(The Empire)
(We would like to inform you that the names, institutions, companies and incidents in this drama are fictional.)
Let's break up.
I'm sorry.
What?
What did you just say? Say that again.
What did you just say?
Nan Hee.
The thing is...
You're sorry?
For what?
For toying with me?
Because you have to toss me now that you're done with me?
You want to break up?
Did we make our relationship official?
What is our relationship?
Did you think I would sleep with you whenever you wanted...
and let you abandon me when you didn't want me anymore?
You said you were at ease when you were with me.
You said being with me comforted you...
and made your heart flutter!
You said that's why you loved me. You said you loved me!
You said you loved me.
But you want to break up with me now...
out of the blue...
like this?
I'm really sorry.
No.
You have no idea.
You have no idea what you should be apologizing for.
There's no sense of respect...
in the way you treat me or other people.
You only ramble on and on about being fair, bringing justice,
and having conscience in front of people.
But you have no clue what it means to respect other people.
So you're worried that your wife might find out about us...
because people will find out that you're nothing but a hypocrite.
So you're so afraid that you'll lose what you have...
which you didn't even deserve in the first place!
You're so consumed with the thought that you must get rid of me...
that you don't even see what you're doing to me.
You were having fun when you were sleeping with me.
I bet it was a thrill.
I'm not asking you to pay for your pleasure.
I'm saying you must at least show respect...
to the woman who made you laugh and comforted you.
So...
since you didn't show me any respect,
I will show you the disastrous result...
of your action from now on.
I bet you want to kill me.
You want me to die, don't you?
How could you say something like that?
Not yet?
Then I'll make you think just like that.
Nan Hee. Where are you going?
Nan Hee.
Nan Hee. It's dangerous.
When have you ever worried about me?
I'm going to die!
If I die,
you will feel a sense of guilt even if it's small.
I will break your heart!
Nan Hee.
Then...
you will realize what you have done to me.
- I'm sorry. It's my fault. - Let go of me!
- I'm sorry. It's my fault. - Let go!
(Episode 5)
What happened?
I texted you, but you never texted back. I got worried.
Sorry. I didn't check your text.
I'll go wash up.
Nan Hee.
Did you cry?
You met Na Geun Woo, right?
Did something happen?
He wanted to break up.
That's for the better.
You shouldn't even cry about that. This was supposed to happen.
I told him no.
What?
I can't break up with him.
- Nan Hee. - I can't.
I can't break up with him yet. I still have so much to do.
You should end it here.
What if you get hurt from this? This would've been all for nothing.
You should stop here. I'm sure you can find other ways.
No.
There's none.
I tried out everything else I could, but nothing worked.
I finally started to get on their nerves.
How can I stop now? I can't give up now.
I wouldn't have even started this...
if I was scared of getting hurt.
I ought to put my life on the line...
to give them a taste of their own medicine.
Nan Hee.
Let me go and wash up.
The key point of the Jusung Investigation is...
to prove the illegal activities conducted...
during the merger and acquisition at Jusung.
First off, Jusung's subsidiary, Jusung Chemical,
changed the protocol for accounting management around the end of 2017.
So they inflated the company's value.
That's fraudulent accounting.
So it's a violation of the Capital Markets Act.
While passing down the management rights...
and strengthening their authority,
we must find out how many illegal...
What do you think you're doing?
We're in the middle of a meeting. If you need to talk to me,
I'll go to your office, sir.
So you do know that you report to me. Right?
Sit down.
I told you to sit down!
I'll finish the meeting soon and be upstairs.
So you remember that I'm your supervisor,
but did you forget what I told you about this investigation?
Don't finish the meeting soon.
I want you to finish the meeting at this very minute. End this!
I cannot do that.
So you're going to defy orders from your supervisor?
Article Seven of the Prosecutors' Office Act.
"Regarding the affairs at prosecution,"
"prosecutors must follow orders from their supervisors."
That's the regulation we have.
Are you his sidekick?
What?
As for the regulation in question,
it was put in to achieve unity...
when exercising rights as prosecutors.
It's only a supplementary regulation.
By setting up a nationally uniformed investigation network,
we can be efficient.
By balancing our rights to exercise our authority,
we can maintain fairness.
And it is established to control arbitrary decisions by prosecutors.
So Article Seven has nothing to do with the Jusung Investigation...
as it is clearly confirmed that they committed illegal activities.
And that cannot be and will not be applied...
to prevent prosecutors from conducting...
investigations independently.
If the regulation is used for that purpose,
it will be an abuse of authority.
It's considered a serious offence.
What? A serious offence?
Go ahead and do whatever you want.
Just another day at the office. Right?
That's right.
Let's sit down.
All right. Where were we?
(Director's Office)
We came in second again this year for the bar exam's pass rate.
Two years in a row.
I knew this would happen.
What are we going to do now?
It's imperative to secure our budget to recruit more professors...
and expand our scholarship program.
How could we ask for more funding after this now?
Don't you agree?
The pass rate isn't everything.
I'm sure you know that our graduates have...
stellar reputations at the courthouses,
prosecutors' offices, and law firms.
The pass rate isn't everything.
The pass rate isn't everything?
Then what are we doing here?
What is this place?
This is the law school where students learn about the law.
The students here invest their precious time...
and work their heads off...
to pass the bar exam and practice law.
And they spend a lot of money to learn from us.
They need to pass the bar exam to do anything as officers of the law.
There's only a next step when they pass the exam.
Ma'am.
This is how Professor Na here thinks.
So it doesn't matter how hard I try to help them pass the bar exam.
- Don't you agree? - This isn't some cram school.
This is a graduate program.
This isn't some prep school.
Then are you telling me I'm acting like an instructor at a prep school?
Do you think I'm some businessman? I'm a professor too.
My top priority is my students' needs!
I'm an educator!
As this is a graduate program at a law school,
we ought to teach our students...
the academic side of the law as well as practicality of the law.
So we shape them to be more than just people who practice law.
I have a doctoral degree too!
Ma'am, I apologize for my outburst.
If this continues,
I can't hold my lectures here.
He's not even a tenured professor. He's just a showman.
He's influencing our school with his mere image.
I can no longer put up with this.
I'm sorry.
Professor Na.
Do whatever you want. Let's see what happens.
Those kids from Seoul National University?
They do nothing but study for exams.
And the school is packed with kids...
whose parents are judges, prosecutors, and lawyers.
That's a tight-knitted circle.
Your pathetic principle of idealism...
is weakening the dominance of our school!
What good is it when our students become judges or prosecutors?
They won't be able to do a thing...
because those kids from SNU will outnumber them.
So you'll take responsibility for that?
When you're planning to quit teaching and become a politician?
You know what? This is the only post I want for the rest of my life!
Professor Hwang.
I'm sure Professor Na...
understood the message behind your passionate speech.
And I'm well-aware...
how hard you work for our school.
I'm always grateful.
Please excuse us.
I still have a few things to say to Professor Na.
Sure. I also have to work on the questions for the mock exams.
I'll get going then.
Reduce the number of your classes starting next semester.
Pardon?
Do you think this is a place of polishing your reputation?
You're only misleading them. So stop holding lectures.
- Mother. - I'm not your mother.
Your trick only works on Hye Ryul...
because she doesn't know any better,
but to fall for your idealistic principles.
How dare you think it would work on me?
People are praising you because they fell for your act.
Do you think you're some important professor?
Do you think you can go higher?
Know your place.
Don't be arrogant.
If we can't catch up with SNU's pass rate,
I'll get rid of your lectures.
- We need three people. - Hey, this is nice.
There are only two of us.
- We're studying for this. - Look at that.
Do you want to join us?
- We just need 1 more person. - Right. We just need 1 more person.
- We just need an extra person. - Right.
- Let's ask one of our friends. - Should we try it?
- You must be in the same lecture. - Let's go this way.
All of my friends are preparing for it.
I'm going to try out for the contest.
You want to go for the contest on top of our study group and all?
I don't have time for it.
I don't think it's that necessary.
It sounds fun, so I'll try it out.
Same here.
Then I'll join you too.
You have to put aside at least two hours per day.
You guys have time for that, right?
On top of our study group and the bar exam lectures?
You want us to put aside two more hours a day?
A week before the contest,
we'll do an all-nighter to prepare for it.
Kang Baek. Kyung Yoon. Are you guys up for it?
What about you, Ji Yi?
We can only have up to four people on our team for this contest.
Why don't we do it together? I'll make more time for it.
I just need you to do some research.
Come to think of it, winning the award sounds pretty good.
There's a benefit. And I can put it down on my résumé.
That's if you win the award.
I'll think about it.
To be honest, I have enough on my plate.
Are you sure I don't have to put aside a lot of time?
Yes.
Kang Baek, can you help me out?
Why don't we do it with Hyun?
"Promises must be kept."
Promises must be kept.
Sorry.
What a model student.
This is why loyalty is important.
You were treading on thin ice just now.
I almost sued you for reliance damages.
I just dodged a bullet then.
Too bad.
I would only profit when there's an argument.
What happens if you are dishonest like him?
It will be a violation of the Attorney-at-Law Act.
- He'll get arrested. - Gosh.
Hey.
You know, I was...
Can't you see that we're studying here?
We booked this room and put up a sign on the door.
You can't just barge in here like this.
I know that.
So...
Is this urgent?
What? Yes.
You can say it's urgent. Yes.
What's this about?
Well, I was...
We're busy.
Sort out what you want to say and send us a message later.
No.
Well...
I wanted to participate in the contest too.
Then do it.
Why are you telling us that?
We already formed our teams.
You should go and ask other people.
We're in our study group now.
If you want, do you want to join us?
Kang Baek, Kyung Yoon, and I are going to be on the same team.
- Are you guys okay with that? - Sure.
Sure.
Really?
Will you let me join you?
Let you join us? Gosh. We're all working together here.
It's going to be pretty tough. Are you sure you can handle it?
Of course. Yes.
I'll do my best. Thank you.
Thank you. I really appreciate it, Nan Hee.
Gosh, don't mention it.
I'm sure you know more precedents than us.
We should be thanking you.
We're in the middle of our study group.
I'll call you later.
Okay.
I'll get going then.
I'll wait for you to call me.
The precedents...
Right.
It's not like I haven't done this before.
You know that, right?
Okay. I do know a lot of precedents.
What are you doing?
What do you mean?
Why did you drag him in?
You're not on our team.
Besides, why would you put it like that?
Drag him in? He's a student here as much as we are.
What? He scares me.
Everyone here knows he's weird.
He's been studying for the bar exam for ten years.
But he was held back because his grades were so low.
He has no friends.
He gives creepy Post-Its to people in the study hall.
Everyone knows that he's a little crazy in the head.
Why would you let him get close to us?
And what about you? What was that?
How could you let him join you? What are you thinking?
So in your opinion, this investigation was far-fetched,
to begin with?
That's right. It's more than just far-fetched.
Actually, everything is only a suspicion so far.
They already came to a conclusion that Jusung probably did...
something illegal to pass down the management rights.
And they came up with some speculation to suit that.
"Wouldn't they have done this?"
They are just trying to corner Jusung.
So this is a typical example of a target investigation...
which is always discussed as a problem...
for the prosecution reform.
Let me tell you the biggest risk of conducting such investigations.
If they can't find clear evidence during this target investigation,
they are compelled to look for even a speck of dust.
So what do they do? They start investigating beyond limit.
This is another problem the reform is addressing.
Technicalities-driven investigation.
They look for the smallest speck of dust,
so their target is overwhelmed.
Their goal is to catch their target on a technicality.
They investigate their cousins, distant cousins, and their in-laws.
So are you implying that they are investigating everyone,
so they can go after the Christmas Fund case?
- I don't agree. - Excuse me.
I'm not done yet.
Right. That's it.
Why is that brought up here?
I thought Jusung was the problem.
Then investigate Jusung.
Why are they going after the Blue House?
It's already against the law to go after a specific target.
It's clear what the agenda of this investigation is.
They are plotting something...
by conducting a far-fetched and irrational investigation.
They have already lost their loyalty to the law.
So you are saying that this is only a show to satisfy the ambition...
of Ms. Han Hye Ryul and Mr. Na Geun Woo.
In other words, this is a politically calculated move.
I wonder if they won't be facing any risks by doing so.
I believe our public's wise judgement will be...
their risk...
(Moo Ryul)
I need you to hurry.
(Moo Ryul)
When will it be done?
I don't think you should be taking your sweet time now.
This is my wrongdoing.
I'll take full responsibility.
- But we can't stop... - Oh.
This is why you are a problem.
Look, Mr. Na.
Do you actually think you can take responsibility for it?
Han Hye Ryul's incredibly high pride and the life of this young student.
How will you take responsibility?
Han Hye Ryul will feel humiliated to death,
and this will just kill the girl.
Now tell me how you will take responsibility.
(Han Hye Ryul)
Hi, honey.
Yes.
If it's not urgent, can I call you later?
Yes, important guests are here to visit me.
Sorry, bye.
Welcome.
Please have some tea.
I'm sorry we couldn't catch them this time.
We could have...
Don't mention it.
We miss our suspects every time. Right, Mr. Oh?
Of course. We hardly catch our suspects.
What?
That's classified.
You look cooler in person.
Oh, my. Do I look that bad on TV?
No, that's not what I meant.
Hey, you punk. This is why you don't have a girlfriend.
Then Mr. Ji, I guess you were quite the player.
Well, yes. I was very popular among women.
Look at you.
What, you punk?
Geez.
Well, thank you.
I know you're disappointed,
but you're rather being considerate of us.
It's all right. We share the same goal.
Christmas Fund.
We must bring them down.
Yes, no one is willing to get involved,
so your support is giving us great strength.
But you'll have to be careful.
Dolphin...
is really subhuman.
Please be extra careful.
There are people behind this mirror, right?
But what is this place?
I don't feel like eating here.
The table is too dark,
and geez, it's dusty.
From now on, we will begin recording our interrogation...
on Ji Joon Ki, the suspect of the Christmas Fund case.
No, wait.
You will record what?
I'm informing you that we will video-record this interrogation...
according to the Criminal Procedure Code.
The whole process will be filmed from start to end.
As soon as the recording is over, the original copy will be sealed.
I see, the Criminal Procedure Code.
That's nice, the Criminal Procedure Code.
But does the Korean prosecution even know of such a law?
You guys don't seem to care much about procedures.
Then,
let me perform my right to be assisted by an attorney...
that I am given by the Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Code...
as prescribed by Article 12 Section 4 of the Constitution...
and Article 243 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
I'm quite experienced in these kinds of issues, you see.
Are you stunned?
All right, I refuse to be interrogated...
without my attorney's presence.
When we notified you of the summoning date,
you were asked if you wanted your attorney's presence,
and you answered you didn't need it.
Well, I didn't think I'd need my attorney...
for eating stir-fried meatballs here.
So are you refusing to be interrogated today?
Yes.
Then when should we reschedule it?
I'm not sure. When would be okay for you?
I'm sure you want to hear a lot from me.
Right, Ms. Han?
You see,
I've been wanting to meet you.
Because I thought...
you and I would click.
How dare you, darn swindler?
Hey, you scum. I'm not your friend.
You filthy moron.
When a prosecutor asks a question, you just give an answer.
How dare you try to talk with me, you ignorant lowlife?
Darn.
(Prosecution Service)
Tell them we need to check something with him,
and put him in the waiting room.
Make sure he comes to his senses.
Yes, ma'am.
Look here.
Hey!
What is it?
Why aren't you sending me back to the lock-up?
It's so suffocating here.
I came here at 2:30pm, and it passed 5pm a while ago.
The prosecutor wants you to wait here to check something.
Check what?
Where are the honorifics?
Sir, check what?
Why do you ask me?
We're just doing...
what the prosecutor told us to do.
Hey, why do you talk to me without honorifics?
Why you idiot...
You dropped honorifics first.
"Hey?"
"Hey..."
Who do you think I am?
Shut your mouth and crouch in here.
They're treating me like some dog.
"If I were king,"
"I'd redress an abuse that cuts back one half of human-kind."
"I would have women participate in all human rights,"
"especially those of the mind."
What Emilie Du Chatelet said in the 1700s...
doesn't sound awkward at all even now. Isn't that funny, Mom?
She was Voltaire's lover and sponsor.
They were academic companions.
And she fell in love with a 10-year-younger poet...
who was also an officer.
Why don't you live like her instead of becoming king?
I plan to become king...
and live such a wonderful life as well.
That, I didn't get to think of.
It's not bad.
He has arrived.
Things must be tough for everyone because of me these days.
Not really for me.
I just say that I'm the old man on the back burner.
That I don't know anything nor do I have influence.
I'm also clueless...
about what Hye Ryul is up to, Father.
You don't have to tell me that.
And I don't need to know.
I believe that you will handle the issues outside the family.
But what concern me are the family issues.
About Gun Do,
I'm putting up with him not to provoke him anymore.
But shamelessly enough,
he sits around the table with us in my house...
and takes what he thinks he deserves it.
Seeing him frustrates me to death.
However...
You're right, Father.
Provoking him more won't do any good.
I think a little differently.
Grandpa, you're alive and well,
but he leaves the way open and offers the main room.
He will probably attempt to do more.
At first, I was flustered that Ham & Lee was under attack.
Later, I doubted it.
But the moment Won Kyung said his target was Na Geun Woo,
I got a double take.
I had forgotten that the biggest problem...
was always within our family.
Now that he showed his claws,
he might even go for the head.
He's intending to take over Ham & Lee...
regardless of your presence.
I won't let that happen.
I will get his head instead.
Grandpa.
A conflict will cause damage in any way.
And there are people...
waiting for that to happen around me.
I can't give them what they want.
But he's obviously determined.
Will there be a way to avoid a conflict?
I will cut off his connections.
- Connections? - Yes.
Those who chime with and instigate him.
I will cut them off from him and bring them to my side.
That's the only way to bind his hand and foot.
I will embrace his surroundings.
I've seen her since she was little.
She's easygoing and kind.
I don't mind having her as my daughter-in-law.
I will embrace Ji Yi.
The daughter of the head of central district office...
This could make things complicated for him.
Won't it shrink your world?
The one who loves more is always on the losing end.
Ji Yi likes Kang Baek a lot.
And with her as hostage,
I won't have to walk on eggshells.
Kang Baek, just why are you being like this?
What is it this time?
"This time?"
I'm not a wife who grills her husband.
Don't put it like that.
What is it that annoyed you this time?
Everything. Everything annoys me.
I just don't understand how you behave around Hong Nan Hee.
- You're always at her beck. - I'm not.
You are. Do you even know what others say?
What others say doesn't matter.
I get along with her because she's a close friend.
All right, she's a close friend of yours.
What about me then?
You decided on the competition without asking me in advance.
- I apologized for that. - Just that?
Is that all you thought you should apologize?
How could you treat me like this?
Think of how you behave these days.
Just what do I mean to you?
A pretty and cute friend.
And?
- Ji Yi. - And?
Other than a friend!
Ji Yi, you see...
Try hard.
I've known you since kindergarten.
You always had my heart.
You comforted me,
appeased me, and supported me.
I can't imagine my life without you.
Ji Yi, that's...
If you were going to break my heart now,
you shouldn't have been so kind from the start.
So try hard.
If all this is because of Hong Nan Hee,
I will never forgive you.
I'm sorry.
I don't feel like having Korean food today.
Would you like to have Western food instead?
You're offering to change the menu right away.
- That's not fun. - If I say,
"It's going to take a lot of time,"
"so please have what was served today,"
you can throw another fit and say,
"Are you telling me to stop complaining and just eat?"
- Will it be fun for you then? - Do you take joke lessons?
You can't learn how to make jokes.
If you think I have a sense of humour,
that must be from my nature.
That was hilarious.
Your sense of humour calls for violence.
What?
Why don't you talk back at me again with your gifted sense of humour?
Now you come at me every time I speak.
Am I a joke to you?
Answer me!
That crazy witch is at it again.
She's a total lunatic.
Geez, I might be asked to set the table again.
I can't believe they took someone like her in this family.
They probably didn't know.
They wouldn't have done it had they known.
She becomes a refined lady around the family.
Doesn't Ms. Yang tell them about her?
Come on. I bet the family knows.
There's no way they are unaware of her temper.
They must be just feigning ignorance.
I always say this,
but whatever they have in mind,
this family lives a life full of trouble.
All right.
Since she knocked over the Korean meal,
let's try a Western meal this time.
I'm going to make steak, a salad,
and consommé.
Get me the broth.
Gosh.
The dishes she smashed today are worth more than my monthly pay.
And she did it without even batting an eye.
That lunatic's madness is ruining my mood.
- Darn her. - Drop this madness!
Hey!
- Let go of me! - Don't move.
What do you think you are doing?
You darn scums...
A get-together must be with nothing more expensive than seolleongtang.
But this seems pricey enough...
for me to worry about future trouble.
This is why...
I admire judicial officers.
Because they know the law,
they're careful and cautious at all times.
Are you saying we're cowards?
That's right.
If you know the law,
you must be scared of how frightening the law can be.
It's not about just one person.
Three generations of a family can be ruined in an instant.
There you go suspecting again.
There's nothing here.
Recorders and cameras? There's nothing like them here.
Should I show you?
Goodness, you don't believe me.
- I have nothing. - Gosh.
Please stop and sit down.
- I have absolutely nothing. - I see.
- Let's talk at ease. - Gosh.
Sure.
Goodness.
You're the butler of Ham & Lee law corporation.
According to Mr. Ham, your job is to clean up the mess.
Isn't that right, Mr. Nam?
Don't be upset.
Mr. Ham says that about Na Geun Woo too.
That he used to clean up his mess.
But these days, he thinks...
he got stabbed in the back.
His former underling...
seduced his daughter into joining his family,
and now, he's after Ham & Lee.
So are you saying...
you can't and won't trust me?
You talk just like him.
He said exactly the same thing.
You're different indeed, Mr. Nam.
This is why Mr. Ham of Ham & Lee law corporation...
keeps you very close to him...
even when he can't trust you.
You see,
I thought I could break through this crisis...
only with his help in any way.
So I begged him with every means...
except for going down on my knees.
But you know what he's like.
He's willing to take me down at any time.
Isn't this too harsh?
Honestly speaking,
I had what could put Ham & Lee into trouble.
We agreed to join hands,
so I thought we'd be partners no matter what.
Goodness. Let me keep this short.
I'd like to ask you...
for your help.
Do you have a mess to be cleaned?
A lawyer's job is to clean up a mess.
A mess is the same, whoever causes it.
There's not much of a difference in how dirty and smelly it is.
I'm not so picky at choosing what to clean up.
So,
you don't mind whoever and whatever mess you clean up?
- You will clean it up? - That won't be all.
As long as it's worthy, I can swallow it...
and even take the blame.
Goodness.
Only if I get to have someone like you on my side,
I'll be at ease no matter
regardless of how much trouble I cause.
Anyway, I'm sorry for not even touching the food.
But I will make up for this...
with determination to swallow and take the blame...
when I get a chance to clean something up.
I like to keep things clear.
Whether it's my mess or Mr. Ham's,
you don't care at all. Is that it?
Anyone can become a lawyer these days.
When you're paid to do the job, you don't care whose mess it is.
Well... I'll be off, then.
Close the door, will you? I can smell the filthy mess.
(Attorney Nam)
- Yes, sir. - Hey, how did it go?
I just left.
He kept talking about cleaning up messes when we met for dinner.
He's about to wet his pants because he's scared,
thinking he's made a big mess,
yet he's still bluffing.
I have to say, I think he'll be the easiest one to manoeuvre.
Right, I see. Sounds like he has unusual taste.
Does talking about filth stimulate his appetite or something?
Did he talk about anything else?
That's all he talked about the whole time?
Okay, let's think about that.
I always trust your judgement, you know.
So you think Mr. Ahn is the easiest one to manoeuvre.
Those who wet their pants and bluff are always the biggest pushovers.
You should call it an early night.
You must be exhausted after listening to his pathetic spiel.
Oh, have some food.
I bet you were too busy talking about your messes to eat earlier.
Go on and eat.
Don't sit there grimacing.
I shouldn't have come today.
That's not true. You should be here.
Director Yoon, this is how you learn.
This is how things work in politics.
Swallow and spit.
You have to master that craft.
If it's sweet, don't swallow it.
And don't spit it out even if it's bitter.
It can save you or get you fired.
I'm learning a lot from you.
Please, let's eat.
I saw the interview.
Professor Hwang,
I did not know that you were thinking that.
Ma'am, the thing is...
To be honest, considering the recent incidents...
involving Jusung, we can't say that there are no problems...
Those who enjoy all the privileges...
that come with their professor titles,
including their six-figure salaries,
while vying for the opportunity to kick-start their political careers.
You used to despise such poli-fessors. Am I wrong?
I'm sorry.
They got in touch with me urgently,
so I couldn't turn it down...
I see.
- Was it Jang IL? - Pardon me?
Did he ask you to do it?
Ma'am, it was...
Ji Yi...
gets good grades in the class that you teach.
She always gets an A plus.
In her other classes, she gets mediocre grades.
You should reflect on yourself first...
before you run your mouth about others' family matters.
Yes. You're right, ma'am.
(Director's Office)
Professor Hwang, I watched your interview.
That was exactly what I wanted to say.
It totally hit the mark.
Let's grab a drink soon.
(Professor Na Geun Woo)
I got you.
(Wife)
Hi, honey. Are you busy today?
No. I have nothing going on today.
Really? Then how about we have dinner together?
Sure. Where do you want to go?
Well, just pick a place you like.
Oh, then...
How about that place? I don't remember the name.
You mean, Togata?
I like that place too.
Yes, that place.
Gosh, maybe we were right...
about us being geniuses.
Totally. We didn't even give our 100 percent.
Our fingers barely touched the keyboard,
but we passed the preliminaries.
Guys, we pulled three all-nighters in a row.
Don't you remember?
Not at all. Hey, it's about time you accepted it.
We're geniuses.
Goodness.
Oh, Ah Jeong's team passed the preliminaries too.
Ji Yi and Hyun's team?
- That's great. - Yes.
They'd better avoid us in the finals.
We'll totally beat them.
He always gets ahead of himself like this.
In his mind, we already won.
Guys, don't talk to me for a moment.
I'm trying to decide what I should buy with the prize money.
Oh, hey!
We passed the preliminaries. Did you see it?
Yes. You should start getting ready for the finals.
Understanding the Supreme Court's previous rulings and precedents...
is always so important.
That said,
I have to go to the library.
This is only the beginning.
Let's...
We can do this.
We can do it!
- Let's do this! - Let's do this!
- Professor Na. - Hello.
You came a little early today.
Yes. I'm taking her out for dinner.
Oh, I see.
Ms. Han.
You look a little different.
Hey, don't get cheeky with me.
You're early.
- Yes, there was no traffic. - I see.
- I'm off. - Okay.
Mr. Oh, you should go home soon too.
You know that we're in this for the long haul, right?
Go out on a date here and there so you can keep going.
Like you?
Yes, like us.
I'll see you tomorrow.
- See you soon. - Bye.
(My cutie)
Eun Mi, are you free later?
- Ta-Da. - Wow.
This is how I roll.
But seriously, what's up with you today?
I took time out of my busy schedule...
to see you, Eun Mi.
There's definitely something in the air at the Prosecutors' Office.
My sissy, nerdy boyfriend has turned into a swindler.
Clearly, your boss left early today.
But what? You made time for me?
What?
Hey! Stop it.
Go away.
I love you.
That tickles.
Why are you so sweet today?
It feels like I'm going to melt.
Were you always this sweet?
I want to live like this.
Like this? How?
I want to have the strength...
to stick to my beliefs while...
Yes. I want to always be this sweet.
Wow. So you'll be ambitious and sweet?
My boss taught me...
that you need power to defend your beliefs.
Oh, you realized that just now?
As the line from "Parasite" says,
"What you need is vigour."
But do you know what a famous film critic said?
"Vigour comes from your social status."
Isn't that awesome?
That impressed me.
That's the truth.
Whether it's your vigour or belief or dignity,
it all comes from your social status.
Right.
Ms. Han who sticks to her belief...
looks wonderful.
Are you complimenting another girl in front of your girlfriend?
Look, young lady.
Ms. Han fixed her makeup before she left...
for her dinner date with Professor Na.
I promised myself, "Right."
"I should make Eun Mi live that way."
Even a long time after we're married,
you should still feel that I'm sweet.
- But what were you saying? - I'm touched.
That's really touching,
but you're not proposing to me...
in the hotel room full of case records, are you?
What do you take me for?
I'm sorry.
Speaking of which, do you really think they're what we see?
You think so?
Yes.
Sometimes Professor Na comes to the prosecution service after work.
When Ms. Han looks tired,
he escorts her home.
He's too perfect.
Way too perfect.
So thorough.
Here.
You like calamari,
especially from this restaurant.
- Thank you. - Enjoy.
Are you okay with your time today?
Isn't this your busy season?
No matter how busy I am, I should make myself available for you.
You don't trust me? It's true.
I'm just thankful.
Is everything all right?
No.
It doesn't sound like it.
Is it hard to deal with my mom outside?
I'm really sorry.
I know it's beyond understanding.
I understand how tough that is.
Even I find her too much sometimes.
It must be worse for you.
You see,
sometimes it's too much for me...
when she sees her unaccomplished dreams in me.
But because I'm her daughter,
I understand how she feels...
to lose and be forced off.
No wonder she hates me.
- A man like me doesn't deserve... - Geun Woo.
There's something she doesn't know.
She thinks I was too naive to fall for you.
Everyone thinks their child is naive and immature.
Or that's how they want to believe it.
She doesn't want to know...
how clever I could be.
Even though I'm still her child, it's still scary.
When I chose you,
I bet all my pride.
My pride.
I wouldn't do that for anyone.
Me? Han Hye Ryul?
That's who you are.
You're really amazing.
Cheers.
Mom.
Hello.
You were here?
Yes.
Kang Baek is here because he knows you like this place.
Yes. I knew this was your favourite place.
We got the result for the mock trial preliminary round.
We passed it easily.
I see. Congratulations.
- Good job. - Thank you.
So I said I would treat them.
It seems you just started.
May we join you?
I could get a more expensive dish that way.
Right?
I was actually worried we'd be done after the appetizer.
This place is really expensive.
You'll be surprised once by the flavour and twice by the price.
Come on.
You said I had to try their beef risotto.
Now you say that?
That's not the problem right now.
They look too romantic for us to join them.
You think so?
Were you having an important conversation?
(Assistant Woo)
Hello?
Honey. Where are you? Aren't you at school?
Why did you call this number?
Because you should be at school, but you turned your phone off...
and never checked it.
What? Do you find my calls a hassle?
Did you call?
Sorry, I was busy.
I'm in a rush to leave.
Are you busy tonight?
A little.
What are you up to?
Well...
Someone needs to talk to me regarding legislation.
I see.
Stop nagging on my husband.
Regarding legislation?
That's very important.
You should get going.
But you have to make yourself available for me tomorrow.
I miss you so much,
but I'll wait.
(Chemical Fund Profit Investigation)
(Hongyeon Engineering)
I moved all the data...
to this flash drive just in case.
Who knows?
Thank you.
(Hongyeon Engineering)
(Jusung Chemical Fund Raising Corruption Investigation Result)
(Jusung Slush Fund Case)
(The Empire)
You're smart.
But why aren't you taking advantage of me?
What can you do in here?
Has he gone mad?
How could he mention me? I have nothing to do with that.
I have never met that jerk!
Now that it's out,
no one knows what he has.
I dare you to mess me up again.
Bring Ji Yi home this weekend, Kang Baek.
It has to be Kang Baek.
Do everything you have to do to stop the investigation on Jusung.
I'll never let her beat me.
I'm really sorry,
but I can never give up on my marriage.
What does this get you?
What is it that you want?
We're in love.
Mother.
(The Empire)