Sell Your Haunted House (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Ji Ah Looks for a Psychic - full transcript

DAEGUK HOSPITAL

EMERGENCY ROOM

Now.

Hyeong-sik.

Hey, get up.

Is it over? Is the spirit gone?

DAEGUK HOSPITAL

Homes where you feel a chill
even at the height of summer.

Homes where you get
sleep paralysis and see spirits.

Homes in which every resident
ends up dead or goes mad.

Simply put,
we deal with all kinds of haunted houses.



Daebak Realty ousts evil spirits
quickly and accurately

to sell your house
at a satisfactory price.

We're basically a one-stop shop.

By "satisfactory price," you mean...

Of course, it's the market price.

So to sum up,

you're saying that you hear
footsteps every day at midnight

from the deserted rooftop, yes?

It gives me the chills every time.

Did anyone die in the building recently?

This is Ms. Hong Ji-a,
the CEO of Daebak Realty.

I see.

Or have you ever killed anyone?

Excuse me?



It's a question we ask all of our clients.

When we perform an exorcism,

the most important thing is

to confirm the identity
of the vengeful spirit.

Well, I heard a former tenant
who was evicted last year

has died...

in a car accident.

Anyway, how do you oust spirits?

Should I prepare food and such
like for a gut rite?

Why would you
give food to bodiless spirits?

To mock them?

Let's go.

What?

You're going right now to do the exorcism?

Before that, I need to see
if there really is a vengeful spirit.

Even the sound of a cat

can sound like

a vengeful spirit to a guilty person.

Ms. Hong tends to be impatient.

She doesn't like to waste time.

DAEBAK REALTY

DAEBAK REALTY

Who are you?

Why are you taking photos of my house?

I'm sorry.

Why are you hiding what you took?

What is this?

So you're the owner of this house, right?

Yes.

Have your electronic appliances
malfunctioned

or have you had
frequent power outages recently?

Yes.

There have been mysterious outages
since a week ago.

With this much energy,

I'm sure you heard
some strange noises as well.

Every night, I hear a man weeping.

I'm too terrified to sleep,

but I can't tell anyone about it
because the house price may drop.

Let's go inside.

It's more serious than I thought.

Any idea whose spirit it could be?

Oh, right.

The former landlord committed suicide
after this house was auctioned off.

I knew it.

So you're saying his spirit lives here?

I've only read about these cases
in research papers.

It's fascinating.

Research papers?

Actually,

I'm a researcher studying scalar
energy healing at Stanford University.

I'm sure you've heard there's a close
connection between EM fields and health.

I'm studying the correlation between
that theory and spiritual phenomena.

To put it simply,

it's about creating energy fields
at places where spirits lurk

to push them far away.

-So you'll drive the spirits out?
-Correct. However,

we must install the equipment
my research team has developed.

-How much is it?
-No, we should pay you instead.

We're using your house for our research.

For 2 days, how about 500...

Excuse me.

What do you say to 500 dollars?

You'll drive the spirit out
and pay me as well?

DAEBAK REALTY

Let's see.

Gosh.

Many people consume red ginseng
for their health.

We have a limited amount.

Red ginseng.

It's more expensive than when I bought it.

6-YEAR-OLD RED GINSENG

It was a great deal.

This will be the only live deal
you'll get, so don't miss out.

For a price of one cup of coffee...

These black cowhide boots
are great for everyday wear.

No way.

This is a unique brand.

There's one downside, though.

I shouldn't pass up this opportunity.

But today, we're offering a discount.
While this is...

Hello? I'd like the black boots
that are being aired right now.

I'd like them in a wide 235mm.

Hello?

They're expected to be sold out soon.

Yes, they'll sell out soon.

You must hurry.

Mom.

Do you always have to make a mess?

It's not like you'll clean up
after yourself.

You're unbelievable.

Come on.

They may look the same,
but if you look closely...

If you look closely,
the designs are all different.

You know nothing about fashion.

Gosh, she keeps flickering the lights.

God, she's so meddlesome.

What's so wrong

about buying some shoes with my own money?

Darn it!

You scared me.

Why are you standing there like a ghost?

Why are you still here at this hour?

How late is it?

When did the sun go down?

The spirit I got rid of this time
must've been a heavy smoker.

I've picked up his habit of chain-smoking.

Why did it have to be this habit?

It'll go away in a few days anyway.

Come to your senses, Ms. Hong.

The psychics are outside right now.

Was the interview today?

Thank you for coming to Daebak Realty's
psychic interview. Welcome.

-Hyeong-sik, you're back.
-I am.

Excuse me. Psychic?

I thought you were hiring a new assistant.

Right, I now remember there was a newbie.

There it is.

You sleepwalk,

suffer from night terrors,
and are a virgin.

You have the basic qualifications.

First, let me explain what we do.

Daebak Realty

only handles haunted houses
and performs exorcisms.

Psychics are absolutely needed
when exorcists are doing their work.

A vengeful spirit doesn't have a body,

so it can only be exorcized

when it's inside a psychic's body.

We've invited you here today
because we need a psychic

who'll do something a bit more special.

Understood?

This is our CEO and also an exorcist.

She's Ms. Hong Ji-a.

Excuse me.

Is it not dangerous?

Are there any side effects?

If it wasn't,
I wouldn't pay you a million won per hour.

If you have no more questions,
we'll begin the test.

What's the best ingredient worldwide
for casting spirits out?

Salt.

Please step over the salt.

What a pity.
You've used up your spiritual energy.

Those whose salt has changed color
may stay.

The rest of you, please leave.

I'll wire you the interview fee.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Nice.

All right.

This is the last test.

Climbing all the way up the stairs
is your final test.

Really?

I'll be paid a million won
for just going up these stairs?

You bet.
You'll be paid extra for succeeding.

Extra?

Hyeong-sik, you're next.

Okay.

I can do it.

Who's going to carry them?

You and I together.

I guess neither of them is
the psychic we're looking for.

I wonder if there is such a psychic.

That didn't get rid
of the spirit for good?

As I told you the other day,

the device only creates energy fields
to push the spirits far away.

So it just pushed it away.

I was relieved that the spirit went away.

But without the device,
it will come back, won't it?

Unfortunately, probably.

Leave it here.

I'll let you collect data
from my place for free.

Well, as I explained before,
we're doing this for research.

So I need data
from a wide array of locations.

I am very sorry.

Doctor, I'll disassemble it now.

Wait!

Sir.

Doctor.

Okay.

All right.

-Bye.
-How trustworthy.

Ta-da!

Gosh. He mobilizes thugs to buy properties
at cheap prices from the poor,

but he's scared of spirits.

He's terrified
because he's done a lot of shady stuff.

Why don't we go and spend
our hard-earned cash?

Oh, my God.

-How much is the daily rental fee?
-Is that important right now?

Think about how happy this baby
can make me for the day.

That's important.

You are born to be a fraud.

You are born to be an average Joe.

Come on.

You are the only fraud
who saves money in a bank.

You don't know how it feels
to see the number going up.

I don't.

-Gosh.
-Get in.

-Please get in.
-Thank you.

-I'll close the door for you.
-Okay.

This is it.

Hey, hop in!

Hey, there's an empty seat. Get in!

This is nice.

-Oh, my.
-Who could it be?

KIM TAE-JIN

-Come on.
-What is it?

It's Mr. Kim from Tae-jin Nightclub.

He's being so petty
over 50 million won. Gosh.

I hate everything about him
including his face.

He ruined my mood.

TAE-JIN NIGHTCLUB

What?

What is it?

In-beom!

In-beom, answer your phone!

Answer your phone, please!

-Oh In-beom!
-What do we do?

-In-beom!
-I don't know.

What? Look at that punk.

-Act cool.
-Block his car!

-Hold tight.
-Step on it!

Hey, step on it! Faster!

Catch him,
or you're not going home tonight.

Go!

Darn it.

Hey, what do we do now?

-Hold tight.
-Okay.

Step on it. Come on, man.

-Hey.
-We got him.

Hey! Watch out!

-Hey! What are you doing?
-You bastard!

Hey! Pull over now!

Hey! No!

In-beom!

Oh In-beom!

I'll see you again.

I told you to buy it
at the convenience store earlier.

You just have to drink that expensive one.

Come on.
That wouldn't look cool, would it?

This is it.

Seize the day.

What's the point of
tomorrow's dream car or dream house?

I might not even survive the night.

That's life.

Seriously. Kids these days are so weak.

How come no one is spiritually
strong enough to climb the staircase?

You're sighing more heavily than usual.

Hang in there.

We've always had trouble
finding the right psychic.

We are running out of time.

They will redevelop
this neighborhood pretty soon.

We can't hold out here forever.

And I can't leave my mom here all alone.

Did the thugs come again?

Please don't tell me

that you lost your temper
and beat them up.

-Ms. Joo.
-Right.

You're now old enough to know better.

What if there isn't any psychic
that can help my mom leave this world?

What do I do?

Staying in this world

as a spirit without a body is equivalent

to standing outside only in underwear

when there's a snowstorm
in the middle of winter.

If it's that cold, why stay?

That sounds foolish.

Because they can't leave behind
unfair things that happened to them.

We can help them forget
about their grudges

and be happy in a warm place.

Mom, you must be cold.

I'm sorry.

Gosh.

I'm really good at sending
vengeful spirits to the other world.

But I can't seem to help you, Mom.

Sorry.

But don't forget

I'm Hong Ji-a,
the daughter of the great Hong Mi-jin.

I...

I will find the strongest psychic
and help you leave here.

You trust me, right?

I promise.

Gosh, I'm sleepy.

Gosh, you scared me.

So embarrassing.

Did you have a dream?

Yes.

A nightmare.

In-beom.

Never take this off.

Do you understand?

No, my poor son.

No.

There's no way
our Seong-sik committed suicide.

There's something wrong here.

Seong-sik!

Is that your goal?

I'm not even close yet.

I'm sure you're not.

You can't buy a house in Korea
without a loan,

no matter how hard you save.

On top of that, there's no one who would
lend us money except for loan sharks.

I see.

Just go back to sleep.

Go back to having nightmares.

Why are you up
spoiling my sweet along time?

So to help our hardworking Chief Heo
buy his house as soon as possible,

I found a big job.

-A big one?
-Yes.

-How big?
-This big.

Dream Officetel.

The construction company went bankrupt
last year, so the construction was halted.

Two victims who had bought lots
in the building

committed suicide by jumping
off the roof of the very building.

I'll give you a discount on your rent.

The current owner bought it
and finished the construction.

But there are rumors
that everyone who moves in

either goes mad
or gets killed by a spirit.

It's the perfect situation
for us, isn't it?

This is our target.

The room purchased
by one of the investors who died.

Room 401.

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT

Fourth floor.

You said you were coming.
Why aren't you here?

What is it?

What? A spirit?

Fine, tell them to just forget it.

I told you we should ask
Mr. Oh to do an exorcism.

As soon as you install the device

-invented at a US college...
-Come on.

Spirits are not mosquitos.
You catch them with an electronic device.

My goodness.

-Where are you going?
-To take a dump.

All your nonsense
has given me a stomachache.

Great, we've now set the mood.

When he comes out,
let's add the sound and wrap it up.

An exorcism, my foot.

Doesn't she know
we don't have money for that?

What the hell?
What does the maintenance do?

They should've replaced the bulbs.

What?

Who's there?

Honey?

What's with him?
He's not supposed to be out yet.

Honey?

What?

What did you do?

-I didn't do anything.
-Then what's going on?

At this crucial moment.

-This shouldn't be happening.
-Fix it.

Honey,

what's the matter?

Honey,

what are you doing?

Honey, what are you doing there?

-What's going on? What's happening?
- Honey...

What happened?

Get down!

Are you insane?

What just happened?

I wasn't trying to die.

Then why were you up there?

I don't know why I ended up there.

What's going on?

It's working.

What happened? Was the hologram turned on?

I don't think so.

Darn it. We should've seen it.

It's the owner's wife.

Hello, ma'am.

It's not difficult
to install those devices,

but you said your husband
was opposed to them.

It doesn't matter.
Please set them up right away.

All right. Okay.

Yes, ma'am.

What do you mean, an exorcism?

Are you trying to rip me off?

We don't charge for the exorcism.

Like other realty firms, we only get
a commission after the sale is completed.

Really?

You can't go back on your word later.

Did you see the spirit yourself?

No.

Wait

I think I did.

Did you?

I mean, I saw my wife throwing herself
off the rooftop out of the blue.

Then suddenly,
I was the one standing on the edge.

It was like I was possessed by a spirit.

You were possessed.

Right?

Who could it be?

You see, I bought the building at auction.

Later I found out that two investors
fell to their deaths from it.

If you don't buy this, you're a fool.

I've never seen such a good site for sale
in my entire career.

I don't have the money
to buy a lot in a commercial building.

I didn't either.

Who invests with their own money
these days? Everyone takes out a loan.

A loan?

But what about the interest?

God, you're so frustrating.

After renting out the lot for a year,

you'll have earned enough
to pay it all off.

Remember that naive kid, Jae-hun?

Everyone said he was a fool
when he bought his house. But now?

The price went up
by 300 million won in a year.

The Korean real estate market
is invincible.

I can pay back the principal and interest
in a year if I rent it out.

If it were that easy to make money,
everyone in the world would be rich.

Father, everyone makes
money this way these days.

If they all decide to die,
will you do the same?

Why are you swayed by others?

Is it wrong to want to live like others?

While my friends studied without
worrying about their tuition in college,

I did three part-time jobs.

Had you given me
as much as the other parents did...

Yeong-do, what's going on?

-Bankrupt?
-I'm sorry.

-I'm sorry!
-I don't know. I'm a victim too.

Gosh! I'm done for!

Goodness!

What should I do?

-No!
-What should I do?

-Goodness.
-What about my money?

Goodness!

Selling your soul, being in debt,

a negative account, and panic buying.

These two young men believed
Korean real estate was invincible.

What made them commit suicide?

This happened last year.

DREAM OFFICETEL CASE

The construction company went bankrupt,

and two victims who lost all their money
jumped off the building together.

Yang U-jin and Nam Yeong-do

were 30-year-olds and friends.

If they jumped, then it's similar
to what the owner couple attempted

when they were possessed.

The police concluded
that they'd committed suicide

because they couldn't even pay
the interest of the loan they took out.

They took out a loan?

They should have thought it through.

They must've been so desperate.

What's important is identifying
whose vengeful spirit is wandering around.

Let me go check his face.

Fourth floor.

How long will you keep this up?

I know you're still roaming around
because you feel resentment.

I'm sure you hate the person
responsible for your death

and those who ridiculed you.

But nothing will change
even if you kill everyone in the world.

You'll only feel colder and suffer more.

Two vengeful spirits
are tied to each other.

Ms. Joo, I've checked.

We'll get to work tomorrow midnight,
so look for a buyer.

What's her deal?

Is she insane?

You were here already.

I inspected the device
before disassembling it.

What? Disassemble?

Thanks to your device,
I could get a good night's sleep.

How much is it? I'll buy it.

-This is why I called you.
-It's for research only, so...

-What are you doing here?
-Honey.

-Gosh.
-This is Doctor Oh In-beom.

I told you about him.

He's the researcher
from Stanford University.

Hello, I'm Oh In-beom,
Doctor of the Paranormal.

Hello.

I already hired a real estate agency.
They'll get rid of all the spirits.

What kind of realtor performs exorcisms?

You got scammed.
How much more do they want?

What do you take me for?

I've checked that they'll
only get the commission.

Let them do whatever they want
to get rid of the spirits.

They promised to sell it at a normal price
so let's wait.

Normal...

-At a normal price?
-That's right.

Doctor.

Have you disassembled everything?

Sure.

I'm happy for you.

Thank you.

Did you hear?

They'll sell it at a normal price?
That agency must be really good.

They're not selling anything.

They'll probably bail
after receiving a heavy pre-payment.

There are way too many scammers
in this world.

Check all nearby CCTV cameras.

-I think I know who it is.
-Did you see them?

It's her.

She's pretty.

Pretty, my foot.

I thought she was insane.
But she's a scammer?

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DAEBAK REALTY

Daebak Realty.
The CEO's name is Hong Ji-a.

Simply put, they perform exorcisms
in haunted houses and sell them.

Isn't that brilliant?

They're only open at night.

Are you sure they're open at all?

No one has seen Hong perform an exorcism.

Not even her clients.
She performs it in secret.

Of course. Since anyone can tell
it's a scam if they see it.

Where are you going?

I should know exactly whom
I'm dealing with to attack them properly.

Here I go.

DAEBAK REALTY

Construction companies, agencies,

and home shopping? All right.

DAEBAK REALTY

She buys her daily necessities online.

Judging by the items,

I'm certain she lives alone.

Investigation 101.

Start with their garbage.

Excuse me.

-Hello, I'm...
-Where are you from?

Construction? Service? Union?

Are you here alone?

I think there's a misunderstanding. I'm...

Of course.
You wouldn't come here all alone.

I'm not with them.

In that case, leave.

Before you get hurt.

Kim Tae-jin?

You seem busy, so I'll just leave.

TAE-JIN SERVICE

Gosh, this is pitiful.

Ms. Hong.

Come on. Holding out like this
won't solve any problem. You know that.

You could get evicted without getting paid
half the market price.

I hope you make the right decision.

I've already made my decision.
I'm not selling.

So quit being a nuisance and get lost.

Why? Why won't you sell it?

Chief Heo.

In-beom, I don't see you.
Are you hiding well?

How much?

-How much do you want?
-I told you already.

My mom's spirit lives here,
so I can't leave her behind.

-That again?
-If you don't believe me, then so be it.

It was quite original at first,
but not anymore.

-Go on.
-Yes, sir.

Maybe we were too nice.

-Turn the police siren on right now.
-Siren? Why?

-Hurry up!
-Don't go easy on her.

Sex discrimination is bad.

What's this?

What's going on?

DAEBAK REALTY

I'm scared.

Stop it.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry...

What?

Why are they like that?

-Ji-cheol. Hurry.
-Don't rush me.

Hey, be patient. Gosh.

I didn't think
it would scare them this much.

Who knew the police siren
would scare them out of their wits?

I was able to think on my feet.

Right. I just did what's right.

No need to thank me.

Are you from the borough office?

What? Have you ever seen such
an impeccably dressed civil servant?

Actually, I'm studying paranormal events.

I came here because I felt
quite strong energy from here.

I know it may sound absurd,

but there is a vengeful spirit here.

And the spirit resents you.

The vengeful spirit is here...

because it resents me?

If you don't take action,
the resentment will grow

and might kill you.

Have you been
hired for any realty recently?

That's where the spirit is from.

Luckily, it latched onto you not long ago.
I can get rid of it...

You are a fraud, aren't you?

You must have worked out.

My agility is above average, you know.

But you are super-fast.

Let go so we can talk.

I can get out of this on my own,
but I don't want to hurt you.

Fine! I'm a fraud! But...

But you are a fraud too.

I know everything.

Dream Officetel.
I've been working on it for a month.

So butt out.

Frauds have a code of ethics too.

A code of ethics?

If you don't want to die young,
find another job.

If you keep scamming people
by using spirits,

you might face a sudden death.

Darn it.

Hey, are you okay?

Why did she attack you?

Exactly. I helped her!
How dare she treat me like this?

Let's go to Dream Officetel.

Now? Why?

Set it up again with our best stuff.

Let's see which one of us
ends up looking for another job.

I told you to order your own
if you were going to eat.

I just want a slice.
Why would I order a whole pizza?

I must eat the whole thing.

I must stuff myself to feel less cold
during the exorcism later.

Ms. Hong.

Eating a lot will not solve
the source of the problem.

Why the serious face?

During the exorcism,
your body temperature drops because

you're not strong enough.

So I can have a slice.

Did you come up with a plan
for the tied-up spirits?

It'll be hard to separate them
before they take up bodies.

So after I put both of them
into Hyeong-sik's body,

I need to stab him twice consecutively.

Will you tell him
that you will stab him twice?

Why would I?

Right.

He would be scared if he knew.

-Hello.
-Hey, Hyeong-sik.

Hi.

Our valuable psychic, Hyeong-sik.

Before we set out, make sure
no one can get into the building.

There can't be any outsiders
even by mistake.

The building owner promised
to empty the fourth floor.

The elevators and staircases will be
sealed off from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Looking good.

Let's make sure
the sounds come out on time.

NAM YEONG-DO

YANG U-JIN

Should I pack extra rock salt?

I already did.

Let's go.

Okay.

Don't salt the door.
The spirits must enter.

Gosh. I've been doing this
for six months now.

I salted all over here
except for the door.

-Okay.
-What are they doing?

Gosh. Are they trying to catch a raccoon?

Oh, my. They even lit incense
when no one's watching.

And she got a cool incense burner.

Hey, be quiet.
Let's start with the sounds first.

I told you to start with the sounds.
Why are you changing the lights?

Chief Heo.

Mr. Oh. In-beom.

Why isn't he answering?

What? What's wrong with this now?

What is he doing?

Hey.

Ji-cheol!

Can't you hear me?

Why is it so chilly in here?

Fourth floor.

You stand no chance. Let's
not drag this out and end it quickly.

Hyeong-sik, take it off.

You...

What was that?

Why are they suddenly fighting?

Hey!

Stay still, you crazy fool.

I'll kill them all.

Yeong-do.

-Please stop this now.
-Don't try to stop me.

I'll burn this building down,
and then I'll kill myself.

Don't you think it's unfair?

Unfair?

How could you say that to me?

If it weren't for you,
I wouldn't be in this mess.

Darn it!

You and I were both too greedy
for our own good.

We didn't invest, we gambled.

But why are you blaming others?

I'm going to quit now and start over.
You should come to your senses too.

Shut it.

You're the one who needs to wake up.

No matter how hard we try,

we'll have to repay the debt
for the rest of our lives.

You might be happy
working in manual labor forever,

but not me.

I'd rather die

than live like that.

Nam Yeong-do.

I feel so bad for you.

Feel bad for me?

Do you feel bad for me?

Who do you think you are?

Damn it.

What?

Hey.

You're not dead, right?

U-jin?

U-jin?

U-jin!

I didn't do anything wrong.

I don't know anything.

I didn't do anything wrong.

You came here

alone.

And you drank alone

and fell to your death.

TO MY FATHER, FROM U-JIN

Yeong-do.

Let go.

You're going to make me fall too.

Yeong-do, please save me.

-Let go!
-Please, Yeong-do.

Please save me.

-Please save me.
-No.

Please.

No!

It's so unfair.

I didn't do anything wrong.

I...

This is why I hate this job.

Ms. Hong! It's me.

Where did Yang U-jin go?

Hey, Fraud.

Are you a psychic?

What, a psychic?

That's what we call people
easily possessed by spirits.

I knew I got a bad feeling
from that woman.

-She's insane.
-Is something wrong?

-I keep thinking of that fraud psychic.
-Did you fall for him?

The biggest private art museum in Korea.

They had a new construction
planned in Yongin,

but it isn't proceeding
because of rumors of a spirit appearing.

I hate people saying stuff about spirits.

It's that ghost.

It disappeared into the museum,

but I'll need to come back
during the day to confirm.

-Installation complete.
-Oh In-beom.

Don't move a single step
until I say it's all right.

It'll cause me more trouble
if something happens to you already.