The Lies Within

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2019-10-12

Last Air Date: 2019-12-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 16

Networks: OCN, Netflix

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Top Cast

Lee You-young as Kim Seo-Hee
Lee Min-ki as Jo Tae-Sik
On Ju-wan as Jin Young-Min
Lee Jun-hyeok as Yoo Dae-Yong
Kim Si-eun as Kang Jin-Kyung
Yun Jong-seok as Jeon Ho-Kyu
Kim Jong-soo as Kim Seung-Cheol
Cho Hyun-chul as Park Sung Jae

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Hand (2019-10-12)

Jo 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.
Ep. 2: Target (2019-10-13)

Tae-sik and his team look into Sang-hun's disappearance -- and learn he and Seung-cheol were working on something together.
Ep. 3: Bait (2019-10-19)

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.
Ep. 4: Restart (2019-10-20)

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 wants passed.
Ep. 5: The Other Side (2019-10-26)

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.
Ep. 6: Disappear (2019-10-27)

Tae-sik untangles the mystery of the mental hospital -- but Sang-hun remains missing. Seo-hui confronts Jeong Yeong-mun about what he knew.
Ep. 7: Jealousy (2019-11-02)

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.
Ep. 8: Eye (2019-11-03)

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 vanished.
Ep. 9: KEY (2019-11-09)

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-hun.
Ep. 10: Bottomless Pit (2019-11-10)

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.
Ep. 11: Framed (2019-11-16)

Tae-sik recovers the list while on the run from authorities. Meanwhile, Jin-gyeong gets to the bottom of who framed him.
Ep. 12: Disclosure (2019-11-17)

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.
Ep. 13: Real Intention (2019-11-23)

Getting their hands on damning evidence allows Tae-sik and Jin-gyeong to set a trap. Seo-hui receives another message.
Ep. 14: Survivor (2019-11-24)

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 Group.
Ep. 15: Original Sin (2019-11-30)

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 ultimatum.
Ep. 16: Those Who Were Silent, Those Who Were Not (2019-12-01)

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 Yeong-mun.