Miss Ripley: Episode 16

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The slime ball from Fukuoka lets Miri go, playing the flute while she lays in a coma on a hospital bed, telling her not to hate playing that instrument because some people love hearing her do so. After recovery and all the obligatory how-could-I-forgive-you-you-abandoned-me-bitch drama between mother and daughter, Miri surrenders to the authorities and confesses all her fraud, acquitting Myeong Hun, who goes back to being a doctor and stays away from all the drama. Miri is sent to prison for a year, which is all it takes for her to forgive her mother. Yu Hyeon’s father decides to send the two to America to make up for lost time. Miri does not go, but instead writes her mother a letter telling her how much she loves her, but she has to find herself first. She then goes back to the convent with Hee Joo. One night while taking a stroll near Cheonggyecheon, Miri and Yu Hyeon find themselves staring at the same billboard flashing a quote saying, “Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.” Their gaze, however, never meet, and they end up treading separate ways.

Miss Ripley: Episode 15

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Both Miri and her mother are unable to accept the truth. The latter runs away and confronts her husband, Yu Hyeon’s father, and ends up collapsing and hitting her head on the floor. She is hospitalized. Miri, on the other hand, hears more of the truth from Yu Hyeon, and automatically decides to hate her future mother-in-law, who turns out to be her mother after all. Myeong Hun tells Miri that he will take the fall for everything in order to spare her. She is apologetic, but this is the least of her problems, with all the truth about her identity being revealed left and right. The rumor has also been leaked to the press, and all forms of media are covering the scandal, mainly her fraudulent activities and the newly-revealed truth about her mother. Slime ball from Fukuoka forces Miri to come back with him to Japan, arguing that she will be facing unfair circumstances in Seoul. She disagrees, and wants to face own up to what she does, but he just would not let him. Enter Yu Hyeon to save the day, but as the two guys struggle, Miri threatens both of them to stop or she would take her own life. She accidentally falls off the quay.

Miss Ripley: Episode 14

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The episode focuses on mother and daughter, and all the revelations regarding their doomed relationship. Miri’s mother had to abandon her in order to marry Yu Hyeon’s father. Since Yu Hyeon’s grandmother was against the relationship, hiding the truth about Miri was essential, and led to her eventual abandonment. Both Miri and Myeong Hun are brought in for questioning. Miri denies all the accusations thrown at her, and insists on her lies being the truth. Myeong Hun shares his version of the story, which is the truth, but the detective would not believe him. The slime ball from Fukuoka comes to Miri’s rescue, forcing her to run away with him to save her because no one there would really protect her from whatever is coming her way. Conflicted, she visits the convent where she and Hee Joo were left as children. Yu Hyeon’s stepmother is also there, being convinced by a nun to meet her child. Yu Hyeon also arrives to inquire more about the truth. The three of them eventually cross paths, an unlikely meeting that will once and for all settle the truth.

Miss Ripley: Episode 13

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Yu Hyeon calls off his engagement with Miri after he finds out about everything from different sources, primarily from that slime ball from Fukuoka. Slime ball also met with Yu Hyeon’s stepmother to warn them about hurting Miri and that he would retaliate if they do so. Despite their falling out, Yu Hyeon tells Miri that he would wait for her until she gets to accept herself, no matter how painful it is for him to be deceived like that. Miri’s multiple fraud starts to surface one by one. Her academic credentials are put into question as some anonymous students expose her on her website, leading to her receiving a summon letter from the Seoul police charging her with fraud. She is also removed from her TV show as a consequence. In spite of all these, she tries hard to salvage what is left of her fairy tale life, begging people left and right.

Miss Ripley: Episode 12

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Myeong Hun’s mother dies, and Yu Hyeon recognizes her as the woman he brought to the hospital. This is, however, not his first encounter with the truth about Miri. His stepmother, aka Miri’s biological mother, organized a lunch with the family and invited Myeong Hun to psychologically torture Miri. This plan has had a different effect, though, because when given time alone, Miri and Myeong Hun freely talk about everything that has happened to them, with Yu Hyeon unintentionally eavesdropping in the background. Taking it one step farther, he contacts the slime ball from Fukuoka, after Myeong Hun himself confesses to him about his relationship with Miri. Yu Hyeon’s stepmother is confirmed as Miri’s biological mother, admitting through a flashback that she never really wanted to abandon Miri, but had to do so because of circumstances that could not be helped. Hee Joo calls it quits and talks to Miri one last time to let her know that she is moving away, and that she could no longer be her friend.

Miss Ripley: Episode 11

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Myeong Hun declares war on Miri and vows to put her where she truly belongs, as a way of correcting the mess he is responsible for. Yu Hyeon’s stepmother also throws Miri some punches by setting up a secret meeting with her and exposing all the dirt she knows about her, including her relationship with Myeong Hun. Instead of backing down, Miri takes them head-on by using her most powerful weapon: her influence on Yu Hyeon. As a counter-attack, Yu Hyeon reminds his stepmother about her lowly beginnings as a chambermaid before making it to their very household. As for Myeong Hun, he keeps his respect for the guy and instead warns him that someone is spreading nasty rumors about him, when in fact it is none other than Miri herself. One attack she has not expected, though, comes from Myeong Hun’s mother, who begs her to reconsider her relationship with her son. The old woman is successful in cracking Miri up, leaving her utterly guilty. The unfortunate side effect, however, takes a toll on the old lady’s health and lands her in the hospital, taken by Yu Hyeon himself, who sees the two after their talk by chance. Yu Hyeon’s stepmother opens a box from her vault, and in it is a photo of her and a young Miri.

Miss Ripley: Episode 10

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Miri’s make-believe world starts to fall apart as Yu Hyeon, prompted by his stepmother’s staunch denial of his marriage, retaliates and holds a press conference announcing to the world that Miri is going to be his wife soon. Myeong Hun, after consulting with that slime ball from Fukuoka, heads to Japan and just had to see one provocative photo of Miri to prove that all of them have indeed been fooled by a bargirl from Nakasu. However, he is not the only one who is hot on Miri’s tracks, as Yu Hyeon’s stepmother is also keen on investigating. Hee Joo confronts Miri regarding her portfolio, and as expected, Miri comes clean and immediately shifts to emotional blackmail mode, but Hee Joo is not having any more of that. Nevertheless, she still decides to keep her friend’s secret because she is in love with Yu Hyeon and does not want to hurt him, which will eventually happen if she reveals the truth about who Miri really is.

Miss Ripley: Episode 9

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Myeong Hun and Yu Hyeon bump into each other buying engagement rings, not knowing that they are buying them for the same woman. Miri’s first day as a wannabe professor proves to be successful as she relies on her charisma to make up for her lack of knowledge and education. Myeong Hun drops by to congratulate her, but she is already on her way to an arranged meeting with Yu Hyeon, which turns out to be a marriage proposal. She accepts. He decides to finally introduce her to Myeong Hun, and this is where everything is revealed. Out of courtesy to his superior, Myeong Hun does not mention anything to Yu Hyeon. In a conversation with Miri later that day, she tells him that she never truly loved him with a stoic facial expression, but breaks down in tears long after he is gone. Hee Joo is also affected by the news, and by another case of her belongings being counterfeited, this time her portfolio.

Miss Ripley: Episode 8

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Yu Hyeon finally admits to Miri that he is the owner of Mondo before having her meet his parents. Miri has known about this for quite some time, and is exactly the reason why she is dating him. However, she still fakes a surprised reaction similar to Hee Joo’s, just to make her look less like the gold digger that she actually is. Myeong Hun and that Fukuoka guy meet, but the latter does not divulge anything that could harm Miri. Instead, he says that she is deeply indebted to him, and asks Myeong Hun for compensation, which he voluntarily gives to protect Miri. Miri does not know this at first and is bound to confess all her lies, but is quick to pick up the hint that her partner in crime has not really revealed anything about her fraud. It is Hee Joo who finds out about Miri’s affair with Myeong Hun, and is left with the burden of knowing all of her friend’s secrets, wanting to expose her because she is an obstacle to her happiness, but could not do so because she is far too kind for that. Yu Hyeon proposes to Miri. Now she has two!

Miss Ripley: Episode 7

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Myeong Hun pays Miri a surprise visit in Jeju, but she meets him at the door and leads him outside to prevent him from seeing Yu Hyeon in her room. Yu Hyeon, on the other hand, goes back to Seoul via private jet because of his father’s hospitalization. The two meet again in Seoul, but not in a favorable way. It is Miri’s birthday, and Yu Hyeon decides to throw a surprise party for her with Hee Joo’s help. However, Hee Joo’s feelings for him get the better of her, and Miri catches Yu Hyeon trying to console her, and interprets in a malicious way. Before that, Miri is surprised by Myeong Hun by taking her along to a church, where a chorus sings her a beautiful song. After that, he proposes to her. She refuses, feigning concern for his reputation as the reason, which leads him to come up with a plan that involves getting her out of the hotel and into the academe. Racked up with guilt, Hee Joo seeks refuge at the convent where they grew up. Miri takes advantage of this absence by stealing her portfolio and claiming it as hers, so she could get the teaching job. Things seem to be getting along well, until that guy from Fukuoka appears again, and forces her to agree to do some dirty job for a certain President Kang.

Miss Ripley: Episode 6

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Myeong Hun is about to introduce Yu Hyeon to Miri as the president of Mondo Group, but is unable to because of some distraction from another guest at the party. She sees Yu Hyeon anyway and realizes the more important position that he holds. Hee Joo also finds out about him being the president when she finally accepts his job offer. Unlike Miri, though, she is taken aback, and finds it rather offensive that Yu Hyeon had to hide his true identity. With this new-found knowledge about Yu Hyeon, Miri suddenly entertains his attempts to get close to her, culminating with an excursion at Jeju Island. As she avoids Myeong Hun, he becomes more suspicious, and he decides to follow her there. Her partner in crime in Fukuoka has also tracked her down and is once again dragging her back to the illegal world in which they both belonged before she came back to Seoul.

Miss Ripley: Episode 5

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Myeong Hun and Miri are now a couple after she spends some time with him being intimate and all that. This newfound closeness allows her access to his office, which takes care of the diploma dilemma. Any awkwardness brought about by her intent to hide her true credentials is misconstrued by him as awkward adjustment for dating someone of his stature. Hee Joo wins the architecture drawing competition she participated in, but because of her alleged involvement with diploma fabrication, the award is withheld. Yu Hyeon convinces her to join Mondo as part of the planning team, but she is hesitant, not to mention Miri is totally against it, and hides her insecurity for potential competition under the guise of concern. Hee Joo’s clumsiness results in finding her lost diploma in Miri’s luggage, after which a confrontation ensues. Miri confesses everything all the way to her diploma fraud, but emotionally blackmails Hee Joo for all the difficulties she had to go through for being adopted by the Japanese couple instead of her.

Miss Ripley: Episode 4

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Hee Joo is arrested but later released for charges regarding falsification of diplomas. The incident leads to her being fired and everyone’s credentials in the hotel being reviewed and verified. This becomes another dilemma for Miri, on top of the fact that her partner in crime in Fukuoka has tracked her down somehow. Witnessing the chase, Yu Hyeon gets involved and saves the damsel in distress, but all he gets is a cold thank you. He does not give up, though, after finding himself living once again in the same building as Miri. With no one else to run to, she moves in with Hee Joo, who is actually living in one of the rooms of her older, albeit not biological, brother’s flat, who in turn happens to be Yu Hyeon’s assistant with whom he is living with at the moment. Yu Hyeon befriends Hee Joo as a bridge to get to Miri and arranges a baseball match date, but Miri cancels after she successfully invites Myeong Hun to dinner, who brings her instead to his sick mother’s rehabilitation care center. Miri takes care of the old woman without hesitation, and by the end of the episode, Myeong Hun has fallen for her. They kiss.

Miss Ripley: Episode 3

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Hee Joo is just too happy to see Miri after a long time, but this naivety of hers is exploited by the latter for her own needs. The two used to be close friends in the orphanage. When the time came for Hee Joo to be adopted by a Japanese couple, it was Miri who got adopted instead, in order to protect her friend. Taking advantage of Hee Joo’s clumsiness, Miri easily finds the University of Tokyo certificate that she is looking for after she gets invited to her place, putting an end to that one dilemma for now. Yu Hyeon is moving on with the acquisition of Hotel A and of Miri’s love, but she rudely dismisses him, not believing his story of being a business empire heir to be true. Myeong Hun and Miri continue to have professional differences, with him winning the first battle by putting her on the restructuring list, and with her doing a counter attack by solving the dilemma of the Japanese prime minister’s daughter. It is stalemate for the two of them for now, and it seems as though they would be seeing more of each other.

Miss Ripley: Episode 2

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Miri’s immigration deadline is fast approaching and she has just received a deportation notice. Busy fabricating her credentials, she is blamed for some random mistake a chambermaid commits in the room of her VIP guest. This leads to her being bumped off to standby, which could jeopardize her prospects for obtaining her work visa. Faking the University of Tokyo’s seal also proves to be a problem, which means she now has to find someone who has an original certificate for the process to be easier. Enter Mun Hee Ju (강혜정), a childhood friend from their orphanage days in Japan who is now also trying her luck back in Korea. Myeong Hun’s wife is divorcing him. A brief flashback shows that he was once a doctor who saved her fingers after an accident. She now wants a divorce, and is cheating on him with her piano teacher. Meanwhile, Yu Hyeon is revealed to be the successor of the hotel’s majority partner, and delivers a speech in English on how he plans to be an integral part of the family business.

Miss Ripley: Episode 1

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Loosely based on a real-life scandal that rocked the modern Korean art world, Miss Ripley tells the story of Jang Miri (이다해), a Japanese citizen of Korean origin left for an orphan by her mother when she was young. Coming back to Korea in an effort to leave her shady past in Fukuoka, her dilemma is how to get a work visa sponsorship in spite of her inexperience and lack of tertiary education. All her efforts turn out to be in vain and she is even almost raped by some pervert agency head. Temporarily residing in a cram school dorm, she meets Song Yu Hyeon (박유천), a Japanese-Korean who seems to have the means for a luxurious life but opts to go low-key. He is instantly attracted to her, but she refuses his friendship. Jang Myeong Hun (김승우) is a hotelier in search of someone fluent in the Hakata dialect to assist a very important client whose investment would decide the future of the hotel. Crossing paths with a disgruntled Miri, he proposes a professional partnership after she, out of desperation, unintentionally flaunts a University of Tokyo degree that she does not really have.