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Mr. Na Cheol Jin.

I'm Kang Gi Seok, the prosecutor in charge of your case.

We met before, right?

I read the report.

You're going to go to trial for having murdered Bae Man Ho.

It wasn't me.

I didn't do it.

What do you mean?

It means he didn't kill him.

I'm sorry for my late introduction.

We'll be defending Na Cheol Jin starting from today. I'm Go Tae Rim.

And I'm Seo Jae In.

Aren't you two his victims?

No. I never reported him.

Did you?

I confirmed that everything was a misunderstanding.

It was just kids' prank like choking, for example.

It means we are not affiliated.

Nonetheless, we have confession and evidence.

This won't be easy, even for you.

Aren't you also handling Hankang New Materials case?

Are you sure you can take both cases?

Why would you think they are two separate cases?

It all comes down to Sung Gi Jun.

Which means it's all related to Hankang.

After thoroughly reviewing the internal report...

submitted by the plaintiff,

we concluded that it's a forged document.

On what grounds are you claiming that?

Here are the testimonies from the employee who...

claimed to have been forced to take time off and their colleagues.

Lee Yong Deok from the waste management team three.

He said, "I'm happy to be working..."

"at a place completely free of any harmful substance whatsoever."

Jo Tae Woon from the same team.

He said, "Our workplace is so clean..."

"that I sometimes bring my children here..."

"on my day off."

Employees would say anything.

They have no other choice when their bosses pressure them.

They would write a testimony or a letter of apology.

I also have the medical reports of the employees...

who said they were forced to take time off.

The numbers indicate that they are all healthy.

For the last three years, TPX Gamma was missing...

in all the soil and water analysis reports on Bongsari Village.

Why do you think that is?

Why was the analysis requested by Hankang New Materials,

and not by the residents of Bongsari Village?

The company even paid for it too.

They did it as a service for the community.

The lab was not even certified. It was just some hole in the wall.

How is the size of the lab relevant?

Hey.

- Did you bring it? - Don't tell my dad. He'll kill me.

You want a bike, don't you?

This should be enough to get the finest model.

Cheon Mi Ri, who supposedly brought this forged document.

I have a letter from her professor in the U.S.

She was given a warning to due plagiarising other students.

He also added that she sent threatening emails to him.

Moreover, Cheon Mi Ri was disqualified...

for a promotion last year.

It's obvious that she did this out of spite.

Cheon Mi Ri developed a new material called Cosma A.

She has pride in her work.

However, she felt so bad about...

the sufferings and deaths caused by TPX Gamma,

which was as big as the profit.

That's why she let go of the opportunity to work at...

Hankang New Materials and became a whistleblower.

I ask you to refrain from unsupported defaming remarks.

Witness, do you remember...

seeing the following people at the hospital?

Lee Jung Tak, Kim Sang Jun, and Han Hae Suk...

listed on this document.

Yes, I do.

They complained of dizziness and lightheadedness.

Did they tell you what caused the symptoms?

They said it was because of the steam from the wastewater.

If patients' speculations about the cause of their symptoms...

match the opinions of the doctors,

we wouldn't need doctors, would we?

That's usually the case.

Isn't it strange?

Among the 1,200 employees working at Hankang New Materials,

why did only those who work at the waste management team...

in charge of Cosma A production suffered these problems?

They can insist and deny all they want.

But even a kid can see through it.

Stop right there.

You can box personal belongings. But we will send it to you...

after confirming its content. It's an order from Ms. Song.

That sounds like her.

She wants me to leave with nothing.

That's fine.

You couldn't find anything suspicious?

Yes, we even conducted a pat down but found nothing.

But I think someone leaked a document from the research center.

We took an extra measure of security. Who could it be?

Seeing how the person knew the passcode for the safe,

I suspect the son of the center director.

Tell him to shut down the center...

and stay abroad for a while.

Yes, ma'am.

Hold on a second.

Find out the financial status and the family relation of...

the residents involved in the lawsuit.

And pick out those who are likely to be persuaded.

Right away, ma'am.

One's own interest always comes first.

This is weird.

Until two years ago, TPX Gamma wasn't detected at all.

How is that possible?

Even during the leak three years ago,

people were hospitalized and a child died.

- That's strange. - It wasn't a leak from pipes.

There wasn't enough time.

We, Hankang New Materials, send our sincere apologies...

regarding the chemical spills.

Do you admit the charge?

Do you admit the toxins leaked?

- Do you? - Say something.

Yes, Mr. Go.

Put Ms. Min on.

Who? Ms. Min?

It's Mr. Go.

It's me.

What did you hide from me three years ago?

When the safety manager called,

you took the call instead.

And you took something that was meant for me.

Not knowing that, I suspected Mr. Bang.

Give it to me. Give it back!

What's going on? What did he say?

I bet he has no idea of all the things...

you did to help him out...

and bragged about something.

Whatever Monster Pervert says or whatever he calls me,

I have no right to complain.

- Ms. Min. - I can't blame Ms. Song.

Both me and Mr. Bang...

did even worse.

That's impossible. You and Dae Han?

We killed someone.

A kid just nine years old.

Is that child's name Yoo Ra?

When Yoo Ra died during the trial,

criticism reached a high.

Hankang New Materials admitted their wastewater pipes leaked...

and apologized publicly, agreeing to meet the villagers' every demand.

But after that happened,

Hankang Group hired B and G Law Firm.

That's when I heard.

The G stood for Chairman Sung who used to be a prosecutor...

before he took over Hankang Group.

Because of that trial,

Hankang New Materials lost credibility and stocks plummeted.

Sung Gi Jun bought up the shares with...

the excuse of reviving the company.

I found out later that...

Chairman Sung became gravely ill with a rare disease...

and had to bequeath the company to his son in a hurry,

and used Hankang New Materials.

Not long after, Hankang New Materials' shares...

recovered its original price due to a patent being granted.

Sung Gi Jun's profit reached hundreds of millions.

Pretending your conscience...

Monster Pervert realized that...

he'd been used like a pawn by the chairman and his son.

He argued with Mr. Bang and left the firm.

So just for money,

they deliberately leaked a toxin that could kill people...

and used their own lawyer to carry on a trial?

They didn't want anyone to know the leak was deliberate.

Does that make sense? How could they do that?

When we first met Ms. Cheon,

don't you remember...

she said sacrifices should be made for national profit?

If that's the kind of morals that a developer has,

what do you think a chairman's family would think?

What about Ms. Min?

Did she know everything from the start?

The untouched test results of Bongsa-ri's soil and water.

From the past four years.

There was no leak at the time.

That's the evidence.

No way. Then...

Drop out of the trial.

Wait.

- What? - You were fired.

Will your ID card work?

That's why I have this.

It won't leave a record.

Come with me.

In that short time... This is like in the movies.

This way.

Hey.

In the movies,

the two leads feel something and sparks fly around about now,

and they kiss...

Follow me.

You almost broke my jaw.

Who's there? Stop!

I think they're gone.

That was close.

You went to all this trouble just to get a book?

"Crime and Punishment"? Yes, we did commit a crime.

What is this that's so important you'd do that?

Listen carefully.

You'll find out...

what kind of a person I am.

I saw this in a movie too.

Sang Koo.

Wait just a little bit. He's getting ready.

I get it now.

Why Mr. Go said what he did back then.

You haven't experienced it yet.

You think only cause and effect creates victims...

and causes unjust, anger, and the will to kill.

Even people who did nothing wrong in their lives...

sometimes suffer for no reason in this world.

- Don't come back. - What?

Regardless of what happens to me, don't come close.

Guilt...

and rage. That's probably it.

The reason he's so fixated on this fight.

I don't know.

It's a case.

I got paid a lot in advance.

I told you to stay out of today's trial.

I expected this much ever since I took the case.

Your daughter represents the victims?

Yes. So I heard.

You must feel uncomfortable.

I guess I did something terrible to you and your daughter.

Don't say that.

I owe it to you that she's a lawyer.

She's the only one that doesn't know that.

Okay.

A book?

Yes. We'd made a list after Ms. Min had left.

The book "Crime and Punishment" is missing.

"Crime and Punishment"?

"Crime and Punishment"...

Shall I report the theft?

With just a book?

If she went to such lengths to get it,

it must contain something big.

If anyone were to know what that is...

I can only think of one person.

During police interrogation,

the defendant said the rain suddenly gave him the urge to kill,

He confessed that he followed Bae Man Ho into his house...

and murdered him with a knife in the victim's kitchen.

The defendant changed his statement.

His initial statement was made against his will...

due to the unfair treatment he was getting from the police.

These are Na Cheol Jin's shoes,

and we collected them from his house after he turned himself in.

We analyzed the dirt on his shoe soles.

And it matched the soil in his front yard.

And this is the defendant's medical record.

It says he's been...

receiving psychological treatment ever since he was in middle school.

And he was diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder.

I will hand these in as evidence.

They're all just circumstantial evidence.

And the prosecution is mentioning his past mental illness...

only because they couldn't find his exact motive for murder.

He never met Yoon Sang Koo in his entire life,

but he still stabbed him and fled. Do you consider that normal?

Back when the defendant was in middle school,

he got punished by his school for three assault incidents.

He hit a schoolmate with a hammer...

and got him hospitalized for three weeks.

He hit a person in his eyes with a broom and made him go blind.

And he stabbed a person with a mechanical pencil...

and got him hospitalized for four weeks.

Judging from these incidents, we can already assume...

that he doesn't need a motive to suddenly become violent.

He hammered a person and got him hospitalized for three weeks...

and even made someone go blind?

On top of that, a mechanical pencil...

Imagine how hard he would've had to stab...

to make someone get hospitalized for four weeks.

But the point is, if he really injured those kids that badly,

he should've received criminal punishment...

instead of just getting disciplined by his school.

But all he got was disciplinary action.

Why do you think so?

That's related to the fact that the school received...

a huge donation right after those incidents broke out.

- That's irrelevant to the case. - How is it not?

The organization that made the specific donation...

was a firm named SS Security.

The director who works there is actually the president of the firm.

And his name is Seo Dong Su.

SS Security mainly focuses on...

protecting and attending...

Chairman Sung of Hankang Group.

In other words, it's practically an affiliate of Hankang Group.

That's only a speculation.

There are a lot of other firms other than SS Security...

that are in charge of Hankang Group's security.

I should correct myself.

To be exact,

it's a firm that only carries out Chairman Sung's orders.

They don't build security systems or guard factories.

Counsel, what is your point?

Why do you think SS Security made a donation...

after the defendant did what he did when they're totally unrelated?

Plus, the victims were given a huge amount of compensation.

And here's something else to be suspicious about.

Mr. Na Cheol Jin's father was unemployed back then.

But he suddenly got a job at Hankang Chemicals,

an affiliate of Hankang Group, as the head of security.

Doesn't something smell fishy?

To sum it up, the defendant wasn't the person...

who committed all those crimes.

It was actually his classmate...

and the heir of Hankang Group, Sung Gi Jun.

I'd like to request Seo Dong Su and Sung Gi Jun as witnesses.

If the prosecution is going to use the defendant's past...

as his motive for murder,

we must address the actual truth behind the past incidents.

Things won't turn out the way it did with Yoon Do Hee's case.

I'm glad to hear that.

That means the prosecution isn't going to fabricate any evidence.

You're fighting against your dad. Will you be okay, Jae In?

Or do you not care because you're willing to do whatever to win...

just like Tae Rim?

If it's going to help me reveal the truth,

I can call every single person in my entire family.

I'm sure Tae Rim doesn't care about the truth.

How would an attorney know the truth anyway? He's not a deity.

You're wrong. Sometimes, humans are also able to see the truth.

The only problem is that it's very hard to see...

because it passes by very quickly.

Is using this criminal case...

to pressure Hankang Group considered the truth?

Prosecutor Kang.

I thought you became a prosecutor because you wanted to be just.

Do you seriously think Na Cheol Jin is the criminal?

Well, I'm guessing you don't.

That's exactly why I'm a prosecutor and you're an attorney.

Bye, then.

How does it feel to be back?

I'm not back.

Are you trying to tease me?

You must've thought I'd be easy to please. I'm disappointed.

I'm not trying to tease you.

You must be very desperate seeing that you wanted to meet me.

I'm surprised that Monster Pervert can be of help sometimes.

I'll be honest with you.

If you help us with this case,

the chairman promised to have you reappointed,

and you can stay until you reach...

your age of retirement.

This position was mine to begin with.

Fine.

Tell me what you want.

I want "G" taken out from "B and G".

Listen to me, Mr. Bang.

If things go wrong, Hankang New Materials...

and Sung Gi Jun might both end up getting ruined.

I personally feel like I should be asking you for more.

Sung Gi Jun is your nephew, right?

I almost forgot about that.

This is all I have.

I'm sorry.

I was shameless enough to hide this from you.

But I acted like I was a woman of conscience, a superior,

and someone who had nothing to do with the case.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

Just let her leave for now.

Did you hear?

- Yes. - Where's Ms. Min?

She apologized and left.

What's the point of apologizing at this point?

She apologized? How brazen of her.

She acted like she was so great and conscientious.

I thought I met the love of my life without even knowing that.

I'm sure it was really hard for her.

Even so, what she did was wrong.

Imagine how hard it must've been for Monster Pervert.

He ended up getting all the blame.

Dae Han kept badmouthing him without even thinking...

about all the things that he did.

He even used me.

I'm going to call my sister and tell her to get a divorce.

You should forgive Ms. Min.

Why should I?

I get that Dae Han saved her from becoming a juvenile criminal.

But she still shouldn't have done that.

I can...

never forgive her.

I'm saying this because you're the one and only person...

that can embrace Ms. Min.

Then what about you?

Can you forgive your dad?

See?

Why would you ask me to do something you can't even do yourself?

I can't agree with his ways,

but I'm trying to understand him.

I don't know if he's being loyal or trying to repay his thanks,

but it's because he believes in something.

Even though that made his heart ache so much,

he just chose to hold it in.

He couldn't meet the people he missed.

He couldn't follow his own conscience.

But he couldn't ignore the kindness that was given to him.

He probably never thought...

he'd end up in such a complicated relationship.

He probably never knew...

that it would end up tormenting him for the rest of his life.

He probably didn't have any other choice but to walk that road...

even though he knew it was wrong...

because human beings can be very weak.

That's why we need the law.

Humans are foolish, emotional,

and we constantly repeat the same mistakes.

Thus, we have no right to judge other people.

We need to judge people based on the law and evidence.

We might end up freeing a murderer...

and punishing a person who was wrongly framed.

But if we live without the law,

the society we live in won't be able to exist.

What? Where's Mr. Yoon?

He just left.

He kept writing stuff on his notepad and suddenly left.

Maybe he's in a hurry to go somewhere.

Jae In, you've become so mature.

That was such a touching speech.

It wasn't for you guys to hear.

It's been rough, right?

I can't agree with it,

but I'll try to understand.

When your heart breaks to pieces...

I...

Please stop crying.

I'll love you more.

So please don't cry.

What on earth...

Are you all right?

My goodness.

I guess you don't know how strong you are.

I'm really...

I'm fine. I'm sure I'll recover.

I'm so sorry.

You sure you're okay? Stay with me.

I'm really sorry.

This should do it.

If you take care of this, we'll hire you officially.

Do it properly.

This is the raincoat found in the defendant's vehicle.

As you can see,

bloodstains were found here, here, and here.

The DNA report proved that...

the blood matched the blood of Bae Man Ho.

Could there be a more conclusive evidence?

We call it "dropped from the sky."

When evidence just appears out of the blue.

The evidence submitted by the prosecutors are just like that.

The material evidence, which was nowhere to be found...

for months after the confession suddenly appeared.

Does it mean that the police...

forgot to check the trunk until now?

Maybe they didn't have the car key and called for a locksmith...

who happened to be traveling Europe, so they had to go find him.

Or maybe they waited for him at the airport all day.

- Attorney. - It doesn't make any sense.

So the defandant has been keeping this piece of evidence?

It reminds me of Yoon Do Hee, who was proved innocence.

Coincidentally, Prosecutor Kang was in that case also.

This is a gross lack of imagination, I should say.

If I may explain why it took so long to hand in the evidence,

the defendant scrapped his car...

after committing the crime.

But the broker decided that the car was still in good shape...

and sold the car to an exporting company.

The police were after the salvage yards only.

They found out later that the car became an illegal export.

That's why it took so long to retrieve the car.

I guess export cars these days are fixed without checking a trunk.

Even though there could be expensive jewelry...

or a large amount of drugs.

Considering the defendant's own confession...

and the newly-acquired evidence,

there can't be any doubt that the defendant committed the crime.

Witness, you were a supervisor at a company...

called SS Security 14 years ago, is that correct?

Yes.

After the school violence incident involving the defendant,

SS Security made a donation to the school.

Do you admit it?

- Yes. - Could you explain why?

Back then, Sung Gi Jun, Hankang Group's heir,

was attending that school.

I made a donation...

on behalf of the CEO of Hankang Group.

Why did he ask you to make a donation...

right after the school violence incident?

I don't know.

A coincidence, maybe.

Then why did he pay compensation to the kids who got assaulted?

Isn't it because the assaulter was not Na Cheol Jin,

but actually Sung Gi Jun?

I heard that Sung Gi Jun felt bad for his friend, Na Cheol Jin,

and asked his father to pay for compensation.

Mr. Seo Dong Su.

Do you know what will happen if you lie under oath?

I'll be punished for perjury.

Are you not the father of my colleague, Seo Jae In?

- I am. - Witness.

In 2005, You were the major witness...

in the case where Sung Gi Jun, was charged for assault...

on his middle school teacher, Jang Min Ho. Weren't you?

Objection, your honor. It's irrelevant to the case.

It's relevant.

Witness, please answer my question.

I was.

You didn't show up to testify but fled to China.

After that, a different witness changed his statement.

So you were no longer included as a major witness.

But soon after, Hankang Group was accused of embezzlement...

and tax evasion, in which you were involved.

So you had to postpone your return indefinitely.

Am I right?

It's all in the past.

Yes. It's past the statute of limitations.

It's because you refused to testify and ran away.

Attorney, where are you going with this?

- Nowhere. - Excuse me?

It's apparent that the witness will never tell the truth.

It means that I'll give up questioning.

For 14 years, in the name of loyalty,

the witness abandoned his only daughter...

and is brazenly lying under oath without any trace of guilt.

What truth will I get by questioning him?

Your honor, he's insulting the witness.

Attorney, that's enough.

That'll be all.

Mr. Sung was unable to make an appearance today...

because of an imperative business matter.

He sent his apology and asked to be excused.

Prosecution, any questions?

No, your honor.

Witness, you may step down.

May I say a word?

If there are no objections from both sides...

No, your honor.

No, your honor.

I believe we all continue living,

because we all have something to lean on.

Some people depend on money while others on people.

And some...

depend on their principles.

For a long time, I lived as a soldier.

I thought that, as long as I lived for my country,

I was a good husband...

and a good father.

But my wife got sick.

And I was dismissed by the army for a trivial mistake.

Since then I...

became dependant on something else.

I'm sorry to say this...

in front of Seo Jae In, my only flesh and blood,

but even if i'm wrong,

I just can't give it up.

Because, giving it up is the same as...

repudiating my whole life.

I'll be losing...

a reason to live.

This is what I wanted to say.

Thank you for listening.

So,

did you find out what Ms. Min leaked?

I didn't have to. I already know.

It can't be anything else.

What do you mean?

When Hankang Group tried to get rid of me,

I kept with me a secret that can blow up Hankang Group.

I, too, have been waiting for the right time.

It's about a kid named Yoo Ra who died three years ago.

There's an audio file with the testimony of...

Mr. Han, the safety manager.

- It can't be... - Don't you worry.

There's no way Monster Pervert will use it.

The moment he reveals it to the world,

his life as a lawyer is over.

You have a visitor.

- CEO Bang. - He's no longer a CEO.

I heard you've been hiking since you were replaced.

You're still in the dark.

I returned to B and G a few days ago.

So did you come here hoping for a congratulation?

Would I expect something like that?

I'm here to warn you, for old time's sake.

The recording Ms. Min gave you.

Don't forget how you got that.

What do you mean?

A recording? What does he mean?

I don't know. Do you?

I haven't a clue.

I don't care if you know or not.

I knew you were digging since the girl died.

That's why I took you off the Bongsari team...

and put you on Hankang New Materials.

Just in case this happened.

How can you transfer a lawyer...

when there's a conflict of interest?

A settlement was being discussed,

so nobody cared.

Not even you.

There were no more trial dates after that.

What are you doing?

You have a duty to keep...

your client's information confidential.

As a lawyer of Hankang New Materials,

what you came to know...

while you were retained cannot be used against them.

Can we not use it then?

With Ms. Song's influence,

you'll lose your license to practice in no time.

Go Tae Rim who isn't a lawyer?

Would that mean anything anymore?

When Cosma A is produced,

they admit that TPX Gamma is extracted as a byproduct,

but based on a forged environmental report,

they insist nothing was leaked outside.

This is a report on Bongsari's...

water and soil from the same laboratory.

Of course, it's the untouched original.

How can we be sure that's not the forged one?

Right. I knew you would say that.

That's why I will explain how this is the original.

This document shows...

how much Cosma A Hankang New Materials exported over four years.

You can see that in the last two years,

the amount of Cosma A produced almost doubled.

But the volume of waste facilities remained the same.

Below is the amount of TPX Gamma...

found in the soil and water.

From the factory's opening until two years ago,

nothing was found in the samples.

In the past two years,

with the waste facilities failing to keep up with...

production due to increased exports, TPX Gamma started to show up.

The waste facilities were designed...

from the get go...

under the assumption that production would increase.

As a lawyer who represented Hankang New Materials at the time...

and persuaded the villagers who were against the factory being built,

Mr. Go Tae Rim...

would know that better than anyone.

Just because he changed sides, mentioning a facility's capacity...

and submitting a fabricated report...

would be just too shameless.

Bongsari residents requested to...

look around the facilities with experts.

But the company is refusing, stating there are trade secrets.

For a just ruling,

I request that the court order counsel to grant our request.

Did you see that?

Monster Pervert wasn't able to say a word.

Do you think Tae Rim won't use what he has?

He won't.

His license isn't just a source of income to him.

It's the only thing that allows the twisted,

arrogant fool to be acknowledged in society.

He can never give that up.

That alone doesn't comfort me.

Will you stop pacing? You're getting on my nerves.

I said stop. I can't concentrate.

I don't think you can anyway.

I just got a call.

The criminal trial and Hankang's civil trial...

are on the same day and time.

I don't know what your lawyer said,

but I believe you should pay for what you did.

I really...

didn't kill.

People only see and believe what they want.

Sometimes, murderers deny that...

they killed someone,

but eventually, they believe it.

It wasn't me. I really...

This is no place for confessions or conscience.

We speak with evidence.

All the evidence points to you.

And you didn't do it?

It wasn't you?

Then prove it.

Why was this in your car?

If you have an alibi, what did you do and where?

Who can corroborate it for you?

Things like that.

Your lawyer is just using you.

Just to win his case,

he's trying to get Sung Gi Jun involved.

As long as you don't mention Mr. Sung,

whether you're cleared or change your statement,

he won't care.

I hear you were together that day.

You did a lot of things for us.

Gong Sang Pyo, Jung Ji Hoon. Do you remember them?

One is still in the hospital with a stab wound in his left side.

The other's in rehab after he broke a leg.

I did all that because Mr. Sung told me to...

You know that's hard to prove.

Instead, I kept photos of you somewhere safe.

Can I believe you'll keep your word?

You should.

I heard your father will be promoted soon.

Congratulations.

He raised his son well.

Everything's fine at lock-up.

It's nothing, really.

Why was I so scared back then?

Can you handle a man his age?

I forgot.

You worked for Mr. Seo, right?

Will you go back to him after my dad dies?

Or will you stay with me?

I'll do as you say.

Good. You must have ambition.

Look at Kang Gi Seok.

He's trying so hard to get to Hankang.

How about I go to the courthouse tomorrow?

As a spectator, not the accused.

You messed with the wrong guy.

I, Yoon Sang Koo, always make sure I get my revenge.

Defendant.

What were you doing around 11:50pm...

on November 15, 2018?

About 10 minutes after the estimated time of the incident,

you were caught on a CCTV camera...

that's located 500m away from Bae Man Ho's house.

Additionally, the police found a raincoat in his car...

that had the victim's bloodstains.

And the defendant keeps pleading the Fifth because he has no alibi.

If we take all of this into consideration,

we can't help but deny that the defendant was the murderer.

Defendant, do you know me?

- Yes. - Of course, you do.

You showed up as my chauffeur...

and stabbed me on my stomach.

If I could have things my way...

Mr. Yoon.

I'm sorry.

Defendant, do you know Sung Gi Jun, the man sitting over there?

Objection.

Let me change my question.

Defendant.

Do you remember the nickname you had back when you were in middle school?

- No. - I thought so.

So I asked a couple of your classmates from back then.

And they told me that you used to be called "Minion" and "Can Trash".

I asked them what they both meant.

Minion was the same thing as "slave".

And Can Trash was just another way of calling you a trash can...

by flipping the word backward.

Do you remember now?

This is getting interesting.

Yes, I remember.

To sum everything up, Sung Gi Jun was his boss,

and he was Sung Gi Jun's minion...

and trash can.

Objection, Your Honor.

He's stalling for time by mentioning things that are irrelevant.

Counsel, please focus on the case.

I'm sorry.

I'll tell you why I suddenly started talking about his nickname.

The defendant, Na Cheol Jin,

never committed any type of assault back when he was in middle school.

But he was used as Sung Gi Jun's minion and trash can...

to cover up for Sung Gi Jun's crimes.

And I'd like to point out that it's highly possible...

that the same thing happened with Bae Man Ho's murder.

He's only making a speculation, Your Honor.

Do you really think so?

That little...

What's Chairman Sung doing here?

I suggested that he should come.

I told him that he'll regret it if he doesn't.

Let's say the plaintiff is correct...

and TPX Gamma got detected from the water and soil.

But here's the question. Is that really a harmful substance?

There's not a single thesis or theory in this entire world...

that says TPX Gamma is hazardous to the human body.

Moreover, only 7 people died over the course of 3 years.

The number of deaths compared to the population isn't even...

that high when compared to the average deaths of other areas.

Therefore, nothing's been clearly proved.

This water is from the well that's located nearest...

to Hankang New Materials in Bongsari Village.

It seems like the counsels...

are having trouble believing how harmful TPX Gamma can be.

Therefore, I brought it here so they could try it themselves.

You must be thirsty from all the talking, so drink up.

Just for your information, Ms. Seo, my colleague from work,

got taken to the hospital for acute gastritis after drinking this water.

Why aren't you drinking it?

You said there's not a single thesis or theory that says it's harmful.

It's just what I expected. You can't drink it, can you?

But you had the audacity to say that it's safe?

I'll drink it.

I'm going to drink it.

You guys are amazing.

If I could, I'd also pour a glass...

for Chairman Sung who's also here with us today.

But I'll refrain.

As you may have noticed,

even their counsels hesitated before drinking the water.

Do you think this is just a theory?

I can bring in professionals and talk about the components...

and ask them to tell us about how the substance affects our bodies.

But I know that still won't be able to prove anything.

You say you want evidence and proof.

But look at all those people who have passed away.

If they're not good enough evidence, what is?

Here are the medical records of all the people...

who passed away before TPX Gamma got detected.

They say the number of deaths wasn't even that high.

The doctor cleared this person for being healthy.

"Healthy".

"Healthy".

"No medical opinion needed".

These were all healthy people.

But they all died within a year...

not because of an accident but because of an illness.

With that taken into consideration, Bongsari Village surely has...

the highest death rate not just in that area but in the entire country.

Currently, a civil trial is being held...

regarding a new material developed by Hankang New Materials.

And Mr. Go, who works with Ms. Seo in the same law firm,

is representing the plaintiff.

But why do you think the defendant's counsel...

keeps focusing on the relationship of Na Cheol Jin...

and the CEO of Hankang New Materials...

instead of looking for evidence or witnesses regarding this case?

Don't you think maybe they're trying to pressure the civil case...

by linking them together...

just because they used to go to middle school together?

Hankang New Materials already got sued three years ago...

regarding the same issue.

And the company ended up losing an astronomical amount of money.

However, the upper management repeatedly apologized...

They repeatedly apologized and even compensated everyone.

Because of what happened back then,

the company promised that it will never repeat the same mistake.

And any kind of...

Any kind of substances...

By any chance, does your stomach hurt because of the water you drank?

No, of course not.

The sushi I had earlier must've...

There must've been a problem with that.

Anyway, I'll continue.

The company made sure no chemical substances would leak...

outside of the factory.

However, the residents of Bongsari Village...

got tricked by that attorney who's blinded by money...

with hopes that they might be able to get compensation again...

And that is why they filed this absurd lawsuit.

I hope we're not late.

Don't worry.

We can stall for time once we get there.

Sir, is everything okay?

- Yes, I'm doing great. - Okay.

We'll be there in five minutes, so you should text him.

Tell him to get ready to throw a counterpunch.

Okay.

Defendant, do you know what this is?

- I don't. - This is the purchase list...

from Hankang New Materials CEO's office.

You purchased medicines the day after the incident.

So I checked with the secretary...

and was told that Sung Gi Jun hurt his hand.

And they were bought for treatment.

This has nothing to do with the case.

I requested an examination for the raincoat...

the prosecution submitted as evidence.

I asked them to check the inside, the right inside more thoroughly.

Not the outside of the raincoat which had the victim's blood on.

And some surprising results have shown.

Although it was a small amount, on the edge of inside the raincoat,

blood type Rh Positive B was found.

For your information, the victim's blood type was Rh Positive A.

Then isn't it likely for the culprit have blood type Rh Positive B?

Defendant, what is your blood type?

It's O.

Who is that?

Father...

Yes.

It's me. Don't worry about me.

I don't need to keep my job.

I don't need a promotion.

All I want is you not be framed.

Framed?

Now, why would he say that?

Mr. Na.

I was with him that day.

He told me to keep a lookout.

And Sung Gi Jun went inside the house.

Na Chul Jin!

Stop lying.

He's lying. Don't listen to him!

Prosecutor Kang.

You told me to focus on the evidence.

The real culprit's blood...

Shouldn't we find that out by running a DNA test?

If we examine his hand, we would also find a wound.

Wouldn't that be an inevitable proof of his crime?

Your Honor, act of disturbance in the courtroom...

must be heavily punished.

Also, there's a high chance that he could be the suspect,

I'm concerned about his escape.

Yes, for contempt of courtroom,

he's subject to custody for one day.

Guards, take him.

Let me go. Let me go!

Do you even know who I am?

Let me go!

You're a scumbag, that's who you are.

Mission accomplished.

I have been notified that Sung Gi Jun...

was arrested for the murder of Bae Man Ho.

What are you talking about?

How is that relevant?

Is it not?

Please listen carefully to this voice.

When? My dad is on the brink of death.

What if he dies?

Are you going to take the blame?

It takes time for the toxin to spread.

I can't do anything about that!

This is urgent!

I need the news talking about it and the lawsuits to be filed,

for the stock price to drop.

Fine, just pour it in there.

- Pardon? - Take the toxin...

and pour it in their drinking water.

- That wouldn't kill, would it? - What if it does kill someone?

Well, that's better, we're running out of time anyway.

If stock price plummets, we buy them all in.

Pour it in. The TPX gamma.

I hear it's extremely toxic.

You go over there and pour it in tonight, you hear me?

Or I'll kill you myself.

You said he won't use it.

Apparently, he's resigning.

As you heard,

because of a man's filthy greed,

three years ago,

a dreamy, innocent little girl,

9-year-old Yoo Ra,

had left this world.

To be precise,

she was murdered.

At that time, Mr. Hong was forced...

by Sung Gi Jun to spray the toxins.

Suffering from remorse,

he hanged himself.

But still, Hankang New Materials...

seems to operate just fine.

And this toxic TPX gamma...

is still flowing...

into Bongsari Village to this day.

What if it does kill someone?

Well, that's better, we're running out of time anyway.

If stock price plummets, we buy them all in.

Pour it in. The TPX gamma.

I hear it's extremely toxic.

I think we have enough evidence, Your Honor.

Mr. Go, you're finished!

Do you think you can get a job as a lawyer after this?

Lawyer? I will just quit!

What? What did you say?

I have this killer business item.

I'm thinking of switching jobs.

Chairman Sung, you should live a long, long life.

Stock price manipulation and illegal acquisition.

And your son's charge of murder and murder instigation.

This is just the beginning.

And also, tell Mr. Seo...

that he should be proud.

The one who arrested Sung Gi Jun...

is his daughter, Seo Jae In.

I'd like to know.

As you said, Jae In.

Something more important than winning.

- Heard you were pretty good? - I heard you quit being a lawyer?

Why don't you work for me as an office manager?

Goldfish, Tadpole, Chirp Chirp,

wins one lawsuit and thinks she can...

Come on, how about a slave contract?

For 15 years, you'll be granted a huge amount of incentives.

- The Smithsonian National Museum... - The tyrannosaurus?

- The chief from Papua New Guinea... - You used that too.

I'm taking you to Rosehill Cemetry in Chicago...

Don't talk about burning your tongue while eating canned apples...

on 8,848m high Mount Everest.

Why don't we go to eat? I'm starving.

Hey, stop copying me!

- That 8,848m high... - What's wrong with them?

I don't know.

Excuse me. I heard there's an incredible attorney who works here.

I heard a lot about you.

By any chance, are you Mr. Ace?

You came to the right place.

Poker, go-stop, hanafuda,

chess, mahjong, horse racing bets,

bullfights, dog fights, and so on. I accept everything.

I'm Yoon Sang Koo, an attorney that specializes in gambling.

What brings you here?

You don't exactly seem like a gambler.

Nice to meet you, sir.

I'm Park Choong Hwan, and I'm here because I want to learn from you,

the best gambling attorney there is.

Really?

I was just trying to search for a successor.

Hey, honey.

Honey.

Hey.

Where were you?

Are you...

You used that perfume again, didn't you? I told you not to.

Was that because of the perfume?

By the way, who's this?

He's our new intern.

Do you know...

how to fight?

Gosh, honey.

You can't hit him. You just met him.

I won't hit him.

He might file a lawsuit.

Your boss sexually molested you?

- Yes. - What a complete jerk.

Don't worry.

You have a guest, Ms. Seo.

Hey, I Su.

What? Gi Seok, is that you?

Jae In.

Brother!

Brother! Do you work here as well?

He suddenly just disappeared. But you're saying he opened a what?

"Gu Se Joong Academy"?

I'm sorry.

The deadline is over. You can't apply for any classes.

Mr. Gu, it's me, Jae In.

Goodness, Ms. Seo.

Mr. Kang, you're here too.

I Su, you're here too.

Mr. Gu, where's Tae Rim?

Oh, he's teaching right now.

Would you like to go inside?

If there are 100 people...

- There are 100 types of justice! - There are 100 types of justice!

Justice can be bought with money!

- Justice can be bought with money! - Justice can be bought with money!

Bring me money! Money!

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I'd like to thank the viewers for watching our drama.

Justice cannot be bought with money, but it can be bought with the truth.

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