EPISODE 8
Does this make any sense?
How could someone dead be alive?
Then, who died 20 years ago?
Perhaps they made a mistake in the investigation at the time.
I don't think so.
They found her ID card at the site of the drowning.
No way it happened by coincidence.
You're saying someone made it look like Shin Da-hye on purpose?
If that's true...
it's probably not a simple suicide.
I told you. This is not a suicide case.
No need to be so emotional.
We have no evidence to prove either a suicide or a murder.
There's only one person who can answer all these questions.
That's Shin Da-hye herself.
If we find her,
we'll know what happened 20 years ago.
How are we going to find someone hiding for 20 years?
She was able to hide because no one knew.
But we know...
that she is alive.
A living person...
will leave a trail somewhere.
We just need to find that trail.
Oh, my...
The most suspicious part of all is her family.
Shin Jung-hye was telling the truth. Her mother has liver cancer.
She's had a transplant surgery and now she’s in ICU.
I looked into their bank records, credit cards and spoke to neighbors.
I don’t see anything suspicious.
Still, keep an eye on her.
What about the fiancé?
He was the closest person to Shin Da-hye.
Thank you.
Did you find Da-hye?
We're still investigating.
We need your cooperation.
I need information on her from 20 years ago.
I want to know...
what kind of person she was.
These are the things Da-hye was practicing.
Her voice is recorded on them.
EQUUS / HAMLET / SEAGULL
It's okay. If you cry...
It's okay.
Crying will make you feel better.
"It's okay..."
All she cared about was acting.
"...feel better."
Hello, a new restaurant just opened.
If you order four servings, you'd get four for free.
Please make sure to come!
Order four servings and you get another four servings for free!
Apart from times spent on work to make ends meet
she spent all her time on acting.
Do you know anyone...
who had a grudge against her?
No.
She’d never do anything wrong to anyone.
But...
she did have issues with her agency.
Her agency?
You ran an entertainment agency in 1995.
Do you remember an actress named Shin Da-hye?
Shin Da-hye?
I represented hundreds of people. How would I remember her?
Fraud, embezzling, and assault...
It doesn't look too good.
You specialize in...
living off vulnerable and young celebrity wannabes.
What are you playing at?
What is this crap?
Sit down if you don't want to add illegal gambling to the list.
People don't change, do they?
And you haven’t changed.
You must have done something to her
to deny knowing her.
I didn't do anything wrong.
What I did was all for them.
Where else would they meet such rich guys?
Clients are happy playing with pretty girls.
The girls are happy to get some money in return.
It was mutually beneficial.
Da-hye played hard to get, but she was just like everyone else.
She was so stubborn and refused to drink.
But that's what he liked about her.
Who?
Han Se-kyu at HK law firm?
Sir, please!
Sir, help! Sir!
Was it the place...
where Han Se-kyu hid stolen items from thefts?
-The one near Mikang Lake? -How did you know?
Did it go on during the larceny case too?
That'd be September of 1995. Think carefully.
It was 20 years ago. I don’t remember.
Shall I handcuff you to help you remember?
That group fell apart before that.
They fell out over some issue.
Your dads are the ones who took bribes.
Tell your dad, not me.
He talked to him, but it didn’t work.
-What? -Well...
When do you want me to send the girls in?
Forget it. Send them back.
Okay.
My dad doesn't listen to me either.
Then...
I'll hand over the video to the cops.
What about it? Drinking with some girls?
We all did that.
We didn't do drugs.
It’s up to you.
Get your dad to stop the investigation.
Or you can go to jail.
The Chief Prosecutor's son, Han Se-kyu.
and sons of Chaebols and Congressmen
who threatened him...
and the sex tape used to blackmail him.
In order to steal the tape,
Han Se-kyu broke into his friends' homes.
He didn't know which of the three had the tape.
He had to break in to all three.
To make it look like burglaries
he took all the other valuables.
-It was Han Se-kyu. -What do you mean?
Shin Da-hye had the diamond necklace and it was all because of that.
Han Se-kyu, that scumbag.
He thought he could get away with all the crap, because of his father.
And he’s been living a good life.
That punk...
I won't let him get away with it.
Hey, what about the necklace?
Oh, I'm sorry.
-I have to go. -Okay.
By the way…
the necklace...
Was it ever found afterwards?
I told you I've never seen such a thing.
Anyone who might hold onto something like that for her?
You sound like the other detective.
I mean Detective Lee Jae-han.
He contacted me again after the funeral.
-He did? -Yes.
He came to Da-hye's place late at night.
Like I told you, there isn't much here.
Yes.
After it happened,
her sister came and took her belongings.
Anyone who might hold onto that necklace for her?
No.
Was there a floppy disk among her belongings?
No. Da-hye didn't know how to use computers.
Okay.
Where did...
that disk go?
Hold on.
It's a picture.
This isn't her.
-Who is it? -That's Ji-hee.
Ji-hee? Who is that?
-It was cold, right? -I feel bad.
She's an aspiring actress and her hometown friend.
I have an audition.
She’d come and sleep over when she had auditions.
When she came to Seoul, she stayed here?
Yes.
-Has she come up recently? -She came a week ago.
Do you have her phone number or her address?
She took her photos at our studio.
I got her number at the time.
It's from 20 years ago. I'm not sure if that helps.
Did she...
come to the funeral?
The funeral?
No.
We probably forgot to call her.
Or...
It was impossible for her to come.
Name, Kim Ji-hee.
Born in 1976.
Both her parents passed away before the year 1995.
She had no siblings either.
In December of 1995,
she left the country for Germany.
She’s been living there since.
She returned through Incheon Airport two weeks ago.
You're sure it's Germany?
Yes, I am.
Check with the immigration office to find out her address in Korea.
Ms. Kim Ji-hee checked out last week.
Did she leave anything behind or her contact number?
No, she didn't.
We clean rooms every day, so there won’t be anything left.
She hid for 20 years and came back all of a sudden.
Why would she do that?
Why?
YEONMI HOSPITAL
The hospital.
The transplant surgery.
-You want to see her mother? -Is she still in ICU?
She's in Recovery, but they have to watch her a few more days.
-When was the surgery? -Six days ago.
But no visitors are allowed in ICU. I haven't seen her once.
I'm not here to see Shin Da-hye's mother.
Room 118 is over that way.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
What brings you here?
I should ask you that.
Why are you here?
I know that the organ donor for your mother is inside this room.
Did you come to say thank you?
Or...
Are you here to see the sister you thought was dead?
When receiving organs from a living person,
not the brain-dead,
it is usually family members who donate their organs.
You tried too.
But your blood type did not match.
And because of an illness you had, you're not a good fit.
Please leave.
But then, an organ donor showed up.
From far away in Germany.
Please.
-I'm asking you. -Test results showed that
blood types are compatible and everything else was a good fit.
As if they were family.
How could this happen?
Six days ago...
she donated her liver to your mother
and is lying in the room right there. That donor, Kim Ji-hee...
is actually...
your little sister who pretended to be dead for 20 years.
I mean your sister, Shin Da-hye.
KIM JI-HEE
It’s nice to finally meet you.
Kim Ji-hee.
No. I should call you Shin Da-hye.
Say something, would you?
What happened here?
Was it Kim Ji-hee...
who died 20 years ago?
How did your identities get switched?
What happened...
20 years ago?
You need to tell us the truth.
Everything...
was my fault.
Hi.
Come here.
Give me the video.
Why?
Are you worried that I'd make this public?
I'm here because you said you'd give it to me!
All right, all right. I'll give it to you.
Get over here.
Come look at it.
It was so hard for me to get it.
You should at least watch it.
Look at it, okay?
Why?
It’s no fun for you?
Do you want to see something nice?
Come here, come here.
Come here.
Just get over here!
Hold on.
You’ve got to look here.
Hey, take a look at this.
Take a look at this thing!
Hey, hey! Look at this.
Look at this.
Hey, not bad, right?
When else can a lowly thing like you ever see something like this?
Too bad I didn’t see their faces when they knew these were gone.
Back then, I felt like...
that necklace was a way out of my miserable life.
Soon after...
Han Se-kyu was arrested for larceny.
I was scared of being arrested too.
Every day felt like hell.
Then I saw the news Han Se-kyu was let out.
And that day,
I got a call from Han Se-kyu.
Hello?
It was you, wasn't it? You took my stuff.
You dare to take my things?
Bring it back
while I'm still being nice.
-I don't want to. -What?
I don't want to see your face again.
What did you say?
I know what I did was wrong.
So I'm going to turn myself in tomorrow.
What the fuck?
Do you want to die?
Hey!
-Don't call me again! -Hey!
That night...
Han Se-kyu came to see me.
I mean, she looks filthy.
You’re so funny.
I think you and she are alike.
What are you getting at?
Attorney Han Se-kyu?
You are not so creative, are you?
You haven’t changed a bit. It’s just like 20 years ago.
I'm sorry, sir.
Don't touch me.
You remember the stolen item Shin Da-hye took 20 years ago, right?
The blue diamond necklace.
Shall I continue?
Is it okay if everyone listens?
You can leave.
Who are you?
I'm Park Hae-young from Seoul Metropolitan Cold Case Squad.
We're investigating Shin Da-hye's suicide 20 years ago.
Wait, no.
It's not a suicide, it's a murder.
I guess we should call it a murder case.
We looked through the case file again.
The victim was in her pajamas so the crime location was
probably her home.
The time of the crime was night.
If it was a robbery or an accidental death
they wouldn’t have disposed of the body.
The killer knew the victim
and was an acquaintance.
-What are you getting at? -Keep listening.
The killer tried to make it look like a suicide.
He left her ID card
in the coat over her pajamas.
It wasn’t well thought out, you know.
The killer wasn't able to think properly because of drugs or alcohol
and was likely lacking in judgment.
You were...
a regular user of drugs back then, right?
-What do you think... -Also...
When it comes to crimes like this,
the body is often dumped
in locations that the killer knows very well.
Somewhere near your holiday house...
like Lake Mikang.
Is this a threat?
No, I'm just telling you the truth.
It was closed as a suicide with no proper investigation or an autopsy.
The prosecution closed it without much care.
I guess even the mighty Chief Prosecutor Han
could not make his son into a murderer.
Being born with a silver spoon in your mouth
and relying on father's status,
you throw your money around and sexually assault vulnerable girls.
It sucks and makes me sick.
But I can look away.
The fact that you made a fuss stealing from your friends to find that video
and ruined someone’s life...
it makes me so angry.
But...
I could still let it go.
Except…
Killing someone, I can’t let it go.
What's wrong with that?
Yeah, I killed her.
That lowly thing didn't know her place and touched what’s mine.
I killed her.
What are you going to do about it?
You dare to take my things?
I could... only watch it.
I couldn't stop it.
I was so scared.
I thought I'd die too if I moved.
I was scared to death. I couldn't move.
After that...
I went to my mom's and I hid there.
But then the police called.
They said I died.
That's when I made my decision.
To live my life...
as Kim Ji-hee.
What?
Are you going to arrest me?
I'm a lawyer.
A lawyer at the HK law firm, the best in the country.
You did not state...
the right to remain silent...
and the right to an attorney.
So my confession has no legal standing.
If you feel that's unfair, you can keep investigating.
You still won't be able to get me.
I always have a way out.
This is a nice country.
You sure are different. I can see why you're working at the best law firm.
I thought your head was full of shit.
-What? -You made it to partner
using your dad's connections.
But you've no wins for the past few years.
After messing up a few cases you got assigned to,
they don’t give you cases anymore.
Shut your mouth!
Prepare for your defense with that crappy brain of yours.
Even if I get fired,
I will put you away for murder.
Thank you for telling us your story.
Do you have evidence to back your story?
Unless you have evidence that Han Se-kyu killed Kim Ji-hee...
this won’t work out for you.
You lived as Kim Ji-hee for 20 years.
You could have killed Kim Ji-hee
and stolen her identity.
No.
I did not do that.
Stating that without proof...
won’t get us anywhere.
There is evidence.
Damn...
This is driving me crazy.
We're on a bomb right now.
Are you insane? Why did you go see Han Se-kyu?
Things are crazy right now.
What if the Super gets mad?
I can’t believe this.
Yes, I went to see Han Se-kyu.
Is that so wrong?
Why did you?
You must have a reason.
I ordered the investigation.
There was...
an unnatural death in 1995 in Mikang Lake.
It was closed as a suicide.
We found some circumstantial evidence pointed to murder.
We even have a witness to that murder.
According to the witness,
the prime suspect is
Han Se-kyu at the HK law firm.
Allow us to send him a summons.
You're going up against the HK.
Without conclusive evidence, a summons won’t get us anywhere.
We have evidence.
What do you mean you have evidence?
I found something
when I was going through Da-hye's stuff long ago.
I never told anyone
thinking that it’d make people suspicious about Da-hye’s death.
What's recorded on that tape?
That night.
What happened that night.
All of it.
It's okay.
Crying will make you feel better.
It's my first time crying in two years.
I came in here secretly last night.
To see if our theater was doing well.
It looked fine.
And then I cried for the first time in two years.
When I did, I felt so much better.
It felt so dark, as if there was a fog.
See, I don't cry anymore.
I won't cry.
Ji-hee came over again.
She had an audition the next day.
I got thirsty in the middle of the night.
I woke up and went to the kitchen.
But then...
I heard...
the sound of the door opening.
It was Han Se-kyu.
You dare to take my things?
It ends here.
The investigating team has this?
Yes.
You have nothing to worry about.
I'll take care of it and make sure they can't do a thing.
I can get Internal Affairs to investigate the team.
Or I can give the case to another department.
There are many ways.
What about the recording?
It's been 20 years.
There is no body and no crime scene.
Ignore it.
It's no use as evidence.
Don't you know the principle of free evaluation of evidence?
"The judge can freely weigh the evidence based on their inner conviction."
Are you a judge?
It won't even make it into trial.
I'll take care of it so that you don't have to worry about it.
What about the witness?
What's her name?
It's a woman named Kim Ji-hee.
The testimony of the witness is only circumstantial as well.
-The team is-- -Look here!
Making evidence and testimony useless
can only be done by lawyers like me, not the police.
You couldn't get your subordinates under control and made this mess.
Do you still have more to say?
You'll need this.
We should have just done the Five Oceans.
The bread always falls on the buttered side.
Why does it have to be Han Se-kyu of all people?
We still have time.
He won’t come unless he's lost his mind. Just write that.
Han Se-kyu is impulsive and prone to anger
and full of inferiority complexes.
He can't bear to lose to someone he thinks is lower than him.
I hear you, Mr. Know It All.
Why don't you become a fortune teller while you're at it?
He's here!
Han Se-kyu from the HK law firm is here.
It worked.
He took the bait.
This could go very wrong.
Han Se-kyu just walked in.
Okay.
What about the witness?
I'm almost there.
YEONMI HOSPITAL
Mr. Han Se-kyu.
You have the right to remain silent
and to refuse to answer any questions.
You will not be penalized
if you choose to remain silent.
If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can
and will be used against you in a court of law.
While you are under interrogation you may ask for an attorney
and may receive legal counsel.
Do you understand it all?
Yes.
-Has it started? -Yes.
In 1995,
Shin Da-hye was found drowned in Mikang Lake.
-You know her, right? -Yes.
Her case was closed as a suicide back in 1995.
But recently
a witness appeared and claims that she was murdered.
That witness says that you murdered
Shin Da-hye in her home.
That's not true.
What I'm going to play for you now is from the night Shin Da-hye died.
We believe that this evidence was recorded at her home.
You dare to take my things?
Is this your voice on the recording?
Yes.
Then...
does that mean you admit that you killed Shin Da-hye?
I said that was my voice.
I didn't say I killed her.
You said so.
You believe that it's recorded at Shin Da-hye's home.
I don't know where you got this.
Can you prove that it’s from Shin Da-hye's home
20 years ago?
They will want a confession from you.
You should not respond to the summons.
Why not?
If they want it so badly, I should go.
They dare to go up against me?
I'll face him head on.
And Park Hae-young, that punk...
Whether it's abuse of authority, defamation or whatever,
I'll crush him with it.
I'll do what lawyers need to do.
Why don't you do what cops should do?
You said there's a witness.
Do I have to take care of every little detail?
Okay.
I will take care of it.
Where is your sister?
She left with a nurse a while ago.
He said you were waiting in the lobby.
-A nurse? -Yes.
I haven't seen that nurse before. A male nurse.
A male nurse?
That's strange. We don't have a male nurse in this building.
Didn't you say that Detective Cha was waiting in the lobby?
Detective Cha, I'm looking for a patient.
Okay.
Where is this?
This is elevator number eight.
It's the B4 parking lot.
Are we done?
Or is there more?
Yes.
We can prove it.
What?
I mean this recording.
The fact that
it was found in Shin Da-hye's home 20 years ago.
We can prove it.
It's not possible.
The recording doesn't end there.
What's going on?
Based on what we heard just now, there is no way to prove it.
But thankfully, at the end of the recording,
there was evidence that confirms that it was her house.
Da-hye!
It's me. Min-sung.
Da-hye!
Say something if you're there.
Fuck. Why isn't this getting in?
Damn it.
It was Shin Da-hye's fiancé,
Kim Min-sung, banging on the door.
We already have his statement confirming he was there that night.
What is this?
Why is this...
Why?
I guess it's different from what you heard?
That's odd.
There is no way our case evidence has been leaked.
How did it go?
What?
I don't know what you heard, but this is the original file.
With this, we can prove that the location
of the recording was...
Shin Da-hye's home.
So what?
What about it?
Now, it's your turn to give your statement...
to prove what you did.
You...
How did you...
You were...
How did you...
You were dead.
I killed you.
No.
You killed...
Kim Ji-hee.
Thank you...
for admitting to the murder.
Since you’ve been told your rights to silence and to an attorney beforehand,
it would make this valid.
What do you think you're doing?
What the fuck is this?
You punk! What is this?
How dare you do this to me?
You punk!
Delete this thing!
No!
Mr. Han Se-kyu.
You are under arrest for
damaging government property and obstruction of justice,
contempt, assault, resisting detainment
and a murder in 1995.
You have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
You think you'd be safe if you do this to me?
You’re all dead.
I'll kill you all!
Let go! Let go of me!
Do you know who I am?
I'll kill you all!
You're all dead!
I'll kill you!
I'll kill all of you!
I said I'll kill you all!
If someone committed a crime they must pay for it.
Regardless of how much money or power they have.
That's what the police is for!
It should be resolved by this weekend or so.
Let's talk...
when it’s done.
A diamond necklace?
Yes.
Why did Han Se-kyu...
go that far to get it back?
There was a floppy disk inside the box.
A floppy disk?
What’s this?
Do you still have it?
No, I gave it to a detective long ago.
A detective?
When I went down to Ji-hee's place to get her passport,
he called.
-Hello? -Yes?
I'm Detective Lee Jae-han from Seoul District Police.
Is this Kim Ji-hee?
Yes, what can I do for you?
You know Shin Da-hye, don't you?
Yes.
Did she leave anything with you?
Like a floppy disk or something.
No, she didn't.
Hello?
28, YANGCHEON-DONG GIMCHEON-SI
Excuse me?
Anyone home?
Anyone there?
Oh, that's nice.
Yeah, but...
Oh, my lord.
Hello, ladies.
Hello!
Do you remember this girl, lives just over here?
The young lady with white skin.
Yes, that's right. She lives...
-I haven't seen her lately. -She's not around? For how long?
-I’m not sure. Just lately. -I see.
She's trying to be an actress in Seoul.
She goes back and forth?
So you haven't seen her for about a week?
Was that detective's name...
I don't remember it.
I just remember he was at Seoul District Police.
I sent it to that address.
You sent it there?
Yes.
I felt he’d keep following me if I don’t give him that disk.
So I sent the disk by mail.
That's a disguise.
I'm sure of it.
Let's check again.
Yes, sir.
DETECTIVE LEE JAE-HAN
I should've received something.
No, it's not.
I’m sure nothing’s easy here.
Wow.
What kind of thief is this?
So damn daring to touch my stuff in here when it's full of detectives!
I was looking for you.
These are detectives from the Central Prosecutor's office. Say hello.
I'm Oh Seung-joon from the Special Prosecutor's Team.
I came here because I heard that you've got important evidence
for the Jinyang corruption case.
How did you get this disk?
No need to do this here.
Why don't you go with the prosecutors and assist with the investigation?
You worked hard to find this lead. You should get the credit for it.
INVESTIGATION INTO SEKANG CONSTRUCTION CORRUPTION
What the fuck! Are you crazy?
You tell me what the fuck you’re doing! I know what I heard.
Congressman Jang, Jaeshin Newspaper, and Hanyang Group were all connected.
The ones that took the most got away, and what?
Sekang Construction corruption?
I don't know what you're talking about.
That disk only had info on Sekang.
I'm sure you deleted the rest.
Just like a dog wagging its tail to its owners.
HANYANG GROUP, SLUSH FUND - DELETE
GEUMJIN AIRLINE, TAX EVASION - DELETE
CONGRESSMAN JANG, BRIBERY - DELETE
CHOWON GROUP - DELETE
YN GROUP - DELETE
So, how does it feel to be bitten by a hunting dog?
It wakes you right up, huh?
Leave, if you don't like it. I don't need you anyway.
You started out as an officer.
And you're already a Section Chief?
You must have chosen the right line to stand in.
Look at this.
Such a nice house! How much is it?
You can never buy a house like this with a detective's salary.
I'm not leaving.
I won't leave until I crush that dog that disgraced the police.
Let's see who wins - me or that dog.
What were you doing while your team was acting up?
Did you do it on purpose to screw me over?
You were nobody, stuck in a little town.
Don't forget that I was the one who got you here.
Did you find anything suspicious about Park Hae-young?
No.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
That brat...
If he gets a whiff of what happened to Lee Jae-han
cut him off.
If the truth comes out...
you'll be the one put in the worst position.
Do you understand?
That was awesome!
How did you...
I thought I killed you.
No, the one you killed was Kim Ji-hee.
I can't believe I missed that scene!
-It’s because you ran off. -Shut up.
I think we’re aces.
We solved the South Gyeonggi case
and arrested Han Se-kyu too!
Since this is team dinner for aces, can we order more?
Of course, we can!
Excuse me! One more serving, please.
I come here often. I'm a regular here.
Come on. Let's drink to that.
Not for me. I should go back and do the paperwork.
Let's not bring the mood down.
Please, Team Leader, help your team have some fun.
You can take care of that.
You guys have fun and get some rest.
All right, all right.
I'll do the paperwork.
Have a good time and go home.
Put some ointment on your face too.
He isn’t so bad after all, is he?
He would be even better if he treats us!
Let me pour you a drink.
Lieutenant Park!
It's me, Lee Jae-han.
We can change the past.
Don't ever give up.
Why is this here?
Park Hae-young!
I couldn't get hold of you. I thought you threw away the radio.
You come and go when they say so?
Someone’s behind you?
How come all the cases have something to do with Jae-han?
-Were you two close? -Are you insane?
Detectives catch bad guys with spirit, not face.
It has nothing to do with you.
The M.O. is similar to the girl's death in the neighborhood.
I need to speak to Officer Cha.
She's not home yet?
Have you talked to anyone else on this radio?
-Are you not feeling well? -Cha Soo-hyun!
Is she there?
She's not picking up her phone.
Cha Soo-hyun!
Soo-hyun!
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