Family connections ground the violent spy machinations of Made in Korea. For both righteous Geon-young and power-hungry Ki-tae, the feelings of love and protection they have for their respective siblings make them vulnerable. In the beginning of Episode 6, Ki-tae tries to break Geon-young by threatening to go after his younger sister for espionage. Hye-eun, who works at a dye factory, has been spending her time in a guitar club that may or may not have a connection to North Korea and to communist organizing. If Geon-young continues to make life hard for Ki-tae, who is planning a big meth shipment to Japan, then the KCIA will go after Hye-eun, and seek the death penalty for her violation of the Anti-Communist Act.