Memories of Murder

In October 1986, two women are found raped and murdered in a ditch. Local detective Park Doo-man, not having dealt with such a serious case before, is overwhelmed — evidence is improperly collected, the police’s investigative methods are suspect, and their forensic technology is near non-existent. Park claims he has a way of determining suspects by eye contact. He decides to first question a scarred mentally handicapped boy, Baek Kwang-ho, who resides in the town because he used to follow a dead victim all the time creating some suspicion among the detectives. He uses his eye contact method, thinking Baek is responsible, and has his partner Cho beat confessions out of Baek.