The Killing Vote (2023) s01e07 Episode Script
Evidence
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CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS,
INSTITUTIONS, EVENTS, AND SETTINGS
DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
AND SAFETY OF CHILD ACTORS WAS ENSURED
SCENES WITH ANIMALS WERE STAGED
WHILE FOLLOWING ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES
PUBLIC DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE:
OPEN ACCESS TO SUSPECTS' IDENTITIES
This issue is not only about human rights
but also about safety.
The sense of security
that allows you to live in your own home
without the constant fear
of criminals who could harm
you and your family at any moment.
I'm talking about
the basic human right we deserve
to be protected
in the country where you live.
I'm not necessarily against it.
Korea is a constitutional nation
that upholds the presumption of innocence.
Concluding someone is a criminal
even before an official trial
and disclosing their personal information
under the pretext of the greater good?
Here's where that famous saying comes in.
"Whatever."
"Whatever. Let's disclose it anyway.
It's not like it's happening to me."
"They shouldn't have acted suspiciously."
Asking for the proper treatment
and punishment a perpetrator deserves
is not an unreasonable demand.
Professor Kwon,
we all have the right to be informed
in order to protect ourselves.
You're familiar
with this right, aren't you?
I am very well aware of what it is.
However,
does knowing it change anything?
Even if I obtain information that says
that person there is most likely guilty,
the only things that can protect you are
prejudice, discrimination, and ostracism.
Even in a situation
where you might die if you do nothing,
you must never assault anyone first,
and killing them is even more forbidden.
Because in a constitutional nation,
pre-emptive assault
has absolutely no justification.
THE KILLING VOTE
EPISODE 7
Even your autograph looks cool.
Thank you.
My son Yun-seong is such a huge fan.
He's too shy to say hi
even though we're neighbors.
He was really looking forward
to this lecture today.
It's not an easy read
for middle school students.
AUTHOR KWON SEOK-JOO
Thanks for reading my book.
I'm also not sure
why Lady Justice is blindfolded.
If it's because she's afraid of bias,
I think it's cowardly.
If you pass judgment without looking
at things clearly, it's not being fair.
It's being indifferent.
His dream is to work
in the legal field one day.
My husband also thinks
it'd be nice to have
one of our three boys in the legal field.
And ever since I started
my career in politics,
I also think I could really use
a trustworthy legal advisor.
Even though I have a neighbor like you.
Relying solely on your experiences
can also lead to bias.
Experiences are gained
through situations and conflicts.
They can't be absolute truths.
I agree.
Would you like to come to my lecture?
For elective classes,
we accept non-credit students.
Is he too busy with school to attend?
Well
Actually, he just went
through major surgery,
so he's being homeschooled at the moment.
Still, I'm sure it would be
a great experience for him.
Of course.
Then, make sure to tell me
what you think after attending my lecture.
Even if your opinion is
the total opposite of mine,
-it's okay, so--
-Dad!
Hey, Na-rae.
Excuse me. That's my daughter.
Hey.
-Why did you come alone?
-She left early, as usual.
She said she had
a lot of things to do today too.
I'd hoped the three of us
could have dinner together.
Oh, well.
I guess it'll be just be
the two of us on a date then.
AUDIT OR FASHION SHOW?
MIN HAS 3 OUTFITS IN A DAY
Instead of the questions
the administration answered,
everyone's focused on this nonsense.
I need you to make a list
of some good image consultants.
Preferably with international
academic backgrounds, especially in DC.
They say negative comments
are better than no comments.
I recommend minimizing
any potential sources of leaks.
You're still
a proportional representative.
-Pull over.
-Yes, ma'am.
Get out of the car.
Me?
So adorable.
What a loser.
I want you to set up
interviews for an aide.
It must be hard for him
to raise a girl by himself.
I'm going to recruit
Professor Kwon for my campaign.
Run a background check on him.
Yes, ma'am.
KWON SEOK-JOO
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATES
The purpose of the law
is to pursue justice.
Someone fresh out of college
was killed in this case.
And the drunk driver
Does the court's decision
always lead to perfect justice?
Hey, you.
Anyway
All right.
PROPER JUSTICE
SMALL ACTS SNOWBALL TO ALTER THE COURSE
Professor.
I loved today's lecture.
-Seriously.
-It was amazing.
-I loved it.
-Keep up the hard work.
Professor, today we're
DISCOVERY OF JUSTICE
RESPECT JUSTICE FIRS
AUTHOR KWON SEOK-JOO
It's staying still.
Fluffy.
Hey, Fluffy.
Fluffy.
Fluffy? Dad! Fluffy is missing.
Hi, Professor.
Hi, Yun-seong.
Did you take our dog, by any chance?
Me?
How could I have done that?
Somebody saw you leaving my house.
If you're done playing with it,
can we have it back?
Na-rae is waiting.
It really wasn't me.
You'll know if you check the CCTV footage.
Wait.
Did you know our CCTV system was broken?
Hey, my boy.
Were you waiting for me?
Hello, Father.
You're here too, Professor.
What's up?
Our dog is missing.
So I was asking Yun-seong about it.
You interrupted his studies
for something trivial as that?
Goodness. Why do I feel so offended?
I should be offended, right?
Have you seen the dog?
No, of course not.
You should leave now.
-Mr. Byun.
-Yes, sir?
Bring me a shovel.
Stay with him.
Honey.
-Now!
-Yes, sir.
Honey!
Let's get inside. Come on.
Let's go inside.
Honey!
Are you crazy?
I told you to beat people up instead
or throw money at them if you're too weak!
As if killing all the dogs
we got you wasn't enough,
now you're killing dogs of others?
You embarrass me,
like a low-class heathen.
He's sick! How could you hit him?
Can't you try to understand him?
How could you treat us like this?
You said we should try to befriend
that professor so he'd join your campaign.
What if he finds out about this?
What would he think of us?
Ma'am.
What were you doing?
You're supposed to be
Yun-seong's big brother!
Mr. Lee.
I'm sorry, sir.
Woo-taek is Yun-seong's big brother.
This is Woo-taek's fault.
See? Woo-taek says
it's not Yun-seong's fault.
And he'll say that if anyone asks!
This was our deal from the start.
You little bastard.
Don't look. Let's go.
Bastard.
Woo-taek did a good job, right?
I'm sorry, Woo-taek.
Whoever apologizes to Woo-taek
is a good person.
And good people get presents.
Do you want a present?
By the way, Woo-taek
Do you think anyone saw us?
I can't
let the tattletale off the hook.
Don't worry.
I know my way back home.
Where are you?
Come on. We have to find Fluffy now.
You said you knew who took Fluffy.
Why won't you tell me?
Hurry home.
I'll be waiting at home.
Na-rae.
You're gorgeous.
Hey!
-What are you doing?
-What's his problem?
This is a new one.
Give it a shot. This'll be big soon.
Nobody move. We're from the police.
Don't move, okay?
Come on, I told you not to move.
Just stay put.
Hey, Kim Mu-chan!
Come here!
There's been another drug-related crime
that has shocked the country.
This time, it involves
a chaebol family member.
The number you have dialed
Joo was arrested at a club
for consuming a liquid drug.
KWON SEOK-JOO
Working at a hotel owned
by his father company
-The number you have dialed
-He was the go-between
for the drugs to his VIP customers
and friends from the US
This time, he partook
in the distribution
You must've lost your mind.
You're crazy.
Why did you take the drugs?
Are you in the Narcotics Unit?
I heard you took 50 painkillers.
Just say you have a death wish
if that's what you want.
Could you remove this for me?
No!
Wait until the IV's done
or you'll become a junkie.
This is what cops do.
To catch crazy guys,
you have to be crazy too.
And to catch junkies,
you've got to get high--
You little
I know why
you're pushing yourself like this.
You want to wrap this up
to investigate
Professor Kwon's daughter's case.
Just drop it.
Team One is working hard on it already.
We don't need to interfere.
Would you be able to ignore it
if you were me?
You know our relationship.
Moving on to our next story.
It's already been four days
since Professor Kwon's
eight-year-old daughter went missing.
After the police found her broken phone
in a park trash can
near Dawol-dong two days ago,
the case has turned
into a missing persons investigation.
Her father, Professor Kwon,
claims she was kidnapped
and has offered a reward
for any useful information.
The child you're seeing right now
on your screen is Kwon Na-rae.
Man
What if you get involved,
and it really was kidnapping?
My head hurts. Stay out of it.
It was a kidnapping.
She would never run away from home.
I really think you should
stay out of this case.
This is the golden hour.
It's already passed.
Will you be okay? You two are close.
disappeared on her way home.
If you know Na-rae's whereabouts
after she got off her school bus,
please do not hesitate to call
the police or our broadcasting station.
Her family is desperately waiting
for her return.
They're coming out!
Is that Na-rae?
Is it a homicide or accident?
Do you know who the culprit is?
When's the briefing?
Please tell us about the case.
Professor Kwon, please tell us something!
Professor Kwon has been arrested
after his daughter's body was found.
Professor Kwon was a popular law professor
-at Seohyeon University
-There have been numerous reports
-that the family was seen
-Na-rae's body was found
near the place of a witness' report
to the shock of many.
You keep saying it was a kidnapping,
but you never received demands for money,
did you?
But what the witness report
said was clear.
"The man I saw on TV
was going somewhere with the girl."
For an eight-year-old,
it takes about ten minutes to walk
from the bus stop to your house.
That day, some people saw her
get off the school bus and leave with you.
-Hi.
-But actually,
she was never seen entering your house.
I just got off the bus.
I'm on my way home.
Where are you?
You'd been to the place
where the body was found, right?
Don't even think about lying.
We know you protested
against demolishing that building.
I heard you were a strict father.
Did you beat her often?
What did you beat her with?
Your hands?
A switch?
Or a golf club?
You know which parts of the neighborhood
have CCTV cameras and which don't.
You took her to a blind spot
and killed her, didn't you?
Tell me the truth!
Kids can be adorable,
but they can also be annoying.
Still, how could you kill your own child?
I'll take it from here.
Sir.
Aren't you going to hire a lawyer?
I can handle it myself.
There's no need.
You'll need one soon.
TOUCHING
PROFESSOR KWON EVEN HAS A KID
TOUCHING AGAIN, A WICKED SMILE
HABITUAL SEXUAL HARASSMEN
ARMS LINKED WITH STUDENTS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT THROUGH AUTHORITY
STOP TOUCHING ME, PROFESSOR!
ME TOO HIM!
HE'S A DEVIL! HYPOCRITE!
SHAMELESS MURDERER OF HIS OWN DAUGHTER
Mu-chan.
DISCOVERY OF JUSTICE
PLEASE GO TO HELL
GET LOST, HYPOCRITE
KILLED YOUR OWN DAUGHTER! DIE!
WE DON'T WANT MURDERERS
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
See if there's anything unusual.
And if she took anything.
The murderer might be keeping it.
These were found with her body.
See if anything's missing
Professor.
Seok-joo.
Although you've been released for now,
you're still the prime suspect.
We must find the person
who did this to Na-rae.
A father who lost his daughter
or a father who killed his daughter.
Which one sounds more interesting?
Whoever it was that made the video,
it got the entire country
hoping that I'm the murderer.
Maybe the last thing I can do for Na-rae
is to admit that I did it.
That way,
no one will talk about her anymore,
and perhaps that's all I can do.
She died such a painful death.
I won't be able
to hold a proper funeral for her.
Pull yourself together.
Don't be like that!
This is why we have to catch the murderer.
I don't believe you did it. Never.
You're the only person I trust
and look up to.
Have you forgotten?
I said I'd be your number one fan.
I said that at your first lecture at KNPU.
Let's find who did this to her
and catch that bastard.
My number one fan
is Na-rae.
I told you back then.
The plush toy.
The plush toy?
It was always attached to her backpack.
She'd never take it off.
She wouldn't have left it home.
Yes, this one. The bunny plush.
This is the boy
you wanted to adopt, right?
They were supposed to meet that day.
Yes, he thinks all of this happened
because he was late.
He's still in shock.
And the two had the same bunnies,
so she'd never take it off.
KWON NA-RAE: 129CM, 23KG
-Enjoy.
-Thank you.
Please.
Can I see it right now?
You can watch the videos
saved on the phone's cloud.
I back videos up right after each ride.
PHOTO, VIDEO
Na-rae.
Hello.
Hello.
Wait.
The dog.
Your dog.
I know where it is.
Really?
Do you really know where Fluffy is?
Yeah.
Woo-taek knows.
Come with me.
I was told the boy next door took the dog,
so I thought it was just Yun-seong.
Yun-seong?
You mean Assemblywoman Min's son?
Before kidnapping Na-rae,
he must've used the dog as practice.
I should've known.
Now that we've specified the suspect,
all we need to do
is to bring him to justice.
We must catch that bastard.
He said he made them himself,
so there are only two of them.
Whoever has Na-rae's is the murderer,
so he told me to use this to catch him.
He left this with me.
I'm counting on you.
Don't worry.
NAMBU POLICE AGENCY
Woo-taek doesn't like it here.
I don't like it.
I feel stuffy.
I feel so stuffy.
Yun-seong
Yun-seong said he'd come to pick me up.
Yun-seong.
Lee Yun-seong!
My little brother.
Yun-seong!
Where are you?
Apparently, his father
is the chairman's driver
and his mother is the housekeeper there.
It seems the chairman paid
for his lawyer and settlement.
They're like family, I hear.
I bet he has money to burn,
but there must be a reason
why he paid the settlements
for his employee's son.
So you're here about Woo-taek?
Lieutenant Kim Mu-chan
from Nambu Police Agency.
You know about Na-rae's case, right?
You were neighbors.
Byun Woo-taek is a suspect in the case.
I heard that Professor Kwon
was the culprit.
In cases like these,
it's not uncommon to consider
the victim's relatives as suspects.
Your family has been paying
for his settlement and lawyer.
Is there a particular reason why?
Woo-taek's mother
is the maid my family
gave me when I got married.
Since she's served our family
for a while and her son's ill,
so I've helped her
a few times out of pity.
Is there a problem with that?
A maid given when you got married?
Mom.
-Go with Yun-seong.
-Yes, ma'am.
I need to go out for a bit,
but I don't need the car.
We have a guest.
Let's go upstairs.
Your son. This is great.
I wanted to ask him something.
Wait
Yun-seong,
I heard a lot about you from Woo-taek.
Hey.
I heard you've been close for a while,
and you did a lot of fun pranks together.
That's odd.
We're not close at all.
Don't believe everything Woo-taek says.
His intelligence is way below average.
That's how you would you put it?
I'm sorry, but I need to be somewhere.
Please go upstairs.
Hey, could you check
Byun Woo-taek's sex crime cases
and see if you could find
the name "Lee Yun-seong"?
It's urgent.
Look into that detective.
Ask some of my family's men
to spy on him
without the chairman finding out.
Yes, ma'am.
Find out any rumors
about Professor Kwon's late wife
and mention them in the video.
Make sure the video doesn't get deleted
until the case is closed.
We have to shift all the attention
to Professor Kwon.
Yes, ma'am.
What in the world are you doing?
Do you want to get fired that badly?
If we get caught, we'll say I broke in.
So just play innocent.
There's no solid evidence
other than the CCTV footage.
And we can't get a warrant for that.
Lee Yun-seong.
He was a bystander, a witness,
and sometimes the first informant.
Like you said, he's always been
involved in Byun Woo-taek's cases.
The Women and Juvenile Affairs chief said
one of the victims claimed
Yun-seong always had Woo-taek's back.
Though they took it back right after.
Well, he is a middle school student.
The first informant?
He's more trouble than I thought.
He underwent major heart surgery,
so he can't go to school.
I think you're suspecting
the wrong person.
He was smiling.
While Na-rae's body was being transported,
Lee Yun-seong looked at that
and smiled.
I don't care whether he's just 16,
or his heart can stop at any time.
If you had seen his smile,
you would've known right away too.
He is the culprit.
That means a little kid
perfectly cleaned up the crime scene.
He can't be on the loose.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
LEE YUN-SEONG
NAMBU POLICE AGENCY
So this is what
the Violent Crimes Division looks like.
It just looks like a regular office.
So you want to give a witness statement?
It's about Woo-taek.
I remembered something odd that happened.
How do you know it was Na-rae's bag?
Had you seen the bag before?
I didn't say it was Na-rae's.
Since you came all the way
to my place last time,
I just wanted to tell you
something that may be helpful.
I see.
Going out with a child's backpack
late at night is indeed suspicious.
Especially because it was pink.
Pink
What happened to your hand?
Oh, this.
I helped our gardener
prune our tree last week.
It's pretty hard to use a knife, isn't it?
You can't get a good grip on it.
Yes.
Thanks for your statement.
Of course.
Hey, cover the camera.
You weren't alone! Tell me!
Yun-seong!
It's Yun-seong.
Yun-seong.
It's pretty hard to use a knife, isn't it?
You can't get a good grip on it.
Yes.
SEOUL NORTHERN DISTRICT COUR
Are you saying there was an accomplice?
Upon examining new evidence,
the DNA of Byun Woo-taek
and a third party have been found.
We'd like permission
to collect DNA to compare.
And who's the suspect?
Lee Yun-seong, 16 years old.
He's the son of defendant's employers
and lives in the same house.
Based on the defendant's crime records,
it is very likely
that he was an accomplice.
In the next trial,
you may submit the DNA test results
and examine the witness.
-Your Honor.
-However,
the witness' involvement
with the defendant hasn't been proven,
and the witness is a minor,
so be extra careful
not to disclose his identity.
The examination of the witness
will be done in private as well.
On the victim's plush toy,
you said blood from someone
other than the victim was found.
I just found the evidence.
The NFS analyzed the blood stain.
Is there a reason
why this evidence wasn't found
when the body was discovered,
but it was a few days later?
If the murder and disposal of the body
took place in different areas, then yes.
According to the NFS's investigation,
it's clear that the body
was moved after the murder.
And we couldn't identify any footprints
since it is a redevelopment area.
I see.
I understand. One moment.
-Your Honor.
-Yes, you may go on.
We just received the DNA test results
from an object belonging to the victim
that was found belatedly.
Permission to submit this
as additional evidence?
What's odd is that this new evidence
the police found
looks very similar to No.
It's identical to the toy.
Order in the court. Silence!
This is the plush toy
the victim always carried around.
A delivery worker
who'd often run into the victim
found this in front of her house
and reported it.
We had a DNA test done on it,
but unlike the prosecution's evidence,
neither the defendant's fingerprints
nor his DNA was found
on this plush toy.
Results show the only fingerprints
found on it belonged to the victim
and her friends and family.
Prosecution, are you sure
the toy in the photo is the victim's?
Prosecutor, please explain.
The child's photo has already shown proof.
No. The plush toy in the photo
and the evidence from the prosecution
are slightly different.
Your Honor.
Please compare
the two plush toys' eye colors.
I will have a look.
EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION
The attorney is right.
The plush toy in the photo
is indeed not identical
to the prosecution's evidence.
This means the prosecution's request
for witness examination
should also be revoked.
Prosecution, is there more evidence
to establish witness examination
beyond the suspicion of collusion?
No, Your Honor.
Then as it stands,
the involvement of the witness
in this case
and how it can be proven seem unclear.
Witness examination will be nullified.
Byun has already confessed to his crime.
He said he did it with--
You hit me!
He said Woo-taek did it!
He hit me like this!
What on earth did the police do?
We will announce the verdict.
There exists no evidence
substantiating the defendant's charges.
So in accordance with Article 325
of the Criminal Procedure Act,
I declare the defendant innocent.
Your Honor.
If we reinvestigate both cases separately,
we can solve them both.
Just get us a search warrant.
We just need to find the crime scene.
Do you even hear yourself?
Prosecutor. Sir, please.
It's over. Just stop it!
I'm sure you know why I hit you.
Never mess with my son again.
He should never be tainted
by the likes of you.
It's Byun Woo-taek!
COUR
What kind of messed-up law is this?
What kind of law
lets a criminal walk free?
-You call that the law?
-But still
We must follow it.
Because it's the law.
Please give us a word!
A word, please.
Follow the law even if it's not just?
I can't do that.
My justice is
extremely rational.
So what?
Look what happened
after breaking the law
and pressing your luck.
Justice and the criminal.
You lost them both.
Woo-taek, wait.
Just for a second.
I'd like to
apologize on behalf of the police.
I had no idea you were being harassed.
You were wrongfully imprisoned and beaten.
It must've been hard.
I'm so sorry.
Are you apologizing to Woo-taek?
Yes.
Whoever apologizes to Woo-taek
is a good person.
And Woo-taek
gives presents to good people.
Do you want a present?
What should I give you?
What do you want?
I
I'm Na-rae's father, so--
Dad, I miss you.
If I say this, will you take me to him?
You promised.
Isn't it nice to talk
to Na-rae on the phone?
"Dad, I miss you."
Dad, I miss you.
If I say this, will you take me to him?
You promised.
Dad, I miss you.
If I say this, will you take me to him?
You promised.
Thank you.
Hello.
COUR
Do you admit to the charges?
How do you feel about this?
PUNISH THE DRUNK DRIVER
Why did you kill your daughter?
Are you going to appeal to a higher court?
Please, look here!
Do you admit to the charges?
Will you file an appeal?
-Please give us a word.
-How do you feel now?
Do you admit to the crime?
Do you admit to the charges?
A word, please!
Hey, it's me. They say
both of Byun's parents committed suicide.
Yun-seong.
Hey, Yun-seong.
Let's go.
Come on.
Let's go.
Okay, let's sum it up quick.
Kim Ji-hoon, you went to the hospital
for the reason you mentioned.
You got lost and ended up
Oh Jung-ho's office?
That's how you got involved, right?
-Yes.
-Okay. Thanks for your help.
You're just as smart as you look.
You managed to keep it together.
That's impressive.
You can go now.
Right.
Come on. I'll show you out.
Just a moment, sir.
We need to check something with you.
-With me?
-Come on.
Let's go.
Please have a seat. It won't take long.
Thanks, Sang-jae.
I'll take it from here.
In the interrogation room by yourself?
This might create issues later.
Do you remember me?
We met eight years ago.
Of course I do, Detective Kim Mu-chan.
How could I forget you?
I still think about Woo-taek
from time to time.
Good.
Since we both remember each other,
this should go smoothly.
I wasn't sure about it,
but the man I saw
in front of the agency building
seems to be Professor Kwon.
Right?
I thought he was
in prison though. Am I wrong?
You haven't changed one bit.
People don't change that easily.
I bet you haven't changed either.
Just like eight years ago,
you still fabricate evidence
and beat people up.
By the way,
why do I feel like I'm a suspect
or something right now?
Could you make it clear for me?
So I can decide
whether I should hire a lawyer or not.
-Detective.
-Yeah?
Why is my teacher staying back?
Well
It's about the explosion at your school
and what happened to you.
Also, there are other things
we need to ask him about.
Can I use the restroom?
Sure, it's this way.
Hold on.
I can go on my own,
so it's okay for you to go.
I know the way out.
Make sure to go straight home, okay?
-Okay.
-All right.
Kang Yoon-ji speaking.
Yes.
I did make a request for equipment.
We need to keep suspects
under surveillance.
Yes.
You're right. I haven't changed one bit.
I'm exactly the same as I was before.
Which is why
I'm going to ask you
what I've been wondering
for the past eight years.
Lee Yun-seong.
You killed Kwon Na-rae, didn't you?
Ji-hoon!
What are you doing here?
Well, I
Where's the restroom?
Restroom?
Yes, I really need to use it.
You're lucky that I ran into you.
If you'd peed in the yard,
you'd be deemed guilty on the spot.
Thank you.
I've been meaning to check on you.
I'm glad we met.
How have you been feeling?
Min said you still seemed
pretty shaken up from what happened.
Have you talked with your grandmother?
I'd recommend getting counseling.
You can go to a police hospital too.
I can refer you to one.
I'll ask my grandma.
You can drop me off at that bus stop.
It's okay.
I need to go to your school too.
Don't tell Min about this.
What?
By the way,
do you happen to know
the passcode to your computer lab?
You opened the door, so you can go now.
I knew it.
Teachers are all the same.
Opening the door
without knowing the reason for it
bothers me.
I'd rather know and pretend I didn't.
Not knowing makes you an accessory.
You'd be released with a warning
since you're a minor.
But if you help knowingly,
you'll be an accomplice.
So just go.
You suspect my teacher
may be Gaetal, right?
The video of your superintendent
on the night of the explosion
The kids who hit me and Min filmed that.
I could tell from their voices.
But I know they don't have the brains
or skills to work with Gaetal.
While my teacher
is being detained by the police,
you're searching through his computer,
so I think it's pretty obvious.
You should become a cop.
Come to the Cyber Bureau. I'll mentor you.
Mr. Lee uses the school computer
only for sending out notifications.
He usually uses his own laptop
that he carries around.
He must've used it at least once.
All I need are the file transfer records.
Even meticulous people can let
their guard down in their own territory.
This place is his territory,
but it's also a public space.
Since the school's account
is used by many random people,
Mr. Lee might have slipped
and left a trace, right?
You're a smart kid.
This isn't going to be easy.
Our hacker guy's not here.
Wait.
What is it?
Hacking the email server
isn't very hard
but we'd get caught
if we used a school computer.
In this case,
restoring the deleted files is better.
Oh, my.
You even use data recovery software?
Done.
This looks like our schoolyard.
Hold on.
And that's the car that exploded.
Sir!
Sir!
I got you.
-Is everything set?
-Yes, sir.
While you were with him,
Sang-jae started tracking
Lee Min-soo's whereabouts.
But do you think
the Killing Vote will continue?
What if Jung Jin-wook lied?
Let's wait and see for now.
The Killing Vote is in two days,
so we'll know if he really is Gaetal.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
LEE YUN-SEONG
JOB APPLICATION FOR TEACHING POSITION
Proving he owns the video isn't enough.
Are there any records of him sending it
or posting it on the broadcast?
We'll need to search his laptop
and personal accounts to find that.
At least the fact that he has
the video of you proves
that he's closely connected to Gaetal.
I'll discuss with Jo-dan
about how we should proceed.
All right. Thanks.
Of course.
Now, it's evident.
Lee Min-soo is Number One Fan.
He's Gaetal, the host of the Killing Vote.
I still don't get it.
Though he changed his name and face,
he was never involved in any crimes
while he was abroad.
How could this guy have possibly
cooked all this up?
There's no reason for it.
I'm not quite sure about that either.
Gaetal says he pursues justice,
but he also always says
if the punishment doesn't fit the crime,
it's not fair.
Since Lee Min-soo favors
elitism to his very core,
it doesn't sound like something he'd say.
What you said last time
Did you mean it?
If I were Gaetal,
he would've been my first target.
Seok-joo.
Jung Jin-wook said
his partner and accomplice
called himself Number One Fan
and destroyed the person
you loved the most.
Lee Min-soo
is Gaetal.
When our dog went missing,
I went to talk to him.
Because some kids said
they saw him take the dog.
Then he said,
"How could I have done that?"
I felt something was off.
Did you take our dog, by any chance?
Me?
How could I have done that?
I still remember him saying that.
I studied criminal psychology,
but I missed that.
He wasn't interested in seeing
if I found out his motives.
His only concern
was whether I discovered how he did it.
A typical murderer's mind.
There's a lot to regret
about that investigation.
By the way, what happened
to the kid you wanted to adopt?
He was a couple years older than Na-rae,
so he must be in high school by now.
Have you ever
talked to him since that incident?
It hurts my pride
to join forces with a teenager,
but thanks for today, my one-day partner.
You really nailed it.
I'm your partner
and not an accomplice, right?
Of course.
Seriously, are you interested
in becoming a cop?
You could go
to Korean National Police University
or apply directly
to the Cyber Bureau like I did.
I'll treat you well.
Me as a cop?
I can't be a cop.
That's what we all thought
when we first started.
One of my fellow cops
became one to avoid going to prison.
I'll drive you home.
It's okay. I live nearby.
You can go without me.
Should we call Min out
and have dinner together?
It's okay. You can go now.
Listen.
Well
If there's anything you can't say
to your grandmother, you can tell me.
I can tell. I'm a cop.
I can be your big sister or your aunt.
So you can tell me anything
you can't share with your grandmother.
I guess it's pretty obvious
that I don't have parents.
Yes, it is.
I can tell right away, because I lost
my parents at a young age too.
So
take the opportunity while you still can.
Okay?
Okay. Thank you.
Attaboy.
I'm off now.
Let's play together, son!
Subtitle translation by: Sunyoung Baek
THE KILLING VOTE
He deserves
a meet-and-greet with his hero.
It was you, wasn't it? Number One Fan.
What in the world are you up to? Tell me!
I want you to resume your show.
So you're saying
there will be another Killing Vote?
Are you sure Lee Min-soo is Gaetal?
I keep getting this feeling
they aren't the same person.
The person you're voting for
Ripped and resynced by YoungJedi
CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS,
INSTITUTIONS, EVENTS, AND SETTINGS
DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
AND SAFETY OF CHILD ACTORS WAS ENSURED
SCENES WITH ANIMALS WERE STAGED
WHILE FOLLOWING ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES
PUBLIC DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE:
OPEN ACCESS TO SUSPECTS' IDENTITIES
This issue is not only about human rights
but also about safety.
The sense of security
that allows you to live in your own home
without the constant fear
of criminals who could harm
you and your family at any moment.
I'm talking about
the basic human right we deserve
to be protected
in the country where you live.
I'm not necessarily against it.
Korea is a constitutional nation
that upholds the presumption of innocence.
Concluding someone is a criminal
even before an official trial
and disclosing their personal information
under the pretext of the greater good?
Here's where that famous saying comes in.
"Whatever."
"Whatever. Let's disclose it anyway.
It's not like it's happening to me."
"They shouldn't have acted suspiciously."
Asking for the proper treatment
and punishment a perpetrator deserves
is not an unreasonable demand.
Professor Kwon,
we all have the right to be informed
in order to protect ourselves.
You're familiar
with this right, aren't you?
I am very well aware of what it is.
However,
does knowing it change anything?
Even if I obtain information that says
that person there is most likely guilty,
the only things that can protect you are
prejudice, discrimination, and ostracism.
Even in a situation
where you might die if you do nothing,
you must never assault anyone first,
and killing them is even more forbidden.
Because in a constitutional nation,
pre-emptive assault
has absolutely no justification.
THE KILLING VOTE
EPISODE 7
Even your autograph looks cool.
Thank you.
My son Yun-seong is such a huge fan.
He's too shy to say hi
even though we're neighbors.
He was really looking forward
to this lecture today.
It's not an easy read
for middle school students.
AUTHOR KWON SEOK-JOO
Thanks for reading my book.
I'm also not sure
why Lady Justice is blindfolded.
If it's because she's afraid of bias,
I think it's cowardly.
If you pass judgment without looking
at things clearly, it's not being fair.
It's being indifferent.
His dream is to work
in the legal field one day.
My husband also thinks
it'd be nice to have
one of our three boys in the legal field.
And ever since I started
my career in politics,
I also think I could really use
a trustworthy legal advisor.
Even though I have a neighbor like you.
Relying solely on your experiences
can also lead to bias.
Experiences are gained
through situations and conflicts.
They can't be absolute truths.
I agree.
Would you like to come to my lecture?
For elective classes,
we accept non-credit students.
Is he too busy with school to attend?
Well
Actually, he just went
through major surgery,
so he's being homeschooled at the moment.
Still, I'm sure it would be
a great experience for him.
Of course.
Then, make sure to tell me
what you think after attending my lecture.
Even if your opinion is
the total opposite of mine,
-it's okay, so--
-Dad!
Hey, Na-rae.
Excuse me. That's my daughter.
Hey.
-Why did you come alone?
-She left early, as usual.
She said she had
a lot of things to do today too.
I'd hoped the three of us
could have dinner together.
Oh, well.
I guess it'll be just be
the two of us on a date then.
AUDIT OR FASHION SHOW?
MIN HAS 3 OUTFITS IN A DAY
Instead of the questions
the administration answered,
everyone's focused on this nonsense.
I need you to make a list
of some good image consultants.
Preferably with international
academic backgrounds, especially in DC.
They say negative comments
are better than no comments.
I recommend minimizing
any potential sources of leaks.
You're still
a proportional representative.
-Pull over.
-Yes, ma'am.
Get out of the car.
Me?
So adorable.
What a loser.
I want you to set up
interviews for an aide.
It must be hard for him
to raise a girl by himself.
I'm going to recruit
Professor Kwon for my campaign.
Run a background check on him.
Yes, ma'am.
KWON SEOK-JOO
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATES
The purpose of the law
is to pursue justice.
Someone fresh out of college
was killed in this case.
And the drunk driver
Does the court's decision
always lead to perfect justice?
Hey, you.
Anyway
All right.
PROPER JUSTICE
SMALL ACTS SNOWBALL TO ALTER THE COURSE
Professor.
I loved today's lecture.
-Seriously.
-It was amazing.
-I loved it.
-Keep up the hard work.
Professor, today we're
DISCOVERY OF JUSTICE
RESPECT JUSTICE FIRS
AUTHOR KWON SEOK-JOO
It's staying still.
Fluffy.
Hey, Fluffy.
Fluffy.
Fluffy? Dad! Fluffy is missing.
Hi, Professor.
Hi, Yun-seong.
Did you take our dog, by any chance?
Me?
How could I have done that?
Somebody saw you leaving my house.
If you're done playing with it,
can we have it back?
Na-rae is waiting.
It really wasn't me.
You'll know if you check the CCTV footage.
Wait.
Did you know our CCTV system was broken?
Hey, my boy.
Were you waiting for me?
Hello, Father.
You're here too, Professor.
What's up?
Our dog is missing.
So I was asking Yun-seong about it.
You interrupted his studies
for something trivial as that?
Goodness. Why do I feel so offended?
I should be offended, right?
Have you seen the dog?
No, of course not.
You should leave now.
-Mr. Byun.
-Yes, sir?
Bring me a shovel.
Stay with him.
Honey.
-Now!
-Yes, sir.
Honey!
Let's get inside. Come on.
Let's go inside.
Honey!
Are you crazy?
I told you to beat people up instead
or throw money at them if you're too weak!
As if killing all the dogs
we got you wasn't enough,
now you're killing dogs of others?
You embarrass me,
like a low-class heathen.
He's sick! How could you hit him?
Can't you try to understand him?
How could you treat us like this?
You said we should try to befriend
that professor so he'd join your campaign.
What if he finds out about this?
What would he think of us?
Ma'am.
What were you doing?
You're supposed to be
Yun-seong's big brother!
Mr. Lee.
I'm sorry, sir.
Woo-taek is Yun-seong's big brother.
This is Woo-taek's fault.
See? Woo-taek says
it's not Yun-seong's fault.
And he'll say that if anyone asks!
This was our deal from the start.
You little bastard.
Don't look. Let's go.
Bastard.
Woo-taek did a good job, right?
I'm sorry, Woo-taek.
Whoever apologizes to Woo-taek
is a good person.
And good people get presents.
Do you want a present?
By the way, Woo-taek
Do you think anyone saw us?
I can't
let the tattletale off the hook.
Don't worry.
I know my way back home.
Where are you?
Come on. We have to find Fluffy now.
You said you knew who took Fluffy.
Why won't you tell me?
Hurry home.
I'll be waiting at home.
Na-rae.
You're gorgeous.
Hey!
-What are you doing?
-What's his problem?
This is a new one.
Give it a shot. This'll be big soon.
Nobody move. We're from the police.
Don't move, okay?
Come on, I told you not to move.
Just stay put.
Hey, Kim Mu-chan!
Come here!
There's been another drug-related crime
that has shocked the country.
This time, it involves
a chaebol family member.
The number you have dialed
Joo was arrested at a club
for consuming a liquid drug.
KWON SEOK-JOO
Working at a hotel owned
by his father company
-The number you have dialed
-He was the go-between
for the drugs to his VIP customers
and friends from the US
This time, he partook
in the distribution
You must've lost your mind.
You're crazy.
Why did you take the drugs?
Are you in the Narcotics Unit?
I heard you took 50 painkillers.
Just say you have a death wish
if that's what you want.
Could you remove this for me?
No!
Wait until the IV's done
or you'll become a junkie.
This is what cops do.
To catch crazy guys,
you have to be crazy too.
And to catch junkies,
you've got to get high--
You little
I know why
you're pushing yourself like this.
You want to wrap this up
to investigate
Professor Kwon's daughter's case.
Just drop it.
Team One is working hard on it already.
We don't need to interfere.
Would you be able to ignore it
if you were me?
You know our relationship.
Moving on to our next story.
It's already been four days
since Professor Kwon's
eight-year-old daughter went missing.
After the police found her broken phone
in a park trash can
near Dawol-dong two days ago,
the case has turned
into a missing persons investigation.
Her father, Professor Kwon,
claims she was kidnapped
and has offered a reward
for any useful information.
The child you're seeing right now
on your screen is Kwon Na-rae.
Man
What if you get involved,
and it really was kidnapping?
My head hurts. Stay out of it.
It was a kidnapping.
She would never run away from home.
I really think you should
stay out of this case.
This is the golden hour.
It's already passed.
Will you be okay? You two are close.
disappeared on her way home.
If you know Na-rae's whereabouts
after she got off her school bus,
please do not hesitate to call
the police or our broadcasting station.
Her family is desperately waiting
for her return.
They're coming out!
Is that Na-rae?
Is it a homicide or accident?
Do you know who the culprit is?
When's the briefing?
Please tell us about the case.
Professor Kwon, please tell us something!
Professor Kwon has been arrested
after his daughter's body was found.
Professor Kwon was a popular law professor
-at Seohyeon University
-There have been numerous reports
-that the family was seen
-Na-rae's body was found
near the place of a witness' report
to the shock of many.
You keep saying it was a kidnapping,
but you never received demands for money,
did you?
But what the witness report
said was clear.
"The man I saw on TV
was going somewhere with the girl."
For an eight-year-old,
it takes about ten minutes to walk
from the bus stop to your house.
That day, some people saw her
get off the school bus and leave with you.
-Hi.
-But actually,
she was never seen entering your house.
I just got off the bus.
I'm on my way home.
Where are you?
You'd been to the place
where the body was found, right?
Don't even think about lying.
We know you protested
against demolishing that building.
I heard you were a strict father.
Did you beat her often?
What did you beat her with?
Your hands?
A switch?
Or a golf club?
You know which parts of the neighborhood
have CCTV cameras and which don't.
You took her to a blind spot
and killed her, didn't you?
Tell me the truth!
Kids can be adorable,
but they can also be annoying.
Still, how could you kill your own child?
I'll take it from here.
Sir.
Aren't you going to hire a lawyer?
I can handle it myself.
There's no need.
You'll need one soon.
TOUCHING
PROFESSOR KWON EVEN HAS A KID
TOUCHING AGAIN, A WICKED SMILE
HABITUAL SEXUAL HARASSMEN
ARMS LINKED WITH STUDENTS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT THROUGH AUTHORITY
STOP TOUCHING ME, PROFESSOR!
ME TOO HIM!
HE'S A DEVIL! HYPOCRITE!
SHAMELESS MURDERER OF HIS OWN DAUGHTER
Mu-chan.
DISCOVERY OF JUSTICE
PLEASE GO TO HELL
GET LOST, HYPOCRITE
KILLED YOUR OWN DAUGHTER! DIE!
WE DON'T WANT MURDERERS
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
See if there's anything unusual.
And if she took anything.
The murderer might be keeping it.
These were found with her body.
See if anything's missing
Professor.
Seok-joo.
Although you've been released for now,
you're still the prime suspect.
We must find the person
who did this to Na-rae.
A father who lost his daughter
or a father who killed his daughter.
Which one sounds more interesting?
Whoever it was that made the video,
it got the entire country
hoping that I'm the murderer.
Maybe the last thing I can do for Na-rae
is to admit that I did it.
That way,
no one will talk about her anymore,
and perhaps that's all I can do.
She died such a painful death.
I won't be able
to hold a proper funeral for her.
Pull yourself together.
Don't be like that!
This is why we have to catch the murderer.
I don't believe you did it. Never.
You're the only person I trust
and look up to.
Have you forgotten?
I said I'd be your number one fan.
I said that at your first lecture at KNPU.
Let's find who did this to her
and catch that bastard.
My number one fan
is Na-rae.
I told you back then.
The plush toy.
The plush toy?
It was always attached to her backpack.
She'd never take it off.
She wouldn't have left it home.
Yes, this one. The bunny plush.
This is the boy
you wanted to adopt, right?
They were supposed to meet that day.
Yes, he thinks all of this happened
because he was late.
He's still in shock.
And the two had the same bunnies,
so she'd never take it off.
KWON NA-RAE: 129CM, 23KG
-Enjoy.
-Thank you.
Please.
Can I see it right now?
You can watch the videos
saved on the phone's cloud.
I back videos up right after each ride.
PHOTO, VIDEO
Na-rae.
Hello.
Hello.
Wait.
The dog.
Your dog.
I know where it is.
Really?
Do you really know where Fluffy is?
Yeah.
Woo-taek knows.
Come with me.
I was told the boy next door took the dog,
so I thought it was just Yun-seong.
Yun-seong?
You mean Assemblywoman Min's son?
Before kidnapping Na-rae,
he must've used the dog as practice.
I should've known.
Now that we've specified the suspect,
all we need to do
is to bring him to justice.
We must catch that bastard.
He said he made them himself,
so there are only two of them.
Whoever has Na-rae's is the murderer,
so he told me to use this to catch him.
He left this with me.
I'm counting on you.
Don't worry.
NAMBU POLICE AGENCY
Woo-taek doesn't like it here.
I don't like it.
I feel stuffy.
I feel so stuffy.
Yun-seong
Yun-seong said he'd come to pick me up.
Yun-seong.
Lee Yun-seong!
My little brother.
Yun-seong!
Where are you?
Apparently, his father
is the chairman's driver
and his mother is the housekeeper there.
It seems the chairman paid
for his lawyer and settlement.
They're like family, I hear.
I bet he has money to burn,
but there must be a reason
why he paid the settlements
for his employee's son.
So you're here about Woo-taek?
Lieutenant Kim Mu-chan
from Nambu Police Agency.
You know about Na-rae's case, right?
You were neighbors.
Byun Woo-taek is a suspect in the case.
I heard that Professor Kwon
was the culprit.
In cases like these,
it's not uncommon to consider
the victim's relatives as suspects.
Your family has been paying
for his settlement and lawyer.
Is there a particular reason why?
Woo-taek's mother
is the maid my family
gave me when I got married.
Since she's served our family
for a while and her son's ill,
so I've helped her
a few times out of pity.
Is there a problem with that?
A maid given when you got married?
Mom.
-Go with Yun-seong.
-Yes, ma'am.
I need to go out for a bit,
but I don't need the car.
We have a guest.
Let's go upstairs.
Your son. This is great.
I wanted to ask him something.
Wait
Yun-seong,
I heard a lot about you from Woo-taek.
Hey.
I heard you've been close for a while,
and you did a lot of fun pranks together.
That's odd.
We're not close at all.
Don't believe everything Woo-taek says.
His intelligence is way below average.
That's how you would you put it?
I'm sorry, but I need to be somewhere.
Please go upstairs.
Hey, could you check
Byun Woo-taek's sex crime cases
and see if you could find
the name "Lee Yun-seong"?
It's urgent.
Look into that detective.
Ask some of my family's men
to spy on him
without the chairman finding out.
Yes, ma'am.
Find out any rumors
about Professor Kwon's late wife
and mention them in the video.
Make sure the video doesn't get deleted
until the case is closed.
We have to shift all the attention
to Professor Kwon.
Yes, ma'am.
What in the world are you doing?
Do you want to get fired that badly?
If we get caught, we'll say I broke in.
So just play innocent.
There's no solid evidence
other than the CCTV footage.
And we can't get a warrant for that.
Lee Yun-seong.
He was a bystander, a witness,
and sometimes the first informant.
Like you said, he's always been
involved in Byun Woo-taek's cases.
The Women and Juvenile Affairs chief said
one of the victims claimed
Yun-seong always had Woo-taek's back.
Though they took it back right after.
Well, he is a middle school student.
The first informant?
He's more trouble than I thought.
He underwent major heart surgery,
so he can't go to school.
I think you're suspecting
the wrong person.
He was smiling.
While Na-rae's body was being transported,
Lee Yun-seong looked at that
and smiled.
I don't care whether he's just 16,
or his heart can stop at any time.
If you had seen his smile,
you would've known right away too.
He is the culprit.
That means a little kid
perfectly cleaned up the crime scene.
He can't be on the loose.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
LEE YUN-SEONG
NAMBU POLICE AGENCY
So this is what
the Violent Crimes Division looks like.
It just looks like a regular office.
So you want to give a witness statement?
It's about Woo-taek.
I remembered something odd that happened.
How do you know it was Na-rae's bag?
Had you seen the bag before?
I didn't say it was Na-rae's.
Since you came all the way
to my place last time,
I just wanted to tell you
something that may be helpful.
I see.
Going out with a child's backpack
late at night is indeed suspicious.
Especially because it was pink.
Pink
What happened to your hand?
Oh, this.
I helped our gardener
prune our tree last week.
It's pretty hard to use a knife, isn't it?
You can't get a good grip on it.
Yes.
Thanks for your statement.
Of course.
Hey, cover the camera.
You weren't alone! Tell me!
Yun-seong!
It's Yun-seong.
Yun-seong.
It's pretty hard to use a knife, isn't it?
You can't get a good grip on it.
Yes.
SEOUL NORTHERN DISTRICT COUR
Are you saying there was an accomplice?
Upon examining new evidence,
the DNA of Byun Woo-taek
and a third party have been found.
We'd like permission
to collect DNA to compare.
And who's the suspect?
Lee Yun-seong, 16 years old.
He's the son of defendant's employers
and lives in the same house.
Based on the defendant's crime records,
it is very likely
that he was an accomplice.
In the next trial,
you may submit the DNA test results
and examine the witness.
-Your Honor.
-However,
the witness' involvement
with the defendant hasn't been proven,
and the witness is a minor,
so be extra careful
not to disclose his identity.
The examination of the witness
will be done in private as well.
On the victim's plush toy,
you said blood from someone
other than the victim was found.
I just found the evidence.
The NFS analyzed the blood stain.
Is there a reason
why this evidence wasn't found
when the body was discovered,
but it was a few days later?
If the murder and disposal of the body
took place in different areas, then yes.
According to the NFS's investigation,
it's clear that the body
was moved after the murder.
And we couldn't identify any footprints
since it is a redevelopment area.
I see.
I understand. One moment.
-Your Honor.
-Yes, you may go on.
We just received the DNA test results
from an object belonging to the victim
that was found belatedly.
Permission to submit this
as additional evidence?
What's odd is that this new evidence
the police found
looks very similar to No.
It's identical to the toy.
Order in the court. Silence!
This is the plush toy
the victim always carried around.
A delivery worker
who'd often run into the victim
found this in front of her house
and reported it.
We had a DNA test done on it,
but unlike the prosecution's evidence,
neither the defendant's fingerprints
nor his DNA was found
on this plush toy.
Results show the only fingerprints
found on it belonged to the victim
and her friends and family.
Prosecution, are you sure
the toy in the photo is the victim's?
Prosecutor, please explain.
The child's photo has already shown proof.
No. The plush toy in the photo
and the evidence from the prosecution
are slightly different.
Your Honor.
Please compare
the two plush toys' eye colors.
I will have a look.
EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION
The attorney is right.
The plush toy in the photo
is indeed not identical
to the prosecution's evidence.
This means the prosecution's request
for witness examination
should also be revoked.
Prosecution, is there more evidence
to establish witness examination
beyond the suspicion of collusion?
No, Your Honor.
Then as it stands,
the involvement of the witness
in this case
and how it can be proven seem unclear.
Witness examination will be nullified.
Byun has already confessed to his crime.
He said he did it with--
You hit me!
He said Woo-taek did it!
He hit me like this!
What on earth did the police do?
We will announce the verdict.
There exists no evidence
substantiating the defendant's charges.
So in accordance with Article 325
of the Criminal Procedure Act,
I declare the defendant innocent.
Your Honor.
If we reinvestigate both cases separately,
we can solve them both.
Just get us a search warrant.
We just need to find the crime scene.
Do you even hear yourself?
Prosecutor. Sir, please.
It's over. Just stop it!
I'm sure you know why I hit you.
Never mess with my son again.
He should never be tainted
by the likes of you.
It's Byun Woo-taek!
COUR
What kind of messed-up law is this?
What kind of law
lets a criminal walk free?
-You call that the law?
-But still
We must follow it.
Because it's the law.
Please give us a word!
A word, please.
Follow the law even if it's not just?
I can't do that.
My justice is
extremely rational.
So what?
Look what happened
after breaking the law
and pressing your luck.
Justice and the criminal.
You lost them both.
Woo-taek, wait.
Just for a second.
I'd like to
apologize on behalf of the police.
I had no idea you were being harassed.
You were wrongfully imprisoned and beaten.
It must've been hard.
I'm so sorry.
Are you apologizing to Woo-taek?
Yes.
Whoever apologizes to Woo-taek
is a good person.
And Woo-taek
gives presents to good people.
Do you want a present?
What should I give you?
What do you want?
I
I'm Na-rae's father, so--
Dad, I miss you.
If I say this, will you take me to him?
You promised.
Isn't it nice to talk
to Na-rae on the phone?
"Dad, I miss you."
Dad, I miss you.
If I say this, will you take me to him?
You promised.
Dad, I miss you.
If I say this, will you take me to him?
You promised.
Thank you.
Hello.
COUR
Do you admit to the charges?
How do you feel about this?
PUNISH THE DRUNK DRIVER
Why did you kill your daughter?
Are you going to appeal to a higher court?
Please, look here!
Do you admit to the charges?
Will you file an appeal?
-Please give us a word.
-How do you feel now?
Do you admit to the crime?
Do you admit to the charges?
A word, please!
Hey, it's me. They say
both of Byun's parents committed suicide.
Yun-seong.
Hey, Yun-seong.
Let's go.
Come on.
Let's go.
Okay, let's sum it up quick.
Kim Ji-hoon, you went to the hospital
for the reason you mentioned.
You got lost and ended up
Oh Jung-ho's office?
That's how you got involved, right?
-Yes.
-Okay. Thanks for your help.
You're just as smart as you look.
You managed to keep it together.
That's impressive.
You can go now.
Right.
Come on. I'll show you out.
Just a moment, sir.
We need to check something with you.
-With me?
-Come on.
Let's go.
Please have a seat. It won't take long.
Thanks, Sang-jae.
I'll take it from here.
In the interrogation room by yourself?
This might create issues later.
Do you remember me?
We met eight years ago.
Of course I do, Detective Kim Mu-chan.
How could I forget you?
I still think about Woo-taek
from time to time.
Good.
Since we both remember each other,
this should go smoothly.
I wasn't sure about it,
but the man I saw
in front of the agency building
seems to be Professor Kwon.
Right?
I thought he was
in prison though. Am I wrong?
You haven't changed one bit.
People don't change that easily.
I bet you haven't changed either.
Just like eight years ago,
you still fabricate evidence
and beat people up.
By the way,
why do I feel like I'm a suspect
or something right now?
Could you make it clear for me?
So I can decide
whether I should hire a lawyer or not.
-Detective.
-Yeah?
Why is my teacher staying back?
Well
It's about the explosion at your school
and what happened to you.
Also, there are other things
we need to ask him about.
Can I use the restroom?
Sure, it's this way.
Hold on.
I can go on my own,
so it's okay for you to go.
I know the way out.
Make sure to go straight home, okay?
-Okay.
-All right.
Kang Yoon-ji speaking.
Yes.
I did make a request for equipment.
We need to keep suspects
under surveillance.
Yes.
You're right. I haven't changed one bit.
I'm exactly the same as I was before.
Which is why
I'm going to ask you
what I've been wondering
for the past eight years.
Lee Yun-seong.
You killed Kwon Na-rae, didn't you?
Ji-hoon!
What are you doing here?
Well, I
Where's the restroom?
Restroom?
Yes, I really need to use it.
You're lucky that I ran into you.
If you'd peed in the yard,
you'd be deemed guilty on the spot.
Thank you.
I've been meaning to check on you.
I'm glad we met.
How have you been feeling?
Min said you still seemed
pretty shaken up from what happened.
Have you talked with your grandmother?
I'd recommend getting counseling.
You can go to a police hospital too.
I can refer you to one.
I'll ask my grandma.
You can drop me off at that bus stop.
It's okay.
I need to go to your school too.
Don't tell Min about this.
What?
By the way,
do you happen to know
the passcode to your computer lab?
You opened the door, so you can go now.
I knew it.
Teachers are all the same.
Opening the door
without knowing the reason for it
bothers me.
I'd rather know and pretend I didn't.
Not knowing makes you an accessory.
You'd be released with a warning
since you're a minor.
But if you help knowingly,
you'll be an accomplice.
So just go.
You suspect my teacher
may be Gaetal, right?
The video of your superintendent
on the night of the explosion
The kids who hit me and Min filmed that.
I could tell from their voices.
But I know they don't have the brains
or skills to work with Gaetal.
While my teacher
is being detained by the police,
you're searching through his computer,
so I think it's pretty obvious.
You should become a cop.
Come to the Cyber Bureau. I'll mentor you.
Mr. Lee uses the school computer
only for sending out notifications.
He usually uses his own laptop
that he carries around.
He must've used it at least once.
All I need are the file transfer records.
Even meticulous people can let
their guard down in their own territory.
This place is his territory,
but it's also a public space.
Since the school's account
is used by many random people,
Mr. Lee might have slipped
and left a trace, right?
You're a smart kid.
This isn't going to be easy.
Our hacker guy's not here.
Wait.
What is it?
Hacking the email server
isn't very hard
but we'd get caught
if we used a school computer.
In this case,
restoring the deleted files is better.
Oh, my.
You even use data recovery software?
Done.
This looks like our schoolyard.
Hold on.
And that's the car that exploded.
Sir!
Sir!
I got you.
-Is everything set?
-Yes, sir.
While you were with him,
Sang-jae started tracking
Lee Min-soo's whereabouts.
But do you think
the Killing Vote will continue?
What if Jung Jin-wook lied?
Let's wait and see for now.
The Killing Vote is in two days,
so we'll know if he really is Gaetal.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
LEE YUN-SEONG
JOB APPLICATION FOR TEACHING POSITION
Proving he owns the video isn't enough.
Are there any records of him sending it
or posting it on the broadcast?
We'll need to search his laptop
and personal accounts to find that.
At least the fact that he has
the video of you proves
that he's closely connected to Gaetal.
I'll discuss with Jo-dan
about how we should proceed.
All right. Thanks.
Of course.
Now, it's evident.
Lee Min-soo is Number One Fan.
He's Gaetal, the host of the Killing Vote.
I still don't get it.
Though he changed his name and face,
he was never involved in any crimes
while he was abroad.
How could this guy have possibly
cooked all this up?
There's no reason for it.
I'm not quite sure about that either.
Gaetal says he pursues justice,
but he also always says
if the punishment doesn't fit the crime,
it's not fair.
Since Lee Min-soo favors
elitism to his very core,
it doesn't sound like something he'd say.
What you said last time
Did you mean it?
If I were Gaetal,
he would've been my first target.
Seok-joo.
Jung Jin-wook said
his partner and accomplice
called himself Number One Fan
and destroyed the person
you loved the most.
Lee Min-soo
is Gaetal.
When our dog went missing,
I went to talk to him.
Because some kids said
they saw him take the dog.
Then he said,
"How could I have done that?"
I felt something was off.
Did you take our dog, by any chance?
Me?
How could I have done that?
I still remember him saying that.
I studied criminal psychology,
but I missed that.
He wasn't interested in seeing
if I found out his motives.
His only concern
was whether I discovered how he did it.
A typical murderer's mind.
There's a lot to regret
about that investigation.
By the way, what happened
to the kid you wanted to adopt?
He was a couple years older than Na-rae,
so he must be in high school by now.
Have you ever
talked to him since that incident?
It hurts my pride
to join forces with a teenager,
but thanks for today, my one-day partner.
You really nailed it.
I'm your partner
and not an accomplice, right?
Of course.
Seriously, are you interested
in becoming a cop?
You could go
to Korean National Police University
or apply directly
to the Cyber Bureau like I did.
I'll treat you well.
Me as a cop?
I can't be a cop.
That's what we all thought
when we first started.
One of my fellow cops
became one to avoid going to prison.
I'll drive you home.
It's okay. I live nearby.
You can go without me.
Should we call Min out
and have dinner together?
It's okay. You can go now.
Listen.
Well
If there's anything you can't say
to your grandmother, you can tell me.
I can tell. I'm a cop.
I can be your big sister or your aunt.
So you can tell me anything
you can't share with your grandmother.
I guess it's pretty obvious
that I don't have parents.
Yes, it is.
I can tell right away, because I lost
my parents at a young age too.
So
take the opportunity while you still can.
Okay?
Okay. Thank you.
Attaboy.
I'm off now.
Let's play together, son!
Subtitle translation by: Sunyoung Baek
THE KILLING VOTE
He deserves
a meet-and-greet with his hero.
It was you, wasn't it? Number One Fan.
What in the world are you up to? Tell me!
I want you to resume your show.
So you're saying
there will be another Killing Vote?
Are you sure Lee Min-soo is Gaetal?
I keep getting this feeling
they aren't the same person.
The person you're voting for
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