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(Evening of April 20, 2000)

(An abandoned factory in Shimbae City)

If you stay quiet, I'll let you speak.

How dare you abduct an incumbent police chief?

Did Kim Joo Kyung put you up to this?

No.

Then...

was it Hwang Jung Moon?

You'll be dead by the end of tonight.

- What? - I don't know anything either.

My memory has been erased.

All that I know is that you have become his target as well.

Whose?

The little devil.

- Who are you? - He may be young, but he's a devil.

I'm only doing this to protect my daughter.

But then again, my memory will be erased again soon.

Let's get out of here. Untie me first...

and let's find a way...

He's here.

Don't underestimate him...

unless you want to die a gruesome death.

What did you do to Sang Ah?

I did everything you told me to do.

I'll kill you.

There's a party?

Gosh, why so late?

Who are you?

Hey. Hey.

Are you okay?

Hey!

Hey, are you okay?

It was you.

Don't lie.

The person who killed seven people in Shimbae City...

20 years ago.

No... No.

No... No, it's not me!

The murderer... The Eraser...

It's you.

Do you have proof?

Everyone he has hated...

was killed by the Eraser.

Park Gi Dan.

Oh Yeon Tak.

Cho Sung Dong.

No.

You were the first one to identify Yeom Hwa Ran...

Choi Won Young and Yeon Mi Ji. These psychopaths...

killed this poor girl. And you grew up with her...

in the same orphanage.

(Kim Song Hee)

Don't spew nonsense.

You were the one who told Cheon Ki Soo...

to cover up the murder case 20 years ago.

I have no idea what you're talking about,

but it doesn't sound too impressive...

for a killer to say.

Tell me.

Who told you to cover up Moon Yong Dae's murder case?

Why? Are you going to commit another murder?

I can just scan you.

- Stop right there! - Stop!

- Arrest him. - Put down your guns.

We're investigating Deputy Chief Lee Shin Woong for corruption.

He's a killer.

- Stop it. - Shoot him if he tries anything.

Did you think you'd get away with that?

Even if I made a mistake back then,

the statute of limitations has expired now.

A mistake?

An innocent, young man's murder was disguised as a suicide,

and you call that a mistake?

I'm dealing with a murderer in a rightful way.

You have no right to say otherwise.

Gosh, what a fool.

The murderer was right before you. I even gave you hints.

Because it's your job...

to fill in the blanks.

No, sir.

I've known for some time now...

about Det. Dong's connections with the victims.

- What? - I also knew that you wanted...

to get rid of him without getting involved.

And now, I finally know the motive.

You just wanted to cover up your own crime.

You knew he was the killer, yet you kept that a secret?

Do you have proof?

All the victims were those whom he hated.

At the very least, he's the Eraser's accomplice.

What about Cheon Ki Soo's son and Mr. Noh?

Them too.

Baek has a grudge against the Shimbae incident...

that happened 20 years ago.

No, that's what you'd like to believe.

You want to get rid of him since he found out...

that you covered up Moon Yong Dae's murder...

and the Shimbae incident.

You'll have to kill at least one more person...

if you want to keep it a secret forever.

(7 years ago)

(3 days since Seol Meadow's disappearance)

- Candidate number one, Ko Hyun A - Candidate number one, Ko Hyun A

- Ko Hyun A, Ko Hyun A - Ko Hyun A, Ko Hyun A

- Ko Hyun A, Ko Hyun A - Hello, I'm Ko Hyun A.

- Candidate number one, Ko Hyun A - Candidate number one, Ko Hyun A

- Ko Hyun A, Ko Hyun A - Ko Hyun A, Ko Hyun A

- Candidate number one, Ko Hyun A - Candidate number one, Ko Hyun A

- Ko Hyun A, Ko Hyun A - Ko Hyun A, Ko Hyun A

- Candidate number one, Ko Hyun A - Hello, I'm...

- Sir. - What are you doing?

- Let go. - You shouldn't do this.

Let go, please.

Ma'am!

(Episode 13: The Name of the Prophecy)

(2013)

A 20-year-old man who was standing trial...

has claimed to have supernatural powers.

He made an absurd claim...

that he could read people's memory...

just by physical touch.

Yesterday morning, a trial regarding Assembly Ko Hyun A's assault...

took place at a district court in South Gyeonggi Province.

Dong, the defendant, claimed to have supernatural powers.

He baffled the court by claiming that he could read...

people's memory solely through physical touch.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the justice department...

seems to believe his words...

and has closed off the trial from the public.

Rumor has it...

that even the NIS had gotten involved...

since the beginning of the trial...

in order to verify his claim.

All of these factors seem to support...

Dong's claim regarding having supernatural powers,

and the public has become more and more interested.

We found that warning note inside the firefighter's nostril.

"An innocent will be crucified..."

"instead of the sinner."

Dong Baek and Ms. Han Sun Mi...

are investigating a case involving the firefighter's wife.

We believe the Eraser was after the firefighter...

because of his wife who was a doctor.

He's after innocent family members?

My son is still inside!

Jun Young!

Move my family to our safe house.

Sorry?

Get the NIS and the Secret Service...

to escort my wife and my son immediately.

Yes, sir.

Dong Baek ran away last night.

I'll end the briefing here.

From this moment on, Dong Baek will be our key suspect.

He will be your top priority.

We believe Senior Superintendent Han Sun Mi, Captain Koo Kyung Tan,

and Constable Oh Se Hoon will be aiding him.

Track and monitor them.

She was already taken off of a case.

Don't make it harder for her!

This is absurd.

How could Dong Baek be the Eraser's accomplice?

Don't you know him?

He abhors murderers.

- Am I right or wrong? - You're right.

He does seem suspicious.

What did you just say?

There's no proof, yet you're insisting on this.

Who ordered you to do this?

If he refuses to be arrested,

you're allowed to use any kind of force.

Even guns?

Sir, who gave you these orders?

Even those stupid prosecutors wouldn't give such orders.

Dong Baek is one crazy guy. He won't give in that easily.

And yet, you want us to use guns?

You know he has a temper. Are you telling us to kill him?

- Am I right or wrong? - You're right.

(Chief Byun Young Soo)

Show me the proof, sir.

Hey, Young Soo. Are you refusing to obey me?

No, sir. I only wish to see the proof.

The prosecutor didn't request for your help...

when he got the arrest warrant.

Catch him before the prosecution does and find proof.

That's your job. Don't be impudent...

and demand to see proof!

(Press Policy Report)

(For Your Approval)

(The press' biased opinions are tainting the police's reputation.)

Make the press seem hostile to him.

None of them are supporting him as of now.

Sir.

Why is it raining?

I think it'll stop soon. Did you track Moon Yong Gwang?

He vanished into thin air. What about Cheon Ki Soo?

He's totally off the radar.

What should we do?

Like Senior Superintendent Han said, I'll be watching Assemblyman Bang.

Keep searching for Moon Yong Gwang.

I don't know where to start.

We're running out of time. Look.

The press is out to get him.

("Dong Baek Is a Heinous Suspect, Did He Deceive Everyone?")

Reporter Kang Ji Eun's agency wrote this.

The press won't side with Baek.

We're the only ones he has, so stay awake.

I think I should meet with Reporter Kang.

Why would you? She has no power.

I'll call you.

Se Hoon.

You're alive.

How did you know I was here?

Sit down.

This feels like an interrogation.

That's because it is.

About what?

I want to know the truth about you.

You're interrogating me in front of the murderer's desk.

What? Do you think I'm the murderer?

That too.

If I'm truly the murderer, your fate is in my hands right now.

I told you already.

The moment I die, the footage will be sent in realtime.

Shall we get started?

You better be on your toes.

If any of your answers sound suspicious,

we'll arrest you on the spot.

I said, how did you know I was here?

Was Jin Jae Gyu really a shaman?

Why are you curious about that?

Because I need to know the truth in order to answer your question.

What did you see in his life?

Jin Jae Gyu definitely had the ability to see the future.

Did he?

It ran in his family.

(Jin Jae Gyu in 1971, 8 years old)

His mother...

was a shaman.

But, Jin Jae Gyu was an ordinary boy.

At least until he met his enemy.

Rip his clothes.

Hey Hwang Pil Sun, he's only a child.

Should I do it, then?

Are you laughing?

Two days ago, your big brother...

who went to Vietnam for the war was killed by a Viet Cong.

- What? - He died a miserable death.

What did you just say?

You jerk...

Yong Sik.

You should make sure Father doesn't drink or smoke.

Since Mother has bad knees,

you should run her errands whenever she asks.

As for my guitar,

please burn it and bury it with me.

Yong Sik!

Let's get out of here.

Hwang Pil Sun.

You're worse than your mother.

You will die a horrible death.

In the most unsightly way possible.

Mom!

Mom. Mom!

(For orchards and weeds)

What's the matter?

Why did you...

come so late?

Mom, what's the matter?

My dear Jae Gyu.

You must become a big person.

Mom.

There's rice...

in the pot.

Eat it...

before it gets cold.

Mom! Mom!

The day Jin Jae Gyu saw his ability,

Mom!

his mother died.

Mom!

She drank pesticide?

But why is his ability so important?

What does it have to do with you coming here?

It was his last words.

You'll meet him again.

He predicted we'd meet again.

After Dong Baek disappears, you'll find him at the altar.

The altar of the murderer.

Did you come looking for me here...

just because of what he said?

How many dying words did he say?

He told me four things.

He said the Eraser is hiding in your past,

and that I would meet you again here.

Lastly,

he told me to look for the meadow.

- There's still one more. - This one was the strangest.

The night Park Gi Dan died,

he said someone paid a visit to the prayer house.

None other than...

you.

I saw a revelation.

I saw him standing there.

Of course, I ignored it.

I thought he was losing his mind as he faded away.

But, his last words became reality and I changed my mind.

If Jin Jae Gyu can really predict the future,

that makes it more likely for you to have gone to the prayer house.

Did you kill Park Gi Dan?

I wanted to kill him.

I wanted to ask him how it feels to get punished the same way...

before he took his last breath.

Yes.

It's true. I was there.

But I went to read his memories.

Since I was due to get arrested anyway,

I wanted to reveal his crimes to the world.

And?

I turned around and left...

the prayer house.

But you went all the way there.

I was reminded...

of an incident from a long time ago.

The window I would always look at after Meadow disappeared.

That's when I realized...

she would never want me...

to act this way.

Meadow always wanted...

everyone to know my ability...

so that the world would become kinder.

That woman named Ko Hyun A...

was on her way back with her secret lover after a date.

- What is it? - What was that?

- What now? - Over here.

- Hurry up. - Hold on.

Darn it.

Please help me...

- She must be alive. - Darn it.

Please help me...

Gosh. What are you doing?

- What are you doing? - Out of my way!

No. No!

I'm Ko Hyun A.

It was the day after...

when I met her.

Had I...

shook her hand then...

Had I shook her hand...

And you came out so you could convict the murderers.

How did you know that?

My trial record is a state secret.

You owe me.

National Intelligence Service?

Good guess.

You knew everything, so you were just watching me.

What now? Are you going to arrest me?

No, you're not the type to ever commit murder.

What I've been suspicious about...

is a split personality.

The evil personality that killed 7...

in Shimbae City 20 years ago.

What if your other personality worked with an accomplice...

and acted as the Eraser?

I'm not in the mood to joke.

I tried profiling, and there was zero possibility.

Unless you're using a huge trick I can't wrap my head around.

So?

I trust you, Det. Dong.

No.

I trust my judgment.

Is the interrogation over?

For now.

I'm so thankful.

That's why we'll work together until we catch the Eraser.

In the end, what's left is the case from Shimbae City.

I'm certain another person was in that warehouse.

They were over 170cm tall.

When the culprit killed seven people in Shimbae City,

the young Det. Dong was there.

Mom.

He even killed your mother that night.

You were wandering after losing your memory when you were found.

Why do you think the Eraser was called the Young Devil?

He must have been young.

At the time, Moon Yong Gwang was only 17 years old.

Do you think Moon Yong Gwang is the Eraser?

The Eraser must have an ill relationship with your family,

and he also killed seven people.

But two months before the incident happened,

Moon Yong Gwang's big brother was killed mysteriously.

Did he avenge his brother because those seven were responsible?

By becoming the Eraser?

Even if he's not the Eraser, the two of them are accomplices.

How so?

If I was the Eraser, I would make sure to keep...

a good card like Moon Yong Gwang with me.

It's similar to the way he used Jin Jae Gyu.

Then why did Moon Yong Gwang leak Deputy Chief Lee's information?

To confuse us?

I'm sure Eraser has a bigger picture.

We don't know his ultimate objective yet.

"His ultimate objective"?

The one who instigated Lee Shin Woong.

So there's an evildoer who instigated the scattered cases?

And that's the ultimate objective of the Eraser?

Then we have the answer. We either strike Lee Shin Woong...

or crack Moon Yong Gwang who's the Eraser's accomplice.

What should we do first?

You should stay out of it. It's on me now.

- What? - You might end up dead.

Did Professor Ahn talk again?

My condition is a national secret.

She tends to overact.

Rest here. It's not wiretapped, so keep it on.

Are you going to chase clues without me?

You'll only get in the way in your current condition.

This is my fight.

I can't stop even if it kills me.

I have a lead...

on the one who's helping Moon Yong Gwang.

Who is it?

Wait, that's wiretapped.

It's on airplane mode.

When did you take this?

- You might die. - Mr. Moon.

What do you find strange?

Please help me.

She moved first.

Yes, Senior Superintendent Han.

It's me, Old Man.

Hey, where were you hiding?

Senior Superintendent Han was worried.

Where's Seo Yi Soo?

At Bang Jun Seok's.

We'll be right there, so keep watching her. Where's Se Hoon?

He's not here.

- Why not? - He's trying to save you.

What do you mean?

What do you think? He's trying to be a good partner to you.

("Dong Baek Suspected to Be a Serial Killer")

This article is from us.

You know this is not true.

I'm sorry.

I'm not asking you to sugarcoat it. We just want you to write the truth.

Can't you just write about Dong Baek as he is?

I have no excuses.

Det. Oh.

- The day I got appointed, - Thank you for the food!

Enjoy.

I saw Baek for the first time.

Gosh, this month has been so busy.

I know, right?

I suddenly got a strange feeling.

- The noodles are good. - We should check that.

What kind of feeling?

He looked lonely.

We should do it before then.

Salute.

It's an honor to meet you.

May I ask for a handshake?

Yes.

Constable Oh Se Hoon.

What?

Gosh.

People talked behind our backs and called us crazy,

but I...

just felt sorry for Baek.

Hey. You can have all of these.

Really? Thank you!

He wouldn't let anyone get close to him.

But he gave you so much love.

Do you know why Baek started to act like a celebrity?

I can't say he wasn't narcissistic before,

but it's because of the criminals' memories.

The criminals?

Evil memories...

can't be erased easily...

once they're read.

The pains of the victims that Baek read...

can be consoled a little bit when the culprit is caught.

But the memories of the criminals are the opposite.

They only get clearer.

Whenever that happened, people's love...

was the only thing that helped him stay strong.

- Hello. - You're here.

- I'm her dad. - I see.

Thank you so much.

If it wasn't for you, it would've been hard on her.

You should hurry and thank him.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

I made these macarons.

They cried while thanking him for catching the criminal.

Thank you.

Letters from the victims' families cheered him up.

He may seem like he's always dressing up and boasting,

but he was struggling by himself as he was rotting inside.

I was called by the disciplinary committee too.

But, I don't mind.

I can't even protect my partner, so how can I protect the country?

If something happens to Baek,

I'll quit my job.

Even if I get expelled,

I'll make sure to stay by his side.

Thank you for your time.

Seo Yi Soo hasn't come out after going into the house.

You haven't found Cheon Ki Soo or Moon Yong Gwang?

I'll start looking again.

No, the RIU is chasing them as well.

I want you to keep your eyes on Deputy Chief Lee's family.

"Deputy Chief Lee's family"?

The Eraser is killing the families related to the Shimbae case.

He'll target Mr. Lee's family too.

Why?

Mr. Lee is the one who covered up Moon Yong Dae's murder.

Murder?

The seven that died in the warehouse...

were murderers who killed Moon Yong Dae.

- Are you sure? - Moon Yong Dae died right before...

those seven died.

Also, there's a link between those two cases.

- Who? Mr. Lee? - No.

Cheon Ki Soo.

Cheon Ki Soo bribed a doctor...

and fabricated Moon Yong Dae's death as a suicide...

when he was murdered in Shimbae.

Also, he covered up the massacre case that occurred...

in the warehouse in Shimbae.

I have a headache.

But that's not enough to connect everything.

The night those seven men died,

Mr. Lee was held captured inside that warehouse.

He was fated to die in the Eraser's hands but managed to escape.

Cheon Ki Soo already received disciplinary action...

due to bribery 20 years ago,

but his career bloomed after that and was even promoted.

So Mr. Lee was backing him.

They're on the same boat.

So, seven men from a wealthy family killed Moon Yong Dae,

and Mr. Lee ordered Cheon Ki Soo to cover up the case.

But Moon Yong Dae's brother Moon Yong Gwang found out...

and killed all seven men who killed his brother.

But even now after 20 years, he is still in rage...

and became the Eraser...

to hurt Mr. Lee and Cheon Ki Soo's family?

Even if Moon Yong Gwang isn't the Eraser, they are together.

But why are you going to meet Seo Yi Soo?

You need to catch Moon Yong Gwang.

She's our shortcut to catching Moon Yong Gwang.

"Shortcut"?

Old Man, go to Mr. Lee's house with Se Hoon.

I'm sure the Eraser will come near his family.

All right. Oh, boy. Good luck.

Where is Moon Yong Gwang?

How would I know?

- What are you doing? - Put it down!

You moved first.

Your feet moved toward the stairs first, so he could escape.

Are you in a relationship?

I have nothing to do with him.

Moon Yong Gwang merely used you.

No.

He's not that type of person.

No way.

He used you because his purpose is murder.

You know something.

What is it?

Moon Yong Gwang is searching for people to kill for his revenge.

Now's the only chance to stop him.

Where is he hiding?

We don't have time.

At a resort.

Resort?

Please save Yong Gwang.

Please.

Wait.

Dispatch your men at the back like last time.

They're from the Intelligence Agency.

- Intelligence Agency? - Lee Shin Woong's henchmen.

When I assaulted Choi Poong Won,

he was the one who shot the video.

In order to get rid of you.

They know Moon Yong Gwang is hiding.

No.

Moon Yong Gwang didn't come here to hide.

He came to kill his next target.

- How's the security status? - We've closed the whole floor.

What about the secure room in the basement?

2 agents from intelligence and 2 guards are watching it.

Double your men.

And don't let any outside lines connect to the security cameras.

- They might get hacked. - Yes, sir.

Stop playing with your phone.

Dad, it feels so stuffy in here.

What is going on?

Wait.

(Restricted Number)

Yes?

The Eraser will target your family.

What?

His next target is you, who bribed Cheon Ki Soo.

Did Dong Baek say I would die next?

You need to cooperate if you want to protect your family.

Han Sun Mi, you still don't know, do you?

The standard of proving how properly...

a person has lived his life.

That's the amount of power he can mobilize...

in order to protect his own people.

I will protect my family with my own power.

Sir.

The Eraser will come here.

He's the Eraser. Who do you mean?

Oh, his accomplice?

Cuff him and lock him up in the next room.

I'll interrogate him after catching Moon Yong Gwang.

- Yes, sir. - You'll regret it.

The lights!

What's going on in the hallway?

We're checking.

What's going on?

- He's here. - He came sooner than we thought.

He prepared gas.

Gas?

Gas that's used for surgery.

Sleeping gas.

You can't scan him.

Baek.

Baek.

Baek.

Baek!

Are you awake?

What? Wait, what happened?

What do you think?

My successful retirement has gone down the drain.

Captain Koo intercepted you guys.

Hey, wait. Stop!

Stop!

What?

- They escaped? - I'm sorry, sir. I woke up late.

What about Moon Yong Gwang?

He's being transferred to a hospital currently.

Dispatch all emergency units...

and call back all your men who went to the hospital.

Yes, sir.

We'll interrogate Moon Yong Gwang first.

Yes, sir.

They weren't on the same side?

No, let's tighten the security first.

It's a trick.

We have to go back. Get in. Come on, hurry!

You have to leave.

Hey.

Mister.

Look here.

Freeze.

Where on earth are you?

- Moon Yong Gwang was bait. - What?

The Eraser will kill your son!

No!

Mr. Lee's son is down. Seal off the whole building.

You have permission to shoot the suspect.

- Capture or kill at all costs. - Wait.

You have permission to shoot Dong Baek or the Eraser.

No...

Will our son be okay?

How could this... What do we do?

He's still in surgery, but he's passed the critical stage.

Luckily, his pressure points weren't pierced.

"Luckily?"

12 nails were driven into my son's body.

"Luckily?"

If my son dies,

you will die too.

I'll put my life on the line...

to find him.

The main culprit was someone else.

The men who killed Moon Yong Dae.

It wasn't seven...

but eight people in total.

Bang Jun Seok.

The puzzle has been solved.

Reporter Kang, what are you doing here?

Didn't you hear me?

Why? Is it wrong for a reporter to be at a broadcasting station?

I won't follow any of your unfair orders anymore.

What are you talking about? It's a total mess right now.

(Former Assemblyman Bang Jun Seok's wife kidnapped...)

(with murder threat)

What's going on?

Please wait here.

Former assemblyman Bang Jun Seok's wife, Eun Soo Gyeong...

has been abducted by an unidentified man.

The abductor has sent us a picture of Eun Soo Gyeong...

holding a sign that implies a murder will take place soon.

Let's hear Reporter Gong's exclusive report.

Please...

I'm six months pregnant.

It's okay for me to die, but please...

spare my child.

Detective Dong.

Please save my daughter Soo Gyeong.

Please. Please...

(Jeon Woo Jung)

It's not my daughter's fault.

- You can save her. - Please get up, ma'am.

You can save her!

Soo Gyeong is...

your fan.

She likes you so much.

She even followed all your news reports.

Please... I beg of you.

Please save Soo Gyeong and Meadow.

Who?

- Meadow? - You should go.

Meadow...

It's the birth name of Soo Gyeong's baby.

You must find...

No matter what...

Meadow...

Please save my daughter.

You need to save my daughter.

- Please save my daughter! - You need to leave.

- Ma'am, please. - My daughter.

Please save my daughter!

There was someone else.

- What? - The root of every evil deed.

It wasn't Bang Jun Seok.

What...

The link to all the scattered cases.

The one who fabricated Moon Yong Dae's death.

The Eraser's final objective.

You brat!

The one who killed Jin Jae Gyu's mom...

and destroyed his life.

His half-sister.

What kind of resent does the Eraser have?

She appeared after using Moon Yong Gwang as bait.

Your son... This is just the beginning.

- The cause of this whole tragedy. - The clue lies in there.

The one who goes after Mr. Bang is the Eraser.

Anyone who becomes a threat to Assemblyman Bang must all die.

Catch him. Mobilize all your men.

Give him a chance.

A chance for Det. Dong to find the smoking gun.

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