The Aftermath

Episode 6 of Light the Night begins with Hana nonchalantly working as a prostitute. She does her best to emotionally disconnect with the situation, humming and staring at the ceiling. This blasts us back to our past timeline, as Hana is thrown out the car after being raped. While the rain pours down, she wanders along the street aimlessly. In our present timeline, Hana is raped and then thrown out of a car by her assailant. She wanders aimlessly on the street in response to her traumatic experience. ..

On August 29th 1988, Rose and Sue wait patiently at the hospital as Hana is brought in to be checked out. Wen-Cheng and Li appear too, heading inside to hear her statement. Li grips the table hard, struggling to hear what happened. Li promises to get justice for her, struggling to control his rage. Wen-Cheng takes him aside and reminds him that he’s a police officer – he needs to work by the book. ..

After showering, Rose takes Hana home to get some rest. The young woman is visibly traumatized and breaks down in tears, asking “Is that all I’m good for?” Rose tries to be supportive, struggling to keep from crying herself as she holds Hana and gives her words of encouragement. ..

At the police station, Wen-Cheng and the others find an address and run the reg plates for the van. Li and the others head to the address and immediately recognize Kuo-Piao. Li hunts him down, beating the guy to a pulp and knocking out a couple of his teeth. Despite some cries regarding police brutality he, along with numerous others in this gang, are taken down to the station for questioning.

Hana takes a day off work while Sue confronts Aiko near the dressing room. She hands over the pictures and reminds her it’s none of her business. As things grow heated, Rose shows up too and inadvertently sticks up for Sue, telling Aiko she needs to pick her targets wisely. Aiko manages to get away with a warning but she’s definitely close to being fired here.

Sue and Ah-Chi continue to clash as Nakamura takes an interest in Sue. Seeing this, Ah-Chi grows jealous as she desires the same life that Sue has. ..

Sue begins to search through the lockers. There, she finds the necklace case with the drugs stashed underneath. She confronts Yuri about this, but he’s let off with a warning of the police being called next time.

Sue’s talk about being jealous is a cover to get a taste of what Rose has been through. Chiang-Han nonchalantly breaks things off with her, believing she’s too jealous. He doesn’t want to settle down but prods the hornet’s nest by claiming if he was going to settle down with anyone then it would be Rose. Oof.

Sue is angry and depressed, and she smashes a glass in the sink and then uses those shards to slit her wrist.

The Episode Review

This chapter feels like it’s gearing up for a much more intense episode to come. The material here feels like a proverbial deep breath before the final lunge, especially given the harrowing nature of the material here. Poor Hana has been through an awful ordeal and it hangs over this episode like a black cloud.

Sue finally learns what Chiang-Han is really like. He’s a despicable guy who shirks her affection and chooses to continue playing the field. Sue’s reaction is one of intense anger and sadness, but seeing her slit her own wrists is pretty shocking. ..

This means that the show is likely to end with a cliffhanger, which will leave viewers on the edge of their seats.