Easy, easy...
Calm down, calm down.
- Stun him, stun him.- Do you know what a delicate situation this is to try that?
Ahjussi!
Attorney Jo!
Episode 14
Move out of my way.
- Let the woman go.- Move away.
Move away? Move away to where?
You, move away. Do you know me?
How do you know me, to use informal speech with me? Let the woman go quickly.
This woman will die.
What is it that you want? Lee So Jeong or
this?
Hurry and let the woman go.
Are you guys dispatched without proper training?
Don't you even know who Lee So Jeong is?
I'm going to burn this, so let the woman go quickly.
Ah, Lawyer, not the ledger!!!
Don't you know how important that thing is?!
What is so important about this?! Let the woman go now.
Or I burn this.
Wait a minute, let me see the inside.
Before I let you see this, let me ask you a question.
Lee Myeong Joon, you're the killer, right?
I got it.
You must have had a tough time, going in and out of the ventilation duct.
Open it already!
- No!- Don't do it!
I said, don't do it!
I said, don't do it. No way!
Oh, Ae Ra...
What do I do, Dae Soo...
Freeze!
Drop the knife. I said, drop it!
Arrest him.
Bad jerks!
Why did you come so late?
You better treat me to something nice. I caught Lee Myeong Joon's killer for you.
Where is the ledger?
We arrested Lee Myeong Joon's murderer.
Aren't you curious about anything? You must have something you want to ask me.
Is there anything besides that?
It was all destroyed in a fire.
- What was?- What you were so desperately seeking.
I am telling you this to put your heart at ease because you seemed so distressed about it.
I guess you should be able to sleep easy tonight.
Yes, Chairman. There is nothing to worry about.
The ledger was destroyed in a fire.
I am certain of it.
And about Lee Myeong Joon's case, I will take care of it well so it won't harm you in any way.
He says the ledger was destroyed in a fire.
I will confirm one more time to make sure.
And that guy who got caught. Make sure he does not open his mouth.
The Chief Prosecutor says he will take care of it well, but still...
Yes.
Thank you for everything.
Don't mention it. I am the one who's grateful for your courage.
For my brother's sake, please make sure that no more people lose their lives unfairly.
Storage Receipt
What is this?
I tried to leave the country but had to give it up because of Chairman Jeong's minions.
At that time, just in case, I...
This will be of help to you.
Everyone, you've worked hard.
Dae Soo, good job.
Are you okay?
I am okay, okay.
- That's not possible...- For me, this is comfortable.
About Lee Myeong Joon's killer...
he was taken care of as if he killed Lee Myeong Joon in revenge for a fraud Lee had committed against him.
But that doesn't make any sense.
When I almost died (at his hand)!
They are being too much, too much.
On top of it, there is not even a single word being spoken about Chairman Jeong or the ledger.
Aish, really, I'm so speechless, speechless.
Hey, they are too much. Can the Prosecutor's Office really do this, huh?
When you were a prosecutor, wasn't it at least not this bad?
We all expected as much.
Really too much, too much.
Okay, okay, let that go but
Mr. Lawyer, how are you going to compensate me for that?
Compensate what? Your butt?
Why are you being this way, really? You burned my collection account-book.
Give me your account-book.
The Prosecutor's Office took them all.
Those were copies. You have originals in your car.
How did you know about that?
Wow, seriously, you are a black-belted master of noonchi (quick catching of drift or assessment of situation).
But what are you going to do with it?
I might need to use it somewhere. Give it here.
Then, what Attorney Jo burned was your collection ledger?
I thought my heart would stop when he was burning it.
But there are the copies the Prosecutor's Office seized. You can get them back and use those instead.
- What are you worried about?- What the heck is he saying.
If I went there and asked them to return my copies,
would they really give them to me, huh?!
Aigo, Dae Soo, once they are done investigating, they return all those things!
Oh my! You scared me.
- Sorry, sorry.- Don't touch me.
When you touch me, I feel tingly like I'm getting electric shocks since last night.
Omo, when I touch you... You must be totally electrically smitten with me.
- Oh, what do I do, I feel so sorry.- Don't do it, don't do it, don't!!!
Omo, what do we do, what do we do? Dae Soo!
Hey, an ointment or...
What's wrong with him? He seems serious, a bit happy, too.
Should I try that once, too?
Don't do that please...
But where would the real slush fund ledger be?
Well, I guess it must be somewhere.
Should I really give it a shot?
Is there really no copy of the ledger?
Since the situation transpired as soon as the ledger was in his hand, he probably had no time to make a copy.
But if that bastard Jo Deul Ho talks again about the presence or absence of that ledger,
what will you do, then?
It won't happen. Don't worry.
And in the future, when you deal with Jo Deul Ho,
it would be better to discuss it with me first.
Discuss?
The situation almost went awry because you tried to make Jo Deul Ho take an implausible rap for the murder.
Chief Prosecutor, are you reprimanding me right now?
Chairman, nothing good will come out of provoking a mad dog.
A mad dog, you say.
Are you talking about Jo Deul Ho or me?
What the Chief Prosecutor says is reasonable.
I think it is best if you deal with Jo Deul Ho in a cautious manner.
Why are you both like this?
That's why I said we should take out that Jo Deul Ho bastard before he started running amok!
If that bastard messes with me just one more time,
then I'm not going to think about the consequences and just kill him!
I'm not joking!
I am worried that Chairman Jeong will start making worse and worse moves.
If the fallout affects us too...
We'll have to stop him before that.
Oh, a while ago, Attorney Jang Hae Gyeong came to see me regarding Jo Deul Ho.
I heard that she paid a visit to High Chief Prosecutor Choi as well.
I guess she tried hard to exonerate her child's father.
I am sorry.
Children are always parents' concerns.
I was too rash.
Trying to send off Chairman Jeong in one blow, I ended up falling into a trap myself.
And one person is dead.
To hunt a big animal, I need a finer net and a stronger lasso.
Thank you for making time to see me.
I am the one who should feel honored.
I am following your brilliant works through news.
Since you're doing what we ought to be doing for the powerless average citizens, I feel ashamed.
You flatter me.
I'm sure you are not here just to exchange pleasantries.
What brings you here?
Have you heard about... the "Jeong Geum Mo List"?
Jeong Geum Mo List?
Chairman Jeong amassed a slush fund and widely lobbied the political and bureaucratic spheres...
You know that, don't you?
Isn't that the most frequently appearing news on the financial tabloids?
What if I have that list in my hand?
Will you help me with catching Chairman Jeong?
It won't be easy to catch him just with that.
It's just a piece of paper if the involved people deny any exchanges with him.
I get a few reports of such lists everyday.
However, the dates, amounts and accounts of those exchanges...
If you can't put the pieces of the puzzle together and prove it, it's useless.
What if I complete the whole puzzle accurately?
Do you really have it, that list?
Well...
Do you know why I came to see you, Assemblyman Kim?
It's because your name was not on that list.
Do you, by any chance, feel aggrieved to see your name missing from that list?
Please join me in boycotting Power King.
Your beloved child can die.
Please I ask for your help. Your precious child can die...
What the heck is this?
You can't obstruct the flow of traffic.
- Should we arrest her?- Take down all the signs.
But! What did I do wrong?!
Someone reported you for illegal demonstration.
Can't I even talk about my child wrongfully dying?
If you take everything down and leave, we will not arrest you.
- How can you do this?!- Don't you know the Law on Assembly and Demonstration does not apply to a one-person protest?
Ahjussis Policemen?
Who are you?
Me? I am a neighborhood... you know, a neighborhood resident.
But can't a person express her ideas?
When she is demonstrating in peace, what is wrong with that?
Ahjumma, starting tomorrow, demonstrate in Yeoui-dong (where the National Assembly is).
Just try coming here one more time!
What is wrong, huh?
What is wrong, these people.
- Here you go.- Thank you.
I don't know what this is about, but cheer up.
Yes.
If you keep shouting diligently, someone will hear it.
And if it's about the right thing, the number of people joining you will grow.
I am a lawyer.
If someone bothers you again, let me know. I will help you.
Fighting.
- Customer ♪17.- Yes.
I am here to pay back my loan.
- Please give me your ID.- Yes.
Ahjumeoni! Are you okay?
Someone, please call 911.
Please stretch out her legs.
Yes.
Please breathe...
Hang in there just a bit longer.
You'll be alright.
Please take care of her!
Omo, really? Lawyer Lee, you're so cool.
But why was she like that?
They said it seemed like she overdosed on some drug.
Even though I got her on that ambulance, i hope she's okay.
That's why, that's why you have to exercise regularly.
You don't know when a person might lose it all.
Miss Ae Ra, we are at that age.
Let's exercise. Let's take swimming lessons at that place nearby.
Just the two of us, at a swimming pool?
Omo, how depraved. At this age, how much, how far do you want to know (me), huh?
Let's just practice kumdo (swordmanship), covered up all over.
- Aigoo, Mr. Lawyer!- Why are you all being so noisy?
You're here?
Mr. Lawyer, our Lawyer Lee has saved a woman's life at a bank.
You did? Good job.
But where are you wandering around so much?
Since you're not manning your desk, we keep losing all the clients who drop in.
Are you attacking me for not working?
Did you, by any chance, booze up in broad daylight?
Is my face red?
Is there any new case?
A divorce and alimony case and a dispute over noise between upstairs and downstairs neighbors.
Lawyer Lee can handle those.
Everyone wants you, Attorney Jo.
Excuse me, is Lawyer Jo Deul Ho here?
Aigo, welcome! Come this way, this way.
Mr. Lawyer! Do you remember me?
Of course, weren't you... protesting just now?
Please help me, Mr. Lawyer.
How may I help you?
We have to stop the sale of Power King.
Please help me, Mr. Lawyer.
Yes, but... we are lawyers.
You have to consult other places for consumer boycott campaigns.
My daughter... died after drinking Power King.
We have to block the sale of that product even if we have to start a lawsuit.
I understand what you are saying. But as you can see, we are
a small firm with few people. So I will refer you to a law firm specializing in suing big companies.
When I saw you earlier, I got the feeling.
Please take this case for me!
Don't worry too much.
We will take this case.
Thank you. Thank you.
Ah, yes, just a moment please.
See me for a moment.
Please take a seat.
Do you know how many specialized personnel we need to sue a big company?
Can the two of us handle it? What are you going to do if something goes wrong?
You are going to take it anyway.
What? How do you know?
About Young Won Co. that manufactures Power King,
it's a Dae Hwa subsidiary.
What?
While you two were talking, I did an internet search.
Please tell me in detail what happened.
You know that expression about your child being the apple of your eye?
That was my daughter to me.
Mom, you're home?- Oh, yes, Yoo Ra.
I raised her by myself, working three shifts at factories.
See how swollen your legs are.
Because I had to work standing up, my legs got swollen all the time.
She was so heartbroken about it.
Even though I could never afford to give her private tutoring sessions, she never missed the top-five rank at her school.
She studied so hard that she said she felt nervous when she slept.
Telling me the exam was just around the corner, she stayed up numerous nights
and drank Power King.
I should have stopped her then.
Aish. Hey, hey, why is she like this?
According to the doctor, she over-consumed caffeine
and her vomit blocked her lungs.
That happening to your daughter...
Do you think that was because of Power King?
There is no doubt about it!
Too many kids are drinking this.
And the government isn't saying a thing.
Wasn't this ever in the news?
So quiet to the point of being strange.
We can't go on like this. I must do something.
Poison, Power King, Stop Sales!
If only my voice would be heard, I went everywhere.
But they reported me
for defamation and obstruction of business.
The more they did that, the more dogged I became.
If they had done nothing wrong, why would they report me, right?!
Have you ever consulted an attorney?
Yes.
Even if I have to spend all I've got,
I will have to sue them. I was determined
and went to Geum San, the biggest law firm in our country.
But they said I had no case.
They refused me.
They must have done so.
All other law firms were the same way.
They said even if I sued, I had no chances of winning.
Even if for my Yoo Ra, I...
won't give up. No, I mean I can't give up!
Yes.
I will take this case.
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Lawyer!
Thank you.
Please do your best, Mr. Lawyer.
Don't worry and go home and get some rest.
I will have to go back out to the streets and let the people know.
Which mother can rest easy when her child is buried underground.
Trust Attorney Jo.
He always keeps his promises.
Yes.
- Thank you.- Good-bye.
Please be careful on your way.
She sure is brave.
It's going to be a long, hard battle.
- Attorney Lee.- Yes.
Please find every piece of material related to Power King
- including scientific articles and cases of adverse effects.- Yes.
Where are you going?
Convenience store.
Oh! I almost forgot.
Why did you buy so many?
The store was full of them.
Wow, this was amazingly popular when it first came out. It was called a miracle beverage.
Everyone, try one.
Oh, the taste is okay, sweet.
A long time ago, I tried a diet with this.
Diet?
They used to mix this with alcohol, you know.
You know, Mazinger Z shot, this is a total stimulant. When you drink it, you feel so good but when you wake up, you're a goner.
There must be some cases of adverse effects.
I found some related science articles as well as cases of adverse effects from other countries.
From now on, we will become a human bamboo grove.
Can't you talk in a way I can understand?
To blow this up, we will have to ride the media's piggyback.
Now, let's gather all episodes of harmful effects.
I will search through blogs.
There seems to be a gathering of people who were injured by Power King.
Then I will look into criminal and civil cases having to do with Power King.
- Then, what do I do?- Where do you want to go?
Gyms or drinking joints, try visiting all the nice places.
- Got it, got it!- Everyone, one for the road.
Aigoo, our young friends, nicey nicey to meet you.
Raise your hand if you've tried Power King.
- Do you drink it often?- It's so-so with me.
Aigoo, hello, hello, you're working hard.
Oh, Yong Gi!
Hey, it's not the time to be doing this.
Aigoo, I can't do that!
Incident Reports
Energy DrinkOverseas Episodes of Harmful Effects
Professor Oh Min Cheol Department of Biological Chemistry
7/14/2013 Oh Min Cheol (Hankook Univ.)
Professor Oh Min Cheol.
Yes, that's me. Who are you?
I am Lawyer Jo Deul Ho.
Why would a lawyer want to see me?
You... wrote a science article on this, right?
Wait a minute. Is this a health supplement?
It has nothing to do with me.
How can it not have anything to do with you?
When this has three times the caffeine other similar products have, is this a health supplement?
I have nothing to say.
What do you mean no comment?
A youthful girl who drank this thinking it was a health supplement
died. Still, you've got nothing to say?
Watch what you say!
The correlative relationship between Power King and the dead girl has not been proven.
How can you speak using such big terms?
You received $50,000 from Chairman Jeong Geum Mo, right?
What kind of dirty and vile correlative relationship this money and the article have...
do you want me to uncover it zealously?
While drinking this?
The reason Power King was such a smashing hit was
because it had three times the caffeine other products had.
Why didn't you mention the danger?
You must have experimented enough to find out how many of these equate to a lethal dose...
If your children want to drink it, would you recommend it to them?
What is it that you want from me?
You will have to come to the court to testify.
I can't do that.
You will have to do it.
I'm not telling you to lie
but to tell the truth according to your experiment results.
This is not a favor I am asking.
If you don't come to the court, I will make you stand trial as a defendant.
Either bare the truth and clear your conscience
or bear a criminal prosecution and go to jail.
It is your choice.
Power King will help you make your choice.
Hello!
It must be so hard from this early in the day.
Aren't you really tired out after doing this?
After such a hard work-out, since you cannot eat meat stew,
don't you quickly drink something like this, Power King?
Yes.
Do your friends drink this, too?
How do they feel when they drink it?
Feel kind of buzzed and...
- Yes, and what else?- very energetic. I drink it in one shot.
One shot, oh my word!
I like one shots too.
Hello, have you ever tried Power King?
Yes, lots of times.
Lots of times? How many per day do you drink? On an empty stomach, before eating or after eating?
Haven't you felt anything strange? Any side effects, huh?
Aigoo, you sure are exercising hard. Drink this.
Refreshingly, have this. Oh, just a second...
- I feel like the blood moves quickly so I feel dizzy afterwards.- You feel dizzy?
Your heart, too...
Have you ever tried Power King? Can we talk briefly?
- Excuse me, excuse me!- Oh, I feel faint.
Drink this and get your energy up.
- Oh, Miss, you drink this.- I don't drink this.
Why not?
- Because it's hard on me, so I don't drink it.- Hard on you?
Why is it hard on you?
I'm busy, so...
I'm so curious.
What's the reason?
Anybody who has experienced Power King's adverse effects...
I want to try too.
"My heart races so much."
"My sis is a doctor and she told me not to drink Power King."
"It's like drinking 50 cups of americano in one shot."
Hi! Today I think I am going to talk about my experience drinking Power King. You've all been waiting for it, right?
First off, in a word... this is really something. Daebak!!!!!! is what I'm saying.
What is this person about?
Jo Deul Ho started a lawsuit again?
Yes.
The opponent in this case is Young Won Food.
Young Won Food... that's a Dae Hwa subsidiary. What do they have there?
That is... Power King...
- Power King?- You know the energy drink case?
A while ago, a female high school student died after drinking it and her autopsy showed the cause of death as over-consumption of caffeine.
And?
When her mom came to us, we refused to take her case.
It seems she found her way to Attorney Jo.
Why didn't you report it to me?
Is there anything that will be problematic?
There are more people who have suffered harmful effects than we thought.
I think it best if you do some work under the table.
The fact that Attorney Jo took on this case itself can rub Chairman Jeong the wrong way.
I will take on this case.
Forget it. Attorney Kim, you handle it.
Attorney Kim cannot handle it by himself.
If we lose again this time, won't we be put in a really difficult position?
Dae Hwa cases are going one by one to other firms, as it is.
You... do you think you can work on it without any personal agenda?
This is an important matter for the firm.
Please trust me, Dad.
Okay.
I will get ready.
What Hae Gyeong does, report everything to me, without leaving a single thing out.
Yes.
Hello.
You must love it.
Students cordially greeting you like that.
Have you given it some thought?
I cannot testify.
Then, good-bye.
Where is the dean's office here?
Why are you doing this?!
What do you mean, why am I doing this!? You took the words right out of my mouth.
Because of your article, which you sold for $50,000,
a female student died and an ahjumma passed out in the street.
And how many more have to die to exhilarate you?
There is no time.
It's tomorrow.
I got a call.
Are you in charge of this case?
I volunteered.
It can become serious.
I know.
That's why I took it on.
I am not going to end this easily.
Don't end it easily. Go to the end.
I won't go easy on you, either.
What you can see is not everything. The ripple effects are going to be huge for Geum San as well as Dae Hwa.
That is why I am handling this personally.
We can't let you beat us.
I understand. Bring it on.
Stop pretending to be on the phone. I know you're eavesdropping.
Let's go.
Her name is Han Yoo Ra and she was 18 years old.
A while ago, she fainted while studying in her cram school and died.
The cause of her death was convulsion and vomiting triggered by over-consumption of caffeine,
and damage to her lungs due to the vomit going down the wrong pipe.
In order to stay awake, Miss Han Yoo Ra normally drank
a lot of this problematical beverage.
The amount of caffeine contained in an energy drink is usually 50-70 mg.
However, Power King contains as much as 300 mg of caffeine.
The more caffeine there is, the higher the capacity to stay awake.
That is why when Power King first came out, it could beat other products and sell like hotcakes.
Witness, please tell us who you are.
I was the late Miss Han Yoo Ra's doctor.
What is the cause of her death?
Caffeine addiction.
How did you reach that conclusion?
Particles of what seemed to be caffeine pills were found in her stomach.
And from the contents of her stomach, blood, and urine, a high level of caffeine was found.
Besides the case of Miss Han Yoo Ra, are there many deaths caused by caffeine addition?
I have seen a patient who died from arrhythmia caused by
caffeine addiction when he over-consumed caffeine while his heart was in an abnormal condition.
In the recent past, a Japanese man died while exercising
and the cause was energy drink consumption.
You are saying that there are not infrequent cases of deaths due to over-consumption of energy drinks in other countries.
That is correct.
You are saying when there are heart irregularities, over-consumption of caffeine can prove fatal.
That is right.
How much is the recommended daily caffeine intake?
It is 400 mg.
Then, if one drinks two cans of Power King, the intake will be 600 mg past the recommend 400 mg.
Yes, that is so.
Your Honor, please look at these photos.
This beverage that led Miss Han Yoo Ra to death,
can be easily found anywhere in our daily lives.
Objection!
The plaintiff's side is making conclusory remarks
as if Power King is indeed the cause of Han Yoo Ra's death.
Sustained.
Witness, you stated that the cause of Miss Han Yoo Ra's death was caffeine addiction.
The caffeine inside energy drinks and the caffeine inside coffee, are they different?
No, they are the same substance.
The cause of a female student's death was caffeine over-consumption.
It could be caffeine addiction caused by coffee rather than energy drinks, correct?
- However, the amount was...- Answer yes or no.
Yes.
The caffeine inside the coffee commonly sold by vending machines is 128 mg.
Instant coffee has 74 mg.
In the case of caffe mocha sold in big-chain coffee shops, it is 175 mg.
Then, it is like drinking two cups of caffe mocha.
Do you think drinking two cups of caffe mocha can cause death?
A girl's death is surely lamentable.
But was her death simply because of Power King?
Wasn't she perhaps born with a special condition that even her mother did not know about?
Witness, what is your opinion?
I think it is possible.
That is all.
Witness, you were Han Yoo Ra's friend, right?
Yes.
Did she drink this beverage a lot on a daily basis?
Normally she drank one or two. But during exam times, she drank a lot.
Have you, by any chance, seen her drinking it?
Yes, I've seen her do it frequently.
Do you drink it too?
There is no one around me who does not drink it.
It sells like hotcakes during exam times.
Sells like hotcakes...
That is all.
Defendant, you may cross-examine.
Witness, among your friends who have drunk Power King,
do you have another friend who died from caffeine over-consumption like Han Yoo Ra?
No, I don't.
Because of your article, which you sold for $50,000, a female student died and an ahjumma passed out in the street.
And how many more have to die to exhilarate you?
This is not a favor I am asking.
Either bare the truth and clear your conscience
or bear a criminal prosecution and go to jail.
It is your choice.
Witness, what is a power blogger?
A popular blogger who has many visitors and gets a lot of comments.
Okay.
Witness, you have been promoting Power King through your blog.
The writing shown on the screen behind you. Did you write it yourself?
- Yes. - Then did you consume Power King yourself?
No. No, that's not it.
Then why did you put up the writing as if you had consumed it yourself?
I received money and worked a part-time job doing public relations advertising for Power King.
I think it would be fine to call you a private public-relations advertiser.
Yes, that's right.
That is all.
Witness. You quit promoting Power King recently, correct?
- Yes. - Did you quit of your own volition?
No. I was fired.
Then you must have a lot of complaints towards the Power King side, right?
I object.
The defendant's side is badgering the witness right now.
Overruled.
Witness, please answer.
Honestly, I'm disappointed and displeased!
If you don't have any further questions we'll conclude the witness questioning here.
Wait a minute!
Judge, wait a minute.
Please wait just a moment.
The witness whom the plaintiff's side called has just arrived.
Who is it?
The university professor who wrote a scientific article in regard to Power King.
Why did you come out today?
It's because I have something to confess here in court today.
What is that?
A few years ago I published a scientific article about energy drinks at the behest of
the energy drink Power King's manufacturer, Young Won Food.
Power King, like other energy drinks, contains caffeine, guarana, taurine,
and even though it has the slightest bit of ginseng extract
I exaggerated the product as if it were a health aid in the publication.
And even though there is triple the amount of caffeine in relation to the other comparable products
I didn't reveal any problems caused by over-consuming it.
Are you whistle-blowing right now?
Yes.
A few months ago, after receiving news that a female student who drank Power King
had died, I felt a guilty conscience.
I'm sorry.
That is all.
Defendant, do you have a cross?
Judge, the witness has just made a statement that may create an incredible ripple effect.
We hope to use the next hearing to determine whether this statement is true or not.
The plaintiff's side agrees.
That's fine.
Then who would you like to call as witness at the next hearing?
The plaintiff calls Chairman Jeong Geum Mo of Dae Hwa Group,
which is Power King manufacturer Young Won Food's parent company, and the largest shareholder of Young Won Food.
Are you saying you want to request Chairman Jeong Geum Mo as a witness?
Yes, that's right.
Defendant, do you agree?
- We can't... - We agree.
Fine. Then at our next hearing we will subpoena Chairman Jeong Geum Mo.
- Oh, they're coming out!- They're coming!
Is it true that the scientific article related to Power King was manipulated?
Yes. It was falsely announced as if it were a health aid product.
We heard that you requested Chairman Jeong Geum Mo of Dae Hwa as your next witness. Do you think he'll appear?
That's right. This... Is it okay if I just look at this while talking?
Is it coming out well?
Chairman Jeong Geum Mo, are you watching closely?
From now on, I will give you one, no, two words of warning.
One, not to suddenly go abroad on a business trip.
Two, don't make up personal excuses to hospitalize yourself (to avoid appearing).
I hope to meet you in court in a healthy condition.
Everyone, Power King is like a loan shark's money.
You're taking tomorrow's energy and expending it all today.
The important thing is that a person can die because of this.
I, Jo Deul Ho, will file charges against Chairman Jeong Geum Mo with the Prosecutor's Office.
Hurry up and receive Jo Deul Ho's confession
- and throw him in jail! - The investigation isn't finished yet!
Why isn't it finished?!
When I put it all together for you, why can't you finish it?!
There's something you don't know.
I wasn't dragged around by Chairman Jeong all this time.
I used him.
What is this? How can you accept calling Chairman Jeong as witness just like that?
It was a situation that couldn't be avoided.
What do you mean it couldn't be avoided? It could be avoided plenty.
Didn't you see him talking to the reporters not long ago?
Even if we had refused it, he's a person to hold witch trials in the court of public opinion.
In the end we'd have to accept it.
If we're going to have to accept it in the end, it's better to accept it from the start.
In the time you have to do this wouldn't it be better to come up with some countermeasure?
It wasn't that you had some other intention?
It was strange that you seemed so aggressive from the start.
Chief Prosecutor, Jo Deul Ho reported Chairman Jeong.
- What? - A professor whistle-blew about Power King's ingredients in court today.
He used that as the excuse to file criminal charges against him with the Prosecutor's Office.
This jerk, seriously!
I'll investigate this case.
I must do it.
I know your position better than anyone!
Entrust it to me. I'm begging you.
Would Chairman Jeong meekly go along with the prosecutor's investigation?
Would he meekly go along?
Put yourself in Chairman Jeong's shoes and think about it. What do you think he'd do?
No matter what, he probably won't agree.
That's probably right.
But we have to get him to agree no matter what.
Well, coolly, perfectly, heroically, beautifully...
Since when did you live your life the way you wanted to?
Did I live the way I wanted? Since middle school? High school?
No. Since you were born.
That seems so. Since I was born.
I guess we're born however we wish from birth.
We're not born by our wishes but isn't it because our parents come together that we're born...
- Here, here, here!- Take it, take it!
Chairman Jeong, tell us what you think about being criminally reported to the Prosecutor's Office.
Was the Power King article really manipulated by the Hankook University professor?
Did you make a lot of money selling Power King?
Do you plan to appear?!
What are you guys doing?! Is this some flea marketplace?!
- Huh?! Huh?! - Chairman Jeong Geum Mo!
Jo Deul Ho, that punk. Isn't he completely crazy?
Would the Prosecutor's Office actually subpoena you?
Why isn't the Chief Prosecutor coming?
Oh yes. I did call him but they say that he continues to be in a meeting.
Meeting? What meeting?
Does he not know how serious a situation this is?!
He'll probably call.
And why is the Junior Managing Partner of Geum San accepting the request for me to testify?
Is she in her right mind?!
She said that the reporters were outside so there was nothing that she could do.
We become disadvantaged if public opinion turns away from us.
Public opinion, my butt.
Do I have to really go to court and mince words with Jo Deul Ho, that punk?!
Why are you being like this?!
These days Geum San is really irking me.
I'm sorry.
Managing Partner Jang, you have to make sure to win at all costs in court this time.
Whether you buy off the judge or manipulate the evidence, you have to make sure to win the case no matter what!
Yes.
Since it's such a sensitive topic we can't not consider the citizens' emotions.
However, we will stop at nothing and win at all costs.
Jo Deul Ho, this son of a bi*ch.
Don't you think we have to get rid of him somehow?
We are in the public eye, so it is dangerous at the moment.
Jo Deul Ho knows it, too, and is putting himself before the reporters.
Aish, seriously, this... Jo Deul Ho. Isn't the Chief Prosecutor answering yet?!
No, he is not answering his phone.
Where is he having this meeting? Tell him I'm on my way there!
- Excuse me.- Chairman, please calm down.
Chairman.
Investigation Report
Daebak! We got so many comments!
Yeah.
Attorney, have you seen the internet comments?
The internet is abuzz right now.
The Power King boycott campaign is full on.
I got it, so calm down.
At this rate, don't you think Chairman Jeong will have to present himself for the criminal investigation?
We still do not know. Just wipe your feet and go to bed.
On a day like this, it's okay to show our happiness and rejoice.
I understand. Have a good night!
Why do people keep calling me?
Chief Prosecutor Shin Yeong Il
Sit down.
I called you because you might be more frank if we talked over some alcohol.
When was I ever not frank?
When you criminally reported Chairman Jeong to the Prosecutor's Office,
that mere one lie from a university professor is probably not all that's in your arsenal.
You know me well indeed.
What is it, the card you're hiding?
If I tell you, you'll sober up immediately.
Tell me.
It's the Jeong Geum Mo list, the slush fund ledger.
What?
You didn't think I was really foolish enough to burn that up, right?
Haven't I told you? That it would fall into my hands someday.
- You...- I have a request.
You will have to help me.
Because defending is a lawyer's job and investigating is a prosecutor's job.
From now, the whole country will experience a brouhaha.
We can't let those who play with food get off scot-free.
If you want to become the Prosecutor General, bring in Chairman Jeong
and investigate him thoroughly. How about that?
If you want to negotiate with me, contact me.
Anytime. I don't like to drink that much.
I like to sing.
Evil corporation Dae Hwa that feeds on human lives, go away!
Go away, go away!
Dae Hwa, kneel before the nation and apologize!
Apologize!
Evil corporation Dae Hwa that feeds on human lives, go away!
Go away, go away!
They say this has harmful effects.
Oh, really?
These damn bastards.
When they've all stuffed themselves with my money, they avoid me over a trifle like this?!
Chairman, Assemblyman Baek picked up.
Aigoo, Assemblyman Baek, I was desperately trying to reach you.
Assemblyman Baek, why don't you have dinner with me tonight?
Yes, why don't we, Chairman?
While we are at it, why don't we get a drink?
Ah, tonight? Yes.
Congratulations on being elected for the third term despite the sexual misconduct rumors.
To seal reporters' lips, you must have spent a chunk of money.
Who are you?
Last June 17, at Gimpo Tollgate, $200,000 in cash packed into a beverage box:
you got that through your aide, correct?
Who do you think you're spewing that nonsense to?
But I saw it.
Who are you?
I'm Superman!
A person who's seen Chairman Jeong Geum Mo's slush fund list.
Dining with Chairman Jeong Geum Mo? No, no, no, no, no.
A drink together? Even more no, no, no, no, no.
Shhh (as in silence), shhh (as in piss).
I will subpoena Chairman Jeong.
Please give me your permission.
This time is your opportunity.
You can make it into an opportunity to turn things around.
Do you think you can tidy it up?
I have the confidence.
Things can get out of hand.
He may be a double-edged blade, but we are the ones gripping it.
And, Father, even one day is not soon enough
for you to cut off those sordid ties to him.
Yes, yes. Excuse me, Chairman.
Assemblyman Baek just called and cancelled the dinner appointment.
What? Why?
Chairman Jeong! Hello.
You... You jerk!
Why don't you greet me more warmly when you lovingly framed me for murder?
What?
That dinner, why don't you have it with me? I am hungry, too, you know.
You know this, right?
I have another one.
You earned a lot of money, selling this, right?
This... you will have to come to court and shed some light on it.
How you made so much money resorting to this kind of thing.
You... You should stop your cheekiness.
I have to be cheeky to brighten this world a little more.
You earned a lot of money with this, right?
You will have to appear in court, so stop pulling strings here and there not to show up.
That is what I wanted to say.
Ah, right.
I'm sorry to say this, but you will increasingly feel lonely and desolate.
Your dinner date with Assemblyman Baek, I was the one who got it cancelled, pfft.
This bastard!
Catch him! You bastard!