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[opening theme music playing]

[music fades]

-[camera shutter clicks] -[dark music playing]

VICTIM

-[camera shutters clicking] -[dark music continues]

[man 1] Here. The wine bottle.

Harder.

One more time.

[dark music intensifies]

[lawyer] The situation is really bad.

If this continues,

you'll never get to see your daughter again.

However…

[inhales sharply]

…maybe your husband had provoked it?

What if your actions were in self-defense?

An unintentional killing in the heat of the moment.

That could be a mitigating factor, reducing your sentence to eight years.

On good behavior, maybe even five.

It'll save you from moral backlash.

And when the time comes,

your daughter will understand why you were forced to make that decision.

[people gasping]

[people murmuring]

[camera shutters clicking]

[man] Harder.

[sighs] Really?

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Mr. Hwang] Let's turn it around. Yeah. -Turn it?

Look straight at the mannequin.

Stab it six times.

[suspenseful music continues]

[Ki-dae breathing shakily]

[Yun-su] I'm here. [sobs]

[thunder rumbling]

-[Yun-su sobs] Don't close your eyes. -[Ki-dae gasping]

[suspenseful music continues]

I didn't do it.

I didn't kill him.

Please help me.

[sobs] I didn't kill him.

-Get back to your position. -I'm begging you.

How… how could I kill my husband?

-[man 1] Back to your position. -I didn't kill him.

-You have to believe me, please. -[man 1] Here.

-Just once. Please. -Here. Hold this.

Just once, I'm begging you. Please help me. Please believe me. Please.

[keyboard clacks]

[judge] Ms. An.

Anyone wrongly accused would normally refuse to a crime scene reenactment.

So why did you agree to do it, only to deny it partway through?

Because I didn't do it.

An Yun-su.

[people murmuring]

If I just give up and admit it, then I'll just be

the "mother who killed her dad" to my daughter.

And I can't have that. I can't say I killed him when I didn't.

[people murmuring]

I'm begging you. Please expose what happened in this trial.

[murmuring continues]

[judge] All right. All right. Order.

Quiet.

Ms. An.

Does that mean you're denying the charges?

Excuse me, what are your thoughts on today's verdict, sir?

It was the natural outcome, reached through a lawful process, and…

rather than celebrating the win,

what matters is that justice was served.

There isn't anything to celebrate.

The victim is gone, and nothing will bring him back.

But the defendant will spend the rest of her life in prison.

[reporter 2 on TV] Do you expect the defense to appeal?

[Dong-hun on TV] That's her choice, but it won't change anything.

[tense music playing]

-[radio beeps] -[man 2] We're going in now.

[automated voice] Going up.

[tense music continues]

[elevator bell dings]

[elevator door closes]

[music subsides]

[muffled rumbling]

[rumbling swells]

[rumbling stops]

[muffled rumbling resumes]

[muffled thud echoes]

[muffled rumbling fades]

I worked as a dental assistant for their clinic for a year.

And the whole time, they were entitled, like it was second nature.

They were entitled that day too.

They called me to their house

and ordered me around like I was their maid.

It was their birthday, so why was I the one cooking and serving?

[clanking]

[eerie music playing]

[detective] So that's why you killed them so brutally?

[retching]

[groaning]

[man grunting loudly]

[gasping]

[both groaning in pain]

[man groaning]

[tense music playing]

[TV playing indistinctly]

[gasping]

[man groans]

[exhales]

[woman] I'd been carrying it around in my bag for a while,

thinking to myself,

"I'm going to kill that unbearable couple

as soon as I get the chance."

[music fades]

Your bag also had a surgical scalpel in it.

Did you always carry that around too?

The scalpel was meant for the couple?

Oh, no.

That was just to protect myself.

'Cause it's a dangerous world.

[Ji-su] Have you ever used it to hurt someone else?

I haven't

yet.

[mysterious pensive music playing]

"Yet"?

Your fingerprints.

What happened to them?

It was from handling chemicals at the clinic last year.

Feels good peeling it off.

Feels like it's

someone else's skin.

So that's why you've been keeping them that way?

I guess prints can be useful to you cops.

I don't need them though.

Hey.

You think it's funny?

Hey, you think I could get something to drink?

I'm pretty thirsty.

-You fucking-- -Hey, hey.

[Ji-su] What do you want? Coffee or green tea?

Coffee, please.

No cream. No sugar.

[Ji-su] Come with me.

Detective Bae, can you get the coffee, please?

-Without cream or sugar. -[Detective Bae] Okay.

That was great.

How long do we have to keep treating her like she's even human?

Way to keep it together.

So? What do you think so far?

[sighs]

I don't know.

It's hard to be sure.

What are you talking about, sir?

The woman's a goddamn psycho.

-[man] Thank you. -[driver] Sure.

[Ji-su] Oh, Dr. Lee. Thank you for coming.

-Evening, sir. -Did you have to call me in this late?

-I got home early tonight for once. -I know. I'm really sorry about this.

What's she like?

Uh, well, she's answering everything we ask almost too kindly.

"Kindly"?

Do you really think that word fits that creature?

Sorry. "Precisely."

You didn't leave the scene even after the couple was dead.

You stayed in their house.

Were you waiting for something?

I don't know.

Then why didn't you leave their house?

I guess I just wanted to…

observe them a little bit longer.

-Psychopath. -Sh!

All right, then. Can you describe what the couple looked like

when they… were dying in front of you?

Their bodies…

[unsettling music playing]

…were thrashing around…

[grunts]

[woman] …like a couple of fish on the floor.

Flapping about.

They were biting down on their lips,

eyes rolled back, completely white,

hands and feet twisted like gnarled branches.

Both of their bodies

writhed around and around repeatedly.

Slowly,

little by little…

they died.

[music intensifies]

[Dr. Lee] Ms. Mo Eun,

about that couple.

You said you worked with them for a year.

How do you imagine they felt,

dying in front of you?

I imagine, like, their hearts were being shredded and set on fire.

Must've been in agony.

All the while, probably regretting what they'd put me through.

Do you like cats?

[music fades]

[sniffles] I used to have one.

Mm. Oh, did you play with it often?

I didn't.

Hmm. Did you ever hit it or hurt it in any way?

You shouldn't do that kind of thing.

Not to animals who can't speak, no matter what they did.

Then why would you go that far with the couple?

No matter what they put you through, they were people.

You shouldn't do that to people. Right?

That's exactly why I did it.

[rustling]

Okay.

Can you point to the person who's crying because they're sad?

Are we doing psychopath testing?

[eerie music playing]

Doctor,

do I look like a psychopath to you?

[eerie music intensifies]

[Detective Bae] Sir, let us through! Hey, someone's gonna get hurt!

Hey, come on! Hey! Stairs! The stairs!

[Detective Bae] Come on. Move. Move!

[reporter 3] Do you believe in the justice system?

Someone's gonna get hurt! We'll do this later! Later!

-Yeah! Don't push! -[reporter 4] Say something! A few words!

[reporter 5] Just one. Excuse me. Let me ask one question!

Just one! The victims had a son!

Please! Do you have anything at all to say to the boy who you left an orphan?

-[camera shutters clicking] -[tense music playing]

[Eun] As I'm sure you know, little boy, your mom and dad weren't such good people.

Your crime is being their child…

and now you're paying for it too.

[reporter 6] What made you do it?

[reporters clamoring]

[tense music continues]

[music fades]

Inmate 2784.

Inmate 2784, An Yun-su.

Go to Visiting Room 4.

[inmate 1] Thanks for coming.

[indistinct chattering]

Why did you do it?

Why did you go through with the reenactment?

And how'd Ki-dae end up as a villain?

What exactly happened between you two?

Yun-su.

I'm on your side no matter what, so just tell me everything.

Tell you what?

Whether I killed Ki-dae or not?

Is that what you wanna ask?

You know I'm not asking you that.

I said everything I had to say.

[Yun-su sniffles, sighs]

How's Sop doing?

I miss her, but she can't visit. Right?

What?

Something happen to Sop?

Yun-su, I…

[woman breathes deeply]

-[boy] Mom. -Hmm?

A friend told me that Sop's mom killed her dad.

[melancholy piano music playing]

[woman] Jun-u found out.

He's been avoiding Sop.

I know it can't be true,

but I don't think I can keep doing this.

[woman sobs]

No, no, Mun-jun.

What about Sop?

What is she supposed to do all alone?

Mun-jun. Mun-jun, I can get out of here.

I didn't kill Ki-dae. You know that!

Us knowing the truth won't change anything.

No matter how loud we scream, it's not true. No one listens.

[Mun-jun breathing shakily]

Listen, I found a good place for Sop.

The people there are very kind.

-I'll visit her every weekend. -[buzzer plays]

-[guard 1] Visiting time is over. -[Mun-jun] I'm sorry.

I'll make sure Sop's well taken care of.

I'm sorry.

[buzzing]

[melancholy music continues]

[crying hysterically]

[chuckles]

[inmate 2] How long you think she'll last?

I bet my special meals she hangs herself in a month.

You stupid cunt!

Ah! I was trying to concentrate and could finally poop! You fucking bitch!

Stupid fucking bitch! What, what? What are you crying about?

Fucking bitch. What are you crying about?

Your fuckin' kid won't see you anymore? That's it? Fuck's sake!

She never wants to see you again! You're a murderer who killed her dad!

Yeah, no shit. Can you fucking blame her? You worthless bitch. Fuck.

Hey, you dumb fuck.

Try thinking about it with your stupid little head!

How's she supposed to call the bitch who killed her dad "Mom"?

You listen to me, you bag of shit!

From now on, for the rest of your days,

your child is gonna think of you as a goddamn bitch, you fucking moron!

You fucking bitch!

-[Yun-su sobs] -You bitch.

[crying, sniffles]

The hell are you looking at, cunt?

I'm going to rip your eyes out!

[inmate 3] Oh, fucker!

GYEONGGI BUKBU DETENTION CENTER

[intriguing music playing]

[indistinct chattering]

INMATE NUMBER: 407 NAME: MO EUN

[guard 2] Look straight ahead.

The sign faces forward.

[camera shutter clicking]

[guard 3] Remove everything except your underwear.

[intriguing music continues]

What the hell did you do to your body?

[guard 4] Close the lid.

Oh, the watch.

I got permission earlier.

[intriguing music continues]

[music fades]

[guard 5] Walk.

[inmates laughing]

-[guard 5] Stop. -[inmate 6] You've got a nice face.

[guard 5] Inmates 2918, 1828, 5168. Step forward.

[inmate 7] Hey, you've got my attention.

-Damn it. What the hell you staring at? -[guard 5] Quiet down.

-Quiet. -[inmate 7] Quit staring!

-How'd you end up here? [cackles] -Be quiet!

Walk.

[inmate 6] Where are you going? Come here!

[inmate 6 and 7] Hey, hey, hey, hey! You, come here!

Get against the wall.

-Against the wall! -[inmate 8] Did she hurt herself?

[inmate 9] No, she got in a fight with that Wal-sun in Cell 5.

[stirring piano music playing]

[whooshing]

I'm not the one who killed him!

I didn't do anything! It wasn't me!

-Please! I need to get out of here! -[high-pitched tone]

[echoes] I'm being framed. Please!

[inmate 10] Wal-sun? Bitch can barely walk on her own.

[inmate 11] Whoa! That's why she ended up like that. Damn.

[inmate 12] Apparently, she got her head slammed into the wall,

and she still never begged for her life.

-[stirring piano music continues] -[rustling]

[music fades]

[stapler clicks]

If it had been a bit lower, you would end up with a huge scar on your forehead.

[chuckles]

[stapler clicks]

I bet you're probably thinking,

"You think that matters to a person who wants to die?" Right?

I hear that.

When animals try to kill themselves,

they usually do it by smashing their heads into rocks.

[Wal-sun] Hey, she…

-Hey, stop her! -Hey, what are you doing?

-Hurry up! Go! -Stop that!

-Hey, stop that! Stop! -[Yun-su screams]

[inmate 5] Have you gone mad? Are you actually insane? Stop, you… Stop!

-Oh shit. -Over here!

I swear this bitch has gone mad. Stop!

[inmate 5] What are you doing? Are you crazy? Stop!

[doctor] But you know, even animals won't kill themselves

if they have young ones to take care of.

I heard you have a little girl on the outside.

You don't wanna be less than an animal, do you?

I'll take her back if the treatment's done.

Whoa, ma'am. Don't lift your head. Just lie back down.

Mmm.

-You're taking her to solitary, right? -[woman] Yes.

She really should stay here right now.

Things can turn critical because it's a head injury.

Uh, let's let her eat here,

and I'll monitor her for dizziness and nausea.

Please don't engage in any unnecessary conversation.

[scoffs] Yes, ma'am.

Meal time.

Hey.

[inmate 14] I'm hungry. Come on.

[inmate 15] Give us a decent portion like the others.

-You're getting plenty. -[inmate 14] Ugh, just pass it along.

-Mmm. -[sighs]

Oh, we forgot to haze her before sitting down to eat.

Sis. Food always comes first, right?

Even Mount Kumgang must be seen after a meal.

What should we do?

Hazing can wait, but if we're going to eat together,

we should at least learn each other's names.

So, hon, what are you in for?

Scamming rich guys?

Drugs?

Murder.

[laughing]

Hey.

You murdered someone with that face and those chopstick arms?

So how'd you do it?

My arms are skinny,

but they're strong enough to poison their food.

They were writhing, their organs burning from the inside out.

That's how I killed them.

[sighs] Oh shit. Listen to this newbie, spouting complete horseshit.

It's not horseshit.

Do you want me to show it to you?

I could whip it up right now with a few pills from around here.

You're smiling?

I'm going to fucking kill you, you fucking bitch!

-You little piece of shit! -[inmate 2] Oh my God!

-[inmate 1] Goddamn bitch! -[both exclaim]

[inmate 1] Smile again, you fucking cunt! Yeah!

Come on! Smile again! I dare you, you little fucker!

Bring it on!

Fuckin' bitch!

Get up, you fucking cunt.

Let's give you a proper initiation. Get over there!

[loud clattering]

Who the fuck do you think you are, disrespecting me like that

'cause you killed someone?

You fuck! Why don't you kill me too, cunt?

Try and kill me, you fucking whore!

Goddamn it!

[panting]

So much goddamn attitude from someone who ain't fucking shit.

[tense music playing]

[grunting]

[inmate 3] Oh my gosh!

-[grunting] -[inmates screaming]

This is your carotid right here.

The most vital part of the human body.

A tiny tear, and your blood sprays everywhere.

There's no way the infirmary could help you.

You'll bleed out before you get to the hospital.

What?

Still think it's horseshit?

I can show you all right now.

What do you say?

-[alarm bell ringing] -[buzzer blares]

[buzzer, alarm stop]

-[beep] -[door buzzes]

[beep]

[chains clattering]

-[lock clicks] -[door opens]

[lock clicks]

[Eun screams, bangs on door]

Hey! Hey!

Help me!

[screams]

[guard] Why? What's the matter?

A spider!

[sighs] Inmate 407, are you kidding me right now?

I have arachnophobia,

so even a tiny spider can render me paralyzed. [screams]

-Help me! Help me! I need to get out now! -[banging on door]

-[guard] Fine, come on out. -Now! Now! I need to get out! [screams]

[whimpers]

[breathing shakily]

[breathing heavily]

[door lock clicks]

There aren't any cobwebs in this room, so get in.

It's fine in here, yeah?

You checked it out?

[door lock clicks]

If you see another one, you gotta tell me right away.

Don't make it a problem later.

[footsteps retreating]

[thunder rumbling]

ESTABLISHMENT OF LAW AND ORDER

[guard in French] "Nothing is working out."

[woman on recording] My computer got a virus and went down.

[man on recording] Nothing is working out for you today.

[in French] Nothing is working out

for you today.

[mysterious piano music playing]

[exhales]

[Eun in English] You want to get out of here, don't you?

Who's there?

[Eun] I saw you on the news.

You were begging people to please believe you.

"I didn't kill him."

"Please believe me."

"I didn't do it."

Never seen anyone look so desperate before.

Who are you?

A witch.

A murderer.

A psychopath.

I could be an angel to you if you let me.

The angel who will get you out of here.

[man on recording in French] Day 37. What took you so long?

[woman on recording in English] What took so long?

CELL 4, MO EUN CELL 5, AN YUN-SU

[Eun in English] Your husband…

I'll confess to killing him.

Admitting to more murder

won't change anything for me anyway.

[eerie dark music playing]

What are you talking about?

But not for free, of course.

There's something I need you to do for me too.

1 WEEK LATER

[music fades]

[peephole clatters]

[keys jingling]

[door lock clicks]

[guard 5] Inmate 2784, come on out.

[door lock clicks]

[Eun humming]

Walk.

[humming continues]

God, that's creepy.

She was quiet all week, then just started up with that crap.

[guard 5 sighs]

What do I do? It's just me and 407 here tonight.

-[beep] -[door buzzing]

Let's go.

[humming continues]

-[door lock clicks] -[beep]

-[eerie music playing] -[humming continues]

[humming stops]

[music fades]

Well, if you haven't eaten, come bring your ass over here and eat.

Do you happen to keep any newspapers around?

Hey, look who wants to talk now.

I wanna know if there are newspapers.

Why would you need newspapers while we're eating?

They're right there!

Thank you.

Well, you don't have to thank me.

Guess she likes the news, guys.

-[inmate 2] Newspaper? -[Wal-sun] Yeah.

Should've given them to her sooner.

A WOMAN WITH NO FINGERPRINTS "A WITCH IS BORN"

[stirring string music playing]

WORK OF A PSYCHOPATH? MURDER SUSPECT'S MOTIVE SPARKS DEBATE

SUSPECT ADMITS TO CRIME WITH BLANK FACE

SUSPECT WATCHED THEM DIE

NOTORIOUS WITCH REMORSELESS WITCH

[Wal-sun sighs] Fucking bitch. So damn noisy. Fuck.

[stirring string music continues]

IDENTIFIED AS A NEW KIND OF PSYCHOPATH

CARRIED POISON, SURGICAL SCALPEL IN BAG READY TO KILL AT ANY MOMENT

You must be thinking, "Who's she to say all this crazy stuff?"

You're right. It is crazy.

It's the kind of thing that no one in their right mind would do.

[music fades]

[Eun] But still, in the end…

[guard] Stop. Inmate 2784.

[Eun] …I know we'll end up doing this crazy thing.

-[guard] Get in the cell. -Inmate 2784.

[gasps] What…

I called you, and you're not responding.

Your attorney sent over a notice of withdrawal.

I was gonna fire him anyway.

You know you can't go to trial for a murder case

without an attorney, right?

If you can't find one in time,

then they'll have to assign you a public defender.

As I'm sure you're aware,

this trial isn't about whether or not you're guilty.

You were arrested at the scene and already admitted to everything.

The only thing we can argue about is sentencing,

but honestly, I don't think…

Let's go with showing as much remorse as possible.

If we highlight the victims' wrongful deeds,

you'll avoid the death penalty.

If you're lucky, you might get as few as 20 years.

How's that sound?

I don't care about any of that.

I just want help with one thing.

What? You want a psych evaluation or something? [chuckles]

They won't allow for that.

And even so, that doesn't work in Korea.

I won't get labeled as some crazy bitch.

I just want a trial with a jury.

[laughs]

All right, look.

That route would only work

if you've got something worth appealing to the jury members, but you don't.

Isn't that better for you as well?

'Cause with a jury trial, you get a verdict in a day.

Or do you wanna keep dealing with someone like me?

[eerie music playing]

[scoffs]

[music intensifies]

[reporter 1] The jury trial of Mo,

the defendant in the Dentist Couple Murder case,

is being held today at the Gyeonggi Bukbu District Court.

What the hell was she thinking?

Mo filed for a jury trial ahead of today's proceedings,

we've just learned.

In the legal community, opinions are divided over her motives.

Some speculate that she may be trying to appeal to the jury's emotions,

while others believe she's simply seeking public attention.

Some critics argue that the indiscriminate use of jury trials

wastes significant amounts of taxpayer money.

In any case, given the nature of jury trials,

there is a strong possibility that a final verdict in Mo's case

will be reached by the end of the day.

[music fades]

[guard] Walk.

[shower water running]

[eerie thrumming]

[eerie metallic tone]

[splashing water echoes]

[guard] Check to see if they're yours. If they are, you can get changed.

Yes, they belong to me.

[reporter 1] Hello. Right here in the courtroom.

-Right here, Ms. Kim! -[reporter 2] Oh, hello!

[indistinct chattering]

[reporter 2] Hello.

[reporter 3] You can squeeze in between us.

[reporter 1] Go over there. Yeah, way over there. Yeah.

[reporter 4] Can't you just let me in? There's an empty spot right there!

[clamoring]

[reporter 2] Oh, look. It's about to start.

[judge 1] Criminal case number 2022, Criminal Panel Trial Number 415.

We will now begin the trial of defendant Mo Eun

who stands accused for the murder of Ko Byeong-su and Lee Ye-rim.

[clerk] Please remove your mask before the trial begins.

[people murmuring]

[murmuring subsides]

On June 2nd, 2022, at approximately 4:00 p.m.,

the defendant, Mo Eun,

murdered the couple, Ko Byeong-su and Lee Ye-rim,

at their home in Ilsan,

Gyeonggi Province,

by lacing their food with a pre-prepared poison, aconitine.

Furthermore, Ms. Mo Eun stood by and watched the victims suffer in agony

for about 20 minutes as they died, taking no action to help them.

An act both grotesque and disturbing.

[ticking]

Your Honor, I would like

to address you and the members of the jury.

Through this case, we have witnessed the sheer brutality

of the defendant's crimes.

This was not merely a crime rooted in personal conflict.

It was a direct affront to society in general.

Therefore, I ask the court to impose the maximum penalty permitted by law.

Life imprisonment for the defendant, Mo Eun.

Counsel.

[typing]

-Counsel. -Yes?

You've been rather quiet today.

Will you be making a closing argument?

No, Your Honor.

[sighs]

All right.

Members of the jury,

this trial is not about determining guilt or innocence.

Your responsibility today is to deliberate upon the appropriate sentence

for the defendant.

Deciding on another person's sentence is a very challenging task.

Ms. Mo.

Would you please rise?

Any last remarks you'd like to say to the jury?

If you would, you can address the jury directly.

[sighs]

Well, Your Honor…

there's another murder that I'm responsible for.

-[murmuring] -[chilling music playing]

So what should I do about that?

[tuts, sighs]

Order. Order.

Ms. Mo.

Can you… Would you repeat that? Did you say another murder?

Yes.

Ms. Mo, the…

the court is a solemn place.

Everything you say here must be truthful.

I suggest

you think carefully before you answer.

[chilling music continues]

I am confessing that there is…

there's someone else I murdered.

[people clamoring]

[pounds table]

Order! Order in the court!

[clamoring continues]

[sighs]

[clamoring continues]

[news anchor] In a shocking turn of events,

the defendant in the Dentist Couple Murder trial

has just confessed to another killing during her final statement this afternoon.

-[reporter] Why did you confess? -[reporter 2] Why did you wait to confess?

MO CONFESSES TO KILLING TEACHER A'S HUSBAND

[Eun] In prison, I learned someone else was locked up for my actions.

I didn't like that someone else was getting credit for what I had done.

[tense string music playing]

[news anchor] If her confession proves to be true,

it could greatly increase the chances of clearing the current suspect

of the charge of killing her husband.

In light of this, the events…

[Eun] You must be thinking, "Who's she to say all this crazy stuff?"

You're right. It is crazy.

It's the kind of thing that no one in their right mind would do.

But still, in the end,

I know we'll end up doing this crazy thing.

[rain pattering]

[music intensifies]

[guard over PA] Due to the rain, exercise time is over.

Everyone return to your cell blocks.

Due to the rain, exercise time is over. Everyone return to your cell blocks.

[stirring string music playing]

[thunder rumbling]

[thunderclap]

[thunderclap]

[stirring string music continues]

Unni!

[music fades]

[shouts] Good luck!

[breathing echoes]

[silence]

[Eun breathing heavily]

Now, it's time for you to return the favor.

[melodic dreamy music playing]

[music intensifies]

[music swells]

[melodic dreamy music continues]

[music swells]

[melodic dreamy ethereal music playing]

[music fades]