Another Person’s Life
Episode 12 of Blind begins with Sung-Joon at the hospital, pacing and hoping for the best. Sung-Hoon is not in a good way and as his parents show up, they learn from the doctor that the doctors have done all they can but there is no guarantee that Sung-Hoon will awaken again. He is still alive though, which is at least something. ..
Eun-Ki shows up at the scene of the crime while Sung-Joon is by his side. She learns that Sung-Hoon was closing in on the killer and seemed to figure out their identity, hence the meeting. This could well prove to be a crucial clue and Sung-Joon heads back to the scene of the crime to look for clues. ..
The killer seems to be aware of where they are and is not revealing themselves on camera. They may be using the camera as a tool to hide or move around.
Sung-Joon and the team realize that they need to try and find the identity of Number 12 and Number 24 in order to solve this case. Although Tae-Ho claims the latter was killed, without a body they can’t confirm anything. And if that wasn’t enough Mr Baek is moved to the psychiatric ward following his “psychotic break” last episode. Sung-Joon is not happy, especially when he speaks to Yeom about it. However, Yeom deflects any attention and turns it to Sung-Joon’s mother, who’s now a minister.
Minister Na knows a lot about what goes on at Hope Welfare Center, and he doesn’t seem to care about the protesters outside. When Sung-Joon shows up, Minister Na decides to help him. ..
This poor mother’s place finds a young man clearly in distress and scribbling up the wall. He doesn’t like being called by his actual name (Jin-Gu), and instead is referred to as “Number 45.” Sung-Joon tries to get through to him, as it turns out he knows who Number 24 is. However, the context of this is left unclear for now.
Sung-Joon decides to bring Eun-Ki in to help, given her background for helping troubled kids. After offering some orange juice, she remains patient as Jin-Gu continues to scribble a whole bunch of numbers down.
Jung In-Seong, the son of the missing poster, has finally been found. His mother reveals that she is the one from the poster and that she was part of the Hope Orphanage situation. However, it seems like she could have been part of the whole situation if her brief flashbacks are anything to go by.
Everyone gathers for the big celebrations for In-Seong’s return. But there’s another twist in the tale to come. Sung-Joon notices a scar across In-Seong’s ankle, which seems to indicate that he’s Number 12. During the escape attempt, one of the kids got their ankle stuck in a trap, and that kid appears to be In-Seong. When Sung-Joon questions it, it would seem that In-Seong can’t remember much, as this story about amnesia continues to circle him.
With In-Seong potentially targeted as Number 12, this just leaves Number 24. Thanks to Jin-Gu’s confession, Sung-Joon figures out that he’s Lee Hyun-Soo, the chef’s brother. Not only that, but they also find a bloody knife stashed under the counter. ..
Jung-Soo is brought in for questioning, where he confesses to the murder of his brother. Despite his confession, Sung-Joon knows he’s not the real killer and seems to be hiding the truth. Is he protecting his brother?
Sung-Joon snaps a picture of the knife and takes it to a workshop, where the owner confirms that the number on the side links it back to Hyun-Soo. It would appear that Hyun-Soo was using Yoon-Jae’s identity as a cover and now Jung-Soo is protecting the real culprit. But who could it be?
That night, Sung-Joon begins poring over the evidence, writing down the names of all the different kids from Hope Orphanage Center in a bid to find out who the real culprit is. Yu-Na’s final message could be a crucial clue. It could be that she was writing down the name of the killer, but she never got a chance to finish it. ..
Eun-Ki is asked by Sung-Joon if she can help him find In-Seong, who suddenly realizes that the message wasn’t a name but something else entirely. Could it be linked to In-Seong?
It turns out that Jung Yoon-Jae is actually In-Seong, and it was In-Seong who stabbed Sung-Hoon out in the woods. As the episode comes to a close, In-Seong confirms his murderous intent by showing up to see Sung-Hoon in the hospital, having snuck in as the identity of our Joker killer seems to have been revealed! ..
The Episode Review
It would appear that In-Seong is the mastermind behind all of this, and perhaps that may have been obvious, given his long-standing hiding from the public. It’s certainly quite the shocker and now it would appear that everything is moving into the end-game, with the preview for next week moving from a mystery into an outright thriller.
Netflix has been one of the best things this year for thrillers, with Blind being one of the few shows that would have done well as a weekend binge on their service.
This week’s double bill has been a really solid watch, setting things up nicely for what should be a very dramatic conclusion to this show. Roll on next week!
