Mad Place — Chapter 15

...WHAT?

HUMAN TRAFFICKING?

HE PROBABLY DELIBERATELY CHOSE PEOPLE WITHOUT ANY TIES SO NO ONE WOULD NOTICE THEY WENT MISSING...

...USED THE NEW DRUG TO KNOCK THEM OUT AND SELL THEM OFF.

BUT DUE TO THE SIDE EFFECTS, MORE PEOPLE ENDED UP DEAD.

YOU...

WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH KIM JINTAEK?

THEY MUST'VE KNOWN THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVED. DID THEY WORK TOGETHER?

IT'D BE A RELIEF IF IT WAS JUST FOR THE DRUGS.

BUT IF IT HAD TO DO WITH THE TRAFFICKING... NOTHING COULD BE WORSE.

THE RESULTS ARE OUT.

Detective Jang the results are out. all negative. 12:14 pm

ALL NEGATIVE.

THIS MEANS HA IDEUN DIDN'T MEET KIM FOR THE DRUGS.

WE'LL HAVE TO...

...LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE TRAFFICKING.

Episode 15

MR. GU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, DETECTIVE.

OH, DETECTIVE JANG?

IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK TO MR. GU PRIVATELY...

...I CAN LEAVE IF YOU WANT.

NO, STAY.

I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU.

OH, REALLY?

WE GOT THE RESULTS FROM PLUCKING YOUR HAIR. IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

AHH!

THE DRUG TEST!

IT'S OUT ALREADY?

MORPHINE, HEROIN, COCAINE, CANNABIS, ECSTASY...

ALL NEGATIVE. YOU'RE CLEAN.

THAT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT?

WELL, IT'S ONE ANNOYING TASK OUT OF THE WAY.

NO MORE HAIR TO LOSE!

GREAT!!

WHOA, LOOK AT THIS LONG LIST...!

I CAN ONLY RECOGNIZE A FEW OF THEM.

ENOUGH ABOUT THE DRUGS.

HA IDEUN...

...TELL ME. DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE FACES HERE?

HUH?

NO...?

ALRIGHT...

THEN...

WHAT ABOUT THESE?

NOTHING HERE, EITHER?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, WERE YOU EVER AROUND SEOUL STATION?

SEOUL STATION? WHY WOULD I GO THERE?

WHAT'S GOING ON, DETECTIVE?

WHY ARE YOU ASKING?

DID YOU EVER MEET KIM JINTAEK BEFORE THIS CASE?

...OH.

ANSWER HIM, HA IDEUN.

WHY WERE YOU WITH HIM THAT DAY IF IT WASN'T FOR THE DRUGS?

PROSECUTOR...

DETECTIVE JANG...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M ONLY INVESTIGATING THE CASE-

THAT'S EXACTLY MY POINT.

WHY ARE YOU, DETECTIVE JANG, ASKING ME THESE QUESTIONS?

YOU DIDN'T FORGET THE CONDITIONS, DID YOU?

"I'LL TESTIFY AND PROVIDE EVIDENCE ONLY TO PROSECUTOR GU."

YOU'RE BREAKING THE RULES.

NO.

THAT'S AN ARRANGEMENT WE HAD SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MURDER CASE.

THE QUESTION WE'RE ASKING HERE IS IRRELEVANT TO THAT CASE.

MEANING DETECTIVE JANG HAS EVERY RIGHT TO ASK YOU.

IRRELEVANT? REALLY?

YOU BOTH THINK I'VE BEEN MEETING UP WITH KIM JINTAEK FOR REASONS YOU DON'T KNOW...

BUT BASED ON WHAT?

BASED ON THE FACT THAT I'M THE ONLY SUSPECT FOR HIS MURDER. ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

SO WHATEVER I SAY HERE... YOU COULD VERY WELL TIE IT BACK INTO THE MURDER CASE.

AND YOU'RE SAYING IT'S IRRELEVANT?

LOOK, HA IDEUN. WE'RE IN CHARGE OF A DIFFERENT CASE FOR NOW.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, WE WON'T USE IT TO LOOK INTO THE MURDER CASE, AT LEAST NOT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTUALLY IT'S QUITE THE OPPOSITE.

IF YOU HELP US NOW IT COULD WORK IN YOUR FAVOR-

NO. I WON'T NEGOTIATE.

I'M STICKING TO OUR INITIAL ARRANGEMENT.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO CHANGE MY MIND.

SO KEEP YOUR WORD.

FINE. DO AS YOU WISH.

MR. GU...!

BUT LET'S JUST MAKE THIS CLEAR.

WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE ISN'T AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.

MEANING THAT IF THE POLICE EVER FIND EVIDENCE THAT MAY PLAY AGAINST YOU...

YOU WILL NO LONGER BE IN MY HANDS.

IN CASE THEY ISSUE A SUMMON, OR A SEARCH...

OR EVEN AN ARREST WARRANT...

...THAT'S RIGHT.

...NOT ONLY WILL IT PUT AN END TO OUR PRIVATE INVESTIGATION...

WE'D NO LONGER EVEN BE IN THE SAME ROOM.

IN THE END, YOUR TERMS...

...WILL ALL BE MEANINGLESS.

SO...

THINK WISELY AND DECIDE...

...WHEN YOU STILL HAVE THE CHANCE.

...HA IDEUN.

WE'RE BACK!

WE BROUGHT YOU LUNCH BOXES...

FROM THE PLACE ACROSS THE STREET...

AAAH!

OH MY...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GET OUT.

I WANT YOU TO APOLOGIZE.

...WHAT?

FOR WHAT HAPPENED EARLIER. APOLOGIZE.

I WON'T GET OFF UNLESS YOU DO.

CREAK

YOU'RE MAKING IT SOUND LIKE I DID SOMETHING WRONG.

HA IDEUN.

WHAT I DID EARLIER...?

WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THAT?

WE WERE JUST DOING OUR JOB. INVESTIGATING.

JUST DOING YOUR JOB?

YES. AND YOU HAPPENED TO BE THE SUBJECT.

THAT'S WHAT INSPECTORS AND DETECTIVES DO.

I DON'T SEE WHY I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.

SERIOUSLY?

YOU WEREN'T ASKING! YOU WERE BASICALLY THREATENING ME!

SAYING I'D BE ARRESTED IF I DON'T COOPERATE!

OR IS THAT YOUR JOB, TOO?! THREATENING PEOPLE!!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THAT'S NOT HOW I MEANT IT.

OH, YEAH?

WHAT WAS IT THEN? FRIENDLY ADVICE?

I WAS JUST POINTING OUT THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES.

NO ONE WAS FORCING YOU TO DO ANYTHING.

BUT YOU WERE FORCING ME! IT WASN'T PART OF OUR DEAL!

OUR DEAL ONLY APPLIES TO THE MURDER CASE.

THIS CASE IS...

...BUILT ON THE EVIDENCE I PROVIDED YOU!

FORGET IT...

WHAT'S THE USE...

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I EXPLAIN, HE WON'T...

"THE EVIDENCE I PROVIDED YOU...?"

AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE RECORD OF THE DRUG DEALS HE'D MADE...

BUT IT WASN'T THAT.

AND WHEN WE RAN THE NAMES THROUGH THE DATABASE, IT SAID THEY WERE ALL MISSING.

THE NAMES OF THE MISSING PEOPLE, NEXT TO THE DATES AND THE PRICE...

...THAT PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL.

SO...

...YOU KNEW.

YOU KNEW WHAT WE WERE ASKING ABOUT.

HEY-

WHATEVER.

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN NOW.

HA IDEUN.

FIRST WITH THE RIDICULOUS DEMANDS...

...THEN HE GETS ALL UPSET BECAUSE THINGS DON'T GO HIS WAY...

...AND NOW THIS?

I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I CAN PUT UP WITH...

SUCH A SPOILED BRAT.

BUT...

...SO, YOU WANT MY APOLOGY? IS THAT IT?

...I STILL HAVE SO MUCH TO FIND OUT.

I SHOULDN'T FORGET THE PURPOSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION.

NEVER MIND THE APOLOGY.

I WANT SOMETHING ELSE.

SOMETHING ELSE...?

YOUR TRUST.

TO YOU IT MAY BE NORMAL...

TO TRICK YOUR SUSPECTS TO GAIN THE UPPER HAND, AND VICE VERSA...

BUT I BELIEVE...

IT CAN BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND. THAT WE CAN BENEFIT FROM ONE ANOTHER.

SO I'M ASKING YOU TO TRUST ME.

... TRUST YOU?

A PROSECUTOR...

...TRUSTING THE SUSPECT?

...I WOULD NEED PROPER GROUNDS TO DO THAT.

I WANT A NEW STATEMENT FROM YOU.

...I'LL DECIDE AFTER.

...FINE.

...WHY YOU WANT ME TO TRUST YOU.

...HA IDEUN.

To be continued