Original subtitles

Lee Dong Jun makes an unscrupulous ruling...

by sentencing Shin Young Ju's father to confinement.

In return, Young Ju...

makes a video to pressure Dong Jun.

However, when Dong Jun falls into a trap,

Young Ju comes to his rescue.

Meanwhile, Dong Jun...

finds out that Jeong Il and Su Yeon are having an affair...

and that Jeong Il plans to take over Taebaek.

Jeong Il sets a trap in order to catch...

Dong Jun and Young Ju.

- Hyun Su, get rid of it! - Hang it up!

Young Ju is able to get rid of the original copy of the video.

Jeong Il.

The person you have in there...

is my secretary.

Su Yeon will be arrested for drug use.

Thanks for your gift, Su Yeon.

I want to return your favor as a husband.

She will be accused of a drug habit.

For the past few days,

she took it in small doses twice a day.

If you want to save Su Yeon, make a quick decision.

A detective is on standby now.

Kang Jeong Il.

I will give your lover back.

And I want my secretary back.

Ask him for help...

or...

say goodbye to him.

Did you just say she took drugs?

I'm just returning a gift.

I don't believe I deserve it.

Dad.

This is business between you and your husband.

You take care of it.

Jeong Il.

I don't think today is the day...

we've been waiting for.

We should have tea another time.

Young Ju.

It's dangerous out there. You should watch your back.

You guys take care of this mess.

If I leave Taebaek,

what will happen?

I'm sure he'll be happy.

I'm talking about Jang Hyun Guk, the Justice of the Supreme Court.

His daughter had a miscarriage.

It's only natural after having to...

see her husband be put in prison...

thanks to you.

Why did Su Yeon...

agree to this marriage?

Dad. Help me.

It's all my fault.

I was the one that leaked the confidential documents...

regarding the bulletproof vest.

And I was the one that hired Baek Sang Gu.

The body's been sent to the NISI.

Please find a way out for us.

Dad. I'm begging you.

I'll put off...

marrying Su Yeon...

until this has been handled.

No.

She should go ahead with the wedding...

with another man.

Dad.

It's almost morning.

Before anyone finds out,

there's a lot that must be taken care of.

After the wedding,

I was planning on letting Jeong Il go.

However,

Su Yeon had...

my hands tied.

Dong Jun.

You'll have to deal with...

Jeong Il on your own.

There's no one at Taebaek...

that can help you with this situation.

Actually,

there is.

(Episode 5)

You should get that wound disinfected.

There's a pharmacy nearby.

If you had only made the right ruling, this wouldn't have happened.

During the 10 years working as a judge,

I'm sure you made numerous rulings.

To some a death penalty and others to prison.

Dong Jun.

If you were to stand before the court,

I wonder what your sentence will be.

I'll get probation.

Yes, Mom.

Young Ju.

Your father...

will be coming out tomorrow morning for a checkup.

They wouldn't issue a permit for an external checkup,

but for some reason, they even called saying I could go see him.

I don't understand what's going on.

Mom. Which hospital is it?

It's a small hospital, but they have a good medical team.

The doctor in charge...

is a cardiopulmonary expert.

All right, Mom.

I'll get probation in extenuation of helping the victim.

Possibly,

I could even have my indictment suspended.

Now that I see it,

you're the type that'll succeed.

You don't have regrets nor do you reflect on your wrongdoings.

I do have regrets.

I regret not letting the son-in-law of Chief Justice...

be acquitted and released.

Then there wouldn't have been a reappointment screening.

And I do reflect on my mistakes.

I should've overlooked his son-in-law's embezzlement.

Then I would've been a research officer at the Supreme Court.

Afterward, I would've returned as a chief judge.

I wonder why people referred to you as...

the judge that holds firm beliefs and has high moral principles.

You're nothing but a turncoat.

There's no way I'm going back.

I won't be able to stick with my beliefs,

so there's no use having any.

Everyone makes adjustments and gets used to living this way.

Not everyone.

My father had to see a close friend die...

and his colleagues betrayed him, but he held his head high and...

He eventually ended up in jail, didn't he?

- Dong Jun. - We'll get him out.

If you're not in a hurry, should we regret some more?

We know longer have evidence to prove it was murder.

We must find the motive of the crime now.

There was a document that Reporter Kim had secured.

To Kim Jeong Il, it was more valuable to him than life.

Although it wasn't his own life.

The confidential document on the bulletproof vest performance test.

Su Yeon has it.

It should be in Choi Su Yeon's safe.

Then that means it's in her office.

Find the key to her safe.

I'll gather related information on the bulletproof vests.

I'll be directing the investigation.

You can either join me...

or stay out of it.

If I do what you ask me,

are you saying you will let me keep my office...

as the chief secretary until the day I die?

Did you say the safe is opened by a fingerprint?

You have the rights to employees' information as a chief secretary.

Get me...

- Su Yeon's fingerprint. - Dong Jun.

Will you be making the 3D sample...

of her fingerprint?

But Dong Jun,

how will you do it without the fingerprint?

How can you change so much in just a month?

- Tae Gon. - Don't call me that.

A corrupt prosecutor is...

quick-witted.

Once this CEO steps down,

I think the next CEO will be...

sitting in that office.

What can you do, Dong Jun?

Right.

I heard you're giving a speech at the conference for jurists.

You studied English before to give free consultations to immigrants.

You're putting that to a great use.

Lee Dong Jun and Shin Young Ju.

Their video is gone.

The chains which kept Lee Dong Jun down is now gone.

I'll try to bind him again.

He's not an easy fight.

He's a bit too much for...

A wife can tame her husband.

How sad.

During International Conference for Jurists,

he will come across a nightmare.

(International Conference for Jurists)

It's been a while, Lawyer Lee Dong Jun.

Come out from Taebaek Law Firm.

Stay home and help your mom.

Don't do anything until I get released.

If I don't do anything,

you'll never get out.

Half of the ministers are in a relationship with Taebaek.

Many of those in the police...

and the prosecution are related to them as well.

That's why I respect you, Dad.

You stood against that great Taebaek...

to expose their bulletproof vest corruption.

You became their prisoner while doing so...

and I am trying to get an exchange of prisoners.

- Wait just a little more. - Young Ju.

Why didn't you just take after his taste?

You're just like him when you get so persistent.

Have some rice too.

Join me.

This is wine from Bordeaux.

It's great fatigue reliever.

It's also great for you when you are scared.

"An upright court, trusted judges."

That's the motto which Mr. Jang proclaimed during his inauguration.

Everyone will undergo an internal investigation.

Judges who got special treatments from people involved in the case,

judges who gave privileges for former judges,

and a former judge who slept...

with the victim's daughter.

What did you give to Mr. Jang?

Mr. Jang will figure out the face of this picture.

Did you take...

his son-in-law's second trial in exchange?

I'm still thinking about it.

Who is the best lawyer that we have for embezzlement cases?

How was that night?

How does it feel...

to be with a murderer?

Those hands were covered in blood because of me.

So I will wipe that off.

I promised the Chief Justice...

that his son-in-law will come out of the prison...

and Taebaek Law Firm's son-in-law will replace him.

That's a promise you can't keep.

You should show your desperation when I can't see it.

Chief Justice Jang Hyun Guk has announced an internal...

investigation for all current judges and...

judges who quit within the last two years.

This internal investigation will mostly center around...

judges who have received special treatment...

from lawyers or victims of a case.

If the allegations are proven,

all current and previous judges...

will be punished harshly considering their social responsibility...

Chief Justice's son-in-law didn't get a harsh sentence...

during the first trial.

They trusted the cooked accounts.

This is the actual book.

He embezzled twice as much than what's known.

When's the first trial?

You'll be busy with the trial and the TV show.

Chief Justice...

is casting a net just to catch Lee Dong Jun.

It's because people may think it's a targeted investigation.

The code states a judge is not even allowed...

to talk to the families of the victim.

And they spent the night together.

It's bad news for Dong Jun.

(Hope Sanitarium)

Hello.

Mom.

I'm a part of the internal investigation team.

Are you Lawyer Lee Dong Jun?

- Yes. - Is a cross-examination all right?

There was a report that said you threatened...

a victim's daughter into sleeping with you when you were a judge.

You told her you'll judge in her favor...

and you continued on to have a relationship with her after that.

Can you tell me what you did the day before your wedding day?

Come on.

Don't you remember?

You and I had early dinner, remember?

Well.

You had two bowls of rice...

with doenjang stew made with shepherd's purse.

Is that true?

I picked out shepherd's purse...

from the backyard.

The testimonies are different.

Someone said they drank with you late into the night.

Excuse me.

You may be punished for this.

You do know the penalty for perjury has gone up, right?

Mom.

I got a call from Chief Justice's office.

He's not doing so well today,

so he can't make it tonight.

That man, Mr. Jang.

He flew the ball well over 200 yards even at his age.

He must be happy to hear that we'll invest...

in his son-in-law's company once he gets out.

I'll grab a glass and go. Pour one for me.

My goodness.

Why is that bulletproof vest causing so much trouble?

You should've made them well.

They told you to make something...

that'll block the armor-piercing shells.

But you made something that's not even bulletproof.

I spent thousands of dollars...

bribing those in the defense offices...

to get that contract.

How can I make a sound product?

Another one.

Do you know...

who handed the confidential document...

to the reporter?

I do.

Did Il Hwan tell you to do that?

Did he want to send me to jail and kick Jeong Il out...

by getting it out on the news?

My son has devoted himself to study law all his life.

Is that really you who made him get blood on his hands?

Don't freak out just yet.

Save it for later.

Il Hwan.

You should give it up.

Stop hurting your subordinates.

CEO Choi.

I just did...

as you instructed.

(Lee Dong Jun)

(Lee Dong Jun)

(Lee Dong Jun)

It's Dong Jun. Help him.

Look.

I get double the salary,

but work triple the amount.

After the fund meeting,

I followed Shin Young Ju the whole day.

She's in the hospital now.

Look.

It's lung cancer in non-smokers.

It's a relief that cancer has not spread.

But it is rapidly worsening.

Shin Young Ju's father, Shin Chang Ho...

has stage three lung cancer.

(Stage three lung cancer)

We should take better care of our health.

And you should receive a regular health check.

We should get the investigation done as soon as possible.

We've got someone to testify.

You should request suspension of execution.

The chief prosecutor has the right to grant a stay of execution.

So you should submit the application to the prosecution.

I understand it will be hard for you to accept the reality.

You'd probably cry away a few days.

But even now the tumor is growing.

You should hurry.

(Kang Jeong Il)

Let me have the book...

I lent you the other day.

Is it true there are a lot of people who requested a stay of execution?

What good would it be?

Almost 9 out of 10 are rejected.

Why?

Do you want to request it for someone?

If you do, I can take care of it.

Once the administration changes,

you who have connections with the previous one would resign.

Gosh.

Join Taebaek Law Firm.

Jeong Il,

I've lived with a sense of duty to the country.

I will...

repay your sense of duty.

I'll see you again.

Is that him?

Does he have the right...

to grant a stay of execution to my dad?

Did you even shed a tear after killing a man?

Do you think we are close enough...

to confess something?

I'll make you shed tears in an interrogation room soon.

Maybe I'll see you cry...

at your father's funeral.

I want to help your father be granted a stay of execution.

The investigation team will be here soon.

Tell them what happened...

the night before his wedding.

Apparently,

you and I want the same thing.

The truth.

(Lee Dong Jun)

It's Young Ju.

I got the key to the safe...

in Su Yeon's office.

Simple is best.

Let's take a simple approach.

You'll punish the judge who put your father in jail...

and have your father undergo an operation.

It's clear...

and simple.

You'd look good with handcuffs.

You are stylish. I bet you'd look good in a prisoner's uniform.

If you need time to think about it, I'll give you some.

I have enough time for this.

But I'm not sure if Shin Chang Ho does.

Use your time.

You'll spend the rest of your life...

in prison.

We got the fingerprints on the file in the secretary's office.

You must be busy.

I got the samples of the fingerprints too.

Dong Jun, you should survive.

So I can survive.

Darn it.

Where's...

the safe?

Above the law.

Are you sure the confidential document is...

in Su Yeon's safe?

It's the only place where Su Yeon keeps her personal documents.

We should hurry.

After Su Yeon leaves the office tonight...

It's too late.

You have to call her out now.

- I'll get into her office. - If I did that, she'd suspect me.

- We should wait for night. - We will have an emergency meeting.

All managers and senior lawyers...

should assemble in the meeting room immediately.

The Atlantic Law Firm.

Daemin Law Firm.

Judge-turned-lawyers recruited by two leading law firms...

are currently being investigated for receiving lavish entertainment.

We should make preparation in advance.

The investigation team will be here soon.

I thought this meeting was about the Australian fund management.

We should make money.

But before that,

we should save Taebaek's honor first.

Taebaek had existed before you came,

and it will exist after you leave.

Gyung Ho.

Bring her in.

All right.

Ms. Jo Yeon Hwa.

Right. Ms. Shin Young Ju.

Come on in.

Look.

(Shin Chang Ho)

Her real name is Shin Young Ju.

Shin Chang Ho, who is serving his sentence for murder, is her father.

Why did she come to Taebaek under a false name, Jo Yeon Hwa?

I think you might be able to shine a light on this, Mr. Lee.

Ms. Shin.

(Lee Dong Jun)

Call me immediately.

Mr. Lee was the presiding judge for Shin Chang Ho's case.

She was the daughter of the defendant...

and the judge in charge.

And...

Taebaek.

Yeom Sang Gu.

It seems everyone has put the pieces together.

Mr. Lee.

Let's keep Taebaek's reputation intact.

If you admit this relationship to be true and resign,

I can make you suffer less.

Mr. Lee.

CEO Choi has asked for an urgent meeting with you.

Can I...

answer your question when I come back?

("Lecture on Administrative Law")

Above the law?

Is this above the law?

Please enter the passcode.

Ms. Shin. The promise still stands.

I want to help your father be granted a stay of execution.

Tell them what happened...

the night before his wedding.

The time limit is over.

You have two attempts left to enter the passcode.

(Jeong Il's birthday)

You have one attempt left to enter the passcode.

The internal investigation team will arrive today.

If you remain silent,

it will be considered that you admit the relationship.

Let's stop.

- When the internal investigation... - I will talk.

I will tell you...

what happened between Mr. Lee and me.

When the trial was in motion,

I met with Mr. Lee.

It was right before the first prosecution trial.

We want to hear the core.

Tell us what happened between you two.

We had tea.

When we first met,

he said he'd help if I brought concrete evidence.

("Agape Story")

("Agape Story")

"Therefore, brothers and sisters,"

"since we have confidence to enter..."

"the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus..."

"Hebrew Chapter 10 Verse 19."

(Contract of Legal Representation)

(Baek Sang Gu's profile)

(Doctor's certificate)

(Shin Chang Ho, Stage 3 Lung Cancer)

(Accounting report)

Before his wedding,

I met with Mr. Lee.

That night...

We had tea that night too.

I asked him for a job.

- Ms. Shin! - A daughter of a murderer.

I thought it'd be hard for me to get a job.

I borrowed my friend's identity.

That's all.

Can I go now?

The internal investigation team will come.

Soon, that face will be revealed.

Even before that,

many people's...

true colors...

will be revealed.

Am I done here?

This is Lee Dong Jun, Chief Justice Jang.

I'm on my way to see you.

If you don't see me now,

you will face me in court...

at your son-in-law's second trial.

When they arrive, I'll hand over the documents regarding Shin Young Ju.

(Accounting report)

It's your call, Chief Justice.

A just world in which every truth is revealed.

A just world...

because everyone's secret is kept hidden.

Whichever it is.

Betray your son-in-law.

Give up your daughter.

Then you can put me in prison.

(Choi Su Yeon)

(Choi Su Yeon)

It's me.

Judicial circles are shaken up.

Our nation is in a mess.

We must maintain our balance.

I will...

stop the internal investigation.

I'll come...

to pick you up...

on your last day.

You are...

qualified in every way to work in Taebaek Law Firm.

Su Yeon.

Jeong Il, get rid of...

Dong Jun.

Grant Shin Chang Ho...

a stay of execution.

His surgery will be done in Hangang Hospital.

I heard she worked here under a different name.

(Jo Yeon Hwa is hereby dismissed.)

That is enough to dismiss her.

Mr. Shin is suffering from stage three lung cancer.

He needs surgery immediately.

She threw herself to save her father.

She's on your side for now,

but one day, she'll be a danger to you.

Get rid of her.

This is today's personnel order.

All of the new judges and prosecutors...

have gone to Dong Jun's team.

He's giving all privileged officers to his son-in-law.

Jo Yeon Hwa.

(Jo Yeon Hwa: Secretary, dismissed)

These are my dad's investigation on the bulletproof vest corruption.

These are documents related to Taebaek Law Firm.

And these are data of the fishing site murder case.

Give these to Chief Justice.

- Ms. Shin. - You have him on a leash.

He'll use the internal investigation team to investigate these.

If he buys these evidence,

Taebaek will fall as well.

This is too dangerous.

You're the one who'll be in danger.

(Taebaek Law Firm)

(Jo Yeon Hwa is hereby dismissed.)

(Kang Jeong Il)

- This is Shin Young Ju. - This is Kang Jeong Il.

CEO Choi Il Hwan...

ordered your dismissal with his authority.

Mr. Lee is probably there to tell you about it.

How does he look?

That's the hired judge who ruled against your father...

and the man who is now trying to abandon you.

You should abandon him first.

Then your father can live.

I hope Mr. Shin lives for a long time.

He seemed like a great man.

You've fallen into a swamp.

Step on Shin Chang Ho and climb out.

(Kang Jeong Il)

The person you are trying to reach is on the other line.

Please record your message after the beep.

Send...

Dong Jun to the dock tonight.

Then...

your father will be sent to the hospital.

Young Ju.

I have so many things I have to apologize for.

I...

want to live.

I will...

do that.

That was an informer for the bulletproof vest case.

He wants to see me tonight.

What should I do?

I have a prior engagement with another informer.

I will meet them by myself.

I will take care of...

the plastic surgery center.

Legal examinations are all finished too, Father.

Dong Jun, thank you.

I gave a lot of offering last week.

I guess our prayer was answered.

Tell Dong Min to hurry up and find doctors...

for the center.

You can find businesses that will remodel the building.

Dong Jun.

What should I do?

When will you be at the Blue House?

There is a patient which I must save.

My promise is still the same.

The terms have changed a bit.

Bring Mr. Shin's investigation notes...

and other data which you have found.

If you do,

his stay of execution will go into an effect.

And withdraw his second appeal as well.

Admit that Mr. Shin has murdered...

Reporter Kim Sung Sik.

"I went after the bulletproof vest case..."

"to take money from a good company..."

"which has been leading the defense industry for years."

This is his statement.

Sign it and turn it into the court.

I cannot trample all over my dad's life.

Let's let him live even when it's trampled.

It's better to live as weed than to die as a flower.

I mean,

you cannot waste any time...

which Mr. Shin has left.

- Yes, Mom. - Young Ju.

- I'll call you... - What is going on?

Your father will be released...

with a stay of execution.

The medical officer at the prison called me...

and said he is schedule for a surgery too.

I heard it'll be at Hangang Hospital.

Is he all right?

He's not that sick, is he?

What is this surgery about?

I'll tell you when I get home.

There'll be changes in the prosecution.

Once the director is changed, I can't guarantee a stay of execution.

You should hurry.

Just think about...

Mr. Shin Chang Ho, your father.

Ms. Shin.

I will.

What are you?

I'm a jerk.

I'm a scumbag who sold my ruling...

- to save my neck. - Why did you...

I wanted to save my neck,

but I have to save your father too.

It's dangerous there. It's a trap.

Don't go there. You'd get hurt.

I'll get hurt.

I have to get hurt...

so that your friend Park Hyun Su can catch them in the act.

Kang Jeong Il who's pulling the wires behind them...

will be arrested as an instigator.

I'm sorry for what's happened.

Young Ju.

He has a long way to go.

Be gentle with him.

Hyun Su, are you with him?

You have to stop him.

What does Lee Dong Jun...

mean to you?

He's a person I need...

and I will need.

Hyun Su, he mustn't get hurt.

Why not?

Why?

Draw off everyone. Now.

The ship is ready.

Dong Jun will be sent to the Philippines.

And there will be an article about him.

A former judge addicted to gambling...

got arrested in a gambling house in the Philippines.

They grew up without knowing a day of hardship,

so they like to make easy things difficult.

If the TV is too loud,

you can just turn it off.

Why would you carry it around with you instead?

Don't you think?

There are a lot of crabs in the West Sea.

They'll be full to the throat.

I won't eat crabs this year.

Take care.

What was that?

This way.

Pass it.

- Stop the car! - Hey, stop it.

Stop the car!

Darn it!

Hey.

Hurry.

Darn it.

Where is he?

You should leave.

Your friend,

Lieutenant Park Hyun Su,

is waiting for you.

Once...

I'm captured,

he will...

save me...

and catch them in the act.

- Hyun Su has... - They're here.

Yes, sir.

Gosh.

You've only studied law.

How could you be so nimble?

Come on out.

You used to be a judge.

Stop hiding around like a rat.

Come on out.

I'm here.

I'm...

here.

I...

I'm here.

(Whisper)

We have to get the confidential document...

to catch Jeong Il.

Bring the document.

If Shin Chang Ho manages to escape death,

he will disturb the public with the confidential documents.

Dong Jun.

(Whisper)