They run the plate number and discover the car is on the wanted list. It’s snowing harder than ever when Woong-soon and another police officer arrive to investigate the car that arrived earlier. The other ranger isn’t sure but Yi-kang goes out to help, leaving Hyun-jo to man the shelter. Yi-kang asks if the person who needs help is the same one who set to pick up a lost item. The flashback ends and at Bidam Shelter an SOS call comes in - someone has sprained an ankle on the way to the shelter. A bus arrives and just as the boy is about to get on, Yi-kang runs back, hits him on the back and sprints away. Moon-ok comes and scolds her for hanging out when their house is just nearby. Even with a broken arm, Yi-kang reaches the top first and her gaze lingers on the same boy, who came last for helping another injured boy.Īfterwards, she waits with him at a bus stop. She’s surprised when another boy (cameo by Choi Hyun-wook) climbs up at her pace and when he offers a hand at one point, she rejects him.
Yi-kang (cameo by Kim Do-yeon) effortlessly overtakes the rest of the group. It’s the first day of boot camp and their first activity is to hike to the top of the mountain and there are prizes for the top three finishers. Moon-ok decided to send Yi-kang to a training center for troubled youths. When she was 14, she had gone to the mountain for three days and had come back with a broken arm. Yi-kang’s grandmother is with a group of friends fussing about how Yi-kang was crazy about Im Chul-kyung. Somewhere else at Jirisan, a woman also arrives and she tries to call someone but the call doesn’t connect.Īt his house, Dae-jin is watching the news about a police officer, Lieutenant Im Chul-kyung, who was arrested for taking bribes from a drug dealer. A taxi follows later and another man gets out, peering into the first car before also heading in the same direction as the first man. (Oh no, I have a bad feeling about this.)īack at Jirisan, a car pulls up and a man heads up the mountain. Yang-sun arrives…but hesitates outside the building.
Gu-young looks dapper as he waits with a bouquet of flowers for Yang-sun outside the movie theater. Hyun-jo checks the logs and when Yi-kang hears the name “Im Chul-kyung,” she becomes lost in thought. Hilariously, Yi-kang criticizes everything Hyun-jo does (beat harder, fold neatly) and to be fair she is a lot better at the work.Ī call comes in from Il-hae to let them know that someone is dropping by to pick up a lost item. Hyun-jo asks Yi-kang who is which and Yi-kang just responds with, “Does that even matter?” She gives him a rundown of what’s in the shelter and where important things are before they start…beating out dust from blankets and cleaning the place. Il-hae (plus his partner) happily clocks off and praises Yi-kang and Hyun-jo for handling the holiday shift at Bidam Shelter, calling them the needle and thread of Jirisan. Gu-young adds that she needs Hyun-jo by her side, and scampers away with a thank you. He volunteers Yi-kang, but Gu-young says she’s already been called in by Il-hae. Hyun-jo tries to decline, saying he already has plans. He asks Hyun-jo to cover a shift for him because he’s finally scored a movie date with Yang-sun. (Yi-kang: “Is he serious?”)Ĭhristmas day arrives, Gu-young runs after Hyun-jo and pleads for a favor. He takes selfies with Yang-sun and uses that moment to invite her to take part in a winter swimming festival with him. Gu-young takes pictures of the rangers and the station’s Christmas decorations but no one is feeling the holiday spirit as much as him.
Winter is in full force, with snow covering the mountain. Someone texts Hyun-jo, reminding him of their Christmas date and tells him not to be late. She tells him to get back to work and walks off. He brings up the approaching Christmas holiday and we see Yi-kang the Grinch effectively end the conversation. Yi-kang changes the subject and asks him about his visions and Hyun-jo tells her it’s been a while since the last one. While marveling at the vastness of Jirisan, Hyun-jo muses about Lee Se-wook, who’s been missing without a trace for two months now.
At the same time in the midst of a severe winter, a sweet romance begins to blossom. Our no-nonsense protagonist’s past and present collide in a spectacular way on the mountain, and we learn how she came to work as a ranger. We step away from the main mystery this hour, but there’s no shortage of thrills. 18 NovemNovemJirisan: Episode 6 by theintrovertbean