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[Episode 9]
Judge Im.
Yes.
About yesterday... thank you.
What?
Ah, I'm sorry.
I thought I may have made you uncomfortable.
No. Thanks to you--
Sorry, I need to go see Senior Judge Han to talk about rulings.
Yes.
- Yes. - Senior Judge Han.
I have a suggestion to make.
It's nice as always.
- What? - You know what I mean.
That's sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment in the workplace.
Is it?
I'm sorry, Judge Jung.
No, I'm just joking.
No need for that.
A stenographer dared to say that a judge had a nice butt.
I'm sorry.
- No, no. That's not it. - It is sexual harassment.
If you tell the administrative department
it'll come up during my contract renewal.
- You can speak to-- - I said that's not it!
I liked it. I liked hearing it, so how is it sexual harassment?
What?
- Huh? - What did you like?
That you said it was nice.
Since you're an attractive woman.
I didn't say it was nice because it was a judge's butt.
I said it because it was the butt of a cute guy.
So, I guess it's not sexual harassment at work.
Bye, then.
Hey, I heard that's not your dad!
What?
Is that old man really your lover?
What's he saying?
Is that why he hasn't been coming around lately?
Oh, seriously! She is really weird.
I mean she even has a boyfriend.
Why is she flirting with another guy?
I know that vintage is the trend. Is that why she's dating vintage old men?
So what if I have a nice butt? What about it?
I'm not going to show it to you. I won't show you.
I won't show it to you anymore.
I'm going to cover it all.
Did something happen with you and Judge Jung?
Nothing at all. Are you out to clear your head?
Yes.
It'll be a bit noisy now.
I'll make you some tea, so why don't we head back?
Ah, I see.
Are you sure nothing happened?
- Nothing happened? - Let's go.
Secretary Lee.
What do you think of Judge Jung?
What about him?
Well, you know...
You have a good eye for people.
You've seen a lot of people in the courthouse.
He's a young gentleman.
Someone who grew up without worries and has no flaws.
I suppose Judge Jung has that side to him.
A man like that can be thoughtless and indifferent.
But aren't men indifferent in general?
It's not just Judge Jung, right?
Why do you keep asking me about Judge Jung?
No, I'm just wondering if most men are like that. That's all.
Who else is indifferent?
This is about a friend of mine who works.
She's suffering a bit because of an indifferent senior.
Is that right?
Yes, that's what she said.
What does it mean when he suddenly goes to visit her mom?
- He did that? - Yes.
It's not like they're that close--
- Secretary Lee. - Yes?
Have you seen Judge Park?
Yes, Senior Judge.
What are you doing there?
We were just talking for a bit...
Oh, come in for a moment.
Yes.
I'll be back.
Judge Park, it's nothing really.
I looked at the stats of our court.
You have way more cases that you're in charge of than Judge Im.
This is because your predecessor resigned suddenly before you came.
I see.
If we leave things as they are, your caseload will increase.
So, why don't we change who is in charge and even things out?
If I get civil complaints about it later, it will be a pain for me.
I will complete more cases every week.
You and your groundless confidence.
You stay late all the time!
Hey, I'm getting faster all the time.
Also, Judge Im wouldn't like it if you changed who is in charge of the cases.
What's there to like or not in the same court?
Do what your senior judge tells you to!
You never listen.
Also, take a good look at this document.
It's a new case for next week.
Leave.
All right.
Gosh, why do you look that way? Let's have a drink.
Lawyer Hwang Mal Dong is really close with the justice department?
He is the only person close to Judge Han Se Sang, who is known for his temper.
They attended the training institute and were associate judges together.
Just trust me.
Hwang Mal Dong is like a brother to the judge.
Just hearing the name Hwang Mal Dong makes me grind my teeth.
Don't you have a long relationship with Lawyer Hwang?
Hey, it's a bad relationship, not a good one.
Bad relationship?
When we were training, he made me an outcast for being older.
When we were associate judges, he made me look dumb to the senior judge.
When we were roommates
we didn't say a single word to each other.
When brokers find a single connection
they must go around advertising that people are friendly.
People in the world must get along very well.
They never think about how many enemies are nearby.
Gosh, Hwang Mal Dong.
Oh, I lost my appetite.
This case is vague and complicated.
So, it's up to the judge.
That's why the lawyer is important.
Did you look over the Hwang Mal Dong case?
The details of the contract of very precise, so the outcome seems obvious.
I don't know why one would need a lawyer for this case.
Oh, I hate that guy, you know? I hate him.
What? 30 million won?
Why is it so expensive?
I heard about how lawyers are making less now.
Hey, now.
Is this the same as shopping at a market and buying a designer bag?
He's a former judge. A former judge.
I guess things are hard for lawyers these days.
I heard many can barely make three million won a month on a case.
There are people out there going through harder times.
Move it.
Enjoy.
Thank you.
Oh, yeah.
An Americano is perfect after black bean noodles.
This one's mine.
Senior Judge Han, here you go.
Thanks, Judge Park.
Hello.
You're here often these days. Is your stomach upset again?
Stress?
It's both.
- Two boxes, please. - Sure.
Geez, young people these days are so rude and impolite.
You'll turn into an old geezer if you keep saying those things.
Mister Pharmacist.
What do you mean, old geezer?
When I'm at home, I lose to my scary wife.
I lose to my daughters.
Outside, I lose to my vigorous and rude juniors.
So, I was upset and feeling sick. I was talking to myself.
Why would call me an old geezer? You should know better.
Your Honor.
This case is about the tyrannical behavior of a large company.
The look of an apartment is everything, so how could they use cheap paint?
Lawyer for the plaintiff.
This case is about the delivery of makeup containers.
It's not about apartments.
Oh, is that right?
I'm sorry.
Find it quickly.
I think it was the office manager's error.
Uh, Your Honor.
This case is also tyranny by Asia Cosmetics against the plaintiff.
There were no flaws in the containers that called for a contract termination.
Oh, did I not sleep properly?
My neck feels sore.
Your Honor, you may already know from our submission.
The lids of the containers delivered to us by the plaintiff were very flawed.
Well, as long as a lid opens and closes, isn't that all that matters?
Looks are very important when it comes to makeup.
For the parts that were flawed, the plaintiff has already repaired them.
Excuse me, are you referring to rubbing that part with paper?
Well...
you can be flexible on the method of reparations.
The contract is clear on flaws and what the rules are when they are found.
What are you talking about? Where is that clause?
It is on page 22.
No, it is not. We submitted the contract too.
There was no such part--
Plaintiff, you have submitted the contract regarding the apartments!
Prepare before coming, would you?
Don't just show up.
There must have been an error of some kind.
I will talk to my office manager.
Lawyer for the plaintiff, don't bother doing that.
Why don't you just tell your office manager to come here and do the trial?
You can just rest, okay?
Gosh, I thought I was going to die from holding my temper back.
The Supreme Court insists we should be polite.
I can't even get mad if I please.
If I die and I get cremated, you'll find crystals.
Make jewelry out of them.
You did a good job holding it in, Senior Judge.
It would've been better if you held it in until the end.
Gosh, Han Se Sang.
That guy.
He is so awful and bitter.
Look at him lecturing me in court over such a small mistake.
He doesn't even have the smallest amount of respect for a former colleague.
Goodness sakes.
He's famous for his bad temper.
That's why he's being promoted. Who has a good thing to say about him?
By the way, I have to give the broker 30 percent.
I have to run this office with the rest. It's so unfair.
I'm doing all the work and he makes the money.
Gosh.
Are you sure that Lawyer Hwang and the judge are friendly?
From what I just saw, the judge seemed very cold.
Do you think he can act friendly when the opposition is right there watching?
When judges decide to help you from the beginning
they act cold during the trial.
They don't want it to look obvious.
Ah, is that how it is?
Don't talk about things you don't know and make a payment.
What payment?
Must I explain everything? It's common sense.
Lawyer Hwang will have to take the judges out for a meal.
People in our country have to eat together to talk about important things.
Then how much?
Well, not a lot.
About five million won.
What? Why would a meal cost that much?
Hey, President. Haven't you done business?
People don't only eat.
You can pay that to me in cash.
Lawyer Hwang is a former judge, so he won't say these things himself.
I'm saying it on his behalf, okay?
Welcome back.
I heard that the plaintiff's lawyer went to the training institute with the judge.
I'm just wondering, will it be okay?
The contract is iron clad.
Will there be a problem?
If there is a problem with this, we may have issues with other businesses.
Our law department will suffer next.
Now that you mention it, something did feel strange, Team Manager.
What?
The other lawyer kept making these ridiculous mistakes.
He didn't even get into much trouble.
He was being easy on him.
Yes, since when was the court such a friendly place?
They're being easy on him because he's a former judge.
Now that you mention it, even the associate judges were weird.
- Were they? - Well...
the plaintiff was saying that their containers had no flaws.
The male judge was nodding his head.
You're right.
Wow, these people are totally obvious about it.
Hold on.
When our lawyer said something opposing that
the female judge smirked.
It was like she was laughing at him.
This won't do.
Let's get the law firm to handle this.
What? Them again?
- They're too expensive. - Expensive?
It's the company's money, not ours.
Also, if we leave it to them
even if the outcome is bad, we can save face.
We did all we could.
Wow.
Just as I thought, your experience is like wow!
It really is the best.
You're wanted in the meeting room.
What meeting is this?
It's about suspicion of preference given to former judges.
Suspicion of preference given to former judges.
Do you really think it's just suspicion?
I don't know.
It's a fact that former judges do get better treatment.
I don't know if being a former judge can actually influence the outcome.
Let's go. They said to go, so we should go.
Yes.
We need measures to deal with suspicions of preference given former judges.
There is talk among politicians and in the media.
The administration suggested recording judges through phones.
Then I suppose it's okay to make other requests over the phone.
My goodness.
Who gives preferential treatment to former judges these days?
Everyone would notice it if we did.
What a horrible plan this is.
Judge Han.
You must not agree with this.
Of course, I don't like it. It may be a good thing to go after.
But this kind of issue is a thing of the past.
I don't know how things were in the past.
But who lets people off for being former judges these days?
We even had to cover our screens because lawyers were walking around.
Now they want to record judge's calls?
Then aren't they basically treating all of us judges as criminals?
Isn't that right? Huh?
Everyone.
The court is not a place that must only be just.
You all know that it must also look just.
It's more important how it looks.
If they citizens doubt us, the court cannot do its job.
If the looks are so important, then why not fix the interior?
Why didn't they just say from the beginning that there is no such issue?
Explain it honestly.
What kind of plan is this?
Why do you get so upset about everything?
Who says I'm upset?
I think you're strange for not getting upset.
You're always laughing and you're too good of a person.
This time I agree with you, Judge Han.
It's going too far.
This is populism.
How is that you're agreeing with me?
You know that my office is working on the Daeryung Group case.
You mean the tax evasion imprisonment case?
I'm trying to keep that case quiet and working hard to be fair about it.
I read about that in the paper.
I heard there was a declaration made from the start.
If anyone calls with a special request
the court will deal with you severely.
Goodness, why be so harsh about it?
Just go easy on them.
I was very meticulous.
Yet, the internet comments are a spectacle.
All these ignorant people are saying it's special preference for a former judge.
There's such a fuss in the court.
This is presumptuous of me, but may I say something?
Isn't it a known fact that you are presumptuous, Judge Park?
Come on, now.
I'm joking.
Go on, Judge Park. What did you want to say?
Do you think people believe in preferential treatment
because they're ignorant?
What do you mean by that?
Aren't there grounds for those beliefs?
Isn't it because someone did do that at some point?
Is a new judge suspecting that her senior judges are corrupt?
No, they are mostly great.
The problematic ones are probably a small part.
And what about it?
Senior Judge.
If there is even one rotten apple in a crate of apples
isn't that still a crate with a rotten apple?
Judge Park.
What if it's a poisonous apple?
From the perspective of the person eating it
whether the probability is 10 or 1 percent
will they die of eating that apple, 100 percent?
So, you want to find that rotten apple out of the judges
and purge it, or what?
While working as a judge
all the senior judges get upset, saying, "What preferential treatment?"
Then once you start your own business
"I'm friendly with the judge, so trust me."
Don't you all do that?
Judge Park!
Enough!
What did you say?
How arrogant are you to say that to me?
Stop it, all of you.
A new judge ought to have strong convictions.
Don't say anything to her.
Just go on and eat.
I'm not going to eat! I have no appetite!
Senior Judge Gam.
Oh, Judge Park.
Thank you for earlier.
Oh, I didn't do anything.
You know, Judge Park.
When it comes to knives, there are pointy, sharp ones.
Then there are dull knives.
But the items that achieve the greatest things in the world
are the rounded, dull knives.
A sharpened knife breaks easily.
That's the world we live in.
Senior Judge Gam.
I am very sure that you will achieve great things, Judge Park.
I may not be that talented, but I do have an eye for people.
Senior Judge Gam...
All right.
Judge Park, you went too far with Senior Judge Kwon earlier.
All the senior judges are already upset because we're under suspicion.
I'm sorry, Judge Han.
I just thought that you were all thinking from your own perspectives.
I said that's enough.
Do you think you would know better than a 20-year senior?
We have a case like that too, Hwang Mal Dong.
Have you seen me give him preferential treatment?
Or any other former judges?
You're always unfriendly.
That guy, seriously...
Never mind.
Thank you, Judge Im.
There's a lot.
You're working late a lot these days.
Am I?
It's because we changed who's in charge of the cases, right?
Sorry, they were originally my cases.
There's no need to say sorry.
I just do what the senior judge says.
Judge Park.
- Yes? - I happened to see by coincidence.
What did Senior Judge Gam say?
He gave me advice.
Senior Judge Gam will tell you in nice words.
But a person like Senior Judge Kwon will never forget a day like today.
Did I say something wrong?
It's not a matter of right or wrong.
It's a matter of whether you need to make an enemy or not.
Still, I couldn't bear to just listen and let it go.
Especially when he said people were ignorant.
Jail him immediately!
Put him in jail, put him in jail!
Put Judge Im Ba Reun in jail immediately!
Put him in jail, put him in jail!
Corrupt judges, get out!
[Han Se Sang Out] Get out, get out!
Put Judge Im Ba Reun in jail immediately.
Put him in jail, put him in jail!
Judge Im, did you see?
Yes.
They say your face has to show up in front of the court
to be an experienced judge.
It's an honor to have it happen so early.
What is it about?
I ordered them to clarify and prepare again.
Clarify and prepare again?
The lawsuit is like a novel.
None of the claims make sense.
I told them to fix this and that and sent an order for it to be resubmitted.
Then, you helped them.
They're saying I insulted them. Something like that.
The leader of the group says he studied on his own and is an expert on law.
That's what he thinks.
So, that's what happened.
I was so shocked.
When you look at people yelling on the streets
logical and rational people are rare.
They have bad tempers, become agitated, and are stubborn.
- Should I tell you the reason why? - What?
Reasonable, rational, and chic elites don't come out onto the streets.
People like that sit quietly in their clean offices.
They only look down on those people.
"Why are they so irrational?"
"Why are they so noisy?" That's what they say.
Judge Park, I know what you're trying to say.
Aren't you simplifying things too much?
If you're an ordinary person or weak, you're always righteous.
Even if you slander people without any grounds to.
Just take it in silence?
Did you know that the leader of that group has over 20 lawsuits?
He has nonsense lawsuits and sues the judge if he loses.
He files the same lawsuit again with a different title.
Because of that person, he's delaying other people's trials.
Judge Im, I'm sorry.
But it's uncomfortable to listen to you condemn him like that.
I also have a bad temper, become agitated, and am stubborn.
Yes, let's give it a rest.
- Hello. - Yes, hello.
Oh my.
Thank you for the drink.
- Sit down. - Oh, okay.
Sit down, sit down.
- Namaste. - What? Namaste?
Two days is a long time.
Even one day is long.
What are you doing? Your back!
You have to be careful.
Are you okay?
Senior Judge Gam.
Oh, Judge Park.
Hello!
Come on over.
- Come on over. - Come on.
No, you need to put that bag up here.
I told you it's nothing.
It's just some papers.
Put it up.
Oh, seriously.
You little thing.
What, what, what?
What?
[Han Se Sang threatens the people. Im Ba Reun must go to jail!]
What's with you?
If you obstruct me from my duties, there could be a problem.
That could've been trouble. You're not hurt, are you?
This is nothing for me.
I'm fine.
I suppose you have expertise in many martial arts.
You must not be scared of anything.
No, I am scared.
What?
No matter how much I've learned
I'm scared if there's a man who's much bigger and stronger than me.
Earlier, that was just a drunk man.
In movies and dramas, the female character beats up all of the gangsters.
Because it's a movie or a TV drama.
That's the case for the protest leader.
Yes.
That's my case now, so why--
I'm certain there's a reason why he's doing this.
Judge Park.
I know you feel for the weak in society.
But I wish you would choose who to show your consideration to.
I'll handle this case, so you do your own work.
You have enough work to do.
What? What did you say?
Nothing.
Hello. Nice to see you.
It's nice, as always.
What is?
Your butt, man.
Crazy punk.
Doesn't suit you.
You're funny. Why... why don't I suit her?
What are you talking about?
I was saying it doesn't suit you to pose there and worry.
Do you think I don't have any worries?
You do?
Why are you here like that?
Never mind.
Goodness, what is this now?
They took the worst picture I ever took and put it in front of the courthouse.
Seems they found it in an old court registry.
I'm fine with the protest and all.
Wouldn't it be nice to put up a nice picture of me, then?
I'm embarrassed every time I come into work.
Sorry, but do you think there is a good picture of you?
- Never mind. - Look at me.
No.
By the way, it looks like you're going to suffer.
Why did you suddenly show up and ask to be assigned those cases?
You took all of the hard cases too.
I took a look and I see construction, medical...
You're going to have to work late a lot to finish these.
I was here before her, so I should do them.
Wow, you didn't want me to tell Judge Park since she has a lot of pride.
How unusual of you.
You're famous for being rude around here.
You are a great Right Associate Judge.
Of course, you are.
Get out.
[Punish Court Corruption]
Hey, you're kind of cute.
What kind of work do you do?
Me?
What kind of work do I seem like I do?
Well...
You seem like playboy who is a bit past his prime.
I work at the courthouse.
I'm a judge.
A judge?
Give me a break.
If you're a judge, I'm your mom!
Right?
- That was too big of a lie. - Yeah.
I'm just a playboy who hangs out all day.
Want to hang out with us?
We're having a birthday party.
A party? I'm down!
All right, one shot!
Leave.
Leave!
Leave, already! Leave!
- Mom. - Yeah?
There must be people in this world fated to struggle because of trivial things.
What are you talking about?
People who get hated on for speaking the truth
and who suffer for the sake of others.
Even though they're struggling, too.
Are you talking about your dad?
Why say such an unnecessary thing now?
Um, no.
A friend of mine from work.
There are still idiots like that out there these days?
I know, right?
Just let them be.
There's no cure for people like that.
There's nothing I can do except let them suffer like that?
What else can you do?
That's their fate, after all.
Even so...
they say that every slipper has its match.
There's probably someone out there who will suffer alongside them.
I mean, look at me.
Your mom.
Mom.
Yeah?
Don't get sick.
You're the only one who looks out for me.
Well, I mean...
I'm leaving now, Mom!
Where are you going?
My friend's wedding.
Stop going to other people's weddings, and--
See you later!
Goodness, that child.
Judge Im!
Vice President Min.
- See you guys next time. - Sure.
What brings you here?
I was just at a friend's wedding.
Why don't we have a cup of coffee since we ran into each other?
I was just stopping by here
since they're our affiliates and I had to collect a report from them.
Sure, let's do that.
I heard that things have been tough for you lately, Judge Im.
Due to the one-person protest and whatnot.
Pardon?
I heard about it from Oh Reum.
And that made me a bit jealous, to be honest.
She was so worried for you.
It seems that many people
harbor misunderstandings toward the judicial branch.
Figures. That's probably why they're going on about
the supposed temporary publication hold and all that.
You think so?
It must be so frustrating to work at a courthouse
since there are people who throw baseless accusations at you.
Distrust toward our society's system
is a chronic illness that plagues our citizens.
Judge Im.
Don't pay any mind to the baseless accusations that people are throwing
toward the court system.
All strong criticisms
are fueled by copious amounts of jealousy and admiration.
Is that what you think?
This country supposedly hates conglomerates
but all of the main characters in our TV shows are rich.
Everyone wants to hear someone tell them
"I'll buy you everything from here to here," or something like that.
I don't know if that may be true or not
but that's not something I want to hear
coming from you, Vice President Min.
I apologize.
Was I being too frank?
It's just that I thought that we'd be on the same wavelength
for some strange reason.
Assemblyman Kang Yo Han said the same thing, too.
What do you mean by that?
I heard that you were in charge of Assemblyman Kang's case.
My father sponsors him.
And he and I are close.
We've attended the World Economic Forum together, too
as the leaders of the future, or something like that.
I see.
I had no idea.
Look here.
Did I ever make any requests to you or Oh Reum
regarding his case?
There's also a lot of talk regarding the incident involving
the chairman of Daeryung Group who will soon run for office.
But I don't get involved in any of that.
The chief prosecutor of the 48th branch is a force to be reckoned with.
There's no way that he'd do anything to put himself at risk
when he's trying to get promoted.
I'm sure he'll do everything by the books.
How do you know so much about all of this?
Well...
I'm privy to a lot of gossip, so...
The chief of NJ Group's legal department used to be a judge, correct?
And if they're from the Seoul District Court...
they worked with the 48th Prosecutors' branch.
And your deputy chief worked at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office
in Financial Investigations.
So it's only natural that you'd receive a lot of correct Intel.
That's amazing.
You have connections everywhere.
Were there any ladies among the bride's friends that you liked?
- Huh? Huh? - No, no.
I didn't go there for that.
You'll end up penniless from all the weddings you attend!
I want you to get some gift money from your own wedding!
All right, already!
Ugh, sheesh!
Why does my back keep hurting?
Mom! Mom!
Are you okay? What's wrong?
Excuse me, Doctor!
Doctor!
Wait, hold on.
Hang in there, okay?
Doctor! Doctor!
What are you doing? I have an emergency patient here!
- Go to the reception desk first. - What?
Mom!
Hang in there, okay?
Wait just a little bit, okay?
Mom! Mom!
I've checked her in, so please see her quickly.
We have a lot of emergency patients, so you'll have to wait.
You have a patient dying here, so what do you mean, you want us to wait?
Just a second, then.
Here, Mom.
Please wait for now.
Wait, but she's in so much pain!
Mom!
What the hell are you doing? We got here first!
Get out of the way! What are you doing?
I'm sorry, Doctor! Please go ahead!
Get out of the way!
Mom! Mom!
It hurts!
Hello?
Hey.
Hey, it's me.
Hey, Im Ba Reun. What's up? You've never called me before.
And you never come to our class reunions, either.
I'm sorry. I was pretty inconsiderate, wasn't I?
I'm really sorry, but I'm calling because of an urgent issue.
What is it?
Um, I'm at the ER of the hospital where you work.
But my mom is really ill.
I'm really sorry, but...
can't you put in a good word for us?
My mom has never once complained about any aches before
but she feels like she's about to die!
They... they keep telling us to wait, but...
what if something ends up happening to her?
Please, help me out.
Oh, I see.
I'll try calling them.
Thanks so much. Thanks.
Really, thanks so much. Really.
Mom! Mom!
It hurts! It hurts!
- It'll be okay. - It hurts!
It'll be okay. It'll be okay.
Mom.
You're Im Ba Reun, right?
- Yes. - Please bring the patient this way.
All right.
Judge Im Ba Reun?
Y... yes, Doctor?
How is my mom doing?
She has a kidney stone.
- W... what? - It's quite painful...
but it's not life-threatening.
The stone is quite large.
We've given her a painkiller, so if she keeps drinking a lot of water
she will pass it through her urine.
- I see. - Oh, yes.
About that elderly man in the wheelchair from before.
He was here because he had a stroke.
We have a lot of elderly ER patients now, since we're in between seasons.
And I haven't even slept two hours in the past three days...
Mr. Judge.
I apologize, Doctor.
I had no idea, and I acted that way.
I apologize.
Can't you take a look at them, please?
- Please! - Please wait just a bit longer.
- But, we were here... - If you wait, then we can...
Please wait a bit longer.
Hang in there.
Over here, please!
Why won't anyone see us when we were here first?
This patient is ill!
Are you only seeing people who have more money first?
You bastards!
I apologize.
I did something that I shouldn't have done.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry!
Your Honor.
We've just been assigned to this case
so we didn't have ample time to prepare.
Can you push back our court date, please?
I apologize.
But is there anything else you can add?
- What? - Based on what we can see
it doesn't seem to be a case that needs to be dragged out.
Still, we've been newly appointed
so if you could just give us more time--
You had over three weeks.
And I warned you that we'd draw this to a close today.
We had so many cases to deal with that--
That is not an acceptable reason.
If you do not have any other evidence to submit
I will make my ruling now.
Sir!
This is bad.
Hurry up and call our superiors!
Yes.
They brought this case all the way to the Supreme Court, and yet...
do they think they're doing volunteer work, or something?
They're going to make a mountain out of a molehill, at this rate.
Only the attorneys will be making money.
I wonder who made things this way.
It wasn't me.
Really.
You know that case about the chief of the civilian militia, or whatever?
The hearing is coming up.
The person in that case is a peculiar character, so be on your guard.
Goodness.
That guy loves coming to the courthouse.
He's been in and out of the courthouse for 10 years
and says that he taught himself a lot of law.
All he does is interpret it as he wants, though.
Sir, I think there's a reason why he's become like that.
I looked through to the first case that he was involved in, 10 years ago.
Really? What was it?
He used to own a business, but the landlord wanted to kick him out
and tried to prevent him from running his business in any way possible.
So he was kicked out without getting his deposit back.
So he sued for damages by representing himself
but the results of that year-long legal battle were just this.
"The plaintiff claims thusly"
"but it is impossible to ascertain with certainty"
"that there was any foul play involved"
"with only testimonies from witnesses Lee Seong Yeon"
"and Kim Joon Dong."
Three lines.
Just three lines.
I consider this insufficient evidence, too.
The owner of the building accepted bribes from a consulting firm
to kick out his tenant and build a higher building, but he did it in secret.
Well, that's unfortunate, but he has no evidence.
So it couldn't be helped, right?
That may be the case.
But the results of him painstakingly suing them for one year by himself
were just three lines as a verdict.
So how do you think he must have felt?
What's more, the other party's attorney...
was an attorney...
who was apparently quite close to the judge.
Do you think he was able to accept that ruling?
Even if that ruling
was the legally correct one to make?
Yeah, sure.
Let's say that this seemed unfair to him.
But this was 10 years ago.
Look at the lawsuits that this guy keeps filing now.
He wants compensation since that building
has caused difficulties in transportation.
He wants compensation since the statue out front
keeps haunting his dreams.
He wants the chief who approved this building's construction
to be dismissed.
And what's more
he's coaching other people on how you can drag out court cases
and torment the judges!
That person is already no longer the victim.
He's become another perpetrator!
You know that?
But still.
Breaking news.
Chairman Lee Jin Soo of Daeryung Group has just been released from jail.
Wait a second.
The judges ruled that, despite the fact that the damages were great
their contribution to our country's economy is great
at a time when our country is facing high unemployment numbers...
Looks like we'll have a different group of protesters
in front of the courthouse tomorrow.
Goodness.
He has just been released. Breaking news.
Yeah, just all of that.
Enjoy your meal.
Hey!
You've been struggling a lot recently, huh?
No, not at all. Not when I just acted on my convictions.
I'll just have to accept whatever criticisms the world may throw at me.
Your convictions?
A judge cannot consider himself to be above everyday citizens.
I struggled a lot over this, too.
I asked for the opinions of almost everyone around me.
My neighbors, church members, former classmates, and close relatives!
He committed a huge crime
but it's important to maintain our country's economy.
What would be the use of trying to serve justice
when the country's economy has crumbled?
There are over 30,000 people working at Daeryung Group's factories.
And when foreign hedge funds heard what was happening
they tried to take over the company's management rights for themselves!
I may be known as a traitor for the rest of history
but Choi Myung Kil was also a "traitor"
and he did what he had to do to save his country.
And that's why I made the decision that I made.
I'm sorry, but...
may I ask you which neighborhood you live in?
Well...
Dobok-dong. Why?
Last I heard
you're an elder at a really famous mega-church in Gangnam.
Is that true?
Yeah, so what?
Among the many people whom you asked for advice
was there even a single person who wasn't a college graduate?
What are you saying?
What about people who live in rentals?
Or a person who runs a small business?
What about marketplace merchants or bus drivers?
Oh, yes. Do you know any of the laborers
who work in Daeryung Group's factories?
You said there are over 30,000 of them.
Stop it, Judge Park.
I apologize, Sir.
I was just asking because I had no idea
just what kind of citizens you were referring to, exactly.
Arrest him! Arrest him!
Corrupt judges who accept rich people's money and make judgments
- need to be arrested! - need to be arrested!
Arrest him!
Corrupt judges who hate justice...
These people, who don't have any connections or money...
are standing in the streets, fueled by their vague anger...
and the people who do have money
place their trust in brokers, and watch to see what will happen.
But the people who truly have power
don't even need to do any lobbying.
Because a judge who is already one of them...
will judge their case.
Yes, Judge Park speaking.
Judge Park.
It's me, Gam Sung Woo.
Hello, Senior Judge Gam. What is it?
Shall we sniff some flowers and have some coffee together again?
Sure.
All right, I'll be right out.
All right.
By the way, Judge Park.
Yes?
I have this really amazing acquaintance.
And he runs a business.
I see.
"A tree with many branches never has a day of rest."
After he started running a large business
he couldn't avoid facing a couple of lawsuits here and there.
Some terrible people
are suing him for something quite ridiculous, it seems.
So I'm a bit worried for him.
They should be cheering this company on
since they will soon be doing business internationally.
But rather, they're trying to hold him back.
I'm sorry, Sir...
but I'm not sure what you're trying to ask of me.
Well, the thing is...
you know how you have a case
involving "Asia Cosmetics" in your caseload?
I'm not asking for much, really.
I just want you to review the case files well.
I keep telling him that there's no need to worry
but his opponents keep saying that they have this in the bag
so he keeps worrying about it.
Are you... asking me to do you a favor right now?
Judge Park.
What do you mean by that?
All I'm asking you to do is to make a fair judgment.
So how could you say such a thing?
I'm going to head inside now, Sir.
Judge Park.
Judge Park!
Goodness.
[Search case: Asia Cosmetics]
Yes?
- Eun Ji. - Hey, Judge Park.
What's up?
Your department...
has a case involving Asia Cosmetics too, right?
How did you know?
Did...
Senior Judge Gam Sung Woo...
say anything to you, by any chance?
Oh.
I don't know.
All right.
What's going on with Senior Judge Gam?
What is it?
This is a crime.
A crime?
He's been going around asking for favors on behalf of Asia Cosmetics
since he's friends with their CEO.
Senior Judge Gam is?
No way.
I think I'll have to submit an official report about this.
Judge Park.
Let's look into this a bit further, and tread carefully.
This is a lot more serious than the incident with Senior Judge Sung.
If you're not careful, this could seriously backfire on you.
Senior Judge Gam is a popular person whom everyone likes.
Now isn't the time to worry about such things
when something like this is happening within the courthouse.
Still, don't do anything for now.
Even if we decide to submit an official complaint, I'll do it.
I was the one who received this request
so why would you do it in my stead?
You have someone you need to protect, Judge Park!
You said that you have to survive within this industry.
So don't rush into this and cause trouble.
Let's think about it just a bit more.
All right.
Let's discuss this with our senior judge first.
He's quite close with Senior Judge Gam.
What kind of nonsense is that?
It's true, Sir.
I clearly heard it and confirmed it myself.
Sir.
Judge Hong Eun Ji said that she received a similar request.
No, no, there must have been some sort of misunderstanding.
He'd never do something like that.
Don't do anything rash.
I'll confirm this for myself.
- Hey. - Oh, Sir!
What brings you here?
Let's...
have a chat.
No, Sir! That's not what I meant!
What did you mean by it, then?
I didn't say anything much, really!
All I did was ask that she read over the case file properly!
You think Korean judges need to receive requests
for them to read case files properly?
I didn't mean anything by it!
It's human nature to want to say a word or two in cases like these--
- "Human nature"? - Sir.
CEO Han is someone who was closer than a brother to me
and unconditionally has treated me so well for over 10 years now!
I'm a human being before I'm a judge.
So how could I turn a blind eye to this?
If you wanted to act like a human being, you should've quit being a judge!
Sir!
Don't you feel ashamed in front of your juniors?
That's not it, sir--
Last year, you were considering quitting...
because your child's tuition while studying abroad was too high.
Yes.
Thankfully, your in-laws helped you at the last minute
and you were so happy about being able to continue being a judge!
- Yes. - Was that money...
really from your in-laws?
Yes... of course.
Look me right in the eye and tell me.
Unconditional, huh?
Didn't you think that it was strange
that a businessman was being so nice to you?
I really thought...
"Oh, he must really like me as a person."
And I was just so thankful...
It's not that you were a person without boundaries.
You were a person without any sense.
It seems that I had the wrong idea of you this whole time.
Sorry.
Sir.
Please hear me out! Sir!
Sir!
[Department Head]
I've read over this entire report that you submitted, plaintiff.
But the request for evidence that you submitted this time
seems to be groundless.
Wait!
It seems like you're going to end the trial
saying that there's nothing left to be done.
But I've been involved in many cases for the past 10 years.
I'm sure I know the Civil Procedure Code better than you do, to be frank.
If we were to face off based on skill alone
I am confident that I could win against you!
Watch your words.
It's fine.
What do you mean, it's groundless?
Do you not even know the law well?
I said, stop it!
It's fine.
All right. Let's take a look, then.
Oh, you're right.
It's not a part of the Civil Procedure Code
but there's something pertaining to it under a relevant regulation.
I had no idea
since this regulation is rarely applied in court.
Even so, I should have done more research.
I apologize.
Furthermore...
since there are grounds for this, I will accept your request for evidence.
We'll look into that during our next court date.
And if there's anything else you'd like to say, go ahead and say it.
It'll... take a while, though.
If you have something to say, please say it.
We've cleared out the rest of our schedule for today.
We'll properly listen to everything you want to say.
I see.
Thank you, Your Honor.
I'll go ahead, then.
You see, what happened was...
[Courthouse]
Judge Jung?
Do you have...
some free time tonight?
Pardon?
Let's go on a date.
What?
A cute guy...
is asking a charismatic woman...
on a date right now.
Well...
whether you have a lover or not, and despite whom it may be...
I'd like you to give me a chance, too.
I think I've fallen for you...
Do Yeon.
Yes, this is Judge Park.
What?
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[Miss Hammurabi]
This whole situation is baffling to you, isn't it, Prosecutor?
Look here, Park Cha Oh Reum.
I'm a judge.
If I knew that it would be like this
I wouldn't have become a judge.
Don't back down.
You have to be brave even in the face of danger.
I'm sure the people who worked hard to scatter it
are most scared of having the situations escalate.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Seeing a judge do things like that is unacceptable to me.
We have to do this by the law
because we're judges.
Be careful, Judge Park
that you don't get in too deep.
If it's blood that must be shed
then I will shed it.