Cast
Ji Sung as Jang Jae-kyung, a detective of the Narcotics Team at Anhyeon Police Station
Jeon Mi-do as Oh Yun-jin, a social affairs reporter of the Anhyeon Economic Daily
Kwon Yul as Park Tae-jin, a prosecutor at Ahn Hyun District Office
Kim Kyung-nam as Won Jong-soo, Geumhyeong Group's successor
Yoon Na-moo as Park Jun-seo, the central figure in the incident
Jung Yoo-min as Choi Ji-yeon, Jun-seo's wife
Jung Jae-kwang as Kim Chang-soo, Jae-kyung's teammate
Cha Yup as Oh Chi-hyun, Jong-soo's chief secretary
Jeong Soon-won as Heo Joo-song, CEO of Two Star Holdings, an insurance company
Park Geun-rok as Jung Sang-ui, a researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical
Connection: Episode 8 Recap
Episode 8 of "Connection" begins with a brief flashback to Jae-kyung's school days, then quickly transitions to the story of the Inner Circle friends who gathered on the day Jun-seo died.
Jae-kyung asks Sang-ui, a researcher at Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical and one of the Inner Circle members, what happened that day. Sang-ui explains that he, Jong-soo, Tae-jin, and Chi-hyun went to the construction site after being contacted by Jun-seo. They took a temporary elevator to the upper floors, and Jun-seo fell to his death from the 9th floor.
Sang-ui insists that neither he nor his friends killed Jun-seo, but Jae-kyung is convinced that one of them is the culprit based on Sang-ui’s testimony. Sang-ui mentions that Jun-seo was wearing shoes when he fell, but it seems the other friends didn’t notice this detail.
Jong-soo meets with the mayor of Anhyeon to propose a business proposal crucial for him to become the chairman of Geumhyeong Group. However, the mayor declines, expressing distrust in Jong-soo’s track record and behavior and the disappointing performance of Geumhyeong Pharmaceutical, and leaves abruptly.
After parting ways with Sang-ui, Jae-kyung pressures Chi-hyun during questioning. Chi-hyun inadvertently reveals that Jun-seo's shoes were not on the 9th floor. Satisfied with Chi-hyun's slip-up, Jae-kyung promises to return with evidence and leaves.
Tae-jin can't access his money because Choi Ji-yeon won’t reveal the password to the cryptocurrency wallet. Having already entered the wrong password eight times, he only has two attempts left.
Through a conversation with Hyun-woo, Jae-kyung learns how Hyun-woo met and befriended Jun-seo while he was still alive. Jae-kyung also discovers that Hyun-woo delivered drugs incorrectly due to a motorcycle accident on a rainy road.
The episode ends with Jae-kyung reviewing CCTV footage from the mill, closing to uncover that the person who killed the mill owner is none other than Yun-ho, a member of the Inner Circle.
