He reveals that Big Mouse knows about the secret lab and NK Chemicals. He even gives them a list of executives from Big Mouse’s organization. Chang-ho asks the Chairman to make him mayor so he can get rid of all these criminals from the root.
As a double agent, Chang-ho will then look for the identity of the new Big Mouse. Chairman Kang isn’t sure whether to accept him but then invites him and his wife to his 85th birthday party.
As they leave, Chang-ho tells Ji-hoon that his money was not stolen by Big Mouse. In fact, it’s probably a lot closer to him than he thinks.
Mi-ho visits the death row inmate in prison. He asks her if she is feeling okay and if she’s noticed any changes in her health since she was sentenced to death. The inmate tells him that she is feeling okay, but has noticed a few nosebleeds and bleeding in the gums. She asks him to explain what work they do, but he refuses to tell her for her own safety. He asks her to check on his mother and see if she received the bone marrow transplant that was recommended for her. ..
Mi-ho and her father get in touch with his brother and sister after many years of not talking. The sister reveals that the mother passed away. ..
Chang-ho arrives at Chairman Yang’s new restaurant. Choi Do-ha’s secretary, who had followed Chang-ho, takes photos of him entering the restaurant as Park Yoon-gab and some others bow to him.
Do-ha sets up a meeting with Yoon-gab and entices him to kill Chang-ho in exchange for Do-ha’s lifelong support as a politician. He shows the list of Big Mouse members Chang-ho gave, as proof of Chang-ho’s betrayal.
Mi-ho and her father visit the old man in the nursing home and ask him to identify the children in the photo he has. He tells them that his grandson, Do-ha, died. The other boy was named Cho Sung-hyun. They realise this boy was Mayor Choi Do-ha, who took on the other boy’s identity in order to get closer to Chairman Kang and get revenge.
At Chairman Kang’s office, his secretary tells him that his son has sent him a birthday gift. Kang orders her to throw it away, and a flashback shows us a woman’s dead body and some eerie paintings scattered around a room. He tells his secretary to make sure his son, a murderer, is not allowed in Korea even after Chairman Kang’s death. ..
Jerry follows Chang-ho as he leads Yoon-gab away from the nursing home. He’s suspicious of Chang-ho’s intentions, and is caught by his men when they try to take him into the car.
Mi-ho leaves Chang-ho to go to the party without him.
At the party, Mi-ho arrives and is greeted by Gong Ji-hoon. When Chairman Kang arrives, she seems to make a favourable impression. Mayor Choi gets a call and goes to a different room where his secretary has set up a call with Yoon-gab. On a video call, Yoon-gab shoots Chang-ho in the chest as the mayor enjoys a glass of wine. Jerry, who managed to escape the car, sees Chang-ho being shot.
As the party is dispersing, Mi-ho gets a call from Jerry who tells her Chang-ho is dead. Distraught, she shouts and hits Do-ha, who simply leaves. She then collapses from the shock.
Do-ha heads to the place where Yoon-gab shot Chang-ho. He asks to see the body, which Yoon-gab says is already incinerated. As they talk, Yoon-gab reveals he knows that Do-ha is actually Cho Sung-hyun. A camera recording this conversation relays the video straight to Chairman Kang and Chang-ho (alive!). After they watch the video, the chairman tells Chang-ho he will get everything he wants. ..
Chang-ho arrives at the hospital where Mi-ho has been admitted. He apologizes to her and tells her how he planned the whole thing with Yoon-gab. Chang-ho tells Mi-ho that he had no intention of hurting her feelings and that he only wanted to help her. Mi-ho is grateful to Chang-ho for his apology and tells him she will be fine.
Chairman Kang’s death is a regret because it was his only chance to apologize to Hae-soo for not being able to save her. Do-ha, the secretary, reveals himself and says it is too late to ask for forgiveness. The chairman then begins to get chest pains. The substance in his IV is not just plain saline water. In another few seconds, the chairman dies. Do-ha and his secretary take the chairman inside the house where Do-ha gives the secretary his payment.
As the Big Mouse company eats food at Chairman Yang’s restaurant, they get news about Chairman Kang’s death.
Gong Ji-hoon is angry when he sees that Choi Do-ha is the chief mourner at the funeral. Chang-ho arrives, to Do-ha’s shock, and tells him that he knows Do-ha was behind the chairman’s death. He says he will show the world how evil Do-ha is.
The episode ends with Mi-ho finding blood on her toothbrush and then getting a nosebleed. ..
The Episode Review
This latest installment of Big Mouse was another thrilling ride. Even as we reach the end, I am sure that there are more exciting things in store for us. Mi-ho has been an incredibly written character— feisty, inquisitive and still full of heart. This episode did put her a little on the backtrack, but hopefully, this is a one-time thing.
Chairman Kang’s death comes as a rightful act of revenge, but it makes me wonder what end goal the show is striving towards. Now that the Big Bad is dead, is Choi Do-ha the main villain? But how does this tie in with Chang-ho trying to fulfil Noh Park’s dying wish? And why did Do-ha choose now to kill him? Lots of questions and only two episodes to have them answered.
