THE TELL
Arc 1: The Missing Line

Open Case File · S1-ARC1-BENEFIT

Notice Without Continuity

city medical assistance review team and solitary home care · late winter

Ju Gap-seon (66), who lived alone on a ventilator due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—a disease where the nerves controlling muscles die until even the strength to breathe is lost—was found dead at home with his respirator stopped. Days before his death, his medical assistance benefits, a program where the state covers medical expenses for those in financial hardship, were cut off entirely. Equipment rental, consumables, and personal care assistance for those unable to live alone—all terminated. The cause of death was airway obstruction, where the breathing passage is blocked and air cannot flow, after respiratory support was severed. Respiratory failure from insufficient oxygen due to inability to breathe properly was also cited as a cause of death. Interrogate the five people entangled in the place where support was cut off, and determine whose hand hastened this death divided by a single sheet of paper.

  • Han Seo-hui
  • Lee Gi-ung
  • Jeon Yu-gyeong
  • Kim Dae-hun
  • Ha Man-bok

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5 suspects

  • Han Seo-huicity benefit management appeal/complaint intake officerEarly 40s. Businesslike and procedure-first, draws lines on matters outside her responsibility. Retreats behind 'just received and forwarded' to difficult questions.
  • Lee Gi-unghome medical care visiting nurseLate 30s. Calm and meticulous with records, speaks for patients but doesn't lead with emotion. Looks exhausted but testifies precisely as seen.
  • Jeon Yu-gyeongcity medical assistance and home medical care support review officerEarly 40s. Crushed by heavy workload, taciturn and doesn't show emotion well. Believes digging into individual circumstances would paralyze work, so cites processing procedures written in documents like a shield. Explains regulations calmly to questions.
  • Kim Dae-hunventilator rental company delivery driverLate 40s. Taciturn and mechanical in work processing, sensitive about responsibility and defensively guarded. Clearly draws his job scope boundaries.
  • Ha Man-bokmulti-family house landlordLate 50s. Quick with calculations, loud voice, sensitive to personal losses and readily shows resentment. Responds to unfavorable questions with anger first, deflecting blame to others.

Exhibits

  • Support Termination Notice

    Support termination notice sent to Ju Gap-seon. Approval and consensus seals, management number all complete—no procedural defects visible on the surface. States 'immediate termination' with equipment rental, consumables, and personal care assistance all suspended in batch.

  • Benefit Processing Record

    Ju Gap-seon benefit processing record printed from Jeon Yu-gyeong's terminal. Termination reason field filled only with 'per approval notice'.

  • Rental Company Delivery/Collection Ledger

    Ventilator rental company's delivery/collection ledger. All delivery/collection for Ju Gap-seon case stopped after termination notification receipt date.

Field Guide

One question = one turn. Examine the clues, shake statements with confrontations, question everyone, then accuse — there is no undo.

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