The Price of Confession (2025) s01e05 Episode Script

Episode 5

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Hurry!
Sir.
- Sir, please stop that person!
- Are you An Yun-su?
- Stop that black hoodie!
- Calm down.
- No, that person!
- Ms. An, it's not that
Please stop that person
in the black hoodie!
- No, not me!
- Calm down.
You have to stop that person!
Let go of me!
You have to stop them.
That person killed my husband.
Hurry up. Move it!
Hurry up!
Get a move on!
Come on!
Face the wall!
- Stand up straight.
- Move!
Face the wall.
Line up outside in single file. Move it!
- Hurry up.
- In single file!
Face the wall.
- Count off.
- One.
- Two.
- Three.
- Four.
- Five.
Get out here now!
Inmate 1605!
Inmate 1605!
What?
Get up. Outside, now.
Check there.
Nothing's been recorded
because of a server error.
Who had afternoon solitary duty?
Officer Jung. She's gone home,
and I can't get ahold of her.
Are you kidding me?
CWCU
PROSECUTOR BAEK DONG-HUN
UNDERAGE ONLINE GAMBLING SITE
OPERATION CASE
GU HUI-YEONG, AGE 17
INTERVIEW AT 3 P.M. ON 26TH
DETECTIVE RYU JI-SU
Baek Dong-hun speaking.
This is Ryu Ji-su.
There seems to be an issue with An Yun-su.
She violated probation and left her house.
She says someone came into her yard,
so she went after them.
MO EUN MISSING FROM DETENTION
AS OF 10:30 P.M.
Hello, Officer Bae. Yes.
Is she badly hurt?
No, I'll be right there. Okay.
Okay.
Mr. Jang, you need to stop by
Ms. An's place first.
She said she left Sop at home.
Some officers have gone there,
but she says Sop will be scared of them.
Damn it.
Who are you, sir?
- I'm An Yun-su's attorney.
- Hold on a second.
You're her attorney?
Turn off the flashing lights.
You want to wake everyone up?
It's okay. We're going to Mommy.
It's okay. I hear you.
Turn them off now!
I'll take you to Mommy.
Hey, Sop.
Sop, it's me.
You're okay. I'll take her.
I've got her. Hey, Sop. It's me.
Scary, wasn't it?
Check the detention center CCTVs,
and track Mo Eun's exact movements.
Yes.
I've heard what happened
and get that you had a hard time.
But as per procedure, it's our job
to handle probation violations.
I'm afraid you can't.
We'll write her up and book her in
for obstruction of justice
and assaulting an officer.
You see, this isn't that simple.
A single report from you
could completely ruin a person's life.
Are you trying to scare me off? Huh?
So what?
You want to cover up a clear offense
out of sympathy? Is that it?
I don't mean cover it up.
I mean, we should review this
rationally and carefully.
You've got to be kidding me.
I told you to watch the kid,
not bring her here!
Keep it down, will you?
You'll wake her up.
- Why did you bring Sop all the way here?
- She's only just stopped crying.
Could you get me out of these?
Please uncuff her.
She's not going to run
when her kid is right here.
- And who might you be?
- He's Ms. An's attorney.
Is that true?
Yes, sir.
Uncuff her.
Yes, sir.
I'll be back soon.
You can talk to me from now on.
Sure. Why not?
You can see her pushing
and assaulting the police, can't you?
No, not me! You have to stop that person!
No
No, let me go.
Just let me go, for God's sake!
Oh my.
You have to stop them.
As you can see,
we were following procedure
in making the arrest.
That's a fact.
"A fact"?
There were several officers,
yet you're accusing
an injured woman of assault?
She was going wild, charging at us.
What were we supposed to do?
That'll be up for debate in due time.
What I really don't understand
is why no one heard
what my client was saying.
Look,
we went there to arrest her,
not to listen to some story.
Are you saying you chose to ignore her?
She's wearing an ankle monitor,
accused of murdering her husband.
Why should we listen to someone like her?
For what reason?
Sergeant,
can you write down what you just said
in your report word for word?
Why would I do that? Huh?
That's confirmation bias on your part.
You were just going to arrest her
without fully investigating, weren't you?
- Now, come on.
- Excuse me.
What's this?
I found what the police missed.
She said someone was in her yard.
She ran out to go after the person
peeking into her house.
But the police won't hear her out.
- So you need proof.
- Yes.
I'll find it.
You should go to Ms. An.
It's clear there was an intruder
and that she ran after them.
Her clash with the police will be seen
as self-defense, not intentional.
What do you think?
If this goes to court,
the police will be exposed
for dereliction of duty.
Shall we reveal this and hear
what the court and the public have to say?
Well, I mean
It's not even under our jurisdiction,
so you can take her
and file the report yourself.
Come on, don't look at me like that.
To be honest,
we were just there as backup.
Exactly.
I'm finding it a little awkward
that you've ended up in a sticky situation
after all that trouble.
Well, I'll leave you to it, then.
Take this with you, sir!
Is that ours?
Wow.
My anklet is so much prettier now.
Thank you.
Here too.
I love it.
How did it go?
It worked out well.
You can go home in a few days.
By "well," what do you
What happened today
will be reported to the court.
We'll have to see whether the judge
will grant you mitigation.
I'm sure they will.
You'll do a good job writing the report,
won't you?
I will?
But I'm just going to report it
as it happened.
That's all we need.
Just the facts, as they are.
That's what we want.
Yeah.
I'll postpone our meeting next week.
You can come to my office
once you're home and feeling better.
No, I'll come as scheduled.
Can we go home now?
Sop, let's go.
Will you be okay?
Yes, I'll be fine.
Neurosurgeon to Ward 7, please.
For God's sake.
Hi! You must be Sop.
Do you like chocolate milk?
Why don't we have some over there?
No, Sop. You shouldn't follow strangers.
Ms. An.
MO EUN MISSING FROM DETENTION
AS OF 10:30 P.M.
Who were you after?
Who was it?
It's your job to find out.
That's why I'm asking
who you thought you were after.
Someone sneaked into her yard
and peeked into her house.
Someone in a black hoodie.
What more do you need?
She's the victim here.
Why are you always accusing her?
Let's go, Sop.
Come on.
DAEUN HOSPITAL
It's on the flash drive.
Thanks.
The officers' dashcam footage.
You've already heard
that they found Mo Eun.
So what was that for?
I wanted to see
the look on An Yun-su's face
and see how tight the chokehold is that
Mo Eun has on her out here from in prison.
That's what.
Doctor!
She went into shock from a spider bite
and was rushed in.
I gave her medicine to calm her down
and put her to sleep.
How long has it been?
About three hours since she took--
No,
since you dozed off.
Oh, me?
I just nodded off for a bit
after staying up all night.
Have I done something wrong?
She was taken to the infirmary,
but the guards forgot to log it
during the shift change.
These things happen from time to time.
By the way,
during the time Mo Eun went missing,
the cameras that would've captured her
weren't working, coincidentally.
Nothing was recorded
due to a server error.
Do you think something might've happened
during that time?
According to Ms. Eom,
nothing else was out of the ordinary.
I felt it wasn't my place to keep prying.
I see. Thank you for everything.
It was you who took the trouble.
And please tell Ms. An
not to worry too much.
I will.
How did you do it?
Was it really you?
Or did you get someone else to do it?
I'll only believe what I've seen.
What I've seen with my own eyes.
By the way,
even if you get out,
don't get any funny ideas.
Wherever you are or whatever you're doing,
I'll always be watching you.
I'm putting an expiration date
on our deal.
You have to kill him
before your appeal.
If you miss the deadline
because you hesitate,
I'll retract my confession
on the witness stand at your trial.
Then you will return to this place
under the world's critical gaze.
And your daughter will end up alone,
resenting you for the rest of her life.
There's only one way
for you to clear your name
and be with your daughter.
How the hell did you do it?
Isn't it ironic?
That you actually have to commit a murder
to clear yourself of a murder charge.
Still, when it comes to mothers,
they say they'll do anything
for their child, don't they?
What about you?
Do you think
you can kill that kid?
Inmate 407,
you're moving to the shared cell.
The other inmates are whispering
that the Witch used magic last night.
Only you seem untouched
by all the chaos you created.
I slept like a baby for once,
thanks to the infirmary meds.
We're moving you to the shared cell
at your attorney's request.
But will you be okay around others?
Are you worried
about me?
Or the others?
Both.
I see.
I'm Mo Eun. Hope we get along.
Here. Over here.
You can use this locker. She just moved
to another cell this morning.
Hey.
We've met before, right?
In the yard.
You can call me Pudgy.
Are you on a fucking blind date?
What's with all the goddamn introductions?
Who the hell is it?
- Fuck.
- The Witch.
I mean, Mo Eun.
The Witch?
Fuck.
Damn, you are the one
who got our art teacher out of here?
You look fucking weak though.
Fuck, your arm is like a damn chopstick.
You actually killed someone with it?
That was unnecessary, wasn't it?
I mean, we'll split up after a few months
of living on top of each other anyway.
As long as you don't provoke me first.
Hey, Witch.
So nothing will happen
as long as no one provokes you, right?
Yes.
Hi.
I'm Rowdy.
You're really pretty.
You've got pretty eyes, nose, and lips.
Damn, a girl like you
should be Miss Korea.
Well, fuck.
Don't they have fucking beauty pageants
in here for girls like her?
You'll win for sure.
They better give you tons of prizes.
Here.
No!
You must stop them.
That person killed
Just let me go, for God's sake!
- You have to stop them.
- Ms. An.
That person killed my husband.
That person killed my husband.
"That person"
We're taking you in
That person killed my husband.
"killed my
husband."
That person killed my husband.
The hooded jacket
exists?
There.
Can you see them go into the station?
Here.
They lost them
after they slipped into the crowd.
According to the police,
it could be a paparazzo
or some crazy clout chaser.
The kind trying to use you for attention.
How can we find this person?
It's been reported,
so we'll have to wait and see.
We must find them at all costs.
If it's making you feel that uneasy,
should I ask for extra patrols?
No.
It's okay.
The person vanished without a trace.
That means they switched outfits
right in the crowd.
That's highly likely.
But I just don't understand.
Who would go to all this trouble?
I heard all they did was sneak a peek
into the house.
When it's confusing,
rule out the uncertain things first.
Then clarity will emerge.
What would that be?
Circumstantial clues
that the two women made a deal.
Your husband's old college
reached out to me about his exhibition.
They'd like to exhibit
what he was working on as a memorial.
They asked if you could bring in
his last piece, which is in his studio.
Don't close your eyes, Ki-dae.
Open your eyes. Don't close them.
Don't close your eyes, Ki-dae.
Please hurry!
I'm breaking my back
trying to keep our family afloat.
No, it's not broken.
- Hey, honey.
- Yeah?
I might actually start teaching
at the university.
Is the chair still talking you into it?
I don't mind. You do what you want, babe.
But
don't you think my back's still sexy?
What?
It's definitely sexy. You've still got it.
- Let me do this, then.
- Hang on!
Hey!
- You're going to ruin it.
- No, I won't!
You are if you do that.
- But you did it.
- I did well.
No erasing it, okay? You promised.
Is this your drawing of her?
Did you have feelings for him?
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MS. OH SEO-WON
Are you here to see Seo-won?
Yes.
She left a few days ago,
saying she was going on a trip.
To where?
I don't know. She didn't say.
Thank you.
You're that friend,
aren't you?
She had such a hard time
after she was taken in for questioning.
Why are you here?
You think you can just skip procedures
and show up unannounced like this?
It's not your case.
Had I been on the case,
I wouldn't have come like this.
I officially requested visitation.
If this is personal,
I can't allow it.
I was going to just leave
if the defendant refused.
I didn't think
her attorney would show up like this.
Did you hear about An Yun-su?
She violated probation and left her house
in the middle of the night.
She could've had her bail revoked
and ended up back here, but--
Why would you talk to my client
about Ms. An?
Fortunately, she was caught by the police.
She said she was after someone
who had intruded on her front yard.
Who was it?
That's what everyone wants to know.
Who did she want to catch so badly
that she'd leave her precious daughter
behind and even risk
going back to prison?
And during that time,
you went missing in here.
What kind of answer are you
I don't want an answer.
I just thought you should know.
I know you're curious
about what An Yun-su is up to out there.
That's why you had your lawyer
deliver your letter to her
and made him exchange information
with her lawyer.
Don't you know
accomplices can't talk to each other?
Who are you calling an accomplice?
That's the prosecution's one-sided claim.
It's a reasonable suspicion.
And it's growing stronger every day.
It is interesting.
Why you'd come all the way here
just to feel me out.
And who Yun-su was chasing last night.
But please leave my attorney out of this.
He already has the short end of the stick
with an impossible client.
I think we're done here.
We're done here.
I know you're suspicious of both of them.
I get it.
But it's uncomfortable
to see you baiting her this way.
"Even a psychopath has the right
to a legal defense."
That is probably the principle
that made you volunteer for the case.
The way you people think
you're the only righteous ones.
It
it fucking makes me sick.
There's no place for a lawyer
in this case.
And you know it.
You should go back now.
Your client is waiting.
You really had
nothing to do with it, right?
With what?
With the person who showed up
at Ms. An's house last night.
Do you actually think
I somehow got out?
Well, no.
Not exactly.
Then what?
I didn't think you'd be the type.
But you're also quite imaginative,
aren't you?
It's just that Ms. An seems very anxious.
I see.
Stop.
Inmates 278 and 3392, into your cells.
Get going.
Should we just go?
Today's trial
is only about the dentist couple,
so there's no need for you to attend.
I can go alone--
No.
I want to see it.
Those here for the trial,
please line up here.
Reporters
THE DENTIST COUPLE MURDER
and those involved,
proceed to Courtroom 501.
Those with a gallery pass,
proceed to Video Courtroom 502.
- Arms out, please.
- Make sure there's no confusion!
Please line up over here. Great.
I noticed your clothes
were all crumpled up last time.
I tried to pick something
as similar as possible.
Don't you like them?
I just
prefer my own clothes.
Sure.
Thank you.
This way.
Are you okay?
Please take a seat.
Ms. An decided to stay in the next room
with her lawyer.
You know, too many reporters here.
How would you know who I'm looking for?
I just ran into her on my way in.
What about the victim's family?
Are they here?
I think only the grandfather came.
He's in the next room too.
Do you have
something to tell them?
Here.
Over here.
- Hello.
- Hello.
Hello.
All rise.
Please be seated.
The defense
may make its opening statement.
Yes, Your Honor.
Not long ago,
I asked the defendant
if she wanted anything
from me as her attorney.
She replied,
"Please just stay next to me
until the trial is over."
The truth is,
there's nothing I can do as her attorney.
Her crime was
too blatant and brutal
to plead for leniency.
And because she knew this,
she didn't ask me for anything.
Even so,
the reason I'm standing here today
is to ensure the defendant
pays the proper price for her crime
as she lives on.
Even if someone deserves to die
You don't
they still have the right to live.
You don't
The defendant has fully admitted
to all of her crimes.
have much time.
Don't get
any funny ideas.
Also, the defendant
Don't get any funny ideas.
have much time.
Just a moment!
Ms. Mo, what did you just say?
- Didn't you mouth something to the camera?
- Your Honor.
Ms. Mo, what did you say?
Your Honor,
he's interrupting my statement.
You know you're not allowed to speak
from the gallery.
Who were you mouthing to?
Counselor, ask to review the footage.
Prosecutor Baek Dong-hun,
take your seat.
Your Honor,
we ask to view the defendant's recording.
"You don't have much time."
"Don't get any funny ideas."
Should I say it again?
"You don't have much time."
"Don't get any funny ideas."
Silence in court.
Ms. Mo.
Why did you say that?
Who was it meant for,
and what did you mean by it?
Objection, Your Honor. It's irrelevant.
She said it in court during the trial.
I will decide its relevance
after listening.
Ms. Mo.
Answer the question.
It wouldn't be appropriate.
Are you sure you want me
to say it here?
You don't have much time.
Don't get any funny ideas.
You don't have much time.
Don't get any funny ideas.
Subtitle translation by: Lisa Kim
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