Karma- (Final) Episodes 5-6

“Rewind”

Strap in—this episode is a full-throttle ride through betrayal, identity theft, and some seriously twisted alliances.

We kick things off with Eyewitness—burned, bandaged, and barely holding it together—in the back of a taxi. He’s clearly in pain. The driver’s side-eye says it all: something’s off.

Cut to the real chaos: the moment Eyewitness kills Sang-hun.
He takes his coat, his glasses, his car—and his identity. Meanwhile, Sang-hun’s furious wife is chewing out PI Hwang for not delivering faster. When Hwang’s assistants finally show up with their camera, he’s thrilled to see proof of Sang-hun cheating with Yu-jeong. That is, until he scrolls a little further… and finds photo evidence of Sang-hun’s murder. Yup—caught in 4K.

10 hours before the fire, plans are already in motion.
Jae-yeong tells Gil-ryong to meet him at a parking lot. Gil-ryong, already plotting his escape, secures a boat to China. But just as he’s about to vanish, Eyewitness shows up—greeting him like an old buddy.

Flashback time: Turns out Eyewitness and Gil-ryong were cellmates six months ago. Gil-ryong was the muscle, Eyewitness was the brains. After release, Eyewitness links up with Yu-jeong, his former classmate, now a full-time con artist. They become a tag team: she seduces rich men, he blackmails them. It’s a slick, scummy montage of deceit and dirty cash.

Eventually, Yu-jeong meets Sang-hun. Right as she reels him in, Eyewitness bails to take a call—it’s Gil-ryong, asking for help with Jae-yeong’s life insurance scam.

Eyewitness joins the plan, digging up the real payout details. When he recognizes Jae-yeong as a pathetic loser from school, he can’t help but get involved.

Meanwhile, Dong-sik—Jae-yeong’s dad—is having a crisis of conscience.
At church, he confesses his sins. A nun offers comfort, but he insists there’s no redemption left for him. His girlfriend plans a surprise birthday celebration. He refuses, still shaken from the hit-and-run. But she decides to bring him cake anyway.

Big mistake.

In the alley, Eyewitness runs Dong-sik over—twice.
Gil-ryong checks the body just as Dong-sik’s girlfriend arrives and sees everything. She bolts, calling the cops. Panicked, the two men toss a barely-alive Dong-sik in the car. Eyewitness freaks, Gil-ryong finishes the job by suffocating him. Cause of death: asphyxiation. But Gil-ryong doesn’t care—he just wants that insurance money.

Then comes the call from Yu-jeong: she’s drugged Sang-hun. Eyewitness gets a twisted idea. He’ll plant Dong-sik’s body in Sang-hun’s car.

New plan, new chaos.
Yu-jeong distracts Sang-hun while Eyewitness hurls Dong-sik’s body from an overpass—right onto the car. Boom. Just another “accident.”

Back in the present, Eyewitness casually tells Gil-ryong everything. Gil-ryong’s annoyed it got so flashy, but they agree: the payout is all that matters.

Meanwhile, the cops finally find Officer Baek’s body.
The CCTV shows Gil-ryong’s face. Chief Park searches his stuff—and finds a photo of Dong-sik. The net’s tightening.

In a parking lot, Jae-yeong is busy practicing how he’s going to kill Gil-ryong.
(Yes, practicing. Like it’s a school play.) Gil-ryong shows up, and Jae-yeong drives them out. Eyewitness, impatient about the insurance delay, follows them—right into Guhoe.

But there’s a snag: cops are setting up roadblocks. They’re not looking for Jae-yeong. They’re looking for Eyewitness, now wanted for the murders of Sang-hun and Yu-jeong. He catches on, dumps the car, and flees on foot.

Meanwhile, Jae-yeong lures Gil-ryong into the abandoned building.
He pretends to get the money—but ambushes him with a hammer. Unfortunately, Gil-ryong already saw him practicing the attack earlier. He dodges, knocks Jae-yeong out, and ties him up.

Then Gil-ryong calls Eyewitness to the scene. When Eyewitness arrives, the two ex-cons argue—about escape, survival, and how royally screwed they are. Eyewitness, ever the opportunist, notices something: he and Jae-yeong have the same build.

You can guess what’s next.
Eyewitness kills Gil-ryong, changes clothes with Jae-yeong, and steals his watch.

When Jae-yeong wakes up, dazed and furious, he demands to be freed. Eyewitness just laughs and says, “I am Park Jae-yeong now.”

Final shot?
The real Jae-yeong’s ID card on the ground—proof that the con is complete. The debtor’s life has been stolen.

“The Fire, the Fake, and the Final Cut”

If you thought Karma couldn’t twist the knife any deeper—Episode 6 sets the whole damn place on fire. Literally.

We open with Eyewitness—who’s been posing as Jae-yeong—smirking as he sets everything (and everyone) ablaze. He walks away from the burning building like a budget action villain... until karma hits back. A beam collapses and traps him. Getting burnt wasn’t in the script, and suddenly, our schemer is the one screaming.

Flash-forward:
Eyewitness limps into Jae-yeong’s apartment, thinking he’s in the clear. Then he gets a call: the insurance payout went through! Jackpot? Not quite. Dong-sik, in one final act of redemption, changed the beneficiary to his church. And just like that, the money’s gone.

Then comes the big question: how did Ju-yeon get the jump on him?
Rewind again. Jeong-min secretly watches her confront Eyewitness in a taxi. Later, she not-so-subtly hints that she wants to kill Jae-yeong. Jeong-min looks worried, because, well—she means it. He’s right to be concerned.

Ju-yeon then pays PI Hwang to do something bold: swap Eyewitness’s pain meds with fentanyl. Hwang casually does the switcheroo by bumping into Eyewitness as he rushes off to confront the church.

At the church, Eyewitness goes off on a nun (because of course he does), pops a couple of “painkillers,” and storms out—unknowingly high as hell.

Ju-yeon tails him. He grabs at her, insisting, “I’m not Jae-yeong!” She doesn’t buy it. He stumbles, and she whips out a scalpel. Jeong-min rushes in and pleads with her not to become a murderer. He’s done his homework and knows who she’s really dealing with. Eyewitness mocks her anyway—because self-destruction is kind of his thing. She beats him but spares his life, walking away with Jeong-min.

But who is Eyewitness really?
In Jae-yeong’s apartment, Eyewitness finds Ju-yeon’s old high school magazine cover. It triggers a flashback: Yu-jeong (remember her?) had a grudge against Ju-yeon and wanted revenge. Eyewitness, recently out of juvie, gave her a sickening idea—let some male classmates attack Ju-yeon.

So yeah, he’s the puppet master behind the entire trauma spiral.

Back at the station, detectives are catching on.
Eyewitness claimed he was tied to a chair in the fire, but they found him on the floor. One of the corpses was actually tied up. Something doesn’t add up.

Eyewitness, now feeling the fentanyl fog, finally realizes Ju-yeon switched his meds. Before he can make a move, Detective Kang calls him in for another interview. He agrees—then bolts.

Cops arrive at the apartment, only to find it empty. But the pill bottle? It’s fingerprint gold. They decide to match the prints with DNA from Jae-yeong’s car. It’s only a matter of time.

Meanwhile, karma comes for Eyewitness—hard.
His phone buzzes: it’s D-Day. Right on cue, the loan shark’s thugs show up and kidnap him.

And who’s the “doctor” assigned to harvest his organs?
None other than Dr. Yoon Jeong-min.

Turns out Jeong-min took the shady job to pay off his student loans and prep for his future with Ju-yeon. This is his lastgig before he quits the black market.

Eyewitness and Jeong-min lock eyes. Recognition hits. Eyewitness finally spills the truth: He’s not Park Jae-yeong. His real name is Kim Beom-jun. Jeong-min doesn’t believe a word. “Call it karma,” he says, then slices into Beom-jun—without anesthesia. Brutal. Fitting.

So what about everyone else?

Ju-yeon wakes to find Jeong-min waiting for her with breakfast and comfort. He says better days are coming. PI Hwang stops by with the DNA results but Ju-yeon doesn’t even need them anymore—she’s ready to move on.

Hwang tosses the file anyway: confirmed fingerprints belong to Kim Beom-jun. Side-by-side photos show the real Park Jae-yeong and the imposter. Case closed.

Oh, and as a farewell gift? The loan shark gives Jeong-min the stolen Rolex. You know, for a job well done.

Final shot:
Ju-yeon, post-shift, walking out of the hospital with a quiet smile. No revenge. No rage. Just peace.

DramaZen's Opinion

“The Finale of Karma Is a Full-Circle Fireball and I Loved Every Second 🔥💀”

And just like that—Karma ends in absolute chaos. Episodes 5 and 6 bring this wild, twisty, no-one-is-safe drama to a fittingly messy, deliciously dramatic close.

Eyewitness (aka Kim Beom-jun, not Jae-yeong—plot twist!) goes full villain mode, setting literal buildings and lives on fire. Gil-ryong gets out-schemed and outplayed. Jae-yeong gets tied up like a piñata. And karma? Karma comes in the form of a scalpel and zero anesthesia courtesy of Dr. Jeong-min—who just so happens to moonlight as an organ-harvesting surgeon. Casual finale stuff, you know?

The best part? Ju-yeon, after everything she’s been through, finally walks away free. No more revenge, no more nightmares—just peace and that end-of-shift glow-up. Oh, and Jeong-min gets gifted a Rolex after performing the most personal revenge surgery ever. Classic.

These last two episodes were messy, twisty, and so satisfying. Everyone got what they deserved—and not one single character came out clean. This was a crime drama fever dream and the perfect way to end this insane ride.

Karma came. Karma conquered. Karma cooked. 🔥