The Midnight Studio (야한 사진관)

(Characters, incidents, organizations, and backdrops in this drama are fictitious.)

(The child actors and animals were filmed safely under the guardian supervision.)

Gosh, what's the point of writing that all the time?

Mr. Seo,

you never know what would happen.

I didn't know I'd die at 33.

But I luckily met you and...

I'm doing things I didn't get to while I was alive.

I met Ji Won, too.

Why don't you try writing too?

You never know. It might come true if you really want it.

Why don't you try writing too?

You never know. It might come true if you really want it.

Mr. Seo,

are you going to die?

Did you make me take your funeral photo?

- Bom. - It's...

true, isn't it?

Let's go talk somewhere-

Open the door.

- Pardon? - Open the door now, I said.

You came to my home to die, to begin with.

Let me explain.

Let me explain gradually-

I had no idea. I confessed my love to a dying person

and went on about timed fate, destiny and whatnot.

You must've thought I was easy.

- Don't be reckless with your words. - You're the one who treated me recklessly.

I was planning the future with the two of us together.

What should I suggest eating tomorrow?

Should we go on a trip next month?

What would we be doing next year?

All I thought about were plans I'd make with you.

But you were thinking about the end from the very beginning.

Then, what do you want me to do?

Do you think it was easy for me to accept this damned curse?

Why do you think my uncle is missing?

All six photographers died when they were 35.

My father, uncle, and everyone else, no one could run away from the curse.

I have never slept soundly in my own home.

There are no talismans or gods that I haven't used or prayed to.

But to a person like that,

you came to me like a miracle.

I was hoping maybe we could grow old together.

I thought, if it were with you,

maybe...

You should've told me.

At least, you shouldn't have

made me take a funeral picture for you.

What is it? Did you cause trouble?

Did you break something again?

Ms. Han was hanging this.

The murders happened at a vacation home in Ahnjin County.

The owner of the property is named Kim Seong Soo.

(Ahnjin Vacation Home's suspect died at home)

It was probably unoccupied most of the time.

The victims Kang Hyung Il and Cho Sung Tae who broke into the villa

were three and five times convicted felons respectively.

With Kim Yoon Cheol, their former cellmate, they planned the break in together.

Team Leader, we got the results from the National Forensic Service.

Kim Yoon Cheol's fingerprints were found on the murder weapon and at the crime scene.

And the things that went missing at the property were found in his vehicle.

Kim Yoon Cheol was immediately

arrested as the suspect for killing the other two.

The evidence was very clear,

but the Prosecutors' Office indicted him within three weeks, which is unprecedented.

See? I was right.

Kim Yoon Cheol was looking for his killer earlier.

Did something happen at the detention center?

It wasn't a detention center.

Kim Yoon Cheol died at his residence.

The day after he got released on bail.

How did he get released on bail?

You said the evidence was clear.

A complaint was posted on the internal bulletin board of the Prosecutors' Office.

They questioned the fairness of the Kim Yoon Cheol case

and they said they were pressured to close the case by the higher-ups.

As the post went viral, there was a backlash from the public.

Kim Yoon Cheol's attorney requested bail, exercising his right to a fair trial.

The prosecution didn't revoke the bail in the face of public opinion.

That's how Kim Yoon Cheol was released.

But, he ended up dying.

He hung himself.

His death was...

ruled as a suicide since they couldn't find evidence of foul play.

The vacation home murder case was closed since they had no one to indict.

Did he kill himself out of guilt?

There's no way to know.

There was no suicide note either.

Why would someone who committed suicide, be back?

A-And it's already been three years, too.

It's rare for someone who committed suicide to come to the studio.

Because they desired to be in the netherworld instead.

The one who framed me for the murders came to my house yesterday and murdured me.

Kim Yoon Cheol definitely said someone killed him.

Mr. Seo, do you believe him by chance?

Think about what happened with Choi Hoon.

He's still looking for Bom.

This is a very scary man.

There's another unusual thing regarding Attorney Han.

You know the complaint post I just mentioned?

It was written by Attorney Han.

She was the prosecutor for the case at the time.

Ms. Han was?

That's why he was looking for her so much.

What do you think we should do?

He's a murderer.

We should destroy him and send him back like Choi Hoon.

Let's find Kim Yoon Cheol first.

We'll bring him and find out whether he's the real culprit.

We need to catch him before he finds Ms. Han.

Let's check his family members' addresses first.

He could've visited them.

And Deputy Go, stay by Ms. Han's side.

Make sure she is safe.

Both of you need to be careful.

He's a visitor who returned after three years.

If he becomes an evil spirit because he can't accept his death,

he'll hurt more people.

He might become more dangerous than Choi Hoon.

What are you doing?

Sunbae, give me a case.

Something that requires pulling all-nighters for a whole week

and renders you unable to think about anything else.

I'll only ask for minimum wage.

You seemed to be busy after starting a firm. Why?

Is it because of the backlash against Lee Hyeon Oh's bribing for the position?

Pay no attention to it. Things will quiet down soon.

He wouldn't be in his position if he were to give up that easily.

But I do understand why he did that to me

and why he had no other choice.

Yes, you went too far then.

But it makes me angry, though.

I'm so angry that I'm going crazy.

Give up, still. You need to.

You'd only hurt yourself if you don't.

Who's that? Why is she at our house?

Is it because of me?

And w-why are you here?

You said you were getting married!

Were you not able to because I died?

Is that it?

The breakfast is ready.

Please say something.

Mom, you know you're going to the hospital today, right?

You need to go this time.

That's enough now.

Till when will you keep preparing meals for Oppa?

He left us behind. What's so great about him?

I don't even want to see him in my dreams.

- Where's your husband? - What husband?

It's already been three years since our marriage got cancelled.

It's my fault.

Because of me...

Hold on.

I didn't do anything wrong. Why am I hiding?

I'm a ghost.

Why am I doing this even after I am dead?

Deputy Go.

Oh, M-M-Ms. Han.

Why are you following me so obviously?

Mr. Seo urged you to keep me safe, right?

T-That's a secret between men-

I know what happened at the studio.

D-Don't worry.

Kim Yoon Cheol would never come to see you.

Mr. Seo said he'd take care of it.

- Who did you say it was? - Gosh, but...

what made you trust a murderer who killed two people?

Did you say Kim Yoon Cheol just now?

Kim Yoon Cheol, the suspect for the Vacation Home murders?

Pardon?

Y-You said you knew everything.

What?

You got the wedding invitation, right?

I wanted to be congratulated by you in person.

What's that bastard doing right now?

If we got married back then, I almost became the murderer's family, too.

My mom said our ancestors helped us dodge a bullet.

You're quite something too.

How could you keep working at the same company as me?

Why do I have to quit?

Of course, you have to.

Your brother is a murderer who killed two people.

Seo Joon...