(This drama is based on real-life events.)
(Incidents, names, and places have been altered for the drama.)
Anyway, if you didn't show up by the end of today... Oh, man...
What? Then what?
If you didn't show up by today, I would've taken your legs and...
Seriously.
You think you can walk all over me just because I gave in a little?
What?
I meant to come earlier, but there was traffic.
And I had to finish what I was working on.
- I'm sorry. - Don't be.
Du Shik. Try it. It's super sweet.
A carrot?
I'm sorry I didn't know how sincere you were.
- Please forgive me. - What are you talking about?
I don't even know how sincere I am,
so how would you know?
Can you read minds or something? See through my heart?
Are you a psychic?
I know that I'm in no place to ask,
but could you please take my case back?
Please.
Thank you...
for coming back.
I'll show you what a real lawyer is.
This is beautiful!
How heartwarming!
What is Yoo Kyung doing, missing out on this moment?
I'll take a photo of this.
Look here. Here we go.
Nice.
I need a selfie too.
What? A selfie?
You're the one that loves selfies.
Look here.
(Reporter Park Sam Soo)
As it should've been!
(Law Office of Hwang Min Kyung)
Nice. What a great sight.
(Law Office of Hwang Min Kyung)
But there's an ugly sight too.
I wondered why Judge Choi Dong Suk was rushing the trial...
It wasn't assigned randomly?
He was assigned the Osung case?
Yes.
There's no limit to how low they'll go.
Now, do you realize what happened while you were selling baby food?
Those scumbags. What's wrong with them?
They looked into our accounts.
They get him a lawyer from the biggest law firm.
They broke the rule that cases must be assigned randomly...
and assigned the judge as they pleased.
That's despicable.
Darn it. I was gone only briefly and look at the mess.
You should've told me sooner.
I would've run right back.
You kept running away.
Fine, let's say it's my fault.
Since you and Yoo Kyung each started a fire...
Would you not like to apologize to Mr. Oh Jae Duk?
I'll show you something different from now on.
This is the real beginning.
It's Park Sam Soo's turn.
I'll take care of Jo Ki Soo right away.
This is the first time I feel encouraged because of you.
Yes! Let's get him! Let's go!
We can't go. We're almost there.
- Your place is right there. - Okay.
I'm curious. How did you persuade Du Shik?
It wasn't me. He came on his own. You saw that.
I knew you'd pull it off.
Whatever.
I baited him with mackerel.
- What kind of mackerel? - Gosh.
You don't even know what you did, do you?
Anyway, now that he's back,
I'll take responsibility for real this time.
I have faith in you.
Thank you for coming back to me.
Thanks.
I've really missed you.
I love you!
Shouldn't you show some sort of reaction? You cold man.
Fine. I'll do this.
I found this on the way here.
Bye.
What's going on?
Did you pee in the street?
What? Pee in the street?
What are you talking about?
Why are you shaking your hands and rubbing them on your clothes?
Because I did something I shouldn't have.
Something that just isn't me.
- Come here. - Seriously.
What? You want to smell me?
Here.
My gosh.
What's wrong with you?
Remember you told me a really long time ago...
- What? - That when you were eight,
you grabbed the doorknob of the room at the end of the hall...
but you were too scared to open the door.
That your mom became a murderer because of that.
Well...
The Park Sam Soo that you are now was probably made in that moment.
You looked back and questioned if it was your fault.
Maybe it's because of that guilt,
but you use this hand to write...
to open people's hearts.
I don't open anything.
You look the best when you write with this hand.
Use your hand the way that looks the best.
I'm glad you're back.
I've missed you.
How many times did they sucker punch us?
They let the real killer go during the investigation.
Speedy retrial. Judge Heo Jae Young.
Osung Police press conference.
Lee Jae Sung on the news.
They snatched Du Shik, and the judge assignment...
Do you get it now?
They want to take it all the way.
We should give them a good fight.
We'll give them what they want.
I wanted an apology from Jo Ki Soo.
We've raised our goal.
To what?
Let's make Chief Justice Jo Ki Soo...
stand trial in a court of law.
My heart is racing...
and feels full already.
If he broke the law, he should be judged too.
Was it necessary to delay the trial?
I didn't have enough time to review the entire case file.
If you're stupid, at least have common sense.
What do you mean?
I told you that the Chief Justice is very interested in this case!
That is why I need to be more thoroughly ready.
If I'm sloppy, it would be a disgrace to him.
The whole world is watching.
Your brain should be faster than your legs.
And common sense must trump all if you want to succeed.
Particularly for judges.
(Chief Judge Kim Hyun Woo)
The Chief Justice is watching.
Proceed wisely today.
With common sense!
Don't worry, sir.
(Chief Judge Kim Hyun Woo)
(Control Measures for Judge Choi Dong Suk)
Hey. Drop the investigation into Jo Ki Soo's past wrong decisions.
Let's use that later.
And stop him from interfering with the trial first, right?
Nice. You're quick.
Where is the enemy's vital point which we must stab?
That person from back then whom you met.
The real killer, Lee Jae Sung?
The real face of murderer Lee Jae Sung, whom we had trusted.
This is the best time.
We're both jobless and lost the funding.
How will we report it?
Gosh.
You know my writing skills.
If I write it, others will line up to publish it.
The murderer whom the prosecutors let go free.
Do you know the model civil servant Lee Jae Sung?
I'll go with this.
I'll go with this. The fake murderer that the judges created.
Kim Du Shik.
That's what I'm writing.
The 2 17-year-olds whose fates were switched.
What an awesome concept.
We must move the public...
to affect Jo Ki Soo.
I'll meet Lee Jae Sung again.
I like your courage.
Aren't you scared?
"If you're scared, just drop dead." You know the saying.
See you later.
I know. I heard it often.
Great job.
- Good luck. - Thank you.
Mr. Park. Good luck.
Yes.
- Gosh. - Let's do our best.
Yes, let's.
Du Shik.
I'm sorry, Captain. I was wrong.
It's fine.
Did something happen?
Forget the past.
Thank you so very much.
It's my pleasure.
- Good luck. - Thank you.
Du Shik.
- You did good. - Gosh.
- Let's do our best. - Yes, ma'am.
Okay.
Thank you, sir.
What... What's going on here?
What else? It's as you see it.
But... That's not right.
Yes, it is right.
Calm down and sit.
This is your seat.
Look who's here. Deputy chief prosecutor.
This is your seat.
But...
What do you think you're doing?
Did you actually read the case file this time?
Mr. Kim Byung Dae. I've revoked my power of attorney.
What... What do you...
How could you...
Darn it. This isn't good.
Didn't you even check the site for the case?
The Revocation of Power of Attorney was submitted yesterday.
All rise.
(Defendant)
But...
He suddenly changed lawyers yesterday.
He changed lawyers yesterday?
Please leave.
Darn it.
I told you to sit here, didn't I?
I warmed your seat for you. Please sit.
As informed at our last session,
today, evidence and witnesses will be selected.
As agreed by the prosecution and counsel,
the 2002 and 2005 investigation records...
of the Osung Police Station and the Provincial Police Agency,
defendant Kim Du Shik's trial records,
as well as the recently found knife...
and the NFS's analysis of it are selected as evidence.
Now, witnesses...
Article 5, Section 420 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
A new piece of evidence pointing to the defendant's innocence...
has been found,
and a retrial has been granted by the court.
The knife with the bent tip...
seems to have been used by Lee Jae Sung.
I would ask the court to select him as a witness.
An Young Kwon, Chief of Osung Police Station,
chief investigator Bae Seung Geun,
and former captain Han Sang Man, who investigated Lee Jae Sung.
I would ask the three of them to be summoned as well.
Prosecution, do you want anyone to be summoned as witnesses?
We agree with the counsel.
Then the witnesses will be questioned next Tuesday at 2pm.
Mr. Kim, couldn't you have told me beforehand?
I hope you'll come watch our next trial too.
You have to report to someone anyway, right?
What do you take me for, a thug's minion?
Come on. Let's retreat for now.
We'll get our act together and crush them next time.
- Let go. - What?
How dare a thug touch me!
Just because we ate together once, do you think we're family now?
I thought we were in the same boat.
Hey! The boat just capsized.
Can't you see?
Then what about the fee that you promised me?
It was a verbal promise. It doesn't mean anything.
Sue me!
Gosh.
Du Shik, did you see that?
How ridiculous.
What happened?
The lawyer got changed?
It happened before I could do anything.
My gosh.
I've never experienced this before.
I'm speechless.
I got...
fired.
Chief!
I've already heard, so don't make a fuss.
All the judges and prosecutors got away.
You and I are the only ones being summoned as witnesses.
The police need to find a way out too.
Meet with Lee Jae Sung first.
Yes, sir.
Welcome.
You're providing us with an office?
Thanks to you, my biggest regret will be dissolved soon.
This is the least I can do for you.
You really landed them a blow today.
With the knife as evidence, the trial will be a breeze, right?
Well... The thing is,
there were no fingerprints found on the knife.
You don't have to worry.
The knife is what granted us a retrial.
I doubt that they would dare to tamper with it.
That's right. We'll definitely win.
- Of course. Please, take a seat. - Thank you.
Let's go through the records before we have a discussion.
Sure, let's do that.
You got fired?
Fired?
What happened?
I'm sorry.
It was completely unexpected.
I've fired my employees from my company before,
but I've never been fired myself.
So what did you do to get fired?
Mr. Mayor. You're out of line.
Why are you taking it out on me?
It all started from the judges' misjudgments.
Blame Chief Justice Jo.
Judges are only human. They're not perfect.
They make mistakes.
Mistakes? Then they made some serious mistakes.
All three trials resulted in wrong judgments.
Imagine this happened at a company.
Everyone involved would have been fired immediately.
And there would be no retrial or anything.
Even though judges are the country's brightest people,
when ignorant prosecutors and cops botch up investigations,
it's impossible for them to filter them out completely.
Chief Justice, did you just say, "ignorant"? You're out of line.
The court is the last bastion of human rights.
Even if we made a mistake,
the judges should have stopped it like goalies.
Like goalies. Well said!
To protect the judges who made the wrong judgments,
I had to become a goalie myself...
and cover up the case.
You're running for presidency.
You're the Chief Justice. And you're a lawyer at a major law firm.
Instead of discussing the fate of the country,
you're chatting about goalies?
None of us are from the legislature. We're out of balance.
What about me? I'm here too!
I'm going crazy figuring out who to recommend for the election...
I mean, do you have any idea how stressed I am?
Do you?
We'll persuade the criminal through the police.
Please calm down.
What are the cards we have left?
We can get the court under control...
and win Park Tae Yong over to our side.
Even if we get the court under control,
what if the criminal tells the truth like in the Samjung case?
The future of the country depends on a murderer.
Keep the court under close control.
I'll win Park Tae Yong over to our side.
Yes, sir.
What is it?
Why do you sound so depressed? Did you get chewed out by someone?
Oh, my.
I have no choice.
Let this unemployed man buy you a drink to cheer you up.
You're enjoying this, aren't you?
Fine, I'll let an unemployed man buy me a drink.
Sweetheart, be careful.
Sweetie.
I caught you.
Really?
Oh, no. Are you okay?
Be careful.
Sweetie, let me see your face.
You look fine. That's a relief.
- Are you okay? - Yes.
Sweetie, go to Mommy. Stand up. 1, 2, 3.
What brings you here?
A loving dad and husband.
A civil servant praised by the citizens.
A murderer who stabbed a trucker 17 times.
Who are you, really?
- Gosh. - Your bank account had no money.
Are you sure you can afford this place?
My goodness.
Why did you have to check my account when I had 180 dollars?
What do you mean?
Park Tae Yong has minus 98,000 dollars.
Park Sam Soo has 180 dollars.
(Balance: 180 dollars)
These annoying bums.
Even my bank balance sounds like a swear word.
I was surprised myself.
Why are you buying me a drink anyway?
Don't you feel uncomfortable seeing me?
Tomorrow's enemy can be your friend tomorrow,
and maybe even your lover the day after tomorrow.
Let's not be so cold to each other.
You're right.
We're all tangled up together...
and supposed to help each other. That's how the world works.
That's not how the world works. That's how Korea works.
It's only this country.
My gosh. What's your point?
Why did you want to see me?
I want a lecture from you on Korean history.
The long and shady history...
of the corruption among the higher-ups.
What you see now is who I am.
- Give me all the money you have. - What is this?
Honey!
You'll be standing before the court as a witness soon.
If you go back to being 17 years old alone,
what about your family that's left behind?
Where should I begin...
so even the S University graduate, Park Sam Soo, could understand?
Attorney Kim Byung Dae joins in,
gets involved in the case.
Is Jo Ki Soo at the top of all this?
Anyone can take guesses,
but only a few can prove.
You're not denying it,
meaning I should, indeed, go and prove it.
How much will you be able to find out, I wonder?
Aren't you all embarrassed?
Why are you all fretting over a small town murder case?
I told you earlier.
Everyone is connected to one another.
Then it'd be incredible to crack down at the heart...
of all this big mess!
You're surely the best at that.
But...
you think those higher-ups will let you just be?
- I'm not going down alone. - You'll be punished alone.
The statute of limitations has run out on everything...
except for the murder case.
- If you get arrested alone... - What about my family?
Why would I leave my family?
You know who else had a family? Lee Min Hyung the truck driver.
On his autopsy report,
it states that they found digested noodles in his stomach.
That was from the udon he had for lunch that day,
and he starved until late at night when he died.
I'm so hungry.
What?
It's raining. Where are you going?
You killed a man who was...
just trying to feed his wife and child.
No.
- I didn't do it. - No!
You did it. You killed him.
It was an accident.
It was an accident for me too!
At least you have time to explain yourself...
and can come back to your family after.
Compared to the man who died for nothing...
and the man who was framed for it,
don't you think you're lucky?
Sam Soo, you can keep digging, but you won't find anything.
They're like the stars in the sky. They're eternal.
Have you been writing poems lately?
What a poetic expression.
The Big Dipper has 7 stars. Has it ever been less than 7?
Maybe in another world.
But the world doesn't change.
It's always the same guys shining in the sky.
- So what? - So what, you idiot?
I want to be one of the stars in the night sky.
Seems like I'll need to put a dent in that big night sky.
I can pull the stars down like they're shooting stars.
That's all that you incapable people can ever dream of.
Shooting stars disappear fast.
Some people make wishes...
to those things that disappear in seconds!
That courage!
I like that.
So what?
I'm not going to work for you.
I'll get going now.
Sam Soo,
seems like there'll come a time when we'll work together.
- What? - Here's a quiz for you.
There's a big star above Jo Ki Soo's head.
- Guess who? - Mayor Kang Chul Woo?
No?
Based on his past, he's like the Milky Way.
There's someone even bigger?
Who could it be?
Could I have the bill, please?
Mr. Lee Jae Sung!
The police, the prosecution, and the court...
will place blame on you entirely.
Your wife and daughters will be less heartbroken...
if you tell them now.
Lee Jae Sung is talking with a reporter.
Seems like we're all going down.
I'm getting scared now.
Hey, pull it together!
Feel free to feel nervous and guilty,
but once that gets to others,
it's the end, okay?
Yes, sir.
If Jo Ki Soo is controlling the whole court,
nothing we do will work.
If nothing works, we have to find something that'll work.
Why were there no fingerprints on the knife?
Do you think the NFS could've erased it themselves?
Come on.
There's no medication for conspiracy theorists.
A Master's Degree from Harvard, graduated second in class,
the ace among the judges.
People said Choi Dong Suk would become Chief Justice for sure.
Judges, judges.
I heard that he runs every day.
Yes, every morning, rain or shine,
he apparently runs around the Osung Public Field.
Don't you cause any trouble!
They're the ones causing trouble.
We'll attack with good talent and sincerity.
Yes, let's.
(Evidence found on site)
Do you remember anything from when you stabbed the driver?
I was going crazy with the stabbing,
and I think the knife hit a bone because it made a cracking sound.
The blood's DNA information matches Lee Min Hyung's.
No fingerprint has been found on the knife.
Isn't it a simple case?
Was a fingerprint found on the bent knife?
(Judge Choi Dong Suk)
It's so cold.
Hello.
I guess you work out here.
You can wipe your sweat off.
It must be refreshing...
to run so early in the morning.
I'll get going.
You're leaving already?
Attorney Park, I didn't think you were the type.
What did I do?
Don't you know that the attorney on the case...
can't approach the judge like this?
You took the retrial case on because you were pressured, right?
Don't you know that judges can't do that?
Who do you think I am?
How can you just assume so?
You did go against the rule of random assignment.
Things can change under certain circumstances.
Does any of this prove that I took the case on out of pressure?
Please make your call, but with a conscience and the law.
You think you can just condemn all judges...
just because you've flipped a couple cases,
but we're human, too,
so we make mistakes.
The homeless person in Suwon,
the Samjung trio,
and Kim Du Shik...
all only ever got elementary school education.
Some of them have disabilities.
And they're all poor.
So what?
Why do judges only ever make mistakes...
when it's people who are powerless, uneducated, and poor?
Just by the law.
Please just go by the law.
("The Murderer Whom the Prosecutors and Police Let Go Free.")
("Do You Know the Model Civil Servant Lee Jae Sung?")
Yoo Kyung, this is a great article.
This is good enough for media companies to line up for.
Just wait and see.
Reporter Park,
we don't want this.
Don't you have any footage of CEOs going on a power trip,
hitting and mistreating their employees?
Jin Ho, I really look up to you. Why do you have to be like that?
Are you being pressured by someone else?
Who do you think we are?
Fine. I'll talk to the executives.
(Managing Editor Yang Jin Ho)
(Head Prosecutor Jang Yoon Suk)
Mr. Yang! It's been a while.
I knew Sam Soo would do that.
Let's meet by the court.
Chief Justice Jo Ki Soo, the prosecution,
and Mayor Kang Chul Woo. All of them are mentioned.
He must've sent it to other companies too.
I've contacted other news agencies as well.
I'll make sure to get you some public advertisements.
We aren't reporting these to you for some advertisements,
but I won't say no if you offer.
It's not like we're new to this.
("The Fake Murderer that the Prosecution Created")
"The Fake Murderer that the Prosecution Created."
If an article like this becomes published,
imagine what the prosecution will become.
We can't control jobless reporters.
He must be nervous...
to want to meet us both before the trial.
He was also a prosecutor, so he's probably skeptical of judges.
Let's head in.
Sorry for making you come here in your busy days.
It's fine. The city hall is fine without me.
If by chance, this retrial sways in their favor again,
we won't have an option but to get Park Tae Yong with us.
Prosecutor Jang, what do you think of Jongno,
where Mayor has strong support?
Reporters Park Sam Soo and Lee Yoo Kyung have...
written these articles.
I don't know if it's because they're too well-mannered...
or because they don't know,
but they're a little frustrating.
Let's decide on the nomination for Jongno...
for the general election with patience. We have time.
Sure.
Let's head to my study.
The trial is the trial, but we need to do our work.
Yes. It's right there.
87 million dollars in possession?
That's not as much as I thought it'd be.
I just took care of the little things...
like houses, properties, and stocks.
You know what'll happen if you get busted...
for lying about your wealth to the opposition and the press.
As I've written in the back,
I've actually...
hid some funds in the school foundation.
How is the operation of the schools going?
It's a piece of cake.
The wages and maintenance funds...
for elementary and middle schools are provided by the government,
and the best part is the universities.
We get tuition money,
yet we still get...
10, 20 million dollars from the government.
My money is mine,
and I can get tax money in my pocket too.
My heart beats fast when I think about schools.
I love them so much that I want to attend one!
You like schools that much?
That's not all. To maintain a school,
we need maintenance money for the next year,
as well as manpower and equipment,
and it's a lot.
The contracted company that exclusively provides...
the manpower and equipment for our foundation is...
also mine.
I wandered around Africa for nothing...
when I can earn money so easily by taking tax money!
All that hard work for nothing!
That's not all.
The public applauds me for my dedication to education,
the government gives me tax cuts,
I get to hire teachers, professors, and professionals,
and people compete to get temp jobs from me.
Your daughter is also the Head of a Law Department too!
Of course, I put her there myself.
She's very capable, though.
Seungwoon Middle School, Seungwoon Technical High School,
and Seungwoon University.
You run all three?
Yes, it's nothing big.
Take care of the schools.
The road to the presidency should be as clean as can be.
He's going too far!
Is it his age? What's wrong with him?
You have to be careful of news reporters nowadays.
Did something bad happen?
He wants me to give up my school director positions!
He's just trying to take my things with no struggles!
That's what he's asking for?
I came a long way from being at the bottom to here!
Have they fought thieves in Africa?
Has anyone run around the desert in search of oil?
He's trying to take my hard work for nothing!
What have they ever done other than to study?
Such thieves they are!
Let's head to the school.
- Tell Chae Eun to come. - Yes, sir.
I bought a machine from Africa for 2,000 dollars...
and worked bare fields...
to build all of these.
If you refuse Mr. Kim's order,
wouldn't we become disposable to him?
Yoon Suk!
The presidency lasts five years,
and even a diamond mine is...
bound to run of diamonds.
But as long as children are born,
schools last forever.
The future of these schools...
lay in Chae Eun and your hands.
They're for my descendants.
I don't think it'll be a good idea for you...
to communicate in written texts or emails with Mr. Kim.
Once you become the president, we might need to discard him,
and if he has something on you, he can continue to control you.
I gave him a list of all my wealth...
and whatever else today!
I'll look for the right time to retrieve them.
Your son-in-law is Korea's prosecutor!
Thanks.
You should have something too.
Nobody is friends forever in this industry.
Family is merely a tie.
Father-in-law? That's basically a stranger, no?
You're not blood-related.
Hold onto him tight,
and when the time comes, expose him.
Just look at that.
That's all my hard work.
Attorney Park, I heard that you were looking for me.
I've thought about what you've said...
over and over again the last time we were here.
Attorney Park!
I'm not done talking.
Just please, let me speak!
Because not a single jerk will listen to what I say!
I'm here and so is Attorney Hwang,
so tell us anything you want to.
Can I pull it off?
Yes, you can.
Question your witness.
Immediately after the incident, Kim Du Shik...
gave you this fake sketch and fled, correct?
Yes. He gave a statement that he was the killer...
and fled because he was afraid...
he'd get caught.
You went to Paradise Motel with Kim Du Shik, did you not?
I don't remember.
(Defendant)
When I arrived at Osung Station,
you grabbed me...
by the back of my neck...
and yanked at my pants.
And you dragged me like that to the motel.
You said I smelled,
and said I should take a bath.
I don't know.
I don't remember.
When the search warrant was issued in 2005,
did you go to Lee Jae Sung's house?
I did not.
Do you remember going to Paradise Motel...
with me?
I do not.
What about...
hitting me on my legs and all over with a metal ruler?
I do not.
What about...
hitting my head with a phone book and throwing it at me?
I don't recall.
- You killed him, right? - I didn't.
Darn it.
Oh, I saw a mop outside the door. Go get it.
What do you need it for?
Gosh.
Why are you so slow?
- I'm sorry. - Good, that's my boy.
Good that you admitted what you did.
We don't have to do this anymore. Good job.
No, I didn't do it.
Get on the floor.
How about breaking a broomstick and hitting me with it?
Do you not remember that either?
I do not recall.
I...
I remember everything because I was hit...
Do you know how terrified I was back then?
Why can't you remember any of it?
Do you have evidence?
Then...
do you still think I'm a killer?
Yes.
Don't you...
feel sorry to me at all?
I do not.
You tortured me!
I lived as a murderer for over 10 years because of you!
But you're not sorry?
Why are you not sorry?
Why? Why don't you feel bad at all?
Why?
Du Shik.
Sit down.
Du Shik.
Why did you investigate Lee Jae Sung...
even after it caused you to be demoted?
My heart broke for Kim Du Shik, who was framed for murder...
at only age 17.
Why were you convinced that Lee Jae Sung was the killer?
Lee Jae Sung's confession...
and the state of the truck driver's dead body were consistent.
Lee Jae Sung said he heard a snap...
when he stabbed the truck driver,
and...
the autopsy showed a broken rib in the spot he described.
If you look at the case file,
Lee Jae Sung wrote in his own handwriting...
that he admitted everything and apologized to the victim.
So how was he released?
The prosecutor on the case ordered that he be released.
The prosecutors released him.
Where did Lee Jae Sung state he hid the knife with the bent tip?
He said he hid it under a planter in his yard.
And where did you find the knife?
In the wall of a house two doors down from him.
It differs from his confession.
- Yes. - There were no prints,
and it wasn't under a planter.
How did you know the knife was inside of the wall?
That's...
Please answer the question.
Why do you trust me?
I'm asking you a question!
I really wish I could hate you...
and distrust you.
Then I could let go...
and feel free.
Perhaps when you investigated Lee Jae Sung in 2005,
you hid it for a different purpose.
Captain. Why won't you tell them?
Why won't you tell them that my husband hid it?
I will have you removed if you make a scene.
The late officer Bong Joon Seok of Osung Police...
said he hid it.
He told me so in a suicide letter.
They went to Lee Jae Sung's house...
before the search warrant was issued.
He found the knife and hid it.
It's all written here...
in this suicide letter.
Next Tuesday,
we will question Lee Jae Sung and the defendant.
Okay, so I'm walking, and the perp appears.
I don't hesitate for a moment and approach him.
I look him dead in the eye and say this one thing.
"Hey. I'm Han Sang Man."
I see.
Then the perp cowers and holds up his hands.
Then I casually walk over, and...
I see. So that's it?
You don't fight, use martial arts, or any special moves?
You fight with your eyes.
Your aura, energy. With things like that.
Who bothers with fistfights and flips and things like that now?
That's really lame.
My gosh.
But...
your eyes are too kind,
so it may not work. So don't use it for the time being.
Kim Du Shik questioning the witnesses himself...
That was divine.
I almost cried.
There was a beautiful void in today's defense.
There are times...
when it's better for the person to speak for himself.
Yes, sir. I'll relay the message.
Do you only work with your mouth?
He said he understood, but that's how he runs the trial?
(Control Measures for Judge Choi Dong Suk)
I was speaking with Chief Justice Jo.
If you finish this trial well,
he'll make you a department head at the National Court Administration.
Even I have never been a department head there.
It's a necessary step to get into the Supreme Court.
(Chief Judge Kim Hyun Woo)
Yes, sir.
I understand. Thank you.
If you understand, act accordingly, will you?
Since this is a difficult trial,
Chief Justice specifically asked you to take care of it.
Is it so hard to understand his intention?
Listen. Lee Jae Sung's investigation records...
mention the knife with the bent tip, but it still ended up this way.
We can't be sure we'll win.
We can't.
As long as Jo Ki Soo has the court under his thumb,
it's not going to be easy.
That's right.
Still, Lee Jae Sung is being swayed.
The article will be out soon too.
The article was supposed to come out when the trial begins.
Can you be quiet for a moment, please?
- Is it true? - Please say something!
How much did you embezzle?
Is Yang Jin Ho out of his mind? Why isn't he picking up?
Mr. Park, please be quiet for a moment.
- Can you say something? - Please answer my question!
- Do you admit it? - How much did you embezzle?
Please say something!
(Civil Servant Accused of Embezzling Welfare Budget)
What's going on?
Why is he...
(Civil Servant Accused of Embezzling Welfare Budget)
- Do you admit to the charges? - Say something!
Mr. Lee Jae Sung...
Gosh, even I'm confused now.
Mr. Lee Yong Seon.
Have a look at this.
"The murderer whom the prosecutors and police let go free."
(Do you know the model civil servant Lee Jae Sung?)
You did an interview with a reporter? Are you crazy?
Do you want to go to prison as a murderer...
or be put on probation for embezzlement?
Choose one.
Look. We're not doing this for ourselves.
You want to protect your family, don't you?
If I admit to embezzlement,
can you guarantee my safety?
(Head Prosecutor Jang Yoon Suk)
Sam Soo, didn't I tell you to stop digging?
Hey.
I said that for your own good.
Gosh. Darn it.
I made a wrong move.
Jang Yoon Suk stopped the article from being published.
That leaves us only one option.
Let's publish it ourselves.
Let's start a lousy website or post it on a blog.
How many people do you think it'll reach?
Didn't you say good articles always get noticed?
My goodness.
You're only dragging me down when you should be cheering me up.
Yang Jin Ho slaps me in the face...
and Lee Yoo Kyung kicks me in the stomach.
Boy, am I lucky!
- Hey. - Hello?
- Oh, hi. - Can you come over?
I'm sleep-deprived as it is.
You want me to come all the way to Suwon at this hour?
We didn't start this fight because we had power and money.
We were just brave enough to charge forward.
It's almost over. Let's hang in there.
Will this end if my body breaks into pieces?
Give the car keys to Yoo Kyung. We need to be somewhere urgently.
Let's keep calm and continue doing what we can do.
Thanks.
Drive safe.
You would never embezzle money.
Sometimes, I'm not sure...
who you are.
Especially lately.
("Jeonbuk's Selfless Volunteer Hero")
I don't know if he's faking it or if he really changed,
but Lee Jae Sung is a really kind and hardworking man.
Is what we saw on the news true?
Even his neighbors only have good things to say about him.
You asked me to come here at this hour...
just to start a website?
"Just to start a website"?
We're carrying out the historical task of bringing down Jo Ki Soo!
- Jo Ki Soo? - We don't have much time.
We need to pressure the criminal before the trial.
Okay.
For now, I'll keep things simple...
and make a webpage for you.
Let me see the article. I want to know what it's about.
"The murderer whom the prosecutors let go free."
I like the title.
Wait.
Okay! Come have a look, you two.
- Is it done? - Yes.
Good job!
- Ta-da. - Oh, my.
When will it go live?
- Right now. - Right now?
- Yes, right now. - Right now?
- Right this instant! - All right!
("Two 17-year-old Boys Switch Places,")
("So Who Stabbed the Trucker?")
Park Sam Soo, that moron.
Does he think he can reach the stars if he keeps digging?
My goodness.
("Two 17-year-old Boys Switch Places,")
("So Who Stabbed the Trucker?")
Sir, do you know Mr. Lee Yong Seon, by any chance?
I heard that he helps out a lot in this neighborhood.
He does. He often pushes our carts.
He helps everyone in need around here.
He even bought me this wheelchair.
- He sounds like a nice man. - He is.
Where does Mr. Lee live?
- Mr. Lee? Go straight and... - Okay.
Does Mr. Lee help you out a lot?
He sure does. I don't know what we'd do without him.
He's such a kind man.
- Thank you. - No problem.
(Court)
Witness Lee Yong Seon, formerly Lee Jae Sung.
Defendant Kim Du Shik. Let us begin the questioning.
(Witness)
Witness, did you harm a person back in 2002?
No, I didn't.
In 2005, did you confess to Detective Han Sang Man...
that you murdered a person?
Detective Han was...
trying to pin the 2002 case on me.
He forced me to confess.
(Counsel, Defendant)
You work as a social welfare officer...
and have won an award for your volunteer work, correct?
Yes, that's correct.
You've recently been investigated at the Osung Police Station...
embezzlement charges, correct?
Yes, that's right.
It was announced that you admitted to the charges.
Is that true?
Yes. I'm regretting what I've done.
How much did you embezzle?
I don't remember.
It's been only a few days, but you don't remember?
And you still regret what you've done?
Yes.
This is a picture from the Volunteer Awards Ceremony.
Do you remember Ms. Kim, Mr. Lee,
and the handicapped Mr. Han in the picture, right?
Yes.
Are you aware that they submitted a petition...
saying that you're a nice man?
That you'd never embezzle money.
Why do you donate 10 percent of your salary to the orphanage?
I wanted to do something for the orphans.
Do you remember this man?
Yes. When he left the orphanage,
I helped him rent an apartment.
I met with him a few days ago.
He told me that his dream was to become a great man like you.
Did you write this?
Yes.
"I'm sorry to the deceased and his family."
"To the man in prison in my place too."
"I will pay for my crime now."
The more I investigated and learned about you,
I saw that you were a good person.
Not a single person criticized you.
Except for...
September 10, 2002.
That rainy night.
That moment.
Except for that moment, you seem to have been a very good person.
You can't lie either.
Your Honor.
He is speaking about his emotions instead of questioning the witness.
Yes, Your Honor.
I'll ask my final question.
Is the person...
who murdered the truck driver here in this courtroom today?
Yes.
Who is it?
(Witness Stand)
Him.
(Delayed Justice)
Your Honor, can you stand proudly before the Constitution?
The back-dealings in the court... Can you handle what you said?
You're being reckless.
Can you prove it?
If you can't stop the scandal about the back-dealings,
we'll get rid of Chief Justice Jo.
What back-dealings?
Proceed as planned.
We finally got the sign.
I warned you to stay down.
I can see the summit now.
How can I not go up?