Connection (2024) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
1
(All characters, organizations,
and events in this drama are fictitious.)
Please give me your attention
for a moment.
Before Jun Seo died, he left a will.
He signed up for life insurance
worth a total of five million dollars
under the name
of his fully-owned corporation,
Audiophile.
He indicated the legatee
of his company's full shares
and the beneficiary
of the five million dollars.
"To Jang Jae Gyeong"
"and Oh Yoon Jin"
What is this?
Jae Gyeong?
"in equally divided portions."
I know
I'm late.
However,
I came to tell you that.
I'll put everything back in order.
This happened just a day
after he came to see me.
How was he planning
to put everything back in order?
If he signed up for insurance
just a week ago,
did he feel like his life was threatened?
But why me and Yoon Jin?
The only clue that connects
to the one who drugged me
is this text
that has Jun Seo's SOS code in it.
Jun Seo was a realtor,
so what did he have to do with drugs?
It's all my fault.
Who did this to me?
I made sure to tell him
he wouldn't get any payment
if he committed suicide within two years.
No I just
I think it's all my fault.
What should I do, Jae Gyeong?
Jae Gyeong?
Are you listening to me?
Sorry for the long wait.
Not at all.
- Do you have everything?
- Yes.
You must've been so flustered earlier.
It's cold. Let's hurry back.
Hey, Ji Yeon.
Yes?
I did some thinking.
Jun Seo.
How about doing an autopsy?
What?
Well
Jun Seo wasn't the type to kill himself.
Am I wrong?
Shouldn't we do everything we can?
If
it wasn't suicide
So it wasn't a suicide?
Did someone kill my husband?
No, well
Just in case,
since it could be a possibility.
If an autopsy's done
and something is found,
they will all do something, you know.
You saw for yourself.
Among his friends
is a prosecutor and a detective.
And a journalist too.
Don't cry.
I'll meet with Tae Jin and the doctor
and talk about it.
Try to consider
doing an autopsy.
(Connection)
(Episode 3)
When did you know
about the insurance policy?
Just now.
Even if you just found out.
Why didn't you discuss it with me
if you knew there was a will?
Why did you read it out
in front of everyone?
Hey.
Jang Jae Gyeong met with Heo Joo Song.
It was a matter of time
before he learned about the will.
Now that I announced it to everyone,
whatever Jae Gyeong says now,
people will think
it's about the insurance.
Guys.
What did Jun Seo actually say
on the phone
before he died?
Hey.
What do you mean "actually?"
It was exactly as Jong Soo said.
So
what was Jun Seo thinking when he made
two people he wasn't close with
the beneficiaries?
If we feel this disappointed,
how must his wife feel?
Exactly.
If it turns out
that Jun Seo didn't kill himself,
they can take
the whole five million dollars.
Darn you.
Nothing changes.
It's a suicide case.
So no one will get any money.
Then
what about the autopsy?
There can't be an autopsy.
This is my opinion as a prosecutor.
In this kind of situation,
any other body would've been autopsied.
Jang Jae Gyeong's making a fuss right now,
but later on,
my office will get suspicious too.
It's better
to perform an autopsy.
Hey.
Guys.
Can you wait outside?
Let's go.
(Family Room)
Come on.
They whisper about
the important stuff among themselves.
We were all class officers.
Why are we discriminated against?
Be quiet. They might hear.
Hey.
Sang Eui.
- What?
- Come here.
What?
Where was it?
Where Jun Seo was found dead.
It was Pilo-dong.
The old Fashion Town building.
Fashion Town?
The building under construction
a bit before the three-way intersection?
Yes.
Okay. You can go.
What?
Are you afraid something will show up
in the autopsy?
There's no guarantee nothing will.
I'm bothered there was no suicide note.
Think about the will.
That was unexpected too.
So,
what did Jun Seo say to you guys
on the phone before he died?
Other than what I know.
Did he say anything else?
No.
Not to me.
It might be extra pressure on me,
but let's skip the autopsy.
Officially,
we don't want to cut open our friend.
Actually,
on the written will,
there is
one more name we all know.
What?
Who is it?
Lee Myung Guk.
Lee Myung Guk.
Lee Myung Guk?
Yes, Lee Myung Guk.
- Do you know the name?
- No. Do you?
I don't either.
That's weird.
Why didn't Tae Jin read out that name too?
Was it because we didn't know the person?
Didn't Jun Seo tell you anything?
Didn't you ask who that was?
Well, yes. I guess I should've asked.
Given the situation, didn't you
want to know who Lee Myung Guk was?
Do you think it's easy
to find someone with just a name?
(Lee Myung Guk, March 12, 1967,
670312-11353522)
Seriously?
(Funeral Hall)
Gosh.
(Lee Myung Guk, March 12, 1967,
670312-11353522)
They're back.
You're still here.
Did something happen in the car?
What?
No.
Hey, I could ask you.
- Say you get a life insurance policy.
- Yes.
If you kill yourself right after,
you don't get the money, do you?
Why do you suddenly want to know?
What? Well,
someone asked me.
Their friend committed suicide
- and the policy
- Which friend?
You wouldn't know them.
Tell us anyway.
What's up with you two?
It's a friend from my personal life.
I have lots of friends.
How much is the claim for?
How much did they say it was?
Five million dollars?
You saw the written will too.
Did you tell Jun Seo's wife?
- What?
- Did you tell her?
That Jun Seo named us as beneficiaries?
Do you think I'm crazy?
How did you find out?
Here.
Did you go through their mail?
It seemed weird.
The guy's dead,
and he had a pile of mail
from insurance companies.
I didn't mean to
go through the mail but then
Wait.
How did you find out?
I helped him take out all these policies.
I see.
That works out, then.
I was wondering how to explain this.
Hey, Jang Jae Gyeong.
They should do an autopsy.
You were very right earlier.
Too many things are suspicious.
Do you think they'll find something
in the autopsy?
It's a clear proof of murder.
Goodness.
(The late Park Jun Seo)
Ji Yeon.
Jang Jae Gyeong.
You're still here.
I thought you'd left.
Let's do the autopsy.
I'll convince Ji Yeon.
Are you doing this
because you want the insurance money?
You seem to be mistaken.
It's better for you guys
if Jun Seo killed himself.
If not,
you three would be
at the top of the suspect list.
You and I both
investigate cases for a living.
Let's forget about the nonsense.
Let's persuade Ji Yeon
and rush the autopsy.
You seem pretty sure
something will show up
if an autopsy is done.
That's suspicious.
Hey, Tae Jin.
Jun Seo took out
the policies a week before he died.
What do you think this means?
It means he wants someone
to look into his death, doesn't it?
What do they think they're doing?
Why?
You wanted to reveal the truth.
Wasn't this what you wanted?
But
you know what we must reveal first
in order to reveal the rest, don't you?
You and I both make a living
doing investigations.
You must be devastated,
but this is all just part
of the investigation.
I'm Prosecutor Park Tae Jin from Anhyun
District Public Prosecutor's Office.
What is going on?
I'm Lieutenant Park In Soo
of Anhyeon Police Station.
There's something
we need to investigate
regarding Mr. Park Jun Seo's death.
Is that so?
You should come with us too,
Inspector Jang Jae Gyeong.
I'll explain to you on the way.
Is this perhaps about the insurance
and his will?
Hey, Park Tae Jin.
What do you mean, a will?
Ji Yeon, I think it'd be better
if I explained that to you.
You, be quiet.
I should've told you about it first.
Jun Seo
took out a five-million-dollar
life insurance policy before he died.
But
the beneficiary wasn't you
but these two people here.
For five million dollars.
That's what I find strange too.
It doesn't make sense that he'd leave
that much money to me,
a friend he rarely contacts.
- So
- So,
is that why you wanted to do an autopsy?
- No, that's not it.
- No, that's
You said my husband wasn't someone
who'd commit suicide!
But
I still think the same.
- Also
- Because of the insurance money?
This is all about that insurance money,
isn't it?
How could you people
How could you do this
at your friend's funeral?
Do you still call yourselves his friend?
Please calm down.
I'm sorry.
I should've told you beforehand,
but you weren't here earlier.
Everyone involved is here,
so we should all go together.
Yoon Jin, Joo Song.
You should come with us too.
Ji Yeon, please calm down first.
Come this way.
Come with me.
You should stay here.
Okay.
I'm only here as a testifier.
Why are you interviewing me in here?
I asked to do it here.
We should at least hear
what he has to say.
Good.
Sorry for making you come
at such a late hour.
Also, may he rest in peace.
This won't take long.
The two of you.
Were you aware of the fact
that the deceased wrote a will?
- No.
- No.
Then, from both your perspectives,
do you consider yourselves close enough
to Mr. Park Jun Seo that
he'd leave you his insurance money
of five million dollars
instead of his family?
Well, I'm also aware
that you didn't kill Mr. Park
with the intention of receiving
five million dollars.
Excuse me.
Please watch what you say.
Did what I say bother you?
I'm just saying.
If you had really killed Mr. Park
with the intention of
getting five million dollars,
you would've made it look like
a murder or an accident.
You wouldn't have made it look like
a suicide.
I said that out of consideration
for you two.
You know?
Then, why do you think Mr. Park
left you five million dollars?
Neither of you are able to give me
any particular answers.
I don't understand this situation at all.
Is it just me?
That's right.
We also find that strange.
Honestly, Park Jun Seo wasn't
a close friend who kept in touch with us.
Why did he do such a thing?
So, do the autopsy as you should,
and let's do this investigation right.
Park Tae Jin is behind that mirror, right?
Did you ask him?
What is the reason he's against
doing an autopsy
when someone who fell from the ninth floor
of a construction site
took out a five-million-dollar
insurance policy a week ago?
Seriously, quiet down.
Weren't you able to ask him?
Why?
Are you still crawling on the floor
at one word from a prosecutor?
Hey, punk.
I'm seriously trying to
wrap this up nicely.
Are you out of your mind?
Do you seriously want to
come in as a testifier
and leave as a suspect?
Fine, let's do that.
I'm fine with becoming the suspect.
Just do your job.
Don't embarrass yourself.
Why, you little
Everyone, calm down.
Let's just look at the facts.
There were no signs of foul play
at the site.
And as the prosecutor who conducted
the postmortem screening.
I didn't find anything
out of the ordinary.
Does the police have anything more to add?
- Hey, Park Tae Jin.
- Don't call my name so easily.
I'm here as a prosecutor right now,
not as your friend.
Got it?
Anything else?
No, sir.
The family has already expressed
that they do not want to do an autopsy.
Let's proceed with that.
Why? Is there something
we might find in Jun Seo's body?
What are you trying to hide
that you're going this far?
Say it, you jerk.
That's enough!
Are you crazy?
What do you think you're doing right now?
I'm Chief of Police, Bae Byung Ho.
I hope the funeral goes well.
We must also do our jobs.
Please understand
that things have come to this.
Inspector Yoo, wrapt things up quickly.
Yes, sir.
I thought the family said
they didn't want to do an autopsy.
Yes, sir.
Then, what more is there to discuss?
Take her back so that they can continue
with the funeral.
Chief!
Prosecutor, join me for a cup of tea
in my office.
Sure.
The autopsy
I want to do the autopsy.
I think he's asking me to do it.
What are you talking about?
Jun Seo is already dead!
- Hey, Park Tae Jin.
- My goodness.
Why are you all so eager
to cut up a dead man's body?
Ji Yeon, why are you doing this?
I just want to feel at ease.
No matter how I think about it,
I can't believe that he committed suicide.
After Yoon Hee left,
I wanted to die several times myself.
But I'm still alive.
He said to me.
Our dear Yoon Hee
would've gone to a nice place.
So, in order to meet Yoon Hee again,
we should live the rest of our lives
as good people too.
We should wash away all of our sins
if we have any.
But someone like that, committing suicide?
I want to know exactly
if there was any other reason.
But if it really was suicide,
I'll just curse at him all I want, then.
Then, as per the family's request,
we will conduct an autopsy
on Mr. Park Jun Seo.
Prosecutor.
Go ahead.
(Interview Room)
Is this normally how you do your job
as a prosecutor, you punk?
I told you to stop that autopsy,
no matter what, didn't I?
- Jong Soo.
- Shut up.
You called me all the way
to the police station
and made me look like a fool.
At this rate, will you be able to
stay my friend for life?
You must be very anxious.
What, anxious?
You and I were there together.
We saw it together.
What's the problem?
Nothing will be detected
from Jun Seo's body. So
Even if something is detected,
you should go ahead and stop it. Got it?
Even if you have to step down
from being a prosecutor,
just stop it this time. Okay, punk?
Understood?
- Understood.
- Answer me loudly, punk!
Okay. Someone might hear you.
We'll now start the autopsy.
(Park Jun Seo)
(Rest in peace)
- Here.
- Thanks.
What are you doing?
It's Jae Gyeong.
I'm going to send him Jun Seo's pictures.
What's wrong with him?
He caused all that fuss,
but he was not here for the funeral.
Exactly.
He said something urgent came up
at work.
He was always like that.
He's so self-centered.
Everyone asked me where he was.
Of course,
no one would understand it.
Do you think things will be calm
until the autopsy report comes out?
From what I hear,
it'll take a month for the result
at the earliest.
Gosh.
Hey.
I can't just sit around until then.
Jun Seo wrote my name in his will.
This means I have a role to play.
I'll make sure
I play that role right.
Early this morning,
someone reported those two fighting
in front of a convenience store.
The station nearby dispatched,
and even with the naked eye,
it was obvious both were suspicious
of using drugs.
Also,
they found this in the pocket
of one of them.
It's that drug again.
Did you find out anything about it?
Yes.
It became popular about three months ago.
They told people
it could make you feel happy
and help you focus.
They started selling it
through word of mouth.
It's highly addictive,
and the tolerance level is high.
It recently started
to cause serious issues.
Does it have a name?
I heard it's called Lemon Mulberry.
(Heo Joo Song: Here's Jun Seo
on his way. Good luck with work.)
On February 27, 2024, around 4:00 a.m.,
you two had a brawl
in front of a convenience store
in Panseo-dong, Anhyun,
before you were taken to a station.
That's right.
- Continue.
- Okay.
The patrol station
found you suspicious of drug usage,
and you were sent here.
Do you admit to using drugs?
I told you, I didn't use drugs.
Since you won't admit to it,
we'll go ahead
and conduct urine and hair tests.
We'll stop recording until the tests.
Hey.
Did you fight over this?
Sit down.
Put your hands down.
Since when did you take these?
If you answer me, I'll give it to you.
Maybe since two months ago? No.
I think about a month and a half ago.
How long does a pill last?
It lasts for a day or two at first,
but then
Does it last shorter?
Yes.
How long has it been
since you last had one?
Detective.
I haven't had one for a week!
Why has it been so long?
Were you not able to get any?
It has become very difficult
to get them since two weeks ago.
- Please
- How many do you take now?
Now?
Four.
- "Four?"
- Yes.
Did you take other drugs before?
Yes.
What's different with this one?
Try it.
Try one.
Hand it over!
You said you'd give it to me!
- Get up, jerk!
- Hand it over!
- You said you'd give it to me.
- Get him!
Let go!
Give it to me!
- Come with me.
- You're a liar!
Come on!
Give it to me.
(Jinyoung Funeral Services)
If you feel uncomfortable
going home alone,
would you like us to come with you?
No, it's okay.
If you need anything
or have any questions,
please call me.
Okay.
I'll get going too.
I see. Thank you for everything.
As for the realtor office,
I'll help you get it organized
after all the urgent matters
are dealt with.
So don't worry about that
and get a few days of good rest.
Okay.
- Who is that?
- Oh, she's
She was the manager
of the realty my husband used to run.
I see.
Are you planning to get rid of it?
Yes.
It'll be difficult to run without him.
I'll do that in time.
- Let's get together to eat soon.
- Thanks for coming out so far.
- It looks like they're leaving.
- We'll all go together.
Let's meet up soon.
Bye.
Are you leaving?
- Yes.
- We'll get going.
Thank you and sorry for troubling you.
Bye.
Take care.
Take care.
Even their exit looks cool.
You're right.
So,
what's the next step?
What do you mean?
You want to play the role
of uncovering the truth
behind Jun Seo's death.
What will you do first?
- Are you going to join me?
- Yes.
Jun Seo came
to me to sign up for insurance
and wrote a will.
He was acting so strange,
but I didn't ask him any questions
or help him.
Maybe that was why he died.
My heart feels heavy.
Of course, I like being around you too.
Are you really doing this
because of the insurance money?
Yes.
What?
Don't look at me like that.
Jang Jae Gyeong is not any different.
What will you do with the money?
Ye Eun.
I want to bring her back
and live with her.
Why does thinking
about her make me hungry?
For some reason,
I get hungry whenever I think of her.
Hold on. Should we eat something?
I know a good noodle place nearby.
Let's have a bowl each
so we can live long noodle-like lives.
That sounds great.
Let's go.
So is this called Lemon Mulberry?
Yes.
What a fantastic name.
They were selling it high
and low online and offline.
Why did they suddenly stop supplying?
The supply has been scarce
since two weeks ago.
Maybe they had trouble keeping up
with the demands.
It's designed
to be highly effective and addictive.
They were planning to sell
a large sum in a short time.
It's different
from the drugs we saw before.
Hallucination symptoms
aren't as severe as meth.
Instead,
it can actually clear your head
and give you confidence at first.
Those two started using it
for better concentration
and to boost their confidence.
But the drug wears out fast,
so you feel lethargic
and get shortness of breath.
Most of all, it encourages you
to increase the dosage.
Which then damages the central nerves.
It must be easy for someone
to start using them.
This is dangerous.
First, check the regular supply routes
and ask around.
If someone new is responsible for this,
I'm sure they would know already.
Get out there and fetch something.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Yes, ma'am.
Jang Jae Gyeong.
Yes?
You forgot to turn in your firearm again?
- Yes.
- Hand it in now.
The guy in charge called.
Okay.
Let's make it tomorrow at midnight.
If you go past midnight,
I'll also stop dealing Lemon Mulberry
and focus on going around to catch people.
(Doctor)
Doctor.
Have you heard of a CEO Yoon?
"CEO Yoon?" No.
They're a Lemon Mulberry distributor.
- Where did you get that info?
- From Jang Chul Gu.
- He doesn't know who it is?
- No.
I'll look into it.
That Lee Myung Guk guy.
Yes.
Jae Gyeong doesn't seem to know
who Lee Myung Guk is?
Right.
He asked his colleague to run the ID.
- Do you know him?
- What?
You know,
when I saw that name on the will
in the dim light of the corridor,
my hair stood on end.
(Lee Myung Guk,
Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals researcher)
He's missing?
Yes. He was reported missing
seven months ago.
He was last seen entering
the subway station by his office.
- Who reported him missing?
- A colleague.
Where did he work at?
Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals.
Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals?
Won Jong Soo's the CEO.
Correct.
It's a subsidiary of Geumhyung Group
that Vice-Chairman Won Jong Soo
runs in person.
How did you get to know Lee Myung Guk?
He wanted to report
some internal corruption.
He asked me to put it in the paper.
- Did you meet up with him?
- Hey.
Do you think he was the only one
with such a story?
So you didn't meet him?
I said no and was about to hang up.
That last comment hit me hard.
He had terminal lung cancer.
Criminal Affairs Division One
looked into it.
They didn't think
it was linked to any other case.
They're assuming he took drastic measures
due to his negative situation.
No way.
That meant he had nothing to lose.
It's no joke when someone like that
decides to blow the whistle.
Right.
But he didn't show up
on the day we were supposed to meet.
- I couldn't reach him either.
- Then
Yes.
I heard later on
that it was the day after
he'd gone missing.
Hey.
Shouldn't you tell Jae Gyeong right away?
Who, me?
Should I?
Darn it.
I don't want to.
Still, you should.
Okay, I will tell him.
I know pretty well
where he is and what he's doing.
(Mijoo Apartments)
Who is it?
- Does Lee Eun Hee live here?
- It's mine!
Then which is mine?
- Mr. Lee Myung Guk's daughter.
- Will you be quiet?
That's me.
I'm from Anhyeon Police Station.
- Pow
- Pow
The police gave it back
saying they didn't need it.
Do you need it again?
(Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals)
Have you heard the name
"Park Jun Seo" before?
No.
What did your father do
at Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals?
I don't know well. He was a researcher.
Sometimes he made copies
of foreign medications,
and sometimes he developed something new.
Did anyone from the company visit
or contact you?
No.
(Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals)
I'll call again
if I have any more questions.
- Okay.
- Bye.
Hey. What is it called?
- Lemon Mulberry.
- "Lemon Mulberry?"
What a simply obvious name.
The pill color
plus a slang term for drugs.
- Anything else?
- That's it.
You didn't visit the family?
- No.
- Hey.
I told you to pay them a visit.
I'm distracted because a friend just died.
You should barge in
and do some investigative journalism.
Yoon Jin.
How can I barge in when his wife died
doing drugs a couple of days ago?
Quit complaining.
Get over there today
and figure out everything
including how many spoons they have.
- Okay?
- Yoon Jin. I can't
What's wrong with him?
Hey, Jang Jae Gyeong.
What's wrong?
Are you Is this all sweat?
What's the matter?
What's going on?
Are you okay?
Hey.
This won't do.
Get up.
Try to walk.
Let's take my car.
Which hospital should we go to?
Are you registered anywhere?
No hospitals.
What are you on about?
You're sick.
You need to go to a hospital.
You can't take me to a hospital.
Home.
Take me home.
We're almost there.
Jae Gyeong.
What's the code to the door?
Zero.
- Five.
- Five.
Zero, two.
Zero, two.
Hey.
Come on.
Hang on.
Wait.
There's nothing in here.
Jae Gyeong.
Drink this.
Goodness.
Do you feel better?
(Park Jun Seo)
(Park Jun Seo)
Lemon Mulberry.
I see that
you've already taken all your pills.
Take this when you really need it.
What is it?
It
It was inside, wasn't it?
What was?
Give it to me.
I don't know what you're talking about.
What?
Let go!
Let go of me!
Yoon Jin, open the door.
No.
Open the door.
This is a drug.
Come to your senses, Jang Jae Gyeong.
I can't do without that.
I might die without that.
Help me!
Why did you get like this?
How could you do drugs?
Open the door.
Do you think I can't open this up?
Please, come to your senses, Jae Gyeong.
Open up.
Come to your senses.
Come to your senses, Jang Jae Gyeong!
(Tuesday, February 27, 6:30 p.m.)
Jun Seo.
He came to see me the day before he died.
This was the tenth time.
What?
The number of times
Jun Seo came to see me.
This was the tenth time.
Seeing how I can remember
how many times it was,
I must've been waiting for Jun Seo too.
What did he say when he came by?
The same thing each of the ten times.
To forgive him.
No way.
About what happened 20 years ago?
So,
what did you say?
I said the same thing each time too.
That I didn't want to hear it
and that he should get out of my life.
If I accepted his apology then,
he'd still be alive, right?
That idiot.
He should've just said it.
Why would he die?
Whether or not I forgive him,
he could've just lived fine on his own.
What am I to him?
Why did he keep coming back,
and ten times at that?
And until the end,
I kept refusing to forgive him.
How did you end up like this?
I don't remember.
After a team dinner,
I was abducted by someone
in the bathroom.
When I opened my eyes,
three days had gone by.
And I was already addicted to drugs.
Sorry about earlier.
Is there someone you suspect?
But what's weird is
that Jun Seo, who was a real estate agent,
was involved in drugs.
I can't prove it yet,
but that's the only lead.
Still, for now,
let's tell someone about this.
No.
You might really end up in big trouble
at this rate.
I saw a woman die in front of her child
after taking that pill.
Her eyes weren't human.
Tell the police
about this right away, okay?
And you need to go to the hospital.
No.
Why not?
If this gets out,
I will be taken off this case.
If I step aside from this,
no one will be interested in this case.
You saw it too.
The prosecutor and detective in charge
tried to have him cremated
without an autopsy.
Please keep it a secret for now.
You can't tell anyone that I'm addicted.
If I'm taken off the case,
the insurance money you're hoping to get
is gone too.
Once everything is sorted out,
I'll tell them myself.
Until then, this fact can't get out,
and I can't collapse.
Do you
still have that pill?
No.
I got rid of it.
In the bathroom.
Good.
You did well.
Where are you going in that state?
There isn't much time.
Someone made me get addicted,
and someone did that to Jun Seo.
We have to find out quickly.
If you're going to go
to Lee Myung Guk's house,
I'll give you a ride.
I'll tell you on the way
about how I know Lee Myung Guk.
- It's locked, right?
- Yes.
- Hey, are you all right?
- Yes.
Okay.
Hey.
Open the gate.
Wait in the car.
Hey.
I'm not your driver.
I'm not waiting in the car.
I'm a reporter.
What will you do if you faint again?
Hurry up and open it.
Fine, don't open it.
Darn it.
Darn it.
Are you playing hard to get?
What is it?
It's nothing. It's just a clothesline.
I hit my head on it.
Be careful.
Hey, is it okay to just go in like this?
Is it above or below?
Above?
Wait for me.
(Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals)
The oldest person must be Lee Myung Guk.
This person with a scar.
What is this?
Who is that?
(Music Listening Club Audiophile Opens)
(Music Listening Club Audiophile Opens)
Bring the picture from outside.
Okay.
(Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals)
(Music Listening Club Audiophile Opens)
Was Lee Myung Guk a senior in our club?
Where are you going?
(Sanitary gloves)
Hold this for a moment.
It's Lee Myung Guk, isn't it?
Yes.
I can't stand it anymore.
Pick it up. Hurry up.
Hurry and pick it up.
Yes, Captain.
Write down this address.
It's 63-38,
973 Inhyun-ro, Jangsoo-dong, Anhyun.
A dead body was found
in the master bedroom.
Hurry over with Forensics.
Was it 63-38, 973 Inhyun-ro?
That's right.
Understood.
Is it normal for a dead body
to have that much fluid pouring out?
No, not this much.
Lee Myung Guk went missing
around late July last year.
It has been seven months,
but the body hardly decomposed.
This means he was frozen after death
and was only defrosted recently.
That is why there is so much body fluid.
But
If they went through
the trouble of hiding him,
why did they bring him out now?
Exactly my point.
No one even knew he was dead
for the last seven months.
Come on.
What's going on?
Who was that?
Jae Gyeong, what's the matter?
Hey! Wake up!
It's no time for this.
The police cars are coming.
Wake up. Jae Gyeong!
Go to the car.
What? Okay, let's go.
Wait.
Can you get up?
Go.
(Captain Jang Jae Gyeong)
Where should I go?
Hey, Jae Gyeong. Wake up.
Where should I go?
To the police station.
What?
We just dodged them.
Why would we go to the station?
Hurry to the station.
The police station.
Gosh.
(Anhyeon Police Station)
Are you sure you'll be all right?
Jae Gyeong.
Hey, Jang Jae Gyeong!
(Lounge)
Captain. Captain Jang?
What's the matter?
Are you feeling sick?
Can you go get me some medicine?
- What do you need?
- One for digestion
and one for fevers.
Wait just a moment.
Let go!
59:59,699 01:00:00,699
You said you'd give it to me!
Come on.
Yes?
I'll keep it safe.
Wake up.
I must pull myself together.
(Connection)
(The students' creed)
Oh Yoon Jin is in charge
of classroom cleaning for a month.
Every day,
write down the students' creed
word for word on the blackboard
and have the class president check it.
(Silence)
(We're looking for new faces
to join Audiophile!)
(Jeogang High School's Audiophile Club)
(The last person to leave must lock up.)
Hey. What is this nice place for?
- Did you finish cleaning?
- Yes.
What about the students' creed?
I didn't write it down.
How are you so bold?
Didn't you just transfer here?
Are you the president here too?
I guess. Why?
I want to join.
If you don't write the students' creed,
you'll only be punished
for the rest of your days here.
I'll write it then.
There's nothing to it.
We take turns every week
to clean the room and the vinyls.
Are you okay with that?
- Of course.
- Okay.
(Application
for Audiophile Club Membership)
What are you doing here?
I came to see you
and to join the club.
What? You?
What's wrong with me listening to music?
Hurry up and pass me the form. I'm busy.
Here.
Lend me your pen.
Thank you.
Thanks.
This means
we're all in the same club now.
I hope we get along.
Hello.
Yoon Jin
(I see that
you've already taken all your pills.)
(Take this when you really need it.)
(Park Jun Seo)
(Connection)
That last pill
of Lemon Mulberry disappeared.
Did anyone ask to review
the security footage?
I thought you came here because you knew.
Lee Myung Guk was on the will,
and he was found as a corpse.
How can you be so laid back?
When you were being treated
at Woonjong Medical Center,
I heard there was an accident
with your medication.
Did you get the security footage
from Sunkwang General Hospital?
How did you know?
- Doctor.
- Let's start selling again.
Who did you get the drug from at first?
They had tattoos on their fingers.
My husband must have left some bait
hoping someone would uncover
the truth behind his death.
"Bait?"
Where is that camera?
Under the eaves.
This is the person.
If you bring me ten million dollars
and lower your head to beg me,
I'll think about it.
What's the password?
Tell me right now!
(All characters, organizations,
and events in this drama are fictitious.)
Please give me your attention
for a moment.
Before Jun Seo died, he left a will.
He signed up for life insurance
worth a total of five million dollars
under the name
of his fully-owned corporation,
Audiophile.
He indicated the legatee
of his company's full shares
and the beneficiary
of the five million dollars.
"To Jang Jae Gyeong"
"and Oh Yoon Jin"
What is this?
Jae Gyeong?
"in equally divided portions."
I know
I'm late.
However,
I came to tell you that.
I'll put everything back in order.
This happened just a day
after he came to see me.
How was he planning
to put everything back in order?
If he signed up for insurance
just a week ago,
did he feel like his life was threatened?
But why me and Yoon Jin?
The only clue that connects
to the one who drugged me
is this text
that has Jun Seo's SOS code in it.
Jun Seo was a realtor,
so what did he have to do with drugs?
It's all my fault.
Who did this to me?
I made sure to tell him
he wouldn't get any payment
if he committed suicide within two years.
No I just
I think it's all my fault.
What should I do, Jae Gyeong?
Jae Gyeong?
Are you listening to me?
Sorry for the long wait.
Not at all.
- Do you have everything?
- Yes.
You must've been so flustered earlier.
It's cold. Let's hurry back.
Hey, Ji Yeon.
Yes?
I did some thinking.
Jun Seo.
How about doing an autopsy?
What?
Well
Jun Seo wasn't the type to kill himself.
Am I wrong?
Shouldn't we do everything we can?
If
it wasn't suicide
So it wasn't a suicide?
Did someone kill my husband?
No, well
Just in case,
since it could be a possibility.
If an autopsy's done
and something is found,
they will all do something, you know.
You saw for yourself.
Among his friends
is a prosecutor and a detective.
And a journalist too.
Don't cry.
I'll meet with Tae Jin and the doctor
and talk about it.
Try to consider
doing an autopsy.
(Connection)
(Episode 3)
When did you know
about the insurance policy?
Just now.
Even if you just found out.
Why didn't you discuss it with me
if you knew there was a will?
Why did you read it out
in front of everyone?
Hey.
Jang Jae Gyeong met with Heo Joo Song.
It was a matter of time
before he learned about the will.
Now that I announced it to everyone,
whatever Jae Gyeong says now,
people will think
it's about the insurance.
Guys.
What did Jun Seo actually say
on the phone
before he died?
Hey.
What do you mean "actually?"
It was exactly as Jong Soo said.
So
what was Jun Seo thinking when he made
two people he wasn't close with
the beneficiaries?
If we feel this disappointed,
how must his wife feel?
Exactly.
If it turns out
that Jun Seo didn't kill himself,
they can take
the whole five million dollars.
Darn you.
Nothing changes.
It's a suicide case.
So no one will get any money.
Then
what about the autopsy?
There can't be an autopsy.
This is my opinion as a prosecutor.
In this kind of situation,
any other body would've been autopsied.
Jang Jae Gyeong's making a fuss right now,
but later on,
my office will get suspicious too.
It's better
to perform an autopsy.
Hey.
Guys.
Can you wait outside?
Let's go.
(Family Room)
Come on.
They whisper about
the important stuff among themselves.
We were all class officers.
Why are we discriminated against?
Be quiet. They might hear.
Hey.
Sang Eui.
- What?
- Come here.
What?
Where was it?
Where Jun Seo was found dead.
It was Pilo-dong.
The old Fashion Town building.
Fashion Town?
The building under construction
a bit before the three-way intersection?
Yes.
Okay. You can go.
What?
Are you afraid something will show up
in the autopsy?
There's no guarantee nothing will.
I'm bothered there was no suicide note.
Think about the will.
That was unexpected too.
So,
what did Jun Seo say to you guys
on the phone before he died?
Other than what I know.
Did he say anything else?
No.
Not to me.
It might be extra pressure on me,
but let's skip the autopsy.
Officially,
we don't want to cut open our friend.
Actually,
on the written will,
there is
one more name we all know.
What?
Who is it?
Lee Myung Guk.
Lee Myung Guk.
Lee Myung Guk?
Yes, Lee Myung Guk.
- Do you know the name?
- No. Do you?
I don't either.
That's weird.
Why didn't Tae Jin read out that name too?
Was it because we didn't know the person?
Didn't Jun Seo tell you anything?
Didn't you ask who that was?
Well, yes. I guess I should've asked.
Given the situation, didn't you
want to know who Lee Myung Guk was?
Do you think it's easy
to find someone with just a name?
(Lee Myung Guk, March 12, 1967,
670312-11353522)
Seriously?
(Funeral Hall)
Gosh.
(Lee Myung Guk, March 12, 1967,
670312-11353522)
They're back.
You're still here.
Did something happen in the car?
What?
No.
Hey, I could ask you.
- Say you get a life insurance policy.
- Yes.
If you kill yourself right after,
you don't get the money, do you?
Why do you suddenly want to know?
What? Well,
someone asked me.
Their friend committed suicide
- and the policy
- Which friend?
You wouldn't know them.
Tell us anyway.
What's up with you two?
It's a friend from my personal life.
I have lots of friends.
How much is the claim for?
How much did they say it was?
Five million dollars?
You saw the written will too.
Did you tell Jun Seo's wife?
- What?
- Did you tell her?
That Jun Seo named us as beneficiaries?
Do you think I'm crazy?
How did you find out?
Here.
Did you go through their mail?
It seemed weird.
The guy's dead,
and he had a pile of mail
from insurance companies.
I didn't mean to
go through the mail but then
Wait.
How did you find out?
I helped him take out all these policies.
I see.
That works out, then.
I was wondering how to explain this.
Hey, Jang Jae Gyeong.
They should do an autopsy.
You were very right earlier.
Too many things are suspicious.
Do you think they'll find something
in the autopsy?
It's a clear proof of murder.
Goodness.
(The late Park Jun Seo)
Ji Yeon.
Jang Jae Gyeong.
You're still here.
I thought you'd left.
Let's do the autopsy.
I'll convince Ji Yeon.
Are you doing this
because you want the insurance money?
You seem to be mistaken.
It's better for you guys
if Jun Seo killed himself.
If not,
you three would be
at the top of the suspect list.
You and I both
investigate cases for a living.
Let's forget about the nonsense.
Let's persuade Ji Yeon
and rush the autopsy.
You seem pretty sure
something will show up
if an autopsy is done.
That's suspicious.
Hey, Tae Jin.
Jun Seo took out
the policies a week before he died.
What do you think this means?
It means he wants someone
to look into his death, doesn't it?
What do they think they're doing?
Why?
You wanted to reveal the truth.
Wasn't this what you wanted?
But
you know what we must reveal first
in order to reveal the rest, don't you?
You and I both make a living
doing investigations.
You must be devastated,
but this is all just part
of the investigation.
I'm Prosecutor Park Tae Jin from Anhyun
District Public Prosecutor's Office.
What is going on?
I'm Lieutenant Park In Soo
of Anhyeon Police Station.
There's something
we need to investigate
regarding Mr. Park Jun Seo's death.
Is that so?
You should come with us too,
Inspector Jang Jae Gyeong.
I'll explain to you on the way.
Is this perhaps about the insurance
and his will?
Hey, Park Tae Jin.
What do you mean, a will?
Ji Yeon, I think it'd be better
if I explained that to you.
You, be quiet.
I should've told you about it first.
Jun Seo
took out a five-million-dollar
life insurance policy before he died.
But
the beneficiary wasn't you
but these two people here.
For five million dollars.
That's what I find strange too.
It doesn't make sense that he'd leave
that much money to me,
a friend he rarely contacts.
- So
- So,
is that why you wanted to do an autopsy?
- No, that's not it.
- No, that's
You said my husband wasn't someone
who'd commit suicide!
But
I still think the same.
- Also
- Because of the insurance money?
This is all about that insurance money,
isn't it?
How could you people
How could you do this
at your friend's funeral?
Do you still call yourselves his friend?
Please calm down.
I'm sorry.
I should've told you beforehand,
but you weren't here earlier.
Everyone involved is here,
so we should all go together.
Yoon Jin, Joo Song.
You should come with us too.
Ji Yeon, please calm down first.
Come this way.
Come with me.
You should stay here.
Okay.
I'm only here as a testifier.
Why are you interviewing me in here?
I asked to do it here.
We should at least hear
what he has to say.
Good.
Sorry for making you come
at such a late hour.
Also, may he rest in peace.
This won't take long.
The two of you.
Were you aware of the fact
that the deceased wrote a will?
- No.
- No.
Then, from both your perspectives,
do you consider yourselves close enough
to Mr. Park Jun Seo that
he'd leave you his insurance money
of five million dollars
instead of his family?
Well, I'm also aware
that you didn't kill Mr. Park
with the intention of receiving
five million dollars.
Excuse me.
Please watch what you say.
Did what I say bother you?
I'm just saying.
If you had really killed Mr. Park
with the intention of
getting five million dollars,
you would've made it look like
a murder or an accident.
You wouldn't have made it look like
a suicide.
I said that out of consideration
for you two.
You know?
Then, why do you think Mr. Park
left you five million dollars?
Neither of you are able to give me
any particular answers.
I don't understand this situation at all.
Is it just me?
That's right.
We also find that strange.
Honestly, Park Jun Seo wasn't
a close friend who kept in touch with us.
Why did he do such a thing?
So, do the autopsy as you should,
and let's do this investigation right.
Park Tae Jin is behind that mirror, right?
Did you ask him?
What is the reason he's against
doing an autopsy
when someone who fell from the ninth floor
of a construction site
took out a five-million-dollar
insurance policy a week ago?
Seriously, quiet down.
Weren't you able to ask him?
Why?
Are you still crawling on the floor
at one word from a prosecutor?
Hey, punk.
I'm seriously trying to
wrap this up nicely.
Are you out of your mind?
Do you seriously want to
come in as a testifier
and leave as a suspect?
Fine, let's do that.
I'm fine with becoming the suspect.
Just do your job.
Don't embarrass yourself.
Why, you little
Everyone, calm down.
Let's just look at the facts.
There were no signs of foul play
at the site.
And as the prosecutor who conducted
the postmortem screening.
I didn't find anything
out of the ordinary.
Does the police have anything more to add?
- Hey, Park Tae Jin.
- Don't call my name so easily.
I'm here as a prosecutor right now,
not as your friend.
Got it?
Anything else?
No, sir.
The family has already expressed
that they do not want to do an autopsy.
Let's proceed with that.
Why? Is there something
we might find in Jun Seo's body?
What are you trying to hide
that you're going this far?
Say it, you jerk.
That's enough!
Are you crazy?
What do you think you're doing right now?
I'm Chief of Police, Bae Byung Ho.
I hope the funeral goes well.
We must also do our jobs.
Please understand
that things have come to this.
Inspector Yoo, wrapt things up quickly.
Yes, sir.
I thought the family said
they didn't want to do an autopsy.
Yes, sir.
Then, what more is there to discuss?
Take her back so that they can continue
with the funeral.
Chief!
Prosecutor, join me for a cup of tea
in my office.
Sure.
The autopsy
I want to do the autopsy.
I think he's asking me to do it.
What are you talking about?
Jun Seo is already dead!
- Hey, Park Tae Jin.
- My goodness.
Why are you all so eager
to cut up a dead man's body?
Ji Yeon, why are you doing this?
I just want to feel at ease.
No matter how I think about it,
I can't believe that he committed suicide.
After Yoon Hee left,
I wanted to die several times myself.
But I'm still alive.
He said to me.
Our dear Yoon Hee
would've gone to a nice place.
So, in order to meet Yoon Hee again,
we should live the rest of our lives
as good people too.
We should wash away all of our sins
if we have any.
But someone like that, committing suicide?
I want to know exactly
if there was any other reason.
But if it really was suicide,
I'll just curse at him all I want, then.
Then, as per the family's request,
we will conduct an autopsy
on Mr. Park Jun Seo.
Prosecutor.
Go ahead.
(Interview Room)
Is this normally how you do your job
as a prosecutor, you punk?
I told you to stop that autopsy,
no matter what, didn't I?
- Jong Soo.
- Shut up.
You called me all the way
to the police station
and made me look like a fool.
At this rate, will you be able to
stay my friend for life?
You must be very anxious.
What, anxious?
You and I were there together.
We saw it together.
What's the problem?
Nothing will be detected
from Jun Seo's body. So
Even if something is detected,
you should go ahead and stop it. Got it?
Even if you have to step down
from being a prosecutor,
just stop it this time. Okay, punk?
Understood?
- Understood.
- Answer me loudly, punk!
Okay. Someone might hear you.
We'll now start the autopsy.
(Park Jun Seo)
(Rest in peace)
- Here.
- Thanks.
What are you doing?
It's Jae Gyeong.
I'm going to send him Jun Seo's pictures.
What's wrong with him?
He caused all that fuss,
but he was not here for the funeral.
Exactly.
He said something urgent came up
at work.
He was always like that.
He's so self-centered.
Everyone asked me where he was.
Of course,
no one would understand it.
Do you think things will be calm
until the autopsy report comes out?
From what I hear,
it'll take a month for the result
at the earliest.
Gosh.
Hey.
I can't just sit around until then.
Jun Seo wrote my name in his will.
This means I have a role to play.
I'll make sure
I play that role right.
Early this morning,
someone reported those two fighting
in front of a convenience store.
The station nearby dispatched,
and even with the naked eye,
it was obvious both were suspicious
of using drugs.
Also,
they found this in the pocket
of one of them.
It's that drug again.
Did you find out anything about it?
Yes.
It became popular about three months ago.
They told people
it could make you feel happy
and help you focus.
They started selling it
through word of mouth.
It's highly addictive,
and the tolerance level is high.
It recently started
to cause serious issues.
Does it have a name?
I heard it's called Lemon Mulberry.
(Heo Joo Song: Here's Jun Seo
on his way. Good luck with work.)
On February 27, 2024, around 4:00 a.m.,
you two had a brawl
in front of a convenience store
in Panseo-dong, Anhyun,
before you were taken to a station.
That's right.
- Continue.
- Okay.
The patrol station
found you suspicious of drug usage,
and you were sent here.
Do you admit to using drugs?
I told you, I didn't use drugs.
Since you won't admit to it,
we'll go ahead
and conduct urine and hair tests.
We'll stop recording until the tests.
Hey.
Did you fight over this?
Sit down.
Put your hands down.
Since when did you take these?
If you answer me, I'll give it to you.
Maybe since two months ago? No.
I think about a month and a half ago.
How long does a pill last?
It lasts for a day or two at first,
but then
Does it last shorter?
Yes.
How long has it been
since you last had one?
Detective.
I haven't had one for a week!
Why has it been so long?
Were you not able to get any?
It has become very difficult
to get them since two weeks ago.
- Please
- How many do you take now?
Now?
Four.
- "Four?"
- Yes.
Did you take other drugs before?
Yes.
What's different with this one?
Try it.
Try one.
Hand it over!
You said you'd give it to me!
- Get up, jerk!
- Hand it over!
- You said you'd give it to me.
- Get him!
Let go!
Give it to me!
- Come with me.
- You're a liar!
Come on!
Give it to me.
(Jinyoung Funeral Services)
If you feel uncomfortable
going home alone,
would you like us to come with you?
No, it's okay.
If you need anything
or have any questions,
please call me.
Okay.
I'll get going too.
I see. Thank you for everything.
As for the realtor office,
I'll help you get it organized
after all the urgent matters
are dealt with.
So don't worry about that
and get a few days of good rest.
Okay.
- Who is that?
- Oh, she's
She was the manager
of the realty my husband used to run.
I see.
Are you planning to get rid of it?
Yes.
It'll be difficult to run without him.
I'll do that in time.
- Let's get together to eat soon.
- Thanks for coming out so far.
- It looks like they're leaving.
- We'll all go together.
Let's meet up soon.
Bye.
Are you leaving?
- Yes.
- We'll get going.
Thank you and sorry for troubling you.
Bye.
Take care.
Take care.
Even their exit looks cool.
You're right.
So,
what's the next step?
What do you mean?
You want to play the role
of uncovering the truth
behind Jun Seo's death.
What will you do first?
- Are you going to join me?
- Yes.
Jun Seo came
to me to sign up for insurance
and wrote a will.
He was acting so strange,
but I didn't ask him any questions
or help him.
Maybe that was why he died.
My heart feels heavy.
Of course, I like being around you too.
Are you really doing this
because of the insurance money?
Yes.
What?
Don't look at me like that.
Jang Jae Gyeong is not any different.
What will you do with the money?
Ye Eun.
I want to bring her back
and live with her.
Why does thinking
about her make me hungry?
For some reason,
I get hungry whenever I think of her.
Hold on. Should we eat something?
I know a good noodle place nearby.
Let's have a bowl each
so we can live long noodle-like lives.
That sounds great.
Let's go.
So is this called Lemon Mulberry?
Yes.
What a fantastic name.
They were selling it high
and low online and offline.
Why did they suddenly stop supplying?
The supply has been scarce
since two weeks ago.
Maybe they had trouble keeping up
with the demands.
It's designed
to be highly effective and addictive.
They were planning to sell
a large sum in a short time.
It's different
from the drugs we saw before.
Hallucination symptoms
aren't as severe as meth.
Instead,
it can actually clear your head
and give you confidence at first.
Those two started using it
for better concentration
and to boost their confidence.
But the drug wears out fast,
so you feel lethargic
and get shortness of breath.
Most of all, it encourages you
to increase the dosage.
Which then damages the central nerves.
It must be easy for someone
to start using them.
This is dangerous.
First, check the regular supply routes
and ask around.
If someone new is responsible for this,
I'm sure they would know already.
Get out there and fetch something.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Yes, ma'am.
Jang Jae Gyeong.
Yes?
You forgot to turn in your firearm again?
- Yes.
- Hand it in now.
The guy in charge called.
Okay.
Let's make it tomorrow at midnight.
If you go past midnight,
I'll also stop dealing Lemon Mulberry
and focus on going around to catch people.
(Doctor)
Doctor.
Have you heard of a CEO Yoon?
"CEO Yoon?" No.
They're a Lemon Mulberry distributor.
- Where did you get that info?
- From Jang Chul Gu.
- He doesn't know who it is?
- No.
I'll look into it.
That Lee Myung Guk guy.
Yes.
Jae Gyeong doesn't seem to know
who Lee Myung Guk is?
Right.
He asked his colleague to run the ID.
- Do you know him?
- What?
You know,
when I saw that name on the will
in the dim light of the corridor,
my hair stood on end.
(Lee Myung Guk,
Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals researcher)
He's missing?
Yes. He was reported missing
seven months ago.
He was last seen entering
the subway station by his office.
- Who reported him missing?
- A colleague.
Where did he work at?
Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals.
Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals?
Won Jong Soo's the CEO.
Correct.
It's a subsidiary of Geumhyung Group
that Vice-Chairman Won Jong Soo
runs in person.
How did you get to know Lee Myung Guk?
He wanted to report
some internal corruption.
He asked me to put it in the paper.
- Did you meet up with him?
- Hey.
Do you think he was the only one
with such a story?
So you didn't meet him?
I said no and was about to hang up.
That last comment hit me hard.
He had terminal lung cancer.
Criminal Affairs Division One
looked into it.
They didn't think
it was linked to any other case.
They're assuming he took drastic measures
due to his negative situation.
No way.
That meant he had nothing to lose.
It's no joke when someone like that
decides to blow the whistle.
Right.
But he didn't show up
on the day we were supposed to meet.
- I couldn't reach him either.
- Then
Yes.
I heard later on
that it was the day after
he'd gone missing.
Hey.
Shouldn't you tell Jae Gyeong right away?
Who, me?
Should I?
Darn it.
I don't want to.
Still, you should.
Okay, I will tell him.
I know pretty well
where he is and what he's doing.
(Mijoo Apartments)
Who is it?
- Does Lee Eun Hee live here?
- It's mine!
Then which is mine?
- Mr. Lee Myung Guk's daughter.
- Will you be quiet?
That's me.
I'm from Anhyeon Police Station.
- Pow
- Pow
The police gave it back
saying they didn't need it.
Do you need it again?
(Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals)
Have you heard the name
"Park Jun Seo" before?
No.
What did your father do
at Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals?
I don't know well. He was a researcher.
Sometimes he made copies
of foreign medications,
and sometimes he developed something new.
Did anyone from the company visit
or contact you?
No.
(Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals)
I'll call again
if I have any more questions.
- Okay.
- Bye.
Hey. What is it called?
- Lemon Mulberry.
- "Lemon Mulberry?"
What a simply obvious name.
The pill color
plus a slang term for drugs.
- Anything else?
- That's it.
You didn't visit the family?
- No.
- Hey.
I told you to pay them a visit.
I'm distracted because a friend just died.
You should barge in
and do some investigative journalism.
Yoon Jin.
How can I barge in when his wife died
doing drugs a couple of days ago?
Quit complaining.
Get over there today
and figure out everything
including how many spoons they have.
- Okay?
- Yoon Jin. I can't
What's wrong with him?
Hey, Jang Jae Gyeong.
What's wrong?
Are you Is this all sweat?
What's the matter?
What's going on?
Are you okay?
Hey.
This won't do.
Get up.
Try to walk.
Let's take my car.
Which hospital should we go to?
Are you registered anywhere?
No hospitals.
What are you on about?
You're sick.
You need to go to a hospital.
You can't take me to a hospital.
Home.
Take me home.
We're almost there.
Jae Gyeong.
What's the code to the door?
Zero.
- Five.
- Five.
Zero, two.
Zero, two.
Hey.
Come on.
Hang on.
Wait.
There's nothing in here.
Jae Gyeong.
Drink this.
Goodness.
Do you feel better?
(Park Jun Seo)
(Park Jun Seo)
Lemon Mulberry.
I see that
you've already taken all your pills.
Take this when you really need it.
What is it?
It
It was inside, wasn't it?
What was?
Give it to me.
I don't know what you're talking about.
What?
Let go!
Let go of me!
Yoon Jin, open the door.
No.
Open the door.
This is a drug.
Come to your senses, Jang Jae Gyeong.
I can't do without that.
I might die without that.
Help me!
Why did you get like this?
How could you do drugs?
Open the door.
Do you think I can't open this up?
Please, come to your senses, Jae Gyeong.
Open up.
Come to your senses.
Come to your senses, Jang Jae Gyeong!
(Tuesday, February 27, 6:30 p.m.)
Jun Seo.
He came to see me the day before he died.
This was the tenth time.
What?
The number of times
Jun Seo came to see me.
This was the tenth time.
Seeing how I can remember
how many times it was,
I must've been waiting for Jun Seo too.
What did he say when he came by?
The same thing each of the ten times.
To forgive him.
No way.
About what happened 20 years ago?
So,
what did you say?
I said the same thing each time too.
That I didn't want to hear it
and that he should get out of my life.
If I accepted his apology then,
he'd still be alive, right?
That idiot.
He should've just said it.
Why would he die?
Whether or not I forgive him,
he could've just lived fine on his own.
What am I to him?
Why did he keep coming back,
and ten times at that?
And until the end,
I kept refusing to forgive him.
How did you end up like this?
I don't remember.
After a team dinner,
I was abducted by someone
in the bathroom.
When I opened my eyes,
three days had gone by.
And I was already addicted to drugs.
Sorry about earlier.
Is there someone you suspect?
But what's weird is
that Jun Seo, who was a real estate agent,
was involved in drugs.
I can't prove it yet,
but that's the only lead.
Still, for now,
let's tell someone about this.
No.
You might really end up in big trouble
at this rate.
I saw a woman die in front of her child
after taking that pill.
Her eyes weren't human.
Tell the police
about this right away, okay?
And you need to go to the hospital.
No.
Why not?
If this gets out,
I will be taken off this case.
If I step aside from this,
no one will be interested in this case.
You saw it too.
The prosecutor and detective in charge
tried to have him cremated
without an autopsy.
Please keep it a secret for now.
You can't tell anyone that I'm addicted.
If I'm taken off the case,
the insurance money you're hoping to get
is gone too.
Once everything is sorted out,
I'll tell them myself.
Until then, this fact can't get out,
and I can't collapse.
Do you
still have that pill?
No.
I got rid of it.
In the bathroom.
Good.
You did well.
Where are you going in that state?
There isn't much time.
Someone made me get addicted,
and someone did that to Jun Seo.
We have to find out quickly.
If you're going to go
to Lee Myung Guk's house,
I'll give you a ride.
I'll tell you on the way
about how I know Lee Myung Guk.
- It's locked, right?
- Yes.
- Hey, are you all right?
- Yes.
Okay.
Hey.
Open the gate.
Wait in the car.
Hey.
I'm not your driver.
I'm not waiting in the car.
I'm a reporter.
What will you do if you faint again?
Hurry up and open it.
Fine, don't open it.
Darn it.
Darn it.
Are you playing hard to get?
What is it?
It's nothing. It's just a clothesline.
I hit my head on it.
Be careful.
Hey, is it okay to just go in like this?
Is it above or below?
Above?
Wait for me.
(Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals)
The oldest person must be Lee Myung Guk.
This person with a scar.
What is this?
Who is that?
(Music Listening Club Audiophile Opens)
(Music Listening Club Audiophile Opens)
Bring the picture from outside.
Okay.
(Geumhyung Pharmaceuticals)
(Music Listening Club Audiophile Opens)
Was Lee Myung Guk a senior in our club?
Where are you going?
(Sanitary gloves)
Hold this for a moment.
It's Lee Myung Guk, isn't it?
Yes.
I can't stand it anymore.
Pick it up. Hurry up.
Hurry and pick it up.
Yes, Captain.
Write down this address.
It's 63-38,
973 Inhyun-ro, Jangsoo-dong, Anhyun.
A dead body was found
in the master bedroom.
Hurry over with Forensics.
Was it 63-38, 973 Inhyun-ro?
That's right.
Understood.
Is it normal for a dead body
to have that much fluid pouring out?
No, not this much.
Lee Myung Guk went missing
around late July last year.
It has been seven months,
but the body hardly decomposed.
This means he was frozen after death
and was only defrosted recently.
That is why there is so much body fluid.
But
If they went through
the trouble of hiding him,
why did they bring him out now?
Exactly my point.
No one even knew he was dead
for the last seven months.
Come on.
What's going on?
Who was that?
Jae Gyeong, what's the matter?
Hey! Wake up!
It's no time for this.
The police cars are coming.
Wake up. Jae Gyeong!
Go to the car.
What? Okay, let's go.
Wait.
Can you get up?
Go.
(Captain Jang Jae Gyeong)
Where should I go?
Hey, Jae Gyeong. Wake up.
Where should I go?
To the police station.
What?
We just dodged them.
Why would we go to the station?
Hurry to the station.
The police station.
Gosh.
(Anhyeon Police Station)
Are you sure you'll be all right?
Jae Gyeong.
Hey, Jang Jae Gyeong!
(Lounge)
Captain. Captain Jang?
What's the matter?
Are you feeling sick?
Can you go get me some medicine?
- What do you need?
- One for digestion
and one for fevers.
Wait just a moment.
Let go!
59:59,699 01:00:00,699
You said you'd give it to me!
Come on.
Yes?
I'll keep it safe.
Wake up.
I must pull myself together.
(Connection)
(The students' creed)
Oh Yoon Jin is in charge
of classroom cleaning for a month.
Every day,
write down the students' creed
word for word on the blackboard
and have the class president check it.
(Silence)
(We're looking for new faces
to join Audiophile!)
(Jeogang High School's Audiophile Club)
(The last person to leave must lock up.)
Hey. What is this nice place for?
- Did you finish cleaning?
- Yes.
What about the students' creed?
I didn't write it down.
How are you so bold?
Didn't you just transfer here?
Are you the president here too?
I guess. Why?
I want to join.
If you don't write the students' creed,
you'll only be punished
for the rest of your days here.
I'll write it then.
There's nothing to it.
We take turns every week
to clean the room and the vinyls.
Are you okay with that?
- Of course.
- Okay.
(Application
for Audiophile Club Membership)
What are you doing here?
I came to see you
and to join the club.
What? You?
What's wrong with me listening to music?
Hurry up and pass me the form. I'm busy.
Here.
Lend me your pen.
Thank you.
Thanks.
This means
we're all in the same club now.
I hope we get along.
Hello.
Yoon Jin
(I see that
you've already taken all your pills.)
(Take this when you really need it.)
(Park Jun Seo)
(Connection)
That last pill
of Lemon Mulberry disappeared.
Did anyone ask to review
the security footage?
I thought you came here because you knew.
Lee Myung Guk was on the will,
and he was found as a corpse.
How can you be so laid back?
When you were being treated
at Woonjong Medical Center,
I heard there was an accident
with your medication.
Did you get the security footage
from Sunkwang General Hospital?
How did you know?
- Doctor.
- Let's start selling again.
Who did you get the drug from at first?
They had tattoos on their fingers.
My husband must have left some bait
hoping someone would uncover
the truth behind his death.
"Bait?"
Where is that camera?
Under the eaves.
This is the person.
If you bring me ten million dollars
and lower your head to beg me,
I'll think about it.
What's the password?
Tell me right now!