Revenant (악귀)

REVENANT

THE CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED IN SAFE SITUATIONS

EPISODE 8

I...

I'm sorry, sir.

- Did you eat? - Sorry?

Follow me.

Sir, I have something to tell you.

Eat first. We can talk afterward.

Somebody wanted me to tail you.

Aren't you curious about what I said to them?

Why would I be? You're not someone who would betray your superiors.

I don't know who it was, but they must have nothing better to do.

Why would they be curious about

this soon-to-retire Rookie Shaman of Violent Crimes?

You know Junghyeon Capital, right?

Professor Yeom Haesang's family owns it.

And they wanted you to tail me?

I haven't found out why yet.

But I stumbled across something odd

while looking into them.

Rumor had it that those who'd put Junghyeon Capital at a disadvantage

committed suicide, so I looked into it.

And the rumor turned out to be true.

Four people committed suicide.

And they all had red bruises on their wrists.

BOTH OF THE VICTIM'S WRISTS WERE BRUISED

I don't think the case you're digging into was just a simple suicide case.

Capital.

Yeom Haesang.

I initially thought these cases first started in 1995.

But I was wrong.

It all began in 1958.

LEE MOKDAN CASE

Do you remember the juvenile ghost case?

- I do. - It all began

with this shaman who made that ghost.

SHAMAN CHOI MANWOL

She died in her cell with red bruises on her wrists

while being questioned by the police.

Then Reporter Go Gyeongho who wrote about that incident.

You heard about him too, right?

Yes, I remember him.

"REPORTER GO GYEONGHO"

He died in the same way.

But that is not all.

Detective Hwang Taehyun, who was in charge of the juvenile ghost case,

also committed suicide.

And... Shin Seungju.

A villager of Jangjin-ri who taught at a nearby school

also committed suicide around that time

and had bruises on the wrists.

When did you find that out?

I was also quite busy these past two days.

I found the report on Lee Mokdan's case.

You found the report?

Where?

In that storage you gave up on.

You also found out

about the strange deaths related to Junghyeon Capital.

Right.

I'll take over from here.

Yeom Seungok founded Junghyeon Mutual Finance.

His son, Yeom Jaewoo, took over after his father's death

and changed the name to Junghyeon Capital.

Yeom Jaewoo faced a big crisis right after he took over.

He was questioned by the prosecution on suspicions of illegal loans.

Lee Taekhee, the chief prosecutor of the central investigation department

of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, who was in charge of the case,

was found dead in his house,

and the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence.

Next was Choi Wonchul, the CEO of Taejang Construction,

a business rival of Junghyeon Capital.

After that were the on-site manager and the broker

who were in charge of Junghyeon's construction project.

They were all found dead with red bruises on their wrists.

After that, those around Professor Gu Gangmo were found dead.

In 2000.

2002, PROFESSOR GU GANGMO'S MOTHER-IN-LAW IN BAEKCHAGOL, LEE OKJA

2007 CIVIL SERVANT HWANG CHAHUI

2022 LIBRARIAN CHAE SEORIN

Go on. There are more.

Correct.

All right.

In 2022.

Professor Gu Gangmo.

In 2023.

Voice phishing.

"VOICE PHISHING OFFENDER, LEE OKKYU"

Kim Seokran.

PROFESSOR GU GANGMO'S MOTHER

From 1958 to 2023.

Do you think there really is a serial killer...

who murdered them all?

There's a pattern.

These were related to Lee Mokdan.

These were related to Junghyeon Capital.

Professor Gu Gangmo.

And...

Gu Sanyeong.

Gu Sanyeong.

I saw Sanyeong and Professor Yeom having a big argument.

Apparently, his family made a big fortune by murdering a child

and turning her into a juvenile ghost.

What?

What do you mean?

I've yet to find out the details.

But what if...

that juvenile ghost was related to Lee Mokdan's case?

Then Junghyeon Capital

and the strange deaths related to Professor Yeom's family...

Don't you think

they are connected like this?

- I'll dig into Lee Mokdan's case. - Okay.

You look into Junghyeon Capital's case.

Yes, sir.

Also,

you can choose our next case.

Right.

Don't skip any meals.

MR. GU GANGMO OPH BAE HEECHUL

OPHTHALMOLOGY IS THE BRANCH OF MEDICINE FOCUSED ON EYE-RELATED DISEASES...

YEONEUI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

OPHTHALMOLOGIST BAE HEECHUL

Professor Gu suffered from a rare case of optic atrophy.

He visited our hospital in 1999 when the symptoms first emerged.

He showed signs of amaurosis fugax, or temporary loss of vision.

His symptoms...

were just like yours.

You'll see a cross.

Please look at it.

Please relax and look at the screen.

So...

you're saying I have the same illness as my father?

Correct.

What's the cure?

I'm afraid that we haven't found

the cause of this illness.

As of now...

there is no cure.

Then...

does this mean I'll eventually lose my vision?

That's what I told your father.

I told him we had to monitor the progression of his illness.

But it was highly likely that he would become blind in a year or two at minimum

or five to six years at maximum.

But...

perhaps I was wrong.

I ran into him on the street

last year.

ONE YEAR AGO

Professor Gu Gangmo?

Hello.

Have you been well?

I hadn't seen you for a while, so I was concerned.

It's been over a decade, right?

By the way, are your eyes okay now?

Yes.

This illness has a big hereditary, genetic component.

I hope your condition will improve

just as it did for your father.

I'm sorry. I had no choice.

You chose the evil spirit

because that was the only way to recover your vision?

Must I...

do the same thing

as you did, Dad?

FOR LEASE

You found a decent place. It's the right size.

Where have you been?

It's not a bad spot either.

It's near the subway station, so there will be enough foot traffic.

But there's a shopping mall ten minutes from here,

so opening a clothing store may not be the best option.

I said where have you been?

What about a café instead?

- What? - Most of the cafés nearby

are franchises.

So their coffee is a bit expensive.

What if we sell cheaper coffee to-go?

Coffee to-go?

You wanted to study and get barista certification.

This is the closest barista academy from here.

I already signed up under your name.

Jeez. When did you do all this?

Can you please tell me where you've been all this time?

Hwawonjae.

What? Your dad's place?

Have you gone insane?

I never wanted you to live there.

I only accepted the inheritance so I could sell it!

I already put it on the market.

But I want to stay there for a while before it gets sold.

I already told you about what happened there.

I know how much pain that house has caused you.

But I grew up

in that house.

My memory is vague,

but I want to remember my childhood.