Vanishing (2021) - full transcript

I prefer
what the lady makes to eat.

Why isn't she here?

She found another job.

They all leave,
all the time.

Everything is ready. Let's go.

That's my boss. I have to go.

She never made a mistake
in my medication.

I liked her.

It's okay, go ahead.

Copy that.

This is it.



Professor, this is from Jakarta.
A complete liver B-.

We have a patient
waiting for a transplant.

Get ready.

Are you coming from Jakarta?

Yes.

Passport, please.

Is this a liver?

Yes.

Here you go.

Thank you.

You have beautiful hair.

Yes, you do.

Everything went as planned.

You will receive the final payment.



Honey, it's me.

Everything went well.

I'm going home.

I love you too.

Yes, hello.

Detective?

The forensic institute.
I'll take it.

Detective Park.

All right, I'm coming.

I'm going to see the coroner.

Okay, cheer up.

She died a month ago.

The cause remains a mystery.

All we know...

is that she died
under anesthesia.

But the dose of anesthetic
in the body

does not explain the death.

Were you able to identify him?

No, I couldn't. After a month...

the hand is too damaged
to take prints.

I contacted someone
who can help.

A scientist from Europe

to participate in a conference.

Alice Launey.

What do they know?

They don't know anything.

The body is too badly damaged
to be identified.

What's up?

The police don't know anything.

They called a European professor
for help.

She would have invented a new
identification technique.

Don't worry about it.

No one will trace it back to you.

We'll see to it.

I want to talk to your boss.

You are not taking this
case seriously.

We warn you to be careful,

not to panic like a kid.

Don't talk to me like that.

I'm talking nicely.

The boss would talk to you
differently.

-Decomposition, burning,
maceration, mummification,

are factors
to which usually

solutions are needed.
solutions.

Potassium hydroxide or a
solution based on Polyzim 606

is intended to clean a skin
in an advanced stage of decomposition.

But a lubricating film

and disturbing the inking
of the fingers can develop.

That's why I have chosen
a formaldehyde-based solution

and isopropanol.

This method associated
with a mass spectrometer prevents

the aging parameter.

Once the calibration has been adjusted

to the proportion of fractionated molecules
molecules obtained,

a vitrification takes place,
protecting the dermis.

This method is essential
when we know that the quantity of DNA

depends on the duration
between the events

and the environmental conditions.

The medical examiners
will therefore be able to

access to fingerprints
in an easier way.

There you go, thanks for listening.

Thank you very much, Professor Launey,

for this enlighting explanation of the
technique that you've developed.

We will adjourn for five minute break.

Professor Launey?
Yes?

Hello.

I'm Jin-Ho Park,

The detective from Seoul Police Station.

Dr. Oh told me that
he had asked of you.

Ah Yes, I got his email.

Alright.

Would you be able to come
to the Institute?

Of course.

Let me first
introduce you to...

Lee Mi-Sook. I am accompanying him
during the conference.

Can I come too?

Sure.

Good thing she
might be Chinese,

since no one
reported her missing.

There are many Chinese women
here. Some come to get a job

and send money to their
families in China.

Life is tough for them.
They are all alone.

Get ready to turn right.

This way.

There's Dr. Oh.

Thank you so much, Professor.

I heard your speach

at the Los Angeles conference
last year.

It was really impressive.

Oh, Thank you.

This way.

You stay here.

The autopsy is confidential.

Of course it is.

Did you identify the victims
blood type yet?

B Negative.

It is a rare blood type in Asia.

Except in southern China.

Do you think we can try
your technique for this?

The state of decomposition
is quite advanced.

Yes.

I can do it.

And...

What's this?

It looks like there was...

a catheter.

Yes, she was under
an anesthesia.

Almost ready.

I'm going to need a hand.

I mean, a hand from
a live person.

Would you mind?

By all means.

Put this on.

Give me your hand.

Don't move.

Are you okay?

Yes.

Great.

We're gonna do the next finger.

You're doing really well.

Thank you.

Let me help you.

And the last...

This is very impressive.

Thank you!

I have to work.

We know that the trace elements

play a role in the
endocrine system,

disrupting, among other things,
the metabolism of glucose.

In this setting,
we started a study in 2016

on the population exposure
of the SKIPOGH agreements

which I'm sure you've heard of.
heard about.

This is a cohort of three sites:
Geneva, Lausanne and Bern.

This was interesting
in terms of geolocation.

And extremely interesting
since this cohort

represents a rich database

at the phenotypic and genotypic level.

Nothing matches?

No, nothing.

I've got it!

Call me if there's any news!

What's this?

It's his niece's birthday.
Take an interest in him.

My ass!

Yoon-Ah...

Look!

A goldfish!

Give it to me!

Good morning, mom.

You're late.

Because I was looking for Alice.

Alice?

The goldfish.

What kind of fish name
is that?

It's a French name.
I just learned recently.

Did you meet a Frenchman?

Yes, a French woman!

Mrs. Alice!

Can I invite her
to my birthday party?

This Saturday?

Will you invite him?

Will you invite him, uncle?

Uncle, please.

You just have to tell him
that I'm learning French.

Okay, I promise.

I promise.

We put the ball here

and we take a second one.

Look at my hand.

One, two...

Again, again!

Incredible, isn't it?

Shall I teach you how to do it?

Very good.

And...

Will you lend me
your French book?

I will.

Is that it?

Let's see...

Perfect. Now look.

The first bullet here...

Hold this for a minute.

Yes, anything new?

We've got a hit on the prints!

A Chinese woman
arrived in Korea 10 months ago.

We have her entry form.

She came from the south of China.

Entered Korea at Pyeongtaek.

Wait, wait, wait...

What's that?

The name of the employer
she gave when she arrived.

The Dream Agency.

You are lucky.

It's so beautiful, Paris.

No, I've never been there.

-You haven't? But why did
you learn French?

I came from a respectable family.

So it was important for me
to speak in a European language.

My husband liked it.

At the time,

when we got married,
he was full of ambition.

I thought he was so brave.

He came from
a very modest family.

He had to fight
to get an education.

And he was so handsome.

What's that?

Is that blood types?

Here, it's like
your astrological signs.

The blood type influences

on your personality.

I am O.
What do they say about the O's?

That they are ambitious,
and have confidence in themselves.

Sometimes too much.

Why is it taking so long?

That's it!

His phone number.

92531163.

Do you have anything else on her?

Why would I have more?

The client calls me,
we set a date

and I send him
a cleaning lady.

We've always done it this way.

Do you recognize it?

I see so many, you know.

She doesn't tell me anything.

I'm sure
she wasn't a stowaway!

If she was illegal,
we wouldn't

It's been a month...

Why didn't you report
her disappearance?

I didn't know.

I didn't know
that she was missing!

She didn't show up again,

that's all!

It happens often,
this kind of thing.

Chinese women,
you know, really...

You're going off the rails!
We're talking about a dead woman here!

That's it.

I heard something.

It was outside, Mi-Sook.
Go back to sleep.

I'm going to check!

No, I'll go.

What's up?

What's up?

Tell them you're quitting.

I told you, it's impossible.

Then we have to give up everything.

We have to go abroad.

We can't change our life.

To do what? Night watchman
and cleaning lady?

I'm ready to do anything.

No.

I'd rather die.

Rather than ruin everything.

Hello, Alice, it's Martin.

Thank you for the comments
on my student's intervention.

We need to talk about
about the next school year.

Would you call me back?

Message deleted.

New message,
received today at 14:01.

Honey, it's Mommy.

I got Mrs. Clibourgh on the phone
about her nephew's internship.

Message deleted.

New message,
received today at 18:45.

Alice, it's Martin again.

I don't want to harass you,

but I need to know what
you're planning for next year.

Do you still want to teach?

A management position is opening up,
you are my ideal candidate,

But you have to be interested.

I learned that you were in Seoul.

You're going further and further away, aren't you?

Well, it would be nice to talk to you.
I hope you're doing well.

See you soon.

End of messages.

Main menu.

To consult your messages...

- "Cautious,
patient and considerate."

So: cautious,
patient and considerate.

"You are an introvert and a perfectionist by nature.
introvert and perfectionist."

That's not bad, group A.

Here you go.

Hello?

Hello, Mi-Sook?

Sorry to call you so early.

Hello, professor.
No worries, I was up.

I need your help.

Choose a ball.

All right, keep it.

Detective Park.

I need to talk to you.

It's about the murder case.

Okay.
Please come this way.

We thought that the wound on the arm
was from an injection.

What if it was something else?

A transfusion.

to transfuse blood

to someone of type B-

to keep him alive
as long as possible.

So there might be
a second corpse.

We should go back
to where we found the girl.

And we expand the perimeter.

Yes, Detective!

Professor, your workshop
starts in 30 minutes.

Yes, of course.

You shouldn't look at it that way.
from this point of view.

DNA tracing changes
our view of things.

It is on the basis of sequencing
that we have to start again.

-What do you think,
colleagues?

Excuse me a moment.

She died a month ago,

just like the first one.

And she was pregnant.

She was also under
anesthesia as well.

Before her death,
Take her liver out.

And the placenta.

Oh My God.

The edges of the wound
are well defined.

The organ removal
was done right

By a surgeon.

How many months pregnant was she?

Six months.

Around six months of pregnancy,

the placenta is at its highest
embryonic stem cell production.

It makes a real valuable organ.

B negative?

Yes.

The first woman was
used as a blood bag

to transfuse this one
with blood,

while they were taking this
one's placenta out.

Stem cells can be used to regenerate
to other organs like...

Heart, ans kidneys...

It implies that surgeon was not
probably equipped for blood transfusion,

and had no resuscitation unit.

Organ trafficking.

Okay, shall we?

Okay, let's do it.

Yes, Detective?

I got the prints.

Run the identification
and keep me posted.

Sure thing.

Beer?

Hold on...

I'll show you magic.

Magic?

Empty.

No!

Magic!

Is it gone?

A second one.

A second one...

No!

That's not possible.

This is for my niece, Yoon-Ah.

Her birthday is
coming up soon.

She will love it a lot.

Yoon-Ah.

She is learning French
after school.

Her parents traveled
to Europe for their honeymoon.

And loved France very much.

Since then, all she talks about
is going to Paris.

Wait a minute.

Hello,

Ms. Teacher.

My name is Yoon-Ah.

I invite you to come
on my birthday.

See you on Saturday.

She'll be very happy
if you could come.

That's very kind.

I will try. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

So where we off to?

My favorite place in Seoul.

Don't worry,
We're not making a big detour.

Oh No, I'm not worried.

Get ready to turn right.

Recalculate the route.
In 150 meters, turn left.

So why do you leave the GPS on
if you don't listen to it?

Because I'm better than
than this thing.

Are you are trying to
beat the GPS?

Yes.

Does it work?
can you beat it?

Sometimes.

May I ask you a personal question?
a personal question?

Sure.

Do you have a child

No. No child.

No husband either.

I guess I scared them away.

Perhaps because of my job.

How did you start
this job?

It's a very long story.

I'm quite sad actually.

A few years ago,
I operated on a child.

There were some complications.

I couldn't save him.

After that, I started

to be too afraid
when I was operating.

It was better that I don't take care
of living people anymore.

I'm telling you all this, but
it must not be easy to understand.

You had a issue
with a child.

Detective...

- Any luck with the prints?
- Not yet.

But I got the list
of the transplanted livers.

Only one could have come from
from the pregnant girl.

The transplant was done
at Seoul University Hospital.

But according to
Customs files,

it came from Indonesia,
not Korea.

This is not the one
that matches from this girl.

Will you still call the UHC?

I already did.

They checked the
international transplant file,

which confirms that this is the liver
of a woman who is 6 months pregnant.

who killed herself in Jakarta.
There is no way that this is her.

Okay, I'm on my way.

Any news?

Not at all.

Well, I...

I guess you have
to go back to work?

Yes.

I guess that's the end
of the romantic route.

Maybe...

next time.

Yeah.

So...

Will you come
to Yoon-Ah's birthday party?

Yes.

Good night.

Have a nice ride home.

Good evening, Alice.

Mi-Sook?
What are you doing here?

It's my job,
and then I was worried.

For me? No, let's see.

I was in town
with Commissioner Park.

How is his investigation going?

A second woman was found
in connection with the first one.

And do we know who she is?

Poor woman.

Good night.

Mi-Sook ?

I was wondering, here in Korea,

you don't express your feelings
easily, do you?

-That's because here,

we take love very seriously.

Good night.

Stock market or life!

Woah, woah, woah, woah!
My money or my life?

Well i'm dead broke, Cowboy.

What do we do?

Well/ Then your life!

Mommy, mommy!

What's wrong, honey?

It's Dad.

I shot him.

I didn't mean to.

It's okay.

Seems like there's only
one thing we can do.

We have to say the magic word.

Remember?

It works! One more time.

Yes! It worked!

Looks like there's a magician here.

Let's see what kind of
magic he can do, huh?

Hello.

It's time to get ready.
Yes.

Very good.

It will be the day after tomorrow.

We'll be ready.

Let us know...
We'll get back to you.

They have a placenta, B-.

They should be able to operate on him.
Glad they came, we're going to be okay.

Okay, great. So...

Come and see.

You take line 9
to Shinbanghwa station.

He will be waiting for you at the exit of the subway.

How do I...

How will I recognize him?

You don't have to recognize him!

He'll recognize you.

Come on!

Get out of the way!

Hurry up!

This is your new cleaning lady.

Hello, madam.

I'm warning you...

My mother has a weak heart.

She had a heart transplant
a few years ago.

You really have to be
be careful with her.

Do you understand?

Yes, I understand, sir.

Everything is ready
for the next operation.

Perfect, let's go,
but this time, no errors.

I don't want any more problems.

How's the mama's boy doing?

He was not good.

This is my final warning.

I'm counting on you.

Keep a close eye on him.

Everything is ready. Come on.

Good.

Yes.

I'm on my way.

Help!

Hello, Police?

You are late!

What's on her forehead?

Nothing.

Just a scratch.

We said never a scratch.
We need them intact.

It's intact, no problem.

She sleeps like a baby.

Did you have an accident?

I was blocked by a truck,
I had to get out of the way.

Did the police spot you?

Of course not.

Henry?

Are you ready?

Let's bring some toy.

I'll see you at the hospital.

Yes, hello.

Yes, hold on.

Placenta stem cells
will not be enough!

We absolutely need a heart!

The plan has changed.

What do you mean?

Forget about the placenta.

We need a heart.

It can't be done.

You can't transplant
an adult heart into a kid!

You are completely crazy.

Shut up!

She was going to die anyway.

We need a heart.

You'll find it.

I have to go home.
An emergency.

Do you need me?

No, go ahead.

I'll pick you up tomorrow
for the birthday party.

See you tomorrow.

Detective?

Come and see!

A kidnapping has been reported,
possibly related to our case.

According to our analysts, the girl
is calling for help in Chinese!

And the license plate?

We already have the address.

There will be one more operation.

We need to find a child.

What?

We need to find a B- child!

Otherwise they will kill us.

You have to help me.

How dare you ask me that?

I'm going crazy.

I'm sorry.

It's up to me to sort it out.

Honey?

Honey!

Be careful.

What's that for?

Hello.

Detective Park, Seoul Police.

I have some questions for you.

Can I come in?

Yes.

Who's that?

Don't worry, Mom.

That's...

a friend.

Tell your friend
to go into the living room.

Are you working with my son?

No.

I'm a magician.

I don't care.

Do you want to see magic?

Watch this...

I'm going to make a bird appear.

It's not a bird!

It doesn't work every time.

I'm starting again.

Still no bird!

Too bad.

That's not a bad trick, is it?

You don't really have a choice.

What about my mother?

If you let yourself go,
we'll take good care of her.

I promise.

Help!

Call an ambulance! Quick!

Are you all right?

There you go.

Thank you very much.
Keep the change.

It's spicy, huh?

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Hello?

Alice?

I cant make it to the
birthday party.

Are you all right?

Yes, nothing serious,
a small issue with my shoulder.

I hope you really understand.

Yes, of course.

No problem.

Thank you.
See you soon.

See you soon.

Hi. What's your name?

I am Heng.

Are your parents from China?

Yes.

From South China?

I don't know.

Heng, where have you been?

I told you not to
walk around alone!

Honey! Are you okay?

I'm going home
to redo my bandage.

Honey!

I can't do it.

I can't do it anymore.

We're lucky, it's sunny.

It's much better
when it's sunny.

You are beautiful.

"YOU... ARE... BEAUTIFUL."

Well done.

Shall we sing you a song?

You first.

I'd love to.

Kidney apple and crabapple
Carpet, red carpet

Kidney apple and crabapple
Carpet, grey carpet

Your turn, Jia!

I will sing you a song
a song from South China.

That's where my parents come from.

Jin-Ho.

Here.

It looks like a doll
with big cheeks.

It's a gift.

Are you coming with us?
My best friend is coming too.

What's that? But...

Yoon-Ah, Madam Alice has
probably has something else to do.

Do you want to come to the zoo?
That would be nice.

Here, this is the map of the zoo.

Thank you, thank you very much.

Let's go.

Let me see.

Oh, look at the birds!

The parrots.

It's a big parrot.

-Look,
there's one hiding.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

That's impressive.

Look at the eyes. And the teeth!

Is he sick?

Where is Yoon-Ah?

Have you seen Yoon-Ah?

Have you seen Yoon-Ah?

Yoon-Ah,

give me your hand,
you must not leave.

Are you kidding? It's not funny.

Come on, let's go see
the snakes and iguanas.

They are right there.

But they're lizards!

There's no one there.

Yoon-Ah, look,
what's that, is that a gecko?

It has a funny face,
that one.

He looks very mean.

Let me see.

Please.

This way I can see the lizards.

Even the ugly ones that are scary.

Where is Jia?

Jia...

Mi-Sook?

Is Jia with you?

Jia, she let go of my hand.

What do you mean, she went where?

I don't know.

Jia? Jia?

Jia?

Jia?

Jia?

Can I see that again, please?

Go back.

-What did she do?

Could you tell me the girls name again.
We will hand it to the police.

Do you have her picture?

Yes.

Ah, thanks. great.

Professor?

Hello?

You know, my husband,
I told you about him.

This is all for him.

He's a surgeon.

You should
go see my husband.

I've sent you the address.

Mi-Sook?

Jin-Ho, someone kidnapped a girl.
And her blood type is B-

I'll send you the address.
Please hurry.

Jin-Ho?

I'm on my way to the clinic.
Are you on the way?

Wait for us, it's too dangerous!

How long until you get there?
15 minutes.

Well, I'm almost there.
Let's meet at the surgery department!

Hurry up, please.

Start, quickly.

Got it.

PLASTIC SURGERY

What are you doing here?

Who are you?

I'm looking for your wife.

We worked together.

Open the door!

Are you alright?

I'll be fine.

Alice?
I've been locked by the doctor.

He's gone.

Hurry up!
Okay, please calm down, Alice.

We have to find the girl.

Where is the European girl?

The European!
What about Dr. Lee's office?

It's over there.

Help me!

Help me, call the police!

Is there somebody here?

It's coming from there!

Yes, it's here!

Hey, open the door!

Stop!

Alice! Alice!

Ji-Ho, The child is in danger!

She is in the basement,
in the operation room. Quickly!

Stay back!

Mi-Sook told me
it was in the basement.

Oh my God!

I'm going in.

Come here, you bastard!

I got this.

You're done, you piece of garbage!

Stop!

Stop!

Hi.
Hi.

Thank you so much for coming.

You're welcome.

I couldn't just
leave you like that.

You're right.

And going to the airport in a
police car better than a cab.

If you want to.

Get ready to turn right.

Recalculate route.

Turn around as soon as possible.

I'm going to miss my flight.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad
if you missed your plane?

Come on, I'd like to show you
a place i love.

What will I do
if I don't catch my flight?

Maybe...

Maybe you can teach me
some songs from home?

What?

French songs.

I don't know.

Do you want to learn
French songs?

Why not?

Okay, then,
you have to teach me magic.

Okay.

But that's alot to ask.

Yoon-Ah also knows
French songs.

I already everything
I'm able to say. I don't know/

She lent me her book.

Her nursery rhyme book?

You'll have to
expand your repertoire.

Okay, let's keep walking.

We're going to take days just
learning a foreign language.