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Ms. Han?

This way, please.

So, your mother passed away five years ago?

Yes.

You must have been surprised when we called you.

Rather than that…

My parents got divorced when I was young,

so I haven't kept in touch with Mom.

And we have different fathers.

I see…

We couldn't really find anyone to talk to about where she should stay.

Anyway, since you're her sister,

we thought it would be better for us to check with you.

I can't really take care of her.

I'm living alone in a studio, and I need to get a job.

Well, the temporary protection we provide is up to three months.

What about an orphanage?

It's an option, but Ji-yoo's case is a little hard to handle.

Her psychological test implies that she could have been abused.

She seems rather emotionless, and at the same time, she's too imaginative.

What's wrong with being imaginative?

She tells lies.

Actually, this type of child is not easily accepted at an orphanage.

If she's not adapting well, she should move around.

And these days, adoption is quite hard due to disruption issues.

You're saying she's defective.

I'm just saying that's the situation.

Oh, there you are, Ji-yoo.

Come on over here!

Your sister is here.

Hey, sit tight and fasten your seatbelt.

Will you sit tight?

Where are we going now?

I told you already. We're going to Auntie's.

Who's Auntie?

She is a friend of Mom's.

Am I gonna live there now?

It's where you were born. Your hometown.

She will take good care of you. She's really nice.

I should go home and wait for my dad.

He won't come back even if you do.

-Yoo-mi. -Auntie.

Welcome.

-Is that Ji-yoo? -Yes.

Ji-yoo?

You've grown a lot.

Let's go inside.

I guess things will get better once I get a job.

But for now, I can't really afford it…

I'm sorry to ask for a favor like this out of the blue.

Don't be.

I didn't feel comfortable sending her to that sloppy man.

By the way, it's been a long time.

The last time I saw you was at her funeral, right?

Yes.

That reminds me, Yoon-hee's death anniversary is coming up.

My, time flies.

Remember how you and Sang-woo used to play house over there?

You were so cute back then.

How is Sang-woo doing?

I heard he went to Australia.

He's doing great. We had a long chat this morning.

He looks for me every other day.

Hey! Don't touch it without permission!

It's fine.

That's okay, go ahead!

Well, her memories must be flooding back too.

That's still there.

It used to be Yoon-hee's, so I can't throw it away.

Sometimes, I recall the good old days

when she'd play that piano and we'd sit here listening to it.

I think those were the happiest days of our lives.

You're staying until the weekend, right?

Sorry, I've got things to do…

But I've already prepared your room.

I can only get used to being with Ji-yoo if she wants to get used to me too.

Ji-yoo!

I told you not to wander around!

I'll come back for the winter break.

So, you should stay here and look after Mom.

Yoo-mi!

Yoo-mi, you gotta go home!

-Yoo-mi! -All right!

What's that?

Her name is Bunny.

Do you remember this room?

Do you remember Mom?

No.

Didn't your dad talk about her?

Dad said she was a crazy bitch.

Is that true?

You must not come in here again, okay?

Wow, it's such a big room!

And a nice bathroom!

This one's my bed. Take the one on that side.

Hey, stop it.

Make me a promise.

Do not go upstairs or into other rooms.

And don't go outside of this hotel.

Why can't I go into all of them?

Lots of rooms look the same. You'll get lost.

Then you can come find me!

It's not hide-and-seek.

Let's play hide-and-seek!

I'm not playing!

One, two, three, four…

Gosh…

Oh, come on…

Excuse me.

Haven't you seen a kid? I guess she came down here.

How am I supposed to know where in the world she is?

Who knows? Maybe she's trapped in a hole.

Why are you running around?

There's someone over there…

Where?

There's no one.

You're… a liar, aren't you?

No, I'm not!

Yes, you are.

If you keep lying, you'll go to hell.

Gosh, I'm bored.

You don't look like your mom at all.

Hey, Yoon Ji-yoo!

You're eating well.

Here, help yourself.

That looks good on you.

Why didn't you want to wear it?

Hey! Stay on the first floor!

You remember there's an amusement park behind our place?

You used to love it there.

Why don't you take her there tomorrow?

You're her family. Spend some quality time together.

Okay.

You're so pretty, by the way.

Do you have a boyfriend?

What?

No…

Why not? You must be popular.

I'm not really into it.

Marriage seems even worse.

Right, girls these days tend to focus on their careers rather than men.

Still, it's better to have a man if things don't work out.

It's not that easy to get a rich old man like you-know-who.

If you mess with the wrong man, you'll end up as a ruined woman.

Why don't you have a drink?

No, thank you.

You seem to have so many thoughts in your head…

You gotta live a thoughtless life, or your thoughts will drive you mad.

-Dammit… -Stop it.

You're wasted. Sober up now.

Is it okay to drink that much while working here?

She's been stressed out a lot.

Her own business has totally failed,

so she got divorced and started working here.

But fortunately, we decided to take a break for a month.

A break?

If we ran the hotel now,

we wouldn't even offset the maintenance cost.

We're so busy in the peak season that we even hire part-timers,

but in the off-season, there are no guests at all.

Okay.

Hey.

-What are you doing? -This?

My favorite hobby.

Come closer.

Pretty, isn't it?

Yes, but

it seems slightly fake.

Does it?

It just looks pretty to me.

It's sad to wither and die.

Isn't it dead already?

No way!

It's all still alive.

I've got my own know-how.

Take a look at them.

Look how fresh they are!

By the way, where's your dress?

I'd be happy to see you wear them here at least.

All right.

Ma'am.

Look who's here, Officer Oh! What brings you here?

I'm just stopping by.

Who's this young lady, by the way?

She's my friend's daughter.

Here.

They say it's good for your health.

You'd be better off having functional food like this instead of pills.

Thanks.

Man, she never says hello.

Does she own this place or what?

Damn.

Leaving already?

I just came to say hi. I'm quite busy too.

Why? Is something going on?

Well, there's a woman missing from the neighborhood.

A North Korean defector, so few people know her.

Perhaps you could post it on the wall.

-Is it another money issue? -No one knows.

So you shouldn't go out late at night, okay?

You should worry about yourself first.

-Keep it up. -Nah, you don't have to…

MISSING

Hey, don't go too fast!

Hey.

Want to take that ride?

Sis, take a picture of me!

She's so cute! Take her picture!

Sweetie, look at me!

Look at me, here!

What are you doing? You didn't even look at the camera.

Who were you talking with?

A lady.

She said she liked me and wanted to play with me.

Good for you.

What do you think? You like this place, huh?

It's close to Auntie's, so you can come every day.

What about you?

You have Auntie.

I hate Auntie.

It's just because you're not used to her.

Soon, you'll be following her all the way, I bet.

Come on, let's go for lunch.

We can come again later.

It gets prettier at night with all the glittering lights.

Then let's play tag at the hotel.

You should play it with other kids.

I hate other kids.

Why?

They bully me.

If anyone bullies you, just run away.

Don't just get bullied like an idiot.

Four, five, six,

seven, eight,

nine,

ten!

Who are you talking with?

Ji-yoo?

Excuse me?

Ji-yoo!

Crazy bitch…

Pardon?

I wasn't talking to you.

Oh, by the way…

That child is gonna stay here?

Yes.

If I'd been you, I'd never have brought my child here.

Why?

This place sucks. That's why all staff left.

I would have left long ago if it didn't pay me this much.

So what's the reason?

There's…

something here that drives people crazy.

That room.

Room 405.

Who's that? A new staff member?

Wait a minute, please!

Did you know that?

A lady who used to work here died in that room.

She went crazy and hung herself.

I don't really want to know.

She seemed like an unfortunate woman.

I heard she was a friend of my boss.

My boss is not sane either, so she wouldn't have cut her any slack.

Those who pretend to be noble and nice,

they get other people to slave themselves to death until, finally, they ditch them.

You know, her body…

They said it was so dreadful with her eyes popped out…

I don't want to hear it!

Daughter of my boss's friend…

Are you that lady's daughter?

No wonder you see things! You're always so drunk!

And I'm not her daughter. Stop that bullshit!

Ji-yoo!

Rock, paper, scissors!

Look at this. Look.

I knew it would be like this here.

I'll completely wreck this place!

I told you not to go into that room.

What were you doing there?

Why did you rip off Bunny's head?

I didn't do it!

Who did it if it wasn't you?

Rabbit ghost.

You're such a liar!

I'm not lying!

Don't you raise your voice! I can't stand you anymore, come here!

Hey!

Let go of me!

I said let go of me!

Hey.

I wanna go home.

There is no home. It's either here or orphanage.

And you have to at least please Auntie to stay here.

Is there anyone who likes you?

There is.

Who? Your dad?

The lady.

You mean Ye-rin?

The lady who lives in Mom's room.

Who lives there? There's no one.

She's smiling behind you now.

Try this tea. It'll make you feel good.

Well? Good, isn't it?

Yes.

Did Ji-yoo make trouble?

No…

You hide things too much, that's your problem.

You don't have to do that for me. It makes me sad.

Auntie, do you know what?

I used to envy Sang-woo every time I came here.

Why?

You were more like a mom to me than my real mom.

Oh, I see…

Yoon-hee was a peculiar person.

She pursued a career in piano,

but it didn't work out well, so she had a hard time.

Then she came to have you.

She shouldn't have given birth to me if she couldn't take care of me.

You blamed your mom, didn't you?

No.

I just wanted what any child wants from their mom.

For her to be with me,

look after me,

and protect me.

I thought you were a bit cold-hearted.

You never came here in your high school days.

I came here once.

When?

On the day that mom died.

She seemed to be out of her mind again.

It hadn't been long since she'd broken up with Ji-yoo's dad.

Mom.

Mom, why are you doing this again?

Pull yourself together, please!

Until when are you going to do this?

Until when are you going to worry me, huh?

I'm afraid of ending up like you.

Dad and even Grandma say that I'm just like you.

I hate fighting over you with them now. I'm so sick of it!

So, don't contact me again.

On that day, I thought,

"I wish I never had a mom like her."

Sometimes there are things that can't be helped.

No matter how much you suffer or resist,

things only get worse.

But the thing is, family is all we have.

I'm sorry. I should have taken care of you sooner.

We'll look after you from now on.

I just feel like it's fate that you came here.

I'm already grateful enough to you for letting Ji-yoo stay here.

That's what I'm here for.

Actually, I wish you could stay here with us too.

You could learn how to run a hotel.

Families are supposed to be together.

Well…

Let me think about it.

AUNTIE KYUNG-SUN

I searched everywhere, but I can't find her.

What about that staff lady? Did you check her room?

Well, seeing that all of her stuff is still there,

I don't think she kidnapped her.

Her phone?

Here.

I found it in her room.

Um, Officer Oh?

Ye-rin may have gone downtown. She sometimes does.

What, she just goes out without even telling you?

You know she has a bit of an unstable mind.

-You go search the neighborhood. -Yes, sir.

Is there anywhere else that she might have gone by herself?

Ji-yoo.

Ji-yoo!

Ji-yoo!

Yoo-mi!

Auntie, Mom is there!

Mom is taking her!

What? Who's taking her?

There she is! Over…

Don't you worry, just sleep tight.

Ji-yoo!

Ji-yoo…

Hey.

You know…

Once there was a drought and the lake dried up.

Dogs living in the well began to starve to death

and started devouring each other.

One,

two,

three,

four.

Once dogs start eating dogs, they come to only eat dogs

even when there's enough food.

Do you know what happened to the last dog?

That lady…

I saw that lady.

Where?

Deep… down there…

That lady…

She never died like that.

I was completely deceived.

What are you saying?

It's stinky…

Oh, my head is pounding.

I have to go now.

Auntie…

-What about her family? -I know nothing about…

A witness?

Ms. Han, can we talk now?

Hey, Ms. Han?

How did you end up in Ms. Lee's room?

She came to my room first, before I went there.

So you followed an alive Ms. Lee and found her dead in there?

Yes.

Officer Oh, I think now is not a good time.

You can do it tomorrow, okay?

What's with her? She's totally out of her mind.

No wonder she is.

She even saw a dead body while that child is still missing.

You're too naïve about people.

I felt something was fishy about her at first glance.

You gotta be careful.

There are so many weirdos.

It's a world where the insane call the sane insane.

Why are you doing this?

Are you trying to take me too?

You lived your whole life doing what you wanted, not caring about other people!

You think I've been happy?

I had such a hard time too!

And I still do now!

Why did you do that, though?

Why did you die on your own?

You really shouldn't have…

You shouldn't have done that to me.

Oh yeah, what about that North Korean defector case?

Well…

It's only those who have lost their money to her

that are looking for her, not her family.

What a shallow, empty life she had.

I guess she should be left unaccounted for.

Right. Like so many similar cases, you know?

So, to sum up,

your mother killed herself at the hotel five years ago

and so did Ms. Lee?

Yes.

The missing child has something to do with those incidents?

And the spirits back up your theory…?

I know it sounds weird, but it's all true.

So, you mean your dead mother took the child, right?

Are you kidding me?

That's complete nonsense!

Ms. Han, are you on your medication?

Excuse me?

I saw you used to see a doctor because of depression.

You took time off from school.

And you sometimes saw things or didn't remember things, right?

It wasn't that bad.

And now it has gotten better.

You're on medication but it's not bad… Okay, then…

Ms. Han, where's your sister?

Pardon?

You don't get it?

I can just tell that she was a pain in the ass,

wasn't she?

You're saying that I did something to her?

Why would I do that when Auntie was going to raise her?

Then why did you flee at night? What were you afraid of?

Ms. Han, from now on,

you shouldn't leave this town on your own.

You know what I mean!

Excuse me!

Haven't you found her yet?

Tap once if it's right, and twice if it's wrong.

What are you doing here? Do you live here?

Are you alone?

Did you die here?

Did somebody kill you?

Did you kill yourself?

You've seen the child, right?

Do you know where she is?

Then, by any chance,

are you keeping her?

I think…

it's not something that I can handle.

Let go! Let go of me!

Are you okay?

You can't just walk away! Please, talk to me!

Shit. It's goddamn freaky!

What's wrong?

What was that before?

What did you see?

A beheaded dead woman.

And?

There were more?

I saw…

a live one.

The one that you talked to?

No, that one is not alive nor dead.

I don't know about such a thing. The best thing to do is avoid it.

Wait, what about Ji-yoo? You didn't see her?

Oh, please!

She might be dead too.

So, you get out of here now, before you go crazy.

I should run away again, huh…?

NAME: SEO EUN-KYUNG MISSING DATE: SEP. 03, 2013

MISSING

Are you done already?

I know you don't sleep well,

but don't take too much of this.

And if it lasts too long,

I'll get caught.

I didn't know Eun-kyung had a friend like you.

Thank you for visiting, anyway.

Her mother left her here and never came back.

She didn't care how her child would be treated.

It's been five years already, so I gave up too.

I just figured she'd be living in Seoul, as she used to like that city.

Does that belong to her?

Yeah, it does.

She used to play that so loud day and night.

She brought it saying that someone she knew gave it to her for free.

Who?

Someone from this town taught her how to play it, she said.

Wasn't that this lady?

Right. I know her very well.

She's a really nice person.

She worried a lot about Eun-kyung when she went missing.

It turned out she could have felt empathy over it.

I found that something brutal happened to her family.

What are you talking about…?

She sent her child abroad to study,

but he went crazy there and came back.

So she took him everywhere to try every possible treatment, but nothing worked.

I heard he eventually hung himself.

Sir, we've found that she's the missing lady, Kim Yeon-sil.

The timeline of her disappearance is similar as well.

She didn't leave a note.

I don't think she went off the grid because of money.

Oh, man… Where has she gone?

What the heck is this…?

Don't move!

Throw it on the floor.

Throw it!

Where's your auntie?

I don't know.

We should get out of here now…

Don't move.

Ji-yoo!

I told you not to move!

Ma'am… Why…?

Truthfully speaking, I didn't really like you.

I saw what you did to your mom

and thought you were very cold-hearted.

That's Sang-woo, right? Why did you leave him like that?

He's a little sick.

He's dead!

What do you mean?

Dead?

It has just…

gotten worse again, that's all.

He has been very lonely so far.

But do you know what?

On the day you came here, he showed a reaction.

What?

I told you it was fate that you came here.

You are crazy…

You call me crazy when you can't even understand yourself?

I certainly felt that you were living in hell.

Auntie, please, let us go.

I won't tell anyone.

Let Ji-yoo go, at least.

She didn't do anything wrong.

Everyone told me they wouldn't tell anyone.

But in the end, they tried to keep me away from him.

So did Yeon-sil, Ye-rin, and Yoon-hee, too!

My mom…

Didn't she kill herself?

It was her who first told me to bring Sang-woo here.

She said she'd protect me and Sang-woo.

But in the end…

she betrayed us.

Eun-kyung!

Yoon-hee!

No! You're crazy!

Listen to me! Yoon-hee!

You're out of your mind…

No, not anymore…

Did you kill my mom?

Why?

You suddenly feel sorry for her?

Did you really kill my mom?!

No way. I took her out of hell.

You do know what she was like.

You can just accept it as she did.

You'll feel at peace soon.

Auntie, don't do this.

Please, get a hold of yourself!

It's you who made Sang-woo like that!

You're right.

It was me.

I did it.

I shouldn't have sent him that far away.

But now it's okay.

Because you're here.

Go away! Let me go!

Don't move. It'll be over soon.

You like it too, don't you?

Now, you're going to live with us.

Yoo-mi?

Wake up.

You gotta go home.

Ji-yoo!

Over there.

That's the lady.

Run, Ji-yoo!

Go, Ji-yoo!

Ji-yoo! Go!

I said…

I said we were going to look after you!

Sis!

Sang-woo!

Sang-woo…

Sweetie…

Come to me.

Ji-yoo!

Sis…

Does it hurt?

No.

Not at all.

Where are we going now?

Now, we're going home.

Sit tight and fasten your seatbelt.