Unmasked (2025) s01e07 Episode Script

1
There's something I wanna tell you.
What?
I'm Dr. Trigger.
Can you repeat that?
I saw them together.
I saw them having an affair.
-What in the world are you…
-All I did was post
that I saw it,
that I spotted them together.
That's literally all I did.
As for what happened after,
some crazy asshole hacked my account and--
I came clean knowing
you'd respond like this.
I wanted to be honest.
I owed you that much.
I know we're only human
and we've all got
a skeleton or two in our closets,
but this is Trigger.
I figured of all people,
they should be held to a certain standard.
-That's why I posted that--
-Stop.
Stop talking.
Let's not do this now.
We'll finish this later.
Good Lord, I can't believe this.
You crazy bastard.
How was I supposed to know
I'd end up at Trigger of all places?
EP07: Inertia
Somebody get help!
Somebody get help!
- Move it.
- What?
So you caught the guy,
but you can't say who it is?
Those are the rules. We just can't, okay?
We'd like to tell you, but the suspect
won't allow it. Our hands are tied.
Do you think any criminal will agree
to sharing their identity?
It's not just some law-breaker.
This guy is under investigation
for stalking and he's free to go?
He wasn't stalking anybody.
According to him, he was hired by someone
on the internet to run an errand.
We've looked into this guy,
and he had absolutely nothing to do
with the teacher.
So who paid him to run the errand?
Who was it if not Choi Hoseong?
As I said, we're looking into it.
We've even looked
into the psychiatric hospital,
there's nothing implicating Choi Hoseong.
So don't accuse innocent people, okay?
At least tell me
why they suspended his sentence.
Show me the medical report
that confirms
he really does suffer a mental disorder.
It's the only way to give
the victims and us some peace of mind.
Your Trigger success
is going to your head, huh?
You think we're some kind of a joke?
You're asking me to break confidentiality.
-Watch out.
-All right,
if I can't know the errand punk,
at least give me the name of the doctor
who issued the medical report.
Give me a name, Detective, please.
-Help me out. Give me a name.
-All right, just move aside. Excuse me.
Detective. Detective!
Hey! Detec--
You little…
"My wife disappeared six months ago
-with our five-year-old daughter…"
-Pass.
"Divorced husband climbed 11 floors
-to steal mother-in-law's jewelry…"
-Pass.
Nope. Boring as hell. It's been overdone.
This shaman won't stop emailing us.
Shaman?
-Some dumb report.
-About what?
Apparently, there was a recent incident
while the shaman was performing a gut,
says her deity keeps showing her
a Trigger logo
-begging her to post on the forum.
-I'm interested.
Oh, my God. Really?
You are looking for a story, aren't you?
I guess I should at least act
like I have something to do here.
That doesn't sound like you,
Han Do.
If you need something to do,
help me with my story.
You're the most reliable source
that I've got.
You can't investigate my personal life
just because you need a story.
Me coming to find you during the cat case?
That was destiny.
Okay? You know your landlord?
Just in that area,
they've got some 400 properties
in their sons' names. It's incredible.
It's like a real-life Monopoly game,
you know?
They bought everything off the hard work
-of young people like us.
-Huh.
Huh?
So you're saying
that people in fancy sports cars
would understand
how people like us feel at all?
- Good morning.
- Morning.
- Good morning, Ms. Oh.
- Huh?
- Hello, Ms. Oh.
- Good morning.
- How are you today?
- Great. Good morning.
Hey, you know,
a simple no would have been fine.
I've had some struggles in my life too.
I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings,
but you should ask someone else.
They got 400 properties?
You've got 399 more then.
Amoeba's changed since he got promoted.
He's angry.
And the referee's just ignoring them.
Giho's been taking his stress out
on people,
including me,
since his story isn't going well.
He's changed.
He's got some nerve bossing us around
when he's just barely made staff.
Oh, um… No, it's…
It's not that bad, really, it's cool.
Ms. Jiyun.
Yes?
Are you kidding me?
How many times am I gonna have to ask you
to CC me when you email the interviewees?
- Oh…
- Get your head in the game, okay?
You do this way too often.
How about that, huh?
Violinist Choi Geon To Hold
Charity Concert on March 22
Hello?
This is Choi Hoseong.
Uh…
Sorry, who is this?
I'd like to…
give you a gift.
You mind coming to see me?
The First Informant
What the hell does that crazy prick
wanna give you anyway?
I guess word's out about my hospital visit
and Ms. Nam's whole thing.
The boys did do their homework.
We can't be certain if he's faking or not.
We should be glad
we can see for ourselves.
We've seen stalker cases play out.
It's always the same thing.
They stalk victims till they die
or… they switch targets.
Wear a mask at least. A big one.
Why? You can find my face anywhere.
Well…
You'll find more than just my face.
Then at least,
take a bodyguard.
Take Han Do with you.
- Kang Giho.
- Huh? Me?
Why don't you come along?
Come get some air.
Sitting there with writer's block
won't do much good.
Come on, let's go.
-Uh… what about Do?
-I asked you!
Are you coming or not?
Uh… I-I'm coming,
I'm not even scared, okay?
Ms. Oh!
Make sure to wear a mask!
Oseong National Psychiatric Hospital
The patient understands
his disease very well,
so please don't say
or do anything
that could make him too agitated.
And please limit your visit to 30 minutes.
Uh…
Oh Soryong.
It seems like you like gifts, right?
Am I speaking to…
Choi Hoseong…
right now?
What do you think?
Can you…
let us talk to your…
other personalities as well?
Ever since I arrived here…
I've been learning
how best to control myself.
I wasn't even aware
of these other identities I had
inside my own head.
Ah.
A gift for you.
Medical Report
Choi Hoseong, Male
Multiple Personality Disorder, Delirium
Dr. An Myeongseok,
Pyeongil University Hospital
Is this…
your official diagnosis?
If I was lying about my disease,
I wouldn't very well have this report,
would I, Soryong?
So, with the incident that just happened,
looks like you're claiming innocence.
You seem like the kind of person
who refuses to quit till they see
the real truth for themselves.
Now that…
I've shown you,
I'm sure you can see the truth.
I don't actually know
what happened out there.
I don't even… think I can recall
what the woman looked like, at this point.
I would just like to remain in here,
in peace…
receiving my treatment.
You need to go right now.
Visitation is over.
Sir, we got official clearance
to be here--
I couldn't care less how you got in here.
This man is seriously ill. Show them out!
- Uh, wait, no, that's not… Hey…
- Please get up, Mr. Choi.
That quack who issued
the medical report for the lunatic…
is nowhere to be seen.
That little act of his deserves
an Academy Award, don't you think?
He should go to Cannes.
He could have easily bitten one of us.
I did great in there.
Good thing I had my phone.
It's like you don't get a traffic ticket
if you don't know
that you ran the red light.
- Ah, jeez, we need a signal or something!
- Doctor.
Doctor! Dr. An?
You're Dr. An, aren't you?
-Who are you?
-KNS, we're Trigger reporters.
You know Choi Hoseong, don't you?
You saw Choi Hoseong
while he was serving a life sentence,
and diagnosed him
with dissociative identity disorder.
-I don't know him.
-He got a suspended sentence
because of your diagnosis,
so I doubt you're unaware.
And then you were named
director of this facility
right after Choi was released.
Then Choi's father just so happens
to donate six billion to the facility.
Who the hell do you think…
Oh!
- Doctor!
- Hey! Whoa!
- Doctor!
- Hey!
Dr. An! Doctor!
Wait, Doctor!
You sure there was nothing wrong
with Choi Hoseong's medical report?
Are you sure
his release had nothing to do with…
- Move, damn it!
- …you becoming a director here?
-Whoa, whoa!
-Doctor, if you could just…
Doctor!
You're supposed to save lives,
not… run them over!
They think we do this out of duty
or sense of justice or whatever,
but look at that.
His response was insane.
You don't do that if you're innocent.
It's all the more reason to keep going.
Let's say we nail the prick.
What if he claims ignorance,
saying he didn't know
what his alter egos were doing?
What else can we do?
We expose him now
saying he's faking his illness
and send him back to prison.
Trigger awaits your call
about the Choi Hoseong Case
Do we really have to put these banners up
on our website too?
You got a better idea?
To put Choi back in jail
without airing an episode?
I'm all ears.
You sent his report
to the Medical Association?
If they say the diagnosis was forged,
I'll take it
to the prosecutor immediately.
If Choi Hoseong was the one
behind the recent incident,
then there must have been
a middleman between him
and whoever it is they caught just now.
What's your feeling?
Hoseong's mother moved abroad
after the incident.
She's been gone for a while.
So, I'd say his dad's a likely confidant.
Murder or not, he's still the man's son.
Nice, I'm planning on meeting him first.
Why the hell'd you ask me
if you had a plan already?
You and I are on the same page
on most things.
Let's work together
and air this episode.
What the?
-Oh, God…
-Just do it again.
Fighting!
That's not how you do it, Moka.
Every idiot will respond to a post
with that title, it'd take forever
-to filter through them all.
-Hands to yourself.
A little piece of wisdom
I learned from Sangmok.
"Time invested reporting
is proportional to the cash spent."
Again, "Time invested reporting
is proportional to the cash spent."
Check online, I made a post about it.
He's being such a douche.
That slipped out.
He's a complete douche.
Trigger awaits calls from tire-slashing
witness at Sandol Swimming Pool
#KNS #Trigger #PaidTipOff
Okay.
Pack your bag,
follow me outside.
Huh?
Hey, dude.
Where are you going though?
Out-of-town training.
Training?
Choi Geon On Tour For Charity Concerts
All right, that's enough waving.
Are you guys close?
No.
I was just waving
to see what it felt like.
Listen up.
Are you aware of the gravity
of what you've done, Han?
I am telling you, someone else uploaded
-the video and photos, all right?
-It doesn't matter,
you were the person
who started this thing.
That's the problem here.
What if they decide to pin it on you?
What then?
You think you can handle
what comes next?
Even if I forgive you.
Do you think the team will be
as forgiving and accepting?
Hearing how reckless you were, huh?
I shouldn't have come here.
Exactly, you could have just
kept your mouth shut.
Why say anything?
Like I told you, I wanted to be
totally honest with you, Ms. Oh.
Going forward, I'm gonna be working
with you on the Cha Seongwook case.
All of a sudden,
you're willing to do something?
President Koo said
I had to, to keep the company card.
And does he happen to know
that you're Dr. Trigger?
No, I'm not totally insane.
I got a bet going with him.
The show will be shut down…
We're racing to find Dr. Trigger first.
Well, I'll assume
you'll sell me out soon then.
Swear to me…
that I'm the only one
who gets to divulge… this information
and that you'll never reveal
who you are unless I say so.
It's the only way I'll forgive you.
I had no idea
someone would upload that stuff.
I'm sorry.
I want you to swear.
Fine, I swear.
Satisfied?
So, who'd you see having the affair, huh?
Who was it?
The couple split up, it doesn't matter.
The end.
It's too windy out here.
Violinist Choi Geon's
Classic Healing Concert
It's not just a charity event.
More like a PR stunt.
I've seen worse,
but that's capitalism for you.
One, two, three!
-Thank you so much.
-Thank you, that was lovely.
-Come on, Mom, let's go.
-Thank you for coming.
-Ah, yes, thank you.
-Thanks for coming.
One, two, three!
Thank you. Have a safe trip back.
Goodness. Thank you.
Are you Choi Hoseong's father?
KNS, we're Trigger reporters.
- Hold on a minute.
- No, it's fine. It's okay.
Uh, as you can see,
my legs aren't what they used to be.
So let's make this quick, okay?
Ah, right.
I want to ask about your son's claim
of dissociative identity disorder,
more commonly known
as multiple personality disorder.
Do you really believe his claims?
That's what the doctor said.
Do I have another option here?
I noticed the doctor
who diagnosed your son, Dr. An Myeongseok,
was appointed the director of a facility
to which you made a generous donation.
Was that also just… pure coincidence?
I was providing
an environment to help my son get better.
Now if you'll…
And the prison where your son is--
Oh, right, hospital, not prison.
Anyway, do you visit often?
Of course.
He's my only kid,
and conceiving him wasn't easy.
There was a recent stalking incident
eerily similar to your son's
stalking patterns from 10 years ago.
The same victim, in fact.
Can you imagine reliving those horrors?
She's someone's flesh and blood,
just like your son.
Right?
Seeing you has actually
made me feel grateful to my father
for the first time in my entire life.
There's always a price to pay,
that's the one thing I learned from him.
Pay for your wrongdoings.
We'll end the interview here.
Let's go, sir.
Right.
I'm hoping…
that no more innocent lives
are claimed this time around.
As long as I live,
I will not…
allow that to happen ever again.
That's enough.
You think it's him?
Is he helping Hoseong?
I'm not sure,
but he does seem to have some confidence.
He wants to save face as well.
He never raised his voice
even after we goaded him on,
'cause we were in public, I guess.
His type's the scariest of all.
They don't even hide
who they are deep down.
Hmm.
Well, someone's got an abundance
of fatherly love and forgiveness.
I'm envious of that.
Let's go.
Listen.
Atonement comes
from a place of reflection.
You got it.
- Bye. Great job, guys.
- All right, see you.
It's weird that our sweet Mr. Lee
would take two whole days off.
That's unusual. I wonder if he's sick?
You leaving on time today too?
Got plans?
I do actually. See you tomorrow.
- See you.
- Bye.
-Hmm.
-Thanks so much.
How's work?
Everything okay?
Mm.
I decided that Mr. Lee and I
shouldn't see each other for a while.
I'm not sure I should be dating anybody.
Not until I've gained
more confidence in myself.
Without contacting me
for 10 years after what happened…
you managed to get by,
you got some fight in you.
That's not a bad thing though.
That's how I knew
that you were gonna keep yourself safe.
I was quite relieved.
You did great.
Really great.
I think it's punishment
for abandoning my kid.
Do you…
wish you wouldn't have given away…
your child?
I'm a bad person, aren't I?
It's shameless looking for love
after what I did.
Who can say?
That child might have ended up…
as someone's miracle child.
Trigger: Project Proposal
Team 5, Kang Giho
You're with Trigger, right? I have a tip.
We're only taking specific tips
at the moment.
Do you have any proof to back it up?
I did it.
How much are you paying?
Hey.
The Second Informant
You're filming me while saying
you won't be taking me to court,
so I'll leave some evidence for insurance.
We're just shooting
to have this on record.
We'll keep your identity hidden,
you have nothing to worry about.
Right. Well, look…
wearing the same clothes
from when I slashed the tire.
You'll find 100% match.
All right.
Is this who set you up
to stalk the woman?
Oh… Same thing the cops showed me.
Never seen him.
Besides, I don't know their face.
So you don't know
what your client look like?
I got paid, son!
I slashed the tire,
and then they handed me a GPS tracker
and a retainer fee.
Five million won.
That lady lost her ring
in the parking lot too, right?
They asked me
to give them that too, so I did.
So you met with them after?
I waited in a bathroom stall
until they texted.
When Wukong gets paid, he keeps his word.
And you said all of this to the cops
when they questioned you, right?
I did, yeah.
He knew the woman's account ID
and her password as well.
I just used that password
to log in to a Find My Phone app,
-and tracked her down to this location.
-You must be proud of yourself.
Whoa, I ain't bragging.
I'm just saying
I took a picture of this building as proof
and sent him the photo.
If you do forensic analysis
on the prick's cell phone,
you'll find the photo that I sent.
That's what I'm saying.
What a pervert, right?
I'd kill to see that civil servant's face.
You said you knew nothing.
But they're a civil servant?
No, no, that's not it.
He just checks his phone
certain times during the day.
He can't be reached
between 8:00 and 5:00.
I just know civil servants are uptight
about that weird-ass rule.
You can wire the money now.
That's really all I've got for you.
New Deposit: 350,000 won
That's public broadcasting for you.
Wow, you guys are stingy. Ooh!
Didn't even wanna round it up.
Man, y'all did me dirty.
What a dildo.
Eight o'clock in the morning
till five in the afternoon…
That's a little long for a piano lesson.
Choi Hoseong
I'm sure you've been…
waiting for my call.
It's quite late.
Why are you calling?
I may be a patient…
but I'm rather popular, you see.
One of Ms. Nam's close acquaintances
just so happens to be an old fan of mine.
I was going to keep it secret at first,
but I know you value honesty,
so I decided to tell you myself, Soryong.
Ah, no, wait…
I'm just saying I took a picture
of this building as proof,
and sent him the photo.
He just checks his phone
certain times during the day.
He can't be reached between 8:00 and 5:00.
I just know civil servants are uptight
about that weird-ass rule.
I'm sorry for coming here unannounced.
How'd he know…
that Gayeon was staying here?
Ms. Nam, you there?
Come on, please.
Please.
Come on, can you reconsider?
Gayeon!
Ms. Oh.
I just checked, Ms. Nam is safe.
Police are patrolling the area as well.
And she never revealed to Mr. Lee
that she was staying at the network?
Not just him, but anyone.
She didn't tell a single person.
Didn't want word getting out.
Choi Hoseong
could just be messing with us,
but something's off.
Soryong.
Can't you reconsider… airing this episode?
Seeing Ms. Nam has made me think
there are just some things
that'll never end.
Even if we cover this story.
Is this the Nahee I've always known?
You seem completely different,
not just as a person,
but as a colleague as well.
I know you have a connection
'cause Ms. Nam was
the first victim you covered
after becoming head writer.
But this is wrong.
Or…
is there something I'm not aware of?
Is that it?
If I do tell you,
do you think it'll change your mind?
She's my daughter.
But you're not married.
Or…
How'd you end up with a child this old
without a guy around?
I adopted her.
Three years ago.
I'd been visiting the orphanage
since she was a baby
to take care of her.
Once she was old enough to go to school,
the directors came to me.
They needed my address
for her school registration.
They asked if I'd adopt her.
It was my first case and I…
ended up with a daughter.
Huh?
This child…
Before the wedding,
Choi Hoseong did something terrible
to Ms. Nam.
Her fiancé at the time heard the news
and was very supportive and understanding.
But then the incident happened.
Ms. Nam realized
that she was pregnant with her
and was already too far along
for an abortion.
They told her
that if she wanted an abortion,
they'd have to cut her open
and kill the living child.
She simply didn't have it in her
to go through with it.
And you know,
it's why I never get attached
to any victims we help out
in any of our cases since that one.
Actually, I didn't wanna get attached.
It was better for me emotionally
to be a heartless bitch.
Does Ms. Nam know?
Why are you telling me this right now?
Well, I'm worried
that psychopath will get out.
I'm worried that he'll find out
that this child exists
and he might try to do something awful.
We've seen it. It happens way too often.
So many women have come to us,
afraid, and wind up being killed.
And you know something?
I've completely changed.
I'm a coldhearted bitch.
I don't let these cases affect me anymore…
if it means
I can guarantee my daughter's safety.
Okay?
If I ever doubted myself…
you taught me to weigh two options,
whether to save one person alone,
or allow their story to save everybody.
Soryong, please.
That's…
all the more reason to air this thing
to protect your child as well.
He never would've
gotten out of prison if we…
if we lived in a world with common sense.
If we just let this case go,
then we can expect to see
a second and third coming of Choi Hoseong.
If we can end
this horrific cycle of murder…
then we gotta do it.
We have to do it.
That's you.
I wouldn't have expected any less.
Damn it.
Oh. Hello.
Hello.
Have a seat.
I'm sorry for contacting you
so early this morning.
It's okay.
Uh…
to be honest, I was kind of hoping…
uh, that you'd be… able to help with, uh…
with me and Gayeon getting back together.
I don't like
beating around the bush, okay?
So let me come right out and say it.
Sure. Please, whatever you need.
You remember
coming to our office with flowers?
It was the day
after Gayeon's stalker incident.
Yeah.
She revealed to us…
that she never informed you
where exactly she might be staying.
How'd you know she was there?
Uh…
Uh, well…
Uh…
The, uh… the truth is…
Oh, sorry, give me a minute.
Hey, let me call you back
in a little while.
You're gonna wanna hear this.
It's about receiving the retainer fee.
I just remembered something.
What is it?
I remembered something
coming back to the stall.
That day, when they took the ring back,
I was curious, so I took a little peek.
Hi, Ms. Hong.
Aren't you gonna go in?
For the Choi Hoseong case meeting?
Nope. Got to finish up tomorrow's episode.
Okay.
We'll interview his old classmates…
Guess the out-of-town training
worked for them.
Uh, Ms. Oh,
are you and Ms. Hong fighting?
She says she's not coming.
I think her work's just an excuse.
The writers and I stayed up,
doing some digging,
and it appears that Choi Hoseong's lawyer
was a classmate of the prosecutor
who approved
the suspension of his sentence.
In fact, they passed the bar together,
completed their education
at the Judicial Research
and Training Institute.
Wow, so they must be close then.
This type of preferential treatment
is common,
according to our in-house council.
Lots of former officials do it.
So…
why are they doing
secret arrangements if Hoseong…
really does have this disorder?
It's gonna take forever
for the Medical Association to write back.
How do we speed that up?
You're now on a call
with a University of California doctor
who wasn't cheap.
Can you hear me? Hello, Doctor.
It's Oh Soryong from Trigger.
Right. So…
I'm looking over
the medical record you emailed.
So what do you think?
Is he faking everything?
You should know
that diagnosing an individual with DID
is a very controversial issue.
Normally, expert psychoanalysts
or clinical psychologists
would monitor the patient as a team
for an extended period of time.
Since everything about the patient
undergoes a total shift,
their conduct, voice, intonation, as well
as their drawing and writing styles,
it's crucial
that we check for consistencies
between the patients' personalities.
Uh, however, concerning this patient,
he was diagnosed by one doctor
after just a short time.
That was the one accepted
for grounds of suspension of sentence.
And honestly,
I find that rather irregular.
What do you suggest we do
if Choi Hoseong
continues to pretend…
to have this disorder?
My honest opinion…
If he does that…
…there's no real way to be sure.
First of all, the court approving
to suspend his sentence
on such flimsy evidence
is complete madness.
If you have no way to prove his crime
beyond a shadow of a doubt,
it will take a lot
to send him back to prison.
Oh… uh, I should go.
Ms. Hong's asking for me. Excuse me.
Good luck.
We'll be adding a Choi Hoseong tipline
at the end of tomorrow's episode
and air Choi's episode next week.
Giho, keep bugging
the Medical Association for an update.
And Do,
go find the prosecutor doing this.
Let it slip we're reporting the case,
no matter what.
We're gonna scare these guys
into making a move.
Okay.
Fraud Realtor
All right, I'm leaving as well,
since I'm busy too.
That's what I like about you, Ms. Oh.
You're up there on a cliff, all alone…
and you keep at it,
you don't waver from your conviction,
all cool-like.
As if it doesn't bother you at all.
That's what I like.
Oseong National Psychiatric Hospital
Have you sniffed out my admirer yet?
Actually,
I'm only here to deliver some good news.
Let's hear it. Tell me what you got.
Get this…
You should know…
Nam Gayeon married her coworker.
The wedding was today.
He's a good guy, Mr. Lee Muo.
That's odd.
Didn't you say
you barely even remember her face?
It seems that… has upset you.
That prick is the guy,
he's my secret admirer.
Lee Muo.
Ah…
Are you suggesting to me…
that you schemed for Mr. Lee
to pretend to fall in love with her,
and he ended up falling for her for real?
Damn her, that Gayeon.
That dumb bitch is a horrible judge
of the men who pursue her.
The girl is nothing
but a fucking whore! Goddammit!
Sluts like her can only blame themselves
for stupidly falling
for assholes like that! It's true!
The bitch deserves to be beaten
for the rest of her fucking life!
Lee Muo seemed like a nice man though.
You sure this isn't…
just all in your head?
You've made some outlandish claims,
you know what I mean?
Look what I got, huh?
Damn it, you got to look!
It's just in my head, huh?
That right there…
is an offering from that fucker.
So hurry up
and go tell that bitch, all right?
Tell her she needs to break it off
with that dangerous shithead!
Miss…
…can I have that ring?
If I don't get it back,
your friend will yell at me.
Do you…
know what this is?
That ring belongs to my friend.
Please give it back. Please…
You're wrong.
No, this ring right here
belongs to a teacher.
I promised I'd get it back to her.
No…
Can you please give it back to me?
Oh, please?
Then…
you want to give it to her?
Give it to Ms. Nam.
I'm sure she'd love that.
Mm-hmm.
I'll give it to her.
I'll make sure she gets it.
Yeah, right.
That was some pitiful acting.
You should've honed your craft more.
If this is someone else,
how would you have Hoseong's memories?
I don't know what you're saying.
What happened, ma'am?
Whenever one personality comes out,
the other ones lose their memory,
and remain unaware of anything happening.
Oh, I guess
there's one thing you can look out for.
Which is?
DID is always…
accompanied by symptoms of amnesia.
Isn't that the card you played
to get placed here?
So you could receive treatment in custody?
So what now?
You seem to…
know Ms. Nam,
little boy.
I'm impressed.
Considering I fooled the doctors,
it's that obvious?
Cut.
Enough of the charade.
Skip to the part where I say…
I look forward
to seeing you back in prison.
You're already in custody…
Now I just take care of the accomplice
you got out there.
Damn it!
Give it back! Damn it!
It's already in the cloud by now.
So breaking that's pointless.
- You!
- Go ahead though.
A little present.
I'm gonna…
I'm gonna follow that bitch
till the day I die!
She'll never be rid of me,
not even in fucking death!
No.
You're mistaken.
Nam Gayeon was rid of you
the moment you walked in here.
Shitty stalkers
and wannabe killers like you…
belong in prison.
Your perverted admirer is all you deserve.
Maybe you two…
can be reunited.
Maybe a conjugal can be arranged?
Let go!
You just had to go and make enemies.
I'm gonna kill you!
You're gonna wanna hear this.
It's about receiving the retainer fee.
That day, when they took the ring back,
I was curious, so I took a little peek.
But get this.
Their shoes were like
a men's size six, at most.
They had… super tiny feet.
The truth is…
I got advice from Ms. Kim on this…
since I barely…
have any dating experience.
Hi, everyone, my name's Nam Gayeon.
I'll be teaching Korean, 3rd grade.
-Looking forward to working here.
-Welcome!
You know Ms. Nam,
the new teacher?
- Yeah.
- You remember that wedding shooting?
Apparently, she was the bride.
Wow! No way.
What if he wasn't stalking her,
but there was something going on
between them?
Nam Eungyeong
Choi Hoseong mass shooting
Student Murders Teacher's Husband-to-be
Stalking Ends With 30-year Sentence
That day, I also received a call
telling me that something horrible
had happened to Ms. Nam.
And that I should hurry over
to the network,
since that's where she was.
That's why I went over.
- Hi, Ms. Kim.
- Oh, hi.
Visitor Name: Kim Bomin
Patient Name: Choi Hoseong
Visit Request Complete
What's going on?
How'd you know
I went to the network that day?
What are you talking about? What is this?
Want me to show you what you texted me…
Ms. Kim?
How could you do that to a coworker?
One you considered a friend?
You're a monster.
That's not true.
I swear it's not true.
I…
Come on, we all talked behind her back.
You all talked about going online…
to see what she did 10 years ago.
You all agreed how cold-hearted she was,
and couldn't believe
she was going back into teaching.
I shouldn't be getting singled out
like this!
It's bad enough gossiping…
it's despicable.
But what you did…
you put my life in danger!
I pity you.
How you were so deprived of love…
that you worshiped a murderer.
The rest of your disgusting fangirl act,
do that from prison…
once the school fires you.
I'm looking for a Ms. Kim Bomi?
Choi Hoseong will be… going back to prison
as soon as… tomorrow morning,
the police said.
A thought occurred to me
back in the office…
Whether or not the man's in prison,
I don't think I'll ever find…
a place
where I can remain hidden for good.
Sometimes I do miss…
days before the internet.
Strange, considering what I do.
Ms. Hong said you're airing an episode
about what happened.
Uh…
Please treat it carefully,
with the honor it deserves,
so we don't have any more…
victims like me.
I'll do that.
Can you believe how many psychos
just look like normal people?
Apparently, they exchanged tons of letters
while he was in prison.
When he went to the hospital,
she acted like his cousin to gain access.
-Bitch is nuts.
-I bet she'll write
a book about it one day.
"Our Love Story,"
something like that.
Ew, gross, that creeps me out.
The producers,
they get compensated regularly
and once they're burned out,
they get rotated to different shows.
So, what about us writers, huh?
We work our asses off
and make hardly anything.
It just drains our health.
I know, right?
I haven't had a nice meal in so long
because of all these
Choi Hoseong calls we get.
How much longer… till we're promoted?
This life is over. Over.
Ms. Hong will have to go somewhere else,
if we're gonna get head writer,
-which will never happen.
-She and Ms. Oh aren't getting along.
If things get worse… who knows, right?
The informant…
Ugh, that guy.
Can we ever take a break?
Jeez.
Watch and learn.
He'll never ask me for a story ever again.
Watch me.
Hey, Mr. Han.
Yes?
I set up a meeting for you.
- What meeting?
- The shaman from earlier.
You were interested, right?
-Sort of, I guess.
-Right.
-Didn't say I'd do it.
-Mm…
Well, you should have been
a little more clear then.
We only have two more hours to go.
This shaman is tenacious.
If you cancel the meeting,
she might come over to the office
to perform a sword dance.
Why don't you just…
go and meet her for now?
That's how it's done.
You should use it on the amoeba.
Ugh, he is such an eyesore.
-Let's go together.
-Where to?
-The meeting.
-Huh?
Let's… go together.
- Let's all go.
- Huh?
Wait, what?
Together?
The Third Informant
You're gonna be a producer.
I'm a writer though.
Producing is for you,
writing just causes you headaches.
- That's why I've been struggling.
- Oh…
Hmm… eldest son.
No, second out of two.
But you play the role of the eldest son.
Whatever.
You were contacting us nonstop
because of your guardian spirit,
so just tell us already.
There's a Tasalgunung Gut ritual.
It's to appease
the spirits of the wrongfully killed
as to prevent misfortunes
among the living.
I performed it recently…
I witnessed a presence
which seemed to be burning in fire.
What exactly do you want us to know?
Us shamans also have a community.
They all visited me in the hospital
saying the same thing,
that they too had performed this ritual
for that family.
For 10 years, they sought out
the best shamans in the nation
to perform the exact same gut
for their child's well-being.
And something bad happened
to every shaman,
just like me.
Don't you find that strange?
Well, who's the client?
No one knows.
All we've heard is he's the head
of an incredibly wealthy family,
but no one knows which company he owns,
or who he is.
-And you want us to find that out?
-That's right.
I'm worried that we could be involved
in something criminal.
He could be mafia.
And your guardian spirit doesn't know?
Oh, I didn't ask.
I kept seeing visions
of this show with the logo…
You know,
the one with the gun scope on it.
The guardian spirit's trying to warn us
is what I'd guess.
If anyone is holding a grudge against you,
you must take care.
Watch out for fires in particular.
Just make sure you don't…
get yourself burned, okay?
Lots of people have a grudge against us.
Cho Haewon
-I better get going now.
-Us too.
You should make an offering
to the guardian spirit
before you go, at least.
What offering?
1,000 won should do it
to change your fortunes for the better.
You.
Me?
Looks like
your lover's had a change of heart.
-Huh?
-There's a breakup coming soon.
Uh… uh…
-Let's go.
-Uh, right. Goodbye.
Han Do, Producer at Trigger
Oseong National Psychiatric Hospital
Stop it!
Oh, my God, Dad?
Uh… how'd you get in here?
Oh.
I was able to get in as--
It's your last day here.
The director…
you paid him off again, right?
Just don't be friends with him, Dad.
Dad, please.
Dad, please help me.
I don't wanna go back
to prison tomorrow, Dad.
I don't want to, please.
Please… Pretty please.
-Help me, Dad. Please help me, Dad.
-Hoseong.
You remember our deal?
You would stay out of jail,
as long as you were committed here,
and you promised
to keep yourself out of trouble.
This is all 'cause of that damn bitch.
It's her fault.
Ah…
I got a plan.
Just bring that stupid bitch over here.
Let's do that. Right?
That'll solve everything.
And Dad,
if you can't bring her to me alive,
then just chop off the bitch's head
and bring me that instead, huh?
I'll make sure to scoop out her eyeballs
so she'll never lay her eyes
on any other fucker! Huh?
That is the least fucking thing
you can do for me! Huh?
Get that bitch in here!
At least keep the cops away!
Damn it! Do something, you piece of shit!
All right, Hoseong. I'll do that for you.
It's okay, Hoseong. I'll bring her.
I'm gonna take care of it.
Dad, are you really gonna do
all that for me?
Of course I will. I'm gonna do it.
I'm gonna do everything you want.
At first,
I couldn't admit the fact
that you were broken.
So I did everything I could
to try to fix you.
Just the way you would a broken violin.
I tried tightening the nut,
I tried replacing the bridge
that had come loose,
but…
no more.
If we keep this up,
too many people will suffer because of us.
Hoseong,
one nap is all it'll take
to fix you for good.
No more noises out of tune.
Instead, you'll sound beautiful again
like a new instrument.
Baek Songi, we need to talk.
Yes.
The wall graffiti.
Got any leads?
Uh, no, I've got nothing.
That's surprising.
If anyone could find them…
I thought you'd be able to.
I actually found them.
We obtained this
from a friendly cabbie's dash cam.
I gave you an opportunity
to come clean with the truth,
and you squandered it.
So tell me…
why'd you do it?
I only did it…
…just because
I was worried about you, Ms. Oh.
I've also heard
the urban legend about Cha Seongwook.
That everyone who investigates him
is killed or disappears.
To make things worse,
Cho Haewon actually showed up,
and President Koo's dead set
on getting rid of you.
Even if the rest of the media's
with Hanju,
I wanted what I wrote to cause some buzz
so that someone else would end up
taking on the Cha Seongwook case.
It's just that I'm so scared
something might happen.
I don't want you getting hurt.
I'm so sorry.
You still don't know me at all.
I'll see this case through till the end.
If someone else ends up
taking on this case,
I wouldn't give up,
I'd use the opportunity to work together.
I feel like
you're an older sister to me, Ms. Oh.
Or even a mother.
You're my family.
If something happened to you
while you were covering
the Cha Seongwook case,
-then I could not--
-Baek Songi.
Have you learned nothing
from working here?
Have I not gotten through to you
this entire time?
You're relieved of your role here,
effective immediately.
That shaman we talked to earlier,
it's obvious she's lying.
None of her guesses were correct, right?
Who… Who knows?
Maybe they'll come true soon.
I see you've got some faith.
What's with the pee-bomber?
-What?
-I think he has a crush on me.
Huh?
I can't even…
Taehwadang Shaman:
Beware of women this month
They could cause you great trouble
Especially ones with an O in their names
Oh Soryong?
Cho Haewon
The Final Informant
Ugh, he is such an eyesore.
Kang Giho was born to be an assistant.
For sure!
He's like a crazy chicken.
Running around with his head cut off
when working on his own story.
But as soon as Ms. Oh needs him
for backup, he's in the zone.
Giho simply doesn't have
what it takes to be a main producer.
I totally agree.
He should just… stay an assistant.
Let's go together.
- Where to?
- The meeting.