Gangnam B-Side (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

1
GANGNAM, SEOUL
[person] Let's wait for Jangho, at least.
The four of us won't be enough.
He'd never put us before his wife,
especially since today
is her mom's birthday.
[person] He's one lucky man.
He always weasels his way
out of the tough busts, you know?
[tires screeching]
-What the…
-[door opens, shuts]
Hey, Kang Dongwoo!
You can't just force this on us
without prior authorization.
So what if I did?
It's all on you if this goes to shit.
[sighs] My God. Quit whining already
and cover my six, all right?
If this goes well, you'll get some credit.
We good?
-Hey, kid. Wrap this up and come in.
-[person 2] Yes, sir.
-[line ringing]
-[sighs]
[electronic dance music playing]
[person] Now.
[patron] What the fuck
happened to the music?
[guests clamoring]
Okay. Lights.
Go again now.
-[patron 2] Hey!
-[clamoring]
Attention everyone! This is the police.
You're all under arrest
for violating the Narcotics Control Act.
Put your hands on your heads,
and get down.
Boys and girls, party's over.
Time to go home!
[guests clamoring]
[police whistle blowing]
Hey, somebody tell that girl
to put some clothes on.
[laughs] Hey, if it isn't
our star detective, Captain Kang Dongwoo.
[laughs]
You just got me a big score.
Let's wrap it up and get out of here.
-Dinner, my treat.
-Yeah, in a minute.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Come on. I said, let's call it a day.
Look, you did a fantastic job.
We're all good.
It better be a fancy dinner, man.
I'm not a cheap date.
-I'ma buy you a steak. Wagyu?
-Okay.
-You down?
-All night long.
-Huh? [chuckles]
-Let's go.
-Let's go.
-All right. Let's go.
-Come on. Let's go.
-Yeah, I'll book a table.
-Wait, Dongwoo.
-Come on.
-Let go. Let go, you fucking assholes.
-Hey, hey, hey.
[sighs]
You know, the color red
really gets my blood pumping.
Hey, Seo Jisu.
Go ahead and call for backup.
[sighs]
Shithead.
[person coughing]
[Dongwoo] Hey.
[glass shatters]
[both grunting]
-[bones crack]
-[screams]
[suspect groans, coughs]
Jangho, man.
Give me a fucking break.
[groaning]
[Dongwoo sighs] Jangho, you bastard.
[Jangho] Please, Dongwoo.
If I go to prison, my wife,
my mother, my daughter…
[sobs] …they'll be crushed
by the weight of my debt.
-Sit down. Sit down.
-Just this once-- [sniffles]
Jangho,
just accept the consequences, yeah?
It's the only way
you'll ever see me again, man.
You think this is all me, Dongwoo?
[breathes shakily]
Fuck's sake,
all I did was make a delivery.
I swear that was my first time.
You gotta believe me.
What are you implying, you idiot?
It's not just you?
Dongwoo, we shouldn't mess with them.
[gasps]
Everyone in Major Crimes is involved.
[crying] Are you really gonna
go after all of them?
So please, I beg you, man.
Just let it go. [cries]
[officers clamoring]
The fuck you think you're doing?
Let me go.
[grunts] You bastard.
You're in big fucking trouble now.
Don't worry, buddy.
I'll see you soon. [grunts]
[sighs]
GANGNAM B-SIDE
3 YEARS LATER, GANGNAM
[chewing]
[driver] Delivery complete.
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
[people cheering in distance]
[electronic dance music playing]
[person] Make it look real,
you fucking bitches.
-[person 2 laughs]
-Yeah, like that.
[person 3] You're getting paid,
you better do it right.
-[person] That's fucking right!
-[person 2] Go down on her!
-[person] Hey, Lemon!
-[person 4] Lemon is here!
Enjoy, sir.
Enjoy, yeah, enjoy my dick!
-Hold on a sec.
-[Lemon] Yeah, sure.
All right, have fun.
-Bye, guys.
-Eat this, you fuckers!
[moaning]
[gasps, moaning]
[laughing]
[phone buzzing]
JJUNI BOY
-[laughing]
-[phone buzzing]
[phone buzzing]
WHERE ARE YOU?
GO GET JENNY RIGHT NOW
IF YOU LOSE THAT BITCH,
WE'RE ALL DEAD
[escort] Lend me your lipstick.
Those pigs love red.
[escort] Lend me your lipstick.
Those pigs love red.
Wonder-- What the hell? Ow!
[escort 2] That crazy fucking bitch.
-[vomits]
-What's the matter with her?
[panting]
[indistinct chatter]
[escort] What's going on in there?
What is going on?
CALLING JJUNGHWA
[line ringing]
[bouncer] You sons of bitches!
What the fuck are you doing?
Get the fuck out of here.
[Junghwa] Hey, Jaehee.
Geez, what took you so long to pick up?
[Junghwa] I'm so high
I can't feel my tongue or my legs.
[sighs] You're fucked. Lee Junghwa, you…
[Junghwa] Something's wrong. What do I do?
-Listen.
-[Junghwa breathes shakily]
First shove a finger down your throat,
throw up, then get out of there.
[Junghwa] Right now?
But I didn't get paid yet--
Get the hell out of there already.
We're all fucked!
[escort] Jesus, rude much?
[Jaehee whimpering, panting]
[gasps]
[gasps]
[bouncer] Holy fuck.
There she is!
You fucking bitch, get over here!
-Get her, damn it!
-Bastards. Holy shit, fuck me.
[bystanders exclaim]
-[horn honks]
-[tires screech]
[honking]
-[crowd clamors]
-[horns honking]
[horn honks]
[Junghwa crying]
FILTER - VIDEO
NO RESUL
[phone buzzing]
Hey.
I think we lost Jenny, that fucking bitch.
I found nothing on Junghwa's phone.
Jenny definitely has it.
Track down that bitch, you,
or we're all fucked, got it?
Gangnam ain't that big
so you better go find her.
I got it, man.
[breathing shakily]
DELETE
[breathes shakily]
[cries]
-[object clatters]
-[passerby] Fuck.
[indistinct clamoring]
[guest] Thank you.
[electronic dance music playing]
[patron] What the hell?
What's wrong with you, bitch?
[patron 2] Do you have any idea
how expensive this is?
Who's in charge here? Bring him here!
Hey! You the boss?
[groans]
[escort] Excuse me?
-Hey.
-[groans]
-Hey.
-[groaning] Stop.
[sighs]
The fuck?
[groaning]
-[buyer] I mean, why's it so expensive?
-[dealer] Jesus, prices have gone up.
You can't find this stuff anywhere else.
Forget it then, just don't buy it.
I don't give a shit.
-[buyer screaming]
-[dealer screams]
[dealer grunting]
-[screams]
-You fucker.
Come here, come here.
You fucking junkie. Did I not tell you
to never sell drugs to my girls?
[grunting] It wasn't me.
That fucking bitch, Oh Jinyoung, begged
me to give her some drugs, all right?
-Come here, come here.
-[whimpering]
You dumb fuck.
Hey, don't you ever
sell again to my girls.
-Got it?
-[panting]
Come here.
[grunts]
Hey. Hey, is Jenny here?
She's this bitch who fucked us over
and ran away.
I can go inside and check, right?
Hey, get inside.
-[bouncer 2] Let's get in.
-You guys, go over there.
-Damn it.
-Now where the hell did she go?
[bouncer sighs]
-What's going on?
-Yeah, I know. Hold on a sec.
CALLS - GILHO
[line ringing]
[door opens]
Damn it.
Shit, man. Why didn't you fucking pick up?
Get another girl.
Jinyoung's pretty baked.
She can't work today.
Forget about her right now.
Do you know what happened to Jaehee?
What?
Seems like during her shift last night,
she disappeared. She's gone.
Everyone is out there looking for her.
I can't reach Junghwa either.
Did something happen to the girls?
-[keypad beeping]
-[electronic lock opens]
[phone buzzing]
MR. YOON
She's really not fucking picking up.
Could she just be working?
No.
-[phone buzzing]
-Shit.
What's up?
[sighs] Mr. Yoon,
what the hell are you doing?
That bitch is ignoring my calls.
You sure Junghwa didn't run?
Got to go.
We don't know anything.
Please… Please don't kill us.
I swear we don't know anything.
We really, really don't.
Daddy, no please, Daddy, no-- [screams]
LUCKY ARCADE
[line ringing]
[automated voice] The caller
you are trying to reach…
WHY WON'T YOU PICK UP?
[rattling]
Junghwa?
[breathing heavily]
-[object clatters]
-[gasps]
[gasps]
[sighs]
[person] Don't you see
that scratch here, old man?
-[person 2] Come on, that's enough.
-I literally just bought this.
[tractor whirring]
-[person] What you gonna do about it, huh?
-[officer] Please calm down.
[person 2] We're very busy.
-Babe, let's just go.
-Just shut up and wait in the car.
-The insurance company will be here soon.
-This thing is so fucking loud.
-Is this road for tractors or something?
-[officer] Well…
Huh?
[officer] Tractors are definitely
allowed here, yeah.
[person] Why? What?
-[officer] Come on. Don't be like this.
-Stop!
[person] Why?
-[officer] It's the captain, be cool.
-[person] Oh, fuck.
-[Dongwoo] Thank you, sir.
-[farmer] Yep.
[officer] Captain,
I thought you took the day off.
Sir, are you okay? You hurt?
No, don't worry. It's okay, I'm fine.
It was just a minor collision. [chuckles]
The insurance company is arriving.
We can handle this on our own.
So you can go, Captain.
You drunk? You look flushed.
That's just the way my face is, man.
-Can't you tell? [laughs]
-[partner laughs]
He's the mayor's, uh, second nephew.
Apparently, he drank a bit
while playing golf.
We've settled with the old man,
and also, the chief called
and said we should just let him go.
Whoa, pretty dark in there.
I can't see anything at all.
Hey, hey, hey! Fine, fine, fine, fine.
[chuckles]
I'll take care of it. Just go, all right?
You go and get yourself
a cup of coffee, okay?
What the fuck? Hey, hey!
Do you know who I am, asshole?
You sure you wanna do this right now?
I'm sorry.
The color red
really gets my blood pumping. Hmm?
-[gasps]
-[shouts]
-What the fuck!
-[partner] Oh, no. Babe.
[Dongwoo] Hmm. What could this be?
-Huh?
-Hey, we have a situation.
DUI, violation
of the Narcotics Control Act.
Feel free to tell us
who you are at the station.
-Take him. [grunts]
-Motherfucker!
That's it. You're going down,
you worthless piece of shit.
-Who do you think you are, you dumb fuck?
-Stop it! [gasps]
[chuckles] You asshole.
You're a dead man, you hear me?
Piece of shit. Bring it on.
[partner] What should I do?
[groaning]
That's all you got?
-[screams]
-[officer] Shit. Damn.
[groans]
[groaning]
Cuff yourself.
Use this for your attorney's fees, okay?
Take him to the police station
if you don't want to
get arrested for bribery too.
-Got it?
-Yes, Captain.
-Let go of me, you motherfuckers.
-Stop, don't touch me.
Did you have to use excessive force
on the mayor's nephew, seriously?
-[sighs] So fucking loud, this punk. Hey!
-[sighs]
Quiet down in there.
-I know what you look like, asshole.
-[chief] Oh, man…
[partner] What are we supposed to do?
Oh, I see. You lead one big
drug bust in Gangnam,
and now you think
everyone's a dealer, that it?
[phone buzzing]
COMMISSIONER MOON
[sighs]
Salute!
Oh, Commissioner Moon.
Sir, what brings you here?
[chuckles, scoffs]
[buzzing continues]
[chuckles]
POCHEON BUKBU POLICE STATION
Man… [sighs] …having served as a cop
in Gangnam
for what is it now, two decades?
I assumed you'd be bored out of your mind
out here in the middle of nowhere,
but I guess I was wrong.
-[sighs] I'm just hanging in there.
-Don't play dumb.
GANGNAM MISSING CASES
I'm sure you've heard about it
on the news already.
Both HQ and the Missing Persons Unit
are laying low.
If things go wrong, the police
will be blamed for being incompetent.
So I'm wondering if you
could be the ace up our sleeve.
Seriously, Dongwoo, you can't waste
your gift here forever.
I didn't mentor you so you could toil
away in a quiet little town like this.
[Dongwoo sighs]
I already told the chief about it.
I want you back in Gangnam immediately.
Pack your bags. You'll do everything
you can to get through the case
faster than the prosecution.
Okay?
Commissioner, I won't do it.
I can't do this.
Why not?
Are you worried a cop
will be involved again?
The bastards you caught,
turns out,
they were moles in the end, Dongwoo.
-You've done your penance.
-[sighs]
They called you a hero, giving you medals
but you were basically
exiled and isolated, weren't you?
GANGNAM MISSING CASES
A WOMAN DIES IN HIT-AND-RUN
AT GANGNAM STATION
[bouncer] Hey, I found her.
[bouncer 2] Hey, you fucking bitch.
Come here.
Come on, get her!
CRAZY BITCH
AT GANGNAM STATION LAST NIGH
-[bouncer 3] Get her!
-[onlooker] Wait, no, no, no, stop--
[horns honking]
[onlookers shout]
[phone buzzing]
Hello?
[caller] Are you the father
of our patient Kang Yeseo?
Yeah. What's the matter?
GANGNAM MAEIL HOSPITAL
What happened?
I heard she was doing a lot better.
[doctor] Yes, she was.
That's why we reduced her therapy
to biweekly sessions.
However, she's become very anxious lately
for some reason.
Take a look.
[doctor] Are you still troubled
by what happened back then?
[Yeseo] I said I'm not.
[doctor] It's not your fault, Yeseo.
You can tell me.
Are you still feeling troubled by it?
-Yeseo! Nurse!
-[Yeseo shouting]
Nurse, we need to escort her out.
-Bring the tranquilizer, come on.
-Let me go! [grunts]
-[Yeseo screaming]
-Calm down, calm down!
[doctor] I know you and your wife
are both busy,
but you need to watch her more closely.
For someone who has
attempted suicide once,
the second and third attempts
become even easier.
[door opens, shuts]
[parent] You can't just show up
on whatever day
outside of the visitation schedule.
What about you?
You need to be on TV
while our child is suffering?
Had I known, I wouldn't have.
I came straight from work
as soon as I heard.
[sighs]
What's happening with Yeseo?
It doesn't sound like things are okay.
[scoffs]
Are you acting like a father
all of a sudden?
I'm her father.
I have the right to know what's going on.
So you're saying you didn't know?
A cop who couldn't solve
a school bullying case.
When our daughter was being blackmailed
by those murderous skanks,
you were too busy obsessing
over those druggies.
You're a news anchor.
Why are you repeating such nonsense?
How many times do I have to tell you
it was an acciden--
[sighs]
Pushing a person from the roof
is not an accident, it's murder.
Those girls,
you know they were gaslighting Yeseo.
It was abusive.
[sighs]
IF YOU TAKE THIS OFF AGAIN,
YOU'LL GET ARRESTED!
[phone buzzes]
TREASURE:
I CAN BE DISCHARGED TOMORROW.
WILL YOU DRIVE ME HOME? PLEASE?
[sighs]
Why won't you say anything? Seriously,
are you just gonna stay silent?
You fucking…
[sighs]
Hey, are you…
Are you involved with Noh Joonseo
in any way?
[sighs] I can't do this.
-Hey, Jaehee!
-What?
We're wasting time, we need to go get her!
What if something bad is happening
to Junghwa? What if she's in danger?
[sighs]
Shut your phone off. Just stay put here.
-What are you gonna do?
-I'll bring her here, so just stay put.
Don't make things worse.
[Jaehee] Please…
Bring her back.
Before you go,
how about some burgers? Huh?
I mean, you said you wanted
to try that new restaurant.
The one near your building.
That place closed a while ago.
How about that Chinese restaurant
we went to on your graduation day?
You know, the one with the dumplings
you like, and they had that sauce…
They had really good sauce, remember?
You mean the entrance ceremony.
You didn't come to my graduation.
[sighs]
-Appa.
-Yeah?
Can you look for my friend, Jaehee?
Jaehee, the girl with the leather jacket?
She's been MIA.
Her phone is turned off,
she's not answering DMs or texts.
I think something's happened to her.
You can help me find her, right?
[sighs] Yeseo,
why do you want to find her?
It's actually not unusual
for kids like her to go missing.
It's not that big of a deal.
I've seen a lot of them, you know?
How can you say that?
Oh, come on. Do you still not
understand who she really was?
So Umma told you
that Jaehee is responsible, didn't she?
I hope you don't believe that.
Well, it's not that.
I'm just worried about you--
No, you're not.
I've heard that before from you.
You say you're worried about me,
but you don't really care.
Do you?
[sighs]
[sighs]
You ignored me
the last time I asked you for a favor.
Why do you even want to find her? Huh?
What'll happen if you do?
[sighs]
Yeseo, is there something
you're not telling me about?
It's just…
I can't live in this world without her.
[phone buzzes]
[Dongwoo] Oh, hey, sorry about that.
-Hey, Appa.
-I'm a little late.
1 YEAR AGO
This is Jaehee, my best friend.
I see. Pleasure.
-I got to go.
-Hey, come on.
Let's just hang out and talk
for a little bit, okay?
-Appa, please.
-Okay.
I'm kind of hungry.
Why don't you get us some food?
Go ahead and get whatever you want. Here.
While you wait, why don't you two talk?
It's all right.
[Dongwoo] Shall we sit?
So you're friends from school?
[sighs]
Hey, gotta tell you.
I really love your leather jacket.
Your parents get you that?
Do I look like I have parents?
Can't you tell by looking at me?
You're a cop or something?
[sighs] All right. Tell me.
What do you need my help with?
Listen, it's okay. You can tell me.
What trouble did you cause?
Who said I caused it? [scoffs]
Do you need money
so you can settle something?
[chuckles] You're… You're such a dick.
Look.
You don't understand me.
Stop acting like it.
You don't get it, so just stop trying.
I know you don't even care
what happens to someone like me.
[scoffs] Unbelievable.
You got so much time on your hands,
you should treat your daughter better.
You think seeing her
every once in a while, buying her…
Getting her stuff like burgers
makes you a good parent?
Jaehee, was it?
I know you call yourself her friend,
drag her around to places
and threaten her for money.
Excuse me?
You have any idea what Yeseo
had to go through
because of what happened
on the roof that day?
[scoffs] This is bullshit.
Hey.
-If you ever bully Yeseo again, I'll…
-Appa!
Hey. This was stupid.
Your old man? Not fucking helpful.
Hey, hey.
Are you completely nuts?
What if we let her go
and something happens to her?
Yeseo.
Yeseo.
[sighs]
GANGNAM SEOBU POLICE STATION,
SEOUL
WITHOUT YOUR HELP,
BULLYING AT SCHOOL WILL CONTINUE
[Jisu] We meet again.
When you ran away, was it out of guilt?
I was wondering why you were sent to the
countryside after you were promoted.
Then we found out it was by choice.
Why'd you run away? They were
the ones who were committing the crimes.
[scoffs] It wasn't your fault
they ostracized you.
If we could travel back in time
and face the same predicament,
Jangho would deserve
to be crushed by you, Captain.
If you hadn't done it, I swear,
I would have ended that punk myself.
Fuck him.
Was it at least therapeutic?
-You know, comforting and all?
-Oh, yeah.
It feels so much safer teaming up
with another loner down here.
What brought you in out of the cold?
NAME: KIM JAEHEE
Geez, I thought Yeseo was a nerd,
but she has a pretty scary friend.
LARCENY - ASSAUL
This girl was arrested for committing
larceny in Yeongdeungpo a while back.
That's her only charge.
Hmm.
Oh, here she is.
-Huh. Wait a minute.
-What?
Remember how we arrested those thugs
connected to the dark web some time ago?
-Mm-hmm.
-They were released about half a year ago.
Are those perverts already out?
Yeah, not only that but these bastards
are operating a spy cam business now.
They still haven't learned their lesson.
They set up spy cams in all the clubs,
bars and bathrooms in Gangnam.
I wanted to root out
those stupid bastards,
so I went through all the CCTV
in that area several times.
Oh, here. Look.
GANGNAM CLUB GIRL IN BATHROOM
Same tattoo, right?
She sleeps here like this until some dude
shows up and takes her out.
Seemed odd, so I took a closer look.
Is that it? Any footage from outside?
This was recorded first.
And this is the footage that followed.
Oh, there she is.
In the next clip,
they get into the car in the back.
Wait, there's another girl.
I mean,
she kind of looks like her, though.
Doesn't she? Right?
Stop.
[Jisu] It's her. She has the same tattoo.
[sighs]
Mmm.
[Jisu] What?
That looks like that bastard from before.
3 YEARS AGO
All right, yeah, I know.
Just get in the car first. Come on.
[Gilho] Come here, you fucking junkie.
Hey!
Motherfucker. Hey! Let me fucking go!
What the hell are they doing?
I think he drives call girls,
according to him,
the man robbed his client.
If I do drugs or have sex, it's none of
your damn business, fucker-- Ow!
[Gilho] Fuck you. [grunts]
Fuck! [grunts]
-[officer] Hey, get him!
-You motherfucker!
Hey! You fucking piece of shit!
-Get him up.
-[Gilho] Come here, you fucking junkie!
[officer] Get up.
-Where's the woman who was with him?
-Over there. In the back.
Is that your girl?
I'm just a chauffeur.
You're the one who drove her here,
weren't you?
So what? You think chauffeurs
pick their damn clients?
Oh, because cops pick
which criminals to arrest?
-[chuckles] What?
-[scoffs] Let's take him to the station.
-Why bother talking to him?
-Hey, you son of a bitch.
Come here, you fucker.
Come on, you bastard.
-Just get out of here.
-[Jisu] What? We're letting him go?
[Dongwoo] You're gonna waste our resources
on a chauffeur?
Here. Wipe your face off.
It doesn't look nice.
You motherfucker. You'd better fucking run
if you ever see me, you fucking bitch.
[chuckles]
[Dongwoo] Let him go.
[Gilho sighs] Goddamn junkie.
Hey, you'd better not show up
on my radar again.
I wanted to run the license plate,
but we can't run the plate or the ID.
Apparently the prosecution blocked access
because the evidence
is crucial to their case?
Why are they involved?
The new chief prosecutor
assigned the evidence
related to Gangnam Missing Persons Cases,
to some random prosecutor.
They even restricted access
on all of the files.
-[employee] Okay. Thanks.
-Oh, dear.
Oh, you didn't
have to bring this yourself.
I would've been there to help…
Ms. Ryu,
we are free this afternoon, right?
Yes, we don't have anything in particular.
What can I do for you, ma'am?
Please don't disturb me,
and go home on time.
THE 2ND GANGNAM GATE MATERIAL
GANGNAM SERIAL MISSING PERSONS
CASES MATERIAL
Hey, man.
You need to give me the money first,
like you promised.
I mean, I'm putting my fucking life
on the line for you.
[sighs] Whatever. Just hurry
and wire the money to my bank account.
Right now.
[sighs] For fuck's sake.
This asshole just doesn't get it.
Oh, shit.
What?
-Get out.
-You get in, motherfucker.
-[whimpers]
-Come on out.
Where did you take Junghwa?
I did my thing,
made the delivery, got my money as usual.
-Where?
-[groans] All right!
All right… [sobs] …it was
Grand Business Hotel.
Grand Business. There's an event.
-When's the event?
-It's already begun.
You should hurry.
Why are you getting up?
Please stop. Please… [sobbing] …stop!
-Please don't-- [shouts]
-[trunk slamming]
You motherfucker…
-[whimpering]
-[sighs]
-[radio beeps]
-Going in.
[Junghwa breathes shakily]
-[captor] Hey, move your ass, would you?
-[whimpers]
Just go.
[gasps]
-[scanner beeps]
-[lock clicks]
[gasps]
Hey, there.
It's been a while, Junghwa.
[distorted] Too long, baby, too long.
[Junghwa breathing heavily]
[yelps]
[breathes shakily]