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(This drama is purely fictional and is not associated with...)
(actual people, organizations, locations, or incidents.)
(Filming was in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines...)
(and counseling was provided for child actors.)
(CGI was used in most scenes that include animals.)
Mom, why are you crying?
You monster. Die.
Just die!
Die...
(Mouse)
(Episode 16)
Officer Jung.
Ba Reum!
Doctor, what happened?
He seems to have died of a heart attack.
No, that can't be. It can't.
- He was fine when I talked to him. - I'm sorry.
He was fine.
Chi Kook, wake up.
Chi Kook.
Hey. Chi Kook, wake up.
You... You wanted to live a happy life with your mom.
You can't die like this.
Chi Kook. No.
Please... Chi Kook. My gosh.
Chi Kook.
Ba Reum.
Chi Kook.
Those shoes.
Hey, wait. Hey!
Ma'am! Ma'am!
Doctor!
I need to borrow this!
Hey! Hey, stop!
Hey! Hey!
What's his deal?
I took care of it. Yes.
(W Staffless Hotel)
(Safety First)
(67D6264)
(There is no staff in this hotel.)
(Please choose the length of your stay.)
(There is no staff in this hotel.)
Delivery.
Did you order food?
You killed Chi Kook, didn't you?
Why did you kill him?
Why did you kill that poor guy?
How could you say you feel sorry for him,
you fraud?
Yes, I killed him, you monster.
I had to kill an innocent man because of you!
There's been an accident.
Please take care of the scene.
Stop!
Where did I see that guy?
(Safety First)
What?
Someone got rid of the body?
That quickly?
That means there's someone else other than the two.
The same guys must've gotten rid of Woo Hyung Chul and Han Kook's body.
- Hey, Detective Ko. - Where are you, you punk?
Hello?
Detective Ko, I can't hear you.
What are you talking about?
Where are you?
Hello? Hello?
Why can't I hear anything?
What?
This place...
This is where I followed that thief.
Detective Ko.
- Chi Kook... - What's going on with you?
Why are you being so suspicious?
- What did you do to Chi Kook? - Chi Kook was murdered.
I heard the guy confess.
What guy?
It's him. He did it.
I can't see his face.
Is there a CCTV in the parking lot?
We didn't install it because the guests didn't like it.
People who come here are very sensitive about their privacy.
Then there's no way to check his face.
If this place is staffless, how do people use this place?
People mostly make reservations online.
We also have a self-payment kiosk,
so some pay using that.
- Let me see who paid for room 802. - Just a second.
Room 802 is empty.
- What? - It's been empty for a long time.
I'm sure it was that room.
I swear it was there.
Let's go check.
There was a laptop, two trays, and a suitcase.
I swear they were all here.
And as soon as I opened the door,
I threw the jjamppong broth on him.
But these guys even got rid of...
that stain on the wall.
How can anyone do that in such a short amount of time?
You threw jjamppong broth and left a stain on the wall?
Well, where is it?
I swear.
Then search the license plate of the car he drove.
It was 67D6264.
The car he drove...
Wait. What did you just say?
- "67D6264"? - Yes.
67D6264.
It's jjamppong broth.
Right?
You believe me now, right?
67D6264.
He's the one who hit me on the head and stole my wallet.
- What? - It's his license plate number.
I chased him into this motel.
It's him.
He killed Chi Kook.
Why? Why would a mugger kill Chi Kook?
How could you say you feel sorry for him, you fraud?
Yes, I killed him, you monster.
I had to kill an innocent man because of you!
He knew about me.
He killed Chi Kook because he knew...
- Let's finish up. - who I really was.
It's clean. You'll end up being the boy who cried wolf soon.
Someone is covering up my crimes.
Who? Why?
Did you take him to a doctor?
It's the second time. It may be from his brain surgery.
- Bye. - Later.
I spoke with the bloodwork team.
They didn't find any poison in Chi Kook's blood.
There are some that don't show up in the blood.
Let's get an autopsy. And...
We can only do an autopsy if there are signs of foul play.
The family has to request it.
I'll... I'll call her.
Murder?
Yes. Ba Reum says he thinks we should get an autopsy.
As you know, Officer Jung Ba Reum...
has displayed symptoms of delusion since his brain surgery.
Earlier, he insisted he killed a person,
which was proved false.
Your son was very unstable,
so we had been checking on him regularly just in case.
Heart attacks are very common for patients like your son...
who wake up after being in a coma.
If you insist on it,
I won't stop you.
But as you know, they cut up the entire body...
during an autopsy.
If it were me... If it were my son,
I'd let him go peacefully.
Ma'am. Please just sign here.
Let's stop.
It won't bring Chi Kook back.
But still.
Chi Kook did not die from a simple heart attack.
We need an autopsy to find out who did it...
I said to stop!
Who would kill Chi Kook?
Sung Yo Han is dead already.
So who?
Ma'am...
I...
I don't want to put a knife to his body anymore.
No more.
Let's...
let him go now.
Let's let him go peacefully.
But...
(Sung Yo Han was not the Moojin Serial Killer.)
(It was me, Jung Ba Reum.)
Not yet.
I can't die yet.
I'll catch and kill the scums who killed Chi Kook first.
I'll die after that.
Ba Reum!
Don't be too discouraged.
Let's look for another way.
But...
why did you go to Chi Kook's room?
It wasn't visiting hours.
He asked me to come.
He did?
Why? What did you talk about?
He said he wanted to be happy with his mom.
What?
And...
It looked like he was being threatened...
They were using his mom.
He was being threatened?
I see. Then I can see why he lied.
He lied?
- Yes. - I was attacked from behind,
- so I couldn't see his face. - He said...
he couldn't see his attacker because he came from behind.
But based on his wounds, he was attacked from the front.
I couldn't understand why he said he didn't see his face.
But it makes sense if he was being threatened.
One thing still remains unclear.
Only the fact that I was attacked in the shower room.
Chi Kook was attacked in the outdoor shower room.
- In the shower room? - Yes.
We found his blood there too.
But he was found in the magic box at the hall.
How did he move him there?
We have to reinvestigate his case from square one.
(Rest in peace)
I just want to live a happy life with my mom.
So please...
turn yourself in.
But I can't turn a blind eye just to save my own life.
So you need to do it.
That way, everyone will live.
I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise.
I won't turn myself in right now.
Once I kill the scum who killed you,
I'll turn myself in.
But... I'm dying soon.
I'll see you soon.
Even if I go... If you see me there...
Hi.
Hey.
Hello.
When I heard Chi Kook woke up,
I was so happy as if Mi Jung had woken up.
Mi Jung? Jo Mi Jung?
You visited him often.
- And consoled us a lot too. - Song Soo Ho's mother?
Jong Ho will greet him.
Park Jong Ho's sister?
He won't be lonely, so don't worry.
They're the families of the people I killed.
Oh, this way.
Come with me.
Sit down.
You haven't eaten all day. Eat something.
Are you okay? That must've burned.
Hey.
Why do you keep annoying me?
I was just...
- I was worried about you. - Why are you worried about me?
- Why are you here? - Hello.
- You weren't close to Chi Kook. - Hey.
Stop being mean to Bong Yi. You should be thanking her.
Hey. Ba Reum.
Leave it.
I'll do it.
Hello, everyone.
Go home. Ba Reum is just worried that you'll be tired.
Go home. Okay?
Hey, Bong Yi.
- You should eat. - Right.
Sure.
Die.
How did you become a cop when you lack stamina?
Okay, I give in. You win!
The old hag doesn't have long to live,
so she'll be an orphan.
She doesn't seem to have any friends...
which will make it easier to get rid of her...
even if she figures me out.
Right. She ticks off enough boxes...
to be the mother of my child.
Don't get sick so easily.
You need to be healthy...
to carry my child one day.
What am I supposed to do, Bong Yi?
What am I to do?
Did you receive the call?
Yes, I turned it down almost immediately.
She even came by my house,
so I threw a bucket of salt at her.
Can you believe it?
What phone call?
I see she didn't reach out to you.
Choi Hong Ju wants to interview us.
An interview?
Yes, "A Year after the Moojin Serial Murders".
She's filming a documentary...
that retells the stories behind the murders.
Why would she bring it up?
Isn't it obvious? Why else would she want to film it?
I bet it's to find something that exonerates her baby's father.
Is the rumor true?
Did Sung Yo Han father a child?
I see she didn't reach out to you.
Choi Hong Ju wants to interview us.
Yes, "A Year after the Moojin Serial Murders".
She's filming a documentary.
(Entryway for hearses)
- You look great in a uniform. - Thank you.
- This is a leg. - Why would it have only one leg?
Ba Reum, this is a you-know-what, isn't it?
- Let go. - My arm is short.
Stop it. Enough.
Wait. Isn't that Uncle?
Let's get going.
(Citizen Hero Award, Na Chi Kook)
(Today's Funerals)
(The late Lee Pil Seung, Wife: Gong Soo Young)
It's probably someone who looks like him.
His name is different and the same goes for his family.
Of course.
I wonder why Auntie hasn't been in touch.
The number you have dialed is not in service.
Wait. Did both of them change their numbers?
(The late Lee Pil Seung, Wife: Gong Soo Young)
It's definitely Uncle.
Like this. See?
What's going on?
Thank you.
Who sent it?
My brother-in-law's workplace.
Let's head inside.
(Ministry of Science and ICT)
That's not where Uncle works,
but why does this man look exactly like him?
Does he have a twin?
Park Min Sung and Lee Pil Seung.
They have different last names.
I'm sorry.
That's the one.
Is that the car that hit me?
That's the last time we see it on camera.
We can't see where it went afterward.
Darn. Where could it have gone?
Chi Kook's killer is also the man who ran over me last year.
Can this be a coincidence?
Here we go.
Here.
- This one? - Yes.
(Gudong Station, Jung Ba Reum)
The number you have dialed is not in service.
Why are they all not in service?
Can you run a background check?
Right. Just a second.
Why is there a scan of someone else's ID?
What's going on?
This doesn't make any sense.
I'm sure the proper ID was scanned at the time.
How did this happen?
- But... - Oh, here we go.
It looks like your uncle settled it.
Checking with him will be faster.
Or try calling the insurance company.
We don't have an employee by that name.
But the case was filed under his name.
He's the one my uncle settled with.
Take a look.
Will you tell me the license plate number again?
67D6264.
It's probably registered under accidents. I got injured.
There are no accidents registered under that license plate number.
Gosh, the police told me...
What's going on?
- What are reading? - How audacious of her.
- What? - I'm talking about Choi Hong Ju,
that brat.
But before you thought she was an incredible woman.
Incredible, my foot.
I can't believe she had a kid with that killer.
She uploaded a post saying she's hiring a nanny...
on an online community website where I used to live.
Han Kook, that poor boy, was found with no lungs.
But she's audacious enough to upload a post...
saying she's hiring a nanny for her baby.
So many people are leaving comments,
and I want to say something too.
But I don't know what to say.
Peekaboo! Peekaboo!
- How cute. - Hey.
- Yes? - Try shaking that toy.
- Okay. - Look at that.
Look at that.
(- Doesn't Choi Hong Ju live there? - Yes, that's where she lives.)
(Whoever takes the job will be taking care of a future killer.)
- Hello? - Is this Ms. Choi Hong Ju?
Yes, that's me.
(I just called the number. It really is Choi Hong Ju.)
Why are you erasing it?
She's not even worth it.
Leaving a comment is just another form of giving attention.
Don't even read this kind of stuff. It's bad for your mental health.
Let me pay and go.
(This is shocking. I'm speechless.)
(Delete)
(I'd like to interview for the job. Here's my number.)
Hello, I'm calling after reading the online message you sent.
I feel like we've met before. You seem familiar.
I look pretty common.
So I hear that a lot.
You don't look common at all.
By any chance, have you ever taken care of someone else's child?
No, not really.
But I did raise my son.
So I'm confident I'll do a good job.
I see.
Just a second.
Are you hungry? There we go.
Here.
Do you live with your son?
No.
He died due to an accident.
I'm sorry. I had no idea.
By any chance,
do you have a plastic bag?
Just a second.
Here.
I used to do this every time my son cried.
Surprisingly, it always worked.
And he's not crying because he's hungry.
He's actually asking you to change his diaper.
- Okay. Oh, careful. - Come here.
Okay, okay.
Alright.
Can you start tomorrow?
Of course.
Just so you know, the last nanny...
Just a second.
Hey, Ms. Kang.
Oh, really?
Okay. Let's hang up for now.
Actually, can you start today?
Yes, of course.
I'll take good care of the baby. Don't worry. You can get going.
Thank you.
Your eyes look just like his.
You have his nose too.
Hello, I'm Soo Ho's mother.
Yes, I know. Have you been well?
I saw you visiting my house yesterday.
The thing is...
The other victims' families already told me.
I heard about the show you're planning.
Yes.
I'll do it.
Pardon?
I'll do the interview.
There's something I really want to say on TV.
Okay. When are you free?
Should I go to your place?
No, not my house.
Let's meet tomorrow at the broadcasting station.
Oh, sure. Okay.
I'll see you then.
I wonder what it is that she wants to say.
He came and left alone?
He was bold enough to come...
and receive something at Moojin Police Agency.
Then who's this guy?
It looks like he's handing him a piece of paper.
This guy has to be someone in the police force.
It's the porn dude.
I guess he has something new.
(The deleted footage)
This darn punk.
Wait a minute.
Isn't this the written statement written by Kang Duk Soo's mother?
- Hey, Nepo. - Yes?
I was going to visit you to thank you.
Thank you for being the MC at my wedding.
The ceremony went great. I bought you a rock statue too.
It's really cute. I'll give it to you later.
Hey, when did you give the statement written by Kang Duk Soo's mother...
to Detective Lee again?
The day when "Sherlock Hong Ju" was being shot.
I gave it to him right after I got it from her.
- Really? - I still can't believe he forgot...
and handed it in too late.
He really needs to pull himself together.
If he had given that to the captain right away,
you would've gotten released quicker,
and Bong Yi wouldn't have gotten hurt.
The only good thing that came out of Detective Lee's mistake...
is that Kang Duk Soo died.
I'm just saying.
Sir.
What time did Detective Lee give you the statement...
written by Kang Duk Soo's mother?
I don't remember the time.
But he gave it to me while I was throwing a fit at Ki Hyuk...
for having released you.
So he gave it to you after I got released?
Yes.
What the... He told me he forgot that I gave it to him.
There's no way he showed that to someone. It's absurd.
Especially to an outsider.
Look. Detective Lee...
showed the written statement to this guy at 8pm.
Then he just kept it with him.
Then you released me at 10pm.
That's when he gave it to the captain. Why?
He no longer needed to keep it hidden...
because I had already gotten released.
This guy, who saw the statement, tried to hit me with a truck...
while I was on my way to Bong Yi.
And I got in an accident while trying to avoid that truck.
He hit me on the back of my head as soon as I got out of my car.
And he only stole my wallet to make me think he was a robber.
So you're saying he was waiting for you there...
because he knew you'd go over to Bong Yi?
- That's right. - But why?
If I got there on time, Kang Duk Soo wouldn't have died.
That means that guy wearing the hat and the killer are a team.
He was buying time for the killer to kill Kang Duk Soo.
That's too far stretched.
Does that mean Detective Lee killed Kang Duk Soo?
That makes sense.
You said the killer might be someone in the police force.
So we came here and went through all the CCTV footage.
No, I checked the footage again just in case.
But he was here when Kang Duk Soo died.
Yes, he was with me.
Then what's is it?
Why not just question Detective Lee? Then we might get something.
We need to be careful.
If we do anything rash, he might get rid of evidence.
I want you to keep your eyes on Detective Lee.
And keep looking for that car with the license number 6264.
- Okay. - Let's keep this...
- between us for now. - Okay.
But I think the guy who killed Kang Duk Soo...
also has something to do with Na Chi Kook's murder.
- What? - Na Chi Kook was murdered?
Yes. There's no evidence.
But Officer Jung saw something.
I think that guy also killed Na Chi Kook.
Why did he kill Na Chi Kook?
I think he was being blackmailed.
What do you mean?
There's something weird about the place where Sung Yo Han...
killed Na Chi Kook.
What's so weird?
Do you think I made a mistake?
What are you talking about? What mistake?
What if it wasn't Sung Yo Han?
What if Sung Yo Han wasn't the guy who tried to kill Na Chi Kook?
Don't you remember what he said on the live show?
Sung Yo Han mentioned Na Chi Kook.
He said he judged him because he wasn't prideful.
What if it wasn't Sung Yo Han on the phone during the show?
What if Sung Yo Han wasn't the Moojin Serial Killer?
Darn it.
But Sung Yo Han cracked Officer Jung's skull open.
He had pictures of Byun Soon Young's corpse.
How could it not have been him?
That's what you call a slam dunk. Slam. Dunk.
Right? Right?
But...
I have a bad feeling about this.
(Safety First)
If they were able to clean it up that quickly,
they're pros.
(Safety First)
Please run it quickly.
I ran it in the database of ex-cons and found him.
It was him?
Please wait outside.
It is him.
Who are you? Are you his family?
I work at an architecture firm, remember?
It is Uncle.
There's no record of Park Min Sung or Lee Pil Seung...
leaving the country.
Then please check Kim Hee Jin. Kim Hee Jin and Park Hoon Suk.
They're my aunt and cousin.
There's no record of them leaving.
I see.
- Excuse me. - No one lives there.
They moved out.
Didn't Hoon Suk live here?
I'm his cousin.
I suddenly can't reach them.
You didn't know Hoon Suk moved?
But then again, they did move rather suddenly.
It was as if they were running away.
Gosh. I wondered if something was wrong.
Like they were running away?
When did they move?
It was... Hoon Suk went missing one day.
She freaked out looking for him.
The next morning, she had him with her.
The movers came that very day...
and they moved out.
That's the night he slept over.
Who lived here?
Just Hoon Suk and his mom.
What about his dad?
He doesn't have a dad.
They got divorced when he was a baby.
I heard he lived in the US.
I see. Auntie always lived nearby.
I moved closer to her after my surgery.
What do you think? Your uncle and I worked to death to buy this.
It's over 50 years old,
but we did the renovations ourselves.
It was exhausting.
I'll fix up your house too.
I work at an architecture firm, remember?
You can trust me.
Sure.
- Yes. There was no Hoon Suk. - Let's eat.
It was just them.
You don't remember Hoon Suk, do you?
You practically raised him when he was a baby.
It was all a lie?
Everything around me was fake?
Here is Kim Man Ho's family registry.
(Child: Kim Hee Jung)
Mom had no sister.
Are you Jae Hoon?
You poor thing.
My poor nephew.
Who are you?
Jae Hoon. I'm your aunt.
I'm your mom's sister.
I was living in the US,
so I heard the news late.
I'm annoyed at the strange way people look at me.
I should act like everyone else.
- Auntie. - I don't want attention.
It hurts so much.
Don't worry.
You'll live with me now.
Come in.
This is your new home.
Hi.
It's nice to meet you, Jae Hoon. I'm your uncle.
Hello.
Jae Hoon. I'll put you in my family registry now.
Then please change my name too.
To what?
Ba Reum. Meaning righteousness.
Jung Ba Reum.
The hourly rate is... This isn't bad.
I left all my stuff at the office.
I can't ask them to send it to me.
Fine. I did nothing wrong.
I'll just go get it.
Sorry, but I'm going to be late.
Song Soo Ho's mother will be in the lobby.
Please bring her up.
Okay, will do.
Darn it.
Where's the assistant? We're so busy.
What's your problem? Why were you screening our calls?
I'm sorry.
- The thing is... - Save your excuses for later.
Pick up someone from the lobby cafe.
I'm sorry, but I only came to pick up my things...
Look for Song Soo Ho's mother.
She's a relative of a victim of the Moojin serial murders,
so be extra careful and respectful.
Moojin serial...
Why is she here?
She's giving an interview for the special on the case.
Why are we suddenly doing a special on that case?
I have no idea.
It's like Ms. Choi wants to be criticized.
Anyway, go get her.
What? I wasn't enough?
She's bothering other families too?
It may have his fingerprints.
Where's the statement?
Kang Duk Soo.
Darn it.
Kang Duk Soo.
Darn it. I said to arrange them properly.
Ba Reum, seriously.
Hello, ma'am. It's me.
I need to ask you something.
Where are you?
I'm out right now.
Where are you?
I came to OBN's studio to give an interview.
What? An interview?
Okay. I'll go there.
What is it?
Are you here to see Choi Hong Ju?
- Yes. - Don't give the interview.
Don't let her use you.
I'm the Gudong Granny's granddaughter.
The one Sung Yo Han killed.
Hong Ju knew I was a victim's relative.
But she approached me pretending not to know.
There must be a misunderstanding...
- because she's not a bad person... - No.
You're the one who's clueless.
When my Soo Ho died,
I tried to follow him to the afterlife.
This one day, I jumped into the water...
and Ms. Choi saved me.
She almost got herself killed in the process,
but she took care of me all night at the hospital.
I guess she has at least an ounce of conscience.
Do you know who she really is?
She used to date Sung Yo Han.
And now she's raising the child she had with him.
I know. I heard the news.
I didn't know why she was so kind to me before,
but it helped me understand where it was all coming from.
Sung Yo Han's the killer. Ms. Choi did nothing wrong.
I'm sure this has taken a toll on her too.
- We should understand her... - No.
She's a sick person.
She uses people to get what she wants.
So don't fall for her tricks...
and refuse the interview.
I'm the one who called her...
and offered to do the interview.
Why?
Because there's something I want to say.
I need to get it off my chest.
Which is what?
I don't think...
Sung Yo Han is the killer.
What?
What are they all doing here?
Why didn't you head up to my office?
- Well... - We should go.
Choi Hong Ju!
You couldn't get us to do the interview,
so you went after Soo Ho's mother instead?
- No, I... - We told you to scrap...
the documentary all together, so why won't you listen?
Why must you cut our wounds even deeper?
The documentary will be neutral.
- Only the facts will be... - Only the facts?
Nobody will believe that.
You talked poor Soo Ho's mother into an interview...
to cause reasonable doubt for your man.
To find anything that'll exonerate him.
Just so your child...
won't be branded as a killer's offspring!
Watch your words.
You audacious witch.
How could you date someone like him?
Don't say anything that you'll regret.
What did you just say to me?
- No, stop. - You ruthless cow!
- Let's not get physical. - How dare you!
- You darn wench! - Ladies, please!
- It's all for your boyfriend. - Ladies!
You'll sell my daughter out just to spin the story in his favor!
I don't think Sung Yo Han is the killer.
Darn it.
At first,
when I heard what he had done to my son,
I was too shocked to wrap my head around the case.
But the more time passed,
it struck me that the doctor was innocent.
That's what I wanted to tell her.
About the Dr. Sung that I knew of.
What was he like?
You'll hear it in my interview.
Wait.
Let me get this straight.
Are you telling me...
that you don't see Sung Yo Han as the killer?
I fought him myself. A hand-to-hand combat...
Did you see his face?
Can you be sure that it was Sung Yo Han?
Well, at the time...
I did see him that night,
but I definitely saw his face when he was about...
to kill Ba Reum.
Photos of the victims were found at his place too.
That also had me tied.
It's why I wasn't going to speak up.
But I wanted people to know...
what I saw.
That darn lady.
Now, I'm annoyed.
Why are you dredging up the past?
I just don't get it.
Is it really because you want to exonerate Sung Yo Han?
You shouldn't do this especially for my sake.
Come on. Let me take you home.
- What about my interview? - We're going.
By the way, what did you call me about?
I wanted to see old photos of your son.
Why do you want to see them?
There's something I need to check.
Oh, that boy?
He for sure was a weird one.
I don't know where he got it, but he brought a rat...
to feed a snake.
What followed was chaos.
His mother apologized and begged us to let him stay,
so we did until he graduated.
Rumor has it that he kept causing trouble...
even in elementary school.
I hear he went to Guryeong Elementary School.
In today's art class, you can draw whatever you want.
Class President, is it itchy?
You should stop drawing and go to the infirmary...
Why did you kill the rabbit?
I wondered if it gained weight...
or if it was pregnant.
What?
Who's this boy?
Jung Jae Hoon?
Jung Jae Hoon.
Mom. Mom...
Mom.
It was me.
I...
I killed everyone in my family.
Mom.
Why are you crying?
You monster. Die. Die!
Die! Die!
Song Soo Ho?
(We will remember you. RIP Cheon Jeong Ah)
(Mouse)
How long has he been following me?
Sung Yo Han tried to kill Na Chi Kook.
The unknown man killed Na Chi Kook.
Money? I do this with a sense of duty.
Who are you guys?
Are you a group of psychopaths?
Who are you people?
Let's keep it to ourselves for now.
Something keeps bothering me.
- Why? - My sister, Jennifer.
Welcome to the trap, you rats.