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[♪ ominous music]

[♪ theme music]

REVENANT

THE CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED IN SAFE SITUATIONS

[rain pattering]

PREMIUM TAXI

[♪ ominous music]

[thunder rumbling]

HWAWONJAE

[thunder rumbling]

THE INEVITABLE

[door rattles]

[homeowner] Is that you, Gangmo?

[thunder rumbling]

[door slams]

[♪ ominous music]

[thunder rumbles]

[breathing shakily]

- [thunder rumbles] - [gasps]

[rain pattering]

[breathing heavily]

[thunder rumbling]

[exhales sharply]

HAIR ACCESSORY

[♪ tense music]

What happened?

What went wrong?

THE EVIL SPIRIT IS A JUVENILE GHOST

It can't be...

[knocks on door]

[knocks on door]

[knocks on door]

[knocks on door]

[♪ ominous music]

[knocks on door]

[homeowner] Gangmo, open the door!

It's outside.

It keeps following me. I'm scared to death.

Hurry up and open the door!

[banging on door]

[♪ ominous music]

Are you there?

[banging on door]

[thunder rumbles]

[♪ ominous music]

[door creaks open]

- [thunder rumbles] - [gasps]

[♪ ominous music]

[thunder rumbles]

[♪ music fades]

[thunder rumbles]

[muttering]

You...

- opened the door. - [thunder rumbling]

[♪ ominous music]

[clattering]

[♪ suspenseful music]

[homeowner] Are you all right, Gangmo?

[gasps]

[sobs]

[♪ ominous music]

[sobbing continues]

[thunder rumbling]

[sobbing softly]

[breathing heavily]

[exhales sharply]

[sobs]

[♪ music intensifies]

[thunder rumbling]

[♪ music fades]

[passerby 1] Yes, sir.

[passerby 2] Should I just quit and run a business?

[passerby 3] What time is this week's meeting with the buyer again?

[passerby 4] I splurged on one over the weekend.

[passerby 5] Again? Stop spending so much.

[indistinct background chattering]

[passerby 6] The weather's so nice, I want to resign.

[bystander 1] Hello?

Oh, yes. This is the customer heading to Sihyun-dong, right?

Yes, I'm almost there.

[♪ pensive music]

[passerby 7] Come on, let's have another drink.

[passerby 8] Let's eat something delicious.

[passerby 9] I really want to quit my job.

[passerby 10] I'm getting a bonus this month.

[passerby 11] What do you want to eat?

[indistinct background chattering]

[passerby 12] I want to take a break for three days.

[passerby 13] I'll see you later.

THE WORST CASE OF VOICE PHISHING HAS OCCURRED

[♪ pensive music]

[indistinct background chatter]

[♪ pensive music]

[♪ music fades]

[♪ ominous music]

[breathes shakily]

[♪ music intensifies]

[♪ music stops]

[bystander 2] There's an invisible hand behind suicide cases.

There's a regulation for "death by intimidation" in Article 322

of the early Joseon Dynasty legal book Daemyeongryuljikhae.

Enough with the ancient history lessons.

Are you showing off that you're a folklore professor?

It's an expensive lecture, so listen up.

"Death by intimidation"

was a law made for those who were threatened and persecuted

and took their lives when the feeling of injustice became too much to bear.

It took revenge on those who caused their death.

They thought there was an invisible hand,

a real culprit behind suicide cases.

So a lot of people killed themselves over injustices now and in the past.

I get that.

So can you stop coming here?

Nothing changes even if you sit here like a madman all the time.

You know that.

[♪ eerie music]

[gasps]

It's starting again.

[breathes heavily]

[♪ eerie music]

[panting]

[gasps]

[♪ eerie music]

[bystander breathes nervously]

[exhales]

[♪ music intensifies]

[♪ music stops]

[exhales]

[♪ tense music]

[grunts]

[car horn honks]

[driver 1] Hey! Are you out of your mind?

[tires screech]

[professor groans]

[horns honking]

[driver 2] Are you crazy?

What do you think you're doing?

[bystander 3 yelps]

What are you doing?

[bystander 3] There's a weird guy here.

[driver 3] Hey, mister. Mister!

My gosh. What are you doing?

[♪ suspenseful music]

No, no!

[professor] No, don't!

No!

[people screaming]

- [passerby 1] Oh, my. - [passerby 2] What do we do?

- [passerby 3] What do we do? - [passerby 4] Someone call 911!

[passerby 5] I think someone just jumped. I'll call you back.

Hello, 911?

I'm on Seogang Bridge

and someone just jumped off.

Yes, please hurry.

[people clamoring]

[exhales]

[♪ dramatic music]

[breathes heavily]

[♪ music fades]

[breathing heavily]

[panting]

[groans]

[♪ pensive music]

[breathing heavily]

- [phone vibrates] - [gasps]

[relative] Sanyeong,

they caught the voice phishing offenders who stole our money!

- [siren wailing] - [Sanyeong panting]

[relative] Over here, Sanyeong!

[Sanyeong pants]

What's wrong with everyone? You said they caught the culprits.

We can't get it back.

[breathes heavily]

What do you mean?

[sobs] Our money.

[sobbing]

They already used up all of our money.

[relative sobbing]

What are we going to do, Sanyeong?

What do we do?

[♪ somber music]

[sobbing continues]

[siren wailing]

[crowd clamoring]

- [victim 1] You terrible people! - [victim 2] How could you do this?

That money was all that I had!

[relative] Hey, you thief!

Give me back my money, you thief!

[reporter] Do you have anything to say to the victims?

[victim 3] Please, return the money to me. I beg you!

You thief! My money...

- Oh, my. - Are you alright?

[relative] Sanyeong!

[Sanyeong] Do you have any idea what I did to earn all that money?

[crowd clamoring]

[yells] Hey!

[screams]

Hey, you punk!

[screaming]

[♪ music stops]

[♪ pensive music]

[clattering]

[professor sighs]

GU GANGMO

[Gangmo] If I die, please help my daughter.

Her name is Gu Sanyeong.

[motorcycle approaching]

[relative shrieks]

Gosh, that little...

[pants]

[panting]

[dog barking]

How could you send

all the money we saved without checking first?

What are you going to do about the increased deposit?

How could I not send it when they said you were kidnapped?

You're all I have. [sniffles]

You didn't answer my calls, so--

I told you, I was working!

[breathes heavily]

[exclaims] My gosh, don't yell. My heart is racing.

[breathing heavily]

Did you...

take your medicine?

Let's go inside.

Eat up.

I don't deserve to eat.

Just eat.

You need to eat something so you can take your medicine.

[blows air]

[Sanyeong sighs]

Should I...

start working part-time jobs again?

Just stay home and rest instead of stressing out about working.

I'll take care of the money one way or another.

You're looking down on me for not being a good worker, aren't you?

Who says I'm looking down on you?

I see it in your eyes right now. You're looking down on me.

I'm not looking down on you, it's just...

Mom, don't you remember paying hundreds of thousands of won

for the refrigerator you broke while working at that convenience store?

That was just one time.

It wasn't one time.

Two years ago, while working at a BBQ restaurant,

you spilled kimchi stew onto a customer's ten-million-won designer bag.

It was soybean paste stew.

[sighs]

[utensil clanks]

[Sanyeong] Mom.

Mom.

Although we didn't live a stable life,

we've lived and are living a good life.

[Sanyeong] Let's continue living a good life.

I'll work really hard,

so you just need to stay by my side

without doing anything.

Still, you're working this hard. As your mother, how could I--

Stop it!

I love you.

Mom, I really love you,

so please just take care of your health.

Your health matters the most to me.

I'm healthy and I love--

- [phone ringing] - My gosh, that scared me.

- [gasps] - Is that the landlady?

[ringing continues]

No, it's not.

[phone ringing]

[sighs]

[ringing stops]

[mutters]

Yes, go ahead.

[Sanyeong's mom mutters]

Okay, I understand.

- [sighs] - [phone beeps]

Who was it?

You need to go somewhere with me today.

Today? Right now?

I have to go chauffeur.

It's somewhere we need to be. Hurry up.

[Sanyeong] Right now?

Are you really not going to tell me where we're going?

Do you remember your dad?

Dad?

"The stepmother and her son paid for their sins,

and the ghost of the two sisters, Janghwa and Hongryeon,

let go of their resentment and left for heaven."

Is that all? That was the end?

Do you want to know something?

Yes!

The events in The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon happened in real life.

During the reign of King Hyojong in the Joseon Dynasty,

a man named Jeon Dongheul wrote about what he experienced

while he was an officer in Cheolsan.

[Gangmo chuckles]

So as I've said before,

ghosts are actually real.

[♪ dramatic music]

I don't remember him well. He passed away when I was young.

But why are you suddenly bringing up Dad?

You never liked talking about him.

Your dad didn't die then.

- What? - [Sanyeong's mom] He didn't die.

We divorced when you were five years old.

- [bus alarm beeps] - [Sanyeong's mom] We're here.

Mom, are you okay?

Are you not feeling well?

Is it because of the voice phishing case?

Dad...

passed away in a hit-and-run accident on his way to work early in the morning.

[Sanyeong] Right?

Can you please say something?

I made that up...

because you kept asking.

What about the memorial services we held for him all this time?

You kept asking to hold one for him, so we just had one on some random day.

[Sanyeong scoffs]

What about the sea we scattered his ashes at?

The place with the good ganjang gejang. Was that a lie too?

Yes.

[Sanyeong] Stop for a second.

So you told me Dad was dead even though he was alive and well

this whole time?

[Sanyeong] Why?

Why did you tell me such a lie?

Because I never planned to see him again.

Then why are you telling me all of this now?

Your dad is now actually dead.

You're his daughter, so you should at least say goodbye one last time.

[♪ somber music]

[Sanyeong's mom breathes deeply]

[♪ music fades]

HWAWONJAE

[footsteps]

[sighs]

She's your grandmother. Say hello.

Hello.

We'll be on our way now.

I have something to say to Sanyeong.

What is it about?

Can I talk to you alone for a moment?

No, we have nothing more to discuss.

- It was Gangmo's last wish. - Still, no.

He killed himself without seeing his daughter's face again.

Are you really going to be like this until the very end?

[crickets chirping]

[gasps]

[Gangmo's mother] Have you been well?

Are you healthy?

Yes.

I'm glad.

What did my dad do for a living?

Your mom didn't even tell you that?

[chuckles]

She said he was an office worker, but...

[Gangmo's mother] I see...

[chuckles]

He was a folklore professor.

But...

what happened to him to make him do that?

Here.

What is this?

It belonged to your dad.

He left a will saying he wanted you to have it.

[♪ ominous music]

[Gangmo's mother] Take it.

[♪ music intensifies]

[Sanyeong gasps]

[ghostly voice] She took it.

[breathing shakily]

[♪ pensive music]

[♪ eerie music]

[♪ music stops]

What is that?

It's something Dad wanted me to have.

[clattering]

What's wrong with you?

[Sanyeong grunts]

Don't touch anything from this house.

It belonged to Dad--

Since when did you care about having a dad?

Mom, what's wrong with you?

It's absurd that you deceived me with your ridiculous lies.

I can't even take a keepsake from a dead dad I never got to see?

[♪ dramatic music]

Stop it, Sanyeong.

Stop what?

I don't know if you completely forgot about Dad,

but he remembered us.

- He remembered me. - What do you know?

I didn't talk about any of it because I despised all of it.

I hate even the thought of your dad and this house.

[Sanyeong's mom] I should have come here by myself.

I shouldn't have told you any of this.

I didn't tell you because I knew you'd be like this.

- Mom. - It's my fault. I shouldn't have told you.

- It's my fault. - Mom.

[breathing heavily]

I understand, so stop it. I won't take it.

I don't have to take it.

[exhales]

[sniffles]

Let's go now. [breathes shakily]

[♪ music fades]

[♪ eerie music]

[♪ music intensifies]

[♪ music stops]

- Excuse me. - Yes?

Me?

Do you know me?

[Sanyeong's mom] Gu Sanyeong, the last bus is about to arrive.

Okay!

Is your name Gu Sanyeong?

Sorry?

Are you Professor Gu Gangmo's daughter?

Well...

Yes, I am but...

What about it?

[♪ eerie music]

[Sanyeong's mom] We're going to miss the bus!

[Sanyeong exhales]

I don't know who you are, but I really have to go now.

I'm sorry.

Wait, I...

[♪ suspenseful music]

[♪ music fades]

Thank you for coming.

It's nice to meet you.

My name is Yeom Haesang, and I study folklore like Professor Gu.

If it's all right with you, may I ask you a few questions?

Professor Gu Gangmo...

suddenly retired 15 years ago.

What had he been up to since then?

[Haesang] What happened?

I have so much more to ask.

Why did Professor Gu...

How did he pass away?

What was your relationship with Gangmo?

- Sorry? - Why did you come here?

I don't think you're here to mourn Gangmo's death.

Please leave.

[♪ ominous music]

1997, FEBRUARY KOREAN SHAMANISM THESIS PRESENTATION

FIRST MENTION OF "LOOSE-HAIRED EVIL SPIRIT"

KOREAN SHAMANISM

GU GANGMO

CHANGES IN CHILD BURIAL GROUND TRADITIONS EOU YADAM

QUESTIONABLE QUALITY OF THESIS

PROFESSOR GU GANGMO'S THESIS QUALITY IS OUTRAGEOUS

HIS THESIS IS FULL OF GHOST STORIES WITH UNCLEAR ORIGINS...

[♪ tense music]

IF I DIE, PLEASE HELP MY DAUGHTER. HER NAME IS GU SANYEONG...

[♪ music stops]

Mom,

why did you get divorced?

[Sanyeong's mom sighs]

Can you at least tell me

what happened between you two?

I told you to stop talking about your dad.

He stopped existing a long time ago.

Let's keep it that way from now on.

[landlady knocking on door] Gyeongmun, it's me!

Gyeongmun?

Gyeongmun?

Gyeongmun?

Gyeongmun?

[knocking continues]

[dog barking]

- What is it? - Your phone.

[Gyeongmun] What about it?

LANDLADY

[gasps]

She left. Come quickly.

[Gyeongmun] Come on.

[reporter on TV] There's a prerequisite.

There's a prerequisite for reopening a lawsuit.

After that period, you can't reopen a lawsuit even if you want to.

Also, if you're filing a lawsuit,

it means it's something you can't talk out. You file a lawsuit.

In certain cases, an administrative trial is necessary...

[phone vibrates]

I'm Yeom Haesang, a professor at Jeyoung University.

Please contact me.

[reporter on TV] ...talking about administrative trials

and administrative appeals.

A courthouse determines the outcome of a lawsuit.

However, an administrative trial...

[♪ eerie music]

[♪ suspenseful music]

[stranger's voice] Hey, it's that despicable jerk.

[voice phishing offender] Hello?

Hey, I got released today.

Of course.

With or without sufficient evidence,

all you need is money to make things happen.

[associate] The cops didn't follow you, right?

I made sure to check before making a move.

All right, collect the rest of the money and come to my studio.

- Okay. - When you get here...

[static]

Hello?

[static continues]

Hey, can you hear me?

- [associate in hoarse voice] The door. - What?

Open the door.

[voice phishing offender] Did you come here?

I thought you said you were at your studio.

- Open the door. - Well, you know the passcode.

[associate's voice distorts] Open the door!

[breathes shakily]

[♪ ominous music]

Who the heck are you?

[breathing heavily over phone]

Is that really you?

[loud voice] I said, open the door!

What's going on?

[♪ music stops]

[voice phishing offender] What?

Darn it.

[♪ suspenseful music]

Who are you?

[stranger] You opened the door.

[♪ eerie music]

[♪ music stops]

[breathes heavily]

My gosh, I must be out of my mind.

[groans loudly]

[Sanyeong] I'm late.

[sighs]

What is this?

[BREAKING NEWS]

- [phone ringing] - Darn, that scared me.

30 BILLION WON VOICE PHISHING OFFENDER'S WARRANT HEARING DISMISSED

First King Go, Cheontong, Second King Mu, Inan,

Third King Mun, Daeheung,

Tenth King Seon, Geonheung.

First Go Cheontong, Second Mu Inan...

[sighs]

[sniffling]

[Sanyeong sighs]

- [muttering] - [phone vibrates]

Balhae Dynasty's...

I'M YEOM HAESANG...

What is this?

I'm Yeom Haesang, a professor at Jeyoung University.

Please contact me.

Why do I keep getting this? Is it a new type of voice phishing?

It's just a few stones. How can this be a cultural asset?

Is it really from the Joseon Dynasty?

There's no other artifact around here, so it's highly unlikely.

But an expert should be here soon. Please wait a little longer.

Oh, that must be him.

- [Sanyeong] Food delivery! - It's the food delivery.

- [worker] Over here! - Yes, on my way!

[door closes]

You're that guy from before, right?

- Why haven't you contacted me? - What?

I sent you several texts. Why have you still not contacted me?

You're Professor Yeom Haesang from Jeyoung University?

How did you get my number?

[official] Professor, over here.

I guess we were destined to meet again

even though it may be ill-fated.

What is he saying?

I asked you how you got my number.

Wait one moment, please. There's something we need to talk about.

He leaves after saying his piece without answering other people's questions.

[worker] Aren't you going to give me my lunch?

I'm coming right now!

This is Yeom Haesang, an expert on cultural assets

and a professor from Jeyoung University's Department of Folklore.

Thank you for coming. Please take a look at that.

[landlore] Gosh, we don't have time for this.

How could that rock be a cultural asset?

[Haesang] It's not a rock but a cornerstone.

It differs in size from one that belongs to a palace or a luxurious hanok.

It was made from mountain stone,

so it looks to be from a thatched house belonging to the lower class.

Is it from the Joseon Dynasty?

Yes.

So what? Should we stop construction just because of this?

No, you can continue after we get a photo of it.

The cornerstone is crude and the base was built carelessly.

It has no value as a cultural asset.

That's good.

[landlore sighs]

However, it would be best to hold a rite before anything.

- A rite? - Here he goes again.

[official] Professor, if that's all, you should go now.

The foul-smelling black soil over there used to be an outhouse.

The Kitchen Goddess, who is in charge of the furnace, is good-natured,

but the Outhouse Goddess is different.

She is a scary ghost with a violent personality.

[laughs] That can't be the reason

why you're telling us to hold a rite, right?

[♪ pensive music]

If you don't want to hold a rite,

at least act in a pious manner.

They've watched over this land for hundreds of years.

- [landlore] What is he talking about? - [official] Well...

Let's talk.

[landlore] We have to hold a rite before resuming construction?

- [official] He's a very unique person-- - [landlore] Why would he say that?

Fine, let's talk.

SAFETY FIRST

You're a folklore professor?

- Yes. - Do all folklore professors

do this kind of thing?

We do this, give lectures, and work on research as well.

You knew my father, right?

No.

Then why did you come to the funeral?

[♪ eerie music]

It's gotten bigger.

Bigger? What got bigger?

[Haesang] People around you will die.

[♪ suspenseful music]

What did you say?

People you don't like or you wish would disappear will die.

Evil spirits are said to grow by fulfilling a person's desires.

Excuse me, but I have no idea what you're talking about.

An evil spirit...

has latched onto you.

An evil spirit?

[♪ pensive music]

- Are you talking about a ghost? - Yes.

What is this? Is this a new type of fraud?

It's not a new type of fraud.

Whatever.

I don't have any money for an exorcism so find someone else.

And I don't know how you got my number,

but don't contact me again if you're going to say stuff like this.

Unless if it's to call a chauffeur.

[Haesang] Let's do that, chauffeur service to any location.

A long-distance drive would be better, right?

Why on earth are you doing this?

Yangpyeong or Paju, which is better?

[♪ music fades]

I pick Paju.

I'll start driving.

[music control beeps]

[♪ ritual instrumental music playing]

It's the Deureonggaengi rhythm, used in the Village Ritual of the East Coast.

A what?

Besides this rhythm, there is Deongdeogungi, Dongsalpuli,

Gosam, and Jasam as well.

This rhythm is mainly played by an instrumental ensemble.

Do you have any other music you listen to when you're feeling normal?

I do.

[♪ ritual instrumental music playing]

This is used during the Purification Ritual of Jindo,

which is also known as a "Soul Saving Ritual."

[ritual leader] May you be purified!

I'll start driving.

[♪ ritual instrumental music continues playing]

[Sanyeong] But really, why are you doing this?

Do you have so much money that you just want to splurge?

I see them.

See what?

Ghosts.

[♪ ritual instrumental music playing]

Paju or not, this is too much.

[Sanyeong] I'm stopping the car.

I'll be on my way now.

Of course, not all of them are bad ghosts.

We have the ghosts of ancestors who protect us

and pitiful ghosts who have lost their way.

[Haesang] They appear because they have something left to say.

However, the one latched onto you is different.

It's a very dangerous ghost.

Just consider the two-kilometer drive here a freebie.

No,

I need to know why and when it possessed you.

Have you recently gone to a place with bad energy

or touched an ominous object?

- It can be an old object. - Excuse me,

I don't believe in ghosts

nor do I have the time to.

[Haesang] Take a good look in the mirror.

You'll see something different than usual.

[sighing]

[♪ pensive music]

[door opens]

[♪ music stops]

[passerby] Ms. Gu Sanyeong?

Who are you?

We've...

met before, right?

[Sanyeong] I feel like we've met before.

We're from the Seoul Metropolitan Violent Crimes Investigation Unit.

LEE HONGSAE SEO MUNCHUN

[drink pouring]

Why did the police come looking for us?

How should I know?

[sighs]

Do you recognize this person?

[Sanyeong] This person...

Mom, this is the voice phishing offender, right?

- [gasps] - [phone clangs]

That's right, he's that jerk...

I mean... What about him?

Did he commit fraud again?

He's dead.

He's dead?

Ms. Gu Sanyeong,

where were you

on January 2nd, between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.?

[♪ suspenseful music]

What? January 2nd?

What was I doing then? I don't recall what I did.

It's the morning after we came back from your dad's funeral.

She stayed up late that night studying

and fell asleep in her room, at home.

Yes, that's right. I was home that morning.

What's this about?

[Gyeongmun] Did something happen?

[♪ suspenseful music]

It's nothing. Thank you for your cooperation.

All right then.

Wait. What?

[Haesang] People around you will die.

People you don't like or you wish would disappear will die.

Evil spirits are said to grow by fulfilling a person's desires.

[Haesang] Take a good look in the mirror.

You'll see something different than usual.

[♪ pensive music]

- [gasps] - [♪ music stops]

My dark circles have gotten worse.

Darn.

[mirror thuds]

[sighs] Let's go back to studying.

[♪ pensive music]

VIOLENT CRIMES INVESTIGATION UNIT 4 OFFICE

I got all the CCTV footage around Ms. Gu Sanyeong's house,

and her statement holds.

There's footage of her leaving her house around 9 a.m.

[mouse clicks]

[clears throat]

See? He just committed suicide.

It doesn't make any sense.

How could a single woman stage the suicide of a sturdy man in his thirties?

[Hongsae] The CCTV footage shows him walking around by himself too.

[♪ suspenseful music]

- [machine whirring] - [breathing heavily]

[thuds]

[bystander 5 yelps]

[♪ music intensifies]

[grunts]

[♪ suspenseful music]

[grunts]

Never again...

[♪ music intensifies]

[breathes heavily]

A money-hungry voice phishing offender

withdrew tens of millions of won from his bank account

as well as a cash advance from an ATM

and threw it all off a rooftop before committing suicide.

Doesn't that seem weird to you?

We're not here to investigate weird things.

We investigate with physical evidence.

What about the fingerprints then?

Gu Sanyeong's fingerprints

are all over the deceased's credit card, bag,

and the railing of the rooftop where he committed suicide.

And look.

Here.

[Munchun] Why are there bruises on both of his wrists?

It's as if someone was holding them real tight.

- Sir, that hurts. - Sorry.

By the way, why are you so interested in cases like this?

I heard that there are a lot of mysterious cold case files

in your desk drawer.

You...

[sighs]

...don't know what my first case was, do you?

No, what was it?

[breathes deeply]

Let's investigate this a little more.

Something about it bothers me.

[♪ pensive music]

[Munchun] Looks like everyone went home.

You should go too.

My gosh.

This is really driving me crazy.

I mean... Why?

Why did I have to be partners with him?

My performance evaluation is doomed.

[♪ pensive music]

YEOSU RESTAURANT

[chuckles]

Gosh.

[Munchun] Thank you.

My gosh, did alcohol do something to you?

Why do you keep drinking it when you don't get drunk?

Why did a busy person like you ask to meet me?

You should go home and rest whenever you have the chance.

See, I knew you would do this.

You forgot this year too.

[Munchun] Gosh.

You should at least remember your own birthday.

- Socks again? - Your feet need to be comfortable

in order to live a comfortable life.

You have plenty of everything else.

- [chuckles] - [drink pouring]

[bottle thuds]

- About Professor Gu Gangmo-- - [mutters]

[Munchun] That's enough, you've already mentioned him enough.

[chuckles]

I met his daughter.

I saw that the same evil spirit was with her.

[♪ suspenseful music]

The same one that killed my mother.

I finally found the evil spirit

that I spent decades looking for. [sighs]

[Munchun inhales sharply]

Professor Yeom,

just pretend you didn't see anything.

Live a normal life, pretending not to see them.

You have a lot of money, right?

Spend that money and settle down with a woman you love.

You still don't believe me, do you?

I believe you.

[♪ pensive music]

Current forensic techniques have improved tremendously.

There are CCTVs and dashcams everywhere,

so the arrest rate is almost 100%.

However,

there are still cases

that are hard to solve even with scientific evidence.

For example, a murder behind closed doors that is impossible to prove,

a passenger who disappeared in the middle of the highway,

and the sudden disappearance of loved ones.

I start to believe you

when I see cases like this.

[Munchun] I start to wonder if ghosts actually exist.

However,

I'm supposed to catch people,

not ghosts.

[♪ music stops]

[♪ pensive music]

[inhales sharply]

It's the same for your mother's case.

I'll make sure I find out who killed your mother

and why before I die.

I'll do it myself,

so live a normal life, Professor Yeom.

[broker] Have you eaten, sir?

[tenant] Yes.

[broker] I apologize for disturbing you late at night.

The young lady is looking for a house,

but she works a part-time job during the day.

You must be working very hard.

- Yes. - [broker] Take a good look around.

This house may be old, but it's very sturdy.

It's spacious too.

There's a storage unit outside for miscellaneous items as well.

[broker] What do you think?

[homeseeker] How much did you say it was?

A security deposit of four million won and 350,000 won monthly.

You won't find

a house this cheap anywhere else in Seoul.

Can we do 300,000 won monthly? It looks really worn out.

[scoffs]

All right.

I'll put in a good word since you look like you work very hard.

- [both chuckle] - Thank you.

[homeseeker] What is that?

Did you hear that?

What sound?

- I didn't hear anything. - But just now...

Goodness, it's already time for me to close the store.

Let's hurry up and go.

Okay.

[homeseeker] It's cold when the sun goes down, right?

[♪ eerie music]

[♪ music stops]

[Sanyeong] Yes, I'm going up the alley now.

Didn't you say it was across from Myunghoon's?

[homeseeker] Right in front...

- Ggu! - Bbaekse!

I found you!

[both giggling]

I moved here ages ago. What took you so long?

I've had to take care of many complicated things.

Here, a present.

You shouldn't have.

It's an expensive brand of tissue.

- Where is it? - [Semi] Hey, in here.

Come on in.

[Sanyeong] But what do you mean, there's a ghost?

[Semi sighs]

- A ghost of a little girl? - [Semi] Yes.

The corner store lady asked if I was okay.

She used to hear a little girl crying in this house whenever it was nighttime.

A little girl must have lived here.

The previous tenants only had a son in middle school.

Is it ghost season? Everyone is talking about ghosts wherever I go.

Hey, it's not a joke. I'm being serious.

I hear people whispering and mumbling every night

and footsteps too.

It's sad enough that I don't have money,

but do I really have to live in a haunted house?

- [loud thud] - [gasps]

[Semi] See?

The light does that every time the door closes upstairs.

The lightbulb is broken. Hurry up and change it.

- Hey, you... - I'll change it for you. 20,000 won.

- Hey! - [exclaims]

Make sure you frequently check the location-sharing app.

If I haven't moved from my house,

it means a ghost took me, so make sure to come to save me.

All right, don't worry.

Let's eat.

Let's eat.

- Try it. - Thank you for the meal.

[exclaims] No way.

So the dad you thought was dead was alive

but then he died?

[exclaims]

Hey, you should go and get that keepsake.

You don't know what it's worth. You said he had a nice house.

So does that mean you get the house

when your grandmother passes away?

Hey! Don't say such a ridiculous thing.

Is it?

[exclaims]

I still don't understand.

Why did your mother get divorced?

He was from a rich family and was a university professor.

What was the problem?

I don't know.

I'm tired. Let's sleep.

Okay.

[Sanyeong grunts]

[sighs]

[♪ ominous music]

[♪ eerie music]

[♪ music stops]

[clattering]

[♪ ominous music]

[♪ music intensifies]

[♪ music fades]

[screaming]

[both screaming]

Hey, call the police!

[Semi] Okay!

- [Sanyeong] Report it! - [Semi] Where are you going?

- [Sanyeong] We have to catch them! - [Semi] Are you crazy?

Hey, get over here, you punks!

[♪ tense music]

[panting]

[panting]

[♪ tense music]

[panting]

Darn it!

[♪ music stops]

[panting]

[pants]

She stopped chasing us.

What's going on? It's the wrong house!

They said it was that house!

Darn it.

This must be where he used to live.

Hey, you said you asked people from his previous school.

Darn it! We're going to be mistaken for hidden camera offenders.

They said it was that house.

Let's go back for now.

Also, you can't tell anyone about what happened today.

[teenager] Hurry up and go.

- Let's go. - Hurry up.

[breathing heavily]

[phone vibrates]

JUNG HYUNWOO

[♪ ominous music]

Hello?

[child crying]

Why do you keep prank-calling me?

[exhales sharply]

- [phone beeps] - [breathing shakily]

[♪ ominous music]

It's true.

[Sanyeong] We were sleeping

and four hands came through the window.

It's true.

Do you have a physical description? Did you see their faces?

I didn't see their faces, but they looked like middle schoolers.

One of them was wearing a blue hat.

[Sanyeong] And...

Is there anything besides that?

[groans]

I don't remember that well.

I was only thinking about catching them.

[Sanyeong] Is there really no way to catch them?

A ghost, my foot.

Forget ghosts. You'll have to move because of these hidden camera offenders.

[groans]

- But I don't have the money to move. - [yawns]

Hey, Sanyeong.

What is that?

[gasps]

[♪ ominous music]

Are you okay?

[gasps]

What?

[♪ ominous music]

Is he dead?

[Semi screams]

I think he's actually dead!

[Semi shrieking]

My gosh.

Sanyeong, what do we do?

[♪ tense music]

POLICE LINE

[Munchun] You were on your way back from reporting it to the police?

What time was that exactly?

[♪ suspenseful music]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAM

[Haesang] An evil spirit has latched onto you.

People you don't like or you wish would disappear will die.

Evil spirits are said to grow by fulfilling a person's desires.

He's dead.

The one latched onto you is different. It's a very dangerous ghost.

Ghosts...

are actually real.

[breathes shakily]

If historiography mainly focuses

on the history of palaces and the ruling class,

folklore focuses on the lives and culture

of our actual ancestors and the people outside of the palace.

We study what kinds of food we ate,

what games we enjoyed,

what we believed in,

and what we feared.

[♪ eerie music]

Some people call them old stories told by grandmothers and ignore them

while others say it's already a dead academic field.

[Haesang] However, in a few hundred years,

someone will study our generation.

I have a question, Professor!

- Yes? - Can you...

really see ghosts?

[♪ pensive music]

"Ghosts don't exist, and it's all a lie."

[Haesang] Is that what you want to hear?

But there are ghosts.

I can see ghosts...

in this lecture room as well.

[♪ music intensifies]

Over there.

- [student 1] What is that? - [student 2] Oh, my heart...

- [student 3] Why is she there? - [student 2] She scared me.

[gasps]

- [student 1] Ghosts. - [student 2] Ghosts.

Stop it.

- [student 1] That professor is weird. - [student 2] Stop.

[student 1] He sees ghosts, it's really unsettling.

I guess I'm not the only one who thinks you're crazy.

[student 2] Come on, get up. Let's go.

[Haesang] Excuse me.

- [student 1] Yes? - I'm not crazy.

[chuckles] Yes, of course.

[student 1] He really must be crazy.

[student 2] I told you to be quiet. Hurry up and go.

- Neither you nor they believe what I say. - [elevator dings]

[elevator door opens]

[elevator door closes]

[♪ ominous music]

What's going on?

Did someone get on?

It's better if you don't know.

[♪ eerie music]

You don't have to make things creepy just because I came to find you.

[elevator dings]

- [screams] - [gasps]

[Sanyeong breathing heavily]

She's human.

[breathing heavily]

[Haesang] Have a seat.

Did something happen?

[exhales]

About what you said before.

You said people could die...

because of me.

[Sanyeong] Can you tell me more about it?

You said you didn't believe in ghosts.

I don't.

I don't believe in them, but...

Never mind.

Tell me.

[♪ pensive music]

Tell me what happened.

Two people...

around me died.

The voice phishing offender who took all of our money

and a young kid.

[sighs]

But it's the same size as before.

What?

It's the same size.

You said two people died?

Can I see photos of them?

Why do you want their photos?

[Sanyeong] His name was Kim Jinwook.

He attended a nearby middle school.

It's this way.

One moment, please.

[♪ suspenseful music]

[Haesang] Let's go.

That's him.

You said he fell down a flight of stairs?

He didn't simply die from falling. A ghost did this.

So are you saying this is because of me?

No, it's a different ghost.

There's another ghost like this?

Many different things exist in this world alongside us.

As numerous as the beliefs or fears

that each person has.

[♪ music stops]

[♪ tense music]

Hey, you guys!

FUNERAL HOME ENTRANCE

[Sanyeong] Hey!

- [♪ music fades] - [panting]

What's wrong with you?

You guys are the hidden camera offenders, right?

[panting]

What are you talking about?

[panting]

Jung Heetae and Gil Sunghyun from Boksun Middle School.

I'll report you guys to the police if you keep lying.

[pants]

You guys were with him the night he died, right?

No, we weren't.

What do you mean, "no"? I saw you guys with my own two eyes.

We went our separate ways after you chased us.

[Heetae] We really don't know how Jinwook died.

[Sanyeong] But it was you guys.

What about the other kid? Where is he?

[Heetae] Other kid?

Who are you talking about?

There were four of you.

What was it,

the hand with "4237" on it?

The one with the numbers on his hand. Where is he?

[♪ ominous music]

"4237."

[Sunghyun] How do you know that?

I know because I saw it

when you guys took photos with your cell phones.

We really don't know anything.

[Sanyeong] Hey, come back!

We have to catch them!

Hey!

[panting]

A ghost has latched onto them too.

[♪ suspenseful music]

Does that mean they might die too?

[Sanyeong] It doesn't make sense to go back now.

You said they might die.

I'll take care of things from now on. You should go home.

How are you going to take care of things?

I'm not sure yet.

Every ghost is different.

After I figure out what kind of ghost it is,

[Haesang] I'll have to think of something.

[car alarm beeps]

Do you mean what you said?

That kid dying...

has nothing to do with me, right?

No, it doesn't.

[mutters]

Okay.

[♪ tense music]

[gasps]

Excuse me.

[♪ music stops]

You said it was a ghost, right?

What do you do if it really turns out

to be an actual ghost?

Do I throw salt or green onions at it?

You listen to them and learn their names and the reason why they're still here.

How can I listen to what they say if I can't see them?

- Also, be careful around doors. - Doors?

The worlds inside and outside a door are different.

[Haesang] Doors are the passageways that connect those worlds.

If someone knocks on the outside of a door,

make sure you know who they are before you open it.

[breathes deeply]

Doors?

[♪ pensive music]

[Sanyeong] Hey, excuse me.

- Can I ask you something? - [students] Sure.

Do you happen to know Gil Sunghyun or Jung Heetae from your school?

[Munchun] Why did you ask to meet on the coldest day?

[sighs]

These are the documents about Kim Jinwook, the student who died on the stairs.

CASE REPORT

Don't come to the station like last time and get called a crazy person, okay?

If you're looking into things like this, just tell me.

Was the deceased kid a perpetrator of school violence?

- Hurry up. - It's so cold.

[Munchun] Apparently, he took a transfer student to the rooftop and bullied him.

In the end, the victim

fell from the rooftop ledge and died.

- [student 1] Oh, my gosh. - [student 2] Hey, what's going on?

- [student 3] What happened? - [student 4] Hey, move.

- [student 5] What's going on? - [student 6] Oh, gosh.

[Munchun sniffles]

Let's go someplace warm, there's a--

Thank you.

Where are you going now?

I need to meet the family

of the deceased kid, Jung Hyunwoo.

He must have become a vengeful ghost.

Please don't talk about ghosts while you're there, okay?

- [breathing heavily] - [phone vibrating]

JUNG HYUNWOO

[breathing shakily]

[whimpers]

House 1-4?

House 1-4?

[panting]

Please save me. I'm sorry.

It was my fault.

[Sanyeong] What are you doing?

I'm sorry for taking a picture of your guys' room.

[Sunghyun] I'll tell the police too.

I'm really sorry,

so please save me.

Hey, get up.

[sniffles]

What are you saying? Did someone say they would kill you?

You said you saw Hyunwoo,

who died.

You said you saw his hand with "4237" on it.

He's dead?

That kid?

[♪ ominous music]

[doorbell rings]

[knocking on door]

Is anyone there?

[♪ suspenseful music]

[knocking on door]

Is anyone there?

[doorbell rings]

Where is the cell phone?

Over there, on the bed.

I keep getting calls

from Hyunwoo, who is dead. [sniffles]

Are you sure Hyunwoo is dead?

Definitely.

What does he say...

when he calls?

A little girl cries...

without saying anything.

[sobs]

[♪ suspenseful music]

Excuse me. May I speak with you?

The people living in Unit 101...

[keys beeping]

[door opens]

"4237."

[♪ eerie music]

The door.

[Haesang] The worlds inside and outside a door are different.

Doors are the passageways that connect those worlds.

[♪ music intensifies]

[keys beeping]

[lock alarm beeps]

[♪ music stops]

[child crying]

[♪ intense music]

[♪ ominous music]

[♪ music intensifies]

REVENANT

SPECIAL THANKS TO KIM SUNGKYU

[♪ closing theme music]

[Sanyeong] The dead kid used to talk about a younger sibling.

[Haesang] Not for you.

The evil spirit is still possessing you.

No. There's no such thing as ghosts.

[Hongsae] You think Gu Sanyeong is the culprit?

It's the same for these cases.

[Munchun] There were red bruises on the victim's wrists.

There have been similar cases for a long time now.

[Haesang] Has Ms. Sanyeong touched anything ominous recently?

Are you perhaps referring to the red hair accessory?

A red hair accessory?

[Sanyeong] "The shadow with flowing hair

indulges humans in their desires

and grows in size."

Translated by Rebekah Hyonha Kim

Ripped and synced by TTEOKBOKKIsubs