When the Camellia Blooms (동백꽃 필 무렵)

I don't care what problems my sister caused in Korea.

I don't care if she's dead or not.

Just don't call me, all right?

I have some news regarding Ms. Choi Go-un.

How...

do you know that name? It used to be my sister's.

Two ID cards were found among her belongings.

I'm afraid she passed away.

She was murdered.

CHOI HYANG-MI

All her life,

Hyang-mi kept Go-un close to her heart.

CHOI GO-UN

DRIED LAVER

We have money for socks, you know.

Why does she keep on sending them?

Go-un!

I told you to wear some socks.

You'll be coughing if you catch a cold.

Go-un.

She wasn't even able to go to heaven, the one place that knows the name.

Please check the victim's belongings.

No family members. There's just a friend.

1,000 WON 5,000 WON

She left the world thoughtlessly and alone.

CHOI GO-UN CHOI HYANG-MI

Hyang-mi!

Hyang-mi...

Move!

Why would you ask her to check the belongings?

Dongbaek!

Dongbaek...

Come here.

My gosh!

You don't have to look at those, Dongbaek.

-It's all right. -My gosh!

Here.

Are you sure?

She hasn't seen that face before. She's sure of it.

Can't you see she's still devastated?

We all thought the same thing.

You said you were going to begin a new life, so why did you die?

Hyang-mi...

Do you think you're the only cops in this town?

Why did you act up, not knowing your place?

We all thought

that not a neighbor nor any person for that matter

should die like that.

Was Hyang-mi really killed because of Dongbaek?

Is the Joker truly after Dongbaek then?

I think it'll feel weird if Dongbaek really dies though.

People used to say that the Joker only started killing

after Dongbaek came here.

Things have changed since then.

Living in the same neighborhood for six years makes us family.

You know what?

I don't think we should let Dongbaek die like this.

The bad guy's madness

wakes the most ordinary heroes within ourselves.

A cheeky little shithead

thinks so lowly of Ongsan that he's messing with us.

However, this is Ongsan,

the town that dominates Korea's marinated crab industry.

How about we pull out this good-for-nothing weed?

Seung-hui,

you dominated Ongsan Girls' Commercial High.

What was your weapon?

My feet.

The ordinary heroes of Ongsan began twitching.

We'll follow Seung-hui's lead and move discreetly.

-Sure. -Got it.

THE ONGSAN AVENGERS

In an unexpected way.

Why are officers of a substation requesting blood analysis off-the-books

and dispatching divers after falsely reporting a suicide case?

Why are small-town officers

after the Joker?

No wonder you're so quiet. What excuses can you possibly make in this situation?

That's not it, sir. I'm just refusing to answer.

What?

Yong-sik wasn't intimidated by a superior with four stars.

I'm showing my will

to continue the investigation by not answering.

That led me not to be intimidated as well.

I see we have a bulldog in our department.

Why not address the press in my place as well?

But sir.

What? What is it?

Who located the camera?

Who found the academy director?

Who predicted that the victim was in Ongsan?

What your people couldn't solve in six years,

my officer solved in a few months all by himself.

That's why Yong-sik is better off investigating this case

instead of the RIU.

Is that so?

If you have anything more to say, do so in your written apology.

Got it?

Unbelievable.

She stole whatever she got her hands on,

but she kept nothing for herself.

Everything she does have is cheap and shabby.

Why did she have to insist on making the delivery that night?

Dongbaek,

Hyang-mi dying

is the killer's fault, not yours.

By blaming yourself, you're only letting

the killer be guilt-free.

Now's not the time to be blaming yourself.

We must catch this guy.

You know that.

Of course.

I'm not sure of anything else,

but I still do remember the sound of him coughing.

If only I can hear it once more. I'll definitely recognize him.

From what I gathered, him coughing

could be a tic.

It could be an involuntary action that happens when he's excited.

It's the grasshopper lady.

What are you doing here?

Dongbaek, have you been sorting out your recyclables?

Yes.

I'll be the supervisor starting today

and will check on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

-Make sure you do it right. -This is out of the blue.

The women of Ongsan are silently making their moves.

Tofu goes bad in just a day.

-Sorry? -Giving them to you

is better than throwing them out.

Keep your doors and windows locked even during the day, okay?

They say that throwing out perfectly good food

will win you a ticket to hell.

So that's why you're giving them to me.

By the way, when do you close the bar?

What are you all doing here?

Are you out for a smoke?

Mind your own business.

We're exercising to lose weight.

Unbelievable. Don't wander around in groups after dark.

People will complain.

Dongbaek, just make sure that

you're always by Yong-sik's side. Got it?

In its own way, this seemingly indifferent neighborhood watch...

Guys, stop it. Break it up already!

Gosh.

You look like a gang that goes around picking fights.

...were surely putting in their time and effort

to protect Dongbaek.

Stop tapping your back on that.

Can't you see that shaking?

-Is she alive? -Yes, she was at the market.

She lives another day. Keep checking on her day and night.

It's not like we're taking Dongbaek's side.

We just thought we'd keep her alive first.

Chan-suk, about this month's committee meeting...

Right.

For the time being, the committee meeting will be held here.

For the first time since its opening,

Camellia is packed with only women.

You know how much we eat.

At every meeting,

we eat so many snacks and drink so much coffee,

so we should stop meeting only at the rice cake shop.

Now, we're going to drink your coffee, all right?

That's how she is all the time.

She kept sniffing

while she was eating tteokbokki yesterday.

Why would you cry while eating tteokbokki?

Crying won't bring Hyang-mi back.

You must get on with your life, so stop weeping all the time.

Are you all here to protect me then?

We're very busy people, you know.

Cut the crap and protect your own self.

You should put on some weight first. You're so puny, what can you do?

Look at how she tucks her sweater in her pants.

How does she even think of doing that?

The Joker's coming for you because you're so skinny.

You don't eat much, do you?

You're so annoyingly skinny.

Fattening her up should be our first objective.

You're her designated trainer.

-Sure, I'll do it. -Good.

You know,

I'm going to live in Ongsan until I'm 100 years old.

How annoying.

Not again.

Hey, stop crying.

I tend to cry when others do.

-Stop it. -Stop crying.

Don't cry.

What are we to Ongsan again?

-The heart of Ongsan. -The heart of Ongsan.

She came to us, saying she knows who Joker is.

Really?

-Yes, she saw him once five years ago. -Once?

Are you sure this isn't it?

No, it isn't.

Hey.

We can't just believe anyone.

We're too busy to entertain false claims like this.