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[Episode 8]
What case are you working on?
It's a case for tomorrow's trial.
The case where a person got depression because of work.
Oh no.
But you know, you don't look too good either, Judge Im.
Are you okay?
You seem to have a very bad cold.
I'm all right.
Is it because you slept so uncomfortably that time, by any chance?
It's all because of my aunties--
No, I slept very well.
Judge Jung ran off in the middle of it.
You were forced to stick around, Judge Im.
I saw him in the morning and he's still not feeling well.
He went a bit overboard.
You know that stenographer from the 44th court?
- You mean that sexy looking woman? - Yeah.
The one with a sour look on her face all the time?
So you do know her. I guess she's pretty infamous.
She does stand out a bit.
I saw her in Gangnam yesterday.
She was in a red sports car. Even the car was sexy.
She was like a complete different person.
- She must be working. - Working?
There's a rumor that she's a lady who works at night.
- Huh? - She said so herself.
She said so confidently that she works at night.
Confidently? Ugh...
I suppose she couldn't afford those clothes and the car with her salary.
How messy.
I feel bad for her.
Oh!
Oh, why can't I stop peeing?
Were you in there, Senior Bo Wang?
Senior, we were just talking...
All right, it's fine.
That's just how things are.
Oh, are you okay?
It doesn't hurt. It's my heart that hurts.
Why does your heart hurt?
What's with him?
You don't dislike him, do you?
I told you it's not like that, Auntie.
Judge Im is a really good senior to me.
He's always very helpful to me.
So, I am always thankful to him.
Ah, he's just not my type.
By the way, Judge Im.
Yes.
Doesn't it seem like Judge Jung is suffering a lot on his own?
- Because of Secretary Lee? - Yes.
It's so obvious.
She's just so chic that he can't tell her his feelings.
She's always leaving first.
It's not like Bo Wang is a kid going through puberty.
Do you think he'd be upset about every little thing?
Do you think so?
Hello. Yong Joon?
Are you going to keep showing up like that?
And what was with those bags? I was dying of embarrassment.
I didn't say anything then because my aunties were causing such a fuss.
I'm going to send them all back to you, so take them back.
What? Bring them myself?
Okay.
I'm busy, so let's talk later.
Sorry to be noisy during work.
I don't know why he's always calling about useless things.
There's no need to explain to me.
- What? - No need to explain everything to me.
I'm only your Right Associate Judge.
Gosh, really.
What is Jung Bo Wang doing anyway?
He shouldn't hesitate if he likes her and take her to Artbox.
Then offer to buy everything from here to there.
Wh... what?
Well, nothing.
Secretary Lee, do we have something to drink in the fridge?
Does she think she's my type?
Maybe in the past, but not now.
She's always interfering in things and I detest that type.
How did I end up--
Detest?
Detest, you say?
- Me? - No, no!
There's an annoying lawyer who wrote very long preparation documents.
Oh, I thought you were saying you detested me.
Gosh, young people sure are strange.
Why are they always talking to themselves all the time?
Which punk used it all up?
Judge Park, we have a case requesting a stay of compulsory court action.
All right.
Judge Park.
Do you have perfume on?
How unusual.
It's just because I received a present.
It's not bad, right?
Why don't you go in early today? You look very tired.
I'll handle it.
I'll head in first.
Yes, bye.
Are you the one who did this to my son?
If it was you, then look at him!
Is that a person who's either living or dead?
Let go of me!
All I did was lead my team for the company as the team manager.
- What did you say? - Sit down.
This is a courtroom.
It was your son who hurt the team.
How can he live in this society being so weak?
You ought to die.
How can you say that after making him that way?
- Why, you! - Hey! That's enough!
Though I understand how you feel, this is a courtroom.
Sit down.
- Sorry. - Sorry, Your Honor.
Your Honor.
The plaintiff is claiming that he became that way due to his manager's cruelty.
There is no evidence of that and it is untrue.
What do you mean there isn't?
Your Honor, my son has a detailed personality.
He has a habit of writing a journal.
I looked at it after this happened to him.
He had written down what those people had done to him.
I would like to repeat once more.
There was no physical abuse or severe verbal abuse.
You treated him like an idiot and you're saying nothing happened?
Who in this country doesn't get that treatment at work?
I get in trouble night and day, as well.
You get in trouble because you're like that.
Oh, Young Soo! Young Soo.
Your Honor, the defendant, Wooil Securities
has no legal responsibilities.
This case occurred due to Lee Young Soo's introverted ways and personal issues.
You made a person that way. How could say that?
However...
However, what?
To take responsibility in society as a first class company
unrelated to any legal responsibility
we are willing to give Lee Young Soo compensation to be reasonable.
Compensation? I don't need that from you!
It is out of consideration since he was a member of the Wooil family.
Your Honor, please agree to this and allow a mediation.
I hope for a quick and amicable resolution in mediation.
I don't understand. I just don't.
What?
What do you think?
The depressed employee who attempted suicide.
Think about it, okay?
He attended the best college in the country and works at the best company.
He has a beautiful wife and a cute daughter.
What is he lacking that he would do that?
No one knows how a person feels inside.
Not by looking at the outside.
Judge Im will handle the mediation.
I suppose you will find out what they're thinking.
I wonder how his parents feel.
They worked so hard to raise a son to be proud of.
Then in one moment...
Was it really one moment?
All I could think about was how awful his parents must feel.
I felt so bad.
Hey, who pushed a person into that state?
They really are awful.
Geez.
I heard he attempted suicide in his apartment.
He didn't lose his life
but hurt a muscle so he can't use his arm.
On top of that, he has severe depression.
He's refusing help from all doctors.
I feel guilty for some reason.
Guilty?
Yes, weird, right?
When I saw dead bodies, I didn't feel this way.
Trying to read a person is very hard.
I wonder if it's okay to do this.
"Who killed the red robin?"
"Me, said the sparrow."
"With my bow and arrow."
"I killed it."
I will listen to one person at a time.
For now, I would like the team manager to remain and everyone to wait outside.
You were Lee Young Soo's direct team manager and direct superior?
Yes.
Have you ever reprimanded him for missing a team dinner?
"Reprimanded"?
Who would reprimand anyone for missing a company dinner these days?
Look at you.
You don't even know the basics of being in an organization.
I'm sorry, Team Manager.
I was just so sick--
Submit a medical certificate, then.
Team dinners are part of your work duty.
How dare you try to act on your own?
I was only scolding him a little.
I was letting him know that unity is like life to an organization.
Unity is life. I see.
That's why white shirts need to be united, as well.
What do you mean?
Do you not have eyes or are you just lacking common sense?
Huh? Take a look around.
How is everyone dressed for work?
A company in first place needs to be neat and tidy.
You want to stand out that much?
You want to stand out in some other way since you're lacking skills?
Oh, how scary.
Look at the look in his eyes.
Did you all see that, huh?
I heard where your hometown is. That's why you're scary.
Oh, scary!
Director, I noticed you studied management in the US.
Yes.
Does something like this happen at top companies in the US too?
We use our bare fists and blood to keep up as a lesser-developed country.
Wouldn't we have a culture that suits our own organization?
For example, a candlelight fire for the chairman during the executive training.
For our victory and honor in the world
I give my body to this initiation.
I pledge myself to you, Chairman!
I pledge it to you, I pledge it to you, I pledge it to you!
I pledge it to you!
I respect you, Chairman.
I love you.
Wasn't that hard for you to do as someone with a PhD from MIT?
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
I see. I understand.
As an expert in management, what's the problem in this case?
A top graduate from a good college is not always right for this company.
That's my advice.
That is why character is important.
That must be why you always have the new hires run a full marathon.
Until there is no one who falls behind.
That's right.
Then is this the kind of faltering person that the company is talking about?
"Start the new fund analysis."
"Company's margin is high, risky for the client."
"Submit the analysis report on the new product."
"Everyone on the team is suffering because of you."
"You're like a cancer."
"I heard you may be on the list of people to be terminated."
Still, it helps me with what I really want to do.
Oh, you mean being a stenographer?
What is it that you want to do?
It would shock you if you knew.
Well, what is it?
I've never told anyone before.
Why did I tell him?
- Secretary Lee. - Yes, Senior Judge.
Oh, even you get surprised sometimes.
By any chance...
did I happen to receive a package?
Yes, I left it on the right side of your desk.
200 capsules of prostate medication.
How could you open my package?
It was written on the outside in large letters.
Ah, okay.
It's for my father-in-law.
My father-in-law is having a hard time urinating.
It's hard being a son-in-law!
Senior Judge, if it continues to dribble
I suggest you sit down and urinate.
It's more hygienic.
Really?
I guess I should do that.
He should've worked for the country like you did, Judge.
Which subject did your son like best in high school?
Pardon me?
Was it something arts related?
I think it was.
But what does that have to do with this?
There were some poems in his journal.
There were some foreign literature passages.
Judge, why do you bring that up?
Did your son want to study Korean or English literature?
That's just a whim from when he was young.
Once he succeeded, he could always learn as a hobby.
- You work at a bank, right? - Yes.
Sorry to ask, but what did you study in college?
I studied law.
I never passed the bar exam though.
Did you, perhaps, want your son to live out your dreams for you?
Even the school said...
they would not write the application for him unless he did law or management.
It must not help the school for the top ranked student to go study literature.
Judge.
He went to so many private tutor academies in Daechi-dong since he was 12.
How could we send him to study literature?
He got into law school, yet he did not pass the bar exam.
But it was a relief.
Instead, he got into a top company right away.
My son was always very bright.
My precious son.
You were worried about your son, so you called his work often?
What?
Lee Young Soo's mother?
Team Manager.
How could you be that way?
What?
I told you that my son is a little weak in health.
How can you keep him working late every single day?
Our team is in an urgent state right now.
If you call the office like this...
it makes me uncomfortable.
How bad do you think it is that I'm doing this?
Please understand the heart of a mother, Team Manager.
I'm hanging up.
It was in the records the team manager submitted.
You even went to see him yourself, right?
Hello! I'm Young Soo's mother.
I bought this out front. Share it and eat it.
Please look upon Young Soo favorably.
Mom!
He's a nice boy. He just doesn't know everything yet.
Please look upon him favorably, all right?
Please do. Thank you.
He's the oldest son in our family.
From a mother's point of view, she would be worried.
Meeting the expectations of your family is a scary thing.
Judge Im, you know when I go down to my hometown?
What do you think people call me?
Take a guess.
I don't know.
They call me Judge Maeng.
Since I'm in a courthouse in Seoul, they think I'm a judge.
My parents went around the town telling everyone that.
Goodness.
At first, when people said to me, "Judge Maeng"
I used to say that I wasn't a judge.
Now, when they say, "Judge Maeng"
I just answer, "Yes?"
Who knows when my parents will be gone?
They live for showing off in their neighborhood.
Why would I ruin that?
Bro.
I heard Ba Reun ranked first in school again.
I told you, didn't I?
That kid will become someone our society needs someday.
You're being too complacent.
You need to get him married to the daughter of rich family.
You need to own many properties.
Since he's eldest son, he needs to raise this family up.
Ba Reun! Come pour your uncle a drink.
Future judge.
Pour me a drink!
I said to come out.
Don't you listen to your elders?
Enough with the drinking.
This whole neighborhood will hear you.
"Who saw the red robin die?"
"Me, said the fly."
"With my small eyes."
"I saw it."
"Who caught the red robin's blood?"
"Me, said the fish."
"I caught it with my small dish."
Judge Im, go home now.
Judge Im.
I told you I would handle it.
I heard from Mister Maeng.
You seemed agitated during mediation and he was worried about you.
It's good to work hard.
But aren't you getting too wrapped up in the case?
Does it feel personal to you?
You always said this to me, Judge Im.
Don't get too immersed in a case and keep some distance.
You're not feeling well, so head in first.
I'll look over the documents to be added and finish up.
I will do my own work.
We work as a team.
Don't say childish things.
Take care your health so you don't hurt the team.
I always wanted to say that.
Yes, all right, Left Associate Judge.
My husband's self esteem was a bit low.
He felt intimidated over little things.
They didn't bother me at all.
Didn't you insist on getting a loan and moving to a bigger place?
You said you couldn't live there because of your pride?
That was because of my daughter.
Your daughter?
Yes.
There was an apartment across the street that had units 4,000 pyung in size.
They asked why a kid from the cheap apartment
was playing on their playground.
Why does our daughter have to hear that?
Tell me.
Say something! Tell me!
Tell me, tell me!
You requested a divorce from Lee Young Soo
a month before the incident?
- Yes. - What was the reason?
He was unfaithful to me.
Lee Young Soo was having an affair?
- There's no doubt. - What evidence do you have?
He secretly got a small apartment and was renting.
Isn't it obvious?
No wonder he said he was always working late and coming home late.
Do you know what he was doing there?
I told you. Isn't it obvious?
What are these?
He was writing poems there.
Practice poems.
These are notebooks found in the desk in that apartment.
He may have been writing a suicide note.
Should we finish up now?
- Mister Maeng. - Yes.
Please tell everyone to come in.
- Director. - Yes, Judge.
The new employee training made quite an impression on Lee Young Soo.
Is that right?
Is there a new hire tradition of creating the company logo with their bodies?
Is there a group activity like that?
Yes.
This is what he wrote.
"On my own, my existence doesn't mean much."
"I was able to become one part of a great, big picture."
"My excellent colleagues linked arms with me and became one with me."
"I was so overwhelmed."
"I could not stop the tears."
One piece of thread must be in perfect order.
Everything must be meticulous and follow rules.
Somehow, Lee Young Soo...
became a stray piece of thread.
Things have to go right.
If we do well this month, 500 percent bonus.
So, what will you do with that 500 percent?
You have to go on a fun trip.
Take a day off and drive.
What are you going to do?
You know me...
- Geez. - Sorry.
I was always easy on you and now look at you.
Are you left-handed?
- Yes. - Of course, you are.
Hey, you're getting in my way.
Eat alone in that corner there.
I'll ask once more.
Does that company hold no responsibility?
What about the parents?
I've done nothing but love my son.
Yes, you loved him.
But have you ever... just once...
respected him as an independent individual?
Everyone here is an accomplice.
Lee Young Soo just wanted to live the way he was born to.
However, all you forced him to live like other people do.
Unfortunately...
Lee Young Soo has some responsibility, as well.
Lee Young Soo went along with what people around him wanted him to do.
He could not deny them even once.
He is paying for that on his own...
in a very painful way.
His family will pay for it too.
You will have to be held responsible too.
Judge, the company is trying to do the moral thing.
It may be a small sum, but we are willing to pay compensation.
Is it because of the media?
Your analysis must show loss
due to damage in company image if the lawsuit drags on.
Mediation is quick and quiet.
It's a process to resolve amicably.
I do not think this case is suitable for mediation.
Slowly and publicly.
I think it's right to face responsibility
- Judge. - Just so you know...
I have the responsibility to report any crime I uncover as a civil servant.
If I find out about unfair labor practice, I must report it.
See you in court.
"Who will toll the bell?"
"Me, said the bull finch."
"Because I can pull it."
"On behalf of the red robin, I will do it."
"All the birds of the air"
"fell a-sighing and a-sobbing"
"when they heard the bell toll"
"for poor red robin."
Sir, why don't we have pasta for lunch today?
Or how about Korean food that you always enjoy?
I think Korean food would be good.
Ah, how about Thai food, Thai food?
Thai food is good too.
It was hard, wasn't it?
Yes.
You know that our office has a dinner today, right?
The department head is hosting.
- That's today? - Yes.
We're going to a pasta place in consideration of the young judges.
I don't think Senior Judge Han is coming.
He said something about how he can't digest things like pasta well.
It's too much of a hassle to pick something
so I'll just get the lunch set menu.
I will do the same.
It's best to choose the set menu when one is unsure.
Let us all get the same thing then, Sir.
The set menu is cheap and delicious.
It's the same here, too.
Yes, it's best to get the set menu for lunch.
- Yes. - That's right.
Wait.
I want to take a look at the menu, too.
Thank you.
Let's take a look.
The pasta with perilla oil and atrina pectina adductor muscle looks unique.
- Does it taste any good? - Yes, of course.
A lot of customers like it.
Or should I try the seafood nurungji pasta instead?
We've all come here after being forced to eat the lunchroom food for so long
so why should we all get the same dish? How boring.
That looks good.
Can you give me a menu too, please?
Thank you.
Why haven't you been visiting our office lately?
Yes, really...
Why should I have to visit your office?
I feel so energized after going out for lunch.
For some reason, I get hungry again around 4:00
when I eat at the courthouse lunchroom.
It's because you're young.
The seafood nurungji pasta was so delicious!
Judge Park.
Yes?
Did you, by any chance...
put on the--
Hold that thought.
Yes, hello?
Yes, Investigator?
Yes, I'll head downstairs right now.
All right.
I'm going to head downstairs for a bit.
Sure.
Let's make a house!
- Let's make a house! - I'll try making a house!
- Put this on the outside! - On the outside, okay.
Goodness!
Shake your butt!
Shaking my butt! Shake, shake!
They look like a papa bear and his cubs.
Here it is!
Firstly...
I'll have to consider what the defendant said
about the kids being scared of their dad as untrue.
Yes, Judge Park.
There seem to be no issues between the father and his children.
Wow, that looks like Mom.
Yeah, it looks just like Mom.
Your mom isn't an angel!
Your mom is a bad person who doesn't even keep her promises!
Wait. Wait!
What are you doing right now?
What's wrong, Eun Seol?
Come here, Yi An.
I have to show the kids just what kind of person their mom is!
Why should I have to lose my kids when I did nothing wrong?
This woman made it seem as if I abandoned them
and is trying to create distance between us!
Please, reveal the truth!
Plaintiff!
What is the meaning of this?
Is that something a father should be doing?
I... I apologize, Your Honor.
I know you're going through a custody battle and all
but how could you try to show something like that to the kids?
I apologize. I...
must have gone crazy for a second.
I'm so sorry. I must have gone crazy for a second.
He temporarily gave full custody to the mother
while he was taking time off work.
What?
Didn't she divorce him after cheating on him, though?
Still, the kids are quite young
so he thought that it'd be best for their mom to continue raising them.
So that's what happened.
On his appeals letter...
he wrote, "I'll give you the house and everything else, too"
"if you just let me raise the kids."
At the very least...
he is a father who really loves his kids.
That's pretty rare these days.
Is the environment at the mom's house even conducive to raising kids well?
Senior Judge Han has ordered a home condition inspection for the mom.
And the inspector has been there already
so all we can do now is wait for her home visit report.
It's a studio apartment that is around 500 square feet
and it wasn't very clean.
There were dirty clothes and toys strewn about
and there were times when the kids fed themselves with cup noodles.
Is their mom very busy?
She's a teacher at a preschool...
but it's a place that is open until late
to help parents who work late.
It must be tough for her.
She told her kids to come to the preschool after school
and stayed with them like that for a while
but she can't even do that anymore, since her director doesn't like it.
And the kids' dad can't come home often either because of work, right?
Yes.
The plaintiff is a heavy equipment operator
and he has to travel all over the country to go to different construction sites.
The children must be quite lonely.
And I'm sure that the kids want nothing more
than to live with both their mom and dad.
Hurry, hurry! Hurry up!
Go!
Hurry, hurry! Hurry up!
Typhoon.
Hurry and get up there!
Hurry!
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Plaintiff, you said that you'd get an orchard in the countryside
and raise your two kids.
Yes, Your Honor.
How will you make money, then?
I've sold my forklift, and there's money I've been saving for over 10 years.
It's always been my dream to go to the countryside and be a farmer.
I've always made sacrifices when it came to my own food and clothing
and have worked hard since I was a bachelor
to put money into my installment savings plan.
If I'm short on money
I'll get a farmer's loan from the farmers' association.
Working on the orchard will keep you busy
so will you have time to take care of your two girls?
I'm planning to move to the village that my aunt and uncle live in.
I've decided to buy the house next door to her.
My aunt is really happy about all of this.
To tell you the truth, she really wants us to live with her
but I insisted that we couldn't
and we're going to move in next door.
The other residents are telling us to move in as soon as possible, too.
We can raise rabbits and puppies too, since we'll have a huge front yard.
When I think about my kids, who spend all day at preschool
and then sit in front of a TV inside of a small studio apartment...
I really can't stand that, Your Honor.
They'll attend school in the country
but they'll be able to run around on a huge playground with their friends
and be able to go out onto the fields and catch grasshoppers.
And have a proper place to sleep. Wouldn't that be nice?
Running an orchard will be quite a tremendous task.
Will you be able to take care of them on top of all that?
Especially... since you're a dad?
Your... Your Honor.
If I don't have my kids...
I'll die.
I really will die.
I'll have no reason to live!
Did you see the plaintiff's face when he was talking about
wanting to live with his kids in a house with a big yard?
His eyes were positively shining.
My heart melted.
I hated the countryside so much, which is why I came to the city.
It can get a bit hectic living in Seoul sometimes
but I still prefer it to the countryside.
I guess every person is different.
Yeah.
That's true, but...
what's more important to the kids
is receiving plenty of love, don't you think?
You know...
all about my situation, after all.
I'm fine with people talking about me behind my back
about being a single mom, and all that.
But when I start having thoughts like, "Isn't my love for my child enough?"
"Don't they need a dad?"
Or, "Am I making my child feel lonely?"...
That's when things are most difficult for me.
Um, Ms. Yoon.
Whether it be in the city or the countryside...
the kids will probably be happiest being raised in the place
where they're receiving the most love, don't you think?
Judging from what the plaintiff said
if they go to the countryside
the kids won't have a lonely childhood, at the very least.
You drive me crazy!
What are you doing?
What am I supposed to do about the fact that my stomach isn't feeling well?
Sorry.
You're getting gassy from both ends, huh?
Is your body an instrument or something? Huh?
I think it's because there have been a lot of trials lately.
This is why you should take your medication
when I give it to you.
How many do I take?
Two.
What do I do now?
Now that you've taken that...
go and exercise so that you can digest your food properly.
Exercise is dangerous for men my age.
Then go do the dishes!
Yes.
Ugh!
Is that our youngest daughter?
Yeah.
She should show her face to me if she's home.
Why, that rotten little...
Don't bother her. You know kids her age are like bombs ready to explode.
Just finish what you were doing.
But, still.
Is my eldest daughter home now?
Yeah.
Your dad is...
Honey.
You know that plate
was bought as part of a group purchase
by the ladies in my neighborhood ladies' club, right?
Let's live together peacefully, all right?
I've made group purchases before too, you know.
I have to do dishes at home, and then come work here.
I can't ever catch a break.
I'm going to end up dying at this rate.
I'm the one who's going to end up dead at this rate.
Yes?
There's a letter for you, Senior Judge Han.
What letter?
Oh, this is a letter from the plaintiff
of the custody case. It's from that guy.
Give this to Ms. Yoon and tell her to put it in the case file.
Yes.
Wait, wait, wait.
Give that to me.
I'll give it to you after I read it.
Yes, Sir.
His aunt, who was supposed to help him raise the girls
isn't his real aunt.
What?
The plaintiff...
was an orphan who had no parents or direct family
and was abandoned as a child in front of an orphanage.
He ran away from there when he was 15
because the director would hit the kids often.
He was doing odd jobs for the ACRC for a bit
when he met his "aunt" and "uncle."
He lived with them for three years and helped them with their orchard, too.
That's why he wanted to start an orchard.
Yeah.
Then, his aunt gave him some money
telling him to go to Seoul and learn a trade.
Thankfully, he became a licensed heavy equipment operator.
He met some really nice people.
He must have lived a very lonely life for a long time.
That's why he was so obsessed with getting the kids
that he'd do such a thing.
Yes. And he even scraped money together and got married
swearing to never live alone again.
But the thing is, once he got married
he never gave up on the idea of raising his kids
in a huge house with a yard they could run around and play in
for even a second while he was working so hard all over the country.
He never once thought about how he was making his own wife feel lonely.
People can be so foolish sometimes.
What should we do, then?
Do you have any ideas?
When considering who to give custody to, one must look and see
which parent is the one who can contribute most positively
to the children's growth and development, and judge accordingly.
Parental love, ability to raise a child, and financial ability--
Of course I know that we have to take all that into consideration.
But in a situation in which one person is doing all of the child-rearing
it's best to continue allowing them to raise the children--
Forget about all of that for a second!
Doesn't this seem wrong to you, Judge Im?
Why should the husband lose the kids when he did nothing wrong?
The one who cheated in the first place was the plaintiff's wife. Right?
Just because they are guilty of adultery does not necessarily mean
they're automatically ineligible for custody.
Above all else, we must see who can provide...
Times like these are when I find you most intolerable.
I'm home.
Did you drink?
Oh, I had some alcohol by myself at the convenience store.
There's a case that's really getting to me and I felt really frustrated, Boss.
You sure have an array of excuses for getting drunk.
Are the kids sleeping?
Of course.
The kids are busier than we are nowadays.
Both of them fell asleep while doing homework
after coming back from cram school.
Kids, your dad is home--
Don't wake them!
Just for a little bit, please?
I just want to see their faces.
Goodness, they look so big, and yet...
they're just like babies when they're sleeping. Little babies.
Let's take a look-see.
What does this one say?
Aren't you tired, Seo Hyun?
Yes, let's stop playing and get some sleep.
No!
You can go to sleep early today and play with Daddy tomorrow.
No! I need to poop!
At this hour?
Still nothing, Seo Hyun?
It's been an hour now.
How about we get a good night's sleep
and then come back out when we need to poop?
I don't want to.
You don't need to poop, do you? You just want to sleep.
No, I need to poop.
How about you get some sleep, and tomorrow--
No! I'm not going to sleep!
I need to poop!
Fine, whatever, then! If you need to poop, poop by yourself!
It's been over an hour now!
Ugh.
She's still in there.
That little punk!
Geez.
I'm sorry, my daughter.
That was hard, wasn't it?
Why are you crying, Dad?
Are you feeling sick?
Are you unable to poop too?
No, no.
I'm not feeling sick.
It's huge, Dad! It looks like a sweet potato!
A huge sweet potato!
Wow, my daughter is so amazing.
It's even bigger than my poop.
I know, right?
Why do kids...
grow up so fast?
They're just like baby ducklings.
Will I never...
be able to see them like this again?
Would I be able to live...
without these punks?
[Plaintiff]
Plaintiff.
Do you know what your second eldest daughter is most scared of?
Bugs.
And among them, she's most scared of moths.
And of course, she's scared of other bugs, too.
And do you know what your eldest daughter's greatest wish is, these days?
It's to go see a BTS concert.
With four of her classmates from school.
Well, to be honest...
she actually wants to go with the class rep
of the class next door who looks like Park Bo Gum.
The inspector, whose specialty is child psychology
bonded with your daughters very quickly.
And, well...
everyone here at the courthouse worked hard
since her report was so lengthy.
Plaintiff.
Each and every child is a brand new world.
Your dream of living in a house in the countryside with a huge yard
truly is beautiful, yes.
But that's not your children's dream.
Your children have already...
started living in their own worlds and having their own dreams.
Children...
do not wait for their father...
and grow up by themselves.
I'm sorry, Plaintiff.
Because of the pain that you experienced...
you developed a desire to protect your children's world.
But by doing so, you lost them.
Right now...
there is nothing that the law can do for you.
But...
all I can do is hope that the power of time
which imparts much more wisdom than the law...
can heal...
the wounds that your family has.
But, Your Honor...
Did you cry?
You look like you've been crying.
Looks like you keep catching me, Judge Im.
I did cry.
Because I was so envious.
Of whom?
The daughters of the plaintiff from the custody case.
And Ms. Yoon's son.
But their families are having a tough time right now.
But at the very least...
they have a mom or a dad by their side...
who love them more than anything else in the world.
But still, you have your mother.
I do.
But...
that makes things even harder on me.
The fact that I lose my mother, who is by my side
more and more each day.
Is your mother's disease...
really severe?
To be more precise...
I...
am being erased from my mom's memories...
more and more each day.
I need to go now.
I'll come with you.
What?
I may be able to help you somehow.
Let's go together.
No, there's nothing that you could help with.
These are things that I have to withstand alone.
Can't I withstand these things with you?
We're a team!
I'm the right judge...
If my left judge is having a hard time, I need to withstand it with her.
So that it doesn't get in the way of your work.
The director would like to speak with you for a bit.
All right.
I'm sorry. I'll be right back.
Sure.
I am...
Im Ba Reun, and I work with your daughter.
Your daughter...
is doing really well.
She's still relatively new
but she's a great judge.
And she'll become an even better judge...
from now on.
This piece is called "You Are the Apple of My Eye."
English speakers...
also call the pupil...
the "apple of one's eye."
Because it's round, just like an apple.
You know how the person you're looking at...
becomes reflected onto your eyes?
So the person that you look at most...
is always in your eyes.
Just like the apple of your eye.
I wonder how much your mother looked at you...
after you were born, Judge Park.
You're a daughter...
whom she would've liked having embedded into her eyes, after all.
No matter what the doctor tells you...
that memory...
will remain forever...
somewhere deep down.
Judge Park.
You won't be forgotten.
For sure.
[Cases involving families are usually handled in family courts]
[but we changed things up to portray a unique case.]
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[Miss Hammurabi]
What do you mean, you don't want to do the paperwork?
If I tell you to do it, you do it!
I can get cranky, have a short temper, and be stubborn, too.
- It's mine. - Sheesh.
Young people are so discourteous and rude.
It's still as nice as ever.
So what if my butt looks nice? I won't show it to her anymore!
Crazy bastard.
They took the worst photo of me and printed it out to look huge!
Ugh, it's making me grind my teeth. It's making me lose my appetite.
You're always unfriendly, Sir.
It's not true.
- Look at me. - It's not true.