01x06 - Dad Will Come Get You

[bunniefuu]

- [thunder rumbling]
- [rain pattering]

OUT OF ORDER
REPAIR IN PROGRESS

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

and no one is around to hear it...

[thunder rumbling]

You play StarCraft?

I run... Zerg.

And you?

Terran.

Huh?

Terran.

Let's do this.

From this moment on,

you're a ghost.

Completely invisible.

A ghost.

[unsettling music playing]

[Hyang-cheol] Go invisible. Disappear.

[unsettling music continues]

[music intensifies]

[music fades]

[door closes]

[Eun-gyeong moans]

[fan whirring]

[Sang-jun] ...does it make a sound?

Or is there nothing...

but silence?

[dramatic music playing]

THE FROG

PACKAGES HERE

[rain pattering]

JONG-DU'S SUPERMARKET

♪ I keep waiting for ♪

♪ For you to call ♪

♪ Been thinking
That I'm gonna need a miracle ♪

♪ Wasted again ♪

♪ I tell my friends ♪

♪ Been feeling like you're coming
'Cause I feel the sun ♪

♪ I keep waiting for ♪

♪ For you to call ♪

♪ Been thinking
That I'm gonna need a miracle ♪

♪ Wasted again ♪

♪ I tell my friends ♪

[music stops]

♪ I keep waiting for ♪

♪ For you to call ♪

♪ Been thinking
That I'm gonna need a miracle ♪

♪ Wasted again ♪

♪ I tell my friends ♪

♪ Been feeling like you're coming
'Cause I feel the sun ♪

♪ I keep waiting for ♪

♪ For you to call ♪

♪ Been thinking
That I'm gonna need a miracle ♪

[music stops]

[percussive music playing]

[sighs]

- [door chimes ring]
- [music stops]

[mysterious music playing]

[music fades]

{an8}A GUIDE TO BOXING

[murmuring]

[monitor beeping]

[unsettling music playing]

[clatter]

[distant siren wailing]

You heard ringing?

[hissing]

[can clatters]

- [Jong-du] Sure you're not hearing things?
- I don't know. Could be.

[beeping]

[grunts]

[distant car horn honking]

[footsteps pattering]

[panting]

[siren wailing]

[sighs]

[bag unzipping]

[r*fle clicking]

[unsettling music continues]

[tense music playing]

[music swells, fades]

[breathing heavily]

[clattering]

[suspenseful music playing]

Hey.

- [sighs]
- [chuckles]

[Gi-h*] Come on, man.

How's your time? How'd you do?

- [Gi-h* grunts]
- You little...

[both grunting]

[Gi-h*] Hey, whoa, whoa.

Acting like your ba*ls
aren't the size of these?

[door chimes ring]

She just lays there?

Yeah.

- How is she?
- Looks like any day now.

[slurps]

- Hey, how about I shovel it in for you?
- [chuckles]

Hey, that's my line, you little punk.

[door chimes ring]

[uneasy music playing]

[officer 1] Two bowls
of naengmyeon, please.

- [chuckles]
- [woman] Coming right up!

[door chimes ring]

Just clear your mind
and go get some rest, okay?

- See you later.
- Yeah.

[engine starting]

[mysterious music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

[grunts]

[Yeong-ha grunting]

Show me your hands.

[Gi-h* panting]

[Yeong-ha groans]

Wait!

Let me... Just let me explain, okay?

I'll explain it all.

[whimpers]

[music swells, fades]

[Yeong-ha sighs]

[mysterious music playing]

JI HYANG-CHEOL'S GHOSTWRITER FOUND DEAD

[Yeong-ha] The first time I saw the motel
was on the news.

JULY 2001, MY FIRST CASE

I wondered if my rental
would end up like this.

As a photo on someone's desk.

Doomed to become
a permanent fixture on the news.

Can I go home, please?

{an8}DESTINATION: LAKE VIEW MOTEL

[Yeong-ha] I had to see it
with my own two eyes.

I thought I'd be able to make a decision
once I saw it.

[phone buzzes]

THIS IS YOON BO-MIN
COULD I TALK TO YOU?

[music intensifies]

Whether to come clean and face justice...

CAPTAIN YOON BO-MIN

...or cover it all up

and just sell the place.

Wash my hands of it.

- [phone line ringing]
- [music fades]

[disconnect tone]

[mysterious music playing]

Are you headed somewhere, or...

[engine starting]

[mysterious music continues]

PRIVATE PROPERTY
DO NOT ENTER

[unsettling percussive music playing]

[music swells, fades]

[sighs]

[clears throat]

- Oh, that's... Thanks.
- [man] Mm-hmm.

The son won't sell it.

And, well, the original owner is...

You heard, right?

Are you aware of what happened there?

Yeah.

I've been a realtor a long time.

And if there's anything I've learned,

every place eventually finds an owner.

KOO SANG-JUN
ONBIT NURSING HOME, ROOM 103

[indistinct chattering]

- [woman 1] You need to take it.
- [man 2] No! I said I don't want any!

[man 2 snickers]

- Oh, I won.
- [woman 2] Good job!

[man 2] I won!

NAME: KOO SANG-JUN

[Sang-jun] Can I help you?

Oh, I...

I'm here for Mr. Koo.

You found him.

[pensive music playing]

Then you own... the motel?

[Sang-jun] Ah!

That's right. You... have a reservation.

Have you seen our lake? [chuckles]

Lake?

Do you mind waiting outside?
I'm still cleaning in here.

- [woman 2] Having fun?
- [man 2] So much fun!

- [woman 2] So much fun?
- [man 2] Oh, you don't have to do that.

Oh, look. He's all finished cleaning.
Let's head in, yeah?

- I don't wanna. I said I don't wanna!
- [man 3] Come on, let's go.

Come on.

[woman 1] Thank you so much.

- [man 2] Come on now.
- [woman 1] Mm-hmm.

[Sang-jun] Oh!

[music fades]

[phone buzzing]

UI-SEON

[Yeong-ha] Ah, thank you.

Was that your daughter?

Yeah.

That's nice that she calls.

My son... I wish he would call.

Are you not talking, or...

He's staying at his aunt's.

Well, for the time being, he is.

But I can't find her number anymore.

And now this thing with the motel...

[mysterious music playing]

What thing?

The other day...

a man, a psychopath, was there.

The other day?

Oh, about your son...

Uh, um, how old is he now?

He's 13 years old.

I run a motel as well, actually.

Oh yeah?

And, um...

a couple days ago...

a psychopath showed up there.

I haven't decided
what I'm going to do about it yet.

[Sang-jun] Don't trust anyone.

Be suspicious.

Pe... people aren't
gonna be there when it counts.

Like with Eun-gyeong and Gi-h*.

They probably won't give you
a second thought.

You wanna keep her safe, don't you?

Uh, I...

I... I mean your daughter.

[tense music playing]

Wait, wait. Hey, hey, hey!

Do you want him dead?

That psychopath?

[Yeong-ha] What?

I'm not supposed to tell.

We're the same, though, so I gotta...

I know a man who can help you out.

Even if the psycho's in jail,

he can get him to come out and k*ll him

no matter where they are.

He said there's lots of ways to do it.

- What are you saying?
- "I'll k*ll him, Dad. I mean it."

- What?
- "I'm gonna k*ll Ji Hyang-cheol."

"I'll do it! I'll k*ll..."

[muffled grunts]

[muffled whimpering]

[spluttering]

[laughing]

VISITORS' LOG
WARD 1

[mysterious music playing]

[woman 3] Mr. Koo
can't recognize his son anymore.

He's just "that man."

JULY 30- KOO GI-h*
JULY 30- JEON YEONG-HA

ROOM 201, LAKE VIEW MOTEL


[unsettling music playing]

[chimes ringing]

[clattering]

[music playing on AirPods]

[unsettling music continues]

[Gi-h* pants]

- [Gi-h* grunts]
- [Jong-du] You little...

[Gi-h* grunting]

[Yeong-ha] I wondered if you meant it.
Would you go that far?

So I decided to see this motel story
to the end.

[music fades]

[Gi-h*] So then, why didn't you
say that from the start?

[Yeong-ha] I wasn't really
in a position to speak.

[Gi-h*] Oh.

[Yeong-ha breathing heavily]

[Gi-h* sighs]

[phone buzzes]

CAPTAIN YOON BO-MIN

[Gi-h*] Police.

[unsettling music playing]

[muffled muttering]

[muffled muttering continues]

[muffled grunting]

- [phone buzzing]
- [muffled muttering]

[muffled groan]

[Gi-h*] Hey, Uncle.

I'll head there.

[muffled muttering]

[muffled muttering]

[music fades]

[chair clattering]

[Yeong-ha breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[groan, moans]

[sighs]

[groans]

[dramatic music swells]

[engine starting]

[grunts, groans]

[breathing heavily]

[groaning]

[music fades]

[phone buzzes]

UI-SEON

[sighs]

[Jong-du] I think he just arrived.

We were right about it happening in there.

Is he there?

[Jong-du] He's in the bathroom.

I can see them now.

Two guards and four cops.

- [Gi-h*] And the chair?
- Huh?

Oh.

[woman 1] It'll be quick.
We need the room for an hour.

- [Gyeong-ok] I'm not leaving.
- [woman 1] Come on, ma'am.

- Let go of me.
- Are you out of your damn mind, huh?

It's okay. I got this. Thanks.

I can handle it. Go.

Hey, we can't stay here, okay?

[sighs] It's gonna get really bad in here.

God! You mind just listening? Huh?

I can't believe you.

At your age, you're still...

What have you gotten yourself into?

- You think I'll just let you do this, huh?
- You can't!

You gotta keep this between us, huh?
I mean, Gi-h*'s...

- Listen to me, Ma!
- [officer 1 clears throat]

Sir, ma'am,
we'd really appreciate your cooperation.

Right. Uh, a moment, yeah?
If you don't mind.

[coughs]

[officer 1] In that case,
let's just let her stay.

Sir, if you wouldn't mind
stepping out for a moment...

Not a chance in hell.

- Sir?
- Uh...

I'm not leaving her in this room
with... with some kind of psycho k*ller.

- Sir, I'm not sure that you understand...
- I saw the guy.

Not only that, I saw all the guards
and the security out there in the hall.

She's my mother!

[sighs]

Look, I get how this works, okay?

I'm not proud of it,
but I've got a record.

A criminal record, so I get it.

But look at her. This is on you!

Look at what you did!
Look how upset she is, and I'm wrong?

You barge in here,
no explanation, and I'm wrong?

You can't be serious right now!

This is just in case of
any unforeseen circumstances.

Unforeseen circumstances?

Look here, okay?

Let's draw this curtain
and this one like so.

Oh, and this chair.

He can sit right here, okay?

He can just sit here, can't he? Huh?

[unsettling music playing]

Look.

Uh, right. Sure thing, sir.
Let's do that. Now, if you would...

Please, sir. If you wouldn't mind, uh...

[music swells, fades]

- [Gi-h*] I'm set.
- Okay.

[Gi-h*] Make sure
you ditch the burner, okay?

I'll give you a call later. Thank you.

For everything.

[dramatic music playing]

[music fades]

[guard 1] I really shouldn't do this, but...

Ta-da!

A present for you from me. [chuckles]

Here...

She might be unconscious
and unable to recognize you,

but this is your mother, you know?

She shouldn't see you in your uniform.

Here you are.

[shackles clatter]

[unsettling music playing]

[sniffing]

[inhales sharply]

[guard 1] I'm glad you're getting a chance
to say goodbye to your mother

before she passes on.

You really earned this. Model prisoner.

- You're a nice guy.
- [laughs]

Oh, you know, I just do what I can.

[door opens]

Okay, it's time now. Let's go.

[woman 1] What's going on?

[unsettling music playing]

Thank you very much.

Mother, it's me.

Mother.

[music intensifies]

[breathing heavily]

[music fades]

[monitor beeping]

[unsettling music playing]

[music intensifies]

[tense music playing]

[music swells, fades]

Oh, this shouldn't be
on the ground, should it?

[unsettling music playing]

[g*nsh*t echoes]

- [officer 1] What was that?
- What happened?

[guard 1] Uh, I think there was
a g*nsh*t from outside.

Are you okay?

- Building across the street!
- Get on him now!

[officer 1] Hey, call for backup.

Hey, I'm gonna call this in.
Make sure he's all right.

Right.

[music swells]

[tense music playing]

[guard 1] Are you all right?

Sh.

[tense music continues]

You okay?

Yeah, I was just...

- [guard 1 grunting]
- [dramatic music playing]

[guard 1 grunting]

[Gi-h*] Three minutes. In case I screw up.

[panting]

[car horn honks]

[unsettling music playing]

[Jong-du] You son of a b*tch!

[both grunting]

- Just die!
- [chuckles]

[Jong-du grunting]

Right here, m*therf*cker.

Gonna f*ck you up,
you psycho k*ller piece of sh*t!

Hell you think you're going? You're dead!

[both grunting]

[dramatic music playing]

[glass shattering]

[gasping, straining]

[panting]

[both grunting]

[coughing]

[panting nervously]

[breathing heavily]

[footsteps approaching]

[dramatic music playing]

[loud clattering]

[woman 1] Oh my gosh! Are you okay, sir?

[Gi-h*] Sorry.

[Gi-h* grunts]

[tense music playing]

[Jong-du grunting]

[monitor beeping rapidly]

[dramatic music playing]

[dramatic music continues]

[gasps]

[Jong-du] sh*t!

[Gyeong-ok groans]

[Jong-du] sh*t!

You're staying.

What?

[scoffs]

Right here.

- [dramatic music playing]
- [Gyeong-ok gasps]

- [Jong-du] Mom!
- [g*nsh*t]

- [chair clatters]
- [music fades]

[groans]

[groans, gasps]

[groans, pants]

Why?

Who are you?

A ghost.

[unsettling music playing]

["Wasted Again" by Maro playing]

Go invisible. Disappear.

♪ I keep waiting for... ♪

- [g*nsh*t echoes]
- [music stops]

[body thuds]

[Jong-du whimpers]

[unsettling music playing]

[footsteps approaching]

[guard 2] What the hell?

[groans]

[grunts]

[engine starting]

[sirens wailing]

[sirens fade]

[wistful music playing]

[breathes deeply]

[sniffles]

[breathes shakily]

[sobs]

[music fades]

[g*n c*ck]

[refrigerator door closes]

That's an airsoft p*stol.

[clicking]

[sighs]

[Gi-h*] What?

Are you embarrassed
to report to the other cops that I

jumped you and left you here?

JI HYANG-CHEOL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
A CONFESSION OF MURDERS

[pensive music playing]

It was under the bed.

Ji Hyang-cheol's manifesto and

his letters.

It was all there.

[chuckles]

It's all done now.

[sighs]

You gotta listen.

I'm not gonna turn myself in.

So get out of here.

Don't make me ask again.

[music fades]

[moans]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[wistful music playing]

[wistful music continues]

[Yeong-ha] It made no sense
for you to just let me go.

Not only did you think I was a cop,

but I also knew your location.

[music stops]

[gasps, pants]

You're still here.

Just listen.

Just listen.

Give it here.

You said it was finished. So why?

- Why?
- Why would you wanna die?

The f*ck's it matter?

I'll leave

if you tell me everything.

You wanted to quietly fade away.

That's why you let me leave.

That way, there are no loose ends, right?

I'll leave you to it...

once you tell me your story.

What, leave you with some parting words?

- That's not what I...
- What would be the point exactly?

I know it's just talking, but I swear...

I'm not my mother. I'm...

I won't write a last letter.

There's nothing to say.

No confession to make.

I've made my peace.

All right.

I'll just grab my phone.

[breathing heavily]

Hello. Is this Onbit Nursing Home?
Can I talk to Mr. Koo in room 103?

- The f*ck are you...
- This is his guardian, Koo Gi-h*.

It's an urgent family matter.

You'll feel better if you speak to him.

[Sang-jun] Gi-h*.

[Sang-jun sighs]

Hello?

[Yeong-ha] Mr. Koo Sang-jun?
Go ahead and talk. Your son's listening.

Hey, Gi-h*.

Are you listening to your auntie?

[wistful music playing]

[sniffles]

[Sang-jun] Listen to your auntie.
Okay, buddy?

Mom and Dad are working.

But we'll get you soon, okay?

I'm sorry.

Once everything's taken care of,

Dad's gonna...

I'm gonna...

[Sang-jun] You little sh*t! Come back!

- Where are you going, huh?
- Honey, honey!

[Sang-jun] Hey, Koo Gi-h*!

[crying]

[Sang-jun] You're right!
All of it is on me!

So where do you want me to start?
Should I say "sorry" for bringing us here?

Or even proposing to you,
what about that, huh?

I mean, can you tell me
where I made a mistake, huh?

[Eun-gyeong] Are you done?

[sobs]

I'm gonna...

take care of everything...

and get you, okay?

So until then,

I need you to stay strong, buddy.

Your mom and dad miss you.
You know that, right?

Why do you sound...

why do you sound so down, champ?

Hey, what was that thing again?

Uh, that thing you wanted. The...

Oh, the game!

The game! [sobs]

Of all the things...

[Sang-jun] That... that game.

Dad's gonna get it for you.

[Sang-jun sobs]

K... keep it a secret from Mom, okay?

[sobbing]

[Sang-jun crying]

[crying continues]

[wistful music continues]

[music fades]

[Gi-h*] When I heard
that he was writing a memoir,

I got really pissed off.

My mother... she's a victim of his too.

And my dad,

he's been stuck in that moment forever.

So that's when I decided.

I went to see him and said,
"I'd like to publish your memoir."

He gave me his ghostwriter's address, but...

[tender piano music playing]

...he was already dead when I...

Instead of calling it in, I...

I just grabbed
all of his letters and writings and left.

I just held up in this motel and...

read everything.

[sighs] Then I...

After reading the memoir, I felt weird.

It wasn't anger.

I don't know what I was feeling.

Ji Hyang-cheol was at peace

and was ready to leave behind
the sh*t he created.

I guess that

enough time had passed
that he could look back and reflect.

But I...

came out here with his letters, and...

I hadn't moved on at all.
That much was clear.

[tender piano music continues]

Give me those clothes.

Take a shower.

[tender piano music continues]

[music fades]

[Gi-h*] What are you doing?

You and me were drinking.

[uneasy music playing]

You had this planned, right?

You had an escape route.

You even have

an alibi.

What?

The empty cans in the sink.

We both got blackout drunk.

I came here to buy the motel off you.

I got your information from the realtor.

We met there,
came here, and started drinking.

We partied all night.

We woke up an hour ago.

Wait. I thought I was gonna get arrested.

Like I said, I'm not a cop.

But you never said that.

[music fades]

[Yong-chae] Yeong-ha, where are you?

I'm at your place right now.
Is that the woman who...

YONG-CHAE

[unsettling music playing]

[automated voice]
Your call has been forwarded

to an automated voice message system.
Please leave a message after the beep.

UI-SEON

[phone line ringing]

[music intensifies]

[woman] Hey, mister?

Are you there?

Hello!

[laughs]

[dramatic music playing]

Hello, hello, hello!

Are you there?

When are you

coming to the house again?

[music subsides]

[eerie music playing]

[automated voice]
Your call has been forwarded

to an automated voice message system.

[unsettling music playing]

[Yeong-ha] That's when I realized...

it didn't matter

whether I came clean

or covered it all up.

[dramatic music playing]

I had to protect what matters...

to the bitter end.

[dramatic music playing]

[music fades]