The People Who Disappeared
Episode 13 of Blind starts with Sung-Joon realizing that Jung In-Seong (Yoon-Jae) is the killer in disguise. He arrives in the hospital room with Sung-Hoon powerless to stop him. Crazy Dog shows up too, immediately demanding to know where Number 13 is. He removes Sung-Hoon’s oxygen mask and presses him for answers. He suddenly realizes he’s just passed Yoon-jae and charges out, scrambling down the stairs to find him. And of course, he comes up short. ..
Sung-Joon shows up to find In-Seong’s mother cooking, but it turns out that this is not actually her son. Yoon-Jae has taken over his life, and flashbacks show Yoon-jae promising to kill In-Seong’s mother if he ever escapes from Hope Welfare Center. ..
In-Seong was left at the bench while his mother went to the bathroom, but she changed her mind and came back. Of course, it’s too late as the Hope Welfare group snatched him up and sent him to an awful fate. Yoon-Jae is now on a vengeance mission, deciding to kill all of those who have wronged the kids. For now though, he doesn’t kill In-Seong’s mother. ..
Sung-Joon and Yoon-jae were close friends before Yoon-jae became a suspect in Jung Man-Chun’s death. Sung-Joon was determined to find the real killer, and he kept it to himself that it was Mr Baek who killed Jung Man-Chun. However, Mr Baek was tracking down the culprit too, and he used that information to his advantage. He was tailing the suspect in secret, and the black clothes in his trunk were a way of disguising himself from being seen. Finally, Sung-Joon confirms who the suspect was – Yoon-jae – who stabbed him with a kitchen knife.
This immediately steps up the investigation, as the police attempt to find the real In-Seong, unbeknownst that he’s going by the name of Yoon-Jae again. Crazy Dog is also on the hunt too, and upon learning who Yoon-Jae is, decides to try and set a trap to find him too. However, it’s Jo Eun-Ki whom he contacts first. He sends a picture to her, confirming that her mother is being held hostage. She’s forced to come alone and make sure the cops don’t follow, turning off the tracker on her phone. She’s not working alone though; his chef accomplice picks her up in a taxi. ..
Sung-Joon begins to realize that everyone he’s been investigating is somehow connected, and that there may be a larger plan at work. ..
Sung-Hoon and Sung-Joon find the sketchpad from Number 45 and realize this is the location for the vacation home. They race up to try and find it, but they are met with explosives wired up outside and a drum nearby with a gift inside. That happens to hold a dead body instead.
Yoon-Jae watches on a camera nearby and remembers Yoon-Jae’s words about “that house” and realizes they’re in the wrong place. This isn’t the right address and is in fact another way of gameplaying. Sung-Hoon believes (correctly) that the real hostages are being kept at Hope Welfare Center.
Yeom Ki-Nam is there too and he’s outsmarted by Yoon-Jae, who has him locked up alongside the other victims and Crazy Dog too. The latter sports a busted ankle as a result of Yoon-Jae setting him a trap and having his leg caught in a bear trap. All of these guys have been gathered together for Yoon-jae’s game. He wants one of them dead in 10 minutes. If everyone is still alive in that time though, he’ll detonate the bomb. Eun-Ki encourages them not to fall for this, pointing out that he’s a serial killer and can’t exactly be trusted. ..
The Minister Na immediately thinks they should sacrifice one of their own in order to save Yoon-Jae. Yoon-Jae is fine with that, and of course it’s Crazy Dog who decides to do the deed and kill her. Remember the Shaman? Well, she’s the same woman from the flashbacks who saw the kids and did nothing. She recognizes Crazy Dog, as all the intricate ties between these characters starts to come to light.
Producer Bae was originally going to run a story about Hope Welfare Center, but Minister Na convinced him not to. However, Baek knew all about the missing kids and decided to stay quiet and feign ignorance. The group turns against Baek, but he uses the Shaman as a human shield like a coward. He immediately points the finger at Crazy Dog, calling him a bigger scumbag. ..
The fact that he took over 20 kids for his awful Welfare Center is deplorable. But there’s a bigger twist to come. It turns out Eun-Ki is actually Crazy Dog’s daughter. Eun-Ki is shocked, and even more so when Yoon-Jae shows up at the door and taunts them, breaking the news that her mother was raped by Crazy Dog. ..
Eun-Ki is called away by Sung-Joon, who shows up at Hope Welfare and sees them all locked up. Yoon-Jae arrives when his explosives fails to detonate, only to find everyone gone from their cells. Sung-Hoon is standing before him… and Sung-Joon suddenly shows up next to him with a gun pointed at his head.
The Episode Review
The climax of this episode is intense and satisfying, with a great deal of suspense and tension building until the reveal. The writing is excellent, and the episode does a great job of keeping the viewer on the edge of their seats.
The killer’s motive for killing Yoon-Jae is clear - he wants to keep the secret of his identity safe. The ending leaves the door open for more episodes, and it’s still unclear who will come out on top. Yoon-Jae may have one more secret up his sleeve. Will Sung-Joon and Sung-Hoon be able to convict the killer? We’ll have to wait and see! ..
