A Killer Paradox

February 9, 2024

College student Lee Tang (Choi Woo-shik) accidentally kills a man during a robbery attempt. When he discovers the man was a notorious unsolved serial killer, he is shaken in ways he cannot process. Filmed in the residential streets of Mangwon-dong, Mapo.

February 9, 2024

Tang accidentally kills again — another terrible person who had escaped justice. He begins to wonder whether his hand is guided by something other than chance.

February 9, 2024

Detective Jang Nan-gam (Son Suk-ku) is assigned the cases. He is methodical, intuitive, and immediately suspicious. Their cat-and-mouse game begins.

February 9, 2024

A third accidental killing. Tang's resolve not to do this again fails. The drama interrogates whether his inability to stop constitutes guilt.

February 9, 2024

Night scenes on the Han River in Mapo as Tang processes what he has become. Nan-gam closes in.

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Tang and the drama directly confront the question: is it wrong to kill people who are themselves killers? The answer is more complicated than either character expects.

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Nan-gam gets close enough to act. The cat-and-mouse structure collapses into something more direct. Tang must choose between running and stopping.

February 9, 2024

The finale. A conclusion that resolves the chase without fully resolving the philosophical question — deliberately, correctly. Reached No. 2 on Amazon Prime Video global TV rankings.