On Channel A‘s real-life detective drama ‘Detectives’ Trade Secrets’, the ‘Father-Son Detectives’ confirmed the strange fact that the husband of the eldest sister who went missing 30 years ago and the client‘s ‘Dead Brother-In-Law’ is alive. Also, on ‘Case Notes - When Love Passes By’, ‘Queen of Events’ Chae Yeon appeared as a guest and shared the incredible story of a ‘Middle-Aged Romance Scammer’ under the guise of her first love.

On the ‘24 Hours’ of Channel A’s real-life detective drama ‘Detectives‘ Trade Secrets’ aired on the 18th, the ‘Father-Son Detectives’ set out to search for the eldest sister who went missing 30 years ago. The client was convinced that her older sister’s husband, her brother-in-law, was dead, but the copy of her family register showed that her brother-in-law had ‘remarried’ the year after his death was reported, giving her a ‘big twist’. Her brother-in-law, who was really still alive, met with the detective team and said, “One day, he suddenly left home and there was no contact... I waited for several years”, and he also said that he did not know about his wife‘s ‘withdrawal of her family registration’ and ‘request for missing person declaration”. He said, “My wife had men at the time”,”, and“A man called me in the middle of the night and asked, ’Why are you living with another man’s wife?’,”, and he claimed that his wife had been seeing more than one or two men at the time.

The rich detective team soon met with the client‘s family and told them that her brother-in-law was alive. When they further questioned her about her older sister’s alleged relationships with men, the client strongly denied it, saying, “He would not be a person who would do something like that”. And he asked again, “Since your brother-in-law brought another woman home right away (after your sister went missing), doesn‘t that mean there was a woman before?” The client was even indignant, saying, “Why didn’t your brother-in-law contact you even once? He should have called me and asked, ‘Did you come home?’” However, because so much time had passed, they were unable to collect any more information. The rich detective team unfortunately closed the case by revealing the eldest sister‘s ‘appearance at the time of her disappearance’ and ‘current estimated appearance’ and receiving tips from viewers.

In the true story detective drama ’Case Note-When Love Passes By‘, the ’original military president‘ Chae Yeon came to share her story. The protagonist of the true story that day was a man who returned to Korea after his wife passed away while he was studying abroad in the US, and who came to Korea on his daughter’s advice to find his first love from 35 years ago. The client‘s first love was single and currently working as the director of a pain medicine hospital. However, soon after, this first love came to the detective as the client, saying, “Find my boyfriend (the first client)”.

As it turned out, the two gradually developed into lovers after their reunion. The client gave the man an office in a corner of the hospital and started living together for him, who had returned from the US in a hurry. Defconn firmly advised Yoo In-na and Chae-yeon, who sympathized with this woman’s behavior, saying, “You don‘t know men well? I’m saying this because I‘m worried about you, but men shouldn’t do too much for you,” making everyone laugh. However, soon after, the man caused a sexual harassment controversy and disappeared, leaving only a note at the client‘s house.

It turned out that he was a famous conman among his classmates, which shocked everyone. He said he was looking for his first love, but he approached his client using fabricated photos and even a detective to commit a romance scam, and the client, who believed him, lent him 300 million won as ’business investment funds’.

After being caught as a conman, he hurled abusive language at his client, saying, “They’re not women anymore, and they‘re sick and lonely... It’s the easiest to target those kinds of women”. He also made an absurd comment, saying, “It was easier than the young guys. But you don‘t smell like a woman! What kind of crazy X would fly all the way from America to see a woman over 50?!”, causing everyone to be angry. Chaeyeon exploded at the most insulting comment ever, saying, “Can you turn off the mic for a moment?”. In the end, the conman, who was wanted for another fraud case, was arrested on an emergency basis. The client gathered similar victims and sued the scammer, continuing the lawsuit, and met a bitter but refreshing ending. Chae Yeon held back her anger until the end, saying, “They say this is a middle-aged story, but it could soon be my story.”

The real-life detective drama, “Detectives’ Trade Secret,” airs every Monday at 9:30 p.m. on Channel A.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com