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Writer/director Jin Kwang-Kyo examines the darkest corners of the human psyche with this drama concerning two corrupted antiheroes who resort to debasing themselves and others by acting on their most base instincts. Detective Kang is an alcoholic and corrupt cop whose wife has been hospitalized in a deep coma. Lately, he's been using dirty money to pay her hospital bills, though after interrupting a major drug, Detective Kang's shady deeds are about to catch up with him. When Detective Kang presents his findings to his superiors, the drug dealer he busted notices that the volume of drugs presented in the crooked lawman's report is substantially smaller than the amount of drugs that was actually sized by police. And while any loving husband may be able to identify with Detective Kang's motives, his latest misdeed won't be swept under the rug quite as easily as his past transgressions were. Meanwhile, across town, smitten Min-woo has become infatuated with neighborhood beauty Su-yeon. On the day Min-woo finally works up the courage to approach her, however, Su-yeon mistakes his affection for aggression and screams for help. Instinctively, Min-woo silences her and drags her into the nearby woods, where he proceeds to rape her in a moment of total moral breakdown. Upon realizing that Su-yeon never saw his face during the course of the attack, Min-woo boldly continues his pursuit of the girl several weeks later.