SHIN Eunkyung
KIM Yunjin
Eric MOON
Directed by IM Kyungsoo
bystanders
This weekend, the monsoon that
has hovered offshore will move inland,
setting off the summer rainy season.
We're off duty today, isn't this a little much?
Think of it as undercover work.
Maybe you'll catch a big fish and get promoted.
I told you, I don't fish on off days.
Then you boil the water, and I'll catch the fish.
You picked the wrong spot.
There's nothing but minnows here.
Minnows grow into carp, which grow into sharks.
I guess today must be that special day...
You never shut up, do you?
As a rookie, I helped my senior's girlfriend to move.
You've got it easy.
I'd rather help someone move. This is embarrassing
And why'd you lie?
You said I'd be inundated with women!
Look around you. All women.
Hello, everybody!
I've got some incredible news for all women.
I guess you've all heard that line before?
Every woman hopes for clear and smooth skin...
Thief! Stop, thief!
Please, help me! Thief!
What are you doing?
I'm off duty.
Move your ass!
Stay away!
A minute ago, you were a thief.
Now you're a hostage taker.
That's a double sentence, 5 more years in the can.
Shit, I'll slit her throat!
Stay away from me!
Drop the knife, man.
I'll kill her!
Don't come closer!
Can't I relax on my off day, you bastard?
Choo Ja-young speaking.
The handcuffs... it hurts!
Shut up, you punk.
Lady, this area's off limits.
Lady?
- Are you new here? You're cute. - What?
Hey, Dong-wook.
Lady, do you know me?
Arrest her.
Hey, you!
I told you, it's off limits!
You're dead! And you're dead, too.
Calm down, lady. Stop!
Did you find anything?
Nothing special.
They're checking footprints on the roof, so something'll turn up.
Seems to be his bag.
Oh yeah?
So he jumped off holding it.
No.
You goddamned bag! I'm tossing you over!
Then he jumped after it.
Any suicide note?
None.
I told you, he killed himself because of grades.
Anyway, the parents are the problem.
Day and night, study, study...
How can the kids take that?
But this uniform here...
Hey, bring Song In-woo's file.
- Song In-woo's file! - Yes.
The same class, same school...
One murdered, one suicide.
They could both be murder.
They were very close.
They were #1 and #2 in the school, but they hung out together.
So bad grades weren't the reason Kang-tae killed himself.
That's right.
Did any other students harass In-woo or Kang-tae?
No.
- Then did they harass others? - What?
Well, did they hit other students?
I wasn't expecting that question.
Both were model students, outgoing and popular.
There was nothing like that.
They never fought with each other?
Ah, about a month ago... They had a fight.
It was really out of character, they used their fists, even.
That's why I remember.
What is this?
This came out of his stomach?
At first, I thought this was just a simple suicide.
Anyway, open it up.
June 13, Monday.
What? What does it say?
I killed Inwoo at the pedestrian overpass.
This little punk is a real freak, isn't he?
You see, I told you.
This kid's no ordinary psycho.
He masterminded everything.
Abduction, releasing the victim, killing him...
and killing himself.
He's bold enough to commit murder in public.
Why kill himself? Doesn't make sense.
Doesn’t make sense? I think you don't make sense.
Jayoung! How long have you been in the force?
You still can't figure out such an obvious case?
No trace of resistance on the roof,
and he died from the fall.
Plus, he confessed to murder on a scrap of diary.
Isn't this case closed?
If it's suicide, then why write
a death note and swallow it?
He just wanted to be noticed.
He was always overshadowed by the top student.
In this country, who remembers a #2?
As for murder, what else could it be
besides craving for attention? 122
So he stabbed a boy in the right torso
and jugular three times?
And if he's suicidal, why swallow the note?
Isn't a suicide note supposed to be read by people?
Shut up! What's the matter with you? Is today that day?
What?
You're just complicating things.
Chief Yang! Wrap this up,
and get on the luxury car theft case.
Our superiors are furious!
Chief, when has our division covered
cases like that?
Bastards, sucking up the tax money of the public.
Why can't they do their job instead of kissing ass. Fuck.
What? Fuck? You little...
Please take it easy, sir. Hey, Jayoung!
Close this case in three days, and join the first squad.
They've got more than they can handle!
If you keep this up, you're doing traffic duty.
Why does he have to come by so often?
Hey Jayoung, keep it down, will you?
You put me at risk too.
We can't work around the clock.
Can't we just take it easy?
There you go again.
How can a man be so sensitive?
It's you who's insensitive.
Why'd you become a detective?
Isn't a cliched question like that more suitable for a job interview?
At first glance,
I'd never believe you're a detective.
It's a civil service job.
A stable profession.
Risking your life in the violent crimes division?
I've always liked contradictions.
Safe, but at the same time dangerous...
Besides, it looks cool. Walking through the police line.
Or speeding with the siren going, I feel like a car racer.
Then what about you?
I dunno. Been so long I forgot.
That's not fair. I told you.
Hey, pull over a sec.
Hey, beat it.
Ouch, let go!
Where are you going?
Ouch, let go!
Get over here!
Ouch, let go!
If you skip out on your lessons again, you're dead!
Give me my bag.
It's confiscated.
You can't do that!
Be grateful I don't have a warrant.
Go in. You know two of your schoolmates are dead?
Come straight home after the lesson.
See you later, Jun-ha
Here's Kangtae's diary, as you requested.
Thank you.
If it's not his handwriting,
then whose writing did he swallow?
So, going home by 7pm is out of the question?
Are you working part time? Leaving right on the hour?
Right on the hour. Exactly 1:00 a.m.
I better forget about dating.
Consider me as your date.
I think I'd rather be single.
You're not my taste either, you know?
I told you, don't smack my head.
Okay, not the head.
Stop it! You pervert!
This means someone killed both Inwoo and Kangtae.
What are the traits of a serial killer?
Perversion!
They look normal.
Not that.
Cruelty... They're elites, surprisingly.
How would I know?
They have their own patterns?
What's true of Kangtae must be true of Inwoo.
I'm really risking my neck here.
Yes, we know.
You're my senior... I leave it to you.
What do you mean? This is important evidence.
The pleasure should be yours.
Just think of it as gutting a fish.
I can't gut fish.
You don't cook mackerel at home?
We buy it in cans.
It's bad manners to argue in front of a corpse.
Go ahead.
You always make me do stuff like this.
I'll buy you breakfast.
You think I can eat after this?
I'll buy you digestive pills, too.
Buy me sleeping pills instead. So I can drop dead.
Hurry up!
Do you feel anything?
It's slippery.
Feel out every corner.
What will you buy me?
What?
For breakfast.
Pig intestines?
Blood sausage.
Search thoroughly, be firm!
Wait a minute.
You take care of this.
June 15...
I killed Kangtae and made it look like suicide.
Juna, let's eat.
I said, let's eat.
Won't you eat?
What?
I'll arrest you for carrying illegal weapons.
I'll book you after you eat.
Eat.
Give it.
After you eat.
You really don't know Inwoo or Kangtae?
No, I don't.
Go home, will you?
Detective Kim! Do you have the results?
Yes, they say it's the same handwriting.
Writing a diary in advance?
I did it once in school, too.
It's a pain writing every day.
So I wrote a month in advance.
I almost got slapped to death.
The murderer writes plans in advance in a diary.
Then he makes each victim swallow a scrap of it before killing them.
Who?
That's what we need to find out. Let's go!
Let me just finish this.
Can't I finish the one I was eating?
Chief, haven't the luxury car thefts been solved yet?
Tell squad one to give us a hand.
We have more than we can handle here!
Where are you going?
Okay, quiet everyone!
Take a seat.
Everyone open up your notebooks.
Not your English notebooks,
Korean or Social Studies notebooks.
Why?
You don't need to know. Do it.
Be quiet!
Why don't you do it?
I don't have any notebooks.
None?
You call yourself a student?
What?
Write something on your friend's notebook.
- What should I write? - Whatever you like.
Don't talk down to me, you lousy fucker.
Your name.
Choo Ja-young speaking.
What?
Okay, thank you.
What did they say? Did the results come in?
Who's there? Is it Sang-geun?
Are you sure they checked everyone?
We made sure to collect every student's handwriting.
I double and triple-checked.
Maybe a friend from a learning institute?
That means he's from another school,
should we check some institutes?
What if he moved to another institute already?
Do we have to check all the institutes in Seoul?
What did you just say?
Huh? 292
All the institutes in Seoul.
No, before that...
What a good boy!
Cut it out.
- Good boy! - Stop it.
- You're such a good boy! - I said stop it!
This is Kyuchul's.
He moved to Ilsan last month.
What do you think?
It's different. Did any other students transfer out?
No.
How about in other classes? 304
There may be some.
Then, can we see those students' test papers, too?
Sure, I'll ask the administrator.
Wait a minute.
Give me the photo.
It's the same.
The handwriting's the same.
Jinmo...
Jinmo?
Who is this student? His name wasn’t in the notebooks.
That student died in a car accident a month ago.
It was a hit and run accident, I think he died on the spot.
Can we meet with his parents?
The father's business failed,
and he ran off leaving debts behind.
And the mother?
I heard she works at Dongsan Hospital.
What's her name?
Suh Maria.
Do you know Jin-mo?
Do you know him well?
No, I was never close to him.
Have you ever seen this diary?
No.
Then who was close to him?
Jinmo... was a real wimp.
You know Jin-mo?
Is this that diary?
The diary that Yeo Jinmo wrote.
You know about this diary?
Listen.
Give me a cigarette.
What are you looking at? I asked for a cigarette.
Did you see it or not?
Okay, okay! The 'June diary'.
That's what he wrote on the cover.
Excuse me, is a nurse named Suh Maria in?
Just a minute.
On the 3rd floor, thoracic surgery.
Yoonee!
Jayoung?
It's really you.
That's right, Jinmo wrote this.
Have you read it all?
No.
Then what?
June 17. I saw the entry for today.
When did you come back to Korea?
It's been a while.
You should have called.
With no word, I assumed
you'd become governor of New York.
Sorry, I never had the chance.
You work here?
Yeah.
I see...
June 17... Today a student dies.
Are you sure?
Actually today's my birthday.
But that punk had to write about someone getting killed.
Who?
I didn't see that.
But... where was it?
Dongsan Hospital? Someone dies in the emergency room.
Any absent students today?
Wait.
What's going on?
Did you find Jinmo's mother?
No, not yet.
Today there will be a third victim.
What?
I'll tell you the details later.
The victim dies of a medical accident in the E.R.
A medical accident?
Yes, at Dongsan Hospital E.R.
The name is Haejoon. Hae-joon.
I'm going there now,
check the list of patients first.
Oh, and Jinmo's mother, she's the prime suspect.
So if you find her, don't let her run.
Okay, I see.
You seem busy.
A bit. Yoonee, let's meet sometime later.
Okay, I'll call you.
Seems like no one's been here for a while.
Oh yeah?
Chief, look at this.
What?
Geese, look at all these.
Pension Board, Insurance... All demanding payment.
Yes.
How can you pay all these off?
Chief, here!
Did you find it? Give it here.
You found it?
Is that right?
- You found the diary? - Is it really the diary?
The last page is torn out.
Give it here.
In June, I killed 6 people!
Is something wrong?
Won’t you get in?
Hello, this is Juna's math institute.
Your nephew have been absent for several days.
Maybe you can persuade him to attend.
And from tomorrow, the schedule will change.
Tell him to catch our shuttle at 6:10pm.
Goodbye, then.
I want to paint.
Juna, today was really hard for me.
Please, don't you make it worse!
Aunt!
Do you think you're sacrificing yourself for me?
What?
Don't get the wrong idea.
You're living your life the way you want.
Why can't I?
I'm living the way I want?
Because of you, I...
Don't you remember our promise before your mom's grave?
Living with you like this... I'm not grateful.
If I bother you, say so! I'll just leave.
And the hospital?
She disappeared after yesterday's incident.
What about friends and family?
Well, she lived abroad a long time,
so it's hard to track down friends or relatives.
She's very reserved,
so she had no friends at the hospital either.
Most didn't even know that
her son died a month ago.
What about CSI?
A note must've been found in Haejoor's body.
He's in a state of brain death, so they can't do a biopsy.
This is a disaster.
It's three people already.
Put Suh Maria on the wanted list.
You two check further at the school.
If this keeps up, you won't be seeing me for long.
It's not Suh Maria, it's Suh Yoonee.
Mom, look at me!
Jinmo, be careful! Wow, you're doing well.
How many times should I tell you?
I just glanced at it when he was in the bathroom.
What about the next page? Did you see the date?
I was trying to look, but he took it away.
You should have seen his face then.
You know he was bullied?
Always whining... it was annoying as hell.
You are annoying as hell. You bullied him too, right?
I bullied him?
If only the other kids treated him like me...
Oh, him? He's sort of a wimp. Quiet, keeps to himself.
You've no idea how I protected him.
Without me, he couldn't even go to school.
Yeah, I played jokes on him a few times.
So what? It's not like I hit him.
I never touched him, the poor kid.
Should I take over?
It's okay.
Why'd you say you didn't know him?
I don't.
You were in the same freshman class with him.
Being in the same class doesn't mean we're friends.
Have you seen this diary?
No.
Don't just glance at it, look closely!
Have you or not?
No.
Never?
I said no!
You knew Jin-mo was bullied, right?
You know who harassed him!
Everyone!
All the kids did it.
Everybody.
Can I go now?
What about you?
You didn't, did you?
You never harassed him. Right?
Since when have you cared?
Juna!
Hey!
Look at this punk. Now you're ignoring me.
Leave me alone!
He's got a temper, too. You're an exact copy of your aunt.
Let's go paint some graffiti sometime.
Forget it.
Why?
You're always full of crap.
Look at this guy. Okay, pick a day.
Hey, wife!
Just one more beer. Just one.
Try to stand up straight, please.
I am standing straight, look.
Jeez, this is why you can't find a husband.
Can't find what? I haven't been looking for one.
Because of Jun-ha, I haven't.
Do you think you're his mother?
His mother? Yeah, I am.
What's my Juna doing?
Juna!
What have you been up to? Have you eaten?
Yeah, just one beer.
But you shouldn't treat your aunt like that.
You know how much I love you?
Juna, it's me. Sorry, she's a bit drunk.
You fools, are you crazy? What are you doing?
This isn't a time for drinking! Where the hell...?
Shit, we're screwed.
Can't you do anything right?
Jayoung!
I just haven't been working out, that's all.
I could have girls lined up
and hanging out the windows here.
What makes you think I'd try to...
What are you doing?
That good nap has made me hungry.
Got anything to eat with beer?
You want to drink again?
How else would a guy and girl passes the long night?
Aren't you going home?
I'm a runaway from home.
Runaway, my ass.
Ooh, squid!
The gas ran out this morning.
What happened to Mr. Perfect?
You know how expensive that iron is?
A special treat for you, Mr. Squid.
Hey, Dongwook! Dongwook!
Now what?
We've got the results.
June 19th. At home today, Sanggeun...
Shit, why me? I never even touched the kid.
What, "shit?"
Shit, why hit me? Can a detective do anything?
This punk is really something.
He's more likely to kill someone than get killed.
I heard you made him do your homework.
Who said that?
If I tell you, will you punch him too?
Punch who? I just borrowed money from him a few times.
You mean stole?
I meant to pay it back.
You also forced him to trade sneakers.
Anyway, I don't deserve this.
Compared to Kangtae and Inwoo,
I was nothing. Really.
People think they're nice because they're top students.
Bullshit! They're the real assholes.
At least I did it out in the open,
not behind his back.
To hell with all this.
He's like a mad jackal. Let's just go.
If we leave the handcuffs, he'll do the arresting.
Kids these days are a real problem.
Harassing a kid for being a little different.
It wasn’t like that in our time.
No? We had no word for it,
but every class had a kid like him.
Is that so?
It's easier, having a kid to bully.
Yeah, he'll do all the errands.
Not that. I mean the sense of relief.
Saying, "My life's okay,
compared to him."
What the hell's that smell?
Smells like urine.
Isn't it your dirty feet?
Hey, doesn't it smell like squid?
Did you use that iron?
Jinmo.
Did you come for this child?
Yes.
What did he do?
He stole some sneakers.
What?
Four pairs, actually.
An employee caught him with them in his bag.
Mom...
Jinmo, should we...
Should we kill ourselves?
Should we just die?
Then we won't have to worry about Dad's debts.
We won't have to live such a hard life.
I'm going crazy...
Life is so damned wonderful, I'm going crazy.
Mom, I am...
Forget it!
I'm so sick of your excuses.
I'm sick of it!
Yes, Jinmo...
Just do me a favor. Just one.
Mom...
So I can breathe a bit...
So I can live a little...
Just go somewhere.
For a little while, just go away, okay?
Shit...
Attention. A woman is passing. Keep an eye on her.
Jayoung?
What is it?
I have a delivery.
- Who sent it? - It's from some woman. 609
What's going on?
Jayoung got a delivery.
What? A delivery? Who sent it?
We're looking into it now.
This is the original.
This is the diary Jinmo wrote.
This is Kyuchul's paper.
He transferred to Ilsan last month.
Are you sleeping well these days?
Huh?
My son can't sleep at all.
It's all in that order.
I was lying at home... Shit!
When I realized how I survived.
I wasn’t part of it that day.
What?
Only the sophomores in our school know this website.
Do you know what that means?
If they find out I told you,
I'll end up like him... Bullied...
Stop whining! What are you, a girl?
Don't worry, I'll take it to my grave.
Why is there a murder every other day?
That... I don't know.
It's almost midnight. Did we guess wrong?
That again?
Who knows, maybe we missed something.
How are things with Juna?
Same as always.
He's family, you should pay more interest in him.
He has some talent in art.
His composition is good, and his choice of background...
He can even express gradiation. If he develops more skills,
he could become the Korean Basquiat.
Bas... what?
Basquiat. The New York painter who died at 27.
All he does is graffiti, that's not art.
You know nothing about art, do you?
Jayoung, what's happening there?
It's quiet, and there?
It's too quiet. Makes me even more nervous.
Let's wait a bit longer.
Yeah. The night is still young. Keep it up!
Did you see that?
What?
In the mirror.
It's me. I'll send you a video file,
can you enlarge it for me?
Keep the image clear.
No, I'm not watching porno!
Send it back right away.
Another student filmed it with a cell phone.
His name is Kang Cheolwoo.
He took all the photos and videos
on that site.
Jayoung speaking.
Jayoung...
Seo Yoonee? Yoonee?
You've been looking for me, right?
Sorry, I haven't been myself lately.
Where are you?
Turn yourself in! You shouldn't kill, under any circumstances.
I used to think so too.
Until Jinmo's suicide...
Until I read his diary.
Yoonee, let's meet. I'll help you.
How?
Jayoung!
I really wanted to show you this place.
I was baptized here.
When I heard you were a detective,
I thought it suited you perfectly.
You were always tough, did what you liked.
You looked really cool.
It's still not too late.
Turn yourself in, Yoonee.
You were like a big sister to me.
Always protecting me.
- I want to go back to that time. - Stop it!
You've changed! You're not the Yoon-hee I knew.
After what happened, how could I not change?
Have you ever thought about the pain Jinmo felt?
You're not in your right mind. You're crazy!
Me?
How could I not go crazy?
My son is dead. The other kids killed him.
How could I not go crazy?
It's either go crazy or die, but I can't die now
After letting this happen, how can I die?
I feel terribly about Jinmo's death.
Really.
Remember when we had our picture painted?
We killed Heejeong that day.
She didn't have to die that day.
That wasn’t our fault.
We could have helped!
Now, you should help.
Yoonee, let's end this here.
It's my last request.
Please, stop here.
Will there be any more victims?
Are there any other victims?
Freeze!
I said freeze!
Jayoung!
Isn't that Heejeong?
Must be going to roller-skate again.
I thought she had come to her senses.
Hurry up!
Jayoung, something's strange.
They're always strange.
No, I mean Heejeong.
When was she ever normal?
Jayoung, let's go back.
Forget about it. We're late.
You remember our appointment with the art teacher?
What about Yoonee?
Right, you haven't heard. She emigrated.
Emigrated?
Yes, to the US all of a sudden.
She must have left yesterday.
June 23. I killed the last person. A bystander, who is...
Should we watch over all of them?
Well, is that necessary?
What?
Would the bystander be one of them?
I'm not sure about that.
What do you mean?
We keep getting fooled.
So the bystander won't be someone so obvious.
Then who is it?
You're asking me?
Give me some ideas, huh?
Ideas don't need to be incubated.
Where are you going?
To the bathroom. You want to come?
What the hell kind of investigation is this?
You were all so confident,
but bodies keep piling up!
Juna, let's talk.
I have nothing to say.
Do you hate me so much?
I don't like you.
Do you call this a home? Is this a family?
I've never thought of us as a family.
Let's just be strangers.
I don't want to worry about you any longer. 756
You leave, and I never know when you'll be back.
You could be killed at any time.
Do you know how scared I am waiting for you alone?
Juna...
You know how scared
I get seeing the scar on your stomach?
I don't want to lose a family again.
So I don't consider you family.
I'm practicing living alone.
So just let me be.
Please, leave me alone!
I'm sorry, I'm really sorry.
In fact, I knew he was bullied.
You knew, and you never talked to him?
I thought it would end sooner or later.
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
How can a teacher pretend not to know anything?
When even teachers ignore them, who can kids trust?
Juna was right.
What?
I've always ordered Juna around.
I never listened to him even once.
I promised to be a good mother in front of my sister's grave.
Jayoung...
But you're a good detective.
No need for forced compliments.
I mean it.
You're not some kind of superman.
You can't be a good person to everyone.
I'm a slacker,
but I must be a good subordinate to someone...
Isn't that enough?
You can really make a person laugh sometimes.
So now you know?
But you're not a good subordinate.
A good partner, perhaps...
It's raining again.
I'm so sick of the rainy season.
What is it?
Answer it.
Hello?
Hi, is this Juna's house?
Is Juna home?
Juna?
Juna's not home now.
Can I take a message?
Tell him he won't have to avoid me anymore.
It won't be necessary anymore.
And my name is Jinmo.
Jinmo.
Jayoung!
I remember. That name...
What?
Juna, he's in danger!
Your aunt must be looking for you.
Hello, this is the home of Jayoung and Juna.
Jayoung isn't home right now.
Juna can't answer the phone either.
Juna!
We're almost there. Wait a minute longer.
It won't take ten minutes.
Don't worry, you've done nothing wrong.
Juna, I need your help.
Jinmo would have wanted that too.
Juna, I need your help.
Jinmo would have wanted that too.
Juna, I need your help.
Jinmo would have wanted that too.
Jayoung, this sound...
It's a subway!
Yoonee! Drop the knife, now!
Why does it have to be Juna?
It rained like this on the day Jinmo died, too.
Yoonee, how could you do this to me?
Juna did nothing wrong.
He was a bystander. That's even worse than the kids who bullied.
Jinmo didn't write that diary to kill those kids.
He just needed to release his stress.
Don't you even know your own son?
Jinmo was a good kid.
He was so good, he took anyone at their word.
He was so pure, he was almost transparent.
But those students crushed a good kid like him.
Let's end this now. We need to complete the diary.
No!
Juna!
Hey! Draw a police line
and call the forensics squad.
Yes, sir.
Were you trying to kill me? I almost died!
Juna!
Why were you so late?
You know how scared I was?
Juna!
I'm going. I was just about to go.
What did I tell you?
I'll go to the institute now.
Did you paint all this?
Huh? Yeah.
The composition is good, selection of the background...
You have talent.
Gradiation...
With training, you can be a Korean Baquisse.
What's with you?
I know about painting too.
Aunt, it's not Baquisse, it's Basquiat.
Juna!
Jayoung, am I your errand boy?
I'm a busy police detective,
and you make me come here for this.
Hey, this is from your aunt.
Couldn't you give it yourself?
You have to ask your subordinate.
Hey, have you ever considered going to the police academy?
You seem to have the aptitude to be a detective.
Making a phone call in that situation...
Phone call?
Yeah, the cell phone.
I didn't make that call.
She did.
Then she put the phone beside me.
The bystander is my Mom.
So I can breathe a bit...
So I can live a little...
Just go somewhere.
For a little while, just go away, okay?
What's this on your body? Did you fight again?
It's hard enough for me, why do you do this?
Mom, it's not like that...
Come out here, right now!
Your Dad left, so you act this way?
You make me crazy! Do whatever you want!
Jinmo...
Oh no...