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The narrator says the time-frozen house he carries in his heart has been violated, describing how he is being driven into madness.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Mad Place Chapter 1 opens with prosecutor Gu Sehyuk winning the Kwon Chulyong case and securing a 15-year sentence, then shifts to the B Club murder in Itaewon. The victim is identified as drug dealer Kim Jintaek, while Hasung Group member Ha Ideun is arrested as the prime suspect and asks to meet Sehyuk. The narrator says the time-frozen house he carries in his heart has been violated, describing how he is being driven into madness.","key_events":["Victim identified as Kim Jintaek, 57, unemployed drug dealer with seven convictions linked to Hong Kong tip.","In case 202-CR-1728, defendant Kwon Chulyong is sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder.","Narrator describes attachment to places and a time-frozen house violated, sinking deeper into madness.","Prime suspect revealed as Hasung Group member Ha Ideun who meets Prosecutor Gu Sehyuk.","Prosecutor Gu Sehyuk rejects meat-and-soju celebration offer and learns of murder in group chat.","Suspect caught on building cameras is taken into custody with an undisclosed problem.","Corpse found during morning cleaning at B Club in Itaewon, examined 5 hours after report."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"DURING OUR LIFETIME...\n...WE ALL...\n**TRIGGER WARNING** The events, characters, and organizations depicted in this comic are entirely fictitious. This comic contains elements of crime, abuse, and violence that some readers may find uncomfortable. Reader discretion is advised.\n\n...DEVELOP A SENSE OF ATTACHMENT TO CERTAIN PLACES.\nDO YOU SWEAR...\nTO HAVE TOLD THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT...\n...THE TRUTH TODAY?\nFOR INSTANCE...\n\nrecording\nI SWEAR.\nWHERE WE WERE BORN...\n\nTHE SCHOOL WE WENT TO...\n...OR EVEN A VACATION SPOT.\nFOR WHATEVER REASON, WE ALL...\n\n...HOLD SUCH A \"PLACE\" IN OUR HEARTS.\nAND FOR ME, THAT PLACE...\nPFFFT...\n\n...IS THAT HOUSE.\nA HOUSE FROZEN IN TIME...\n...AND NO LONGER VISITED.\nAT LEAST NOT UNTIL...\n...\n...\nAH...!\n\nNGH...!\nAH...\nAH\n...IT WAS BREACHED.\n...!\n...!\nNNGH!\nAH!\n\nAHH\nBEKLE!\nNNGH\nAHH!!\nUGH\nHNNGH!!\n...!!\nMMPH...\n...\n\nAND NOW, WITH THIS SMALL CONTAMINATION...\n...I AM PLUNGING DEEPER INTO...\n...MADNESS.\n\nEpisode 1\n1 PM\nITAEWON, SEOUL\n\nIT WAS NICE AND SLOW YESTERDAY. GUESS THE CLEANING DUTY'S BACK ON US.\nDO YOU THINK THEY'LL EVER HIRE A REAL JANITOR?\nI DON'T THINK THEY'LL GIVE US A BREAK UNLESS SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS...\nHAHA, LIKE WHAT?\nWELL, I GUESS...\n...SOMETHING THAT'D MAKE US CLOSE SHOP FOR A WHILE?\n\n5 HOURS AFTER...\n...THE REPORT.\nCourt\nCOURT IS NOW IN SESSION.\nWE CALL CASE NUMBER 202-CR -1728...\nSeoul Northwestern District Court\n...SENTENCES THE DEFENDANT, KWON CHULYONG, AS FOLLOWS...\n\n...WHILE...\n...MAY ACT AS A SENTENCING FACTOR...\nBUT THE SUSPECT'S ATTEMPT OF MURDER...\n...METHODS SHOWN TO BE VIOLENT AND BRUTAL...\n...THE SUSPECT IS SENTENCED...\n...TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON.\n\nDID YOU SEE THAT? AMAZING!\n15 YEARS! DESPITE THE PLEA FOR CLEMENCY.\nOF COURSE, THEY'LL APPEAL TO A HIGHER COURT...\nAND THIS WAS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER. WHEN SEHYUK SUNBAE* WAS IN CHARGE OF THE NAMYEONG- DONG CASE...\nWHAT? SO THAT WAS HIM AS WELL?\nTHE FINAL SENTENCE FOR THAT WAS CRAZY, TOO...\n*SUNBAE: HONORIFIC TITLE TO ADDRESS ONE’S SENIORS OR PEERS HIGHER IN “RANK” IN A BUSINESS OR SCHOOL SETTING.\nYOU DID IT AGAIN, SEHYUK!\nALL THANKS TO YOU.\n\nTO ME? YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD LEARN TO GIVE YOURSELF SOME CREDIT! NOW THAT IT'S OVER, HOW ABOUT SOME BEEF AND SOJU?\nTHIS ONE'S ON ME! I FOUND A NICE RESTAURANT JUST AROUND THE CORNER.\nNO, THANK YOU. I'M QUITE BUSY.\nDID YOU HEAR THE PART THAT IT'S ON ME?!\nYES.\nMAN, EVER SINCE GRAD SCHOOL...\nYOU AND YOUR OBSESSION WITH WORK...\nYOU KNOW YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY GO CRAZY IF YOU SPEND ALL YOUR DAYS PORING OVER MURDER CASES.\nI MIGHT AS WELL...\nYOU DON'T MEAN THAT-\nLOOK. OUR GROUP CHAT'S BLOWN UP DURING OUR TRIAL.\nWHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?\nBUT STILL, NO\n\nA MURDER?\nIN CLUB B, ITAEWON...\nHUH? THIS PLACE LOOKS FAMILIAR.\nProsecution PROSECUTION SERVICE Northwestern Seoul District Prosecutors' Office\nAND WAIT, ISN'T THIS THE GUY...?\n\nDETECTIVE JANG.\nMR. GU, GET IN.\n\"THE CLUB BASTARD.\"\nSO, THIS IS THE \"CLUB B\" THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.\nHOW DID THE WORD SPREAD SO FAST? THE CASE WAS REPORTED ONLY A FEW HOURS AGO.\nYTM politics business finance life&style world ●YTM found in \"club b\", Itaewon. Prime suspect...?\n\n\"club b\" Itaewon. Prime suspect...?\nI'M GUESSING IT WAS SOMEONE FROM THE INSIDE WHO COULDN'T KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT.\nTHE REPORTERS ARE ALREADY ON THE VICTIM AND THE SUSPECT'S ID...\nWELL, PEOPLE CAN'T GET ENOUGH DRAMA THESE DAYS...\nYOU ALREADY HAVE THE VICTIM'S ID?\nCHECK OUT THE NEXT PAGE.\nHIS NAME IS KIM JINTAEK.\nAGE 57. UNEMPLOYED. SEVEN-TIME FELON.\nHE WAS A DRUG DEALER AROUND SEOUL TRAIN STATION.\nname sex age profession family\nA WEEK AGO, WE GOT A REPORT SAYING NEW DRUGS HAD COME IN FROM HONG KONG.\nWE ASSUMED HE WAS THE BROKER, SO WE WERE TRACKING HIM...\n\n...AND FOUND HIM DEAD TODAY IN ITAEWON.\nYOU ALSO HAVE A LEAD ON THE SUSPECT?\nYEAH, FROM THE CAMERAS IN THE BUILDING.\nWE ALSO MANAGED TO ARREST HIM, BUT...\nTHERE'S A BIT OF A PROBLEM.\nWHAT PROBLEM?\nI DON'T KNOW HOW TO PUT THIS...\nBUT FOR NOW...\n...WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO SEE THE SUSPECT. I'LL EXPLAIN ONCE WE'RE THERE.\nBUT WHERE EXACTLY ARE WE GOING? THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO ITAEWON...\n\n...AND WE PASSED THE GONGDEOK POLICE STATION.\nWELL...\nYOU'LL SEE... ONCE WE'RE THERE.\nDAMN IT...\nI TOLD THEM WE SHOULDN'T DO IT.\nLISTEN, I KNOW THIS MIGHT SOUND A BIT CRAZY, BUT...\n\nSTOP RIGHT THERE.\nYOU CAN'T-\nIT'S FINE!!\nLET HIM IN!!\nTHIS AIN'T GONNA BE A PRETTY SIGHT...\n...HIM WITH THE BOUGIES, I MEAN. HE CAN'T STAND THEM...\nCAN'T YOU TELL? HE'S...\nHUH? BUT CHIEF...!\nWHO IS THIS GUY?\n\n...THE GUY WHO LIVES HERE.\n\nWE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE, JUWON.\nTHANK YOU.\nNEXT UP, \"TODAY'S NEWS SEARCH.\"\nRANKING ON TOP, THE MOST SEARCHED TOPIC TODAY IS...\n\"THE CLUB B IN ITAEWON.\"\nHAHAHA...\n\nCAN YOU TELL US WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED HERE?\nTHERE'S BEEN A MURDER. THE CLUB'S EMPLOYEES FOUND THE BODY WHILE CLEANING UP.\n...WHILE NUMEROUS ASSUMPTIONS ARE CIRCULATING ON THE INTERNET...\nREGARDING THE VICTIM'S ID, THE CAUSE OF DEATH, THE MOTIVE OF HOMICIDE, AND SO ON...\n...WHAT HAS ATTRACTED THE MOST ATTENTION...\n...IS THE PRIME SUSPECT IDENTIFIED BY THE POLICE.\n\nTHE CASE WOULDN'T HAVE STIRRED AS MUCH ATTENTION IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SUSPECT'S HIGH STANDING...\nOFF THE RECORD, THE SUSPECT IN QUESTION IS PRESUMABLY...\nIT'S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU...\nPROSECUTOR...\nAH!\n\n...A MEMBER OF HASUNG GROUP, ONE OF THE FIVE BIGGEST CONGLOMERATES WITH OVER 30 AFFILIATED BUSINESSES...\nHASUNG GROUP'S...\n...MR. HA...\n...CAUSING QUITE THE UPROAR.\n...GU SEHYUK.\n\"HA IDEUN.\"\nDevam edecek","bubble_count":161,"pages_count":26,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Mad Place Chapter 1 opens with prosecutor Gu Sehyuk winning the Kwon Chulyong case and securing a 15-year sentence, then shifts to the B Club murder in Itaewon.","spoiler_summary":"Mad Place Chapter 1 opens with prosecutor Gu Sehyuk winning the Kwon Chulyong case and securing a 15-year sentence, then shifts to the B Club murder in Itaewon. The victim is identified as drug dealer Kim Jintaek, while Hasung Group member Ha Ideun is arrested as the prime suspect and asks to meet Sehyuk. 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