Stalker
In the eighth episode of Inspector Koo, Yi-Kyung is struggling to cope with the loss of her aunt. With Jeong-Yeon dead, her one tether to sanity is gone. However, K refuses to believe it and imagines Jeong-Yeon is still with her, serving as a ghost. K never showed up to the funeral though, instead hearing Gun-Wook relay back what happened. ..
K’s aunt continues to haunt her, leading to her killing another person. This leads to K becoming more reckless and causing Gun-Wook to become more suspicious of her. As a result, K is eventually apprehended and is sentenced to prison.
Je-Hui shows up to Ko-Dam’s funeral to see Yong-Sook. Yong-Sook is obviously just there to make appearances, but she reveals an important fact that unnerves Je-Hui - this woman will not tolerate anyone who doesn’t do what she says. ..
Kyung-Yi continues to follow Santa, but she’s increasingly suspicious of him. Specifically, she’s concerned about his age, name and contact information on his phone. When Santa tells her to follow him, he uses a voice message that makes her suspicious.
The woman in question has persistent doubts about Santa, and her disbelief is only compounded by the evidence around her. Her apartment doesn’t make her feel better, and it’s not clear why. The puppet, yearbook, and other items in her room all point to Santa being guilty, but she can’t seem to shake the feeling that there’s more to it than that. What could be going on inside his head?
After learning that K’s accomplice had a tattoo on his arm, Gyeong-Su gets straight to the point and admits that her friend K had help from someone. This is matched with the general location of the motorcycle’s direction and the fact that Kyung-Yi has a little cartoon sketch of his face too. This helps to piece together who did this.
The political scheming continues to circulate though as popular candidate Hye-Ji is involved in a scandal. This is certainly Yoon-Sook’s doing, as Je-Hui ignores that and suggests they tighten up their policies, especially those around mandatory safety rules. Yong-Sook though throws a curveball in the form of enlisting Je-Hui as her new campaign advisor. Je-Hui ignores the suggestion from Yong-Sook and instead suggests they tighten up their policies around mandatory safety rules. Yoon-Sook, on the other hand, throws a curveball by enlisting Je-Hui as her new campaign advisor. ..
Kyung-Yi and the gang killed Jeong-Yeon, but K wants revenge. When Santa shows up, Kyung-Yi continues to antagonize, eventually giving her an address (Highlight Hotel) to attend at 7pm that night.
Kyung-Yi heads out for dinner, but it’s no good. K has Kyung-Yi in her sights now and there’s no escaping that. Unfortunately, K also figures out that Gyeong-Su is lurking about nearby and stabs him with a fork; a warning blow for the battle to come.
Je-Hui looks at the footage of the meeting and wonders if she can use it to incriminate Yong-Sook. She decides that it’s too risky, but decides to keep it anyway.
Je-Hui is outside when a little boy stands alone. K pounces and holds her captive. However, K soon shows up at a hiking trail where Kyung-Yi begins questioning Yong-Sook’s motives. As the pair lock eyes, the episode comes to a close.
The Episode Review
Inspector Koo returns with another decent episode, one that sees K slip further into her insane ways while Kyung-Yi and the gang remain on high alert in the wake of this occurring. ..
The back and forth rapport between K and Kyung-Yi is one of the strongest elements of this show and while it won’t be for everyone, this game of cat and mouse is actually pretty exciting.
It’s a cliffhanger to end things on, with Yong-Sook presumably working with K or having struck some sort of deal with her. She certainly didn’t look too surprised to find the unhinged young woman show up.
Inspector Koo’s latest story is another good example of his great work.
