Subtitles by Potato Squad
1945/08/15 Gyeongseong
The substance and premise of this content is fiction with no relation to any real people or events, all the characters, backgrounds, and descriptions are fabricated.
1945, the Japanese colonial era
Within Gyeongseong
There was a huge religious compound
It's name is Sunsun
Sunsun's Leader: Shin Gyoju
The Cult Leader Murder Case
What's the matter now?
I'm so busy.
Assigned To The Fourth Case Detective Ahn
What kind of case is it this time?
I'm so busy.
That must be the place.
There are stairs?
What kind of place is this?
A huge stone altar
What is that?
What?
Was there a fire? How terrible.
He was burnt to a crisp.
What is this?
A charred corpse on the altar
What is this?
What happened here?
He's completely burnt.
Was there a fire here?
There was a body that was burnt to a crisp.
A fire?
What happened?
There were also various items that were used in a ritual.
This is terrible, just terrible.
Hello, Detective.
Here is the information for five suspects
Detective's Assistant Lee Jinwoo
and their relationship to the victim.
I also found the last picture of the victim before his death.
Thank you. As expected.
So this is how he was dressed.
The Cult Leader Murder Case
Victim. Shin Gyoju.
Male. 35 years old.
Leader of the Sunsun religion.
The biggest event in Sunsun
is the ritual for ascension.
He was burnt to death while everyone watched.
That's horrible.
But...
My goodness.
What is this?
The 5 suspects are summoned
No, but d-d-does this make sense?
He was doing the fire dance.
Welcome.
But this...
Wait...
Oh, Leader.
You were dancing earlier!
Th-This... Oh, what is this smell?
This smell...
Why does this place reek of gasoline?
Gasoline is so precious, who would use it this way?
Gasoline means it was someone from Dangha.
Anyway, you suspects know why you're here, right?
What do you mean...
I'm a doctor.
You're saying we're involved in his death?
Of course.
What...
Let's listen to your stories in detail after we walk down.
Let's go. Move along.
Oh, that smell. That smell...
Meeting the suspects
I'm getting a headache because of the smell.
The first suspect. Faithful Key.
34 years old, male.
Devotee of Sunsun.
The second suspect. Dookdak Jang.
32 years old, male. Devotee.
The third suspect. Doctor Jang.
28 years old, male.
Medical researcher and doctor for the Governor-General.
The fourth suspect. Modern Joo.
26 years old, female.
The owner and designer of the Modern Joo Salon in Dangha.
The fifth suspect. Courtesan Park.
23 years old, female.
The madame of the best entertainment spot in Gyeongseong.
Everybody is suspicious.
This happened in the compound of Sunsun's place of worship.
I don't know much about Sunsun, as I'm not a devotee.
What is Sunsun...
As a devotee, I will answer.
Sunsun is a religion where we dance to celebrate our leader,
Sunsun Religion Sun meaning 'Dance', Sun meaning 'Fresh'
: Fresh dance
who received divine power by dancing under the hot sun for 999 days.
Sunsun Religion
A religion worshipping Shin Gyoju with dance, who received divinity after dancing for 999 days.
We will repay the Leader with dance.
We worship the dancing Leader.
We will dance.
Through dance?
I heard that today's event was for ascension.
What kind of event is that?
We hold this event twice a year. In March and August.
We can go to the paradise called 'New Village' through ascension.
Ascension Ceremony
A rite where chosen believers enter (ascend) to the 'New Village', a world without pain.
It's a happy day.
I heard that this is the last picture of him.
Please take a look at this.
This is him walking up to the altar.
It's the ritual to open the door to New Village.
It's called arch lighting.
This is the most important part.
Starting with the left side, he lights the arch.
The Arch Lighting Ceremony
A rite where the entrance to New Village is opened by Shin Gyoju personally igniting the left of the arch.
The chosen devotees will walk through it one by one
and go to the village. That's what this ritual is.
So he passed away not long after this picture was taken.
We have this ritual often.
It's the most important.
Today, he was dancing after catching on fire.
So we thought it was the legendary fire dance.
He doesn't usually dance with fire for all ascension ceremonies?
Or just this time?
Not even once.
The fire dance is something we only hear about as a legend.
I've never seen it done before in my life,
so I thought I was finally witnessing it.
This happened after he caught on fire?
Why didn't I see it?
You didn't see it?
I didn't. I wasn't there.
You're a devotee, why weren't you there?
Why weren't you there during the important ritual?
I left my spot for a moment.
This is suspicious.
You weren't there at the important moment?
Where was Dookdak Jang?
The leader did the fire dance
and the only person at the altar was the leader.
Because of that, rather than this being an accident...
This was a planned crime that was made to look like an accident.
We'll find out through investigation.
I think we should introduce ourselves to one another.
Starting with Modern Joo.
I believe all of you have heard of Modern Joo Salon before.
It's a very popular place.
I am Modern Joo. The owner and designer of the salon.
The leader...
His worship clothes,
he asked me to make his worship clothes.
So I made them for him to wear.
Ascension Ceremony-Wear (1945) By Modern Joo
He only wears the best.
A well-known luxurious man, Shin Gyoju
Yes.
What is your job, Courtesan Park?
You don't know me?
Just looking into my eyes can make flower petals flutter.
I'm the most beautiful woman in Gyeongseong,
Courtesan Park.
Courtesan Park?
You're so pretty.
Can I know your age?
I am the owner of the tea house, House of Hwasun,
but I achieved success at a young age,
so I'm only 23.
It's not your daughter that's 23?
Be mindful of your words.
(Distrust...)
W-Why is a doctor here?
A doctor is here?
You're a doctor?
As you all know, I am a doctor for the Governor-General.
(Adding 'Jang' makes it 'Mortician')
You're not a mortician?
- I do that too. / - You're not here for a funeral.
I am also a devotee of Sunsun.
I didn't know.
You're a devotee, but why aren't you living here,
and why are you working for the Governor-General?
Learned people like us have things to do too.
The most suspicious person is Doctor Jang.
He works for the Governor-General.
So I think he might have conspired something.
Next is Faithful Key.
I worship and serve our leader through dance.
My name is Faithful Key.
Are you a good dancer?
You can only climb up the ranks by dancing well.
Godking of Dance. Virtuous Character.
divided into 3 ranks of Godking of Dance,
Virtuous Character, and Dookdak.
The bottom ranked are called Dookdak,
who work at the peach orchard.
You need to be acknowledged as a Godking of Dance
to qualify to enter New Village.
It was your turn to go to New Village?
- Yes. / - You were ascending?
This happened on my turn. I don't even get to go.
Poor you
Next is Dookdak.
I can't even look into the leader's eyes.
My name is Dookdak.
They need people like me
since I do all the work.
I work at the peach orchard all year long.
One, the Dookdak shall labour in the peach
garden while the sun is up.
Why is your face bruised? Did a peach fall on your face?
In any case, the sad thing is...
(Bruise)
his piety is questionable, so he's been a Dookdak for a long time.
Held back for 6 years
Does this mean the doctor dances as well?
You must be a Dookdak.
I... am in the second rank.
Virtuous Character.
- That's a lie. / - That's a lie.
Don't lie.
Hideous
He's just a strange character.
I wish I hadn't seen that
If we have to be good at dancing, I'm confident about that too.
I'd be a Godking of Dance.
Anyway...
There it is!
One, when the dance music is played, you must stop your work
and dance to the sun.
What is this?
What are they doing?
Sunsun dance time
This is exciting.
- So fascinating. / - Look at how good he is.
You're definitely a Godking of Dance.
Godking of Dance
Your moves look so good.
(Dookdak)
Oh, gosh.
(On the New Village waiting list)
Leader!
Leader, we believe in you!
(A memorial dance)
I don't want to see any more.
Just excited
Enough...
What happened to this Virtuous Character?
A Virtuous Character?
I never improve.
I know the difference in level based on your dance skill.
Actions speak louder than words
You were so rigid.
It's been 6 years, and I'm still the same.
I've been doing the same dance for 6 years.
(Bawling)
I heard that within the grounds of this compound,
you're not allowed to work outside between sunset and sunrise.
Outside activities after sunset
are strictly prohibited.
Yes, that's right.
Yes.
What were you doing until before the curfew?
When was the last time you met your leader, Faithful?
The last time I saw him was when he was about to leave
our compound yesterday.
I was in the prayer house because of the ritual.
Dookdak.
As we mentioned, after sunset, all of us were here.
I was at the dormitory.
So you didn't meet your leader?
He had to do this early in the morning.
I think it was when he walked out of the preparation room?
I saw him stepping out for a moment.
You're talking gibberish.
What were you listening to?
I think he is talking gibberish.
You saw the leader, but you don't remember seeing him?
(A sorry sight)
What were you doing, Courtesan?
I think his last stop outside
was at my House of Hwasun.
He went there?
He is our VIP customer.
Our leader is?
There was a party a few days ago at the Governor-General's office.
I brought him to the party with me.
I saw him for the last time after we parted ways at the party.
What about you, Doctor Jang?
- Do you... / - Talk.
Aren't you the one who spoke with him at the party?
Yes, that's right.
What were you talking about?
I met him at the party at around 9PM.
After greeting him,
I went back to my office at 9:30PM to do my work.
Modern.
Ah, I was... I was at the party yesterday.
I just caught a glimpse of him.
Glimpse?
It was just a glimpse. Nothing else.
I'm a witness to that.
You were with him.
I saw just a glimpse of Modern.
Courtesan was there too.
At around 5:20AM today,
I helped him put on his ritual costume.
I went to the plaza to look at him going to the altar.
I watched him.
But then he suddenly died there.
You were the last person with him.
20 minutes before the ritual?
I wasn't the last person.
The final people were the ones watching him from right here.
It means his death from burning
was observed by several people.
I saw it from a distance too. That means we all witnessed it.
This was definitely planned.
Now, we will all be paired up
to investigate the site.
What does that mean?
You'll be poking around here and there.
I'm an expert at that.
One of you is definitely the criminal.
I will expose them. Beware, everyone.
Do you understand?!
An energetic detective
Anyway, let's get going.
Let's go!
Departing to poke around
Let's go.
We're going to poke around?
Poking around the scene
- Poke around. / - Poke around.
August 15th, 1945, Gyeongseong
During the Sunsun religion's ascension ceremony
Shin Gyoju was killed by immolation
Altar
Plaza Before The Altar
Ceremony Preparation Room
Storage
Shin Gyoju's Office
Prayer House
Dormitory
Governor-General's Office
Governor-General's Clinic
House of Hwasun
Modern Joo's Salon
Jibae (Compound)
Dangha (Downtown)
1st Poke Around: Collecting clues for 15 minutes in pairs
I have never used a modern bag like this.
Team 1: Courtesan Park & Faithful Key
- I've never seen this before. / - I haven't either.
Fascinating technology
- Dookdak. / - Yes.
Where will you go?
Team 2: Detective Ahn & Dookdak Jang
Me?
Team 3: Doctor Jang & Modern Joo
Anything you're suspicious of?
You want to be suspected?
Let's look at this area together.
Altar
Okay.
The smell of gasoline is very strong.
This was very bold.
His whole body was burnt.
A whole-body immolation
Let's see...
This is disgusting.
Those are burn wounds.
Are you sure you're a doctor?
- Can we even find evidence here? / - Right.
The flesh is melted and unidentifiable
Oh, the smell.
The smell of gasoline.
It was like this?
I guess he caught on fire from here.
There was a flame.
A blaze?
This was how he caught on fire.
He lit it on fire here.
While using the torch,
he caught on fire.
This is resin.
- The oil... / - You sure that's resin?
This smells like resin.
But here it was gasoline.
Only people living in Dangha can get gasoline.
- So it wasn't someone from Jibae? / - Yes.
Gasoline is precious in our temple.
Gasoline is extremely valuable now
Based on our statuses, wouldn't it be Doctor Jang?
Hold on.
Over here...
The ascension food & seal
- What is this? / - There's something in it.
Ash?
ls that crushed bean flakes?
Crushed flakes?
Black powder in the bread?
Is this something like opium?
Yeah, yeah. There are footprints here.
Here are the footprints.
Footprints
Someone went up and down.
Somebody went up the altar?
I was looking around the area and went to the lower part.
There were some oil drums.
Oil drums behind the altar
(Sniffing)
Oh, it smells like oil.
What is this doing here?
And a torch?
This smells like oil. The smell of gasoline.
Ceremony Preparation Room
Before he went to the altar,
the last place he'd been was the preparation room, right?
So I went to that room.
The bread on the altar?
Oh? It looks fine.
No black powder
This bread is fine.
But the bread he ate on that day had opium?
Powder only in the bread on the altar?
Shin Gyoju's Office
Wouldn't there be leads in the leader's office?
This...
A railway business permit.
I authorise Sunsun to freely use the railways across the country.
And on the back
Send Shin Gyoju a letter of thanks for his $50 donation.
Our leader is so capable.
Courtesan postcards
My pictures.
Courtesan Park
My damn popularity.
Popularity?
"Very contagious..."
"Not enough devotees due to the epidemic."
"Burn the bodies."
What are you photographing?
I guess Dookdak went overboard and made a business proposal.
Business Proposal
How about if we tried selling opium?
From Dookdak Jang.
Dookdak made a business proposal?
What is this?
Hold on.
Someone broke this and went in.
It's the storage.
Storage
The storage's lock was broken.
It looks like someone did something here in a hurry.
Someone broke in.
What?
Someone stole the supplies given by the Governor-General.
1 can of gasoline
They must've taken it to kill him.
This is the criminal.
Look at this. They took coal too.
The one with black stains on their hand is the criminal.
Huh?
What is this?
Isn't this opium?
It's opium.
Hunks of opium
They added opium to the bread.
This is opium!
Peach jam?
There's a lot of jam...
What is this?
Wait...
This isn't jam?
Leader, what have you been up to?
(Found something)
I come here daily, but I've never seen this before.
A pouch?
What?
Isn't this the key to the storage?
A key to the storage?
Why did they leave it here?
Someone dropped it?
The one in charge of the storage is Dookdak.
That brat.
Dormitory
Dookdak didn't attend the ritual.
Dookdak Jang's residence
It's suspicious that he was doing something else.
Oh? What is this?
(Slipped in a book)
A guard certificate?
Permission to take charge of Shin Gyoju's security in the Sunsun ascension ceremony
That brat is a guard?
What?
A disposed bankbook?
What is this?
Sunsun savings?
He earned $1.86?
$1 = $20,000
Why is he so rich?
Dookdak.
Yes?
You're pretty rich, I see?
I don't have money. I'm poor.
Oh? There's more.
That brat.
What is this? Gyeongseong. Total sales.
A ledger?
What did he sell?
What?
Peach jam
Peach jam?
Trafficking?
What is this?
These are big transactions?
Transaction receipts?
What are all these?
Why is peach jam so expensive?
I thought that Faithful would be crying his eyes out,
Prayer House
but that wasn't the case.
Where the 'Godking of Dance', Faithful Key resides
Does he lack faith despite being a Godking of Dance?
The prayer house in the Sunsun compound
What is this for?
What are these?
Cigarettes?
What are these?
Two-handed searching like a detective
Picture diary
"If you're sick, eat a Sinmyo tablet to be cured."
Sinmyo tablet?
"Today, my wife was promoted to Virtuous Character."
Virtuous Character...
"My wife advanced to..."
My wife advanced to Godking of Dance.
I'm so happy my wife went to the New Village.
So his wife went to New Village.
"I hate the epidemic."
Epidemic?
Is he sick?
Yes. Here it is.
Dizzy
Sinmyo tablet. This is from Doctor Jang.
Sinmyo Tablet
Doctor Jang
Faithful Key.
You're suspicious.
What?
Yeah, look at that. It's all coming out now.
Bankbook
Faithful Key has been here since 1940?
His earnings since his 'Dookdak' days
(Anything else...)
The Governor-General's office?
A fine.
A penalty letter
"Dozens of Dangha residents suffered serious injuries
after consuming your wheat."
It was 30 cents...
30c
= $6,000
This place is chaotic.
Modern Joo's Salon
This place makes me worry.
Modern was the last person to spend time with our leader.
This is very serious.
She has a lot of unique things.
This is oil paint, and...
Oil paints
some colours are missing?
Aigo.
Why did she use up these colours?
Used oil paints
Blue, red, yellow.
"Sunsun Ascension Ceremony Agenda."
Sunsun ascension ceremony agenda
She should've asked me if she had any questions.
Why does Modern Joo have an agenda?
(Modern's closet)
She's stylish.
When will I ever wear clothes like this?
Oh? What is this now?
Aigo...
A donation to the government.
Issued in 1940, a land register
On the day she was born, all the land...
And a family photo
Mother.. Father.. I miss you...
There are many people like this.
To me, Modern is more beautiful
than Courtesan Park.
Drawing book
"A normal one piece."
Among the design sketches...
Hold on, this...
What is this?
What's going to happen to our ranks?
Can we go ahead like this?
(Dangha bulletin)
This face is?
He caused a fire.
Started a fire in the storage
And...
My goodness.
There's a unique wanted notice.
Why is a white tiger here?
Someone who wears a mask.
House of Hwasun
Courtesan Park.
I think everything is a lie.
Where Shin Gyoju frequently visited
She's hiding something.
The House of Hwasun that Courtesan operates
Women's Magazine.
A Women's Magazine
"Wheat infected by mould."
A decryption table?
A decryption table
"From the source."
Why is there a decryption table here?
But this is... "The Forbidden Love."
Movie poster
I guess there's a back and forth?
Courtesan postcards
(Were also in Shin Gyoju's office)
What is this?
Choi Gwanryo.
A love letter?
Choi Gwanryo? Kim Buja?
Oh, my. Oh, my.
Oh, that's right.
The Governor-General's Office?
Project Explanation
The Sumadupo.
('Sumadupo' is a play on 'Smartphone')
Threatening letters?
The endless unboxing of the House of Hwasun
The House of Hwasun.
Financial ledger
Shin Gyoju. Capital donation.
The Governor's office is filled with many corrupt people.
Governor-General's Office
So I think there must be a backstory and conspiracy.
Where the Governor works
(Shitabari is Japanese-turned-Korean slang meaning a subordinate.)
Shitabari San.
Organisational charts on the wall
Why is this different?
July. January.
He became a research assistant in July?
What is this?
This looks like a recorder?
This is called a reel deck
It looks complex.
Aigo.
"Power on."
That must be it.
Oh. That startled me.
It works?
Sir.
Sir! Sir! Dookdak.
(Calling Dookdak)
Has Doctor Jang send any reports related to the research?
Yes, he has.
He came recently to report
that the research was successful.
That report is a lie.
Doctor Jang's research was a failure.
I saw it with my own two eyes!
(That)
What?
You're saying that Doctor Jang gave me a false report?
To Shitabari San...
If he gave a false report,
that could be the reason he became an assistant.
What was the result of the research?
What kind of research was it?
What is this?
Vaccine and virus?
Vaccine. I better ask about this.
Vaccine & virus samples
"Position application.
Medical department, government office, Doctor Jang.
The result that the government has been looking forward to."
He's the Governor's dog, huh?
Governor-General's Dog(?) Doctor Jang
Oh, what? There's more here.
Governor-General...
Searching the corridor
What is this?
3 oil drums
My hat.
(Sniffing)
This smells like gasoline.
Gasoline is pretty rare though.
Doctor Jang is a doctor working for the government.
Governor-General's Clinic
What has he been doing in secret all this while?
How many horrible acts has he committed?
What?
Hallucination...
Hold on.
"Special orders from Shin Gyoju"?
Doctor Jang's research notes
"Increase labour."
"They can work without realising they're tired."
Poppies...
"Research to prevent ageing."
"Virus research." The vaccine.
"Virus and vaccine research is a success."
"Epidemic started."
"The body is paralysed and dies in flames from being unable to move."
Paralysis. Gasoline.
Gasoline.
He was doing all sorts of dirty work.
Treatment records
"Fake illness"?
Faithful got a prescription from this place?
Faithful Key
Fake Illness? - Prescribed IV drip
Disappeared (21:30)
Isn't this what was in the bread?
Medicine drawers
Sore muscle, reducing fever,
abortion, hair health, cramps.
Claviceps - Abortion
Abortion.
What's this?
It's over.
- It's over? / - Let's go. Yes.
You're so punctual.
I went to Doctor Jang's room.
Openly taking shots
- Talking nonsense again. / - There were some things there.
You can't see this?
You should be on your toes.
The 1st poke around is over
Combining all the clues
Did you check the site properly?
Who would like to go first?
I will go first.
In order to find out who caused the death of my leader...
People say that enemies are always close by.
My goodness.
You would've smelt this when you went to the crime scene.
A strong smell of gasoline.
A gasoline smell
The resin that's cheap and used widely
is not what was used to commit the murder.
Also, the torch was definitely coated with oil.
Since he had to ignite the arch.
Igniting The Arch: Shin Gyoju moves to his spot after igniting the left of the arch with the torch.
Gyoju's spot
I think gasoline was poured before he began.
- The leader... / - You're right.
That culprit knew the leader's movements.
The first thing he had to do to start the ritual
was to eat bread, stand here, and light the arch.
Since it was gasoline and not resin,
the probability of the fire spreading to his clothes was high.
And Courtesan...
She has business with the government.
She has business with the government?!
Sumadupo.
Have you heard about the Sumadupo?
What is that?
A strangely familiar name
This is something big.
In the future, we'll be able to make calls without using wires.
The development of the new concept, wireless phones, that compensate for the limits of conventional wired phones
You're going to work on that with the government?
Why is a courtesan doing that?
The experts should be doing that!
I own a famous entertainment house right now
and since I get lots of profit,
I received a good proposal.
Let me tell you about the yellow papers.
These are letters that showed that she is under pressure.
Threatening letters
"Courtesan Park, you wench.... Give me my money."
Debtors...
He used to send me love letters,
but now he calls me a wench.
There's talk about love letters.
Love letters?
Money is scary.
Among those who threatened her,
there was one who sent it on a postcard.
Kim Buja
Thankfully, our leader's name was not there.
That was what I thought, but...
This has nothing to do with Shin Gyoju.
No, no.
She received a capital donation from him.
It's because he's our VIP customer.
Because he has strong funds.
He's just a patron?
A sponsor?
You have your own business, why do you need $5?
$5?!
She received $1 and 50c.
$5 at the time = $100,000 right now
My current salary is only 1c.
I climbed all the way to Godking of Dance. But $5?!
It must be bad.
$5 means that I can open another house.
If he were to stop donating...
If he no longer donated,
I'd be at a loss. So why would I murder Shin Gyoju?
That was exactly what I thought.
It's suspicious though.
It seems like Courtesan enjoys romantic things.
"The Forbidden Love."
A movie poster
- You seem to love things like that. / - That's a good one.
It's a famous movie nowadays, isn't it?
I thought it was just her personal taste, but...
there was a decoder table.
Codes? Is she a spy?
There's a table of codes for consonants and vowels.
Consonant Number
Vowel Number
Where did you find that?
On this movie poster,
there are numbers at the bottom of the poster.
Some numbers?
The date is 815,
(Date of the incident)
the date of our leader's death.
Today is August 15.
- Did you try to decode it? / - So...
173212...
Why are you so thorough?
(Godking of Thoroughness)
2032. Now, let's go over it...
On the spot
I have a headache.
What are you talking about?
815.
Just skip to the end.
"Punish Sunsun."
"Independence Army."
Independence Army?
Independence Army.
Exactly, that's not me.
What kind of place is my house?
Isn't it the place where we get to hear all sorts of gossip?
We might have heard about the Independence Army's movements too.
It had nothing to do with his death.
Considering her business, why is she related to the army?
Anyway, I find this very strange.
Dookdak, why did you submit a business proposal?
Dookdak wanted to do business?
He wants to sell opium...
He can't give up on his future.
How did you end up giving a business proposal?
Isn't this proof that you're a horrible person?
Why...
I've shown you what I have...
I'll explain the truth regarding that.
There's more to that?
That is all from me.
May I show you my performance now?
The next performer(?) is Courtesan Park
Go ahead and perform.
Show us what you have.
The bread at the altar was suspicious, so I opened it.
All three of them are filled with something black.
I'm neither an addict, nor am I a dealer,
but I've heard that the famous item
called opium is something that is black in colour.
So I think this might be opium.
So does it mean that the reason he was dancing despite being on fire
is because he was high and couldn't escape the fire?
He didn't realise that he was in pain.
That's right.
Wouldn't a normal person try to extinguish the fire?
I went to the preparation room as I found this suspicious.
However, the bread on the tray in the preparation room
didn't have anything inside of it.
Clean inside
This means someone purposely served him that bread,
knowing he would eat it.
The bread might be filled with ingredients causing hallucination.
Find them. Find that bastard.
Despite being young, I have a good intuition.
So I went to Doctor Jang's consultation room.
There was a research notebook on his table.
I saw something weird in that book.
There are notes on opium.
I read the notebook.
Sunsun's devotees need to work in order to earn money.
But those who are sick are unable to work long hours,
The opium in Jibae can be
used to give the church
members hallucinations so
you can work unnoticed.
so he added drugs to make those addicted work.
The note says that's how he increased their work output.
When they came, they got
a panacea containing the Leader's spirit.
Work was optimised as they were
unable to feel pain.
The Leader was happy
and promised to increase funds.
T-T-That... is not opium!
Are you saying it was an energy drink or something?
No, that's not it.
I made a medicine called the Sinmyo tablet.
Show it to me.
I took those for 5 years,
and I was taking opium?!
That's right.
To make you work better.
If it's been 5 years, he's already an addict
That's right.
It's not true.
That's not the only suspicious thing about Doctor Jang.
I also found another secret research notebook by Doctor Jang.
Gasoline?
It contains not only information on opium,
but also the effects of various drugs.
His note on Claviceps is that
it can make people move, unaware that they are on fire.
That was the explanation.
How is that different from the fire dance?
Doctor Jang, who is well aware of the effects of the drug,
approached Shin Gyoju
and made people addicted to the drug.
That is my opinion on this, Detective.
It's this guy.
It's true that I wrote down all those notes.
Stop right there!
That's not all.
Also, I became suspicious on where the opium came from
and went to the storage room.
Then I found hunks of black opium beside the pots.
Hunks of opium
I searched around, as I wondered what it was doing there,
so I opened the jars of peach jam that slaves like Dookdak made.
What is this?
There was opium in it.
I think they distributed opium in large amounts
as a plot by either Shin Gyoju
or his devotees to earn black money.
That is my position.
Our leader...
That is all I have.
- That was amazing. / - That all actually happened?
Okay! I will now talk about the storage.
Did you see that the padlock in front of the storage was broken?
- Yes. / - The door was open.
Everyone witnessed it
I found that suspicious and decided to go in.
It seemed like a man was searching for something in a rush.
Are you sure it wasn't a woman?
I saw a handprint.
A handprint
I think they touched the coal while looking for something.
The black hand...
Immediate hand check
Show us your hands, please.
...left a print there.
(The backs, not the palms)
That's suspicious.
- Show us your palms. / - It's definitely Dookdak!
Okay, anyway...
(He
he)
I also found something on the floor.
What is it?
Provided by the Governor-General...
gasoline.
In the spot where the gasoline was supposed to be,
there was nothing.
Missing gasoline
We had gasoline?
Yes, you did!
I guess we had gasoline in the compound.
The one who took the gasoline
is the one who murdered our leader.
So I went to the room of the one I'm suspicious of, Dookdak.
What? There's something.
There was a bankbook inside the bin.
A thrown out bankbook
I saw that.
It's the bankbook recording all the money he earned.
(Money saved for 6 years)
What reason would he have
to crumple that up and throw it in the bin? I asked myself that.
Dookdak received special orders from the leader
to sell opium!
That's what he's been doing so far, that Dookdak Jang.
He could've just done what he was told to do,
but he became greedy for money
So secretly, he hid this opium
by putting it in the jars of peach jam and trafficked it.
You've been caught red-handed.
Why is peach jam so expensive?
Signs of 'opium trafficking'
Opium, damn.
So I found receipts that were not approved with our leader's seal
as well as many jars of peach jam.
It looks like Shin Gyoju was betrayed.
What if our leader caught him?
This means he would never be able to touch all that money.
That's why we shouldn't take in stray cats.
He couldn't even get promoted.
Yes, that's right.
There's one thing that I am very suspicious of.
The bandanna that he wraps around his head.
I'm suspicious of that.
Perhaps we'll find something if we remove that.
Detective.
Remove it now.
Remove that bandanna.
It must be tied tightly.
I have to do my hair again.
Thief
"Thief"?!
That's cool.
You got that carved on you because you were caught?
He must've wanted to get revenge.
Explain your bankbook first.
Why did you throw that away?
We will give you time to explain yourself.
Isn't that your lifeline?
Try taking the bankbook
to get food, you punk.
You're so generous. Thank you.
You're saying it can't be used?
Did you see the name of the bank? On that bankbook?
- Sunsun. / - The bank.
Bank?
The reliable Governor Bank.
Or so I thought.
When I checked, it was the Governer Bank.
(Fake bankbook)
What I didn't know...
- My money too? / - Faithful.
Check your bankbook.
- I worked for 5 years. / - Check it.
5 years of labour, up in smoke?
If yours is the same, let's say that we both killed him.
What is all this?
One more victim...
Is it true that Shin Gyoju is the one who marked you?
He found out that I took opium for separate transactions.
That's the reason I have this mark.
That would be reason for you to want to kill him.
I would understand it if you killed him.
Anyway, I will now explain what I know.
I went to the back area of the altar.
It's out of the way.
But among the things we've discussed,
do you remember what the most important part was?
- Gasoline container. / - Gasoline container.
Gasoline container
You found that?
Someone took it from the storage.
At the corner of the last step,
there were two drums of oil.
- Oil... / - Two?
I sniffed them.
One was resin.
The oil that we used during all of our rituals.
Resin oil
The other one...
Oh, it smells like oil.
It reeked of gasoline.
There was a torch too.
This smells like oil.
The smell of gasoline was very strong.
Meaning the torch was soaked in gasoline.
The torch was soaked in gasoline and used to coat the arch?
That's the reason I went to the storage as well.
But between the barrels...
there was a red purse that is usually used by women.
A red pouch
The key to the storeroom was in it.
A storage key inside of it?
Did someone hide or drop it there?
Or...
Oh, wait. I must've dropped it.
You went there?
Over there?
Even if you have a special relationship with our leader,
Courtesan was in the storage?
that's the most important area of our temple.
Why would you have the key...
I thought the keys were with the owner.
Only our leader has the keys.
There's only 1 key, only Gyoju has it
Only he has the key.
There's only one key?
If that's the case...
I stole it.
- She stole it. / - You did?
- You stole it? / - I did.
He's a thief, and she's a thief...
let's mark you too.
You're being too mean.
She stole the key and entered the storage.
You also stole the gasoline.
That's right.
Didn't you?
No, I don't know anything about the gasoline.
Why did you go there?
As you saw earlier, I was being threatened.
I felt under pressure and wanted to steal something.
I thought I'd earn some money if I sold the seal.
This girl...
Hold on, hold on. So...
You said that you stole it.
But you and the leader...
Are you lovers or married?
What is it?
I just received some financial aid from him.
That's all there is between them.
Why are you defending her, Modern?
No, well...
- I needed to do it to survive. / - She said she had no choice.
My goodness.
On the way to Modern's place,
you saw the notice board with the wanted posters, didn't you?
Wanted criminals
Yes, I did.
There was one with a unique face.
Someone wearing a white tiger mask did heinous actions.
The white tiger is very famous.
He's famous for doing anything for the right price.
Even murder.
- Really? / - Beating people up.
But nobody has ever seen him in person.
Nobody knows him.
What does that mean?
We don't know if they're a man or a woman.
It's not me.
So, I went to Modern's place and did searched around.
First of all,
I looked under the cloth covering her table.
I found the agenda of the ritual there.
Sunsun Ascension Ceremony Agenda
I guess you were curious.
No. I received it.
She needed that because she made his clothes.
(Designed Shin Gyoju's outfit)
You should remember the agenda too, Detective.
Okay.
You mean only those who knew the agenda could've murdered him?
- Well, that's right. / - To prepare the bread.
Communion
Leader Lights The Arch
The Godkings Enter New Village
They needed to know.
It was definitely someone who knew.
Now, after that, I opened up a box.
I saw a document about a land donation.
Certification of donation of land.
There are people who supposedly donate land these days?
Is this donating? It's robbery.
It was taken.
Right?
Then I found her family's portrait.
Her mother and father,
Only child?
and I guess Modern is an only child.
You're an only child?
She has nobody to lean on, as she's alone.
Her parents... Where are your parents...
They passed away.
Aigo.
I have nothing else to say.
Don't talk about her family.
The government confiscated our assets.
- In the 40s. / - Perhaps
somebody used their influence.
Regardless, they wanted our wealth and made a false report.
That's how we ended up losing our land.
My parents weren't that kind of people.
So they were imprisoned,
they then died in prison after falling ill.
Aigo!
Modern, you had that kind of pain in your heart?
- I never told anybody. / - It's good to see you on good terms.
I like watching both of you.
But I looked at her decoration table on the side
and found a sketchbook.
Since she's a designer, there are drawings of clothes.
Drawing book
I was looking at those...
but suddenly I saw a portrait
of a very beautiful woman.
Beside the portrait are words of love for her.
Meeting you was a blessing
My love... my beautiful woman
In the next page, there was a picture of Courtesan Park
Courtesan Park
and the one in man's clothing beside her
is Modern Joo.
Modern Joo
Looking at those pictures made me feel very strange.
Very unorthodox
I have never seen two women take pictures like that in my life.
Modern Joo
Courtesan Park
What is the nature of your relationship?
Those pictures aren't enough to capture her beauty.
Unni.
What's with you?
It must be true.
The two of us...
Is it a crime to love one another?
We are in love.
That's all.
In 1945?
Is this supposed to be shocking?
That is such an old-fashioned mindset.
- That's your relationship. / - Don't blame our feelings.
All we did was rely on one another.
Things must've been tough for you, Modern.
A romance bloomed in 1945 Gyeongseong
But she's dated many men before.
However,
please keep in mind
that love gives you the strength to do anything.
"The power of love can make you do anything" - Dookdak Jang -
That is the end of my investigation.
Do I look okay now?
It's true.
Good luck, Modern.
My goodness.
To think, this is the world we live in.
The modern woman, Modern Joo's briefing
Well, firstly...
The first place I went to was the Governor's office.
I found two bottles labelled as vaccine and virus.
Vaccine & virus samples
The vaccine that he developed showed positive results.
I am applying to the Governor-General after yielding remarkable results.
Applicant: Doctor Jang
So he requested to be sent to Tokyo.
But when I went to Doctor Jang's room,
I found a research note related to the development of the vaccine.
Virus. "Vaccine developed."
"Epidemic started."
"Vaccine failed."
He failed to create the vaccine.
You lied.
- That was what was written. / - It was not a failure.
He's the culprit.
But it was written in the book as a failure.
The virus I made is called
JV-45.
JV-45?
Virus discovered by Doctor Jang = JV-45
I created both the virus and vaccine.
Vaccine developed
For the Governor-General.
I was certain of my success.
Way after we got the result from our experiment,
the virus ended up spreading again.
Clinical trials conducted
Sunsun epidemic started
So I thought the result was leaning towards failure.
Isn't that the same thing?
What?
Isn't that the same thing?
What did you say?!
Anger issues...?
Be quiet.
After continuing my search at Doctor Jang's office,
I found research on preventing ageing.
- Preventing ageing? / - I saw that.
I guess Shin Gyoju was dreaming of attaining eternal youth.
Shin Gyoju was aiming for eternal youth.
Leader's dream... non other than eternal life!
Ageing is caused by wear and tear of the cells!
Doctor Jang conducted research to find out
Couldn't something prevent the wear and tear of the cells?
how to stop cells from ageing.
That's right.
He asked me to find a way for him not to age
so he could live a long life.
Based on this, you look like Shin Gyoju's dog.
Dog?!
I'm a researcher!
There's something that all of us have to find out.
It's the most important thing.
In Doctor Jang's consultation room,
there's a locked room. What's in there?
What is this?
(Clacking)
There's a locked room?
A locked room.
You can go and check.
Wouldn't we get another epidemic if we open that room?
What is 'the locked room'?
- We'll take a look, Doctor Jang. / - I'm so scared.
There's something that I'm suspicious of.
I've heard rumours that the Japanese
have been conducting experiments on people.
I've heard that too.
Apparently there's a weird unit.
Isn't that your job?
I think we need to find the key to that door.
Where is the key?
If you're curious, find it.
Detective, I don't even think a public hanging
Doctor Jang already has a death sentence?
and stoning would be enough for him.
I've searched various places too.
I read Faithful's diary.
- Okay. / - Diary.
You're married?
My wife advanced to Godking of Dance.
He's married?
Picture diary
You have a wife.
My wife has gone to New Village.
She has ascended?
I'm so happy my wife went to the New Village.
Yes.
You're separated from her?
- Yes. / - You must miss her.
His wife ascended?
Men and women are not allowed to be together.
Especially before being Virtuous Characters.
ls that your wedding ring?
Yes, that's right.
- You're married. / - You must miss her.
What's with Dookdak?
There's something everyone is curious about.
What is this place called New Village?
This makes everybody curious.
Isn't it considered a better place than here?
It might not be a better place.
Perhaps they are locked up in a room to get tested on.
It might also literally mean they have left the earth.
We need to investigate that.
Have you met your wife after her ascension?
No, I haven't.
See.
When there's a lot of corruption...
Sorry for saying it like this,
but for a cult...
if they say they'll let you ascend,
would they send you to a better place as a reward?
Cult?
Let's say that the village is not a good place
and he found out about it.
He wouldn't let it slide.
Yes.
Isn't it something like a prison camp?
Talk if you know something, Doctor Jang.
W-W-Why do you t-t-think I know something?
The truth behind New Village is?
This is a task for all of us.
I saw that Faithful even received a written notice
to pay a penalty.
Sold mould-infested
wheat. Dozens of Dangha
residents suffered serious
injuries to their limbs.
Many people have issues with their limbs
from consuming wheat that had mould.
He received a warning from the government for that.
- What does this mean? / - Before I joined Sunsun,
I actually farmed wheat.
Wheat.
I wanted to sell wheat.
But I had no knowledge.
I sold it without knowing that it had mould.
So the whole village ended up in chaos.
This is what I want to know.
Will one's limbs become weird
after eating wheat with mould?
Yes, that happens.
Can this happen, Doctor Jang?
Can their limbs malfunction?
Don't ask him. He's not a doctor.
Already full of distrust
l am a doctor!
Back then, the landowners...
- Yes! Yes! Yes! / - Met you, didn't they?
Those were my parents!
The landowners were Modern's parents?
What? I didn't hear you.
- What did you say? / - When my parents were alive...
Ears open
The people who helped me when I was caught and almost died?
That was the first time we got wheat.
Then we heard that his wheat had mould,
and he almost lost his life for that.
So we helped him so that he didn't get severely punished.
Your parents made a plea for him?
They're your saviours!
They were amazing people.
You're not the culprit.
- It's not me. / - I'm alive thanks to them.
We just need to find the culprit among them.
It's definitely not him.
Did you join Sunsun after you went bankrupt?
After going bankrupt, I was unable to pay the fine.
$6,000 nowadays
People criticised you a lot, and you ended up disappearing.
My wife and I were told that if we joined Sunsun,
we would be given food and could build our wealth too.
That's why.
This is why people get into cults after bad things happen.
Earlier, there was a recording I listened to with Dookdak.
It was a cult
Yes, that's right.
Reel deck
It's a voice recording about Doctor Jang.
- Me? / - Yes.
You said that your research was a failure, didn't you?
Someone told the Governor-General about it.
That report is a lie.
Doctor Jang's research was a failure.
What? You're saying that Doctor Jang gave me a false report?
Wasn't it Shin Gyoju?
Is it the leader?
If he was the one who reported it,
Doctor Jang would have a reason to murder him.
That's right.
Even before that, I've done a lot for the Governor...
You traitor!
This traitor wants to go to Tokyo.
What are you talking about?
I was demoted because of my failure.
But I continued to do research after that.
So I don't have any grudges against him.
Are you saying the recording was why you were demoted?
Those are just empty words, Detective.
Full of distrust
There's something else.
You didn't see this, did you?
- What is that? / - This is why we need a detective.
Curious
- What is it? / - What?
How do you walk up to the altar?
The stairs.
Did you see this on the steps?
Right.
Footprints left on the stairs
What I think happened is that the steps are coated with varnish,
but not realising it, the criminal stepped on it and left footprints.
Show us your feet.
That's why we have to look at people's feet.
This is our task.
We'll have to go and compare against the footprint.
Be on your toes.
That's our task.
Whose footprints are they?
Why do we have so many things to do?
Great.
Okay.
Have you made up your mind, Detective?
Who will get the detective's vote?
I have.
It's not me, is it?
(Nervous)
It's not me.
We have no reason to be on our toes.
It's not you either, unni.
The religion I believed in turned out to be a cult.
- Faithful is... / - Well...
That must be sad.
(Courtesan Park?)
It's not me! What are you saying?
Or Doctor Jang?
Do it! Just choose him!
I'm certain.
You have to get your head on straight!
You speak like that to a detective?
You should just handcuff him.
You have to get a grip!
Who does Detective Ahn think the culprit is?
I've made up my mind.
Don't tell me...
Come on...
Good job. Good job.
Frustration?
He should get punished for lots of reasons.
Everyone is satisfied
Good job.
Whether he killed him or not.
A bastard(?) whether he's the culprit or not
He started an epidemic.
Even if he isn't the culprit.
Even if he isn't.
He should be imprisoned for at least 20 years.
The reason I chose Doctor Jang
is although there's gasoline in the storage,
there's gasoline at the office too.
It's a controlled substance.
You can easily take gasoline from the office.
We don't even use it, since it's so expensive.
There's a locked room too.
So the most suspicious person is Doctor Jang.
You all have your own stories,
but the only one connected to the murder is Doctor Jang.
Let's go to the locked room first.
Let's go to the room.
Where is the key?
Okay.
I will also show you how unfair this is for me.
Go ahead.
Let's go.
Back to the scene for the clues they missed
Let's go!
I have to clear my name quickly.
He... He's the most the suspicious. Him.
The scene reveals the culprit
That, that.
Let's go to the room that won't open.
- The locked room. / - Okay.
Move.
There must be a reason it's locked.
Move.
What do I have to do?
(Bump)
This...
The key should be somewhere, right?
I've never entered that room before,
but I'll know right away.
This is the key?
Isn't it in a place like this?
(These places?)
No.
Doctor Jang isn't tall enough to reach there.
Like this...
Look at this. What is this?
These are the tablets.
Sinmyo Tablets
Sinmyo tablets?
Yes.
The black powder could be this tablet.
The thing in Shin Gyoju's bread might be this tablet.
I'm so annoyed.
This says 'abortion'. What is this called?
- Claviceps. / - Let's search this.
Even Claviceps is black. So it might be this too.
Look at this, Detective.
Opium
Sinmyo Tablets
Claviceps
What we've found so far is opium and Claviceps.
Claviceps makes people dance without realising they're on fire.
Claviceps: Moves even if covered in fire
You've heard that before, right?
Let me tell you how it's made.
It's made from the mould found in wheat.
In that case...?
You scared me.
I got more scared.
That's why it looks like rice.
Explain yourself.
Why would someone who sells wheat
purposely feed this to people?
But you might use the experience to give this to Shin Gyoju.
No.
What do you mean?
I have no wheat now.
We have it now. Try it.
But that belongs to this guy, right?
I-I-I studied this.
I have to do research on it, since I'm a researcher.
Listen. The only people who know that
anyone who eats this will show that symptom is Faithful
and Doctor Jang.
Yes.
Yesterday, he came here although he wasn't sick.
What are you talking about? I got an IV drip.
Enraged
The record even wrote that it was a fake illness.
Faithful Key
Fake Illness? - Prescribed IV drip
Disappeared (21:30)
A prolonged fake illness
What doctor notes that someone has a fake illness?!
It's because he wasn't sick.
But that's not impossible.
Then I left him before coming.
But he had removed the IV drip and left.
My gosh.
This means Doctor Jang is suspect 1 and Faithful is suspect 2.
Prime Suspect 1
Prime Suspect 2
We have to open this room.
Wouldn't it be hidden in a place like this?
Firstly, let's open the locked door
Search this whole area.
Are you just pouring it out?
Aigo.
(Yep, I am)
Can we do that?
I found it!
Was it there?
I looked there.
The Claviceps?
Found the key
Feed him the Claviceps!
No!
Grab him!
(Iron-clad defense)
Clean this up.
Get out of the way!
Move before I tear you apart.
Even Faithful is furious
Yeah, I knew it.
Quick, my handcuffs.
Why won't it ope-
What is this?
A secret laboratory.
I knew it.
What is this?
I got goosebumps.
Murderer!
You should thank me.
Thank you, Dookdak.
You were afraid you'd die too.
- Ah, shi... / - Why?
Dynamite.
Pistol.
You criminal.
I was right! You have a daughter!
You fraud!
Nobody here is clean.
Have you all gone mad?
Everybody is crazy, Detective!