

Captain Ko.

Are you sure you won't regret it?

Is there anyone who got as close to him as me?

No. Nobody.

Captain Han...

and Chief Bae both died in front of my eyes.

One minute?

No. If I only I was 30 seconds faster...

That punk even impersonated me.

He knows exactly what's going on internally here.

He was in a rush in the parking garage,

so he didn't have the leisure to cover up his tracks.

We're almost there. I swear we are.

We're almost there.

Do you know why gambling addicts...

can't stop gambling?

By a hair.

They think they can hit the jackpot by overcoming that.

But what happens when they get obsessed with that?

They go crazy.

Hey.

Look in the mirror.

See what your eyes look like right now.

(Joongsan Police Station)

(October 3, Parking Lot, October 4, Street)

May I come in for a second?

Sure, of course.

How long have you been here?

Well, for a while.

Do you want to blow off steam?

He even impersonated me...

and sent a text message to Chief Bae.

He became so desperate to kill him...

that he avoided tight security and called him to the hospital.

Who else knows that Lee Joong Yeop was...

getting surgery at that hospital?

Me, Ms. Kim, and...

before he went into the OR,

I called you and Captain Ko.

Then Captain Ko probably shared it with our team.

If someone impersonated you,

it means this is somebody who knew...

you were here with Lee Joong Yeop.

He's someone who's very close to us.

Very close.

Eugene.

What do you think about what my mom said?

She seemed rather incoherent,

but she told me some facts that only the culprit would know.

Detective Cha.

I'm sorry.

But this time, I'm not doing this for fun or out of curiosity.

I believe this is the right decision for you and your mother.

I visited Hanmyung University today.

I received a photo of Ryu Sung Hee.

Do you want to see it?

I've seen this photo too.

But no. It's not her.

She can't be my mom.

Ms. Ryu was written off as dead in March of 1984.

And your mother received...

a new resident registration number in November of 1984.

That's...

because her registration was omitted.

She registered again during the reporting period.

Back then, things like that happened from time to time.

In order to do that, she must pass a background check with the police.

How did she pass that?

Her fingerprints had to be the same as Ryu Sung Hee.

Maybe Mr. Han Ju Seok helped her.

You said your mother lost her memories...

due to an accident from 35 years ago.

She may not have known,

but Mr. Han must've known...

all about Ryu Sung Hee.

And I'm sure...

he would've tried to protect Cha Eun Soo.

I don't want to believe this.

It's hardly believable.

But what if...

everything is a fact we must accept?

What if we must live with this?

Are you aware of the Chimera Case?

- What? - The Chimera Case.

The serial arson case in Macheon, Gyeonggi Province.

Eun Soo.

This is what I think.

"How would it feel to live in a place like that?"

Before I die, even if it's just for a day...

- Isn't that a lighter? - My gosh.

If what you just said was true,

it means Captain Han knew everything.

Including the fact that Lee Sang Woo wasn't the culprit.

Also,

if this is really true,

it means both Captain Han and my mom aren't...

whom I know them to be.

What do I have to do?

Who can I trust now?

She wouldn't eat anything,

and she has trouble recognizing people.

You should wait and see her...

while she can still recognize her family.

Thank you.

(Cha Eun Soo)

Mom!

Mom?

Mom.

I brought your underwear and some tops.

You always catch a cold.

You're here because you didn't want to be a burden to me, right?

Did you think I wouldn't know?

Once this case is closed,

I'll take a long vacation. Let's go traveling.

And...

I'll do everything.

I can handle everything.

Many families don't hire carers.

I'm sure I can figure out what to do.

Did you eat?

I heard you didn't eat much.

Is the food not to your taste?

Shall I get you something?

Do you want sushi?

You like sushi.

You barely eat.

My gosh.

Why are your feet...

Why didn't you wear any socks?

Your feet are freezing.

Don't mind.

Mom.

Do you know who I am?

I'd have prepared something if I knew you'd come.

Why are you here?

Did you think I wouldn't know to the end?

What you did to me?

Mom.

It's me, your son. I'm Cha Jae Hwan.

Professor Park told me everything.

It was you, wasn't it?

You called the shots.

Didn't you?

Mom.

You're not even human.

- I won't forgive you! - Mom.

You gave the order, Seo Hyun Tae.

- You killed my baby. - Mom!

I won't forgive you! Die!

- Die! Die, Seo Hyun Tae! - Stop it!

- Die! Just die! - Mom.

- Die! - Stop it.

- Bring my baby back! - Stop it!

- Bring my baby back! - That's enough!

- Bring my baby back! - It's okay.

- Da Som, my baby! - That's enough!

- No. - Da Som!

Stop it!

That's enough.

(Lee Joong Yeop, 41, Male)

I have bad news...

and good news.

The bad news is that...

Chimera is back.

The good news is that...

we found Ryu Sung Hee.

The Chimera from 35 years ago that you searched everywhere for...

was Ryu Sung Hee.

And...

she's my mother.

Why won't you respond?

What were you...

trying to say back then?

Right before you were shot.

You wanted to tell me something.

Why did you give me that look?

Out of pity?

Or...

both my mom and I...

Will you say something?

Why can't I see him?

I'm family.

Even if you are, you can't see him.

He almost died.

Why can't you let family in to see him?

(Lee Joong Yeop)

Hello.

Let me...

just see his face.

Do you...

hear me?

What are you dreaming about?

It must be a nice dream.

The person who tried to kill you.

I won't forgive them.

I will end it.

I promise.

Sleep well.

When you wake up,

things will be very different.

Dear brother.

Hi, Gun Young.

Why are you so hard to reach?

The gun used to shoot Lee Joong Yeop.

Guns for the Japanese Yakuza are smuggled through Korea,

and some of them get left behind.

Do you remember Mr. Jin from Youngpo?

Yes, Youngpo in Chinatown.

We went as backup last year.

Yes. The guys there said that...

Mr. Jin carried around a German gun...

and bragged about it.

But last year when Mr. Jin's place was searched,

they said all of their weapons were seized.

Seized? We didn't seize anything.

I know. Even the guys at the Youngpo Police Station said...

they didn't see any guns.

The people who went as backup...

were you, me, Han Chul, and Pil Sung.

It was the four of us.

Hello?

Oh, my gosh!

- What are you doing there? - What?

Oh, it's nothing.

What is up with him?

Sir. Please save me.

I did everything for you.

Did I ask you to do something for me?

Sir.

Do you and I know each other?

All I did was buy the guy who brought Seung Kwan's car a drink.

But what?

If I get caught with this, my life will be over.

Please help me just this once.

You told me that...

Lee Joong Yeop needed to die...

before he got arrested.

You said that as you poured me a drink.

What kind of nonsense are you talking about?

Chairman Seo. Why are you doing this?

How could I arbitrarily make the decision to shoot someone?

I did it because you told me to.

Who told you to do that?

You are one problematic person!

Sir. Please help me.

(Chairman Seo Hyun Tae)

Please help me.

(Recording)

My goodness.

Sir. That's not it! That wasn't my intent!

I can't believe I trusted someone like him to get things done.

- Drag him out of here! - Chairman Seo!

Please help me! Please, Chairman Seo!

Are you going to visit...

Seung Kwan's grave?

Those parasitic reporters are all camping out for a scoop.

I don't want to give them anything to write about.

His wife will be sad.

I sent condolence flowers.

I guess 40 years of friendship is meaningless.

We couldn't even be at his funeral.

This isn't the time to talk about friendship.

I might lose my position as Head of the Legislation-Judiciary Committee.

Reporters are sprawled out in front of my house, so I can't leave.

Hey. I went to turn on the engine of my car,

and it was terrifying.

How can anyone live like this?

If it wasn't Lee Joong Yeop,

who is the culprit?

Are you...

the one who ordered someone to shoot him?

Why are you overreacting?

Guns are easy to trace.

It's obvious. Especially in Korea.

What are you going to do now?

I guess I was scared.

His next target...

is me.

That night,

do you remember how it rained a lot?

The night when Lee Sang Woo died.

August 8, 1984.

What is wrong with him?

What's going on?

He's not breathing.

Lee Sang Woo!

Darn it! Hey. He looks like he's dead!

Did you do this? Did you?

Come to your senses!

Darn it!

He began breathing again,

but he didn't regain consciousness.

So you couldn't take him to the hospital...

since word would get out that you tortured him.

What...

are you talking about?

I was on my knees for three hours...

in front of your house that night.

Your father was an incredible person.

He made me jump through so many hoops...

before he accepted me as family.

Or maybe...

he didn't want me to become his future son-in-law.

Then...

I went there to have a drink with you at that hour.

But I was told that you, who always worked all night,

had gone home for the night already.

I should've gone straight home that night.

So I don't know why I did that.

Why did I feel compelled to see him before I went home?

But...

he looked at me and smiled.

He stared straight at me...

It was you, wasn't it?

You killed them.

You did it.

He smiled.

He looked at me and smirked.

That punk...

Did you...

Are you saying...

Did you do it, Hyun Tae?

Confess.

Say it!

Say that you did it!

Just admit that you did all of it!

It was you. Why did you kill them?

Why did you kill them, you punk?

It was you. You killed them.

Why did you do it? Why did you kill them?

Confess. Hurry up.

Hurry up and admit it, you punk!

They...

probably believed Lee Sang Woo died...

without regaining consciousness.

But Chimera knows...

that I killed Lee Sang Woo.

Seung Kwan...

probably thought he killed Lee until the moment he died.

After Seung Kwan,

it's me.

(Agent Hathaway)

Can you watch a live broadcast on the web now?

It's Ms. Kim's show,

and it's called Uni's Valkyrie.

They're talking about the Chimera from 35 years ago.

During our last episode, you said you'd share an in-depth insight...

on the relationship between the Chimera Case...

and a global corporation, Seoryun Group, Ms. Kim.

Yes, I did.

A big corporation and a serial killer.

They don't really seem to add up.

The relationship between Seoryun and Chimera...

goes back 35 years, to the year 1984.

The current chairman of the group, Seo Hyun Tae,

was a director of a chemical company named Taesam Chemicals.

Right before Taesam's merger with Seoryun Group,

they were creating a new substance called TH-5 with Hanmyung...

(Uni Channel, Valkyrie)

(Press "Yes" to reconnect.)

(The Relationship Between Chimera and Seoryun Group)

(Guidelines for Hazardous Chemicals, Ministry of Defense TV)

(Guidelines for Hazardous Chemicals, Ministry of Defense TV)

(MOD Promotion: Safety in the Digital Generation 101)

(Safety Management of the MOD Central Research Lab)

(Counter-terrorism Training: Chemical Warfare, Can You Avoid It?)

(Counter-terrorism Training: Chemical Warfare, Can You Avoid It?)

(Guidelines for Hazardous Chemicals, Ministry of Defense TV)

(Guidelines for Hazardous Chemicals, Ministry of Defense TV)

(Caution)

(This video was produced for MOD, educational purposes only.)

(Commercial use is prohibited.)

Hello, I'm your safety officer, Kim Hyo Kyung.

You're all aware of the cases of human casualties...

due to leaks of toxic gases such as hydrofluoric acid...

or fires caused by fuel explosions?

Even though we deal with various hazardous substances,

we often do not realize the dangers they pose.

Today, let's take a look at the dangers of chemicals...

which are commonly used in our daily life.

Chemical hazards include explosion, flammability, oxidation,

corrosion, polarization, toxication, and irritation.

Today's topic is potassium nitrate, an explosive substance.

(Produced by: Hanter Production, Ministry of Defense TV)

When you grind coal in a mortar,

you'll end up with this black powder.

In this black powder,

let's add potassium nitrate, also known as a root remover,

along with sulfur.

When the wick burns out...

(The Relationship Between Chimera and Seoryun Group)

(Safety Management of the MOD Central Research Lab)

Today, let's learn about how magnesium explodes.

Magnesium is a Class Two hazardous material.

When magnesium mixed with nitric acid...

reacts with water, it explodes.

There have been cases of explosions in magnesium plants,

and in the case of a fire caused by such metal substances,

you must put them out by using sand or wet towels.

Let me show you.

I'm adding magnesium...

(Magnesium)

and nitric acid.

Let's see how it reacts...

when you add water.

(Water, Magnesium)

Today, let's discuss handling white phosphorus.

Recently, a rumor became an issue, that white phosphorus smoke bombs...

were used to subdue protests in a country overseas.

When white phosphorus meets oxygen, phosphorus pentoxide is generated.

The smoke generated from that blocks one's view.

This is the principle behind white phosphorus smoke grenades.

(Produced by: Hanter Production)

Hanter Production.

It's a small production that creates current affairs and cultural shows.

They were also the outsourcers of Ministry of Defense TV,

and they continued to work together until 2012.

The videos were usually for in-house education.

How long did Kim Hyo Kyung work there?

Until 2012, for 3 years.

She was a director.

When did she join UBS Newsroom?

Through special employment in 2013 as a science specialist.

Science specialist?

Yes.

Oh, Ms. Kim graduated from a science high school.

She competed in the International Olympiad...

with her chemical club,

and she majored in Chemistry in college too.

I'll give you her number. I need you to track her location.

(Police)

- What's going on? - I think there's a gas leak...

from the kitchen on the first floor.

Could you give us a hand? We're in need of help.

Ms. Cha Eun Soo.

Ms. Cha Eun Soo?

Ms. Ryu Sung Hee.

Chimera suspect "A" escaped...

while he was getting transferred to the prosecution.

You know that, right?

Yes, I believe that fugitive was shot...

while he was on the run.

The problem is that "A" was a key suspect in the Chimera Case.

But yesterday's explosion provided him with an alibi.

Does that mean the real suspect is yet to be identified?

Then who shot the fugitive, "A"?

(But the day of the Lord will come as a thief,)

(in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise...)

(But the day of the Lord will come as a thief,)

(in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,)

(and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat,)

(and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.)

Confess!

Tell me, you punk!

Why did you do it?

You...

Sorry.

(Attorney ID, Kim Hyung Gook)

You shouldn't be up already.

- Thanks for coming. - Sure.

Are you all right?

How do you feel?

I'm fine.

I brought a change of clothes.

As long as there's no infection,

you can go home soon.

You were lucky.

By the way, the charges against you were dropped too.

There was another incident.

I shouldn't say this,

but it's such a relief.

Another person died, then.

You shouldn't worry about that now.

Mr. Kim.

Yes?

Who is Kim Hyo Kyung?

Who is she?

Hello.

I wanted to see you, Chimera.

It feels odd to actually face you.

I had all sorts of ideas before I got here.

Should I just kill you?

Or should I let you live but in purgatory?

You took my family away from me.

Wouldn't it be fair only if you feel the same?

(Lee Gun Young)

Hi, Gun Young.

Kim Hyo Kyung's at the care home.

What care home?

The one your mother's at.

The only one whom you love.

Shall I kill him?

(Chimera)

Have you met the devil?

Your reply might be enough to stop me.

We must stop Hyo Kyung.

Rather than die a dog's death on the run,

die fighting like a tiger.

Was what Hyo Kyung did simply a cruel crime?

How come everyone is just the same?

Did you do it?

Do you think the likes of you can kill me?

Give it a go.

Now the choice is yours.

Choose your fate.