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(Yoo Seung Ho)
(Lee Se Young)
(Jo Sung Ha)
(Go Chang Suk)
(Yoon Ji On, Jun Hyo Sung)
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He's eliminating devils in a devilish way.
What an unprecedented psycho.
There was such a case 20 years ago. The executor's murder case.
"Executioner"?
Square one. We were forgetting about square one.
We have a witness. A witness who clearly saw the Executioner.
My memory?
A mask. A silicon mask.
Special effects makeup?
Why was it Cho Sung Dong?
He wasn't alone.
The second man at the scene. The cameraman.
We'll be carrying out a search and seizure...
of your residence right now.
That jerk had been killing the victims...
as offerings.
Was that woman really my mom?
Answer me, you scumbag!
Here's the forensic report.
Those were animal bones.
A murder will take place...
tonight.
I found out Jin Jae Gyu's trick.
A motorcycle?
Jin Jae Gyu escaped through the secret passageway.
Old Man, go meet Cho Sung Dong now.
(Previously on Memorist)
Freeze!
Don't even make a move, or I'll bury a bullet in your head.
I can't remember no matter how hard I try.
He can control people's memories at will.
How did you give orders to your accomplice?
Read my memory.
- Do you mean it? - Of course.
Because the victims have been chosen.
The last one will die before the end of the month...
because you have touched them.
What did you see in his memories?
- The secret passage. - Don't you find it strange?
Why would such a meticulous guy leave traces of the water pump?
Just get to the point.
The accomplice.
Was the secret passage made in order to hide his accomplice?
Yoon Hee Tae.
Yoon Hee Tae owns dozens of properties under borrowed names,
and they're all located in secluded areas.
(Previously on Memorist)
I didn't know you'd make it here.
Getting rid of you two and getting on a boat...
will take me only three minutes.
1 minute 30 seconds.
He has a knife!
You failed.
The kid and his mom are both safe.
What?
Something's not right.
No...
No.
(29 years ago)
Good evening. Tonight, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics...
has officially seized to exist.
Out of the 15 republics,
11 leaders aside from...
the 3 Baltic states and Georgia...
held a summit at Alma-Ata, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
- They have officially announced... - Honey,
- say good night to Dad. - the disbandment...
and have discussed Commonwealth of Independent States...
Good night.
Can't you be nicer to her?
Okay.
- I will. - Do you have to make it obvious...
she's not your daughter?
I'm sorry.
I'm sensitive these days.
No, it's because I've gotten weak.
You'll get better soon.
I'll make sure of it...
no matter what.
Thank you.
I'm thankful to you and Sang Hwa too.
No. Don't touch me.
Did you catch anything?
Not yet.
Is he really not the murderer?
Jin Jae Gyu isn't the Eraser.
"Eraser"?
The true criminal who killed six people,
starting with Park Gi Dan.
The murderer with a superpower that can erase memories.
Who is it?
It was erased.
- His memories of the murderer? - All of it?
Everything regarding his identity.
Then reading his memory won't help.
We'll have to find a lead.
What kind of a lead?
The Eraser picked Jin Jae Gyu as his puppet for a reason.
I'm sure of it.
Didn't you say there was nothing left in his memory?
The Eraser was lurking around him.
"Around him"?
Are you positive?
- What will you do? - I'll have to search...
for the true devil who was near him.
You may put your own life at risk.
He opened his eyes.
Sang...
Make sure to take your medication and don't skip any meals.
I'm going to be late today.
Yes, I've prepared everything as per your request.
I guess you're unsatisfied.
This isn't something a lawyer would recommend.
Registering your marriage...
will help decrease your inheritance tax.
I won't be able to live for long anyway.
That's all the more reason...
It will only torment my wife even more after I'm gone...
because of my family.
I understand. I'll have them notarized then.
Here's your ring.
Your fiancee is a lucky woman.
There's only one of these in Korea.
I'd like that as well.
Oh, my. You have a keen eye.
But that and the ring aren't a set.
How about that necklace?
No, thank you. The necklace is for my daughter.
Your daughter? What a lucky girl.
She's lucky to have such a considerate stepdad.
He consumed rat poison. We'll have to monitor him.
What if I bring him to a bigger vet?
There's nothing else they can do except give him an IV.
I'll take him.
Sure. You can do as you wish.
She's very shocked.
- Are you not eating? - What?
I had dinner with my colleagues.
Come to think of it, we never ate together recently.
What?
I'm always the first one out and the last one to come home.
It'd be nice...
if we could eat together.
You shouldn't suspect her.
She saved your life.
There's no way she poisoned your food.
Sir?
Where are you headed so early in the morning?
It's food waste.
You should've just called.
You're a lunatic.
How weak.
It's been a week.
She hates you.
No, she's devoted to me.
It's all because of your money!
You inherited 30 million dollars from your dad.
She's going to kill you for that.
That's not true.
Did you find out who the Eraser is?
- I need to check? - Who is it?
They were hospitalized at the same mental hospital.
A mental hospital.
Jin Jae Gyu spent most of his childhood...
in solitary confinement at the mental hospital.
And?
And one day, the patient next door...
self-mutilated himself by cutting the back of his hand.
Even after he was discharged, he was lurking around him...
with a claw hammer in his hand.
(Episode 9: The Eyes Beneath One's Feet)
I heard the real culprit is someone else.
But in my point of view, I can only see one murderer.
That's an aggressive way...
of saying hi.
But then again,
that's how you are.
Where's Det. Dong?
I believe he was scanning my memory all night long.
Mr. Jin.
Tell me about the real culprit.
- Didn't Det. Dong tell you? - I want you to tell me.
You don't believe that my memory is real.
Det. Dong believes another devil was lurking around you.
But I beg to differ.
- How so? - Fruit of the poisonous tree.
(A proverb saying that a fruit from a poisonous tree...)
(is poisonous as well.)
Since I'm a liar, you think my memory is a lie as well.
- Thanks. - I feel wrongly accused.
Where should we begin?
You don't believe in my testimony?
Be my guest and try to contradict it.
Shall we begin from the moment you became a murderer?
You want me to be the sole devil.
(Dental Clinic)
Mr. Kim Tae Jun, please come to the shot room.
Let me stop by my house.
Stop it.
- Why not? - It's ticklish.
Come here.
- What's wrong? - What do you mean?
Why isn't he dead already?
You said it wouldn't take that long.
They'll suspect you if it's too sudden.
Then when? I'm getting impatient here.
Hey, you're not the only one struggling.
I'm the one who's being tormented by those loan sharks.
And it's all thanks to your gambling debt.
You're the one who dragged me into that.
I don't want to hear it. Just be patient.
He'll let Sang Hwa inherit everything.
We'll have to wait until she becomes an adult.
That's why I wanted to just threaten his family and take a bit of it.
You're the one who wanted to take all of his money.
Do you think I did it for myself?
Do you know how creepy it is to see his face every day?
- Prepare some for Sang Hwa. - Prepare what?
- Arsenic. - Have you gone insane?
She has a weak heart anyway. It's better.
- She's our daughter! - You were never there for her.
You have no right to say that!
What did you just say?
This is the vet.
I'm sorry to tell you this, but your dog passed away.
It's in order to save lives.
The offerings are given to save lives.
I will become a murderer.
I will remove all sins from this world...
for the others.
You tried to protect Sang Hwa?
Are you disappointed?
Even though she wasn't your own?
Do you like sports?
Humans are fascinating.
They can empathize with anyone and anything.
Many people consider their pet dogs as family.
Then there are baseball teams, soccer teams,
impalpable concepts,
and patriotism.
Which one is your true self?
How much of you is a murderer...
and how much of you is a stepdad who tried to save his...
My true self?
Everyone believes they all have a true self within them.
But that doesn't exist.
You can only define an individual by their actions.
I wonder what kinds of actions you'll take...
when you meet your father's murderer.
When Jin Jae Gyu was at a mental hospital,
a seriously ill patient was next door.
He had an unusual, four-line scar on the back of his hand.
And someone with the same scar...
has been lurking around him even after his discharge?
It was the same scar.
And he had a claw hammer in his hand.
He had a claw hammer? Was that really the Eraser?
He kept mumbling something at the hospital.
This is a rotten world. Everyone one is despicable.
I must take my revenge on the last day of the month.
"I must take my revenge on the last day of the month."
That's the Eraser.
And that man was hiding at Jae Gyu's caretaker's house?
Oh Se Hoon speaking.
Yes. We're looking for a caretaker who lived in the same town...
as Jin Jae Gyu 20 years ago.
Yes, we're aware that an apartment complex was built.
No, no, no. He lived there before the apartments were built.
He lived in a farmhouse.
No one was registered to that house?
Are you positive?
Got it. Thank you.
There's no record.
No. No one was registered to the house...
the caretaker lived in.
- What should we do? - What do you think?
Tracking him down is a cakewalk for our Old Man.
You bet. It's a piece of cake.
Where should we go, Mr. Holmes?
Let's go to Jin Jae Gyu's neighborhood.
- And then? - Search for the sheriff.
- "Sheriff"? - There's always...
one experienced sheriff in such neighborhoods.
Okay.
What do you mean? Fill me in.
(Hakbaek 1-ri Town Hall)
We called him Choi.
He worked as a caretaker for that wealthy house.
What?
Here it is. "Choi Kyung Man".
Where does he live right now?
How would I know?
He left more than two decades ago.
What about his family?
He was a single dad.
I believe he had a child.
Was it a son?
Yes, it was.
Shall we talk about the Eraser?
Who came up with that nickname?
I'm not sure. I can't remember.
You said he was the killer, but you know nothing about him?
You could say that.
- I thought you met many times? - And he always erased my memory.
He erased everything about him.
His face, voice... Everything.
Do you think I'd buy that?
I beg to differ.
There's still a high chance...
that you're the Eraser.
On what grounds?
You even subdued Det. Dong's superpower.
Cognitive dissonance.
Once a prejudice is formed, it's hard to break free from it.
What about the hallucinations he had?
Beats me. Sadly, I don't have such powers.
We three were the only ones there.
Do you know why the Eraser is so frightening?
It's because I have no idea how he controls my consciousness...
or how he erases my memories.
He only leaves the memories he wants me to remember.
He was able to control it without touching?
Or maybe...
it's a completely different reason.
What do you mean?
Hello, sir.
Who are you?
Come in.
Tae Gu, you have guests.
Baek! Watch out!
Tae Gu, sit down!
I was the Executioner.
- What? - I killed many starting with...
Park Hee Bum in 1999.
Are you confessing?
However, I wasn't the one behind the murders this year.
From Park Gi Dan to Cho Sung Dong.
Mr. Jin Jae Gyu.
Did you also kill the union head of Sungpan Automobiles 20 years ago?
Do you mean your father?
It's the only case...
the statute of limitations hasn't expired yet.
Will you only admit to the cases that are expired?
Do you want to know the truth?
Let's make a deal.
- What deal? - I'll tell you the truth...
including what happened to your dad.
- What's your condition? - Send Sang Hwa's family away...
abroad.
He turned like this when he served in the army.
He was beaten by his senior.
By the way, what is that?
It's the army ranking symbol.
The one who beat my son was a corporal.
It must have upset him a lot. He probably made those marks...
on his body because he wants to become a corporal too.
Did you get any compensation?
Unfortunately, I'm a know-nothing who's illiterate.
How did you end up managing Jin Jae Gyu's house?
He took me in because he felt sorry for my son.
He even provided us a place to live and paid for the treatments too.
Why didn't you continue to live there?
Mr. Jin suddenly disappeared.
He probably had a change of heart.
No, it wasn't that.
He hurt his head and lost his memories.
Gosh.
No wonder. It wasn't like him to suddenly disappear.
I was upset at him for nothing.
Is your son always like that?
His condition just doesn't seem to get any better.
Det. Dong,
could you touch my son's head?
- Pardon? - Maybe he'll get better...
if you touch him with your superpower hand.
He can read memories, but he can't heal...
It's okay. Sure, I'll try.
Let's try.
Gosh, thank you.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Thank you, Det. Dong.
Thank you so much.
May I?
Okay.
Is that how a murderer shows consideration?
What if Det. Dong is the Eraser?
That's impossible.
He was with me when Cho Sung Dong died.
Are you sure you can rely on your memories?
Of course.
Even in this moment, I think...
that maybe you're the Eraser.
Perhaps you told me your identity a minute ago...
to only erase my memories again.
Everyone, step outside.
That's an illness.
That's how scary the Eraser is.
It wouldn't be a surprise for anyone to be the Eraser.
Do you know?
There are two possible roots for a person's aggression.
You too.
Don't tell Han Sun Mi I'm here...
and make sure everyone keeps it a secret.
Yes, sir.
Pleasure and fear.
Serial murderers kill for the pleasure,
but most people are aggressive against those they fear.
Are you saying I killed people because I'm a coward?
How interesting.
But, remember this.
If you want to face the Eraser,
you should doubt your memories first.
(20 years ago)
Who are you?
Where am I?
Who are you?
They killed each other...
in fury?
It wasn't fury.
- It was fear. - "Fear"?
Everyone prepared for it while suffering extreme fear.
Why?
Their memories were erased...
and all they could remember was fear.
Are you saying it was the Eraser's doing?
Of course.
- Was it the one with the sack? - No.
The Eraser was somewhere else.
- Where? - Somewhere nearby.
- It's not him, is it? - He's clean.
If it's not him, what do we do?
You said he'd be hiding in someone's memories.
We need to start Plan B.
- "Plan B"? - I'll find out when the Eraser...
first appeared and Jin Jae Gyu's memories started to disappear.
- Do you mean... - Yes.
The mass riot case from 20 years ago.
I heard there are no records of the case from that time.
It's strange it was ignored because people were hurt so seriously.
Are there none?
None. They looked everywhere, but nothing was found.
No mention of deaths, and not even a case of assault.
Did they just put on some relief patches and part ways?
No. They suffered serious injuries at least.
They were definitely trying to kill each other.
Hey, how is that possible when there are no records?
But they saw the Eraser.
They did, but no one remembers him.
Not his face nor his voice.
What's certain is...
that it was the day the Eraser first appeared...
while revealing his superpower.
That means we have to find the record of the mass riot...
in order to find any clues.
Okay, Plan B it is.
Yes?
There is no record of the case.
- I know that. - We can't trust...
all of Jin Jae Gyu's memories.
Why is that?
What if he's the Eraser?
What if he tricked you again with a fake illusion?
You don't have to tell me. I already have all of that in mind.
I thought maybe you forgot about losing last time.
I would never forget a fight I lost.
I'm glad.
Did you know?
Sometimes I hate you more than Jin Jae Gyu.
I'm glad about that too.
At least it's not all the time.
You must be taking classes on how to talk nicely.
Let me remind you one more time.
Don't fall for Jin Jae Gyu's memories.
If the Eraser doesn't exist, what you say must be right.
That would mean Jin Jae Gyu is the Eraser.
Come to a conclusion as soon as possible.
We're on the same page. Bye.
We'll extend the period to before 2000.
What if we still can't find any records?
We'll continue to extend...
until we find something.
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
Ma'am, earlier...
The deputy chief's visit must remain a secret.
Especially to Senior Superintendent Han.
It's nothing, ma'am. Okay.
What if a mass riot never happened?
That means Jin Jae Gyu is the Eraser.
No, it was erased.
- "Erased"? - Their memories?
No, the record.
Was the record covered up?
I'm certain this case happened.
Can they do that in the 21st century?
Where are we going?
To find the remaining record.
"The remaining record"?
I had a nightmare. (20 years ago)
I had a nightmare.
An awful nightmare.
But, it wasn't a dream.
And?
What would you have done...
if you were the murderer facing such a situation?
I'd want to kill the culprit.
It didn't align with the principles of the Executioner,
but it was no time to think about that.
Were you scared?
More than that,
I desired to win.
What did the numbers mean?
They were the dates...
I executed the devils.
(Do not disobey.)
I realized...
it wasn't the first time.
- What wasn't? - That I tried to kill him.
It had repeated multiple times.
I would lose to him every time,
and he erased my memories over and over again...
like deleting security footage.
He cleared my memories.
How are you so sure when you don't have any memories?
That time...
My memories were erased,
but the feelings didn't seize to exist.
"Feelings"?
Fear.
Can a psychopath feel fear?
I won't agree or disagree with your comment,
but I know what fear feels like.
Were you scared to die?
No.
I was scared to lose.
"Lose"?
What was a murderer scared of losing?
Sang Hwa.
He could see right through me.
I was scared he would hurt Sang Hwa.
Is that why you were abroad for 20 years?
Anyway, he never appeared in front of me again.
Not until three months ago.
(Come back.)
It was recorded per the Eraser's order,
but he couldn't tell Yoon Hee Tae the plan.
He didn't know when or how he'd lose his memories.
He didn't have much time.
He made a call right after his contact with the Eraser.
Yes?
To tell Yoon Hee Tae to run away with his family.
Dad!
Jin Jae Gyu always told him...
to protect his family from the Eraser.
If I ever die,
follow this manual.
Hurry.
But Yoon Hee Tae went against the plan...
at the last moment.
He decided to kill...
the murderer with the superpower.
Why?
Why did he risk his life for a psychopathic murderer?
Jin Jae Gyu is a murderer, but he's not a psychopath.
What?
What is he then?
Are you keeping it to yourself again?
What else did you see in Jin Jae Gyu's memories?
The pain he suffered during his childhood.
- "His childhood"? - What pain?
You need to stop acting like you're a protagonist of a drama.
If you're going to keep this up, just stop talking to me.
I won't bother with you anymore.
Stop! You're not any better.
What are we doing here this time?
To find records.
Gosh, he finally answered.
Goodness.
Records?
If it was concluded as an accident rather than assault,
there won't be any police records.
Then what about the emergency center?
They may have it.
I didn't know you'd come here too.
- "Too?" - Did someone else come?
- Weren't you on the same team? - Same team?
What do you want this time?
Look who's talking.
Did Senior Superintendent Han send you?
- Don't talk down to us. - Of course.
She never fails to amaze me.
- Are you here for accident records? - Did you find anything?
We're looking for accidents that resulted in casualties.
But they don't have any information on the database,
so we're doing it by hand.
- Then let's split the work. - There's no need.
What's with you? That'll be helpful.
- I already found it. - What?
This is what you call a genius.
"Simbae City Suffocation Accident"?
"Death due to carbon monoxide poisoning?"
They were all 20 years old?
Baek.
I saw it.
What? See what?
A survivor.
- Survivor? - "One person with a light injury"?
The name is...
(Shim Sang Ah, female, 17 years old)
She was 17 back then?
Then was it...
What? What are you talking about?
You were at the Simbae City accident site 20 years ago.
The moment the murderer first appeared.
I did live in Simbae City, but...
I don't remember...
May I read your memory?
Me?
Will it help find my husband?
Maybe.
There's nothing in her memory
Again?
I can't take this anymore.
He practically erases everything.
What should we without superpowers do? Just die?
Whatever, let's just die then.
It wasn't erased.
She was unconscious when she was moved to the accident site.
That's right.
I was admitted to the hospital once because of gas poisoning.
Is there anything else you remember?
I didn't know people died.
I suffered from some severe aftereffects.
How could you not remember that?
The two of you should find out who died.
- What? What about you? - Hurry.
All you do is order me around.
What could I possibly do without any superpower?
Gosh, that pushover.
Can you excuse us for a second?
We need to talk.
Do you have any have suspicions?
I know you're the suspicious type,
but I checked all her recent alibis.
- 100 percent? - Seriously.
You're free to doubt my scanning abilities, but...
What?
Don't these look a bit familiar?
Jin Jae Gyu's house.
A black face...
and red eyes.
The Eraser.
- Where is this? - Mr. Jin's house.
- And what is this? - A monster.
"Monster"?
What monster?
You saw a monster?
May we read your son's memory?
My son's memory?
I think Hyun Soo saw something.
The Eraser.
He was right below us.
The underground monster.
- What monster? - The underground monster.
The sewer.
Sewer...
The sewer.
Send armed backup to Jin Jae Gyu's house.
He was actually there. Right near us.
He grabbed your shoe?
He needs to make physical contact too.
In order to take over one's memory.
Move aside.
Come on.
You're unarmed, so just back me up.
You're so stubborn.
I'll lead from here.
The makeup room. The one below the greenhouse.
Police. Don't move!
These aren't blanks. Raise your hands!
Here you go, eat.
(Epilogue)
Oh, sir.
Here you go.
What?
We must always give this to those who offer their memories.
It's a strict rule.
What is this...
What on earth?
This isn't from me. It's from the...
International Research Foundation. That's the name of the place.
Please use it for your son's treatment.
I'll find out if there are any other ways we can support him.
But... No, it's okay.
No, please. Goodbye, then.
But...
Thank you very much, sir.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir!
My gosh.
He left a message.
"Someone will die before the moon sets."
"A sacrifice that will cause you the most pain."
Did you come to a conclusion? About the next murder target?
I'll use you as bait to set a trap. It will be very dangerous.
Not anyone can become partners with a man with a superpower.
Let's do it. It's time for a real war.
The smell. This place still reeks of it.
The smell of death.
I will kill you.
Senior Superintendent Han is in danger.
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