Hometown

A murder takes place on an evening in the pouring rain, and Cho Jung Hyun, who has just returned to her hometown after 12 years, realizes that Cho Jae Young, her beloved niece, has gone missing. Meanwhile, Choi Hyung In, the detective in charge of the murder case, finds out that there is a relationship between the missing girl and Cho Kyung Ho, the culprit who’s been charged and imprisoned for committing the Saju Station Gas Terror Attack.

Hyung In and the police start the investigation to find Jae Young. Hyung In meets Jae Young’s school friends and they tell him about a tape. Hyung In finally obtains the tape, but a creepy and weird sound comes out from the tape. Meanwhile, Jung Hyun also tries to find Jae Young on her own. At places she visits, she gets to see some strange patterns. She knows that she has seen the patterns before, but don’t remember what they are.

Hyung In tries to find leads to Cho Jae Young’s case by listening to the cassette tape where mysterious sounds are recorded. When a drug addict’s body is found at the port, Hyung In realizes that this case is related to a drug ring. Meanwhile, Jung Hyun finds a videotape she watched with her high school friends. The content is so creepy and mysterious but it’s even more strange that no one remembers watching it.

Due to an explosion, Hyung In’s partner Si Jeong gets injured, which devastates Hyung In. This makes him drop the case. However, a key suspect of Jae Young’s case, Kim Hwan Kyu turns himself in. Jung Hyun hears from Jae Young’s friends that Jae Young had sent them a message a month before Kim Hwan Kyu turned himself in, and this makes Jung Hyun believe that Jae Young is still alive.

Jung Hyun is kidnapped and forced into a mysterious ritual. She realizes that Jae Young is not dead and is held by the people of Youngjingyo. The man who works as a representative of Youngjingyo reveals a shocking truth behind the 1987 terror attack. Hyung In also realizes that he’s been surrounded by Youngjingyo for a very long time.

After Jung Hyun is released and sent back home, she leaves again to look for Jae Young with Yong Tak. Another murder case occurs in Saju City. To get to the bottom of all this mystery, Hyung In decides to do it his way.

Hyung In hears from Jung Hyun that she saw Jae Young at the place where Youngjingyo believers hold their rite. When Hyung In meets Kyung Ho at the prison, he hears something shocking. Meanwhile, Jung Hyun is taken by mysterious men and meets Im In Gwan.

Jung Hyun turns down In Gwan’s offer and starts looking for leads with Yong Tak again. Meanwhile, Hyung In is put in a tough spot as Kim Hwan Kyu tells the press that he was tortured during the investigation. Hyung In also hears a rumour that there’s a video tape named “Mixed Tape” circulating in Saju City and that those who watched the video are saying strange things.