The First Responders 2 (Sobangseo Yeob Kyungchalseo Geurigo Gookgwasoo / 소방서 옆 경찰서 그리고 국과수)

The characters, places, organizations, and events in this drama are fictitious

Scissors.

The progress of decay is evident throughout the body,

showing advanced signs of decomposition.

Scalpel.

It's indistinguishable, because both the rigor mortis and lividity

have subsided due to decomposition.

Yes. Let's examine the organs.

How much do you know about Ma Taehwa's mastermind?

No more hiding.

He goes by Dex.

He was called to Korea when Ma Taehwa was in prison.

I don't know exactly when he set foot on Korean soil.

However,

I know that the plan for Ma Taehwa's escape

began after Ma Joongdo's death.

Since when have you been digging into Ma Joongdo's death?

I wasn't certain, either. That's why I ended up here.

Do you think you can find something through the autopsy?

When you build a building,

you always find a defect once it's done.

The design might be perfect,

but the execution by workers isn't always perfect.

I'm placing hope on that possibility.

He won't stop until he silences everyone who knows about him.

Yang Chiyoung.

You must be next.

If you want your son alive,

keep what I said in mind.

Do you think…

I'm doing this just to save my own life?

Then what? Did he say he'd kill me, too?

Let's stop.

Just be honest.

Ask me to catch Dex.

No, ask me to save you.

All right, I'll admit it.

I, alone, haven't been able to figure out his identity,

let alone his methods.

If anyone can… No.

You were the only one.

You're putting in so much effort to spare your life,

so I'll do what I can.

Let's take a look at the stomach. Scissors.

Hand me the beaker, please.

Forceps.

A solid residue in white opaque crystalline form

has been identified.

This is unusual.

Is there a possibility it's poison?

I'll send it to toxicology for analysis.

Before that,

let me check.

Professor.

Rinse your mouth. Hurry.

As I expected.

It's salty. It's salt.

Taking a leap of faith.

It refers to taking risks and trusting your teammates.

You mentioned the purpose of this autopsy

was to find evidence of homicide, right?

Yes.

Considering the current situation,

there's no evidence of homicide from the autopsy.

Mr. Ma Joongdo could have died at any time.

He was a heavy smoker with bad lungs,

there were signs of coronary artery disease in the heart

and even kidney failure.

Not a single healthy part remained.

He should've been hospitalized, not running for president.

Wasn't decay the reason nothing was discovered?

No. Actually, Mr. Ma's state of decay was quite well-maintained.

In deep soil, the oxygen supply is cut off,

which slows down the rate of decay.

That's why we were able to examine some organs.

That's hard to believe.

I can only talk about what I saw

and verified as a forensic expert.

The autopsy of Mr. Ma

didn't yield any evidence of homicide.

If you'll excuse me.

Sure. Thank you for your work.

With this, Ma Joongdo's case

is perfectly closed.

One more question.

Do you really believe Assemblyman Ma's death was homicide?

Please answer, staking your 30-year honor as a prosecutor.

Yes.

I believe it was a homicide.

Then let go of this case.

Your skills won't cut it, anyway.

Hogae.

Even after the autopsy yielded nothing. What are you going to do?

Dex is not only perfect at planning but executing as well.

You just witnessed it yourself!

The autopsy

is a part of the investigation, not the whole thing.

And…

there's no such thing as a perfect crime.

You're late, Ms. Woo.

My goodness. Mr. Kang!

What brings you here?

I brought these as gifts for the kids.

How are Sunju and Sunja?

-It's Suna. -Right, Suna.

They're doing well.

But my kids are past the age to play with things like this.

Right.

But thank you, anyway.

Why did you bring gifts?

Actually,

-it's a bribe. -Sorry?

I need your help.

What is it?

It does appear to be an IP address.

Yes, but the trail goes cold from here.

There's nothing on the Internet, either.

The Internet we use is just the tip of the iceberg.

Look.

The tip right here,

which is only about 10%, is what we access.

The remaining 90%

is like the deep sea, hidden away.

The darknet?

Darknet: An Internet network that can't be accessed through conventional engines

Drugs, weapons, and even people are bought and sold on this black market.

It's right here, lurking around this area.

It's an illegal underground market

with complete anonymity guaranteed through specialized browsers.

If you access it, can you find the owner of this IP address?

Who are you trying to find?

A body bomb manufacturer.

That bastard!

In the name of the Green Mothers' Association,

I won't forgive that bastard!

-Let's go. -Ma'am.

I mean, Ms. Woo, where are you going?

You want me to connect to the national network

to access the black market?

I'm a mother with two daughters.

I have to hold out for 15 years to receive a pension.

Then what are you going to do?

I need a new computer with high specs.

I can find you one.

Let's go.

Old home appliance repair outlet

Please fix everything

-Whoa. -Welcome.

You're here again?

Can you assemble a laptop for us, uncle?

A laptop?

Not one that has dusty graphics cards.

I don't want to reuse what's been mined.

We don't handle such stuff.

Do you have a portable satellite communication antenna?

We do.

Military-grade?

Would one used by the British army be good enough?

Can I modify it a bit?

You can,

but do you think you can find it?

Of course, I can.

Goodness. You've organized things really well.

Who is she?

What's with you?

Huh?

She's from the Green Mother's Association.

You liar.

There it is.

It's right above you.

You've got good eyes.

Let me bring it out. This thing is really heavy.

Jeez, stress is accumulating again.

I might even get arthritis in my eyeballs.

Darn it!

Who threw cigarette butts in here?

That's a cup for throwing away cigarette butts.

Hey, wait.

Look here. Isn't that Sunyeol?

-Looks like him. -Looks like him.

-Check the time. -It's him.

This punk got out on parole just recently and is causing trouble again.

Track him down.

Focus on his wife and his family. There's bound to be something.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

That punk.

Jin Hogae

Hey, Jindo Dog. What's up?

Got it. I'll bring it out.

National Office of Investigation

Your father requested the data.

I made a copy back then.

Thank you.

What about the home CCTV footage?

That footage was the smoking gun,

which changed it into a case of sudden death.

The CCTV caught the moment of death.

No one can touch that case. It's definitely a natural death.

That's what you think.

No, the moment of death is clearly recorded.