Mouse (마우스)

MOUSE

THIS DRAMA IS FICTION

THE CHARACTERS, BUSINESSES, LOCATIONS, RELIGIONS, AND EVENTS AREN'T REAL

COVID-19 MEASURES WERE FOLLOWED, AND CHILD ACTORS WERE COUNSELED

COMPUTER GRAPHICS WERE USED IN MOST SCENES WITH ANIMALS

-That's amazing. -How cool.

Black snakes are the largest snakes in Korea.

YEAR 2000, GURYEONG ANIMAL THEME PARK

-What do black snakes eat? -What do black snakes eat?

Black snakes eat frogs, sparrows, rodents...

Oh, I mean mice.

-They eat mice. -They eat mice?

Black snakes are the ones that appear in folk tales.

-It's huge, right? -Yes.

It's bigger than I thought.

-Right? -It's especially big.

Oh, it's a mouse.

You're right. It's a mouse.

-You're right. -It's a mouse.

-Oh, no. -Oh, no.

Won't it get eaten by the snake?

MOUSE

5 YEARS LATER

It was the first time

that I came here on my own.

I wanted to ask him.

Do I look different to you, too?

They say I was different from the start.

They say I was born different.

10 YEARS AGO

EPISODE 1

Thank you.

Hey, Su-ho.

What about Mom? Is she asleep?

It's snowing so much,

so the taxi driver couldn't drive me all the way home.

I didn't have a choice.

I couldn't leave in the middle of the welcoming party.

That's okay. Don't come out.

You have an exam tomorrow, so you need your sleep.

Okay. I'll be home soon.

Bye.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Hey, little girl. What are you doing here at this hour?

The car...

The car slipped...

It ran into a tree and...

My dad...

Where is he?

Over there.

He'll be fine.

Hold onto this, okay?

Excuse me, sir.

Sir?

Please don't hurt me.

Please don't kill me.

Please don't let her die.

Please...

I'll explain one last time.

Check your equipment again once you get in the water.

Then deflate your BCD and descend very slowly.

Due to the low water temperature, you can easily get into an accident.

Do not wander off on your own, okay?

Another headless body was found.

This time, it was found in the ocean.

Su-jeong!

-Su-jeong! -According to the DNA test,

the victim is Ms. Song in her 20s.

She went missing a week ago on her way home after work.

Based on the degree of the mutilation of the body

and the markings on the body,

the police concluded it was done by the same culprit

and is investigating the case.

This now brings the count to a total of 18 victims

whose heads were cut off by the Headhunter.

Since there has been no progress with the investigation over the past year,

the public's fear is turning into anger.

Meanwhile, the President has canceled all his plans

to visit the National Police Agency.

Here is Reporter Kang Mun-jin with the news.

It looks like his visit to the National Police Agency

is to win back the public's support in the midst of public criticism.

The President severely rebuked the police,

blaming their lax investigation system

for not making any headway on finding the murderer

and declared to come up with measures for the investigation.

He also made a nation-wide statement,

promising to bring forward a plan to prevent violent crimes

in hopes of stabilizing public security and creating a crimeless society.

Okay.

Has he landed?

Delayed?

Bring him straight here when he lands.

This is like a sci-fi movie.

This will definitely turn the public opinion around.

We must get this bill passed no matter what.

The problem is the opposition party. I doubt they'll make it easy.

The ruling party is taking a big chance.

They're desperate.

Ratings have hit bottom, and the President is a lame duck.

This is our golden opportunity.

-We must stop them. -How?

They'll say it's a violation of human rights.

Human rights?

A similar bill was proposed in the UK.

It stated that the government would keep track of every citizen's DNA

and identify criminals' genes in advance to prevent violent crimes.

-Did it pass? -No.

Ladies and gentlemen.

We will arrive in Gimpo International Airport shortly.

It was opposed because of human rights violations.

Human rights are more important than the lives of our citizens?

What human rights do fetuses have?

Hey, Seo-jun. I just landed.

Okay, I'll be there as soon as I'm done.

Bye.

Thank you.

WHO IS THE HEADHUNTER?

The criminal is clever and meticulous, so they say it'll be a long investigation.

He might get caught pretty fast.

Psychopaths like him can get cocky and could end up making dumb mistakes.

Psychopaths are a result of mutated genes that occurred as society evolved.

They are born with very few MAOA genes, which control human emotions.

In particular, the top one percent of psychopaths, such as serial killers,

do not possess any MAOA genes.

This study shows that we are able to distinguish the psychopath gene

by conducting a genetic test on a fetus.

This means we can identify psychopaths, warmongers, and serial killers

before they are even born.

CHAIRPERSON SHIN SEONG-MIN

This is the summary of the New Genetic Project.

Please refer to the papers I gave you for details.

Thus for the safety of our citizens, the government wishes to propose a bill

that mandates all fetuses to undergo a genetic test

and have them aborted without the parents' consent

should the psychopathic gene be discovered.

Please give us your opinion on the bill.

I am for it.

If the Headhunter had never been born,

we wouldn't have lost 18 innocent lives, and who knows how many more?

It means if Hitler hadn't been born, there never would've been a world war.

This kind of bill is the perfect crime-preventing bill

that our society needs at this current time.

Dr. Daniel Lee.

Is the psychopath gene test accurate?

It is 99 percent accurate.

Ninety-nine percent?

What about the remaining one percent?

The genius gene.

When we compare the genes of psychopaths and geniuses,

the compositions are so similar that even I can't tell them apart.

Then isn't there a risk of killing a potential Mozart instead of Hitler

and Einstein instead of the Headhunter?

Whatever the case, this is a human rights violation.

Human rights? What human rights?

What human rights do fetuses have?

Abortion is illegal in Korea.

Abortion is considered an act of murder because we see fetuses as human beings,

which is why it's been prohibited by law.

So you want to let future murderers be born

and let them kill innocent people?

If you care so much about fetal rights,

why do you disregard the human rights of victims?

If you care so much about the victims,

why not focus more on catching the Headhunter

instead of looking for a quick fix?

What? Did you really just say that?

Yes, do you have a problem?

How is this a quick fix?

-It obviously is. -If you want to talk...

We will take a short break.

We will now decide whether to lay the bill or not.

The government has proposed a bill to mandate genetic tests on fetuses

and force abortion on those who possess psychopathic genes.

Those in favor?

Please put your hands down.

Those who oppose?

It's four against four.

That means I have the casting vote.

My vote is...

Why do you think he beheads the victims?

It's to delay the identification of the victims for as long as possible.

Taking off their clothes...

Taste this for me, Seo-jun.

They're all done for the same reason.

Why did you cook a feast?

You're pregnant.

There we go.

It's all for our special guest.

He's lived in the UK since he was a kid, so I wonder if he'll like Korean food.

Daniel.

How long has it been? About seven years, right?

-Come on in. It's cold out. -Okay.

Hello.

It's nice to meet you.

It is an honor to meet someone as great as you in person.

I wouldn't be who I am today if it weren't for him.

I owe him for everything.

What nonsense. Come in.