Download Mousetrap Episode 7

Mousetrap Episode 7 begins in the aftermath of the violent escape at the end of Episode 6. Moon-jae and Noja have been separated, with Noja captured by the authorities while Moon-jae manages to get away. Noja has been badly wounded, and the police believe he is connected to the crimes surrounding the identity-fraud operation. Moon-jae, meanwhile, remains desperate to find Han Hui-su, the only person who may be able to establish which of the two men claiming to be Je Moon-jae is genuine. Noja's situation quickly becomes dangerous. Although he has been arrested, his gunshot wound requires urgent treatment. Rather than immediately sending him through the normal hospital system, he is secretly taken to a private clinic where a doctor attempts to remove the bullet. Noja is in severe pain, and the treatment is performed under extremely difficult circumstances because the people helping him know that the police are searching for him. The situation becomes even more dangerous when Seung-gyu arrives at the clinic. He has no intention of allowing Noja to escape and demands answers about Moon-jae and the identity operation. Seung-gyu is furious that Noja and Moon-jae have caused so much trouble and that the police investigation has expanded. He also wants to know why Moon-jae has become so closely connected to Noja. During the confrontation, Seung-gyu learns that Moon-jae has an uncle who may be able to identify the real Je Moon-jae. The information immediately becomes important to everyone involved. If Han Hui-su can identify Moon-jae, the identity dispute could finally be settled. But if The Rat or his allies reach Hui-su first, the one person capable of resolving the mystery could disappear permanently. Detective Park Sun-yong continues his own investigation while the Major Crimes Unit begins taking control of the case. Sun-yong is increasingly convinced that the identity dispute, Noja's criminal organisation and the mysterious Rat are all part of the same chain of events. He secretly continues looking into Moon-jae's family history and obtains a background check on Han Hui-su, discovering that the supposed uncle really exists and lives in Gangwon-si. Sun-yong realises that Hui-su could be the key to the entire case. He contacts Moon-jae and informs him that the police have located his uncle. Sun-yong also deliberately reveals the information because he believes that the real Moon-jae will want to meet a relative he never knew existed, while the impostor will have a stronger motive to reach Hui-su first and silence him. Moon-jae immediately becomes frantic. He searches for information about Hui-su and tries to understand why he was never told about his mother's brother. His confusion grows as more pieces of his childhood begin contradicting what he thought he knew. The identity mystery is no longer limited to the present-day theft of his name and career; his own family history appears to contain secrets that he has never understood. Sun-yong and his colleagues travel to Gangwon-si to find Hui-su. At his former home, they discover that he has already moved into a nursing facility because he has developed Alzheimer's disease. A neighbour explains that Hui-su lived alone for years and had recently been visited by someone claiming to be his nephew. The revelation immediately alarms Sun-yong because it suggests that either Moon-jae or The Rat has already reached the area. At the nursing home, Sun-yong learns that Hui-su has difficulty remembering people and events. His condition makes him a far less reliable witness than the police had hoped. The one person who could definitively identify Moon-jae may no longer be capable of remembering his own family clearly. Sun-yong realises that without Hui-su's testimony, proving the real Moon-jae's identity will remain extremely difficult. Meanwhile, the criminal investigation uncovers another layer of the identity operation. Seung-gyu's connection to the identity trade becomes clearer, and the story of So Min-yeong is revealed. Min-yeong was connected to the criminal network through her relationship with one of the men involved in the operation. Her identity had been prepared for sale, and the circumstances surrounding her death in the Han River are tied directly to the people profiting from stolen identities. The man behind the identity scheme reveals that he deliberately arranged events so that the authorities would become involved. He had used the police investigation as part of a larger strategy, knowing that exposing certain criminals would create chaos inside Noja's organisation. His ability to manipulate both criminals and law enforcement shows how carefully the entire operation has been planned. The Rat also makes it clear that his current identity is not simply the result of a random disguise. He has undergone a complete physical transformation and has taken another person's life because he believes that his own life was stolen from him first. His obsession with reclaiming what he considers his explains why he is willing to manipulate, threaten and destroy anyone who stands between him and the identity he wants. The revelations place Seung-gyu in an increasingly dangerous position. He realises that The Rat has been manipulating the criminal network from within and that the money at the centre of the operation is only one part of the larger plan. The Rat offers a partnership built on mutual survival, arguing that both men are now trapped by the same investigation. Seung-gyu understands that refusing may be just as dangerous as cooperating. At the same time, Noja remains determined to find a way out. Even while injured and under pressure, he thinks about the possibility of abandoning his criminal life. In a quieter conversation, he imagines opening a small restaurant in his hometown and living an ordinary life. The thought gives him a brief moment of hope, but the violence surrounding him makes it clear that escaping his past will not be easy. Sun-yong eventually reaches Hui-su's nursing home and learns that the old man has left after discovering that he has Alzheimer's. Hui-su's condition has made him confused about his own identity, and he cannot provide the clear testimony the police need. Sun-yong realises that the one witness capable of solving the case may himself be unable to remember the truth. Moon-jae's own psychological crisis deepens as memories from childhood begin resurfacing. He sees fragments of his younger life and repeatedly hears his name being called. The memories make him question who he really is and whether the identity he has defended throughout the investigation is as straightforward as he believed. The episode reaches its climax when Moon-jae is finally confronted by Hui-su. The elderly man appears confused and frightened, but when he sees Moon-jae, something in his memory suddenly returns. He calls out to him as Moon-jae and says that he has been searching everywhere for him. For Moon-jae, the moment is both hopeful and terrifying. Hui-su may finally be able to recognise him, but his Alzheimer's makes it impossible to know how much he truly remembers. The encounter leaves open the possibility that the mysterious uncle can reveal the truth about Moon-jae's childhood, his family and the identity he has been fighting to reclaim. Episode 7 therefore shifts the mystery from stolen property and public identity toward Moon-jae's origins. Noja is badly wounded and captured, The Rat's connection to the identity network becomes clearer, Sun-yong discovers that Hui-su is real but seriously impaired, and Moon-jae finally comes face-to-face with the relative who may know the truth about his past. The episode ends with Hui-su recognising Moon-jae, leaving the central question hanging over the next chapter: can an elderly man struggling to remember his own life finally prove which Je Moon-jae is the real one?