Everyone, please take your seats.
(Judge Han Soo Ho)
This is the first trial of the new year.
Did everyone have a good New Years?
- Yes. - Yes.
Good.
I hope you get everything you wish for this year,
and I hope you have a fulfilling and happy year.
Here's the decision of the court.
Defendant, Park Jae Ho...
will be executed.
- Executed? - Executed?
- No. - That's outrageous.
No. Honey. Wait.
- Wait! - Honey.
Wait a minute! Wait!
No! Honey!
- No! - Please!
No!
Stop there!
Hey!
Get him!
(Nambu Police Station, Han Kang Ho)
(Dear Judge)
(Episode 1)
(NFS: National Forensic Service)
In case of an unnatural death,
if the prosecutor wants the cause of death,
they request an autopsy.
It's simple.
They take pictures, cut open the head, chest, and stomach,
remove and inspect the organs,
and extract what's necessary.
They put the rest in, and seal the body back up.
Typically, there's one medical examiner...
and three legal investigators.
They form a team, and hey, horn rim.
Please begin.
Why don't you send them into the monitoring room?
It's a sauna in there.
We need to raise them to be tough.
You haven't changed one bit.
7 out of 10 who watch throw up,
and the remaining three usually faint.
If you can't keep it in, please use the bathroom.
If you throw up here, we have to clean it up.
Okay, the first autopsy is an unidentified woman in her 50s.
She was found dead in a monthly motel.
We will first check how much it has decomposed.
What should I do?
We check how much it decomposed to estimate the time of death.
It is very important to collect and analyze...
the various insects before the corpse gets cold.
Next, we will clean the corpse to check for bruises and cut it open.
I cut it open when there are no external injuries.
Scalpel.
The dead isn't scary. You should be scared of the living.
What are you doing? Come closer.
Next up is the occipital region. Turn his head.
That's why you're my trainee.
I'm sorry, sir.
I thought this was women's restroom.
It is women's restroom.
Then what are you doing in here?
What's the nature of our relationship?
You're a prosecutor.
And I'm a trainee prosecutor from the institute.
That's right. You and I are colleagues in the judicial circle.
I see you as my colleague. Do you see me as a man?
No.
"No"?
Then it doesn't matter which restroom I'm in.
- Wipe your face. - No, I have my own.
- Wipe it with this. - Okay.
You did well today. Keep it up tomorrow too.
As long as I'm training you,
you're not allowed to lose out to the others.
This is nice.
You work at a big law firm and have a chauffeur driving around.
Of course.
But it's all my dad's.
Do you want one too?
You always ask if I want it whenever I bring it up.
Come work at our law firm when you graduate from the institute.
We'll provide housing, a car, and me.
I don't need the last one.
What? If you have me, you'll have it all.
Stop joking around. I'm tired.
Please wake me up when you arrive at my place.
- Get some sleep. - Okay.
What is it? Did I impress you again?
Gosh.
What kind of person is Prosecutor Hong Jung Soo?
- He's training you, right? - Yes.
He has good connections.
Since he's connected to the chief prosecutor,
he doesn't waste his time or make mistakes.
Stay in his circle.
Our law firm is trying to win him over too.
How is he as a person, not as a prosecutor?
You should know. You spent a few days with him. He's nice.
"Nice"?
Let's hang some curtains over here.
Goodness.
I told you to change the suspension in the car!
This is exactly why domestic cars aren't as good as foreign ones.
Can we please just get there quietly?
The sound of your breathing is annoying enough.
I don't want to hear your voice.
- Sue me. - What?
I'm going to break your nose, so sue me.
- You jerk! - Hey! My gosh.
- Hey. - You annoying jerks.
- You scumbag! - What?
- Hey, hey. - Do you think you're so good?
Stop it.
Do you think you're so important after being on the news?
We were? We were on the news?
You were on national TV. Do you want to watch it?
An organization that melted old pennies was apprehended...
by the police yesterday.
When there was a rise in the price of the copper,
the violent crime organization led by Jin...
with eight priors went to every supermarket and bank in Korea.
The organization is suspected to have made illegal profits...
after collecting six million pennies which added up to 200,000 dollars.
The face value is one cent,
but they knew it'd be 25 cents after melting and selling it as metal.
People are commenting that you came up with creative ways.
You two have become stars.
Gosh, my mom probably watched the news.
Is this your first time questioning a suspect?
Yes, it's my first time.
Five things you should never believe from them.
"I'm sorry." "Please forgive me."
"I'll repent." "I won't do it again."
"You got the wrong person."
You're a prosecutor now. Go crush them.
(Interrogation Room)
Judicial Trainee Officer Song,
crying suspects are the most dangerous.
Don't be weak.
"Organized crime, fraud, blackmailing,"
"assault, and damaging currency."
You have a long rap sheet.
Didn't you melt the coins and sell them?
Lift your head.
Don't pretend that you're sorry. Lift your head.
Stop pretending to cry.
Please let me call my mom.
No.
This all happened because of my mom.
Did your mom instigate this activity?
- It wasn't in the report. - No.
Everything is my fault,
but I'm afraid she might think I did this for her.
If my mom commits suicide...
You should've lived a better life then.
I said this to my mom.
I told her that I'd get back at her.
I see.
The statement you made at the precinct is true, right?
I still remember that day like yesterday.
I had a fight with my brother.
I don't even remember why we fought.
But my mom...
What did she do?
She hit me.
- You need to get scold. - It hurts.
He's still your older brother even if it's by two minutes.
Who taught you to fight with your brother?
You should try to learn from him, not pick a fight with him.
You hit him five times.
Why did you hit me 10 times?
You won't treat your older brother with respect again!
You'd better respect him like your older brother.
My mom always sided with my brother.
He got good grades and studied hard.
That must have been why.
You only hate me.
I'll get back at you!
Say that again.
What did I do to give birth to this troublemaker?
I would've been happy with just your brother.
Stop crying.
It hurts.
I was upset, lonely, and scared.
Only when I entered middle school,
I learned how to get back at my mom.
Hey!
I decided not to study.
I should just get into fights.
You didn't think to win her approvals by studying harder?
Have you ever been ranked first in the whole country?
In my class?
No, in the whole country.
My brother got the highest score in the country for every exam.
I could never beat him with grades.
I really hated him with passion.
But he was getting beat up.
Step on him.
Hey. Step aside.
I will make you nice and pretty.
Even still, that wasn't right.
The knife...
only had my fingerprints on it.
It's important, so tell the truth.
Did you see him take out the knife?
No. I didn't.
So it is your knife.
It isn't!
Mom.
Mom said...
my brother would never lie.
And therefore, what he said is true.
When my brother started college with the highest admissions score,
I was in prison.
But that jerk of a brother...
never once visited.
He didn't even come when I was released.
(True Reform, Bright Future)
Seeing my mom cry...
felt so cathartic.
But she kept crying,
so it wasn't cathartic anymore.
(True Reform, Bright Future)
Will you stop once I die?
Must I die for you to stop?
But she still refused to apologize.
I really wanted to hear her say she was sorry,
but I felt bad instead.
I got sick of it.
Seeing my mom cry,
and living like that.
I know it's was late, but I started to study.
But someone I had served time with came to me,
and said he'd pay me if I collected pennies for him.
I questioned if that was legal,
and he said he had an arcade,
and that it wasn't bad.
I had no idea when I did it.
Even if you didn't know, you still get punished.
That's not fair!
That I... I didn't know...
and broke the law...
Everyone gets hurts.
Those who succeed inflate that wound,
and so do those who fail.
They're both foolish.
The wounds from the past...
don't create everything.
Is there such a thing as a wound "from the past"?
Every wound exists in the present.
They pop into your head every so often and drive you mad.
Ignoring them doesn't make them go away.
Did they go away for you?
This is a scar, not a wound.
Let's begin.
Is everything you said in your statement true?
It's not fair.
Prosecutor.
(Court)
Soo Ho.
Why did you come without calling?
You should've just called if you needed to talk.
That's not it.
Why do you look so tired?
Are you always that busy?
Go home.
I'm on call tonight, so I can't go home.
I'll go down for Grandpa's memorial.
You don't have to come if you're busy. It's okay.
Soo Ho.
Mom. I need to get to a trial. I'm late.
Your brother's going to jail again.
Let's talk later.
Stop bringing me food.
- I can't even eat it all... - It's soy sauce beef...
- and braised short rib... - Leave them at the security desk.
Thanks.
Good work.
He's too low in the food chain to know anything.
You moron...
The main culprit is Jin Wook Tae, a real evil scumbag.
Crush his ego from the get-go.
I'll buy you a drink once you're done.
- Go up. - Yes, sir.
You came with a pretty lady today.
She isn't a lady.
She's a trainee prosecutor.
Oh, I see.
A prosecutor lady.
Let's go.
Good job.
Oh, okay.
How can you accomplish big things like that?
That's enough.
What's enough?
I can't drink much.
You can learn now.
Was it your first time today?
Sorry?
The first time you questioned a suspect.
Yes.
It was.
Here's to your successful...
first experience.
You gave some creative answers.
You knew nothing, and I made you do it all?
You want me to take the fall alone?
You were always the star.
I'm just a supporting actor.
See you when I get out.
I'll make you the tragic hero.
I'm getting out in six months at most.
You'll be here at least a year.
Shall we see who gets out first?
Do you know how expensive my lawyer is?
Inmate 1335. Get in.
(Manslaughter, Robbery, Serious Bodily Injury, Intimidation)
Look at that punk. He has no respect for his elders.
Look at you tilting your head.
Come here.
Hey, stop glaring.
Gosh, this punk is stressing me out.
Hey.
Aren't you Mr. Mantis from Dangjin?
Who are you? You seem to know where I'm from.
I'm Kang Ho. Han Kang Ho.
Do you not remember me?
Are you really Kang Ho?
Angry Han Kang Ho?
You didn't even recognize me.
You almost disappointed me.
You changed your hair completely, so I couldn't recognize you.
It is you.
Kang Ho.
Goodness, Ma Ryong.
Start.
Yes, sir.
Who is this guy?
Just a guy. He's like micro dust.
He's tiny, but quite fatal.
Be more thorough.
Have you decided where you'll go after you graduate?
Yes.
I'm thinking of becoming a judge or a prosecutor.
Prosecutors are the cream of the crop.
Judges are like insignificant old men.
Becoming a civil servant is better than becoming an attorney.
I see, but my grades are barely passing.
I can probably decide after I get my grades up.
Even if your grades aren't good,
don't you know there's a guaranteed way to be a prosecutor?
What?
There is?
When your training is over,
I write up the evaluations.
I see.
Depending on what I write on it,
you'll receive more points or lose points.
The possibility of you becoming a prosecutor...
depends on this hand.
Yes, sir.
I'd appreciate your help, sir.
Prosecutors don't ask for favors.
They must do well on their own.
- Yes, sir. I'll try. - How?
I will do my best.
I...
- Drink it. - I...
I've reached my limit.
Prosecutors belong to an organization...
that comes with orders.
Judicial Trainee Officer Song.
Yes?
Be a prosecutor. You're cut out for it.
Thank you, sir.
Is that all you can give me?
Do you want to sleep with me?
It's recording.
Can you repeat that again?
I'll write up a good evaluation.
Apply for a prosecutorial job.
You'll thrive since you have guts.
You're a bit drunk today.
Go home and get some sleep.
These days, we can't force our subordinates to drink.
Are you all right?
Hey, you!
Let her go. She reeked of alcohol.
Goodness.
Don't accept everyone that comes here.
The person you have reached is not available.
(So Eun)
(Episode 2)
I'll see you with less people next time.
Bring a lot of cash. The stakes are high.
Sure. I'm going to head home.
Hey, do you think I closed the door of that young judge's car...
because I don't have any power left?
How dare you be on your phone during a business meeting?
I'm sorry.
Do you think you can get my law firm with that attitude?
I told you not to show any rooms for mistakes.
I understand, Dad.
Go back and prepare for the trial.
No, Ji Yeon.
Let this go!
Oh, no!
What is this about? Why did you ask to see me?
Prosecutor Hong, who is in charge of training me,
took me to a bar around 8pm yesterday...
and forced me to drink with him.
And he asked me to sleep with him.
Is that all?
Yes.
Then what?
I'd like a disciplinary hearing...
and I'd like it to be handled according to the law.
- Did you sleep with him? - Pardon?
Did you sleep with him?
Well...
- No, I did not. - Then what's the problem?
I'm saying everything that happened, which I described, was the problem.
Why is that a problem? It's a compliment.
He's saying you're pretty, smart, and attractive,
so much that he wants to sleep with you.
I would've wanted to sleep with you too.
Sure, he may have gone overboard with his compliment,
but isn't that a good thing?
Get to work.
But I...
I think this was sexual harassment...
And what you said was also illegal...
Hey! Have you lost your mind?
How dare a trainee talk about the law to a chief prosecutor?
What's your name?
The Training Institute's director is a friend from school, you punk.
Do you think you can enter law with that attitude?
Hey!
- Yes? - Tell Hong Jung Soo to come in.
Yes, sir.
How dare a trainee lecture a chief prosecutor about the law?
- I'm sorry, sir. - Must I listen to a trainee...
warn me about my actions?
I'll reprimand her.
- Did you ask her to sleep with you? - I did not.
- She says you did. - Who?
What's going on?
- Last night... - She did a good job,
so I bought her a drink to encourage her, but I think she drank too much.
I guess she wasn't pleased with the situation.
She said something about recording what I said.
- Why don't you listen to it? - Do you have a recording?
- Well... - Do you or not?
She seemed drunk,
so I told her to go home and go to sleep.
She must've misunderstood it as an invitation.
You shut it.
Play it.
You seem drunk. Go home and get some sleep.
These days, we can't force our subordinates to drink.
Play it!
I don't have...
- any recording. - Give me your phone.
Even if she's family,
you can't demand it without a warrant...
Get a warrant...
and get that punk's cell phone.
If she deleted it, restore it and find out the truth.
Either you resign or lock her up...
for making false accusations.
A prosecutor is nothing without his honor.
I'm her instructor, so I'll deal with her.
Are you kidding me?
What's your problem, punk?
- I'm sorry. - For what?
Where did we get this piece of trash?
Get out!
(Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office)
Hey, Judicial Trainee Officer Song.
You're kind of cute.
You know what to do, right?
Yes.
Review the police file,
prepare to interrogate the suspect...
No. That's what a prosecutor does.
File the records.
That's perfect for you.
Let's make your apology...
about 50 pages.
I'm not writing a novel.
A judge handles over 100 cases in a week.
Imagine how many written apologies come in.
It's as long as a novel.
It was so thoughtfully written. Reading it makes him cry.
He'll feel bad sentencing you to prison.
Why? Because judges are people too.
Okay, let's begin.
Honorable...
Stop.
Come on. Do you honor the judge?
I don't honor anyone other than Admiral Yi Sun Sin...
and Kim Yu Na.
The judges know you don't honor them.
But everyone says, "Honorable judge."
Will they read it? Nope.
It's a lie from the start.
Write this down.
Dear Judge.
Dear...
Why is he a "dear"?
It's just to sound close. Write it down.
Dear...
Wait. Why am I writing this?
You can write it for me.
It's your apology, so you should write it.
You punk. Don't give me that gibberish.
Who do you think...
I'll dictate, you write.
- What? - Punk.
Dear Judge.
After losing my parents at a very young age,
I lived an upright life...
as a good person...
I miss my mom now. I'm tearing up already.
I think it'll end up being 100 pages.
Write.
You know what my dream was, right?
- A killer. - Yes.
I wanted to be a killer,
but I didn't know how.
Did you get scolded for making a mistake again?
No.
I got scolded for following everything according to the laws.
Your supervising prosecutor?
No.
You drank at a bar in Seocho-dong last night, right?
Did something happen there?
I said no.
Whom did you drink with? Why didn't you answer your phone?
Sang Chul.
Can't you just listen at times?
I can't.
I'm too nervous that you'll become a killer.
What's wrong with that?
It's illegal to kill people.
A person was seriously wronged,
but that person is at a disadvantage in court.
Would that person want to rely on the law...
or...
rely on a killer?
They should rely on their attorney. That's what we're here for.
You can rely on me too.
You always tell me to rely on you.
I'm at a good distance for you to rely on me.
Just don't come any closer.
I just like you...
as a good friend.
(The Future of the Legal World)
(Work Allocation Result for The 47th Judicial Trainee Officer)
(Song So Eun, Supervising Attorney Oh Sang Chul)
- I hope we get along. - Me too.
- Hey, come here. - Hey.
It's been a long time.
- Myung Soo. - How have you been?
(True Reform, Bright Future)
(Rectify Hope and Future)
Why did you come?
You should spend your time on Soo Ho instead.
Aren't we going home?
- Sit down. - For what?
Let's sit for a bit.
There are leeches here. We can talk at home.
Let's stay here...
and go home when it gets dark.
It's embarrassing if you run into our neighbors in the afternoon.
When were you not embarrassed of me?
Why would you be embarrassed of me all of a sudden now?
I don't care about that. You can come home when it's dark.
Look. Swipe it, and press it. Then the light comes on.
Don't trip and bother me to come for you at night.
Use the light.
You served the whole six months.
I missed you while waiting for you.
I still have one more hand.
Let's review.
I gave you 100,000 dollars to exchange them in coins.
- And? - Where did all those coins go?
I exchanged half of them into coins.
The other half would be stored in the evidence room at the precinct.
Why did you let them take the money I gave you?
Give me back my 50,000 dollars.
Sue me.
Hey, hey!
I won't do business with you anymore, so don't come look for me.
I'll kill you if you visit me again.
(Resignation Letter)
Joo Eun.
- Yes? - On standby.
Okay. I'm preparing myself.
(Do you want to delete the photo?)
Where did all the meat disappear to?
Have you become a vegetarian?
Are you hurt?
Can't you see?
Are you sick?
I didn't even get hurt. Why would I be sick then?
Visit your father's grave tomorrow.
You should pay your respect since you're here.
How would he know? He's dead.
Call your brother too.
Since he's not here, your brother is the head of the family.
Just eat your meal.
- Kang Ho. - Forget it.
Who are you? What are you doing here?
I'm a friend of Kang Ho.
Gosh, I already called the police. No need to call it in now.
I'm the victim, you know.
I'll really kill you.
Gosh. Oh, my. Look.
The doctor said I need five weeks for my injuries to heal.
You know that three weeks are enough to get you locked up, right?
Medical certificate I submitted to the police. Complaint I filed.
Memorandum for fulfillment of obligation for 50,000 dollars.
Receipts for the medical bills and such.
Agreement for 50,000 dollars.
This one is the petition to lift your punishment.
If you sign the memorandum with your thumbprint, I'll file it.
What? Why are you doing this? He just got out today!
You. Did you borrow money? Did you?
Why did you borrow money from him?
I didn't.
What have you done this time?
What other sufferings haven't you put me through?
I told you I didn't borrow it.
Didn't I promise you that...
- I'll make you a tragic hero? - You piece of...
No! Stop it!
Hey, Kang Ho. Hey.
Police! Open up now!
Police! Open up.
You. Where do you think you're going?
Are you going to cause more trouble?
Aren't you better off without me?
You're going to your brother, right?
Why would I go to that jerk?
If you keep visiting after causing trouble, you'll ruin his future.
Don't say a word of this to your bother. Got that?
Police!
Open up, please!
I didn't think about that.
I should go visit that almighty brother of mine...
and beg him to help me.
I'll talk to your brother. Okay?
He's already busy. Don't make him take care of you.
You said he's the head of the family now.
I ought to ask the head of our family for a favor.
Kang Ho. Hey, Kang Ho.
Hey, Kang Ho!
(Han Soo Ho)
(Joo Eun)
Hey, Han Soo Ho.
Hey, hey! Mr. Head-of-the-Family.
Are you at work?
The passcode...
Gosh, when is his birthday?
Oh, right. We're twins. My birthday.
A view of Han River?
Gosh, what a view.
He has a girlfriend?
Is he bragging that he's a judge?
She's hot.
(Court)
Are you designer suits?
Hello.
Nice.
(22 missed calls)
Oh, he didn't take the phone.
He is so stingy.
Oh, my gosh.
(Mother)
You're going to your brother, right?
Don't go. If you keep causing trouble and going to him,
you'll destroy his future.
Don't say anything to him. Okay?
Darn it. I won't do it because you make me sick.
(Mother)
- This is it, right? - Yes.
Han Kang Ho?
Han Kang Ho!
Wait.
Get him.
Open up!
Darn it.
Police. We need to talk.
- What? - We received a tip...
that Han Kang Ho came this way.
You're Han Kang Ho, right?
- Me? - You're under arrest...
for assault and...
related violations without a warrant.
You have the right to an attorney...
Judge Han!
Stop right there. Who are you?
I'm from the court.
We have a morning trial. Why are you still here?
You wouldn't answer your phone either.
I pushed back the trials by an hour each...
What's this? What's going on?
Judge Han. What's going on?
What are you people doing?
You're... A judge?
You people... What's wrong with you?
(Han Soo Ho)
Which precinct are you with? Uncuff him now!
You people...
Exactly. So what is this about...
(Han Soo Ho, Supreme Court of Korea)
We received a tip that Han Kang Ho came this way.
My apologies.
I haven't heard from him in over 10 years.
He wouldn't come here.
Get out. Go.
How could you suspect him of all people?
Judge Han, we're late.
There will be a slew of reporters because it's Park Hae Na's trial.
Take off your shoes. We're in his home.
- Excuse us. Sorry. - We're so sorry.
- Let's go. - Okay.
Judge Han. We're late.
Okay.
- Judge Han? - Yes?
Aren't you going to change?
Oh, right.
Judge Han! Looks like you're late because of us.
We will escort you quickly to the court.
Why is he...
Hello.
Lift your head.
Don't pretend that you're sorry. Lift your head.
I'm Song So Eun, your trainee officer.
I'll do my best.
Judge Han. Hurry.
The sentencing hearing this afternoon.
- Sentencing... - Your robe.
- Robe... - There.
- Why don't you come too? - Okay.
- Your tie. - Tie.
- It's over there... - Here.
You must send the decision...
to the announcement team immediately afterward.
The judge making the announcement will brief the reporters.
They said if you need a separate notice, you can...
Everyone, please rise.
Everyone, please take your seats.
Okay.
The sentencing hearing...
will begin.
(Thank you, Woo Hyun, for the special appearance.)