Produced by KIM Jho-Kwang-soo SHIN Chang-kil
HA Jung-woo
PARK Hee-soon
JANG Hyuk
Directed by SOHN Young-Sung
HAN Cheol-min?
HAN Cheol-min, right?
It's him.
You're under arrest for the murder of your wife.
You have right to remain silent and hire a lawyer.
Let's go.
Come on.
Watch your head.
The Client
Between midnight and 1 a.m. On December 9th 2010
HAN Cheol-min killed his wife at home.
Using his silver SUV
he dumped the body somewhere unknown.
Around 5 a.m.
He came back to the scene.
The police apprehended him red-handed.
HAN was suspicious of his wife's infidelity.
She asked for a divorce 4 days earlier.
And that gave him motive.
HAN is denying his crime.
But the prosecution says
they have enough evidence
to support his charge.
Wow.
What's your cut?
It's 5:5, as always.
You're kidding me.
Will you take HAN's case, or not?
Not interested.
He's insisting on you to represent him.
Did you know him?
No.
Why bother with a case you can't win?
I understand. There isn't even a body.
This kind of case has two precedents.
Did it happen inside? Or outside?
For the former, without hard evidence
it's all circumstantial and you have no case.
The suspect walks.
Even if the body turns up later
double jeopardy is prohibited.
What about the latter?
If the killer is human, there's always evidence.
Then it's easier to put the story together.
Mostly guilty.
The prosecution says he planned it.
If it's true, 18 years at least.
Any possibility HAN might confess?
I know.
That would knock some years off.
You know what he needs?
Pro bono.
Wait, KANG.
Okay. Let's make it 6:4.
What are you, his agent?
Fine.
It's 7:3.
That is
KANG!
She's out!
Calm down, guys.
Be careful.
I'll take questions.
Why do you keep quiet about a sex video?
That's not the issue here. This is a libel suit.
Her agent scarred the life of an innocent actress.
Ouch!
Don't step on my foot.
Is there a sex video?
That's not important. Watch it, guys.
- What's the truth? - I will tell you.
It's the prosecution's job to uncover the truth.
Everything about the case is on my website.
I've watched the video!
It's WWW
- Move it! - Hold on.
Come on, guys.
What a clown.
This jerk is AHN's friend?
Get out of here, PARK.
Sir.
That PARK is a fucking joke.
This kid is representing HAN Cheol-min?
Not decided yet.
Why does he keep fucking with us?
Shit.
When he was with us, he was good.
Better than you?
Why did he quit?
He took on a murder case of this Vietnamese girl.
And he was accused of using violence.
Soon he quit.
Now he's running a circus.
I'm late for a rehearsal.
They will be mad.
God, I have bags under my eyes.
My head hurts. I drank too much last night.
You sure did.
Will they appeal?
Never.
- Hurry, I'm showering. - I'm done.
Hello?
HAN fucked up.
What?
He tried to kill himself.
- Why? - You don't know?
I would at least meet him. You're a bad lawyer!
God, it's cold.
What took you so long?
When'd you get here?
A while ago.
Let's go. I've seen enough.
You wore that suit yesterday.
I know.
So what? What do you care?
You're so nosy.
He kills his wife and dumps the body.
And he comes back with a gift to the scene crowded by cops?
It was their anniversary.
He's a total psycho.
Let's take the stairs.
Married for 3 years. No kids.
He works at a film developer's.
When the cops got here
they saw nothing but a blood bed.
A DNA test confirms it's wife's blood.
She's dead for sure.
No signs of forced entry.
Any evidence?
Nothing.
The body is gone. So is the murder weapon.
Everything is circumstantial.
So it's a puzzle without pieces.
Is this CCTV on the evidence list?
No.
Hi.
I'm investing HAN's case.
Did the cops take CCTV footage?
They did.
It's stored in file, right?
Sure.
You still have it?
We delete everything past a month.
All right. Thanks.
This might be fun.
There's an eye witness.
Isn't HAN strange?
I don't know.
Here's what makes the case so complicated.
No fingerprints or DNA of his found in his apartment.
Does it make sense?
Not a single hair of his in his own place?
Right.
And here's the shocker.
He has no fingerprints. All 10 of them.
Your hand.
Let me.
Okay.
Your wife had a lover?
Yes.
How did you know?
I've seen her on the phone with him.
And my gut feelings.
Is that what you said to the police?
Yes.
You know the guy?
No.
Why is that missing in the police report?
Sir?
Do you believe me?
Pretty much. I believe everybody.
Mr. HAN.
People often ask me that.
It doesn't matter whether I do or not.
I will just focus on getting what we want.
It won't be easy without his confession.
Cause AHN is on this?
What about him?
He's a hard nut to crack.
I couldn't care less.
Out.
In.
Out.
In!
What are you, a blind?
Fine.
His wife had a lover, but it's not in the report.
If it's true, her lover is a key suspect.
We should utilize this.
Let's try to make a deal with it.
Would he confess?
I will talk him into it if it looks good.
If he killed on impulse without intent?
We'll go for manslaughter.
That will take a lot of years off.
Prosecutor AHN? It's been a while.
(Less than 5 years)
Good.
How's life treating you?
A plea bargain?
Listen to yourself.
Sounds like you're desperate.
We don't need his confession.
What about her lover?
She didn't have one.
Checked the phone record?
There's no one.
Yeah?
That's the truth.
I will request a discovery.
That won't happen.
This is a homicide without the body.
No way I can't give you what we have.
Okay.
I'll keep this.
Don't take this case.
You will regret it later.
You don't wanna make it a habit to mess up.
It's a gift.
I will have him out on lack of evidence.
Hi, Professor.
- How are you? - Good.
Homicide without a body?
Right.
Let's talk over lunch.
More coffee?
No, thanks.
I'm leaving.
Professor AHN will be here soon.
My father?
I will see him at home.
You'll take the case?
Why don't you get a second thought?
It's weird.
They won't tell us which judge will preside.
It is weird.
The victim's lover. A missing living room light.
Why isn't CCTV on the evidence list?
Get me that CCTV file.
I'm sure it has been already deleted.
Then get me evidence that it's been deleted.
KANG?
HAN's trial is set to begin in 3 days.
Seems like they've already found him guilty.
Good morning! Come to my office.
Nobody's giving us answers.
We have to find them.
Here, coffee and donuts.
Do you know what bothers me the most?
Everything took place too quickly
as if the police saw it coming.
The police arrived at 1:30 a.m.
HAN was arrested at 5 a.m.
Isn't it strange?
No physical evidence. Everything is circumstantial.
Within that short period of time
they were able to build a case.
Doesn't it smell?
Detective LEE?
Why isn't CCTV on the evidence list?
Who took the living room light?
Check with that cop who was at the scene.
I bet his story has loose ends.
Check witnesses as well.
The guy from downstairs.
He says he saw HAN that night.
He might be lying.
Okay.
I got it.
The victim's mother.
She claims her daughter came 3 days prior to murder
and told her that HAN would kill her.
She's said to hate HAN.
So, see if her story sticks.
You handle the detective and the mother-in-law.
I'll check the witness's alibi.
Time is not on our side. Let's get to work.
Judge LEE?
What is this? I can't be seen with you.
Come on, it's okay.
On the night of murder
HAN took a highway, not a turnpike.
He said he was so tired and missed it.
Then he hit a guardrail and passed out.
He was arrested at 5.
So he was out for over 3 hours.
We need to check that out.
Look here.
This is the highway he took.
Don't touch it.
It couldn't be better if you find a witness.
If not, find a crash site to prove his alibi.
Any questions?
I have one.
The trial begins in 3 days.
And you expect me to do all that in 3 days?
It will be postponed.
What?
It will.
Got it.
HAN's attorney hasn't contacted you, right?
I can't believe this.
Didn't my boss call you?
Yourjob evaluation is next month.
Watch it. You can't blackmail me.
Get HAN out of the way.
I'm concerned about your promotion.
Judge LEE Jin-wook
The defendant was late to appoint his attorney.
So he requests a postponement?
I won't allow it.
HAN has requested a jury trial.
Hot!
The trial has been postponed.
Shit.
It takes at least 2 weeks to pick jurors.
Good luck.
Ajury trial?
Okay.
Once the trial begins, there'll be a lot of hassles.
I will call you as the date is set.
Okay. I will be waiting.
Then
Mr. Prosecutor?
My daughter would feel the same as I do.
You're doing the right thing. Don't feel guilty.
You have to win this case for my little girl.
So HAN left around 10 p.m.?
Yes, 10 o'clock.
That's about right.
Was he acting weird that day?
Or said anything strange?
I don't know.
Nothing unusual.
A key to the prop room?
He was in a hurry, though.
Now that I think about it.
No.
Mt. Chunma, Chungpyong, Namisum, Gapyong, Chuncheon.
Why can't he remember where he crashed?
Wait! Hold on!
What?
A dummy that we use for a dead body was missing.
Hi.
That witness from downstairs.
He's not home.
I haven't seen him for a while.
He must be out of town.
Any idea when he'll be back?
We don't talk much.
Why'd you leave your office for so long that night?
God, it was a nightmare.
I had to go to the park lot by the next building.
It was a mess.
What time was it?
Not quite sure. It was before midnight.
You don't know who it was?
All I saw was a dark figure.
Which company handles your CCTVs?
A detective in charge took it.
LEE something.
Are you sure?
Let me check. I kept the record.
Hold on.
Yes, it was him.
It was 1:30 a.m.
No, a little before 1:30.
The police arrived at 1:30. And he came before that?
Right.
Why would I lie?
Hello?
Detective LEE took it.
Everything from a month earlier.
If he doesn't have it, the prosecution does.
Check that out.
Hello? Hello?
Shit, I can't believe him.
Excuse me?
Detective LEE Byung-guk is with you guys, right?
Beats me. Ask someone else.
Wait.
Thanks for no help!
So it was a dummy? Not a body?
Yeah.
What time was it?
Let me see.
Want one?
I would say around 11.
Run the plate.
Nothing.
Yeah?
38 NA 6609, pull over.
Pull over now.
- How are you? - What?
You were going awfully fast.
Step out of the vehicle.
It's just routine.
Let go! What is this?
Cuff him and call for backup.
Okay.
Wait.
What's this?
Calm down, pal.
The vehicle wasn't registered?
Right.
You guys look good in this one.
I popped the question on this day.
Were you mad to learn she was cheating?
Do I have to testify in court?
No, that won't do us any good.
You will take the fifth.
Won't the jury be suspicious?
I don't know.
I will do whatever you say.
What's that?
They're the same candles as the ones found at the scene.
For one, all the way.
For the other, down to the line here.
Time how long it takes and let me know.
What's this for?
Time difference.
What?
Only one didn't burn all the way down.
Somebody lit it afterwards.
Who did?
HAN Cheol-min.
This will prove the fact he was home.
I don't know.
I thought it was the wife.
But it could be somebody else.
- Sir! - Get out of here!
Come on, listen to me.
I simply asked you
about an accident here two months ago.
Why are you so mad?
What accident? I don't know anything.
Wait, wait.
If you remember anything
Or if you hear of any,
I'll leave my card here.
Call me if you remember anything.
Thanks!
Damn.
Hi, kid.
You live around here?
You're limping.
You hurt your leg?
Kid?
Hey!
He could've talked instead of rubbing himself.
It'll be hard to find a witness or an accident site.
What are you doing? Are you in the shower?
Yeah.
Here's what I found out.
A prop dummy?
Can't ID the driver?
I'm sure CCTV got the killer.
That detective took it from a month earlier
even before they got to the scene.
Maybe the wife's lover?
You think her lover did it?
It's a possibility.
Not sure yet.
It's okay if that detective acted on his own.
If upstairs is involved? It's a different story.
Why hide the killer?
Hi.
To confirm death without the body
how much blood are we talking about?
Blood loss of 2.4~3 liters is usually lethal.
A sudden loss of over a liter can kill you.
The amount at the scene was way over 3 liters.
So it was enough for us to confirm death.
Did forensics find DNA or fingerprints at the scene
that didn't belong to the defendant?
No, not at all.
- Signs of forced entry? - None.
So it can't be anybody else but the defendant.
Objection! It's leading.
Let me rephrase it.
Is there any possibility it could be someone else?
No.
No more questions.
The door was open when they arrived at the scene.
So anything is possible.
You said nobody broke in. Couldn't she have walked out?
That's possible.
But very unlikely.
So you're saying it's not impossible.
Objection!
The defense is playing on words.
The witness was referring to a general concept.
Sustained.
The killer walked out the door. He didn't even clean the scene.
Doesn't that mean it was on impulse?
These were taken at the scene.
A blood-stained bed sheet.
A dining table.
Pay attention to this one.
Only one candle didn't burn all the way down.
Because it was lit afterwards.
Estimated to be lit at 12:20 a.m.
That's the time of death calculated by forensics
through a coagulation of blood.
Say the killer lit it.
How would you evaluate his mental state?
He didn't miss the candle, excited after killing.
I suspect an anti-social personality disorder.
What?
Speak English, please.
A psychopath.
Objection.
It's all circumstantial.
We shouldn't rule out other possibilities.
It could've been lit by the third person.
What's your basis on that?
I say the Government has a reasonable theory.
Please, continue.
Let me remind you.
No other fingerprints were found at the scene
except the victim and the defendant's.
And there were no signs of forced entry.
Only one person could have lit that candle.
Thanks.
She became confident after the marriage.
And she worked very hard.
It was good.
Nobody would touch it.
It's all superstition.
Then again, she was quite different.
What's wrong?
Her mother objected to her husband?
Don't tell me.
Very possessive.
She considered her girl a belonging.
She would've objected to any guy.
Was she seeing someone?
No way.
She was almost obsessed with her husband.
He's said to have the delusion of infidelity.
No, it was her.
She was even seeing a shrink.
She was?
She was treated for depression.
Find out what hospital she went to.
And a month prior to the murder
HAN was away for 3 days on business.
Her colleague says she got worse after that.
Delete?
Let's go home.
Go ahead.
KANG called Detective LEE for his witness.
He's coming out swinging.
We expected that.
No.
It doesn't feel right.
LEE might start talking in court to save his ass.
We will go as planned.
If it doesn't work, we all go down.
Prepare for the worst.
We can't afford to make us a laughing stock.
Know what I mean?
You want me to come in?
We don't know what he did with the CCTV file.
That's why I called him for our witness.
He finds out we know he took it.
He doesn't wanna testify.
He will contact us.
If this doesn't work?
We will grind him in court.
OK, I'm on my way.
Who the hell are you?
Wait, wait.
I'm Detective LEE.
- Who? - LEE Byung-guk.
- LEE Byung-guk? - Yes, drive.
I have something to tell you. Hit the road.
- Really? - Yes.
You're Detective LEE?
That's me.
You have that CCTV file?
Prosecutor AHN does.
What's in it?
I have no idea.
We thought you deleted it.
If you want it
I can get you a copy.
In return?
No testimony. And he'll talk through me.
That's all?
He wants to be left alone once he hands us the file.
Can we trust him?
We have no choice.
They must've kept it for a reason.
If they submit it to court and HAN is in it?
We're fucked.
Let's see what's in it.
Okay.
KANG removed LEE off the witness list.
He must've contacted him.
Should we proceed?
Sir?
What the...
Shut up.
AHN put a tail on me. I had to lose him.
God, it's getting worse.
I'm scared shitless. I don't think I can do this.
Don't back down now.
I know, but I'm too scared.
What should we do?
He was beaten up by other inmates.
We almost lost him.
What are you talking about?
Think about it.
They got the scent and put a tail on LEE.
There's this lieutenant whose son has leukemia.
Hospital bills are up to his eyeballs.
Are you suggesting we buy their evidence?
No way in hell.
We have no other options.
No way!
Then what?
Stop the car.
KANG!
I said no.
We will put LEE on the witness stand.
If HAN is in that CCTV file?
We're screwed in court!
My answer is still no!
Don't talk to LEE anymore.
Period!
God!
Resident Register
HAN Cheol-min
JANG Ho-won
Hey.
What's the emergency?
Remember that high school girl killing?
Yeah.
A high school girl went missing at night.
12 hours later, found dead at the park.
The killer raped her
and banged her head on the ground to death.
But he didn't leave behind any evidence.
The police were afraid it might lead to serial killings.
So they did everything.
They even went public and put a bounty on him.
However, the killer is still on the loose.
You know what? They did have a suspect.
They were certain he did it.
But he was released on lack of evidence.
HAN was questioned for 3 days.
That explains his 3 days of disappearance.
Where'd you get this?
Somebody sent it anonymously.
A cop?
You should've have done it.
He should know about him as his attorney.
If you testify, you can't come back.
If I don't?
We might lose the case.
You can win if I testify?
I don't know.
Let me level with you.
Whatever it takes, I wanna win.
So I need you to testify.
Sergeant SEO? A high school girl killing?
I don't know.
They sure can keep secrets.
Keep talking.
They had a suspect, and he was a hard-ass.