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I looked everywhere but there's no one.

There are so many people walking by.

Does it make sense that there isn't a single witness?

The city is indifferent.

You can't be a detective if you get upset over that.

I'll look again.

Go and get some rest.

You're not only going to look for him for an hour.

Detective Chae...

must have put up a fight.

"You have to try to fight him."

"Or at least curse him out."

Detective Shin followed after him, but he disappeared right away.

He's only using the blind spots of the surveillance cameras.

I think this jerk knows this area pretty well.

Was Ms. Jeon Joo Hyun his target?

I asked her questions.

She said no one would come after her.

She said she didn't know any of other victims.

Detective Chae must be alive, right?

Killing him would've been easier, but he abducted a cop on purpose.

He risked getting caught on cameras or making eyewitnesses.

If he abducted a cop after going through all that trouble,

he must want something from us.

Until we comply with his demands,

he'll probably keep Detective Chae alive.

Detective Chae...

is definitely alive.

What should we do first?

I'm a reporter from Myunggang Daily. My name is Eun Seon Jae.

First, put Ms. Jeon Joo Hyun on the Witness Protection Program.

Stop any reporters from talking to her.

Okay.

Dong Yoon.

He's alive, right?

Of course.

He's alive.

(Episode 13)

You're here.

You should've told me this is a fancy place.

Oh, no. There's blood on your face.

Did you hurt yourself?

It's from the pigs.

Oh, right.

Happy birthday.

We can't afford to celebrate birthdays.

Things will get better now. Don't worry.

This is so pretty.

How do I look? Does it look nice on me?

Very nice.

It looks great on you.

Honey, are you going somewhere?

I'm going on a business trip.

I won't be back for several days. Don't worry if you can't reach me.

Okay.

Aren't you scared of me?

They're provoked when a victim gets worked up and scared.

Whether you get afraid or violent,

these types of people get excited by strong emotions.

That's why you cannot show any reaction.

Then you can live.

Beg me to let you live.

Who knows? I might let you live if I like it.

Why?

You don't think I can kill you?

Will that jerk call again?

Since he has a hostage, he'll tell us his demands.

Did you try to locate the call Tae Seok received?

It's a burner phone, and it's an old model.

I could only trace back to the base station.

It's within 1km radius around the base station.

To search the area, it will take about a week or so.

Did you get the DNA test results?

I guess he has no priors.

I didn't get any match.

It's unusual to become a murderer without any history of violence.

I'm sure it's about money or a grudge.

Did victims share any common ground?

Except for the age, none. They all worked at different places.

(Restricted Caller ID)

The Negotiation Unit isn't here yet.

(Answer)

This is Woo Tae Seok.

This kiddie has a short tolerance level for pain.

Things sure changed a lot since my days.

What do you want?

What do you think? What do I want?

Guess. If you guess it right, I'll let this brat go.

But if you're wrong...

Is it money?

What? My gosh, money is awesome.

How much can you give me?

How about 10 million dollars?

You don't have it, do you?

There's no way police would have that much money.

What is it that you want? Tell me!

Don't you know the rules of negotiation?

You're supposed to listen to me, so you can appease and cajole me.

What if I kill my hostage because you yell at me?

Then everything is your fault!

(Restricted Caller ID)

Tae Seok, what are you doing?

(Restricted Caller ID)

Don't answer it.

I told you not to answer it!

We must know what he wants.

You said we could save him then.

I'll tell you what this guy wants.

He wants to laugh at our incompetence.

It's just like the live streaming video.

We had to watch the victim die without being able to do anything.

He wants us to listen to Dong Yoon's dying without doing anything.

He wants to rub it in our face that how strong and almighty he is...

and that how powerless and insignificant we are.

He wants to prove that.

So...

if you pick that up and listen to his screams, he'll die.

(Restricted Caller ID)

Don't you know time is gold for abduction cases?

We must save Detective Chae within the critical hour.

Tae Seok, let's answer the phone. Please?

Let's keep the abductor on the line and follow the protocol.

Let's find out what his demands are.

The moment we let him call the shots, Detective Chae will die.

If we buy us time like this,

Detective Chae will do his best to survive.

We must trust that he's competent and we must investigate.

There's no guarantee that he'll live because we don't answer the phone.

What if he kills Chae because he's angry?

How dare you hang up on me?

I know that you're listening. Pick up the phone!

You must buy time while listening to me talk.

How do you not know that, you dimwits?

Do you think our country should entrust their safety to you?

He only wants one thing from us.

The limit of our incompetence.

If we give him a chance, he'll kill Detective in the end.

Should we search the area then?

We must trace to the base station. Be it a 1km-radius or 2km-radius...

No!

I just said he'd kill Dong Yoon if there's an audience!

If we launch a big investigation, there will be a flood of articles.

Then the public will be his audience.

The whole world will become his stage.

Then what do you suggest we do? Just sit here and watch?

We must put out an embargo and expedite the investigation.

Tae Seok.

Look at me.

You must be anxious and scared.

I've been friends with you for long.

You seem a bit different right now.

Yes, right. You've been through a lot.

It'll be weird if you're completely fine.

You returned to this disgusting field a bit too early.

I should have stopped you.

It's not because I returned too early.

Doo Jin.

I...

could have saved Hae Jun.

When Jang Hyung Min said he had unfinished business,

if I hadn't run over to Eun Seon Jae's house,

Hae Jun would have lived.

It's all in the past. Stop dwelling on it.

It was a misjudgment on my part.

Hae Jun died because of me.

I cannot turn the time back no matter what I do.

I cannot forgive myself.

I do think that...

this is the only way to save Dong Yoon.

But what if I'm wrong?

I'm scared...

that he might get hurt...

because of my wrong judgment...

like what happened to Hae Jun.

Then you need to step back.

This time, take a step back, and do as everyone else does.

Stop insisting that your way is the only way.

Let's find Detective Chae according to our manual.

You'll never find him if you do that.

Do you feel confident that you can save him in your way?

Before, you used to jump into a situation...

if you had only 30 percent chance of catching a criminal.

But now,

even when you are 90 percent sure, you hesitate about that 10 percent.

That 10 percent makes you feel nervous.

If Detective Chae dies...

after you follow your way, you won't be able to take it.

Let's just take a step back, okay?

Tell me which base station the phone call was made from.

Right here.

Why? Did Mr. Woo ask you to look into this?

No, I can't just trust him and sit around like this.

I need to do what I can right now.

How can we search through a kilometer's range?

Let's think of another way, okay?

Goodness, are you all right?

You got hurt.

Put this on the wound.

Do you carry this around?

We always get beaten and hurt.

I have to take care of myself.

I understand that you're worried about Detective Chae.

But you'll hurt yourself first if you keep doing this.

I'm not like that.

"I'm relieved."

"I'm so relieved that it wasn't me."

That was what I had on my mind when Detective Chae got abducted.

If he dies by any chance,

I'm scared that I might be relieved to know that it wasn't me.

I want him to come back alive so that I won't become a monster.

It's the same with me.

What do detectives see every single day?

A mother with a dead child. Someone's daughter who was abducted.

When you go home after seeing people like that at work,

I feel relieved that my child is alive,

and my family looks like the happiest family on earth.

That's how people are.

You feel relieved that it didn't happen to you.

You realize you're happy when you see someone's misfortune.

It's not that you're wrong.

It's normal.

If we buy him enough time,

do you think Detective Chae will make it back alive by himself?

That's what Mr. Woo said.

He said if he's really lucky, he'll live.

I must have trusted Mr. Woo more than I thought.

I thought he would save him even if he was in water or fire.

Now that I heard even he isn't sure about this,

it drives me even crazier.

He's only a human too.

Humans get shaken.

No flowers can bloom without getting shaken.

Mr. Woo, you, and me.

We all get shaken in this wind, bloom, then wither away.

Why won't they pick up the phone?

Darn it.

Their colleague is about to die,

and they won't even come and see how your life will end?

Gosh, cops must be absolutely loyal to each other.

Why do you look at me with such eyes?

Do you think I'm a joke too?

What a waste.

What is?

Detectives and psychologists...

will be really curious about you.

There is no one around to tell them about who you really are.

They'll be curious about me?

Why?

Because you're special.

You're different from other murderers.

You're the first person to do a live coverage of your murder.

If I'm this curious about you,

then experts must be dying to learn more about you.

What are you so curious about?

That mask.

Why do you keep that on?

When I put on a mask,

my work becomes much easier.

You should drink good alcohol.

If you don't, you'll ruin your stomach.

Who are you again?

It's me, Chun Man.

Ha Byung Gook.

My gosh.

Do they put asmugglers on parole nowadays?

Wow, life is so much easier now.

You still have about two years left.

Money is what's good.

Don't you need money too?

What?

(Gook International, CEO Ha Byung Gook)

You need money to avoid the inspection.

How dare you try to trick me?

Get lost.

- Chun Man. - I told you to get lost!

You and your temper.

Fine.

Okay.

Give me a call when you can. I'll wait for you.

What is this?

I thought you'd be feeling down, but you're drinking the good stuff.

Who was that?

It's none of your business so don't concern yourself with it.

Why are you here?

The commissioner...

wants you to take on the case concerning Detective Chae.

Why?

What about Woo Tae Seok who he can't live without?

Why is it me of all people?

If something happens to Chae, I'm supposed to take responsibility?

I'd rather get fired after internal audit.

No thanks.

That's not it.

Whatever it is,

I'm not interested.

There's the incident with his wife.

He can't trust Mr. Woo because he seems emotionally unstable.

A colleague's life is on the line. They need to follow procedure.

If this turns out well,

do you think the police commissioner would ignore that?

I wouldn't know anything about that.

You know how internal affairs works.

It's all up to the investigator in charge.

The commissioner is asking for you. Is it time for you to be picky?

What kind of office will I get for the investigation?

You'll just put up a sign, and assign me a few people.

It'll just be for show.

You'll have full authority.

Even the regional branches will be mobilized too.

Are you doing it or not? Answer me now.

I'll think about it.

I just don't know.

Mr. Woo, you're not sleeping?

What is all of this?

- That's what he always does. - What?

It's a method he uses when he gets stuck in an investigation.

A new pattern appears if you mix up the files.

There's an investigation method like this?

It's not an investigation method. There's a singer, David Bowie.

It's a method he uses when he writes songs.

Was there a necklace like this at the crime scene for Oh Hyun Joo?

Necklace. One moment.

In the evidence list...

There's no necklace.

There isn't one.

What's going on here?

Is it over here?

What's going on?

Why is everyone coming?

We were all told to assemble here.

- Assemble? - Yes.

I am Captain Jeon Chun Man...

who is in charge of the Chae Dong Yoon kidnapping case.

We, the police, are not individuals.

You are all a part of the police organization.

You are the nation itself.

Therefore,

threatening the police is like threatening the nation.

We live in times of trouble when one can beat a cop without consequence.

However, when a policeman's life is in danger,

we cannot stand idly by.

We must save our colleague's life quickly...

and we must reclaim the government's authority. All right?

- Yes! - Yes!

We will use those words that all police know...

to launch this investigation.

Repeat after me.

Young police.

- This country... - This country...

- has placed... - has placed...

- their trust in you! - their trust in you!

Applause.

Help me out, Mr. Woo.

You cannot do a public investigation.

That is up to me.

Get your team to help out.

I'll need all the help I can get to search a radius of 1km.

I'll take care of my team.

Take care of it?

Wasn't Chae Dong Yoon on your team too?

Mr. Woo.

I'll go out to search too.

I have to do something. I'm frustrated and can't handle it.

Your team members are better than you.

All right. Let's get going.

Yes, sir!

Go on.

I'm sorry.

She's feeling anxious because of Detective Chae.

Please understand her.

You should go too.

Go where? I should stay with you.

Go where many have walked in order to avoid tripping.

What if I am wrong?

Why are you saying such a thing? It's unlike you.

It could be the last chance to save Dong Yoon.

Don't regret it later, and follow them.

Go and take care of Detective Shin.

If I can't find him,

you...

have to find Dong Yoon.

Please make sure...

to find Detective Chae.

You should go too.

I'm your everything.

Even if Captain Jeon goes out there on a big search,

I don't know if he'll be able to find someone who's hidden away.

Whoever ends up finding him,

it's a good thing for Dong Yoon.

All you've ever done is this work,

and I'm the only one left with you.

It sure feels strange.

Mr. Woo.

I've always been very curious about something.

To be honest,

I'm not a cop. I'm just a civilian.

It's nice to have cops like you around.

It's nice and all,

but do you...

like yourself, Mr. Woo?

- Captain, we're ready to go. - Okay.

Focus on the Cheonjin intersection.

Squad 1, go north. Squad 2, go south.

We're going to bring Detective Chae home no matter what, okay?

Yes, sir.

(Episode 14)

Find anything?

Let's go that way.

What do you think is in the basement?

- Thank you. - My gosh.

Take your time.

Captain Jeon.

Do you think you have a shot?

Have what?

What do you mean?

A shot to find Detective Chae.

Do you think Commissioner General put me here to find him?

What nonsense are you saying?

Here's a thing about work.

Pretending to do one's best is more important than doing one's best.

Because he knows that, he has put me on this case.

You think putting up an act is all that matters?

We must save Detective Chae.

12 hours already passed after he had been abducted.

There's a 57-percent probability that he's already dead.

He's no ordinary killer but a serial killer.

It's better to conclude that Detective Chae is dead.

Hey, then this is a big problem.

Let's say that he's found dead.

People will throw a fit and criticize the police...

for not being able to protect our own.

That explains why you haven't still gotten promoted.

What are you babbling about now?

You think they'll compliment you if you catch criminals, right?

What if the crime rate goes down?

They will say that they don't need a useless organization like ours.

Then we, the police, will lose our ground.

We must know how to be incompetent and to get criticized just enough.

Only then, our organization can keep its size and number.

Even so, what if Detective Chae dies?

Someone has to take responsibility for it.

Of course.

Someone must.

Hey, Captain Jeon.

Yes, the exclusive will be on the front page, right?

Sure. Spread it all around with the extra edition.

All right. Thank you.

Did you not see the article?

Are you doing your job right? How could you lose this scoop?

Interrogate Woo Tae Seok if you have to. Get me something!

("A Police Officer Refuses to Negotiate, Abducted Cop in Danger")

Sir, how could you print this?

How could you write something like this? Who's your source?

This has to be from the inside.

Something definitely provided the tip. Who was it?

You can't print unconfirmed stories. Everyone can figure out who it is.

I did my due diligence with my research.

Should I check it with Mr. Woo then?

Did you sleep well?

Sleeping for 15 minutes was pretty short, wasn't it?

You can't get up yet.

You'll need five minutes for you to get up completely.

Don't force it. Just get some rest.

Now that you can't move,

I quite like it.

I should do this often.

You think this is unfair.

But I'm only taking 20 minutes of your time.

Do you feel that wronged to follow someone else's wish?

Some people have to live like that for their entire lives.

Eun Seon Jae.

Detective Chae is dying while you're pulling this prank on me.

Right.

Detective Chae Dong Yoon will die...

because of these 20 minutes I stole from you.

That's why when he dies,

you should blame it on me.

What?

You couldn't save him because I brought you out against your will.

You can blame me for it.

That's absurd.

Why can't you?

People are going crazy so that they can pin everything on you.

You might not know since you've never done it,

but blaming other people helps.

Once you think it's not your fault, you're not scared anymore.

You want to find Detective Chae...

in your way, right?

But you're scared that you might be wrong.

Did you know?

Our brains don't like unfamiliar things.

They are programmed to choose something familiar.

That's why when there's a fire in a building,

people inside don't look for a fast, safe exit route.

They try to get out by the familiar route they came in.

That's how our brains are set up.

It must be so hard to use them against their nature every time.

On top of that,

if you believe everything is your fault,

your brain will be on overload.

You must make your brains light even if it means blaming others.

That way, you'll have more energy to find Detective Chae.

Captain Jeon is looking for him.

When there's a fire,

you will only survive with a fast exit route.

You'll definitely die if you only stick to a familiar route.

Captain Jeon will let him be killed...

because he'll insist on a familiar route.

For cases like this, I know that you are...

the best.

That's quite the flattery.

You're supposed to make it obvious.

If it's not, why would you do it?

It looks nice.

Your smile.

This is what I said when we put together the investigation squad.

"Young police, this country has placed their trust in you."

"Young police, this country has placed their trust in you."

As the leader of the investigation squad, for our country,

- I will do my best... - Patriotism doesn't suit him.

That's a famous saying.

- Famous sayings garner attention. - Detective Chae Dong Yoon...

Is that famous?

Even a reporter like myself has never heard of it.

Every police officer knows the saying.

You must buy time while listening to me talk.

How do you not know that, you dimwits?

Do you think our country should entrust their safety to you?

He's one of us.

- Pardon? - The culprit is a cop.

I'm sure all the victims had something to do with the police.

Check if they are any priors that landed them with the police.

Okay.

You're right.

Both Oh Hyun Joo and Yang Ji Hye...

had to frequented the police station eight years ago.

"Creating Fake IDs, Driving a Motorcycle without a License,"

"and School Violence".

From the look of it, they've been to the station multiple times.

Contact the police officers in charge.

Ask if there was anything unusual.

The police officer in charge...

- It's just one police officer. - Who is it?

It's Constable Go Joo Seong. He left the force now.

What's his address? What about his family?

Hold on. Go Joo Seong?

Is that him?

- "Him"? - He's known as the Loser Cop.

He went viral when he got beaten up by a female high schooler.

How dare you?

You little witch.

- Hey. - Hey, girls!

- Hey. - What are you doing? Stop it.

- Let go. - Stop it.

What's your problem?

So what if you're a cop?

Hey.

Hey. Hey!

In the end, he took his revenge on these three of them.

You think I was letting them beat me up because I was stupid?

Imagine if I hit them once.

They would have called it police violence and fired me.

What? I humiliated the police force?

They ostracized me, transferred me to units to units, and fired me.

You shouldn't trust the police either.

The organization will go after you first.

They will never protect you.

But...

even so,

I feel bad for those innocent people who had to die.

No one was innocent.

During your live coverage,

didn't you choose a random place?

Didn't you just walk into any old house?

I was after Seo Ji Na of room 616 from the beginning.

I put on a little show.

There is another witch left.

I can't let the police catch me before I kill her.

There's one more left?

Who is it?

Do you want to know?

(Emergency Alert: Jeon Chun Man takes charge of the rescue team.)

I thought the police abandoned you,

but they were only pretending.

The stage is opened and the audience came.

We must let the show begin.

Mr. Go.

Mr. Go!

Mr. Go!

No.

No!

Joo Seong went on a business trip because of work.

Please help us out. A young detective's life is at stake.

Do you have evidence?

Go. Hurry, now.

It can't be, right?

No way.

No.

No!

No, it can't be!

My uncle recently quit running a public bathhouse.

I asked if he wanted to run that,

so he took the key.

(Dongeui Bathhouse)

(Going out of business)

(No caller ID)

(Restricted Area)

(Restricted Area)

Doctor!

Doctor! Doc...

What happened?

Please wait here for a second.

What's with the eight places where you couldn't check?

The building owners are refusing to give us permission.

File for a search warrant.

- Yes. - Yes.

Captain Jeon.

He found Detective Chae.

Where is he right now?

He's at a hospital with Mr. Woo.

Woo Tae Seok found him?

Yes.

Darn it.

My gosh, stop pestering me.

The emergency room is always the same.

Do you want something huge to go down?

I know you're a reporter, but you shouldn't be like that.

What?

I'm going around fishing for an item.

You aren't even an intern. Why are you going around yourself?

My superior made me do this after they cut two of my articles.

I lost my scoop on you,

then didn't write one on the special investigation headquarters...

because I was slacking off.

And both cases happened because of me?

You should contact Jeon Joo Hyun.

They won't be as angry if you bring them an exclusive.

Jeon Joo Hyun cannot be contacted because she's under protection.

I'll figure it out.

Why do you suddenly care about me?

I don't. I'm paying back my debt.

You're here.

I'm sorry, Mr. Woo.

I got too ahead of myself.

Don't be sorry.

A detective must be suspicious of everyone.

You can't work as one if you trust everything your superiors say.

You should keep acting on your conviction.

I'm proud of you.

Great work.

Don't try too hard to move. You'll get infected.

You saved my life, Mr. Woo.

Get a good rest.

He said there's one more.

The three on the video weren't the end of this?

- Yes? - We found a dead body.

You need to come here.

He filleted the victim as if he enjoyed doing this,

and finished them off with a cut through their neck.

Doesn't that sound familiar?

Where's the ID?

He took the entire wallet from the bag.

And the money in the hospital's safe is gone too.

They must be a robber.

A robber doesn't fillet a person's body like this.

Do robbers enjoy killing people like this nowadays?

This is obviously Jang Hyung Min.

What are you talking about? Darn it.

What's wrong?

My goodness.

(Pediatrics and Internal Medicine)

Are you sure...

he died in the tunnel?

(Unknown number)

Ms. Jeon Joo Hyun.

I'll wait outside in the car. Call me when you're done.

Please sit down.

No matter how many times I watch, I only see these three.

Who is the other one?

The nurse said it wasn't Go Joo Seong?

Mr. Woo said it wasn't.

Look. Isn't that it?

In the space between that pillar.

Someone could hide in there.

How could a person hide there?

Why not? There's even a shadow there.

That doesn't look like a person's shadow to me.

This is so frustrating.

Come on. Follow me.

Hold this camera, and take a video of me like this.

- Here? - Yes. Like that.

Take a video of me. Look.

- Do you see me or not? - I see you.

- Do you see me or not? - I don't see you.

One.

2, 3.

And one more person.

The person who took the video.

Should we find the person who first uploaded the video?

It's Jeon Joo Hyun.

He failed to kill Jeon Joo Hyun, so he killed the other three.

He returned to kill Jeon Joo Hyun,

but police officers were protecting her.

Out of anger, he kidnapped Dong Yoon.

The police turned on him, but protected Joo Hyun who leaked this.

He couldn't let that go.

Call Jeon Joo Hyun now.

Okay.

(Incoming call)

He's here. Go now.

Hurry up!

Help me!

Didn't you know?

Patrol car doors don't open at the back.

Mr. Woo.

I have bad news.

You still haven't tracked the car?

Oh, wait.

I just got it.

It's passing the Hwaseo five-way intersection.

Take a good look.

You did this.

I'm sorry.

People were fighting on the street.

I just happened to film it.

Please forgive me.

Forgive you?

Even right now,

I'm getting yelled at by some jerk.

I'm going to have to endure it until I die.

How can I forgive you?

Please...

If you want forgiveness,

you need to go through the same thing.

You can repeatedly die...

on this darned Internet.

People will go crazy...

to see you die, right?

Please save me.

Save me please.

Are you okay, Ms. Jeon Joo Hyun?

Don't answer him!

Don't worry. He can't kill you.

Why can't I kill her? I've already killed so many.

Hey.

Let her go.

Do you know what happened to my life because of her?

I get scared every time I meet a person that they'll recognize me.

My son can't even talk about me.

He's embarrassed by me.

He fears that he could be bullied.

What did I do that I have to live like this?

Why?

That doesn't mean you can kill people!

Why can't I?

I'm already dead.

Okay.

Then kill her.

I said, kill her.

Don't worry.

He can't do anything without his mask.

No!

Ms. Jeon Joo Hyun.

Ms. Jeon Joo Hyun.

Ms. Jeon Joo Hyun.

Where did she go?

It wasn't me.

Jang Hyung Min is the culprit.

If I were Jang Hyung Min,

I'd kill everyone who saw me.

Why would he have left you alive?

Mr. Woo is the one who is pretending he didn't see.

Because I believe you didn't kill.

They smuggle diamonds.

How do you know Ha Byung Gook?

You're doing this to save Eun Seon Jae, aren't you?

I'll get Ha Byung Gook for you.

Do not touch the evidence. That's the basic rule for the police.

Woo Tae Seok touched the safe.

A body covered in blood is in front of me.

Isn't this a memory from when I was Bae Yeo Wool?

Bae Yeo Wool and I are accomplices.

Do you believe me?

I said I believe you, and I won't let you fool me.