SBS Drama 'Shin & Law Office' Nears Climax: Will Yoo Yeon-seok Uncover the Truth?

SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Shin & Law Office' sees Yoo Yeon-seok finally acknowledging his father, summoning memories of his deceased father, Choi Won-young. With only two episodes left, anticipation is high to see if the truth behind the 'corrupt prosecutor' label will be revealed.

In the 14th episode aired on the 25th, Shin Yi-rang (played by Yoo Yeon-seok) decides to trust the father he experienced, not what others say. Meanwhile, the suspicious actions of Yang Byung-il (Choi Kwang-il) and Yang Do-kyung (Kim Kyung-nam) heighten the tension. The episode recorded a 6% viewership in the metropolitan area, peaking at 7.4%. The 2049 target audience rating was 1.95%, according to Nielsen Korea. However, this is a slight drop from the 6.5% rating of the previous episode, influenced by the competing drama '21st Century Grand Lady' starring IU and Byun Woo-seok, which recorded 11.2%.

In this episode, Shin Yi-rang is thrown into turmoil after Yoon Jae-wook (Go Sang-ho) reveals that Prosecutor Shin Ki-jung drove his father to death. To make matters worse, he is haunted by nightmares and is frustrated by the ghost of Shin Ki-jung, who worries about him and insists that legal professionals must be just and fair. In anger, he exclaims, "Because of you, people died, and those who survived suffered for a long time."

Han Na-hyun (played by Esom) discovers the reason behind Shin Yi-rang's sudden change. She uncovers the past incident involving Shin Yi-rang and Yoon Jae-wook's fathers and questions the message Shin Yi-rang received, identifying him as Shin Ki-jung's son. Understanding Shin Yi-rang's distressed state, Han Na-hyun holds his hand, saying, "Just let me be by your side," offering quiet but deep comfort to the wounded Shin Yi-rang.

Park Kyung-hwa (Kim Mi-kyung) also finds a paper crane folded by habit by Shin Ki-jung and senses that the new ghost visiting her son is her husband, but she says nothing to Shin Yi-rang. She simply reassures him, "I believe in your father, but I understand and respect if you think differently." She visits the seaside at Wolmido, where she spent happy times with her husband, and thanks him for coming, leaving a poignant impression as Shin Ki-jung stands nearby, showing the boundary between life and death.

Shin Yi-rang, holding onto a sliver of hope, seeks out Yang Byung-il, who remembers Shin Ki-jung as a firm and upright junior. Yang Byung-il recalls Shin Ki-jung's ominous feeling before arresting gangsters in Chinatown and informs him about a detective who worked there for a long time. Shin Yi-rang, along with Han Na-hyun, heads to Chinatown but cannot meet the retired detective. Instead, they encounter a local merchant who knows about the incident. However, his testimony is shocking: the righteous prosecutor who saved Chinatown from the gang Sa-ryong-hwe was Yang Byung-il, while Shin Ki-jung was a "gangster-like prosecutor" colluding with Sa-ryong-hwe. This shatters Shin Yi-rang's last hope.

After wandering, Shin Yi-rang finds himself at the elementary school playground where he played baseball with his father as a child. Remembering his father's unwavering trust, "If there's one person who believes in you, you can overcome any difficulty," he decides to believe in his just and kind 'father.' With a trembling voice, he calls out his father's birth date and name, confessing tearfully, "You are my father." This touching moment sets the stage for the truth-seeking journey with Shin Ki-jung's returned memories.

Meanwhile, another subplot reveals Yang Byung-il's dark motives. He stopped his treatment and returned to Korea, fearing that Shin Yi-rang, who can see ghosts, might meet the deceased Shin Ki-jung. He finds and imprisons a shaman who disappeared from Okcheon Building, learning that burning a talisman makes ghosts disappear. Yang Byung-il also bribed the Chinatown merchant to give false testimony to Shin Yi-rang. His son, Yang Do-kyung, begins to track his father's secrets by eavesdropping and monitoring the chairman's office.

As Yang Byung-il seems to hide the truth about Shin Ki-jung, and Yang Do-kyung recklessly tries to protect his father, Shin Yi-rang and Han Na-hyun stand together to uncover the truth. With only two episodes left, will they reveal Shin Ki-jung's true face? SBS's 'Shin & Law Office' airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM.

Reporter Lim Chae-ryung, Ten Asia syjj426@tenasia.co.kr