01x07 - An Overlapped Path

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(All characters, organizations,

locations, and incidents)

(in this drama are fictitious.)

(My Perfect Stranger,

Episode 7, An Overlapped Path)

(Episode 7)

Yes.

I might have been wrong

about this from the start.

There were 3 suspects in 1987.

This list came from the police

who failed to catch the culprit.

Trying to find the real culprit

from their suspect list

(Woojung-ri Serial m*rder Case Suspects)

I've been going at this all wrong.

(Woojung-ri Serial m*rder Case Suspects)

Are you all right?

I told you I could handle it.

Well,

except for the fact that

they were suspects,

this is nothing new to me

although I only found out

five minutes ago

and I was still surprised.

By the way,

where did you get these photos?

Even I haven't seen them.

You must have investigated thoroughly.

Gosh, you put

your investigative skills to use.

I have nothing

about Baek Yu Sub.

I have so many files,

but I have nothing on him.

It didn't cross my mind

that he could be a suspect.

What kind of man was he?

Your uncle.

Baek Yu Sub.

I'm not sure.

I thought I knew him well

before I met him at the record shop today.

(Disco)

He was too distant to call family.

But he was too close

to be a stranger to me.

But

his face looked nothing

like the familiar face

I got sick and tired of.

What are you doing right now, Uncle?

Books.

I told you not to enter my room

without my permission.

Why are you doing this to me?

- Stop it. Let go!

- No.

- It's okay.

- She's mean.

("Small Door")

Apologize.

Apologize to me!

Don't yell at him.

We're our family.

He's your family.

You have never considered me and Mom

your family.

Did you think I wouldn't know?

That's why I don't consider you family.

Oh, no. Yoon Young.

What

I'm not sure

if he's really the man I used to know.

I don't know who he really was.

(Baek Dong Sik)

Then we should find out.

And that's where we'll start.

Gosh. You startled me.

- Gosh.

- Come with me.

I'm going to ask you simple questions.

If you lie to me,

I will have to talk to your uncle

tomorrow morning.

What? That doesn't sound fair.

Whatever happens, my uncle

- cannot

- So answer them truthfully.

Whose cap is that?

This cap?

Gosh. But you barged into my house

in the middle of the night.

Why are you asking me about my cap?

Should we do this tomorrow?

Bring your uncle to school by 8 a.m.

This belongs to my brother.

Why do you ask?

I borrowed it from him last night

and tried it on.

Why did you

go to Woojung Inn's alley last night?

Tell me the truth.

Come on. I explained everything.

I was out for a walk.

If you're not sure,

let me ask you more clearly.

Who made you

change your course

and end up in the alley last night?

You walked away with a man,

but he disappeared.

He made you

come up with a lame lie

like going on a walk.

Who was that?

He asked me to check if the light

in the second-floor room was on.

Who?

Who asked you to check that?

I want to hear it from you. Who asked you?

My

brother.

It was all Baek Yu Sub's doing.

He happened to be curious about

the room on the second floor

Lee Ju Young was staying in.

He asked his brother to check that

even when Lee Ju Young

hadn't shown up at Bong Bong Teahouse.

That means he was after Lee Ju Young

from the start.

On top of that,

he ran away when we saw him here.

He was secretly peeking at Lee Ju Young,

who was down there, and he ran.

The owner of the blue hat.

Baek Yu Sub is certainly the real culprit.

You might get dizzy

if you get ahead of yourself.

If Baek Yu Sub is the culprit,

we're going to see him again

tomorrow night

because he needs

to k*ll the second victim.

Are you sure you can face that?

You don't have to suppress

how you really feel.

It's only natural

for you to be distressed

because he's your family.

It's so horrible

how I have a lot on my mind.

But that's all I can spare for him.

The rest of my mind is filled

with the thought

of saving my mom and you

from that horrendous man.

So

Are you going to share it

with the whole neighborhood?

A story about your mother and me?

It's just that I was confused.

No one knows Baek Yu Sub

better than me.

The missing information and files.

I'll give you everything you need

from now on.

You don't even know

what you will witness from now on.

Are you sure you can do it?

Yes.

(Trash can)

No matter who does what,

if it's the truth that I must know,

I will never run from it.

That way, I'll be able to protect my mom.

You're here.

Yes.

I brought the clothes

you could change into.

What should I do now?

You'll need to find out

who the second victim is.

And who is that?

Hello.

I'm contestant number two,

Miss Gyeonggi,

Lee Kyung Ae.

Please look kindly upon me.

No way.

You didn't have the slightest idea?

It's the aunt you never had.

I was told

that she died young because she was weak.

Is there anything more

you're keeping from me?

I showed you the second floor.

That means I've told you all.

You have a plan for her too, right?

Do you think it's a coincidence

that I rented a house

across from theirs?

You've had a plan all along?

Based on what I observed for a month,

today will be the most difficult

and trickiest day.

And that's because the person

we need to save is extraordinary.

(Scholastic Aptitude Mock Test)

(Ten dollars)

I found Dad's stash!

I should've thought of this earlier!

Yes! I need to save just a little more.

Save just a little more

Save just a little more

Save just a little more

Save just a little more

Save just a little more

The so-called scoundrel of Woojung-ri.

The craziest girl in this neighborhood.

You shouldn't try to understand

why or what she does logically.

You chose to stay

at a house across from theirs

because you didn't know what she might do.

And the paths the police

figured out then

are no longer trustable.

There are so many things they missed.

And I became more certain of it

after what happened last night.

Oh, dear.

Gosh.

In any case, her last whereabouts

that they found out

are at Bong Bong Teahouse

at 9 p.m. tonight.

It's the same path

as Lee Ju Young's, right?

She must've run into the culprit

after she left the teahouse.

But tonight, it'll be different

because we'll be there for her.

Let's catch the culprit

in earnest this time.

I will make sure we do that.

But what will we do about our school?

What?

Her fever is

as high as 39°C?

Yes. What should I do?

I'm her only guardian.

The school is not the problem now.

Take her to the hospital.

You know the one

at the intersection, right?

Don't worry about the class.

Stay close to her and nurse her.

Okay.

Goodness.

I guess today is not the day.

I can just stop by the hospital then.

Right. It's on the way.

By the way, do your kids feel better?

Yes. They were well enough

to be discharged,

but I insisted on keeping them

one more day at the hospital.

Good job.

Take this opportunity

to let them eat whatever they want.

Be around them as much as you want to.

- You don't have to do this, sir.

- Come on.

If I don't do this,

I won't be comfortable

when I see my son in a few days.

Hey.

I was the one

who kept you there that night.

It's not like you did it on purpose.

Well

It's cherry-flavored.

Is Yeon Woo returning to Korea?

Yes. He called me.

He wants to come to see his dad.

It's been three years.

You should be grateful

when they act all cute with you.

Your children don't stay

in your arms forever.

Okay.

Do you want one?

All right. Thank you.

I'm serious.

Once I become Miss Korea,

I'll get you a mink coat.

Gosh!

I can't believe you're my daughter.

Do you think

anyone can afford a mink coat?

I'm not asking you to buy me one.

- I said I'd get you one.

- Oh, dear.

Mom, if I become Miss Korea

Stop hustling her and just quit drinking.

Miss Korea? My foot.

- Show some respect to your elder.

- That's enough.

Why doesn't anyone believe in me?

They said I had potential for sure.

If you bring up 500 dollars again,

I will tell you off.

You're not involved

with a bad crowd, right?

You don't know these things.

But can you help me out a little?

Are you out of your mind?

We have no money. We're flat broke.

Can I get a tutor for math?

I've been struggling lately.

The college entrance exam is

around the corner too.

I've saved some money,

so I just want a little help

with it

How can you

be so clueless like this?

Soon Ae.

I'll get you a tutor

as soon as we make some extra money.

I'm late.

Have a good day, my baby. Okay?

Mom, I have a few books to buy.

If it's not enough,

let me know, all right?

Don't tell your sisters.

I'm going to go now.

We can't be caught or miss her.

She works at a hair salon, right?

Then will she go to work?

It won't be that ordinary.

She missed work without notice,

and there's no record left

about what she did during that time.

We'll find out if we follow her.

My goodness. Be quiet.

Is she there?

Soon Ae, you did it

on purpose earlier, didn't you?

What did I do?

You don't take my dream seriously.

That's why you swooped in

to talk about yourself.

"Don't waste your money

on her pipe dream."

"Spend it on your smart daughter."

That's what you were saying.

I'm sorry that I interrupted you,

but I didn't know.

I wasn't paying attention to you.

You weren't

Now you'll just openly look down on me?

No. That's not what I meant.

Hey, do you think

you're better than everyone else?

Gosh, that hairpin.

That's the hairpin I told Dad I wanted.

But he got it for you only.

What's the big deal about getting

the highest grade in school?

By the way, there's only so much

you can get

from being on his good side.

Do you think Dad really doesn't have

money to hire a tutor for you?

What are you talking about?

Dad

doesn't think of sending you to college.

How do you know?

You're the only one who doesn't know.

Hey, what do you think he wants for us?

He wants us

to marry someone

from a good family at a young age

and live in luxury.

He wants to make Oh Bok study more

and have a great job.

Those two are his only wishes.

You're going in the wrong direction.

So?

Are you going to live like that?

- What?

- I'm not going to live

the way he wants me to.

I can study without a tutor.

If you need money to live your own life,

make use of this.

I've never looked down on you.

Is she telling me to read this

and become smarter?

She's still walking all over me.

(Ten dollars)

Gosh.

Goodness. It's so annoying.

I can go alone.

No.

She would want me

to follow Kyung Ae instead.

(Payphone)

I resent my grandpa for the first time.

It was my mom's lifelong wish.

She didn't go to college in the end.

It wouldn't have been so rare back then.

Just because it's common

doesn't mean it's not tragic.

I'm just saying he wouldn't have known.

How he would feel later

about holding his daughter back.

What is she doing now?

Whatever she's doing,

we have to watch

until the culprit shows up.

We can't create any more variables.

Peekaboo.

Hi.

How have you been, pretty girl?

I heard you finally got it.

By the way, who are they?

Isn't it obvious?

They're going to prepare

for Miss Korea with you.

She's going to win second place

in South Jeolla Province.

She will win first place in Daegu.

Then she will win third place

in North Gyeongsang Province.

Hey, I paid 500 dollars.

You said I would win 2nd place.

Sorry. You will win second place.

All right.

What about you, pretty lady?

What place do you want to win

in Gyeonggi Province?

Second place.

Second place? No, first place.

All right. Hop in.

Get in now.

Let's go.

(Wanted for Fraud)

Get in.

Why are you stalling?

I don't have time. Get in now.

What do you think is happening?

Was it today? The day she gets scammed?

She gets scammed? What do you mean?

They promised young girls

that they would win Miss Korea

for only 500 dollars.

- Come on.

- I noticed their operation

on my first day here.

Well, even if she got money,

she had to use it

on alcohol and settlement money

after fights.

So she didn't have any money

to get scammed.

But that money

My mom gave the money to her!

There's nothing we can do.

Of course, there's something we can do.

The 500 dollars is enough

for her college tuition.

I bet you came from a rich family.

Were you the only child?

How could you understand that?

You never had to live as a girl.

That's why you're laid-back like this.

What on earth are you saying?

Give it back! No!

Goodness. What's gotten into you

all of a sudden?

We should go to Seoul together now.

I just don't think

I can go through with this.

I have this dumb but smart sister.

I can't stop thinking about her.

Her scholastic aptitude test

will end next year.

So I'll participate then.

I'll do it next year!

Gosh. What are you talking about?

You silly girl.

- Hey.

- No.

What are you doing? Let's go!

- Gosh.

- That jerk!

Hey!

Gosh.

Gosh, come on. Be quiet.

Hey.

- Gosh.

- Wait.

- Get Kyung Ae first.

- Okay. Aunt.

- Gosh.

- Where are you going?

Goodness. Get your hands off me.

Give back my money, you jerk.

Hey. You little

Hey!

Gosh. Oh, no.

- Gosh.

- Goodness.

- It's about Soon Ae.

- Yes?

How do you know her?

I wasn't going to ask because

I didn't want to put you on a spot.

But my curiosity got the best of me.

You just transferred to our school.

Forget it. We're friends.

It's fine as long as we get along well.

Don't you agree?

It's whom you're thinking.

My crush.

The girl I fell for at first

But you know what happened.

I confessed my feelings to her,

and she dumped me hard.

She said she was seeing someone,

so she couldn't accept

my feelings for her.

Gosh. You're so honest.

Thank you for telling me.

What was that?

Gosh, what's going on now?

Come on.

- Hey, should I let you have her?

- What?

- Should I?

- What?

Have whom?

Soon Ae. Should I let you have her?

What?

It was a joke.

Are you okay?

Are you hurt?

Why now? Already?

I wasn't supposed to see him here.

If he knows that I'm the guy

who chased him that night,

did Baek Yu Sub get involved now

because of me

or Lee Kyung Ae?

Then was this supposed to happen?

Or is this a new incident?

We're okay. Are you all right?

Thank you.

It must not have been easy

to get involved.

I was just passing by and thought

I had to do something to help.

You were just passing by?

Yes.

Gosh. What you guys did was amazing.

You should wait here for a bit.

I just called the police.

What on earth is going on?

We were just passing by

and spotted these con artists.

Arrest all of them.

They could have been involved

in a human trafficking operation.

You will score a good one.

Goodness. He must be a detective.

- Let's go.

- Right.

- You're a detective, right?

- Are you a cop?

- Are you a cop?

- Can you help us?

- They took our money!

- Okay.

- Can you help me go back home?

- Please.

- I'm begging you.

- Please.

- My mom is going to k*ll me!

- Please help me go back home.

- Please.

- Help us.

- My mom will be furious.

- What are we going to do?

- Can you call my mom?

- Please.

- Mom!

- I need to go home.

- She'll k*ll me if I don't call.

- Darn it.

Did they really disappear together?

Do you remember

what we decided to do

if something were to go wrong?

Yes. I do.

Then be careful.

If This is only hypothetical.

But this must never happen.

But if it doesn't go as we planned

or we end up losing the suspect

Gosh.

Okay.

Are you okay?

It's nothing. It stops pretty soon.

Was there a night you actually slept

since you got here?

From what I observed, you didn't.

Sleep isn't important.

You said this world

was filled with tragedies.

Why are you going this far?

To you, they are all strangers.

Saving every victim doesn't mean

you will live in the future.

If you only have to find the real culprit,

there must be a simpler and easier way.

I just thought you had other options.

The ground was way too cold.

(March 2022)

By the time I went there

after finding out about my death,

everything had already happened.

It was March.

And I had been m*rder*d

two months earlier.

The only thing I could decide

was the year,

so if I had wanted to run into

the culprit there,

I must've had no choice but to wait

until it became January again.

For the whole ten months.

They say everyone dies,

but it was an awful death.

Just because of a coincidence

of running into a scumbag

at that time and place,

my life ended at once.

(Bong Bong Teahouse)

It was too cold

to be abandoned there on the ground.

But I found out

that there were more victims like me,

and that's when I became afraid.

That I wouldn't be able to stop him

even when I knew the truth.

Knowing the truth means

I have the power to change fate.

And

it's hope that comes

with heavy responsibility.

You should search the places

Baek Yu Sub might be.

What about you?

I'll go to the spots

where the murders actually occurred.

("A Mysterious m*rder Case,

Body Found with Hands and Neck Tied")

("Another Body of a Woman Found,"

"A 20-year-old Woman k*lled")

(Sun and Moon Record Shop)

And you know

what it means, right?

I'm just hoping that I won't find

the dead body myself.

("A 20-year-old Female College

Student Found m*rder*d")

("A Student Teacher Found Dead

by the River of a Peaceful Village")

Because it would mean

that it is already too late.

(Woojung General Store)

Do you think it's too late?

We haven't found any traces,

so I believe she isn't dead yet.

Then where and what do you think

she is doing?

We have looked everywhere.

Right.

She might be doing something.

If something really didn't happen,

she must be doing something somewhere.

Don't you think we only searched

the places

where a m*rder could've happened?

The spots where a m*rder

might've taken place.

If she had been with Baek Yu Sub,

she would have

It can't be.

Then the boundary would be too big.

What time is it?

It's 9:10 p.m.

Bong Bong Teahouse.

That's her last whereabouts,

which the police recorded.

But things have changed already.

- She can't be there

- But she could be.

I know that you became more afraid

because of the variables,

but you never know.

There are problems

that reach the same conclusion

no matter how much you try to change them.

- That's how time works

- That's how time works

Love doesn't know how fast time goes

A feeling hidden like a fog

Love shines like the morning star

Yesterday

- Yesterday

- Yesterday

Today

- Today

- Today

And tomorrow

- Don't block the entrance.

- I always want to

- Hear this from you

- Will you take a seat already?

- Sing with me! I like you

- I like you

Great!

- You like me

- You like me

- I like you

- I like you

- You like me

- You like me

It's what I want to say every day

It's a heart-fluttering moment

You said they shouldn't spot us.

Let's take a seat for now.

It's love that only we can exchange

You like me, I like you

Ko Min Soo was

one of the suspects too, right?

He served time for over 30 years

as the real culprit.

But he denied all charges until the end.

That was Ko Min Soo?

Why? How?

There were a few pieces of evidence,

but what decided his verdict

was the witness.

She said she saw him

m*rder the victim in person.

It was his sister, Ko Mi Sook.

The very Ko Mi Sook?

One of them must be lying.

At least, we'll find out tonight

who is telling the truth.

- Sing another one.

- All right.

I thought she was going to

break up with him.

(Woojung-ri Serial m*rder Case Suspects)

I need to go see my mom.

Right now? That's sudden.

Tell me who was lying, okay?

Lee Kyung Ae,

my aunt.

Please take good care of her.

Let's go for the second round!

- Let's go!

- Let's go!

This is so great.

- You were great as always.

- Thanks.

Where should we go?

(Bong Bong Teahouse)

Why that little

Let's go!

Gosh.

- I have to go.

- See you.

- Good night.

- Bye.

- You're leaving already?

- I'll see you tomorrow.

- Bye!

- Good night.

Gosh.

(Bong Bong Teahouse)

Where are you taking me?

I have something to tell you.

(Inn)

That's where Lee Ju Young last stayed.

Darn it. What was that about?

(Inn Entrance)

(Inn Entrance)

What are you doing?

You said you had something to tell me.

You wanted to break up with me.

I'll break up with you

since that's what you want.

But you have to let me have

what I want too.

Hey, Yoo Bum Ryong!

It's too much of a shame for me

if we just break up

without doing anything.

I invested so much time in you.

Don't you think?

Let me go!

Help! Please help!

You!

I told you. I just want to have

another drink with you.

Hey, just because I sat at your table,

it doesn't mean I became your friend.

I only sat there for a second

because of other people.

I don't associate

with pieces of trash like you.

What a nice way of talking.

If you don't want to hear

any more of it, get lost.

I already feel like crap today.

I was going to leave quietly today.

You hit me first.

Are you okay, Soon Ae?

Hey, forehead. Are you okay?

You punk.

You're not my friend anymore.

Let's go, Soon Ae.

Darn it.

Darn it.

What do I do? I think he's dead.

What now?

He won't die.

Wait. Hey!

I think I broke a bone.

(Lee Kyung Ae, Lee Ju Young)

(Cause of death: Asphyxiation

by cervical compression)

I broke a bone.

You probably can't tie

any strings for the time being.

Can you call my mom for me?

Mom!

Let's go, Lee Kyung Ae.

Why did you disappear earlier?

- Didn't you hear me tell you

- But

to stay put until the police came?

Are you sure we can just leave

him like that?

He's drunk too.

What if something happens

It's okay.

I'm the only witness.

I'm the only one who saw you push him.

"Witness?"

So be careful for the time being.

Don't drink too much alcohol,

and go home early.

He'll probably demand a high price

if you get caught.

You know that, right?

Yes.

If I cut down on alcohol

and go home early,

how am I supposed to look

at my parents' faces?

It'll be embarrassing

to face my sister too.

What?

I'm 22 years old,

but there's nothing I know how to do.

I'm already so pathetic.

But now, I've even gotten scammed.

I don't deserve to live anymore.

I'm sick of myself. Gosh.

I can't believe this.

Honestly, Miss Korea

was a bit far-fetched.

But from what I've seen so far,

it's somewhat true that you are

the Kim Wan Sun of Woojung-ri.

You dance at the club,

and you're pretty good.

You're also good

at making your friends laugh.

You also have

good fashion sense.

Even if you don't become Miss Korea,

you can appear on TV.

As long as you know what you want to do,

you're still young

if you're 22. It's okay.

Is that

really what you think?

You're not trying to trick me, are you?

You've already lost all your money.

What else can I do?

Darn it. That money.

I was really going to give the money

to Soon Ae to pay for her tuition.

Gosh.

You're not trying to trick me, are you?

Don't you dare use it all up on alcohol.

Sorry?

Here.

What?

I secretly took it back from him earlier.

Take it with you.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my. Gosh.

This I can't

Can I give you a peck?

What?

You can't. Go home.

Hey, Lee Soon Ae.

- Do you know what happened today?

- Kyung Ae.

- Kyung Ae.

- I'm sorry, Soon Ae.

I'm sorry about what I said earlier.

- I'm sorry.

- Kyung Ae.

I got mad at you.

(Lee Hyung Man)

Thank you for everything you did today.

I couldn't see the culprit.

I thought I could escape from the fog,

but things got messed up again.

We only have one chance left.

But things have gotten more clear.

So for today, just being able

to watch that scene is enough.

Hello?

Who are you?

Mr. Yoon.

Yoo Bum Ryong?

She's dead.

She's dead, Mr. Yoon.

She's dead.

It ended up happening.

(My Perfect Stranger)

What happened?

Explain.

Explain everything you saw and did

from start to finish.

She never left?

The time and place have changed,

but the same person died.

No one has ever died there.

Everything's back to square one,

and this is our end.

She's not even from this village.

Why did she have to die here?

Why do you look so serious?

Relax.

You're making it obvious.