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[Jun Ji-hyun]

[Ju Ji-hoon]

[Sung Dong-il]

[Oh Jung-se]

[Cho Han-chul]

[Joo Min-kyung]

[Go Min-si]

[Jirisan]

[The show is an adapted fiction based on stories of National Park Rangers.]

[All characters, events, regions, ]

[organizations depicted in the show are fictitious.]

- Are you new? - I just got dispatched to the Haedong...

Follow him.

Where?

The mountain.

It's a missing case.

Return.

The 30-hour golden time is almost up.

Are you giving up your life for a dead body?

[Chief.]

[He might already be dead.]

He's not dead.

[He's alive. I'm sure of it.]

Yi-gang!

Over here!

It's him.

[Missing Hiker: Yang Geun-tak, Wearing a blue trekking jacket]

[The missing hiker]

we've been looking for.

Where did this person go missing?

There's no witness.

[Hundred of people looked for over a month in vain. But you...]

I saw this place.

[It's not my first time.]

[I keep seeing]

[where lost hikers are in this mountain.]

[Someone is sending me a signal]

[from up there.]

I wanted to know who.

[That's why I returned.]

[62 days ago]

[Year 2020]

[Episode 2]

The dog at Haedong-ri intersection goes missing.

He was wearing a collar.

A village foreman's cow gives birth to a calf.

Congratulations.

[Damseong Police]

Hi, how may I help you?

Yi-gang.

When did you return?

How's it going?

Are you all right?

I came to ask you something.

You should've called me if you wanted to ask me something.

I would have come to you.

Gosh, you.

How have you been?

Are you back for good?

Do you know anything about this case?

[Haedong Ranger Station, Missing Case Report]

[Photos of the Missing]

[Name: Yang Geun-tak, Result: Body Found]

Isn't this that Yang Geun-tak guy who was found recently?

That's right.

All I heard is that it ended as an accidental death.

What about the yellow ribbon?

Anything on this?

I'm just a low-rank officer. What would I know?

But if it was closed that way, there probably wasn't much to it.

Why are you asking about yellow the ribbon?

Did you find something strange?

[Trail Facility Team]

[Backpacks for the base and patrols]

That's Demon Seo, all right. A real neat freak.

Did she do all this?

That's amazing!

Oh, my. Gu-yeong, did you see this?

She organized the whole documents you've put off for a month.

Amazing.

It's not like I wanted to put it off.

I've been so busy with patrols and rescues.

But are you two really the same age?

It's hard to believe.

How cute!

Technically, she's older than me.

By a few months.

Where did she go?

I wonder if she ate.

I'm offended.

[Yangseokbong Peak, Mujin Valley, Yiseokjae]

What are you doing?

Are you looking for the mark?

Yes.

If I find it, it'll show who left it.

I still can't believe it.

I think it's a coincidence. It must be a prank.

You know how big Mount Jirisan is.

Pointing exactly to the missing hiker in this vast mountain?

This

can't be a coincidence.

But

why were you looking at those photos

after being hospitalized for a year and almost died?

Was it because of Hyun-jo?

[I still don't get what happened then.]

You know full well how dangerous a snowy mountain is.

So why did you go up there that day?

What on earth

happened between you two?

Nothing.

We only tried to protect the mountain.

Because that was our job.

Okay.

[2018 Haedong Ranger, Kang Hyun-jo]

[Kang Hyun-jo, National Park Office]

[Year 2018]

Good morning.

You're up already?

Are you going to the mountain?

Isn't it your day off?

I want to do some training.

I see.

- Didn't you say you're from Seoul? - Yes.

Why didn't you go to Mount Bukhansan? It's much closer.

Do you live near here then?

Then would he be eating ramyeon here by himself now?

What are you eating all by yourself?

I have to take care of my own health.

It's supposed to be good for your health and skin.

I think you need some.

- Give me one. - That's all I got.

Here.

I keep telling you this.

Pay more attention to your patrols instead of your body.

As your team leader, let me say a word.

Time to put the flakes in.

My ramyeon is none of your business. Pay attention to your patrol area.

Hey, it's mine! Make one for yourself.

- Well, then. Enjoy! - See you.

Cook your own ramyeon! I need to go up after this.

As a team leader, you should take care of your team member.

It's your day off.

I have to go up and work.

That's not my problem.

What did you say?

Darn it!

You're getting upset over this?

- All right, all right. I won't eat it. - I don't want it.

I don't want it! Let go of me.

It's all yours. Goodness, you're so petty.

Did your owner go down safely

without you?

[Korea's spirit rises up from here.]

[Korea's spirit rises up from here.]

- Hey, guys. - Why are you guys so slow?

One scallion pancake, please!

Coming!

Here's your pancake.

Another makgeolli here!

- You already started drinking? - Yes.

Here. Be careful.

You need to shake it.

- Cheers! - Cheers!

My gosh.

Where on earth is she?

In this busy hour...

Eat as much as you want.

I know Yi-gang doesn't make your lives easier.

That's not true. She's amazing at what she does.

Although she can be a little stubborn at times.

And she's tough as nails.

She got hit by a motorcycle when she was young.

She went flying, and I was scared that she was dead.

But she didn't break a finger.

She didn't even shed a tear at that young age.

She just got up and ran to the mountain again.

- Gosh. - To the mountain? Why?

No idea. That's where she went every time I scolded her.

That little girl was so stubborn.

She didn't want to go to a friend's house.

Just to the mountain.

What a tough girl.

She didn't come down for three days once.

- Who does she think she is, a "partisan"? - "Partisan"?

She drove me crazy.

Grandma!

What are you doing here slacking off all day?

What do you think? I'm keeping the customers happy.

Since you're out here, bring us some more pancakes.

Yes, bring more pancakes.

Your pancake's the best.

Stop eating the darn pancakes!

What did you say?

- Hey! Sorry, I'm late. - Not at all.

- Ma'am. - Hello, Captain! Welcome.

Did you eat? You want something?

Scallion pancakes, of course.

Scallion pancakes!

Hey, bring some scallion pancakes!

- Pour me a cup. - Take a seat.

Goodness. Sit down.

Will two plates do?

Gosh, seriously.

[Crazy Guy]

Gosh, this crazy dude.

Seriously!

What? I'm busy.

Is there a pine tree habitat here that fogs up often?

[What are you saying?]

There was a yellow ribbon.

A ribbon?

The one illegal hikers use?

Then it must be the restricted area.

There's one 4km away from Mujin Valley.

[It's got a great view, so hikers like to go there to take photos.]

[And it often gets foggy.]

Mujin Valley?

Yes. Isn't this your day off too?

Are you on patrol for illegal hiking?

[Thanks for your time.]

My gosh.

Who are you?

Why are you chasing me?

That's what I want to ask.

Do you have permission to be here?

Why do I need permission? I can go wherever I want.

Kang Hyun-jo, Haedong Ranger Station, National Park Office.

Didn't you know this area is restricted?

Come down with me.

I'll guide you down the mountain.

It's your day off, right?

You're not wearing a uniform, climbing alone with no partner.

So don't mind me and do what you need to do.

I'll go down on my own.

This isn't your first time, is it?

You know so much about what we do.

You must have gotten away our patrol quite often.

Illegal harvesting?

Or poaching?

It's not like that.

Let me see your rucksack.

I said it's not like that!

Then why are you here?

If you're collecting plants or hunting illegally,

it won't end at paying a fine.

Should I call the cops?

I'm not here for hunting or plants.

I'm here because there's something I need to find.

What is it?

A dead body.

A dead body?

Of my father

who went missing a year ago.

I'm looking for his remains.

[Closing early today. Sorry for any inconvenience.]

[Yi-gang]

[Your call cannot be completed.]

You're the newbie from before, right?

Hello.

Are you going to the town hall? Hop in.

- Oh, that's enough. - Come on.

I wish you good health.

Oh, that's too much! My gosh.

Have some.

Enjoy!

- Let me know if you need more. - Thank you.

- Why are you glancing like that? - Sorry?

What are you looking at?

I ordered fermented skate, but it's not here yet.

[Haedong Village Volunteer Rangers]

Whose ancestral rite is everyone all gathered for?

You know, the air current of Mount Jirisan

is blocked by the tall, rugged topography,

so it's prone to local torrential rainfall.

[The summer of 1995 was especially bad.]

[The downpour exceeded 200mm overnight, ]

[causing the worst flood damage in the history of mountains.]

[Unfortunately, it was during the peak season, ]

[so many vacationers were there.]

[And most of the rescuers and volunteer rangers]

[who tried to save the vacationers also died or went missing.]

[Over 100 people were sacrificed.]

[Most of the villagers here received damage too.]

[There was a funeral at every other house.]

Honey!

[Seo Yung-jin, Yoon Su-mi]

[Yoon Su-mi, female, 39 years old Dowon Valley]

[Seo Yung-jin, male, 39 years old Dowon Valley]

Wow, this place is amazing.

What on earth?

Your grandma told me you'd be here.

So this is where you came when you ran away from home in middle school?

Gosh, Grandma...

I guess you've been a loner since you were young.

Yes, and I plan to be one forever. So go away.

What?

Don't ask me if I'm all right.

And don't stare at me like that.

It's all in the past.

What's weird is that they're still having a drinking session down there.

But someone has to remember them.

What difference does it make?

Once you're dead, you're dead.

Not always.

There's a man who's been searching for his dead father for a year.

I met someone by the pine tree habitat that you told me about.

Here.

The name of the missing is Hong Sang-gyu.

He was in huge debt after his business went down.

He had no transaction record because he had such bad credit.

And his phone was off too, which made it hard to investigate.

They've checked all the security cameras in the mountain just in case,

but because there was no evidence of him coming here,

the case was closed without a search.

The police gave up, and so did we, but the son didn't.

I...

want to help him.

Why do you think the police closed the case a year ago?

Because they're dumb?

No. It's because they weren't sure that he came to Mount Jirisan.

He took a restricted path, so he wasn't on the security camera.

Chances are he entered through Mujin Valley.

Mujin Valley is over 7.5km long.

You don't even know what purpose he had or where he entered through,

so how will you find him?

Just give up.

And I'm warning you.

Don't go around restricted trails when you're not on duty.

The mountain is not so easy.

Yi-gang.

You asked how I knew where Seung-hun was.

I saw it.

The mark left by the "partisans".

Here we go again.

I saw it again this time.

The foggy area of Mujin Valley, the pine tree habitat.

Someone was bleeding there.

If that was the man looking for his father, we should stop him.

How much did you drink down there?

Did they force you to drink for being a newbie?

I understand.

I know it's hard to believe.

Your grandma's been waiting.

You should go back.

[Rose Motel]

Sorry to bother you so early in the morning.

What do you mean you want to know about my father?

Someone told me

that I need to know his purpose on this mountain to find your father.

Are you saying you'll look for him?

That's what we do.

My father was in landscaping all his life.

[He was obsessed with trees.]

[Especially pine trees.]

That day, he said he was going to see the pine trees at the Wusong Cliff.

All right. Now I have the route. I'll look in that area.

Hang on. I'll come too.

No. I told you yesterday.

That area is forbidden to civilians.

I'll pay the fine.

This is for my father.

I get how you feel, but a no is a no.

I've been searching for over a year.

It'll save time if you know the areas I've already searched.

It'll be almost a year soon.

I want to find him before then and at least prepare a memorial.

Please.

Please let me find his remains with my own hands.

- Oh, no way. - Those things are impossible.

Wait.

I'm telling you.

What?

I won first place.

- Hey! - Oh, no!

Oh, no!

- Oh, no! - Where?

- I don't see it. - Over there!

- Where? - It's right there.

- Look! - It's a lottery ticket.

What's that?

- Is that a lottery ticket? - Yes.

Gosh, I'm dying.

You're too loud.

This headache...

Goodness. What do I do?

I have a horrible hangover.

[Haedong Ranger Station]

Hello?

Gosh, I'm so hungover.

[Haedong Ranger Station]

Hello?

Darn it.

[Bidam Shelter]

- Please come see. - Miss.

- It went flying that way. - Miss.

That's not what rangers do.

But, sir!

Hey, get out!

Sir!

It was for 1.4 billion won!

What? 1.4 billion?

- 1.4 billion won? - It was for 1.4 billion won!

Hurry!

Look at them!

- Run. - It's mine!

Hey!

- Wait. - Help me!

Let's go down just once.

What is it?

What happened?

A lottery ticket is flying around Mount Jirisan.

A lottery ticket?

[Bidam One. Mandong Valley. Too many illegal hikers here.]

[Wusong One. 500m to Mandong Valley.]

Mister! You can't go in there.

Come out. It's dangerous.

You'll fall and break your skull.

You can't go down.

Hey. Isn't that it?

- Did you find it? - Did you find it?

Where?

I swear I saw it!

What a sight.

- This is so upsetting! - Isn't this the ticket?

Why are there so many people?

The news spread.

The hikers from Jangteomok and Cheonwangbong Peak all came.

We're busy enough that it's Sunday. What do we do?

It's 1.4 billion won. I would jump in too.

Gosh, it's 1.4 billion won?

I'll say this as a team leader.

How can a ranger say that?

I'm so tired of this.

Why would you be? You did nothing.

Found it!

I found it!

Where?

It's here.

Really?

I got it.

How did you find it so quick?

You're awesome.

Return it to the owner.

[Convenience Store, Total: 15,000 won]

Yi-gang, this is...

Return it to the owner.

Wow, 1.4 billion!

I want to keep it.

All right, everyone.

You've violated Article 28, Clause 1 of the National Parks Act

regarding restricted areas.

Have your IDs ready.

Block them! Stop them from leaving!

I just got here.

Line up.

Please let me off just this once.

Why only me? They were here too.

Where do you think you're going?

I need to check your bag.

Well, I...

Didn't you know this is an endangered plant?

I just saw it, and... Please let me off just this once.

Your ID, please.

[Violation of the National Parks Act]

Where's the newbie? Isn't he here?

I can't reach him.

Maybe he went to Mujin Valley.

What?

He asked me for the entire year's worth of documents on it earlier.

[The foggy area of Mujin Valley, the pine tree habitat.]

[Someone was bleeding there.]

Is it that tree?

That's the one.

It is a dangerous topography.

Chances are he lost his footing.

You're right.

I searched long and hard for a year under the cliff.

But he could have run into danger while coming up here or going down.

What made you so sure it was here?

If he were to commit suicide, I thought it would be here.

He's been talking about it

ever since he went bankrupt.

I'm sure we'll find him.

Hang in there.

[Police]

Hey, it's me.

Was there anything reported from Mujin Valley today?

[No, nothing. Did something happen?]

It's nothing. Thanks.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

Wow, Siberian ginseng, mushrooms... What a party.

Here's your coffee, sir.

- Thank you. - Enjoy.

Another newbie?

Yes, introduce yourself.

Get me some ice water.

Is this a newbie season? They're everywhere.

Oh, right. How's the one who's partnered with Yi-gang?

He's just tall.

Slightly less attractive than me.

Is that even human?

I've never seen anyone taller than me, either.

That was funny!

Hello?

How's this?

Hey, Yi-gang. Nice work today.

When are you off? Do you want to have dinner together?

Someone named Hong Sang-gyu went missing here a year ago.

Do you remember him?

Hong Sang-gyu? Sure.

His daughter stopped by last week and asked if we found him yet.

His children are really trying.

I heard his son is looking for him in the mountain too.

Son?

What son?

He only has one daughter.

Why? What is it?

See? He only has a daughter.

[Family Relationship, Wife: Hwang Jin-ok, Daughter: Hong Young-mi]

[Fraud, Kim Gi-chang, 33 years old, male]

Over there, under the pine tree habitat where we met.

Near the pebbly trail.

[Pebbly Trail: An ascending path made of stones from cliffs]

From there to the small waterfalls.

I've searched them all.

You've mainly searched near waterways.

Yes. If it is not under the cliff,

I thought he'd been swept away by the water.

These are the files on Mujin Valley, from the day he'd gone missing

up to a year.

On the next day he went missing,

there was a very heavy downpour of over 390mm.

Yes, I remember.

That's why I couldn't come.

This is the satellite image of the time he went missing.

And this one is after the rainfall was over.

[A year ago, Now]

[Mujin Valley]

The direction of the water changed.

That's why I couldn't find him.

That's right.

You really know what you're doing.

So we can just search around the waterway here, right?

For now, my safest bet

is this area.

Go down first and search this area.

And you?

I must search for another potential area.

That cliff.

He could have gotten caught when he fell.

This is a restricted trail, so no cell phone signals here.

I'll meet you at the point on the GPS in an hour.

Okay.

One second.

What was your father

wearing on that day?

A green windbreaker with grey pants.

And a black rucksack.

Hello?

Anyone here?

[Hong Sang-gyu]

Who are you?

Are you Mr. Hong Sang-gyu's daughter?

Yes.

I'm from the national park.

[Seo Yi-gang]

I heard that your father was in landscaping.

Did he bring that tree as well?

I don't know anything.

A pine tree can't grow like that on plain land.

Because there's no wind.

It must endure a long time

up in a mountain, on a windy cliff

to have bendy branches like that.

[It requires a great sacrifice to illegally dig out a tree like this.]

[Because you need to chop down]

[hundreds of trees to make a path]

[and drag a pine tree down.]

It takes years and years for destroyed nature to recover,

but the illegal diggers don't care.

Such rare pine trees exceed a hundred million won.

On the day he went missing,

did he go up the mountain because of a pine tree?

Why didn't you tell us earlier?

We could have started searching then.

Dad didn't really want to do it.

But loan sharks came and used violence every day.

Mom was sick, so we needed money.

Dad didn't like the job

because he loved trees.

But this was the only way.

He told me not to tell anyone.

That he'd go to jail if anyone found out.

That's why I couldn't even tell the police.

Because they would have asked why.

But if I'd told the truth then,

would I have been able to find him?

If he didn't want to do this,

then did someone drag him in?

Who was it?

I've checked all those places, but there was nothing.

How about the cliff?

He wasn't there either.

What's next?

Pass me the GPS.

Shall we?

[Mujin Valley Restricted Area]

[Your call cannot be completed.]

[Crazy Guy]

[Your call cannot be completed.]

His name is Kim Gi-chang. He was an evil man.

He only used the fact that my dad knew about pine trees

and didn't really pay him.

He came to see those pine trees a few times after Dad went missing.

Then he stopped coming, so I thought it was weird.

But he's wanted for fraud now.

Where are we going?

The sun will set soon.

Let's call it a day and come back tomorrow.

Are you kidding me?

You've been going around in circles, trying to buy time.

Why are you trying to bring me down the mountain?

Are you going to call the cops?

I will if I need to.

Neither the police, nor the rangers thought Hong Sang-gyu went missing here.

But how did you know and look for him on this mountain from the very next day?

Give me the GPS.

That's not all.

It was 39℃ when he went missing.

He must have been in short sleeves when he left home.

He must have put on the windbreaker at the top of the mountain.

But you remembered exactly what he was wearing.

Give me the darn GPS!

[Driver's License, Kim Gi-chang]

[Driver's License, Kim Gi-chang]

Why were your things on the cliff?

You were there at the top with him.

You're as good as I heard.

Of course. I told you that you can trust him.

You didn't even have to come all the way here.

Here's 50 million won in deposit.

The tree is for the boss's new holiday home.

Please take good care of it.

Did he really commit suicide?

Let go! I'm going to take this and call it quits!

- Darn it. - Let go!

No.

It wasn't a suicide.

Get off me.

Get away!

[I pushed him.]

[For now, my safest bet is this area.]

Where on earth is it?

Who are you?

I'm a ranger at this park.

Oh, great!

I'm lost.

I need some help.

This is the problem with newbies.

They're too nice.

And not a good judge of character.

You're obviously a crook.

How could he have been tricked by you?

You're with that rookie, aren't you?

So?

Are you going to try and stop me alone?

I'm not like that rookie.

I always bring a radio with me.

[4 hours ago]

Call off-duty members and come to the pine habitat.

[Why? Did you find the lottery ticket?]

Something like that. Hurry up.

Hyun-jo!

Mujin Valley, pine tree habitat!

Park ranger down! It's Kang Hyun-jo.

[Entering Mujin Valley now, expecting 15 minutes.]

[How is it looking?]

[Is he badly injured?]

[Sekyung Joongang Hospital]

It's from the police chief to the ranger team.

You got lucky after getting scammed by the crook,

but you did work hard so I thought I'd show you.

Lucky?

I tried really hard making that mark in my wounded state.

Yes, you did a great job with that mark.

The waterway under Wusong Cliff from a year ago.

Hyun-jo!

By the way,

they told me not to eat anything yet.

I know.

It's for me.

Are you really psychic?

Tell me.

You said you see something.

Will you believe me?

Unlike someone, I don't trust people easily.

So we'll just see if it's true or not.

Get well soon.

It gets busier as the weather gets cooler.

For his remains...

I narrowed down the range,

but that's all I could do.

But you're different from me.

You said that's it if you die,

but I disagree.

So does his family, I think.

I'm leaving.

[No Entry]

[But if I'd told the truth then, ]

would I have been able to find him?

[Pine Tree Habitat]

[Saemagol]

[Gaeam Falls, Narigol]

Are you okay?

Please help me.

Are you here to find the lottery ticket?

Yes

Then I got lost,

and my phone stopped working.

Also, everywhere looked the same

You have no knowledge of the mountain, no hiking gear,

yet you came to the most dangerous area by yourself.

You don't want to die

before you find the ticket, do you?

I want to buy my mom a house,

and I need to pay my tuition.

I've never had such luck in my life.

I really

need to find it.

Many people come here looking for something.

[No Entry]

Dad...

Dad.

Dad!

Dad!

Dad.

Dad!

His belongings.

I found them next to his body.

[Year 2020]

Hi, Yi-gang.

Please have some.

You don't know me yet, right? I'm...

I do.

You're Lee Da-won.

No way. You knew?

It's my honor to meet you.

I heard you're a legend.

You're like my role model.

Were you looking for that mark

that the "partisans" left?

Is there anything I can do to help?

We could search together.

I'm talking too much.

I'm sorry.

Sorry to disturb you.

Hey.

Yes?

You're going on special patrol to Dowon Valley tomorrow, right?

Yes.

At the 4km point,

there's an old oak tree

behind Mang-bawi Rock.

There should be a rotten root base at the bottom.

Can you

make this mark there?

What does this mean?

Haedong Ranger Station.

It points here.

All right!

[Jirisan National Park Haedong Ranger Station]

Seo Yi-gang.

I found a spot for you at the headquarters in Wonju.

It'll be hard for you to work here

for many reasons.

- But I... - I'll find out more

about that mark.

I'll let you know first if I find anything.

So go to the headquarters.

This is a black bear paw print?

That's right.

It's been sighted around here.

It's huge.

- It's fascinating, right? - It is.

- Gu-yeong. - What?

Is that Mang-bawi Rock?

Yes. How did you know?

While you take a rest, I'll check around to see

if anything's worth something.

Sure.

Haedong One.

Mujin Valley, 4km. Pine tree habitat.

I think the illegal hikers are already up there.

It'll be easier to bust them from the top.

[Haedong Two. Got it.]

[Bidam Shelter team is on their way, ]

[so you can just come down.]

Okay.

- Let's go down. - What?

The illegal hikers are already up there.

It'll be faster to get them from the top.

I'm sorry, but...

If we're going down

can we at least take a break?

Those ribbons.

Aren't those by illegal hikers?

That's right.

They must go up in the limited amount of time,

so they don't wait for those who fall behind.

They just tie a ribbon to indicate the way

and leave.

It's like a lifeline to the ones that fall behind.

When I got injured here before,

there were yellow ribbons.

If they belonged to the illegal hikers,

wouldn't they lead to the top?

Of course.

[But not those ribbons.]

[They were tied to the other way, ]

[not the top.]

As if

they wanted you to get lost.

[Jirisan National Park Missing Case Report]

This is Haedong Ranger Station.

[This is the Jeonbuk Regional Office.]

[Seo Yi-gang?]

[Are you really back?]

That's right.

[I thought Gu-yeong was making things up.]

Why did you call?

[Oh, I need to report to the chief right now, ]

[but last month's report is missing a sheet.]

[Could you find it and fax it to me?]

[It's a bit urgent. I need it right now.]

Okay. I'll find it and let you know.

[Daily Duty Report, Accident Process Status]

Hurry up, will you?

[Jirisan]

It originated from here, since no one walks out of Baektogol Valley alive.

You might die if you consume a lot.

[We must find her now.]

[Someone was being chased at the stone pagoda ground.]

Was there anything else? Like if you saw someone suspicious.

[Anyone who saw that ghost died.]

[Someone drank it and became unconscious.]

[Can we go there?]

[Finding that person is what the police are supposed to do.]

[There'll be a crime once again.]