The Girl Who Sees Smells
The Girl Who Sees Smells
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The Girl Who Sees Smells

The most fragrant story that will tantalize your senses

7.2 / 10
2015
1 season
16 episodes
ComedySci-Fi & FantasyDramaCrime

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.

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Cast

Seasons

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.

  • Episode 1

    1.Episode 1

    01-04-201558m

    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.

  • Episode 2

    2.Episode 2

    02-04-201558m

    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.

  • Episode 3

    3.Episode 3

    08-04-201558m

    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.

  • Episode 4

    4.Episode 4

    09-04-201558m

    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.

  • Episode 5

    5.Episode 5

    15-04-201558m

    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.

  • Episode 6

    6.Episode 6

    16-04-201560m

    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.

  • Episode 7

    7.Episode 7

    22-04-201559m

    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.

  • Episode 8

    8.Episode 8

    23-04-201559m

    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.

  • Episode 9

    9.Episode 9

    29-04-201559m

    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.

  • Episode 10

    10.Episode 10

    30-04-201559m

    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.

  • Episode 11

    11.Episode 11

    06-05-201559m

    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.

  • Episode 12

    12.Episode 12

    07-05-201559m

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

  • Episode 13

    13.Episode 13

    13-05-201559m

    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.

  • Episode 14

    14.Episode 14

    14-05-201559m

    When the police are unable to find the secret room where Yeom Mi is being held, Cho-rim contacts the Barcode Killer and volunteers to take her place.

  • Episode 15

    15.Episode 15

    20-05-201558m

    The Barcode Killer makes a run for it. Cho-rim remembers more about her parents and the day of her accident. A romantic gesture backfires on Mu-gak.

  • Episode 16

    16.Episode 16

    21-05-201559m

    The Barcode Killer abducts Cho-rim in order to lure Mu-gak into a deadly trap, but Cho-rim leaves behind a clue that could save his life.

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