Kim Seon-jae.
Seon-jae.
How can this be?
Is that really you, Detective Park?
How do you know each other?
And why are we talking about Mother?
30 years ago
the detective that investigated your mother's case...
Sir, you must have mistaken him for someone else.
He is only 30 years old.
He wasn't even born then.
Really? Then,
why does he look like Detective Park Gwang-ho?
Sir,
let's go have some coffee.
Come here. This way.
Let's have coffee.
Who are you?
What is this about?
Answer me. How do you know my mother's name?
Answer me!
In 1986,
I investigated her case.
You *.
That doesn't make any sense.
Are you going to say that you came from the past?
Answer me truthfully.
I will kill you if you are lying to me.
I'm sorry I couldn't
catch the culprit.
Seon-jae.
That can't be true.
You really investigated the case?
That can't be true.
Kim Seon-jae.
You need to go to the hospital. Your mother is there.
How can this be possible?
The soldier was Seon-jae's father.
-I didn't think we would see him again. -No,
but we did see him again somehow.
It's nothing.
Your father must have called again.
Are you all right?
Seeing you here makes me feel much better.
I should be hospitalized often
so that I can see you more often.
I'm sorry.
This morning,
I went to your mother's grave.
She told me she hasn't feeling well since this morning.
I should have brought her here right away.
It's my fault.
I can't seem to be able to look after
the dead or the living.
At the police station,
the detective you were talking about,
the one that investigated Mother's case...
Was his name really Park Gwang-ho?
Yes, it was.
Detective Park Gwang-ho.
I must have been mistaken.
I heard that he died while investigating a case.
It can't be him.
Maybe it's because I visited your mother this morning.
He just looked like that detective to me.
What an ironic twist of fate.
We met him again in Hwayang Police Station.
On top of that, his son became a cop.
I was going to track down and kill
the guy that murdered my mother.
But what difference does that make?
Do you know what the victims want the most?
It's to make the culprit stand up in court and admit their crime
and see that person do their time in prison.
Seon-jae...
became a cop because of his mother.
What?
He became a cop to catch the culprit.
I should've caught the culprit back then.
Then he wouldn't have had to become a cop.
Which hospital is it?
HWAYANG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Seon-jae, you've grown so much.
Seon-jae.
You're all grown up now.
It's here.
I came here from the past through this tunnel.
But why? For what reason?
I was trying to catch that culprit.
Which culprit?
The * who murdered
six women including your mother.
This is the tunnel that Jin Seong-cheol was talking about.
Let's go inside.
It's here.
This is where Jin Seong-cheol's sister, Jin Seon-mi, died.
So he was a serial killer?
That term didn't exist back then.
We thought the culprit was an acquaintance,
so we searched for everyone she knew.
But we couldn't find a suspect.
We normally catch them within three days.
But even after a month, we didn't know.
On top of that, people kept dying.
Lee Jeong-suk, Kim Gyeong-sun, Hwang Chun-hui, Seo...
Seo Hui-su,
Kim Yeong-ja, and Jin Seon-mi.
Wait. Did you say Kim Yeong-ja?
Yes.
How do you think I knew who she was only after looking at her leg?
It was because of the dots on her heel.
The crazy * always left a mark on the person he murdered.
One, two, three... Up until six.
I knew it was the same culprit after I saw the dots.
I tried so hard to find the guy who killed my mother.
But the case records were all gone because of a fire,
and I couldn't even find out who was in charge of investigating the case.
I couldn't find a single newspaper article. But dots?
The stuff you're telling me
is something that I've never even heard before.
It's because we never made it public.
People kept dying,
but no one was getting caught. Our superiors were going crazy.
Seong-sik investigated with me, so that's how he knows.
Chief Jeon.
I can't believe it was right under my nose.
Does that mean you didn't know that Kim Yeong-ja was alive?
We never thought that she could be alive.
We noticed a missing number,
and that's when we started searching the whole town for the fifth corpse.
But we failed.
And that was because she was alive.
If I had met Kim Yeong-ja while she was alive,
I would've gotten a clue.
You must've seen the culprit's face.
Well...
I was hit in the back of the head.
Think carefully. You might remember something.
Are you saying you don't know who did it?
If I knew, I would've caught him already.
According to Seong-sik,
there were no other incidents like that afterward.
So at first, I thought the culprit could've died.
But now, I'm sure that * is alive.
I think the reason I got sent here from the past
is because of that case.
And now, I'm more than certain about that because of you.
The fact that you're Seo Hui-su's son.
And the fact that I met you in this world.
I'm sure there's a reason for that.
Okay.
If you really came from 1986,
then who killed Park Gwang-ho?
Now you're asking the right question.
How did he find out about what happened 30 years ago?
Do you remember what Jin Seong-cheol said?
He talked about this certain man.
He said he's looking for him.
He said Park Gwang-ho is looking for someone.
I think Park Gwang-ho knew who the culprit was.
I think he got killed while trying to find him.
He knew the culprit?
Do you believe me now?
Then one day, she said this.
Apparently, this guy told her that she'd look pretty in a skirt.
He's never seen the name Hwang Chun-hui
in any murder case reports.
If he's never seen the name, it means no one has.
MICROFILM
A MISSING WOMAN IN HER 20S WAS FOUND DEAD AFTER A DAY
Lee Seon-ok was telling the truth.
HWAYANG POLICE STATION
Did you hear that Lt. Kim dragged Gwang-ho here in handcuffs?
Yes. Everyone's talking about it. What happened?
The * handcuffed him. He must've had a good reason for that.
I bet the office is chaotic.
What is this abnormal peacefulness?
Exactly.
Hey, Kiddo. I heard you got dragged here in handcuffs.
-What happened? -What?
This * got revenge on me for what I did on my first day.
Lt. Kim, something's going on, right?
There's nothing going on.
Professor Shin. I'm sorry about yesterday. I couldn't pick up...
Where are you?
Okay. Let's go.
-Why? What happened? -Hurry up.
-We'll be back. -See you later.
Seon-jae, drive safely.
-Yes, sir. -All right.
They've switched partners today.
It looks like they're acting.
I don't feel that good.
She told you to come here?
Why? Do you know this place?
One of the suspects used to live here. He was a high school kid.
What are you talking about? This is Jung Ho-yeong's house.
Jung Ho-yeong?
Hey, Jung Ho-yeong. You killed them, right?
Sir, I did kill the dogs,
but I really didn't kill anyone.
I remember now. That * name was Jung Ho-yeong.
Then is he the same Jung Ho-yeong you were after?
Be a bit more specific.
I caught Jung Ho-yeong 30 years ago as a suspect for the murders.
The 18-year-old Jung Ho-yeong.
Wait.
Then you've met him before in the past?
If he's really the Jung Ho-yeong you were trying to catch,
then how are you so sure that he's the culprit?
Come in.
He killed all the dogs in this town and buried them here.
I had a bad feeling about him.
But how did you know about this?
Jung Ho-yeong committed his first official murder ten years ago.
He choked his wife to death.
But I found out something interesting.
You know Lee Seon-ok?
The woman who died recently?
Yes. When I interviewed her,
she told me a story about her friend.
She was wearing a skirt when she got killed.
But all the victims murdered by Jung Ho-yeong
were wearing skirts coincidentally.
He was after women in skirts too?
I looked it up because she sounded similar to the other victims.
I couldn't find any records,
but I did find a newspaper article from 1985.
She was telling me the truth.
A MISSING WOMAN IN HER 20S WAS FOUND DEAD
This is Chun-hui.
Yes, her name was Hwang Chun-hui. How did you know that?
What do you mean she was similar to the other victims?
I just thought maybe
Jung Ho-yeong's first murder could've actually been 30 years ago.
Jung Ho-yeong was living here when that incident happened.
It's not far away from where Hwang Chun-hui was murdered.
I also found two more articles from that same year.
BODY OF MURDERED FEMALE
They seem like very different cases,
but actually, the victim types match and they all occurred in Hwayang.
Gwang-ho.
Wait a minute.
Then that guy was the real culprit?
Do I need a reason
to kill a person?
Let's say he is the culprit.
The guy that Park Gwang-ho mentioned to Jin Seong-cheol,
the guy running after Park Gwang-ho,
-couldn't that have been Ho-yeong? -What?
We have to find him first.
Wait. It isn't as simple as you think.
How are we going to find a guy that no one's caught for over two years?
Should we just sit back and wait?
We have to find out if it's him or not.
When you questioned him two years ago, what did he say?
That's all written in the statement.
Was there anything else?
Did he say anything to you personally?
Personally?
I killed a few more people.
It's a case that no one knows. It was never even recorded on paper.
Yes. I assumed that he wasn't going to confess.
I thought if I provoked him, he would make a mistake.
That was when he mentioned that no one knew about the victims
and that they were the cases that didn't exist in the records.
That's why I was chasing Jung Ho-yeong.
Why do you ask though?
When I'm certain, I'll let you know.
-Yes, Chief Jeon. -Where are you? There's a case.
Come directly to the scene.
We should be looking for Jung Ho-yeong first.
We'll save time if Professor Shin finishes her analysis first.
I don't have time to wait though.
I thought finding Park Gwang-ho would solve everything.
I don't even know where Yeon-suk is right now.
Who's Yeon-suk?
Never mind.
Why does it have to be a boutique?
Is it arson?
We can't be sure until we enter the scene,
but this is already the fourth case in the neighborhood.
I'm almost sure. I get the feeling this is serial arson.
There aren't any casualties yet, but we think it's a serial crime.
I'm tired of serial crimes.
Are these people being recorded on video?
Min-ha's doing it over there.
A video?
-Why would you need that? -Arsonists remain near the scene.
Why on earth are we shooting a video?
Never mind. The fire's almost under control now. Let's go in.
We'll have to go in there in order to find anything.
They've sprayed so much water
I don't think we'll be able to find any footprints.
Seon-jae. Come with me.
SUNHWA BOUTIQUE
The fire must've started in here.
Yes. You're right.
There are traces of direct ignition.
Do you see that lighter over there?
I think someone directly lit a fire with that lighter.
The fire started from there and then spread.
I see.
What's that sound?
What is it?
What is that?
Seon-jae. Get out.
We have to get out!
-Oh dear. -There's a patient over here.
Look over there.
Gwang-ho.
Wake up, Gwang-ho.
Where's the rescue team?
Sir!
Hurry. Get him out.
Get the rescue squad over here.
Wake up, Gwang-ho.
Sir!
You've got to wake up.
Wake up. Wake up, Gwang-ho!
Gwang-ho?
You sure like dumplings, don't you?
I know the lady that lives on the first floor.
Who's the lady on the first floor?
She's just a weird girl.
By the way, Yeon-suk.
I met that kid.
That brat I told you about was Seo Hui-su's son.
It's a small world, isn't it?
I wanted to catch the real culprit.
I really wanted to catch the guy for the kid.
What if he asks why I haven't found the culprit yet?
Come to think of it, I wonder if Seon-jae's all right.
I seem all right.
Yeon-suk,
where have you been all this time?
I'm sure
you've been waiting for me.
If you know that I'm waiting, you have to wake up.
What did you say?
It can't be. Is this another dream?
Yeon-suk.
Don't go, Yeon-suk. Yeon-suk!
Don't go, Yeon-suk.
Yeon-suk.
No.
-Yeon-suk! -What?
Hey. Kiddo.
Are you all right? Do you recognize me?
You're the Kiddo, you troublemaker.
He's all right.
He's definitely back.
How about Seon-jae? Is he all right? Where is he?
He's over there unscathed.
Seon-jae. You're not hurt?
Do you think I'd get hurt?
That smartass.
How could they
have extinguished the fire so poorly?
What?
My team could've all ended up dead.
Do you think I'm scared of you?
Wait right there, you *!
Park Gwang-ho.
I told you not to disappear on me, didn't I?
Do you think I'm a joke?
Do you know why I hate losing people so much?
I'm sure you wouldn't understand how I feel.
I hope you're not talking down to me.
Forgive me, Chief Jeon.
Is that all you have to say?
That's enough. He woke up, didn't he?
Except for the splinters of glass in the back of your head, you're fine.
Really?
I'll forgive you since you're still alive.
Guys.
Let's get going. Gwang-ho, should go get some rest.
Rest, my *.
I need to catch the * who did this to me.
-Leave that to me. -Seon-jae.
You still haven't found the prime suspect?
Then why don't you join me.
-I'll do that. -Let's all go together then.
Whoever this guy is, we'll catch him within three days.
Let's go.
Thank you very much, Chief Jeon.
Hello, doctor.
-Hello, Doctor. -You must be visiting a patient.
Hello.
I thought it was you who was injured, Lt. Kim.
I'm happy to see you're fine.
If it wasn't for Park Gwang-ho, I could've been hurt.
Park Gwang-ho?
Is it all right to use that name?
I believe you haven't given me an explanation yet.
You see,
it's very difficult to explain. I'm sorry.
One thing I can tell you is that
he has nothing to do with the death of the real Park Gwang-ho.
Rather...
he might be the person who will find out the truth about his death.
What do you mean by that?
I must get going.
Professor, have you ever experienced paramnesia?
Are you talking about deja vu?
I have several times.
Why do you ask?
I've never been there before,
yet I remembered something.
Where was it?
There are many theories when it comes to deja vu,
but as you know well enough, it is also seen as a memory disorder.
Sometimes, it's not true that you've never been there before.
You could have been there,
or at least passed by the place.
But at that time, you must have thought it was unimportant.
A person's memory can't be perfect.
Was it in Korea?
Yes.
Professor Shin,
did you find the case from 30 years ago?
Yes. Cases with similar victim types did exist.
Do you think it was really Jung Ho-yeong?
They choose similar victims
but there are some differences.
What are they?
HWAYANG POLICE STATION
All four stores that were in the fire, including the boutique,
were empty at the time.
The fire broke out at lunch time between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.
As you can see from the photos, the culprit came inside
and set the store on fire with this lighter.
So he knew when the store owners leave the store.
I told you to be quiet.
Tae-hui, what did the person who reported this say?
The owner of the store across the street reported the fire.
They didn't see anyone,
but they saw the fire grow amidst the mannequins.
According to the fire investigators,
the gas explosion happened
because the gas hose snapped during the fire.
Kiddo, you could have been in big trouble.
I know. I could have died and never returned home.
You said you took video.
Did you find anyone suspicious?
Tae-hui and Min-ha. Identify the people in the video.
And get nearby security footage.
Gwang-ho and Seon-jae. Talk with the victims of the fire.
And find out if anyone has any grudges.
Let's move out.
Are you really okay, sir?
You said being alive was enough.
My heart skipped a beat.
Why did you do such a thing?
You have your wife at home.
What would happen if you don't make it back alive?
I'm all right.
I mean, why would you?
Hey,
we couldn't catch the culprit.
The least we can do is to protect him.
Don't you think so?
You startled me.
What now?
Thank you.
What did you say? I couldn't hear that. Say it again.
That punk.
My head hurts.
How long will my store be blocked off for?
We need to catch the culprit to stop it from happening again.
Do you remember any customers before the fire broke out?
No one came in that morning.
I went out to meet my friend from Seoul and a fire broke out.
Did anyone hold any grudges against you?
Have you gotten into an arguments recently?
That store reported the fire, right?
What was the owner doing while it was burning down?
Maybe they reported the fire late.
Why? Would there be any reason to do that?
She kept saying that I'm stealing her customers.
How dare she...
You said a lighter was found at the scene, right?
She always smokes.
She must be joking.
I helped her by reporting the fire.
Where were you at the time of the fire?
I was at my store, of course.
Right after I saw the fire,
I dialed 911 on my phone.
Take a look.
HWAYANG POLICE STATION
This is Oh Young-dal who sells phones.
Oh Young-dal.
And this is Han Soo-won who runs the health care center.
I helped a lot during the fire.
Han Soo-won.
And?
Who is that?
Why are his shoulders going up and down?
Is he laughing?
Who is he?
I don't know.
You said you know everyone.
I do if they are from the Shopping District Union.
Who is he?
Min-ha, let's look at it with a different angle.
We don't have any more.
We should identify him first.
FATHER
You should stay a bit longer. You are not well enough.
Being here is stressing me out.
I prefer to be at home.
Give me the keys.
I'll drive.
Don't bother.
I thought you should know that she's out of the hospital.
You should get going.
That's enough.
-There's someone over there. -Who is that?
Give it back. I told you that's enough.
What happened to your head?
This? It's nothing. It's a minor wound.
When you say it's nothing, it means it's something.
What are you even saying?
Anyway, this punk. He was laughing, right?
He was. This is what serial arsonists do.
They relieve their stress or desires by looking at blazing fires.
But is this the only video? I'm sure he showed his face somewhere.
Arsonists like to get attention.
They are crazy.
Why? What happened?
Who is pulling a prank in the middle of the night?
It must have been kids from around here. Go to bed.
HWAYANG POLICE STATION
THE SUSPECT
We could have seen his face with a slightly different angle.
He must live somewhere within 1 km of the boutique.
BEFORE THE FIRE
The owner of the store across the street reported the fire.
They didn't see anyone,
but they saw the fire grow amidst the mannequins.
SUNHWA BOUTIQUE
The owner across the street couldn't have seen the mannequins.
What do you mean?
Right after I saw the fire,
I dialed 911 on my phone.
Tae-hui,
are you sure that the owner
across the street reported that she saw the fire start from the mannequins?
Of course. I checked the recorded files of her call. Why?
BEFORE AND AFTER THE FIRE
He's right. She couldn't have seen the mannequins from her store.
It's just impossible.
Then why did she lie?
She wouldn't have known about it if she hadn't seen it herself.
You think I lied?
Does it look exactly like how Sunhwa Boutique looks from your store?
Yes, it does.
What about this?
Can you see the mannequin from your store?
I don't think so.
Then why did you say that flames shot up from the mannequin?
That's what Hui-jun told me.
Who is Hui-jun?
He's my son.
Wait, just a moment.
What is this?
You ruined my day!
What? You set someone's house on fire.
You think we ruined your day? Shall I teach you a lesson?
Damn it.
Hey, get back here.
I said get back here!
For goodness' sake.
Come here.
What are you trying to do?
You piece of...
It hurts.
Kim Hui-jun, you're under arrest for arson of an occupied building.
You have the right to remain silent, but you better not exercise it.
Will you hire an attorney? It'll be costly.
And anything you say will be used against you in court. Got it?
Hey, Seon-jae.
Make sure to write in your report that he said we ruined his day.
I'll write it twice. Are we good now?
We're good.
What a rude *.
HWAYANG POLICE STATION
Isn't the witness the woman who called the police?
She said the arsonist set newspaper on fire using a lighter.
Everyone is shocked. Things like this keep happening,
-and there was this fire incident. -There they are.
Professor Shin brought this interview clip.
That punk is really something.
He set the place on fire and got his mom to call the police.
Then he even did an interview as a witness.
What? Did you just chuckle? You little...
It's mine.
I told you that the culprit must've revealed his face already.
You seem to be doing okay, Lt. Kim.
Hey, it looks like she came here to see you.
Please step back!
Please say a few words!
Don't do this!
That guy is Sook-jin's son. He is her son.
I thought he was preparing for the civil service exam.
I can't believe he set the fire.
So you made sure that no one was around. And after that?
I looked around and went into the building.
Through here?
Min-ha, take a photo of this.
-Did you get it? -Yes, sir.
All right, let's go.
We're inside now. What did you do next?
I set the newspaper on fire in front of the mannequin using a lighter.
Show us. Sit down. Give him that newspaper.
-Here's a lighter. -Take the lighter.
Hold on. Where did you get the newspaper?
I brought it from home.
-Min-ha, take a photo of this. -Yes, sir.
-Did you get it? -Yes, sir.
You punk. You can't really light the paper.
-Give it back. -Take the lighter away from him.
-That little... -Get up.
Next.
I can't believe a boutique like this is still around.
What is this? Why is Yeon-suk in this photo?
What is going on?
What's the matter?
Hey.
Hey, Seong-sik.
-Hey. -Yes.
What is this?
Isn't it your wife?
His wife?
You said you couldn't find any records on Yeon-suk.
She's right here!
She had exceptionally deft fingers.
How do the two of you know Yeon-suk?
-I'm her husband-- -Just a second.
I worked with her husband a long time ago.
I see. That's how you know her.
You're talking about her deceased husband, right?
That's right. I used to work with him.
Oh, I see.
She went through so much living all by herself.
Where is she now? Where can I go to see her?
That I don't know.
She suddenly stopped coming to work.
Why? Why did she stop coming to work?
Did something happen to her?
At first, I was so worried thinking that something might've happened to her.
I mean, it was very unlike her to just not show up for work.
But I didn't have her phone number or her address,
so there was nothing I could do.
She never talked about herself.
I only heard about her deceased husband through the grapevine.
But later on, I came to understand why she left like that.
She left because she got remarried and moved to Seoul.
Sorry? What do you mean?
-She got remarried? -Yes.
There was a man who used to chase her.
He used to work at a pharmacy here, which doesn't exist anymore.
He stopped by the boutique a few times too.
He was tall and handsome.
He was a pharmacist, so I told her that she should date him.
But she didn't say anything back then.
-Why did you egg her on like that? -Sir.
Does she have to live alone forever, reminiscing over her dead husband?
All men think like this.
No way. Why would Yeon-suk get remarried? She has me.
-Sir, please... -Let go.
Sir.
By any chance, do you remember
anything about that man?
Hold on a second.
I think his surname was Yu.
Oh, right. Yu Seong-jae. That was his name.
Three decades have passed.
I know that it was only a few months ago for you,
but 30 years have passed. Three full decades.
You knew everything, didn't you?
Isn't that why you lied to me and said there's no record on her?
I know how much you want to find her.
Had I known about it, I would've definitely told you.
None of this would've happened if I hadn't ended up here.
Who cares about catching the culprit?
Sir, please.
I've never even thought that such a thing would be possible.
But...
like you said, 30 years have passed.
I can't expect her to live alone for 30 years.
I know that, but...
What kind of girl would actually wait 30 years?
What's he like?
I'm sure he makes a good living since he's a pharmacist.
I'm sure Yeon-suk didn't live a hard life then.
He wouldn't have kept her waiting like I did.
On her birthday,
I'm sure they went on a cruise ship together.
Damn it.
What should I do, Seong-sik?
Should I look for her or should I not?
I have his name. I'm sure it won't take long to find the pharmacy.
Wouldn't I be getting in the way when she's living a happy life?
What would you like me to do? Should I stop looking?
Yeon-suk.
This isn't like you. What's wrong with you?
Why not just go ahead and find her?
If she's living happily,
you could at least watch her from a distance.
What's the problem?
I'm afraid she might've forgotten about me.
It's been 30 years.
I'm afraid she might've forgotten about me.
His name's Yu Seong-jae.
He should be in his late 50s, early 60s, or mid 60s.
He worked at a pharmacy in Hwayang 30 years ago.
Please look into this and let me know. All right.
PHARMACY
This isn't the place.
EUNSOO PHARMACY, YU SEONG-JAE JINOH PHARMACY, YU SEONG-JAE
NURSE FOUND DEAD
SKELETON FOUND IN MOUNT OJEONG
POLICE HAVE NO LEADS IN INVESTIGATION
Why were they buried differently?
Could the suspect have changed methods?
BODY OF FEMALE ASSUMED TO BE VICTIM OF JUNG HO-YEONG FOUND
It definitely changed.
What do you think caused the change?
The modus operandi of criminals don't change easily,
but if they were caught on a CCTV
or if there's a threat that they'll get caught,
they can change at times.
What is it that happened between these two incidents?
There was only one situation that could've caused him stress.
He was caught on a CCTV in front of the victim's workplace.
That's how he was arrested.
Then that should explain this,
but there's something strange.
It would make sense if the two cases occurred in a different order.
Rather than displaying after burying, it should be the other way.
That way, the suspect wouldn't get caught and could continue on.
That's what I found strange as well.
Also, if the cases that occurred 30 years ago
were murders Jung Ho-yeong committed, it doesn't make sense.
I couldn't find anything about the bodies being buried in the papers.
Displaying to burying and then back to displaying?
There must've been a reason for him to go back to burying.
Why would he have abandoned these bodies out in the open?
These would've been easy to find.
Could it be possible
that he did this deliberately so that people could see them?
Was Ho-yeong really with you?
We were at Father's party to commemorate his publication.
Make sure you don't forget.
You were with your mother that day. You were with me.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
In your beautiful eyes
Tears well up
What could've happened that was so sad
That would cause you to cry
I don't want to see you cry
In front of me
I am now able to dream of you and I
Spending our lives together
Please.
I have a child.
I'm on my way to the bus stop.
I'm sorry I had to leave so early.
You should at least drink this.
You haven't eaten all day.
Hello.
Here you are. Goodbye.
Were you looking for me?
Yes. Well...
Are you Mr. Yu Seong-jae?
Yes. What can I do for you?
Did you, by any chance,
work at a local pharmacy in Hwayang 30 years ago?
Yes, I did. How did you know that?
What is this about?
You see...
Is your wife here as well?
My wife?
She's traveling in Europe with our daughter.
Are you here to see my wife?
Is your wife's name
Shin Yeon-suk?
Where is he? Sir!
It's not her.
What do you mean?
His wife isn't Yeon-suk.
What?
I don't know how that rumor got around.
It's true that I had a crush on her.
Yeon-suk was an amazing young lady.
But I eventually met my wife through a matchmaker.
It's already been over 20 years.
That's not what we came here to hear.
Forgive him.
But if you liked her that much,
why didn't you marry Shin Yeon-suk?
-Hey. -Hold on.
Please go ahead.
You see,
I confessed my love to her, but I got rejected.
You see? Yeon-suk waited for me.
I was aware that her husband had passed away.
I told her that wasn't a problem.
If she was okay with it, I wanted to get married.
Listen to me.
Her husband is alive and well. What are you saying?
We should try having a conversation to get information.
She said she had a child.
What did you just say?
She said she had a child?
That's right.
She also said that her husband might come back
and she was intending on waiting for him
while raising their child.
Let me think. What was the child's name?
She said she named the child after her husband and herself
taking one character from each name.
Yeon...
Ho.
That's right. I believe it was Yeon-ho.
Yeon-ho?
"Yeon" from Yeon-suk and "Ho" from Gwang-ho.
Seong-sik. She had a child.
She's waiting for me with my child.
Do you happen to remember where she lived at the time?
I'm not sure if she still lives there.
There was a clinic called Muyeong Oriental Medicine Clinic.
She lived in a rented room in that clinic.
MUYEONG ORIENTAL MEDICINE CLINIC
We're closed now.
What brings you here?
My husband liked Yeon-ho a lot.
They lived in that room.
She was already busy working at the boutique,
but she sometimes helped us too.
She was such a nice lady.
When did she move?
There aren't any records, so we're having trouble finding her.
She didn't move.
I guess you didn't hear.
Sorry?
She died in a car accident.
What?
She died over 20 years ago.
Are you sure
you're not mistaken?
Are you sure it was Yeon-suk?
Could it have been someone else?
Why would she die? Hey, Seong-sik.
Why in the world would she die?
-Sir. -Well...
She was coming home from work.
They rushed her to the hospital.
But in the end...
No.
She said she'd wait.
She told me that she'll wait until I return.
Where is that hospital?
I need to check with my own eyes. Which hospital was it?
MYEONGJIN HOSPITAL
Miss Shin Yeon-suk.
She was transported to the ER in 1992.
It says here that
the taxi she was in got hit by a drunk driver.
What exactly do you want to check?
Did she die?
Yes. She died the next day due to shock.
Are you sure?
-Why would she die? Why? -Sir, wait.
Don't do this.
I'm sorry, sir.
Are you sure it was Yeon-suk? Are you sure?
Why didn't you save her? Why?
Why?
-Let's go. Come on. -No, this can't be true. Seong-sik.
I'm sorry.
What about her kid?
She had a kid named Yeon-ho.
Was she here too?
No. I don't see any records about her child.
The only two people who got transported here that day were Shin Yeon-suk
and the taxi driver.
Sir, where are you going?
Yeon-suk's waiting for me.
I need to go home.
Sir.
-Tae-hui, if it isn't urgent... -Chief Jeon, it's urgent.
Jung Ho-yeong committed another murder.
Did you find anything?
Chief Jeon, you're here.
Didn't you come with Gwang-ho?
He's not answering my calls.
I don't think he's coming.
Did you identify her?
Her name is Lee Seo-yeon. She's 25 years old.
Did you find her cell phone?
You haven't contacted her family, right?
Here, Chief Jeon.
MOM, 57 MISSED CALLS
Seo-yeon.
Your mother must be waiting for you.
Let's take you home.
Seon-jae.
Do you also think Jung Ho-yeong did this?
It's the same modus operandi.
It's him.
PROFESSOR SHIN
Three months after the corpse of a woman was found in Haein River,
the police have found another body.
Due to this incident, people are starting to feel more insecure.
Some already think that
it's another murder committed by Jung Ho-yeong.
I told him not to chase him but to wait for him.
However, the police said it's just a rumor
-I guess he failed again. -and did not say anything else.
Did you hear already?
It was because of you, Lt.Kim.
What?
What do you mean?
I wondered why Jung Ho-yeong changed the way he buried the bodies.
He used to bury the victims in the mountain.
But why did he leave the body for everyone to see in the Haein River?
The first crime he committed after you caught him
was at Haein River.
What are you trying to say?
I think he wanted you to see the body.
You told me that he said he'd tell you something interesting.
You may have
triggered him to remember something he had forgotten about
30 years ago.
Jung Ho-yeong will commit another murder.
Actually, he may have killed someone already
because he wants you to react.
He's probably waiting for you to do something.
This time, he'll have murdered someone in your jurisdiction.
So you're telling me that
he killed someone and left the body out in the open just for me?
Why would he do that?
I think you've become a trigger.
How did it feel to kill someone?
Was it fun to watch the victim try to catch her breath?
Or did it excite you?
He may be
restarting the murders he had committed
30 years ago.
He's starting to
kill people again because of me?
MUYEONG ORIENTAL MEDICINE CLINIC
Yeon-ho, are you okay?
My goodness, what happened?
I called for my mom, but you came instead.
-What? -My mom told me
to blow the whistle whenever I'm in danger.
She said she'll come to the rescue.
She said she'll always be listening, no matter where I am.
She must be busy with work,
so I guess she sent you instead.
Am I right?
Yes. I came on behalf of your mom.
My goodness. Did your mom buy you that?
No. It was actually a present she got for my dad.
It's pretty, right?
Yes, it's as pretty as you are.
That little girl
always blew on her whistle whenever something happened to her.
That was the first and last day she didn't appear
as soon as she heard the whistle.
Because
that was the day
she died in the car crash.
The whistle...
What's this?
I got this for you. Blow this whenever you're in danger.
I'll come to your rescue.
What will change if I find Jung Ho-yeong?
Yeon-suk is dead. Nothing matters anymore!
I was stuck and couldn't do anything, just like you.
How would your child have felt when she lost her mom?
Find your daughter and solve the case. You should go back!
Go and stop it from happening. Go back and save Yeon-suk.
The problem is that catching Jung Ho-yeong won't be easy.
You'll never be able to find him.
You should make him reveal himself.
Set up a trap, then hide and wait quietly.
Let your target know that you're willing to be used as bait.
I'm glad I came to see you.