The essential episodes of Squad 38
Watch these 10 in order and you've got Squad 38 — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Baek Sung Il is a veteran tax collector on the lower side of lower-middle class. In one week, him and his co-worker brother get hit with the same scam, by the same scammer. In the series opener, we meet our scammer.
- 02
Sung Il reluctantly agrees to work with Jung Do, but doesn't realize that also means recruiting a whole team of seedy delinquents.
- 03
Sung Hee promises to retrieve the money from Chief Director Ahn. Jung Do comes up with a plan to snare Ma Jin Seok.
- 04
Ma Jin Seok goes to check on his potential investment. Detective Sa Jae Sung is hot on Jung Do's heels.
- 05
Jung Do must try to get his target's signature while also dodging detective Jae Sung.
- 06
Sung Il's newfound confidence takes a tumble when he realizes that his team is being targeted by crooks. The path to honesty gets dangerous, with casualties in the crossfire.
- 07
The team has devised a new plan, and the Bang family is the target. The stakes are higher than ever, and with high stakes, comes plenty of danger.
- 08
Chief Director Ahn can smell the newfound dirtiness in his office, and tries going rogue to investigate Sung Il in action. The team's 50 billion won scheme is in play.
- 09
What initially looks like another sly trick played by Jung Do leads to an untangling of a web of connections between City Hall and Seowon Police Department. Sung Il doesn't know who to trust.
- 10
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