The episode begins with JTE still by the roadside bleeding, but still manages to make and take a few phonecalls - first one asking the police station for back up, and second is his dad telling him about the kids that caused trouble in the neighborhood. When I saw that it was his dad calling, I hoped that he would be able to rescue JTE. Welp, he just commented on how her voice sounded different and then immediately hung up 😖 (I think this scene is the cause of my dream the following night wherein I was calling home due to an emergency and unfamiliar voices always picked up the phone and they always failed to pass the call to my mother). Good thing there were bystanders who noticed JTE lying on the ground and they got to rescued her.

Meanwhile, KSJ comes face-to-face to LL, giving him an offer to save one of his mothers (RoK and KoC versions). Well too bad LL, because KSJ is not loyal to any of them so you can't really tie him down.

When LG finally gets to visit JTE at the hospital, I found it noticeable that LG is still wearing that black outfit throughout their meeting. Didn't he take a bath since he travelled from the past? 😅 I am happy to see these happy moments between LG and JTE but at the same time I am scared because this might be their last moments together. During that scene on the bench, it was clear from LG's facial expression that he has already decided on what needs to be done. Clearly JTE felt that vibe because she tearfully stated her additional rules for their relationship. JTE knew what was coming and she is still in denial.

When PM Koo learned the news on the car accident that happened involving Sejin (the supposed next heir to the throne that LG mentioned) and the pregnant wife that LL swapped, we saw her panicking as she made a call to her mother. Then she frantically asked her what her dinner was. When her mother answered jjajangmyeon, major goosebumps crawled under my skin as the realization hit me. 🤯 PM Koo dropped the phone and started screaming and crying, while I stared incredulously on the TV screen. No wonder PM Koo established that code (to always answer "mackerel" when asked about dinner) between her and her mother because she knew this was bound to happen. I was still processing this event a few minutes after (I found it hard to concentrate in the scene that followed wherein KSJ was confessing to JTE). I just felt so bad for PM Koo. 😭

In this episode, we finally saw where that first scene in episode one fitted into the story. It's unnerving to see LL's character to be so vulnerable in this episode. I guess we are really now witnessing the end of his evilness.