THE PLACES, CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.
[♪ trippy music playing]
Hey, guys. It's me.
Did you see the woman who stabbed Kim Gukho?
Wow.
She stabbed him in the side.
Then in the chest!
This is it. Fuck!
I'm finally getting my money's worth.
The poison arrows and bomb were too much.
Kim Gukho's in a coma now.
If he dies,
will the 20 billion won go to her?
Will Kim Gukho die...
or live?
13 YEARS AGO
Minjin?
Let's go. You have work tomorrow.
Hey.
Fuck, I'm screwed.
[♪ violin music playing]
[Gukho sighing]
Did you hurt yourself?
What do you mean?
Your clothes are ripped.
The sleeve.
It must've gotten caught on something.
Don't talk to me. I'm tired.
[metal scraping]
DONGHA TAEKWONDO
[♪ music increases in tempo]
Dongha, are you excited to go to the zoo?
Dongha,
there's a real tiger over there.
Let's go see it.
[Gukho roaring]
[Gukho] Let's go see the tiger.
[tiger roars]
-[music stops] -[man] Mr. Kim Gukho?
You're under arrest for the murder of Lee Minjin.
[officer] Don't move.
-[Gukho resisting] -Stay still.
Let's go.
You bitch! [chuckles dryly]
How dare you sell your husband out? You bitch.
[Yeonju shudders]
-[♪ violin music playing] -[Yeonju] Dongha.
Dongha!
It's okay. Mommy's right here.
[music stops]
THE 35TH VIENNA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION
[exhales]
[host on microphone] First prize
goes to Seo Dongha.
[applause]
-Congratulations. -Thank you.
[host] Congratulations on winning the first prize.
Let's give him a round of applause.
[applause continues]
[♪ theme music playing]
NO WAY OUT: THE ROULETTE
20 BILLION WON FOR NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL
MASKED MAN'S TARGET, KIM GUKHO
WHO'S THE MASKED MAN BEHIND THE HIT?
[male interviewer] I heard you first picked up the violin
at a local cultural center at a late age.
Why do you think you were able to progress so quickly?
Well...
I was lucky enough to meet a great teacher.
I think that helped me progress faster.
You're getting offers from top music schools around the world,
including the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
What are your plans for the future?
I'm so grateful. I want to go to all of these schools.
I'm going to decide after discussing it with my teacher.
Things have been noisy since Kim Gukho's release from prison.
How does it make you feel?
We will only take music-related questions.
Do you plan on apologizing
to the victims?
Why do I have to apologize?
-That's the end of the interview. -[female interviewer scoffs]
Let's go.
Goodbye.
[beep]
[chuckles]
[Yeonju] You didn't have to come here.
I missed you.
[Yeonju chuckles]
Great job.
You did well.
He only got two notes wrong.
[Yeonju and Dongha chuckle]
I'll make you omurice for dinner.
You should come too.
Sounds good.
-Hey. -What?
Isn't that him?
Kim Gukho's son.
You're right. The genius violinist.
[woman 1] I don't believe it. It's him.
[woman 2] Disgusting.
That asshole is probably a pervert too.
[man 1] The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
-[laughs] So freaking creepy. -[man 1] Why is he here?
Hey.
-[Yeonju] What did you just say? -What's it to you, lady?
Why would you compare my son to that bastard? Why?
Let go of me!
-What the hell? -[man 2] Hey.
[Yeonju shouting] My son is different!
He's different from him! And he's different from the likes of you!
[breathing heavily]
Dongha...
KIM GUKHO'S THE DEVIL SEND HIM TO HELL
WIPE OUT SEX OFFENDERS
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
[protestors clamoring, chanting slogans]
[prison door buzzing]
[♪ violin music playing]
-[protestors screaming] -[police officers yelling]
[Sangbong] Mirroring Seo Dongha's musical performance.
[♪ violin music playing on TV]
[Gukho] I don't need a new television. I need a new boiler. Damn it.
[Sangbong] It'll be here tomorrow.
There's only one boiler place in this neighborhood.
It's so fucking cold.
-It's the busiest time for them. -[chuckles]
Here you go.
Your body will heat up in no time.
[Sangbong exclaims]
[Sangbong] I promise...
to bring your son to you.
Of course.
He was mine to begin with.
[♪ music continues playing]
[music stops]
[♪ heavy metal music playing on headphones]
[man in distance] Thank you!
[indistinct chatter]
[♪ music continues playing loudly]
[girl 1] Daeun, wait for me!
[girl 2] We're late. Hurry up!
[teacher] Be punctual!
[student 1 whispering] Hey, he's here.
[student 2 whispering] What time is it? He's fashionably late.
[student 3 whispering] He doesn't even care that he's late.
[student 4 whispering] Why the hell does he always look so gloomy?
[student 3] Would you be smiling if you were him? Think about it.
[student 5 whispering] He put his headphones back on.
He must have heard us.
[phone vibrating]
Hey, look at your texts.
GROUP CHAT
TAEHUN: DID YOU HEAR ABOUT HIS DAD?
NAMGYEONG: YEAH, EVERYONE'S AFTER HIM!
[phone slams]
[Wooyoung] Hey, where's Seo Dongha, that bastard?
Well?
[bully] Where's Seo Dongha?
Move out of the way.
Come on.
[laughs]
Your dad's fucking awesome.
-He's worth 20 billion won! Fuck. -[laughter]
Must be nice.
You're rich.
I was curious about something.
Why is your last name "Seo"?
Shouldn't it be "Kim"? [laughs]
Did you change your identity or something?
[laughs]
What the hell?
Where do you think you're going?
Get lost.
You dirty little fucker!
You asshole!
Have you lost your mind?
[exclaims]
[Chaewon] That's enough!
What wrong did Dongha do?
You fucking bitch, are you crazy?
[teacher] You punks!
-Don't move! -[Chaewon screaming] Let go!
[Wooyoung] What should we write on her face?
Who's good at drawing?
-[bully 1] Grab her tight! -[laughing]
[bully 1] She's so strong.
Hey, write "bitch" for me.
-[bully 2] What's he doing? -[bully 1] What?
-[bully 2] What is that? -[♪ heavy metal music playing]
-[Chaewon screaming] -What are you doing?
Fuck, is this gasoline?
[bully grunts]
[groaning, grunting]
[bully] Asshole.
-[smacking] -[grunting]
What?
[bully 1] What the fuck are you doing?
Let's all die here.
Stop bluffing, you bastard.
What?
[screaming] You don't think I'll do it?
Hey, it's fire! Run! Get out of here!
-He's crazy. -[girl] Hey, wait for me! Hey!
[music fades out]
Thanks.
[breathing heavily]
From now on,
don't act like you know me.
[footsteps approaching]
[woman] This is the place
where Kim Gukho's son lives.
RAPE GENES
GET LOST, SON OF A MURDERER
[scrubbing sound]
Stop it.
I have to erase this.
Erasing it won't change anything.
People will see it.
I'm okay, Mom. You can stop.
Let go of me. I have to erase this.
I'm fine.
Let's go home.
Okay?
[siren wailing]
[roulette whirring]
[beep]
KIM GUKHO
20 BILLION WON
KILL
[Masked Man] Guys, I'm about to be pissed.
Do you think this is right? Do you?
I told you to kill Kim Gukho.
Did I tell you to set off a bomb where people were gathered?
Is this a war?
Someone will fire missiles at this rate.
Starting now,
any injuries to civilians will be considered a foul, got it?
Come on, guys.
I'm not asking you for much, am I?
Let's keep it clean and straightforward.
Lieutenant Baek, you need to see this.
What is it? I'm busy right now.
[Eunjeong] Now, the Masked Man
has broadcast five times, and each person was mentioned here before.
That goes for Yoon Changjae too.
Among the petitions submitted
to Open Newspaper,
they're criminals who weren't properly punished.
Do you know who the last person is?
[whispers] It's Kim Gukho.
[Joongsik] Wait.
I did this, but it gets cut off here.
What's wrong with this?
[Eunjeong making whooshing noise]
[Joongsik] Like that?
Mi... Church?
It looks like Midian Church.
-Midian Church? -Yeah.
This church is really famous.
[sighs]
-[Yeonju chuckles] -Thank you so much.
This is Professor Rebecca.
The String Department dean at the University Royal Conservatoire of Music.
-I see. -Say hello.
[in English] It's so nice to meet you, Dongha.
The concours was amazing.
Your gorgeous and dynamic music always inspires me.
I hope you can find your dreams fulfilled in our school.
I can provide all that you need.
[in English] Thank you, but...
I need some time to think about it.
Oh, what are your concerns? I can help.
What are you saying?
Dongha will go.
-[Rebecca chuckles] -[Yeonju] Dongha will go.
Tell her that he'll go.
[in English] There's no problem here.
Let me talk to him.
[Yeonju in English] No problem.
[Rebecca] Okay. Good.
[in Korean] Read it.
[in Korean] Mom...
[Rebecca chuckling]
[banging]
I talked it over with your teacher.
Go abroad.
What about you?
Well...
I need to take care of some things.
I'll be there soon.
I won't go without you.
Dongha,
just go first. I'll be there soon.
You know I can't be persuaded.
Please.
Let's eat.
MIDIAN CHURCH
[pastor] Members of the congregation,
during a counseling session yesterday,
a deacon came to me and said,
"Pastor."
"I pray every day and every night."
"I even attend early morning prayers."
"So why does my son play video games instead of studying?"
"It's hard raising a child."
So I asked her this.
"Deacon, did you only study when you were in school?"
[laughter]
If prayers could send our children to college,
then our presbyter's children
would've gone to Harvard.
[laughter]
-[laughter] -[indistinct chatter]
[pastor chuckles]
Now, beloved members of the congregation...
You shouldn't pray alone.
Teach them God's words so they can take responsibility for their lives.
Let's bet on it
with our lives.
-Hallelujah. -[all] Amen.
[children playing, screaming]
[pastor] Pastor, have some water.
[grunts]
You're spilling again.
MIDIAN CHURCH
[knock on door]
Yes?
[pastor] Ah.
Yes, hello.
Thank you.
Elder,
please give the pastor a meal.
Thank you. I appreciate it.
There's a system where we can post petitions?
I had no idea.
I know people don't trust the law these days... [sighs]
...but wouldn't it be safer to stay
within the boundaries of the law?
That's what God would want.
I'm just curious.
Do you watch YouTV?
Of course, I do.
I love mukbangs. [laughs]
Ohh. Yes, I see.
This is made at the church. Try it.
Yes, thank you.
So how can we help you, Detective?
No, I just came to check some things.
[chuckles]
Okay.
Somi!
Give this to your dad on your way.
I have to go straight to the library.
Your dad hasn't changed his underwear for days. Look.
[exclaims] That's disgusting.
No, it's not! Here.
[Yeeun] Bye!
[engine starts]
[♪ suspenseful music playing]
[announcer] This stop is Hosan Police Station.
[in English] This stop is Hosan Police Station.
-[buzzing] -Hosan Police Station.
[humming]
Damn it. Where is she?
[ringing tone]
Hello? Hey.
Did Somi leave?
But I didn't ask you to send me underwear.
[Yeeun] That's strange. She left a while ago.
Okay.
[phone vibrating]
YEEUN
-Yeah... -[Yeeun] There's...
-Yeeun, what... -There's...
Wait...
[Yeeun yelps]
Honey!
Honey?
Yeeun? Yeeun!
Yeeun!
-[Yeeun] Honey. -Yeeun.
[Changjae] Hello, Detective!
-[Joongsik] What's this? -I'm here for my money.
You little...
[Joongsik] Honey, go inside.
-I'll... -Lady, stay right there.
She should hear this too.
Your daughter's life is at stake.
What? Somi's not home?
What? She's not here.
You asshole.
-You son of a bitch! -[clattering]
-Where's Somi? -Let go of me.
Where is she, fucker?
She's very smart.
-You asshole. -You raised her well.
-Motherfucker. -[Yeeun screams]
I'll kill you.
So why did you steal my precious money? Huh?
Look at what happened.
You brought this upon yourself!
-I said I'd return it. -Do you even have it?
I'll come up with it at all costs!
Fuck, do you think I'm stupid?
I told you I was watching.
Detective, I gave it some thought.
You're protecting Kim Gukho.
I have 20 billion won in front of me. Why settle for a billion?
Bring Kim Gukho to me.
We can make an exchange.
Him for your daughter.
A clean swap. I swear.
Don't you know
-the police force is there? -Bring him alive.
Got it?
I have to kill him. That's the rule.
How can I bring him now? Damn it.
That's your problem.
I feel kind of sorry for Somi.
[Changjae] Oh, right.
If the cops come after me first,
-you'll get a can of her fingers. -You piece of shit!
I'm going to kill you today! Just die!
[Changjae] Can she play the cello
-without fingers? -[Yeeun wails]
-How will she play? -If you touch a single hair,
I swear I'll kill you then. Got it?
Yeah.
I'll get going now.
I'll call with her phone.
[Joongsik shuddering]
Don't follow me out.
Honey?
-Honey... -Honey.
It'll be okay.
Nothing will happen to Somi. I'll...
I'll take care of this.
-[Yeeun sobbing] What do we do? -Don't worry. It's fine.
[crying] Our Somi...
What about Somi?
Somi. What do we do?
-Somi... -[sobbing] Honey.
Yeeun, calm down.
It'll be okay.
[doorbell rings]
Oh. [chuckles]
Who are you?
Ah, yes, hello.
I'm Kim Gukho's attorney.
And?
I have something to discuss with you.
Can you open the door for me?
-I have nothing to discuss. -No, wait.
It'll just take a moment.
[Dongha] Mom?
The documents you left behind.
I looked over them.
An uncontested divorce will be difficult with these conditions.
The issue regarding custody is indeed something
that can be negotiated between both parties,
but a unilateral written statement of relinquishing custody will have...
no legal effect.
Don't tell that to me.
You can speak with my attorney.
Your son is...
He's a genius violinist.
But lately, it seems he's more famous as Kim Gukho's son.
If this drags on,
you'll get mixed up with him over custody issues.
Are you okay with that?
HUMAN ANATOMY II
Don't you mess with my son!
I'll kill him and everyone else.
There's something I didn't tell you.
I'm recording this.
[Sangbong] Call me if you change your mind.
Your son's innocent.
[ringing tone]
OFFICER PARK
[Eunjeong] Yes, Lieutenant Baek.
[clears throat] Hey, Officer Park.
I have a favor to ask. Track the location of a phone for me.
It's urgent.
Yes, that's not difficult.
Who is it?
[voice quivering] Yeah, it's my daughter.
[exhales] Don't ask anything else.
Can you just do it quickly?
Yes, I understand.
Can you text me the number?
[sobbing, shuddering]
[grunts, clears throat]
TO HOSAN
[Joongsik] Is that it?
Where did it go next? Find it.
-[officer] It's Route 59. -Keep playing it.
What's wrong with that?
[officer] I think the security cameras here are broken.
There isn't a bypass road here.
Fuck.
[protestors chanting] Enforce it! Enforce it!
[lead protestor 1] Kim Gukho threatens public safety! Execute him!
[protestors chanting] Execute him! Execute him!
[lead protestor 1] We can't live with the anxiety! Ensure public safety!
[protestors] Ensure it! Ensure it!
[lead protestor 1] Castrate sex offender Kim Gukho!
[protestors] Castrate him! Castrate him!
[lead protestor 2] Give Kim Gukho the death penalty! Execute him!
[protestors] Execute him! Execute him!
[lead protestor 2] Ban sex offender, Kim Gukho, from Hosan City!
[protestors] Ban him! Ban him!
[lead protestor 2] We can't live with the anxiety!
Ban Kim Gukho!
[protestors] Ban him! Ban him!
[lead protestor 1] Castrate sex offender Kim Gukho!
[protestors] Castrate him! Castrate him!
[protestors continue chanting slogans]
[officer 1] You may go in.
Lift your arms, please.
[beeping]
You may come in.
I am...
Kim Gukho's son.
-Excuse me? -I'm his son.
I'm here to see my dad.
Kim Gukho's son is here.
[officer 2] His son is here? Send him in.
Go inside.
[officer 2] Mr. Kim, your son is here.
[Gukho] My son?
My son is here?
Send him in! Now!
[camera shutters clicking]
[officer 2] He's going in now.
[protestor 1] Kim Gukho, you bastard!
-Leave Hosan City right now! -[crowd clamoring]
[protestor 2] You scumbag!
My son...
You've grown so much.
So much.
Get in here.
Let your dad hug you. Come on.
I'm glad you're here.
I'm so glad you're here.
Let's go inside, okay? This is your house.
[Gukho] Come on in. Come on.
You punk.
You're so frail.
This won't do. Come here.
Let's get you something to eat, okay?
I have a lot of money.
I'll buy you everything you want to eat.
-Alcohol. -Alcohol?
I want...
to drink with you, Dad.
You want to drink with me?
Really?
Yeah!
You're old enough to drink. That's right. Yeah!
You should learn how to drink from me! Wait a second.
Hang on.
[Gukho] Hey, Mr. Lee.
My son's at my house right now. Yeah.
It's not that.
Can you order in a nice whiskey and dishes for us?
Korean, Chinese, Western, Japanese.
Order every land, sea, and sky animal there is!
Come if you have time. Okay.
Yeah, okay. Bye.
Dongha, come here.
Look at what I did.
Thinking about you,
I folded each one by hand.
Do you remember?
You loved tigers.
Dad, I...
Yeah? What?
Can I see my room for a second?
Your room?
I didn't clean up.
Yeah, of course.
This is your house.
Go ahead.
Dongha!
I have beer. Do you want some?
Well...
Let's drink when the food gets here.
Okay, go ahead.
[sighs]
[Gukho chuckling in excitement]
[♪ violin music playing]
[sighs in satisfaction]
Ah.
Ah. [burps]
[Gukho] Dongha, come out!
-The food is here! -[rod clanging]
I'll be right there!
[Dongha] Mom,
it seems we have forgotten the emotional pain we've been living with
for some time now.
I thought we could live happily
without that jerk in our lives.
Here you go.
But because of this incident...
[shopkeeper] I'm paying you handsomely.
I realized we'll have to live with this label
and be in pain for the rest of our lives.
I'm okay with people pointing their fingers at me...
-Goodbye. -...but I can't endure seeing you
in pain any longer.
You've carried the pain for me all this time,
so now,
I'll bear that pain for you instead.
I'm sorry, Mom.
[music stops]
Come here.
Sit down.
This is a fine whiskey.
Son, let me pour you a glass.
Here.
There you go.
[Gukho chuckles]
Are you okay?
Are you?
[officer on radio] Mr. Kim, your wife is here.
Yeah.
It's nice to gather like this as a family.
Search her thoroughly, okay?
-Father. -Yeah?
I'll pour you a glass too.
Yeah, sure.
Here.
I feel great today!
[Gukho chuckles]
[♪ violin music starts]
[Gukho gulping]
-[smacking] -[glass breaking]
You little punk!
[Gukho grunting]
How dare you! You little bastard!
[Dongha groaning]
-[Dongha grunts] -You bastard!
How dare you swing a knife at your father?
Did your mom put you up to this?
Did she put you up to this, you shit?
-[Dongha grunts] -[Gukho gasps, groans]
[groaning]
[Dongha straining]
[Dongha grunting, panting]
[Gukho grunting]
You little fucker...
[gasping, groaning]
[breathing heavily]
Damn it...
[Yeonju] Dongha.
[panting] Dongha?
[Dongha moans]
[shuddering]
[breathing heavily]
[Gukho groans]
[Yeonju gasps]
[Gukho grunts]
Honey...
[breathing heavily]
[camera shutters clicking]
[man 1] She's coming out!
[man 2] Didn't she just go in?
[woman 1] What's that? Is that blood?
-[woman 2] She must be hurt! -I...
I killed Kim Gukho.
[music stops]
[screams] I did it!
I killed Kim Gukho!
[somber music playing]
Translated by Suyun Mounce