(All characters, places, companies,)
(and incidents in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 23)
Have you ever thought...
that once this case gets exposed,
who will take the most damage?
"Sexual Scandal of Her Father, the Minister of Justice".
These kinds of articles will be all over the Web.
Do you believe people will just let her be?
You can't cover up the case even if you try.
Come on. You're so stubborn. This is very annoying.
Isn't protecting a daughter a responsibility of a father?
Prosecutor Seo. Make her stop now.
If you keep it up, she'll be in danger.
Yeon Ah will be.
I became a prosecutor because I respected you.
Becoming a prosecutor with convictions...
who doesn't bend her will in front of those mighty and rich people...
just like you!
How could you do this?
How...
How could you do such a monstrous thing?
(2012 unresolved murder case of a basement studio in Ahyeon-dong)
How did you find out about my dad?
It can't be.
He's not a man who would do something like that.
Don't you think someone is trying to harm him...
because he's about to take an important office?
I'm not sure yet.
I'll find them and make sure I take them down.
Don't worry. I will...
protect him.
Thank you for your concern.
But may I ask you a question?
Sure.
You seem close with Chairman Song of Bumjung Construction.
Did you ever hear him talk about my father?
(Dad)
Why?
Does Chairman Song have anything to do...
with your father's case?
(Dad)
(Seo Yeon Ah)
Dad. Dad.
Dad! Dad.
Dad. Dad.
Yeon Ah, wait.
Let me go!
Calm down.
Let me go.
I need to see him.
I need to.
It can't be.
What are you doing?
My dad is bleeding a lot.
Why are you just standing there?
Does that look like me?
It's obviously not me.
Goodness. It's a completely different person.
The video quality isn't that clear either.
Wait. Let me see.
He looks like me.
It must be photoshopped, right?
I'm sure.
People commit such crimes often these days.
Seo Yeon Ah is a lunatic.
This isn't even the original file.
She's using this fabricated file as evidence.
He's Prosecutor Han Ju Deok. He'll be taking over her place.
I see.
You may go now.
All right.
I'm sorry that you went through all this because of that girl.
We knew this would happen.
She caused a ruckus.
Because of Seo Dong Suk,
the staff of our newspaper will be working until late tonight.
All right.
I'm sorry this happened. Please sit down.
We overcame the crisis.
But it still feels ominous.
We won't receive a blow regarding Namwon Restaurant...
because of what happened to him, right?
Of course not.
He must go down alone.
And in order for that to happen, solid evidence must be revealed.
We haven't found his will, am I correct?
Yes.
We need evidence that shows the mistakes he's made.
Once you have it, we will report it to everyone...
and make it seem reliable.
We should begin right away.
All right, let's do that.
Things have gone haywire,
so I think it's best that you lie low for the time being.
Until the dust settles,
I think you should refrain from going around alone.
You should also avoid the media.
I thought everything was settled. Seo Dong Suk is dead too.
We didn't want him to commit suicide.
We just wanted Seo Yeon Ah to cease investigating.
Whatever the case may be, she did stop.
Dong Suk ended his life...
so that his daughter could take control.
He wanted her to stop worrying about him and to dig into the case.
That's exactly why you shouldn't let her suspect you.
These days, you give me a lecture a lot.
If you want to keep your position,
you should endure it.
Ma'am.
We need to prepare for his funeral,
but we haven't decided whether or not to conduct his autopsy.
No.
I won't allow it.
Mr. Nam, please prepare for his funeral.
Detective Ma, please let me know how they're handling this case.
I'll call you once I'm done.
We just received news that the late Seo Dong Suk's...
will was found.
This afternoon,
the Seoul Suseo Police Station found his will at his house.
The will was said to have been stored on his laptop.
The fact that he had been receiving sexual favors habitually...
for the past seven years was found out by the prosecution...
and had tormented him...
- "Habitually"? - psychologically.
- Those scumbags. - Now, to the funeral hall.
I'm currently at Seo Dong Suk's funeral hall.
The righteous candidate Seo Dong Suk had committed suicide...
after people found out about his habitual sexual favors.
On top of that, his daughter, a prosecutor, had been committing...
a corrupt deed which has shocked the entire nation.
Prosecutor Seo Yeon Ah from Criminal Division Three...
of Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office...
had received a report regarding her father's sexual favors.
However, she chose to ignore it.
I'm Heo Young Ho of UTV News.
That's enough,
you scumbags.
I'm sorry.
I should've helped him.
I'm sorry.
I truly am sorry.
Thank you.
(May he rest in peace.)
You must be very troubled.
It seems like you are as well.
I'm worried about her.
I'm going to take good care of her from now on.
Why do you think...
he jumped off of your building?
Beats me.
I'm curious too.
Don't go in there.
If you have a conscience, don't you dare go in there.
This is none of your business.
Let go.
It was you who killed Yeon Ah's father.
- Lee Tae Kyung. - It wasn't you?
He made his own choice like a weak man.
You must have threatened him with something as valuable as his life.
Something he could only protect with his life.
What's your point? How much longer do you think you can protect her?
Try me.
I'll show you what you'll be losing.
I'm not sure.
We'll only know who will lose what when the fight ends.
[VIU Ver] KBS2 E23 'Justice' "Dong Suk's Suicide" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
You're back.
What are these?
Read them.
This is for the case we took on.
You'll have to work on it soon.
And this has ties to my brother's case too.
I see. I'll read them.
You're coming home late.
I have a lot of work to do.
I found nothing much.
What are those?
These are diaries.
Tae Kyung gave them to me, so I could read them.
This is for one of our cases.
What took you so long to open up the door?
Because you're not welcomed here.
I can take whatever you do to me.
I don't care even if you kill me,
but don't get Dae Jin involved.
Is he precious to you?
I bet you love him to bits.
I'm sure you'd give your life away if it could fix his legs. Right?
That's how precious my brother, Tae Ju was to me.
So...
are you trying to get back at me by using Dae Jin?
Why not?
Actually, you even killed my brother.
I'd do anything to Dae Jin to get back at you.
Then what do you think I'll do?
How will he feel?
If he finds out that the money he's been spending...
was blood money which you killed people for,
will he be okay?
What if he finds out that his father did...
those evil things for him?
I have nothing to lose now.
I'm sure Dae Jin will also realize that...
if he were to make a choice at a dead end.
That his past wasn't pathetic...
or painful because of my decision.
I hope...
you can protect Seo Yeon Ah.
Woo Yong.
Chairman Song.
I hope you can protect Dae Jin.
I'm craving a drink tonight.
Should I drive to somewhere quiet?
I don't want to drink alone.
(June 23, Friday)
My name, "Jang Young Mi", was on the screen for the first time...
although it was a small role and my face wasn't on the screen.
(If every viewer knows my name, how happy would that feel?)
What are you burning?
Just some useless stuff.
(If every viewer knows my name, how happy would that feel?)
"Jang Young Mi"?
(If every viewer knows my name, how happy would that feel?)
(May he rest in peace.)
(Yang Chul Ki)
(Victim, Choi Soo Jeong)
(Murdered, Cha Eun Bi)
(Colleague)
Sort the overall case...
not as a single case, but multiple cases.
Need to look into Lee Ju Hyeon's whereabouts.
An actress has gone missing.
An actress has been murdered.
Gather intelligence while looking into...
every possibility.
(Chairman Song Woo Yong of Bumjung Construction)
(Chairman Song's flow of capital, relationship with Jungjin)
(No traces of sexual assault, no murder weapon found)
Yeon Ah, I'm sorry.
I will take everything with me.
You have nothing to be ashamed of.
Without any fear,
investigate the case with your head held up high.
I will protect you from up above.
Please take good care of your mother.
I had been proud and happy...
to have been able to live...
as your father.
Dad... Dad.
(Be careful of Tak Soo Ho from Jungjin Group.)
("Prosecutor Seo Yeon Ah Covers up Her Father's Prostitution Charge")
That's not true.
That's not what's important right now.
What's important is that the public believes that you did.
I will prove that it's not true.
How?
Given the circumstance,
don't you think it'll be better if you resigned?
The prosecution is...
suffering from disgrace...
because of you and your father.
You became the worst wench of this country.
That's exactly why I can't quit. I didn't do anything wrong.
Seo Yeon Ah.
You're still delusional.
Your father isn't around anymore.
You can no longer trust your father's power...
and rebel against the organization.
It's not that I trust his power. I'm trying to reveal the truth...
for the sake of his wrongful death.
If you make another thoughtless remark,
I will not just sit around...
as my father's daughter, not as your junior prosecutor.
So are you threatening me right now?
Yes.
You should go somewhere quiet and get some rest.
You can pull yourself together with some fresh air.
Seo Yeon Ah didn't do anything wrong regarding this case.
She came to me saying she'll investigate the case.
Such appointments don't happen because you did something wrong.
You get sent away if you have no power or connection.
Seo Yeon Ah has no use at this point.
Make sure you keep her under control...
so that she won't cause trouble until the day she leaves.
(Ahyeon-dong Murder Case)
I wanted to see you to tell you something.
I already heard from Prosecutor Seo Dong Suk.
Did you meet him?
Yes.
He came to see me before he left us.
He told me about you at that time...
and what you two were about to do.
He was concerned about that incident for his entire life.
He wanted to resolve it himself no matter what it takes.
Seo Yeon Ah was just appointed to a rural area.
A rural area?
They have to blame Prosecutor Seo Dong Suk...
and cover up this case,
but Yeon Ah is getting in their way. I'm sure they want to tie her down.
I want to step in,
but I can't make a rash move because I must do something here.
Please look after Yeon Ah.
Of course.
What do you think you're doing?
It's secretive and exciting to see you in such an intimate place.
Have you been well?
What? Are you going to threaten me with everything you had last time?
I can't even make a dent in your name...
with such petty information.
Everything will be over once you say that the video was fabricated...
and that it's only a copy.
And I need to find out who gave you those bribes,
but that won't be easy either.
You know that very well. So what?
Why don't we settle the case? It's about Seo Yeon Ah.
It'll be difficult to punish you legally,
but in this day and age, I can put it on the Internet...
and let people believe what they see without a second thought.
If you deal with Seo Yeon Ah in a reasonable way,
I'll cover up the information too.
You can just have her suspended.
She might run amok if you rub her the wrong way.
We can...
just tie down her hands and feet.
Yes.
Yes, sir.
You must be in deep sorrow. What brings you here?
My father's will was found on his laptop.
Yes, I saw that on the news.
He left his real will with me.
Isn't that odd?
(Yeon Ah, I'm sorry. I will take everything with me.)
Why did you come to see me?
This means someone forged his will.
I thought you would know who did it.
How would I know?
No matter how much you try to cover this up, I'll never close it.
You're here to warn me.
That's why you came.
I knew it.
You catch on very quickly.
Then I should also teach you one thing after another.
You'll find out how tough it is to live in this world...
without your father's help.
Then I'll let you know how tough a prosecutor can be...
when she doesn't give up.
You're still very brave, Prosecutor Seo.
(Episode 24 will air shortly.)
(Episode 24)
(Yeon Ah, I'm sorry. I will take everything with me.)
I knew it.
On that day,
he came to see me.
I came to ask you for a favor.
Yes, go ahead.
I know that...
you have been looking into Jang Entertainment's incidents...
with Yeon Ah.
I know your brother's case is...
involved in this as well.
Oh, yes.
Yeon Ah has been...
having a tough time recently because of me.
She's bearing through this.
Things may get harder in the future.
Please do...
look after her.
Will you do that for me?
Yes, I'll do that.
But he hated you so much.
I understand why.
You know,
why do you think...
he told me to be careful of Tak Soo Ho?
(Chairman Song Woo Yong of Bumjung Construction)
He also told me to keep you safe because Tak Soo Ho has...
an abnormal interest in you.
He told me that he has a dangerous personality.
Stalin...
removed all toilets from the train that carried...
tens of thousands of refugees.
What do you think happened as they traveled across...
the vast Siberian wilderness?
They probably had feces all over the body, standing...
Do not move.
This is the carotid artery.
Once I stab this, blood will begin to gush out.
What are you doing?
Give me your phone.
Call the cops and put it on speakerphone.
What may I help you with?
I'm at Vice-Chairman Tak Soo Ho's house.
Please help me! I'm locked in here!
Where? Vice-Chairman Tak Soo Ho's house?
Yes! Tak Soo Ho from Jungjin Group!
I'm locked up in his basement.
I'm Jang Young Mi, an actress at Jang Entertainment.
Many people died here. Please help me.
Don't make such prank calls. You'll be punished for doing so.
I'm not lying! I'm telling the truth!
Track this phone and come!
I'm Jang Young Mi from Jang Entertainment.
I'm locked up in Tak Soo Ho's basement.
Wait. She's really at his house.
- We should go. - Please help me.
I'm locked up in the basement.
Do you truly think they'll come?
Good luck with that.
Locked up?
Yes, a lady called us, claiming to be locked up in here.
At first, we thought it was a prank call.
But we tracked her phone to this location.
Since we received a report, we had to come.
Was the number 010-2211-9824?
Yes, that's correct.
My niece visited me from the States.
What brings you here?
I called your company, but they said you weren't there.
I couldn't reach your number either.
- Please give me a minute. - Okay.
I think she was reenacting a scene from a movie she's watched.
This is my phone.
She called with this.
I'll scold her once and for all. I'm truly sorry about this.
No wonder.
The moment she said she was locked up at your place,
I knew it was a prank call.
But we came here just in case.
All right, then. Goodbye.
I'm sorry I can't serve you any tea.
I have an urgent meeting, so I need to head out.
By the way,
are you feeling okay?
Yes.
Since you're busy, I'll just ask one question.
You said you met him that day, right?
I was too out of it.
I just can't seem to understand why he did that there.
Right.
That day, he called me when I was on my way back...
after meeting you.
I had some business to take care of at work,
so we met there.
What did he say?
He asked me to take care of you.
He did?
He and my father shared a very close relationship.
They talked about their tiniest worries.
I believe he was worried about you...
after making such a decision.
But why would he do that there?
I think...
he wanted me to take care of him.
Your father asked me to take good care of you,
so I will do that.
Tae Kyung.
About that day...
I'm going to meet with a reporter regarding the methanol case.
All right.
Sit down.
You said it was urgent.
I just stopped by Tak Soo Ho's place and heard something strange.
What was it?
As you can see here,
the police station...
didn't receive any calls from Vice-Chairman Tak's place.
What?
Prosecutor Seo said she was positive.
She said the cops went to his place after receiving a report.
"Prosecutor"?
That lady you saw there is a prosecutor.
She might not look like it,
but she has a terrible temper...
and is extremely obstinate when she sets her mind on something.
We were patrolling.
And by coincidence, we met Vice-Chairman Tak.
- Right. - We just had a chat. That's all.
Did he pay you a hefty sum?
Goodness, please don't say that.
You'll get us in trouble.
Cops like them humiliate me.
It must've only been a few dollars.
I'm sure it wasn't a few dollars, right?
Look at you two.
Let's go. They ruined my mood.
What's your take on this, Detective Ma Dong Hyuk,
a 31-year-old man with blood type B?
Why bother asking? It's way too obvious.
I'm 100-percent sure.
100 percent.
Okay, Detective Ma.
It's what we expected.
Soo Ho must've gotten rid of it and paid the cops.
If he got rid of it, that means there's something to it.
Since there's no evidence, I can't barge into his place.
Even with evidence, you wouldn't be able to.
Let's think of a way.
You know, you look like an experienced reporter...
from City Times.
No, I've just been in the field for six months.
But I feel like I've been doing it for six years.
So what brings you here?
I'm here to cover Jungjin Electronics with my boss.
- Jungjin? - Yes.
I'm going to cover Jungjin Electronics'...
new smartphone release.
They have that collaboration with Wonder Big.
Hey.
I have something for you.
You don't want to miss this story.
It's about Jungjin mobile phones.
Jungjin mobile phones?
This story will make headlines.
Please keep that story out of the headlines.
Thanks.
Please set an appointment with Lawyer Song Dae Jin.
Yes, sir.
(Bumjung Construction, Chairman Song)
Were you surprised to see me?
No, sir.
Why did you want to see me?
I found out that you gave a tip-off to a reporter from City Times...
regarding the methanol case.
How did you know that?
I've studied abroad for a while,
so I have many international friends.
That means you found out about articles...
that weren't even published yet.
Now, I'm positive that the article won't be published...
by City Times.
It will stay that way.
It's highly likely that such articles won't be published.
If your company isn't at fault,
I don't understand why you would go such lengths...
to stop such articles.
You don't need to understand it.
I'm just telling you not to do it in the future.
Gosh, I thought you were smart like your father.
I plan to continue giving this source to the reporters.
I'm sure...
some agencies will publish it.
I'll get going.
We'll talk at home.
Sure.
Your son keeps digging into the methanol case.
He met up with a reporter from City Times today.
Your point is?
Chairman Song.
Are you scared...
you might lose the methanol case?
It's understandable.
If you do lose that case,
Jungjin Group's stocks will take a hit.
Do you not understand what you should be doing now?
I believe it's you who don't understand what's going on here.
What did you just say?
I told you that you're the one who can't seem...
to understand the situation and are throwing a tantrum.
Do you not get it?
You kidnapped Jang Young Mi and made things worse.
A while ago, you went to Namwon Restaurant...
and got spotted by Lee Tae Kyung.
I can do whatever I want.
You know that.
I repeatedly reminded you...
that people can't do everything they want.
Shall we stop everything now?
If you lose the methanol case,
what do you think will happen to your company?
Your mobile phone business is your core business.
What if people find out Jungin grew by offering prostitution...
to those power-hungry parasites?
If the world finds out that the vice-chairman of Jungjin is...
a psychopath who takes girls and kills them,
do you think you can keep your seat?
More than anything,
your toys...
You can't play with them.
What about you?
You were the one who got me the toys.
Who...
Who... Who on earth knows that?
Do you believe I left a trail of evidence for each one?
Perhaps...
you have a bigger picture in mind.
Don't forget.
You can't protect Jungjin...
by yourself.
[VIU Ver] KBS2 E22 'Justice' "Young Mi Reports to the Police" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
Perhaps...
you have a bigger picture in mind.
(Jungjin Constructions, Jungjin Electronics)
(Jungjin Cell Phone)
(Song Dae Jin, common stock)
(Total number of shares: 6.8 percent)
6.8 percent.
We're almost there.
Did you stop by somewhere?
Do you know Vice-Chairman Tak well?
He's just a businessman to me.
I think he's disappointed...
that you're the defense attorney...
for the methanol case.
I knew it was a conglomerate,
but it's quite difficult as expected.
It's as if he knows my every move.
Read it whenever you have time.
(Analysis Report on Returns)
This is an analysis report for Jungjin's profit returns.
Why are you...
I thought you were going up against Jungjin.
It will be helpful.
My gosh. You're right.
But where did you get this?
This must be confidential. Not everyone can get a copy.
If you were...
the owner of the company,
how...
would you handle this case?
I'm not sure.
First, I'll apologize and compensate them.
- I'll try to take responsibility... - You're...
the owner.
The owner of Jungjin Group.
An owner of a conglomerate with millions of people as employees.
Right. If I'm the owner,
I would have instated values that centered around people.
Do you plan to continue working as an attorney?
I like my job.
I want my son to have the guts to be an owner...
of a bigger world.
And you are more than capable of doing so.
I can help you.
Should I?
But my plate is already full.
Read it.
(Mount Uhwa Murder Case, Investigation Record)
(Time and Place of the Incident)
Recently, an actress from Jang Entertainment died.
She was murdered at Mount Uhwa.
And it was near Tak Soo Ho's house.
You're right.
We found out that your stab wound and the stab wound...
from the Mount Uhwa murder case were similar, right?
If we can confirm that Cho Hyun Woo is at Tak Soo Ho's house,
it's highly likely that Jang Young Mi is there too.
I'm certain that it was her who made the report.
That means she's still alive.
But how will we get inside?
First, I must check Cho Hyun Woo's location.
Dae Jin is very curious about Jang Young Mi.
I warned you.
Don't you think it's about time that he finds out...
who killed my brother...
and where Jang Young Mi is?
I'm on my way to meet him now.
You're invited too.
Where are you?
(Name: Cha Eun Bi)
(Tak Soo Ho of Jungjin)
Hello.
There's something I must tell you. I'd like to meet in person.
Could you spare me some of your time?
He's arrived.
Where's Tae Kyung?
He's on his way.
He called to say that there was a traffic jam.
I'm going to use the restroom.
But who is Cho Hyun Woo?
Tae Kyung told me to ask you...
once you got here.
The number...
The number you have reached is no longer in...
The phone you have reached is turned off.
(Woo Yong)
Yes.
Hey.
Where are you?
I'm almost there.
Where is it?
- Oh, here? - Yes, Chairman Song.
I'm coming in right now.
I invited you home because I felt bad...
for letting you go without treating you.
Thank you for accepting my invitation gladly.
Don't mention it.
Wow, this place is great.
Your father had a great relationship with my late father too.
He discussed many things with me too.
So I naturally followed him too.
I see.
I guess my dad trusted you very much.
(Private Number)
Yes?
Did you call because Jang Young Mi reported to the police?
(I'm at Tak Soo Ho's place. I'll look for Jang Young Mi.)
I'm at Tak Soo Ho's place.
I'll look for Jang Young Mi.
(Seo Yeon Ah)
The number is unreachable.
Mr. Nam, Jang Young Mi is at Tak Soo Ho's place.
And Prosecutor Seo is also there right now.
Get everyone including Detective Ma on stand-by.
I'll head over right now.
You have a great place.
It's so big...
that you probably can't find someone once they decide to hide here.
No one will find out even if someone died here.
Why?
Are you scared?
I'm just joking. I guess you get scared easily.
I must be really drunk if I couldn't tell that was a joke.
Hey, we're out of wine.
Do you have a wine cellar here?
Yes, in the basement.
I'll get you some.
- Oh no. - Are you all right?
I'm fine.
May I use the bathroom?
It's around the corner back there.
You can pick up...
a bottle of wine you like...
at the wine cellar on your way back.
It's at the bottom...
of the spiral staircases.
May I do that?
Of course.
Okay.
What? Is someone in there?
Yeon Ah, are you doing all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
I'm having a blast looking at your collection.
Really?
Then you can stay a little longer.
Okay, I'll be there soon.
Sure.
Are you looking for someone?