The Judge From Hell episode 3 Recap: Will Kang Bit-na find her next target to send to hell?

The Judge From Hell is a fantasy romance drama directed by Park Jin-pyo, known for Love Forecast, released on September 21, 2024. Starring Park Shin-hye and Kim Jae-yong, the series is available on Disney+ in selected countries.

The Judge From Hell stars Park Shin-hye as Kang Bit-na, a demon who inhabits the body of a judge. Alongside her, Kim Jae-yeong plays Han Da-on, a dedicated detective navigating a harsh reality. Together, they embark on a journey that leads Bit-na towards becoming a true judge.

Assuming Han Da-on to be a murderer, Kang Bit-na had killed him. In episode 3 of The Judge From Hell, after Bael brings Da-on back to life, the detective and Bit-na come across another suspected murder case. The question remains on whether Bit-na will find her next murderer.

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The Judge from Hell episode 3 recap: Is Bae Ja-yeong telling the truth?

Episode 3 of The Judge From Hell starts with a tiny glimpse of Kang Da-on's past. One day, as a child, he came back home and saw his parents lying bloodied on the floor as a man with a slowly walked towards him.

Coming back to the present, after Bit-na kills Da-on, certain that he is a murderer, Bael appears and increases her task for having made the wrong judgment yet again and killed someone who is not a sinner. Bit-na now has to find 20 murderers within a year and send them to hell.

Da-on remembers what had happened. He handcuffs Bit-na and takes her to the police station. However, no one believes him when he claims that Bit-na killed him since he is alive, has no signs of any injury, and wis under the influence of alcohol.

In a cafe, Bit-na and Man-do meet Gremory, the judge of Fake Hell, also serving time on Earth for letting the real Bit-na escape Fake Hell. Now, Lee A-rong mistakes Bit-na to have come back to life, but upon finding out Bit-na is Justitia, she bows down to her and promises to help her complete her mission. Regarding the situation with Da-on, she suggests Justitia make sure that Da-on keeps his mouth shut.

Bit-na meets up with Da-on and tells him the truth, even showing him the dagger that emerged from thin air. She threatens to kill him if he tells anyone of the incident again. Bit-na ensures he cannot collect evidence of her saying so by destroying a surveillance camera and catching him trying to record their conversation.

In another glimpse of his childhood, Da-on is seen making changing statements about his parent's murder to the police. However, they refuse to trust him or take his statement as evidence.

New characters are introduced in this episode of The Judge from Hell as a family of three is shown to be driving somewhere. As they face an accident, the car goes into the water. Since the sunroof was open, the mother driving the car managed to escape with the child sitting in the front seat, but the father could not be saved.

At the funeral, the child's paternal grandmother, Jang Sun-hui, creates a scene, accusing the mother of having murdered her son and refusing to let her take the child.

This accident is the case brought to Bit-na in The Judge From Hell episode 3. Sun-hui is accused of taking Yoo Ji-ho, the child, without the permission of Bae Ja-yeong, the guardian. She again accuses Ja-yeong of having murdered her son, Yoo Hyeon-su, and has to be taken out of the court. However, while being taken away, Sun-hui mentions insurance money, piquing Bit-na's interest in the case.

She decides to meet Bae Ja-yeong to do some inquiry. Bae Ja-yeong tells her Sun-hui had abandoned Hyeon-su and kept asking for money later. Ja-yeong said Sun-hui is after the money, which is why she wants to have Ji-ho with her.

Meanwhile, Da-on is persistent in knowing why Bit-na killed him and decides to keep her company at all times. So, he accompanies her to meet Sun-hui. Here, she tells them Ja-yeong was flirting with another man on the day of the funeral. Moreover, she would often leave Ji-ho to take care of himself.

Since Da-on wanted to inquire further, he sent Ji-ho with Bit-na. While looking at the pictures Ji-ho had drawn, Bit-na discovered that Ja-yeong played a game with him, where she would try to suffocate him with a pillow. Ji-ho also revealed that Ja-yeong had glued the car seat belt and left Hyeon-su to die. She even threatened him to stay silent unless he wanted Sun-hui to die as well.

For her verdict, Bit-na let Sun-hui go and asked her to settle the matter of Ji-ho's guardianship with Ja-yeong.

Ja-yeong somehow manages to take Ji-ho with her and intends to drown him. Bit-na gets ready for her next trial while Da-on searches for Ji-ho. With this, the third episode of The Judge From Hell ends.

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The Judge from Hell streams two episodes weekly, releasing every Friday and Saturday in selected countries on Disney+.