A Bona Fide Killer (유부녀 킬러)

[This is a fictional story. All characters and events bear no relation to reality]

[under the guardian and expert supervision per guidelines]

Honey, what are you doing?

Oh? You're already up?

Why don't you sleep a little longer?

What is it? Are you making breakfast?

No, sit down first.

Huh?

I woke up early for once, so I thought I'd show off my skills.

Wow, really?

This boiled egg is just like you, honest, plain, and exactly as it is.

This good-looking fried egg is just like me, rich and savory,

with a drizzle of sesame oil.

These scrambled eggs are tiny and cute,

loaded with butter and milk, just like our Yul.

It's all eggs, isn't it?

No, it's not.

Ta-da!

This colorful salad and sandwich,

with all three of our unique personalities together.

Wow, my husband is the best, huh?

When did you make all this by yourself?

Your mom would faint if she found out.

Gosh, she can never find out.

How am I supposed to weather the storm if she does?

You seem to be in a really good mood today, honey.

Of course, I am.

I have the two most precious treasures in the world right here beside me.

And speaking of that...

Mommy!

Yul, are you up?

Is my baby girl awake?

Did you sleep well?

Daddy made all this breakfast for you and Mommy. See?

- Let's eat quickly. - Yay! I'll dig in with Kkongsoon.

Okay.

Kkongsoon?

When did we get a new member of the family without me knowing?

Yul! Look at this!

Your mommy's friend sent you a doll as a gift.

Mommy, give it to me.

Here.

Oh, I'm jealous.

You have a friend who even sends you gifts from overseas.

Indeed, having good friends is nice.

Oh, that Russian friend you're close to?

Is the name Seul Gi?

Yeah, that's right, Seul Gi.

Come to think of it, I've never even seen this friend's face.

Seul Gi couldn't come to our wedding either, right?

I'll introduce you when Seul Gi comes to Korea.

Anyway, I'm grateful to that friend.

Please send Seul Gi my thanks, double for me.

I already did right after I got it.

How's the weather over there these days?

Does it rain on and off?

How are you holding up?

You've always hated rain ever since you were little.

You used to be scared of thunder and lightning.

If you do this one more time, I'll deep-fry you with a lightning bolt.

Yul, you shouldn't do that.

Yul, you need to eat this.

No, you can't.

Yul, you have to eat!

You need to eat your food.

I'm going to catch you, Yul!

[Caller ID Restricted: You keep your promises well]

was also killed by a sniper,

Jeonjak-dong Hotel incident

- was also the work of Kingfisher? - Oh, my, I knew it was too quiet.

Of course. Otherwise, how could

- a string of gun murders happen - You're here?

- in South Korea? - It was quiet for a few days.

- So, the return of Kingfisher is confirmed. - And now it's dominating the headlines.

At times like this, whatever article I write gets buried.

Whatever I say gets drowned out.

He doesn't even listen to me. Whatever I say gets buried.

Hey, wait up!

Hey, I heard someone fell to their death at a construction site.

Oh, my. How did that happen?

The chief wants me to look into what happened.

Apparently, someone sent in a tip.

"It was an unjust death, reveal the truth," and all that nonsense.

Really?

Then dig deep. Fighting.

Here's what I think.

I'd bet this was 100%

an unfortunate accident caused by safety violations.

If the media starts stirring things up and digging around,

we could end up bringing down a perfectly good company

and even causing unexpected ripple effects on our economy, don't you think?

I wish my colleague Go Ji Soon would stop talking nonsense

and be faithful to a reporter's sense of mission and the press's duty.

Well, I have another thought.

If my colleague, Mr. Kwon,

who is always devoted to his mission and duty as a reporter,

were to investigate this case in my place,

maybe he could "dig into it much more thoroughly," right?

That's a good idea, huh?

Good idea...

Hey, seriously?

What? A joint investigation?

Whose bright idea was this?

We've reached a preliminary agreement with the station handling the case.

If you just approve it, Chief...

I told you not to stir things up.

The Pyo Kyu Cheol case is different from Kingfisher's usual methods.

If we cooperate, we might be able to find a lead...

I don't see why you need to do this.

That punk's case is finally off my hands. My 10-year ulcer is healing.

Everyone else is desperate to get that burden off their hands.

What makes you so special?

Are you aiming for a few ranks' worth of promotions or something?

That's not it.

Then back off.

You know our precinct's performance is at the bottom this quarter, right?

Instead of worrying about another precinct's case,

you should nab a few more petty crooks in our own precinct...

Even one...

Huh?

Wait...

That punk's ignoring me while I'm talking.

I told you to back off, okay?

Beom!

He could say, "Hey, you're that fired up? Want to suffer a bit more?"

He knows I'll just suffer with no results.

We're not even asking for more personnel.

The Chief is just doing his job.

Why didn't you mention the accidental deaths of those child sex offenders?

There's no solid evidence. It's all speculation.

You said you weren't sure if we'd been barking up the wrong tree or not.

If we're wrong, the eight prior accidental deaths were all coincidences.

I still can't make sense of it, even after thinking it over all night.

But if we were right?

Then all the prior deaths were accidents, and this one was a shooting.

Why on earth?

Why only this time?

Maybe they planned for it to look like an accident, but something went wrong,

and they had to finish the job with a sniper.

Wow, if that's the case...

Sniping isn't the only method Kingfisher uses.

Wow, this is getting big.

What are you going to do now?

The chief is making a huge fuss about telling us to back off, isn't he?

You're here?

That guy sent a gift from Russia.

That guy's sticky fingers are still the same.

Russian-made stuff is pretty useful.

Let's see if there's anything worth salvaging.

Looks like that guy's gotten restless again.

I heard that the guy will be coming to Korea soon.

Gosh, I hate seeing that face.

Yeah? Then I'll have to make sure you don't.

Wow, this thing is still alive? Huh?

I thought it'd suffocate and die within a few days.

Did you give it some water?

It couldn't have been you taking care of it.

Whoever it was, I'm grateful.

I guess you're alive thanks to this guy, huh?

You've worked hard for three years, air-purifying plant.

It's Tae Soon.

It's even fresh and lively.

You really have no concept of time, now or then...

It's April, you know. April.

Being trapped in here like this, I guess even I would lose track of time...

April...

April...

His name is Tak Jong Gu.

His dad is a five-term congressman, and his mom is a chaebol heiress.

He's the notorious youngest son of the so-called Royal Family.

Let's have something good to drink.

Something fun.

He drugged women, sexually assaulted them,

and even filmed and distributed the footage.

Dozens of videos were found on his computer,

just a two-year suspended sentence.

A suspended sentence?

He had lawyers from a major law firm settle with the victims one by one.

Settlement is one way to put it. It was probably money and threats.

Right now, he's holed up at the Hongseon casino,

gambling away merrily.

So the Gold class is the type with a lot of money and connections, huh?

The kind who can wriggle out of anything despite their crimes.

They're the biggest headache.

They're usually heavily guarded, so getting close to them isn't easy.

And it doesn't come cheap, either.

Especially when we're barely keeping our operating expenses afloat.

- A casino? - Yeah.

His dad is aiming to become National Assembly Speaker in a month.

So he was given strict orders to lie low

somewhere out of the public eye until then.

Tak Jong Gu is easily excitable and has weak self-control.

So he's susceptible to gambling addiction.

He has no sense of guilt, either.

Five years ago, a woman in her twenties

fell to her death from a high-rise apartment.

Tak Jong Gu was there too.

Darn it.

Why were you acting up?

How did he get away with it back then?