'Shin Ilang' Was Choi Won-young a corrupt prosecutor in life? His son Yoo Yeon-seok, severing ties with his deceased father's spirit, said "I will not take the case."
On the 24th, episode 13 of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama 'Shin Ilang law office' (directed by Shin Jung-hoon; written by Kim Ga-young·Kang Cheol-gyu; produced by Studio S·Mongjakso) dynamically unfolded the miraculous survival of Shin Ilang (Yoo Yeon-seok), who had been shot and fell unconscious, and the heartbreaking pursuit of the truth behind the 'yellow boots' kidnapping case.
But in the process, the past actions of the 'corrupt prosecutor' Shin Ki-joong (Choi Won-young) were revealed, and appearing before his son as a spirit who had lost his memories brought another shock. That day's nationwide ratings were 6.5%, peaking at 6.7%. The key 20-49 demo rating reached a high of 2.08%. (Provided by Nielsen Korea) Also, having placed on Netflix's 'Top 10: Korea Today series' for six consecutive weeks, proving steady buzz, it ranked No. 2 in Korea for the week of Apr. 13-19, capturing viewers' attention.
Just as Shin Ilang's soul, separated from his body, was about to depart with no memories, the child spirit Yoon Si-ho (Park Da-on) cried, "You said you would find my mom!" and clung to him. Responding to this desperate cry, Shin Ilang's heart began to beat again, and his family and Han Na-hyun (Esom) shed tears of relief. Miraculously awakened, Shin Ilang pressed to fulfill Yoon Si-ho's final wish and stepped up efforts with detective Jo Chi-young (Lee Sang-woon) to trace the motive that turned a serial child kidnapper into what he had become.
The decisive clue was found on a pizza coupon promotional leaflet discovered at Jo Chi-young's house. Two years earlier, after Jo Chi-young divorced his wife, his only son, who was 6, died in an accident. From the child's perspective that Shin Ilang assumed, what Jo Chi-young's son wanted was a 'camping site 2 Days & 1 Night voucher' that could be entered with 10 coupons. He called the kidnapped victims "my child," and since he fed them the pizza his son liked, Shin Ilang pierced the twisted psyche that Jo Chi-young, obsessed with the fantasy of becoming a "good father," would have buried Yoon Si-ho at the camping site his son had wanted to go to.
Visiting Jo Chi-young at the detention center, Shin Ilang condemned his shameless crimes. In response to Jo Chi-young's absurd claim that he "saved children from those unfit to be parents," Shin Ilang shot back, "Parents are everything to children. You stole the most precious thing." Still, Jo Chi-young stuck to silence and the right to remain silent. The turning blow came from Yoon Si-ho's spirit. Possessing Shin Ilang, the spirit conveyed a sincere line: "If I were your son, my heart would hurt so much." Jo Chi-young ultimately broke down in anguished tears and confessed the location where he disposed of the bodies.
After police searches found Yoon Si-ho's remains, Shin Ilang and Han Na-hyun (Esom) led father Yoon Jae-wook (Ko Sang-ho) and the mother to the scene. The place was filled with flowers from many people mourning the heartbreaking death. The couple, who had avoided each other out of guilt for losing their child, held hands again and released the tears they had held back. Wishing desperately that their mother and father would be happy again, Yoon Si-ho ran toward his parents with a bright smile. It was a moment that showed the family's frozen time had begun to flow again. Yoon Si-ho left Shin Ilang a charming farewell: "You're a hundred, a thousand times cooler than Lightning Man," and ascended to the sky.
At the celebratory meal after the case was solved, the Shin Ilang family and Han Na-hyun gathered at the butcher-shop restaurant and enjoyed a warm, convivial meal. In particular, Han Na-hyun's tender manner of placing meat in front of Shin Ilang created a soft, cozy atmosphere. Above all, because a spirit appeared at critical moments, Han Na-hyun said she wanted to hear the stories Shin Ilang had left unfinished and made a surprising proposal: "Let's meet where even ghosts don't know," showing an exciting, straightforward advance.
The sweet mood was short-lived as Shin Ilang faced a brutal past. Yoon Jae-wook, who planned to pursue a civil suit for damages through Shin Ilang, suddenly refused to retain him. He learned that the prosecutor who led to the death of the father, a diligent and respected teacher, was Shin Ki-joong. Yoon Jae-wook said the father had expelled a student who had been the perpetrator of school violence; that student's father was the head of a top law firm, and Shin Ki-joong had carried out excessive prosecutions for personal gain, and he even resented Shin Ilang, who bowed and apologized.
Confronted for the first time with his father's corruption by the victim's own words, Shin Ilang fell into deep confusion. In the midst of this, Shin Ki-joong appeared exactly as he had looked at 41, the age at death. As a spirit who had lost his memory and did not know the young man before him was his son, Shin Ilang coldly refused, saying, "I will not take your case." The intense ending, which explodes curiosity about whether Shin Ki-joong, thought to have died disgraced, was truly a corrupt prosecutor and what truth the son who rejected his father will reach, captured attention.
[Photo] Studio S, Mongjakso
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