7.4/1021 votes#1 - Unbox & Punching Bag
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2022
Rookie policewoman Mai Kawai is ready to quit the force when the job turns out to not be what she expected, until the arrival of her new instructor Sergeant Fuji causes her to consider sticking around after all.
Director: Kim Min-sun
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
8.3/1013 votes#2 - Beginner's Luck / Police Jungle
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2022
Kawai continues to learn from her female colleagues what it takes to be a good police officer. The lessons this time involve domestic incidents, and how to deduce what's not immediately obvious.
Director: Park Jae-ik
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
7.9/1012 votes#3 - Enter the Ace / The Corpse's Tale
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2022
Detective Minamoto makes his presence known, now that the vacuum Sgt. Fuji left behind in Criminal Affairs makes him the division ace. Kawai and Fuji confront various societal issues having to do with the treatment of one's elders.
Director: Kang Tai-sik
Writer: N/A
7.5/1012 votes#4 - Dear Dog-Sama / Runner's High
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2022
The chase is the thing! Or so Kawai discovers, when a police dog is brought in to help find a missing old man. Then the chasing continues when the police have traffic control duty during a local marathon.
Director: Kim Min-sun
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
8.0/1011 votes#5 - Late-Night Patrol / Vs. the Groper
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2022
Fuji tries to teach Kawai a lesson about responsibility during their late-night patrol shift. Yamada has his work cut out for him when he finds himself investigating an unrepentant train groper.
Director: Park Jae-ik
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
8.2/1011 votes#6 - The Roaring Mixer / Runaway Police
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2022
Fuji and Minamoto have more in common than they'd care to admit, particularly their competitive spirits. This can complicate all manner of things, especially when the next police call could come in at any time.
Director: Park Jae-ik
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
8.4/1011 votes#7 - Tailing Championship / Smooth Talker
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2022
The competition gets personal when the team is tasked with chasing a crystal smuggler. By assisting Minamoto with the interrogation of the dealer's lover, Kawai is able to witness unusual methods firsthand.
Director: Kang Tai-sik
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
7.8/1011 votes#8 - Rampage of Justice / Musclehead
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2022
It's a horrible day for Kawai for she temporary has to team up with Shikine, an officer who is often over-enthusiastic and overly straight-laced.
Director: Park Si-hoo
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
7.9/1010 votes#9 - Arrest Techniques / UFO
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/2022
The lieutenant decides it's high time he applied more discipline to the station's physical training regimen. Kawai and Fuji spend a night fielding one outrageous police report after another.
Director: Park Si-hoo, Kyosuke Takada
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
8.7/1011 votes#10 - Police ID / Trauma
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2022
Yamada risks becoming a laughingstock when he commits the cardinal sin of losing his police ID. Kawai must figure out how to deal with one of the more disturbing aspects of being on the force.
Director: Kang Tai-sik
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
8.0/1011 votes#11 - Cannabis and Likeness / Sketch Artist Rhapsody
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/2022
Kawai just wants to go home after a long shift and get some rest, but things don't seem to go according to plan. A witness to an attack on a girl comes along and someone will need to do a composite sketch of her testimony.
Director: Park Jae-ik
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
7.9/1011 votes#12 - Reenactment Doll / First Investigation Division
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/2022
As the investigation of the high school attack case continues, they need to check the facts from the testimonies of the people involved in the case.
Director: Park Si-hoo
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
8.5/1012 votes#13 - Decisive Moment / Run Pawn Run
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/2022
After Makitaka gets the victim's statement and Minamoto and Fuji spot Yasuda leaving the house, it seems the case is finally over. However, for lack of evidence, they still have to be cautious, which basically takes Kawai and company off the rest of the case.
Director: Kim Min-sun, Park Jae-ik
Writer: Ryunosuke Kingetsu
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Unbox & Punching Bag" is the best rated episode of "Police in a Pod" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Kim Min-sun and written by Ryunosuke Kingetsu, it aired on 1/5/2022. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Beginner's Luck / Police Jungle".