'Detectives' Trade Secrets' tracked the mystery of a "filial son" who disappeared without a trace 20 years ago while also exposing the shocking double life of a first-love wife who is addicted to affairs, filling living rooms with tension.
On the 6th episode of Channel A's Detectives' Trade Secrets, the "Detective 24 Hours" segment aired a desperate story from a mother who said, "I want to know whether my son, who went missing 20 years ago, is alive or dead." The client from the past had taken on all the debt to protect her son after her husband disappeared owing a huge gambling debt and faced threats from creditors. Knowing the mother's sacrifice of working nonstop 365 days a year, the son grew up diligent and upright. But in the year he turned 20, the son packed his things and left home without leaving a single note. The client tried every possible method to find him afterward but could not learn his whereabouts. A year after the disappearance, the son sent a single text saying, "I'm not coming home, so don't look for me." When they visited an errand center out of frustration, they only received the reply, "There is no sign of life at all." The last confirmed address was a goshiwon, but he was already listed as "residence unknown."
The married detective team investigating first visited the client's daughter, who is the son's older half sister. The client's hope was that even a small clue might be found after she said, "I was told my son stopped by when my daughter gave birth." But the reaction from the client's daughter, whom they reached with difficulty, was unexpected. She drew a line, saying, "Mom? Who is that?" and responded coldly, "Why are you looking for him? Is he dead?" which embarrassed everyone. She even added, "Tell him not to look and for us all to just live well," further cutting ties and amplifying curiosity about the story between the client and her daughter. Whether the detective team facing this obstacle can find the missing son and ease the client's longing that she has carried for 20 years will be revealed in next week's broadcast.
In the following "case notes," a husband's story that "my wife, who runs a motel alone, seems to be having an affair" was revealed. The client had married his first-love, an extraordinarily beautiful wife, and bought a small motel in the countryside for their later years. But because his job as a high school teacher made it difficult to hold two jobs, he left the operation to his wife. Then, after a friend's tip that "there are unusually many male guests who come alone" and reviews like "I slept with the motel's proprietress" appeared, he began to suspect his wife's infidelity. The detective team narrowed down five men whose relationships with the client's wife could not be seen as merely casual. Among them, a "younger man" who used the top rooms without paying and even received money from the client's wife emerged as the most likely lover. However, he was revealed to be the son she gave birth to when she was a high school student. Watching this, Defconn said, "There are far more unreasonable things in this world than you think," and fell silent.
As the investigation continued, the client's wife's double life was exposed even more starkly. Not only did she have affairs with male guests, but she also had an inappropriate relationship with the client's friend in exchange for keeping things secret. It was revealed that in the past she had cheated with several men in the same neighborhood, including the father of her son's friend and her son's academy teacher, and was divorced for it. When all the facts came to light, the wife blamed the client, saying, "You made me lonely." Defconn firmly drew a line, saying, "Everything was your choice." Meanwhile, Promis_9's Song Ha-young, who appeared as a one-day detective that day, attracted attention with a fresh first-love episode. She reminisced, "I transferred in second grade of elementary school, and on the first day I received a note that said, 'Let's date.' The next day another friend put a letter with the same content in the shoe locker," sharing a cute memory that lightened the mood.
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