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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.)

Detective?

Please wait outside.

(Calls)

(Ha Min Sung, 3 missed calls)

What now? Shouldn't you call this in?

(Ha Min Sung)

Detective?

(Ha Min Sung)

(Birthday: June 29, 2005)

Ha Min Sung.

He must be a student at Shinsung Middle School.

He's also in 8th grade. Do you know him?

Min Sung...

is a student in my class.

Take a look.

(Ha Min Sung)

Is this him?

Yes, that's Min Sung.

Do you recognize this man?

No.

Look at these photos.

He seems familiar.

Could he be someone in Min Sung's family?

(Messages: Lady Boss)

(Mr. Choi, why aren't you answering? Why didn't you pick my son up?)

Does Ha Min Sung have a driver?

Yes.

Yes, I think I saw him before.

Was he at school today?

Who? Min Sung?

I don't know.

I had another teacher take attendance today.

Call the school.

Do you think Min Sung might not be at school?

- Just check. - Sure.

Everyone was present except for Ko Eun Ho.

Ha Min Sung?

When two figures become the same size after...

being enlarged or reduced,

we call them...

similar figures.

Right, got it. Thank you.

Min Sung is at school.

We should head out.

I saw signs of assault on Eun Ho's body.

You're right about Eun Ho...

not being assaulted on school grounds.

Let's go.

(Shinsung)

This is Cha Young Jin of Homicide Team One.

I discovered a body that's been hanged.

I request Forensics at my location.

(Episode 4)

(Suspect in the Stigmata Serial Murder Case)

Darn it.

- Ms. Cha hasn't come in yet? - No, sir.

You're greeting me seated?

Does receiving a special promotion...

make my regular performance review meaningless?

She never listen to me...

and does whatever she pleases.

She's now taking over other people's cases...

and I'm the one getting an earful.

It doesn't seem like an important case.

But it could be important to her.

The victim lives in the apartment below her unit.

Have you ever met those living below your unit?

Yes, they're my parents.

- And above your unit? - I live on the top floor.

What about your other neighbors?

What about the neighbors of your neighbors?

Just wrap this up fast.

Eun Ju,

why don't you come back to Homicide before you get any older?

That's way past my time, but she's up for the job.

I am confident in my skills, sir.

Of course,

but more importantly,

you should follow your superiors' orders to the T.

- Your order is my command. - I like that attitude.

You're way better than someone I know.

- Anyway, I'll give you an hour. - Yes, sir.

Follow your orders.

Thank you, sir.

What's this about Young Jin's neighbor?

Well, the kid who lives in the unit right beneath Ms. Cha's unit...

apparently fell from a building and is unconscious.

Oh, dear. I feel so bad for Ms. Cha.

- Why? - Ms. Cha's been friends with him...

ever since he was a little boy.

I met him when I attended a classroom observation.

Is Ms. Cha busy working on his case right now?

Yes, Chief Han even received a complaint call...

from the local precinct because of that.

That's why he was angry earlier.

Gosh, why did it have to be her friend again?

What do you mean by "again"?

What are you talking about?

You just said, "Why did it have to be her friend again?"

Hey, Ms. Cha.

Yes, Chief Han just told me.

A corpse?

Did you call Forensics?

I already asked them for help.

First, bring me the external hard disk from my drawer.

Ms. Cha, the thing is...

What's wrong?

Never mind. I'll be right there.

What corpse?

I thought she was investigating what happened to the kid.

And she found a corpse in the process.

She really is lucky when it comes to criminal cases.

- How can you call that lucky? - How can you call that lucky?

That's just wrong.

I guess you're right. I'll be more careful.

Thank you.

What about that?

It's for the reporters anyway.

An actual case is more important.

We'll take care of this.

We just need to report this, right?

You don't need to help.

But I'd really appreciate it.

- You should get going. - Thanks in advance.

Sit down.

This is so unfair.

What else can we do?

A homicide detective's schedule depends on the criminals.

And think about how Young Jin must feel.

I'm sure she'd feel better...

if she could use the help of a trustworthy colleague.

Right.

Take care of it.

And once you're done, take care of this as well.

Her last case was supposed to be the stigmata serial murders.

Mr. Lee, we need your fingerprints and DNA.

You're okay with that, right?

- What? - Our fingerprints and DNA...

are all over the place.

Right.

(Portable Fingerprint Card)

No.

I shouldn't have let him just leave.

I saw signs of assault on Eun Ho's body.

About Eun Ho's bag...

You never saw it, and you don't remember it either.

But you told me you saw the bag yesterday morning, right?

He came to school really early.

So I bought him a soda and talked to him for a while.

That's when I saw it.

Is that bag really important?

It wasn't his usual bag.

And I don't think he switched bags either...

judging by the stuff that was in his bag.

There was a mechanical pencil and a notebook.

If we fail to find his old bag in his house,

he lost it, or someone stole it from him.

Open your mouth.

Can you describe Ha Min Sung for me?

Min Sung?

He gets along with everyone, and he has good grades.

I'm guessing you want to know how he was...

with Eun Ho.

I'm sure there weren't any problems on the outside.

When I asked you if Eun Ho was bullied by anyone,

you told me that you weren't aware of anything like that.

(Recent Call Logs)

My gosh, what's going on?

(Uncle Dae Hoon)

You can go to school now.

You just want me to leave?

I'll call you.

Can I have your number?

We will inform Min Sung and his parents.

Mr. Lee?

I thought...

what happened to Eun Ho was an accident.

But you firmly told me that it was a crime.

And once we traced Eun Ho's whereabouts,

we ended up...

finding a guy who hung himself which is totally absurd.

This obviously can't be a coincidence.

Does that mean Min Sung's driver physically abused...

Nothing has been confirmed yet.

Please keep this to yourself until we call you.

I'm sorry about the trouble.

This must be a real headache for you.

People will soon find out about Im Hee Jung as well.

Can I ask you a favor since we're on that subject?

You want me to make sure...

I don't tell the press the name of your school, right?

That's right.

The school will already be a mess once people find out...

we were somehow involved with the stigmata serial murders.

If they also find out about yesterday...

Gosh, I can already imagine how difficult things will become.

I already told the local precinct...

to make sure the press should not release any articles.

It won't do us any good either if people find out about this.

I see.

You, Sun Woo, and I should meet up and have a meal together.

Yes, of course.

I'll look forward to it.

My gosh.

What a pity.

I can't stop this one.

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

(Chairman Yun Hee Seob)

(Student Record, Ko Eun Ho)

(Homeroom Teacher: Lee Sun Woo)

Eun Ho? Isn't he the kid who came to our place last time?

He seemed very polite and kind.

I guess he was being bullied.

Anyway, I'm relieved that the bully...

isn't someone from your class.

What was his name again?

Do you know why Ju Dong Myung did that?

Yes, sir.

There's a kid named Ju Dong Myung in eighth grade.

He caused trouble in seventh grade, so we kept an eye on him.

But these days, he's been pretty quiet.

He caused trouble?

He worked part-time for a voice phishing organization.

- What was his punishment? - He got released with a warning.

I don't know what he does outside of school.

But in class, he just ruins the class atmosphere.

Other than that, he doesn't do much.

We can't be sure of that.

It's hard to tell what goes on between the kids.

Well, I guess you're right.

I want you to look into it.

We might need something.

Okay, sir.

(Starting cell phone)

(Call logs)

You have one new voice message.

Dong Myung, it's me, Mr. Lee.

Call me as soon as you get this.

(Mr. Lee Sun Woo)

He fell...

from a hotel.

Millennium Hotel?

How...

How do you know that?

(Shinsung Middle School)

(Shinsung Middle School)

Dong Myung!

- Hello. - Hello.

- Mr. Lee! - Mr. Lee!

- Mr. Lee! - You're here!

Everyone, be quiet.

I don't see Min Sung.

He said he didn't feel well, so I let him off.

- Is he in the classroom? - Probably.

Okay.

Where are you going?

- Mr. Lee! - Come and play!

Min Sung?

You don't feel well?

Are you sick?

I have a headache.

Then see the school nurse.

It's not that bad.

Ko Eun Ho.

How sick is he?

He was hurt.

How badly hurt is he?

A lot.

We will inform Min Sung and his parents.

Please keep this to yourself until we call you.

Min Sung.

Shall we go out for lunch?

Why?

What kind of answer is that?

I want to buy you something tasty.

It's okay.

You skipped breakfast, didn't you?

You seem low on energy.

I'm not hungry.

Even so, eat a little.

Let's go.

Shall we?

(Green Food)

(Vegetables, dried seafood, farmed produce supplier)

Shouldn't you be in school right now?

I want to quit...

and make some money now.

Go somewhere else.

I don't hire minors anymore.

Why not? We're cheap labor.

Did you make a fortune?

You arrogant punk.

I'll let you off for Eun Ho's sake.

If that's all, get lost.

You haven't heard about Eun Ho yet?

What about him?

If you were at Millennium Hotel last night,

it might be a bother for you.

What do you mean?

Let's talk inside.

(Green Food)

(Off Limits, investigation in progress)

Ms. Cha.

Give me that.

(The folder is empty.)

This is odd.

A button from Eun Ho's school's uniform was on the floor.

If we find traces of him on the dead body...

This isn't a coincidence.

Check surveillance footage from the hotel basement.

Okay.

Ms. Cha.

I checked the perimeter and found nothing.

Okay.

What's missing?

Eun Ho's phone.

Yesterday afternoon, I got a call from him.

The time makes me think he called from here.

Ms. Cha.

Ms. Cha.

- What? - What were you thinking about?

The stigmata case.

- What? - This case reminds me of it.

Im Hee Jung's phone was missing too.

If the person in there is the culprit,

then they're both dead.

Im Hee Jung was a director at Shinsung Middle School,

and Eun Ho is a student there.

Why did you come here to tell me this?

I'm concerned for you.

He fell from Millennium Hotel's roof.

People might suspect you.

I didn't see Eun Ho yesterday.

Okay. If the police come to see you,

will you only tell about the part-time job?

Is there anything else to tell?

I'd rather you not mention me.

Do you have a guilty conscience?

If you mention me, the police will come to me next.

I might get intimidated...

and mention what you took from the hotel.

You're an adult and must know that...

keeping what you find that doesn't belong to you...

is theft.

Darn it. I didn't come here to say that.

Mister.

I want to visit Eun Ho.

(Forensics)

(Millennium Hotel surveillance footage)

(The folder is empty.)

There are no marks on his face.

The wound's on the upper neck.

His neck isn't badly wounded,

so it looks like he hung himself.

His wrists weren't bound,

but he didn't try to free himself.

When one hangs by their own weight,

they usually pass out right away.

It takes them relatively less time to die.

What if someone hung the rope somewhere and pulled from behind?

For his face to be so clean,

that person would have to pull very quickly with power...

that equals this man's weight.

Ms. Cha.

What is it?

The hotel's surveillance. There's no basement footage.

What?

You didn't give us footage from the basement parking lot.

How can we give you what we don't have?

You don't have it?

The server crashed yesterday afternoon.

For just the basement parking lot?

Yes.

Fortunately, just the basement parking lot.

(Ko Hee Dong)

- Detective? - I'll call you back.

Take care.

Will you loosen up?

Your face has more wrinkles than that crushed car.

I bought that car just a month ago.

Your car saved the kid's life.

Still, it's too badly damaged.

What if the kid had died?

Imagine the situation you'd be in right now.

Isn't that better than your life getting crushed?

So loosen up, okay?

Du Seok, let's go.

Chief Choi Man Gi from Incheon Police Station.

Darn.

Hello, Chief Choi.

The favor you asked for. It won't be in the media.

I owe you one.

It wasn't a tough thing to do.

By the way...

Yes, I'm listening.

Surveillance footage from the basement parking lot is missing.

Is it?

Just a moment.

- Hello? - Yes.

I checked my team.

The system malfunctioned yesterday afternoon.

The cameras didn't tape anything.

Did it have to be just then?

Is that a problem?

From the footage we checked,

the boy didn't get in through the main entrance.

That means he entered the parking lot in a car...

and then took the stairs up.

If someone was with him,

the case not be an accident or a suicide attempt.

That won't be easy to keep out of the press.

Then I guess we won't be able to help that.

I'm sorry, but I'm actually quite busy at the moment.

I'll call you back when I can.

Darn it!

Bring me Hee Dong.

(Personal Information, Name: Choi Dae Hoon)

Do you believe it was out of order?

Maybe they only gave it to the local precinct...

because it contains crucial evidence.

Then that's a good thing.

It means we have solid evidence.

Yes, you're right.

Ms. Cha,

we'll need the boy's prints and DNA.

Which hospital was he taken to?

I'll collect it. I'm on my way there anyway.

- Sure thing. - Thank you.

Jae Hong, secure the CCTV footage at the entrance of the hotel...

and set up an interview with the car owner.

Leave out anything about Eun Ho though.

Got it.

Good.

Gosh.

(Ramyeon)

Tigers...

do their best even when hunting rabbits.

Even when hunting bunnies.

Get it?

How many times...

have I warned you about safety management?

I'm sure you thought that is just another open rooftop door.

But...

this is what happens when you don't do your best.

Hee Dong.

Hee Dong?

Hee Dong.

This isn't just some hotel to me.

You know that.

This is where I broke out of my shell.

I seek solace here...

and it's the basis of my successful career.

This place...

is my kingdom.

But now all eyes will be on it due to this freak accident.

Sang Ho,

I'm truly ashamed too.

I won't ever let anything like this happen again.

Darn it!

Wait, hold on.

Darn.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Hee Dong.

- What? - It's not for you.

Oh, the ramyeon.

My bad.

You should change, sir. Your sleeve...

Hee Dong!

This should've been my desk.

(Jang Ki Ho, close to Im Hee Jung, not reachable)

My lord who oversees all of mankind,

please save me from the evils.

Give me the power to subdue the evils...

and lead me on the path to you.

Also, one of your innocent young lambs, Ko Eun Ho,

is a boy who will do good in this world.

Please look after him.

(Church Office)

(Missionary Department)

My eternal wish

Always

Sang Ho, is that you?

Sorry, I meant Chairman Baek.

You can call me whatever you want.

I thought that there'd be reporters swarming outside.

Everyone here is keeping their mouth shut,

so the reporters are harassing...

the old members of the Revival Service Team instead.

You must be busy, so what brings you by?

What? Well...

The board meeting...

I was in the neighborhood, so I dropped by.

Is that so?

You sure did well for yourself.

You were starving when we found you,

so we didn't think you'd ever be a contributing member of society.

But then you suddenly became the owner of a hotel...

and a chairman of a foundation.

Kudos to your good memory.

It's not surprising since I remember...

everyone who comes by this place.

Exactly.

I hear that Jang Ki Ho can't be reached.

They say he went off the grid ever since Ms. Im was found dead,

but from what I recall,

he was nowhere to be seen for a few days already.

Why? Do you need to find him?

Of course. He's one of us, isn't he?

Besides,

he has something of mine that I want back.

And this.

It's not much, but take it.

Grab a few drinks with that...

and let me know...

as soon as you hear anything about Ki Ho.

Sure.

Do you know why Seo Sang Won was identified before he killed himself?

I'm the reason.

My good memory to be exact.

The female detective presented a photo...

of an angel with six wings,

and I remembered the name Seo Sang Won from it.

My gosh.

Memories about my childhood...

must still be fresh in your mind.

Of course!

- Come over here. - What?

Whatever it is, just save it.

I hung up another photo...

after taking down the one with Seo Sang Won in it.

Right, here it is.

This is you.

And this boy used to be your shadow. Ko...

Ko Hee Dong.

That's right. Ko Hee Dong.

Here's Yun Hee Seob, Chairman of Shinsung Foundation.

And next to him is his wife.