A Twisted Knife In The Dark
Hui-Wu stops Tae-Seob’s assassin. After their previous encounter, Hui-Wu knows the man’s moves but before we see a victor in this skirmish, police sirens wail nearby, breaking everything up. However, Seung-Hyuk is thankfully still alive. Hui-Wu can’t risk him getting hurt again and as such, tells him and Gyu-Ri to take a backseat to the JQ Construction case. Not only that but he wants Yeong-Il to be released.
Tae-Seob is disappointed when he learns that his assassin failed. Hui-Wu, who was present when the news of the assassin’s failure reached Tae-Seob, shows up to see him and admits that he got into a fight with an unknown assailant. He challenges Tae-Seob to a fight, at least indirectly, and quizzes him about whether he works for the Assemblyman. Tae-Seob refuses to allow Hui-Wu to go after the assailant and also reveals that Seok-Hun has been promoted. ..
When Hui-Wu leaves, Tae-Seob decides to have someone stay close to him, not so much to debunk his work but to try and distract him. While Hui-Wu busies himself with different cases, trying to stay one step ahead of Tae-Seob whose influence extends to the political parties (including the one Assemblyman Hwang is in), he also watches over Hee-A and Cheonha. Park Jong-Hyeok, a private investor who has recently shown interest in Hee-A’s business, has snapped up shares too. ..
Hui-Wu sends Min-Soo to JQ Constructions while stepping up his mission to thwart Seok-Hun. With his secretive team, Hui-Wu tries to make sure the guy has a thorny path to the top. Now that he’s the Prosecutor General, that’s easier said than done.
Hui-Wu is called into his office where Seok-Hun orders him to give Jong-Ki’s case to Kang-Jin. In exchange, he’s to investigate Kim Jeong-Taek, the politician he was earlier wondering about recruiting to his cause. Alas, the plot thickens.
Hui-Wu visits Assemblyman Hwang and offers him a solution. With Jeong-Taek out the picture, he wants Hwang to step up as leader. He’s not happy about Jeong-Taek being kicked out this way but it seems this is the only solution. And eventually he agrees to do this.
The shares debacle with Hee-A was a bit of a mess. But it turns out that the private investor who invested in the company is actually one of its own people. This has been keeping the integrity of the company going all this time, so Hui-Wu doesn’t need to worry quite so much about it.
Seok-Gyu holds a press conference at the same time as Seok-Hun’s. He immediately outs the JQ Construction case and how they’ve been colluding with competitors to win the bidding process. This news spreads across the airwaves, with an arrest warrant issued for Yeong-Il. The thing is, this reckless move was actually done on his own accord -Hui-Wu didn’t ask for this. He has no regrets though and knows this could backfire.
With the public distrusting Tae-Seob, Seok-Hun tells his son he needs to arrest him and deal with him as he sees it. That way, Seok-Hun can then spin the public opinion to look on him more favorably.
Min-Soo tells Hui-Wu that he’s been working with Tae-Seob and they plan to help Seok-Hun fall, but beyond that, their path is murky. This whole situation has just gotten that much harder.
The Episode Review
The political ties in My Life are deepening and the conspiratorial web grows even more complicated. There are a lot of characters in this show, and at times the series feels in danger of buckling under the weight of fleshing all these different players out. However, the series is still enjoyable and there’s certainly enough to whet the appetite in this one.
The law drama has a nice ebb and flow to it, and the complicated cases make for an engaging watch. However, there’s only 3 episodes left and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to work out exactly how this is going to end and resolve everything in a satisfying way. I’d assume that Hui-Wu will come out of this on top but at what cost? Surely there will be some casualties along the way.
