Character Relationship Map: Missing You

Characters

• Hee-ju (played by Shim Eun-kyung) — protagonist

  A woman whose detective father was murdered when she was seven years old. She has patiently waited for fifteen years following the prison release of the killer, Ki-Bum.

• Ki-bum (played by Kim Seung-o) — protagonist

  A serial killer arrested for the murder of Hee-Joo's father. He was initially convicted of only one murder before being released from prison fifteen years later.

• Dae-young (played by Yoon Je-moon) — supporting

  A detective who originally worked on Hee-Joo's father's murder case alongside the victim. He remains dedicated to securing a murder conviction for his former partner.

• Min-su (played by Oh Tae-kyung) — supporting
• Dae-young's Mother (played by Joo Boo-jin) — supporting
• Hee-ju's Mother (played by Kim Seo-ra) — minor
• Detective Cha (played by Ahn Jae-hong) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Hee-ju's Mother → Hee-ju (mother)
• Dae-young's Mother → Dae-young (mother)

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Ki-bum → Min-su (Conflict Sought Suspects) — The account places both men among the people sought by police during the renewed investigation, but does not specify the nature of their relationship.

  The police search for Ki-bum and Min-su as the case grows chaotic.

• Detective Cha → Hee-ju (Narrative Investigator Of Her Identity) — Cha's investigation uncovers Hee-ju's connection to the late chief; the account ends with him asking where she is.

  Detective Cha investigates Hee-ju's identity and discovers that she is the late chief's daughter and a devoted visitor to the station, despite not bei...

• Hee-ju → Ki-bum (Conflict Murderer's Target) — Hee-ju has waited for Ki-bum's release and seeks to hold him accountable for the killings, while Ki-bum taunts investigators with clues about additional victims.

  Ki-bum was arrested for murdering Hee-ju's father. After his release, Hee-ju confronts him and insists that he is responsible for more than the murder...

Story Analysis

A woman pursues accountability after the man convicted of her father's murder is released, while a renewed investigation exposes further killings and remains unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. A Sentence Without Answers — Ki-bum is convicted of one murder but acquitted of six others for insufficient evidence. The victims' relatives react angrily, while an earlier glimpse shows police watching him and Hee-ju caring for...
2. Release and Accusation — Fifteen years later, Ki-bum is released. Hee-ju confronts him and insists that his responsibility extends beyond the murder for which he was convicted.
3. A Case Reopens — Police revisit the evidence, including CCTV footage and an informant's testimony, as new murders raise the stakes. Ki-bum taunts officers with clues about hidden bodies and additional victims.
4. The Accomplice and the Search — Ki-bum hints that someone helped him, and Hee-ju identifies an accomplice through calluses on his thumb. She leaves him injured but says she wants him caught rather than simply killed, while police se...
5. An Unresolved Question — As further victims and clues complicate the case, Detective Cha investigates Hee-ju's identity and discovers her connection to the late chief. The account ends with Cha asking where she is, leaving th...