Aah! Shit!
Shit!
Die!
Agh!
Ah, shit. It's a good thing I ate first.
I needed the strength.
Mouse
MOUSETRAP
I still think we should've gone back to that restaurant.
That asshole was right there.
You really think he would stick around?
And those other guys were there for me, nothing to do with you.
- What did you do? - None of your business.
Shit. This is really starting to get out of hand now.
But how did he know we were eating lunch there?
Plus at the hotel, too. I threw my phone away, so how?
Not sure.
Maybe he tailed us.
Shit. My whole life is falling apart because of your motherfucking shit!
Fuck this!
Once I get the money, then you had better just disappear, okay?
Damn it.
Tell me which fuckin' island!
Ah…
If we go there, that motherfucker better be there too.
At least some trace of him.
Oh, great.
They're both unidentified?
Yes, sir, that's right.
Ugh.
Fuck, what's wrong with the goddamn world today, huh?
Wow, he's fucked up.
That must've hurt.
Hey.
The nurse told me that you can both hear me.
That asshole can't talk, but you seem fine.
Okay, so who are you sons of bitches and why can't we trace you? Huh?
You awake?
Hey, jackass, your eyes are twitching.
Tell me where Noja is, hm?
Tell me that, and I'll be outta your hair, all right?
You got into an argument in that garage.
Guy walks up and starts whaling on you for no reason.
Guess you poor bastards are really just the victims here.
Huh. Well, I'd be pretty pissed.
Cooperate with me, and maybe I can help you.
What the hell is going on here?
Oh, hey, that's not what matters here, believe me.
How come guys in Criminal Investigations are working this
instead of Violent Crimes?
I mean, look at all this! I'd say we've still got plenty to handle!
Ah, this is just gonna be a big fuckin' headache.
- Ugh. - It's all 'cause that tip came here.
I need you to find this guy first.
He runs an identity fraud ring.
If you can catch him and shake him down, Mr. Kim will kiss your ass.
Hmm.
Well, then? You gonna go?
Hurry up and bring him in.
You really think you're in charge here?
Hey, no one's in charge here.
We're just minions, haven't you heard? Jesus.
Where are you going?
I'm still working a case.
Jesus, this fucking guy.
Hey, Mr. Kim.
Send that dick to Violent Crimes, why don't you?
It seems like he loves Violent Crimes, right?
Ugh, pot calling the kettle black, huh?
Ah, shit.
All right, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!
Hey.
What's wrong?
Can't a cop enjoy his fucking hobby on his day off? Huh?
We're not doing anything illegal.
Huh? What's with the face?
Wait, is this place illegal? Huh?
Hey. You go get me the owner.
What's his name, anyway?
I told you, go get the owner, so get going!
Yes, sir, I'm Kang Myeong-su. What seems to be the problem here?
- Kang Myeong-su? - Yes.
Kang Myeong-su?
Your face looks familiar, but the name doesn't ring a bell.
Have we met before?
- It's our first time meeting. - Really?
I gotta ask. You got a Go-Stop table here? Huh?
Heh. Just what is it you wanted, sir?
Right here…
Oh, here we go.
CRIMINAL/INVESTIGATION RECORD CHECK PARK SEUNG-GYU
We could start coming here every day.
We've got nothing but fucking time, man.
So much fuckin' time. Huh?
He won't last the week, huh? Terminal liver cancer?
- Yeah. - Where'd you get him, anyway?
Just at a homeless shelter. His identity's already been cleaned up.
This guy was born in Korea, but now,
he's just gonna become another dead immigrant.
Hmm. Myeong-su, hey.
We had officers hanging around here.
Oh, yeah? Cops do sniff around now and then.
They won't get a warrant, though. There's no evidence.
They were here asking for you.
Don't come here for now.
- Stay hidden. I'll cover up for you. - Noja did it, that fucking jackass.
He's turning on us all. It's a shitshow.
Why the fuck did you send such complete idiots to kill him?
You made everything harder!
Your stupid ass couldn't hire someone decent?
For fuck's sake.
Just forget it. I'll handle it.
You deal with the site for now, that's it!
It's stuck? Can't come out?
God, that guy's such a prick. Shit.
Ugh, seriously? He's such an idiot.
That stupid fucker! What the hell?
Always was a useless son of a bitch. I should've just killed him.
- You're going where? - Look, I'll get him. Won't take long.
You told me to start a fire. I started a fire, but your guy hasn't crawled out.
Keep turning up the heat. These guys are partners.
Hey! What do we do? Just fuck off?
Yeah, keep working that desk belly.
Take Chang-u or Min-ho with you.
- I need someone to keep an eye on you. - I'd rather work on this alone, all right?
Yeah. Workin' alone's nice.
So take these guys with you.
Uh, Mr. Kim, can I work alone, too?
Fine, newbie, let's go.
Oh, we're going?
Weren't you listening? I gotta take someone, so you're it.
DONGBU POLICE STATION
Dumbasses. Take your time. Stroll over here, just casual as shit.
So where are we going?
- You been to the beach recently, kid? - Huh?
Come on, man, take us to the ocean.
His parents run this place?
So that lady's gotta be his mom. Right?
Hyung, let me handle this. Stay here.
Your look is kinda…
Oh, you're not?
Oh, my, no! I'm just the one who took over the place.
I did know the old owner, actually. Quite well.
I was one of his neighbors.
Oh, gosh. He sure went through a lot,
all because of that troublemaker son of his.
After his father passed away, that useless kid never came here.
But wouldn't you know it? As soon as I took over the place,
he suddenly started comin' around!
For the money! That was all.
Um, how long since…
Let's see…
Uh, maybe three or four years ago.
Ah, but stop by the dock. His friend's working.
Hey, sir?
Hey, sir!
You know a guy round here named Seo Yu-min?
- Yu-min, huh? - Yeah.
That guy? Why?
- Uh, I just… - Hey.
We're detectives, sir, Seoul agency.
KIM YEONG-GEUN KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY
Mr Kim may say that, but he's been worried about you lately, I think.
He's got other things to concentrate on.
You got history together, huh?
Oh, yeah. We've known each other since before forever.
So you guys must really understand each other?
Hey.
Yeah, he found a great woman and she turned him into a human being.
That's the reason they're happy.
Yeah, I bet he picked a real nice girl to marry.
But then, I'm sure he treats her right. That's the kinda guy he is.
He is, yeah. He wouldn't punch walls like some guys do.
And he wouldn't get sued for divorce either, would he?
Hang on, I wasn't trying to say that at all!
I was just never cut out for the family thing, really.
I was an orphan.
And my parents? I never even knew who they were.
I was just left at an orphanage.
Well, I got adopted for a second there.
Goddamn it, then they sent me back. They didn't want me either.
Back to the orphanage, then adopted and sent back again.
- Guess a… - Yeah?
A real family wasn't in the cards for me, was it?
That's okay, you've always got us.
That's a crock of shit.
Hm. Ahem.
The truth is that we're all just strangers and family is a lie.
And in the end, people are islands. All alone.
What a mess. I haven't come around lately.
This is Yu-min's place.
Why do you want him, anyway? He scam someone again?
Oh, so he scammed people around here, too, it sounds like?
He always borrowed money and left it a mess.
He at it again?
Yeah, he owes a lot, a hell of a lot.
Man, that's no surprise.
He hasn't been here for a long time, though.
This place has been empty,
Last year, this guy came and rented it for a while.
Didn't look like a fisherman. I think he was some kind of writer.
Now that I think about it, he looked a lot like you.
Uh, yeah, uh… So did you… did you see anybody here after that?
No. Back then, Yu-min had his girl with him, and I didn't.
A girl?
He'd bring her with him whenever he rolled into town.
The two of them would always stay here together.
Damn it, what the hell are you doing?
Yeah, he took off.
They haven't been in touch, don't know where he went.
What now, then?
He said that he keeps his stuff in the attic.
We should go through it and see what we can find.
Come on, dumbass, let's pay attention.
Ugh.
Ugh! Shit.
This Yu-min guy? I bet he really is The Rat we're looking for.
If those men aren't the same guy,
then how come they're both linked…
…to a house in the middle of nowhere?
Hey, come here.
Yeah, this is the rathole here.
Shit.
Goddamn it.
Ugh.
He said he'd been preparing this for a long time.
He even changed his voice to take everything you have.
Didn't I say that?
That everything was planned.
The phone, the broken glass…
even my Da-eun's kidnapping.
Hey, is this it? Huh?
All the stuff he's keeping here?
Oh, check these out!
What the hell?
Why the fuck would you park this close to the edge?
- Don't worry about it. - You hoping I fall in?
Now who am I supposed to ask around here? Gimme a break.
Hey.
- Excuse me. - Police.
Uh… There's someone we're trying to track down.
Hey, Jeong-bae!
Got detectives here again!
Sounds like there were other detectives here before us.
Good evening, sir.
Mr. Jeong-bae! You're Mr. Jeong-bae, right?
What you got there?
Must've been nice.
Gimme that.
This is they guy we're looking for?
Uh-huh.
Shit. He's the one?
You won't believe this.
But I already know this guy.
Yu-min? You sure?
You're back.
About time.
I've spent a whole month looking for you.
You borrowed money. You didn't think we'd want it back?
What are you, an idiot?
Better eat.
Sit down. It's ramyeon. You should really eat some before we go.
Go where?
To go see the man you owe.
Don't bother trying to run away, okay?
It's cold outside. Don't make things any harder.
I'm not gonna run.
I can't pay it all back, but… he'd let me sell my identity, right?
I can't help with that sort of thing. Ask him about it, okay?
But I made food, so sit down.
There were women's clothes in his house.
Was this her?
There's no way she was staying there. I was dating Min-yeong.
So who was it that hired you?
The asshole that's trying to kill us.
My name is Park Seung-gyu. I'm a former associate of Dong-seok.
Come on. You don't remember?
We've met before.
And Dong-seok?
Damn it. Guess I was involved at the very start.
What exactly happened with you and this guy?
We, um…
sort of…
Sorry, excuse me? Anyone home?
What the hell?
It seems like all these separate cases are connected, huh?
Your tip too, right?
Yeah.
I'm confused why they chose you?
That's why I'm busting my ass trying to figure this shit out.
- No choice, I guess. - Huh.
And I've also got a score to settle
with whatever asshole is out there posing as a cop.
What is it?
Oh, hi, uh… We came here to fish, but I need to use the bathroom.
Sorry, could I please use yours?
You kidding me? This whole island's a fucking toilet.
Go and piss wherever the hell you want.
Hah! Yeah, exactly.
I saw a bathroom just around the corner back there, right?
- Sure, this way. - Thanks.
You're not from here, are you?
Seoul, actually. We're from Seoul. Had to take care of something, so…
Huh.
For a guy who says he came here to fish,
your shoes and your clothes are all nice and clean.
It looks like you're not here to fish, you're here to hunt.
What's that? Someone hunting?
You kidding?
Who would be out here hunting this late at night?
Hey…
Just follow me and stay alert, all right?
Ugh, shit. Damn it.
Ah, shit.
Fuck!
Damn it. Motherfucker!
Hyung! Oh, are you okay?
Hyung, oh God, you got…
Come on.
Shit.
Hyung, hurry. Hyung, hurry!
- Mr. Park. - What is it?
- Look. - Huh?
Ah, shit!
What are you doing?
We should go after them.
- You wanna get shot? Don't be stupid. - Then what are we doing here?
Great question.
Why the fuck are they shooting at each other?
Huh? And why are they here?
They must have been looking for something, but what?
Other unclaimed remains don't get this attention from the police.
Goddamn it.
- What? - You don't have a gun. Take it easy.
- I could… - What could you do, huh?
Do you wanna die, dumbass?
Be patient. Call in and get us local backup.
And block all the bridges leading to Seoul.
Uh, okay.
Ah, fuck.
Ah, shit!
- Come on, hyung! Hurry up! - Hey, punk.
- We need to hurry! - How far can we run? Come on.
- We're trapped on a damn island here. - Huh?
Hey, hey.
Shit!
Running from these guys, we're not gonna last much longer.
- What? - You just get going.
Run straight ahead. Crash around and make noise.
- Please, just run. - Make noise and run!
You're the bait, you idiot!
Run already, dumbass!
Goddamn it, kid.
Hyung! Are you okay?
Shit.
Jesus.
We better get off this island fast.
We're fucked the longer we stay here.
- That's not good. - Hey, it just grazed me, all right?
It's nothing serious.
- We're going to the hospital, right? - Shut your hole already! Jesus.
Hey, you stopped earlier, tell me. What exactly happened with that guy?
Mmm.
- Mmm! - Mmm.
- How about another beer? - One more's fine, right?
- Uh-huh! - Just one more.
Min-yeong sure as hell looks out for you.
I'm kinda jealous.
Wait, he was jealous?
You're saying he's jealous, that's why he's coming at you?
He was jealous of what? I don't get it!
Min-yeong, the girl, she chose me instead.
So he's been trying to destroy you over a girl?
There's a man dead already!
Hey, kid. Don't fuck around with me.
There's more to it than that, isn't there?
Do they know about the island? How'd they find us out here?
It's the car. That makes the most sense to me.
They put a tracker on it.
And whoever put the tracker on this car knows what that Rat is really after here.
'Cause I turned The Rat over to that guy.
All right, goddamn it, let's go to Seoul.
Jesus, they got here quick. Here comes the cavalry.
Hey. Our suspects are gone.
Let's just leave it to them. Come on.
Where to? Seoul?
Got a lead to check out. Let's go.
What was that?
What's happening?
Bring that here!
Block the entrance! Hurry, do it!
You, get the bolt cutters, move!
Let's go, open up!
Hi, guys!
Party's over.
- Everybody shut up. Freeze! - Stay right where you are!
- Stay in your seats! - Don't move!
- Freeze! Hands up! - Where are you going, huh?
All right, guys, just stop there. Stop.
Quiet!
Ah.
You're going through a lot, thanks to your associate.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE WARRANT
Where is he? Your partner?
Haven't got one, sorry.
I know you've got a partner, okay?
I'll find him for you.
Oh, and I might… start poking around your gambling website, too.
Maybe that'll help.
- Let's go. - Let's find your partner.
- All right? Move. - Let's go.
Go, go, go. Come on!
- Over here. - Here!
- Get over here. - Keep going.
- Yes, you'd better. - Get over here! Come on!
- Thank you, sir. - Good night.
Excuse me, we need to conduct a quick inspection.
Appreciate it, sir.
Excuse me, we need to conduct a quick inspection.
Drive safe, sir.
Excuse me, we need to conduct a quick inspection.
Thanks so much.
Keep me in the loop if you get more information.
Okay. Got it.
What is it?
So, out in the woods, they apparently found a guy who was shot to death.
He's unidentified, though.
They lost Noja, too.
There have been so many unidentified bodies lately.
I used to just assume they were unclaimed remains or illegal immigrants.
- You know? - Do you really exist?
Huh?
How do I really know who you are? Prove it to me.
Really?
- How about my ID, that work? - Could've forged that.
Well, call my mother, then.
Wow, you're an asshole.
You know I've got no parents.
Your "mother" could actually be an actress you hired, couldn't she?
Even your birth certificate,
your school paperwork, records in the military.
Computers store, all that shit now. It can be forged.
We used to keep hard copies of records
and it was a hell of a lot easier to track it all.
And all the dust that years leave behind can't be faked like a screenshot.
- Hey, stay focused. - Yeah, okay.
Hey, I said don't touch me! I can walk fine on my own, God!
Just keep it moving! You! Get in the back!
- Hold on a sec! - I said don't touch me!
- I'll walk on my own. - Get in the car.
Hey, get over here!
Shit.
- What? - We already cremated her.
This is an ongoing investigation.
- Who's investigating it? - We are!
Then I guess you should have mentioned that, right?
You took a quick look, and then you just left.
The police said there was no foul play. The body wasn't ID'd.
Cremation is how we handle these situations.
There are about 3,000 unclaimed bodies nationwide each year.
We need to cremate them to make room.
Hey, fuck you, doc. You can't bullshit your way out of this one.
Nothing you did makes sense. Why all the rush to cremate her? Huh?
Uh…
What'd they pay you? Fuck, you're hiding something. Tell me.
Shit, stop! Let me go! What the hell?
- You little-- - Please stop. The man's a doctor.
Shit!
Let's go. Come on, let's go.
Get off me! Fuck!
Shit.
Goddamn it.
AUTOPSY REPORT UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE
- Hey. - Yeah?
Look here. It's the same woman. Where and when was she found?
Uh… Han River bank. On the 15th, near Goyang.
She likely drowned four to five days prior to discovery.
Hmm.
It's just, this is a fishing zone. I live near here.
So what are you saying?
I don't think she'd have drifted there.
It's all blocked by fishing nets.
We better check.
Are you serious? He's already back in Seoul, you dumbass.
Get the job done already. I'm gonna send the address over.
Hey. Forget about the dead guy, you fucking moron.
They can't trace it to us anyway.
That motherfucking…
- Send him the location. - Okay.
Homeless fuckers, Jesus Christ.
What the fuck do they have to lose? Let's be bold, goddamn it.
That damn lawyer used to be a warrant judge,
and he guaranteed the cops wouldn't actually get a warrant for us, right?
So why'd I pay the lying little prick all that money?
Huh? Hey, how much did that fucker drink when he'd come here?
And he'd always expect a second round!
Fucking jackass. Shit…
This is all really fucked up. I think we should lay low.
All right!
Where are you going?
Hmm?
Put that away and sit down, motherfucker.
Shit!
Noja, what are you doing here?
Weren't you in Yeongdeungpo? I… I thought that--
Some fucker planted a tracker or something on my car, turns out.
So I took a taxi over here instead.
Hang on, so how did you know where I am?
No matter where you try to hide, nine times out of ten,
chances are I know someone there.
It's why you hire me to track down scumbags.
So where is he?
- Huh? - Goddamn it, Noja, hang on.
That's not what matters right now, okay?
Remember what I said? Keep your head down and lay low.
Myeong-su got popped. We're fucked, all of us.
We… we gotta disappear, or we'll be dragged into this shit.
Shit! Bastard.
Tell me what I wanna know.
Ah, shit.
It was around three years back, I'd say.
When I brought you that young guy, the kind of girly one.
He ran off after borrowing money from you. Do you remember him?
- Goddamn, it was snowing all night long? - Ugh… shit, man…
He was Seo Yu-min, right? Seo Yu-min.
I told you to pay me back,
but you had the balls to ask for more money.
You must wanna die.
That's okay with me.
What's wrong with this guy?
Hey. I'm not gonna kill you yet.
You're not off the hook till you repay your debts.
Then you can buy my identity. I'll sell it to you.
And if I buy it? What good is that money gonna do?
You'll be a nobody then.
He took something dear to me.
And I can't just let him walk away with everything.
Where is he?
All right, then.
Hang on, damn it! You can meet him, all right?
I'll fucking arrange it for you. Jesus Christ.
Motherfucker.
Shit, if you really wanna meet that guy, then…
- Stupid fuck! - Shit.
Shithead. What else did he say?
Hmm?
Hey. Think you're in a music video or what?
You two finally doing it?
You've had enough. You're drunk.
Let's go.
I found him.
Stop there. Rewind. Rewind.
What in the hell happened?
DATE OF INTERMENT: FEB 10, 2023 NAME: SEO YU-MIN
He sold his identity, 'cause the bastard didn't have any money.
So I bought it from him, all right?
And then he killed himself, less than ten days later.
That's the truth.
How could I have known
that bastard who sold his identity and got the cash
would throw in the towel like that?
Stupid motherfucker that killed himself didn't give me his identity first.
So I lost our money.
- He said that he killed himself? - Yeah.
But how do we know for sure this is the right guy, anyway?
Look at the date. He was born August 1994. It's him.
Oh, really?
Then if he died two years back,
guess we've just been chasing shadows.
So she was killed, then.
Who the hell
is this motherfucker?
The dead don't have much to say,
but even though he's dead, this son of a bitch won't shut up.
What the hell's goin' on now?
"THE RAT" AUTHOR EVENT & BOOK SIGNING
This was yesterday.
Thank you for joining us today
to celebrate the publication of The Rat, the highly anticipated…
Wow, he really nailed it.
I guess he really is Je Moon-jae now.
He's become… you.
Hey.
Where are you? Why are you doing this to me?
Hey, did you find him?
What? Got the wrong guy?
Ugh…
You went to the wrong place? I told you to find yourself first, okay?
Hey, where are you? Let's meet and talk.
Okay? I'll come to you.
Nah, I got somewhere else to go today.
No, no. Where are you? Just tell me and I'll… I'll come over there.
Why would I want to see you?
Please, wait.
Gimme a minute. Is that a good idea?
Well it's okay with me, but I don't think you should know.
It's actually better if you don't.
Hey, I said I can go over, so just tell me where.
I'll come to you. Where the hell are you, you bastard?
Hey, it's not like that, okay? 'Cause this is serious.
DONGBU POLICE STATION
Some guy got plastic surgery to look just like me.
They gotta catch this impersonator.
I've already set up an alibi and witnesses and everything on my end,
but what are you gonna do?
Guess you must regret becoming a miserable hermit.
You can't do this, you fuck!
Mouse