Through the Darkness (Those Who Read Hearts of Evil / Akui Maeumeul Ilneun Jadeul / 악의 마음을 읽는 자들)

Are you investigating this case as a serial murder?

It's too early to confirm that.

As you know,

these murders took place in different districts.

It's been over a month after the Suseong-dong incident.

You still haven't made any progress?

The detectives in those districts and the Special Crime Squad...

are doing their best.

Are you sure this isn't a serial murder?

Everyone, please.

Don't jump to conclusions. You'll only scare the public.

I heard the MO for all three cases was the same.

And your answer is still a no?

Just look at these murders.

Are you sure there wasn't any accomplice?

Is there a reason behind not treating this as a serial murder?

Since these incidents took place in different districts,

they couldn't have been a one-man job.

Take this. You dropped this. Look.

- I'm sorry. - That was so not cool.

What's going on?

Gosh.

Hello?

It's an alarm.

Just last September,

there had been three break-ins that led to murders.

But the police still haven't found a suspect...

- Kitty, slow down. Okay? - which is alarming the public.

The police announced that they are taking various approaches...

to investigate these three murder cases.

Some people are suggesting that the culprit targeted...

wealthy senior citizens.

But the police announced...

that grouping individual cases...

into one serial case was a risky move.

- Without any definitive proof, - Hey. Take this.

- the police dispatched... - What's that?

more resources to question more people.

So they are focused more on legwork.

- But they haven't found a lead yet. - Okay.

- The police are open... - Bye.

to other possibilities such as...

robberies or crimes of passion by the victims' acquaintances.

And the police are following up on other possibilities.

Listen. Detectives like us...

who do all the legwork catch the culprits.

When we were canvassing these neighborhoods...

to the point that we got blisters,

what did those district cops do?

Yes. I'm glad you brought that up.

Where were you in all of this?

Right. You were at a sauna.

I went there once!

Yes. I know that.

You went to the sauna once, the go club once,

and the Internet cafe once.

Are you having fun playing a computer game with high schoolers?

You're 40 years old, for goodness' sake.

Do you think she's the type to tell on me about that?

You punk. I have ears too.

I believe it is necessary to set the boundaries...

between our squad and the Behavioral Analysis Team.

Right. That's my point.

They just wear suits and act all cool.

They just have meetings like some scholars.

What do you think they can do?

As long as they can pinpoint a suspect,

it doesn't matter if they have meetings...

like scholars or standing on their heads.

What do you care?

Entering the crime scene as they please...

is obstructing the investigation.

Captain Kook isn't the chief of the Forensics Squad anymore.

And Song Ha Young was always into playing the hero.

He keeps crossing the line. You know how he is.

I won't participate in making personal attacks.

What?

Other teams aren't happy with the Behavioral Analysis Team.

If there are no boundaries between us and them,

whenever we get cases, there's bound to be a conflict.

Listen.

They are taking the lead on their own.

- How can I stop them? - Gosh.

Besides, they aren't really getting in your way.

They can actually help you out.

Goodness. Did you all have coffee this morning?

- Hello, sir. - Hello.

Come on! What's the matter with you?

What's going on in there?

It's too early to be yelling at this hour.

Well, the thing is...

Yesterday, when Chief Kim Bong Sik...

went to check out the area in Jinjung-dong,

he ran into Inspector Song.

Darn it, that little...

Gosh.

- It's... - Captain Yoon and I...

also run into him whenever we go...

to Suseong-dong or Gungok-dong.

It seems like Inspector Song...

is visiting all the scenes on a daily basis,

so people are talking.

- Captain Yoon. - Yes, sir.

As police officers, it is our job to catch criminals.

Whether he's trying to play a hero or not,

let's not doubt his genuine intentions.

I don't doubt his intentions.

- Hello, sir. - What's going on?

The Behavioral Analysis Team reports directly to me.

What's your problem?

If you have a problem, talk to me.

It's not a big deal, sir. There was a small misunderstanding.

Ban the Behavioral Analysis Team from entering the scenes.

Oh, that's what you want?

That's it?

Sure, fine.

If you have a problem with that, I'll be sure to let them know.

- Thank you, sir. - But the thing is,

I can't stop them if they want to conduct their own investigations.

They're cutting down on sleep to do that...

on top of conscientiously completing their own tasks,

so I can't tell them not to do that.

I can't dictate how much sleep they get.

Right, they're not kids.

We're not asking you to just go ahead and stop them.

I think the Behavioral Analysis Team needs to understand that...

they're not one of our investigation teams.

Right, I also think...

What's going on?

Hurry to the scene in Hwanghwa-dong.

A senior citizen was murdered.

Hurry to the scene at once.

- Let's hurry. - Come on.

Oh, I see. Got it.

- Come on. It's urgent. - Okay.

It's in Hwanghwa-dong!

Come on.

- Hey, get the car ready! - Yes, sir!

Gosh, I didn't know that so many people were into hiking.

I did this all day yesterday,

and I don't see an end in sight.

At this rate, I'll become a hiking expert,

not a statistics expert.

Hey, those in Forensics have it way worse.

Their hands have already turned into feet,

so they walk on all fours now. Like this.

Can't you laugh a little even if it's not funny?

What? Why did he have to storm out like that?

What would you like for lunch?

You've gotten quite brazen, Chu Chu.

Did something happen?

Another senior citizen was murdered in Hwanghwa-dong.

They all went to the scene a little while ago.

Goodness. Hey! Get it done properly!

- Sir, you can't come in here. - Why not?

- Go the other way. - This is crazy.

- Go the other way! - Darn it.

I didn't mean to offend you.

I just said to go the other way.

Gosh, this is so frustrating.

Guys, keep the residents out.

- Sir! You can't come in here. - Why not?

What's going on?

This is nuts.

You can't come in here.

- You can't come in here. - Goodness. Move.

Gosh, what is this?

Chief! You can't touch that.

You know that you can't touch anything here.

We're still trying to lift all the fingerprints.

- You can't touch that. - You can't come in here now.

- No, stop! - My goodness.

- Don't touch anything. - Darn it.

Get out of my way. Get rid of this stench first, idiot!

You're contaminating the scene.

Darn it. Let go!

Gosh.

- There he is. - Hey.

Hey, how did the fire break out?

The culprit tried to set the house on fire.

Thankfully, the fire died out after partially burning the body...

and the ceiling.

Then maybe it was someone else.

We'd have to look into it further, but a blunt weapon was used.

The triangle again?

Gosh, this is insane.

What is happening?

Then why did the culprit start the fire?

Maybe there was something that the culprit wanted to hide.

We're looking into that too.

Then I'll return to the office...

and collect statements from the bereaved.

Okay, sure.

How long do you think this will take?

There was a fire, so I'd say about ten hours.

By the way, what's Kim Bong Sik doing inside?

I have no idea. Why is he...

I'll lift all his prints...

and submit them as evidence.

- Darn it. - All right, I'm sorry.