Copycat Killer (2023) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
Please, I'm begging you.
I just want to go home, please.
I told you.
It's simple.
If you want to go home, pray to God.
Look into the camera. Ask God to save you.
Show your grandpa,
then I'll let you go.
You're lying.
You're never going to let me go.
You let me see my grandpa that day
just to mess with my head.
You're never going to let me go,
stop lying to me!
Shut up!
Just do as you're told!
Say it!
I'm done.
I don't know what to say.
Fuck you.
Damn you, bitch.
Show me. Show me now!
Show me.
All right, all right. No comment.
Mr. Kuo.
I've checked the outside
and checked the perimeter too.
No security cameras here.
Ask around the neighborhood.
Check if they've seen anyone suspicious.
- Mm.
- Shang-yong, Mr. Kuo.
Forensics team is almost done upstairs.
And this right here is Mr. Ma's journal.
Last night, he wrote down a conversation
he had nearby with the suspect.
He called to threaten an old man
to crawl and bark
on the street like a dog.
And reporters came to film him.
Is he crazy or something?
Regardless,
we have to catch this scumbag.
We're almost done here.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Hey. Be sure to pack up
when you're done, all right?
Here he come, sir.
All right, all right.
Calm down, everyone.
Please step back.
All right?
No questions
until we have more information.
No question, please.
- Please, Mr. Kuo!
- Please step back.
Mr. Kuo!
Please stay back.
MISSING PERSON NOTICE, CIN YI-JYUN
COPYCAT KILLER
News of suspected
serial murders in Songyan City
that Late-Night Society Files
exclusively revealed
are drawing a lot of attention.
A severed hand was discovered
in City Forest Park today.
The victim is presumed dead.
Investigators and police
are unwilling to comment at the moment
but sources say that Cin Yi-jyun
That Cin Yi-jyun,
a trainee teacher, was brutally murdered.
Sir, why were you crawling
- and barking like a dog?
- Please back away.
Do you have anything to say, sir?
Mr. Chen, are you here today
to solve the cases of the missing girls?
Thanks. This is only a routine visit.
Thank you.
I truly believe
the prosecution and police
will work as quickly as possible
in order to restore peace to the city.
Yes, we've established
an effective task force.
We're confident we can solve this case.
Thank you.
SONGYAN MURDER TASK FORCE
Mr. Liao, Chief,
Mr. Kuo, good afternoon.
Earlier this month,
a box with a severed hand
was discovered deep
within City Forest Park.
We're still trying to identity
the owner of this hand.
As for the forensic experts,
the thumb of the hand
has a unique dislocation.
We conducted an investigation,
and for the thumb to dislocate this way,
our suspect probably used
a thumbcuff torture device.
This is similar
to Tian Cun-yi two years ago.
Jiang Yu-ping.
She had the same dislocation of the thumb.
As for the killer, Tian Cun-yi,
he turned himself in soon after.
Suffice to say,
it was an open and shut case.
Recently, Mr. Kuo brought
Tian Cun-yi in for questioning.
He had noticed some loopholes
in the case back then.
Go ahead. Take the thumbcuffs
and put them on my hand.
Less than a week
after the severed hand case,
we went back to Tian Cun-yi's hometown.
There we found a box containing
Cin Yi-jyun's ID and her wallet.
What happened to Cin Yi-jyun?
She was last seen
in a parking lot near her rental home.
Early today,
the murderer also used a gift box
to place a videotape at Nanching Temple.
On the videotape we can see
Cin Yi-jyun is most likely dead.
As for her body, it hasn't been found yet.
Mr. Kuo.
You may be wondering
what the connection is
between the three victims.
We still don't know.
The killer doesn't seem
to have a pattern or motive.
Jiang Yu-ping and Cin Yi-jyun
both went missing after their work hours.
Also, they both rented houses
in bad neighborhoods.
They also didn't stay in touch
with their families.
All that we know so far indicates
that their murders
were premeditated.
As of right now, we both know both victims
hangout at the same place.
They were both regulars
at the club called Kink.
Police business.
- Mr. Lin.
- Everyone, calm down.
What's going on today?
Why didn't you inform us?
Nothing, this is just
a routine inspection.
We'll be in and out. Sorry about this.
All right, everyone, eyes here.
We're going to be checking everyone's IDs.
If you would please
bring them out, all right?
- Thank you, guys. Sorry about this.
- Please cooperate.
Hey, you. Can I see some ID?
Mr. Yong. Hey.
I checked the guest list.
Good news.
Yu-tong isn't here.
CRIME DETECTIVE
Hello?
Where are you right now?
It's been days since you've been home.
Where I am
is none of your business.
I don't wanna fight about it.
The city isn't safe right now.
At this rate, it's only
a matter of time till something happens.
And what do you think is gonna happen?
I'm done talking. Bye-bye.
Hey, you.
I don't think you're done yet.
You know what?
You talk on your phone too much.
Is your friend coming or not?
Can't you sign on her behalf?
She'll be here soon. I'll call again.
Goddamn! Do you know how to drive?
Who are you?
What are you doing? What
No! No!
No!
Late-Night Society Files
has been rating well.
I think it will break the record
of Call In Frontline soon.
That's good news.
Competition always leads to progress.
Come on, let's talk suggestions
or how to get our ratings up.
Anyone? Hmm?
I have one. Stores affected
by the dark period of traffic.
I have a list of people
I can talk to here
That's enough.
What are you even doing here?
I have a suggestion.
I think that we should talk
to a private eye
about his thoughts
on the severed hand case.
- Or maybe we can analyze
- We should start
with the police.
Public trust in them is going down.
Everyone, shut up.
You're all forgetting
the most interesting story.
Nanching Temple's chairman, Ma Yi-nan,
was pretending to be a dog downtown.
Everyone with a television has seen it.
Word is he was threatened by the killer.
Wouldn't viewers
want to know more about him?
Who can get in touch with him?
- Do you know anyone?
- I don't think so.
Maybe my cousin.
I think I can go to Nanching.
- Good idea.
- I think
What about that other guy you know?
Right. I can go and ask him.
- Yeah, that sounds good.
- That's a good idea.
No, no, no, no. No.
There are a lot of things that we
Let's talk to Mr. Chuang first.
I know him.
Hey. Why are you all still here?
You can all just leave.
He's not going to tell you anything.
Wasted a good stick of incense.
Mr. Chien.
Oh, Yan-jhen.
Don't waste your time here.
Leave her alone.
She has to stay here
for 30 minutes like the rest of us
to give her boss an answer.
Yeah, all right. Bye.
Mr. Ma.
MISSING PERSON NOTICE, CIN YI-JYUN
Mr. Ma!
Are you all right?
Everything okay?
Can you stand up?
Mr. Ma.
I'm really sorry
it took me so long to visit.
I couldn't help out with Yi-jyun's case.
It's not your fault.
I knew you would have helped if you could.
Thank you.
May God bless you.
I asked
the shop down the street
to print this for me yesterday.
Are the words too small?
They're fine.
You know, you're nothing like
the other reporters out there.
Actually,
we're all the same.
Just looking for a story.
You're different.
You actually care about me.
Just like the last time,
it was so cold out,
but you helped me
hand out flyers all night.
I have something to ask you.
I wonder if you can still help me with it.
What do you need?
Can you get me on television?
You said your news program
has been getting good ratings.
A lot of people watch it.
The killer might be watching.
That's why I want to go on television
and ask him
to please bring Yi-jyun back.
Just let her come home.
PLEASE LET YI-JYUN COME HOME
AND BE BURIED
It's unusual for Da-chao to be this smart.
We found the friends
who took photos with Cin Yi-jyun.
They go to the same church.
I'm not religious. And never was.
And I don't know about Jesus.
Of course I wouldn't know.
That's the music sheet
of the church choir.
So they go to church together
every Wednesday.
Hey, Mr. Kuo.
You know Ma Yi-nan,
from the looks of it,
he and his granddaughter were
pretty close.
So how come he didn't know
that she was going to church?
It doesn't matter how close they were,
there are always secrets
between two people.
Like me and my daughter. I get it.
She hasn't come home?
No.
I just don't understand.
Why does their generation
have to be so stubborn all the time?
All I ever wanted was for her to be safe.
You know, focus on her studies.
After she graduates,
find a nice job.
Maybe find a good husband to marry.
- That would have been great.
- You never study
and you're skipping classes.
I'm an adult now.
So just leave me alone, all right?
If you don't want me to nag, just study.
You're really getting
on my nerves! You know that?
What about me?
Can't I do this? Don't mind me anymore!
I just don't know.
I guess I can't protect her forever.
Dad.
Dad!
Dad!
Don't worry.
I'm sure she'll come around.
I didn't know
Yi-jyun for very long.
But we got along really well.
She was just like me.
There were a lot of things
we couldn't talk about at home.
That's why we came to church
so that we could talk and sing together.
What was it she couldn't tell her family?
What couldn't she tell them?
I thought they were close?
She said after her parents divorced,
her mom was never the same after.
So she would be walking
on eggshells around her,
and she felt really pressured by that.
But she could never tell
her grandpa any of this.
She didn't want him to worry.
Did you know
that her family runs a temple?
Mm-hmm.
That's the reason why
she couldn't tell
her family about her baptism.
It would have made her grandpa sad.
She said that until she found a way
to explain everything to her grandpa,
she would have to avoid going home.
That made things easier.
When you were together,
who invited who to the club?
Yi-jyun invited everyone.
When you were at the club,
did you notice anyone harassing her?
She didn't mention anything.
No, I don't think so.
Okay.
We're going to need your help with this.
We need you to write down
the numbers of everyone
in this photo.
Why my family?
Why Yi-jyun?
Why did it have
to happen to such a good girl?
I think about it every day.
But no matter how much I try,
I can't figure it out.
Why did it have to be her?
Yi-jyun
is already gone.
I've done everything that you asked me to.
Now please,
I beg you.
Please bring my Yi-jyun
back home to me.
Let her come home.
Please.
Please.
Please.
Well
I think our viewers at home
can empathize with the pain
Mr. Ma is feeling right now.
If you are the individual
that Mr. Ma is trying to reach,
we would like you to give it some thought.
He just wants Yi-jyun to come home.
Mr. Ma.
If anyone out there
from our three million viewers tonight
could give you any leads
as to how to help Yi-jyun get home,
would you like to know?
I would.
Anything to help Yi-jyun come home.
Thank you, everyone.
Now.
All our lines are open,
so let's take calls on the air.
Call In Frontline, go ahead.
Mr. Lo from Pingtan.
Please stand by.
We're putting you on.
Our first caller tonight
is Mr. Lo from Pingtan.
Hello, Mr. Lo.
What would you like to say to Mr. Ma?
Good evening.
Have you heard that
the police are expecting clubs?
Those places are nothing but bad news.
If your granddaughter
like going to places like that,
maybe there's a problem with her too.
I'm sorry
but I have to agree with the last caller.
Why would a good girl go to a club?
Those girls
wear so little to seduce men.
Yeah, I think that
your granddaughter deserved it.
Being cheated in that kind of place.
They put on
skimpy clothes to seduce men there.
You obviously didn't raise her right.
Why are you wasting taxpayers' money?
Mr. Ma.
Perhaps you'd like to take this time
to answer our viewers' questions.
Why on earth
would you say these things to me?
Do you think it would be of any help?
Mr. Ma.
We know that Yi-jyun's father abandoned
his family after having an affair.
Could this have affected
her perception of men?
And in effect,
caused the number
of complications in her relationships?
Ms. Yao
I don't think the divorce of one's parents
has anything to do with
whether she is good or not.
Yes. After Yi-jyun started working,
she moved out of the house.
But as far as I know, all her friends
were either her classmates
or her colleagues.
I will not stand for this.
She was always a good girl.
They just entered society.
I feel
a little scared watching the news.
Let's take a commercial break
- to gather ourselves.
- That poor man.
When we come back
- we'll be taking your calls once again.
- His granddaughter was murdered
and people still assume the worst.
- Yes, seriously.
- They have to arrest this jerk.
He's unbelievable.
How do they expect us to live in peace?
Give me some tissue.
Mr. Kuo.
Do you ever think
this case would turn out this way?
What do you mean?
In all my years as a cop,
this is the first time
I've seen a family member
plead to the killer on TV.
- It's so sad.
- Just look.
Even ordinary people are talking about it.
The killer
is targeting women now.
Young women.
Oh. I'm so scared.
How do we know who's next?
Thank you.
And will you please give them my regards?
I'll be sure to keep up the good work.
- Thank you.
- How could you do that to an old man
on television?
Don't you think
he's been through enough by now?
Who do you think you are?
Mr. Ma went on the show
because he trusted me.
But you let the viewers who called in
ask him questions directly.
And you think
it's my fault you broke his trust?
That you failed him, huh?
If you take what happened today
personally, that's your problem.
I don't think you should hurt people
for the sake of ratings.
Weren't you the one
who brought Ma Yi-nan on the show
so that you could look good at work?
We broke the record for callers today.
Everyone is talking about this.
What more could you possibly want?
We're talking about a person here.
A person is more than just a story.
You humiliated a person on camera.
It was cruel. You did that to him.
Without a story,
who would even care about him?
Without a story,
no one would ever see him.
No one would give a damn.
The things we care about are different.
But I believe we should have
a conscience at the very least.
Get this straight in your head.
I'm the producer of this show.
You do not get to tell me how to do this.
Learn your place
before you talk to me again.
Your intelligence
and professionalism
were once
my reasons for doing this.
TNB NEWS
Next is social news.
The case of the severed hand
continues to cause panic around the city.
Without any word from the police,
people are continuing to live in fear.
In the panic, police are receiving
many false reports
Don't come so late next time.
What if I wasn't around?
Well, you know how bad things are.
As a parent, I'd be scared, you know?
Oh, come on. I'm an adult.
It doesn't matter how old you are.
You were there all day today, huh?
So, can you tell me
how many suspects there are?
Do you want to know?
Mm-hm.
You don't have to give me a ride.
Just take me back.
I'll work all night
to see if I can find any clues.
Ah, fine. Forget I said anything.
It was worth a try.
How was your day?
Business good?
Not many passengers nowadays.
People are scared.
I had two girls in my cab a few days ago.
After they got inside,
they started acting pretty strange.
One of the looked at
my business registration and my name
and wrote it all down in her notebook.
It's been pretty rough if you ask me.
Back then when women needed a ride,
they would call the cab company
and ask for me directly. They trust me.
We even had a chat during the ride.
Can't do that anymore.
People get suspicious if you say anything.
And this whole situation makes it worse.
All right. All right.
Calm down. We'll work harder.
We'll eventually catch this guy.
This is good too.
I have nothing to do
but watch TV at home.
You know, let me tell you something.
Parents all want the same thing.
They want to grow old,
guide their kids through life
and watch them become adults.
Maybe get married and have a career.
You and I are family,
so you should take care of yourself.
Eat whenever you feel hungry.
And sleep whenever you feel tired. Okay?
You really fell asleep?
TAXI
Hey. Hey.
He fell asleep.
I guess I'm a hypnotist.
Hello?
Mr. Kuo,
we found Cin Yi-jyun body.
It was in a cemetery on the North Coast.
On my way.
- Mr. Ma, you shouldn't
- Da-chao.
It's okay.
Yi-jyun.
I've got your back.
Yi-jyun.
Good girl.
It's all over now. Don't be scared.
Let's go home.
Can you please get her down from here?
It's time to come home.
Did you know that
her family runs a temple?
Mm-hmm.
That's the reason why she couldn't tell
her family about her baptism.
It would have made her grandpa sad.
Easy. Be careful.
Careful.
A shocking development
in the serial murder case
has taken place.
Cin Yi-jyun's body was found by a cleaner
at a Catholic cemetery
located on the North Coast.
The suspect positioned
the body hanging over a cross.
Signs of abuse all over her body.
It seems she was abused
when she was alive.
Her grandpa, Ma Yi-nan,
is taking her body
to Songyan First Funeral Home.
We're now going live
on location for more updates.
Sir,
can you tell us about the corpse?
We have a few questions, sir.
Do you have anything
you want to say to the killer?
Mr. Ma, do you think
the brutal treatment Yi-jyun's body
has something to do
with you appearing on TV?
Sir, do you think
there might be religious grudges
involved in this incident?
Were her relationships complicated before?
- What do you want to tell
- Your family situation was
PAY RESPECTS
CAN'T BEAR THE LONGING
Mr. Ma.
Actually
there's something I didn't tell you.
I had another reason
for doing the special.
You see, my best friend
was murdered too.
The killer turned himself in,
but he made up
a huge lie to ruin her name.
I don't want people
to attack her with lies.
So I was hoping the special
would let these people
who were taken from us
be remembered well.
You wanted to protect their name?
Yes, but it was more complicated.
I couldn't protect you.
I'm sorry.
I was the one who asked
if I could go on TV.
And because I did,
I had the chance to ask him
to return Yi-jyun to me.
And he really did give her back.
So I should be thanking you.
When I interpret fortune poems for people,
even if the right path
is laid out right in front of you,
it means nothing
until you walk it yourself.
Only you can.
It's the only way.
What happened to Yi-jyun
is painful.
I asked for a fortune poem too.
What it said was
to face it with a repentant heart
and accept it openly.
I can't hold a grudge.
Resentment will cause you to take revenge
leading to more pain in every lifetime.
It's never-ending.
Everyone suffers in the end.
I believe in the poem.
I also believe that I can do it.
Don't worry about me.
Thank you.
Mr. Ma.
Hello.
Mr. Kuo and Mr. Lin are here to see you.
I'm sorry.
There's one thing I just can't figure out.
Why exactly did he drape
Yi-jyun's body over a cross?
Actually, Yi-jyun
was baptized at Wanfu Church
in August of last year.
She even sang in the church choir.
One of her friends told us
she didn't know how to tell you.
Because she knew it would hurt you
that the religion she chose
was different from yours.
So she kept it a secret.
We think the killer knows about this.
That's why he placed her there.
Yi-jyun.
It's enough to be kind.
I don't actually care
what religion you believe in.
You silly girl.
FLOWERS MUST BLOOM,
THE MOON MUST BECOME FULL
After what I did to Mr. Ma,
I quit.
I think that
putting him on TV, it
just made everything worse.
It's all right. Don't beat yourself up.
He'll get through this.
He killed Cin Yi-jyun
and didn't spare her family.
What a piece of trash.
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
I haven't had much sleep so my head hurts.
This doesn't sound like
what you'd listen to.
What?
Oh.
A friend gave that to me.
Wow, a friend, huh?
I thought solving cases
was your whole life.
Was it an ex?
Why should it have to be an ex?
Maybe I have a girlfriend now
and she gave it to me.
You work 24 hours a day.
The only things you talk about
are your cases and their victims.
I don't think anyone could
put up with that for very long.
Yeah, you're right.
That's why it ended.
She was nice.
Took care of me.
But I always made her wait.
She always said she didn't mind.
But I guess it just didn't work.
The victim
was sexually assaulted before she died.
The body appears
to have been dead six to eight days.
It also seems to have been refrigerated,
so the composition is minimal.
Did the hair Ma Yi-nan received
belong to the victim?
Yes, it was hers.
I think it was cut
before she was placed in cold storage.
Did the forensics team get back to us
about what that red mark on her face is?
Yes, the team says
that it's a mixture
of beeswax and almond oil.
It's probably lipstick.
Lipstick?
It's the same
as the mark on Jiang Yu-ping.
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Check with forensics.
I want the brand
and model of this lipstick.
And where it can be purchased.
Everything we can find.
Okay.
Please.
Let me put on my clothes.
You can't just leave me like this.
You don't want yourself
in your natural state?
Then how about we play a game?
Why won't you tell me a secret?
A piece of clothing for every one.
I'm thinking of opening
a clothing store with Yu-tong.
Her dad always objected to that.
Don't do this.
You're doing well.
Very good.
Very good.
Your call
is being forwarded to an automatic
- Hey. The usual.
- Okay.
Lin Yu-tong.
What's wrong?
Why the long face?
You're still looking for Yuan Zih-cing?
Hasn't she called you yet?
I've been looking for her for days.
She's not the type to just disappear.
What are you gonna do?
Come on.
How about I buy you a drink?
I'm not in the mood, all right?
If you see Yuan Zih-cing,
just tell her to call me.
- Cheng Jou.
- Yes.
Give me the Polaroid photos
in Chiang Yu-ping's bag, would you?
Okay.
Here.
Thank you.
Hello, Yun-huei.
Okay, see you downstairs.
Yan-jhen.
Kuo Hsiao-chi.
What are you doing at the station?
Uh, nothing.
I, uh
some people at work said
this is good for headaches.
So I thought I would bring you some.
Thank you.
What are you doing outside?
Just waiting for a friend.
There she is.
Hey, Yun-huei.
Sorry, I'm late.
Traffic was bad.
- It's okay.
- Did you wait for long?
I just got down.
Um, this is a reporter friend of mine,
Lu Yan-jhen.
Hello.
Yan-jhen, this is my friend,
Hu Yun-huei. A psychologist.
Hello.
You probably need to talk.
I'll be going then.
I'll see you.
Okay.
Yan-jhen.
Thanks for the meds.
Bye.
I thought you always had
a great disdain for reporters.
Um
she covered Tian Cun-yi's case.
The victim, Jiang Yu-ping,
was her roommate.
I learned a lot about the case from her.
Oh.
Hey.
I didn't see Jian-ho
the last time I visited.
How's he doing? Still working at TNB?
Why bring him up?
No reason.
It's just whenever I go home,
Kun always changes the channel to TNB
so I thought I'd ask about him.
Oh, right. After watching the news,
I just thought I should give this to you.
The killer's mind is strange.
He never demanded a ransom, is that right?
Right.
And since he placed the severed hand,
it seems like what he did afterward
was to be noticed and talked about.
He wanted attention.
Overmagnification of self.
Constant craving of attention.
Typical of a narcissistic personality.
I wrote it all down there.
I hope it helps.
After he dumped the body,
he emphasized the charm
and cross on purpose.
That means he spent some time to approach
and even got to know
the victim, Cin Yi-jyun.
I just checked
Jiang Yu-ping's illustrations
and compared the Polaroids from back then.
Jiang Yu-ping's poses in the photos
were almost exactly
the same as the drawings.
The killer did it on purpose.
He's mocking the victim.
You mean, this killer
is treating these horrific murders
as his creations.
Creations?
If he really thinks of himself as creator,
I'm sure there's a message
he wants to convey in his work.
You mentioned mocking.
In the clues so far,
is there any part he's mocking
that you don't understand?
If mocking is his intention
the severed hand victim
left behind a hand.
I need to make a call.
Okay.
Thanks a lot.
Get to work.
Mr. Kuo,
here's the report on the severed hand.
Thanks.
If you didn't want
a re-examination, I didn't notice.
Look carefully.
For these three fingers,
this knuckle here and this knuckle here
both have slight rashes on them.
Where did those come from?
It's hard to say.
Look at us,
we always wear gloves.
And therefore, gets rashes easily.
But only three of her fingers have it.
We re-examined the hand,
the victim's profession seems to require
wearing gloves
for an extended period of time.
So next, we'll investigate
financial institutions in Songyan.
We're with Gaode Police.
Excuse me. Police business.
The goal is to find a young woman
with erratic attendance records.
We need to know
if you have any female employees
that have gone AWOL lately.
- This way, please.
- Okay.
Mr. Kuo.
This is Jheng Jia-yi
has been AWOL for weeks at this point.
Please have a seat.
These are her personal belongings
and employee record.
JHENG JIA-YI
The manager told me
they tried to notify her family,
but they couldn't reach
her emergency contact.
There was nothing they could do.
- Kindly wait a moment.
- Mm-hmm.
Her fingerprints.
Take this to the lab.
This staff member was close with Jia-yi.
Hello.
Please explain the situation to them.
Actually, we weren't that close.
We just sat next to each other.
She was a very hard worker
and we all liked her for it.
But Jia-yi would never go out with us.
- Wow.
- How about going to that place last time?
- Jia-yi, how about you join us
- Let's go together.
tonight? Come on.
I'm pretty busy. Maybe next time.
Oh, okay. That's not a problem.
I heard that
she never wanted to work in a bank.
So she had a part-time job after work.
Now we check on the progress
of the serial murder case.
The police have identified
the owner of the severed hand.
A bank employee
that went AWOL, Jheng Jia-yi.
As of now, she was last seen
on the subway station's CCTV footage
recovered by the police.
We were classmates
in senior high.
- In senior high?
- Mm-hmm.
What was she like back then?
Do you know anything about her friends?
Uh, she always used to say
she didn't like the bank.
She had to wear a glove a lot.
She had nothing in common
with her workmates.
All right, one more!
All she wanted
was to become a full-time model.
It's a wrap.
As for what kind
of friends she made here,
I'm not too sure.
We might need
your help to try to remember
things you've done together,
people you've met.
It will help us out a lot.
It would be of great help to our case.
Yes.
Well, for my birthday,
I went up north
with another classmate looking for her.
I remember she took us to a club.
That day, we had a lot
of fun and drank a lot.
Someone chatted her up.
- At a club?
- Mm-hmm.
- What was the name?
- I remember it was called Kink.
- You said someone chatted her up.
- Mm-hmm.
Do you remember what he looked like?
I was in the bathroom at the time.
My other classmate told me
when I got back.
But she left to study in Japan.
That's a lead.
We might need you to contact her.
Yeah. Sure.
Take down the number.
Shang-yong in yet?
- Not yet.
- Not yet.
Hello, Da-chao.
Mr. Kuo.
We found one in Mr. Yong's car.
That red gift box.
Take more shots.
Got it.
Mr. Kuo, take a look.
Okay.
Oh.
Fuck. Why Yu-tong?
Let me ask you.
My daughter has been kidnapped.
You expect me to sit there
and not come near the scene?
You need to calm down first.
We don't know
if it's related to the serial murders yet.
I also don't know
if you can be objective here.
What are you talking about?
I've been a detective
since before you were born.
Don't you even think about
not putting me on the task force.
- Mr. Yong
- You shut up. Shut it!
Who do you think you are right now?
A detective or family?
You should think about it.
I'm sorry but I have to consider
if temporarily taking you off the case
would be better for you.
Da-chao.
Ask around the neighborhood
if they've seen anyone suspicious.
And I need you to get
all the CCTV footage around.
I mean all of it.
One over there too.
- Okay.
- Mr. Kuo, I'm really sorry.
I was rude because I was impulsive.
And I promise
I won't affect the investigation.
- I'm a veteran detective.
- Hello?
I'm experienced.
Keeping me on the task force
is good for the case.
Please, just let me help you.
Mr. Yong.
TNB received a call
from someone claiming to be the killer.
I just want to go home, please.
I told you.
It's simple.
If you want to go home, pray to God.
Look into the camera. Ask God to save you.
Show your grandpa,
then I'll let you go.
You're lying.
You're never going to let me go.
You let me see my grandpa that day
just to mess with my head.
You're never going to let me go,
stop lying to me!
Shut up!
Just do as you're told!
Say it!
I'm done.
I don't know what to say.
Fuck you.
Damn you, bitch.
Show me. Show me now!
Show me.
All right, all right. No comment.
Mr. Kuo.
I've checked the outside
and checked the perimeter too.
No security cameras here.
Ask around the neighborhood.
Check if they've seen anyone suspicious.
- Mm.
- Shang-yong, Mr. Kuo.
Forensics team is almost done upstairs.
And this right here is Mr. Ma's journal.
Last night, he wrote down a conversation
he had nearby with the suspect.
He called to threaten an old man
to crawl and bark
on the street like a dog.
And reporters came to film him.
Is he crazy or something?
Regardless,
we have to catch this scumbag.
We're almost done here.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Hey. Be sure to pack up
when you're done, all right?
Here he come, sir.
All right, all right.
Calm down, everyone.
Please step back.
All right?
No questions
until we have more information.
No question, please.
- Please, Mr. Kuo!
- Please step back.
Mr. Kuo!
Please stay back.
MISSING PERSON NOTICE, CIN YI-JYUN
COPYCAT KILLER
News of suspected
serial murders in Songyan City
that Late-Night Society Files
exclusively revealed
are drawing a lot of attention.
A severed hand was discovered
in City Forest Park today.
The victim is presumed dead.
Investigators and police
are unwilling to comment at the moment
but sources say that Cin Yi-jyun
That Cin Yi-jyun,
a trainee teacher, was brutally murdered.
Sir, why were you crawling
- and barking like a dog?
- Please back away.
Do you have anything to say, sir?
Mr. Chen, are you here today
to solve the cases of the missing girls?
Thanks. This is only a routine visit.
Thank you.
I truly believe
the prosecution and police
will work as quickly as possible
in order to restore peace to the city.
Yes, we've established
an effective task force.
We're confident we can solve this case.
Thank you.
SONGYAN MURDER TASK FORCE
Mr. Liao, Chief,
Mr. Kuo, good afternoon.
Earlier this month,
a box with a severed hand
was discovered deep
within City Forest Park.
We're still trying to identity
the owner of this hand.
As for the forensic experts,
the thumb of the hand
has a unique dislocation.
We conducted an investigation,
and for the thumb to dislocate this way,
our suspect probably used
a thumbcuff torture device.
This is similar
to Tian Cun-yi two years ago.
Jiang Yu-ping.
She had the same dislocation of the thumb.
As for the killer, Tian Cun-yi,
he turned himself in soon after.
Suffice to say,
it was an open and shut case.
Recently, Mr. Kuo brought
Tian Cun-yi in for questioning.
He had noticed some loopholes
in the case back then.
Go ahead. Take the thumbcuffs
and put them on my hand.
Less than a week
after the severed hand case,
we went back to Tian Cun-yi's hometown.
There we found a box containing
Cin Yi-jyun's ID and her wallet.
What happened to Cin Yi-jyun?
She was last seen
in a parking lot near her rental home.
Early today,
the murderer also used a gift box
to place a videotape at Nanching Temple.
On the videotape we can see
Cin Yi-jyun is most likely dead.
As for her body, it hasn't been found yet.
Mr. Kuo.
You may be wondering
what the connection is
between the three victims.
We still don't know.
The killer doesn't seem
to have a pattern or motive.
Jiang Yu-ping and Cin Yi-jyun
both went missing after their work hours.
Also, they both rented houses
in bad neighborhoods.
They also didn't stay in touch
with their families.
All that we know so far indicates
that their murders
were premeditated.
As of right now, we both know both victims
hangout at the same place.
They were both regulars
at the club called Kink.
Police business.
- Mr. Lin.
- Everyone, calm down.
What's going on today?
Why didn't you inform us?
Nothing, this is just
a routine inspection.
We'll be in and out. Sorry about this.
All right, everyone, eyes here.
We're going to be checking everyone's IDs.
If you would please
bring them out, all right?
- Thank you, guys. Sorry about this.
- Please cooperate.
Hey, you. Can I see some ID?
Mr. Yong. Hey.
I checked the guest list.
Good news.
Yu-tong isn't here.
CRIME DETECTIVE
Hello?
Where are you right now?
It's been days since you've been home.
Where I am
is none of your business.
I don't wanna fight about it.
The city isn't safe right now.
At this rate, it's only
a matter of time till something happens.
And what do you think is gonna happen?
I'm done talking. Bye-bye.
Hey, you.
I don't think you're done yet.
You know what?
You talk on your phone too much.
Is your friend coming or not?
Can't you sign on her behalf?
She'll be here soon. I'll call again.
Goddamn! Do you know how to drive?
Who are you?
What are you doing? What
No! No!
No!
Late-Night Society Files
has been rating well.
I think it will break the record
of Call In Frontline soon.
That's good news.
Competition always leads to progress.
Come on, let's talk suggestions
or how to get our ratings up.
Anyone? Hmm?
I have one. Stores affected
by the dark period of traffic.
I have a list of people
I can talk to here
That's enough.
What are you even doing here?
I have a suggestion.
I think that we should talk
to a private eye
about his thoughts
on the severed hand case.
- Or maybe we can analyze
- We should start
with the police.
Public trust in them is going down.
Everyone, shut up.
You're all forgetting
the most interesting story.
Nanching Temple's chairman, Ma Yi-nan,
was pretending to be a dog downtown.
Everyone with a television has seen it.
Word is he was threatened by the killer.
Wouldn't viewers
want to know more about him?
Who can get in touch with him?
- Do you know anyone?
- I don't think so.
Maybe my cousin.
I think I can go to Nanching.
- Good idea.
- I think
What about that other guy you know?
Right. I can go and ask him.
- Yeah, that sounds good.
- That's a good idea.
No, no, no, no. No.
There are a lot of things that we
Let's talk to Mr. Chuang first.
I know him.
Hey. Why are you all still here?
You can all just leave.
He's not going to tell you anything.
Wasted a good stick of incense.
Mr. Chien.
Oh, Yan-jhen.
Don't waste your time here.
Leave her alone.
She has to stay here
for 30 minutes like the rest of us
to give her boss an answer.
Yeah, all right. Bye.
Mr. Ma.
MISSING PERSON NOTICE, CIN YI-JYUN
Mr. Ma!
Are you all right?
Everything okay?
Can you stand up?
Mr. Ma.
I'm really sorry
it took me so long to visit.
I couldn't help out with Yi-jyun's case.
It's not your fault.
I knew you would have helped if you could.
Thank you.
May God bless you.
I asked
the shop down the street
to print this for me yesterday.
Are the words too small?
They're fine.
You know, you're nothing like
the other reporters out there.
Actually,
we're all the same.
Just looking for a story.
You're different.
You actually care about me.
Just like the last time,
it was so cold out,
but you helped me
hand out flyers all night.
I have something to ask you.
I wonder if you can still help me with it.
What do you need?
Can you get me on television?
You said your news program
has been getting good ratings.
A lot of people watch it.
The killer might be watching.
That's why I want to go on television
and ask him
to please bring Yi-jyun back.
Just let her come home.
PLEASE LET YI-JYUN COME HOME
AND BE BURIED
It's unusual for Da-chao to be this smart.
We found the friends
who took photos with Cin Yi-jyun.
They go to the same church.
I'm not religious. And never was.
And I don't know about Jesus.
Of course I wouldn't know.
That's the music sheet
of the church choir.
So they go to church together
every Wednesday.
Hey, Mr. Kuo.
You know Ma Yi-nan,
from the looks of it,
he and his granddaughter were
pretty close.
So how come he didn't know
that she was going to church?
It doesn't matter how close they were,
there are always secrets
between two people.
Like me and my daughter. I get it.
She hasn't come home?
No.
I just don't understand.
Why does their generation
have to be so stubborn all the time?
All I ever wanted was for her to be safe.
You know, focus on her studies.
After she graduates,
find a nice job.
Maybe find a good husband to marry.
- That would have been great.
- You never study
and you're skipping classes.
I'm an adult now.
So just leave me alone, all right?
If you don't want me to nag, just study.
You're really getting
on my nerves! You know that?
What about me?
Can't I do this? Don't mind me anymore!
I just don't know.
I guess I can't protect her forever.
Dad.
Dad!
Dad!
Don't worry.
I'm sure she'll come around.
I didn't know
Yi-jyun for very long.
But we got along really well.
She was just like me.
There were a lot of things
we couldn't talk about at home.
That's why we came to church
so that we could talk and sing together.
What was it she couldn't tell her family?
What couldn't she tell them?
I thought they were close?
She said after her parents divorced,
her mom was never the same after.
So she would be walking
on eggshells around her,
and she felt really pressured by that.
But she could never tell
her grandpa any of this.
She didn't want him to worry.
Did you know
that her family runs a temple?
Mm-hmm.
That's the reason why
she couldn't tell
her family about her baptism.
It would have made her grandpa sad.
She said that until she found a way
to explain everything to her grandpa,
she would have to avoid going home.
That made things easier.
When you were together,
who invited who to the club?
Yi-jyun invited everyone.
When you were at the club,
did you notice anyone harassing her?
She didn't mention anything.
No, I don't think so.
Okay.
We're going to need your help with this.
We need you to write down
the numbers of everyone
in this photo.
Why my family?
Why Yi-jyun?
Why did it have
to happen to such a good girl?
I think about it every day.
But no matter how much I try,
I can't figure it out.
Why did it have to be her?
Yi-jyun
is already gone.
I've done everything that you asked me to.
Now please,
I beg you.
Please bring my Yi-jyun
back home to me.
Let her come home.
Please.
Please.
Please.
Well
I think our viewers at home
can empathize with the pain
Mr. Ma is feeling right now.
If you are the individual
that Mr. Ma is trying to reach,
we would like you to give it some thought.
He just wants Yi-jyun to come home.
Mr. Ma.
If anyone out there
from our three million viewers tonight
could give you any leads
as to how to help Yi-jyun get home,
would you like to know?
I would.
Anything to help Yi-jyun come home.
Thank you, everyone.
Now.
All our lines are open,
so let's take calls on the air.
Call In Frontline, go ahead.
Mr. Lo from Pingtan.
Please stand by.
We're putting you on.
Our first caller tonight
is Mr. Lo from Pingtan.
Hello, Mr. Lo.
What would you like to say to Mr. Ma?
Good evening.
Have you heard that
the police are expecting clubs?
Those places are nothing but bad news.
If your granddaughter
like going to places like that,
maybe there's a problem with her too.
I'm sorry
but I have to agree with the last caller.
Why would a good girl go to a club?
Those girls
wear so little to seduce men.
Yeah, I think that
your granddaughter deserved it.
Being cheated in that kind of place.
They put on
skimpy clothes to seduce men there.
You obviously didn't raise her right.
Why are you wasting taxpayers' money?
Mr. Ma.
Perhaps you'd like to take this time
to answer our viewers' questions.
Why on earth
would you say these things to me?
Do you think it would be of any help?
Mr. Ma.
We know that Yi-jyun's father abandoned
his family after having an affair.
Could this have affected
her perception of men?
And in effect,
caused the number
of complications in her relationships?
Ms. Yao
I don't think the divorce of one's parents
has anything to do with
whether she is good or not.
Yes. After Yi-jyun started working,
she moved out of the house.
But as far as I know, all her friends
were either her classmates
or her colleagues.
I will not stand for this.
She was always a good girl.
They just entered society.
I feel
a little scared watching the news.
Let's take a commercial break
- to gather ourselves.
- That poor man.
When we come back
- we'll be taking your calls once again.
- His granddaughter was murdered
and people still assume the worst.
- Yes, seriously.
- They have to arrest this jerk.
He's unbelievable.
How do they expect us to live in peace?
Give me some tissue.
Mr. Kuo.
Do you ever think
this case would turn out this way?
What do you mean?
In all my years as a cop,
this is the first time
I've seen a family member
plead to the killer on TV.
- It's so sad.
- Just look.
Even ordinary people are talking about it.
The killer
is targeting women now.
Young women.
Oh. I'm so scared.
How do we know who's next?
Thank you.
And will you please give them my regards?
I'll be sure to keep up the good work.
- Thank you.
- How could you do that to an old man
on television?
Don't you think
he's been through enough by now?
Who do you think you are?
Mr. Ma went on the show
because he trusted me.
But you let the viewers who called in
ask him questions directly.
And you think
it's my fault you broke his trust?
That you failed him, huh?
If you take what happened today
personally, that's your problem.
I don't think you should hurt people
for the sake of ratings.
Weren't you the one
who brought Ma Yi-nan on the show
so that you could look good at work?
We broke the record for callers today.
Everyone is talking about this.
What more could you possibly want?
We're talking about a person here.
A person is more than just a story.
You humiliated a person on camera.
It was cruel. You did that to him.
Without a story,
who would even care about him?
Without a story,
no one would ever see him.
No one would give a damn.
The things we care about are different.
But I believe we should have
a conscience at the very least.
Get this straight in your head.
I'm the producer of this show.
You do not get to tell me how to do this.
Learn your place
before you talk to me again.
Your intelligence
and professionalism
were once
my reasons for doing this.
TNB NEWS
Next is social news.
The case of the severed hand
continues to cause panic around the city.
Without any word from the police,
people are continuing to live in fear.
In the panic, police are receiving
many false reports
Don't come so late next time.
What if I wasn't around?
Well, you know how bad things are.
As a parent, I'd be scared, you know?
Oh, come on. I'm an adult.
It doesn't matter how old you are.
You were there all day today, huh?
So, can you tell me
how many suspects there are?
Do you want to know?
Mm-hm.
You don't have to give me a ride.
Just take me back.
I'll work all night
to see if I can find any clues.
Ah, fine. Forget I said anything.
It was worth a try.
How was your day?
Business good?
Not many passengers nowadays.
People are scared.
I had two girls in my cab a few days ago.
After they got inside,
they started acting pretty strange.
One of the looked at
my business registration and my name
and wrote it all down in her notebook.
It's been pretty rough if you ask me.
Back then when women needed a ride,
they would call the cab company
and ask for me directly. They trust me.
We even had a chat during the ride.
Can't do that anymore.
People get suspicious if you say anything.
And this whole situation makes it worse.
All right. All right.
Calm down. We'll work harder.
We'll eventually catch this guy.
This is good too.
I have nothing to do
but watch TV at home.
You know, let me tell you something.
Parents all want the same thing.
They want to grow old,
guide their kids through life
and watch them become adults.
Maybe get married and have a career.
You and I are family,
so you should take care of yourself.
Eat whenever you feel hungry.
And sleep whenever you feel tired. Okay?
You really fell asleep?
TAXI
Hey. Hey.
He fell asleep.
I guess I'm a hypnotist.
Hello?
Mr. Kuo,
we found Cin Yi-jyun body.
It was in a cemetery on the North Coast.
On my way.
- Mr. Ma, you shouldn't
- Da-chao.
It's okay.
Yi-jyun.
I've got your back.
Yi-jyun.
Good girl.
It's all over now. Don't be scared.
Let's go home.
Can you please get her down from here?
It's time to come home.
Did you know that
her family runs a temple?
Mm-hmm.
That's the reason why she couldn't tell
her family about her baptism.
It would have made her grandpa sad.
Easy. Be careful.
Careful.
A shocking development
in the serial murder case
has taken place.
Cin Yi-jyun's body was found by a cleaner
at a Catholic cemetery
located on the North Coast.
The suspect positioned
the body hanging over a cross.
Signs of abuse all over her body.
It seems she was abused
when she was alive.
Her grandpa, Ma Yi-nan,
is taking her body
to Songyan First Funeral Home.
We're now going live
on location for more updates.
Sir,
can you tell us about the corpse?
We have a few questions, sir.
Do you have anything
you want to say to the killer?
Mr. Ma, do you think
the brutal treatment Yi-jyun's body
has something to do
with you appearing on TV?
Sir, do you think
there might be religious grudges
involved in this incident?
Were her relationships complicated before?
- What do you want to tell
- Your family situation was
PAY RESPECTS
CAN'T BEAR THE LONGING
Mr. Ma.
Actually
there's something I didn't tell you.
I had another reason
for doing the special.
You see, my best friend
was murdered too.
The killer turned himself in,
but he made up
a huge lie to ruin her name.
I don't want people
to attack her with lies.
So I was hoping the special
would let these people
who were taken from us
be remembered well.
You wanted to protect their name?
Yes, but it was more complicated.
I couldn't protect you.
I'm sorry.
I was the one who asked
if I could go on TV.
And because I did,
I had the chance to ask him
to return Yi-jyun to me.
And he really did give her back.
So I should be thanking you.
When I interpret fortune poems for people,
even if the right path
is laid out right in front of you,
it means nothing
until you walk it yourself.
Only you can.
It's the only way.
What happened to Yi-jyun
is painful.
I asked for a fortune poem too.
What it said was
to face it with a repentant heart
and accept it openly.
I can't hold a grudge.
Resentment will cause you to take revenge
leading to more pain in every lifetime.
It's never-ending.
Everyone suffers in the end.
I believe in the poem.
I also believe that I can do it.
Don't worry about me.
Thank you.
Mr. Ma.
Hello.
Mr. Kuo and Mr. Lin are here to see you.
I'm sorry.
There's one thing I just can't figure out.
Why exactly did he drape
Yi-jyun's body over a cross?
Actually, Yi-jyun
was baptized at Wanfu Church
in August of last year.
She even sang in the church choir.
One of her friends told us
she didn't know how to tell you.
Because she knew it would hurt you
that the religion she chose
was different from yours.
So she kept it a secret.
We think the killer knows about this.
That's why he placed her there.
Yi-jyun.
It's enough to be kind.
I don't actually care
what religion you believe in.
You silly girl.
FLOWERS MUST BLOOM,
THE MOON MUST BECOME FULL
After what I did to Mr. Ma,
I quit.
I think that
putting him on TV, it
just made everything worse.
It's all right. Don't beat yourself up.
He'll get through this.
He killed Cin Yi-jyun
and didn't spare her family.
What a piece of trash.
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
I haven't had much sleep so my head hurts.
This doesn't sound like
what you'd listen to.
What?
Oh.
A friend gave that to me.
Wow, a friend, huh?
I thought solving cases
was your whole life.
Was it an ex?
Why should it have to be an ex?
Maybe I have a girlfriend now
and she gave it to me.
You work 24 hours a day.
The only things you talk about
are your cases and their victims.
I don't think anyone could
put up with that for very long.
Yeah, you're right.
That's why it ended.
She was nice.
Took care of me.
But I always made her wait.
She always said she didn't mind.
But I guess it just didn't work.
The victim
was sexually assaulted before she died.
The body appears
to have been dead six to eight days.
It also seems to have been refrigerated,
so the composition is minimal.
Did the hair Ma Yi-nan received
belong to the victim?
Yes, it was hers.
I think it was cut
before she was placed in cold storage.
Did the forensics team get back to us
about what that red mark on her face is?
Yes, the team says
that it's a mixture
of beeswax and almond oil.
It's probably lipstick.
Lipstick?
It's the same
as the mark on Jiang Yu-ping.
SONGYAN GAODE PRECINC
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
CASE: 1997 SONGYAN MURDER CASE
Check with forensics.
I want the brand
and model of this lipstick.
And where it can be purchased.
Everything we can find.
Okay.
Please.
Let me put on my clothes.
You can't just leave me like this.
You don't want yourself
in your natural state?
Then how about we play a game?
Why won't you tell me a secret?
A piece of clothing for every one.
I'm thinking of opening
a clothing store with Yu-tong.
Her dad always objected to that.
Don't do this.
You're doing well.
Very good.
Very good.
Your call
is being forwarded to an automatic
- Hey. The usual.
- Okay.
Lin Yu-tong.
What's wrong?
Why the long face?
You're still looking for Yuan Zih-cing?
Hasn't she called you yet?
I've been looking for her for days.
She's not the type to just disappear.
What are you gonna do?
Come on.
How about I buy you a drink?
I'm not in the mood, all right?
If you see Yuan Zih-cing,
just tell her to call me.
- Cheng Jou.
- Yes.
Give me the Polaroid photos
in Chiang Yu-ping's bag, would you?
Okay.
Here.
Thank you.
Hello, Yun-huei.
Okay, see you downstairs.
Yan-jhen.
Kuo Hsiao-chi.
What are you doing at the station?
Uh, nothing.
I, uh
some people at work said
this is good for headaches.
So I thought I would bring you some.
Thank you.
What are you doing outside?
Just waiting for a friend.
There she is.
Hey, Yun-huei.
Sorry, I'm late.
Traffic was bad.
- It's okay.
- Did you wait for long?
I just got down.
Um, this is a reporter friend of mine,
Lu Yan-jhen.
Hello.
Yan-jhen, this is my friend,
Hu Yun-huei. A psychologist.
Hello.
You probably need to talk.
I'll be going then.
I'll see you.
Okay.
Yan-jhen.
Thanks for the meds.
Bye.
I thought you always had
a great disdain for reporters.
Um
she covered Tian Cun-yi's case.
The victim, Jiang Yu-ping,
was her roommate.
I learned a lot about the case from her.
Oh.
Hey.
I didn't see Jian-ho
the last time I visited.
How's he doing? Still working at TNB?
Why bring him up?
No reason.
It's just whenever I go home,
Kun always changes the channel to TNB
so I thought I'd ask about him.
Oh, right. After watching the news,
I just thought I should give this to you.
The killer's mind is strange.
He never demanded a ransom, is that right?
Right.
And since he placed the severed hand,
it seems like what he did afterward
was to be noticed and talked about.
He wanted attention.
Overmagnification of self.
Constant craving of attention.
Typical of a narcissistic personality.
I wrote it all down there.
I hope it helps.
After he dumped the body,
he emphasized the charm
and cross on purpose.
That means he spent some time to approach
and even got to know
the victim, Cin Yi-jyun.
I just checked
Jiang Yu-ping's illustrations
and compared the Polaroids from back then.
Jiang Yu-ping's poses in the photos
were almost exactly
the same as the drawings.
The killer did it on purpose.
He's mocking the victim.
You mean, this killer
is treating these horrific murders
as his creations.
Creations?
If he really thinks of himself as creator,
I'm sure there's a message
he wants to convey in his work.
You mentioned mocking.
In the clues so far,
is there any part he's mocking
that you don't understand?
If mocking is his intention
the severed hand victim
left behind a hand.
I need to make a call.
Okay.
Thanks a lot.
Get to work.
Mr. Kuo,
here's the report on the severed hand.
Thanks.
If you didn't want
a re-examination, I didn't notice.
Look carefully.
For these three fingers,
this knuckle here and this knuckle here
both have slight rashes on them.
Where did those come from?
It's hard to say.
Look at us,
we always wear gloves.
And therefore, gets rashes easily.
But only three of her fingers have it.
We re-examined the hand,
the victim's profession seems to require
wearing gloves
for an extended period of time.
So next, we'll investigate
financial institutions in Songyan.
We're with Gaode Police.
Excuse me. Police business.
The goal is to find a young woman
with erratic attendance records.
We need to know
if you have any female employees
that have gone AWOL lately.
- This way, please.
- Okay.
Mr. Kuo.
This is Jheng Jia-yi
has been AWOL for weeks at this point.
Please have a seat.
These are her personal belongings
and employee record.
JHENG JIA-YI
The manager told me
they tried to notify her family,
but they couldn't reach
her emergency contact.
There was nothing they could do.
- Kindly wait a moment.
- Mm-hmm.
Her fingerprints.
Take this to the lab.
This staff member was close with Jia-yi.
Hello.
Please explain the situation to them.
Actually, we weren't that close.
We just sat next to each other.
She was a very hard worker
and we all liked her for it.
But Jia-yi would never go out with us.
- Wow.
- How about going to that place last time?
- Jia-yi, how about you join us
- Let's go together.
tonight? Come on.
I'm pretty busy. Maybe next time.
Oh, okay. That's not a problem.
I heard that
she never wanted to work in a bank.
So she had a part-time job after work.
Now we check on the progress
of the serial murder case.
The police have identified
the owner of the severed hand.
A bank employee
that went AWOL, Jheng Jia-yi.
As of now, she was last seen
on the subway station's CCTV footage
recovered by the police.
We were classmates
in senior high.
- In senior high?
- Mm-hmm.
What was she like back then?
Do you know anything about her friends?
Uh, she always used to say
she didn't like the bank.
She had to wear a glove a lot.
She had nothing in common
with her workmates.
All right, one more!
All she wanted
was to become a full-time model.
It's a wrap.
As for what kind
of friends she made here,
I'm not too sure.
We might need
your help to try to remember
things you've done together,
people you've met.
It will help us out a lot.
It would be of great help to our case.
Yes.
Well, for my birthday,
I went up north
with another classmate looking for her.
I remember she took us to a club.
That day, we had a lot
of fun and drank a lot.
Someone chatted her up.
- At a club?
- Mm-hmm.
- What was the name?
- I remember it was called Kink.
- You said someone chatted her up.
- Mm-hmm.
Do you remember what he looked like?
I was in the bathroom at the time.
My other classmate told me
when I got back.
But she left to study in Japan.
That's a lead.
We might need you to contact her.
Yeah. Sure.
Take down the number.
Shang-yong in yet?
- Not yet.
- Not yet.
Hello, Da-chao.
Mr. Kuo.
We found one in Mr. Yong's car.
That red gift box.
Take more shots.
Got it.
Mr. Kuo, take a look.
Okay.
Oh.
Fuck. Why Yu-tong?
Let me ask you.
My daughter has been kidnapped.
You expect me to sit there
and not come near the scene?
You need to calm down first.
We don't know
if it's related to the serial murders yet.
I also don't know
if you can be objective here.
What are you talking about?
I've been a detective
since before you were born.
Don't you even think about
not putting me on the task force.
- Mr. Yong
- You shut up. Shut it!
Who do you think you are right now?
A detective or family?
You should think about it.
I'm sorry but I have to consider
if temporarily taking you off the case
would be better for you.
Da-chao.
Ask around the neighborhood
if they've seen anyone suspicious.
And I need you to get
all the CCTV footage around.
I mean all of it.
One over there too.
- Okay.
- Mr. Kuo, I'm really sorry.
I was rude because I was impulsive.
And I promise
I won't affect the investigation.
- I'm a veteran detective.
- Hello?
I'm experienced.
Keeping me on the task force
is good for the case.
Please, just let me help you.
Mr. Yong.
TNB received a call
from someone claiming to be the killer.