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JULY 29, 2000

-Bye! -See you tomorrow.

Oh, it's raining!

It's raining. What should I do?

Breaking news. A primary school student

was kidnapped on her way home from school in Gyeonggi-do.

The police are investigating.

KIM YOON-JUNG 11

What was Yoon-jung like?

-Did you know her? -Yes.

Were you her friend?

What do you think about this event?

Sun-woo!

The police found a key suspect in the case.

A blackmail letter and fingerprints were found, belonging to Seo Hyung-joon,

who is currently enrolled at Sang-jin Medical School...

The person who took Yoon-jung was a woman.

No, I have no time.

No, please don't take my brother.

It's not him. Sun-woo!

Excuse me!

No, it was not a man.

Sir, the kidnapper is not a man.

You heard from the credit card company?

I've already handed in the call logs.

-Anything new on the case? -Not yet.

CIVIL COMPLAINTS JINYANG POLICE STATION

Yoon-jung.

My poor Yoon-jung.

I can't live without you.

Thousands of photos were handed out,

and hundreds of police worked on her case.

Tens of thousands of people also joined in to help.

But Yoon-jung came back to us as a cold body.

The suspect, Seo Hyung-joon,

took 50 million in ransom money

and disappeared after evading the police.

WANTED FOR KIDNAP

There's a warrant out for his arrest, but seeing as he hasn't been caught yet,

there's a high chance that he has already fled abroad.

One of the cold cases,

the statute of limitations of Kim Yoon-jung's kidnap case is expiring.

He must be caught by midnight of July 29th, 2015

in order to make him pay for his crime.

JULY 27, 2015

3 DAYS BEFORE EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

It's the subconsciousness.

A trophy in the cabinet, a photo on the desk.

You can look into the subconscious mind even by a book in the bathroom.

It's called snooping in psychology.

So you found out,

through this snooping?

About what? Those two dating?

No, not that.

That they...

were meeting at the back gate of Hyunjin Park at 10:30 p.m.

Only a ghost'd know that.

Everyone knows they formed a love triangle

while filming a drama last year.

I know this show, The Manager Is Cool.

Their new airport outfits.

One of the two men

went abroad for four days for a photo shoot.

The other two had time to talk things over.

This is Im Si-wan's home, recently made public.

The pictures in the living room are very big.

Usually this means that he is very proud

and adores himself.

Kang So-ra would contact him,

but he wouldn't meet up with her readily.

But, the day before Byun Yo-han's return,

it's likely he broke down.

So, the date had to be yesterday, July 26th.

What about the time? Why 10:30 p.m.?

Psychology even helps in picking the time.

Si-wan had a concert rehearsal scheduled for 10 a.m. the next day.

If we say he had to wake up at 8 a.m.,

deduct the number of sleep hours,

the time needed to talk to So-ra,

and consider a time when there are less people about,

it had to be 10:30 p.m.

What about the location? Why Hyunjin Park?

When the Cold War ended in 1989,

President Bush and Gorbachev

didn't meet in the US or Russia, but in Malta.

Why?

The riskier the meeting,

the more neutral the location.

It's the same with love.

These two were practically at war.

Would they meet in their own homes?

It's a neutral spot with few lights

and not many people about.

It wouldn't be out of place to wear caps and jogging outfits.

At a bench by the rear gate of Hyunjin Park. Okay?

Okay, let's talk about what comes next.

These two... where will they meet next week?

Are they dating? No way.

-How did you find out? -By going through trash.

CHA SOO-HYUN

JINYANG POLICE STATION

I thought it was a stray cat digging the trash,

I was going to put out some rat poison.

But it was a cop.

Does a cat die if it eats rat poison?

You're Lieutenant Park Hae-young from Bukdaemun Patrol Division, right?

Lee Bo-young...

reported you for stalking.

For stalking?

Is digging through people's trash stalking?

Then what about those who take the recycling?

Are they intruders?

You don't understand what's going on right now.

You're a cop who dug through the trash of a female celebrity who lives alone.

Are you a pervert?

You even sold her information and received money.

I received money?

Says who?

Go through my bank account. I didn't receive a dime.

This is just my hobby.

Others fish or knit.

I use my skills and share hidden information.

Is that a crime?

What? You're not listening!

The bosses are trying to make sure government employees work hard.

Soo-hyun.

Report him for damaging police dignity and fire him.

Damage to dignity?

Want me to tell you how a cop damages their dignity?

This is...

your desk, right?

Wonmi parking lot arson and the Jinyang burglary case.

The Oasis Hostess Bar case.

Are you protesting that you have a heavy workload?

You just have them piled up here.

And you go from one case to another...

and you drag in the wrong people like me. That's how you damage your dignity.

People like you,

in a place like this,

where people in front, beside, or behind cannot see...

"Every handcuff carries 2.5 liters of tears."

They keep something like this and brainwash themselves.

"I'm still a good cop."

But isn't Batman too much?

Anyway, this desk does look like a detective's.

But...

that's obviously the desk of a salesman.

Hey, stop that.

The investigation guides are used as coasters.

His recent reading material is about golf and hiking.

You jerk.

What's most important are...

these colorful business cards.

I bet he has a business card for Lee Bo-young's manager.

You guys are investigating as per that manager's request.

Otherwise, why would Homicide Division be digging into the trash?

Am I wrong?

Is this the dignity you're all talking about?

Damaging dignity, huh?

What a joke.

Is there even any dignity left to be damaged for our police?

They say you have a mouth to say the right things.

Why don't you say the right things?

Well,

what kind of cop has dignity anyway?

They don't teach that at the Police University, right?

That's why you go around digging through trash.

I wasn't digging, I was investigating.

By the way, why do you speak informally?

You know we're all undignified here.

It's what undignified people do.

Homicide Division One.

Okay.

I see.

It was...

about to get fun.

Too bad.

They're withdrawing their report.

It's not over for me.

I'll reveal that you were bribed to investigate.

-Of course you were. -Let go.

Garbage bag versus bribery.

What a great match. You'll both be embarrassed.

Let's see who'll win.

Sit down.

Oh, look at the time.

Just know that...

you guys got lucky today.

That kid is a jerk.

-Gosh. -Should I see you off?

Seriously.

Lieutenant Park, who hates cops and has dignity...

Find something else before it's too late.

You're not... suited to being a cop.

Let's not meet again.

-Heard from the card company? -I already gave in the call logs.

-Anything new on the Yoon-jung case? -Not yet.

Why are you here?

Are you with your mom?

Are you lost?