Connection: Episodes 11-12

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The identification of the enigmatic Physician is unveiled eventually, but the reveal presents little catharsis to our long-tormented hero. In the meantime, latent fissures amidst the trio of schemers portend the fracturing of their avaricious alliance, all whereas our tenacious investigators’ astute deductions hit nearer and nearer to dwelling.

 
EPISODES 11-12

Within the wake of Tae-jin’s outburst, Jae-kyung cuts proper by means of Yoon-jin’s mortified sulking to the guts of the matter. Tae-jin and Joon-seo had opened a international cryptocurrency account collectively, splitting the password as a result of they couldn’t belief one another. Initially, Joon-seo had joined the drug operation to shortly amass cash for his daughter’s medical remedy, however after he’d lastly earned sufficient, the formidable Tae-jin had reneged on his promise to stop the operation. With out Tae-jin’s half of the password, Joon-seo hadn’t been in a position to withdraw a single cent.

Joo-song sums up the method with an lovely doodle — the pharmacist Lee Myung-guk manufactured the lemon meth drugs, which Joon-seo delivered to the addicted Jong-soo. Tae-jin, who retains his playing cards near the vest, is probably going manipulating the scheme from the shadows. However one query stays: now that Myung-guk and Joon-seo are useless, who has taken over their roles?

Because it seems, the reply has been proper below our noses all alongside. Keep in mind how Myung-guk’s analysis journals revealed his usually scheduled conferences with Sang-eui? That’s proper — Sang-eui is our present Physician. The fugitive drug seller Jin-wook sends him Jae-kyung’s gun and a USB in trade for an escape boat to China, and as a closing parting, Sang-eui disconnects the voice changer and divulges his identification.

Besides he claims he’s Tae-jin, convincing Jin-wook with anecdotes solely Tae-jin would know. Afterwards, Sang-eui sends a be aware with a location and time alongside Jae-kyung’s lemon meth supply, informing our detective of the port Jin-wook can be escaping from in two days’ time. Ah, so he plans to have Jin-wook implicate Tae-jin when interrogated?

As standard, our devious trio gathers of their non-public hideout, the place Jong-soo denigrates a meek Sang-eui. Then they ship Sang-eui out to debate issues in non-public, unaware that Sang-eui’s telephone is recording audio within the coat he left behind. Tae-jin criticizes Chi-hyun and Jong-soo for rashly killing Myung-guk, however in flip, Jong-soo flares up at Tae-jin for cementing plans on his personal and ordering them round. Unfazed, Tae-jin factors out that Yoon-ho is an excessive amount of of a legal responsibility, insinuating that he should be eradicated solely.

Sang-eui calls Yoon-ho with an audio clip of Tae-jin’s proclamation, then follows it up with a message that the proof of Tae-jin murdering Joon-seo is someplace inside Joon-seo’s home. Yoon-ho beelines straight there, and guilelessly, Ji-yeon opens the door. Recounting how Joon-seo had at all times been there for him, Yoon-ho works himself up right into a seething agitation, accusing Ji-yeon of betraying her husband and killing him in chilly blood with Tae-jin.

In the meantime, Yoon-ho’s beleaguered spouse offers up his location to Jae-kyung, permitting the police to trace him down through telephone sign. By the point Jae-kyung’s squad arrives, Ji-yeon lies battered — however nonetheless respiratory — amidst a completely ransacked condo. Yoon-ho hadn’t completed her off regardless of having ample alternative to; homicide had not been his motive.

Whereas on the run, Yoon-ho calls Jong-soo to plead for assist, disparaging Tae-jin and Chi-hyun all of the whereas — not realizing Jong-soo has put him on speaker, permitting the insulted pair to listen to each phrase. Now that it’s all out within the open, Tae-jin admits to his affair, however denies having a hand in Joon-seo’s demise. Amidst the brewing suspicion, Tae-jin factors out that that is precisely what Joon-seo supposed — to have all of them activate each other. Do they actually intend to depart a unfastened cannon like Yoon-ho to his personal units?

The following morning, Yoon-ho anxiously awaits his rescue automotive deep within the woods. Unsurprisingly, he finally ends up chloroformed by Chi-hyun, regaining consciousness subsequent to a freshly-dug grave. Nonetheless, Chi-hyun’s conscience halts him in his tracks. Telling Yoon-ho to by no means present his face round them once more, Chi-hyun spares his life. Nonetheless, as Chi-hyun leaves, Yoon-ho shouts their highschool pupil creed — and the following factor we see is Chi-hyun tossing Yoon-ho’s bloody sneaker apart.

Elsewhere, Jae-kyung and Yoon-jin tail Sang-eui to a restaurant, the place they understand he’s assembly Tae-jin. Due to Yoon-jin’s helpful listening gadget, they overhear Tae-jin catching Yoon-ho recording their dialog but once more. Surprisingly, Tae-jin doesn’t press the difficulty past a stern warning, and much more unexpectedly, Sang-eui passes Jin-wook’s USB to him.

After the meal, Jae-kyung and Yoon-jin pile into Sang-eui’s automotive to interrogate him concerning the lemon meth scheme. As an alternative of answering, Sang-eui drives them each to the meth lab inside the freezer storage. Nonchalantly, Sang-eui admits he’s the one who obtained Jae-kyung hooked on the drug — just because he dislikes him.

Bitterly, Sang-eui recounts how Joon-seo was his one and solely buddy, till Joon-seo grew nearer to the Audiophile membership and drifted other than him. How dare Jae-kyung refuse to forgive Joon-seo, turning him away for over a decade? Sang-eui merely can’t comprehend why Joon-seo left the insurance coverage cash to Jae-kyung and Yoon-jin, when he’d been the one one who stayed dedicated to Joon-seo all these years.

In fact, Sang-eui’s plan had been removed from excellent. Issues had gone awry when Jae-kyung didn’t seize Jin-wook and hint the drug distribution chain, inflicting the state of affairs to spiral uncontrolled. Nonetheless, Sang-eui begs them to carry off on arresting him so he can journey Tae-jin up and avenge Joon-seo. He’s satisfied Tae-jin is Joon-seo’s assassin, and he must safe decisive proof that can put Tae-jin behind bars.

Alas, it appears time could also be of the essence. The tail that Chi-hyun placed on Tae-jin, following Jong-soo’s orders, reviews again to him with photographs of Jae-kyung and Yoon-jin in Sang-eui’s automotive. Elsewhere, deep within the woods, Jae-kyung and his squad uncover Yoon-ho’s corpse.

A flashback to highschool reveals Joon-seo hadn’t voluntarily taken the bullies’ facet; his dad had been threatened by none apart from Jong-soo’s father. Solely Jae-kyung had been transferred out, and Tae-jin smoothed over the difficulty by suggesting they settle for Joon-seo again into their fold — till Sang-eui identified that they wanted to chop Joon-seo off from Yoon-jin, too. Following that, Yoon-jin discovered Joon-seo smashing up the audiophile membership room. Then he broke up along with her in an aggrieved rage, all whereas Sang-eui watched smugly from the shadows.

Sang-eui’s duplicitous nature was on full show this week, which makes me suspect that there’s extra behind his alleged loyalty to Joon-seo — particularly since he’d been current the day Kyung-tae’s home burned to the bottom. Did Tae-jin strain him into taking up the function of the Physician, or did Sang-eui volunteer with ulterior motives? I’ve a sense we’re nowhere close to the complete reality of the matter, and the twists are solely going to get extra surprising the nearer we draw to the tip.

On that be aware, I can’t assist however discover the parallels between Yoon-ho and Sang-eui, particularly given their related trajectories. Yoon-ho clings onto and ingratiates himself with anybody who will let him into their fold, but is fast to lash out when slighted. Sang-eui — in case you imagine his phrases — harbors a profound faithfulness to Joon-seo, and he strikes again not for his personal sake, however on Joon-seo’s behalf. Each males really feel their feelings viscerally, but stifle themselves to mix in till all of it comes spilling over — and if Yoon-ho is any indication, Sang-eui could very nicely be digging his personal grave one misstep at a time.

Amidst the burgeoning strife between Tae-jin and Chairman Received, who’re conscious of one another’s soiled dealings, Jong-soo has lastly succeeded in securing a hefty funding for the redevelopment venture — however because the saying goes, the upper one rises, the more durable one falls. (Plus I wouldn’t be against seeing them get decked, as a result of Yoon-jin’s payback smack to Tae-jin’s face this week was gratifying.)

As for our detective, his dependancy is drawing close to to its breaking level. Extreme withdrawal signs had him incapacitated a number of instances this week, to the purpose Yoon-jin was left with no selection however to feed him one lemon meth capsule. Worse but, the officers that scorn him are beginning to catch on. Will Jae-kyung determine one more different, or will he succumb worse than he already has? Within the meantime, I’m anticipating much more tense stand-offs between Jae-kyung and the antagonists, as a result of the stress in his confrontation scene with Tae-jin was positively electrical, and there’s definitely no hurt in letting these actors flex their performing chops once more.

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