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The Victims' Game is a work of fiction

that includes scenes of violence and suicide.

The scenes might cause uneasiness or discomfort

and can be offensive to some people.

Viewer discretion and professional assistance are advised.

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

[professor] Forensic science

is designed to understand the pattern of human behavior.

Through evidence, we can understand how and why people do things.

Ironically, nobody cares about who the deceased were when they were alive.

- [indistinct murmurs] - [professor] After they pass away,

we try so hard to understand what they were like

by studying their remains.

Be prepared.

Studying forensic science is a long journey.

- What you're looking at is... - [paper rustles]

- [fire crackles] - [gasps]

[coughs]

Fang Yi-jen, what are you doing?

- [slow breathing] - [professor] Fang Yi-jen!

Fang Yi-jen!

[clock ticking]

[n soft voice] Hydrogen peroxide.

- Hey. Fang Yi-jen! - Hydrogen peroxide.

- [paper rustles] - Hydrogen peroxide.

- [paper crumples] - What are you doing? Fuck you!

You did it.

If you'd put less hydrogen peroxide in it, you could've burned me.

Also, you wrote my name wrong.

- [paper rustles] - [chair creaks]

[slow breathing]

[students mumble]

- [student] Freak. [humphs] - [Yi-jen thuds]

[gloomy music]

[professor] This is the experiment group list.

And you're by yourself again.

You did a good job on the analysis earlier.

But do you know why they did that to you?

[chair creaks]

Forensic science isn't just about finding clues

and coming up with perfect logic.

It is about using the clues you have to find the stories hidden within.

It's true that you do great on logical thinking and analyzing.

But you must understand why they're doing this to you.

Got it?

[foreboding music]

[rapid static]

[theme music]

FINGERPRINTS

[tense music]

[reporter 1] Hello everybody, welcome to Light Media News.

[reporter 2] Hello everyone, welcome to our five o'clock hourly news.

[reporter 3] Focus, bringing you the latest news.

[reporter 4] This morning, a horrendous murder in Chengdong District was reported.

- Murder in Pinglin, Chengbei District. - [reporter 5] A body of a 20-year-old

was found on a beach, without limbs.

[reporter 6] The suspect, Chen, held a knife against the victim's neck

[reporter 7] They didn't know they'd get a call from the murderer asking for money.

[reporter 8] The two parties argued. The suspect strangled his girlfriend.

[reporter 9] According to the witness statement,

the police are currently targeting the same suspect.

[reporter 10] He hid the body in the trunk.

The prosecutor brought the suspect in by accusing him of murder.

[phone buzzing]

- [Cheng-kuan] Hello? - [Liao] Hello, Kuan.

There is a bunch of reporters at the site.

- We couldn't stop them. - [Cheng-kuan] Fuck!

Even the reporters got there ahead of me? What the hell are you doing?

You even gave me the wrong address!

I can't tell east from west right now.

- [horns honking] - [indistinct speaking on radio]

[siren wailing]

[phone buzzes]

FANG-NING

- Hello? - [Fang-ning] Hello, dear.

- Hey. - [Fang-ning] The psychiatrist came by.

Our son is very stable now.

Okay, I got it.

[Fang-ning] Will you pick us up at the hospital?

- [Cheng-kuan] Tomorrow? - [Fang-ning] Uh-huh.

I can't go until the things in the office are taken care of.

[Fang-ning] Okay.

Okay, I'm busy right now.

- [Fang-ning] Okay. - Okay.

[clicks tongue]

[sighs heavily]

[reporter 11] Police officers, what is going on right now?

- Why are you using a bucket? - [reporter 12] What's with the bucket?

- Can you explain what's happening? - Can you give us some info?

- [police] Please go away. - There's nothing to see. Stop filming!

[journalist 1] Sir!

You can't come in! Stop taking pictures.

- [journalist 1] Can you talk to us? - Okay. That's all. Bye.

[Liao] Get him out of here!

If you keep doing this, we'll bring you in, okay?

- Bring him in! - Can you explain this to us?

[Liao] I can't!

Stop messing with us!

- The situation... - Can't you see we're working?

- What's the situation? - Is it an overdose?

They called us because she didn't answer the door.

What's the deceased's name?

- Eh, Su Ko-yun. - [police] Miss!

- [Cheng-kuan] Su Ko-yun? - [Liao] Yes.

- Is it suicide? - Arrest her!

Arrest her and put handcuffs on her!

- [Cheng-kuan] Su Ko-yun, the singer? - [elevator dings]

Yes.

[Liao] This way.

- Did she live alone? - [button clicks]

- Yes. - [elevator closes]

- Did anyone visit her? - No.

- [sighs] - Hmm...

- By the way. - Huh?

How's the case of Nanshi Bay?

[in soft voice] Relax.

I can't change the location, but I've got the rest covered.

Handle it well.

We can never let him out.

[sighs]

Even if it's not a life sentence, he'll still be in prison for 40 years.

[whispers] Don't worry.

By the way, how are you going to celebrate your promotion?

- Captain, man! - [elevator dings]

What the fuck?

This way, turn right.

[foreboding music]

[retches]

- [Liao] Uh. - [plastic rustles]

CRIME SCENE, NO ENTRY

[exhales, spits]

[foreboding music]

[tense music]

[flesh squelching]

[low eerie music]

CRIMINAL RECORD WANG CHUNG-HSIUNG

[adhesive squishes]

[clanking]

[squelches]

[microscope clicks]

[microscope creaks]

[paper rustles]

[door slams]

[Yung-chen] The prosecutor is satisfied with Wang Chung-hsiung's case.

This time, you got it.

Thank you, sir.

[Liao] Captain.

- Huh? - [door closes]

Su Ko-yun's case.

[Yung-chen] Su Ko-yun?

- Sir, there were no signs of fighting. - Hmm?

Aside from the bathtub, we didn't find any blood elsewhere.

[Yung-chen] What about her family?

Ah, her mom is the only one who didn't pick up the phone.

There were six glass bottles beside the bathtub.

I believe they contained the chemicals to dissolve the body.

- Mm-hm. - They are being analyzed.

When will the result come out?

[Liao] I'll have to ask the forensic department.

The forensic department.

[Fatso] Congratulations, Kuan! You're now our captain!

- Congrats! - Congratulations, Kuan!

- Congratulations! - Thank you.

[Liao] Open the bottle, Kuan.

- Captain! Captain! - Open the bottle!

- Captain Sun Yung-chen. - [Fatso] Here he comes again.

[Yi-jen] There's a problem with the underwater murder at Nanshi Bay.

Fang Yi-jen.

How many times do I have to repeat this to you?

Don't barge in when we're having a meeting, okay?

- There's a problem with the key evidence. - There's no problem with this case!

Yes, there is.

[Yi-jen] Wang Chung-hsiung was ruled

to have built a tank with increased partial pressures of oxygen,

causing oxygen toxicity to the deceased while diving.

The report shows that the key evidence is Wang Chung-hsiung's fingerprints

on the cylinder base of the tank.

But when I pieced the cylinder base together,

- I found that it's not the right one. - [sighs]

It has a 0.3 centimeter difference from the actual tank.

The average difference should only be within 0.1 centimeter.

- Which means... - [folder thuds]

- our key evidence is invalid. - [sighs]

It doesn't add up. That's not all.

During the autopsy,

I found traces of falsification on item 23,

which means the autopsy was tampered with.

Captain Sun Yung-chen.

You should ask

Deputy Captain Chao Cheng-kuan to reinvestigate, right now.

[Cheng-kuan] Fang Yi-jen!

You said all that just to tell everyone

that Wang Chung-hsiung didn't do it, right?

The tank was in the ocean for so long. Fingerprints would've been washed away.

So are you accusing me?

I don't need to accuse you of anything, it's...

- It's okay! Go do it! - Stop!

[Yung-chen] Stop!

We're having a meeting.

Shouldn't you go and take care of Su Ko-yun's report?

Can you do that?

[Liao] Get out.

[door opens]

[door closes]

Let's continue.

[sighs]

- [rumbling] - [Yi-jen mumbling]

- [shoes squeak] - [metal clanks]

Yi-jen.

[clicks tongue] Don't be nervous.

All investigators want the same thing.

We don't want the same thing.

- This is the wrong way to do things. - I know. Calm down.

Will you listen to me?

- Your evidence is invalid. - [sighs]

- I know! Listen to me! - You can't convict a person like this.

I'm begging you to stay out of Wang Chung-hsiung's case.

Remember, this won't benefit any of us.

- I don't want any benefit. - All right! I know!

[Yi-jen] This is the wrong way to do things!

- [Liao] He's a bit crazy, you know? - This is wrong!

[Liao] In the future, we can't have someone like him in the team.

[Fatso] He just doesn't get it.

[Liao] Right, I think he has a disorder called...

- [Fatso] Asperger syndrome. - [Liao] That's the one!

You won't ever get promoted if you're on his team.

[Fatso chuckles]

[trolley rumbling]

[trolley clanks]

[plastic rustles]

Have you found out what solution was used to dissolve the body?

I have. It's piranha solution.

Hello, sir. I'm the new girl, Hsiao-ching.

[plastic rustles]

[metal clanks]

[paper rustles]

CRIMINAL RECORD SU KO-YUN

[blows air]

[snaps]

[watch beeps]

[plastic rustles]

[rasps]

[foreboding music]

[liquid sloshing]

[paper rustles]

[clicks]

[shutter clicking]

MATCH OF FINGERPRINTS, NUMBER 57

MATCH

SU KO-YUN

- [mouse clicks] - MATCH OF NUMBER 58

[rustling]

[clicks]

[shutter clicking]

[mouse clicking]

MATCH OF NUMBER 65, 66

MATCH OF NUMBER 69

MATCH

SU KO-YUN

MATCH OF NUMBER 70

MATCH

[keyboard clacks]

PLEASE REQUEST ACCESS BEFORE READING UNDERAGE PROFILE

[foreboding music]

- [forensics] Yi-jen. - [laptop thuds]

I found something weird.

The rubber plug should've been dissolved because it was soaked

in the piranha solution for so long.

But this one wasn't.

I should keep checking.

[train alarm wailing]

[vehicle revs]

[tires screech]

[train rumbling]

[baby wailing]

- [wailing continues] - [waves crashing]

[paper rustles]

[pen clicks]

DID SU KO-YUN DIED OF SUICIDE?

SU KO-YUN KILLED HERSELF IN A HOTEL

- [Liao] Can I put these here? - [man] Sure.

Are you leaving?

- [Liao] I'm heading out for a while. - [man] Okay.

[door clanks]

[sighs]

[car door closes]

What's with the face? Are you in a bad mood?

I bet some money with the dealer to earn more.

Is your team working on Su Ko-yun's case?

Yes.

I only have two questions.

[Hai-yin] Why did you lock down the site and forbid us from taking photos?

Why wasn't the body put in a bag? Why was it in a bucket?

Can you stop asking me questions?

[Liao] I just got transferred here.

Lighter.

Eh! I'll do it myself!

If someone takes a picture, I'm screwed.

[lighter clicks]

[Liao mumbling]

[Liao] I must be crazy.

Why would I be here?

"A police officer who not only appears in casinos,

but also covers and invests in illegal business."

I didn't release those stories.

Am I not good enough for you?

[sighs]

- You can't do this every time... - An out-of-date celebrity died of suicide.

Why don't you just announce that the case is closed?

You're hiding something.

Miss, may I ask if you're done?

- I recorded everything. - [groans]

I don't want to talk to you. Crazy bitch. Fuck.

[Liao] Ugh.

The body was dissolved.

[car door closes]

[foreboding music]

- [metal clatters] - [pen clicks]

DID SU KO-YUN DIED OF SUICIDE?

DISSOLVED BODY

[thrilling music]

[thrilling music continues]

A professor who studied in the US and now teaches at a top university

abused his power for sex.

- I think this top-notch professor... - [door opens]

- This top-notch professor is going down. - [sighs]

[Yu-hsuan] No other media is onto this lead

because he paid the people around him to keep their mouth shut.

Even the female victim is planning to withdraw from the case

because of stress.

But thankfully, these photos are in my hands.

We can expose him.

Okay. I'll talk to the chief editor and fight for the headline.

Thank you, Ta-tse.

I'm going to work on Su Ko-yun's case.

Su Ko-yun who died of suicide?

[Ta-tse] Hmm.

Reserve me a column when you talk to the editor.

[Ta-tse] Hai-yin, stay there.

Uh, is there anything else?

If there's nothing else, the meeting is over.

Please close the door when you leave.

Chairman Liu of Light Media wants to recruit me.

- So are we competitors now? - No!

We're allies.

I'm taking you with me.

The salary? The position?

[snickers]

Three times better than New Times News, of course.

Deal.

[Hai-yin] That's a promise!

[door opens, closes]

[keys clank]

[door creaks]

[door closes]

[clattering]

[clanking]

[wood clatters]

[paper rustles]

[hisses]

[thuds]

[rasps]

FOR DAD

[somber music]

[metal clanks]

[clicks]

[fingers rasp]

[heavy knocks on door]

[doorknob clanking]

[young Hsiao-meng] Dad!

Dad!

One second!

[tapping]

I LOVE YOU, DAD

DAD AND MOM

FOR DAD

[door squeaks]

[foreboding music]

[shutter clicks]

[switch clicks]

[loud muffled clatter]

[muffled yelling]

[young Hsiao-meng] Dad! Help me!

- [Yi-jen] Oh! Hsiao-meng! Don't exhale! - [gas hisses]

- [Hsiao-meng] Dad, it hurts! - [bottles clatter]

[young Hsiao-meng] Dad, it hurts.

Dad...

Dad, it hurts.

Dad...

- [low ringing] - [screaming]

[young Hsiao-meng crying]

GUIDU HOTEL

[yawns]

[elevator dings]

[Hai-yin] Hello.

May I help you?

[Hai-yin] Do you drink coffee?

- No, thank you. - Hmm.

How about a latte?

- No. - I already bought it.

- Oh. - You've worked hard.

- Thank you. - I'm Hsu Hai-yin from New Times News.

[in soft voice] Can I go in and take a photo?

No.

Maybe you can tell me about the case.

I really can't.

- It's a crime scene. We can't joke around. - Relax. I won't let anything happen you.

- Ten minutes! - But...

[policeman] One second. Yi-jen!

- Shouldn't you be in the office? - I need to confirm a few things.

Yi-jen, you can't go in there!

Sir, I'm Hsu Hai-yin from New Times News.

SOCIAL NEWS REPORTER, HSU HAI-YIN

Yi-jen!

Isn't he the investigator

- who solved many cases? - Yes.

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION TEAM

Hello?

[police] Yi-jen is here.

- Yes, Yi-jen. - [suitcase clacks]

[watch beeps]

Fang Yi-jen.

[scoffs]

He just barged in. I don't know what to do either.

Okay.

Okay, I got it.

[lock clicks]

[flashlight clicks]

[ominous music]

[ominous music continues]

[metal clanks]

[clanks]

- [metal thuds] - [flashlight clicks]

[plops]

[clinks]

[foreboding music]

[phone buzzing]

[buzzing continues]

[plastic rustles]

Oh.

- Hello? - Is Su Ko-yun's autopsy report out yet?

[Hui] The autopsy hasn't been scheduled.

- When can it be scheduled? - Tomorrow morning, I suppose.

- Fuck, I had a rough day... - I found a needle at the site.

- I can send it for a toxicology test. - [Hui] Okay.

I...

He's still the same...

[groans]

- [phone ringing] - [breathes heavily]

[woman] Hello? This is Pinglin Youth Detention Center.

This is...

Fang Yi-jen of the Third Investigation Corps of Pinglin City.

I'm looking for a girl under protection control, Chiang Hsiao-meng.

- [woman] Do you know her birth date? - She's 17 years old,

born on January 9, 2002.

I remember her.

Hsiao-meng ran away the day she was sent here.

Now she's identified as missing.

Officer Fang, according to Child Protection Law,

to request data on an underage person, you need authorization.

Have you contacted her mom?

Huh? Didn't you know?

Hsiao-meng's mom passed away before she was sent here.

Officer Fang, can you tell me your authorization number?

Hello? Officer Fang?

Hello? Can you hear me?

Hello?

[thumping]

[breathes heavily]

[Liao munching]

[Liao] I don't get it.

What is the reason behind Su Ko-yun's suicide?

[Fatso] She was not famous and she had no money to buy drugs.

- [Liao] Mm-hm. - [Fatso] Uh-huh.

- [Liao] That's possible. - Why did she choose that hotel?

She had a plan!

[Liao] She picked a hotel which only has broken cameras.

However, I saw surveillance cameras outside.

I think there were two of them.

We checked the footage, but they were blacked out.

Excuse me.

If you were to commit suicide, would you care whether the cameras work?

No.

No shit.

- Right. - So could it be murder?

- [Fatso] How about her lover? - [Liao] Fucking hell.

We've ruled out relationship factors.

Seriously though,

during the years when she wasn't famous, she never went out to see anyone.

[Liao] She didn't contact anyone.

That was incredible.

How about her mom? Did you try to find her?

Speaking of whom, I found a bunch of bank documents

that are all debts.

[Liao] She can't wait to run away. It's impossible to find her.

So you just stopped looking?

[Cheng-kuan] Will her mom come to you instead?

How long has it been?

Is that all the progress we've made?

How about the camera footage?

The cameras in Guidu Hotel are all broken.

[Fatso] We could only rely on surveillance cameras outside.

We only found two of them that have images.

[Cheng-kuan] So what did you find from them?

[Fatso] A woman passed by two hours before Su Ko-yun's death.

But she wasn't Su Ko-yun.

Why the fuck are you only telling me this now, huh?

[Cheng-kuan] Bullshit!

[paper crinkles]

- [Liao] I will hit you. - [Fatso] Don't do this.

- [Liao] Fatso. - Why are you all sitting down?

- Do you want to go home or not? - [Liao] Yes.

- Then move your ass! - [Liao] Okay!

Give me a minute.

[foreboding music]

[foreboding music continues]

[door opens]

[paper rustles]

[door opens]

[door closes]

What are you doing here?

The fingerprint identification is out.

[paper rustles]

CHILD DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD

- [Cheng-kuan] There are only Su Ko-yun's? - Yes.

Have they identified the body? Is it Su Ko-yun?

You will know when the report is out.

Can you please hurry up? Huh?

[Yi-jen] Okay.

- [sighs] - Wait!

[tense music]

What were you doing at the crime scene?

Do you want to be at the front line?

If you want to go to my scene, will you please let me know beforehand?

[Cheng-kuan sighs]

[keyboard clacking]

CHILD INFORMATION PLATFORM

[sighs]

[clicking]

CHIANG HSIAO-MENG

GUARDIANS: CHIANG JO-YING (DECEASED), FANG YI-JEN

CRIMINAL RECORDS: PLAINTIFF BEATEN, SUSTAINING SEVERE INJURIES,

BY THE UNDERAGE DEFENDANT. HE WAS TOO DRUNK TO DEFEND HIMSELF.

BASED ON THEIR CLOTHING,

THEY ARE LIKELY TO BE THE CUSTOMER AND THE WAITRESS OF A HOSTESS CLUB.

[gloomy music]

HOSTESS CLUB, NEWS, MARCH 20, 2018

WAITRESS SMASHED BOTTLE ON CUSTOMER, ALMOST KILLING HIM

NEW TIMES NEWS SOCIAL NEWS REPORTER, HSU HAI-YIN

[Hai-yin] Hello? Miss Ling?

[chuckles]

I'm fine!

Well, I just want to ask you something.

Weren't you working on Su Ko-yun's case?

I wonder if I can have her mom's number.

Oh! Sure.

I'll wait for you. Uh.

[sighs]

[Hai-yin] Mrs. Su.

[sniffs] Mrs. Su, I'm a fan of Ko-yun.

- [lock clicks] - [Hai-yin] Mrs. Su.

[Hai-yin] Hello, Mrs. Su.

I'm so sad about Ko-yun's death.

I know you guys relied on each other.

So I wanted to come by to see you.

[Hai-yin] This is a gift from me.

[door creaks]

[Mrs. Su] Come in.

Thank you, Mrs. Su.

SU KO-YUN

[phone chimes]

[Mrs. Su chuckles]

- Mrs. Su. - [Mrs. Su] Have some water.

Is this Ko-yun's latest album?

Yes, sit down.

[Mrs. Su sighs]

Yes.

She finally quit using drugs

and focused on making this album.

Do you know how hard she worked?

She wrote every single song herself.

Mm-hm.

What a shame.

We won't be able to hear her anymore.

Mrs. Su, you have to take care of yourself.

[Mrs. Su] Ever since she was little,

I had been getting loans to help her nurture her talents.

But...

She...

Why...

She...

Why?

Why?

Why did she do this to me?

Why?

- Why did she do this to me? - [Hai-yin] Mrs. Su.

- Why? Why? - Mrs. Su.

Why did she do this to me?

[whimpers]

Why?

[phone buzzes]

[panting]

Hello?

[Yi-jen] Is this Hsu Hai-yin?

I'm Fang Yi-jen of the Third Investigation Corps of Pinglin City.

[tires screeching]

[car engine revs]

[handbrake clicks]

Come in.

[car door opens]

- [car door closes] - [groans]

Hello, Mr. Fang.

Just tell me which hostess club it was.

I would like to know why you're asking me this first.

[Yi-jen] Just tell me which club it was.

[Hai-yin] I honestly want to help you,

- but I still need... - Just tell me which club it was.

What's in it for me?

It doesn't hurt to help each other and exchange information, right?

Besides, you need someone who knows the place to go into the club.

- I can lead the way for you. - [car door opens]

Hey!

[car horn honks]

[Hai-yin] Where are you going?

I have a car.

- [groans] - [car engine starts]

[lounge music playing]

[Hai-yin] Keep it together. Don't drool at the girls.

[Kuang-yung] Hai-yin! It's been a long time.

Welcome.

- [Kuang-yung] Oh! - Thank you for helping.

[Hai-yin] This is my friend, Mr. Fang.

[Kuang-yung] Why don't I get you two a VIP room?

- Okay. - [Yi-jen] I'll go alone.

You can leave.

This way, please.

[paper rustling]

[door opens, closes]

[approaching footsteps]

[hostess] Hi there.

[rasps]

- Chiang Hsiao-meng. - [wine sloshes]

Have you heard of her?

[hostess] I don't know her.

Your wine.

What should I call you?

Get out. I want someone else.

Okay.

Wait here.

[door opens]

[car door clanking]

[man] Oh, it's open.

Thank you, sir.

[man] Be careful. Don't lose it again, huh.

[bag rustles]

[paper crumples]

[foreboding music]

[foreboding music continues]

SU KO-YUN WONDERFUL TIME

[shutter clicks]

[phone ringing]

[Hai-yin] Ta-tse.

Congratulate me.

I found Su Ko-yun's mom today.

I have proof that when she was alive, she had plans to release a new album.

She didn't die of suicide. Someone killed her.

The murderer even decorated the crime scene to imitate the cover of her album.

No wonder the police haven't announced its closure.

[Ta-tse] Good. Can you write it in time?

I can meet the deadline.

- [door opens] - [Kuang-yung] Come on.

Mr. Fang, see if you like them.

They're all our new ladies.

Her. The rest of you, get out.

- Like this one... - I said, get out.

- [clears throat] - Go.

Go.

[Man-man] Hi, sir.

- Hello, my name is Man-man. - [door closes]

Have you seen her?

Chiang Hsiao-meng?

[Yi-jen] Does the name sound familiar to you?

She worked here once.

I've never seen her.

Get out. I want someone else.

Sir, don't you like cute girls?

- [Man-man] I'm pretty cute as well! - Get out!

[Yi-jen] I want someone else!

[panting]

[retreating footsteps]

[door opens, closes]

- [sighs] - [Kuang-yung] Man-man?

What's wrong with you?

- [Man-man] The customer yelled at me. - I'll handle it.

What's wrong?

[Man-man] I think he's a cop. He's here looking for someone.

Who is he looking for?

Ching-ching.

[Hsiao-shuang] Ching-ching?

[door clanks open]

- [plastic rustles] - [thuds]

[bouncer] You're welcome to mess with us again!

Fuck you!

[door clanks]

[metal clanks]

[groans]

[door clanks open]

[Hsiao-shuang] Sir!

Sir!

Are you looking for Ching-ching?

Aren't you looking for Hsiao-meng?

Ching-ching is her stage name.

Do you know Hsiao-meng?

Do you know where she is?

I don't know!

[Hsiao-shuang] I haven't been able to find her

- since she got fired. - Why was she fired?

[Hsiao-shuang] She was seeing a young gentleman here.

- I think she hit a customer... - What is that man's name?

[Hsiao-shuang] It's Hao, but I don't know his real name.

It has been a while since he quit.

- [Kuang-yung] Hsiao-shuang! - I have to go.

[Hsiao-shuang] If you find her, please tell her I appreciate her encouragement.

Please.

[door closes]

[sighs heavily]

According to New Times News,

the once-famous singer, Su Ko-yun,

is confirmed to have been murdered, and her body was dissolved in acid.

There is a bizarre connection

between her death and her unreleased album.

Let us show you.

[broadcaster] The cover of the album is similar to the crime scene.

A New Times News reporter also has footage of Su Ko-yun's mom.

Let's have a look.

- [Hai-yin] Mrs. Su. - Have some water.

[Hai-yin] Is this Ko-yun's latest album?

[Mrs. Su] Yes.

She finally quit using drugs

- and focused on making this album. - [clicks tongue]

[sighs]

- Do you know how hard she worked? - Fuck it!

[Cheng-kuan] Who's in charge of finding her mom?

- Huh? - [Mrs. Su] Ever since she was little...

You not only lost to a reporter, but also had the info leaked!

...to help her nurture her talents.

Listen.

- [Mrs. Su] She learned this and that... - [Cheng-kuan] If I ever find out

- who leaked it for their benefits, - Why?

- don't blame me for what I do, huh? - Why did she do this to me?

[tense music]

[thuds]

[Yi-jen] Is the toxicology test result out yet?

[Hui] Acid-base neutralization is going to take some time.

Can't your team send a backup?

- [Yi-jen] I'm the backup. - [Hui] Ah.

[Fatso] So should we wait for Mr. Chang?

[Hui] Yes.

[Fatso] Hey, Hui.

Is there anyone else in the forensic center?

[Hui] Are you stupid? He can do ten guys' jobs.

But Kuan doesn't really like...

[Hui] I'm telling you, you can't knock any senses into two kinds of people.

One is dead people, the other is Fang Yi-jen.

You can't stop him from doing what he loves.

Mr. Chang.

[Mr. Chang] Please begin.

[Yi-jen] Chen Yao-hui, the skull.

[grunts]

- [Hui] The appearance of the body... - [Yi-jen] Stop.

Su Ko-yun has had plastic surgery based on the photo we have of her.

Her nose became higher.

Her cheekbones and jaw were sculpted.

Look at this skull.

[Hui] The skull is actually quite complete.

- The angle of the jaw... - [Yi-jen] Look at the pubic symphysis

and the shape of the obturator.

[Hui] This body could be male.

- [Mr. Chang] Call your captain. - Yes, sir.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[Cheng-kuan] The prosecutor will declare the body's identity

at the press conference.

Listen to me carefully.

From now on, no information regarding the case can be leaked.

- [all] Yes, sir! - One more thing.

Make adjustments accordingly.

- Find Su Ko-yun. - [all] Yes, sir!

- [Cheng-kuan] Liao. - [Liao] Yes.

Identifying the body will take a while,

but the result of the toxicology test is out.

There is a high dose of anesthetic in the body.

- Go and track down this lead. - [Liao] Yes, sir!

[Cheng-kuan] This is a suspect of this dissolved body case.

[tapping]

[Cheng-kuan] I want her name as soon as possible!

- [all] Yes, sir! - Let's move!

[broadcaster] Today, the singer, Su Ko-yun, passed away.

We have prepared a video in memory of her.

Let's go down the memory lane with the young Su Ko-yun.

Su Ko-yun loved performing since she was a kid.

In college, she joined the Chengxi District singing competition.

She emerged as a new star, discovered by the producer,

and then started her singing career.

Her first album, Say You Love Me made her famous with a fresh image.

She was also awarded the Best New Artist of the Year in major music awards.

Rumor has it that she was preparing to make a comeback

with a new album, Wonderful Time.

It is very devastating and regretful that she passed away unexpectedly.

[closing theme music]

♪ Afraid to reach out ♪

♪ Pretending not to care ♪

♪ It's okay I'm persuading myself everyday ♪

♪ Still rooted in place ♪

♪ Waiting for you and for myself ♪

♪ And walk into my heart ♪

♪ Who can find me? ♪

♪ Wandering in the crowd Waiting for love ♪

♪ To outline my features ♪

♪ Who wishes to find me? ♪

♪ How I wish to have you ♪

♪ To make my existence worthwhile ♪

♪ Afraid to reach out ♪

♪ Pretending not to care ♪

♪ It's okay I'm persuading myself everyday ♪

♪ Still rooted in place ♪

♪ Waiting for you and for myself ♪

♪ And walk into my heart ♪

♪ Who can find me? ♪

♪ Wandering in the crowd Waiting for love ♪

♪ To outline my features ♪

♪ Who wishes to find me? ♪

♪ How I wish to have you ♪

♪ To make my existence worthwhile ♪

♪ Do you truly ♪

♪ Accept me for all that I am ♪

♪ I'm willing to bet all my love on it ♪

♪ Who can find me? ♪

♪ Wandering in the crowd Waiting for love ♪

♪ To outline my features ♪

♪ Who wishes to find me? ♪

♪ How I wish to have you ♪

♪ To make my existence worthwhile ♪

[Cheng-kuan] Make adjustments accordingly.

Find Su Ko-yun.

Su Ko-yun was spotted at Linjiang Road.

[Liao] Keep looking. See where she's going.

[Fatso] The security at Yu Ping Apartments just reported

that an area near the top floor suddenly caught fire.

[Cheng-kuan] Why are you still standing here?

Get something to put out the fire! Hurry!

The fire was ignited on the body.

[Yung-chen] It's a serial murder case.

Third Corps, put a halt to all your cases. Come and assist with this case.

- Have you found Su Ko-yun? - [Cheng-kuan] Not yet.

[Ta-tse] The victim wasn't Su Ko-yun.

Has the dissolved body been identified?

[man] We found evidence.

- It seems to belong to the victim. - "Chang Tsung-chien"?

- [Cheng-kuan] What is that? - [Yi-jen] It's a memory card.

[Yi-jen] The murderer is trying to mislead us.

[Hsiao-meng] He didn't care about me and my mom. All he cared about was his job.

"The investigator and the murderer in the acid bath case are father and daughter."

How would you like that?

[Cheng-kuan] Fuck! Even the reporters got ahead of me?

What the hell are you doing?

- Why are you using a bucket? - [reporter 12] What's with the bucket?

Can you explain what's happening?

[police] Hey.

Relax. I won't let anything happen to you.

- Ten minutes! - But...

Sir, I'm Hsu Hai-yin from New Times News.

SOCIAL NEWS REPORTER, HSU HAI-YIN

Yi-jen!

[foreboding music]

CRIME SCENE

[Sheng-jung] During the research,

we spent some time asking for help from experts and consultants.

That includes asking social news reporters what they are like

to provide character background for Hsu Hai-yin.

It's so that we have a clearer image of reporters.

Look diagonally...

[Sheng-jung] We sought help from psychiatrists

to discuss and analyze Asperger syndrome for this series.

We also invited forensic pathologists and many forensic experts

to help us develop this series.

I think, in some ways,

we really want to show professionalism in the storyline.

Many things about forensic science are extremely professional.

Before the shoot began,

the crew scheduled a meeting with the Forensic Center for us.

[Hsiao-chuan] It's not just that, we also met the forensic doctors.

The forensic doctors, yes.

On the same day,

a lot of things from the script I didn't understand

and the things I wanted to know were answered and explained to me.

Thankfully, when we were filming important scenes,

some professionals like forensic personnel or doctors

were there to guide us.

[indistinct chatter]

[crew] That's amazing.

A teacher who has high authority came and explained to us

what forensic doctors do.

[Nien-Hsieh] The teacher also explained the methods they use to analyze.

She let us in on an elementary level.

For someone who had no clue on what he was doing,

she explained what I should be expecting and how to handle it.

[Yi-jen]...traces of falsification which means the autopsy...

...a meeting. Can you wait until the meeting is over?

[Hsiao-jou] People probably imagine the Third Investigation Corps to be

Taiwanese police drinking tea

dealing with both gangsters and civilians or other local stuff.

But we're giving them

a more stylish look, so that they're not

just normal Taiwanese police as people imagine.

Fang Yi-jen!

You said all that just to...

[Shih-hsien] When the police are on duty and carrying out investigations,

the actions and prejudice of reporters and forensic personnel

will affect the police's instincts and their investigations.

Uh, the audience can witness

this aspect, especially in this series.

The police and the reporters have a curious relationship.

You can't offend them.

You can only ask, "How are they making so much progress,"

and what are the different methods they are using.

In fact, they are competing with each other.

The police's progress versus the reporters' progress.

The time that reporters take to come up with an article...

I think the competition still exists.

Then are we...

PINGLIN CITY POLICE STATION

[Sheng-jung] As for the police station in Pinglin City,

we made sure to be very detailed.

From the signs, the documents, each of the desks, to the offices,

everything was deliberately made to imitate a real police station.

From A to Z.

We wanted to emphasize the authenticity of the police station.

It also helped our actors get into character more easily.

- Do you know... - Listen to me. Calm down.

I'm begging you to stay out of Wang Chung-hsiung's case.

- You can't convict a person like this. - [Liao] I know.

- Your evidence is invalid. - Fine!

- Use this way to convict... - [Liao] Think about it. Let's go.

The character of a senior manager of news reporters

honestly has to be performed with a distinct mindset.

For example, people would normally feel sympathy when we hear

that someone was harmed or had passed away, right?

[Wei-ming] But in this series,

when you hear someone is involved with a strange murder case,

our characters would be gloating instead.

At that moment, you don't feel sympathy towards them.

Rather, you become cold-blooded.

Staying true to your occupation,

you would be like, "Hey! That's another news!"

[indistinct chatter]

[Wei-ning] When I'm watching the news,

I always wonder, "Why would this be reported?"

I think there are things behind the operation

that we just don't know about.

While I was acting in this series,

I had come to realize how they do things and why they do what they do.

Perhaps sometimes the characters reveal things

in order to make a fake move.

When we reveal something, we may have other goals in mind.

We have tons of ways to do things.

You can either say they control or help each other.

I think that in the end, they just want to solve the case.

She didn't commit suicide. Someone killed her.

The murderer even decorated the crime scene to imitate the cover of her album.

[Ta-tse] Good. Can you write it in time?

[Hai-yin] I can meet the deadline.

Subtitle translation by Alex Ju