Original subtitles

[mysterious music playing]

[rain pattering]

[shoes rustling]

[toy dog barking]

[woman 3] Ha Si-hyeon.

Ha Si-hyeon!

[mysterious music continues]

Um, ma'am?

Is my dad coming here soon?

Soon as you finish your plate.

[chuckles softly]

[Yeong-ha] If a tree falls in a forest...

and no one is around to hear it...

does it make a sound?

Or is there nothing

but silence?

♪ Ain't no love in the heart of the city ♪

♪ Ain't no love in the heart of town ♪

♪ Ain't no love And it's sure 'nuff a pity ♪

♪ Ain't no love 'cause you ain't around ♪

♪ When you were mine Oh, I was feeling so good ♪

♪ 'Cause your love lit up This old neighborhood ♪

♪ But now that you're gone ♪

♪ You know the sun don't shine ♪

♪ From the city hall to the county line ♪

♪ That's why I said ♪

♪ Ain't no love in the heart of the city ♪

[music stops]

[unsettling music playing]

THE FROG

[printer whirring]

[soccer ball bouncing]

-[girl] I said it starts at 9:00. -I heard you.

I'll wait outside.

[girl 2] She's coming down.

Hey, the sitter's gonna come pick you up later, okay?

Okay.

-[girl 2] One, two... -[coach] Use both arms.

...three, four, five,

six, seven.

-[players] Left side. -[girl 2] Over here.

[coach] To the left. To the left. Use both hands.

-[girl 2] One, two, three, four, five... -[coach] Good.

...six, seven.

[group] All right.

[coach] Other side, other side.

[girl 2] One, two, three,

four, five, six...

[mysterious music playing]

[engine starting]

-[tires squeal] -[music stops]

[car door closes]

Sir, are you hurt?

-Sorry about that. -Oh, I'm not... I...

Oh, you got...

[uneasy music playing]

Were you in a hurry to get somewhere or...

You know what? It's fine.

W... wait. Do you...

Sorry, never mind.

Yeah.

[car door closes]

[engine starting]

[music fades]

[Yong-chae groans]

What time is it?

-[Yeong-ha sighs] -Did they leave already?

Huh?

[Yong-chae] I'll help you clean up, then.

Let's clean it all.

Now?

[Yong-chae] Yeah.

Well, I mean, the guests are still asleep.

[Yong-chae] Still asleep? [moans]

[Yong-chae groans]

Okay, wake me up when they leave, then.

[grunts]

[unsettling music playing]

[mysterious music playing]

[door chime ringing]

[gags]

[sniffing]

[sniffing]

[sniffs]

[ominous piano music playing]

[door opens]

Hey, you lied to me.

-They're already gone. -Oh!

Just do a light cleanup, then come over and eat.

[music fades]

[sighs]

Wow! Brownnosing to impress the new captain, aren't ya?

-It's Officer Oh's orders. -Uh-huh.

[sighs]

Why even bother kissing ass if this is where you're gonna end up?

You know?

I just wanna work in peace. That's all I'm asking.

[chuckles]

Well, if you're trying to score brownie points with the new boss,

it's gonna take a minute.

The captain's out sightseeing all day.

-[laughing] -[scoffs]

-This our new captain? -Yep.

[officer 1] Dang. For a field detective, this guy needs to get some sun.

[vehicle approaching]

-[officer 1] Thank you. -[courier] No problem.

[motorcycle engine starting]

-[officer 2] Move it! -[grunts]

[officer 2] Welcome, Captain.

Uh, Captain?

You must be Sergeant Choi.

Sorry, they're still a little... [chuckles] After you.

Hey, be careful with those.

You better not drop her orchids.

FROM YEOM DONG-CHAN, HUSBAND

YOON BO-MIN

[Choi] They call her "It."

You know how detectives sometimes get nicknames?

"Viper," "Mad Dog," "Ghost"?

Well, I don't know why, but our captain's nickname is "It."

I guess the captain of her Violent Crimes team

started calling her "It," and it just stuck.

Maybe he thought she'd just be running around,

chasing people without any leads.

And then she solved the Geonjang-dong plank case.

The Sangi Elementary School killing, the Daepyeong Reservoir case.

All of those? Hers.

And she found the body in the water tank at Jugyeong Mountain too.

And now people don't even realize

that the nickname was sarcastic in the first place.

That's why they call her that.

[officer 1] If she's so damn good, how'd she end up out here in the boonies?

Who knows?

But what I do know is that she wasn't stuck with this post.

She chose to come here.

JULY 2001, MY FIRST CASE

[reporters clamoring]

-[electronic music playing] -[detective 4] Move, now.

[clamoring continues]

[reporter 1] A few pictures. Wait, wait, wait, wait!

Let me take a few pictures. Oh, come on! Hey!

[detective 1] Can you come with us? We'd like to take a witness statement.

Down at the station. If you wouldn't mind.

[camera shutters clicking]

[clamoring continues]

[music intensifies]

[music subsides]

-[man 5] You okay? -[young Bo-min] Are you all right?

[mysterious music playing]

[sighs]

Maybe we can take her to the hospital first, sir?

Just take her home instead. Let's go.

[music fades]

Have you ever had a guest who cleaned the restroom when they left?

Huh? You mean spotless?

She cleaned it.

She did?

I think most guests just clean a little bit here and there.

Though everyone's a little different, you know what I mean?

I guess it depends. But, yeah.

None have ever cleaned the bathroom like that before.

[Yeong-ha breathes deeply]

[Yong-chae sighs, pants]

-I mean, he's early as hell. -It's all right.

They said two weeks.

[sighs] Hey. Sorry I couldn't help you clean.

[car alarm beeps]

Hey, don't clean the pool. I got it.

Uh...

[groans]

Oh, hold on. I gotta hit the head.

[mysterious music playing]

[mysterious music continues]

[mouse clicks]

[unsettling music playing]

[exhales]

[mouse clicks]

[music intensifies]

[dramatic music playing]

[pensive music playing]

[shoes rustling]

[keys rattle]

[phone buzzing]

Oh, hey, sis.

Yeah, she just fell asleep.

It's been crazy for you too, huh?

Is Gi-ho in bed?

[sighs, moans]

[young Gi-ho] Hi, Dad.

[Sang-jun] Hey, Gi-ho. You still up?

Listen to your auntie. Okay, buddy?

Mom and Dad are working. But we'll get you soon, okay? All right?

Okay.

Why do you sound so down, champ? Huh?

All right, get some sleep.

I'll call soon, okay?

Uh-huh.

[sighs]

[man 5] Hey, that's enough.

Hey, it's okay.

[man 5] I said, slow down! Jesus.

[groans]

[tray clatters]

[man 5 scoffs]

[breathes deeply]

[footsteps approaching]

[footsteps retreating]

[man 5] Want me to hold the spoon for you?

How 'bout I shove the food down your throat? Huh?

[Sang-jun sighs]

I was adamant.

[man 5] What?

It felt like he was on the fence.

[mysterious music playing]

-[thunder rumbling] -[Sang-jun chuckles]

Hey there. [laughs]

[Sang-jun] I told him to stay at our place.

Because of the rain.

[scoffs]

He looked wiped out.

Bet he was, shit.

-[chuckles] -[liquid pouring]

Crazy.

I even gave him the best room.

So how's any of this on you?

What's next, then? For the motel?

Hey, c'mon, man. Huh?

Hey, listen to me, dude.

All sorts of shit goes down in clubs, yeah?

But then they open back up for business the next day, right?

Everything's gonna be fine, man.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[liquid pouring]

[slurps]

[mysterious music playing]

[Yeong-ha sighs]

[typing]

-[unsettling music playing] -Si-hyeon, hey.

[door chime rings]

[woman 3] You better get down.

[dramatic music playing]

[groans]

POLICE

[music swells, subsides]

[Yeong-ha sighs]

[mysterious music playing]

[Yeong-ha] What if I'm imagining something utterly ridiculous?

And if I were to actually say it out loud...

[music fades]

[breathing heavily]

[mysterious music playing]

[sighs]

...then

what would happen?

[dramatic music playing]

[Yeong-ha] I decided to stop imagining it.

Just carry on like usual.

Like it's any other day.

-[music fades] -[man 2] Oh gosh.

You should've called. I would've swung by and grabbed it.

Uh, put a rush on it?

Oh, are the guests here?

I just... I'm expecting my daughter.

[man 2] Ah, of course. I'll have these back to you as soon as I can.

[sighs]

[man 2] That's weird.

You're missing some towels here.

-What? -[uneasy music playing]

There's usually ten. Two, four, six... There's only eight here.

I think you might've missed two of them.

[man 2 sighs]

[uneasy music continues]

[tense percussive music playing]

[door chime ringing]

[breathing heavily]

[tense rhythmic music playing]

Ah...

[music intensifies]

[music fades]

[knocking at door]

[Bo-min] Anyone home?

[unsettling music playing]

-[knocking at door] -[Bo-min] This is the police.

Is anyone there?

[knocking at door]

[Bo-min] Hello, anyone home?

[knocking at door]

[Bo-min] This is the police.

[refrigerator opens]

[refrigerator closes]

Oh, thank you so much.

Sorry, I didn't have my cards yesterday.

I'm with the Hosu Police. Nice to make your acquaintance.

Yoon Bo-min.

So you run a vacation rental.

Hey, sir.

You're okay, right? After what happened yesterday?

Yes.

Glad to hear it.

Well, I'll get out of your hair, then.

Appreciate the water.

Your place is really lovely.

I might have to book a stay with my family.

Was there maybe something else?

No, ma'am.

-[music fades] -[engine starting]

["Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" by Bobby Bland playing]

♪ Ain't no love in the heart of the city ♪

♪ Ain't no love in the heart of town ♪

♪ Ain't no love And it's sure 'nuff a pity ♪

[exhales]

♪ Ain't no love 'cause you ain't around ♪

♪ When you were mine ♪

-♪ Oh, I was feeling so good ♪ -[furious clamoring]

♪ 'Cause your love lit up This old neighborhood ♪

♪ But now that you're gone ♪

♪ You know the sun don't shine ♪

♪ From the city hall to the county line ♪

♪ That's why I said ♪

♪ Ain't no love in the heart of the city ♪

♪ Ain't no love in the heart of town ♪

-♪ Ain't no love ♪ -[clamoring continues]

♪ And it's sure 'nuff a pity... ♪

Excuse...

Hey, excuse me!

Ji Hyang-cheol! Ji Hyang-cheol!

[clamoring continues]

♪ Every place that I go ♪

♪ Oh, it seems so strange ♪

♪ Without you there ♪

♪ Things have changed ♪

♪ The night time calls ♪

♪ There's a blanket of gloom ♪

♪ Another teardrop falls ♪

♪ In my lonely room ♪

♪ I said ain't no love ♪

♪ In the heart of the city ♪

♪ Ain't no love in the heart of town ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Ain't no love, ain't any pity ♪

♪ Ain't no... ♪

[door closes]

[door lock clicking]

-[wind gusting] -[leaves rustling]

Okay, guys. Watch out! It's hot!

Okay, make room. Watch out! It's really hot!

-[man 2] Here, here. -[Yeong-ha] There we go, dig in.

[neighbor 1] Wow, that looks great. Oh, this one too.

-Take a glass. -Here you go. Let's eat.

-[Yong-chae] Come on, let's raise a glass! -[man 2] Have food with that.

-Wow, what a spread. -Cheers!

-To the rental. Cheers! -Cheers!

[Yong-chae laughs]

[guests drinking]

-[neighbor sighs] -[Yong-chae laughs]

-[man 2] Whew, that's smooth. Let's eat. -[Yong-chae] What the heck, man?

[Yeong-ha] Who will be the one to knock on the doors of fate?

[melancholy piano music playing]

Will it be the police?

[breathes deeply]

Or will the killer come knocking first?

[Yeong-ha panting]

[gasping, wheezing]

[coughs]

[breathing heavily]

[Yeong-ha] But even as the seasons changed,

no one came knocking.

[sighs]

[Yeong-ha] And soon enough, I couldn't even remember her face anymore.

Maybe everything that happened that day was just in my head.

Just

a bad dream.

Day in and day out, I kept holding on

to the worst kind of hope.

[machinery whirring]

-[task leader] Okay, let's go! -Right.

[melancholy piano music continues]

[wind whistling]

[Yeong-ha] The worst kind of hope.

[Eun-gyeong] Enjoy your meal.

[Yeong-ha] Or maybe, maybe you could say...

[woman] Eun-gyeong, can you get that delivery?

Ah, yes.

[Yeong-ha] ...that we were living in the best kind of despair.

[music fades]

[door opens]

[Sang-jun] I'm home, Gi-ho.

Koo Gi-ho.

[sighs] This kid...

[keypad beeps]

[phone chimes]

SANG-JUN

-[Eun-gyeong breathing heavily] -[phone buzzing]

[phone continues buzzing]

[phone ringing]

[uneasy music playing]

[phone continues ringing]

Hi, this is Lake View Motel.

-[man 6] They picked up. -[woman] Is this the Ji Hyang-cheol Motel?

[man 6] You mean the murder motel.

[callers laughing]

[man 7] Murder motel? Shit, that's hella scary!

[callers laughing]

[sighs]

Eun-gyeong.

[whispering] Don't! Don't! Leave them alone. Let them be, please!

Go mind the store!

-You really shouldn't do this. -Really, now? Go, get out of here!

-[man 5 grunts] -[sighs]

[lighter clicks]

[Eun-gyeong] Say that again?

[Sang-jun] Let's close the motel.

[Sang-jun sighs]

It's been half a year already.

Let's just sell it and...

-[woman] What? -[Sang-jun] Eun-gyeong.

[man 5] Oh, it's cold!

[woman] Oh, what's... Oh my!

-[man 5 grunts] -[woman] What's the...

-[panting] Eun-gyeong. -[Eun-gyeong sighs]

Gi-ho is gonna start junior high. What are we supposed to do then, huh?

We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

I'm barely covering our expenses.

That's not even mentioning our debts.

Think we can get by with what you're earning?

What? That hurt your pride?

-I threw mine away a long time ago. -[sighs]

[Eun-gyeong] I always hear customers whispering about me at the restaurant,

and I can say the same about the other mothers at Gi-ho's school.

-Eun-gyeong. -You think

that I've just been sitting here waiting for you to sell the motel?

-Oh my. What do we do? What do we do? -Shit!

[woman] Jong-du!

What did he even do, huh? Huh?

If he fucked up somehow, I'd get it. I'd be all for it.

But seriously, why? Does tearing him down make it easier, huh?

-Is that why you're... -Back the fuck off!

Who the hell do you think you are, huh? This is between me and her...

-[Jong-du] Stupid motherfucker! -[grunts]

[woman] Hey, hey, hey, hey! Stop it! Don't! Quit it! I'm serious!

Stop it, you two! If you don't, I'm gonna get mad!

[woman whimpers]

[grunting]

-Damn it! -[Jong-du] You fucker.

-[Sang-jun] Oh, ma'am! Ma'am! -Christ!

-[Sang-jun] Ma'am, are you okay? -[woman moans]

-[Sang-jun] Jeez. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm fine. It's fine.

Could you get any lower than this?

[woman] Sang-jun. Sang-jun. Stop it, all right?

-Please stop. Sang-jun. Sang-jun! -Shit.

-[woman] Sang-jun. -[Sang-jun panting]

You're right! All of it is on me, huh?

So where do you want me to start, huh?

I should've seen that he was a murderer that night, right?

No, actually, the whole motel was a mistake from the start.

Wasn't it?

Should I say sorry for bringing us here?

Or even proposing to you. What about that, huh?

I mean, can you tell me where I made a mistake, huh?

[breathing heavily]

You're really something else, Eun-gyeong.

I'm in pain too.

I'm hurting here too.

It's not just you. It's not just you! What?

Are you done?

[sighs]

Goddamn it.

[breathing heavily]

It's this fucking motel, isn't it?

[panting] Shit!

[grunting, screaming]

[loud clattering]

[screams]

This fucking piece of shit!

-[panting] -[bell dings]

[grunts]

[breathing heavily]

[door opens]

[melancholy music playing]

Want some more, fucker? Come on!

Sang-jun.

Goddammit. Fuck this shit.

[footsteps rapidly retreating]

[grunts]

[grunts]

Fuck!

[grunts]

[grunts]

[grunting in pain]

[blood dripping]

[whimpers]

[whimpers]

[sobbing]

[grunting, whimpering]

[screaming]

[screaming, sobbing]

-[Jong-du] Sang-jun. -Come off! It won't come off!

-C'mon, Sang-jun. -Let go! Let go of me!

-Stop it, man! Sang-jun, don't! -It won't come off! [sobs]

-[Jong-du] Stop! -I need to... I need to get it!

[both crying]

-[Jong-du] Stop it, man! -[screaming]

[sobbing]

Don't do this! Don't do this!

[crying continues]

Sang-jun.

[both crying]

[music fades]

[phone ringing]

[doorbell rings]

[Gi-ho] He ended up closing down the motel.

Not one year after the Ji Hyang-cheol incident.

[officer sighs]

-[young Bo-min] Good work, sir. -You too.

-[officer 2] Good job, everyone. -[officer 1] Good job.

[officer 2 groans]

JI HYANG-CHEOL SENTENCED TO DEATH

COURT RULES HE MUST BE PERMANENTLY ISOLATED

[melancholy music playing]

ONE YEAR SINCE JI'S ARREST

[officer 2] Hey, let's get lunch first.

[officer 1] Okay.

[officer 2] Should we get noodles?

-[officer 1] Yeah, sounds great. -[officer 2] Okay.

[officer 1] C'mon, Officer Yoon.

[realtor] Yeah, no one's expressed an interest in buying it yet,

but we just gotta be patient.

I've been a realtor for a long time, and if there's anything I've learned,

every place finds an owner.

Right.

[melancholy music playing]

[employee] Welcome.

-Welco... -[guest 1] Oh, I'm starving.

[guest 2] Oh, that smells delicious. That's Gi-ho's mom.

Did you hear about the motel?

-So this is where she's at now. -[guest 1] I know, right? [laughs]

[task leader] Hey, new guy!

Yeah!

[exhales]

-[man] Careful. Got it? -[Sang-jun] Yeah!

[man] Come on.

[forklift beeping]

[melancholy music continues]

[exhales sharply]

[sighs]

[teacher] Then this changes, right? Then what happens? It's a one, right?

Now, if we summarize this formula,

it's going to be x cubed y over xy...

[ticking echoes]

...then plus two x squared...

-[nervous breathing] -[ticking echoes]

-[tense music playing] -[students murmuring]

[teacher] Excuse me. What are you doing?

Okay, take a seat.

Okay, hey, hey! Pay attention!

[panting]

[tense music continues]

[panting]

10502 KOO GI-HO

[bottles clinking]

[music swells]

[panting]

-[young Gi-ho groans] -[student 1] Wow, can't wait.

-Yeah, man. -[student 3] That fuckin' rules.

Don't be late.

[student 1] Don't forget the booze.

[student 2 laughs]

-[panting] -[tense music playing]

[bottles clinking]

[door slams]

[music fades]

[water running]

[Bo-min sighs]

[door opens]

[Choi] We're back, Captain.

-Good work, guys. -[Choi] Thanks for all your hard work.

Are you seriously knocked out, huh?

Go easy on him. I think he had a pretty rough night.

-[Choi laughs] -[woozily] How can I be of help?

[Choi] Can you please lock up the officer sleeping at his desk?

Are you kidding me? Get up right now.

[groaning]

[exhales sharply]

[grunts]

[phone buzzing]

[sighs]

[man] Hello, sir!

Oh, hey. Almost here?

[daughter] Hey, Dad. We'll be there in about 30 minutes.

[Yeong-ha] Sounds good. Looking forward to seeing you and your parents, Ji-su.

Oh, for dinner.

Uh, should we do a barbecue or seafood?

-[Ji-su] Either. They're not picky. -[daughter] They're not?

[Ji-su laughs] And take it easy, sir. I'll take care of everything.

-Drive careful, then. -[daughter] Okay.

Yeah.

[sighs]

[whistling]

[water burbling]

Oh, the AC. [sighs]

[sighs]

[device chimes]

[device beeps]

[automated voice] Temperature set to 22 degrees Celsius.

[vehicle approaching]

Has it already been half an hour?

Wow, that was quick.

[engine idling]

[tense music playing]

[inhales sharply]

[exhales sharply]

H... how can I...

how can I assist you?

[music swells]

[dramatic music playing]

[music stops]