Copycat Killer (2023) s01e01 Episode Script

[Noh] Let me ask you a question.
Do you believe that
anybody has the capacity
to become a murderer?
[loud clanking]
[camera whirs]
[button beeps]
Imagine you're sitting on this chair,
which is being controlled by someone
and your life is suddenly in danger.
However, you're holding
a button in your hand.
The button is connected
to a wire at the other end.
It leads to a place you can't see.
Once the button is pressed,
a stranger will die.
[Noh laughs]
Take a guess.
Will you press the button or not?
[camera beeps]
[camera whirs]
[camera clanks]
[ominous music playing]
TO ANNUAL TELEVISION NEWS DIVISION
[phone ringing in distance]
[Noh] Mr. Prosecutor Kuo Hsiao-chi,
do you think you're any different
from me because you believe
- you wouldn't kill anyone?
- [employee] Sir, we got the videotape.
It's the killer, Noh.
Should we call the police?
[manager] Check if
the other stations received it.
- See if they'll air it.
- [employee] Okay.
[Noh] But the truth is
every single person
will want to press that button eventually.
[laughing]
Looks like DTV will air it soon.
Go. Air it right away.
- [man 1] Won't we get into trouble?
- Air it now!
[man 2] VCR 1 on stand by,
five-second countdown.
Four, three, two, one.
[Noh] As long as the evil
in your heart is triggered,
anyone out there
has the capacity to become a killer.
Breaking news. Our studio
has just received a videotape
The horrifying serial killer
once again released
The latest video sent
by the killer called Noh
This is the latest crime preview
exclusively for you.
[Noh] Do you still remember what you said?
I'll definitely arrest you.
You're done for.
LATEST NEWS: NOH'S NEW VIDEO
[Noh laughing maniacally]
KILLER NOH SENDS ANOTHER VIDEOTAPE
[Noh pants]
[Noh] Kuo Hsiao-chi.
Do you think there's no evil in you?
Do you think
I don't know about your secret?
SOCIAL FOCUS: NOH DECLARES WAR
ON PROSECUTOR KUO HSIAO-CHI!
Look forward to it.
The game is about to begin.
Let's take a guess.
In the end, will you press
the murder button?
Our most noble and righteous prosecutor,
are you sure you really are
the good person you claim to be?
[button clicks]
[woman screaming]
- [electricity crackling]
- [Noh laughing]
[screaming continues]
[laughing continues]
[Noh whistling]
[video whirring]
[opening theme music playing]
COPYCAT KILLER
- [radio static]
- [officer 1] Unit 803
arrived at Liu residence.
- [siren blaring]
- [officer 2] Copy.
EIGHT WEEKS AGO
[officer 3] Mr. Kuo.
[officer 4] If you don't say anything,
we don't know how to help you, either.
- [officer 5] Hello, sir.
- [Hsiao-chi] Hey.
[officer 4] Right now,
you're our prime suspect.
Mr. Kuo, that's him.
Liu Yao-tsung.
He's a junior in college.
The victim's adopted son.
[Hsiao-chi] Okay.
[officer 4] Mr. Kuo.
Is he 18 years old?
[officer 4] Not yet.
[Hsiao-chi] Did he confess?
Since we've been here,
he hasn't said a word.
[Hsiao-chi] Let him wait for me outside.
[officer 4] Sure, Mr. Kuo.
[radio beeping]
[soft tense music playing]
[Hsiao-chi] Take a photo here.
- [officer 5] Okay.
- [camera shutter clicking]
Victim, Lin Tsai-feng, aged 60.
She sold clothes with the 65-year-old
Liu Yueh-chang at a traditional market.
Where is Liu Yueh-chang?
[officer 7] In the master's bedroom.
[suspenseful music playing]
Check the pharmacies around this place.
See if the victim
recently bought sleeping pills.
Take this for testing.
Sure.
Do you have an estimated time of death?
[officer 7] The caller
was a neighbor upstairs.
He passed by here at 9 p.m.,
and saw Lin Tsai-feng lying on the floor.
And Liu Yao-tsung
was standing next to her.
It seemed like Liu Yueh-chang
had already bled to death in the room.
At around 8:15 p.m.,
the popcorn chicken seller at the corner
saw Lin Tsai-feng
making her way towards here.
[objects clanking]
[Tsai-feng screams]
That means
the incident happened
between 8:20 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The room is very neat,
no signs of a struggle.
The door lock isn't broken either.
The murderer sneaked into the house first
and killed him while he was sleeping.
And then Lin Tsai-feng came home.
The suspect hid by the door
and came out to kill her.
[forensic investigator] Based on
the shape of their wounds,
the weapon must be
the fruit knife at the scene.
[officer 8] The target
must be the one outside.
Been bad all his life,
took drugs, ran away and everything.
And the neighbors
also said he yells at his dad.
I'm sure his fingerprints are on it.
Do you slice fruits
with your fruit knife at home?
Yeah, sure.
[Hsiao-chi] Is it strange
his fingerprints are on his fruit knife?
[chuckles softly]
Take it back for testing first.
[officer 9] Okay.
[Hsiao-chi] What's that room over there?
[officer 7] It's Liu Yao-tsung's room.
[suspenseful music playing]
[camera shutter clicks]
DRAGON BALL
[video game music playing]
DYNAMIC PUNCH
DYNAMIC PUNCH
[Hsiao-chi] Liu Yao-tsung.
I'm Kuo Hsiao-chi
from Songyan Prosecutor's Office.
Did you kill your adoptive parents?
[breathing heavily]
[Hsiao-chi] Where were you
at the time of the murder?
Did you see the killer?
[breathing heavily]
[slow tense music playing]
[sighs]
If you don't say anything now,
I might include you as a suspect.
Then you're going to be charged
with parricide by the court of law,
and sent to juvenile court.
This is very serious,
you know that, right?
[sobbing]
[recorder clicks]
Take him away.
[officer 4] Let's go. Come on.
[melancholic music playing]
[Ci-yang] Kuo Hsiao-chi.
I'll ask you once more.
If the killer brutally murders
innocent lives again,
including defenseless children,
what would you do then?
I would
I would
[breathing shakily]
SONGYAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
SONGYAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
[prosecutor 1] Did you get
the shirt Mr. Hung's sent?
[prosecutor 2] I did.
My initials are even embroidered on it.
It was meticulous.
Really? I just got mine.
I haven't opened it yet.
Listen. It's all thanks
to You-wei, you know.
If not for you, how will
we meet these businessmen?
- Don't mention it.
- [prosecutor 3] Thank you, You-wei.
[You-wei] Zhenbang's next
golf game is your treat.
[prosecutors] Oh, okay.
Sure. No problem. Yeah.
Hey. You guys go ahead.
I'll be right there.
- [prosecutor 4] All right.
- [prosecutor 3] Okay.
- Hey, You-wei.
- [You-wei] Hey.
Hsiao-chi. How many times have I told you?
This is not how prosecutors work.
District peace
and order incidents like this
happen every day.
It doesn't matter how soon you crack it.
You have to be smart.
Don't waste your time.
No. Come on.
Helping the victims' family
find the killer
- is not a waste of time.
- [sighs]
Being a prosecutor
requires a lot of teamwork.
Build rapport with everyone
while the city's cracking down on triads.
That will help you in the future.
Mm.
[Huei-jhen] Mr. Kuo, I'll get going first.
- Goodbye.
- Bye.
[video game music playing]
[video game music playing]
[end game music stinger plays]
[sighs]
[end game music stinger plays]
[Hsiao-chi] Have you played
the new Final Fantasy VI?
[student 1] Yeah.
So have you tried this level then?
- The Purple Demon King Level?
- It's very difficult.
Hey, Hung Wan-ting.
- Didn't you play it last time?
- [Wan-ting] Yeah.
If you're the one playing,
how long will it take
from the beginning to this level?
Well, if I take my time,
- it takes about two to three hours.
- [Hsiao-chi] I see.
- [Wan-ting] But if I'm lucky
- Aah.
- [Wan-ting] maybe an hour and a half.
- Why are you so strong? Ah!
- [sighs]
- [Hsiao-chi] An hour and a half?
[siren blaring]
Kuo Hsiao-chi, over here.
SONGYAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
[reporter] A new broom sweeps clean.
The Ministry of Justice,
prosecutors, and police reaffirm
the war against triads.
They'll carry out
the Chiping Project in various areas,
also known as an anti-triad operation.
Police inspection.
Stop what you're doing now!
- Police inspection.
- What is this for?
- [siren blaring in distance]
- [police] Show us some identification.
[camera shutter clicking]
- What are you doing?
- Come on. Stand up.
The anti-triad operation
is on its 13th day.
Last night, Songyan prosecution
and police split up
and confiscated 17 illegal
Fifteen targets of the Chiping Project
have now been caught.
- Stop taking photos.
- [anchor] sex workers
Turn that off! Turn that off!
Listen.
Today, in Gaode District,
these 15 areas are going to be our target.
[You-wei] Area H had
a lot of problems last time.
- Be more thorough this time around.
- [prosecutors] Got it.
[prosecutor 1] Kuo Hsiao-chi,
we're having a meeting here.
Don't you get what's going on?
- I'm talking to you, man. Hey!
- Hey.
[You-wei] Come on, let's resume.
[news theme music playing]
Good evening.
According to Songyan's Best City Plan,
they vow to make the city of Songyan
much safer, more peaceful,
and more suitable to live in.
Right now, I just don't know
how people would perceive
this kind of public safety.
Next, we'll be taking
on calls from beloved viewers.
Let's check them one by one.
Please stay tuned.
Call In Frontline.
[You-wei] Do you understand
your responsibilities?
[prosecutor] Yes, we do.
- [You-wei] Let's go then.
- [prosecutors] Yes.
[somber music playing]
Uh-uh-uh-uh. Don't hit me. No.
Don't. No blood Uh Oh.
[end game music stinger plays]
[timer clicking]
Diamond armor. Where are you?
Where are you?
Okay. Huh?
Huh?
I found it.
[chuckles softly]
KILLING SWORD
[tense music playing]
[Hsiao-chi] Case number 4021.
Suspect Liu Yao-tsung.
On October 17th, 1997,
between 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m.,
at your house on Yangguang St.,
you're suspected
of killing your parents,
Liu Yueh-chang and Lin Tsai-feng.
Is your name Liu Yao-tsung?
ACCUSED
Yes.
According to this,
on the night of the murder,
you were playing
the Final Fantasy VI game.
And your classmate, Hung Wan-ting said
that around 6:30 p.m.,
she brought the game
to your house and played with you.
She left at 7:30 p.m.
Is this information accurate?
Yes.
Based on her testimony,
and what I've learned in playing the game,
it takes 1.5 hours to get
to the Purple Demon King Level.
That's basically the limit.
And besides,
you played the game
for the first time that day.
[tense music playing]
SPACESHIP VS. PURPLE DEMON KING,
1:54:48, 1:41:52, 1:31:41,
DEMON KING: PURPLE
[Hsiao-chi] Liu Yao-tsung.
This is my hypothesis.
You played video games from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
When you hit the pause button
at this particular level,
you never told us
what you saw
when you stepped out of the room.
[sobbing]
[Hsiao-chi] Liu Yao-tsung.
Look at me.
[Yao-tsung sobbing]
I saw my mom and dad
covered in their blood.
[sniffs]
No matter how hard I shook them,
they wouldn't wake up.
I didn't know what to do.
[sobbing]
If I hadn't locked myself
up in the room that day
if I didn't keep playing
if I only stepped out of my room
[continues sobbing]
then my mom and dad
probably wouldn't have died.
I'm sorry.
[Yao-tsung crying]
I'm so sorry.
Then around 9 p.m.,
your neighbor found you covered in blood,
and treated you as a suspect.
At the crime scene, I noticed that
your earphones' volume was very loud.
You were probably playing with them on.
That's why
you didn't hear anything outside.
And the killer
didn't find you either.
I can rule you out as a suspect for now.
Your fingerprints
weren't found on the murder weapon.
I hereby rescind your detention.
Release Liu Yao-tsung at once.
The juvenile court
will probably release you
and relocate you.
[somber music playing]
[Hsiao-chi] Hey.
[footsteps approaching]
I did some research
on the orphanage you'll be going to.
It's actually nice.
They'll take good care of you.
[sobs]
Don't worry.
[Yao-tsung] Excuse me, sir.
Excuse me, sir.
Did you play that game for a long time?
You're actually quite good.
You reached the Purple Demon King Level
on your first try.
It took me two weeks, 121 tries.
[somber music continues playing]
[door closes]
SONGYAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
[paper clatters]
ZHENBANG CONSTRUCTION
LAND PURCHASE DISPUTE WITNESS LIS
ZHENBANG CONSTRUCTION
LAND PLANNING AND DESIGN
[prosecutor] Why are you still here?
[Hsiao-chi] What's the matter?
There's an inspection today.
We're on the same team.
I didn't know.
Get your things.
The cars are waiting downstairs.
SYU YOU-WEI
[siren blaring]
This way, please.
- [woman] Sir, long time no see.
- [prosecutor 1] Oh, yes. Hello.
[woman] I'm a reporter
from DTV. Will you help me?
- [prosecutor] Sure, no problem.
- [woman] That's right.
- She just started
- [camera shutters clicking]
[prosecutor] I've never seen her before.
[police 2] Why are you the one
leading the team?
[prosecutor]
We're just putting on a show.
[police] Hey,
you're saying that so loudly.
[woman] Thank you for your help.
[prosecutor chuckles]
Do it well.
- [police 1] Sure.
- [prosecutor] Good luck.
[police 2] You're always
taking care of me, Mr. Prosecutor.
AS SOLID AS ROCK
ZHENBANG CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
[police 1] Thank you.
[indistinct chatter]
[club owner] Tell me
if you're coming next time.
All right. Don't worry about it.
It's a show for the media anyway.
Hey, that's fine, let's go.
There's no problem.
We can go now. Let's go. Come on.
- Let's go.
- [club owner] Hey.
All right, ladies, get back to work.
[slow tense music playing]
- [club owner] Is that what Boss wants?
- [You-wei] Yes.
Let's go.
[club owner] Is everything okay
with the development project?
[You-wei] Don't worry.
Aren't you befriending me
so I can solve your problems?
Here.
You can take this back to your boss.
So he can rest easy.
All right.
[alarm blaring]
[officer 1] Police, freeze!
- [wheels screeching]
- [officers] Freeze!
Stay where you are!
Stop running!
Don't run!
What are you doing?
I'm a prosecutor.
- Can't you see I'm here?
- [grunts]
[officer 2] Don't move!
[Hsiao-chi] You-wei.
[footsteps approaching]
Hsiao-chi?
The operation isn't over.
Please cooperate.
Chen You.
What are you doing?
Mr. Syu. I'm sorry.
The land development project's base price
Zhenbang Construction will soon bid on
and the prosecution's witness list
for the dispute on land purchase.
You-wei.
I found it strange
when I saw these documents.
[Hsiao-chi] It's not your case.
So why are they on your desk?
ZHENBANG CONSTRUCTION
LAND PURCHASE DISPUTE WITNESS LIS
You're colluding with them.
Where's your pride as a prosecutor?
[You-wei sighs]
Hsiao-chi.
I can't explain it all right now.
- Let's talk when we get back
- You-wei.
Think carefully before you say anything.
My connection to Zhenbang
isn't what you think it is.
Mr. Syu You-wei.
You're involved
in the crime of profiteering
and leaking confidential information.
From now on,
I'm the prosecutor in charge of this case.
- [inhales deeply]
- [Hsiao-chi] I sincerely advise you
not to say another word to me
without thinking it through again.
You have the right to remain silent.
- Sir, get in the car.
- I'll get in myself.
Kuo Hsiao-chi.
You're so goddamn hard-headed,
you know that?
The world isn't just black and white.
But there's still a line
between black and white, You-wei.
And you crossed it.
Just think about
what you'll tell the judge.
Don't make it hard for us.
Handcuffs won't look good on you.
[You-wei scoffs]
You know what?
You will be your own downfall someday.
[car door closes]
[dog panting]
- [dog barking]
- [woman] Where are you going?
[barking]
Behave.
[barking continues]
[suspenseful music playing]
[screams]
[barking continues]
[woman whimpers]
[woman panting]
It was reported that Syu You-wei
from Songyan Prosecutor's Office,
who worked on many major cases before,
was arrested at the scene during
the Chiping Project raid last night.
The judge accused Syu You-wei
of conjoining Zhenbang Construction's
land development project.
Where's the chief prosecutor's interview?
- [staff] In V2, sir.
- [director] Okay, play V2.
[staff] Yes.
Thank you very much for your questions.
I'm sure that the public
is also concerned about this.
For now, I'll leave all the questions
to the Deputy Chief Prosecutor
on this case.
I'm sure you'll get
your answers by asking him.
[female news anchor] What's going on
with Songyan Prosecutor's Office?
Seeing that they've caught
one of their own.
[employee 1] Hey, come here.
Help me post this.
What the heck is going on?
MINLI MORNING NEWS
SONGYAN CITY PROSECUTORS OFFICE'S
[employee 2] Minli?
- Fuck, where did they even get the news?
- [phone ringing]
Lu Yan-jhen from the Program Division.
Okay, I got it. Thank you.
[employee 3] We're doomed today.
An unpopular outlet
like Minli Morning News
got such an exclusive before us.
[employee 4]
A prosecutor caught a prosecutor.
I saw Ms. Ya-cih in leopard print,
high heels, and red lipstick.
You all better sit down.
[employee 5] Hey, you better sit down.
The leopardess is here.
[employee 6] We missed an exclusive.
Everyone, brace yourselves.
[copier whirring]
[tense music playing]
Good morning, ma'am.
Good morning, ma'am.
[heels clanking]
[tense music continues playing]
[employee 7] Good morning, Ms. Ya-cih.
Ms. Ya-cih, we're all set
for today's schedules.
Here's your coffee.
You think I'm letting you off?
I told you not to report it at dawn.
And not only did you do that,
you reported it to Minli Morning News.
You wanna drive me crazy?
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Chief Prosecutor.
It's fine. Don't worry about it.
Yes, I'll find out.
Please talk to the Prosecutor General.
Mm-hmm. Thank you.
[phone beeps]
The Chief Prosecutor
is looking for the informant.
Give me a reason not to fire you.
I'm sorry, Ms. Ya-cih.
I only wanted to do
what I thought was the right thing.
I think our prosecution system
has been flawed for a while.
Worry about
how you're gonna earn a living.
CRIME SCENE, DO NOT CROSS
[camera shutters clicking]
Mr. Yong.
- Your newspapers.
- Okay.
SONGYAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
SYU YOU-WEI ARRESTED
[Shang-yong] What is this? Take it.
It's just a local tabloid.
It was on sale. I bought it to support it.
SONGYAN MAYOR:
A PEACEFUL CITY, SAFE DAY AND NIGH
[chuckles] Look at these reporters.
They can turn black into white.
Just based on these headlines,
you'd think Songyan City
is a very safe place.
As if a girl's hand won't get lost.
Mr. Yong. Mr. Yong. Look.
It's Mr. Kuo.
[Da-chao] Isn't he too arrogant?
He caught one of his own.
Is he stupid or something? Or
There are two possibilities.
First is, he's really stupid.
Second, he's really, really stupid.
[Shang-yong] Let me tell you.
They'll put a sack over Fastidious Chi
and beat him up someday.
Just wait and see.
- Oh, but I think he
- Mr. Lin Shang-yong.
Coercion is punishable
with a 30-day jail time.
And should you decide to hit me,
I'll add assault to that.
Premeditation makes it more serious.
And you're a cop.
The prosecution won't go easy on you.
[laughs] Come on, sir.
I wouldn't dare do that.
Don't aim at me, okay?
- [Shang-yong laughs]
- Good morning, sir.
Good morning.
The severed hand?
Oh. This way, please.
Mr. Kuo.
Why are you always on duty?
You didn't have to come all the way here
for a case as small as this one.
It's obviously just a case of debt.
Perhaps it's a case of debt in love,
or a gambling or something.
[melancholic music playing]
Why was a gift box used?
Why was it placed in a park?
[Hsiao-chi] Do you know why?
Did you check
the surveillance cameras nearby?
There aren't many.
They're all far.
[Shang-yong]
And there are trees everywhere.
What can we see?
What about the people? Did you ask them?
[chuckles]
Mr. Kuo.
This is a park we're in.
How can I check
with an unspecified person?
Let me ask you then.
Who's the girl in overalls?
She's a witness.
[Hsiao-chi] That's right.
Earlier, she told me that
she brings her dog to the park
at 5.30 a.m. daily.
Isn't that a set pattern of behavior
at a certain location and time?
Check with each hospital.
See if a woman
with a severed hand went there.
Send the evidence to the forensic expert
as soon as you're done here.
Also, starting at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow,
interview those who come to the park.
- Okay, sure.
- All right.
Let's go. Time to get to work.
It's a local tabloid.
[He-ping] This morning,
we received a citizen's report.
Under the big tree in the park,
a woman's severed hand
has been discovered.
The police immediately started
the investigation.
But aside from the woman's severed hand,
no other body parts
were found at the scene.
Who does this severed hand belong to?
Why was it cut off and thrown away?
We'll await prosecution
and clarification hopefully soon.
This has been Chen He-ping
reporting to you this morning.
Okay.
[slow tense music playing]
[He-ping] Is this okay?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
[sighs]
[lighter clicks]
Okay, okay, I'm here.
Come on. Let's start the meeting.
- How can we start?
- [Yong-kun grunts]
We're not complete yet.
Goodness, what time is it?
Where is Chen He-ping?
What the hell is wrong with him?
- He's not on time for the meetings.
- Sorry. Sorry for the delay.
Let's make this clear.
From now on, don't come if you're late.
Yes, Ms. Ya-cih.
I promise it won't happen again.
But let me tell you something.
There's a reason why we're late.
We got a photo of the severed hand case
in the city park.
[Yong-kun] You got it?
- [He-ping] Yeah.
- [Yong-kun] What did you get?
[He-ping] Jian-ho. Jian-ho.
Show them. Hurry.
Thank you.
At the park earlier,
we saw a gift box.
It contained a woman's severed hand.
Her nails are even polished.
Don't you think it's a spectacular topic?
[Yong-kun] My goodness.
It's a juicy shot from this angle.
- How was the incision made?
- When will we start the discussion?
Okay, yes, of course.
Let's begin. Come on.
All right. Well, um
[Yong-kun clears throat]
As you all probably know,
like all other TV stations,
we didn't get the exclusive
on the Prosecutor's Office
arresting one of its own.
On that note,
we must redeem ourselves. Okay?
Well, come on.
Who's going first?
Mr. Liang,
- I was thinking, what if we
- [Ya-cih] I'll go first.
I'll get straight to the point.
For Call In Frontline tonight,
I'll speak with the Prosecutor General.
I'll have him personally explain
how the prosecution
is going to correct itself.
[Yong-kun] Wow. You sure are
our star broadcaster indeed.
[Yong-kun chuckles]
But can't you make
the topic a little sharper?
I plan on talking about factions
through internal feuds.
That's awesome.
That would be great.
[laughs]
- [Ya-cih] I'll get ready if it's good
- Wait, I have an idea.
What if we do something unexpected?
We've been reporting this for days.
The viewers are tired.
They probably want something different.
At least that's how I feel.
What if
we started reporting the severed hand case
in Ms. Ya-cih's show?
[clears throat]
Well then
how about this?
Ms. Ya-cih will handle
the Prosecutor General's
first television appearance.
And then He-ping
will handle the severed hand case.
See if you can get viewer ratings
from different groups of people.
- Okay?
- [He-ping] Sure.
[Yong-kun] Well, meeting adjourned.
Everyone, get back to work.
[Yong-kun chuckles]
Ms. Ya-cih.
How did you invite the Prosecutor General?
Can you ask him to appear more?
If there's no suitable content,
what's the point of having him?
[Yong-kun] Come on. This news
will be hot for over six months.
He's definitely suitable.
[Ya-cih] I'll go and prepare.
[Yong-kun] All right, go ahead.
When he arrives at the studio,
introduce me to him, okay?
Or give me his number. I'll invite him.
[Yan-jhen sighs]
Let's go.
[You-wei] I'll walk by myself.
[camera whirs]
[phone ringing]
MINLI MORNING NEWS
SYU YOU-WEI ARRESTED
FOR JUDICIAL CORRUPTION
- Kuo Hsiao-chi.
- [male reporter] Hello, Mr. Kuo.
I'm a reporter from DTV.
Since you arrested Mr. Syu You-wei,
would you comment on
[phone rings]
[phone clanks]
[phone rings]
[clicks tongue]
[phone clanks]
[Huei-jhen] Mr. Kuo,
what if you miss an important call?
It's okay.
Those who want to find me will be able to.
- [Chen You] Sir, get in the car.
- I'll get in myself.
Kuo Hsiao-chi.
My connection to Zhenbang
isn't what you think it is.
[camera beeps]
SONGYAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
SYU YOU-WEI ARRESTED
[soft tense music playing]
- Oh, yes. Hello.
- Sir, long time no see.
[prosecutor laughs]
We're just putting on a show.
- [camera shutters clicking]
- It's fine, we'll just walk around.
- Help me report this then.
- Okay, sure.
TNB NEWS STATION
TNB.
TNB.
TNB
FIRST NEWS, REPORTER ID
TNB.
NAME: LU YAN-JHEN
DIVISION: PROGRAM
"Lu Yan-jhen."
[breathes deeply]
Huei-jhen.
Call Lin Shang-yong from Gaode Precinct.
We'll meet at the forensic office.
SONGYAN PUBLIC INSTITUTE
OF FORENSIC MEDICINE
[forensic investigator] Based on the edges
of this person's severed hand,
I think it was cut off after death.
[Shang-yong] That means it was a murder?
[Hsiao-chi] The thumb was dislocated.
What do you think was the cause of this?
The victim could have been
trying to escape from something.
If you take a look at the thumb's edges,
based on the consistency
of the wound direction,
the marks are quite neat.
It's possible that it's caused
by some kind of tool.
What kind of tool?
[forensic investigator]
There are many possibilities.
But it definitely wasn't
from an ordinary fight.
[foreboding music playing]
From what you can remember
in the cases you've worked on,
have you ever seen
a dislocation like this one?
Uh, Mr. Kuo.
They examine so many corpses in a year.
How can he remember?
I still want you to try to remember.
[forensic investigator]
A dislocated thumb?
Well, I think I can remember
one like this.
About two to three years ago.
It's Tian Cun-yi's case.
[Ya-cih] Sir. My friends all say that
the vigorous anti-triad operation
in the past few days
has made them feel even safer.
Especially since Songyan City
promised that they'll build
a city that's peaceful
to live in all day and all night.
But during last night's raid,
you seemed to have caught one of your own.
[Prosecutor General] Yes. That's right.
That further motivates us
to crack down on triads.
We treat everyone equally,
rich or poor.
We want to make Songyan City
[wheels screeching]
[car beeping]
[Ya-cih] Does this tempest in a teapot
also signify that, on some level,
the Songyan Prosecutor's Office
has some internal conflict?
[woman] Here's your cigarette.
- [Ya-cih] Mr. Syu You-wei
- [gasps]
[Ya-cih] He can't help
but attract attention.
So did this recent arrest uphold
righteousness over loyalty
or eliminate a dissident?
[Prosecutor General] Well
I can only ask the public to believe
that we'll do everything
according to the law.
Thank you, sir.
But going back to the topic,
over the years, our prosecution system
has already indicted a lot
of terrible criminals in the country.
- [director] Get the video ready.
- Got it.
[director] Five-second countdown.
[Ya-cih] the major crimes Songyan
Prosecutor's Office cracked in the past
- few years.
- Okay, VCR, play.
Right. Play the video now.
[news theme music playing]
TNB NEWS, MAJOR CASES REVIEW
[police] How did you drag
Jiang Yu-ping here?
[anchor] In 1995, an unemployed,
self-proclaimed photographer, Tian Cun-yi
- [police] By yourself?
- [anchor] murdered advertising employee,
Jiang Yu-ping in the name of photography.
He hid the corpse in a remote
mountainous area in his hometown
and hastily buried her there.
The cruel methods shocked society.
INMATE BASIC INFORMATION,
TIAN CUN-YI
[soft tense music playing]
TIAN CUN-YI
[Hsiao-chi] Tian Cun-yi.
On March 14th, 1995,
Tian Cun-yi saw Jiang Yu-ping
coming home alone
and chatted her up.
Tian Cun-yi claims that they agreed to
take nude photos and have consensual sex.
But Jiang Yu-ping changed her mind
and threatened to call the police
if he didn't compensate.
He held her captive for several days
due to anger, and then he killed her.
He wrapped her dead body in plastic.
And then he took it to his far hometown
and buried it there.
After forensic examination,
she was confirmed to have a right
hyoid bone fracture and neck bruises.
She was strangled to death.
STRANGLED TO DEATH
In addition, there were many bruises
and abrasions on her body,
and her thumb was dislocated.
THUMB DISLOCATION
Obviously, her private part
was intentionally cleaned.
He turned himself in.
Why go to all that trouble
to destroy the evidence then?
Jiang Yu-ping went north
to find a job after high school.
Co-rented at Gaode District
with her flatmate Lu Yan-jhen.
LU YAN-JHEN
Lu Yan-jhen?
LU YAN-JHEN
[ominous music playing]
REPORTER ID. LU YAN-JHEN,
PROGRAM DIVISION
[He-ping] I'm currently at the hometown
of the suspect Tian Cun-yi.
After Tian Cun-yi murdered Jiang Yu-ping,
he took her body
to his hometown to dispose of it
here in this ditch right behind me.
The police have brought Tian Cun-yi
back to the scene of the crime
to show us a simulation
of what he's done recently.
We can see that Tian Cun-yi
has finally come out.
It looks like he has
a very cold look in his eyes.
He doesn't seem to feel
any remorse for what he has done.
We can see that the victim's family
is very emotional.
They even rushed forward to hit him.
They came up
to the front to hit the criminal.
[woman] Why don't you go to hell?
[man] You killed her!
You killed that girl!
[woman] Why did you do that?
You're so inhumane! [crying]
[loud clamoring]
[button clicks]
[sentimental music playing]
[sobs]
MISSING URBAN WOMEN SPECIAL
TO YU-PING AND ALL THE MISSING WOMEN
WHO WENT TO WORK IN THE NORTH
- [recorder clicks]
- [Yan-jhen] Yes.
Jiang Yu-ping was my roommate.
[officer] Ms. Lu Yan-jhen,
please take a look at your statement.
If there's no problem, please sign here.
[Yan-jhen] You made a mistake.
The last time I saw her
wasn't when she left home.
It was before I left for work that day.
This is wrong. Why did you write that?
I never said that
Yu-ping was in need of money.
I told you she could stand on her own
two feet without relying on her parents.
Why didn't you write what I told you, huh?
I don't want to sign
this kind of statement.
[recorder whirring]
[Yan-jhen] Why would the prosecutor think
it was consensual sex?
I'm begging you.
Get to the bottom of this.
There's no way Yu-ping would ever agree
to let Tian Cun-yi
take nude photos of her.
[sniffles]
She already died a tragic death.
So I'm begging you.
Please find out the truth
and clear her name.
Please, I'm begging you.
[recorder clicks]
SONGYAN CITY POLICE STATION
GAODE PRECINC
[Da-chao] Mr. Yong.
Fastidious Chi
is in a bad light right now.
You still wanna help him?
"Fastidious Chi." Really?
You can't just call him that.
It's fine for me.
I'm retiring soon.
If you talk nonsense and he catches you,
then you'll be the one in a bad light.
All right. All right. Fine.
- Come on.
- Okay.
[Shang-yong] Let me tell you.
Having a lousy personality
doesn't mean that you're a loser too.
Even if Fastidious Chi is annoying,
I have to admit
he's quite a diligent prosecutor.
[chuckles]
I'm unlucky.
I'm about to retire
- and I still met him.
- [laughs]
But Mr. Yong,
Tian Cun-yi is still in prison.
And there's a victim
with similar characteristics.
Isn't it too coincidental?
Coincidental?
I've been a cop for almost 30 years.
There's no such thing.
Hey, hey.
I think you're tying this wrong.
That would create a tie bruise.
It looks different.
Ooh.
- So tie this
- Hey, what are you doing?
- Cut it.
- Okay.
- [Shang-yong] Hurry up.
- Okay, okay.
- [grunts]
- [Da-chao] Ah
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- [groans]
Lin Shang-yong here?
[Da-chao] It's really different.
- [Shang-yong] Hey. Mr. Kuo.
- Oh.
- Good morning, Mr. Kuo.
- [phone ringing]
Good morning.
So, did you figure it out?
What tool was used to inflict the wound?
These are the ones we haven't tried yet.
The ones we tried were all wrong.
To cause a dislocated thumb
like the report says that the hand has,
we should use something harder.
[Hsiao-chi] What are these?
[Shang-yong] Oh.
Thumbcuffs. They are very rare.
Uh, Mr. Kuo, I know how to use these.
I watch the Rainbow Channel a lot. Look.
Done.
- Whoa. You did it so smoothly.
- [chuckles]
I didn't know you're such a pervert.
- Mr. Yong, you haven't seen this?
- [laughing]
Mr. Yong.
- Hmm.
- Oh, okay.
[screams] It hurts! It hurts! Wait.
Wait a minute, stop! Stop
It's going to break! Stop, stop, stop!
It's going to break my thumb!
- Okay.
- [Da-chao winces]
- Open it.
- Ooh. Ow.
[Da-chao] Like this, yeah. Right.
[Da-chao winces]
[suspenseful music playing]
DISLOCATED THUMB
[Hsiao-chi]
If these two cases are related,
then the target placing
this severed hand there in the park
seems to be foreshadowing something.
Are you listening?
Oh. Sorry, Mr. Kuo.
- I'm waiting for a call.
- [phone rings]
Hello?
Ms. Chen.
Yes, that's right.
Yu-tong really didn't go to class?
Okay, all right.
I'll find time to contact her later.
I'm sorry, Ms. Chen.
Yes, thank you.
Thank you very much.
[wheels screech]
[bangs]
[breathing heavily]
[muffled screams]
[grunting]
[muffled screams]
[thrilling music playing]
Okay, let's go.
[Yi-jyun muffled grunts]
[muffled cries]
[closing theme music playing]