Brain Works
Two ill-fated men become a comic duo to investigate criminal cases involving a rare brain disease together.
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Putting aside their disdain for each other, a kindhearted detective and an arrogant neuroscientist team up to solve a series of mind-bending crimes.
1.Cooperation As Yet Unheard Of
9.002-01-20231h 7mDr. 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.
2.The Most Brilliant Moment
8.003-01-20231h 8mHa-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.
3.I Don't Know My Wife's Face
8.009-01-20231h 7mA Vietnamese woman is found dead with her face and hands burnt. Her husband suffers prosopagnosia; her best friend has disappeared. Both are suspects.
4.Things That Are Visible When You Close Your Eyes
8.010-01-20231h 5mNew 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.
5.The Girl With The Wicked Spirit
8.016-01-20231h 3mA 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.
6.How To Be Saved Forever
8.017-01-20231h 3mHa-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.
7.A Man Cheating With His Wife
8.030-01-20231h 1mHa-ru’s attempt to sully Myeong-se embarrassingly backfires. A man reports his wife missing to the police, claiming a "virtual human" attacked her.
8.Love, The Basic Instinct
8.031-01-20231h 1mAfter a husband's confession, his wife shows symptoms of conversion disorder. Who killed who? Ha-ru gives up his revenge and leaves the department.
9.Reset Man
06-02-20231hA suspect whose memory resets every 30 minutes claims he has killed his mother. Ha-ru returns, intrigued by a patient with anterograde amnesia.
10.Though Memories Fade, feat. How to Forget Bad Memories
07-02-20231hThe 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.
11.A Brain on Trial
9.013-02-20231hThe 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.
12.The Effects Love and Breakups Have on the Brain
9.014-02-20231h 2mHa-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.
13.A Teenage Brain Versus A Psychopath Brain
8.020-02-20231h 1mA 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.
14.The Best Revenge
8.021-02-20231h 2mHa-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.
15.Episode 15
8.027-02-20231h 1mHa-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.
16.Episode 16
8.028-02-20231h 2mMyeong-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?
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