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(All characters, places, companies,)

(and incidents in this drama are fictitious.)

Ms. Lee, the victim of this case, was strangled to death...

at the hospital where she was being treated.

They found the culprit's DNA under Mi Jin's fingernails.

- Ji Won... - What's important is that...

- our article wasn't a total fake. - Give me that.

I'm positive that Jo Pil Doo is the murderer.

He's the doctor who was at Jo Pil Doo's deathbed.

Jo Pil Doo?

I'm not sure.

I saw his death when I met him in prison.

How did he die?

It seemed like he died on an operating table.

I figured that could be the case since he has late-stage lung cancer.

Is Jo Pil Doo here?

Jo Pil Doo! Jo Pil Doo!

Ms. Yoo!

Jo Pil Doo! Jo Pil Doo!

Jo Pil Doo! Jo Pil Doo!

Medical staff. Medical staff!

- There she is! - She's coming out.

- She's coming out. - She's coming.

- Honey! - She's coming out!

- Ji Won! - Move aside!

- Please say something! - Make room!

Honey! Honey!

Stop taking pictures! Stop taking pictures!

- Go away! - Please say something.

- Breaking news. Jo Pil Doo, - Please say something!

- a murderer who killed seven... - Please!

- by burying them alive... - Don't take any photos!

was just killed at a hospital.

- Honey! - He was stabbed in the abdomen...

and was carried to the OR immediately but passed away.

Ms. Yoo, the suspect of Jo Pil Doo's murder,

is the mother of Ms. Lee,

the victim of abduction and murder...

in the recent Bongnae-dong high school girl case.

The police arrested Ms. Yoo without a warrant on the scene.

Were you here to meet with Jo Pil Doo?

Yes.

It's not your fault that he died.

Mr. Goo...

is Jo Hyun Woo.

He's...

Jo Pil Doo's son.

Were you aware of that?

Yes.

I should've told you earlier.

I'm sorry I didn't.

But how did you find out?

I'm sorry, but this is all I can tell you...

for now.

That's fine.

Feel free to tell me whenever you want.

(The Game: Towards Zero)

(Episode 13)

When I was young,

I'd always wish...

that he'd die.

He was the reason why my dad died.

He was the reason I became an orphan.

Every time I missed my dad...

and hated being alone,

I'd hate him. But...

I'm sorry.

I didn't know this would happen.

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

It's not like I don't understand you.

But...

if we want to find the true murderer,

we need to disclose the fact...

that Jo Pil Doo was wrongfully accused.

That way, we can arrest Mr. Goo who murdered Mi Jin.

I can't give you much time.

I truly hope you'll make the right decision.

Yes, Ms. Lee?

Did you hear about how Jo Pil Doo was murdered?

Yes, I'm at the hospital.

Don't tell me...

you were at the scene of the crime.

I was.

Did you look into it?

What's important is...

the reason why Mr. Goo was released.

The request for an inspection was denied...

due to the lack of evidence.

Lack of evidence?

I don't think they found his DNA under Mi Jin's fingernails.

Seeing how they didn't request another warrant,

I don't think they've found any decisive evidence just yet.

Didn't Ms. Seo tell you this already?

It was too hectic here, so I didn't have time to ask.

Right.

I'll dig deeper and let you know.

Be careful.

How?

How could they not find any evidence under her fingernails?

If they found Jo Pil Doo's DNA like last time,

then that lady stabbed him, thinking he was the murderer.

Then why didn't Ms. Seo tell me about that?

There she comes!

- Hey! - Move out!

- She's coming out! - There she is!

- Move aside! - Move!

- Hey, move aside! - Come on!

Move aside!

- Please say something! - Say something!

Come on!

- Let us see her face! - Come on!

- Please say something! - Let us in!

Jo Pil Doo, a serial killer, was murdered...

this morning at Joongang Hospital.

The suspect was Ms. Yoo, who had lost her daughter...

during the recent copycat case in Bongnae-dong.

She was arrested on the spot without a warrant.

The hospital stated...

that Jo Pil Doo was stabbed in the abdomen...

by her when he was on his way to receive treatment.

- He was carried to the OR... - Turn that off.

but was pronounced dead.

Are you sure he died?

Ms. Yoo.

- Why did you... - He's the murderer.

I heard that scumbag killed my daughter.

That scumbag killed Mi Jin.

Ms. Yoo.

Who said that?

Are you all right?

Back then...

I'm sorry. I was...

It's fine.

I understand.

Would you like some coffee?

By the way...

Speaking of which...

Regarding articles about your wife...

and your daughter,

would you be willing to have an interview with us...

so that Hana Daily could publish our own exclusive?

- What? - It wasn't my idea.

The higher-ups demanded for it, so I had no choice.

- What did you say? - This might...

actually help your wife too.

What? What did you say, you jerk?

- Captain, stop it. - You repeat that to me. Let go!

- Stop it. - Let go of me!

- Please stop. - Let go.

- Captain. - Say that one more time.

- Captain! - Say it.

- Say that to me one more time. - Are you all right?

We just received Jo Pil Doo's body.

If we delay the autopsy...

for the unidentified body from Sinsa-dong,

we'll be able to bump him up to the first on the list.

- What do you think? - Just follow the schedule.

Pardon?

Just follow the schedule.

But the detective in charge of the case is here too.

I'll talk to her.

You personally came here again today.

Yes.

(Case: Murder of Jo Pil Doo)

(Medical Examiner in Charge: Goo Do Kyung)

He was stabbed...

in the right abdomen with a 15cm-long kitchen knife.

The doctors tried to stop the bleeding...

by opening him up right away, but...

But he bled to death?

Yes.

For whose benefit am I doing this autopsy?

- Pardon? - If you're trying...

to charge her with manslaughter because he died...

from exsanguination even though she stabbed him,

that won't be fun.

"Fun"?

- A person died. - So what?

- Do you seriously not get it? - I don't.

You don't need to expedite the autopsy.

And I don't plan to.

I'll right every wrong, so everyone...

will be treated fairly.

Do you think it will change anything?

No.

It won't.

But whoever remains must go on with their lives.

I think...

that's what kept me going.

[VIU Ver] MBC E13 'The Game: Towards Zero' "Do Kyung's Grief of Losing His Father" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

Whenever you see your death,

you'll be in pain.

I will make sure you never forget...

how you lost someone so precious...

until the day you die.

You'll...

never find...

Seo Joon Young.

You can't see her death...

because you cause...

her death.

That woman, Seo Joon Young,

will die because of you.

What do you really want?

What if what I want is Joon Young?

You'll never find Seo Joon Young.

I want the smallest camera you have.

Do you also sell tracking devices?

Of course.

This tracking device is used for vehicles.

There's a magnet on the back of it,

so it's easy to attach it.

Just like this.

Do you have something smaller than that?

How small?

Something you can carry around throughout the day.

Give me a second.

The pendant might look like...

a piece of jewelry at a glance,

but it's a tracker.

Do you want that too?

No.

Not this one.

I'm sorry to interrupt you during your prayer time, sir.

I have something to tell you.

As you requested,

I looked into what Tae Pyung has been up to.

From his card statements,

I checked he bought...

a number of surveillance cameras and tracking devices.

I guess Tae Pyung wasn't able to persuade him.

Pardon?

Even after killing a girl,

he was released due to the lack of evidence.

Then, is Tae Pyung trying to use the cameras to...

He'll probably use those to surveil him.

Keep reporting back to me.

It's not like he'll stop even if I told him to.

I'll think about a way...

to stop him.

Yes.

So you're saying...

Jo Pil Doo wasn't the real culprit,

but the evidence was forged...

to make him rot in prison to this day?

- Yes. - And the DNA found on the scene...

belonged to Kim Hyung Soo, not Jo Pil Doo?

That's what I'm assuming.

What about Kim Hyung Soo, then? Where is he right now?

He's currently missing.

Missing?

Yes, I can't find any traces of how he had kept living,

so it looks like...

Forget everything. Cover it up and move on.

What?

I don't care if you must leave it as an unresolved case. Cover it up.

- Sir. - Hey, man.

The honor of the police is at stake.

Do you think you quitting will put an end to this?

On top of that,

you said Goo Do Kyung is an NFS medical examiner.

You have no way of proving he's the culprit. What's your plan?

What are you going to do?

I'll take responsibility and lock him up in prison.

Please give me your trust.

If you're going to have a go at him, make sure you get positive proof.

Until the day you lock him up,

make sure no reporters snoop around for information.

Do you understand?

Yes.

He must have had a tough life.

Cut.

Get ready for the next autopsy.

Goodbye.

- Great work. - Great job.

See you tomorrow.

1109?

What does that number mean?

(Seoul Joongang Police Station)

Wait, then...

Jo Pil Doo really wasn't the culprit?

No, he couldn't be the culprit.

He couldn't get into the hospital where Mi Jin was,

and he looks far too different from the man who walked in there.

Your wife also seemed to think Jo Pil Doo was the culprit.

Does she have a good reason?

We received a report that the DNA...

found in Mi Jin's nails belonged to Jo Pil Doo.

You really are different because you're a reporter.

We believe Jo Pil Doo's DNA was...

forged as evidence after the victim's death.

I can only ask you to wait...

until we find hard evidence.

Ms. Yoo.

Did you eat something?

How's your hand? Is it all right?

Honey.

Ji Won.

What about Mi Jin?

What?

What about her funeral?

Let's cremate...

her body.

We can't...

We can't bury her in a coffin twice.

- Okay. - And...

don't come here.

You have to stay with her.

If you come here,

Mi Jin will be left all alone.

Okay, I'll do that.

Let us...

say our last goodbye to her...

together.

I'll make sure...

I make it happen.

Is Mr. Lee Jun Hee gone?

Yes.

This is frustrating.

I understand why,

but I'm not supposed to.

That's why it's important to stay within the lines.

You become a criminal the moment you cross over that.

If you stay in the lines...

I have no idea.

The victims will feel like their life is like a prison.

Did Mr. Kim Tae Pyung say anything about Jo Pil Doo's death?

You two went to see him together.

He couldn't catch it because he died in the middle of a surgery.

He only sees the moment before, so I guess he didn't see...

Ms. Yoo stabbed him.

You're back.

Joon Young, you knew?

Yes.

There's no reason to blame her.

It's all my fault.

I have no excuses to make to you.

So what are you going to do now?

I'm going to organize a new team for the investigation.

A new team for the investigation?

Yes.

I don't want to force you to be involved...

only to get in trouble.

Mi Jin's case is also related to this,

so it'll be transferred as well.

So take your hands off of this case...

as of today.

(Episode 14 will air shortly.)

I'm sorry I didn't tell you ahead.

It's okay.

He was like a father to you.

I understand.

Anyway, what are we going to do?

Are we really taking our hands off?

I'm joining him.

What's important is catching the culprit.

Whatever. I'm taking a simple approach.

I'll join him too.

Me too.

Come on.

If you all say that first,

it'll look like I'm forced to join you against my will.

It looks like you don't want to.

- No way. - I'll find someone else.

Mr. Han!

Thanks for your good work.

Kang Jae, I really want to join.

We all feel the same way,

so please don't feel burdened.

We'll resolve...

Mi Jin's case to the end.

Thanks.

But...

this means he'll find out how you covered up this case.

What's your plan?

I will...

apologize to him first.

You're going to meet Mr. Goo and apologize to him?

I'm not sure if he'll accept my apology,

but I need to apologize sincerely...

to make him open his mind.

That means...

I plan on making him confess.

If I record the conversation,

it can be used as legal evidence.

I plan on apologizing sincerely...

to get the truth from him.

(Joon Young)

(Joon Young)

Yes, Joon Young?

I'm sorry I called so late.

- Where are you? - Well...

I'm home.

You aren't at a parking lot again, are you?

No.

Didn't you come to the hospital...

because you had something to say?

You already know that now.

That Goo Do Kyung is actually Jo Hyun Woo.

I was there to tell you that.

It looked like...

Mr. Baek had been supporting Jo Hyun Woo...

ever since he was in the orphanage.

- So... - You don't have to explain.

Joon Young.

Don't get too stressed out.

Everything will be all right.

Right?

You are...

the coolest detective...

among the detectives I know.

Thank you.

I'll call you again.

Okay.

("Jo Hyun Woo, Serial Killer Jo Pil Doo's Son, Hangs Himself")

What brings you here?

I wanted to talk to you.

That's a surprise. I didn't think you'd visit me yourself.

Come in.

I thought it would be better...

to talk to you here than at your office.

So?

What do you want to say?

I'm sorry.

Your father wasn't the culprit.

I am the one who forged the evidence...

to make him look like one.

I was out of my mind...

after I lost my friend.

Hey! No.

Dong Chul!

You! You jerk!

You jerk. Why did you do that?

Why did you do that?

(DNA Test Result)

The result said that the DNA wasn't a match,

but I didn't believe that.

(Hong Min Ah)

We found your father's DNA...

and bodies...

wherever he worked.

How is this possible?

(Killer of Midnight Case)

(Evidence from the scene, suspect's hair)

(Jo Pil Doo)

Hello. I'm sorry, but there's a slight problem.

I think we sent the wrong sample of the suspect.

Yes.

I'll send the strand of hair again.

Thank you.

(Jo Pil Doo's hair)

So...

I swapped the suspect's strand of hair with your father's.

I should've acknowledged my mistake and corrected myself...

when you called three years ago.

I'm truly sorry.

You may not believe me,

but I went to Kim Hyung Soo after receiving your call.

If he was truly the murderer,

he had to pay.

But?

When I arrived there,

he was long gone.

I'm telling you the truth. Please believe me.

Okay.

I'll believe you.

But...

why are you confessing this to me all of a sudden?

Let's end here, Hyun Woo.

If you want me to make a public apology, I'll do that.

I'll announce it...

to the entire country...

that your father did not murder those girls.

So let's stop here, Hyun Woo.

At least, do it for Mi Jin who was innocent.

Please?

You're right.

That poor, innocent girl.

Why did she die?

Do you know why...

the murderer killed her?

Was this what you meant...

when you said you'd right every wrong...

so that everyone would be treated fairly?

Was this it?

Hyun Woo...

But you wouldn't be able to catch the murderer anyway.

I already cremated him.

What does he mean?

He's talking about Jo Pil Doo's body.

We can't conduct a DNA test on cremated bodies.

This is why...

you should've apologized...

20 years ago!

Don't you think so?

(Jo Pil Doo)

I believe he swapped an unclaimed body...

with Jo Pil Doo's.

The body has been decomposing for a while,

so I assume they moved him to a crematorium.

We should check.

You're right. That's why they were surprised.

They thought the body would've been badly decomposed.

They've already cremated the body this morning.

All right. You can come back now.

The knife that the NFS analyzed...

had Jo Pil Doo's blood on it.

(DNA Analysis)

- But in fact... - It's Kim Hyung Soo's,

not Jo Pil Doo's.

You're right.

I believe Goo Do Kyung took measures beforehand.

But if he could drench that knife with his blood,

perhaps, Kim Hyung Soo is alive.

[VIU Ver] MBC E14 'The Game: Towards Zero' "Woo Hyun Apologizing to Do Kyung" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

("Jo Hyun Woo, Serial Killer Jo Pil Doo's Son, Hangs Himself")

You look so out-of-it.

Isn't it cold? Get in.

Did I drag you here...

when you need to get some rest?

Well, you said this was the place you get your rest.

You fooled me all right.

But why is this your place of comfort?

You can leave here if you decide to.

When I look at planes,

they remind me of my parents in the States.

Why did you come to Korea?

I came here...

because I heard there's someone who can see deaths just like me.

Right. When you came to my house a while ago,

you met him too.

Then, can he also...

Yes.

Before his vision loss, he could.

And...

I ended up staying here.

If I ask you to leave here with me,

will you come?

I think a place, free of bad people...

and where I won't see any deaths would be great.

When I look at you, that's what I think about...

from time to time.

What's this?

It's a necklace with a tracker.

It's the necklace I had with me when I died.

Whenever I see myself in the mirror,

I always see that necklace in my hand.

You have no idea how surprised I was when I saw it at the shop.

I thought it'd be all good if I didn't buy it.

But I ended up buying.

And I thought I might...

end up dying without giving it to you.

I had that silly thought...

several times a day.

Keep this for me,

so this necklace...

never makes its way back to me.

Today, let us pray...

for our brothers who have left us.

Our Savior always takes compassion on us...

and forgives us with mercy.

Please remember our brothers who left this world.

I ask of you not to send him over to the devil.

Please let the sacred angels...

guide them to the paradise, their eternal home.

I pray to you in the name of your son.

(Cremation Chamber)

So the culprit wasn't Jo Pil Doo?

No.

The person who killed Mi Jin...

wasn't Jo Pil Doo?

No.

Ji Won.

But I'll make sure I find him.

The scumbag who killed Mi Jin.

I'll find hIm...

and kill him.

Whether it was Jo Pil Doo or someone else,

I should've done that.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Ji Won.

She must get going now.

- She's coming out. - Let us pass through.

- Hold on. Answer our questions. - Make way!

- Do you have any comment? - Move back!

- Wait, we have some questions! - Turn this way!

- Please! - Move out of my way.

- Step back. - Hold on!

- Stay back! - Stop it!

Hello?

You're still keeping up with the charade.

What do you want?

I'm sure you know what I want.

Don't you already know I have no intention of doing so?

So are you planning to take this to the end?

What if I am?

Are you sure you can keep up?

Is your revenge worth...

throwing away everything?

I know you want to live.

Isn't that why you got a new identity?

If you stop now,

you can live as Goo Do Kyung.

Sure.

That might be possible.

But...

what happened to your bravado that made you blab...

I was going to jump to death in front of cops?

I can change one's death.

As long as there's a will,

you can change your death too.

Your father...

wouldn't want you to become a murderer, either.

You must have forgotten.

I'm already a murderer.

Bring him in.

And what did you do to the victim after that?

Ms. Yoo.

Ms. Yoo?

(Suspect)

Did you take it?

All right. We'll get going.

This afternoon at Joongang Hospital,

the on-site inspection...

for the Jo Pil Doo murder case was conducted.

The suspect, Yoo,

is the mother of Lee, a victim of the recent copycat crime...

- of Jo Pil Doo's case. - I'm glad that guy died.

- My gosh. - After she read an article...

suspecting Jo may be related to the death of her daughter,

she came to commit such a crime.

That's awful.

The police asked reporters...

to refrain from reporting on speculations.

After the on-site investigation,

the police plan on sending Yoo to the prosecution...

for the murder of Jo Pil Doo.

1109. It's the same as his doorlock.

Who are you?

(The Game: Towards Zero)

Where are you? Where are you right now?

I'll make you regret making me confess.

I can't reach Detective Seo.

Her phone is turned off. I can't find her.

You'll die.

Kim Tae Pyung will die because of him.

Aren't you scared? You'll die because of me.

I am.

But I won't avoid it.