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Because you know…

that I will find and kill the culprit at all costs…

if you fail to find them first.

Remember who killed your mom?

She took her own life.

So who are you taking revenge for?

Do you really think it was suicide?

They killed Lee Su-hyeon and made her believe I did it.

Then they threatened to call the police to extort money from her.

- How is that... - And that's why she committed suicide.

What if your mom hadn't believed…

that you killed Lee Su-hyeon?

I know you hate your mom…

for thinking you're a murderer

and then taking her own life.

You can't forgive her.

You're right.

Still, I'm going to find them

and kill them.

Do you really think…

your mom committed suicide because of this culprit?

It was because of you.

Imagine what she had to go through every time she saw you.

Thinking about how she buried the body

must have been painful to her.

Stop avoiding reality and face it.

You can't handle the truth.

That's why you want to kill someone.

Jang Ha-bin.

Mom did what she did…

not because of anyone else,

but because of her own doubts.

We detected Choi's DNA

from the knife you've submitted.

Could you tell us

what happened on the day you committed the crime?

When I got there after the phone call,

Choi Yeong-min was out of his mind.

If I hadn't gone there then, Seong-hui would've gotten hurt.

After dropping off Seong-hui,

I went back to Choi Yeong-min.

I was pretty angry, but I didn't mean to kill him.

Are you saying it was impulsive?

Yes.

But the crime scene we've investigated suggests otherwise.

We found signs that it was premeditated.

There's also a possibility that it was done by more than one person.

Are you sure

you were alone at the scene?

Mr. Park Jun-tae.

Let's take a short break here.

What are you doing?

I'll interview him.

Still, you can't just stop the interrogation like that.

Let's continue this interview in a bit.

There was someone else at the scene, right?

Captain Jang.

No.

I did all that by myself.

How's Kim Seong-hui doing?

She keeps refusing to speak.

She's trying to protect Park.

Anyway, this all started because Choi kidnapped Kim.

But here's the problem.

Based on the evidence at the scene,

it's hard to say it was done solely by Park.

Are you saying he killed him with Kim?

We'll need to dig deeper.

I'll ask more about the situation at that time.

Resume the interview and see if he lied...

I'll do it.

Captain.

- That's it. I can't... - I'll go.

Captain.

I want to continue the interview.

So you can show him the picture of the scene again?

Park's statements didn't align with the evidence.

You should've verified it another way instead of sharing our case information.

Park Jun-tae is lying.

You know that too.

Do you think he was with Kim Seong-hui at the scene?

I think it might not be her.

MY DAUGHTER

Sir.

MY DAUGHTER

Release Park Jun-tae.

Or your daughter's life is over.

I'll give you one day.

MOM

SENDER: JUNG DU-CHEOL

RECIPIENT: PARK JUN-TAE

How did you manage to incapacitate Choi?

We had a little scuffle.

And?

And…

Well, I can't remember.

Did you perhaps strangle him from the back?

Yes.

As I kept my grip,

I could feel his body giving in.

You don't seem familiar with the crime scene.

We found ligature marks on his arms and legs.

And his neck and knee were attacked by two different weapons.

You said it was a crime of passion, but the evidence says otherwise.

When did you prepare the weapons?

Kim couldn't have done it, because she was kidnapped.

These people were at the scene that day, right?

He reacted when he saw the photo of the motorcycle.

So it was not Kim Seong-hui,

but the bikers that were involved.

The necklace might belong to the woman riding in the back.

Well, I suppose.

The DNA didn't match Kim's, right?

- No. - Did you look into the necklace?

Yes. Detective Cho is trying to track the buyer.

What's the progress on the motorcycle's route?

We've reviewed almost all the CCTV footage we got.

Release Park Jun-tae.

Or your daughter's life is over.

- Officer Gu. - Yes?

Could you bring me all the files on people around Park?

Yes, sir.

What about Mr. Park?

Is he still absent?

Yes.

Are you feeling unwell?

You don't sound so good.

Let me know when he comes back.

I heard the cops were here earlier.

They took everything from his desk.

- Detective. - Yes?

When can I go home?

I'm worried about my kid.

A social worker is taking care of him, so you don't need to worry.

Hi, Do-yun.

Have you eaten yet?

I'm coming back soon. Don't worry.

Be nice to the social worker.

Is Do-yun doing all right?

Yes.

Thank you. I was so worried about him.

No worries.

Ms. Kim.

Let me know if you need anything.

I want to help in any way I can.

Thank you.

Don't worry too much about Do-yun. He's a strong kid.

Hello.

I'm here to see my dad.

You must be Ha-bin.

Park Jun-tae is under investigation, right?

Someone used your photo to blackmail me.

It's the biker.

Isn't it?

I'll tell you who it is if you tell me how the investigation is going.

Don't you get it?

The situation is very serious right now.

We're tracking the motorcycle.

If the police catch them first and find this photo...

I'll get arrested and you'll be kicked off the investigation.

This is why I suggest…

we share what we know.

You changed my mind.

What?

My mom…

died because of me.

It wasn't because of you but...

I was going to make this murder a perfect crime…

but I changed my mind.

I don't care if I get caught.

Ha-bin.

Can we have a quick chat?

You're sweating a lot.

Do you want to order something cold?

I'm okay.

What is it that you wanted to say?

I heard that you were close with Su-hyeon last year.

Did Mr. Park say that?

How did you know?

It could've been your dad.

My dad doesn't know my friends.

By the way, about Mr. Park…

Is it true?

It's just hard to believe.

Dad told me briefly about it.

I can't share any information about the investigation.

You understand, right?

Yes.

Did you perhaps hear…

about how Su-hyeon met Choi Yeong-min after running away from home?

Who's Choi Yeong-min?

I have to go to cram school.

Thanks for your time.

Goodbye then.

Are you okay?

- Yes. - Are you okay?

- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

- Hey, wake up. - Are you okay?

- What? - Hey.

We've identified the biker. His name is Jung Du-cheol.

He was imprisoned for assault and released last year.

Jung Du-cheol? Any connection to Park Jun-tae?

On paper, there's nothing,

but according to the agency owner, he just showed up and rented a truck.

And that was right after Park made his confession.

Why did he rent the truck?

Apparently, some workers there do that for their part-time gigs.

Request Jung Du-cheol's live location and track the truck's route.

Yes, sir.

I'll interview Park Jun-tae.

Officer Lee is doing fine. Why don't we let her do it?

No, we don't have time.

Do you have a better idea?

Why are you lying?

What do you mean, I'm lying?

Are you lying because you want to protect someone?

Why are you trying to take the blame for something

you didn't even do?

Is it because of Kim Seong-hui?

Or…

Jung Du-cheol?

What's your relationship with Jung Du-cheol?

I don't know that person.

I see.

Then let's talk about Kim Seong-hui first, who you know well.

On the day Choi died, did you really drop her off when you said you did?

How many times do I have to repeat myself?

I already said I killed him.

What more do you want me to…

Ms. Kim, have a seat.

What are you doing?

Is this how you conduct investigations?

I refuse to cooperate.

Ms. Kim.

On the day Choi died,

where did you go after he dropped you off?

You went back to Choi Yeong-min, right?

As if the repeated beatings weren't enough,

it must've been humiliating to show such vulnerability in front of him.

Then you saw a knife on the ground

and thought you could finally end it all if you just killed him with it.

Is that why you killed Choi?

Ms. Kim, do you hear me?

Did you kill Choi Yeong-min?

I said I killed him!

I did it.

I see. Now, I get it.

Because of Ms. Kim...

Choi Yeong-min, that bastard, found out…

that I killed Song Min-a.

That's why I killed him.

Now he's saying he killed Song Min-a.

Is that a reliable statement?

He might be just lying to get away.

- But... - There's a way to confirm if it's true.

If Park really killed Song Min-a,

he must know where her body is.

Hello.

- Oh, no. - You should've been careful.

- I know. - It's not a big deal.

I'm okay, Mom.

- You must've been scared. - I'm okay.

How's the wound?

ADMISSION AND BILLING

Your bill has been settled.

What?

Your dad transferred the money, saying he's too busy to come in person.

How could he just send the money when his daughter passed out?

I know, right?

I don't think he knows.

It's over there.

Hey, there! What are you doing?

My goodness.

- Captain Oh. - Yes.

Looks like there was indeed a corpse there.

Looking at the dirt, I think it's been dug out recently.

- Thank you. - Sure.

- I'll head back now. - Okay.

It means someone took the body.

The truck.

Jung Du-cheol rented a truck when Park turned himself in, right?

I'll see if we can figure out the truck's route.

Release Park Jun-tae.

Or your daughter's life is over.

I'll give you a day.

She left two hours ago after the treatment.

What?

TAE-SU

I heard you went to the hospital.

About your mom…

I know who did it to her.

Tell me.

Did you take the medication?

Does that make you feel better?

Do you really even know something?

Ha-bin…

Ha-bin…

I think Ha-bin killed a dog.

I buried the dog myself,

and I felt so bad.

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It doesn't matter what happens to me.

But…

if Ha-bin does…

something like this again...

She knows how her dad…

thinks of her.

I didn't want to become suspicious like him.

AUGUST 3, 2016

That's why I divorced him.

I'm still scared…

he might hurt Ha-bin like that again.

Ha-bin may be a bit different from other kids…

but she would never harm her brother.

I want Ha-bin to live a normal life like others.

My daughter.

- Captain. - Yes?

The truck was filmed on the road connected to the hill.

Jung Du-cheol did take the body.

- Ask the control room to locate the truck. - Got it.

Now, we know that Jung was Park's accomplice.

How do you think the two are connected?

They have a big age gap, and lived very different lives

based on their records.

You're right.

A criminal and a teacher don't have much in common.

Hang on a second.

Yes, Captain. Jung Du-cheol is Park Jun-tae's dad.

Are you sure?

Yes, the prison guard remembers him.

Apparently, all the letters Jung sent to his son in prison were returned.

I've confirmed the records.

I've got to do this.

I have to…

I've got to do this.

I have to do this.

Jung has been MIA since he left the fishing spot.

He never came back to his motel room.

How are Kim Seong-hui and Park Jun-tae doing?

They're both refusing to speak now.

About Mr. Park…

Since he learned the body went missing, he stopped answering questions.

Of course, he won't talk. His dad is about to go to prison too.

We must request an arrest warrant for Kim within four hours now.

Do we know the woman on the back of the motorcycle yet?

Not yet.

Once we catch Jung, we can solve all these.

Captain, I need you to take a look at this.

What's this?

It's a photo of the scene.

Who took this photo?

We just received it, but we don't know who sent it.

I wonder why they sent a part of the photo.

Is this all we got?

You can send whatever photos you want.

But your son won't be released.

I said you have one day.

He turned himself in.

He said he killed both Choi Yeong-min and Song Min-a.

Why?

Why did he kill them?

Are you sure Jun-tae killed them?

I know you don't care who you arrest,

but my son, Jun-tae, is innocent.

Do whatever it takes to get my son out.

Or I'll send them your daughter's photo.

What kind of person do you think Park is?

He's pretty selfless.

He's trying to sacrifice himself to protect the accomplice.

I don't know if I should say this,

but the more I get to know him, the more confused I become.

Do you guys think

there's a chance that Park isn't the culprit?

He's definitely hiding something.

The reason why he lied to us was to protect his father,

who was an accomplice.

If that was his purpose,

why'd he confess about the Song Min-a case too?

I'm with you.

I think it's difficult to say

that Jung is directly involved in this case.

There are no connections between him and the victims either.

And most of his past crimes

were impulsive and committed under the influence.

It's definitely different from our case.

What if it's not Jung that he's trying to protect?

Someone who has connections with all victims

and has a close emotional bond with Park Jun-tae…

It's Kim Seong-hui.

Jun-tae.

What's wrong?

Did something happen?

Seong-hui, we should stop seeing each other.

That's the right thing to do. We should've stopped even sooner.

I'll be honest with you, Seong-hui.

I met Choi Yeong-min again yesterday.

And I saw you…

running away.

I know.

I know that you haven't been able to report him

for his assaults because of me.

I've been turning a blind eye to your suffering.

I killed Choi Yeong-min.

If you get arrested, don't say anything. I'll take care of everything.

What are you talking about?

You can't get arrested. Think about Do-yun.

Seong-hui.

Just promise me this one thing.

Please don't tell anyone…

what happened on the day Min-a died.

KIM SEONG-HUI, 33 OWNER OF THE RUNAWAY GANG'S HOUSE

I think you should see this.

APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP REGISTRATION

APPLICANT: KIM SEONG-HUI

This is where the truck was last caught on camera.

I'm sure he tried to dump the body.

- Give me the map. - Here.

There are many mountains here. Including all the fishing spots and lakes.

This area is too big.

MOUNT HWAYEON HWAYEON LAKE

Hang on.

This area is not too far away…

from Mount Daehwa.

MOUNT DAEHWA

Right. But do you think he buried the body there?

- It's where the body was dismembered. - Maybe he thought it would be safe.

Because we already searched that mountain.

- Let's go to Mount Daehwa. - Yes, sir.

How is it going over there? Anything?

- Look everywhere. - Yes, sir.

Captain, there's something here.

Let's lift it in three, two, one.

Hey, be gentle.

- Okay. - Don't destroy it.

Yes. Okay.

Captain.

Jung's truck has been found.

He fled without it so we can't track him.

Send the body to the NFS first.

We found…

Song Min-a's body.

What's wrong? Is it hard to look at it?

Why did you kill her?

I don't believe…

that you killed Song Min-a.

Are you still trying to protect Kim Seong-hui?

I said I'm not.

Lee Su-hyeon, Song Min-a, and Choi Yeong-min…

All the victims lived in Kim Seong-hui's house.

Including Kim's husband,

a total of four people died in that house.

What are you talking about?

After her husband's death…

Kim Seong-hui became…

KIM SEONG-HUI

KIM SEONG-HUI

…the owner of the house.

You can't say that based on assumptions.

Then tell me the truth.

Why did you kill Song Min-a?

You keep lying to us to protect Kim Seong-hui, right?

No. I already told you!

Then tell me.

Are you still worried about Kim Seong-hui?

I know that…

you can't do such a...

I was trying to rape her.

Then she resisted…

so I strangled her to death.

I wanted to keep it a secret forever. Are you happy now?

Now, you know what a scumbag…

I am.

Mr. Park. Let me take you outside.

Rapists usually don't have any sympathy for their victims.

Even if he were to admit what he did, he would've blamed Song Min-a.

Park isn't the kind of person who can just attack and kill...

Look.

Why do you keep saying that? We even found the body now.

Everything is falling into place.

He raped and murdered Song Min-a.

Choi found out and blackmailed him, so he killed him too.

Captain.

Based on the reaction Park showed when he made the confession,

it's unlikely that it was a lie.

Maybe there was an error in the profiling.

I'll get ready for the Lee Su-hyeon case.

What about Kim Seong-hui?

We should request the warrant soon.

Check with her one last time.

Yes, sir.

Captain, I think we just located Jung Du-cheol.

- Where is he? - Here.

I just wanted to say, thanks for everything.

It's nothing, really.

Goodbye.

Why was she thanking you?

Nothing important.

It wasn't because of you.

If I hadn't…

doubted you back then,

your mom wouldn't have believed it.

I'm the one…

who did that to your mom.

You could've told me about the recordings earlier.

Why…

Why did you let me hate Mom all this time?

When I moved back in to live with you again,

I didn't want to screw it up.

I knew…

it would be the last chance for me.

I'll stop here.

I don't want to ruin my life because of Mom.

I promise…

I will catch the culprit.

- Hi. - Good morning.

Jang Ha-bin!

When does the exam start?

From the third. You can borrow the notes I took.

Thanks.

- Su-hyeon! - Come on. Let's go!

- I'll see you in the classroom. - Okay.

It's Su-hyeon. Lee Su-hyeon.

It's such a pretty name, right?

Captain.

I think Park gave us a false confession.

What do you mean?

We received the first autopsy report this morning.

Strangulation usually leads to a broken hyoid bone, right?

But her hyoid was fine.

Then what was the cause of death?

We didn't get the result yet.

I don't think he strangled her.

He lied again.

Where's Park Jun-tae now?

Hurry and get out of the car!

When was Jung located again?

Thirty minutes ago.

Thirty minutes ago? Start the search now. We don't have time.

- I'll go this way first. - I'll go this way.

Gyu-seok, Choi, Jang, follow me.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Check all the motorcycles.

Yes, sir.

Captain!

Detective Cho. Did you find anything?

We got the information about who bought the necklace.

Let me see.

And it turns out that she died last year.

- She died? - Yes.

PURCHASE HISTORY NAME: YOON JI-SU

ADDRESS: 42-24, DOWOON-RO, SEO-GU, YEONJU-SI

What's the matter?

When did you start suspecting Captain Jang's daughter?

Why are you asking?

The necklace found at the scene where Choi died…

turned out to be Captain Jang's dead wife's.

You've been suspicious of her. Was there anything else?

What are you going to do?

I need to ask Captain Jang about this.

Don't.

FORENSIC SCIENCE

Where did you get this?

Did we get the result?

This matches with the DNA from the necklace found at the scene.

Was Park's accomplice caught?

Captain.

What happened on the day Song Min-a died?

That day,

Min-a was supposed to come and pick up her stuff.

Seong-hui took Do-yun to the hospital,

so I was the only one at home.

I pushed her…

put my belt around her neck…

and kept tightening it.

Are you saying you strangled her to death?

Yes.

This is the autopsy report.

It shows she wasn't strangled to death.

Do you still think I'm lying?

I'm telling you the truth.

You don't have to test me with this.

This autopsy report is real.

It really was me. I killed her.

What did you talk about with her that day?

You didn't kill her right away, did you?

Mr. Park.

I had a drink that day, so I can't remember correctly.

You can't remember correctly?

What time did you meet Song Min-a?

Did you strangle her to death?

- Yes. - Did you really strangle her to death?

What color were the clothes she was wearing that day?

Are you sure you remember correctly?

I asked, are you sure you remember correctly?

Min…

Min-a.

Min-a, wake up. Min-a!

Min-a.

Min-a.

Jun-tae.

Seong-hui, I don't know what happened. I woke up and she was already…

Seong-hui, I didn't do it. I really…

It wasn't me.

Just blame the alcohol.

You said your dad had beaten someone to death before

while he was drunk.

What do we do?

Oh no…

Jun-tae.

No.

It was a mistake.

Jun-tae, this was a mistake.

You're a good person.

Nothing bad can happen to you.

This was just a mistake.

What if something happens to you?

You made a mistake after getting drunk. It was just a drunken mistake.

Then…

how did Min-a die?

Mr. Park, was there perhaps…

From this moment on, Jang Ha-bin is a suspect in Choi's murder case,

and you'll be removed from the investigation.

Where's the bag with the evidence?

It's gone. I burned it.

Jeez, she really is something.

She most likely approached Song and Choi to murder them.

It's all my fault.

I should've kicked out

the runaway kids.

Ha-bin.

Just listen to me this one time.

Until your innocence is proven,

please just do as I say.

Subtitle translation by: Sunyoung Baek