The Scarecrow

Kang Tae Joo comes back to his hometown, Kangseong, as a result of a demotion because of the arrest of his chief. On the first day at the Kangseong office, he finds out from his colleagues that an ex-convict from his past case has been beaten. Although he believes he is not the culprit, the situation doesn’t go as he thinks.

After an uncomfortable reunion with Si Yeong, Tae Joo resumes tracking the serial killer. Ji Won, a female reporter, also joins the operation to catch the murderer. Meanwhile, Gi Beom proposes to Sun Yeong, but soon grows uneasy after seeing her leave work in her male colleague’s car.

After Tae Joo used violence against the county governor’s nephew because Sun Yeong was assaulted by him, he is in danger of being resigned. Through the testimony from a victim, he realizes that there is another victim of the serial murder case among the missing people. So he promises that he will find the body of the new victim with the condition of his resignation.

After the death of Min Ji, who showed trust in Tae Joo, Tae Joo meets Si Yeong and suggests catching the serial killer together. Tae Joo’s comeback arouses controversy among his colleagues, but he just focuses on tracking the killer. And he discovers a connection between Min Ji and Gi Beom.

As suspicion toward Gi Beom grows, Tae Joo is confused because the circumstances point to Gi Beom as the killer, but he hesitates to arrest him for some reason. After another murder case happens, he tries to find the missing Gi Beom to ask about everything, being sure that Gi Beom is the killer. Si Yeong, who was attacked by the killer, wakes up, and he reconciles with Tae Joo.

Gi Beom is continuously confined, tortured, and threatened, forced into giving a false confession by Si Yeong and his subordinate detectives. Using a handbag found as evidence, Ji Won begins to deduce the real culprit and eventually tracks down a suspicious man, attempting to interview him.