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Among all the superpowers out there, why did the deity...

give me the ability to see death?

When I look at someone's eyes,

I can see the moment right before their death.

Police! Get off now.

What is this?

Why can't I see her death?

Hold on.

- What's your name? - Kim Tae Pyung.

Who's Jo Pil Doo?

He's a serial killer who killed seven girls.

No, he killed exactly eight people.

The detective in charge died during the arrest.

And the detective who passed away is...

Seo Joon Young's father, Detective Seo Dong Chul.

Look here.

Good girl.

Help me!

I'm locked up in here!

Help me! Please help!

(Kang Myung Soo)

Help me!

(The Game: Towards Zero)

(Episode 3)

Are you protesting?

Here.

There are no cases today, so go.

I'm sure that's not good news for you.

You need to write up whatever article you can, right?

But you see,

such incidents shouldn't happen to begin with.

You shouldn't look worried on days like this.

You should be relieved.

Have it.

I'm the one who called.

Do you have my daughter's phone?

I picked it up here.

Is...

that...

Your daughter bought it.

Are you okay?

How did you know?

What?

How did you know...

that my daughter bought this?

Mi Jin! Mommy's here!

Mi Jin!

Did you see her?

You did, didn't you?

You saw her getting abducted, didn't you?

No, ma'am. I didn't.

If not,

are you one of them?

How do you have her phone and know about this cake?

You saw her, didn't you?

I'm sorry, but I should go.

You know who abducted her, right? Are you one of them?

Where is the kidnapper? Tell me this instant.

Where's my daughter? Where is she?

Where is Mi Jin?

Where is she?

Mom! Dad! Help me!

Help me!

Help me!

Help me...

So... I think my daughter has been abducted.

Ma'am, please calm down and repeat what you've said.

She dropped her cake and her phone.

I... Someone...

I picked up the phone and found the cake not too far from it.

I saw her buying a cake from a cafe.

She even texted her mom,

saying that she was in front of the house.

Something must've happened to her.

So you think her daughter has been abducted?

Yes.

What's her name?

Mi Jin. Lee Mi Jin.

She's in 10th grade. She's 17 years old.

When was the last time you two talked?

Wait a minute. Here.

Where is it?

She texted me, saying that she was in front of the house.

But I checked it too late.

And when I did, I called her,

- She's terrified... - but she didn't pick up.

but determined to find her daughter.

I can't dare tell her...

about her daughter's death.

Please calm down.

Deep wrinkles. Thin, white hair.

This policeman...

will die of old age while sleeping next to his wife.

It'll be a peaceful death.

Most people...

meet such deaths.

- Let me go. - Be quiet!

What did I do so wrong?

That man will die...

while falling asleep.

Where's your house?

Either at his own home...

Where's your house?

Or the hospital.

So how in the world did this girl meet such a gruesome death?

Please find her.

If the deity has chosen our fates, I'd like to ask him something.

Please calm down. I'll help you with anything.

Is murder the result of the deity's negligence?

Or is it derived from our arrogance?

And where...

in between...

am I standing?

Excuse me.

I'm truly sorry for what I said back there.

I was in such a shock.

Thank you so much.

Here.

Use this.

Thank you.

Yes?

Okay.

I'm going to the patrol division.

What is it?

A high school student has been reported missing.

They suspect abduction, so I'm going to look into it.

We'll be back.

Are you happy now?

What is it?

Sir. Intern Oh Ye Ji reporting back.

Okay. Did you get something?

They haven't said a word about Oh Sung Min.

But a high school girl has been abducted.

How do you know it's an abduction? Is there evidence to back that up?

Well...

I'm sorry. I'll look into it and report back.

Darn it.

Interns these days don't know how to work.

They can never get a job done on the first try.

You were like that once too.

Right? Here's your coffee, sir.

Thank you.

Did you get something?

(Wife)

The receiver cannot be reached.

Is he still not picking up?

He said he had a meeting. He must be busy.

She left right after buying the cake.

After she left,

did anyone follow her, or did you hear any noise?

No, I don't recall anything like that.

She left the cafe at 7:29pm.

Ma'am, when did she text you again?

It was at 7:35pm.

7:35pm?

Okay.

- Thank you for your cooperation. - Okay.

Ma'am, could you accompany us to where you found...

your daughter's phone?

Okay.

There are no security cameras around here.

And that car doesn't have a dashcam either.

There might not be any footage of the abduction,

but there must be one of its exit.

Given the tire tracks, it's a one-ton truck.

Get me the security footages at the points leading to the road.

Check if there was a truck that left the area around this time.

I'm on it.

Did the culprit use a truck to abduct my daughter?

Like a refrigerated truck?

We need to check on it more to be sure.

She could have accidentally dropped the cake.

I know this is hard,

but please go to your house and wait.

We will call you.

Ma'am, let me escort you to a taxi stop.

Please don't worry too much.

We should go.

This way.

Don't worry.

What are you doing?

- You're not wearing it. - What?

The bulletproof vest.

You're good at lying,

but you're not that meticulous.

Think however you want.

Then, why did you follow that girl?

You saw the girl for the first time at the cafe.

Why did you go after her?

Mi Jin!

Mi Jin!

Mi Jin.

Why?

Don't tell me that you developed a crush on her at first sight.

We were just walking toward the same way.

People get the wrong idea because you keep lying like that.

Your collar is all loose.

It looks like the girl's mother grabbed you by the collar.

Didn't you have to clear up the misunderstanding earlier?

You have sharp eyes.

Due to a misunderstanding, you got abducted and got shot.

Due to a misunderstanding, a mother grabbed you by the collar.

Until when will you keep claiming that it's only a misunderstanding?

If that girl is really abducted... No.

If you did see that girl's death,

that girl must be in an extremely dangerous situation now.

Tell me the truth.

Can you...

really see people's deaths...

when you look at their eyes?

Right?

Tell me how she dies.

She is buried alive first...

and dies...

at an abandoned factory.

Mi Jin!

- In a 1.5m-long wooden coffin, - Hey.

- Hold her up. - slightly taller than her.

You'll save that girl.

Mi Jin!

No, Mi Jin.

You'll perform CPR too.

But unfortunately,

that girl...

will die before midnight today.

How do you know it will be midnight today?

There was a cellphone.

It's probably not hers.

But the date and the time on the phone said...

it was at midnight today.

Are you even aware of what...

you're telling me now?

You'll see soon enough.

It's 9:15pm now.

You have 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Joon Young.

If everything he said is true...

A girl named Mi Jin...

will die from the same MO...

Jo Pil Doo used 20 years ago.

Check every security footage you can find.

You must find the truck no matter what. Hurry.

Okay.

Help me. Help.

Hello?

Hello? I'm the owner of the cellphone.

Did you pick up my phone?

Mister, please save me.

What?

I'm locked up somewhere right now.

This phone was inside.

What? Where are you now?

I think I'm in a coffin.

Gosh. Who are you? Where did you get my phone?

I don't know. I swear.

When I woke up,

I was locked up in a coffin.

And your phone was inside.

Come on. You crazy rat. Are you kidding me?

Hello? Mister.

Mister!

Please. Don't hang up.

Please help me.

(Emergency Call)

(Police)

(Emergency Call)

Hello?

Please help me.

- Please save me. - Please stay calm.

Tell me what's going on first.

I'm locked inside a coffin.

Save me.

Hello? Hello.

Hello?

So you told her the truth? Everything?

The girl is in an extremely dangerous situation.

I couldn't just walk away.

Besides,

even if we can't change the moment before her death,

she might be able to reach her parents with this intel from me.

Well, yes. That's possible.

But it's not just any case. This is a murder case.

What if she gets the wrong idea and that puts you in danger?

That didn't cross your mind?

If it did,

he wouldn't have caused this mess.

That's enough nagging for today.

Unless he's stupid,

I'm sure he understood.

So are you telling me that I should believe that?

He told me the exact MO of Jo Pil Doo 20 years ago.

"Jo Pil Doo"?

He told me the location, the size of the coffin the killer used,

and the estimated time of the victim's death.

Why would he lie about something like that?

So what?

Are you telling me we should do an open investigation...

based on his statement?

What do we say?

"We should trust this guy since he can see people's deaths"?

He told me that there was a cellphone in the coffin.

I'm sure she'll call for help.

Hey, Joon Young!

Let's just check if anyone made a report to 911.

Regardless of whether we trust him or not,

on a very rare chance that this is true,

that hideous serial murder...

20 years ago will start again.

We can't let that happen.

- Bong Soo, call and check. - Yes, sir.

What on earth is Jo Pil Doo? Why is she so worked up?

This is Crime Division One of Seoul Joongang Police Station.

Were you guys requested to help in an abduction case?

(Jo Pil Doo)

A detective died during the arrest?

I see. Thank you.

They haven't received any report for abduction cases.

I know you're sensitive when it comes to Jo Pil Doo.

I can understand you.

Your father died because of that jerk.

The daughter of the detective who died during the arrest is...

1, 2. 1, 2. There's a code zero at the control room.

It's 9:33pm now.

I'm on the phone with a female student who's locked in a coffin.

I request the crime division on duty for assistance.

I request the crime division on duty for assistance.

Yes?

Intern Oh Ye Ji reporting back from Seoul Joongang Police Station.

There's a serial killer named Jo Pil Doo from 20 years ago...

who killed seven girls.

You don't have to explain. What about him?

An abduction case that was just reported seems similar to that case.

What? Are you sure?

The police received a report, and they're talking to the victim.

Hello? Hello? Please help me.

I don't know when this call will get cut off.

Hello? Are you the caller who just called?

I'm shut up in a coffin right now.

I was on my way home,

but when I woke up, I was in here.

Please help me. Help me.

Please get me out of here. Please!

Please help me! Help me!

Please calm down.

- Help me! - Hello?

I'm so scared.

- Help me! - Mi Jin. Mi Jin?

Who are you?

How do you know my name?

I'm Detective Seo Joon Young.

We're going to find where you are starting now,

so don't cry,

and can you tell us what happened?

I was in the coffin when I woke up.

I couldn't undo the pattern on this phone,

but some guy called me.

But I don't know when the phone will die.

I'm really scared.

Mi Jin, we'll find you before the phone dies.

I promise.

Excuse me, can you call...

Can you call my mom?

Her name is Yoo Ji Won,

and my dad is Lee Jun Hee.

Our landline number is...

(Yoo Ji Won, Lee Jun Hee)

My mom's phone number is...

(Yoo Ji Won, Lee Jun Hee)

All right, Mi Jin.

Your mom already made a report.

She did?

Mom did?

Mom... Mom...

- Ms. Seo. - Mom...

We can't track it down because we don't know the number.

What about the IMEI?

We can't find that either.

Mi Jin, you said someone called that phone, right?

When someone calls you again, can you memorize it and tell us?

It'll be easier for us to find you if we know the number.

Okay.

All right. Thanks.

(Yoo Ji Won, Lee Jun Hee)

- Find it. - Yes.

Is this all?

We don't have the files from 1997 and 1998!

Bring everything related to Jo Pil Doo!

- Yes. - Yes.

- Call her. - Yes.

- Yes, Mr. Park. - Hey, Ye Ji. It's me, Jun Hee.

Yes, Captain.

Do they know the victim's identity?

I haven't confirmed anything other than that she's 17.

A 17-year-old girl.

- And? - The crime method is...

the same as 20 years ago.

She's buried alive in a wooden coffin about 1.5m long.

The guy who sees death told them.

What?

Well...

Det. Seo is the daughter of the officer who died arresting him.

We know that already.

Wait.

Wait, is Seo Joon Young in charge of this case?

Yes.

Okay.

We have a rough sketch now.

Report back as soon as you confirm who the victim is.

Yes.

(A 17-year-old girl, same method, Jo Pil Doo's copycat crime)

"Jo Pil Doo's copycat crime".

"Will the daughter, Detective Seo Joon Young,"

"catch the criminal after her father?"

Man, that's an awesome title.

Attention, everyone.

We'll report the abduction...

- of this 17-year-old first, okay? - Yes.

Keep the spotlight on Seo Joon Young for our first article,

then as soon as we know who the victim is,

update the article and keep uploading.

- Okay? - Yes.

(Missing Person Report)

(Evidence From the Scene, A high school girl abduction)

I have no idea what's going on right now.

This isn't a simple copycat crime.

What are you saying?

Mi Jin is Reporter Lee Jun Hee's daughter.

Reporter Lee Jun Hee?

Lee Jun Hee? Reporter Lee Jun Hee?

The reporter who wrote your dad's article 20 years ago?

And a reporter who persistently went after Jo Pil Doo's case.

Kim Tae Pyung was right.

What did he say?

Did he say we'll find her, but she'll still die?

We have to save her.

To do that, we need to bring her mother here.

To save a minute, or even a second,

it'll be better to have her mom here to calm her down.

I get it, but what if something bad happens to her?

She might be fine right now,

but we don't know what she'll do if her child dies.

And this is Lee Jun Hee.

He might end up blaming you for everything.

If someone has to take responsibility,

- I will. - Joon Young.

We need to do whatever it takes to save that girl.

(Wife)

Come here.

You can join Ye Ji and keep your eyes on Seo Joon Young.

I'll send backup as soon as they find her,

so stay close and keep sending those pictures of the scene.

Okay.

All right, hurry up!

- Yes. - Yes.

Hello?

This is Detective Seo Joon Young.

Yes, Detective.

Could you hurry over to the police station right now?

- What? - We got a call from Mi Jin.

Oh, okay.

Good work.

Mom...

It's my mom's birthday.

Mi Jin, anything is fine.

Can you tell me anything you remember about the situation?