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THE PLACES, CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS

AND CASES DEPICTED ARE FICTIONAL.

It was you? Were you the one who murdered everyone?

Why are you here?

I can't reach him even though he's supposed to be here.

He said he was supposed to meet you.

Everyone who died was from Geomeundarigol Village.

The people on this list are being killed one by one?

Please keep this a secret from Ung-sun.

Why?

He's from Geomeundarigol Village as well.

The one who knows the most about the villagers.

Are you a stalker?

That person is most likely the culprit.

I heard the Jangsaeng bellflower root are in season.

Come back tomorrow.

Please install a video camera at Seogi Cliff in Dowon Valley.

Someone might die there tomorrow.

I saw it again.

Officer Kim is the killer.

WARNING BEWARE OF ASIAN BLACK BEARS

Stop it!

Oh, it burns!

Don't touch your eyes! For God's sake.

Wait.

-Are you okay? -You should look before--

I'm sorry. I thought you were bears.

That's bear spray?

I mean--

I mean, this is--

Didn't you know this place is off-limits?

I am so sorry.

I know it's off-limits,

but I had to come.

Do you need my ID?

-Yes. -Yes, give it, please.

-Hey, hold this. -Okay.

Oh, my!

Will you please be careful?

You can fine me while seated. You must be tired.

-Shall we, then? -Hey.

Wait. I can't see. You look.

-We need your ID. -What?

-Is this really you? -My goodness. Let me see.

Where do you live?

Your address.

I'm Gang Seung-a from Seocho-gu.

ID CARD GANG SEUNG-A

Careful.

What are you doing?

Thank you for your hard work.

Stop just standing there. You should greet them.

You manage such difficult tasks.

I apologize for troubling you.

We entered a restricted area, right?

Why did you enter when you know?

-Take these for your health. -No, we're fine.

You must patrol the mountains all day.

So you must stay healthy.

It's really okay.

Just take it.

It's good for your health.

Well, then, we appreciate your kindness.

-Back from patrol? -Yeah.

What is that?

You got them too?

While patrolling the scenic trails,

some people randomly gave it to us.

You got them too?

Yeah.

Do I look that weak? But why?

You do seem weaker these days.

Guess I should have some.

Take them regularly.

-Try some. -Give me some.

Does it taste good?

Mom.

There you are.

Our Hyeon-jo

sure worked at a wonderful place.

Let's let him go now.

Hyeon-jo.

Let's let him go.

The morning after tomorrow…

we'll be removing Mr. Gang's life support system.

I'm sorry for the bad news.

Excuse me. I'm looking for Ms. Seo I-gang and--

Are you Seo I-gang?

Nice to meet you.

I'm Hyeon-jo's little sister, Gang Seung-a.

I went to Geomeundarigol today.

I know it's a restricted area,

but I really wanted to go there.

I paid for trespassing.

I went to Baektogol

and the wildflower grove near Bidam Cliff.

I had only seen them in pictures,

but they were as wonderful as I'd heard.

Hyeon-jo told you that?

Yes.

He also mentioned Sangsuribawi.

He said that was where he first rescued someone.

What else did he say?

He mentioned you a lot.

That's why

I wanted to see you if I got to come here.

Thank you for everything.

What the heck happened?

You said Seogi Cliff, 5:30 p.m.

But it was 2:00 p.m.

Someone died on Guseung Cliff at 2:00 p.m.

The police identified him. His name is Jang Hak-su.

He used to live in Geomeundarigol Village.

Does this mean the culprit killed this person too?

Answer me.

Please answer us.

If you really trust us.

This person.

Stop asking about this ghost.

What?

You really saw him on the mountain?

I told you already.

He was dressed in white and covered in blood.

Satisfied? Now don't come back.

About Geomeundarigol Village.

What happened in that village in 1991?

What are you on about?

Mr. Jang Hak-su died.

People who lived in that village are being murdered.

Please, tell me what happened.

I have no idea what you're asking.

Nothing happened in that village.

Don't bother me anymore!

You're saying Hyeon-jo is still in the mountains?

He's not the only witness.

The man who died today saw him.

So did Da-won.

And so did I.

-Impossible. -Yeah, this really doesn't make sense.

Da-won filmed this before she died.

Hyeon-jo is on that mountain.

Even after that terrible accident,

he's been there all alone…

sending me--

Sending us signals.

Telling us to save people.

Let's see.

Oh, yeah. I heard Hyeon-jo has been weird lately.

How so?

He always seems to get injured on his off-duty days.

I guess he goes hiking.

No way.

I heard he seems distracted too.

Maybe he needs money,

so he's collecting herbs to sell.

Stop talking crap

and tell me your workshop schedule.

So weird. Why don't we just do what we did last year?

-You planned it, right? -Yeah.

-So, no changes? -Yeah.

You lazy bum.

JIRISAN MAP FOR COUNTERING ACCIDENTS

GEOMEUNDARIGOL

How are you?

You're off duty tomorrow, right?

Let's meet.

Okay, see you tomorrow.

Snow clouds are forming over the West Sea.

There will be heavy snow in the southwestern region.

A heavy snow warning has been issued in 16 cities including Gwangju and Jeollado.

Over 10 centimeters of snow will fall in the Jirisan area.

SOB

Yeah, it's me.

I-gang, I can't go today.

I'll call you again.

Where are you now?

The mountains? Where are you going?

I'll tell you everything when it's over.

BIDAM SHELTER

-Bidam Shelter. -It's me.

Did Hyeon-jo say where he's going today?

He packed his snow gear and left suddenly.

He didn't say where to?

No, he didn't.

But he was searching the Geomeundarigol files.

HEAVY SNOW ALERT ALL SCENIC TRAILS CLOSED

GANG HYEON-JO

Gang Hyeon-jo, where are you?

I-gang!

Hang in there.

Are you okay? I-gang.

I think due to the heavy snow, the radio isn't working.

I'll go see if I can get a phone signal and come back.

Stay here a bit.

On top of the cornice,

someone left a hiking stick.

Hyeon-jo, back then--

I'll…

be right back.

Hello. This is Haedong Ranger Station.

This is Geomeundarigol!

-Is this Hyeon-jo? -I-gang is injured!

I can't hear you very well. Where are you?

Geomeundarigol!

Hurry! It's urgent!

Hyeon-jo stayed in the mountains even as he was dying.

He stayed behind to catch the culprit.

Now it's our turn.

These are the case files related to Geomeundarigol.

The first case occurred in the fall of 2017.

Sergeant Kim Hyun-su died at Baektogol.

He was Hyeon-jo's subordinate and the son of Kim Nam-sik,

who died in the Dowon Valley flood in 1995.

KIM NAM-SIK

Seo Geum-ja.

Lee Jong-gu.

Kim Jin-deok.

Grandma Geum-rye.

Choi Il-man.

INCIDENT REPORT

Casualties continued even after Hyeon-jo and I got injured.

Choe Gi-yeong died this February at Oerae Valley.

He is Choe Sang-gyeong's son, who also lived in Geomeundarigol.

Then Jang Min-hui, who died at Mujin Valley.

JANG MIN-HUI

He is Grandma Geum-rye's son.

Next up is Yang Geun-tak.

CABLE CAR ECOLOGY EVALUATORS

He led the cable car installment plans in 1991.

And today…

Jang Hak-su was murdered.

JANG HAK-SU

This many people died in the mountains?

So many people died and yet

we were completely unaware.

We just need to catch the culprit.

Wait.

Kim Seong-guk.

Isn't he Ung-sun's father?

What about Se-uk's father?

Didn't he live in Geomeundarigol too?

I heard he died when Se-uk was young.

KIM SEONG-GUK

He probably died before the village displacement plans began.

We have only three who are still alive.

LEE JAE-GEUN, HEO JIN-OK, HWANG GIL-YONG

And Sol…

and Ung-sun.

We must find out what happened

at Geomeundarigol in 1991.

Anyone home?

I'm the national park ranger you met before.

Is nobody home?

Anyone home?

Excuse me!

Is anybody home?

You're here.

Where's Ung-sun?

He's off duty today.

How is he these days?

Has he been acting weird or anything?

Sorry?

Why do you ask?

Well,

I thought he seemed different from before.

It's probably because of his mother.

She's been hospitalized for a year now.

But I think her state has worsened.

KIM UNG-SUN

Four. Zero. Three.

Calling resident.

KIM UNG-SUN

The number you have dialed is unavailable.

ENTRANCE

Have you been well?

You must do well.

Yang-seon would want that too.

I'm sorry.

I should've visited more often.

But why are you asking about Geomeundarigol?

I would like to know what happened in 1991

when the cable car project was being discussed.

Yang-seon's dad and I were running a restaurant in the outer regions,

so I don't know much.

But my father-in-law should know.

Since Yang-seon's incident,

he has been in shock.

He can't even recognize his family anymore.

Well, goodbye, ma'am.

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

Ms. Heo Jin-ok passed away?

Yes.

She passed away from cancer last year.

Her life was so pitiful.

She didn't have any family,

so I carried out her funeral.

Then, do you know anything about Geomeundarigol Village?

No. I've never heard of that place.

It was a village on Jirisan.

Jirisan.

Oh, yeah. A monk from there came to the funeral.

A monk?

Heo Jin-ok came yearly to install those lanterns?

That's right.

Why? How did you know her?

She didn't say.

But she would sometimes say she was very regretful.

That's all she said.

KIM JAE-KYUNG

Hey, Sol.

Hello.

Long time no see.

I thought you moved to HQ.

Oh, that.

Can we talk for a minute?

Sure.

-Geomeundarigol Village? -Yeah.

Do you know if

anything happened there in 1991?

No.

I was too young to remember anything.

Anything at all?

I'm sorry, sir.

Okay. I understand.

What is this about?

It's nothing.

Call me if you remember anything.

-Sure. -Okay.

-Return safely, sir. -All right. See you.

KIM UNG-SUN

3:00 P.M. AT GEOMEUNDARIGOL

I couldn't meet with Hwang Gil-yong.

I visited Sol too, but he said he remembers nothing.

I talked to Gu-yeong.

He couldn't ask anything. Yang-seon's grandfather is severely ill.

Gu-yeong mentioned paying a visit to our seniors who worked at the time.

They might remember something.

Oh, right.

I'm thinking of looking into the 1991 cable car installment plans.

All right.

JIRISAN CO-OP

Hello.

Oh, hello.

I'm from the national park.

-May I ask a few questions? -Sure.

I know this was quite a while ago.

Do you remember anything about

the people who lived in Geomeundarigol Village in 1991?

-Geomeundarigol Village? -Yes.

I'm not so sure.

But I think I do remember

some of the villagers.

Is that so?

Geomeundarigol Village.

Do you remember anything about it?

However minor?

Once we find out what happened there,

we can clear your name.

Hyeon-jo asked the same question.

I told him everything I knew back then.

We don't have time.

They're letting Hyeon-jo go tomorrow.

Catching the culprit won't make Hyeon-jo regain consciousness.

But before he leaves forever,

I want to catch the culprit he was so desperate to catch.

The incident log for Sol's mother's distress accident.

It should be in my lodgings.

It was my first distress accident,

so I've kept it all this time,

so I'll never forget it.

It might help you.

So take a good look.

Okay.

I-gang.

You said the culprit is using the mountains to kill people?

Yes.

The answer is on the mountain.

Out of all of us, you know the mountains the best.

I'm certain you will find it.

DISTRESS ACCIDENT LOG

DATE OF ACCIDENT: APRIL 10, 1991

LOCATION: DUKSEORYUNG, GEOMEUNDARIGOL PATH

MISSING PERSON: KIM SEONG-SUK, AGE 37

REPORTED BY: KIM JAE-KYUNG, AGE 39

MAP OF DUKSEORYUNG

You're back.

The Jirisan Co-op had the files

regarding the 1991 cable car installment plans.

But there's something odd.

Didn't you say the villagers were against it at first?

That's why Yang Geun-tak put a dead animal in a well

to scare the villagers away.

But…

INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT

that wasn't the truth.

SEO GEUM-JA

I, HWANG GIL-YONG, AGREE TO THE CABLE CAR INSTALLMENT PLANS

KIM NAM-SIK

JANG HAK-SU

LEE JAE-GEUN

It's not just a few.

The whole village unanimously agreed.

KIM JAE-KYUNG

Heo Jin-ok came yearly to install those lanterns?

Things got overturned right before construction started

when the government refused to authorize it.

People changed their minds overnight.

But it's not like they were compensated more.

LEE GEUM-RYE

CHOE SANG-GYEONG

KIM JIN-DEOK

How dare you? What do you know?

We've collected medicinal herbs

and hunted animals for a living since the time of our ancestors!

They had no reason to stay to begin with.

What?

In the late 1980s,

the Wildlife Protection Act became strict.

The national park controls would have intensified too.

Snake catchers and poachers must have been affected,

but that's not it.

Including the Natural Parks Act and the Forest Act,

forestry regulations intensified.

It would have been tough on the herbalists.

They probably wanted to leave.

Except…

those in the Korean beekeeping business.

KIM JAE-KYUNG, BEEKEEPING

You're right.

There were a number of measures to preserve native bees back then.

It provided funds

and included honey plants like chestnut trees in afforestation projects.

Some wanted to leave, and some wanted to stay.

But that isn't reason enough to kill.

I agree.

I'm sure there is another reason.

I found out why Se-uk's dad died.

One of our retired seniors remembered.

He died when the cable car project was underway.

How did he die?

In an accident. A hit and run.

Did they catch the driver?

The accident occurred on a residential road,

so the residents were questioned.

But nobody was caught in the end.

There should be a case report. I must read the records.

And how will you access that?

-We're not the police. -I agree.

I-gang, this is where we should stop.

Let's just tell the police--

What would you tell them?

Even if they believed us, they would take too long.

So what do you have in mind?

You're back again?

There's been a car accident.

Where is this accident?

What are you doing?

Open the door.

I said open the door.

Open this already!

Come on!

Open up. Hey!

KIM UNG-SUN

Open up.

Come on. Open up!

Wait. What are you doing?

Ma'am, open up!

What are you doing?

Hey!

Shit.

Shit.

WORK LOG HAEDONG POLICE

Damn it.

GEOMEUNDARIGOL VILLAGE NEW BEGINNINGS

DUKSEORYUNG HIT-AND-RUN CASE

BACKGROUND CHECK FORM LEE PIL-SEOK

INVESTIGATION REPORT SUSPECT KIM SEONG-GUK

NO CCTV OR WITNESSES AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT

Shit.

3:00 P.M. AT GEOMEUNDARIGOL

May I come in?

Here.

Thank you.

Why are you here at this hour?

Is it because of Geomeundarigol Village?

Yes.

I already spoke with Il-hae.

I was too young to remember anything.

You probably didn't plan to go this far.

It's just that the multiple coincidences…

led you to the point of no return.

What are you saying?

The cable car installment plans

couldn't afford to have any objections.

It had to be unanimous.

So they decided to do something wrong.

HEO JIN-OK

Wait. Let me look into it.

What happened here?

Look inside.

That man who wanted the cable cars.

He's trying to oust us from our homes.

That's why he ruined our well.

What do we do?

Even with the well destroyed,

the mayor won't change his mind.

Let's just tell him everything and convince him.

LEE JONG-GU

The mayor will never listen.

CHOI IL-MAN

He was funded heaps last month for his beekeeping business.

HWANG GIL-YONG, KIM JIN-DEOK

Should we just give up?

And how will you survive?

They've bombarded us with restrictions.

Leaving here to start something requires money.

I'll try to convince Sol's mom.

You convince Ung-sun, Gi-yeong, Yang-seon, and Hyun-su's families.

Ms. Geum-rye too. And get them to sign.

Okay.

Can we talk?

What is it?

It's nothing, really. Can you convince your husband, the mayor?

Sorry?

The cable car plans.

Let's take the compensation and leave the mountains.

What are you talking about?

This is our hometown.

We're not going anywhere.

Easy for you to say. You get a truckload of funds.

You think Sol's dad is acting this way for the money?

Protecting the mountains is all he cares about.

That's nice, but we need to earn a living too.

If you want to discuss this,

go and talk to him in person.

Seong-suk!

-We're doing this for everyone's good. -Don't be like this.

-Hey, come on. -Give me that.

Have a little chat with us!

Listen to us, woman!

Why won't you listen to us?

What else is there to hear? Please stop!

Move aside.

-You're not going anywhere. -No. Move.

-We want to talk! -Just listen to us!

-Talk to us! -Stop it!

-It will only be a moment! -Talk to us!

-Stop! -Talk to us!

Seong-suk? You okay?

She's dead.

What happens now?

Should we tell the police?

Are you nuts?

Nobody else saw us.

So nobody will know as long as we keep our mouths shut.

Don't you ever…

tell anyone about this.

Where are you going?

I read about your mother's accident,

and I found one part rather confusing.

Your mother wasn't found en route to your house.

She was found on the descent path.

Some people assumed she got lost

because of her head injury or because she lost consciousness.

Some people assumed she was headed to the hospital.

But she may have been going someplace else.

For example,

a police station.

What are you trying to say?

There's more.

DUKSEORYUNG HIT-AND-RUN CASE

The victim was Lee Pil-seok.

Se-uk's father.

He was your father's partner in the beekeeping business.

The suspect was Ung-sun's father, Kim Seong-guk.

He had changed his truck bumper on the day of the accident.

Gosh!

Do you want to get caught?

I'm sorry.

KIM SEONG-GUK KIM UNG-SUN'S FATHER

Yeah, it's unfortunate for Pil-seok,

but isn't he dead already?

The living must go on and live.

If we get rid of this, the police won't be able to catch you.

We will take care of this.

All we ask is that you sign this.

JIRISAN CABLE CAR INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT

The search operation failed to find the lost bumper.

There weren't any witnesses or CCTVs.

So the investigation came to nothing.

This form was signed by Ung-sun's father.

Maybe it's a coincidence,

but somehow he signed this on the day of the accident.

Why are you telling me this?

This wasn't the victim's phone.

It was the culprit's.

You said you were too young to remember?

No.

You remember everything.

The selfishness of those who decided not to coexist with the mountains.

The selfishness that destroyed the village

and killed your mother and Se-uk's father.

That's why you and Se-uk decided to exact revenge on them.

What are you doing here?

One by one, killing those from the Geomeundarigol Village.

Killing Da-won, who did nothing wrong.

Someone is onto us.

I'll look into it. Don't worry.

Just finish your job.

I don't know what you're looking for,

but I hope you find it.

GANG HYEON-JO

This is Geomeundarigol!

Hurry! It's urgent!

The person who tried to kill Hyeon-jo to cover up their crimes…

the person who has been killing people…

while disguising them as accidents…

is you.

Do you want me to kill you?

He's in the mountains, headed for Dukseoryung.

This is my last chance. I must find the evidence.

Let me enter Jirisan one last time.

He lured us here.

You found me.

Hyeon-jo left this final clue.

Let's say the mountains are on your side. Now stop me.

I'm not giving up.

Everyone who sees me dies.

Let me kill them all!

I will kill you in the mountains too.

Subtitle translation by: Jisu Park