Montage (2013) - full transcript

You should come here!

Maybe no one's home.

Mom...

- I'm sorry.
- See,

- she's alive.
- I'll do anything.

Please don't...

We...

came by to tell you
something.

Any new development?

No, it's not that.

It's...



15 years flew

by real quick.

I don't know

how to tell you this.

The...

statute of limitations for Suh-jin's case

expires next week.

Statute of limitations?

What does that mean?

When criminal cases

reach a set time,

no further litigation
is possible.

The limit is
15 years right now.

To expand
a little further,



memories of
the incident tend to

fade over time
after the crime,

and evidence preservation

- degrades...
- Evidence preservation?

Here!

Here.

here
it's all right here.

Look,

why'd memories fade?

Another reason is

15 years is
enough time for the defendant

to repent and receive

absolution for

- his crimes...
- CHAI

Did he

ask for forgiveness?

Says who?

What about me?

And my child?

What did I tell you?

Coming here
only adds more stress.

I'm stressed.

We coulda just sent a notice.

We didn't have to come
and get pummeled...

Det. OH!

You promised!

You promised me

you'd find him!

It can't end like this!

Hello?

It's Det. OH

Have you

visited the crime scene

recently?

The crime scene?

Why'd I go there?

Someone

left a flower here.

I wondered if it was you

- who left it.
- A flower?

Know of anyone who might...

No,

only the cops know

the location...

Hello?

Hello?

Detective?

I'll call you back later.

Detective! Detective!

July 14

July 14
5 days till expiration of statute of limitations

The criminal is careful
not to leave prints,

but a cop touches

the evidence?

Without gloves too.

I'm just frustrated,
that's all.

Came back with your prints.

OH Chung-ho

you're the perp?

You shoulda known better.

Hey.

What?

Son of a bitch,
he had to piss there?

I'll write him
a damn ticket!

Did we have to
come here tonight?

Bro!

You think he's still here?

Watch out,
I'll find you!

No way...

The tire track's
very fresh.

But only for one.

He's back.

It's him.

So he parks here
away from the main road,

walks down the hill,

comes back up
and drives away?

Sneaky fuck.

15 years ago,

the perp abandoned

his stolen van here.

The CCTV is here,

and where he left the flower.

The path where he parked

crosses the road,

so where did he go next?

The flower.

He didn't see the cam
in the dark.

- If he did,
- Bro, watch out.

he wouldn't have come.

Fucking hicks
wanna be road kill?

You don't own
the road, dipshit!

- Come'ere, you fuck!
- Catch me!

Goddamn shit!

He definitely
drove north.

The road is undisturbed

for 5km up the river.

It's a 15-minute walk from
the road to the parked spot.

Add another 5 to start the car

and reach the road.

He was definitely on this road

between 1:40 and 1:50 a.m.

There's no CCTV here.

Find cars with dash cam

that drove there.

It's a narrow road,
so he'll have been recorded.

by the oncoming cars.

Bro, nice!

Does it have a dash cam?

I'm calling about your vehicle.

- Got a dash cam?
- Thank you.

Someone left a flower
at the spot where she died.

Right before the statute of

limitations expires!

Work your current case!

This is my current case!

Hot, hot!

You can't stop me!

OH! Get back here!

I'm gonna count to 3!
Son of a bitch!

Note the difference in

degradation of the two tires.

The driver side tire is

only a month old.

Kangwon Police,

is this Mr. LIM?

Yes, thank you.

Do you own
a car dash cam?

It's for a police investigation.

You do?

I got it!

We found one!

Did you note
all the oncoming cars?

Of course, bro.

From 1:40 a.m., it went

Kracrusmucagravab...

What's that mean?

Krados, Cruise, Matiz, Sonata,

Musso, Carnival, Grandeus
Avante, BMW,

in this exact order.

What a strange method.

Wait.

- There were two Carnivals, right?
- Yes,

I saw it too.

Matiz 1328.

Then Sonata 2669,
almost there.

Musso 3876.

The first Carnival.

Huh? What the heck?

I'm with my partner!

Wrong number, sir.

- I'll get him this time!
- We don't deliver.

- One more chance!
- Get back here, asshole!

Sir, wait, wait, please!

Dammit!

Check the parking lots,

I'll cover the used car dealers.

We start here,

then widen
the perimeter.

And then this much.

There're over 450 Carnivals
in Chuncheon alone.

It's a needle in a haystack.

Man up, asswipe!

OH didn't come in
today as well?

Yes, um, maybe?

That son of

- a bitch!
- Sir, please.

Couldn't you let him do
his thing until today?

Motherfuckers think this is
a club house?

Show up whenever, huh?

New cases are piling up!

Wait, wait!

Today...

is that day...

What?

July 18

July 18
9 hours till expiration of statute of limitation

Bro, where are you?

Still at the market?

I'll be right there.

- Wait for me.
- Why the hell for?

Go check the garages.

Will you just stay put?

Welcome.

Here's your meal.

Enjoy!

Two pork soups!

Two?

Two pork soups!

I got it.

For one?

One more!

Got it!

Detective,

I've been looking
all over for you!

Excuse me.

Here's your meal.

70D-4939, 70D-49309...

Fake plate?

He used that abandoned

car's plate.

Sneaky motherfucker!

Det. OH

He may have gone to
other places with the plate.

Someone could have

seen his face.

- Let's go back to the...
- We got less than 2 hours.

What?

Statute of limitations

expires in 2 hours.

You mean...

It's all over.

Forget about him now.

July 19

July 19
statute of limitations expires

Careful,

it's hot.

Mrs. YOON Ha-kyung

Answer it.

It's her again?

I know you're leaving
‘cos of that case.

No, it's not.

It sure looks that way.

I warned you.

Chung-ho,

1 new voice mail
it's not right for a cop to be
fixated on one case.

There's nothing much

you can do now.

You did your best.

Let it go now.

I'm sorry, sir.

I can't obey this time.

Did you ever?

You have 1 voice mail

First message

It's Ha-kyung.

I'll get to the point.

I need contact info

for the following names.

It's my final request.

Mom!

You'll trip, slow down.

Hold tight.

One,

two,

hold tight.

Stay here
I'll be right back.

Hello...

Hello?

Who is this?

Mommy!

Bom...

Reporting, sir.

Good work.

How is it out there?

It's pretty quiet.

- Okay, get to it
- Yes, sir.

KANG, lay off a little.

Ah, right.

Mr. HAN, don't look around
and just walk slowly.

And don't look back at us.

Just behave naturally.

Which swing was Bom's?

Great,
and where were you?

Please move slowly
and naturally.

Bom.

Grandpa!

Bom!

The suspect may be watching
from nearby,

So keep a low profile and
don't draw attention.

I have your child.

Hello?

Anyone here?

Who are you?

- Excuse me.
- We're closed today.

I musta not locked up
last night.

I heard

about an incident
here yesterday.

It was crazy.

Shit,

some lunatic came in,

and threw my wife
on the ground,

so she's in the hospital

with a serious back injury.

Did you see his face
by any chance?

Of course not,
I was in the kitchen.

If I did, he'd be
in the hospital

instead.

Would your wife
remember him then?

He pushed her away

so she had no time to react

how'd she see his face?

Think about it.

I gotta find that fuck too,

for the hospital bills!

Where was he sitting?

Right there.

My wife was

carrying the meal

like this! Then, bam!

No wonder she got hurt.

- Fucking lunatic...
- That umbrella...

He just took off,
so I guess

- he left it here.
- One sec.

Narae Bank

Stay calm.

All ready?

Answer it.

Hello?

I told you
not to call the police.

I didn't,
I really didn't!

Keep this up and you'll never

see your kid again.

Please believe me.

You take me
for a sucker?

Please,
I'm all alone here.

Your kid may die
because of your lie.

Shall I end it here?

I'm telling you, I'm alone.

Prepare $50,000 in cash
by morning, and...

I wanna know
if Bom is alive.

Prove...

to me that she's okay.

Hello?

Hello?

It's okay,
you did great.

Please wait a bit,
he'll call right back.

Got his location?

Almost got him.

A few more seconds
of the call...

- Mrs. HAN, are you okay?
- Mrs. HAN,

What happened?

Snap out of it!

Breathe!

What happened to her?

Gimme that cushion.

What the fuck are you?

Why wasn't her condition
included in the report?

She was in shock...

Where's the old man?

In the playground...

Then get him, you moron!

Yes, sir.

Not that way!

What?

Where the hell is he?

This was given to our VIP clients

last year as a souvenir,

for placing 1st
in the service category.

VIP clients?

That's right, madam.

How many of them
are there?

Well, at least...

What...

is this regarding?

What time...

do you get off work?

Pardon?

Captain,

we got him.

What? Where?

It's Sungjo Park in
Mapo district.

Dispatch!

Not...

a single witness?

That place

is really isolated,

and it's not a park as such.

I'm told

people don't
walk through there.

He chose that place

for this precise reason.

And the pay phone there,

prints on receiver

and box were wiped clean.

Anything else?

We sent the recovered

hair strand and cigarette bud

to the forensics lab.

Remember

the background noise
when the perp called?

Honking or traffic noises.

The park

is far away
from a road,

so those noises felt
out of place.

The place's quiet,

but it's not vacuum.

It's only 300m away
from a road.

But when we were there,

instead of cars,

cicada noises drowned out

everything else.

When

the suspect called us,

it sounded like he was
in the middle of the city.

Is the location accurate?

Yes,

the pay phone record shows

a call was made at that time,

and the call length

matches our recording.

Environment

sounds don't match up.

Listen to the sound of
your bullshit.

Hey!

What's our motto?

‘Evidence trumps everything'.

Did you forget?

Dig into

the finances of

the victim's known associates.

And KANG,

look for similar past cases.

A child's life is on the line.

If it's not solved
in 24 hours,

the chance of her
coming back alive is halved.

Got that?

Yes, sir.

let me go!

Please let me go!

This isn't allowed...

Thank you so much,

I'll tell no one.

Please stay calm,

and don't do anything hasty
or irrational.

Don't get sucked into
whatever he's saying.

Just follow my lead and
buy some time.

Understand?

Got it?

Hello?

Want the proof
that she's alive?

Yes.

A garbage truck will
pass by in 3 minutes.

To all units.

Check it thoroughly.

Get her!

Ma'am,

you can't leave!

Miss?

Miss, what are you doing?

Are you nuts?

Hey, miss!

What does it look like?

The TV?

The wall-

paper.

Doesn't it look like
residential wallpaper?

Sir,

have you heard of
Suh-Jin kidnapping case in '977?

- The Suh-Jin case?
- Yes.

It happened 15 years ago,

it's very similar to ours.

It happened in the summer,

and used a garbage truck

to verify the child's
safety like us,

as well as the military
duffle bag method.

- Yeah?
- Yes.

How did it end?

It's unsolved,
the SOL just expired.

And the kid?

She died at the scene.

The cause of death?

I haven't gotten to

- that part yet.
- Get to it then!

It's an old case so only

physical copy remains.

I'm on my way to
the main precinct to check it out.

Shit...
Found it.

What then?

Where did it all go?

Well.

Since the SOL expired,

they must've destroyed it.

How did those lazy
civil servants

get to it so fast?

We're civies too.

So what now?

Interviewing

the primaries...

may be the only way.

Wait.

OH Chung-ho?

Who is it?

Who is it?

Who the fuck?

I'm from the station.

You...

KANG Chang-sik?

Similarities of our cases
can't be coincidental.

- I was at the archive...
- Shit.

It's him.

What?

He chose noon

for the exchange.

Yongsan station,
platform #5, under column #4,

$50,000 in a duffle bag.

Walk a little slower.

Yes, that's good.

Place it upright
SO we can see it.

Stop everyone!

Don't let anyone leave!

Stop!

Shit...

He got us good.

It's him.

Are you sure?

No one outside of my team
knew about the details,

so it could only be him.

Okay, let's assume it's him.

Then why repeat
the same crime?

The perfect crime.

He got away clean

with it once.

Captain, it's me.

At the time, the exchange was
Yongsan at noon.

- Yongsan, noon.
- Yes,

he ordered the ransom

in the duffle bag he sent...

- In the duffle bag?
- Yes.

Wait!

Hello?

Got the duffle bag I sent?

$50,000,

today at noon,

Yongsan station,
platform #5, 4th column.

Drop it off yourself

and walk away.

Mister!

What

happened after you lost him

at the station?

Goddammit!

What the fuck have you got

between your ears?

These cases are committed

out of financial desperation,

the marked bills will

- pop up soon.
- So you'll wait

till his shopping spree?

Not at all, sir.

We've gathered every remaining unit,

and posted checkpoints...

Forget all that shit!

Listen, from here on

this is a top secret case.

And...

Gather enough men

without a leak,

and put them on the money.

- He may call the victim again,
- Got it?

we should put a few men...

Who the fuck said that?

Why'd he call there
after getting the ransom?

Know who's victimized
more than anyone else?

It's me, motherfuckers!

Wait till media gets
ahold of this.

Useless fucks!

Don't sleep,

eat or fuck

until an arrest!

Sir?

Got it?

Yes, sir.

I don't believe this.

Det. JO.

Yeah?

Why are you here?

Got orders to pack up
and get back.

What?

Wait, so who's with
the mother?

No one but a recorder.

Mrs. YOON!

Mom,

I'm sorry.

I didn't listen to you.

I'm sorry.

Suh-Jin, no,

it's not your fault.
You didn't do anything wrong.

I'll be there soon,

okay?

- You didn't do anything wrong.
- Mom, I love you!

I love you too, sweetie!

Hello? Hello?

See, she's alive.

I'll do anything,
just don't hurt my...

Thought I'd fall
for the fake bills?

No,

please,

I didn't want to trick you.

I even withdrew
my money!

It wasn't my intention!

If you followed
my instructions,

she'd be with you now,

- but you screwed it all up.
- Please...

Please... don't hurt my...

- I'll give you one last chance.
- What?

This is the last exchange.

Bring a black plastic bag.

Take the Kyungchoon highway,

and you'll come to a fork road
just past Gapyung.

Reset your car

odometer to zero.

Continue that road for 7km,

and you'll reach Hong river.

Keep driving straight.

The suspect is at Hong river,

all units must converge there.

We got a report of marked bills

at Central Market,
there's no one to spare.

Screw marked bills!
The suspect is here!

At 9.5km, you'll see

some billboards.

When you spot one for a temple,

park on the shoulder.

Turn off the ignition and lights,

except the emergency light.

And put the plastic bag
over your head.

Put your head on the wheel

and don't move for anything.

Will I... really get
Will I... really get

Trust me.

What happened

next?

The perp

took off with the ransom.

He got away with
the victim's money?

How?

The backup

didn't arrive in time?

And the kid's cause of death?

What about motive?

Hey, Chung-ho!

Enough.

Detective OH Chung-ho

It's Ha-kyung.

I'll get to the point.

I need contact info
for the following names.

It's my final request.

CHOI Chang-Jin,

560224-1451090,

YOON Jae-ho,

631215...

This is train will
arrive in Yongsan at noon.

If he's using the same
method as before,

then he'll be on this train.

We are approaching
West Seoul Station.

Please do not leave
your belongings.

- Go back!
- What is it?

Captain, we're at
West Seoul station.

West Seoul? Okay!

Goddammit!

ETA 2 minutes.

Pay phone unit ready.

Mrs. HAN,

just pretend we're not here,

and walk naturally.

Place

it upright please.

Tracker is up
and running.

This train will arrive
at Yongsan station shortly.

Please do not leave

your belongings.

The train is arriving.
Stand by.

This is our final step,

Thank you for using KTX.

Excuse Mel!

Excuse Mel!

...arriving at platform 6.

Thank you.

Platform's filled with soldiers.

CHOI, report.

Dammit, so many soldiers!

Let me through!

There seems
to be a problem.

My line of sight
is compromised.

I can't see it
from here either.

From the stairwell as well.

Roof unit, can you see it?

Not here...

The bag is moving!

What?

It's on the move!

Which way?

I repeat,
the bag is mobile.

The target is moving!

All units, block all exits
and stand ground!

Where you going?

After his escape,
we combed the station.

So how did he
just up and vanished?

If my theory is correct,

this is it.

The tracker is moving
to rail #5.

Move aside!

Move!

Split up!

It's stopped at rail #5!

Which way's rail #57

Move, move!

Where's that rail?

It's at platform #5!

- Keep scanning!
- Move aside!

Where is he now?

The signal is lost!
I repeat,

the signal is lost!

How is that possible?

Chang-sik, there!

You go that way.

Hold still!

I got him!

What the hell?

Leave your phone in the car.

Grandpa.

Bom, honey?

Are you in there?

Bom?

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Open this door,
who are you?

Let me out!

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Not sure how long
I was held there.

It was dark and

I couldn't hear anything,

I thought that was
the end for me.

But then...

Wear the uniform and be at the spot

programmed in the GPS by 1 1:30.

The kid dies,

if you're even a second late.

Grandpa.

Coming? Coming?

Please

find my grandchild.

I'm begging you.

Interesting twist.

Quite convincing,

circumstantial evidence too.

Have a smoke.

Mr. HAN.

You received
Bom's message,

with the cell found in
the black plastic bag?

Yes, that's right.

Then, where is the cell now?

don't have it now.

You don't?

I threw it away.

What?

Why?

Before the train

crossed the Han river,

he called again.

He said to toss the cell,

so I asked about the exchange,

he said to swap the bag and

throw it over the Northern fence.

If I succeed,

he'd leave Bom
on the other side.

And you believed
every word?

No,

when I asked
how I can believe him...

And he said?

He just

said "trust me'.

Wait, stop.

Rewind the feed.

Rewind the feed.

Yes, sir?

Get a search warrant
on his home.

Detective, over here!

What?

Check this out,

there.

A match?

On the day of the abduction,

she was taken at 10 a.m.,

and you said
you were out at the time,

and came back
an hour after the abduction.

Yes, after hearing from my father,
I got back at around 11.

But you reported
the abduction at 3,

that's 5 hours after
the crime took place.

Here.

Why didn't you report
right away?

father said not to.

He said police involvement
would complicate things.

Why would he say that?

He said the abductor
will call for sure,

and if we comply,

we'd get Bom back safely.

Jung-yeon!

Honey.

'If we comply,

we'd get Bom back safely'...

Name, HAN Chul.

He worked

- at Hanchul Elec...
- Hansin Electronics.

Right, worked there for 20 years...

Worked where?

Hansin Electronics.

Then mention it clearly.

He worked at
Hansin Electronics.

When it went bust
during AMF period...

I-M-F.

I-M-F.

He moved south to...

run a hog farm with food...

Food-and-mouth...

Forget it!

Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

forced him to declare bankruptcy.

After

living in seclusion,

he wanted to start a new business,

and applied for a special loan

but he was rejected repeatedly.

And the loan officer was
Bom's father?

Yes.

Then explain it that way.

I got it.

And the DNA extracted from

cigarette found at the pay phone

matches HAN Chul's,
and his vehicle was seen

and his vehicle was seen
a Seoul toll gate at midnight.

The suspect was said to be

held captive at that time,

it was an hour before the Polaroid

was found in the garbage truck.

He also delayed

- reporting the crime...
- Hold on, why's it

- so complicated?
- So the toll gate time

- and the Polaroid...
- Yeah, shut it.

You're making it worst.

- KANG.
- Yes, sir?

Make it simpler, got it?

Make it easy
for the media to digest.

Other pieces of evidence
are pouring in.

As you can see,

the abduction was
meticulously premeditated,

and we conclude that

HAN's captivity testimony

was to throw off
our investigation.

- This concludes our press conference.
- I have a question.

Yes?

With this much evidence,

the suspect still refuses to confess.

What do you make of this?

I'll ask again.

Where

is the kid?

Why are you
doing this to me?

I didn't do it.

We all know the truth.

Just fess up now.

Why don't you believe
anything I say?

I was forced to follow

the abductor's instructions.

I'm begging you, detective.

Please find the kidnapper.

And please find Bom.

That poor child...

What a pain in the ass.

With this much evidence

against him,

- Delivery!
- he still won't budge.

- Where should I put these?
- Hey!

Looks yummy.

Let's eat.

Enjoy your meal.

Dig in while it's hot.

Looking at this by itself,

he really is the perpetrator.

But...

What?

It's too tidy.

The perp wiped the pay phone

clean after making the call.

But

left a cigarette butt
at the scene?

It could be a subconscious

habitual slip-up.

By the guy who didn't leave

a single print?

Think about it.

Evidence #5

This isn't identifiable.

It was captured at night

while the car was speeding.

Hardly conclusive.

This evidence is inadmissible.

And

the Polaroid was taken
at HAN's house?

While

he was in captivity,

the perp could've taken Bom

there for the photo.

What's going on here?

You pinpointed HAN
as suspect too early

and ignored
other leads.

So...

we got it all wrong?

Did you even check the place
where he was held?

You believe that shit?

He tried to toss

the bag over the fence,

even after I caught him.

Isn't that weird?

Let's get one thing straight.

Not you,

me, I caught him.

With my cuffs.

All right, fine.

So...

why did he wipe the prints

off the pay phone?

If he wore gloves,
there won't be any prints.

That'd leave prints of

other people still on it,

and all of them would be

declared potential suspects,

and considerably slow down
the investigation.

So why wipe the prints completely
and leave the cigarette?

This guy is meticulous
and intelligent.

He's re-enacting the perfect crime
from 15 years ago.

But he has refined the plan

by minimizing his risk.

He watched
the victim's family closely.

And got closer.

He used the kid as bait

to lock up HAN,

and framed him
for the abduction.

He then contacted the victim
like he did before.

But...

at no risk to himself.

By the time we captured

HAN at the scene,

the perp had already
escaped the dragnet.

I know how you feel.

I admit it,
you did all the work,

but I cuffed him.

You must be jealous of

all the glory I'm gonna get.

- KANG Chang-sik!
- What the fuck man!

Must you shit on
your own friend's parade?

What'll you do if that old man

is wrongfully charged,

while the real criminal

gets away clean?

Hello?

Anyone home?

Anyone home?

International Audio
Sound analysis, wiretapping

This tape is badly damaged.

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

There's something here.

See this wavelength?

Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Say ‘grandpa'.

Grandpa!

Say ‘grandpa'.

Grandpa!

It's like he's whispering
into her ear.

It's him.

The one I've been

looking for.

Out of the way!

- Get in!
- Hurry!

A comment please!

Where's the child?

I've been framed!

I didn't do it,
I'm innocent!

Shut it!

Don't you get it?

His motive isn't clear.

Why kidnap his own grandchild?

Money is the main motive

behind most of these cases.

Clean air in the country

must've cleansed your soul.

People kill for far less
than this nowadays.

I know you're not that naive.

I found this in the storage
where HAN was held.

Just like his testimony.

There is a voice hidden...

Detective.

Hospitality wears thin

in this part of town.

Don't be presumptuous.

Because of some
weak evidence,

you're missing out on a chance
to catch the real suspect!

Weak evidence,

you say?

Know your place!

You just can't accept your

own mistakes from 15 years ago!

You said so yourself to KANG,

that you wished for

a similar case to occur.

I won't let you suck my case
into your cluster-fuck,

and somehow
redeem yourself.

Get it through your head,

this case has no ties to yours.

You sought me out

because of my case.

Due to a few similar traits!

I'm getting fed up with you!

Shouldn't you

at least tell
a victim from a suspect?

Where

is the kid then?

You got the man,
so where's the kid?

We,

are presuming that
he killed her.

Killed her?

If the body is not recovered,

he knows he can avoid
infanticide charge.

Probably...

buried her
in a secluded area.

Abduction and infanticide,

that's at least 15 years.

Listen to yourself!

You're accusing him

with half-assed evidence.

Son of a bitch!

- Get him out of my sight!
- You're letting the real perp

slip through your fingers,

- don't you forget that.
- Stubborn bastard!

Come here.

This is half-assed?

Voice analysis report

HAN's voice matches

the pay phone recording.

99.4% chance of match

...swap the bag and

throw it over
the Northern fence.

You take me for a sucker?

Voiceprint is

like fingerprint,

you can't fake it no matter

how much you doctor it.

How did you do it?

What?

Did you tamper with it?

Hey!

Watch your mouth!

Det. KANG.

Captain is asking for you.

Okay.

Watch it.

What the

hell's going on?

Remember my old
kidnapping case?

- What?
- Come on, do you?

That unsolved case?
The one you went nuts over?

Still have

the recording?

Well...

Do you have it or not?

Depends,

I might have it,
might not.

All right, fine,
I'll pay you this time.

Check this out.

Don't mess
with my livelihood.

I'm not gonna let you

screw me this time.

I said I'll pay.

Please believe me.

You take me for a sucker?

Why's...

the quality so bad?

Is this copy
from the original?

Why,
something wrong?

- You take me for a sucker?
- So much noise in there.

Wait.

- 1 didn't,
- That's odd.

I really didn't!

But her voice is normal.

The two voices don't
balance at all.

Even if he used a filter

to distort his voice,

it doesn't get this bad.

Look.

See the difference in
wavelength height?

Why is that?

I dunno,

I'm just stating the fact.

Okay, fine.

What are you after?

I gotta know

if the voice of
the suspect from 15 years ago

is on this tape.

Detective,
are you kidding me?

The recording could be anywhere,
and analyzing it could...

$3,000 with overtime,

and in advance.

- Sir...
- Nope.

No?

Nope, nope.

Really no?

Really, seriously!

Remember the bar I took you to

when you came for a visit?

You really ripped me off.

You were piss-drunk,
I dunno if you remember.

You're gonna
do me like this?

Since my livelihood
is investigation,

I can find your family's

- cell numbers in my sleep.
- Mr. OH, sir.

I actually wanted to test
the photo SMS function.

You can't do this to me!

Chung-ho.

Hey!

Wake up!

I got the results.

You got it?

How did it come out?

Come on already!

Conclusive,

but it's complicated.

Two voices,

I mean, four voices
were matched.

Four?

First, I compared this voice
with the old recording.

The funny thing is,

it matched up with the victim,
not the suspect.

What are you saying?

With the child's mother?

One more thing.

Current and old cases' suspects
are a match too.

It's a flawless match.

Remember
how only the suspect's

voice was damaged?

I looked into the reason

behind that first.

There was

a clicking sound,
like a switch,

or hitting a plastic of some kind.

Listen.

What could it be?

Doesn't it sound familiar?

It's the same sound.

Same? As what?

It's a playback of the suspect's

recording from 15 years ago.

What?

So

the original suspect's
recording was used

in the current case?

Bingo.

Hence the terrible quality
of the sound.

Listen to this.

You take me for a sucker?

His voice quality is very low
when he talks,

but the motorcycle sound
in the background is clear.

Then...

It's conclusive.

So

if a recording was used,

why isn't his voice the same
as 15 years ago?

Because

the tape degraded
over time.

Magnetic tapes degrade
immensely in 15 years.

Especially with
prolonged playback,

- the tape stretches even more.
- Mom,

I'm sorry.

See, she's alive.

Leave your cell in the car.

Say 'grandpa'.

Grandpal

Mrs. YOON Ha-kyung

Answer it.

It's Ha-kyung,
I'll get to the point.

I need contact info
for the following names.

CHOI Chang-Jin,
560224-1451090,

YOON Jae-ho,
631215-1450266,

HAN Chul, 5807...

Bom!

Bad traffic?

Grandpa!

Do you like grandpa?

Is that so?

Did you miss me?

Grandpa!

Mom!

Bro, it's CHA,
I triangulated her cell.

She checked her voice mail
last night.

It's Pohang city,
cape Homi...

This was the only way.

Do you know
what you've done?

No matter what I tell you,

you won't understand.

Right, I can't understand
even if I tried.

How could you
have done this?

You of all people?

When I saw him laughing,

I couldn't hold myself back.

I live in so much pain
every day,

and my baby is

still buried in

- the cold dirt...
- Even so, this isn't right!

Why not?

They caused me
So much pain,

why can't I pay them back?

Tell me,

why can't I?

- Maybe I shoulda killed him!
- You should have!

When I...

heard that
he was back at it again,

I got so worked up.

"I'm gonna catch him,

this time for sure".

After finding his voice

on the tape,
I knew it was him.

- But why you?
- What was I supposed to do?

Who told me I had 2 hours left?

Who told me to forget
about the case?

I'll look the other way.

Leave now,

and

I'm taking the child.

No, you can't!

You can't take her,

not now, you can't!

You're not yourself.

No, I'm not
and I don't care.

Think what you want.

But you can't take her away,

this isn't the time!

Give me some time.

Time for what?

He hasn't repented
for what he did!

Shouldn't he pay for
what he did 15 years ago?

Isn't that justice?

You have no idea

how I endured

the last 15 years.

You just have to look

the other way for a second.

Please!

Just till the trial,

until he's behind bars!

Please let me
keep her until then.

I'm begging you,
please.

Please, please...

Face-to-face

with you at last.

Why did you do it?

What do you mean?

Why commit
such a horrid crime?

I answered the same thing

hundreds of times last night.

- I'm the victim of...
- 15 years ago.

This sketch was based on

a deliveryman's testimony,

who saw you stealing a van.

He was the sole witness.

Not even

fucking close.

No wonder the case

went off the rails.

Heart defect surgery.

I heard it was a success.

12-year old

HAN Jung-yeon

got a second chance.

July 19,

it was

the start of Bom's
mother's second life,

but also

the anniversary of

your new life.

But also

the last day of

your crime's statute
of limitations.

You lived
in a rathole for 15 years

and waited for
this day to come.

- I don't know what...
- Shut your mouth!

15 years ago that night,

you were driving on

the riverside road in a stolen van.

Mom!

Suh-Jin,

Suh-Jin,

Suh-Jin, honey, mom's here.

I'm here for you.

Suh-Jin,

please wake up.

Sweetie, open your eyes.

Do you know how much harm

you've caused?

How her mother lived

for 15 years?

When I close my eyes,
I can still hear that night.

That painful,

helpless cry.

I watched you place

a flower on the road.

You bowed your head
for a while,

were you praying?

Or

begged for
her forgiveness?

No,

you just

wanted to
congratulate yourself.

Celebrating for
coming out of the darkness,

and comforting yourself for

buying forgiveness

with a flower.

Fuck that,

you can't forgive

yourself,
and you don't

deserve it.

How dare you kidnap a child
to save your own?

Detective,

are you married?

What?

Have you ever
raised a child?

Ever seen your child

on the brink
of death from a disease?

Desperately holding onto life,

but you can't do

anything for her,

how dare you assume

what I felt?

Yes,

I took that child.
And

I saved my daughter

with the ransom.

That woman would've

- done the same.
- Shut your

fucking mouth!

I never intended
to kill her.

If only that bitch

listened to me

and hadn't run away,
she'd be alive!

But she screamed and ran!

That night,
I paid for my sins.

I was forgiven that day,

the debt

is settled.

It's all over.

Do you want

Bom to return
home safely?

What do you mean?

Bom...

is with me.

Welling up at

the first mention
of the child?

Tears of the victim.

This is where
I was wrong.

You've mistaken
yourself for the victim

and not the cause of all these

cases at the time.

We're gonna

make a deal.

Det. KANG.

I just found out
where Bom is.

I got HAN Chul's

full confession,

he gave me the location of
where the child is.

There's a hidden room
in the reservoir warehouse,

you'll find her there.

This court sentences you

to 15 years of imprisonment.

Suh-Jin, mom's here.

YOON Suh-Jin
1990-1997

Bom, let's take a picture.

Stand right here.