The Killing Vote (2023) s01e01 Episode Script

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CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS,
INSTITUTIONS, EVENTS, AND SETTINGS
DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
SAFETY OF CHILD ACTORS WAS ENSURED
8 YEARS AGO
Kwon Seok-joo!
Kwon Seok-joo!
Stop!
THE KILLING VOTE
What are you doing?
My eyes! Manager's lost his touch.
lol just quit it
You're out
Boring
Hey.
What's the point of this?
It doesn't bring in more profit.
How many stars did you get this month?
How many?
I got plenty.
How will you buy a building at this rate?
I'll do my best.
Do well, not your best.
So awkward
Are you a wooden toy? Get out
Hey.
You Shake more. More.
We're losing our viewers.
Didn't you say she's a famous clubber?
Should we pause and beat her up?
Finally?
More, more!
That's what I'm talking about.
If you don't do it right,
you'll go live with us. Okay?
It's my first time,
but I already have so many fans.
Where am I?
It's my office, not home.
I may not look like it, but I live
in a skyscraper with a great view.
A high-end skyscraper
with a brand-name coffee shop.
Oh, my! Sinu79, thanks for the stars.
I love your outfit. How much?
This outfit? It cost 20,000 won.
I bought it at a really famous
underground shopping mall.
The underground shopping center
at Kukje Building.
I'm kidding.
Come on. We don't have a warrant yet.
We just need to find
where they're filming.
Don't you trust me?
KUKJE BUILDING
Don't worry and let's find them
before they finish it.
The streaming will end soon.
Hello? Sir.
Hey, Kim Mu-chan!
-Hey, step on it.
-Yes, sir.
Hey, just get her out of there. Damn it.
Just you wait.
I'll strip her down.
Do you know what a tease is?
Should I take it off or not?
Strip down or not?
Should I do it or not? Yes or no?
But I won't.
Hey, get back inside.
I'll go beat her up.
Just you wait. I'll strip you down.
-Hey.
-Don't.
-All right.
-Take it off.
-Take it off. Now.
-I will!
What the hell
He's here.
Who are you?
You little
son of a bitch!
Come here!
What a surprise. The police are here.
All of you watching this
Especially Sinu79 who insulted my family.
You bastard
I'll track your IP address now.
Be prepared.
You bastard!
Get out. Get out of here.
Get out of here. Get out.
Get out. Hurry.
I thought you were not coming.
There you go.
KIM JO-DAN
Jo-dan, track the location of my phone
and trace the redirected multiple IPs.
The video records too.
There!
-Did you see their boss?
-What? Well
There was another room over there.
Come on!
Sir.
Did you get all their IPs?
What?
I gave you the access earlier.
Are you Violent Crimes
or garbage collectors?
What kind of team makes
their team leader do all the work
and takes the credit after coming so late?
You shouldn't do this without a warrant.
Right, they don't seem like
just ordinary slave streamers.
They got things in the rooms.
What? Again?
What?
Excuse me.
Hey!
Excuse me.
What do you think you're doing?
You planted evidence earlier, didn't you?
I heard that your specialties were
ignoring procedures, making threats,
assaulting, and fabricating cases.
All those rumors were true.
Do whatever you want.
I caught them.
And I saved the girls.
That's all that matters.
Hey.
I heard rumors about you too.
Joo Hyun of SMPA Cyber Bureau.
Main specialty.
Whistleblowing.
That crazy bastard.
Oh, right. Give me back my phone.
Give it back!
Hey!
Wait. Open the door.
Come on!
He is just unbelievable.
Damn it.
I don't know what I did wrong.
I discovered talented girls
and helped them achieve their dreams.
I should be awarded.
Why am I being treated like this?
"Treated like this?"
I guess you haven't heard
how I really treat people in here.
All right. Fine.
Let's say there was
some business negligence.
I'll pay a fine
and maybe get suspended for six months.
I'll accept that much.
But you
You turned my office upside down
without a warrant
and caused damage to my business.
I won't let that slide.
I have a lawyer too, you know.
You know Yoon Kang-hee?
I've never seen her.
She was your popular streamer
up until three months ago.
Right? The weather is so nice these days.
It's gotten cooler,
so we can go on an outing
or go for a drive.
When you go for a drive in the fall,
what kind of
I mean, so many girls come and go.
I can't remember all of them.
I can't even recognize them
once their makeup is removed.
All right, fine.
She might seem familiar or not.
I see.
She was found dead in some mountain
in Woomyeon-dong four days ago.
The place where she last called her family
was your office.
Oh, right.
We found a bunch of her DNA in your room.
That's ridiculous.
She never came into my room.
If it wasn't that room,
where did you kill her?
Look.
I really
Fifteen years for prostitution,
kidnapping, murder and corpse abandonment.
If you confess now,
I'll take out prostitution.
Damn you.
Stop bullshitting me.
Anybody out there?
What the hell?
Over here.
No?
Then I'll add assaulting an officer.
I'll ask again.
You better tell me everything in detail
from now on, okay?
Fuck!
You should go see a doctor.
No need. I've done this plenty of times.
Exactly. You've done it plenty of times.
Take care of yourself.
You'll wear down your face.
Just wrap this up well.
If he cuts loose and goes off the grid,
we'll get in trouble.
Hey, Kim.
That wacko.
NATIONAL OFFICE OF INVESTIGATION
I sent you out as support, but you didn't
report and ignored my calls?
After blowing the whistle,
you don't respect me as your team leader?
If you feel wronged,
hold a press conference like before!
Were we enemies in our past lives?
Why on earth are you doing this to me?
You're driving me crazy.
Damn it.
Since it's hot
Why did he have to call
when I didn't have my phone?
I'm shit out of luck.
The ending of a traitor
can't be beautiful, right?
-Hey.
-Speaking of which,
always remember. Only I, Kim Jo-dan,
stayed by your side two years ago.
Oh, right.
Why would the Nambu Police Agency
send your phone over?
He deleted everything.
That damn Kim Mu-chan
What is Kim Mu-chan
at the Nambu Police Agency like?
From my experience,
the rumors about him weren't far off.
Kim Mu-chan, the official SOB
of the Nambu Police Agency.
AKA Wipeout.
Pressuring criminals to admit more crimes.
Making a case bigger to take more credit.
He somehow makes cases into special ones.
That's how he made his way up to Seoul
from the south.
The master of promotions.
Shall I continue?
Just the intro is annoying enough.
This crappy world where only SOBs succeed.
Wait.
We can't really say he's successful.
To be precise,
he's the unofficial clean-up crew
of the National Police Agency.
Based on his arrest rate,
he should be at the top,
but those up there must hate him.
His team always goes in
when something goes wrong.
He's always the scapegoat.
Even at this moment.
There is a strong protest against
release of
PROTEST AGAINST BAE'S RELEASE
Bae who was charged with
distributing CSE videos.
Condemnation on
the judicial branch is getting
stronger for the light penalty.
This protest is for Bae Gi-chul's remand.
The public is extremely angry
about him being released after serving
just for a year and half
despite selling over 200,000 videos.
Oh, my gosh.
Thank you for your effort.
Remand Bae Gi-chul!
I've never been this glad to see cops!
Love how cops are escorting me.
Korea's a good country to live in.
It almost feels like a developed country.
I've done nothing wrong,
but I'm getting so many threatening
letters and comments.
Do your work and arrest them.
Gi-chul
Bae.
We didn't come here to do you good.
We'll carry the can if you get stabbed
or beaten to death out there.
We're here to avoid that.
So
behave yourself out there.
You'll be in a big trouble
if you fall down.
So be careful.
There he is!
Step back!
Step aside, please!
Damn it!
Open the way, please!
Please, step aside!
Damn it!
-Get him in there.
-Please, step back!
Fucking poor bastards!
What did you just say?
What have I done wrong?
Come here. What?
Look! Korean police is busy
beating up their citizen
to protect the criminal!
I'm speechless! Arrest them too!
Come here, you bastard!
Oh, no! Stop!
Get on you fucking feet!
Fuck!
Please stop!
Hey!
What the hell!
Step back!
God damn it!
Hey! Where are you going?
Say that one more time!
Let's get going!
That son of a bitch!
He's so noisy even on the day of release.
We should've fucked him up back then.
He's a lucky bastard.
He's alive thanks to Professor.
He's out there because of him.
I really appreciate what you've done
for me Professor Kwon.
Hello, Professor!
-Hello, sir.
-He's here.
Fuck!
Do your job!
You couldn't even protect me.
All that taxpayer money
to turn my face into this?
You pigs
-are just tax eaters.
-You little
Watch your mouth.
One more word, this car's going
straight into the river
and we'll go to hell together.
Feels like you're one of our kind.
Come work for me if you quit.
Hey.
What the hell?
You bastard!
You
Get in the car! Hurry!
Get in the car.
His lawyer is
a former Supreme Court Justice.
He said he did lots of self-reflection
and he'll never do such
dirty things again.
Old habits die hard.
That fucking lunatic!
It's cold. Close the window.
Okay.
Please be patient.
You'll never see him again.
What did you just say?
Am I paying you all that money
just so I can be patient?
You brought it, right?
External hard drive.
The photos!
Hard drive!
Yes! This!
I told you to get one who speaks Korean
for god's sake.
Is everything set?
I've got the server and office ready
more than a month ago.
As long as the product's fine,
-it's a piece of cake.
-Yeah?
Let's start today.
ANALYTICAL MATHEMATICS
Hey, Hyun.
All right. I'll be there.
-You're going with your sister again?
-What about the Internet cafe?
Next time. I'll carry for you.
-Bye.
-There she goes again. Get home safe.
Okay.
TEN MINUTES
She's late.
-Hurry up. Come on.
-You can check the item first.
THREE MINUTES
She's here.
Are you all right?
I'm sorry. Is that cup okay?
Wait
Hyun.
Hey, Min.
Sorry. I'm sorry I'm late.
I could've gone by myself,
but you insisted on coming,
and you're late?
You'll be a senior in high school soon.
I'm the head of the family,
so I wanted to get you home comfortably.
I like that attitude.
I'm impressed, sis.
-Let's go.
-Let's go.
To be honest, I don't even want to
try to understand.
The number of CSE videos that
Bae Gi-chul's spread are 200,000.
But he was only imprisoned
for a year and half.
PROTECT BAE'S RIGHTS? WHY?
It'd been at least 20 years
in other countries.
-Reporter Do-hee.
-or even a death penalty.
You're beautiful as always.
I'm an advocate of human rights
and I value indicator's rights as well.
She's so cool.
But this is a completely different case.
He's the criminal who ruined
lives of our precious children!
He didn't care at all about
victim's rights.
Hey, Min. I'm hungry.
Should we order some tteokbokki?
-Move.
-we can't afford a precedent
-Get out of the way.
-Look at me.
-Oh, come on.
-Let's watch a drama.
There's a drama that I want to watch.
Come on!
Oh, right. Your computer
broke down, right? I'll fix it.
Finally. I told you a long time ago.
I'll turn it into a new one.
Just wait and see.
Whatever.
Give it back.
I really have to watch it.
-Give it back.
-I must watch it.
I must.
-Come on!
-Give it back!
No way!
You're so strong.
Give it back.
-Give it back.
-No way!
I want to ask the police
that were on-screen.
Are you a puppet doing whatever
you're told?
You can see the ethical standards
of the society by
the way you treat criminals.
Don't be a puppet.
-Nice!
-I like that!
You know.
Rationality, moral sense and mothers
are stronger than law.
There you go!
It seems
everyone's a bit stirred up.
Let's calm down a little bit.
And now,
let's take a look examples of mitigation
cases that have been controversial.
HEINOUS CRIMES MITIGATION CASES
I heard a rumor about you
running for presidency.
You didn't need to compete for your
nomination,
but running for presidency is
I'm worried the investigative hearings
will end up just hurting you.
Hey.
Just look at the audience.
OWNER, PREPARING
ANCHOR AND REPORTERS
2022, PATH TO BECOME A REPORTER
So dry and boring.
DIRECT TICKET TO BE A REPORTER
THE REPORTER OF THE YEAR
CHAE DO-HEE
THE START OF ERADICATING CYBERCRIME
A JUST ROLE BY THE CYBER BUREAU COP
POLICE SEARCH
KIM MU-CHAN
KIM MU-CHAN
DRUG TRAFFICKING, SEX TRAFFICKING, GANG
VIOLENCE, REDEVELOPMENT AREA CORRUPTION
Kim Mu-chan
THE MASTER OF INVESTIGATION,
SUPERINTENDENT KIM MU-CHAN
DESPITE THE CRITICISM ON THE VIOLENCE
HIS COMPETENCE
THE MASTER OF INVESTIGATION,
KIM MU-CHAN
Finally.
NOT SUPPORTED
Oh, my.
-Did you fix it?
-Hey.
It's infected with malware,
so it's a zombie computer now.
You should've let
the antivirus program run.
Why do you keep facing it down?
Are you embarrassed?
You saved our family.
Even if it's just once,
I wish Mom and Dad had seen it.
So can it be fixed today?
I need to do my homework.
I'm working on it. Just wait.
First, let me see who's behind this.
This collection is awesome!
Hey. You're sure
they won't cause trouble, right?
Their parents either died or forgot them.
I only put together the kids
that no one has claimed for over a year.
Nice.
Three, eight, ten.
Fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-two.
But is it okay to start this
right after you got out of jail?
I'm so worried.
You wuss.
Do you know what's the problem
with the Korean police?
They lack creativity.
We'll hit them when they least expect it.
Our regulars who reek of money
are waiting. We can't wait.
I got to say, you are so fucking clever.
Getting married in jail was a great move.
That foreign bitch is useless now.
Let's get our money back.
Get her on a boat
or ship her off to an island.
Your sentence was reduced
because she begged with tears in court.
No trails back to me.
That's the most important thing.
-You know that, right?
-Okay.
Forty-four, forty-five.
Please go.
My husband will come soon.
There are pictures and videos of children
that the police never found.
The victims still fear that
Bae Gi-chul might sell them again.
Get that hard drive out and testify.
Then I'll help you settle down in Korea.
You think he'll keep his promise?
If you keep your mouth shut like this,
you're his accomplice.
Think it over.
Hey.
Damn it!
If I seem drunk,
you should come and help me walk.
Help me walk!
Those damn bastards.
I told them to find someone
who's quick-witted
even if she can't speak Korean.
You're useless.
Hey, get up.
Get up!
I will teach you a lesson tonight.
After all I've been through,
how could you treat me like this?
You need a good beating. Come here.
What the
What?
Who the hell are you?
You bastard!
You bastard. Wait
Let go of me, you bastard!
Why is this text file so big?
TEXT FILE
Is it a video?
ADMIN RIGHTS NEEDED
CONTINUE
I got you.
There are so many of those
who deserve to die.
The law is incompetent and there are
rotten people like you everywhere.
Korea is a complete mess.
There's no room for improvement.
And what made it like this are me
and
you.
We're all at fault.
The devils who were deemed innocent
are walking around alive.
I can't stand the thought of it.
I want to rip them apart and kill them.
So I have decided
to eradicate them all.
So no one lives with regrets like me.
Just you wait.
I'm coming for you.
CYBER COP
NETAN
My gosh!
It's so hot. It's hot.
-That little
-Jjoo. You're here early.
Oh, man
ENTER THE IP TO SEARCH FOR AND SEARCH
Keep your mouth shut.
I agree.
What do you know about working overtime?
I wish they would give me
enough work to work overtime.
They always send me on field support.
I mean, it's been a week
since I turned my computer on.
Just look into this.
-What is it?
-Min's computer became a zombie.
This is a newbie
that's not in our database.
Did we receive any reports with this IP?
I've never seen it. Did you track it?
He got away.
But Take a look at this.
Oh, come on.
There are so many of those
who deserve to die.
The law is incompetent and there are
rotten people like you everywhere.
Korea is a complete mess.
There's no room for improvement.
Just you wait.
I'm coming for you.
What a crazy bastard.
I think he planted the malware,
but I don't know what he's after.
And he hasn't really done anything yet.
Let's consider him a threat
and dig into him.
If he's a crazy bastard with great skills,
something will happen.
You're going to spy on this?
You'll end up catching hell.
I must do some cyber work too.
-You'll help, right?
-No.
I have way too much work.
By the way, what's up with that mask?
I'm getting a bad feeling about this.
He's no average Joe.
Or Jane.
-What are you up to?
-Holy shit!
"Let's work hard as usual."
I was telling her.
-I see.
-Yes, sir.
Keep it up!
It seems fishy, right?
Yes, you're right.
I can smell it.
Totally.
Right?
So I started to track down the IP.
And it's not in our database.
I can smell you being nosy again.
It reeks.
Is it your first time
seeing attention seekers like him?
They call themselves a pirate
or say they'll join IS.
The Internet forums are filled
with people like him.
Don't be a fool who falls for them
and just do what you're told to do.
But you don't assign me real work.
You stop me
when I try to look for work by myself.
All I do is help Violent Crimes by
acting as a nurse or going on blind dates.
Two days ago, I danced all day, you know?
I'm starting to wonder if I'm a cop
or a part-time service provider.
Hey. Did I order you
to become a whistleblower?
You were an outcast even before I joined
this team. Don't blame me.
That's wrong.
Then order someone else to look into this.
I really think he'll cause trouble soon.
I'm hearing the sound
of a bird chirping somewhere.
Is it otolithiasis?
Chirp, chirp
Darn it! That nutjob is driving me crazy.
Get off the server
while I'm telling you nicely.
Chief wants you to give the IP and videos
that you got from the scene
to the Nambu Police Agency.
You're driving me nuts.
You've got some nerve, huh?
You did this to me last night.
In front of my house.
I'm not a thug who'd chase you
to your house to beat you up.
I saw you in the same outfit as
what you wore yesterday.
Hey.
Bring me your higher-up.
I want your commissioner here!
Do you have evidence?
CCTV?
Evidence?
My eyes are the evidence!
Fuck off, bastards!
Hey! Let go of me!
I'm speechless.
Hey, step aside! Come over here! Hey!
-Come here.
-Get lost!
Hey! Come here!
Get out of here.
EXECUTOR: Shall we begin?
JUSTICE15: Yes
THE KILLING VOTE
Huh?
You got it too?
"The Killing Vote"?
What's this?
"The Killing Vote"?
THE KILLING VOTE
AGREE TO EXECUTION OF BAE GI-CHUL?
YES, NO
What?
What's this? "The Killing Vote"?
What is it? We all got it?
Hey, we'll get going.
Bye.
What's this?
Hey, Kim.
Bae Gi-chul. Can you locate him?
Bae Gi-chul? Okay.
My noodles Damn it.
Locate him for what?
-Did you get it too?
-What a psycho!
THE KILLING VOTE
Isn't it a bit cheesy to wear red
just because I'm meeting Chinese people?
She wants to give
the Vice President a special reception.
Let's arrange the venue, shall we?
Okay.
-Ma'am?
-Yeah?
"The Killing Vote"?
TEAM LEADER
The number you have dialed is
unavailable. To leave
TEAM LEADER
POPULAR SEARCHES:
1. THE KILLING VOTE
2. THE KILLING VOTE BAE GI-CHUL
3. BAE GI-CHUL
The number you have dialed
TEAM LEADER
Did you get the text?
What text?
The Killing Vote
This is unbelievable.
Some of my classmates got the text too.
Everyone's talking about it.
I must go back to work
after I drop you off.
And tell your friends to delete that text.
-Why?
-You, me and your classmates.
It's strange that all of us received
the same text.
-It's no ordinary text.
-It could be an opinion poll.
Calm down. Just because we vote
doesn't mean he'll actually be killed.
In any case
You didn't vote, did you?
I couldn't because of you.
If anyone asks, I'll say
I voted for the winning side.
There is no win or loss here.
This is different.
Anyone can see what's right.
I'm sure everyone agrees with me.
THE KILLING VOTE
YES: 25%, NO: 3%
THE KILLING VOTE
What is it? Let me see.
Turn off the music. Turn it off!
What kind of nonsense is this?
Vote "yes." All of you.
They're telling me to die
after all I've been through. Damn it.
What if they really execute you?
Hey, did I rape the kids or kill them?
I just created an opportunity
for people to have fun.
Why are these dimwits only blaming me?
Damn it.
I almost died last night
because of some crazy bastard.
What are the cops even doing?
They're putting on this show
to dry up my money source.
Hey.
Vote "yes."
To execute.
Vote "yes" to execute.
Kill me
if you can!
Execute me!
You think you can kill me?
Hey, Jjoo.
YES: 84%
BAE GI-CHUL: EXECUTE
Dong-pil.
What the hell are you doing?
What are you doing?
Untie me!
Dong-pil.
What's with you, man?
Untie me now.
What the hell are you doing?
YES: 84%
BAE GI-CHUL: EXECUTE
Who are you?
That cop?
Untie me!
Untie me. Please don't.
Please don't kill me.
RECORDING
What is this?
How much is all this?
Watch it.
Let the forensics team do it.
It's just as you predicted.
Old habits die hard.
Crazy bastard.
I know, right?
It's all set up to welcome the guests.
It's a relief that he's dead.
Watch your mouth. This is a homicide.
Sure.
Since we're the police,
we must catch the killer
even if the victim deserved to die.
Get his call records.
Sang-jae, check for cameras.
Yoon-ji, track down the bills.
It'll be tough because they aren't checks.
Yes, sir.
We got what we need.
Just hand the computer over
to the Cyber Bureau.
The crime scene is too clean.
Fingerprints and footprints
Only Bae Gi-chul's
and the first responders' were found.
This is a redevelopment zone,
so many construction vehicles drove by.
It'll be hard to specify the car.
I'll do a thorough medical exam,
but don't get your hopes up.
There was that Killing Vote text.
Did you find anything on his business?
Seeing that he set this place up,
there must be something more.
Maybe there's more on the computer.
Bae Gi-chul, who was released
amidst controversy,
was found murdered this morning.
It is just as it was stated
in the bizarre "The Killing Vote" text
that was sent nationwide.
It hasn't been found yet
whether the sender of the text
and the killer are the same person.
How was he murdered?
What's the cause of death?
Is this related to The Killing Vote text?
Is the suspect identified?
Superintendent Kim.
Do you see it as a revenge murder?
Step aside.
-What's exactly
-A word please!
Get out of the way!
Please tell us.
THE KILLING VOTE
Hello, my fellow citizens.
First of all, this video
can be closed by pressing the X button
on the top right.
You aren't forced to watch it.
THE KILLING VOTE
The person who sent out the poll
and executed Bae Gi-chul
was me!
I'm presenting the proof for those
who may have doubts.
The reason why I did this is simple.
Because Bae Gi-Chul
deserved to die.
Bae Gi-chul claimed that
BAE GI-CHUL: EXECUTE
he earned 400 million won
by distributing 200,000 child porn.
But is that really it?
I went through his crypto accounts
and I found his hidden earnings of
two billion won.
A whopping
two billion won.
But this rat who deserved to die spent
time in prison for how long?
Just a year and half.
Just because this rat claimed that
he wrote a letter of apology
and because he's a married man,
he served less than two years.
Did Bae Gi-chul really deeply repent
like he claims?
There were many videos that
cops couldn't catch
and the new videos
It's not just an average text
that only masks the sender.
They must've gone
through an overseas server
and we had advance payment system.
What's funny is that after I was caught,
my website became very famous.
Even my lawyer got
many purchase inquiries.
Our law isn't perfect.
But it needs to be fair.
The law that is more harsh on victims
than on criminals
It feeds like a parasite off
of money and power,
so the ones who deserve to die
are still alive.
It disturbs me so much that
I can't even fall asleep.
So on the 15th and 30th
of every month at 10:00 p.m.,
citizens 18 and older will have the chance
to take part in The Killing Vote.
The vote will takes place for an hour
after I send the message.
The criminal will only be executed
if more than 50% votes for "Yes".
The ones who received a light penalty
for the serious crimes they committed
and who found loopholes in the law
to avoid the penalty are the devils
who were deemed innocent.
And the ones who can punish them
are you!
We shall make a better world
with our hands now.
I'll be your faithful watchdog
who monitors them
and bites their necks off.
Our justice is
rational.
The video that was just sent
confirms that Bae Gi-chul was executed.
If more murder threats occur,
what would you do?
Is this a realization of justice that
people seek, or is he playing hero?
DIRECTOR
I'll be right there.
Coming through!
CHIEF OF BUREAU
Sir, I think we should
form a dedicated team.
We can't trust the police
or the prosecutors.
We can't trust anyone.
It's their fault for releasing the man
who should've been executed.
Look at the mess this country is in.
What are they trying to do
by broadcasting this?
Is murder a show?
The media can come after us
if we hesitate,
so we must take action on it.
I think you should form
a special investigation unit
But who will lead it?
The entire nation thinks
The Killing Vote is a festival
and considers this masked man
some kind of Robin Hood.
The team will be criticized whether
they catch the killer or not, so who?
Anyone willing to lead it?
It's not just you guys.
Those so-called elites. You think
they'll take on this kind of job?
They already got wind of it
and handed in
potential investigation cases
to avoid getting assigned
to the special unit.
Luckily, we have someone
perfect for something like this.
Perfect?
He's like the unofficial clean-up crew.
Superintendent Kim.
Do you see it as a grudge murder?
A word please!
Get out of the way!
On the 27th, Bae Gi-Chul, who was serving
in Cheongnang Prison, was discharged.
He distributed over 200,000 videos of
child porn.
But the public is furious
about his light penalty.
Do you still ignore procedures
and beat up people?
No, sir.
Can you do a good job?
Without a problem?
-What do you mean?
-The Killing Vote.
What's the most pressing issue
in your opinion?
According to the masked man,
another poll and murder will occur
in two weeks.
We don't know who the target is,
so we can't protect them.
We can't help
but get dragged into the killer's plan.
So you think it'll happen again?
It definitely will.
Mu-chan, lead
the special investigation unit.
I'll be the director.
Form about three teams.
-And what if we catch the killer?
-What?
These bastards acting like
they're Batman
We'll be criticized
whether we catch them or not.
I must gain something out of this
to take on the job.
Right. It's not like you've
lived like that because you're foolish.
Tell me what you want.
I'll hear you out.
I want to join the HQ Investigation Team.
There is a case I must investigate
while I travel nationwide.
Hey. You're going to cause trouble again,
aren't you?
Let's call it off, sir.
Commissioner.
Okay. I promise.
Just catch the guy.
But what if you fail?
I won't stop until I do.
I won't ever fail.
It's the same guy, right? I think it is.
Why hasn't anyone found
where the text was sent from?
It was sent nationwide. How is it possible
that we still haven't found it?
I've looked all night.
This has never happened before.
I know.
There was no trace that
the carrier's server was hacked.
I want to live in a world
free of crazy bastards.
I'm serious.
Hey. Come with me.
Damn it.
It never happened.
You never saw that video
and you never brought it to me.
You didn't find anything from it, right?
What would've changed
if we looked into it sooner?
If we tell the truth,
we'll just be criticized
for being ignorant.
We could track down the killer sooner.
They must've spread it as a test
before they did it for real.
-If we track it down--
-We can't tell if it was a test
or the gender of the culprit.
Don't get into it.
Just do as I say and bury it!
Didn't you learn anything two years ago?
You must keep your civil servant job
to find a husband.
-Hey!
-"Hey"?
-Have you gone mad?!
-Yes, I have!
I've tried to respect you as my senior cop
and my team leader.
But now I see that you're a scumbag.
What? A scumbag?!
How could a cop bury an investigation
to protect their job?
You're afraid of losing your job
and you call yourself a cop?
I was hired as a special recruit,
so I haven't been here long,
but I will show you
that I am a better cop than you.
Just you watch.
You think I'll be the only one to go down?
Your breath stinks.
Why you little
Has she gone mad? This is bad.
Hey. Damn it.
Hey!
Superintendent Kim Mu-chan who is in
charge of the special investigation unit
for The Killing Vote case,
will continue the briefing.
We came to conclusion that
this is an obvious homicide case.
Hence, the special investigation unit will
be set up in the Nambu Police Agency.
And three teams, including myself,
will perform an investigation on
The Killing Vote that was sent out
to the whole country.
PROFILE
BAN SANG-JAE
DISCIPLINARY PUNISHMENT HISTORY
BRIBERY
Bribery.
KANG YOON-JI
Suspect assault.
Everyone that NPA has given up on is here.
They made a clean-up crew with garbage.
Then am I garbage too?
We picked out ex-cons
who wore masks when committing crimes
for the past ten years,
so narrow them down.
Yoon-ji, talk to a mask specialist
and find out if
it's custom-made or store-bought.
Yes, sir.
-Sang-jae.
-Yes, sir?
Find the origin of the video
with the Cyber Bureau.
Yes, sir.
CHOI JIN-SOO
I will trace the final target
with the team leader.
Yes, sir.
He's been a lieutenant for years.
He's the worst one.
Hello.
Jirisan is the best mountain.
The sunrise on Cheonwangbong Peak
What was your fastest hike
up to Cheonwangbong Peak?
You should do lower body workouts often.
All right?
Lunges.
Lunges, squats.
The cause of Bae Gi-chul's death
is suffocation due to bills
blocking his airway.
After 10:00 p.m. that night,
the victim left a bar in Gangnam,
took a cab and disappeared.
Then around 3:00 a.m.,
he was found dead.
Alcohol tastes great today.
-See you again, okay?
-Get home safe.
I'll be back next week.
My beauties
-Goodbye.
-Goodbye.
-What time is it?
-Good work today.
The one he talked to last was
his Russian wife that he married
right before the Supreme Court ruling.
The most suspicious one
is the cab that he last took.
We are collecting all camera footage
on the route
from the bar to the place
where he was found.
What about the masked man?
It looks like he's the killer.
It's hard to identify him
solely based on the video,
but the Cyber Bureau
is working to find the origin.
We will narrow down the suspect
once the result is out.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNI
Excuse me.
I have something to tell you.
Hey.
There's something you must know
about The Killing Vote.
Say it.
I
think I know who's
the culprit for The Killing Vote.
How would she know the killer?
And why did she come
instead of her team leader?
She's a well-known lunatic.
She revealed their investigation to
a reporter and got her team leader fired.
That's not what a sane person would do.
Backstabbing must be her hobby.
TEST VIDEO
There are so many of those
who deserve to die.
The law is incompetent and there are
rotten people like you everywhere.
Just you wait.
I'm coming for you.
This is what I found
before The Killing Vote text.
I am guessing that he
distributed this as a test run
before he started the Bae Gi-chul case.
-So?
-I saw something else.
The content is harsher
and the tone is different.
But there's one thing
that did not change.
We're all at fault.
The devils who were deemed innocent
are walking around alive.
I can't stand the thought of it.
"Devils who were deemed innocent."
There was a case
where the victim's father killed his
daughter's killer when he was released.
Eight years ago.
You were the officer in charge.
It's what the father said
in his final statement.
"Devils who were deemed innocent."
The father, Kwon Seok-joo,
is the culprit.
Stop.
Seok-joo
THE KILLING VOTE