A crime investigator falsely accused of kidnapping disguises himself as a prosecutor and joins forces with a demoted prosecutor to uncover a law firm tycoon's criminal network.
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
The Missing Client
Ji Hyun-soo goes to a pension with his client while searching for a puppy. After a stranger attacks him, his memories break and the client disappears.
Key Events
Cases Solved Without Exception — Ji Hyun-soo is introduced as the National Crime Agency head who handles every requested case. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: National Crime Agency
A Puppy Search Begins — Hyun-soo travels with his client to a pension while looking for a puppy. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Road to the pension
Arrival at the Pension — Hyun-soo reaches the pension with his client during the puppy search. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Pension
Stranger's Sudden Attack — A stranger attacks Hyun-soo at the pension, causing him to collapse. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Pension
Broken Memories — After the attack, Hyun-soo experiences broken memories and cannot reconstruct what happened. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Unknown location
The Client Disappears — When Hyun-soo recovers awareness, his client has disappeared. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Unknown location
The False Accusation
A car rollover accident causes Hyun-soo to be mistaken for a prosecutor. He later finds himself arrested as a kidnapping suspect and decides to investigate.
Key Events
The Client Disappears — When Hyun-soo recovers awareness, his client has disappeared. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Unknown location
Rollover Accident — A car rollover accident contributes to Hyun-soo being mistaken for a prosecutor. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Road
Mistaken Prosecutor Identity — Following the accident, Hyun-soo is mistaken for a prosecutor. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Roadside aftermath
Arrested as a Kidnapping Suspect — Hyun-soo finds himself under arrest as a suspect in the kidnapping case. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Police custody
A Case Becomes Personal — To clear his name and find his missing client, Hyun-soo begins investigating the case himself. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Police custody
The Prosecutor Disguise — Hyun-soo disguises himself as a prosecutor while pursuing the kidnapping investigation. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Unknown location
An Unlikely Partnership
Hyun-soo disguises himself as a prosecutor and meets the recently demoted prosecutor Kim Hwa-jin. They join forces because their separate goals require progress on the same case.
Key Events
The Prosecutor Disguise — Hyun-soo disguises himself as a prosecutor while pursuing the kidnapping investigation. Characters: Ji Hyun-sooLocation: Unknown location
Hwa-jin Enters the Investigation — Kim Hwa-jin meets Hyun-soo while investigating the kidnapping case. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jinLocation: Investigation setting
A Demoted Prosecutor — Hwa-jin is established as a passionate prosecutor who was recently demoted. Characters: Kim Hwa-jinLocation: Prosecutorial workplace
Two Goals Align — Hyun-soo and Hwa-jin join hands because each needs the investigation to achieve a different goal. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jinLocation: Investigation setting
The Kwon Do-hoon Connection — Hyun-soo learns that the supposed kidnapping is connected to law firm tycoon Kwon Do-hoon. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jin, Kwon Do-hoonLocation: Investigation setting
The Tycoon's Shadow
The kidnapping investigation becomes connected to law firm tycoon Kwon Do-hoon. Hyun-soo and Hwa-jin dig into the crimes surrounding a large law firm conglomerate.
Key Events
The Kwon Do-hoon Connection — Hyun-soo learns that the supposed kidnapping is connected to law firm tycoon Kwon Do-hoon. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jin, Kwon Do-hoonLocation: Investigation setting
The Law Firm Becomes Central — The investigation expands from a missing client to the crimes surrounding a large law firm conglomerate. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jin, Kwon Do-hoonLocation: Large law firm conglomerate
Crimes Beneath Respectability — Hyun-soo and Hwa-jin dig into the ugly crimes connected to the law firm conglomerate. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jin, Kwon Do-hoonLocation: Large law firm conglomerate
The Investigation Escalates — The joint investigation places Hyun-soo and Hwa-jin deeper inside the crimes surrounding Do-hoon's organization. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jin, Kwon Do-hoonLocation: Large law firm conglomerate
The Unexpected Crisis
The investigators move deeper into the conglomerate's crimes and encounter a completely unexpected situation. The missing-client case and the pursuit of Do-hoon converge in a high-pressure crisis.
Key Events
The Investigation Escalates — The joint investigation places Hyun-soo and Hwa-jin deeper inside the crimes surrounding Do-hoon's organization. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jin, Kwon Do-hoonLocation: Large law firm conglomerate
An Unexpected Situation — While pursuing the conglomerate's crimes, the investigators encounter a completely unexpected situation. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jin, Kwon Do-hoonLocation: Large law firm conglomerate
The Case Reaches Its Crisis — The missing-client case, Hyun-soo's false suspicion, and Hwa-jin's pursuit of Do-hoon converge in the final stated crisis. Characters: Ji Hyun-soo, Kim Hwa-jin, Kwon Do-hoonLocation: Large law firm conglomerate
Story Breakdown
Hyun-soo's Investigation — Hyun-soo begins as a highly successful crime agency head before a missing client turns the case against him.
Puppy Search — Hyun-soo goes to a pension with his client while looking for a puppy.
Missing Client — After being attacked and losing his memories, Hyun-soo discovers that his client has disappeared.
Attack And Confusion — The attack, memory loss, and car accident create the circumstances for Hyun-soo's false identity and legal danger.
Stranger's Attack — A stranger attacks Hyun-soo at the pension, causing him to collapse.
Rollover Accident — A car rollover accident contributes to Hyun-soo being mistaken for a prosecutor.
False Kidnapping Charge — Hyun-soo becomes a kidnapping suspect and must investigate the case to clear his name.
Arrested Suspect — Hyun-soo finds himself under arrest in connection with the kidnapping.
Personal Investigation — He starts investigating the case himself while seeking his missing client.
Hwa-jin's Pursuit — Kim Hwa-jin brings prosecutorial pressure and a separate goal to the kidnapping investigation.
Demoted Prosecutor — Hwa-jin is introduced as a passionate prosecutor who was recently demoted.
Meeting Hyun-soo — Hwa-jin meets Hyun-soo while investigating the kidnapping case.
The Joint Alliance — Hyun-soo and Hwa-jin cooperate because clearing his name and catching Do-hoon require progress on the same case.
Prosecutor Disguise — Hyun-soo disguises himself as a prosecutor to continue investigating.
Shared Investigation — The two investigators join hands while maintaining different personal objectives.
Do-hoon's Criminal Shadow — The kidnapping case expands into an investigation of Kwon Do-hoon and a large law firm conglomerate.
Tycoon Connection — Hyun-soo learns that the incident is connected to Kwon Do-hoon.
Unexpected Crisis — The investigators encounter a completely unexpected situation while uncovering the conglomerate's crimes.
Hyun-soo, a C.E.O of a private detective agency, visits a pension with a client asking for her dog. While waiting outside of pension, he is falsely accused of kidnapping the client. During the arrest Hyun-soo, a serious car accident occurs and people misunderstand Hyun-soo as a prosecutor instead of a suspect. To find the real criminal, Hyun-soo pretends to be a prosecutor. Hwa-jin is an elite prosecutor but demoted to the provinces while trying to catch a law firm conglomerate Do-hoon, who colluded with the prosecutor’s leadership, meets Hyun-soo. Hwa-jin finds out the case is related to Do-hoon, she begins cooperating with Hyun-soo. While cooperating is on-going, they realize that there is a dirty truth behind the crime.
