The Routine Alibi

In the Haedong Republic, a fatal dawn collision exposes a life governed by pathological order. Architect Cha Hyun-woo, a man who times his life to the second, stands accused of murdering a former lover. As public outrage grows, his obsessive daily logs seem to reveal a monstrous, calculated mind. But in a tense courtroom, his defense attorney uncovers a single, unbreakable ritual that shatters the prosecution's airtight timeline. Told with Ann Rule's incisive depth, this is the story of how the very discipline that imprisoned a man became the key to his freedom, and how a fractured soul finally rewrites its destiny.