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(All characters, places, companies, )

(and incidents in this drama are fictitious.)

Mom, I'm in front of the house right now.

Is Dad home?

Who's Jo Pil Doo?

He's a serial killer who killed seven girls.

No, he killed exactly eight people.

He usually abducted and killed young girls who were going home,

and his murder method was terribly brutal.

Jo Pil Doo usually buried his victims alive.

And all of their estimated time of death was...

around midnight.

- Over here! - Mi Jin. Mi Jin!

Mi Jin. Mi Jin.

- And 3. - And 3.

No, Mi Jin. Wake up.

Mi Jin!

I'm very sorry that I have to tell you this, but...

The victim is your daughter.

What are you talking about?

Lee Mi Jin. It's your daughter.

Honey, you must be busy.

But it looks like something happened to Mi Jin.

What if it's something bad?

Mi Jin!

Honey, will you please pick up?

Mi Jin! Mommy's here!

Mi Jin!

- How's the victim? - What's her condition?

Mi Jin!

I'm scared to death.

What if...

What if Mi Jin dies?

Mi Jin! Mommy's here!

I'm... I'm the mother!

My daughter is in there.

Mi Jin! Mommy's here! Mi Jin!

Mi Jin...

- Mi Jin! Mommy's here! - Mi Jin.

Your mother is here too. Please.

Please wake up. Mi Jin, please.

No, I can save her.

- I have to. - Joon Young.

Mi Jin!

- Move aside. - Mi Jin.

Mi Jin!

Mi Jin...

She's not breathing.

Should we preserve the scene?

- Goodness. - My gosh.

What? Wait.

She's breathing. She's alive.

Mi Jin. Mi Jin!

Mi Jin, wake up.

Mi Jin. Mi Jin!

Mi Jin. Mi Jin, wake up.

Are you all right?

Mi Jin!

- Mi Jin! I'm here. - Over here.

Mi Jin!

Mi Jin, Mom is here.

I'm here. It's all right now.

It's okay. Good job. It's okay, my daughter.

It's a miracle.

It's okay. I'm here now.

Thank you so much, Detective.

Thank you.

- Thank you. - Let's move her.

Until that day,

I thought fate couldn't be changed.

For the first time,

my prediction changed.

For the first time,

I met someone whose death I couldn't see.

For the first time,

my heart raced...

because of someone.

(The Game: Towards Zero)

(Episode 5)

Su Hyun, one second.

Gosh.

You managed to preserve the evidence in that chaos?

You're good, Seo Joon Young.

Why do you think he left the footprint?

Why did he risk leaving the footprint here as evidence?

He's a meticulous man who put the cake inside the vehicle...

of the phone's owner.

But we found his footprint and the victim's shoes.

They seem intentional.

Is this a warning?

Is he taunting us that despite his leaving traces,

we'll never be able to catch him?

Maybe it's something like that.

He foresaw Oh Sung Min's case and now this.

He's truly talented.

What do you mean?

I thought the autopsy result isn't out yet.

I think you persuaded him.

Four Weeks even pulled an all-nighter for you.

Kang Jae asked me to check it out.

- What was the cause of death? - A heart attack.

I'm a strong believer in science,

but I find myself believing him.

Maybe it's because he's handsome.

By the way, when are you coming home today?

Hey, hey.

This really must be a first.

You said your foresight was never wrong.

You must be shocked.

What is this attitude?

Don't tell me you're sulking.

I'm not.

You look...

extremely flustered.

- I do? - Yes.

You're wrong.

Smile, will you?

Your foresight did change, but thanks to that,

you saved that girl.

That's true,

but I don't know why it changed.

It makes me feel nervous.

Perhaps, miracles do exist.

When you're truly desperate, miracles can happen.

I did think that way.

When Mi Jin regained consciousness,

I truly thought it was a miracle.

But?

But all the others who believed in my foresight...

were just as desperate.

They all wanted to change their fates.

Some spent millions of dollars, trying to change theirs.

Others strived for decades.

So it doesn't make sense that a miracle occurred only this time.

Then perhaps,

I have the power to control death.

I was just joking.

It's over here!

Hurry!

Let's go. I'll drop you home.

Please step back!

Go away!

It looks like something happened to Mi Jin.

(Wife)

Honey, will you please pick up?

What if Mi Jin dies?

YBS is running the breaking news. Do we have anything on the victim?

My daughter's in there!

Mi Jin! Mommy's here!

- Mi Jin. Mi Jin! - Ma'am, please.

You can't go in there.

Mi Jin!

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

Have some.

Thank you.

Can you think of anyone?

Were you recently threatened?

No. Never.

Thank you so much for saving my daughter.

I've covered Jo Pil Doo's case, so I know very well...

that it's a miracle...

for there to be a survivor.

Then...

I'm sure you can remember...

how that seventh victim who survived...

was murdered while being hospitalized.

Sir.

I'm just saying we need to watch out.

We can't let that happen again.

I made sure to strengthen the security here.

And don't thank me.

Thank Det. Seo Joon Young whom you tortured 20 years ago...

for that scoop.

She was the one who saved your daughter.

The reporters are impressive as well.

Why do you say that?

It took you a long time to locate Mi Jin,

yet they came in a blink of an eye.

You're right.

I should've caught Jo Pil Doo just as quickly.

Jo Pil Doo?

Are you serious?

What do you mean?

Don't you know Jo Pil Doo, the serial killer?

Do I need to?

Of course.

Don't you watch TV, the news, or read the newspaper?

- No. - My gosh.

What's going on?

For now,

- He's here. - you're forbidden from entering,

so please leave.

How's the victim's condition? Just tell us that.

There is nothing I can tell you.

That's why I want you to find out!

- We don't know for sure yet. - That's Chief Nam!

- Sir! - Sir!

We have a question!

Sir! How's the victim?

Do we know who the suspect is?

Is this case related to Jo Pil Doo's case from the past?

- Please tell us! - Sir!

Do tell us!

- Sir! - Please let us know!

Then I'm sure you can remember...

how that seventh victim who survived...

was murdered while being hospitalized.

(Incoming call)

Goodness.

Yes, Captain.

The victim was doing better,

so we moved her to a general ward 30 minutes ago.

Seeing how she didn't meet with a gynecologist,

I don't think she was sexually assaulted.

What? A photo?

Yes, sir.

Don't take photos, please.

What are you doing?

Hello, sir. I'm Lee Jun Hee, a reporter from Hana Daily.

Could you spare me a minute, please?

(HMA)

Is that you, Dad?

You should've caught him. You should've prevented it!

Had you done your job properly, my daughter wouldn't have died!

How did that scumbag know where her ward was?

- Sir. - How?

- Bring her back! - Please let him go.

You said you'd stop him!

- You said you'd catch him! - Listen.

How did that jerk find where the victim was?

Was the information leaked from inside?

How did he find which room the victim was in?

- Please calm down. - This makes no sense.

Exactly.

You said you were going to stop him!

- You said you'd catch him. - Calm down.

- Calm down, please. - Gosh.

You said you would keep my girl safe.

You bring him to me!

You said you'd catch that jerk!

- Please calm down. - You promised me that!

- Calm down. - You said you'd protect her.

(Lee Mi Jin)

Wait, you don't watch TV at all?

No, I don't.

Having...

that kind of power must be harder than I thought.

If you don't watch TV at all,

you probably never watched a movie, have you?

I get it. Let's say that you're watching a romance movie.

The moment you see the main character's face,

it'd be a horror movie.

Then, you've never been to a movie theater?

Gosh, I mean, I can never go because I'm so busy,

but not being able to go at all is a different story.

What do you do when you're alone?

What do you do for fun?

Well,

you can't probably go to a crowded area for obvious reasons.

Any places you like in particular?

Is it because...

I can't see her death?

For the first time,

someone's facial expression...

touched my heart.

Is this how it feels...

to be staring at someone?

By the way, why do you keep staring at me?

Is something on my face?

No, nothing.

Face forward and drive comfortably.

You're not leaving?

Well...

Thank you for today.

I'm glad I could be of help.

Right? Aren't you glad that I insisted that you help me?

By the way,

you said that you were nervous earlier.

You said there was probably...

a reason why we were able to change her death.

Why don't we...

look for the reason together?

When we handle murder cases similar to Mi Jin's case,

we might be able to find the reason.

Well, I'll be busy trying to solve this case for the time being.

Would you be interested in working with me?

I'll think about it.

You should go.

Okay.

All right. Have a nice evening.

My foresight has never been wrong.

we can change...

that foresight.

I'm sorry, but I can't help you.

I'll show you that it can change.

She's breathing. She's alive.

You said there was probably...

a reason why we were able to change her death.

Why don't we...

look for the reason together?

Starting now, I'll brief you regarding the abduction...

and attempted murder of a high school girl...

in Bongnae-dong which took place last night.

On the night of the 15th, around 8pm,

detectives from the crime division on night duty...

found out the victim had her phone before the abduction.

Chief has to brief the case at the Blue House later.

We didn't even catch the culprit yet.

I seriously think some things should take priority.

Anyway, it's a miracle that Mi Jin is alive.

- We started our investigation... - Let's go. I'm hungry.

- by locating the victim. - Let's go eat.

Okay.

(Police Stay by the People)

You grew up.

You look like an adult now.

Some people...

might misunderstand that we were actually close.

Right.

I don't know how I should thank you.

I only did my job.

I don't think you came all the way here just to thank me.

Just get to the point.

- You're here. - Hello.

I checked every related article on other news agency,

but my article was the only one that had a photo of her room number.

The day after my article was published,

she was killed.

I knew that Jo Pil Doo found out after reading my article, so...

So I wanted to bury this to the end.

I'm sure he read my article.

I get it. He couldn't forgive me.

His daughter who was rescued was killed because of me.

Jo Pil Doo could have seen the room number through this article.

However,

I don't think the victim's father was trying to get even for this.

If he saw this photo,

he was probably more concerned about the fact...

that her face was in the newspaper, not the room number.

This is the last photo of her before she died.

And it's unlikely that the victim's father saw this photo.

He was bombarded with news articles that her daughter was dead...

at the hospital...

when they were so close to their daughter.

But countless articles were published about her death.

Do you think...

he'd read the newspaper?

He would have read the newspaper if he didn't know...

how she died.

Because that's how I felt.

I saw my dad's corpse...

through the article you published.

Width, 20cm.

Length, 15cm.

When I was looking at my father's body in that small photo,

I couldn't believe it.

"The victim had nine rib fractures."

"Both of his ankles and his pelvis..."

"were mangled..."

- "beyond recognition." - You haven't found...

the burial sites for the other six victims.

- Stop it. - Wait.

Did you set a date for Jo Pil Doo's crime scene examination?

- Come on. Just tell me. - That's enough.

That's enough!

Detective Nam, I'm a reporter.

I'm doing this for the sake of the public's right to know.

You jerk!

How is publishing a photo of a detective...

who died on duty qualify as the public's right to know?

Tell me your idea of the public's right to know!

You're going too far! Seriously.

Joon Young is here.

Joon Young.

In the article, it said there were nine rib fractures...

and his eyes, nose, mouth, ears,

his fractured head,

and his fractured legs were bleeding.

It also said his entire body bled to death.

But I found something out after I became a cop.

There weren't nine fractures.

There were 13.

I'm sorry. Back then, I was...

You were probably crazy to make an exclusive report.

I understand why you did that.

But why would the victim's father...

want to get his revenge after 20 long years?

He wants to inflict the same pain in me.

That girl was also abducted...

after buying a birthday cake, just like Mi Jin.

And she bought it to celebrate her mom's birthday too.

The culprit is the father of the seventh victim,

Hong Jung Ho.