Brain Works (2023)
Episode 1 - Cooperation As Yet Unheard Of
January 2, 2023 • 67 minutes
Dr. Shin Ha-ru is fired after illegally acquiring a criminal’s brain. He volunteers to help Detective Geum Myeong-se's bureau — and to make him pay.
Episode 2 - The Most Brilliant Moment
January 3, 2023 • 68 minutes
Ha-ru and Myeong-se's first case involves a famous guitarist and his wife, who turned herself in for his murder. But Ha-ru turns the case on its head.
Episode 3 - I Don't Know My Wife's Face
January 9, 2023 • 67 minutes
A Vietnamese woman is found dead with her face and hands burnt. Her husband suffers prosopagnosia; her best friend has disappeared. Both are suspects.
Episode 4 - Things That Are Visible When You Close Your Eyes
January 10, 2023 • 65 minutes
New evidence and test results drastically change the face of the case. A killer approaches Ha-ru, saying he wants to donate his brain to neuroscience.
Episode 5 - The Girl With The Wicked Spirit
January 16, 2023 • 63 minutes
A 6-year-old with aphasia gets turned in by her mother. She believes a demon has possessed her daughter to kill — and her husband has paid the price.
Episode 6 - How To Be Saved Forever
January 17, 2023 • 63 minutes
Ha-ru exposes the truth before the child’s exorcism can take place. And a tablet reveals some dirt on the detective, much to the doctor's delight.
Episode 7 - A Man Cheating With His Wife
January 30, 2023 • 61 minutes
Ha-ru’s attempt to sully Myeong-se embarrassingly backfires. A man reports his wife missing to the police, claiming a "virtual human" attacked her.
Episode 8 - Love, The Basic Instinct
January 31, 2023 • 61 minutes
After a husband's confession, his wife shows symptoms of conversion disorder. Who killed who? Ha-ru gives up his revenge and leaves the department.
Episode 9 - Reset Man
February 6, 2023 • 60 minutes
A suspect whose memory resets every 30 minutes claims he has killed his mother. Ha-ru returns, intrigued by a patient with anterograde amnesia.
Episode 10 - Though Memories Fade, feat. How to Forget Bad Memories
February 7, 2023 • 60 minutes
The stepbrother becomes a prime suspect as the siblings’ harrowing tale comes to light. On his date with So-jeong, Myeong-se gets a call about a body.
Episode 11 - A Brain on Trial
February 13, 2023 • 60 minutes
The perpetrator who left a mysterious note at the murder scene demands a reduced sentence. Unaware of Dong-u’s plan, Ha-ru appears as a witness.
Episode 12 - The Effects Love and Breakups Have on the Brain
February 14, 2023 • 62 minutes
Ha-ru's statement in court stirs up the media. When he unravels the cause of Kim Mo-ran’s hypersexuality, Myeong-se and So-jeong get tangled up in it.
Episode 13 - A Teenage Brain Versus A Psychopath Brain
February 20, 2023 • 61 minutes
A bleeding boy is found unconscious in I-na's bedroom. All of her friends claim she's the one responsible, and unfortunately, the evidence agrees.
Episode 14 - The Best Revenge
February 21, 2023 • 62 minutes
Ha-ru helps prove I-na's innocence. As he and Myeong-se's family bond, Ha-ru finally discovers Myeong-se’s flaw, leading to his untimely resignation.
Episode 15 - Episode 15
February 27, 2023 • 61 minutes
Ha-ru learns that his parents weren't killed in a car accident but murdered. To find their killer, Ha-ru must accept a psychopath's dangerous offer.
Episode 16 - Episode 16
February 28, 2023 • 62 minutes
Myeong-se and Ha-ru must play the sympathy game, or else. The hostages will be released if their brain waves sync. Can two heads work better than one?
