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The Lies Within

TV·2019–2019·1 season, 16 episodes·OCN·Mystery, Drama, Crime·1h

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Kim Seo-hui’s life is changed forever when her politician father dies in a car crash and her husband disappears – all in one day. She enters the world of politics and join hands with small-town detective Jo Tae-sik to uncover the truth when she finds out that the car crash might not have been an accident after all.

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  1. 01The Lies Within S01E01HandS01E01 · 9.0Jo Tae-sik inspects an apparent suicide. After learning that Kim Seung-cheol died in a car accident, Kim Seo-hui can’t get a hold of Jeong Sang-hun.

Cast

Lee You-youngLee You-youngKim Seo-HeeLee Min-kiLee Min-kiJo Tae-SikOn Ju-wanOn Ju-wanJin Young-MinLee Jun-hyeokLee Jun-hyeokYoo Dae-YongKim Si-eunKim Si-eunKang Jin-KyungYun Jong-seokYun Jong-seokJeon Ho-KyuKim Jong-sooKim Jong-sooKim Seung-Cheol

Episodes by season

Season0116Episodes2019Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Lies Within S01E01HandOctober 12, 2019 9.0Jo Tae-sik inspects an apparent suicide. After learning that Kim Seung-cheol died in a car accident, Kim Seo-hui can’t get a hold of Jeong S
  2. S01E02The Lies Within S01E02TargetOctober 13, 2019—Tae-sik and his team look into Sang-hun's disappearance -- and learn he and Seung-cheol were working on something together.
  3. S01E03The Lies Within S01E03BaitOctober 19, 2019—When a factory worker he'd been trying to find turns up dead, Tae-sik investigates. Seo-hui forces herself through a tough campaign trail.
  4. S01E04The Lies Within S01E04RestartOctober 20, 2019—Another grisly package surfaces. Tae-sik and his team suspect In Dong-gu is involved. Seo-hui tries to understand a bill that her party want
  5. S01E05The Lies Within S01E05The Other SideOctober 26, 2019—Suspecting something is amiss at the mental hospital, the cops send Jeon Ho-gyu undercover. Seo-hui eavesdrops on Hong Min-guk and Dong-gu.
  6. S01E06The Lies Within S01E06DisappearOctober 27, 2019—Tae-sik untangles the mystery of the mental hospital -- but Sang-hun remains missing. Seo-hui confronts Jeong Yeong-mun about what he knew.
  7. S01E07The Lies Within S01E07JealousyNovember 2, 2019—The search for answers continues as the police turn their attention to Jin Yeong-min, who turns out to have a long history with Sang-hun.
  8. S01E08The Lies Within S01E08EyeNovember 3, 2019—Seo-hui comes clean to Tae-sik about the mysterious messages she's been hiding, and probes into a funeral Sang-hun attended before he vanish
  9. S01E09The Lies Within S01E09KEYNovember 9, 2019—While Tae-sik's reinvestigation into Choe Su-hyeon's death ruffles feathers left and right, Seo-hui asks around about her connection to Sang
  10. S01E10The Lies Within S01E10Bottomless PitNovember 10, 2019—Ignoring his suspension, Tae-sik chases leads from the list in the USB drive with Seo-hui. Kang Jin-gyeong brings Ho-gyu the dead laptop.
  11. S01E11The Lies Within S01E11FramedNovember 16, 2019—Tae-sik recovers the list while on the run from authorities. Meanwhile, Jin-gyeong gets to the bottom of who framed him.
  12. S01E12The Lies Within S01E12DisclosureNovember 17, 2019—Tae-sik and Jin-gyeong channel their grief into helping Seo-hui, who discovers a startling truth about what connects the people on the list.
  13. S01E13The Lies Within S01E13Real IntentionNovember 23, 2019—Getting their hands on damning evidence allows Tae-sik and Jin-gyeong to set a trap. Seo-hui receives another message.
  14. S01E14The Lies Within S01E14SurvivorNovember 24, 2019—Trying to turn votes against the bill, Seo-hui holds a press conference. Tae-sik tails Yeong-min, who has his own plans for the future of JQ
  15. S01E15The Lies Within S01E15Original SinNovember 30, 2019—If Seo-hui wants to save Sang-hun, she must find one last crucial piece of evidence among her father's things. Yeong-min delivers an ultimat
  16. S01E16The Lies Within S01E16Those Who Were Silent, Those Who Were NotDecember 1, 2019—Yeong-min and Dong-gu have a final face-to-face. A heartbreaking letter from Sang-hun is difficult to swallow for Seo-hui, but doubly so for

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