In the 12th episode of the JTBC Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Bad Mother' (director Shim Na-yeon, screenplay Bae Se-young, production Drama House Studio SLL Film Monster), which aired on the 1st, Kang-ho (Lee Do-hyun) regained his memory and a new curtain was opened. Mi-joo (played by Eun-jin Ahn) entered into an unpredictable collaboration with Sam-shik (played by In-soo Yoo). The two predicted an exciting development as they went to find Ha-yeong (Hong Bira), his ex-fiancée who was involved in Kang-ho's accident. The 12th viewer rating was 11.0% nationwide, ranking first in the same time zone and 12.3% in the metropolitan area, ranking first in all channels (Nielsen Korea, based on paid households). In the target 2049 viewership rating, it maintained its top spot in all channels with its own highest rating of 3.5%.
On this day, Sam-shik was the next person to arrive at the scene of the Happy Farm fire after Yeong-soon (played by Ra Mi-ran) and Kang-ho. Tae-soo (Jeong Woong-in), who had been caught in a daze, escaped from the group and came to meet Kang-ho, but overheard the news and ran to him. And when he arrived, he was confronted by unidentified men suspected of being the arsonists. Sam-sik, who was attacked by the assailant, lost consciousness for a moment, and only after they left did the villagers of Jouri gather one by one. Just then, Youngsoon succeeded in escaping first and came out, announcing that Kangho was still trapped in the flames. When Mi-joo tried to jump in without even thinking about it, Sam-shik barely came to his senses and jumped in the water instead of him. However, after a while, it was Kang-ho with Samsik on his back that broke through the flames.
Fortunately, no one was injured during the misfortune, but police began to determine the cause of the fire. However, Youngsoon's reaction was unusual. Despite Sam-sik's testimony that gasoline was found at the entrance of the farm and that he met suspicious people, he said that the fire started because of his own mistake, as if he was trying to hide something. Mi-joo, who overheard this, asked Sam-sik the truth about the incident, and revealed to Young-soon the situation in which Kang-ho was in danger. However, Youngsoon was afraid that she would lose her son, Kang-ho, just like her husband Hae-shik (played by Jo Jin-woong). He said he would run away with Kang-ho to a far place without calling the police. To Young-soon, who said, “Now I will protect our Kang-ho,” Mi-joo conveyed her sincerity that Kang-ho was able to endure it because of her mother. Upon hearing this, Youngsoon noticed the relationship between Kangho and Mijoo, and eventually found out that Yejin (played by Ki Soyu) and Seojin (played by Park Daon) were his children.
Meanwhile, as soon as Kang-ho woke up, he was arrested as a suspect in the murder of Soo-hyeon (Ki Eun-se). Tae-soo made up his mind with Woo-byeok (played by Choi Moo-seong) and accused Kang-ho of being the culprit. Kang-ho, who was under investigation at the police station, remained ignorant to all questions and avoided adverse situations by pretending that his memories had not yet returned. That night, after returning home, Youngsoon and Kangho had a special reunion. Kangho's greeting, "I'm back, mother," and heartfelt tears left a deep impression. However, even for a while, Kang-ho still had things to do. In order not to be victimized like his father Hae-sik and Su-hyeon, he needed evidence to catch them first. When he was ready to leave, he asked them to keep the return of their memories a secret until everything was over, and left a final goodbye for the two children, Youngsoon and Miju.
Meanwhile, Mi-joo happened to see a video Ye-jin filmed. Among them, on the day Kang-ho's accident occurred, Ha-young was shown taking an unknown drug in a water bottle in the driver's seat. Mi-joo shared the suspicious situation with Sam-sik and decided to try to contact him. However, no matter how long I waited in front of the house, I couldn't meet Ha-young easily. In particular, Tae-soo's housekeeper, who sent Mi-joo back once, hinted that Ha-yeong was in the hospital and that they would only meet after the presidential election, adding to the suspicion. Accordingly, Sam-sik doubted that Tae-soo had deliberately locked Ha-yeong in fear that he would mess with the board ahead of an important time. Mi-joo recalled her first meeting with Ha-yeong and headed to Woosung Medical Center where he had received a medical certificate at the time.
In the meantime, Kang-ho met an investigator (Kim Yong-jun) with whom he had been a prosecutor. There was someone to find first in the unexpected news of Suhyeon's death. It was Jo Young-jae (played by Seong Nak-kyung), the owner of the Gwangmyeong-ho and the owner of the raw fish restaurant who decided to take Su-hyeon and her child to the smuggling ship the day before Kang-ho was in an accident. After asking for a long time with the help of the investigator, Kang-ho decided to meet Young-jae. People are curious about what happened to Soo-hyeon, who was running away from Tae-soo, and who and how caused him to die. Kang-ho, who has finally returned to his pre-accident memories and intelligence, begins to resume his unfinished revenge. While leaving the side of his beloved Youngsoon and Mijoo once again, Kang-ho's second act of revenge, which promised to return this time, is gathering support.
JTBC's Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Bad Mom' has a total of 14 episodes and airs every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30 PM.
Reporter Ryu Ye-ji and Ten Asia ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr