All language subtitles for Detective Chinatown episode 1

[English subtitles are available.]

It was Wednesday,

business was slow.

The last table left the restaurant

just before midnight.

I was catching the last train home,

there was barely anyone on the platform.

I was listening to music while waiting for the train

just like any other day.

But before the music ended

I, unexpectedly…

… unexpectedly heard...

Heard what?

the sutra.

The sutra?

Yes, the sutra.

I'm certain that it was the sound of the sutra reading.

And that sound became louder

and louder.

It was so loud that I couldn't even hear my music.

It was so loud that I couldn't even hear my music.

At first, I thought

there was something wrong with my phone.

I was about to check it,

and all of a sudden...

all of a sudden someone shoved me hard from behind.

all of a sudden someone shoved me hard from behind.

I fell

on the tracks.

I endured the pain and wanted to yell for help,

but I was not able to make a sound no matter how hard I tried.

but I was not able to make a sound no matter how hard I tried.

I was watching the train

getting closer and closer,

yet I felt like someone was

pinning my body to the ground.

I had neither the strength to call for help

nor the strength to get up.

The train was about to hit me

thankfully …

thankfully, at that moment I heard Mr. Su Tai's shout.

thankfully, at that moment I heard Mr. Su Tai's shout.

He pulled me back up on the platform

just before the train could hit me.

Did you see the person who pushed you?

There was no one there.

How do you know there wasn't anyone there?

Officer,

the police told me

there was no one behind me.

We did tell her that.

The woman's name is Ah Wen,

a week ago she claimed that

someone pushed her onto train tracks.

But we looked through

the subway's CCTV footage.

There was no one behind her.

There was nobody there.

That's weird.

It can't be a ghost.

Why me?

The jumping off the building suicide case from three days ago.

The victim's husband

mentioned that the victim

also heard the sound of the sutra reading.

The superiors thought

there might be some paranormal events going on，

so we are here to investigate.

Why me?

We have an agreement with your detective agency.

Tang Ren promised the police office

to work on our cases without charge after the Gold Killer Case.

to work on our cases without charge after the Gold Killer Case.

20 cases, free of charge.

Whenever we are swamped with cases or lacking police officers

Whenever we are swamped with cases or lacking police officers

or if there are cases that we don't want to take on,

or if there are cases that we don't want to take on,

as well as small cases，

we will hand them off to your agency.

You work for us

for

free.

How many are there left?

Only one.

Your agency only worked on one.

Still 19 to go.

Where is Tang Ren?

He is in America,

I brought his apprentice with me.

His apprentice?

When is he coming back?

Do you also think

this is ghost related?

I'm the chief of police,

there is no way I'm believing this is paranormal activity

Then why did you go to Zhengwang Temple to burn incense,

if you don't believe it?

How dare you follow me?

Even though you changed into uniform,

there's wax oil residue in your hair

and your hair smells like sandalwood incense.

The mud on your shoes

suggests that you either went to the riverbank

or you took the boat.

Your mouth and your fingers smell like roasted corn.

Your mouth and your fingers smell like roasted corn.

The Zhengwang Temple by the river

The Zhengwang Temple by the river

and the famous Happy Roasted Corns at the entrance of the Zhengwang Temple.

and the famous Happy Roasted Corns at the entrance of the Zhengwang Temple.

All the evidence indicates that you went to the temple

All the evidence indicates that you went to the temple

and bought a roasted corn when you left.

and bought a roasted corn when you left.

Then you ate the corn alone on the boat.

Then you ate the corn alone on the boat.

Am I right?

Excuse me,

I need to make a phone call.

Chief.

Shut up.

Smell me.

What do you smell?

The smell of a man.

What else?

Still the smell of a man!

What's up, you missing your master?

I …

Don't worry,

I have already arrived in America.

Did you promise the police office

to work on 20 cases?

I already cracked

the biggest one.

There shouldn't be anything big left.

You can casually deal with it.

Can't you see I'm busy?

Can't you see I'm busy?

Once I solve this case here

and get the 5 million dollars payment.

I will treat you

when I'm back .

How is it possible that he can detect the smell

even a sniffer dog can't detect?

Who is he?

I ran a background check on him before.

He was a chemistry teacher,

and he started working with Tang Ren one month ago.

Lin Hei Gou.

It's Quan.

Lin Hei Quan (Black Dog),

Hei and Quan together read Mo.

Lin Mo.

Lin Mo.

A case like this,

don't put in too much effort investigating.

Rather than hearing the sutra reading then getting pushed by someone.

I'd say she probably tripped and fell.

And the video clip of the suicide case

was extremely clear.

I don't even know why we are still on it.

I personally hate

these paranormal superstitions the most.

Unless I run into

something exceedingly difficult.

Forget it.

Don't come looking for me.

The boss already handed the case off

to my goddess.

Remember!

She is my goddess.

Don't you dare flirt with her

just because you think you look good.

The headquarters dispatched her here.

Officer Sasha.

Do you know each other?

Do we know each other?

No, we don't.

That sounds about right.

This is Chinatown's

No.1 detective Tang Ren's

top apprentice,

Lin Mo.

He will assist you on this case.

Hello, Detective Lin.

This is the new colleague

I just mentioned to you earlier,

Officer Sasha.

Hello,

Officer Sasha.

Detective Lin seems very shy.

Why is he being shy?

Why are you being shy?

I'm not shy.

He is not shy.

Your palm is sweaty.

Palm?

Why is your palm sweaty?

The weather is hot.

I think you have weak kidneys.

Let's go crack the case.

You don't need to hold hands

while working on the case, do you?

We should get to know each other better as partners.

You don't need to hold hands to get to know each other.

Let's go.

I am suddenly

very interested in this case.

I think we can work on it as a team.

I think we can work on it as a team.

Let's work as a team.

A pretty boy like him

is pleasing to the eye, but impractical!

You…

I know you want to say I'm haunting you.

Am I right?

No, I didn’t say that.

Let me make this clear,

I did not ask for a transfer because of you.

I did not ask for a transfer because of you.

I didn't even know

we would ever work on a case together again.

Do we have to hold hands all the time?

We don't have to.

I'm a detective now, not a fugitive.

I won't run again.

I'm going to cuff you a little longer.

I need more sense of security.

You started wearing perfume.

It's none of your business.

Bergamot grapefruit smells too strong as basic note.

White water lily

and pomegranate smells overly sweet,

it's not appropriate for your police officer identity.

You should change it.

It's none of your business what perfume I wear,

you should focus on your case.

I already talked to Su Tai,

the guy who saved Ah Wen in the subway.

Anything out of the ordinary?

He matches Ah Wen's description.

Give me your hand!

Your hand！

Give me your hand now！

Your hand now!

You've seen the CCTV footage.

I have to say it must have been a ghost.

Do you believe in ghosts?

Yes.

You do?

I got paired up with you on my first case working for the agency.

I got paired up with you on my first case working for the agency.

I must say

it has to be a ghost.

Let me say this one more time,

this is fate.

Lin Hei Quan,

accept your fate.

Where are we going now?

Let's go check out the building from the suicide case.

You called me to the station first thing in the morning.

I haven't had breakfast yet!

It's almost noon.

You can just eat lunch.

It must have taken so much courage to jump off a building this high.

It must have taken so much courage to jump off a building this high.

Her name is Ah Shui,

Chinese Thai,

the owner of the Qunguang hotel chain.

She lived on the 18th floor in this building.

Around 2 am on August 15th,

the CCTV caught her

committing suicide by

jumping off this building's rooftop.

The strange part is

her behavior

before she jumped off.

That's a wish dance.

What is a wish dance?

It's a dance for the blessing of the Brahma.

Don't you know?

The Brahma?

The Brahma in Hinduism.

Because its posture is like the figure of a Buddha,

so some people call it Four Faced Buddha (Erawan).

Of course I know, I just never seen the dance before.

Don't you think it's a bit inappropriate that your stomach growls now?

Don't you think it's a bit inappropriate that your stomach growls now?

I don't have control over this.

According to her husband,

before the victim committed suicide,

she often heard the sound of the sutra reading.

And there was some other strange behavior.

Her husband loved her very much.

What a pity!

How do you know

her husband loved her very much?

It was the guard on patrol

who found the body and called the police.

The police arrived just before sunrise.

Her husband was still asleep.

He didn't notice anything

until we knocked on the door.

Don't get emotional!

Calm down!

Autopsy report indicates

no blunt force trauma

cause of death was determined as suicide.

Did they run the toxicology tests?

Yes,

except for traces of amitriptyline residue in her blood,

there was nothing unusual.

Amitriptyline?

Yes.

Qin Jun,

the victim's husband,

mentioned that she was on this antidepressants

before committing suicide.

Is it suspicious?

This together with the CCTV footage

can basically be determined as suicide

except for that peculiar dance.

You just told me

her background.

A wealthy, well-connected and beautiful woman.

What would be the reason for her to kill herself?

So anything sounds suspicous to you?

This way.

This is Mr. Lin Mo,

he is assisting me

on your wife's case.

This is Mr. Qin Jun,

he is a …

Doctor.

How did you know?

I can smell disinfectant liquid on you.

Dentist actually.

Officers,

this way please.

I still can't believe that

she is gone.

Our deepest condolences.

I told you everything I know the other day at the police station.

I told you everything I know the other day at the police station.

I told you everything I know the other day at the police station.

I'm sorry, but we just need to confirm a few things.

I'm sorry, but we just need to confirm a few things.

Please bear with us.

Noodles with meat sauce.

Excuse me?

You had noodles with meat sauce for breakfast.

I haven't eaten my breakfast yet,

do you mind?

Help yourself.

I can't function well without breakfast.

It needs a touch of vinegar.

Fresh paint smell.

Is this cabinet new?

Yes.

I needed some extra storage space.

Amitriptyline.

Ah Shui was taking this

before she passed away.

She suffered from depression?

For how long?

I should have believed her.

She always said that

she could hear

the sound of the sutra reading.

What's going on?

Did you have a nightmare?

Someone is reading the sutra.

I don't hear anything.

There is a sound.

I can hear it clearly,

the sound of someone reading the sutra.

I don't hear anything.

Ah Shui,

come here.

I'll sing you your favorite lullaby.

Come here.

Qin Jun, wake up.

You can hear it now, right?

He is coming again.

It's all in your head, Ah Shui.

There is no sound.

No.

I can hear it.

I can hear it.

I can hear it.

When was the first time

she heard the sutra reading?

About …

about three weeks ago.

At first,

she said

she only hears it occasionally.

But then later

she told me she could hear it every night.

After that,

she changed into a different person.

She couldn't sleep

without those pills.

Let's go to bed.

No.

The sound only disappears when I'm here in this room.

The doctor said

you didn't show up today.

That doctor doesn't know anything.

He only knows to prescribe me useless drugs.

I don't have depression.

You are right,

you don't have depression.

But,

You think I'm sick!

I don't think you're sick.

You are just like that doctor!

You both think I'm sick.

Ah Shui,

put the knife down!

Relax.

I'm sorry.

I don't know what is happening to me.

Let's move,

okay?

OK.

Let's move.

Are you sure it was her hallucination?

Are you sure there was no one reading the sutra?

Of course I'm sure.

What are you suggesting?

She is saying

it seemed like there were

other strange things going on as well.

Yes.

At first

I thought it was all hallucination

caused by stress,

until the day

she asked me to take her to the shrine.

Something unexpected happened…

Ah Shui.

Help!

If we noticed it a bit later …

Help!

the consequences would be devastating.

But this happened next to the shrine,

But this happened next to the shrine,

which makes it hard to explain.

Ever since that day,

she was on sick leave with the hotel.

She refused to leave home,

so I had to stay at home with her.

But every night,

she would claim that she heard the sound of sutra reading.

So every night

I was drained too.

Until that night after I gave her the pills,

Until that night after I gave her the pills,

I was too tired

so I passed out.

Is your wife home?

If I didn't pass out,

things would have turned out differently.

Thank you.

Anything else you want to share with us?

There is one more important thing.

On our way back from the temple …

This is revenge.

Ah Shui.

What are you talking about?

Revenge.

The Brahma is seeking revenge on us.

It’s revenge!

Everything's alright.

Stop overthinking.

If I didn't hear it wrong

You used the word

"us".

"Us" is what Ah Shui said.

At that time,

I found it strange too.

Why she would say "us"?

Did you ask her?

Why she said "us"?

She was emotionally unstable at that point.

I was afraid if I kept asking,

she would get even worse.

So I dropped the subject.

Did you kill yourself?

You fabricated so many suicide cases,

why are you asking me?

At least, there is nothing out of ordinary so far.

You ate.

Don't you want to check out the other rooms?

When molecules decompose,

the surrounding enviornment reveals the most amount of information.

the surrounding enviornment reveals the most amount of information.

Excuse me?

Do you mind if I take a look at the other rooms?

Of course.

Where is the bedroom?

Over there.

Thank you.

Luming High School?

The school you worked at before.

So you know eath other?

Isn't that the person who got pushed onto the train tracks?

Who got pushed onto the train tracks?

Nevermind.

Who are they?

Ah Shui told me

they were her classmates and best friends

from high school,

but I don't really know them.

This is a pretty convenient spot to jump,

why bother going to the roof?

Because no one would see me dancing if I was here.

Anything unusual?

Let's go checking out the roof.

It's all for here?

That's all.

Are you losing your mind?

Get back down here, it's dangerous.

Ah Wen and Ah Shui,

they were classmates.

One jumped off a building,

one got pushed onto train tracks and almost died.

What is going on here?

Fine,

I admit your dance is sexy,

enough?

Get back down here.

Do you know Crimaster?

Of course,

the detective game.

Are you playing too?

What's your ranking?

Someone uploaded a video of Ah Shui catching on fire

and asked the game players to crack it.

It is freaky.

How else can you explain it

other than paranormal activity?

I know that

the Buddha is meant to protect people, not harm them.

Let's ask other precincts

if they have similar

paramormal activity cases.

Roger.

Where are we heading now?

Kameng Mental Health Clinic.

The one Ah Shui went to?

How did you know the name of the clinic?

It's written on the package.

Were there texts on the package?

How could I miss that?

Did you seriously spend 6 years at the police academy?

She was only here twice,

but I could feel

she had her guard up.

As a professional doctor

I was in no rush breaking that guard.

Not to mention,

the processes of psychological treatments are long.

So I prescribed drugs

to help her relax

and to calm her down.

What a shame.

What a tragedy.

Did her husband come with her?

No.

People who come here

tend to hide their secrets

from others,

even from their close ones.

She did not kill herself.

You are the police.

Why are you here?

Was it a murder? A homicide?

Who is the killer?

Patient?

Patient?

You just said she was your patient.

Yes.

How did you come up with this diagnosis?

Who hears the sutra reading in the middle of the night rather than sleeping?

Who hears the sutra reading in the middle of the night rather than sleeping?

She told you that herself?

Yes, of course.

That's why you prescribed her amitriptyline.

That drug is used to treat depression.

Strong drugs for severe cases.

What did she tell you?

This is the result

of the painting projection test I did on Ah Shui.

I confirmed with her husband.

He said he never heard any sound.

Has she ever mentioned the Brahma to you?

The Brahma?

Never.

Oh my god.

Have you considered

her husband could be the killer?

He has to be!

Ah Shui is rich.

The inherited wealth

is the motive.

Oh my god.

I'm a genuis.

A lot of people say

people who study psychology

are suitable for detective jobs.

Am I right?

Also suitable for committing crimes

and perfect for committing murder.

What are you trying to say?

How did you pass out?

To be honest,

I could tell you had some psychological issues as soon as you sat down.

Were you psychologically traumatized when you were young?

Single parent family? Or parents died when you were young?

Severly lacking a sense of security.

Craving for love and affection?

Come on,

sign up for a course of treatment with me.

sign up for a course of treatment with me.

Wow!

Doctor,

you have sharp eyes.

Considering your profession,

it is normal to have psychological issues.

it is normal to have psychological issues.

Don't worry,

I can give you discount.

Let's go.

Would you consider?

I can give you 50% off,

60% off,

70%!

Officer!

Don't go!

This doctor

is pretty good.

Do you think you know me?

At least we know

Qin Jun was not lying.

It doesn't seem like your style to jump to conclusions this early.

It doesn't seem like your style to jump to conclusions this early.

You still don't think Ah Shui committed suicide,

but everything checked out.

What about that dance?

You are obsessed with that dance？

Only the dead Ah Shui

can give you the answer to that question.

can give you the answer to that question.

The question that dead people can't answer,

let's find someone alive to ask.

Is the performance really that good?

I'm working on the case, Officer Sasha.

Is being fascinated by the performace part of working on the case?

I'm afraid she will be your second Ivy.

Officers,

this is our boss.

Hello.

Hello.

Officers

how can I help you?

how can I help you?

We are here to

talk with Miss Ah Wen.

But she is on stage performing.

So …

we were thinking maybe we could have a chat with you.

You are looking for Ah Wen?

Yes.

Actually,

I was going to fire her two weeks ago.

If it wasn't for her popularity amongst customers…

and she begged me not to fire her.

Why is that?

She is a good singer.

A good singer is not enough.

After the incident,

I'm on edge as long as she works here.

I'm on edge as long as she works here.

What incident?

It's alright to tell you,

but don't tell anyone else,

but don't tell anyone else,

otherwise my business will be ruined.

otherwise my business will be ruined.

Understood?

Let's hear it.

About a week ago …

I just opened the bar.

and there were only a few customers.

The weather was scorching hot

and out of the blue

the air conditioning stopped working.

When could it be fixed?

Check if that thing is broken,

the one there.

is it broken?

Have a look!

Yeah,

Yeah,

Ah Wen.

Are you alright?

What's going on?

I'm fine.

Your …

your neck.

Boss …

come here.

What's going on here?

Ah Wen!

Don't just stand there!

Call the ambulance!

No, no, no!

Call the police! The police!

Call the police now!

No, no, no!

Go find a Buddhist Master.

Call for a master!

What happened next?

And then, thankfully,

she recovered.

Then she just went back home to rest.

I found Buddhist masters

to perform religious rites the next day.

I saw the handprint appearing out of nowhere

with my own eyes.

It was so strange.

Terrifying.

Officers,

were there even stranger incidents that brought you both here looking for her?

were there even stranger incidents that brought you both here looking for her?

were there even stranger incidents that brought you both here looking for her?

You want to talk to me?

Ah Wen's here.

Let me know if you need anything else.

Officers,

if you find anything

make sure to let me know.

For sure.

Thank you.

They all see me as if I'm a monster.

Nicotine won't erase your anxiety.

Nicotine won't erase your anxiety.

You can give this a try.

It works better than cigarettes.

We know

you reported to the police at Chinatown station,

and we just heard that you were almost strangled to death by something.

and we just heard that you were almost strangled to death by something.

Have there been any more

similar incidents?

Officer,

aren't these two incidents enough?

Was there anything else?

No.

These girls,

do you know them?

This is Ah Shui.

This is Dinan.

The skinny girl is Zhaya.

We went to the same high school

and lived in the same dorm.

We are all Chinese immigrants so we got along really well.

We were best friends.

When was the last time you saw them?

I saw Dinan half a month ago.

I haven't seen Ah Shui for quite a long while.

Last time was about …

three months ago

at our ten-year class reunion party.

What's wrong?

Why do you ask about them?

Ah Shui committed suicide.

Committed suicide?

How is that possible?

What do you mean by that?

She is the happiest among us.

She is the happiest among us.

How could she commit suicide?

Let's put Ah Shui aside

and talk about your incident.

The other day

how did you almost get

strangled to death?

Officer, on that day, I just swallowed some food

and it went down the wrong way.

That's why I was having trouble breathing.

You got a red handprint from swallowing food?

You got a red handprint from swallowing food?

That's enough.

Miss Ah Wen,

we don't have any other questions.

Please find us at the Chinatown police station

if you need anything.

OK.

Why wouldn't you let me ask her?

She obviously didn't feel like talking.

I can make her talk.

She is not a criminal.

Why are you defending her?

She won't tell the truth

if she doesn't want to talk about it.

So … case closed?

One suicide.

What about the other one?

Attempted suicide?

Trust me, the case just started.

Just started?

You are just defending her.

Nonsense.

If you are not defending her then

why did you offer her chocolate?

When people are upset,

our brains would be lack of sugar and our bodies would be lack of Vitamin B.

our brains would be lack of sugar and our bodies would be lack of Vitamin B.

Sweet food can not only provide both the sugar and Vitamin B we need,

Sweet food can not only provide both the sugar and Vitamin B we need,

but it also triggers the release of enkephalin in the brain.

but it also triggers the release of enkephalin in the brain.

Enkephalin can restablize your mood and benefit our investigation.

Enkephalin can restablize your mood and benefit our investigation.

I'm in a bad mood, too.

Why didn't you offer me chocolate?

You should drink milk.

Why?

Milk can resolve your jealousy issues.

You …

Anyway, I don't think

she is reliable.

Why not?

A woman's intuition.

She is not a good person.

Aren't you good at sniffing?

Did you smell any criminal trace on her?

I did smell her.

How was it?

She smells good.

You …

Hello.

OK.

Got it.

You are right.

Siam Station got a similar report.

The victim is the other girl from that dorm,

Dinan,

She had a similar incident.