Drama "Shiawase na Kekkon" Episode 8 spoilers

The eighth episode of the drama series " Shiawase na Kekkon " (TV Asahi, Thursdays at 9 PM), starring actor Sadao Abe , aired on September 4th, revealing the true culprit behind the death of Nuse Yuto (played by Reo Tamaoki) from a fall 15 years ago. The unexpected turn of events became a hot topic.

◇The following contains spoilers.

The drama is an original story by screenwriter Shizuka Oishi. Lawyer Harada Kotaro (Abe) is attracted to the mysterious and charming art teacher Suzuki Nerula (Takako Matsu) and marries her unexpectedly. However, Nerula is a suspect in the death of his ex-fiancée, Nuse, who fell to her death, and has lost her memory of the day of the incident. The story is billed as a "marriage suspense" that questions the love between husband and wife.

Regarding the death of Fuse from a fall, Nerla's uncle, Kou (Takashi Okabe), came forward and turned himself in as the culprit. In episode 8, after a fire broke out in her younger brother Leo's (Rihito Itagaki) room, Nerla suddenly started saying, "Maybe I killed Fuse after all," leaving Kotaro confused. After much deliberation, Kotaro decided to find out the truth himself.

Kotaro discovers that the killer of Fuse was Leo, who was 11 years old at the time. Leo himself confesses that he hated Fuse. On the day of the murder, he witnessed Fuse strangling Nerla, and hit Fuse over the head with a candlestick from behind, saving Nerla. Kou rushed to the scene and faked the death as an accident to protect Leo.

Kotaro urges Leo to turn himself in, and Leo agrees. However, Nella blames Kotaro, saying, "Protecting Leo was the truth of our family! If it was going to end up like this, I wish I had been the culprit... Everything was ruined when I met you. We should never have met." She proposes divorce, and the episode ends. The final episode will air next week on September 11th.

In response to the unexpected ending just before the final episode, viewers took to social media with comments such as, "What a cruel truth," "It's a heavy burden for an 11-year-old to bear; he was only trying to protect his sister," and "What an incredible turn of events," as well as, "Is the next episode the final one? That's quick. I'm glad it doesn't seem like it's going to end smoothly," "I can't predict the ending until the final episode!" and "I hope this Shiawase na Kekkon ends as a happy marriage."