Deliver Us from Evil 2021

Koraeda assassination in Japan

In-nam completes the assignment in Japan by killing the mobster Koraeda. After the hit, he moves on to his next mission elsewhere, continuing his career as a professional hitman. The operation is depicted with a clinical efficiency that sets the tone for his character.

Yoo-min's kidnapping setup in Bangkok

Back in Bangkok, Yoo-min's routine after school is disrupted when a babysitter takes her away instead of bringing her home. While Young-joo meets with real estate agents for a golf-course investment, suspicion of a larger kidnapping plot begins to form. The scene lays the groundwork for the child’s disappearance.

Yoo-min goes missing and help is sought

Yoo-min disappears and Young-joo reports the alleged kidnapping to the police, turning to In-nam for help through Chun-sung. Initially, In-nam refuses to get involved, complicating the family’s search. The tension between personal detachment and obligation is established here.

Young-joo's death revealed

The next morning, Chun-sung informs In-nam that Young-joo is dead, deepening the mystery surrounding Yoo-min's disappearance. This revelation pushes In-nam to confront his past and the danger surrounding Yoo-min. The news acts as a catalyst for the ensuing chase.

Flashback: eight years ago with the NIA

Eight years earlier, In-nam is an operative of the National Intelligence Agency, and Chun-sung is his superior. Young-joo and In-nam are lovers, but In-nam is ordered to leave Korea to protect her, severing their relationship. The flashback establishes the personal stakes that drive the present conflict.

In-nam discovers Yoo-min is his child

In-nam travels to Incheon to view Young-joo's body and learns that Yoo-min is his biological child. This discovery reframes Yoo-min's kidnapping as a personal mission for In-nam. He resolves to uncover who is behind the kidnap plot and why.

Ray's revenge escalates in Korea

Ray murders Shimida and then flies to Incheon to kill Chun-sung, learning that In-nam is heading to Thailand to locate Yoo-min. The pursuit tightens, and the threat level rises as the two killers close in on their targets. Ray's relentless violence fuels the escalating conflict.

Bangkok briefing and Jong-su's role

In Bangkok, In-nam meets Young-bae, who explains that Jong-su—a fraudulent real estate agent—was involved with Young-joo and framed Yoo-min's kidnapping. In-nam locates Jong-su and extracts information, leaving him to die after learning the truth. The web of deceit starts to unravel.

Torture and the trafficking network

Ray arrives in Bangkok and kills a gang that claimed to have captured the babysitter, escalating the pursuit. In-nam tortures the babysitter and her husband to squeeze out Yoo-min's whereabouts, revealing the brutal lengths both sides will go to protect or destroy the child.

Yui joins the hunt and the organ-trafficking reveal

Young-bae introduces Yui, a transgender woman, to assist In-nam. They head to a building and discover a child-trafficking operation used for organ transplants, learning that Yoo-min has already left for Lang Yao for a heart transplant. The operation is more widespread and deadly than they anticipated.

Lang Yao chase and the hospital raid

In Lang Yao, In-nam and Ray collide as Yoo-min is being pursued for surgery. Police arrive and shoot both, allowing In-nam to escape, and he then kills the surgeons involved to rescue Yoo-min. The rescue comes at a heavy price as both sides suffer brutal losses.

Chaopo's downfall and Young-bae's death

Chaopo's operations are busted and Ray storms Lan's home, killing Young-bae in the chaos. The criminal network loses one of its key figures, but the conflict is far from over. The net tightens around In-nam as the endgame approaches.