Jang Seo-hee and Jeon Hye-won finally faced each other head-on.
On the 2nd, the KBS 2TV daily drama 'A Trap Called Desire' (directed by Lee Dae-kyung, Jeong Gwang-su; written by Koo Ji-won) episode 18 revealed the meticulous scheme of Joo Mi-ran (played by Jang Seo-hee), who had been reading Ko Eun-seol's (played by Jeon Hye-won) moves one step ahead, bringing a chilling tension to living room audiences. Episode 18 recorded a 8.0% rating (Nielsen Korea, nationwide households), capturing viewers' attention with relentless developments.
That day, Kang Hae-ra (played by Joo Saebyeok) witnessed Ko Eun-seol alone with Cha Seok-jin (played by Seol Junghwan) and reacted with anger beyond jealousy. Cha Seok-jin tried to calm the overly reactive Kang Hae-ra, but Ko Eun-seol did not back down. He shot back, "What are you so afraid of? Because you keep acting like this, it seems like I have a chance too. So don't provoke me for nothing," leading to a tense war of nerves.
Ko Eun-seol was not shaken by Kang Hae-ra's jealousy and checks around Cha Seok-jin. She continued her pursuit to reveal the truth behind Park Hee-jung's (played by Suh You-jung) death. She tracked down related figures one by one to find out who the colleague was who met the fake witness Lee Jeong-tae (played by Ahn Hong-jin), and, with help from Go Gi-han (played by Choi Jae-won), she moved step by step closer to the reality of the incident.
Even as Cha Seok-jin returned the necklace to Ko Eun-seol, he did not pry into why she had joined the Cheongma Group. The ambiguity of how their relationship would develop added further curiosity.
Meanwhile, Joo Mi-ran launched a plan to place an ally before appointing a successor director for the Cheongma Scholarship Foundation. She tried to appoint Professor Hong as a foundation director, but the person recommended by Kang Young-hoon (played by Yoo Tae-ung) took the board seat, disrupting the plan.
However, it was not enough to unsettle Joo Mi-ran. Through a report from Director General Na (played by Im Jae-geun) that Ko Eun-seol had been visiting company directors, Joo Mi-ran appeared unflustered and maintained a composed demeanor.
Joo Mi-ran smiled coldly, saying, "I just wanted to see with my own eyes, just once. That look she has, thinking that if she comes into Cheongma and works hard she can find anything," revealing that while Ko Eun-seol chased the truth, Joo Mi-ran had already placed her moves on the palm of her hand.
At the end of the broadcast, a scene showed Ko Eun-seol sneaking into Director General Na's office to find clues related to the case and running into Joo Mi-ran. It was the moment when Ko Eun-seol, who had been moving to reveal the truth, finally met Joo Mi-ran, who had anticipated and waited for such steps.
Startled by Joo Mi-ran's sudden appearance, Ko Eun-seol was flustered, but Joo Mi-ran pressured him with a composed face. The crossing of Joo Mi-ran's amused gaze at Ko Eun-seol and the tense Ko Eun-seol completed a powerful ending. It turned out to be a trap Joo Mi-ran had set to catch Ko Eun-seol.
[Photo] KBS 2TV 'A Trap Called Desire' broadcast capture
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