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Flower of Evil: Episode 10

In an effort to keep his true identity from ever coming to light, our husband temporarily takes back his long discarded name so that he can enter into a dangerous deal. Realizing that her husband has been misunderstood for years, his wife does her best to protect him but their future together may be at greater risk than ever.

EPISODE 10 RECAP

Spring, 2008

Ji-won burst into Hee-sung’s workshop to share exciting news, “I passed…I’m a police officer now.” Throwing her arms around Hee-sung’s neck, Ji-won confessed that becoming a cop had been her childhood dream. As rain hit the window, Hee-sung hugged her tightly.

In the present, tears spring from Ji-won’s eyes as she confesses, “I miss you.” Hee-sung can only answer, “Yes,” as Sang-chul watches him closely.

After Hee-sung hangs up, Sang-chul extends his hand but it’s ignored when Hee-sung sits down on the couch to discuss business. The bartender brings over a laptop and Sang-chul shows Hee-sung exactly what it is he sells.

Ji-won checks her phone for Hee-sung’s current location just when he calls to ask where to meet her. She chooses the park across the street from the station and runs there to wait for him.

After changing the burned out lightbulb, Moo-jin shows Hae-soo some drops that should help her sleep and the floor lamp that he brought. Hae-soo demands to know, “Why are you doing this after leaving when I needed you the most?” In a flashback, the teenage Hae-soo threw Moo-jin’s necklace to the ground and ran away in tears.

Angry, Hae-soo walks out and Moo-jin remembers that he searched through the tall grass until he found the broken necklace. Moo-jin joins Hae-soo outside where she announces that there’s nothing that he can do for her anymore.

Moo-jin argues that he’s the one person who understands Hae-soo because of the fact the he ran away back then, which is what she’s doing now. Fighting back tears, Hae-soo reminds Moo-jin that she killed the foreman and let her brother take the blame, and now, “The one who he cares for the most thinks Do Hyun-soo is a ruthless murderer.”

Ready to tell the truth, Hae-soo shouts at Moo-jin not to stop her and runs inside. Moo-jin shouts through the closed door, “Why would you think there’s nothing I can do for you?” As Hae-soo cries, Moo-jin offers to be there for her in her darkest moments, “It’s not because I want things to be like they were. I just hate seeing you coping with everything alone.”

While waiting for Hee-sung, Ji-won gets a call from Hae-soo, who wants her to know that Hyun-soo didn’t kill the village foreman. Hae-soo promises that after she finishes something, she’ll tell Ji-won what really happened that day.

Hee-sung runs up right after Hae-soo’s call and jokes that he has two minutes to spare. Ji-won gazes into Hee-sung’s eyes and thinks, “I was all you had. And even right now, I’m all you have.

Ji-won checks to see if he’s hurt and when Hee-sung tries to discuss why he couldn’t talk earlier, she interrupts him, “I didn’t mean it when I told you that I wanted to break up with you. I also didn’t mean it when I told you that I’ve fallen out of love.” Hee-sung replies, “I know,” but Ji-won knows better.

Throwing her arms around Hee-sung’s neck, Ji-won tells him, “I wish we could switch bodies just for one day so you could feel how much I love you.” Hee-sung senses that something’s going on but Ji-won only hugs him harder.

Ho-joon calls Jae-sub from the hospital with the news that Jung-soon made it through surgery but warns that her condition is still serious. As soon as they hang up, the desk phone rings with a call from Oh Bok-ja, the old woman who had a photo of Do Hyun-soo. Holding Moo-jin’s recorder, Oh Bok-ja tells Jae-sub that she found something unusual.

Ji-won tells Hee-sung all about her bad day on the walk back to the station. Afraid to face her team, Ji-won suggests that she should quit so they can raise Eun-ha in the countryside. Looking at Ji-won’s ID, Hee-sung remembers how happy she was the first day that she wore it. Ji-won protests that being a cop isn’t that fun anymore and Hee-sung tells her, “You’re a bit weird today.”

At home, Hee-sung strokes Eun-ha’s hair as she sleeps. When he tries to pull away, he realizes that Eun-ha fell asleep clutching his sleeve. Hee-sung disentangles himself and whispers, “I’m sorry. Daddy needs to go now.”

At midnight, Sang-chul calls Hee-sung on a burner phone, “The transaction will start tomorrow at midnight…bring $100,000 to my office.” After he hangs up, Hee-sung remembers what he saw on Sang-chul’s laptop — a live feed of three people in a small room, their hands and feet bound by zip ties (In-seo is one of them!).

Hee-sung asked for the kid and Sang-chul wrote down the number 10,000,000. Hee-sung made it 100,000,000 (won) if Sang-chul provided the name and a photo of Min-seok’s accomplice. Unable to resist, Sang-chul handed Hee-sung a burner phone and explained that if any of his terms weren’t met, the prisoners would be killed.

In the Baek living room, the real Hee-sung looks at the family portrait after learning that Hyun-soo took over his identity. Hee-sung doesn’t understand where he fits in but promises his father, “I’ll do whatever you tell me to do.” But Hee-sung’s face crumples and when begins to cry, he suggests, “Can’t we ask him to give me… My name back?” Just then, Hyun-soo (who will now just be known as Hyun-soo) calls Dr. Baek.

Hyun-soo needs $100,000 in cash, explaining, “I found someone who knows about the accomplice.” Still unaware that the real Hee-sung has regained consciousness, Hyun-soo reminds Dr. Baek, “You don’t want the name Do Hyun-soo being talked about anymore either.” Dr. Baek instructs Hyun-soo to meet him at the hospital the following day and hangs up.

When his wife asks what Hyun-soo wanted, Dr. Baek pretends it was nothing. Later, as Dr. Baek settles his son back in bed, Hee-sung begs again to meet Hyun-soo. Dr. Baek won’t allow it, “He isn’t that easy. If he finds out that you woke up, he’ll think you’re an obstacle.” Suddenly afraid, Hee-sung asks what he plans to do and Dr. Baek answers, “We just have to pray that luck will be on our side.”

In the morning, Hyun-soo finds Ji-won asleep on top of the covers. When he throws the blanket over her, Hyun-soo sees that Ji-won’s wedding ring is back on her finger. In the bathroom, Hyun-soo’s smiling practice doesn’t go so well. His facial muscles won’t cooperate and the pain in his chest returns, forcing him to drop to the floor.

A shaky Hyun-soo walks out of the bathroom just as Ji-won is about to run out the door. When he protests that she hardly got any sleep, Ji-won explains, “Hwang Jung-soon just died.”

Hyun-soo smoothes Ji-won’s messy hair and wonders, “Why aren’t you asking me…why I answered the phone like that.” Ji-won answers, “Tell me when you want to tell me.” As soon as Ji-won is gone, Hyun-soo removes his wedding ring.

Captain Yoon holds a press conference to answer questions about the reinvestigation. Reporter Park Jin-kyu immediately asks about the sting operation that resulted in Jung-soon’s death.

At the same time, Woo-chul and his team build a profile of the deceased witness. Ji-won reports that Hwang Jung-soon transferred money every month to her mother’s nursing home. Jae-sub tells them that Jung-soon visited the market in Jaerim-dong, the neighborhood where Hyun-soo was when Ji-won called him, and Ho-joon reports that no one has claimed her body for a funeral.

Woo-chul inquires about Jae-sub’s trip to Gakyeongri and before Ji-won can press him for details, her desk phone rings. A distorted voice claims to have information on the Yeonju City case and when Ji-won asks for the caller’s identity, he answers, “This is Do Hyun-soo.” Sitting above a busy plaza, Hyun-soo wears a black baseball cap and glasses with earbuds in his ear.

When Ji-won can’t talk, Jae-sub takes the phone. He’s convinced it’s a prank call until Hyun-soo informs Jae-sub that he can help catch the accomplice.

While Jae-sub takes a minute to talk to the team, Hyun-soo recalls Sang-chul’s terms, “You are not to carry any communications devices…Once the money has been checked, you’ll pick up your package at the designated location.” Hyun-soo agreed to the deal after Sang-chul promised a photo and the name of the accomplice.

Now recording Hyun-soo’s call, Woo-chul asks for permission to place him on speaker. Hyun-soo stipulates that what he tells the team isn’t to be shared with anyone else before informing them that he made a deal with the human trafficker who sold people to Do Min-seok and his accomplice.

Hyun-soo wants to help the police catch the trafficker but only if they agree to protect his identity. Jae-sub still doesn’t believe the caller is Hyun-soo but Ji-won and Woo-chul accept the terms. Satisfied, Hyun-soo gives the team Sang-chul’s name and warns that if he learns that the police are involved, he’ll kill his prisoners and Hyun-soo.

After the call, Ji-won finds a quiet spot to phone her husband and suggest that they should go out to dinner. Hyun-soo informs Ji-won that he won’t be home at all because he has a funeral to attend. He’s surprised when Ji-won begs him not to go but insists that he must. Ji-won is about to hang up when Hyun-soo confesses, “I want to be someone decent enough for you.” Unable to hold back her tears, Ji-won promises to call again around 10 p.m. and hangs up.

Thanks to his mother and the help of a wheelchair, Hee-sung sits outside for the first time in years. The housekeeper brings out a blanket and using a notepad, she offers Hee-sung a cup of hot tea. As soon as she’s gone, Hee-sung asks how much she knows and his mother explains that they hired someone who can’t read lips plus she signed a confidentiality agreement.

His mother asks who Hee-sung was on his way to meet the night of his accident and he answers, “A woman.” Thinking of that day, Hee-sung believes, “…if that had happened, all our lives would’ve turned out differently.”

At the office, Ms. Kang presses Moo-jin for his exclusive interview with Do Hae-soo. Moo-jin insists there isn’t one but Ms. Kang isn’t convinced. Moo-jin makes a hasty exit when Hyun-soo texts, “Let’s meet. It’s important.”

During a session with a hypnotherapist, Hae-soo revisits her father’s funeral. Hae-soo sees the accomplice writing his phone number on her arm and notices that his fingernails are unusually short. Hae-soo also remembers that a green silicone bracelet with a distinctive logo was on his wrist.

When Hae-soo recalls that the accomplice stared at her face as if to memorize it, she’s overcome by fear. The therapist immediately wakes Hae-soo, who exclaims, “…he’s going to come kill me.” Agitated, Hae-soo walks out just as her phone vibrates with a call from Moo-jin.

At the station, the team delves into Sang-chul’s background. In 1997, Sang-chul was paroled from prison to volunteer at the same children’s psychiatric clinic where Hyun-soo was treated, providing a link between Do Min-seok and Sang-chul.

CCTV footage from the neighborhood surrounding Sang-chul’s employment agency shows that Jung-soon was there just before she met Ji-won. Despite the fact that Hyun-soo’s tip turned out to be legitimate, Jae-sub tries to convince the team to that they should still find him and arrest him.

As Moo-jin drives Hae-soo home, she complains that she can’t have a therapist who answers her phone without permission. When Moo-jin explains that the therapist only answered her phone because she thought they were friends, Hae-soo changes his listing from “Moo-jin” to “Reporter Kim”. Hee. With that done, Hae-soo asks why Hyun-soo wants to see them but Moo-jin doesn’t know.

Ji-won listens in alarm as her colleagues devise a plan to catch Hyun-soo and use Hae-soo’s DNA to confirm his identity. When an excited Jae-sub asks Ji-won what she thinks, she’s speechless.

Moo-jin and Hae-soo are shocked when Hyun-soo confesses that he used his real name to give the police a tip. Moo-jin warns that if Sang-chul suspects that he was betrayed, Hyun-soo will pay. Hyun-soo tries to explain that if Ji-won was in his position, she would never abandon Sang-chul’s prisoners.

Hyun-soo asks for Moo-jin’s help and when Hae-soo offers her help as well, he reminds her that he can’t trust her, citing her almost confession to Ji-won as proof. Moo-jin objects to Hyun-soo’s harshness but Hae-soo admits that he’s right. They’re interrupted when Hyun-soo’s burner phone gets a call from Ji-won’s number.

During another conversation with Ji-won’s team, Hyun-soo informs them that he’s to deliver a cash payment to Sang-chul. Should anything go wrong, Sang-chul will call off the deal and the police lose their chance to catch the traffickers.

Hyun-soo plans to handle that transaction by himself but Woo-chul argues it’s too dangerous. Hyun-soo refuses Woo-chul’s offer of protection, “I will not come in contact with the police for any reason.” When Ji-won entreats, “Please trust us,” Jae-sub takes notice.

In a flashback to the team’s earlier meeting, Jae-sub asked for Ji-won’s help to catch Hyun-soo but she refused, “Do Hyun-soo put himself in danger to…help save the victims who were abducted. If we must betray that trust to capture him…I will drop out of this investigation.” In the end, Hyun-soo tells the team, “You just save the people who were abducted. I will take care of myself.”

When Sang-chul visits the whisky bar, the bartender confirms that Jung-sook is dead. Sang-chul can’t believe that she fell into the cops’ trap and when the bartender chuckles that Jung-sook was an idiot, Sang-chul reminds him, “One of our men died. ”

Sang-chul suggests taking a break after Hyun-soo’s deal and orders the bartender to load the remaining prisoners onto a boat. One of his men returns with an envelope that contains photos of the accomplice and looking at them, Sang-chul comments, “He never comes around anymore.”

At the hospital, Hyun-soo inspects a bag filled with money and when Dr. Baek worries that things will get worse instead of better, Hyun-soo promises, “I’ll resolve it.” Dr. Baek offer Hyun-soo 10 times that amount if he’ll disappear without a trace and promises to take care of his family.

Hyun-soo doesn’t want to entrust his family to Dr. Baek and when asked what he thinks of the doctor, he answers that they’re very much alike, “You don’t care what you must do to obtain your goal.” Dr. Baek replies, “How lucky is it for people like us to have a common goal,” and when Hyun-soo leaves, Dr. Baek makes a point of saying, “Goodbye.”

Woo-chul asks Captain Yoon for backup as his team readies their weapons. Jae-sub takes the opportunity to tell Ji-won, “I’m truly glad that you’re on this team.” Referring to her refusal to betray Hyun-soo, he adds, “…today, you reminded me of that.”

Ho-joon teases that Ji-won must want to hurl because Jae-sub’s compliment was so cringy. When Jae-sub gets a call informing him that the data on Moo-jin’s recorder was successfully retrieved, Ji-won escapes to the roof.

As Hyun-soo moves the money to another bag, his burner phone gets another call from Ji-won’s number. This time, only Ji-won is on the call and she explains that Nam Soon-kil’s wife had some of Hun-soo’s things. Admitting she listened to the tape in his cassette player, Ji-won asks whose voice was on the recording. She’s surprised when Hyun-soo confesses that it was his mother, made just before her disappearance in 1997. After she was reported missing, the police confiscated all of his mother’s belongings and Hyun-soo was afraid they would take the tape if they ever learned about it.

Ji-won reasons that Hyun-soo must have loved his mother very much but he reminds her that he’s incapable of feeling emotions and explains, “I don’t want to lie to you.” Before hanging up, Ji-won begs, “Please stay safe today.” As soon as the call is over, Hyun-soo remembers that Ji-won promised to call him at 10 p.m. and when he checks his watch, he realizes that she just kept her word.

Ji-won calls the therapist who told her that the recording triggered Hyun-soo’s violent tendencies. Ji-won demands to know why the therapist never considered that the recording was connected to Hyun-soo’s mother, “You were the only one that could’ve helped him back then…You should’ve known!”

Jae-sub picks up Mo-jin’s recorder and the tech asks why everyone is using him. When Jae-sub asks who else used his services, the tech tells him the female detective he works with was a recent customer.

Woo-chul briefs the backup team while Jae-sub listens to Moo-jin’s recorder on the drive back to the station. Jae-sub pulls over abruptly when he hears Moo-jin ask, “…how did Do Hyun-soo become Baek Hee-sung?”

Jae-sub listens to Hyun-soo explain, “Ji-won knows nothing about me. She doesn’t know my past, and she doesn’t know I’m abnormal.” Jae-sub remembers all the times that Ji-won steered their investigation away from Hyun-soo and realizes that she must know her husband’s true identity.

On the drive to Hyun-soo’s meeting, Moo-jin asks why he has to be so harsh with Hae-soo. Hyun-soo explains that Hae-soo would have insisted on helping but he couldn’t allow it because of the danger. When Moo-jin asks, “Then what about me,” Hyun-soo reminds him that he agreed to help.

Moo-jin can’t understand why he did that and Hyun-soo explains, “Because I asked you…in front of my sister.” Moo-jin realizes that he was manipulated and Hyun-soo admits, “I’ve always done that. And I think I always will.”

After an online search for green silicone wristbands, Hae-soo remembers seeing the Ilshin University Hospital logo on the one the accomplice wore to her father’s funeral.

Jae-sub barges into the briefing room and orders Ji-won, “Come outside.” When she hesitates, he grabs her wrist, “Come outside right now. You don’t deserve to be here.” After Jae-sub drags Ji-won from the room, he confronts her, “You knew everything, didn’t you?”

Ji-won’s hand begins to tremble and tears fill her eyes when Jae-sub adds, “How could you…you manipulated us to do things your way. You lied to us.”

As Hyun-soo drives, he recalls Ji-won’s plea, “Mr. Do. Please stay safe today.”

COMMENTS

The closer that Hee-sung gets to fully becoming Do Hyun-soo, his chest pains get worse. Yet he’s forced to take on his real identity as Do Hyun-soo to catch the accomplice and get the police off of his trail. Unfortunately, Hyun-soo is still wanted in the murder of the village foreman and even though Ji-won now knows that he’s innocent, the rest of the police force is still after him. Add to that Dr. Baek’s desire to move Hyun-soo out of the way so that his son can retake his place in the family and it’s looking as if Hyun-soo’s problems are only multiplying.

For some time now, Ji-won has been struggling with the question that Jae-sub posed while he was in the hospital, is she a wife or a cop? Angry that she’d been lied to and convinced that Hyun-soo was a killer, Ji-won went into full cop mode. Now that Ji-won knows that Hyun-soo has lived his entire life burdened by undeserved labels and that he’s not really a killer, as his wife, she’s desperate to protect him and her wedding ring goes back where it belongs. It’s ironic that that’s when Hyun-soo takes off his wedding ring so he can return to being known as Do Hyun-soo. These two are breaking my heart.

Hae-soo is doing what she can to help Hyun-soo and after undergoing hypnotherapy, she’s recalled some important details that lead right to Ilshin University Hospital and Dr. Baek. According to Sang-chul, the accomplice is definitely a man who hasn’t been to the whisky bar in a very long time. Does that mean the real Hee-sung could be a serious candidate since he’s been out of commission for so long? That would be weird because the real Hee-sung seems to be a very sensitive soul, but maybe that’s because he just woke up from his coma. What about Dr. Baek, who had no qualms about killing Kyung-chul and keeps a suspicious burner phone hidden in his desk? Something’s going on with the Baek family and I’d like to know once and for all who’s good and who’s bad.

Now that Jae-sub has stumbled upon the truth about Ji-won’s husband, Ji-won is about to experience what Hyun-soo has been through. She chose not to tell anyone the truth about Hyun-soo just as he kept the truth about his identity from her. Ji-won didn’t want to lie to her colleagues in much the same way that Hyun-soo doesn’t like lying to her, but they’re both in such impossibly complicated situations. Jae-sub is really angry and disappointed with Ji-won, just as she was when she learned that Hee-sung was really Do Hyun-soo, and hopefully he’ll soften towards her when he understands what she’s been going through. But first, I’m afraid the fallout of being a cop and knowing that her husband was Do Hyun-soo is going to be a real trial.

Everyone is doing their own investigating at this point but that can’t continue. Sometime soon, I hope to see the entire gang come together to share what they know so that they can solve the serial murder cases once and for all. Hopefully when that happens, Do Hyun-soo can finally clear his name. Only then he can return to being a devoted husband and father, which is all that he’s ever wanted.

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LJG and MCW are amazing every episode! 👏👏👏
Can't pick a fave but I love:
* Hyun Soo's smile as he ran towards Ji Won bragging that he made it in time.❤
* then their conversation after when Ji Won hugged him and confessed that she did not mean all the things she said about no longer loving him and want to break up.
* Sleeping Eun Ha holding on to her father's sleeves. Even asleep she wants her favorite person near her.💕
* Hyun Soo trying to make sense of Ji Won's sudden decision  to quit her job in favor of living quietly in the countryside with their daughter.
* Ji Won tearfully checking on her husband making plans for the night to see if he was the one who anonymously tipped off the police. Then her trying to change his mind and meet up with her instead.
* then the whopper of all conversation they had, Ji Won calling Hyun Soo's burner phone at 10pm as promised. Wowzer! 😲🥺💔

Hyun Soo's plan is not fool proof. And the Baek men are being too suspicious for my own peace of mind.
Jae Seop caught on what Ji Won is hiding and unceremoniously called her out on it.
Hae Soo is determined to help her brother any way she can and may unknowlingly fall into the viper pit next week.

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Jae Seop pissed me off. He talks about loving hid hoobae, how they are old mates and stuff but when he found out about HS, he didn't even had the thought of talking with her IN PRIVATE first and hear her out.

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I agree. It was horrible that he embarrassed her infront of their colleagues.

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100% with you guys, that was so unprofessional! It was, however, in line with his hot-headed and intuitive character to go with his gut response. He'll be trouble.

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she burnt evidence..

she is too wrong for anyone to be wrong to her

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Yeah, she's probably guilty of obstruction of justice, although her sunbae doesn't know that.

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I so agree. He is completely in appropriate. Manhandling her that way when he himself procured the recorder and had the deleted information restored without telling the Team. Also isn't their investigation into this case supposed to be top secret! So him causing a scene this way only opens up the Team to more scrutiny...and how dumb is Reporter Moo jin for not realizing that the recorder is missing. Sheesh!

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I was hoping that Ji-won would see how Hyun-soo ran towards her and understood that he did indeed love her, even if he said he didn’t, because she’s always been characterized as someone who only believes what she sees, and genuine giddiness was plastered all over Hyun-soo’s face and body language when he came to the park.

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I think she realized this more by the end of the episode, after talking to Hyun-soo about why he carried around a recording of his mother's voice and became violent when anybody touched it. When he said he couldn't have loved his mother based on his diagnosis and that he couldn't explain why he was so attached to the tape, I think she realized that his diagnosis was in some sense inaccurate and that, even if he had difficulty identifying or managing his emotions, he definitely felt something like love for his mother. I think this also probably suggested something to her about his behaviour towards her. I think this explains why she became so enraged with the psychologist/psychiatrist - putting her own experiences together with the things Hyun-soo had told her made her realize he had been misunderstood even by people who were well-placed to help him.

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I love that she told off that psychiatrist. She should have investigated his case more thoroughly and not be influences by outside forces.

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How crazy was this episode! 9 episodes in and I’m still not sure where we will end up or how the pieces all fit together yet and I am loving the ride.

First of all, wow to Lee Joon Gi and Moon Chae Won, their acting is amazing and really pulling us into the drama.

JW knows he didn’t kill anyone, and that he has likely been misdiagnosed or not given enough support to help his understanding of emotions! But now her detective friend knows!! I am a rollercoaster of emotions. I don’t like him because he seems to always pick a hunch and continually pursue it with a clear bias, it’s like running an experiment expecting a certain result to answer and you will find any clue that points that way. Its no way to investigate and I hope that the next few episodes sees him leave this way of thinking and see Hyun Soo for who he actually is.

Hae Soo and the wristband! Is is the doctor dad?! Is it the son?? Was the girl he was meant to be meeting Hae Soo and why would their lives be different if he had met her?! I don’t know if either of them are the accomplice but it seems to be pointing Hee Sung’s way.

In any case, I find the murders are not even my primary focus, I am just as interested in Hyun Soo and Jiwon’s relationship and the warped perceptions Hyun Soo has faced his whole life. How will he clear his name and live his life and somehow wipe away decades of assumptions about his character?

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10 eps* I’ve lost all track of time because of this pandemic lol

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Jae Seop's always bias about something and he's impulsive sometimes. I know that he's really smart and perceptive but I'm not sure if he's the right persone to be a detective. We have saw a lot of cases in wich he was taking only ONE perspective and they needed uri opend minded Ji Won to resolved the case in the right way.

I think that the accomplice is the doctor dad. When Hae Soo talks about the accomplice she talks about an ahjussi, not a teen. And I never though that the girl BHS meant was Hae Soo, but Ji Won. But after your comment, I don't know, hahaha,

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Agreed he has some good instincts, but as a cop you should always question everything, and pursue based on evidence, not hunches based on what he thinks about someone’s character.

I have heard people speculate ji won is the girl! But I don’t think it makes sense; because Hyun Soo meets her later as Hee Sung so wouldn’t she have connected something there? Unless she didn’t know Hee Sung’s name...

I also forgot to discuss the mother! Hyun Soo’s mum disappeared, another mystery, could she be alive? Is she connected to any of this?

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You're right, but if the girl was Hae Soo it would have the same proble, since she also knows that Hyun Soo is living under the name 'BHS' and she didn't conected to anything or anyonw.

And about their mother, I don't know, but I keep thinking that it was dad's fault. Who knows, maybe even fake dad's fault. Maybe she founf out that the dad was a psycho killer and run away, or maybe he killed her... I'm saying whatever comes to my mind, sorry, ignore me. I have no clue so I'm thinking of classic scenarios.

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The mum is dead. She was part of the seven victims found buried in the woods.

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I think it is the now out of coma son who is the accomplice.. and he was planning to make hae soo his new partner..

Hence, the lives would have been different.. pretty sure wanted to marry her and all
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Did their mum get killed by dad?

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This drama's killing me. I love it.

Ps. I cried A LOT with the real BH. I want him to find a way to be happy, he has lost so much. T.T When he said that he wanted at least his name back T.T ...I can't, that's just so freaking sad.

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:O real BH is the serial killer

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I understand why so many people thinks that, but I don't really think he's the guy.
First, the age. They never talk about a teen, but an ahjussi. I mean if (stranger) kid was crying in your dad's funeral and talking about him like he knew it from a long time or was in a bar, alone, drinking I think you would remember that.
Also, even if we don't know alot of BH, we know that he used his brain more than his body. So tbh I don't see him as a teen being capable of kidnapping those ladies.
Lastly, his personality. So far, what we know about him is that he's a mommy's boy that was obssesed with math or something. LOL I doubt his mom gave him permission to "play" with HS's dad and buy/kidnap/kill people instead of studying.

Idk, it doesn't fits for me.

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to me it fits from absentee father angle...

yearns for love.. mom is neurotic and dad is always missing.. our serial killer took him under his wings and honed him..

misplaced sense of family

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Thanks for the recap! This show has me hooked completely. I'm not sure about the Real Baek Hee-sung's identity/backstory, but I would be shocked if this show cast Kim Ji Hoon only as a son who wakes from a 14-year coma.

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The melo in this drama hurts SO good~~ ;A;
(Dunno if I can handle it this Wednesday though.)

With Hyun Soo's smiling practice, he's been forcing himself so it frustrates him to the point that it physically hurt him. He can smile naturally as we saw when he ran to Ji Won out of breath, but happy he wasn't late.

He can emote. He’s just not able to define his emotions because he believes he is incapable of them. All his life, he was told by outsiders that he was abnormal and he relied on one psychiatrist who misdiagnosed him when she didn't obtain his family history like the fact that his mother disappeared without a word. He was alone and did not have support or good influences until he met Ji Won. Because he was so scarred by his past and his father's crimes, he didn't dare confide in her. He wanted to bury his old life and not taint his current, "perfect" one.

Moo Jin stepped up today. I laugh at his awkward moments and funny reactions, but I didn't necessarily like him. It looks like he improved a little compared to his past when he yelled at and ran away from Hae Soo. He seems to care for her and not (only) in a romantic way. He still needs to work on his attitude/bias towards her bro though.

Jae Sub knows! ARGH. I don't think Ji Won will be able to convince him to let Hyun Soo go. Wondering what the drama has in store for us. The tension & suspense has been maintained at an excellent pace. It's already EP 10. Part of me doesn't want the drama to end and the other part doesn't want the drama to drag. LOL

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My theory is that the real Heesung is the real killer accomplice and the Dad is trying to cover his sons track. And I think the reason why the police can't find the taxi driver's wife is because she is probably been buried at the Baek house. Because of the way Heesung was starting at the ground seem so suspicious. Haesoo even said that the man at their dad's funeral had an oddly kind voice and the way Heesung speak....*shudders*

My only problem is that Detective Choi is fine stealing others people phone and looking through them "illegally" without consent but he's not fine that Jinwoo is trying too protect her husband?? It's a bit hypocrisy of him. Of course he doesn't know what Jiwon knows but if he decides to go against Jiwon and Hyunsoo then I probably wouldn't care for his safety anymore lol. (What have this drama turn me into...lol)

This episode gave me the bad vibe that ep. 11 won't turn out too well for Hyunsoo and seeing the trailer for ep. 11 I could only expect worser and heart-rending emotions to come. I don't think I am prepare but all I could do is hope that there's a happy ending after all this angst.

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I have the same theory about the real He-sung and the woman he was going to meet was probably Ji-won.

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Really? I thought he was going to meet Haesoo? Because their were just too many small hints pointing at her. But who knows yet. Lol

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It's one thing to steal phones, but another to protect a serial killer accomplice husband...

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It's all starting to come to a head with no assurances of a happy outcome for Hyun-soo, especially now that it looks like Ji-won will be sidelined. I'm starting to wonder if Dr Baek has been procuring bodies for his research - choosing people no one will come looking for. This is all beginning to seem like a big operation that has been pinned on some small people, who simply have the appearance of being suspicious. If it's the case, how the real Hee-sung ties into that and what it has to do with Hae-soo is still mysterious.

I'm quietly satisfied that Ji-won understands Hyun-soo better and trusts him. I loved it when she ripped into the therapist (who seems so dodgy). Because there are still 6 episodes to go, I'm wondering if we will see Hyun-soo unleash his dark potential in a frightening way that will add more complexity to his character. Pure speculation, I know, but I can see Lee Jun-ki "switching" on a dime. Not to say he will suddenly become bad, but in the interests of self-defence, scary.

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I knew Jae Seop was going to be a problem since he goes with what he believes is right and bit what the surrounding says. He really didn't trust his teammates and now he's seriously been annoying. Aaaaaaaaaaaaa !! It's sweet how Hyun Soo tries everything to keep his precious ones safe and how much he wants to be a decent person even of he's having a hard time finding his emotions.
At first I thought Dr.Beak was the accomplice but now I'm dead sure it's HeeSung ( He's creeping me out more that I say) and I think the body of that lady wasn't found cuz the husband was looking in the wrong place

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Am I the only person who's not bothered by Jae Sub's reaction? It's not always true that what is right is lawful. Jiwon did those things out of love, sure. But it's unethical. Also, Jae Sub and Jiwon are cops first, friends second. Jae Sub might have his biases and sometimes his instincts fail him. But in that particular instant, pulling Jiwon out of the investigation room and confronting her was the right thing to do.

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No, I agree that his reaction is understandable as a detective.

What I didn’t like was he pulled her out roughly and embarrassed her in front of the entire team, without confirming the facts.
Even in a “normal” workplace, when an employee requires discipline, they are quietly taken aside and questioned in private and then reprimanded if needed.

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I too was okay with his response...

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Well said @jushi. It's true that his deed weren't always right or ethical, but most of the time he just doing his job as a detective. And what he said wasn't wrong too, Ji-won should have withdrawn from the investigation because Hyun-soo is her family. All of our main characters have done something that's not right or unethical too but peoples rarely pointed that out and didn't bothered by their actions. From my point if view det. Choi is not the most annoying character ever. In fact he helped Ji-won found kidnapped Hyun-soo. When she was panicking, screaming and cannot think clearly, he logically put all of the clues together and that led them to Hyun-soo and the kidnapper.

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No you're not. I perfectly understood his reaction and his outburst was in line with his character. People are forgetting Jiwon actually manipulated their investigation subtly and that is what really upset Jae Sub. We as viewers have the privilege of knowing Hyun Soo's innocence and how JIwon further confirmed his innocence, but Jae Sub does not have that information at this point. As far as he's concerned, he has the wife of a key suspect participating and influencing their case and that's just a no no for him.

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I honestly do not like Moo-jin, because everything he does, comes out as hypocrisy to me. They call him Hyun-soo's only friend as a teenager, but we saw him bully and torture him; we also see that he breaks up with Hae-so in the most painful, bullying way. Yes, he was a teenager, but he has not APOLOGIZED. Actually, the way he treated Hyun-soo seems to be covered up in favour of being his "best friend" in the past. And in this episode, when he not only says he WILL NOT apologize for his behaviour, he dares to say he understands Hae-Soo because of it, while he still treats Hyun-soo as a potential murderer. He was an ignorant asshole, and he is an entitled asshole as an adult because he thinks he can just do nice things and his first love will naturally forgive him without him having to actually recognize that his past behaviour was not okay. Just the episode where he explains how Hyun-soo could get Ji-won back tells how little he knows about romance, potentially how little he cares about women as individuals.

I honestly feel like I am on a hate-train when it comes to Hyun-soo. Until he openly admits what he did was wrong and apologize, he has no right to barge back into Hae-soo's life like that. Worse is, I feel like the drama actually thinks what he does is kind and romantic, which baffles me and I do not know if that is cultural differences or not.

Jae-seub is an entitled, arrogant idiot who has only done one good, ethical investigation of a case (finding the evidence from the sociopathic nurse case), and in which he has done only stupid things that would get anyone fired, arrested and sued in real life (heck, just him in the first episode saying a cop should not follow evidence should make him a target for reevaluation). And he keeps being biased and wants to betray the public's trust in the police by betraying someone who very clearly warns them to NOT do anything rash, or more innocent people will die. Yet HE is the one who is going to hold the moral highground over Ji-won? Ji-won, who has actually investigated the case on her own and found evidence, both empirical AND instinctive ones (which I know Jeo-seub loves, -when it is his own instincts-), that Hyun-soo can be trustworthy and maybe not a murderer, has to kneel and beg him?

I love the show for the main characters, but these two, I notice, always makes me want to just skip ahead. I usually do, to be honest, and I just read on these wonderful recaps to know what they discussed, because these two men are so entitled, arrogant and hypocritical that I do not want to watch the show make them out to be genuinely good and competent people -_-

That being said, last episode, I thought Dr. Baek just meant in general terms when he said that his son could also have a wife and daughter, kind of like, "if it was possible for him to have a good life, it will be possible for you with time, as well". But now that he told Hyun-soo that he would take care of his family if he...

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Shoot, I meant hate train on Moo-jin, not hyun-soo. Though he is flawed, I like him as a character more.

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Duuuude. I couldn't agree with you more. You've clearly articulated many of the issues I've had with Moo-jin since the start, and I'm kind of hoping that the show will address them.

Ironically, for all his complaints about Hyun-soo, Moo-jin also shows clear traits of a disordered personality, specifically the traits of a narcissistic personality disorder. And I'm optimistic that the show is portraying this intentionally, because he's been written so consistently.

One of those traits is his often startling lack of empathy. It wasn't accidental that in a show that focuses so heavily on characters' ability to commit acts of violence that we saw Moo-jin tie Hyun-soo to a tree and throw rocks at him. It was disturbingly pathological behavior that demonstrated an extreme lack of basic empathy. And his later lack of remorse, his blame shifting claim that "all kids do things like that" is consistent with his inability to apologise to Hae-soo, or to fully accept responsibility for his actions. Because narcissists are not only disconnected from their empathy, but struggle with apologies, because they see themselves as always in the right. If they did something wrong, they downplay it by claiming it wasn't really that bad, or that it was someone else's fault. And they are also so self-absorbed, that they constantly view themselves as the victims in situations where other people are suffering. Like after Hae-soo found out her father was a murderer, he made her predicament all about his feelings and the fact that HE was the victim for being in a relationship with a killer's daughter, instead of showing concern for how she must be feeling after such a horrific realization.

And he behaves the same way after being reunited with her. The first time they met again, his feelings were still the center of his focus, not her. He still liked her, therefore her desire to speak with him privately was automatically a romantic overture. He never even considered the fairly obvious possibility that she may have come to him because he'd just incriminated her brother on national television. His only concession to her emotional state was saying she must have been the one who suffered the most because of her father and brother, but this statement in lieu of a real apology, was still extremely self-centered, as he basically said he wants to be involved with her again now that he's decided she's normal, unlike the men in her family, and therefore he has, quote, "no prejudice towards her". In other words, I've now deemed you acceptable, so now we can resume our relationship. Even though he fathomed that she was likely troubled by their last meeting, he still seemed to feel that his newfound acceptance of her was enough to win her back.

And sometimes his treatment of Hyun-soo is textbook projection, which is also a narcissistic trait. Yes, Hyun-soo has emotional issues, but Moo-jin constantly projects his own behavior onto him: i.e. Hyun-soo...

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(can't) i.e. Hyun-soo never apologizes, Hyun-soo lacks empathy, Hyun-soo isn't sensitive to his sister's feelings (the irony!) yadda yadda yadda. And I'm like, dude, have you looked yourself in the mirror lately?

But the thing is, narcissistic traits are so common that we tend to see them as normal, and, because of their prevalence, they kind of are. Having those traits doesn't automatically make Moo-jin an antagonist, but they are problematic, and considering the show has taken pains to establish consistent behaviors in characters, and to view those behaviors from an analytical standpoint, I'm kind of hoping it's a stepping off point for some serious character growth (or a connection to something deeper in the plot). Because, a lot of people struggle with narcissistic traits. It isn't easy to have them, and for those who do, self-awareness, reflection, and acceptance can go a long way towards positive growth. And at the moment, Moo-jin is showing some signs of growth. But his refusal to apologise is still a sign that he hasn't truly interrogated his impulses and realized that he needs to accept responsibility for his own actions. And until he does that, any growth he shows is automatically limited. So yeah...not a fan of Moo-jin. And if the show does go on to frame his behaviour towards Hae-soo as romantic I'd be pretty annoyed too.

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I HOPE Moo-jin's behavior is consistent because they want to portray it as flaws that he actually has to work on. I just feel like I have been burned too often in k-dramas when characters, in particular men, have acted like him, and it has just been a quirky background detail about him and not an actual unhealthy flaw. Like him barging into Hae-soo's life despite her telling him not to; I am afraid the drama is going to portray it as manly because oh look, he is taking responsibility of a grown-up, independent woman he mistreated in the past, what a good male! Especially because Hae-soo thinks he is her brother's best friend... like, girl. I would not be surprised if the show genuinely thinks that Moo-jin was Hyun-soo's best friend, because it is "natural" he would be abused for being different, so Moo-jin spending time abusing him was being friends or something. Just, FFS, I want Ji-won to claw his face just like she did that incompetent child psychiatrist.

And yes, growth is useless if you cannot address your past. And Moo-jin showed that he is aware an apology is normally expected, yet refuses to do so even though Hae-soo could use it (sure, she doesn't expect anything, but she tortures herself all the time, she needs some actual validation of her worth as a human being! But Moo-jin does not see her as a human being, just an imagination of a pure, helpless girl that he must protect despite her wishes).

And I think, until Moo-jin actually apologizes and works to better himself, and the other characters do not imediatelly forgive him, I will keep hating his character and everything he represents to me. Here is to hope that you are right, that it is all intentional and planned!

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Hahaha. I feel you so much on the "I want Ji-won to claw his face just like she did that incompetent child psychiatrist" line. That would be amazing!!! Because I totally agree that he's been abusive towards both siblings, and I also want the show to hold him accountable for that. I also think the Do siblings have a little bit of a blind spot towards him, because they've been through so much trauma that they see his reaction as warranted, or even deserved, which is infuriating. I also detected the after affects of narcissistic abuse in Hae-soo's behaviour. The fact that SHE apologised to Moo-jin, and said that no one cared about what HE was going through back then... I was like, fam, you own him nothing, least of all an apology!!!

But despite her persona, I really think Hae-soo is far more of a badass than she appears. She doesn't seem to back down easily (the fact that she actually burned down a house to destroy the evidence against herself and her brother indicates that she didn't passively allow him to take the blame), so I'm holding out hope that she's only hanging around Moo-jin for tactical reasons, and that she has an ulterior motive in her actions. I think she knows more about the wider conspiracy than she lets on, so Moo-jin might be a part of her plan. But if they really do turn this into a reciprocal romance, I'll throw something, because I also hate that dramas constantly portray the behaviour of narcissistic, selfish, misogynistic men as romantic. And I usually avoid those dramas like the plague, so that kind of dynamic sandwiched into a show with a rather progressive (from a gender standpoint) lead couple would seriously taint the whole show in the long run. My hope is that she'll kick him to the curb as soon as she no longer needs him. Anything else would be incredibly infuriating.

I have to tell you though, I've been watching this show with my Mom, and she and I have been on the Moo-jin haterade train for weeks, haha. So when I read your comment I was like, "Mom! Someone can't stand Moo-jin either!!!" She was glad to hear it, lol. What you said about him seeing Hae-soo as a two dimensional object, she said almost the same thing verbatim when we were talking about that cringey "how can you be so pretty," moment. He really does have a problem with respecting women. I don't think it was an accident that he talked to both Haesoo and Jiwon in banmal, despite the fact that they were older. Sure, people in a relationship might do that. But someone you peripherally know from work? That's indicative of a bigger problem.

Actually, my Mom and I have deeper suspicions about him, that he isn't as innocent as he pretends to be, and that he's in some way either knowledgeable or connected to the grander conspiracy. But of course, that may be completely off base. But I really do want to see his consistently obnoxious behavior lead to something that blows up in his face. If he really is guilty of something, and is...

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(cont'd) guilty of something, and is part of the attempt to set Hyun-soo up for a fall, that would be a satisfactory pay off. He's thrown him under the bus more than once and I think it's likely that he'll do it again, and make the excuse that Hyun-soo deserved it. But we'll see. I think the thought that his actions could just be swept under the rug is something I really don't want to contemplate. Because if the show is actually asking me to like him, let's just say I don't anticipate being compliant.

Also, I didn't mention it before, but ditto on Jae-sub. Also extremely consistent. Also incredibly egotistical and self-absorbed. I also want to see him have to eat crow after what he did to Jiwon in this episode (we were both fuming at the wrist grabbing nonsense, whew, I was heated).

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You make really good points! I feel you, but don't really hate Moojin. I think he's entitled, prejudiced, self-centred and not a great human being in general. But this drama is about people not being all good or all bad, and I think there's some growth in store for him. Yes, it's annoying that he's romantically pursuing a person who clearly stated that she didn't want it, but, looking at the bigger picture, it's not a bad thing that someone - anyone! - gives her a helping hand to get out of the pit of depression she seems to be in. I'd be surprised if the show didn't make a romantic subplot out of Moojin "saving" Haesoo, although it would be a lot more interesting if it didn't.
Same goes for Hyunsoo: Moojin is actually a crappy friend who raised suspicions about him on national TV, but he's also - together with Haesoo - the only person with whom he can be himself. I find their interactions really funny: their bickering and saying awful stuff feel real if you frame it as two people who have been hanging out as teenagers (probably didn't even like each other) and meet again as grown-ups.
So, I'm saying all this because I kind of feel empathetic towards flawed, self-centred, always two-steps-behind Moojin

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Yes, there are some parts of Moo-jin I do not dislike. His attitude toward Hyun-soo when it is about his kidnapping is okay, because that was messed up, criminal and wrong of Hyun-soo to do, so that act being achknowledged as wrong and not forgotten is okay, even when Hyun-soo apologized.

I like the present relationship they have, not because it is healthy, but because of the dynamics the trio have and the power imbalances they all have on each other (Hyun-soo cares nothing for Moo-Jin and is harsh on Hae-soo, Hae-soo has control on Hyun-soo if she wants and has Moo-jin wrapped around her finger, Moo-jin repeatedly insults Hyun-soo and does not respect Hae-soo as anything but the object of his affection). The dynamics interest me, but whenever it goes over to Moo-jin's crush, or if I feel like the show treats his crush as cute and him as kind to Hae-soo, I get annoyed.

I think it is wonderful that Hae-soo is given reminders that she deserves to live a decent life, but I still find Moo-jin doing it as hypocrisy because treating her decently includes apologizing for what he did to her, and respecting her wishes. As it is now, I appreciate the director that FIRED her more, because at least he was sorry to fire her but did not blame her for something she has no control over.

But as I said, I am currently on a hate-train against Moo-jin, so I am aware I am biased against him no matter what he does for the time being. I cross my fingers that this is all part of the show's plan to give him his dues, so I can appreciate him as a character more.

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Amen, sister.

I hate that even when they know that thy're doing something wrong they keep doing it.
JS knows that he's always biased and impulsive AF, but he doesn't even TRY to change that (even when he almost ruined various cases because of that).
And MJ knows that he was a prick with the sibilings but openly he says that he won't apologized (even when he wants to be with Hae S again).
However I can't hate MJ tho. I hate what he does, but I don't hate him. Idk, I have a feeling about him... like something in his aura (sometimes when he's with Hyun Soo) seems soft and nice, like deep down his changing but we can't see it yet (but still I don't want him with Hae S).

Oh, with JS is the contrary, I didn't really care about him, he was okay, now he just ANNOYS ME SO MUCH.

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Has anyone in kdramaland ever come out of a coma when it wasn't a critical time??

What kind of cliffhanger are they going to stick us with at the end of day 11 and how long are we going to be left hanging before they resume filming?

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I'm apparently so distracted by everything else in this show that I totally forgot about Moo-jin's recorder! ..... And now, Jae-sub knows!! He knows!!

Oh this show, it's one rollercoaster ride!

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First things first. Lee Joon-gi in glasses is unbelievably hot!

Ok, those fingernails should belong to either a habitual nail-biter or someone in a tough line of work. Like a fisherman or a tiler. A surgeon doesn't seem right to me. The disinfection would hurt too much. Also, his work puts him in an immense position of power over vulnerable people, why would he bother?

At this point, I'm more bothered over Hee-sung, he seems like a gentle soul but what's with all the hush and the no outsiders in the house? I hope the show soon will clear some things up regarding how Hyun-su came to take over his life.

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In my humble opinion, hot people wearing glasses get twice as hot 😋
About Heesung... am I the only one who gets Michael Jackson vibes with that super gentle voice? Feel sorry for him, but just can't trust the guy

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I hadn't thought about Hee-sung's voice in terms of MC's gentle voice, but now I think I can't unhear it. Will be getting back to you on this in the coming episodes.

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I only want to join the Jae seob hate train!
For the sake of my sanity, I better wait for Ep 12 to be available before watching but that is one thing that is probably not possible.☹️

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I personally cant wait for ep11. I need to know what happens next! Hopefully Jae Seob will come through for JiWon.

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With how fast every is jumping on this hate train... I wonder how he is suppose to rea y in finding out there is a possible mold in their investigation... That the possible serial killer's accomplices' wife is right there in the middle of a their police work... Knowing all their secrets and plans...

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-Guys! Don’t forget Jae-seop was huge in rescuing Hyun-soo before we turn our backs on him!! I’m sure he’ll give in by the end!
-I think the real Hee-sung as the accomplice is very credible, but I don’t get why he acted so caring towards Hyun-soo after hitting him with a car (bringing him home since Hyun-soo didn’t have identification) unless he’s a terrible misogynist. Otherwise, I’ve been trying to picture Dr. Baek in a corset the whole episode.

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I really enjoyed how this betrayal arc was resolved. At first, I was slightly frustrated that Ji-won believed Hyun-soo wholesale when he denied loving her, since she was the one to tell him first that he liked her, even if he didn't know it himself. But I think it was important narratively that Ji-won's decision to protect the person she loves isn't contingent on her feelings being reciprocated. Even through the betrayal and hurt at the thought that he manipulated every moment together, she decided that what was important to her were her feelings towards him and acted on it.

That said, I found the dialogue on the rooftop powerful because of all the hidden things it resolved at once. To Ji-won, it was plainly obvious that Hyun-soo loved his mother even if he denied having felt this emotion, from the logic of - "they told me I couldn't feel so therefore I couldn't have loved her". Yet, it mirrored Hyun-soo's words to Hae-soo about loving Ji-won, "I never thought about it in this way". I do believe that Ji-won must have realized then that Hyun-soo's feelings towards her were/are sincere, even if he thinks he is pretending - since he was led to believe from a misdiagnosis that he is incapable of feeling these emotions - and this is the strength/weakness of Ji-won's character as someone who only believes what she sees. That said, I think Ji-won berating the therapist had a tinge of self-hatred and were words to herself: “You were the only one that could’ve helped him back then…You should’ve known!” And for Hyun-soo to hang up the call and see that it's 10pm. So good. So good.

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That rooftop talk was the episode's highlight for me too 💚💚💚

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I think I have a solid theory regarding Do Min-Seoks death, and what happended with Jung Mi-Sook (the taxi drivers wife), and why they are connected.

1. Do Min-Seok is not responsible for Jung Mi-Sooks death or her abduction.

We know that all victims of him had one similarity: they had no family, so that nobody would have searched for them. This is important to this agency, because the risk to get caught is lower.

But Jung Mi-Sook had family - a husband, who was looking for her.

She's the exception, she's the one who doesn't fit in. Her body was also not found, because she didn't die like the others. Because she was not killed by the series killer, Min-Seok.

The agency told Hyun-Sun that if he doesn't follow the rules, they will kill him.

Min-Seok abducting Mi-Sook would break the rules. And I don't think Min-Seok would be that 'stupid'.

So, whoever abducted Jung Mi-Sook (stranger with the hat), killed her, but made it seem like Min-Seok was the one. And wanted in this way to get rid of Min-Seok.

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I'm on the same train of thought as you with regards to DMS not being Mi-Sook's killer. You make an intriguing argument that the accomplice killed her to get rid of DMS. My assumption is that the accomplice did it to give DMS an alibi because he was at the whiskey bar to pass DMS' car key back to him. Why else would DMS lend his keys to him except to facilitate the abduction? Also, wouldn't there be easier ways to get rid of DMS if the accomplice wanted to? He could just rat out DMS to the police or even kill DMS. Maybe he did kill DMS and made it look like a suicide. On a side note, if the accomplice was DMS' apprentice, killing Mi-Sook might have been his first solo kill while at the same time giving DMS an alibi.

I agree that Mi-Sook not fitting the typology cos of the fact she had her husband looking for her is significant. But didn't the employment agency tip off the killer where to collect her from, and thus, Mi-Sook's abduction would not be against the rules?

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Wow... what an episode. It made me feel increasingly nervous for Hyunsoo because of Dr. Baek and I also so appreciated the moments between Jiwon and Hyunsoo. I think the fact that there are comments every week about the acting just shows how it continues to be so powerful.

Both Lee Junki and Moon Chaewon pull our emotions in different ways - they both go through internal struggles, but Hyunsoo can still pull our emotions with minimal expression (or, as he puts it, his inability to feel certain emotions), and Jiwon pulls our emotions with her vocal expressions of them.

I also am unsure at this point what's going to happen to the police unit after Jaeseop finding out about Heesung/Hyunsoo at the end, but I don't think he or Jiwon are going to reveal everything in front of all the other officers... and may try and prioritize the moment? Not sure. We will see...

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RE the accomplice – The Baek men look like the frontrunners, which is quite the coincidence but it’s a k-drama. I always wondered why Dr. Baek would even ask Hyun Soo to live as Hee Sung, but if he knew that Hee Sung was the accomplice, it would make sense.

Could Hae Soo have been the woman Hee Sung was supposed to meet the night of the accident?

It makes me nervous that Hae Soo keeps saying that she’ll confess to the village head’s murder after she finishes what she needs to do. People that say they’ll do something later in these kind of dramas tend to end up dead.

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If anything, Ep 9 and 10 have only solidified my suspicions that the real Hee Sung is the accomplice or at least in cohorts with the accomplice (Dr Baek also seems a likely candidate). I think Hee Sung was on his way to see Hae Soo when the accident happened, and he rescued Hyun-Soo because he recognised him as DMS' son. The funeral scene suggests that the accomplice was fond of DMS and subsequently sees Hee Sung in a similar light. I don't recall it being explained yet the chain of events that happened within the Baek family after Hee Sung presumably brought Hyun-Soo home after the accident. The show has made a lot of the fact that Dr Baek didn't pick up Hee Sung's phone calls, but it also doesn't reveal/has yet to reveal who rendered Hee Sung unconscious (it has been hinted that it was his mother, but what if it was Dr Baek because he recognised Hyun-Soo was DMS' son and was outraged that his carefully cultivated reputation might be destroyed by Hyun-Soo being brought back to his house?).

Anyway, here are some of my thoughts on who the accomplice might be (right now Hee Sung or Dr Baek appear the most likely candidates) and some questions I have:

- the green silicon bracelet indicates that the accomplice is linked to the hospital where Dr Baek works. Both Hee Sung and Dr Baek would have access to the bracelet.
- the camera's focus on that patch of lawn in the Baeks' home is suspicious. @CL mentioned earlier this might be where the taxi driver's wife's body is buried. If so, are other victims buried there?
- the show appears to suggest that DMS and the accomplice were regulars at the whiskey bar. Did they meet there or elsewhere? I'm thinking they could also have met at the psychiatric centre where young Hyun-Soo was treated since DMS and Sang-chul had crossed paths there. Perhaps that was where this all started.
- what was the role of the accomplice in relation to DMS, aside from providing an alibi for him? Did they kill together? Did they kill separately but get their victims from the same supplier and thus bonded that way? Were they equals or master-apprentice? I think they killed separately but were 'friends' or 'master-apprentice', being that if they killed together, Hyun-Soo and Hae Soo would have seen them together and be able to recognise the accomplice. Also, it would fit in with the theory that victims are buried under the Baeks' lawn as it makes sense that if they killed separately, the victim's bodies would also have been disposed of separately in different locations.
- DMS would have needed a lot of money to buy his victims. Where did he get the money from? Likewise, where did the accomplice get money to buy the victims from?
- If the accomplice was part of an organ/body parts trafficking service, he would get money this way. If he had access to a hospital with desperate people looking to buy organs or body parts, he would be able to make lots of money quickly.
- on a related note, the human...

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- on a related note, the human trafficking syndicate doesn't appear to have any preference in terms of sex or age as to who to abduct. While it's plausible that they serve different buyers with different needs, for organ/human body parts for transplants, the victims would have to be specific in terms of blood type, health conditions, etc. If the accomplice has no preference, that means the transplant theory is out the window.

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Wow, I wonder what else is going to happen here!! It's six more episodes left and... how many twists are ahead?
I wouldn't like the real HeeSoo to be the accomplice, or Dr. Baek, or both, because... well that fate trope would be too much. But I don't think neither of the Baeks is innocent here.

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Real Hee-Sung's mom lost it over the math workbook and yelled how focusing on advanced math can make you crazy... I'm wondering if Hee-Sung spent some time at the same psychiatric place as Hyun-Soo? That would explain how he got connected with Hyun-Soo's dad and with the gangster who was working there. I think it's more likely to be him and not his dad. Originally, I thought it was the surgeon dad dealing in stolen organs, but I now think it's the son. He's got the soft voice and the right build. The trench coat man is not stocky like the dad. Also, he is a few years older than Hyun-Soo, so he'd already be driving and in the adult world by the time the murders were discovered.

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Also, I CANNOT believe that no one in Hyun-Soo's world thought that the voice on the recorder was his mom's. I think that is really obvious and I'm also disappointed that Ji Won didn't think of that herself. I think it would be the natural first guess of anyone that heard it.

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I think folks assume the voice was one of the imprisoned victims, and DHS listened to it because he was demented or had guilt because of the situation.

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Yes, that's what they she said in the show, but I never thought that made sense. It sounded like a mother humming a soft song - like how you do to your kid in the night.

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just want to pop in and echo people's sentiments that LJG and MCW are killlling it in their parts (all the cast are)!! all the small nuances of their relationship and how JW wanted HS to know that she knows and knowing he most likely knows now ahhh i can't wait fo the next episode! thank you again to our recappers <3

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When is EP 11 recap coming up?

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Ikr.... so much to talking about :( but lets wait recapping is hard

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I'm loving this drama... I generally wait until the drama is completed to start watching, but this one sounded so interesting that I wanted to watch and boy it really is worth the weekly wait for the next episode to be aired.

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To this point I'm not really sure who the accomplice is, but I think that having real BHS be the chosen one would be plausible because even though he's much younger than DMS and by the time murders happened he was a teen, I see how it could work... The bar where DMS and his accomplice had their meetings isn't really respectful towards law, after all, we've seen on DHS's flashbacks that he was there with his dad despite being underage at the time. Also real BHS is a genius, it could explain how they managed to commit their crimes without being caught untill DMS "committed suicide" and I have a feeling that whoever the accomplice is, he thought of DHS as competition because he could connect with his father on a different level also being diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder and from what we've seen about real BHS's relationship with his own father they didn't really have a bond, he has always been an absent father, so that would explain why the accomplice, if it turns out to be real BHS, felt so connected to DMS, in a very twisted way he could have thought of DMS as a father figure and having DHS around could make him feel threatened... I think that DMS didn't kill himself, he was murdered by his accomplice, real BHS, because DMS started training DHS to be his partner in the future and that made real BHS go crazy, so he killed him. That's my crazy theory.

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For me the real Hee-sung should met Kyung-choon wife: Jung Mi-sook

Maybe he heard some dad private conversation (I think dad is the complice) and he heard "Jung mi sook". So He tried to call her for help her. Maybe?

She was on her way for going to see her husband on hospital but she received a call witch changed her mind.

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I said it in previous ep summary and I know other people will find this minor in the grand scheme of the drama lmao, but yepp, Ji Won annoying the heck out of me. Hypocrite hypocrite hypocrite. She was willing to do the play around and "manipulate" other people's loved ones to close cases before but now that it's her own husband she's going off at the other members of her team saying she'll get off the case if they have to manipulate someone after he put himself in danger to give them the tip, BRUH!! you shouldn't even be on the case in the first place sis, since you are no longer impartial. I even feel like she should be suspended at the very least when this is all found out... as a police officer there to bring to justice for the people you don't get the privilege to pick and choose. I'm aware that this is "human nature" and is a normal way for people to react when it involves their family... but it doesn't make it right. This is one of my pet peeves whenever watching dramas/movies with this being shown and when I see it playing out in real life.. okay.. rant over lmao

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Didn't Hyun Soo erase the recording when he took it out of Moo Jin's pocket? Moo Jin even whined about it. Did the writers just conveniently forget that?

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Yes, he did! But isn't erased recording recoverable? I'm guessing it is. And if it is, then the writers didn't forget about that -- BUT forgot to make sure that FACT is included in the dialogue between JS and the one who recovered the recording. =)

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This is the third consecutive episode that felt like It’s the penultimate episode. I have a feeling that it will be THAT way until the Ep 15, the actual penultimate episode.

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I hate JS for lashing out on JW like a scorned lover – and in front of other police officers, when he could have talked to her in private. Grrr.

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