This week’s synopses

“That’s the Way It Is”

Episode 53

6:40 p.m. today

Gyung-ho is caught off guard at Myung-ran’s resolute decision. He asks for So-hee’s help but she refuses to step in. The family intervenes to stop them from divorcing.

Episode 54 (finale)

7:45 p.m. today

The family gathers at Sook-ja’s request. Myung-ran is adamant about her decision and Sook-ja accepts it without a fight. Gyung-ho still can’t fathom why Myung-ran came to that decision.

“Teacher Oh Soon-nam”

Episodes 79-80

7:45 p.m. Monday

Se-hee is removed from her post. Gwang-sik makes it known that Se-hee will pay for what she did. Is Se-hee really pregnant? Soon-nam’s demeanor changes.

Episodes 81-82

7:45 p.m. Tuesday

Gwang-sik ends up in jail. Bong-chul tells Soon-nam to do as she pleases. There’s a growing distance between Soon-nam and Doo-mul. Hwa-ran dumps on Myeong-ja for abusing her daughter-in-law. Se-hee makes a name for herself as “evil-doer” on SNA.

“Penthouse”

Episode 7

7:45 p.m. Wednesday

The Hera Club residents begin to suspect and turn on each other as cryptic messages arrive on their phones. Soo-ryeon is consumed with finding out the truth about Seol-ah’s death and searches Dan-tae’s office. While she is in a rush to find clues, someone discovers her in the office.

Episode 8

7:45 p.m. Thursday

Ro-na is devastated when she finds out that she has to move to Bosong Village. Meanwhile, Seo-jin spends a passionate night with Dan-tae in his villa and a mysterious text arrives in Yoon-cheol’s phone the next day: “I’ll sell my heart if I have to, if it means you can live here.”

“Delayed Justice”

Episode 7

7:45 p.m. Friday

Tae-yong and Yoo-kyung go down to Jeju Island to investigate yet another case Jo Ki-soo botched. Meanwhile, Sam-soo opens up the case files for the Osung truck driver murder case, defying Tae-yong’s orders.

Episode 8

7:45 p.m. Saturday

Sam-soo goes down to Osung to investigate the truck driver murder case and meets Doo-sik’s son, who reminds him of his own childhood. Sang-man reveals a shocking truth about the case to Sam-soo and Tae-yong.

Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles. Reach him at 521-8066 or jeffchung@kbfd.com.