Don’t F**k With Cats
Inspector Koo’s first episode starts with the Inspection Team B in desperate need of a win. Na Je-Hui, the team’s lead inspector, finds a case that everyone has passed up on. The only idiot who would even think about taking this on is Na Je-Hui’s friend and colleague, Soo-Jin. Soo-Jin is easily convinced to take on the case and they set out to solve it. ..
The article discusses the case of Kim Min-Gyu, who has a pay-out of 1.2 billion won. It is incredibly risky and with no on-site investigation done, it certainly doesn’t look good. However, Je-Hui remains positive. With only her and Gyeong-Su to push forward, they set to work finding the ideal candidate to take on the detective work.
Kyung-Yi, a former police officer and desperate gamer, takes out her drink with Min-Gyu after he tells her about a case. Kyung-Yi is surprised to hear all the details surrounding the case and listens with interest.
Je-Hui and Kyung-Yi are investigating Min-Gyu’s disappearance when they come across a strange scene. His wife, Min-Gyu, is happily married but she has disappeared without a trace. Her body is missing but her things are strewn across the grass. It seems as though she may have been kidnapped or killed. Je-Hui and Kyung-Yi are determined to find out what happened to Min-Gyu and why he vanished.
Kyung-Yi is curious about the new gaming PC Je-Hui has gotten for her. The insurance agent tells her that the computer is for use in a suicide case, but Kyung-Yi sees through the facade and calls out the apparent suicide case Je-Hui is thinking of turning this into. However, the insurance agent says enough to pique Kyung-Yi’s interest, who shows up back home and immediately marvels over the new gaming PC Je-Hui has got for her.
Je-Hui brings in a locked padlock housing the plug switches to the computer, massive cleaning bills (taken out of Kyung-Yi’s wages of course) and an ultimatum. If she doesn’t join this case then the new gear will be taken back.
Kyung-Yi and Santa have a history of private investigating too. Kyung-Yi relies on an online voice recorder to do the heavy lifting, while Santa helps with the research. Together, they search for clues relating to Min-Gyu, searching around her seaside town and investigating his family.
Kyung-Yi presses the local police officer for more details about Min-Gyu’s death, and it is revealed that he worked at a local plant and may have been killed as a result of a string of deaths in recent months among factory workers there. However, the plot thickens when Kyung-Yi learns that Min-Gyu’s wife is getting along just fine without him. ..
Kyung-Yi poses as a religious woman next, goading Min-Gyu’s widow for answers over whether her husband was actually good or bad. She doesn’t get much from her but does manage to gain the woman’s trust during their brief time together.
Kyung-Yi is considering whether or not to believe that Min-Gyu might still be alive after hearing a story about a strange man who arrived wearing a wolf mask. Kyung-Yi’s phone was switched off on the same day as the story.
Kyung-Yi finds flour-based products inside Min-Gyu’s car, which is strange because her diabetic daughter, Seon-Mi, would not be using flour products. This means that Jae-Yeong is potentially harboring Min-Gyu, who is still alive…somewhere. ..
Kyung-Yi uses a baby monitor to track down Min-Gyu. After claiming he’s not him and running all through the woods, Min-Gyu heads inside a bunker carved out of the rock. Unfortunately, it collapses as soon as he enters. As Kyung-Yi looks up, she notices a young woman watching her and smiling knowingly. It’s K. ..
Kyung-Yi’s former protege, K, appears to be her former mentor. Kyung-Yi seems to have gone through a lot of trouble to become like this, and something went wrong along the way. As the episode closes out, Kyung-Yi arrives before K, ready to take her under her wing.
The Episode Review,
Killing Eve is a well-done show that sets up a cat and mouse game to follow. The show has good subplots and a nice reveal with Kyung-Yi and the flashbacks.
The one flaw with this show is that the humour is not as dark and absurd as it could be. Inspector Koo often misses the mark, but it’s still early days so this may change. ..
Kyung-yi singing and giving money in church is a great gag that reinforces some of the better aspects of the episode.
The rest of the cast does okay and the stand-off right at the end of the chapter is decently shot, setting the tone for this season ahead.
