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(All characters, organizations, locations, and incidents...)

(in this drama are fictitious.)

(Bong Bong Teahouse)

(My Perfect Stranger, Episode 15, The Reason You Can't Leave)

Hae Jun.

Dad!

Dad.

Do you think this will bring back Hae Jun?

You should have been nice to him when you had the chance.

Do you think hopelessly waiting for him here would...

bring my son back?

You're really getting on my nerves. Darn it.

What's your deal?

What's your angle, you jerk?

Seriously. What do you want from me? Why did you come to me?

Why did you blabber about finding me?

(Episode 15)

(Congratulations on hosting the 1988 Seoul Olympics.)

Mr. Yoon was on the news.

He said he saw the culprit's face.

Is that true?

I came here this afternoon too.

My plan had already fallen through.

And you seemed desperate for my answer.

I came here, thinking I might consider telling you.

But I didn't see you here. Some guy was here.

None other than the culprit.

What?

It's easier to miss what's right under your nose.

But you came to me for answers after bringing him into your house.

What was I supposed to do?

What are you talking about?

You really had no idea.

I'm talking about Yeon Woo.

The son of the principal.

He's the culprit.

Why did you come find me?

Darn it.

Yoon Young.

I know where we should check.

On account of murdering Lee Ju Young, Lee Kyung Ae,

and Yoo Bum Ryong...

and attempting to murder Lee Soon Ae and Yoon Hae Jun,

Yoon Yeon Woo was arrested.

To collect evidence, we will search the house and seize items.

Let's go.

Gosh. Are you all right?

Listen. How did this happen?

What's going on, Dong Sik?

Mr. Yoon is transported to the hospital.

He's still unconscious.

Hae Jun.

Hae Jun.

What on earth is happening right now?

Gosh.

Hae Jun.

Hae Jun.

Hae Jun...

What will happen to the culprit now?

We'll have to make him pay the price...

after writing up the report well.

I'm sure...

that's what Mr. Yoon also wants.

I thought this would be all over once we caught the culprit.

The innocent victims...

who had to suffer a horrible death.

I'm not sure if he can pay for all the sins he's committed.

But now, I'm so afraid...

that this whole thing has become something that'll never end...

for Hae Jun.

How can this be the ultimate answer?

I feel so bad for him.

So it was...

It was really him who hurt Hae Jun that badly?

When Yeon Woo flew back to Korea,

I even went to the airport myself to pick him up.

I drove four hours in my own car...

and took him back in the same car.

That was after the murder incidents had occurred in the village.

We saw all the commotion together...

after we came back, so how is he the culprit?

Chairman Yoon, did you not check his passport?

His passport?

Yeon Woo came back...

way earlier than the day you picked him up.

That was the reason...

he was excluded from the list of suspects.

Yeon Woo fooled everyone in the first place.

Even the date of his return.

It's time for you to confess when, where, and how...

you committed those crimes.

It hurts.

Don't you dare try to pull a trick.

Be straight with me!

I said it hurt.

The arm you shot at...

hurts like crazy.

I think I need to get it treated.

Can you call my father?

Don't you know where you are?

Don't you know why you ended up here?

I'm not so sure.

Could you explain it to me?

- What? - The evidence.

If you show me the evidence you found...

What is it?

You don't have any evidence?

I'm sure you have already searched...

my house and my room.

But you didn't find anything, did you?

Of course not.

Because I didn't do it.

Right?

Are you okay?

Are you feeling better?

What happened to the culprit?

It's all settled now.

Detective Baek took him in and is investigating him.

Are you going to keep avoiding my eyes?

I'm sorry.

It was my father who hurt your family...

and made you lose a family member.

And I was born to that horrifying man.

And that horrifying man hurt you too.

So why are you apologizing?

What you and I...

and our families went through...

None of that is your fault.

So don't ever say sorry...

or feel guilty.

Whoever your father is,

nothing changes the way I perceive you.

Thank you for coming around.

Chairman Yoon.

(Ward 3)

I'm sure he's the culprit.

He fell into the trap we set up.

Also, he ran as soon as he found out that I was there.

On top of that, he tried to run with your car.

And he hurt you.

He even lied about the date of entry.

There are so many suspicious things about him.

But we don't have...

a dead giveaway.

He must know that because he seems really relaxed.

I bet he's cleaned them up so we wouldn't find them,

seeing how he asked me if I had found any evidence.

What about his handwriting?

Have you checked if it matches the one on the note?

What is all this?

The letters...

Yeon Woo sent me...

every week from the States.

I'm the only one who has these.

(Dear Chung Ah)

(I just arrived in the States and have been busy sorting things.)

This is...

different from his handwriting that I know of.

That's because he only wrote that way for me.

I'm the only one...

who knows this handwriting of his...

in the entire world.

People...

might start to recognize it now.

The note left by the culprit to the victims...

That handwriting is...

the same as this.

You...

can't really fake your handwriting.

That's why it's frustrating.

Just like with Ko Min Soo,

if there was anything with his handwriting,

I could compare the handwriting.

But I can't find any no matter how hard I look.

About the lady who came to you after the news aired...

The owner of Bong Bong Teahouse.

She's the one who told you Yeon Woo was the culprit, right?

I thought I could get something from her,

so I've been looking everywhere for her.

She closed the teahouse and disappeared.

She's nowhere to be found.

She must have left town by now.

She wanted to.

What are you talking about?

He said he wanted to write me...

in a special way.

He said he'd use the other hand...

only when he wrote me.

I thought it was romantic.

Because of that idea,

I liked him even more.

Then one day...

detectives came to me.

(From Yoon Yeon Woo, To Lee Chung Ah)

And they showed me the note in a matchbox.

Since it was the matchbox of my teahouse,

they thought I could recognize the handwriting...

if it was by a regular.

I recognized it immediately for sure.

It was the handwriting that only I knew.

Then...

why didn't you tell them at that time?

Do you...

I wanted to run away.

I just...

I just wanted to run away.

I really was going to.

Yoon Hae Jun.

I ended up confessing to him.

But I don't think he has proof.

You know Yeon Woo is smart.

He wouldn't have made any mistakes.

Except for these.

(Dear Chung Ah)

- So... - Chung Ah.

What is the real reason you came to me?

Detective Baek.

Well,

about the owner of Bong Bong Teahouse.

Is there anything I can do to help you find her?

What?

She seems like an important person.

Of course, to us now...

and more to him.

Are you...

If she had left town,

she might have dropped by the general store.

I'll go to my grandpa...

and see if I can find something.

Thank you, Yoon Young.

The owner of Bong Bong Teahouse? Yes, I saw her.

She was sitting alone in front of our store for a while.

I felt bad seeing a woman sitting alone like that.

So I sat with her for a moment...

to see her get on her bus.

Then you must've seen what bus she took and where she went.

I'm not sure about that.

I don't really remember.

Thank you.

Are you all right?

What?

Because of Chairman Yoon's son?

To be honest, I still can't believe it.

Chairman Yoon...

is such a good person.

How could the son of such a decent man...

be like that?

On one hand,

I do hope he's the real culprit.

How so?

Then that means the culprit has been caught.

It's all over.

Other people...

don't have to go through the pain that my kids went through.

Since it's a pain...

that I don't wish...

upon anyone or any family...

in the whole world.

Please...

thank Mr. Yoon for me again.

Tell him that I thank him for catching the culprit.

And that I'm truly thankful that he ended this for me.

Okay.

There's no proof?

How?

There's no handwriting of his...

that I remember.

I don't remember seeing his handwriting.

Grandpa.

What is this?

I told Dad that I could read now,

and he sent me a letter, Grandpa.

(From Yoon Yeon Woo, To Yoon Hae Jun)

(Dear lovely Hae Jun)

What a horrible brat.

He knew.

He knew about it all along.

Hae Jun.

(Dear Chung Ah)

(I hope you'll use the diary I gifted you well.)

What are you doing here?

What do you think you're doing?

Hae Jun, this is...

This is evidence with the culprit's handwriting on it.

What? Are you going to burn it down?

I know.

I know that this is a crazy thing to do.

And that this is something I would never be forgiven for.

And what?

The rest of your life depends on this.

Since your future relies on it,

I had no choice.

This was the best choice I could make for you.

The baby in your mom's belly now, which is you.

How could I let him live...

as the son of a murderer?

How can I just let that happen?

Hae Jun.

I'll be punished for everything.

Even if I'm sent to the fiery pit, I'll take responsibility for it.

Can you just turn a blind eye...

and live a normal life like others?

I'll keep him away from you...

so he doesn't do anything horrible to you again, Hae Jun.

You did this back then as well.

Even you decided to cover this up,

so everything was swept under the rug.

If you did this...

If you buried this problem,

would I live as happily as you wanted?

Don't make an excuse, saying this was for my future.

You couldn't live in peace after hushing this up,

so you even shunned your grandson for the rest of your life.

All my life,

the only thing I saw was your back turned toward me.

No.

Knowing that future,

would you still choose to do this?

He saw her get on a direct bus at the general store.

But he didn't see where the bus was headed.

It's all right. We don't have to look for her anymore.

Why is that?

Mr. Yoon just stopped by.

What are you talking about? He should be at the hospital. Why...

He gave me evidence that shows Yeon Woo,

the culprit's handwriting.

He found evidence?

Yes. This will be enough to close the case.

Thanks to his help, I'll be able to put away the right guy.

You're not going to ask where I have been?

I heard everything.

I'm all right now. Can I get discharged?

Of course, not. Not yet.

I want to go home now.

My grandpa told me to thank you.

He said that he ran into...

the owner of Bong Bong Teahouse in front of the general store.

It seemed she didn't know which bus to get on.

Even when the bus stopped, she didn't seem to want to get on.

He said she kept looking down at something.

Are you going far?

Yes.

You have a lot of time left until the first bus.

It's early in the morning.

Hold on. Let me open up the door. You should stay inside.

I'm good.

Gosh. I'm good too.

After losing a daughter,

everything in this world worries me.

But I'm glad that the culprit got caught. Right?

Yes.

Goodness. How beautiful.

She kept fidgeting with baby socks for a long time.

She barely brought herself to get on the bus.

That's what your mother did.

You knew?

Should I see if I can find out where she went?

No. I'm okay.

The suspect in the serial murder in Woojung-ri was caught.

Can you give us a status update?

Sure.

The police successfully arrested the suspect,

who is responsible for three murders...

and two attempted murders...

that have taken place in Woojung-ri since this May.

The suspect, Yoon, had stayed abroad to study for a long time.

He was an international student in his mid-20s.

An arrest warrant for his charges has been issued.

So we arrested Yoon.

We plan to thoroughly investigate the motive and his whereabouts...

and send him over to the prosecution.

Gosh. Oh, dear.

To Chairman Yoon, his only child was the apple of his eye.

Are you really sure he was the culprit?

Gosh. He was smart, and his family was rich.

He had everything he ever wanted. What more did he want?

Why did he do such a horrible thing?

- Gosh. - Goodness.

Does growing up in a poor family give you the right to kill people?

- Gosh. We didn't mean that. - Oh, no. That's not it.

My daughter was the apple of my eye too.

Seriously. You and your gossips.

- Goodness. That guy. - Oh, my.

Gosh.

The serial murder in Woojung-ri lasted a month. And the suspect...

was finally arrested.

The nightmare of the local residents who trembled in fear...

- finally ended. - Seriously.

Let's hear the coverage from Reporter Kim Sang Woo.

A series of murders took place in Woojung-ri in the past month.

The suspect, Yoon, was arrested. And he was brought into the station.

Yoon was moved to the interview room at the police station...

while facing a barrage of cameras.

Yoon denied the murder charges.

But the police announced that they had acquired evidence...

that showed Yoon's handwriting matched...

the handwriting of the culprit from the notes he left at the scene.

I think everything is over now.

They got the culprit. I've done everything I can do here.

The car is fixed too.

We should get ready to go back now.

Leave here?

We can't live here as invisible people.

We should go and check how the future has changed.

You'll need time to say goodbye to your parents...

and the rest of the family.

What do you think about leaving tomorrow night?

Sure.

Let's do that.

Do you want it?

I said no.

Did my dad call yet?

I trust you. Come out once you're done talking to him.

Okay.

I was wondering who would be the lucky guy.

I guess that guy was Hee Sub.

You always drooled over the guitar because you didn't have money.

Good for you.

Your girlfriend bought it for you.

- Don't be ridiculous! - Don't be ridiculous!

Hey!

- This isn't right. - Come on.

- We're not buying that. - Too late.

Have you gone mad?

Two hundred dollars is a lot of money.

Why are you buying me that?

It's probably not your money anyway.

You stole Mr. Yoon's money, right?

- If you get caught, I will... - Hey!

I'm going to pay him back.

Stop fighting me on this. Get the guitar and come out.

You're so loud.

Gosh.

Here. It's really yours.

- Thank you. - Gosh.

(Sun and Moon Record Shop)

Gosh.

Don't tell me...

you bought this for me because you like...

It's a bribe.

I want you to be good...

to my best friend, Soon Ae, for the rest of your life.

If you make her cry even once,

I'm not going to let that slide.

Is this a bribe or a threat?

I'll take care of that myself.

So why would you...

No matter what obstacle you face,

don't ever break up and stay next to each other.

That way,

I'll be able to see you two again.

Are you going somewhere?

We'll be able to see each other soon.

Well, it might take you a bit longer.

What are you saying?

Is your head hurting again?

It looks like you don't have a fever.

That's enough. You can get going now.

Gosh, I don't feel too good about this.

Dad, make sure to live happily with Mom this time.

Don't be sick.

Do whatever you want in life...

without getting hurt.

Why on earth did you kill me?

I've really wanted to ask you this.

I won't be able to learn the answer now...

since the future where you can kill me is no longer possible.

(Safety first, Safety always)

Interesting.

(Owner of Bong Bong Teahouse, Chung Ah)

("A Woman Killed in the Abandoned House...")

("in the Mountain in Woojung-ri")

("The Whole Village Trembles in Fear...")

("after 2 Women in Their 20s Get Murdered in a Row")

(Testimony Record)

(Testimony Record)

(Time Traveling System, Owner's Manual)

I see. Was that it?

You were killed by me,

so you came back to take revenge?

If you were that curious about the reason,

why didn't you let things be?

That way, I wouldn't have been caught.

Then I'd have been...

able to kill you again.

I know we lived apart,

but I didn't know you'd have such a different side.

What?

The crucial evidence.

I became curious about something...

after finding those love letters.

Hae Jun.

(I hope you'll use the diary I gifted you well.)

You're a smart guy.

You didn't leave any traces at the scene,

but why did you not remember those?

I'm sure you knew that they could be crucial evidence.

You knew that she could have...

ended you with those letters.

Why did you let her go?

Did you actually love her?

What an unexpected question.

I thought you'd ask why I killed them...

and how.

Love?

I loved her.

I did love her.

I thought she was someone who could make my dream come true.

I thought she'd be different...

from the dreadful woman...

I know.

From what I remember,

she was mostly reading books.

She never looked at me warmly,

not even once. I have no such memory.

One day, when I was seven,

("Nietzsche")

she ran away from home.

She said she no longer wanted to live as someone's mom.

Should I...

go meet my mom?

Your mom?

Have you heard about your mom?

I was abandoned...

by someone who should've given me...

unconditional love.

Do you know how miserable that feels?

Missing the person who abandoned you and crying all night...

without a sense of pride.

In that endless cycle of pain,

I promised myself...

that one day,

if I had a son of my own,

I would...

never let my kid live the life that I did.

I wanted to live happily with a woman...

who'd love our child more than anyone in the world.

So I did meet...

the woman I wanted.

That woman...

She was an orphan.

She was desperate to have a family of her own.

Do you know that you almost achieved that?

- What? - The perfect happiness...

and family that you desperately wanted.

You ruined that chance yourself. Do you know that?

What are you talking about?

It's why I'm glad.

That my mom...

could get away from a jerk like you.

You...

You are not...

This can't be.

If you were really my son,

you wouldn't be able to do this to me. No.

How could I have killed you?

Thanks to having a horrible dad like you,

I was abandoned from birth. I'll tell you what happened.

Everything you've said until now...

It's just ridiculous self-pity...

from a murderer with a victim mentality.

So you better live the rest of your life...

in pain, behind those bars.

This is my last request,

as your son whom you wanted to have so dearly.

- Mr. Yoon. - Goodness.

- Yes, sir. - Gosh.

Why are all of you outside? Is there something wrong?

Of course, there is.

I heard you're moving out tonight.

How could you leave so suddenly without telling us?

I'm disappointed. Do you know that?

- Yes. - It's so disappointing, Mr. Yoon.

I considered you family. How could...

I'm telling you, we're going to see each other again.

When?

Where?

In about 34 years,

in your house.

I hate you.

Just say that we won't see each other until we die.

That we won't be able to see each other anymore.

So that I don't have to wait.

By that time,

you might look different than now,

but I love that face too.

That face...

I miss it a lot.

I'm so glad I was able to come here.

I...

I was able to meet this version of you...

and have you back in my life.

And I'm so glad.

Me too.

Me too.

I'm so glad that I was able...

to meet you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yoon.

I'm so thankful...

- that you were our neighbor. - Thank you.

Thank you for saying that.

Goodness.

Thank you so much for helping my sisters, Mr. Yoon.

Sure.

Can you just tell us where you're going?

So we can think of you being in some place.

Just the location.

Well, it's quite far.

Please stay healthy for a long time.

I'll make sure to come back and visit you guys.

We're really leaving this place.

You're right.

I haven't time traveled in a while.

I'm slightly nervous.

Will you be okay?

What do you mean?

Leaving without saying goodbye...

to your grandfather and your mother.

Especially your mother. This might be the last time you get to see her.

I didn't come here to see them anyway.

I've already spent enough time with them.

It was enough.

What are you going to do once we go back?

What do you want to do?

An iced caramel macchiato.

Let's make it super sweet and drink it together.

Do you know how good it is with salted butter rolls?

There you go again with the sweet and salty.

This is pretty nerve-wracking.

Don't worry.

It'll end in the blink of an eye.

Once we pass this tunnel,

we'll be back on home ground,

in 2021, like magic.

Sounds good. Let's go.

Are we here?

Is this it?

Are we in 2021?

That was smoother than I thought.

I'm not sure since it's been a while.

Is this 2021?

It has to be.

- Mr. Yoon! - Yes.

Hey! Mr. Yoon!

I thought you were an anchor in 2021.

June 14, 1987,

at 10:40 p.m.,

we attempted to leave this place after completing everything.

But we were still in the same place.

Perhaps it is our fate...

to be trapped here forever.

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