The Road: The Tragedy of One

The most trusted anchor, Baek Soo Hyun of BSN News Night, prepares a story regarding collusion between government officials and businessmen. He manages to secretly make contact with Kim Seok Pil, the whistle-blower, but the ill-fated relationship with him puts Soo Hyun’s family in danger. On the day of a charity event, as if it was destined to happen, Yeon Woo, Soo Hyun’s son, gets kidnapped.

Everyone gets shocked by the kidnapping of Jun Yeong, Cha Seo Young's son. The police do everything in their power to track and arrest their prime suspect, Kim Seok Pil. Meanwhile, Soo Hyun believes there is more to be found in the huge shadow cast behind the incident. After proposing a deal with Seo Young, Soo Hyun starts to retrace the kidnapping from the beginning. However, evidence surfaces from an unexpected place.

Soo Hyun and Seok Hoon think that everything involved in the death of Yoon Dong Pil is fabricated. They also notice that the police are trying to cover up the truth and close the case as soon as possible. Meanwhile, at the funeral of Jun Yeong, Seo Young holds a press conference and reveals that the dead child was his son, and not Soo Hyun’s son.

Soo Hyun finds out that Yeo Jin is deeply involved in the kidnapping incident. Gyeong Sook tells Jeong Wook to leave the country to cover up his crime, but he gets arrested by the police at the airport. Se Ra begs Nam Kyu to help her so that she won’t get arrested. Meanwhile, Seo Young gets a call from a man who claims to know the kidnapper

The only eyewitness has been found dead, and the evidence related to the culprit’s identity has also disappeared into thin air. No evidence has been confirmed, but the residents of Royal the Hill struggle to hide the traces that may harm their reputation. As revealed in the autopsy results, suspicious evidence surfaces one after another, and Seo Young sits at a BSN News Night interview, cornering Soo Hyun with difficult questions.

Seo Young fails to get what she wanted from the live news as Soo Hyun succeeds in drawing all the attention. Seo Young changes her plan and tries to reveal Eun Soo’s secret to Soo Hyun without knowing the fact that Eun Soo knows what Seo Young did to her son before he died. Meanwhile, Gi Tae, who is convinced that Tae Seob has the original copy, threatens him with a gun.