

Their first case is the Gyeonggi Nambu serial murders, the most famous cold case in Korea. Amid mounting public pressure, superintendent Bum-joo institutes a new cold case squad in Seoul, to be overseen by Chi-soo, led by Soo-hyun, and including fellow officer Kim Gye-chul and forensic scientist Jung Han-ki, with Hae-young as their criminal profiler. Soo-ah's blood is matched to Hyung-joon's glasses too late as Yoon-jung's statute expires, but after time of death is established for Hyung-joon, Soo-ah is arrested again and charged and convicted of that murder. Fellow nurse, Yoon Soo-ah, is detained after Hae-young deduced she is the real culprit. Hae-young realizes that the nurse they detained is right-handed while the items in the locker belonged to a left-handed person. A nurse's locker is discovered containing a countdown on a calendar, legal books and shoes fitting the suspect's profile and the nurse was tracked down and detained by the police. After Hae-young's press release was aired and a tip on the suspect came in. Presenting his theories before officer Cha Soo-hyun and lead detective Ahn Chi-soo, Hae-young proposes that the actual culprit is a woman who was a nurse due to her experience with a scalpel which was used to remove Hyung-joon's thumb. Police superintendent Kim Bum-joo attempts to bury the case after the press knows of the discovery of Hyung-joon's corpse, but Hae-young gives key details of the crime and suspect to the press. Traveling to the same location in 2015, Hae-young finds the remains of Hyung-joon with his thumb removed. Jae-han is then attacked by an unseen assailant. Hae-young chances upon an old police walkie-talkie and intercepts a live communication from a police officer named Lee Jae-han in 2000, who has discovered Hyung-joon's corpse. 15 years later and a few days before the statute of limitations on the case has passed, Hae-young becomes a criminal profiler while the Yoon-jung case remains unsolved. After the ransom money is delivered, the corpse of Yoon-jung is recovered while Hyung-joon is never found. The suspect is a male medical student named Seo Hyung-joon identified by a thumbprint Hae-young disbelieves that as he saw Yoon-jung left with a woman. Yoon-jung is later reported to have been kidnapped when her mother receives a ransom note. In the summer of 2000, 10 year old primary school student Park Hae-young notices fellow classmate Kim Yoon-jung leaving school with a woman.

The criminal profiler who finds the walkie-talkie by chance, and uses it to solve cold cases. Unintended consequences due to the changes in the past follow. With the help of Jae-han, the person at the other end of the walkie-talkie, Hae-young solves other cold cases that had remained unsolved for years while also helping Jae-han help solve other cases. Lee Jae-han ( Cho Jin-woong), over the past 15 years. Cha Soo-hyun ( Kim Hye-soo), who has searched for her long-lost mentor, Det. The success of this case triggers the formation of a long-term cold case team, led by Det.

It is also one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history with a peak audience viewership of 12.544%.Ĭriminal profiler Park Hae-young ( Lee Je-hoon) solves a kidnapping case involving a culprit who apparently disappeared after the crime with a mysterious walkie-talkie he picks up.
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The series received widespread acclaim from audiences and critics alike for its story and performances. Based on the 2000 film Frequency in premise and inspired by real-life criminal incidents in Korea, including the Hwaseong serial murders, the series aired on tvN from January 22 to Maon Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 KST for 16 episodes. Signal ( Korean: 시그널 RR: Sigeuneol) is a 2016 South Korean fantasy police procedural television series starring Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hye-soo, and Cho Jin-woong.
