The Second Mate's Wife Timeline & Summary
MoreThe Second Mate's Wife Timeline & Summary
- The Second Mate's wife takes an injured Jun Do into her house and cares for him.
- The Second Mate's wife questions Jun Do about her husband's encounter with the Americans. She asks whether or not he's really dead.
- The Second Mate's wife tells Jun Do about her hopes for life in Pyongyang, an influential replacement husband, and a singing career.
- The Second Mate's wife gets caught up in a throng of drunk, mid-level officials who try to grope her.
- The Second Mate's wife tells Jun Do her story. She explains how a pretty girl like her got a job at a fish-canning factory.
- The Second Mate's wife takes Jun Do to her neighbor, Gun, who trades in stolen goods. She trades her husband's Nikes for a yellow dress and makes a deal for a pair of heels.
- The Second Mate's wife helps Jun Do rig an antenna on her roof. She sings a lullaby to her husband on their first broadcast.
- The Second Mate's wife and Jun Do share a moment together in the apartment.
- The next morning, the two are on the roof when a car comes for Jun Do. But they think it is for the Second Mate's wife—is it her replacement husband?
- Jun Do tells the Second Mate's wife that she's not going to Pyongyang, and he tries to get her to hide. She tells him to marry her. He doesn't.