Gyeongseong Creature (2023) s02e01 Episode Script

Ho-jae

1
[opening theme music playing]
[wind gusting]
GYEONGSEONG CREATURE 2
[music fades]
[train horn wailing]
[ethereal music playing]
[automated voice] The doors are opening.
[traffic noise]
[phone ringing]
[indistinct chattering]
[dog barking in distance]
[soothing jazz music playing]
[siren wailing in distance]
[soothing jazz music continues]
Would you like to order, sir?
Yes. So I, uh
I'm here to see someone
who goes by the name Silverbill.
[motorcycle engine roaring]
[tires squealing]
[motorcycle engine roaring]
- [glass shattering]
- [loud clattering]
[car engine accelerates]
[tires squealing]
[shuddered breathing]
It's been over ten days
since I lost contact with my son.
If your kid ran away,
you should go talk to the authorities.
He didn't run away.
- He has gone missing.
- [phone buzzing]
MADAM NA
[stirring music playing]
[Madam Na] Job request.
Missing person's name, Oh Ki-hoon.
29 years old.
He went missing about ten days ago.
Are you available?
[dramatic music playing]
[low thrumming sound]
[metallic clattering]
[music intensifies]
- [slicing]
- [blood squelching]
[blades rasping]
- [engine roars]
- [loud thud]
[music swells]
[soothing piano music playing]
ACCEPTED
[music fades]
[unsettling music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[coughing, gasping]
For how long were you planning
to keep this up?
I think it's time
you forget everything, hmm?
[scoffs]
[coughing, gasps]
[music swells]
[music subsides]
[mysterious music playing]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[sighs]
GYEONGSEONG CREATURE
BETWEEN AWARENESS AND BLINDNESS
[sighs]
[inhales]
[exhales]
[phone buzzing]
Yes, Jang Ho-jae of Bugang Company.
EPISODE 1
HO-JAE
BUGANG COMPANY
PIONEER OF GLOBAL COMMERCE
BUGANG COMPANY
THE CENTER OF TRADE IN ASIA
THE PRIDE OF JONGNO RETURNS ANEW
CALL FOR ANY AND ALL REQUESTS
ON-CALL 24/7
[melodic acoustic guitar music playing]
[blows, slurps]
Mmm.
Mmm.
Where are you going?
I think we can grab the evidence
Mr. Yang requested, so I'm on it.
Wait a minute. Hold on.
You should've told me sooner. Jeez.
We gotta go together for that job.
I thought you knew that.
Yong-gil, but I'm in charge today.
All right?
- Since when are you ever in charge, hmm?
- [scoffs]
Let's not change tradition
if we don't have to.
Winner gets to call the shots.
Okay.
Ready?
- Cham cham cham!
- Cham cham cham!
[Ho-jae sighs]
[blows] I win.
- Not fair.
- Mm-hmm.
Since you're the loser,
I'll drive as well.
Let's go.
Cham cham cham. Cham cham cham.
Why can't I do it?
[scanner beeping]
[cashier] Sixty-eight hundred won.
[door chimes ringing]
[uneasy music playing]
[bag zipping]
[Yong-gil sighs] Jeez.
Hey, Ho-jae.
You know we gotta pay off
the loan interest this week, right?
If you can't get a clear photo
to use as evidence today,
we won't get paid, and the creditors
will start coming for us.
And before we can blink,
the office will get seized,
and we'll be sleeping on the streets.
Yong-gil, something I've always wondered.
Yeah?
The debt you've acquired
has nothing to do with me,
so why do I have to help you pay it again?
That's a good question. It's because, uh
Well, I am the president of Bugang,
and you are the vice president.
Oh yeah? Since when?
Here, put these on. Here.
Hey, Bugang is an inheritance
from Grandpa.
I mean, who else is gonna
protect the company if we don't?
You, me, us.
We have to protect it together, all right?
Strictly speaking, he's your grandpa.
Don't know how I got involved.
Hey, you know how much
my grandpa loved you, right?
Yes, you always say that,
but I don't remember.
Also, don't forget the fact that you and I
got no place else to go besides Bugang.
Hey, that's not true.
You know, I'm in really high demand.
Cham cham cham.
I'm in charge. Here.
Take this and go. We don't have all night.
Don't let 'em see you.
Go, go, go. Hurry. Get going.
Come on!
You didn't get their faces last time.
- Get the faces.
- Blah, blah, blah, blah.
[Yong-gil] If the angle sucks,
we get half the pay!
Love you, Vice President!
Remember, don't just get the body.
Get the whole face.
[sighs]
[stirring music playing]
[door chimes ringing]
[elevator bell dings]
[music fades]
[door lock clicks]
[TV playing indistinctly]
[can opens]
[sighs]
[gulping]
[sighs]
[unsettling music playing]
[distant clatter]
Is someone there?
[tense music playing]
[breathing nervously]
- [music fades]
- [breathing heavily]
[sighs]
[TV shuts off]
[breathing nervously]
[unsettling music playing]
[breathing nervously]
[skin tearing]
[music fades]
You're getting the feed, right?
Of course I am.
I'm the one who made it, huh?
[Yong-gil] Why isn't anyone answering?
They must be preoccupied, huh?
Hey, stop. Don't do that. Sheesh.
You sure room 608 is the right one?
Yeah, I'm positive.
It's room 608.
[mysterious music playing]
I really don't have
a good feeling about this.
Should we call it quits?
Ho-jae, we need this. All right?
We have to pay off the interest
this week. I told you.
Otherwise, we get evicted, remember?
We don't have a choice.
We've gotta get the evidence today.
[mysterious music continues]
[Yong-gil] Hey, just barge in there, okay?
You have the master key I gave you, right?
Open the door with that.
And just take one picture. That's it.
Then you're done, huh?
[Yong-gil groans]
- For heaven's sake.
- Ho-jae, please. Please. Just do it.
[music intensifies]
[music subsides]
[exhales]
[unsettling music playing]
[Ho-jae] There's no one here.
Bathroom. Check the bathroom.
They might be taking a shower together.
[unsettling music continues]
[door hinges creaking]
Oh shit!
[loud clattering]
What the Ho-jae?
[Ho-jae groans]
[mysterious music playing]
[loud thud]
[Ho-jae grunts]
Is that a woman?
[Ho-jae grunting]
- [thud]
- [Ho-jae grunts]
[grunting]
- [phone clatters]
- [Ho-jae coughing, gasping]
[glasses clatter]
- Huh? Oh!
- [Ho-jae coughing]
[tense music playing]
Oh shit!
- Sir! Something's wrong in room 608!
- What?
- Hurry, sir! Hurry up! Come on!
- What's going on?
[tense music continues]
- [bones crack]
- [grunts]
[Ho-jae coughing]
[Ho-jae panting]
[Ho-jae] Hey!
- [footsteps approaching]
- [door opens]
[Yong-gil] Ho-jae, I'm here!
- Ho-jae.
- Yong-gil.
[man 1 screams, whimpers]
I, uh
[Yong-gil] Oh shit.
[panting]
- What the
- What are you two doing?
[music fades]
- What are you doing in here?
- You wrote down 608.
No, I did not. I wrote 809.
Ah shit.
Oh shit.
[unsettling music playing]
[upbeat jazz music playing]
[phone buzzing]
DESERTER ELIMINATED
[woman] Honey.
DESERTER ELIMINATED
[unsettling music playing]
[reverential music playing]
[camera shutter clicking]
[dramatic music playing]
[sobbing]
[music swells to crescendo]
I'm telling you, she was a total pro.
I mean, she knew how to fight,
position her shoulders, everything.
And what else do you remember?
Hey, I already told you everything.
It was pitch-black.
I could barely see at all.
And she kept throwing punches
over and over and then
[grunts]
[eerie music stab plays]
That's everything.
What were you thinking, Ho-jae?
Without any evidence to corroborate
your story, you will take the fall.
- Hmm? What do you mean?
- Are you serious?
You were trying to catch
two people having an affair,
but it all backfired in the end.
It resulted in a fight
between the parties.
One ended up dead.
- No!
- Hey, that's not true!
The only fingerprints
we found at the scene
were your fingerprints, Mr. Jang.
I told you that guy was already dead.
This is unfair.
The victim's blood
was also found all over your clothes.
How do you explain that?
Because I was fighting with the woman,
and she threw me all around the scene.
Yes, exactly. I witnessed it on video.
Ho-jae was getting his ass
handed to him by her.
- Right?
- Shut up.
Okay, but he's not the type of person
to kill someone.
I swear to you, Captain Yuh.
See? I got you.
I told you guys to stop fooling around
with all this private detective business.
Didn't I?
How many times have I told you
to stop wiretapping people
and recording people
without their consent?
It's against the law.
Yes, you did.
You told us all this, Captain Yuh.
Look at this. Look. This is blackmail.
All of these pictures you have are illegal
and taken without their consent.
All people caught in the act.
I can barely look at these.
I'm so embarrassed for them.
Coming from the person
who keeps looking at them.
Hey!
You give me no choice.
You both will have to be locked up
on illegal filming charges for this.
Hold your horses.
That's extreme, don't you think?
Why are you doing this to us?
You know how it's been.
In the beginning, see, we, um
we started out in commerce and trade
in the global market.
Although, in this worldwide
economic recession,
tiny companies like us
have been crushed down to dust.
We're just trying
to put food on the table.
That's all it is. So we got into
a little side hustle very, very briefly.
But you know us, Captain.
[laughs] You know us.
[laughs]
I'll be quiet now
so you two can continue talking.
Let's stop the charade, okay?
Tell me what this is about.
What?
It's pretty obvious you're just trying
to scare us with these charges.
You must want something from us here.
So tell me what it is you want.
Find this person.
- Huh?
- What?
You can't be serious.
Wait, the police should
Shouldn't you be looking for the criminal?
Why would we help?
We already arrested our key suspects,
but you said that this is unfair, so
If you really feel that way,
then help us out.
A word, Captain Yuh?
Captain, please. This is a little bit
[Captain Yuh] What? You can't do it?
That's fine.
Jang Ho-jae, you can just
stay right where you are
as the prime suspect in this murder.
Pretty soon, your name and face
will get plastered all over the news.
You'll be famous.
I told you I didn't kill anyone!
That's what I'm trying
to tell you right now.
If you didn't do it, find out who did,
or you'll take the fall.
In the end, I still have a case to solve.
The person who was
at the scene of the crime
when the victim was murdered was you.
So, currently,
the prime suspect is you, okay?
You do your part,
and we'll revise our report
before anyone sees it.
Well, Captain Yuh, I'll have you know
you really suck
at your job there, buddy.
Well, you're one to talk.
I'll give you ten days.
Find whatever leads you can for now.
Who the person is.
If it's really a woman or a man.
And what kind of psycho they have to be
to go around killing like this.
If you can't do it, just tell me.
I'll go ahead and arrest you now.
What will it be?
[Ho-jae sighs]
[mysterious music playing]
[Yong-gil sighs]
Ho-jae, we're really screwed
with this whole thing, aren't we? Right?
[woman] Are you sure this is okay?
They're both civilians.
How can they go up
against a serial killer?
Remember that creep we nabbed
about two months ago?
You had just transferred
to the Violent Crimes Unit.
The sex offender
who targeted female college students?
The pain in your neck
for over three years?
Mm-hmm. Those two found the guy.
What?
The guy, Jang Ho-jae?
He's way better than he lets on.
So don't worry about them.
[mysterious music playing]
JONGNO-GU SERIAL MURDER CASE
OH KI-HOON (29 YEARS OLD)
BODYGUARD AT JEONSEUNG BIOTECH
[music fades]
[owner] We haven't opened yet, sir.
How can I help you this time?
Your your contact, Silverbill,
I want to meet them now.
Sir, what happened to your son
was quite unfortunate,
but there was nothing we could do for him.
I've refunded your deposit. It should be
in your account in a few days.
There's no need. Cancel the transfer.
Sir?
I wanna hire the Silverbill
to look for someone.
Who were you thinking?
Find whoever killed my son for me.
Whatever it takes.
I want him to face justice for this.
Please!
[Madam Na] So what do you think?
The client wants you
to find whoever killed his son
by whatever means necessary.
[wistful music playing]
Ho-jae, listen.
Why don't we leave Seoul for a bit
instead of doing this, huh?
How about Osaka? Or Singapore.
Or should we just book it to Hawaii?
Have you considered the possibility
that traveling abroad
might make it look as though
I am the culprit?
Do you want me
to be a globally wanted man?
No, that's not what I meant at all.
What I'm trying to say is that
we should get away
from the danger for a while.
What if you end up
getting hurt in all this?
You got money to go to Hawaii?
No, of course I don't.
We'll find a way though.
Listen, in times like this,
you can't run away.
You've gotta find a way through it.
Let's be practical for once.
What does that even mean "be practical?"
This is a murder case.
You actually think you're gonna
find the killer or something?
What's this for?
Let's start by sharing that photo
with all of our informants.
Tell them to be on the lookout for anyone
who looks like the woman in the photo.
Ho-jae, are you really doing this?
The other option is that, in ten days,
everyone in the country
will think I am the killer.
I'd rather live a quiet life, my friend.
Help me out, all right?
[sighs]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[exhales]
[wistful music playing]
Hey, Grandpa, why did you
ask me for this favor, huh?
HELLO ANTENNAS, REQUESTING TIP-OFFS
ON THE PERSON IN THE PICTURE
URGENTLY NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT ASAP
[phone chimes]
[stirring music playing]
[phone buzzing]
- This is all so delicious.
- Did you bring that from home?
- Hey, good work today.
- You as well.
- [phone buzzing]
- I'm done. I should start heading out.
- [man 1] Oh.
- [man 2] What?
Have you seen this yet?
Have I seen what yet?
[music fades]
[mysterious music playing]
[melodic piano music playing]
Ho-jae. Our guys in Sinsa-dong.
They were taking pictures
of a building to quote a job,
and they just happened
to see her standing there.
They saw her multiple times
since then, so they say.
Apparently, she appears
right before sunset
and just sits there until it gets dark.
Where in Sinsa-dong?
[music intensifies]
[music subsides]
[phone buzzing]
[music fades]
ACCEPTED
What?
SILVERBILL
[phone line ringing]
- [call connects]
- You sure about this?
You're really going to accept this job?
Under one condition.
Once I find him, I take him to the police.
No exceptions.
Tell him that I don't take jobs
based on personal vengeance
and that I won't accept
unless he agrees to my terms.
What in the world are you thinking?
You used to never take jobs like this.
But you're gonna find the killer for him
all of a sudden?
I have a few questions I want answered.
[disconnect tone]
[wistful music playing]
[tires squeal]
[stirring music playing]
[women laughing]
[stirring music continues]
[panting]
- [gasps]
- [music fades]
Why are you following me?
You must be up to no good
if you can't answer, huh?
Why don't we face each other first?
You move, you get hurt.
Do you know an Oh Ki-hoon?
You a detective?
No, I wouldn't say that.
I'm only looking for the person
who murdered Oh Ki-hoon.
Well, it wasn't me. You guessed wrong.
So then, why were you there?
It was you I fought, right?
I'm right, aren't I?
[tender piano music playing]
[Ho-jae grunts]
[Ho-jae grunts, groans]
[Ho-jae grunts]
[Ho-jae panting]
["Time" by Baek A playing]
[breathing heavily]
[chuckles softly]
That's quite a punch you got.
You're a pro, aren't you?
I'm not gonna go easy on you now.
This time, I won't hold back.
What?
Why are you looking at me like that?
Master Jang.
[high-pitched squeal]
Will it come when spring comes? ♪
Is it really you?
Before the cherry blossoms fall ♪
After all this time, you're still here.
Melting the painful times ♪
Will it come when winter's gone? ♪
Will it come when spring comes? ♪
Before the cherry blossoms fall ♪
Melting the painful times ♪
[man] Interesting.
[Chae-ok] Very soon,
the cherry blossoms will be in bloom.
[music fades]
[pensive music playing]
[automated voice] The doors are opening.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CURIOUS
ABOUT HUMANS
HUMANS, CREATORS OF HISTORY
AND HISTORY ITSELF
THE RECORD OF EXISTENCE
THE RECORD OF EXISTENCE
BY SHIN JI-OH
THE BOOK OF EVOLUTION AND COEXISTENCE
A FUTURE INSPIRED BY HUMANS
A FUTURE BRED FOR HUMANS
WE ADVANCE
AND EVOLVE
ENDLESSLY
THE POTENTIAL OF HUMANS
THE INFINITY OF HUMANKIND
[music fades]
[stirring music playing]
[machine beeps]
[eerie thrumming music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[music subsides]
[unsettling music playing]
Let us begin.
Yes, sir.
We'll begin Experiment A0-67.
[reverential music playing]
[breathing shakily]
[metallic clattering]
[unsettling music playing]
[squelching]
[tense percussive music playing]
[music swells]
[music subsides]
[squelching]
[dramatic music playing]
[music fades]
["Dawn" by Kim A Reum playing]
Walking down the road ♪
Where the darkness falls ♪
I see the truth ♪
That lead us through the ebb and tide ♪
Our souls will blend ♪
Love that never fades
And never cease ♪
All right, all right, all right ♪
In your embrace ♪
[music fades]
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