Just then, Do-il enters the room and beats up Sang-ha’s men. Sang-ha threatens to kill him when he lets her know that he was here to deliver a message from Park Jae-sang. Jae-sang asks Sang-ha to give up and return to Korea. In-kyung is with him and has promised to surrender the ledgers in exchange for In-joo’s life.
In-joo asks her sister to keep the ledgers and reveal the truth about the Park family but In-kyung threatens to expose Sang-ha’s family and the Jeongran Society if they did something to In-joo. Sang-ha is disappointed that her entire fortune of 3 trillion won is on the line and she left In-joo with Do-il.
Jae-sang tells In-kyung that her boss and the man In-kyung trusts so much is also involved in the business of the Jeongran Society. Jae-sang reveals that her career had been manipulated all along with the help of Wan-gyu. Wan-gyu is known to be behind the Jeongran Society and has been helping Jae-sang to get ahead in her career.
In-kyung is shaken after Jae-sang burns the Jeongran society’s ledgers in front of her, but she still promises to destroy and expose the society. In Singapore, Do-il and In-joo discuss the future of their deal and she tells him where the money actually went. In-joo explains how she hid the money in a locker at a train station and asks him to give her sisters their share if she dies. ..
In-kyung reassures her that she is going to be okay before she passes out. Wan-gyu visits her former boss and confronts him about his involvement in the Jeongran Society the latter explains how being in the society was liberating to him and he became successful by being a part of the group.
In-kyung and Hyo-rin argue about In-hye’s ideologies and how working with society would benefit her a lot but she argues how exposing the truth was her priority. At the Park family house, Hyo-rin and In-hye discuss how Sang-ha’s betrayal was something the former never expected.
The two young girls make a pact to leave the family immediately and escape to Russia visa Japan with the money that’s deposited under Hyo-rin’s name. They plan to do so the next day after school instead of attending play practice.
In-kyung is having drinks with Jong-ho as he tells her that he will be going back to the United States now that his grandfather is all well. He asks her to join him and start afresh. In-kyung recalls how she felt when he asked her to get away with him to the United States all those years ago and how she resented him for showing her pity. ..
Jong-ho, the man who confessed to In-kyung that he had feelings for her, reveals that he actually wanted to move to the United States with her and start a new life. In-kyung, who had previously dismissed Jong-ho’s confession as nothing more than a sense of attachment and imprinting towards her, now seems to be reconsidering. ..
Jong-ho is left speechless when he learns that his girlfriend Hye-suk has left him. He tries to reason with her, but she tells him that she only feels a sense of calm and relief when with Jong-ho, in contrast to the heart-fluttering feelings she gets when she is in love. She leaves him alone to go to Hye-suk’s bungalow.
In-kyung is upset that she won’t be able to rely on the news anymore and tells Hee-jae that she wants to join him in killing Jae-sang. She then receives an email from Sang-woo, Sang-ha’s sister, informing her that he has some dirt on Park Jae-sang. ..
Do-il is excited to be going to Greece and can’t wait to see her family and friends. She hands In-joo the papers to the company she just invested the 70 billion won in and tells him she will liquidate the assets to the company once they are in Greece and stop contacting each other immediately.
In-joo is disappointed with her friends for putting up a fake act in front of her and Jae-sang. They leave for school and Hyo-rin tells In-hye that she should look after the bank papers as she is forgetful. Sang-ha lures Jae-sang and uses physical intimacy to convince him to have In-kyung killed immediately.
He instructs Soo-im to have the reporter killed and a group of men drop by at Hye-suk’s bungalow. Jong-ho then calls In-joo to tell her that In-kyung is missing, which makes her worry and she decides to leave for Korea instead of Greece. ..
In-joo tells him that he trusts him and puts him up to let the money go to In-kyung and In-hye in the event of In-joo’s death. At the school play rehearsal, Hyo-rin is shocked to learn that In-hye had gone missing. She faints on stage only to wake up and learn from Sang-ha that In-hye had reportedly run away.
In-hye tells Sang-ha that she voluntarily gave her the money and passbooks and asks Sang-ha not to go after her. Sang-ha on the other hand is held hostage in the closed room that resembles the dollhouse Sang-ha played with as a child and Hwa-young’s bedroom.
In-hye notices the tally marks on the wall of the wardrobe and notes that it has been 2922 days since she last saw her sister. Sang-ha enters the room and In-hye asks her what she’s doing here. Sang-ha reveals that she lied to Hyo-rin about In-hye leaving with the money.
In-hye and Sang-ha discuss how the latter’s mother had been locked in the “closed room” for almost 3000 days and how she had died in there too. Sang-ha promises In-hye that she too will end up like her mother and In-hye wonders if she too will hang herself in the lockers. Sang-ha tells In-hye that her mother was also kept in a “closed room” for almost 3000 days before she died. In-hye wonders if she will end up like her mother, who hanged herself in a locker. ..
In-joo is back in Korea and the police are investigating her absence. They learn that In-kyung has enrolled herself in a mental institution for her alcohol addiction. In-joo is shocked why In-kyung would do this but as it turns out, she is there to meet Sang-woo. ..
She uses Hee-jae’s help to enter Sang-woo’s room through the vents and is able to reach the private room the ex-CEO is in. In-joo and Jong-ho are at the hospital to look for In-kyung and the oldest sister suggests that the reporter was here to see Sang-woo.
In the room, Sang-woo reveals the details about the Bobae Savings Bank scandal to In-kyung and exposes the Jeongran Society as well as Jae-sang and Il-bok’s actions. In-kyung promises to gather proof and asks him to testify in court against Park Jae-sang. In-joo and Jong-ho spot Soo-im and her men looking for In-kyung.
The five of them come up with a plan to distract Soo-im while In-joo rings the fire alarms to get Soo-im’s attention. In-kyung and Jong-ho run to the VIP room to warn Sang-woo, and then they all rush out onto the terrace. Soo-im and her men follow In-joo, giving Sang-woo time to escape through the vents. ..
Soo-im reaches the rooftop and Jong-ho locks her men out. In-joo beats Soo-im with a rod. She starts assaulting Soo-im for the way she had beaten In-joo up in the past. Her men somehow make it inside and attack In-joo and Jong-ho. The hospital staff let Soo-im know that Sangwoo had escaped and In-joo was only a distraction. ..
In-kyung and Sang-woo manage to escape through a tunnel where Hee-jae finds them. In-kyung says she needs to rush to save In-joo but Hee-jae states he has taken care of it. In a mask, Do-il enters the hospital and rescues In-joo and Jong-ho out of the basement where they are held hostage.
The five friends eventually gather at Hee-jae’s house where In-kyung and In-joo reconnect. Jong-ho spots In-kyung and just holds on to her without letting her go as he tells her how he is finally at peace. She hugs him back. ..
The crew debates what to do about Jae-sang, with Hee-jae insisting he’ll be the one to kill him. In-joo and In-kyung are worried about In-hye, who hasn’t been heard from in a while. Do-il says he’s going to the Park house to check on her. ..
In-joo follows. Sang-woo is lost in thought as In-kyung and Jong-ho try to reach In-hye. Park Jae-sang on the other hand lashes out at Soo-im for letting In-kyung go but he gets a call from Sang-woo. The ex-CEO wants to meet Jae-sang and asks him to give him some funds so that he can escape and live a free life away. ..
Jae-sang is surprised to find that Soo-im has replaced him as his go-between in the relationship. He tells Sang-woo that he will meet him for one last drink, but when he arrives, Soo-im is not there but stands behind Jae-sang with a gun to his head.
The Episode Review
Every Little Women episode is a unique and confounding experience. From not being able to trust Do-il despite his repeated acts of kindness for In-joo, to the constant feeling of regret for Jong-ho’s situation. The two older sisters really have these boys on their toes.
The novel is a refreshing change of pace and can actually be one that lives up to its title. From literary references to the obvious Lousia May Alcott novel Little Women to the sudden correlation between the classic novel, The Madwoman in the Attic, Sang-ha is a well-done villain.
The show just keeps getting better and better with every episode. It is evident that Sang-woo is not someone who can outsmart Jae-sang as the mayoral candidate had initially stated how he was better than Sang-woo which made General Won trust him with the future of the Jeongran Society.
It seems like one of the Oh sisters will die by the end of the show, and it suddenly seems like In-hye might be her. I hope the sisters are able to find In-hye and that Jae-sang does not end up hurting Sang-woo instead of it being the other way around.
The teaser for the next episode hints that Jae-sang may have been killed in the duel. This could mean that Sang-woo will come out victorious in the upcoming battle.
