Mad Place — Chapter 6

ALL CRIMES MUST GO UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THIS ENTAILS...

IT'S A HOMICIDE.

...CLARIFYING WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A CRIME...

YOUR HONOR, ACCORDING TO THE SUSPECT'S DRUG PURCHASE HISTORY, THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT...

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...COLLECTING EVIDENCE TO NARROW THE SUSPECT...

...TO FILE AND EXECUTE A TRIAL.

WHICH MEANS IT IS MY JOB FROM NOW ON...

...TO FIND OUT.

"WHETHER HE IS INDEED THE KILLER..."

WE WILL NOW BEGIN...

"...AND WHETHER THERE IS SUPPORTING EVIDENCE."

...THE INVESTIGATION.

Episode 6

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ASTARD

YES, LIEUTENANT.

I'LL BE IN CHARGE OF THE CASE FROM NOW ON.

YES, THE CHIEF IS ALSO AWARE.

...FOR TODAY.

OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. GU.

ALL DONE?

BASIC FUNCTIONS ARE THE SAME AS ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC TAGS.

IT MONITORS YOUR LOCATION...

AND SENDS US YOUR WHEREABOUTS IN REAL-TIME.

EXCEPT THIS TIME, WE'VE NARROWED YOUR ACTIVITY RANGE...

...TO THIS HOUSE, INSIDE MR. GU'S RESIDENCE.

IF YOU TRY TO LEAVE THE HOUSE OR BREAK THE TAG, AN ALARM WILL SET OFF IMMEDIATELY AND SEND THE POLICE.

THE ONLY WAY TO LEAVE HERE WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE ALARM...

...IS TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MR. GU WHO IS WEARING THE SECOND DEVICE.

THE COLOR ON YOUR DEVICES INDICATE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU TWO.

WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU BOTH KEEP A LOW PROFILE...

SINCE THIS IS UNLIKE OUR AVERAGE INVESTIGATION.

INVESTIGATION, DAY 1.

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THEY ALREADY CLEARED OUT THE SCENE.

SO YOU'LL FIND MORE DETAILS IN HERE.

I SOMEHOW GOT MYSELF INTO THIS...

...BUT I'M STILL LEFT WITH THE QUESTION...

...WHY DOES HE WANT THIS INVESTIGATION?

IT'S NOT TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE...

NOR TO SHOW OFF FOR HIS CRIMES.

MY GUESS FOR NOW IS...

I'M A BIG FAN OF YOURS.

...THIS IS SIMPLY FOR HIS OWN AMUSEMENT.

WHATEVER HIS REASONS ARE... IT WOULDN'T CHANGE THE PROCEDURE.

I'D BETTER NOT THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT.

THERE'S NO RECORD ON THE WEAPON?

THE PATROL UNIT COULDN'T FIND ANY.

WE STILL NEED THE RESULTS FROM FORENSICS...

BUT FROM THE MULTIPLE WOUNDS ALL OVER HIS BODY, WE ASSUME THE VICTIM WAS STABBED TO DEATH WITH A KNIFE.

AND THESE LAST TWO PAGES?

INFORMATION ON THE SUSPECT.

IT'S ALL WE'VE GOT ON HIM SO FAR.

CCTV SCREENSHOTS AND HIS FAMILY RECORDS... THAT'S IT?

BUT A FAMILY NAME THAT CAN INTIMIDATE EVEN THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY...

WE ASSUME THE KILLER HID IT AFTERWARDS, SO WE'RE TRACKING THE ROUTE HE COULD'VE GONE AFTER HE LEFT THE CLUB.

I'M AFRAID I'VE GOT A BIG PROBLEM IN MY HANDS...

ACTUALLY, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.

THIS IS OFF THE RECORD.

I'M SURE IT'S ONE OF THOSE GROUNDLESS RUMORS, SINCE HE'S FROM A WELL KNOWN CONGLOMERATE FAMILY...

RUMORS?

WELL, IT'S ABOUT HIS PRIVATE LIFE...

THEY SAY HE FREQUENTED THE HOTELS IN THIS AREA...

...EACH NIGHT WITH A DIFFERENT PERSON.

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WHICH THEY SAY IS PROBABLY THE REASON WHY HE STILL HASN'T INHERITED...

ANY OF THE CORPORATE'S LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES AT HIS AGE.

AH!

NNGH

AHH

AHH!

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ALL JUST A RUMOR.

I WOULDN'T PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO IT.

AS I EXPECTED, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING NEW...

EVEN THE STAFF TESTIMONIES WERE EXACTLY THE SAME.

ALL I HAVE ARE THE POLICE REPORTS... AND THE FORENSIC TEST RESULTS, WHICH

AND THE FORENSIC TEST RESULTS, WHICH I HAVE TO WAIT FOR.

FOR NOW, I CAN QUESTION THE SUSPECT...

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...THAT I HADN'T SEEN IN THE REPORT.

AH, YOU'RE HOME...

AH, YOU'RE HOME...

...HYUNG.

...PROSECUTOR.

I'LL START WITH THE QUESTIONS NOW...

MR. HA.

YOUR NAME IS HA IDEUN.

IS THAT CORRECT?

YES.

YOUR AGE?

SAME AS YOU, MR. GU.

AND OCCUPATION?

I DON'T REALLY HAVE ONE.

YOUR ADDRESS?

MR. GU...

WHY ARE YOU ASKING THESE QUESTIONS WHEN YOU ALREADY KNOW?

IT'S A FORMALITY.

AHH, FORMALITY!

IS THAT WHY YOU'RE BEING SO... FORMAL?

IT'S TOO BAD... I KIND OF LIKED IT WHEN YOU PLAYED IT ROUGH.

ARE YOU RESIDING AT YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS?

YES.

HIS FLIMSY ATTITUDE DOESN'T GET IN THE WAY OF THINGS.

NOW TO THE QUESTIONS RELEVANT TO THE CASE.

WHAT MATTERS MORE IS...

DID YOU KILL MR. KIM JINTAEK?

...THE ACCURACY OF HIS TESTIMONY.

DESCRIBE YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE VICTIM.

I'VE MET HIS CONDITIONS, NOW ALL I HAVE TO DO IS ASK THE QUESTIONS AND GET THE ANSWERS.

WHY WERE YOU AT THE CLUB THAT NIGHT?

WHAT WAS YOUR MOTIVE?

WAS IT PREMEDITATED?

WHAT DID YOU BENEFIT FROM HIS DEATH?

I HAVE NO INTENTION OF KEEPING THIS MAN UNDER MY ROOF FOR LONG.

I'LL GET THIS OVER WITH AS SOON AS...

I WON'T ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

...?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

SAYING? I'VE AGREED TO YOUR TERMS. I EXPECT YOU TO DO THE SAME AND KEEP YOUR PROMISE.

THINK CAREFULLY, PROSECUTOR.

I SAID I'LL TESTIFY ONLY TO YOU.

I'LL TESTIFY ONLY TO MR. GU...

HERE, IN THIS HOUSE.

I NEVER SAID I'D TRUTHFULLY ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

MESSING AROUND AGAIN...

MR. HA...

BESIDES-

WHAT IF YOU CATCH ME OFF GUARD...

AND TRICK ME INTO ONE OF YOUR LEADING QUESTIONS?

I AM KEEPING MY PROMISE.

...I DON'T EVEN HAVE A LAWYER.

IT WOULDN'T BE WISE FOR ME TO SAY SOMETHING THAT COULD WORK AGAINST ME...

THESE WERE YOUR CONDITIONS, MR. HA-

I WON'T TALK.

NOT LIKE THIS.

...WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY LAST CONDITION.

LAST CONDITION?!

YOU'VE ALREADY GONE WAY TOO FAR, MR. HA!

I WON'T ACCEPT ANY MORE OF THIS NONSENSE!

WELL, WE CAN END IT HERE THEN.

IF YOU CAN'T TAKE IT, THEN THERE'S NO HELPING IT.

TOO BAD WE NEVER EVEN GOT TO YOUR BROTHER'S CASE.

WHAT IS IT? YOUR LAST CONDITION?

IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE SIMPLE.

IF YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER TRUTHFULLY...

YOU SHOULD GIVE ME SOMETHING I WANT IN RETURN.

WHICH IS...

..SEX.

ONCE...

FOR EVERY TESTIMONY.

To be continued