Murder, Take One (박수칠 때 떠나라)

20 minutes after the murder

Yeah... It'll take about an hour to place the wire and finish the set

Uh... They've arrested a suspect on the scene of murder,

I really don't know how long it would take...

The victim is 33 year old JUNG Yoo-jung

She's been stabbed nine times. Man, that's a lot!

Wow. This place is awesome!

The TV guys have set it up. Isn't it great?

The Interrogation

Hey, let's talk one on one.

I simply need some kind of proof for my boss,

since I've been here for a while.

So, just relax. And, just answer in yes or no.

If supplementary explanation is needed, you may lengthen it a bit.

Need a cigarette?

Hmm... Came to the scene of murder at about 10 o'clock on May 20th.

Arrested shortly before midnight at the hotel parking lot.

Time-wise... you stumbled a bit.

Or... a slower runner? Or...

exhausted from killing?

Well, you stabbed her nine times... You must have been!

Does it make any difference to stab more than once?

Certainly does, when you choke the person.

Let's start with personal information.

Be easy with me, my friend.

You know it's all here in the computer.

And it's all just for formality sakes, and no thinking!

Name, please.

Hey, hey, I said no thinking.

I will kindly remind you when

you need to use your right of silence,

or, when you need to think before you speak.

So, for now, just speak before you think.

And, when I kindly tell you

to think before you speak.

Or to use your wonderful right of silence,

you do whatever you like...

Ok?

Name!

Hey! Your name is KIM Young-hoon.

Right? When I say, Name?

You say, my name is KIM Young-hoon.

Did I ever bother to ask you to list your family tree.

Or where on earth you got your name from?

Young-hoon! So, fucking say your name!

My name is KIM Young-hoon.

Why couldn't you do that in the first place?!

How does it feel to kill someone?

Huh?

Must be out of your mind...

when you kill someone, right?

That way they kill a person, with their own hands, right?

At the moment you actually kill the person,

even though you know that you can never turn back time,

But at the very short moment,

you can never be sane.

Interesting!

You asking me?

Out of your mind when you kill someone?

Let me ask you a question, Dr. Philosophy.

So, do only insane assholes murder?

Or do insane assholes hang out around scenes of murder?

Or you can't murder if you're sane?

Assholes who fail to murder are not insane enough?

One more question.

Do I look... sane to you?

Don't play smart with me, all right?

Looks like you went to college.

Hey, from now on, just speak to me.

With subject and verb... no more

If you utter any kind of object, complementary object, adjective, idioms, etc,

I'll eradicate every piece of your teeth!

Understood?

I...

understand.

Why'd you carry a gasoline tank?

I tried to set a fire.

Only subject and verb, you son of a bitch!

Nothing else!

I'm the criminal, or I don't know.

Or, Did I? Only subject, verb!

Why'd you carry a gasoline tank?

It's...

difficult.

What is!?

Speaking with only subject and verb.

So what?

I... prefer speaking... comfortably.

Fine, speak freely.

Why'd you carry a gasoline tank?

I tried to set a fire.

Why? It was over! Fire?! What for?

For identification purposes? Are you a butthead?

Obviously, she reserved the room under her own name.

Fire!? What for? You stupid?

I did try to kill her. But I just couldn't.

No, you did kill her.

But, you just escaped before you could set the site on fire.

Why would I escape? There was no witness!

It was easy to set the site on fire, because there was no one,

no unexpected incidents nor reason for me to escape.

So, why would I?

Asking me, you fucking bastard?

Now, you're interrogating me?

Here's your laptop.

It's all yours.

Just... why would I not set the site on fire?

Why? Cause you forgot your lighter?

Or, cause you pee at night?

Please, no.

Because!!

She was dead!

Because I witnessed with my two eyes

that she was already bloody dead!

That's why I couldn't set the site on fire.

Because she was already bloody dead, OK!?

Very exciting. Those two...

It's already getting a bit serious here.

Even though it's been less than 30 minutes of investigation.

Certainly.

It seems to me that the heart of the investigation

is about to begin.

Our program, produced to prevent felonies and engender a secure environment,

sponsored by the Better World Campaign

and supported by the Seoul District Public Prosecutor's Office,

is broadcasted to you all in live.

Now, let's hear what a convict has to say about this.

Here's our reporter with the interview.

It doesn't make a difference to stab once or ten times.

You know what's fascinating about a knife.

When the knife penetrates the flesh, you totally lose your sanity.

You think the victim loses sanity?

No way. The murderer loses it.

This is what we do.

If you wanna stab that son of a bitch seven times,

You must

recite out loud the number of times you stab him.

So, how many times did he stab her?

Nine.

Nine times? Wow. More than I thought.

When you wanna stab that many times, it's best to count backwards.

Nine, Eight, Seven, Five.

Six.

Huh?

Six after Seven.

Right. Six, Five...

You stab him nine times counting backwards like this.

There must've been bad blood.

Huh?

He must've hated her to stab her that many.

I don't think so. How much you hate her doesn't mean a damn thing.

Stab someone because of enmity?

If so, the stabber should be smiling when doing the job. Ha!

I stab someone with a knife.

Do you know what goes through my mind?

Live, man, live. Don't die.

But he just dies, right there.

His eyes, never to open again...

His breathing stops... then he was plain dead.

Stab him seven time, counting... but hoping that he wouldn't die.

But he just died...

The Testimony

You remember anything?

6 hours after the murder It was not even winter, but he asked for some benzene

in a gasoline bottle.

Not even gasoline or kerosene.

So that definitely means he was short of gas.

So, I asked him.

Are you short of gas?

And he said,

Yes~

So, now, my first moot question.

Usually, it takes a car about 5 liters to fill in the gas.

Because he only needs that amount to come to the gas station.

Not even five.

2 to 3 liters will do.

But guess what? He asked for twenty!

Is he some kind of psycho who fills up his car

in the middle of the road?

Second moot question.

Well, this all comes from my experiences,

but thinking about it,

people usually buy a tank when they're short of gas.

Because no one carries a gas tank in their cars.

Moreover,

they never fail to ask for a filter.

Cause you can't just pour in the gas in your car!

So I asked him, "Do you need a filter?"

No need, son.

That's what he said.

Any one here tried pouring gas in your car without a filter?

May 20th, 8 p.m. You served water for the victim.

But you didn't see anything fishy in Rm. 1207?

To what extent do you mean "fishy"?

Ah, haven't you seen The TV series C.S.I.?

Was there any one unfamiliar in the room?

Or, did she look or act any fishy?

Or anything else,

anything... different?

Something like this.