The Husband (2026) s01e04 Episode Script
Episode 4
[theme music playing]
THE HUSBAND
THIS SERIES IS FICTITIOUS
CHILDREN WERE FILMED SAFELY
GEN AI WAS USED IN SELECT SCENES
EPISODE 4
[lock beeping]
[door opens]
You're home.
Where were you all night?
Why are you out here?
You should be in bed.
You've been acting weird lately.
You're always late,
and I can never reach you.
Something came up.
[sighs] You couldn't even call me?
Where's Hayun?
She kept asking for you
then fell asleep a while ago.
Right.
What could possibly keep you out so late?
I told you,
something came up at the hospital.
[Seyun sighs]
Honey.
Are you hiding something from me?
I'm not.
You sure there's nothing going on?
I'm sure.
Fine.
Listen.
I'm your wife.
You have to tell me
if there is something going on.
I can tell you're having a hard time,
but you won't say anything.
[tender music playing]
[sighs]
Okay.
I just hope
there's really nothing going on.
But can I just say something?
You've changed so much.
I barely recognize you anymore.
Where's your wedding ring?
I took it off before surgery.
I probably left it in the office.
-[music stops]
-[siren blaring]
[dramatic music playing]
ACCESS RESTRICTED
ACCESS GRANTED
RESTRICTED ACCESS
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
[music stops]
Geez, you scared me.
What are you doing here so late?
You know,
I just left something in the office.
[chuckles] Must be pretty damn important.
Hang in there, then. See you.
Okay.
Chiung.
Yes?
What? You got something to say?
-The thing is…
-[phone chiming]
Sorry, let me take this real quick.
This is Choi.
[Dr. Ko] Dr. Choi, it's me.
I'll cut right to the chase.
-Have you heard from Taeju at all?
-Yeah, what a coincidence.
Are you with him right now?
Yes.
[Dr. Ko] The police are on their way,
so you have to keep him there,
no matter what.
Yeah, I got it.
[groans]
Chiung, I'm so sorry.
I'll explain later!
[dramatic music resumes]
[engine revs]
RED LIGHT AND SPEEDING
SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
[siren blaring]
Captain, we got an update
on Kang's location.
Where?
He was at Deoksam Intersection
at 9:46 p.m.
Heading that way.
[officer 1]
Plate number 1228, please pull over.
Pull over, 1228.
[tires squeal]
[horns honking]
[officer 2] Suspect vehicle is heading
toward Shinyu-dong.
Units two and three, in pursuit.
[grunts, gasps]
[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
Pull over right now!
Stop being so reckless!
Cut him off! Get in front of him!
Damn it.
[tires screech]
[music stops]
[tires squealing]
[dramatic music resumes]
Turn around! Step on it!
[officer 3] Control, we lost the suspect
vehicle during pursuit. Plate number 1228.
[people gasping, exclaiming]
-[music stops]
-[Seyun yelps]
[whimpers, pants]
[gasps, panting]
[tense music playing]
-[music fades]
-[siren blaring]
[horn honking]
[siren stops]
Everyone, back up!
Keep them away!
Captain, it looks like he went
toward the main road.
Go after him. He couldn't have gone far.
[suspenseful music playing]
SEONGJIN POLICE STATION
TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR THE PEOPLE
SEONGJIN POLICE STATION
-[music stops]
-[detective 1] Hey, stop!
-[detective 2] Kang Taeju is over there!
-[detective 3] Back up!
[detective 1]
We found Kang Taeju. He's over there!
-[dramatic music playing]
-[siren blaring]
[tires screech]
[Dosik] Go!
-That way!
-[both] Yes, sir!
[detective 1]
Get to the second floor, now!
[detective 2] Yes, sir.
Where did he go?
Go the other way! Block him off!
What the hell, man? Stop!
[Dosik] What the hell are you doing?
Get him!
Hey! Wait, Kang Taeju!
[grunts]
-He's moving!
-That nutjob.
Kang Taeju, stop!
Kang Taeju!
Chase him down!
-Hey, Kim.
-Sir?
-Request backup ASAP!
-Yes, sir.
[music stops]
[officer]
Copy, Seongjin PD request for backup.
Two patrol units rolling immediately.
-Detective unit to follow.
-[sirens blaring]
[tense music playing]
[clangs, rattles]
[exhales deeply]
[music intensifies]
Seyun.
Let's put an end to this.
What?
I want a divorce.
That bastard.
[grunts]
-[Seonja] My gosh! What was that?
-[panting]
[dramatic music playing]
[Hyeonsu] Move!
[Park] Over there!
[detective] That way.
[music fades]
There you are.
[intense music playing]
[grunts]
You think you can play games with cops?
You have the right to an attorney--
[detective] No!
[both groan]
[panting]
[music fades]
[grunting]
[detective] No…
[grunts, groans]
Kang Taeju…
You can't move your arms and legs?
-Your spinal cord is damaged.
-[groaning]
You'll damage your nerves permanently
if you try to move.
[detective gasps]
[panting]
Don't move, okay?
[groaning]
[grunts]
Hold on…
There you go.
[phone beeps]
Hello, we need an ambulance.
Yeah, I'm at Ilseo Supply Center.
There's a patient with spinal cord damage
in the stairwell down to the basement.
Yeah, he needs to get to a hospital, STAT.
So please hurry.
[dramatic music playing]
THE HUSBAND
[music stops]
EMERGENCY SERVICES
-Hey, Kim. You all right?
-[Kim] Wait, hold on.
Captain, Kang Taeju…
He took my gun.
Your gun?
I'm sorry, sir.
[sighs]
All right.
Don't worry about that right now.
Please take him to the hospital.
Hey, will he be okay?
Well, we can't be sure
until we get to the hospital,
but thanks to the prompt first aid,
I think he'll be able to avoid the worst.
First aid?
Hey, put out an APB on Kang Taeju.
-I'm on it.
-Yes, sir.
[breathing heavily]
[train horn sounding]
EUMGOK, JUNSEONG
[operator, on speakers]
The doors are closing.
THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR JUNSEONG
[footsteps approaching]
[mysterious music playing]
[stranger] I'm impressed, Kang Taeju.
You actually made it.
Where's my wife right now?
Come with me.
[music continues]
NAMGANG LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION
[Taeju] Where are we?
-I thought we were going to find my wife.
-[music fades]
That's for you
to figure out from here on out.
[Taeju] Excuse me?
[exhales sharply]
Is this some kind of joke?
You said you knew
I didn't have my wife kidnapped.
You said you'd help me find her.
So where is she right now?
NEUROSURGEON KANG TAEJU
SEYUN
[Taeju breathes shakily]
What the hell?
Are you working with that bastard?
Where is my wife?
Answer me!
I told you.
It's up to you to figure it out now.
What?
Are you kidding me?
Do you want to die right here?
Where's Seyun?
Where is Seyun? Where is she?
Have you ever killed a person before?
What?
You must have had
your opportunities as a doctor.
There's only a fine line
between saving a life and taking one.
What the hell are you saying?
How far will Kang Taeju go for his wife?
Could he kill a person?
[ominous music playing]
[Taeju groans, grunts]
[coughs]
Say hi.
That's my wife.
[panting]
If you can't find the bastard soon,
your wife will end up like her too.
That's why you're going to be my bait.
You get your wife back,
and I get to kill the bastard.
[scoffs]
[chuckles]
What, so that's your wife?
What does that even…
[chuckles]
PARK GYEONGMIN (FEMALE/30S)
OCCUPATION
PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTOR
-[music stops]
-[grunts]
[dramatic music playing]
[gasps]
[panting]
You know, you're right.
There's a fine line
between saving a life and taking one.
That's the trade I'm in.
It demands absolute precision.
A tenth of a millimeter can
either kill or save a person.
One nick to the brain stem
and they're dead on the table.
Catch the spinal nerve root,
and they're looking at
a lifetime of intractable, burning pain.
Look, man.
I don't care who's in that picture,
whether it's your wife or not.
I only care about one thing.
Where's my wife?
-[door bangs]
-[music stops]
[Seonja exclaims] What was that?
What on earth is going on?
[door creaking]
[tense music playing]
Hello?
Hello? Are you in here?
[Seonja exclaims] How did you get out?
No time to explain.
We have to get out of here.
[lock clanks]
Why won't this thing open?
-[Seonja] What? It won't open?
-No, it's…
I think I'll need the keys to this door.
[Seonja] Just save yourself while you can.
No, I can't just leave you. Just hang on.
I found the keys. Hold on.
[Seonja] What? Really?
Not this one.
Come on.
-Please.
-[Seonja] Oh, no.
I don't think I stand a chance.
Just get out of here.
You have to save yourself.
Don't give up. You have to see
how your husband really feels.
-[lock clicks]
-Got it.
[thuds]
[menacing music playing]
[Mr. Noh] Ms. Ko.
Where are you going?
[Seyun breathes shakily]
[gasping]
[yelps, straining]
[whimpering]
The things you go through
because of your husband…
Am I right?
[music fades]
LEE SUHYEONG
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
[Suhyeong breathing heavily]
[sighs]
Tell me.
Who really are you?
Why did you come looking for me?
Six years ago,
my wife was abducted.
Just like your wife.
SUSPECT INTERROGATION REPOR
Yuseok, I'm going to ask you
one last time.
Where did you hide
the rest of the merchandise?
-I don't know. How am I supposed to know?
-[phone buzzing]
INCOMING CALL
GYEONGMIN
If you keep playing dumb
after I come back from this call,
you'll be dead tonight.
Be smart about this. Geez.
[mysterious music playing]
Hey, honey. Don't wait up.
I don't think I can make it home today.
[Mr. Noh] Detective Lee Suhyeong?
Yeah, who's this?
And why do you have my wife's phone?
[phone buzzes]
GYEONGMIN
What the hell?
Keep it down.
If the cops around you catch on,
I'll have no choice but to kill her.
What do you want from me?
Thirty million won in cash.
In one hour, meet me
at Yeongjin Industrial Complex, alone.
[line disconnects]
[music continues]
[phone buzzing]
Yeah.
[Mr. Noh]
You see the door in front of you?
Leave the money there and walk away.
-And my wife?
-I'll tell you where she is in 10 minutes.
[line disconnects]
[phone buzzing]
[music fades]
Where is she?
Where is my wife?
Tell me!
-[Gyeongmin] Honey. [gasps]
-[stammers]
Gyeongmin.
[tense music playing]
You're okay, right? You all right?
I don't know.
You're not hurt, are you?
I'm just really dizzy.
Honey, what's going to happen to me?
[breathing heavily]
You're going to be fine.
Just give me a minute.
I'll be right there.
[Mr. Noh] Hey, Detective.
I think I made a huge mistake.
What do you mean?
[Mr. Noh] Knowing how much you love your
wife, 30 million isn't going to cut it.
I should have asked
for at least 100 million.
What the hell are you talking about?
We had an agreement.
[Mr. Noh] Get me the additional 70 million
by 1 p.m., 2 days from now.
Listen, you prick.
[Mr. Noh] Insult me all you want,
-but after you get me the money.
-[line disconnects]
[tense music continues]
JANUARY 31
[music stops]
[phone buzzing]
What took you so long?
Where's my wife?
[Mr. Noh] I'm sorry, Detective.
Something urgent came up.
Leave the money by the pavilion,
and I'll tell you
where she is in 10 minutes.
[line disconnects]
[tense music resumes]
8:15 P.M., JANUARY 31
8:16 P.M., JANUARY 31
[tires squeal]
[phone buzzing]
Hello? What's going on here?
I got you the money as promised.
You should let my wife go now.
[Mr. Noh] I know.
I totally should let her go.
But the thing is,
I don't think I'll be able to.
What are you talking about?
You asked for more money,
so I brought it for you.
Tell me about it.
Why are you doing this?
What's the reason?
Detective, do you really not know
why I'm doing this?
You're being punished for your wrongdoing.
I'm so sorry, sir.
I'm down on my knees
apologizing right now.
I'm really sorry.
What I've done is unacceptable. I'm sorry!
But could you please…
Could you please let my wife go?
I'm begging you.
So go ahead.
Tell me what you've done wrong.
Why apologize when you don't know?
Detective.
Just know this.
What happened to your wife
is all on you.
-[line disconnects]
-Sir, please.
Hello?
Hello?
Sir, please!
[breathing shakily]
[music fades]
And I got my wife back as a lifeless body.
So you're saying…
Yeah, it's him.
The same man you're hunting right now.
Since that day,
he's all I've thought about.
The only reason
I'm still breathing is to catch him.
And then, one day,
I heard his voice again.
[intriguing music playing]
[music intensifies]
[Taeju] Hello?
[Mr. Noh] Where are you, Mr. Kang?
[Taeju]
Oh, I'm at my in-laws' house right now.
[Mr. Noh] In-laws?
[Taeju] They managed to prepare the money.
[Mr. Noh] Listen to me.
You're going to pay
for disappointing me until the end.
You didn't keep up
your end of the deal, boss.
And now, your wife's going to die.
You didn't keep up
your end of the deal, boss.
And now, your wife's going to die.
Hey, Kang Taeju.
This is on you.
Detective.
Just know this.
What happened to your wife
is all on you.
[breathing heavily]
[Suhyeong] It was the same voice…
The same cadence and tone…
from six years ago.
[mysterious music playing]
These are the internal files
on the two cases
that bastard pulled before.
One's the murder of my wife.
The other is a case
we suspect he's behind.
The Seokdong Lake kidnapping
and murder from five years ago.
ESTIMATED TOD
37-38 HRS AFTER RANSOM CALL
Exact same MO.
His window for murder is
36 to 38 hours post-ransom call.
It's already been 15 hours
since he took your wife.
Why do you think he kidnapped her?
Beats me.
Who knows what this guy is thinking?
But one thing is for sure.
Your wife is still alive.
Though she doesn't have much time left.
So what do I have to do now
to save my wife?
First, you lure him out.
But I don't even know where he is.
You're going to cut him a deal.
[news anchor] At around 10:20 p.m.
at Ilseo Industrial Complex,
a standoff erupted
-between police and a neurosurgeon…
-[music stops]
…suspected of orchestrating
his wife's kidnapping and murder.
The suspect disarmed an officer…
Mr. Kang?
He's good.
He may have slipped into nearby
residential or busy commercial districts.
Citizens are urged
to exercise extreme caution.
[breathing heavily]
[grunts, panting]
[sighs]
[groans]
[huffs]
[menacing music playing]
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
ALARM
[alarm beeping]
[metal clangs]
[thuds]
[object scraping]
[menacing music continues]
[hammer scraping]
[thuds]
-[music fades]
-[Mr. Noh] Hey, are you ready?
[Seonja] Punish me, O Great Spirit,
for I have sinned.
I vowed to serve
and follow you and you only.
Yet, I was foolish enough
to seek another deity.
Please punish me,
for death is the only way--
-[yelps]
-[thuds]
-[thuds]
-[Seyun gasps]
[body collapses]
No.
-[intense music playing]
-[whimpering] No.
No!
Stop it!
-[door banging]
-No! Don't do it!
Please don't do this!
Please don't do this, please!
Ms. Lee Seonja?
Please say something.
Please say something, Ms. Lee.
Ms. Lee…
[sobbing]
[screams] Screw you, you sick freak!
Just kill me!
Kill me too!
[screaming]
[groans, wails]
[sobbing]
[music stops]
Hey, Captain.
Looking at the surveillance footage,
it looks like after Kang
fled the industrial complex,
he entered a nearby subway station,
got off at Shinyu Station,
and then headed toward
the open lot right by the underpass.
But there are no cameras
from the underpass to the lot,
so we lost him here.
Yeah, we're sweeping the perimeter,
but with all the blind spots
and the outdated cameras in this area,
we still can't lock down his exact route.
-Go back to the footage from the station.
-Yes, sir.
[Dosik]
He definitely went there to meet someone.
When perps are on the run, they just run.
They don't stop to look at maps.
It's possible he's got another accomplice
who knows where the blind spots are.
Another accomplice?
Check if any
of the local residents are ex-convicts.
They likely left together in a vehicle.
Oh, and pull every plate captured
within a five-kilometer radius
at this hour and run background checks.
-[detective] Yes, sir.
-We're on it.
Police have released
citizen footage showing
Kang brandishing a weapon
and terrorizing bystanders.
[student] We got to run!
Dude, I think he's crazy.
[news anchor] Officials say Kang is armed
and extremely unstable…
[Dr. Ko] Geez, that damn psycho.
He's going to burn in hell.
[object clacking in distance]
[sighs heavily]
[clacking continues]
Geez, give me a break already.
[lock whirs, beeps]
-[tense music playing]
-[gasps] What are you…
[Taeju] Let's step inside, Father.
Honey, what's going on?
Everything okay?
Are you out of your mind?
How dare you point a gun at me!
Step inside.
Taeju.
What…
Where's Seyun?
Where is she right now?
Don't move, Mother.
I can't tell you anything right now.
What do you want then?
Why the hell are you here with a gun?
To pick up the money.
What? Money?
The three billion you have here.
I need you to hand it over to me.
[Suhyeong] You're going to cut him a deal.
What?
But before you do that, you have
to let him know you've got the money.
"A famous doctor suspected
of kidnapping and murdering his wife
flees questioning
and even steals from his in-laws…"
That will definitely make the headline.
And you have to really sell it.
Make it look like you actually
kidnapped your own wife.
You might have to do
more than just take the money.
[Dr. Ko] The three billion?
So it was about money. [scoffs]
Now I'm getting it.
You got close to Seyun
for money from the start, right?
See, honey? What did I tell you?
I kept telling you that he was bad news.
You're finally showing your true colors.
You kept up the act pretty well, huh?
What a performance!
[Seyun's mother] Taeju.
If you want the money, let Seyun go first.
Then I'll give you the money. All of it!
No, Mother.
Give me the money first.
That's the only way she'll live.
What?
[Dr. Ko] You greedy bastard. Rot in hell!
Taeju. How did you end up like this?
Is this who you really are?
I mean, this is just…
I can't believe this is happening.
There's no point in talking
to this subhuman garbage.
I'm calling the cops.
I wouldn't do that, Father!
"Father"?
Don't you dare call me that!
Have you no shame at all?
I said don't do it!
What? You're going to shoot me?
Go on then. Shoot me!
Shoot me, you bastard!
[Seyun's mother]
Oh, honey, don't. Please, just…
-You don't have the guts, do you?
-[Seyun's mother] Please.
[gunshot]
[Seyun's mother exclaims]
[exclaims]
Stop! Taeju!
Please stop.
Stay exactly where you are.
[Seyun's mother] Just take it!
Please, just take the money!
[music continues]
[buttons beeping]
[Seyun's mother] Go on, take it.
Look at you.
What would your mother say if she saw you?
Is this what she gets
for breaking her back all by herself,
trying to raise you right?
[scoffs]
Just answer me this.
Is Seyun still alive?
You could at least tell us that.
Is she still alive?
I believe so.
[Dr. Ko] What?
[stammers, inhales sharply]
What do you mean?
Huh?
[music intensifies]
LAW ENFORCEMEN
[music stops]
[chattering on radios]
Did he tell you anything
when he took the money?
He was just here for the money.
He even opened fire inside this house.
He was in no state
to say anything sensible.
And where have you people been?
Are you even trying to catch this bastard?
Well, we're doing everything we can.
[sighs]
What if she dies?
[voice breaking] What if my daughter dies?
What will you do then?
He said he "believed so."
Pardon?
My husband asked him if Seyun was alive,
and he said, "I believe so."
Those were his words.
He
"believes so"?
[intriguing music playing]
How are you?
[news anchor] Wanted fugitive Kang Taeju,
who fled while being questioned
over allegations of plotting
his wife's kidnapping and murder,
is confirmed to have broken into
his in-laws' home early this morning
-and stolen billions of won in cash.
-[chuckles]
Authorities say Kang fired
a stolen police weapon
during the break-in
to threaten his parents-in-law,
leaving the public in shock.
[news anchor 2]
Kang Taeju, a wanted fugitive
and a prominent local neurosurgeon…
[doctor] Dr. Ha, did you see that?
-[news report continues faintly]
-I knew something like this would happen.
I told you he's crazy.
I knew he'd snap one day.
That's not who he is.
You're a terrible judge of character.
Oh, look who it is.
I heard they've been hitting it off
when he's on call.
The rumors must be true.
[sighs]
He's one of a kind.
One of a kind indeed.
Dr. Im.
Things are already pretty tense right now.
Don't go starting baseless rumors.
[chuckles] Right, okay.
[news anchor 2] Not only did police
carelessly lose track of the suspect,
but authorities were virtually helpless
as he scored a firearm right
in the heart of the city
and went on to commit
another major offense.
I was woken up by the loud blasts.
I thought it was fireworks.
[news anchor 2] Citizens are expressing
absolute terror over the fact that
a violent criminal is actively roaming
the streets while armed with a gun.
[exhales deeply]
You made it onto the news.
The culprit must've seen it too.
CHOI HYEONSU
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
[mysterious music playing]
REVEALING THE TRUTH
WITH THE POWER OF SCIENCE
[Taeju] The NFS?
You want me to go there? Why?
To find the bait to lure him out.
REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION COOPERATION
1. CASE NUMBER, 2026-9825
2. REQUESTED EVIDENCE
[music continues]
Hi, I'm with Seongjin Police.
I'm here to urgently collect the evidence.
Okay, give me a moment.
Mmm. That's odd.
I don't see anything in the system.
Sorry?
We should've received
an evidence release request first.
Oh.
No way, that's not possible.
We definitely sent in the form.
Seongjin Police, right?
Yeah, I'm with Seongjin Police.
My name is Choi Hyeonsu.
Hi, Chief. Are you busy?
Yeah, I just want
to check something with you.
Yeah, the case number is 2026-9825.
[tense music playing]
Sir, where are you going?
Oh, they caught that punk.
-You're all clear.
-What?
Your request.
Ah. [chuckles]
Looks like there was a hiccup
on your side of the system.
I see.
We still have to process it first,
but since you said it's urgent,
I'll go grab the evidence for you.
-How can I help you?
-[officer] Oh, hey.
It's about case number 2026-5214.
A robbery case.
SUHYEONG
IT'S DONE
[associate] It's done.
[music stops]
[lock clanks]
Hungry, right?
[menacing music playing]
It's about time you got hungry.
Well, I thought you would be,
so I grabbed some food.
Take it.
Come on, take it.
Oh, right. I'm so stupid.
I forgot I tied your hands up.
What do I do about that?
So why did you do something so stupid?
Now I want to kill you.
Ms. Ko. Listen.
I know exactly what you're thinking
and doing, wherever you are.
[muffled] Right.
Don't let the cream bun go to waste.
Better eat it soon.
[door closes]
[lock clanks]
[dramatic music playing]
[grunts]
[Mr. Noh] Listen.
I know exactly what you're thinking
and doing, wherever you are.
RENOWNED NEUROSURGEON
INFILTRATES THE NFS
What on earth is this guy doing? Geez…
[monitor beeps]
[music intensifies]
THE HUSBAND
[closing theme song playing]
It's three billion won, just as promised.
You're saying you don't want it, right?
[Mr. Noh] Kang Taeju, you prick. I'm going
to make sure it's slow and painful.
-[grunts, sobs]
-[Seyun] There's not much time.
[Suhyeong] Don't react to him. Just wait.
That's the only way
you can save your wife.
-No!
-[siren blares]
[Suhyeong] Get out of here!
[Mr. Noh] This is the end of our deal.
[Dosik] Kang Taeju, stop!
Don't come close!
[Mr. Noh] Mr. Kang, it's already over.
It's too late.
THE HUSBAND
THIS SERIES IS FICTITIOUS
CHILDREN WERE FILMED SAFELY
GEN AI WAS USED IN SELECT SCENES
EPISODE 4
[lock beeping]
[door opens]
You're home.
Where were you all night?
Why are you out here?
You should be in bed.
You've been acting weird lately.
You're always late,
and I can never reach you.
Something came up.
[sighs] You couldn't even call me?
Where's Hayun?
She kept asking for you
then fell asleep a while ago.
Right.
What could possibly keep you out so late?
I told you,
something came up at the hospital.
[Seyun sighs]
Honey.
Are you hiding something from me?
I'm not.
You sure there's nothing going on?
I'm sure.
Fine.
Listen.
I'm your wife.
You have to tell me
if there is something going on.
I can tell you're having a hard time,
but you won't say anything.
[tender music playing]
[sighs]
Okay.
I just hope
there's really nothing going on.
But can I just say something?
You've changed so much.
I barely recognize you anymore.
Where's your wedding ring?
I took it off before surgery.
I probably left it in the office.
-[music stops]
-[siren blaring]
[dramatic music playing]
ACCESS RESTRICTED
ACCESS GRANTED
RESTRICTED ACCESS
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY
[music stops]
Geez, you scared me.
What are you doing here so late?
You know,
I just left something in the office.
[chuckles] Must be pretty damn important.
Hang in there, then. See you.
Okay.
Chiung.
Yes?
What? You got something to say?
-The thing is…
-[phone chiming]
Sorry, let me take this real quick.
This is Choi.
[Dr. Ko] Dr. Choi, it's me.
I'll cut right to the chase.
-Have you heard from Taeju at all?
-Yeah, what a coincidence.
Are you with him right now?
Yes.
[Dr. Ko] The police are on their way,
so you have to keep him there,
no matter what.
Yeah, I got it.
[groans]
Chiung, I'm so sorry.
I'll explain later!
[dramatic music resumes]
[engine revs]
RED LIGHT AND SPEEDING
SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
[siren blaring]
Captain, we got an update
on Kang's location.
Where?
He was at Deoksam Intersection
at 9:46 p.m.
Heading that way.
[officer 1]
Plate number 1228, please pull over.
Pull over, 1228.
[tires squeal]
[horns honking]
[officer 2] Suspect vehicle is heading
toward Shinyu-dong.
Units two and three, in pursuit.
[grunts, gasps]
[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
Pull over right now!
Stop being so reckless!
Cut him off! Get in front of him!
Damn it.
[tires screech]
[music stops]
[tires squealing]
[dramatic music resumes]
Turn around! Step on it!
[officer 3] Control, we lost the suspect
vehicle during pursuit. Plate number 1228.
[people gasping, exclaiming]
-[music stops]
-[Seyun yelps]
[whimpers, pants]
[gasps, panting]
[tense music playing]
-[music fades]
-[siren blaring]
[horn honking]
[siren stops]
Everyone, back up!
Keep them away!
Captain, it looks like he went
toward the main road.
Go after him. He couldn't have gone far.
[suspenseful music playing]
SEONGJIN POLICE STATION
TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR THE PEOPLE
SEONGJIN POLICE STATION
-[music stops]
-[detective 1] Hey, stop!
-[detective 2] Kang Taeju is over there!
-[detective 3] Back up!
[detective 1]
We found Kang Taeju. He's over there!
-[dramatic music playing]
-[siren blaring]
[tires screech]
[Dosik] Go!
-That way!
-[both] Yes, sir!
[detective 1]
Get to the second floor, now!
[detective 2] Yes, sir.
Where did he go?
Go the other way! Block him off!
What the hell, man? Stop!
[Dosik] What the hell are you doing?
Get him!
Hey! Wait, Kang Taeju!
[grunts]
-He's moving!
-That nutjob.
Kang Taeju, stop!
Kang Taeju!
Chase him down!
-Hey, Kim.
-Sir?
-Request backup ASAP!
-Yes, sir.
[music stops]
[officer]
Copy, Seongjin PD request for backup.
Two patrol units rolling immediately.
-Detective unit to follow.
-[sirens blaring]
[tense music playing]
[clangs, rattles]
[exhales deeply]
[music intensifies]
Seyun.
Let's put an end to this.
What?
I want a divorce.
That bastard.
[grunts]
-[Seonja] My gosh! What was that?
-[panting]
[dramatic music playing]
[Hyeonsu] Move!
[Park] Over there!
[detective] That way.
[music fades]
There you are.
[intense music playing]
[grunts]
You think you can play games with cops?
You have the right to an attorney--
[detective] No!
[both groan]
[panting]
[music fades]
[grunting]
[detective] No…
[grunts, groans]
Kang Taeju…
You can't move your arms and legs?
-Your spinal cord is damaged.
-[groaning]
You'll damage your nerves permanently
if you try to move.
[detective gasps]
[panting]
Don't move, okay?
[groaning]
[grunts]
Hold on…
There you go.
[phone beeps]
Hello, we need an ambulance.
Yeah, I'm at Ilseo Supply Center.
There's a patient with spinal cord damage
in the stairwell down to the basement.
Yeah, he needs to get to a hospital, STAT.
So please hurry.
[dramatic music playing]
THE HUSBAND
[music stops]
EMERGENCY SERVICES
-Hey, Kim. You all right?
-[Kim] Wait, hold on.
Captain, Kang Taeju…
He took my gun.
Your gun?
I'm sorry, sir.
[sighs]
All right.
Don't worry about that right now.
Please take him to the hospital.
Hey, will he be okay?
Well, we can't be sure
until we get to the hospital,
but thanks to the prompt first aid,
I think he'll be able to avoid the worst.
First aid?
Hey, put out an APB on Kang Taeju.
-I'm on it.
-Yes, sir.
[breathing heavily]
[train horn sounding]
EUMGOK, JUNSEONG
[operator, on speakers]
The doors are closing.
THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR JUNSEONG
[footsteps approaching]
[mysterious music playing]
[stranger] I'm impressed, Kang Taeju.
You actually made it.
Where's my wife right now?
Come with me.
[music continues]
NAMGANG LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION
[Taeju] Where are we?
-I thought we were going to find my wife.
-[music fades]
That's for you
to figure out from here on out.
[Taeju] Excuse me?
[exhales sharply]
Is this some kind of joke?
You said you knew
I didn't have my wife kidnapped.
You said you'd help me find her.
So where is she right now?
NEUROSURGEON KANG TAEJU
SEYUN
[Taeju breathes shakily]
What the hell?
Are you working with that bastard?
Where is my wife?
Answer me!
I told you.
It's up to you to figure it out now.
What?
Are you kidding me?
Do you want to die right here?
Where's Seyun?
Where is Seyun? Where is she?
Have you ever killed a person before?
What?
You must have had
your opportunities as a doctor.
There's only a fine line
between saving a life and taking one.
What the hell are you saying?
How far will Kang Taeju go for his wife?
Could he kill a person?
[ominous music playing]
[Taeju groans, grunts]
[coughs]
Say hi.
That's my wife.
[panting]
If you can't find the bastard soon,
your wife will end up like her too.
That's why you're going to be my bait.
You get your wife back,
and I get to kill the bastard.
[scoffs]
[chuckles]
What, so that's your wife?
What does that even…
[chuckles]
PARK GYEONGMIN (FEMALE/30S)
OCCUPATION
PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTOR
-[music stops]
-[grunts]
[dramatic music playing]
[gasps]
[panting]
You know, you're right.
There's a fine line
between saving a life and taking one.
That's the trade I'm in.
It demands absolute precision.
A tenth of a millimeter can
either kill or save a person.
One nick to the brain stem
and they're dead on the table.
Catch the spinal nerve root,
and they're looking at
a lifetime of intractable, burning pain.
Look, man.
I don't care who's in that picture,
whether it's your wife or not.
I only care about one thing.
Where's my wife?
-[door bangs]
-[music stops]
[Seonja exclaims] What was that?
What on earth is going on?
[door creaking]
[tense music playing]
Hello?
Hello? Are you in here?
[Seonja exclaims] How did you get out?
No time to explain.
We have to get out of here.
[lock clanks]
Why won't this thing open?
-[Seonja] What? It won't open?
-No, it's…
I think I'll need the keys to this door.
[Seonja] Just save yourself while you can.
No, I can't just leave you. Just hang on.
I found the keys. Hold on.
[Seonja] What? Really?
Not this one.
Come on.
-Please.
-[Seonja] Oh, no.
I don't think I stand a chance.
Just get out of here.
You have to save yourself.
Don't give up. You have to see
how your husband really feels.
-[lock clicks]
-Got it.
[thuds]
[menacing music playing]
[Mr. Noh] Ms. Ko.
Where are you going?
[Seyun breathes shakily]
[gasping]
[yelps, straining]
[whimpering]
The things you go through
because of your husband…
Am I right?
[music fades]
LEE SUHYEONG
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
[Suhyeong breathing heavily]
[sighs]
Tell me.
Who really are you?
Why did you come looking for me?
Six years ago,
my wife was abducted.
Just like your wife.
SUSPECT INTERROGATION REPOR
Yuseok, I'm going to ask you
one last time.
Where did you hide
the rest of the merchandise?
-I don't know. How am I supposed to know?
-[phone buzzing]
INCOMING CALL
GYEONGMIN
If you keep playing dumb
after I come back from this call,
you'll be dead tonight.
Be smart about this. Geez.
[mysterious music playing]
Hey, honey. Don't wait up.
I don't think I can make it home today.
[Mr. Noh] Detective Lee Suhyeong?
Yeah, who's this?
And why do you have my wife's phone?
[phone buzzes]
GYEONGMIN
What the hell?
Keep it down.
If the cops around you catch on,
I'll have no choice but to kill her.
What do you want from me?
Thirty million won in cash.
In one hour, meet me
at Yeongjin Industrial Complex, alone.
[line disconnects]
[music continues]
[phone buzzing]
Yeah.
[Mr. Noh]
You see the door in front of you?
Leave the money there and walk away.
-And my wife?
-I'll tell you where she is in 10 minutes.
[line disconnects]
[phone buzzing]
[music fades]
Where is she?
Where is my wife?
Tell me!
-[Gyeongmin] Honey. [gasps]
-[stammers]
Gyeongmin.
[tense music playing]
You're okay, right? You all right?
I don't know.
You're not hurt, are you?
I'm just really dizzy.
Honey, what's going to happen to me?
[breathing heavily]
You're going to be fine.
Just give me a minute.
I'll be right there.
[Mr. Noh] Hey, Detective.
I think I made a huge mistake.
What do you mean?
[Mr. Noh] Knowing how much you love your
wife, 30 million isn't going to cut it.
I should have asked
for at least 100 million.
What the hell are you talking about?
We had an agreement.
[Mr. Noh] Get me the additional 70 million
by 1 p.m., 2 days from now.
Listen, you prick.
[Mr. Noh] Insult me all you want,
-but after you get me the money.
-[line disconnects]
[tense music continues]
JANUARY 31
[music stops]
[phone buzzing]
What took you so long?
Where's my wife?
[Mr. Noh] I'm sorry, Detective.
Something urgent came up.
Leave the money by the pavilion,
and I'll tell you
where she is in 10 minutes.
[line disconnects]
[tense music resumes]
8:15 P.M., JANUARY 31
8:16 P.M., JANUARY 31
[tires squeal]
[phone buzzing]
Hello? What's going on here?
I got you the money as promised.
You should let my wife go now.
[Mr. Noh] I know.
I totally should let her go.
But the thing is,
I don't think I'll be able to.
What are you talking about?
You asked for more money,
so I brought it for you.
Tell me about it.
Why are you doing this?
What's the reason?
Detective, do you really not know
why I'm doing this?
You're being punished for your wrongdoing.
I'm so sorry, sir.
I'm down on my knees
apologizing right now.
I'm really sorry.
What I've done is unacceptable. I'm sorry!
But could you please…
Could you please let my wife go?
I'm begging you.
So go ahead.
Tell me what you've done wrong.
Why apologize when you don't know?
Detective.
Just know this.
What happened to your wife
is all on you.
-[line disconnects]
-Sir, please.
Hello?
Hello?
Sir, please!
[breathing shakily]
[music fades]
And I got my wife back as a lifeless body.
So you're saying…
Yeah, it's him.
The same man you're hunting right now.
Since that day,
he's all I've thought about.
The only reason
I'm still breathing is to catch him.
And then, one day,
I heard his voice again.
[intriguing music playing]
[music intensifies]
[Taeju] Hello?
[Mr. Noh] Where are you, Mr. Kang?
[Taeju]
Oh, I'm at my in-laws' house right now.
[Mr. Noh] In-laws?
[Taeju] They managed to prepare the money.
[Mr. Noh] Listen to me.
You're going to pay
for disappointing me until the end.
You didn't keep up
your end of the deal, boss.
And now, your wife's going to die.
You didn't keep up
your end of the deal, boss.
And now, your wife's going to die.
Hey, Kang Taeju.
This is on you.
Detective.
Just know this.
What happened to your wife
is all on you.
[breathing heavily]
[Suhyeong] It was the same voice…
The same cadence and tone…
from six years ago.
[mysterious music playing]
These are the internal files
on the two cases
that bastard pulled before.
One's the murder of my wife.
The other is a case
we suspect he's behind.
The Seokdong Lake kidnapping
and murder from five years ago.
ESTIMATED TOD
37-38 HRS AFTER RANSOM CALL
Exact same MO.
His window for murder is
36 to 38 hours post-ransom call.
It's already been 15 hours
since he took your wife.
Why do you think he kidnapped her?
Beats me.
Who knows what this guy is thinking?
But one thing is for sure.
Your wife is still alive.
Though she doesn't have much time left.
So what do I have to do now
to save my wife?
First, you lure him out.
But I don't even know where he is.
You're going to cut him a deal.
[news anchor] At around 10:20 p.m.
at Ilseo Industrial Complex,
a standoff erupted
-between police and a neurosurgeon…
-[music stops]
…suspected of orchestrating
his wife's kidnapping and murder.
The suspect disarmed an officer…
Mr. Kang?
He's good.
He may have slipped into nearby
residential or busy commercial districts.
Citizens are urged
to exercise extreme caution.
[breathing heavily]
[grunts, panting]
[sighs]
[groans]
[huffs]
[menacing music playing]
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
ALARM
[alarm beeping]
[metal clangs]
[thuds]
[object scraping]
[menacing music continues]
[hammer scraping]
[thuds]
-[music fades]
-[Mr. Noh] Hey, are you ready?
[Seonja] Punish me, O Great Spirit,
for I have sinned.
I vowed to serve
and follow you and you only.
Yet, I was foolish enough
to seek another deity.
Please punish me,
for death is the only way--
-[yelps]
-[thuds]
-[thuds]
-[Seyun gasps]
[body collapses]
No.
-[intense music playing]
-[whimpering] No.
No!
Stop it!
-[door banging]
-No! Don't do it!
Please don't do this!
Please don't do this, please!
Ms. Lee Seonja?
Please say something.
Please say something, Ms. Lee.
Ms. Lee…
[sobbing]
[screams] Screw you, you sick freak!
Just kill me!
Kill me too!
[screaming]
[groans, wails]
[sobbing]
[music stops]
Hey, Captain.
Looking at the surveillance footage,
it looks like after Kang
fled the industrial complex,
he entered a nearby subway station,
got off at Shinyu Station,
and then headed toward
the open lot right by the underpass.
But there are no cameras
from the underpass to the lot,
so we lost him here.
Yeah, we're sweeping the perimeter,
but with all the blind spots
and the outdated cameras in this area,
we still can't lock down his exact route.
-Go back to the footage from the station.
-Yes, sir.
[Dosik]
He definitely went there to meet someone.
When perps are on the run, they just run.
They don't stop to look at maps.
It's possible he's got another accomplice
who knows where the blind spots are.
Another accomplice?
Check if any
of the local residents are ex-convicts.
They likely left together in a vehicle.
Oh, and pull every plate captured
within a five-kilometer radius
at this hour and run background checks.
-[detective] Yes, sir.
-We're on it.
Police have released
citizen footage showing
Kang brandishing a weapon
and terrorizing bystanders.
[student] We got to run!
Dude, I think he's crazy.
[news anchor] Officials say Kang is armed
and extremely unstable…
[Dr. Ko] Geez, that damn psycho.
He's going to burn in hell.
[object clacking in distance]
[sighs heavily]
[clacking continues]
Geez, give me a break already.
[lock whirs, beeps]
-[tense music playing]
-[gasps] What are you…
[Taeju] Let's step inside, Father.
Honey, what's going on?
Everything okay?
Are you out of your mind?
How dare you point a gun at me!
Step inside.
Taeju.
What…
Where's Seyun?
Where is she right now?
Don't move, Mother.
I can't tell you anything right now.
What do you want then?
Why the hell are you here with a gun?
To pick up the money.
What? Money?
The three billion you have here.
I need you to hand it over to me.
[Suhyeong] You're going to cut him a deal.
What?
But before you do that, you have
to let him know you've got the money.
"A famous doctor suspected
of kidnapping and murdering his wife
flees questioning
and even steals from his in-laws…"
That will definitely make the headline.
And you have to really sell it.
Make it look like you actually
kidnapped your own wife.
You might have to do
more than just take the money.
[Dr. Ko] The three billion?
So it was about money. [scoffs]
Now I'm getting it.
You got close to Seyun
for money from the start, right?
See, honey? What did I tell you?
I kept telling you that he was bad news.
You're finally showing your true colors.
You kept up the act pretty well, huh?
What a performance!
[Seyun's mother] Taeju.
If you want the money, let Seyun go first.
Then I'll give you the money. All of it!
No, Mother.
Give me the money first.
That's the only way she'll live.
What?
[Dr. Ko] You greedy bastard. Rot in hell!
Taeju. How did you end up like this?
Is this who you really are?
I mean, this is just…
I can't believe this is happening.
There's no point in talking
to this subhuman garbage.
I'm calling the cops.
I wouldn't do that, Father!
"Father"?
Don't you dare call me that!
Have you no shame at all?
I said don't do it!
What? You're going to shoot me?
Go on then. Shoot me!
Shoot me, you bastard!
[Seyun's mother]
Oh, honey, don't. Please, just…
-You don't have the guts, do you?
-[Seyun's mother] Please.
[gunshot]
[Seyun's mother exclaims]
[exclaims]
Stop! Taeju!
Please stop.
Stay exactly where you are.
[Seyun's mother] Just take it!
Please, just take the money!
[music continues]
[buttons beeping]
[Seyun's mother] Go on, take it.
Look at you.
What would your mother say if she saw you?
Is this what she gets
for breaking her back all by herself,
trying to raise you right?
[scoffs]
Just answer me this.
Is Seyun still alive?
You could at least tell us that.
Is she still alive?
I believe so.
[Dr. Ko] What?
[stammers, inhales sharply]
What do you mean?
Huh?
[music intensifies]
LAW ENFORCEMEN
[music stops]
[chattering on radios]
Did he tell you anything
when he took the money?
He was just here for the money.
He even opened fire inside this house.
He was in no state
to say anything sensible.
And where have you people been?
Are you even trying to catch this bastard?
Well, we're doing everything we can.
[sighs]
What if she dies?
[voice breaking] What if my daughter dies?
What will you do then?
He said he "believed so."
Pardon?
My husband asked him if Seyun was alive,
and he said, "I believe so."
Those were his words.
He
"believes so"?
[intriguing music playing]
How are you?
[news anchor] Wanted fugitive Kang Taeju,
who fled while being questioned
over allegations of plotting
his wife's kidnapping and murder,
is confirmed to have broken into
his in-laws' home early this morning
-and stolen billions of won in cash.
-[chuckles]
Authorities say Kang fired
a stolen police weapon
during the break-in
to threaten his parents-in-law,
leaving the public in shock.
[news anchor 2]
Kang Taeju, a wanted fugitive
and a prominent local neurosurgeon…
[doctor] Dr. Ha, did you see that?
-[news report continues faintly]
-I knew something like this would happen.
I told you he's crazy.
I knew he'd snap one day.
That's not who he is.
You're a terrible judge of character.
Oh, look who it is.
I heard they've been hitting it off
when he's on call.
The rumors must be true.
[sighs]
He's one of a kind.
One of a kind indeed.
Dr. Im.
Things are already pretty tense right now.
Don't go starting baseless rumors.
[chuckles] Right, okay.
[news anchor 2] Not only did police
carelessly lose track of the suspect,
but authorities were virtually helpless
as he scored a firearm right
in the heart of the city
and went on to commit
another major offense.
I was woken up by the loud blasts.
I thought it was fireworks.
[news anchor 2] Citizens are expressing
absolute terror over the fact that
a violent criminal is actively roaming
the streets while armed with a gun.
[exhales deeply]
You made it onto the news.
The culprit must've seen it too.
CHOI HYEONSU
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
[mysterious music playing]
REVEALING THE TRUTH
WITH THE POWER OF SCIENCE
[Taeju] The NFS?
You want me to go there? Why?
To find the bait to lure him out.
REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION COOPERATION
1. CASE NUMBER, 2026-9825
2. REQUESTED EVIDENCE
[music continues]
Hi, I'm with Seongjin Police.
I'm here to urgently collect the evidence.
Okay, give me a moment.
Mmm. That's odd.
I don't see anything in the system.
Sorry?
We should've received
an evidence release request first.
Oh.
No way, that's not possible.
We definitely sent in the form.
Seongjin Police, right?
Yeah, I'm with Seongjin Police.
My name is Choi Hyeonsu.
Hi, Chief. Are you busy?
Yeah, I just want
to check something with you.
Yeah, the case number is 2026-9825.
[tense music playing]
Sir, where are you going?
Oh, they caught that punk.
-You're all clear.
-What?
Your request.
Ah. [chuckles]
Looks like there was a hiccup
on your side of the system.
I see.
We still have to process it first,
but since you said it's urgent,
I'll go grab the evidence for you.
-How can I help you?
-[officer] Oh, hey.
It's about case number 2026-5214.
A robbery case.
SUHYEONG
IT'S DONE
[associate] It's done.
[music stops]
[lock clanks]
Hungry, right?
[menacing music playing]
It's about time you got hungry.
Well, I thought you would be,
so I grabbed some food.
Take it.
Come on, take it.
Oh, right. I'm so stupid.
I forgot I tied your hands up.
What do I do about that?
So why did you do something so stupid?
Now I want to kill you.
Ms. Ko. Listen.
I know exactly what you're thinking
and doing, wherever you are.
[muffled] Right.
Don't let the cream bun go to waste.
Better eat it soon.
[door closes]
[lock clanks]
[dramatic music playing]
[grunts]
[Mr. Noh] Listen.
I know exactly what you're thinking
and doing, wherever you are.
RENOWNED NEUROSURGEON
INFILTRATES THE NFS
What on earth is this guy doing? Geez…
[monitor beeps]
[music intensifies]
THE HUSBAND
[closing theme song playing]
It's three billion won, just as promised.
You're saying you don't want it, right?
[Mr. Noh] Kang Taeju, you prick. I'm going
to make sure it's slow and painful.
-[grunts, sobs]
-[Seyun] There's not much time.
[Suhyeong] Don't react to him. Just wait.
That's the only way
you can save your wife.
-No!
-[siren blares]
[Suhyeong] Get out of here!
[Mr. Noh] This is the end of our deal.
[Dosik] Kang Taeju, stop!
Don't come close!
[Mr. Noh] Mr. Kang, it's already over.
It's too late.