(Episode 32)
- Hello, sir. - We meet again, Professor Kim.
What are you two doing? Are you dating?
No, sir.
Could you spare me some time as a witness?
- What if I refuse? - That's your decision,
but since your friend cooperated,
you might find yourself in a pickle.
Ask your questions quickly.
What did you do on January 24?
I don't remember.
How could I remember that?
I even forget what I did the day before.
I'm sure. It is hard to remember things, isn't it?
Right.
To jog your memory,
- I retraced your steps. - Okay.
According to the statement of the employee at Culture Fitness,
she said that she called you a taxi.
I also confirmed it with your card statement.
Why did you go to Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province?
This is fun.
What am I doing here?
Why did you bring me here?
Mr. Oh, who is your friend,
said that he went there because Kim Byung Gi blackmailed him.
The detective, who suspected Kim Byung Gi to be missing,
already obtained the surveillance footage which shows...
that the taxi you were in...
and the car Kim Byung Gi took...
passed the same route around the same time.
Did you meet Kim Byung Gi after that day, January 24?
More importantly, that day,
I got a statement that says that you borrowed...
Mr. Oh Tae Suk's rifle.
Seriously? Hey.
Aren't I here as a witness?
If not,
call my attorney, you pig.
("Progress Report on Roman Numeral Serial Murders")
"Progress Report on Roman Numeral Serial Murders".
My gosh, what a shame.
I was a fan of Choi Ja Hye.
But why is her law firm called Demeter?
What does Demeter mean?
Haven't you read Greek and Roman myths?
No, I haven't. What will you do?
It's a goddess.
It's a goddess who takes revenge for her abducted daughter.
Is that so?
Look at him. It seems like he didn't know either.
- Is that the goddess, Demeter? - Yes.
Where else do you have drawings of her?
There is another one in the conference room.
And...
There's one more in front of Ms. Choi's office.
I see.
- You're the detective on the case. - That's correct.
Please tell us about the drug, rocuronium.
Please explain how this drug relates to this case.
It's the anesthetic drug which was found in the victims' bodies.
The drug was stolen from Daemyung Hospital, correct?
Yes, that's my understanding.
How many bottles were stolen?
Four bottles.
How many people were killed by this drug?
There were three victims.
The rocuronium I submitted as evidence...
is the same drug which was stolen from Daemyung Hospital.
- Am I correct? - Yes.
Where did you find...
the last bottle?
I found it in the office of Choi Ja Hye's law firm.
This is all, Your Honor.
Just because it's the same drug,
how can you be certain that it was stolen from the hospital?
Only medical institutions can acquire rocuronium.
It means that only the medical staff can get a hold of it.
What if the drug was bought illegally?
Objection.
Defendant Choi has been suffering from tenosynovitis for 10 years.
Please direct your attention to the list of submitted evidence.
I have attached the record of her treatment for 10 years.
(Diagnosis)
Rocuronium can be an anesthetic drug when it's used excessively,
but when it's used in small quantities,
it's effective in relaxing muscles.
Since the defendant can't visit the clinics often,
she bought the drug illegally for a self-medicating purpose at home.
Please allow me to bring in a witness to verify.
Objection. The witness isn't on the witness list.
Since the transaction was illegal,
it took some time to persuade the witness. Please excuse the delay.
I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth,
under pains and penalties of perjury.
(Trial in Session)
Every circumstance and cause of the incidents,
discovered during trial, points that the defendant is Jung In Ae.
The defendant plotted a revenge as she felt the sense of injustice...
and agony for losing her daughter.
She met Kim Jung Soo,
Tae Min Young, and Kim Dong Bae, who share the same pain.
She completed her revenge.
For her revenge, she used burner phones.
To avoid leaving any traces of murders,
they became each other's alibi.
They have concocted an elaborate plan.
These murders clearly qualify as serial murders.
Korea is a law-governed country.
Our country bans taking personal revenges...
and punishes the criminals in place of the victims.
If the victims committed crimes,
their crimes should have been evaluated...
within boundary of the law our country had established.
That's how the law can serve its purpose.
If people begin taking matters into their own hands,
and the court condones such acts,
our society will become a lawless state.
Therefore, according to...
Clause 30 and Clause 250, Article 1 of Criminal Law,
first-degree murder with joint principals,
the prosecution asks you sentence the defendants 25 years in prison.
Counsel, deliver your closing argument.
Your Honor,
the defendant passed the bar exam at a late age...
and became an exemplary citizen our society recognizes.
She has no connections...
to the individual, Jung In Ae, mentioned during trial.
She has no motive to murder the victims.
Only one thing is for certain.
The prosecution's groundless conjecture...
has turned the defendant into a serial killer.
Just as it was uncovered during trial,
Choi Ja Hye lacks clear motive to kill the victims...
and did not conspire with Kim Jung Soo, Tae Min Young,
and Kim Dong Bae to commit murder.
I cannot let my client become a serial killer...
based on circumstantial evidence and the prosecution's speculation.
Your Honor.
I implore you to find my client, Choi Ja Hye,
not guilty.
(Courthouse)
Kim Jung Soo, please rise and receive...
your sentence.
It is the duty of the prosecution...
to prove without a reasonable doubt that the defendant...
committed the crime.
Without evidence that proves guilt,
even if there is a suspicion of guilt,
the court must find in favor of the defendant.
Kim Jung Soo asserts he is mentally incapacitated and is repenting,
but the crime is too grave, and the victim's sacrifice was too big,
and thus, the defendant Kim Jung Soo...
is found guilty of murder and is sentenced...
to five years in prison.
Next, Choi Ja Hye and Tae Min Young, please rise.
This court must abide by the law and base its decision on evidence.
Therefore, because evidence presented by the prosecution...
is all circumstantial,
this court decides the following.
Defendants Choi Ja Hye, Tae Min Young...
and Kim Dong Bae, who is unable to be present...
due to an unfortunate incident.
The court finds these defendants...
not guilty.
(Seoul Central District Court)
What do you think of the result?
Are you really not guilty?
People were killed because of a prior case. What do you think?
We were found not guilty in this case,
but we do not have the real killer yet.
So I can't say that the truth was revealed.
So, what is the truth?
Can you tell us that truth you speak of?
If there is a reporter determined to uncover the truth,
I'm sure it will be revealed someday.
What I can say to you right now is this.
In the upcoming season of "Return", we will reveal the truth...
behind the Roman Numeral Murders.
Can you continue doing the show "Return"?
The studio stated that they are searching for a replacement.
I decide on which channel it airs.
- Please tell us a little more. - Are you relieved?
Hey. Even still, can't you at least look up when someone comes home?
What now?
Have you seen Hak Bum recently?
Why would I see him?
- Why? - No reason.
At times, I get the thought...
While you and I were discussing marriage,
he asked me...
not to...
marry you.
- He did? - It was the first time...
I saw him look so serious.
But...
hearing him say that...
made me want to annoy him.
I wondered why you said you'd marry me...
when I knew you hated me.
It doesn't matter. It's all in the past.
Really?
Marriage isn't a big deal.
Our relationship is an M and A deal anyway.
I'm curious about something.
Why did you hate me?
To be honest,
Hak Bum isn't the type that girls like.
I don't know.
I can relate to him.
He's surrounded by people with good genes,
who are smart and good looking,
and he tries so hard to stand out. It reminds me of myself.
And Hak Bum...
calls me by my name.
He pats me on the head.
He's a warm person.
This is so annoying.
You know I hate talking about things like this.
My head hurts.
I'm not coming home tonight.
How am I?
You scare me.
Bingo.
What is it now?
Professor. Here.
Hey. You're like a messenger.
Here's your fee.
I mean, you should tune up your face.
- Thank you - Scram.
(Travel Ban)
(Reason: Suspect in Kim Byung Gi's murder)
I'm so sick of this.
Darn it.
What is this? Darn it.
Hey. Wake up.
Hey.
I said to wake up.
Do you want to be charged with trespassing?
Why would you report me?
Someone else is responsible for what happened to you.
The day you got into that fight with the detective...
There's a guy that I ordered around like a slave.
He's from Yanbian. It turns out he went to Choi Ja Hye...
to kill her.
You know, the punk they started a manhunt for.
Tae Suk ordered it.
Hey. What happened to you?
The knife that you left at the scene.
The one with your prints...
all over it.
How did you know?
That's another story.
Isn't that strange?
Why did Tae Suk have the knife that was left at the scene?
I heard he told you not to throw it away.
Yes.
That jerk pooped all over the place,
but he is...
rubbing it all over our bodies as if we did it.
You know Kim Byung Gi, right?
That car salesman punk.
Tae Suk killed him.
But now, they say I did it.
I'm banned from leaving the country.
Tae Suk is also the one responsible for Joon...
ending up in a coma.
That jerk said Joon was dead, and to push him off a cliff.
He's horrendous.
He's a demon, don't you think?
So what?
I don't want to have anything to do with either of you. Get out.
This is Tae Suk's.
Let's stop already.
Fine.
Hey.
I heard Na Ra ran away.
Will you ever be able to see the new baby?
Hey. Stop it.
I looked into it,
and rumor is, the company plans...
to ship you off to the Philippines...
to save the company's reputation.
Hey, in our circle, people are saying...
that your life is over.
And besides,
you aren't the only child.
My gosh, seriously. Your dad is quite the man.
He got you a younger sibling.
That's right. You should just stop it.
Your younger sibling whom you've never met...
is about to snatch the company from you.
Get lost, you jerk. Get out of my house!
Look at this punk.
- You... - Hey.
I'm going to...
kill Tae Suk.
I should get rid of him.
Sure.
I'm leaving now.
Come in.
- Long time no see, Mr. Im. - What brings you here?
I didn't get to give you my regard after the trial.
I didn't bring you anything...
since there might be an appeal.
Visiting me in my chambers is enough to cause trouble.
We should see to it that it doesn't.
Let's sit down and talk.
What is this about?
I wanted to hear your opinion about the ruling for my trial.
As an officer of the court, you're not guilty.
Motive for murder?
There wasn't any evidence that proved you committed the act.
What about your opinion outside the professional capacity?
I'm an officer of the court. I must render decisions as one.
There's nothing wrong with the ruling.
What if the law is at fault?
That's a dangerous line you're walking on.
No system can be perfect.
We cannot deny it because it's unstable.
We must revise it.
Even if you render right decisions with the unstable system,
don't you know it could hurt someone?
It's a surprise to hear that from someone who once studied the law.
I can only say this because I studied the law.
Before my studies, I questioned the ruling.
I could let that go since I didn't understand the law.
But if I still can't understand it even after studying the law,
there must be a change.
I'm quite busy.
Please leave my office.
I will.
I heard what I came here for.
I'm sorry about the case from 19 years ago.
However, there was nothing wrong with my ruling.
Even if I had the chance to do it over,
I will render the same ruling.
I still have three days left...
to petition for the appeal.
It means that...
you will host the show, "Return", just like the plan.
After the show,
life will get harder.
I really don't regret my decision.
At that time, I needed to do something.
Whenever I saw Soo Hyun,
it felt like...
a fist-sized fireball was stuck in my stomach.
I couldn't bear myself to live like that.
When you get out five years later,
I prepared a small apartment...
and a store under Soo Hyun's name you can run with her.
Anyway,
I want to hear your plan about the last bottle of rocuronium.
Ja Hye, this is my last request.
Please tell me.
I'm sorry.
Yes, it's me.
I can't go anywhere now.
That jerk, Tae Suk, framed me for a murder.
Joon.
I'm going to kill that jerk, Tae Suk.
Okay. Let's kill him.
- Really? - That's our forte.
How about the cottage?
Starting place where the series of our murders began 19 years ago.
Don't you think it's perfect?
You're right. Hey.
You're no different from us.
Whether we kill Tae Suk...
or get him to confess that he murdered a man.
- We should put an end to this. - See you later then.
(Joon Hee)
Hey, Joon.
What's up? Did you change your mind?
Yes, I won't turn myself in.
There you go. Let's take it easy.
But I think we have a problem.
I just got a call from Bum.
It sounded like he was livid.
Really?
I think there's a misunderstanding between you and him.
- It's nothing. - He said something strange.
He said he had evidence that proved you killed a man.
Well, just ignore him.
- He has evidence? - Yes, that's what he told me.
Bum is at the cottage in Taein.
I'll calm him down and bring him back to Seoul.
But this is between you and him.
Shouldn't you come and at least listen to his story?
Bum...
is at the cottage now?
He should be there about now.
Okay.
Yes, Mr. Seo.
I'll text you an address. Please come to the address.
What is this about?
I'm going to record...
the confession of our crime 19 years ago.
That might be dangerous. Why don't you wait for me?
It's a cottage in Taein.
That's where...
we killed So Mi.
I will make them confess...
to the crime we committed and record it.
Don't do that.
Call me before you go into the cottage.
We're going to the cottage today.
I told you not to get involved.
I'll do it my way this time.
On my own will.
(Rocuronium)
(Return)
She shouldn't have disappeared, but she did.
Why do I have a bad feeling about this?
Tae Suk, what will you do now?
Joon. Joon!