In Evilive (Season 1) Episodes 7 & 8, we see Jae-yeol sitting in prison, planting doubt in Do-young’s mind. Dong-soo is feeling proud and starting to take the reins, making Do-young uncomfortable. The episode’s climax delivers a shocking twist as Chairman Moon manipulates Do-young and Do-young manipulates Dong-soo. The lines between hero and villain are starting to blur.
This article contains spoilers.
Evilive (Season 1), Episode 7 Recap:
The episode begins with Dong-soo remembering how proud his mother was of him when she was alive. He weeps thinking about her, but he is also determined to take revenge on Chairman Moon and Jae-yeol. He gets a call from Do-young and rushes to where he is. Do-young has captured the one running the house, and Dong-soo arrives at the scene. He is furious and starts hitting him and pushes him into a body of water. Dong-soo takes on the role of a leader and lets that man suffer in the water. He then asks Do-young’s men to bring him out of the water as he needs to know who has set the nursing home on fire. Dong-soo and Do-young talk about Chairman Moon and Jae-yeol’s relationship. Do-young asks Dong-soo why he got on Chairman Moon’s wrong side. He explains about Ji-eum and how she had asked for his help, and Dong-soo couldn’t look the other way. Do-young tells him that Jae-yeol’s men had killed her and the orders were from Chairman Moon. Dong-soo realizes it would be difficult to separate them as they know each other well, but Do-young thinks it’s for the best, and they can take them down together. Meanwhile, the police find Je-yi’s body.
One of the detectives investigating the case was Chul-jin. He wanted to meet Yuseong Gang’s leader but was informed that he had a stroke and was no longer the boss, and it seemed like Do-young was the boss now. Jae-yeol and Chairman Moon hear about finding Ji-ye’s body and decide to frame Do-young and Dong-soo for her murder. Jae-yeol tells Chairman Moon that the day Do-young was released from prison, Ji-ye and Yang-ho had gone missing, and Yang-ho was still missing. Chairman Yoon realized that these two had made money and gave it to Choong-ho. Chairman Moon asks Jae-yeol to arrange money, but he tells him the gambling house is not doing well. Chairman Moon told him everything would be sorted as he was sure he would soon become the Minister of Justice. Meanwhile, Dong-soo is talking to Do-young about securing the online gambling business. He gives them an idea to have dummy rooms to extract money easily. Do-young tells him he likes the idea very much.
Beom-jae is uncomfortable with everything that’s happening. He asks Dong-soo if everything is going to be okay. Dong-soo tells him whatever the case, they need to side with Do-young until they get their revenge on Chairman Moon. Beom-jae asks if he would stop after that but is met with silence. Dong-soo asks Do-young what they can do about Ji-ye, and he assures him that they would be the first to make a move and it would be done that night. They send their men to take over Shinnam Ferry, and the trucks are parked in front of Moon Law Company with drugs in them. Chul-jin and the other cops arrive at the location but don’t find any footage from the CCTV as it was broken. Chairman Moon instructed Attorney Moon to ask Jae-yeol to cooperate with the police if he is called in, and he would make sure the search warrant is not issued. He also tells Attorney Moon that he would make Do-young and Dong-soo pay for choosing the wrong people to mess with.
Meanwhile, the reporters surround Jae-yeol, and he tells them that someone was trying to frame him and that the trucks were from the Shinnam ferry, but they were stolen, and he was going to find the culprits. Dong-soo brings Family Gang members to the police and informs them that they had come to turn themselves in for starting a fire at the nursing home. Jae-yeol is working with the cop working alongside Chul-jin. Jae-yeol wants to meet the senior cop, Mr. Kim, but he tells the cop that Jae-yeol is to be treated fairly, just like any other suspect. Mr.Kim was having a meal with Choong-ho and Do-young and was asked to treat Jae-yeol like a suspect. Meanwhile, Jae-yeol asks the cop to frame Dong-soo and Do-young for Ji-ye’s case. The family gang members tell the police that they had set the nursing home on fire on Jae-yeol’s orders.
Dong-soo visits Jae-yeol, asks him to confess his crimes, and shows him photographs of his association with fire in the nursing home. He asks him to admit that Chairman Moon had ordered him to do these things, but instead, Jae-yeol asks Dong-soo if he had anything to do with the murders of Ji-ye and Yang-ho. He also tells him that if someone is associated with Do-young, they are either dead or just a fool. Dong-soo leaves the room in anger. He meets Chul-jin outside, gives him evidence to put Jae-yeol behind bars, and tells him he has a tip. Dong-soo and Do-young meet, and Dong-soo informs him that Jae-yeol has admitted only to smuggling. He also suggests they keep an eye on what would happen to the rest of the drugs while Jae-yeol is away, and Do-young agrees. Do-young has bigger ambitions, and he wants to increase online business sales so he can buy Shinnam Ferry.
Do-young’s right-hand man asks Beom-jae and other programmers to increase the number of customers in the dummy room to double the sales. Meanwhile, Chul-jin’s boss plants a seed in his mind. He connects the dots between Do-young, Dong-soo, and Yang-ho. Oh Jae captures pictures of drugs from Shinnam Ferry being sold for half the price. Dong-soo tells Do-young that they can extend Jae-yeol’s prison sentence using this. Beom-jae is sad to see his friend being a withdrawn man. Dong-soo met with Attorney Moon and was informed that Jae-yeol had gone to jail because of his father and not their traps. We see that Jae-yeol was admitted to the hospital as he had a bad health condition. Do-young and Dong-soo are unhappy seeing the news. Chairman Moon had good news as he was going to Seoul because he was going to become the Minister of Justice.
Dong-soo comes up with an idea and informs Do-young that he will visit Jae-yeol at the hospital. He visits Jae-yeol and shows him the photographs of the drugs being sold at half the price and reminds him that this wouldn’t be possible without Chairman Moon’s orders. Jae-yeol is shocked to see his bodyguard in the pictures. We see a flashback to the time Yong-chan took orders from Chairman Moon to kill Jae-yeol. As Dong-soo was leaving, he saw Yong-chan going inside Jae-yeol’s room. He walks in on them, and Yong-chan is trying to kill Jae-yeol. He rescues him, but Yong-chan starts to attack Dong-soo, but Do-young comes to his rescue. Jae-yeol decides to come clean and reveal the truth about Chairman Moon, and Chairman Moon’s car trunk had a gift in the form of brutally hurt Yong-chan.
Evilive (Season 1), Episode 8 Recap:
The episode begins with a search and seizure warrant on Moon Law Firm. Dong-soo, along with Ji-ye’s sister, addresses the media, accusing Chairman Moon of killing Ji-eum and also illegally raising political funds. Dong-soo’s wife is happy and proud of her husband, and so is Beom-jae. Chairman Moon is frustrated watching the news. After addressing the media, Dong-soo meets one of the lawyers from Moon Law Firm, who tells him he was cheering for him. Dong-soo takes his wife to a jewelry store and buys her an expensive ring. She insists that Dong-soo purchase something for himself. He buys a watch that Beom-jae had tried on at Do-young’s house. Beom-jae visits Dong-soo and is proud of his brother and happy to have Chairman Moon behind bars. He asks him to move to a different home. Do-young pays a visit to Jae-yeol in prison.
He informs Jae-yeol that he will take over the Shinnam Ferry and Marine Casino business but won’t be satisfied with just that much and will aim for more. Jae-yeol messes with Do-young’s mind by telling him to beware of Dong-soo as he is not average, and one day he would go over his head. Dong-soo attends the Bar Association General Assembly. During the meeting, he asks his ex-colleague about Chairman Moon’s whereabouts. He was informed that he could not get to work because of the media, but he was sure Chairman Moon would not sit quietly. He also gives him a quick update on President Song Hee-kyung from Daeguk Law Firm, who is famous in their profession. She recognizes Dong-soo and asks to meet him for a meal sometime. Dong-soo’s ex-colleague asks Dong-soo to start his law firm, and he would bring some lawyers to his side. He believed Dong-soo was very capable, and many people admired him. Do-young meets with the head of Shinnam Marine Fisheries Agency, who has no interest in talking to Do-young, but Do-young hits him where it hurts. He told him he could be promoted to the Director of Licensing, and Choong-ho was not the only minister he had to please. He asks him to get other ministers on his side and leaves. Dong-soo is gloating because of his ex-colleague’s words.
He visits the internet café to see a sign that says it is temporarily closed but tries to get in anyway. Oh-jae lets him in and tells him they had closed for a while to create many dummy rooms. This infuriates Dong-soo, and he asks him to shut it down and open the café. In anger, he visits Do-young and tells him that they need to restart the café as it is a disguise for their online gambling business, and Do-young asks him to do as he pleases. Dong-soo’s behavior makes Do-young think about Jae-yeol’s words. Dong-soo gets home and bumps into Chul-jin, who asks him about Do-young and asks to meet him for a chat. Attorney Moon meets with Detective Chul-jin, who is working with Soo Ho and asks him to make a move on Do-young and Dong-soo, going against Chief Kim’s orders. Chairman Moon and Attorney General Kim meet, and General Kim agrees to appoint someone who can work in their favor as the Attorney for the Shinnam district. Chul-jin and Soo Ho visit Do-young at his house. Dong-soo’s ex-colleague informs him about a new Attorney appointed soon, and nobody knows who the person is. Chul-jin asks Do-young about Ji-ye’s death and does not sugar-coat anything. He directly asks him if he has killed Ji-ye and Yang-ho. Chul-jin is shocked when Dong-soo appears as Do-young’s lawyer and asks the detectives if they haven’t checked his alibi. Chul-jin argues that the motive of death also takes precedence over the alibi. Dong-soo makes sure Do-young and him don’t get caught. The detectives leave, and Dong-soo informs Do-young about the new Attorney being appointed and that the detectives showing up is not suitable for them.
Chul-jin is starting to suspect Dong-soo’s relationship with Do-young. Dong-soo loses his cool and forces Do-young to dispose of the bodies. Do-young is furious and breaks a drinking glass. Dong-soo apologizes and leaves. We see a flashback to the day Dong-soo and Beom-jae had disposed of the bodies. Do-young had asked them to keep Yang-ho’s body in the pond of the house. Do-young gets a call from Choong-ho, who is arrogant with Do-young. Do-young calls him to his office. Once Choong-ho arrives and disrespects Do-young. Do-young reminds him that he is a gangster and Choong-ho is afraid. Do-young pays him money and asks him to leave. Chul-jin visits Beom-jae and asks about Lee Seok, Je-yi, and Do-young, sending him into a panic mode. He meets with Dong-soo immediately and tells him what happened. During their conversation, Dong-soo realizes Do-young has moved Yang-ho’s body and rushes to meet Do-young. He demands to know where he had moved Yang-ho’s body to. Do-young didn’t think it was vital for him to tell anything to Dong-soo. At that moment, Do-young gets a message from Chairman Moon asking to meet. Do-young makes an excuse and meets with Chairman Moon. Dong-soo visits home and sees the news that said Moon Law Firm had filed a complaint against Dong-soo, and Attorney Moon also implies that Dong-soo had some relationship with Ji-eum.
Evilive (Season 1) Episode 8 Ending Explained:
Dong-soo’s Ultimate Test – Life or Death?
Chairman Moon entices Do-young, promising him that he would be above the law as he would become the Minister of Justice soon and nobody would be able to touch him, but in return, he wants Dong-soo dead. Ji-eum’s family had settled with Moon Law Firm and had withdrawn the case, upsetting Dong-soo. Dong-soo visits Do-young and tells him he wants Chairman Moon dead. Do-young asks him if he would be able to kill Chairman Moon. Dong-soo tells him to do as he usually does. Dong-soo leaves and is kidnapped from his house and brought into a container, making him sit opposite Do-young, who is holding a knife. Dong-soo begs for his life to be spared and given another chance. Just then, Chairman Moon enters and is arrogant towards Dong-soo. Do-young asks him to sit opposite Dong-soo and tells them since they both wanted to kill each other, they needed to fight it out, and there would only be one man standing and throwing the knife and leaves. They both start to fight, and Dong-soo kills Chairman Moon. Do-young smiles, shakes Dong-soo’s bloody hand and tells him they are true partners. Dong-soo, with his last move, has lost all moral compass. He is as close to a thug as can be. It seems like Dong-soo will start killing anyone who gets in his way, and his next target may also be Chul-jin. Beom-jae is slowly beginning to lose patience with his brother, and if and when he finds out that Dong-soo has murdered a man, his reaction is not going to be positive. The path that Dong-soo and Do-young will take going forward will be interesting.
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