Episode 9: “The Trial”
Summary: With the school board now investigating the study group, the members face their most dangerous challenge yet – an unofficial “trial” orchestrated by Principal Kwon to force confessions. Joon disappears after being taken by school security, while Min and Ji-soo discover surveillance footage proving the principal’s involvement in past disappearances.
Key Moments:
- Interrogation Tactics: Each member is isolated and psychologically pressured to betray the group
- Hidden Evidence: Ji-soo retrieves deleted files showing Joon’s sister was expelled, not transferred
- Betrayal Revealed: Hyun (from rival group) admits working for Kwon but switches sides
- Cliffhanger: Min receives a text from Joon’s phone: “Meet me where it began” with attached blueprints of the school’s underground tunnels
