Dongjae the Good or the Bastard: Episodes 7-8
by solstices
Delight comes earlier than a fall, and our vainglorious prosecutor finds out simply how true that saying is that this week. It appears he merely can’t catch a break — each from those that search to tear him down and from his very personal sordid previous — however as everyone knows, our weasel has by no means been one to roll over and provides in.
EPISODES 7-8
We could bemoan Mr. Weasel’s questionable morals and immodest boasting, however there’s no denying that Dong-jae is a downright succesful prosecutor. Whereas Byung-gun wastes his time looking for at sea, Dong-jae swiftly apprehends the bowling alley proprietor HONG TAE-IK (Park Myung-hoon) on the hospital he frequents.
How did Dong-jae know to catch him there, you ask? Via some fast pondering and many due diligence, after all. Since drug producers undergo from persistent obstructive pulmonary illness as an opposed aspect impact, they’re depending on morphine to mitigate the signs. Medical remedy can’t be obtained below a pretend identification, so Dong-jae painstakingly dug by way of all of the information of morphine administration as a way to monitor down our elusive fugitive.
From there, the case is wrapped up swiftly. (A little bit too swiftly, in the event you ask me, however perhaps that’s simply my skepticism speaking.) Dong-jae surmises that Tae-ik needed to give up the drug operation, however provider Soo-min assumed he’d joined arms with Yuri as an alternative and shot her in a match of rage. Then when he tried to homicide Tae-ik too, the latter turned the tables on him.
Driving on the wave of his success, an ecstatic Dong-jae anticipates his mannequin prosecutor award. In the end, he’s lastly the focal point at an organization dinner, and I really like that he makes positive to acknowledge his crew’s laborious work in entrance of Chief Jeon and all the opposite prosecutors.
Alas, the scheming Wan-sung pulls yet one more soiled trick. On the day of Dong-jae’s award ceremony, Jung-ki hosts a dwell broadcast, through which Wan-sung theatrically accuses Dong-jae of a coercive interrogation meant to border Gyeo-re because the wrongdoer. Then he exposes Dong-jae’s historical past of planting false proof and receiving bribes. Nicely, he’s not precisely mistaken, however…
With that, poor Dong-jae’s fifteen minutes of happiness are up. He will get chased out of the award corridor, and his chagrined spouse smacks him with a flower bouquet for good measure. The Chief Prosecutor hangs Dong-jae out to dry regardless of fawning throughout him only a few days in the past, and the drug cartel case is handed over to Byung-gun.
Dong-jae results in a disciplinary committee listening to, the place all of the previous misdeeds he tried to brush below the rug lastly come again to hang-out him. Ultimately, he’s left with solely two choices. Both clear the air with Wan-sung, or filter out his desk and resign.
After a lot deliberation, Dong-jae prints out a doc — an official indictment prosecuting Gyeo-re for drug trafficking. Sure, you learn that proper; our weasel isn’t happening with no struggle! A flashback reveals that Dong-jae made all of it the best way to Wan-sung’s entrance gate earlier than altering his thoughts. He received’t grovel to scum like Wan-sung.
Dong-jae did glean helpful data from the almost-visit, although. Having overheard Jung-ki making a telephone name and demanding for Chan-hyuk to be placed on the road, Dong-jae relays the information to Byung-gun. Then Ji-hee approaches Dong-jae in regards to the case of the disappearing whistleblower, asking him to research the development web site in her stead.
Realizing he must clear his conscience and rid himself of his shackles, Dong-jae comes clear to his spouse LEE YOO-AN (Choi Hee-seo) in regards to the land bribe. All whereas kneeling penitently, ha. Then she makes him write an oath swearing to apprehend Wan-sung by way of no immoral means or he can kiss his property, marriage, and custody goodbye, LOL.
With a view to keep one step forward of Wan-sung’s exposé, Dong-jae writes a tell-all on the prosecutors’ on-line discussion board, revealing Wan-sung’s land bribe threats and unlawful redevelopment actions. Infuriated by Dong-jae’s refusal to kowtow, Wan-sung leverages his connections to attain a gathering with Lawyer Kang — and request him to face as Gyeo-re’s legal professional. Gasp.
After a hilarious interlude with Dong-jae imagining potential future careers (he would completely hit large as a streamer LOL), our reformed weasel stuns Byung-gun with an uncharacteristic apology. Then he recruits him to assist dig out the witness, who’s possible buried inside the shoddy building web site he tried to report.
Their plan doesn’t go fairly as anticipated, since Ji-hee will get caught by Wan-sung’s thugs. The boys (as a result of they’re manchildren, actually) arrive simply in time to save lots of her from being buried below filth, although after all huffing-and-puffing Byung-gun loses the escaping goons. However Ji-hee managed to overhear an incriminating piece of knowledge: the thugs sneered that it wasn’t their first time burying folks.
Alas, our wily antagonists handle to elude seize but once more. Though Byung-gun interrogates Jung-ki and Ji-hee has the police summon Wan-sung relating to his thugs, they each get to stroll free when a shaken Chan-hyuk turns himself in for distributing Purple. Our unlikely trio places their heads collectively, realizing that Chief Jeon is their solely possibility left. They’ll inform her that they’re sure a corpse is within the building web site, and if she leaks it to Wan-sung, he’ll dig it out himself.
Within the meantime, Chief Jeon orders Dong-jae handy over all his circumstances to Shi-woon, together with Gyeo-re’s. Holding his feelings in verify, Dong-jae encourages Shi-woon and thanks his crew for his or her time collectively. Then Lawyer Kang walks into the workplace and introduces himself as Gyeo-re’s lawyer, leaving our poor Dong-jae completely shocked.
Absolutely that is all a part of Lawyer Kang’s bigger plan, proper? Proper? He can’t presumably be unaware of Wan-sung’s soiled dealings, and I can’t see Lawyer Kang promoting out each his personal morals and a junior he cares for. Wan-sung may assume he’s caught Lawyer Kang in a intelligent entice the place his fame and profession are at stake, however I’ve religion that our trusted mentor determine has already devised a approach out.
I really like that the writing crew introduced again Lawyer Kang in such a pertinent position, as a result of it jogs my memory of the Tongyeong case from Season 2. Again then, Lawyer Kang’s misstep in giving preferential remedy inadvertently led to Dong-jae’s struggling. It’ll be a pleasant reversal and redemption if — or as I’d wish to consider, when — Lawyer Kang chooses in a different way this time.
As for our weasel’s different mentor, Chief Jeon really is barely searching for her personal pores and skin. Even when she met Wan-sung to place an finish to their collusion, it wasn’t for the publicly shamed Dong-jae’s sake, however quite out of self-preservation. I do hope she repents and reforms, however as Ji-hee mentioned, maybe it’ll all work out higher if she doesn’t. She and Wan-sung can go down hand-in-hand.
Now that we’re heading into our remaining week (nooooo), I’m eagerly anticipating our weasel’s final victory whereas concurrently feeling reluctant to half with our solid of endearingly lovable characters. The place else will I get my weekly dose of humor, like Byung-gun getting caught with footing Ji-hee’s hospital invoice or Dong-jae imagining himself in hilariously cheesy outfits?
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