Zombie Detective (2020) s01e09 Episode Script

1
This is crazy.
-Is this fun to you?
-Yes.
Didn't I tell you? I love horror movies.
Turn it off now. I can't watch it anymore.
Yes. I'm getting sick of it too.
It's okay. I also go crazy
when I get drunk and black out.
-That's nothing compared to this.
-It's kind of similar…
But I have a solution.
Son, I'll make you
some delicious fried rice.
Okay, Mom.
What the…
Where did all the frying pans go?
Honey, the bucket
in the bathroom is also gone.
Auntie took all of them with her earlier.
-Why?
-Kong Sun-ji.
I should teach that wench a lesson.
But Dad, why is this all cut up--
-What?
-What's wrong?
-It's growing well.
-No.
-No. Earlier…
-Gosh.
These aren't hard enough.
You're going to hit
the back of my head with these?
I don't think that's right.
I get that I can be dangerous. But…
Hey, this isn't right.
We're not playing whack-a-mole.
I brought them, so we can
prevent a disaster from happening.
For the sake of peace in Gangrim
and for your sake.
What is this? Why is it so heavy?
That's…
Well, I used to play shot putting.
This was the pose.
Like this. What do you think?
-No!
-No!
Don't do that.
I'm losing my appetite. Stop it.
I guess when you watch me do this,
it chases away your appetite.
Then let's keep this and this pan.
Which one do you prefer?
Well, you can't feel pain either way.
But we may as well pick the one you want.
-I think both will work pretty well.
-You're having so much fun right now.
Go with that one. Getting hit
by the pan is kind of insulting.
Deal.
Are we doing this right?
Unless you want to get hit
in the back of your head again,
consume chicken and beef tripe regularly.
I think the more you eat,
the less your appetite for humans gets.
-Go answer it.
-Me?
-Then should I go?
-I'll go.
Kim Moo-young Private Detective Office.
Mr. Kim?
One moment, please.
Hello?
This is Kim Moo-young.
Go ahead.
What is it? You can't hear him?
He's not saying anything.
Hello?
It got disconnected.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
It'll be best
to close the office for the time being.
Even if I can stop you
to some extent with the frying pan,
we should find a permanent solution
before we resume business.
There's something
I have to do before that.
I could use your help.
You're the only human
I can trust right now.
Well, if you're that desperate,
in dire need of my help,
and ask from the bottom of your heart,
I think I could be generous and help you.
-What is it about?
-Kim Moo-young.
Thanks to him, I found my past
and caught the man who killed me.
I think it's my turn to return the favor.
Kim Moo-young. Age, 32.
The only family he had was his father
who passed away two years ago.
I think he was murdered that night
when he visited his dad on the mountain.
That's why no family members stopped by.
-What else?
-And…
I found this
when I was cleaning the office.
I found a receipt.
RECEIPT, HAIR SALON
That's it.
This is it?
You've been here for so long.
But this is all you got?
That's why I'm asking you for help.
WORLD KING DETECTIVE AGENCY
Jjajangmyeon is great with kimchi.
This tastes amazing
because it was made with
chili peppers from Cheongyang.
Now, you're talking like a true Korean.
People who don't know much
eat pickled radish with jjajangmyeon.
But…
Welcome to World King Detective Agency.
Hello, sir. What brings you here?
It's been a while, Sung-rok.
-Yes, sir.
-Who is he?
Say hi. He's a friend I respect a lot.
Hey.
I heard you were working with
a young, cute assistant. Did he quit?
This is him.
I see you're making
enough to get by at least.
We're barely staying afloat, sir.
Do you know how sad I was
when I heard you went to prison?
I couldn't even sleep at night.
If I knew you were coming,
I would've ordered mapo tofu for you.
Please have some noodles.
-Sung-rok.
-Yes, sir.
Tell me about that guy over there.
You mean Kim Moo-young?
He is the only other detective
in Gangrim. Nothing more, nothing less.
I think he seems
to trust, follow, and respect me.
But I just see him as a rookie detective.
-That's Kim Moo-young?
-Yes, sir.
If I may, can I ask
why you are inquiring about him?
I heard about him in prison.
I wanted to see him for myself.
Gosh, people in prison
even heard about Kim Moo-young.
Goodness. He's indeed amazing.
-Sung-rok.
-Yes, sir.
-I have a job for you.
-Yes, sir.
What do you need me to do?
It's here.
The last place Kim Moo-young went to
one week before he was murdered.
Let's go in and check.
-Right. You had a big meal, right?
-Don't worry.
I stuffed myself
to the point my stomach might burst.
CHA BO-RA HAIR SALON
But why are we tailing Kim Moo-young?
I'm sure he has a grand plan in mind.
So we're doing this without knowing why?
Does that guy mean this much to you?
I owe him.
My only family,
Kkotsoon.
When my beloved Kkotsoon…
had to leave this world,
he was there with me.
And he
tried until the very end
to save my Kkotsoon.
Are you crying now?
No.
A real man like me never cries.
That's enough chitchat.
Let's move northeast now.
CHA BO-RA HAIR SALON
Remember. A good detective never lets
people figure out what he's up to.
What? Aren't we already
getting too much attention?
Okay. Let's move again.
-Let's go to the arcade today.
-Sounds good.
-What are those?
-No way!
-The boxes are moving on their own.
-They are box monsters!
-Take this!
-Hey. Let's defeat these monsters.
-Yes. Let's defeat them!
-Okay!
-Take this!
-Take this!
Hey! Be quiet.
Kids. We're working now,
so go over there and play.
-Damn it.
-Those kids.
-Yes. Let's defeat them!
-Okay. Let's do it!
Take this!
KIM MOO-YOUNG
Yes. I remember that man.
Do you remember him?
Sure I do. He didn't come for a haircut.
He just had his beard trimmed.
Then, he just trimmed his beard?
Was there anything unusual?
Right. He did ask about Director No.
Director No?
He was the director of
the animal hospital across the street.
I had to say goodbye
to my Chorong last year.
Director No
isn't one of us.
He's an angel. He takes in the street dogs
in the neighborhood and raises them.
But didn't you say that
Director No got arrested?
You know, they say
he dumped something in the mountain.
Illegal drugs or something…
-You mean illegal medical waste?
-Yes. That's it.
There is also the talk
of the possibility he was framed.
Come on. Don't you know
that he would never do anything like that?
He is all about
taking care of the animals.
Of course. He can't even kill an ant.
He was heartbroken
when his daughter went missing.
And he looked really awful.
His daughter went missing? When was that?
Was it about five years ago?
It must have been so hard for him to raise
a daughter on his own without a wife.
The thing is, his wife ran off with
another man in the middle of the night.
You don't know
if that's what really happened.
I didn't make it up.
The entire neighborhood
knows what happened.
But I guess people all
seem to find a way to move on.
You know?
-Thank you for talking to us.
-Thank you.
-Aren't you going to get a perm?
-It's not my time for a perm.
Gosh. How about you, gentleman?
Interested in getting a perm?
I think a perm will look good on you.
Right. Why don't you get a new look
since you're here? You can look stylish.
I'm not interested. Thank you.
Thank you. Wait for me.
What bad luck. I should scatter some salt.
Exactly.
He is good-looking, but he's grumpy.
Why did you let him go? You should've
talked him into getting the perm!
Hello.
If I may,
I would like to ask you something.
Can you tell me what you talked
about with the people that just left?
Why do you want to know?
Okay.
This is what I do.
I'm trying to prevent
any disasters from happening.
So please cooperate
as a resident of Gangrim.
-You're from a detective agency? Goodness.
-Yes.
You want to get good intel for free?
Getting good intel can make
or break a detective agency.
It looks like it's time for your perm.
The answer is yes.
-Which seat? Okay.
-This way.
No one is inside.
Maybe, he's still in prison.
But this awful smell…
I swear I have smelled it before.
VETERINARIAN NO POONG-SIK
Mr. Kim, over there.
He must be the director of this hospital.
It's him.
It was him who killed Kim Moo-young.
-Really?
-Yes. I'm certain.
Apparently, he's too softhearted
to kill an ant, but killed a man.
What's he doing there?
First things first.
I should send a photo of them to Mr. No.
Look at my hair.
No one gets a perm like this anymore.
You're fine. People in their 20s
look good with any hairstyle.
How cute.
You looked cute just now.
You'll look cute, right?
-So Kim Moo-young visited my hospital?
-Yes.
Look here.
Perhaps…
-Did he see me?
-What do you mean, sir?
Me killing someone.
What do you mean you killed someone?
Who did you kill…
I was joking. A joke.
Why would you make
a scary joke like that? You scared me.
I should pay you for your service.
Thank you, sir.
I want you to set up a meeting
with Kim Moo-young for me.
Yes, sir. I'll talk to him
and set up a meeting pretty soon.
As you know, I just got out of jail,
so there are people watching.
So I can't handle it myself.
I want you to bring him to me discreetly.
I'm off.
How much is all of this?
Don't you think we'll be able to set up
a branch office with this, Mr. Lee?
Right.
Two employees of
an animal hospital responsible
for illegal disposal of
nearly 100 tons of medical waste…
Not too long after Kim Moo-young
was murdered by No Poong-sik,
No Poong-sik was arrested for
illegal dumping of medical waste.
Then, did Detective Kim's
investigation have something
to do with medical waste disposal?
I'm not sure.
-They committed
-But it's possible.
this crime in order to save costs,
and the police…
Is it about No Poong-sik?
-are pursuing No…
-Do you know him?
One of my regulars works
for the animal protection association.
And according to my customer,
No Poong-sik is a nasty man who committed
all sorts of brutalities in secret
under the guise of protecting animals.
What kind of brutality?
I'm not sure, but he probably
abused animals. Don't you think?
Did you enjoy the tripe
I gave you the other day?
Yes. It was good.
Do you know
anything else about No Poong-sik?
That's all I know.
Mr. Kim,
what is your favorite cut of tripe?
The small intestine? The large intestine?
Or the abomasum?
As long as it's a human,
I don't care which cut I get.
I'm going to take my leave.
-All of a sudden?
-You're done for the day. Bye.
-Good work today.
-Come again.
Hey, you saw it too, right?
He was too shy to even look me in the eye.
He's so cute. I want to bite him.
Are you asking to get bitten?
Totally. I'm totally going out of my mind
because I want him to bite me.
Yes. You're crazy, all right.
DAEHAN BEEF TRIPE
If I stayed in there any longer,
I don't know what I'd do.
Sun-ji said
you were in the States for work.
Is it that you're already back
or never went on that trip?
Something came up, so I couldn't.
Bye.
Kang Min-ho.
By any chance, do you know
someone named Kang Min-ho?
I recently saw a man
who looks exactly like you.
His name was Kang Min-ho.
Does that name ring a bell?
Not really.
What do you think?
Doesn't he look exactly like you?
He really does.
People might think
he's your twin or a doppelgänger.
Do you have a secret brother?
Or some secret behind your birth?
No, no secrets.
For now, he's missing,
but we will need to investigate more.
If I keep on investigating,
I'm bound to find something, right?
And that's my job as well.
Yes. Right.
I always…
have my eyes on you.
You know that, right?
I didn't know that
you were that interested in me. Bye now.
-So?
-I thought about doing something.
-Do-hyun.
-Detective Cha.
It's been a while.
It has.
I just ran into Mr. Kim outside.
Do you have a new client?
-No.
-She's been investigating No--
Hey!
You are getting prettier.
Bo-ra keeps getting prettier, right?
-Me? Is that right?
-Yes.
And we are temporarily closed.
I just met with Mr. Kim only for a bit.
We're not looking into any case. Never.
Don't forget what happened.
Do not take on
any dangerous cases. Got it?
Of course not. It's been a while
since we met. How about some tripe?
Tripe? Sounds good.
-I'll bring it.
-That's great. It's going to be so tasty.
Darn those investors.
How could this scenario not be fun?
It doesn't make sense.
Before I get exposed,
I should pay my dues
to Kim Moo-young as fast as I can.
Mr. Kim.
Funny runny running into you here.
I guess you had a meeting.
I've been meeting with investors.
Bye.
Can you listen to my pitch?
This man is really tenacious.
I really feel confident
about my scenario this time.
Just one pitch.
It's set in the Joseon Dynasty.
A superb period horror movie
that will chill your bones.
It's a story
about a filial daughter
who nurses her sick father.
Another period movie?
I took Korean Ghost Stories
and came up with a recent version of 2020.
Everyday, she gets medicinal herbs
from the mountain and puts a lot of care
into preparing the tonic for him.
-Father…
-But she's being watched.
Father.
Father.
I brought your medicine.
The tonic she prepared
had a huge drawback.
It was unbelievably bitter.
-It's bitter.
-It's bitter?
It's bitter.
And then, the devoted daughter
handed him a piece of mint candy.
Was there mint candy
during the Joseon Dynasty?
This movie is also fiction.
One day when she's feeling miserable,
a monk approaches her.
There's a path,
but you are not allowed to walk it.
What good will
knowing the path do for you?
Even so. If there is a path,
please let me know.
Cut off the leg of a person
who's been dead for three days,
boil the leg, and feed it to him.
Then, your father's illness may be cured.
A leg of a dead person…
Father.
Father. Father!!
And she makes a difficult decision
for her father's health.
In the deep of the night,
the dutiful daughter quietly sets out
to the mountain with a knife.
A few days ago, a contagious disease
killed a man in a nearby town.
And he was buried somewhere there.
Finally, she arrives
at a shrine for the village deity.
"A dead body!"
She shuts her eyes tightly
and starts to cut the leg from the corpse.
Swish, swish, swish,
and swish.
My leg… Where is my leg?
My leg!
Give me back my leg!
That's my leg!
My leg!
That's my leg.
My leg. Give me back my leg!
That's my leg. Give it back.
My leg!
How can he run that fast
when he only has one leg?
It's because he used to be
a track athlete before he died.
Then, his leg must mean his life to him.
It's mine. My leg! Give back my leg!
However, the eldest daughter
of K was as dogged as the corpse.
Give it back. Give back my leg!
She starts to beat him
with his leg as if it were her own.
-My leg!
-Getting beaten by his own leg must suck.
Give back my leg! That's my leg!
She went through all of this,
so she could save her father.
"Come at me."
Finally, even the corpse gives up
on his leg as she was utterly resolute.
My leg…
My leg.
That little…
Father.
-After getting the leg…
-Father.
…she boils the dead man's leg
and makes the tonic with all her heart.
But when her father drinks it…
Father.
…he becomes a zombie
of the Joseon Dynasty.
Come here. Give me your leg.
Give your leg to me!
"Give me your leg! Give it to me!"
This movie raises awareness
about the problems caused by
damaging and abandoning bodies
and digging graves.
And to sum it up, it tells us
that we should care
for the dignity of zombies too.
What do you think?
I'm sorry,
but I'm not interested in horror movies.
I'll get going then.
Mr. Kim. I have
a lot of scenarios for other genres.
Why didn't he tell me
from the get-go about his preference?
That was a long pitch.
KIM MOO-YOUNG PRIVATE DETECTIVE OFFICE
Are you sure this is okay?
This is a repellent device
for harmful wild animals.
This is going to get him good.
-But what if we kill him?
-Don't worry. It won't kill him.
I tested it out before.
It will only knock him out briefly.
Must we go this far?
If we can't bring him
to Mr. No discreetly,
we could disappear without a trace.
Is Mr. No going to hurt us?
He categorizes people
into the following two categories.
One is animals,
and the other is animals
who pretend to be humans.
To him, we're all animals regardless.
Let's wait now.
Over there.
He's here.
Come on. He's here.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
-Sun-young. That hurts.
-What did you do with the frying pan?
Did you swap it for candy?
Or sell it to a junk shop?
We can talk after you let that go.
No way. I'm not…
What's this? What's going on?
What? Where is he?
Damn it.
ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD
It was on high?
Damn it.
What is this?
Where is this guy?
What's going on?
What's going on? What is this?
Honey, my ear. Gosh. Honey.
Why am I pinching you?
I was on my way to the bathroom.
You scared me.
Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee.
What on earth is wrong with them?
Mr. Lee.
KIM MOO-YOUNG PRIVATE DETECTIVE OFFICE
Good morning!
What? Why are they in our office?
What's up with their hair?
Fire!
What?
Now, let's talk.
Explain this to me.
Detective Kim, do you have
something to discuss with me?
I have nothing to tell you.
This right here.
Didn't you install that at my door?
What's this? I've never seen it before.
Hey, do you know what that is?
I don't know what it is.
Is it a coffee machine?
Why were you here last night?
Goodness.
We drank last night
because we were celebrating.
But we got tipsy,
so we must've thought this was our office.
How can you mix them up? You're only 29.
-We drank four bottles of erguotou.
-Was it four bottles?
-You punk.
-That doesn't make sense.
-Our offices are on the opposite sides.
-Detective Kim.
Have you ever had erguotou?
Four bottles at that?
Do you think I would lie about that?
Don't you know who I am?
I'm asking
because I know what you're like.
Are you serious?
Anyway…
Gosh. Whoever installed this
must be a wackjob.
Was he trying to kill people?
What a psycho.
We should catch him and punish him.
You just wait. I'll get going.
-Not so fast.
-What?
Why are you taking that?
So I can throw it out for you.
Recycling can be such a hassle.
It's all right. I'll throw it out.
Will you?
How diligent.
I'm leaving.
Detective Kim, your office
always looks so spacious.
It's twice as big as ours.
How do you always keep it so clean?
See you. Have a good day.
Gosh.
Open the door.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Why are they acting so weird?
We're leaving now.
You don't think he's onto us, do you?
I don't think so.
It still tingles.
We almost kicked the bucket.
He's not as easy as he lets on.
We need to polish up our tactics.
Gosh, that stings.
Hey, think about static. You punk.
-That hurts!
-Gosh.
Are you Lightning Man?
Stay away from me.
What? Do you smell something?
It's a revolting smell.
I think there's a burnt smell
coming out of this.
-It's the smell at the animal hospital.
-At the animal hospital?
Then, do you think No Poong-sik was here?
Could Lee Sung-rok and No Poong-sik
have some kind of connection?
I said, ignoring my warning
would have consequences.
Is it possible that this was
his way of warning me as well?
We must find the case
Kim Moo-young investigated
while ignoring No Poong-sik's warning.
If the case was requested by a client,
there should be a trail
on his cell phone or computer.
What if it wasn't on his cell phone
or in his computer file?
What?
If he mostly used pens,
wouldn't he have written it
in his notebook or journal?
No. I cleaned the office countless times,
but I found nothing related to the case.
Come on, think.
Try to remember if you missed anything.
Bo-ra's customer, the one at the animal
protection association, contacted us.
I'll meet with her,
so you keep looking for any leads here.
Okay.
KONG SUN-JI
My name is Kong Sun-ji.
You can just tell me what you know.
If it's okay with you,
I'll record our conversation.
Okay.
I heard you lodged a complaint
to the police about No Poong-sik.
He claimed to rescue wild animals
or strays on the streets
and acted as if he's some Good Samaritan,
but it is far from the truth.
Do you have any idea what he did
when he was on the run to avoid
facing charges of illegal dumping?
What did he do?
He hunted.
No Poong-sik's hobby is hunting.
You're telling me
the veterinarian's hobby is hunting?
He was arrested because
someone reported about his poaching.
No Poong-sik isn't human.
He's a monster.
What did he do
with the animals he rescued?
Half of them were
euthanized and disposed of,
but it's unclear
what he's done with the remaining half.
I am slowly getting hungry.
I smell humans.
What is this?
Who are you guys?
Damn it.
What? Are our guys beating him up?
Or is he beating them up?
Let me.
I think he's totally kicking their asses.
-Is that right?
-Yes.
Must I go in and settle this again?
Mr. Lee. Don't overdo it.
He could really hurt you this time.
Detective Kim isn't your average Joe.
And neither am I.
Should I call 911 now?
He's super-average.
Gangrim's number one detective,
Lee Sung-rok.
It's time for me
to face this fight head-on now.
Does he think that's enough
for a disguise? He should cover his body.
Mr. Lee.
Why are you wearing a mask?
At least tell me
why you are doing this to me.
What is this?
Who ordered you?
You're a detective. You should know
I can't reveal my client's identity.
Exactly. Why are you doing this to me?
Kill me.
Then you can find out.
What the heck is he saying?
He's driving me crazy.
Did he really have this much flesh on him?
He'd make a great feast.
Besides, why is he revealing his skin?
Couldn't he have worn a shirt?
What the heck are they doing?
What is that?
The smell of his head
is seeping through the perm solution.
It's dangerously tempting.
What are you doing? Are you a pervert?
He's so fresh.
I can't hold back anymore. I might just…
What?
What the heck is wrong with his eyes?
Don't come near me.
Don't come near me.
Are you a monster or what?
Don't come near me. Stop it!
Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee!
KIM MOO-YOUNG PRIVATE DETECTIVE OFFICE
Somebody help me!
Mr. Kim?
Hey!
Mr. Lee.
Where are you, Mr. Lee?
Mr. Lee. Gosh.
Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee. Mr. Lee!
Mr. Lee. It's me, Wang Wei.
I'm here to take you back, Mr. Lee.
Help. Help me!
Help me! No…
Are you all right?
No.
No.
I'm not all right.
I'm not all right.
Kim Moo-young…
That bastard isn't human.
He is a monster!
It went in here,
but he just pulled it out.
-He can't be human. No…
-All right.
Let's get you up.
I came to bring you back, Mr. Lee.
-He's not human.
-On your feet.
Mr. Kim!
Gosh. Damn it.
BARBERSHOP
Darn it.
Gosh.
Where's Kim Moo-young?
I'm sorry, sir.
Let's at least hear it.
What's the problem?
He was not human.
That bastard wasn't
a human being, but a ghost.
The thing was lodged into his chest.
Yet, he kept walking towards me.
And he wasn't electrocuted either.
And from the way he was looking at me,
he could never be human.
He was a beast. A total beast.
Mr. Lee. Don't you think
what you are saying is too harsh?
I'm telling it like it is.
He isn't…
human?
Mr. Kim destroyed the office before.
And now, some jerks destroyed the office.
I guess it's impossible
to have some peace and quiet here.
You're up.
Did I try to eat humans again?
Don't worry.
Fortunately, nothing happened.
What? Did you use that again?
Come on. I told you.
You need to stay full with chicken
if you don't want to get smacked.
I think I had a stronger desire
to eat humans than chicken.
Especially Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee?
I just couldn't control myself.
I've encountered countless humans,
but I've never had
such a voracious appetite.
That plump body of his
and his juicy and bouncy skin.
And the veins I could
see through too.
By the way,
why does Mr. Lee keep coming after me?
Why don't you just ask him directly?
You think he'd answer that if I asked?
He'd say some stuff like
he has to protect his client's identity.
Anyway, until I can control my appetite,
It'll be best to avoid Mr. Lee for now.
By the way,
how did your meeting go yesterday?
It appears that Dr. No Poong-sik
euthanized all the rescued animals.
How come?
According to him,
it was to lessen the animals' pain.
What a nut job.
But the problem is
there's a discrepancy between the numbers
of the euthanized animals
and disposed animals.
The rest of the animals
haven't even been found yet.
What does that mean?
Are you saying he put
the dead animals somewhere else?
We will have to look into it further.
What's this?
What's all this?
What? What's all this?
Kim Moo-young was
definitely investigating No Poong-sik.
If it was a simple case
of dumping medical waste,
he could have reported it to the press.
I think it was for some experiment.
DR. NO POONG-SIK
GANGRIM ANIMAL HOSPITAL
THE VILLAGE WHERE
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS ARE HAPPY
Look at this.
It looks like he conducted
some sort of experiment on animals.
But it's all in English…
Digging this experiment is
what got Kim Moo-young killed.
This is where I woke up.
Sir, look at these.
What's this?
Isn't this a zombie?
It worked.
I finally found it.
The real zombie.
KIM MOO-YOUNG PRIVATE DETECTIVE OFFICE
Kim Moo-young recognized
what I was right before he died.
He was certain
that I was connected to the experiment,
so he handed me the key to his office
which had his findings on the experiment.
If this bastard turned me into a zombie,
wouldn't he also know a way
to turn me back to my old self?
DETECTIVE KIM MOO-YOUNG
If I disappear
or something were to happen to me,
don't get involved. Got it?
No Poong-sik?
You're curious
about the Shadow case, right?
We didn't find
any evidence or dead bodies.
There's an unidentified body
at Mount Chowol.
Kim Moo-young must have known everything
about No Poonsik's illegal experiment.
Do you have any idea
how agonizing it is to be a zombie?
What's important is
I have created you, a zombie.
I'm alive and back in hell
as Zombie Detective.