(Episode 31)
Is that really you?
Did you hear...
what I said?
Should I pretend that I didn't?
My gosh, are you all right? Goodness.
Oh, no. I think you might have sprained your ankle. Let me see.
No, no. Give me a second.
- Is it the other ankle? - I'm fine. I'm all right.
- I'm okay. - Sorry?
- You should go see a doctor. - Please just be on your way.
- No, let me take a look. All right. - I must get going.
Are you sure you're fine?
Then just help me get up.
Sure. Hold on a second. 1, 2.
Goodness. Seriously.
- Let me take a look. - It hurts.
Gosh, this is embarrassing.
Can you walk?
I can walk.
I seriously think that you should get that checked out.
- No, I told you I'm fine. - Just listen to me.
I'm all right.
- Judge Sah. - Judge Lee.
How did you hurt your ankle?
Well...
I was startled and fell when I tried to walk away quickly.
What startled you?
- Pardon? - What was it?
Let's go.
What? I need to keep this on her ankle a bit more.
How could you be so clueless?
Don't you remember the days when you and I had an office romance?
An office romance?
We stayed late at the courthouse under the premise of working late.
We hated the clueless, senior judges just like us when they joined us.
Yes, we did that back then.
But how can that relate to this...
Then are you two...
No, we are not.
We are not.
Strong denial equals strong affirmation.
Unlike Judge Sah,
seeing how you're fervently denying it...
Judge Lee, is this a one-sided crush?
It's not like that.
We don't have any concrete evidence, but my intuition...
based on Judge Sah's behavior and reaction pattern,
especially his eyes...
and his facial expressions,
tells me that Judge Sah seems to like Judge Lee a lot.
I do.
That wasn't a strong denial.
He merely affirmed.
Right?
Are we wrong?
I haven't even gotten around to tell Judge Lee about my feelings yet.
I don't want other people to know my feelings before she does.
If you cannot hold off your interest,
please wait until then.
Every time I see him, I always think...
Judge Sah is handsome like a good-looking actor.
Every word that comes out of his mouth...
really shoots at the hearts of women.
If I become a chief judge of a panel,
I'd like Judge Sah to be one of my associates.
Snap out of it.
Would you be able to say what he did in that situation?
If I become single again,
I'll definitely meet someone like Judge Sah.
Dream on, Chief Moon.
Even if that happens, I'll stand guard in front of you...
and prevent anyone from approaching you again.
Wait for me.
Judge Jung.
Chief Moon.
Why didn't you come to the gender law seminar?
I apologize. I'll tell you later.
So you went to make your dad his birthday soup?
Yes.
I figured he'd spend his birthday alone this year,
so I went to the orphanage.
Chief Oh said you didn't sound good.
I'm coming down with a cold.
I feel better after taking some medicine.
But why was your phone off all day?
I turned it off intentionally.
I wanted to be free from the chains of my phone.
Did you call me a lot?
No.
- Don't check your phone! - I already did.
(7 missed calls)
You called seven times.
Let me see.
It's swollen.
Are you okay?
I'm sorry. You can't get your work done because of me.
It's okay.
I'm partially at fault,
so I'll take you home.
I hope you can walk.
Can you walk?
Yes.
Watch out. Goodness.
Your bag. Give me your bag.
Are you really okay?
Yes. It got better after icing it.
Gosh. Out of all things...
Anyway, what's going on between you and Judge Sah?
He even brought you home.
I'm tired, Mom. I want to sleep.
Okay. Go to sleep.
- There's really nothing going on? - Mom, please!
Fine. Go to sleep.
- There's really nothing going on? - Mom!
Do you like me?
What should I do?
(Gallery)
(Sammun Market)
(Courthouse)
Hello.
Gosh.
You'll make yourself sick.
Take it easy.
I will do it.
It's okay. I want to do this for now.
You're looking good.
It must be the good air.
Really?
I feel free since I'm not with you all the time.
You punk.
How's Myung Hee?
Is she doing well?
Is that doing well?
I don't know what she's thinking.
It's okay.
I'm fine as long as she's alive.
I think she needs more time.
I heard from my assistant...
that Han Joon got a job by helping Jang Soon Bok.
I feel most sorry for Han Joon.
How could he lead a proper life with parents like you?
He's handling it as well as he is because it's him.
How did this happen?
Jung Do. Would you please...
Okay.
Don't worry about either of them.
You take care of yourself, okay?
Drink. It's hot chocolate.
You used to like this when you were little.
I can't. I developed an allergy to milk.
You did? When did that happen?
Why did you want to see me?
Why haven't you written your apology yet?
The judge told you to submit it before the second trial date.
That's tomorrow.
What's the point?
I have to say I'm sorry and that I won't do it again,
but if I get into another situation like that,
I'll probably do it again...
so that I won't be the one being beat up and filmed!
When I said I didn't want to hit her,
she told me to film it instead.
When I said I couldn't do that either,
she said I'd be the one being filmed then.
What was I supposed to do?
Okay.
I'm sorry. Daddy's sorry.
Daddy had no idea...
about how you were living.
Daddy.
Since it's time to render a verdict, I'm seeing excuses...
in Choi Chang Ran's apologies.
Seo Yeon Kyung took courage...
and visited the victim with her dad to ask for forgiveness.
She says she was very wrong,
and that although she lost a lot, she gained something as well.
What did she gain?
Probably her relationship with her father.
She didn't talk with her father much before,
but she was able to talk with him a lot because of this...
and grew to learn how he truly felt.
My daughter needs to know how I feel too.
Since she's a teen now, there's nothing to talk about.
"Did you eat?"
"Are you studying hard?" "Are you listening to Mom?"
Once we go through those questions, we have nothing else to say.
Do you think the head chief is okay?
How could he be?
After the sentencing of this trial is over, I should drink with him.
Everyone in court found out that he's the defendant's father.
How could he hold his head up?
I think he might even resign from his position.
Resign?
But when did you find out that Seo Yeon Kyung was his daughter?
When I first saw her mother, her face seemed familiar.
The head chief brought his wife to the get-together once.
That's when I saw her.
I think he didn't inform us on purpose to avoid...
putting pressure on our panel.
Precisely.
I saw a new side of him.
Anyway, this trial is dragging down my spirits...
as a parent with a daughter too.
This is upsetting even for us, and we are not even parents.
"We are not..."
An odd choice of words.
Since we're on this, let me ask you this.
You guys aren't...
just colleagues, correct?
Sorry?
Yes.
"Sorry?" "Yes." "Sorry?" "Yes."
Come to an agreement.
For us to do so, today's lunch...
You don't want me at lunch?
Then...
you must tell me the result of the discussion first.
Let me get going first then.
Chief Oh.
Considering how Chief Oh left by himself for lunch,
you and I should grab lunch in private.
Even so.
We should discuss this.
I told you to choose a delicious meal. Is that what you wanted?
What do you mean? Tteokbokki is really delicious.
Yesterday, Han Joon...
gave me a call to say he's doing all right.
He did?
I'm glad.
Since I don't have to worry about Han Joon anymore,
I want to think about my feelings now.
Thinking back, from the first day I met you,
Han Joon was always between us.
As I was well-aware of his feelings towards you,
from the start,
I only let myself to think of you as a colleague.
But Han Joon must have seen it before I did.
I drew a line about you in my head,
but the line...
got blurry in my heart.
That's why he said that the three of us shouldn't meet together again.
Judge Sah.
After I realized my feelings for you,
I was really curious about your feelings.
It wasn't easy for me to check.
I thought it wouldn't be fair to my friendship with Han Joon either.
But I believe I recently learned about your feelings. Am I wrong?
Well, it's...
I couldn't reach you on that day.
Since I had to stay alone in here,
your absence was bigger than I thought it would be.
I did face a reasonable doubt that if the feeling I had...
was about a colleague or not.
You did have a reasonable doubt but not a definite conclusion?
Judge Sah, do you have a definite conclusion?
If I tell you that I do, it'd make you very uncomfortable.
Unfortunately,
my feelings are more than a reasonable doubt.
Being caught between you and Han Joon...
To be honest, it was really hard for me too.
I could have saved myself the trouble before it got serious,
but I didn't want to do that.
Please...
give me some time.
I need some time for myself to look into my feelings.
Sure.
Eat up.
Judge Sah, you should have some too.
Then feed me one.
Pardon?
Don't just stare at me. Feed me one.
This...
Are you serious?
Yes.
Gosh, since you're feeding me,
this is delicious. I don't usually eat tteokbokki.
Are you not even embarrassed about this?
Well, you see.
In ordinary circumstances, I should be embarrassed.
Despite my embarrassment, I keep doing it.
Since I keep doing it,
it's not embarrassing anymore.
Well, I'm currently going through such changes.
I see. That means I'm not there yet then.
No, here.
Judge Lee,
open your mouth too. There.
No, no. It's okay.
Come on. Just endure it, and eat up.
This is how you can look into your feelings.
The sauce is dripping. Come on. Hurry.
Gosh.
I will eat this since you insist,
but don't ask me if it's tastier or anything.
I won't. Here.
Yes?
Let's try this one more time. Here. Open it wide this time.
Open your mouth. Open it.
This is good.
Let's begin.
Yes, sir.
This case involves bodily injury.
The motive of the crime relates to the defendant's confused sexuality.
The victim bullied and ostracized the defendant for it,
and the act was done in the heat of the moment.
However, I have never had a case like this.
I cannot understand regarding the defendant's problem.
Why can't you?
Why is that a surprise to you?
Why are you getting all worked up? This isn't like you.
I'm not getting worked up.
I believe that people must not be condemned or shunned...
just because they are confused with their sexualities.
You're right. Did I say that they must be condemned or shunned?
I just said that I couldn't understand...
Since you're in the Gender Society, how about giving me information...
so I can understand this better instead of getting upset about this?
Yes, I will. I will hand you over the information, so...
Let's just drop it.
Gosh, you're acting strange.
Chief Seo, did I do something wrong here?
What do you mean?
Chief Moon, this is Judge Jung Chae Sung.
Where are you now?
Judge Jung.
This must have come as a shock to you.
To be honest,
it is a bit shocking.
Among the people I have crossed path with,
I thought you would understand me the most.
Soo Yeon is going to have such a shock.
I wanted to ask you for advice about how to tell her.
I see.
Let us think together of a good way to tell her.
I'm surprised that you wanted to see me first.
Does your daughter know...
that you're stepping down?
How did you know?
She's happy that she finally got close to her dad.
Will you make her feel guilty that her dad retired because of her?
What guilt?
My daughter will be very happy.
A large law firm scouted me with an incredible offer.
Just like your father...
My father closed his firm...
and moved to the countryside.
I went to see him recently, and he said...
that if the judge's robe feels too heavy,
you shouldn't take it off,
but tie it tighter around yourself.
If you'd let me give you my personal opinion,
I'd like to tie your judge's robe...
tightly around you.
I'd like to see you sit on the bench...
much longer.
Since I finished telling you what I wanted to say, I'll get going now.
Mom.
My son.
Mom.
Mom, I...
(Courthouse)
Wow. Seriously.
I'm happy to be transferred to my hometown.
Judge Sah, congratulations on being transferred to the most elite...
Office of Court Administration.
As for Judge Lee, given all the trouble you've caused,
congratulations...
on staying here another year and for your salary returning to full pay.
Remaining by myself after the two of you leave...
isn't something to be congratulated for.
I came in late, so I wasn't here for long,
but I will never forget my time with you, sir.
To be honest, the time you won't forget wasn't with me,
but with Judge Lee, right?
That's true.
You're so consistent.
Okay then. Since this is our last time, enjoy yourselves.
- I'll get out of here. - Come on, Chief Oh.
This is the last day the three of us get together. You have to stay.
I think he'll want me to leave.
Not today.
Today, there is something I want to do with you.
With me?
A picture? This is embarrassing.
- Where do I look? - Look over there.
- Okay. - Count to three, okay?
- Okay, 1, 2, 3. - 2, 3.
Hey!
Hey, Judge Sah. I won't be in the picture then.