Original subtitles

"I called the police. They will arrive in ten minutes,

so secure the culprit until then.

A problem might arise,

so please apprehend the killer no matter what."

You were given that water by the shaman.

-It was the shaman. -The shaman.

And the others were given that water by...

-The woman. -The woman who took the urn.

They said the shaman lives in an abandoned house.

Then is the shaman a ghost?

Then we should find that woman.

No, she's not the killer.

-She isn't? -No.

-The shaman is at an abandoned house. -My gosh.

Anyone would think she is the killer.

-Yes, but it's too obvious. -Hold on.

The police are on their way,

so we need to apprehend one of them.

Depending on where we go

and whom we apprehend,

this story will completely change.

I don't know where to go.

This is the place.

GUIYI VILLAGE

The village seems...

a bit strange.

Hold on. They should be here.

Someone is here.

You're Jong-min, right?

You're such a terrible driver.

-You shouldn't be standing there. -You're unbelievable.

You only joined the team recently.

I received a request

while everyone was lazing around without work.

-What is that? -Why are we here?

Everyone was lazing around.

Someone knocked and left this at the doorstep.

What is this?

Isn't that an urn?

Who left this here?

Gosh.

I gave you a brief overview.

-We are at Guiyi Village. -Yes.

Guiyi?

-Guiyi Village. -"Gui" as in "ear"?

-Yes. -Guiyi Village.

I got a call

from a woman named Ji-yeon.

-Ji-yeon. -That's right.

Who is this?

Who are you?

Please restore justice for my friend, Hye-won.

My name is Ji-yeon.

My friend, Hye-won, recently died.

It seemed like suicide.

But she always told me that she might die.

She always told me that someone might come for her.

Because of the fact that she had depression,

the police ruled it as suicide

and ended the investigation.

But I'm sure it's not suicide.

Are you the one who left an urn at the doorstep of my office?

Hye-won asked me to uncover the truth at Guiyi Village

if she ever happens to die.

Okay.

I will take on the case. I've listened to your story, and...

Hello?

RESTRICTED NUMBER

I wasn't done talking.

Gosh, this is...

I don't even have her number.

Whatever the case, her friend was

under an unknown threat before she passed away.

But the police wrapped it up as a suicide.

So she wants us to restore justice for her friend.

I told her that I will do that, but she hung up on me.

So I didn't get to ask her about the pay.

-My goodness. -I was going to ask,

-but she hung up on me. -It's the most important thing.

The call was from a restricted number, so I can't call her back.

I hope the payment isn't small when we came all the way to Yeosu.

Well, I know that. But...

I don't think we've ever been paid properly.

Everything was for free.

-Anyway, let's go into the village. -Okay.

The detective isn't very helpful anyway.

It's creepy that she gave you that urn.

I don't know if it's all in my head, but the village is chilling.

-Guiyi Village, right? -It's Guiyi Village.

-There's nobody here. -Gosh, what is that?

-She isn't a ghost, is she? -My goodness.

-What is that? -Isn't she wearing mourning attire?

-She startled me. -We should go and talk to her.

-She's praying right now. -Let's keep going.

This village is chilling.

-It's almost deserted. -This place feels weird.

It wasn't cold at the entrance, but now...

-Gosh, she startled me. -My goodness!

She startled me.

Excuse me, ma'am. We are looking for a woman named Ji-yeon.

-My goodness. -Ma'am.

-Isn't that mourning attire? -Her eyes were really scary.

Gosh, I hate this.

-I suddenly feel cold. -I am getting the chills.

Hello.

-Excuse me. -Hello.

Do you know a woman named Ji-yeon?

Do you know a woman named Hye-won?

-What? -Why is she running away?

What's going on?

Excuse me.

-Excuse me. -Excuse me.

What's going on?

-Excuse me. -Excuse me.

-Excuse me. -Please wait.

-Excuse me. -Please wait.

-My goodness. -She startled me.

Hello.

Do you know a woman named Ji-yeon?

-I feel like we should catch her. -Seriously.

She ran away when she saw us.

Excuse me. Wait.

That woman is throwing stones.

-What? -That woman is throwing stones.

Hello.

Gosh.

Did something happen in this village?

Ji-yeon?

Hye-won.

-Is she... -Hold on.

-There she is. -What is it?

-What is it? -We need to catch her.

Hold on. We need to catch her.

-She ran away earlier. -We need to get her.

-Gosh. -Gosh, she startled me!

-My goodness. -Gosh, she startled me!

My goodness.

-That scared me. -My gosh.

Your scream surprised me.

My goodness.

-What is going on? -I can't do this.

Min-young, I really hate stuff like this.

I hate these kinds of things.

Was she burned?

-Burned? -I think she was burned.

She was burned. Look at her hands.

-For goodness' sake. -Come here.

This is so scary.

Her entire body's burned.

Why aren't her clothes burned?

-This is so scary. -We might die here today.

-Gosh. -Why did the client send us here?

-My goodness. -Hold on.

They are the women we saw earlier.

We found her in this state.

The gods of heaven and earth are enraged

and set out to save this young soul.

Please forgive this poor girl

for the sins she has committed throughout her life

so that her soul won't fall prey to the unholy ghosts

and will be able to return to where it came from.

Take her to the crematory.

Excuse me.

-My goodness. -My goodness. Be careful.

Gosh.

Goodness.

Excuse me. We are sorry to interrupt.

But someone left this

in front of our office.

-My gosh! -Goodness.

-She startled me. -Gosh.

-Excuse me. -This village is strange.

Please tell us why you are laughing.

-I mean... -That sent chills down my spine.

-She was the only person who spoke. -This is so scary.

-I am so scared. -Why did she laugh

when she saw the urn?

There is definitely something strange about this village.

-Let's do this. -Okay.

-Jong-min and I will go after... -Okay.

-the shaman. -The shaman.

We will go after her.

The rest of you should continue to look around the village

and try to find some clues.

I don't think we should take this to the shaman.

Sehun, hold on to it.

-She reacted to the urn. -Hold on to it.

-Are you trying to run away back home? -Don't be silly.

Mr. Lee. That's a misunderstanding.

-Seriously. -Don't get kidnapped again.

-Se-jeong, don't worry. -I'll keep an eye on him.

You're even less trustworthy.

Come on.

Shall we ask people about Ji-yeon?

-Of course. -Ji-yeon and Hye-won.

Try to gather information about Ji-yeon and Hye-won's death.

Why do strange things always happen

-wherever we go? -I know.

-Let's meet up later, okay? -Okay.

-See you soon. Gather information. -Okay.

-Don't run away by yourself. -I won't do that.

Don't run away.

Where did she go?

Seriously. Where did she go?

Only the shaman spoke.

The gods of heaven and earth are set out to save this young soul.

I know. That's why we need to find her.

-My goodness. -Everything about this village is scary.

Perhaps the villagers can't speak.

Do you think they are deaf?

-Excuse me. -Don't you think so?

-Excuse me. -I don't have a clue.

They aren't acknowledging us. Can't they hear us?

Maybe they can't.

Should we write a note?

"Where is the shrine?"

All right.

That way?

-This village is strange. -My goodness.

My goodness.

Gosh.

-Hello. -Hello.

Do you know a woman named Ji-yeon?

-Her name is Ji-yeon. -Ji-yeon.

Ji-yeon.

-You can't hear us. -I see.

-We'll write it down. -We'll write it down.

-Ji-yeon. -Her hearing must be impaired.

-Don't you know her? -How about Hye-won?

In that case, do you know her?

-No. -No?

-Okay. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Hold on. Let's go over what we know.

These villagers can't speak very well because they are deaf.

-"Gui" means "ear." -Exactly.

GUIYI VILLAGE

Why is she crying?

My goodness.

-My goodness. -My child!

My child is finally back!

Here you go.

My goodness, her body's gone

and only her spirit remains.

My poor child.

My poor child.

Are you Hye-won's mother?

My poor child.

My poor child.

My Hye-won.

Ma'am, I am sorry,

but can you tell us what happened?

Follow me.

Follow me.

Is this your house?

Are you okay?

I am

deaf.

I am deaf.

Please write down what you want to say.

She is deaf.

Ask her why Hye-won passed away.

Ask her about her daughter.

Ma'am.

WHY DID YOUR DAUGHTER PASS AWAY?

I don't know.

My heart wouldn't ache so much if I knew the answer.

Thank you for bringing Hye-won back home.

By the way, you should be careful

since the villagers are sensitive about visitors.

This is so scary. Seriously.

WHY ARE ALL THE VILLAGERS DRESSED IN WHITE?

It has been that way for a long time.

Why?

I don't know.

WHAT KIND OF PERSON IS THE SHAMAN?

I don't know.

I don't know.

I really don't know.

I don't know.

My child is telling me

to protect you.

I need to go and bury her,

so stay here.

I am so scared.

-Isn't that the shrine? -There it is!

-It's the shrine, right? -The lights are on.

It's here, right?

This place is so scary.

My goodness.

Hello? Is anyone here?

-Does she dance on a blade and stuff? -What is this place?

How dare you enter the shrine?

The gods will become wrathful!

-What? -We didn't mean to intrude.

We received a request from a woman named Ji-yeon.

The thing is, because of someone...

No one will talk to us.

My spell got ruined because of you!

Your spell?

I will have to use you as a sacrifice.

-A sacrifice? -We didn't...

You can't leave this shrine.

Shall we look around the house?

Let's do that.

There is a strange book.

I know.

What is it?

What is this? Kim Hye-won.

KIM HYE-WON DISAPPEARED

-So-hyun. -So-hyun. Kim So-hyun.

KIM SO-HYUN DISAPPEARED

Who are Min-seo and Ji-young?

"Min-seo and Ji-young

-were found dead." -They were found dead.

"Could it be the curse of the shaman?"

COULD IT BE THE CURSE OF THE SHAMAN?

Is today the 18th?

Yes, it is. Today is the 18th.

KIM SO-HYUN DISAPPEARED

I'm sure it's not suicide.

-Hold on. -"Min-seo."

Take a photo.

-Se-jeong. -Seung-gi.

-Did you find anything? -Gosh, they startled me.

What did you find out?

The owner of this house is the late Hye-won's mother.

-How did you find that out? -Really?

When she saw the urn in my hands,

she said Hye-won's name and took it to bury it.

-Did she go outside? -Yes.

-But just now... -We found a strange calendar.

COULD IT BE THE CURSE OF THE SHAMAN?

Some dates are marked on the calendar.

Remember the body we found earlier today?

Kim So-hyun.

-Kim So-hyun. -It says she disappeared.

-Is there something else? -A calendar.

-My goodness. -My goodness.

Is there another one?

Gosh.

-What's the year? -It's 2017.

It's last year's calendar.

-And 2016. -"Kang Hyun-ju."

-"Park Hye-jin." -"Lee Ji-woo."

The calendars go back to 2015.

It looks like a person died every two months.

-What is the meaning of this? -All of them are women.

None of the villagers we saw today were men.

-Right. -You're right.

-All of them were women. -They were.

There's nothing else. These calendars are the only clues.

What is this mark?

What is this?

She was burning incense.

Hold on.

-My goodness! -What is it?

-Incense sticks. -They have names on them.

-Incense sticks. -Are those the names on the calendars?

-Yes. -These names belong to dead people.

PARK SOO-BIN, LEE EUN-JI, CHO SOO-BIN

Did she put a curse on them?

Did the shaman ask her to do this?

What is this place?

-Sehun, does anyone live here? -Hold on.

What is it? My goodness!

-I got the chills. -What is that?

What is this?

Three of them are numbered and crossed out.

Doesn't she look like the shaman?

Am I wrong?

Get ready.

What?

What is going on?

What is this?

-Watch what I do carefully. -Okay.

Begin.

Get up there.

In those balloons are bones and flesh.

-Those balloons? -Instead of you,

I will use them as a sacrifice.

I want you to go up there.

But I...

-You. Sit down. -Okay.

I...

-Wear this. -Hurry up.

We need to get the bones quickly.

You see, I...

Get up there! Hurry up and get up there.

Sit down. Get up there.

Boom, boom, clang.

Pierce and burst the balloons at the sound of the gong.

This is...

If you aren't in sync with the rhythm,

something bad will happen to this man.

Excuse me?

Okay.

Do it right, okay? I have a bad feeling about this.

My goodness.

What are you doing?

Gosh.

I can't do this.

-Come on down. -What?

What was that?

-This is... -Come on down.

-May I try again? -Move in sync with the rhythm.

Boom, boom, clang.

-Gosh. -You aren't in sync with the rhythm.

-Gosh. -You aren't in sync with the rhythm.

My goodness!

Jae-suk, what are you doing?

Let's switch places.

You got that one right.

Let's switch roles. Jae-suk, I will do it.

-I'll do it. -I can do it.

-Come on down. -I can do it.

All right.

Hurry up and come on down.

Okay.

I will probably do better since I learned gymnastics before.

-I see. -Hey, you'd better...

Do it right.

-Get started. -Do this right.

Come on. He has just begun!

My goodness.

He has just begun.

Hold on.

-Hey! -For goodness' sake.

Please give him some time.

Hey, come on down.

Come on down.

I will do it. Come on down.

-You fool! -I will do it.

I will do it. Come on down.

-Boom, boom, clang. -Gosh.

Come on down.

-Is this what you want? -Gosh.

My goodness.

-Come on down. -He has

-no sense of rhythm. -I am much better than him.

-Hold on. -I will do it.

-No, I can do this. -Come on.

Come on down.

-I can do this. -Come on down.

-Listen to her. -No.

-Get down there. -Come on down.

-It's so cold. -We shouldn't have come here.

Poor souls.

Ma'am, do you have a spear?

-A spear? -Do you have something longer?

I can't give you a spear.

Why did you hang the balloons up so high?

-You seem desperate, so I brought this. -Thank you.

-I will succeed with this. -That's better.

One, two.

One, two.

Pierce the balloons!

-Yes! -My goodness!

-That startled me. -You did it!

-What was that? -My goodness.

-My goodness. -You did it.

What are they?

I will use these as a sacrifice in your stead.

-Why did you... -She put meat inside the balloons.

This village is cursed.

A curse of wretched death is upon this village.

A curse?

-What... -Thus, the two of you...

Yes?

This water was infused with a peach tree branch

which dispels evil spirits.

-A peach tree branch? -If you value

your lives,

leave this village.

We have a case to solve.

Ma'am.

We are...

Ma'am, are you going to go home now?

Yes, I should go now.

You're going home?

Excuse me.

You want us to drink this water and leave?

We have many questions to ask.

-Is it good? -It's good.

Drink the whole thing. It's good.

-Drink it all. -It's good.

What did she add in the water?

-Shall we go to the other room? -Yes.

-Is there another room? -Yes.

Gosh, this is...

Gosh, this is...

This must have been Hye-won's room.

That startled me.

There's another picture here.

He must be her boyfriend.

-What? -There's a picture of her boyfriend?

She was wearing mourning attire in the other photo.

It's her.

-Is that her? -Yes. They have the same face.

There are letters

-inside a journal. -Okay.

"Today, some women said something strange at the well.

I didn't get the first name, but the last name was Park."

-What? -Park?

"They said it began when a certain Mr. Park came here.

Apparently, that man and a shaman in our village

fell in love with each other.

But exactly what began?

And who did that man fall in love with?"

All right.

Could he be Mr. Park?

He could be.

THE VILLAGE WAS RUINED BECAUSE OF HIM

-Is that a note? -There's a note.

-"The village was ruined because of him." -"The village was ruined because of him."

-He must be Mr. Park. -It must be him.

-Se-jeong. -Yes?

Perhaps the shaman became angry

because he cheated on her.

-Four women in the picture. -Yes.

Are all four of them dead?

-Four women. -I see.

This is a letter from Jeong-ah.

Jeong-ah...

-You keep finding more clues. -I am looking for them.

You are good at finding clues silently.

Everything I pick up is a clue.

-Jeong-ah. -I think she is abroad.

It says she is living a new life.

She is abroad.

It says she left the village thanks to Hye-won.

It was thanks to Hye-won.

At the center of this case is...

-Hold on! -Gosh, you startled me.

-Hold on! -Gosh, you startled me.

-Please don't yell. -I am sorry.

-Please don't do that. -Min-young, it's Stephanie!

I GAVE MYSELF A NEW NAME, STEPHANIE

What is this?

There's something here.

-Stephanie! -Stephanie!

What?

"Dear Mom."

MOM, IT'S ME, JEONG-AH

I can't see anything because of the flour on my glasses.

-Wipe your glasses. -My goodness.

I look really ugly when I take off my glasses.

Let me see you. You look really ugly.

That's better.

For goodness' sake.

"Mom, it's me, Jeong-ah."

Stephanie Lee is Lee Jeong-ah.

Yoon Jong-hoon said that.

Stephanie Lee, shouldn't you use your real name?

It's Lee Jeong-ah.

-That's right. -We heard it last time.

"It's me, Jeong-ah. How are you?

I moved back to Korea."

-Yes, she moved back. -Yes.

"Back then, there must have been a reason why..."

-"You couldn't come with me." -"Looking back,

you knew something, didn't you?

That's why you helped me run away.

I'll call once I get a cell phone here. Please stay healthy."

That's a lot of information.

Every time we receive a request,

Stephanie Lee's name comes up.

I know.

There is something about Stephanie Lee.

She is the key.

The key?

-Stephanie Lee is the key. -For goodness' sake.

You sound like you are in a drama.

-Let's take this with us. -Okay.

For goodness' sake.

What is in here?

-Jae-suk, there's something here. -What is it?

-Jae-suk. -My goodness.

My goodness.

I hate stuff like this.

PARK YI-DO

IM YOUNG-EUN, KIM HYE-WON

-Oh gosh. -Goodness.

What is this?

This is so scary.

What are these pictures?

-We need to solve this case. -What are these pictures?

-Unbelievable. -It's Kim Hye-won!

Kim Hye-won.

Please restore justice for my friend, Hye-won.

Choi Ji-yeon!

Is Ji-yeon's name there as well?

My name is Ji-yeon.

Gosh, that startled me. Her urn is right here.

Goodness.

-Who called you? -She called me!

My name is Ji-yeon.

What is going on?

I'm sure I got her phone call.

What is going on?

The ones that aren't crossed out must be alive.

What is going on?

Hye-won's name is crossed out.

Kim So-hyun. Choi Ji-yeon.

The villagers who were wearing mourning attire

-all seemed pretty old. -You are right.

These women in the pictures are young.

All of them are young. You're right.

Who is that man, Park Yi-do?

Why is he the only man among the pictures?

You are right.

-Kim So-hyun, Choi Ji-yeon, -Let's go.

-Park Yi-do. -Let's go for now.

Why do you think the shaman

keeps those pictures in there?

I know. And they're all young.

What should we do?

-Shall we go and gather information? -Shall we go outside?

-This house is... -Hey, she's back.

My goodness.

Ma'am, I would like to ask some questions.

She is giving us water.

-Water? -Yes. It's for us.

It's water infused with a peach tree branch

which dispels evil spirits.

What is this white powder?

This will protect you from the curse of this village.

We...

We saw a picture.

What is this picture?

-My goodness. -What is this?

Why are they all wearing mourning attire?

Hye-won's friends.

Jeong-ah.

Ji-yeon.

Where are they?

-I am sure... -Yes?

-that they are alive somewhere. -Okay.

-Please... -Yes.

-Please find them -Okay.

and bring them to me.

Please...

Please find them and bring them to me.

-I don't think she knows anything. -I agree.

Hello? Jae-suk.

I am almost there. Wait a bit longer.

I have a question for you.

Why are you going to that village?

My colleagues are there.

They called and asked me to meet them there.

Why do you ask?

A lot of suspicious things happened in that village.

The villagers hate having visitors.

I see.

I get that it's a shamans' village,

but it's strange to see a village with only women.

There were a number of young girls back in the days.

-I see. -But that isn't the case anymore.

What do you mean by suspicious things?

All the young girls in the village started dying one by one.

It's a scary village.

On top of that, everything the villagers say is a mix

of truth and lies.

It's impossible to trust their words.

Apparently, only young girls can hear the voice of the gods

because they're still innocent,

and they're the only ones to speak the truth in that village.

Only the young girls speak the truth?

I am telling you this

because I am worried about you.

It's not very advisable

for a man to enter that village.

-Here we are. -Okay.

Thank you.

Where are they?

What?

The taxi disappeared without a sound.

What is taking them so long?

Gosh.

What is this? What?

-Hello. -Hey.

You didn't have to come and lessen our shares.

-What? -She doesn't want to divide the payment.

You are ridiculous.

I heard this is an extraordinary village.

This is a scary village.

The taxi driver told me about this village.

What did he say?

He said it's a scary village.

-Where is Jae-suk? -My goodness.

-They are here. -Why did you come so late?

What happened?

We had to wash our faces because we got covered in flour.

Where have you been?

The taxi driver told me

that a lot of young girls died in this village.

-That's right. -I got goosebumps.

The biggest problem in this village

is that the villagers lie instead of telling the truth.

-What? -What?

Did you meet the villagers today?

-Yes. -Yes, we did.

Then everything they said to you was a lie.

However, young girls tell the truth.

They're the only ones to speak the truth in that village.

What did the villagers tell you?

We met the late Hye-won's mother at her place.

She asked us to find Jeong-ah and Ji-yeon,

who were Hye-won's friends.

Please find them and bring them to me.

-Please. -There's a person named Jeong-ah.

Stephanie Lee.

The villagers told us that Jeong-ah committed suicide.

Do you know Jeong-ah?

-She was possessed. -She was possessed?

She killed herself.

Jeong-ah committed suicide?

Hye-won committed suicide, too.

Hye-won committed suicide, too?

Everything they said was a lie.

As for the woman who called me, Ji-yeon...

-What happened to her? -We found her urn.

-Ji-yeon is dead? -She's dead?

Then Jeong-ah is the only one who is still alive.

There was a man who passed away as well.

-His last name is Park, right? -Yes.

What was his name? Park Yi-do!

-Park Yi-do? -Park Yi-do.

-What is it? -Do you know him?

Is Park Yi-do dead?

-Yes, Park Yi-do. -Why?

-He is dead. -I took a taxi here, right?

The taxi driver's name was Park Yi-do.

-What? -What is going on?

What?

I hope you come back alive.

Did the taxi driver look like this?

-Is that him? -Park Yi-do!

-Is that him? -That's Park Yi-do!

We found his urn in the village.

Since he entered our village,

all the girls here disappeared.

Since Mr. Park came to the village?

Young shamans ran away because they fell in love with him.

You mean that the young shamans ran away because they fell in love with Mr. Park?

They all lied.

Was everything a lie?

PARK YI-DO

I remember his name because it was unusual.

When I got out of the taxi,

I looked around to see where you might be.

But the taxi was gone when I turned back.

Se-jeong.

-Come on. -It's a ghost taxi.

-Hold on. -Are you sure it was Park Yi-do?

-Let's go home. -But...

-Let's go home. -Why?

-We shouldn't stay here. -I'm scared.

-Goodness. -That means a ghost drove me here.

And that means I got a call from a ghost.

I think a young shaman

and Park Yi-do fell in love.

-My gosh. -That must be the case.

-The villagers said so. -Seriously.

-I am 100 percent sure. -All the young shamans

who fell in love with Park Yi-do

-passed away. -That's right.

Who is the woman Hye-won mentioned in the journal?

That's ridiculous.

One woman said there are no young girls in the village.

-She said they're all dead. -Right.

There were many young girls who followed the great shaman.

-But one day, she killed all of them. -The great shaman?

She killed them all.

Maybe the young girls are still alive.

Everything the villagers say is a mix of truth and lies.

This village is cursed.

-They're alive. -She killed herself.

-She was possessed. -She killed all of them.

It's impossible to trust their words.

Maybe they are hidden somewhere.

We need to rescue the young girls who are hidden.

We need to find them.

The villagers said the young girls passed away.

But if that's a lie, they could actually be alive

-and in danger somewhere. -That's right.

-They could be locked up. -Where did the shaman go?

Who is the shaman?

You are no better than me who came here late.

The shaman?

We found these drawings at the shrine.

-What is this? -A key?

A key and...

What is it?

At the top of each page,

there's either a square, star, circle,

-or triangle. -Look down here.

I think they are abbreviations.

Solving this puzzle might lead us

to a place where the key can be used.

-I think it leads to a place. -Right?

-We have a clue here. -What?

"With their voices, the gods will appear under the taegeuk symbol."

-We saw the taegeuk symbol on the door. -Yes.

-We saw it at the shrine. -Right.

Then this is the first page.

-This is page one. -It's the first page.

Perhaps each page represents a place.

What could this mean?

-A triangle. -What could this mean?

Hold on. I think the matching symbols should be next to each other.

-Right? -I see.

Like this.

This is page three. This is page four.

-We did it. -I think we did it.

-We did it. -We did it.

"Make rice cake and alcohol with freshly harvested grains.

Then the gods will emit the white scent of chrysanthemums..."

-Chrysanthemums? -Chrysanthemums?

Were those chrysanthemums on the mural?

-Yes! -Was there a mural?

I think I saw a mural of white flowers.

-You are right. -Really?

We should go there.

-Isn't that the mural? -It is.

-These are chrysanthemums. -These aren't cosmos, right?

No, these are chrysanthemums.

-We need to find these places. -Yes.

This is a map.

-This is a map. -Do you see a scarecrow near here?

-There is a scarecrow! -Where is it?

-It's over there. -You are right.

There is a scarecrow.

Se-jeong, what comes next?

"When tree leaves sing a beautiful song, I will go there."

-"When tree leaves" -"When tree leaves..."

-"sing a beautiful song..." -Are we at the right place?

The road splits into two.

In that case, let's split up.

-We will take this road. -Okay.

There are so many trees.

-There is something about this tree. -This tree is...

What is this? This tree is peculiar.

-This must be it. -Hold on.

-This must be the tree god. -You are right.

What's on page five?

"Next to a red animal, the red sky covers the place..."

Could it be that building? The roof is red.

Does the red sky refer to the red roof?

-It seems that way. -I think so.

I don't think we should enter this building.

Shall we play rock-paper-scissors and have the loser go in?

The key must be for this building.

-The key must be for this building. -This is it.

-The key. -Okay.

Let's see if it fits.

-Gosh, that stings! -You startled me!

Sehun!

-I am already scared. -Goodness.

I got zapped by static.

-I heard something. -Hold on.

-The door is open. -I heard a goat bleat.

-Is it open? -It's open.

-Really? -It's open.

-Is it open? -It's open.

-It's open. -In that case...

-Sehun, I... -My goodness.

-What's inside? -Why is this so scary?

-What is it? -What is it?

-My goodness. -They are the young girls.

My goodness.

They aren't ghosts.

-Yes. -We need to rescue them.

-We should ask. -We might need to rescue them.

They are really young.

-I am so scared. -Sehun, you should ask.

-You should ask. -Do we all need to go inside?

-You know what to do. -Let's go.

-Se-jeong. -Come on!

-Se-jeong and Sehun, lead us. -Let's go.

Se-jeong, I promised to protect you.

Forget it.

I am so scared.

For what reason...

We are not going to harm you.

That's right.

-What? -Gosh.

-Are you okay? -Hello.

Are you okay?

-What is going on? -For goodness' sake.

This is so scary. Why are they...

They are saying something.

Lock up all visitors.

-Lock up all visitors. -Lock up all visitors.

Lock up all visitors.

-What's going on? -My goodness.

-What's going on? -My goodness.

What are you doing?

-What is going on? -My goodness.

-What is going on? -My goodness.

What is going on?

-What? -We are here to rescue you!

Hey!

-We are here to rescue you! -What are these?

What are these?

Lock up all visitors.

Lock up all visitors.

Min-young, you remember what happened earlier in the day, right?

-The shaman told people -Yes.

to move the body under the tree to the crematory.

-Take her to the crematory. -My goodness.

-I see smoke. -Where?

-There! -I think something is burning.

-Where? -There is smoke.

-There. -It's bright over there.

We should go over there.

That place is a crematory, so it must mean they're burning something.

Hold on. You're right. Hey, this is...

My goodness.

What is all this?

What is up with this village?

What's this? It's the Chinese character for "earth."

-You can press the buttons. -You're right.

-There is someone inside! -What?

Hold on. Just wait a minute.

-My goodness. -We need to go to him.

Please hold on. What is this?

There is a woman's body at his feet.

She must be the one who was found dead under the tree.

-Really? -How do we go in?

It must be a puzzle.

-I know. -What is this?

What is this?

What is this?

I think they need to be pressed in a certain sequence.

Hold on!

-I am sorry. -It's this button.

It matches with this button. This must be a puzzle.

A puzzle?

Hold on. I think these talismans are connected somehow.

There are numbers. One, two, three, four, five.

There's "one" written here, and "five" here.

I think this is a ghost leg.

-You are right. -It seems that way.

Perhaps one of these buttons needs to be pressed.

-These lines will connect, right? -Yes.

-You are right. -This is the end.

-That's right. -We got the end.

-This is the middle. -That's right.

-We did it. -This one comes here.

-We did it. -It's a ghost leg.

Yes, it is.

-A ghost leg. -Yes.

It's us the number of times we need to press each button.

-Right? That means press once. -Yes.

All right. Let's go.

-Six times. -Which button?

The turtle.

The white tiger.

-What is this? -Five.

-Five. -Five.

Twice for the white tiger.

Once.

-What is the remaining number? -Two.

Twice.

That startled me.

For goodness' sake.

My goodness, that startled me.

Hold on.

-Hold on. This man is... -Who is he?

-He is the lieutenant. -Yoon Jong-hoon.

I almost died!

-Seriously. -What are you doing here?

-Detectives. -Hey.

-Hold on. -Please untie me.

What are these? What is this?

The door is locked. Hello?

-Are they in front of the door? -They are all staring.

I am so scared. Are those girls

-dead? -They are alive.

-They are alive. -By the way,

-they moved their heads in unison. -They are so scary.

They are in a trance.

Yes. It seems like they are following a command.

Why are they all doing the same thing?

Maybe we need to break their curse.

That's right. We need to break their curse

so they can escape.

We need to solve something.

What is this? Is this a rat?

-It's a rat. -My goodness.

What is this?

It's a head.

Why did they put scary stuffed animals in here?

-A red animal. -It's a red animal.

There was something about it.

"Next to a red animal, the red sky covers the place..."

"The red sky covers the place that is full of gods' protection and blessings."

What is this?

A light bulb? It's a light bulb, right?

-The red sky. -There is another one.

What could this mean?

Look at this.

How did you think of sticking it on the wall?

-This part is metal. -Oh, here is another one.

-It stuck. -The red animal stuck to the wall.

We need to follow this line.

-Should we stick them here? -Let's do that.

I came to this village

to do an investigation, but I was suddenly attacked.

You were attacked?

Thank you. That hurts.

As for the three of you...

-Goodness. What brings you here? -Be careful.

-We received a request from a client. -I see.

A woman named Hye-won...

-Did you say Hye-won? -Yes.

Hye-won?

To be honest, I came to this village

because something didn't seem right about her suicide case.

We gathered some information at the village today and found

-a letter. -A letter?

Apparently, in this village, Stephanie Lee...

-Aren't we on the same side? -I mean...

-We are, but... -Okay.

I was about to give you important information.

This is kind of upsetting.

Tell us what it is.

Stephanie Lee's real name is Lee Jeong-ah, right?

-That's right. -She is from this village.

-Yes, she is. We know that. -Really?

I thought I was the only one who knew. There is another one.

She is

on bad terms with me.

We witnessed that ourselves.

That's why I am here.

We didn't solve the puzzle to get such lousy information.

We should tie him back to the chair.

Hold on. I was almost scared to death!

Why are you on bad terms with Stephanie Lee?

She is suspicious in so many ways.

I kept investigating her because she seemed so suspicious,

and it turns out that she and Hye-won knew each other.

This is quite strange.

When we arrived at the village earlier today,

we found this body under a tree.

-You startled me. -My goodness.

I was with a dead body all along!

-Didn't you know? -No, I didn't.

If you look at this body,

we can tell the cause of her death.

Her lips show signs of dehydration before death.

Signs of dehydration?

Yes. Also, there is a trace of foam around her mouth.

Isn't the cause of death similar to that of Hye-won?

We don't know how Hye-won died.

-You don't know? -No.

I think the cause of her death

might be boric acid.

-Boric acid? -Boric acid?

You can use them in small amounts for disinfection,

but ingesting 20g can be fatal.

Actually earlier this evening,

-when I was at Hye-won's house, -Yes?

I found white powder.

Be careful not to

touch or ingest the white powder.

-If you ingest it... -Why would we ingest it?

You said you ate it.

-What? -What?

-The white powder. The shaman... -Did you have the peach tree water?

I thought it was sugar.

It's water infused with a peach tree branch.

This water was infused with a peach tree branch

which dispels evil spirits.

This will protect you from the curse of this village.

What happens if you ingest it?

-The antidote... -You die.

-The peach tree water... -When does it take effect?

I don't know if you took a lethal dose.

Hold on.

I just remembered something.

When we were at the general store,

-you... -You called Tae Hang-ho.

That's right. You have something to do with Tae Hang-ho, right?

Tae Hang-ho suddenly became livid because of you.

You scheduled to meet him.

Hey, Yoon Jong-hoon!

Why weren't you answering my calls?

Tae Hang-ho is a dangerous man.

Hold on. Stephanie Lee is very suspicious,

but so are you.

All right.

To be honest, I approached him for an investigation.

You are involved with everyone who is related to the case.

I know.

Anyway, thank you for saving me.

I will leave

-and get some help. -We need to solve the case.

-Okay. All right. -Bye.

-Bye, Min-young. -Bye.

-He is suspicious, too. -He is.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Jae-suk, we are solving a puzzle. -Yes.

-Okay. -Please come here for a second.

-We should solve it together. -There seems to be an important clue,

but we can't solve this by ourselves.

Okay. I will be there soon.

They told us to come inside the building.

Yes. Hey, that place has a red roof.

-What the... -What is it?

What?

They are...

What?

How... My goodness.

They are all young girls.

Why are they...

My goodness.

-Jong-min! -We are in here.

-This is... -Where are you?

-We are in here. -We are in here.

-What are you doing? -Who are they?

Come to the door.

-My goodness. -My goodness.

-Lock up all visitors. -Hold on.

-Lock up all visitors. -Hold on.

-Lock up all visitors. -Hold on.

-Lock up all visitors. -Hold on.

-What are you doing? -Lock them up.

What are you doing? Hold on.

For goodness' sake.

-Lock up all visitors. -Hold on. My goodness.

-Welcome. -Are you okay?

Are you okay?

My gosh, seriously.

-Are you okay? -My goodness.

-Is this how you got locked up? -Yes.

I was so scared.

I was so startled.

They aren't ghosts.

-No, they aren't. -They are the hidden girls.

Oh, really?

What's important is that we solved the puzzle.

-Did you solve the puzzle? -Yes.

-Shall we stick them to the wall? -Let's go.

I see. That's how you open the door.

That's right.

I guess there are magnets inside.

-Jong-min. -Yes?

You didn't do anything other than get locked up.

Gosh, you don't know how much I contributed.

You stick the objects in the shape of numbers.

-We need to make three. -We need to make three.

-Okay. -Three.

-Three, five, seven. -Seven.

Here is what we think. There are incense burners on the floor.

I think we need to light up seven, five, and three incense sticks.

-I think that's the solution. -That's right.

Once we light up the incense sticks, we will be able to leave this room.

-Okay. -My goodness!

What was that?

-What was that? -My goodness.

That explosion means we are on the right path.

-Yes. -It seems that way.

What exploded?

Let's remove the incense sticks and light them up at once.

Okay.

-My goodness. -I will do it.

-There will be one more explosion. -The door will open.

-What? -What?

-What was that? -We were here earlier.

What should we do about the girls?

This door...

-They're back to normal. -Are you okay? What exactly happened?

Why did you lock us up?

We were locked in here due to a prophecy.

-So-- -We locked you up

because your sudden entrance startled us.

Can we help you in any way?

Please tell us what you know.

-By any chance, -Yes?

did the villagers offer you water while you were here?

-Yes. -Yes, they did.

-If we drank it... -He and I drank the peach tree water.

-We enjoyed it. -I drank it, too.

This water was infused...

It's water infused with a peach tree branch.

My friends died after they drank that water.

-What? -See?

That's what Jong-hoon told us earlier.

Be careful not to

touch or ingest the white powder.

If you ingest it...

You need to neutralize the poison.

-How? -What do we need to do?

In the middle of the village is the Sacred Forest of the Shamans.

The shamans hide the Sacred Water, the holiest water in the village,

as well as their ritual equipment in that forest

for those who will become shamans in the future.

You should go there and drink that Sacred Water.

Do we need to find the shaman?

She left the shrine saying she's going to go home.

The shaman lives in an abandoned house.

-The shaman lives in an abandoned house? -An abandoned house?

I am sorry,

but did that water curse this village?

The curse.

-This isn't a curse. -What?

It's not a curse?

Someone is controlling the villagers

to kill the girls.

This isn't a curse. It's a murder case.

-A murder? -A murder?

Okay. Thank you.

It may be dangerous outside, so stay inside.

Don't go anywhere. Stay here.

We will catch the culprit.

I just got a text message.

"This is Yoon Jong-hoon. As I expected, the victim was murdered with boric acid.

I called the police. They will arrive in ten minutes,

so secure the culprit until then.

A problem might arise,

so please find the killer no matter what."

But the four of you are in a critical situation.

You need the Sacred Water.

-We will die if we don't drink it. -I feel a bit dizzy.

-Right? -Really?

Two people should go and find the Sacred Water.

-I'll go. -Get the water.

Shall I go as well?

-Don't you dare drink everything. -Of course not.

Jae-suk, we will get the water.

Who do you think is the key suspect?

You were given that water by the shaman.

-It was the shaman. -The shaman.

And the others were given that water by...

-The woman. -The woman who took the urn.

Yes.

We have two suspects, then.

The culprit is either the shaman or that woman.

I think it's the woman who took the urn.

There were calendars in her room

and the names of the deceased were written on every single one of them.

What is this?

-Kim Hye-won. -So-hyun.

So-hyun. Kim So-hyun.

The notes inside the room indicated that she'd pray for the missing girls.

But they must've been lies.

Stephanie Lee wrote this in the letter she sent to her mom.

"You knew something, didn't you?"

-She is the shaman's daughter. -Yes.

"You knew something, didn't you?"

So the shaman must have kept the girls in this building

in order to protect them.

-That's plausible. -I think that's the case.

This village

is cursed.

A curse of wretched death is upon this village.

Then is the shaman a ghost?

No, she's just not the killer.

-She isn't? -No.

-But she gave us that water. -Yes.

There was white powder in the water.

The fact that we found pictures and urns in the shrine

-is strange. -It's strange.

-Oh gosh. -Goodness.

They said the shaman lives in an abandoned house.

-That means the shaman is the culprit. -That's right.

She is the culprit. I just remembered something.

Hye-won wrote in her journal that she planned to escape

with her three friends.

"Our village is cursed. It's no longer safe.

I want to live a long life with Jeong-ah, So-hyun, and Ji-yeon."

She wrote that she would leave with them.

But Jeong-ah wrote to her mom, "You knew something, didn't you?"

And she is still alive as Stephanie Lee.

That's right.

Did the shaman only save her daughter?

-Isn't she the killer? -We should...

The shaman?

Anyone would think she is the killer.

Why does she have the urns?

Yes, but it's too obvious.

I can't be sure of this since I haven't met the other woman.

I think it's the woman who took the urn.

Hold on. The police are on their way,

so we need to apprehend one of them.

Depending on where we go

and whom we apprehend,

this story will completely change.

I don't know where to go.

There's a sickle.

My goodness.

-This place is scary. -Gosh.

-Look at that. Those things... -Do we need to go deeper?

It's nothing.

My goodness, you...

What is this place?

My goodness.

Do you see anything that looks like water?

Maybe there will be a water bottle.

There are too many trees.

I don't think it will be up on a tree.

-Do we need to dig the ground? -I think so.

Gosh, this is exhausting.

-The shaman paid attention to the details. -I think...

What are we going to dig with?

We can use a branch.

There was a sickle at the entrance.

-The sickle. -Yes.

-We need to go back out. -We do.

For goodness' sake. How will we dig under every tree?

This is ridiculous.

Where do we need to go?

I am so scared.

We are at a crossroad again.

We will go to the left. You should go to the right.

-We will go this way. -Okay.

We should walk faster since we don't have much time.

-Gosh, that startled me. -My goodness.

-My goodness. -My goodness.

-What is up with this village? -Seriously.

It looks like every house is abandoned.

-Isn't this one an abandoned house? -That one is abandoned too.

We don't have time.

We need to go. We don't have time.

A curse of wretched death is upon this village.

-Which house is it? -I have no idea.

Please find them and bring them to me.

-All of these houses are abandoned. -It seems that way.

They're all abandoned houses.

This is it. I think this is it.

-There it is. -It's an abandoned house.

Isn't that it?

It's the shaman.

Hello.

We found crucial evidence

on the strange events of the village.

This isn't a curse. It's a murder case.

This water was infused with a peach tree branch.

What is this?

Hye-won's name is crossed out.

The mom was lying.

-So it's the shaman. -Then it's the shaman.

-Let's find the shaman. -The shaman is the culprit.

-Min-young. -It's here.

-Okay. -It's here.

-Is it here? -She is the shaman, right?

Yes, she is.

You should come with us.

Please come with us.

It won't take long.

Excuse me.

Please take good care

of Stephanie, my daughter.

-Stephanie? -My child.

-Stephanie? -I am sorry.

This must be the gods' will.

From now on,

the villagers won't have to go deaf

after the coming-of-age ceremony.

What do you mean by the coming-of-age ceremony?

It's the great shaman's duty.

The great shaman makes people go deaf during their coming-of-age ceremony.

However,

the traditions of the great shaman will end with me.

Therefore, there will no longer be such tragedies.

Please come with us.

I have failed to fulfill my duty

as the great shaman to protect this village.

-Now... -How will I atone

-for this sin? -Now...

Gods of heaven and earth.

The police are here.

Please get in the van.

Please take her with you for an investigation.

-Get in. -Please get in the van.

She is Stephanie Lee's mother.

I don't think she is the culprit.

Something doesn't feel right.

-They are back. -Jae-suk.

-Give us the water. -Did you find it?

-Drink the water. -Did you drink it?

No, we didn't.

-Drink it first. -The eldest one can drink first.

-Seung-gi, I found something. -What?

I think I found something.

-Did you find the water? -Yes.

Let's leave a small amount, just enough to irritate them.

-Shall we throw away the rest? -Let's drink some more.

You didn't fill it with tap water, did you?

-We didn't... -Really?

-What are you doing? -My goodness.

What are you doing? I'll die if you drink it all.

-In any case, we drank the Sacred Water. -Yes.

We sent the culprit with the police.

-Who did you catch? -Who?

We caught the shaman.

-We deduced differently. -Really?

How could the shaman be the culprit

-when she hid this water? -The shaman...

The shaman got in the van without any protest and left.

She asked us to take good care of Stephanie Lee.

I think the shaman left because she had no choice.

I think we got the wrong person.

Just to be safe, we should call the police and ask them to protect the girls.

The gods of heaven and earth are enraged

and set out to save this young soul.

KIM HYE-WON DISAPPEARED

COULD IT BE THE CURSE OF THE SHAMAN?

BORIC ACID

I am deaf.

I am deaf.

I couldn't find you guys anywhere.

So this is where you've been hiding.

Subtitle translation by Dong-joo Park