01x02 - Episode 2

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MISSING PERSON NOTICE, CIN YI-JYUN

Marshal Tientu and all the gods,

your follower, Ma Yi-nan,

would like to know if my granddaughter,

Cin Yi-jyun,
will be able to return home safely soon.

Please give me one of your fortune poems.

POEM 39

NANCHING TEMPLE

HARD TO FIND THE PERSON

COPYCAT k*ller

TNB NEWS

Come in.

Ms. Ya-cih, this is tonight's rundown.

Ms. Ya-cih.

There's something I want to ask you.

What is it?

Did you stop me on purpose
at dawn on that day?

Because you knew I would find a way

to report what happened to Syu You-wei.

Then you would have a reason
to invite the Prosecutor General

without affecting
your relationship with the prosecution.

You can't be that stupid.

We invited him a few times,
but he didn't even reply.

Of course we had to trick him.

How are you sure that I won't take this

to other news stations?

I dare you.

I knew you would go to the newspapers.

And you have a friend
at Minli Morning News.

So you are just pretending to be angry?

Does it matter?

MISSING URBAN WOMEN SPECIAL

I want this revised.

Everyone knows you submitted this proposal

in order to bring up Jiang Yu-ping's case.

But I told you,

it's not special
if you base it on personal feelings.

- The viewers won't like it.
- No, I added a new perspective this time.

It's quite different.

Instead of wasting your time
arguing with me,

go find more missing women's cases.

And please,

put on some lipstick.

TO YU-PING AND ALL THE MISSING WOMEN
WHO WENT TO WORK IN THE NORTH

MISSING URBAN WOMEN SPECIAL

- Okay, bye.
- Bye-bye.

What are you doing?
Why are you following me?

You're Kuo Hsiao-chi, aren't you?

I wasn't following you.

I was thinking about it
but you noticed me before I talked to you.

Can we please talk?

I don't like the sprinkles on top.

Was it you?

You leaked my arrest of Syu You-wei
to Minli Morning News.

- Yes.
- Mm-hm.

Because everyone should know
the truth about law enforcement officers.

You seem to have the wrong idea about us.

I reckon

it probably has something to do
with your friend's case.

You're unhappy with the prosecution.

You don't think we did a good job on it.

Yes.

My friend isn't a prost*tute.

You suddenly closed the case.

I know I should be on good terms

with the police

and the prosecutors.

But then,

the fact is Syu You-wei committed a crime.

If you want to expose me,
you can tell your superior.

Or you can call mine.

I'll just quit.

Hey.

Hey. Lu Yan-jhen, wait a moment.

Uh...

Please wait.

Actually, I agree.

Since I'm already part of the system,

I'm aware that things need to change.

But it's not that easy.

Change doesn't happen overnight.

And I also agree.

It seems that your friend's case

is not that simple.

That's why I came to see you.

I want to learn the details of this case.

Can you tell me more
about your friend, Jiang Yu-ping?

I want to get to know her.

Yu-ping and I
both came here from the south

in order to look for work.

But our families didn't exactly agree
with what we wanted.

That's why
we didn't get along well with them.

- We rarely kept in touch.
- I'm back.

Why are you so wet?

It's pouring.

You should have told me
you didn't have an umbrella.

It's fine.

Most of the time,
it was just the two of us.

I made some soup.

Although our jobs were difficult,

- we still encouraged each other.
- It was published.

Because to me...

...she was the only family that I had.

After Yu-ping passed away,

the news said that she was promiscuous.

That was why I wanted to do
something for her.

I started doing research.

I thought I could make the news.

This includes other women
who went missing in Songyan City.

Did you gather
all this information on your own?

Yes.

Based on these documents,
I know it will be quite hard

to find evidence of Yu-ping's m*rder.

But I really want to prove her innocence.

Also, after I learned
about the stories of the missing women,

I really feel the need to do
this special feature of mine.

Do you still have
Jiang Yu-ping's things with you?

Her family already took
most of her stuff.

I asked them to leave some things
for me to remember her by.

- Did she draw these?
- Yes.

She dreamed of becoming an illustrator.

She spent most of her time
drawing at home.

So aside from drawing,
what else did she do?

She liked to listen to music.

She also went
to painting and art exhibits.

Oh.

At times, she would go to that nightclub.

She said the music was awesome.

ANSWER: ON MARCH 14TH, 1995
IN THE EAST DISTRICT

I saw Tian Cun-yi's statement.

She went missing on March 14, 1995, right?

Yes.

She didn't come home after that night.

MARCH 14TH, WHITE DAY

GIRLS IN WHITE OUTFITS OR ACCESSORIES
CAN GET A WELCOME DRINK

Come in.

Take the cuffs off him first.

How nice.

I didn't know eating was allowed in here.

Normally, you can't.

But this isn't
an official investigation room,

so it's okay.

Mm.

You're a prosecutor.

You can eat whenever you want.

I'm a g*dd*mn criminal.

So if I won't cooperate with you,

you can do
whatever the hell you want with me.

Is that what you mean?

I think that sounds more like
what you did to Jiang Yu-ping.

Let me read your statement from back then.

"I hit on Jiang Yu-ping
in the East District

and discussed the price.

She said she would call the cops
and accuse me of sexual as*ault

if I didn't pay.

So I kept her at my place
and toyed with her for a week.

I took a lot of Polaroids of her.

When I got tired of her

I strangled her to death
and I brought her back..."

And I brought her back
to my hometown and buried her.

I tried to run away, but I couldn't.

After that happened, I went
to the police station to turn myself in.

I remember what I said, all right?

You remember it well.

Go ahead,

take the thumbcuffs
and put them on my hand.

Try it.

Here are some photos.

Take a look at them.

Take a look.

They are photos of Jiang Yu-ping.

Oh, right. There's more.

Uh, these two are...

from a severed hand case
that I'm working on now.

Take a look at them too.

What do you think?

You all are shitty photographers.

Don't you know how to take photos?

That's right.

I forgot that you're a photographer.

How about this?

Forget about the other photos...

and just look at these two.

PARK SEVERED HAND CASE

In your opinion as a photographer,

what similarities do you see
between these two photos?

No idea.

I don't know what you're talking about.

I don't understand what you want.

You see, they were both bound.

And both have dislocated thumbs.

Actually, there are
a lot of loopholes in your confession.

If there's something

you want to say

that you didn't say back then,

you can think about it and let me know.

Here's my card.

My name is Kuo Hsiao-chi.

If you want to talk,
I'll be happy to listen.

You may go.

Come in.

Mr. Kuo, here are the files
of Tian Cun-yi's counseling sessions.

Thank you.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, HU YUN-HUEI

"Yun-huei."

CRIMINOLOGY THEORY,
PREVENTION, AND SOLUTION

OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTACHMENT
TYPES OF SEXUAL PERPETRATORS

Kuo Hsiao-chi.

I'm writing my thesis.

If you want me
to analyze your cases for free,

you can call me back next year.

I know you're busy.

Because your light's still on.

Um, I'm actually outside.

I didn't expect you.

Your brother home?

He's still at the news station.

- He's gonna be late.
- Oh.

Then I bought too much.

Let's eat?

Tian Cun-yi?

Mm.

Yes, I'm actually his therapist.

I want to know what you think of him.

You know that...

I can't disclose any information
about my patients.

Can you help me take a look at something?

Hold on.

Um...

is it okay to look at this
while we're eating?

Give it to me.

What do you think?

Do you see anything?

The victim in Tian Cun-yi's case

and the severed hand in the park...

have the same bruises on their thumbs.

I think they were bound
by the same thumbcuffs.

I actually questioned Tian Cun-yi.

But it's obvious
that he's holding back on the case.

He even has trouble using the thumbcuffs.

So it's possible that he didn't do it?

Do you suspect an accomplice?

I really hope that I'm wrong.

But if there really is an accomplice,

we might have a serial k*ller among us.

Jian-h*?

What are you filming?

Nothing.

What do you want?

I'll help you.

Okay. Uh...

Hey. Hey!

It's okay. I'll do it myself.

Jian-h*, it's okay.

Thank you.

Hey.

Don't be so nervous.

I'm sorry, He-ping.

It's fine. It's fine.

Get to work.

He's always like that when he sees women.

And he insists on taking photos.

With his personality,
how can he compete with others?

- Is it stuck again?
- Mm.

Hmm.

When you use this machine,
you need some tricks.

Hmm?

- Pick one.
- Uh...

What's the matter?

You got the Prosecutor General
on the show. Aren't you happy?

No, I just...

Ya-cih, she... still doesn't seem happy
with my proposal.

When I first started working at TNB,

I was also on Ya-cih's team.

Although she's very strict,

if you're able to get her approval,

nothing can stop you later on.

Mm.

- Keep it up.
- Hmm.

Thank you, He-ping.

You owe me a drink.

Okay.

MISSING PERSON NOTICE, CIN YI-JYUN

Hello, sir.

I'm Lu Yan-jhen, a reporter from TNB.

This is my business card.

What can I do for you?

Oh. Well, here's the thing.

Our news station has a special coming up.

We want to do a special
covering all the missing women lately.

I saw you handing out flyers
on the streets before.

We want to do
whatever we can to help Yi-jyun

so that everyone will know
about their stories.

Grandpa.

Look over here.

Mama, you should look here too.

Hi.

Okay. Here, let me film it.
Make your wish.

- Okay.
- Good.

Ta-da!

It's a wallet from Grandpa.

Thank you, Grandpa.

And this too.

This protective charm
has already been blessed, see?

The gods will protect you
when you wear it.

- Here. Wear it now...
- Wait, Grandpa. One moment.

I'll just put that charm inside my wallet.

- Oh.
- Ah. Thank you, Grandpa.

You two were really close.

Yes, we were close.

Her parents got divorced
when she was very young.

I practically raised her myself.

She also tells me everything.

I know which guy she likes
or when there's a guy who likes her a lot.

I know how many times
she has had her heart broken.

Oh.

This is a picture
of when she graduated from college.

This was her guitar performance
in high school.

This was when she was a child.

In the past two years,

she started working
as a middle school trainee teacher.

Maybe she was busy,
so she didn't visit often.

GUITAR ACHIEVEMENT CEREMONY

But at the very least,

she was still able to call me every week.

She checked in and asked how I was doing.

After Yi-jyun went missing,

I would make a mark

for every day that went by.

By the way,
Mr. Ma, what about Yi-jyun's mother?

Her mom?

Not long after Yi-jyun went missing,

she got into an accident.

She has been lying
in the hospital in a coma ever since.

But you also pass out flyers
by yourself at night.

You must be exhausted.

What else can I do?
Whether it's a blessing

or a curse,

once it comes,

we must eventually face it.

We can only rely on ourselves.

This is my granddaughter.

Please give me a call if you see her.
Thank you.

This is my granddaughter.

If you see her, please give me a call.

Thank you.

MISSING PERSON NOTICE, CIN YI-JYUN

MISSING PERSON:
REWARD TO HELP FIND MY GRANDDAUGHTER

Mr. Ma, take my umbrella.

Don't get wet.

I'll hand these out.

Excuse me, miss.

If you see this girl anywhere,
please let us know.

The number is here.

Excuse me, miss.

If you see this girl,
please make sure to let us know.

Excuse me. If you see this girl, please...

Mr. Ma.

I'll sort these out when I get back today
and give them to our supervisor.

After this airs, there will be good news.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

You're so concerned about Yi-jyun.

This is for you. A protective charm.

May the gods bless you
and keep you safe always.

Thank you.

I think it's this way.

It's here.

In Tian Cun-yi's confession,
he said this is where he took the body.

He buried the body over there.

So no matter what,

he could only have parked
his car at the entrance

then carried the body up here.

In his statement, he said

he departed Songyan City at 1:30
and drove back to his hometown.

Excluding the journey,
it was three hours before dawn.

Then he carried
Jiang Yu-ping's body up here.

He didn't have time to dig a hole.

I also heard

that he told them
the wrong location a few times that day.

Maybe he was too nervous.

But why was he confused?

Actually, there are
a lot of loopholes in your confession.

Where did you get the vehicle?

What time did you k*ll Jiang Yu-ping?

How long did you drive back
to your hometown?

You didn't explain it clearly.

So if you're saying

that you k*lled Jiang Yu-ping
all by yourself, drove such a long way,

and dug a hole to bury her...

I don't believe it.

You have an accomplice.

And your accomplice is still out there
committing crimes.

Who are you people?
What are you doing?

Sorry.

We're police officers.

- We're working on a case.
- On a case?

What case is it now?

Uh, didn't someone
bury a body in this area?

Hasn't that person been imprisoned?

What are you doing here again?

I thought you were thieves.

You're so considerate.

You watch your neighbor's house

while they're away.

Hello.

Oh. This is our prosecutor.

Uh, sir, it's my pleasure.

Do you happen to know Tian Cun-yi?

Of course.

I watched him grow up in this area.

What was he like then?

A bit...

timid and shy.

Before, he always hid behind his dad.

Years later, he didn't say hi to anyone.

Oh.

And did you ever see him
with any of his friends?

The kind of friends he has...

I can't recall.

And after his mom left,

he was always taking photos.

I don't know what he took pictures of.

And his dad?

- Did you know him well?
- Mr. Tian?

Oh. He was so upset
that he became really sickly.

It was so sad.

Oh.

Why is this house door open?

Anyone live here?

No, the door was locked.

Mr. Yong.

Call forensics.

Okay.

CIN YI-JYUN

Mr. Kuo, take a look.

Mr. Yong.

Mr. Kuo.

What is it?

Have this tested and set an appointment.

Then notify
Cin Yi-jyun's family to come in.

Got it.

The k*ller seems to have known
that we would go to Tian Cun-yi's home.

CIN YI-JYUN

It's not?

- Or you just can't tell?
- It's not her.

Yi-jyun doesn't have a mole on her hand.

And she played with candles in the temple
when she was a child

and got a burn scar.

You can see it's not there.

Mr. Ma.

Are you sure
this is Cin Yi-jyun's actual wallet?

Yes, I am. I gave it to her
for her birthday this year.

Do you think that Yi-jyun was...

taken by the person

who was responsible for... for all of this?

We don't.

We were just asking
the families of recent missing persons

to help us identify her.

I'm really glad it's not Yi-jyun.

You shouldn't worry too much.

Mr. Ma.

If it's all right,

can I take a look
at Cin Yi-jyun's personal items?

It might help our investigation
into her disappearance.

NANCHING TEMPLE

After Yi-jyun disappeared,
her mom had a car accident.

Since I had to pay the medical bills,

I couldn't afford
to pay rent for two places,

so I stopped renting her place.

Everything is here.
So please, take your time looking at them.

Okay.

Mr. Ma,
are you going out later?

Yes,
I'm going to pass out flyers.

After passing out flyers,

I have to visit Shu-chin at the hospital.

There's no helping it.

I hope the gods bless Yi-jyun
so that she may return soon.

And help her mom
regain consciousness sooner.

But you know, after I saw
that girl's severed hand today,

I thought of Yi-jyun...

Mr. Ma.

Did Yi-jyun have a fixed schedule
that she kept on Wednesdays?

You're asking just for Wednesdays?

Uh, I didn't notice.

I don't know.

K-I-N-K.

Hey, Mr. Kuo.

Is this the nightclub
you were referring to?

Oh.

At times, she would go to that nightclub.

She said the music was awesome.

Mr. Kuo.

Let's talk to the manager first.

Hey, want a drink?

Hello.
I wanna ask you about two people.

Have you seen this woman?

- Do you remember her?
- I don't remember.

What about this girl?

Someone recently asked about her.

Do you know who asked about her then?

A man or a woman?

That was me.

Give him a soda.

What are you doing here?

The same thing as you.

After finding the flyer a few days ago,

I asked around.

But nobody's seen Yu-ping.

And you?

Any new leads?

You know whatever I know.

Some shady characters come here.

And I couldn't find anything useful.

Hey.

I'm sorry.

- Watch where you're going.
- What are you doing?

Mr. Kuo.

This is their staff attendance log.

Yan-jhen?

What are you doing here?

Mr. Kuo, do you know her?

She helped with Jiang Yu-ping's case.

She happened to be here.

If the three of you are here,

you must have a new lead.

Is it related to Yu-ping's case?

- Mr. Yong.
- Yan-jhen. Yan-jhen.

Hey, what's up?

- Are all the employees here?
- Mm.

Their manager is cooperative.
He gave this to me without a question.

The names seem
to be different every month.

There's a high turnover.

- They're young. They don't stay long.
- I don't like it here.

Yeah, why not?

Look at this. This...

Look at her.

That's how you should dress

- so guys will talk to you.
- Yeah. Yeah.

That's hot.

That's even hotter.

Oh, she's super hot!

The club hires dancers
to get the vibe going every night.

So all dancers are hot?

Whoo!

Yu-tong, come home with me.

I don't want to. What are you doing, Dad?

This is embarrassing!

Uh, what's he doing?

Uh, Mr. Kuo, I'll go and take a look.

- I said, come home with me.
- I don't want to!

If you disobey me,
I'll shut this place down.

- Let her go! She won't go with you!
- No way!

- This is none of your business!
- Hey!

- Calm down!
- What do you want?

- You don't belong here! Get out of here!
- Hey. Hey!

- What?
- Sir, please.

- This doesn't concern you, man!
- Please.

What does this have to do with you?

Yu-tong!

- Hey, hey, hey, hey!
- Shang-yong!

- Get off me!
- Hey, calm down.

What are you trying to do, huh?

Let's get out of here.

I said enough!

Hey, enough!

- Stop pushing! It's a misunderstanding.
- Coming through! Get off me!

It's just a misunderstanding, okay?

Lin Shang-yong!

- Excuse me.
- Da-chao! Da-chao!

I'm sorry.

That was her dad just now. Sorry.

- It was a misunderstanding. That's all.
- Sir, please.

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- Mr. Yong!

- Get out of here.
- Get out of here.

Lin Shang-yong.

What were you doing just now?

Who's that girl?

She's my daughter.

I can't believe...
Yu-tong has been fooling around here.

I check on nightclubs every day.

And her?

She skips school to do this.

I'm so mad.

Mr. Yong, don't be so mad.

Um, she hasn't done anything.

So then...

she doesn't go to school,

she causes a lot of trouble.

What else can she do?

Mr. Yong.

Oh, you're finally back.

Why is your car so dirty?
Don't you wash it?

Oh, your aunt always said,
"Obscure beauty is the most stunning."

Why are you eating now?
Haven't you had dinner?

This is my dinner.

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continues to bring...

Why are you watching this again?

- It's the same thing every night.
- The latest and the most exclusive...

I may not contribute much,
but I should know what's happening.

That's why I have to watch this show.

There's food in the kitchen.
Help yourself.

I'm not hungry.

...female college students for robbery,

- sexual as*ault...
- Hey.

After you're done with work,

you should relax a little.
Clear your mind.

Otherwise, you'll become stupid
thinking too much.

Humans need rest.
Don't ever exhaust yourself.

Right when you are vulnerable,
those viruses will infiltrate your body.

That's enough already.

I'm heading upstairs.

Go upstairs and sleep.

Don't think too much

or you won't be able
to fall asleep at all.

You're one to talk.
Better turn off the TV.

You sleep upstairs,
not in the living room.

Why do you care?

Hey.

Has this ever crossed your mind?

There might be a k*ller close to you

just around the corner.

Do you remember

the righteous prosecutor Kuo Hsiao-chi
who arrested one of this own?

He's currently investigating

a horrific case of a woman's severed hand.

Based on his investigation,

he suspects that these murders
were done by the same person.

According to sources,

after the severed hand case
at Forest Park,

the k*ller presented a gift box
containing the wallet of another victim.

Is this an attempt
to challenge the police?

Or is he merely doing this to cast doubts?

And in what matter is this...

Hello?

May I know if this is Mr. Ma Yi-nan?

Is there anyone with you?

Who is this?

Hmph. If you want to see
your precious granddaughter again,

I suggest that you do as I say.

Do you remember the place
where you usually hand out flyers?

Hello?

Good evening, Mr. Ma.

Where is Yi-jyun?

Do you want to see Yi-jyun right now?

Mr. Ma, you are too impatient.

Didn't you consider this to be a prank?

If Yi-jyun is really with you,

then I beg you, please let her come home.

I'll make sure...

...to satisfy your demands.

Mr. Ma, you are so sentimental.

So, let me show you my sincerity.

Let me go!

Yi-jyun!

Yi-jyun, your grandpa is here!

Don't you miss your granddaughter's voice?

Mr. Ma, I prepared a gift for you.

Take a look under the phone counter.

I wish

that Mama, Grandpa,

and I

can all be...

very safe and healthy.

Tell me what you want me to do.

It's simple.

Bark like a dog right there.

Do it until midnight.

What's he doing?

If I decide that you're good at it,

I will let you see Yi-jyun.

However,

you better not give up halfway.

Sir.

Sir. Sir, why are you here?

Sir, why don't we talk on the side?

- Sir, why don't we move to the side?
- Leave me alone!

Please don't get in my way, officers.

I'm not insane.
I'll only do this till midnight.

I'm sorry for troubling you.

Mr. Ma.

What happened back there?

Tell me if there's a problem
so I can help you.

- Did someone threaten you?
- Thank you.

GAODE DISTRICT POLICE STATION

Mr. Ma.

Do you have a first aid kit at home?

I'll help you dress your wounds.

Watch your step.

Grandpa.

Look over here!

Mama, you should look here too.

Hi.

Okay. Here, let me film it.
Make your wish.

- Okay.
- Good job.

Yi-jyun!

Mr. Ma, what's the matter?

With kind intentions,

- things go your way.
- Yi-jyun!

Yi-jyun?

Yi-jyun!

Mr. Ma!

Yi-jyun!

Mr. Ma, tell me what's going on.

Uh, Mr. Ma, don't touch it yet.

Not yet. One sec.

I'll call my colleagues.
Don't touch this box yet.

Don't touch it yet. Just wait.