01x01 - Episode 1

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ALL NAMES, ORGANIZATIONS, CASES

AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTIOUS

The moment all puzzle pieces

fall into place,

reasonable doubt subsides,

and substantial truth is revealed.

It's the beginning of judgment by the law

with scales and a sword.

Is the law truly righteous?

TRUTH AND JUSTICE ONLY BY THE LAW

OCTOBER 2020, PRESEN

Prosecution, continue your questioning.

-Witness.

-Yes.

Do you regret obtaining pentobarbital,

a euthanasia drug,

per the defendant's request?

I do.

I wouldn't have obtained it

if I knew he wanted to k*ll a person

instead of a terminally ill dog.

That's all.

Counsel, cross-examine.

YEONJU-DONG DRUG POISONING m*rder CASE

Witness,

you're the defendant's university friend,

who's running an animal clinic.

We're alumni, but he changed his major--

Please answer yes or no.

Yes.

The defendant changed his major

and is in Dental School.

Can't he easily get his hands on drugs

such as ketamine or propofol?

Objection. It's a leading question.

Didn't you know

it's allowed in cross-examination?

Please answer yes or no.

He can obtain it, can't he?

Yes.

If he was going to k*ll a person,

why would he have asked the witness,

who's a veterinarian,

to obtain the euthanasia drug?

-I think--

-That's unnecessary

from a man

who was jealous of the defendant.

-Objection!

-The witness cannot make an objection.

The defendant only wanted to euthanize

his terminally ill pet dog.

And the witness was well aware of that.

Objection.

The counsel is humiliating the witness.

-Sustain--

-I admit.

Stating the witness had a crush

and was jealous of the defendant

could lead to an impression

his testimony is false,

so I withdraw the statement.

-Objection.

-That's all.

YEONJU-DONG DRUG POISONING m*rder CASE

Let's take a 30-minute break.

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You shouldn't lead him on that much.

Do you know why the counsel is allowed

to lead the witness

during the cross-examination?

It's saying we can go all out.

To destroy the prosecutor's argument.

I shouldn't do that much? My a*s.

Sorry.

I got summoned as a witness

for the prosecution,

but I only did her good.

I really hate you.

Not me, right?

What can I do?

I was only allowed to answer yes or no.

Should I have pleaded the Fifth?

The Fifth is there

for the defendant to use, not the witness.

What? Why were you there?

If the witness wants to refuse to testify…

use the right to refuse to testify.

How dare a defendant jump on the bench.

It's not for a judge who's wearing pajamas

under the bench to say.

How dare you say that to the judge.

I'll punish you for insulting the--

Not insulting. Contempt.

-Criminal Code?

-Article 138?

Precisely.

Darn it.

Anyway, if we're told to answer

only yes or no, do we have to?

No, you don't have to.

What? I didn't have to answer yes or no?

I said yes for nothing.

Exactly.

The break is getting too long.

Did Professor Seo fall asleep?

Shouldn't we go find him?

Please do that, guard.

Yes, Your Honor.

YEONJU-DONG DRUG POISONING m*rder CASE

Professor Seo.

Professor Seo?

Professor Seo, the break is over.

Professor, are you asleep?

Professor?

YEONJU-DONG DRUG POISONING m*rder CASE

Hello.

We had no idea.

-We were all here.

-Everyone was here.

Prosecutor Yang.

KCSI

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I found this in the victim's inner pocket.

It must be suicide.

I'M SICK OF LIVING THIS LIFE

LET ME LEAVE THIS HELL

Someone who wanted to take his life today

won't need

those blood sugar test strips delivered.

Yes, you're right.

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He's a prosecutor I used to work with,

a professor at this law school.

Professor Yang Jong-hoon.

MARCH 2020

Yang Jong-hoon, the Criminal Code.

Case number 2017D4114.

Kim Cheol-su and Lee Yeong-hui made

a sex tape under consent in an affair.

When Lee wanted to leave,

Kim filmed the said video on his phone

then sent the recorded video

to Lee's husband.

The first and second trials

found him guilty,

but the Supreme Court acquitted him.

What's the key issue here?

The high bun.

I don't think anyone in here

has a high bun.

The main issue was Article 14

of the Act on Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

It punishes those who use cameras

to film other people's body

or distribute the photograph or video.

The key issue was if the word "body"

should be taken literally.

The first and second trials

pronounced him as guilty,

interpreting the image of a body

as a person's body.

But the Supreme Court disagreed

and found him innocent.

If you film someone's body directly,

you're guilty.

But it's not a crime

to take a photo of this.

-If you were the judge?

-I'm with the Supreme Court.

Criminal punishment

abides by principle of legality.

We must stay away from inference.

That's not right.

When we extend the interpretation

of a body to photos and videos of someone,

kissing this fellow student on the lips

would be considered the same

as kissing her photo.

That's not right.

So it wasn't a narrow interpretation?

When it comes to the misapplication

or people's emotional acceptance,

the law has been amended

to include a person's body

as well as the re-recording

of someone's photo

in the year 2018.

The law was the issue,

not the interpretation.

Legislation is the solution.

Second-round judicial exam?

Second-round judicial exam?

I heard one of the freshmen passed it.

That's amazing.

Yes, I'm Han Joon-hwi.

If you want me to remember you,

you better not take away

other students' chance to answer anymore.

Choi Mi-yeong, a drug offender, sued

Kim Min-su, the prosecutor, for r*pe.

After the investigation,

he wasn't indicted for r*pe but bribery

and the Supreme Court found him guilty.

The high bun from two minutes

and ten seconds ago, what's the issue?

Sorry? Right. It's…

He was indicted for bribery

and not r*pe because…

-I tried to come prepared--

-The issue?

The issue is, well…

So the issue is?

We don't know if he r*ped her.

We don't know, or was it not r*pe?

-Sorry? Right, it doesn't look like r*pe.

-Doesn't look like r*pe?

Will your decision say, "He seems guilty"?

You'd answer that if you came prepared.

It wasn't r*pe.

If it was bribery, what about Choi?

Choi Mi-yeong was…

I'm not sure what you're asking.

Kang Sol B.

If it's a r*pe case,

Choi Mi-yeong would be a victim.

But if it's bribery,

she'd be accused, too.

Choi became a suspect

because sex was considered as a bribe.

And the key issue?

Is sex considered as a bribe?

Why did the court say yes?

-The essence of the bribe--

-Kang Sol A.

Me?

Well, it's…

Since some people pay money

to have intercourse,

she bribed him with sex, not money--

So sex can be turned into monetary value,

acknowledging commercialization of sex?

-No, that's not what I meant.

-Then what?

It's not that

the court commercialized sex.

Then what?

-I'm sorry. My mind went blank--

-Kang Sol B.

The court considered

the benefit of bribery

not only as monetary or property gain

but anything tangible and intangible

that can satisfy

the demand and desire of a human.

It considered

sexual benefit through intercourse

as an intangible benefit.

Kang Sol A.

Why did the court acknowledge sex

as a bribe?

Kang Sol B just told you--

Kang Sol A,

I'm waiting to hear an answer from you!

Then what's bribery?

Bribery is

when civil servants receive money--

Only money?

And sexual acts.

Intangible benefit such as sexual acts--

And the elements are?

Relations to duty and--

Tell me now.

What's bribery?

-Professor.

-What is it?

Is there any kind of answer you can give?

I feel suffocated.

She might get a cardiac arrest.

What I can answer confidently is…

the circumstances precluding

-wrongfulness--

-The five.

JUSTIFICATION

Justifiable act, self-defense,

emergency evacuation, victim's consent,

and self-comfort.

"Self-comfort"?

When did it get into the Criminal Code?

Silence!

I'm sorry. It wasn't self-comfort.

I meant self-help.

-Then what's self-help?

-I don't…

-I can't do it.

-You give up on the class?

No, sir.

I wish to take part in this class.

But answering this--

If you give up on answering this,

you give up on this lecture.

Self-help can be claimed

when the legal procedure

prevents you from preserving

your right to file a claim…

You can't even read?

to turn the right of claim infeasible…

or to avoid difficulty

in carrying out the…

I'm sorry.

Let's take ten.

I thought you wanted an apology.

You said you wanted to learn from me.

Number 8003, Kang Sol.

Yes, I'm number 8003, Kang Sol.

Why did you come to law school?

To receive an apology.

An apology?

The law owes me a bit of,

no, a huge apology.

You want the law to apologize?

I got sued for as*ault

while trying to save someone.

It was very unfair.

I tried to get a lawyer

to claim self-defense,

but that cost three million won.

I tried to fight it alone,

but the fine was two million won.

I choked down my tears

and settled the case.

Because a million won of settlement

was my cheapest way out.

And that money

was my entire fortune that

I worked hard for and saved for years.

The law shouldn't have done this to me.

Becoming a lawyer was the only way

a poor kid like me could have justice.

And this special admission

was the only way

a poor kid could become a lawyer.

That's why I applied.

Okay. How do you expect

to have the law apologize to you?

That's for you to teach me, professor.

Will you still give up?

I didn't think it through. I'm sorry.

I don't want your apology.

Don't do anything to be sorry for.

We don't have much time left.

LECTURE HALL

Are you all right?

I deleted the photos--

Second-round judicial exam, save my life.

What?

Do you think Socrates knew

that in the future,

his teaching method would throw us

into this state of terror?

Han Joon-hwi and Kang Sol B

didn't look scared.

They seemed to enjoy this.

If Joon-hwi passed the second round,

why is he here?

No one gets dropped out at the interview.

Jealousy equals defeat,

but I'm jealous of LLB students

and judicial exam examinees.

You passed the first round,

and you went to med school.

I'm a complete newbie. This is so wrong.

Newbies like us

have a totally different starting line.

How can we race with you?

But we all pee in our pants

during the Criminal Code.

I'm too scared to take a dump.

Hey, what are you doing?

You know, that girl. Kang Sol A?

I'm jealous of her resiliency.

How does she survive that?

"When did self-comfort

get into the Criminal Code?"

I'm about to puke.

"Answer me."

"You give up on answering,

you give up on this lecture."

-Again, I bet another student got scared…

-Seo was indicted for bribery for the land

-at Yangcrates's class.

-he received from Ko.

He was found innocent

then declared that he'll donate

all 5.6 billion won he got

from selling that free property.

And that's today, correct?

Yes, according to Hankuk University…

-Seo Byung-ju always has a blow.

-Dean Oh Jeong-hui and Seo

went to visit the president…

-You okay?

-of their school

and said they'll have a donation ceremony.

You had to step down as a prosecutor

because of this free property.

If it were a bribe--

Instead, I got another goal.

Even if I don't make

any great judicial officers,

I'm not going to turn anyone

into a delinquent.

He wished the school would use this money

to support the students.

VICE DEAN KANG JU-MAN

Reporting with HBS, Choi Jun-hyeok.

Next story.

Child r*pist Lee Man-h*, who made

Korea furious with his heinous crime,

fully served his sentence

and will be released today.

-He'll be put on an anklet…

-Man, he's released already?

-then be sent home after.

-That anklet isn't enough.

As his release date came closer,

-NGOs, the police, and reporters…

-Already?

all came together,

creating a lot of tension.

I'm doing an interview today.

Yes, this is Kim Eun-suk.

Yes.

VICE DEAN KANG JU-MAN

Ms. Oh wishes to have you here,

Professor Yang.

I'm sure you're busy

preparing for your class

with your Socratic method or whatnot.

I look forward to it.

Please create the best mock court

among all law schools in the world.

Yes, we'll build up a nice one and turn it

into the pride

of Hankuk University Law School.

Is Professor Yang coming?

He doesn't want to be bothered

in his break between classes.

But Mr. Seo wanted to see him.

Can he come for a moment?

Let me call him instead.

It's okay.

He conducted the investigation.

I'm sure it's too much for him to see me.

Then why did he say he wanted to see him?

Let's take a photo.

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That's 1, 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000…

I'm sure it's right.

5.6 BILLION WON

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One, two, three.

Lee Man-h*'s atrocious crime

isn't just r*pe but an attempted m*rder.

He's a heinous criminal

as evil as a serial m*rder*r.

He committed a crime

on a girl young enough to be his own

but didn't regret his acts.

Considering the long-term effects

the victim must live with,

I believe Lee Man-h*

should never be released.

CORRECTION

CODE OF LAW

There he is!

-There he is!

-There's Lee Man-h*!

-Step back!

-There he is!

There's a high chance

he will commit another crime.

The people will shake in fear

as they dread the release

of Lee Man-h* today.

BRIBERY OF CHIEF PROESECUTOR SEO

Case number 2017D2531.

A bribery case.

Chief Prosecutor Seo

was indicted for bribery

for receiving land worth 370 million

from Assemblyman Ko.

First trial, not guilty.

Second trial, guilty.

The Supreme Court sent the case back

and found him innocent,

and the case was finalized.

What's the issue here?

Should the free land Seo received…

be considered as a bribe

or a gift?

You're teaching my case during class.

What an honor.

The Supreme Court said it wasn't a bribe.

What's the reason?

Because the relations to my duty

and the quid pro quo wasn't proven.

Are you claiming the land that became

5.6 billion from 370 million won

was a gift, not a bribe?

It was a gift

that could be mistaken as a bribe.

KO, ASSEMBLYMAN

It was a gift I probably…

SEO BYUNG-JU, CHIEF PROSECUTOR

shouldn't have taken.

A gift?

It was 370 million won.

A gift of such a high value isn't normal.

They were close friends.

"Close friends"?

As the written judgment stated,

Seo was a close friend to Ko,

so close that they knew

everything about each other.

If you knew everything about each other,

I'm sure you knew what Ko Hyeong-su wanted

when he gave you that land.

His ulterior motive of wanting your help

as the chief prosecutor

if he got in trouble.

If you accepted this land

knowing his ulterior motive,

we can't say it wasn't a quid pro quo

he gave as insurance.

It's a violation of the ban

on bribing officials…

To carry out his or her duty

for personal gain.

So he bribed me as insurance?

You're right.

You didn't read the decision right.

You should've read it thoroughly

for my sake

since I left over this case.

Seo Ji-h*.

Will you tell us?

It looks like

you read the decision thoroughly.

An expectation of help in the future

isn't a quid pro quo.

Bribing someone as insurance

isn't considered bribery.

And the non-bribery

will be used for your benefit.

What a relief.

What an interesting class.

I heard you're called

the Yangcrates of Terror.

Professor Yang Jong-hoon

is pretty memorable.

But still, you belong in the prosecution.

Go back.

Yang Jong-hoon

is a born prosecutor.

I would've been so,

if only I didn't let Chief Prosecutor Seo

get the best of me.

Are you saying you're here now

because of me?

We'll say it's thanks to you.

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RESTRICTED NUMBER

If he really was m*rder*d,

the culprit would've used that door.

So there are no CCTVs.

That's an entrance only for professors,

opened by fingerprint recognition.

So they walked through the court

and got there.

This screen is also missing

the hallway into the waiting room

from the court.

That means we cannot confirm

who came in and out of that room.

You'll get an idea

once you take the footprints.

This is Yang Jong-hoon.

Out of batteries?

I'll charge it now.

He's trying it out for his class.

If he was m*rder*d,

do you have any suspects?

Me.

There is one more person

I'm suspicious of.

-Did it really happen?

-Say something!

Is it true?

-Wait!

-Over here!

Excuse me!

-Let me in!

-Stay back.

Was this really a m*rder case?

-Over here!

-Wait!

REPORTER JANG NAM-CHEOL

A m*rder case on our campus?

The donation was already controversial,

and this happened at the mock court

made with that money.

What did the police say?

They can't say he was m*rder*d yet.

I'm sorry.

They're waiting for the autopsy result

to see if he was m*rder*d.

I hope it's not a m*rder case.

"Law School m*rder Case"

is already trending online.

I doubt it's a suicide.

He has been after

the directorship of the Legal Clinic

until few days ago.

A video of the crime scene

went viral, too.

How did Hankuk University Law School

end up in this situation?

The school will not make any statements

regarding this case.

Please stay away from the media,

and tell your students to keep quiet.

To help them be less stressed or confused

and stay away from this case,

can we move up the midterm--

There's no need.

This meeting is stressful and confusing.

I'm sure the library is completely fine.

How can we go on

as if nothing had happened?

Didn't something awful

happen to Professor Seo?

-Come on.

-My gosh.

Former chief prosecutor Seo died

at Hankuk University,

he taught as an adjunct professor.

His body was reportedly found…

COPY, PRINTING

by one of the law school students.

A professor died before us

in the middle of a class.

PHOTO PRINTING

How can we be fine

while people out there are in a ruckus?

Everyone just sits and studies.

What will you do if you don't study?

If you don't pass the Bar exam,

it'll ruin your life.

Only half of you will pass the exam.

This is w*r.

"You die, I live."

But it's not like he's a stranger.

He was there a second ago.

How can everyone be so cold?

Those psychopaths. Cold-blooded jerks.

You should be a psychopath

if that'll help you pass.

The police believe he could've been k*lled

and will do an autopsy

-to find the cause of death.

-m*rder?

Forget it even if it's a serial m*rder,

not just a regular m*rder.

One more probation

and you'll have to pay them,

the poor people scholarship you got.

You have enough trouble.

And you work here part-time, too.

Go study.

But still, this is a m*rder case.

Go get m*rder*d by your books.

Run along. Go. Go!

If he was m*rder*d,

then who on earth is the culprit?

"You'll end up like me."

Hang it on your wall.

YOU'LL END UP LIKE ME

And fail the Bar exam ten times? No way!

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You said he didn't k*ll himself.

He had too many things to patch up

to k*ll himself.

Who could it be?

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LAW SCHOOL AND THE CRIMINAL CODE

Former chief prosecutor Seo

died at Hankuk University

where he taught as an adjunct professor.

The police believe he could've been k*lled

and will do an autopsy

to find the cause of death.

We confirmed that Seo,

the former chief prosecutor,

was teaching a mock trial

at the time of his death.

Ironically, the new mock court

where Seo was found dead

was established with the donation

he made to the university,

making more people feel sorry.

Seo's body was first found

by one of the law school students.

The police will do an autopsy to find…

Is anyone home?

the cause of his death.

Mr. Lee Man-h*?

The people became highly interested

as Lee got released.

The top three percent

who are most likely to relapse

are kept under special control.

And Lee Man-h* is one of them, right?

Yes. Take a look at his location.

Look. Do you see that?

EUNPYEONG-GU, SEODAEMUN-GU

GANGNAM-GU

MARCH, 2020

Where's the lecture hall

for the Civil Code class?

I'd like to thank all of you

who took your precious time out

to come and take this Civil Code class

I, Kim Eun-suk, teach.

I really dread the Civil Code.

I'm disgusted and appalled

by the Civil Code.

If anyone asks, "Will you read

the Civil Code or be pregnant?"

I'd rather get pregnant.

Then why do you--

Why do I teach the Civil Code, Min Bok-gi?

How do you know my name?

THE CIVIL CODE

Chae-eun, Hyo-i, I-han, Dong-seong,

Chae-yeong, Mun-cheol,

Jeong-cheol, Yeong-jun.

-No chart.

-Gyu-cheol,

U-ri, Ga-yeong, Tae-jun,

Yeong-nam, Ye-beom, Bok-gi, Seung-jae,

Hye-jin, Jin-hyeok, Seong-a, A-yeong,

Ye-seul, Sol A, Joon-hwi,

Ji-h*, Sol B, Su-a, Wan-jun, Jong-hyeon,

Gwang-hui, Ju-hyeon, Min-jeong, Gyun-hong,

In-hyeon, Su-bin, A-hyeon, Hye-jin,

Gyeong-won, Hong-mo, A-reum.

And stop Photoshopping, Ju-a.

You're pretty.

I wanted to make sure you become students

who don't despise the Civil Code

as much as I did.

That means my class will be

more interesting than anything,

and you'll get so much out of it.

That Socratic method can go k*ll itself!

Then let us begin this fun class.

Now,

party A

sold a land worth 100 million won

to his close friend, party B.

I mean, if they're so close,

why couldn't he just give it as a gift?

Why did he take money

only to give us so much headache?

It's insane to give it away.

Yes, he's a nutcase.

My gosh. Goodness, sorry.

Forget I said "nutcase."

Now, party A received 95 million won

until the due date

and never got

the balance of 5 million won.

He claimed the contract is canceled,

and that he won't give back

the 95 million won he got.

He sounds more like a thief.

"He sounds more like a thief"?

Who said that?

I did.

-Sorry, I couldn't help it.

-It's the core issue.

Article Two, Trust and Good Faith, is made

so people's rights

must be exercised humanely

with trust and good faith,

within people's common sense.

It means we shouldn't be like a thief.

That just made so much sense!

Kang Sol A and Han Joon-hwi,

come hand-in-hand to my office

within this week.

I'll give you a chance to hit it off

while you clean every corner of my office.

Then let's discuss

this thief-like attitude a little more.

Do you think I'm like a thief, too?

Defendant, I'll give you one last chance.

While you committed

a heinous act of crime

against this young victim,

you received a phone call

from your young son.

I do not remember.

When your son asked what you were up to,

you should've stopped

your atrocious action then and there.

I was too drunk back then,

so I don't remember a thing.

Man.

This is driving me crazy.

It's the booze.

If it hadn't been for the booze.

Darn it, booze.

Well, I guess I regret that I got drunk.

You regret it, yet you lodged an appeal?

How can you laugh right now?

SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COUR

DEFENDANT: LEE MAN-h*

PROSECUTOR: SEO BYUNG-JU

The prosecution made no appeal.

It's deplorable that I cannot go above

the original sentencing.

As a judge, I am devastated

that I have no choice

but to reduce his sentencing

according to Article 10-2

of the Criminal Code.

Sentencing.

Article 10-2 of the Criminal Code.

"For the conduct of a person

who is unable to make discriminations

or to control one's will,

the punishment is mitigated."

This clause

will always torment my heart.

You as*h*le!

Article 10-2 of the Criminal Code,

the Lee Man-h* Act.

Thanks to me, instead of forcefully

mitigating the punishment,

it was amended

so the judge may or may not do that.

The Act was even amended.

Why did you quit working as a judge?

What are you doing here?

Eleven years ago,

you called me an as*h*le, judge.

You must be relieved that

the criminal statutory limitations

and civil statute of limitations

have expired.

But I'll make sure these people

who are within the statutory limitations

will be punished.

I'll file for compensation, too.

Look, that's not an attitude of a thief,

is it?

The bitterness of the law.

I heard the Legal Clinic here

provides free legal consultations.

Please help me out, Professor Kim Eun-suk.

-What's he saying?

-He'll sue people who wrote hate comments?

This is

a sacred classroom.

These malicious comments are very evil.

Let's say I get 500,000 won per person

as compensation.

I'd be sitting on a pile of money.

If you help me out,

I'll consider making a donation here.

If they wish, I'll also give

some compensation for my victim.

What? Compensation?

I guess she might not need that.

Figures.

I already paid for my crime

according to the state's sentencing.

Hey.

Why the heck

should I be treated like this?

It's not like I'm a serial k*ller.

I was drunk! I don't remember a thing.

But 11 years.

I rot in prison for 11 years.

Do you think I have nothing to say?

This is unfair.

This is unfair for me!

Unfair? Did you say it's unfair?

Are you going to k*ll him?

Depending on your intention,

it'll be either homicide or manslaughter.

If you wished to k*ll him,

it's attempted m*rder if you let go.

Professor Kim.

-Goodness.

-Professor Kim!

-Professor Kim!

-My gosh.

Professor Kim.

Call 911.

AMBULANCE

-How many weeks?

-At 22 weeks, 3 days.

-Bleeding?

-15 minutes.

Get Dr. Lee now.

-Okay.

-Yes, sir.

Professor, are you okay?

I'm fine, right?

She's still bleeding.

What should I do?

Dr. Lee's surgery is delayed.

If you're in a hurry…

Professor, may I take a look?

All right.

I didn't know you came here, too,

prosecutor.

Gosh, that kid from before.

I'll get him locked up

for attempted m*rder.

Everyone there had a look

as if I deserved to die,

so they aren't going to help.

Could you be my witness?

You know, everything you saw. Please?

Oh, so you didn't see anything?

Well, figures.

I also said I never saw anything.

Still remember nothing?

I wonder if Judge Kim's kid is okay.

Blood.

If she lost blood, it can't be any good.

September 10th, 2008. The license plate

of the hit-and-run driver at Jurae-dong.

The accident for that kid

who witnessed your r*pe.

If I remembered anything,

what I said about

getting too drunk to remember

turns into a total lie.

Why are you so obsessed?

You aren't a prosecutor anymore.

Because that hit-and-run case

is my only cold case.

I see. What a shame.

Goodness, what a shame.

If I hadn't been so drunk,

I would've remembered that number.

I hope you'd remember it soon.

The statutory limitation expires soon.

Right, the statutory limitation.

Tell Professor Kim…

that I hope she gets better soon

and delivers her baby safely.

You can…

remember that number now.

I might remember something

once I take this off.

Darn it.

OCTOBER 2020, PRESEN

Did you look into it?

Yes, I did, prosecutor.

As you said, professor, Lee Man-h*

was at Hankuk University yesterday

but left in the morning.

He remained outside

until the time of the incident.

I can't tell you anything else.

Detective Jang got mad at me

for letting you into the crime scene

yesterday.

We never talked on the phone.

Yes, goodbye.

07P 4295

HANKUK ESTABLISHED

MODERN LEGAL EDUCATION

DEFAMATION CASES

GO SEE A DOCTOR FOR SNORING

I snore when I sleep?

PHONE ON SILEN

Do I snore?

-Do you? I'm not sure.

-You do.

And very loudly.

Was this you?

I saw Professor Seo in my dream last night

just as he looked when he died.

I'm not studying in my right mind.

How many are those?

He got as many as I did.

You picked up

every single defamation case in Korea.

I went through so much trouble

to find this one because of Joon-hwi.

This one and this one. I found those.

Did you bring everything?

We'll pick cases we might see on a test.

Let's pass cases that stated facts

since it's to be discarded.

No.

Professors love questioning us

on reasons why it should be discarded.

I'll pick out a few for you.

-Wait.

-Look.

One second.

First, Article 310 of the Criminal Code--

Wait, she's not here.

We aren't losing time

for someone who's late.

Shocking news!

I WON'T BE SAD FOR A DRUGGIE

I heard Professor Seo did drugs.

-What?

-What?

They found meth

in his office and in his car.

That makes no sense.

MY HUBBY

Leave it on silent.

This was you?

PHONE ON SILEN

Look at this.

"I won't be sad for a druggie."

In the study group?

I'M NOT SURE

-When will it end?

-Druggie.

That makes no sense.

Drugs?

SEO BYUNG-JU OF HANKUK UNIVERSITY

HAD BEEN A DRUG ab*ser

COPY ROOM

If he was an addict,

he more likely died in an accident

or k*lled himself.

Maybe they k*lled him

wanting us to think like that.

Then the culprit is…

The room where Professor Seo died

is only accessible

through the courtroom we were in

and the door only professors can use.

-Give me a hand.

-But only we were there during the break.

I don't recall seeing any outsiders

other than that deliveryman.

Where can I find Mr. Seo Byung-ju?

Go through this door.

Thank you.

And the deliveryman came right out

after he went to drop it off.

So there might be a tragedy where

one of us gets arrested as a m*rder*r…

Can you tell him I'm in the shower?

You've reached Jeon Ye-seul's phone.

Hello.

Ye-seul is in the shower--

Hey, Yeong-chang.

No, it's okay.

No.

All right. Okay.

I should go take a shower instead.

Gosh, Yangcrates is taking over

Professor Seo's mock trial class!

On the day of her death,

what did she say

as she drank at your place?

She wanted to break up.

And what did you say?

That I didn't want to.

Things weren't great for Ro-na

after becoming a solo artist.

She got depressed

and often said she wanted to die.

It's not that she didn't like me.

Everything was tormenting for her.

You wanted to keep the victim safe,

yet the victim

wanted to take her own life

and injected pentobarbital?

Yes.

I got it to euthanize my dog,

but I never imagined she'd do that.

I should've managed it better.

MOCK TRIAL: CASE FILE

These are needle marks on her right arm

from the day of the incident.

You said she's left-handed,

so she can inject the drug herself.

Yes.

The victim had fear of needles,

so she never got an IV

in her girl group days.

If she refused to be put on IV

at a hospital,

could she really have stabbed her body

not just once but many times?

If she wanted to k*ll herself…

she could've mixed it with a drink.

Defendant.

Did you know she was afraid of needles?

Everyone, attention.

The police are here

for Professor Seo's case.

Officer Jang Dong-su

of Jungang Police Station.

Officer Jang Dong-su

of Jungang Police Station.

I'm here to investigate

Professor Seo Byung-ju's death.

I ask for your momentary cooperation.

These are the footprints

found on the scene.

Owners of the footprints

may become suspects

depending on their whereabouts.

First off,

tailor-made dress shoes for men,

size 270mm.

Sneakers, size 275mm,

Air-sweep NB 384.

Sneakers, size 270mm, Pro-running AF.

Women's high heels, size 235mm.

Those are mine.

I'm the initial witness,

so of course I'm there.

Am I one of the suspects?

No exceptions.

Next, Airmax 507-J,

sneakers, size 275mm.

Maison Pature, limited edition sneakers

for 2020 fall-winter,

size 240mm.

Those cost millions of won.

The autopsy result showed

Professor Seo was m*rder*d

by drug overdose.

The drug, methamphetamine.

-What?

-What?

It's meth mixed with sugar.

You're right. It was a trick.

It looked like

someone forced Professor Seo to drink

a dangerous amount of meth

mixed into his coffee.

This is the disposable coffee cup

used by the campus cafe.

And the plastic bag

found on the day of the incident

in the trash can of the scene.

The same fingerprints

were found on both evidence,

and it's getting identified.

Arresting the culprit

is only a matter of time.

We came here today to give you a chance--

I thought you came to get help,

but you came to threaten them.

I'm not threatening--

Who thinks this is a threat?

When a threat

causes fear in the other party

and meddles with their decision,

it can be punishable.

Who got scared

when he said he's giving a chance?

It almost made my high bun stand.

I didn't even do anything.

Please leave.

-I'm wrapping up Seo's class.

-Professor Yang.

Even if the culprit is here,

they can't leave during class.

Continue the trial.

Prosecution, continue your questioning.

EVIDENCE FROM THE SCENE

Did you know she was afraid of needles?

Of course you didn't.

If you had known,

you wouldn't have scripted a story

that the victim injected the drug herself.

Objection. That's a made-up story.

The defendant did.

You two,

stop talking about made-up stories.

Only state the facts--

Professor Yang Jong-hoon.

You're under emergency arrest

for Seo Byung-ju's m*rder.

You have the right to remain silent.

You have the right to talk to a lawyer.

Anything you say can be used

against you in court.

WAITING ROOM

DO NOT ENTER, POLICE LINE,

UNDER INVESTIGATION

Subtitle translation by Eun Sook Youn

Did you do it alone?

You would've left the country

had we not arrested you.

He was deemed guilty

the moment they cuffed him.

Just confess to the crime.

I'll be done soon. Just talk to him.

Fire Yang Jong-hoon.

Then change the rules and get him fired!

If the Ministry allows,

I want to defend Yang.

Then quit your job and defend him.

What's with you and Seo?

I know there's something.

Because Mr. Seo is his uncle.

I have no idea why your name is

in your uncle's will

he had written before he died.

Even if Professor Yang

actually k*lled him,

I hate you more than him.

The Jurae-dong hit-and-run.

-Now, do you remember?

-This is what I saw.

Don't tell me Seo is…

What about you?

Did you k*ll him?

From this moment on,

I refuse to give any testimony.