The Scarecrow (허수아비)

Start by telling me this.

What "12 plus 2" means.

How have you been?

Married? Got any kids?

- I'm single. - Oh dear.

At your age? What have you been up to?

You know, when we were kids, I always thought you and Ji Won

might end up getting married.

- She always liked you more than me. - I'd rather not talk about Ji Won.

- You tried to kill her too. - That's a misunderstanding.

I realised it was her, so I was just going to leave.

But she just had to take a picture right then.

I was trying to get it from her.

How's Ji Won doing anyway?

Beats me.

You two aren't in touch.

Was Ji Won

- the friend you said you lost? - Now.

Talk about this first.

Well...

Three are high-profile cases you'd know.

But the really interesting part...

Is this right here.

You can't even begin to imagine it, Tae Joo.

Are you coming to now?

What is this place?

You don't remember?

From the funeral home earlier.

It's nothing serious, just exhaustion.

Hey! Wait a second. No, that's...

Hey, Detective Kang!

Hey, Tae Joo.

Are you okay?

What did the doctor say?

You didn't have to push yourself to come here.

My mother would've been grateful.

There's that smirk again.

Just like you were earlier.

- What was that? - Before your mother's portrait.

I was going to let it slide since you're in mourning.

But you're really asking for it.

- Hey! - What do you think you're doing?

You're under arrest for the illegal arrest and assault of Lee Gi Beom!

- Let's go to the station! - Hey, Tae Joo.

Get over here.

The chief mourner is being arrested.

What are you talking about, Prosecutor Lee?

Some psycho is cuffing Prosecutor Cha...

- What? - Wait! Hold on!

- What are you doing? - You son of a witch!

- Let go of me! - Get over here.

Hey! Stop!

- Let go! - Hands off me.

Snap out of it.

Get off me! I said let go.

- Snap out of it! - He actually cuffed him.

Hey, you punk!

- Hey, get him out of here, now! - Let's go!

- I said let go. - Let's go, Tae Joo!

- Get out of here, punk! - Don't touch me.

Let's go.

What were you thinking?

You went too far back there.

I did it to survive.

Just

to save myself.

If I just stood by,

I felt like I was going to explode.

I felt like I was going to die.

I felt like I was going to die.

Don't you like the drink? Should I get you something else?

Darn it, it was perfect...

It was the perfect funeral.

I'd just nabbed a serial killer.

It was exactly when I needed the spotlight.

But Lee Gi Beom had to die and nearly ruin it all.

But then, as luck would have it, my mother passed away.

All the big shots from politics and business showed up,

and they all came to see me. You see?

I was making the rounds,

and building up my network.

Like a parting gift from my mom, you know?

Right?

But now that's all down the drain.

Because of Kang Tae Joo?

How...

How should I repay this favour, Sang Beom?

What do I have to do

to make it right with my mom?

Should we feed that punk to the fishes?

Just say the word.

- Sir, you can't go in. - Get out of my way, you punk!

Prosecutor Cha!

You have to help me, sir!

The Internal Affairs is investigating me

over Lee Gi Beom's death.

Hey, you can go now.

Then you'll have to be investigated.

Who do you think is to blame for this mess?

What?

But I just...

The only thing I'm guilty of is following your orders, Prosecutor.

I'm sorry, what was that?

That makes it sound like I ordered you to torture Lee Gi Beom.

Did I?

No, that's not what I meant, Prosecutor.

It's just that...

Listen, Do Hyeong Gu.

Today...

I made a complete spectacle of myself

in front of my mother.

I've become a terrible son.

Got it?

I'm in a very foul mood today.

This is your problem. You deal with it.

Maybe try to deny it until the end.

The victim's dead, anyway. Who's going to know who hit him?

But

about Lee Gi Beom.

Are you sure it was you who killed him, Detective Do?

Pardon?

You weren't interrogating him alone, were you?

Pardon?

Didn't Detective Kang Tae Joo also have a go at him?

You didn't happen to see anything, did you, Detective?

Yes!

Yes.

I admit to the unlawful detention. But

that's it.

Are you saying someone else assaulted Lee Gi Beom?

I saw it with my own two eyes.

I saw Detective Kang Tae Joo beating Lee Gi Beom like a dog.

That's why I told the prosecutor,

and moved the suspect to detention center,

and I prohibited any visitors.

You can confirm it with Detective Jang Myeong Do.

Yes.

It's all true.

(Disciplinary Action, Subject: Kang Tae Joo)

Detective Park. What on earth is going on?

This is insane. Darn it.

They can issue a disciplinary action without even questioning me?

They said they saw you beating up Lee Gi Beom.

Who said that?

Jang Myeong Do, Do Hyeong Gu, those sons of witches.

Looks like Si Yeong decided to play hardball.

He must've been really upset.

I'm going to appeal this.

You know this is perjury, don't you, sir?

Tae Joo.

This Internal Affairs...

They're from National Headquarters.

The director of the National Headquarters and my father

are thick as thieves.

It's out of my hands.

Besides, it wasn't just Cha Si Yeong

you pissed off that day, you know?

It was my father and everyone else who was there.

A lowly sergeant, you know.

A lowly sergeant!

How dare he handcuff a prosecutor,

no less one who's in mourning?

That kind of blatant disrespect!

He needs to be put in their place!

But even so,

how could they be so despicable

as to frame me like this?

Just

take it.

Lay low and get out of Kangseong for a while.

- I'll call back at the right time. - I can't do that.

Does it sound like I'm asking you?

Where's my article?

What does it look like? It got pulled.

Why was it pulled? It was in the final edit yesterday!

The kill order came from the top. From the owner himself.

The owner? Why did he do that?

Because Prosecutor Cha Si Yeong who ordered the illegal arrest

is apparently our owner's future son-in-law.

He's what?

Ji Won!

- Did you hear the news? - Watch how you address me!

This isn't the time for that.

It's about Tae Joo.

He's the officer who caused the suspect's death.

So the detective who killed the suspect...

Yes.

The thing is...

I was asked to cover up this whole affair.

When I turned it down,

he apparently started holding a grudge.

Unbelievable.

The nerve to disrespect a prosecutor like that.

- Who wants to nail this punk? - I will.

Wait.

It's an internal police matter. Must the prosecution intervene?

- It's a waste of our resources. - You're too nice for your own good.

You're so soft on him. That's why he walks all over you.

I have no excuse, sir.

You handle it.