wait a minute... just wait a god damn minute đ”âđ«.. if SaEon is actually the illegitimate biological son…
In episode 8, it was confirmed that the DNA test that HIA received demonstrates that the male lead is not Baek Eui Yong's biological son.
In episode 9, it was hinted that the male lead might be Baek Jang Ho's secret, illegitimate son, because the fisherman insisted that the male lead should not call him "father" and Baek Jang Ho told the male lead that he intentionally did not give the male lead a name (meaning that he was in a position to give the male lead a name at the time of his birth, but chose to leave him nameless).
In episode 10, Sim Gyu Jin hinted to Baek Eui Yong that the male lead *is* Baek Jang Ho's secret, illegitimate biological son. Some fans have also speculated that she was also hinting that Baek Eui Yong is *not* Baek Jang Ho's biological son.
In terms of how that connects back to the DNA test, either option (i.e., Baek Eui Yong is or is not Baek Jang Ho's biological son) still seems possible. Although it would be nice to see a full translation of the DNA test report that HIA received from the male lead to be sure.
If it was a paternity test, it would make sense that the test indicated a negative / no match / not possible result, as Baek Eui Yong is not the male lead's biological father. It would still produce that result even if Baek Eui Yong and the male lead were half brothers.
However, if the test was a general kinship test that was just looking for a % of matching DNA rather than a paternity test (unlikely), and if Baek Eui Yong was the male lead's biological father, then about 47.5% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yongâs DNA. If the male lead was Baek Eui Yongâs half brother (i.e., they were both Baek Jang Ho's biological sons, but had different mothers), then somewhere in the range of 17% - 34% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yongâs DNA. If the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's biological son and Baek Eui Yong is not Baek Jang Ho's biological son, then closer to 0% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yong's DNA.
If the DNA test was looking for a kinship DNA match that would indicate paternity (~47.5%), then I assume it would still come back negative even if there was a small percentage of matching DNA (e.g., 17% - 34%, as one would expect to see in half siblings). Of course, it would also come back negative if there was ~0% matching DNA.
I thought the old man did it, Baek Jang Ho, he has a surgery to correct his color eye (what secretary told to…
The real BSE killed the orphans when he was a child, and then Baek Jang Ho tried to kill the real BSE by drowning him.
The person who had eye surgery to correct their heterochromia (different coloured eyes) was Baek Eui Yong (the real BSE's biological father / the replacement BSE's fake father), not Baek Jang Ho (the real BSE's grandfather).
The secretary gave that information about the eye surgery to HHJ so that she and the male lead would know that Baek Eui Yong was born with heterochromia too, just like the kidnapper, and therefore they would be able to realize that the kidnapper (who inherited his heterochromia from Baek Eui Yong) was Baek Eui Yong's biological son - the real BSE.
What will fake Baek SaEon name be once the real Baek SaEon is captured and exposed?
Novel spoilers ahead.
In the novel, the male lead makes calls to HHJ from an international number that begins with 675, a number he chose to match with 406. At the end of the novel, the male lead tells HHJ to call him 675.
But even if the 675 phone calls from the novel end up being incorporated into the drama somehow, I'm guessing they won't have him go by 675 at the end of the drama. I haven't read all of the extra stories, so maybe there's something in there about the male lead getting his own name that isn't a number. If not, then if the male lead gets his own name in the drama it will be unique to the drama.
They are step sisters ... let say they are not even related (different mother and father)
The grandfather, Baek Jang Ho, arranged the car crash because HHJ and HIA's half-brother saw the real Baek Sa Eon (particularly his face and his distinctive heterochromia) shortly before Baek Jang Ho tried to drown the real Baek Sa Eon and replace him with the male lead.
Itâs different in the novel. Novel spoilers ahead. In the novel, Sim Gyu Jin is the mastermind. The real BSE…
True, the novel explained how they met. But what did Sim Gyu Jin actually say to Park Do Jae, apart from making him think that the male lead was the person who harmed his sister? How did she explain why she was willing to help him go after the man who Park Do Jae thought was her son in this particular way, with the kidnapper and the threatening phone calls? How did she explain who the kidnapper was and why he was willing to participate in this plan? We can guess, but the novel didn't actual give us much in the way of details.
I'm not sure. She might've been implying that Baek Eui Yong is *not* Baek Jang Ho's biological son in addition…
Was it a general kinship DNA test that came back indicating that the test subjects had 0% matching DNA? Or was it a paternity test that came back indicating that it was not possible that the test subjects could be father and son? Because those are two different things.
Yes, the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's illegitimate son (presumably conceived with a much younger mistress).Baek…
In episode 8, it was confirmed that the DNA test that HIA received demonstrates that the male lead is not Baek Eui Yong's biological son.
In episode 9, it was hinted that the male lead might be Baek Jang Ho's secret, illegitimate son, because the fisherman insisted that the male lead should not call him "father" and Baek Jang Ho told the male lead that he intentionally did not give the male lead a name (meaning that he was in a position to give the male lead a name at the time of his birth, but chose to leave him nameless).
In episode 10, Sim Gyu Jin hinted to Baek Eui Yong that the male lead *is* Baek Jang Ho's secret, illegitimate biological son. Some fans have also speculated that she was also hinting that Baek Eui Yong is *not* Baek Jang Ho's biological son.
In terms of how that connects back to the DNA test, either option (i.e., Baek Eui Yong is or is not Baek Jang Ho's biological son) still seems possible. Although it would be nice to see a full translation of the DNA test report that HIA received from the male lead to be sure.
If it was a paternity test, it would make sense that the test indicated a negative / no match / not possible result, as Baek Eui Yong is not the male lead's biological father. It would still produce that result even if Baek Eui Yong and the male lead were half brothers.
However, if the test was a general kinship test that was just looking for a % of matching DNA rather than a paternity test (unlikely), and if Baek Eui Yong was the male lead's biological father, then about 47.5% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yongâs DNA. If the male lead was Baek Eui Yongâs half brother (i.e., they were both Baek Jang Ho's biological sons, but had different mothers), then somewhere in the range of 17% - 34% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yongâs DNA. If the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's biological son and Baek Eui Yong is not Baek Jang Ho's biological son, then closer to 0% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yong's DNA.
If the DNA test was looking for a kinship DNA match that would indicate paternity (~47.5%), then I assume it would still come back negative even if there was a small percentage of matching DNA (e.g., 17% - 34%, as one would expect to see in half siblings). Of course, it would also come back negative if there was ~0% matching DNA.
Is Beak Sa Won the son of the grandfather by any chance?
Yes, the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's illegitimate son (presumably conceived with a much younger mistress).
Baek Jang Ho used the unnamed male lead (his secret, illegitimate son) to replace the real Baek Sa Eon, his legitimate grandson, as the two boys were the same age despite the fact that they were from different generations in the Baek family tree.
Correct me if my understanding was wrong but based on the scene of the mother and his husband, baek uiyong was…
I'm not sure. She might've been implying that Baek Eui Yong is *not* Baek Jang Ho's biological son in addition to revealing the fact that the male lead *is* Baek Jang Ho's biological son....
Or she might've just been revealing the fact that the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's biological son and implying that Baek Eui Yong should be wary of him by noting that the male lead happens to really take after Baek Jang Ho while Baek Eui Yong and the real BSE don't take after Baek Jang Ho much, despite both of them also being related to him.
Does the book explain how The Kidnapper and The Person Who Texted Kindapper initially connected? Perhaps I missed…
Itâs different in the novel.
Novel spoilers ahead.
In the novel, Sim Gyu Jin is the mastermind. The real BSE regained his memory while he was in jail and contacted her. She manipulated Park Do Jae into working with them, although the novel doesnât go into much detail about exactly how she did so.
Wait in the novel is fake Saeon a real Baek like in the show? Because now I see a way that he can keep his position…
Novel spoilers ahead.
Yes, in the novel, the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's illegitimate son. Baek Jang Ho never told the male lead the truth, but the male lead figured it out shortly before Baek Jang Ho died.
The male lead had no interest in retaining BSE's name and position. He wanted to expose the Baek family's sins and wanted to cut ties with them completely.
Novel spoilers ahead.In the novel, HIA was rendered deaf by the car crash that killed her brother and she genuinely…
Novel spoilers ahead.
No, no one loses their memories near the end of the novel. The male lead disappears and HHJ is distraught. The male lead starts calling HHJ from an international number, but never says anything. Only HHJ speaks on those calls. Eventually HHJ tracks him down to Argan (this story's version of Afghanistan) where he was previously a war correspondent. They reconnect there.
Can someone explain the eye operation thingy, who got that? The current Sa Eon? What does that mean, he also had…
Baek Eui Yong (the presidential candidate / the biological father of the real Baek Sa Eon) was born with heterochromia (different coloured eyes), but when he was young, he had surgery to change his eyes so they were no longer different colours. The fact that he was born with heterochromia like the kidnapper helps the female lead realize that the kidnapper is Baek Eui Yong's biological son, the real Baek Sa Eon.
The real Baek Sa Eon does not have a twin, and neither does the male lead / the replacement Baek Sa Eon. Park Do Jae had an older twin brother. The twins were orphans and grew up in the same orphanage as Ji Sang Woo. Park Do Jae's twin brother was one of the four orphans who was killed by the real Baek Sa Eon.
according to the document, pjd is one of the twins. apparently his brother is one of the victims of little psycho…
You're not mistaken. Four orphans went missing / were killed by the real BSE, and the four graves match up with that.
Early in episode 6, JSW told NYR that several orphans went missing shortly after they were adopted, and that he learned this information when he was an adult. He told her that he was the orphan who "discovered" the Baek family mansion in the countryside, and that he suggested to the other kids that they go visit that mansion.
Later in episode 6, while looking at the group photo, SJW pointed out and named three of the orphans who went missing.
(1) Shin Yeong Seok
(2) Lee Jin Yeong
(3) Park Min Woo
Then orphanage director said that she heard that four orphans went missing. She pointed out "one of the twin brothers" as the fourth orphan who went missing.
In episode 9, the male lead's reporter friend acted on NYR's tip and confirmed that the twin orphans were Park Do Jae (originally named Yun Min Seong) and his older twin brother, who went missing / was killed by the real BSE.
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In episode 9, it was hinted that the male lead might be Baek Jang Ho's secret, illegitimate son, because the fisherman insisted that the male lead should not call him "father" and Baek Jang Ho told the male lead that he intentionally did not give the male lead a name (meaning that he was in a position to give the male lead a name at the time of his birth, but chose to leave him nameless).
In episode 10, Sim Gyu Jin hinted to Baek Eui Yong that the male lead *is* Baek Jang Ho's secret, illegitimate biological son. Some fans have also speculated that she was also hinting that Baek Eui Yong is *not* Baek Jang Ho's biological son.
In terms of how that connects back to the DNA test, either option (i.e., Baek Eui Yong is or is not Baek Jang Ho's biological son) still seems possible. Although it would be nice to see a full translation of the DNA test report that HIA received from the male lead to be sure.
Note that typically paternity tests are specifically designed to test for DNA marker matches that would be possible in the case of paternity, not a percentage of matching DNA that would indicate any kind of biological relationship, and it looked like the DNA test was a paternity test (see an example here: https://genera.lv/en/dna-tests/kinship-dna-tests/paternity-testing/interpretation-of-results#:~:text=What%20does%20a%20negative%20result,NOT%20the%20child's%20biological%20father).
If it was a paternity test, it would make sense that the test indicated a negative / no match / not possible result, as Baek Eui Yong is not the male lead's biological father. It would still produce that result even if Baek Eui Yong and the male lead were half brothers.
However, if the test was a general kinship test that was just looking for a % of matching DNA rather than a paternity test (unlikely), and if Baek Eui Yong was the male lead's biological father, then about 47.5% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yongâs DNA. If the male lead was Baek Eui Yongâs half brother (i.e., they were both Baek Jang Ho's biological sons, but had different mothers), then somewhere in the range of 17% - 34% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yongâs DNA. If the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's biological son and Baek Eui Yong is not Baek Jang Ho's biological son, then closer to 0% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yong's DNA.
If the DNA test was looking for a kinship DNA match that would indicate paternity (~47.5%), then I assume it would still come back negative even if there was a small percentage of matching DNA (e.g., 17% - 34%, as one would expect to see in half siblings). Of course, it would also come back negative if there was ~0% matching DNA.
Source: https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/articles/212170668-Average-Percent-DNA-Shared-Between-Relatives
I also posted these details here: https://mydramalist.com/766179-the-number-you-have-dialed#comment-19987466
The person who had eye surgery to correct their heterochromia (different coloured eyes) was Baek Eui Yong (the real BSE's biological father / the replacement BSE's fake father), not Baek Jang Ho (the real BSE's grandfather).
The secretary gave that information about the eye surgery to HHJ so that she and the male lead would know that Baek Eui Yong was born with heterochromia too, just like the kidnapper, and therefore they would be able to realize that the kidnapper (who inherited his heterochromia from Baek Eui Yong) was Baek Eui Yong's biological son - the real BSE.
In the novel, the male lead makes calls to HHJ from an international number that begins with 675, a number he chose to match with 406. At the end of the novel, the male lead tells HHJ to call him 675.
But even if the 675 phone calls from the novel end up being incorporated into the drama somehow, I'm guessing they won't have him go by 675 at the end of the drama. I haven't read all of the extra stories, so maybe there's something in there about the male lead getting his own name that isn't a number. If not, then if the male lead gets his own name in the drama it will be unique to the drama.
I discussed this point further in this comment: https://mydramalist.com/766179-the-number-you-have-dialed#comment-19987466
In episode 9, it was hinted that the male lead might be Baek Jang Ho's secret, illegitimate son, because the fisherman insisted that the male lead should not call him "father" and Baek Jang Ho told the male lead that he intentionally did not give the male lead a name (meaning that he was in a position to give the male lead a name at the time of his birth, but chose to leave him nameless).
In episode 10, Sim Gyu Jin hinted to Baek Eui Yong that the male lead *is* Baek Jang Ho's secret, illegitimate biological son. Some fans have also speculated that she was also hinting that Baek Eui Yong is *not* Baek Jang Ho's biological son.
In terms of how that connects back to the DNA test, either option (i.e., Baek Eui Yong is or is not Baek Jang Ho's biological son) still seems possible. Although it would be nice to see a full translation of the DNA test report that HIA received from the male lead to be sure.
Note that typically paternity tests are specifically designed to test for DNA marker matches that would be possible in the case of paternity, not a percentage of matching DNA that would indicate any kind of biological relationship, and it looked like the DNA test was a paternity test (see an example here: https://genera.lv/en/dna-tests/kinship-dna-tests/paternity-testing/interpretation-of-results#:~:text=What%20does%20a%20negative%20result,NOT%20the%20child's%20biological%20father.).
If it was a paternity test, it would make sense that the test indicated a negative / no match / not possible result, as Baek Eui Yong is not the male lead's biological father. It would still produce that result even if Baek Eui Yong and the male lead were half brothers.
However, if the test was a general kinship test that was just looking for a % of matching DNA rather than a paternity test (unlikely), and if Baek Eui Yong was the male lead's biological father, then about 47.5% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yongâs DNA. If the male lead was Baek Eui Yongâs half brother (i.e., they were both Baek Jang Ho's biological sons, but had different mothers), then somewhere in the range of 17% - 34% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yongâs DNA. If the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's biological son and Baek Eui Yong is not Baek Jang Ho's biological son, then closer to 0% of the male lead's DNA would match with Baek Eui Yong's DNA.
If the DNA test was looking for a kinship DNA match that would indicate paternity (~47.5%), then I assume it would still come back negative even if there was a small percentage of matching DNA (e.g., 17% - 34%, as one would expect to see in half siblings). Of course, it would also come back negative if there was ~0% matching DNA.
Source: https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/articles/212170668-Average-Percent-DNA-Shared-Between-Relatives
Baek Jang Ho used the unnamed male lead (his secret, illegitimate son) to replace the real Baek Sa Eon, his legitimate grandson, as the two boys were the same age despite the fact that they were from different generations in the Baek family tree.
Or she might've just been revealing the fact that the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's biological son and implying that Baek Eui Yong should be wary of him by noting that the male lead happens to really take after Baek Jang Ho while Baek Eui Yong and the real BSE don't take after Baek Jang Ho much, despite both of them also being related to him.
Novel spoilers ahead.
In the novel, Sim Gyu Jin is the mastermind. The real BSE regained his memory while he was in jail and contacted her. She manipulated Park Do Jae into working with them, although the novel doesnât go into much detail about exactly how she did so.
Yes, in the novel, the male lead is Baek Jang Ho's illegitimate son. Baek Jang Ho never told the male lead the truth, but the male lead figured it out shortly before Baek Jang Ho died.
The male lead had no interest in retaining BSE's name and position. He wanted to expose the Baek family's sins and wanted to cut ties with them completely.
No, no one loses their memories near the end of the novel. The male lead disappears and HHJ is distraught. The male lead starts calling HHJ from an international number, but never says anything. Only HHJ speaks on those calls. Eventually HHJ tracks him down to Argan (this story's version of Afghanistan) where he was previously a war correspondent. They reconnect there.
The real Baek Sa Eon does not have a twin, and neither does the male lead / the replacement Baek Sa Eon. Park Do Jae had an older twin brother. The twins were orphans and grew up in the same orphanage as Ji Sang Woo. Park Do Jae's twin brother was one of the four orphans who was killed by the real Baek Sa Eon.
Early in episode 6, JSW told NYR that several orphans went missing shortly after they were adopted, and that he learned this information when he was an adult. He told her that he was the orphan who "discovered" the Baek family mansion in the countryside, and that he suggested to the other kids that they go visit that mansion.
Later in episode 6, while looking at the group photo, SJW pointed out and named three of the orphans who went missing.
(1) Shin Yeong Seok
(2) Lee Jin Yeong
(3) Park Min Woo
Then orphanage director said that she heard that four orphans went missing. She pointed out "one of the twin brothers" as the fourth orphan who went missing.
In episode 9, the male lead's reporter friend acted on NYR's tip and confirmed that the twin orphans were Park Do Jae (originally named Yun Min Seong) and his older twin brother, who went missing / was killed by the real BSE.