"This Elm is based on a true event." "Hey!" "Won-gil's not here yet?" "Aren't you gonna go vote with me?" "I gotta go somewhere." " Come back SOON!" " okay." "This election will mark an Important milestone in our political history." " Did you bring the can?" " I forgot." " Want me to lend you mine?" " Of course!" "Jong-ho!" "Hey guys, where are we going?" "What's with Jongho?" "He says he can't let that cape touch the ground." "If it does, I'm dead." "Jong-ho!" "Come here." "Why?" "You come here." "Now you won't die." "Mach 26th, 1991" "Children" "Dong-pm" "Hello?" "Dong-pin?" "Other Children too?" "How can all five kids go missing at once?" "What?" "The boys are probably running in the hills like the deer." "Can't you see we're busy?" "We have to guard the election." "Then let US meet the Chief here." "We're good tax-paying citizens!" "Our children are missing!" "Go and do something!" "Like I Said," "It has to be over a day!" "Just go home and wait!" "They're not missing." "They're just out playing!" "Or out for a walk!" "Five elementary school students from Daegu are missing..." "Two of the Eve children who disappeared in March are reported to be in Seoul." "The officials have declared minimal punishment, if the children are returned unharmed to their parents." "Three weeks ago, at around 8 am on March 26th, 1991, five children from Daegu went looking for salamanders in the nearby Mt." "To-ap and disappeared." "It was a national holiday due to local elections." " When's the live show till?" " 9 Oclock." "It'll be a headache to go overtime." "Drink up." "You won't take calls, will you?" "I Said I Won't!" "Get him On three!" "Sorry." "It's a good shot." "MC!" "Ask how the parents feel." "Whether they were taken by the North Koreans or Japanese," "I just hope that" "They're alive and we can meet again." "It's too long and boring" "He has no point." "The parents of Eve children..." "Where did the Mt." "To-ap Boys go?" "The Mt." "To-ap..." "Wrong number, mister!" "Yes?" "Here." "Get this." "Look, you moron!" "Why the hell do you keep on calling?" "Stop saying shit like that!" "Why would a UFO take the kids!" "Don't waste my time, you dumbass!" "You're the alien, you psycho!" "Take it easy, huh?" "Be nice." "Listen, ma'am." "Press this button to record." "Then press this button to track the caller." "Okay?" "And if possible, try to stall the conversation." "Pick it up." "Hello?" "No." "Nothing yer." "Okay." "GEEZ." "PLEASE HELP US FIND THE MT." "TO-AP BOYS" "Mister." "Hey, Mister." "We came far, but we're not dead." "Can't find US?" "We'll come to you." "Where are you?" "In Kimjae." "There!" "It's over" there!" "In that garbage truck!" "Follow that truck!" "Congratulations again." "And now, the most outstanding documentary series." "The winner of the best documentary program!" "The Winner is..." "KANG Ji-Seung Of MBS cultural productions!" "Congratulations!" "Since entering the company in 1983," "Producer KANG has produced socially important programs" "The Elk's Dream this year's award-winning program portrays the ruined ecosystem Of the Wild elks." "How does he pull it off every time?" "He probably taught the elks to act." "Congratulations again, Producer KANG." "There is your bouquet and trophy." "Congratulations." "Your comment, please." "It's my social responsibility and mission as a journalist to f portray reality through a critical eye, first of all, and..." "Get to the point!" "You lied to millions of viewers." "That's the point." " The reality is..." " To the point!" "The elks!" "Did you remove the food they left out for the elks?" "So they can starve?" "You got your staff to remove the hay" "The elks starved, then you put sad background music." "How pathetic!" "YOU do KNOW that" "My documentaries get the highest viewer rating." "The producer chooses what goes on the screen." "And it's our choice to throw you out!" "Take some time out to reflect." "The Elk's Dream was a fabrication" "Don't do it again." "You're being transferred to Daegu." "Damn it." "What about the house?" "I'm coming back soon anyway." "Steer clear of Chief AHN when you get to Daegu." "Let us know if you need anything." " Hey, Producer SONG!" " Yes, sir!" "Nice to meet you." " I'm SONG Sang-hop." " I'm KANG Ji-seung." "I'll be back." "This is it?" "There are three cameramen and two reporters here." "Where is Chief AHN?" " Hey, Dong-chul!" " Yes, sir." "Where's the Chief?" "He went to check something out at Lake Sun-won." "WOW!" "Sir!" "The elk, right?" "If was So Sad!" "I cried my eyes out That night, you know!" " What?" " This is our youngest, Dong-chul." "Hello, Sir!" " The rookie?" " YES." "How cute!" "Work hard." "I'm your fan!" "We got tips sayin' all five of em are down at the bottom of the lake." "I don't think they'd be here, but What else Can We do?" "GEEZ." "I guess we'll have to pump out all the Water and Check." "Right?" " Cut?" " Cut." "Chief?" "Should I say something?" "We have nothing to air." "Just think of a closing comment." "Guess who, Chief AHN?" "It's me, Ji-seung." "Shit." "Damn Waste Of time." "We told you it couldn't be, didn't We?" "But you had to pump it all out anyway." "No way our kids would be here." "Bro." "Time flows backwards here." "Still talking about the Mt." "To-ap Boys." "Still?" "People aren't interested in Stories like that." "Wow, Sir." "That's because you don't know things around here." "Their parents have given up their jobs and life, to search all over the country for them." "LOOK." "Season after season has passed since it happened." "It's been over 4 years." "There were many floods since then." "They would've floated up long ago." "But there's nothing sure, is there?" "There is nothing dramatic or catchy here." "Who cares about a story like that?" "Do you?" "Does he?" "NO." "KANG!" "You try saying that to the parents!" "That's right!" "Till we know what happened, the story continues." "MT." "TO-AP BOYS" "PROFESSOR HWANG INTERVIEW" "Where do I look?" "I see." "Hello. lam professor HWANG Woo-hyuk from the National University." "The local elections were held on the day the children disappeared." "One of the Eve human behaviors, is the Disturbance Behavior." "The theory is that the suspect initially kidnapped the kids," "Just to disturb the elections, but something went wrong in the process, and the kids never came home." "This hypothesis is based on the theory of disturbance behavior." "In 1950, the leader Of a cult predicted the end of the world." "His message was that since the end can come at any time, all should pay offerings and be saved." "So his followers earnestly waited for that day." "And that day came, on December 21st, 1950." "What do you think happened on that day?" "Nothing." "Interesting thing is that when people realized it was a hoax, they started to believe that their faith delayed the doomsday," "Rather than believe that they had been tricked." "They denied they were wrong because their world would fall apart." "So they held Onto their faith even more desperately." "Human nature is so heartrending." "That is the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance," "First introduced by Leon Festinger." "We'll look at it tomorrow." "That's it for today." "Thank you, professor." "Professor?" "Yes?" "You look much better in person." "I'm KANG Ji-Seung from MBS Seoul." "I'm from the headquarter." "I'm here in Daegu on a break." "I happened to see your interview." "Right?" "Yes, but they never Called back." "It's under investigation." "But it's..." "But it's..." "It's some powerful stuff, what you said." "Your theory that..." "... the parents might be the suspect?" "I never Said that." "You don't have to pretend with me." "Sit please." "Professor," " why do you think they're deal?" " wait." "Don't record yet." "Oh, sorry." "Why do you think the children are dead?" "Their parents are still searching all over the country for them." "I wasn't trying to say they were dead or alive." "I just followed the clues and arrived at the conclusion." "The conclusion that someone was trying to disturb the elections?" "The local elections were pretty intense." "Some won by one vote, some Were tied So the older One was elected." "But who would vote when children have disappeared?" "So someone hid the children to disrupt the elections?" "Then killed them, so to speak?" "But this is the point." "People went to search for the kids in the afternoon, after the vote." "The plan must've failed." "Something happened to the kids." "What moron Said that!" "He's a professor at a national university." "National university or not, he's a moron talking crap." "Just listen, please!" "It is strange, isn't it?" "Five boys disappeared in broad daylight." "Soldiers and police were sent on a search." "300,000 of them." "All those people and not One lead?" "Come on." "That's what I'm saying." "We would've found their bodies after all that searching." "They weren't found because they're probably alive somewhere!" "So the moron, I mean that professor..." "Wake up." "Will you see him yourself?" "See what he says." "On that day," "In the morning even before anyone knew they were missing" "Jong-ho's mother went to search for the kids" "Throughout the village." " In the morning?" " Yes." "It's normal for kids in the country to play out all day and Come home at dusk(." "But only within a few hours they stepped out," "With no reasons to believe they went missing," "She went around looking for Jong-ho." "Jong-ho's mother." "That is a bit strange." "Timing's a bit Off." "Right?" "But don't you think maybe it was her maternal instinct, like sixth sense?" "Because on the day they disappeared," "Jong-ho's mother suddenly felt something stab her chest." "That's why she reported." "Come on, man!" "You believe in things like that?" "Sixth Sense?" "Detective PARK?" "Of course I do." "You begin to sense that after years of investigating." "To name an example..." "Wake up!" "You said you dreamt about the dog you stole this time?" "Yes, sir." "I saw it clearly." "But I didn't get bit in the dream." "Sir, Can I eat One Of these?" "Wait." "They're not food." "They're my pet." " Who's that?" " Dog thief." "See?" "Sixth SENSE." "Listen to this." " Hello?" " Mom..." " Jong-ho?" " Yes..." "Where are you?" " Hello?" " Mom..." " Jong-ho?" " Yes..." " Where are you?" " What...?" "Jong-ho called two months after he went missing." "Jong-ho's family verified it was his voice." "Jong-ho calls two months after he goes missing." "Isn't his mother's response strange?" " Hello?" " Mom..." " Jong-ho?" " Yes..." "Where are you?" "Hmm..." "What's your point?" "Does this sound like the voice," "Of a mother who lost her Child?" "And what about this pause in the end?" "For 17 seconds." "He'd been missing for two months." "Two months!" "Where are you?" "!" "Who're you with?" "!" "Jong-ho!" "Shouldn't a mother be crying out?" "The police set a tracking device on the phone." "They could've caught the suspect just by pressing a button." "Then..." "Jong-ho's mother never pressed that tracking button." "Why would she not have pressed the button?" " Clearly on purpose." " why?" "Someone called her from outside." "She obviously didn't want to expose the caller on purpose." " Who could that be?" " I don't KNOW." "One thing for sure, probably someone she tried to protect." "What do you think of Professor HWANG's theories?" "Crazy folks like him can say whatever they want, but the police can't." "The kids' parents are half dead." "They've already given up their jobs and family to find the kids." "Detective PARK!" "Your complacency will never solve this case." "Professor Said." "Remember KANG." "Nonsense theories like that could kill them again." "That's to you." "Let me ask you one thing." "Why are you doing this?" "I mean..." "This case." "An ivy league graduate and a professor at a national university." "You can go on living a happy respectable life." "Why dig into this?" "Then what about you?" "Me?" "To make a comeback." "I feel so good." "Home Sweet home!" "I've been thinking." " Don't do it." " Do What?" "I have a bad feeling about this." "Think that the killer is Still out there." "The kids are dead?" "Let's assume that they are." "And that one of their parents is involved in it." "Bur why?" "It's complicated." "Obscene." "Totally catchy and completely sensational." "It's just what I've been looking for." " why?" " I'm a producer." "I have to make a comeback." "If we're right, the world will flip upside down." "The whole country will freak." "And it'll be me, conducting it all." "On yeah?" "Like the elk story?" "Why you!" "Hello?" "Anybody home?" "We're here to see Jong-ho's parents." "Hello." "This is Producer KANG from MBS." "What brings professor and producer here?" "Please Come in." "Would you like to see our boy's photo album?" "Where was if?" "Mother, please." "My son was a good kid." "He got along well with other kids too." "Did you get new flooring?" "YES." "We'd like to meet the other parents too." "They've been through a lot." "I don't think they'll Want to." "I think someone the children knew is behind all this." "Someone they knew?" "YES." "YOU mean Someone in the neighborhood?" "Maybe, maybe not." "Just Someone Who Knew the Kids." "I thought the kids Went out early in the morning, and got kidnapper in the mountain." "In the morning, my wife suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest," "And sensed something." "You once received a call from Jong-ho?" "Yes." "Two months after they disappeared" "All calls were being recorded and tracked?" "If you press the hook button like this it starts the tracking." "But my wife pressed it like this, with the receiver so it slipped off." "So, it wasn't pressed?" "She regrets it forever." "My wife and everyone say it was Jong-ho." "But the police Said it's too Short" "Here are the tapes." "Could I use the toilet?" "Actually could you wait here?" "I have to go to the toilet too." "I'm in the next Stall." "Back then, Jong-ho's older sister wrote a letter to the president to find her little brother." "And my wife?" "She couldn't stop crying for days..." "Yeah." "Yeah, yeah." "I'll try talking to Won-gil's father." "Professor?" "I'd appreciate that." "What?" "Why didn't I think of that?" "The kids never went to the mountain!" "Then what about the testimony?" "That witness didn't EVEN know what the kids looked like." "That's groundless." "He was very edgy over the toilet, wasn't he?" "Jong-ho's father?" "And?" "Soon after I started peeing, he said I have to go, too." "He Wanted US to heal' that." " That's being too subjective." " NO!" "Listen." "The next stall was women's but he Still Went in." "Then he kept on talking to me." "Listen." "People in the country are usually cautious around strangers." "He probably felt uncomfortable with a professor and producer." "Suddenly showing up and using his toilet." "35 Seconds." "What?" "How long does it usually take to pee?" "Who Counts that?" "Assuming it takes 35 to 40 Seconds..." "Then from the toilet.." "This is the toilet, This is the front gate." "From the toilet... one two three four..." "Five six seven eight..." "Nine, ten, eleven, twelve..." "Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen!" "Sixteen." "It takes 17 seconds for 16 steps." "It took about 40 seconds to pee." "Add 17, it's 57 seconds." "When my foot nit the top..." " Won-gil's father..." " Let's subtract." "Let's Say it took him 8 Seconds to reach me." "57 minus 8 is 49." "An adult taking dump in only 49 seconds?" "Is it a crime to poop quickly?" "Why are you so pessimistic?" "Think about it." "We have to be precise and objective." "Scientific evidence is what I go by." "HOW about this?" "When I looked back, the door next stall was slightly open." "Freaky, isn't it?" "Why would he get so tense over me using his toilet?" "Maybe something is in the toilet." "Maybe it's your imagination?" "You call yourself a producer?" "Use your imagination." "Jong-ho's father was startled when I Went to the toilet." "And that granny." " Cut two?" " What was that?" "What was she trying to tell us?" "It means," "YOU two are fired!" "Must you be so pessimistic?" "Use your imagination." "YOU KNOW..." "We may be living in a pretty cruel world, but let's try to have some heart for the people." "Got it, KANG?" "That was good." "Thanks for the meal." "It's cash only' here." "Have some heart" " On the day the boys disappeared," " Yes?" "I heard Jong-ho's mother went looking for them early on." "I heard she did for a little While." "I went out and came home at around 4 pm." "The food I left for my son was still there," "So I went to Jong-ho's house to find him." "But the door was locked and no one answered the door." "You mean the front gate?" "No, the door inside the house." "Do they usually lock that door?" "No, because there are many tenants living there." "But why would she leave the door locked, if her son could be coming home any time?" "I don't KNOW." " Hello?" " Mom..." " Jong-ho?" " Yes." "Where are you?" "Ge: up!" "You think this is a joke?" " Is this funny to you?" " What?" "Do I sound funny to you?" "You're full Of Shit." "You think you can air this?" "You're accusing the parents!" " Just raising questions." " Raising questions?" "What if you're wrong?" "What the hell!" "I Can't do this." "I Won't." "Come on, chief." " Believing your crap?" " Not me, professor HWANG." "Stupid!" "That doesn't matter." "Once it airs, it's our responsibility!" "Come on, chief!" "Bro!" "Let's be honest." "People younger than you are holding higher positions than you in Seoul." "Think why you're stuck here in Daegu." "IS life that great doing everything by the book?" "And what Will you do if you're wrong?" "That would be the end of you." "I'll handle it!" "How many times do I have to tell you?" "There Were no calls from home." "I clearly remember working at the factory all day." "Stop this already." "I came out thinking you might have something," "But this is waste Of time." "GEEZ." " Mr. KIM." " Record him." "If you're innocent, let's verify it in person." "I worked the afternoon Shift that day!" "I told you, already!" "So let's verify it!" "Why are you avoiding it?" "What am I avoiding?" "I have no reasons to avoid anything!" "Why are you doing this?" "There's Someone behind this case." "I believe that you're the suspect." "I know the kids are buried in your house." "What?" "You son of a bitch!" " Did you get mar?" " Go to hen." "You said you're Innocent" "Then why did you him him?" "Get him on tape." "I'll be watching you." "The truth is bound to come out some day." "Fine." "Do what you want." "But if you're wrong, you deal with the consequences." "You deal with it." "You're accusing the parents?" "Do you have evidence?" "Let's look at the documents again." "Woo Won-gil." "13, the oldest." "PARK Yong-deok, 11." "And KIM Jong-ho... 300,000 searched for these boys." "Mrs. KIM didn't press the tracking button by mistake." "Wow!" "All three TV stations are here!" "I know this is wrong but I..." "What?" "You think our boys are buried there?" "You think they'll really dig?" "They're so sure of it." "At least Well find out the truth." " How can you say that?" " Am I wrong?" "Outta the way!" "Geez, people!" "Don't you see a car coming?" "!" "Out of the way." "Clear the way!" "I'm not really sure about this, but rm just going With it." "So I hope you know what you're doing." "Let's Start with the toilet." "The toilet?" "Hey Goo-taek!" "Get the hose!" "Hustle!" "Your feet glued to the ground?" "Hold On." "This is crazy!" "stop him!" "You just gonna sit and watch?" "Mrs. KIM!" "Do something!" "I Can't believe this..." "Dig here." "It's new cement." "Send Someone here to the back( Of the house." "Dig like the professor says." "Hustle!" "GEEZ!" "What's this?" "Get this!" "It's a shoe!" "Get this!" "It's a girl's shoe." "Should we continue digging, professor?" "YES." "Continue On." "You heard him!" "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "Keep on digging." "All we need is a piece of bone." "Just a piece of bone." "Can't dig any further." "That's it." "Nothing here." "I don't think there's anything here." "What Should We do?" "We've dug pretty low already." "There's nothing." "What Should We do?" "Let's go." "Wrap it up." "Clear the way!" "Hey, granny!" "Hold on!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "Tell them what you were trying to tell us." "You know, with your fingers..." "Like this." "Yeah, I Saw it too!" "Why are you lying?" "What are you doing to an old lady?" "Just Wait." "Please." "Look at me and make that gesture again." "Just do it!" "Shut it!" "There!" "There!" "YOU See?" "What the heck is this?" "She pointed at Jong-ho's father." "I can validate this action through various theories." "It's a habitual gesture resulting from traumatic experience, and expression of fear towards the suspect." "It's a clear gesture hinting that Jong-ho's parents are the suspect." "It's One Of five human behaviors." " Professor HWANG?" " What?" "Look behind you." "This means you're the suspect?" "What are you doing?" "Now I'm the suspect, and so is he!" "Snap out of its" "She's always been like that!" "Before the kids disappeared!" "He's insane." "She was always like that!" " So there's nothing, huh?" " That bastard!" "What's with you!" "?" "Still up?" "Think of it as a good thing." "No one will be suspicious any more." "I don't Care about that." "Then What?" "They all think our son is dead." "Not one person believes he's alive." "Hon?" "Yeah?" "Did we make a mistake?" "Don't think about it." "What wouldn't we do to find our son?" "Yes?" "Ji-seung!" "I'm sure Jong-ho's alive." "Someone is guarding him." "Mr. KIM will move the kids' bodies to the mountain later" "So I'll follow him." "I'm going to stake out and catch him in the act." "Are you listening?" "Producer KANG?" "!" "LETTER OF RESIGNATION" "You think everything's that easy?" "I'm sorry." "Hey!" "Come back here, now!" "Ji-seung!" "Ji-seung!" "Despite years of intensive investigation, the investigation team dissolved into a task force." "Detective PARK moved to another department, and I returned to Seoul." "The anticipated order to return to Seoul just felt like another let-down." "But life continued on." " Hi" " Hey" "2001, 10 years later" " Don't drink too much." " Yeah, yeah." "Get home." "IS that Won-gil's brother?" "That's WON-SEOK." "Now, it's the kids that nag, not the Wife." "He's grown a lot." "I wouldn't recognize him." "If we met our lost sons on the streets," " We wouldn't recognize them." " No, we wouldn't." "I sometimes have this dream." "A man appears with a piece of cloth around his head like this," "Saying he's Jong-ho." "I can't see his face but he gets angry" "That I don't recognize him." " Bro." " What?" "I have cancer." "How do you know?" "Look at my stomach bulging out." "Come on." "That's nothing." "Civilian casualties are on the rise due to Typhoon RUSA..." "Major mountain slides and floods are causing serious damages." "Nakdong River is in danger of major flooding, due to the typhoon." "Over 870mm of rain fell yesterday on the northern province." "Nothing major flooding, due to the typhoon..." "Sir!" "Let's take these chestnuts!" "Come here!" "Why?" "I think this is..." " What is it?" " Look." "Wasn't there a psycho who accused the parents as the suspect and dug up their house?" "September 26th, 2002 shut up!" "This way, chief." "After all that searching, and they're buried here?" "PARK, come here." "This is ridiculous." "This area was thoroughly searched." "Let's say that the children got cold, and covered themselves with leaves." "SO We Couldn't find them." "It'll be a closed case if it's natural death." "Leave it Unsolved." " You know what I mean?" " Yes, sir." "Take 3 close look." " These are not our kids." " Are they them?" "I don't think it's them." "Oh..." "There is a track suite." "It says NAMDONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, not DEOK-SUH." "Are you listening?" "That's my son." "My son..." "My son used to go to that school before he transferred." "He wore that track suit that day." "I think that's him..." "What are you saying?" "What's the CAUSE Of death?" "Police say it was hypothermia." "I have no answers yet." "The parents have confirmed the children's clothes and verified the remains as the missing children." "We think the cause Of death is hypothermia." "It was drizzling in the evening on the day of their disappearance." "Wasn't Mt." "To-ap thoroughly searched?" "This is a little far from where they disappeared." "Therefore this area wasn't as thoroughly searched," "AS Other areas." "What are you saying?" "That's bullshit!" "Why would they not come home And freeze to death here?" "We searched for them all over, from here down to the base." "The kids came around here like it's their backyard." "How dare you say it was natural death?" "YOU SOD Of 3 bitch!" "This is Bullshit!" "Isn't that the psycho who came to dig up Jong-ho's house?" "Why the hell is he here?" "Why the hell are you here?" "Who are you after this time?" "Do you know Jong-ho's father passed away?" "Who killed him?" "You bastards did." "YOU..." "You Still think the parents killed them?" "Jong-ho's father went to his dead son." "He died wrongly accused, and sent our kids back to us!" "You have no right to be here!" "GO." "Get lost." "Get the hell out of here!" "Enough!" "For all this time..." "You've been lying here?" "Right in front Of home?" "Hey, Producer KANG!" "I told you he'll move the remains." "They thoroughly searched all over Mt." "To-ap." "Even this area, for sure." "But why are the bodies found now?" "Because they were moved." "So Who moved them here?" "Did you know Jong-ho's father rebuilt his house?" "They put in a new foundation" "How can you say that?" "You saw the remains." "That doesn't mean one of em is Jong-ho." "You can easily get human bones..." "That's enough, you son of a bitch." "Jong-ho's father passed away." "SO?" "Is that my fault?" "What about you?" "So let's drop this." "Enough already." "Fine." "Stick to the facts." "Prove that the remains weren't moved here." "Enough!" "You want to be that famous and special?" " I Said stick to the facts!" " Facts?" "Fine." "What about the recording of Jong-ho and his mother?" "What about it?" "They talk in that tone through most of the recording," "Because they were tired of all the prank calls" "Bur they still hoped it might be him." "What about Jong-ho's father's alibi!" "?" "His colleagues testified that they weren't sure if" "Jong-ho's father left early that day." "Why did you leave that part out?" "Why?" "!" "Because then you'd be proven wrong." "That's fabrication." "He clocked in at the factory that day." "There's evidence, you son of a bitch!" "You're the ones who put the shovel in my hands!" "I wasn't the only one." "But I took all the blame for it!" "YOU coward!" "You think you're so brave and smart?" "Fuck you." "Admit it." "We just Wanted to make the headline." "I bet everything!" "And I lost: everything!" "My family!" "My job!" "And my reputation!" "What about you?" "What the hell did you lose?" "KANG!" "Was if murder?" "Was if murder?" "I'm sorry." "I didn't come to get a story." "I'm the one who accused the parents as murderer." "I recognize you." "You're the one who dug up that house." "Come in." "I heard the remains Were moved." "That's impossible." "The spine of the last body was found completely intact." "You can't move the remains without damaging the spine." "You said their clothes were used to tie them up?" "Their jackets were tied around their heads, and their legs were tied up with their pants.." "He used square knots often used by sailors." "The one who made the knot can easily untie it." "SQUARE KNOT" "These wounds were found mainly on the Skull of the eldest boy." "That's magnified through a microscope." "There's a SENSE Of direction here." "Like it's been pecked or chiseled." "Over 20 times." "Was if closer to sever abuse than murder?" "Maybe he tried to frighten or torture them?" "And enjoyed inflicting pain?" "Probably a psychopath." "This wound explains the cause of death." "He was hit by something Short and thin." "Less than 20cm long." "What kind Of tool would leave marks like this?" "I just don't know." "Nothing matches." "It's a rare kind." "Knowing the tool Will be the best evidence in solving the case." "Only if we knew." " Over there." " Thank you." "You pig out and get a tummy like mar!" "Come on, chief." "Lose some weight!" "Well, Well!" "Producer KANG!" "I'm getting old, I guess." "I like sweet things." "Want an egg in that?" "No thanks." "Who did it?" "What?" "Who killed the boys on Mt." "To-ap?" "Hey, KANG!" "What are you asking me that all of a sudden?" "That's why you're going bald." "Still thinking about that?" "It's no one from their family or the village." "I guarantee that." "So then, who?" "According to a witness, the children had something in their pockets that day." "I think it was probably bread or cookies." " Snacks?" " Yeah." "But where did they get the money to buy the snacks?" "I asked their parents and they said The boys didn't have any money." "So the suspect is probably someone who knew the area well, or someone who paid the kids to meet him somewhere." "So he wasn't already there and kidnapped the kids by chance," "But he sent them up first, then followed them to kill them?" "Probably someone who knew the mountain well, or knew the kids, or who had something they liked." "You know something, don't you!" "Don't worry, it's off the record." "It was after you and the professor's commotion..." "After a walk around Mt." "To-ap," "I spotted a car parked outside Jong-ho's house." "Hello?" "Open the window, sir." "This is police." "Open the window." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Why did you run if you're innocent?" "He looked exactly like that bastard." "His face." "exactly the way he killed those boys!" "And knew Mt." "To-ap inside out." "But you let him go?" " Not again." " What?" "You think we can just nail him without evidence?" "I Want to catch that Son Of a bitch." "And kill him like he killed them, exactly the way he killed those boys!" "I wish I can, but I can't." "YOU believe in Sixth SENSE." "Why didn't you follow it?" "Because of his alibi." "He wasn't in Daegu on that day." "You can go anywhere in Korea in a few hours." "He was at his WORK in Ulsan." "You know What, KANG?" "Statute Of limitations might have expired but the investigation's not over yet." "He'll be caught someday." "Do you have his montage?" "I'll fax it to you when Find it." "He knew the kids were buried in the mountain, when we dug Jong-ho's house." "Then why was he loitering in the neighborhood?" "If he'd buried them here, he would've come here," "To check on the bodies." "Perhaps every year... or every month." "The bodies were never moved, and the children were murdered here." "It probably wasn't easy to kill 5 boys at once." "What exactly happened to the children?" "This is Detective PARK from Eunpyung Police Station." "Producer KANG would know Who I am." "I'm sending in a fax for him." "MT." "TO-AP CASE MONTAGE OF THE FISHERMAN AT LAKE SUN-WON" "Sir, there's a fax for you." "From Where?" "From Detective PARK..." " Thank you." " Sure." "Here's his license plate number and address." "Yes?" "I'm looking for the owner of the car with plate no. 7406." "Sorry?" "The driver hit my car and just left." "I have his license plate number." "Where is he?" "He left early this morning." "Where is his room?" "There." "Psychos are murdering children these days." "I think he's just beginning to have fun." "The police are conducting an open investigation on the two children who disappeared a week ago." "The police are still investigating the case, but no evidences have yet been found." " Hello?" " Seo-hyun is missing!" "Seo-hyun!" "Seo-hyun!" "Sorry." "KANG Seo-hyun!" "Where were you!" "Why didn't you wait inside the gates!" " What happened to you here?" " I fell from the swing." "Are you hurt?" "It did at first, but now it's okay." "That man helped me." "Seo-hyun!" "Hi, Daddy." "Are you okay?" "Where the heck were you!" "?" " Don't hit her." " What were you doing?" "Get back to your work." "How nice of you to drop by." "What happened?" "She fell from a swing." "Are you okay, hon?" " Who tied this?" " A man." "EXCUSE me." "Where's the man who just came this way" "Joo-hwan?" "Yes?" "What... does he do here?" "What else would he do at a slaughter house?" "Pardon?" "We slaughter cows." "We kill COWS." "Where is Joo-hwan?" "He said he'll slaughter one before going home." "They're all his." "He uses them every day." "We use electrocution these days." "Who could smash COWS in the head?" "But he persists on manual slaughtering." "It's you." "It's you, right?" "Who are you?" "You came to my daughter." "Hey!" "You came to her, you son of a bitch!" "I don't know you." "This is a bit rude, isn't it?" "Is this how you murdered people?" "You think this is funny?" "Huh?" "Kidnapping my daughter" "And threatening me?" "So this is why you slaughter cows?" "Because you want to kill Children?" "You're just dying to see blood, aren't you?" "Maybe." "It was you." "YOU have evidence?" "November 12th, 2002 Final Hearing of Cause of Death" "This Can't be..." "Yong-deok," "Yong-deok," "Yong-deok, my son..." "I thought I would feel better if I SAW his remains." "But thinking how much it must've hurt..." "I'm so sorry." "It's not your fault." "It wasn't Jong-ho." "The phone call wasn't from my son." "What mother can't tell her Child's Voice?" "Hello?" "Is it you Jong-ho?" "Where are you?" "Who is it?" "He says he's Jong-ho." "Little bastards..." "Honey." "Yeah?" "Let's just say it was him." "Let's do it." "It Wasn't him..." "If I did that..." "I thought they'd find him for us..." "Because no one remembered our kids..." "We couldn't just give up..." "Dad!" "Five children disappeared in Mt." "Wa-ryong in 1991." "The statute of limitations on the case expired on March 26th, 2007, and investigation and punishment of the suspect is no longer in effect." "This Elm is dedicated to all those who suffered in the tragedy."