Original subtitles

He's the witness. He called us as soon as he found it.

Hello.

- You must've been startled. - Oh, well.

I'm the detective in charge.

Let me ask you a few questions.

It's just a formality, so there's no need to stress.

Okay.

Were you alone when you found it?

Yes, I was alone.

- Let me check your ID. - What were you doing here?

My parents won't drink tap water

and I need to go to work in the morning, so…

You must leave for work really early.

Yes. I head out at dawn.

Do you usually take this path on this mountain?

Did we find anything?

Nothing so far.

Everything seems fine.

Check again.

Hey. You're here.

Yes.

Geez.

It won't be easy to identify them.

Seems like they were in high school.

No uniforms were found at the scene.

The development of the elbow bones suggests they were older than 16.

And the shoulder bones aren't articulated,

which means they were under 20.

What a shame.

They never even had the chance to bloom.

Don't rush and take it easy.

Wait. Move your hand a bit.

Sir.

Captain Oh is looking for you.

Hey.

Something's off. He keeps changing the story.

Ask him to come to the station tomorrow morning.

I'll get going now.

This needs to be looked at now.

I have something important to look into.

This is a murder case.

What's more important than this?

It's not spring water, is it?

Why did you lie to us?

I'm sorry?

You can't tap trees illegally.

It's against the Forest Protection Act.

- Detective Kim. - Yes.

- Send him over to the relevant department. - Yes, sir.

Captain Jang.

You've got to pull your weight.

Everyone is working overtime here and pulling all-nighters.

At the very least, don't bring down the morale.

I need evidence to analyze the suspect.

I'll get to it once you hand over the data.

Take it easy.

I heard he can figure everything out just by looking at the crime scene.

Hey.

Are you still holding onto expectations?

Just give it up. He's leaving anyway.

Leaving? Where?

He's just here for a bit before going back to HQ.

- Still, he can't always leave on the dot. - Forget it.

Soon, we won't have to see that annoying face again.

First, slice the zucchini.

Ideally, each slice should be half an inch thick.

Slice them evenly so they cook evenly too.

Next, let's move on to beef seaweed soup.

It's easier than it looks.

Prepare the egg wash.

Coat the zucchini slices in flour

and toss them into the egg wash.

- Dad! - Goodbye.

- Bye. - Bye!

May is a family month.

Yesterday was Parents' Day.

If you haven't shared your love with your parents yet…

- Today… - Hey, Mom.

Yes, I'm done now.

It's been two months since she quit.

We were upset that Ha-bin just quit out of the blue.

How's Ha-bin doing?

Good. Thanks for checking.

Sure.

Doors opening.

- Excuse me. - Geez!

- Excuse me. - My gosh.

Don't push me.

- Have a seat. - Oh, my!

I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

Babe, could you try calling me?

What's up? Did you lose your phone?

I can't find it. Call me.

But it was right there.

I don't see it.

Look for it carefully.

Where could it be?

Maybe you left it at the restaurant.

No, I'm sure I took it before I left.

Just call me.

MY BABE

- What's going on? - What's this sound?

What's going on?

What is this sound? Is this a ringtone?

"Jang Ha-bin?"

We don't have any students

registered under that name.

The person you have reached is unavailable. Please…

MY DAUGHTER

SEND ME THE LIBRARY ADDRESS I'LL COME PICK YOU UP

ICARUS LIBRARY

Hello.

- Name. - Jang Ha-bin.

Age and resident registration number.

It's 070509-4211593.

I'm 18.

For a student, you're pretty good at fighting.

Kids these days… If things don't go their way,

they immediately get physical.

THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU

Thanks to my dad, I learned all kinds of sports.

Well, it wasn't so that you could get into fights.

I understand him though.

He sees rapists and murderers every day.

Is he a police officer?

Yes.

He's always been worried about me since I was little.

He'd tell me to be careful of strangers

and that I should always

be able to defend myself.

I didn't mean to fight.

I was just trying to protect myself.

Protect, my ass. What a crazy bitch.

Be quiet. Watch your mouth.

Hello. You must be her father.

Yes.

What happened?

The kids had a little scuffle.

It was mutual.

I'm sure you can reach a settlement.

But there's another problem.

Please go ahead.

We found several stolen phones at the scene,

and they're all insisting that they didn't do it.

They've all run away from their home and they've been on probation.

Where were they caught?

The location we responded to

was a motel.

Why were you there?

What are you thinking?

Did you go there voluntarily?

Can we talk about this later?

Hey, you said you'd run away too.

You said you wanted to join our gang.

Is that true?

I've never said that.

And they stole the phones.

We'll cooperate with the investigation. Let me know if you need anything.

Will do.

It's expired.

Just eat the meal I've prepared for you.

When are you moving out?

What?

Aren't you going back to HQ next month?

I can postpone that.

Don't worry about it.

Just go back.

Then you'll have to live by yourself.

Wasn't that expected when you divorced Mom?

We were going to live separately anyway.

I know that.

I haven't been a good father to you.

So from now on, I want to spend more time...

I…

Don't want to.

Sit. I'm not done yet.

Jang Ha-bin.

What have you been doing lately?

You quit the academy

and lied that you were going to the library.

Why did you meet the runaway girls?

Why did you go to the motel?

All my life, I never had a dad.

So why would I want one now?

Just don't do anything.

Please.

I've never said that.

And they stole the phones.

The victim seems to be a woman in her late teens, about 168 cm tall.

As you can see, there's no remaining skin tissue or cartilage,

so it will be difficult to identify the victim.

What does the National Forensic Service say?

They're going to try and collect DNA from the femur,

but it's going to take at least a few weeks.

And there's no sign of skeletal trauma,

which makes it hard to determine the cause of death.

So we don't know who it is or how she died.

We're now making a list of missing women in that area around that age.

Identifying the victim is our first priority.

Make sure Team One gets all the help necessary.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

- Sir. - Yes.

Can I please have a word with you?

Captain Jang, you know we have an interview for your successor, right?

No, you've never mentioned it.

I haven't?

I thought I did.

If you have some time, I...

Why don't we talk after the interview?

- This way. - Thanks.

Hello. Are you perhaps here for the interview?

- Yes. - Good. How are you doing?

You're here early.

- Yes. How are you? - Good.

I got lost on my way here.

- Do you want one? - I'm good.

Come in.

What should we do? Should I go first?

Sure.

Good luck.

- He wants both of us to come in. - Okay.

Looks like he'll interview us at the same time.

- Officer Gu Dae-hong. - Yes.

Do you have nephews or nieces?

Oh, yes. Did I write it in there?

Oh, this got stuck here.

It's actually mine.

My hobby is journaling.

I love decorating my journals.

I've always loved journaling since I was a kid.

Collecting stickers and all, so…

What about you, Officer Lee Eo-jin? Do you have any hobbies?

I don't, sir. Work is fun enough.

That's ideal.

Officer Gu, you have a master's degree in an unrelated field.

Why did you become a cop?

I don't know. I somehow ended up here.

Officer Lee.

What do you think is the most important thing

when investigating an abduction-murder case?

Confirming objective facts

and avoiding connecting the dots based on assumptions without evidence.

Understanding the victim's personality.

I think that's the top priority.

Why is that?

At the end of the day,

crimes are committed by humans and human interactions.

Depending on the victim's personality,

the case can be received in a million different ways.

I disagree.

There's clearly a limit to victim-centered investigation.

She disagrees.

Convince her.

Analyzing facts is important too.

But we need to know if the victim was a bubbly person or a shy person,

and if they were defensive to the attack

or actively fighting against it.

I think we should see from the person's perspective

to be able to analyze the case.

But it can be too emotionally consuming

and can lead you to be biased.

We must consider both victims and suspects as objects to analyze

to maintain objectivity.

But as police officers,

don't we have a duty to consider the victims' suffering?

If I were the victim,

I would like the police to catch the culprit, not cry for me.

I think empathy is one of the core investigative skills.

What do you think?

Sir.

Can I have a minute, please?

I've been reading the columns you write for the police magazine.

No need for small talk.

Just get to the point.

If I get hired,

does that mean I can work with you?

You'll know once you get hired.

If not, you won't.

That was one minute.

Did the interview go well?

Yes.

You said you wanted to talk with me.

I…

I'd like to stay and work here.

I have no power to go against the higher-ups' decisions.

That's how it's been decided.

I promise I'll work harder.

My daughter will be a high school senior next year,

and I'm the only one who can look after her.

I'm really sorry, but I'm afraid I can't help you with that.

So who do you think is better?

As your successor.

APPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS DIVISION

I'm sure you're a better judge of character than I am.

Looks pretty competent.

CRIMINAL BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS DIVISION HANDOVER PLAN

- Detective Cho. - Yes.

Try expanding the area of the missing person's reports.

We've got a lot already. To look into every...

Hey, do you have any problem with it?

No, sir.

Have you reached out to nearby schools?

He's in charge.

About the list of students absent without notice? I have.

The estimated time of burial was within one year.

Get a list of students who were absent around then.

Yes, sir.

- It's printed. - Good.

Hey, I told you to do it.

If you're not busy, why don't we have dinner together?

We won't be working together for much longer.

I'm good. Thanks.

Pardon?

You said you'd check it.

I'll get to it right now.

Is he horribly anti-social or is he just a homebody?

He always says he's going home for his daughter.

He's an affectionate dad.

Does she go to day care or something?

We're all dads, and we don't fuss about it.

Next time, I should…

I wish our classes ended at the same time.

Are you having dinner?

No, I'm not hungry.

I saw you with a friend.

Is he your boyfriend?

He's just a classmate.

Okay. Get some rest.

What was that?

My phone was buzzing.

It came from the bag.

It was my phone.

Open your bag.

No.

What's this?

It's my friend's.

Which friend?

As if you'd know if I say the name.

Why would your friend want you to keep it?

Maybe there are more parents who check their children's bags.

Why? Do you think I stole the phone?

What?

You didn't believe me at the police station.

How could I believe you when you've been lying to me?

Do you want to believe it, though?

Don't change the subject.

Tell me honestly about that day.

Give it back.

Bring me the phone owner.

Then I'll give it back.

MESSAGE - WIN 300 MILLION WITH JUST 4.8 MILLION WON

NO RECENT CALLS

NO CONTACTS

Hi, Lieutenant Park. It's me.

Could you run a phone number?

Find out the owner's name and whether it was reported lost.

The number is…

I'll check and get back to you.

By the way, you're coming back soon, right?

Well, I'm not sure.

Let me know how it goes.

DEVIATION AND CRIMINAL SOCIOLOGY

CALL ME NOW, BITCH, OR YOU'RE DEAD

Ha-bin.

Ha-bin.

Ha-bin.

Ha-bin!

Jang Ha-bin!

Are you running away from home now?

You could've told me you were going on a field trip.

Why?

Do you think I stole the phone?

Hello, sir.

Hello, sir.

I'd like to ask you something.

I was actually going to reach out to you.

Please have a seat.

YEONJU POLICE STATION

Hello, sir.

Thanks.

How can I help you?

I'll be working in the Criminal Behavioral Analysis Division.

I'm Officer Lee Eo-jin.

Oh, sure. Come on in.

So you're the new person.

This is the Criminal Behavioral Analysis Division.

You can use this desk.

You look younger than I expected. How old are you?

I have a baby face.

Pardon?

Sir.

This is the new officer in the Criminal Behavioral Analysis Division.

Hello.

I'm the new officer in the Criminal Behavioral Analysis Division.

I'm Officer Gu Dae-hong.

Nice to meet you.

I thought they hired one officer.

Yes. He's the one.

Then what about her?

Who are you?

I HEARD YOU QUIT THE ACADEMY WHAT'S UP?

WHERE ARE YOU? ANSWER YOUR PHONE

I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU I…

Captain Jang.

Yes.

Hello.

Right. It's been busy lately,

so I told him to hire both.

This is Officer Gu Dae-hong

and this is Officer Lee…

What was your name again?

Officer Lee Eo-jin, sir.

Right. Lee Eo-jin.

Anyway, I hope we get along.

Yes, sir.

Goodbye, sir.

Goodbye.

When did you get the phone call

that you were hired?

After the interview that day,

on my way home.

Directly from Captain Jang?

Yes.

I thought I wouldn't get hired, but I made it.

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Look.

This is my favorite character.

The name is Rise.

- He... - I didn't ask.

WHY…

PATROL OFFICER JUNG CHAN-HO: HERE'S THE VIDEO YOU REQUESTED.

CAPTAIN JANG, HERE'S THE VIDEO YOU REQUESTED.

About the phones.

She was right. Those runaway girls stole them.

You read criminals like a book,

yet you're clueless about your daughter.

I don't know.

I'm totally clueless.

You believe her no matter what.

Is it that hard for you?

Why aren't you saying anything?

Are you going to ruin our kid too?

What?

Think about why I died.

It was because of you.

Then tell me.

What should I have done differently?

DAD

We're getting a lot of reports this morning.

You're right.

I don't think I have taken this path before.

Let's just check the scene real quick and go grab some food.

Quick!

What…

This is Patrol Team 20.

We just checked the reported warehouse.

We need backup urgently.

Are you sure it was human blood?

Yes.

They ran a complete blood test.

And according to the forensic team, there were over two liters of blood.

So it's a murder case.

Did you find something?

Yes.

It's from a woman with blood type O. Other than the blood,

we don't have any other samples to compare.

What about the CCTV?

Geographically speaking, it's likely a car was involved in the crime.

So we're checking the cars in the area.

Find the body first.

This isn't like the skeleton case.

Once reporters find out there's no body, they will come running over.

So keep it under wraps.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Sir.

Please let me investigate this case before I leave.

I thought I made myself clear. You even hired your successors.

Due to geographic reasons, it'll be hard to find evidence.

We don't have a body, which is key evidence.

But I'm sure there's still behavioral evidence.

I'm sure there is something I can help with.

Move. Hurry up.

- Move. - Yes, sir.

Check everywhere.

Make sure to be thorough and precise.

Yes, sir.

- Check here too. - Yes, sir.

- Let's get to it. - Move it.

Check up there too.

I'll give you two months. That's the best I can do.

Wrap it up by then.

Go deeper! Yes, over there!

Go deeper.

Hey, call them now.

Keep going.

This area is clear.

Did you find anything?

I can't believe we haven't found the body yet.

- Hurry. - We're working on it.

I think the rain washed away all the footprints.

What about tire marks?

There are some left, but they're all squashed.

Do what you need to do.

Don't mind me.

- Yes. - Yes, sir.

Did you find anything?

Not yet.

It's clean here.

There are potential weapons everywhere,

but none of them has bloodstains on them.

And there's no sign of wiping.

I feel like this crime was premeditated.

I apologize, sir.

As I said, do whatever you need to do.

Okay. Bye.

I just talked with the warehouse owner.

And it looks like you're right. It's disappeared.

So it was here before?

Yes.

But why did you ask about it?

They found something.

- Go up. - Keep going.

Keep going up.

I said, go up.

- Over there. - I think this is…

We should show this to Captain.

- He's here. - Okay.

What's this?

The search dog found it.

Was it to bury the body?

But it's too small to bury a body.

It looks like the culprit dug this.

Right?

What?

Search thoroughly!

Check over there.

- Darn it. - Come and check this out.

- Here? - No, further down.

I think he didn't hear you.

- Over here. - Move over a bit.

Have a seat. You can relax.

Yes, sir.

Say anything.

I think the victim voluntarily went to the scene.

What's your reason for it?

Based on the amount of blood found,

the victim weighed over 40 kg.

To force someone of that size up the hill,

there must have been some traces left behind.

The crime scene is in a secluded area.

Either the victim had a reason to visit that place

or was likely lured to the place.

I think that's completely wrong.

The culprit, who was familiar with the area and the house,

must have checked the scene in advance.

With the help of their accomplice,

they brought the victim to the house who was already unconscious.

If the victim was conscious, she would've resisted.

But the crime scene was too clean. What do you think?

Right. I'll look into it again.

What do you think, Office Gu?

Well, I think both of you made valid points.

- You think? - Yes.

You're neutral.

What are you writing?

What you're saying, sir.

What are you doing?

Why won't you refute me?

First,

the chance of the scene being tampered with.

Second, no alcohol or drugs were found in the victim's blood.

It's on the report.

And third, there's no body.

We can't find any sign of drugging, let alone an attack.

You could've asked how I was so sure the victim was unconscious.

- Why didn't you? - I read the report.

- And I did have those questions. - And?

I thought there must be a reason why you were so certain.

You're the worst.

I didn't tell you to relax to be friends.

There are no ranks in the meeting room.

From now on, don't step into the meeting room

if you're not ready for a fierce argument.

I don't want to waste my time.

Are you okay?

From now on…

I really want to do better.

Hey.

I heard you're leaving after this case.

Yes.

- Did you find anything from the scene? - I don't know yet.

Wait.

We're having a meeting now...

I'm not attending it.

- Why not? - I'll check the minutes later.

Hey!

This little…

There's a limit to my patience.

Are you alone in this investigation?

Can't you see your colleagues?

Or are you just disrespecting me?

The missing body.

I'm sure the culprit threw it in the reservoir in the town.

Drain the water and check.

- Are you sure? - No.

Based on the amount of blood found,

the body was dismembered and disposed of in the sewage.

Search all the nearby septic tanks. We might find it.

What? Is this a joke to you?

Thinking out loud is easy, Captain Oh.

Because I won't be the one to act on it.

Nothing is certain for now.

I'll get back to you once things become clearer.

Are we good now?

CHAT

CALL ME WHEN YOU SEE THIS

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU

Why do you think they left the blood here?

Do you think they did it on purpose?

The culprit had one goal.

They came here to deal with the body.

The murder wasn't

carried out here.

The walls are clean.

There are no projected bloodstains.

Seeing the amount of blood lost, the culprit meant to dismember

and bury the body.

Not only did they prepare the weapons,

but also a shovel to dig a hole.

After preparing it so thoroughly,

why didn't they bury the body?

Something came up.

Because something unexpected came up.

It's not that they didn't clean up the blood,

they couldn't.

So it didn't go as they planned.

No matter how calm they are,

they must've been flustered.

So they had to take it.

It's not the heater that they needed. It was the oil.

Maybe there was other evidence he had to burn urgently.

If not this crime scene, what could it be?

The culprit is familiar with investigative methods.

He knew it would be impossible

to identify the victim just with the bloodstain.

There was another piece of evidence he had to take care of

more urgently than the blood.

Perhaps it was the kind of evidence

that could reveal their identity.

Something they couldn't take with them

or leave behind.

The second crime scene.

Detective Kim, did you look into it?

Yes. There are multiple roads

to the scene, but to leave, you must go through a tunnel.

And the numbers don't match. One car is missing.

We're looking for a vehicle abandoned near the crime scene.

There could be signs of attempted arson.

Please report in as soon as you locate the vehicle.

Hello, ma'am.

Hello, Mr. Jang.

I was told that Ha-bin missed the self-study session today.

Self-study session?

Isn't today the last day of the field trip?

Ha-bin didn't apply for the field trip.

Those who didn't apply must join the self-study session.

Where do you think Ha-bin is right now?

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I'll call you back.

You said you'd run away too.

You said you wanted to join our gang.

Lieutenant Park, it's me.

- I… - I was going to call you, actually.

- Yes? - About the number you asked me to run,

it turned out to be a burner phone.

Lieutenant Park.

Could you locate a phone right now? It's urgent.

I'll go to the town and see if the car owner is there.

Yes, sir.

I'll check the CCTVs and the gas stations nearby.

- Okay. - Look thoroughly.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

- Hello, sir. - Hello.

All the evidence that might have provided clues

to identify the victim has been burned.

And the car seems to have hit the tree after an abrupt turn.

The scene down there suggests it's the victim that fell.

But it's hard to tell if the person fell

due to a crash or while trying to avoid something.

- Leave it for now. - Yes, sir.

MOUNT DAEHWA, CURRENT LOCATION

LAST LOCATED

LIEUTENANT PARK MYEONG-JUN

THE PHONE IS OFF NOW, AND THIS IS WHERE IT WAS LAST ON

LAST LOCATED, CURRENT LOCATION

LAST LOCATED, CURRENT LOCATION

Why did she come here?

The victim.

What was the victim's blood type again?

It was O.

Are you sure it was O?

Yes, sir.

MY DAUGHTER

Someone has definitely fallen here, but we still haven't found a bloodstain.

I found something here.

What is it?

Do you know if the DNA matches?

It'll come out soon. Whose is it?

There's a high chance

that this evidence was made when someone got hit by the car

and then fell into the bush.

Who do you think it could've been?

The victim, right?

It could be the culprit.

Are you sure?

They're totally unrelated.

What do you mean, explain?

She just jumped in front of my car when the light was red.

LAST LOCATED, CURRENT LOCATION

It's vivid red.

What could it be?

If he really is the culprit, he must be thinking now

about whether he's missing something

or if there's a chance he might get caught.

Then he'll definitely make a move.

Do you think Ha-jun…

really died by accident?

Subtitle translation by: Sunyoung Baek