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The statute of limitations won’t matter. They'll be shut down.

Go along with it.

Detective Lee? It's me, Park Hae-young.

What's your precinct?

We caught the culprit. Thanks to you.

You got him, Detective.

I think this might be my last transmission.

I'm looking for a detective named Lee Jae-han.

He's missing? How much does he know?

He must never know why Lee Jae-han’s gone missing.

It's impossible to set him up without someone on the inside.

Detective Lee Jae-han was murdered.

What were you doing while your team was acting up?

You were just some guy stuck in a little town.

Don't forget that I was the one who helped you get here.

Did you find anything suspicious about Park Hae-young?

Nothing out of the ordinary.

Lieutenant Park?

It's me.

Lee Jae-han.

EPISODE 9

Why is this here?

Park Hae-young.

Why do you have this?

This is...

What?

It's not yours, is it?

You sound like you know who this belongs to.

You want to know?

It belonged to Detective Lee Jae-han.

This was Detective Lee's radio?

Yes.

He carried it around like a good luck charm all the time.

The crime scene investigators found it 15 years ago,

when he went missing.

It was found in the mountain where his vehicle was left.

It had been in the evidence locker until recently.

But then, the storage was over the limit and it was going to be disposed of.

But...

why have you been keeping the radio?

How did you know that I had it?

Have you been...

keeping tabs on me?

Just answer my question.

What's your connection to Lee Jae-han?

Why is it that you're digging into his background?

Why not?

Is there a reason I shouldn’t?

Or...

are there some kind of secrets...

I mustn't know about his disappearance?

There are no secrets...

about his disappearance.

Too bad. Pork belly and soju would be perfect right now.

Let’s go for a drink afterwards.

If you touch my desk again...

you'll be in big trouble.

This belongs to me now. I’m taking it back.

The radio Detective Lee carried around like a good luck charm.

The night I stumbled across it...

it was about to be disposed of.

Lieutenant Park? It's me, Detective Lee Jae-han.

Are you there, Lieutenant Park?

At that moment...

Who are you?

...was it really a coincidence that I came to possess this radio?

Why...

is it 11:23 p.m.?

Why?

Why did it have to be me?

Why?

The crime scene investigators found it 15 years ago,

when he went missing.

It was found in the mountain where his vehicle was left.

Detective Lee Jae-han's disappearance...

There's a hidden secret in it.

Why me?

Why did these transmissions begin?

CASE FILE DISAPPEARANCE OF LEE JAE-HAN

Detective Lee Jae-han was framed for being a corrupt cop and went missing.

I have to find out who framed him

and planted the evidence.

Someone within the police organization...

If I can find that person...

I'll know how and why Detective Lee Jae-han...

went missing.

Yes?

Sir, you’ve got a delivery.

AHN CHI-SOO

You want to look at it with me? Get lost.

HANSUNG BUILDING PARKING 4:00 P.M. DON'T USE MOBILE PHONE

HAVE ORDERS REGARDING LEE JAE-HAN

Asshole...

told me to lie low.

Why is he ordering me to come and go again?

You come and go when he says.

You're very loyal.

Courier service is great.

It goes to the person straight away at exactly the right time.

What are you talking about?

Was it Ahn Chi-soo?

Did he frame Lee Jae-han as a corrupt cop?

Who is Ahn Chi-soo?

I don't know who that is.

Of course, he couldn't have done it alone.

Too big to handle on his own.

Who's behind him?

I said I don't know what you’re talking about.

You want to investigate,

go and get a warrant, okay?

That's Kim Sung-bum. You wanted me to look for him.

There's a rumor

he made a lot of money with a pyramid scheme two years ago.

Why are you interested in him?

You'll get hurt if I tell you.

Those punks...

JINYANG-DONG PYRAMID SCHEME INVESTIGATION REPORT

SERGEANT KIM BUM-JOO

Not enough evidence? In this two billion won fraud case?

Kim Bum-joo, you punk. You really are a piece of work.

This is going to be fun.

Where did you go?

-Mind your own business. -What are you doing for Christmas?

I got these free movie tickets.

You can watch it with a friend.

Well, it's...

It’s a thank you gift. Thank you for showing me the ropes.

I don't watch movies.

Sorry?

I don't watch them.

As you were all notified,

we'll have control over off-the-clock business from tonight.

We'll join forces with the precinct in charge,

so get ready to be deployed.

Any questions?

As we're coming to the end of the year,

I understand it’s important to close more cases.

But as a detective task force, shouldn’t we care about public security?

For example, something like this would be good.

Six incidents in Gangnam and five in Gangseo.

There have been 11 muggings.

The case won't bring in any money through the back door.

But this is exactly the kind of scumbag we should put away.

He's stealing from people already suffering from the IMF.

Here.

Take a look.

You want to catch him?

This mugger?

And if I do?

What the...

Look down. I'm your superior.

If you want to get him, go ahead.

But only during the day.

If you don't work nights, I'll report you for disobeying orders.

You'll probably be tired

but I'm sure that's okay.

Sure.

You’ll be busy working day and night...

going through backgrounds.

Let's get going.

Can't you stop being so rebellious?

If you just do what he told you to, he'll make things comfortable.

You can live that way.

I can't live that way.

I'll help you with that mugger later.

-Okay? -Let go. I'll get that bastard.

You know I can't stand to lose.

But...

can you see his face? I don’t see it.

How will you catch him with this?

Give it back.

Unbelievable.

Detectives catch bad guys with spirit, not faces.

Get lost! Get back to work.

Excuse me. Hello. Can I ask you a few questions?

This model is a Daehang 9F235, right?

Have you had anyone come in for repairs recently?

Excuse me. Hello, sir.

-Do you know this type of motorcycle? -Yes.

Here you go.

See you in my dreams.

Wait a minute.

This is the busiest season of the year. How could you do this now?

Sorry, but it's the law.

I know it’s the law but we have to make a living.

We can’t send our customers away.

You guys are too hard on us.

That's...

That’s... the guy!

That's... the mugger!

-Hey! It's the wrong bike, idiot! -Where are you going?

Hey, Cha Soo-hyun!

Hey!

Are you insane?

She might be.

That guy is really...

the mugger. What a relief!

A round of applause for our rookie!

What?

How did you know anyway?

You couldn't see his face.

I saw him in my dreams.

See, I told you she is a total nutcase.

Hey, why are you picking on her? She caught the mugger.

What about Detective Lee?

We got a lead and prosecuted Han Se-kyu because of him.

I feel thankful. I want to know about him.

I heard Ahn Chi-soo was there too in Jinyang Precinct.

Were they close?

When I think about it, it's odd.

The Kim Yoon-jung case, the South Gyeonggi and Han Se-kyu case...

The cases you've shown interest in...

are all linked to Detective Lee Jae-han.

Are they?

I didn't know that.

I don't know about his connection to Ahn Chi-soo.

Jae-han was...

transferred to Inju when an incident occurred there.

That's where they first met.

Inju?

Why?

Do you know it?

It's my hometown.

Then you must know that case.

The gang-rape of a female high-school student in 1999.

Detective Lee investigated that case too?

Yes.

He was in the investigation team.

What's wrong?

It's nothing.

Thank you for answering my questions.

Park Hae-young's brother, Park Sun-woo was an ex-convict.

What was he convicted of?

Have you heard about the Inju female student case?

A female high-school student was gang-raped.

Park Sun-woo was one of the offenders.

He was in the juvenile hall for a few months and got out.

Hae-young's family history could've been an issue

when he was interviewed for the Police Academy.

But the committee decided to give him a chance.

Is his brother still in Inju?

No.

Soon after he got out, he killed himself.

The gang-rape of a female high-school student in 1999.

Detective Lee...

investigated that case too?

Yes.

He was in the investigation team.

Cold Case Squad.

Is Detective Cha there? She's not picking up her phone.

-No, she's out of the office now. -I'm calling from her home.

I think there has been a burglary here.

What?

-Are you okay? -Yes.

-Did you call 911? -The thing is...

Stop it!

Be quiet!

I told you, be quiet!

Get in the room!

Well, it's...

I thought it was a burglary,

so I called Soo-hyun and made a fuss.

It was the kids who made this mess.

What a relief. It wasn't a burglary.

I am really sorry.

It's okay.

You are so...

Now that I see you again, you’re so handsome.

Thank you.

I should go then. See you next time.

No, you came all this way.

Why don't I get you something to drink?

No, I'm fine.

-Are you okay? -Yes.

Don't worry about me.

-Did you hurt your back? -I'm fine.

-You need to sit down. -No, I have to clean up this mess.

Oh, my! What's wrong with me?

Yes, that chair. Can you straighten that up?

And these dolls here...

Can you put them all over there?

I'll take care of them later.

No, that's the one I treasure. Put it up there.

And the books too.

By the way...

Seriously, how old are you?

I'm 27 this year.

Oh, that’s perfect.

Oh, and... since things turned out this way,

can you help me out...

a little more, just a tiny bit?

Sure.

We don't have a man in this house, you see.

My son-in-law works in the country.

He’s useless.

You're so kind.

Oh my...

You know...

Don't you think Soo-hyun looks very young for her age?

She got that from me.

-What else shall I do? -That thing.

Starting next year,

Soo-hyun will be getting her pension.

Try turning on the light.

Look at you, you're sweating.

I better get you a drink.

-You must be hungry, too. -No, it's--

JINYANG PRECINCT LEE JAE-HAN

JINYANG PRECINCT LEE JAE-HAN

1989 SOUTH GYEONGGI 1995 THE BIG STEAL

1997 HONGWON-DONG 1999 INJU STUDENT

Here you go.

No. I’m fine.

Please take it.

Please try. Here.

You will like it.

1997 HONGWON-DONG CASE 1999 INJU STUDENT CASE

South Gyeonggi...

We're searching the area where she's supposedly gone missing.

We're following Highway 3, searching for Lee Gye-sook.

Lee Gye-sook...

Are you talking about the Gyeonggi murders?

Larceny...

Who is the culprit of the larceny case in 1995?

These are the cases Detective Lee and I worked on.

1997 HONGWON-DONG CASE 1999 INJU STUDENT CASE

The Hongwon-dong case in 1997...

1997 HONGWON-DONG CASE

NO TRASH HERE HONGWON 1-DONG

OCTOBER 17, 1997

Drink it.

Eat slowly.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Can you help me?

What color is it?

Is he hurt?

It's white.

We better find him quickly.

Is he the one?

Are you okay?

What happened to him?

I did it.

It's hard to live, right?

Be quiet.

I can help you.

1997 HONGWON-DONG CASE NO RESULT FOUND

Hey, I need to use the bathroom. Look around first.

Okay.

Detective Lee Jae-han? It's me, Park Hae-young.

Yes, it's me, Lee Jae-han.

I couldn't get hold of you.

I thought you really threw away the radio.

Have you received any transmissions recently?

Did you talk to anyone else besides me?

Yes, I did. But no one answered.

Why? What's going on?

What year are you in right now?

Are you still in 1995?

No, I'm in 1997. Two years have gone by.

It's two years before the Inju case if he's in 1997.

He hasn't met

Ahn Chi-soo yet.

And he doesn't know about the Inju case yet.

How about you? What year are you in?

I'm still in 2015.

What? Still in 2015?

Are you investigating the Hongwon-dong case?

Hongwon-dong?

Something happened in Hongwon-dong? What happened?

I'm not sure yet.

I looked on the internet but didn't find anything.

I looked at a lot of cases when I was studying profiling

but I never heard of it.

You're making me nervous.

I get nervous every time I get your transmissions.

Will that be a cold case, too?

I'm not sure but something must have happened in Hongwon-dong.

It was written in your notepad.

My notepad?

What did it say?

There was a note at the back of your notebook.

The note had

the South Gyeonggi case in 1989,

the larceny case in 1995,

the Hongwon-dong case in 1997,

and...

the Inju female student case

in 1999 written on it.

Really? Are you sure?

How did you get my notes?

1989 SOUTH GYEONGGI CASE 1995 THE BIG STEAL CASE

HONGWON POLICE STATION

The first eye-witness is--

-Hey, bro! -Yes?

-How have you been? -Hey!

What are you looking for in here?

I'm not looking for anything. I'm here to see you.

Yeah, right!

What's going on? Is there a case?

-I knew it. -No, I'm not interested.

Is it a big case?

A woman died and it's odd.

What's so odd about it?

-Let me take a quick look. -Hey!

-Just the pictures, okay? -No, you can't--

What a bastard.

Why put a plastic bag on a dead person's head?

Who's the victim?

She lived in the area.

She's a 37-year-old housewife. Her name is Joo In-hee.

Any suspects?

Well, there's the issue of insurance.

I've been interrogating her family.

-Sir! -Yes?

He's the one who found the body.

-I've got to go now. -Okay, bye.

Hello. This way, please.

HONGWON POLICE STATION

Hello.

Detective Lee Jae-han.

Can I have a moment of your time? It won't take long.

So I thought...

someone threw away a mannequin. Who'd have thought it was a body?

Gosh, my heart starts racing

just thinking about it.

Were there any other witnesses?

I'm not sure.

I was really shocked back then, I didn't think to look around.

By the way,

this is a copycat of another murder, isn't it?

What?

You know, a woman died in the next neighborhood.

What do you mean?

A few months ago,

they found a dead body just like this one.

My co-worker told me he saw it himself.

I have something to tell you.

-Don't. -All right.

Hey!

What is it?

It's about the Hongwon-dong murders.

This is a case from the Hongwon Precinct.

The victim is a housewife. Joo In-hee, age 37.

And this is Yoon Sang-mi, age 21. Worked at a nearby shop.

As you can see, the bodies were buried the same way.

One man killed both women. This is a serial murder case.

No one reported it to us.

It's one case, but two different precincts are involved.

Eunchang and Hongwon Police.

That's why they weren't able to connect these two cases.

Do you have any evidence?

This is all just speculation.

People died.

If I'm right, more people will die.

Hundreds of people die every year.

How can we stop everything?

Would you say...

that if it were Han Se-kyu?

If they were daughters of congressmen or chaebols,

I'm sure you would've taken this case.

People like them wouldn't be victims of these crimes.

They live in different worlds.

What?

Nobody wants a serial murder case.

So, stop this nonsense.

I get it now.

You've been living in a different world.

What?

Like you said...

I live in a different world from you, so I'll catch this guy.

Hundreds of people die for no reason.

But I live in a world where people don't forgive a murderer.

I don't care what you do.

Just don't make a mess.

What are you doing here?

I have something to give the Captain.

Sir!

What?

Is this...

really a serial murder case?

Mind your own business. It has nothing to do with you.

NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE SEOUL INSTITUTE

An unidentified body found in Mt. Dongeui?

This is not for you.

It's the body of a woman who's 160 cm tall.

Thanks.

She was wrapped up tight.

Wrapped in plastic and tied up with rope.

So the body is well-preserved and the cause of death is clear.

Her hyoid bone is broken.

She died from asphyxia.

What is it? Are you okay?

Let's think about this objectively.

The meaning of an unfinished case is a case hasn't been solved yet.

So, what is the meaning of this?

It means that we don't know who, when, what,

and why about the case.

The most mysterious case

of all in this country is the Five Oceans case--

You and your Five Oceans... Aren't you tired of it?

Why would I be? We haven't even started it.

You've told us so many times, it feels like we've already solved it.

I'm saying that before it's too late, we must do the Five Oceans--

What about Hongwon-dong?

Hongwon-dong?

-I've never heard of Hongwon-dong. -Me neither.

What about it?

In 1997, two women were found dead...

in Hongwon-dong, over a two-month period, and the bodies were

less than a kilometer from each other.

The cause of death was asphyxia.

What set him apart...

was the way he disposed of the bodies.

The killer put a black plastic bag over the heads of the victims

and wrapped their bodies with rice sacks before disposing of them.

Wow, this guy is a complete freak.

Why is it a cold case?

The initial investigation didn't go well. Two different precincts handled each case.

It was impossible to look into the connection between the cases.

A question of insurance came up.

They investigated the victims' families.

But they were all innocent.

If Detective Cha is correct about this...

-it might be a serial-- -Don't say that.

That's bad luck.

It's very possibly a serial murder case.

The way he disposes of the bodies is a clear signature.

The time and the locations are similar too.

But it's too early to say it's a serial murder.

According to the FBI,

you need at least three victims. And there should be cooling-off periods

and common characteristics for the crime. Then you can conclude...

it's a serial murder.

What if there is one more?

Yesterday, an unidentified body was found in Mt. Dongeui.

Hey, wait a minute.

-What are you looking at? It's just dogs. -Wait.

Sir, we don't have time.

Have you identified who it is?

There was a match in the missing person's database.

The victim's name is Seo Yeong-jin.

She disappeared in 2001,

and she was 35 at that time.

Where did she live?

I heard it was Hongwon-dong.

Hongwon-dong?

Are you sure?

Detective Cha, are you okay?

You weren't well yesterday either.

These aren't the remains you've been looking for. What's wrong?

It's nothing.

Detective Cha's been looking for skeletal remains?

You didn't know?

She's been looking for someone

185 cm tall with a metal plate in the shoulder.

We have her identity. Let's go meet the family.

Thank you.

She's been looking for someone

185 cm tall with a metal plate in the shoulder.

Does it make sense not forgetting someone for 20 years?

He could be telling the truth.

Did you have someone you liked?

Stop imagining things. It's not what you're thinking.

I spoke to the police yesterday.

Before your wife disappeared, was there anything strange?

Maybe she was threatened by someone, or--

She rarely went outside.

She was going through postpartum depression.

Postpartum depression?

At first, I thought she committed suicide.

But...

I had no idea she was so nearby.

Detective Cha, what is it?

Is something wrong?

It's the same.

The way they died.

The way the bodies were wrapped.

The characteristics in the victims.

It was the same...

in 1997.

In-hee had an odd personality.

I don't want to say this about the dead,

but she rarely smiled or talked.

She was always alone.

Had she been anxious recently?

Or did she say anything about being followed?

I don't know.

She never talked to us.

She was always listening to music.

Honey, hand that to me.

I'm telling you, I wasn't close to that dead woman.

But you two were the only ones who worked here.

She was hard to get close to.

She was a downer and boring.

She didn't talk much.

She just listened to depressing music.

Anyway, I wasn't close to her.

Okay, thank you.

Body type, height, age, hair...

and even jobs were different.

There are no similarities between the two victims.

They lived in the same area but their ways to work were different.

No overlapping routes, either.

The only thing they had in common was...

the earphones.

They both...

liked to listen to sad music.

HONGWON-DONG MURDER INVESTIGATION REPORT

LISTENED TO MUSIC WITH EARPHONES DEPRESSING SONGS

GLOOMY PERSONALITY USED EARPHONES

If I find their overlapping routes,

I'm half-way there.

HONGWON-DONG CONVENIENCE STORE

It'll be 500 won.

Sir.

What are you doing here?

I...

I was...

Did you look at my Hongwon-dong files?

Is that why you're going over the routes of the victims?

Keep your nose out of my business. Get back to the station

and do your work.

-But-- -Hey!

I said, go back to the station.

I feel bad...

for the victims.

Oh, my...

I walked around their walking paths.

All that was there was...

trash and flyers for seedy businesses

and scary concrete and steel.

There was nothing alive or beautiful on the paths.

No one was there to listen and living is hard as it is.

And all they saw was so dark and dreary...

I think I'd get depressed too.

So just go back in.

You're the mascot, you should act like it.

Just get back to the station before the Captain notices.

Gosh...

What is it?

It's the list of missing people in Hongwon-dong from 1997 to 2015.

Three other women who were going through depression went missing.

What are you saying?

There might be more dead people besides Seo Yeong-jin.

Please allow us to search more on Mt. Dongeui.

There might be more victims.

Search closely at one meter intervals!

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

You almost poked my foot.

-I'm tired. -I don't understand.

I thought Ahn Chi-soo didn't like Park Hae-young.

-I thought he'd say no to this search. -That's what I'm talking about.

Are you sure there are more bodies here?

This was opened to the public last year.

CCTVs were installed recently and they didn't even have a caretaker.

I heard people hardly came here.

Also, the closest entrance to this trail

is the north of Hongwon-dong where the 1997 murders occurred.

If you calculate the time to get here,

this is the perfect place to dispose of the bodies.

I'm sure the killer chose this place.

If there are bodies buried anywhere, it'll be here.

Detective Cha,

you know more about this case, right?

As for the two murders in 1997,

the killer disposed of the bodies in public areas, as if displaying them.

But...

he buried the body in 2001.

His method had changed.

What's the reason?

You know something, right?

During the incident in 1997...

there was another victim...

besides the two dead victims.

What do you mean?

Hey.

Is 0.5 back?

No, I haven't seen her.

You haven't?

Hello?

I'm Officer Cha Soo-hyun's senior at work.

Yes, hello. I have something urgent to tell her.

She's not home yet?

No, that's fine.

Okay, thank you.

Bye.

What's wrong?

Are you hurt?

Why doesn't she listen to me...

Cha Soo-hyun!

0.5!

It's hard to live, right?

Be quiet.

Or you'll get punished.

Wait just a bit.

I'll make you comfortable.

Cha Soo-hyun!

Hey, Cha Soo-hyun!

Hey!

Hey, wake up. Hey!

Cha Soo-hyun!

Hey, wake up! Hey...

Cha Soo-hyun, look at me!

Hey, look at me.

Hey, Cha Soo-hyun! Wake up!

Hey, Cha Soo-hyun... Soo-hyun.

Cha Soo-hyun. Hey!

Hey, Cha Soo-hyun!

Cha Soo-hyun!

Cha Soo-hyun!

It's okay.

It's okay now. Everything's okay now.

It's okay now.

I was late. I'm sorry.

You did well.

You did well.

Everything's okay now.

It's okay now.

I'm sorry I was late.

I thought...

it was all over.

Because no one...

was found dead after that.

I found it!

Something's here.

-Bring a shovel! -Okay.

-It's here. -Where?

Over here!

Move!

There's something weird over there too.

What?

Bring a shovel here!

Dig it up.

-You found more victims? -Yes.

But it's not just three more.

What is all this?

Including the remains found yesterday...

nine dead bodies in total.

It's very possible the same killer buried them all.

The prime suspect is

the culprit of the Hongwon-dong case in 1997.

The killer...

did not stop killing people.

-Cha Soo-hyun! -Leave her.

Look at me!

-Where are you going? -To kill that son of a bitch.

What are you going to do?

Why didn't you report it to me?

You're going to shut down the squad.

You're closing the case?

You know Cha Soo-hyun?

She's a team leader?

I don't know.

Mom! She's weird. She must be sick.

We can't stop. We won't stop.

Give it up.

If it's a mistake, an innocent person could get ruined.

Why not let the Cold Case Squad take over?

-Let's do it. -Do I look like a kid?

If we find this woman, we'll find a lead to the killer.

I'll try one more time. I must catch him to end this nightmare.

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