You're going to have to set logic free as a jailbird for So Yong-ho's thiller The Deal. For how can the police be on the trail of a serial killer when all the female victims' bodies are missing? Does missing qualify as dead? Fortunately, lead detective Tae-soo (Kim Sang-kyung), b.k.a. as "Mr. Intuition," defaults to his feelings over the facts. Which means a hit-and-run accident one rainy night seems significant in his pursuit of the killer for reasons only some internal vibe can explain.
That sixth sense doesn't allow him to protect those closest to him, and perhaps he takes to drink partially to deaden this gift which has failed him in a crucial way. ("I cant live withouut a drink," he proclaims after his sister (Yoon Seung-ah) dies. His brother-in-law Seung-hyeon (Kim Sung Kyun) would like to see less of him. His boss Chief Choi (Gi Ju-bong) would like him to get back on track. The serial killer Kang-cheon (Park Sung-woong) smiles whenever anyone's having a hard day and is very good at keeping secrets. But why do movie cops think that punching leads to truth-telling?
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