The subsequent episode of SBS’s “Queen Mantis” will reveal why serial killer Go Hyun Jung confessed to her crimes 23 years in the past!
A remake of the French collection “La Mante,” “Queen Mantis” is a brand new crime thriller starring Go Hyun Jung as Jung Yi Shin, a well-known serial killer nicknamed “The Mantis” who brutally murdered 5 males 20 years in the past and has been imprisoned ever since. When a brand new serial killer emerges, copying The Mantis’s distinctive fashion, the police method Jung Yi Shin for her help in fixing the case.
Jang Dong Yoon stars as Jung Yi Shin’s estranged son Cha Soo Yeol, a detective who has hated his mom all his life however abruptly finds himself working together with her to unravel the Mantis copycat murders.
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The earlier episode revealed stunning new truths: Jung Yi Shin didn’t kill 5 males, however six—and her very first sufferer was her abusive husband, who had subjected each her and her son Soo Yeol to violence. Even after reuniting together with her son for the primary time in 23 years, Jung Yi Shin stays a thriller, leaving viewers questioning whether or not she is genuinely making an attempt to assist him or merely utilizing him for her personal ends.
This raises the query: why did Jung Yi Shin confess to killing 5 folks to Choi Jung Ho (Cho Seong Ha) 23 years in the past? On the time, police officer Choi Jung Ho admitted he had no exhausting proof in opposition to her, solely suspicions. With no stable proof, Jung Yi Shin may have simply denied the costs—so why did she select to admit? And why did she proceed to put in writing letters to Choi Jung Ho for all these years afterward?
The newly launched stills from the upcoming episode supply a glimpse into the previous, exhibiting a tense police interrogation from 23 years earlier. Jung Yi Shin sits throughout from Choi Jung Ho, expressionless but unusually composed, whereas the detective seems visibly tense and unsettled—reversing the anticipated roles of prison and investigator.
The manufacturing group teased, “The upcoming episode will lastly reveal the true motive Jung Yi Shin confessed to 5 murders 23 years in the past. Viewers may even be taught why she particularly selected Choi Jung Ho to admit to, and why, even after 23 years, she introduced him again into the case as soon as the copycat killings started.”
The subsequent episode of “Queen Mantis” will air on September 19 at 9:50 p.m. KST.
Within the meantime, atone for the drama with subtitles on Viki under!
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