01x09 - Episode 9

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(All characters, locations, religions,)

(and incidents of this drama are fictional.)

(Episode 9)

Hello?

You called us because you wanted to tell us something, right?

Exactly.

You people only ask about this case. Why are you all so slow?

Do you think this will be the end?

Do you mean that you have the next crime planned?

Precisely.

What's your plan?

- Seo Hyun Tae. - Sorry? Who?

The chairman of Seoryun Group.

Seo Hyun Tae.

Mom, who?

What?

Right.

What is it?

You called me Director Seo.

Who's that?

I did?

Yes.

What are you talking about?

You didn't have to make me porridge.

I can just eat a meal.

Goodness.

Agent Hathaway.

Wait for me.

What were you trying to do?

A guy who has never had a normal relationship with a woman?

You were outright trying to get the culprit agitated.

If we stuck to the script and played gentle,

do you think he would've called?

I get that your career requires you to follow the public's interest.

But shouldn't you be interested in the common good right now?

The common good.

Do we have a different definition of the common good?

Isn't catching the culprit our common good?

He's a t*rror1st who's after murdering people.

A word you mindlessly throw at him can provoke him,

which can result in an extreme situation.

Human lives are at stake.

Should I sit around and do nothing, afraid of making things worse?

I am...

gladly willing to face danger.

Aren't you, Agent Hathaway?

Your purpose can't justify your means.

I thought you had as much interest in Chimera as I did.

You profiled the culprit...

and analyzed his MO,

as if you're doing your own homework.

Because I was asked to be the advisor.

You seemed a bit too interested for a foreigner...

who could always just leave the country.

- Captain Ko. - Put it down here.

Can you look above the shelf?

Yes, sir.

Nothing unusual to report, sir.

We should take one more look over there.

Yes, sir. Hey.

What's this mess?

I'll have them finish up and leave very soon.

The security at your place is top-notch.

Even Chimera can't penetrate this place.

You checked the CCTV footage at the construction site.

Was it that man, Lee Joong Yeop?

It was night, and he wore a cap, so we couldn't identify him.

If you look at him thinking it's him, it seems so.

What about his whereabouts?

You'll find out once you check his alibi.

He said he was on night duty.

If he decided to leave his post for a moment, no one would know.

But his whereabouts do seem a little odd.

He went to Hanmyung University.

Hanmyung University? Why?

He went around asking...

for the whereabouts of researchers who were in the TH-5 project.

The researchers of TH-5?

Yes.

He's looking for people who are still alive.

As far as I'm concerned,

everyone on that research team died in Chimera's hands.

They did.

They surely...

all died.

Do you mean that you have the next crime planned?

Precisely.

What's your plan?

Seo Hyun Tae.

Sorry? Who?

The chairman of Seoryun Group.

Seo Hyun Tae.

You said he could be a copycat before.

Do you still hold to that?

An angry voice.

Jumbled words. A flaunty attitude.

He's an emotional character who can't hide his anger.

He's completely different from Chimera.

People like him tend to have...

a history of violent crimes and violating traffic laws.

What? How is violating traffic laws related?

Your real character shows when you drive.

I see, so find someone with a short temper...

among people who hold a grudge against Seo Hyun Tae and Seoryun?

How easy is that?

- Come on, man. - What?

Or a staff of a subcontractor or someone who got fired.

There's a high possibility his protest for injustice...

went ignored or denied for a long time.

The culprit took an extreme measure...

because he fell in despair when he realized...

the law or the social system couldn't save him.

I'm sure he posted things on his website, social media,

and related articles.

He could've sent protesting letters and certified mail to the company.

And probably many times.

The culprit has been trying to make himself known.

Ask Seoryun for cooperation in accessing their intranet.

Let's make a list of suspects as we go through...

manpower management, recruiting, contracts, and lawsuits.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Please look over the list once we put it together.

- Sure. - Dismissed.

- Excuse me. - Yes, Agent Hathaway.

Where's Detective Cha?

Something came up with his family.

His mother is sick.

How is she sick?

I'm not sure. I don't know the details.

Should I give him a call?

- No, I'll ask once he comes back. - Okay.

A copycat criminal?

Then the parcel bombing in Gyeongpo...

wasn't done by him?

No, that FBI agent seemed to think so.

And she has a point.

What the heck? Darn it.

So? What did you need to say to me?

Oh, well...

- It's Lee Joong Yeop. - Yes?

Lee Joong Yeop didn't go to Hanmyung University alone.

Then?

He went with Detective Cha and a woman, the three of them.

- Who? - Detective Cha Jae Hwan.

You know him.

That sidekick who went around with Senior Inspector Han Ju Seok.

Why was he with Lee Joong Yeop?

No idea.

Hello.

Hey, yes. It's Cha Jae Hwan. Good work.

Is everything okay?

Yes, I guess.

Okay, then.

Chief Bae.

Yes?

Well, about Mr. Hahm Yong Bok, who recently died.

You worked with him back in Macheon Police Department.

Well, we did.

Why do you ask?

He was dismissed from his office 35 years ago.

And the reason was negligence in management on duty.

Do you know what the reason is?

Hey, you punk.

How would I know that?

Just try to catch Chimera.

Why aren't you doing your job?

Why wouldn't I open for business?

I'm not sick. It was just a body ache.

I'm on my way there.

Goodness.

Where's my sewing box?

(Year 1984)

(Year 1984)

Officer Han.

Thank you for looking after Da Som when she was sick last time.

If it hadn't been for you, we would've been in big trouble.

This isn't much, but I made some marinated crab. Try some.

Da Som, you're so adorable.

There it is.

No?

Where is it?

(Hanmyung University Department of Science)

(Hanmyung University)

(Hanmyung University)

(Student Union)

Excuse me, miss.

Yes?

Where is the research center for the Department of Science?

Department of Science?

Yes.

Department of Science?

One second.

(Department of Science)

(College department focused on the study of science)

Oh, College of Natural Science?

Follow me.

Thank you.

This is the building.

Yes, thank you.

Sure.

(Professor Jeong In Seon)

(Professor Jeong In Seon)

(Chemistry, Research Team 1 Professor Park In Sang)

(Professor Jeong In Seon)

Are you looking for someone?

If you're going to do this, get out. Get out of my team now!

Sung Hee, please let me off just this once.

My life is on the line.

If we don't get it patented now, my life is over.

I can't do that, Director.

Sung Hee!

Ma'am?

Ma'am. Are you all right? Ma'am!

Mom!

Are you Ms. Cha Eun Soo's guardian?

Hanmyung University?

Yes, the students there called when they found her collapsed...

in the building of the graduate college.

They said it seemed like she came looking for someone.

There was damage here.

It looks like it happened a long time ago.

Thirty-five years ago.

She got into a big car accident.

She doesn't remember a thing before that time.

Has she shown any other symptoms since then?

Nothing, as far as I know.

Does it look serious?

It looks like a delirium attack.

Is that bad?

A delirium attack happens...

when there is a disability in her cognitive ability,

resulting in auditory and visual hallucination.

This could suddenly break out, but she could get better soon.

Why does that happen? Can she be treated?

The elderly who received major surgery...

and fell severely sick could have a momentary attack.

It's a temporary problem in her brain...

that arises from receiving an uncontainable amount of stress.

In your mother's case,

that old car accident might be the cause.

Or has she recently received a huge psychological shock?

Captain Han had a special relationship with her.

Even before I was born,

they had been like siblings, like a real family.

She never showed it,

but she depended on him quite a lot, just as I did.

Her only son is no help at all.

I didn't know anything until she came down like this.

It'll take a while until she finishes her IV.

Will you come for some coffee?

By any chance, did you listen to the radio show?

The news also went on and on about the voice of Chimera.

What do you think about that guy?

Do you think he's the real deal?

I'm not sure. Would Chimera really disclose...

that Seo Hyun Tae is his next target?

The investigation is leaning toward that he's a copycat criminal.

Why did he point to Seo Hyun Tae as his target? It's so random.

He's the developer of TH-5.

Back then, he was also close to the research team.

Until this day, Chimera's target had been...

everyone who was involved...

in the death of Lee Sang Woo 35 years ago.

Son Wan Ki, Han Ju Seok, and Hahm Yong Bok.

Then of course, the next target would be...

Who would it be?

Not Seo Hyun Tae.

Detective Cha.

There's something you left out regarding my father's death.

You said my father could've been wrongly k*lled.

What did you mean by that?

Actually,

I saw the case file for the Chimera Case...

that broke out in Macheon 35 years ago.

And the suicide note Mr. Lee apparently left.

What... What did it say?

It was written by Mr. Lee himself,

but it wasn't a suicide note. It was a statement.

Are you sure?

If it was, why would he write down his resident registration number?

And the content didn't make any sense.

It seemed as if he wrote down what someone was telling him.

You can tell when someone is forced to write something down.

But sadly,

there's no evidence to expose the truth.

There's no record of his autopsy.

There is a way.

There were over 30 people who worked on the investigation...

of the Chimera Case.

There were three who led the entire investigation.

Under the wings of Lee Min Ki, the chief of Public Security,

they led the investigation in any way they liked.

The 3 amateurs in their 20s who had no experience.

You know who they are, don't you?

Han Ju Seok, Hahm Yong Bok,

and Bae Seung Kwan.

What if...

Bae Seung Kwan was the one who k*lled my father 35 years ago?

What if he k*lled Han Ju Seok and Hahm Yong Bok...

to cover up the case for good?

Nonsense. Why would Chief Bae do that?

Think about it.

Is there anyone else who has more information on that case...

among those who are left?

What are you saying?

Let's get to the people Bae Seung Kwan is afraid of.

You mean Seoryun Group? That rich...

He's not mad enough to help us.

There's a way to get to Seoryun...

and put pressure on Bae Seung Kwan.

We just need the missing piece of the puzzle.

What's that?

The missing researcher from the TH-5 team, Ryu Sung Hee.

(Special Talk on Criminal Psychology, 2019)

(Main Lecture Hall)

Hey.

You're the firefighter.

Agent Hathaway?

What are you doing here?

There is a Police Administration lecture on fire and safety.

- Oh, I see. - Yes.

I listened to your radio show. It was interesting.

The radio show? You tuned in?

Yes, precisely.

You're all over the Internet.

You even got to talk to the criminal.

Did you find any leads at the scene?

It's an ongoing investigation.

Did you find out how the ignition was delayed?

I don't think I said the ignition was delayed.

Oh, I heard from someone else within the department.

From another firefighter?

Yes, precisely.

Call me if I can help with anything.

I will.

I should get to my lecture.

- Take care. - Bye.

"Humanities and Social Studies"?

I'm sorry for the hassle.

We need a bank code to wire fees to an overseas bank.

If you plan on staying for a while,

it might be easier to open an account.

No, I won't stay that long.

Okay, then.

Here you go.

What time is Kang Sang Gu the firefighter's lecture?

Who?

Firefighter Kang Sang Gu.

He said it was a Police Administration lecture.

I doubt that.

We didn't host any special lectures for a firefighter.

I see.

This is from a camera outside...

an elementary school near the crime scene.

A reflective spray was used on the plates, so we don't have that.

What we can tell...

is that one of the tail-lights is broken.

(Clear Spring Water)

Which route did it take?

The thing is...

it suddenly vanished.

What?

At a road in Dongpyeong-ro heading to Sinhwa-ro, Joongsan-gu.

He disappeared.

He must've abandoned the truck nearby.

That's it.

Pull up a map of Joongsan-gu.

Okay.

I think he's still somewhere here.

What are you talking about?

Wait.

Of the people related to the Evergreen victims,

do any of them...

or their spouses have family in Joongsan-gu?

Let's check the black list from Seoryun's legal team.

This one.

They're not related, are they?

Here.

They're not Evergreen victims.

Two of Seoryun C and T's ex-workers...

live in Joongsan-gu.

Seoryun C and T?

It's the factory that manufactured Evergreen.

A husband and wife both worked there,

and they were both diagnosed with blood cancer.

They sued Seoryun but lost.

(Watch List)

You fool. They're both in their 60s.

Do better, will you?

The criminal's in his mid to late 20s to early 30s,

and is a male about 170cm tall.

Not the couple. Their son.

(Clear Spring Water)

He's 34 with a long record for road traffic violations...

and disorderly conduct.

He ran a mineral water store until recently.

Who is it?

You have a parcel.

What's this?

You punk!

Wait!

- Keep still. - What's this about?

Pyo Ji Sung.

You're under arrest for bombing Seoryun's construction site.

What?

- Keep still. - Okay, I will.

Darn it.

- Hello. - Where is everyone?

They all left to bring in a suspect.

- A suspect? - Yes.

We found a Pyo Ji Sung on the Watch List.

(Evergreen Lawsuit Watch List)

This is Seoryun's black list.

We got it from their Legal Team.

They listed up people...

who sent threatening emails...

or came over and caused a scene.

I see.

We found who owns the mineral water delivery truck.

(Watch List)

(Watch List)

(Watch List: Kang Sang Gu)

Kang Sang Gu?

(Kang Sang Gu)

(Social Security Number)

(Dongpyeong-ro 56-8, Joongsan-gu)

(Evergreen Plaintiff Cho Nam Soon's son)

(Record of Activity: Sent over 30 threatening emails from 2013-2015)

(Special Note: Working for Material Management at Hanmyung University)

(Mid to low level of threat)

Yes, is this the Joongsan Fire Department?

Do you have an employee by the name of Kang Sang Gu?

I was told he was a captain,

and he's in his early 30s.

I see.

Oh, he doesn't work there?

Okay. I understand.

(Watch List: Kang Sang Gu)

(Watch List: Kang Sang Gu)

How can the police...

side with the wealthy...

to frame an innocent citizen?

Hey! Call the media!

- Call the media, you jerks! - Okay!

Sit down.

Mr. Pyo. If you keep doing this, it'll only go against you.

If you do this again,

I'm going to add obstruction of justice.

The truck belongs to Pyo Ji Sung.

Up until two years ago, he ran a branch of a water company.

When his license got revoked for drunk driving,

he closed the branch.

But there was a record that...

he had been sending threatening emails to Seoryun Group.

We found reagent bottles...

in his utility room filled with what looks like expl*sive material.

Move over!

Okay. Let us through.

Excuse me.

Did you see...

the lighter?

I put it up where you can easily find it,

on the blueprint of the construction site.

I had five 20L water bottles filled with gasoline.

At first, I took six bottles.

But they were too heavy, so I couldn't carry them all.

Hello?

You called us because you wanted to tell us something, right?

You people only ask about this case. Why are you all so slow?

Do you think this will be the end?

Do you mean that you have the next crime planned?

Precisely.

Precisely.

Precisely.

Precisely.

From another firefighter?

Yes, precisely.

(Ppuyoppuyo Firefighter's Journal)

(Ppuyoppuyo Firefighter's Journal)

(Fire and Arson Cases)

(Various detonators)

(Alkali metal combustion)

(Spontaneous combustion)

(What is a detonator? Electronic detonator)

(Geotechnical detonator IED detonator,)

(Tunnel blasting method using multi-speed blasting mechanism...)

(to control the electronic detonator delay.)

(Electronic detonator)

(Tunnel blasting method using multi-speed blasting mechanism...)

(to control the electronic detonator delay.)

Modified Molotov...

(How to make a modified Molotov c*ck)

(How to make a modified Molotov c*ck)

(Ingredients: Glass bottle, Reagent bottle with potassium chlorate,)

(White sugar, Cellophane, Teaspoon, Floss, Heat-resistant gloves)

(Put the sugar and potassium chlorate in the cellophane.)

(Carefully wrap it up and tie the opening with floss.)

(How to make a modified Molotov c*ck)

(How to make a modified Molotov c*ck)

Hello. How may I help you?

Does someone by the name Kang Sang Gu work here?

Oh, he's not here right now.

(Material Management Department, Kang Sang Gu)

Come back after lunch.

May I leave a memo at his desk?

Go ahead.

(Checklist, Purchase Request)

("2020 Firefighting")

("Introduction to Firefighting")

(May 17, 2019, Hanmyung University Employee Picnic)

Green.

(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)

The analysis results say it's sesame oil?

The bottles you found in Pyo Ji Sung's house...

are filled with sesame oil.

Gosh.

Darn it.

(Agent Hathaway)

Hello, Agent Hathaway. I'll call you in a bit. Okay.

So these aren't reagent bottles?

They're oil bottles.

It's domestic sesame oil which is hard to come by these days.

If my wife finds out, she'll cause a scene.

- What will happen with that case? - I don't know.

Don't you smell something nutty?

Goodness.

You guys are incredible.

I heard you found domestic sesame oil which is hard to come by.

- Hey. Shut your mouth. - Sir.

- Let's go. - Darn it.

Hey. Darn it.

- What are you doing? Don't do this. - Let go of me.

Let's just go.

I'd like to see the dissertations...

related to TH-5 written in 1984.

Dissertations from 1984?

Yes.

Could you find and print...

all of the dissertations related to TH-5...

written by the Chemistry Department?

Yes, of course.

(Case of Side Effects)

I'm surprised to see you here.

What brings you here?

I'm a friend of the chairman of the board of directors here.

What were you reading?

The breeze here is lovely.

I come here sometimes.

I don't often bring company.

I'm honored.

You must visit Hanmyung University often.

You know where I've been.

I gave you my car and credit card.

I would be a fool not to know.

Don't be offended.

Call it risk management.

It's fine.

You were reading a paper.

Did you finish your studies?

Not completely, but I know enough to form a hypothesis.

A hypothesis?

Are you aware TH-5 was patented for industrial use?

If a product made for industrial use was put in consumer goods,

that would be a problem.

If the owner of the company that produces the said product knew,

he could face judiciary action.

Wake up.

If they could've proven it,

Evergreen's victims would be rich by now.

What if I have a way to prove it?

How much...

do you know of the Chimera Case from 35 years ago?

Did you hear about the suspect they arrested then?

It's said he k*lled himself in his holding cell,

but I think someone k*lled him.

As interesting as it sounds,

that's not something you should be telling me.

The man who prosecuted that case is your older brother Lee Min Ki.

The director of Taesam Chemicals where the suspect worked...

who also helped develop TH-5 is your husband.

They must know the truth.

What really happened.

That's all I want to know.

When you threaten someone,

you must bet your flesh and blood.

Truth doesn't matter.

How serious are you?

Enough to risk your life?

Would I be here if I weren't?

Who are you really?

I'm a monster.

With the heart of a lion, the eyes of an eagle,

and the hands of a woman.

What kind of monster?

A Sphinx?

A Griffin?

Or...

a Chimera?

A surgeon.

Oh, gosh.

(Watch List: Kang Sang Gu)

(Watch List: Kang Sang Gu)

Ha Na.

- Yes? - Did you put this here?

No.

Oh, did Agent Hathaway put it there?

Agent Hathaway?

She dropped by yesterday.

Thanks.

Take it.

You're an expert, so you must know...

just how big the expl*si*n will be.

Hello, Agent Hathaway.

I was preoccupied and only got around to calling you now.

Hi, honey. I just got home.

What?

You're Agent Hathaway, right?

Yes. Are you off work?

Me, you mean?

Sorry. Don't come by tonight.

I have an important meeting.

Eugene.

Come by later with your friends.

Okay?

(Record of Activity: Sent over 30 threatening emails from 2013-2015)

(Special Note: Working for Material Management at Hanmyung University)

(Kang Sang Gu)

- Ha Na. - Yes?

Locate Agent Hathaway's phone right now.

What?

Sir, look into this for me.

- What? - He might be Chimera.

Once you have the location, send backup, okay?

- Where are you going? - To Agent Hathaway's place.

I think she's with him.

What?

Why are you sweating so much?

You should've focused on what I am.

I did.

You just saw the facts.

Not me.

The investigation.

How is it going?

See for yourself if you want to know.

The red folder is the Chimera file.

You can open it up and read it.

Aren't you curious?

Don't you want to know how far the investigation got?

Darn it!

I wanted to maintain a good relationship with you.

This b*mb...

was made to k*ll that reporter.

It would've been nice if you didn't do anything.

Why did you have to keep digging and mess everything up?

Did your target change?

What about Seo Hyun Tae?

What is a characteristic of Chimera?

Chimera was never seen at the scene of the crime.

What's the advantage of chemical crimes?

The advantage of chemical crimes...

is that the culprit doesn't have to be there.

That's right.

Are you saying that you already planted the b*mb...

in Seo Hyun Tae's house?

I'm not sure.

Yes, it's me.

You caught the culprit?

Who is it?

Are you sure?

Take care of it so that there are no problems later.

Call me when you get the results.

Okay.

Kang Sang Gu. Born in 1983.

His mother is Cho Nam Soon, and his father Kang Won Seop.

Both of them worked at the TH-5 manufacturing factory...

since it was Taesam Chemicals.

Then his father, Kang Won Seop, was diagnosed with blood cancer.

They filed a lawsuit that went on for ten years, but they lost.

In 2013, his father, Kang Won Seop passed away,

and his mother has been suffering from vascular dementia.

Kang Sang Gu kept sending threatening emails to Seoryun,

but in 2015, the emails stopped, and he had been quiet.

What happened in 2015?

Well...

Tell me!

He started posting a blog.

(Ppuyoppuyo Firefighter's Journal)

Darn it!

What's in the Thermos?

ANFO?

What do you think?

ANFO and a cellphone detonator.

That doesn't suit Chimera.

It's not even innovative.

What?

You're not Chimera.

You're a fake.

From the start, all you did was copy someone else's work...

with nothing to call your own.

You're not even a firefighter.

Out of all the jobs out there,

why impersonate a firefighter?

What are you doing?

Oh, right.

I'm a police officer.

Please evacuate the people living in Units 3 and 4 in Building B...

and don't trigger the fire alarm.

- Please be discreet. Okay? - Okay.

Excuse me, sir. Do you smoke?

What?

Want me to tell you the truth?

You wanted to become a firefighter.

But you couldn't become one.

That's why you impersonate one.

Right?

Why couldn't you become one?

That's because of Seoryun.

To be more specific, it has to do with TH-5.

Right?

That's why you want revenge on Seoryun.

Colorblindness...

usually comes from genetic reasons.

Passed down from the mother's X chromosome.

But even without genetic reasons, someone can be born colorblind.

That is when exposure to a certain chemical...

mutates the genes from the mother's side.

- Shut your mouth. - Red-green colorblindness.

There was never a red folder on the desk.

Do you know...

what color tape you used to put up the Chimera lighter?

Why... Why wouldn't I know that?

It was red. I'm sure of it! I used red tape!

You couldn't tell at the first glance.

R for red, G for green, B for blue.

You can only differentiate it if you mark it like that.

You couldn't become a firefighter...

because of congenital colorblindness?

Do you think that's true?

The artist, Charles Meryon,

created beautiful works of art despite his colorblindness.

Disabilities are just excuses.

You never even tried to become something.

Darn it!

What do you know?

Is there anyone home? This is the security office.

If you try anything funny, we'll all die. You know that. Right?

Yes. What brings you here?

Yes, I need your signature...

for the communal parcel delivery service.

My signature?

Yes. Didn't you see the bulletin in the elevator?

You're the only one who didn't sign. Everyone else did.

Get rid of him.

I'm a bit busy right now.

Right, but you weren't here yesterday or the day before.

We can only move forward if everyone signs the consent.

Please cooperate.

What do you want me to do? He won't leave.

Darn.

Let me tell you this again.

If you do anything funny, we'll all die together.

Got it?

Gosh, it's so hard to meet you.

Here. You can sign right here.

Do I just need to sign my name?

You have to write whether you consent or not too.

(b*mb)

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

We're done now.

Is that everything?

Yes, that's everything.

sh**t.

Darn it.

Hey!

Let go!

Don't move!

If you do,

we all get blown up, punk.

You brought it upon yourselves.

Do you get that?

(Chimera)

What you put in Seo Hyun Tae's home.

It's not a b*mb, is it?

Who do you think survived when they should've died then?

Ryu Sung Hee was a whistle-blower?

Maybe that's why she went into hiding.

If this gets out of hand,

it won't just end with the loss of a subsidiary.

It's like carrying around a child's charred corpse.

Do you think I k*lled them?

There's one more threat left.

What if Seo Hyun Tae and Professor Park threatened her?

Don't take Chimera lightly.