Original subtitles

(car approaching)

(brakes squeal)

(engine stops)

(car alarm beeps)

JINHAN: Detective Kim.

(foreboding music)

You've come all the way to the end.

(foreboding music continues)

Is it though?

Stop doubting everything.

But, Detective Kim...

what's left after all this?

An old cop full of regrets and pain.

-(rain pattering) -I'm just an old cop...

full of regrets and pain now.

-TAEKROK: Hyeonseok! -(running footsteps approaching)

(tense music)

TAEKROK: Hyeonseok!

(in weak voice) Taekrok...

Hey, you...

-I'm sorry. -TAEKROK: Yeongdu!

(panting)

TAEKROK: Yeongdu!

Yeongdu!

TAEKROK: Seonga!

(explosions)

TAEKROK: Jinseok!

(Jinseok groans in pain)

TAEKROK: Yeon Juhyun!

Are you all right?

JINHAN: Do you think all the choices you made...

were the right ones?

Back then,

I didn't have a choice.

TAEKROK: Jiu!

Dad!

Dad!

(shaky breath)

YOUNG JIU: Dad!

-(panting) -(Chunkyu laughs)

(gunshot)

(sighs)

(somber music)

(somber music continues)

(Taekrok exhales roughly)

When did everything start to go wrong?

I only wanted to live a normal life.

I shouldn't have become a cop in the first place.

(sniffles)

(voice breaking) That's when it all began.

(Taekrok breathes heavily)

(sobs)

(somber music continues)

SHADOW DETECTIVE SEASON 2

(soft grunt)

(sighs deeply)

(siren blaring)

(suspenseful music)

SEONGA: Here.

The bloodstains found in the Geumjeong Society's car

were found to be from Team Leader Han.

Also, a fisherman spotted the car

close to where Team Leader Han's body was found.

There is circumstantial evidence

that it was deleted on Chief Baek's orders.

The Youngseo Provincial Police summoned Chief Baek because of it.

TAEKROK: They can't hold him for long with only circumstantial evidence.

Choi Dohyung wouldn't let Chief Baek just stay there.

What about Director Kwon?

Gyeongchan's digging into the guys who got caught yesterday,

so we should have something soon.

At seven o'clock tonight,

once his initiation ceremony is over, Dohyung will have political authority.

We'll stop them somehow.

(cell phone vibrating)

SEONGA: Yes, go ahead.

GYEONGCHAN (over phone): I checked their recent financial transactions

and they sent bundles of cash a few times to one car rental company.

So I looked into it.

They operate illegal taxis throughout the Gangnam area

and secretly sell cars with fake registrations too.

Who's the owner?

I'll send you his information right now.

(suspenseful music continues)

Why aren't you eating?

Why did you ask to see me again?

Last time, you said you didn't know anything.

(Youngho slurps)

You know, you're at fault too.

You should have told me that it was about your father.

I see you did a background check on me.

I'm also a father to a daughter.

It truly is unfortunate.

(soft grunt)

Just...

Just get to the point, please.

It's simple.

The man who killed your father.

I can help you catch him.

(tense music)

But you have to do one thing for me.

What do you want?

The man who did this to me.

All you have to do is take him down too.

Choi Dohyung.

The leader of the Geumjeong Society is Choi Dohyung.

(tense music swells, fades)

(suspenseful music)

Hey. Where is it?

SEONGA: The second floor.

Hello.

-We're with Geumo Police. -What?

(door closes)

(gasps)

Taekrok.

You're the one who said we should help each other.

It's been a while.

(cell phone vibrating)

Yes?

JONGSEOK (over phone): I sent you the information you asked for.

Why do you need a disciplinary report from 20 years ago?

There's something I have to check.

DISCIPLINARY REPORT

NAME: KIM TAEKROK

JONGSEOK: Team Leader Yeon,

-I told you to stop looking into... -(cell phone beeps)

HE IS SUSPENDED FOR 3 MONTHS AND DEMOTED BY ONE RANK.

HE FORMED AN ILLEGAL PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT...

JONGSEOK: The only one who's made it out alive

from all this chaos.

YOUNGHO: Kim Taekrok and Choi Dohyung.

There's definitely something between the two.

That explains why he killed Kook Jinhan, but kept Kim Taekrok alive.

The ones who won't be swayed and will catch Choi Dohyung

are just me and you.

At least the two of us share the same goal.

ILLEGAL PRIVATE ORGANIZATION (A.K.A BST)

LIST OF CARS

Look, I only did what they asked me to do.

All these fake registration vehicles, illegal cars, and loans.

Director Kwon managed all of them.

All I did was send money

to the merchants' association when he told me to.

If I give you this, you'll let me go, right?

All I did was trust Dohyung and do whatever he told me to do.

Use this list of cars and catch Director Kwon with the police.

-Yes, sir. -Also...

Take him to the station.

Taekrok.

SEONGA: Let's go.

(sighs)

(door opens)

2023 YOUNGSEO WELFARE FOUNDATION DONATION RECORDS

TAEKROK: Director Kwon got the funds,

then the money was laundered through business transactions.

Then it was donated to the foundation.

Choi Dohyung used this money to operate the Geumjeong Society.

FRESH MEAT RESTAURANT HWANG JINSEOK

(suspenseful music)

Records of Choi Dohyung's corruption.

There should be something else before this.

(scoffs)

Did you talk to the director of the inspection department?

Yes. Once I have the evidence, the agency will be on it.

(sighs)

This was taken near the scene of the accident

as Detective Yeon Sanghoon was dying.

(tense music)

The man who killed my father...

was Chief Baek?

Yes.

I believe a witness at the time stated that...

the vehicle was black.

Choi Dohyung must've taken care of it.

You'll find the details of the witness who was bribed inside as well.

This should be enough evidence to get a reinvestigation started.

(sighs)

(tense music continues)

JUHWAN (over phone): The chief of the inspection department

is on the move again.

Rumor is there's going to be

an extensive internal investigation starting with Yeon Sanghoon's death.

Who started this?

As far as I know, it's Detective Yeon Juhyun.

(door closes)

What brings you here, Team Leader Yeon?

Was it really you?

Did you...

kill him?

Are you the one who killed...

Detective Yeon Sanghoon?

Yeon Sanghoon? Who's that?

And why would you say I killed him?

JUHYUN: December 22, 2005.

You killed Detective Yeon Sanghoon

by performing a hit-and-run with a car.

You even bribed the witness to tamper with the case.

Is that right?

I don't know what on earth you're talking about.

Why would I do such a thing?

So why did you do such a thing?

Why did you do it?

Why did you kill him?

Did Detective Yeon Sanghoon too persistent in chasing the Geumjeong Society?

And what's a Geumjeong Society?

You must have been very close to him,

seeing you're acting this way.

But I don't know him.

You might not know his name, but you'll remember his face.

And this is a picture that was taken near the scene of the accident.

That's your face, right?

I'm not sure.

I don't understand why on earth you're being like this

with some old pictures.

(soft suspenseful music)

So they're just old pictures to you.

The inspection department will take this case up to headquarters.

I'll see you there.

Did you check the pictures I sent?

TAEKROK'S JUNIOR (over phone): Yes. What are these?

It's evidence of how Choi Dohyung funded his crimes.

Go investigate the businesses on the list. And make it quick.

TAEKROK'S JUNIOR: All right. By the way, is it really true?

What is?

I heard the real culprit of Yeon Sanghoon's murder was found.

And Chief Baek is the suspect.

(ominous music)

Lee Youngho is the only one

who would give that kind of evidence to Yeon Juhyun.

That old fox.

I heard from the attorney

and it seems like Chief Baek is very anxious.

If he decides to act out to save himself or says something by mistake...

The initiation ceremony is today.

We have to stop him no matter what.

Won Jaegu, how dare you betray me?

Is Judge Kim the one in charge of warrants?

Yes.

Neither Kim Taekrok nor Lee Youngho will stop here.

(inhales deeply)

The Geumjeong Society cannot suffer any more losses.

There needs to be a sacrifice.

(cell phone vibrating)

LIEUTENANT KIM TAEKROK

Yes.

Okay. I have something to discuss anyway.

GYEONGCHAN: I checked the car owners, but they weren't connected to Geumjeong.

Another dead-end.

-SEONGA: How many cars do we have left? -More than half.

-Think we'll catch him within the day? -We have to.

After the initiation ceremony, Choi Dohyung will have gained authority.

If we catch Director Kwon then, he'll slip away.

Then everyone will be in danger.

Including us and Taekrok.

Let's do whatever we can.

Okay. Let's do it.

(suspenseful music)

(tires screech)

(car door closes)

Where did you get the evidence that it was Chief Baek?

I got it from Lee Youngho.

What?

Why on earth...

When did you find out Choi Dohyung was the leader of the Geumjeong Society?

(sighs deeply)

Did you come to hesitate when you found out...

that it was Choi Dohyung?

No.

Choi Dohyung seems to think so.

Last year, and then at the safe house.

He didn't kill you.

Team Leader Yeon.

Also, when did you find out...

that the BST you two made together...

was related to the Geumjeong Society?

Okay.

I understand you resent me for it.

Do not judge how I would feel.

(somber music)

If I had dissolved BST back then, Geumjeong Society simply wouldn't be.

If I had done that,

your father wouldn't have died at the hands of the Geumjeong Society.

I'm sorry, Team Leader Yeon.

(sighs)

There's no need to apologize.

I don't hold any grudges against you.

What angers me is that...

you're involved in this investigation.

Okay.

Anyway, you can't work with Lee Youngho. He's only taking advantage of you.

You have no right...

to give me such advice.

You have no right.

(somber music continues)

-(car door closes) -(engine revving)

ANCHOR (on tablet): The Upright Country Party and Kim Jinsun,

the Youngseo governor-elect,

have expressed their willingness to set up a special investigation team

under the leadership of Director Choi Dohyung

to thoroughly investigate the current corruption scandal.

The investigation team is composed of highly reliable professionals,

including incumbent detectives

and Director Choi Dohyung, who has recently joined our party.

The specific plan of action will be announced at 7 p.m.

during Director Choi Dohyung's initiation ceremony.

ANCHOR: Director Choi said he will announce...

You said that Chief Baek's arrest warrant was rejected?

Yes, sir.

I didn't know he'd take care of it so quickly...

(breathes deeply)

Choi Dohyung is playing every single one of us.

And where the hell is Secretary Cha? I can't get a hold of him.

I'll look into it.

(door opens)

GEUMO CORRUPTION SCANDAL INVESTIGATION TEAM SET UP...

Choi Dohyung, that scumbag.

(cell phone vibrating)

-(siren blaring in distance) -Yes.

It must have been tough.

No, sir. Thanks to you, I'm over the hump.

But what will our next move be?

We'll talk about that in person.

SEONGIL (over phone): Yes, sir.

(toilet flushes)

-(exclaiming) -(door opens, closes)

-DONGBUM: Did you find it? -(mumbles)

GITAE: Here!

Right. It's 9221 from the list.

Good job, kid.

(ominous music)

Yes, that's the guy. Okay.

-I found it. It's me who did it. I did... -(line ringing)

-Yes, Mr. Gu. -Hey, we found it.

He just made a right on the intersection at Geumo University of Education.

Okay. The intersection at the University of Education.

Okay.

(cell phone vibrates)

Yes?

Where are you? Did you know Chief Baek was released?

(sighs)

All right, I'll look into it.

(exhales roughly)

(breathes deeply)

-(engine revs) -(tires screech)

(brakes squeal)

(foreboding music)

DONGBUM (over phone): It was just recorded,

-so he should be in the area. -Okay. Let's go that way.

Sure.

(ominous music)

NO TRESPASSING KEEP OUT

(clock ticking)

(suspenseful music)

You look concerned.

Are you worried that I might abandon you?

Ah.

Of course not.

Thank you for handling the matter so quickly.

Come have a drink.

Yes, sir.

DOHYUNG: It's been a while since we had a drink just the two of us.

Yes, sir. It has.

I've come this far all thanks to you.

Now, our heyday, the age of the police is finally arriving.

I will continue to do my best until the end.

You've served your purpose more than enough.

(tense music)

JUHYUN: Where is Chief Baek right now?

SECRETARY CHA (over phone): There's a mountain cabin

owned by the Geumjeong Society. He must have gone there.

I'll text you the exact location.

(sighs)

You and I.

We're no more than dogs to them.

But...

do we... (sighs)

...have to live like this?

(soft chuckle)

Scumbag.

Please understand.

This way, we'll be able to cover everything up.

Just how many cops have you killed so far?

And you still say what you're doing is for the police?

(glass thuds)

I shouldn't have trusted you as he warned me.

It seems Kim Taekrok...

saw right through you.

(gunshot)

(soft grunt)

(car alarm blaring in distance)

Shit.

(blaring continues)

(breathes heavily)

(foreboding music)

He sent Yeon Juhyun the location.

I'm also on my way.

Okay.

(foreboding music continues)

THE ADDRESS IS 47, SUAM-RO, PANBONG-EUP, GEUMO-SI

(cell phone vibrates)

-Hey. -SEONGA (over phone): Taekrok.

Secretary Cha is dead.

And he sent an address to Team Leader Yeon.

(suspenseful music)

(engine revving)

(tires screeching)

(car horn honking)

LIEUTENANT KIM TAEKROK

(cell phone vibrating)

OPERATOR: The person you are calling...

(engine revving)

(soft suspenseful music)

(light footsteps approaching)

(gun clicks)

Put down your gun.

(panting)

DOHYUNG: Your father's murderer lies dead before you.

How does it feel?

(ominous music)

(sighs)

JUHYUN: Was it you?

The one...

who made the order to kill my father.

Choi Dohyung... (breathes shakily)

...was it you?

Why?

Why did you kill him?

Why did you kill so many police officers,

so many of your colleagues...

(sniffles)

...and my father?

You can ask your father yourself.

Don't resent me for this.

It's nothing personal.

-TAEKROK: Choi Dohyung! -(gun clicks)

(Juhyun gasps)

You relentless punk.

TAEKROK: Stop.

DOHYUNG: Fine.

Shoot me.

Can you do it?

Do you still not understand?

It's the useless sense of justice of yours that made you the pathetic mess you are.

You live alone in that petty little studio of yours,

and you can't live without those psychotic pills.

You've always been like that.

A weak-minded cop

trapped inside the trauma that he brought upon himself!

(clicks)

Dad!

(pensive music)

(sobs softly)

(gunshot)

(sobbing)

(breathes heavily)

(Taekrok breathes shakily)

Let's stop this.

(gunshot)

(Juhyun gasps)

No!

(Juhyun sobs)

No. No!

Detective Kim!

Please.

JUHYUN: Please!

No, please! (sobbing)

(Juhyun breathing heavily)

(shouts) You scumbags!

Now, this makes a better picture.

A detective kills the leader of BST to avenge her father and commits suicide.

I will arrange it that way.

(tense music)

It's time for you to go, sir.

Okay.

Wrap things up.

-(gunshot in distance) -(tires screech)

(dramatic music)

(breathes softly)

(gasps)

HYEONSEOK: You're up.

What were you dreaming about?

Did I say something?

(chuckles) You said you weren't wrong this time.

(indistinct chatter)

What are you going to do when you retire?

Retire?

Is that too far into the future?

10 years will fly by in no time.

Is there anything you want to do?

There's something I don't want to do.

Running like hell.

(soft chuckle)

TAEKROK: If I retire...

I'm never running again.

Chasing people.

Or being chased.

Right, there's nothing as exhausting as that.

But, Taekrok.

Now's not the time.

You still have to run around like your heart will burst.

(soft music)

(sighs)

Promise me that you will.

(soft chuckle)

Well then, I'll get going now.

Hyeonseok.

I'll see you again.

Tomorrow's too soon, and 30 years would be too late.

At a reasonable time.

(soft chuckle) See you, Taekrok.

(somber music)

(somber music continues)

(suspenseful music)

HOST: We will now begin the initiation ceremony

of Director Choi Dohyung of the Youngseo Welfare Foundation.

-Please give a big hand for Director Choi! -(camera shutters clicking)

A NATIONAL HERO! WE WELCOME CHOI DOHYUNG TO THE UPRIGHT COUNTRY PARTY.

(audience applauding)

(camera shutters clicking)

UPRIGHT COUNTRY PARTY

DOHYUNG: Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to come here today.

Especially the reporters who are here today,

I thank you in advance for the favorable articles.

(laughter)

(camera shutters clicking)

Today, it feels like I'm back on my first day on the job

as a police officer donning my uniform.

Up until now, you've given me the undeserved title of a hero

and sent a lot of love and support my way.

To be honest,

I've been ashamed of myself for not being able to change anything

as I watched Korea become blighted with crime.

We need to strengthen our police force,

so they can catch criminals without concern.

That way, they can focus on the safety of our citizens.

Please remember this.

Only a strong police force can protect innocent citizens.

Now, I begin anew as a politician.

I will become the Choi Dohyung

who will meet your expectations with clean and transparent politics.

Just like the first promise I made the day I became a police officer,

I, alongside the Upright Country Party,

vow to protect the safety of Korea

and the peaceful daily lives of the people...

(shouts) Choi Dohyung!

-(woman screams, whimpering) -(audience clamoring)

(dramatic music)

(clamoring continues)

(camera shutters clicking)

(coughing)

Choi Dohyung!

You...

are under arrest for murder!

MAN: It's a pistol!

-(dramatic music continues) -(clamoring continues)

Superintendent Woo Hyeonseok!

Lieutenant Bae Yeongdu!

Superintendent Kook Jinhan!

Those are the names of the officers you killed.

Detective Kim Taekrok.

What is the meaning of this?

Will you take responsibility for your current actions?

It's all over, you bastard.

(dramatic music continues)

(door opens)

-(gunshot) -(Juhwan groans)

(pants)

(groaning)

(siren blaring in distance)

(audience clamoring)

(camera shutters clicking)

Over here. This way.

GITAE: Come this way.

ANCHOR: Thanks to the tenacious efforts of a detective,

a massive crime cartel has been revealed,

involving political and business circles, as well as the police and prosecution.

POLICE

The accusations raised at the initiation ceremony

are being revealed one by one.

Many are in shock as it was revealed

that the armed force made up of former police officers

was identified as the Geumjeong Society led by Choi Dohyung.

Former Assemblyman Lee Youngho

is making the case that he only committed the crimes

because he was threatened by Choi Dohyung.

But with new evidence through additional investigation,

it seems that he will be facing heavy punishment.

Youngseo District Court also issued a search and seizure warrant

on the Youngseo Welfare Foundation

for a thorough investigation of the accusations aimed at Choi Dohyung.

The Upright Country Party stated

they are aware of the public's view on the matter

and will actively cooperate with the investigations.

YEON SANGHOON

(mellow music)

(mellow music continues)

KIM TAEKROK

(door opens)

(door closes)

(door opens)

Where are you off to?

You won't tell me where you're going? We're family.

NOEUL GOSIWON

TAEKROK: Yang Gitae.

Go see your mother.

You're done with your retrial.

All right.

Live your life to its fullest.

Detec...

Taekrok!

You'll come back, right?

(sighs)

(somber music)

Did you come to see me in these?

Have I told you before?

The toughest but happiest time in my entire police career

was my days in the Mobile Investigation Unit.

Back then, we had no idea we'd end up like this.

What are you hoping to hear from me?

Do you want me to beg for forgiveness?

No, you don't have to do that to me.

All I did was catch a criminal.

Because that's what I do.

For over 30 years,

I thought that I didn't belong in this uniform.

But at this point,

these are all I have left.

I'll get going.

Kim Taekrok.

Do you think this is the end of me?

You'll come to regret this.

Eat well.

And live well.

(door opens)

(door closes)

SUPERINTENDENT WOO HYEONSEOK

SUPERINTENDENT WOO HYEONSEOK

(dramatic music)

MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE TAEKROK

6 MONTHS LATER

-DONGBUM: Hey. -GITAE: I don't want to.

DONGBUM: You're going to regret this!

GITAE: I didn't even say hello!

DETECTIVE: Will you be quiet inside the station?

Gosh, this is aggravating! What?

-Pipe down. -Quit it, will you?

-Sit here. -Okay, here.

-I'll sit down myself. -You'll regret this!

-DONGBUM: Where's your team leader? -Hey, now!

-Dongbum! -Mr. Gong!

What are you doing here?

-There's been a mistake... -Bring me your team leader.

-DONGBUM: Where is he? -Settle down and tell me your names.

Hey, kid. Don't you know who I am?

And who could you be?

Goodness. Your team leader lives in Geumo Apartment, right?

KANG: Yes. And?

Kid! I went to the sauna with your team leader!

How could you go to the sauna...

-That's not right. -Yes, I know that.

-Hey. -Dongbum, you can't be lying.

Alongside your team leader, I put the Geumjeong Society behind bars!

And put Choi Dohyung behind bars too. I did that, man!

He did do all that.

Stop with the nonsense. Just sit down and...

Hey, she's here. Seonga's here.

-Dongbum! -Hello.

This is the Team Leader of Homicide Team One, Lee Seonga.

You scared me.

Team Leader Lee. Look. Isn't this too harsh?

We received a tip-off for illegal wiretapping,

so we brought them in.

DONGBUM: He's saying it's illegal, Seonga!

-No, I can't let this one slide. -(Gitae sighs)

Hey, I helped you guys and Taek the Dog so much.

How could you do this to me?

-DONGBUM: Where's Son Gyeongchan? -HANEUL: Dongbum!

GYEONGCHAN: Mr. Gu, hello. What's going on?

He's a sergeant now. Sergeant Son Gyeongchan. He was promoted.

You little... Then what about you?

I transferred to Homicide. Impressed?

GITAE: You should be trying to talk things out

instead of yapping like that.

It's embarrassing. This is why I didn't want to work with you!

You said you'd help your mom's business once the retrial was over.

What are you doing at an illegal mercantile agency?

-What did you say? -Dongbum, you're making things worse!

-Hey! -Come on, hands off!

Fine. It's Trust Planning, not a mercantile agency.

-DONGBUM: That's right. -SEONGA: Mr. Gu!

Just close up shop, all right?

Then I'll take the help you gave us into consideration and be lenient.

-Hey, come on. -Huh?

Dongbum! The manager position at the studio is vacant.

I'll write a recommendation letter. That would solve things!

(Haneul laughs)

DONGBUM: You do that!

(all clamoring)

(Haneul groans in pain)

MAN: Get back here!

POLICE

(mellow music playing over radio)

JIU, I GOT THE POSTCARD YOU SENT ME.

MAY 2, 2024 WITH LOVE, DAD

KIM TAEKROK KIM JIU

-(bike bell rings) -OLD MAN: Chief Constable!

There's trouble at the village foreman's house. Come quick.

(mellow music continues playing)

SHADOW DETECTIVE SEASON 2

(closing theme music)