Mad Place — Chapter 1
Dialogue Transcript
Dialogue Transcript Mad Place — Chapter 1 161
DURING OUR LIFETIME...
...WE ALL...
**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.
...DEVELOP A SENSE OF ATTACHMENT TO CERTAIN PLACES.
DO YOU SWEAR...
TO HAVE TOLD THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT...
...THE TRUTH TODAY?
FOR INSTANCE...
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I SWEAR.
WHERE WE WERE BORN...
THE SCHOOL WE WENT TO...
...OR EVEN A VACATION SPOT.
FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE ALL...
...HOLD SUCH A "PLACE" IN OUR HEARTS.
AND FOR ME, THAT PLACE...
PFFFT...
...IS THAT HOUSE.
A HOUSE FROZEN IN TIME...
...AND NO LONGER VISITED.
AT LEAST NOT UNTIL...
...
...
AH...!
NGH...!
AH...
AH
...IT WAS BREACHED.
...!
...!
NNGH!
AH!
AHH
BEKLE!
NNGH
AHH!!
UGH
HNNGH!!
...!!
MMPH...
...
AND NOW, WITH THIS SMALL CONTAMINATION...
...I AM PLUNGING DEEPER INTO...
...MADNESS.
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ITAEWON, SEOUL
IT WAS NICE AND SLOW YESTERDAY. GUESS THE CLEANING DUTY'S BACK ON US.
DO YOU THINK THEY'LL EVER HIRE A REAL JANITOR?
I DON'T THINK THEY'LL GIVE US A BREAK UNLESS SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS...
HAHA, LIKE WHAT?
WELL, I GUESS...
...SOMETHING THAT'D MAKE US CLOSE SHOP FOR A WHILE?
5 HOURS AFTER...
...THE REPORT.
Court
COURT IS NOW IN SESSION.
WE CALL CASE NUMBER 202-CR -1728...
Seoul Northwestern District Court
...SENTENCES THE DEFENDANT, KWON CHULYONG, AS FOLLOWS...
...WHILE...
...MAY ACT AS A SENTENCING FACTOR...
BUT THE SUSPECT'S ATTEMPT OF MURDER...
...METHODS SHOWN TO BE VIOLENT AND BRUTAL...
...THE SUSPECT IS SENTENCED...
...TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON.
DID YOU SEE THAT? AMAZING!
15 YEARS! DESPITE THE PLEA FOR CLEMENCY.
OF COURSE, THEY'LL APPEAL TO A HIGHER COURT...
AND THIS WAS FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER. WHEN SEHYUK SUNBAE* WAS IN CHARGE OF THE NAMYEONG- DONG CASE...
WHAT? SO THAT WAS HIM AS WELL?
THE FINAL SENTENCE FOR THAT WAS CRAZY, TOO...
*SUNBAE: HONORIFIC TITLE TO ADDRESS ONE’S SENIORS OR PEERS HIGHER IN “RANK” IN A BUSINESS OR SCHOOL SETTING.
YOU DID IT AGAIN, SEHYUK!
ALL THANKS TO YOU.
TO ME? YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD LEARN TO GIVE YOURSELF SOME CREDIT! NOW THAT IT'S OVER, HOW ABOUT SOME BEEF AND SOJU?
THIS ONE'S ON ME! I FOUND A NICE RESTAURANT JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
NO, THANK YOU. I'M QUITE BUSY.
DID YOU HEAR THE PART THAT IT'S ON ME?!
YES.
MAN, EVER SINCE GRAD SCHOOL...
YOU AND YOUR OBSESSION WITH WORK...
YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY GO CRAZY IF YOU SPEND ALL YOUR DAYS PORING OVER MURDER CASES.
I MIGHT AS WELL...
YOU DON'T MEAN THAT-
LOOK. OUR GROUP CHAT'S BLOWN UP DURING OUR TRIAL.
WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?
BUT STILL, NO
A MURDER?
IN CLUB B, ITAEWON...
HUH? THIS PLACE LOOKS FAMILIAR.
Prosecution PROSECUTION SERVICE Northwestern Seoul District Prosecutors' Office
AND WAIT, ISN'T THIS THE GUY...?
DETECTIVE JANG.
MR. GU, GET IN.
"THE CLUB BASTARD."
SO, THIS IS THE "CLUB B" THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
HOW DID THE WORD SPREAD SO FAST? THE CASE WAS REPORTED ONLY A FEW HOURS AGO.
YTM politics business finance life&style world ●YTM found in "club b", Itaewon. Prime suspect...?
"club b" Itaewon. Prime suspect...?
I'M GUESSING IT WAS SOMEONE FROM THE INSIDE WHO COULDN'T KEEP THEIR MOUTH SHUT.
THE REPORTERS ARE ALREADY ON THE VICTIM AND THE SUSPECT'S ID...
WELL, PEOPLE CAN'T GET ENOUGH DRAMA THESE DAYS...
YOU ALREADY HAVE THE VICTIM'S ID?
CHECK OUT THE NEXT PAGE.
HIS NAME IS KIM JINTAEK.
AGE 57. UNEMPLOYED. SEVEN-TIME FELON.
HE WAS A DRUG DEALER AROUND SEOUL TRAIN STATION.
name sex age profession family
A WEEK AGO, WE GOT A REPORT SAYING NEW DRUGS HAD COME IN FROM HONG KONG.
WE ASSUMED HE WAS THE BROKER, SO WE WERE TRACKING HIM...
...AND FOUND HIM DEAD TODAY IN ITAEWON.
YOU ALSO HAVE A LEAD ON THE SUSPECT?
YEAH, FROM THE CAMERAS IN THE BUILDING.
WE ALSO MANAGED TO ARREST HIM, BUT...
THERE'S A BIT OF A PROBLEM.
WHAT PROBLEM?
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PUT THIS...
BUT FOR NOW...
...WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO SEE THE SUSPECT. I'LL EXPLAIN ONCE WE'RE THERE.
BUT WHERE EXACTLY ARE WE GOING? THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO ITAEWON...
...AND WE PASSED THE GONGDEOK POLICE STATION.
WELL...
YOU'LL SEE... ONCE WE'RE THERE.
DAMN IT...
I TOLD THEM WE SHOULDN'T DO IT.
LISTEN, I KNOW THIS MIGHT SOUND A BIT CRAZY, BUT...
STOP RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN'T-
IT'S FINE!!
LET HIM IN!!
THIS AIN'T GONNA BE A PRETTY SIGHT...
...HIM WITH THE BOUGIES, I MEAN. HE CAN'T STAND THEM...
CAN'T YOU TELL? HE'S...
HUH? BUT CHIEF...!
WHO IS THIS GUY?
...THE GUY WHO LIVES HERE.
WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE, JUWON.
THANK YOU.
NEXT UP, "TODAY'S NEWS SEARCH."
RANKING ON TOP, THE MOST SEARCHED TOPIC TODAY IS...
"THE CLUB B IN ITAEWON."
HAHAHA...
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED HERE?
THERE'S BEEN A MURDER. THE CLUB'S EMPLOYEES FOUND THE BODY WHILE CLEANING UP.
...WHILE NUMEROUS ASSUMPTIONS ARE CIRCULATING ON THE INTERNET...
REGARDING THE VICTIM'S ID, THE CAUSE OF DEATH, THE MOTIVE OF HOMICIDE, AND SO ON...
...WHAT HAS ATTRACTED THE MOST ATTENTION...
...IS THE PRIME SUSPECT IDENTIFIED BY THE POLICE.
THE CASE WOULDN'T HAVE STIRRED AS MUCH ATTENTION IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SUSPECT'S HIGH STANDING...
OFF THE RECORD, THE SUSPECT IN QUESTION IS PRESUMABLY...
IT'S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU...
PROSECUTOR...
AH!
...A MEMBER OF HASUNG GROUP, ONE OF THE FIVE BIGGEST CONGLOMERATES WITH OVER 30 AFFILIATED BUSINESSES...
HASUNG GROUP'S...
...MR. HA...
...CAUSING QUITE THE UPROAR.
...GU SEHYUK.
"HA IDEUN."
Devam edecek
Chapter 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.