The Scarlet Letter

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Production Funding Kim Woo-Taek

Funding management Jung Tae-Sung

Produce Lee Seung-Jae

When the woman saw that

the fruit of tree was good for food

and pleasing to the eye and also

desirable for gaining wisdom,

she took some and ate it,

she has offered her husband...

with some fruit and

he ate it as well

Temptations are fun.

You have no idea

what fun they can be.

They always begin like games.

Why avoid them?

The Scarlet Letter

HAN Suk-gyu

LEE Eun-joo

SUNG Hyun-ah

UHM Ji-won

Written and Directed by

Daniel H. BYUN

Shush!

Shut up for 8 seconds.

You know what Pace means?

Peace! Huh?

God, give us peace!

Dead with a smashed head?

That's no peaceful way to die.

Are you in peace?

Wow, On this great day huh?

Think I'm in peace on my way

to see a smashed head?

By the same token,

whoever smashed his head

wouldn't be in peace either.

F***!

- HAN Studio...

- Captain.

Found any clues?

- Good morning Captain.

- Hey.

- Captain

- Huh?

- Its this way

- Okay

It's only been a few hours.

The body is still stiff.

A murder weapon?

Something hard like a brick.

- Did you look for it?

- It's gone.

- You sure?

- Sir?

- When I got...

- Take a note.

Okay.

"A murder weapon rarely

leaves the crime scene. "

I will find some uniforms

to search the area.

Tell them to pay extra attention

to trashcans and manholes.

AHN, who found the body?

His wife.

Should I sit there?

Did you kill your husband?

Taking the fifth won't

do you any good.

When I got back,

I found him on the floor.

- Where did you go?

- The market.

What did you buy?

Didn't you go to the market...

to buy things?

- Some bean sprouts.

- For how much?

- 2 dollars.

- You have a lover, don't you?

Were you cheating on him?

Never.

You have a criminal record.

March 1999, at the mall...

I tried on a pair of shoes

and I forgot to pay.

I was gonna pay.

But they didn't trust me.

A cup of coffee?

Sh*t.

That's enough.

Come sit.

I'm out of aftershave.

- Already?

- Yeah

You use it for body oil, or what?

Damn, the deposit rate has

dropped again.

- Here.

- Thanks

The doctor's appointment is

at 2 today, right?

- It's tomorrow.

- Huh?

Wait. Come here.

Hold still.

Let me listen to my son.

Purte

He was our patron.

A fine gentlemen.

Any domestic problems?

Did they have issues?

They seemed fine.

He was loaded...

and wasn't a womanizer.

They didn't have a child.

Then again...

A little bird told me

he wasn't shooting blanks.

What do you mean?

She got so many abortions

behind his back.

That's what I heard.

Yeon-shim?

She's so clumsy!

Get these gentlemen

some snacks.

She bought bean sprouts

around 4 yesterday.

- Do you remember?

- Think hard.

- I can't

- She bought them from you.

- Can't you remember?

- I don't remember anything.

- Leave me alone.

- AHN!

- AHN, that's enough.

- Go away!

Recoil.

Recoil spring.

Magazine, End, slide... Check!

sh*t!

What's the point?

We hardly use it.

CHO,

you know what lured me

into the police academy?

This! Huh?

Sig Sauer P-226.

This was what.

They sell these at the marts

in America though.

- Checked the insurance?

- Yes.

He bought a policy recently.

- Life policy?

- Yes, for half a million.

- The beneficiary is his wife?

- Bingo!

This is almost too easy.

It's so obvious.

Take a note.

'They never smash heads

like that just for money. '

These days...

they cut fingers off

for a few hundred bucks.

- Aren't you writing it down?

- Sure

What about the wife?

She helped her husband

with the studio.

She must be seeing someone.

Check into it.

Put one of our men on her.

AHN is out there.

Get your ass out too!

Listen to the baby's heartbeat.

Head, trunk, Feet...

This is the spine.

The baby is moving a lot.

Fantastic!

Looks like an alien.

- Nurse?

- Yes?

Thank you very much

Congratulations, Su-hyun.

Here's the prescription.

- Just a second.

- Sure.

- Did you see the baby on sonogram?

- Yes

When?

Come on, tell me quickly.

What?

Okay.

- Keep an eye on him.

- Okay.

This is the list of food to avoid

during the pregnancy.

You don't drink, do you?

Another abortion isn't good.

Take care of yourself.

Excuse me!

Who is it?

Turn off the water, will you?

It's leaking downstairs.

Did you turn it off?

F***!

KIM Hyuk-ju!

Sh*t.

How much did you get?

From whom?

The lady from the studio!

She'll pay you the rest later?

You bought that?

What the f***!

I didn't get anything!

We have pictures, punk.

Bullshit!

You're writing a novel.

Playing tough?

- Look here.

- Don't hit me!

You're messing with the wrong guy.

Whatever!

You lay your hand on me again,

and I'm so suing you.

Listen.

Didn't I tell you to make it quick...

so we could eat?

Four prior convictions.

A month out of the joint...

and you don't get it?

Your prints were found

at the crime scene.

We have pictures of you

taking money from her.

Tell us how much she promised you...

for killing her husband!

Motherf***er!

- Captain.

- What?

Any orders for me?

What orders?

This is no restaurant!

Let's give it a change.

Make it two-five time.

Okay?

These are all the unpicked-up ones

in the period of one month.

You can tell a lot

from them.

This one.

This family took a trip

for the first time in a while.

I think it's the youngest

taking pictures.

Maybe this one.

Her big brother must be on leave...

from the army.

This girl is... his girlfriend?

She's not part of the family,

considering she's dressed up...

while the others have shorts on.

I don't watch TV.

- This is more fun.

- Ms. JI Kyung-hee.

Aren't you curious

how your husband died?

It was a heart attack.

He appeared to have died

due to the smashed head.

But there's more to it.

Had the impact affected the brain...

an apnea would've resulted...

As the right part of his head

got smashed,

the artery popped

which led to hemorrhage.

It seems that he tried hard

to breathe,

or kept spitting out words...

for help.

Not only was there

blood on the floor,

but his mouth to his lungs

were filled with blood too.

That caused the cardiac arrest.

In other words, a heart attack.

That's the cause of death.

You don't find it interesting?

Did you guys get along?

We were okay.

You're married, you must know.

Problems are often overlooked...

to keep the marriage together.

How come no children?

I'll call you back soon.

I learned you'd had abortions.

Quiet a few times.

Why?

How'd he find out?

It's me.

I told you I'd call you back.

I'm busy tonight.

Yes.

Do I have to tell you?

Yes.

No, I'm not home.

I'll call you back later.

Bye.

Who is your lover?

What do you mean?

You know KIM Hyuk-joo right?

How much did you offer?

Did you offer fair split?

What is this all about?

KIM Hyuk-soo confessed it all.

What? He threaten me

Ah, there must be somebody

responsible for murder

Are you always like this?

Why did you give him the money then?

My husband promised to do so.

That money was mean to be his.

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