Maestra: Strings of Truth (마에스트라)

STRINGS OF TRUTH

MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM AND KOCCA

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS, OCCUPATIONS, ETC.

PORTRAYED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTIONAL

"EPISODE 11"

What the hell?

What right do you have to give an exclusive?

We already agreed to a divorce. What's your problem?

It was supposed to be amicable.

Why the delay tactics, then?

I just wanted to iron out some details.

Are you sure there isn't another reason?

- What? - Why?

Are you hoping I'll get Remington's and lose my memory?

I told you.

You're never going to get your way.

No matter what you do to me, you'll never get what you want.

Congratulations

on your divorce.

Get out of my way.

You tried so hard to hold on to her. I guess it didn't work out.

Isn't it time you stopped acting like the doting husband?

Get out of my way.

If I'm not careful you might hit me.

Two can play your game.

Are you really going to hit me?

I'll sue for custody.

If you continue to cause trouble for me and piss me off,

I'll exercise my parental rights and sue for custody.

So…

I suggest you quietly leave town.

You're…

You're an animal.

We heard you were poisoned.

How did you find out

that I was poisoned?

At first, we suspected you.

You were at the center of so many incidents.

Your husband's mistress gets into an accident.

Then, the member who frames you dies.

It's hard to see those things as coincidences.

On top of that, you were the last person to speak to Kim Bongju.

So now that I'm the target, I'm no longer under suspicion?

Help us.

You're at the center of all these incidents.

And now the perpetrator is going after you.

It's very likely you know this person.

Why do you think these are the acts of a single person?

We don't know that for sure yet.

But what these cases have in common are you and Hanphil.

In an investigation, we can't rule out even the smallest things.

Do you really not remember anything

about the night you last spoke with Kim Bongju?

No, but I don't know if it was

because of the alcohol, the poison, or the disease.

I don't remember that night at all.

By any chance, is my husband a suspect?

I'm sorry, but…

I think my husband is the person who poisoned me.

I think I found some evidence.

PREGNANCY JOURNAL LEE AJIN

FATHER'S NAME

BLOOD TYPE B

I KNOW CHA SEEUM'S SECRET.

IT WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.

I must be crazy.

I don't even know who sent this.

Is everything okay over there?

We believe the suspect is a female with type B blood.

A female with type B blood?

That's based on the evidence we have so far.

It's not my husband, then.

Probably not.

How solid is the evidence?

This was found at the crime scene.

It's the blood from Kim Bongju's jackknife.

It's mostly likely from the perpetrator.

So far, this is our strongest evidence.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER

How's the patient doing?

We can't be sure of anything at this point.

His blood tests revealed that he has scotilla-min in his system.

Scotilla-min?

A direct injection would've made it spread faster.

Now, all we can do is wait

until all the poison is out of his system.

We don't know if he'll wake up or what side effects he'll have.

There's no way to tell.

So what happened?

It looks like our perpetrator attacked Mr. Kim.

They found scotilla-min in his blood.

You should be careful too.

Feel free to reach out to me if you need help.

I'll help with whatever you need.

I will.

Thank you. You should get back inside.

For now,

it's best to keep this investigation under wraps.

There's no telling what the perpetrator will do

if they find out Mr. Kim is still alive.

You should get police protection.

You could be in danger too.

Initially, I assumed they were targeting the people who tried to harm you,

but you were also poisoned.

It's unclear why these crimes were committed.

With no clear motive, we don't know who'll be targeted.

If I request police protection,

wouldn't the perpetrator realize an investigation is being conducted?

But your safety--

I'll be fine.

Just make sure you catch them.

I'll do my best.

I'll get right on it.

We believe the suspect is a female with type B blood.

HEALTH CERTIFICATE KWON SUJIN, BLOOD TYPE B

HEALTH CERTIFICATE LEE LUNA, BLOOD TYPE B

HEALTH CERTIFICATE LEE AJIN, BLOOD TYPE B

No matter how many times I watch this, all I see is Kim Phil passing by.

It was the same with Kim Bongju.

How did the perpetrator get there and escape undetected?

Tell me about it. It's like they're a ghost.

You have to go through here to get to the crime scene.

Bold move to choose the same location where Kim Bongju was killed.

Well,

there aren't many blind spots along the Han River.

True.

First, let's go to the crime scene.

Yes, sir.

SEEUM - WOMEN IN HANPHIL WITH TYPE B BLOOD LEE LUNA, KWON SUJIN, LEE AJIN

Lee Ajin has type B blood?

Sir?

It's time for a stakeout.

- Hope you enjoy it. - Thank you.

Hello, this is Cha Seeum.

You were right.

They found scotilla-min in your perfume.

Did you keep that perfume

in your hotel room?

No, I always carried it with me.

So it was easily accessible to the perpetrator.

- Yes. - That's good to know.

We're still investigating, so there's no cause for concern.

I'll keep in touch.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

This was the last text message sent to Kim Phil.

"I know Cha Seeum's secret."

We can't track it since it was sent from a burner phone, right?

Kim Bongju was probably contacted the same way.

Since he was a drug dealer,

he probably used an app that automatically deletes messages.

Same place

"THE USE OF SCOTILLA-MIN"

same method.

But, unlike the other two cases, a different method was used for Cha Seeum.

She was slowly exposed to the poison.

Why is that?

Now, let's take a look at the women in Hanphil with type B blood.

Kwon Sujin was at home

on the night of both incidents.

We checked the surveillance cameras,

and we found nothing unusual during the stakeout.

Lee Luna seems to have a good relationship with Cha Seeum.

Cha made her concertmaster despite the others' objections.

Kim Bongju and Kim Phil

don't seem to have any special connection with her.

Now, it's time to move on to our most likely suspect,

Lee Ajin.

She and Kim Phil had an affair.

She also seems to be holding a grudge against Cha Seeum and Kim Phil.

And according to our reports,

Kim Bongju

was the one who exposed their affair on the internet.

So, she would have the most plausible motive.

Is there any surveillance footage

of Lee Luna and Lee Ajin from that night?

The thing is,

the surveillance cameras outside their homes weren't very useful.

Too many blind spots.

I analyzed their cell tower data,

and they were both close to their homes.

Not near the Han River.

They would've used the burner phone.

What about those labs that research scotilla-min?

There are three in Seoul.

Hmm.

SCOTILLA-MIN LABS

Yisang Pharm, Siyang Pharm, and Hyun In--

Come on, let's go! No time for chitchat!

Yes, sir.

Hello, everyone.

Let's begin.

Here's all the data on the research labs that use scotilla-min.

All the checked quantities and test data sheets are here.

This is quite a lot.

It appears that the police have already visited all of these labs.

They all said they had no issues.

What lab would admit to a substance being sneaked out?

Especially if it's poison,

and in a case where it seems to be tied to a crime.

I see what you mean.