01x04 - I Think She k*lled a Child

[bunniefuu]

[reverential music playing]

[Sang-jun] If a tree falls in a forest...

and no one is around to hear it...

[reverential music continues]

- [door buzzer sounds]
- [door opens]

[door closes]

...does it make a sound?

Or is there nothing...

but silence?

[reverential music continues]

THE FROG

RAINBOW MOTEL

[Sang-jun] Let's go inside.

Yeah?

Come on! Let's just take one look.

Oh, come on, please?

- Just one look. Please? Ow!
- [Eun-gyeong groans]

[young Gi-h*] Mom.

- [Eun-gyeong chuckles]
- [Sang-jun sighs]

[Sang-jun] Not bad, right? Yeah?
Honey, check this out.

[feel-good music playing]

Yeah?

Come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on!

[sighs] It's up for auction right now.
It's so nice.

You saw that lake, right?
There's a great view of it here.

This way. Yeah.

- [door lock clicks]
- [door opens]

Over here, guys! Hurry!

Oh wow. Just look at that.
The view's crazy, huh?

They're gonna start doing
a flower festival next year. Look at this.

They've already started planting
all around the lake. See?

I mean, if you don't trust me,
then just run it by your sister.

She'll vouch for it.

All right. Jeez, I get it.

Wait. Maybe you already did?

Really?

[laughing]

Gi-h*! This is our motel now!
What do you think?

[Sang-jun laughing]

Isn't this awesome?

- [all laughing]
- [Sang-jun] Yeah!

[Eun-gyeong] I think...
I've always been lacking in some way.

[emotional music playing]

I'm sorry for taking the easy way out,

even though I know how much
both you and Gi-h* are struggling.

I just can't get the image of the woman

who died here out of my head.

And I'm willing to do whatever it takes

to not see her anymore.

[sobs]

I'm such a drama queen, aren't I?

I just

need to be at peace.

I hope you can understand that.

I'm sorry, Sang-jun.

And please tell Gi-h*...

[sniffles]

...that his mom loves him very much.

[cigarette burns]

[young Bo-min] Mr. Ji Hyang-cheol,

my name is Yoon Bo-min
from the Dongho Police.

- I wanted to ask you if...
- So who's this?

JOONGMIN DAILY
YEOM DONG-CHAN, REPORTER

[handcuffs rattle]

You're not a journalist.

- [young Bo-min] Wait a moment.
- [Sang-jun] You should remember me.

You, of all people, should.

You're the reason I'm...

[Hyang-cheol] You're very nice.

[mysterious music playing]

You're the reason my family...

- [Eun-gyeong] Gi-h*!
- [panting]

Were you related to her?

[mysterious music continues]

Why do I...

why do I deserve this?

And more importantly...

why the hell does my family deserve this?

I mean, that day you came and...

Came into my life and just ruined...

[Hyang-cheol] That's not it.

[tuts] That's not it.

I was just... there.

On that road, passing through,

and you happened to be on that road.

[Hyang-cheol sighs]

Why were you there?

On that day, at that moment.

Like I said, I was just passing through.

Instead of looking at me,
ask yourself those questions, you know?

Stop shifting the blame.

Your family fell apart
because you guys just had bad luck,

I guess.

- It's got nothing to do with me.
- Hey, watch it.

[Hyang-cheol sighs]

Just clarifying.

I mean, isn't that preferable
to a half-hearted apology?

[music intensifies]

[door buzzer sounds]

[music fades]

Let me give you a ride home.

Oh, no. That's okay.

Have you been doing all right?

I heard that you moved out, so...

Thanks for all your help.

Uh, no. I couldn't. It's okay.

To see him in person one more time,

even though there wasn't much to say,
it means a lot to see with my own eyes.

Hey, Officer Yoon.

You should never be the frog.

What?

Don't be the frog
that got hit by the kids' rocks. [scoffs]

[tense music playing]

'Cause if that ever happens,

even as your head spins,

your body withers,

and your breathing gets shallower...

the last thing on your mind will be,

"Who threw that stone?"

"And why did it have to hit me?"

[car engine roaring]

[music swells]

[mysterious music playing]

[music intensifies]

[knocking on window]

Sir, it's me.

[music fades]

SONG JI-SU PEDIATRICS

- [daughter] Hello.
- [nurse] Hello.

- [door opens]
- [daughter] Dad!

- You should've called!
- I was just in the area.

Oh, why don't we go get some lunch, then?

Let's go.

I just dropped in to say hi. Yeah.

- Come on, Ji-su's gonna treat us.
- Goes without saying.

No, I really should head out.
I... Thing is...

- Do you have plans already, Dad?
- Yeah.

I'm seeing Yong-chae.

He's all the way here?

Is he in a hospital in Seoul?

Mm-hmm.

Oh.

[daughter] Hmm.

- [Ji-su] Yes.
- [daughter] Dad!

- [Ji-su] Right.
- [daughter] For Mr. Yong-chae.

I wish I could pay him a visit.

- He knows you're busy.
- [daughter] Hmm.

Even a surgery like that
is still serious. And for you.

Oh, thank you. No, I don't need it.

Oh, come on, please. Take them.

- I mean...
- [daughter] Take them.

You look like you've lost a little weight.

This summer's really hot.

[suspenseful music playing]

[daughter] Dad?

[car horn honking]

Hey!

[car horn honking]

[grunts]

[pants]

[Ji-su] Sir!

- Are you all right? Are you hurt anywhere?
- [daughter] Dad! Dad!

Dad, are you okay?

Hey, Ui-seon.

Has there...

Has a strange woman shown up here?

Dad, um, is everything okay?

No, it's fine. Just...

Are you sure you don't wanna stay
a little longer, sir?

Yeah, it's okay.

Okay, then.

[music stops]

[distant clattering]

[dishes rattle]

Koo Sang-jun insisted I take this.

I'm not sure I feel good accepting it.

How'd it feel to meet him?

Ji Hyang-cheol.

I just set it up for Mr. Koo.

Was it a rush?

[captain slurps]

[captain sighs]

Why'd you choose to be a cop?

Just looked like... a job I'd be good at.

You're always, "Just this, just that."

Were you in any clubs?

Track and field.

Were you any good?

Not at all.

Guess if you were, you would've gone pro.

Well, for someone who ran in school,
you chose one hell of a job.

Why'd you take those shots?

[door opens]

[suspenseful music playing]

[camera shutter clicking]

Are you just drawn to this?

Murders, K*llers,

the smell of blood, body parts?

Is it exciting?

You can be honest. I'm not gonna judge.

The average person might find it troubling

if you told them
you found crime scenes exciting,

but I understand.

I heard how you caught
that serial bicycle thief.

And how a random stop and search
led to a big arrest.

And you were humble about it.
Time after time, "It was just luck."

Was it now?

Did you catch them 'cause your job is
to serve and protect? Doubt it.

And seeing Ji Hyang-cheol today,
was it really a favor?

Doubt it.

No, you called me because you wanted
to see him for yourself.

Some cops are driven
by a righteous sense of justice.

Some, it's revenge.

Though I think the best
are driven by intuition.

The way I see it, maybe we're all
just playing a big game of tag.

And some of us are always it.
It's in our DNA.

I'm sorry, Captain.

- I'm not like that.
- [laughs]

Well, if you ever change your mind,
come to Violent Crimes.

[slurps]

[suspenseful music continues]

[brakes squeal]

[sighs]

[captain] Are you just... drawn to this?

Murders,

K*llers,

the smell of blood, body parts?

Is it exciting?

[music swells]

[camera shutter clicks]

[music fades]

PARK YONG-CHAE

[Yong-chae grunts]

What are you doing here?
You didn't have to come out here.

- Are you all right?
- Let's get out.

On that leg? Are you serious?

Uh, just humor me, yeah?
I broke my damn ankle. I didn't...

- Ui-seon got you these.
- [Yong-chae] Aw, our dear pharmacist!

[laughs]

If she asks, tell her you're in Seoul
and not to worry about visiting.

Seoul?

[slurps]

[Yeong-ha sighs]

Pretty good, huh?

I'm leaving this hospital
ten kilos heavier.

[Yong-chae sighs]

[Yeong-ha] No, none of that.

What? Not even with jjamppong?

Gonna be good to drive?

[Yeong-ha] I'll stay with you
for the night.

[Yong-chae laughing]

- [slurps]
- You know how last year...

- I had that guest?
- Huh?

Remember? She was your guest
until your broken AC acted up.

[Yong-chae] Ah!

You mean that girl with the kid, right?
At the pool? I remember her.

[unsettling music playing]

I think that girl k*lled that child.

What?

[music intensifies]

- [pants]
- [tense music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

- [Yong-chae] What about her?
- [music stops]

[Yeong-ha breathes shakily]

She left something there.

I thought I had her number,
but I guess I didn't.

Last year?

Yeah.

[Yeong-chae] Then she would've called.

What did she forget? Valuables?

Then you've gotta return it.

Hey, was it that bad?

Oh, I'm not that hungry.

[Yong-chae sighs]

[Yong-chae] Booking record?

I got her number
when she paid the deposit,

and the AC guy came the next day.

Uh, here it is.
Booked under the name Ha Si-hyeon.

[Si-hyeon] Si-hyeon.

Ha Si-hyeon.

[giggling]

[unsettling music playing]

[Yeong-ha] The name for the booking
was the kid's,

and the number was out of service.

She had a key to my place

and knew what my daughter looked like,

but I didn't even know her name.

[music intensifies]

[music subsides]

[mysterious music playing]

That's an apricot tree.

It's really popular, actually.

You must have a pretty big yard.

Our family runs a vacation rental.

Oh. Then you should get one of these.
They're pretty.

[sniffles]

- [music fades]
- [vehicle approaching]

[engine shuts off]

So you went out yesterday for some air?

[woman sighs]

How about we eat together?

[Yeong-ha] I needed to learn more
about her too.

[suspenseful music playing]

[breathes deeply]

[suspenseful music continues]

[music intensifies]

[sighs]

[tense music playing]

[scoffs]

[stirring music playing]

Hey! Where are you...

[tires squeal]

[music fades]

Um, basically, um,
formatting it is all I can do.

You mean erase it all?

[repairman] That's the only way
I can unlock it.

[Yeong-ha sighs]

Is this computer your daughter's?

[truck horn honking]

[truck horn honking]

[tires squeal]

[engine revs]

[unsettling music playing]

[furniture clatters]

[fabric tearing]

[stirring music playing]

[panting]

[stirring music playing]

WELCOME DRINK
COURTESY OF WOORI PHARMACY

[panting]

[music fades]

[uneasy music playing]

[man 1] Is this it? Help me lift it.

[men grunt]

[Yeong-ha] What are you doing?

- [man 1] Oh.
- [man 2] Huh?

- We were called to come and...
- Who called?

'Cause this is my house.

Put that back.

Put it all back and leave.

- I said unload it all!
- Set it down.

[music intensifies]

[music swells]

[unsettling music playing]

[water splashing]

[dramatic music playing]

[woman gasping]

[dramatic music continues]

[music swells]

[music subsides]

[unsettling music playing]

[Yeong-ha panting]

[music swells]

[music fades]

[sighs]

[water gurgling]

[melancholy music playing]

- [coins rattling]
- [music fades]

[man] Right, but it depends on the stain.

If it's too bad,
it might not come off, so...

Uh, gum will come off.

Yes, in any case,
I'll have to take a look.

So if you could bring it in,
that would be great. Thank you.

Right, thanks.

Hi, may I take your order?

[woman] I'll take
an iced Americano, please.

Iced Americano.

[chuckles] All coins, huh?

Could I take some pictures here?

Huh? Like photos?

It's incredibly cute.

[register dings]

I think the vibes in here
could inspire something in my paintings.

Oh, of course. Please go ahead.

[laughs]

[register drawer closes]

[stirring music playing]

[eerie music plays]

[music fades]

I actually put a lot of thought
into the interior design.

- I love it. It's so cute.
- [man laughs]

[woman] Mmm! [sniffs]

[slurps]

This coffee's amazing.
You could run a café.

Actually, at first, that was my plan.
Yeah, so...

[woman] Mmm.

You got a new regular.

So what led you
to our neck of the woods, hmm?

Are you staying
at a vacation rental around here?

Just for the next month or so.

Ah, is that right? Whose place is it?

[inhales sharply]

I'm blanking on the name right now,
but it's down that way.

That's Yeong-ha's place.

There's that big secluded path
that leads to the forest, isn't there?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, his place is great.

Hmm. I wonder why I didn't know though.

I'm actually close with all the owners
around here. We're all buds, you know?

[woman] Aah!

I wonder why he kept this from us.

[customer 1] We're ready to order.

[man] Oh! Well, enjoy your coffee.

- [customer 1] What are you getting?
- [customer 2] Hmm...

- [man] Be right there!
- [customer 2] Hmm, chocolate latte?

[door closes]

[footsteps approaching]

I want to watch a movie tonight.

If something's on your mind, just ask.
Please. I mean it.

There is something...

I want to know.

[Yeong-ha breathes deeply]

[woman breathes deeply]

Look at me now.

[slurping]

[woman smacks lips, sighs]

You can eat it.

Do you wish you could k*ll me?

It's true, isn't it?

What are you planning?

What?

I'm just a guest on your property,

like anyone else.

[chuckles]

So how am I so different?

- So where's the kid, then?
- What kid?

The one you were with a year ago.
That kid.

Si-hyeon.

[chuckles]

I have footage from the day you were here.

Dashcam footage of you leaving alone.

What else do you have?

[mysterious music playing]

I found bloodstains,
cleaning up your room.

[woman] And?

Towels... went missing also. Two did.

So?

The shower...

stank of bleach.

All right.

What did you do afterwards?

Let's get this straight.

All you've got is...

just a bit of dashcam footage, right?

That's hardly... a smoking g*n, is it?

Fine, let's say you're right,

that a kid and I came here together
one year ago,

and then I left here all alone,

and he disappeared into thin air.

Well, if your theory's correct,
then where's the corpse?

After that,
you could've gone to the police with this

or even come to me for answers.

But, no,
you washed the bloodstain you found,

cleaned the whole house
from top to bottom,

and replaced the missing towels.

That was you...
who pretended not to recognize

someone you thought about all year.

In that case,
we can't be that different, right?

Yeah, maybe not.

Hmm, I wonder.

Let's say you go to the police
and decide to tell them everything.

I get charged as a m*rder*r,
and you, mister...

[gasps]

...I mean, you covered it up
for a whole year.

[Yeong-ha sighs]

But seriously, think about it.
Really think about it.

What did you see back then?

Did anyone ever come sniffing around?

If a child was m*rder*d here,

somebody would've come
to size the place up.

Hmm.

What if I said

I wanted to buy this house?

What?

[woman laughs]

[music fades]

I don't know what significance
this place holds for you anymore, but

it's just, um, come to mean
so, so much to me now.

To be honest, before coming here,

I really thought
I'd lost sight of who I was,

but...

perhaps I found her again.

[unsettling music playing]

- [scoffs]
- [chuckles]

But, no, I'm not gonna sit here
and twist your arm.

I'll just do this. One month a year.

Just in the summer.

Mm! Maybe let's try
to keep to ourselves though.

We're better off like that.

[tense music playing]

[music fades]

- Ui-seon, behind you. Coming through.
- Oh, okay.

- [Ji-su] Oh! Here, I got it.
- [pharmacist] Oh, it's okay, Doctor.

It's fine. I'll take this too.

- [pharmacist] Thank you.
- It was a long day, huh?

- [pharmacist] No, I'm fine.
- [Ji-su] Let's wrap up and get outta here.

[pop music playing on stereo]

[Ji-su] Long day, huh?

[Ui-seon] Mm. Really long.

God, it must be hard.

I can still work.

I'm surprised
you didn't grab a beer tonight.

Yeah.

I mean, it's fine unless you wanna wait
till I'm not pregnant anymore.

All right. [chuckles]

Excuse me! Can I get a beer?

[employee] Of course.

[Ji-su laughs]

Hey, how's your dad doing?

Mm, we talked earlier.
He's doing all right.

[Ji-su] Hmm.

Um, well, his place is nice and all, but

I get a little worried
'cause he's all alone out there.

How about suggesting he moves here?
And just use his place as a vacation home?

[beer glass clatters]

That's something
I want him to decide to do.

- We can go to him.
- Hmm?

You always had that idea

about opening up a pharmacy
closer to your dad's place.

That was back then.
Things are super different now.

Uh, what's different?

First floor, pharmacy.
Second floor, clinic. We can make it work.

[woman] Hmm, I wonder.

Let's say you go to the police
and decide to tell them everything.

I get charged as a m*rder*r,
and you, mister...

[gasps]

...I mean, you covered it up
for a whole year.

[recorder beeps]

[recorder beeps]

[woman] I wonder.

Let's say you go to the police
and decide to tell them everything.

[tense music playing]

[mysterious music playing]

[car engine starting]

[music intensifies]

[tense percussive music playing]

[music subsides]

[mysterious music playing]

- [recorder beeps]
- [woman] Hmm, I wonder.

Let's say you go to the police
and decide to tell them everything.

I get charged as a m*rder*r,
and you, mister...

[gasps]

...I mean, you covered it up
for a whole year.

[recorder beeps]

[mysterious music continues]

[dramatic music playing]

[woman] All you've got is

just a bit of dashcam footage, right?

sh*t.

[music subsides]

[bag zips]

[mysterious music playing]

[stirring music playing]

[dramatic percussive music playing]

[tires squealing]

[music fades]

[engine idling]

[reverential music playing]

HIDE-AND-SEEK
BY YOO SEONG-A

[reverential music continues]

[gasps, sighs]

[officer 1] Sir, are you okay?
Are you okay?

- [officer 2] Call an ambulance. Quickly.
- [officer 1] On it. One sec.

[officer 2] Hurry, call an ambulance!

[officer 3] What happened?

[dramatic percussive music playing]

[music swells]

[dramatic music playing]

[music fades]