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Behind Your Touch: Episodes 7-8
by lovepark
Though our psychic vet can see into other people’s memories, the truth continues to elude her as a series of deaths occur in their quiet town. Lifelong relationships are put to the test as neighbors begin to question each other and wonder who among them could be capable of such heinous crimes. Our heroes can only trust each other as they dig deeper into this case, and everyone is a suspect until proven innocent.
EPISODES 7-8
A serial killer is on the loose, and it’s up to Jang-yeol and Ye-boon to catch them. However, even with Ye-boon’s psychic abilities, there are far too few clues and way too much overlap to narrow down their search. Though they know the killer wears a green poncho and used a flowery kitchen knife, nearly everyone in town owns those exact items, which means anyone could be the killer.
By the time they find the other victim (the streamer who was kidnapped before), the whole town goes into hysterics over these ominous events. They hold a town hall meeting to discuss what to do, and the debate boils down to holding a rite or installing security cameras.
Meanwhile, Jang-yeol decides that if everyone is a suspect then Ye-boon will touch every single butt there is to catch the culprit. Thus begins their butt-touching-box service and Ye-boon’s hilarious attempt at being a thug, but so far, no one is a match let alone a lead. Luckily for Jang-yeol, the town decided to hold a rite, which means everyone will be gathered in one place for Ye-boon to use her powers.
During the rite, Shaman Park Jong-bae suddenly becomes possessed by the victims, and a woman’s voice tells the crowd that her killer is here among them. The foreboding message lingers in the air as the group disperses, and the seeds of mistrust are planted.
As the weight of the situation dawns on Ye-boon, she begins imagining how the killer will target her next, but Jang-yeol assures her that he will be her weapon and protect her. His swoon-worthy declaration seems to affect Ye-boon, but alas, no amount of unintentional chivalry will alleviate her worries so instead she dons Ok-hee’s helmet to cover her face. Pfft.
With helmet-wearing Ye-boon by his side, Jang-yeol receives a tip about a possible third victim — a missing coffee delivery lady — so they retrace her last steps. Their investigation sends them down a string of butts (including Sun-woo’s, which means his name is cleared for now), and once they find the crime scene, everything screams “murder” a bit too conveniently.
Since no body was recovered, Jang-yeol prioritizes finding the missing lady alive rather than catching the serial killer, and the next leg of their investigation leads them to the psychic cow farmer. When they begin questioning him, the cow farmer says that he hardly interacted with the missing lady, but Ye-boon knows that he is lying. Having seen his memories, Ye-boon recalls the two of them having a close relationship, and suddenly, everything the farmer does looks suspicious.
After dragging Jang-yeol away by calling his legs weak (much to his protests otherwise), Ye-boon tells him that the cow farmer has the same powers as her. She wonders why she did not see him kill the others if he is the culprit, but Jang-yeol simply tells her that it all makes sense. Before he can explain, the cow farmer leaves in his truck, and our ragtag team chases after him.
While tailing the cow farmer, Ye-boon and Jang-yeol lose him in the busy market, and she ends up following after him on her own. Just as her phone dies, the cow farmer pops out, and the two psychics circle one another, evenly matched in both power and skill. As she grapples with the cow farmer, Jang-yeol arrives right on cue, but instead of coming to her rescue, he gives her a passing glance and walks away. Ha!
Having figured out the truth a while ago, Jang-yeol finds the missing lady safely hiding and escorts her out. They return just as the fight between the psychics turns into a weird shaking contest, and in the end, the cow farmer wins.
As the case winds down, Jang-yeol reveals what actually happened (the lovers staged her death in order for them to run away from her debt), and though her situation is unfortunate, our strict detective will not let them off the hook. Before heading to the police station, Ye-boon shares a conversation with her fellow psychic, and the cow farmer says that he trusts her boyfriend. Heh.
Besides the lovey-dovey moments he saw between Ye-boon and Jang-yeol, the cow farmer mentions something odd: someone else was with them on the day of the meteor shower. This revelation is news to Ye-boon, and she realizes that this means another psychic is out there and they know about her ability. It seems her tall tale about being the next victim may not be so far-fetched after all.
What a great mid-series twist! While I don’t necessarily know how this would work out logistically (didn’t they need to be touching the cow?), the sudden tension a third psychic brings to the show is just the kind of mystery-thriller element I think the show needs. There is already a growing sense of unease as our protagonists slowly realize that anyone could be the killer, including the people they once trusted, so the added element of psychometry to this mystery enhances the suspense. Ye-boon isn’t the only one with access to people’s memories now, and the powers she used so indiscriminately may come back to haunt her. It could become a double-edged sword down the road since in order for Ye-boon to use her powers, it allows the other psychic to use theirs as well. As a result, as our heroes whittle down the suspects list, their chances of getting caught also increases.
Though I like the current dynamic between Ye-boon and Jang-yeol, there’s no denying that these two will/should end up together (they practically act like a couple in everyone else’s eye). They’ve been opening up to each other unconsciously for a while now, and despite their bickering, there’s a lot more endearment hidden underneath their complaints and squabbles. I find it cute that Jang-yeol says the most romantic things to Ye-boon without an ounce of romance, and her reactions are equally adorable because of how easily elated and then deflated she gets because of him. Also, with the existence of a hidden psychic, Ye-boon and Jang-yeol will be forced to rely on each other even more since the slightest touch with anyone else could jeopardize their safety and reveal all their secrets, so it only seems like the natural progression for them to finally see what everyone around them has been saying about their relationship.
Besides our main pairing, the show also spent some time this week developing the other love lines. For Aunt Hyeon-ok, her relationship with Jong-muk finally makes some progress as both characters overhear the other’s true feelings, and the introduction of Hyeon-ok’s scummy ex-husband lit a fire under Jong-muk to finally act. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Hyeon-ok and Jong-muk romance scene without some twist, and true to form, our middle-aged lovers run off like teens only to stop by the hospital to check out his bad knee. Heh.
The other romance line revolved around Ok-hee, and her story was one of the highlights for me. While her crush on Jang-yeol was funny at first, I was happy to see the show take her down a different path and stress her friendship with Ye-boon over her infatuation with Jang-yeol. It wasn’t about giving up on love for her friend’s sake but emphasizing that friendship is just as precious and important as romantic relationships. The cherry on top, though, was Ok-hee’s new crush on Da-eun’s brother, and the visual gag of Jang-yeol turning into a squid (a common symbolism in Korea to denote an unattractive person) was both terrifying and hilarious.
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