'Secret Forest 2' Jo Seung-woo and Bae Doona Collaborate on Tongyeong Drowning Case... Will Prosecutor-Police Conflict Deepen?

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jeong-ho] Jo Seung-woo and Bae Doo-na began cooperating over a suspicious case.

In the first episode of tvN's weekend drama "Secret Forest 2," which aired on the afternoon of the 15th, Hwang Si-mok (played by Jo Seung-woo) and Han Yeo-jin (played by Bae Doo-na) collaborated on a suspicious drowning accident in Tongyeong.

On that day, Prosecutor Hwang Si-mok, who had worked at the Tongyeong branch for two years, was driving through thick fog to attend his farewell party. While driving slowly, Si-mok noticed that the coastal access control line was broken. Upon arriving at the farewell party location, he saw a police car heading toward the beach and turned his car around to go back there.

At the beach, two male college students had drowned, causing a commotion. One student, who had been driving and left late after sleeping, was shocked to see his dead friend being pulled from the sea and stepped back. The surviving friend said, "This is the first time I've been here since coming to college. I was so drunk I didn't even notice the others leaving." Afterwards, Hwang Si-mok compared the time he passed by the area with the time the students were there.

Detective Han Yeo-jin, spending a leisurely time at home, witnessed a photo taken in front of the Tongyeong sea control line disappearing while browsing a couple's SNS. The next morning on her way to work, Han Yeo-jin heard on the car radio about a drunken traveler who crossed the control line and died at Tongyeong sea, which she found suspicious.

Later, Han Yeo-jin called Hwang Si-mok to ask about the case. When Yeo-jin asked about the time of the drowning incident and the control period, Si-mok said, "It seems the incident occurred between 7 PM and 8:30 PM." Han Yeo-jin expressed suspicion that it was a case rather than an accident, referring to the couple's SNS photo she had seen.

Han Yeo-jin left a message on the SNS account saying she was selling retro figures and saw a reply. She then contacted Jang Geon (played by Choi Jae-woong) to check the photos on the account and searched for the whereabouts of the people in the photos. Jang Geon asked the suspect, "You were in Tongyeong yesterday, right?" but the man replied, "Is there something wrong?" Jang Geon then asked more directly, "Why do you ask that? Why did you go to Tongyeong?"

The suspect claimed, "From what we saw, the control line was already cut." When Han Yeo-jin asked, "Why did you pull it out?" the suspect, caught off guard, answered, "I didn't pull it out." At that time, Hwang Si-mok headed back to the Tongyeong beach and found the control line submerged in the sea. The control line was flimsy and easy to pull out by hand, suspected to have been thrown by the suspect. It was confirmed that the rope was cut with a lighter. Upon hearing this, Han Yeo-jin said, "You burned it with a lighter," and the suspect tightly held a lighter in his hand.

Due to a violent crime case, Han Yeo-jin arrived late at Chief Choi Bit's (played by Jeon Hye-jin) office. When Yeo-jin said, "I was late because of the violent crime case," Choi Bit asked, "Do you miss the old days? Should I send you back?" Yeo-jin bowed her head and replied, "No."

The detectives reported the news released to the media that day. After discussing the decision to disclose personal information and collusion with Gangnam Police Station, Choi Bit instructed, "Increase the recommendation count and put it on the main page" regarding a specific article. Choi Bit mentioned that two planned articles related to Hanjo Group would soon be released and said, "The content is good." However, Han Yeo-jin, who knew the case well, insisted, "The events between Lee Chang-joon (played by Yoo Jae-myung) and Hwang Si-mok mentioned in the article are not true," and Choi Bit raised her voice, saying, "Don't get emotionally involved."

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The suspect in the Tongyeong coastal death case, who was brought to the police station, was interrogated by Jang Geon. However, he did not admit to anything and called his father to get help from a former chief judge lawyer, escaping immediately. Hwang Si-mok, who received the couple's SNS photos, recalled the events of the previous day. Si-mok instructed Room 303, in charge of the case, "Check if the victim was a smoker, whether the couple reserved accommodation, and add drunk driving to the investigation," showing his focus on the case until the end.

The lawyer who helped the suspect escape advised, "Did you see the students at the beach? There is a surviving student. If they testify that they saw the two of you, the story changes. Meet the student and confirm." The couple, who met the surviving student, treated him with a bad attitude. The lawyer threatened the young student, saying, "You didn't see them, right? If you say you did, you are also an accomplice. Do you know how many malicious comments there are?" Eventually, the student answered, "I didn't see them," and disappeared.

Investigation Director Shin Jae-yong (played by Lee Hae-young) told Choi Bit, "The prosecution is determined to summon the intelligence director." Choi Bit expressed her determination, saying, "Tell the director to bring our director. Say that the police agency decided to conduct an internal investigation. We need to prevent the prosecution from taking him and find a way," discussing the conflict between the police and prosecution.

The chief who called Hwang Si-mok said, "The coastal case ended with no indictment." Upon returning to his office, Si-mok saw the signature of Prosecutor General Kang Won-cheol (played by Park Sung-geun) on the Tongyeong coastal case documents and sensed it was a major case.

Meanwhile, Secret Forest 2 airs every weekend at 9 PM.

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