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Sally

Hurry and eat.

Two more minutes. I want them soggy.

So I can eat more.

Good gracious.

It's Sally.

Yes, what's up?

Dr. Baek, please.

Dr. Baek doesn't do video calls while working.

Is it Sally?

- Yes. Should I hang up? - Give it to me.

Did they receive it okay?

Yes. They say it'll take some time to check what you asked.

Yes?

What is it?

I'm talking about Oh Man-sang and the body packer Park Ji-hun.

I sent the sample of the femur with the holes...

to the forensic office in Miami.

Okay.

The drills in Korea weren't enough, so you sent it to the U.S.?

Dr. Baek.

Shouldn't you thank me?

That won't be easy.

Prosecutor Eun?

What are you doing there?

She's my roommate.

This is my place. I'm the owner.

Ms. Eun, why didn't you come to the scene?

I'm off today. Let me get some rest.

Hang up.

I'll hang up.

Ms. Eun lives next to Dr. Baek's place. If the two live together...

Sally lives next door to you?

Once, Sally asked me Dr. Baek's address.

Hey.

You told her?

By the way,

are you going to be okay living next to Sally?

That's not the problem.

Will Ms. Eun be all right?

Sally, will you stop putting food waste in the fridge?

That's not garbage.

Then what is it?

The brain tissue of a meth addict.

What?

Will you stop bringing this kind of stuff home?

I fixed it with ethanol,

so I should refrigerate it at 39° F.

Also, the food waste bag contains well, so it won't leak.

I'm going to get some sleep.

Gee.

It's not even 8 yet.

If you want to use your smartphone, use the lowest brightness,

and change the light's angle.

Exposing your eyes to blue light in darkness...

will destroy your retinal cells.

It can even lead to macular degeneration.

Decreased retinal function resulting in blurry vision

Also its waveform is similar to that of UV rays,

so it accelerates aging.

Brightness Control

You couldn't eat well because you're worried about Seo-hyeon.

You should rotate shift. Dr. Ha is coming.

Please don't be a murder case.

Let me go home.

Unoccupied villa at Bango 13-gil. Jane Doe, hanging, homicide.

It's a murder. Let's go.

Again?

Dr. Baek, we can walk there.

Let's go.

Two homicide cases in one area?

Gee. Hey, let's hurry.

I almost got choked.

Lucky underpants, my foot.

- Don't let people in. - Okay.

Crime Scene Investigation A Jane Doe killed in an abandoned building

It smells like barbeque.

Is someone grilling pork ribs? I'm hungry.

You have an appetite at a murder scene?

Dr. Baek emphasizes the importance of scent all the time.

Bango Barbecue

Many demolition projects are going around here,

so the patrol makes rounds every night at 8.

That's when they found it. It's over there.

It's this way.

I think they're the same.

Aren't they the same?

The red stockings!

I think they're the same, Dr. Baek.

- What's going on? - What's the fuss about?

Haven't you seen a dead body before?

They're the same stockings.

- What are you waiting for? Bring her down. - Okay.

The rectal temperature is 90° F. That's low.

Isn't it because she's dead?

That's strangely low.

We're measuring the core temperature.

Gosh.

The temperature of internal organs

A circular ligature mark around her neck.

Trace of tying one's neck with a cord

A circular ligature mark appears when strangled.

That means the perp choked her to death and covered it as a hanging.

It's a thin cord. Coiled once around her neck.

Is it a shoelace?

The victim in the motel had shoelaces too.

Head Prosecutor Gal Dae-cheol

Reporter Cha Boo-jin

This is Gal Dae-cheol.

Dae-cheol, many violent crimes are popping up in Bango-dong.

Really?

What's going on?

Yes, Mr. Gal.

Okay. I'll go to the scene right away.

I'm busy.

Dr. Baek Beom

Two homicide cases in Bango-dong. It's urgent. Get ready.

Bango-dong, right?

I got the emergency call too.

Wait.

The good thing about being roommates is these heads-ups.

I'll use the restroom first.

No, wait.

I woke up first!

This is what's bad about being roommates, isn't this?

What? Wait.

The sheath peeled off.

Forceps.

The perp pulled.

That means...

the perp pulled from here.

Let me see.

We got a footprint.

- Bring the pathfinder. - Okay.

As you said, I knew it because I thought like a perp.

Thanks for the lesson.

- Where? - Here.

- I got it. - It's a unique footprint.

Wait. Mr. Doh.

It's the same as the one from the motel.

Hold on.

You're right. It's the same size.

Dr. Baek, is this...?

- Take her stockings off. - Okay.

Huh? What is this?

It's by a sharp force. No vital reaction.

It was made post-mortem.

It's 5.5" above her sole.

Wait a second.

She didn't apply that herself.

They're sideways.

Women don't apply nail polish like this, right?

How does he know stuff like that?

It's obvious. She wouldn't put it that way.

- Let's flip her over. - Okay.

What the heck?

The flesh is cut off the same way.

This is typical for a serial killer.

They take a piece to remember their crime.

This is their trophies.

Isn't this...?

It's the same stockings.

Mr. Doh, I can feel it.

It's the same guy.

- How far is it from here to the motel? - About one mile.

It's less than a half-hour walk.

This is a big problem.

Should I execute an emergency call?

After raping and killing the woman in the motel, he went crazy.

That's why he's killing people around.

The red stockings looked ominous.

Dr. Baek, this might be a serial killing.

I had a bad feeling about it.

Both women were strangled with thin cords.

The killing method is the same.

- Stop writing fiction. - Come on.

The stockings, pedicures, footprints, and sliced flesh.

The MO is the same!

Many stockings and shoes are the same.

- How about strangulation? - Did you finish the autopsy?

What's the COD?

- Her ID? - Not in the AFIS.

Swab for her DNA and cross-reference it.

Seal her hands and feet and transfer her to the NFS.

Mr. Doh, it's highly likely that it's the same serial killer.

Canvass the areas and amplify the patrol.

The perp might be on the run,

so round up a search unit ASAP.

We'll check the area's security cameras,

and the cameras in the patrol cars.

Write up warrants for autopsies for both bodies,

and request emergency autopsies from the NFS.

Mr. Doh.

Mr. Gal set up a temp investigation HQ at the Gangdong Police Station.

He called for an emergency meeting.

Let's go.

The first victim is Jeong Hui-ju, a 22-year-old college student.

She was severely beaten and then strangled.

She was found as a charred body.

She had unique wounds, the sliced flesh of her back.

She wore red stockings and black pedicures.

- What about the second victim? - A Jane Doe.

She was strangled, but disguised as a hanging.

She was found on the second floor of the unoccupied villa.

From the red stockings and black pedicure to the sliced flesh,

it shows the same pattern as the first case.

Was there any lead about the perp at the scene?

The security cameras at the motel where Jeong Hui-ju was killed...

can't identify visitors.

Also, there were no noticeable fingerprints or traces.

However,

we found the same sneaker prints in both scenes.

Because of the redevelopment project,

the whole area is unoccupied,

so the alley has no street lights or security cameras.

I think it'll take some time to find the last person...

who contacted these victims.

Darn it. No security cameras.

That's a bummer.

The motel case was reported at 5 p.m.

The hanging body was found at 8 p.m.

There are 3 hours, a mile apart.

The perp's pattern repeats.

We're considering the possibility of the killer being the same person.

Three hours apart.

Isn't it a killing spree?

A spree killer?

- A spree killer? - Yes.

A spree killer kills indiscriminately in different spots over a short period.

The lack of a cooling-off period shows he's not a serial killer.

No cooling-off period.

A serial killer cools off between murders...

for a week, at the shortest, or for months and even years,

but a spree killer doesn't have a cooling-off period.

But it's strange.

Eaten by madness, a spree killer kills indiscriminately...

over a short period of time.

- But he's different. - What's different?

The red stockings, the black pedicures,

and sliced-off flesh.

Deliberately leaving these provoking signatures at the scene...

isn't a thing of a spree killer.

Rather, it's a typical serial killer who wants the attention.

Isn't that contradicting?

Mr. Doh. Whether the perp is a spree killer or a serial killer,

isn't the most urgent task to prevent the next victim?

Yes, you're right.

We don't have time.

Under the three-hour term, the next murder will be at 11 p.m.

- What time is it? - Right.

- It's 9. - We have two hours.

Issue an emergency action,

and use all police resources to fortify patrol.

Turn it into an open investigation and let the media know.

Warn the citizens too.

Got it.

We can't allow another victim.

- Okay. - Got it.

Have we ever had a spree killer in Korea?

Yes. Constable Woo's case in the 1980s is the well-known one.

How many did he kill?

62.

Around 5 and 8 today,

there were two homicide cases, which are suspected to be a killing spree...

around Bango-dong area.

For the citizens' safety,

the Seoul Eastern DPO has decided...

to turn the case into an open investigation.

What's the pattern of the killing method and victims?

Is it true that all women who were killed were wearing red stockings?

The killer's target is women.

Both victims were wearing red stockings.

The investigation is in progress, so I can't tell you any further.

Do you have any lead on the guy?

How far did the investigation get?

Considering the immediacy of the case, we set up a temporary investigation HQ,

with the head prosecutor of the criminal department as its chief...

at the Eastern DPO.

We're using all police resources...

to chase and arrest the killer.

I heard a spree killer doesn't have a cooling-off period.

Then isn't he killing someone at this moment?

We're doing our best investigating the case.

A Spree Killer in Bango-dong

However, we urge the residents around Bango-dong...

where the killings have happened,

to be extra careful when returning home at night.

Especially we ask the old, the infirm, and women...

to refrain from leaving their houses except under special circumstances.

I'm on my way to pick her up.

National Forensic Service

Busy?

What are you up to?

The red stocking, the black pedicures,

the sliced-off flesh, and footprints.

The MO is the same.

Criminal Behavior

It's the same guy, isn't it?

We don't even need an autopsy.

If you babble about what you see, why conduct an autopsy?

By the way,

isn't it too obvious?

That's what bothers me.

These are useless.

- What? - Why hang someone after strangulation?

Why put the red stockings?

"Useless."

They're useless crime scenes, right?

All right. I have to run.

I leave the autopsies to you.

- Hello. - Did you eat? Good luck.

Dr. Baek, the autopsies are ready.

Since it's an emergency, Dr. Ma is coming.

Who are you going to take?

Hey, Prosecutor Eun.

I have to check Jeong Hui-ju's background and past.

- Ms. Eun should observe the autopsies. - Pardon?

Keep me posted. Thank you.

- Well. - Mr. Yang.

- Mr. Doh? - Suddenly?

Ms. Eun, then let's split up and observe the autopsies.

Yes, I guess so.

- Let's go. - Okay.

It's 21:35.

- The autopsy begins. - The autopsy begins.

- Charred superficial epidermis. - Charred superficial epidermis.

I smell gas.

Is it paint thinner?

No, lighter fluid.

Lighter fluid.

They smell similar.

They smell different.

Engorgement on the face.

Engorgement on the face.

Skin turning red due to clotted blood

- Conjunctival petechiae. - Conjunctival petechiae.

Tiny hemorrhages

- Subtle engorgement on the face. - Subtle engorgement on the face.

Subtle engorgement

- Conjunctival petechiae. - Conjunctival petechiae.

Forceps.

Her mouth is filled with blood.

- Foamed saliva in the airway. - Foamed saliva in the airway.

Bubble-like saliva

- Ligature marks. - Ligature marks.

A cord impression around the neck

Typical signs of asphyxiation.

- A ligature mark on the right palm. - A ligature mark on the right palm.

A defense wound, right?

Traces of defending

Ligature mark (defense wound)

- No defense wound on the palms. - No defense wound on the palms.

- A circular ligature mark. - A circular ligature mark.

Show the crime scene photos. What was the hanging mechanism?

Here are the photos.

A closed noose with a construction light cord.

Making a knot in a loop to hang

Next.

And it's a complete hanging.

The whole body hangs off the ground

That's strange.

The engorgement and petechiae are so little.

There are fingertip marks on the neck.

No fingernail marks.

Marks made by pressing with fingertips

The perp wore gloves.

When the perp strangled the neck, he left handprints.

That's fingertip marks.

Okay. The one down there is Jeong Hui-ju's place.

- Let's go. - Okay.

Don't tell me she's the victim with the red stockings.

I can't tell you the detail,

but it's necessary for investigation.

I see.

- This is her room. - Okay.

Did you find anything unusual or strange about her?

There was something.

What? What was it?

She came to me to pay the whole year's rent at once.

She gave me a stack of new fifties.

I've never received rent like that.

- A stack of new money? - Yes.

It's fishy, Mr. Doh.

- I got it. - Okay.

They're all high-end brands.

They don't match the room.

Put up the cervical vertebral 3D reconstruction.

Here it is.

What the heck is this?

The cervical nerve is severed.

Spinal nerve at neck

Fractured T4 vertebra.

Hangman's fracture?

Severed? Was it fractured when she was hanged?

Usually it won't lead to the severed cervical nerve.

- Scratched external genitalia. - Scratched external genitalia.

- Vaginal bleeding. - Vaginal bleeding.

- Presuming rape. - Presuming rape.

Swab the vaginal contents to test for semen.

Okay.

The vaginal bleeding is severe.

What the heck did he do?

Those perverts.

Goodness.

Comb hair and pubic hair to collect the ones that fall.

Swab the blood in her mouth.

- Everything. - Okay.

Around shoulder blades at the back,

about 70 grams of flesh was sliced off.

- Take skin tissue from both wounds. - Yes.

Let's see her abdomen.

Rib cutter.

What?

What the heck is this?

I'm done.

- Done swabbing? - Yes.

It's still there.

I swabbed the samples from the teeth, tongue, and parts of the mouth.

Swab everything! Do it again.

Okay. I'm sorry.

I'll swab everything.

Dr. Baek, is the mouth's inside that important?

We'll see.

Ms. Eun, it's already past 10.

We don't even have an hour till the next crime.

Dr. Baek, the COD is strangulation, right?

- Finished? - Yes.

Scalpel.

Bango-dong Homicide Case Report

- Take a look. - What?

Here.

They're different.

What are you saying?

It's not finished here. Hello, Mr. Park.

Ms. Eun, Dr. Ma is finished with his autopsy.

What are those?

Here. These are different stockings.

They look the same to me.

Look.

The stockings Jeong Hui-ju wore doesn't have a line,

but the hanging body has an obvious line.

That's true.

Do you iron your stockings?

No.

They're freshly-bought stockings.

That's right.

The new stockings are folded flat.

But the lines disappear after a while.

They weren't bought too long ago.

Call the Gangdong Police...

to find who bought red stockings at convenience stores...

in the past 24 hours.

- We might track him down. - Okay.

Mr. Park, I'll go to the scene.

Yes. Go ahead.

I'll be here.

They don't have them.

- Here. - What happened?

They didn't have customers.

No one bought stockings.

These two are no good.

Let's move on to the next one.

There's one right around the corner.

How come there are so many convenience stores?

There are convenience stores everywhere.

- Mr. Kang, look at this! - Yes.

What? There's only one left.

- We're from the Eastern DPO. - Pardon?

- Did someone buy these today? - Yes.

When did he buy these?

I don't know. Maybe three hours ago?

Do you remember how he looked?

I don't remember, but I guess he's a pervert.

He bought them all.

- How many did he buy? - I have to check the inventory.

Will you check it?

- Yes. - Hurry.

- Where was it? - This drives me nuts.

- I'll find it. - Yes.

She's good at this stuff, so don't worry.

Ms. Eun, I found it.

He bought nine.

These are announced murders.

They found a lot of blood in the restroom at the Bango-dong park.

Where is Mr. Doh?

We have a third homicide case,

and the prosecutor in charge isn't even here?

I'm at Damsong Playground.

In the food garbage bag,

there's a woman's foot!

Is it true that there was a fourth murder?

The time of the murder was foretold, but you couldn't stop it?

Isn't the prosecution incompetent?

You don't know it after a five-hour autopsy?

He's not insane. He's very sane and smart.

Smart?

How can you say that?

Mr. Doh is about to get fired!

What does that have to do with me?

Partners for Justice Season 2