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[Episode 10]
Oh, here you are.
Hey, I did it. I finally did it.
I said I did it.
Did what?
Confessed my feelings.
I was really straightforward with Secretary Lee Do Yeon and confessed.
We have a date today.
Do you even know what just happened?
No, do I look like I would care about other people right now?
Yeah, I'm sure you wouldn't.
Hope it goes well.
Oh, it's already past 3:30 p.m.
I'd better write up my ruling and give it to the senior judge.
I'm going to be late for my date.
I'm going.
Wow, what a nice day.
Do you need me to do something?
Ah, no.
Then is there something you need to ask me?
No, please continue working.
Ah...
Why did I have to get this today?
Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. in room 529 of the prosecutor's office.
Yes, I understand. Yes.
What is that about?
They want me to come in as a witness.
Because of Senior Judge Gam?
Yes.
Why don't they ask you to submit a written statement first?
They've just arrested a judge, so the prosecutors must feel burdened.
Will you be okay?
Tomorrow seems so sudden. Why don't you delay it?
It'll be fine. I'm just giving a witness statement.
Since I started it, I can't avoid it.
Still...
Are you that worried about me, Right Associate Judge?
What? It's not that I'm worried...
Have you finished writing up this week's rulings?
I'm just saying you shouldn't let it affect your work.
Yes, Mother-in-law.
Judge Jung.
The senior judge is not in right now.
Oh, thanks for letting me know, Bro.
- What, Judge? - Uh...
Thank you, Secretary.
Did he go somewhere?
I'm not sure. He looked serious, like something was wrong.
Gosh, why is it today of all days?
Thank you, Secretary.
It's nonsense.
Why do you look like that?
Is something wrong?
Don't you know about Senior Judge Gam?
What about him?
Did he get stung by a bee while smelling flowers?
Where has your mind been lately?
What did I do?
What?
I just can't believe it.
Do you think Judge Park was mistaken?
She's a bit...
- A bit what? - A bit...
Nothing.
The senior judge is in.
Yes, Bro.
I mean, I wonder if he came back from the investigative department.
Maybe not?
I brought these for you to sign off on.
Just leave this here for now.
Go into mediation.
What?
Are you talking about that cheap guy who wants everything back from his ex?
Yes.
Senior Judge.
You said that you would handle the mediation yourself.
I just saw my colleague walk off with handcuffs on!
Do you think I'm in any mood to go into mediation?
No.
Park Cha Oh Reum!
She keeps stepping out of line and that's the problem.
She's nothing at all and she's making our organization look like crap!
I... I will go into the mediation.
Yes, Sir. I'll get going.
Geez, Judge Park got herself into trouble again.
There's already a lot of talk because of that judges' meeting.
This is big trouble.
Ah, this is driving me insane.
Let's just get this mediation finished.
It seems like they have no intention of settling at all, so it'll end soon.
Judge, I gave this mediation thing a lot of thought.
Oh no, it's not necessary to think about it so deeply.
Still, the justice department is suggesting it.
I think we should take time and talk it over.
We really should communicate.
No, no. It's not better to talk a long time.
Just go with your first thought.
I'm not asking for everything that I gave her.
If she is ethical and shows sincerity, then it's fine with me.
Oh, you petty man!
You were the one showering me with gifts, saying you liked me.
Petty man?
I've never met such an ungrateful wench like you.
Wench? Did you just call me a wench?
Wow, how absurd.
Wow, I'm going crazy. Why is this happening today?
Are all you men like this?
Hey, forget it. Take it all. Take it all.
I did so much for you.
I don't know. Whatever.
It's already 6:20 p.m.
I'm supposed be at Garosu-Gil by 7:00 p.m.
If I'm late after confessing my feelings like that...
Why are they talking so much?
All right, then. Let's just finish up like this.
Wait, Judge.
How about your phone bill that I paid monthly?
That cost a lot too! It's not the money that's important.
Is that why you're arguing this?
We have to take care of everything in order to end things well.
- You really are ridiculous. - Enough!
Here, here.
That's enough, right?
It's finished, okay?
- Hey, you! - Yes?
Don't live your life like that.
So cheap.
Ugh, seriously.
Ugh, it's already 6:50 p.m.
I'll go through the alleys.
Ow!
Oh no! What do I do?
I'm sorry. I was on the phone.
Sir, it's okay. It's okay.
What do you mean it's okay?
Your car looks very damaged. Get out and take a look.
No, it really is okay. This happens when you live in Seoul.
It's okay, so just get going. It's fine.
What are you talking about?
Honey, what are you doing? Get out and apologize.
No, no. It's fine.
Sir! No, no, no! Ma'am, please just go.
Ma'am, it's fine. It really is okay.
Yes, please go. Thank you.
Is it really okay?
It is so okay. Yes, please go!
Sorry, please be there. Sorry.
Right turn here.
What is this now? This is crazy.
Here it is. Please, please.
What now? Gosh!
Why are all of the roads blocked? Seriously!
It's 7:00 p.m. already. Oh no!
Lee Do Yeon, why is the path to you so far and rough?
What's this? My car's running out of battery too.
This is crazy. Where's a parking lot?
This is crazy. Even my car battery is out.
Car service. Hurry, hurry, hurry.
Okay, request service.
Driver, please hurry.
I'm really going insane!
This is charging right now, isn't it?
The blue light should come on. Why isn't it coming on?
Please help me. Make it go quickly.
- It's finished. - Is it?
Thank you. Thank you. You'll be blessed.
Goodbye. I'll help you with this.
Sir, goodbye. Thank you so much.
Thank you, but if you could quickly move your car...
- Yes, yes. - Thank you.
Sorry.
"In that place you promised to be"
"while I sit and wait for you"
"all of the footsteps that come near make my heart race."
"Even the sound of the crunching leaf comes to me."
"People who have waited know."
"Is there anything so hard on the heart as waiting?"
"In that you promised to be, that place where I sit and wait"
"every person who opens the door"
"was you."
"And you."
"And seemed to be you."
"Then the door closes."
"My love, I wait for you, who does not come."
"At this moment, I..."
"am going to you."
I'm fine. Keep on going on your way.
Oh, that's hot.
Do...
Do Yeon!
I... I'm here!
I'll go to you.
I'll be right there, Do Yeon.
Do Yeon.
Are you okay?
You're bleeding.
I'm okay.
I'm fine, Do Yeon.
What do you mean? You're not fine.
No.
Do Yeon, I'm okay. I really am.
We met like this. What's more important than that?
Do Yeon.
I was hesitating like a fool for all this time.
So what if you're dating an older man?
So what if you work at a bar?
It's all because you have a hard life.
Do Yeon, don't worry about a thing anymore.
I will make things very easy for--
Sorry, what did I just say?
Wait, Do Yeon.
"My pitiful love..."
["The Black Leaf In My Mouth" by Ki Hyeong Do]
"is trapped in an empty house."
Judge Park.
It wouldn't have been easy for you. You're quite amazing.
Honestly, it's not easy.
I'm sure it's not.
Since this is a formality, I'll try to make it quick.
All right.
You were his junior and you were on good terms.
He made an illegal request that you change the outcome of a case.
Wait.
I just told you that he asked me to look over the documents more carefully.
That means the same thing.
No, you should write down exactly what I said.
You must still feel attached to him.
What do you mean by that?
I heard he was a good senior judge who looked after his juniors.
Now you know that was all to get something from you.
Since things turned out this way, just tell me the truth about it all.
Are you suggesting my statement is a lie?
What grounds do you have to say that?
You were brave enough to turn him in. Why would I think that?
It's just that it's my job to consider all possibilities.
Since you brought it up
Asia Cosmetics did end up winning the case.
The plaintiff even had a lawyer who was former judge.
How interesting.
If a former prosecutor is friendly with a chief prosecutor
I guess they always win around here.
Now, I get it.
Prosecutor.
Refusing a request from a senior and raising an issue with it
is something you don't understand at all, do you?
Doing something crazy like this when it has nothing to do with you.
Look here, Park Cha Oh Reum.
It's Judge Park, and I'm a witness, not a suspect.
Contact me again if you have any more questions.
Ah, and next time...
don't bother with the fake expressions and just get started.
You're finished earlier than I thought.
Did it go well?
It was different than I thought it'd be.
Hello?
Yes, Sir.
Yes, I understand. All right.
The department head judge is looking for you?
I'm sorry.
I didn't even think to offer you tea last time.
Thank you.
People over there try to cause trouble, don't they?
Pardon?
The prosecution is going through an era of cleaning house.
It's a great case to distract people.
An internal corruption case in the courts.
They're going with the flow.
They've put a very ambitious female prosecutor on the case.
She'll want to use this case to get recognition from her bosses.
I don't know who you're trying to get recognition from.
But I ask you to be wise.
Don't become a pawn for those who are ambitious and drawing a bigger picture.
I only reported it with justice in mind.
As a judge.
Justice?
Unfortunately, this world...
runs on concrete ambition, not on abstract values.
Whether it was for justice or not, the person who has drawn the knife...
is suddenly wielding a knife in their hand.
Be careful, Judge Park.
Make sure you don't cut too deeply.
If blood must be shed, then that's that.
If they can't find that you committed a crime
they will look among other judges whom Senior Judge Gam was close to.
They'll look at that list you checked of requests Senior Judge Gam made.
They will make baseless accusations using that.
He made a vague request and nothing happened.
Rather than that, they prefer that a deal happened.
They want the ruling to have been affected by it.
That's a much better image.
Well, it is their job to do that.
If they have to do it...
they should do it.
Judge Park.
There's the disciple of justice over there.
Say it to her face if you want, not behind her back.
Why don't you let go? I'm a judge too.
If you're a judge, act like one.
Judge Im.
That brings tears to my eyes.
Punk.
What can I do for you?
I'm Judge Kim from the 99th Civil Court.
Why is this about?
A judge is here to see a judge. Must I explain it to you?
I guess not.
I'm just a secretary.
Judge Kim.
Did you know that Judge Hong Eun Ji was taken away by prosecutors?
What did you say?
Why are you surprised? You started this mess.
Watch what you say.
It's Senior Judge Gam's fault, not Judge Park's.
What exactly did you say to the prosecutor?
Why are other judges being treated like suspects?
Judge Kim, I only told the truth...
You must've said it in a way that made them suspicious!
I'm sure Senior Judge Gam said strange things.
Yes, he came to me once too.
- Judge Kim. - He said some vague things.
They came through one ear and went out the other.
I just assumed he's a good, but silly person.
Is that... is that something so wrong?
I'm sorry that I couldn't be so cruel like you.
Please leave before you say any more things you'll regret.
I'm going to go see Eun Ji.
Don't worry. I only told them what happened.
They did try to twist things around though.
Sorry, it was all my fault again.
No, I was ashamed that I didn't speak up about it.
You did a good thing.
Eun Ji.
By the way, is Senior Judge Sung not bothering you lately?
Don't even bring him up.
He has no time to think about me lately.
Why?
He's the leader of the Commercial Court.
Commercial Court?
These days you can move up by doing something unexpected.
The establishment of a commercial court.
[Dreams Do Come True]
[Have you heard of the commercial court?]
[They say it's absolutely necessary to keep businesses alive.]
[I do not know the meaning of giving up.]
Senior Judge Sung is handling that and preparing his paper on it.
He's promoting it to all of the judges he knows.
He's so busy.
He sure works hard.
According to sources from the prosecution
the senior judge who was recently arrested
had always been friendly with the younger judges.
There is a chance that he used that relationship to make requests for cases.
They mistakenly think...
that they are holding the knife.
The chief prosecutor is on the phone.
Hey, don't be so upset.
They can't make up what's not there.
They may not be able make it true, but they can leave a flaw.
Once it's on TV, people assume it's true.
It doesn't matter what happens later.
Sir, doesn't Judge Park get too involved in everything?
Did she have to escalate things to this level?
Don't say things like that.
Don't protect her so much just because she's your associate judge.
Complain to me, then! I'm the one who did it.
I'm the one who confronted Gam Sung Woo and went to the department head!
Also, it was Gam Sung Woo himself who did something he shouldn't!
Don't take it out on the wrong person!
Also, I've been here for ages and you haven't offered me a drink!
Goodness, that temper of yours.
I'm not coming to your office anymore!
Gosh, seriously.
Hello, Judge Park speaking.
Both of you, come to my room.
Yes, Senior Judge Han.
Don't feel down.
Senior Judge Han.
Even when the mutts bark, the train keeps going.
You know that, right?
Yes, Senior Judge.
Judge Im, it seems you have something to say.
No, you just looked cool.
I thought you were going to keep your back to us.
Ah, Senior Judge. The back of your head is very nice.
Goodness.
All right, then.
There's bad timing in the world...
causing bad fate.
Wrongful dismissal, Plaintiff Kim Da In.
Is she that witness for the chest hair case?
Your Honor.
Urgent management decisions were needed, so personnel had to be laid off.
However, it was a legitimate dismissal that abides by all rules.
It seems that Advertisement Team One was all laid off.
The team that had the sexual harassment incident.
After that incident, social media was used
to start a boycott on the products made by the plaintiff's company.
Team One experienced a decrease in exports of their beauty products.
So, they experienced a blow.
We had no choice.
It's total nonsense.
She was brave enough to come forward.
She was so calm about her own issue.
Calm down, Judge Park.
How can I be calm about this?
The perpetrator is shameless and they protect him
while they take revenge on the victim who came forward?
Let's find out the truth in court.
Those bastards.
Those bastards!
Those bastards.
Those bastards!
Yes, I am a bastard.
I am a bastard. Yes.
Senior Judge Han, may I ask a few questions?
All right, but stay in control.
My associate judge will ask a few questions.
Okay.
I want to ask the defendant.
Were any employees from Team One transferred to another team?
I can't say there weren't.
How many are there?
Nine people.
How many were in that team to begin with?
There were 11 in total.
One of them is the perpetrator of sexual harassment, Manager Im Kwang Kyu?
Yes, that's right.
That person couldn't go back to work because he was found in the wrong.
The only person who really got fired was...
the plaintiff, Kim Da In.
There is one more person, Judge.
Was the intern who was a victim of sexual harassment hired?
I don't believe she was.
What was the reason?
It's up to HR to make that decision.
I suppose she was not talented.
Was Manager Im Kwang Kyu hired again because he's so talented?
What does that mean?
You should ask him.
Uh, I don't know the details.
I heard he was hired by another company.
It's not another company, but a subsidiary company.
All of the work Advertising Team One did is being done there.
Your Honor, those are baseless claims.
In the end, you only dismissed the two victims.
Is that also a legitimate dismissal that abides by the rules?
Yes, you can see how we selected those we dismissed.
We determined which teams were needed.
We followed all of the regulations laid out by HR.
We had no issues with labor unions, as well.
The only reason I was fired was...
for one reason only.
It was because I told the truth.
Your Honor, those are baseless claims.
Let's finish here for today.
Submit documents to prove it was a justified dismissal.
I said to keep a distance.
I'm sorry.
I suppose it's not easy.
Do you have to see the prosecutor again?
Yes.
The summons just came out.
For whom?
Attorney Go Doo Hwan.
Attorney Go Doo Hwan?
Ah, you mean the lawyer for the chest hair guy who was a congressman?
Yes.
The chest hair guy's wife said she was going to sue him for sexual assault.
Kim Da In said she was going to sue that chest hair manager too.
It seems Kim Da In never managed to sue him.
Maybe the company tried to appease her.
What about the chest hair guy's wife?
The wife did sue the lawyer.
Attorney Go is going to be interrogated by the prosecutors tomorrow.
Only now?
Even though they can kick out a victim that quickly?
This is the speed our world moves at.
This rotten world.
- There he is. - He's here!
- Attorney Go! - Give us a comment!
- Did you do it? - Are you guilty?
They say you showed interest in your client's daughter too. Is it true?
One more comment, please!
- Attorney Go! - Attorney Go!
Oh, I'm sorry about everything, Judge Park.
You won't need to come anymore.
Senior Judge Gam will be charged soon.
Was the prosecutor in charge changed?
Yes, the young female prosecutor was being too greedy.
It seems she made some mistakes.
She was being so reckless. What an old era thing to do.
Where is that prosecutor going?
Uh, I don't know.
Somewhere nice.
Jangeun or Haenam?
What was the reason Kim Da In was selected to be dismissed?
Lack of dignity.
What?
She was dating another team's manager.
He was a married man.
He told me he was divorced and only had to sign the papers.
I ended it when I found out it was a lie.
That doesn't change the truth.
The defendant considers ethics to be very important.
Is that why you put a sexual harasser in management?
Judge Park.
The plaintiff acted out and often wore suggestive clothing.
Many colleagues felt uncomfortable.
What?
She also received a very low score in a recent work review.
There were protests from the labor union.
Im Kwang Kyu is friendly with management and the union.
After the trial was over...
do you know what he threatened me with?
Hey, Kim Da In!
Let's see how clean you are.
You terrible girl.
Defendant, submit the HR regulations and documents.
Yes, Your Honor.
Let's finish up.
Does a whistleblower have to be someone who is completely flawless
while the people who are truly vile are living their lives with no consequences?
Judge Park.
Our world makes it so easy to live as a bad person.
And since there are guilty people everywhere
you'll rise through the ranks if you just turn a blind eye to corruption.
Don't get so worked up.
How could I not get worked up after seeing something like this?
You're a judge, so don't just rush to conclusions!
I finally know why that goddess statue is blindfolded.
Because she needs to be just? No, that's not it.
It's because the things people do are so vile
that she'd want to cut them all with that sword if she were to see them.
I understand how you feel, Judge Park, but--
"Understand"? What do you understand, exactly?
Look at this, Judge Im.
[Attorney Go Doo Hwan cleared of all charges]
[From Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office]
[From the Supreme Court]
I guess they picked a new supreme court justice...
since one seat was vacant.
What?
[Senior Judge Sung Gong Choong has been appointed as a Supreme Court Justice]
This is all because you were looking out for me.
Yes, yes.
Congratulations on your promotion, Senior Judge Sung.
Congratulations.
Yes, this is Senior Judge Sung.
Yes, Reporter Kim!
Let's get together sometime.
Sheesh, this fellow.
All right, take a seat.
This is all thanks to you two.
Congratulations, Sir.
I am grateful, but...
this isn't just about me making a name for myself.
Rather, I've been bequeathed with a very high
level of responsibility for this country.
Also, Judge Hong.
Yes, Sir?
Even though there were some difficulties and misunderstandings between us
I want to let bygones be bygones
since we're parting ways here.
It's not like it'll be forever.
People who part ways almost certainly meet again.
And I'm sure we'll cross paths again.
Oh, Senior Judge Sung.
Congratulations.
Congrats, Senior Judge Sung.
This is all thanks to all of you.
"All of you"?
I'll be sure to come and personally give you my regards later.
I need to go see the chief justice.
Why, I never...
What happened? Why did they pick him instead of one of us?
Lucky guys never tend to stay down long.
What?
You know how it's been in the courthouse lately.
They're getting rid of the judges who came from prestigious backgrounds
and they're promoting people from the middle of nowhere
with barely any credentials through the ranks
as a symbolic gesture.
Oh, I see.
Yes, that makes sense.
I'm sure that this won't last long, anyway.
The main faction won't fall out of power easily, after all.
It's because they won't fall out of power easily that they're the main faction.
He's so happy despite being so ignorant about all of this.
Do Yeon.
About that day...
I'm sorry. I made a mistake.
What do you mean?
- I never should have said-- - Said what?
- That's what everyone thinks, after all. - Do Yeon.
It's not like I seem like I'm from a rich family
so everyone thinks that I'm either a hostess or a sugar baby
since I drive an expensive car like that.
It's the only natural conclusion.
That's not it, Do Yeon.
The one that I'm angry at isn't you, Judge Jung.
What?
Because I know that you're a person who is so easy to read.
But...
I'm not too fond of that part of you.
How could you so obviously draw conclusions about someone
and then forgive them based on your own conclusions?
It's not like this is 1988.
You should get your car fixed.
You drove a car like this to a date?
I'm sure that a hostess wouldn't like that too much.
Do Yeon. Do Yeon.
I have to save Kim Da In, no matter what.
I can't let her just suffer like this.
I don't see anything we could use against them.
On paper, everything they did was fine.
How could they call this a layoff when they secretly founded another company
and relocated all of the bad guys there?
I do have my doubts
but they've covered all of their tracks, so we can't trace this company to them.
Maybe it was because they were concerned because of their female consumers.
If we can't save Kim Da In
I'm going to try and find another way.
What are you planning to do?
For those who carefully orchestrated this
having this situation escalate will be their worst nightmare.
Even if we may not be able to reveal the truth...
we can still harm them.
Judge Park.
Even if she lacks evidence
she can tell the media and get this story on the news.
If she does, it'll automatically become the truth to everyone
that this company is truly evil.
That's not justice.
Didn't you want justice?
I want revenge.
If the price for pursuing justice in this world
is nothing but cruel punishment...
then I'd rather use their same methods and get revenge.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
If you're going to do that, then quit your job first.
I will not allow a judge to act in this manner.
Why are you being a hypocrite?
What?
Over there.
You said that people disgust you.
So why are you acting like a virtuous person all of the sudden?
You said that humans are naturally foolish and greedy creatures.
Because I don't want to become like them.
Just because there are some foul people out there
doesn't mean that I want to become like them.
That's why.
Even if I may not be able to change the world...
I want to protect the essence of who I truly am, at the very least.
Hello?
You're looking down today.
Being a judge...
is more frustrating than you thought, right?
What makes you think that?
There's nothing I don't know about Park Cha Oh Reum.
I've been watching you for your entire life.
Do you want to change the world?
Then...
you need to become powerful first.
What the...
Are you going to start talking like an old man now?
No.
I'm making you a solid offer.
Use me.
- Yong Joon. - If you want to change the world...
then use me.
I have the power of my impressive subordinate
whom I inherited through no skill of my own.
And you can...
use that, if you'd like.
And what could I do with that power, exactly?
Deliver justice, for example.
Or...
get revenge.
On a small scale, you can put a company
that took the side of a sexual harasser out of business.
Or have a ton of articles published
about a certain senior judge who doesn't respect women's human rights.
How do you know all that--
You can also find out what you want to find out.
That's what power can do for you.
Why are you making me this kind of offer
and telling me to use you?
People are not motivated to do things for the sake of others.
Then, what?
It's for the sake of my person.
Yong Joon.
I'm fine with you using me...
if doing that...
will keep you by my side.
Forever.
Yong Joon, that's--
You don't have to give me your answer right away.
Take your time to think about it.
[Courthouse]
There's no way.
Senior Judge Han.
You want us to revoke the protection of retaliations against a whistleblower
with our own hands?
What else can we do, then?
There's nothing the courts can do for her.
We were the ones who made Kim Da In testify.
Stop it, Judge Park.
There's nothing we can do.
We have to do things by the law.
Because we're judges.
The defendant gave their greenhouse to the plaintiff
and the real estate agency withdrew their involvement in this incident...
Judge Park.
Judge Park!
What?
How about you rest a bit?
You seem quite tired.
That doesn't matter.
I have so many judicial opinions to write up.
The powerless defendant has to give their house to the plaintiff.
They had to get rid of the greenhouse where they grew flowers.
And they had to clear out from the basement shopping mall
where they'd run their business.
They had to pay all of the legal fees, too!
Stop it.
Please, stop it.
If I'd known that things would be like this...
maybe I wouldn't have become a judge.
Judge Park.
Gosh, look at the state of this wicked world.
If I'd known that judges were this powerless...
there would have been no need for me to study that hard.
I'm worried for Oh Reum.
She seems to be struggling quite a lot.
I'm sure you're aware of that, though.
The courthouse...
isn't a place that is suitable for Oh Reum.
Which place is suitable for her, then?
My father still brings up Oh Reum from time to time.
He says that she has the face of someone who could rule over a kingdom.
Well, that's a bit much, isn't it?
He's quite old-fashioned.
A kingdom, huh?
You mean, like NJ Group?
Is that... what that sounded like?
Rule over, huh?
Do you mean as the king, or as the queen?
I don't know.
I apologize if that was a rude question.
But I'm curious...
about what your father saw in Judge Park.
It was a powerful desire.
A powerful desire?
For power.
Even if it was born out of good intentions
she still has a lust for power.
There are plenty of people who are smart and kindhearted.
But those with no desire for power
cannot change anything.
All they can do...
is be discontent while staying where they are.
The reason why Oh Reum studied so hard to become a judge...
was all because of that desire for power too, I'm sure.
But I think that, in the end
Oh Reum will just be left feeling frustrated.
Because people need to wear clothes that fit them properly.
That sounds as if you're saying...
that you can provide her with better-fitting clothes.
If she wears clothes that fit her better...
she can do the kind of work she wants to do more efficiently.
Even if that kind of work entails changing the world into a better place...
or something along those lines.
The kind of change in the world that you're talking about
is like when glamorous wives of rich men do charity work
and visit Africa.
It's things like that, isn't it?
All within your embrace.
Well...
wouldn't that be nice too, though?
If she joins our family by becoming my person, I will definitely protect her.
Until the very end.
And what if she doesn't become "your person"?
Regardless of whether or not I have the right to
I need to stop anything bad from happening.
Anything... bad?
For example...
making a person whose hobby it is to make futile attempts
live like a doll, trapped within brick walls for the rest of her life.
Things like that.
Father.
Yeah?
Don't you ever feel like you just hate people sometimes?
Or feel like this world is such a terrible place?
Is something the matter?
How are you always the same?
A very long time ago
a wise sage who'd figured out the meaning of life lived high up in the mountains.
What?
So a young man went to seek out that sage
and embarked on a long journey.
The young man saw the sage, who'd suffered through many hardships
and was meditating atop a boulder at the summit of the mountain.
Then he asked the sage, "What is the meaning of life?"
And the sage answered him, saying....
"This life is merely a breeze blowing through branches on a tree."
The young man asked the sage, "Sir..."
"is that truly the meaning of life?"
Then, the sage turned to the young man in shock and asked...
"Wait, then..."
"was I wrong?"
Gosh.
I knew it.
You know it's pointless to ask your dad things like that!
"Wait, then..."
"was I wrong?"
Come on, isn't that cool?
Thank you, Father.
What are you saying?
Now, we must all understand
how influential we are as judges...
and I will address some issues we've had during witness cross-examinations.
If you say something like, "That's good"
it sounds a bit unprofessional.
So watch how you speak.
One last thing.
Some judges tend to push their hair back during trials.
But it does not look good to do so.
Rather than continuing to engage in that habit...
it'd be best for you to get a haircut instead.
Yes.
- Really? - Yes!
I can't even speak freely anymore because of what may happen to me.
To think that this is a world in which juniors stab their seniors in the back!
Let's go and have some medicinal wine to settle our stomachs.
- Shall we, then? - Yes.
Judge Park.
Hello.
Would you like to have some coffee with me after your meal?
I ended up getting into this line of work by chance, just because
I happened to be good at studying.
I strengthened my resolve so that I wouldn't show any weaknesses...
to the men I worked with.
But the longer I do this work
the more I wonder if I have the right to be doing this job.
As I started looking more and more at the demons within people
I was more clearly able to see the demon living within me.
I grew up wearing the mask of a model student from a strict family.
But deep inside...
there were so many times
that I wanted to kill all of the people who looked down on me...
and made my life miserable.
Sometimes I think that
I could have ended up committing the same crimes
committed by the criminals I judge
under different circumstances.
Senior Judge.
I...
don't think that I have the right to be a judge.
I was so scared of other people
that I became a judge just to protect myself.
When I was young...
all I ever thought about...
was getting revenge against my father.
Welcome home.
Get in here.
But my father...
didn't even give me a chance to get revenge on him.
After his most trusted business partner betrayed him...
he filed for bankruptcy.
And on the day that our house was being foreclosed on...
he took his own life.
Honey.
Mom. Mom!
Mom!
Mom! Mom!
I think that I might have started studying law
so that I could protect myself and survive.
And make it so that...
nobody could ever mess with me.
I needed power.
And I thought that if I passed the bar...
I'd be able to get that kind of power.
But I became a judge, and read through case files.
And it feels as if the people whose files I'm reading are speaking to me.
The person who ended up homeless because someone stole their deposit.
The female employee who was sexually harassed by her superior.
The manager who took his own life because of his debts.
I can't bear this anymore...
because of their voices.
Because all of those voices...
sound like they could be me.
And that's why I can't bear it.
I became a judge so that I could protect just myself.
But before I knew it...
I ended up wanting to get revenge.
All of their voices and stories sounded like mine.
So in a way...
I might have just wanted to get revenge on the world.
So how could someone like me be a judge?
Judge Park.
Have you ever heard of "the wounded healer"?
It's because you've suffered through so much, Judge Park...
that you'll be able to become a better judge than anyone else.
Because you're more sensitive to people's pain than others are.
So please...
give your heart a break.
Give yourself some time to let your wounds close up and heal.
Allow yourself just that.
Senior Judge.
I will now announce my ruling.
I...
reject the plaintiff's request.
The legal fees...
will be paid for by the plaintiff.
Are you the judge, by any chance?
Da In.
Thank you.
Why are you thanking me?
I'm so sorry...
that I couldn't do anything for you.
That's not true.
I know that you all did your best for my sake.
Last time, and this time too.
Don't blame yourself.
Or harbor any regrets.
Why should we have to blame ourselves or harbor any regrets
because of other people who refuse to?
Da In.
That was a rotten company anyway, so this was all for the best.
I'm thinking about doing work more suitable for me
and becoming a reporter.
Even if it's just for a small publication.
A reporter?
Yes. I'm going to try my best to hunt them down until the end.
I'll have my work cut out for me.
If there's another opening there by any chance
be sure to contact me.
Of course. We'll need someone like you there.
Want to go have some soju?
You want to get soju?
"His finger..."
"gently traced down her shoulder blades..."
Goodness!
Wait, wait, wait.
"To be continued in the next chapter."
- Are you kidding me? - Ugh!
They can't just leave us with a cliffhanger like that!
How could they just end it right here?
Exactly.
- Let me see! - What are you doing?
What else?
And it was getting so steamy, too.
Gosh, why are you drinking so quickly today?
Here, eat this first.
- Here, open up. - All right, thank you.
Goodness.
Is today some special day?
Why are you two sitting together so nice and close, drinking happily?
"Drinking happily?" Yeah right.
I'm drinking because I'm angry.
Gosh, you silly girl.
If I worked at an office with such a handsome guy
I'd work 24 hours without complaints. I have no pity for you.
Is...
that judge work getting too difficult to do?
It's pretty hard, yeah.
Gosh.
Just quit, then.
I'm sure there's other work that you can do besides that.
What could I do, Auntie?
You can marry Yong Joon and live a glamorous life.
- Goodness! - Are you all right?
You're wasting all this precious alcohol.
So why would you drink so much when you're a lightweight?
Our courthouse will be in trouble if Judge Park isn't around, Aunties.
Really?
Do you guys really need our Oh Reum that badly?
Yes.
We really need her.
Goodness, I wish someone would say that to me for once.
Don't you need me too?
I'm really good at cleaning.
- Stop it. - Auntie!
Are you okay? Your face is really red.
Yours is red too, Judge Park.
Really?
Want to head outside to get some fresh air?
Um... sure.
Do you want to quit being a judge?
I have no idea.
I keep going back and forth on the idea.
To be honest, I'm not too sure either...
about what a judge could possibly do...
and what the extent of a judge's abilities are.
I may feel like I have it all figured out now, but...
there may come a day when I may say...
"Wait..."
"then..."
"was I wrong?"
What was with that weird voice you did just now?
Well...
a person can't be good at everything!
That would be too unfair!
Sure.
You know...
I want to help you make mistakes.
What?
I'm someone who is always searching for solid answers that exist.
But you, Judge Park...
are someone who can make mistakes...
while searching for new answers.
And that may be something...
that we really need.
Do you want to talk trash?
Talk trash?
Well, you said that this world is a terrible place.
Since we've had a couple of drinks, let's just let loose. Okay?
Hey, you unfair and disgusting jerks!
Hey!
What are you doing?
What?
Move over.
Sure.
Hey, you motherf---ers!
You pathetic sons of bitches!
This is a famous proposal spot.
They must be pledging their love to each other here.
I'm touched to tears.
You'd better watch your back!
You assholes!
- Oh my gosh! - Oh my gosh.
- What is this? - What is this?
What... is this?
What the...
Whoa!
What is this?
Can you be more considerate of the people who are waiting and wrap things up?
What? Is this some kind of special spot?
Oh, this is...
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[Miss Hammurabi]
Where did you guys get the super glue?
It's illegal to sell to minors.
Who cares about that kind of stuff?
Do you want to rot your brain?
Do you know what you're doing, sir?
Why did you do that to those young kids?
Tell me.
We have to fight with a happy and gleeful attitude
since the happier side is the one that always wins.
Senior Judge Han!
What?
Can you do that face from before one more time?
And not your typical judge face.
You mean this?