(Episode 38)
Come in.
Hey, you're back.
I just visited District Attorney Jang.
Oh, I see.
I was about to have dinner. Do you want to join me?
What are you having?
Jjajangmyeon.
- Sounds good. - Get the one with seafood.
- I'll get double portion. - Double portion.
Why do you think it is?
Jjajangmyeon always tastes the best here.
It never tastes this good anywhere else.
Then you should come here whenever you crave jjajangmyeon.
Shall I?
By the way, why did you visit...
District Attorney Jang?
I found out that he was the prosecutor...
in charge of the case Jung Hyun Soo was involved in.
Our guess on the case was correct.
It was a special rape case.
A few of the assailants...
were from rich, well-connected families,
and their parents obviously wanted the case to be buried.
I'm sure they did.
They actually blamed the victim, Park So Young,
for trying to ruin their sons' future.
A little while after that, she...
took her own life.
The prosecutor who dismissed the case for non-prosecution is...
District Attorney Jang Moo Young.
Jung Hyun Soo avenged her death by killing the guys...
who didn't get punished back then.
Mr. No.
Until when are we going to sit here like this?
I told you. We have a lot of time on our hands.
Take your time.
Gosh.
Well...
I didn't kill Yang Jin Woo and Lee Jae Ho,
but I do know those guys.
Those scumbags are really horrible people.
But...
one of those horrible scums...
became a famous chef that appears on TV regularly,
and other guys became a doctor...
and a police officer.
They were living great lives, and they even got married.
Guys like them shouldn't be allowed to live good lives, don't you think?
I don't know who killed them.
But whoever it was, I think the killer did the right thing.
We should be grateful. Aren't I right?
What will you do...
about the trial now?
I'll charge Jung Hyun Soo...
with rape.
What did you say? With what?
You're going to prosecute me for what?
I'm going to prosecute you for...
raping an adolescent and gang rape.
Do you remember the hit-and-run driver?
His name is Min Young Hoon.
He made a statement.
You were in on it too.
You bought him off, didn't you?
Did you give them money?
Gosh, can a prosecutor buy off a witness?
I don't know.
I'll see you in trial, Mr. Jung Hyun Soo.
(Currently under trial)
The defendants, Min Young Hoon and Jung Hyun Soo,
with the deceased Yang Jin Woo, Lee Jae Ho,
Kim Min Gu, Sung Jae Hyun,
and Ko Chan Ho who is missing,
lured the victim, Park So Young to a warehouse in Hyunjin-dong,
Goyang around 5pm on July 11, 2003.
After they lured the victim,
they physically suppressed her resistance...
and sexually assaulted the victim.
Ergo, I ask Jung Hyun Soo and Min Young Hoon be...
punished for the sexual assault charge.
I prosecute the defendants for a violation of the law for the victim.
Defense counsel of Min Young Hoon, do he plead guilty of the charge?
Yes, Your Honor. The defendant pleads guilty.
Defense counsel of Jung Hyun Soo, does he plead guilty?
No, Your Honor. The defendant pleads not guilty.
Defendant, you admitted that you sexually assaulted the victim...
in a private warehouse...
located in Hyunjin-dong...
in July, 2003 with your accomplices as a group.
Yes.
Moreover, Defendant, during the questioning,
you pointed out seven individuals as the violators of the victim.
- Is this correct? - Yes, it is.
You first pointed yourself,
a famous chef, Yang Jin Woo,
Lee Jae Ho who was recently murdered,
Kim Min Gu and Sung Jae Hyun who were discovered in the water tank.
You also pointed out Ko Chan Ho who went missing...
and the last individual was...
To clarify, you said the last accomplish...
who was involved in the activity...
is here.
Yes, he is here.
Who is he?
Please point him out. Who is the violator?
(Witness)
Defendant Jung Hyun Soo...
Well, what do you think...
about Defendant Min Young Hoon's testimony...
that you were an accomplice?
I think it is absurd.
I believe a prosecutor fabricated evidence...
and manipulated the witness. The prosecutor is breaking the law.
If so, how will you explain this?
Your Honor, this is the incident report from the victim which I...
obtained from the detective who was in charge of the case at that time.
As you can see here, on the list of the seven violators,
Jung Hyun Soo's name is clearly written here.
That's the report So Young filled out 13 years ago?
Even if the report was kept properly until now,
don't you think someone could've easily fabricated the list?
Don't you agree, Prosecutor?
Or is that what you'd like to believe?
All right. Now, let us revisit the day of the crime.
Defendant Jung Hyun Soo, at that time,
you were quite close to the rest of the six violators.
It is known that you went to different schools.
You met often and spent time together.
July 11, which was the day of the crime...
We weren't close.
Do you know how much I despite and loathe them?
You're saying we were friends?
Come up with a better strategy.
Defendant, only speak when I require you to answer.
- I mean... - Defendant.
Defendant, only speak when the prosecutor asks you a question.
Let us start again.
According to the report, on July 11, 2003,
around 5pm to 6pm,
Yang Jin Woo who was one of the assailants...
lured Park So Young...
and brought her to a private warehouse in Hyunjin-dong.
Is this true?
It wasn't Yang Jin Woo. It was Lee Jae Ho.
Lee Jae Ho?
Was it Lee Jae Ho? I see.
After Lee Jae Ho brought Park So Young into the warehouse,
the victim wasn't in danger in the beginning,
but Ko Chan Ho who consumed alcohol built up the atmosphere.
It says that Park So Young tried to escape.
Is this true?
No, you have it all wrong.
It wasn't Ko Chan Ho. It was that jerk.
Min Young Hoon and Yang Jin Woo...
ran after So Young when she tried to escape and dragged her back.
After that, Kim Min Gu...
Gosh, you keep getting it wrong.
It wasn't Kim Min Gu. At first, Lee Jae Ho...
Defendant, you seem to know exactly what happened on the scene...
as if you were there.
It's because...
I heard everything from other people later on.
Fine.
Then how many assailants were on the scene?
There were seven.
That makes...
four people disappeared.
Now three more people have to disappear.
Seven?
Then can you tell me the names of the seven violators?
You're frustrating me.
Do I have to tell you the names?
Yes, please. Tell me the names.
Lee Jae Ho, Yang Jin Woo, Min Young Hoon,
Kim Min Gu, Sung Jae Hyun, Ko Chan Ho...
And?
Let me try again.
Lee Jae Ho, Yang Jin Woo, Min Young Hoon,
Kim Min Gu, Sung Jae Hyun, Ko Chan Ho...
And?
And then...
You can't remember?
Defendant.
Could it...
Who is the last assailant?
Defendant, answer the question.
Tell me who...
is...
the last assailant.
Hey, Jung Hyun Soo.
It's you.
Hey, it's you.
It's possible that...
Jung Hyun Soo could have been the violator too.
(Hyunjin-dong Group Rape Case in 2003)
This is the list of the assailants the detective was keeping.
Jung Hyun Soo's name is on it too.
When I visited the victim's mother to verify,
the result was the same.
As soon as she saw Jung Hyun Soo's old picture,
she remembered him to be one of the violators.
What on earth...
happened?
I...
thought and thought.
When people are in great misery,
sometimes, they get rid of their memories or change them.
That's true. Just like my memory of the fire accident.
Is it possible that he could have distorted his own memory?
He couldn't stand the fact that...
he was one of the attackers.
That's why he distorted his memory.
You jerk. What are you implying right now?
It wasn't me.
- It's you. - No, it wasn't.
Do you think I'm a rapist just like they are?
In the end, you are just like them.
You are one of those jerks, aren't you?
Prosecutor, ask your questions loudly...
so that the court can hear you.
I apologize, Your Honor.
I will continue.
Defendant Jung Hyun Soo, who was one of the assailants...
I said I didn't do it!
With six co-assailants,
he lured the victim, Park So Young, to the warehouse...
and physically abused her because she resisted...
How dare you!
Defendant!
Let go of me!
You know me.
I'm not like those scums.
Let me make it clear. I...
judged and punished them.
You think so?
I killed all of those trashy scumbags.
You know that.
Is that right?
Is there evidence?
Do you have evidence, Defendant?
Is there any evidence?
You little...
This was your plan, wasn't it?
"Do you want to become one of them? Or will you..."
"just admit that you killed them all?"
That must've been your strategy.
What the defendant is saying has no relevance to the trial.
I'll continue along.
Because Jung Hyun Soo violated the Sexual Offenses Act...
and Victim Protection Act,
he has been charged with gang rape...
Hyunjin-dong.
The underpass in Hyunjin-dong.
If you... If you go to the underpass in Hyunjin-dong,
you'll find all the evidence you're after,
so stop now.
I'll go with you.
I'll charge him with rape so that I can provoke him.
Judging from the patterns of behavior he's been exhibiting,
being charged with rape might gravely insult him in and of itself.
When that happens, I'll keep provoking him.
If we're lucky, he might confess what he did...
and provide us with...
supplementary evidence as well.
That'd be all, Your Honor.
Defendant, please go back to your seat.
Defendant.
(Ko Chan Ho)
Yes, Mr. Bang. Thank you for all of your work.
Yes, please let Prosecutor Cha know as well.
All right.
Did they find it?
Yes, they did. Both Ko Chan Ho's body...
and the murder weapon have been found.
That's good news.
That means we can charge him with murder now, right?
Yes.
- Here you go. - My gosh, thank you.
- Thank you. - Here.
So? What's the truth about Jung Hyun Soo?
Was he really one of the assailants?
He was a spectator.
What?
A spectator?
You know.
Those helpless boys who can neither stop his friends nor join them.
I know that Hyun Soo has killed all the other guys,
but back then,
he was a total loser.
He couldn't even talk back to me.
We only found out later that he had...
a crush on So Young.
In summary, this must be what happened.
He couldn't protect the girl he liked.
Whether it was because he was cowardly or scared,
he took part in the crime and spectated.
Because he couldn't come to terms with it,
he distorted his own memories and retaliated. Aren't I right?
That's called cognitive dissonance.
That is true,
but it doesn't mean he deserves pity.
What he did was wrong, and nothing can change that.
You're absolutely right. Retaliating is one thing,
but he also killed innocent people for witnessing what he did...
or just getting in the way of what he was doing.
Then what will happen with the trial now?
I think it'll be merged with the trial for the original case.
The confession he made during the trial about killing the victims...
is recorded in the trial report.
And we've now secured enough supplementary evidence,
so getting him convicted of murder won't be hard.
If that happens, will he...
also be convicted of murdering of District Attorney Jang's son,
Jang Hee Jun?
That means...
Ms. Lack of Evidence.
Does it mean I should start calling you Ms. Full of Evidence now?
Why are you glaring at me?
I'm just saying you now have so much evidence to prove you're not guilty.
You're right.
You can finally prove your innocence.
Congratulations in advance, Ms. Eun.
You put up a good fight, Ms. Lack of...
I mean, Attorney Eun.
Gosh, seriously. Why are you guys being like this?
You're making me blush.
Is it making you itchy?
Yes, it is.
You've been too focused on work.
Don't get the wrong idea, Mr. Bang.
I brought more dishes to be washed.
I hadn't lost the ladder game for a long time.
With Ji Wook gone, the chances of losing have gone up big time.
I can definitely feel the change.
I know, right?
Shall we suggest hiring another attorney?
Someone who's handsome and young.
My gosh, aren't I enough?
Then are you not satisfied even with Ji Wook?
How are things these days?
Are things still awkward with Ji Wook?
Yes, a little bit.
That's why I told you to follow what your heart tells you.
Hurry. Go on.
What's going on?
Hey, I know that I can be slow at taking hints, but you're really...
What did I do? You jerk.
What did you say?
- You little... - Don't do that.
That milk has gone bad.
Darn it.
Some memories just pop into my head suddenly.
When Defendant Eun Bong Hee's boyfriend, Jang Hee Jun,
broke up with her,
she held a grudge and planned the murder.
On May 11, 2015, she lured the victim...
to her apartment.
She brutally murdered him with a sharp weapon.
Ergo, I prosecute Defendant Eun Bong Hee for murder...
according to Article 250 of Criminal Law.
You and I faced each other in court...
as the prosecutor in charge...
and a suspect of the case.
She premeditated the murder.
She lied throughout the whole trial and hasn't shown remorse.
Taking the request of the deceased's family to punish her severely...
into account, according to Article 250 of Criminal Law,
for the first-degree murder,
I ask that you sentence her 15 years...
in prison.
You demanded that...
I spend 15 years in prison.
And...
If there are two murder weapons,
it implies one of them must be a fabricated piece of evidence.
Which means this piece of evidence is inadmissible.
Therefore,
according to Article 255 of Criminal Procedure Law,
the prosecution will drop the charges.
You rescued me...
and I fell for you who tried to save me.
Now that I think about it, after that day,
my life was a series of days for me to fall for you again and again.
Even at this very moment, I fall for you again.
(Ji Chang Wook's "101 Reasons Why I Like You" is on music websites.)
- Who is it? - Is Ms. Eun inside?
- Bong Hee, get up. - No, I can't.
I haven't even washed my face.
I told you that you are still pretty even when you are dirty.
Hey.
I think I'm drunk.
I came to work so early.
I'm going to be late.
- Have a good day at work. - Oh, right.
(The last episode will air tomorrow.)
Morning kiss.
(Epilogue)
Gosh.
He said he has insomnia. How can he fall asleep so quickly?
He's good-looking even when he sleeps.
(Love in Trouble)