The Scarecrow (허수아비)

Thank you for having me.

Have a seat.

Come in.

I'm here, Father.

This is my second son.

This child's father died before they were even born!

I...

I will not raise my child as part of your family.

And I refuse to be a daughter to this family.

Tae Joo, Sun Yeong was in a car accident.

You need to get here fast.

Sun Yeong.

Sun Yeong. It's me.

I'm here.

Please, open your eyes.

Sun Yeong...

They delivered the baby.

The baby's in an incubator now.

The baby's okay, right?

We can't be sure. The baby was delivered at less than seven months,

so it's too early to tell if there will be any disabilities.

- What about Sun Yeong? - She has a severe head injury.

We've only managed to stop the most critical bleeding for now.

Do you know why she had this accident?

She was trying to get to you.

She ran out of the house and ended up like this.

How can you even say that?

Who just showed up out of nowhere and messed with her head?

If you hadn't interfered, she wouldn't have been in this state!

Fine.

Then you make the choice.

If you want to continue living as her brother, as you always have,

then so be it.

But...

I will wash my hands of her.

Then get out of here. Right now.

Let's go.

Wait, Father.

Father, wait, just a moment. Father. Father!

Open your eyes.

Hey, Tae Joo, what are you doing? Only Father can save her now.

- Not you. - Shut up and get the hell out.

Sun Yeong.

- Sun Yeong! Hey, hey! Sun Yeong? - Nurse!

Sun Yeong, stay with me! Hey! Hey!

What's happening? No!

Doctor.

How is she?

It's a brain hemorrhage. She needs surgery now, but

there's no one at this hospital who can perform the operation.

Then what do we do? We have to transfer her.

It'll be too late by then.

Chairman Cha called a surgeon. Weren't you aware?

Yes, I...

Right.

Father, Tae Joo is here.

Please save Sun Yeong.

Father.

Please, save her.

If you just save her,

I'll do anything.

Anything?

Leave Kangseong.

Don't show up in Kangseong again

in front of me, my family, or Sun Yeong.

Do I have your word?

I promise.

I promise.

Hey, Kang Tae Joo.

You're just leaving like this? Seriously?

Sun Yeong is still in a coma. The killer hasn't even been caught.

I'm sorry.

Tae Joo.

Why? Hey!

Hey! Just tell me. Why? Talk to me. Tell me now!

Tell me. There has to be a reason you're doing this.

Ji Won.

To be honest, I scoffed at him.

Hiding behind the name Scarecrow,

just some inhuman bastard who goes around killing people.

I thought I'd catch him in no time.

I told myself I'd catch him and leave Kangseong immediately.

But now...

There's nothing more I can do.

Nothing at all.

I don't even know who the real Scarecrow is anymore.

Kang Tae Joo, you listen to me.

If you walk away right now,

I'm never seeing you again.

We're done.

I'm sorry.

I really am.

Took you longer than I expected.

Man, I was starting to think you were dead.

You son of a gun.

Tae Joo,

let me give you some friendly advice.

Listen to Si Yeong.

Or next time, you could end up buried alive without a trace.

Hey, you've got your sister to think about too.

One of them was a child. And what do you suppose

the other one is?

Want a hint?

This was another rather unfortunate incident.

Because an innocent man

was caught instead of me.

And the one who put him behind bars

was none other than

you.

Don't tell me... Are you talking about the seventh case?

That's right.

I committed that one too.

- Chief, I brought them. - Sheesh, what took you so long?

What? Why is there only one?

- I said 2 boxes of parts. - You said 1 box.

Look, if you're going to be slow, at least you could listen.

I said two boxes. Two!

I'm sorry. I'll go get the other one.

What? I heard he had a record, but he's a sex offender?

- I heard he even killed someone. - That thing isn't even human.

All right, back to work, everyone.

Seok Man.

Tae Joo?

Do you

remember me?

Seok Man.

Why are you here? What's the charge this time?

You live alone?

No family with you?

Who wants to live with an ex-con? Say your piece and get out.

And stop bothering me.

Seok Man.

About the Kangseong Serial Murders...

Did you hear they caught the real killer?

What's that got to do with me?

The real killer

confessed to the seventh murder as well.

Is that

really true?

Yes.

I told you.

I told you over and over!

I kept telling you I was innocent.

You should've believed me then. Why tell me this now?

- I'm sorry. - After 30 years as a murderer?

So why tell me now?

I...

I did you a terrible wrong.

- I'm sorry. - What good will "sorry" do now?

Can you give me my life back?

My family, my friends!

I lost even my youth! All of it! And now...

You shouldn't have even told me.

You should have just let me go on not knowing.

I'm sorry.

I'm truly sorry.

That bastard... Who is he?

The killer, I mean.

Lee Gi Hwan.

Remember him?

Gi Beom's older brother.

No way.

You're saying Gi Hwan is the killer?

What kind of brother does that?

He just watched as I took the fall for his crime and went to prison?

And Gi Beom adored him.

Besides, he was your friend, wasn't he?

How could you have a murderer right beside you and not know?

I have no excuse.

It's just so unfair.

Gosh, it's so unfair I could scream.

You have every right to feel wronged,

and angry.

But we have to set things right.

Seok Man.

Let's file for a retrial.

With all this, I'd say we have a very strong case.

- Really? - A tortured confession is illegal.

And forcing an illiterate person to sign a confession is inexcusable.

And most importantly, the real perpetrator has confessed,

so it gives us a huge advantage.

("Police Let Kangseong Serial Killer Slip Through Hands")

Lee Yong Woo confessed to 14 cases, 12 plus an additional 2.

Aside from the nine Kangseong Serial Murders, which are well known,

the initial 12 cases include these 3 cases.

Two in Cheongju,

and one in Muwon.

- Did he confess to the last two? - Yes.

One of them was

- an eight-year-old, Yoon Hye Jin. - Hold on.

Who? Yoon Hye Jin?

- Yes. - Are you familiar with the case?

Yes, back when I was at the Kangseong Daily,

her parents

put a missing child ad in our paper. They were on TV too.

Yes, that's right. They were on a crime show in 1988.

My goodness.

So this is how it ended for her.

And the other one?

It was...