Revenant (악귀)

REVENANT

THE CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED IN SAFE SITUATIONS

SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS ARE STAGED

AND FILMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES

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10:59 P.M. MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH

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EPISODE 3

Sir.

What is this?

I looked through some recent suicide cases like you asked,

and I found something strange.

What?

A week ago,

Hong Miyoung, a senior at Segang University,

hanged herself in the studio apartment she was staying in.

HONG MIYOUNG SUICIDE BY HANGING

And two days later,

Chae Minju, a Segang University senior living in the same studio apt. district,

was found to have committed suicide in the same way.

And also…

CHAE MINJU SUICIDE BY HANGING

Nam Seokhoon,

a senior at Segang University, hanged himself the very next day.

Isn't it a little strange?

Within a week,

three students from the same school who lived in the same studio apt. district

committed suicide in the same way.

What about the preliminary investigation?

Preliminary results showed no suspicions of murder, but…

But?

- Well… - Yes?

…a strange post appeared

on the Segang University Bamboo Forest page.

The same noise was heard

on the day each victim died.

What was it?

The sound of high heels.

High heels?

Like the sound of stilettos?

Yes.

After that,

people heard the sound of very aggressive knocking.

Where is the location?

Jangjin 1-dong in the city of Gwangcheon.

STUDIO - TWO-ROOM - THREE-ROOM RENTALS

134 SAJIN-RO, 432-16 JANGJIN 1-DONG, NAM-GU, GWANGCHEON

STUDIO APARTMENT RENTALS

This used to be Jangjin-ri?

Yes, that's right.

The hills and pine forests are all gone.

This is a common occurrence when you study folklore.

The village that stood here for many years disappears,

and a mirage-like city takes its place overnight.

How do we find the location then?

People are more important than places.

Young people move around a lot,

but it is highly likely

that the elderly who have roots here have not left the area.

If we look around, there will be people who used to live in Jangjin-ri.

But we aren't local government workers.

How do we find those people?

In folklore studies, there's something called a local survey.

We're bound to find something using that method.

Let's go.

Local survey?

Hello, may I ask you something?

Do you know anything about Jangjin-ri?

Excuse me, sir.

It's cold, isn't it? Are you…

We need to get information from senior centers.

I'm looking for someone who lived in Jangjin-ri.

Have you heard of Jangjin-ri?

Let's see, did anyone here live in Jangjin-ri?

- I'm not sure. - Even if they don't know themselves,

we can hear rumors about whoever has lived here the longest.

If anyone knows about Jangjin-ri,

please have them contact me here.

Have you heard of Jangjin-ri?

Jangjin-ri? Do you know anything?

GWANGCHEON BUS STOP

There should be a few small stores

that haven't been turned into convenience stores.

You'll need to check all the old stores.

GWANGCHEON SUPERMARKET

BBAEKSE

Sanyeong, you know the exam's tomorrow, right?

Should we meet in front of the exam hall?

Call 911. Hurry up and call them!

I don't think I'll be able to take the exam this time.

I hope you pass. Good luck.

Why?

What happened?

It's okay.

There's always next year.

Hello?

Hello, ma'am. Yes, this is Gu Sanyeong.

Pardon?

You found someone who lived in Jangjin-ri?

Okay, I understand.

Yes, I'm on my way now. Okay, goodbye.

GWANGCHEON POLICE STATION

Why are you interested in these cases?

These cases aren't mysterious at all.

They're all suicide cases.

I mean… are we sure they're suicides?

We checked the CCTV footage,

and no one came in or out at the time of the incidents.

Crime scene examination results showed no signs of forced entry either.

What about the sound of high heels and the knocking?

We looked into the details of the post

on the Segang University Bamboo Forest page,

but those sounds were heard on other days,

not on the days the deceased committed suicide.

As a result, it spread like an urban legend among the students.

And anyway, the sound of high heels and knocking is common

in studio apartment districts since they aren't soundproof.

Wait, hold on.

So there…

…weren't any bruises on their wrists?

No, there were no signs of a struggle anywhere,

including on the wrists.

All the deceased were Segang University students.

Is there no connection between the cases?

They were in the same year but had different majors.

They were struggling to make ends meet

and were very stressed about getting jobs.

Life is tough for young people these days.

CHAE MINJU, NAM SEOKHOON, HONG MIYOUNG

Darn it.

Why are you in such a rush?

A homicide detective…

needs to move fast.

Hey, take a look at this.

All the deceased students were raising the same type of fish.

Everyone says they were struggling to make ends meet,

but isn't it strange that they bought this unique and expensive-looking fish?

Yes, well,

let's forget about the fish.

I just met with some of the deceased's friends.

This is a student Hong Miyoung recently became friends with while working.

These are the students in Nam Seokhoon's study group.

- She's also in the group. - Hold on,

it's the same student?

- Yes, of course. See? - Oh, I see.

Lastly, this was taken

at the most recent academy Chae Minju attended.

The same female student is here as well.

Not only did she recently befriend all the deceased,

but she's also a senior at Segang University.

Her name is Lee Taeyoung.

- However… - However?

She suddenly disappeared after the deceased committed suicide.

She stopped showing up to work without notice,

no one from the study group could get a hold of her,

and she stopped attending the academy.

Isn't that strange?

GWANGCHEON-SI JANGJIN 1-DONG

Why, thank you.

He comes here often so I asked him.

Apparently, he knows a lot about Jangjin-ri.

I mean, I didn't live there myself.

My younger brother lived there,

so I used to visit the place often.

Then do you…

- Yes? - …recognize this?

Yes, this is right.

The Sacred Tree was here.

Jaegogae was here, and the pine forest was here.

Yes, this region used to be Jangjin-ri.

Then, what is this place?

Do you recognize this area?

The Dukdali Tree used to be there.

Are you referring to the custom of hanging duk on a tree?

What is that?

Duk means the "corpse of a young child."

In the past, the method

of burying a child was different from that of an adult.

They weren't recognized as a member of the family,

so they couldn't be buried at the family burial site

and were rarely formally buried in coffins.

Instead of a coffin, they were put in jars

and buried in remote areas without a tombstone

or hung from a tree.

The tree from which

a young child's corpse, duk , was hung was called a Dukdali Tree.

Exactly.

That's why it was called the Dukdali Tree for generations,

but the younger people

called it the "Suicide Tree" too.

And strangely enough,

a lot of people hanged themselves from that tree.

Could that tree…

still be around?

My gosh.

Do you really think that tree would still be around?