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(Episode 19)

Confucius said,

"Before you leave on a journey of revenge,"

"dig two graves."

I should have known...

what he was thinking.

It's me, Ms. Jung. Kim Tae Pyung.

Do you know his identity?

Yes, he's a 27-year-old named Kim Tae Pyung.

He's bleeding excessively from the stab in his abdomen.

- Is he conscious? - No.

His blood pressure is at 70,

- his heart rate is 140 beats. - Ma'am, please step out.

- Ma'am, please leave. - Tae Pyung.

Get it ready.

- 200 joules. - Ready.

And 1, 2, shock.

I should have been suspicious of the reason...

why he had such a beaming face at that time.

(The Game: Towards Zero)

- Man, look at that. - Hey, Bong Soo.

- Flip it. - The meat is getting burnt.

Man.

- Can we eat this first? - This is good.

Eat the ones on the side.

These.

It's good.

All right, everyone. One second.

You all know this already,

but Tae Pyung will be our consultant...

from time to time.

Please greet them.

I'm Kim Tae Pyung. It's nice to work with you.

Keep it up.

Aren't you going to greet him too?

Bong Soo, what are you doing?

Man.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Ko Bong Soo of Crime Division One.

And my seniors call me S.A.M.

Sure.

Wait, what's with this color?

We don't deal with this color.

This... I can't let this pass.

This isn't sparkling water. Right?

I can't deal with this.

S.A.M? Why is that your nickname?

Can't you already tell?

Slim body, awesome smile,

master skills. S.A.M.

- He's embarrassing. - If you have any questions...

- on machines, you can ask. - Forget it.

I'm Yun Kang Jae. Nice to meet you.

Yes, nice to meet you.

- See you around. - He's a former national shooter.

Stop bringing up my past.

And he's my shooting teacher.

Yes, right. Let me know if you need to shoot a gun...

Wait, a civilian won't need to shoot anything.

I'm sure he doesn't even know how a gun works.

And this is our team leader, an elite who graduated...

Korean National Police University as the top of his class.

I'm Han Dong Woo.

He has 10 black belts in martial arts.

All right, let's fill up our glasses and grab a drink together.

- Okay? - Sure.

- Yes. - Yes.

- Mr. Han? - Yes?

Yes, sir.

Okay. All right, then.

Let's grab a drink for our newest member.

Although one person isn't drinking alcohol,

although one person is drinking lemon-lime soda,

- let's all grab a drink. - Gosh.

Let's work hard so that no one suffers...

from a wrongful death. Cheers.

- Cheers! - Cheers!

His funeral just ended.

Will you be all right?

It's tougher to stay at home alone.

And if there was anything wrong with his death,

I'll have to do something to resolve it.

I'm fine.

Are you leaving?

Yes. Why are you two standing out here in the cold?

You don't have to follow me. Go back inside.

Goodbye, then.

You should go inside. I'll say goodbye to him.

Okay.

Ma'am, we'd like to order some more.

Thank you for your concern...

during Mr. Baek's postmortem exam.

I should have trusted you earlier.

I'm very sorry.

There's one more favor I want to ask of you.

What did you say?

You're going to investigate on the field with them?

Yes.

What's with you, Tae Pyung?

You stayed home for days,

then why do you suddenly do this?

Why? Do you think I'll cause trouble?

Am I wrong?

No, you're right.

- Tae Pyung... - I'm going to delve into this.

In order to fight against someone, you need to understand them.

But there's nothing I know about Jo Hyun Woo.

That's why I'm going to learn about him.

Don't worry. I'll be going now.

I've organized the investigation records...

up until now.

We believe Jo Hyun Woo has murdered...

Goo Do Kyung, a friend of his.

He disguised his own death and got a new identity.

- They were friends? - Yes.

The fire at the orphanage...

and his suicide...

happened when he was 18.

That's when you can get your registration card issued.

Since the process of getting it wasn't that strict back then,

we believe he used it to his advantage.

And Hyun Woo got to know Kim Hyung Soo...

three years ago.

A high school girl was murdered in Sano-dong,

and he was the key suspect.

Hyun Woo was the one who carried out her autopsy.

We believe that's when he found the culprit's DNA...

and realized that it was the same as his father's profile.

Is that possible?

Yes, if you've memorized the profiles.

He probably saw his father's files.

After becoming a detective myself, the very first thing I did...

was look at my father's files.

That's when he realized that his father's DNA profile...

that he knew...

was actually Hyung Soo's.

Simply put, his father went to jail...

for murdering that girl.

He was probably very flabbergasted.

This is a photo of the orphanage...

that Mr. Lee Jun Hee took 20 years ago.

At that time, he accused Hyun Woo of being the son of a murderer.

Out of vengeance, I believe Hyun Woo targeted Mi Jin.

I've also talked with the detective...

who was in charge of Hyun Woo's suicide case.

We don't have enough evidence to accuse him of murder.

The most we can do is indict him for violating...

the resident registration law, forging official papers,

and obstruction of justice.

He won't even be punished...

for murdering all those people.

We believe Hyung Soo could be the key to all of this.

He's the true culprit from 20 years ago.

And if Hyun Woo did lock him up,

I'm sure he helped him with the copycat crimes.

The problem is,

we don't know where he hid him.

(Lee Jun Hee)

Open the door!

I told you not to get smart with me.

Hello.

- Hello. - Hello.

- How's it going? - Good.

By the way...

Jo Hyun Woo.

Everyone in this room will die because of him.

What's wrong?

But why isn't she in that room?

Are you okay?

It's nothing.

Let me get some air.

I'll be back.

Tae Pyung, are you okay?

What is it?

Did you see something through Mr. Lee Jun Hee's death?

No.

Can you get in touch with him right now?

Why?

I have to ask him something.

I'll call him.

The phone is turned off. Please leave a message after the beep.

It's turned off.

He could've purposely done it due to the given situation.

Should I try contacting another reporter?

Let's go there together once I can reach him.

Okay.

Who are you? Tell me!

Will knowing that...

change anything?

No. No.

Jo Pil Doo is the murderer.

His prints were found on the victim's registration card.

And every construction site he worked at...

You found bodies.

Thanks to that gullible idiot,

I've been locked up in here.

- "Gullible"? - Yes.

He was a diligent man.

He was always the first one to show up for work.

So...

I placed the victim's wallet where he could spot it.

And he picked it up.

(Hong Min Ah)

The only sin he committed was being poor.

I thought he'd just take the money and leave the wallet behind.

But thankfully, he took the wallet as well.

It was brand new.

Later on,

the police found the card and accused him.

It was hilarious.

His wife carried around the victim's wallet.

And the bodies I'd buried were discovered.

He must've felt wrongly accused.

He probably couldn't understand.

Why did you do that?

- Why? - It was all because of you.

- What? - You were kind enough...

to release a photo with the hospital room number,

so I killed her.

(Hong Min Ah)

Please don't take any photos.

(Hong Min Ah)

I was afraid I'd get caught, so I acted smart.

And it worked.

Do you finally realize...

that you had been torturing the wrong person?

I gave Jo Hyun Woo some advice.

I told him...

to kill your daughter the same way.

So in essence,

you killed your own daughter.

I'll kill you.

I'm going to kill you!

I'll kill you.

Don't just say it.

Do it.

Killing people is nothing.

That's how everyone starts.

You want to use the media?

Yes.

If we let the press find out...

Goo Do Kyung was a friend of Jo Hyun Woo,

reporters would flock to him.

And they'll find out that he was arrested...

as the suspect of Mi Jin's murder pretty soon.

Then...

We must oust him from his position.

The more they dig, the more suspicions they will find.

And the witch hunt...

will make him feel as if he's a wanted man.

But before that,

Chief Nam...

must come clean that he fabricated the evidence.

Tae Pyung.

Do you even know what that entails?

The real culprit that should be pursued...

is Kim Hyung Soo.

Once he's wanted,

that will put Jo Hyun Woo under pressure.

Once he makes mistakes,

he'll expose Kim Hyung Soo's location.

Your idea behind this isn't bad,

but I'm against it.

- I'm against it too. - So am I.

It's not just about resigning from his position.

The press will go after Chief Nam, and he'll be persecuted.

You don't know how that's like.

No.

He has a point.

I must face a scolding when I did something wrong.

Sir.

It's my mistake.

I should have corrected this a long time ago.

Call Lee Jun Hee of Hana Daily.

- I'll give him an interview. - An interview?

- Sir. - Everyone thinks...

Jo Pil Doo is the Killer of Midnight.

I must correct it.

The right thing to do is to apologize...

and ask for forgiveness in front of the whole world.

You're right.

Even if Jo Hyun Woo won't accept my apology,

some things should have been done.

Wouldn't there be another way?

Stop it. This is the best option we have.

Were you able to reach Hana Daily?

I'll prepare the files.

I want to meet him tonight if he's available.

(November 9)

Why did you want to meet separately? What's the big news?

What about Mr. Lee?

Well, he's still mourning.

And he's going through a lot too.

He didn't show up on purpose?

No. I didn't call him on purpose.

- What? - To be honest,

he's not in his right mind to write an article.

It's probably about Mi Jin anyway.

I can't ask him to write an article about his own daughter.

Why are you staring at me like that?

You really...

want to publish this article?

We'll take some time with that one.

But first, publish the article with an exclusive interview from him.

I get that part.

But once this is published,

you'll be in pure torment.

You're aware, right?

Do you think I called you here without giving it a thought?

Okay. I got it.

Breaking news.

The Killer of Midnight, Jo Pil Doo, a serial killer...

that put everyone in fear 20 years ago,

actually wasn't the culprit.

A detective in charge of the case made a confession.

And this very confession has shocked everyone.

Chief Nam of Joongang Police Station who was in charge of the case...

confirmed that they did find...

fingerprints of Jo Pil Doo on the victim's registration card...

and belongings of a victim at Jo Pil Doo's house.

And he also confirmed that all the construction sites...

he worked at had bodies of the victims.

However, when the crucial DNA evidence did not match,

he confessed that he fabricated the test.

The police have pinpointed...

Kim Hyung Soo as the Killer of Midnight and the prime suspect...

of the high schooler murder case that took place in Sano-dong...

three years ago. The police are looking for him now.

(National Forensic Service)

(National Forensic Service)

Is this true?

Pardon?

It's going viral online.

It's not true, right?

This is fake news, isn't it?

Were you really arrested without a warrant?

Yes, this is Goo Do Kyung.

Come in.

This is Mr. Kim Tae Pyung. He's the consultant...

for Crime Division of Seoul Joongang Police Station.

I'm aware that you've met.

You know each other, don't you?

Yes.

Then, I'll get going.

I'll leave you two to discuss it.

Okay.

I won't ask too much.

Lee Mi Jin.

Can I trust that...

you didn't kill her?

Yes.

It wasn't me.

Even if you say you're innocent,

you should have told me...

if you were arrested without a warrant.

From the discussion I had with him,

you're still on their suspect list.

Before they close the investigation,

you're removed from your position.

You've been informed.

You have a knack for surprising people.

I'm just getting started.

Are you already scared?

Aren't you going to getting in?

The doors are closing.

Why did you kill him?

He's a guy who couldn't see or walk well.

Why did you kill him?

I guess I wanted to live.

You wanted to live,

so you killed him?

You don't know. You wouldn't understand even if you died.

All you can see is...

the moment right before one's death.

You probably think you have some awfully amazing power,

but I'll decide how I'll die.

Until then,

I'll live.

No.

Things won't go...

the way you want it to.

What's your relationship with Mr. Jo Hyun Woo?

Have you ever met him?

- Tell us. - There he is.

What's your relationship with Mr. Jo Hyun Woo? Tell us.

Tell us!

- How do you know that man? - Tell us.

- How do you know him? - Who is Jo Hyun Woo?

- Tell us something! - You have to tell us!

- What's your relationship? - How do you know this man?

- Tell us! - Say something!