Oh, this cat’s cradle of a plot! So much to keep track of, but well worth it to pay attention. The main point of this episode was that both Detective Go and Bong Yi are really considering that dead Dr. Yo Han might be innocent of the crimes. That next leads them to: Someone else must therefore be the cross killer.

Mixed up in all that is PD Choi and her poor, little baby, who at least now has his grandma watching over him. Grandma’s not such a good sitter, however, for the kid gets kidnapped by the much befuddled wife of Detective Park who was on the Headhunter’s case so many years ago and lost both his children in the process. Because Park’s daughter’s body has still not been found, he, too, is horrible to this little baby, and refuses to return it to grandma unless she asks her husband where his daughter’s body is. Former Mrs. Headhunter goes to meet with the serial killer neurosurgeon in prison.

The shadowy OZ, the cabal or organization watching both Ba Reum and Yo Han as children, is still a bit of a mystery. Dr. Daniel Lee was possibly connected to them, but now is not. PD Choi, too, knows of them and is working with Dr. Lee to maybe thwart them or, more likely, working with him in the hopes that they can show the world Yo Han is indeed innocent. What she’s going to do when she finds her baby is being held for information, I don’t know. Horribleness all around.

Finally, finally! At the end of the episode we see Detective Go and Bong Yi putting everything together. They were maybe ok thinking that Ba Reum was a psycho who killed other serial killers like the man who hurt Bong Yi. Now, they are confronted with the very real possibility that he is also the cross killer. Go processes a little more slowly, and only considers the other cases, not yet his brother. Bong Yi has probably suspected for awhile subconsciously, and now her memories are knocking at her door. She fought that killer off, she had contact with him. His fight with her in the church was personal. Maybe she didn’t pick up on that at the time, but she sure is now. And she remembers a very important scar.

On the redemption theme: Ba Reum is slowly being justified for a lot of moves his younger self made, and also revealing that he actually didn’t do a lot of killing, and if he did it wasn’t for psychopathic reasons, but more emotional ones like revenge. Is it going to end with both him and Yo Han exonerated completely? Because of OZ, which is likely run by either the Headhunter or the government or both? I would find that a bit disappointing. It’s great to see Yo Han shown as innocent, we are continuing getting details on that, and I was right, he was indeed trying to stop Ba Reum and decided to kill him if that was the only way. Not as satisfying if Ba Reum is given a pass, unless he really, really didn’t do any of it, but that seems a stretch right now. And if he really didn’t do any of it, what a let down!

One thing I don’t remember in trying to keep track of all these characters is how Bong Yi’s dad died. She says something that makes it sound like the cross killer murdered her dad, but I don’t remember that. I don’t remember how her dad died being discussed. Hopefully, that will be clarified or rehashed in the future for those of us with poor memories.

Still liking the show, but I want more Detective Go and less Ba Reum, more detective hunting the killer, rather than this mixed up possible killer psychopath trying to figure himself out. Ok, I just really like Detective Go, who acts like a bear half the time, but really is a sweet little puppy with a heart of gold. He and Bong Yi should just be together. They’ll barely notice the age gap, they’ve both been through so much, traumatized so much.

Next ep should be good, for we’re certainly to get at least one scene with the Headhunter.