The Girl Who Sees Smells

7.2

2015•1h

With help from a young woman with synesthesia, a cop who lost his sense of pain tracks down the serial killer who brought tragedy to both their lives.

Production

Seasons

16 Episodes • Premiered 2015

Officer Choi Mu-gak lost his younger sister to a barcode-murder case and lost his ability to taste, smell, and feel pain. He then meets a girl named Oh Cho-rim, who is the only witness to the murder case and possesses a special sixth sense, which is the ability to see smells.

1. Episode 1

After her parents are murdered, a young woman awakens from a coma with total amnesia, and crosses paths with a cop who suffered a loss of his own.

2. Episode 2

Choi Mu-gak agrees to help Oh Cho-rim with her comedy skit in exchange for assistance on a case that could earn him a spot in the Violent Crimes Unit.

3. Episode 3

Cho-rim leads Mu-gak to a body in the river and is later followed. Mu-gak reveals to Cho-rim how he lost his sense of pain, taste and smell.

4. Episode 4

A new barcoded body is found, but Lt. Yeom Mi suspects it's a copycat killer's work. An accidental injury brings Cho-rim to Dr. Cheon Baek-gyeong.

5. Episode 5

When a strangled chef falls off a roof, Kwon Jae-hui becomes a suspect, but a scent leads Cho-rim elsewhere. Mu-gak learns why Baek-gyeong went to Jeju.

6. Episode 6

A confession letter is written and stored. Ju Ma-ri's journals are discovered. Mu-gak figures out what the barcodes on the victims' bodies signify.

7. Episode 7

The Barcode Killer places the next body so it will be found and covers his tracks. Cho-rim's friend Ma Ae-ri is accused of stealing from her employer.

8. Episode 8

Mu-gak is rushed to the hospital, where the police set a trap for his attacker. The Barcode Killer decodes his last victim's cryptic final message.

9. Episode 9

Mu-gak lures the Barcode Killer using fake medical records and a decoy Choi Eun-seol. Yeom Mi creates a police sketch of the woman Cho-rim remembers.

10. Episode 10

Yeom Mi follows her hunch about Cho-rim, who has a flashback to the moment of her accident. The misplaced confession letter is found among some books.

11. Episode 11

Mu-gak snoops in Yeom Mi's office and learns why she took him off the case. The Barcode Killer visits Cho-rim's dad to find out who the witness is.

12. Episode 12

Cho-rim manages to escape from the Barcode killer, who steals a photo from her father's home address in order to identify her.

13. Episode 13

Cho-rim reveals her special ability to the entire Violent Crimes Unit. The Barcode Killer uses the witness's old school friends to lure her into a trap.