Things take a darker turn as the North Korean spies get caught up in their heist, struggling to escape the country back to safety. Because of this, the hostage-takers would turn their backs on each other one way or another. In addition to that, everyone finds themselves at a crossroads of deterring relationships and salvation.

'Snowdrop' Episode 12: Im Su Ho and Kang Cheong Ya's Strained Relationship Gets Worse

In "Snowdrop" episode 12, Young Ro sees herself at a crossroads of love and blood. While she tries to preserve one thing, the other just crumbles in front of her. The relationship between Su Ho and Cheong Ya becomes even more blurry.

Feeling betrayed, Cheong Ya tries to kill Su Ho with a dagger. The man tries to reason with her, but when she learns that Su Ho is the son of Im Ji Rok (Jeon Moo Sung), who is a huge deal in the North, she aborts her initial plan.

Meanwhile, Su Ho's father phones the dormitory, revealing the plans and secrets of spies in hiding. He also threw his son under the bus by exposing his plans on destroying the presidential campaign alongside Lee Kang Mu (Jang Seung Jo).

Nam Tae Il (Park Sung Woong), who hears the betrayal-filled news, orders to bomb the dormitory. On the other hand, Eun Chang Soo (Heo Jun Ho) insists on sending in a death squad, saving his daughter first before blowing the dormitory down.

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When the news of Su Ho and Kang Mu teaming up together to take down the presidential candidates, Su Ho's instincts become more sensitive, realizing that there had been a spy inside the dormitory even before the hostage crisis took place.

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Boon Ok (Kim Hye Yoon), who is a person of interest, asks Su Ho why he returned to the dormitory when he fled away, heightening the tension and confusion. In addition to that, Im Ji Rok amplifies the tension by instructing Cheong Ya to kill the traitors before finally returning to the North.

The Negotiation Between Young Ro's Beloveds

Meanwhile, Young Ro asks her father to speak with her after she learns that the dormitory has been wrapped with explosives. However, when Chang Soo shouts his daughter's name, the death squad ransacks the dormitory to kill Su Ho.

Young Ro begs her father for mercy-not only for her and Su Ho's lives but also for the other hostages-as they see each other face-to-face. Her father then quickly grabs her, quickly signaling the squad to return to their posts.

After hearing the signal to kill, the firing squad surrounds Su Ho all at once, aiming their guns at the North Korean spy. Before giving the order to shoot, Young Ro's father hears a gunshot that is directly aimed at him.

Young Ro, torn between the most important men in her life, gets stuck in an endless pit of dilemma. As she tries to save the other, the other one just gets in danger, making it hard for her to take sides.

'Snowdrop' Episode 13: The North Korean Spies' Dilemma and Attack

Unbeknownst to everyone, Nam Tae Il ordered the military to eliminate Eun Chang Soo, revealing his true intentions. The South Korean also lied to Ahn Gyung Hee (Lee Hwa Ryung) that Eun Chang Soo was shot by armed spies while trying to negotiate with the North.

Meanwhile, Su Ho and Kang Mu evacuated the hostages to a safer room after the firing squad attacked, who threw tear gas to suppress the hostages. Nam Tae Il ordered the firing squad to kill all spies in exception to Cheong Ya.

However, Su Ho is smart enough to know his plans. Before the attack, Su Ho and Kang Mu made Cheong Ya wear a vest with a dynamite hanging on it. Su Ho then threatens Nam Tae Il, saying that he'll blow up the doctor if they don't withdraw.

The government then released a false report to protect their reputation, saying that the operation had been canceled after the hostages wore suicide bomb vests on their bodies. The North Korean spies create a plan for safety, before the government unlocks the bombs and attack them.

Lee Kang Mu Struggles to Attack Alone

Meanwhile, Kang Mu reveals that Cheong Ya is a fixed spy and Nam Tae Il's weakness, exposing the true nature of their relationship which they can use to stop the shooting. Su Ho, who overhears Kang Mu's conversation over the radio, becomes furious, throwing a fist at Kang Mu.

The two aim a gun at each other, confronting each other. Su Ho and Kang Mu are caught up between escaping, saving a colleague or deterring relationships with comrades.

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Written by Elijah Mully.