The Mole
Kwang Chul listens to Kang-Jun and decides to take action. He tells Yong-Soo that he is going to leave the family and start his own life. Yong-Soo is heartbroken, but Kwang Chul assures him that he will come back to the family one day.
The situation comes to a head when Kwang-Chul wakes up, bloody and held up by a dangerous guy called The Messenger. He calls Kwang-Chul greedy, and demands to know where the money is. Kwang-Chul tries to strike a deal but that comes to nothing when the guy threatens him with a lighter. He continues to torture Kwang-Chul, demanding he work like a dog and follow their rule. Eventually he agrees. ..
Dong-Ha is nervous as he’s led into a meeting with Russian buyers. He’s not sure what’s going to happen, but he knows that he won’t be able to leave until the buyers are done with him.
Dong-Ha tries to make the trade but there’s a problem. Police storm the area and immediately break in. Dong-Ha hides nearby but he’s not able to make the trade in time because of the raid.
Kwang-Chul, a recent employee of the Chinatown-based messaging app Messenger, is let go after learning of the police activity in the area. Kwang-Chul soon learns of what’s happening from Jung-Bae, a friend who lives in Chinatown. Dong-Ha is taken by police and Kwang-Chul decides to turn himself in.
Dong-Ha tells the police he was with prostitutes and is let go that night. Eun-Joo demands to know what’s going on with him.
Dong-Ha admits that he’s caught in a dangerous web and if he tries to escape those spiders from the Sangseon Ring are going to strike. Dong-Ha eventually brings up her affair but Eun-Joo has nothing to say and she drives off.
This drug bust was not an accident though. It turns out someone from Team 2 called this in with the exact time and location that the drug run was going to go down. There’s a mole on the inside and Kwang-Chul believes that it’s Min-Gyu, one of Kang-Jun’s men. So naturally, he has him beaten that night. However, Yoon-Soo starts to make plans to go after Kwang-Chul and take him out. If he doesn’t die then Yoon-Soo could be next.
Kwang-Chul tells Min-Gyu that he can live, but only if he follows him. However, Min-Gyu is not the only one striking deals. Park Deuk-Soo – a swindler who’s “dining and dashing”, is called in by Joo-Hyun who suggests they should work together. And it doesn’t take long for him to show up at Dong-Ha’s house, claiming to be the kids’ long lost grandfather. But is this another con or the truth?
Kwang-Chul comes to see Yong-Soo, throwing Min-Gyu out and dumping him on the floor, challenging both Kang-Jun and Yoon-Soo. He walks purposefully toward them.
The Episode Review
As the business end of the season nears, “A Model Family” shifts its focus to look more intensely at the inner workings of Kwang-Chul and the other gangsters. There is a big rift and power struggle starting to break out between them, and that looks like it’s going to cause everything to explode into a flurry of drama. ..
Dong-Ha’s response to Eun-Joo calling out her for sneaking around is telling, given the state of their relationship.
A Model Family has set up everything for a dramatic couple of episodes to come. What will happen next? We’ll have to wait and see!
