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[Episode 1]

Hey! Go bring a little kid!

All right!

What are you doing? Come here.

Where are you?

The guy who just left, is it really true that he left on a boat?

What the hell!

What else would he ride?!

Found you...

No, not my kid. Never.

This bastard!

- Please spare her. - Why are you doing this?

Stop.

My daughter... Please help!

Please help!

Help.

Dad.

Please help.

Please help.

[Coast Guard Special Teams]

Team Leader, I think you need to come take a look at this.

Roger...

Two bodies ahead.

Get ready. There's a person ahead.

Come out! Come out!

Enter.

Hands up! Hands up!

Please save me.

Hands up! Hands up!

Throw your weapon down! Hands up!\

Don't shoot. Standby.

Identify yourself! Identify yourself!

Otherwise, we'll shoot!

4.

7.

9...

[Identification Number] [47495136]

I am telling you for the first time, Sir.

- Team Leader, I am sorry to interrupt, but— - What is it?

The Coast Guard just tried to identify one of our employees.

So I tried to take a look, but the file is locked.

- Locked? - I can't access it at my clearance level.

[National Intelligence Service]

- Try with this. - Yes, Sir.

- Put it up on the screen. - Yes, Sir.

[Han Ji Hyuk] [NIS Black Agent] [Overseas Intelligence Bureau, Rank 5]

It shows that he's already deceased though. [Personnel Record] [Expired]

- Where is it? - Pardon?

- Where was the inquiry made for identification?! - West Sea Coast Guard, Sir.

- Call the Director, hurry. - Yes, Sir.

- What is it? Don't you know that I'm off today?

What is it?!

What?

Yes, we've already confirmed, Sir. We compared the fingerprints inquiry made by the Coast Guard and it is definitely Han Ji Hyuk.

I see. What's his current condition?

I don't have information on that. I'll need to confirm it for myself.

You know that this cannot get leaked to the outside, right?

Bring him here no matter what.

Please don't worry, Sir.

[National Intelligence Service] [Agent Han Ji Hyuk Repatriation Briefing]

As you're aware, in the event of damage to our agents or civilians by the enemy,

to track down the origin and to punish those during a revenge operation,

we've been managing an elite team called "Black Sheep" within the Foreign Intelligence Bureau.

Han Ji Hyuk, as a member of Black Sheep, successfully carried out the bureau's foreign projects.

He was a top field agent.

Three years ago, in Libya, two of our workers were publicly executed by an armed group.

The Black Sheep team chased the head of that armed group, Abu-Nidal, for months and successfully eliminated him.

Even the foreign agencies were surprised.

[This is Incheon, Junggu, Yeongjong International City.]

Detective Kim. [Coast Guard Police]

What's this?

A year ago, three of our agents who were active at the China-North Korea border were killed.

The Black Sheep team, including Han Ji Hyuk, were inserted into the case at the scene.

They discovered that an organization that has dealings with North Korean drugs was behind the killing.

They destroyed the network and nearly completed their mission.

In that situation, suddenly two members of the Black Sheep team and Han Ji Hyuk

disappeared without a trace.

At the time, we mobilized all intelligence contacts and searched for them.

But we never found Han Ji Hyuk's corpse.

Please take a look at this.

Today, at around 5:00 a.m.,

this was filmed by a ship drifting on the West Sea.

What's that?

I'm sure it's hard for you to believe,

but it's Han Ji Hyuk. [Kang Pil Ho, NIS Director Overseas Intelligence Bureau]

- Is he Jesus or something? - Pardon?

Don't you agree?

A dead person has resurrected,

so he must be Jesus. [Bang Young Chan, NIS Director]

How could you handle this so badly?

Making someone who's obviously alive into a corpse.

In our line of work, was there ever a time when we didn't have a reason?

After he went missing a year ago,

the list of overseas division agents active in China was leaked,

which cost the entire division. [Jeong Yong Tae, NIS Domestic Division Director]

The "Bloody Friday" incident.

Look, Director Jeong,

that's enough.

Yes, that's right.

At the time, there was a diplomatic issue with China as well,

so we did rush to conclude the case.

But thanks to that, weren't you able to get rid of that headache of a case

dealing with the surveillance of private citizens? [Do Jin Suk, NIS Second Deputy Director, Overseas Division]

Right now, Han Ji Hyuk is being repatriated this way.

If you give me a little time, I should be able to figure out precisely what happened to the case.

All right, this doesn't seem like a huge deal,

so I trust that experts like you folks

should have a good handle on this...

Ah, Director, what you talked about last week... [Lee In Hwan, NIS First Deputy Director, Domestic Division]

The personnel issue in regards to the Ministry of Justice's undersecretary,

I've already taken care of it.

I'll send the report up to you this afternoon.

Why are you all still here?

Carry on, folks.

Please.

Thank you for your hard work.

I think they let stowaways board their ship

and forcefully extracted their organs while the ship was anchored.

The rest of them were found in an inflatable boat

a few kilometers from the scene.

- Chief Kim. - Yes, Sir.

Han Ji Hyuk.

Why do you think he was there?

Maybe he was trying to come back here?

He wouldn't have known anything about the organ harvesters.

No, I mean...

Why would he take the route of a stowaway?

That...

Ji Hyuk?

Han Ji Hyuk?

But about how the Coast Guard found the ship,

I heard there was an informant.

- An informant? - I checked it out because you never know.

The informant used an untraceable line,

like the ones we use in our company.

You're sure, right?

Yes, I am.

Without giving up, Go player Lee Sae Dol

finally won a match that's impossible to put a value on.

Reporter Lee Joon Beom.

AlphaGo the AI machine finally gave up.

Lee Sae Dol won for the first time

and it was a miraculous victory.

Signs of long-term detention and torture were found all over his body.

Other than dehydration, other bodily fluids are generally in good condition.

But...

more than ten neurochemical substances were detected in his blood.

Neurochemical substances?

Among them, z-i-p,

there's a drug called "zip".

What that is, is a drug that affects the brain, erasing memories.

It's a drug we're also

trying to develop to treat post-traumatic stress.

What are you saying?

I'm saying that someone purposely inserted very small amounts of zip repeatedly

and erased patient Han Ji Hyuk's memory.

Of course, intentionally.

Are you saying that he's lost his memory?

Yes.

To be precise,

he doesn't have any memory from the time immediately before he went missing until now.

As if someone carved out his brain,

his memory of the last year has been completely erased.

This isn't your first time, right?

Looking at your record, you received evasion training.

Just in case, I'm letting you know

that this is completely different equipment.

It's a given that it detects heart beat, blood pressure, and brain waves,

but it also detects ears, eyes, and facial tremors.

From now on, what I'm about to do is very simple.

It's to judge whether what you're saying is the truth or not.

And I'll report that to your superior.

If... you're hiding something

and are sitting here,

you're making a serious mistake.

Okay, shall we get started?

Your name is...

Han Ji Hyuk.

Is that correct?

I'll ask again.

Is your name Han Ji Hyuk?

Yes.

Is it true that you worked at NIS?

Yes.

- Is it true that you reside in Gyeonggi Province, Seongnam? - Yes.

Your last memory is on February 29th of last year,

in a safe house on the outskirts of Dandong.

You had dinner together with your colleagues, Kim Dong Wook and Oh Gyeong Seok.

This is what you said.

Is this true?

Yes.

Since then, you can't remember

anything that happened in the last year.

Is this also true?

Yes.

That your colleagues from the same team, Oh Gyeong Seok and Kim Dong Wook, died,

you heard. Right?

By any chance, were you involved in their death

or know anything about it?

I will ask again.

Oh Gyeong Seok and Kim Dong Wook's death,

were you involved?

No.

While carrying out the mission in Dandong,

did you have any contact with

people from other agencies or organizations?

Is this it?

Is this...

the courtesy you show

to someone who came back from near death?

Mr. Han Ji Hyuk, please just answer only the questions asked.

The one who should be asking questions isn't you but me.

So stop hiding there and come out now.

So...

Mr. Han Ji Hyuk, you can't move now.

- At your seat— - Don't just hide.

Come out...

right now!

How are the results?

According to my reading,

everything is true.

There was no result

that can be viewed as a lie.

Good work. You may leave.

- OIB Director Kang. (OIB = Overseas Intelligence Bureau) - Yes.

What's next?

[Dandong, China] [One year ago]

You pay for the drinks, okay?

You cheapskate!

What do you want to eat?

Let me think about it.

Actors 1 and 2 are on the move.

Going down.

Confirm.

Tonight, I'll take you to a nice place.

- You're lying again. - No, really!

- Really? - Of course!

The ass was really this big.

Want to bet?

Go see for yourself tonight.

- Okay. - Good!

Hwang Yeong?

Who are you?

Where is it?

It's that way, Sir.

[Safety]

They're probably in chaos by now, right?

Of course.

I am sure the amount of ice (crystal meth) they lost because of us is probably in the hundreds of kilograms.

How much is that in our currency?

Why? Do you think it's a shame?

I was just asking.

A shame— Why would you talk like that?

Next week, it'll be exactly 10 months.

What are you going to do after this mission?

When I go back, I'm not kidding, I'm going to ask for a desk job.

I'm not going to come near fieldwork ever again.

Bro, your face belongs in the field.

You want to die?

How about you, Senior?

You still don't know, do you?

Senior prefers fieldwork to home.

As soon as he returns to the headquarters, he'll ask to be assigned to fieldwork.

Right?

See. How about you?

I am going to go somewhere and get some rest.

Have you heard of Palawan?

Why do you look down on me? I know it.

- I can see that you don't know. - I do know.

There's a resort called Belani on the beach.

The sunset from that terrace is really...

It's an art. An art.

While watching that, ordering room service,

and eating crab balls... Wow...

You went there with a woman, didn't you?

No wonder you were always busy texting someone in the corner of a room.

No.

Oh, it must be true!

Huh? You must have gone there with a woman!

- No. - Senior.

This kid is slacking off!

- I said it's not. - Yeah, right.

Hey, who is it? This punk—

Please calm down.

You're in a state of hypnosis.

Slowly, you will exhale.

Slowly.

Starting now,

you'll go to the empty time where your memory disappeared.

Go over the wall that's blocking it

and you will try going inside there.

When I count again, you'll go back inside that memory's emptiness.

Five, four,

three, two,

one.

Okay, what do you see?

D... Darkness.

Okay, calm down. You're okay.

Okay, slowly, take a deep breath.

Slowly.

When I count, you will wake up immediately.

Three, two, one!

I think it was too much for your weakened mental and physical state.

Stay and get some rest.

Please put that down.

Put that down!

Even though he was in a state of hypnosis, to do something that extreme...

What in the world do you think he saw?

He said he saw darkness while in the subconscious state.

You've heard of the saying,

that the reason darkness came is because the memory is reacting?

Then, are you saying that the memory can come back at any time?

So, hypnosis didn't work?

Right.

Any other way?

Honestly, there's no other way for now.

Perhaps, it's best to let him rest and stay under observation for the time being.

Are you aware of the rumors circulating internally?

Excuse me. What—?

A year ago when the names of our agents were leaked,

they're saying it was because of Han Ji Hyuk.

That the one who was regarded as the ace until recently

is the head honcho that took all of us down.

But do you know what's really amusing?

The final one who will rescue us

is also Han Ji Hyuk.

Everything is submerged in his head.

We can't afford to wait for it to rise.

Han Ji Hyuk... Let's get him reinstated.

Boss, it's not time yet...

You can figure out where to send him.

He's got to blow off some steam as well.

What do you think?

Just give it to me straight, no professional stuff.

Technically, it was you who recruited him.

Do you really think he's lost his memory?

[National Intelligence Service] [Silent dedication, only for the protection and glory of Korea]

To be honest, I've been curious for a while.

What could possibly be inside his head?

God probably doesn't even know.

What's inside him.

This. What does it look like to you?

A lion.

How about this?

A lion.

A lion.

How about this?

He's even taking the deaths of his colleagues as his failure.

In other words, the deceased colleagues

have become a kind of symbol for the clearest reminder of his failure.

How's the treatment coming along?

To be honest, it's not easy.

Maybe it's because his protection base is so strong,

but he's refusing treatment in reality.

You do know that Agent Han Ji Hyuk is suffering from PTSD, right?

And also, because of that, he's been receiving drug therapy.

Yes, I do. Of course, I do.

He's been taking the maximum amount allowed of antidepressants and painkillers.

Since you asked for my favor, I didn't report it to those above.

I won't forget this debt I owe you, Dr. Kim.

If they knew that our best agent is in this sad shape,

people probably wouldn't have dared to talk trash.

Then they probably would've been out of a job.

That's why I'm saying this, but...

- why don't you discharge him for now? - No, never.

Even though he may appear calm on the outside, he's like a ticking time bomb.

The decision came from above, so there's nothing I can do either.

Then...

Ah, by any chance, did you see that?

The blood analysis of Agent Han showed the ingredients for amphetamine and opioid.

So?

Coincidentally, those two have similar effects as an antidepressant and painkiller that Agent Han had been taking.

Are you saying that they are substitutes in a way?

If it was a situation where proper prescriptions weren't available,

there's a good possibility that they were used for such a purpose.

Did you write that in the report?

I'm telling you first.

Then let's do this. Let's just keep this between us.

I'll report it to those above separately when I have the chance.

[Order for Discharge]

[M.MART]

♫ Come to me before I leave ♫

♫ I'm falling into the deep inside ♫

♫ I'm reaching for the gleaming light ♫

♫ And I... ♫

Just what had happened?

♫ Oh, stay with me, both nights, love me ♫

♫ Oh, stay with me, love me, please ♫

Answer me.

What happened?

♫ We can get back together again ♫

♫ You are the only one in my life ♫

[Seo Soo Yeon]

[Seo Soo Yeon]

How does it feel to have fallen into the depths of hell?

I heard about your condition some time ago.

Unbeknownst to that, I've prepared a million questions in my mind.

But I suppose it was all in vain.

You've... never accepted us as colleagues.

Not even once.

Your objective was more important to you than the people around you.

We were nothing to you.

By any chance,

do you remember the favor I asked?

You didn't forget that too, did you?

I'll pour for you.

- No. No. - Just a little.

Refresh with some beer.

It's good for your skin.

Thank you so much.

I'll have one, too.

- What? - Nothing.

What's up?

Can I ask you for a favor?

No worries. I saw nothing.

No.

It's not about that.

This project... I have a bad feeling about it.

- And so? - Promise me one thing.

That you won't behave recklessly anymore.

That no matter what, you'll protect your closest colleague first.

Are you asking that as a colleague or...

I know what you mean.

It's both.

So, promise me

that you'll never forget this favor.

After that event,

I went and confirmed with Kyung Seok, who came through the consulate.

His face was so mangled...

that I couldn't recognize it no matter how many times I looked.

You should've seen it with your own eyes.

If you had, even you...

could never forget.

Remember it. Remember it no matter what it takes.

Who did that, what circumstances it was under,

what he looked like at the end.

Leaving nothing out. All of it.

You're the best in the world.

So, this time, see if you can save yourself.

Climb out of that bottomless pit on your own.

Is your emotional state right now simply because of Kyung Seok?

Because I'm not quite understanding it. There were three of us including me that day at the scene.

You and Team Leader Ha were standing by at HQ.

It just doesn't make sense to me that we were found on a ship 300km away,

while our communication was disabled.

You really received no communication from us?

Is that all?

In this situation,

is that all you can say to me?

You still don't get it, do you?

So, this time, see if you can save yourself.

Climb out of that bottomless pit on your own.

You're the best in the world.

He never resisted. He was attacked instantly.

Not even a chance to fight.

Three shots to the chest and abdomen,

and two shots to the left side of the face.

And...

I must find out...

who it was.

[69Ro1149; 20Ma2102...]

[95Seo9548]

[95Seo9548]

[95Seo9548] [95Seo9548]

[Passport]

[Surname: Wang; Given Name: Yang]

To Incheon Airport.

[27Ma6479]

95Seo-9548...

Yes, I think he's going to the airport.

Han Ji Hyuk. He's on a phone call.

Yes, sir. We'll keep trailing him.

[Seoul Incheon International Airport]

I don't need to remind you who we're dealing with, right? Be on full alert.

Where did the passenger go?

He got out earlier.

He told me to keep driving this way.

He paid me this much.

[Queen]

[Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal]

Officer Kim...

Excuse me.

Can we check your ID?

Wow!

He's so cool. Wow!

Hello, how can I help you?

Thank you.

Han Ji Hyuk?

Yes.

You're the top performer among your peers,

but the instructor and your colleagues' cross-evaluation is...

to set the level at fail.

He's stubborn and doesn't care about others.

Acts on his own and is reckless.

Who cares anyway?

Now, even this place is full of idiots who only care about others' opinions

and are only good at making connections.

And they forget about the true essence of this place.

What this place really is.

There's a place ordinary people can't reach in our line of work.

Good and evil, ethics and morals,

knowledge and sense.

You can jump over those limitations.

So...

don't get swayed by those foolish opinions.

You're already enough

the way you are.

You're still the same, Han Ji Hyuk.

Seeing how you evaded everyone and came here.

It's been a while since we last saw each other.

Shouldn't you at least be happy to see me?

Why did you come all the way here by yourself?

This punk... so stiff.

To be honest,

we had a discussion about you within the organization.

Since the medical staff recommends that you get more rest,

we've decided to have you sent out to support the peripheral region division for the time being.

Open it.

We found it at the scene where you went missing.

I've been keeping it separately.

You want to die?

How about you, Senior?

It's not that I don't understand what you are going through now,

but we didn't just sit around doing nothing either.

It's been a year.

What do you think you can do going there by yourself?

Don't just try to find an answer from outside.

Perhaps, you might find it

somewhere nearby, totally unexpected.

So, don't rush. And, Ji Hyuk,

let's go with the flow. With the flow.

Please promise me one thing.

If I do everything you tell me to,

then let me personally investigate the case from a year ago.

Okay.

I'll put in a good word to the deputy director.

What, this?

It's nothing.

Sort of an occupational hazard.

If you're done talking, may I leave?

When you get back, turn over all of Han Ji Hyuk's personnel records to the center.

I'll send over people from there.

I understand, Sir.

Just in case, I looked into Han Ji Hyuk's passenger ticket.

Well... there was nothing.

What do you mean by "there was nothing"?

I think he never bought a ticket.

Ah, also...

the surveillance team that's been monitoring me for a few days,

please withdraw them immediately.

I came to tell you that.

That punk.

Get going.

Okay, I got it. Good job.

Okay.

[Personnel Record] [62542578; Yoo Je Yi]

[Personnel Record]

[Name: Yoo Je Yi]

[Memorial Monument]

[In memory of those members of the NIS who became a torch of eternal flame protecting the nation and unsung heroes who became stars on the path to unification]

[Silent dedication, only for the protection and glory of Korea]

As you may be aware,

we've recently been focusing less on communist-related incidents.

I guess there isn't much that can be done about it.

We still have to show performance results though.

So,

we created a new department.

It's called the "Crime Information Integration Center."

The name is grand,

but we just gathered drug, terror,

and cyber crime teams

together into one and gave it a new name, that's all. [NIS 0172]

You'll be assigned to the field support team within that center.

You can just think of it as whenever each team is in need of extra help,

you just provide the support, that's all.

Don't take it too lightly because it's not such an important position,

but use the time to build your body up.

I'll make sure to bring you back.

You see...

A cup of coffee...

I bought—

Gosh really, he's not even that old!

So rude!

He should greet us properly!

He's good looking, right?

Uh? Yeah.

She majored in physics at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and got hired at age 21.

For the past seven years, she mostly worked at departments handling intelligence.

Performance evaluations and even the evaluation among her colleagues

is top-notch.

Why?

Pardon?

As you're aware, she's the only one who volunteered.

No.

Why, with her resume, did she volunteer for a mere field support team?

It's rare for someone with a desk job to be transferred to fieldwork.

Since it was approved right away, there must be a story, don't you think?

And, on top of that, she'll be Han Ji Hyuk's partner.

Did Ji Hyuk come to work yet?

Yes, I confirmed that he came in this morning.

Summon him to my office right away.

- Yes, Sir. - And the name of that person?

It's Yoo Je Yi, Sir.

Summon that person as well.

Yes, Sir.

[Personnel Record] [Name: Yoo Je Yi]

She's a very interesting person...

Focus. I can do it. I can do it. I can do it!

Focus. Focus.

[National Intelligence Service Korea]

Ah, that's right.

You probably know the team leader at the center very well.

Just saying this because I'm worried,

but given the situation, just keep low and go in no matter what.

Go on.

Well... Are you feeling all right?

Yes.

Human relations are like that.

Coming back from death is already something,

but who would've thought we'd meet like this again?

After that incident a year ago,

when the entire division was in chaos and the team was destroyed,

it seemed hopeless.

But there's always a way to survive.

After coming here,

I've been showing decent performance.

Now, I think I've settled down pretty well.

I kind of heard about what happened.

I hear that there's some problem with your memory, right?

I kind of felt that something wasn't right

when I saw you there that time.

Well, I'm sure you were put through a lot so we'll talk about that later.

What is it that you're curious about?

It's all right. You can ask me anything.

Did all your memories from the past year

really disappear?

With nothing left, all of it?

Yes, from immediately after the communication was cut off at Dandong until now, I don't have any recollection.

Then, what about your memory before that?

Why would you be curious about that?

Fortunately, my memory prior to that time is vivid in my mind, especially those involving you.

If you don't believe me, shall I recite them one by one for you?

You're still the same, that personality of yours.

Have you met Soo Yeon yet?

You'll probably be very surprised because she changed so much.

After our team was disbanded, do you know where she went?

She went to the domestic division. She's the team leader for Team 4 within this center.

Isn't it funny?

She acted as if she was the only one who cared for her colleagues.

After the incident, she changed completely and went over there.

So,

Soo Yeon—

Come in.

Hello, Sir. I am Yoo Je Yi and I've been assigned to the field support team.

Why are you only showing up now when I summoned you so long ago?!

I didn't look at my phone while I was eating.

Say hello. She'll be your partner for a while.

Hello, Senior, Sir. I'm Yoo Je Yi.

Okay, attention.

As you're probably all aware,

your colleague here came back safely.

Your colleague who came back like a miracle,

welcome him with applause.

That's all.

Senior, it's an honor to be working with you.

To be honest, the reason I volunteered to work here is all because of you—

Senior!

Since it's our fist day as partners,

if you have the time, maybe have a meal—

no, how about a cup of tea?

Didn't you hear?

Pardon?

Didn't you hear?

What...

My partners died.

A year ago, both of them.

No, Sen...

MMART082581.

[M.MART]

MMART. M Mart?

♫ All this memory rise ♫

♫ The teardrop falling down your face ♫

♫ Smile behind the veil ♫

♫ Aim for my heart ♫

♫ I know it hurts ♫

♫ All you need to know this time ♫

♫ Through the stars, we will rise above ♫

♫ Then you'll know how to make it right ♫

♫ I'm breathing with you again ♫

♫ Only with you could find ♫

♫ Searching for reasons why ♫

♫ Let me just lead you through this night ♫

♫ End of this endless time ♫

♫ Only we could dream once more ♫

♫ Constantly pain will drag you down ♫

♫ Through this maze will end up now ♫

Locker number 08.

Please choose the locker.

Please enter the code.

[Retrieve Item] [Time Remaining: 1 day 22 hours]

[Open]

The locker is open.

Please retrieve the item and close the locker.

[USB drive] [1520541151891]

Listen carefully to what I'm going to say right now. You'll only get one opportunity.

There's a rat in our organization.

In order to find that traitor,

I... erased my own memories.

[BLACK SUN] [The Veil]

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From now on, every gesture and word from everyone who approaches you,

even an exhaled breath, you need to be suspicious of.

Don't forget the warning I gave you, never.

They're the punks Ji Hyuk was after a year ago.

I'll try to interrogate Jang Ho Cheol. Please let me meet him.

You have no idea how much I looked for you, Han Ji Hyuk, do you?

Han Ji Hyuk, are you crazy? What are you doing right now?!

You're dead meat now.

You must find that traitor no matter what.

That's right. It was that punk.