456 people, who have all struggled financially in life, are invited to play a mysterious survival competition. Competing in a series of traditional children's games but with deadly twists, they put their lives at risk to compete for a ₩45.6 billion...
The clean-up crew begin taking out the deceased as the Front Man learns the intruder (Joon-Ho) is still on the loose. Well, there’s more pressing matters to deal with given VIP investors are en-route to the facility.
As the survivors trudge back to the dormitories they learn that Mi-Nyeo has survived too. She was simply taken back to the dorm to wait for the next round. Going into the fifth round though there’s 17 players left, for a grand total of 43.9 billion won.
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The Front Man senses that the intruder is in his office, figuring out that the phone receiver was put back the wrong way round. Now, Joon-Ho happens to be waiting in the basement but thankfully the Front Man receives a message from his subordinates before he can find the officer.
A body has been found on the Northern shore of the island. It’s the dead body of the staff member from before but Joon-Ho’s police ID seems to be enough to convince the Front Man that he’s the intruder.
The VIP guests arrive, complete with masks, and are invited in to the building. The Host has “urgent business” to attend to so it falls to the Front Man to greet them. They’re clearly here to make some sort of investment but before that, want to see how the games operate – and to bet on them.
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Joon-Ho happens to be in the vents and he listens to all of this transpire. Given everyone here wears a mask, it makes Joon-ho’s job easier to skip around and pose as different workers. And that’s exactly what he does when he takes the mask and outfit for one of the VIP caterers.
Player 69 hangs himself just before the start of the fifth game, following the death of his partner in the previous round. This evens everything up going into this next challenge. The VIP guests get settled in while the remaining players prepare for the penultimate game.
First up, each player is told to choose a mannequin and put on the corresponding vest they’re wearing. Now, these numbers actually correspond to the order these guys will be playing. Player 96 decides to go first, leaving Gi-Hun to reluctantly pick vest 16 meaning he will go last.
