01x09 - Episode 9

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Awaken". Aired: November 30, 2020 – January 19, 2021.*
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Police officers investigate some mysterious murders that seem to be related to a tragic event in a village 28 years earlier.
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01x09 - Episode 9

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ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS,
LOCATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA
ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS

Haven't you learned your lesson yet?

Have you forgotten what will happen
if you talk to others?

You haven't been beaten enough.

That girl at the convenience store
d*ed because of you.

Because you bring bad luck.

Because you bring bad luck, you jerk!

-You're bad luck.
-It's Ko Ji-yeong!

-What?
-Not a girl from a convenience store.

Her name is Ko Ji-yeong.

I'll ring this up for you.

Bye.

She was a good person. She smiled at me.

How original.

That was her job. Should she curse at you?

That girl smiled at everyone.

No.

She smiled at me because…

Is that why you let her die?
Because she smiled at you?

You knew, didn't you?
That she was going to die.

-No.
-You had a feeling.

You always try to save only yourself
even when you know everything!

No!

You bastard!

What's with him?

YEARS AGO

There was a huge incident yesterday,
so the water is all messed up.

How can we catch fish
when they disturb the water like that?

Anyway, we must lodge
a strong complaint this time

and get to the bottom of it.

What? Who are these kids?

What kids?

Look at these petty thieves.

No, wait. They aren't thieves.

I heard there was a big incident
on that island.

The coast guard rushed there.
There were helicopters, too.

On that island?

Gosh. How can little kids make it
all the way here on their own?

Come on.

Guys, tell us.

Did you guys come from that island?

Hey, what do we do?

No. My dad said he'd come pick us up soon.

He told us to stay here for a bit.

Even so. Why did you bring them here?

No, I mean

Mr. Park offered
to take them to the police.

Why send them to the police
when their dad will be here soon?

We don't even know if that's true.

One of them had blood all over his face.

Gosh. The kids will hear us.

What should we do now?

Can we go to the police?

No. Don't you know who built our island?

No one will save us.

You're stupid, so just follow my lead.

Wouldn't it be better to k*ll them first
than to be scared of being k*lled?

They didn't keep their promises

and only cared about themselves.

The two of them left without me, too.

I'm going to k*ll them all.

You're all grown up.

I almost didn't recognize you.

Who cares about formalities?

We're not close enough for formalities.

DAUGHTER

Hello?

Dad, I'm at the lab.
You're in the office, right?

I'll be there soon.

I can't see you right now.

What are you talking about?
I'm almost there.

Mom wanted you to have these,
so I'll drop them off and go.

And I want to talk to you.

Let's talk tomorrow at home.

I'm already here.

You've got a package.

You never listen to me.

There's a trash can.

Why throw a candy wrapper here?
That's some bad manners.

I'm serious right now.

I desperately need to talk to you.

What is it? Did something happen?

You haven't been paying attention to me?

Your daughter is
in danger of getting fired.

-I don't mind you quitting the force.
-What?

I didn't like it
when you said you wanted to be a cop.

You've never said that before.

I thought you knew enough
not to put yourself in danger.

But it's different now.

How?

Is it because of Mr. Do?

CLINICAL TRIAL RECORD

DISCARDED

DISCARDED

DISCARDED

I don't know for sure yet,

but there's more to Mr. Do's case
than meets the eye.

So I'll find out more…

Now, why would you do that?

A lot of things in this world are
more than what they seem.

Are you trying to intervene
in everyone's business?

Were you talking about your team leader
when you told me you got dumped?

That has nothing to do with it.

I told you to forget about him.

It's good manners to accept it
when the other person turns you down.

It's really not what you think.

There's got to be
something terrible behind this.

In that case,
that's all the more reason to quit.

What if the culprit is the third child,
not Superintendent Do?

The crime scene.

I'm sure something got mixed up here.

DO NOT ENTER

I knew it wasn't just a lock.

A recognition device
only some have access to.

This wasn't here
when we raided this office.

What if Superintendent Do removed it?

The one who installed it
must be the culprit.

I mean, something could be wrong.

If something's not right,
we have to set it right.

Do you have that kind of power?

It's better not
to do anything at a time like this.

Hye-won,
it's not something you can change.

Dad.

I'm sorry.

Maybe I'm overreacting.

No.

I know you have a lot on your plate,
but I've been too selfish.

I'll go.

Get home safely.

You should get some rest too.

You must have put Hye-won
on your team to get to me.

Was avoiding my daughter necessary?

If you love your daughter,
why don't we cut to the chase?

What do you want?

The secret lab where experiments
are still conducted

and Ji Hyeong-geun's location.

So you applied my formula
to His Excellency.

So he's still very healthy
when he's over years old.

But I have no idea
where he is or what he's doing.

What are you planning to do?

If something's not right,
I must set it right.

I have the power to do so.

Do Jeong-woo.

What you did was a miracle.

The answer we've all been searching for
has been found by an eight-year-old boy.

You discovered a formula
that allows people to live forever.

Why did you erase some parts
of the complete formula?

Everyone could have been happy.

Is my formula the only thing on your mind?

Don't you feel guilty?

Children who didn't have a chance to live

d*ed in pain as their brains burst
because of the experiments.

Wasn't it painful for you to watch that?

Anyone who feels sad to see a lab rat die
doesn't deserve to be a scientist.

That's fair.

I doubt the lab rat would feel bad…

for the pain
the scientist will feel, either.

My car keys.

Do you think Hye-won will
forgive you if you k*ll me?

I don't want her forgiveness.

How do you think your daughter will feel
when she finds out I k*lled you?

In the end, your daughter will suffer.
That's why I kept her around.

Why are you doing this?

What does any of this have to do with you?

Everything in this world seems unfair.

And death is the only thing
that's fair to everyone.

But I almost changed that.

Think about it.

What would happen to the world if only
those with power could live forever?

Isn't it awful to even think about it?

Tell me. Where's the secret lab?

And where is Ji Hyeong-geun now?

Are you okay?

Yes, I'm fine.

Find him now.

-Look over there.
-Yes, sir.

I forgot my car keys.

Where did he go?

DAUGHTER

He left his phone here.

BAEGYA BIOTECH
TH ANNIVERSARY

Why is Son Min-ho in this photo?

It's better to be on this end.

I've been chased for too long.

I didn't remember until he told me.

You were too selfish and standoffish.

You are number , right?

You remember me?

That means you know everything
that happened there.

What the hell are you doing here?

Don't you hear me?

What are you doing here?

I'm on the winning side.

There's something wrong
with my brain, too.

But they are going to treat it.

Thanks to the medicine they made for me,

my headache that never went away
is gone now.

So you decided to be their hunting dog?

I said I'm on the winning side.

That's always the problem.

Once you decide you're going to lose,
you don't get angry anymore.

If you're happy as their hunting dog,
go ahead.

Don't you dare judge me.

It's not like that.

You gave up seeing what's right and wrong.

Who's going to respect that?

A recognition device was set up
in the office,

so only some people could enter.

Then all the deceased must have had
something like a key to enter the office.

Hey.

Hey.

Are you okay?

Hey.

Wake up. Are you okay?

SEOUL METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY

LIST OF EVIDENCE: DOGS, CAR

CIGARETTES, SOCK, JACKET

You're here.

You're early.

Good morning.

Seeing that disappointment on your faces
made my morning.

I'm sorry.

We were told to wait
because our team will be disbanded.

What are you doing?

All the dead victims must have had

a key, a card, an accessory,
or some sort of digital device.

-Jeez!
-Hey.

Who is that?

I know him.

He's okay. Don't mind him. Let him rest.

Didn't I tell you
to bring him to me at all costs?

I made a judgment call

that people would've noticed us
if we tried to chase him.

-I'm sorry.
-A judgment call?

Why would you make that call?

It's your job to do whatever you're told.

You're out of your mind.

Don't forget that
only the foundation can save you.

Yes, sir.

Bring Do Jeong-woo to me.

Prove yourself worthy.

Yes, sir.

CLINICAL TRIAL RECORD

DISCARDED

Tell me. Where's the secret lab?

And where is Ji Hyeong-geun now?

You've been eating
a lot of lollipops lately.

You'll get diabetes or cavities
if you keep eating them.

I'd rather have cavities or diabetes
than have my brain explode.

Gosh, that punk.

So what are you going to do now?

I have to find the secret lab.

Exactly. So where is that lab?

I don't know.

Isn't the director of the lab
the only person who can tell you?

So what are you going to do?

I'll take care of that.
Just do what I say, old man.

Did you find that -year-old guy?

You're unbelievable.

I patched up your belly two days ago.

Does it look like I have two bodies?
Does it?

That hurts.

That's too bad.

There's one more thing you must do.

What now?

A village for human experiments.

The children from the village.

YEARS LATER

Incidents that took place years later.

A man who survived
when he deserves to die.

A former investigator who had
a dissociative identity disorder before.

And…

the one who sent the warning letters.

I think there are still pieces left
to complete this puzzle.

DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER

BAEGYA: DAY AND NIGHT
BY SON MIN-HO

CALLS
DAD ( )

DAD

DAUGHTER

Hey.

Dad.

-I was worried when I couldn't reach you.
-I see.

I stepped out for a moment.

Is everything okay?

Yes. Let's talk at home.

BAEGYA BIOTECH DIRECTOR GONG IL-DO

BAEGYA: DAY AND NIGHT
BY SON MIN-HO

BAEGYA BIOTECH
TH ANNIVERSARY

Son Min-ho isn't in this picture.

Nice. This one is new.

Look at this. It's a fingerprint scanner.

Is there any additional data?

The laptop.

SHARE THE LOVE BAZAAR

Gosh. He only makes me do
uncool stuff all the time.

What brings you here?

Hello.

I am a new social worker.

I'm looking for a job at a welfare center.

I see. This way, please.

Okay. Thank you.

Eat before you go.

-Mom.
-What?

A long time ago, Dad…

What about him?

Finish your sentence.

It's nothing.

I'll ask Dad later. Don't worry about it.

I'm going to work.

She's worrying me. What's up with her?

Why didn't you answer my calls? Damn it!

How did you find this place?

It's not a big secret.

Freelancers don't answer their phone
when they don't want the gig.

Life must be good.

I want you to look into something.

Find out how Dr. Leighton
managed to get out of White Night Village…

Come on. Oh, my.

Come on.

What is this?

They couldn't cr*ck it.

There were no matching fingerprints?

I'm sure I'll find some kind of connection
to White Night Village on this laptop.

The likelihood of two strangers with
matching fingerprints is in billion.

But with machines,
due to their technical limitations,

there's a in , chance that
two different fingerprints match.

No way.

I'm in?

BAEGYA

COPYING FILES TO USB DRIVE

% COMPLETE

Tomorrow, we're pulling out all the cops.

You're pulling the cops
from Son Min-ho's security detail?

Yes.

It's not likely that
Do Jeong-woo will show up again.

I'm a little wary of utilizing
our resources for a long period

on someone like Son Min-ho.

I wonder where he is or what he's doing.

If the Blue House is involved
in this case as we think,

it's better you don't know
whatever he's doing.

I didn't know there were
this many welfare centers in this country.

You always make me do things
that seem insignificant.

So did you find it or not?

With the way you talk to me,
you should be in jail.

No welfare centers had direct ties to
Baegya Foundation. At least not on paper.

-I saw this coming.
-You did?

I'm disappointed in you.

But don't you know who I am?

Quite a few centers had ties
to Seoul Hangang Hospital.

The hospital Lee Byeong-seon,
a director of the foundation, used to run.

What? This is a long list.

Anyway, thanks for your help.

Good job.

By the way,

let me borrow your jalopy.

Thank you.

BAEGYA

ATTENTION-SEEKER LEE JI-UK

You're awake.

How are you?

It's me.

Do you remember yesterday?

You didn't look like you were hurt,
so I brought you here.

Oh, right. This is a police station.

And those people are my colleagues.

Lieutenant Yoon and Lieutenant Jang.

They are fine.

Where is Lieutenant Gong Hye-won?

Who's that?

-Why are you looking for her?
-Do Jeong-woo, that bastard…

He played me.

So

your informant actually turned out to be
Superintendent Do Jeong-woo's informant.

That's not all.

Dr. Leighton, Do Jeong-woo
was already looking for you.

I bet you didn't know that.

All right.

Can you believe it?

Female, years old.

The last time you saw her
was years ago.

This drawing is useless.

She won't look anything
like when she was eight.

She'll look the same.

He drew this

from memory before even meeting you.

Now,

don't you think we should talk now?

LOVE CHILDREN WELFARE CENTER

Seong-u, let's try that.

Green light, red light.

Green light, red light.

Green light…

Kids, time to eat!

-Okay!
-Okay!

LIST OF BIRTHDAYS AT WELFARE CENTER

My head hurts.

DRUG DEALER

assh*le CUSTOMER, OH GYEONG-MIN

Hyeon-su, I'm saying this
because I'm really worried.

You should save money for the surgery
instead of buying us these.

If your grandma doesn't get
her surgery soon, she might be in trouble.

Okay.

This will buy you a supercar,
so stop selling dr*gs.

And keep studying.

That dirty cop…

What is it?

No, Grandma.

Grandma, let's get the surgery.
You can get it now.

My gosh. Where did you get
the money for the surgery?

No need to worry about money now.

Let's get that surgery now.

assh*le CUSTOMER, OH GYEONG-MIN

How much gas do you want to put in?

Enough for , won.

-Sure. Open the gas pump, please.
-Okay.

YONGPYEONG HOPEFUL KIDS CENTER

SEOUL HANGANG WELFARE CENTER

SERIAL m*rder SUSPECT WANTED
FORMER SUPERINTENDENT DO JEONG-WOO

Here's the receipt.

-Okay. Thank you.
-Yes.

Stay and rest here for a while.

When I'm done with work,
I'll drop you off.

I'm sorry.

As you know, there are two cases
that we need to focus on.

The White Night Village case
from years ago,

and a serial su1c1de case that appears
to be a serial m*rder case

that includes Lee Byeong-seon,

one of the six victims
whom the public doesn't know about.

According to Son Min-ho,
the two incidents have very similar MOs.

Are you saying that the White Night
Village tragedy years ago

was set up by someone like this case?

If incidents occurred with the same MO,

isn't it possible that
the same person is involved?

Wait a minute.

Same MO or not,
there's been a sixth victim.

That means Mr. Do is not the culprit.

Let's not call him the sixth victim yet.

Director Lee's incident
wasn't reported to the police.

Legally, Lee Byeong-seon is still alive
in the VIP room at the hospital.

-Maybe he's really still alive.
-What?

How did you end up on this team?

Let's summarize what we've learned so far.

According to Son Min-ho,

based on the similarities of the MOs
in both cases,

it's connected to
the White Night Village tragedy.

Therefore, the culprit in this case
is one of the three people

from White Night Village.

Moreover, the person who sent the letters
is not the person who sent me the videos.

In that case,

it's very likely that the culprit
is the one who sent the videos.

After Superintendent Do's arrest,
the letters stopped coming.

I guess it was Superintendent Do
who sent the letters.

I knew Mr. Do didn't do it.

That doesn't make him innocent.

If he had just told us,
we could have saved their lives.

Why did he send warning letters?

Anyway, if neither Superintendent Do
nor I are the culprit,

that means the third child is the culprit.

Come to think of it,
Do Jeong-woo told my informant…

No. He asked his informant
to find a woman and a man.

The woman was Dr. Leighton.

But I don't know who the guy is.
I only know he's years old.

Looking back on it, I'm sure
he suspected me in the beginning.

Why did you really come to Korea?

I hear you're successful in the US.

A former FBI agent and director
of the Criminal Psychology Lab.

I heard serial m*rder cases over there
would have dozens of victims.

Why would you come to such a small country
for such a minor case?

Why were you surprised when you saw
the photo of the next victim?

So I'll be honest with you.
I had my suspicions about you.

Superintendent Do Jeong-woo was looking
for the m*rder*r from the start.

Now…

we have to find this man.

But we don't know anything about him.

This third child from White Night Village
probably has a lesion in his brain, too.

Just like Superintendent Do and me.

And I'm sure he has special abilities
most people don't have.

Did they finally find out?

I have a brain lesion…

SEOUL HANGANG WELFARE CENTER

-Hey, I'm it!
-No, I'm it!

Hey, guys.

What are you doing?

Who are you?

Me? Just a passerby.

Then pass straight through.

The games kids play
haven't changed for years.

By the way, don't you guys play
computer games or mobile games these days?

We can only do that
when our teacher lets us.

We only have a few,
so we don't get to play a lot.

Okay. I see.

Why the long face? Are you upset?

His best friend got a family yesterday.

A family?

A lot of our friends
are getting new families.

Two or three of our friends leave
at a time.

No, they didn't get new families.
They're going to the hospital.

If they tell us we're going to
the hospital, we'd be too scared to go.

That's why our teachers are lying,
you idiot.

Mister.

You look so sad.

And you don't see any pitch darkness?

What? What does that mean?

Never mind.

Please.

Dad?

Damn it. Make some noise, will you?

Should I come here singing
when I'm here to sell dr*gs?

Damn it.

Don't creep up on me.

Should I come singing
when I'm here to buy dr*gs?

Gosh, you're so petty.

Whatever. Give me my stuff.

I'm petty, so I won't sell it to you.

What?

Give me the pills, you assh*le.

I'm not selling dr*gs anymore.
I'm buying a supercar.

I never wanted to sell dr*gs
to an assh*le like you.

Since I got nothing going for me in life,
I should do this to keep me sane.

You think you're some important person
when you're just being exploited.

I guess since you got nothing going
for you in life, that'll keep you sane.

Bye.

Oh, right.

You should stop doing dr*gs
for your health.

You piece of sh*t! You bastard!

Dad, help me.

DAD

What's going on?

I know you're good at bringing out
people's mistakes and provoking the public

to grab their attention,

but I think there's something else
you can excel at other than these.

You can back out if you want.

You're not a cop here.
You don't have anything to gain from this.

Who says I don't want anything?

You said a monster saved you.

That monster was me.

I need to know
what this monster has to do with me.

Jeez.

He left.

SEOUL HANGANG WELFARE CENTER

DIRECTOR KIM YEONG-JU

ACCOUNTING RECORDS

SETTLEMENTS OF DONATIONS

CORPORATE
AND GOVERNMENT DONATIONS

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF DONATIONS

JANUARY OF
SEOUL HANGANG HOSPITAL

REGISTRY OF CHILDREN

ADOPTED

CLINICAL TRIAL RECORD

ADOPTED

I'm in the right place.

It looks like something is bound
to happen at the welfare center.

Just make sure we have the test subjects.

If we follow the kids,
won't we be able to find the secret lab?

Did you find the -year-old guy?

He's the culprit.

I'll k*ll them all.

Number , Jamie Leighton.

I'll personally go to those bastards.

The third child was already nearby.

It might have something to do
with White Night Village.

I must go to White Night Village.

Is it finally coming to an end?
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