The Price of Confession (2025) s01e11 Episode Script
Episode 11
1
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC CONFESSION
That's what they did.
Yeah, that's right.
NO CALLER ID
WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU SENDING ME THIS?
Do you know who sent that photo?
What I needed to ask
was not who sent it, but why.
Why did they send me that photo
pretending to be you?
When Mo Eun confessed to killing Ki-dae
and I was released from prison,
who would've felt uneasy and anxious?
Why did they kill Ko Se-hun,
pretending to be me?
LEE KI-DAE: MEMORIAL EXHIBITION
Ki-dae.
Is there anything you want to tell me?
But you did it.
Ms. An.
Mr. Jin, what are you doing here?
I teach here.
Anyway, what happened?
You're wanted by the police.
Do you have any idea
how worried Mr. Jang is?
Are you here to see your husband's work?
Yes.
But I found something strange
in that image.
What is it?
I'm not sure if Ki-dae left it there
or someone else did.
Could you help me?
Yes, of course.
HONGSEO ART GALLERY OPENED IN 2022
HONGSEO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION DIRECTOR
AND HONORED GUESTS ON OPENING DAY
Ms. An?
Actually
never mind.
I'll find out and get back to you.
Ms. An.
Ms. An!
I never imagined
Attorney Jin Young-in would take the case.
Without my client's consent,
I'd never read it.
Why didn't he tell me he knew Ki-dae?
If he was the one who killed Ki-dae,
did he intentionally become
Mo Eun's lawyer
to approach me?
Then did he kill Ko Se-hun too?
How did he find out
about my deal with Mo Eun?
ONE DAY BEFORE THE PUBLIC CONFESSION
Seo-won.
Yun-su.
It's been a while.
I'm sorry.
Even though I thought
you never would've done it,
I just stayed hidden.
Did you also help plan the exhibition?
Yes.
But why leave the fingerprints,
knowing they were there?
Because it was Ki-dae's last artwork.
So I printed it as is.
He told me
they were your fingerprints.
I don't mean mine.
There's another one.
Weren't they both yours?
Could it be an art handler's?
There's no way
they would've left their fingerprints.
Have you seen this person before?
Yes, I remember him
from the gallery opening.
I think he said he was a law professor.
Why should I apologize to you? Huh?
And is it really worth all these calls
and visits to argue about it?
Oh man, it's like talking to a wall.
No. Don't ever call me again.
Is this guy for real?
Why are you so upset? It's not like you.
I don't know.
I only said a painting donated
to the school might be plagiarized,
and this guy keeps harassing me
with calls, even using different numbers.
And he calls himself a law professor.
Come on, just ignore him. Okay?
It'll be fine. Is this it?
God, don't ask.
BEYOND SOKOBOAKO'S PLAGIARISM
WILL THE TRUTH COME OUT?
Ki-dae was harassed
over the Sokoboako painting.
And he had a hard time
because of it.
Seo-won, I'm sorry,
but can I borrow your car?
I killed my husband.
And at the detention center,
I made a deal with Mo Eun
that I never should have.
This afternoon,
An, who had been indicted for murder,
released her own confession video
on her YouTube channel,
sparking controversy.
Moreover, she claimed in the video
that the investigation team ignored
evidence of the presence of a third party
at the scene of Ko's murder.
Is there really evidence?
I'm not sure.
Honey.
I don't think that kind of answer
is very helpful.
Think carefully.
Did you miss anything?
Don't you have access to the evidence?
Yes, Mr. Jang.
SENDER KO SE-HUN
I have your daughter.
Don't message or call me.
Just do exactly as I say.
That's the only way Sop won't get hurt.
Don't contact anyone.
You can't get caught by the police either.
Come see your daughter by six o'clock.
Then I'll let her go unharmed.
It's the house with the blue door
in Sarihyeon District 5.
Why
did you hang yourself?
Because I was scared.
Requesting backup.
Child abduction in progress.
The mother is wanted suspect An Yun-su.
The suspect is Ko Dong-uk.
The suspect's vehicle
is headed toward Sarihyeon.
Backup units, move to Ko Dong-uk's house
and his other house in Sarihyeon.
Can you do me a favor?
Don't be alarmed.
Don't be scared.
Inmate 407.
What are you doing?
Inmate 407.
Inmate 407.
Kang, get the doctor now!
Inmate 407!
Inmate 407.
The bleeding's severe. Prepare the OR.
None of the surgeons are available.
Call the anesthesiologist
and arrange the OR.
Please wait in the waiting room.
Oh my God.
Breathe.
Doors closing.
Yes, sir.
So? Did you find anything there?
Ko Dong-uk was caught
on the kindergarten CCTV.
The child left holding his hand.
According to a kid,
Sop said she was going to see her mom.
He took his rifle with him.
Get the units armed,
and proceed with extra caution.
Yes, sir.
A gun?
He's got a gun?
Where's Mr. Jin?
Mr. Jin is--
Weren't you with him?
We left the police station together,
but he went back in.
Why do you ask?
There's no dashcam footage from that day.
An Yun-su was lying.
By the way,
I deleted the CCTV footage
from the day I met her at the gallery
but she went back alone later.
Are you looking at the footage?
She made sure she was seen.
Also, there was a sketch of you
among the evidence.
Are you sure it was me?
Yeah.
Well, she came back to the gallery.
And she slipped the police a sketch
that wasn't on the evidence list.
I think An Yun-su is testing us.
That old man
is blinded by revenge,
so he'll act in our favor, won't he?
We'll have to trust the old geezer.
Don't worry too much.
He never said he knew Ms. An's husband.
Not once.
Anything else suspicious?
No, nothing.
He's just a good person.
He came to the NFS with me,
and he went back and forth
between Ms. An and Mo Eun to
If that's true,
he could keep an eye on everything.
On An Yun-su and on Mo Eun.
An Yun-su came to my workplace.
She did?
Please slip this sketch in
with the evidence.
I'll explain why later.
I know I'm putting you in a tough spot.
I'm sorry.
I wasn't sure
if it was the right thing to do,
but I just went ahead with it.
I've had a lot of questions
about this case myself.
This is the sketch.
Hang on.
This woman
Do you know her?
It's Mr. Jin's wife.
Mr. Jang, Sop has gone missing.
What?
She seems to have been kidnapped.
A kid said they saw
Then don't you think
Ms. An went public with the confession
and claimed that the police had evidence
to lure Mr. Jin?
Sir!
They found Ko Dong-uk's car 1 km
from the redevelopment area in Sarihyeon.
Team 1, head out to the car.
- Mr. Jang, follow me.
- Where is it?
I'll let Mr. Baek know.
I
I stabbed her.
You have to be honest with me.
Look me in the eye.
What did you two talk about?
Where did she go?
Can you do me a favor?
Tell them I kept you alive
so I could kill you myself.
She said she kept me alive
so she could kill me herself.
Be honest!
Tell them I tried to kill you,
so you stabbed me.
Just tell them that.
That's why I stabbed her.
I swear.
SARIHYEON DISTRICT 5
REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION APPROVED
Where's Sop?
Come inside.
Sop!
Sop!
Where's Sop?
Sop!
She's just sleeping.
Go sit
on that chair over there.
I didn't kill Se-hun.
Sit.
This is Se-hun's childhood home.
Back then,
he used to follow me around so much,
it was almost annoying.
If I die,
you'll never find Se-hun's killer.
The house has a blue door.
We have to hope they're there, don't we?
They'll be there. I'm sure of it.
Die.
You have to die for us to live.
Please don't kill me.
I'm sorry.
Consider this divine punishment.
How did you
I didn't know
they had made a deal like that.
If I did,
I could've stopped An Yun-su
from killing Ko Se-hun.
I'll set things right from here on.
We have to get justice for Se-hun.
There's a lot of evidence to uncover.
And I can only do that
with your help, sir.
You got me.
Red light, green light.
I got you!
Don't try so hard.
I'm running out of patience, you see.
If you want your kid to go unharmed,
you'd better tell the truth.
You went into the house,
and he died that night.
That's all I know.
If there's someone else,
I can find them and kill them too.
Please let Sop go first.
Please let her
Hold on.
This might be it.
Sop, wake up.
Sop.
Oh God.
- Anything upstairs?
- I don't think they're here.
For God's sake.
Do you remember?
We
used to be neighbors.
You go that way.
I'll call you.
This house with the blue door
was known as "the colonel's place."
I'm glad you're here.
You can join her.
What Se-hun got was divine punishment.
If you did something that deserves death,
then you should die.
We've arrived at the scene.
The area is large, so we'll split up
and start a simultaneous search.
Please search here.
- Yes, sir.
- Sweep it.
Check for anyone.
An Yun-su didn't kill Ko Se-hun.
Damn it.
It looks like the police have arrived.
It's okay.
Yes, Mr. Jang. This is the last alley.
I'll head down after I check.
Yes.
Okay.
It's okay.
Sop.
DETECTIVE RYU JI-SU
Today was really scary, wasn't it?
I'm sorry.
But can you wait
just a little bit longer for Mommy?
Thanks. I'll be back soon.
And that man over there
will keep you safe.
I'll keep my promise this time.
Thanks.
You've got this, right?
Hey, Detective Ryu. I found Sop.
Yes, in the last alley.
Let's go.
Sop.
The old geezer couldn't kill An Yun-su.
Mo Eun was
Fucking hell!
Mo Eun suddenly showed up
and ruined everything.
Mo Eun showed up?
I just don't get it.
What could possibly be left
between those two?
It's fine.
We'll just take it from here.
Honey.
What about you?
Are you all right?
Come on out, you two!
Here, have some coffee.
The cops might track you down.
Just say you were threatened
and had no choice.
What?
Thank you for this.
Eun.
Packed a lot for someone
who wants to die, haven't I?
Are you all right?
Is Mo Eun your real name?
Kang So-hae
is my real name.
Mo Eun is a name I was gifted.
Are you okay?
Please help me.
Were you bitten by a spider?
Shut your eyes. I'll help.
This is the only spot with reception,
so I have to wait here
until my sister video calls me.
Thank you.
You seem lost.
We're always short-handed here.
Do you want to stay with us?
Are you sure I can?
Of course.
To prevent and block
the growing spread of COVID-19,
all border checkpoints,
trade facilitation points, and crossings
I'm going to kill them.
will be permanently closed.
I'm sorry, So-mang.
So-hae.
Will you
do what I asked now?
Only then
will I be able to close my eyes.
How do you want to die?
26 KM TO MYANMAR-THAILAND BORDER
I had no family
and nowhere to go.
I was traveling aimlessly
when I met you here in Thailand.
And the time we spent together
was the happiest of my life.
MO EUN
It was the first time
I realized
I could be loved by someone too.
You've given me so much
that I'd like to give you
something in return.
But I don't have much to offer.
So if you need me for your revenge,
use me all you want.
Those were her last words.
But why are you helping me?
I didn't stick to our deal.
Now that I think about it
you're right.
Now that you've confessed
to killing your husband,
how will you clear your name
without evidence?
There is evidence.
Though I can't say for sure.
Let's see if it's there.
Subtitle translation by: Lisa Kim
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC CONFESSION
That's what they did.
Yeah, that's right.
NO CALLER ID
WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU SENDING ME THIS?
Do you know who sent that photo?
What I needed to ask
was not who sent it, but why.
Why did they send me that photo
pretending to be you?
When Mo Eun confessed to killing Ki-dae
and I was released from prison,
who would've felt uneasy and anxious?
Why did they kill Ko Se-hun,
pretending to be me?
LEE KI-DAE: MEMORIAL EXHIBITION
Ki-dae.
Is there anything you want to tell me?
But you did it.
Ms. An.
Mr. Jin, what are you doing here?
I teach here.
Anyway, what happened?
You're wanted by the police.
Do you have any idea
how worried Mr. Jang is?
Are you here to see your husband's work?
Yes.
But I found something strange
in that image.
What is it?
I'm not sure if Ki-dae left it there
or someone else did.
Could you help me?
Yes, of course.
HONGSEO ART GALLERY OPENED IN 2022
HONGSEO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION DIRECTOR
AND HONORED GUESTS ON OPENING DAY
Ms. An?
Actually
never mind.
I'll find out and get back to you.
Ms. An.
Ms. An!
I never imagined
Attorney Jin Young-in would take the case.
Without my client's consent,
I'd never read it.
Why didn't he tell me he knew Ki-dae?
If he was the one who killed Ki-dae,
did he intentionally become
Mo Eun's lawyer
to approach me?
Then did he kill Ko Se-hun too?
How did he find out
about my deal with Mo Eun?
ONE DAY BEFORE THE PUBLIC CONFESSION
Seo-won.
Yun-su.
It's been a while.
I'm sorry.
Even though I thought
you never would've done it,
I just stayed hidden.
Did you also help plan the exhibition?
Yes.
But why leave the fingerprints,
knowing they were there?
Because it was Ki-dae's last artwork.
So I printed it as is.
He told me
they were your fingerprints.
I don't mean mine.
There's another one.
Weren't they both yours?
Could it be an art handler's?
There's no way
they would've left their fingerprints.
Have you seen this person before?
Yes, I remember him
from the gallery opening.
I think he said he was a law professor.
Why should I apologize to you? Huh?
And is it really worth all these calls
and visits to argue about it?
Oh man, it's like talking to a wall.
No. Don't ever call me again.
Is this guy for real?
Why are you so upset? It's not like you.
I don't know.
I only said a painting donated
to the school might be plagiarized,
and this guy keeps harassing me
with calls, even using different numbers.
And he calls himself a law professor.
Come on, just ignore him. Okay?
It'll be fine. Is this it?
God, don't ask.
BEYOND SOKOBOAKO'S PLAGIARISM
WILL THE TRUTH COME OUT?
Ki-dae was harassed
over the Sokoboako painting.
And he had a hard time
because of it.
Seo-won, I'm sorry,
but can I borrow your car?
I killed my husband.
And at the detention center,
I made a deal with Mo Eun
that I never should have.
This afternoon,
An, who had been indicted for murder,
released her own confession video
on her YouTube channel,
sparking controversy.
Moreover, she claimed in the video
that the investigation team ignored
evidence of the presence of a third party
at the scene of Ko's murder.
Is there really evidence?
I'm not sure.
Honey.
I don't think that kind of answer
is very helpful.
Think carefully.
Did you miss anything?
Don't you have access to the evidence?
Yes, Mr. Jang.
SENDER KO SE-HUN
I have your daughter.
Don't message or call me.
Just do exactly as I say.
That's the only way Sop won't get hurt.
Don't contact anyone.
You can't get caught by the police either.
Come see your daughter by six o'clock.
Then I'll let her go unharmed.
It's the house with the blue door
in Sarihyeon District 5.
Why
did you hang yourself?
Because I was scared.
Requesting backup.
Child abduction in progress.
The mother is wanted suspect An Yun-su.
The suspect is Ko Dong-uk.
The suspect's vehicle
is headed toward Sarihyeon.
Backup units, move to Ko Dong-uk's house
and his other house in Sarihyeon.
Can you do me a favor?
Don't be alarmed.
Don't be scared.
Inmate 407.
What are you doing?
Inmate 407.
Inmate 407.
Kang, get the doctor now!
Inmate 407!
Inmate 407.
The bleeding's severe. Prepare the OR.
None of the surgeons are available.
Call the anesthesiologist
and arrange the OR.
Please wait in the waiting room.
Oh my God.
Breathe.
Doors closing.
Yes, sir.
So? Did you find anything there?
Ko Dong-uk was caught
on the kindergarten CCTV.
The child left holding his hand.
According to a kid,
Sop said she was going to see her mom.
He took his rifle with him.
Get the units armed,
and proceed with extra caution.
Yes, sir.
A gun?
He's got a gun?
Where's Mr. Jin?
Mr. Jin is--
Weren't you with him?
We left the police station together,
but he went back in.
Why do you ask?
There's no dashcam footage from that day.
An Yun-su was lying.
By the way,
I deleted the CCTV footage
from the day I met her at the gallery
but she went back alone later.
Are you looking at the footage?
She made sure she was seen.
Also, there was a sketch of you
among the evidence.
Are you sure it was me?
Yeah.
Well, she came back to the gallery.
And she slipped the police a sketch
that wasn't on the evidence list.
I think An Yun-su is testing us.
That old man
is blinded by revenge,
so he'll act in our favor, won't he?
We'll have to trust the old geezer.
Don't worry too much.
He never said he knew Ms. An's husband.
Not once.
Anything else suspicious?
No, nothing.
He's just a good person.
He came to the NFS with me,
and he went back and forth
between Ms. An and Mo Eun to
If that's true,
he could keep an eye on everything.
On An Yun-su and on Mo Eun.
An Yun-su came to my workplace.
She did?
Please slip this sketch in
with the evidence.
I'll explain why later.
I know I'm putting you in a tough spot.
I'm sorry.
I wasn't sure
if it was the right thing to do,
but I just went ahead with it.
I've had a lot of questions
about this case myself.
This is the sketch.
Hang on.
This woman
Do you know her?
It's Mr. Jin's wife.
Mr. Jang, Sop has gone missing.
What?
She seems to have been kidnapped.
A kid said they saw
Then don't you think
Ms. An went public with the confession
and claimed that the police had evidence
to lure Mr. Jin?
Sir!
They found Ko Dong-uk's car 1 km
from the redevelopment area in Sarihyeon.
Team 1, head out to the car.
- Mr. Jang, follow me.
- Where is it?
I'll let Mr. Baek know.
I
I stabbed her.
You have to be honest with me.
Look me in the eye.
What did you two talk about?
Where did she go?
Can you do me a favor?
Tell them I kept you alive
so I could kill you myself.
She said she kept me alive
so she could kill me herself.
Be honest!
Tell them I tried to kill you,
so you stabbed me.
Just tell them that.
That's why I stabbed her.
I swear.
SARIHYEON DISTRICT 5
REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION APPROVED
Where's Sop?
Come inside.
Sop!
Sop!
Where's Sop?
Sop!
She's just sleeping.
Go sit
on that chair over there.
I didn't kill Se-hun.
Sit.
This is Se-hun's childhood home.
Back then,
he used to follow me around so much,
it was almost annoying.
If I die,
you'll never find Se-hun's killer.
The house has a blue door.
We have to hope they're there, don't we?
They'll be there. I'm sure of it.
Die.
You have to die for us to live.
Please don't kill me.
I'm sorry.
Consider this divine punishment.
How did you
I didn't know
they had made a deal like that.
If I did,
I could've stopped An Yun-su
from killing Ko Se-hun.
I'll set things right from here on.
We have to get justice for Se-hun.
There's a lot of evidence to uncover.
And I can only do that
with your help, sir.
You got me.
Red light, green light.
I got you!
Don't try so hard.
I'm running out of patience, you see.
If you want your kid to go unharmed,
you'd better tell the truth.
You went into the house,
and he died that night.
That's all I know.
If there's someone else,
I can find them and kill them too.
Please let Sop go first.
Please let her
Hold on.
This might be it.
Sop, wake up.
Sop.
Oh God.
- Anything upstairs?
- I don't think they're here.
For God's sake.
Do you remember?
We
used to be neighbors.
You go that way.
I'll call you.
This house with the blue door
was known as "the colonel's place."
I'm glad you're here.
You can join her.
What Se-hun got was divine punishment.
If you did something that deserves death,
then you should die.
We've arrived at the scene.
The area is large, so we'll split up
and start a simultaneous search.
Please search here.
- Yes, sir.
- Sweep it.
Check for anyone.
An Yun-su didn't kill Ko Se-hun.
Damn it.
It looks like the police have arrived.
It's okay.
Yes, Mr. Jang. This is the last alley.
I'll head down after I check.
Yes.
Okay.
It's okay.
Sop.
DETECTIVE RYU JI-SU
Today was really scary, wasn't it?
I'm sorry.
But can you wait
just a little bit longer for Mommy?
Thanks. I'll be back soon.
And that man over there
will keep you safe.
I'll keep my promise this time.
Thanks.
You've got this, right?
Hey, Detective Ryu. I found Sop.
Yes, in the last alley.
Let's go.
Sop.
The old geezer couldn't kill An Yun-su.
Mo Eun was
Fucking hell!
Mo Eun suddenly showed up
and ruined everything.
Mo Eun showed up?
I just don't get it.
What could possibly be left
between those two?
It's fine.
We'll just take it from here.
Honey.
What about you?
Are you all right?
Come on out, you two!
Here, have some coffee.
The cops might track you down.
Just say you were threatened
and had no choice.
What?
Thank you for this.
Eun.
Packed a lot for someone
who wants to die, haven't I?
Are you all right?
Is Mo Eun your real name?
Kang So-hae
is my real name.
Mo Eun is a name I was gifted.
Are you okay?
Please help me.
Were you bitten by a spider?
Shut your eyes. I'll help.
This is the only spot with reception,
so I have to wait here
until my sister video calls me.
Thank you.
You seem lost.
We're always short-handed here.
Do you want to stay with us?
Are you sure I can?
Of course.
To prevent and block
the growing spread of COVID-19,
all border checkpoints,
trade facilitation points, and crossings
I'm going to kill them.
will be permanently closed.
I'm sorry, So-mang.
So-hae.
Will you
do what I asked now?
Only then
will I be able to close my eyes.
How do you want to die?
26 KM TO MYANMAR-THAILAND BORDER
I had no family
and nowhere to go.
I was traveling aimlessly
when I met you here in Thailand.
And the time we spent together
was the happiest of my life.
MO EUN
It was the first time
I realized
I could be loved by someone too.
You've given me so much
that I'd like to give you
something in return.
But I don't have much to offer.
So if you need me for your revenge,
use me all you want.
Those were her last words.
But why are you helping me?
I didn't stick to our deal.
Now that I think about it
you're right.
Now that you've confessed
to killing your husband,
how will you clear your name
without evidence?
There is evidence.
Though I can't say for sure.
Let's see if it's there.
Subtitle translation by: Lisa Kim