Memoir of a Murderer Page #3

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up if there was a body.

Since that day, I quit smoking.

This is the last pack I bought from her.

I'm gonna get the killer and have a smoke.

Sh*t, it's been 17 years already.

Oh man...

Alive somewhere maybe?

The cigarette shop girl?

No.

The serial killer.

The recent maiden serial killings

could be his work.

I doubt it.

Alright! I should get going!

Byung-su,

that favor you asked, 20L8588.

8588?

You said you got into a collision.

His name is Min Tae-ju. He's a cop,

HQ Info Division.

I think it's best to let it go.

What do you mean?

Huh? You don't remember it again?

Then forget about it, okay?

Bye!

Min Tae-ju?

Eun-hee's got a boyfriend.

Min Tae-ju, police officer.

Hello, I'm Min Tae-ju.

I'm Eun-hee's boyfriend.

Don't worry, sir.

I'll make sure to drive her home safely.

2 recent murder cases, same modus operandi.

Arteries were severed

and blood was drained.

Did he recognize me like I did him?

Blood type O.

This is human blood.

20L8588, silver Sonata.

6:
45 PM on the 10th,

collision at Aewol Junction.

He's a killer.

My daughter is in danger.

- Where are you?

- At the movies.

I'll call back later.

Eun-hee!

Eun-hee!

Sweetie!

Why am I crying here?

Eun-hee!

Eun-hee!

A killer!

A killer has my daughter!

Listen!

A serial killer!

Took my daughter!

I can't find her! Go find her at once!

I said I'm at the movies.

How many times did you call?

- Where is he?

- Who?

- Min Tae-ju!

- He went home.

That hurts!

How did you meet him?

A random encounter.

Random, how?

He drove me home at night,

said it was dangerous.

Why did you get inside a stranger's car?!

Dad! That hurts!

Shut it!

Come inside!

Sit!

Listen carefully! I know Min Tae-ju!

I know!

He said you collided into his car.

And called the police, accusing

him of being a killer.

Right, he's a killer!

He thought you were the killer!

What?

The reservoir murder took

place near the grove.

The day you had the accident,

you went there, didn't you?

Do you remember?

If you did, your shoes

wouldn't be covered in mud,

so how do you explain the mud?

Where were you?

Do you know how scared I was,

while wiping mud off your shoes?

Are you...

suspicious of me?

Of course not.

You're not a killer like Tae-ju said.

My dad isn't like that.

Most coincidences in the world

aren't coincidences.

He recognized me

just as I recognized him.

He's using Eun-hee

as a bait to lure me.

It's from the back of his car.

It should match one of the victims.

Then he'll be verified as a killer.

Come on, he's a cop!

What difference does that make?

Does his occupation

automatically clear him?

Don't look at me like that,

my mind is clear as day.

Fine, let's say I'm out of it.

But what if the things

I told you are true?

Okay, I'll send it to the lab.

How long?

Well, to get it tested...

About a week?

Pretend that I'm a patron.

Did you sleep well?

I'm off duty tomorrow.

Come with me.

Come here!

Dad!

Get in!

Hurry!

Do not come near my daughter.

We love each other.

Stop this bullshit.

I know who you are.

You know who I really am, right?

And you got to her because of it.

You're a goddamn killer.

Did you...

just confess?

I don't remember.

I've got dementia.

I don't care who you kill,

so long as it's not her.

Coincidence or not,

if you stay away from her,

I'll leave you alone.

But if you meet her again,

I'll tear you to pieces,

and bury you in the ground.

Don't meet with that bastard

for a while.

What's going on?

What's with you?! Why!

Did you forget?

Tae-ju is not a bad person!

Just a week!

After one week,

I don't care if you date or marry him.

Dad?

Dad! Open this door!

Please open!

I may have to face him

one-on-one soon.

The deciding factor

in a fight to the death

is physical strength.

Bare hands are best.

They always have been.

Before he wraps my neck

with a string, I must grab him.

But it's been 17 years.

He's younger and stronger than I am.

I used to have enough strength

to crush this instantly.

Goddammit...

Pentobarbital sodium.

It's used to euthanize cows and pigs.

I may have to resort to this.

I'll pick you up at 6.

Preparation complete.

Go to sleep. Hurry.

Goddammit...

Why am I dozing off here?

Getting married only after a month?

Aren't you rushing things?

Eun-hee is still a child.

She doesn't know anything.

We can grow up together.

If you two are happy,

that's good by me.

I don't know if she's

told you already,

but I've got dementia,

Alzheimer's.

It must've been hard for her.

I can check myself into a hospital.

Now I'm relieved.

Dad!

I wish you the best of luck!

We'll live happily, sir.

We got any beer?

- You shouldn't drink.

- It's alright.

Today is a day of celebration.

Go on.

By the way,

I don't think this is

the first time we've met.

We've met a few times,

several days ago too.

What did I say then?

You blessed our marriage.

Well, well.

- Give me a minute.

- Certainly.

I never blessed anything.

I said, if you meet her again,

I'll tear you to pieces.

There is only one chance.

Insert deep,

grab him,

push him down,

choke him.

Dad?

Did he do this?

Dad...

When did you meet him?

Dad!

Come with me!

You promised me a week!

I told you not to see him for a whole week!

And you brought him home?

He could've killed us!

You did this, Dad!

It wasn't him, you choked me.

And it's been more than a week.

You asked me to bring him home.

I'm sorry, Dad.

I can't do this anymore.

It disappeared.

The week faded from my head.

My hand remembers the killing

like a habit.

Dad!

Time's running out.

The memories of Eun-hee

may fade away,

and if my killer habits remain,

I may end up killing her.

I can't protect someone I don't recognize.

I must cement her in my memory,

that she's my daughter.

We could've talked over the phone.

Whose blood was it?

It was an animal's, probably a deer's.

I became a laughing stock.

Take it back.

That can't be...

This is impossible...

But if so...

Was it really me,

like Eun-hee said?

The reservoir murder

took place near the grove.

The day you had the accident,

you went there, didn't you?

If you did, your shoes

wouldn't be covered in mud,

so how do you explain the mud?

Byung-su.

Sis...

What's going on?

My head is dying.

It's wrinkling like a walnut,

and it's full of holes.

And I keep forgetting.

The things I need to do,

the things I shouldn't...

As my memories flicker,

old memories will fade away.

And in time...

I may not recognize

my own child anymore...

And then...

and then...

The Lord must've answered my prayer.

When you continue to lose memories,

you'll go back to being a child.

Gentle and endlessly naive,

my precious little brother.

Come with me tomorrow.

Byung-su.

Byung-su!

Your journal is great!

The passcode was Eun-hee's birthday.

You son of a b*tch!

Who am I right now?

Min Tae-ju, the killer?

Or...

your daughter's boyfriend?

What did Chief An say?

It wasn't human blood, right?

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