SODO QUICK LOAN
Deacon Yuji, we found Kang Junwon's car.
Near a port in Incheon.
He bought cigarettes with his credit card at the convenience store near the port.
That's it. He must be stowed away.
He borrowed money and fell into debt,
and got on the ship to flee to somewhere else.
How could he be so irresponsible?
He deserves to be damned.
Sir,
Deacon Yuji, we located him.
He got the decree at the store.
He's hiding in Cheonan.
We need to head over there right now.
Have a safe drive back.
Does this mean I gave birth to a sinner?
Huh?
Did I do something wrong?
What should we do?
Junwon.
What's going to happen to you?
What will happen? What are you going to do?
People from the Sodo Law Firm will take care of things for me.
They'll make it look like I vanished without a trace.
SODO
A PLACE WHERE RITUALS FOR HEAVENLY GODS WERE PERFORMED IN THE SAMHAN PERIOD
SODO
RECORDS ON SODO FOUND IN THE BOOK OF THE LATER HAN,
RECORDS OF THE THREE KINGDOMS…
SODO WAS CONSIDERED A SACRED AREA WHERE RELIGIOUS RITUALS WERE HELD
AND FUGITIVES WHO FLED THERE WERE IMMUNE TO ARREST
Hey.
Producer Bae…
I thought you took the day off.
Hello.
So, have you heard the news? About Junwon.
-What do you mean? -Well, it turns out…
he was addicted to gambling.
Rumor has it he stowed away on a ship to escape.
I never thought he would do something like that.
There are so many people who vanish without a trace these days.
Hey, you're not a gambler, are you?
Where are you going?
-Sinner Kim Yeongseok. -Yes?
You need to tell us.
How did you first receive the decree?
Well…
Uh…
My wife told me to buy some groceries,
so I went to the store--
Everyone knows you received the decree there.
Just tell us when your demonstration is.
Um… Well, I…
I was by the beer,
and an angel appeared right there.
Kim Yeongseok, tell us the time of your demonstration.
"You will go to Hell…
in six days at 5:00 p.m."
Six? When is that?
That's today.
We don't have much time, then.
We need to hurry up and do something as soon as possible.
He has already confessed. Take him away.
How could you let this happen?
We can't afford to spend more of our budget for another sacred location.
Yeah, okay, we understand. Don't worry.
We'll take him to headquarters.
We'll broadcast the demonstration.
Contact headquarters and tell them to get ready for this.
Contact the sinner's family too.
-Go. Right now. -Okay, sir. Let's go.
Kim Yeongseok.
SODO LAUNDRY SERVICE
Where did you get this?
Hey, Misuk.
Youngjae, have you heard about Kang?
-The show you were working on… -Yeah?
Someone said people disappeared.
Mm-hmm, why?
Show it again.
I believe it's our government's responsibility
to fulfill its role as God's ultimate tool.
You have his number?
-Yeah. -Okay.
LIST OF CONTACTS GUEST GONG HYEONGJUN
Thanks, Misuk.
THE NEW TRUTH
DEMONSTRATION IN PROGRESS
All right, the chairman is on his way up.
Camera number two on standby…
…and cue.
This sinner here…
has established an illegal gambling ring.
He got the decree in the supermarket.
After he got his decree in public,
he decided to run away instead of confessing.
Tell us where you were trying to run away to.
Answer me!
Did you think you could deceive God and run away from Him?
Huh?
Yeah.
Look at your family!
You will now face them,
and everyone else who is watching this.
Take a good look at them.
Accept what you've done.
Huh?
Chairman, we have 30 seconds to go.
Go to Hell, you terrible sinner!
I don't accept it!
I didn't commit any sin.
My love.
Mother…
I'm not a sinner, believe me!
Please spare me. Spare me.
How are the viewer ratings doing?
One moment.
The viewer ratings have reached 89 percent, Chairman.
Wow.
Chairman…
I'd like to call for a committee meeting.
-And why is that? -Well…
There's an important matter we should address.
Okay, then.
I'll call it when this is over.
Oh, you sinner.
As the one who has sinned,
you will now suffer for all eternity!
In the pits of Hell you will suffer!
You will suffer forever!
You are a sinner.
And you have paid the price for that.
HANKUK UNIVERSITY 2027 ACADEMIC YEAR KICKOFF CEREMONY
SOCIOLOGY, PROFESSOR GONG HYEONGJUN IN OFFICE
Who are you?
-Let go of me! -Producer Bae.
Didn't I tell you to forget… what happened yesterday?
If you tell us now,
we won't make your daughter watch.
But I bet she'd love to see you get torn apart.
Sir…
…my daughter is far too young.
Confess your sins now.
Well…
The video went viral…
so fast and I didn't know what to do.
So I decided to run.
I don't know who found me,
but they gave me a call.
Who are you referring to?
The rumored organization…
you know, that helps those condemned
vanish before the New Truth could find them.
What did they say?
What they said to me was,
I could vanish and that no one would know.
So I told them…
I would think about it.
A little later,
I found this business card in the motel.
SODO LAUNDRY SERVICE
The New Truth claims that only sinners are subjected,
but we know it's a lie.
It is more like a supernatural thing that can't be explained.
Jung Jinsu gave meaning to this,
by calling it God's will.
Okay…
are you saying you're hiding those who received the decree?
Exactly.
We prevent the New Truth from getting what they want
and also protect the victims from being known.
That's the best we can do for them.
How do you find those who receive a decree?
We can't find all of them.
It's easy to find those who receive the decree publicly, though.
In that case, we need to get to them as quickly as possible.
But those who receive it in private… are quite similar.
In terms of what they're searching for after receiving it.
They're always searching for things on the New Truth app,
and once we see the pattern, we get in touch with them.
How can you even do that.
We are very covert in how we go about our business.
Our members are everywhere.
The police, tech companies and so on.
We even have people at your work place.
Some people don't follow the law.
Most are related to the subjects,
or they hold a grudge.
Isn't it dangerous for everyone involved?
Half the world are followers of the New Truth.
What do you think the Chairman will do if he receives the decree?
He would turn to us immediately.
Once the tables are turned and you become the one being judged,
you will know that we should…
have the right to die alone.
Child of Sohyun Song.
In three days time,
at 9:30 p.m…
-Please help me. -…you are bound for Hell.
I was planning on calling that woman today.
Which one?
I'm sure you've heard of her.
Her name is Min Hyejin.
The Min Hyejin that he's referring to right there,
is a lawyer who was hostile towards the New Truth when it was started.
She then went missing.
She was working at the Sodo Firm when she disappeared.
Okay.
Yeah, got it.
There is someone who'd like to meet you.
Please, come with me.
Sodo…
I didn't believe it at first,
but it turns out that the Sodo Firm…
hides the people who receive the decree from God.
Producer Kang Junwon, who's said to have fled the country.
I think he's a sinner who got the decree.
Sodo hid the truth from us.
Have you tried calling the number listed on this thing?
Yeah, we did try that.
But those are fake numbers, and they were all generated online.
What a complete bunch of idiots!
This is an act of rebellion against God.
They are tampering with the fate of humanity.
Don't you all agree with me?
Apprehend every single one of those people.
-Be speedy and diligent. -Yes, sir.
I'm going to request police cooperation and call the deacons--
What the hell are you talking about?
We don't have time to ask for the police to get involved.
Why do you think they are always a few steps ahead of us?
We are the lawful ones here,
while they don't give a shit about any of it.
This is not the time to think about what's legal and what's not.
Do whatever it takes to round them up immediately.
Chairman.
I believe that's beyond my authority.
Deacon Yuji, will you come here?
Please come closer.
Deacon Yuji…
with all the power bestowed upon me,
I give you full authority as of this moment in time,
to do what has to be done.
To find those people who deny God.
Now go!
You must devote your whole body and soul…
to follow God's ultimate will.
Hey, listen, can we please come up with something better for this ritual?
I'm thinking something more impressive, maybe.
Yeah… good point. I'll think about it.
I hope that you will.
Oh, God.
You okay?
Deacon Sacheong.
Please contact the Arrowhead right now.
Huh? The Arrowhead?
How would I know how…
I know you are in contact with them.
You don't need to be secretive with me.
Okay.
How are you?
How many can you gather right now? Huh?
Okay…
you're saying those monsters got nothing to do with God's act, is that right?
Do you really believe… in all of that nonsense?
Then what about the decree?
The decree always states the person's name who's going to Hell.
We don't know if it's God's message or not.
The New Truth has the exclusive right to decide
how this phenomenon should be interpreted.
If this is truly an act of God,
and His will is really what the New Truth says it is,
then we have no choice but to deny God
because that means He doesn't care for us.
This is just like an earthquake or any other natural disaster.
It can happen to any one of us.
It's not about punishing or about being punished.
Your baby is innocent.
Nobody can deny that fact.
Thank you both for coming.
My name is Min Hyejin.
Follow me.
They shouldn't leave their engine running.
Sujeong.
I'm home!
Sujeong!
Who the fuck are you, asshole?
Quiet!
Relax, he's not dead.
Hey, bring me a chair.
Tell him to wake up!
Bring a chair.
Hey, wake up.
Where did you get the information?
There's a member of the Arrowhead who's a detective at Mapo Police.
And he told me that some loan sharks threatened Kang Junwon's wife
just a few days before he disappeared.
But, what they did to collect the debt wasn't illegal,
so in the end they had to let them go.
It's clear that they did it to hide Kang Junwon's demonstration.
He must be close to a sinner.
Yeah, he's the son of one.
His mother loaned money at a high interest to vendors.
I mean…
Can't believe he hasn't come to his senses
even after his mother went to Hell.
We need to improve the program for the children of sinners to reform.
I mean, he's just a loan shark, and I'm sure no one would care if he dies.
Pathetic.
We know the situation you're facing very well.
The footage from the hospital has already been deleted.
Help yourself.
Even if the New Truth finds out about it,
they'll try to hide your baby's demonstration
because it won't benefit them.
They'll make it look like you killed the child.
Or they'll try to hide the fact that the baby was ever born.
There's no concept of original sin or redemption in their doctrine.
So they would never admit that a baby can be a subject.
You can never be sure about that, can you?
They can simply modify it to fit their needs.
It may seem like they're disorganized,
but they have clear standards on what they consider to be a sin.
Yeah, it's true.
Only acts that can be prevented by humans are sins.
Again, there's no concept of original sin
and greed isn't considered a sin either.
Because, if they were to cross that line,
people would find it hard to live by their doctrine.
Picture a perfect world where no one commits an evil act.
By making that goal look achievable,
they manipulate people to keep a close eye on each other.
The demonstrations drive their whole system.
That's why they'll always need sinners to do that on a regular basis.
They cover up a case that doesn't align with their doctrine,
and they come up with one if they can't find anything.
Have they ever concealed an entire case before?
The one who started this and then vanished.
Where do you think Chairman Jung Jinsu is right now?
He left the country, didn't he?
He's dead.
He had to go through a demonstration four years ago.
Jung Jinsu did one of those things himself?
Are you saying he came up with a false doctrine after receiving the decree?
-Why? -Who knows?
Living for 20 years knowing your days are numbered
can make you do all kinds of different things, don't you think?
Since he had those 20 years of his life to live,
he was able to prepare his interpretations of this phenomenon.
Then you should tell the world all about it.
Are you going to do that, or what?
He had warned people, but nobody listened to him.
Until they witnessed… Park Jungja's demonstration with their own eyes.
In order for people to really listen to us,
we need to present compelling evidence.
All right.
What exactly are you trying to say to me right now, huh?
We want to broadcast your baby's demonstration to the world.
I'm leaving.
Hold on, wait a second.
What?
An innocent newborn received the decree.
We have to show people the truth in order to restore the world we used to know.
Do I seem to care?
Huh? What does this have to do with me?
Do you think I wanna save the fucking world?
All I want to do is protect my family.
Huh?
Yeah, you should both know better than that.
Why did you bring me here?
My baby is going to die!
My new baby received the decree!
You're no different than the New Truth themselves.
You think this is your chance to make things right? Huh?
You're using my baby's death for your own benefit.
You two are no different from them!
If we disguise the death of your baby as an accident,
your baby will die a meaningless death.
But if you decide to let us broadcast this demonstration,
the baby will save the world.
And you won't have to shoot documentaries for the New Truth in the future.
We're on your side, and we'll do whatever you want us to do.
Call us when you make up your mind.
Let's go. Come on.
Hey.
Are you ready to talk?
Huh? Are you?
You're doing a great job, my friend.
Hold this.
Or should I play with your wife?
Sujeong! No!
She isn't a sinner.
She doesn't even know what her husband's job is.
That's a sin too.
Shut up!
Should I draw something on her face?
It might hurt a little.
He opened his hands.
You need to tell us what you know.
He gave us a name.
-Hankuk University? -Yeah.
-They should track his location. -Yeah.
She must be in a bad mood because of today's broadcast.
It's the first time that we failed to protect…
someone we know.
You saw the scar on her head?
She got that when she was brutally attacked by the Arrowhead.
And she almost died.
She was saved by police sirens.
They weren't as reckless back then.
She managed to survive.
But she ended up being angry at herself.
She couldn't stop Ms. Park's live broadcast.
Or what Jung Jinsu was plotting to do.
She blames herself.
She thinks she was responsible for the whole world.
That's why she's so eager
to make up for her mistakes.
I think she wants to make things right in the world.
Let's go.
No, thank you.
My daughter… received the decree, too.
Out of nowhere she said she wanted to see the ocean.
Whoa. Papa, how did you find out about this place?
Is this where you came with Mom?
Hmm.
-It's a secret. -Gong Yeonjae.
You are going to Hell
in ten seconds.
I will never forget…
how terrified she looked.
She wanted me to explain what would happen to her.
Papa.
Please help me.
Yeonjae!
Do you know how…
I felt looking at my daughter's body torn apart?
I thought…
I'm glad no one saw.
That's how I felt in that moment.
Mr. Bae…
would you say my daughter's death was an accident or an act of judgment?
I consider my daughter's death a terrible accident.
I want to grieve her death,
without worrying why it had to be her.
I'm so sorry…
that this has happened to your family.
And I'm so sorry I didn't say this first.
Come here.
Come here. It's okay.
JUDGMENT
Hey.
It's him, right?
Is he dead?
Break the window.
Hey. Come out. Huh?
Come on!
Youngjae.
You saw my mom at my father's funeral, right?
She cheated on my father and left us when I was five.
After my dad died,
I called her and waited for her to come back.
I imagined it all.
I thought she would hold my hand…
and say she missed me.
And say she's sorry.
I hoped she'd beg for forgiveness.
And I'd pretend to be mad for a bit…
and then cry my eyes out in her arms.
I missed her so much.
But do you know what she said?
She said she was out of it…
after she divorced my dad
and didn't get enough alimony.
She asked how much my Dad had left for me.
She was back for her share of it.
I hadn't seen her in so many years…
and she didn't even ask how I had been at all.
Not all mothers are good people.
What's the point of resenting her now, though?
Yeah, I see.
But why does she have to be my mother?
She's such a horrible human.
After I got pregnant with Toughie,
I told myself…
that I'd be like those loving moms on TV.
Because I'm better than her.
I… wanted our baby to be loved.
I wanted our baby to live an ordinary life.
That can't happen now.
And I hate it so much.
What kind of evil is it?
Why would a newborn receive a decree?
Youngjae, I'm so frightened.
You know,
it has been haunting my mind.
It just plays on repeat.
And I can't help but think I'm a horrible person.
Sohyun.
I went and met some people yesterday.
They wanted…
to broadcast our baby's demonstration.
What?
Since our baby has no sin,
they can out them.
And prove that the New Truth is lying to everyone.
That's what they said.
I don't wanna do that.
They will disguise the death as an accident.
It's our choice to make.
It's okay. We have a lot of time.
I'm sure you'll tell us everything eventually.
Hey, that bastard's awake.
You check up on him.
Hey there!
You bastards.
You're finally up, Professor Gong.
What are you doing here?
Yeah.
Do it. Do it.
Do it now!
We're not asking you anything.
So don't worry.
He gave us all the info already.
Hyeongjun.
Geunbae.
You assholes!
Please stop it. Stop it now!
Just ask me. Please!
You can shut the hell up!
There's no need for you to say another fucking word.
What we need to do…
is get to…
your car.
We need records from your GPS
that show where you've been.
What?
Hold on. Wait a second.
Execute him.
Wait. Hold on!
-What are you gonna do? -Let me go!
Untie me! Now!
Hey, listen to me.
Listen to me!
You can kill me later, just hear me out.
-No! Oh, shit! -Hey, listen
Hyeongjun!
-You're being deceived. -You bastards!
-They're lying to you. -Stop, you bastards!
Jung Jinsu was a liar, I'm telling you!
No!
I don't care if I die, but hear me out for a second!
Hear me out.
Hey!
-You idiots! Hear me out! -No!
Let Geunbae go!
You bastards!
Listen to me!
No!
No! For God's sake, stop!
JUSTICE
GOD'S JUDGMENT
PRACTICE JUSTICE
Everyone out. Search the place. Don't miss a thing.
Get moving!
Deacon Sacheong.
You can't be seen as an Arrowhead in your uniform.
Oh, yeah.
Those bastards…
Hurry!
-Come on, search the place! -Yes, sir!
Damn it!
-There! She's leaving! -Run!
-Go! -Let's go! Go!
-Let's go! -Hurry!
-Let's go! -Look!
Hey, over there!
Go and get her!
-Go here. -Up there!
This way, you idiots!
They're completely useless.
Idiots.
Hey, get moving. You idiots!
Hey! Come on, she's here!
Come on! Follow her!
Get up. Get up!
Very nice to meet you, Min Hyejin.
Hey, there!
What happened?
-What happened? -Oh, shit!
-Are you all right? -Are you okay, sir?
-Go find her! -Sir!
KIM GEUNBAE, A SINNER WHO DENIED GOD
GONG HYEONGJUN, A SINNER WHO DENIED GOD
This just in, breaking news.
A police investigation is underway after two burnt bodies were found
at Hankuk University.
Let's hear more details from the scene.
Now live to our reporter.
At around 6:00 a.m. today,
two heavily burned bodies were found at the front gate of Hankuk University,
causing massive shock to the public.
One of the bodies have been identified
as that of Professor Gong Hyeongjun, who was a professor at the university,
and the police have opened an investigation into the matter.
Professor Gong had recently appeared on various current affairs programs
and had been gaining the interest of many, making his death more shocking.
The bodies were too heavily damaged to be identified,
but signs that were hung around the victims' necks
helped police identify them as Professor Gong and Mr. Kim,
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE ARROWHEAD
An extensive investigation into the matter has begun.
Sinner, Gong Hyeongjun, has been lying to us
and has a secret org, Sodo.
He had been hiding those who received decree.
He said demonstrations were accidents
and twisted God's message for all of humanity.
We, the Arrowhead, have punished him for this.
The New Truth and you all must take heed of our actions.
Those who deny God and His message
must be punished for it.
The Arrowhead have confirmed that the head of this org, Sodo,
is a woman who is named Min Hyejin,
who used to be a lawyer.
SODO REAL ESTATE
Yeah?
Have you seen the news?
Yeah. You okay?
Not really. Have you talked to your wife?
Yes, but we haven't made a decision yet.
As you already know, we don't have very much time.
We can't help you if you're not able to make a decision.
Where are you?
I'm at the office right now.
What about your family?
Uh, they're at home.
This is serious. You should've stayed with them.
Are you sure they're there?
THE NEW TRUTH