What? Kim Ik Chul recanted his statement?
(Episode 22)
Okay. Let me listen to it first.
Yes, I'll submit it with the recording.
Bye.
What on earth is this?
I'm home.
Hey.
What's that?
Nothing. It's nothing.
Dad.
Yes?
Please don't stay...
on Assemblyman Do's side for the retrial.
What did you say?
I hope you won't.
That sounds like an order.
Yes. If I could, I would.
If you only looked a bit deeper into Jang Soon Bok's case 10 years ago,
Kim Ik Chul, who killed Seo Gi Ho,
and the person who instigated Kim Ik Chul would've been arrested.
Then Choi Kyung Ho wouldn't have faced a wrongful death either.
If you feel responsible even for a bit,
That can be said...
only if Choi Kyung Ho's innocence has been proven.
Even the retrial date hasn't been set yet.
Why are you being so hasty?
Do you think I'm being hasty? You know I'm not.
How did you feel towards Han Joon when he was being accused?
That's how I feel right now towards Jin Myung.
- Father. - The Jin Myung that I know...
may be obsessed with power,
but he isn't cruel enough to kill a person.
Especially not enough to kill a girl young enough to be his child.
If he were capable of that,
even if Myung Hee was pregnant with Han Joon,
I never would've let her go to him!
You should sleep.
At least I had prepared myself just in case...
if it really was Han Joon.
Sure.
As a judge,
you must remain impartial, question the crime, and punish him.
But I'm a lawyer.
I must request...
a favorable verdict and defend my friend.
- Father. - Even I...
felt most happy when I was addressed as "Your Honor."
Although...
I can't hear that again.
If you don't drop Assemblyman Do now,
I won't be able to respect you anymore.
You're still here?
I want to escape the bunker as well,
but there's a lot to do.
What about you?
Is that...
It's soda, not beer.
I guess this is why your words sting so much.
They do not.
What you just said. That's the tone I meant.
Let me try.
Were you always so confident from the day you were born?
True. Your father is the managing partner of the law firm, Jungmyung.
I meant that your stellar brain regarding the law...
must take after your father.
I do not believe certain bloods are meant to be in law.
See? There you go again.
But you can't ignore your genes.
No. That's not true when I think about my kids.
Those punks care only about food...
and nothing about the law.
When I see how successful you are at a young age,
it's not that I envy you,
but I envy your father...
for having a son like you.
I never worked with him directly,
but I heard your father was also as famous as...
Judge Yoo Myung Hee back in the day.
They say their leaving the bench...
was one of the biggest mysteries in the courthouse.
I'm sure my father envies you for sitting on the bench...
and hearing cases.
That's ridiculous.
If I could become the managing partner of a firm like Jungmyung,
I'd jump down from the bench and run right over.
Gosh, don't look at me like that.
Personally,
I wish the final stop for a judge isn't being a lawyer.
I was displeased about my father's choice,
but hearing you speak, this soda tastes bittersweet.
It would be nice if the final stop for a judge wasn't being a lawyer.
But that's not reality.
If I didn't have children, who are expensive to raise,
and had a wealthy father,
I'd like to be a judge forever.
Judges have honor, prosecutors have authority,
and lawyers have wealth.
Of course I'd like to remain honorable until the end too.
I'm done drinking, so...
(Credit Card Usage Notification)
See? Why is a test prep class so expensive?
This is why everyone rushes off to become a lawyer in the end.
Judge Sah is right.
It's bittersweet indeed.
- You're still up, right? - Yes.
Then take a look at this.
Your skin looks terrible from pulling all-nighters so often.
Kyung Ho wouldn't be happy...
to see you look so terrible from trying to prove his innocence.
No. It's okay. It's okay.
Daughter.
What does Auntie Yun Soon need to do...
to collect her damages quickly?
That way, I can also get my money back soon.
Just tell Auntie Yun Soon to say something to Myung Soo Jin.
What?
"My friend's daughter is close to Judge Jung Chae Sung."
Really? That's all?
So don't bother me, and go to sleep.
Okay.
Don't work too hard, and get some sleep.
Anyway, should we go see your mom and Kyung Ho tomorrow?
Tomorrow?
No. I have a lot of casefiles to review,
and I'll be crazy for a while with Kyung Ho's retrial.
Really? Then I'll just go by myself.
Okay.
Get some sleep.
Mom!
Hello.
Did you spend the night here?
Yes. I'm on call today anyway.
Have you had breakfast?
I'm going to get gukbap or something.
Want me to go with you?
I know of a good place nearby for beansprout gukbap.
You must've had breakfast already.
Are you just going for me?
Yes. Do you not want me to?
Let's go.
This is it.
What?
Did you two stay up all night together?
Are you having breakfast after staying up together?
I came here this morning to work...
while Judge Sah stayed up all night and is on call today.
Really?
I'm on call today too.
Hey. Eat with me.
Two bowls more of beansprout gukbap, please.
I already ate.
Cancel one, please. We need only one.
Okay.
Where are you going?
You can't sit there. They're all reserved. Sit with me.
Sit down.
- Enjoy. - Thank you.
Hey, hey.
Are you eating ice cream? That's hot, you know.
You'll burn the roof of your mouth as I did.
Hey, put this in.
This is incredible. This tastes awesome.
Mix it in.
Good boy. That's right.
Have the radish kimchi with it.
Eat this too.
Can't you two sit somewhere else?
- If you're done eating, just leave. - Me? Why?
Why are you being like that too?
Stop telling me to leave.
Then I'll leave. Enjoy your breakfast.
Hey, Jung Joo. I'll take her back. Eat up.
Hey.
Darn it.
Jung Joo. I told you not to walk around alone.
Where's the pepper spray that I gave you?
Mom.
I brought you fresh underwear. Take it, and go in ahead.
I need to talk with Jung Joo.
Is that so?
Okay then. Then walk her to the courthouse for me.
I will.
I'll go then.
Did you finish eating already? Eat some more.
I'm done.
Hey, Eui Hyun.
Jung Joo...
keeps telling me to stay out of this case. I think she means it.
But she can't take down Assemblyman Do Jin Myung alone.
She's not alone.
She's not alone? So she has you?
I can't deny that.
Who else is helping her?
My mom?
Listen closely.
I'll tell you why I can't stay out of this case.
Tell me.
The decisive evidence of Choi Kyung Ho's innocence...
is me.
Choi Kyung Ho thought that I was the real murderer.
So that's why he gave me a warning.
What he told me...
proves that he's not the real murderer.
There's no one who can prove his innocence better than me.
You knew that too, didn't you?
Actually, it would've been weirder if you hadn't caught on.
But you couldn't have told Jung Joo even though you knew, right?
No.
I did tell her.
There's another way...
to prove Choi Kyung Ho's innocence.
It's Prosecutor Do.
You want Prosecutor Do to butt out of this case,
but he's your trump card.
I'm sure you knew it better than anyone.
That's why you wanted him off this case.
Whenever I see Han Joon,
I want to ask him to take the stand,
but...
it's such a difficult thing to ask.
So I thought it'd be better if I didn't see him.
So that's what happened.
My Jung Joo must have had a hard time because of me.
Watching you and Judge Lee...
is hard for me too.
Hey, you can take it.
You're not going through what I'm going through.
Hey, I know. I know how you feel.
You'd rather be in my shoes, right?
Watching my miserable life is getting to you, isn't it?
Are you really going to do it?
To get the retrial approved,
this is the best card we have, don't you think so?
Han Joon found out.
He found out that you and I tried to exclude him.
I'll make sure that he stays out of this case.
Jung Joo.
Kim Ik Chul.
I think he might have recanted the statement he made with me.
I think one of Assemblyman Do's people got the statement...
and submitted to the court.
- Pardon? - His recanted statement...
will be a disadvantage to your brother.
I'm thinking of a way to fix this too,
but it's going to be a hard one.
Your hair did nothing wrong.
If things go south, the petition will be denied again.
Assemblyman Do got Kim Ik Chul to recant his statement.
That was the most decisive evidence I had.
Judge Lee.
Yes, Dad.
These are your underwear and dress shirts.
I was going to leave them on your desk,
but I wanted to see you.
Why don't you come inside for a moment?
No.
Judge Lee, who is in your chambers,
is connected to the case I'm defending.
Get back to work. I'm going now.
Dad.
If you want to help Judge Lee,
you must fully prepare yourself.
Where did Patient Kim Ik Chul go?
He has been transferred to ICU since his condition worsened last night.
(Judge Lee Jung Joo)
Judge Lee, this is Jin Se Ra.
Ms. Jin.
Where is Judge Sah?
He must have stepped out for a moment.
Should I tell Eui Hyun to call back when he comes back?
No, I'll give him a call or something.
Bye then.
Hello, Eui Hyun.
- What brings you here? - I'm here to see you.
Judge Lee just called you.
Do you guys talk to each other on the weekends?
As you can see, we work on weekends too.
I don't think it's urgent. She said she'll call back.
You answered my phone?
Yes, why? Can't I?
From now on,
don't answer someone else's phone.
"Someone else"?
I knew I wasn't your girlfriend, but you treated me like your sister.
Phone calls are private. So respect my privacy.
Eui Hyun, do you like Judge Lee?
What?
Do you like her as a woman?
Is that why you came here while I'm on duty?
No, I didn't, but this just became more important.
Answer my question.
I'll tell Judge Lee first if I'm going to answer your question.
Tell me why you are here.
I need to get back to work. Make it as brief as possible.
Eui Hyun.
- Please come on in. - Thank you.
As a matter of fact, he was practicing hard.
Ga Young addressed Kyung Ho...
with his name.
Judge Sah.
Hello, Judge Lee.
What brings you here?
I was...
a bit worried.
You didn't answer my calls either.
I was with Yong Soo earlier. That's why I missed your call.
I felt bad too anyway.
Se Ra...
is someone I tutored. She's my student.
I met her by chance at Harvard Law School, so...
Did I ask?
You said that you felt bad.
I just wondered if it was right to have Yong Soo testify.
Sorry?
Is that right?
I'll go then.
What did you feel bad about?
Nothing. I don't feel bad anymore.
What is it?
You haven't eaten yet?
No. Well...
Want me to go with you?
I know a place nearby that makes good udon.
Are you just going with me, although you ate already?
Yes.
Do you not want me to?
Let's go.
That was good.
If you can't finish that, should I help you out?
Sure.
You used to tutor Se Ra?
You said that you didn't care.
I don't care about anything when I'm hungry.
But now that I'm full, I am kind of interested.
I don't like being an afterthought.
How's the trial prep going?
Well, I guess so.
We need to question Yong Soo properly...
to get the court to accept the fact that Ga Young called my brother...
by his first name.
Now that Han Joon knows that he could blow this case wide open,
he won't sit still.
I promised Professor Yoo that I'd do whatever it takes...
to get him stay out of it.
Let's do all we can somehow.
(Choi Kyung Ho Retrial Hearing, Day 2 of Questioning)
The judges agreed...
to let your mom sit next to you,
so listen carefully and answer comfortably.
Seo Yong Soo, you know Choi Kyung Ho, correct?
Kyung Ho and I are close.
Kyung Ho was wronged.
You also know Kim Ga Young, correct?
Ga Young and I are close.
Ga Young...
Give me Ga Young's sneaker!
Yong Soo, let's talk about the sneaker later.
Ga Young's sneaker!
Yong Soo, it's okay.
Does Ga Young know Kyung Ho?
We ate ramyeon together too.
What did Ga Young call Kyung Ho?
Ga Young called Kyung Ho...
by his first name.
She called him by his first name?
Thank you.
No more questions.
Witness.
Witness?
- Seo Yong Soo? - Yes.
Your Honor. The witness seems to be very nervous.
I'll just ask one simple question.
- Seo Yong Soo? - Yes.
Did Kim Ga Young ever call Choi Kyung Ho, "Mr. D"?
Is that a yes or a no?
Is that a no?
If you lie here, you'll be in trouble.
Did she or did she not?
I don't know.
You don't know?
We will end the questioning here.
Petitioner.
Yes, Your Honor.
You submitted plenty of evidence and questioned many witnesses...
during the hearings to request a retrial.
If you have nothing else to submit, we should end here.
Your Honor, if you'd give me one more hearing...
You've done more than enough as the petitioner.
Let's end here.
Your Honor.
I'm Do Han Joon, a prosecutor with Seoul District Prosecutors' Office.
I will testify that Choi Kyung Ho is innocent.
What was that?
I am the son of Do Jin Myung, who testified...
at the first hearing.
Specifically, what do you plan to testify?
I can't tell you in advance.
I will tell you while on the stand.
I believe in a criminal court,
a witness may be added during the trial to uncover the truth.
That is true, but...
We'd like to have it go on record that the petitioner requests it.
Petitioner?
Would you like to call Do Han Joon as a witness?
If the petitioner refuses to call you as a witness...
No.
She will.
We assume the petitioner does not wish to call the witness.
I will.
If the prosecution has no objections,
Do Han Joon will stand as a witness, and...
Not Do Han Joon. I'd like to call Sah Eui Hyun as a witness.
What was that?
I'd like to call Sah Eui Hyun, sitting in the courtroom,
as a witness.
(Judge vs. Judge)
What have you done?
You didn't even check the facts.
Fact-checking with Do Jin Myung, who lies,
is meaningless.
- Did you two plan this together? - No, we worked together...
- for your sake. - But why do I feel so cruddy?
I told you, there's more than what meets the eye.
You said there was something you needed to tell me.
You'll see soon enough. Just wait.