 ▲ 박해수·이희준·곽선영 ‘허수아비’, 2회 시청률 4.1% <사진출처=ENA> © |
브레이크뉴스 박동제 기자= ‘허수아비’ 박해수가 이희준에게 전세 역전을 당했다.
지난 21일 방송된 ENA 월화드라마 ‘허수아비’(연출 박준우, 극본 이지현, 기획 KT스튜디오지니, 제작 스튜디오 안자일렌) 2회에서는 강태주(박해수 분)가 강성 연쇄살인사건의 담당 형사로서 본격 수사에 돌입했다.
하지만 차시영(이희준 분)의 방해와 함정 수사의 실패, 여동생 강순영(서지혜 분)의 입원과 폭행 사건 연루까지 난항을 맞았다. 결국 그의 위기를 기회로 삼은 차시영이 수사 주도권을 가져오며 예측할 수 없는 전개를 이어갔다.
22일 ENA 측에 따르면, ‘허수아비’ 2회 시청률은 전국 4.1% 수도권 4.2%, 분당 최고 4.5%까지 치솟으며 월화드라마 1위를 사수했다. 수도권 2049 타깃 시청률 역시 1.5%를 기록하며 지상파와 종편, 케이블을 포함한 전 채널 1위를 차지했다.(닐슨코리아, 유료가구 기준)
강태주의 활약으로 이성진(박상훈 분)은 누명을 벗었고, 강성 연쇄살인사건 공식 발표와 함께 통합 수사팀이 결성됐다. 강태주는 살아남은 피해자부터 찾아 나섰다. 만약 범인이 살해에 실패한 납치·강간 미수 사건이 있다면, 그의 얼굴을 기억하는 피해자가 존재할 것이라 예상했기 때문이다. 이에 이숙희(이지혜 분) 순경은 약 한달 전쯤 귀갓길에 납치됐다 극적으로 탈출한 박애숙(황은후 분)을 떠올렸다.
당시 신고조차 거부했던 박애숙은 경찰의 방문에 불편한 기색을 표했다. 자신은 아무 일도 겪지 않았다며 입을 다물자, 강태주는 “운이 좋으셨군요”라는 뜻밖의 말로 그의 화를 돋웠다. 사실 그 말은 박애숙처럼 살아남지 못한 다른 피해자들을 위해 용기를 내달라는 부탁이었다. 그의 진심이 닿았는지 박애숙은 천천히 그날의 기억을 되짚었다. 입을 틀어막고 손을 결박한 뒤 ‘스타킹’을 찾았다는 범인에 대한 증언을 통해 연쇄살인범의 범행 패턴과의 유사한 지점을 확인할 수 있었다.
강태주의 다음 계획은 함정 수사였다. 허수아비로 숨은 범인이 제 발로 걸어 나오도록, 여경들이 일반 행인으로 위장해 잠입하기로 했다. 그러나 황재훈(박성훈 분) 검사에게 ‘수저’를 뺏긴 차시영이 공안 사건 담당 검사로 시위 진압에 형사들을 동원하는가 하면, 이순경이 발목 부상으로 작전에 참여할 수 없는 상태가 되며 수사는 점점 더 어려워졌다. 그러자 김만춘(백현진 분) 팀장은 서지원(곽선영 분)을 대타로 세웠다. 강태주는 당연히 원치 않았지만 서지원은 일말의 망설임도 없었다.
그리고 서지원이 함정 수사에 투입된 그날 밤, 범인은 그리 멀지 않은 곳에서 다음 타깃을 기다리고 있었다. 치마를 입은 여자가 나타나지 않아 범행을 포기하는가 싶었지만, 그는 결국 충동을 참지 못하고 바지 차림으로 지나가던 김미연(김계림 분)에게 접근했다. 김미연의 입에 손수건을 물리고 손과 발을 묶으며 범행을 시작하던 그때, 치마 차림의 서지원을 발견한 범인은 김미연에게 의문의 귓속말을 남기고 홀연히 사라졌다.
그렇게 한밤중 옥수수밭 추격전이 펼쳐졌다. 서지원은 강태주의 말대로 수상한 허수아비의 낌새에 사력을 다해 도망쳤고, 김미연은 상황을 알리기 위해 있는 힘껏 소리를 냈다. 강태주는 서지원과 범인을 뒤쫓아 달리기 시작했다. 하지만 강태주가 서지원을 발견했을 때, 그는 이미 범인에게 급습을 당한 듯 머리에 피를 흘린 채로 쓰러져 있었다. 의식을 잃은 서지원을 바라보며 강태주는 분노와 열패감, 좌절과 미안함이 뒤섞인 복잡한 감정에 휩싸였다.
불행은 한꺼번에 밀려와 강태주를 덮쳤다. 여동생 강순영이 동료 교사이자 군수 조카 전경호(강정우 분)에게 폭행을 당해 병원에 입원한 것이었다. 차시영이 전경호에게 강태주, 강순영 남매의 어머니가 ‘술집 마담’ 출신이란 비밀을 전하면서 벌어진 일이었다.
설상가상 강태주는 전경호의 입에서 또다시 그 이야기가 나오자 주먹을 휘둘러 구속됐다. 차시영은 유치장 신세가 된 강태주를 찾아왔다. “내가 말했잖아. 내가 다 찾아올 거라고. 너도, 사건도”라는 차시영의 여유로운 미소에 강태주는 이미 판세가 기울어지고 있음을 예감했다.
한편, ENA 월화드라마 ‘허수아비’는 매주 월, 화요일 밤 10시 ENA에서 방송되며, KT 지니 TV와 티빙에서도 시청할 수 있다.
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Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-jun, and Kwak Sun-young’s ‘Scarecrow’, Episode 2 Ratings 4.1%... Unpredictable Plot
ENA Monday-Tuesday Drama, Airs Every Monday and Tuesday at 10 PM
Break News Reporter Park Dong-je = In ‘Scarecrow,’ Park Hae-soo has had the tables turned against him by Lee Hee-jun.
In the second episode of the ENA Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Scarecrow’ (directed by Park Joon-woo, written by Lee Ji-hyun, planned by KT Studio Genie, produced by Studio Anzailen), which aired on the 21st, Kang Tae-joo (played by Park Hae-soo) began his full-scale investigation as the detective in charge of the Gangseong serial murder case.
However, he faced difficulties due to interference from Cha Si-young (played by Lee Hee-jun), the failure of a sting operation, and the hospitalization and involvement of his younger sister, Kang Sun-young (played by Seo Ji-hye), in an assault case. Ultimately, Cha Si-young seized the initiative in the investigation by turning Tae-joo’s crisis into an opportunity, leading to an unpredictable plot development.
According to ENA on the 22nd, the viewership ratings for the second episode of 'Scarecrow' reached 4.1% nationwide and 4.2% in the Seoul metropolitan area, peaking at 4.5% per minute, securing the number one spot among Monday-Tuesday dramas. The rating for the 20-49 age group in the Seoul metropolitan area also recorded 1.5%, taking the top spot across all channels, including terrestrial, general programming, and cable networks. (Nielsen Korea, based on paid households)
Thanks to Kang Tae-joo's efforts, Lee Sung-jin (played by Park Sang-hoon) was cleared of the false accusations, and an integrated investigation team was formed following the official announcement of the Gangseong serial murder case. Kang Tae-joo set out to find the surviving victims first. He anticipated that if there were any attempted kidnappings or rapes where the killer failed to commit murder, there would be victims who remembered his face. In response, Constable Lee Sook-hee (played by Lee Ji-hye) recalled Park Ae-sook (played by Hwang Eun-hoo), who had been kidnapped on her way home about a month ago but managed to escape dramatically.
Park Ae-sook, who had refused to even report the incident at the time, showed signs of discomfort at the police's visit. When Park Ae-sook remained silent, claiming she had experienced nothing, Kang Tae-joo provoked her anger with the unexpected remark, “You were lucky.” In truth, his words were a plea for her to find the courage for the sake of other victims who, like Park Ae-sook, had not survived. Perhaps touched by his sincerity, Park Ae-sook slowly retraced her memories of that day. Through the perpetrator’s testimony that he had gagged her, bound her hands, and searched for ‘stockings,’ she was able to identify similarities to the serial killer’s crime pattern.
Kang Tae-joo’s next plan was a sting operation. The plan was for female officers to infiltrate the area disguised as ordinary passersby, hoping the culprit, who was hiding as a scarecrow, would walk out on his own accord. However, the investigation became increasingly difficult as Cha Si-young, who had been stripped of his position by Prosecutor Hwang Jae-hoon (played by Park Sung-hoon), mobilized detectives for riot suppression as the prosecutor in charge of public security cases, while Officer Lee was unable to participate in the operation due to an ankle injury. At that point, Team Leader Kim Man-chun (played by Baek Hyun-jin) assigned Seo Ji-won (played by Kwak Sun-young) as a replacement. Kang Tae-joo naturally did not want to do it, but Seo Ji-won showed not a moment's hesitation.
And on the night Seo Ji-won was deployed for the sting operation, the culprit was waiting for his next target not far away. It seemed he might give up on the crime because no woman wearing a skirt appeared, but he eventually could not resist his impulse and approached Kim Mi-yeon (played by Kim Gye-rim), who was passing by wearing pants. Just as he was about to commit the crime by stuffing a handkerchief into Kim Mi-yeon's mouth and tying her hands and feet, the culprit spotted Seo Ji-won in a skirt, whispered a mysterious word to her, and vanished without a trace.
Thus, a midnight chase through the cornfield unfolded. Just as Kang Tae-joo had warned, Seo Ji-won ran with all her might upon sensing something suspicious about the scarecrow, while Kim Mi-yeon shouted as loudly as she could to alert others to the situation. Kang Tae-joo began running after Seo Ji-won and the culprit. However, when Kang Tae-joo found Seo Ji-won, he was already lying on the ground, bleeding from his head as if he had been ambushed by the culprit. Looking at the unconscious Seo Ji-won, Kang Tae-joo was engulfed in a complex mix of emotions: anger, defeat, frustration, and guilt.
Misfortune struck Kang Tae-joo all at once. His younger sister, Kang Sun-young, had been hospitalized after being assaulted by Jeon Kyung-ho (played by Kang Jung-woo), a fellow teacher and the county governor's nephew. This incident occurred after Cha Si-young revealed to Jeon Kyung-ho the secret that the siblings' mother was a former "bar madam."
To make matters worse, when Jeon Kyung-ho mentioned the story again, Kang Tae-joo punched him and was arrested. Cha Si-young visited Kang Tae-joo, who was now in jail. With a relaxed smile as he said, "I told you. I would find everything. You, and the case," Kang Tae-joo sensed that the tide was already turning.
Meanwhile, the ENA Monday-Tuesday drama 'Scarecrow' airs every Monday and Tuesday night at 10 PM on ENA, and can also be watched on KT Genie TV and Tving.
