Parasyte: The Grey (2024) s01e01 Episode Script

Episode 1

[unsettling music playing]
SOMEONE LIVING ON EARTH
SUDDENLY HAD A THOUGHT.
IF THE HUMAN POPULATION SHRANK
TO A HUNDREDTH OF ITS SIZE,
WOULD THE POISON SPEWED
ALSO DECREASE BY THE SAME AMOUNT?
IF THE HUMAN POPULATION WERE CUT IN HALF,
HOW MANY MORE FORESTS WOULD SURVIVE?
SOMEONE LIVING ON EARTH
SUDDENLY HAD A THOUGHT.
WE MUST PROTEC
THE FUTURE OF ALL LIVING THINGS.
[man] What did you say, motherfucker?
That's such bullshit.
You think I'm scared
to kill somebody, huh?
ENOUGH, OR YOU'LL MAKE HIM CRY
[sighs] Fuck.
THIS LOSER AND HIS INFERIORITY COMPLEX
Try me.
[keyboard clacking]
Seriously? These bastards.
Shit! [chuckles]
- [keyboard clacking]
- [music intensifies]
[wind whistling]
[electronic dance music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[cheering continues]
[whooshing]
[music continues]
[gasps]
[crackling]
[grunting]
- [crackling]
- [groaning]
[electronic dance music playing]
Whoo!
[woman sighs]
Wake up!
Why'd you even come here? Just to sleep?
Come on, bro!
Hey!
Let's go dance! Come on!
Christ, you're so boring.
Stay there, then.
[crackling]
[eyes squelching]
[crowd cheering]
Oh, you're back!
Hey, did you sober up? Huh?
[whimpers]
[blood squelching]
[screams]
[crowd screaming]
[screams]
[crowd screams]
[grunts]
[grunts]
[screaming continues]
[electronic dance music ends]
[opening theme music playing]
PARASYTE: THE GREY
ONE HOUR AGO
[register beeping]
- [butcher] Huh?
- [beeping rapidly]
- Don't. Just work.
- [music playing in earphones]
Just a minute.
It's acting up. The register.
It's driving me nuts, seriously.
[scanner beeping]
A bag for you, sir?
Point card?
Okay, that'll be 44,000 won.
You'll need to get a sticker for this one
at the butcher counter, okay, sir?
[man humming]
Excuse me.
Sir, um
You'll need to go over to the counter
and get a price tag to check out.
Nah, they gave it to me that way.
You still gotta go get a price tag
so I can scan it.
Hey, come on.
Can't you just get the stupid thing?
Jesus Christ.
Sir, the butcher handles the meat,
so you'll need to go over there
[yells] Why can't you, bitch,
just go and do it, huh?
Huh? Why is this dumb bitch
ordering around a customer? [grunts]
[sighs] Ah, this is such bullshit.
I can't even
I could kill you all.
Oh fuck. I swear to God.
I'll just kill 'em all.
[man 2] What's that about?
Did you say something?
Next, please.
Okay, bye. See ya tomorrow!
[woman] Oh, Su-in, good night.
Good work today.
[Su-in] Thank you.
[man 2] Nice job today.
[car engine starting]
[motorcycle engine starting]
[mysterious music playing]
[tires squealing]
[Su-in gasps]
[Su-in groans]
- [man] Hey, you stupid bitch.
- [tense music playing]
What'd you say before, huh?
Say it to me again, you little fucker!
- Huh? Come here, fucking bitch!
- [Su-in screams]
- [man grunting]
- [skin tearing]
[grunts angrily] You bitch! Get back here!
[grunting, gasping]
Hey! Think I can't go this far?
You shits believe
I can kill somebody now, huh?
- [Su-in grunts]
- [man] Just watch.
I'll do it now. I will. Just watch.
I'll cut her up.
Ah fuck!
Hey!
- You think you can hide from me, huh?
- [labored breathing]
[man] You just fucking wait.
Stupid bitch.
- [breathing heavily]
- [eerie music playing]
[blood squelching]
[mysterious music playing]
[driver] Hello? I'm at the intersection
near the Namcheon power plant.
I think there's been an accident here.
There's a motorcycle knocked over.
Yeah, and a car.
Yes, sir. Yes, I'll brief you
first thing in the morning.
Yeah. Yeah, copy that.
- [man 1] Ah, hello, sir.
- [man 2] Hello, sir.
Christ, this is exhausting, isn't it?
I know, it's the third violent crime
just since this morning.
Some kinda day. Where's Won-seok?
[man 2] Detective Kang will be here soon.
Christ. Anytime something awful happens,
he's late.
So who's the suspect?
- Well, his name is Lee Kyung-chun.
- Yeah.
Forty-three years old. Got priors
for some violent crimes. Schizophrenic.
- Schizophrenic?
- [man 1] Yeah.
[sighs]
He and the victim argued
at the supermarket where she works.
Employees have already given us
their statements, sir.
The story goes he followed her in his car,
ran her over, and then he drew a weapon.
Crazy jackass. And so?
What else?
[man 2] Ah, well, it's
Um he had a weapon, and he chased her,
and then he died somehow.
He bled to death.
Who did?
The maniac?
Yeah, he got split open.
Looks like, basically,
his chest all the way up to his face.
I thought you said he jumped her.
What do you mean he got split open?
Yeah, it's all pretty strange, boss.
Nobody's sure if he got cut in the crash
or might have gotten cut later.
Hopefully, the pathologist can say.
[sighs] It's one thing
after another today.
Who's the victim?
[man 1] Yes, uh, the victim is
Jeong Su-in, 29 years old.
[pensive music playing]
Uh, I'm sorry, boss. Do you know her?
[sighs] Yeah.
[boss] How's she doing?
They say she's unharmed,
except she's been in a coma.
What do you mean?
She was ambushed by Mr. Crazy,
but she's unharmed? How?
That's confusing too.
There are places
where she's got these scars,
like she got stabbed.
And her clothes were soaked
with her own blood too.
Only, they said the scars look old
like they're not from this.
- [wistful music playing]
- [Su-in groans]
[groans]
[pants]
[groans]
Su-in, you can't show up here again.
[music fades]
Sorry, what's going on?
[officer] Are you feeling better?
[Su-in sighs]
[door opens]
Detective.
Su-in.
Are you all right?
What am I doing here?
[man 2] Do you remember anything?
Today, a man tried to stab you to death.
Uh, yeah, the man
that I met earlier at the market.
[boss] Yeah, that man, right.
Yeah, that man's why we're here.
So are you all right?
I remember arguing with him
over some meat, I think.
Then I think he followed me.
Yeah, I got run into, and then
then he started to stab me.
Luckily, you you don't seem to be hurt.
Wh wha
I know I got cut though.
I know, but they said those scars
looked like they were pretty old.
I don't have scars.
That doesn't make sense.
[man 2] What about your attacker?
Was he injured at all during the attack?
Uh, N no.
- [man 2] Hmm.
- He was following, so I tried to run.
There was so much blood, I couldn't
- It's hard to remember.
- [man 2] Mm-hmm.
You found him, right?
He was dead at the scene.
Slashed from his chest to his face.
Enough, okay?
I'll do the talking.
You guys wait outside.
- Yeah?
- [man 1, 2] Yeah, okay.
[boss] Just wait outside.
[door closes]
I still don't understand.
I was about to die out there.
And then, instead of me, he died?
Hey, when something like this happens,
it's not uncommon for you
to have problems with your memory.
Don't feel pressured to remember it now.
It's just I did get stabbed, you know.
Why?
Why do you think that?
'Cause I kept thinking one thing,
"All over again."
[solemn music playing]
"All over again"?
Yes.
Time to be unhappy all over again.
It's this recurring feeling.
I'm used to it now.
"It's time to be unhappy again."
Su-in, that won't happen to you again.
When I was ten, and my dad was abusing me,
I had the same thought.
When my dad hit me with a clothes iron,
broke my bones, and, you know,
I used to think like that.
"It's time to be unhappy again."
Tonight, when I got stabbed,
it just brought
all those feelings out again.
[sighs] Nothing like that
is going to happen again, okay?
If you hadn't been there
to save me from my father,
I wouldn't even be alive right now.
No, you called us out there.
Do you think it's easy
for a ten-year-old little girl
to report her own dad to the police?
I wasn't the one who saved you.
You're the one who saved yourself.
Su-in,
I believe you can always save yourself.
I know it.
If there's anything
that comes back to you about tonight,
just let us know.
And just so you know,
I'm really happy you're safe. Hmm?
If you need anything,
give me a call, all right?
Get some rest.
[door closes]
Hey, Chul-min! Sorry.
I'm sorry I'm late. [chuckles]
No, please. No rush.
- Where were you, evening mass?
- Jesus.
[man 2] Won-seok,
praying doesn't suit you.
- [Won-seok] Shut up, all right?
- You go to church?
[Won-seok laughs]
Anyway, get out of here.
Oh, you saw the girl, right?
I was hoping
- [yawns]
- Ah, let me just breathe a sec.
Tomorrow, get here early.
- Got it.
- Right.
Look, if we solve a couple big cases
from today, who knows?
We could get promoted soon, right?
[unsettling music playing]
[grunts]
[screaming]
A FEW MONTHS LATER
[henchman 1] Hello, boss.
[henchman 2] Hello, boss.
[music plays faintly]
[boss] Have the Mangnani Gang
made any moves lately?
[henchman 1] No, they're quiet.
We took their business,
and they can't do a thing about it, huh?
- [laughs]
- They're weak, you know?
That's right. Good work.
Have a good evening, sir.
[boss sighs]
[door closes]
[people laughing, cheering]
The boss is in room eight.
[door closes]
[toilet flushing]
[boss sighs]
[tense music playing]
[boss grunts] Son of
[grunts]
[straining]
[grunts]
[panting]
[boss] Hey, where are my guys?
[woman screams]
He's there! Right there!
Go get that bastard!
- [henchman 3] Come here!
- [henchman 4] Come here, son of a bitch!
- [henchman 6] Come here, asshole!
- [henchman 8] Hey, you bastard!
[panting]
[grunts]
[music fades]
[driver] This is our final stop.
Everyone off, please.
[indistinct announcement on PA]
[phone line ringing]
[automated voice] Thank you for calling.
You have one new voicemail.
Press one to check your messages.
Press two to manage your mailbox.
[man] Hey, it's Jong-do.
Listen, the Yeongdeungpo guys
are really pissed right now,
so lay low for the time being.
Don't use your cell phone
if you can help it.
No, actually, just toss it.
I'll contact you
once things get sorted out.
[automated voice] Press one
to listen to your next message.
Press two to replay
[phone clatters]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[eerie music plays]
[man] Hey, you scared me.
You probably forgot
your little bro's face by now, huh?
Don't worry about me.
I won't stay here long.
Jin-hee mentioned you had, like, a tumor.
But you look fine. [chuckles]
Is Jin-hee around?
She has gone somewhere.
Where'd she go?
I would not know.
[door closes]
What is she wearing?
[toilet flushing]
[objects clattering]
[tense music playing]
[man] No matter what happens,
she never leaves the store unattended.
Gone somewhere, huh?
[scoffs] You don't know where?
Ki-seok?
[connection tone plays]
[automated voice] The number
you have dialed has been disconnected
or is no longer in service. Goodbye.
SAEJIN CHURCH
REVIVAL PRAYER MEETING
[music fades]
[door opens]
[phone buzzing]
MR. CHUL-MIN
Hey, Detective.
[Chul-min] Hey, is everything okay?
Yeah, it's been normal here.
Just work.
But you still need
to take care of yourself.
Just take it easy for now.
Why don't you go on a vacation?
The hospital told me it's okay though.
There's nowhere for me to go anyway.
Yeah, I guess so.
[laughs] Still, don't push yourself
too hard, okay?
Okay, I'll try not to.
I'm indebted to you, sir.
Come on. No need for that.
You stay safe now.
[disconnect tone]
[automated voice on PA]
The bus is stopping at Gyeongjin Market.
The next stop is
- [gasps]
- [high-pitched ringing]
[unsettling music playing]
[Su-in] Could you please open the door?
[loud beep]
[music fades]
[air hissing]
[house music playing]
[laughs] Hey, I said
I'd get us a hotel room nearby.
Let us go to my place.
Oh yeah? I'd like that, baby. Just
Most girls would rather stay at a hotel,
wouldn't they? [chuckles]
I do not.
Only my place will do. No other.
Okay. You know, I like women like you.
Women who take charge. [chuckles]
You do come off
a bit cold sometimes. [chuckles]
Wow! Here, baby? Huh?
It seems isolated, huh?
I mean, it's kinda falling apart.
Baby, does anyone live here?
I mean, I'm not saying it's shabby.
Baby, are you mad?
What I meant was that I didn't know
people still lived in places like this.
That's all.
This place is getting redeveloped,
I guess.
Baby, it seems like you live in a place
that doesn't suit your vibe, you know?
[chuckles]
Wow, let's take a look.
Oh, you've got unique taste, huh?
I mean, I'm not saying it's weird.
Uh, okay, this is a first for me, I'd say.
Already?
Uh, can I wash up quick somewhere?
Why is the floor
[door opens]
What the heck?
- Your family, I'm guessing.
- [eerie music playing]
There is alcohol in this human's veins,
is there not?
Is that your pop?
Humans can detoxify
when left alive for a while.
[man] What?
But how do we ensure his silence
until that time?
What's up with you? Oh shit.
Oh, you assholes think
I'm some kind of pushover.
We could cut off his arms.
No. He can remain intact.
I think it is best
to render him unconscious and tie him up.
Come on, man.
Just hang on a minute.
You don't seem to be aware.
I'm an important man.
[snarling]
[screaming]
[man crying]
[gas hissing]
[parasite moaning]
[man grunts]
[screaming]
[hissing]
[man whimpers] Get away from me!
Leave me alone!
[screaming]
[panting, whimpering]
- Ah! Thank God! Help me!
- [dramatic music playing]
[agent 1] Target one, down!
[shell casing clatters]
[hissing]
Shoot the target, shoot!
[dramatic music continues]
[screeches]
- [gunshots]
- [agent] Target two, down!
[creature screeches]
[agent 1] Target three, down!
- [glass shattering]
- [gunshots]
[sirens wailing]
[police radio chatter]
[high-pitched ringing]
[blade rasps]
[panting]
Are you our kin?
[panting]
A prisoner of theirs?
[woman] Don't touch that.
I got it first.
[creature groaning]
[woman pants]
[agent 1] The target escaped.
Moving west via rooftop!
[agent 2] Miss Choi, are you okay?
- [sighs] I wanted him alive. Shit.
- [agent 2] You want him alive?
[sirens wailing]
It'd be good to catch another one.
We could use more Hunting Dogs.
Honey? Okay in there?
How's your end?
Wrapped up now. All targets killed.
And how's that punk?
He was clearly in shock.
We sent him to the hospital.
Hmm. Our team's watching him?
[agent 2] Yeah.
[chuckles]
Wow, they're all working together now.
They were having
a little get-together, huh? [laughs]
There's not much left behind.
These seem to be victims' belongings.
[eerie music plays]
Let's break it open.
[fingers snap]
[loud banging]
[grunts]
[tense music playing]
What is this?
Let's bring forensics.
[siren wailing]
[agent 2] What do you think that means?
[woman] It's the symbol for their pantry.
What?
Those bastards are banding together.
[music intensifies]
[music subsides]
[woman] Are you certain she is our kin?
Should she be brought
into our organization, then?
I understand.
I will approach her now.
[disconnect tone]
[radio] It seems like a lot of people
these days have trouble falling asleep.
For you listeners out there struggling
like our last caller,
whose worries are keeping you awake
this late at night,
why don't you try drinking
a cup of warm water
[door closes]
[mysterious music playing]
[high-pitched ringing]
MR. CHUL-MIN
[phone line ringing]
[tense music playing]
[panting]
[Su-in grunts]
[breathing nervously]
[Su-in] Who are you guys?
Just go away!
[panicked breathing]
You are convincing as an Earthling.
What? What does that even mean?
This one seems strange.
Are you certain she is kin?
What do you want?
Let us confirm her identity.
Oh fuck!
[tense music playing]
[skin squelching]
We are kin. You see now.
[skin squelching]
[blade rasps]
If you are kin,
you must join us in our organization.
We must work together
in order to ensure our survival.
SAEJIN CHURCH
REVIVAL PRAYER MEETING
You are welcome if you are of our kin.
[breathing nervously]
- [plastic clatters]
- [gasps]
[unsettling music playing]
[chuckles nervously]
Have you seen my dog?
Merry! Merry!
Merry [grunts]
[groaning]
[coughing]
[breathing heavily]
You witnessed what happened, yes?
I did not want
to expose myself unnecessarily,
yet now you must be killed.
[labored breathing]
Then just kill me. I take it back!
Why were you here observing us?
[heavy breathing]
See, my sister's acting weird,
so I followed her here.
So the kin I talked to was your sister?
Yeah, yeah.
[whimpers]
Give me your wallet.
IDENTIFICATION CARD
SEOL KANG-WOO
Now pay attention to my instructions.
If you do not do exactly as I command,
I will be sure
to hunt you down, understand?
- [gasps]
- Understand?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Kang-woo clears throat]
[gasps]
[Kang-woo exhales]
Jeong Su-in, right?
[chuckles]
Goddamn, that monster was right. [laughs]
Who are you?
I'll make this quick.
So you've been getting unpleasant
kinda brain waves from some people, right?
Don't go near them, okay?
They're all monsters.
It said to tell you.
What are you talking about?
Do you remember you got stabbed a bunch
by some crazy guy?
That's when a monster
I mean, it's more like
a a larva thing from a monster
made its way inside you,
Jeong Su-in, okay?
Normally, it's supposed to
eat brains, you know?
See, your wounds,
because it patched those,
it didn't have time
to munch your brain, okay?
You didn't change all the way.
I'm Ah shit! What am I even saying?
So, uh, it means you're a a mutant, okay?
That's the idea.
Jekyll meets Hyde, right? Get it?
So who told you this?
You did. Hyde did. Hyde, you hear that?
I did what you wanted. I told her, okay?
I'll head out.
[Kang-woo sighs]
Not yours.
[eerie music playing]
IS THERE REALLY SOMEONE ELSE IN MY BODY?
[eerie music continues]
[parasite] What you heard earlier is true.
Believe everything he said.
I need to explain our condition
to you in detail.
Ask your questions, and I will answer.
WHO ARE YOU? WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU?
NAMIL POLICE STATION
[siren wailing]
[Chul-min] The hell?
[scoffs]
[car horn honks]
[agent 1] Arms out
and turn in 90-degree intervals.
[device beeping]
[agent 1] You may proceed.
- [Won-seok] Hey, Chul-min, you're here.
- Hi.
Hey, what's up? VIP visit or what?
Ah, I heard
they're a special task force from Seoul.
They look special, don't they?
[Chul-min] What? What kind of task force?
They look special.
They act special. [laughs]
They'll explain it all soon.
They're having a briefing in a minute.
[agent] Stop. Arms out
and turn in 90-degree intervals.
- [device beeping]
- [police radio chatter]
[agent] Go ahead.
[Won-seok] Okay?
[agent] Yes, proceed.
[unsettling music playing]
Hey there. [laughs]
- Hey.
- [laughs]
What is all this?
Hell of a way to say hello,
guns in our faces. Christ.
[Won-seok chuckles]
[eerie music playing]
- [Su-in grunts]
- [blood squelches]
[grunts]
[music fades]
[ominous music playing]
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT BRIEFING
[indistinct chattering]
[Chul-min] Whoa!
When did all this get set up?
Jeez.
What's this? "Body snatchers"?
[Won-seok] Wow.
They look well-prepared.
Oh man.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO PARASITE
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT BRIEFING
All right, hello!
Namil Station officers,
we're glad you're here!
Ah, and the chief.
Thank you, sir,
for allowing us to be here today.
Now, please, a round of applause
for your chief, everyone!
All right, I'll start
with some info on me.
I work as the parasite special forces unit
Team Grey captain.
Choi Jun-kyung. Nice to meet you all.
It must've been inconvenient
for all of you
to go through the exam earlier.
So now, I'll reveal
the exam results for everyone.
When you arrived,
our team took some full-body X-rays
of everyone entering the station.
And the number
of parasitic organisms found was
absolutely none! Perfect!
What is this?
A school talent show or what?
[clears throat]
So, every day, we'll be scanned like that?
[Jun-kyung] No, not at all.
The X-rays
were only performed this morning.
And that's because the parasitic organisms
appeared here all at once,
and it looks like they've already
synchronized with their hosts.
The exam this morning
has proven to the entire team here
that none of you are parasites,
so don't you worry.
I keep saying "parasite this"
and "parasite that."
Sounds strange, doesn't it?
Allow me to explain what exactly I mean.
Now, everyone recalls
the EDM festival killings we had recently.
Isn't that right?
I can tell you what really happened.
The truth behind this incident is
this this right here.
The monster you see in this video
ruthlessly slashing away
at innocent people
is a parasitic organism.
How about that?
[people murmuring]
So where is he now? What's he doing, hmm?
Right at this instant, he's
[all gasp]
here with us!
[man] What the hell is that?
[crowd murmuring]
[Jun-kyung] In order to prevent
social chaos,
Team Grey created a dedicated team
to restrict and control media awareness
and strictly control all information
with regard to this parasitic organism.
A few months ago, the parasites came
in a kind of larval state,
appearing all over Korea
and all over the world at large
with no explanation.
We're not sure where all these
nasty parasites are from quite yet.
But they enter a human body
through the ears, nose, or mouth,
at which point, they take total control
over the host's brain
Because they feed off of it.
Now, the parasitic organisms
that complete their mutation
follow their instincts to devour humans
and sustain their own lives.
And here's an important note.
Their heads can actually
transform completely.
They can control exactly
the rigidity and the power
of their cranial transformation,
and they can even use it
as a sharp blade to kill.
And their smallest cells
can actually think
just like the complete body.
These terrifying creatures
have infiltrated human society
and are targeting us all right now.
Each one of us.
[parasite] At first,
when I was still a larva,
I followed my instinct
to take over a human brain,
which is how I found you.
[unsettling music playing]
- [grunts]
- [crackling]
[screaming]
[parasite] I tried to eat your brain,
parasitize your body, and seize control.
But I realized
the body I was trying to parasitize
was seriously wounded.
Therefore, in order to heal you,
I tried to synchronize
with your entire body.
As a result,
I was able to repair your body,
but I had failed
to completely take control
of your brain.
Once it has synchronized, the parasite
runs the human host's brain completely.
When that happens,
the person's consciousness
is also completely absorbed
by the parasite,
and then you will no longer know
who they are. They are not human.
Their minds are totally gone,
but their bodies continue to live on,
used as a stable source
of vital nutrients for these parasites.
[woman] Because I failed
to completely take over your brain,
I can only take control
when you are in danger
[blood squelches]
to protect the body that we share.
Based on my experiments with you so far,
I can only briefly
take over your consciousness
about 15 minutes a day.
Therefore, I will use
that limited amount of time
to protect this body,
which now maintains my life.
Excuse me? Is there a way those parasites
can, uh, can be killed?
[Jun-kyung] Oh.
You see,
a parasite will shrivel up and die
without a living host body.
And so, to attack the parasite
inside a human,
we simply have to incapacitate the body.
The host the parasite is feeding off of
must be destroyed.
One, you make the body bleed out
all at once.
Or two, destroy the heart entirely
in one go.
Therefore, a gun
with a small caliber bullet won't work.
Use a knife, or better yet
[dramatic music playing]
a shotgun.
A shotgun like this one
is a lot more effective
[imitates gunshot]
at destroying the entire heart
in one blast.
Is there some type of test
besides X-ray imaging to find parasites?
Well, these creatures
are mingling in with us
and look exactly like the rest of us,
don't they? So how?
How can we discern,
without an X-ray, who's a parasite?
Anyone?
Pluck out a bit of their hair.
[man 2] A strand of hair?
[Jun-kyung] You see, the parasites
are made up of a single cell mass.
They can live briefly,
even if they are divided into pieces,
until you get it
into small enough sections.
Then they lose intelligence,
as well as the ability
to return to the main body.
If you can get a strand of hair from one,
it crumbles away and vanishes completely.
So now, if you suspect someone around you,
just pluck out a hair
and watch for the signs.
All right, I'll move on
to the next part of the lecture.
For better or for worse,
in the case of our country,
we had a parasite
at an EDM festival, right?
As you saw in the video,
it went on a rampage,
killing people left and right.
Through the evidence we gathered,
we learned parasites
were the cause of it all.
A parasite task force was formed here
faster than any other world power
on the whole planet.
And our research had
a convenient head start.
See, the one who led the charge
of that important research come on down!
[growling]
[unsettling music playing]
[people murmuring]
He's my other half.
[man 3] That's her husband? But how?
To be more exact, it's the parasite
that crawled in and took over my husband.
- [all gasp]
- [Jun-kyung] Don't be afraid.
Now, the mask you see this one wearing
has a rare component we built in.
The mask has a clever device
that dispenses a kind of chemical
the parasites are susceptible to.
Like so.
This remote here.
This little button
[growling]
it dispenses the chemicals,
and the parasite will be immobilized.
Also, in the mask,
there's a sensor that will monitor
if the parasite transforms itself
in order to escape.
If that happens,
then the solution is promptly dispensed,
which brings the parasite
a great deal of pain, as you can see.
Sorry.
It's just, why keep
that that thing alive?
There's a feature that we discovered
concerning these creatures.
It seems they can use brain waves
to detect other parasites
that are in proximity to them,
which is why we're using this one
as a kind of radar to detect
if there are any other parasites nearby.
And so, that's why
this parasite has a name.
The "Hunting Dog."
[parasite] The people
who give you a strange feeling?
They are our kin.
And they sense
that you are one of their kin.
But if they find out
that you are a mutant,
they will try to eliminate you.
So trying to approach any of them
could be dangerous
if you wish to continue to survive.
I am trying to warn you
of that likelihood.
I think it is important
to know each other well,
so I took a video of myself on your phone.
[ethereal music playing]
[Jun-kyung] Our Hunting Dog
has informed us
that here in Namil-gun,
where the Namil Police Station operates,
the parasites are gathering in force.
[people murmuring]
So that's why we've decided
to visit for a while
and hunt them all down for you.
So bring us any unsolved killings
as well as any other suspicious cases
you may stumble on.
These are cases that just might turn out
to lead us to their gathering spot.
Understand?
Just hang on. Is it really all right
to torment a person like that?
What was that?
[tense music playing]
[sighs]
If you think like that
for even one second
[tearing]
[all gasp]
this will happen to you.
[chuckles]
My husband is no longer here before you.
He's been made into a monster!
A plague that should be wiped off
the face of the earth!
Once transformed like this,
they aren't really human!
They're not human! [laughs]
Understand?
Huh? [chuckles]
[pensive music playing]
[breathes deeply]
[screams]
[sighs]
[rhythmic electronic music playing]
[music fades]
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