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Jun-Woong is curious about who contacted Ms Shin and goes to see her to ask. She tells him that the person who contacted her was a man claiming to be from the police department. He told her that he had found something related to the case and wanted to meet with her in person. Jun-Woong is surprised by this and decides to follow up on this lead. ..
This person is operating out of a van and they only work in cryptocurrency. They’re making money from those in need, profiting from suicidal and vulnerable individuals. Jun-Woong is not happy but Ryung-Gu is quick to point out that they can’t intervene in human affairs or use their powers in front of them either. Unless they’re Ye-Na’s boss of course, in which case that’s fair game – right Ryeon?
The other employees at the company are more concerned about employee evaluation month, wanting good recommendations. Jun-Woong believes they should try and do something to stop this profiteering scam artist instead. Ryung-Gu tells him that they’re not in the business of justice. Unfortunately, going to the police doesn’t help, with Jun-Woong shrugged off and told to bring them more concrete evidence to back up his claims.
Jun-Woong realizes that he’s on his own and decides to try to find the people who posted the gas on social media himself. He writes a depressing status about it and gets a message from “Grim Reaper.” Grim Reaper sends him a video of what gas does to an individual, using a hamster cage. ..
According to sources, the one in charge of this has tried to commit suicide in the past, and encourages everyone to join together and commit a mass suicide. Jun-Woong decides to play along and is given a location.
Jun-Woong takes out all the weapons inside the nearby locker and decides to use them for the upcoming mission. It’s only supposed to be used for emergencies but given he’s alone in this office, Jun-Woong sees it as fair game.
Jun-Woong, a suicidal person, arrives at the designated location assigned by Grim Reaper. There are several other people here too, although Grim Reaper (whom we later find out is called Song Jin-Ho) hasn’t shown up yet. For now, this group of suicidal people all sit and share their stories, discussing their woes and what’s led them to this point. ..
Jun-Woong, a recent college graduate, shared his story with his friends after noticing a truck pull up with a man he believed to be Grim Reaper outside. The man had several cannisters and it was enough for Jun-Woong to drop his façade and plead with the others to leave. He handed them all a business card and ushers them out the building.
Jun-Woong also points out that this man is using them to recruit more people to his scam.
Jun-Woong eventually fights with this scammer, but he’s too strong and easily knocks him down. At least to begin with anyway. Jun-Woong gets the upper hand, knocks the man clean out… and then finds himself clocked over the head by the real Jin-Ho, who happens to be one of the suicidal men, code-named Betamale. ..
Jun-Woong wakes up to find himself tied up. This isn’t about money for Jin-Ho, but more about motivation and drive. Every time he sees someone else die, it makes him want to live. He’s deranged and psychotic, finding joy in seeing others pass away.
Jun-Woong is located by the former child location app on Ryung-Gu’s phone. Ryeon chases after the Grim Reaper and beats him down.
In the end, Jin-Ho’s suicide attempt causes him to hit the red light and he takes some poison. Ryung-Gu and Ryeon try to save him, but Jun-Woong can’t bring himself to do this.
Jun-Woong quits the RM Team after seeing how justice is not being served. Joong-Gil appears and promises that Jin-Ho will be punished eternally by burning in hell. ..
Joong-Gil is disgusted to find that the team is working to save “someone like him” and unfortunately, all of this is left up to Jun-Woong to decide what to do. Eventually he succumbs to his better nature and phones 911. ..
Ryung-Gu talks to Jun-Woong about Ryeon’s past. She too was a brat and hot tempered over all of these cases, but really, keeping these individuals alive means a punishment far worse than death. ..
Ryung-Gu releases video evidence of Jin-Ho being the ringleader in this whole suicide deal online, leading to his arrest. Jin-Ho survives but will live with a disability for the next 18 years. Jun-Woong is content with this fate. ..
Later that day, Jun-Woong overhears Ryung-Gu and Ryeon talking about the incident involving Jin-Ho. Ryeon believes he influenced Jun-Woong’s decision but for now, the reaper is holding his cards close to his chest. He shrugs this off though and instead focuses on his own nightmares, the ones we’ve seen snippets of throughout the past few episodes. He wonders just why Ryeon has been in them.
Ryeon and Ryung-Gu are bemoaning all the prank calls they seem to be getting. Jun-Woong gave out business cards to those suicidal people, and it turns out that’s where they’re calling from!
The Episode Review
Tomorrow returns with a morally conflicted episode, one that does contradict itself a little while telling its story. We’re constantly referencing back to the rules that these reapers break all the time. Ryeon specifically tells them all they can’t get involved in human affairs, but yet he’s made that boss have constant stomach problems every time he makes fun of someone. I know that may be justice, but it’s also in direct contradiction to the very rules she keeps harking on about. ..
In this case, the dilemma is whether or not to save the person who has been encouraging others to die. The conflict is great to see, but it’s a shame that most of these cases have been wrapped up with a neat little bow.
This episode of Tomorrow was a bit of a letdown, despite being filled with moral ambiguity. Despite this, the show still manages to deliver a decent episode.
