Saturday, July 27, 2013

Heartless City Episode 17

Wooden Stick, desperate to get back into Chairman Jo's good graces (and not lose any more fingers), orders his men to search every nook and cranny of Club Whorehouse. Outside a car comes screeching up and a man jumps out. It's Kim Hyun Soo! Has Soo come to rescue Jin Sook? The woman he tried to have killed just a couple of episodes ago? My, how the world changes.

Jin Sook steps out in the hallway and simply says, "Here I am" to Wooden Stick's crew. Soo comes down the stairs and joins her at her side while slipping something into her hand. I couldn't really see what it was. Maybe it was a knife or the keys to his car. Anyway he signals for her to run while he takes care of these bandits because if there's one thing this show loves to do is to have our heroes take on unsurmountable odds and surmount them.

Commence action scene! Soo is able to break free of the mob and runs outside where Jin Sook drives his car up for Soo to get in. She starts to drive them away when a van cuts them off. Out steps Wooden Stick. (I'm yelling at Jin Sook to hit the gas and pin Wooden Stick between the vehicles but does she listen to me? No. Stupid whore.)

Still inside Club Whorehouse, Soo Min looks at the phone number Jin Sook had quickly programmed in. The number for Jung Shi Hyun. Soo Min may be figuring out Shi Hyun is Doctor's Son but what she needs to be doing is getting the hell away from there. Will no one listen to me?! 

Shi Hyun is surprised to be getting contacted by Soo Min through his most private number. She explains it was Jin Sook who gave her the number and now Unni has been taken by Wooden Stick. 

Jin Sook is escorted in to meet Chairman Jo. He greets her with a hug and invites her to sit down. After exchanging pleasantries, Pusan declares he has a gift for Jin Sook. The gift is Hyun Soo who has something wrapped around him. It looks like a giant baggie bandolier of drugs. Chairman Jo gives Jin Sook the choice: either save Soo or take the drugs. When Jin Sook hesitates in her decision, Pusan has Wooden Stick slit one of Hyun Soo's wrists. 

As Soo's life blood pours out of him, Jin Sook asks for his life to be spared. Did she really think Chairman Jo would save Soo? Of course not. Instead Pusan now orders Jin Sook to call Doctor's Son and tell him to come. Jin Sook makes a desperate call, crying that she's about to be killed, only on the other end isn't Shi Hyun but a mystified Min Hong Gi with a "What the hell was that all about?" look on his face. 

Pusan suspects Jin Sook didn't call Doctor's Son but right then her phone rings. It's Shi Hyun calling Chairman Jo. He's on his way and all he asks is for the crime lord not to hurt his friends anymore until Doctor's Son gets there. Seriously, Shi Hyun? Do you seriously think Chairman Jo will do as you politely request?

Of course not. Now that Doctor's Son is on his way, Pusan tells Jin Sook he no longer needs her. Wooden Stick eagerly steps up and starts slapping her (with his good hand). 

Hong Gi calls the special forces unit only to learn Ji Hyung Min isn't in at the moment. All Hong Gi has to work with is Fat Cop Yang. Good luck there. 

Doctor's Son arrives and is brought before Chairman Jo. There's Soo bleeding to death on the floor and Wooden Stick has a blurry knife to Jin Sook's throat. Shi Hyun starts to fight back but he's stabbed and beaten. With Shi Hyun forced to watch, Wooden Stick starts to kill Jin Sook when suddenly Ji bursts into the room, his gun drawn. Shi Hyun had called him earlier tipping the cop off as to where Pusan was located.

Commence action scene again as Ji and a wounded Shi Hyun start fighting Pusan's guards. Ha, at least Jin Sook gets away from Wooden Stick. Pusan is escorted away. Shi Hyun and Jin Sook pick up Hyun Soo and carry him away, leaving Ji to fight all by himself. Thanks for nothing, Shi Hyun! 

Okay, after getting Soo and Jin Sook to a car, Shi Hyun does come back to help Ji so I'll forgive him this time. They're standing in the classic back-to-back pose as former enemies are now allies. The bad guys are nice enough to give the duo time for a short conversation before they attack. After beating down the majority of ruffians, Shi Hyun once again leaves Ji behind as he goes after the big guy alone. 

Shi Hyun takes the time to give Wooden Stick an extra beating. Chairman Jo thinks he can work out a deal with Doctor's Son. Shi Hyun corrects the old man; he's not here to make any deals, he's here to kill Pusan. Before Shi Hyun can get to it, Ji arrives in time and arrests Chairman Jo with a multitude of charges. 

Fat Cop Yang and the unit show up at the end to clean the mess up. Speaking of mess, they find Scale's body stuck in the refrigerator.

Ji calls Soo Min to tell her her mission is over so she should report back to Gyung Mi's house.

Chairman Jo is enjoying a nice breeze in the interrogation room thanks to a fan. Because nobody likes a sweaty old man. Just as Ji is about to start his questioning that gal pal of his from the prosecutor's office comes in to inform Ji that there is insufficient evidence to hold Chairman Jo. (Yep, a huge amount of drugs and a dead body are insufficient evidence.) 

Jin Sook and Soo Min are wearing nice complimentary colors as Soo Min clumsily tries to question Jin Sook as to who exactly is this Jung Shi Hyun. Soo Min is startled when Jin Sook casually refers to Shi Hyun as her lover. 

Shi Hyun and Ji meet (on a rooftop, natch) to talk about whether it was Chairman Jo who had Gyung Mi killed. 

Daddy Ji meets with Daddy Cha to discuss using Safari to get Chairman Jo. And if Safari gets too big for his britches they'll use Doctor's Son to get Safari. On the other side of the law, Daddy Cha plans to get Director Min promoted up to police commissioner, because the higher you go the farther you fall.

Ji works on getting Wooden Stick to change sides and betray Pusan. 

Chairman Jo plays the sick card and is being taken away in an ambulance. Oh Chairman Jo, do you not see your nurse is Eun Soo? Shi Hyun gets there just in time to see Safari and his crew abducting Pusan from the ambulance.

Shi Hyun comes to Club Whorehouse to visit with Jin Sook. Soo Min puts on her hoodie (don't go to Florida!) and goes to case out La Grunge, his basement hideout. When she gets there, though, someone is already at the door. It's her friend Joo Young who is hoping to see Gi Chul. He gruffly sends the hooker away.

Soo Min gets back into her car and calls her friend. She convinces Joo Young to help out by luring Gi Chul away from the hideout. With the one lone guard now gone, Soo Min moves to break in to Shi Hyun's place. Thank goodness she took all those lock picking classes back at the orphanage.

She's still searching the place when Shi Hyun returns home. She hides under his bed where she finds a large case. Shi Hyun leaves when he gets word Hyun Soo is being released from the hospital. Shi Hyun pulls the case out and opens it to discover a sniper's rifle. The same kind of weapon that was used to shoot Gyung Mi. 

Shi Hyun has taken Soo to Club Whorehouse when suddenly he remembers something amiss back at his place. Shi Hyun returns to his place which is empty. The gun case is back under his bed although not quite in the same place. He plays back the security videos and they plainly show Soo Min breaking in and snooping around.

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