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[The locales, characters, agencies, and incidents in this drama have no relevance to real life.]

[My Perfect Stranger] [7: A Hidden Path]

[Episode 7]

Right. I may have gotten it wrong from the beginning.

The three suspects in 1987.

The fact that I was trying to find the answer

from the choices that the incompetent police came up with...

[Woojeong Village Serial Murder Case Suspects]

That itself was wrong.

[Woojeong Village Serial Murder Case Suspect]

Are you all right?

I told you I could handle it.

Well...

Other than these two, it's not like there's anything really new.

Even though I found out only five minutes ago. Yes, it was a surprise, but...

How did you even obtain a photo like this? It's my first time seeing this, too.

You must've been very thorough with your investigation.

Wow! There's no joking around with your journalism experience.

But there is nothing...

on Baek Yoo Seop.

Out of all these documents, I don't have a single one on him.

I never considered him as a suspect.

What kind of person was he? Your dad's older brother, Baek Yoo Seop?

Well...

I thought I knew him well.

Until I ran into him earlier today.

♫ Flickering as if it were invisible ♫

♫ The road was shrouded in fog ♫

♫ The road that is like a rainbow ♫

He felt too distant to call him family.

He felt too close to call him a stranger.

But the face I was so tired of seeing

wasn't there in the slightest.

Uncle, what are you doing right now?

Oh, books.

I told you not to come into my room without asking!

Why are you doing this to me? Really!

Give it to me! Let go!

Let this go...

[Small Door]

Apologize.

Say you're sorry!

Don't raise your voice.

We are family.

That's your family.

Mom and I weren't even included from the beginning.

You thought I didn't know?

That's why you're not family to me either, Dad.

Oh, gosh.

Yoon Young!

Gosh...

I don't know.

If he's the person I'm thinking of...

or what kind of person he was.

Then we have to find out from here.

Oh, gosh. You scared me!

Come here.

I'll be asking you a few simple questions right now.

If your responses include any lies, we will have a parent-teacher conference tomorrow.

Excuse me? What kind of thing is that?

- But parent-teacher conferences... - So answer well.

Who does this belong to?

This cap?

But why are you here in the middle of the night questioning me about my cap?

Then, shall we do this tomorrow?

Come to school with your uncle by 8:00 a.m.

It's my older brother's. Why?

I just borrowed it last night and tried it on.

Last night. What was your real reason for going to Motel Woojeong alleyway?

I told you. I was just trying to take a walk...

If you're getting confused, I'll ask more specifically.

Who made you go down that alley, even turning in the direction you were walking last night?

The one who was walking with you and then disappeared by himself.

The person who made you lie to me about taking a walk.

Who was it?

He just asked me to check if the light was on on the second floor.

Who?

Who asked you to do that?

You say it yourself. Who is it?

The one...

with my last name.

So it was all Baek Yoo Seop.

He was curious about where Lee Joo Young was staying on the second floor.

He did that even though Lee Joo Young did not show up at Bong Bong Cafe last night.

That means he was targeting Lee Joo Young from the beginning.

And this incident from last time. When he escaped from up here.

That also happened as he was spying on Lee Joo Young down there.

So the one with the blue cap, Baek Yoo Seop, must be the suspect because...

If you rush ahead like that, you might get motion sickness.

If Baek Yoo Seop is the culprit,

we won't need to wait. We will meet him tomorrow night.

Since he has to...

kill the second victim.

Are you really prepared to face that?

You don't need to hide and suppress how you feel.

It's natural to struggle and feel pain.

He's your family in the end.

It's too awful that I have such mixed feelings right now.

But that's all I feel.

The rest of it...

is all about needing to save my mom, and you,

from that horrible human being.

So that's why...

Are you going to tell the whole neighborhood about your mom and me?

I was just disturbed about Baek Yoo Seop.

No one knows him better than I do.

From now on, I will fill in your missing data and information.

From now on,

we don't know what we will come across.

Are you sure you can handle this?

Yes.

[Trash can]

No matter what anyone does,

if it's the truth I need to find out,

I'm not going to run away from it.

That's how I will be able to protect.

[Trash can]

You came?

Yes. I brought your change of clothes, Mom.

What should we do now?

You should know first who the second victim is.

Who is it?

Hello. Contestant number 2, Miss Gyeonggi.

I'm Lee... Kyeong... Ae...

Nice to meet you.

No way.

You really had no idea?

You met an aunt you had never met before.

I was told she was weak and died at a young age of an illness.

Is there anything else you haven't told me yet?

I showed you upstairs, so now you know everything.

You have a plan this time, too. Right?

Do you think it's a coincidence that I found a house facing them?

Then from the beginning, you...

Based on my observation this past month, today will be the most difficult day.

Because the person we need to save is no ordinary person.

Mock Exam]

I found it! Dad's emergency money!

You should have thought of this earlier, Kyeong Ae!

Oh, yes! So I just need to save a little more...

Just a little more. Just a little more.

Just save a little more...

Just a little more. Just a little more.

Woojeong Village's mess. The craziest person in this town.

You shouldn't dare to logically understand what she's doing and why she's doing it.

[Virture and Benevolence]

That's why it was the house across from here.

Since we don't know where she might go.

So you're saying we can't really trust even the route found by the police at the time?

They missed too many things.

It became more apparent after last night.

In any case, they reported the last whereabouts as

9:00 p.m. tonight at Bong Bong Cafe.

The same as Lee Joo Young. Right?

She must've run into the culprit after she left that place.

But today is different.

Since we will be there behind her.

This time, we will get it right.

Yes, we will. Definitely.

What about school?

What?

Fever? 39 degrees?

Yes, since I'm her only guardian...

Yes, of course! She should be going to the hospital, not school!

Yes, yes, you know the town intersection. Right?

Don't even think about your classes and take good care of her.

Yes, yes.

Gosh.

I don't think you can do it today.

I can just meet him at the hospital.

Oh, it's on the way.

How are your children, by the way?

Oh, yes. The hospital said they can leave.

But I'm letting them stay one more day.

Good, good.

Buy them whatever they want to eat while you're at it.

And let them see your face more often, too.

- Why are you doing this, Director Yoon... - Just take it.

If I don't do this, I can't feel good about seeing my son in a few days.

I'm the one who didn't let you leave the other night.

It's not like you did it on purpose.

Oh, this tastes like cherry.

Is Yeon Woo returning home now?

Yes, he called.

He said he'd come to see his dad.

It's been three years now.

Be grateful when your kids act cute in front of you.

Your children won't stay by your side forever.

Yes.

Do you want to try one?

Oh, yes. Thank you.

I'm telling you.

If only I become Miss Korea, I'll buy you a nice mink coat.

Geez! This is the kind of child I have!

You think it's that easy to buy a mink coat?

What the heck? I'm not asking you to buy it. I'm telling you I'll buy you one!

Yeah, right.

Mom, if only I become Miss Korea...

Don't take us for a ride. Just quit drinking, you mess. Talking about Miss Korea...

How dare you be so rude to your older sister...

Why are you all treating me this way? They told me I definitely have potential.

If you talk about 500,000 won again, you're in big trouble!

You're not meeting strange people and doing shady things, are you?

Mom, you don't know anything.

But can you help me out a little bit?

Are you crazy?

Nothing! Even if I want to eat and die, I have nothing!

Could I get a math tutor, by chance?

It's becoming really hard these days.

And the achievement exam is right around the corner.

I have some money saved up. So if you could just help with a little bit...

This girl...

You're just clueless, aren't you?

Soon Ae.

When I get some extra money, I'll be sure to help you.

I'm late. Have a good day, my child.

[1988 Seoul Olympics]

Oh, Mom. I have to buy a few books.

Let me know if it's not enough.

Don't say anything to your sisters.

I'll get going.

We can't get caught or lose her, no matter what.

You said she works at a hair salon. Right? Then, she must be going to work.

It can't be that normal. She skipped work, and there's no record of what she did during that time.

We'll find out if we follow her.

She's there.

Lee Soon Ae, you did that on purpose earlier, didn't you?

What did I do?

You think my dream is a joke.

That's why you butted in like that and talked about yourself.

You were saying, "Don't waste your money on this piece of crap and use it on smart me."

Sorry I interrupted, but I really didn't know what was going on. I wasn't listening to what you were saying.

Weren't listening—

Now you're just straight-up ignoring me?

- No, that's not what I meant. - Hey.

You think only you're the best. Right?

Geez, that hairpin. That's actually what I asked for.

But Dad only bought it for you.

Who cares about being the first place in the entire grade...

But even all that favoritism has limits, you know.

You think Dad's not getting you tutoring because he doesn't have any money?

What do you mean by that?

He has no intention of sending you to college.

How do you know that, Sis?

Only you don't know. Only you.

Hey, do you know what Dad's wish is in the first place?

He wants to marry you and me off to a good family early on, so we can live a comfortable life.

And make Oh Bok study so he can get a decent job.

Those are his only two wishes.

But you're not heading in this direction.

So? Is that how you want to live, Sis?

- What? - I don't want to live the way Dad wants me to live.

So what if I don't get any tutoring? I can do it on my own.

So if you need help to follow your own path,

take this and use it.

I never thought your dream was a joke.

Is she telling me to read this and get smarter, or what?

She keeps looking down on me until the end...

Oh, geez.

Gosh, how annoying!

I can go by myself.

No, Mom would want me to follow her that way at the moment.

This is the first time I'm resentful of my grandpa.

That was my mom's wish in life.

She never got to go to college in the end.

That was probably not uncommon at the time.

Just because it's common doesn't mean it's not a tragedy!

He probably wasn't aware of the consequences of preventing his daughter's path.

What is she doing?

Regardless of what she does, we just need to watch until the culprit shows up.

We can't create any more variables.

Surprise!

Hi! How's it going, cutie?

You said you finally have it ready.

But who are they?

What do you mean? They'll be preparing for Miss Korea with you.

First of all, she will be the first runner-up in Jeonnam.

She's the winner in Daegu, and she's the second runner-up in Kyeongbuk.

But I paid 500,000 won because you said you'd make me the first runner-up.

Oh, sorry. First runner-up.

Well, then.

Which one will you be in Kyeonggi, cutie?

First runner-up.

First runner-up? The winner!

Here. Come here. Get in.

Let's go!

[Wanted for Fraud]

Hurry and get in!

What are you doing? We don't have time. Hurry up and get in.

What are they doing right now?

Was it today? The day they scammed them?

Scammed? What do you mean?

Some guys told girls they would make them Miss Korea for 500,000 won.

- Hurry up and come! - They have been working on it since I arrived.

Even if they made money, they'd spend it all on drinking and payoffs.

They were fraudsters tough to handle.

Then, that money! That's my mom's money!

Well, we can't do anything about it.

What do you mean we can't do anything about it?

With 500,000 won, she can even pay tuition!

Are you from a wealthy family? Are you an only child?

You wouldn't know since you weren't raised as a daughter.

That's why you can say that so easily!

W-What are you talking about...

No, let me go!

Gosh! What's wrong with you all of a sudden?

We have to hurry up and go to Seoul together!

No, I don't think this is going to work.

There's a really stupid and smart girl in my family, and

I keep thinking about her.

She'll finish her college entrance exams next year.

So I'll participate next year. Next year!

Geez, what the hell is this bitch talking about?

You can't.

What? Hurry up and get going!

You asshole!

- Hey! Hey! Hey! - Oh, my gosh!

- Oh, my gosh! Help! - Keep quiet!

- Let go! - Oh, my goodness!

- Oh, geez. - Wait.

First, go get Kyeong Ae.

Yes. Aunt...

- Gosh! Let go! - Give me back my money, punk!

Hey! You wench!

Hey!

[Jekwang Electronics]

Speaking of Soon Ae...

How do you know her?

I wasn't going to say anything to put you on the spot, but I was so curious.

It hasn't been that long since you transferred.

Never mind. As long as we have our friendship,

that's all that matters. Right?

You're right.

The person I like.

The love at first sight...

But you know what happened!

I confessed my feelings, and she rejected me.

She said she was seeing someone, so she couldn't see anyone else.

Jerk. You're so honest.

Thanks for telling me.

What's that?

Why are you being like this?

- Should I give you? Should I give you? - What? What?

G-Give me what?

Soon Ae! Should I give her to you?

What?

I'm just joking! It's a joke.

Are you all right? Are you hurt anywhere?

[Radio]

Why now? Why already at this time?

This is not the time we're supposed to meet.

[Radio]

If he knows I'm the one who chased him that night,

then did Baek Yoo Seop enter this situation...

because of me?

Or is it because of Lee Kyeong Ae?

Then did this event happen in the first place, or...

is it a new event?

[Radio]

We are all right. Are you all right?

Thank you. It must've been tough to get caught in the middle.

I was just passing by and thought I had to do something to help.

- Just passing by? - Yes.

Gosh! You guys saved the day!

They said to wait a little while here.

I just called the police.

What the heck is going on here?

We were just passing by and these scammers just...

Arrest them all.

There's a possibility of human trafficking. It's going to be a big deal.

- Gosh, he must be a detective. Let's go. - You're right.

- Detective! Mister! - Are you the police?

Help us!

- Please help us get our money back! - We lost 500,000 won!

Please!

Please!

We have to get our money back!

We're dead if we don't!

[Picture Frames]

[Sidae Pharmacy]

Do you really think they disappeared together?

In case things go wrong, do you remember what we agreed on last night?

Yes, I remember.

Then be careful.

If, I'm just saying just in case.

There shouldn't be such a case, but

in the event that there's a new variable and we lose the victim...

Oh, yes.

Are you okay?

It's no big deal. It'll stop soon.

Were you able to sleep properly since you got here?

As far as I know, you haven't.

Why is that important?

You said the world is full of tragedies.

So why are you trying this hard?

In the end, everyone is a stranger to you.

Just because you save everyone doesn't mean you will be saved.

If it's as simple as just finding the culprit, then

I feel like there must have been...

easier and more comfortable ways to do that.

Because that ground was too cold...

[March 2022]

When I first learned of my murder and went to look for it,

it was already after the incident had happened.

Because it was March.

The incident had happened two months before.

The only destination I could choose was the year,

so if I wanted to meet the culprit, I could only wait there.

Until January came around. For exactly ten months.

They say we all die once, but...

it was such a terrible ending.

Simply due to a coincidence that I met a low-life in that time and place,

everything ended in one moment.

[Bong Bong Cafe]

It seemed too cold

to lie there, abandoned like that.

But when I realized there might be others like that,

I became scared at that moment.

That I couldn't stop them while knowing what would happen.

To know what happened means I can change things.

And that's... a pretty heavy wish.

You're responsible for wherever Baek Yoo Seop might go.

Then what about you?

I'll go to all the locations where the actual murders took place.

[A Mysterious Death]

[A Woman's Body Found Again]

[Sun and Moon Records]

You know what that means. Right?

I just hope I don't find anything.

[A Woman College Student in Her 20s Found Dead]

[The Corpse of a Student Teacher Found by a Peaceful Village River]

Because...

that would mean it's too late.

[Bus Station and Village Office]

Do you think it's too late?

There hasn't been any evidence, so...

probably not yet.

Then, where and what do you think she's doing right now?

We looked everywhere we could.

That's right.

They might be doing something right now.

If nothing really happened so far.

They must be somewhere doing something. Right?

But don't you think we only looked at the obvious places?

Only places that could be crime scenes?

If she's with Baek Yoo Seop, then, of course...

No. Then the scope becomes too wide.

What time is it now?

9:10 p.m.

Bong Bong Cafe. That was the last location on the police report.

The situation changed already. They can't be there.

But we can't say they're definitely not there.

I know you became afraid because of the new variable, but...

you never know.

There may be a problem where the result remains the same, regardless of how the events occurred.

♫ It is time ♫

♫ It is timeless love ♫

♫ It is my heart hiding in the fog ♫

♫ Love is what sparkles ♫

♫ Yesterday, too ♫

♫ And today, too ♫

♫ And yesterday, too ♫

I can't stand people blocking the entrance.

Quickly take a seat.

Together!

♫ I like you! ♫

I like it!

♫ And you like me! ♫

♫ I like you! ♫

♫ And you like me! ♫

♫ I wait for you every day ♫

♫ Heart fluttering... ♫

You said we can't get caught.

Let's sit down for now.

♫ You like me, and I like you ♫

Go Min Soo was a suspect, too. Right?

He was imprisoned for more than 30 years as the culprit.

Although he denied it to the end.

That was Go Min Soo?

Why? How?

There was some evidence, but

it was ultimately the witness who pointed him out.

She said she saw him commit the murder.

His younger sister. Go Mi Sook.

The Go Mi Sook I know?

One of them must be lying.

So tonight, at least, we'll find out who was telling the truth.

She said she would break up with him.

[Woojeong Village Serial Murder Case Suspects]

I'm going to see my mom for a bit.

Right now, suddenly?

Make sure to let me know who lied.

Please take care of my aunt Lee Kyeong Ae.

- Good job! - Great!

Wow, thank you!

- Kyeong Ae, you're the best! - Thank you!

Where should I go?

[Bong Bong Cafe]

[Songhyeon Rice Store]

That punk...

Let's go!

Bye!

- Good night! - See you tomorrow!

- Goodbye! - Bye!

[Bong Bong Cafe]

[Natalie's Dress Shop]

How far are we going?

Oh, I just have something to tell you.

[Arcade]

[Motel]

This is where Lee Joo Young was last.

Geez, what are you doing?

[Motel Entrance]

[Motel Entrance]

What are you doing? You said you wanted to talk about something.

You said you wanted to break up. Right?

All right. I'll give you what you want.

But you have to give me what I want.

Hey, Yoo Beom Ryong!

It's so disappointing for me to break up without having done anything!

All that time I put into you.

Don't you think?

Let go! Help! Help me!

Hey!

I said, let's just have one more drink together.

Hey, just because I sat at your table, you think I'm your friend now?

I only stopped by to see other guys.

I don't sit down with trash like you.

You talk pretty, don't you?

If you don't want to hear anything prettier, get lost.

I'm in a bad mood today, anyway.

I was going to go home quietly today...

[Stellar: Draft Beer Specialty Store]

You hit me first.

Are you all right, Soon Ae?

Hey, numbskull. You didn't get hurt anywhere?

You scumbag.

We're not friends anymore!

Let's go, Soon Ae.

Shit!

Oh, my gosh. What do I do? What if he's dead?

Oh, my gosh. What do I do?

He won't die.

I-I-I think it's broken!

It must be broken!

Looks like you can't tie up strings for a while, then.

Please call my mom.

Mom!

Lee Kyeong Ae, let's go.

[Rice]

Why did you disappear earlier?

Didn't you hear me say to stay until the police arrive?

Is it really okay to leave him like that?

He's drunk, too.

What if something happens to him?

That's okay. Because I'm the only eyewitness.

I'm the only one who saw you push him.

W-Witness?

So just lay low and be careful for now.

Don't drink so much and go home early.

He'll make you pay big time if he catches you. You know, right?

Yes. If I don't drink much and go home early...

How can I face my parents?

How can I face my younger siblings? I would be so embarrassed.

What?

I'm 22 years old, and there's not one thing I can do right!

I'm already pathetic, and I just got scammed on top of that!

Now, I really don't have the right to live!

Gosh, Lee Kyeong Ae...

Good god! I can't live like this.

To be honest, Miss Korea wasn't going to work out anyway.

But from my observations so far,

it's generally true that you're Woojeong Village's Kim Wan Sun.

Your dance moves at the club aren't bad, and

you're pretty funny in front of your friends.

And you have some sense of style.

Even if it's not Miss Korea, many people go on TV.

As long as you head in the right direction, so what if you're 22 years old?

That's young enough. You'll be fine.

Do you really...

think that?

You're not trying to scam me or anything. Right?

You lost all your money already. How would you get scammed anyway?

Oh, gosh! That money.

Oh, I was going to give that for Soon Ae's tuition! Seriously...

You didn't scam anyone yourself, did you?

You'd better not spend it all on drinking!

Excuse me?

Here.

I just took it earlier. You can take it.

Oh, my!

Oh, my goodness!

Oh, my gosh!

This...

I mean...

Can I kiss you?

- What? - No, you can't. Get inside!

Hey, Lee Soon Ae!

Do you know what happened to me today because of this?

- Sis! - I'm so sorry, Soon Ae.

- Forgive me. - I'm sorry!

[1988 Seoul Olympics]

[Lee Hyeong Man]

Thank you for everything today.

I didn't see the culprit in the end.

I was hoping we'd be out of the fog, but I don't know what else went wrong.

So now, we only have one more chance.

But at least things became quite clear.

That's enough for today.

♫ If you tell me the words "I love you" ♫

♫ If you would tell me that ♫

Hello?

Who are you?

Mr. Yoon.

Yoo Beom Ryong?

She's dead.

She's dead, Mr. Yoon.

She's dead.

In the end, that's what happened.

♫ I found the meaning of life the moment you came to me ♫

♫ I'll give your heart a pretty bouquet of flowers ♫

♫ If you have any doubts, just rest your worries ♫

♫ I'll lead you only down the flower path, so just come to me ♫

[My Perfect Stranger]

What happened?

You need to explain.

What you saw. What you did.

You need to explain everything from beginning to end.

So she hadn't left?

The time and place changed. But the person is still dead.

No one had died in that spot.

Everything starts from scratch, and this is our end.

She's not even from our town. Why did she have to die here?

Why do you look so serious?

Relax your face.

It shows.

♫ Your face full of moonlight ♫