Catch The Ghost (유령을 잡아라)

(All characters, organizations, places, entities, and events...)

Is everything clear there?

It isn't clear, but...

I took care of it.

Okay.

Among the 10 million residents of Seoul, 8 million...

In other words, 8 out of 10 people...

go underground at least once during the day.

That's because with 15 lines, and over 300 stations,

Seoul has the third largest subway system in the world.

But given the situation,

there are many criminals targeting straphangers.

Did you know that there are designated police officers...

who protect the people underground?

Today, that very agency,

the Subway Police, celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Salute!

At ease.

There are four investigation teams...

and 24 patrol teams. Thus, our Subway Police...

captures about 50 criminals in the act.

Okay. We will let you see...

what they do for yourself today.

Chief Inspector Ko.

Chief Inspector Ko Ji Seok of Wangsoori Subway Police...

will demonstrate how to catch a pickpocket.

Watch carefully.

Thank you for coming.

Please write nice articles for us. Thank you.

Chief Inspector Ko.

Wait...

As you can see,

thanks to the hard work of our Subway Police,

my wallet is safely...

My wallet.

Grasshopper?

Grasshopper?

Oh no. Mine's gone too.

Mine too. Where's my wallet?

Where did it go?

What happened?

- What's going on? - Everyone,

please don't move.

Don't move.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Chief Inspector Ko.

Stop the train!

That's right.

Madam Commissioner.

Pulling the emergency brake may result in a punishment of...

Chief Inspector Ko.

Yes, ma'am.

Move.

Darn it.

Stopping the train! 1, 2, 3!

Oh my head.

What's going on?

- You can't do this. - Everyone.

I had my wallet before I got on the train.

No one got on or off since.

Thus, the thief is in this subway car.

What?

This is no longer a simulation.

We will apprehend the thief for real.

Chief Inspector Ko. Begin the inspection.

I'm Chief Inspector Ko Ji Seok of the Subway Police.

We'll need to search your bags.

I'm a victim. Why are you searching my bag?

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Where is the key?

Excuse me. Let me search your bag.

What's that?

- Excuse me. Please stand up. - What...

Sorry.

Please move over for a minute.

(Police Holds a Celebration In Front of Corpse)

(Real-time Trending Search Terms Subway serial murders)

The Subway Serial Killer has claimed another victim.

I will take full responsibility...

and step down as Commissioner.

However, not now.

Please give me three months.

We'll catch them.

We'll round up all the criminals including the serial killer...

as well as the pickpockets who ridiculed the police.

All I ask for is three months.

If I'm unable to keep my promise,

I'll step down from my position then.

How do you plan on figuring out the suspects?

Do you guarantee you'll find them in three months?

I'm sorry. I checked underneath the seats yesterday.

It's really entertaining.

Pardon?

We gathered every reporter in Korea...

and showed them the dead body.

Metropolitan Detective Division's Lieutenant Ha Ma Ri.

You heard me, right? You have three months.

- Yes, ma'am. - You couldn't...

solve this case although you had two years.

If you're not confident, form a new Special Investigation Team.

This isn't the only case I worked on in the last two years.

The Hangseo-dong abduction case, the Namchun serial murder case,

and the Moogil-dong female serial murder case...

were all resolved by me.

So?

Do you think you can solve it if you focused only on this case?

I'm confident.

Fine. Starting from now, Metro Detective Division One...

will only work on this case.

- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.

What are you still doing here?

Go and find that Grasshopper or whatever and get my wallet back!

Yes, ma'am.

Make direct reports to me with every progress made on this case.

- Yes, ma'am. - Gosh, I'm burning.

Ma Ri.

Since I work at the station, I'll share the security footage...

of the turnstiles and collaborate with Metro Detective Division.

Not collaborate, cooperate.

And only when I ask for it.

I'll now start the briefing on the Subway Serial Murders Case.

In the last two years,

three people were abducted and killed at subway stations.

Today, the fourth victim was found.

Whenever they appear, they pickpocket the whole train.

That's why the media started to call them "Cloud of Grasshoppers".

Because of this nickname,

they started to make cuts resembling the hind legs of grasshoppers.

The security cameras on our platforms...

captured the victims getting off the trains,

but there are no records of them exiting through the turnstiles.

Just like that, the victims...

disappeared somewhere between the platforms and the turnstiles.

Despite being in a public space where many people are around,

they were able to abduct, murder, and abandon the victims.

However, the criminal was not seen by anyone.

That's why the media calls the criminal...

"the Subway Ghost".

It's not like we can collect the thousands of fingerprints.

When there are massive crowds, security cameras won't help.

So our strategy is...

We'll do rounds starting with the first train to the last.

I started staking out on the last train.

I'm on the 3rd car on line 2 at Wangsoori Station.

There's a corpse.

She shouldn't be sleeping here.

Someone's here to play, "I'm helping her up".

Are you okay?

I guess not.

Grasshopper?

- This is my territory. - Are you with him?

What?

Excuse me. You're making a mistake...

Wait. You don't know who I am.

- You're making a mistake. - Hey!

Hey, uncuff me!

Circle around the subway line once. I'll come back to get you.

- Hey! - Doors are closing.

- Doors are closing. - This is the last train!

Please step back.

What is this?

Was her gold necklace a bait?

After he turns that corner, there's a 100m-long hall.

At the end of it is an escalator.

After another hall, there are 12 steps...

which will lead him to a shopping area that's 500m long.

At the end of it is exit number two.

I can't catch him if we run a straight line for 500m.

I need to catch him at the start of the shopping area.

I'm currently in front of the central staircase...

in Wangsoori Station.

After 22 steps, there is a 50m-long hall.

More stairs follow at the end.

At the top of the stairs is exit number six.

Then I should...

go out exit number three and cross the intersection.

Shoot.

Are you a ghost?

No.

I'm Yoo Ryung.

The victim disappeared after getting off here.

Ask Ko Ji Seok to hand over a copy of the security footage.

You know what happened isn't his fault, right?

I don't care.

I think you do.

I got it.

I got it.

Anyone there?

Doors are opening.

- Ko Ji Seok. - Ji Seok.

Please step back.