The cop calls the card number and gets called a pervert
An officer dials the number on Gi-hun's card at dawn and asks to play games; the stranger on the line is not amused.
Detective Hwang Jun-ho
Every Squid Game moment featuring Detective Hwang Jun-ho, in story order. Played by Wi Ha-jun.
45 moments · 1h 12m
Detective Hwang Jun-ho finds Gi-hun
A detective shows Gi-hun the same card his missing brother received and asks for help; Gi-hun asks why he would be useful to anyone.
Hwang Jun-ho slips in among the masked workers
A seasick newcomer on the boat is scolded for speaking out of turn and sent to the cabin; a police ID tells us who is under the mask.
The rations were cut on purpose: a guard tells the doctor to survive the night
Behind the scenes, the organ-harvesting guards explain the starvation is designed to make players fight, and advise sticking with the strongest.
Jun-ho asks a worker whether Hwang In-ho is here
Over the roll call of the dead, the undercover detective quietly asks about his brother and is told names are not used in this place.
The organ-harvesting ring puts Number 29 on notice
Masked workers scold 29 for missing a delivery, push the sleep-deprived doctor to work faster, and reveal why some players get game tips and extra food.
The zombie story: 29 slips up in the operating room
The masked crew recall the one-kidney 'zombie' they beat to death; 29 asks what happened and is reminded he disposed of the body himself.
The doctor takes a hostage to learn the next game
Told the next game is unknown, the doctor snaps, holds a masked worker at knifepoint and forces 29 to go upstairs with the control-room key.
The VIP escape bomb and 'let me see your face'
The worker explains the VIPs' rigged escape passage, then notices 29's voice has changed and demands he remove his mask.
Jun-ho's reveal: the 'zombie' was his brother
Holding the worker at gunpoint, Jun-ho says the one-kidney man they killed gave him that kidney, and the worker insists the player was a girl.
The doctor bargains with the player list
To prove the victim was a girl, the doctor points Jun-ho to a full list of players with medical records in the room of the masked leader.
Jun-ho finds Hwang In-ho on the 2015 winners list
Hiding in the archive, Jun-ho finds the list of winners and sees his brother's name as player 132 of the 2015 game.
Jun-ho phones his chief for backup from the island
On the run with the Front Man's order to take him alive, Jun-ho gets a broken signal to his chief and begs for police and coast guard.
Cliff standoff: the Front Man counts Jun-ho's bullets
Jun-ho draws his gun on the Front Man, who calmly reasons through police regulations to conclude there is exactly one round left.
The Front Man unmasks: Jun-ho's brother In-ho
Cornered on the cliff, Jun-ho orders the Front Man to surrender; the mask comes off and he is shot by his own brother.
Jun-ho's helmet stop goes sideways
Now a traffic cop, Jun-ho writes a helmet fine while the rider's girlfriend flirts with him and the couple falls apart on the spot.
Over jjajangmyeon, the chief tells Jun-ho to drop the island
His old chief begs Jun-ho to return to Major Crimes and reminds him he has no evidence of the games; Jun-ho answers with sarcasm.
Jun-ho and Captain Park sail out for the mystery island again
The grumbling fisherman who pulled Jun-ho from the sea takes him out once more to hunt for the games' island.
Captain Park tells Jun-ho the island hunt is hopeless
After nearly sinking in whirlpools, Park lays out why the search is futile; Jun-ho agrees to quit and is offered a job on the boat.
Jun-ho's rookie tickets a speeding Gi-hun
Jun-ho has a nervous rookie pull over a speeding car while the lookouts chase the recruiter's cab; the driver's name rings a bell.
Jun-ho traces the rental car to Sunshine Capital
Remembering Gi-hun's name, Jun-ho runs the plate and learns the car is rented by the firm running the subway search.
Jun-ho bursts in to arrest Gi-hun for murder
Police storm Room 410 and arrest Gi-hun, while a freed Woo-seok rages at him over his dead boss and the fatal hand game.
Jun-ho tells Gi-hun he was on the island too
Jun-ho reveals he infiltrated the games as a guard to find his brother; Gi-hun explains his plan to hunt the Front Man and the VIPs.
Gi-hun shows off his prize money and an arsenal
Woo-seok vents about cops until he sees the winnings; Gi-hun vows to turn the money against the game and unveils his black-market guns.
Jun-ho and his stepmother at the graveside fight over In-ho
On the anniversary of In-ho's wife's death, Jun-ho's stepmother fears In-ho resents her, and the guilt boils over into a shouting match.
Woo-seok introduces the mercenary squad
Woo-seok proudly presents ex-marines and special forces, ribs Jun-ho as an ex-traffic cop, and the team sets the plan for the club.
Gi-hun and Woo-seok slip into the Halloween club
They realise the Front Man picked Halloween to hide among the masks, grab cheap disguises and enter while Jun-ho tracks them.
Pink guards in the crowd and Jun-ho forces his way in
Woo-seok spots pink jumpsuits leading Gi-hun away; Jun-ho flashes his badge and a gun to get past partygoers, then finds Woo-seok down.
Racehorse speech while Jun-ho's team is ambushed
Gi-hun compares the players to racehorses as the tailing cars lose a tire and are pinned down by a sniper.
Jun-ho begs his police chief and gets his resignation accepted
Jun-ho storms back into his station pleading for a search; the chief demands evidence and accepts his resignation, so he plans to go it alone.
Jun-ho and Captain Park set sail with four days to find the island
Two boats split the search; the captain jokes about sashimi and soju while Jun-ho warns everyone to stay on high alert until the island is found.
Captain Park calls the drone a 'drome'
On the boat, Jun-ho's search gets a tech upgrade and the captain keeps getting the word wrong while marvelling at it.
The drone operator vanishes overnight at sea
The search crew finds their drone operator gone; Captain Park argues against looking for him and pushes to return to port.
Captain Park gets orders to kill everyone, detective included
Back at port, Captain Park quietly asks what to do if the search goes wrong, and the answer is chilling.
A crewman tells Jun-ho he saw Captain Park with a screwdriver
Late at night a crew member shares his suspicion of Captain Park; Jun-ho defends the man who saved his life and bans drinking aboard.
The crewman stays ashore to dig into Captain Park
As the boat leaves with a new drone operator, the suspicious crew member phones Jun-ho to say he is staying behind to investigate.
Mr. Choi reports that Captain Park is a ghost
Choi phones Jun-ho: nobody in town knows Captain Park or his partner, and the name on his records means nothing to anyone.
Jun-ho finds the spot where he was shot
Ashore on a rocky coast, Jun-ho is certain he has stood here before and that the island must be close.
Captain Park's dead-dog code word and Woo-seok's desperate warning
Captain Park passes off the police call as a friend's bad dream, orders Boat Two to kill everyone, while Woo-seok grabs his phone to warn Jun-ho.
Jun-ho confronts Captain Park on the boat
Jun-ho corners the captain and demands the island's location; Park reveals who ordered him to keep Jun-ho alive and refuses to talk.
Wounded and alone, Jun-ho sees through the captain's lie
With Team 2 gone, Jun-ho begs for help to save his brother, then realizes the area the captain ruled out is where the island must be.
Jun-ho stops an escapee who points him to the island
Jun-ho checks a stranger who insists he is not one of them; the man says he was a player who escaped and shows where the island is.
The coast guard is called as an unknown boat nears the island
Control spots a vessel approaching on radar while Jun-ho's ally reports the coast guard is two hours out and tells him to go on.
Jun-ho cries out to In-ho as the island counts down
Jun-ho finally faces his brother and demands to know why, before a countdown runs out over the island.
Woo-seok walks out of prison and teases Jun-ho
Jun-ho brings tofu to Woo-seok's release; they bicker over who is to blame, wonder what to do next, and puzzle over the vanished motel cash.