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(All characters, organizations, places, entities, and events...)

(in this drama are fictitious.)

(Please be aware of any unpleasant or unsettling content.)

If I had answered my phone, she might not have died.

In Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province,

the eighth victim of the stigmata killer was found.

The police never gave up on trying to find the serial killer.

If by any chance, something bad happens to me,

I don't ever want you to know.

What do you mean?

Ko Eun Ho saved a man's life yesterday.

You saved my life today.

I'd forgotten about it.

Shortly before my sister died,

I met a strange man on the street.

New Life Church.

- The pastor's name? - Seo Sang Won.

I wasn't in hiding.

She was happier than anyone I knew,

so why was it her instead of me?

Observe the miracle that is my rebirth...

and tell my story to the world.

There's been a ninth victim of the stigmata serial murders.

You still have it, right?

What are you doing here at this hour?

Is something up?

You see...

- Are you hurt? - What were you about to say?

But how could I not know...

if something happens to you?

But you don't know. You know nothing about me.

(23 hours ago)

(Episode 3)

Is something up?

There's something I want to say.

Just a second.

Yes, ma'am.

The test you requested on the first victim's card.

Oh, right. What did you find?

Five sets of DNA were found on it.

Two are of female DNA.

The victim's mother and younger sister, no doubt.

Do any of the rest belong to Seo Sang Won's DNA?

No.

- What about the angel doll? - His was on that.

I knew it.

Well, thank you.

Young Jin.

Right, sorry. Where were we?

I won a prize for good conduct today.

Is that what you came to tell me?

You won't know unless I tell you.

I'll get going then.

We'll go and get something nice to eat soon.

(Shinsung Middle School)

(School Newsletter)

I wonder if he ate breakfast.

Where did he go?

Ju Dong Myung.

Let me hear you talk.

Let me go.

Am I free to go now?

Show me what you put in your bag.

- No. - Open your bag.

You have no right.

It's an obligation, not a right.

I'm your teacher.

I need to know what you guys were doing here at this hour.

I can't just pretend like I didn't see anything.

Open your bag.

They're sneakers.

I didn't like them, so I gave them to him.

Show him.

If you don't, he'll only get suspicious.

Can we go now?

Go on.

Eun Ho, did you really give him that?

Yes.

You need to be honest with me if you want my help.

My mom's boyfriend got me those shoes.

I didn't want them, but I couldn't throw them away.

So I gave them to Dong Myung.

Okay, you can go.

(Seo Sang Won)

Everything matches.

But there's missing evidence.

The outfit you were wearing on the day of the incident.

Right.

Okay.

Let's meet outside after school.

Let's wrap things up for the day.

What's with him?

Mr. Lee, can we go home already?

Did you all check the notice board?

- Yes. - Yes.

Be careful on your way home.

- I'll see you guys tomorrow. - Okay, sir.

- Okay, sir. - Bye, sir.

- Bye, Mr. Lee. - Bye, Mr. Lee.

- Bye. - See you.

(Shinsung Middle School)

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

Is that how you're going to treat an adult?

Hey.

How dare you mess with Min Sung?

Min Sung told you...

because he thought of you as his friend.

But you threatened to tell the teachers...

if he didn't turn himself in?

I gave him a chance.

What?

Because he's my friend.

If he's your friend, you should keep it quiet.

Hey, stay right there.

You know what? Today, I'll help you understand...

what it really means to be a friend.

I couldn't help you when you first put up the board,

but I'll help you take it down.

They were blessed.

I'm sorry to tell you this. But she was not qualified.

That's why I punished the woman.

Hold my hand. Please.

You cannot survive because you don't have a sign of resurrection.

"A sign of resurrection"?

They must have the same signs.

"Blessing".

Why are they different?

(Eun Ho)

Hey.

Hello?

Eun Ho?

Ko Eun Ho.

(Recent calls)

(Calling)

(Eun Ho)

The call cannot be connected. Please leave a message...

Hey.

- Where are you? - Why?

The New Life Church gave me Seo Sang Won's...

Revival Team's national tour schedule.

I'll come right back.

It's the tour schedule from 1998 to 2000.

Did you check it?

Yes. There were 64 revival services.

They include all the dates for the eight serial killings.

That means there's no room for doubt.

Boss wants the case closed within a month.

Why a month? Let's wrap it up in two weeks.

The media will...

report on the killer's identity, won't they?

What about testimonies?

We're scheduling meetings with the church and foundation.

Why the foundation?

They have no ties with Seo Sang Won.

What more do you want to find out when we have the killer?

The reason Seo Sang Won punished Im Hee Jung.

The reason she got the sign of resurrection on her hands...

when she was punished.

A psychopath went into overdrive. Didn't you know?

If you must meet someone,

look into foundation's chairman of the board.

He talked to Im Hee Jung a lot recently.

The number in green is Chairman Yun Hee Seob's number.

They talked late at night a few times.

Ms. Cha, shall I take this to the NFS?

- Yes, please. - Okay.

(Call History)

(Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu)

(Chairman Yun Hee Seob)

(Shinsung Foundation)

Sun Woo.

I won't go on a blind date.

What?

That's not why you called me?

The stigmata serial murders.

The church is a mess.

I'm sure it is.

Both the victim and killer have ties with our church.

Hee Seob.

You know,

I remember what that Seo Sang Won was like.

He always had this benevolent smile,

and he loved kids.

He often gave them presents.

So they liked him a lot.

But...

with the hands he stroked and hugged the kids with,

he cold-heartedly murdered those women.

In such a chilling and terrifying way.

Is that what you wanted to talk about?

The most recent victim is Director Im Hee Jung.

- What? - In return for cooperating,

the church asked the police to keep her identity a secret.

That won't last for long.

Then the foundation will have a lot to deal with.

I might be called in to testify.

You? Why?

It's just a formality.

It doesn't have to be you.

If anyone must, it must be me.

Others might say something pointless.

You were against her becoming a director.

Father insisted on it.

She was a heavyweight within the church.

Don't worry too much.

It'll die down after a while.

I just wanted to keep you in the know.

People at school might start to talk.

Stay calm and don't cause any trouble.

I won't.

Good.

(Club Activity Gallery)

(11th Shinsung Writing Competition)

(Eun Ho)

Hey.

Hello?

Eun Ho?

Ko Eun Ho.

Eun Ho.

When you get this, call me at any time.

(Ko Eun Ho, Shinsung Middle School)

Can the guardian of Shinsung Middle School student Ko Eun Ho...

please come to the reception?

I will repeat.

Can the guardian of Shinsung Middle School student Ko Eun Ho...

please come to the reception?

Move.

- Is he alive? - Yes.

- Let's go. - Who are you?

He's the chairman of this hotel. Get going.

Now!

(School Office)

(Emergency Contact List)

(Ko Eun Ho)

(Mother)

Take it.

Don't tell me what to do.

(Teachers' Office)

At this hour?

This is Lee Sun Woo.

What?

Is...

Is he...

alive?

He fell from the roof,

but the car cushioned his fall.

Doctor.

Please save the kid.

We'll do our best, but I can't make any guarantees.

No. Do better than your best.

What about the hotel?

The local police took over.

Okay. And the kid's mom?

Her phone is turned off.

Darn it.

The kid's homeroom teacher is on his way.

Okay.

(Surgery in progress)

Sun Woo, why are you here?

Are you his homeroom teacher?

Yes.

Eun Ho... Did you see him?

How is he?

Gosh... He fell from that height,

but he looked like he's asleep.

The car he landed on was crushed.

(Homicide Team 1, Team Leader, Lieutenant Cha Young Jin)

What are you looking at that for?

Where did he get my business card?

The man lived in near seclusion...

and there weren't any prints on it.

He probably wiped it down.

Why would he do that when he was bold enough...

to send me that video?

You're before dinner, right? Let's go.

I can't shake off this hunch I have.

He said it's the sign of resurrection,

so why did he leave it on Im Hee Jung's hands...

when she should be punished?

Also, why did he say that Su Jung...

didn't deserve a resurrection unlike the others?

Want a drink?

The answers to those doubts you have...

were only inside Seo Sang Won's head.

Now that he's dead, there's no way to figure them out.

Even if he were alive,

you wouldn't have gotten your answers...

unless he was willing to talk.

Excuse me.

Officer Yun, who are you here with?

No one, sir.

Actually, I've been sitting there for quite some time.

Well, I heard everything.

May I join you?

You were the victim's close friend...

and received a phone call from the killer directly.

You even lied about what the killer told you.

They're all reasons for you to excuse yourself from this case.

You shouldn't be allowed to lead this investigation.

I'll keep my mouth shut though.

Instead, let me join your investigation.

Why? We already caught the killer.

I heard you from over there.

You're considering a copycat or the possibility of an accomplice.

Ms. Hong once said this about Ms. Cha.

She's a detective who gets lucky with the cases she receives.

Why would anyone consider that lucky?

Then, I'll say they are opportunities.

Please let me have a chance too.

That's enough.

I'm going to report this myself.

This will be the last case I work on.

- What? - What?

Please let me...

finally wrap it up.

The killer saying that Su Jung didn't deserve to be resurrected...

could mean the issue is with him, and not her.

Maybe he was delusional enough to think that his victims...

could only be reborn through him?

So the wounds...

were inflicted by someone else?

- It's late. We should go. - If...

there is another killer out there, it won't be a copycat.

- Why not? - Seo Sang Won...

was near the eighth crime scene when the killing happened.

He was even aware of our conversation from 19 years ago.

Is he an accomplice then?

Maybe Im Hee Jung is the accomplice.

What if they were partners but he killed her...

after a heated argument or disagreement?

- I'll get going then. - Sure.

Earlier,

you said that this case would be your last.

You don't mean that, right?

I do.

From the moment I joined the police force,

I've been looking into...

people's misfortune through a microscope.

Once I solve the case that led me down this path,

I want to quit.

Don't only look at the misfortune.

It's also our job to see the remainder of hope.

We protect the last slither of hope the victims have.

I told you to let go of this case for your own good.

I didn't mean you should quit your job.

Can you please stop nagging me?

Consider it as a blessing.

Who else would call you out this way?

- There is someone else. - Who?

Eun Ho.

How reassuring.

My gosh.

At least the worst didn't happen.

Isn't there anyone you can call apart from his mother?

No. She's his only next of kin.

If he weren't in his school uniform,

he would've been known as a John Doe.

He's one of the decent ones.

Even 10 of us combined won't be as good as this boy.

- He's a kind boy. - No,

that's not what I mean.

(Recovery Room)

Sir, I secured a VIP room.

Right, good job.

What about his mother? Is she still not here?

- I'm afraid not. - So much for the police.

Should I check his home?

Actually, let me.

I'm his homeroom teacher.

It should be me.

His mother must be worried sick.

Are you sure?

Yes.

(Team Leader Cha Young Jin)

(Special Crime Squad)

(Ko Eun Ho)

The phone is turned off...

Hello?

Is anyone home?

(Ko Eun Ho's mother)

The phone is turned off...

Let's go.

I see he takes after his mom.

Hello.

- Do I know you? - I'm Eun Ho's homeroom teacher.

He's been hospitalized after suffering an accident.

A novelist once said this.

"Children grow..."

"even though you try to sink them down."

"Whether parents care for them or not,"

"children grow up to become adults."

"If they're alive."

"If they survive."

His mother is here.

Where?

Eun Ho.

What happened to my son?

My gosh.

- Ma'am... - How could you do this to me?

- Ma'am? - What did I ever do wrong?

- What am I going to do? - Ma'am!

Thankfully, the chairman of the hotel...

remembered Eun Ho from his award ceremony.

He got onto the ambulance and quickly signed off on the surgery.

Are you still with me?

Eun Ho came by my office.

He came by to tell me about winning the prize for good conduct,

but I didn't ask why he received it.

If only I had told him...

that I was proud of him.

No, I shouldn't have let him just leave.

Eun Ho...

saved a man's life.

A man collapsed on the street...

and Eun Ho performed CPR until the ambulance arrived.

(Ko E H)

Chairman Baek will pay for all costs...

until your son is discharged,

so you only need to worry about him recovering.

Sir?

Allow me to take care of Eun Ho.

I feel responsible since this only happened...

due to our lack of safety measures.