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tvN's legal drama Parole Examiner Lee premiered on November 18, 2024, at 8:50 PM KST. Directed by Yoon Sang-ho and written by Park Chi-hyung, the series explores themes of corruption and justice.
The last episode of the 12-episode drama aired on December 24, 2024. However, as the long fight between Lee and Ji Dong-man comes to an end in Parole Examiner Lee, the production has not announced a season 2 yet.
In the drama, Go Soo stars as Lee Han-shin, a determined parole judge committed to exposing systemic corruption. Baek Ji-won takes on the role of Choi Hwa-ran, a ruthless loan shark, while Girls' Generation's Yuri portrays Ahn Seo-yun, a skilled detective. Lee Hak-joo plays Ji Myung-seob, a privileged chaebol heir and the show’s main antagonist.
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Parole Examiner Lee episode 12 recap: Is Lee successful in putting Ji Dong-man behind bars?
Episode 12 of Parole Examiner Lee starts with Eung-jun calling Myung-seob and asking him to come along. He takes him to a secluded place and after landing a few punches, he chokes Myung-seob. Feeling regretful, he apologizes and continues choking him.
He meets Ji Dong-man next who asks him to take the fall in Myung-seob's name. Dong-man believes Myung-seob has been sent abroad and needs someone to take the blame instead. He promises to find a way to let Eung-jun out on parole or a special pardon. Eung-jun recalls his conversation with Lee where he defended Ji Dong-man, claiming he was worth the trouble.
In a flashback, it is shown that Won-mi visited Lee in prison asking for advice regarding the video evidence that she has. In the present, she goes to Ji Dong-man and shows him the video, asking him to stop blocking her path unless he wants Lee to release the video since he has the original copy.
Lee calls Dong-man and asks him to negotiate for the original copy of the video. They decide to meet in person. Aware of the danger, he still goes. However, Dong-man comes with a rifle and plans to end Lee there. Hwa-ran and Seo-yun are on their way but are stopped by Dong-man's men.
Seeing himself cornered, Lee yells that he would need the pen drive, holding it up. Dong-man tells him that he can take it after killing him, to which Lee responds that he is calling out to someone else. Just then, Myung-seob drives in, hitting Eung-jun who pushes Dong-man out of the way to take the hit. Myung-seob calls him a traitor.
After choking Myung-seob, he had called Lee telling him that Myung-seob had been taken care of and to stay out of the way as he took the fall for Dong-man. Lee had come to the place where he had tied up Myung-seob. He told Myung-seob that he had conclusive evidence and would meet Dong-man that day. It would be up to Myung-seob to show up or not.
In the present, Myung-seob takes the rifle and aims at Eung-jun. Meanwhile, Hwa-ran's men fight Dong-man's men as Seo-yun runs to Lee. As Lee asks Myung-seob to stop, he points the rifle towards Lee. Elsewhere, Ji-mok and his team pull out a corpse from the sea. As Myung-seob fires, Dong-man pushes him and the bullet hits Lee's arm.
As Dong-man and Myung-seob argue, Lee receives a call from Ji-mok who tells him that they have found Jeong-gyun's corpse. Eung-jun, now conscious, asks Lee what were the conditions of Myung-seob's deal.
Myung-seob had promised to hand over conclusive evidence in return for the pen drive. Eung-jun reveals that Myung-seob had used Dong-man's hunting rifle to kill Jeong-gyun and was planning to frame him for murder.
As Myung-seob points the trigger toward Eung-jun, Seo-yun arrives and stops him. Unafraid, he asks her to shoot if she dares. Recalling what happened to her sister, she shoots Myung-seob in his stomach. Seeing this, Dong-man shoots at her but Rung-jun intervenes, taking the shot instead. Dong-man kneels and starts crying.
In this episode of Parole Examiner Lee, Myung-seob dies, and Dong-man is sent to prison for a lifetime without parole. Hwa-ran visits her old boss who is now working as a potato farmer and asks for money since there is something she desperately wants.
Ji-soon and Eun-ji start dating while Ji-mok and Seo-yun are given a promotion. Hwa-ran goes and takes over Ojung capital. Additionally, she asks Dong-hoon to relay the message to Dong-man. Su-beom is declared not guilty in the retrial and is reinstated as a correction officer.
Lee recalls his journey as he drives to a picnic with the team. Hwa-ran presents them with the news of her buying Ojung capital and starting a scholarship program as well. Won-mi stars in a new movie as a justice girl and is visited by Dong-hoon, who has become her good friend. Eung-jun also ends up in prison and Dong-man starts losing his grasp on reality.
Lee resigns as a parole examiner. In the ending scene of Parole Examiner Lee, Lee approaches a woman standing outside the prison holding a banner and introduces himself as an attorney.
Will Parole Examiner Lee have a season 2?
The producers have not signaled toward a second season for Parole Examiner Lee. However, the ending of the drama opens a possibility for the same.
In the ending scene of Parole Examiner Lee, Lee is seen taking up a seemingly unsolved case. He approaches a woman standing in the rain, holding a banner. He extends his umbrella to protect her from the rain and introduces himself as a lawyer.
This could set the premise for a second season where Lee continues his fight for justice and helping the wronged. However, nothing has been officially confirmed.
All 12 episodes of Parole Examiner Lee are available for streaming on Viki.
