Legal officers? What do they do?
They represent the defendants...
who are ignorant of the law.
I see. I remember now.
They used to tag along on my way to Jeonokseo...
from Law Enforcement.
They'd represent you at court if you pay them.
You've seen them?
Of course.
You know I'm illiterate.
I have stood a trial in front of them.
- We haven't seen them for years. - Right.
I heard they have been expelled.
That is why I am planning to do it myself.
- What? - What?
You're a clerk at Sogyeokseo.
How will you become a legal officer?
I will quit Sogyeokseo if I must.
What?
I will take Treasurer Ji out of prison no matter what.
When did you last meet with the Queen Dowager?
Three days ago.
She is worried...
the King now knows everything about the Dongungjeon court maids.
Please appease her anxiety.
My goodness.
I have no idea what to say.
I will come home late tonight.
Okay. Please take care.
Okay.
See you later, Father.
Okay, Shin Hye.
A special guest will visit us tonight.
Prepare a sumptuous feast.
- Okay? - Yes, my lady.
You heard her. Prepare special dishes.
Take extra care of the ingredients too.
- Good. - Jong Geum.
We need ingredients from Palace Kitchen. You'll go, right?
Why should I go?
Do it yourself.
You went there before.
You know who I am.
Fine. Well...
I won't have to do such tedious chores, okay?
Jong Geum.
- What's the matter with her? - I don't know.
I think she's gone mad.
Jong Geum!
- Why? - Have you...
What?
Have you and Lord Yoon become intimate?
You wretch. You're so quick.
Mark my words.
You will soon have to call me "my lady".
So you'd better behave.
This is a special hint for you.
She's totally lost her mind.
Did you ask for us?
Do you know what legal officers are?
Legal officers?
I do know, Sir.
They were paid to represent defendants in trials.
Then you must also be aware...
that they were expelled from the Capital decades ago.
Yes, Sir.
Why do you ask us about legal officers?
I need a legal officer.
I want you to see if there is a legal officer in the Capital.
- Yes, Sir. - Yes, Sir.
Welcome.
What is it that you have to say?
Sir, did you hear it?
Hear what?
The King plans on abolishing Sogyeokseo.
What? What's with that out of the blue?
He ordered to abolish Sogyeokseo and stop the preparation...
for the ceremony the Queen Dowager insisted.
Your Majesty, Lord Yoon is here.
Let him in.
I will.
- You're here. - Your Majesty.
I heard that the King is going to abolish Sogyeokseo.
He thinks the rituals held in Sogyeokseo are heretical.
That's just the ostensible reason.
Pardon?
This is...
(Queen Munjeong)
to stand against us.
He's trying to stop my family from extending our influence...
by removing Sogyeokseo.
Your Majesty, I'm sure Queen Janggyeong's family is behind him.
While we were staying low to calm down the King,
we ended up overlooking the power of those rascals.
We shouldn't just sit back any more.
You're right.
We must stop...
the King and Queen Janggyeong's family no matter what.
Yes, Your Majesty.
That's total nonsense.
That's ridiculous.
I called for a meeting...
to discuss the abolishment of Sogyeokseo.
We must stop it from happening for our sake.
Plus, it's what the Queen Dowager wants.
- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.
If things go as our enemy wants,
the abolishment will be the trigger of them suppressing our influence.
Yes, my lord. We must eradicate them.
Do you have any good idea?
Sorry? Oh, yes, my lord.
We must make an official appeal to His Majesty first,
and we should refuse to attend the office.
The King wouldn't blink an eye for that.
Sung Ji Heon has appointed Queen Janggyeong's family...
to the three censoring agencies.
But our fellows are in the six cabinet agencies.
My lord!
What's the fuss about?
The scholars from all around the nation...
including scholars of Sungkyunkwan are protesting...
outside the Palace now!
- What? - My goodness.
- What's wrong with them? - What's going on?
My goodness.
What's going on here?
- What is that? - What are they doing?
"Your Majesty. You must abolish Sogyeokseo."
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
- You must abolish Sogyeokseo. - You must abolish Sogyeokseo.
"Your Majesty. Joseon is the nation of Confucianism."
"What they're doing in Sogyeokseo is heretical."
"They deceive the people and squander the national budget."
"Please abolish Sogyeokseo."
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
- Please abolish Sogyeokseo. - Please abolish Sogyeokseo.
The scholars are holding a rally now?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Mother's followers already started appealing.
They say they'll go on a strike if I reject their suggestion.
Please don't worry, Your Majesty.
The scholars throughout the nation are supporting us,
and the officials in the three censoring agencies are on our side.
I will abolish Sogyeokseo no matter what,
- so push ahead with it as planned. - Yes, Your Majesty.
The subjects including Lord Yoon...
Lord Jung Sang Ho are protesting at the risk of their lives...
- inside the Palace now. - What?
Your Majesty. Please annul your plan...
to abolish Sogyeokseo, Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty, please do not... - Your Majesty, please do not...
- abolish Sogyeokseo. - abolish Sogyeokseo.
Your Majesty,
Sogyeokseo is a heritage your ancestors left.
We can't get rid of it this recklessly.
Please reconsider it, Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
- Please reconsider it. - Please reconsider it.
Your Majesty, please reconsider it.
- Please reconsider it. - Please reconsider it.
How is it going?
The subjects including Lord Yoon...
are pleading in front of the King's chamber.
- They are pleading? - Yes, Your Majesty.
Lord Yoon must be firmly determined.
- Please reconsider it. - Please reconsider it.
Please do not abolish Sogyeokseo, Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
- Please reconsider. - Please reconsider.
What do you think you're doing here?
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
I asked what you're doing here.
Your Majesty,
we should never abolish Sogyeokseo.
If you are going to push forward,
please take our lives first.
- Please take our lives first. - Please take our lives first.
Are you threatening me now?
Why must you do this?
Sogyeokseo is...
an agency that protects the royal family and the nation.
We cannot hope for the wellbeing of the people and the nation...
without Sogyeokseo, Your Majesty.
Lord Yoon, Joseon follows Confucian theories.
We can't wish for the prosperity of our nation this way any more.
Your Majesty,
the majority of the people believe in Buddhism and Taoism.
- Do you only care for the scholars? - No.
What I will do is to save the budget wasted at Sogyeokseo...
to relieve the people in a practical way.
Your Majesty, ignorant people will think...
you are trying to fly in the face of Providence!
Do you really believe so?
Ministers! Aren't you ashamed of yourselves?
- Your Majesty. - Please reconsider it.
You tried to extend your influence using Sogyeokseo.
How dare you make such excuse using the people?
- Your Majesty. - Don't you dare...
use the people to gain power only for your sake.
You can send me petitions and refuse to work.
I can turn a blind eye to it.
But I will not forgive you treating me like a fool.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Ma'am, have you heard?
His Majesty ordered to abolish Sogyeokseo.
- What? - The scholars also gathered...
to support the abolishment of Sogyeokseo.
The Palace is in chaos now.
What will happen to us if Sogyeokseo is removed?
I am so worried.
Sir, is the King really planning to abolish Sogyeokseo?
Has it already reached your ears?
- Yes, Sir. - That's right.
I was worried...
when His Majesty got angry because of the fake plague,
and it finally happened.
Lord Yoon and other officials...
are pleading to His Majesty to change his mind,
but the situation seems to be uncontrollable now.
Then, what happens to the Taoist ceremony?
The Queen Dowager ordered us not to be swayed...
and keep preparing for it.
The Queen Dowager said she will protect Sogyeokseo by any means.
So we must...
make sure the ceremony goes without a hitch.
Let other clerks know.
Why are you not answering?
Sir.
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
I apologise,
but I should leave Sogyeokseo.
What?
I would like to resign, so please allow me to do so.
Tell me why you have to quit.
My foster father is framed and is in prison now,
waiting for the trial.
- That's why I need to resign. - But...
what does it have to do with your job here?
I must clear his name.
I can't approve your resignation.
Sir.
You were freed under the condition that you become a clerk here.
You cannot quit working here at your will.
Sir.
Please understand me. My foster father's life is up to me.
If I don't help him, he'll be executed.
I won't approve it.
We're already in trouble. Please behave.
All eyes are on Sogyeokseo right now.
And you know the Queen Dowager keeps a close watch on you.
I can never approve your resignation.
Sir...
Dong Chang!
What are you doing here?
We came here to see you.
I heard that you're on a roll nowadays.
No, not really.
It's just a small business.
- How have you been doing? - We are still...
wandering around the market.
You haven't changed at all.
It's nice to see you again.
Dong Chang, please treat us to some drinks.
Drink? That sounds great!
Hey. I'm leaving now.
- Keep working. - Yes, Sir.
- Let's get going! - Let's go!
Let's drink!
Don't worry and call kisaengs here.
- I can afford it for you two! - No way.
- It's all right. - What are you talking about?
He's lost his head over a kisaeng at Sosoru.
None other girl satisfies him.
Is that so? Why didn't you tell me earlier?
- Why don't we move to Sosoru now? - It's all right.
We're fine.
Tell me when you want to go there. I can always take you to Sosoru.
Okay.
- Here you go. - Thank you.
- Dong Chang. - Yes?
- I heard that Soo Myung died. - Right.
- You worked for him before. - Dong Chang.
I heard he was stabbed...
by a treasurer of Jeonokseo.
What would a treasurer of Jeonokseo kill Soo Myung for?
Isn't it weird?
Well, that is...
It's nothing.
- What is it? Please continue. - Come on.
Well, actually,
it's kind of complicated.
What is it? Tell us.
Come on. Tell us already.
It was such a sudden death.
- Gosh, I shouldn't tell this. - Come on.
Do you not trust us?
- I'm so disappointed. - He's right. That's deplorable.
You know...
he managed the fund of Jung Nan Jung's organisation.
- Of course, we do. - And this psycho took kickbacks...
- secretly from Lady Jung. - Pardon?
- So what happened? - So...
I don't think I should tell this. Let's just drink.
My goodness!
Once you open your mouth, you must finish it as a man.
- Right. I'm dying of curiosity. - Be quiet!
Be quiet, you brats. Why do you have to know that?
Let's just enjoy drinks.
Why are you yelling at us?
I will pour you a glass with all my heart.
- Let's have a drink. - Okay.
All right.
Let's go to Sosoru after this.
It's good.
How is the investigation going?
The trial will be held soon, and Ji Chun Deuk will be executed.
Ok Nyeo is his foster daughter.
I'm sure she'll do anything...
- to save Ji Chun Deuk. - Don't worry about that.
Even the minister of Law Enforcement...
won't be able to save him at this pace.
I put the money Soo Myung had managed...
somewhere safe, away from Nan Jung.
Are you sure it's safe?
We just have to be careful until the trial's over.
Once it's over, Nan Jung won't care about...
what happened to Soo Myung.
We have to make sure the case is closed soon.
Okay.
Hurry up.
Come on.
Hurry up.
Look over there.
- Did you look under here? - No.
Did you find anything?
Ok Nyeo.
Did you ask around?
The witness who said he saw Chun Deuk kill Soo Myung.
You were right about him. Something's off.
What do you mean?
You see...
What should we do?
I don't know. It doesn't look too good.
Is that true?
Yes, I'm sure of it.
I even checked with the doctor.
Thank you so much.
Did you manage to find a legal officer?
We searched the whole city and couldn't find anyone.
We wanted to search further but there's not enough time.
What should we do?
It can't be helped. I'll defend him.
What about your job at Sogyeokseo?
You got out of slavery under the condition that you take the job.
You're tied down.
He's right. If you quit your job at Sogyeokseo,
they might send you back as a slave.
Legal officers were everywhere but Law Enforcement people hated them.
How about I give it a go?
I had to read law books when I worked in Haeju.
Don't even suggest such a thing.
It's not just about knowing about the law.
- If someone must do it, she should. - Be quiet!
Ok Nyeo, you can't quit your job at Sogyeokseo.
It might ruin your whole life again.
- Good evening, Sir. - Goodbye.
Sir.
We found a man who used to be a legal officer.
Do you know where he lives?
Yes. He lives in Namsangol.
Let's go right away.
- Yes, Sir. - Yes, Sir.
Are you in?
Is anyone at home?
Who's there?
What brings you here at this time of night?
Were you once a legal officer?
I would like to ask you about that.
Who are you and why would you want to know about that?
Why are you here?
I have a favour to ask. Could you spare me some time?
Would you consider being a legal officer again?
What do you mean?
Someone I know...
is awaiting trial for something he didn't do.
It seems almost certain that he will be executed.
I heard you are a great defender.
Please help us.
I'm sorry, but I can't.
I will never do it again.
I was forced out just because of what I did,
and I lost everything I had and my family.
I cannot go through that again.
Find someone very skilled.
Chun Deuk.
Sir.
Chun Deuk. Look at you.
What are you doing here, Sir?
I...
I feel terrible about this,
but I must ask you something.
Is it about the fact that...
you told me to get Soo Myung out of Jeonokseo?
Yes.
Did the Police Bureau or you mention my name?
Don't worry about that.
I told them that I did it all by myself.
Did you?
Thank you, Chun Deuk. Thank you so much.
I don't want to get you involved in this mess.
I will...
take the blame for everything.
You have nothing to worry about.
Chun Deuk.
You shouldn't let anyone see you.
Get out of here.
I will. I won't forget this. I owe you my life.
Look after yourself.
Sir.
I swear...
I don't know why he died.
It's true.
I believe you.
Ok Nyeo.
This is unfair.
This is so unfair. I'm going crazy here.
Sir.
Don't cry.
I will get you out of here.
Ok Nyeo.
I will prove your innocence. Don't you worry.
What can you do?
To do that, I need you to promise me something.
You must never confess.
The minute you confess,
it will get out of hand and beyond repair.
However badly they torture you, you can't confess until the trial.
Everything will be in vain if you confess before then.
Don't confess. I will clear your name.
Don't ever give up.
Trust me and wait.
I will find a way to prove your innocence.
Ok Nyeo.
The trial will be in two days.
What? That soon?
Murderers are usually executed.
Don't investigations last at least a month?
They do, but I don't get why they're rushing this one.
Did they investigate everything?
We didn't leave anything out.
We have evidence and a witness.
Did you carry out an autopsy?
Yes, but there wasn't much to do.
The wounds alone made it obvious that he was stabbed.
Did you just check the wounds?
Yes.
To make sure nothing was missed, you check the body three times.
There are three stages.
I read all the books about legal procedure.
A murder victim's body is checked three times...
to ensure they have the real cause of death.
Have a look in this book.
Right here.
They thought a man had hung himself, but the three-stage autopsy...
revealed that his lungs were full of water.
That led them to the real killer.
I don't know why they skipped the three stages.
Ok Nyeo. Hello, everyone.
- What is it? - I tailed Dong Joo and Mak Gae...
and saw them meet a police office in secret.
- A police officer? - Yes.
I don't know what's going on but it can't be right...
- if they're meeting in secret. - Really?
Sir, I need to see Jin Soo Myung's body...
for myself.
- What? - What?
- Who are you? - Sir.
It's you. Come with me.
Good.
Good job.
A guard must always be righteous and incorruptible.
People say I'm a blank piece of paper. That's how clean I am.
Isn't this money right here?
Oh, no. It's just a bug.
Stay alert.
- Ok Nyeo. - Sir.
Look at this.
They're black.
His toenails are black, too.
That means...
This is...
- Hurry up, will you? - Okay, okay.
This is the man.
- Did you want to see me? - Yes.
- Come inside. - Okay.
- Well done. - Sure.
Jeong Soo said you once carried out autopsies.
I did for a while, in the past.
I got sick of cutting open dead bodies,
- so I quit the job. - I have to ask you something.
What is it?
I saw the corpse of a man who was stabbed to death.
His fingernails and toenails had all turned black...
and his tongue had rolled inwards.
Those are signs of a poisoning.
- He had taken arsenic. - Are you sure about that?
You don't have to be a skilled examiner to be able to...
tell you that.
Are you in?
I told you that I can't help. Why did you come back?
If you can't do it, I must.
Can you teach me what a legal officer does?
Do you want to do it?
Sir, this is a book on forensic medicine.
- So Jung. - Did you find out?
No.
Gyo Ha.
Do you know anything?
- Do you know where Tae Won is? - We can't find him anywhere.
He never came by at night.
None of the other girls have seen him around.
Does that mean he's in the Palace?
- See if you can find out. - Yes, I will.
Sir.
The trial will be held at 10am.
- At 10am? - Yes, Sir.
Okay, thanks.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. The Queen Dowager just left her chambers.
- What do you mean? - She and the other ministers...
- will attend the Taoism ceremony. - What?
She insists on ignoring my order and carrying out the ceremony?
You must stop her.
If you don't, we must postpone shutting down Sogyeokseo.
Where is she headed?
She will go to Sogyeokseo for a short ceremony...
then head to Mount Mani.
I shall go to Sogyeokseo. Prepare my entourage.
The Queen Dowager is on her way.
The commissioner wants you to be ready.
- Okay. - Okay.
Hurry up.
Stop the procession!
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Where are you going?
- Your Majesty. - Lower me.
Mother.
Where are you going?
I told you.
Even if you disagree, I will hold the Taoist ceremony,
and protect Sogyeokseo.
There won't be any ceremony.
Also,
Sogyeokseo will be abolished.
Do what you want to do.
I'll do what I want to do.
If you keep disobeying my order,
I have no choice but to punish you by the law.
Are you saying...
you're going to lock up your mother?
Do you...
think I can't do it?
- Let's go. - Yes, Your Majesty.
What are you doing?
- Stop her. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Gosh.
Your Majesty!
What do you think you're doing?
Step aside now!
If you move,
I'll arrest the subjects.
Your Majesty!
Sir. It's a letter from Ok Nyeo.
A letter?
Where is she?
She's not in Sogyeokseo.
This is a resignation letter.
Find her and bring her to me now.
Yes, Sir.
I can't believe this.
We'll now begin the trial.
Bring in Ji Chun Deuk.
Yes, Sir.
- He's the one. - That jerk.
- You scum. - My goodness.
You deserve to be punished.
Report the details of this incident.
Yes, Sir.
As Jin Soo Myung, a merchant of Min Dong Joo's organisation...
demanded the money Ji Chun Deuk owed him due to gambling,
Ji Chun Deuk stabbed him and murdered him at his house.
Choi, who carried out the autopsy, come forward.
Tell me the cause of his death.
Yes, Sir.
Jin Soo Myung had...
four wide and sharp scars on his body.
It's clear that he was stabbed by a knife.
If Ji Chun Deuk is the one who did it,
he deserves to be executed by beheading.
However, in order to carry out the execution,
I need the King's approval.
You should address an appeal to the King.
Yes, Sir.
Read out the appeal.
Yes, Sir.
"When Jin Soo Myung was found dead at his house,"
"he was supposed to be a prisoner at Jeonokseo."
"As we, the Police Bureau, investigated on this case,"
"found out that Treasurer Ji Chun Deuk"...
"let Jin Soo Myung out of Jeonokseo."
Why did he do that?
"Ji Chun Deuk often went to the gambling den Jin Soo Myung ran,"
"and he had a serious debt."
Goodness.
"Jin Soo Myung kept on asking for the money back."
"He insisted on it harder"...
"as he was put to Jeonokseo for trafficking."
"That's when Ji Chun Deuk decided to kill Jin Soo Myung,"
"and let him out of Jeonokseo."
Sir. That's not true.
I just got paid to let him out.
Shut your mouth.
How dare you interrupt reading an appeal to the King?
Go on.
Yes, Sir.
"There are three reasons why we think he's guilty."
"First of all,"
"Ji Chun Deuk had a clear motive for the murder."
- No. - "Secondly, there is a witness"...
"who saw him stabbing Jin Soo Myung that night."
Is the witness present?
Yes, Sir.
Bring him in.
Yes, Sir.
Are you sure that he is the person you saw?
Yes, Sir.
Look.
You never saw me.
Sir.
I...
never even went near Soo Myung's house.
Shut it.
You can only speak when I ask you a question.
Sir!
I said shut your mouth.
Witness, you're dismissed.
Yes, Sir.
Hey!
Continue reading it.
"Finally,"
"the knife with Jin Soo Myung's blood on"...
"was found near Ji Chun Deuk's house."
He admitted himself that it's the knife that he usually uses.
No. It's just a knife.
"As you can see,"
"even with these clear evidences,"
"Ji Chun Deuk is still lying and refusing to confess."
I conclude the appeal here.
Sir.
I'm innocent, Sir.
I didn't kill him.
What do you think?
He will probably be beheaded.
Yes. He can't get out of it now.
Sir.
What brings you here?
I came here...
to be his legal officer.
Excuse me?
I'll clear the false accusation on him.
- You'll see. - You can't do that.
You hold a public post. You can't be a legal officer.
A public official can't be a legal officer.
I know.
But there is no one else who can.
Sir.
I'll be his legal officer.
You will?
Yes, Sir.
Now, we will deliver the judgement.
Since it's clear that Ji Chun Deuk is guilty,
we'll treat him as a criminal from now on.
Sir.
The Ministry of Law Enforcement...
accepts everything on the officer's appeal.
We will ask for the King's permission...
and punish Ji Chun Deuk...
- by beheading. - Sir!
Officer Kim.
- Sir. - What is it?
A legal officer who will represent Ji Chun Deuk came.
A legal officer?
Ok Nyeo.
Officer Kim.
I'm Ok Nyeo, a legal officer who will...
represent Ji Chun Deuk in this trial.
Are you saying you'll represent him as his legal officer?
Yes, Sir.
How dare you! What do you think you're doing?
Sir. Legal officers were expelled from the Capital decades ago.
Sir. I'm here to file the suit on his behalf as allowed by the law.
Even though legal officers were once expelled,
there is no reason why I can't be his legal officer.
- What? - Officer.
She's right.
- Sir, that's... - However,
she will be punished for unnecessarily extending the trial.
There is no law that bans filing a suit on someone's behalf.
I approve the legal officer...
to stay in this trial.
Ok Nyeo.
Legal officer, present your case.
Officer Kim. I cannot...
accept everything on the appeal that the Police Bureau addressed.
I request to reinvestigate this case from the beginning.
- Reinvestigate? - Yes, Sir.
Many facts of this case were concealed and fabricated.
You witch! That's nonsense.
Are you mocking the Police Bureau?
- Do you have evidence? - Yes, Sir.
I will reveal how he and the Police Bureau...
failed to fully grasp...
the truth of this incident.
Please let me state the details of this incident.
Fine. You may begin.
Firstly, the officer said Ji Chun Deuk's debt...
from gambling was the motive of the murder.
- But it was already written off. - Written off?
Jin Soo Myung wrote off Ji Chun Deuk's debt right after...
he got out of Jeonokseo...
as to repay the favour.
That's true.
Ok Nyeo is a foster child of Ji Chun Deuk.
Sir. She is a foster child of Ji Chun Deuk.
She became his legal officer to save his life.
She's not trustworthy.
A foster child? Is that true?
Yes. That's true.
However, I will handle this case only with the evidence that...
everyone can accept.
No, Sir. You can't let her be his legal officer.
Sir. Please let me be his legal officer.
Sir.
Fine.
I approve Ok Nyeo to be his legal officer.
- That's right. - She did it.
- Thank you, Sir. - Do you...
have a proof that his debt was written off?
- I do. Sir. - Yes.
That's the secret ledger...
Jin Soo Myung kept the records of the money he lent to others.
- Did she say secret ledger? - It's his secret ledger.
There is a record that...
Ji Chun Deuk's debt was written off.
Where did you get that ledger?
You stole it from Jin Soo Myung's house.
If you investigated on Ji Chun Deuk's debt more thoroughly,
the Police Bureau would have that ledger.
Why do you suspect me for stealing it from his house?
Did you not look into Jin Soo Myung's ledgers?
You witch! How dare you say something like that?
Secondly, I have doubts on...
the witness who saw Ji Chun Deuk...
stabbing Jin Soo Myung. Officer Kim.
Please bring in the witness again.
- Bring the witness in. - Yes, Sir.
You said you saw Ji Chun Deuk coming out of...
Jin Soo Myung's house with a knife in his hand on the night he died.
- That's right. - But it was...
nearly the end of the month.
It was cloudy, and the moon didn't shine brightly.
How can you be sure that the man with the knife...
was Ji Chun Deuk?
I'm sure that the person I saw was him.
According to your doctor,
you have diabetes. Is this true?
That's right.
Sir. People who suffer from diabetes...
drink much water and eat much food,
but they grow thin and urinate often.
So? What are you trying to say?
Most people with diabetes have...
impaired vision.
- I found that out. - Wow.
Every time the witness went to buy the medicinal herbs,
he bought swordweeds, gentians and cassia seeds.
These are all herbs for recovering one's eyesight.
He even ate the eye of an owl, which is good for recovering...
- one's night vision. - That's...
Someone like him shouldn't be here as the only witness who saw...
the face of the criminal. I cannot...
accept him as a witness.
Is this true?
Sir. I really...
- saw him with a knife. - Stop.
I asked you if it's true that you have a poor eyesight.
- Yes. That's true. - That means...
you may have been mistaken.
Well... That's...
Officer. How can you be so irresponsible?
Didn't you check the state of the witness?
That's...
- Witness, you're dismissed. - Yes, Sir.
You are no longer related to this trial.
Sir.
She can never deny that the knife with Jin Soo Myung's blood...
was found near his house.
Sir. I didn't stab him.
Yes, Sir. I can't deny the fact that the knife was found near his house.
However,
I can prove that Jin Soo Myung didn't die of stab wounds.
I call Choi, the inspector,
as a witness.
- Bring in Choi again. - Yes, Sir.
That's...
Also,
I have one more person I want to call as a witness.
Who is it?
Officer Yang Dong Gu from the Police Bureau.
How did Jin Soo Myung's body look?
Just like I said earlier,
he had four stab wounds.
Did you run a test to see if he was poisoned?
Well... No.
- He had clear wounds. - Still,
there can be other causes of death besides the ones you can see.
That's not possible.
- He was clearly stabbed to death. - You wench.
Are you questioning the Police Bureau's inspection now?
Officer Yang. What do you think?
Do you agree with the inspector?
That's...
No.
- How so? - He had stab wounds,
but his fingernails and toenails were black,
and his tongue was rolled back inside his mouth.
What's the normal cause of death of a body like that?
That's...
Can you tell us?
I can't be sure,
but people who died of arsenic...
showed that kind of state.
I'll ask you one more thing.
Is it possible for an inspector who specialises...
- in inquests to miss this? - No.
He couldn't have missed it unless he's blind.
Did you miss the condition of the body?
- That's... - Answer the question.
Did you see it or not?
I saw it, Sir.
You said...
- he was stabbed to death. - I was...
told by the officer that I only need to examine the stab wounds.
- I just followed his order. - What?
How dare you tell a lie?
No, Sir.
- I never gave him that order. - Inspector Choi,
state it clearly.
Sir.
The officer told me to stay out of the autopsy room once...
- I finished checking the wounds. - What?
- Did he tell you to leave? - Sir.
- He's lying. - Shut it!
- Shut your mouth, both of you. - Sir.
The autopsy the Police Bureau had...
was fabricated to conceal the true cause of death.
Please let us inspect his cause of death again.
No, Sir. She's lying to you.
Officer Yang even confessed that...
- he and Ji Chun Deuk are close. - Stop it.
That's enough.
We'll see...
after inspecting Jin Soo Myung's body again.
I order...
- to inspect his body again. - But...
they already had his funeral.
- What? - His funeral?
What are you talking about?
We already passed over the corpse...
to his family.
What?
The trial hasn't finished yet,
and they already buried the corpse?
Officer. How did this happen?
Sir, actually,
the family desperately begged us.
They said they couldn't postpone the funeral any more.
That's ridiculous.
Sir.
As a legal officer, I'd like to request you...
to order them to take the corpse out from the grave.
Gosh!
Please take the corpse back and examine it again, Sir!
How dare you! What are you talking about?
Would you do the same if he were your family?
We can never take the body from the grave! Never!
That's total nonsense, Sir.
Be quiet! Be quiet now!
Ok Nyeo, that's not right.
That's not good.
Sir, I know she's trying to save her foster father,
but she can't say such inhumane thing.
They already held the funeral. They can't dig the grave open again!
You should never accept her request.
Sir, that's the only way to check the truth.
Please accept my request, Sir.
- We can't do that. - No way!
Be quiet!
I will halt the trial now.
Sir!
This trial...
determines whether the defendant will be executed or not.
Finding out the truth matters the most.
Still,
it's obvious that digging one's grave open...
isn't a right thing to do in Joseon which follows Confucianism.
I will report this case...
to His Majesty.
I will do as His Majesty says.
The trial will be resumed in an hour.
We just have to wait for an hour.
I'm so nervous I can't breathe.
Your Majesty, Officer Kim Tae Jung of Law Enforcement is here.
Let him in.
I will.
Have a seat.
I heard that you'll hold...
a murderer's trial today.
Is it already over?
Not yet, Your Majesty.
I thought it'd end soon,
but it's taking a longer time...
because of a legal officer of a defendant.
A legal officer?
What is it?
Your Majesty,
legal officers represent those who are ignorant of the law.
I see.
I haven't heard about it.
Yes, Your Majesty.
However, she asked something very difficult in the trial.
She said she can't trust the Police Bureau,
so she wants to do an autopsy on the corpse again.
But the corpse is already buried in the ground.
- So... - She is asking...
to take the corpse out of the grave for re-examination.
What?
Who on earth requested such an absurd thing?
Your Majesty,
I'm afraid to tell you...
that I think we may need to accept her request.
What are you talking about?
It's especially needed to know the exact cause of death...
since the trial will determine if the defendant should be executed.
We should be extremely careful not to execute an innocent man.
I'm convinced that there's no other way to find out the truth.
Please help me make the right decision...
by giving me your order, Your Majesty.
Okay.
- I'm here. - Ma'am.
How did it go? Did you find him?
Not yet, Ma'am.
Does a guy named Lee Myung Heon live in this town?
Lee Myung Heon?
I think I heard that name in the village over there.
Ok Nyeo.
Yes, Sir.
You did...
a great job today.
My Ok Nyeo...
How brilliant are you.
I am...
already grateful for what you've done for me so far.
So,
withdraw your request to dig his grave open.
It's too harsh for the bereaved family.
Sir.
I can't let them open the grave again.
We can't do that.
Sir, it will be all right. Do not worry.
You wrench.
His Majesty won't grant such ruthless request.
Then,
I will arrest you right here for stealing evidence...
and making such cruel request.
You mocked me,
and I will never forgive you.
Sir.
Jin Soo Myung's body will tell us...
who mocked the court.
What?
Officer of Law Enforcement is here!
His Majesty gave me an answer.
I also made a decision with his answer.
Open Jin Soo Myung's grave...
and take his corpse out.
Officer!
- My goodness. - You can't do that.
Re-examine his body!
Gosh.
Ok Nyeo.
(The Flower in Prison)
I've always wanted to train legal officers.
And I'm going to initiate it now.
With legal officers,
the ordinary people can stand fair trials.
That's an amazing system.
What did the Queen Dowager say?
She's ready to kill.
She abstains from food and drink, and staying in her bed.
Your Majesty, you shouldn't let it weaken your resolution.
There was no other way.
Shut it! I'll make you a slave again.
What brings you here?
I have something to tell you.