Recap Korean Drama "Insider" Episode 16 (Final Episode)

Jul 29, 2022

In Insider Episode 16, Yo-han, Soo-yeon, Prosecutor Kim and Mok sit in front of Yoon Byung-wook as they get ready to take him down and hold all the cards against him now. Byung-wook thinks Mok is on his side but he betrays him at the last moment. He warns Yo-han that Annie will kill him if she finds out that he has the video of them talking about extensive corruption and revealing the names of the deep pockets. However, he doesn’t know that Annie doesn’t hold any power now. Ms. Lam, the new agent of the deep pockets kills Annie in front of Byung-wook and tells him to confess his crimes or he will be the next.

Insider Episode 16 Kang Ha-neul

Still from Insider Episode 16

Byung-wook is trapped from all sides and everyone has left his side. Prosecutor General Hong has removed Byung-wook from their alliance after he finds out that he instigated his son’s murder. Byung-wook is hopeless and thinks of ending his life but Yo-han provokes him to stay alive, fight and suffer. He brings up the topic of his family and how they will forever be tainted and have nowhere to go after Lam breaks down his wife’s company.

Byung-wook has no choice but to confess everything in court but Yo-han wants more than that. He pledges in front of the judge to tell everything about the deep crime world as an insider who has experienced it himself. He releases the video that he had promised Lam that he won’t.

Byung-wook gets arrested but while being taken away, he gets kidnapped by Jo Hae-do. He had no idea that Oh Soo-yeon had ordered it and she is fearless now. She has bigger crimes on her name but she needs more than a legal punishment for Byung-wook. Because of him, she had to work as a prostitute when she was only sixteen and couldn’t walk after sleeping with many clients in one night.

She was constantly injected with drugs which messed her up mentally. To give Byung-wook the taste of the life she had to live, she fires bullets in both of his knees and injects him with meth over and over again. In the end, she surrenders to the police for a murder.

Insider Episode 16 Kang Ha-neul

Still from Insider Episode 16

Prosecutor Mok had murdered Inspector Kwon Dae-il and when Yo-han tells him that he will report it to the police, Mok shows his power. The case of the deep pockets was transferred from Kim Woo-jae to Kim Jung-gyu of the Corruption Investigation Agency as it is a big-scale case. However, Mok traps Jung-gyu in a case and becomes the chief of the CIA and takes the case into his hands. Turns out, he has been keeping in touch with the deep pockets and has also ordered the murder of Yang Joon. He even managed to use Yang Hwa and has ordered to finish Yo-han and Soo-yeon now. However, Yang Hwa appears all of a sudden and Mok shakes in fear.

Insider Episode 16 Ending

Yo-han has been trying to live a silent life from now but he knows that the deep pockets can come for him anytime. After returning from his visit to Kim Woo-jae, he sees someone in the same attire as Jang Sun-oh and gets kidnapped. However, when he opens his eyes, he sees a young man who introduces himself as Lim Hui-su of the National Intelligence Service. He is looking for Ms. Lam and right now, Yo-han is the only one who can reach her. Yo-han realizes that even though he has left the chair, as long as it stays empty, it will keep spinning and keep pointing at him.

Insider Episode 16 Review

Insider Episode 16 gives a well-deserved end to this crime thriller. However, it leaves us with many unanswered questions. Jang Sun-oh was shown opening his eyes but did he survive? Does Yang Hwa kill Chief Mok? How are the Deep Pockets dealing with the case? Will Yo-han help Lim Hui-su? These open endings and the introduction of a new character in the final scene are strong hints for a sequel and we are all in for it.