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Partners for Justice

Arrest him again.

The body was cremated.

- What? - The process has begun.

The body's all burned.

How much of it was burned?

We're from Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor's Office.

- Stop the machine. - Pardon?

This is the warrant that allows us to seize the body in there.

Turn off the power. Please do it now.

- What are you talking about? - Please turn off the power. Hurry.

Hyun, it's me.

I stopped the machine midway,

but it's all burned.

- Okay. - Bring the body.

I don't think you understand what's going on here.

- It's all over now. - It's not over yet.

I can still perform the autopsy with a piece of the body.

- What? - A piece of a bone is enough.

What can you achieve with the half-burned body?

I must perform the autopsy.

Don't you want to prove that it was a murder?

Hyun.

Transfer the body to the NFS.

All right then. Go ahead.

Get ready for the autopsy.

Did he really ask you to bring the body?

It's completely burned. Will the body give him a lead?

Let's head over there for the time being.

By the way, what's wrong with Dr. Psycho?

If it turns out to be homicide, he'll return to the detention center.

My goodness.

Start the car. Let's go.

- We should go. - Okay.

Prosecutor Kang, what do you think you're doing?

- I'm sorry. - You don't trust me?

The autopsy is a part of the investigation.

And the investigation falls under my authority.

Then will he really re-do the autopsy with the burned body?

Sir, Dr. Baek will take a thorough look again.

Director, the tissues are all ruined from the first autopsy.

Besides, do you believe he can do an autopsy with a burned body?

Do you think that'll restore the burned tissues?

If the protein gets denatured from the heat, it's irreversible.

You do have a point, but...

If you know, how could you allow this?

I can't find a reason to stay and watch this autopsy.

Prosecutor Kang, I'm pulling myself off this case.

Sir.

The body is here.

Current time, 2:16 p.m.

I'll begin the autopsy.

Wait, what happened? Did the body move?

His hands and feet didn't look like that after the first autopsy.

It's the pugilistic posture.

It's due to high heat.

The tissues in his muscles have been denatured.

Our muscles that get swollen up are more developed than other muscles.

That's why every muscle has become denatured to swell up.

Did that happen after his death?

The fact that muscles are made of protein is immutable.

- All his hair is destroyed. - "All his hair is destroyed."

- 90% of skin is ruined. - "90% of skin is ruined."

Will we be able to find anything?

Only his muscles are left. We can't see any external injuries.

I need blood. Blood.

Can I have blood, please?

Scalpel.

I think the organs are burned as well.

I just need his heart.

Where's the heart?

Since it was situated in the inner part, it wasn't completely burned.

Syringe.

Will there be any blood?

Come on.

Yes. Fantastic.

We can put this through LC-MS at least once.

LC-MS: Liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer

One-and-only chance.

It's urgent.

Roger.

Show me the pictures from the first autopsy. Let me compare them.

Okay.

- There's no vital reaction. - What does that mean?

They cut off his nails after his death.

Nails leave the most evidence...

when one gets into a fight or comes in contact with someone.

That must be why they cut it off on purpose.

His nails probably scratched the culprit's body as he fell.

If the culprit cut his nails,

there could be traces left on the cut nails.

It's no use. His fingers are burned.

Goodness. Only if we were an hour earlier.

Which is the first? The head injury or the injection?

Professor Pyo said the injection was first.

You have the result, don't you? What came first?

What is it?

I'll refrain from judging until we have his blood analysis.

You're right. What can he find out with a body that's burned up?

- Is the site preserved? - Yes.

A strand of hair and a piece of nail are all parts of his body.

Soo-yeon, go to the field.

- Yes. - I'll see you.

Ms. Cheon. It's me.

I'll text you.

Do you think we'll find a piece of nail he clipped off?

The pride of National Forensic Service...

rests upon that piece of nail.

But we might find the nails which he clipped off himself.

How can you know which is which?

We can look into its components.

Old nails have a different level of water content.

We don't know where it could be,

- so please go through every inch. - Okay.

Hey, good to see you.

Jang Tae-joo stole succinylcholine a few days ago.

Give that to me.

And not just one bottle, but three.

You can never tell what this idiot is up to right now.

He has yet another target after Mr. Seo.

Is there a possibility of his committing another crime?

Prosecutor Kang, this is a serial murder case.

Someone suspicious had been lurking around Mr. Seo as well.

Was that Jang Tae-joo?

He looks quite similar.

It seems this was planned.

I'll make of list of everyone he could have grudges against.

Invalidate his passport immediately,

and put him on the most-wanted list nationwide.

Let's take all the measures which we can take...

to find Jang Tae-joo.

Yes.

I'll return to the office to form a team to arrest him.

Let me know when the autopsy result is out.

Okay, Hyun.

Keep tracking Jang and let me know how it goes.

All right.

- Lieutenant Cha. - Yes?

I'm sorry for everything.

You're back.

Prosecutor Kang.

What'll happen to us if we don't find that nail?

If he clipped one nail three times, that makes a total of 30 pieces.

I'm sure we'll find one.

Found it.

His name is Park Byeong-goo.

He used to provide Jang with drugs five years ago.

He got locked up first, then ratted on Jang.

Thanks to that, he got his sentence reduced to two years.

That sounds like a good reason to hold a grudge.

We're here.

What is this?

Are you sure this is his place?

I am.

Do you think he killed him already?

Then we should at least see a dead body here.

Did something happen in this home again?

Pardon?

Who are you?

Young man.

I called the ambulance for the young man who lives here...

when he was about to die.

Stay with me.

The ambulance?

We performed CPR on him in the ambulance.

Then we left him on the bed, but he disappeared soon after.

I got the security footage.

Good.

There are many people who run away because they can't pay the bill.

No, he didn't run away because of money.

There's someone who can find his whereabouts.

Take a left here. No, take a right.

- A right? - Yes, to the right.

Go straight.

This place looks exactly the same. Go straight.

Are you sure we'll find something if we keep going?

Just keep going. Go straight.

That's all you've been saying.

I can't believe this place.

This neighborhood hasn't changed a bit.

I can't believe it.

- Where are we going? - Just go straight.

Keep going. More.

Keep going. Yes.

Okay, that's it. Hey, wait. That's it. Stop.

Good job. We're here.

You'll see a person named "Doctor Park" up there.

She's the godfather of all druggies.

Say I sent you two, and she'll know what to do.

- Hurry up and go. - Okay.

Come on, you know who Park Byeong-goo is.

Don't do this. We already know everything.

There's no one like that here. You're at the wrong hospital.

Come on, we both know what we're talking about.

I really know everything.

- Go. - What?

Okay, fine.

You don't seem to have a medical license.

Do you want me to do a background check on you?

Just leave, Detective.

This place has more flies than patients.

All you'll find is fly dung if you run a background check.

If you continue being so uncooperative...

Article 317 of the Criminal Code.

"A doctor must not disclose..."

"any confidential information they obtain on their duty."

I guess detectives don't study law these days.

Did you get that off the internet?

I practically fed you, yet you still can't eat.

Darn it. It's him.

- Goodness. - Hello, Detective Kang.

Have you been well?

Doctor Park, you're the same.

No, you got prettier.

- Do you still do drugs? - Come on.

Don't say that.

Say hello to them. They're my juniors.

I really adore them.

And we're looking for someone.

Dong-sik.

I'll go out of business...

if I lose my credibility in this industry.

And your juniors are unbelievably rude...

Wait. Rude?

Are you trying to tell me...

I need to do a better job in bringing my juniors up?

- It's okay. I'll get this. - Let go of me.

Doctor Park.

Guess why I left you alone?

Drug addicts.

They need help when they're sick or hurt.

I can't let them die in the streets because they can't go to a hospital.

But then I can't let my juniors...

see me let you off, can I?

How about it? It's been a while.

Shall we have some fun?

Okay.

Fine.

Room 302

I didn't say a word.

Right?

He strangled me, then I felt a poke from behind.

My reflexes took over and I flipped him over my shoulder.

I really thought I was going to die.

Do you mean he may have a grudge on someone else too?

Well...

The thing is...

Mr. Kang, we identified Jang Tae-joo's next target.

It's Prosecutor Doh Ji-an.

He was the one who apprehended Jang Tae-joo with Mr. Seo.

What?

He killed Mr. Seo first,

then tried and failed to kill the snitch.

Now he's after Prosecutor Doh.

He just got back from an overseas business trip yesterday.

I'll send an arrest team over now.

Do you see the peaks? It's not just for SMC.

We even got SUX.

Fantastic.

What? SUV? Fantastic?

What's fantastic?

It's SUX, not SUV.

Listen carefully.

Every drug, once it enters a body,

enters the bloodstream and reacts with enzymes to metabolize.

In the blood, we find metabolomes, the result of metabolization.

So called the miracle of metabolism.

Can't you just tell us the conclusion?

Okay, cool.

The metabolome of succinylcholine is called "SMC."

When succinylcholine, SUX, enters a body,

it turns into SMC.

But in Seo Jeong-min's blood,

we didn't find much SMC.

We found more of the original SUX.

Metabolization didn't happen much.

Why is that?

He was already dead.

Bingo.

Metabolization stops with death.

Rapid degradation.

The order of damage is...

Scalp hemorrhage.

Bleeding from torn scalp

Linear fracture.

Fracture in a straight line

Subdural hemorrhage.

Injection after death.

Type of death, homicide.

The succinylcholine and sodium pentothal were injected after death.

To cover it up as suicide.

We found nothing on the fingernail.

We tested the water content and it's over a week old.

Whoever the killer is made sure to take everything.

Kang Hyun

Eun Sol speaking.

Okay. I'll go to the office right now.

They identified Jang Tae-joo's next target.

- Let's go. - Okay.

Doctor, take a break.

We just need to catch him now.

We brought all this dust for nothing.

It'll take ages to clean up.

Crime Scene Report

The scene was clean? No finger or footprints?

Just the livingroom. The other rooms were filthy and dusty.

It was cleaned up?

- Yes. - And evidence destroyed.

Where's the tape?

- What do you need it for? - Get it.

Just a moment.

- Hello. - Who are you?

Are you surprised?

You rat. Now I need a tetanus shot.

Come here. I can give an injection too.

What?

What's wrong? Get up.

He got away. Get him.

Where do you think you're going?

Come on.

Let go. Let go of me.

Jang Tae-joo, you're under arrest for the murder of Seo Jeong-min.

- What? - And attempted murder of...

Park Byeong-goo and Doh Ji-an.

Get up!

Let's go.

Jeans and hoodie. 6 feet tall.

Shoe size 11.

This is you.

So is this.

You dare attack a prosecutor's investigator?

Someone like you?

Have you ever seen the face of death?

It's thousands of times more addictive than any drug.

What?

The barkers.

Dogs.

A shot of succinylcholine is all it takes.

I should've just shot him.

Doctor.

Look at this.

The Prosecutor's Office.

- What? - I need to be there.

Doctor.

Put me through.

- What? - It's urgent.

Okay.

Here you go.

It's not him.

- What do you mean? - He's not the killer.

What?

Why isn't it him?

What's going on?

What's that?

A piece of tape found on the floor of Mr. Seo's home.

The crime scene there.

Do you remember how the floor was spotless?

Yes. You found nothing there.

He used that.

That's why we found nothing?

We found the tape.

If you see here, the torn edges are uneven.

It was ripped by teeth.

Saliva contains DNA.

Then we can compare that to Jang Tae-joo's.

- There's no need. - What are you talking about?

It's a woman.

We also found substances of lipstick in the saliva.

The murderer is a woman?

- What? - What? A woman?

But Jang Tae-joo stole the drugs.

We have him on the dashcam footage.

Two people went into that home that night.

The first one is the real murderer who's a woman.

The second one is that jerk.

Darn it.

You're saying that...

Mr. Seo was already dead when he walked in.

Then who's the real murderer?

Prosecutor Kang.

Mr. Seo's call history for the last three months.

Thanks.

Call history

Abduction Case

I think I know...

who the real murderer is.

I...

omitted a part of his call history.

Heart diseases are the second leading cause of death in Korea.

It's common,

but is also dangerous at the same time.

As the average number of years increased, the prevalence rate...

The prevalence rate has been increasing rapidly.

Patients who have coronary artery disease and renal failure...

may recover quickly...

What's going on? Can't you see I'm giving a lecture here?

We meet again, Dr. Lee Hye-seong.

- What's this about? - On June 11, 2018,

did you meet with Mr. Seo?

I don't know him.

On June 2, 4, and 5, 2018...

at 3:24 p.m., 8:17 p.m., and 6:50 p.m. respectively,

you and Mr. Seo talked on the phone.

Should I continue and explain why you two talked?

It was to trade the security-camera footage of the drug supply room...

in Seon Hospital, with the record you punched into...

- that room ten years ago. - You made me do it.

Let's talk in private before it gets messier.

I have everything.

Everything? What do you have?

The box tapes.

- What? - To cover up your crime,

you cleaned the place spotlessly...

with box tapes.

But a piece of the tape...

was found on the scene...

with saliva.

Darn it.

You can't hide anymore.

Ms. Lee Hye-seong, according to the Article 250 of Criminal Code,

you're under arrest for the murder of Seo Jeong-min.

- What's going on? - She's arrested?

You may refuse to make a statement and consult to an attorney.

You may also file to review if the arrest was lawful or not.

- Round her up. - Yes, sir.

It's been you...

all along.

DNA Analysis

The subject's DNA matches with the suspect's DNA.

The DNA from the tape on Mr. Seo's floor.

The DNA matches with yours, Ms. Lee.

You won't be able to lie anymore now.

On the night of June 11, 2018,

you visited the victim.

Give me some water.

Zolpidem

Why did you...

have to go that far?

Why?

I couldn't hold it back anymore.

This was from ten years ago, so it was difficult to find.

I also pass along Prosecutor Kang's advice.

He wants you to stop doing this.

Psychotropic Drugs Registration

Mr. Kang's instructions end here,

but I won't let you walk away until we catch Baek Beom.

- See you later. - You said this was the last time.

Don't get the wrong idea just because we made a trade.

I'm an investigator at the prosecutors' office.

I heard you're aiming to become the hospital's director.

Your license will be revoked. You think that'd be possible then?

Drug Storage Room

Zolpidem

What suddenly brings you here?

I did everything you asked me to do.

- Let me walk away now. - Have you gone mad?

For whose benefit?

Do you know how much it took for me to get here?

You got here thanks to money and power,

while covering up your medical malpractice.

What?

You blamed Baek Beom for your malpractice ten years ago.

Did you think I had no idea?

But I have no idea...

why he took the blame for what you've done.

What?

You shouldn't even be called a doctor.

You're just a criminal.

Wait, no.

Are you a murderer?

You killed someone with your hands.

Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are, to talk to me like that?

Don't say another word and just do as I tell you,

if you don't want to be locked up.

I'm glad you're here. Give me a second.

He brought it upon himself.

You injected two shots you prepared into him,

then rubbed Mr. Seo's fingerprint on the syringe...

to make it look like he killed himself.

Then you destroyed evidence.

Your lies...

have come to an end.

I killed...

I'm a doctor.

I save people.

But...

But what...

have I done?

You can stop pretending.

You may have escaped...

taking the responsibility after killing someone in an operation.

But not anymore.

Your eyes look similar...

to Yong's.

I used to like him ten years ago.

But everyone had an eye on Han So-hee.

Both Yong and Beom.

They both liked her.

What was so special about a nurse...

who was from an orphanage?

When I heard...

she was on the verge of death because of a car accident,

I hoped Yong would finally notice me.

My life ended...

when he died.

I couldn't sleep a day without pills.

I couldn't live.

I mean it.

My life could've been better than this mess.

It's all because of Baek Beom.

No.

You brought it upon yourself.

So make sure...

you pay for what you've done.

National Forensic Service

My goodness, this smell.

I know you missed it.

I didn't. It smells awful.

You don't even put a mask on,

because the scent provides information. Didn't you miss this?

It's the smell of your home.

When did you become so talkative?

Welcome back. Your father had been worried about you.

Doctor Baek.

- You're here. - Welcome back.

- Take this. - What is this?

- Tofu. - Who eats this these days?

- Don't you have soy sauce in here? - Forget it.

Gosh.

Excuse me.

Darn it.

Lee Hye-seong of Seon Hospital...

- admitted to her crimes. - Learn to knock.

Hey.

I have a favor to ask.

Autopsy Result Hangook University

These are the autopsy result and pictures...

of someone who died ten years ago.

I wanted to ask you to go over it again,

without asking who this is.

Autopsy Result Hangook University Hospital

Cause of death: Suicide

This person was left-handed.

- Pardon? - They've been writing...

with their left hand for at least 15 years.

Then...

What about this needle mark on their left arm?

Was that done by someone else?

A left-handed person couldn't inject something on their left arm.

Don't write a novel.

This person has four needle marks on their body, not two.

Look.

Even a left-handed person could inject themselves there.

Then did this person commit suicide?

Wrong question.

It should be, "Which one of them was injected by themselves?"

2007...

2007... 2008...

2008.

Let's see.

Found it.

Yes?

Prosecutor Eun, I found Kang Yong's medical records.

It was May 26, 2008.

He was prescribed with antibiotics and a tetanus shot.

He was pricked by a needle while operating.

Doctor Kang.

Two injections.

Prescription Record

Your older brother...

was left-handed, right?

Look.

On the back of his right hand were two more injection marks.

These are records of the injections.

Injection marks

Prescription Record

Injection marks

Those were injectable with his left hand.

Your brother.

Type of death.

Suicide.

As the lead prosecutor on the ten-year-old case,

that's my conclusion.

Injection marks

It's all my fault.

Prosecutors are human too.

We make mistakes.

No, sir.

I'll take responsibility.

And do what?

Will you really resign?

If we resigned over one mistake,

how many of us do you think would still be here?

You're supposed to take this office after me.

Let's say I didn't hear this.

No, sir. I have...

no right...

to prosecute.

Letter of Resignation

The injection marks...

on my brother's right hand. Did you find them?

What?

Did you think I wouldn't recognize a photo of my best friend?

Mr. Seo.

I was going to see him that day.

I'm Seo Jeong-min from the Prosecutor's Office.

Do you know what day it is today?

It's Han So-hee's birthday.

He wanted to tell me something about So-hee,

so we arranged to meet at the orphanage they were from.

He didn't show up.

He met So-hee at the orphanage.

She was like a mom to him.

He never lived far from the orphanage.

Does Mr. Seo's grudge...

against Lee Hye-seong have something to do with me?

It's ten years old. It was hard to find.

He got something on her.

He threatened her with it to get the security footage...

of outside the drug cabinet...

on the day my brother died.

He thought it was decisive evidence that...

you'd killed my brother.

We found this when we searched your place.

If you'd killed my brother,

you wouldn't have kept it for so long.

Why did you steal the drugs?

I regained consciousness a week after the car accident.

That's when I realized So-hee was dead.

I wasn't in my right mind.

What have you done?

Why are you the only one back?

- Let go of me. - Where is So-hee?

How... How could you...?

I'm pregnant.

It's Kang Yong's baby.

It had to be you, didn't it?

You selfish jerk. So...

So you killed her?

Tell me. Is that why you killed her?

Yes.

It's all my fault.

I should've stopped her.

I should've stopped her from the start.

I got too greedy.

So I...

There's no point, Yong. It's over.

Her fetus.

It was a girl.

You don't know anything.

That was the last I saw of him.

Then...

what were these?

Succinylcholine Sodium Pentothal

It was for myself.

I couldn't do it.

I turned into a coward.

That's it.

Now I get it.

It took me ten years...

to find out the truth.

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Ligature Marks: Marks left by tying

Dad!

Goodness, again? This is driving me crazy.

Dad.

Dad.

Dad. Dad?

Gosh, no way.

June 18, 3:04 a.m., discovery of Yeom Sang-goo's death

Yeom Dae-sik, Yeom Sang-goo's second son

Gosh, why isn't he answering?

Dae-sik

Hey, come on. Answer the phone.

Yeom Dae-chul Yeom Sang-goo's first son

You answer it. You know I worked until late today.

I just came back from my shift at the restaurant.

Kim Hyo-jin, Yeom Sang-goo's daughter-in-law

Gosh, why is this brat calling me in the middle of the night?

- Hello? - Dae-chul.

Wake up. Dad passed away.

What?

- What did you say? - Dad is dead!

There's something you don't know.

Director, you're here.

Was there anyone who came for a visit?

No, no one came to visit the patient.

Right. A while ago, a prosecutor visited.

A prosecutor?

About what happened ten years ago,

that wasn't the whole story.

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