(Episode 13)
I'm not late, am I?
Mr. Cha is bringing his car.
Okay.
Didn't you put on your shoes the wrong way?
What? Oh, my.
Well...
If you're checking on Jang Soon Bok's status,
I can check and let you know.
Larceny and the retrial are separate.
I want my chief judge to know that I still care about this case,
even if the trial won't happen.
I wish Jang Soon Bok would open her eyes at least today.
That's right.
There's someone involved in both my brother's case...
and Jang Soon Bok's case.
Kim Ga Young's father?
Did you know?
Yes.
Kim Ik Chul.
He is the keyman for both cases.
It's a shame he isn't in Korea.
Judge Lee! Judge Sah!
- Thank you. - Thank you.
I'm sorry.
(My mom)
(Jang Soon Bok)
Wait.
Jang... Jang Soon Bok.
Isn't that Seo Yong Soo?
It's Ga Young's... It's Ga Young's dad.
You...
You're Yong Soo, right?
Yes.
Yes, I'm Ga Young's dad.
But... Why are you at a hospital?
My mom is sick.
She is?
My mom was framed.
(My mom, Jang Soon Bok, is innocent. She is not a murderer.)
Okay.
But where is your mom?
Over there.
Please give me Ga Young's sneaker.
Yong Soo.
I need to look into something.
I'll give it back to you once I'm done.
Please take the other elevator.
Kim Ga Young's dad, Kim Ik Chul?
Okay. Leave it to me.
Okay.
Kim Ik Chul.
Kim Ga Young's dad reacted strangely earlier...
when he heard about Jang Soon Bok.
Why do you think he ran away?
I asked Han Joon to find out.
Judge Sah.
I think her hand just moved.
Call her a doctor, please.
(Kim Ik Chul)
"Kim Ik Chul".
He returned to Korea.
Yes, could you locate Kim Ik Chul's whereabouts?
I'm sorry to tell you the same thing over again.
For the time being,
the only thing I can say...
is that we should continue to observe for any progress.
Did you want her to wake up that desperately?
My brother.
His innocence was never proven while he was alive.
He'll be remembered as a rapist and a murderer even after his death.
You don't know how much you'd feel wronged and how devastating it is...
if you were never subjected to such injustice.
Do you want to grab some coffee?
I don't want Ms. Jang Soon Book and Yong Soo...
go through what my brother and I went through.
Ms. Jang claimed that she was innocent in my courtroom.
She even tried to prove her innocence by attempting suicide.
I also want her to wake up and get her retrial.
However, you must be more impartial...
since you're the main judge regarding her petition for retrial.
You must get rid of your intuition that Ms. Jang is innocent.
Judge solely based on the evidence and circumstances.
I'd rather keep my intuition...
than getting played by fabricated evidence.
It's no better if you show any confirmation bias...
without any evidence.
(Confirmation bias: Tendency to use evidence to confirm existing belief)
Judge Sah, you believe you are very impartial, don't you?
- Yes. - But why am I an exception?
- Pardon? - You have this prejudice...
that I'm easily swayed by feelings rather than rationality.
You don't even try to acknowledge my impartiality and rationality at all.
Did I?
If that's how you felt, I apologize.
I'll consider about it whether I'll accept your apology or not.
Did you apologize to Prosecutor Do?
- Come again? - You didn't trust...
Prosecutor Do when he told you...
that he wasn't the murderer because of your bias against him.
I can trust Han Joon, right?
I know him best.
He wouldn't lie about such matters.
You two were so close. Why did you guys fall out?
Let's head out. Didn't you say you had an appointment?
Kim Joo Hyung.
I heard his indictment was revised to murder.
I apologize for my past behaviors.
No, don't. I am sorry.
For years, you thought your brother was a rapist and a murderer.
You even cut ties with him.
Hatred against one's own family is a devastating feeling.
And I caused that to you.
Professor Yoo.
Han Joon did a good job at the trial.
I'm relieved about that.
Jung Joo,
you will also trust Han Joon now, right?
Give your answer to my son.
Let's eat.
My goodness.
Everyone, isn't this it?
On a cold day, there's nothing better than fishcake.
Let's see.
Just like every reporter here,
when I was starting out as a reporter,
the higher-ups put pressure on me to bring in a big scoop.
While I had fishcake for my meals,
I worked hard every day and night.
Ma'am,
- I'd like some more soup, please. - Okay.
I used to ask for more soup just like this.
Thank you.
This is nice.
Politicians who don't do their jobs and only look for personal gains...
must be fired.
So ma'am, don't give more soup to just anyone.
That's my point.
My gosh, I almost burnt my tongue.
Why are you here? You never come to see me.
You heard Kim Joo Hyung is charged with murder now, right?
Why would someone tell me about him?
What is this? What? What is it?
If you want to at least call yourself my father,
you shouldn't have blackmailed your own son.
Gosh, what a punk.
What was that about?
Whatever this is, things will not go according to your plan.
And if you ever so much as touch a strand of Jung Joo's hair,
you will lose everything you have too.
Unbelievable.
You know Kim Ik Chul came back, right?
You'd better watch your smart mouth.
Gosh, that ungrateful brat.
Hey, why did Kim Ik Chul come back to Korea?
I was going to report to you about that.
Then is it really true that he's back in Korea?
(Daehanjunjin Party)
Why did that jerk come back?
I told him to live the rest of his life there.
He received a physical checkup as soon as he landed.
He has liver cancer.
- Which hospital did he go to? - Well, it's...
the hospital Jang Soon Bok was admitted to.
What? Why did he go to that hospital out of all places?
Keep a close watch on Jang Soon Book...
and Kim Ik Chul.
Prepare for the worst just in case.
Yes, sir.
Sir, Ms. Yoo is here.
You're here.
I'm sorry for making you come here. I know you're busy,
but your presence is integral for my next event.
Hey, everyone. Let's drink some coffee.
Here you go.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- Our names are on them. - This is mine.
Thank you.
Did you hear?
Judge Hong Ik Chul in the next chambers is on his paternity leave.
The male judge?
There's nothing wrong with going on paternity leaves.
Husbands are parents too.
Exactly.
Judge Hong went home at 6pm on the dot even during trial...
because he had to go pick up his child from daycare.
In the end, he decided to go on the sacred paternity leave.
Recently, many judges are on maternity and paternity leave,
so I heard there will be some transfers in certain departments.
The word is that our department may be one of them.
Oh, right.
Judge Lee, did you put your phone on silent mode by any chance?
Yes.
The administration just got a call.
Someone from the prosecution is waiting for you in the cafeteria.
My gosh, you know, I feel more comfortable...
to be in here than the one at the prosecutors' office.
Hey, I stopped eating because I was worried sick...
that I might not be able to eat with you ever again,
so I'm starving now. You should dig in.
This is nice, right?
I'm finally having lunch with you.
Eat up.
I can revise the indictment and remove the bodily harm charge.
What's wrong? You're scaring me.
It can't be for free.
You want to make a deal?
So? Should I show you my hand first?
(Choi Kyung Ho is my woman's brother. Don't you dare touch him.)
I'm sorry.
I...
I really wanted to protect your brother.
I'm sorry.
(Orphanage)
Enjoy.
- Enjoy. - You're so cute. Eat this too.
- It looks yummy. - Thank you.
- This looks tasty. - Here you go.
- You're so cute. - Come here.
Kim Ik Chul worked at a butcher's shop?
Yes, so he must've been good with a knife,
which means he must've been good at chopping up things.
The chopped-up body.
That's right.
Jang Soon Bok had submitted an expert's report that said...
an average person couldn't have chopped up the body like that,
and it had to be done by someone skilled with years of experience.
However,
if Kim Ik Chul killed Seo Gi Ho,
he had no motive. They were good friends.
Eui Hyun and I were joined at the hip like fraternal twins.
Then suddenly, he became cold towards me.
I couldn't explain it.
What if Kim Ik Chul was hired to do it?
He would've needed money to leave the country.
Where did he get that money?
Your brother also...
If we dig into Kim Ik Chul,
we'll find out something about Kim Ga Young's real killer.
Kim Ga Young's real killer...
is related to your car at that time.
I want to know who drove my car that night as well.
Let's go. I need to go back.
Bye.
Get in.
Where did this car come from?
A motorcycle seemed inadequate to protect you.
Jung Joo.
I suspect someone...
that might have drove my car that night,
but he has an alibi.
Who is it?
Listen to me,
and promise you won't get hurt. I'll tell you only then.
Let's go.
Here.
It's pepper spray. Carry that with you.
And learn how to use it.
The person I gave Ga Young's sneaker to...
was my father.
Assemblyman Do Jin Myung.
Your father?
You said he had an alibi.
But alibis can be fabricated.
Not long after the incident,
he had my car scrapped without saying a word to me.
I'll uncover who framed your brother for the crime.
I'm the prosecutor.
I'll find the evidence,
and I'll make the person stand trial.
- Han Joon. - Judge Lee.
You just render the verdict.
Is something wrong?
Please stop Han Joon.
Han Joon?
Please make him drop my brother's retrial.
How could I stop him from doing something he decided to do?
I feel like he'll listen if it comes from you.
I can't make him stab his own father in the back because of me.
Do you mean Assemblyman Do Jin Myung?
Did you know that Assemblyman Do was the man...
Han Joon suspected?
I won't stop him.
- Judge Sah. - Assemblyman Do...
is a Presidential candidate. This isn't a personal matter.
Then do you also suspect...
Rash suspicions are forbidden,
but I respect Han Joon's suspicions.
Still, I can't watch him do that because of me.
I'll catch him myself if it's necessary, so...
He's afraid that you might get in danger.
It's what he wants.
To protect you.
It isn't something I can stop.
Do you want some soda?
Alcohol is bitter.
Why are you so late?
I took Judge Lee home first.
When I said I'd take her,
she insisted on returning to the courthouse.
I guess it was to see you.
She asked me to stop you.
She did?
Gosh, Jung Joo is smart indeed.
How did she know that I listen to you?
You won't stop me, right?
No.
Good.
Even if you tried, I wasn't going to listen to you this time.
Since I ignored the threat,
Jung Joo may be in danger.
I even bought a car to take her to and from work, but...
What do you want to say?
When I can't do it, please do it for me.
- Me? - I have no choice.
You're the only person I can trust.
No.
Hey, I don't want to ask you for this favor either.
I'm afraid that you and Jung Joo might get close.
I don't want to get involved.
Just what is it that you dislike?
Professor Yoo Myung Hee still remains...
in my father's heart.
He still cares for her.
You're the son of my father's beloved woman.
I don't like that.
I see.
Well...
But do you know something?
I still wish my mother...
would leave Assemblyman Do and go to your father.
At least she wouldn't get hit then.
"Get hit"?
My mom, who is more precious to me than my own life,
gets hit...
by my scumbag father.
He has a special charm. Really.
Hey. Let's talk again later.
Eui Hyun, come here.
I waited all this time to give this to you, okay?
I told you to drink it.
I think I'm a good dad only because...
I get you a tonic once a year.
You have to drink it for me.
Drink it up.
You must be tired. Go to sleep, okay?
I should sleep too.
We plan to stop Jang Soon Bok's trial.
What?
Wasn't her retrial already denied?
That's separate from larceny.
Do you know Kim Ik Chul?
"Kim Ik Chul"?
He was Assemblyman Do Jin Myung's cottage caretaker...
who left the country immediately after Seo Gi Ho died.
Have you heard anything about him?
No.
He's busy with the election.
We had no time to talk about something like that.
Go to bed, okay?
And about Professor Yoo...
What is it?
It's nothing. Goodnight.
Goodnight.
Fix me a plate too, please.
Why are we having sujebi?
Your father wanted sujebi.
Mom.
It's not what you think.
Why do you live like this, Mom?
There's more than what meets the eye.
What more do I need to see?
Let's talk after dinner.
- Mom. - Do as I say.
And...
about the knife in my office that you asked me the other day.
I received a set of knives in various sizes.
I think I put a few of them at the cottage.
Let's meet tomorrow.
I thought my transition to a law school professor was complete.
I've recently been at court a few times.
It made me want to wear my robe again.
Come back to the court.
If your brother's retrial starts and he's found innocent,
it would mean...
that my misjudgement put an innocent man...
in prison for 10 years and caused the man's death.
Would I be qualified to wear my robe again?
You told me yourself...
that the possibility of misjudgement comes with the job.
If I were the judge,
I would've also made the same ruling if the decisive evidence...
was omitted from the record like that.
What if I'm not unrelated to the person responsible...
for the omission either?
Han Joon...
suspects his father.
Did you know?
He thinks...
his father drove the car on that night.
It's just a speculation. As long as Assemblyman Do has an alibi...
His alibi...
is fabricated.
- Sorry? - That night 10 years ago,
was our wedding anniversary.
He was very angry at me.
He was drunk when he drove...
Han Joon's car all the way to the cottage.
He was concerned that driving drunk 10 years ago...
would ruin his campaign.
I lied for him.
Now that I lied,
I can't handle it anymore.
You must be disappointed.
But...
I thought...
that you, Jung Joo, deserved the truth.
Professor Yoo.
If Assemblyman Do...
If he is found guilty,
let's talk about that then.
For now, all I can do...
is to desperately pray that he isn't the murderer.
Professor Yoo.
What? Do you want me to stop Han Joon?
Yes. I don't want him to be involved in my brother's retrial anymore.
But I don't want to stop him.
If someone is going to unravel...
the truth about your brother case, which was caused by my misjudgement,
I want either Han Joon...
or you to be the person who reveals the truth.
- Professor Yoo. - Whatever the truth is,
the burden is mine.
Will you really be okay?
Yes, so I want you to respect Han Joon's decision too.
And don't make my son worry too much.
Let's go.