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a FILM295 / BLOSSOM PICTURES production
This film is a fictional story based on actual events.
KIM Yoon-seok
JU Ji-hoon
Directed by KIM Tae-gyoon
So who's the killer?
He didn't say that, sir.
Goddamn scooters.
But he'll tell me?
Isn't that why he wants a meet?
He's not here yet.
Extra portion or regular?
We're expecting another person.
3 extras here.
Here he is.
I'm Kang Tae-oh.
Sit down.
So what's this about moving a body?
About 6 or 7 years ago,
I buried a large black plastic bag in the hill.
And it felt like a body?
It was hefty and soft, and I was about to toss it,
when I grabbed something that felt like an ankle.
The body was folded?
No, in pieces.
- By yourself? - Yup.
- Must've been heavy. - It sure was.
Why did you move it?
I had some gambling debt, and needed money.
Who ordered you?
How could I sell out
the one who trusted me and gave me work?
But it was 6 years ago.
Where did you bury it?
I heard you play golf.
Yeah, so?
Got any money?
How much?
Well, whatever you feel like.
You stink like a fish, you bastard.
Get a bath and call me.
Busan Police Narcotics Kim Hyung-min
$100 won't get me to talk.
Then how much will make you chatty?
Son of a bitch!
Hold still, asshole!
Bastard!
- Let go! - Hold still!
Don't move, you asshole!
You're under arrest for the murder of Hur Su-jin.
You have the right to remain silent and appoint a lawyer.
Fuck you, bitch!
- From narcotics? - Yes, what's going on?
We've been on him since last year.
He killed his girlfriend, Hur Su-jin.
He's a killer? That's amazing.
Did you get a new car?
Boss, I really didn't know!
That hurts! My bones are fragile!
You told him I play golf?
It's my fault for trusting an addict.
Believe me! I didn't know that.
DARK FIGURE OF CRIME
Unknown Crime
3 months later
If getting married is such a hassle,
why aren't we all born asexual?
Our ancestors knew it was better than not doing it,
and having kids continue the lineage, right?
You're so right.
Hello?
Sir, it's me.
Who?
A few months ago,
I was arrested at a noodle shop.
Kang Tae-oh.
Where are you calling me from?
In jail.
Hold on a second.
Go on ahead with father, I'll catch up.
What is it?
You told me to call you.
You're already arrested.
Could you come for a visit?
Aside from Su-jin, there's more.
Not interested, don't call me again.
7 bodies.
What?
7, the number of people I killed.
What do you mean?
Buried in secret and tossed off a bridge too.
I called you to tell you that.
- For real? - Yes.
When?
Now I got your attention?
Why not talk to the detective in charge?
Those bastards play dirty,
so I requested a restraining order.
Did he say he chopped a body and tossed them off a bridge?
He kept quiet for a week,
but when we found the victim's blood,
we couldn't shut him up.
He claimed to have killed 3 more.
Look properly!
To the side!
Mt. Hwangryong, Daesin Park, Gwangan Bridge sea.
Shit, he screwed us good.
No bodies, and we wasted trial prep time.
That asshole had us spinning in circles.
Do cops still fabricate evidence nowadays?
What evidence?
Blinded by promotion,
they fabricated evidence that were submitted against me.
So you didn't kill her?
I totally did,
but her clothes and tape they got are fake.
Talk to your lawyer about it.
Take a look at this.
Go check it out.
You'll find her shirt,
and a blue tape that I used to tie her up.
Why should I?
Aren't you here because of The 6 other bodies?
Can a body be cut up in 7 pieces or not?
What?
Here, here, here.
Those who haven't done it don't know.
That's 6.
The spine breaks easily with a few taps
with the knife handle.
How come you didn't chop up Su-jin?
I was cutting her arm,
but her eyes were staring at me.
The rain was falling hard,
and she resisted hard, so I was frigging tired.
I was suddenly tired of it all,
and wondered why I was doing this stupid shit.
Regret killing her after the fact?
No, I should've stuck to my routine!
Precise technique, perfect finish!
I'm about to do 20 years because I ignored my routine.
- Goddammit... - Fine.
Who are the remaining 6?
- Now you're curious? - I sure am.
Then I want something in return.
Exercise Machines
There's a birdhouse here.
You'll find her shirt,
and a blue tape that I used to tie her up.
Det. Kim Hyung-min, please come forward.
The Prosecution
Det. Kim, do you know about these items?
Yes, I found them based on Kang's testimony,
the victim's clothing and a tape he used to tie her.
According to the report submitted by the forensics,
blood extracted from them match that of the victim.
Next slide shows evidences submitted by the prosecution.
You can tell the evidence feels too new.
Your Honors.
Detectives who must uphold the law
and investigate in accordance with regulations,
fabricated evidence.
Defendant Kang Tae-oh hopes to correct
this illegal practice,
and wishes that this forms a new justice model for all.
This is how you screw us?
Did you get bribed or something?!
What happened? Why the reduced sentence?
I'm so sorry, madame... Please calm down.
Death penalty isn't good enough,
but he gets 5 years less?
Explain yourself!
1. Man in 50s buried in a forest.
I was on a squid boat for a few years,
and even a deep sea fishing boat too.
I was in Ecuador for a month to fix the boat,
there was a club singer, Lanya.
She tattooed this for me.
I hope she's doing well.
2. Was a cabby in Yeonsan, scattered pieces...
3. Ponytail Park, from Sasang district...
... tossed over Gwangan Bridge.
Where did I burn her?
Right.
4. Was a cabby, front of university...
After killing someone, my mind clears up.
Should I write Su-jin too?
Might as well.
Dammit.
I got caught on lucky #7.
Confession
What was the argument about?
That bitch should've mentioned the crotch swab!
Crotch swab?
You know, the bloody tampons.
The first victim, when was this?
When I was young.
How old?
- You know? - Know what?
I won't say anymore.
- What's wrong? - Nothing's wrong!
The rest is up to you.
Are you kidding me?
That's how it is, I need something in return too.
Reduced sentence isn't good enough?
That's too little.
Then what, asshole?
You know those color-changing glasses?
Glasses?
It's clear glass inside,
but turns into shades when you go outside.
Get me one without prescription.
Why do you need that?
Even after killing 7 people,
I'm a nobody in jail.
Plenty of spending money and long johns too.
- Sit down. - By name brand.
Sit back down.
My head's about to burst.
We're not done, sit down.
Shut your mouth!
You think killing is easy?!
What?
Is killing so damn easy?!
Just thinking about it is hard enough!
Stop asking! I've had it!
Have you gone mad?
I shouldn't be like this!
Sorry, bro.
Goddamn hell...
3. Ponytail Park, tossed over Gwangan Bridge.
This is only for surveillance.
There are so many stupid cases.
Jumpers, trash tossers,
drunk pissers and shitters.
But these can't be recorded?
Nope.
That's absurd, these are expensive tools.
You know how government work is like.
It doesn't eat up too much budget either,
it's weird for us too.
5. Was a cabby in Sasang...
Songjung district, Sasang...
... club in Yeonsan...
You drank too much!
I don't believe this, are you okay?
Transferring to homicide?
You're the last one of us, to not get a promotion.
Even the losers got a stripe or two.
Why take on cases that no one cares?
If these are real, they're all unsolved deaths.
What?
Guess how many unsolved and unreported cases
there are with unidentified victims every year?
How many?
At least 200 cases.
That many?
But without any reports, what will you go on?
And shouldn't you get remarried?
Once is enough.
This guy is for real, his testimony is too detailed.
Busan Yeonje Police
Can I help you?
Excuse me?
He's a narco from the regional office.
Why is he here?
Who knows, probably to cause trouble.
What's the point of reworking old cases?
Everyone will love you if you rummage cold cases.
The media will say we did a bad job first time around.
You're biting the hand that feeds you.
You got diabetes?
Look at it.
It's better to catch a new one,
instead of adding bodies to perps in jail.
Catch plenty of baddies
Yeonje Police Homicide Det. Kim Hyung-min
So closing cases drop blood sugar level?
Can't you see what you're doing?
What am I doing?
A lot of cops got shamed while chasing ghosts.
Heard of Song Kyung-su?
Song Kyung-su?
Yeah, he was a Seoul Metro cop,
but got conned by a serial criminal,
and lost his house, car, wife while investigating the case,
he's a parking attendant now.
Did the perp ask you for money by any chance?
You there! No one's home!
I knew about that family even before
the uptown was redeveloped.
They had 3 kids.
But after the mom poisoned herself,
the eldest daughter hung herself soon after.
Kang Tae-oh
I was his homeroom teacher.
Vice Principal
he stopped coming to school after his mother's passing.
He was quite studious.
His father always got drunk,
and beat his kids, it was crazy.
Tae-oh and his sister were always bruised.
That's really sweet.
10 years ago, we were compensated for redevelopment,
but he wasted it all away on gambling,
He's a piece of trash.
That place was under your father's name,
but his death certificate was issued then.
Because of compensation?
I don't know.
Pardon?
He went out to fish, I don't know if he's alive or not.
How did you meet Kang?
Kim Wook-cheol was son of a bone stew diner owner,
he got into gambling and lost the diner too.
You don't know him?
That bastard introduced me to Tae-oh.
Kim Wook-cheol? Was he a druggie too?
Gambling and drugs are best friends.
Boss!
Don't tell anyone that I told you this!
What is it?
Is there a Ponytail Park here?
Who could you be?
I'm a cop.
Tae-oh said he killed me?
Was there another Park?
99% of shit that he says are lies, screw him.
So you two know each other?
10 years ago or so, I caught him cheating,
so I kicked him out but he came back with a katana,
so I messed him up good.
That ass licker...
don't believe anything he says, I'm serious!
I'll be the judge of that.
So no other Park?
No, as far as I know.
If you hear anything, give me a call.
Just stick to gambling.
Ponytail Park is alive and well.
The one you tried to kill with a katana.
Is that so?
I guess I got confused
the one I killed with the one I wanted to kill.
Sorry.
How can I trust you now?
That's why you came back.
Spending money?
- Go check. - How much?
$2000
Now you can chill in here with extra cash,
and stylish specs.
That's dope.
Your turn.
Winter of 2006 or so, I was a cabby in Sasang,
a drunk girl heading to Daeju hopped in.
In Yeonsan.
Cabbying in Sasang was 2008.
Is that so?
You're on shaky ground.
Why did you do it?
Why did I kill?
No, why confess? You don't want to rot in here.
Right, because I don't want to rot in here.
Are you going for the death penalty?
Think whatever you want.
If you're wrong again, you and I are done.
Go check it out, Sanggok township.
There's a chopped up body buried near the tomb.
Buddy, did you have to chop up a dead body?
To make it harder to find!
Imagine moving a limp, fully intact body,
it's heavy as shit, even with blood drained!
He knows jackshit for a cop.
Welcome to Sanggok Township
Lion statue
Tomb
That bastard's got good memory.
He was suddenly unreachable.
He was supposed to return my cab but he didn't show,
and didn't answer my call either.
So that was around Thanksgiving 2008?
Yeah, I was hyped for the Thanksgiving rush,
but thanks to him, I lost the shift.
Yo, don't swap the muffler.
Got it.
That was 5 AM, September 12, 2008?
He had to drop off his girl, whose bus ended for the night,
he was so apologetic that he even washed the cab.
Did Kang usually work in Yeonsan region?
He was a substitute driver.
He didn't get along with regular drivers,
and he usually worked near the hot spring area.
Hands off.
- Hot spring? - Yup.
Sasang Taxi Log, 2008
Hot Spring junction...
Missing Persons Status
Hot spring, hot spring...
12, 12, 12...
Hot spring area...
Oh Ji-hee.
Oh Ji-hee, Oh Ji-hee, Oh Ji-hee...
Hot Spring Karaoke Helper Missing Person Report
Oh Ji-hee,
Daeju district.
Welcome.
Are you Oh Ji-hee's grandmother?
Yes, who are you?
Ji-hee was a good swimmer in middle school,
so she won medals at tournaments.
But they said swimmers had to be tall,
and she had no chance...
I spent so much money training her too...
Ma'am, could I take this photo?
For what?
Take it.
Thank you.
The cops said that
Ji-hee worked at bars...
My gosh...
She told me she worked at a clothing shop.
Detective...
I just want to know whether she's alive or not.
Certainly, I'll do my best.
Thank you...
2008, Busan Hot Spring Area
Are you kidding me?
Let go! I'm not a whore.
I'll pay you $300, no, $500!
Daeju district.
Sure thing.
You bitch!
You're so dead!
Granny, why aren't you asleep yet?
The shop was so busy with people buying Thanksgiving gifts.
I got it, I'll be there soon.
She thinks you work at a shop?
Life is hard, no?
Isn't that right?
I don't need a chitchat, just drive.
I am driving.
What's with the attitude?
Goddammit...
What did you say?
Goddamn slut...
Shit, you drive like an ass.
Hey, stop the car.
You think I'm easy because I'm a girl?
Stop the car!
Get off.
Get off, I'm done for the night.
You think I'm gonna beg?
Your damn fare, be a cabby for life!
Shit...
Some asshole threw up in the back.
Could you wash it off?
Sure!
The car feels heavy...
Such a hassle on holiday.
It was hard getting this warrant, but can we trust a lunatic?
Welcome to Sanggok Township
What's that?
What's going on?
Can't you see? Moving burial grounds.
Moving?
Houses are getting built!
New Housing Development
I don't believe this...
Wait a minute!
Could I get your attention?
This here is a search warrant,
we won't take long,
please cooperate with us until we search the premise.
I'm sorry about this.
Let's go.
Excavator! Stop!
Hold on!
Please wait for a while...
It was buried over 10 years ago!
Be careful when you're digging!
Over there! Look properly!
If you find anything tell us right away.
- Yes. - Yes, sir.
Pull this out.
Cut the weeds!
It's animal bones, a boar, most likely.
Continue digging.
What is it?
It could be clothes, a woman's skirt?
Pull slowly.
Remove the dirt.
Looks like a coffin.
It's a coffin.
Coffins are wrapped with red cloth.
Move aside.
Move out of the way!
This is a burial site!
You dug up all my ancestors' coffins.
What the hell are you all doing?!
This isn't right!
Kiddo, wrap it up properly.
Yes, sir.
Get your foot off of the coffin, asshole!
Dammit!
How dare you!
Please continue working.
Start digging-
Let go!
Let's dig a little more.
That's enough!
Everyone pull out!
What? Why?
Isn't it obvious?
Messing with one family's burial site is enough!
I hope I don't go to hell for this.
Are you deaf?! Move out!
Let's get back down. Line up.
Move out!
Take the tools.
Watch out.
Don't forget the tools.
Drink some.
She was a swimmer in middle school.
She even gave her grandma allowance.
Where are you?
Why did he do it?
Do what?
Why confess to more killings?
Who knows.
He's definitely not normal.
Normal?
Like a psychopath and stuff.
Analysis impossible.
Sir?
His profiler said Kang can't be scientifically analyzed,
Hence 'analysis impossible'.
Is that so?
In any case, he's not normal.
When you commit murder,
you tend to not remember location and date.
But this prick can remember even the time.
He was definitely here.
What if he baited you?
That's impossible.
Then he wouldn't see me again.
His funds would dry up.
Excuse me!
Where are you going?
Today's job is cancelled, so I'm leaving!
Are you the excavator driver?
Yes, what is it?
One second!
We'll wrap up soon and head back down!
Yes, don't worry, sir.
We got permission from the family,
and made a request to the authorities here.
Don't worry sir!
Let's just stop! Look at the time!
This is the last grave.
Let's just finish this up.
It's so dangerous driving this down the hill at night!
This was a damn relocation job!
I can't dig the entire mountain.
We'll wrap it up after this, I'm sorry.
Do me this favor.
Sorry about this!
Stay back!
You're in the way!
Stop!
Stop! Stop!
Lift it up! Up!
Give me that hoe.
Human bones, right?
Son of a bitch...
What exactly is the point of bringing this to me?
Related to the last trial...
It's the same killer.
You didn't fabricate this?
Of course not.
Have you sent this to the forensics?
Yes, I did.
These bitches are hot!
Bro, what brings you here?
Did you find the treasure?
So they finally got you a promotion?
You are now the suspect of the Sanggok murder.
What?
Where's the rest?
Rest of what?
Where did you toss rest of the body?
I don't know.
What?
How should I know?
You said you killed her and buried her.
When did I?
You bastard...
Look at my eyes and listen up.
September 12, 2008 a day before Thanksgiving,
you were a sub cab driver for Sasang Taxi.
You didn't return the car nor call your cab partner.
Remember the girl you picked up?
Nope! Who's the girl?
You told me you chopped up a girl you picked up in Yeonsan,
but it was Hot Springs.
We found human remains in the area you told me about.
#5 on your confession,
as a cabby in Sasang, you killed a woman at 1 AM,
and buried her at a burial site.
Still gonna play dumb?
Goddammit!
You coerced me to write that!
What?
You paid me $2,000 to write it!
- How is that... - I'll make myself clear!
I was just paid to move something!
When I was arrested,
I told you everything while eating noodles with a druggie!
You paid me then too!
That was for a sauna...
Bro, can you speak Korean?
I buried something 10 years ago in Sanggok as a favor!
I've never killed that girl!
I don't even know who that is!
You're a lying bastard.
I got the forensics report.
Busan Forensics Service
No charges.
What?
Too long ago.
Take a look.
Belly to the knees.
This confirms you as the killer.
7 pieces...
Son of a bitch!
So what can you do?
She's asking for you.
Idiot.
Unidentified, died 10-12 years ago.
Statute of limitations is 7 years for disposing of a body.
Can I compare DNA samples with Oh Ji-hee's grandmother?
He adamantly claims that he only delivered,
even if this is Oh Ji-hee, it's hard to indict him.
Did you really pay him?
Yes.
And it's not the first time?
That was for sauna, not relating to this case...
I'm sorry.
Fish Market Parking
Good bye.
Det. Song!
Is he smart?
Can't tell if he's really smart or insane.
Are you rich?
I own a share of the business my brother took over from dad.
So why be a cop?
He likes the business, and I like catching perps.
It's all pretty clear then.
What's he after?
My money?
Sure, that's obvious,
but he wants you to work and prove his innocence.
Pardon?
Guys like him are well informed about the trial system.
He was arrested for case A,
but he confesses about cases B and C only to you,
and you eat up his words and work his cases.
Because it's fun.
In the end, he's found not guilty of cases B and C.
Insufficient evidence.
When you cry wolf,
he'll argue through his lawyer,
that he's innocent of the case A too.
The judge won't believe that.
But he did.
What if he claims the confession was taken under duress?
Why did I kill?
No, why confess? You don't want to rot in here.
Right, because I don't want to rot in here.
No one will be on your side then.
Drop the case.
Look how I turned out.
Do you have family?
My wife passed away.
She died in a car accident.
Mr. Song! Hey!
Did you hit a Mercedes?
- No... - Whatever.
What Mercedes?
He said he got it all on the dash cam!
Who else will do this in this parking lot?
Yes?
DNA sample doesn't match Oh's grandmother.
... murders Hur Su-jin
We can rule out Park, Oh and Hur.
Oh was 10 years ago,
then #1's statute of limitations must've long passed.
Okay.
How about #2? Seowon Taxi.
Yeonsan club.
It was over 10 years ago, so there's no record,
except that he worked for Seowon in 2006.
But 2 and 4 have similarities for some reason.
He was a cabby for both,
and both victims are women.
Both picked up near Yeonsan.
What's the chance of these 2 cases being the same?
Reasoning?
Widen the investigation parameter,
and create confusion.
- And... - And?
To flex his muscles.
To look tough?
Sure, this is all unsolved murders anyway.
No missing persons report, no case report either.
There's nothing to go on except his words.
Just like Oh's case.
It's perfect to make us look stupid.
Can't tell if he's lying or not.
We have to believe him.
Or bail now.
Can't investigate without believing him.
Let's believe him but be doubtful.
Statute of limitations rules out #1,
Park is alive and kicking.
No record for #2,
#5, Oh's case turns out unidentified bones.
Hur's trial is over.
Man in 30s, killed with a knife, pushed down the stairs.
Down the stairs?
And the body?
Unlike others, it was inside a building.
There could be a witness.
I apologized for sure.
Then he swore at me like a maniac.
I was heading home after a drink.
"Say what? You're so dead,"
I said to him.
I grabbed him by the collar,
then kicked his thigh like this.
Took my knife out and right into the neck!
Then his back!
I kept stabbing him wherever I felt like!
That's what happened.
Do I look good?
And then?
How much did you send?
$3000
I could've gone in detail if you sent $5,000.
Where was this?
Do this right and get a promotion.
Thanks, location?
I can't seem to remember.
Who said there's no perfect crime?
I have to tell you everything,
how is this not a perfect crime?
Are you really this incompetent?
The reason why I became so evil!
Was because you idiots couldn't catch me in time!
Do you know what I'm saying? You understand?!
He's a major nut job.
Seeing him spill all his crimes...
He's that confident.
Confident?
That he will win.
He knows nothing can be done with his confession only.
Unsolved Cases in Busan
8 unsolved street cases
involving male victims between 2001 and last year.
He said it was his day off, so he was working as a cabby.
Right.
Of 2006-2008, 2010 and 2012,
no cases in 2006 and 2008.
Yup.
Then 2 cases in 2007, 1 case in 2010,
and 1 in 2012,
so 4 cases in total.
All case files will be held at respective branches.
They won't be happy to disclose cold cases.
I'll take Donggu branch, Haeundae for you.
Mine's too far...
There's so much, how will you find it?
All primary detectives aren't with us anymore, dammit.
Are they organized by year?
Look for it yourself.
What the hell is the point of digging through others' cases?
Which case?
Street murder, male victim!
Jesus, I got a thousand other shit to do.
So, I'm here to beg you.
It's got nothing to do with that bastard.
Yes, it's for a personal matter.
That's correct.
He really screwed us, he's a traitor.
Yeah, Kim Hyung-min bastard.
Yes, thank you!
Thank you.
Wow, this place is no joke.
Holy shit!
What is it?
Rat! Rat!
Shit...
Why is it so big?
Couldn't they clean up here?
2013...
Donggwang district street murder case.
November 27, 2012.
Found in a staircase to basement. Victim is Hwang Chil-gyu.
5.5 cm deep wound on left side of his neck.
2nd wound on his left waist, 5 cm deep, 2 cm wide.
This is it.
Hwang Chil-gyu
Who'll take me at my age?
2012, Donggwang District
Open up a shop? With what money?
Mom, I'll pass this time, just watch me.
What the hell, man.
Walk away.
Go.
Come on, mom.
Why can't I meet a friend for a drink?
I'm not a damn teenager, I'm hanging up!
Buddy.
Come here, come here.
What is it?
Did you swear at me?
Goddamn nobody.
'Partially burned cardboard box found,
presumably to start a fire to burn the evidence.'
But it failed.
Eh?
Damn it.
Left this on the way out.
Shoe size is about 11.
Victim's blood recovered on a handleless knife near the entrance.
Mr. Hwang.
Give us evidence.
There are 2.
#1 is his running shoe,
and #2 is the blade.
Most importantly, we need to put him here
between 4 and 5 AM on November 27, 2012.
But will he just give that up?
If you want one, go grab a cup.
No camera today?
Nice show, goddamn beggar.
You were penniless since birth.
I've checked your background.
What the hell did you say?
No one ever comes to visit,
and has to beg a cop for money.
Like a beggar.
You sure talk like a motherfucker.
A shithead like you can't kill 7 people.
Techniques and perfect finishes?
You killed 1 helpless woman and exaggerated it to death.
Serial killer? Psychopath? That's not you.
Just petty criminal who steals money from innocent victims.
You nuts?
I'm not coming back, I'm bored with you.
I sent you $10, buy some chips,
and have fun jerking off for 15 years in here.
Why did you come?
Why bother coming here to tell me that?
How did it go?
Now's the waiting game, until he talks.
What if he doesn't bite?
We have to go all-in at some point.
Form does not differ from emptiness,
emptiness does not differ from form...
Do you not see the graph here?
Your record is shit because you hang out with that idiot.
- Do your job. - Yes, sir.
Criminal Procedure
Is this Mr. Hwang Chil-gyu's home?
After he died, my mother became weak and passed away,
and dad had a stroke last year.
Honestly, we don't trust cops.
Me neither.
What?
No eyes, no ears, no nose,
No color, no sound, no smell, no tongue, no body, no mind...
Bastard...
Did he get me a cheap imitation?
Ma'am, what brings you here?
You didn't have to!
Please come this way.
Actually, this way please.
Come by.
When was it?
5 years ago, 2012.
Spring or summer?
Winter.
It was cold, so I had a jacket on.
Where?
My regular joint called Muse in Daechung district.
I drank there and was heading to a motel.
Time?
4 or 5 AM.
Never met him before?
Can you remember the alley?
It was on the way to Geumsungjang Motel.
You didn't look any of this up?
What about the body?
I torched it.
Did it burn well?
The fire was too strong, it even burned my jacket.
Burned to a crisp?
No, a pipe burst, so I got out of there.
What pipe?
On the ceiling.
Go look for it!
What about the knife?
Tossed it in the ocean.
Which one?
Jagalchi, over the overpass.
And the shoe?
- What shoe? - Yours.
Mine? Well, I...
You did look into it.
Where's the shoe?
Look for it carefully.
If you want to win, you'll need to find
the knife handle and the shoe.
Confession taken under duress can't be used as evidence in trial.
How big was it?
8 cm, just the handle.
8 cm.
If it's wood or plastic, we can't use a metal detector!
Do you think the prosecutor would indict him?
It's a frigid day, please take a good look.
Enough to appease the prosecutor.
Whatever.
Give me a sec.
- Yeah? - Is this mine?
I checked it with the district office,
and there was a bar called Muse at the time.
The overpass was demolished in 2014.
And the motel?
The owner remembers him as a long-term tenant,
but when he stopped coming,
his belongings were tossed and room vacated.
Got it, too bad.
Hold still, let me help.
Here, take this.
It's good.
It's too tight.
Jump in.
It's him.
Not sure if it's that date,
he drank by himself from time to time.
Do you know what shoes Tae-oh wore?
Dang, how would I remember that?
I don't even remember what my hubby wore today.
But I remember his jacket.
It looked so cool that I asked him where he got it.
Either he won it in gambling or his girl bought it.
He boasted so much.
What kind was it?
A leather jacket, a brown one.
The fire was too strong, it even burned my jacket.
Goddammit!
Would he send it for repair in that state?
Would you throw out a leather jacket?
Call me!
Do you repair leather jackets here?
We don't do that.
I see, take care.
Do you patch up clothes?
Of course.
Then...
- Afternoon, ma'am. - Welcome.
Do you keep a ledger?
What's this about?
To catch a criminal.
27th.
- November 27. - Yes, right here.
- Name? - Kang Tae-oh.
His name is Kang Tae-oh.
I don't see a Kang Tae-oh.
Has anyone left a leather jacket for repair?
Yes, a few years ago, some guy left his
to repair an elbow hole.
- I vaguely remember. - Was this him?
Can't remember...
Wait a minute...
I don't remember him taking it back.
Kang Tae-oh, leather jacket
Confession video,
bar owner's testimony about his leather jacket,
laundromat record of the jacket.
This old piece of evidence is the only leverage.
It won't be enough to convince the judge.
What if we conduct a crime recreation?
What?
Putting Kang in crime scene could bring new evidence to the surface.
Just one day.
I mean, give me half a day.
Did you promise him more money?
Not this time.
Even if Kang agrees to this,
he'll give it up when he's at a disadvantage,
and I have no legal obligation to proceed with this case.
13 years left.
Pardon?
Until my retirement.
He'll be released 2 years after that and kill again.
I won't be a cop anymore.
What if you're wrong?
That'd be a relief.
What is?
I'll look like a fool and that'll be that.
Crime recreation?
What's the point of it?
It could help in finding evidence.
Sure, won't mind seeing the hot prosecutor.
You promised.
Bro, I'm telling you,
a gimmick like this won't help you win.
Evidence! You got none.
Don't change your mind later.
Then write a memorandum.
What memorandum?
Deposit $5,000 retainer, and $2,000 every month,
and 2 visits a month,
and help a brother out.
Always like this,
never solve any real cases,
always donating money and begging for evidence.
Your IQ...
don't reach 100, right?
I vow to give Kang Tae-oh $5,000 retainer and $2,000...
Thanks, dude.
- Please look here. - Here.
KANG Tae-oh!
Suspect
We'll begin here.
It's over here.
What?
According to the report, blood was found in front of Osung...
I said it's over there!
Bring the mannequin.
Where?
There.
Here?
Give me the mannequin.
Hand me the knife too.
I grabbed his head and punched him here.
Then he grabbed my collar,
so I slammed him!
Can't I do it on a real person?
Victim
Alright!
What are you staring at!
Come here!
Here, here!
Sit down!
Location of knife handle
Come on, not there!
About 100m more!
No! To the left! Left!
More! More!
So good!
The ocean smells nice!
Very good!
What's his shoe size?
Size 11.
Courthouse
The fire was too strong, it even burned my jacket.
Burned to a crisp?
No, a pipe burst, so I got out of there.
- What pipe? - On the ceiling.
Prison shoe size 11
What time
did he leave the bar that night?
He came around midnight and left around 3 or 4 AM.
He drank 2 bottles of hard liquor.
You testified that you remember Kang wearing a leather jacket.
Yes, I told everything to the detective.
Yes, it could be him.
But maybe not.
I'm in a tough spot right now.
Is it true that you made the first contact,
but Det. Kim Hyung-min visited you frequently
while you were in custody?
Yes, it's true.
Did Det. Kim also say
"I'll be transferred to the homicide soon,
so if you only cooperate with me and not other cops,
I'll send you monthly stipend and other benefits,"
is this an accurate statement?
Yes, it's all true.
Did he also say, "For me to investigate this case,
I need evidence, so write a confession"?
Yes, he did.
Were you aware that your written confession
was inadmissible in court?
No, I didn't know that,
and I wondered if it was okay for me to write it at the time.
The defendant received a total of $10,000
from someone named 'Kim Hyung-joon',
who is this person?
He's my brother.
Did he send money to my client because they were close?
Or did he do it as a favor to you?
He sent the money as a loan for me.
Is it true that you promised my client
$2,000 monthly stipend if he complied to a crime recreation?
Yes, that's correct.
Why did you?
It was to assure the prosecutor.
If she saw Kang's behavior during the recreation,
I thought she would indict him.
Why go out of your way for an indictment?
I don't have a lot of time before my transfer.
Why the transfer? You're working your cases.
I'm not locking up any new criminals,
and I'm working on cases that I was told not to take on.
Okay, be that as it may,
you're doing government work,
can't you request funds for this case?
No, no one wants me on this case.
Then do you always have to use personal funds?
At least I can afford to.
You can afford to? $10,000 isn't big money?
If you say it like that, I look like a mad man.
Is it also true that you gave various items to my client?
Yes.
What kind of items?
Rosary, clothes, glasses, stuff like that.
You know that those things are contrabands, right?
Isn't this the Donggwang murder trial?
Why is any of this relevant?
He confessed to killing several people,
what kind of detective would sit back?
No detectives would sit back?
Did your wife die in a hit-and-run 10 years ago?
Pardon?
Is this true?
Yes.
Unfortunately for you,
no detectives took any attention to this case.
Only a detective with tragic memories of his deceased wife
is so obsessed with this particular case.
What do you mean by that?
Objection!
The defense's questions are irrelevant to this case.
Sustained.
Defense, stick to questions relating to this case.
My apologies.
My client will go as far as using the lie detector to clear his name,
would you also accept this request?
A damn circus, asshole.
Witness, be respectful.
I'm sorry.
Do you have a final statement?
Imagine from the victim's shoes.
The deceased didn't die from a single stab wound.
He died from multiple stabs in many different spots.
With his artery was ruptured,
he watched blood spew from his neck.
He also saw the face of his killer,
and he heard the knife slicing into his skin,
imagine the terror he experienced right until his final breath.
Speaking from my experience,
a criminal who has tasted blood will not stop.
He'll be 50 by the time he finishes his 15-year sentence,
he'll be strong enough to kill more.
I believe that he should never return to the society.
So I gave him money,
and risked my professional career to put him away for good.
The verdict is as follows.
Kang Tae-oh denies any involvement in this crime,
and without any witnesses, murder method can't be established.
In addition, legally binding confession does not exist,
and with only incidental and circumstantial evidences
it is insufficient to find him guilty.
Therefore, I find the defendant Kang Tae-oh
not guilty of the 2012 Donggwang murder case.
All rise.
Kang Tae-oh! How do you feel now?
Justice served!
I'll take legal actions! I did not win this trial.
This is the law! It has given me a just verdict!
Thank you!
What kind of legal action?
Excuse me please!
Direct your questions to me.
My client is in a fragile state.
Kang sued you?
He'll also request a retrial for the Hur Su-jin case.
What did I tell you from the beginning?
Also, I called the narcotics for a favor.
- Will they take you back? - No, for Det. Jo.
He's getting bad rap because of me, I was hoping they'll take him in.
What about you?
No disciplinary action, but a transfer instead.
Where?
Nampo substation #1.
Jesus...
Go, go away.
Busan Yeonje Police
Who are you?
I know Kang did this to you.
I have to know who you are to release your grudge.
Over here.
What is that?
This wasn't included with the sample.
Must've slipped out during transport.
What is it?
It's an IUD, a birth control.
No, not the copper, plastic one.
When was that released?
2005...
Could I get a list of women who had the procedure?
IUD Birth Control Client List (2005-2007)
Kim Sook-hyun.
Missing Persons Check
No results
Lee Ji-eun.
No results
Lee Ga-young.
Park Ji-in.
Oh Si-jin.
Police Substation
Jo Yoon-sook.
No results
Lee Hye-ji.
No results
Park Mi-young...
680514, SGS Gynecologist.
Park Mi-young, 39 at the time.
Check this out.
He called this number several times a day,
then not a single one after she went missing.
So this is Kang Tae-oh's number?
He used a phone registered to his sister Kang Sook-ja.
He was even investigated as part of the case.
But he was released?
It was a missing person case, probably a routine check.
There wasn't a body at the time.
Jesus Christ...
Had they investigated properly...
Kim Wook-cheol
Kim Wook-cheol?
Kim Wook-cheol was son of a bone stew diner owner,
he got into gambling and lost the diner too.
You don't know him?
That bastard introduced me to Tae-oh.
Kim Wook-cheol?
Why are you drinking so much?
Don't go to the pisser while playing cards later.
Piss off, I'm so fucking thirsty.
What the shit?
I drank earlier!
Say what?
I got an outstanding warrant, I can't get caught!
Where the hell are you going?!
Stop the car!
Stop!
He said he walked back to Busan that night.
He wanted to go gambling,
so I told him the Ponytail'd cut his hand off if he does.
Then he went batshit crazy, and threatened to kill me.
That pissed me off too,
so I told him to go home and shut the hell up.
Home? Which one?
His home.
I mean, his girlfriend's.
Girl friend? Park Mi-young?
You crazy bastard!
You even sold my car? Kill me then!
Come here! Now!
Fine, kill me!
I'll stab your eyes!
Kill me!
- You bitch! - Kill me!
They were always at each other's throats.
But they'd always make up, so I didn't think much of it.
You reported missing person, right?
She wasn't reachable for 2 weeks, so I reported.
Cops came by at first,
but no one really cared later.
Do you know how she first met Kang Tae-oh?
On my birthday...
Pardon?
We went to a club, in Yeonsan district.
Yeonsan club, female victim
Was Ms. Park originally from Busan?
She's from Daegu,
but after her divorce, she came here with her kid.
Where's the kid now?
He's not a kid anymore, all grown up.
Mr. Choi Dong-ju?
Choi Dong-ju!
Really?
You can get the car back?
What? Drive?
Fine.
Dong-ju.
Order something if you're hungry.
Okay?
To be honest, Dong-ju's a teen now,
and I thought hard about this, it's gonna be tough.
What's tough?
To be with you.
I want to go back to Daegu.
Will you be okay?
Sure thing.
When will you go?
#1's statute of limitations must've long passed.
Tae-oh and his sister were always bruised.
That place was under your father's name,
but his death certificate was issued then.
I don't know.
Pardon?
He went out to fish, I dunno if he's alive or not.
The first victim, when was this?
When I was young.
How old?
There's no record of your father on any fishing vessels.
Your father was never on a boat, what's going on?
I got nothing to say, please go away.
Tae-oh was in middle school and he dropped out.
You were in high school.
Are you an accomplice?
Pardon me? I know nothing.
I really didn't do anything.
The statute of limitations is long over, I can't charge you.
Are you really not involved with his disappearance?
Summer, 1995
Where's dad?
To ride the boat.
I pretended not to know.
I too wanted him gone for good.
I told myself to keep my mouth shut.
I asked him to look the other way.
What about security cam?
I'll take some heat, I came this far.
Right, you're already at rock bottom.
Don't beg me to withdraw the lawsuit, it won't work.
If you pay up for a few years,
then I'll reconsider.
Have you heard of 'rage gauge'?
Gauge?
What gauge?
The day you fought like hell with your girlfriend,
was the worst day of your life.
What do you mean?
What could've got you
to kill her after dating her for several months,
how high would your rage gauge be?
I thought of that and retraced your day.
Came across a checkpoint on the way to a gambling joint,
and the druggie ran away alone.
You couldn't even get a cab to avoid the cops,
and walked back to Busan, totally enraged.
What the shit are you talking about?
With some money in your pocket,
you wanted to go to another gambling joint,
but Ponytail Park already kicked you out,
so you went back with a katana, only to get beaten up,
then you went to your girlfriend's hair shop,
but got into an argument for losing the car.
At this point, your rage gauge is filled
and resort to murder.
Like I said, it was the worst day of your life.
Even so, murder can't be forgiven.
Park Mi-young.
#2 on your list.
The woman you met at a club in Yeonsan district.
And the remains I found at the burial site.
She got a divorce,
and moved to Busan to work at a hair shop.
But I guess she didn't mention the birth control to you.
That's why you chopped the body at the waist.
What the hell...
I'm tired of your shit.
The day we met at the noodle shop was a bad day for you too.
Why pick a cop like me?
A long time ago,
when you were a teenager,
had your sister reported your father missing,
no one else would've been killed, right?
That's too bad, though.
The statute of limitations has already passed.
No matter what you say, you can't defeat me.
You stupid idiot.
Why should I defeat a guy like you?
Even if you lose a pet dog,
you look for it for days on end.
The people you killed never got their proper due,
and it saddens me that they're all but forgotten.
I'm embarrassed that I can't do more,
that's why I'm doing this.
For murdering and burying his girlfriend...
...was found not guilty...
Witness Stand
Why didn't you try to look for your mother then?
Everyone said she left with him.
That she left me.
So I hated her so much...
The man you're referring to is the defendant Kang Tae-oh?
It's him.
This is the final verdict.
Considering the damage done to victim Park Mi-young's remains,
the brutality of the crime is incredibly harsh.
Telephone records prove that she was in contact with him,
and the fact that she went missing after receiving his call,
the relationship between the victim and the defendant is considerable.
Moreover, defendant Kang Tae-oh
didn't show any signs of remorse during the investigations.
Taking into account of the defendant's 15-year sentence for 2017 murder trial,
he is obviously taking light of human life.
It is imperative to allow him to atone for his crimes,
therefore, I sentence him to life imprisonment.
Does he still contact you?
He claims there are more victims.
He's a total psycho.
He'd prefer to be on death row, he'll get $100 monthly stipend then.
Gonna do it again?
Sure, I gotta see this through.
Oh Ji-hee's last known cell phone signal
Nakdong River Eco Park
Where are you?
In 2018, Det. Kim (pseudonym) is continuing to investigate Kang's remaining crimes.
While serving life, Kang (pseudonym) committed suicide.