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(All places, names, organizations, groups...)

(and religions in this drama are fictitious.)

What kind of a studio is this?

Let's go.

What are you doing? Let's head in.

(Soh Jung Hwa)

(Police)

Yes, Jong Woo?

Hello?

Jong Woo, are you there?

Jong Woo,

you were right.

I think they're a whole group of murderers.

We received a report at our Patrol Division today.

I'm going into the studio right now.

You can't go in.

My girlfriend...

- is trapped in the studio. - Your girlfriend?

Then...

I'll head over.

No, that will put Ji Eun in bigger danger.

What they want is for me to come here.

Ji Eun will be safe if I go in.

You'll get hurt if you go in.

Just stay right there. I'll head over.

I have to go in.

This won't end until I head in.

Jong Woo?

Jung Hwa,

the knife we found at the scene has been tested.

The results suggest that it belongs to Ahn Hee Joong who's missing.

- What? - District Investigation Team...

is looking for him as a suspect, not as a missing person.

They wouldn't leave behind evidence that easily.

Where are you going? Everyone is here.

Jong Woo just called. He's heading inside the studio.

- Why would you... - I'm heading over there,

so call me if anything comes up.

But...

- Still... - And Hyun Woo,

if you can't reach me, please come for me.

- Chang Hyun, - Yes?

get out as soon as you feel like you're in danger.

I was on the judo team.

- Get out as fast as you can. - Fine.

What's this?

They're here.

Darn...

Be careful.

(Episode 10. Gas-lighting)

Okay.

The case...

is here.

I think no one is here.

Why?

Be careful.

(I've been waiting for you.)

Maybe they're somewhere else.

They're here.

What are you doing?

What are you doing? Get up quick!

I suddenly feel so sleepy now that I've loosened up.

We haven't found Ji Eun yet.

Can't you get the laptop first?

That's where all your work is saved.

Hey!

Did you drink this?

- What? - Did you drink this?

How can you just drink anything?

Jong Woo,

I can't move my body.

Get up! Get it together.

- Wake up! - Well...

Hey! Why did you get so scared?

Why are you at your desk?

Where's Ji Eun? Where is she?

Why do you keep looking for your girlfriend here?

Don't you think that's odd?

Maybe I should find her first.

Stop talking nonsense.

Tell him to come here.

Tell him to come here right now.

Here he is.

I knew you'd come back.

What did you do to Ji Eun?

What did you do to Ji Eun?

You know well what happened to her.

Darn it. Stop spewing nonsense.

I'll kill you if you do.

All right, kill your friend with that knife first.

Then I'll let your girlfriend go.

What?

You don't even have a backup plan. Why hesitate?

- What's this? - I went to get my laptop fixed...

and the store was having a giveaway event.

This is the prize for the last place.

It's cute. I'll put it on my bag, thank you.

No problem.

This is going to be fun.

He's so brave.

What?

Jong Woo,

what are those people saying?

You won't do that, right?

Jong Woo.

This is going to be fun.

You'll hurt your wrist if you try to grab it.

Nice.

He can't move,

he's fat,

and dumb.

Should I sell you off to Jagalchi Market?

This is the story I've been writing since I moved into this studio.

Right.

Before I moved in here,

I thought the world that I lived in...

was hell itself.

Being impoverished.

A burdensome brother.

My poor mother.

The army and the college.

But...

this is where the real hell is.

Horrendous hell...

created by strangers.

What brings you here?

Oh my goodness. You're just eating out all the ham.

I can't do this well now that I'm in a hurry.

Jong Woo!

Jong Woo, just hold on for a moment. Food is almost ready.

I'm late.

I'm leaving now.

Jong Woo, it's ready!

- Jong Woo, take these. - I'm late.

Jong Woo, take these.

Take these.

- Here. - All right. I'm leaving now.

Make sure to eat all three meals even if things get busy.

I can take care of myself.

Jong Woo,

be careful of people.

People are the scariest creatures.

Ji Eun.

Ji Eun!

Ji Eun.

Ji Eun.

Min Ji Eun.

Ji Eun!

How does it feel? When your doubts become certain,

doesn't it feel thrilling?

What did you do?

What did you do to Ji Eun?

I was trying to finish this.

Look over here. This is Ji Eun's.

Isn't this pretty?

What are you doing to us?

What are you doing to us?

She's not dead yet.

I just put her under for a moment.

Listen carefully...

to what I'm about to tell you.

I'm pretty sure...

this will be interesting for you too.

I'll spare you.

Jong Woo.

Who's there?

My gosh, you're going to shoot me with that?

Don't move.

Look at you, dropping the honorifics.

What have I done wrong?

Where is Jong Woo?

Why are you asking me that?

He didn't come here.

Jong Woo, this is Jung Hwa. If you're here, scream.

- Jong Woo. - "My gosh!"

Gosh, you're scaring me.

I don't think you should behave like that.

Jung Hwa, where are you?

Jung Hwa. What's this noise?

Jung Hwa.

Jung Hwa. Are you all right?

Sir!

Where are you now? Are you at the studio?

You can't even do your job right.

Who cares? We're going to leave here anyway.

Lock her up in the basement.

Not on the fourth floor? In the basement?

The handsome guy is on the fourth floor.

We should her and the thug some privacy.

I think the police will be coming here soon.

They don't have any warrant. What can they do?

I'll take care of them. Just take care of her.

My gosh, you're going to act again.

Actually, my dream was becoming an actress.

You should carry an umbrella.

Look at this. Look.

That woman pushed me like this.

That must have hurt.

By the way, I think you must have gotten the wrong idea.

What do you mean?

I want you to arrest her right now.

If you don't, I'll report her to the National Police Agency.

Excuse me, ma'am. Are you sure Jung Hwa really hurt you?

Are you calling me a liar?

It's just that we can't reach her.

Why would I lie about this?

Please calm down.

We'll leave after we check she's not here.

My gosh, how many times must I say this for you to understand?

That witch grabbed my arm and pushed me like this.

- "Witch"? Watch your language. - Hey, hey.

What else should I call her then?

- What are you doing? Stop it. - I mean...

- She called Jung Hwa a witch. - Stop it.

- Don't say anything. - You're giving me a headache.

Ma'am, let me call you an ambulance. Why don't you go inside...

- Sir, we must check this. - My head is ringing.

- I can't breathe. - Once I get a hold of her,

- I'll take care of this. - My goodness.

- Sure. - Okay.

She's not a police officer.

- She's a thug. - Hey, let's leave.

- I have a headache. - Hey, come with me.

How could she do such a thing?

Goodness. How could she do that?

Darn it.

- She's not answering, right? - Her phone is turned off too.

Hey, no one made a report. Do you have a warrant?

We need a warrant to go in and search.

But her phone...

Hey, her phone could be off.

Come on out.

(Maum Church)

When can I expect the article?

I'll be posted this evening.

It'll be huge.

I'll post a comment when it's out.

Jo Yu Cheol.

(Jo Yu Cheol)

(We express our condolences to Jo Yu Cheol.)

He's dead? What?

(We express our condolences to Jo Yu Cheol.)

("Freelance Reporter Found Dead on a Mountain in Eunhye-dong")

Darn it. Did he figure it out?

You can do the rest.

Really?

Yes. I need...

to go somewhere.

Where?

Before we leave here,

we need to take care of smelly things.

Darn it. When did this guy die? Darn it.

When did he die?

(Police)

The landlady...

has left the cute one alive...

and hidden away.

The skin's so soft.

My knife...

will go in so easily.

Mister.

You're the one who touched my property?

There's no private property. We're all family.

Family? We're family?

How dare you?

(Police)

I told you not to touch another person's belongings.

Goodbye, mister.

Goodbye.

Darn the blood.

Goodbye.

I think we should leave soon.

Wait.

I can't wait much longer.

We shed too much blood because of the young man.

Do you still not trust me?

It's not that I don't trust you,

but I can't stand you talking back at me.

Don't worry. You raised me.

That's right.

You owe me, so you should be respectful.

Oh, and can we move to a cooler climate?

Sure.

Can you check on the man from Unit 303?

They should be almost done by now.

Are you sure?

No.

The kitchen.

How come?

Mr. Unit 303. Let's play.

Where... What's going on?

Is this what he does after all I did for him?

Are you trying to stab me in the back?

I know you're there.

Where are you?

You can't hide forever.

You must do as I say.

Don't disobey me.

Mun Jo.

I found him starving and brought him up.

Where are you?

Where are you?

If I'd known this would happen,

I'd have killed the young lady in the basement.

(Police)

The landlady's dead.

So is...

my brother.

I guess you should...

die as well.

What are you doing up here?

Why?

Will you kill me with that?

Darn it. You catch on too quickly.

Come on. I'm not quick-witted. You're just stupid.

Shut up, you jerk.

Does that hurt?

Doesn't that hurt like crazy?

This is the problem with you.

- You're stupid. - What?

You should've pushed it all in.

You know,

you can never kill me.

Guess why.

In this world,

there are too many like me.

(Police)

Mr. Ahn.

Hey.

Mr. Ahn, are you okay?

Mr. Ahn.

What are you doing? Answer the phone.

Yes, sir.

(Jo Hyun Ho)

This is Eunhye Patrol Division.

Yes.

Eden Studio?

Are you sure?

Yes. We are on our way.

What's going on?

It's from Sexual Offender's Crime Center.

The damage alert of an electronic ankle bracelet...

came from Eden Studio.

What?

Aren't you happy?

You can kill anyone you want.

Or keep them alive if you want.

Doesn't it feel like you've become a deity?

From now on, you and I can do anything together.

Don't you get excited already?

Yes, I am excited.

I am excited that now I can kill you.

Sure.

Then shall we put an end to the novel you were writing?

Let me ask you one thing.

Why are you doing this?

There has to be a reason?

You know about human instincts.

The instinct...

to gnaw on the weak,

and enjoy...

as the weak suffer.

That's not true.

If you are a human,

even a really bad human...

won't do what you did.

I am not so sure about that.

You liked it...

when people in the studio...

died.

Honey, now you and I...

will be together forever.

Stop spewing nonsense.

Once you are dead, everything will be over.

What are you doing?

I will make sure you die a most painful death.

You devil.

You are...

the best masterpiece...

I ever created.

(Police)

(Eden Studio)

- Move her. - Hurry.

Are you hurt?

How's your head?

How is it?

What about Jong Woo?

Jong Woo? He's in the ambulance over there.

I'm asking if you're okay.

I'm glad.

My goodness.

Let's go.

(Eden Studio)

(Closed temporarily)

What does "closed temporarily" mean?

Where are you guys headed?

- I can take... - I'll give you a ride.

the bus over there.

I'll grab a cab over there.

Okay.

- Good work. - Okay.

Take care.

Goodbye.

Bye.

Bye, Byung Min.

It has been confirmed that Seo, twin brothers, Byuns,

and Hong, the residents of a studio...

located in Eunhye-dong, had been committing hideous serial murders.

They met at an orphanage 20 years ago and conspired to commit murders.

It's highly likely that a murder of an entire family...

at a vacation rental house...

in Gyeonggi Province was executed by this group.

Yun, the other resident of the studio...

Sir, you heard about that incident, right?

Of course.

I heard Ji Eun was connected to that incident.

Yes, I heard her boyfriend was an aspiring writer.

I guess he was living in that studio.

The comments sounded awful.

Some people wrote that her boyfriend was a murderer.

That's why you should be careful whom you date.

Sir, we should get lunch. What do you want to get?

Still, he's cooperating on the police investigation.

- Pizza. - Pizza?

But we drank yesterday.

I'm craving greasy food.

Okay. Let's order pizza.

- Okay. - There's one around the corner.

You're badly hurt.

Mr. Ahn Hee Joong.

Hey. Okay.

Excuse me.

I'm Detective Lee Kwang Jae.

I worked with Detective Cha Sung Ryeol.

You remember him, right? Detective Cha...

Excuse me. Can't he talk?

No, he can't.

Well...

I'm sure you probably don't want to remember it.

We came here because we needed your statement.

- Hey. - Okay.

Let me ask a few questions.

Someone from Eden Studio tried to kill you, right?

Who was that?

It's all right. They are gone now.

These people tried to kill you, right?

Then what about Yun Jong Woo?

Yun Jong Woo?

He was just an ordinary guy.

He behaved like the guys his age.

He wasn't the chatty type.

But when he drank, he turned into a nasty guy.

That's when I knew that he was hot-tempered.

He seemed pretty cheerful when he first joined the company.

But he started to look dejected.

And he said that he'd work late even when we didn't ask him to.

I got the feeling that he didn't want to go home.

He said he didn't want to go back to the studio.

Whenever our CEO talked about the studio,

he would look upset too.

Right. Reporter Jo was...

in the office with just Jong Woo once.

He told me that something creeped him out.

Creep him out?

Yes.

Jong Woo talked about murderers as if they weren't a big deal.

Besides, he was scary when he beat up Mr. Park.

I was beaten up in the office with a keyboard.

I was going to sue him.

That jerk was a total psychopath.

Right here. I had eight stitches here.

I didn't do anything to him.

Darn it. That jerk...

I'm sure...

he conspired with that jerk and killed the CEO together.

I'm sure of it.

People like him should be isolated from society forever.

Please make that happen, Detectives.

After hearing...

that his girlfriend had been kidnapped by Seo Mun Jo,

Jong Woo went to the studio.

He called me before he went inside.

What will happen to Jong Woo?

- Yun Jong Woo? - Yes.

As for Jo Yu Cheol and Shin Jae Ho's murders,

we put him on the suspect list and investigated him.

But there's no evidence or lead that points to him as the culprit.

He did say that he killed Seo Mun Jo.

Given the on-site examination,

it will be considered as self-defense.

I see.

That's a relief.

Then,

except for Hong Nam Bok, Seo Mun Jo killed everyone?

Yes. Eom Bok Soon killed Hong Nam Bok.

And Seo Mun Jo killed Eom Bok Soon and Byun Deuk Jong.

We have circumstantial evidence for it,

and Seo Mun Jo's fingerprints and blood to back it up.

Then, were they behind the incident at the vacation rental house?

Probably.

- Ms. Soh. - Yes.

You said that you saw Eom Bok Soon killing Hong Nam Bok.

Yes, I was passed out that time, but I heard the noise.

But this is odd.

Ji Eun, I just had one question.

Well...

I'm sure remembering it would be tough on you.

Jong Woo said that he killed Seo Mun Jo on the fourth floor.

I was wondering...

if you saw it or remembered anything about it.

I don't remember it that well.

Jong Woo...

was mumbling something to himself.

What did he say?

No.

Please don't kill me.

Save me.

It wasn't me.

It wasn't me!

You just die.

Sorry. I don't remember.

Okay.

I was worried to hear you wouldn't see anyone.

It's good to see you.

What will happen now?

Oh, that?

On the 4th floor and basement of the studio building,

they found a lot of blood belonging to the missing persons.

So,

the police are sure they did it,

so they'll say it was self defense on your part.

We have Ahn Hee Joong's statement,

so I don't think you need to worry.

- Those children. - What?

What will happen to them?

- It's okay. - Go on your own.

They're so sweet.

Gosh.

What do you think...

is good and what is bad?

What? Well...

I'm not sure.

I should go and work on my novel.

Okay. I hope you recover soon.

Don't worry too much.

There's one last thing I'd like to ask you.

That night at the studio.

What really happened?

The people there.

Did Seo Mun Jo kill them all?

Yes. Eom Bok Soon killed Hong Nam Bok,

and Seo Mun Jo killed Eom Bok Soon and Byun Deuk Jong.

- Ms. Soh. - Yes?

You said that you saw Eom Bok Soon killing Hong Nam Bok.

Yes, I was passed out that time, but I heard the noise.

But this is odd.

It's different from the murder at the vacation rental house.

In that case, the suspect was an expert.

It was as if he enjoyed the act.

Everything was done clean and meticulously.

It's different this time. This guy's more of an amateur.

He kept on stabbing and hitting the dead.

It looks like one person did it.

The people there.

Did Seo Mun Jo kill them all?

I think I should go now.

What? Okay.

(The Metamorphosis)

Jong Woo. I have something for you.

I found it on the 4th floor.

It had your name on it. Here it is.

(The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka)

When Eom Bok Soon killed Hong Nam Bok, you saw it, right?

I was passed out at the time, but I heard noises.

The people there. Did Seo Mun Jo kill them all?

That's odd.

This guy's more of an amateur.

He kept on stabbing and hitting the dead.

It wasn't clean.

It looks like one person did it.

You people...

aren't worth living.

We should've killed you sooner.

Kill all those fools.

Go to hell.

You catch on...

too quickly.

I'm not quick-witted.

You're just stupid.

Die! Die!

Die!

Honey, now you and I...

will be together forever.

I will make sure you die a most painful death.

You devil.

You are...

the best masterpiece...

I ever created.

Something's weird. Why did he do it?

He must've hated them.

Strong resentment does that.

- Right? - Yes.

- How much must he have hated them? - I guess.

I'll let you live.

But...

kill everyone else outside.

I'll kill them all.

I'll kill you all.

I'll kill everyone.

(Die die die die die die die)

Die. Die.

Die! Die!

You had fun too.

When you killed everyone here.

Didn't you?

What...

You are...

the best masterpiece I ever created.

Please don't kill me.

Save me.

Honey, now you and I...

will be together forever.

It wasn't me.

It wasn't me!

(Investigation Underway)

Honey.