Chief Detective 1958 episode 3 aired on Friday, April 26, 2024, on MBC and Disney Plus. Starring Lee Je-Hoon, the K-drama is a comedy cop-crime series about Detective Park Young-Han and his team of three unlikely detectives.
In the previous episode, Young-Han formed his Unit 1 team, including Kim Sang-Soon (Lee Dong-Hwi), Cho Kyung-Hwan (Choi Woo-Sung), and Seo Ho-Jeong (Yoon Hyun-Soo). Moreover, he was attracted to a library owner, Lee Hae-Joo (Seo Eun-Soo), and they planned to watch a movie together.
Chief Detective 1958 episode 3 begins with robbers attacking a bank. When Young-Han learns about it, he informs his chief and the Unit 1 team that the robbers’ next target will likely be their city in Seoul. Despite their warnings, the chief superintendent denies Young-Han’s request to investigate the case. Instead, he wants the team to stay guard for a prominent leader.
Chief Detective 1958 episode 3 spoilers: Lee Je-Hoon’s arrest delays the mission to catch the robbers
In Chief Detective 1958 episode 3, Young-Han (Lee Je-Hoon), Kim Sang-Soon (Lee Dong-Hwi), Cho Kyung-Hwan (Choi Woo-Sung), and Seo Ho-Jeong (Yoon Hyun-Soo) are asked to catch petty beggars. When they get a hold of them, Young-Han does not arrest them.
Later, the team learns about the bank robbery case in nearby cities. Young-Han has a hunch that the next target will be their city. Hiding from other units and the chief superintendent, Unit 1 finds out that the robbers will next target Goryeo Bank on the same day when the prominent leader arrives.
Amid the investigation, the team learns that Ho-Jeong’s father has thrown him out of the house because he chose to be a cop. Meanwhile, thanks to his intelligence and awareness, Young-Han’s team discovers the exact time and day when the robbers will attack the bank. Young-Han manages to convince Sang-Soon to disguise as a security guard at the back. Initially, he hesitates because the culprits killed the security guards in their previous heist.
Also, Young-Han seeks the help of the beggars he didn’t arrest to keep an eye on military jeeps. The robbers appear to be military-trained criminals and travel in a military vehicle with four doors. On the robbery day, Sang-Soon takes his position while Young-Han, Kyung-Hwan, and Ho-Jeong plan to grab the robbers before they enter the bank. But, the chief superintendent orders the Unit 2 team to throw the trio in prison for disobeying his orders. Hence, their mission gets delayed as they reach after the robbers have already created a ruckus in the bank.
Chief Detective 1958 episode 3 ending: Lee Je-Hoon disguises as one of the robbers
Chief Detective 1958 episode 3 features Young-Han (Lee Je-Hoon) and his team switching to Plan B after their mission got delayed. Young-Han disguises as one of the robbers and gets behind the steering wheel. While Sang-Soon protects the vault, the robbers steal money from drawers and lockers and take Hae-Joo (Seo Eun-Soo) as a hostage.
When they are about to leave the bank, Kyung-Hwan and Ho-Jeong catch them. But Young-Han, disguised as a robber, lets them in the vehicle because they have Hae-Joo as bait. During a car chase, Hae-Joo helps Young-Han to distract the robbers. Eventually, the culprits are caught, but the reward and recognition go to the chief superintendent.
Apart from Young-Han’s detective life, episode 3 also focuses on his budding romance with Hae-Joo. After missing his first date, he gets another chance to redeem. At the end of the episode, the two finally go on a movie date after Young-Han confesses that he likes her in front of his team members.
New Chief Detective 1958 episodes air on Friday and Saturday on MBC and Disney Plus.