Chimera (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Episode #1.6 - full transcript
(Chimera)
(All characters, locations, religions,)
(and incidents of this drama are fictional.)
I'll throw this on the count of three.
One.
Two.
- Watch it. - What's he holding?
- Hey, go. - Run. Darn it.
- Go. - Run.
(Episode 6)
The 1984 Macheon serial bombings,
otherwise known as Chimera.
Three were killed in an unidentified fatal blast,
and they were all part of the same university research team.
The suspect was arrested a month later...
but committed suicide during the investigation.
That's all the information we have.
Sam?
Sam?
I'm listening.
It's happening all over again.
Do you think it's a copycat?
You said you had a suspect.
The doctor.
Well, we don't have a motive.
And he was also 7 back in 1984.
A seven-year-old serial killer?
It sounds like an interesting book title.
I'm serious, Sam.
Jon Venables, Robert Thompson, and the Bulger case.
A two-year-old victim was dragged to the train tracks...
and brutally beaten to death just for fun.
The perpetrators were only ten at the time.
So keep all possibilities open, right?
You look excited.
Is everything okay?
The book or work?
Both.
It's all right.
How are the people there?
Definitely interesting.
I'm trying to see...
and not read them.
I hope you get to meet them,
not just see them.
Yes.
Can you help me?
Don't lose me. That will do.
(Detective Lee Gun Young, Central Police Agency, Kim, Park)
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
Can you promise me something?
That you'll keep this conversation a secret?
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
Ignore the facts and look at the person.
Don't.
You should've focused on what I am.
You just saw the facts.
And not me.
No.
Don't do it.
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
Are you up?
Do you feel dizzy or nauseous?
Where...
You're at the hospital
Don't you remember coming here?
How did I get here?
You came in last night on an ambulance.
Your friend brought you here.
My friend?
The tall man.
He helped prescribe the meds.
He even did your sutures.
He was really good.
What hospital does he practice at?
Where is he?
He left a while ago.
Darn it.
You can't move yet.
He said you may have delayed hemorrhaging due to trauma,
so he even arranged for you to get a CT before he left.
(Emergency Ward)
(Phone)
(Agent Hathaway)
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
(Gyeongpo Hospital)
Why would you go in alone without calling for backup?
I didn't have time for that.
Even still.
I'm sure that the Korean Police have a protocol to follow too.
While we're on the topic, I'd really appreciate it...
if Captain Ko and the investigation team...
didn't find out about this.
You didn't even get permission?
Goodness.
Agent Hathaway.
Excuse me.
I just need to look into one person.
Let me find out who he is.
The person Lee Joong Yeop is going after...
has nothing to do with our investigation.
We're looking for the man who killed Son Wan Ki and Captain Han Ju Seok.
Think about it. Everyone that Lee Joong Yeop went after died.
What if the man last night was the next target?
It's just an intuition with no objective evidence.
At times, it's best to go with your gut.
Do you know how dangerous that thought is?
Agent Hathaway.
Can you trust me just this once?
Lee Joong Yeop was adopted in 1984.
Too many things overlap to be brushed off as coincidence.
This is what I think.
I believe that the Chimera Case from 35 years ago...
is the root of all the incidents we're dealing with now.
If that's not the case, how can the same thing happen after 35 years?
(Hazardous Material)
We received dozens of reports last night.
People called at dawn asking if there was an earthquake.
There was a minor commotion, but...
What exploded?
I can't find a single bullet casing or anything for that matter.
This is extremely mysterious.
Hey, miss. You can't come into places like this.
No. She...
Step back. You shouldn't inhale this.
It's a combination of chlorine and brake fluid.
Gas could be released upon explosion.
You can't inhale it, nor can you let it touch your skin.
It's lethal to your respiratory system and can even cause death.
So the disinfectant used in pools...
and brake fluids were mixed together to create an explosive chemical.
That's what my profiler is saying.
Profiler?
Gosh, the investigation unit does all sorts of things now.
Oh, right. Detective Paeng,
do you know where the guys that were here last night are from?
I'm not sure.
The guys here have no foundations,
so there's nothing we can do if they get on a boat after causing trouble.
What kind of company is that?
Going up.
(Hahm Yong Bok)
Honey, if you're not going to have a beer, I'm putting it away.
Who is that?
Who is it?
Who are you?
Honey.
What are you doing? Honey!
What... What the...
Gosh! Let go of me!
Why are you doing this to me?
Do you remember Lee Sang Woo?
You don't?
You... You are...
I don't remember.
An employee that was fired from Taesam Chemicals.
You pinpointed him as the suspect of the Chimera Case 35 years ago.
You said he was the culprit without any evidence.
What do you mean "no evidence"?
You said you didn't know him.
Who...
Who are you?
Who are you to ask me about that?
How did Lee Sang Woo die?
Why are you asking me that?
It was in the newspapers, and the entire world knows.
Why are you asking me this?
He didn't commit suicide, did he?
What happened on August 8, 1984,
the day Lee Sang Woo died?
You know what happened.
You were on duty that night.
Did you kill him?
Did you kill him?
My gosh.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
You came to the wrong person.
If you're looking for someone, go to the police for help.
You can't go and question just anyone.
Gosh. What a rotten day.
You threatened an innocent citizen.
Do you want to go to prison?
If I see you again,
I'll report you for stalking me.
(Kang Sang Gu)
(119 Fire and Rescue)
Freeze!
Ride safely, kid.
(Taesam Chemicals, Director Seo Hyun Tae)
(Baek Eun Cheol, emigrated)
(Ryu Sung Hee, whereabouts unknown)
Baek Eun Cheol.
(Baek Eun Cheol)
(Ryu Sung Hee)
(Ryu Sung Hee)
- Where are you going? - To get ramyeon.
(Kim Hyung Gook's Law Office)
There is no way I'm paying up.
She ran away from home.
How dare she demand money?
Am I wrong, sir?
No.
Still, sir, she must raise the kids.
She needs the money.
But...
Don't mind her. Go on.
Okay.
So...
She left home because she couldn't stand me.
She can't ask me for money.
Plus, why does she need as much as...
five hundred dollars to care for two kids?
The woman doesn't know how hard it is to make a living.
Why does she take the kids to the hospital so often?
In my day, we pulled out our rotten teeth at home.
It takes more than that to raise children these days.
Child support? Who knows?
She could've spent it on her own entertainment.
Just give her the money.
What?
It's child support of all things.
Or you try raising two kids with 500 dollars.
Hyo Kyung.
How dare a young one like you interfere?
Don't try to scrimp on money for their food and clothes.
She's not asking for 5,000 or 50,000 dollars. It's just 500.
- What? - Are they not yours?
- Are they not your kids? - Hyo Kyung, don't.
Hey! Are you out of your mind?
Come back for another consultation.
- Are you a psycho? - I apologize.
- My gosh. - Oh, dear.
- What a lunatic. - I'm so sorry.
- Darn it. - Goodbye.
What's wrong now?
Why do you put up with such people?
He's upset, that's all.
He's too upset to pay child support?
The luxury car outside. Isn't that his?
You have no idea.
When a couple splits up, the man takes it worse.
He should've tried harder.
I could tell right away why his wife left him.
You shouldn't say things like that.
I'm starving.
Can you make me some ramyeon?
Really spicy ramyeon.
Why is it ramyeon again?
Can't you eat a proper meal?
Is something not working out? You're craving spicy food.
The reaction's not worth the effort I put in.
Working in TV can't be easy.
I didn't expect a reaction from the start, but still.
What's the story about?
Chimera.
It's a 1984 case. You'd have been young then.
Wasn't that when you opened your law office?
Those days...
I don't remember much.
That's a personnel file from the Central Police Agency.
Hahm Yong Bok.
He really is an ex-cop.
Even policemen, once they quit,
they're not much different from thugs.
He was with the force until 1984.
And he was stationed in Macheon, Gyeonggi Province.
He was fired.
Yes.
It says the cause of dismissal was negligence.
Detective Paeng, you can't dismiss people over this, right?
I don't know.
We'll have to find out at his old station.
(Macheon Police Department)
Did you find something?
Yes, I found the records.
(Macheon Serial Arson and Murder Case, July 1984)
(Investigation Log)
(Drafted by Han Ju Seok, Approved by Lee Min Ki)
This is the log the investigation unit compiled.
Thanks.
It was a big case and this is all you have?
Back in 2002, when Typhoon Rusa hit the country,
we lost a great portion then.
It's almost a miracle that we have this much left.
Then browse as much as you need.
- Okay. - Thank you.
Look, July 21.
"Suspect Lee Sang Woo arrested without warrant."
August 8, "Suspect Lee Sang Woo committed suicide."
"Presumed to have committed suicide by hanging himself with a belt..."
"in the detention center."
There's no autopsy report. There's only the death certificate.
(Certificate of Death)
"Cause: Suffocation due to compression of the neck."
Why didn't they do an autopsy?
They skipped the autopsy and had the funeral in a hurry?
(I feel devastated.)
- That's his suicide note. - Yes.
(Why did this happen? I regret everything in my past.)
What is this?
What?
I need to take a picture of this.
All right.
June 16. "The establishment of investigation headquarters."
"In charge: Prosecutor Lee Min Ki of Public Security Department."
Public Security Department?
During the military regime, Public Security Department...
used to arrest political offenders and dissidents.
The Chimera Case is a political affair?
It was an explosion,
and there were rumors that Chimera was a spy.
Gosh, the background is more complicated than I expected.
June 25. "Received a report. Internal investigation begins."
That's way too fast.
They weren't cramming for a test.
When was he arrested?
On the 21st.
July 21.
July 21.
"Suspect arrested without a warrant."
"Arrested by: Hahm Yong Bok, Han Ju Seok, Bae..."
- What? - What?
"Hahm Yong Bok, Han Ju Seok,"
"Bae Seung Kwan."
Bae Seung Kwan?
Who is he? Do you know him?
The chief at my station.
I'm a busy man. You can't tell me to come and go.
What couldn't you say on the phone?
Seung Kwan.
Yesterday,
I almost died.
What?
Someone came to my business.
Chimera...
Anyway, he brought up that stuff,
then even mentioned Lee Sang Woo, that dead punk's name.
Who was it?
Listen up.
So I hid there, unable to even breathe.
But that punk came to visit me at home today.
How did he find your place?
I don't know how, but he came to see me,
then tried to kill me.
And?
What did he say?
He said,
"Did you kill Lee Sang Woo?"
What did you say?
What do you think?
I played innocent and pretended like I didn't know.
And? Where did he go?
Who is he and what does he do?
Did you dig up his information?
Good grief, I didn't have time to do that.
I almost died.
Anyway, Seung Kwan.
That guy is...
rather unusual.
He carries around a bomb.
A bomb?
Did you say both Han Ju Seok and Mr. Son died...
from a fire?
It had to be him. I know it.
He's a tall guy with a pale face.
My goodness, he was frightening.
Seung Kwan.
By any chance, do you know him?
How would I know?
You didn't say anything stupid out of fright, right?
Come on. I never even said a word.
There's no way I'll say anything even if anyone tried to kill me.
Seung Kwan.
Don't worry about it.
I said everything...
that happened on that day was on me.
You commie punk. You can't try to destroy us.
Stop playing innocent after you killed three people!
That's it.
Darn it. You punk.
Can't you simply write down what I tell you to?
Is it that difficult?
Let's see who'll win in the end. Get in there, you jerk.
Darn it. You persistent jerk.
So?
Did you come to your senses?
Hey.
Do you think I'll fall for your trick?
Hey!
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, you punk. Get up. Hey.
Wake up.
Hey, get up, you punk.
Wake up, you punk.
Wake up!
What's going on?
Seung Kwan, do you remember those widows across the street?
Their back is just amazing.
Seung Kwan.
What happened to him?
What's with him?
Hahm Yong Bok?
Yes.
He's someone I worked with on the Chimera Case 35 years ago.
I remember. Detective Hahm.
He got fired back then.
Is he still in Korea?
I told you to send him away ages ago.
And?
Actually, someone came to see Yong Bok yesterday.
Who?
He asked...
if Yong Bok was the one who killed Lee Sang Woo.
Who came to see him?
I'm not sure, but he doesn't seem ordinary.
He uses bombs.
What? Bombs?
What are you talking about? This isn't America.
If he uses bombs, that means he's a terrorist.
You need to arrest him and teach him a lesson.
What if...
he's involved with that case from 35 years ago?
What if we arrest him and give him a voice to speak up?
"Lee Sang Woo didn't kill himself."
"He was tortured to death." What if he says that?
Are you 100 percent sure...
he won't mention your name, the prosecutor in charge?
At this point?
There's no proof that he died of torture.
Don't you understand this era?
Big issues win over evidence.
What if things become rowdy?
What do you think?
The one who started this needs to put an end to it too.
Wait, Min Ki.
Are you saying...
Yong Bok did kill that commie.
That stupid punk couldn't get him to confess...
and let the case drag out.
Why didn't he simply do what he was told to?
We should've put him behind bars and take responsibility.
Why did we cover it up?
It's because you covered for him for no reason!
That idiot.
Just because he's your junior.
Let's get the facts straight.
Don't you remember how it ended up like that?
What?
Did we do that on our own?
It was all for your sake.
What?
If you didn't push so hard back then,
we wouldn't have gone to those lengths...
and have it result in that.
Are you suggesting I should be grateful?
I didn't tell you to kill someone!
Hey, Min Ki!
Honey. Are you okay?
Don't worry and continue your conversation.
I'll ask the maid to clean it later.
Does it hurt a lot?
Should we go?
I'm fine.
I'm just a bit confused about everything.
Why is Lee Joong Yeop...
going after the detectives from the case 35 years ago?
He could have a grudge against them,
or there might be something he wants to find out.
If he wants to find out something, what could it be?
Don't think about it anymore and get some rest.
There's something...
that keeps bothering me.
About what Joong Yeop said in the interrogation room about the past.
He was adopted.
Then what about his family in Korea?
Couldn't we find something if we looked?
His entire family is dead.
What?
Where did you find that out?
At the Adoption Support Center.
I had been there a few times before.
I just looked into it because I developed an interest...
professionally.
I think it'll become a good case study.
It goes well with the book I'm writing right now.
(Reporter Kim Hyo Kyung)
This is Cha Jae Hwan from Joongsan Police Station Violent Crimes.
Good morning. Want to get some coffee?
Coffee?
What's wrong with your face?
It's a national secret.
Are you worrying about me?
What curiosity brought you here so early in the morning?
Can you help me find a person?
You gave me a few tips and now you're acting like a debt collector.
Who?
The people who survived.
What?
In 1984, there were 5 researchers in the TH-5 Development Team...
from Hanmyung University Chemistry Graduate School.
Three of them, including the professor, were killed by Chimera.
Hold on. Slow down.
It's still early. Slow down.
There were a total of 5 researchers, but 3 of them died.
Then how many are left?
- I'm not sure. - My gosh.
Baek Eun Cheol, Ryu Sung Hee. These two are left,
but I can't find them.
Why do you want to find them?
They were on the same team as the people who died.
Indirect inquiry investigation with their acquaintances.
Isn't that the basics of detective work?
- Ms. Kim. - Yes?
Why are you so interested in the Chimera Case?
It's interesting.
Really? Is that it?
Are you going to help me or not?
If you don't want to help, I'll just leave.
Hold on.
I was going to cooperate. You're so impatient.
Do you promise to cooperate?
Cooperate, my foot. This is just helping.
Yes. Should we head to Hanmyung University then?
No, I can't. I have someplace to go today.
Here.
Thank you.
Who are you here to see?
I'm not here to see anyone. I'm here for treatment.
Goodbye.
You have to call me.
I'm not sure. It's hard to say...
that TH-5 was the cause based on the charts.
Tomorrow?
Yes, I can make time.
Hello.
I'm sorry, Dr. Lee.
I told him you weren't seeing patients yet, but...
- I'll call you back. - He's my doctor.
This is an emergency. Take a look.
- Doesn't it look painful? - I'm sorry, Dr. Lee.
It's okay.
Okay.
Let me see.
It's healing well.
I'll take the stitches out in a week.
Would you like some tea?
Are you taking the medicine you were prescribed?
Are you worrying about me?
How could you leave without saying a word that day?
I was really sad.
We're not so close that we'd stay by each other's bedside.
You're great at making IEDs.
Do they teach you that in SAS?
You learn worse things than that.
For example, killing people without external wounds.
Thanks to you, I even got a CT before I left.
Good.
I was worried you implanted something...
into my brain when I was out of it.
I'm not that talented.
Which side are you on then?
Last time, you told me that...
Chimera is an organism...
that has two different genes in a single body.
Which side are you on?
The side that saves people?
Or the side that harms people?
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's.
Most of my patients are terminal.
I can't say I save people.
Why do you think I'm here?
I was looking for an answer, but instead,
I'm left with another question.
Hahm Yong Bok. Who is he?
What's your relationship with him?
He's an ex-policeman.
Why did you visit him?
Is he the next target you spoke of?
What kind of...
detective are you?
Can I trust you?
When you can answer that,
we'll talk again.
(1982)
(1982)
(1983)
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
(June 22, 1984)
(June 30, 1984)
Dear deities, please forgive me.
To protect my love,
today again, I commit a crime.
I pray that...
the penalty...
is mine and mine alone to bear.
(July 5, 1984)
(I am sorry. If you hadn't seen anything,)
(or rather, if we had never met...)
(July 19, 1984)
"Gute Nacht".
I come as an unknown man and leave as one.
Dear love, sleep well.
I will not interrupt your rest or your dreams.
I will walk silently to the door...
and write "goodbye" on it.
So when you see it,
you will know how I feel.
(1984)
Yes?
What's all this?
(August 7, 1984)
It's Lee Sang Woo's will.
I analyzed it.
What did you find that you called me so early?
Will you have a look first?
Sure.
This note.
Do you know what's wrong with it?
This isn't a suicide note. It looks like his statement.
Bingo.
A statement is usually made up...
of what happened before the case, during the case, and after.
It's divided into three parts.
The ratio is about 3 to 5 to 3.
Or 3 to 3 to 3.
Look at the amount between A, B, and C.
B part is short, and that's the substance.
Shouldn't it be the longest?
And the last line. Over there.
(August 7, 1984, 520301-134340 Lee Sang Woo)
He wrote his resident ID number and signed it too.
No one adds their ID number on a suicide note.
You're right. Which means this is...
That's not all.
This document is filled with suspicious aspects.
(Current News: Autumn monsoon is likely to continue)
(A car accident and a fire near Seoul, 1 death)
(Mr. Kim Hyung Gook)
Hello, Mr. Kim. I'm almost there.
(Parcel delivery)
Scientific Content Analysis. It's called SCAN.
A method of discerning forged texts, created by the Israelis.
A few characteristics are also shown here.
- Would you look at the marks? - Sure.
First, the language.
The changes in appellations.
In A, he uses respectful language to address himself.
But in B, where he wrote out his crimes,
he addresses himself in casual languages.
And some sentences are missing the subject altogether.
You're right. And there are changes in the tenses too.
In A and C,
he speaks in past tenses.
But in B, he's speaking in present tenses.
And some parts in B are fixed and or added.
(Add: On June 9)
This usually happens...
When he writes down things as he's told to.
If he was told to write it down...
Now, that's not all.
Next, omission of information.
People keep things short when they write false information.
They can write in detail if it's something they experienced.
But if they have to make up a lie,
there are parts in which they unconsciously skip.
Look at part B.
There are no detailed descriptions regarding his crime.
"I bought gasoline."
"I set the place on fire."
It's way too simple.
And right here.
"Meanwhile, after some time."
He uses these words to change the subject.
People use those expressions to omit things or skip over.
It shows that he doesn't want to speak of this.
Oh, next, this part.
"I regret what I did. I feel bad."
"I'm too ashamed to face my wife."
These are details of unnecessary information.
He leaves the facts out...
and fills up the paper with his emotions.
What about this? "My heart breaks for the bereaved family."
An expression from a third party who isn't involved in the case.
When we watch other people's tragedies on TV,
we say those things.
"I'm really heartbroken."
What would the real culprit have said?
It'd be simple.
"I'm sorry."
This wasn't his suicide note. It was his statement.
And a fake one, forcefully written.
Which means...
the one who wrote this can't be the real culprit.
Do you really think...
this Lee Sang Woo killed himself?
(To Hahm Yong Bok)
What's this?
Oh, it's yours.
Did you order something?
I didn't.
Open it.
Can you do it?
What's in it?
What is this?
("Myths of Greece and Rome")
Is that book any interesting?
("Myths of Greece and Rome")
("Myths of Greece and Rome")
Confucianism and its philosophies cannot save anybody anymore.
But it's not like lessons from mythical stories...
can save us either.
("Myths of Greece and Rome")
(But the day of the Lord will come as a thief,)
(in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,)
(But the day of the Lord will come as a thief,)
(in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,)
(and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat,)
(and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.)
I'm starting to have another question.
If Lee Sang Woo isn't Chimera...
then who is...
the real Chimera?
(Chimera)
Everyone who got murdered was...
involved in the arrest and death of Lee Sang Woo.
Revenge for the dead Lee Sang Woo.
Who is that guy?
I'm just a man looking to get an answer.
They've become bigger and more powerful than before.
Don't waste your life with this!
Detective Cha, this case must be painful for you.
But it's fun for me.
He could've taken the blame and gotten killed by another.
I'm Chimera!
Everyone who got murdered was...
involved in the arrest and death of Lee Sang Woo.
Revenge for the dead Lee Sang Woo.
I'm just a man looking to get an answer.
They've become bigger and more powerful than before.
I'm Chimera!
(Chimera)
(All characters, locations, religions,)
(and incidents of this drama are fictional.)
I'll throw this on the count of three.
One.
Two.
- Watch it. - What's he holding?
- Hey, go. - Run. Darn it.
- Go. - Run.
(Episode 6)
The 1984 Macheon serial bombings,
otherwise known as Chimera.
Three were killed in an unidentified fatal blast,
and they were all part of the same university research team.
The suspect was arrested a month later...
but committed suicide during the investigation.
That's all the information we have.
Sam?
Sam?
I'm listening.
It's happening all over again.
Do you think it's a copycat?
You said you had a suspect.
The doctor.
Well, we don't have a motive.
And he was also 7 back in 1984.
A seven-year-old serial killer?
It sounds like an interesting book title.
I'm serious, Sam.
Jon Venables, Robert Thompson, and the Bulger case.
A two-year-old victim was dragged to the train tracks...
and brutally beaten to death just for fun.
The perpetrators were only ten at the time.
So keep all possibilities open, right?
You look excited.
Is everything okay?
The book or work?
Both.
It's all right.
How are the people there?
Definitely interesting.
I'm trying to see...
and not read them.
I hope you get to meet them,
not just see them.
Yes.
Can you help me?
Don't lose me. That will do.
(Detective Lee Gun Young, Central Police Agency, Kim, Park)
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
Can you promise me something?
That you'll keep this conversation a secret?
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
Ignore the facts and look at the person.
Don't.
You should've focused on what I am.
You just saw the facts.
And not me.
No.
Don't do it.
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
Are you up?
Do you feel dizzy or nauseous?
Where...
You're at the hospital
Don't you remember coming here?
How did I get here?
You came in last night on an ambulance.
Your friend brought you here.
My friend?
The tall man.
He helped prescribe the meds.
He even did your sutures.
He was really good.
What hospital does he practice at?
Where is he?
He left a while ago.
Darn it.
You can't move yet.
He said you may have delayed hemorrhaging due to trauma,
so he even arranged for you to get a CT before he left.
(Emergency Ward)
(Phone)
(Agent Hathaway)
(Detective Cha Jae Hwan)
(Gyeongpo Hospital)
Why would you go in alone without calling for backup?
I didn't have time for that.
Even still.
I'm sure that the Korean Police have a protocol to follow too.
While we're on the topic, I'd really appreciate it...
if Captain Ko and the investigation team...
didn't find out about this.
You didn't even get permission?
Goodness.
Agent Hathaway.
Excuse me.
I just need to look into one person.
Let me find out who he is.
The person Lee Joong Yeop is going after...
has nothing to do with our investigation.
We're looking for the man who killed Son Wan Ki and Captain Han Ju Seok.
Think about it. Everyone that Lee Joong Yeop went after died.
What if the man last night was the next target?
It's just an intuition with no objective evidence.
At times, it's best to go with your gut.
Do you know how dangerous that thought is?
Agent Hathaway.
Can you trust me just this once?
Lee Joong Yeop was adopted in 1984.
Too many things overlap to be brushed off as coincidence.
This is what I think.
I believe that the Chimera Case from 35 years ago...
is the root of all the incidents we're dealing with now.
If that's not the case, how can the same thing happen after 35 years?
(Hazardous Material)
We received dozens of reports last night.
People called at dawn asking if there was an earthquake.
There was a minor commotion, but...
What exploded?
I can't find a single bullet casing or anything for that matter.
This is extremely mysterious.
Hey, miss. You can't come into places like this.
No. She...
Step back. You shouldn't inhale this.
It's a combination of chlorine and brake fluid.
Gas could be released upon explosion.
You can't inhale it, nor can you let it touch your skin.
It's lethal to your respiratory system and can even cause death.
So the disinfectant used in pools...
and brake fluids were mixed together to create an explosive chemical.
That's what my profiler is saying.
Profiler?
Gosh, the investigation unit does all sorts of things now.
Oh, right. Detective Paeng,
do you know where the guys that were here last night are from?
I'm not sure.
The guys here have no foundations,
so there's nothing we can do if they get on a boat after causing trouble.
What kind of company is that?
Going up.
(Hahm Yong Bok)
Honey, if you're not going to have a beer, I'm putting it away.
Who is that?
Who is it?
Who are you?
Honey.
What are you doing? Honey!
What... What the...
Gosh! Let go of me!
Why are you doing this to me?
Do you remember Lee Sang Woo?
You don't?
You... You are...
I don't remember.
An employee that was fired from Taesam Chemicals.
You pinpointed him as the suspect of the Chimera Case 35 years ago.
You said he was the culprit without any evidence.
What do you mean "no evidence"?
You said you didn't know him.
Who...
Who are you?
Who are you to ask me about that?
How did Lee Sang Woo die?
Why are you asking me that?
It was in the newspapers, and the entire world knows.
Why are you asking me this?
He didn't commit suicide, did he?
What happened on August 8, 1984,
the day Lee Sang Woo died?
You know what happened.
You were on duty that night.
Did you kill him?
Did you kill him?
My gosh.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
You came to the wrong person.
If you're looking for someone, go to the police for help.
You can't go and question just anyone.
Gosh. What a rotten day.
You threatened an innocent citizen.
Do you want to go to prison?
If I see you again,
I'll report you for stalking me.
(Kang Sang Gu)
(119 Fire and Rescue)
Freeze!
Ride safely, kid.
(Taesam Chemicals, Director Seo Hyun Tae)
(Baek Eun Cheol, emigrated)
(Ryu Sung Hee, whereabouts unknown)
Baek Eun Cheol.
(Baek Eun Cheol)
(Ryu Sung Hee)
(Ryu Sung Hee)
- Where are you going? - To get ramyeon.
(Kim Hyung Gook's Law Office)
There is no way I'm paying up.
She ran away from home.
How dare she demand money?
Am I wrong, sir?
No.
Still, sir, she must raise the kids.
She needs the money.
But...
Don't mind her. Go on.
Okay.
So...
She left home because she couldn't stand me.
She can't ask me for money.
Plus, why does she need as much as...
five hundred dollars to care for two kids?
The woman doesn't know how hard it is to make a living.
Why does she take the kids to the hospital so often?
In my day, we pulled out our rotten teeth at home.
It takes more than that to raise children these days.
Child support? Who knows?
She could've spent it on her own entertainment.
Just give her the money.
What?
It's child support of all things.
Or you try raising two kids with 500 dollars.
Hyo Kyung.
How dare a young one like you interfere?
Don't try to scrimp on money for their food and clothes.
She's not asking for 5,000 or 50,000 dollars. It's just 500.
- What? - Are they not yours?
- Are they not your kids? - Hyo Kyung, don't.
Hey! Are you out of your mind?
Come back for another consultation.
- Are you a psycho? - I apologize.
- My gosh. - Oh, dear.
- What a lunatic. - I'm so sorry.
- Darn it. - Goodbye.
What's wrong now?
Why do you put up with such people?
He's upset, that's all.
He's too upset to pay child support?
The luxury car outside. Isn't that his?
You have no idea.
When a couple splits up, the man takes it worse.
He should've tried harder.
I could tell right away why his wife left him.
You shouldn't say things like that.
I'm starving.
Can you make me some ramyeon?
Really spicy ramyeon.
Why is it ramyeon again?
Can't you eat a proper meal?
Is something not working out? You're craving spicy food.
The reaction's not worth the effort I put in.
Working in TV can't be easy.
I didn't expect a reaction from the start, but still.
What's the story about?
Chimera.
It's a 1984 case. You'd have been young then.
Wasn't that when you opened your law office?
Those days...
I don't remember much.
That's a personnel file from the Central Police Agency.
Hahm Yong Bok.
He really is an ex-cop.
Even policemen, once they quit,
they're not much different from thugs.
He was with the force until 1984.
And he was stationed in Macheon, Gyeonggi Province.
He was fired.
Yes.
It says the cause of dismissal was negligence.
Detective Paeng, you can't dismiss people over this, right?
I don't know.
We'll have to find out at his old station.
(Macheon Police Department)
Did you find something?
Yes, I found the records.
(Macheon Serial Arson and Murder Case, July 1984)
(Investigation Log)
(Drafted by Han Ju Seok, Approved by Lee Min Ki)
This is the log the investigation unit compiled.
Thanks.
It was a big case and this is all you have?
Back in 2002, when Typhoon Rusa hit the country,
we lost a great portion then.
It's almost a miracle that we have this much left.
Then browse as much as you need.
- Okay. - Thank you.
Look, July 21.
"Suspect Lee Sang Woo arrested without warrant."
August 8, "Suspect Lee Sang Woo committed suicide."
"Presumed to have committed suicide by hanging himself with a belt..."
"in the detention center."
There's no autopsy report. There's only the death certificate.
(Certificate of Death)
"Cause: Suffocation due to compression of the neck."
Why didn't they do an autopsy?
They skipped the autopsy and had the funeral in a hurry?
(I feel devastated.)
- That's his suicide note. - Yes.
(Why did this happen? I regret everything in my past.)
What is this?
What?
I need to take a picture of this.
All right.
June 16. "The establishment of investigation headquarters."
"In charge: Prosecutor Lee Min Ki of Public Security Department."
Public Security Department?
During the military regime, Public Security Department...
used to arrest political offenders and dissidents.
The Chimera Case is a political affair?
It was an explosion,
and there were rumors that Chimera was a spy.
Gosh, the background is more complicated than I expected.
June 25. "Received a report. Internal investigation begins."
That's way too fast.
They weren't cramming for a test.
When was he arrested?
On the 21st.
July 21.
July 21.
"Suspect arrested without a warrant."
"Arrested by: Hahm Yong Bok, Han Ju Seok, Bae..."
- What? - What?
"Hahm Yong Bok, Han Ju Seok,"
"Bae Seung Kwan."
Bae Seung Kwan?
Who is he? Do you know him?
The chief at my station.
I'm a busy man. You can't tell me to come and go.
What couldn't you say on the phone?
Seung Kwan.
Yesterday,
I almost died.
What?
Someone came to my business.
Chimera...
Anyway, he brought up that stuff,
then even mentioned Lee Sang Woo, that dead punk's name.
Who was it?
Listen up.
So I hid there, unable to even breathe.
But that punk came to visit me at home today.
How did he find your place?
I don't know how, but he came to see me,
then tried to kill me.
And?
What did he say?
He said,
"Did you kill Lee Sang Woo?"
What did you say?
What do you think?
I played innocent and pretended like I didn't know.
And? Where did he go?
Who is he and what does he do?
Did you dig up his information?
Good grief, I didn't have time to do that.
I almost died.
Anyway, Seung Kwan.
That guy is...
rather unusual.
He carries around a bomb.
A bomb?
Did you say both Han Ju Seok and Mr. Son died...
from a fire?
It had to be him. I know it.
He's a tall guy with a pale face.
My goodness, he was frightening.
Seung Kwan.
By any chance, do you know him?
How would I know?
You didn't say anything stupid out of fright, right?
Come on. I never even said a word.
There's no way I'll say anything even if anyone tried to kill me.
Seung Kwan.
Don't worry about it.
I said everything...
that happened on that day was on me.
You commie punk. You can't try to destroy us.
Stop playing innocent after you killed three people!
That's it.
Darn it. You punk.
Can't you simply write down what I tell you to?
Is it that difficult?
Let's see who'll win in the end. Get in there, you jerk.
Darn it. You persistent jerk.
So?
Did you come to your senses?
Hey.
Do you think I'll fall for your trick?
Hey!
Hey.
Hey.
Hey, you punk. Get up. Hey.
Wake up.
Hey, get up, you punk.
Wake up, you punk.
Wake up!
What's going on?
Seung Kwan, do you remember those widows across the street?
Their back is just amazing.
Seung Kwan.
What happened to him?
What's with him?
Hahm Yong Bok?
Yes.
He's someone I worked with on the Chimera Case 35 years ago.
I remember. Detective Hahm.
He got fired back then.
Is he still in Korea?
I told you to send him away ages ago.
And?
Actually, someone came to see Yong Bok yesterday.
Who?
He asked...
if Yong Bok was the one who killed Lee Sang Woo.
Who came to see him?
I'm not sure, but he doesn't seem ordinary.
He uses bombs.
What? Bombs?
What are you talking about? This isn't America.
If he uses bombs, that means he's a terrorist.
You need to arrest him and teach him a lesson.
What if...
he's involved with that case from 35 years ago?
What if we arrest him and give him a voice to speak up?
"Lee Sang Woo didn't kill himself."
"He was tortured to death." What if he says that?
Are you 100 percent sure...
he won't mention your name, the prosecutor in charge?
At this point?
There's no proof that he died of torture.
Don't you understand this era?
Big issues win over evidence.
What if things become rowdy?
What do you think?
The one who started this needs to put an end to it too.
Wait, Min Ki.
Are you saying...
Yong Bok did kill that commie.
That stupid punk couldn't get him to confess...
and let the case drag out.
Why didn't he simply do what he was told to?
We should've put him behind bars and take responsibility.
Why did we cover it up?
It's because you covered for him for no reason!
That idiot.
Just because he's your junior.
Let's get the facts straight.
Don't you remember how it ended up like that?
What?
Did we do that on our own?
It was all for your sake.
What?
If you didn't push so hard back then,
we wouldn't have gone to those lengths...
and have it result in that.
Are you suggesting I should be grateful?
I didn't tell you to kill someone!
Hey, Min Ki!
Honey. Are you okay?
Don't worry and continue your conversation.
I'll ask the maid to clean it later.
Does it hurt a lot?
Should we go?
I'm fine.
I'm just a bit confused about everything.
Why is Lee Joong Yeop...
going after the detectives from the case 35 years ago?
He could have a grudge against them,
or there might be something he wants to find out.
If he wants to find out something, what could it be?
Don't think about it anymore and get some rest.
There's something...
that keeps bothering me.
About what Joong Yeop said in the interrogation room about the past.
He was adopted.
Then what about his family in Korea?
Couldn't we find something if we looked?
His entire family is dead.
What?
Where did you find that out?
At the Adoption Support Center.
I had been there a few times before.
I just looked into it because I developed an interest...
professionally.
I think it'll become a good case study.
It goes well with the book I'm writing right now.
(Reporter Kim Hyo Kyung)
This is Cha Jae Hwan from Joongsan Police Station Violent Crimes.
Good morning. Want to get some coffee?
Coffee?
What's wrong with your face?
It's a national secret.
Are you worrying about me?
What curiosity brought you here so early in the morning?
Can you help me find a person?
You gave me a few tips and now you're acting like a debt collector.
Who?
The people who survived.
What?
In 1984, there were 5 researchers in the TH-5 Development Team...
from Hanmyung University Chemistry Graduate School.
Three of them, including the professor, were killed by Chimera.
Hold on. Slow down.
It's still early. Slow down.
There were a total of 5 researchers, but 3 of them died.
Then how many are left?
- I'm not sure. - My gosh.
Baek Eun Cheol, Ryu Sung Hee. These two are left,
but I can't find them.
Why do you want to find them?
They were on the same team as the people who died.
Indirect inquiry investigation with their acquaintances.
Isn't that the basics of detective work?
- Ms. Kim. - Yes?
Why are you so interested in the Chimera Case?
It's interesting.
Really? Is that it?
Are you going to help me or not?
If you don't want to help, I'll just leave.
Hold on.
I was going to cooperate. You're so impatient.
Do you promise to cooperate?
Cooperate, my foot. This is just helping.
Yes. Should we head to Hanmyung University then?
No, I can't. I have someplace to go today.
Here.
Thank you.
Who are you here to see?
I'm not here to see anyone. I'm here for treatment.
Goodbye.
You have to call me.
I'm not sure. It's hard to say...
that TH-5 was the cause based on the charts.
Tomorrow?
Yes, I can make time.
Hello.
I'm sorry, Dr. Lee.
I told him you weren't seeing patients yet, but...
- I'll call you back. - He's my doctor.
This is an emergency. Take a look.
- Doesn't it look painful? - I'm sorry, Dr. Lee.
It's okay.
Okay.
Let me see.
It's healing well.
I'll take the stitches out in a week.
Would you like some tea?
Are you taking the medicine you were prescribed?
Are you worrying about me?
How could you leave without saying a word that day?
I was really sad.
We're not so close that we'd stay by each other's bedside.
You're great at making IEDs.
Do they teach you that in SAS?
You learn worse things than that.
For example, killing people without external wounds.
Thanks to you, I even got a CT before I left.
Good.
I was worried you implanted something...
into my brain when I was out of it.
I'm not that talented.
Which side are you on then?
Last time, you told me that...
Chimera is an organism...
that has two different genes in a single body.
Which side are you on?
The side that saves people?
Or the side that harms people?
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's.
Most of my patients are terminal.
I can't say I save people.
Why do you think I'm here?
I was looking for an answer, but instead,
I'm left with another question.
Hahm Yong Bok. Who is he?
What's your relationship with him?
He's an ex-policeman.
Why did you visit him?
Is he the next target you spoke of?
What kind of...
detective are you?
Can I trust you?
When you can answer that,
we'll talk again.
(1982)
(1982)
(1983)
(1984)
(1984)
(1984)
(June 22, 1984)
(June 30, 1984)
Dear deities, please forgive me.
To protect my love,
today again, I commit a crime.
I pray that...
the penalty...
is mine and mine alone to bear.
(July 5, 1984)
(I am sorry. If you hadn't seen anything,)
(or rather, if we had never met...)
(July 19, 1984)
"Gute Nacht".
I come as an unknown man and leave as one.
Dear love, sleep well.
I will not interrupt your rest or your dreams.
I will walk silently to the door...
and write "goodbye" on it.
So when you see it,
you will know how I feel.
(1984)
Yes?
What's all this?
(August 7, 1984)
It's Lee Sang Woo's will.
I analyzed it.
What did you find that you called me so early?
Will you have a look first?
Sure.
This note.
Do you know what's wrong with it?
This isn't a suicide note. It looks like his statement.
Bingo.
A statement is usually made up...
of what happened before the case, during the case, and after.
It's divided into three parts.
The ratio is about 3 to 5 to 3.
Or 3 to 3 to 3.
Look at the amount between A, B, and C.
B part is short, and that's the substance.
Shouldn't it be the longest?
And the last line. Over there.
(August 7, 1984, 520301-134340 Lee Sang Woo)
He wrote his resident ID number and signed it too.
No one adds their ID number on a suicide note.
You're right. Which means this is...
That's not all.
This document is filled with suspicious aspects.
(Current News: Autumn monsoon is likely to continue)
(A car accident and a fire near Seoul, 1 death)
(Mr. Kim Hyung Gook)
Hello, Mr. Kim. I'm almost there.
(Parcel delivery)
Scientific Content Analysis. It's called SCAN.
A method of discerning forged texts, created by the Israelis.
A few characteristics are also shown here.
- Would you look at the marks? - Sure.
First, the language.
The changes in appellations.
In A, he uses respectful language to address himself.
But in B, where he wrote out his crimes,
he addresses himself in casual languages.
And some sentences are missing the subject altogether.
You're right. And there are changes in the tenses too.
In A and C,
he speaks in past tenses.
But in B, he's speaking in present tenses.
And some parts in B are fixed and or added.
(Add: On June 9)
This usually happens...
When he writes down things as he's told to.
If he was told to write it down...
Now, that's not all.
Next, omission of information.
People keep things short when they write false information.
They can write in detail if it's something they experienced.
But if they have to make up a lie,
there are parts in which they unconsciously skip.
Look at part B.
There are no detailed descriptions regarding his crime.
"I bought gasoline."
"I set the place on fire."
It's way too simple.
And right here.
"Meanwhile, after some time."
He uses these words to change the subject.
People use those expressions to omit things or skip over.
It shows that he doesn't want to speak of this.
Oh, next, this part.
"I regret what I did. I feel bad."
"I'm too ashamed to face my wife."
These are details of unnecessary information.
He leaves the facts out...
and fills up the paper with his emotions.
What about this? "My heart breaks for the bereaved family."
An expression from a third party who isn't involved in the case.
When we watch other people's tragedies on TV,
we say those things.
"I'm really heartbroken."
What would the real culprit have said?
It'd be simple.
"I'm sorry."
This wasn't his suicide note. It was his statement.
And a fake one, forcefully written.
Which means...
the one who wrote this can't be the real culprit.
Do you really think...
this Lee Sang Woo killed himself?
(To Hahm Yong Bok)
What's this?
Oh, it's yours.
Did you order something?
I didn't.
Open it.
Can you do it?
What's in it?
What is this?
("Myths of Greece and Rome")
Is that book any interesting?
("Myths of Greece and Rome")
("Myths of Greece and Rome")
Confucianism and its philosophies cannot save anybody anymore.
But it's not like lessons from mythical stories...
can save us either.
("Myths of Greece and Rome")
(But the day of the Lord will come as a thief,)
(in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,)
(But the day of the Lord will come as a thief,)
(in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise,)
(and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat,)
(and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.)
I'm starting to have another question.
If Lee Sang Woo isn't Chimera...
then who is...
the real Chimera?
(Chimera)
Everyone who got murdered was...
involved in the arrest and death of Lee Sang Woo.
Revenge for the dead Lee Sang Woo.
Who is that guy?
I'm just a man looking to get an answer.
They've become bigger and more powerful than before.
Don't waste your life with this!
Detective Cha, this case must be painful for you.
But it's fun for me.
He could've taken the blame and gotten killed by another.
I'm Chimera!
Everyone who got murdered was...
involved in the arrest and death of Lee Sang Woo.
Revenge for the dead Lee Sang Woo.
I'm just a man looking to get an answer.
They've become bigger and more powerful than before.
I'm Chimera!
(Chimera)