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(All characters, organizations, places, cases, and incidents...)

(in this drama are fictitious.)

He...

stabbed me.

(Episode 3)

We received a report that Ms. Kang was declared brain dead.

Tell us what kind of wounds you see on the victim.

I cannot rule out that she stabbed herself.

- They're dead. - What about the goods?

There's someone I know.

He's good at these things.

And make sure to wrap it up nicely.

Doctor K.

We have something to grab out of his stomach,

and you need to cooperate.

He must have drugs in there.

If you want to take this out, beg your guy to hurry up.

Bring it to me.

- What? - Give it to me. I'll swallow it.

You'll swallow it?

Dr. Baek, No.

It won't work on him because he ate too much meat today.

Have you seen a mule with a full belly?

Do it right if you're going to do it.

- No, Dr. Baek. - Really?

No...

Dr. Baek.

Impressive. You're quite gutsy.

Gosh, Dr. Baek.

You're so cool.

You useless moron.

Didn't I tell you to bring extras?

Oh, no. What are you going to do? Are you okay?

I won't die.

Since I didn't eat anything, gastric fluid won't come out.

Boss.

I came back from the forensic science or whatever.

Here it is.

These are the photos from the crime scene.

Dr. Baek. What happened while we were away? You look awful.

Goodness, it's because he has a time bomb in his stomach.

Time bomb? What's he talking about?

Dr. Baek swallowed the drug bag.

What?

- What kind of drug? - He said it was cheap.

It's probably krokodil.

Dr. Baek, what are you going to do now?

- How much? - About 50g.

My gosh, it's like committing suicide.

What were you doing when this happened?

I'm sorry. It's all my fault.

The substances from their stomachs you found in the container box?

Except for the drug, I only found their gastric fluid and water.

He probably didn't eat anything...

given he had that much drug in his stomach.

Sally.

What did you get from Baby's blood, urine, and hair?

I got something. It's 99.89 percent accurate.

Pure methamphetamine.

What? Methamphetamine?

Isn't that drug? She found drug in his system?

It wasn't just one time thing. He did it for six months.

Six months? How do you know?

Our hair grows 1cm every month.

Whatever we consume will remain in our hair.

We know everything with the test.

I was right!

I told you that Baby took the drugs!

Listen.

Tomorrow is the trial.

He reassigned the case?

Gosh, how could he do this?

Prosecutor Eun, what should we do?

Gosh, this is giving me a headache. What should we do?

What else can we do? We must continue to investigate.

He changed the prosecutor for the trial.

However, Prosecutor Eun is still in charge of the investigation.

We have about 12 hours left. Let's move.

Let's dig more about Jin Sang Chul's past at Ilsong Securities.

Okay.

What about the weapon?

Well, I checked Jin Sang Chul's card statements...

for the last three months, but I couldn't find anything.

We'll find it by tonight.

I'll go check on the victim. She might have gained consciousness.

Okay.

Hey, I'm in a meeting.

What?

My gosh, that's not supposed to happen.

What is it? What happened?

Darn it.

Well, Kang Ah Reum...

died just now.

I have to do something about this.

Where are you going?

There's only one person who can listen to the dead.

I'll be back.

- Gosh. - Darn it.

How are we going to find where he got the murder weapon?

My eyes are really getting bad, you know.

This whole case is about to go to the gut. Stop complaining.

We must do something.

It doesn't matter if we try. We can't find any leads.

We shouldn't just look into Jin Sang Chul.

We should look into Kang Ah Reum as well.

We already found a fruit knife at her house.

She could have bought another one.

This is the murder weapon.

What are you implying?

Are you siding with Dr. Psycho and saying that she did this to herself?

Forget it.

Well, Young Mi.

This geezer is no use since his eyes are getting bad.

Please help us.

Could you print out...

Kang Ah Reum's card statements for the last three months?

Switch your day off with mine in exchange.

Sure. Of course. I should. I was going to suggest that.

She just played you, fool. She played you.

You clueless pushover.

Do you think I like this?

Boss.

I think Baby blew himself up because he was addicted to drugs.

Baby must have gone crazy at the thought of getting 300.

Take good care of him.

He's a precious package from a very faraway place.

My gosh, I was told that the package is worth 300.

You moron.

Don't run your mouth like that.

I'm sorry.

That piece of trash.

How dare he swallow the drugs we were to deliver to the chairman?

If that's the case,

why is that jerk's stomach empty?

Which one of you took the drugs?

Boss.

Should we beat up Baby's family first?

To find out where he hid the drugs.

Where's the data from LC-MS?

Here you go.

Just as I expected.

Darn it. Don't keep things from us.

What is this?

You can't even figure out what it says. Give it to him.

Baby wasn't the traitor.

What?

You scumbags.

Are you kidding me?

The number you have dialed is unavailable. Please leave...

What about Soo Yeon?

She's not picking up. Fatso and Sally aren't answering either.

No one is answering their phones?

The autopsy will take long for Dr. Baek.

And this happens when they're focused.

Director Park, could they have gone somewhere else together?

Hey, there's no way they'd do that.

As for Kang Ah Reum's autopsy,

Dr. Ma will perform the emergency autopsy right away.

As a chief, I can perform the autopsy myself.

No, Dr. Baek has to do the autopsy.

Pardon?

Well, I mean...

Can you postpone the autopsy just for a bit?

Ms. Eun, the NFS has the sole authority to assign...

the medical examiner for each case.

Yes, I'm very well aware of that.

But as for Ms. Kang Ah Reum,

Dr. Baek already did her clinical forensic analysis.

Don't you think it's better for one medical examiner to wrap it up?

But you said this was urgent.

We don't know when he'll be back.

Then...

I'll go to Incheon and bring him back.

I have to get to the bottom of this today.

That guy, Baby, neither did drugs nor swallowed them.

You said you found drugs in the system...

dating back to six months!

We found narcotic analgesic.

I'm sure he was in severe pain since his liver was deteriorating.

We found from his blood that his ceruloplasmin level was low.

That's one of the symptoms from Wilson's disease.

His body can't expel leftover copper from his body.

When it builds up in his liver, his liver can't function.

And you know what happens afterward, right?

Death.

He said he was going to China to buy a liver with 100,000 dollars.

How did you know that?

Well, I know that...

because he wanted to borrow money from me.

Where are the drugs?

My gosh. Unbelievable.

Why are you asking me that?

You!

I knew it.

You two were whispering.

Hey, will you be okay?

- Take it easy. - Okay.

You got the wrong idea.

Baby looked overwhelmed.

I was worried,

so I said a few things to him.

- Hey. - Do you want me to believe that?

I can't trust you anymore.

Boss, should I open him up?

- Put him on the table. - No.

It wasn't me. It wasn't me!

Hey, let go. No!

I said, let me go!

You're the best one here to have blood on your hands.

Open him up this instant!

(Partners for Justice 2)

(Episode 2, End game)

Thank you for coming out at this late hour.

Don't mention it. I ought to help out.

I'm Han Yu Taek, the head of HR at Ilsong Securities.

I see.

We had a few things to ask you...

about Mr. Jin Sang Chul.

Anything.

He was summoned by...

the disciplinary committee in the past.

Yes.

There were a couple, but they weren't anything big.

There were three different incidents.

And they all seemed to be related to the female employees.

Were there any issues?

Of course, not.

The individuals involved had quit,

and that's how the incidents concluded.

I see.

I'd like to cross-check with them. Could you give me their numbers?

I'm afraid I can't.

Our company's policies require us...

to discard all personal information about those who resign.

I'd love to help, but I have nothing to give.

I see.

There's nothing.

Kang Ah Reum is clean too.

If the knife wasn't used in her kitchen...

and neither one bought it,

then did it drop from the sky?

Maybe you should start digging.

- What? - Come on.

All right, let's drink some coffee and continue where we left off.

All right. Let's go.

That smells good.

We also have a fruit knife in our office pantry.

My gosh!

I told you not to be obsessed with fruit knives!

It's about the weapon.

It could've been in their office pantry.

You know how people serve fruits to their guests?

Their office pantry ought to have one of these too.

And how will we exactly prove that?

We should go there.

Are you insane? Do you even know what time it is?

I said, cut him open!

- It's not him. - What?

- Sally, it's pili torti, right? - Yes, I'm sure.

It's one of them, right?

Pili torti refers to shiny kinky, you know. It's called kinky hair.

And I can see one kinky guy.

What are you blabbering?

Are you spitting on Sejong the Great's face? Are you?

Pili torti refers to curly hair.

It's a congenital, hair-related disease.

That was the hair I found in the victim's hand.

Those who have this illness show hairs that turn 180 degrees.

So the one who murdered him...

has curly hair?

Then who is it?

What was that?

It's you.

Are you begging me to kill you?

What is this?

Kneel.

Boss.

(Ilsong Securities)

- Hello. - Hello, sir.

Hold on. Who are you?

Well...

We're from the Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

We need to check something in the Sales Team's office.

- Right. - Please move aside.

Hold on.

Is this concerning Mr. Jin Sang Chul?

You know well.

We're in a hurry, so please move.

You can't enter.

- Why not? - Where's your warrant?

Did you bring it?

- We were in such a hurry. - Come on.

Then you should come tomorrow with a warrant.

- Why are you being so strict? - I know.

I must.

If not, I'll get fired.

You should leave, all right? You can't enter today.

- Come on. - Please, sir.

You should leave.

(Ilsong Family Festival)

Who are you?

I teach Chairman Kang how to golf.

- My name is Ms. Cheon. - What?

- I've never seen you before. - This is my first time here.

I usually meet him on the field.

After playing a round together today,

Secretary Kim put the chairman's bag in his office.

Unfortunately, my belongings were in there as well.

I came here to pick them up. I can go in, right?

Ma'am. You can't enter right now.

- You should come... - Ilsong Family Festival.

That's tomorrow, right?

I left one of these...

in his bag.

I hope the madam doesn't find it.

I'm frightened already.

All right, then. Take your time and look for it.

Thank you, sir.

- No problem. - Goodbye.

(National Tax Service)

(Investigation Division 1)

- Ji Han. - Hey.

You must be working late every night. You're still here.

We're investigating offshore tax evasion cases now.

We're all so busy.

I'm sorry to ask you for a favor.

So? Have you looked into it?

Yes. Here.

In 2018, Ilsong Securities reported...

14 different year-end tax adjustments...

for early leavers.

Among them, three were females.

"Choi Hye Jin".

"Park Young Shil".

"Kim Eun Young"?

This will do. Thanks.

Ji Han.

Do you have some time right now?

Sure, why?

There's something I've been investigating recently.

And I think you should know about it.

(Office Pantry)

I knew it.

Yes, I was right.

I found the same exact knife.

It was purchased...

(1 fruit knife)

A week ago at Haru Mart.

Let's go to that mart first thing in the morning...

and check every CCTV footage.

Whether it'll be Jin Sang Chul, Kang Ah Reum,

or a third party, we'll know who bought it.

All right. Good work.

(Inju University)

So you still refuse to spill?

I've told you numerous times, Boss.

This has nothing to do with me!

Boss, we don't have much time until the chairman comes.

This is your last chance.

Where are the goods? Where are they?

What is it?

Someone's at the entrance.

- It's a woman. - Get rid of her.

[VIU Ver] MBC E03 'Partners for Justice S2' "Who Took the Drugs?" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

How dare you...

betray me?

No. Never mind.

We'll know the truth once we slice you open.

Hey.

You should end this.

Slice him open.

Boss. Boss, please.

If you slice him open...

and the goods are not in there,

you'll all die.

- Lay him down. - Boss!

Boss! Boss! Boss!

Let me go, you scumbags!

- Hold him tight. - Let me go!

Boss!

Do it.

What are you doing?

Cut him open!

Boss. Boss.

Hang in there. It'll be over soon.

Boss.

Why bother?

Bring me that water bottle.

- Drink this. - What are you talking about?

This is what killed the mule.

Do you see the water bottle in the corner?

Do you?

Are you kidding me?

What are you talking about?

Are you saying he died because of a bottle of water?

You can't eat anything when your body is packed.

Even with a drop of water...

Bam.

They'll die immediately if it blows up.

Thank you.

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

Then what about the drugs?

I'm sure you hid it somewhere safe...

in your body.

Darn it.

So you're saying one of us...

gave that mule water, killed him,

and killed Baby too.

Do you see?

I am completely fine no matter how much water I drink.

Because nothing is in my stomach.

Then...

who else could have gone in there other than me?

Boss.

You and I are the only ones who have the keys.

You should drink this too.

Drink it!

Hello?

Hello, are you Ms. Kim Eun Young?

Yes, that's me.

You used to work in the Sales Team of Ilsong Securities, didn't you?

Who are you?

Prosecutor Do Ji Han, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

I'm sorry to bother you this late at night.

I came to ask you a few questions regarding Mr. Jin Sang Chul.

I don't think this case has anything to do with me.

Have you seen the articles by any chance?

- I feel bad for Ah Reum, but... - Aren't you...

well-acquainted with her?

You two went to the same high school.

I don't think I am obliged to answer your question.

I'm sorry, but I have nothing to say.

She's dead.

Ms. Kang died today.

Shouldn't we stop him from making another victim?

There is no one who is willing to speak...

from the victim's side.

I see.

Yes. Okay.

Freeze.

Drop your knife.

Team Alpha, go.

You idiot!

How dare you get suspicious of me?

You. Look down.

Hey, beat him up!

I said, beat him up!

Don't you hear me?

Why can't you drink some water?

Why can't you drink it?

- Are you rebelling against me? - Was it you?

Those idiots just said...

if you put in drugs in your stomach,

you cannot eat anything because they might pop!

Kill him!

I'm sorry, sir.

Hey.

Hold him.

Hey, you!

You jerk! You!

Stop it!

- Stop! - Drink it.

- You! - Why can't you drink some water?

Why not?

Why can't you drink it?

Darn it! I will die! I'll die!

I will die.

Darn it.

Goodness.

You must be full.

Did you put my hair there too?

To blame everything on me...

after taking all the drugs?

Hey, what is it?

Did you find anything?

It's not him.

So the one who murdered him...

has curly hair?

Then who is it?

What? Who is it?

- Turn on the lights! - Turn it on!

- Darn it. - Turn on the lights!

- What's going on? - What?

- Darn it. - What is it?

- What? - What?

Turn on the lights!

- You idiot. - What's going on?

- What is it? - Turn on the lights.

Who is this?

- Darn it. - What's going on?

What are you doing?

Hey, stop it!

- Let's go outside. - Thank you.

Goodness, Prosecutor Eun.

Are you all right?

How did you know? I'm so glad.

We almost died.

You should thank Dr. Han, not me.

You were really cool.

You saved my life too.

(Civil Servant ID)

(SOS, drugs, guns)

I'm turning them off now.

- What? - Hey.

Hey.

Where are you?

I'm done.

Good work.

(Police)

(Civil Servant ID, SOS, drugs, guns)

"SOS, drugs, guns"?

Is this the NFS? Is Ms. Han Soo Yeon there?

Hello?

Prosecutor Eun, I'm Kim Sang Woo, commander of Incheon Special Forces.

Do not be shocked, turn around slowly, and come to the car.

I see.

Yes. Okay.

Dr. Han.

Goodness, you're too heavy. Move aside.

My phone!

Hello?

Yes, ma'am. I'll be there right now.

Are you all right?

Let's go.

Dr. Baek, this is emetic.

Take this and throw up the drug.

Hey, what about me?

You can't throw up that much drugs with this.

What?

Then you should... You should take this out of me.

You should cut open my stomach!

If you get stressed out, you'll get more stomach acid. Okay?

Hey.

Sir.

Sir?

Sir. Sir!

Gosh, this air. This smell.

Gosh, I feel much better now.

Dr. Baek, do you want to go to a sauna?

No, let's go grab some ox bone soup first.

There's a great place around here that's open 24-7. Let's go!

Wait. No.

Ms. Kang Ah Reum died.

Please do an autopsy on her.

You have to do it right now.

Prosecutor Eun, we were just taken hostage,

stayed up all night, and had nothing to eat.

We aren't machines who do autopsies. We can't do that.

- Let's go. - Right?

Do you want the soup, or do you want to go to a sauna?

Let's go do the autopsy.

My gosh. I knew you would say that.

Oh, right.

Dr. Han is gone. We can't do it.

- Then I'll do it. - What?

You're not coming? You're not going to drive?

Darn it. I want to eat the soup.

Dr. Baek, we don't have time. Get in my car.

You think I'm crazy? Why would I do that? Out of my way.

Why don't you go with Ms. Eun? She doesn't have much time.

My legs feel totally wobbly. I was so tensed in there.

We'll be in a car accident if I drive now. It'll be really bad.

Get in. You said we didn't have time.

You got a new car.

Get in! Get in now.

We don't have much time left. Get in!

Why are you guys sitting in the back though?

Dr. Baek, get in already.

(Courthouse)

Will the NFS who brought up the possibility that...

the victim stabbed herself be correct?

Or will the prosecution and the police who found out evidence...

that she was stabbed by someone else be correct?

While there have been two very different opinions of the incident,

the second trial will be held today.

Moreover, the victim, Kang Ah Reum, passed away last night.

The public is curious...

if the defendant will be charged with murder.

The victim's body has been transferred to the NFS now.

Hi, Dr. Baek.

The current time is 8:34am.

I'll start the autopsy.

Forceps.

(Episode 4 will air shortly.)

(Episode 4)

Everyone, this is a steal.

- Hold on. I found her. - What?

- Yes. Here. - That's her.

Hey, blow up Camera One.

What is she doing?

- She's going somewhere. - She's going somewhere.

Where is she going? Check.

- Camera Five. There she is. - Click that.

What? Isn't that the knife?

Darn it. Kang Ah Reum bought the knife.

That means that she could've stabbed herself.

Please put this in the USB quickly.

We have to let them know before the trial. Let's hurry back.

Darn it. Hey, hurry up.

Okay. I'm coming.

The whole country is keeping its eye on the truth of the case.

And the truth will be revealed in the second trial shortly.

I'm Cha Bu Jin, reporting from the courthouse...

where the trial of the century will be held.

"Trial of the century".

What a great headline.

He's good at coming up with highlights.

- He should join us sometimes. - Sure.

Deputy Chief Do. What brings you here?

I did a follow-up investigation last night.

I told you to go to work last night.

My gosh, you worked hard on this.

Good job. I'll consult to your notes.

Great.

You're the future star prosecutor of our branch.

- Go ace the trial. - Okay.

Chief! Chief! Hold on, Chief!

What brings you here?

I took the photos.

- Hold on. - I took them. Darn it.

The victim, Kang Ah Reum, bought the murder weapon,

- the fruit knife. Take a look. - Right. Look.

- I see. I got it. - Okay.

- Thanks for your work. - Sure.

Well, but it won't affect my trial that much.

- Pardon? - With this evidence,

there's a possibility that she might've stabbed herself.

My goodness, Investigator Kang.

Let's say that she did buy the knife,

but Jin Sang Chul could've taken it and stabbed her with it.

Goodness.

It's time for my trial. Bye now.

Hey, all of our work last night meant nothing.

What about my effort? I even put on a disguise.

My gosh, he's so cold.

- I didn't peg him to be like that. - My goodness.

Hey, that's Chief Prosecutor Gal Dae Cheol!

He's here.

Did you take over the trial...

because you are confident that you can turn the table around?

I'm only fulfilling my duty as a prosecutor.

Our office has prepared a lot...

as the case has been in the limelight.

You will find out more at the trial.

I was informed that your wife would be here with your daughter.

My daughter will be here?

She wanted to watch her dad clearing his name in person.

Yes, Mi Jung. I'm innocent.

Defendant,

you've made the highest sales at Ilsong Securities for eight years.

You received several special promotions...

and became the youngest general manager. Is that correct?

Yes, that's correct.

Do you remember Kim Eun Young?

- The name doesn't ring a bell. - I guess you don't remember her.

I can understand. She quit her job only after three months.

Ms. Kim Eun Young whom the defendant doesn't even remember...

used to be on the defendant's alcohol duty.

She gathered her courage and decided to testify.

- She'll be here? - Who?

Ms. Kim.

(Witness)

Thank you for coming. I know this must be hard.

You said you wanted to testify.

Thinking about what he did to me...

still gives me the shudders.

Sir.

It's past 2am. I have to go home now.

I guess you must have more stuff to do than me.

Come here.

Come here.

Come on, seriously?

I should go to you if you won't come to me.

Hey, Ms. Kim.

Should I tell you one very important thing to you?

Ms. Kim, you're still a contract worker.

You have to make a good impression on me.

Okay.

He lifted up my skirt...

during lunch every day.

Did you file a complaint at work?

He's a successful general manager of the Sales Team.

And I'm a female contract worker.

Whose side do you think the company would take?

Even people around me...

said that they'd treat me like a gold digger if I told on him.

Everyone stopped me.

That's why you decided to quit voluntarily.

Darn it.

We worked so hard to get that testimony.

He's getting all the glory.

This happened more than a few times.

Defendant,

you must have done the same thing to Kang Ah Reum.

You pretended to be an admired general manager at work.

But behind the curtains, you were double-faced, depraved man...

who exploited and sexually harassed a weak female worker.

That was the truth about you, Defendant.

Give me the crime scene photos.

Traces of fingertips on the left palm.

"Traces of fingertips on the left palm".

Look at her right palm.

There's none, right?

There are none. How did you know?

What is it? Did you find anything?

The trial has begun. We don't have much time.

Turn off the microphone.

- What? - Turn it off.

Didn't you hear him? Turn it off.

I'm sorry.

What? Wait...

All the circumstances pointed to you as the murderer.

But there was one problem.

There was no evidence.

The women's restroom didn't have a CCTV camera.

Isn't that why you're holding out?

I will submit crucial evidence that will prove his crime.

What is it? What is this?

I'm not sure.

"Crucial evidence"?

What is he talking about?

I have no idea. It was a confined area.

Let's see. Chief Prosecutor Gal looks pretty confident.

I will submit this video file that was taken...

from the third floor of the building next door...

where the second-floor restroom could be seen from.

I received a tip for the Jin Sang Chul Case.

You know what? I spent good money on this.

It happened inside a locked room. How can anyone give you tips on it?

Why don't you watch it first?

Hey, this is legit.

Let's see it together.

- Hey, hey. - What?

- Come here right now. - What is it?

- My gosh. - Why?

- What is it? - The restroom!

What's happening?

- He's holding a knife. - What's happening?

The window in that restroom is 170cm high.

The man in the video has to be the defendant who is 180cm tall.

On top of that, the man is wearing...

the same exact clothes...

that the defendant was wearing on that day.

Cut.

Dr. Baek. We need to hurry.

Run!

You must've been infuriated by the three-month suspension...

that you received because of a mere contract worker.

Isn't that why you stabbed her seven times?

That's not true! It's not!

It's not true!

Don't be ridiculous!

- He's lying. - I can't believe this.

Fine, I was wrong. I apologize.

- Please stop! - Hey!

What did I do so wrong?

Let's be frank. Did I sleep with you? Did I?

Did I sleep with you?

In-house sexual harassment, accidental stabbings,

and self-inflicted stabbings.

We were given various possibilities to this case.

However, it all boils down to this.

It's a murder case where the murderer brutally killed...

his female coworker who had humiliated him.

That is all.

Silence.

It wasn't me!

- Relax. - Lawyer.

Will you do a cross-examination?

At the NFS, an autopsy of the victim, Ms. Kang Ah Reum,

is being conducted as we speak.

I believe we must hear the result, Your Honor.

Are the people from the NFS present?

(National Forensics Service)

When are they coming? When?

(Lawyer, Defendant)

They're not here yet, Your Honor. The autopsy is still...

Turn the car around.

What? We're late. We need to hurry.

We need more solid evidence.

Turn the car around.

During the previous trial,

the possibility of the victim's self-harming was mentioned.

I decided to ask Chief Ma Do Nam,

who has been performing autopsies for the past 13 years...

and is a part of the Forensic Medicine Division,

for a second opinion.

What is your take on the victim's wounds?

During the first trial, the medical examiner proposed...

the possibility of self-harming solely based...

on the locations of the stabbings and their criticality.

However, that was nothing short of presenting his opinion.

In real crime-related situations or suicide cases due to self-injury,

people do not behave so idealistically.

Are you saying those stab wounds could be caused by someone else?

That is possible.

When it comes to assailants who are enraged,

they often commit actions that cannot be logically explained.

That was a finishing blow.

What should we do?

What is it? Did you find anything new?

Take photos.

We already took them.

I want a photo of the entire wall visible.

The entire wall?

I'll take it with my phone.

Hurry up.

Let me ask you one question.

Have you completely eliminated the possibility of self-harming?

Such a thing...

can only be answered by an individual...

who has witnessed the entire incident.

So that means there is still a possibility, correct?

Objection, Your Honor. The lawyer is...

trying to stall time.

Sustained.

Lawyer, is there anything else you would like to mention?

If not, I will conclude this...

Your Honor. I would like to summon an additional witness.

Baek Beom, the medical examiner from the NFS who performed...

Ms. Kang Ah Reum's autopsy, has just arrived.

Haven't we heard from the NFS twice?

The hearing has been concluded. That's enough.

The opinions before the autopsy and the one after it could vary.

She didn't form new wounds while she was lying in bed.

So what difference would it make?

I will grant the questioning of the witness one last time.

[VIU Ver] MBC E04 'Partners for Justice S2' "What Really Happened in the Restroom?" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

This is a photo of the victim's palm during the autopsy.

If you look at her left palm, there are fingertip marks.

The next photo was taken...

the moment she arrived at the hospital.

Once again, the fingertip marks can be seen.

During the moment she arrived at the hospital...

and the moment after she died,

such marks were visible on her left palm.

Imagine how much pain she was in for her to make such a tight fist...

even when she was declared brain dead.

That is correct.

Those fingertip marks can be seen as other evidence...

of how much she wanted to tell the truth.

That is not true.

That was how much she wanted to hide the truth.

What did you say?

If she was enduring the pain caused by someone else,

those marks should've been visible on both of her palms.

Then...

why are such marks absent from her right palm?

Because she was stabbing herself with the knife in her right hand.

Objection.

Those fingertip marks alone cannot prove this, Your Honor.

This is nothing short...

of the medical examiner's personal opinion.

We already saw the video file...

of the defendant's wielding a knife.

I would like to see it.

Show him, please.

Those oval-shaped blood stains are called spatter stains.

They're formed when one wields a knife.

I'd like to submit a photo of the restroom's wall...

that was taken today...

during my second examination of the crime scene.

All right.

These are the spatter stains that I have previously mentioned.

And the round shape of bloodstain on the floor is called...

drip pattern.

It means the knife was stopped.

If I was to reconstruct the movement of the knife...

with these two different types of bloodstains...

(Witness)

May I walk out?

Yes.

The victim stood here with the door behind her...

and held the knife in her hand with her fist clenched.

Like this.

Yes, and like this.

This is what we can presume.

This is a pattern of bloodstain caused by self-injury,

which cannot be caused by another individual.

Then what did we just see on that video?

When the victim's knife...

stood still above the drip pattern,

the defendant might have taken the knife from her.

And that presumption is reenacted perfectly.

That is my opinion.

Prosecutor, do you have more questions?

(Witness)

Prosecutor?

No.

Gosh, my life could have ended here.

(West Wing, East Wing, Annex)

Why didn't you tell us about the video evidence?

Oh, that? I got it in a hurry this morning,

so I had no time. I'm sorry.

And please take care of this case.

- What? - What?

Wait, what?

Is he telling us to clean up his mess?

That's too harsh.

He's the one who pooped on the case, but he's not willing to get dirty.

Exactly.

I feel so bad for the victim.

Prosecutor Do.

I really can't believe that.

Ah Reum wouldn't hurt herself.

Actually,

I wasn't going to tell you about this.

Hey, are you working late?

Hello.

Oh, right. You got demoted, didn't you?

Yes.

Mr. Jin, this is the women's restroom...

I know. I won't kill you. You little girl.

Hey, that's pretty firm. You have great skin.

So how is work?

- Yes. - Let me know if things get tough.

- Okay. - Okay, great work.

Ah Reum isn't that weak.

Then why did she...

I guess she was very positive and had an optimistic view on life.

(The brightest moment of my life hasn't come yet.)

(The brightest moment of my life hasn't come yet.)

(The brightest moment of my life hasn't come yet.)

(The brightest moment of my life hasn't come yet.)

(The brightest moment of my life hasn't come yet.)

- Mr. Kang. - Yes?

There's something I need you and Ms. Cheon to do right now.

- Yes. - Yes.

Great work.

It's all over now.

Keep watching.

Dad is innocent.

(Courthouse)

Prosecutor, you may question the witness.

Prosecutor.

Aren't you going to continue?

- Yes. - One second.

- Yes, one second. - I'm sorry.

Yes, here it is.

(Mapo Bridge Counseling Record, April 23, 23:17)

- Yes, great work. - Yes.

Your Honor.

I have additional evidence.

And you're bringing it up now?

I apologize. We just obtained this evidence.

It's the voice file of a counseling session...

between Ms. Kang and the Life Line.

The call was made at Mapo Bridge,

Ms. Kang's commuting route.

She called in the night before the incident.

I presume that it may contain her final statements.

I believe this is necessary in discerning...

the substantial truth of this incident.

Please accept the evidence.

What's that, Lawyer Park?

- What in the world is that? - Calm down. It's okay.

Yes, I will accept the evidence. Let us listen to it.

Thank you.

(Defendant)

I dread...

lunchtime every single day...

because of Mr. Jin.

I feel suffocated.

Did you have a talk with your company?

It's no use.

Mr. Jin is...

coming back tomorrow.

(The brightest moment of my life hasn't come yet.)

If I vanish,

I thought that would resolve everything,

so I bought a knife.

Miss, do not get any bad ideas.

You cannot do that, okay?

If I quit, it'll be all over.

But I...

want to...

I want to...

keep working at this company.

Mom...

What am I going to do?

What made...

Ms. Kang different from other women on alcohol duty was...

that she did not quit her job...

and stayed to the very end.

Mr. Jin.

Why do you think...

the victim, Ms. Kang, hurt herself so painfully?

You would know, wouldn't you?

No one else knows...

what happened in the restroom other than you.

What in the world happened in there?

What did I do so wrong? Hey!

Hey, did I sleep with you or something?

Did I?

Hey.

How dare you stop my career?

What did I do wrong?

Hey, kid.

Did it take three years for you to get a job here?

You can't keep working here anyway.

Hey, did you think the world would be so easy?

I am going to let you quit in a week...

No.

In three days.

You're done for.

Hey, you've gone insane. You're crazy, aren't you?

Darn it. I can't believe this.

Look at you. You're really done for.

- Mr. Jin! Come out. - Mr. Jin!

- Mr. Jin! - Mr. Jin!

Come on out!

Darn it, I can't believe how unlucky I am.

My gosh.

Mr. Jin. Mr. Jin?

- Okay, come at me. - Mr. Jin?

Open the door.

Things won't happen as you wish.

Are you going to stab me again? Go ahead.

Things are over for you too!

Go ahead.

Wait, what are you doing? Hey.

Hey, wait.

- Stop it. - Stop it!

Stop it! I said, stop it!

Stop it!

Ms. Kang was only 27 years old.

She could barely stab her face.

She probably didn't know there is a huge artery in her thigh.

She hurt herself,

but her wound was not fatal.

Why do you think so?

(Beginning of my career!)

Even in that moment,

(The brightest moment of my life hasn't come yet.)

don't you think she just wanted to live?

(The brightest moment of my life hasn't come yet.)

This is not...

a murder case.

This is an accidental death...

caused by self-harming.

The prosecution will...

withdraw the charges.

As the prosecution withdrew the charges,

according to Clause 1 of Article 128 from the Criminal Procedure Code,

we will dismiss the charges.

Good work, Prosecutor Eun.

I didn't do much. You all stayed up all night and worked hard.

It tastes so bitter to withdraw the charges.

Why don't we all go for gukbap?

Let's invite the NFS people too.

Where are they?

Dr. Pyscho already left.

He left right away after dropping a bomb.

There's this saying, you know.

"Once a psycho, always a psycho."

I'm sure he's in the autopsy room.

- Let's go. - Okay.

(Location: Container Box in Incheon Name: Park Ji Hoon)

Hey, isn't that...

Isn't that the same hole in Oh Man Sang's femur?

Right? It's the same shape.

What? How could this have happened?

Hey, everyone in the smuggling gang got arrested, right?

Yes. They ought to be.

Did they have a doctor in the gang?

No way. That makes no sense.

But something is off.

The person who sliced him up was a professional.

Who do you think did this?

You're asking the wrong question.

Why did he make a hole?

(Partners for Justice 2)

My brother just died!

My sister...

You'll get your brother's buildings and apartments.

My sister was his wife. She's the first in line to inherit them.

I'll see you in court.

These stories keep coming up. This is one messed-up family.

Someone from the family moved out?

- 10 million dollars depend on... - 10 million dollars?

But the car accidents happened at the same time.

But they didn't die at the same time.

If the times of death are off by a few minutes, can you verify that?