Karma (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

GASOLINE
[the debtor] Hey!
Hey! Fuck!
Don't leave me here!
[the witness] For fuck's sake.
[the witness groans]
Fucking hell.
[the debtor] Oh, hey, hey! Hey! [groans]
Hey, you sicko! What are you doing?
-Just untie me. What are you--
-[liquid splashes]
You crazy bastard. What are you doing?
[exclaims]
[chuckles]
Hey, you… you… you're in on it
with that Yanbian idiot, right?
-The Chinaman?
-What?
Fuck, man. Does it really matter now? Huh?
Fine, I'll give you the cash, okay?
I'll give you the money, all right? Okay?
The payout is under review
with an insurance agent.
I can get you sorted within a month.
No wait. I… I'll get you sorted out
in a week, yeah?
Yeah? Hey, think about it.
You need me alive to get the money. Right?
[screaming]
[gasps, whimpers]
I guess the rental car place
topped off the gas.
I was struggling a bit,
carrying that tank. Jeez.
Don't kill me. Please! Stop it.
-Come on, don't do this.
-Hey!
You need to start respecting me,
you little punk. Did you forget?
I graduated three years before you.
Guhoe High!
Sir, I'm so sorry.
-[chuckles]
-[the debtor] Please don't kill me.
You haven't changed one bit.
You're still a complete moron.
This situation we're in,
think about it, man. Look at this. Look.
With all this going on,
your days are done. [chuckles]
[laughs]
Don't kill me. Please don't kill me.
Don't do it. Don't do it. No!
Let me go! Please don't kill me!
-[laughs]
-[the debtor whimpering]
[the debtor] Somebody help! Help me!
There's a fire! In here! Fire!
Please help! Please, anyone!
-A fire!
-[the witness] Nice and toasty.
There's a fire! He's starting a fire.
Please! Please, I need help! Fire!
All right. That Yanbian chink.
-[whimpers] Put out the fire, you psycho!
-Quit crying, you idiot. Jeez.
[whimpers]
You still there? Huh?
[ominous music playing]
Whoa, whoa, oh!
[the debtor whimpers] Come on,
I haven't done anything wrong.
That Korean-Chinese guy, he's the one
who screwed up the accident. Sir, please.
Enough, jeez.
You must be really desperate.
You're lying.
-[whimpering]
-[lighter clicks]
[crying] Don't do it. I'm begging you.
Let me go. I'm begging. Please.
End of the line.
[music stops]
[the debtor gasping]
[screaming]
[laughs]
I'm taking your life. I'll live it well.
[ominous music continues]
[exhales]
Well, fuck me. [laughs]
[music stops]
[exhales]
I'll turn over a new leaf.
[grunts]
[quiet groaning]
[quiet groaning]
[groaning]
[groans]
[groans]
[grunts]
[groans] Shit, I'm stuck.
[gasps]
[strains]
[grunts]
[breathes shakily]
[strains]
[ominous music playing]
[screaming]
[yelps]
-[music fades]
-[panting]
Sir, you were asleep.
Don't worry about it.
Keep going.
[driver] Uh, no, it's not that. Um…
We're here, sir.
[exhales]
[exhales]
[grunts]
[exhales]
[exhales]
[wheezes]
[exhales]
[coughs]
[soft rock music playing]
Welcome home.
[soft rock music continues]
KARMA
[music stops]
[coughing]
[coughs]
[haunting music playing]
You there! Are you crazy?
Get out of the road!
[the witness sighs]
I see you, doctor. Playing with fire.
Got something else to say?
Tell me what you want!
I still have trouble sleeping at night.
You haunt me.
[scoffs]
[laughing]
You're one crazy bitch, you know that?
Step on it.
[haunting music continues]
[music fades]
That patient, Park Jae-yeong.
Do you know him?
Has there been someone
you've hated as long as you can remember?
To the point you'd murder them?
What are you talking about?
In our lifetime,
we all meet someone like that.
They change you.
They change your moral center.
Park Jae-yeong.
You're saying he's that someone?
I didn't…
Forget it.
I guess I was wrong about it.
[Yoon exhales]
I've just been depressed, that's all.
And I guess we were talking about it, so…
But it's nothing,
so don't look at me like you're worried.
Do you promise it's okay?
Mm-hmm. All is well.
Shouldn't you start
preparing for your rounds?
You better get going.
You're right. I should get back inside.
It's chilly, so don't stay too long.
-Mm-hmm.
-Okay?
[beeping]
[chuckles]
[hums]
God, this place is a pigsty.
[cans clatter]
[breathes deeply]
[coughs]
[exhales] Yeah.
[chuckles] This must be it.
What a moron.
That psychopath was clueless.
[chuckles]
[exhales]
Damn, that dickhead drank wine?
Wouldn't have guessed that. [exhales]
[groans softly]
[sighs]
[groans]
You bastard. Shit.
Your butts are in there?
[exhales]
[exhales]
[sighs]
Park Jae-yeong.
"Eight, seven, zero,
eight, two, three, one, two, one, eight."
"Eight, seven, zero, eight, two, three,
one, two, one, eight, five, three, one."
"Park Jae-yeong."
Eight, seven, zero,
eight, two, three, one, two…
Eight, seven, zero,
eight, two, three, one, two…
[haunting music playing]
KARMA
-[music fades]
-[keypad beeps]
[keypad beeping]
[lock clicks]
NARCOTICS LOCKER
[ominous music playing]
[line ringing]
[Cheol-mok] Oh, Dr. Lee.
I was actually just about to call you.
I… I saw that you just sent me
three million won.
That's all I could get right now.
[Cheol-mok] But why all of a sudden?
Uh, did something happen?
I need…
I need you to do something for me.
[Cheol-mok] Oh, I see.
You should've just told me.
If it's something simple,
then it's on the house. [chuckles]
Uh, anyway, uh, how can I help you?
[Ju-yeon] What I'm asking won't be simple.
[music fades]
[cell phone ringing]
[groans softly]
INSURANCE MANAGER
[ringing continues]
[grunts]
[coughs, clears throat]
Yes, Park Jae-yeong speaking.
[insurance agent] Oh, hello, Mr. Park.
How have you been?
Hmm, well, my father had a good send-off.
And what about you?
You've been well, right?
[insurance agent] Me? Same old, you know.
-Anyway, I'm calling you with an update.
-Yes.
[insurance agent] Your father's accidental
death benefit has been paid out.
Ah.
Yeah, I see. God bless my father.
I appreciate you following up.
You've paid it out already?
I'm switching over to a new bank
and wanted to update the account info.
[insurance agent] Well, the thing is, um…
It's just, uh… Sorry.
The thing is,
there's been a bit of a problem, sir.
-What's wrong?
-[insurance agent] Oh, man. This is crazy.
How should I say this?
[chuckles awkwardly]
Mr. Park Dong-sik, he, uh…
About a week before
your father passed away, he made a change.
He switched the beneficiary on the policy
to someone else.
He left a last will and testament
without your knowledge,
so we didn't inform you
during our initial review.
You'll have to contact
the beneficiary who received the money
and, uh, talk to them to figure this out.
At this point, there's nothing we can do.
I'm sorry to have to tell you this.
Oh, shoot, sorry! Oh no!
-I'm really sorry, sir.
-Hey! What the fuck?
-Fuck my life.
-Oh, gosh, shoot. I spilled a lot.
What do we do? Sorry.
-And it's coffee. Oh, man.
-It's fine.
I spilled a lot.
Coffee stains are the worst.
-I said it's fine.
-[Cheol-mok] I'm so sorry.
-I'm sorry.
-Get the fuck off me, you idiot!
-It's… It's my fault. I'm sorry.
-[coughs]
[Cheol-mok] Excuse me, sir!
Here, I think you dropped this. Here.
[suspenseful music playing]
-[driver] You're going to Guhoe, right?
-Yeah, get me out of here.
-[driver] Yes, sir.
-[exhales]
[music fades]
[exhales]
GUHOE CATHEDRAL
Where are these people? Where are they?
[exhales, coughs]
Where are you hiding, you bastards?
You stole my insurance payout.
Where the fuck are you hiding?
[coughs]
[wheezes]
Come out!
Fucking show yourself!
I'll smash everything in here.
You must be Mr. Park Dong-sik's son.
Oh, there you are.
You pocketed the money.
I assume you know why I came here. Huh?
Before he passed,
your father told me about you.
He said to expect you to come here
after he died.
It seems you two were the best of friends.
Your father was an exceptionally good man.
It's rare to find a man of his character.
The kind of man who screws his son over?
You're upset.
But you should respect his decision.
Respect his decision? Shut the fuck up!
Stop with the bullshit,
and hand the cash over.
You're a complete stranger,
so it's morally wrong that you got
the payout for his son, right?
[coughs] Don't you agree?
I can't give it to you.
What?
Your father had instructions.
The money is to go to the cathedral
and the patients
at our convalescent hospital.
He arrived at this decision on his own.
[exhales]
You're wasting my time.
Just look at me.
I'm the convalescent patient. Hmm?
Quit screwing around.
It's serious.
Hand over the money,
or it'll get ugly, all right?
The money was for his son!
[Dong-sik] I'm sure my son
won't accept my decision.
He'll show up and cause a scene, but
I have faith that, one day,
he will repent for all of his sins.
I pledge that I am coherent
and mentally sound
as I am recording this.
Oh, fuck me.
These fucking rich people are unreal.
[exhales]
[sighs]
Doctor? Why are you here?
Why the hell are you here?! [coughs]
Are you stalking me?
Huh?
Wow, you're totally crazy, aren't you?
All right, fine.
Tell me already.
Go on, tell me what I did.
Tell me.
Come on. Out with it.
I'm actually curious, really. [scoffs]
[tense music playing]
If you don't have the guts to tell me,
then just let it go. Life goes on.
Look the other way when you see me.
[groans, coughs]
[groans]
[the witness groans]
[gulps, grunts]
[coughs] Fuck.
I'll be back! [coughs]
[door slams]
[music fades]
[wheezes, coughs]
[grunts]
Mark my words.
You'll cough up the cash. [scoffs]
[wheezes]
[uneasy music playing]
[the witness] Fuck, my head hurts.
[dog barks]
[exhales, coughs]
[ominous music playing]
[laughs]
Fuck.
[engine revs]
-[body thuds]
-[glass smashes]
[tires screech]
Ah, shit.
[the witness growls]
[grunts]
[music fades]
The old man cursed me, I think.
What's going on?
[laughs]
Son of a bitch.
[laughing]
[sighs]
[sighs]
This bitch has seriously lost her mind.
Hey there, terrifying lady.
[laughs] Okay, fine.
I like how relentless you are.
Listen, I'll tell you
the truth, all right?
This is a first for me, okay?
The truth.
[haunting music playing]
The truth is,
Park Jae-yeong's already dead.
I'm not Park Jae-yeong.
What don't you get?
Think now. Why would I lie to you
about that, huh?
I… I have no idea who the hell you are.
I saw you arguing at the church.
About your father's money.
You're Park Dong-sik's son.
Proof you're Park Jae-yeong.
I didn't… [groans]
That was…
I fucked things up so bad this time.
[the witness sighs]
The reason, um…
Um, there's a reason, but…
but you don't need to know. Fuck.
Huh? Let's just forget about it.
Ah, fuck me.
-You haven't changed one bit.
-[the witness exhales]
Not one.
-It's the same now as back then.
-[the witness groans]
-You're still an evil asshole.
-[the witness grunts]
[the witness groans softly]
You bitch!
I'm not Park Jae-yeong. Okay?
I'm not him.
Shit, man. I said I wasn't him already.
[distorted] What don't you understand?
I'm not him.
Park Jae-yeong's already…
Damn it. [groans]
[groans]
[uneasy music playing]
[the witness groans]
[groaning]
[retches]
[retches]
[groans]
[the witness breathes shakily]
You have to die for this to end.
[laughing, wheezing]
[Yoon] Ju-yeon.
[music fades]
How did you know I was here?
Stay back!
-Just stay back.
-What are you doing, Ju-yeon?
This has nothing to do with you.
-You need to go.
-Don't do something you'll regret.
This will cost you everything.
[the witness groans] Doctor.
Shit, I don't know anything, I swear.
I don't care anymore.
I know what happened.
I know everything, all right.
What do you mean?
I asked a friend to look into him.
Park Jae-yeong's file was on record.
I had to know why you said those things.
And why you were acting so strange
the other day.
I'm sorry.
Let me finish this, please.
-You understand why I have to do it.
-[Yoon] I do.
There's nothing I want more
than to torture and kill him myself.
But think of all you've gone through
to get where you are.
[groans softly]
Don't ruin your life
over someone like him, please.
[the witness] Hear me out…
We should go, Ju-yeon. Huh?
[haunting music playing]
[breathes deeply]
[chuckles weakly]
[sniffs]
[Ju-yeon breathes shakily]
[sniffles]
[Ju-yeon exhales]
Nice to meet you, Dr. Lee.
You have an interesting life.
[laughs]
[shrieks]
[haunting music intensifies]
[blows thudding]
[cries]
[music subsides]
Your face.
Huh?
I'll never forget it.
[the witness groans]
[groans]
[exhales]
[somber music playing]
-[music fades]
-[the witness wheezes]
[retching]
[groans]
[groans]
Fuck. Where did they go?
[exhales]
[breathes heavily]
[exhales]
Oh, holy shit, man.
[sighs]
Ugh, I hate this fucking neighborhood.
[cell phone buzzing]
UNCLE
[buzzing continues]
Hey.
Can it wait?
Yeah, right now, I can't.
Okay, I'll call you back.
[Yoon sighs]
Is something wrong?
Yeah.
That sick family member.
You should be there.
I'll go tomorrow.
We should stay together.
You probably should go
and treat them right away.
It's family.
Don't worry.
I'll be okay. Really.
You should go help your family tonight.
[pensive music playing]
GUHOE MURDER SUSPECT'S
DNA NOT FOUND
GUHOE DERELICT BUILDING
ARSON-MURDER CASE REPOR
[music fades]
DERELICT BUILDING AFTER THE FIRE
We need that report done by tomorrow.
How's it going?
You should go home, sir.
I'll finish this up.
Nah, I'm fine. Coffee.
Perfect. Thanks, boss.
[Kang] Then what?
[the witness] Uh, then I woke up…
[the witness wheezes]
…inside that building.
[Kang] Where were you, exactly?
[the witness] I was tied to a chair.
[Kang] Uh, could you please describe
the situation in detail?
[the witness] Two men
were fighting in front of me.
Hold on.
Rewind.
[the witness] Uh, then I woke up…
[the witness wheezes]
…inside that building.
FLOOR PLAN
[Kang] Where were you, exactly?
[the witness] I was tied to a chair.
[coughs]
[Kang] Wait a minute.
He was tied to a chair?
Have we ID'd the bodies?
Not yet boss. The bodies of the victims
were completely burned.
The NFS said it could be
anywhere from two weeks to a month
for dental comparisons
and a full DNA analysis.
Where's Park Jae-yeong now?
[exhales]
[exhales]
[sighs]
[groans]
[groans]
[groans]
[whimpers] Open, please God. Oh, shit.
[door slams]
[whimpers]
[pills rattle]
[exhales]
[groans]
[sighs]
[groans]
[exhales]
[exhales]
[ominous music playing]
Oh, shoot, sorry!
-Oh no!
-Hey! What the fuck?
-Fuck my life.
-Oh, gosh, shoot.
I spilled a lot. What do we do?
Coffee stains are the worst. Gosh.
-Get the fuck off me, you idiot!
-I'm so sorry.
It's my fault. I'm sorry.
Excuse me, sir!
[Cheol-mok] Here,
I think you dropped this.
[exhales]
Shit! They're fucking
with my head, aren't they?
[breathes heavily]
[gulps, exhales]
[exhales]
[panting]
Crazy bitch.
[cell phone ringing]
[clears throat]
Hello. Park Jae-yeong speaking.
Detective Kang Yeong-sik
from Guhoe Police. Are you at home?
[tense music playing]
-Yeah. What's going on?
-We have questions.
We need to talk to you
as you're the sole witness of the fire.
Can you come in now?
Tomorrow. I can drop by.
It's too late tonight.
He's there.
-Step on it.
-Yes, sir.
[engine roars]
[dramatic music playing]
[yells] Ah! Fuck!
Park Jae-yeong.
GUHOE HIGH SCHOOL
What the fuck is this?
[music fades]
[uneasy music playing]
LEE JU-YEON
1ST YEAR, CLASS 3
[pop music playing]
[woman] Whoo!
-Let's take some shots!
-[man] Hey bro!
-Ah, fuck yeah. [chuckles]
-[woman] Whoo!
-[exhales] What's new?
-[man] Do it.
What's wrong with the queen of Guhoe High?
-[woman] You're so stupid.
-This girl at school.
Ugh, she makes my fucking skin crawl,
you know?
Who is this bitch? Do tell.
[Yu-jeong sighs]
[Yu-jeong] It's her.
I'm trying to figure out
how to teach her a lesson.
"Lee Ju-yeon"?
The name's new to me.
She's a nerd, so I'm not surprised.
She's really fucking pretty. [chuckles]
You wanna bone her or something?
Easy. I graduated already.
Come on, I can't.
I got out of juvie a little bit ago.
I can't risk it.
Ugh, this fucking blows.
What do I do now? Shit, man.
There's probably a few horny jerks
your age, right?
Let 'em have her.
This one's serious. They're too young.
[laughs] Shit, man.
Hey, Yu-jeong.
Here's a secret about guys.
You need to use a woman
and that will give them courage.
They come like wild dogs.
Just throw her out there.
[sinister music playing]
[laughs]
[exhales, sniffs]
[laughing]
Ah, shit. [laughing]
[doorbell ringing]
Park Jae-yeong, answer the door.
-Hello? Park Jae-yeong, you there?
-Son of a bitch.
Park Jae-yeong, open up!
[Kang] Stand back.
[sinister music continues]
[music stops]
[Kang] Detective Choi.
Look at this.
It's a pain reliever.
Didn't we get DNA
from the vehicle that Park rented?
Yes. We have the analysis report.
-We need to get forensics over here.
-Right.
We'll know they're the same person
if we can compare the DNA.
[groans softly]
[exhales]
AIRPORT BUS
ARRIVING SOON
[groans]
[humming tentatively]
[mumbles]
[cell phone chimes]
"Congratulations, D-Day is finally here."
What's that?
Is it that idiot's birthday?
[laughs] Congrats.
[chuckles]
[ominous music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
What? Who are you?
What is this? Who are you? [groans]
[the witness groans]
[music fades]
JU-YEON
[cell phone buzzes]
JU-YEON
-Hey.
-[Ju-yeon] Are you with your family now?
They're on their way. I'm waiting.
[Ju-yeon] Ever since that day,
I've been having
the same dream every night.
Park Jae-yeong is always there.
I stab him.
[somber music playing]
Over and over again…
in the neck.
I've killed him thousands of times
in my dreams.
But not once did it make me happy.
Not even once.
It would've been the same
if I did it tonight.
Showing up when I did…
I don't know if it was the right thing.
It was my choice not to do it.
[Ju-yeon chuckles]
So don't beat yourself up
about it. [sniffs]
And I won't either.
All right. Don't worry,
and sleep well tonight.
-I'll see you at the hospital.
-[Ju-yeon] Okay.
I hope it goes well there.
Mm.
[haunting music continues]
[breathes deeply]
[car engine roars]
[sighs]
[music fades]
[somber music continues]
[music fades]
[tires screech]
[tires screech]
[tires screech]
[tires screech in distance]
[exhales]
Evening. The intel that you asked us for?
I trust everything worked out?
It did. I appreciate it. It helped out.
Anything for you.
I hear it's your last day.
Is it true what they tell me?
-It is.
-Why?
-Didn't we treat you well?
-[Yoon] It's not that.
It seems like now's the right time.
I understand. Well, this type of work,
it's not exactly rewarding.
I paid off my student debt with this job.
And saved enough to get married too.
You earned it by working hard.
If you ever think of coming back,
give me a call. We're friends, yeah?
I will.
[loan shark] For you, doctor.
A farewell gift.
Thank you, sir.
You earned it.
Ah.
Harvest everything we can use
when you're operating
on this one tonight, okay?
We're taking him out,
even if you try to spare him.
-[clanging]
-[muffled groaning]
[muffled straining]
[muffled groaning]
[muffled speech]
[muffled screaming]
[whimpering]
[muffled groan]
[muffled groan]
[muffled] What is this place?
I shouldn't be here. Please!
[the witness whimpers]
[Yoon] Look where you've ended up…
[the witness whimpers]
[the witness mumbles]
[Yoon] …Mr. Park Jae-yeong.
[muffled speech]
[muffled speech]
[muffled speech]
[breathes heavily]
[coughs]
[the witness] Thank you.
It's a big misunderstanding.
Just untie me, please.
I'm not Park Jae-yeong, hear me?
[Yoon] Then who are you?
My name's Kim.
I'm Kim Beom-jun, I promise.
-K… Kim, Kim Beom-jun.
-[Yoon sighs]
Eight, four, one, one, zero, seven,
one, zero, eight, one, two, two, seven.
[Yoon] When you arrived at the hospital,
you said something.
Do you remember?
[breathes shakily]
What was it?
[ominous music playing]
Doctor. What are you doing here? Why?
Doctor, why?
[breathes heavily] Don't kill me.
You were very clear
when you said your name.
[the witness laughs]
Oh, that was…
I'll tell you, okay.
I was dealing with a situation.
Doctor, please let me explain--
There's no truth in a lowlife like you.
You just say
whatever pops into to your head.
I don't… Doctor, believe me.
You have the wrong guy. I'm…
You stupid asshole!
There's been a mistake!
[muffled speech]
[muffled speech]
[muffled speech]
[the witness breathes heavily]
[the witness whimpering]
[Yoon] I normally use anesthesia.
I won't tonight, though.
[muffled speech]
[Yoon] Seeing your face just now,
a thought crossed my mind
for the first time.
[muffled] What? What thought?
[Yoon] Picking this side gig up
was a good decision.
[the witness grunts]
[muffled pleading]
[the witness whimpers]
[Yoon] Hey,
just think of this as karma.
[muffled pleading]
[slicing]
[screaming]
[ominous music continues]
[screaming]
[music fades]
How'd you sleep?
[Ju-yeon] Well.
I didn't have any dreams.
That's nice.
Did everything go well with your relative?
Yeah.
Better than expected.
I don't have to go back again.
Well done.
Let's get dinner tonight.
I think I should finally go home.
I miss seeing my mother.
I agree.
[Ju-yeon sniffs]
Ju-yeon.
Only good things lie ahead.
I'm grateful for it.
[door closes]
[sighs]
[Cheol-mok] Shoot.
This thing took my money.
Why won't it come out? Huh? Come on.
Oh.
[Cheol-mok chuckles] There we go.
Nice one, doctor. [chuckles]
It always gets stuck in there.
You can even
fix a vending machine. [chuckles]
So, what brings you here?
Oh, yeah. I wanted to drum up work.
Anyone in the hospital could be a client.
I'm here to offer my service. [chuckles]
Hmm, could I buy you a soda?
Or do doctors not drink this junk?
You're here for me, aren't you?
[exhales] Your case has an update
and I was hoping to tell you.
If it's uncomfortable to talk here,
we can talk in private?
I think that might be better.
No, thank you.
You don't need to do that, all right?
Uh…
I don't wanna hear about it anymore.
All right, very well.
If you're happy with our work,
then we're also happy.
-Thank you for everything.
-[Cheol-mok] I should thank you.
Take care.
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DNA ANALYSIS REPOR
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THE SAMPLES OBTAINED FROM THE VEHICLE
AND THE PILL BOTTLE DO NOT MATCH
THEY BELONG TO TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE,
PARK JAE-YEONG AND KIM BEOM-JUN
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