I just think of it as making money.
I'm doing this to make money.
You punk.
Where are you, Soo Ho?
(Dear Judge)
(Honorable Judge)
(I am Hwang Tae Yong of the 112 call center...)
Training Institute students survey.
What person in the legal world would you want to have...
give a special lecture at the Institute?
(Judge Han Soo Ho)
You know the last question on the survey?
Yes. The special lecturer.
If you didn't fill it out yet, put down my judge.
Judge Han Soo Ho.
He was on the news too. Haven't you seen?
Yes, that's right.
The judge for the Lee Ho Sung trial.
He's my instructor judge.
I think it would be nice to listen to his lecture together.
I say put him down, so you just put him down.
If you don't listen to me,
I'll tell everyone that you fainted...
at the autopsy observation.
Why are you asking that?
He's cute.
Stop it.
That's not it.
(Individual Criminal Department 40)
Hello, Judge.
Hi. Did you sleep well?
Yes.
I barely made it on time.
Sure. Go in.
Aren't you going in?
- You go first. - Okay.
- Are you waiting for someone? - Yes.
No.
Morning.
- Hello. - Is he still out there?
He's just standing there. Is something wrong?
I don't know.
I got here at 8:20am, and he was like that then, too.
I got here at 8am, and he was standing there then, too.
I don't get it. Is he waiting for someone?
Judge Han Soo Ho's chamber.
Han Soo Ho. You jerk.
Just try and show up.
Your Honor.
- Darn it. - The associate judge called.
Tell him I'm in the bathroom.
I did, but...
What happened to your cell phone?
- What about it? - Judge Han.
What happened to your cell phone?
My cell phone is fine.
I can't get through.
- What? - Here.
The number you have reached...
Everyone's calling the office because they can't get through.
Did you change your number?
Did I change my number?
Let me check something.
But...
It's not like he's running from a creditor. What's with him?
Check if this works for me.
Sorry?
Check if my account has been frozen.
I can't just check.
I can try ringing up something and running the card.
Darn it.
(Maxi pads)
The maxi pads will be seven dollars.
It's buy one, get one free, so you can grab another one.
- Just run my card! - Okay.
It says the card is no good.
Soo Ho, you jerk.
What are you doing in hiding?
- Good morning. - Where did you go?
The associate judge was waiting and just left.
Did anyone else come?
Like who?
I didn't come, right?
Pardon?
Nothing.
Let's work hard today, too!
"I"?
Darn it.
So, this is Soo Ho's personal safe, is that it?
Darn it.
What?
Don't get the wrong idea!
The lock is stiff, so I'm wondering if I should get it looked at.
This isn't what you think.
Okay. I knocked,
but you didn't respond, and you were so focused,
so I was waiting.
Okay. I see.
Here.
What is this?
Hwang Tae Yong sent a letter regarding...
the paramedic's assault case.
I think we should call him in and hear what he has to say.
Sure. Okay. Go ahead.
Also, the Institute is doing a survey.
It said to nominate a special lecturer...
that we want to invite,
so I wrote you down.
I see. Thanks.
I told my classmates to nominate you as well.
But after a while,
I felt like I was campaigning.
Most of my classmates know you,
and they all like you, so it made me very happy.
Thanks.
If you get selected,
please come and give a lecture.
Of course. Anything for you.
"Special lecture"?
- You want me to give a lecture? - Yes.
In front of the legal trainees?
Yes.
My gosh. What...
This is absurd.
Think before you talk.
Why?
No way. I can't!
I'll destroy the country. Not a chance.
Gosh.
I'll do another favor for you instead, okay?
Like what?
Everything. You just name it.
Well, the lecture...
Except that one! Anything, but that.
I personally called...
every single classmate last night.
I told them that you were the best judge.
I'm not...
who you think...
I don't know the law that well.
I don't either.
When I was studying them, everything seemed crystal clear.
Now that I'm practicing the law in real life,
I really don't know anything about the law.
But I've never heard anyone admit this.
You're the first person to admit that...
they don't know the law that well.
To be honest, I'm the one who wants to...
listen to your story.
Okay.
I can't tell other people,
but I'll tell you everything one day.
Everything.
Well, that won't be a lecture though.
Thank you.
You promised, okay?
Okay.
Someday.
The judge told me that he'd sentence me to five years in prison...
and put me under court custody.
I think he's really going to do it.
- I see. - "I see"?
How could you say that?
You said that you'd get me out...
on probation if I took all the blame.
After Director Lee was sentenced to seven years in prison,
he got out in a week.
Even if you're under court custody,
I can get you out within a week or two.
What about my reputation?
My whole life can flip just based on my reputation.
What about my life?
Then do you want to tell the truth?
Do you think...
perjuring yourself and having a drug habit...
will help you improve your reputation?
You made a promise.
You said you'd take care of this.
But I can't trust you or Ho Sung now.
Then whom else will you trust?
Will that judge get you commercials when you come back?
Will Han Soo Ho invest in the drama...
you'll star in?
Are you that clueless?
Of whom you must trust?
Let me talk to Ho Sung.
I want a confirmation from him.
I'm his attorney.
You can just talk to me.
Please help me. I don't want to die like this.
Ms. Park Hae Na.
This is the last one.
Just keep doing what you've been doing so far.
If you stop now,
everything will collapse.
If this continues, it really might be the end of me.
I don't want my life to end like this,
but I really want to die.
I'll at least give him a call.
Okay. I'll see you in court.
(Recording)
Hey, Ms. Celebrity.
Those people are like vipers.
Do vipers not eat frogs...
just because they're crying?
You came up with a wrong strategy.
Tears can't be a weapon.
(Court)
This isn't urgent, so you can take your time with this.
I calculated the numbers, but I think it's over 60 percent.
- What numbers? - The number of students who...
wrote your name for the special lecture.
Gosh, I didn't peg you to be stubborn.
I promised you that I'd tell my story, only to you.
Right, but you didn't tell me exactly when you'd do that.
I will. Someday.
Do you know how cruel the word, "someday" can be?
That word endlessly tortures people who are caught...
between hope and despair.
Someday, I'll get to tell you,
but I hope that day never comes.
Gosh, what brings you here?
You should've resigned when I told you to!
Get ready to exonerate yourself.
Goodbye.
What is it?
- It's... - What is it?
(Request to attend a hearing by the disciplinary committee)
Darn it.
"Request to attend a hearing by the disciplinary committee".
It's happening after all.
This kind of treatment is ridiculous.
Why would you attend it?
"Negligence of duty".
"Failure to maintain respectability".
I've observed a lot of trials so far,
but I've never seen a judge as diligent as you during trials.
And regarding the respectability...
I believe treating each trial wholeheartedly is...
more important than just keeping one's respectability.
Gosh, I'm fine.
Judges won't get fired no matter how big their mistakes are.
You know a long time ago,
a judge was caught while driving under the influence, right?
Yes.
He received a written warning from the disciplinary committee.
What about the judge who was arrested...
for taking photos illegally on the subway?
He was suspended for four months.
There was a judge...
who was caught with a prostitute on the scene by the police.
If my memory serves me right,
his salary was reduced for three months.
See? Goodness.
If this happened for other people, they probably got fired,
were arrested, or be in bigger trouble.
This is why being a judge is awesome.
What's more is that I don't need to even attend this.
I can just submit a letter of apology.
Gosh.
A while ago,
other trainee officers from other offices told me.
They told me that you'd have a hearing...
with the disciplinary committee for sentencing Lee Ho Sung.
Since I thought it was ludicrous, I didn't believe them.
There are way more crazy stories in our judicial branch.
I heard that when the hearing is held,
they'll use that as an excuse...
and they won't renew your term.
I was going to leave the judiciary circle anyway.
Before I face the disciplinary action,
I just need to finish one of my trials.
Even if you're going to resign,
you can't leave like this.
- I'm okay. - I'm not okay with this.
When they conclude that you're not qualified to be a judge,
what will become of me...
who said that you were the best judge?
About that... You were wrong.
- Your Honor. - Let's drop this.
Let's go eat.
You promised me that you'd stay...
until my training is over.
Please fight.
Fight until the end that you did your duty...
as a judge.
There's no use in fighting against those almighty judges.
Please win this.
If you get punished,
that punishment will be mine too.
Since I'm just a lowly trainee officer,
I can't help you even if I wanted to.
But since I can't do anything,
that's why I'm more desperate.
Please tell me your answer.
You're stubborn.
What do you want to eat?
Soju.
What about food?
Beer.
Let's go. Soju and beer make the best combination.
Just a minute.
Hello?
Now?
What did you come to threaten me with today?
- Let's go. - Where?
All of our friends have gathered.
I have no friends.
I came in case you'd do this.
Let's go.
Must I go if you tell me to?
We have to close out the Park Hae Na matter.
Let's go.
Why hello, Judge.
I called so many times.
Give me your new number.
Everyone is waiting inside.
- I'll wait inside. - What?
- You need to make time today. - For what?
You're supposed to meet the girl who plays the piano.
I've already talked to her about it.
What do you mean? I have a girlfriend.
The announcer is someone you date.
She isn't someone you marry.
Hey, lady. Stop saying stupid things.
Who's inside?
- What do you mean, "Lady"? - Why do you talk like that?
Who's inside?
Cheer.
You punk. It's the high official!
Hey, Judge Han. Why is it so hard to see you?
- Sit down. - Hey.
I know you're busy and all, but you skip all the gatherings.
Soo Ho.
I'll call you by name since this is a social gathering.
Were we friends?
What's wrong with you? We all agreed to be friends.
He can forget since he was drinking.
Let's drink and take it slowly.
We have the whole night ahead of us. Cheers!
I got high with them.
Hae Na was there too. You know that.
Darn it.
But why are you doing that to me?
Ask in detail.
Although I don't know if I'll answer in detail.
"In detail"?
I know we're friends, but would I do that in front of a judge?
Ho Sung. Calm down a little.
I need to understand in order to calm down.
Min Gook was inheriting the hospital,
and In Gyu was getting his dad's district, so we had a party.
And we got high.
The reporters were making a fuss, so Sang Chul...
gave them something else to talk about, and you set the mood.
Things were going well.
I just want you to expedite the trial,
so it doesn't lose its momentum.
I...
thought you were with us.
The defendant is not a cruel murderer.
What the media is saying is not true.
Watch it.
I don't decide cases based on what the media says.
The defendant has a developmental disability.
It was not an intentional murder.
Please let me submit the opinion of a psychologist as evidence.
You refused to admit it into evidence.
You said a mistake by a disabled person was murder...
and ordered his execution.
The media said justice was served and sang your praises,
and thanks to that, everyone forgot about us. Hey!
But now, what?
We're not just friends, we're co-conspirators.
Just say we're friends.
- Co-conspirators sounds... - Be quiet!
But what now?
You sentence me to prison and threaten Hae Na.
Why are you doing this?
Lift your head. Are you repenting or something?
Okay. That's enough.
Stay out of it.
Let them resolve it.
You threatened to send her to jail for five years,
so she wants to kill herself.
Her dying is one thing.
What if she mentions me in her suicide note?
I'd be too humiliated to show my face.
Hey, you.
How much did Hanyoung agree to pay you?
You didn't betray us...
for a measly million bucks, did you?
Finish up the trial,
resign as judge, and come to our company.
You and your friend can be partners together at Odaeyang.
We'll negotiate your salary later.
I'll give you your signing bonus first.
Here's a blank check. Fill in whatever amount you want.
I'll process it right away.
Soo Ho.
Let's fly high...
in this world together.
Hey. What are you waiting for?
Our runaway friend has returned. Let's drink.
Let me pour you want.
Okay. Lift your glasses.
I have to prepare for tomorrow's trial.
A blank check?
How much can I write in?
As much as your pride is worth.
Later.
Darn it. He has so much pride, just because he's a judge.
Oh, my Hae Na!
Hello, Judge Han.
Judge Han, have another drink before you go.
I thought you liked her.
Aren't you her fan?
Long time no see.
Are you done?
Can you see why I said you can't beat me?
I told you. Your group and mine are different.
Did you come to taunt me?
The disciplinary hearing is tomorrow, isn't it?
You'll be suspended and you won't get your term renewal.
It's been set up already.
Do you know why we're doing this regardless?
To tell you to stay low and not do anything crazy...
until the disciplinary action is completed.
Write down the amount you want, and bring it to me.
Then I'll stop the disciplinary hearing and let you...
retire honorably.
After that,
you can work under me.
A judge shouldn't look so...
Go home.
Don't put down 22 billion dollars just because it's a blank check.
Got that?
Okay. I did it.
Good. Okay.
It's easy to make money.
(Episode 20)
Dear Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee.
I would like to introduce myself to the panel of the committee.
I'm Song So Eun, a student from the judiciary institute.
I'm currently working under Judge Han Soo Ho's instruction...
as part of my training from the Individual Criminal Department.
I heard the news that Judge Han's attendance to the hearing...
is impending by the disciplinary committee.
Judge Han was...
the most warm-hearted judge I've ever come across.
The officers of the law are required to improve the decisions...
based on the interpretation of the law.
Judge Han went beyond his duty.
He tried to heal the wounds of the people involved in the trials...
and bring peace to them.
The Judge Han that I've observed was the most zealous judge.
In order to check true facts about the indictment,
he took off his robe and ran to the field for inspection.
The judge I've observed...
is the humblest judge I've ever seen.
After the trial, he bows down to the gallery.
Although his seat belongs to the bench,
he showed by example...
that the law doesn't rule over the people.
(Cashier's Check)
And the judge I've observed...
(And the judge I've observed...)
is a good person.
(Cashier's Check)
Okay.
I'm leaving now.
Take care,
Han Soo Ho, you jerk.
I'm leaving.
Darn it.
Why is Mom here?
Soo Ho.
Why are you at your brother's house?
What about Soo Ho?
Soo Ho. Soo Ho!
He's not here. He said he'd be on a business trip for a while.
- To where? - How would I know?
Why are you suddenly in Seoul?
It's your grandfather's memorial service today.
I went to the in-law's family in Bangbae-dong.
I can't reach Soo Ho.
No matter how many times I call,
it keeps saying that it's a wrong number.
I'm so worried that I just had to come see him.
He must've changed his number. He'll let you know later.
What were you doing in Soo Ho's place?
I was going to spend a night here, but he wasn't here, so I'm leaving.
What's up with the bag?
You're not stealing from him, right?
- No, I'm not. - Let me see what's in there.
Stop it.
- Let me see. - Gosh, come on.
Why are you inspecting me? Are you a cop?
Isn't this suit your brother's?
Go inside and sleep here tonight.
I'll go visit you in a couple of days.
Why are you running away? Where are you going?
Mom.
If I could open up a nice restaurant,
would you like to run it with me?
I can cook, and you can manage the restaurant.
- I'll pay you a lot. - You caused trouble again.
Write me a resume and cover letter. Include how much you want too.
Where are you going at this late hour?
I'm here. Sleep at the house with me.
Hey, Han Kang Ho!
(Court)
I don't have your new number,
so I couldn't call before I went home.
From Song So Eun.
(Album)
Hello?
Soo Ho?
Aren't you busy?
What about work? Shouldn't you be working?
Do you not have trials today?
No.
Are you going to resign?
Really?
How much did you get?
You really took it.
I'm going to pay it back.
That's a disappointing excuse from a judge.
That's the politician's go-to excuse.
"It wasn't a bribe. I borrowed it. I'll pay it back."
I told them I was going to borrow it,
and I was following on my word too.
The Golf Ball Incident is about to...
turn into a bribery scandal within the judiciary branch.
The list of Oh Dae Yang's bribes is circulating among reporters.
And your name is on that list.
- Eun. - If we do the coverage,
I have to call your name.
What should I do?
When I met you for the first time, this is what I thought.
I thought that...
given my status, I should at least date a judge.
- Okay. - But...
when we were dating, you hurt my pride a lot.
The door was too firm.
You wouldn't open it even when I told you I wanted to come in.
I wondered how great you must've been.
I wanted to go inside and dig up the place inside out.
When I finally managed to go inside, nothing was in there.
You were like an empty shell.
I should've left then, but I couldn't.
I wanted to fill the space.
I know.
No.
You don't know.
You don't know how it feels to fill someone's heart.
Or what it means to be special to someone.
If you feel the same way,
pay back the money.
I will.
Pay it back, and ask me again.
Ask me if you deserve to be my boyfriend or a judge.
I'll answer it then.
I have to go back inside.
I have a meeting for my segment.
And even if I name you on TV, don't let that upset you.
(Cashier's Check)
(Judge Han Soo Ho)
(Amount)
I summarized the key points for Officer Lee's trial.
No matter how much I think about it, I still think it was unfair.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
Something came up, so I couldn't call.
You must've waited for a long time.
No, I was working late anyway.
But...
do you not have a phone?
I have a separate phone.
- It's my personal phone. - Do you? Then give me the number.
Later.
Let's have dinner together tonight.
Not soju and beer. Let's have a nice meal.
- Will you run away again? - I won't need to anymore.
It's all over.
What is?
Excuse me.
(Mr. Sa)
Hello, Mr. Sa.
What?
Just a minute.
Yes. I'm writing it down. Just a minute.
Yes. Kim...
Yes. Thank you.
May... May I leave early today?
Is something wrong?
Well... I...
No. There's nothing wrong, but...
I...
- So Eun. - I'm sorry.
Please, let me leave early.
My gosh. I told you, I'm the best when it comes to finding people.
I finally heard from someone who said he sold an ID...
to someone who meets your sister's descriptions.
In Gimpo. There's a club called Hwanggung Missy Club.
She goes by the nickname Strawberry...
Yes, she works under the nickname Strawberry there.
She's registered as a foreigner from Harbin.
That's what he said.
(Gimpo, Hwanggung Missy Club, Strawberry)
I heard from the kids.
You're looking for your sister?
Yes. Her real name is Song Ji Yeon.
I heard she works here...
with a fake ID saying she's from Harbin.
A runaway daughter. A sister who ran away from home.
This industry is filled with stories like that.
Don't try to vent to me, and just go home.
Her nickname is Strawberry.
The employee earlier said she does work here.
- Please call her for me. - Listen.
I have a duty to protect our ladies.
How bad must it have been,
that they left their families to work at a place like this? No.
Do you think they'd want...
their families to see them working at a place like this?
Please call her for me.
If you want money, I'll give you as much as you want.
I make a lot of money, you brat.
Get out while I'm being nice.
Please, sir.
I've...
searched for my sister for seven years.
You're so dense.
This place is overflowing with sob stories like that.
I work in a courthouse.
If I need,
I'll take every legal measure that I can.
- Get out! - Let go of me!
Let go!
You brat. How dare you threaten me with the law?
Let go. Please, I'm begging you. Please.
Do you know how many judges and prosecutors I know?
Get over here!
- Why you... - Hey, you!
Who are you?
Me? A lowlife.
Why you...
- Are you okay? - How... How did you find me?
Send Strawberry to Room Five.
Bring her out!
Send her right this instant.
She'll be here soon.
I'll greet you properly when you leave, Your Honor.
You shouldn't come to places like these alone.
Thank you.
Have some water.
I'd...
like to be alone.
Okay. I'll wait by the exit.
That's my real number. Call me if anything happens.
Did you come to find me?
I...
came from Harbin.
Do you have news about my family?
I came to Korea first,
but my family who was supposed to come later...
can't be reached.
My sister...
was sexually assaulted.
I thought that jerk would be punished for sure.
But as the trial progressed, it got weirder and weirder.
My sister...
became a shameless woman who tried to get settlement money...
after failing to flirt with a med student.
After failing to commit suicide, she left home.
My parents immigrated to another country.
This is what had happened to my family,
but do you know what that jerk's punishment was?
A mere 1,500 dollar fine.
Darn it.
That jerk had six attorneys.
His family must have been loaded.
Right. He was the son of that famous Director Choi Byung Heon.
His name was Choi Min Gook.
Your pride...
Dr. Choi Min Gook, the son of Choi Byung Heon?
He's famous indeed.
Right now, he shaped up...
his reputation as a humanist who volunteers a lot.
Everyone is living a good life.
I wonder where my sister is and how she's living her life.
I just... I just tried to forget everything,
but I can't.
It's too vivid.
It's been seven years since I started to look for her.
I thought that I'd find her someday...
or meet her someday.
Now, do you understand?
How cruel the word, "someday" can be?
I was waiting for my sister alone earlier.
I desperately wanted her to be my sister.
I desperately wanted her to not be my sister.
Stop drinking.
Should we walk for a bit?
I'm sorry that you had to see me drunk.
But how did you know I was here?
Actually, I was going to quit my job today.
Stop joking.
I'm not joking.
You made a promise to me.
How could someone like me keep a promise?
I was going to have my last meal with you before I left.
Like the last supper, you know.
I'm glad I didn't have supper with you.
Right.
Me too.
I'll come to work tomorrow.
Let's give it our best shot.
Let's go.
What's the amount he wrote?
He must've told you.
I don't know. I only heard that he was going to bring the check.
But why did he want us here too?
Hey, Soo Ho probably wants to clear things up with everyone.
He's in a bad place with everyone.
What if it's a ridiculous number as if he hasn't learned his lesson?
Since he knows the rules of this world,
it's probably between 1.5 to 2 million dollars.
But you never know.
Those poor lowlifes tend to behave like a beggar at times like this.
Buddies.
Did you have breakfast?
Hey.
- Why aren't you eating? - What's wrong with you?
When did we ever eat this kind of food?
Don't you know how delicious this is?
You brought the check, right?
Of course.
Will he really pay me the number I wrote down here?
Of course.
Will you give me cash or wire the money?
Whichever you want.
Gosh, you punk.
Goodness, I can't decide on that. The sender has all the power.
How much did you write down?
Don't be shocked.
Gosh, I knew you'd be shocked.
Hey, Han Soo Ho!
(23 dollars)
Are you sure it's 23 dollars?
Yes, tteokbokki, soondae, and various fried food...
cost me 23 dollars.
It's actually 25 dollars,
but I asked them to give me a two-dollar discount for your sake.
If you don't have cash, wire me the money.
- Are you kidding me? - Gosh.
You gave a judge a blank check. Wasn't that part of your joke?
Hey! What's wrong with you?
Why are you doing this?
Just because...
I hate you guys.
Is this your sense of justice or something like that?
You know that's way behind the trend now.
I know nothing about justice.
Let me make myself clear again.
You,
you,
and you.
I really hate seeing the sight of you all.
You guys are so despicable...
that I must beat you.
I want to hang out a bit more,
but I must leave for a hearing with the disciplinary committee.
Clean this up for me, okay? I'm leaving now.
I'm a fan. See you in court.
Five years.
Move it.
(Court)
What's up with you all?
It's not like I'm going to get beheaded.
I told you I'd come back with a win.
I postponed all the trials in the afternoon.
I knew I could count on you, Mr. Jo.
I'm off for the hearing.
Your Honor, hold on.
Yes? What is it?
Your tie...
What's wrong with my tie?
You're attending the hearing for failing to maintain respectability.
You must look decent.
I'll be back.
Shall we walk together to the conference room?
Yes.
Let's go.