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

[My Perfect Stranger] [12: Person Who Doesn't Exist]

You're asking who I am?

Who do you think I am?

[Episode 12]

[Let's move forward with self-discipline and creative intelligence]

What does that mean?

I'm wondering who you were hoping I'd be when you came here.

If you really wanted to know who I was, you should have gone to the police.

"You found that in our house.

And there's an even stranger object in our garage.

He's very suspicious."

You should have asked the police to investigate.

You could have done that, but you came to me in the end.

Perhaps you couldn't.

Am I right?

- Hey! - Do it quickly!

- Let's go! - Shit!

- He's here! - Where?

- Hey! - Get up!

Man, we finally caught him!

Look here! What is going on?

What are you doing right now?

I found it!

We found them all.

[Bong Bong Cafe]

But you don't think that I'm the one.

You are hoping I'm not the one.

So you can find out what you're really curious about.

That's why you came to me and not the police.

If you really need an answer, my response is no.

I can't explain everything right now, but...

I didn't do anything you're suspecting me of doing.

I don't believe you.

Oh, yeah?

I can't help that.

But...

if you keep quiet about that, you can continue to fix this car.

What's that got to do with this right now?

Because if you keep at it, you might find out

who I am yourself.

What all that might be.

What's wrong? Did something happen?

What were you two talking about?

[Bong Bong Cafe]

It's my fault.

I should've been more careful about letting him inside the house.

Don't worry.

Returning it to us means he'll keep quiet for now.

Although it's probably because of the car, and not me.

Are you okay?

Do you want to go for a walk?

It's not like we have a lot of time, but still...

We probably have enough time to get some fresh air, though.

Meeting one's family,

especially...

meeting your family you don't know very well

is not an easy thing.

Even though you're a senior when it comes to time traveling,

I'm slightly more of a senior when it comes to dealing with family here.

I know it's more fearful and...

more jarring than we imagined.

Meeting your mom here was like that.

And all sorts of things happened while you keep running into your dad.

Your mind is a mishmash, isn't it?

But about the matchbox, I'm glad it was your dad and not anyone else who found it.

I don't think he let it go simply because of the car.

I feel like, although he couldn't explain it in words,

there was definitely a part of him that wanted to trust you.

Perhaps...

Principal Yoon really favors you, too.

He must've been swayed by something.

"I sense my grandson's aura from this stranger" or something like that?

I understand you're trying to console me, but...

- you keep getting things wrong. - Huh?

"I sense my grandson's aura."

If he felt that way, he would have despised me by now.

Although he was the only family I lived with,

he treated me like he hardly saw me. He treated me like I didn't exist.

How come?

Who knows? What could he have hated so much about me?

But why was he the only family? Didn't you live with your dad?

I don't know if he was in shock after my mom left, but he returned to America.

He continued to study and became a professor there.

He lived there his entire life.

He came to see me during breaks. So maybe I saw him twice a year?

Even then, he said he had to do some research and returned after a short while.

He was a kind person, but he wouldn't just want to trust someone.

I don't think he'd thought of me so affectionately.

Was that TMI?

You must've been lonely.

All those times spent believing

that no one loves you.

But you know what?

I do think of you affectionately.

I believe I think of you that way.

In that dream I had...

we returned to the future after fixing the time machine.

Everything was exactly as I had imagined it would be.

"Single Soul"?

- It's easy. - Your eye sight is pretty good!

Everything was great.

But then,

you weren't there.

I looked all over, but you weren't there.

You, as a person, did not exist...

at all in that world.

You disappeared even without a trace.

So I keep getting lost searching for you, and that's how I wake up.

That's the nightmare I have these days.

Even though I know it's a silly dream,

it terrified me to share something so scary...

and sad out loud.

A future without you.

What I want is a future with you in it.

I will take you to the eateries I know.

Walk along new paths together.

Talking about silly things... not scary but everyday things...

I think that's what I'd like to do with you.

♫ The way you mean something to me ♫

Would this be a wrong consolation, too?

♫ Am I someone who means something to you, too? ♫

♫ No matter what anyone else says, without care ♫

Do I...

need to think of it just as consolation?

♫ During night while dawn enters ♫

No.

♫ I think of your face ♫

♫ I remember your clear smile ♫

I thought only I dreamed of a future like that.

So I was going to ignore it until the end.

♫ One day, by your side ♫

♫ If a long, long night falls on you ♫

♫ Without saying a word, I'll sit close to you ♫

♫ I'll wait for you ♫

♫ When everything seems far away ♫

I know we don't have much time, but...

let's just think that time stopped for a short while.

♫ Holding the hand reaching out to me ♫

♫ I'm sure it was my love ♫

♫ Let us walk this path together ♫

♫ Walk a little slower ♫

Why aren't they here yet?

This is so exhausting.

They're coming! Coming!

- There! There! - Here they are!

[The Trustworthy Woojeong Police are with the People]

- Come on! - Get out!

- Hey, let's go! - Here we go.

Don't push!

Is he really the culprit?

You also found the matchbox and red yarn from the crime scene?

Why are you jumping the gun? He's just a suspect.

I heard he's pretty much the one. Right?

Since you arrested him personally.

Well, that's true, but...

Just wait.

Stop writing articles shitting on our chief.

Oh, of course! He must be promoted as planned!

Taking advantage of this crisis. Right?

- All right, all right! - Move out of the way!

- One step back! - Don't push!

Yes, yes. That's right.

Yes, it seems they're here now.

- Sit, sit! - Yes, I'll wrap it up ASAP.

Min Soo, so you're the culprit?

You punk.

Yes.

- Yes. - Gosh...

How much did he drink that he's so out of it and fessing up so easily?

He's so out of it and responding like this?

Chief, it's because he's drunk that everything's coming out!

Mi Sook...

My little sister. Where is Mi Sook?

Hey, let him sleep for now.

When he comes to his senses, get his confession, and wrap it up ASAP.

- Yes! - Hey!

Wake up, you punk!

Man, we can go home now.

Geez!

Chief!

I have something to say.

We found the matchbox, but the note wasn't there!

He must have ripped a piece of paper and written it right there.

The important point is that the matchbox was there. Right?

The fact that he prepared them ahead of time.

I saw this notebook in Go Min Soo's room.

- His handwriting is totally different! - Are you the one analyzing?

Besides, would you have written it like you normally do if it were you?

He probably scribbled on purpose.

We need to investigate this more thoroughly!

Hey, Baek Dong Shik!

We have a girl who saw him in person! What's there to think about?

And other than you, what idiot would turn in their own family?

Testimony from a credible witness and even evidence.

This case is closed!

I used to think you were such a hot shot.

But you've been going nowhere ever since I passed you up.

Well!

I won't disappear.

Let's catch the culprit, save your mom and future me,

and return together.

And play with me for a long time.

Grandpa!

- Gosh. I wasn't sure since it was dark. - Hello.

"Grandpa"?

Are you talking to me?

There was a phone call from grandpa?

Oh, we should go inside and call him back.

We're going to head inside now.

Wait!

So...

Mr. Yoon...

Our Soon Ae...

became a novelist.

That's a big deal, right?

Oh, my gosh! Of course!

It's a huge deal!

Yes.

It's good news.

But I don't have anywhere to boast about it.

I'm afraid people will judge me.

For smiling about this when we lost our first child.

But you should still celebrate the things that deserve to be celebrated.

Congratulations!

You must be so proud.

Thank you.

I'm thinking maybe I should let my second child continue to study what she wants.

Yes!

Definitely!

We'll go inside now.

Yes. Get some rest.

Gosh...

[Bong Bong Cafe]

[Prime suspect in the serial murder case]

Go Min Soo...

He might have been arrested by now.

If he's already arrested, it would be difficult to get him out right away.

Since the police won't give him up so easily.

Especially when the eyewitness is a family member.

Who would be suspicious of that?

For them to release him, we will need clear evidence of the real culprit.

Go Min Soo was badly hurt merely hours before the incident.

But he totally disappeared exactly after that moment

until he was arrested after healing completely.

Go Mi Sook couldn't have planned all that by herself.

If that was all part of Go Mi Sook's plan,

then that means she took care of all that

even keeping injured Go Min Soo hidden from everyone

immediately following the murder incident?

It was probably a very busy night for Go Mi Sook.

Wouldn't it be good if

a real eyewitness came forward instead of the fake one?

Kim Hae Kyeong.

She must be very frightened.

If Go Mi Sook's novel is true, then she must have seen something.

But we don't know how things will change now.

I wasn't sure all this time, but now

we really saw Go Min Soo get arrested.

[Prime suspect in the serial murder case]

I saw her by the river that time.

Her hands were tied with red yarn.

They're saying it was found in Mi Sook's brother's room!

I read in the papers that there's even an eyewitness!

While he was killing them!

Oh, my gosh! I feel sorry for Mi Sook, too!

She said it was horrific and was scared, too!

And that was all her brother's doing!

Hey, we should actually feel sorry for Lee Soon Ae. Not Go Mi Sook.

She stole Soon Ae's novel and her brother even killed her sister.

But still, I feel bad for Mi Sook.

That poor thing...

Oh, my gosh! Seriously!

I didn't even say anything. I just came for some fresh air.

You come and sit in my mom's restaurant every day.

I clearly told you I don't know anything!

What have you heard that you keep following...

All right, all right. I won't ask you anything.

I'm not trying to bother you.

Well, if you're too scared to go to the police, you can come to me.

No matter what it may be...

Don't talk to me.

I said we're not friends anymore.

You're dating Lee Soon Ae, huh?

- Shit... - No, no.

It's not because I have any complaints.

Could you just give this to her?

This belongs to Lee Soon Ae.

I wanted to give it to her myself, so I got it from our homeroom teacher.

But... I don't think she'd want to see me.

I think I've become such a terrible person.

You can live differently from this point onward.

If you don't want to become a terrible person, think of it as your last chance.

Chance?

I said you don't have to walk me there.

Why skip school for this?

The doctor told me to practice walking a lot when I got discharged.

It's boring going home alone. So, it worked out.

You're going home, right?

Yeah.

Then let's take a walk around the neighborhood on our way!

Did Lee Soon Ae leave early?

Yeah.

Did she say it's that hard for her?

Well, her sister died.

For the remaining family members,

their biggest hope would be to

catch the real culprit and make him pay for his crime. Right?

- But that already happened, so why... - Hey!

They must still feel disturbed.

Try to be a little more thoughtful.

Shall we go around one more time?

Since we're skipping anyway, shall we have some fun?

How about the roller skating rink?

No, thanks.

Oh! Then should we go to the arcade?

Do you know the whack-a-mole game?

The mole looks super cute that it hurts a little to hit him.

But you'll feel better after whacking him a bit!

No, it's okay.

Then... do you want me to hug you?

That wench!

I just want to go home today.

My mom is by herself.

I'll go home now.

[1988 Seoul Olympics]

After hearing the news this morning that Go Min Soo was arrested,

my mom just did the dishes without a word.

She brought out all the dishes and kept washing them until I left.

She's probably doing a mountain of laundry by now, too.

And cleaning all our rooms, from Oh Bok's to mine.

She does that when she's having a hard time.

Whenever I think of my mom,

I become anxious and scared.

All right, hug me once.

Mom!

Mom?

Mom!

I'm feeling hungry now after my long nap.

Shall I make tteokbokki? Your favorite?

Oh, yeah!

The publisher sent you something.

A rough copy or something?

They said it's your book, so I just peeked out of curiosity.

[Small Door]

Your sister would have liked it!

Dad.

Yes?

That Mr. Yoon...

Yes. What about Mr. Yoon?

I heard he's not from our town.

What kind of person is he?

Well...

He's an odd one.

What's odd?

So, I mean... he saves people.

What?

So, even on the first day I met him,

there was an incident with our students sniffing glue.

And a student almost fell off the cliff.

Oh, man. She almost died.

But all of a sudden, he jumped forward and saved her.

Whoa, he was so admirable!

Then another time, we had a fire in our town.

Oh, my goodness! My heart was pounding at the time.

Oh, yeah! You know Mr. Dong Shik, right? His kids were in that house!

But once more, Mr. Yoon saved them!

Whoa, they say he was so cool!

That's not it.

He appears out of nowhere and saves people, and then disappears.

If you think about it, saving someone in your lifetime is not an easy feat.

Those opportunities don't often come our way in the first place. Don't you think so?

So are you saying he's odd or cool?

I'm saying he's oddly... cool.

Who is he, exactly?

I don't think we're getting through to Kim Hae Kyeong.

We can't force her to tell us, so we have to find another way.

Excuse me.

Mr. Yoon.

Yes. Right.

I really didn't want to tell you.

I know.

Because she asked me to keep it a secret.

I want to protect her.

You do?

But I don't know what's right.

It's me.

I'm the one...

who took Go Mi Sook to Go Min Soo that night.

Is anyone there? Anyone?

There's someone here!

Please help me!

Please!

Oh, M-M-Mi Sook's friend!

Please call her! Please!

Tell her! Her older brother is hurt!

That he can't even walk!

Tell Mi Sook to come and help me!

Please!

Crazy bastard.

I should really kill him.

J-Just don't come out.

I called just in case, but

I'll just tell him that I didn't tell you.

- If you tell him you didn't know... - Forget it.

I'll go, so just wait.

If she finds out later, Mom will blame me.

I'm so sick of cleaning up after that bastard.

Should I beat up that bastard for you?

- What? - He can't even get up right now.

Should I go and beat the shit out of him right now?

Be quiet.

Don't even breathe.

No, we have to report it.

Mi Sook, we have to report it!

I told you we can't.

This is a huge opportunity.

Get a hold of yourself!

This is not right. A person died!

They're already dead anyway.

If we report it, will they come back to life?

But still...

They still have to catch the culprit.

Who?

You saw their face?

You didn't see them, though.

Did you see them?

You saw who it was?

Mi Sook...

Look at me.

This is what my brother...

that piece of trash Go Min Soo did to me.

He chose areas like these where people can't see or suspect anything.

Hae Kyeong, I'm so afraid that anyone will see my body.

I'm so afraid people will find out...

how pathetic my family is and how insignificant I am to them.

Hae Kyeong.

Please help me.

We can end Go Min Soo this way.

I'm confident I can. Okay?

You saw it, too. Right?

But the real culprit could be caught, too.

Then what will you do then?

That punk won't get caught.

Hae Kyeong, he won't get caught.

[Bong Bong Cafe]

What did Kim Hae Kyeong say?

What's wrong?

It wasn't Go Mi Sook.

Go Mi Sook was not the culprit. She was a witness.

She was a real witness.

She only wrote in her novel what she saw.

The culprit is a man, and the only person who knows his face is Go Mi Sook.

Yes.

Mr. Yoon.

Yoo Beom Ryong?

What's going on?

Mr. Yoon.

Mr. Yoon, I'm so scared.

Say it clearly. What are you talking about?

Soon Ae...

Lee Soon Ae is...

Go on.

Tell me, quickly!

I think something happened to Soon Ae.

What did you see?

When, where, and what did you see that you're saying that?

I left school early and went up to the mountain behind the village.

To give the student teacher's ring to the principal.

No, no! That's not it!

I heard the student teacher's grave is up there, so I'm on my way there.

I'll go now. Sorry.

Really. I really just passed by like that. But then...

Soon Ae!

Soon Ae!

I couldn't find her anywhere!

Soon Ae!

I called Soon Ae's house, and they said she was not home yet.

I called the police, too, but...

they said they caught the culprit, so nothing should happen.

They said she probably just went out.

But, Mr. Yoon,

I think...

Don't say any nonsense, and just stay right there.

I'll be there.

Your mom disappeared.

She was last seen on the mountain behind the village where they scattered Lee Kyeong Ae's ashes.

You have to let the police know.

Finding Baek Hee Seop and going to Detective Baek Dong Shik will be faster.

Do you think you can do that?

It's probably nothing serious.

[Small Door]

Baek Hee Seop!

- What are you doing here? - Soon Ae.

Soon Ae! Soon Ae is...

Soon Ae!

Soon Ae!

Hee Seop, what are you doing here...

Uncle, please help us.

We think something happened to Soon Ae.

Soon Ae!

Are you here by any chance?

Soon Ae!

Are you all right?

Let's get out!

Let's run away!

Hurry, and get out!

Lee Soon Ae, get up!

Soon Ae, it's your teacher.

Mr. Yoon!

I'm being chased by the culprit!

Soon Ae, do you think you can wait here?

Yes.

Soon Ae!

Soon Ae! Soon Ae...

Oh, my gosh. Soon Ae.

It's okay. It's okay.

But Go Min Soo is the culprit! What's going on?

Soon Ae, are you all right?

Hey, you, listen to me!

Take the kids to the hospital first. Quickly!

Everyone.

Let's go.

One, two, three.

I'll carry her.

[Under investigation. No trespassing.]

[Under investigation. No trespassing.]

[Under investigation. No trespassing.]

Yoo Beom Ryong.

Beom Ryong!

Beom Ryong, wake up! Beom Ryong!

Wake up! Yoo Beom Ryong!

But, Mr. Yoon,

I think...

I want to find her no matter what.

Please help me.

Earlier on the mountain,

I saw how Soon Ae looked at me.

Her eyes were full of fear.

It makes me feel like I've become a terrible person.

Mr. Yoon,

perhaps, this might be an opportunity for me. Right?

Freeze! Raise your hands!

Raise your hands and come down, you bastard!

[A woman who reads is dangerous.]

You bastard...

♫ The footsteps that slowed down before we knew it ♫

[My Perfect Stranger]

- Who's the culprit? - Why are you asking me that?

Another person died.

A boy in the same school and grade as you. A perfectly healthy boy died at the abandoned house.

If he didn't, Lee Soon Ae would've died.

Come out.

Your identification, resume, and teacher certification were all forged!

I searched all your prior jobs and addresses you jotted down.

But there wasn't even a record of you ever being born.