Jump to synopsis of Episode 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16 (Finale); How I wrote these episode summaries with no spoilers: Historical backgrounders and other information on the actual crimes this drama is based on; Lessons in photography from “Signal”
From Wikipedia: “Signal” is a 2016 South Korean police procedural television series starring Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hye-soo, and Cho Jin-woong. It premiered on tvN on January 22, 2016. The series was inspired by real-life criminal incidents in Korea, including the Hwaseong serial murders.
The series received widespread acclaim from audience and critics alike for its story and performances. Also, it is the tenth highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history with a peak audience viewership of 12.54%.
K Dramas And Episodes Based On Real Life Crime Cases
It received praise for its solid acting, tightly-constructed plot and detailed and sophisticated direction; and enjoyed success internationally in China and Japan.
The drama went on to win several awards from different award-giving bodies: Best Drama, Best Screenplay for Kim Eun-hee, and Best Actress for Kim Hye-soo at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards; Best Actress award for Kim and the Daesang (Grand Prize for Television) for Cho Jin-woong at the tvN10 Awards; and Daesang for Cho Jin-woong at the 1st Asia Artist Awards.
3. At the beginning of each summary starting with Episode 2, I placed in a table a recap of the major twists and turns of the previous episode. But because you have already watched the video of the previous episode, they aren’t spoilers anymore.
Open Thread: Signal Episodes 11 & 12
4. I followed this structure all throughout, except for Ep. 16 (Finale) where I included spoilers. Reason - most people want to know if this drama has a happy ending or a sad ending before they invest their time in watching it.
July 29, 2000 ... a shy grade school student named Park Hae-young sees someone sheltering his schoolmate Yoon-jung from the rain and guiding her away from school. Later on, Yoon-jung is found murdered, but the suspect — a medical student named Seo — disappears.
Days later, based on a note, Detective Lee Jae-han goes late at night to an abandoned psychiatric hospital; in a waste disposal bin, he finds the body of the suspect. At 11:23 PM, he uses his walkie-talkie to report finding the body.
Must Watch Korean Crime Dramas For Those Who Can't Stand Romantic K Dramas
But the person who answers his call is Park Hae-young, who’s now a young police officer, a lieutenant working as a criminal profiler! It’s July 27, 2015, three days before the statute of limitations expires and when Yoon-jung’s killer can no longer be prosecuted for the crime.
Hae-young has just left the police precinct where he had a run-in with Detective Cha Soo-hyun and her subordinate Detective Kim. He finds a walkie-talkie in a parked truck, and as Jae-han reports that the suspect’s death was made to look like a suicide, Hae-young demands to know who he is talking to.
Hae-young finds out the walkie-talkie doesn’t even have batteries. Despite thinking that he’s going crazy, he goes to the abandoned psychiatric hospital and finds some skeletal remains. The next day, the forensics team searches the site, and Detective Soo-hyun demands that he tell her how he found the skeletal remains.
Best Korean Dramas About Detectives And Mystery
Despite Detective Soo-hyun’s protest, Section Chief Ahn takes the case records and then reports everything to Director Kim. Later on, in the frenzied presence of news reporters, Director Kim talks to Yoon-jung’s mother and tells her that they have found the suspect’s body and that he committed suicide. But Hae-young stuns everyone by shouting that the suspect did not commit suicide but was killed by the real kidnapper. As Director Kim’s men try to drag him away from the reporters, Hae-young faces the TV cameras and shouts that he’s got the evidence against the real kidnapper.
Nurse Yoon misleads the police into thinking that her fellow nurse who worked in the psychiatric hospital is the real kidnapper. As Hae-young and Detective Soo-hyun find out the truth and as the statute of limitations is about to run out, they chase Nurse Yoon on the streets under the pouring rain.
As the forensics team checks the DNA evidence, Soo-hyun and Hae-young pressure Nurse Yoon to confess to kidnapping and killing Yoon-jung and setting up her boyfriend. But Nurse Yoon remains calmly defiant, and the statute of limitations runs out.
Five Drama Recs For Well Made Serial Killer Thrillers
Because of the public outcry, the statute of limitations is extended for various crimes, and Director Kim is pressured into setting up a cold case squad in Seoul. Heading the squad is Soo-hyun, with Hae-young, Detective Kim, and forensic expert Heon-ki as her men.
August 3, 2000 ... Jae-han calls Hae-young again on the walkie-talkie. Bloodied and desperate, Jae-han tells him that it may be his last call. But he says that they will get in touch again and that Hae-young would have to persuade the young police officer Jae-han of 1989. After Jae-han says, “The past can be changed. Don’t ever give up, ” a confused Hae-young hears a gunshot.
The cold case squad is assigned to work on the infamous Gyeonggi Nambu serial murders that happened in the 1980s. Meanwhile, Hae-young begins digging into the files of all police officers named Lee Jae-han.
Signal Series Review
11:23 PM ... as Hae-young’s walkie-talkie lights up, he excitedly asks why Jae-han hasn’t called him up earlier. But the Jae-han who answers is a newbie police officer from 1989, who, along with dozens of other officers, is searching for the 7th victim of the Gyeonggi Nambu serial murderer. Hae-young, not realizing the time difference, chides Jae-han by saying where the bodies of the 7th and 8th victims can be found.
November 1989 ... The newbie police officer Jae-han inquires at the police station about an officer named Park Hae-young and whether the 8th victim of the serial killer has been found.
In 1989, the serial killer attacks a woman named Lee Mi-sun on an isolated part of the railroad tracks. Jae-han finds her bound and gagged but still alive.
Korean Dramas About Time Travel That'll Make You Want To Hit Rewind
Jae-han captures the suspect who attacked Lee Mi-sun before he could board a bus. At 11:23 PM, he calls Hae-young and informs him that he captured the serial killer. But Hae-young thinks that he’s being pranked by someone claiming to be from 1989; he also warns Jae-han that if he’s truly from the past, the suspect whom he captured will die that night.
Worried about Hae-young’s claim about the serial killer, Jae-han musters up his courage and talks to his crush, an office employee named Kim Won-kyung; he gives her a taser to protect herself from any attacker.
While following up on the serial killer’s attack on Lee Mi-sun, Jae-han questions the bus driver and another employee of the bus company. But the driver says that no one boarded his bus at the stop where Jae-han captured his suspect.
Signal Episode 10 Recap
2015 ... Soo-hyun continues to investigate the attack on Lee Mi-sun, but she’s rebuffed by Lee Mi-sun’s husband. Later, after noticing a pattern in the movements of the victims, she tells her squad that the bus plying a certain route holds the key to the serial murders. Hae-young, meanwhile, notices that the serial killer’s pattern changed.
Soo-hyun and Dae-young decide to visit the female bus employee who was questioned by Jae-han back in 1989. They knock on the door, but no one answers. When Soo-hyun peers into a window, however, she sees a woman on the floor, with her feet bound with ropes.
Section Chief Ahn orders Soo-hyun and her squad to turn over the murder investigation of the bus company employee to the local police station.
Signal' Makes Us Face The True Meaning Of Crime
In anger and guilt over the employee’s murder, Hae-young calls up Jae-han on the walkie-talkie and tells him to do something to help prevent the death of another woman. But Jae-han has been locked in jail for his continued railing about mysterious transmissions on a walkie-talkie from a non-existent police officer. He goes berserk when he hears Hae-young say that the next victim is someone named Kim Won-kyung.
2015 ... Based on the black box videos and the fingerprints, Soo-hyun, Detective Kim, and their forensic expert believe that the bus driver Lee Chun-goo killed his former co-employee and that he could possibly be the serial killer. But Hae-young says that it’s not possible, and he goes to the bus terminal to interview the old-time drivers.
Lee Chun-goo surrenders to the police and confesses that he killed his former co-employee and that he is the Gyeonggi Nambu serial killer. Later on, during another transmission on the walkie-talkie, Hae-young tells Jae-han that Lee Chun-goo, the bus driver, confessed to being the serial killer. Enraged, Jae-han barges into Lee Chun-goo’s house; he finds Lee Chun-goo’s son and begins beating him up.
Intricate Plot To Character Depth: Here Are 4 Major Reasons Why You Need To Binge Signal Today!
Because of Lee Chun-goo’s confession, Section Chief Ahn closes down the cold case investigation. Director Kim also arranges a press conference to announce that the Gyeonggi Nambu serial killings have finally been solved after 26 years.
But Soo-hyun and Hae-young refuse to give up; they investigate the former bus company employee’s credit card and phone records; they also contact one of her relatives.
Through the taser that Jae-han gave to Kim Won-kyung, Soo-hyun finds DNA evidence confirming that the serial killer is Lee Jin-hyung,
0 komentar
Posting Komentar