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2 YEARS AGO

MONK: To the ten direction's Buddhas

The profound and stainless Dharma

And the liberated Sangha, we sincerely go for refuge

With great love and kindness...

(Youngho sighs deeply)

There are always good temples in famous mountains.

Now that you've prayed to Buddha, it should work out this time, sir.

It should.

It's right there.

The perfect location to start the port city project.

Kook Jinhan, is it?

Can we really trust him?

He's the kind of man

who'd do anything to complete a mission.

That's why Chairman Jang recruited him.

Like you said, this must not fail.

We'll take care of those who control Geumo

before this year ends.

Hundreds of billions of won will be at stake.

We have to get rid of those maggots in advance.

Also, Assemblyman Lee.

As I told you last time, once this is taken care of...

All right.

You'll be nominated for the by-elections

the year after I become governor.

All right.

(theme music playing)

SHADOW DETECTIVE SEASON 2

(ominous music playing)

(gun clicks)

(Juhyun pants)

Team Leader Yeon.

Are you all right?

Hold on.

Wake up.

(foreboding music playing)

(clatters)

(both grunting)

DOHYUNG: This is your last chance.

You walk out that door, and you die.

What choice are you going to make?

(grunting)

(Taekrok panting)

(coughs)

(thrilling music)

(both grunt)

(groans in pain)

DOHYUNG: Stop.

(exhales deeply)

(Taekrok breathes heavily)

(Taekrok breathes heavily)

DOHYUNG: Mind your manners.

Nothing good comes out of being rambunctious.

(foreboding music playing)

Don't you agree, Assemblyman Lee?

I heard you even sent people to find me, so I came rushing to see you.

Did you call the cops on Hwanju?

Let's talk inside.

(cell phone vibrates)

(gasps)

(cell phone vibrates)

(inhales deeply)

(grunts)

Team Leader Yeon.

LEE SEONGA

(panting)

Call an ambulance over to the safe house. Right now.

Team Leader Yeon.

Team Leader Yeon!

Team Leader Yeon!

Team Leader Yeon.

Yeon Juhyun, wake up.

Yeon Juhyun!

(siren blaring in distance)

(dramatic music playing)

(dramatic music continues playing)

(door slams)

And Secretary Cha?

Did you kill him?

Of course not.

You don't put down a dog when you still have use for it.

You were the one who taught me that.

AUGUST, 2005 JOINT INVESTIGATION HEADQUARTERS

(suspenseful music playing)

Juhwan.

It's illegal to detain and torture an incumbent police officer

to extract a confession.

Illegal...

(knocking)

(door opens)

(door closes)

These were all found at his father's house.

(ominous music playing)

(laughs)

Hey, Choi Dohyung!

You're the ones who did something illegal.

I told you to wipe the drug gang out.

Instead, you stole the drugs and sold them!

All right. Detective Choi Dohyung.

From now on, you'd better choose your words carefully.

Or else I'll rip the uniforms off your men's backs.

(puffs)

You vile police scum.

"You vile police scum."

(laughs)

You've been holding that against me all this time?

All right.

What is it that you want?

I want to see how far we vile police scum can go when you give them power.

(laughs)

Is that nonsense how you cajoled Chief Baek into taking your side?

Chief Baek is also a cop who was just exploited by you.

All I did was do what you taught me.

(breathes deeply)

I'll take responsibility for everything.

There's no need for my men to get involved.

Please.

Why? Trying to play the hero?

What did you say their name was?

He called it the Geumjeong Society.

Right, the Geumjeong Society.

An organization founded by a bunch of maggots trying to band together.

I'll spare you.

That little playtime of yours.

How about I make it come true?

(tense music playing)

(tires screech)

- (clanking) - (electricity crackles)

MAN 1: What the...

- MAN 2: Why are the lights... - MAN 3: Hey!

(all grunt)

(tires screech)

(foreboding music playing)

(people clamoring)

(tire screech)

(siren blaring)

MAN: Let go of me!

JUDGE: Given the number of offenses and quantity of narcotics

found in the possession of the defendant,

the court finds it necessary

to enact a commensurate punishment.

The court will now read the verdict.

The defendant is hereby sentenced to three years in prison.

No. I didn't do it, Your Honor.

Drugs? I didn't do it, Your Honor!

(crowd murmuring)

(gavel thudding)

Now that the union leader's out of the way,

your brother's construction shouldn't be disrupted for the time being.

It's good to see the prosecution and police cooperating.

Thank you.

Sir.

About the national convention next month...

Hey. Don't rush things.

I'm aware.

I've prepared everything for your political debut, Prosecutor Lee.

Thank you.

As for the police personnel, all you have to do is what's written here.

(exhales deeply)

Just the chief investigator of narcotics?

I thought you were trying to get rid of the commissioner.

I'm thinking of swapping the arms and legs first, so they don't notice.

Okay. I see. Good. (laughs)

(sighs deeply)

- I'll see you soon. - YOUNGHO: Yes, sir.

(car door closes)

Had it not been for me, the two of you wouldn't be anything.

On the contrary.

All that you enjoy now was possible thanks to us.

(laughs)

All right.

I admit you were quite useful for a mutt.

But that doesn't mean you can bite the hand that feeds you.

So...

Now, what?

Are you going to destroy me?

Would that even be possible?

Above me are the ones I paid off,

and below me are the ones who paid me off.

If I'm finished,

you'll be nothing but dust.

I know this.

Half the people who rule this country are connected to you.

You know that

and yet, you still do this?

Only because I don't have what they do.

What?

Fear.

I do not fear either dying or living.

But those involved with you probably are.

Because they have so much to lose.

When the sun comes up,

all you will be is a criminal who traded drugs and incited murder.

There will be no one left to cover you.

(foreboding music playing)

Yong Hwanju was arrested.

Also, I looked into it.

Chief Baek personally asked for cooperation from Narcotics.

In that case, Chief Seo Gwangsu should be getting investigated soon.

We've been able to locate the car that took Team Leader Han through CCTV.

We're tracking it now.

We'll let you know if anything comes up.

JONGSEOK: We finally meet.

Although not under pleasant circumstances.

Thanks to your decisive action, Team Leader Yeon will live.

Thank you.

Team Leader Yeon's father, Yeon Sanghoon.

Does he have anything to do with the Geumjeong Society?

Yeon Sanghoon died chasing after them.

JONGSEOK: It was when we were finally

about to see progress in the investigation.

It was written off as a simple hit-and-run, but I'm positive.

That the organization Yeon Sanghoon and I were chasing was behind it.

But back then,

there was nothing I could do.

After a long time, I became the director of the Inspection Department,

so I decided to go after them again.

I told Team Leader Yeon Juhyun the truth, too.

The only thing that was in Yeon Sanghoon's last report

was that picture.

I failed once again.

I wanted to make sure Sanghoon's death wasn't in vain...

By using his daughter?

I doubt that was what Yeon Sanghoon would have wanted.

If you really cared about him,

you should have taken on this responsibility yourself.

Instead of getting his daughter involved.

(car door closes)

(tense music playing)

Detective Han's car passed by this?

GYEONGCHAN: Yes, an hour ago.

But it wasn't caught on the security camera up ahead.

Yeah?

Let's go that way. Over there.

Okay.

NOEUL GOSIWON

(bottle clicks)

What happened to your face?

It's nothing.

What brings you here at this hour?

I'm in need of your consolation.

It was a really long day.

You'll be cleared of the charges soon. Don't worry.

This is the first of many.

It'll happen a lot more often from now on.

So why did you choose to walk this exhausting path?

I can say the same to you.

I heard from a colleague in Narcotics

that he saw you.

What a small world.

You told me last time.

That you had some unfinished business to take care of.

Was what happened today related to that?

(suspenseful music playing)

Wait. Stop the car.

- What? - Stop the car.

SEONGA: That's it, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

(both pant)

(retches)

(Seonga coughing)

Get him out.

- (Seonga coughs) - (Gyeongchan grunts)

(Seonga grunting)

(breathes deeply)

Don't you need my help?

You remember that thing you used to say all the time?

That in order to protect ourselves, we should help each other.

(scoffs)

I did?

Taekrok.

Let's stop here.

It's all in the past.

Are you really willing to go further?

Is that more important than your own life?

What's with you today?

I just hate that you're this kind of cop.

Someone who dies just because of that sense of duty.

(indistinct shouting)

MAN: You bastard!

(Jinseok groaning in pain)

I don't want to see that.

If you're talking about Jinseok, stop.

Neither one of us has anything to be proud of.

I don't regret it. If you can avoid it, you should.

I said stop.

Whatever you're doing now,

don't regret it later.

That would be...

useless.

(siren blaring)

It doesn't matter how small. Find anything you can!

(cell phone vibrates)

Yes?

We found a note in his pocket.

SEONGA: It admits to killing Woo Jangik on Lee Youngho's orders.

(suspenseful music playing)

Any other belongings?

He only had his phone on him

but there was nothing unusual in this call history or texts.

I'll get back as soon as things get sorted.

All right.

(cell phone beeps)

Yeon Juhyun. Wake up. Yeon Juhyun!

(suspenseful music playing)

JULY 11, 2005 GEUMJEONG?

TAEKROK: Chief Baek turned his back on Lee Youngho.

We lost our lead witness, Team Leader Han, and Yeon Juhyun is gravely injured.

How did they find out about the safe house?

Why didn't he kill me?

JULY 11, 2005 GEUMJEONG?

(ominous music playing)

(gate opens)

(reporter clamoring)

REPORTER 1: Your nephew, Yong Hwanju, has been found to have used money

from drugs for your campaign expenses.

Do you have anything to say?

Is it true that a police officer

from Geumo Station committed suicide, accusing you of inciting murder?

REPORTER 2: Were the charges against Choi Dohyung politically motivated?

REPORTER 3: Is it true that you ordered the search and seizure?

- Please say a word, sir. - REPORTER 4: Is it all true?

(muffled clamoring)

Your youngest daughter studying in the US is preparing for a recital.

You son of a bitch! (groans)

I'm going to kill you...

(groaning)

(groaning in pain)

(grunts)

(breathes deeply)

Do not forget.

We're always watching you

whenever and wherever you are.

Prosecutor Lee Youngho.

From now on, you'd better choose your words carefully.

(siren blaring)

(camera shutter clicks)

REPORTER (on radio): Has a candidate ever been put

under emergency arrest a day before the election?

His supporters in Youngseo Province are all in huge shock.

As a three-term assemblyman, Lee Youngho had the trust of the voters of Youngseo.

However, his arrest will likely have an big impact on the election.

REPORTER (on TV): In this case, Kim Jinsun,

who was closely following behind candidate Lee Youngho's approval rating,

is expected to win the election.

Prosecutor Ahn, this is your chance.

You can't let this get away if you're thinking of getting ahead.

Yes, sir.

There's the issue of his nephew's drugs,

but the core of this is him inciting murder.

Make sure to focus on that.

Yes, sir.

DOHYUNG: Chief Prosecutor Won.

Lee Youngho is only going to keep using you for trivial things such as this.

When I become a member of the National Assembly

and achieve what I want,

you'll be with me, sitting somewhere higher.

(sighs)

FOR A HAPPY YOUNGSEO CANDIDATE 2 KIM JINSUN

Candidate Kim is entering.

(staffs cheering)

- Congratulations. - Oh, not you too.

Let's wait until the results come out tomorrow.

I think you're being too modest.

(laughs)

I recall being shocked when the prosecution put you

under a search and seizure,

but now I can't believe what's happening at all.

What a turn of fortune.

Things are finally as they should be.

The timing of it was so perfect

that I thought it was perhaps divine intervention.

I heard that the party leader called to congratulate you.

Yes. And they'll invite you to a formal greeting after the election.

How nice.

The party has great expectations for you, Director Choi.

They're saying you were of great help

in gaining the support of the people at the last leg.

I'll have to live up to those expectations then.

(chuckles)

GWANGSU: Why did Chief Baek send Narcotics there?

Did he really betray Lee Youngho?

Team Leader Han was murdered.

What?

Yong Hwanju will soon testify about you.

You have to get away.

(sighs)

I guess I won't be seeing you for a while again.

I should take one down with me.

(suspenseful music playing)

What are you going to do?

I think I should do that much

and give them a good blow.

Then I'll be able to face the guys who died before us.

(ominous music playing)

DONGBUM: Among those who retired from the Special Operation Unit in 2005,

I picked out the ones whose jobs and addresses were unknown.

PROFILE

PROFILE NAME: KWON JUHWAN

"Kwon Juhwan."

There's this man whom Chief Baek refers to as Director Kwon.

GIYONG: He seems to be their enforcer.

Director Kwon?

Is this him?

(suspenseful music playing)

NAME: KWON JUHWAN

He was a former UDT, then joined the police through special recruitment

- but was fired after five years. - The reason?

Violating the Narcotics Control Act.

This ex-spec ops... Maybe he carried drugs on him?

It's possible if he got his hands on evidence or foreclosures.

When did he get out?

He was sentenced to three years

but was pardoned as a model prisoner the year after that.

Find out who the prosecutor was at the time.

One moment.

- Wait. - What?

What you just said. It was mentioned in an article I found last night.

That was around 2005 too.

Drugs, drugs, police...

Drugs, police...

Here it is. Here.

An article from November 21, 2005.

"A final trial was held for an incumbent police officer

who was arrested last July on charges of stealing confiscated goods

from the scene of a drug bust and distributing them to the market.

An official from the joint investigation team of the prosecution and police

who investigated this case expressed concern about

the deviant behavior of the officer in question being misinterpreted

as corruption of the entire police force."

- November 2005? - Yes.

I found the prosecutor.

(ominous music playing)

Is it Lee Youngho?

PROSECUTOR LEE YOUNGHO

- Yes. - What's the date?

September 5, 2005.

TAEKROK: Lee Youngho caught Director Kwon stealing drugs.

And now Director Kwon takes orders from Chief Baek.

(line trilling)

SEONGA: Hello?

Hey, it's me.

I'm sending you information on this guy called Kwon Juhwan.

Look into it thoroughly.

And check if he has any connections

to a member of the opposition party or Assemblywoman Kim Jinsun.

Hey, send Seonga all the materials on Kwon Juhwan.

Okay.

Are you going somewhere?

There's someone I have to meet.

(door closes)

So you're Kim Taekrok.

You've got guts coming all the way here as a mere detective.

You got any cigarettes?

I thought you'd be a bit more formidable.

What?

You're just another pitiful man, after all.

What? Did you think I'd be a monster with horns?

That would have been better.

I wouldn't have felt this underwhelmed.

Sure, talk all you want.

This could be your last chance to be on that high horse of yours.

How much longer do you think I'll be staying here?

You were betrayed by the ones you've raised. What can you do now?

What?

Chief Baek. Director Kwon.

You thought you owned them, but you didn't.

You were just taken advantage of, then abandoned at the tipping point.

Like Kook Jinhan.

(sighs deeply)

Who is it?

The real boss.

- What difference will it make if you know? - You have no other option now.

Are you counting on your drug junkie nephew?

(scoffs)

So you were the one behind Seo Gwangsu.

Do you know what happened because you did that?

Someone else benefited from it.

Both our hard work has gone to the dog.

SEONGIL: Congratulations on Director Choi Dohyung's new beginning.

Congratulations.

You're going to be really busy now.

Let me know whenever you need my help.

You're already helping me a lot.

You wrapped up the search and seizure too.

(Jaegu chuckles)

I almost made a huge mistake back then.

The past is just the past. What's important is the future.

I have the Chief Prosecutor to rely on at the prosecutor's office.

Chief Baek is keeping me safe with the police.

And there's no strategist in politics as good as Secretary Cha.

I am quite fortunate.

I appreciate the compliment.

We're the ones who are honored.

(suspenseful music playing)

I'm just coming back from meeting with Lee Youngho.

(tongue clicks)

(sighs)

The Inspection Department Chief said it was the last thing he could do for me.

I've been ordered to return too.

Back to Juvenile Affairs at the Agency.

There's no time.

That Director Kwon you found.

I'm sure it's the man from the picture my father left.

All we have to do is catch him.

If we catch him...

Team Leader Yeon.

The Inspection Department took advantage of you.

And you almost died for it.

It doesn't matter.

Even if I'm taken advantage of.

If it means avenging my father...

(breathes heavily)

(machine beeping)

(grunts)

(breathes deeply)

Focus on recovering for now.

I'm on the move.

My father left...

one last report.

(exhales deeply)

(dramatic music playing)

You came to turn yourself in?

I bribed Candidate Lee Youngho.

I really was given probation.

I don't know how many higher-ups he had to talk to in the middle.

Then after that,

you contacted Yong Hwanju, Cha Kyungpil, and Son Sangwook?

There is one more person.

(suspenseful music playing)

All right. I'll see you next time.

Yes, sir. Take care.

Right.

- Let's go. - Yes, take care.

I thought I told you to only bring Han Giyong out of there.

I'm sorry, sir.

Why did you try to kill Yeon Juhyun?

Didn't Chief Baek report to you?

Do you remember Yeon Sanghoon?

YOUNGHO: Yeon Sanghoon.

So he's the one causing us trouble?

Yes, sir.

You take this on.

That way you'll earn Team Leader Choi's trust.

Yes, sir.

Yeon Juhyun is Yeon Sanghoon's daughter.

That's why Chief Baek ordered me to get rid of Yeon Juhyun.

(foreboding music playing)

(light switch clicks)

GEUMO POLICE STATION

INVESTIGATION REPORT

INVESTIGATION REPORT

TRANSPORT OF SEIZED GOODS FROM DRUG BUSTS

(cell phone vibrates)

Yes, talk.

SEONGA: Detective Kim. I looked into it.

There's a commercial building under Director Kwon's name.

But one of the tenants of that building is...

Hwang Jinseok.

(suspenseful music playing)

With the local elections just a day away,

Candidate Kim Jinsun is sure to win the election

after candidate Lee Youngho's withdrawal.

Someone else benefited from it.

REPORTER: As a result,

- much attention is focused... - Both our hard work has gone to the dog.

...on the future plans of Director Choi Dohyung,

who had declared his support for Candidate Kim Jin-sun.

- Director Choi Dohyung... - DOHYUNG: Let's stop here.

Are you really willing to go further?

Is that more important than your own life?

If you're talking about Jinseok, stop.

Neither one of us has anything to be proud of.

I don't regret it.

REPORTER: He has already made a political move by winning the nomination

- for next year's by-election... - DOHYUNG: To achieve what I want,

I need power.

REPORTER: A 30-year police veteran, Director Choi solved major cases

such as the Eunsan serial murders...

- Choi Dohyung. - ...and has the nation's support.

(car door opens)

(car door closes)

(utensils clatters)

Welcome!

Taekrok.

Long time no see.

(dramatic music playing)

I'm all right, Taekrok.

See?

I can even go hiking on the hill out back.

Yeah. I heard you were doing okay.

Then you should have come sooner to have a drink with me.

We have some good pork.

It was delicious.

Yes.

I would like to keep the party's welcome ceremony a simple affair.

I'll see you then.

FRESH MEAT RESTAURANT

So...

you already knew Kwon Juhwan from the start?

Yes, Dohyung hooked me up with him.

Thanks to him, I was able to get back on my feet so soon.

This restaurant too.

How do Dohyung and Kwon Juhwan know each other?

They were both members of BST.

Don't tell me you don't remember.

You started it. "Be Safe Today too." BST.

Kwon Juhwan...

was a member of BST?

Yes.

I think it was after you returned to Geumo.

Dohyung brought him in as a new member.

I thought BST ended after I left.

Dohyung kept it going for a bit.

And then, I heard it just kind of fizzled out.

- Hey, do you know if... - Right.

I think he changed the name from BST to something else.

(suspenseful music playing)

(grunts)

GEUMJEONG

TAEKROK: "Geum" meaning "today."

"Jeong" meaning "safely."

(ominous music playing)

(gunshot)

TAEKROK: Be safe!

- Today too! - Today too!

(all laugh)

TAEKROK: Geumjeong.

(ominous music playing)

SHADOW DETECTIVE SEASON 2

(closing theme music playing)