'Scarecrow' Park Hae-soo, belatedly apologizes to Jeon Seok-chan, who served '20 years in prison'.. 'Preparation for retrial begins'

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'Scarecrow' is approaching its final episode, as Park Hae-soo begins to unearth the buried truth of the past, leading to the climax.

In the 11th episode of ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama 'Scarecrow' (directed by Park Jun-woo, written by Lee Ji-hyun), which aired on the night of the 25th, the 'current 2019' lives of those who have lived with memories of a violent serial murder case for 30 years were depicted.

While Kang Tae-ju (played by Park Hae-soo) resolved to correct the distorted truth of the 'past 1988' stained with lies and corruption, he unexpectedly became entangled in a misunderstanding with Cha Young-beom (played by Song Geon-hee), the son of his younger sister Kang Soon-young (played by Do Ji-won), who had lived cut off from family ties. The 11th episode recorded a national viewership of 7.4%, 7.2% in the capital area, and a peak of 7.8% per minute nationwide. The 2049 target viewership peaked at 2.8% per minute, ranking first in its time slot (Nielsen Korea, based on paid households).

Yong Lee-woo (played by Lee Ki-hwan, portrayed by Jung Moon-sung) confessed to the seventh crime, prompting Kang Tae-ju to visit Im Seok-man (played by Jeon Seok-chan), who had been wrongly accused in his place, and offer a belated apology. Although Im Seok-man had already spent 20 years in prison and lived being fingered as a murderer, Kang Tae-ju planned a retrial, insisting that everything must be set right now.

Jang Myeong-do (played by Jeon Jae-hong) and Do Hyung-gu (played by Kim Eun-woo), who had pushed forward illegal investigations at the time, had retired upon reaching mandatory retirement age, while Cha Si-young (played by Lee Hee-jun) and Park Dae-ho (played by Park Won-sang) had become a Member of the National Assembly and the Chief of the National Police Agency, respectively. In response, the handling attorney Cha Yeon-ho (played by Lee Min-ki) warned that even with Yong Lee-woo's testimony, the trial could become difficult if these individuals deny the charges.

Kang Tae-ju visited Cha Si-young. Upon their reunion after 30 years, concern and fear overwhelmed any sense of joy. Especially upon hearing that the true culprit of the violent serial murder case, Yong Lee-woo, had confessed to both the Im Seok-man case and the Yoon Hye-jin (played by Lee Ah-rin) case, Cha Si-young froze. Kang Tae-ju revealed the reason for his visit, saying, "Now it is your turn to reveal the truth."

Just then, a young man who called Cha Si-young 'uncle' appeared. Upon seeing a face that looked exactly like the deceased Lee Ki-beom (played by Song Geon-hee), Kang Tae-ju immediately realized he was his younger sister's son.

Thirty years ago, Kang Tae-ju had promised to leave Gangseong forever forever according to Cha Mu-jin's (played by Yoo Seung-mok) instructions to save his younger sister, who had nearly lost her life in a traffic accident. Since then, his younger sister Kang Soon-young had lived as 'Cha Soon-young,' and her son as 'Cha Young-beom.'

Cha Young-beom was active at the alternative media outlet 'Noise Cut' alongside Seo Ji-won (played by Kwak Seon-young). Seo Ji-won, having just faced the shocking fact that the serial murderer Yong Lee-woo, who had been captured after 30 years, was Lee Ki-beom, began to dig into the Gangseong serial murder case again with rookie reporter Cha Young-beom. During this, Cha Young-beom learned from Im Seok-man, whom he met for an investigation, that his own father was also another victim of harsh treatment. Upon hearing Cha Si-young's statement that the perpetrator 'Mr. Kang' featured in a newspaper article at the time was Kang Tae-ju, Cha Young-beom was swept up in anger and betrayal toward him, vowing to reveal the unjust death of his father. Above all, the scene depicting Kang Tae-ju promising Cha Soon-young, who asked him to cover up Cha Si-young's affairs to prevent her son from suffering greater wounds, added to the sense of sorrow.

Meanwhile, while Yong Lee-woo was denied attendance as a witness in Im Seok-man's trial, Cha Si-young's side planned to dismiss his confession as a lie born of a desire for self-aggrandizement. The ironic situation: the person who made Im Seok-man take the blame 30 years ago, and the person who could prove Im Seok-man's innocence 30 years later, is the true culprit of the case, Yong Lee-woo. This left viewers wondering whether the truth could be revealed and what conclusion the long and arduous struggle between Kang Tae-ju and Cha Si-young would reach, raising curiosity about the final 12th episode.

'Scarecrow' will conclude with its 12th episode, airing at 10 p.m. on the 26th. It is broadcast on ENA and can also be viewed on KT GiGi TV and OTT Tving.

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