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(San 26, Pyungwon–dong, Joongang–gu, Seoul)

No unpaid bill notices. Let's check who the bills are issued to.

What's wrong?

Why are you here?

(Utility Bill, Cho Kyung–sun)

(Cho Kyung–sun)

–Cho Kyung–sun. –I...

...don't want to settle with my past.

Mr. Choi, don't you know her?

The nurse case you worked on.

She's the defendant, isn't she?

Yes.

Cho Kyung–sun and Cho Ki–tak.

The same surname and address.

They may be related.

Cho Ki–tak was the prime suspect in the Changhyun–dong murder...

...and if Cho Kyung–sun was charged with murder as well...

–...this can't be a coincidence. –I should go see Nurse Cho first.

(Confession)

(Episode 7)

–Have some tea. –Thank you.

What brings you here?

I'm sure you weren't...

...doing a background check on me.

I've always wanted to get to know you better.

So this is your place, right?

Yes, I live here.

I guess you didn't even know that I live here.

No, I didn't. I was just...

Do you happen to know...

...a prosecutor named No Sun–hoo?

Oh, how do you know Sun–hoo?

He's my son.

He's not here now though.

I'm sorry.

I had no idea he was your son.

Have a look.

Whose planner is this?

It's my dad's.

I'm trying to trace his last steps before his death 10 years ago...

...and I found Mr. No Sun–hoo's name in his planner.

Has your son...

...ever told you anything about my dad?

Reporter Ha Myung–soo.

Reporter Ha Myung–soo?

No, not that I recall.

Besides, meeting with reporters...

...it was probably nothing out of the ordinary for Sun–hoo.

This is an article my dad was working on right before his death.

I think...

...it's connected...

...to your son.

A police officer...

...who was being investigated for a document leak...

...at the Blue House back then...

...took his own life.

But the thing is...

...he, too, met my dad...

...right before his death.

A political journalist, a police officer at the Blue House...

...and...

...an anti–corruption prosecutor.

Within less than two weeks, three men...

...died unexpectedly.

And...

...the three men met each other before they died.

To say that all of it was just a coincidence...

You'll probably be taken aback by this question...

...but is there a chance...

...that the car accident your son was in...

...actually wasn't an accident?

Well, no.

The prosecution investigated everything.

I'm sorry, Yu–ri.

Can we please stop talking about this?

I'm sorry.

That was inconsiderate of me.

I just felt rushed.

Wait.

The day they were supposed to meet.

What was the date again?

It was February 28.

Sun–hoo got into the accident...

...the next day.

(Gisan University Hospital Professional Negligence Case)

(Background Check Report, Cho Kyung–sun)

(Father Cho Chun–sik, Mother Kim Sin–ja)

So, Cho Ki–tak isn't her immediate family member.

Nurse Cho and Cho Ki–tak.

What is their relationship?

A political journalist, a police officer at the Blue House...

...and...

...an anti–corruption prosecutor.

Within less than two weeks, three men...

...died unexpectedly.

Is there a chance...

...that the car accident your son was in...

...actually wasn't an accident?

The day they were supposed to meet.

What was the date again?

It was February 28.

Sun–hoo got into the accident...

...the next day.

Yes, sir.

I just arrived at the detention center.

If you find anything, call me right away.

All right, I will. Talk soon.

Hey, Detective Lee.

Can you look someone up in our database?

Name, Cho Ki–tak.

What?

Who?

Cho Ki–tak's address...

...is the same as yours.

What is your relationship with him?

10 years ago, someone stabbed a young woman all over her body...

...undressed her, and burned the corpse. It was a brutal murder.

At the time, Cho Ki–tak was named...

...as a key suspect in the murder.

Back then, he was cleared of suspicion as the prosecution confirmed...

...that he was in military prison.

But there is a witness...

...who claims to have seen him on the day of the murder.

He's my elder brother.

But I cut him out of my life 10 years ago.

I did hear that he was cleared of the murder charge...

...but this is the first time I'm hearing about him since then.

Well, I'm sorry I can't be of any help.

I should get back.

Ko Eun–ju wasn't the only one.

Kim Sun–hee's murder, which I worked on recently.

I'm sure you know about the case.

There's a possibility that he's connected to that case as well.

I'm sorry. I know nothing about it.

Nurse Cho.

Then let me ask you a favor.

I'm talking about that security camera over there.

Are you saying it doesn't work?

Someone had thrown out that camera. We put it up there...

...because people never follow the recycling guidelines.

It's just a dummy camera.

Darn it.

You know the nurse in Unit 203, right?

–A nurse lives in that unit? –Yes.

About the man who lives there...

–...what's he like? –I don't even know who that is.

Whether she has a guy living with her or not...

...I'm not interested.

–Thank you for this. –No problem.

Hey, anything notable?

It's odd. Nothing's coming up.

Nothing's coming up? What do you mean?

Well, I've never seen a case like this.

–There's no information on him. –Hey, come on.

–Did you enter it correctly? –Yes.

I entered what was on the case report.

His resident registration information is missing?

Well, I'm not sure.

All right. I'll call you back later.

So, he's neither dead nor missing.

His information is just gone.

Who is this punk, really?

Do you want to recover data from this?

Will it be possible?

With photos and videos, I won't know until I get in there.

But I can probably recover call logs.

Please try to recover as much as you can.

–Sir. –Hey.

What did Nurse Cho say?

She said Cho Ki–tak is her elder brother...

...but they haven't been in touch for over a decade.

You don't actually believe her, right?

He's her brother, so she won't tell us easily even if she knows something.

But you said all information on him is gone.

Is that possible?

His information is on the report for the Ko Eun–ju murder...

...so it must've been wiped after that.

Could it be a system error?

The resident registration information is gone.

What's the probability that it happens to be Cho Ki–tak?

Did she say anything else about him?

She definitely seemed to know something, but she wouldn't tell me.

We should find out what it is on our own.

On our own?

–How? –I asked her if I could check her apartment.

She couldn't say no.

–Did you find anything? –Well...

I haven't spotted anything unusual.

No traces of any men or family members.

It does look like she lived here alone.

I don't see any photos of Cho Ki–tak.

This is the last one, and there are no photos of any men.

Sir.

This is from when they were too young.

Still, we should check.

Let's go, then.

When was she sent to the detention center?

About a month ago.

A month?

Isn't her place too clean?

She hasn't been home for a month, and yet there's no dust at all.

Nothing's been left untidy.

I don't even see a single strand of hair.

Did she have time to clean her place this thoroughly?

How many crime scenes do you think I've seen in my career?

This isn't called "cleaning."

Someone deliberately...

...erased all their traces.

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Who do you think was at her place?

Cho Ki–tak, most likely.

Do you think he'll come back?

He already got rid of all his traces, so there's no reason for him to come back.

You never know.

Do you know what kind of mistake those who think they perfectly...

...erased their traces commonly make?

They go back to make sure they left nothing...

...and end up leaving a trace.

That sounds like a fable or something.

Here you go.

–Enjoy. –Thank you.

That notebook... It looks like you've had it for a long time.

Do you want to hear a story?

Back when I became a detective...

...there was a cool senior officer who was about to retire.

A week before his retirement...

...we finally pinned down a key suspect.

The suspect revealed himself...

...and when the senior officer and I were about to take him down...

...the jerk brandished his knife at me.

Did you get hurt?

The senior officer got stabbed.

We had to cancel his retirement ceremony.

Gosh.

Even though he was injured, he was still full of energy.

He kept insisting that he had to wrap up the case...

...and his family practically begged him.

That's how this ended up in my hands.

Why aren't you eating? What's with that look?

I just think it's rare...

...to find someone like you.

Why? What about me?

You left the force, but you're still after the killer.

The killer did no harm to you personally.

There's no special reason.

I'm sure there are other cops like me.

You don't need a special reason to be a diligent cop.

It was my job, you know.

Whenever anyone asks me what I do...

...I still say that I'm a cop without even realizing it.

Cops...

...must catch criminals, you know.

That's why I'm doing my best.

Why did you leave?

The force.

I was ashamed.

Didn't you react like that because you thought...

...the evidence might be considered invalid when you saw that the sliding door...

...at the scene worked the same way as the door he was used to?

That day...

...I ended up lying in the courtroom instead of catching the killer.

Being preoccupied with catching the killer...

...made me feel as if I was losing my pride as a cop.

Let's just figure out a way to find Cho Ki–tak.

All we have is his childhood photo.

It certainly won't be easy, right?

Sir.

(Looking for Long–term Missing Children)

(Current ages 38 and 41. Presumed to look like this)

Hey, spare me just five minutes.

–Hello, sir. –Hi.

Hey, print it for me.

Come on.

What's up?

This is the suspect in the Changhyun–dong case.

I think his alibi was fabricated.

He said he was in military prison, but there's a witness who saw him that day.

Help me restore this photo.

Oh, dear.

He's just a kid in that photo.

Oh, right. There's the program that shows you what he'd look like now.

The aging software.

–I'm in a rush. –The thing is...

...it'll take some time with all the approvals and so on.

That software is mainly for long–term missing children...

–...and it's not one of our cases. –Hey.

I told you the alibi was fabricated.

As for the suspect at the time, he's not even in our database now.

And the witness died after saying he saw that punk.

–Don't you think it's odd? –Jeez.

For goodness' sake.

Geun–pyo.

The killer who murdered Kim Sun–hee.

You want to catch him too, don't you?

I do.

Send me this photo.

I'll catch the killer. You're not a cop anymore.

Five minutes is up.

Darn it.

(In–bum, Seol–hwa, Office, Home)

Seol–hwa?

Hello?

Does this number...

...belong to someone named Seol–hwa?

Oh, it doesn't?

Then, do you happen to know a guy named No Sun–hoo?

Yes. Okay, thank you.

(Prosecutor Yang In–bum)

(Senior Prosecutor Yang In–bum)

(Sun–hoo's mother)

Hello, Ms. Jin. It's me, In–bum.

There's something strange...

...about Sun–hoo's accident.

Something strange about Sun–hoo's accident?

What do you mean?

Okay, sure.

Hey, Yu–ri. Are you busy?

What can I help you with today?

Is everything going well?

Do you know what I've been up to?

Well, you rarely come to the office these days.

You seem busy...

–...so I was just curious. –I see.

I'm looking into an article my dad was writing.

I see.

Is it going well?

I feel pretty lost at the moment.

Oh, right. I ran into Madam Jin.

At a random place, totally by chance.

Care to elaborate?

Well, I'll tell you later.

Let's talk about it when she's here.

You said you have a favor to ask. What is it?

This is an American website dedicated to finding missing children.

This is how the program works.

Have a look at it when it's printed.

What do you think?

I feel like...

...I've seen him somewhere...

...but I can't confirm anything because I don't know what he looks like now.

Who is this guy?

Why are you so eager to track him down?

I can't say anything for certain yet.

I'll tell you first when my speculation proves to be true.

All right.

I'm not sure if that was helpful.

I'll get going, then.

Yu–ri.

Whenever you need my help...

...just let me know.

Okay.

I'll be off, then.

–All right, bye. –Bye.

The Ministry of National Defense will do a closed bidding...

...to replace all the old gas masks...

...in order to improve the quality of army equipment.

Colonel Oh Doo–sik in the procurement department...

...will be in charge of the process.

He graduated the Military Academy in the 42nd class––

The 42nd class? Who graduated before or after him?

I graduated in the 41st class.

Colonel Oh Doo–sik...

...joined the academy a year after I did.

Then the talk will be easy. What do we need?

Colonel Oh is a member of Hansung...

...but just to motivate him...

...I suggest we give him something.

To motivate him? What a nice excuse.

You think it's a given that you all walk away with commission...

...and it's a big problem.

Things aren't even finalized yet, but you fellows are already after the kickbacks.

All right. Would two big bills do? Is there anything else you need?

It'd be helpful if you could meet with...

...the Public Administration and Security Committee.

Are any of our supporters on the committee?

Congressman Kim Ha–sung of the Bright Political Party.

Arrange a meeting. One of you can attend it in my place.

I don't even want to see his face.

He didn't even serve in the military...

...but he pretends like he's the most patriotic of all.

Next.

In terms of the next–generation fighter bid...

...I believe they'll further reinforce the part inspections.

I think it's because of the previous helicopter crash incident...

Isn't that why we gave them money?

They all took our money, and now they're ignoring us?

Tell them clearly.

If this deal goes wrong, many of them will lose their positions.

Watch me.

(The Northern District Prosecutors' Office)

(Prosecution Service)

I didn't know you were coming right away.

Am I interrupting your busy schedule?

No, it's okay.

I know it's out of the blue...

...but could you please find Sun–hoo's accident records?

But...

...why are you looking for the records after 10 years?

I have something I'm looking for.

That was so long ago...

I'll look into it.

By the way...

...around the time of his accident...

...did you notice anything odd about him?

–What do you mean by odd? –Whether he was investigating something...

...or...

...if he was acting unusual.

Just anything you can remember.

I don't remember anything specific.

Prosecutors are...

...always working on a lot of cases.

I see.

Madam, did something happen?

I'm sorry.

I was looking through his keepsakes lately...

...and was thinking about what happened.

Keepsakes?

I was looking at his call records...

...and saw that the last person he spoke to...

...was you.

That's one of the reasons I called you.

I see.

I didn't know that I was the last one...

There's a reporter I know.

She came by saying there's something suspicious about Sun–hoo's death.

A reporter?

Yes.

She said it might not have been a mere car accident.

I sent her away saying that's nonsense...

...but I keep thinking about it.

I see.

I'm sorry to ask this of you so suddenly.

–I'll get going now. –No worries.

By the way, that reporter...

Which outlet do they work for?

It's just a reporter I know.

By the way...

...perhaps...

...you can find out for me whom this number belongs to?

It's another person Sun–hoo spoke on the phone with...

...on the day of his accident.

I think it's a woman.

It didn't show the name?

It was saved as "Seol–hwa."

I'll look into it.

Thank you.

–Take care, madam. –You too.

(Prosecutor Yang In–bum)

Hello, Hwang Kyo–sik speaking.

It's me, Yang In–bum.

I'm surprised you called me.

Is something wrong?

Prosecutor No Sun–hoo's mother came to see me.

For what?

She was asking for his accident records.

Why would she ask for the accident records...

...after 10 years?

She said some reporter raised a question about it.

A reporter?

Which reporter from which news outlet?

I asked the same question, but she wouldn't say.

Also, she brought up Seol–hwa.

–Seol–hwa? –She was looking at his cell phone...

...and saw that name...

...in his call records.

Why would No Sun–hoo have that information saved on his phone?

That I'm not sure of.

I got it. Thanks.

Please find out...

...who that reporter is.

Yes, understood.

Please come to my office.

(Prosecutor No Sun–hoo car accident records)

Please send a copy of the records...

...to Madam Jin.

Yes, sir.

There is a problem, sir.

–What is it? –The name Seol–hwa...

...was found in No Sun–hoo's cell phone.

Hwang Kyo–sik.

–Sir. –Now that you wear suits...

...and take care of business with money...

–...are you getting too comfortable? –No, sir.

We have an important deal coming up.

–We can't allow any noise. –I'm sorry, sir.

Don't let me hear that name again.

–Yes. –Don't just say yes!

Go destroy that phone or something!

–You got that? –Yes, sir.

You're dismissed.

Seol–hwa.

What if it's not a person's name...

(Seol–hwa)

(Seol–hwa, traditional stories)

(Seol–hwa, a fiction of unknown origin)

(Korean Seol–hwa)

Perhaps it is a person's name?

Seol–hwa...

(Quick and Quick)

It's from the Northern District Prosecutors' Office.

(San 26, Pyungwon–dong, Joongang–gu, Seoul)

–Thank you. –No problem.

(Prosecutor No Sun–hoo Car Accident Case Report)

(Case Report)

(Case Summary)

(Moon Seok–ho, person at fault died, pethidine detected in his body)

Pethidine?

Yu–ri.

Can you please help me?

(Prosecutor No Sun–hoo Car Accident Case Report)

It's the case report for Sun–hoo's accident.

It says the person at fault was drunk...

...and they detected drugs in his body.

–Drugs? –Yes.

What's odd is the drug in question.

Pethidine...

Pethidine is a narcotic...

...that is used only for medical purposes.

If it's a narcotic, is it like morphine?

That's correct.

Even hospitals control it very tightly, so you can't obtain it easily.

You didn't get to see this report at that time, right?

No.

I didn't.

At that time, I didn't think anything was odd.

What about this phone?

That's Sun–hoo's cell phone.

I recovered his call records.

(Seol–hwa)

Seol–hwa?

Why are you here and not working?

I was on night duty yesterday so today was my day off.

Except, I didn't get to leave work until now.

I'm sorry about that.

Goodness, sir.

You're making me feel bad.

Why don't you stop thinking about it and just return?

Then such things won't happen again.

We don't have enough people and the team is inexperienced...

...so I'm really overwhelmed.

Honestly, there aren't many real detectives like you.

Are you trying to butter me up?

So you should return.

We need the alligator back...

...to lead the rest, right?

Anyway, I mentioned to you before...

...about the experienced hire. This is an opportunity for you.

Hey, that means I would have to work for you.

Of course. You'd have to work for me.

That would make me look bad.

Whatever.

Since when did you start caring about things like that?

You said the only thing that matters is catching the culprit by any means necessary.

What is that?

To confirm Cho Ki–tak's alibi...

...I sent a request to the military, and this is their response.

(We confirm that Cho Ki–tak was in confinement)

Our data center...

...checked that fax number.

You said...

...it was odd they didn't disclose the unit, right?

(Defense Security Command)

(Defense Security Command)

Hello, sir. It's late. Is something wrong?

I think I have a lead on Cho Ki–tak.

He was under the command of the DSC.

What?

Under whose command?

Under the command of the DSC.

So in summary, 10 years ago...

...around the time Ko Eun–ju was murdered in Changhyun–dong...

...Cho Ki–tak was with the DSC?

My father...

...Lt. Colonel Cha who was murdered, and Han Jong–gu who was his driver...

they were all with the DSC.

Right. So what does this mean?

How could this be a coincidence?

Don't you think your father...

...might also know Cho Ki–tak then?

Perhaps Han Jong–gu does.

Sir, I'll call you back.

Okay.

Oh Taek–jin, DSC Commander.

Lt. Colonel Cha Seung–hoo, vice chief of Unit 3 of the DSC.

Han Jong–gu.

Driver at the DSC.

My dad.

Warrant Officer at the DSC.

And...

Cho Ki–tak.

Cho Ki–tak and Han Jong–gu.

What's their relation to each other?

–What do you think of her? –I love it.

So perfect.

She's hot, so hot.

Look at her. It looks so real.

Have you seen her...

...before?

This is driving me crazy.

With a hanbok on...

...she looks more beautiful...

...and she brightens up this room.

That just ruined it for me.

What do you mean, man? Look.

I just remembered.

That accident happened 10 years ago.

Why are you asking about it now?

Do you remember anything from that day?

Of course I remember.

It was a disaster at work with police everywhere, how could I forget?

Moon Seok–ho, the man who caused the accident.

Do you know if he drank often, in general?

The autopsy report showed...

...he was drunk at that time.

That's nonsense.

We always take a sobriety test before we drive.

If you fail it once, you're out.

You said he was drunk?

How could that be true of such a hardworking man like Seok–ho?

I even told the police several times, but they just ignored me.

Mr. Choi, what took you so long?

I was starting to lose my patience.

I was going to visit you anyway...

...but you beat me to it.

That's right.

It looks like you have something new to tell me?

Let's hear that first.

Mr. Han Jong–gu.

Don't you want to know...

...who it is that's trying to frame you?

What do you mean?

Are you saying you found out who killed Kim Sun–hee?

Who is it?

First, you have to tell me...

...what you know about Kim Sun–hee.

What is this?

Are you bluffing me?

Have I ever done that to you before?

Of course. Many times.

You're a smart guy. How could you forget?

See? You can't even deny it.

I'm not an idiot.

I'm not going to be tricked again.

Cho Ki–tak.

Do you know him?

–Come again? Who? –Cho Ki–tak.

He was in the same unit as you at the DSC.

–You know him then. –Why are you mentioning that punk here?

Wait a minute.

Are you trying to tell me he killed Kim Sun–hee and then framed me?

I don't know for sure, but that's a possibility.

It's highly probable that Cho Ki–tak is the real culprit behind...

...the Changhyun–dong Ko Eun–ju murder case, which you copied.

Changhyun–dong murder case? When was that again?

March 2009.

It was 10 years ago.

(Changhyun–dong Church)

Cho Ki–tak, that punk.

I knew it.

He's capable of doing things worse than murder.

Do you know...

...where he is now?

No!

You tell me when you find him so that I can kill him.

By any chance, did you take any pictures with him around that time?

Are you crazy? Why would I take a picture with that punk?

Does this look like...

...Cho Ki–tak?

I'm not sure.

There was a murderous look in his eyes, but this drawing doesn't really show that.

Not really.

Now it's your turn.

At this point, there is a very high probability...

...that Cho Ki–tak is the culprit who murdered Kim Sun–hee.

Certain facts about Kim Sun–hee...

...may help us find Cho Ki–tak.

I remembered who Kim Sun–hee was.

She is...

(Hwaye)

(Hwaye)

Hwaye.

Hwaye, the place where your father shot and killed Lt. Colonel Cha.

She used to work there.

Yes, sir.

I would like you to go somewhere with me.

(Hwaye)

(Hwaye)

Excuse me.

–How have you been? –You are...

It's been so long, Mr. Choi.

I haven't seen you in many years.

–Can I help you with something? –Actually...

By any chance...

...has this person...

...worked here before?

This is also her.

This is Seol–hwa.

Seol–hwa? Her name isn't Kim Sun–hee?

I don't know her real name.

Who would use their real name working here?

Don't you get it?

She went by Seol–hwa here.

–Well then, good luck. –Thank you.

You said you were the first one to arrive...

...after that incident happened, right?

Yes. When it was reported...

...I was closest to this place.

In terms of the three bullets fired at the victim...

...one was in his chest...

...and the other two were in his back.

I killed him.

Why would he go behind the victim...

...and shoot him in the back?

If he wanted to make sure that he killed him,

wouldn't he have just shot at his chest all three times?

No one knows what really happened.

During the investigation, your father insisted that...

...he fired all three shots.

The fact Kim Sun–hee worked here...

It raises the possibility that Kim Sun–hee...

...might have witnessed the shooting.

The fact that Kim Sun–hee died...

Does that mean we have no more leads?

No, that's not the case.

Now we have a lead.

If Kim Sun–hee witnessed the incident...

...and was killed because of it...

...it supports the case that the truth has been distorted.

Let's get going now.

All right.

This is where the accident happened.

(Vendor, truck parking lot)

What's odd is that...

...based on what the person said earlier...

...this is the route to the vendor.

But the accident took place over here.

Why did he take a different route on just that day?

You can see that it's a much longer route.

Time is money for truck drivers.

So then why did he take the longer route?

If they killed Kim Sun–hee because she was the witness...

...why did they leave her alone for 10 years...

...and then kill her now?

I think we should re–investigate...

...the circumstances leading to her death.

I agree. For the past 10 years, it wasn't an issue for them.

But recently, in other words, right before she was killed...

...she must've attempted something that was risky.

Perhaps she changed her mind.

The witness who decided to keep silent for compensation...

...changed her mind.

I guess we got a vague picture.

What are you thinking about?

You keep saying "they."

So you believe it wasn't just one person?

Isn't that a given?

You agree that even if we catch Kim Sun–hee's killer...

...it won't end there.

Right?

What's the matter?

It's nothing.

Mr. Choi, what's wrong?

What's wrong? Mr. Choi!

Mr. Choi. Mr. Choi!

Mr. Choi, are you okay?

Watch out. Mr. Choi!

Mr. Choi! Watch out!

Mr. Choi! Step on the brakes!

Darn it!

Can you hear me?

Focus! Mr. Choi!

What's the matter? Are you okay?

Goodness!

Jeez.

(Confession)

That means everything could be related.

The Kim Sun–hee murder case. Han Jong–gu.

Does that mean someone is behind this?

You didn't see anything, okay?

You need to go deal with them!

Just leave my son alone.

–Do I need to get myself involved? –No!

I need to go.

Han Jong–gu is in danger.