The Devil
Whose pictures are those?
I think they're Senior Kang's...
A quotation from Dante's "Inferno"
Through me you enter into the city of woes.
Through me you enter into eternal pain.
Through me you enter the population of loss.
He's psycho. We can't leave him be.
You're jumping into this situation blindly!
The guy killed Dae Shik.
It could have been because of the asthma.
It was definitely murder.
Please inform me when the funeral date is set.
Why? Are you going to come?
Of course I will.
We have some connections, after all.
What if someone intentionally put in the afterimage of the row house?
More importantly, it means that the criminal knew about Hae In's ability from the start.
If that's possible then we can't entirely trust any of the afterimages that Hae In reads out of things.
I don't believe in coincidences.
Hae In. There's a package for you.
A package?
Episode 6
Fuck!
The person who manipulated Jo Dong Sub is Seung Jun Pyo?
That's what we first thought.
We found evidence at his home and everything.
But it turned out to be a complete fluke.
What happened?
Why are you so interested in this case?
And what were you saying about Oh Soo?
Please answer me!
We think someone planted the evidence.
And as I told you earlier
Seong Jun Pyo has the motive to kill Lawyer Kwon, but not Yoon Dae Shik.
Who did you just say?
A guy named Yoon Dae Shik. He's Kang Oh Soo's friend, and he just died that night before last.
We won't know if it's murder or a natural death until the autopsy results come out
but a tarot card was sent to that guy's office.
This can't be happening...
What is it?
What do you think is the purpose of this psycho guy?
Check for fingerprints.
Though undoubtedly they'll be clean.
Seo Hae In
Hello?
Isn't this Detective Kang's cell phone?
He left his cell phone in the office.
I see.
Are you Seo Hae In?
When he gets in, I'll tell him to give you a call.
Thank you.
Is that one of the tarot cards you drew?
Yes.
The picture is pretty.
Has a bit of mysteriousness, too.
Can I take a closer look at it?
There's a daffodil here, too.
I heard that each tarot card
has a separate meaning.
Yes.
But the meanings also change depending on who is interpreting them.
I see.
Do you have something to say to me?
I think the person in the drawing is similar to you.
I'm sorry.
Dae Shik.
It's going to take about 3 hours. Are you going to be okay?
Yes.
Team Leader, sir!
jjim-jil-bang = steam sauna
The call made to Yon Dae Shik's cell phone was from a jjim-jil-bang so we're headed there now.
Where's Detective Kang?
At the National Scientific, Criminal and Investigation Laboratory.
But sir, another package came for Senior Kang.
The bronchial tubes were filled with mucus
and the mucus membrane is abnormal.
He had asthma.
Depending on the situation, asthma could cause sudden death
but in this case, it seems to be hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
The pressure on the heart increased and the wall of the ventricle became worn.
This is definitely something that could cause sudden death.
Then what about what I mentioned earlier?
It's very plausible.
If the gas gun was fired at his face like you said, he could have had difficulty breathing
and it could seriously strain a heart that suffers from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
On top of that, the victim had asthma.
Could we find evidence that a gas gun was used?
We could cut out a piece of skin from his facial area and analyze it for components.
I leave everything in your hands, Doctor.
What in the world are you talking about?
Someone used you to murder Lawyer Kwon.
What kind of nonsense is that...
You had no intention to kill Lawyer Kwon. Right?
Right.
And if Lawyer Kwon never sent a message asking to meet you, you would have never gone there that night.
Right.
And if the card key wasn't on the ground, you would have never gone inside the office.
So I've been saying.
So you were very cleverly used, from start to finish.
What?
Please think about this carefully.
Was there anyone who asked about the details of your physical description and looked up information on you?
Is there anyone you suspect? Please try to remember.
First you ask me for a nonexistent accomplice...
I told you to think carefully about this!
Sir, are you feeling okay?
Hello.
Did you come to meet Jo Dong Sub?
The date for his first trial has been set.
Then, good-bye.
Do you have a moment?
Right now is a bit...
There's a matter you have to consider for Jo Dong Sub's case.
Though it's unofficial business, as yet.
Are you saying that someone else was the mastermind behind everything?
Yes.
Does this also concern the death of Yoon Dae Shik?
Can I trust you?
You don't have to tell me anything if you don't trust me.
You're right.
I'm certain that whoever used Jo Dong Sub to murder Lawyer Kwon
also used someone to murder Yoon Dae Shik.
But the fact that it's unofficial business
means to me you don't have any evidence to support that theory.
Am I wrong?
I have evidence.
I'm talking about evidence that can be presented in court.
Hard evidence that is based in truth and can prove a tangible truth.
I don't have that yet, but I plan to find it soon.
Until then, could you delay the date of the first trial?
If the mastermind is arrested, it will be an advantage for Jo Dong Sub.
Even now, his case doesn't have disadvantages.
Regardless of what you say, nothing changes the fact
that my client committed the crime accidentally in order to protect himself.
It can't be 100 percent guaranteed that it was an accident.
There's nothing in this world that can be guaranteed 100 percent.
That's why the revealed struggle and truths are important.
The things we can see are not the only truths.
Humans are creatures who cannot even recognize the truths that lay before their very eyes.
When the facts are found, we'll find out what the truth is.
I'm sure with your passion, you'll find the truth.
Thank you for your time.
And please keep in mind that this was all off the record.
You don't have to worry.
Ah, by the way...
Did you find out?
What are you talking about?
If this mastermind truly exists...
there must be a motive explaining why he has taken these actions.
Knowing the problem exactly makes finding the answer easier, doesn't it?
I don't believe that's any of your concern.
That's my business.
You're right, of course.
What are you doing here at this time of day?
I came to eat lunch.
Make me some Kong Ju Hee's special sandwiches, yeah?
Can't deny your sophisticated taste buds.
I'll be right back.
Tada! Kong Ju Hee's special sandwiches at your service!
Sorry, I'll eat them some other time.
What are you saying?
I have somewhere I have to go. Sorry!
Where are you going? Hae In! Hey!
Noksapyeong is a station in Korea near Itaewon, famous area for its English-prevalent stores/restaurants.
Thank you for cooperating with the investigation.
Since it was a waste of time for both sides, it's not something to be thankful for.
Since the case isn't closed yet...
we could request for your cooperation again, depending on the circumstances,
so please be cooperative then, as well.
A helpless citizen like myself has no other choice but to comply if the police asks for voluntary accompaniment.
We were simply doing our job.
So I presume.
It would be simply preposterous if a police officer tried to frame an upright citizen
just because that citizen wrote an article criticizing his father.
Absolutely preposterous.
Take care of yourself. Thank you for your efforts.
a Korean saying which basically implies false intentions/emotions.
The saying that the cat pretends to care about the rat
really fits the situation here.
Is it safe to let him loose like this?
A fox like him won't write a speculative news story with just a scent.
He'll keep watch until things develop and grow bigger.
Where are you right now?
Come to Dae Shik's office. I'll meet you there.
Yeah.
They didn't find anything at the jjim-jil-bang* (steam sauna)
I'll be back.
Oh Soo?
What is it?
I want you off this case.
Why, all of a sudden?
Yoon Dae Shik is your friend. It'll be hard for you to remain objective.
Before being Dae Shik's friend, I'm a Homicide Bureau detective.
Before being a detective, you're a human being.
Does it look to you like I'm running around trying to catch this guy for personal revenge?
I'm trying to find this guy because I'm a detective, not because I'm Yoon Dae Shik's friend.
I really want to catch this coward who is killing people by using others.
I know.
I know how you're feeling better than anyone else.
Then that's that.
I think this case is related to a case from 12 years ago.
A case from 12 years ago?
Yes.
first year in high school in Korea = sophomore in high school in the States
There was a case where a first year in high school was stabbed and killed.
And the first person to find the scene of the crime was Hae In.
Then this is the case through which you met Hae In?
Yes.
That was when Hae In found out for the first time that she had an ability that set her apart from others.
Of course no one believed her.
Then what about Lawyer Kwon and Yoon Dae Shik?
Kwon Hyeon Tae was the culprit's lawyer.
Then was Yoon Dae Shik the culprit?
He was one of the witnesses who witnessed the crime.
The culprit was...
Kang Oh Soo.
But he has no criminal record.
At the time Kang Oh Soo was a minor, and the case was closed as a self-defense case
so a record may not have been registered into the official files.
Self-defense?
Yes.
The night of the accident, Kang Oh Soo turned himself in.
And all three witnesses who had been present at the time of the crime
testified that the victim had threatened everyone present, including Kang Oh Soo and themselves
and the victim's death had resulted as an accident.
And the knife used in the crime was identified as the victim's.
It's a strikingly similar twin case to Lawyer Kwon's case.
Yes.
Either way, doesn't that mean that Detective Kang was not at fault?
According to the apparent facts, yes.
Then what are the hidden facts?
There was not a single student who believed that the victim threatened Kang Oh Soo first.
Furthermore, at that time Kang Oh Soo was a well-known troublemaker with a penchant for violence.
Being a trouble-maker doesn't mean that person commits crimes.
I know.
I was a trouble-maker back in high school myself.
But the afterimage that Hae In read was vastly different from Kang Oh Soo's testimony.
Hae In said that someone threatened the victim with a knife
and in the end the victim was stabbed.
And she said there were three other male students at the crime scene.
Did she see Oh Soo's face?
She said she didn't see any faces besides the victim's.
But like she said, three witnesses did show up.
Whether accidental or purposeful, in the least I thought it was a case of manslaughter.
But Kang Oh Soo was acquitted of all blame.
Thanks to a most powerful father.
Detective Kang
is someone I know better than anyone.
He's not someone who would hurt another person purposefully.
Are you still sure that Detective Kang did it purposefully?
The very night of the acquittal.
Kang Oh Soo came to see me.
Do you have something to say to me?
Say what's on your mind.
The law took your side, but not me.
Remember just one thing.
Starting today, you have to start anew, having put someone else's tragedy behind you.
So live your hardest.
Because now you have to live that dead boy's share of life as well...
I feel really sorry to the dead boy for saying this,
but a part of me felt sorry for the kid after seeing him that night.
Anyway, seeing how all the people related to that case are also all tangled up in this one...
So you're saying this is a case of personal revenge of someone
related to this case that happened 12 years ago.
That's right.
Fine.
The general sketch of the culprit has narrowed a bit.
And now it's clear that Seong Jun Pyo has no connection to this case.
But Seong Jun Pyo does have a connection.
This is an article published after requesting cooperation from the school
to investigate the existence of school violence.
There was no school violence. But there was a violation of human rights.
"Certain media quick to condemn organized violence within the school."
The police used an aggressive style without a real investigation
The first thing that should have been protected was the rights of the students,
but the media and police did the exact opposite.
Journalist Seong Jun Pyo
Seong Jun Pyo was the nephew of that school's principal.
That's why he wrote the article to the school's advantage.
Team Leader, sir!
Information on the gas gun came in.
Excuse me...
Did something happen to Room 404's Mr. Yoon?
Why do you ask?
I have to meet him on some urgent business but can't get in contact with him.
He died.
What?
People say he was murdered.
Things are all crazy, with the police showing up and...
The security cameras are clearly up for show. How can they all be broken?
Excuse me? A moment ago, a woman came by and asked about Room 404's Mr. Yoon.
She seemed a little suspicious.
When?
Just now.
How can we find her if we don't even know what she looks like?
It's me.
What happened?
Someone found it near the victim's office and reported it.
Any fingerprints?
Other than the person who found it, and the person who took it in at the office,
we found an unidentified set of prints.
It's not Seong Jun Pyo's.
Then contact the department's Fingerprint Decoding team...
Already done.
But if the person doesn't have a criminal record, double-checking against the entire nation will take 15 days.
Eliminate all males and search only among the females. The person who shot the gas gun was a woman.
Where in the world do you get this information?
And get lists from all the hospitals around Dae Shik's office.
Why hospitals?
A gas gun was used knowing that Dae Shik suffered from asthma.
This is Kang Oh Soo.
Um, excuse me...
Hello?
This is Yong Goo, hyung-nim.
Where the hell are you?
Soon Ki came by your house?
Yes.
I'm feeling so uneasy.
Hearing the doorbell ring makes me nervous.
And I no longer feel comfortable here.
Why is that man even staying with you?
This was the only haven we had.
Sorry.
That's not what I want to hear.
I hate it that he's staying here.
officetel = office + motel; a popular living space for single working people
Can't you find him another officetel and send him away?
That's what I'm planning.
Hurry. Do it as soon as possible.
I will.
You don't have to suffer on your own. Tell Oh Soo about this.
Why are you the only one taking care of him?
Oh Soo's busy.
Are you Oh Soo's secretary?
Why do you have to do all the dirty work?
And I simply can't understand.
Why are both you and Hui Soo so unable to deal with this man?
You both act like he knows your weakness or something.
I said I'll take care of it.
I'll make sure that something like what happened yesterday never happens again.
I'll make sure your perfect little marriage isn't ruined.
Na Hee?
I'm sorry.
I'll tell Suk Jin to look for an appropriate job position for you
so go home for now.
Jejudo = the largest island of Korea; Korea's self-proclaimed "Hawaii of Korea"
I heard that you're building a hotel at Jejudo.
Do you want to go to Jeju Island?
It would be so great if you would let me manage the casino there.
The casino?
Yeah. I'm confident I could do a great job.
Are you in your right mind?
Of course.
Do you think a casino is your neighborhood gambling room?
Give me a little credit here. I know a bit about casinos.
There's a limit to how much I'll take from you.
A man should know enough to feel gratitude towards the people who helped him.
Go home.
You shouldn't treat me like this.
What?
You should let me manage the casino, knowing what I did for Oh Soo.
Father.
W-welcome, Father.
I'll be going then.
Behave like a decent human being
when you're still being treated like one.
Do you think I'm letting you run around like this because I don't know how to deal with you?
I think you've misunderstood something...
Keep in mind.
I know plenty of ways to take out the trash.
I'm really sorry.
I was going to contact you as soon as I heard about Dae Shik hyung-nim.
But I was freaked out when I heard it was murder.
Dae Shik is the one you should be apologizing to.
Right.
Um, here.
What is this?
This is Dae Shik's loan records.
The others wanted to sell it to the Dongdaemun Gang. I barely managed to get it away.
That would be an insult to Dae Shik hyung-nim.
Thanks.
Not at all.
Go on then.
By any chance, have you heard of Sora's mom?
I've got the suspect's identity.
Really?
The name's Kim Jeong Yeon, has a daughter named Sora, and the address is...
Here.
How did you get a hold of the loan records?
Thanks to the fact that Dae Shik always treated his employees well.
Make them do a fingerprint match on Kim Jeong Yeon.
Yes, sir.
It's me.
What the hell are you good for?
You can't even control a friend of yours? How can you let him come to the hotel and to our home?
If I handled it up to here for you, you should be able to do the rest yourself.
Do you think you're still a high school student?
I never asked you to handle anything for me, Father.
You're pathetic.
Is that all you can say to your father when I tried my hardest to save you?
If you had lived your life properly, I would have never become involved in the first place.
Don't worry too much. I'll...
How can I entrust the hotels to you
when you're dragged around helplessly by such a guy?
I'm sorry.
[Mom]
Did something happen?
Hello, Hae In?
I don't think I can today.
I have to go to my friend's funeral service.
I received a tarot card by Quikservice.
What did you say?
Did you also receive a package?
I'll be right there, so stay exactly where you are at the library.
Do you understand?
Okay.
What's wrong?
Hae In received a tarot card.
What?
Do you think he's pinpointing Hae In as the next victim?
Is this Seung Ha's...
No, wait, Lawyer Oh's office?
What business brings you here?
I'm his older brother.
My wife's uncle's 80th birthday celebration is nearby here, so I stopped by.
You should have brought your wife and Ha Neul, too.
Coming to your office in a horde is impolite.
Great office.
Is it your first time here?
Yeah. Remember you didn't even hold an opening ceremony.
What do you want to drink?
No, no. I'm busy so I have to get going.
Oh, right, this.
I brought some side dishes.
maeshiljangajji = pickled Japanese apricot
When you don't feel like eating much, some maeshiljangajji will perk your taste buds.
Thanks. I'll enjoy them.
Don't worry about it.
And this. Ha Neul begged for me to give it to you, so I did bring it.
Wow. It's really pretty.
Is that pretty to you?
Yeah. It's really pretty.
Oh, yeah? Did you hear the news about the Ma-bbak owner?
Ma-bbak = literally means forehead. Seems to be a childhood nickname of sorts.
Kangnam is a very rich area of Seoul.
I heard he opened a cabaret in Kangnam.
He had talked about opening a restaurant, but I guess he ended up in that direction.
That's good.
It's a step up, for one.
But he told me something strange.
Which was?
He was robbed - you know how his place has a lot of valuables, right?
And?
The robber left everything else and took only a photo album.
No way.
That's what's so strange.
Why steal someone else's photos? They're not even worth money.
And I heard it was full of photos of only boys.
Doesn't it sound like some pervert took it?
Your brother has a very good impression.
If the world only had people like my brother, law offices like ours would all go bankrupt.
But you guys don't look at all alike.
Um...
I have something to discuss with you.
Where's Hae In?
In the stacks.
What do you think you're doing?
Detective Kang?
What's going on?
What did you just try to do?
What do you mean?
Why are you doing this?
Who is this guy?
A student who comes here regularly.
He was trying to touch you-
Something was on her clothes, so I was trying to brush it off.
Sorry. Don't think too badly of him.
Here you go.
Sorry about that.
Bye.
The rumor that Seo Hae In has a boyfriend is going to spread like wildfire through the library.
It's just that since I heard you received a package...
Anyway, sorry about all that.
The reason I'm telling you all this is because I think you need to reexamine the material about Jo Dong Sub.
Even if someone used Jo Dong Sub for personal revenge for what happened 12 years ago
my argument doesn't change at all.
But if you push for a case of self defense, that'll be exactly what the mastermind wants.
What do you mean?
The mastermind is trying to reenact what happened 12 years ago.
So...
The mastermind's purpose is to get Jo Dong Sub freed in exactly
the same manner that Detective Kang was freed 12 years ago?
Precisely.
But something is distinctly different now.
If things are as you say they are..
What happened 12 years ago was definitely a crime,
while this was an accidental event.
Whatever the mastermind's purpose is...
I have an obligation to expose the truth,
and Jo Dong Sub has the right to a fair trial.
If the mastermind is caught or real evidence is presented before the first trial,
my argument would definitely change.
But I cannot push back the trial date to wait indefinitely for this.
I am curious about one thing.
Do you think it was a coincidence that I took Jo Dong Sub's case?
Or was that also part of the mastermind's plan?
You're probably involved because of me.
You guys...
probably don't know about Dae Shik and my relationship very well.
I haven't told you...
In order to involve me in this case
Dae Shik and I are friends. Friends.
He's using you.
The mastermind is gathering in one place everyone who was once involved 12 years ago.
Having assigned roles like on a theater stage.
He's directing everyone to a screenplay that he wrote.
Do you think that's possible?
I'm hoping that it's impossible.
And it can never be made possible.
Of course.
I'm sorry.
For getting you involved in all this.
I'm just doing my job as a lawyer.
And you, Mr. Cha
haven't done anything wrong.
I have.
I couldn't do anything for a student who died unfairly.
If you look at it one way, I'm also one of those who did him harm.
The woman in the card symbolizes Demeter from mythology.
Demeter?
The mother of Earth as well as the ruler of nature.
She represents the life force that helps all forms of life to grow.
I'm relieved that it's not a bad card.
Not necessarily so.
The daffodil of this card is an earthly flower.
It represents the voices of the dead.
The voices of the dead?
Yes.
The truths that the dead are determined to tell
from beyond the grave have blossomed into this daffodil.
I think that maybe the person who sent this card...
wants me to be the speaker for the dead.
Hey, Dae Shik!
Say something.
Why did you die? Why?
So I told you to be a kind person, didn't I?
Hey. Na Suk Jin.
Why isn't Oh Soo here yet?
Dae Shik was so good to Oh Soo!
So why isn't the bastard here?
Answer me when I ask you questions!
Damn it.
Which tarot card did you receive this time?
It was a letter and pictures, not a card.
Pictures?
Pictures of me from high school.
I turned them in for testing, but I doubt to see any fingerprints or anything.
Whoever it is must've watched me for a long time.
He's sending me hints outright, but I was so busy helplessly chasing his scent
that I couldn't even protect my friend.
How completely pathetic am I?
You have to be careful from now on.
Don't stay out late. And if you have to, then give me a call.
Understand what I'm saying?
Don't worry about me.
Everyone who received a tarot card so far-
What does that mean?
When one door closes
another one opens.
Don't be so uneasy.
Another door that can solve this will definitely open up.
Go on in.
Please be careful.
What's wrong?
Hae In?
I think I know.
Know what?
I think I know where the building I saw from the Empress card is.
Where is it?
It's a school in the neighborhood where I used to live-
Mom?
Oh, hello.
She says it's nice to meet you.
Ah, yes, um.
She can read lips.
Ah.
I'm Kang Oh Soo.
Come in for a cup of tea.
He has somewhere to go right now, so he can't.
Really.
Please give me a call.
I will.
I'll see you next time.
Come visit next time.
Yes, I'll be careful going home. Good-bye.
Still going to argue that he's not your boyfriend?
He's...
a police officer, Mom.
You promised to never do that work again.
Mom.
Stop doing it at once.
Mom.
Stop at once I tell you!
You told me, remember?
My being different from others is a blessing and good luck.
And so I should be thankful.
Every time I'm having a hard time, I think of what you said.
Every time I have to see things so horrible that I don't want to see them
I become scared and I want to run away
but I get strength from your words.
I'm worried that this will hurt you.
I'm worried that you'll become sick again.
I know. I know just how weak a person I am.
But Mom?
If I run away because I'm afraid of getting hurt
I think that will hurt me even more.
I won't ever overdo it.
I won't do anything dangerous either.
And Detective Kang from before is a really good person, too.
So please don't worry too much, okay?
What the hell is this?
What - is this?
Do you think Sora's mom will show up at her house again?
I'll be right there, so stay exactly where you are at the library.
Do you understand?
Why aren't you eating? You have to eat this so you'll be able to handle staying up all night.
Right you are.
Let's eat!
Eating like that will give you indigestion.
Slowly. Slowly.
You're so cute, Miss Shin.
Stop that! I'm a guy, too!
All right, all right.
The consolatory flower arrangement is from Oh Seung Ha.
You're here.
Please be care-
I thought I'd miss seeing you.
Thank you for coming.
You call yourself a friend?
If you were the dead one
Dae Shik wouldn't be late.
Good-bye.
My condolences about your friend.
That bastard.
Mom...
You look like you didn't get any sleep.
I'm fine.
I'm sorry for taking away your day off.
Don't worry about it.
So where are we headed?
What's the matter?
Nothing, just that my house is in that area.
Really? I lived there until I was 12 before moving away.
That place still feels like my home.
I was born in that house and my father passed away there, too.
This is it.
This is the place.
Detective Kang?
What's the matter?
It's nothing.
This is the place I saw in the afterimage.
What is it?
I'm sure it's a student who went to this school.
Maybe
because of that incident...
What do you mean, "that incident"?
A student who went to this school died.
I was the person who first found the crime scene.
That's when I first found out that I had a special ability that set me apart from others.
Detective Kang?
You're a coward.
You're a pathetic loser who can't do anything by himself.
What's wrong?
Detective Kang?
What are you going to do with that?