The Kidnapping Day (The Day / The Day of the Kidnapping / Yugwaeui Nal / 유괴의 날)

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS, GROUPS,

AND SETTINGS ARE FICTITIOUS, AND CHILD SAFETY GUIDELINES WERE FOLLOWED

Don't be nervous, Ro-hee.

You will be the hope of humankind.

BASED ON THE NOVEL THE DAY OF KIDNAPPING BY JEONG HAE-YEON

You're up.

We need to run you through more tests,

but I'm glad you're safe without any injuries.

I wasn't alone.

Where's the man who was with me?

You...

Follow me.

Ro-hee.

Ro-hee!

What are you doing to Ro-hee?

Ro-hee!

Don't worry.

We're checking if any functions were lost while she was missing.

Thankfully, her brain functions seem to be intact.

Her memory loss seems to be temporary,

so she'll recover soon.

Were you the one who was trying to hurt her?

Hurt her?

We can't hurt her.

CHAPTER 5. THE GENIUS CHILD

This is the scene from the car chase last night in Seoul

that shocked the public.

We received footage of the scene from the public.

Let's take a look.

We see a car zooming through,

and a motorcycle chasing the said car.

It has been revealed

that the motorcycle driver is the kidnapper

of the recent Youngin Kidnapping Case,

which has shocked the public even further.

The police have failed to capture them.

-The-- -Damn it.

You want me to hand over the case?

Who told you to make a scene in another station's jurisdiction?

Chief...

was dragged to the headquarters in the morning.

The Regional Investigation Unit will take the case.

We just have to focus on the murder case now.

I'll go meet the chief.

Park Sang-yun!

Do you not respect the ranks?

You have to respect the system!

You said no one will hold me back here.

You told me to do what I want.

Then you should've captured him yesterday!

This happened because you let him escape right under your nose!

A kidnapping and murder case took place in the same house.

The kidnapper threw himself to save the victim.

The murderer disappeared without a trace.

This...

isn't an ordinary kidnapping case.

If we hand it over now,

both the murder and the kidnapping case will go cold.

Sir.

Just give me one week.

Kim Myeong-jun, Choi Ro-hee,

and the murderer.

I'll bring all of them in.

Please.

I can only buy you two days.

I can't give you any more than that.

Two days.

Two.

CHOI JIN-TAE, SO JIN-YU KIM MYEONG-JUN, CHOI RO-HEE

-Ju-hyeok. -Yes?

-Let's go. -Yes, sir.

Sir, I'm going out.

-Where? -The orphanage Kim Myeong-jun grew up at.

With Ju-hyeok?

Let him stay. I'll go with you.

You should rest. We can go by ourselves.

I can sleep in the car.

Ju-hyeok, I'll go with him.

Dr. Choi Jin-tae studied children's brains.

It's been studied since his father's generation.

This villa

is like a fortress that he used to visit since his father was alive.

I see.

But what kind of brain research?

Normally, the human brain

expands and develops until the age of 20.

He researched the expansion of the human brain.

His experiment used medical technology to expand every function of the brain.

Ro-hee was the subject of that experiment.

Ro-hee's IQ is 200, which is the maximum number the system can read.

However, her brain shows expansion beyond that number.

She has a photographic memory

and outstanding cognitive and application skills.

Ro-hee is a genius child who's in the top 0.01 percentile.

Congratulations.

Perfect score as usual.

Checkmate.

Head!

Out.

Dr. Choi was murdered in the process of his research.

However, this research can't stop.

And it shouldn't be.

Many people have their hopes up watching Ro-hee grow up.

We can't disappoint them.

I'm saying this isn't just about Ro-hee.

I heard your child is sick.

We'll actively support

your child, Mr. Kim.

That includes her surgery, recovery, study, and everything else.

We'll ensure your child's safety and future.

Then are you the one who paid for Hee-ae's hospital bills?

I see.

What's the reason for bringing me here

instead of turning me in to the police?

We were just going to bring Ro-hee.

But I heard you protected her until the very end.

It seems like Ro-hee trusts you a lot.

However,

we didn't want her to get emotionally unstable

since we had to continue this experiment.

You'll part ways with her on good terms

and disappear somewhere into the world.

Until the public forgets about you--

Excuse me.

Disappear?

Disappear where?

I saw the news.

I was shocked.

He isn't the type to do that.

Has he contacted you recently?

The last time he contacted me

was about a year ago.

He sounded very desperate and said that his child was sick.

So I sent him some money.

Since then, he hasn't called.

He's kind-hearted,

so he isn't the type to do shameful things.

I saw that Mr. Kim Myeong-jun has a record

from when he was in high school.

It's already been 20 years since the incident.

2001 NATIONAL TEAM 2ND TRYOUTS

You got this!

Stop.

Myeong-jun was the one who was most shocked

due to the incident.

Intentional or not,

I killed someone.

Just let me be punished, Father.

YOUNGIN PRISON

After he was released,

he didn't return to the orphanage.

THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE! THIS IS WHERE HOPE BEGINS

I heard he's been living diligently.

He got married to Hye-eun and had a child.

I thought he'd live a good life.

What a shame.

Hye-eun?

Do you know Kim Myeong-jun's wife well?

Yes.

She was his friend from the orphanage.

Where could Seo Hye-eun be amidst this mess?

There was a burner phone in the car Kim Myeong-jun burned, right?

Yes.

There was Dr. Choi and another number on the call history.

That number was also a burner phone.

Could that be Seo Hye-eun?

It could be.

A missing wife came back with a burner phone?

I'll look for her.

Okay.

Man, this case is complicated.

Hey.

Really?

Send me the address.

They found the nurse who worked at Choi Dong-eok's hospital 30 years ago.

Let's get going then.

Yes, sir.

Ro-hee taught herself how to read music

and its relationship to the keyboard.

She learned all of them by herself,

and now, she's capable of playing any songs.

Take a seat.

This is a room for the investors to watch her.

When they wanted to see how Ro-hee was growing up,

Dr. Choi conducted open experiments here.

Goodness.

Why aren't you eating?

None of them look good.

Everything here looks good! Goodness.

Should I make you something good?

There.

All right.

Ta-da!

It's white buchimgae.

I thought I made myself clear.

I told you not to make this unpleasant thing ever again.

Hey, this flour hasn't even expired yet.

Just hang tight.

Here.

You put this on your hand,