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[sirens wailing]

The First Responders Season 2

[♪ thrilling rock music playing]

The First Responders Season 2

The characters, places, organizations, and events in this drama are fictitious

Child actors were filmed in safe situations

Scenes involving animals were staged

and filmed in compliance with applicable animal welfare guidelines

The recording is done.

Tell them not to move until I give the signal.

Yes, sir.

They said don't move.

The moment they intercept the signal,

the blackmailers might notice it on their screens.

That's the most dangerous moment.

Three,

two,

- one. - [beeps]

[♪ thrilling rock music playing]

Now that the looping has started, they can ignore the CCTV.

Got it.

[cell phone buzzes]

We can ignore the CCTV.

[Kang Doha] Can you give me my phone?

This is Woo Samsoon. Put my kid on the phone.

[breathes heavily]

Sunju! Yes.

You're still at the daycare, right?

[Sunju] I am.

- [Samsoon] Suna is with you, right? - [Sunju] Yes, I'm with her.

Right. Stay there with the police officer.

Play with your teacher and friends

until I come pick you up.

Okay.

- [sighs in relief] - [Kang Doha] Yes, this is Kang Doha

from the autopsy room.

Thank you.

[Kang Doha] We've detected a potential threat

from a bomb inside the autopsy room.

The entire CCTV feed is under surveillance.

Please discreetly and calmly guide everyone out of the building.

Both the fire and police crew have been informed.

Please coordinate with them for further steps and directions.

[cell phones buzz, chime]

Evacuation instructions message

- [♪ thrilling music playing] - [cell phone chimes]

[cell phones chiming]

[inaudible dialogue]

All autopsy area personnel, calmly walk to the exit as if transitioning for lunch

[Kisoo] Detective Jin.

Open this door.

We've arrived at the autopsy room.

- Go ahead and open the door. - Yes, ma'am.

Should I break the glass?

No. They can't exit through there.

Hand me the spray.

[spray can rattling]

[Kisoo breathes heavily]

Let's cut it and spread it just enough for them to slip out.

Okay.

- Hand me the power cutter. - Okay.

[power cutter whirs]

[power cutter whirring]

[♪ thrilling rock music continues playing]

CODE Green: Emergency evacuation order

[muffled clamoring]

[clamoring continues]

- [bailiff] All rise. - [clamoring stops]

Judge

We are now commencing the trial

for criminal case 32465 of the year 2022

in the 48th Criminal Division.

Defendant Gong Youngdoo, please come forward.

- [attendee 1] Goodness. - [attendee 2] Boss.

[attendee 3] That bastard. You're trying to get away with it, aren't you?

- [attendee 4] That darned bastard! - [indistinct chatter]

[attendee 5] Release our boss!

[attendee 6] That murderer.

[attendee 7] Don't worry about money.

[♪ intense music playing]

[Hongjun] This case involves the events of the unfortunate passing

of victim Cheon Taejin, who was dining with defendant Gong Youngdoo

at a Chinese restaurant

located in Myeongdo-dong, Taewon-gu, on October 4.

Appraisal results Enclosed

[Pil] We've arrived at Detective Ha's house.

- We'll go inside. - [tires screech]

[♪ intense music continues playing]

[dog barking]

Min, draw the curtains.

What?

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

- Flash the light over here. - [detective] Okay.

Taewon-gu, Muyeong-dong jurisdiction map

Boss deceased

Illegal loans, serving time

[Pil] Over here.

[♪ ominous music playing]

It's blood.

[sighs deeply]

[thwacks]

[clicks]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[exhales shakily]

- [Samsoon] Be careful. - [power cutter whirring]

[♪ tense music playing]

Detective Jin, you're going to get hurt. Move aside.

We're running out of time. Hurry.

[sighs]

[power cutter whirring]

[grunts]

Is everyone okay? Come out this way.

Kisoo, come in and cut the handcuffs. Ms. Woo, go and get the kids.

I need to investigate. I can't go just yet.

I won't let these scumbags get away.

[Samsoon breathes heavily]

Send me Detective Ha's home address!

[Kisoo] Give me the grinder.

Looks like you got hurt.

[Kisoo] Watch your wrist. I'm cutting it.

[power cutter whirring]

- [Jihoon] Come out slowly. - [Samsoon] Okay.

[grunts]

[sighs] That's better.

Those are expensive handcuffs. Let's get going.

If you go to the main building, the director will be waiting.

Please report the situation.

Aren't you going to do it yourself?

- I have to take care of something. - What? What is it?

Hey, let me do my work.

[♪ foreboding music playing]

You're not thinking of defusing that bomb, are you?

Look.

Do you know how many criminals will get away with their misdeeds

if all the DNA evidence and materials from countless crimes stored here

go up in smoke?

My nasty temper won't allow that to happen.

- [mutters] - You go first. I'll stay here with him.

- What are you saying? - Don't waste your time here.

Go and catch the culprit.

And make sure to head home after.

[♪ thrilling music playing]

I'll see you after work.

- [Kisoo] Will you be okay? - [Seol] You go first.

[Hogae] I'll be going.

Let's go, Kisoo.

[camera shutter clicks]

[Youngsoo] This is Mr. Ha Joongsik?

Are we sure about this?

Hey, let's step aside.

[Youngsoo breathes heavily]

It's been a while since we lost contact, so we were also getting worried.

If you couldn't reach him, you should have tried to find him.

He went undercover.

It was a highly-classified operation known only to a few here.

So that's why his details were kept confidential.

But what kind of undercover operation was it?

There's a gang called the Beomdongyeong faction.

They consolidated illegal gambling and loan shark operations

around the Taewon, Dongyeong, and Seongjung areas two years ago.

They're a massive and meticulous organization

even involved in laundering money for the political circle.

But the strange thing about these guys

is that the top three members, from Number One to Number Three,

have completely blank information.

[Mr. Baek] A newly-formed gang with no known lineage.

Ha Joongsik, the undercover detective,

was assigned to identify the three top members.

[Mr. Baek sighs]

Wait, they managed to consolidate loan sharking on Taewon's side too?

Yes.

I know a guy in the Taewon loan sharking circle.

Ms. Woo is coming soon, so conduct a thorough on-site inspection.

[Pil] Yes, sir.

Be careful.

[Mr. Baek] Detective Ha seems to have been killed

while investigating the leading trio of the Beomdongyeong faction.

I'll dig into it a bit more.

[Hogae] Sir, keep a low profile and move as quietly as possible.

They can't find out that we made it out.

Also, Prosecutor Park Hongjun is currently on trial

for the Chinese restaurant murder case.

Find out which courtroom they're in.

[Mr. Baek] Got it.

[lawyer] Can you tell us about the day of the incident?

He suddenly collapsed around the time we were done eating.

I was taken aback,

so I followed what I'd seen on TV and performed CPR.

- CPR? - He performed CPR?

- But he wasn't breathing. - [attendees murmuring]

[lawyer] We also have testimony

from the Chinese restaurant staff at the scene.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

- [restaurant staff] Boss! - Boss!

[chair scrapes]

[gangster sighs deeply]

What brings you to my humble abode?

You put on such a dramatic performance

to nab me, didn't you?

I went very easy on you.

You must've come here for a reason.

And yet you came empty-handed?

- Stop smirking, you bastard. - [♪ intense music playing]

My guys' lives are on the line here.

Want to see if you can survive being chewed up by Polar Bear?

All right.

I was just joking.

[Seol] What are you doing?

Pass me that water bottle.

I'll pay back what I owe you.

Is it red or blue again?

No.

It's a bit risky this time, so I'm going to use a different approach.

[♪ tense music playing]

- Are you okay? - [inhales sharply]

Gosh, why does this keep happening?

[inhales sharply]

My nose has been running, and now I'm getting a nosebleed.

How did you hurt your head earlier?

[Kang Doha] I bumped it slightly due to the explosion.

Hold on a moment.

[Seol] It's not just a runny nose. The fluid is too thin.

It could be cerebrospinal fluid.

It means there might be cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.

[sniffs] What's that?

It's when the protective fluid around the brain leaks.

You need to go to the hospital.

Give me 20 minutes.

No, 10 minutes, and we'll head to the hospital.

Can you help me?

There's a wireless signal receiver inside his left thigh.

Could you make an incision to expose it?

[gangster] All right, I'll explain the lineage.

The top three leaders of the Beomdongyeong faction.

Their real names are unknown.

Number One is the Chairman,

and the rest are simply referred to as Number Two and Three.

[gangster] Number One is dead. [inhales deeply]

Now...

we're left with Numbers Two and Three.

[exhales deeply]

These greedy guys fought for control of the organization.

One of them killed the top boss.

[scornful chuckle]

Those power-hungry rats love a good succession fight.

- [chuckles] - But since their faces are unknown,

the police didn't realize the dead guy was the gang leader

and he was classified as an ordinary victim.

And Number Two got pinned as the murderer and got arrested.

That worked out nicely.

[gangster] No, it didn't.

Number Two hired a lawyer and claims he's innocent.

The gang is watching the trial closely.

There was a gang fight at the junkyard not long ago.

Number Two's guys

were up against Number Three's crew.

[Mr. Baek] Detective Ha Joongsik was investigating Number One's death.

My boss is innocent!

Innocent? After killing someone?

[both grunting]

[Mr. Baek] One of them definitely did it.

So we don't know...

which one yet.

[gangster] What's for sure is...

That the killer goes to prison,

and the survivor takes the throne?

He was like a father to me.

[Youngdoo] We just had a meal together.

These people here have heard my story

and come to support me.

The prosecutor is after an innocent man!

[attendee] Just being at the scene doesn't make us all murderers!

[attendees] Resign!

Resign!

[attendees clamoring]

[judge] We have a witness statement requested by the prosecution.

We'll go into recess,

and once the witness testimony is complete,

we'll proceed with the verdict.

[bailiff] All rise.

[♪ tense music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

Appraisal results Enclosed

[Mr. Baek] The dead guy was the Beomdongyeong faction leader,

and the guy in the defendant's seat is Number Two.

That's right. They wouldn't do this to get an ordinary guy out.

[Mr. Baek] If Number Two gets convicted and sent to prison,

his life will be done.

They won't let a traitor off the hook.

He'll fight tooth and nail to be found not guilty.

But there's one more variable.

If Number Two goes to prison, Number Three will become chairman.

[Hogae] If Ms. Yun gives false testimony, they'll try to silence her.

[Mr. Baek] Silence her?

Are you saying they're going to kill her too?

[Samsoon] These darn bastards. They ate their food with such ferocity.

- [camera shutter clicks] - Every contact leaves traces immediately.

[clears throat] Are you okay, Ms. Woo?

[Samsoon] Don't hold me back today.

I'm going to catch these bastards.

They ate the same thing for days.

I'm sure they must've let their guard down and messed up.

All we need is the name of that Chinese restaurant.

[angry breathing]

What?

[♪ tense music playing]

Is the child sleeping well?

Yes, the child is sleeping soundly.

She doesn't know yet, so it's fine.

- Report back. - Yes, ma'am.

[scoffs]

[line rings]

It's not like you'd be running laps in the autopsy room.

[blackmailer] Where are you going in such a hurry?

You're now facing an additional charge of murdering a detective.

You didn't think I'd find out, did you?

Detectives are just like any other people at the time of death.

[chuckles]

Even Ha Joongsik begged for his life,

saying he had a daughter.

He pleaded so desperately.

- You bastards. - [blackmailer giggles over phone]

Hey.

- [blackmailer laughs over phone] - We'll meet soon.

They found out about the CCTV. Get out.

We're almost there. Just a little longer.

[Kang Doha] Only expose the circuit board.

Don't touch the wires.

Okay.

I still have the skills of a physician assistant.

Physician Assistant: A nurse who assists in surgeries in the operating room

What could be used as forceps?

[♪ tense music playing]

Got it. Now what do we do?

We'll create an EMP generator.

It emits a powerful electromagnetic pulse that fries electronic circuits.

It should be able to fry a circuit board of that size.

If the board gets damaged, it won't receive signals.

[Hongjun] I request Yun Hong from the NFS,

the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy,

as a witness.

Ms. Yun?

[♪ tense music playing]

Defendant

"I solemnly swear that I will tell the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth, and agree to receive punishment

in accordance with perjury should there be any falsehood."

Please explain the autopsy procedure for the victim.

There were no notable external injuries on the victim's body.

[Hong] So I thoroughly examined the heart and the brain

and considered the possibility of sudden death

caused by heart or brain hemorrhage.

[Hong] No anomalies in the heart.

[Hong] However, there were no significant abnormalities

in either the heart or the brain that could have caused sudden death.

In fact, a potential clue for the cause of death

came from another area.

During the autopsy, I found red microfibers

in the victim's oral and nasal cavities.

Since the oral and nasal cavities are essential for human respiration,

any foreign substance found there must be traced back to its source.

[Hong] As a result, a secondary on-site inspection was conducted

under the direction of the NFS,

where we discovered a cushion comprised of similar-colored fibers.

[Hong] A comparative analysis

of these two fibers was performed at the NFS's Trace Research Lab,

and the results came out around 11:50 a.m. today.

If these two fibers match,

it cannot be ruled out that the defendant induced the victim's suffocation

by covering their nose and mouth with the cushion,

resulting in asphyxia by airway obstruction.

- How dare you! - [pants]

You lived long enough. Darn it.

[♪ tense music playing]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[whirs]

- Okay. - [cell phone buzzes]

Hey. I just need to press a button. Hold the line. I'll give you a signal.

[♪ thrilling music playing]

Let's shoot it.

[Kang Doha] Shoot.

[clicking]

Darn it.

I think the battery died.

- Look for a battery. - A battery.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[blackmailer] Now, get rid of the earphones and the phone.

What do you want me to do?

If you testify the exact opposite of the results,

- everyone will be safe. - [scanner beeps]

Ma'am?

Please continue your testimony.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

- Is this it? - Okay.

[♪ dramatic music continues playing]

What's the holdup?

Buy us more time.

[Kang Doha] Hold out for just a little longer!

[Hong] The results are right here.

You should verify it, Your Honor.

[♪ music intensifies]

[shouts] This isn't a trial!

It's a mess.

- [♪ exciting music playing] - [attendees murmuring]

[grunts, panting]

Everyone,

there's a listening device in my ear.

Your Honor...

There's a landmine

planted in this courtroom.

- [attendee 1] A landmine? - [attendee 2] What?

- [murmuring continues] - [Hogae] Let me tell you how to avoid it.

Like this.

[attendees murmuring, exclaiming]

[attendee 3] What is he doing?

[♪ tense music playing]

[breathes angrily, sighs]

Got it.

- [♪ suspenseful music playing] - [Seol breathes heavily]

[blackmailer] Okay.

[electricity crackles]

[♪ music fades]

[beeps]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[exasperated sigh]

[♪ music fades]

[sighs shakily]

Got it. Wireless signal receiver disabled.

No explosion.

[panting]

[♪ tense music playing]

[blackmailer] We've failed on the NFS front.

Appraisal

[judge] The fibers found in the victim's oral and nasal cavities,

and the fibers collected from the cushion

in the Chinese restaurant...

[♪ music rises, fades]

...do not match.

- [attendees clamoring] - [♪ tense music continues playing]

[judge] Considering all the evidence

presented by the prosecution in this case,

there's not enough objective and reasonable suspicion

to convict the defendant

of committing the murder.

Therefore, in accordance with Article 325 of the Criminal Procedure Act,

the defendant...

is acquitted.

[attendees clamoring]

Prosecutor, please issue a release order immediately

and proceed with the necessary administrative procedures accordingly.

Yes, Your Honor.

Withdraw from the scene quickly, and we'll deal with these rats later.

Withdraw.

[indistinct chatter]

...do not match.

Analysis Report

The two fibers can be seen as a match.

Homicide cannot be ruled out.

[♪ tense music playing]

You're being threatened, right?

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[Hogae] Mr. Baek, the judge has a son.

[Mr. Baek] We already know that.

He has a seven-year-old son named An Junseo.

Please verify the whereabouts of the child as soon as possible.

- Right. Okay. - [keyboard keys clacking]

Find him quickly.

Did you find anything?

No. We're still searching, but nothing has come up yet.

[Samsoon] I found it! The Chinese restaurant Cheongunggak.

Did you hear that? Come to Cheongunggak. Yes.

[♪ thrilling music playing]

[Samsoon] Sir, the police will come soon. Please cooperate.

Hello, I'm a police officer.

The people from the house right in front ordered jjajangmyeon recently, right?

Can I see the payment record?

They ordered something earlier too.

[restaurant owner] Wait. Let's see.

There it is.

Muyeong 43-gil 8, Muyeong-dong, Taewon-gu.

- They changed the address. - Right.

- But this place is-- - Thank you.

[Pil] I got it. Let's hurry out.

Thank you.

Sir.

[Mr. Baek] Are you sure the child is inside?

[Pil] Yes. They confirmed it.

But the main entrance is locked,

and all the windows are tinted.

So it's difficult to identify the people inside.

What if they're packed inside?

This is driving me crazy.

The child's safety comes first.

What?

Why?

[♪ comical music playing]

[banging on door]

Hello. I'm from Cheongunggak.

My boss told me to bring you some free food.

[Mr. Baek] Goodness. We're really backed up with deliveries.

You should never reject free food from a Chinese restaurant.

- [♪ tense music playing] - What should we do?

- Open it. - Open it.

[door lock clicks]

[Mr. Baek] Hello. [chuckles]

We'll go in immediately when the signal drops. Get ready.

Okay.

[Hongjun] Resident registration number, 770918.

Name, Gong Youngdoo.

[sighs] I will issue the release command.

[Youngdoo sighs deeply]

Thank you, Prosecutor.

I'll live a good life from now on.

[cell phone buzzes]

Prosecutor Park, please hold on to Mr. Gong Youngdoo a bit longer.

[Hongjun] I've already issued the release command.

- There's no other way. - [handcuffs rattling]

We can't let him go.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

Clothes!

Are you planning to leave wearing those clothes?

Aren't those the supplies provided by the detention center?

Yes, but what can I do?

Contact the detention center

- and have them bring his clothes. - [prison guards] Yes, sir.

Prison uniform made with tax money is a national asset

and can't be taken out as you wish.

- [lawyer] Wait a moment. - [Youngdoo] What kind of nonsense is this?

[shouts] I said I'd live a good life!

- Stop it! Don't touch me! - [prison guard] Stay still.

♪ I am number one ♪

[♪ suspenseful music continues playing]

Goodness. Hey, little one.

[Mr. Baek] He looks so clever. [chuckles]

Should I give you...

some fried dumplings?

Codeword, "fried dumplings"! Let's go!

[detective] Engage!

[tires screech]

[gangsters shouting, clamoring]

[all grunting]

[Hogae shouts]

[detective] Mr. Baek, over here!

Here.

[Mr. Baek] An Junseo is with me. He's safe.

Has the defendant been released?

I tried to delay it as best I could.

[Youngdoo] This is unbelievable.

[♪ upbeat music playing, Jeon Woong, Lee Daehwi "Fire"]

[indistinct shouting]

Jeez, that's tiring.

That's enough!

[mutters]

Kangmin, get the handcuffs.

[gangster] Darn it!

[gangster grunts]

[groaning]

[Hogae whoops]

[exhales deeply]

That didn't take long, did it?

[Hogae] Cuff her. [whoops]

[siren wailing]

Hello.

[Youngdoo] Unbelievable.

Darn it.

[scanner beeps]

- Move! - What the...

[Youngdoo] Move!

[gangster] Open the door.

[panting]

[Youngdoo] I'll sue them all.

There he is. Just ram him.

- What? - Just ram him.

- [gangsters exclaiming] - [tires screech]

- [Hogae] Goodness. - [gangster] Boss!

Can't you drive?

I'm sorry.

[Hong] This is an arrest warrant that was just issued.

Right.

I was just acquitted. What arrest warrant now?

What is he wearing? What do you mean, acquitted?

You've committed a lot of crimes. Myeongpil?

[Pil] Soliciting the murder of Detective Ha Joongsik.

Attempted terrorism at the NFS.

Attempted murder of a detective and medical examiner.

Blackmail and child abduction.

[gangsters exclaiming]

The judge will make a fair decision this time

solely based on evidence.

You piece of trash.

- You piece of trash. - You piece of trash.

Darn it.

Darn it!

- Here. - Here. It hurts.

[♪ upbeat music playing, Crying Nut "The Hero"]

Junseo.

All of you guys, kneel down. Kneel!

- [Hogae] Kneel down. Come on. - [Pil] Kneel down.

- Come on. - [Hogae] Kneel down.

Dad!

[judge] Junseo! Junseo!

[judge chuckles]

Junseo, well done.

Let me see you. [chuckles]

Goodness.

[Hogae] What's up with that car? Are they immigrating?

Number Three is here.

You even wrapped the gifts. The police are so grateful.

All right! What are you called again?

You, the Beomdongyeong faction, will have a meeting at the police station.

- [Pil] Detective Jin. - What?

- Let's take a photo. - Make sure you get everyone.

- All right. One, two, three. - [camera shutter clicks]

- Okay! - Where's Ms. Yun?

Right, good work.

[Samsoon] Sunju. Suna. [exclaims]

Girls. [exclaiming]

[soft sob]

[Samsoon patting]

Mom, today was the most exciting day.

What was so exciting?

We skipped cram school.

She's right, Mom. Can we skip again?

Let's eat. What do you want to eat?

- I want jjajangmyeon. - I want jjamppong.

No. Anything except for those.

Fine. Let's eat it!

[Sunju and Suna] Yes!

Let's go.

Juyoung General Hospital

[Taehwa in weak voice] What... [coughs]

What happened?

A stay of execution has been issued.

Your place of residence is limited to the hospital.

How am I?

As the doctor said,

you need a kidney transplant.

So?

I'm talking to the transplant coordinator,

but you're quite far down the waiting list,

so it's uncertain when the surgery will be available.

You know,

I've never stood in line... [coughs]

...once in my life.

Right, but you see,

the transplantation process is managed by the government.

The allocation depends on when you enter the transplant program

and the severity...

There must be someone in charge of that.

Give them a bribe if needed.

[Chiyoung] These days, everything is done through computers.

I'll look into it.

[Taehwa] Attorney Yang.

Come here.

[Chiyoung] Yes, sir.

[Taehwa] You need to do well.

You understand, right?

Yes, sir.

30 billion won.

You think I gave you that money...

just to stand in line?

[Taehwa coughs]

No, sir.

What about the pager?

Did you get one?

[Chiyoung] Yes, sir.

[Taehwa chuckling weakly]

[♪ ominous music playing]

[chuckling continues]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[elevator chimes]

What the...

I kept the promise.

You go first. I'll stay here with him.

What are you saying?

Don't waste your time here. Go and catch the culprit.

And make sure to head home after.

[sighs]

I'll see you after work.

Dismantle that bomb and get her out of here.

[Hogae] I'll be going.

I heard you got a nosebleed. Are you already discharged?

It wasn't a nosebleed.

[Kang Doha] It was... Darn it. [clicks tongue]

And conservative treatment doesn't require hospitalization.

Anyway, I heard this place is close

to the police station and the fire station,

so it's really safe.

It's a complete package of disaster and crime.

What are you looking at? Go. There are no vacant rooms.

What are you talking about?

[Kang Doha] I got permission from Anna.

Who else would she hand over Dojin's old apartment to?

[smacks lips, sighs deeply]

What's with that pressure cooker?

[Kang Doha] Right.

This guy's really good at cooking rice.

But you little punk.

You still lied to those scumbags

knowing I'm handcuffed and tied up.

Do you see the serial number?

No, I don't.

You have to bear that much

to fool these guys.

- Anyway, you crazy son of a... - [footsteps approaching]

- You're here. - Yes.

[Hogae] "You're here"?

You knew he was coming?

Yes. Anna told me.

[Hogae] Jeez.

I'm also a resident on the eighth floor, and you discussed it without me.

Hold on a second.

The NFS is next to the police station, which is next to the fire station.

We're invincible.

If the NFS is involved, it's a big case. Invincible, my foot.

The three of us should try

not to get involved with one another for the sake of world peace.

[Kang Doha] For the sake of world peace,

I'll go in first.

[Seol] Bye.

- [keypad beeping] - Let's sit down for a moment.

- [door lock buzzes] - [door opens]

[door closes]

Yeonok Motel

[♪ ominous music playing]

[yelps]

[♪ tense music playing]

[breathing heavily]

[♪ soft music playing]

What is it? Go ahead.

It's nothing.

I made it home in one piece. You said we'd see each other after work.

It's great to catch criminals, but don't get hurt.

[Hogae] Watch out for yourself and don't do anything dangerous.

I was worried.

[Seol] You called me for an SOS.

That's because you catch onto things well.

By the way, you don't look well. Is something wrong?

A lot happened today.

There was a search and seizure at the fire station too.

- [Hogae] Hmm... - [Hogae's cell phone buzzing]

- Excuse me. - [Seol's cell phone buzzing]

- Yes? - Hello?

A real-time rescue request?

- [Hogae] Darn it. - [Seol] Understood.

- [siren wailing] - [♪ tense music playing]

We can't catch a break.

[beeps]

Joining the conversation with the SOS caller.

Ms. Woo, was the location of the cell phone traced?

We confirmed it up to Gyemu-dong, but it's difficult beyond that.

[breathing heavily]

[in weak voice] Please hurry.

[Mr. Baek] Yes, this is Taewon Police.

Can you tell us where you are right now?

Taewon Police?

This...

This is Yang Chiyoung.

[Chiyoung] The attorney. Save me.

- What? - What's going on?

Hey, we need to know where you are.

I remember parking...

in the motel parking lot.

But I don't remember anything after that.

There's a motel village in Gyemu-dong. But there are over dozens of motels.

- Goodness. - Darn it.

How's your physical condition right now?

Can you get on a video call?

[grunts, breathes heavily]

[grunting]

- [♪ tense music playing] - [shocked gasp]

[Samsoon] Do you see the video?

[Hogae] Yes.

What's that? Is that blood?

What? He's bleeding a lot.

We need to find him quickly.

We need to locate you. Show us the space you're in.

[groaning weakly]

The field of view is too narrow!

[Samsoon] Medical equipment, IV lines,

ECG monitor.

[in annoyed voice] What kind of lunatic is this?

[keyboard keys clacking]

Gyemu-dong

[Pil] We've arrived at Gyemu-dong motel village.

- [tires screech] - Ms. Woo, has the motel been identified?

[Samsoon] Not yet.

There are too many motels.

It's a kingdom of infidelity.

Here. Zoom in.

I found it! Udadak Chicken.

It's 02-9282-8282.

[store owner] Hello, this is Udadak Chicken.

This is the police.

There's a motel where you placed promotional tissues, right?

Pardon?

We placed them in a lot of motels.

I'll send you a photo right now.

The photo.

[breathing heavily]

What should I do?

I'm dying.

I'm dying here.

Save me.

Please calm down, Mr. Yang Chiyoung.

Is there any kind of IV line attached to your body?

[breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[Chiyoung] Oxycodone.

It's attached to me.

There's a button too.

PCA?

Can you touch your back?

[grunts]

[groaning]

[whimpers] There's something stuck on my back!

- [Chiyoung] What's this? - An epidural catheter

connected to the spine.

- What's that? - It's a painkiller

connected through epidural anesthesia.

[Seol] Think of it as an epidural for childbirth.

When you press the button, the painkiller is administered through the vein.

That's an epidural injection. Try pressing--

- Wait a minute! - [Pil] What is it?

[Hogae] Are you sure it's a painkiller?

What if he loses consciousness?

He would lose consciousness in extreme pain anyway.

Save me! [groaning]

Just press it quickly!

[Chiyoung whimpering over phone]

[whimpering continues]

[grunting]

[♪ tense music playing]

[groans]

[groans weakly]

Yang Chiyoung.

[Hogae] Darn it. Hey, did we locate him yet?

A photo came in.

[Samsoon] Take a close look. It's a motel in Gyemu-dong.

[store owner] If it's in Gyemu-dong, it's Yeonok Motel. It's Yeonok Motel.

We have the location.

Gyemu-dong 13-gil. Yeonok Motel.

[Samsoon] Please head over there.

It's been identified. Let's go.

I'll start driving.

[♪ thrilling music playing]

[both sigh in relief]

[tires screeching]

It's 3128. It's Yang Chiyoung's car.

- [Mr. Baek] Go in and search. - [Pil] Yes, sir.

Yeonok Motel

Set the channel to three and tell them to come upstairs.

- [Pil] Yes, sir. - Wait, but there are guests here.

- If you do this, our ratings will drop. - Someone is dying right now.

- [Mr. Baek] Oh, my goodness. - [guest 1] Oh, my!

- [guest 2] Who are you? - I... I'm sorry.

Please continue.

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[beeps]

[guest] What the hell?

We got it wrong. It's not here!

[Seol] Detective Jin!

We just received a report saying someone heard moaning sounds

and smelled blood in the closed mall nearby.

Let's go there. Did you hear that? Move!

[sirens wailing]

No, it's not there.

- Hey, we're going this way. - [Pil] Okay.

Go in!

[Seol and Dongwoo panting]

- [Seol] We found him! - [Dongwoo] We found him!

Have them shut down the building and come over here.

- Yes, sir. - [Seol and Dongwoo grunting]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

- Prepare for CPR. - [Dongwoo] Okay.

No, give me a gauze.

And a skin stapler.

Go get a stretcher.

Okay.

I'll radio Mr. Baek.

[skin stapler clicking]

[sighs]

[siren wailing]

- [monitor beeping] - [Chiyoung grunts]

I don't think he'll make it.

Darn it.

[Chiyoung groaning]

[long beep]

[sighs]

He's dead.

[♪ tense music playing]

NFS National Forensic Service

- Is Ms. Yun still on sick leave? - [pathologist] Yes.

[Pil] Who will conduct the autopsy today?

[pathologist] Luckily, there's a doctor visiting from Jeju.

Right.

[pathologist] Just in time.

This is Professor Han Sejin.

Hello.

Nice to meet you. I'm Detective Jin Hogae from Taewon Police Station.

I'm Kongmyeong Pil.

[Sejin] Let's get started.

Even at this moment, all the tissues of the body

are gradually decomposing and decaying.

It hasn't even been a day since his death...

[Sejin] Decomposition is both a friend...

and an enemy of the autopsy.

Let's begin.

[♪ soft suspenseful music playing]

Verification warrant

[Sejin] "Name, Yang Chiyoung. Male. 45 years old."

"Request for autopsy due to suspicion of homicide."

Skin and nutritional condition, good.

Sutures forming a Y-shaped pattern

observed across the chest and abdomen.

- Y-shaped. - [camera shutter clicks]

- That's unusual. - What is?

[Sejin] Y-shaped incisions are often used in the United States.

But not for living people.

It's used for autopsies.

Autopsies?

[camera shutter clicking]

[Sejin] What's this now?

They did something interesting.

A paramedic did that to do CPR on the scene.

[Sejin] Who is that?

Please call that person.

Let's hear directly from them.

- Call her. - [Pil] Okay.

[Sanggu] So?

Did you bring me a good gift?

You see... [sighs]

...whether someone is my underling

or my boss,

- I always have insurance. - [cell phone rattles]

[♪ tense music playing]

I won't...

reveal those pictures for now.

You received eight months this time, right?

When there's about a month left,

your feet will itch,

and you'll drool

at the thought of seeing the outside world.

I will release them exactly at that moment.

Then you'll get

about one year and two months for a comprehensive bribery charge,

including sexual favors.

But...

do you think that's the only insurance I've got?

- [breathing shakily] - After serving one year and two months,

when there's just one month left,

I'll expose something else.

Something more powerful.

Chief Prosecutor.

[chair rattles]

[Sanggu] Chief Prosecutor.

[Chuljoong] No.

I'm the head of the training institute.

I'm sorry. I was too short-sighted.

I told you to only think about a year from now.

That one year will turn into two,

- three, four years. - [Sanggu groaning]

[Sanggu sobbing]

[Chuljoong] And maybe it'll never end.

How about that? Will you be satisfied with that as a gift?

[sobbing continues]

[voice breaking] Chief Prosecutor, I can't...

stand it here any longer.

I also feel bad...

seeing you deteriorate, Sanggu.

[breathing heavily]

So just behave.

- [Sanggu groans] - [Chuljoong breathes heavily]

Who is that guy?

I don't know the details either.

They said someone is coming from Miami.

Dex.

They called him Dex.

[♪ tense music playing]

"Dex"?

[breathing heavily]

[sighs]

- [knocking on door] - [Pil] Yes.

- Hey. - [Hogae] Hey.

Over here.

I'm Song Seol, a paramedic with Taewon Fire Station.

[Sejin] You were a bit aggressive with the hemostasis.

The patient was in DIC, bleeding through the suture lines.

[Seol] Gauze alone wouldn't stop the bleeding,

so I performed the treatment to minimize blood loss during CPR.

Did I do something wrong?

[Sejin in English] Life before Limb?

[in Korean] Nice.

Life before Limb: A principle in emergency situations

where less important parts are sacrificed to save vital organs

I'll get going now then.

- [Hogae] Bye. - [Pil] Bye.

[Sejin] Don't go.

[♪ upbeat music playing, Jeon Woong, Lee Daehwi "Fire"]

♪ That's why I'm rolling on the road ♪

Special thanks to Min Sungwuk, Jung Jingak, and Cho Duckhyun

for their special appearance

♪ That's why I'm rolling on the road ♪

♪ That's why I'm rolling through the night ♪

♪ That's why I'm rolling into fire ♪

♪ That's why I'm rolling on the road ♪

[siren wailing]

[wailing continues]

The First Responders Season 2

I'm going to Taewon Police Station. Would you like to come with me?

- Me? - I don't really like detectives.

Why do you dislike the police?

We always end up fighting when we meet.

You probably don't know much from simply looking at a corpse,

but even these perverts cave in when handcuffed.

- Do you have to be the one to catch them? - Are you worried about me?

If you don't want me to worry, don't get hurt.

[Sejin] A paramedic shouldn't leave their injury unattended like this.

You're not at the station.

You're at the station right now?

I'm not in a hurry, so take your time.

- Darn it. - [bottle rattling]

Translated by Sorang Kang