[ Characters, organizations, incidents, and situations in this drama are fictitious ]
[ Episode 4 ]
Geez!
Excuse me.
Huh? What?
Oh, my. Go ahead.
Are you okay?
[ Examination vs. investigation, part. 2 ]
According to the report you wrote,
Nadech participated in the crime to get 100,000 won
that he loaned Ji Soon Koo.
If that's what the report says, it must be true.
He participated in a robbery to get merely 100,000 won?
That's what Nadech said
whether you think it's too little
or enough money.
You're saying Nadech even lent him his knife
so he could threaten with it at 1 a.m., right?
Yes.
But you never found the knife.
Even after a search and seizure at Nadech's house.
He must've dumped it somewhere.
He didn't even remember where he dumped it.
But the first report on Nadech as a suspect
doesn't mention the knife at all.
No, not in the beginning.
After Ji Soon Koo got arrested,
he confessed that Nadech gave him the knife.
That's when he finally confessed that it was his knife.
That would've been found out if Ji Soon got arrested anyway.
Why didn't he say that before?
How would I know what he thought?
Probably to avoid the murder charge at first.
Maybe the police made up a story for him
to avoid a murder charge.
Those aren't my words.
It was a quote from Attorney Oh Tae Moon,
the lawyer for Nadech and Ji Soon Koo. The plaintiff of this case.
Don't get the wrong idea.
Ask him to take the police seriously.
To that Mo Tae Moon or whatever.
It seems like the important stuff
comes up later on, including the knife stuff.
Why is that exactly?
Those guys...
aren't all that eloquent.
One is a foreign worker, and the other one is mentally challenged.
They don't know what they omitted and what's important.
Hold on a second.
You said you didn't know that Ji Soon Koo was mentally challenged at first.
Shouldn't you have had a guardian present from the get-go?
When people come to the police station,
even ordinary people can't talk concisely about what they did.
Afraid that they might say something disadvantageous to them,
they only answer the questions.
We need to interrogate them constantly
in order to get a detailed testimony.
Interrogation is not a therapy session.
You think the cases get solved if we let them
answer questions they want to answer.
Inspector.
Would you allow the police to interrogate someone that way
if they raped and stabbed your wife to death?
Who'd provide testimonies that are disadvantageous to them?
Investigations are all about interrogation.
It's a psychological battle between the suspect and the detective.
We can tell that you guys forced the suspects to confess
based on the facts you manipulated.
That's why we're interrogating you.
Thank you. Welcome.
Is there someone named Kim Young Hee here?
Ahjumma!
Excuse me.
Hello.
Here you go.
You're Ji Soon Koo's mother, right?
Pardon?
Well, yes.
You're aware that Soon Koo is in the middle of an appeal trial, right?
I did see it on the news.
They said he might be innocent.
He's not someone who'd do stuff like that.
Soon Koo asked you to be present for the police interrogation.
So I wondered if the police contacted you.
I need to confirm since it has to do with violation of human rights.
I did, but...
As you can see, I'm not in the situation to drop everything and go.
I see.
How about the rest of his family?
Soon Koo used to live with his grandmother.
But she passed away last year, I hear.
I shouldn't say this, but honestly...
even though Soon Koo contacts me sometimes,
it's been more than five years since I left my family.
Ahjumma!
I should get back to work.
We're very busy right now.
I'm sorry.
Inspector!
My Soon Koo deserves sympathy.
He wouldn't do such a thing either.
Please do whatever you can
so Soon Koo could get released.
I beg you.
Yes.
There you are.
Here.
What are these?
You said you drink two cups of coffee.
I'll drink just one cup today.
It's difficult.
When you listen to one person, it sounds like they're right.
When you listen to the other person, it sounds like they're right.
That's why we should focus on something else.
Something else.
Do you remember me asking you
why you joined the Human Rights Commission?
Yes.
You thought for a long time and said...
because you were embarrassed.
That you've been complaining about having no shoes,
but you learned some people don't have feet. That's why.
Whether examination or investigation, aren't they just different methods?
The important thing is
you work for the victims either way.
I'm not...
saying that you're totally wrong.
There were no fingerprints, weapons,
or even CCTVs in the crime scene.
So we relied on the confession a lot.
Not just rely on it.
Didn't you conclude it was absolute truth?
What if he mentioned something only the culprit would know?
Shouldn't you assume that he's the culprit?
A new fact that even the police weren't aware of.
What if we found a new piece of evidence based on that?
Was there such a thing?
I'm talking about the fire extinguisher.
We didn't think much about the fire extinguisher at first.
Leave, bastard.
Just leave!
I need to live with my mom.
That's why I needed that money!
Ji Soon Koo stated that he stabbed Bang Gye Deok
and took out the fire extinguisher from under the AC.
He hit the back door a few times.
Since the door didn't open, he ran away through the front door.
And it turns out there were
scratches on the bottom of the fire extinguisher
and the smudge from the fire extinguisher was on the door.
We found out about that after Ji Soon Koo confessed.
Only the culprit would know that
and we couldn't have led him to say that.
Beause we didn't know about it either.
Of course, the fingerprints were removed from the fire extinguisher.
This fire extinguisher was at the crime scene, right?
Yes.
Ji Soon Koo moved out of the study dorm the morning after.
Even though he had eight more days to go before moving out.
He used to stress about not being able to afford the next month's rent.
Inspectors,
did you even look into these circumstances?
It does seem like he owes an explanation.
You must think we forced a false confession
from a mentally challenged and defenseless person.
Do you know the outrageous lies he told to deny the charges at first?
He lied, you say?
Boss was a good person.
It's because I'm dumb and not good at my job.
And...
I didn't go to the bar...
with Nadech.
I went with a hyung I know to get money.
A hyung you know?
It's...
a hyung who lives...
at...
No. 303 in the study dorm.
- What's his name? - I don't...
I don't know his name.
You said you know him.
You know this hyung, but you don't know his name?
I really don't know.
Just tell me what you know about him.
He's a hyung who lives at...
my study dorm...
No. 303...
He rarely comes outside.
So I don't know so well, but...
Was he even preparing for an exam?
Yes.
Where is he right now?
I think he passed the first round of the exam.
He said he'll be in Seoul for a while.
Why did he go to the bar with you?
- We were drinking. - What?
So a hyung who passed the bar exam drank with you
and had a knife to kill someone to get you your money?
Geez!
Well...
- The thing is... - The thing is?
I didn't go with that hyung.
Yes?
I did go with Nadech, but...
Hey!
Geez...
You'd better tell us the truth.
Yes.
I'll tell you the truth.
You went with Nadech at first. And?
We did go there to get money, but...
- And? - It wasn't that day.
We went the day before.
- Hey. - Yes?
- Ji Soon Koo! - Yes.
- Get the nighttime interrogation agreement. - Yes, sir.
You...
Let's take this all the way.
Let's do this until the sun rises.
This is all because your testimony is inconsistent, okay?
Yes, I'm sorry.
Sorry? S***.
No. 303.
Did you look into that hyung at all?
Yes.
The crime took place after the first round of the exam results came out.
Unless he's crazy,
why would someone who passed
the bar exam first-round get drunk and kill someone?
I...
never coerced him
nor violated his human rights.
So...
go back without me.
You're not coming?
We're off when we get there anyway.
I have to check something too.
No, actually, since we're done early today...
No.
I thought so.
Geez...
[ Inspector Han Yoon Seo ]
Let's see...
[ Inspector Han Yoon Seo ]
[ Decline call ]
You're going back alone?
- Yes. - How about Inspector Bae?
He said he has things to confirm.
He said he's going to the study dorm.
How did the interrogation go?
I don't know.
I feel like it just got more complicated.
Okay.
[ Mobeom Study Dorm ]
Geez, seriously...
She's just too much.
- Who's this? - It's me.
- Who's "me?" - Inspector Han.
- The door is locked. - Well, why...
Why do you want to come in? I'm naked right now.
Then step out for a second.
Why?
I wanted to hear about the interrogation today.
We're off-duty right now...
If you don't leave right now,
I'll file an appeal to the Human Rights Commission.
Okay, let's talk tomorrow morning then.
Just give me the investigation file.
Hurry up!
Okay, okay! I'm getting dressed.
I said I'm getting dressed!
Why did you go to the study dorm?
That's where Ji Soon Koo was staying.
I wanted to find out something too.
You ignored my calls.
I see why you didn't want to give me the file.
Looking at this...
you focused more on
proving Ji Soon Koo's innocence rather than
the violation of human rights.
You asked the eyewitness confirm what he saw
and you did experiments at night.
You cornered Lieutenant Yoon asking whether he forced
a false confession.
It seems like you only believed one side of the story
and got your a** kicked.
Truths aren't...
as simple as you think.
Is it because of the fire extinguisher?
I can see why the police like to point that out.
He said something only the culprit would know.
Ji Soon Koo's testimony was very detailed...
He tossed the fire extinguisher because the door wouldn't break.
It almost hit the beer crates that were stacked,
but it bounced back and rolled away on the floor.
The culprit tried to run away through the back door.
He thought it'd be faster and safer to exit through there.
You think he would've cared whether the fire extinguisher
rolled away on the floor or not?
Don't you think it's too detailed of a testimony
from someone who was in a rush?
Yes.
Sounds like testimony from someone who observed
the culprit from a distance.
What if Ji Soon Koo didn't pick up the fire extinguisher,
but it was Nadech?
Goal, goal!
Sir!
What the hell?
Blackout.
Soccer.
The neighbor.
The bowls.
Did someone come?
Ji Soon Koo?
Mister!
Where are you going?
Inspector Han!
I didn't bring my wallet...
Geez...
Yes, that's right.
I was there that day.
We had a blackout in the neighborhood that day too.
I thought the soup my daughter gave me might go bad.
So I went outside
and saw that this building had lights on.
This building and that building are on different streets.
Nadech.
Nadech!
Hello.
There's a blackout at my house.
Since your house is okay,
could you...
open the fridge and...
put this in there?
I see.
Yes, I know what you mean.
Was it July 23rd?
Yes, I learned the date from the news.
Do you remember around what time you had the blackout?
I think it was...
around 2 a.m.?
Are you certain?
The time?
Of course!
I have texts I exchanged with my daughter that day.
Look.
These are the texts we exchanged.
"The house across the street has electricity,
[ 2:27 a.m. ] I put it in their refrigerator.
Don't worry."
Thank you.
If Nadech has an alibi,
do you think Ji Soon Koo did it alone?
They said there were two sets of footprints at the crime scene.
But who went to that bar with Ji Soon Koo?
No. 303.
No. 303?
Hello.
How annoying.
Is it about him again?
What do you mean, him?
No. 303. No. 303.
No. 3...
It was indeed someone who was preparing for the bar.
He studied so hard that I didn't even know he existed.
He left for his hometown saying he passed the first round.
But what do you mean, indeed?
Well, this is supposed to be a study dorm,
but no one really studies.
They stay here because it's cheaper than a motel.
I see.
By the way, did he come back?
No, he left all of his stuff here.
I see.
If he comes back for his stuff,
- call me... - No!
Please don't bother me with this.
How often will you come here and ask me about this?
Some lawyer came over a while ago
and said something about No. 303.
A lawyer?
[ 2 mm of rain, cloudy, 19 degrees Celsius, very poor air quality ]
Yes, this is the general investigation team.
This is Attorney Oh Tae Moon.
The trial got moved up.
Could you give me a written opinion for the court soon?
Oh, that?
You can get it as soon as Inspector Han hands in the report.
You want to come here now?
If you're busy...
give me your license plate number. I'll send it over.
Yes.
Well...
Yes.
07...
Yes, got it.
Yes, see you later.
Yes, Inspector Bae.
Yes, Inspector Lee.
I'm on my way to see Ji Soon Koo now.
Send the official letter to the prison right now.
Include Attorney Oh Tae Moon as a visitor too, right?
Well, no, no.
His lawyer is supposed to be there.
Right, he said he'll stop by the office right now.
Why?
To pick up our written opinion because the trial got moved up.
What?
Listen to what I'm about to say very carefully.
[Viki Ver] OCN E04 'The Running Mates: Human Rights' -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
I don't know what I should do.
If we find out something disadvantageous to the plaintiff,
if it turns out it's a crime,
what should an inspector do?
Lawyers are obligated not to
say anything that'd be disadvantageous to their client,
but the HRC inspectors don't have to be that way.
When the public officials
learn about a crime while they're on duty,
they have the right to report that.
That's true in our case,
but the lawyer can hide the truth legally.
You're right.
Because lawyers should only focus on their clients' benefit.
It's up to the person's guilty conscience,
but it's allowed.
And it's not something the HRC should interfere with?
No.
That's why...
I said there are lines you can't cross with everything!
That's why...
I said we shouldn't get involved with the murder itself!
We should've never gotten involved!
What do we do now?
We know the truth now.
Even so, there's nothing we can do.
Geez, this is frustrating.
How do I buy time?
No, no, no...
We don't have it right now. What am I supposed to do?
Geez, this is nuts.
Geez...
- Hey, good morning. - Hello.
- Inspector Lee, did you catch a cold? - Pardon?
No.
Why are you wearing a mask indoors?
Because of the micro dust.
Yes, is this the security office?
What should we do now?
Since it's none of our business,
should we just play ignorant?
Otherwise, we'll have to rely on the
confession like the police.
Cases like this are the most challenging part of
working at the Human Rights Commission.
Even if someone's victimized,
even if someone's to blame,
there's nothing we can do and...
we shouldn't.
I'll head back to the office first.
Going to the Human Rights Commission.
We're limiting entrance due to the micro dust today.
Please park somewhere else.
Where's the closest parking lot?
I'm not sure. I'm new here.
Please hurry and move your car.
Hello.
Are you looking for someone?
Where's Attorney Oh?
He didn't come.
He said he has other plans.
Well...
I can't do this if he's not here.
Why not?
Pardon?
Did the lawyer tell you
not to speak without him?
It's because I don't know much
and I'm not too smart.
I'm sorry.
It's not true.
You can speak without having someone
telling you what to say or yell at you
or force you.
About what happened.
Soon Koo.
Yes.
Nadech...
isn't the culprit, right?
When the crime took place,
Nadech was home.
We're not police officers.
We're neither judges
nor prosecutors.
Actually,
we're nothing.
Honestly, no matter what you say about the case,
it won't change anything.
I'm just...
here to tell you...
what you need to do
in order to catch the real culprit.
If you're capable.
Could you tell me the truth?
I'm sorry I'm late.
I had to park somewhere else because of the parking rule.
Where's Inspector Han?
Well, she's working off-site.
- She not coming in? - No.
She's meeting with Ji Soon Koo at the prison.
I think I made it clear.
I want to be there when you meet with him.
Why?
Is there a reason why we can't see him without you?
Or...
maybe you're worried that he'd tell the truth?
What are you talking about right now?
You already knew everything.
That Ji Soon Koo is guilty about something.
I went there with Nadech the day before.
To get my money.
He came along because I asked him to.
How about the day after?
When the crime occurred,
you were there, weren't you?
Yes.
Who was the person you were with
when Bang Gye Deok was murdered?
Was it the hyung from No. 303?
There's a hyung who lived in the same study dorm as me.
He bought me drinks a few times too.
He said he was preparing for the bar at first,
but he always played video games in his room.
Hey, Ji Soon Koo!
I later found out that
he just said that he's studying
so people won't look down on him.
He told me not to let people look down on me either.
He told me to tell him if anyone does.
Why did that hyung...
kill your boss?
Hey, Soon Koo.
People look down on you because you're too nice and smiley.
Just stab the owner of the study dorm.
Hyung was normally very quiet,
but he got a little scary whenever he drank.
He'd say, "I'll kill them all!"
But he disappeared one day.
I thought he just went somewhere,
but that night...
Hey, Ji Soon Koo!
I ran into him my chance.
Hey, Hyung.
Long time no see.
Do you want a drink?
Here.
Everything's good, right?
I should buy you drinks again sometime.
I'm sorry. I have no money.
What's wrong?
Is something wrong?
I'm a fool.
I shouldn't have drank with him that night.
To be honest...
my boss owes me some money.
- What? - That night,
That piece of s***...
he was very apologetic to me.
Where's that bastard?
I said I don't have money either...
He looks down on you because you live at a study dorm.
because my boss didn't pay me.
- I told you to tell me! - That's what I said and...
The barbeque place isn't getting enough customers.
Geez...
We're closed!
Why don't you pay my little brother?
You crazy bastards.
What did you say? Who are you?
Give him 500,000 won you owe him.
He caused so much damage in the kitchen.
How dare you demand money?
I gave you a job, you stupid idiot. How dare you?
Beat it, you bastard!
I'm sorry.
What did you just say?
A...
idiot...
That's what I said. Why?
I'll give you money. Come and get it.
You stupid idiot.
- I mean, "idiots." - I'm sorry.
You son of a b****...
You even visited the study dorm owner and confirmed.
About that man who lived in No. 303.
You heard everything from Ji Soon Koo, right?
The hyung who lived in No. 303
stabbed Bang Gye Deok to death.
Isn't that why you confirmed with the study dorm owner?
You're violating my right as an attorney right now.
Violating?
You asked us to submit a written opinion stating that
the police coerced Ji Soon Koo, and he's innocent.
Is this it?
The reason you brought the case to the HRC?
You wanted to win a case by
using someone's tragedy.
Don't insult my work ethic and sense of duty as a lawyer.
Okay, you think your work ethic and
sense of duty is more precious than
someone's life who was powerless and victimized?
Is that it?
Huh?
If even a legal expert thinks that way,
who in this world...
would be responsible for Nadech's death?
Huh?
Can an employee at the HRC do this to the plaintiff's representative?
- What did you say? - Inspector Bae!
That's enough.
A lawyer doesn't have to believe their client's innocence.
I just have to prove their innocence.
So...
what will the HRC do now?
That's up to the lawyer to decide.
All we did was letting you know
that we know.
You said that the HRC
investigates human rights violations during the investigation, right?
I thought that's what Inspector Han said last time.
Both Nadech...
and the No. 303 hyung
tried to help me get paid.
It's my fault.
I'm sorry.
[ Ruling ]
[ Ruling: The defendant is sentenced to life imprisonment for murder ]
You didn't know that...
the No. 303 hyung will kill someone.
If that is proven in court,
you won't be charged for burglary and murder.
But you might get punished
as an accessory to
the burglary and manslaughter.
He did that to get your money back,
but the No. 303 hyung
killed a man.
Innocent Nadech...
was framed for this
and committed suicide.
You need to make the decision, Soon Koo.
No one else can do that for you.
If you do as Attorney Oh Tae Moon says,
you might get acquitted as if you have
nothing to do with the crime.
You can do that
if that's what you want. But...
if you do, we can't catch...
the real culprit.
You don't have to...
answer now.
When Attorney Oh Tae Moon visits you later,
you can tell him
what you decide to do.
Make a decision...
and follow that decision.
Inspector.
I...
wanted to show my mom that
I could make money too.
I wanted to...
show my mom.
That I can make money.
I wanted to make lots of money...
and live with...
my mom someday.
What's for certain is...
that you're not...
necessarily responsible for all this.
And remember this.
You're...
not a stupid person.
There are...
a lot of evil people.
You're definitely...
Even if we found out the truth about
a criminal case that's in an appeal,
it's not a good idea to testify.
It's not like the defendant is not guilty.
It's not right for the HRC to support the fact that he's guilty.
That's our limit as the Human Rights Commission
and our dilemma.
I think I understand why
Inspector Han insisted that we shouldn't...
get involved in the case.
What should we do with...
that man from No. 303?
This is all we can do.
The bias that someone studying for the bar couldn't be the culprit
was the problem.
We might be guilty of the same bias as well.
We should've only...
focused on the human rights violation
from the get-go like you said.
But that might be more cowardly.
Yes.
We're not advising the police since Ji Soon Koo is the accessory, right?
We are.
[ Human Rights Commission ]
[ Ruling: We recommend warning for Lieutenant Yoon Joo Kang and... ]
[ A correction order for coercing Nadech and not providing an interpreter ]
[ Come up with a solution to prevent reoccurrence ]
I heard that the HRC might be downsized.
I know Han Yoon Seo wants attention,
but she shouldn't have touched that.
It's Taewoon Group.
Because of one crazy person,
the entire Human Rights Commissio n might be under attack.
If you don't have any guts, try to respect
someone who does.
You think Inspector Han isn't aware of that?
Huh?
Try not to be so shameless.
Don't be shameless, okay?
Don't be shameless!
You're supposed to be employees at the HRC.
Chief, please double-check.
Aigoo.
I thought we weren't sending a written opinion to the court.
We should help Ji Soon Koo reduce his sentence.
I'll work off-site for a bit.
Yes, is this the bathhouse association?
This is Inspector Bae Hong Tae from the HRC.
Let me ask you something.
Why don't you provide towels...
Hello?
They hung up before I said anything.
Where are you?
You didn't have to come.
Thank you so much for revealing the truth
about my brother.
No.
We didn't do anything.
And...
I'm sorry.
No, Inspector Han.
I should thank you.
Well then...
I'll get going.
Since Defendant Ji Soon Koo didn't expect
Kim Jung Hoon to kill the victim, Bang Gye Deok,
he can't be blamed as an accessory for burglary and manslaughter.
Therefore, he's not guilty.
Mom!
Soon Koo!
Poor thing.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry.
[ Gipyung Study Dorm ]
♪ The moment I first met you ♪
♪ You were just a little girl ♪
♪ And you had a violet in your hair ♪
♪ You told me... ♪
A police officer got into a fight with a drunk 30-year-old man and...
It wasn't planned. An accident.
This is the first murder with a taser gun in the country...
The police report doesn't mention that.
They covered it up.
That's why we should listen to Jung Won Chul's testimony...
The police investigation says it was an accident. Is that true?
- It happened while I was on duty... - If so...
why didn't you turn off the taser gun?
Maybe you kept it on so you could use it again?
Inspector Han.
[ The Running Mates: Human Rights ]