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Jiwoo is determined to find out what happened and who was responsible for the massacre. He meets with his superiors, but they are unhelpful. Jiwoo decides to take matters into his own hands and speak to the people of the empire himself. He finds that they are terrified and don’t know what to do. Jiwoo decides to take action and order his subordinates not to speak up or talk about the massacre. This will help him get answers and prevent future tragedies from happening.

Jiwoo is encouraged by Pil-Do to keep searching through while he receives an urgent call, taking him away. In fact, he joins Cha up to see Taeju and the others who are currently mourning the deceased. Mujin is there too of course, and he doesn’t exactly take kindly to Cha bursting in on him like this.

The forensic report comes back and it seems that Cha didn’t fire the gun. Jiwoo is relieved, but Mujin is not. He wants to know who did and why.

Jiwoo and the gang decide to release Mango in order to catch Gangjae. However, they soon realize that he is the one responsible for the recent murders. Jiwoo decides to release Mango in order to protect more lives, but he is quickly pointed out by Jiwoo.

Jiwoo messages Mujin and tells him there’s a trap waiting for him. However, Cha is convinced that someone from Gujin’s organization will flip and turn to their side. Given there’s already presumably a mole inside the organization, this doesn’t look good.

Jiwoo remains vigilant though and tails Cha, determined to find out who he’s meeting. However, up on the rooftop, still sporting a motorcycle helmet, she walks right into Pil-Do. The two skirmish for a bit, but there’s enough of a break in the action for Jiwoo to slip away and notice the guy outside waiting for Cha is actually Taeju.

Jiwoo is quick to feed her boss information that could potentially harm her position in the Narcotics department, although Jiwoo’s position is also under threat given Cha believes she is the one who is leaking information. ..

Interestingly, Cha appears to be playing a clever game, and has Pil-Do check out Jiwoo’s police file while it seems like Taeju was just a decoy. Cha is determined to figure out what Jiwoo’s game is, although she remains fixated on the gun right now, finding out about the serial number. The gun isn’t actually Cha’s. It belongs to Corporal Song Joonsu, the new recruit to narcotics who was killed.

Jisoo quizzes Mujin about this, and he’s adamant that they’re not cop killers and believes Cha is just playing dirty. She carries this with her later on in the day, as Pil-Do asks her out for a drink. She refuses, but it doesn’t stop him from tailing her.

Eventually, he catches up to her and calls her out for investigating Mango and Gangjae on her own. He joins Jiwoo for the time being, eventually questioning her resolve and ties to her father. ..

Gangjae and the pair watch as a group of thugs attack Pil-Do and Mujin, but they are both captured. Pil-Do is even thrown out the window. Gangjae then turns around and faces the pair, revealing that this is all part of a plan. They realize that they are both in danger and must get away from this place before it’s too late.

Gangjae has been luring Jiwoo all this time, and it turns out she’s the one he’s been targeting. It looks like Jiwoo was too careless and got caught in the crossfire. Now Gangjae has his sights set on taking her down.

The Episode Review

Jiwoo and Mujin are both surprised when Gangjae shows up at their place. Jiwoo is more worried about the way Gangjae is acting, charging in to take Mango without any warning. Mujin is more confused, but he can see that Gangjae is not who he seems.

The show has done well to portray Jiwoo as a competent but very clearly flawed protagonist who’s easy to root for. She has a simple but defined objective and she’s dead-set on finding those responsible for killing her father. Only, the further down the rabbit hole she seems too be going, the more likely it appears that Mujin and his gang are actually responsible.

Netflix’s new series, “My Name is,” is set up to be another enthralling and well-written Netflix k-drama.