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"THE MIND IS ITS OWN PLACE,

AND IN ITSELF CAN MAKE A HEAVEN OF HELL, A HELL OF HEAVEN"

JOHN MILTON, PARADISE LOST

YEAR 1996 SPECIAL TRAININGS BATTALION

A WELL-RAISED DAUGHTER IS WORTH TEN SONS

Line up!

Line up! Get up!

Get up!

You are all abandoned.

Abandoned by your mom and dad who spawned you,

and abandoned by the world.

No other family outside these walls will embrace you.

From now on, this is your home and I'm your mother.

Be quiet and listen carefully.

It's the sound of the children outside dying every night,

who are abandoned like you.

So, don't even think about running away.

Not only it's impossible to escape,

but even if you do,

the only thing waiting for you outside is more suffering.

FAMILY MATTERS

Next news.

The serial killer who killed nine victims so far,

a.k.a. The Doom-veloper,

warned there would be a 10th victim.

As he has committed crimes

only against women living in special development zones...

"FACTS" IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

...authorities of Gyeonggi-do put off the development plans.

While the identity of this killer with a number of followers remains a mystery...

Something smells funny in the car.

The air quality must suck really bad.

Listen.

Please try not to draw any attention at the new school.

If the kids pick up a fight,

just think they're stressed about going to college

now that they're in high school.

You know what I'm saying?

PARADISE LOST

What a load of crap.

Like they're the only ones in high school

and they're in middle school.

Father, please!

- What I'm saying-- - What I'm saying is

you should wrap up your speech.

Or you can just wrap the strings like I do.

Other parents would say it's better than getting beaten up.

Yes, if you were other kids--

At the new school,

try to hold back as much as you can.

- Then-- - Then can I get a smartphone?

No, a laptop.

Lame. What are you, ten?

Never mind that.

What if we can't take it anymore?

If you can't take it anymore...

Bring them home.

Mommy will take care of things.

Rather than you guys making a fuss,

it's better if I handle things.

Eyes on the road!

Watch out!

PAWFECT HAVEN ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Your jaw's popping out of place, Man-joong?

Did you pull an all-nighter at some fancy party?

As if.

The only party I attended last night was a pity party at the office,

and I'm about to drop.

- What kept you here? - A new case.

That Doom-veloper?

No, it's not him!

You always bring that bastard up even for a trivial case.

It's just a missing-person case.

Or it could be just a runaway.

Jeez.

The missing person is Lee Yu-jin. Age, 26.

Her mother reported her missing last night,

and her phone was found early this morning

by a hiker walking Kumsuak Mountain trails.

I think she spent the entire morning searching the mountain

after getting the call that we found her phone.

She confirmed the woman to be her daughter,

but this guy following her...

KUMSU-RO TRAIL SECURITY CAMERA

Ma'am.

Nothing is confirmed yet,

so don't jump to any conclusions.

No.

I'm positive she is in trouble.

Do you have any reason to believe that?

She's my baby. A mother knows these things.

GRAND OPENING FREE CHECK-UP

PAWFECT HAVEN ANIMAL HOSPITAL

This is dope! Is it a friendship bracelet?

Wait, it's not.

What is this? You can kill someone with this.

Friendships are not always sunshine and rainbows.

So you're saying,

if someone picks up a fight, hit the first punch?

- Real hard? - "Pick up a fight"?

If that happens,

you just use your hand blade and strike the throat!

Please.

I'm off to school.

- At least have some milk! - No thanks.

Ji-hoon!

Listen.

You know you're a good son, right?

I'll buy you a laptop,

so if anything ever happens at school, you have to tell me, okay?

I'll get going.

Grandpa.

- I'm off to school. - Control your power.

"A good son"? What a load of crap.

- Well, you're also a-- - Never mind that.

I told you to drop the mommy roleplay.

You're not even my real fucking mother.

So tell me.

Why did you come back to this town?

You've never stayed in the same place for more than two years.

To hide your tracks from them,

you never bought them books for a Facebook account

let alone a smartphone.

You don't need books to create a Facebook account.

What? You're totally clueless.

Why else would they call it Facebook then?

Anyway, the kids are growing up.

How much longer do you think you can keep the secret?

Take yesterday's accident, for instance.

No wonder Ji-woo is acting out like that.

Why don't you just sit down with Ji-woo and settle things...

We can take this opportunity

to come clean to them about the true nature of this family

and settle things together once and for all.

Hey!

Here.

Tiger, let's eat.

There you go.

What about the kids? They went to school?

I see Ji-woo was going at you again.

That girl is a troublemaker.

There's nothing wrong with them.

If anything's wrong, it would be us.

Yo.

You must be Baek Ji-hoon. I heard about you from the teachers.

BAEK JI-HOON

You are.

So you're the new kid?

Where's the other twin?

Anyway, it's nice to meet you.

My name is Joe Kyu-tae, which reads "Fuc Kyu-tae."

I'm in charge of brotherhood and harmony in this school,

so I hope we get along.

Hey, Doctor.

It's Chief Oh, Kumsu Realty. Where's my commission?

I wired it a moment ago.

Oh, really?

When will...

Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Jeez, what the...

- The realtor? - Yeah.

She always hangs up after saying her piece.

What did she say?

Well, she says our landlord is a pastor

and he has this dog which started biting...

Something like that.

Who bit who?

Hey, get him off!

Get him off!

- Hold on! - You bastard!

You fucking bastard!

Stop, that's enough. You're going to kill him.

I'm going to kill him!

- I said, enough! - Come on, why?

"Why"?

You must be out of your fucking mind.

Don't you dare glare at me.

It's been a while we got ourselves a new product.

We don't want to damage it and return it, do we?

We should keep him and have fun with him.

Am I right, buddy?

Gosh.

Sir, you've had a hell of a first day getting your ass kicked.

Take all the rest you need, okay?

Let's go.

Strike the throat!

Is he just a lame loser?

Well, well.

We have a familiar face here. I've seen your type before.

Pardon?

It's a Belgian Shepherd.

He looks fierce, but is more gentle than you'd think.

Sure, you should not judge a man by his appearances.

You look familiar, so I thought I knew you from somewhere.

Oh, you were talking about me?

Can I help you?

Well...

I thought Deaconess Oh called you.

You must be the mighty landlord.

I've heard about you.

Landlord? No, it's not mine.

It's the church's asset, a contribution to build a new holy church.

I see.

You're a man of god.

That's why you looked familiar.

So, is this our guy?

Yes.

It's been about a week

that he lost his appetite and is feeling a bit low.

A few days ago, he suddenly started biting.

And the name?

It's Yoon Myung-hwan.

No, I mean this little fellow.

Oh, I thought...

It's Simbok.

Symbol?

Does he symbolize you?

A pastor who herds a flock of sheep?

No, it's not.

It's "Simbok," and it means "to be fulfilled with god's grace."

Excuse me.

Hallelujah, this is Pastor Yoon--

Pardon?

Who went missing?

Okay.

I see.

I'll head to the holy church right away.

Okay.

I'm sorry.

Something urgent came up at the church.

You can leave him here with us. We'll take a look and call you.

Okay. Please take good care of him.

But the room for the dog is already occupied.

What do we do?

You should finish unpacking. Where are you going?

You fool.

To fix that problem, we have some preparation to do.

What are you doing?

Jeez, you scared me.

As you can see, I took your pictures.

Damn, look at that posture and the expression!

This looks promising.

Delete it, or I'll kill you.

I heard you're a twin, but you two are nothing alike.

I'll delete them on my own terms.

We should follow each other.

Holy shit.

This is an ancient phone!

- You're not on social media? - I said, delete them.

Your mom must be one hell of a helicopter mom.

So is my mom.

What a load of crap.

They say he beat up a bully so bad that he got kicked out of the school,

so I thought he was the real deal.

It's such a cliche.

Why do we always have false rumors about the new kids?

Damn, that loser.

But he's tough though.

Look what he did to his hand.

You loser.

You piece of shit.

Go back to your class.

Fuc Kyu-tae.

Don't cross the line, okay?

You got it, student president.

Hey.

I got dibs on you, so get excited.

Shit.

Another crappy town.

NO LITTERING SECURITY CAMERA RECORDING

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE LAUNCH

HARDWARE STORE BOOKSTORE, PARKING LOT

- Go. - Hey.

I'm at Lee Yu-jin's house,

and it's clean.

There are no signs of forced entry either.

Apparently, she's single

with no social life apart from her family and church.

No boyfriend, huh?

So it boils down to either kidnapping or murder.

Or she could be a runaway.

Lately, they say she was barely at home.

Hello?

Hello?

What the...

Man-joong,

it's the Doom-veloper.

You say that about everything!

I have to go.

So what?

So what? What about this?

It's a common cable tie anyone can use.

Not anyone trims the edges in the urgent moment of murder.

You know it's his signature!

The Doom-veloper...

Is the body found? You said there was only blood.

So we should find the body first.

- The commissioner ordered-- - Hey!

What if it's really him?

God damn it.

Why is he in our jurisdiction?

The bastard only kills in development zones, a.k.a. Doom-veloper.

And they're putting off development projects!

What if he kills before then?

Look, I'm going to catch this guy.

You?

Hey, why are you so obsessed with him when you're not cut out for this?

"Obsessed"? Because I'm a detective.

It's my job to catch the killer.

Forget about it.

Just try to keep your feet on the ground.

Fine.

That little...

KUMSU CITY'S DEVELOPMENT CANCELED?

Damn it.

"Kumsu mountain..."

KUMSU-RO TRAIL SECURITY CAMERA

I bet that bastard resurfaced within the last few days.

Should I pull out the list of people who recently moved in?

No, he's not likely to have a permanent address.

He would need a vehicle to dump the body.

It will be easier to locate the car than to locate a man.

That's right.

The only road to enter the city is Kumsu-ro.

Right.

KUMSU ASPIRATIONS CHURCH

My daughter Yu-jin

only went to the church and home.

You know that, Pastor.

Yes, of course.

I know.

With the serial killer roaming the streets,

I'm worried sick.

Tonight, for Sister Lee Yu-jin's safe return to the church,

we'll hold a special vigil.

- Deaconess Oh. - Yes.

Please make sure everyone at church attends the vigil.

Okay, Pastor.

What does the little shit want to do?

A special vigil praying for the safe return of Sister Lee Yu-jin?

They say a chick from the church went missing.

What do you mean, "missing"?

Wait.

You don't think

that fucking Doom-veloper had something to do with this, do you?

Who knows?

Maybe she's one of the bitches you know.

Who, me?

Don't be ridiculous.

I only have eyes for you, you know that.

As if! A dog can't quit eating poop.

You had your nose dived in girls' fannies.

Jeez, look at you two lovebirds.

Shut it. What about you?

When will he sell the nightclub building?

I looked into the owner,

and he turned out to be a friend of my former gang brother.

Friend, second cousin, doesn't mean shit.

You're chickening out?

The hell I am.

I'm just saying that even thugs have an honor code.

An honor code, my ass.

If you stick to all the codes of your earthly life,

how can you build the kingdom of god?

You can't. Hallelujah.

What fucking kingdom?

Because of some lunatic,

the development project is about to be canceled.

No, Mr. Joe.

They're putting on a show because of public outcry,

but it will die down.

Are you sure about that?

I can't trust your shitty intel one little bit.

All you do is eat like a pig.

You were a fucking nobody, a wobbly jellyfish.

Now you have a restaurant too good for you

with a stingray you don't deserve

and everyone's calling you the boss.

Who do you have to thank for, Mr. Fucking Joe?

Are you saying it's all thanks to you, Oh "The Teeth" Gil-ja?

No way.

It's all thanks to our Jesus Christ!

Jesus is with you.

He's with every one of us.

So let us contribute to the cause and raise funds to build the holy church!

- Amen! - Amen!

Show our love to the almighty Father in heaven!

- Hallelujah! - Hallelujah!

Let us pray in gratitude!

Technically, it's thanks to the pastor who does all the dirty work.

All we have to do is pray like crazy,

and the heaven is upon us.

Let's hold on to that, Hae-pal. Okay, honey?

Holy shit.

If I didn't know better, I'd thought you were a bible thumper!

Now hold on!

I've never told a lie in my life which I didn't absolutely mean.

The arcade, the nightclub...

We bought those buildings lying we'll build a holy church,

putting them all under our name.

If the development actually happens, jackpot.

If not, we drop everything and get the hell out of here.

What a beautiful Hallelujah it is!

- Hallelujah, Amen. - Yes, Amen.

Honey. It's not easy leeching off of someone.

But here, a simple lie can get you that.

The money comes in like clockwork!

Just bite the bullet and jerk them off.

It's not like your hands are going to bleed.

If you jerk them off,

the next thing you know,

they'll shove their asses asking you to suck them.

Asking to kiss them, you mean.

You think it's funny?

Anyway,

whenever I step out of the church,

he annoys the hell out of me acting like they own the town.

It pisses me off!

I get you, I do.

Just hang in there a little bit more, sweety.

Soon enough,

from every asshole to gas-hole in this town,

I'll let everyone know who owns this town.

Thank you, teacher.

- Hey. - Damn it.

Kwon Min-jung?

You know my name already?

I didn't.

- It's on your name tag. - What?

KWON MIN-JUNG

Have you been staring at my chest?

What?

Jeez.

Why were you following me?

I wasn't following you.

I was just on my way home.

Fine. Be on your way, then.

Wait.

You're...

I mean, your big sister is in trouble.

My big sister?

FORECLOSURE

Wow, she really came alone.

Dude.

She's here.

Wow.

KUMSU ARCADE

I bet 10,000 won on you showing up alone.

Never mind that. I told you to delete them.

I thought you told me to complete them.

That was sick.

The one I sent you was just a prototype.

But I just made some epic masterpieces.

- Wow. - Fucking amazing.

Look at her face.

It's simple.

Just do as I tell you,

and these pictures won't hit the social media.

I told you, I'm not on social media.

Fuck, we know you aren't.

But the rest of us are,

and we'll share your picture to jerk off.

Fuck.

What do you want me to do?

Let's see.

I can ask you to cut out your flesh,

or harvest your organs and sell them.

I'm just kidding!

I'm not a thug, you know?

As students, we should do something

lucrative and productive...

- and something upright. - He's crazy.

"Something upright."

What do you mean, I got it all wrong?

She's my little sister, not my older sister.

And she's not in trouble, they are.

What are you talking about?

You have no idea how horrible they are!

Fuc Kyu-tae...

He's a monster.

You heard it right.

Heard what right? What?

The new kid who beat up a bully and was kicked out.

- It's not a false rumor, it's true. - What is she talking about?

And not just one bully, but a bunch of them.

So you're saying it's not Baek Ji-hoon,

but you, Baek Ji-woo

who beat up the bullies?

Is she for real?

Ma'am.

Do you expect me to believe that bullshit?

No need to believe, you'll experience it soon.

I have no choice.

This punk has no common sense.

What?

You're going to beat us up, too?

Tell you what, I'll even let you take the first swing.

- Whoa, that girl's fierce. - You got to be kidding me.

What kind of a man would I be if I hit a girl?

You bitch!

- You fuck. - Whoa.

Well,

are you done?

Not done yet--

- Shit. - Hey, you better stay put.

You don't want to break the other hand.

You want everyone to know the new kids broke both your hands?

When this asshole wakes up,

tell him to delete the pictures and stay under the radar.

Fuck!

Are you okay?

I knew it.

Grandpa is never wrong.

Let's just go. Come on.

Fuck.

Don't butt in.

My business. I'll deal with it.

It's not your business I'm concerned about.

I have to go to cram school.

DO IT RIGHT, MIN-JUNG.

OR I'LL BEAT YOU UP AGAIN.

That dirtbag. Fucking asshole.

Beating him a few more times won't change a scum like him.

Unless you kill him off.

What?

I'm saying, I don't want to move again.

For some reason, I like this town and school.

Let's take him home.

She told us so. Mom will take care of him.

- I'm afraid he's... - Yeah.

He's been abused.

His bones show signs of healing after several fractures.

Jeez.

It's a miracle he's even alive.

Why would he do it?

He tried to endure his owner but couldn't take it anymore.

No, not Simbok. I'm talking about that pastor.

He must have known we'd find out about the abuse right away.

Okay, let's sedate him first.

And let him rest for a while.

Yeah.

Ji-hoon!

What happened to your face?

- What's that blood? - No, I'm fine.

You, what did you do on your first day?

And Ji-woo? Where is she?

Ji-woo.

What...

Who is this gentleman?

- Did you do it again? - I had my reasons, damn it.

- Good god! - It's okay, he's not dead.

- No problem. - He's the problem, not us.

What a scumbag, good-for-nothing.

- The evil bastard. - Father!

- Please! - What?

What is all this?

How can a human being do this to another person?

Are we supposed to just sit back?

Or what?

What can we do in our current situation?

Grandpa.

There are so many victims.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

First, he puts their face on some nasty pictures to harass them.

Take your clothes off.

Take it off.

Eventually, he takes real pictures and blackmails them.

TODAY'S BOYFRIENDS Sex chats, nude cams, phishing...

Hello.

Thank you for checking out my chat room.

Some were even pimped out to older men

as if they were real slaves.

SLAVE OBEY

Okay, since this is a serious issue,

we should call the police, shouldn't we?

If that could solve the problem,

you think this asshole would dare pull this crap?

You told us to take our problems home.

That you'll fix them.

But technically, this isn't your problem.

I told you so.

I never expected anything less from the sick psychopath.

Baek Ji-woo!

Don't talk that way to your mother!

What? Do you think she has a heart?

PAWFECT HAVEN ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Where did you learn to drive?

Are you okay?

Can't you see my neck hurts?

I'm sorry. You came out of nowhere.

Hey, lady.

Are you drunk?

No way. She can't drink at all.

I am sorry.

I'm unfamiliar with this place, and it was dark...

Then drive when it's daytime, in a familiar place.

There are too many Karens in this country.

Fucking bitches out on the road, who can't even drive.

What?

What?

What...

Where are you going?

What is it?

What are you doing?

And you tell us to hold back.

What?

Do you know who I am?

I'm not Karen, I'm Yeong-su.

And I have a Class 1 Large license and even a bus driver's license.

Who are you calling a lousy driver?

Damn, you scared me.

What is this?

When he reached for his pocket,

I got a bad feeling so I just...

You did well.

If you hadn't, I would have slapped his face apart.

Look, all he ever did was swear.

And you dragged him here and locked him up like an animal.

You call that normal?

Well...

for your mom and dad,

- it's easier this way. - Father, please!

Besides, I locked him up. Not your mom.

Hey, listen. I'm sorry.

Didn't I tell you I'd kill you if you removed the cover?

I didn't?

I did, right?

I'm confused, did I tell you or not?

Anyways, don't take it down or you die.

Just sit tight.

So?

What do you guys want?

I want you to fix that problem.

Do it your way, Mom.

Hey, what do you mean, "Mom's way"?

Ji-woo may have never seen it, but I have.

What is he talking about?

He knows.

- He saw everything. - Saw what?

I don't care.

That asshole took pictures. Pictures of me!

The bastard needs fixing.

That's right!

- Now Ji-woo can know-- - Yeong-su, honey.

I understand how you feel,

but we agreed to lay low until we were done--

Stop!

Take him outside.

Okay, sure.

Come on, let's go.

What if they sniff us out?

We'll deal with it later. Just get out.

Ji-hoon, take Simbok out.

Yeah.

Nope.

Look who's drinking.

Has Yeong-su told you

why she came back to this town?

Beats me.

I wonder why she wanted to come back.

- I think-- - I think, Yeong-su--

Wait.

What was all that about Ji-hoon saw everything?

It was when he just started elementary school.

He saw his mother do the deed.

Seriously?

Whether he was too young to remember

or pretended he didn't know anything,

he never said anything.

Why didn't you tell me and keep it to yourself?

And what if I did?

What would you have done, you blockhead?

I've always thought

there was something not quite right about this whole town.

Today, I found something definitely not right.

What now?

Look.

In Korea, there are chicken restaurants and churches in every other building.

But here, I don't see any red cross signs at night.

Even when the pastor paid us a visit.

I guess.

Perhaps not many people here believe in salvation.

Maybe you're right.

But I have a feeling we may find our salvation here.

Attention.

Whatever you imagined,

it's going to be much worse, so watch closely.

You pay attention, too.

What is this place?

You motherfuckers!

That's no way to talk to an adult.

Who the hell are you?

You don't need to know yet.

Soon, you'll remember forever even if you don't want to.

Wait.

Why are you doing this to me?

"You are my slave, and you must obey my orders."

"If I tell you to cut out your flesh, you do that."

"If I tell you to sell your organs..." Jeez...

So you did this, right?

You're doing this to me over something so small?

"Small"?

The victims will live with the pain forever,

and that's "small"?

Wait, what is this?

Some sort of stimulant.

When the pain and shock get unbearable,

we don't want you passing out.

What?

You're fucking insane!

Why won't this rascal pick up the phone? We're late for church.

You must weigh like, 70kg?

Then what will be the weight of your sins?

Stop talking fucking nonsense!

Then again,

you're evil to the bones so cutting out the flesh won't do.

We should throw you in a pot and boil your bones.

But that would be too harsh for a minor like you.

So I'll just take 1kg.

Wait, hold on.

Hold on!

Actually, the butt will be easier for me and hurt less for you.

But you're a boy.

Cutting that part is an immoral thing to do.

SIN

Are you seriously talking about morals right now?

It's going to hurt like hell.

But don't worry, it won't kill you.

I'm an expert when it comes to this sort of thing.

Subtitle translation by Jody Park