The Flower of Evil (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - The Watch Strap - full transcript

A police officer hands over a watch strap that is engraved with Hee Sung's initial on it. Ji Won instinctively feels something is wrong. And the owner of the inn calls the police to report that a taxi driver is beating up a passenger.

(Winter of 2006)

That'll be two dollars.

The electricity went out again. Gosh,
my mom isn't here to help.

Where's the lighter?

Excuse me.

The last time there was a blackout,

the fruit store across
from here got robbed,

and the culprit was never found.

Forget what I said. Good night.

(Galaxy Market)

What on earth?



Why hasn't he left yet?

(Galaxy Market)

(Galaxy Market)

(Galaxy Market)

You hit on me first!

My friends said you did that...

because you like me.

Being the bighearted person I am,
I confessed my feelings first.

But you dare respond
by playing hard to get?

I hate it, you know.

Get up. It's late enough.

You should go home.

Whether I go home or sleep out here...

is none of your business.



Who do you think you are?

Why are you curious as to where I am?

Why do you even call me?

Every time you don't come home,
your mom seeks me out worried.

Give me a piggyback ride.

- What? - I'm too exhausted to walk,

so carry me home.

Mister,

just be on your way.

It's weird to strike up a
conversation with a stranger.

Do as you wish then.

But you like me.

I know it. I can see it all.

It's obvious to me.

What is it that you know?

What about me do you know about?

Should I tell you...

what kind of person I am?

(Flower of Evil)

(Episode 5)

We found it inside the warehouse earlier.

We were wondering if it belongs to you.

Come in.

Did you perhaps call for a cab?

No, I didn't.

Then what is that taxi doing
at my inn for no reason?

I needed a cab-ride anyway,
so maybe I'll ask.

Get in.

Is it your watch?

Detective Cha?

Sorry?

Should I send it over to Forensics?

It's nice to see you.

I really wanted to meet you.

How did you manage to stay hidden so well?

What do you want?

Jung Mi Sook.

Jung Mi Sook.

Ms. Jung Mi Sook. I've
heard of that name before.

"Jung Mi Sook"?

- Isn't it that woman? - What?

The woman whose body wasn't found.

My gosh, I'm scared to even talk about it.

You're right. The last victim
that was killed by Do Min Seok.

My gosh, don't move.

I don't know you or Jung Mi Sook.

Oh, dear. You don't know?

I'm starting to feel sorry.

Nam Soon Kil ended up dying for nothing.

Either pick that up or ignore the call.

- Hello? - Hey, I know who Jung Mi Sook is.

She was the last victim that
was killed by Do Min Seok.

What?

Don't you get it? The
culprit is her husband.

Where are you right now?

- Me? - Where are you?

You don't need to know. Let's hang up.

I bet your baby's pretty big
now. Is it a daughter or a son?

You're on the run for committing murder,

but you're married with a kid?

I had nothing to do with
Do Min Seok's murders.

It's natural for you to say that.

But...

let me know if you want compensation.

Who knows?

We might be able to compromise on...

Goodness, what's going on?

Yes, it's mine.

I was wondering where I lost it.

I must've dropped it in the warehouse.

Thank you.

Don't mention it. I'll be off now.

A taxi driver is assaulting a passenger...

in front of an inn by the fishing place.

We need backup.

What? A criminal wiretapped the police?

Why don't you just ask
criminals to catch criminals?

- This is so humiliating.
- Don't get too worked up, sir.

First, we need to catch Park Kyung Choon.

- What about the press?
- We'll have to deal with them.

Choi Jae Seop, that punk.

- Choi Jae Seop. - Sir!

You punk!

- Sir, calm down. - Please.

I'm going to kill that punk
and get arrested today.

I solved so many cases until now.

How could you be like this
just because I made a mistake?

What? "A mistake"?

You're not supposed to
make a mistake! You're a cop!

- Let me go! Let go of me!
- Sir, that's enough.

Okay, let me go. I'll stop,
so let me go already.

Hey,
shouldn't you be investigating right now?

- Let's investigate. - Okay, sir.

Come here.

How could you humiliate
the entire police force like this?

I have sensitive hair! Let me go!

How could you get
fooled around by a culprit?

- Let go or I'll do the same. - Go ahead.

- 1, 2, 3. - 2, 3.

Let me go.

- How dare you do this to your boss?
- This is just self-defense, sir!

- This is excessive self-defense!
- Please stop...

- How dare you... - Will you please...

That's enough, you darn coppers!

We need to catch Park Kyung Choon tonight.

Tomorrow morning,
we're going to be all over the news.

If we want to save face,

we need to at least
have the culprit arrested.

So what's your plan?

Park Kyung Choon drives a call taxi.

I asked the software
manufacturing company...

to give us the vehicle log.

We already have his call
logs and credit card statements.

Team Five is currently...

looking into the suspect's
family and financial status.

Listen carefully. We need
to catch him no matter what.

If he gets arrested by someone
from another police station,

or you fail to bring him to me by tonight,

I'll shave your heads starting with you.

And don't tell anyone
that we got wiretapped.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Hurry up and catch him. I'm
sick of you all. Get to work.

- Hey, bring me the files. - Okay.

Let's go.

My gosh.

Where are you right now?

We got a report saying a
taxi driver kidnapped a civilian.

So we're on our way to check.

We're going to trace Park
Kyung Choon's taxi soon.

Make sure you go there as
soon as we get the location.

Okay, sir.

Do Hyun Su!

Hey, Ji Won.

About that watch that the
constable found for you...

- What? - Since when did you...

carry around an extra watch?

I brought it with me...

to mend the strap,
but I forgot it was in my pocket.

I never saw it before.

When did you buy it?

It looked pretty expensive.

It's my husband's.

I asked him to give it
to me so I could take it...

to the repair shop on my way to work.

But earlier, you said it was yours.

I just said that because it's my husband's.

Why are you obsessing
over something so trivial?

Now is not the time for that.

But Ji Won...

Will you please stop?

What is it? What's your problem?

Why are you so curious about a darn watch?

No, that's not what I was going to say.

You're not wearing your
seatbelt. Fasten your seatbelt.

You didn't even listen to
what I was going to say.

My gosh, again?

Make sure you don't get
hurt again. You're all done.

Whatever.

I'm not the Kim Moo Jin you used to know,
sir.

The person you gave stitches to today...

didn't get stitches for
falling off a cultivator...

like he did when he was little.

I got hurt while trying to catch a
murderer. You should know that.

That man searched all
over the neighborhood...

to find his wife's corpse.

I can't believe he ended
up killing someone.

It's all because he's sick in the mind.

I'm going to get back to my job.

The cops need to hurry
up and catch Do Hyun Su.

What does he have anything to do with this?

The cops need to catch
him in order to find the body.

Why?

Gosh, you're being so frustrating.

He went around killing people with his dad,
so he should know...

where the body is.

Sir, that's what you call witch-hunting.

The cops already settled the case...

saying it was a one-man crime
committed by Do Min Seok.

Gosh. Hyun Su isn't a serial killer.

He's a regular killer.

What are you talking about?
He did it with his father.

You shouldn't punish
family members of a criminal.

That's not the trend anymore.

What kind of a reporter is this dense?

Seriously. You're educated
enough. You shouldn't mislead people.

Do you really not know?

What?

That...

You're so frustrating.

I'm the one who's frustrated.

What? What don't I know? What?

Was it this man?

Yes, it was him.

He beat up my guest and dragged him away.

It was frightening.

Yes, Chief. It was Park Kyung Choon.

Did you know the victim?

No. He looked like an outsider.

He said he was here just to get away.

How did he pay?

- With cash. - Did he ask for a receipt?

No, he didn't.

My gosh. It must be his phone.

This is the spot where it all went down.

What's wrong?

What do I do now?

I think the abduction victim...

is my husband.

What? What are you talking about?

I don't know what I'm saying either.

But this is Hee Seong's phone.

What? But how?

Is this the person...

who was abducted?

Yes, it was him. I'm positive.

Hello, Detective Choi.

Park Kyung Choon is still
close to the town. Where are yo?

At an inn by a fishing spot.

Can you locate Park Kyung Choon's cab?

What are you waiting for? Get in your car!

Please clear a path.

Ji Won.

Park Kyung Choon isn't even speeding.

Okay, he's relaxed.

Take the road toward the reservoir
and step on it. You can catch him.

Ji Won, slow down.

Ji Won.

Ho Joon. Wake up. Ho Joon!

Are you okay? Are you hurt?

No.

Sorry.

I forgot you were sitting there.

I must've snapped.

What's wrong with me?

We don't have time for this.

We have to find Hee Seong.

Yes, we do.

So tell me. What do I not know?

What do I not know?

Why are you so impatient?

Hold on.

It's time for my medicine.

I'll tell you after I take this.

Sit down.

So...

Well...

Are you okay?

I'm with the Yeonju Police Station.

I'd like to speak with you
regarding the break-in,

robbery, and assault of Oh Bok Ja.

Please give us your statement.

- Okay. - Hey, Kyung Shik.

You tell him.

What?

He was on the team...

that investigated the serial murder.

And he's a reporter in Seoul.

You tell him the story.

He refuses to leave until I do.

What story?

You know. That.

Oh. That.

Doctor.

You can't tell that to civilians.

It was over 18 years
ago. What's the big deal?

Well...

It's... You know.

Yes, it is.

I'm going mad.

Fill me in too! Come on!

A witness.

A witness?

What witness?

Baek Hee Seong.

Baek Hee Seong.

So Do Hyun Su has a driver's license...

by the name of Baek Hee Seong.

I wonder why.

You gained a new identity.

Who would've imagined, right?

A serial killer...

changed his identity, got married,

and even had a child.

And it seems like...

you regularly trimmed your hair.

Should I make you more jealous?

I own a two-story house in Seoul.

It's mine.

Although,

the bank owns more of it at the moment.

You dare to laugh?

It's just pathetic.

What's so pathetic?

The one you wanted revenge on died.

So his son Do Hyun Su
seemed like the perfect target...

to excrete all the anger
you were yet to unleash.

"He's just like his father."

"He's been possessed by an evil spirit."

"He was in a mental institution."

"He's soulless."

"The two only kept to themselves."

- The two only kept to themselves.
- He's just like his father.

- He's been possessed.
- He was in a mental institution.

"He was aware of his father's crimes."

"They were accomplices!"

No?

So the rumors are true.

Are you not scared of anything?

I could...

kill you in a heartbeat, you know.

An opponent who I can see through?

Why would I be scared of him?

It's kind of boring.

But you still feel pain.

I...

will inflict pain on you until
you tell me what I want to know.

Tell me.

Where's Jung Mi Sook?

That was close enough.

What?

Say that again.

That was...

Revenge?

You failed miserably.

Killing me would be a failure...

and so will severing my limbs...

as well as putting holes in my body.

Why?

Because you can't possibly prove...

what I didn't do...

or that I didn't even
know of this incident.

Understand?

What you'll do to me is obvious.

However,

how that'll ruin you forever...

is what intrigues me.

So show me.

Are you all right? Tell
me that you're okay!

We're good.

But Park Kyung Choon...

We need to find him fast.

We set up more checkpoints,

and detectives are staking out
outside his house, place of work,

and the residents of his acquaintances.

We requested his recent route sheet,
so we'll have something soon.

What's important though
is the identity of his victim.

I think it's my husband.

What? What are you talking about?

My husband is who he abducted.

What? Why?

I don't know. I have no idea.

Right now, I have no answers.

I don't even know why
Hee Seong was at that inn.

The owner said he was on vacation.

Jae Seop, what should I do?

Give me an order. I need
to do at least something.

If I don't, I might completely lose it.

That rat. How dare he go
after a family member of ours!

Tell me what to do!

- Ji Won, please calm down.
- How am I supposed to calm down?

An abduction means he
had a place to take his victim.

He's a taxi driver.

Derelict factories and buildings...

as well as residential
areas being redeveloped.

There are hundreds of places he could go.

We'll be able to pinpoint a
location once we have his routes.

Once we have them?

Of course.

Yes, you'll find the place...

along with my dismembered husband!

- Ji Won... - Jae Seop.

It's my husband I need to find,
not Park Kyung Choon.

Alive, as well!

You saw how Park Kyung
Choon killed Nam Soon Kil.

We're doing our best.

You of all people know that.

You've handled your fair
share of culprits like him.

You're the one who caught the
Jooa-dong kidnapper last year...

even before we had a suspect.

That was my hunch doing its best work.

My eyes locked gazes with
his while questioning him...

and goosebumps shot up my arm.

So you followed him
everywhere to find evidence.

I'm sure these men have certain habits.

Rather than sitting around,

there must be something we can do.

I need you to think.

What else can we do right now but...

Give me a second.

Why...

What made me suspect him?

Why? Ji Won...

Yes, I remember now.

You two.

Meet me at Park Kyung
Choon's house right now.

Abducted?

Who abducted my son?

We're certain that it was the suspect...

of the Chinese restaurant murder case...

and are conducting our search.

What does he have to
do with Baek Hee Seong?

Why on earth did he abduct our son?

Have you heard of the name Do Hyun Su?

No, I haven't heard that name before.

Do Hyun Su has been on the
run ever since he was suspected...

of killing a village foreman
18 years ago in Yeonju City.

Do you perhaps remember
the serial killings...

that took place there?

No, I don't.

Yes, I do.

I think I vaguely remember.

Do Hyun Su is the son of the serial killer,

Do Min Seok.

So... So what?

What does Do Hyun Su
have anything to do with this?

The guy who abducted
your son has only one target.

It's Do Hyun Su.

It looks like he's trying to
frame Do Hyun Su for murder...

so that the police will
start looking for him.

And we're guessing that's
why your son got abducted.

So what is that person...

planning to do with Do Hyun Su?

Honey.

Let's leave the case...

to the detectives.

Our utmost priority right now...

is to rescue your son.

And for safety measures,

we're going to have detectives
on standby so they can protect you.

Okay, I understand.

Please...

do your best to save my son.

Okay, sir.

The conversation went a
lot easier than expected.

- What? - Normally,

when someone gets abducted,
it's very hard to have...

a conversation with the victim's family.

They beg us to save
and rescue their child...

and get angry at us for
not doing a better job.

I also thought it was weird.

They seemed more interested in the case...

than the well-being of their son.

Well, we're not their family,
so it's hard to know...

what kind of relationship
they have with their son.

Let's go.

This is driving me crazy.

What in the world has he been doing?

What did I tell you?

I told you it'd be better
to have him live with us.

That wouldn't have changed much.

We knew what we were
getting ourselves into...

when we took him in despite
his complicated background.

The culprit knew Hee Seong was Do Hyun Su.

I'm sure of it.

What are we going to do now?

Once the culprit gets caught,

people will find out that
Hyun Su lived as Hee Seong.

If something happens to us,

who will take care of Hee Seong?

The culprit...

will kill Do Hyun Su.

What?

Listen to me carefully.

If Hyun Su dies,

we will be the only
ones who know the truth.

We'll just be a pitiful,
old couple who got used by him...

because he knew our weakness.

We'll just say we didn't know anything.

We didn't know he was
a serial murderer's son...

or that he was a wanted
criminal for a murder case.

We'll say we didn't even
know that he was Do Hyun Su.

People will come around and understand us.

How long do you think you have...

until your lungs become
a pair of water balloons?

The good news...

is that you still have
time to change yourself.

I told you.

I can't prove what I don't know.

May 12, 2002.

It was Sunday,
and the weather was beautiful.

It was the kind of day that made you...

want to go outside for a picnic or a date.

What did you do that day?

Are you joking with me right now?

That was when Mi Sook disappeared.

It was a black SUV. The
license plate number was 3194.

Mi Sook was in that car
on the day she disappeared.

I'm sure you know very well
since that was your father's car.

My gosh, where is this from? Sir,
let me pour you...

a bottle of wine from France.

Hey, we were only going to drink
just a little bit. This is too much.

Who knew we'd click so well?

You're right.

But I feel like I talked
way too much today.

Don't tell me you're using
me to get what you want.

What do you take me for?

Okay.

Here. Okay?

And what else?

- Where did it go? - What?

Where's my recorder?
I'm sure I put it in here.

Hey, you're being suspicious.

Sir, you got yourself a search warrant.

Go ahead and search me all you want.

Are you sure about that?

Gosh, forget it. I trust you. Sit down.

Here.

Drink up. Let's drink.

I'll make you blackout no matter what.

Sir, I need to go to the bathroom.

Okay.

May... May 12, 2002.

The year 2002.

May 12.

At 2am.

Sehyun 2-dong.

And the witness. Jang Young Hee.

(May 12, 2002, 2am,
Sehyun 2-dong, Jang Young Hee)

Worked at JNQ Hotel.

This is getting really interesting.

It was 2:30am at Sehyun
2-dong intersection.

Someone saw Mi Sook...

being forced to get in Do Min Seok's car.

The witness memorized
the license plate number...

and called the cops.

And Do Min Seok got investigated.

But he got acquitted.

That's because his son...

made sure his father had a solid alibi.

If Do Min Seok got arrested that day,

Mi Sook wouldn't have died.

That was the last chance to save Mi Sook.

I just told them the truth.

I was with my dad...

starting from the morning of
that day until the next morning.

I told them where we were by 10 minutes,

and my statement always remained the same.

If you're telling the truth,

that means Do Min Seok's car went around...

abducting people on its own.

That's pretty common, isn't it?

The witness was drunk.

And she changed her statement.
Why are you leaving that out?

My statement stayed consistent.

But the witness changed what she said.

She told the cops she can't remember.

Killing me...

won't complete your imagination.

How... How do you have...

Looks familiar, doesn't it?

Mi Sook had the same one.

But Nam Soon Kil told
me this belonged to you.

Why?

Why are you suddenly so silent?

Tell me!

Who would have something...

that Mi Sook had on her
just before she went missing?

Who?

Who would it be?

(Do Min Seok)

Hyun Su.

What's this?

A goldfish brings luck.

Keep it on you at all times.

Ms. Do Hae Su.

Ms. Do Hae Su. I'd like an interview,
please!

The people have the right to know.

Do Hyun Su is back in the spotlight.

Some suspect that you're
helping your brother escape.

- She's coming out! - She's coming out!

- She's coming out! - She's coming out!

Please leave.

I don't know anything.

When Do Min Seok was committing
the serial murders, you were 19.

Did you really not know that
your father was a serial killer?

No, I didn't.

After it was revealed that
your father was a serial killer,

and your brother fled after
killing the village foreman,

you entered an art school.

A very prestigious art school.

Please say a word to the victims' families.

Sorry.

Wait! If you're not
helping Do Hyun Su flee,

why don't you show your face proudly?

I can tell you're pretty.

Sorry.

Open the door!

Ms. Do Hae Su?

She doesn't seem sorry.

She is pretty though.

I thought about why I was fixated on him...

during the Jooa-dong kidnapping case.

And I remembered the reason.

He lived in a town that
was being redeveloped,

but his door lock was way too fancy.

It was obviously recently installed.

He was moving out soon,

but it had an auto-lock feature
and a fingerprint scanner.

Park Kyung Choon would've
needed a lock as well...

to keep his hideout secure.

That's right. He would've
hired a locksmith...

and paid him.

We'll find something if we search his home.

Explain it to me.

How did you get something
that belonged to Mi Sook?

Why? Why can't you say anything? Why?

You were yapping well until
now without batting an eye.

So why... Why can't you explain this?

Tell me.

Where's Mi Sook?

Over there.

Spread out.

Look at this.

Find the rest of the number.

Here.

(Call for a consultation)

Yes, I remember.

Construction had stopped
there for a while already,

so I thought it was odd
that he wanted a door lock.

Just tell me where you buried Mi Sook.

Then I'll let you live.

I don't know.

You were born into this
world as a human being.

So you should live as one...

at least for one moment. Don't you agree?

In that dark,

damp, and cold place,
she's waiting for me...

to get her out.

She must be so anxious.

Please, tell me. I beg you.

Please tell me.

It wasn't me.

It's his cab.

Call for backup and block this exit.

We've located Park Kyung
Choon. Requesting backup.

Get back!

Park Kyung Choon,
you are under arrest for the murder...

of Nam Soon Kil,
and the abducting and false imprisonment...

of Baek Hee Seong.

Get over here.

Park Kyung Choon!

Shoot him.

Drop the knife.

Drop the knife!

Shoot him. Just shoot!

Yes, shoot.

Let's see who dies.

Shoot. Shoot him.

Out of my way.

Move!

Detective Choi, stay with me.

Detective!

Should I tell you...

what kind of person I am?

I never graduated high school.

Why not?

No reason. I had a hard time adjusting.

I was even in a gang once.

Back then,
I spent all my days getting into fights.

Have you punched a person before?

No.

I've punched a guy to the point...

where I wasn't even aware
of my scrapped knuckles.

It actually felt...

good.

Also...

I see things that I shouldn't.

I'm not normal in the head.

What exactly do you see?

A dead person.

You must've loved that person.

My dead grandmother
popped into my dreams once.

"Grandma, you can go now."

"Stop worrying about me and rest in peace."

She heard me and walked away.

You really are...

quite dense.

You feel bad because you
have nothing to offer me?

I don't know how to feel that way.

You only have one problem.

You don't see yourself
in the way I see you.

I'll like you a lot from here on out.

I'll be there for you.

I'll teach you everything you don't know.

Then one day, things will change for you.

You'd be surprised.

Unbelievable.

You're doing it again with that gaze.

My heart just skipped a beat.

But still,
you say that you don't feel the same way.

You're...

a mystery to me.

Does that mean...

you like me?

The mood couldn't be better,

and there's nothing more to say,

so let's kiss.

Father,

you can go now.

I want to stay here.

So please... Please go.

What do we do now?

How about a drink?

Hee Seong!

Please help!

I always thought...

that I was lucky to have met you.

But...

for the first time,

I'm thinking you should've never met me.

Yes.

I finally know what it means.

I'm...

sorry.

(Missing Person: Jung Mi Sook)

("Multiple Bodies Found in
the Woods at Gakyeongri")

("Yeonju City Serial Murder Case,
Do Min Seok, and His Son")