'Married Woman Killer' Episode 4, Highest Rating at 9.4%... Tension RIIZEs in the Chase with Pyo Gyu-cheol

MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama ″Married Woman Killer″ recorded a nationwide household viewership rating of 9.4% according to Nielsen Korea for its 4th episode aired on the 8th, setting a new personal best. The rating in the metropolitan area households was 8.9%, and the 20-54 age group rating was 3.3%, ranking first among all programs that day. The peak moment rating rose to 10.9%. In this episode, the Sales Team 3 of Durumi Electronics carried out an operation to deal with child sex offender Pyo Gyu-cheol (Heo Hyung-kyu). Sales Team 3 approached pretending to be someone sent by a fellow inmate of Pyo Gyu-cheol for illegal immigration and confirmed his pollen allergy history through a preliminary medical interview. Yoo Bo-na (Gong Hyo-jin) suggested a meeting during the transfer, mentioning that the last victim child still lived in the neighborhood. The team completed a scenario: ″A released criminal cuts off his electronic anklet, escapes to the mountains, has a seizure due to pollen allergy, and falls off a cliff to his death.″ However, an unexpected variable occurred. Pyo Gyu-cheol stabbed Kim Bong-pal (Sung Dong-il) with a knife, hijacked the vehicle carrying the child, and successfully escaped on a fishing boat. After gunshots, Pyo Gyu-cheol fell into the sea, and a scene was revealed showing Yoo Bo-na aiming a sniper rifle from a lighthouse. Yoo Bo-na preferred direct confrontation and sniper shots without unnecessary violence but made an exception for criminals targeting children. Meanwhile, Durumi Electronics Sales Team 3 previously induced the surrender of an organ trafficking organization. The gang, including Pension Grandpa (Jung Sun-chul), was subdued by Yoo Bo-na and confessed all crimes to the police. Oh Hyun-nam cynically responded, ″It’s a waste of effort to hand them over to the police,″ while Yoo Bo-na conveyed that the preliminary meeting was primarily about entrusting the matter to the law and respecting its role and responsibility. Yoo Bo-na expressed her belief: ″We must hope they remember that those who take their crimes lightly and mock legal punishment will face the harshest penalties when they feel safest and most comfortable.″ Yoo Bo-na felt heavy-hearted about not being able to go to the kids’ cafe with her daughter Kwon Yul (Hwang Bom-i) due to work. Eventually, she took a half-day off and headed to the kids’ cafe, showing her efforts to balance work and parenting. Kwon Tae-sung (Jung Joon-won) went to cover the release scene of Pyo Gyu-cheol with Goo Hae-na (Han Chae-rin), and Lee Dong-jin (Lee Sang-i) predicted that Kingfisher’s next target would be Pyo Gyu-cheol and pursued him. It was also confirmed that eight child sex offenders released in the past 15 years all died in accidents on their release day. At the end of the broadcast, Yoo Bo-na was shown discovering a bugging device in a doll sent by a Russian friend and submerging it in water, while Kwon Tae-sung received a mysterious text saying, ″You keep your promises well. You’re good,″ and appeared terrified. The scenes of the couple facing different crises hinted at a hidden past story. The 5th episode of ″Married Woman Killer″ will air on the 14th at 9:50 PM.