[All characters, organizations, events, religions, etc.]
[portrayed in this series are strictly fictional.]
Ta-daa.
Get control of the scene, damn it!
All right, but aren't we going to do something?
Yeah but what if he jumps? Then what?
He's coming in from Anlim Police Station personally.
- Excuse me. Let us through. - Excuse us!
- Sorry. - Sorry, excuse us.
It's been confirmed that the guy hanging there is Mayor Yu.
Professor Han reported and confessed to the crime.
Jesus, what has he done?
Is Senior Inspector Kim on his way?
Hey, Seungmin!
Why're you here?
Oh, there you are.
I did it.
What do you mean?
I'm the one who killed Yu Hongmin.
What the hell are you talking about?
[CRIME PUZZLE]
[EPISODE 1]
I'm currently at the scene where Anlim Mayor Yu Hongmin was murdered.
It appears that National Police Academy Professor Han Seungmin
has confessed to the crime and is now being taken away.
Not only the crime itself but the way that the body was intentionally hung
is creating shockwaves across the country.
You don't know anything about it?
He must have been determined if he shaved his head like that.
Was he always like that?
Come on, you two are close.
How could Professor Han haveâ€¦
To Lieutenant Yu's fatherâ€¦
They're dating.
So what'd you find out?
The bridge was closed off, so there's no CCTV footage.
There should be one on the on-ramp.
He didn't arrive by the freeway.
There's a mountain road back behind it. It allowed access.
And?
Andâ€¦
It looks like Han did it.
What do you mean "looks like?"
You need to be sure.
Professor Hanâ€¦
Is the killer.
We found Professor Han'sâ€¦
I mean, we found the suspect's prints in the car.
We pulled DNA from the rubber cable, too.
It matches Han Seungmin 99.9 percent.
In murder cases,
what percent do you suppose leave no evidence behind?
Less than one percent.
One percent.
But if anyone will be in that one percent, it's him.
Are you saying
he left all that evidence?
Would he stay at the scene and confess?
It's just so strange.
Hey, Lieutenant. You're not supposed to go in there!
Lieutenant!
- Lieutenant Yu! - Lieutenantâ€¦
You didn't do it, right?
You couldn't have, Professor. You wouldn't.
This must be a mistake, right?
Lieutenant Yu, later. We'll talk later.
Professor Han
has admitted to it.
I don't understand any of it, either.
But for nowâ€¦
Wait outside.
It's not true, right?
It is.
I did kill your father.
Why?
Why did you do that?
No, how could youâ€¦
How could you have?
Explain.
You have to talk to me!
Just say something, please.
Denying it
won't change anything.
Just accept it.
That's the wisest thing you can do right nowâ€¦
You god damn-
Everyone out!
Let's go.
Seungmin.
What's going on? You can tell me.
It wasn't you, right?
I'm currently refusing to make a statement.
And I've already given my confession.
Isn't it strange?
Let's say you were in charge of this case.
Even if I believed the confessionâ€¦ even if the entire team believed it,
you wouldn't.
You know what you're claiming?
You murdered Mayor Yu.
You killed your girlfriend's father.
Then you proudly strung him up from the bridge.
You left fingerprints all over the car, the cable, then waited for us to arrive!
But what's this? No memory card in the car's dashcam.
No sign of you on CCTV cameras anywhere nearby! It doesn't add up!
You're asking me to believe you did it?
I confessed to the crime,
and the evidence lines up.
Why'd you leave the evidence, *?
Think I don't know you? That's not something you'd do.
Listen, Seungmin.
Why are you doing this? What am I supposed to believe?
Is it important what you believe?
I told you that, way back.
Belief is all an illusion.
You can keep asking, but my answers will be the same.
I killed him and the case against me isâ€¦
Airtight!
I've known you for more than 10 years.
Our first case together, the kidnapping in Jiyeon-dongâ€¦
Watching you work, do you know what I thought?
Boy, we sure are lucky he's on our team,
that he's one of the good guys.
If he were a criminal,
man, we'd be in some deep shit.
And now here we are, huh?
I thought you'd like the surprise. I'm kinda disappointed.
I did it all by myself, but whateverâ€¦
Is, umâ€¦
Something wrong?
Professor, your phone's ringing.
Professor, what's this?
You okay?
You know, with everything like it isâ€¦
Say what you need to.
Okay.
You were with Professor Han last night, right?
Yes, I was.
Can you go over what happened last night?
I went over to his place.
He came in wet from the rain.
Did anything seem strange?
Ta-daa.
Why are you here without calling first?
Something was different yesterday.
Different?
Definitely. He had a new phone,
one I'd never seen before.
A new phone?
Anyway, I suddenly blacked out
and then woke up this morning.
You blacked out?
I'm sure something strange happened.
Had the professor met the mayor before? Just the two of them?
I don't think so, no.
My father didn't even know I was seeing him.
I don't know, the rest is a mystery to me.
And you have no guesses?
Just before, I wonderâ€¦
Did you see his hands?
He does that whenever he's feeling sure of himself.
He caught hold of something.
But what was it?
What was he so certain about?
I don't know what it was.
But it means that he won't let it go.
Lieutenant Yu,
do you think he's the murderer?
No, nevermind. You should get to the hospital.
Wait.
Put me in charge of the case.
Don't you start acting weird, too.
You know that family of the victim can't participate in an investigation.
I know Professor Han best. You know that, right?
- Lieutenant Yu. - Senior Inspector.
If it were you, how would you feel?
You've lost your father and your partner all in one morning.
But try as you might you can't figure out what's going on.
I have to figure it out.
Senior Inspector.
Looks like yesterday was their first anniversary.
Already been that long?
Living like this, what'd he have to be upset about?
Yeah, really.
They're all nuts, the wealthy. And I heard he was born rich.
His family's gone though, right? His sister died a few years back, too.
And now that he's going away, who gets all this stuff? Real lucky day for them.
Real lucky.
What? Why?
- Is this a joke to you? - Oh, no.
- Is this a joke to you? - Sorry, sir.
Not here to work? Go to the second floor and check it out!
Yes, sir. Come on. Sorry, sir.
Every time I see them, I just can't get over it. So many!
Guess that's why he's so smart.
God, again with that?
Come on, it's all for show. You think he really read them all?
- He did. - Sorry?
He read them all. Now stop the chatter and work.
Find anything?
Not yet.
He must have scrubbed the evidence.
What about the phone the lieutenant mentioned?
Haven't found it.
His other phone was clean, too.
Now, Look harder!
Yes, sir.
Sorry, sir.
[PARADISE FUNERAL HALL]
Hey, Hee?
Oh, Prosecutor Cha.
[DONATIONS] Thank you for coming all this way.
[CHA SEUNGJAE] When did you get out?
Thought you were still locked up.
[MAY HE REST IN PEACE] [MINISTER OF STRATEGY AND FINANCE]
You're looking gaunt.
Even if it has been difficult, you've got to take care of yourself.
Your father talked about you often.
Father did?
Yes.
He was often thinking of you.
How did you know my father?
We helped one another.
Your father will still be watching over you in heaven.
Right. Thank you.
It's been a while.
Prosecutor Cha, let's share a drink.
Shit. He really doesn't know when to quit, does he?
Sorry?
What are people going to think,
seeing an acting prosecutor sitting across from a gang boss?
Never thought about that?
Please extend me the same respect I'm showing here today.
I thought the mayor and his brother were estranged, but I guess not?
Heard your relationship with him wasn't great either.
Thank you for coming.
You know,
I once asked your father to set the two of us up, but he refused.
I knew, yes.
So I came and asked you out myself. Rejected again, you were seeing someone.
The guy? Professor Han.
It really hurt my pride.
He always had the edge during investigations.
It gave me an inferiority complex, you know?
Yes, I know.
I've been put in charge of the prosecution this time.
Nothing to say to me?
I have other guests to greet.
If you'd told me, I'd have gone to pick you up.
No use troubling those already busy.
Say goodbye to your brother.
Does his daughter know anything?
No.
Nothing?
Of course. Older brother raised her well.
Still, he left all too suddenly.
There were still big issues left to settle.
I'll look into it.
Yes, of course you will.
You already know this, but it's important we resolve it.
I should be feeling sad.
I'm sorry, but I'm not sad at all.
I don't know,
maybe I should have just asked you.
But I was so scared, scared I'd be proven right.
I guess nowâ€¦
Maybe I'll never really know.
[MAY HE REST IN PEACE]
Lieutenant Yu?
I'm sorry to call so late, but I need to verify something.
Sure, what is it?
What was it that brought you here in that outfit?
You didn't kill my father.
At first I wasn't sure.
But now I am.
You were definitely there that night.
Estimated time of death?
Judging by hypostasis and rigor mortis, I'd say 12 hours at least.
So the time of death would beâ€¦
Somewhere between 9 and 10 pm.
I remember when you came home.
It was 7:30.
The crime scene was only an hour and a half away.
Enough time to get there.
The evidence also lines up.
No matter how many times you ask, my answer won't change.
I did it.
No.
You didn't kill him.
I remember now
what time it was.
I'm certain
it was 10:07.
At Father's estimated time of death,
you were at home.
You, Professor,
are not the person who did it.
You didn't kill my father.
So tell me why you're lying to me.
I killed your father.
It's true,
I'm the one who killed Mayor Yu Hongmin.
What the hell are you doing?
Stop it now.
And
in the future,
stop trying to understand.
Considering
[THREE MONTHS AFTER THE MURDER] the unjustifiable nature of murder,
the social impact it caused,
the cruelty of crime,
and the extreme disregard you've shown for human life,
the defendant is sentenced
to 15 years in prison.
Are you okay?
Three months of investigating and nothing was found.
I've got a hunch.
What is it?
I don't know what it is,
but I think he thinks he needs to be in prison for some reason.
In prison?
I'm not sure about anything else.
But we should start from there.
I'll go over the list of current inmates at Anlim Prison.
She's talking like Seungmin.
[ENTRANCE TO JUWAN APARTMENT SHOPPING CENTER]
[CAUTION: TOXIC SUBSTANCE]
[HOLY BIBLE]
[ANLIM PRISON, HEEMANG ROAD 7, JUNGANG-GU ANLIM CITY GYEONGGI-DO]
Why was Han Seungmin transferred to Anlim Prison?
The inmate applied for the transfer,
and it was approved.
And that's why I'm asking why!
The prosecutor in charge made the decision.
Han Seungmin should have been dealt with before he became a problem.
What shall we do?
What do you mean? We deal with it immediately.
Find out who the prosecutor is and stick to the plan.
Understood.
[PROSECUTOR / CHA SEUNGJAE]
Who the hell would try to order a prosecutor around?
Who does he think he is? The CIA or the FBI?
What is it?
Why have himself sent to Anlim Prison?
[MAYOR YU HONGMIN MURDER CASE] [TO PROSECUTOR CHA SEUNGJAE]
Hey, fresh meat!
[A LIFE OF REFLECTION]
Inmate 9778. Follow me to room 701.
New guy's here!
- A new guy's arrived. - Quiet.
What about the initiation ceremony?
You don't understand Korean? Stop bugging your elder and be quiet.
Okay, understood.
I know you've been here since the prison was built.
I also know you do good business getting outside items to prisoners
and acting as leader to your fellow inmates.
Han Munho, an excellent pickpocket capable of opening doors, safes,
and a scrappy fighter,
he only acts on your orders.
There's a spot over there.
So, what do you say?
I'll deposit one billion won before, and a billion every month afterward.
When it's over, I'll deposit ten billion in your mother's account.
What's left of your life will be quite comfortable.
Why would I trust you? I've just met you.
Because you're not in a position to refuse.
Everyone out. There's work to do.
Come on now, quick!
More work, huh?
More waterproofing to be done on the roof. Remember the urethane?
Yes, sir.
Waterproofing finished yesterday.
Why are you standing there?
Hey there, new guy!
Ouch, my knee.
Boy, the breeze up hereâ€¦
Hey, come over here.
What is it?
Not you, fat*. The new guy.
Come over here, Professor Han Seungmin.
No, don't.
Why are ya'll makin' a fuss?
Why do you keep butting in, you panda-looking shit?
Don't you gangsters know 'bout ranks?
I'm the room captain, so ya'll should see me first.
I can't understand his accent at all. Whatever, you come too, then.
Eunho.
Stay out of it, old timer. Don't get yourself hurt for nothing.
You must be planning to kill someone in here if you're offering that much.
Just go away.
I swore I'd never get any more blood on my hands.
I understand that, butâ€¦
It might be that I'm trying to keep someone from getting killed.
The person trying to kill, and the person who needs protectingâ€¦
Can you say who those are?
When the time comes,
I think you'll eventually know who it is.
And if I don't?
I'm just trying to say hello, and you're here freaking out.
Just stay out of it!
What's got you so interested in the new guy anyway?
I'm just pleased to see him!
Fine, get all of them.
[WARDEN / KIM GWANHO] I'm currently
at the murder scene.
["MURDER SUSPECT HAN SEUNGMIN ARRESTED"] We're now seeing the suspect,
Professor Han Seungmin, who has confessed to the crime, being taken into custody.
Stop.
- Enough. - Stop.
Let's go.
Guard!
Open the door!
It's locked.
The door's locked. Where do you think you're going?
You like playing with fire?
What do you think you're doing, you crazy *?
Let's die together.
- You think that'll start it, you idiot? - It's my speciality.
Old-timer.
You're gonna jump? You'll break your legs.
Jump!
They really jumped.
Don't you have something to say to me?
What is this?
He was trying to kill you.
You agreed to our contract.
You just have to protect me, and keep me from dying.
The money's been deposited.
I didn't know this was what I was agreeing to!
It's your first day here!
I want to know what's going on.
Remember, this isn't something you can refuse now.
I think I told you that before. That's why I chose you.
Let me repeat.
I need you. I'll also be compensating Han Munho.
If you do not accept my proposal, tell me now.
As you said, I'm in no position to refuse.
But only for three months as we agreed.
The ones who exploited weaknesses like you were usually the bad guys.
Don't worry.
I don't have much time either.
Would youâ€¦
Know anything about Section D-4?
Section D-4.
It was closed off for more than ten years.
Then two years ago, they suddenly renovated it, which was odd.
It's not like we had a sudden flood of new inmates or something.
Among the few we did get, a few were assigned to it,
and they seemed to know each other.
They kept them separate from the rest of us.
The thing about getting old is your instincts improve.
Section D-4
looks less like confinement and more like protection.
And who do you think they're protecting?
Well, there's a pleasant-looking guy there.
And this man,
do you know his prison number?
It's 1669.
Where is his room, do you know?
I helped with the renovation, but I don't remember exactly.
The guy on the rooftop is from D-4.
And who is he?
Yu Cheohee.
After dominating the prison for a while, he and his gang were moved to D-4.
Who moved them and why are a mystery,
but it's surely to protect him.
I think he'sâ€¦
The one I'm looking for.
Everyone there, including the warden, is definitely there for Prisoner 1669.
But why are they trying to get you?
[SAFETY FIRST]
No need for you to know that.
Fine.
We'll stick to our agreement.
[TRUE CORRECTION]
So, thenâ€¦
The cigarette you dropped
started a fire?
Yes, sir. I'm sorry.
That's what happened?
Yes, sir.
Han Seungminâ€¦
We'll try again right away.
Can't I take care of him personally?
I know you have your personal reasons,
but you have a more important use.
Can't let our attack dog go to waste.
Give him one more chance.
[MAINTAIN ORDER]
I apologize.
Just get ready. Your next chance will come soon.
Yeah, butâ€¦
Why this Han Seungmin guy?
[MAINTAIN ORDER]
Why do you want to know?
We're in the dark here.
It's been a while since we became a team.
Dogs like youâ€¦
They should shut up and just eat their dog chow.
Woof, woof!
I understand.
Damn it, I hate that guy.
What? Didn't like getting hit?
Still angry?
Oh no, of course not.
Enjoy your coffee.
Guard! Guard!
Come quick!
Guard!
Shut up!
Hurry! He's dying!
Guard! Guard!
I'm almost there. Keep the inmates inside.
And Professor Hanâ€¦
Keep Professor Han isolated until I arrive.
You're here.
We just got started. You knew him too, right?
Kang Daehun.
What was the cause of death?
Appears to have been suicide by poison.
Suicide?
Inmates regularly attempt suicide,
but suicide by ingesting a poisonous substance is peculiar.
And whatever this was is even stranger.
Generally, you'd expect accessible substances like bleach or detergents.
And generally the suicides are a failure.
Though,
if you've got money, you can get anything in here.
I'm sorry, but who are you?
I'm the prison doctor.
Did he have a reason to kill himself?
Not that we know of.
Senior Inspector, we'd better conduct an autopsy.
Huh?
It may not have been suicide.
If it wasn't suicideâ€¦
If it wasn't suicide?
Kang Daehun's prison file.
[PRISON RECORD]
Less than a month till release.
We've concluded it was a suicide.
We're the ones who decide if it was suicide or homicide.
And generally, don't prisoners attempt suicide by hanging?
It's tough to get poisonous chemicals in here.
And frankly
you've settled on suicide quickly, considering it's only hours since death.
What are you doing, Lieutenant? You're reading too much into it.
This
is a prison.
And there are no signs of foul play.
It's not uncommon for inmates facing release
to feel fearful of re-adapting to normal life and killing themselves.
Mind if I make a request?
No, be my guest.
I'd like to check Han Seungmin's cell.
Nothing worth noting.
It'd be difficult to hide evidence here.
If there was evidence, he'd try to destroy it.
What's up with you? You're being so sensitive.
I think I'll check the incinerator.
Why the incinerator?
Hey!
God damn it.
Careful, it's still burning.
It wasn't suicide. Someone clearly poisoned him.
Poisoned him?
This is a prison. Who can get poison in here?
There's only one person who could.
Who?
You're not talking about Han, are you?
Yes, Professor Han.
I was wondering why you were acting so sensitive.
Lieutenant Yu, if this is about what happened to your father,
stop it.
Han has only been here for two days, so how could he be involved?
This is our lead. The Bible.
What about it?
The fishing grounds poisoning case.
Look, I know what you're saying-
Senior Inspector.
We'll know when we see him.
What's going on? Did you suddenly find some evidence?
Evidence?
Now we begin looking for it.
You've changed your hairstyle.
Your makeup, too.
You're also trying to look like you're back to normal.
And you don't avoid eye contact.
But that looks more awkward, really.
Let's try to abstain from unnecessary conversation.
Mr. Han Seungmin,
you are now being questioned as part of a murder investigation.
Kang Daehun.
Why did you murder him?
[CRIME PUZZLE]
The method isn't important.
Everything since we met, I'm going to go over all of it.
The killer was an acquaintance of the victim.
It was a premeditated murder.
You started changing ever since you learned about my family.
Stop it!
So Han Seungmin did it.
We're behaving exactly as he'd want us to.
If anything happens to himâ€¦
He's up to something at the prison.
Where do you get off?
I'll kill him.