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THE PLACES, CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS

AND CASES DEPICTED ARE FICTIONAL

HQ situation room.

Forest fire alert at the pine grove below Dalgwisup.

Stop it before it reaches the town!

We'll build our first fire line here.

My kids are in there!

-What will happen to my kids? -Go ahead!

Ask the adults in town for help!

Please, please save my kids.

Wait!

Are you sure they're by Saemteo Saitgul?

We will go.

I'm near it. I'll go check first.

Hurry. There isn't much time.

Okay, let's go!

Lee Se-uk-- His body was found.

These are the incidents you saw in your visions.

All murders disguised as accidents.

First, the poisoned bottle of yogurt.

Next, the potato bombs.

Someone locked us in the warehouse and started the fire.

Are you saying Se-uk killed them all?

He didn't do it alone.

Lee Se-uk must've had…

an accomplice.

Are you saying the culprit could be one of those rangers?

You scared me.

What are you doing here?

LEE DA-WON

CONTACTS

LEE DA-WON

Da-won, you still in the mountains?

Call me when you see this.

Da-won?

Is it you?

Why are you here?

-Were you in the mountains? -Yes.

-Have you seen Da-won? -Da-won?

She's up there?

Isn't she off duty?

She went up because I asked a favor.

She isn't picking up.

Restricted areas have a weak signal.

No. Something is off.

She has never taken this long.

Da-won. Lee Da-won!

Da-won!

Lee Da-won!

Da-won!

-Check there thoroughly. -Okay.

Da-won!

Da-won!

Lee Da-won!

Haedong Team One.

All rangers,

Lee Da-won's phone last pinged

at Jeonmukgol Seongnaecheon relay station.

Since then, 18 hours have gone by.

No calls have been made since then.

She hasn't returned either.

There's a good chance she is near Jeonmukgol Duresup.

Do a thorough search around that area first.

She's new, but she's still a ranger. She must have left us a signal.

OFF-DUTY, JO DAE-JIN

-Captain is still not answering? -No. His phone is still off.

How did it go?

Her credit card record shows it hasn't been used since yesterday.

I checked the cameras near the restricted trails,

but there was no sign of her.

I-gang is right. She may be still up there.

Jangteomok Team One.

Searched up northwest of Duresup to Ganseokbawi.

She isn't here.

Haedong Team Two. Nothing at the Jeonmukgol Seoksan grove.

GANSEOKBAWI

SEOKSAN GROVE

Seoksan grove.

There is a dead tree southeast of the grove.

We must check under the tree.

You still on about that?

-Hyeon-jo and your signal? -That's right.

This was the favor you asked? She went missing, looking for this?

-You're unbelievable-- -You saw it too.

This signal led us to missing people hundreds couldn't find for months.

It's my fault Da-won went missing.

Please, I beg you.

The dead tree southeast of the Seoksan grove.

Please, check it this once.

Why do they want us to search here?

Hey.

What is this?

Did someone do this as a joke?

I don't know what we're doing either.

SEOKSAN GROVE

HAEBAWI ROCKY ROAD

Three kilometers into Seoksan grove, by the Haebawi Rocky Road.

Let's move. Get to Rocky Road.

Da-won!

Lee Da-won!

Da-won!

Lee Da-won!

Haedong Team Two. Arrived at Haebawi Rocky Road.

Da-won!

What's going on? You find anything?

What color is Da-won's phone?

We found a pink cell phone.

LDW is written on the back,

but it's all bloody.

Is it hers?

It is.

Ranger station situation room.

Da-won's phone sighted by Haebawi Rocky Road.

She must be nearby.

Search every inch of this place.

Let's move.

Nothing yet?

Good work.

Jin-yeong, let's go.

Lee Da-won!

Da-won!

Da-won!

-Search every inch, okay? -Okay!

Jin-yeong, that way.

Lee Da-won!

Jeonmukgol Haebawi Rocky Road. End of search.

Failed to find the person.

Jeonmukgol Yeochisup. Still searching.

Jeonmukgol Gogaebawi. End of search.

No sign of missing person.

Let's widen the search range

from the Amreung zone to Neodeolbawi.

Not the Amreung zone.

It's dangerous and a detour. I told her to avoid it.

When people are in distress, they often panic

and act irrationally.

You should know.

-Did they find her? -Not yet.

By the way, where is Captain Jo?

So, this was recorded on Da-won's phone?

Yes, in her recording app.

You scared me.

What are you doing here?

That's what I want to ask you.

Oh, yeah.

Aren't you off duty today?

I was just… doing some training.

Thought I should memorize the trails.

All right, then.

Let's head down together.

I'll teach you the shortcuts along the way.

No. I will go alone.

This is a dangerous place to roam alone.

It's very easy to get lost too.

Really. I'm fine.

It's really okay.

I should get going.

All right.

Be careful on your way back.

So, Da-won saw the captain?

I'll try calling him.

Why do you think

Da-won recorded this?

What?

She sounded scared.

What are you trying to say?

Don't tell me you think

the captain did something to her.

RANGER DAILY WORK LOG

Yesterday's work log says the captain is on site-duty leave.

His site-duty location isn't Jeonmukgol, though.

Hey, stop it!

Stop what?

Something wrong?

Lee Da-won?

Haedong Team Two. Missing person found in the Amreung zone!

Did you find her? How is she?

What's all this about?

Well…

Da-won.

Lee Da-won.

The missing person…

isn't breathing and is without a pulse.

Presumed dead.

I repeat.

Missing person found in Jeonmukgol Amreung zone.

She's not breathing… and has no pulse.

Presumed dead. Over.

LEE DA-WON

We believe she fell to her death in the Amreung zone.

Can you give us some of your time?

We have a few questions.

Of course.

Questions about the recording can wait.

Don't do this now.

That's not the only reason.

The deceased was holding this in her hand.

JO DAE-JIN

It won't take long.

Please come with us.

Did you really do it, Captain?

You did this to her?

Why?

Did you do that to the others too?

What about Hyeon-jo? Did you do that to him?

Why did you do that? Why?

You're the one who sent Da-won up there.

That's enough.

Don't do this to him.

Let's go.

Don't hurt me! Please, don't hurt me!

JIRISAN HAEDONG VISITOR CENTER

That day…

when you and Hyeon-jo had the accident…

why did you go to Geomeundarigol?

The place is dangerous even without the snow.

So why did you two go there?

What happened to you and Hyeon-jo?

What were you doing with Da-won?

Why do you suspect the captain?

Why did you return to the mountains?

I don't understand anything.

But I know one thing.

Ever since you returned…

everything has become a mess.

You shouldn't have come back.

LEE DA-WON

ORGANIZE DATA REPORT ON WILDLIFE MONITORING CAMERA

MISSING PERSONS SEARCH RESULTS

CHOOSE MOM'S BIRTHDAY GIFT

You don't know my name, do you?

I know. Lee Da-won.

Awesome. You're totally my role model.

-Can you leave this there? -Okay.

Our job is to return safely from danger zones.

So don't get hurt, and return safely.

Okay. Understood!

I'll be right back.

Wait for me!

I… have something to tell you.

Can we talk some other day?

I'm feeling a little…

He said he didn't leave the signal this time.

What do you mean?

Can you really see me?

You can hear my voice?

I see you.

I've been seeing you. I'm not the only one.

Everyone who saw you… died.

Please spare me. I won't come here anymore.

I have a favor to ask.

Haedong Ranger Station's Seo I-gang. Please tell her this:

that I didn't leave the signal this time.

Do you understand?

He said… he didn't leave the signal this time?

That's what the ghost said!

I thought I'd die if I didn't tell you.

But now that I have, I'm done.

Wait!

Yeah, it's me.

You found the signal by the dead tree, right?

Yeah.

There's a remote camera near it. Did you bring it?

What? There was no such thing.

That's impossible. Da-won installed it there.

Did you check inside her bag? A notepad should've been in it.

I-gang, all her belongings have been sent off to the police.

I'm hanging up.

A ranger notepad?

Yes. It has Da-won's name on it.

She brought it with her whenever she hiked.

I handed all her belongings to the police, but I saw no notebook.

Not in her pocket, not in her bag.

LEE DA-WON HAEDONG RANGER STATION

SAEMAGOL

PINE GROVE, MUJIN-DONG

SAEMAGOL - DEAD TREE IN GEOMBAWI FOREST

MUJIN-DONG - NORTHWEST OF PINE GROVE

If Hyeon-jo didn't leave the signal, then who did?

And why?

LEE DA-WON

Walk carefully.

I have to see Hyeon-jo.

The person I trusted most.

A colleague who loved and wanted to protect the mountains.

I have to meet him.

Hyeon-jo, are you there?

Answer me if you're there.

Tell me what you saw and what you know.

I feel much better. No need to call an ambulance.

Thanks.

You said you couldn't go further because your legs hurt.

It did hurt a while ago, but it's better now.

You weren't faking it, right?

What?

What do you take me for?

What do you take us for? We're not Uber.

If you went up yourself, you should come down yourself!

My goodness!

Do you know where your wages come from?

From the pockets of citizens like me!

Know your place before you dare to yell.

I'm letting this go because I'm busy today.

That--

No, I-gang.

Just let it go. At least he wasn't hurt.

How do you stay positive in this situation?

Well, I'm just…

Let's say we were just training hard.

My gosh.

For goodness sake.

I told you not to bother with carrying people.

It's fine…

Seo I-gang, where are you?

There's a distress call one kilometer into Oerae Valley.

We've been dispatched twice. Can't you call others?

Many are off duty today, and the remaining teams are on dispatch.

The person fractured a leg. It sounds painful.

My goodness…

All right. We're on it.

-What's this? -What?

About saying yes?

Or… is it about me helping you up?

Or is it… about this?

You touched my leg too. So we're even.

Aren't we?

Let's get going.

He sure is trying to walk all over me.

Hey, wait up! Give me the backpack. I'll carry it.

When you ascend,

shift your weight to your toes to make everything easier.

You okay?

-I'm good. -Should we take a break and drink this?

Boy, you're sweating a lot.

You must tighten your shoes.

I think we did enough for today.

Should we head down?

Not yet. Training shouldn't be this easy.

You said there's someplace nice up there.

Come on.

Let's make it that far.

Shall we, then?

Which way do we need to go?

Just go straight.

-That way? -Yeah.

Did you drink enough water?

I'm tired.

This is it.

You okay?

Yeah.

Come on.

Not many people know about this place.

Careful. It's slippery.

Here we are.

Isn't it nice?

It's refreshing, right?

If you come around dinnertime, the sun sets around there.

And the moon hangs almost parallel to it over there.

It's very pretty.

This is my first time on the ridge.

Oh, my gosh.

I finally feel like a ranger now.

What? You've always been one.

It has been bothering me.

I'm not good at hiking.

I'm not helpful to the others.

You man the office for us.

That's why we go on dispatch with no worries.

Train me often.

I want to see other places too.

Just say the word.

Let's see all that.

-Yeah? -Yeah.

Sure.

If we have some time,

I'll teach you the ropes of climbing ropes.

That sounds too difficult.

Why? You're a ranger.

You're right.

Gu-yeong.

I packed some snacks.

Should we have some?

That sounds great.

My mom will be coming to the Mountain God Ritual.

She wants to meet you.

Is that okay?

Of course. I should meet her.

I'll go get some water.

Let's see.

Drink some water.

Okay.

YERIM CLINIC

JIRISAN NATIONAL PARK

HAEDONG RANGER STATION

MAY EVENTS SCHEDULE

MOUNTAIN GOD RITUAL

PROMOTION EXAM

WEEK FOUR NIGHT DUTY AND OFF-DUTY LIST

PARK IL-HAE, OFF-DUTY JEONG GU-YEONG, OFF-DUTY

The promotion-booth banner still hasn't arrived.

All right. Call me when it's done.

Asian black bear dolls, badges

and face-painting kit…

I brought them all in.

Haedong Ranger Station.

Promotion? For the booklet?

I don't know. What's the problem?

All right. I'll ask the captain.

Our ancestors…

held the Mountain God Ritual for thousands of years?

The next few days will be busy.

Nongak bands and Ssireum events.

Spectators will be filing in.

People worship them so earnestly.

But the mountain gods seem heartless.

I wish they could prevent accidents on the mountain.

They aren't the only spirits up here.

My grandma once told me

evil spirits tend to arrive before the mountain gods do.

I thought that was ridiculous in the past.

But seeing you, I wonder if they are all true these days.

Today's weather sucks.

I hate going to school.

What you see below are rice-paddy fields.

Rice-paddy fields are created by carving the steep mountain slopes.

You can spot them all around Jirisan.

What was that for?

If this petty slap hurts,

imagine your neck being twisted.

Give me your name.

Your evaluation score is zero.

Damn. What a jerk.

You're just a lowly commentator.

You've ticked all the wrong boxes.

Your name.

Name, my ass.

What?

As the ex-commissioner,

do you have to work here and be mistreated by some kids?

Such prejudices are the problem.

All professions are equally important.

I heard you became the chairman of the Jirisan Preservation Association.

I can't just sit and watch when things aren't going well.

It's a mess. Commissioner Park--

He's a good person, but a softy.

What is it this time?

What concerns made you come here?

When can we…

stop what we've been doing?

Is it because your daughter returned?

You want to try being a father figure?

You can't always do what you want.

You can't always quit when you want.

This is about saving people.

Right.

Our job is to save people, but…

I feel like I'm seeing more of the dead than the living.

Stop whining.

Patrol the place if you have so much time.

If you want to continue your lame excuses, I'm off.

Do you remember this person?

YANG GEUN-TAK

Yes.

He returned to the mountains.

The mountain god will be enraged once again.

JINGYE-RI TO DEOKSEORYUNG ROUTE

CABLE CAR INSTALLMENT PLAN SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN

BENEFITS OF INSTALLMENT

Add a sticker.

Is this really okay?

Of course. This is Jirisan.

SIGNATURES

Installing cable cars will minimize environmental damage and lessen…

JIRISAN CABLE CAR COMMISSION

Before you go up, have a warm cup of tea.

-A cable car? -Yes.

If we install cable cars, anybody can reach the peak in ten minutes.

You won't have to worry about hiking accidents either.

But the mountain will be destroyed.

Here. Come inside.

Are you intent on destroying Jirisan?

What do you think you're doing?

"Destroy Jirisan"? Jirisan is my home.

I'm doing this for Jirisan.

Once construction begins,

the ecosystem will be destroyed.

Ironic, isn't it?

Add this and close the scenic trails instead.

It will protect the environment. The mountain benefits.

All the local residents will benefit too.

The Geomeundarigol Village…

Have you forgotten?

Did you forget what happened there?

Have you forgotten it all?

I won't let something like that happen again.

I will stop you.

My goodness.

This time it's happening.

The cable cars will be installed there.

That won't do!

Size and status-wise,

Haedong Village is a better fit than Jingye-ri.

-That's right. -Well said.

This won't do. Let's meet the supervisor tomorrow.

All right. It's not like Yang Geun-tak doesn't know us.

You're absolutely right.

-We must go. -Let's go.

After creating all that mess, have they forgotten?

Stop being so greedy.

What's with these people?

I guess the Mountain God Ritual has begun.

Over here.

Over here. Please help me.

I'm a little unwell.

May I borrow your phone?

My phone has no signal.

Why should mine work when yours doesn't?

I'm sorry to ask, but…

can you help me?

I'd be grateful if you could take me to the ridges,

where there's more foot traffic.

I'm not here to play. I'm busy too.

Then could you alert the rangers

and tell them I'm here?

My goodness, ma'am.

You want me to turn myself in for hiking illegally?

Alerting them will get us both kicked off.

I'll call them.

On my way down. When I'm done working.

We're both here to hike.

You shouldn't be so heartless.

Why would you come here when you can't hike?

Unbelievable.

Oh, dear. What on Earth…

-My goodness… -What is going on?

Jeong Gu-yeong.

What's up?

Didn't you take the day off to visit the family grave?

Why are you here? This isn't your family grave.

The thing is, I had my reasons.

You have so many reasons

you're off duty every other day?

If you rest, everyone else gets your workload.

Cut it out.

You do this when I'm so busy!

I-gang, let him off the hook.

You're here too?

I thought you went home.

Can't I get some rest?

Rest up, if you're so upset.

What the… Hey!

Our job isn't child's play!

If you want to rest, just quit!

I'm sure he has a good reason.

Ridiculous.

Why didn't you answer your phone?

-Sit, sit. -What is this?

Haven't you heard? The Seonanggi fell.

That is pure bad luck.

Something ominous will definitely happen.

-An evil spirit will show up! -Man…

That again?

Also, remember this.

Don't you ever head to the north.

Why?

The next two days are the 17th and 18th on the lunar calendar.

Dates with the numbers 7 and 8 are when the Son appears in the north.

You know what the Son is, right?

It's a ghost.

So, the northbound Deokseoryung, and especially Geomeundarigol.

Don't you ever head that direction!

All right? You must not forget.

Oh, whatever, whatever.

Did you see this? It's about Jirisan.

SEUNG-A

Hello, all.

Introducing South Korea's hidden but bizarre places.

I'm your host, Tae-ju.

Bros, that peak you see is the infamous Cheonwangbong.

Any guesses where I'm headed today?

The place I'll be introducing today is…

Jirisan.

I'm here at the non-statutory area, which is off-limits to civilians.

Deep within Deokseoryung, infamous for its rough trails.

There's a ghost village… which suddenly disappeared 30 years ago.

That's where I'm headed now.

All right.

I'll present it to you all.

These are the totem poles guarding the village entrance.

What do you think?

They look like they've been abandoned for a while, right?

The name of this village is… Geomeundarigol.

Even after Jirisan became a national park,

people lived in this village until 1991.

What's known is,

around ten families lived here.

But…

why the villagers suddenly disappeared remains a mystery.

I'll be entering into the secret.

Brothers.

Where do you think all the villagers went?

Were they removed by the national park to restore the environment?

Did they move to live in a better environment?

Many theories are out there.

But there's one peculiar fact.

Right before this village disappeared,

the villagers began to…

drop dead.

A total of three people died in this small village.

Could this just have been a coincidence?

You heard that just now, right?

What was that?

Something moved just now.

What's going on?

I guess something really is in Geomeundarigol.

The two went there, right?

They shouldn't go there!

What? We're walking in circles.

You will definitely regret this.

Haedong situation room. Where is Seo I-gang?

She'll be fine. It's I-gang.

-Geomeundarigol is different. -What is that?

Run!

You can't easily run from the mountains.

They will create another mess!

I'm losing confidence. I can't find the way back.

Subtitle translation by: Jisu Park