(All characters, places, organizations, cases,)
(and surroundings in this drama are fictitious.)
(The year 2000)
- Let's hurry. - Okay.
Min Gyu, I brought your umbrella.
- Mom! - Take your umbrella.
I brought your umbrella.
Take your umbrella.
Min Gyu. Come over here.
Mom's here.
- Okay. - Bye.
- Bye! - You come over.
(Episode 1: An Instant, One-75th of a second)
Su Young, let's walk together.
Thank you.
- Oh, dear. - My gosh.
- Gosh. - It's pouring.
That lady. Isn't she calling you?
(Take your umbrella, Su Young.)
No.
(That umbrella.)
(Take it.)
Are you okay?
Wake up.
Shouldn't we call an ambulance?
Hey. Can you open your eyes?
He won't show up there.
I'm not stupid. Gosh.
Hang up.
Dad.
Sir. Hey. Are you her guardian?
So...
(What happened? Where's her mom?)
Gosh. This is crazy.
Can you not speak?
He's asking if you're her guardian.
(What happened?)
Yes, yes. She's in surgery now.
She's not doing too good.
Hey. Can your mom not speak too?
- No. - Then...
We did our best,
but she died.
This is insane.
Sir. Sir?
Pull yourself together.
- Sir. - I'll do anything.
- Please save her. - This is crazy.
- Please save my mom. - Sir.
Come on. Pull yourself together.
This won't bring the dead back.
I'll be in touch.
Good luck with the funeral. Call me.
Okay, okay. I get it.
Goodness.
I saw it.
The car. I saw it.
(Mucheon 11, A5897)
Mucheon 11, A5897.
It was a black car.
A man in a black hat and a boy were in the car.
Listen. I'm a cop.
I'll scold you if you lie.
Okay.
Hey, look up a plate number for me.
Mucheon 11, A5897.
That was when I realized...
for the first time that I could remember...
what I saw exactly.
(Tell Me What You Saw)
(2020, Present)
Freeze!
Don't move.
What...
Aren't you a nice goat?
Calm down. And don't move.
What's the goat's name?
- It's Goaty. - I see.
Goaty.
I'm not trying to hurt you.
I'm trying to send you home.
I see. You're scared?
Right. But look. You have no way to run to now.
- What are you doing? - But...
Gosh, she's frustrating.
Why are you trying to talk to the goat?
Just grab it. What are you doing?
Be quiet.
The goat is cornered.
First, I should calm the goat down.
That's the first rule of the arrest protocol.
There you go. Don't move.
Don't move.
- How can you miss that? - No, Goaty.
No, no.
- I got it. - Hey.
It's going to the back.
- Grab it. - Hey.
- There it goes. - Grab it.
- Darn it. - Come on.
My goodness, look at that.
- What is she doing? - My goodness, poor goat.
- Grab it now. - Now.
- Grab it. Now. - Now!
We got it.
- Exactly. - My goodness.
There you go.
Goaty, I'm sorry.
- My gosh. - We're handling Complaint 54.
Officer Cha, good job.
- Sure. I'm leaving. - Bye.
- Good work, Officer Cha.
- Bye. - Goodbye.
Hey, don't get in. No.
You're unbelievable.
One of us has to answer the walkie-talkie. Hey.
Was it hard?
- Let's go. I need to change. - Hey.
Hey, hold on. Wait there.
Hold on a second.
Put this on the seat.
That's enough. Cut it out, will you?
This isn't my car, you know.
I don't want to stink up our station's police car.
Don't you smell poop somewhere?
I stepped on poop.
Hey, shake it off.
My goodness. You're full of fun, aren't you?
Keep going. Go on.
- Happy now? - Darn it.
You'd better clean the seat.
Bye.
She's the daughter of the fishing site owner, right?
I thought she didn't like studying.
How did she become a constable?
She didn't get good grades from school,
but she has an amazing memory and physical strength.
I heard that she took the test three times to be a constable.
- Really? - Yes.
I guess there's a job for everyone. Who knew?
(Missing Person, Go Min Ji, 20 years old, female)
(Hongwoon Fishing Site)
Japchae.
(Slow down.)
(You'll upset your stomach.)
I'm on night shift duty. I must eat and leave right away.
(But they pay you chicken feed.)
Agreed.
Is today a special day?
(You like japchae.)
(Mom's birthday)
Right. It's Mom's birthday.
(It's okay.)
(It happens. You're busy.)
(What happened to your request of transfer to Mucheon?)
I didn't get in.
To pass the exam to join the Regional Investigation Unit,
they said I needed a higher score.
The problem is that there are no cases here.
(Everything will turn out well.)
(You're the best.)
You'll miss me if I get transferred.
Last month, on the 24th,
a 20-year-woman, Go Min Ji,
from Hwayoung-gun, Mucheon went missing.
When she was coming home after meeting her friend,
the communications from her had been cut.
The police utilized search dogs and helicopters...
to conduct a search around her house and her school.
However, there had been no traces of her.
And her traces couldn't be found in the security footage as well.
She's 158cm tall...
and weighs 47kg. She has an average build.
My goodness, it's pouring down. This is getting scary.
Oh, my. I should pump up more water.
Who on earth threw out something like that there?
Seriously. Who threw this out here?
Mister, wake up. Come on, mister.
- Mister. - No.
My goodness, what on earth did he eat?
Su Young. Don't worry. I'm right here.
The screw driver is over there.
It's out again.
What a piece of junk.
Darn it. Come on.
Hello. This is Hongwoon Patrol Division.
Pardon?
Okay, mister. I'm on my way now.
Dong Sik.
I'm going...
to the Double Bridge Street.
Why?
I don't know. There's a strange suitcase.
This is driving me crazy.
I can't just leave him here.
You go without me.
I'll give the chief a call and head to the scene.
- Okay? - Okay.
Mister.
Hey, don't touch anything. Just secure the scene.
Over here!
- Is it just you? - Yes.
Where's the scene?
My legs are shaking.
There's a suitcase over there.
When I saw that black thing,
I got an eerie feeling.
I'll go take a look.
Yes, over there.
There are no cameras nearby.
What now?
It'll wash away if I leave it like this.
Forensics will take ages.
This won't do. I must get down there.
Dong Sik.
I think it's a corpse.
Call for backup and get here.
Oh, dear. Is she okay?
- Oh, dear. - My gosh.
Are you okay?
- Get out of the way. - Excuse me!
Get out of the way quick!
Watch out.
You can't get any closer.
- Step a little back. - Go far away.
- Is it the missing girl? - I said be careful.
Is it her? What's going on here?
Divert traffic away from the scene.
Are you okay, mister?
The site's a mess.
It's you again? Don't you know the basics?
Why did you touch the suitcase?
I thought it would get washed away.
How dare you make decisions?
You should've waited until forensics got here!
I took photos.
Let's see.
What's this?
What's wrong?
What?
I slipped and fell earlier.
I should just kill you.
(Forensics)
- Sir. - What?
I think you need to see this.
What's that? Candy?
- Will you move? - Step away.
- Don't film. - Go away.
You can't come closer. Take a step back.
- What is happening? - I wish they'd hurry up.
What a mess.
Darn it. Why can't we pack up?
The RIU's coming...
and we're to preserve the scene.
Is it because of that? The candy?
Watch your tongue.
We could get chewed out...
for messing up the scene.
They're here.
Welcome.
I'm Section Chief Bang of Hwayoung Police Station.
If you insist on seeing the scene...
- without following protocol... - Where is it?
It's over there.
(Police)
- What'll happen? - They haven't found it yet.
Why is the RIU here?
No one knows.
How cool. I want to be like that.
Dream on.
Not everyone gets to join the RIU.
We're still trying to identify the victim.
We found this.
I'm done.
The body looks pretty fresh.
The body pieces were originally in the suitcase.
There was a small accident.
Who's the officer first at the scene?
Her.
Is something missing?
My gosh.
Stop staring.
What if you make eye contact?
It's fine.
She's coming.
How's your day?
- Salute. I'm... - Is it you?
What's wrong with you?
The first rule is to preserve the scene.
Don't you know that?
How pathetic.
Be prepared to write out an apology.
What happened to the person?
What a mess.
(Hwayoung Police Station)
A chopped-up body in a suitcase?
And a peppermint candy was found?
A few years ago, someone who had the nation talking...
did the same, right?
Will you take a seat?
If it weren't that,
the RIU wouldn't have sent someone here.
It's not that, is it?
Peppermint candies are common.
Restaurants give them out for free.
And I was told he died five years ago.
(Case Report)
What should I write?
Who's the victim?
We're still checking.
The prints are badly damaged, so it'll take a while.
Did you cross-check with local at-risk...
and the missing woman?
- We're doing that. - What about the murder weapon?
Any lead on how he reached the scene?
Not yet.
I'd like footage going back a week...
from all nearby surveillance cameras.
The scene was damaged and evidence is missing.
Who'll take the blame for that?
The thing is,
I obtained a phone with photos of the scene.
I told someone to restore it...
You aren't rookies.
What? So what if you're from the RIU?
What else could we do in the rain?
Do crimes not happen when it rains?
Preserve the scene.
That's the first rule.
- Must I remind you of it? - What?
What a mess.
You lot! Are you trying to get me fired?
What's this?
Darn it.
Sorry.
- You? - I dropped my pen.
I'm sorry.
The thing is, I remember the scene.
I think I can describe it to you.
What are you?
She's from the patrol division...
and was first at the scene.
Are you going to say something weird again?
About your memory?
Let's hear it.
We don't have any photos.
There's no point. The priority is...
Talk.
Yes. Talk.
When I reached the scene, the checkered suitcase...
(Police)
The checkered suitcase...
It was lying like this at this angle.
It was slanted at about a 30-degree angle.
The zipper seemed to be broken.
It was open in a few places.
The gap was about... 25cm?
The victim's hand was sticking out, palm side up.
There was a footprint beside the suitcase.
It wasn't the print of a hiking boot.
It was a trainer.
Near the suitcase were pieces of waste plastic,
a pesticide bottle, and Styrofoam.
That's what I saw.
Hey.
We don't know the circumstances and it was pouring,
and you remember all that?
What if you're wrong?
The plastic, bottle, and Styrofoam...
seemed to be there before.
- Why you little... - That's enough.
You're excused.
I restored the phone.
Did you? Hook it up.
Yes, sir.
The RIU will take the case.
Please cooperate.
It is team leader Hwang Ha Young.
Speak.
We found a peppermint candy.
On a chopped-up corpse.
Go on.
It was abandoned in a suitcase.
Any witnesses?
None yet.
Near a drain in Hongwoon,
a mutilated corpse was found, shocking the residents.
To identify the victim and cause of death,
police requested an autopsy.
- Evidence from... - Why does it keep shutting off?
The scene is being used to identify the killer.
They're also considering the possibility of a serial murder.
- I'm back. - Hi there.
Oh, right.
The station called.
About what?
It's a bit iffy.
They want a transfer to Mucheon.
- Transfer what? - You.
Me?
I put in a good word.
Be prepared, okay?
Did you have to go and talk nonsense?
If you think about it,
I didn't do anything that bad, did I?
Photos of the scene were restored,
and I'm the one who took them.
If they want to see me to give me an award...
If it were an award, they'd have come to you.
Once you get there,
beg profusely that you did wrong, okay?
Okay.
Why are you counting them out?
You're really stupid.
Pull yourself together.
(Mucheon Metropolitan Police)
(Regional Investigation Unit)
Team Leader Hwang.
We got the victim's ID.
Pull her phone records and talk to people who know her.
Check the alibis of anyone who stands out.
- Move fast. - Okay.
Hey.
She should be sharing her workload.
Why did she bring a case back, from the country no less?
How would I know?
You're close with her.
I'm not.
Come on.
Peppermint Candy added to her cases.
Didn't he die? During the Three-way Case?
That's the official report.
The official report?
They couldn't pull DNA from the body.
It's all just an assumption.
No way.
Hey. That is what's holding us back.
We can't even go home.
I'm so envious.
(Police Officer Personnel Card)
(Hobbies: Watching movies, fishing)
(Physical characteristics)
(Deaf and mute parents, applied to the RIU but failed)
- Go on. - Will you stop it?
So what if you're a cop?
Be quiet.
Move up.
- Be quiet! - Move in.
- Get in there. - Darn it.
(Mucheon Metropolitan Police)
(Crackdown on harmful businesses around schools)
- Sorry. - I apologize.
(Missing Person)
Tell the truth.
Where'd you get your eyebrow tattooed?
Take it off. It looks weird.
Can I help you?
RIU Team One...
Sit over here.
Don't waste my time.
Are you crazy?
- Be quiet! - Look at that.
- Forget it. - Come on.
- Talk. - No way.
Let's try again. You got a call.
Hey! I'm a detective.
How dare you try to con me?
The lunatic hung up on me.
Let's make it quick.
Date of birth, name, address, occupation.
Me?
It's my first time here.
I know that. Just answer my questions. Okay?
November 8, 1992. Cha Su Young.
Hongwoon-myeon, Hwayoung-gun, Mucheon.
I'm a police officer too.
Today...
Are you, miss?
Yes.
- What? - Your ID.
Here you go.
Look at this.
It's a nice work.
It looks like the real thing.
Why you cheeky...
I know you impersonated a cop to defraud people.
How dare you keep it up in a police station?
But... I'm...
What are you doing there?
I was told to sit here.
Come in.
Okay.
- Do you know her? - Yes.
Then are you really a cop?
Yes.
Is she stupid?
Officer Cha Su Young.
I apologize.
I shouldn't have done what I did.
I can't lose my job.
My dad's old and...
Is your memory always that amazing...
or do you have a good eye for detail?
When you helped catch a pickpocket...
in high school, you described the scene in detail.
That was... I don't remember everything.
The thing is, I just...
In certain conditions,
I remember everything...
in a certain moment like a photo was taken.
A photo? Is it like picturing?
Yes. The neuropsychiatrist said something similar.
What are the certain conditions?
Like, when I'm nervous,
or I'm in a very unfamiliar environment,
or if I hear a sound that bothers me,
I get nervous...
and then I can remember everything.
Follow me.
Where are you going?
Here's the call history analysis for the victim.
The victim called a man three times before the cellphone turned off.
We're currently tracking the location of the phone.
- Call me as soon as you track it. - Will do.
May I...
ask where we're going?
We're meeting someone.
Who?
Just tell the person everything you saw.
Who's the person?
Someone you'll meet, but can never tell anyone about.
We're here. Get out.
- Are you not coming with me? - Go to the third floor.
Go.
You've applied for RIU before.
Be good. You may be able to get in.
Are you there?
My name is Cha Su Young.
Don't move and stay still.
Sorry, I didn't know that someone was here.
Cha Su Young, you say?
Yes.
Team Leader Hwang sent me here.
I know. I asked her to.
You're 170cm tall and weigh around 50kg.
You have scoliosis.
You usually wear sneakers.
You've probably only worn heels a couple of times in your life.
Your left leg is 1cm longer than your right.
I can tell just by listening to you walking.
By the sound of it, your shirt is made of cheap cotton...
and your voice sounds very unconfident.
You don't know when to end your sentences.
Sorry?
Now, tell me what you saw.
What I saw?
Tell me everything you saw from the car to here.
You're a bit slow.
I'll be kind today and ask you questions instead.
Tell me about the security guard.
He's in his late 50s and is around 170cm tall.
He has a wife and a son.
He had tomorrow's date circled on his calendar.
He had the Marine ring on.
He has a habit of biting his nails.
How many lights are installed in the hallway on the third floor?
The hallway?
Seven.
Wrong.
There are nine.
Two were turned off.
All right.
The incident that happened in Hongwoon.
Tell me everything you saw there.
Not the stuff you told others at the meeting, but more.
More?
Yes.
Let's start with the bystanders.
Amongst the bystanders,
there was this strange man.
He was holding something that looked like a leash.
He was holding a leash?
Is he a local?
No, he wasn't.
I've never seen him before.
How tall was he?
He was around 190cm tall.
He was wearing a black jacket.
Anything else peculiar?
Nothing else.
Hey,
I thought about...
how trustworthy memories are.
Memories are subjective.
They're tweaked to your needs.
You...
don't remember the important things.
You're hyperthymestic,
but you only remember irrelevant things.
It's an obsession, really.
It probably comes from your trauma of being abandoned as a kid.
You're nervous.
You seem to have a story,
but the thing is,
people tend to think that their problems are the biggest,
when in reality,
it's probably nothing significant.
Who are you to make such assumptions about me?
I'm not assuming.
I'm telling you the truth.
Shall I do a full evaluation of who you are now?
You're unconfident and have low determination.
You've probably never had a boyfriend, aren't I right?
I think being a police in a rural area is perfect for you.
But you don't want to stay,
so you tried to get out.
Of course, that didn't work out.
Don't you think you're crossing the line? We've just met.
I've got a lot to say about you too.
Go ahead.
You're arrogant, rude, and inconsiderate.
Such temper causes you...
to have no girlfriend, family, nor any friends.
So you'll just live alone here until you die.
I mean...
what I just said.
Leave.
Your job here is done.
I don't think I'll see you again.
Transfer, my foot.
I'm probably fired.
We've found the strongest suspect.
It's the man that talked to the victim on the phone.
His name is Kang Seung Hwan...
and he lives at Yeonsu Apartment, unit 704.
I'll send you his location.
- What about the Patrol Division? - I just called them.
- Where are you going? - We found the suspect.
- Back me up, I'll give you a call. - What?
Go!
Delivery.
Are you there?
- Delivery! - Are you there?
I don't think he's there.
Maybe he fled, knowing that we'll be coming.
Team Leader Hwang.
That wacko.
(Regional Investigation Unit)
Yes, could you hold on?
Yes.
(Current Status of Mucheon Metropolitan Police's Investigation)
What brings you here?
Where did everyone go?
Isn't this the RIU?
And you guys are handling serial killer cases?
Yes, what brings you here?
I'm here to confess.
- Confess? - Yes.
You're looking for the one who murdered Go Min Ji.
I'm the murderer who killed Go Min Ji.
I'm Peppermint Candy the serial killer.
Put your hands up!
The suspect for the Hongwoon serial killer case...
has confessed to the police this afternoon.
The police are trying to see...
if he's related to the cold case in Mucheon...
and is trying to investigate his motive for murder.
The profile of the Hongwoon murderer...
has been released.
The man that killed the woman in her 20s,
who chopped her body up and threw the parts in the waterway,
is the 41-year-old Kang Seung Hwan.
The police, with psychologists, lawyers, and other experts,
hosted a conference on the profile release...
and because the citizens have the right to know,
they've decided to reveal his face to the public.
- He's the leash guy. - Because his murder...
and hiding of the woman's body were done very grotesquely,
he admitted to having committed the murder,
and there's enough evidence to prove so,
the experts have made the decision to reveal his face to the public.
Kang Seung Hwan. 41 years old. He has no family.
He was a famous installation artist after graduating from an art school,
but he took off after he was suspected of committing plagiarism.
His criminal record is clean...
and have confessed to having murdered Go Min Ji...
and discarded her corpse.
There may be more victims.
We have to be quick.
We're currently comparing the photos we found at his home...
with the missing people.
But he keeps claiming that...
he's the man who died five years ago.
Do you think it's really him?
Do you really believe that?
Don't you get a wacko like this to get to your head.
Keep asking.
He may be related to that man.
Kang Seung Hwan is...
currently claiming that...
he's Peppermint Candy from five years ago.
Could that be true?
That's nonsense.
Peppermint Candy died...
during the explosion five years ago.
The police made an official statement saying so.
- Then... - You should eat.
It's our shift soon.
What else can he be?
Chief,
you were there when the explosion happened, right?
Don't even talk about it. It was crazy.
A truck exploded at the three-way intersection,
burning everything up.
We couldn't even find any bodies because everything was burnt.
Even Peppermint Candy burned to death.
I was there on site.
Why do you ask?
Is it because of the recent murder case?
No, just wondering.
It's just weird.
Everything is weird to you.
What was his name?
It was Oh something.
The profiler's fiancee died.
Right, it's Oh Hyun Jae!
That's it.
Profiler Oh Hyun Jae?
I heard he was severely injured,
but he completely disappeared.
People say he killed himself or moved to another country.
Nobody knows, only rumors tell.
What are some motives to commit imitative crimes?
Peppermint Candy.
RIU. Team Leader Hwang.
The wheelchair man.
You scared me!
- Chief, I'll be quick. - Hey.
I'm taking the afternoon off.
Where are you going?
(Junggeon Three-way Intersection Explosion, Oh Hyun Jae)
The greatest criminal profiler alive.
Detective Oh Hyun Jae...
has a 97 percent arrest history.
Why did the murderer of 11 murders,
Peppermint Candy, leave behind peppermint candy?
No way. The person I met was Oh Hyun Jae.
Today, we have a detective from the RIU,
Detective Oh Hyun Jae.
I'll jump right into it.
Is there a pattern for the murderer's targets?
Perhaps,
he could've asked his victims who they wanted to kill.
When one faces the fear of death,
they'll point to someone else.
Their friends who looked down on them.
Merchants in the subway whom they had a fight with.
And...
their mothers' lovers who abused them when they were young.
("Special Talk")
The moment they blurt those names out,
they'll disappear from the world.
By using the peppermint candy as his signature.
If your hypothesis is correct,
how would the killer ask the questions to the victims?
"Hey,"
"tell me one person you want to kill."
"You know,"
"telling me that name..."
"will be the last thing you'll do before you leave this world."
With the genius profiler, Mr. Oh, who has been on the rise lately,
we had a chance to get to know the serial killer, The Guy.
Thank you, Mr. Oh.
("The Genius Profiler Disappears")
Thank you for having me.
(Call)
I've been waiting.
I thought I was going to die out of boredom,
Team Leader Hwang Ha Young, the ace of the RIU.
Why did you kill Go Min Ji?
I told you.
I'm The Guy.
I don't need a motive to kill people.
You're just a copycat.
An attention-seeker.
If you keep that up, you'll regret it.
The Guy is dead.
As if.
You people are claiming that.
Why did you turn yourself in?
All of a sudden,
my guilty conscience swept all over me.
The voices of the victims won't leave me alone.
"Don't kill me."
"Please."
"Please!"
"Spare me."
You guys didn't come to catch me,
so I got bored and came here.
There are other victims other than Go Min Ji, right?
Well,
are there?
Or no?
Hello.
Didn't you get the order to send him over to the prosecution?
Is that an insubordination?
I can't transfer him to the prosecution yet.
- Any reason for that? - I'm looking for one.
We have evidence and his confession.
What else do you need?
Is it because that crazy jerk is claiming that he's The Guy?
I think he's hiding something.
Don't cause trouble for no reason.
I know what you're thinking,
but think about the organization too.
Don't cause a ruckus just like five years ago.
Don't make other people pay for your mess.
Why did she want to see me?
(Police)
She was trying to test me.
I must find something.
There must be something I missed from the scene that day.
(Police)
Is it...
There was a taxi.
What do you think?
He's such an amateur to say he's The Guy.
What did you think about the officer you met the other day?
She won't be much help.
She's overly sentimental.
I'm leaving.
I don't know...
why...
you're so obsessed over The Guy.
I also need to get even with him.
Yes, sir.
The Guy?
(Senior Superintendent Choi Hyung Pil)
I'll wrap it up nicely.
You know me.
("Is He a Copycat or the Same Killer?")
Come in.
You've been slow with your feedback.
I have a lot of work at the RIU.
Gosh, you sound just like Ha Young's junior.
Do you want to take the expressway or go around the local route?
I'm only asking because I'm worried about your future.
Okay.
The public isn't happy.
The higher-ups are yelling at me to wrap up the case quickly.
Anything unusual with Team Leader Han?
- No. - You can go.
Ji Min.
Don't forget it.
Our organization always comes first.
Loyalty is expected.
Okay?
Yes, sir.
Well,
I'm here to meet Detective Oh Hyun Jae.
I'm Officer Cha Su Young. I was here the other day.
There's something I must tell you.
Sir,
you were right.
It had nothing to do with Kang Seung Hwan.
So I'm well-aware that you don't need me anymore.
I didn't remember this when I was here,
but there was someone else at the scene.
There was a taxi.
No one got off, and it stayed there for a while.
I just came here...
because I wanted to let you know.
(The scenes with the animal was staged.)
(It was filmed safely under the supervision of an expert.)
(Tell Me What You Saw)
Stop right there!
The Guy is dead on papers.
But you don't believe that.
Transfer Kang Seung Hwan to the prosecution by today.
There's a possibility there could be a survivor.
We must connect the evidence and dig deeper.
Inform the prosecution that too.
What if the missing person dies?
We'll totally get blamed for this.
That's not the problem.
Someone's life is on the line.
- We lost her. What should we do? - Darn it.
Just tell me exactly what you saw.
And I'll make the decision.