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EPISODE 12

Whose badge is it?

Was I right?

Does it belong to Mr. Han?

It was not Mr. Han who was issued the 835405 serial number badge.

Was it not him?

Then who was it issued to?

The one whom the badge was issued to back in 1983 is...

SERIAL NUMBER: 83-5045 CHEOL-GON YANG

Mr. Yang.

Damn it!

What's going on?

Are you sure you're not mistaken?

Are you sure that the owner of the badge is...

Mr. Yang?

I checked multiple times.

By the way, why is the badge so important?

ILTAN POLICE AGENCY CHEOL-GON YANG

I am Gab-dong.

-Are you saying you are Gab-dong? -Yes.

I was...

I was also Gab-dong.

How does that make any sense?

How can Gab-dong look for Gab-dong?

What do you mean you are Gab-dong?

You mean you have been the one behind all the cases,

from the first case to the ninth?

When I said Gab-dong could be more than one person,

I was talking about myself.

Sang-hoon, what's going on?

Nothing's going on.

Tiger Detective is going at it again.

Do you think Mr. Yang suspects you?

I told you it's nothing like that.

Are you looking for this?

A badge is like a name tag for the police, isn't it?

Mr. Yang's badge was stained with blood,

and you hid it.

Don't you think you need to explain yourself?

I thought it was a trap.

A trap?

Testimonial Statement Name: Cheol-gon Yang

Today at 2:00 a.m.,

despite my suspension,

I was on stakeout near an embankment in Gusan-ri

to catch Gab-dong.

20 YEARAS AGO, THE DAY OF SEVENTH CASE

To solve Iltan serial rape and murder case,

Gyeonggi District Police Department dispatched

additional 15,000 military and police personnel.

They also decided to raise the reward

from 20 million won to 50 million won for whoever reports Gab-dong.

Idiots.

It was raining and dark.

I mistook the victim, who was wearing a man's raincoat,

as Gab-dong and followed her.

The victim mistook me for Gab-dong,

so she ran away and fell down the embankment.

By the time I reached her down the embankment,

she was already dead.

My mistake can neither be justified nor excused.

Whether it be accidental homicide or manslaughter,

I will accept the punishment.

May 26, 1995.

Signed, Cheol-gon Yang.

At 9:00 p.m., via a flight to Zurich,

Tae-oh Ryu, who was suspected of being a copycat, left Korea.

Although the seventh case is expected to occur in two days,

we assume that the seventh case will not occur.

However, just in case it occurs,

I will give an outline of the case.

On May 26, 1995, at around two o'clock in the morning,

Kyung-sook Han went out to the field

worrying that the sudden rain would ruin her pepper seedlings.

She was found dead below the embankment.

The keywords are rain boots, raincoat

and electronic cable used for strangulation.

NO DEFENSE MARK

A fishing knot...

and a gag.

POLICE

POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS

It seemed like it was another one done by Gab-dong without a doubt.

However...

Mr. Yang's badge was there. He was on suspension at the time.

It was 83-5045.

I checked it with the number on his reinstatement petition.

You mean,

you hid it on purpose?

I wanted cover it up for him.

To be exact, I had to.

The badge was found...

on the victim's body.

As if it was placed there on purpose.

As if it was targeting Mr. Yang.

What do you mean by that?

Because it was certain that Mr. Yang would be the one

who catches Gab-dong.

Why didn't you disclose everything back then?

Even the president was involved

and pressuring us to catch Gab-dong.

If a strong evidence was presented against him during that time,

it would have been impossible for him to get out of it.

With everything that was going on,

he wouldn't have been able to avoid death penalty.

I am still not sure.

Whether the decision I made back then was...

the right one or not.

The MO was also identical.

Well,

I did some research.

I found something unusual about the seventh case.

The final cause of death was a fall not a strangulation.

Well, why would that difference even matter at this point?

That's true. It's not like we are expecting another case.

You're right.

MOO-YEOM HA

You should come arrest me.

So what you are saying is that you mistook each other for Gab-dong?

Yes. That mistake led her to fall and die.

I heard it from Mr. Han.

He firmly believes

that it was a trap.

That man...

I've never done anything nice for him.

But why was the badge there?

Why was it held in the victim's hand?

I am a cop.

I am a cop. A cop!

I caused her death, in my attempt to catch Gab-dong.

The moment the victim drew her last breath...

I lost my mind.

You should've turned yourself in right away.

I couldn't get myself to do so.

I even got myself drunk to gather courage to turn myself in.

Then I realized I didn't need to.

What do you mean?

I had left my badge

at the crime scene.

I don't understand.

According to you, she died in an accidental fall.

But Gab-dong's signature was found at the scene of the seventh murder.

It wasn't just an accidental fall.

You're right.

That's what drives me crazy.

By the time I brought this testimonial statement in,

that accident had already become the seventh murder of Gab-dong.

TESTIMONIAL STATEMENT NAME: CHEOL-GON YANG

So,

are you saying Gab-dong was watching you

when the accident occurred?

Yes.

While I was hiding to ambush Gab-dong,

he was watching me.

He was enjoying it.

After I left the scene,

Gab-dong performed his ritual

on the victim's body.

RITUTAL: BEHAVIORS PERFORMED BEFORE OR AFTER COMMITTING CRIMES.

His very own ritual.

That means the fish knot from the seventh case was not a signature

but a ritual.

But,

why didn't you hand in the testimonial statement?

It looks like you've been carrying it with you quite a while.

The moment I catch Gab-dong.

I was going to turn myself in when that moment comes.

You crazy fool.

What are you waiting for?

Go to Inspector Cha and tell him all about this.

Unless you want to leave a stain

on your career.

Moo-yeom Ha.

Don't be like me.

If you become too obsessed with catching Gab-dong,

you'll eventually ruin your life.

Would you like to go

have some chicken stew?

Didn't you hate each other?

What are you talking about?

Oh goodness.

This was it.

This is what you wanted to know so badly.

The blood on my dad's jacket.

I really loved...

this chicken stew.

We were so poor, but I kept asking for chicken.

So my dad stole one for me.

But as you know,

my dad was a bit dim-witted.

So he didn't know how to tell us what actually happened.

He couldn't say that he stole a chicken.

He couldn't say the blood on his jacket was

chicken's blood.

Because stealing a chicken is stealing after all and stealing is...

a bad thing.

You were right, Mr. Yang.

I was suspicious of my dad.

So,

I burned his jacket

because I didn't know it was chicken's blood.

With my own hands,

I got rid of the proof of my dad's innocence.

It's gone forever.

Was it just that?

Is that your deeply guarded secret?

So we're in the same shoes.

Because of Gab-dong,

we both did something we would regret for the rest of our lives.

If it wasn't for my guilt,

I would've quit trying

to catch Gab-dong long time ago.

Whose badge is it?

Was I right? Does it belong to Mr. Han?

#Moving in together

Sir, wait a minute. I need to talk to her. Squeaking

Are you moving in? Do you need help? Yes!

He looks so cute.

Shaking

That woman.

Her real name is Jae-hee Kim.

She is the witness in the ninth case.

Oh, my son-in-law.

Matilda: Are you sleeping?

Are you sleeping?

It's late.

Is everything all right?

No, I'm just asking.

I am just worried about you.

About me?

Are you doing well?

Yes.

Do you know Tae-oh Ryu has already left?

I do.

By the way,

I'm now an information guide at the police station.

Really? That's great.

If there's an emergency for you or the kids,

would you please let me know too?

Yes, thanks.

Will you do the same for me?

Sure.

"By the time I reached her down the embankment, she was already dead.

My mistake can neither be justified nor excused.

Whether it be accidental homicide or manslaughter,

I will accept the punishment.

Signed, Cheol-gon Yang."

Mr. Yang, is this true?

I am sorry it is.

About this,

it was neither an intentional murder nor willful negligence.

It was an accident caused by misunderstanding.

It seems like we lack grounds for his punishment.

What do you think, Ji-hoon?

It could be controversial in terms of the law.

He shouldn't have been staking out during his suspension.

But, the statute of limitations expired.

That's right.

Just like for Gab-dong's case,

the statute of limitations for this case expired.

Since no legal action can be taken regarding this case,

it's a matter of moral responsibility

rather than legal responsibility.

Moral responsibility?

This only happened because he was eager to catch Gab-dong.

Why should he be responsible for...

That's exactly my point.

None of us doubts

what Mr. Yang's intention was.

It is not necessary to bring this issue to...

Before we move on,

I would like those who are involved to wait outside.

What happened?

We just need to wait for their decision.

Why didn't you just let it go?

The statute of limitations expired.

I asked him to do it.

If I use it as my excuse,

how can we pin the crimes on Gab-dong later?

It pains me

that I wasn't able to catch him.

What?

Is he being dismissed?

Gosh, this is unbelievable.

We didn't even catch Gab-dong,

and now Mr. Yang is fired.

I can't believe this.

I feel so bad for him.

He must feel worse.

I'm only asking because we've gotten closer.

But what will you do when you catch Gab-dong?

I wanted to ask that too.

I'm the real Gab-dong.

I'm the real Gab-dong!

Let me tell you what happened in the seventh case.

It was near the embankment in Gusan-ri...

You're not Gab-dong. Enough with your lies.

Fine, you can be Gab-dong.

If that's what you want, then go ahead.

You don't have to tell me I'm fired.

I already know I can't go back.

She was only 25 years old.

How many days do you think I spent with her

when she was alive?

Why was I so obsessed with it?

Because you had to catch him within a given time.

To us,

we only had 15 years.

Now, it has been changed to 25 years.

It's not like we can apply it retroactively.

In truth,

I was given only 25 years.

Even for my daughter.

Yes, this is corporal Nam of Iltan Police Agency.

What? An airline? How can I help you?

What?

What happened?

Shouldn't we fly back?

Do we have enough fuel?

We have enough.

The statute of limitations expired,

but we need let the world see his face.

I want to know what he looks like and how he's doing.

Regardless of the status of the statute of limitations,

I must catch him.

You need to stop, too.

Stop trying to catch Gab-dong.

Do you know who the wisest person is at the poker table?

The winner who knows when to leave.

No.

The winner always goes back to the table.

Only the one, who neither won nor lost, can quit.

That's the one who knows when to compromise.

Someone like me who has lost everything...

-So you need to... -I don't want to.

I'm going to catch Gab-dong.

I'll show you.

I'm not like you.

I won't lose

anyone.

And I won't lose anything.

Yes, Wifey.

What? The seventh case?

Good afternoon.

Is something wrong?

Tae-oh Ryu, that crazy guy, committed the seventh murder.

No way.

He left the country.

He took a plane to Switzerland last night.

He's on his way back right now.

Hurry up and get in!

Why?

Why are you coming back?

Who knows?

You might become my Sonia.

Why are you telling me that?

I feel like

you could put the brakes

on me.

Maria.

What's wrong?

Check out the news.

Tae-oh Ryu...

He is...

It is suspected that the eldest son of Taehyun Industries, Ryu, murdered

a flight attendant on a plane during his flight.

Just now, his flight, TN370, landed at Incheon International Airport

and he was arrested on the spot.

Why is he like that?

Are all Psychopaths terrifying like him?

Where are you?

You crazy bastard!

Hey, I knew you are going to get caught.

I never knew that day would come so soon.

You knew you would get caught. Why did you do it?

I don't know.

They're on their way right now.

I just can't understand.

I don't know why he'd do that.

It's not like he's completely insane.

Doesn't Tae-oh Ryu look normal to you?

He does.

That's why he's more dangerous.

To tell you the truth,

Tae-oh Ryu asked me

to go with him.

He wanted me to stop him.

I refused his offer.

If I had gone with him,

do you think he wouldn't have killed anyone?

It's not because of you.

It doesn't matter what he said to you.

You did nothing wrong.

Okay?

Promise me.

Whatever happens,

don't ever blame yourself.

Okay?

-Tae-oh Ryu! -Are you the one who killed her?

-Any comment? -How are you feeling?

-Did you do it? -Say something!

-How many did you kill? -What was your motive for murder?

-Please say something! -How many people did you kill?

-Were you the one who killed her? -Please say something, Mr. Ryu!

-Please get out of the way! -Mr. Ryu!

Are you a murderer, Mr. Ryu?

Are you guys here to welcome him?

Why are you two outside?

Please take good care of her.

She looks pretty shocked.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Wait a minute. Please hold on.

We will interrogate him

but you should do the psychoanalysis.

You already know that Tae-oh Ryu is not a lunatic.

He is a very rational and smart person suffering a mental disorder.

He is a psychopath.

The fact that he committed a crime inside a plane...

It may work against us.

His attorney may claim

that he is suffering schizophrenia or delusional disorder.

We should try our best

to stop that from happening.

Are you sure you can do this?

Yes.

I am relieved

that you are a strong person.

What about the surveillance cameras?

Well,

they only have surveillance cameras at the door of cockpit.

So there is no footage of the passenger or the galley area.

What if we have to let him go

based on the presumption of innocence?

THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE: INNOCENT UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY

It's the Airport Police.

They're asking if they can send the passengers home.

The reporters are calling. What should I do?

-Sir. -What is it?

Could you give me a minute?

There is an informant withholding evidence.

He insists that he would only give it to Detective Ha.

Anonymously.

What do you think his motive is?

It's too strange.

Before his departure, it seemed he wanted to stop.

I do not understand why he committed the seventh murder

when he knew he couldn't get away.

Psychopaths are incomprehensible.

The Casanova Killer, Paul John Knowles, committed murder

until the moment he was shot to death by the FBI.

In the end, nobody was able to explain his behaviors.

Even he couldn't understand himself.

But there must have been a reason.

A reason for him to return.

I really need to know

what the reason is.

By any chance,

did you have a conversation with her during the flight?

Or were you bothered by anything in particular?

Don't you need to go

to the restroom?

It's been hours.

It's okay. I'm wearing a diaper.

We don't go to the restroom during interrogations.

Thanks to that, I got a bladder infection.

Why?

Why does it have to be like that?

If you tell me why you killed an innocent person,

I will tell you why a profiler doesn't go to the restroom

in return.

Tell me.

You didn't plan it this time, did you?

This isn't the seventh murder,

is it?

The last one was the sixth,

so isn't this one the seventh?

No.

I don't see it that way.

In what way do you see it then?

What I see in your eyes this time is...

despair.

Did you say despair?

Yes.

Before today,

you looked thrilled.

But this time...

CAFFE TIAMO

I recognized Tae-oh Ryu's face.

I found it odd that he didn't return from the galley.

But I was too scared to film longer.

Thank you. This is more than enough.

You helped us a lot.

We guarantee the safety of your identity.

By the way, can I ask you one thing?

Why did you say you would hand it over only to Detective Ha?

I just wanted to.

Since he turned himself in to catch Gab-dong,

I felt like I could trust him.

"The world is a dangerous place

not because of evil people, but because of the those

who don't do anything about it."

Einstein said that.

-If there are more people like you... -Sorry, I have a seminar to attend.

I guess coming back isn't all bad

because I get to see you again.

Did you do it because you felt like a fool?

Were you furious because you were fooled by the fake Gab-dong?

Isn't that why you let yourself loose?

Didn't you lose control of yourself?

Please stop trying...

to understand me.

No matter what you do, you can't understand me.

How did Tae-oh Ryu act after he committed murder?

I didn't find anything unusual.

He just returned to his seat.

Was there anything you remember about the way he talked,

behaved or made you feel?

Gosh!

He was cursing.

He's the one who killed an innocent woman. How dare he curse at someone?

Could you be more specific?

He slammed the armrest hard with his fist

as if he was angry.

Is that something important?

I believe your information may mean more than evidence.

Forty-eight hours.

Do you really need to take all the time?

They won't grant you the warrant anyway. Let him go now.

If it's going to be dismissed anyway,

why are you in such a hurry?

Are you worried about the possibility of Tae-oh Ryu leaving any evidence?

Yes.

I understand.

They found evidence.

There's a footage of him filmed by a passenger who recognized Tae-oh Ryu.

You'd better go send an invoice to Taehyun Industries.

Ask them to give you a raise

because it's going to be a tough fight.

Is that true?

They found evidence.

That is so not you.

You've done a great job.

It was nothing.

I didn't find it myself.

They recognized your efforts. That's great work.

In fact,

this is more than just evidence.

What do you mean by that?

The witness who gave me this told me something.

What he told me could be

the key to this case.

Could it be possible

that Tae-oh Ryu committed the seventh murder

not on purpose

-but by a mistake? -What makes you think that?

I thought he used the same method as the one in the past case.

Strangling the victim to death with earphone cables.

Isn't it the same as electric cables?

Apparently, after he committed the crime,

Tae-oh Ryu seemed angry.

Maybe he regretted it.

I felt differently about this case

compared to the way I felt about others.

I may not be the smartest person, but I'm good at reading people's minds.

That might just confuse our investigation.

Don't take it too seriously.

Okay.

How's Mr. Yang?

He'd be glad to hear that we caught Tae-oh Ryu.

What brings you here?

I've been fired, so I have nothing else to do.

And...

I thought I should thank you.

You don't need to.

You are here to ask me about Tae-oh Ryu.

Take a break.

Leave Tae-oh Ryu and Gab-dong to your colleagues.

Our job is to just steer them in the right direction.

Left and right.

I've heard there's evidence this time.

Will he confess?

Come on now.

-You shouldn't put it in there. -I won!

Didn't you wipe there already?

You've wiped there three times already.

What?

Did I?

Dr. Oh.

Can we talk for a moment?

I heard the young Gab-dong was caught.

Why are you distressed?

I'm worried that it would just end now.

Because of Tae-oh Ryu's arrest,

the actual Gab-dong might be forgotten forever.

He will not be forgotten.

Truth has no statute of limitations.

No matter how hard one tries to cover up the truth,

it all comes out in time.

So stay strong.

Only if you stay strong, can Moo-yeom endure this too.

I'm sure

he's feeling restless now

thinking about the same thing.

You're right.

PLEASE HANDLE BOOKS WITH CARE

Hey, is Detective Ha busy these days?

-Why? -He asked for a book.

He hasn't picked it up.

PLEASE HANDLE BOOKS WITH CARE

Yes, sir. I'll be there right away.

WORLD FAMOUS CLASSICS

Are you okay?

Yes, I'm all right. You can go.

I'm sorry.

Let someone else take care of him.

Okay?

How would you like me to explain the evidence you left?

Is there no way out this time?

Don't say anything, even to Maria.

Try not to explain the situation either.

I won't.

I don't have a way to explain it.

Your mother is finding this situation very troubling.

She's telling us to find a solution.

But I am not sure if there is any.

Unless we take it to the extreme.

What do you mean by that?

Something as radical as me disappearing?

VISITING ROOM 3

What should we do?

We can't just quit now

because Tae-oh Ryu got caught.

-What are they going to do? -The case occurred during his probation,

so he will be kept in the institute until the trial.

Regarding this case,

is it possible that there's more to it than it seems?

The seventh case of then and now may have been a turning point.

"A turning point"?

Why? Is there new evidence now?

No.

The investigation unit claims

that this was serial killer's the seventh case

But I keep getting a hunch that it's not.

The seventh case was not intended.

That is my hypothesis.

What do you think?

Why are you taking so long? Are you going to criticize again?

Moo-yeom Ha.

You finally sound like a detective.

What?

Go on.

If you have a hypothesis, you should start proving it.

AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY

I am the real Gab-dong.

Fine, you can be Gab-dong.

I am Gab-dong.

Gab-dong.

Gab-dong.

That's me.

It's good to see you, Gab-dong.

My god.

My hero!

What's this?

My goodness. That woman.

She's so clumsy.

Excuse me.

Here you go.

Crybaby.

Detective Ha threw a legendary punch...

Detective Nam.

What is that look on your face?

Is it because Detective Ha caught Tae-oh Ryu?

Are you jealous?

And then...

Looking for who it belongs to

Is it you, Young-ae?

What?

Aren't you the one who wrote the letter to Mad Monk?

What is he talking about?

Hey, you!

Is it yours?

You're a crybaby.

What do you mean?

I'm talking about the letter here.

Looking for who it belongs to

You may not know but I like you.

Love at this time might be a luxury we can't afford.

Did you meet Tae-oh Ryu?

He refused to see me.

Did you come to ask about him?

Why?

You think I came to see you?

You wish.

Hold on.

Why do you look so worried even after we caught Tae-oh Ryu?

Why?

Are you trying to hide how happy you are?

Do you want me to lift your hands up for you?

Like this? Hooray!

Be honest.

Are you okay?

You may not know,

but I like you.

I'm expressing my affection for you not just with my lips.

But

how would you know my feelings

when you're so obsessed with catching Gab-dong?

Love at this time might be

a luxury we can't afford.

But still,

love overcomes hardships.

Only love can.

See you later. From Crybaby.

Where are you, Mad Monk?

Wait.

Don't get that.

I can't stop myself now.

NATIONAL FORENSIC HOSPITAL

I'm afraid she can't talk on the phone...

It's urgent.

Let me speak to Dr. Oh.

One of the inmates is causing a disturbance.

Which bastard could it be?

Who is causing a disturbance this late at night?

Is it...

-Tae-oh Ryu by any chance? -Yes. He's been looking for Dr. Oh.

He said he has something to tell her.

I'm reporting it because he might confession his crime.

Tae-oh Ryu, what's wrong? Calm down!

I need to see Maria Oh.

Tell her to come here!

Open the door, please.

What?

I can't. It's too dangerous.

Please open it.

DR. OH

What is going on?

Promise me

that you'll meet him

as a psychiatrist

and not as Jae-hee Kim.

You can tell me when you're ready.

I'll wait until then.

What should I tell you first?

From the first case?

Anything.

Tell me everything that you want to say.

I shouldn't do this.

I think I'll regret that I confessed forever.

No.

In fact, you will feel better.

You called me in because you had to tell someone something so bad.

You couldn't wait to talk to someone.

The fact that someone is you is...

It is...

It's such a relief.

Good.

Why don't we start with something interesting?

Let's start with your hero,

Gab-dong.

I was happy

when I met Gab-dong.

MOO-YEOM

Since he could control himself,

Gab-dong was like a god to me.

But,

I suddenly realized

that I could never stop,

at least not on my own.

Okay.

I will tell you

what happened during the ninth murder.

Is Dr. Oh all right?

Only the one who neither won nor lost knows when to compromise.

Subtitle translation by Roy Steven