(This drama is based on real-life events.)
(Incidents, names, and places have been altered for the drama.)
The defendant is found not guilty.
A page in history written by a high school grad lawyer.
After Park Tae Yong mentioned his mom's dream,
people are rushing to see fortune-tellers.
We waited outside for 10 hours.
Anyway, we're not guilty. Please take a look at this.
If we win the retrial,
we can turn the world upside down.
You gave someone the recording of the killer's voice?
Yes. What... News and New. Park Sam Soo.
Work with me.
We'll rake in all the money with your writing skills.
Send a newbie with me. It'll only take a couple of days.
Hey. Not you. I mean you, the girl.
I'm Reporter Lee Yoo Kyung.
You have a great junior colleague.
What's so great about her? I taught her everything she knows.
Today, I'm setting out to undo the court's misjudgment.
Are you saying you were framed for murder because of 30 dollars?
Then why did you run away?
Who are the other two?
- Why did you kill the old lady? - I didn't kill her.
If we have the retrial before then, the real culprits will keep quiet.
A retrial only one month...
after application? Don't you find it fishy?
Did you three kill an old lady here?
I never went to Dawoo Supermarket, nor did I kill anyone.
Is Lawyer Hwang not in?
We've talked on the phone, haven't we?
I'm sorry to say this, but it's going to be a crushing defeat.
You have to meet with the culprits too.
- Where is it? - Whether this case is resolved...
or buried lies in your hands, Cheol Gyu.
Do you think Cheol Gyu will confess the truth?
Did you go to Dawoo Supermarket on February 7, 2013?
Yes, I did go.
Developmentally disabled minors...
who resided in the town in which the victim was killed...
were framed for her murder.
The police, prosecutors, and the judge.
Everyone shunned the truth.
Is it that difficult to say you're sorry?
Defendants Lim Soo Chul, Kang Sang Hyun, and Choi Jae Pil...
are found not guilty.
Park Tae Yong! You rock!
- A warrior for the underdogs! - Please say something!
Sorry, all questions will be answered later.
You can't even control a high school grad lawyer...
and a punk who used to clean up dog poop for me.
Don't you think that's shameless?
There's a lot for you to do.
You have to shut them.
"Candidate Jo Ki Soo Says He Doesn't Remember the Samjung Case".
"He Feels Sorry about the Retrial".
He's ruining my meal.
How can this man be in charge of the Supreme Court?
How come you never apologize for your misjudgments?
Do you not hear me?
Anyway, how may we help you?
We're here about our boss.
So, you're saying a 17-year-old boy was framed...
for the 2002 Osung trucker murder.
Exactly! It was without a doubt a grudge killing.
But our boss was framed for it!
I'm looking into Mr. Kim Du Shik's case...
and was wondering if you're in touch with Detective Han Sang Man.
I don't want to even think about that case anymore.
Hello. I'm Park Tae Yong.
According to the files you read, Kim Du Shik is the culprit.
But they've been fabricated.
There are two main points.
Firstly, Kim Du Shik was not the killer, he was a witness.
Secondly, the real killer never even met the trucker.
He was a petty thief.
The real killer, Lee Jae Sung, had killed the trucker,
and was fleeing toward the direction from which...
Thus, the two of them crossed paths for a brief moment.
Did you see anything?
I did.
That's when they started to suspect him.
I'm sorry.
Can you at least look at him once?
I'm really fine. Please go back.
Mr. Kim, the situation is not right at all.
You two may be able to say everything you want...
because you have the power to.
But people like me can't say what we want.
Detective Han Sang Man! He tried to clear the name of...
a 17-year-old he never met and got kicked out.
You should grab on when someone reaches out to you!
Why are you throwing away this great opportunity?
I'm Kim Du Shik.
Du Shik?
Please! Please help me just this once!
"We're helping the man who was framed for murder at 17."
We know who the real killer is.
I guess you'll be quite busy.
It looks like there will be another retrial.
I think that's Lee Jae Sung.
Back in 2002, you were living in Osung, not here in Jeongju.
Back then, you went by Lee Jae Sung, correct?
We need to find the knife that he used...
in order to flip the tables on him.
Did Jae Sung lie to me?
Or did one of the police officers lie?
Do you still trust me?
I really wish I could hate you...
and distrust you.
Detective Bong who was on the investigation team is dead.
Captain, cry just for today.
We'll pull ourselves together and keep going.
I put a memo in your journal about where I hid the knife,
so the truth will finally get out.
Captain. You need to close out this case yourself.
(Uncovering Evidence of the Trucker Murder)
We got it!
Park Tae Yong's popularity is soaring these days.
Things are moving in an interesting way.
My goodness.
- How much is that? - You need to get it together.
The reporter and the lawyer are selling your story for money.
There have been talks...
recruiting him for the next general election.
- Should I run for office here? - Are you serious?
Why don't I trust in the dream of the train becoming a dragon?
I've got Park Tae Yong and Park Sam Soo now.
But he's recently been accused of violating the donation law...
by spending the donations inappropriately.
What is it that you truly want?
I should get going.
My apologies, sir.
(Court)
Mr. Chief Justice?
(Episode 13)
- Who... - It's nice to meet you.
I'm Park Tae Yong.
What brings you to the Supreme Court at this hour?
Did you order the review of our accounts...
and the search warrant?
Do you think the Chief Justice has nothing better to do...
than get involved in a small-time lawyer's matter?
I've been busy...
fixing your wrong decisions.
You're more upset that I cut you off...
than my saying "wrong decisions", aren't you?
You may have...
cut off the accused countless times during trials,
but you're offended by being cut off yourself,
aren't you?
Mr. Park.
You lack etiquette and manners just as the rumors say.
You're into etiquette.
Why don't you have the manners...
to apologize for the wrong decisions if you're so into etiquette?
I made my decisions based on the laws and rules!
- Why should I apologize? - Mr. Chief Justice.
I have nothing,
so I have nothing to lose.
I'll take this all the way...
until you admit you were wrong.
Are you...
threatening me?
Who'd dare threaten the Supreme Court Chief Justice,
the head of one of three branches of the government?
Then what are you doing?
I'm informing you of my goal.
It sounds like a declaration of war.
The war began long ago.
I'm here already.
I'll show you something different from now on.
This is the real beginning.
How dare he cut me off?
A justice was talking.
But he cut me off?
That rude little brat.
(Court)
I'm sorry for leaving like that.
The way they attacked was just too dirty.
I couldn't sit still.
Still, how could you go to the Chief Justice at this hour?
Never mind. I'm sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
I was the one who went to Chief Justice Jo.
Chief Justice!
Do you know Mr. Oh Jae Duk from Jeju?
Would you not like to apologize to Mr. Oh Jae Duk?
Ms. Lee, I saw the news.
It was incredible.
Mr. Oh cried while watching the TV.
I think he feels very comforted.
I learned a lot from you too.
I think I've been too logical about this,
but looking back,
I've been forgetting what I've said.
I really appreciate that.
Not everyone can do that.
Don't be too hard on yourself...
and feel better.
I understand how you feel.
And I remember how supportive you were of me.
Mr. Park. Hang in there.
You have me by your side now.
Let's get Jo Ki Soo.
We have the same goal.
I'll win at all costs.
Mr. Park, let's get rid of Supreme Court Justice Jo Ki Soo.
How can he become a Supreme Court Chief Justice?
What I mean is, right now,
we're turning an ax into a needle...
by grinding it.
Let go of the idea that we should win immediately.
Let's just try sticking a needle in.
But we'll stick it into their weakest part.
Let's make a needle.
(Court)
This is so upsetting.
Why do problems arise whenever I dress nicely?
I should dress like a hobo for the rest of my life.
- The person you have reached... - Darn it.
Whom is he talking to this late at night?
Darn it.
We really don't mesh. Not at all.
Everyone knows we didn't take or embezzle the money,
so don't worry too much.
- Tend to Kim Du Shik... - I was!
Do you know what I had to endure while tending to him?
If we had used the funds well,
this wouldn't have happened!
Regardless of what the prosecutors took,
you have to guard the funds.
Don't you change your tune later.
Are you okay?
Sun Min was going to come too, but she couldn't...
because of the kids.
I'll take care of it. You go study.
It'll take you forever.
(Attorney Park Tae Yong)
Bribing killers?
What is this about?
Did you order the review of our accounts...
and the search warrant?
Do you think the Chief Justice has nothing better to do...
than get involved in a small-time lawyer's matter?
Mr. Park.
You lack etiquette and manners just as the rumors say.
Let's make a needle.
Where do we stick it?
Look me in the eye.
- What's wrong? - Did you do anything shady?
I'd never do anything shady.
I have only two things to my name.
What?
Integrity and innocence.
And the truth.
You are my truth.
I have three.
I trust you.
Clean up!
We're going to your father two days from today, right?
Darn it. I thought the timing was perfect.
But everything's over now.
Gosh.
("Delayed Justice")
It's an oath...
that you'll split all fees and awards if you win the case.
Evenly 50-50 between us.
I drafted this only because I have faith that you'll win.
A society of trust based on exchanged oaths.
But 60-40. I get 60.
That's... Okay.
They didn't take this away. Thank goodness.
All right. This is all I need.
- Did you find anything else? - Hello.
Both Park Tae Yong and Park Sam Soo practically have nothing.
This is all we could find.
And the contract is...
in Park Sam Soo's name, not Park Tae Yong.
All we have to do is question Park Tae Yong's morality.
We'll have to summon Park Sam Soo first.
Should we call the reporters?
Let's do that.
Is that really necessary?
Hey, didn't I tell you to consider the two of them as one?
Park Sam Soo is Park Tae Yong's loudspeaker.
We must smash the loudspeaker to win this fight.
Okay.
Please choose just one person...
to deal with the Park Tae Yong case.
What do you mean?
I was never informed of the recent search and seizure...
regarding the money issue.
Oh, that? Well...
I'd say Prosecutor Jang handled it very well.
If Park Tae Yong continues to dig into the past...
Then?
Eventually,
you will be the target too, won't you?
That sounds more like a threat than a request to me.
How was your dinner with Chief Justice Jo yesterday?
It was such a rare opportunity. I feel honored.
He's very busy with the court reform lately.
- He has a lot on his mind. - I see.
On that note,
I'd like you to work on that case.
(The Osung Trucker Murder Retrial Application)
Aren't cases supposed to be allocated randomly...
by the computerized system?
Cheif Justice Jo is paying extra attention to this case.
Still, there are rules to follow...
Mr. Choi, do you want to be stuck in a small town like this forever?
Get this done and transfer to the court administration office.
Either to Planning and Coordination or Judicial Support.
It's a waste of talent if you're stuck in this small town.
"Big Money Wired from Park Tae Yong to Murderer".
"Retrial Lawyer Suspected of Buying Off Culprit".
"Park Tae Yong Receives Retrial Fee of Million Dollars".
Why do you all look so depressed? Did someone die?
We're all about to die. Are we supposed to be smiling?
I didn't expect that the office of the country's best lawyer...
would be this simple.
Did you really visit Chief Justice Jo last night?
I'm sure he's behind this attack.
- Are you crazy? - I'm not.
This time, he targeted us directly.
He's trying to bring us down by branding us as hypocrites.
He's the country's third-most important official.
Sam Soo, justice sometimes means being angry.
- What did you say? - It's justice.
That reminds me. You once caused trouble at the Supreme Court.
You create a mess here, and you start a fire there.
What a fantastic team.
Just go out together already.
We're at war. How can we be dating?
Of course, people fall in love...
and have babies even at war.
But I'm not... Okay?
- What are you talking about? - What?
- What? - What?
- What's wrong? - What is with you?
- Then what are you like? - What?
What is it?
Come on, Mr. Park.
Why are you so upset?
If I had spent any of that money,
I wouldn't be this frustrated by this attack.
My heart has turned into ashes.
Mr. Park, please tell me how much money went to whom.
I gave 5,000 dollars each to Mr. Lee Cheol Gyu's wife,
Ms. Choi Young Sook, and Kim Won Bok's mother.
What? That doesn't add up.
I only got 4,000 dollars.
- They got 5,000 each? - I just felt so sorry.
I ended up giving my share to them.
I'm a lawyer. I can make more money anytime.
What about me? Don't you know how hard I've been working?
Don't you feel sorry for me even a bit?
But you still have Mr. Park by your side.
What are you talking about?
- I'm here for you. - What's going on here?
Are you a cult leader and follower?
I hope you two will stick together forever!
Mr. Park, I do admire your kindness,
but this will definitely work against us.
Whatever. I'll forget everything that's already happened.
Just pay me 500,000 dollars as promised here, okay?
We have to save Kim Du Shik's family too, so end of discussion.
Fine, I'll pay you 500,000 dollars no matter what.
Where are you going?
The manager at Small Talk has been summoned by the prosecution.
Do you realize how much trouble you're putting everyone through?
When you try to do a good thing,
you're only attacked and misunderstood.
May I ask what your ultimate goal is?
Bringing down Chief Justice Jo.
As long as he's in power, the Kim Du Shik case has no chance.
A detective is trying to catch criminals,
a lawyer is trying to defend innocent people,
and a reporter is trying to report the truth.
And there are people trying to stop us from doing our job!
Without stopping them, we won't be able to take another step forward!
Your weapon is neither money nor connections, right?
Then let go of everything.
Let go of everything and win public support instead.
That's the only way you can fight for long.
The 500,000 dollars in here.
Give up on it, apart from Kim Du Shik's share.
We can't do that. Sam Soo will be extremely disappointed.
I can't be sure, but this will eventually save him.
A lawyer borrowing money from a homeless man.
I guess there's no one like me.
Of course not.
Who else would be crazy enough to borrow money from a homeless man?
We can do this!
- Who are we? - Who are we? Tell me.
We've both been the most searched person.
I, as a lawyer who only graduated from high school.
You, as a trashy reporter.
I doubt Jo Ki Soo and Jang Yoon Suk...
have ever been number one except in their class.
If I make it a hot issue, then what?
We'll show them a world in which justice is lucrative.
In a world where money means justice,
we'll make money with justice.
It may not earn us money, but let's get justice first.
If we leave Jo Ki Soo be, we can't do anything else.
As you said,
I'll give up on the 500,000 dollars.
- Hey. - Yes?
Clean this up, will you?
Gosh. I'm sorry.
We didn't expect the money to be used that way.
I'm sure you didn't.
If we investigate every single article funding service,
the issue could get pretty big.
We'll terminate the funding service immediately.
Are you sure about this?
We're not even a media company.
We're an IT company.
Let media companies publish news articles.
We don't have to be doing this.
Then again,
I guess it's a hassle for a portal to be concerned with journalism.
Exactly.
Okay.
Is this funny to you?
Close down the article funding service.
But it hasn't even been a year since we started it.
Just close it down.
Journalism is not our thing.
Just start an online shop with a similar theme...
and sell some stuff.
Me?
Do you expect me to do it?
No, that's not what I mean.
Anyway, close down the service within a month.
I can't stand it anymore.
They want it gone within the month.
- I'm sorry. - Why are you sorry?
You didn't do anything wrong.
We have to do as we're told.
What about the money we've collected so far?
You'll certainly get that.
We can help Du Shik with some of it,
and I'd at least get 100,000 dollars.
Wasn't I just cool?
Talking about 100,000 dollars so seriously?
Sam Soo, you've come a long way.
How sweet you are.
You're talking about money even at a time like this.
Don't you nag at me. Life is already difficult for me.
The person you've reached is not available now.
Is it a trend not to answer the phone?
Du Shik won't pick up.
He won't pick up. Are you trying to imitate someone?
(Attorney Park Tae Yong)
Hello, Producer Kim!
No?
Really?
Come on.
Producer, please help me out this once.
Come on!
Think of all the exclusive news I leaked to you!
I appreciate it, I do.
But you should've asked me earlier.
I'll pour my heart and soul into it.
Just give me five minutes.
I'll just reveal what I spent the donations on!
I won't talk about anything else.
Just trust me!
(Attorney Park Tae Yong)
I guess it's not easy to get on the 8 o'clock news.
They're going to consider it.
We have to.
Attorney Park,
it'll all work out.
Of course.
The Samjung case isn't the only case Jo Ki Soo has framed people on.
He framed Oh Jae Duk in Jeju as a Japanese spy,
as well as Korean-Japanese international students,
Jung Cheol, Jang Byung Heon, and Lim Sung Kyun...
for being Korean-Japanese spies.
He's a regular to forging cases.
Since all the proof is here,
let's work through them one by one.
Ms. Lee, do you still have Jo Ki Soo's past ruling...
that you brought here before your visit to Mr. Oh?
Yes, I have it on file.
You're a reporter who's always ready!
Please print it for me.
What do you need that for?
Yes, Producer Kim.
Thank you!
Let me just tell you,
I'll give free consultations to you for life.
Why don't we agree on that?
Thank you!
You can be on the news?
Of course.
I can do anything I put my mind to.
Just trust me.
I'm truly a workaholic.
Working gives me energy.
- You too, right? - Yes, sir.
I feel full without eating nowadays.
when I was in Africa,
I starved for four days for my country...
that doesn't have a single drop of natural oil.
Even then, I wasn't hungry.
- You're amazing. - Why was that?
Back then,
serving my country mattered more important than eating.
It was a passionate aspiration to make this country...
an oil-rich country!
What a passionate man you are.
Park Tae Yong is having a hard time, right?
I bet he's suffering right now...
because he didn't take care of the chicken feed.
Chicken feed is all it takes to bring a person down.
When swindlers go big, they get praised.
Of course, it comes with little consequences.
But that's nothing!
You know how I know? Because I've been there myself.
Yes, sir.
Goodness.
It's just 50,000 dollars!
How pathetic.
He just needs to take it.
Why did he have to split it up?
How stupid.
They're idiots!
Hey, Park!
You're struggling because you can't take care of 50,000 dollars?
My heart hurts for you.
You think 50,000 dollars is just chicken feed?
Sure, let's just say so.
Then is the prosecutors in Korea...
doing a search and seizure over the chicken feed?
We go anywhere with injustice and corruption.
And you should start saving.
180 dollars? Seriously?
You were the one who signed for the article funding.
Looks like Park Tae Yong will slip his way out,
and you won't be able to get much.
See? This is why you need to make good friends.
What?
I'm the only one who will be summoned by the prosecution?
Why? I thought they had nothing on you.
Is something wrong?
No, nothing at all.
We're finally meeting my father tomorrow.
I'm anxious.
All right.
Let's relax.
I have the documents.
That's all I can count on.
Jae Yun and Yi Yun,
Uncle will be on TV at 8pm today.
You have to watch it, okay?
- Of course! - Of course!
Don't get nervous.
I'll be fine.
Come on!
We're struggling too!
How could you just give out all the money?
I don't understand you.
Kids, you have to share with other people like Uncle, okay?
- Okay! - Okay!
Tell all of your friends too, okay?
- Okay! - Okay!
Will do.
I'll go to the bathhouse to wash up,
then head to your father's house.
What are you wearing? The suit Attorney Park gave you?
No!
Why not?
Never!
Something bad happens every time I wear a suit.
So you're just going to wear your regular pants with a jacket?
- Is that bad? - Do you have a death wish?
Just wear the suit that Attorney Park gave you!
- It suits you well. - I can't.
What's this?
You said that you're going to buy beef ribs as a gift.
I told my father about it,
but you don't have any money.
Right.
Beef ribs.
Then I'll use this today,
and once the article funding money comes in,
I'll treat you big time.
I've got 500,000 dollars in there, so what is this called?
Chicken feed.
Hey!
Dress up properly.
Attorney Park, you only have five minutes.
You can only explain where you used the money.
I trust you.
I'm the symbol of trust.
- Don't worry. - All right. Get ready.
Thanks.
(Jeju District Court, Verdict)
Honey, how do I look?
Don't I sparkle? I took a bath at the bathhouse.
Am I too close for you to see?
Don't I shine?
Act natural. Don't get nervous.
Fine.
But I'm so nervous.
It'll be fine.
Attorney Park helped me out because he knew I was struggling.
If I could, I'd love to pay him for making my life better.
What kind of a lawyer gives money to people to help them out?
Bribing people? That's nonsense.
After the trial, I was alone,
and Attorney Park came to me...
with fruit.
My son may have done something bad,
but Attorney Park didn't do anything wrong.
Hello, I'm Park Sam Soo.
Welcome. Did you just get here?
Thanks.
- We'll start five minutes later. - Okay.
(Verdict)
I made this with the plums that you sent me,
and it aged fine.
I made sure to send the best plums.
Thank you, sir.
Since when Jin Shil's mother died when she was in elementary school,
I've been a very dedicated father to her.
Yes, I've heard all about it.
How long have you two been living together?
Five years, sir.
I'm sorry for not coming to you earlier.
I raised her well,
so she was always the top of her class at school.
When were you ever at the top?
Well, sir...
Well...
Your article funding was the top of all article fundings.
It raised the biggest amount and received the most attention.
Yes, sir.
That was my first time.
I guess I became the top with my pen.
You know that I was a high school Korean teacher...
before I retired, right?
Hold on.
Here.
This is a poem book that I published back in the days.
I heard that you were quite the literature fanatic.
This is amazing.
I love your writing.
Really?
Thank you.
Even though you didn't get good grades at school,
as long as you do great in what you do, it's all fine.
Jin Shil, am I right or wrong?
You're right. Who cares if I was the top of my class?
Look at me. I live with a man who was the last in his class.
How can you say that?
Sorry, sir.
Do you like poetry?
- Yes, I do. - Any favorite poet?
What kind of poems are you into?
- My favorite is Baek Seo. - Baek Seo!
My favorite poem is "There Is a White Wall".
You know your poems!
Recite a line for me.
Sorry?
Well...
When the deities
created this world,
the deities made its most-beloved beings...
lead poor and lonely lives,
and made them...
always live with overflowing love and sorrows.
That's excellent!
Have a drink!
- Thank you! - I already like you.
- Thank you. - All right.
Here.
I'll pour you a glass.
We have Attorney Park Tae Yong at our studio today,
the man known for becoming a lawyer with a high school diploma,
and for helping those in need with their retrials.
He's been applauded for being funded by citizens to prove...
the innocence of a man unfairly ruled guilty for murder.
He's also gaining a lot of attention...
for possible misuse of the funds.
I did not bribe the real culprits to confess.
Chief Justice Jo Ki Soo, who was behind the misjudgment...
of the Samjung Trio case,
still hasn't apologized for any of his wrongdoings.
Why is he mentioning Chief Justice here?
The real culprits and the victims are the ones...
who bravely came forward for justice.
In all the funding donations from the public,
I believe that there is also a message of support.
Isn't that the lawyer who works with you?
- I felt that it was only right... - That's right.
Why is he doing that without telling me?
What an amazing man he is.
Making good friends is very important in life, okay?
Yes, sir.
We're dealing with the Osung Trucker Murderer Case right now,
and people have donated...
500,000 dollars in total for it as well.
Of the 500,000 dollars,
aside from the victim, Kim Du Shik's share,
I will donate...
all of the money...
to a lawyer organization that helps those in need.
All 500,000 dollars?
Did Reporter Park Sam Soo agree to this?
Yes.
Reporter Park suggested that we do this first.
And...
I'll receive ten percent...
of the compensations for the victim if we win.
I will also donate...
Oh, my.
all of the money.
No way.
Attorney Park and you are a dream team.
You two are incredible.
No, it's nothing like that.
They didn't take this. What a relief.
Yes. This is all I need.
Goodness.
Keep your head up.
Don't be too humble!
Why have you decided to donate all the donations and legal fees?
I've been applauded so much for helping those in need,
but I have also been misunderstood...
to be helping those in need to earn big money.
I figured that I won't be able...
to reach my two ultimate goals with such misunderstanding.
What are your two ultimate goals?
My first goal is to prove my clients innocent.
What's the other one?
The second one is to make...
Chief Justice Jo Ki Soo make an apology...
and take responsibility for what he has done.
That's not in the script, and it's inappropriate. Cut him off!
Chief Justice Jo doesn't have anything to do with...
the Osung Trucker Murderer case, does he?
Even though the verdict of...
the Samjung Trio case has been flipped in the retrial,
Chief Justice Jo hasn't apologized...
or taken responsibility for his misjudgment.
But that's no news.
I've brought some verdicts here.
Jung Cheol, Jang Byung Heon, Lim Sung Kyun, and Lee Hyang Jin...
were the victims who were framed as Japanese spies.
These verdicts have Jo Ki Soo's name and signature on them.
The verdicts of all of these cases were flipped in retrials.
What are you doing?
Cut him off already!
I see.
This isn't what we agreed to talk about.
Please wrap it up.
I just wanted to say this.
If public servants...
make a big mistake,
they bear consequences with punishments and suspensions.
You have to be kidding me.
Chief Justice Jo Ki Soo and legal professionals...
who are responsible for these misjudgments...
have never faced any consequences.
Please make it short as we're running out of time.
My colleague, Reporter Park Sam Soo, cries easily.
They say, those who know how to cry...
can soar higher in the sky without any bad intentions.
Those who have made mistakes,
but never apologize and be punished because of their authorities.
Darn it. Attorney Park!
I'll make them take responsibility at all costs!
Thank you.
What an incredible man you are.
Right.
Are you crying again?
I want to cry.
See? People who know literature have a soft heart.
You can tell what a person is like by looking at his friends.
Looking at Park Tae Yong,
I can tell what you're like.
A person who knows how to cry...
will go the farthest and highest.
That is a great saying.
Does Mr. Park Tae Yong write poetry as well?
Yes.
I think so.
What a great match.
This is a fantastic team.
Mr. Park. Chat with me first.
Mr. Park.
I'm about to be disciplined just as you said!
Well... That's right.
I'll give you legal consultations for free.
Come whenever you want.
- Bye. - Hey, you!
(YBS News)
Du Shik.
How much of the funding do you think you'll get?
There are the reporter, lawyer, and Captain Han, so...
- maybe 100,000 dollars... - Hey.
You're so frustrating.
Don't give me that garbage.
They got the sponsorship because of your story.
So you should get at least half.
Your cut should be 60 percent.
You'd better get 300,000 dollars...
before Park Tae Yong donates it all.
How else will you pay me back?
(Debt Repayment Agreement)
Put your fingerprint on it.
(Debt Repayment Agreement)
You're letting a murderer take care of the interior design?
Are you sure the tenants are okay with that?
Kim Du Shik was in prison for 10 years.
Oh, my. You didn't know that?
I'm sorry, but you can stop working now.
- What? - I'm really sorry.
If I fail to sell these apartments, I'll end up on the street.
(Creditor: Kim Bum Jae Debtor: Kim Du Shik)
Call everyone.
At this hour?
Call them together if I tell you to!
You work for the country! Time shouldn't matter!
I'll call them.
Yoon Suk, we're gathering in Seongbuk-dong.
What do you mean, "At this hour?"
Just do as you're told.
Darn it.
Sir.
Samjung, Jeju-do,
Osung, and now...
a Korean-Japanese.
I told you over and over to stop them.
Were there that many wrong decisions by our judges...
and sham investigations by our prosecutors?
Wrong decisions? Sham?
Please, sir.
We will work together from now on.
Work for the same goal,
and do not make any mistakes.
Brief them.
We cannot permit Park Tae Yong to disturb...
law and order anymore.
I'll oversee the assignment of judges of the Osung case.
Mr. Kim Byung Dae. Fix the problem you created...
with the Osung case.
Me?
I'm sorry this is the first thing right as I got commissioned,
but bury this.
- Sorry? - The prosecution is one.
If we flip this case over now,
what would that do to the senior prosecutors...
who were on the case three years ago?
You should've cleaned up the mess correctly back then.
Show us how well you clean this time around.
The article funding system Park Sam Soo is running...
I've already squashed it.
They'll shut down within the month.
Discuss with me on when we'll summon Park Tae Yong...
and Park Sam Soo for questioning.
Yes, sir.
Don't allocate budget for YBS and other stations
that portray Park Tae Yong in a positive light.
Yes, sir. I'll do that.
There's more.
More? Why do I have so much?
You must cooperate if you want to do a greater good.
Yes, sir. Of course.
Put a clear end to all talks...
of scouting Park Tae Yong to run for office.
That will be all.
You're dismissed.
You're dismissed!
Thanks for coming all the way.
Thanks for the beef ribs too.
- Thank you. Good night. - Good night.
We'll go now. Go back in.
Okay. Go on.
Bye.
This is no longer a superstition.
It's proved science.
- What's wrong? - Every time I wear a suit,
something bad happens.
Things were good today.
They were, right?
But Park Tae Yong ruined everything!
He socked it to me good.
Donating the funds? Wasn't that what you wanted?
What's wrong? You did a good deed.
You're all mad.
I have to tend to Du Shik.
(Creditor: Kim Bum Jae Debtor: Kim Du Shik)
(Best reporter Park Sam Soo)
Hey. Finish what you were doing.
(Best reporter Park Sam Soo)
The person you've reached isn't...
Park Tae Yong. Darn it.
Mr. Park.
Hello, Ms. Lee. Please.
You really did it this time.
I caused problems first, so I'll treat.
You're so blunt.
You're melting my heart.
(Partner Park Sam Soo)
The person you have reached...
Is it a trend not to answer the phone?
I can't go on like this.
You used my words verbatim on the news.
I guess you liked them.
A person who knows how to cry...
will go...
Can soar higher in the sky without any bad intentions.
That feeling and comfort...
How could I not like it?
I repeated it in my head at least 1,000 times.
You did a good job today.
I don't know. I dropped a bomb.
I don't know how it will end up.
Everything will go well.
You have me too.
Right.
I brought this for you.
(Hangover Cure)
- What is this? - You'll feel better...
if you eat this. Since you have to work tomorrow.
I guess I can drink then.
Also...
I brought a poetry book.
("Golden Corner")
I wrote down one of my favorite lines from it.
"I love the objects that are weak and resemble me..."
"or that I resemble."
Whenever I read that,
I'm reminded of you.
I think you're a person who lives that way.
I'm not sure.
You're not trying to help anyone. You just walk...
next to those who resemble you.
You're such a kind person.
(I love the objects that are weak and resemble me or that I resemble.)
Thank you.
This made my day.
(Payment Memorandum)
This is all I've been counting on.
But it's useless now!
This is enough!
What is this anyway?
Oh, my. Look what you've been up to.
We still have to go on that Barcelona trip...
and get a new apartment.
And I need to pay back my mom.
Have I ever nagged you about money?
I still have to make a living!
I have to live like a grown-up!
Mr. Park, please don't disappoint me.
If you do this, it means you work only for money.
It's not like that. I'm just...
Without hoping to be rewarded,
you commit yourself to what you believe is right.
That's what's the most attractive about you.
Of course, everyone loves money.
But we're still young. Isn't it too early to give up...
on acting cool?
If you have no money, at least act cool.
If you keep being not so cool, I'll kick you out.
My father loves you too.
You can do this, Park Sam Soo!
"I love the objects that are weak and resemble me..."
"or that I resemble."
My niece and nephew who resemble me...
I'll protect you guys by all means.
I'll protect those who are weak like you.
At supermarkets,
I'm always torn...
between getting expensive organic eggs...
and getting cheap, normal eggs.
What's the big deal, right?
But it's always so hard to decide.
I'm sure it wasn't easy for you to decide to give up...
on the fees you're entitled to.
- Sun Min. - You gave up on such big money.
It couldn't have been easy.
- I'm sorry. - Everyone admires you.
They think you're a saint.
Jae Yun and Yi Yun look up to you as well.
But to be honest with you, I didn't feel happy...
seeing you on TV.
If those innocent people win the retrial...
- It's Uncle! - It's Uncle!
I'll receive ten percent...
of the compensations.
I will also donate...
all of the money to society.
I hated myself for not being happy.
I blamed you too.
I felt happy to see that the kids got excited,
- but then, I felt sad. - Sun Min.
I thought, if I had greed for the money,
I couldn't continue to fight.
Why?
Why is it greed if you want to be rewarded for your work?
I'm a lawyer. I can make money whenever I want to.
Even without much money, we've been doing pretty well, right?
Our conscience and sympathy.
Wouldn't it be too sad if we lose those things too?
Why can we only have those things?
Why can't we have what other people value...
and what can be seen?
I'll show Yi Yun and Jae Yun...
that there are things that can't be seen but are valuable.
Everything will be fine.
We have to be good to the dead so that our family will be blessed!
They lived and died on a boat...
and never once got to ride in a nice car.
We should let them ride a flowery carriage at least once.
That way, you'll be able to ride a flowery palanquin later.
I'm going to ride a car!
A big, expensive one!
Our family survives on people dying.
Mass deaths are even better.
The more you live off of the tragedies of other people,
the more thoughtful you have to be!
If you were half as good to Mom as you are to dead people,
she'd be riding a flowery palanquin all her life.
Come in.
Hello, Mr. Tak.
Hello, Mr. Park.
You must have left Seoul early. Please have a seat.
May I have a look around your office first?
There's nothing to see, really.
I love the atmosphere.
That drawing really sets the mood.
Mr. Park.
Are you planning to renovate your office...
or move somewhere else anytime soon?
I'm barely managing to keep things as is.
I see. That's good.
Keep things as is will be advantageous.
I'm not sure if I follow.
Now, this is exactly your strength.
Kids these days call this "hip", I guess.
It's steaming hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter.
That's what I'm talking about.
This is exactly what all the hipsters pursue.
Poverty is a commodity too.
There are people who go crazy about poverty.
I see.
In my party,
I'm in charge of scouting new talent.
The important task of bringing in new blood.
That's my job.
For our country,
would you be interested in...
running as my party's candidate in the next general election?
No way. Me becoming an assemblyman? That's absurd.
Mr. Park, have you heard of the term, "socially disadvantaged"?
What's that?
It refers to those who hold a low status in society.
And you fit right into that category.
A high-school grad lawyer from a poor family...
is facing bankruptcy...
while fighting for powerless people.
Okay.
To be blunt, you have all the bad stuff.
Still, you're hanging in there.
That's what people these days go crazy about.
People like that stuff?
Once you make up your mind, my party will consider...
letting you run in one of the best constituencies.
Oh, my. I do love the vibe here.
(Law Office of Park Tae Yong)
You have a guest? I'm sorry.
Don't worry. I'm leaving now.
See you again.
Oh, is this gentleman the crybaby you talked about yesterday?
Mr. Park Sam Soo the Crybaby?
My goodness. I do love the vibe you're giving off!
Nice to meet you.
Sam Soo... Park Sam Soo...
He's Assemblyman Tak Jae Hyung from the opposition party.
He's in charge of scouting new talent.
You're not even trying to hide what you've been planning.
Is all that donation talk...
for your future election?
Reporter Park,
do you really think I'm that type of person?
Yes, I'm saying this because that's what I'm seeing.
Are you just being like this because I'm donating all the money?
You think I'm being like this because of the money?
Yes, I do.
See what can't be seen and listen to what can't be heard!
How can I see what can't be seen? Teach me how to do that.
You think I'm a shaman or something?
Since you can't see it yourself,
I'll show you.
Here.
Look.
Mr. Park, we have to think far.
When the trio gets declared innocent...
and gets compensated,
I'll give you a share.
Do I seem like the type that'll take all the money to myself?
We have to do this...
to do good for a long time.
- I'm doing this for you... - Does that excuse...
justify the fact that you didn't discuss with me earlier?
That's not what I meant.
You wanted me...
to tear this apart myself, right?
Do you feel better now?
You think you've done something amazing...
because you declared that you'd donate...
all of your legal fees and the money, right?
Yes, I want that money too.
I gave up what I wanted too!
- You know why? - Of course.
Because you can.
And that will make you look good.
Reporter Park!
Because you're a lawyer.
You're a lawyer with a license.
You can earn money whenever you decide to.
That's why you can give it up.
But what about me?
I put everything on this.
I have nothing more to give up.
I have nothing.
So, what about me? I'm old enough,
but have nothing...
and have to ask my mother for money.
- Don't cry. - Seriously!
Why are you saying that?
Don't come near me!
Stay away!
What's this?
Yes.
Tell me again.
Kim Du Shik!
Repeat it slowly!
Okay.
You won't regret it?
He's right here,
so tell him yourself.
Attorney Park,
I'd like to cancel the attorney appointment.
I'll take care of myself...
on my own.
Nice!
(Case Re-delegation Contract)
(Client Kim Du Shik)
Please stamp right here.
Are you happy now?
Is this what you wanted?
(Delayed Justice)
Something bad is happening.
Let's piece together a different puzzle.
I think there's someone else...
- behind all of it. - Who are you?
Korean prosecutors live like there's no tomorrow.
You're falling into a trap if you're hiring Attorney Kim Byung Dae.
The date for the retrial questioning is set.
Why are you staying still like an idiot?
Because no one listens to me.
Hey! You have me! You have us!