Original subtitles

(suspenseful music)

(boiling, crackling)

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(low rumbling)

(tense music)

(crackling)

(rumbling)

(rumbling continues)

(whooshing)

(crackles)

(suspenseful music)

(intense music)

(crackles)

(metal clanking)

(intense music continues)

(whooshes)

(metal clanking)

(whooshes)

(metal clattering)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music continues)

(dramatic music intensifies)

(whooshes)

(ominous music)

SAEHA: We covered the entire Earth with the Grid in 2004.

SAEBYEOK: They say if the solar wind had come a year earlier,

two-thirds of mankind would have died.

If it weren't for this girl...

SAEHA: We wouldn't be here now.

Magnetic fields can no longer protect the earth.

I've seen the world without the Grid.

(computer beeps)

I don't think going back in time is only for people in the 21st century.

We've been waiting for this person for as long as 24 years.

We need to see it through.

The Korean government may be able to do it in 2021.

EOJIN: If I meet the founder of the Grid?

Open this!

EOJIN: Then I've got to ask this question.

How is time travel possible?

-(bangs) -(tires screech)

MS. CHOI: What's the future of mankind?

(brushing)

(hissing)

(indistinct chattering)

(rattling)

ANCHOR 1: As the solar wind that came around this time yesterday

damaged the ionosphere,

the world is currently facing problems

such as communication failure and power outages.

According to experts,

this explosion caused materials on the surface of the sun to release as well,

so strong UV and X-ray radiations might reach the Earth's surface.

Therefore, you should refrain from going out--

(cell phone vibrating)

(cell phone continuously vibrating)

Hey. Are you home?

Don't be scared. It's nothing.

-Yes. I'll soon... -(signal wavering)

Saeha. Can you hear me?

SON

Saeha.

-SAEHA'S MOM: Can you hear... -(power clicks)

(tense music)

(tense music intensifies)

YOUNG SAEHA: Mom...

-Mom! -(phone beeps)

(sighs)

(keypads tapping)

OUT OF SERVICE AREA

(girl screaming)

(tense music)

(screaming continues)

(dog barking)

(clamoring in distance)

(suspenseful music intensifies)

(intense music)

(whistles)

PE TEACHER: Everyone, get inside!

Go back to the classroom, everyone!

Hurry up!

Get your things and get inside safely.

JUNG SAEBYEOK

Jung Saebyeok! Hurry!

(footsteps echoing)

(in German) Rumors that all species on Earth will extinct are groundless.

Even if the Earth is exposed to the solar wind...

(in Arabic) If we lived in the Stone Age,

even in cases of huge solar flares,

the damage will be only limited to fires and injuries.

But we're living in the digital era with cable and radio communication,

where everything can be controlled by pressing one button.

The biggest problem would be an "internet apocalypse."

If we lost the internet, everything in this world will halt.

Importing will be disrupted.

People will suffer from famine on a wide scale

not because of food shortage,

but because every plane and ship in the world

will stop operating.

Even if we restore it,

it's no use if the export countries fail to restore it.

(helicopter whirring)

(tense music)

ANCHOR 2 (in French): The first quarter of 2005 has only just begun

and the loss amounts to one billion dollars.

Nine thousand households are left without power

after Hydro-Québec's transport systems caught on fire.

Sir. It's all set.

(suspenseful music)

(keyboards clacking)

(tense music)

Now all we have to do is connect it.

-(tense music intensifies) -(telephone rings)

Hello?

Hello?

(keyboards clacking)

Yes, sir. We'll begin.

Thank you.

We hope so too.

(phone clanks)

-(clicks) -(mic feedback)

Shield transmission is starting.

(tense music swelling)

(alarm blaring)

(alarms blaring)

(rumbling)

(beeps)

(keyboard clacking)

(approaching footsteps)

(solemn music)

(computer trilling)

(alarm blaring continues)

Will it work?

It must.

That's right.

Three seconds left to connect the Grid.

Two, one. Connect.

(hopeful music)

WOMAN 1: Did something go wrong?

MAN 1: What's the problem?

WOMAN 2: Why isn't it working?

MALE 2: Did we connect it properly?

MALE 3: Did we fail?

(people murmuring)

WOMAN 1: I think we need to check.

-(alarm blaring) -(indistinct chatter)

MAN 1: Did we make any mistakes?

MAN 2: Did we fail?

-(helicopter whirring) -(ambulance siren wailing)

(tense music)

(alarm continues blaring)

MAN 2: Why isn't it working?

(whooshes)

(computer beeping)

(beeps)

(tense music intensifies)

(zaps)

(tense music accelerates)

(static)

(cheering on TV)

(cheering continues)

(cheering)

(hopeful music)

(hopeful music intensifies)

(birds chirp)

(chair clattering)

Hey, guys. It looks fine now.

Really?

STUDENT 1: Gosh, it's a relief.

-Gosh. -STUDENT 2: I was really scared.

STUDENT 3: Hey, Jung Saebyeok! Are you okay?

(suspenseful music)

(trilling)

The northern hemisphere all connected.

-It's fully running. -Southern hemisphere is also connected.

The magnetic fields are connecting to the coronal loops.

CONTROL HEAD: Sir. It's a success.

(dramatic music)

(beeps)

(line ringing)

Please tell him that it's all connected.

Yes, it's a success.

Thank you.

Good job, everyone.

MAN 4: Good job, gosh.

Good job.

MAN 5: Gosh, it was really...

(indistinct chatter)

(background chatter)

(door beeps)

(pensive music)

She was right...

after all.

(whooshes)

GRID

1. A NETWORK OF LINES THAT CROSS EACH OTHER

2. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES TO LOCATE POINTS ON MAP

DEFINITION IN THIS DRAMA:

A SHIELD CREATED WITH ARTIFICIALLY EXPANDED MAGNETIC FIELDS

TO PROTECT MANKIND FROM THE SOLAR WIND

EPISODE 1

(car engine whooshing)

(signal beeping)

OCTOBER 30, 2021

(pop music playing on speaker)

Hello?

Is anyone here?

Hello?

(door squeaks)

(door closes)

I need a set of garbage bags, 10L ones.

(car honks in distance)

(objects clattering)

(car honks)

(plastic rustling)

(beeps)

(objects thud)

(beeps)

Thank you.

(door opens)

(seatbelt clicks)

(clock ticking)

(ominous music)

(clicks)

(engine starts)

-(suspenseful music) -(approaching footsteps)

(ominous music)

(door squeaks)

(suspenseful music)

(suspenseful music intensifies)

(door squeaks)

Ah!

(line ringing)

OPERATOR: Hello. 911 Emergency Services.

Someone is unconscious here.

I'm at a convenience store near Green Apartment in Pyosudong.

(alarm wailing)

(camera shutter clicks)

(indistinct radio chatter)

(camera shutters click)

(inhales deeply)

(sighs)

That one.

(mouse clicking)

(camera shutter clicks)

When I walked in, I smelled nothing but cup noodles.

And I think he was holding a beer can when he walked out of the store later.

You thought he was a part-timer at this store,

but he was holding a beer can?

I thought he was a part-timer cleaning up or something.

(door squeaks)

DETECTIVE 1: Here's the cup ramyeon the suspect supposedly ate.

SAEHA: This man.

This fellow?

(mouse clicks)

STORE OWNER: Welcome.

(mysterious music)

DETECTIVE 2: What? Look at him. He paid cash.

Did he plan to kill him? Or did he not have a credit card?

The victim is saying something here.

(mouse clicks)

Did they know each other? You think it was a grudge killing?

What is he saying? Rewind it.

"Excuse me, sir. You can't drink alcohol in here."

-Who? -He told the suspect

not to drink alcohol in the store.

The victim did? How do you know?

SAEHA: That's what he said.

Right. I think he's right.

SAEBYEOK: When he opened the can here,

the victim said something looking at the table.

He must've heard the can opening.

-Can I go now, then? -Sorry?

-Hey, can he? -DETECTIVE 2: Yes, I got his number.

All right.

CHIEF: What about the fingerprints?

-SAEBYEOK: Well... -CHIEF: My gosh. It's all smudged.

-SAEBYEOK: Just a minute. -CHIEF: We can't use any of these.

Gosh, this is not good.

Jeez.

(tense music)

(glass clinking)

(camera shutter clicks)

His fingers must be covered with calluses.

SAEBYEOK: He must've done hard labor for a long time.

People who do hard labor are the hardest to identify. Jeez.

Huh?

-CHIEF: Hey, keep playing. -DETECTIVE 2: Yes, sir.

DETECTIVE 1: He's saying something again here.

DETECTIVE 2: Should I rewind it?

Wait, sir.

You can read people's lips, can't you?

So?

SAEBYEOK: The victim told the suspect not to drink inside, but he ignored it.

Here. What is the victim saying here?

SAEBYEOK: It seems that the suspect heard him say something

and followed him to the storage room.

-I'll show you again. -(keyboard taps)

"What an ill-bred punk. Did he grow up without parents?"

I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry.

SAEHA: Is there no security camera in here?

SAEBYEOK: There is one. But it's behind a box.

That man bought garbage bags here.

I'm sure he doesn't have any plans.

I guess his wife nags him if he makes her wait.

He just doesn't want to get involved. You know how people are these days.

(chief sucks teeth)

Let's see.

(chief sucks teeth)

Did he stab him in a fit of anger because he said he was ill-bred?

If this is a random murder, it's going to be a headache.

(pensive music)

(keypad tapping)

(pensive music continues)

(clicking)

(music intensifies)

(clicks)

(beeps)

(door lock clicks)

-CAREGIVER: Hey. -I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

No, it's okay. By the way, I definitely saw garbage bags here...

I'll take care of this.

And I'll pay you for the extra work.

No, it's just once in a while.

I've worked many places,

but I've never seen anyone as devoted to their parents as you are.

I see.

(bag thuds)

-Good night. -Bye.

-(monitor beeping) -(door opens)

(door closes)

-(beeps) -(water trickles)

(light switch clicks)

(water running)

STRONG TEETH DENTIST RUSTIC HANDMADE KALGUKSU

STRONG TEETH DENTIST

-(suspenseful music) -(water trickles)

(water running)

STORE OWNER: What an ill-bred punk. Did he grow up without parents?

What a prick.

(ominous music)

(plastic rustles)

(plastic rustles)

(thuds)

(exhales)

(groans)

(metal clangs)

(ominous music fades)

(faint thud)

(heavy footsteps approaching)

(metal clangs)

(suspenseful music)

(monitoring beeping)

(clicks)

(gun cocks)

SAEHA: Suspected of illegal land speculation?

(clicks)

WARRANT ISSUED FOR A PUBLIC OFFICER'S ARREST FOR ILLEGAL LAND SPECULATION

CONVENIENCE STORE MURDER SUSPECT GIVES POLICE THE SLIP

(suspenseful music intensifies)

(volume up)

REPORTER 1: The suspect, who brutally murdered

the convenience store owner and fled,

boldly returned to his hideout.

The police found his whereabouts after investigation

but failed to arrest the suspect, as you can see in this tip-off video.

Despite mobilizing dozens of police officers,

they lost the suspect right in front of their eyes

and are having difficulty tracking him down,

making the nearby residents alarmed.

(woman wailing)

(clicks)

(gloomy music)

(thudding footsteps)

(gloomy music continues)

(engine whooshing)

(scanner beeping)

(alarm blaring)

(beeping rapidly)

PARK JUNG DO CHECK FOR RESTRICTED ITEMS!

(alarm continues blaring)

-(clanks) -(alarm stops)

(suspenseful music)

(beeps)

What was that?

A razor. I worked late last night and got up late this morning.

I don't even have time to shave.

EMPLOYEE 1: I don't have time to grow out my mustache.

EMPLOYEE 2: We all work on the same floor,

but some people always get off work on time,

-and we always... -Exactly.

Shouldn't their pay get transferred to us?

Why do you always work overtime?

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Let me through.

(elevator dings)

You can't finish work on time?

(elevator door opens)

It's not that.

Our work is so important that we must keep an eye on it 24/7.

That's why we have three shifts. Exactly eight hours per shift.

But you still work overtime?

(scoffs)

It's because he's very responsible!

(beeps)

(beeping continues)

(dramatic music)

(tense music)

(beeps)

Hey, you're here.

Yes, I'm here, as you can see, Jongyi.

(computer beeps, whirs)

(tense music)

(door opens, closes)

(door opens)

Good morning, ma'am.

Good morning, ma'am.

Good morning, ma'am.

Thank you.

(door closes)

You must be pleased that Ms. Choi caught you emptying her trash can.

HAM AND EGG SANDWICH

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GYEONGGI PROVINCIAL POLICE AGENCY STATEMENT ON MISSING OR DAMAGED EQUIPMENT

GYEONGGI PROVINCIAL POLICE AGENCY STATEMENT ON MISSING OR DAMAGED EQUIPMENT

CONNECTING

(suspenseful music)

KHIS POLICE CASE SEARCH

STATEMENT ON MISSING OR DAMAGED EQUIPMENT

SONGJE POLICE STATION JUNG SAEBYEOK

JUNG SAEBYEOK NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY

TYPE: TASER

POLICE REPORT

SAEHA: Suspect Kim Manok?

DETAILS OF EVENT

-"The on-site analysis suggests..." -SAEBYEOK: The on-site analysis suggests

that the crime was spontaneous, without motives of revenge

or robbery.

Shh.

(tense music)

(whispers) I'm a police officer.

(exhales deeply)

Team Two, go to the dry cleaner's.

And Team Three, go around to the other side.

Team One is going in. Let's go.

STRONG TEETH DENTIST

SAEBYEOK: After some legwork,

we found out that suspect Kim Manok was staying at a shut-down clinic.

And the whole criminal investigation team of Songje Police Station

was dispatched here.

(suspenseful music)

CONVENIENCE STORE STORAGE ROOM PHOTO

(mouse rattles)

(phone rings)

Hello?

(suspenseful music)

-(mouse scrolling) -(keyboard taps)

CHANGE NAME UPLOADING ONE ITEM

JONGYI: Okay.

(mouse clicking)

STATEMENT ON MISSING OR DAMAGED EQUIPMENT

(suspenseful music intensifies)

(glasses shatter)

(uptempo tense music)

(tense music intensifies)

(clanks)

(tense music fades)

(thuds)

(suspenseful music)

SAEBYEOK: Here!

What?

(Saebyeok grunts)

(yelling)

-DETECTIVE 1: What's going on? -Is he there?

-I got him. -You did?

-DETECTIVE 1: What's going on? -CHIEF: You got him?

(grunts) Damn it!

DETECTIVE 1: Hey, you bastard! Stop there!

(Saebyeok grunts)

CHIEF: Huh? What's he doing?

Hey!

-(Saebyeok grunts) -(grunts)

-DETECTIVE 1: Come down! -DETECTIVE 4: Hey, hey!

DETECTIVE 2: He's getting away!

Get down here!

Let go of me.

Hey, Saebyeok!

-DETECTIVE 1: Come down, you punk! -DETECTIVE 4: Don't follow him!

-Where are you going? -DETECTIVE 1: Saebyeok! Don't go up!

DETECTIVE 4: She's going to fall. It's dangerous!

-Oh, my goodness. Oh, no. -Goodness.

-DETECTIVE 4: Come down! -(Manok grunts)

DETECTIVE 1: Saebyeok! Don't go up!

(Manok grunts)

Get down here!

-CHIEF: Hey! -DETECTIVE 1: Hey, you jerk!

-DETECTIVE 4: Don't come out! -DETECTIVE 1: Hurry!

-DETECTIVE 1: Oh, be careful! -Damn it!

-Go up to the rooftop. -Yes, sir.

-DETECTIVE 4: Hey, Saebyeok. -(grunts)

(grunts)

DETECTIVE 1: Hey!

-(gun shots) -(detectives clamoring)

-Hey! Don't shoot! -(Manok grunts)

-(breathes heavily) -(clanks)

(grunts)

-DETECTIVE 4: Hey, get down here! -DETECTIVE 1: Be careful!

(detectives clamoring)

(grunting)

Hey! Bring a cutter!

-(thuds) -(detectives clamoring)

(exclaims)

(detectives exclaim anxiously)

-Hey, let go of the rope! -(detectives scream)

(detectives exclaim anxiously)

CHIEF: I got you!

DETECTIVE 4: He got her!

DETECTIVE 1: Climb up!

-DETECTIVE 1: Go. -DETECTIVE 2: He got her!

(Saebyeok breathes heavily)

To the rooftop.

(grunts)

(door bangs)

(tense music)

CHIEF: Gosh, there's no way out. Where did he go?

-Huh? -DETECTIVE 1: Mr. Go!

There.

-CHIEF: What's that? A ladder? -DETECTIVE 1: Yes.

-Damn it! -Damn...

Hey. He went over to the next building.

That way.

He already got away using a ladder!

Hey, go this way.

Damn it. Where did he go?

Hyunjun! Is he not there?

-No. -Gosh.

Damn it.

(retreating footsteps)

(panting)

(gun cocks)

(suspenseful music)

Move forward slowly.

(suspenseful music intensifies)

Get down on the ground.

(thuds)

(breathes heavily)

(tense music)

-(grunts) -(thuds)

(pants)

(tense music continues)

(grunts)

(transcendental music)

(crackles)

(transcendental music)

SAEHA: "A woman presumed to be an accomplice"?

(mysterious music)

(keyboard clacking)

SAEBYEOK: The taser was damaged when I dropped it while being attacked by a woman

presumed to be the suspect's accomplice.

Hey, you just lost him. Why are you talking nonsense?

You should stay quiet.

She really vanished into thin air right before my eyes.

(detective 1 sighs)

How are we going to find him this late at night?

DETECTIVE 4: We almost caught him. That was so close.

This evidence means that he has an accomplice.

Yes, he obviously does.

Who do you think threw down the rope for him from the rooftop?

But you're saying that accomplice was a phantom.

She disappeared like a ghost?

Hey. Who would believe that?

Damn it.

(grunts)

(engine starts)

(pensive music)

AFTER THAT, THE WOMAN...

SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR...

SAEHA: "Suddenly disappeared into thin air"?

SAEBYEOK: After that, the woman suddenly disappeared into thin air,

so I couldn't arrest her.

(mouse clicks)

(pensive music continues)

SKETCH OF THE ACCOMPLICE

(mouse clicks)

SAEBYEOK: She's presumed to be murderer suspect Kim Manok's accomplice.

Therefore...

(pensive music intensifies, stops)

(low tense music)

(objects clatter)

(objects clatter)

(dramatic music)

SAEBYEOK: I'm now trying to identify her and track her whereabouts.

(tense music)

(closing theme music)