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The waves are looking
pretty calm today, huh?

Hey, where's your wife? She's not coming?

In the States, with the kids.

-Engine oil's good?
-I just changed it.

I took care of that
and maintenance for you.

-Safe travels, sir.
-Thank you.

Let's see.

Chamisul Soju

Nine Puzzles

She's a Metro Police profiler?

Yes.

Then why won't she tell us anything?

I don't know.

I'm just worried that this'll come back
to bite us in the ass.

What's taking that Hangang guy so long?
He said he'd deal with her.

Okay, and who received it?
Lieutenant Park?

This is why you asked me
to trust you no matter what?

What the hell happened?

Hey, how exactly do you expect me

to respond to this?

How do you want to respond to it?

Ena Yoon.

If you believe me,
that means I'm not the killer,

and if you don't believe me,
I am the killer.

Stop messing around and answer!

Cheoljin Oh was mentioned
in the Ganghyun Lee case file.

He was the last person Ganghyun Lee called
before he was killed.

You came here to meet with him.

Ena Yoon!

I don't know.

Look,

we also doubt
that a police officer's behind this.

However, we did find her prints
on the boat,

and she was found
holding the rope tied to the corpse.

So it's looking awfully suspicious,

but she's not answering any questions.

Please try and get her to start talking

or figure something else out

because once the press finds out,
this place will become a circus.

When was the victim's time of death?

Sometime between
5:00 and 8:00 p.m. yesterday.

People on a yacht tour
that happened to be passing by

witnessed Ena Yoon with the victim
a little after 5:00 p.m.

What'd she do after that?

I don't see
how that would be relevant at all.

As far as we're concerned,
we believe she's a prime suspect.

And we have more than enough evidence
against her to keep her in custody.

Since you personally reached out to us,

I put the investigation on hold.

But you'll need to get this resolved.
I can't delay much longer.

By the way,
why is Hangang Police handling this?

Isn't the suspect from Seoul Metro?

How is she a suspect?

I already said all of this over the phone…

Would an officer

and an active profiler
go and murder someone?

I'm sure this is just…
a misunderstanding.

Well, we'll look into it more.

She's here
because of the case she's working on.

I can't go into details, but--

So spare me, I don't wanna hear them.

About the man, Cheoljin Oh…

He was well-connected
in the political world

and quite influential in Jeju.

No need to elaborate.

I understand.

Sorry, Chief, we should get going.

I'd like to see Lieutenant Yoon, please.

You were working a serial murder case.

How'd you end up behind bars?

And they caught you on the scene.

What the hell happened?

What are you hiding? Tell me now.

Why do you think
I'm hiding anything from you?

I hear you've named me as a suspect.

Seems like…
this'll make things easier for you.

There's more than meets the eye to this.

I do find this attitude shift
a little weird.

You know…

I think the one hiding something…
might actually be you, Captain.

Am I wrong?

I think you are, Lieutenant.

What the hell are you playing at?

Where have you been?

Have you confirmed where she was…
on the day of the incident?

Found any security footage?

Sergeant Choi's checking it now, uh…

We don't have enough
to clear her name yet.

You have got to make her talk,
get us an alibi or something, okay?

You gotta figure this out.

I know, sir.

Captain…

we need to talk.

Hmm…

Why didn't you say anything
when I first mentioned the puzzle?

I didn't trust Ena Yoon.
I said that already.

You could've told me that at the time.

Didn't you trust me?

It's just you two were always together.

So you're saying
you didn't trust me either.

It's not like you trust anyone.

Guess I learned from the best.

The pieces, they only go to her?

Yeah.

Ever since Miyoung's death.

You don't believe that either?

What do I believe?

I just don't know anymore.

She's up to something.

It's my duty to find out what.

Today…

I'd like to tell you about a boy
who was swallowed by darkness.

For 10 years,

this child lived in a truck
with his father.

During this time,
his father beat his son repeatedly

until the child fled to an orphanage.

And that is where I first met him.

The child was suffering
from severe depression.

He attempted suicide several times.

I tried my best to help my patient.

I wanted to see him recover,
no matter what it took.

I frequently visited him at the orphanage.

One day…

this patient

decided that he would visit me
at my office instead.

I had never seen this boy
look so relieved,

so unburdened.

He told me that everything had been fixed.

Hangang Police Station
Lieutenant Hansaem Kim

He told me that he was fine now,

and he asked me to look him in the eyes.

And then, without saying a word,
the patient stared at me,

he refused to look away.

It seemed as though he wanted
to communicate something.

That's when it hit me…

this young man had killed his father.

As it turned out,

he'd set fire to the truck
in which his father was sleeping.

Do you know what I remember seeing…

when I looked into the boy's eyes?

What I saw was…

dark.

I saw darkness in his eyes.

Hangang Police Station
Lieutenant Hansaem Kim

Calling you about Ms. Ena Yoon,
please write back

How did you know that I was in Jeju?

So you think if I go,
Ms. Yoon will start talking?

-Is it already over?
-Yeah.

I just need a sec.

Who's that? What about Ena?

To what do I owe the pleasure?

Did Hansaem Kim tell you to come?

Yes.

I happened to be in Jeju.

Dr. Hwang had a seminar,
so we came right away.

Hmm…

I just heard about his patient
who was "swallowed by darkness."

Is that what's happening to you?

What are you talking about?

It's a case that I shared at the seminar
we were at earlier.

I'm pretty sure
I brought it up a couple of times

during a few of our sessions.

The story of the boy
who killed his father.

I'm sorry, Dr. Hwang…

but would you mind…
stepping out for a bit?

I'd like to have a chat with her,
just us girls.

Go ahead.

Why on earth are you doing this?

You have too much trust in me.

Shouldn't you be asking why I killed him?

I really didn't get much out of her,

but… she said to give you this.

When did you get this?

Was it after Cheoljin Oh died?

Why won't you talk?

I can't get you out of here
if you don't give me anything!

Why are you acting this way?

What are you getting out of this?

I'll tell you after we leave.

Huh?

I really gotta get out of here.

Here. You can check my alibi.

"Jeju Private Taxi"

Hangang Police Station

Seoul Hangang Police Station
Report on puzzle-related case

So you're telling me…

Donghoon's death was one in a series?

Ena was right about that.

It's a serial killer.

Cheoljin Oh was the sixth victim.

Hey, Jungho.

Do you agree with that?

I wish I didn't, but…

all signs are pointing to it, I'm afraid.

The puzzle piece murders.

Sounds like we'll need a task force.

Can you get on that?

You're willing to call up
a failed detective.

Thanks for that.

This time around, do better.

I see that…

Hansaem Kim's not around.

He's still in Jeju.

I've confirmed you were in a taxi in Jeju

at Cheoljin Oh's estimated time of death.

The taxi driver said
he picked you up from the docks

took you to the hotel,
then back to the docks.

Why would you do that?
Can you tell me now?

Nice!

I just had two days of pure fun.

Can you just tell me what's going on?

What have you gained from all of this
other than two days of pure fun?

You know how I got this piece here?

When I was coming back
from meeting Cheoljin Oh,

and the taxi was approaching the hotel,

someone knocked on the car window.

How did they know which taxi I was in

and how did they know
which hotel I was staying at?

The culprit's been leading us
on a chase all along.

When we got a puzzle piece,
we had to look for a case

and find the link
between the piece and the victim.

Right, but the thing is,
we still don't know the motive,

or even why these victims were chosen,
so what are you saying?

We're still just walking blindly
through the mist,

but all along,
the killer can see us crystal clear.

So is this the reason
that you made yourself a suspect?

I wanted to see how they would react

if I tried to frame myself
after finding Cheoljin Oh's body.

They're killing people
in order to achieve some sort of goal,

and they want to use me in that process.

That's why I wanted to set up a situation
where I was about to drown

and see who'd pull me out.

The killer doesn't want me
to drown just yet.

Okay, so…

…who pulled you out?

Four people came down to Jeju to see me,

aside from you, Curry Kim.

Chief Hogeun Hyeun, Captain Jungho Yang,
Dr. Seungjoo Lee,

and…

Inchan Hwang.

What happened?

You're out already?

I'm gonna sit here today.

So this is what you look like
from over here.

How do I look?

You look like someone
who wants a fresh perspective.

You can ask me anything.

Why'd you go to Jeju?

To attend a seminar, I told you.

Dr. Hwang was invited
to give an important lecture.

This seminar you went to,
when was it first scheduled, do you know?

I heard about it three months ago.

Are you…

Am I a suspect now?

I just find it odd.

I'm not sure
why your face suddenly came to mind.

Well, that is odd.

I'd also like to know
why my face came to mind.

How long have I been a patient of yours?

Having an incurable patient
must be hard on you.

You could've given up on me long ago, so…

why do you keep treating me?

Remember that you're the one who chose me.

Your very first sessions
were with Dr. Hwang,

but you said you were uncomfortable.

Also, I'm sure you remember
this is a police-affiliated hospital?

Hmm… That's a good point.

I should note…

helping you recover memories
isn't my goal here.

I'm way more interested
in the reasons behind lapses in memory.

Although…

I was really curious
about that specific memory.

For real?

Why were you so curious about that?

Were you part of it?

You're overthinking it.

The reason's simple.

I just…

wanted to do what Dr. Hwang couldn't.

You two were rivals then, huh?

Anyways, I'm heading out.

I'm gonna go question Dr. Hwang now.

This is Sunshine Mental Health Clinic.

I'm about to fax over
the doctor's diagnosis

and the medical certificate you requested.

Doctor's office 2

Would you confirm your fax number?

02-0624-1219.

Hangang Police Station HR Yeongseong Kim

Sent what you asked for yesterday

Not a word about this to anyone
or I'll be in trouble

Jungho Yang personnel file

Police academy…

Yangseo, Mapo, and finally,
Hangang Police Station, where he is now.

When Donghoon Yoon died,
he was with Mapo Station,

the next precinct over.

Wait, if he worked there 10 years ago…

Sandeul Precinct

You wanna know what Captain Yang
was like when he worked at Mapo?

Why do you ask?

I'm just curious.

He's really hard to read,
as I'm sure you know.

Honestly, he's a pretty mysterious guy.

We're the same age,
so we could've been close,

but the guy never really opened up to me.

He never told me anything.

He's a great investigator, sure.

But he wasn't interested
in friendship at all.

We worked together for four years,

but I can count on one hand
the times we got drinks alone.

And even then, he'd always make up
some excuse to leave.

And where would he go?

No idea. He'd just disappear.

Saying it was an urgent family matter.

This one time,

we were drinking together
on a very rainy night.

He claimed his sibling was in trouble,

and he up and left,
saying he'd be back in a bit.

He just left me alone,
what was I supposed to do?

So he, uh… His sibling?

Jungho doesn't have any siblings.

He was in an orphanage.

Huh?

He grew up in an orphanage?

Then why did he say that?

Maybe it wasn't a blood relative?

Anyway, I clearly remember that night.

A huge incident happened, one town over.

I'm sure you remember it…
what happened to Superintendent Yoon.

That was that night.

I was waiting for Jungho to come back,

and a bunch of police vehicles
and ambulances

started whizzing past the window.

As I was sitting there watching them,

in walks Jungho, completely drenched.

I was surprised he came back.

Was anything off about him then?
Maybe something he said?

Not sure.

Well, I remember him
looking pretty gloomy,

but he didn't really talk.

We just ordered another drink.

Do you remember which bar it was?

Jinhui Bar

There's a shortcut
from the bar to the house

where Superintendent Yoon was murdered.

It would've taken 12 minutes.

If Jungho took that shortcut 10 years ago…

…he would've had enough time to do it.

We haven't heard from Jeju yet?

The CCTV footage you mentioned…

I'm Commander Tae
from the Regional Investigation Team.

Before I start…

I wanna emphasize the gravity of the case.

We are dealing with a serial killer
who has claimed six lives.

The Regional Team will be investigating
every case except Cheoljin Oh's,

as that case will be handled
by Violent Crimes Unit Two.

Though the MO and cause of death
vary with each case,

don't forget
that there is an active killer,

so time is of the essence.

Lieutenant Yoon
from Seoul's Crime Analysis Team

will provide the full details.

The man with his eyes closed,

who's taking a photo,
represents Ganghyun Lee.

The man shooting a doll

that's holding a gun represents…

Donghoon Yoon.

The woman whispering,
holding cotton candy, represents…

Miyoung Lee.

The dancing man
wearing an armband represents…

Chimok Kang.

The clown
trampling sandcastles represents…

Yoonsu Do.

The man competing
in a hamburger-eating contest represents…

Cheoljin Oh.

Each puzzle piece
has a specific drawing on it,

each of which
represents one of our victims.

Now, why don't we try putting it together?

As you can see from the pieces we have,

this is a rectangular puzzle
that consists of nine pieces in total.

For us, only the empty spaces matter.

That's three.

So this tells us

that there are three murders left.

All right.

Now you know the stakes.

The only way to save these three people

is to find evidence ASAP.

Let's get moving.

Yes, sir.

Lieutenant Yoon, I'd like a word.

Many people are opposed
to your involvement

with the investigation,
given your relation to the victim.

It does go against protocol, after all.

You certainly fit the bill
for a motion to challenge.

However…

since you got the ball rolling…

I think we'll let you stay.

Thank you, Commander.

I appreciate it.

I oversaw that case.

Sorry… for letting you down.

You've always had a way with apologies.

I'm back, everyone!

Are you all right?

I heard they put you behind bars.

Are you hungry?

Want some tofu?

No, that's why I brought this.

Better than tofu. It's a cream cake.

You have any idea how shocked I was?

You were?

Nothing ever fazes you, I thought.

That's right.

You've done the impossible.

I'm just glad you're back now.

The Investigation Unit sent over data,
let's start analyzing.

The killer already knew
that I would be meeting with Cheoljin Oh.

During the Yoonsu Do case,
they weren't expecting it,

but this time,
they knew and acted in advance.

But they probably didn't foresee

that you would frame yourself as a suspect
and go to jail.

You're absolutely right,

and maybe that did throw them off.

Because after all,
they can't let me drown yet.

But why'd they start sending you pieces
during the Miyoung Lee case?

That's what I'd like to figure out,
more than anything.

Consider their POV.

They left a puzzle piece
at the crime scene

after killing Donghoon Yoon
and Ganghyun Lee,

but no one was paying attention,
and then they stopped killing.

However, after 10 years,
they started back up

and sent you a puzzle piece.

Because that's when you appeared
on their radar.

Who could it be?

Anyone come to mind?

Someone you came to know recently?

They gotta be someone close to you.

Someone who I recently came to know…

There actually are…

a couple faces
that I can't stop thinking about.

A total of four people
came to visit me in jail,

none were recent acquaintances of mine,

not one of them.

There was one more person…

who was in Jeju that day.

Who?

That rookie, San Choi.

I brought him with me.

And you're sure
the killer was one of the people

who were on Jeju Island that day?

And are you sure
that Jungho Yang is involved?

As you're well aware,

Jungho was the detective
on the Ganghyun Lee murder case.

He was eight minutes away from the scene
of Superintendent Yoon's murder.

What's more, he knew Miyoung Lee
before the murder.

What? Do you know her?

No.

And when they redirected
the Miyoung Lee investigation

to focus instead
on the lost resident card…

that was all Jungho.

There's something missing.

You can't enter The One City
without a resident card,

but it's nowhere to be found.

The culprit only took one thing.

That card.

Then an unexpected variable
came into play.

I mean Yanghee Seo.

He didn't have to
kill Chimok Kang himself.

And then there's Yoonsu Do.

Yoonsu Do?

I did find him suspicious.

Anyway… why do you ask?

Chimok Kang's call log listed Yoonsu Do,
but he ignored it.

He must've wanted to buy time.

Then his plan went awry
when you met Yoonsu Do,

and he rushed things.

What if that's the reason
why he dropped the handkerchief?

What about Cheoljin Oh?

First, we'll need to confirm that Jungho
was in Jeju on the day of the murder.

But this is all circumstantial evidence.

What we need is a witness
or concrete evidence.

Rollo Tomasi.

What are you saying?

You haven't seen LA Confidential?

The twist is that the buddy cop,
who was with the main character all along,

is actually the culprit.

The culprit shoots Kevin Spacey,

who then says these words,
revealing who the killer is as he's dying.

Those words were… "Rollo Tomasi."

That's how the guy gets caught in the end.

For God's sake, watch the classics.

You're talking about movies now?

Weren't you and Jungho close?

God, you're such a Type T!

I brought it up because it might be
the kind of case we're dealing with, okay?

All right, so…

Putting Kevin Spacey aside,

do you know
what Cheoljin Oh's last words were?

So what you're saying then,

Ganghyun really didn't
kill himself either?

Yeah.

You're also saying that the deaths
of Mr. Do and Chimok Kang…

had to do with Ganghyun's death?

Yup.

They were all murdered by the same person.

Why do you think
this all happened in the first place?

Do you know of any ties
these people have to each other?

It involves The One City, I assume.

I was the one who built it, after all.

That means they'll come for me.

Let me ask you…

do you live in The One City?

Do I?

Why would I?

Didn't your uncle tell you anything?

Tell me about what? About The One City?

I guess Superintendent Yoon didn't talk
to you much about your parents, huh?

Did you really know my… my parents?

I knew the Yoons well.

I was quite close with them.

Come to think of it,
you must know my son, Yeonghun.

Aren't you the same age?

Okay, so…

you suspect the captain, huh?

You think Jungho Yang

killed Cheoljin Oh?

I'm just saying it's possible.

Would you go on record?

I need you to authorize a request.

Remember how Lieutenant Yoon
mentioned Unit 5802 of The One City?

So Cheoljin Oh worked
for Seongjin Construction,

which was the company
that built The One City.

According to a company official,

Cheoljin Oh was the one
who oversaw that entire project.

He apparently bragged to everyone

that he built the most expensive apartment
on the best plot in Seoul.

Is there a cause of death?

Yes. Death by asphyxiation.
He was choked to death.

There was blood on the back of his head,

but that wasn't the cause of his death.

He must've hit his head when he fell over.

Did we find any of the killer's DNA?

Or nothing this time too?

Yes, just like all the other cases.

A clean kill.

We also went over what little CCTV footage
we were able to get,

but there wasn't much.
The angles were all bad.

By the way, uh…

I haven't seen Lieutenant Kim all day.

He go somewhere?

Yeah, I sent him on an errand.

Good work, everyone.

Let's stop here.

Sir.

Working alone right now? No partner?

Just doing some investigating.

You don't wanna discuss it?

I think now's not the time.

Let me ask you something.

Why have you been talking
to people at Mapo?

You think I might be the killer?

You keep thinking that.

In the meantime,
I'll keep working the case.

You're really giving me no choice
but to suspect you, Captain.

There are CCTVs all around here,
you know that?

Did you gain anything
by putting yourself behind bars?

Yeah.

You came all this way to ask that?

Oh, no.

There's something else
I'd like you to tell me.

Superintendent Donghoon Yoon said…

10 years ago,
when Ganghyun Lee met his demise,

his niece, Ena Yoon,
was on the apartment rooftop.

Let's assume that was true.

If you were on that rooftop,

you could have seen something
from up there.

What might that be?

It was a long time ago…

so I don't remember.

You lying to me?

Let's have the truth.

Is there something else
you wanna say to me?

What would I say?

If anything comes back to mind,
then I expect to hear from you.

We've received your official request
and attached the file

2022-2023 Flight passenger record

Open file

Passenger record

2023.10.19 Jeju-Gimpo

2023.11.18 Gimpo-Jeju
2023.11.18 Jeju-Gimpo

He was in Jeju a month before

and also on the day Cheoljin Oh died.

Ah, you're the first one in,
as usual.

Hey, don't you ever sleep?

San.

I'm sorry, but I have a favor to ask you.

Uh… what kind of favor do you mean?

I'm scared now.

Are… Are you sure about this?

I'm regretting that I told you.

Sorry to call you here, but it's urgent.

Yeah, you said that, so we hurried over.

We don't mind.

Shall we get started?

You are going
to a place of comfortable bliss.

Let your body loosen up.

Allow yourself to relax.

You're in a forest full of birds.

And the wind brushes your skin softly.

Can you feel it?

Now immerse yourself

in the sounds of the forest around you,
in the sensations.

When you're ready,
let's think back to the time

you saw the handkerchief.

In one…

two… three.

A regional investigation officer's talking

into their walkie-talkie
in front of the door,

but I tell them to go,
and that I'll take over.

Now look around you.

Who do you see?

I'm alone in there.

What else do you see?

The forensics team and… my unit are…

are arriving at the crime scene.

How many people in total?

Six people.

Two… Forensics brought two,
our unit has four.

What is everyone doing there?

Uh… the forensics team is taking photos

in front of the door.

And my unit is checking the crime scene.

Uh… it's so chaotic in there.

Now think about your colleagues.

Try to… recall their actions.

One by one,

I want you to observe them,

and tell me what you see.

Uh… Lieutenant Ro is taking photos
with his phone

and Youngha is going over
all the evidence.

Someone is standing over by the desk…

but I can't see their face.

I want you to get closer to them
so that you can see their face.

What is that person doing?

Uh, that person sits down,
and… and then gets back up.

So that person sat down, then got back up.

What is that person doing
while they're sitting down?

Uh…

I can't make it out.

That's great, you're doing well.

Now…

I want you to slowly walk towards a spot

where you might get
a clear view of the room.

When you can get a better look,

stop right there,
and tell me what you see.

They picked something up.

What do they have?

A handkerchief.

They picked up an old handkerchief.

Now, I want you
to get a good look at the person

who picked up the handkerchief.

Tell me what you see.

They are… they're wearing dark colors.

Uh, I… I really don't know.

You can describe odor, sound, anything.

Do you sense anything?

It's a man.

Uh, I smell cigarettes.

Can you see his face?

Is he recognizable?

No, uh…

I can't make him out
because he's behind the desk.

That's okay. You're doing really great.

Now…

I want you to walk over to that person
so you're facing him.

Walk one step…

toward him.

Uh… wait, I can see
the watch he's wearing.

This watch…

It's Captain Jungho Yang.