Copycat Killer (2023) s01e04 Episode Script

[announcer] Let's take a look
at the latest developments
of the serial murder case.
The police have identified
the severed hand's owner.
She's a bank employee who lost contact
for a while, Jheng Jia-yi.
And our reporter found out
that Jheng Jia-yi is from Fenghe City.
She came to the north
three years ago to work at Yung-hsin Bank
[Da-chao] This way.
Mr. Kuo, this is Hu Jian-ho.
He said he received
two calls in a row from the killer.
Long time no see.
[Jian-ho] Hsiao-chi.
I knew you worked at TNB
but not in programming.
Mm-hmm.
[Hsiao-chi] Did you answer both calls?
Yes.
Sit.
Mr. Kuo.
You know this guy?
I do.
Let's question him first.
[pensive music playing]
[Hsiao-chi] Jian-ho.
We're here to find out about the calls
you said were made by the killer,
you answered them, right?
Mm-hmm.
[Hsiao-chi] Can you share details
with us about those conversations?
Okay.
On the first time he called,
he told us to go to Kink.
He also said that
if we didn't believe him,
it would be our loss.
He said he would leak it
to other news stations.
So it really was you that night.
[Hsiao-chi]
You took our pictures in secret.
[grunts]
I'm sorry.
Why didn't you report it back then?
- Because at that time
- [knocking on door]
[He-ping] Uh, excuse me.
Sorry to interrupt.
Let me answer this question.
And you are
I'm Jian-ho's boss. I'm Chen He-ping.
The situation was different back then.
People weren't paying much attention.
[He-ping]
We had thought it could be a prank,
so we didn't dare to alert the police.
That's why I sent Jian-ho
to the club to observe first.
But it turned out to be true.
That's why we called the police
right after the second call.
Da-chao.
Those two calls directly called
the Program Division?
[Da-chao] Yes, they both did.
Can anyone just call you directly?
[He-ping] They can
if we have business with them.
But they can be transferred
from the switchboard as well.
I see.
Jian-ho.
What about the second call?
You'd better explain things clearly.
[Hsiao-chi] Lin Shang-yong.
On the second call, he asked me,
"Do you watch television?"
"Which actor do you like?"
And then what?
[pensive music playing]
He asked me to pass on a message.
[Hsiao-chi] To whom?
[recorder clicks, whirs]
[killer] Tell the useless father
with a missing daughter
to go on TV and apologize.
[killer laughing]
If he's humiliated and pathetic enough
and my mood improves,
she might stand a chance.
[laughs]
- Hey.
- [Da-chao] Wait, Mr. Yong!
- I can't stand your scarred face, you!
- Mr. Yong, calm down.
When we first checked the club,
- you were there!
- [Da-chao] Mr. Yong, calm down.
How can there be such a coincidence?
- [Hsiao-chi] Easy.
- Where's my daughter?
[Hsiao-chi] What are you doing? Calm down
or I'll take you out of the task force.
Kuo Hsiao-chi,
the situation is different now.
You know a person of interest
in this case.
I can file a complaint against you
and tell your superior
that your investigation is biased!
Mr. Yong. Look
I know you're worried about Yu-tong.
But we should still ask him clearly first.
I understand your urgency to solve this.
- I sympathize with you, sir.
- Oh, please. Cut the crap already!
And you, kid.
Since you dared to do it,
don't hide behind your superior.
I'm warning you.
If my daughter gets hurt in any way,
I'll make scars on your body
like the one on your face!
You're not the only one
who can play tough!
[Da-chao] Wait, Mr. Yong!
[Shang-yong] From my experience,
Scarface is definitely suspicious.
Look, I think he's suspicious too.
But Mr. Kuo is too meticulous.
[Da-chao]
He likes to do everything by the book.
[Shang-yong]
Why do things by the book now?
I don't even know where Yu-tong is!
Watch out for the van.
She's my daughter!
Of course he's not anxious.
If that man is suspicious,
we should bring him in for questioning!
[ominous music playing]
[Yu-tong muffled screaming]
[Yu-tong muffled sobbing]
[opening theme music playing]
COPYCAT KILLER
[killer] Tell the useless father
with a missing daughter
to go on TV and apologize.
[killer laughing]
If he's humiliated and pathetic enough
and my mood improves,
she might stand a chance.
[killer laughs]
- [recorder whirs]
- Fuck that son of a bitch. You bastard.
[killer] Tell the useless father
with a missing daughter
to go on TV and apologize.
[killer laughing]
If he's humiliated and pathetic enough
and my mood improves,
she might stand a chance.
[killer laughs]
Mr. Yong.
Are you really going on TV?
[somber music playing]
Uh Chief, Mr. Kuo.
[Li-hsiung] Shang-yong.
That criminal is after you.
I've talked
to the Chief Prosecutor and Mr. Kuo.
- [Li-hsiung] Please, don't
- [Shang-yong] Don't do what?
My daughter is in
that scumbag's hands right now.
What do you want to stop me from doing?
It won't do you any good
to cooperate with them.
Don't go.
[Li-hsiung] That's right.
Listen to Mr. Kuo.
We all watched Yu-tong grow up.
We'll surely risk our lives
to help you save her.
But please, Shang-yong,
don't be impulsive.
A cop going on TV
to play along with the criminal
is a message to society
that we've lost peace and order.
What about me?
What should I do, then?
Do you want to get suspended?
Waste 30 years of hard work?
- Shang-yong. Mr. Shang-yong!
- [Da-chao] Wait, sir!
- Da-chao.
- [Da-chao] Yes?
[soft dramatic music playing]
[sniffs]
He's killed three people.
If this pervert kills one more person,
it won't matter to him. Do you know that?
All the more why we can't panic.
The objective
for your daughter's abduction
is different from the other victims.
We should think about this more carefully.
[Hsiao-chi]
There must be something we missed.
Does that matter?
Yu-tong is in his hands right now.
Mr. Yong.
Do not give in.
[breathes deeply]
Kuo Hsiao-chi.
If you had a chance
to save your family back then,
what would you have done?
[young Hsiao-chi crying]
[tragic music playing]
[crying continues]
[young Hsiao-chi]
Mom, please, get up. Mom!
Mom!
[whimpering]
[suspenseful music playing]
Sister!
Sister
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
Call In Frontline
is my time slot and my show.
It's not up to a criminal
to tell me what to do.
Must we consider
the time slot now, Ms. Ya-cih?
It's a live broadcast.
We don't know the killer's condition.
How can we control it?
Look, he's already asked for us.
If we don't and something happens,
the company can't take responsibility.
That's what the killer wants you to think.
How can the prosecution and the police
interfere with the station's work?
They'd stop Mr. Lin
from appearing on the show.
Can a loving father
really be stopped so easily?
Playing the sympathy card?
Just because I succeeded with Ma Yi-nan,
doesn't mean we can do it all over again.
But if we don't do it,
other stations will.
[Yong-kun] That's right.
There's a situation now.
If we do it, our ratings
are gonna skyrocket for sure.
[Yong-kun chuckles]
[sighs]
Fine. How about this?
He-ping, contact Mr. Lin
and if he decides to come, Ya-cih,
can I borrow ten minutes?
Just ten minutes.
I'll let He-ping handle
the News Room, okay?
That's all up to you.
Anyway, I refuse to do as he says.
Right, He-ping.
Contact him first
then I'll take care of it.
Okay.
[sirens blaring]
[indistinct chatter]
[officer 1] Copy that
- [camera shutter clicking]
- [officer 1] Bag them carefully.
[officer 2] I'll take a look.
- Are you done checking?
- [officer 3] Almost.
[officer 4] Investigate more clearly here.
[officer 5] Over here!
[forensic investigator]
Sir, from what we found,
the door, steering wheel,
and gear shift have been wiped clean.
But the glass in the trunk
and bars are positive for blood.
[Hsiao-chi] Mr. Kuo.
The evidence list.
[Da-chao] Mr. Kuo,
I just checked with them.
There are no CCTVs installed here.
And this car
wasn't reported for scrapping.
[Hsiao-chi] Forensic Team, the chassis
This is the accessory on Yu-tong's phone.
This car has tinted windows.
It won't let you see from the outside,
but you can see from the inside.
Also
I saw this car in front
of the station yesterday.
He purposely drove by
and went past me to place the gift box.
Then he drove
right in front of me on purpose.
She's my daughter!
Of course he's not anxious!
[muffled screaming]
[slow tense music playing]
[laughing softly]
Well, I guess he's right.
I'm a useless police officer
and a useless dad.
Hey, don't think of it that way.
He's only doing this to provoke you.
Do you have better ideas?
Because if you do, then please tell me!
Do something and save my daughter!
Even the smartest prosecutor,
Kuo Hsiao-chi, doesn't know what to do.
So what else can I do, huh?
Mr. Yong.
Mr. Yong!
[Da-chao] We still don't
Let's talk it out.
Where are you going? Don't be agitated.
Wait
[sobbing]
[chains clanking]
[grunting]
[whimpers]
[loud thudding in distance]
[killer whistling]
[sobbing]
[director] Turn off the lights.
Close the door.
Get ready.
Okay, get into position.
All the cameras are rolling.
Camera, ready.
[phone ringing]
[automated voice]
Your call will be forwarded to
Your call will be forwarded to voice
The killer wanted Ma Yi-nan
to bark like a dog.
And that's what he did.
But Cin Yi-jyun still died.
CIN YI-JYUN
[Hsiao-chi] Like what Yun-huei said,
if what he's doing
- is a consistent pattern of creation
- [barks]
If Shang-yong goes on TV
and apologizes like he wants
what would happen then?
LIN YU-TONG, NOVEMBER 2ND, 1997,
WENT MISSING
[thrilling music playing]
[director] Live in ten seconds.
Nine, eight, seven, six,
five, four, three, two.
SPECIAL LIVE BROADCAS
Hello, welcome to TNB News.
I'm Chen He-ping.
Before we begin today's Call In Frontline,
we have a special live broadcast
for you to watch.
To my right is the squad leader
of Songyan City Gaode Precinct,
Mr. Lin Shang-yong.
- Hello, Mr. Lin.
- Uh-huh.
Everyone has been concerned about
the serial murder case's development.
Even Mr. Lin's daughter
was unfortunately affected
and was kidnapped.
Now, this evening,
with a very heavy heart,
as a dedicated law enforcer of our city
and an anxious father at the same time,
Mr. Lin is here.
Regarding this murder case,
Mr. Lin has something to tell us tonight.
Mr. Lin.
[suspenseful music playing]
Uh, excuse me.
[guard] How can I help you, sir?
Kuo Hsiao-chi,
Songyan Prosecutor's Office.
Where is the live broadcast studio?
[staff] Well,
why isn't he saying anything?
[breathes deeply]
Chen He-ping.
If we don't get him to talk,
we won't get anything.
Mr. Lin.
I believe everyone
who cares about this matter right now
are in front of the television watching.
Perhaps your daughter
is also watching you right now.
Do you have anything to say to her?
Yu-tong.
Where are you now?
Can you hear me?
POLICE GOES ON THE SHOW
AS THE CULPRIT REQUESTED!
Didn't I tell you not to wander around?
You wouldn't listen.
I'm not stopping you from going out
it's just that
I really don't want you
to go anywhere dangerous by yourself.
You always complain
that I ask too many questions.
[Shang-yong sniffs]
I just have no idea what you're doing.
[Shang-yong sobs]
Yes, I
I don't know anything.
But I do know
that you're a very good daughter.
[director] Zoom in if there's a reaction.
[Shang-yong] After your mom died,
I wasn't home much.
- This family didn't make you
- Mr. Kuo.
- [Shang-yong] feel warm.
- Excuse me, hold it, Mr. Kuo.
How can I help you?
Please stop the broadcast.
Stop the interview.
We can't just stop the live broadcast.
How about we talk afterwards, okay?
We can't. If it airs, it's too late.
This is a serious case.
The victim's safety is at stake.
Will you be responsible for it?
We're not breaking the law.
You have no right to stop our broadcast.
[panting]
[Shang-yong] Like me,
you're very impulsive.
After a short conversation with someone,
you start yelling.
STUDIO C
Hey, wait! Mr. Kuo!
[director] He-ping,
Mr. Kuo is coming, watch it.
[Yu-tong sobbing]
[Shang-yong] It's all right.
I won't be angry with you anymore.
I should spend more of my time
understanding you better.
For that, I'm so sorry.
[sobbing]
I'm such a bad father.
[sobbing continues]
[He-ping] All right. I'm sure everyone
in our audience can relate
to what Mr. Lin is feeling right now.
But Mr. Lin,
in coming here today,
do you have any other requests?
POLICE GOES ON THE SHOW
AS THE CULPRIT REQUESTED!
You wanted me to come to the TV station.
Well, I'm here.
You wanted me to tell everyone here today
that I'm a useless person.
Fine.
I'll tell you that now.
[Hsiao-chi] Lin Shang-yong!
I'm a prosecutor. Stop filming.
- Stop. Stop filming.
- Excuse me, we're filming now.
Stop filming, okay?
- Should we stop?
- Don't say anything from now on.
- Stop interviewing him.
- [staff] Come out. Come out.
Stop filming. Stop recording! Stop it!
- Stop it!
- [staff] Come out!
Stop! Stop it!
Attention all cameras,
get a close-up of his face.
[Hsiao-chi] Stop filming!
Why are you still filming?
Stop it!
[panting]
Why are you still filming? Stop!
[tense music playing]
[panting]
I know you're watching.
I will arrest you. You're done for.
[groans]
Contact Main Control. Cut to commercial.
Do you want my daughter to die?
- Do you know what you're doing?
- [panting]
Her life depends on it!
If anything happens to Yu-tong,
I won't let you get away with it!
Let go of me!
[He-ping] You all right, Mr. Kuo?
I'll help you.
Come on.
Call the Medical Team!
[assistant] Medical Team!
Are you all right?
[Yu-hsiu] Let's check the latest
development on the serial murders.
During a special live broadcast,
the prosecutor Kuo Hsiao-chi
spoke to the perpetrator
for the kidnapping of Gaode Precinct
Squad Leader, Lin Shang-yong's daughter.
Is this act considered
a declaration of war by the judiciary?
Let us take you back to the scene.
I know you're watching.
I will arrest you. You're done for.
This perpetrator
is clearly using the media
to toy with the victim's family.
[TV switched off]
If Lin Shang-yong followed
the perpetrator's orders
and apologized live on television,
I think Lin Yu-tong's chances
of survival would be lower.
There are over 30 phone
and fax complaints here with me
and concerns from
the House Speaker and congressmen.
I'll spare you from knowing
how mean these are.
And how much more of a mess
do you want me to clean up for you, huh?
It's on me.
Of course it's on you!
Okay, two things.
First, you'll get an admonition.
Second, do this again
and you will be replaced.
Okay.
CHIEF PROSECUTOR, LIAO CI-YANG
SONGYAN CITY GAODE PRECINCT,
LIN SHANG-YONG
[somber music playing]
[officer 1] Hello, Chief.
- [officer 2] Hello, Chief.
- [officer 3] Chief.
- [officer 4] Hello, Chief.
- [officer 5] Hi, Chief.
I already know
what you're going to say, Chief.
I'll take responsibility
for what I've done.
[exhales deeply]
Shang-yong, look,
we've known each other for years, right?
[Li-hsiung] The station will take care
of the case, okay?
Don't worry. Take a long vacation, huh?
I won't cause you trouble
for my family's affairs.
[Li-hsiung] Shang-yong.
Shang-yong.
Lin Shang-yong.
[officers] Mr. Yong.
- Mr. Yong.
- Mr. Yong.
[phone ringing]
[melancholic music playing]
[phone ringing]
[phone beeps]
[woman] Hsiao-chi
I saw the news.
Are you doing okay?
I'm really worried about you.
If you need someone
to talk to or just someone
to eat with or something
you can always tell me.
You should take a rest whenever you can.
Don't overwork yourself.
[phone beeps]
[woman] Hsiao-chi
I saw the news.
Are you doing okay?
I'm really worried about you.
If you need someone
to talk to or just someone
to eat with or something
you can always tell me.
You should take a rest whenever you can.
Don't overwork yourself.
- Welcome, sir.
- I have a reservation.
[exhales heavily]
I'm sorry. Traffic was heavy.
- Did you wait a long time?
- Not really.
[clicks tongue]
Are you looking for a job?
I'm looking for an opening
at a suitable TV station.
Or you can come back to TNB.
You can join my team.
[He-ping chuckles]
What's the matter?
Still worried about Ms. Ya-cih?
I had a conflict with Ms. Ya-cih.
But it wasn't because of me.
I just feel like most of the time,
everyone there
is only motivated by winning.
It's like the truth doesn't matter at all.
I mean I've already seen
how the news distorted
my friend's death.
I can't accept seeing the show
distort Mr. Ma into
a different person than he truly is.
[He-ping] Well, do you think
things will change
if you work at another TV station?
I know you can't stand
the media's current state.
Who can stand it?
But if you choose to leave like this,
then who'll vindicate your friend?
Who will remember her?
I can give you space to do what you want.
I believe in you.
[chuckles softly]
Do you want to join my team?
TNB NEWS
[Ya-cih] I'm referring to Mr. Yu,
the Japanese criminal psychologist.
[assistant] Oh,
his research assistant said
he'll get back to us tomorrow
if he can be on the show.
[He-ping] Let me introduce you
to our new team member.
You know her, right?
Come. I'll show you to your seat.
[Yong-kun] Yan-jhen, you're back?
Hey, Ya-cih.
You know He-ping's team needs more people.
He said Yan-jhen used to be
in this division
and knows how things work, so I agreed.
You're okay with this, right?
Yes. Of course, I am.
- Welcome back.
- [Yong-kun chuckles softly]
Hey, He-ping.
The ratings
for that special live broadcast
of Lin Shang-yong have been incredible.
[Yong-kun] Thank goodness
you insisted on doing it back then.
Now other stations
are asking how we were able to do it.
Thanks, sir. I'll keep working hard.
Don't be so formal, huh?
- We have new blood. Any new ideas?
- Uh
[He-ping] I want to look
at the serial murders in a new light.
I'm thinking of focusing
on the victims' stories.
Yan-jhen's Missing Urban Women Special
will be a new segment
in the Late-Night Society Files.
[Yong-kun] A Missing Urban Women Special
combined with the serial murder case.
Damn, He-ping, that's a great idea.
Hey, Yan-jhen.
You got very lucky
at a young age, you know?
Seize the opportunity, all right?
Don't waste it by getting married
and having kids, huh?
[Yong-kun laughs]
Well, do your best.
[He-ping] Thank you, Mr. Liang. Come on.
[Ya-cih] Does the coffee taste better?
This time, I bought
the coffee grounds myself.
[water sloshing]
[Yan-jhen] Mm.
[Ya-cih] Your proposal
can finally go on air.
With this opportunity,
I hope you do a good job.
I sure will.
Thank you for your pointers, Ms. Ya-cih.
You heard him earlier.
Everyone is going to start judging you
if you let your guard down
even for a moment.
As a reporter,
you can't just focus
on one thing at a time.
If you really want to survive here,
you must use your ability to shut them up.
I'll do my special feature well
and prove it to you.
[chuckles softly]
You don't have to prove it to me.
Prove it to everyone else
with the show's ratings.
And also
Chen He-ping
is an ambitious man.
You're on his team now,
you need to be more observant.
[Shang-yong] Lin Yu-tong.
- Who are you talking to?
- [Yu-tong] Hey!
What are you doing?
What's with the makeup?
Where are you going?
Can you not interrogate me like this?
I'm not one of your criminals.
Listen to me.
Don't embarrass me out there.
- Get back in the house. Come on!
- No.
- What are you doing?
- [Shang-yong] Come home.
[Yu-tong] Let Let go of me!
Why do you always do this to me?
You're always like this.
Thank you, sir.
Mr. Yong, why aren't you eating?
Eat first.
[Shang-yong] Is there any progress?
Don't worry.
The whole team is working hard at it.
Don't worry, sir.
Did you find anything or not?
We did.
You see
Jheng Jia-yi's classmate,
the severed hand's owner,
really did come back from Japan.
I asked her to come in
for questioning today.
She said
Kai-ti went to the bathroom then.
I went to order drinks.
When I came back,
I saw Jia-yi talking to a man
with hair up to his shoulders.
[Da-chao] Do you know
what they were talking about?
[sobbing]
It was noisy over there. I didn't hear it.
I only saw that the man
suddenly pushed Jia-yi away.
[Xiu-yi] Later on I asked her.
She said he worked at a TV station.
And he has a huge scar on his face.
[Da-chao] That was all she said
when I talked to her.
[Da-chao] Mr. Yong.
Are you okay?
I'm tired. I'm going home.
Mr. Yong, you didn't eat.
Mr. Yong.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Shang-yong] Hey.
Where's my daughter?
What are you talking about?
Damn it!
[Jian-ho grunting]
Where's my daughter?
I don't know what you're talking about.
You're telling me you don't know.
Aren't you familiar with that club?
You even went there to take photos of us.
Listen up. I've already checked.
[grunts]
You hang out there almost every week.
Now you're telling me
you don't know anything?
- [groans]
- Let me ask you again.
- Where's my daughter?
- I really don't know what you're talking
[Yun-huei] What are you doing?
[panting]
Let him go.
Or I'll call the police.
- [Jian-ho groans]
- [Yun-huei] Hey.
Don't you watch TV?
I am the police.
The useless police officer
whose daughter was kidnapped
and was forced to apologize
to the culprit.
You know what,
next time before you side
with this guy here,
ask him,
go ahead and ask him
where the missing girls in the club went!
[whimpers]
[Yun-huei] Are you okay, huh?
[soft music playing]
[sniffs]
[grunts]
Ow.
[Jian-ho winces]
Do you know that police officer?
[Jian-ho] No, I don't.
What was he saying about the missing girls
in the club then?
[thrilling music playing]
[Jia-yi] So, do you know Kevin?
Yeah, we were classmates in junior high.
Hey, do you have a
[gasps]
I I don't know.
I just went to the club
to take some photos.
When he came to the station
with the prosecutor to question me
he had already treated me badly.
They went to the station to question you?
Why did they question you?
The prosecutor that talked to you
was it Kuo Hsiao-chi?
Mm-hmm.
[sighs]
Why didn't you tell me
something this serious?
Don't worry about me.
How can I not worry?
Look, you've been beaten up.
[Yun-huei sighs]
Here.
Yun-huei, I can do it myself.
I'll do it for you.
[soft music playing]
- Hey.
- [Yun-huei] Hmm?
I passed by a grocery store
on a location shoot and bought you this.
[chuckles softly]
You still bought what I ate
when I was little?
Didn't you use to love it?
Do you still remember?
Here.
This might sting a little.
[Da-chao] Mr. Kuo. Mr. Kuo.
We discovered something.
Hu Jian-ho is really suspicious.
Look, he has a criminal record.
But he was a minor at the time,
so it was erased.
I found it after searching
the juvenile database.
Who told you to do this?
Uh
Well
Lin Shang-yong?
[chuckles awkwardly]
Mr. Kuo. That's not it.
After Shang-yong went to the station,
he said he must have a criminal record.
And he was most likely underaged,
so I couldn't get a hold of his records.
He's really accurate.
He's right about everything.
Another thing,
Jheng Jia-yi's classmate's
statement yesterday also mentioned
that Hu Jian-ho approached her that night.
This guy is very suspicious.
VICTIM LI HSIAO-LIN'S INJURY RECORD
INJURY ANALYSIS
CASE: ASSAUL
Look. Am I right?
[pensive music playing]
[Hsiao-chi]
What's that red mark on her face?
It's probably lipstick.
Lipstick?
CASE: ASSAUL
All right.
Give me all the relevant documents.
Okay. Got it.
Da-chao.
Yes.
I know Shang-yong
has been taking care of you,
but if you continue to leak information
about the case, I
I'll be very upset.
[phone ringing in distance]
- [Hsiao-chi] Understood?
- Yes, Mr. Kuo.
Uh, Wun-kai.
[Wun-kai] Mr. Kuo.
Investigative Team 2 Squad Leader,
Yang Wun-kai, reporting.
The commander told me to replace Mr. Yong.
- Thank you.
- [Wun-kai] Mr. Kuo.
Yeah.
- Da-chao.
- Yes.
- [Hsiao-chi] Brief him on the situation.
- Oh.
Wun-kai.
- This way, please.
- [Wun-kai] Thank you.
[Da-chao] Okay, well
Hsiao-ping.
Tell the captain
our current progress and situation.
[Hsiao-ping] Okay.
[Da-chao] I'll leave this to you first.
I'll go and help.
- [Wun-kai] Thank you.
- [Da-chao] No worries.
- [phone ringing]
- [woman] This is great.
- Thank you for your help.
- [man] Okay.
SONGYAN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
Hey.
Why did you come here?
You went to TNB for questioning?
Did you know that Mr. Lin
from your task force
stalked and even assaulted
Jian-ho last night?
Why did he do that?
I don't know.
Is Jian-ho all right?
[breathes deeply]
The killer you're looking for
is a huge control freak.
My brother isn't like that.
[pensive music playing]
[sighs]
Did you know that
he had an assault record in junior high?
I've read the report.
In junior high,
he hurt a classmate named Li Hsiao-lin
and beat her up.
And on the medical certificate,
the girl's face
had traces of lipstick
just like the serial murder victims.
Jian-ho didn't do any of that.
That has nothing to do with him.
He was only 15 back then.
The police insisted he did it.
And didn't give him a chance to explain.
Hsiao-chi, I'm telling you.
My brother didn't hurt that girl at all.
And he would never kill anyone.
I apologize to you and Jian-ho
on behalf of Shang-yong.
I'll handle this case.
However, in the future,
I might still summon Jian-ho
for questioning as a person of interest.
You should know that's how it goes.
Okay.
I'll hire a lawyer for Jian-ho.
I won't let him suffer this way again.
Yun-huei.
- [metal clanking]
- [Zih-cing grunting]
- [killer grunts]
- [Zih-cing cries]
- [sobbing]
- [footsteps retreating]
[door closes]
[soft tense music playing]
[sobs, grunts]
[pants]
[breathing heavily]
Zih Zih-cing.
Zih-cing.
Zih-cing, it's me. It's me.
Let's go. Come on.
- He's not here. Let's go.
- [groans]
Can you walk? Let's go. Come on.
Zih-cing, let's go.
- Where should we go?
- [Zih-cing] Let's go home.
[Yu-tong] Hurry.
We're almost there. Come on.
[Zih-cing] How far
- [Zih-cing screams]
- Zih-cing!
[gasping]
- [grunts]
- [loud clanking]
- [killer grunts]
- No! Let go!
- [Yu-tong] Stop!
- [killer grunts]
[grunts]
[thrilling music playing]
Try again!
[background whistling]
[choking]
The serial killer case is still developing
from the severed hand,
abandoned body, the officer's daughter,
and the request for an apology
gradually escalates.
[Ya-cih] Next up,
we'll be open to call-ins.
Tell us what you think about
everything going on right now.
What exactly is wrong with our society?
Call In Frontline.
Let's take the first call
from one of our loyal viewers.
Hello, you're on air right now.
What would you like
to share with us today?
CALL IN FRONTLINE
[killer] Well?
I entertain you a lot, don't I?
To the prosecutor from last time,
I've been waiting for you.
Have you started looking for me yet?
[officer] Mr. Kuo, look!
- Hui.
- Yes.
- Follow Da-chao at the station.
- [Hui] Got it.
[Ya-cih] Since we have you on the line,
on behalf of the experts here
and viewers in front of the television,
let me ask you a question.
If you're the one responsible
for the series of incidents
beginning with
the severed hand of your victim,
what is it that you really want
to achieve?
[killer] Do you really want to know?
Because
compared to the celebrities you hired,
I tend to care more
about society and family.
[killer laughing]
- Da-chao.
- [Da-chao] Mr. Kuo.
The phone company
is tracing the call's location.
I'll keep you posted from here.
Yong-kun, the police are here.
Mr. Liang.
We're already tracking the signal.
Please ask Ms. Yao
to buy more time and keep talking.
Ya-cih, the police are tracing the call.
Buy as much time as you can.
Regarding today's serial murder case,
we can surely recognize your uniqueness.
But I also want to know,
is your motive consistent
in choosing to kidnap Lin Yu-tong
and hurting
all those other girls before her?
You've seen the experts' analysis
of you today, right?
Do you have anything to say?
[killer] Talk, talk, talk.
Of course I'll talk.
I just want to remind you.
You good-for-nothing police officer.
I still have your daughter with me.
I told you to apologize
but you confessed your love to her?
[laughs]
And you, Mr. Kuo Hsiao-chi.
Didn't you say you would arrest me?
Didn't you say I'm done for?
How arrogant.
Do you think you call the shots
in this game?
I told you to do as you're told
and you're all being wishy-washy!
You don't believe I'll kill another one?
Women are like stray dogs.
I mean, look around. They are everywhere.
All right.
Let's play this game if you want.
But the question is, do you dare to?
You said if the police
didn't do as you say, you would kill.
[Ya-cih] But we all know
that Cin Yi-jyun was already dead
for a while when she was found.
And Mr. Ma did everything as you said,
didn't he?
But you didn't keep your promise.
To put it bluntly,
you're just a criminal without principles.
So why should we reason with you?
[killer] You bitch!
You'd better not act unwisely.
You're just saying that
to put the blame on the police
and mislead the viewers.
But don't you ever forget.
That you're the one who should be
held responsible for this.
You are the one who committed the murders.
Ya-cih, calm down.
Don't argue with him.
Did you track him down? How much longer?
Do you keep calling us
because you want attention
and you have no other skills?
I guess in your life,
you're just a nobody
whom no one even cares about.
You target women because you're only
capable of bullying those weaker than you.
Quite frankly,
you're just an incompetent, useless,
and invisible parasite in our society.
[killer laughing maniacally]
[laughing continues]
[killer] Yao Ya-cih.
You had a good time saying that.
That's enough.
I won't call this lousy show again
to let you get high ratings.
But I have a little gift for you.
Tell that useless father
to go to the park
where he forgot his daughter.
I have a surprise for him.
[foreboding music playing]
Damn it.
Cut to commercial now.
Okay, got it.
- [staff 1] Main control ready.
- [staff 2] We're cutting to commercial.
Get ready to cut to commercial.
Four, three, two
- [radio rings]
- [officer] Attention, everyone.
The target mentioned the park
where the daughter was left behind.
Command Center, ask all jurisdictions
to report the situation
[kids chattering]
[Shang-yong] Yu-tong. Yu-tong.
[car engine starts]
[phone ringing]
- Yes, Da-chao.
- [Da-chao] Mr. Kuo.
The call was made
near Jinyang Street Section 1.
On TV, he told us
to look for her at a park.
The closest park we have
in this area is Songyan Park.
Got it.
[suspenseful music playing]
Hey.
[Hsiao-chi] What are you doing?
- Hey!
- [man grunts]
Stop!
[panting]
[Hsiao-chi] Stop!
[Hsiao-chi breathing heavily]
SONGYAN PARK
[ringing in distance]
[ringing continues]
[gasps]
[sobbing]
[somber music playing]
[sniffs]
[gasps]
[breathing heavily]
[closing theme music playing]