The Husband (2026) s01e05 Episode Script
Episode 5
[theme music playing]
THE HUSBAND
THIS SERIES IS FICTITIOUS
CHILDREN WERE FILMED SAFELY
GEN AI WAS USED IN SELECT SCENES
WOORI TOGETHER MEDICAL CENTER
[Dr. Ko] Dr. Kang.
I mean, Taeju.
Are you really going to…
end things with Seyun?
I don't know… [sighs]
…if I can do this anymore.
[sighs]
I think this is
where we should end it, Father.
[Dr. Ko] Listen.
I know how you feel.
You see, that's just how life is.
Taeju.
Do you think I've never felt that way?
I've been there.
I wanted to give it all up and run away.
But I had a family to protect.
I just had to suck it up.
That's how I kept myself going.
[sighs]
Your heart,
your values, your morals…
Just put them all aside.
Don't let Seyun see them.
It'd only hurt her, all right?
[pensive music plays]
EPISODE 5
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CONSULTATION ROOM
Come on in, Taeju.
[music ends]
Are you okay?
[sighs] No.
[sighs]
Sounds like the talk didn't go well.
[sighs]
[clock ticking]
It's okay. It happens.
[sighs]
It's okay, Taeju.
[slow guitar music playing]
Don't you worry.
This isn't the end.
THE HUSBAND
[music ends]
Where are we?
I thought we were going to my wife.
That's for you
to figure out from here on out.
It's the exact same MO
as my wife's murder six years ago.
[dramatic music plays]
ESTIMATED TOD
36-37 HRS AFTER RANSOM CALL
His window for murder is
36 to 38 hours post-ransom call.
It's already been 15 hours
since he took your wife.
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?
To pick up the money.
What? Money?
The three billion you have here.
I need you to hand it over to me.
Let Seyun go first.
Then I'll give you the money.
[sighs] No, Mother.
Give me the money first.
That's the only way she'll live.
What? [breathes shakily]
You greedy bastard!
[Seyun's mother] Just take it!
Please, just take the money!
You made it onto the news.
The culprit must've seen it too.
CHOI HYEONSU
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
[Taeju] The NFS?
You want me to go there? Why?
[Suhyeong]
To find the bait to lure him out.
REVEALING THE TRUTH
WITH THE POWER OF SCIENCE
SEOUL SEONGJIN POLICE STATION
URGENT RETRIEVAL OF THE ABOVE
FORENSIC EVIDENCE ITEMS
Hi, I'm with Seongjin Police.
I'm here to urgently collect the evidence.
Okay, give me a moment.
[music continues]
[music ends]
[Taeju] How are we supposed to use
surveillance cameras to contact him?
KIDNAPPING OF KO SEYUN
[tense music playing]
LOCATION: 145-138 SONGLIM-DONG
CAMERA POSITION AT THE TIME
OF INITIAL DISCOVERY NEAR ENTRYWAY
[Suhyeong] The detectives found them
at your in-laws'.
Captain!
Over here.
Take a look.
[beeping]
[agent] Detective.
[Suhyeong]
They found cameras at your house too.
[officer] Over here!
[Suhyeong] And these cameras were found
during a follow-up search.
He's been…
watching you all along.
[Seyun screaming]
[music ends]
[dramatic music playing]
[beeps]
What on earth is this guy doing? Geez…
[beeping]
Hmm?
[beeps]
[music ends]
[line ringing]
UNKNOWN NUMBER
[Taeju] Hello?
It's been a while, Mr. Kang.
I thought I'd never see you again,
but here you are.
Can we skip the pleasantries?
You've gotten real famous in the meantime.
I wasn't sure
it was the same Mr. Kang I knew.
I'm honestly surprised.
And my wife?
Where is she?
She is…
still alive, right?
[sighs]
For now, yes.
[sighs]
Just out of genuine curiosity…
Why are you really doing this to us?
You asked me for a favor, and I delivered.
So what kind of question is that?
What am I even supposed to say?
No. Cut the crap already.
Why are you really doing this to us?
Listen, boss.
That shouldn't even matter
to you right now.
What should matter is
that your wife is going to die,
and you're going to have to live
with the guilt for the rest of your life.
[suspenseful music playing]
[sighs]
Here's your money as promised.
For real this time.
Mr. Kang, it's already over.
It's too late.
How does Hogok Park in three hours sound?
Did you not hear me? [sighs]
[chuckles]
Is this funny?
[Taeju] Yeah, it is.
You knew it was me
when you accessed this camera.
Why did you even call me?
Did you just want to hear my voice?
You do want the money, don't you?
Three billion won in cash.
It's not mixed in
with 1,000-won bills either.
This is the real deal.
You're saying you don't want it, right?
I might as well destroy it then.
[Mr. Noh] Okay. Fine.
You've gotten pretty smart, Mr. Kang.
[chuckles]
All right.
Why don't we talk this out?
[Taeju] Yeah, I'd love to.
But first,
I need to confirm my wife is alive.
Put her on the phone.
[music ends]
[grunts]
-[thud]
-[gasps]
[tense music playing]
[breathing heavily]
Come on.
Come on, please.
[footsteps]
[keys jingling]
[music ends]
[breathing heavily]
[Seyun] Stay away from me.
I said, stay away!
[Mr. Noh] It's for you.
I said it's for you.
You don't want to take the call?
[groans] Not again.
I keep forgetting I tied up your hands.
This is your fault for trying to escape!
Just talk like this. Okay?
It's your husband.
My husband?
[Taeju] Hello?
Seyun.
Seyun?
[sighs, breathes shakily]
Is that really you?
Yes, honey. It's me.
Are you okay?
Are you hurt anywhere?
[sniffles]
[Seyun] Yeah, I'm fine.
[breathes shakily]
Okay, thank goodness.
Honey.
I'm sorry. About everything.
No, honey.
No, really. I really am sorry.
About so many different things.
I've had so much
I've wanted to say to you.
I don't know why
I've been putting it all off.
Let's talk in person, okay?
I'm coming for you. Just hang in there.
Okay?
Yeah.
I'll be waiting for you.
[Mr. Noh] You're testing my patience, man.
Honey.
[Mr. Noh] Okay, that's enough, right?
All right, shall we
get back to our deal now?
You know, I've been thinking about it.
Why do you get to decide the location?
I'm the one holding the hostage.
Okay.
Go ahead. Pick one.
[Mr. Noh] At 8 p.m. tonight,
wait in front of Dong Nam Sports Center.
I'll tell you the exact location then.
This time, make sure you bring the money.
[phone beeps]
[Seyun breathing heavily]
[Mr. Noh] Is the scar any better yet?
Hey, come on. Just stay still.
[Seyun grunting]
-[Mr. Noh] Come on!
-[breathing heavily]
Looks all right.
[breathing heavily]
Ms. Ko.
About Mr. Kang.
Is he always this flaky?
I mean, at first, he wanted you dead,
and now, he wants me to let you live.
I don't know what he wants anymore.
It's so exhausting.
What are you talking about?
He wanted me dead?
[Mr. Noh] Oh. [sighs]
I guess you didn't know.
Ugh, should I tell you this or not?
[dramatic music playing]
Ms. Ko.
Mr. Kang put me up to all this.
[Seyun scoffs]
Don't you lie to me.
[Mr. Noh] I'm not.
He'd never do something like that.
I heard he asked for a divorce,
but you said no.
That you didn't want to
give him anything he wanted.
I'm sure that's what he told me.
Did he not?
[music continues]
NAMGANG LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION
[music ends]
[Suhyeong] It's the black sedan out front.
When he calls,
he'll tell you the exact location.
Don't get worked up, and be cooperative.
Until you know for sure
that your wife is safe,
don't do anything rash.
Don't react to him. Just wait.
That's the only way
you can save your wife.
I understand.
Good.
-[keypad beeping]
-[door opens]
I'll be watching from a distance
just in case anything happens.
When he takes the money and releases
your wife as per the agreement,
leave with her immediately.
And don't look back.
Once you're clear, I'll handle the rest.
Remember, this is just a last resort.
Use it at the wrong time,
and you may never see your wife again.
[suspenseful music playing]
DONG NAM SPORTS CENTER
[phone buzzing]
Where do I meet you?
[Mr. Noh] Mr. Kang.
Come to Do San Development Company.
You have 10 minutes.
[phone beeps]
I'm heading to Do San Development.
I only have 10 minutes.
Stay calm and stick to the plan.
Okay.
"Stay calm and stick to the plan."
Your wife can be saved.
Don't worry.
-[engine starts]
-[music ends]
[eerie music playing]
DO SAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
[electronic voice] Up ahead,
make a left turn at nine o'clock.
[Mr. Noh] Keep driving.
You'll see an open lot
next to the machinery.
Wait for me there.
[Suhyeong] What do you see?
I don't see anything yet.
Stay on your toes.
[music ends]
[tense music playing]
[seat belt clicks]
What are you doing?
No!
No!
Stop it!
What the hell are you doing?
-Let go!
-[grunts]
Seyun!
[panting]
[Suhyeong] Stop the car!
Stop the car.
Get out!
[grunts]
You!
[panting]
Seyun.
Seyun!
-Seyun!
-[groaning]
Seyun! [panting]
It was you, you bastard. Die.
-Die!
-[Dosik] Hey, Park. What's going on?
I heard gunshots. What was that?
Jeongu! Answer me now!
PARK JEONGU
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
No.
No!
No, you can't kill him!
He's a police officer!
Get a hold of yourself!
He's a cop. [panting]
[sirens wailing]
Get out of here!
[engine starts]
[tense music playing]
[sirens wailing]
[engine revving]
-Hurry!
-Over there! Go!
[Dosik] Over there! Move it!
Stop right there!
[detective] Stop, Kang Taeju!
-[Dosik] Stop right there!
-[detective] Kang Taeju, stop!
-Damn it. You bastard.
-Kang Taeju!
-[detective] You prick!
-[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
LAW ENFORCEMEN
-Kang Taeju!
-[detective] Stop right there!
Hey!
[officer] Go get him! Get him!
[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
-Kang Taeju, I said stop!
-[officer] Stop right there, punk!
-[Dosik] Kang Taeju, stop!
-[panting]
Hey, don't be reckless!
[Taeju grunting]
[panting]
-[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
-[grunts]
It's dangerous!
[panting]
-Go that way!
-Yes, sir!
Damn it!
Kang Taeju!
Drop your weapon and surrender!
[panting]
Don't come close!
Stay away.
Get in the car!
[panting]
Kang Taeju, calm down. Drop the weapon!
Kang Taeju!
-[detective] Crap!
-[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
Damn it.
Get in the car and go after them!
-Get going!
-Yes, sir.
[music ends]
[Mr. Noh] Ms. Ko.
Mr. Kang put me up to all this.
I heard he asked for a divorce,
but you said no.
That you didn't want to
give him anything he wanted.
No way.
[inhales deeply]
It can't be. [sighs]
There's not much time.
[sighs]
What was that about?
What if it was my wife
in that car back there?
Answer me!
What if she was in that car?
You could have killed her right there!
I knew she wasn't going to be there.
What? [breathing heavily]
What are you talking about?
[dramatic music playing]
Get off me!
-Detective Lee!
-Get off!
I said get off me!
-You can't!
-Who is it? Hey!
Please! You can't, Detective Lee!
You can't go in!
-I said no!
-Let go of me! Let go!
[straining]
[Suhyeong screams]
-Gyeongmin!
-Grab him!
Gyeongmin!
Gyeongmin!
[screams]
She had been dead for at least two hours
before the time he had agreed on with you.
ESTIMATED TOD
36-37 HRS AFTER INITIAL RANSOM CALL
[Suhyeong] My wife
was already dead by the time
I was supposed to meet the culprit.
Even if I'd taken the money he wanted,
he was never going to let her live.
You think it's different this time?
But why did the police come here?
How did they know to be there?
Who tipped them off?
Stop the car.
Stop the car right now!
[tires screeching]
You…
[music ends]
You never meant to save my wife, did you?
This is just about revenge, isn't it?
Is that really important?
We walked into the bastard's trap.
I almost had him.
I almost had him this time.
And my wife?
What about my wife?
What about my wife?
You're right.
It's just about revenge.
So what?
What's wrong with that?
You…
You just disgust me.
What of it?
What's wrong with that?
Shoot me.
Just do it!
[music ends]
Taeju!
Kang Taeju.
-[engine revving]
-[tires squealing]
[tires screeching]
-[Suhyeong groans]
-[dramatic music playing]
Hey, Mr. Lee Suhyeong!
Are you okay?
Look at me!
[phone buzzing]
[tense music playing]
[buzzing continues]
[Mr. Noh] This is the end of our deal.
You can consider your wife dead now.
No!
No!
No.
[panting]
[choking]
Mr. Lee. Don't talk.
Just hang in there, okay?
-I…
-[operator] Hello? What's your emergency?
-I'm sorry.
-Hello?
-[Suhyeong] Save her.
-Hello?
You have to save your wife.
-[choking]
-No!
No! Please.
Hey! Mr. Lee Suhyeong!
No!
[panting]
[grunts, panting]
[breathing heavily]
[phone buzzing]
Where do I meet you?
[music ends]
[Mr. Noh] Mr. Kang.
Come to Do San Development Company.
You have 10 minutes.
[phone beeps]
[suspenseful music playing]
Look who it is.
Uh…
That's how it is?
[line ringing]
Is this the police?
It's as if you're begging me to kill her.
Wait, what was the guy's name?
Whatever, he's already dead anyway.
What matters is the three billion won!
I almost had it!
[breathing heavily]
Kang Taeju, you prick.
Just you wait.
I'm going to make sure
she dies a slow, painful death.
-[sighs]
-[engine revving]
[Seyun panting]
What did I ever do wrong?
[sobbing]
[crying] Why is this happening to me?
[grunts, pants]
[crying]
-[suspenseful music playing]
-[panting]
-[music ends]
-[chattering]
[Hyeonsu] Captain.
[Dosik] Yeah.
Have a look. This is an illegal firearm.
The serial number's been filed off.
Oh, right. The hospital called.
Park hasn't regained consciousness,
but they said he'll live.
Oh, and here.
We found it in Kang's vehicle.
I don't get it.
I mean, he's wanted for solicitation.
Since he took the money from his in-laws,
you'd expect him to go off the grid.
But instead, he stole evidence
from the NFS with a fake ID,
and he came here
with an illegal firearm.
[sighs] What was he planning to do here?
Also, who's the guy he was with?
Trace the gun's origin.
Run a DNA analysis on this blood sample.
I'm on it.
[phone buzzing]
Yes, talk.
What?
Where?
EMERGENCY SERVICES, AMBULANCE
[siren blaring]
-Detective Oh.
-Yeah, Captain.
What happened here? Where's Kang Taeju?
He wasn't here. The crash victim
was just sent to the hospital.
There are no skid marks.
Looks like it was deliberate.
Did you ID the victim?
His name is Lee Suhyeong.
He used to be a detective.
Lee Suhyeong?
Why does it ring a bell?
His wife was kidnapped
and murdered a few years back.
He went rogue,
was suspended, and then retired.
-Right, from Dongin PD?
-Yes, sir.
Who called it in?
We couldn't get an ID.
The call was from a burner phone.
And it was a bit unusual.
The caller said the victim
had chest trauma and internal bleeding
due to the crash,
and then claimed
that the crash was deliberate.
He requested that an ambulance
and police be dispatched.
Captain, could it have been Kang Taeju?
Could he also have crashed
into Lee Suhyeong?
We can't be sure yet, but he's certainly
got something to do with it.
Detective Oh, we got the address.
We've got the address for Lee's residence.
Where is it?
[pensive music playing]
[panting]
[Mr. Noh] This is the end of our deal.
You can consider your wife dead now.
My wife
was already dead by the time
I was supposed to meet the culprit.
He was never going to let her live.
You think it's different this time?
[panting]
[straining]
[grunts, panting]
[sighs]
[tense music playing]
NAME: PARK GYEONGMIN
VICTIM'S SHIRT BUTTON
INTENTIONALLY REMOVED
EVIDENCE NO. 2
DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Okay, thank you.
-[music ends]
-[vehicle approaching]
NAMGANG LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION
[dramatic music playing]
[Hyeonsu] Captain!
NEUROSURGEON KANG TAEJU
SEYUN
[music ends]
[tense music playing]
STAIRWELL
FIRE DOOR, KEEP CLOSED
DO NOT PLACE OBJECTS
NEAR FIRE DOOR
HEALTH CARE CENTER
[beeping]
[music ends]
[grunts]
-[vehicle approaching]
-[gasps]
[sighs]
WOORI TOGETHER MEDICAL CENTER
[typing]
LOGIN
ID: KTJ0630
[ominous music plays]
[grunts, pants]
Ms. Ko!
Ms. Ko!
Ms. Ko, it's all over!
[music ends]
[tense music plays]
What are you doing?
[grunting]
Damn it!
[grunts]
[groans] What the hell is wrong with you?
[screams]
[grunts]
Goddamnit!
Last month…
PATIENT FILES
DATE: JANUARY 2026
APPLY
[pensive music playing]
Okay, so what seems to be the problem?
[Mr. Noh] My legs have been a little numb.
My thighs feel tight, and they tingle
like they're being shocked.
[mouse clicks]
-[mouse clicks]
-"Male."
SEX: MALE
APPLY
So, these symptoms mainly happen
when you're walking, right?
Yeah. Well, not exactly all the time, but…
-[mouse clicks]
-"In his forties."
AGE: 40S
APPLY
[Taeju, whispers] "Ma Seongyeon,
nerve root compression."
"Kim Duchan,
dorsum foot pain."
"Heo Jaeil…"
"Feels like legs are being shocked…"
"Radiating pain in both legs."
"Intermittent neurogenic claudication."
TINGLING SENSATION IN LEGS
INTERMITTENT NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION
I'll write you a prescription
for about two weeks,
and let's see how you feel by then.
Okay, thank you.
[music ends]
BUTTON
[suspenseful music playing]
BUTTON
[gasps]
[Seyun] What the hell? [breathes shakily]
[Mr. Noh] Ms. Ko!
"Heo Jaeil."
"47-3, Yongho 3-gil."
47-3, YONGHO 3-GIL,
ILWON-MYEON, YEOCHEON-SI
Found you.
THE HUSBAND
[closing theme playing]
-Where are you going?
-[panting]
Ms. Ko!
[Taeju] I'm looking for her right now.
I'm going to bring Seyun home.
[Mr. Noh] Ms. Ko, I'm not mad yet. Okay?
But if you keep this up,
I'm going to get really mad!
Seyun…
Help me! Please!
Please help me.
What's going on?
It really is a scary world out there.
How could someone do such a thing?
[Mr. Noh] Mr. Kang?
[Taeju] Manhui, I finally got your name.
Talk. Where is my wife?
THE HUSBAND
THIS SERIES IS FICTITIOUS
CHILDREN WERE FILMED SAFELY
GEN AI WAS USED IN SELECT SCENES
WOORI TOGETHER MEDICAL CENTER
[Dr. Ko] Dr. Kang.
I mean, Taeju.
Are you really going to…
end things with Seyun?
I don't know… [sighs]
…if I can do this anymore.
[sighs]
I think this is
where we should end it, Father.
[Dr. Ko] Listen.
I know how you feel.
You see, that's just how life is.
Taeju.
Do you think I've never felt that way?
I've been there.
I wanted to give it all up and run away.
But I had a family to protect.
I just had to suck it up.
That's how I kept myself going.
[sighs]
Your heart,
your values, your morals…
Just put them all aside.
Don't let Seyun see them.
It'd only hurt her, all right?
[pensive music plays]
EPISODE 5
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CONSULTATION ROOM
Come on in, Taeju.
[music ends]
Are you okay?
[sighs] No.
[sighs]
Sounds like the talk didn't go well.
[sighs]
[clock ticking]
It's okay. It happens.
[sighs]
It's okay, Taeju.
[slow guitar music playing]
Don't you worry.
This isn't the end.
THE HUSBAND
[music ends]
Where are we?
I thought we were going to my wife.
That's for you
to figure out from here on out.
It's the exact same MO
as my wife's murder six years ago.
[dramatic music plays]
ESTIMATED TOD
36-37 HRS AFTER RANSOM CALL
His window for murder is
36 to 38 hours post-ransom call.
It's already been 15 hours
since he took your wife.
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?
To pick up the money.
What? Money?
The three billion you have here.
I need you to hand it over to me.
Let Seyun go first.
Then I'll give you the money.
[sighs] No, Mother.
Give me the money first.
That's the only way she'll live.
What? [breathes shakily]
You greedy bastard!
[Seyun's mother] Just take it!
Please, just take the money!
You made it onto the news.
The culprit must've seen it too.
CHOI HYEONSU
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
[Taeju] The NFS?
You want me to go there? Why?
[Suhyeong]
To find the bait to lure him out.
REVEALING THE TRUTH
WITH THE POWER OF SCIENCE
SEOUL SEONGJIN POLICE STATION
URGENT RETRIEVAL OF THE ABOVE
FORENSIC EVIDENCE ITEMS
Hi, I'm with Seongjin Police.
I'm here to urgently collect the evidence.
Okay, give me a moment.
[music continues]
[music ends]
[Taeju] How are we supposed to use
surveillance cameras to contact him?
KIDNAPPING OF KO SEYUN
[tense music playing]
LOCATION: 145-138 SONGLIM-DONG
CAMERA POSITION AT THE TIME
OF INITIAL DISCOVERY NEAR ENTRYWAY
[Suhyeong] The detectives found them
at your in-laws'.
Captain!
Over here.
Take a look.
[beeping]
[agent] Detective.
[Suhyeong]
They found cameras at your house too.
[officer] Over here!
[Suhyeong] And these cameras were found
during a follow-up search.
He's been…
watching you all along.
[Seyun screaming]
[music ends]
[dramatic music playing]
[beeps]
What on earth is this guy doing? Geez…
[beeping]
Hmm?
[beeps]
[music ends]
[line ringing]
UNKNOWN NUMBER
[Taeju] Hello?
It's been a while, Mr. Kang.
I thought I'd never see you again,
but here you are.
Can we skip the pleasantries?
You've gotten real famous in the meantime.
I wasn't sure
it was the same Mr. Kang I knew.
I'm honestly surprised.
And my wife?
Where is she?
She is…
still alive, right?
[sighs]
For now, yes.
[sighs]
Just out of genuine curiosity…
Why are you really doing this to us?
You asked me for a favor, and I delivered.
So what kind of question is that?
What am I even supposed to say?
No. Cut the crap already.
Why are you really doing this to us?
Listen, boss.
That shouldn't even matter
to you right now.
What should matter is
that your wife is going to die,
and you're going to have to live
with the guilt for the rest of your life.
[suspenseful music playing]
[sighs]
Here's your money as promised.
For real this time.
Mr. Kang, it's already over.
It's too late.
How does Hogok Park in three hours sound?
Did you not hear me? [sighs]
[chuckles]
Is this funny?
[Taeju] Yeah, it is.
You knew it was me
when you accessed this camera.
Why did you even call me?
Did you just want to hear my voice?
You do want the money, don't you?
Three billion won in cash.
It's not mixed in
with 1,000-won bills either.
This is the real deal.
You're saying you don't want it, right?
I might as well destroy it then.
[Mr. Noh] Okay. Fine.
You've gotten pretty smart, Mr. Kang.
[chuckles]
All right.
Why don't we talk this out?
[Taeju] Yeah, I'd love to.
But first,
I need to confirm my wife is alive.
Put her on the phone.
[music ends]
[grunts]
-[thud]
-[gasps]
[tense music playing]
[breathing heavily]
Come on.
Come on, please.
[footsteps]
[keys jingling]
[music ends]
[breathing heavily]
[Seyun] Stay away from me.
I said, stay away!
[Mr. Noh] It's for you.
I said it's for you.
You don't want to take the call?
[groans] Not again.
I keep forgetting I tied up your hands.
This is your fault for trying to escape!
Just talk like this. Okay?
It's your husband.
My husband?
[Taeju] Hello?
Seyun.
Seyun?
[sighs, breathes shakily]
Is that really you?
Yes, honey. It's me.
Are you okay?
Are you hurt anywhere?
[sniffles]
[Seyun] Yeah, I'm fine.
[breathes shakily]
Okay, thank goodness.
Honey.
I'm sorry. About everything.
No, honey.
No, really. I really am sorry.
About so many different things.
I've had so much
I've wanted to say to you.
I don't know why
I've been putting it all off.
Let's talk in person, okay?
I'm coming for you. Just hang in there.
Okay?
Yeah.
I'll be waiting for you.
[Mr. Noh] You're testing my patience, man.
Honey.
[Mr. Noh] Okay, that's enough, right?
All right, shall we
get back to our deal now?
You know, I've been thinking about it.
Why do you get to decide the location?
I'm the one holding the hostage.
Okay.
Go ahead. Pick one.
[Mr. Noh] At 8 p.m. tonight,
wait in front of Dong Nam Sports Center.
I'll tell you the exact location then.
This time, make sure you bring the money.
[phone beeps]
[Seyun breathing heavily]
[Mr. Noh] Is the scar any better yet?
Hey, come on. Just stay still.
[Seyun grunting]
-[Mr. Noh] Come on!
-[breathing heavily]
Looks all right.
[breathing heavily]
Ms. Ko.
About Mr. Kang.
Is he always this flaky?
I mean, at first, he wanted you dead,
and now, he wants me to let you live.
I don't know what he wants anymore.
It's so exhausting.
What are you talking about?
He wanted me dead?
[Mr. Noh] Oh. [sighs]
I guess you didn't know.
Ugh, should I tell you this or not?
[dramatic music playing]
Ms. Ko.
Mr. Kang put me up to all this.
[Seyun scoffs]
Don't you lie to me.
[Mr. Noh] I'm not.
He'd never do something like that.
I heard he asked for a divorce,
but you said no.
That you didn't want to
give him anything he wanted.
I'm sure that's what he told me.
Did he not?
[music continues]
NAMGANG LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION
[music ends]
[Suhyeong] It's the black sedan out front.
When he calls,
he'll tell you the exact location.
Don't get worked up, and be cooperative.
Until you know for sure
that your wife is safe,
don't do anything rash.
Don't react to him. Just wait.
That's the only way
you can save your wife.
I understand.
Good.
-[keypad beeping]
-[door opens]
I'll be watching from a distance
just in case anything happens.
When he takes the money and releases
your wife as per the agreement,
leave with her immediately.
And don't look back.
Once you're clear, I'll handle the rest.
Remember, this is just a last resort.
Use it at the wrong time,
and you may never see your wife again.
[suspenseful music playing]
DONG NAM SPORTS CENTER
[phone buzzing]
Where do I meet you?
[Mr. Noh] Mr. Kang.
Come to Do San Development Company.
You have 10 minutes.
[phone beeps]
I'm heading to Do San Development.
I only have 10 minutes.
Stay calm and stick to the plan.
Okay.
"Stay calm and stick to the plan."
Your wife can be saved.
Don't worry.
-[engine starts]
-[music ends]
[eerie music playing]
DO SAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
[electronic voice] Up ahead,
make a left turn at nine o'clock.
[Mr. Noh] Keep driving.
You'll see an open lot
next to the machinery.
Wait for me there.
[Suhyeong] What do you see?
I don't see anything yet.
Stay on your toes.
[music ends]
[tense music playing]
[seat belt clicks]
What are you doing?
No!
No!
Stop it!
What the hell are you doing?
-Let go!
-[grunts]
Seyun!
[panting]
[Suhyeong] Stop the car!
Stop the car.
Get out!
[grunts]
You!
[panting]
Seyun.
Seyun!
-Seyun!
-[groaning]
Seyun! [panting]
It was you, you bastard. Die.
-Die!
-[Dosik] Hey, Park. What's going on?
I heard gunshots. What was that?
Jeongu! Answer me now!
PARK JEONGU
NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
No.
No!
No, you can't kill him!
He's a police officer!
Get a hold of yourself!
He's a cop. [panting]
[sirens wailing]
Get out of here!
[engine starts]
[tense music playing]
[sirens wailing]
[engine revving]
-Hurry!
-Over there! Go!
[Dosik] Over there! Move it!
Stop right there!
[detective] Stop, Kang Taeju!
-[Dosik] Stop right there!
-[detective] Kang Taeju, stop!
-Damn it. You bastard.
-Kang Taeju!
-[detective] You prick!
-[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
LAW ENFORCEMEN
-Kang Taeju!
-[detective] Stop right there!
Hey!
[officer] Go get him! Get him!
[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
-Kang Taeju, I said stop!
-[officer] Stop right there, punk!
-[Dosik] Kang Taeju, stop!
-[panting]
Hey, don't be reckless!
[Taeju grunting]
[panting]
-[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
-[grunts]
It's dangerous!
[panting]
-Go that way!
-Yes, sir!
Damn it!
Kang Taeju!
Drop your weapon and surrender!
[panting]
Don't come close!
Stay away.
Get in the car!
[panting]
Kang Taeju, calm down. Drop the weapon!
Kang Taeju!
-[detective] Crap!
-[Dosik] Kang Taeju!
Damn it.
Get in the car and go after them!
-Get going!
-Yes, sir.
[music ends]
[Mr. Noh] Ms. Ko.
Mr. Kang put me up to all this.
I heard he asked for a divorce,
but you said no.
That you didn't want to
give him anything he wanted.
No way.
[inhales deeply]
It can't be. [sighs]
There's not much time.
[sighs]
What was that about?
What if it was my wife
in that car back there?
Answer me!
What if she was in that car?
You could have killed her right there!
I knew she wasn't going to be there.
What? [breathing heavily]
What are you talking about?
[dramatic music playing]
Get off me!
-Detective Lee!
-Get off!
I said get off me!
-You can't!
-Who is it? Hey!
Please! You can't, Detective Lee!
You can't go in!
-I said no!
-Let go of me! Let go!
[straining]
[Suhyeong screams]
-Gyeongmin!
-Grab him!
Gyeongmin!
Gyeongmin!
[screams]
She had been dead for at least two hours
before the time he had agreed on with you.
ESTIMATED TOD
36-37 HRS AFTER INITIAL RANSOM CALL
[Suhyeong] My wife
was already dead by the time
I was supposed to meet the culprit.
Even if I'd taken the money he wanted,
he was never going to let her live.
You think it's different this time?
But why did the police come here?
How did they know to be there?
Who tipped them off?
Stop the car.
Stop the car right now!
[tires screeching]
You…
[music ends]
You never meant to save my wife, did you?
This is just about revenge, isn't it?
Is that really important?
We walked into the bastard's trap.
I almost had him.
I almost had him this time.
And my wife?
What about my wife?
What about my wife?
You're right.
It's just about revenge.
So what?
What's wrong with that?
You…
You just disgust me.
What of it?
What's wrong with that?
Shoot me.
Just do it!
[music ends]
Taeju!
Kang Taeju.
-[engine revving]
-[tires squealing]
[tires screeching]
-[Suhyeong groans]
-[dramatic music playing]
Hey, Mr. Lee Suhyeong!
Are you okay?
Look at me!
[phone buzzing]
[tense music playing]
[buzzing continues]
[Mr. Noh] This is the end of our deal.
You can consider your wife dead now.
No!
No!
No.
[panting]
[choking]
Mr. Lee. Don't talk.
Just hang in there, okay?
-I…
-[operator] Hello? What's your emergency?
-I'm sorry.
-Hello?
-[Suhyeong] Save her.
-Hello?
You have to save your wife.
-[choking]
-No!
No! Please.
Hey! Mr. Lee Suhyeong!
No!
[panting]
[grunts, panting]
[breathing heavily]
[phone buzzing]
Where do I meet you?
[music ends]
[Mr. Noh] Mr. Kang.
Come to Do San Development Company.
You have 10 minutes.
[phone beeps]
[suspenseful music playing]
Look who it is.
Uh…
That's how it is?
[line ringing]
Is this the police?
It's as if you're begging me to kill her.
Wait, what was the guy's name?
Whatever, he's already dead anyway.
What matters is the three billion won!
I almost had it!
[breathing heavily]
Kang Taeju, you prick.
Just you wait.
I'm going to make sure
she dies a slow, painful death.
-[sighs]
-[engine revving]
[Seyun panting]
What did I ever do wrong?
[sobbing]
[crying] Why is this happening to me?
[grunts, pants]
[crying]
-[suspenseful music playing]
-[panting]
-[music ends]
-[chattering]
[Hyeonsu] Captain.
[Dosik] Yeah.
Have a look. This is an illegal firearm.
The serial number's been filed off.
Oh, right. The hospital called.
Park hasn't regained consciousness,
but they said he'll live.
Oh, and here.
We found it in Kang's vehicle.
I don't get it.
I mean, he's wanted for solicitation.
Since he took the money from his in-laws,
you'd expect him to go off the grid.
But instead, he stole evidence
from the NFS with a fake ID,
and he came here
with an illegal firearm.
[sighs] What was he planning to do here?
Also, who's the guy he was with?
Trace the gun's origin.
Run a DNA analysis on this blood sample.
I'm on it.
[phone buzzing]
Yes, talk.
What?
Where?
EMERGENCY SERVICES, AMBULANCE
[siren blaring]
-Detective Oh.
-Yeah, Captain.
What happened here? Where's Kang Taeju?
He wasn't here. The crash victim
was just sent to the hospital.
There are no skid marks.
Looks like it was deliberate.
Did you ID the victim?
His name is Lee Suhyeong.
He used to be a detective.
Lee Suhyeong?
Why does it ring a bell?
His wife was kidnapped
and murdered a few years back.
He went rogue,
was suspended, and then retired.
-Right, from Dongin PD?
-Yes, sir.
Who called it in?
We couldn't get an ID.
The call was from a burner phone.
And it was a bit unusual.
The caller said the victim
had chest trauma and internal bleeding
due to the crash,
and then claimed
that the crash was deliberate.
He requested that an ambulance
and police be dispatched.
Captain, could it have been Kang Taeju?
Could he also have crashed
into Lee Suhyeong?
We can't be sure yet, but he's certainly
got something to do with it.
Detective Oh, we got the address.
We've got the address for Lee's residence.
Where is it?
[pensive music playing]
[panting]
[Mr. Noh] This is the end of our deal.
You can consider your wife dead now.
My wife
was already dead by the time
I was supposed to meet the culprit.
He was never going to let her live.
You think it's different this time?
[panting]
[straining]
[grunts, panting]
[sighs]
[tense music playing]
NAME: PARK GYEONGMIN
VICTIM'S SHIRT BUTTON
INTENTIONALLY REMOVED
EVIDENCE NO. 2
DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2020
Okay, thank you.
-[music ends]
-[vehicle approaching]
NAMGANG LIVESTOCK DISTRIBUTION
[dramatic music playing]
[Hyeonsu] Captain!
NEUROSURGEON KANG TAEJU
SEYUN
[music ends]
[tense music playing]
STAIRWELL
FIRE DOOR, KEEP CLOSED
DO NOT PLACE OBJECTS
NEAR FIRE DOOR
HEALTH CARE CENTER
[beeping]
[music ends]
[grunts]
-[vehicle approaching]
-[gasps]
[sighs]
WOORI TOGETHER MEDICAL CENTER
[typing]
LOGIN
ID: KTJ0630
[ominous music plays]
[grunts, pants]
Ms. Ko!
Ms. Ko!
Ms. Ko, it's all over!
[music ends]
[tense music plays]
What are you doing?
[grunting]
Damn it!
[grunts]
[groans] What the hell is wrong with you?
[screams]
[grunts]
Goddamnit!
Last month…
PATIENT FILES
DATE: JANUARY 2026
APPLY
[pensive music playing]
Okay, so what seems to be the problem?
[Mr. Noh] My legs have been a little numb.
My thighs feel tight, and they tingle
like they're being shocked.
[mouse clicks]
-[mouse clicks]
-"Male."
SEX: MALE
APPLY
So, these symptoms mainly happen
when you're walking, right?
Yeah. Well, not exactly all the time, but…
-[mouse clicks]
-"In his forties."
AGE: 40S
APPLY
[Taeju, whispers] "Ma Seongyeon,
nerve root compression."
"Kim Duchan,
dorsum foot pain."
"Heo Jaeil…"
"Feels like legs are being shocked…"
"Radiating pain in both legs."
"Intermittent neurogenic claudication."
TINGLING SENSATION IN LEGS
INTERMITTENT NEUROGENIC CLAUDICATION
I'll write you a prescription
for about two weeks,
and let's see how you feel by then.
Okay, thank you.
[music ends]
BUTTON
[suspenseful music playing]
BUTTON
[gasps]
[Seyun] What the hell? [breathes shakily]
[Mr. Noh] Ms. Ko!
"Heo Jaeil."
"47-3, Yongho 3-gil."
47-3, YONGHO 3-GIL,
ILWON-MYEON, YEOCHEON-SI
Found you.
THE HUSBAND
[closing theme playing]
-Where are you going?
-[panting]
Ms. Ko!
[Taeju] I'm looking for her right now.
I'm going to bring Seyun home.
[Mr. Noh] Ms. Ko, I'm not mad yet. Okay?
But if you keep this up,
I'm going to get really mad!
Seyun…
Help me! Please!
Please help me.
What's going on?
It really is a scary world out there.
How could someone do such a thing?
[Mr. Noh] Mr. Kang?
[Taeju] Manhui, I finally got your name.
Talk. Where is my wife?