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Brain Works Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

16 Episodes 2023 - 2023

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Dr. Shin Ha-ru is fired after illegally acquiring a criminal's brain. He volunteers to help Detective Geum Myeong-se's bureau - and to make him pay.

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Episode 2

Episode #1.2

Ha-ru and Myeong-se's first case involves a famous guitarist and his wife, who turned herself in for his murder. However, Ha-ru turns the case on its head.

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Episode 3

Episode #1.3

A Vietnamese woman is found dead with her face and hands burnt. Her husband suffers prosopagnosia; her best friend has disappeared. Both are suspects.

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Episode 4

Episode #1.4

New evidence and test results drastically change the face of the case. A killer approaches Ha-ru, saying he wants to donate his brain to neuroscience.

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Episode 5

Episode #1.5

A 6-year-old with aphasia gets turned in by her mother. She believes a demon has possessed her daughter to kill - and her husband has paid the price.

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Episode 6

Episode #1.6

Ha-ru exposes the truth before the child's exorcism can take place. A tablet reveals some dirt on the detective, much to the doctor's delight.

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Episode 7

Episode #1.7

Ha-ru's attempt to sully Myeong-se embarrassingly backfires. A man reports his wife missing to the police, claiming a 'virtual human' attacked her.

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Episode 8

Episode #1.8

After a husband's confession, his wife shows symptoms of conversion disorder. Who killed who? Ha-ru gives up his revenge and leaves the department.

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Episode 9

Episode #1.9

A suspect whose memory resets every 30 minutes claims he has killed his mother. Ha-ru returns, intrigued by a patient with anterograde amnesia.

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Episode 10

Episode #1.10

The stepbrother becomes a prime suspect as the siblings' harrowing tale comes to light. On his date with So-jeong, Myeong-se gets a call about a body.

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Episode 11

Episode #1.11

The perpetrator who left a mysterious note at the murder scene demands a reduced sentence. Unaware of Dong-u's plan, Ha-ru appears as a witness.

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Episode 12

Episode #1.12

Ha-ru's statement in court stirs up the media. When he unravels the cause of Kim Mo-ran's hyper-sexuality, Myeong-se and So-jeong get tangled up in it.

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Episode 13

Episode #1.13

A bleeding boy is found unconscious in I-na's bedroom. All of her friends claim she's the one responsible, and unfortunately, the evidence agrees.

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Episode 14

Episode #1.14

Ha-ru helps prove I-na's innocence. As he and Myeong-se's family bond, Ha-ru finally discovers Myeong-se's flaw, leading to his untimely resignation.

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Episode 15

Episode #1.15

Ha-ru learns that his parents weren't killed in a car accident, but murdered. To find their killer, Ha-ru must accept a psychopath's dangerous offer.

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Episode 16

Episode #1.16

Myeong-se and Ha-ru must play the sympathy game, or else. The hostages will be released if their brain waves sync. Can two heads work better than one?

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