Lee Sang-yoon, who hid his evil true nature, injected Lee Ji-ah with an injection.
Lee Sang-yoon, who hid his evil true nature, injected Lee Ji-ah with an injection.
Did Lee Ji-ah lose her memory again and return to the miserable paradise?

In the 12th episode of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Pandora: A Fabricated Paradise' that aired on the 16th, Hong Tae-ra (played by Ji-ah Lee) was shown smiling happily after losing consciousness from a mysterious injection administered by Jae-hyeon Pyo (played by Sang-yoon Lee).

On this day's broadcast, Jang Jang-jin (played by Hong Woo-jin) saw Haechi succeeding in research that exceeded the abilities of Pyo Jae-hyeon and Koo Seong-chan (played by Bong Tae-gyu) and became suspicious that Park Soo-jeong (played by Kim Min-young) was involved in the research. When Pyo Jae-hyun, named Hong Tae, who was investigating Hatch researchers, found out that he had personal information about Yang Se-jin (played by Go Yun-bin), he became suspicious and followed him. Yang Se-jin was suffering in Pyo Jae-hyeon's secret laboratory. Pyo Jae-hyun's creepy actions, which calmed Yang Se-jin by giving him a mysterious injection, heightened the tension.

Above all, after receiving the injection, Yang Se-jin seemed to have become a different person, unlike the usual condescending attitude towards Pyo Jae-hyun, and raised questions by showing hostility, saying, "Pyo Jae-hyun! Where are you? Where is senior Kyo-jin?" Meanwhile, Hong Tae-ra, who had infiltrated the secret laboratory, was caught by Pyo Jae-hyeon. Yang Se-jin, who returned to normal as if the pain had stopped, injected Hong Tae-ra with an unknown injection under Pyo Jae-hyun's instructions. In the end, Hong Tae-ra was shocked and lost her mind on the spot.

A few days later, Hong Tae-ra's smile, wearing a beautiful dress and partying like a doll at a townhouse, left doubts. It was as if he was smiling brightly without knowing the true nature of the miserable paradise before his memories returned, heightening his anxiety. Hong Tae-ra hugged Pyo Jae-hyun as if she had returned to her happy daily life, amplifying the mystery of what happened to the two.

Jang Geum-mo (played by Nae-sang Ahn) never apologized to Go Hae-soo (played by Jang Hee-jin). He did not give up his pride and said that he would take care of his sins by going to hell. Jang Do-jin (played by Park Ki-woong) felt anxious about Jang Geum-mo and thought that being around Go Hae-soo was a punishment for her sins. The sad appearance of Jang Do-jin, who secretly wished for Go Hae-soo's happiness, was sad. Go Hae-soo pressured Jang Geum-mo to exclusively supply the advertising contract to the broadcasting station. He sharpened his blade for revenge by returning to the position of news director and main news anchor.

The conflict between Jang Do-jin and Jang Jang-jin was pitiful. Jang Do-jin was unable to tell the truth to the officers who asked about Park Soo-jeong's disappearance. He sharply confronted him, saying, "Do you think I tried to kill Sujeong-il? Are you trying to use that as an excuse to take over the position of chairman of Geumjo Group?" Jang Do-jin, who abandoned his beloved Go Hae-soo because of Jang Geum-mo and suffered an irreparable wound from Min Yeong-hwi (played by Gyeon Mi-ri), whom he followed as his mother, went astray. He threatened Dr. Hwang (played by Han Dong-gyun), the attending physician, to administer a new drug to prevent Kang Jang-jin from coming to the presentation of the human smart patch.

The officers noticed in advance and went to the presentation hall, but they collapsed due to the anesthetic injection given by Yang Se-jin under Pyo Jae-hyun's instructions. Meanwhile, Koo Seong-chan, who stole the research of Jang Jang-jin and took over as director, was embarrassed when an error occurred during the presentation. At the moment when Haechi was in danger, Pyo Jae-hyeon woke up the kidnapped officer Jin and announced that he had recovered thanks to the smart patch. Jang Do-jin's sharp eyes, wary of the officers putting pressure on him by mentioning an off-road motorcycle accident at the presentation, created anxiety.

Jae-Hyeon Pyo’s murder did not stop. Pyo Jae-hyun, who killed Director Eom (played by Sung Chang-hoon) with a poisonous needle, this time tried to kill Cha Pil-seung (played by Kwon Hyun-bin) after visiting his daughter Pyo Ji-woo (played by Kim Si-woo) in France. Jae-Hyeon Pyo, who hid his true nature as a devil, exposed the targeted investigation of Kyeong-Rok Han (played by Jae-Seong Jeong) and reversed public opinion by saying that Tae-Ra Hong was in pain.

The evil alliance also increased tension. Jaehyeon Pyo and Koo Seongchan had each other's weaknesses. When Seong Seong-chan was ignored by Pyo Jae-hyun, he threatened him by saying that he had a gift watch with blood stains from the dead Hong Yu-ra (played by Han Soo-yeon). However, Pyo Jae-hyun gave a creepy smile, saying that he had a video of Seong Seong-chan breaking the brakes on his motorcycle and trying to kill him by cutting the rope holding the motorcycle in order to steal the USB drive of Kang Jang-jin's research file.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr