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Partners for Justice Season 2

The characters, institutions, place names, and incidents in this drama are all fictional.

Dr. Baek.

Are you punching holes in a femur again?

From the victim's femur Oh Man-sang's DNA was found,

and the case was officially closed with death confirmation a year ago.

What a lie. Who'd believe that?

Doctor, he's not dead yet, right?

My dad says he's still alive.

Do you really think he's not dead?

DNA doesn't lie, though.

That's why I'm punching holes in this femur...

to see what he's done.

Clean up well to avoid future troubles.

Doctor K.

How can this even possible?

This is the same one as the one in Oh Man-sang's femur, right?

Who would've done this?

Wrong question.

Why did someone punch a hole?

Honey.

I'm coming with you.

Cha Ju-hui (27)

Okay.

Jang Ho-gu (41)

First Year of Marriage

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Are you going to work out?

Yes, right.

Your husband is so sweet.

You two look great together.

Honey, are you coming home early tonight?

Yes, I'll come home early.

Have fun working out.

I'll meet Do-hui after working out.

Okay, treat her to a decent meal.

Residents Only

7:30 a.m. Husband Jang Ho-gu crashed into a median strip

7:38 a.m. Wife Cha Ju-hui crashed into the side of a dump truck

Partners for Justice Season 2

ROSC: Return of Spontaneous Circulation

National Forensic Service

Where?

It's unit 707.

Are you really going to his house?

Dr. Baek doesn't like visitors. Hello?

I'll name you "scumbag" in the contact list.

What are you doing here?

You still have heartburn from taking emetics, right?

- Take this. - No, thanks.

So this is your home.

Wait, you need water to swallow this.

- Where do you think you can come in? - You need water.

Get your foot out.

- Aren't you taking the medicine? - Get your foot out of my house.

What are you doing?

Ms. Eun?

What's this? Do you live next door?

Yes.

Why?

- Sorry? - Since when?

I need to get to work.

Am I the only one who's uncomfortable here?

Excuse me.

I had to find a place to live last year in a rush,

- and I happened to rent a place next door. - You happened to?

Seoul has 4.5 million single-person households,

and 500,000 in the Gangdong and Songpa areas alone.

You happened to live next door to Dr. Baek...

despite a one in 500,000 chance?

Didn't you plan this?

You're suspicious.

No way, I swear.

Why am I telling her excuses?

Do you like Dr. Baek?

Is this all true?

No private conversation.

- How much do I need? - What?

The deposit of a room for Jeonse here.

That's...

I pay a monthly rent.

- Ms. Eun. - Yes?

You don't need to live his next door, right?

You said it was a coincidence.

That's right.

I'll have to sleep on this.

What was that?

8:25 a.m. Jang Ho-gu's family arrived at the ED

You can't park your car here.

My brother is admitted here from an accident.

This is in front of the ED and reserved for ambulances.

Then ticket me.

Or park it somewhere else.

Be careful.

You'll have to pay for any scratches.

Stop it.

This little brat is talking back to me.

8:25 a.m. Cha Ju-hui's family arrived at the ED

Oh, my.

No way.

Who parked the car that way?

I can't believe I'm trying this many times.

Why are you so clumsy?

I can't believe how much people belittle compact cars!

Jong-min, park anyway.

Park the car over there for now.

No, you have to pay fines if caught.

Drive around one more time.

You're really poor at parking even with this small car!

Can't you still get in touch with Ho-gu?

He's not answering.

Let's get out, Mom.

Wait, what about me?

Park the car and find us later!

My gosh.

I can't believe this.

Gosh.

Emergency Medical Care Center

It's all ready.

Step aside.

One, two, three.

Charge to 200 joules.

Oh, no!

I was relieved to see you marrying a rich man.

- My gosh. - I can't believe it.

How will we live now?

Ju-hui, wake up!

- Charge to 200 joules. - Charge to 200 joules.

Step back. One, two, three, clear.

- Charge to 300 joules. - Charge to 300 joules.

She hasn't returned a call yet?

Ju-hui isn't even answering the phone.

I guess she's working out.

What a wicked one, with her husband in a life-or-death situation.

Call her again.

Are you Cha Ju-hui's family?

- Yes. - It's her belongings.

I can't believe this.

Brother-in-Law

- Hello? - Ju-hui!

What's keeping you so busy that you don't even answer the phone?

Listen, it's...

Your husband just died!

- Where are you? - What?

My brother-in-law is dead?

- What? - What did you say?

Ho-gu is dead?

No way, it can't be true.

My sister is also...

By the way...

What time did Ho-gu die?

You have to be clear about this.

Will you inherit...

- your brother's property instead? - You brat.

It's inappropriate to discuss that right now.

You little punk.

You're about to strike it rich.

Keep your poker face.

Got it?

Shut it. Let's hang out in Gangnam later.

Yes, it'll be my treat.

I'm hanging up now.

The deceased is Jang Ho-gu and he's 41.

He was driving his car,

and crashed into a median strip at the Ma-pung pier entrance.

He was transferred to the hospital and announced dead.

- And... - And what?

He's only been married a year now,

and his wife was also killed in a car accident today.

The two accidents occurred almost simultaneously.

Is that the case Dr. Ma is on?

- Yes. - The two examinations at the same time.

- Right. - My gosh.

Wait here, please.

We're from Gangdong Police Station.

Are you Jang Ho-gu's family?

What's going on?

They're from the NFS for examination.

The NFS?

The NFS for a car accident?

Hello.

Traffic accident is also categorized as accidental death,

so it's subject to being examined.

- Accidental death? - Yes.

Gangdong is carrying out...

the 365 examination trial campaign,

so the NFS is conducting an exam on every accidental death.

I don't care a bit about the trial.

We won't have it.

I know this is nothing you expected,

but we still need to do it since the case is reported.

I said we won't have it!

You, shut it.

Carry on.

Let's go, Dr. Baek.

He fastened his seatbelt.

Airbag deployed.

He was the driver.

How can you tell that this easily?

There's the seatbelt mark.

Here, this is an airbag injury.

I see.

How was the condition for the deceased?

He was having a cardiac arrest and receiving CPR at the same time.

No pupillary reflex.

Also no sign of ROSC.

He was declared dead at 8:38 a.m.

No, Ju-hui!

I can't let you go!

I can still feel your warmth.

Ju-hui.

This can't be true.

- We did our best. - I can't believe this.

Could you do more of that, please?

Why do you give up already?

What are you doing right now?

- Did you declare the death? - Yes, I did.

She's dead.

There's nothing we physicians can do about this now.

Please leave the room.

Excuse me, are you the patient's family?

They're from the NFS for examination.

Hold on.

Did you say the NFS?

We didn't call the NFS.

In our jurisdiction,

all accidental deaths are examined by the NFS.

This isn't a big case...

to have the NFS here to examine.

What are you doing...?

Jong-min, stop.

Where's the offender?

I heard the perpetrator ran the red light...

while entering an intersection. This is...

one of the 11 gross negligences, right?

The truck driver is under investigation at the station now.

First conduct a thorough exam.

Please.

Please leave the room for now.

- Oh, my. - Goodness.

How was it when she was admitted?

She was unconsciousness and her vital was under 80.

Her BP was severely low.

She's all broken.

Excuse me?

Her ribs are all broken by CPR and she got injected everywhere.

How many times did you defibrillate her?

What did you do to her while I was in the OR?

I ran defibrillation, did CPR five times and the patient had ROSC.

I gave her fluid and other drugs,

but she had the second cardiac arrest when the vitals declined,

and then she died from it.

We...

We did our best to save the patient.

Didn't you throw expensive drugs in her instead?

- Excuse me? - Dr. Ma.

Please.

We...

We were busy treating critical patients.

So we couldn't afford the time to sleep or eat.

Maybe that's why we made clouded judgments.

For your convenience to conduct an autopsy...

We'll give you a clean corpse...

without any broken bones or needle marks.

No need.

Take photos.

Yes, sir.

Wow, an apartment like this in Gangnam...

would be worth $4 million, I guess.

Stop it.

I meant it's a nice place.

You little punk.

Mom, what's the password?

I don't know.

This is my first visit since your brother's wedding.

Really?

Then we need to call a locksmith.

There should be a contact somewhere.

Oops!

What the heck?

Do-hui.

What are you doing here?

You got back quickly.

Have you been here many times?

It seems this is your home.

We're here to look for Ju-hui's portrait.

My son-in-law...

Is it true he's also dead?

Yes.

My poor Ju-hui.

How can such a tragedy happen?

Did you find her portrait?

No.

We arrived just a moment ago.

A moment ago?

Mom, isn't that Ju-hui's?

My goodness.

It's not even a day passed,

and you're already stealing her belongings?

"Stealing"?

Watch your mouth.

You nasty people.

Bragging your fortune is also nasty!

What you have are just peanuts.

Peanuts?

My sister gave this to me.

Whatever.

Please leave.

Leave?

What right do you have to kick us out?

Get out of my house.

You're a bit out of line. This house...

is Ho-gu and Ju-hui's.

Ju-hui's?

Did your family support even a penny...

to buy this house?

They were married for a year and each has a fair share.

On top of that...

Jong-min, you should explain it.

Don't worry, hon.

From what I heard at the hospital,

Ju-hui died later than Ho-gu.

Which means by law, this house...

is my late sister-in-law's inheritance.

And since Ju-hui is dead,

this house becomes my future mother-in-law's inheritance.

What... "Inheritance"?

What a crook you are!

You're way out of your line here. We've already looked into the details.

My boyfriend, Jong-min is a judicial scrivener.

A judicial scrivener?

Whatever.

- I'm speechless. - Hold on.

I know you're disappointed,

but that's why the law says.

There's nothing you can do about it.

You shameless brat!

You're crunching numbers when someone's dead!

- Hey! - Let go of him!

- What? - A 40-year-old bachelor...

should've expected this...

when marrying my young and beautiful daughter!

Your young and beautiful daughter?

You mean a gold-digger?

What?

A gold-digger?

How dare you?

- I will... - Stop it.

- Let go of me! - You stop it!

- Let go of her! - Hey.

Ma'am, please stop.

- You! - Mom, where are you going?

See you in court, then.

Get off me!

I'll sue you all.

This is an assault and theft.

I...

- I have the proof. - See if I care!

I was hit too.

Hon, take a photo of me.

This is both to blame.

Forget it, let's go.

She's here.

I was waiting for you, Chairwoman.

It's been a long time, Mr. Yu.

Should I call you by your title?

Whatever you feel fine is okay with me.

As I told you over the phone,

you don't need to worry about thing.

I guess they looked into some legal articles,

but laws are...

all about interpretation.

Right?

And Chairman Oh from Sungjin Group...

particularly prepared a meeting like this.

Please pass my gratitude to him for me.

We need to make sure before taking the next step.

Your guest is here.

- He's from the Seoul Eastern DPO... - I know.

Come in, please.

Hello, ma'am.

I'm going through an ungraceful situation by letting my son marry a wrong partner.

We all have rainy days.

That's what umbrellas are for.

- Have a seat. - Yes, ma'am.

My daughter isn't a gold-digger.

Ho-gu loved my daughter so much.

He was 14 years older than her so everyone was against their marriage,

but they were deeply in love. How dare she called her a gold-digger?

I was hoping they could finally live a happy life.

I'm sorry to hear that.

My daughter had a decent job,

but her in-laws belittled her making a small sum.

And my daughter's mother-in-law...

bragged about her fortune all the time.

It was ridiculous to see that.

Mom, stop saying such things.

I'm sorry.

We're here for...

Here you go.

Take a look at these death certificates.

Ho-gu died at 8:38 a.m.

He died before Ju-hui.

Ju-hui died at 9:01 a.m.

She died 23 minutes later than her husband.

So his wealth was legally...

my sister-in-law's inheritance.

Right, you inherit wealth as soon as your inheritee dies.

So this makes sense.

The Civil Act Article 997 says...

an inheritance shall be commenced by death.

And there was no will.

My sister is definitely the first legal heir, then.

But still the in-laws treat us like cheaters.

You know the law pretty well.

My boyfriend is a judicial scrivener.

And we need to stay focused especially in times like these.

I believe this is what my sister would want.

Okay, let's take a look first. You're charging them against...

threats, fraud,

and defamation of the dead.

Too many counts, honestly.

All right. Ms. Eun.

Mr. Gal wants you in his office.

Okay.

The families haven't prepared caskets yet.

In-laws got into a fistfight over inheritance?

This is ridiculous. Money is to blame I imagine.

How much is the inheritance?

The wife had only $2000 in savings,

but the husband had a 1350- square-foot apartment in Gangnam...

worth $4 million,

and a $6 million building.

It's over $10 million total.

They had no kids and died almost at the same hour.

By law, inheritance is to an heir who's alive,

so the timing of their deaths became an issue.

What's the time difference, then?

On record, the wife died 23 minutes later than her husband.

The wife's family argues that...

the inheritance was commenced in that window of time.

But they had accidents separately and died in different places.

Transportation time and treatment time, they're all man-made variables.

Are the time of death on the death certificate accurate?

Only heaven knows.

It's beyond human capability.

That's why we have Simultaneous Death Clause...

under the Civil Act to avoid such disputes.

Simultaneous death means no inheritance rights.

What do you think, Mr. Doh?

Man-made variables...

It seems you're right.

Why don't we request an autopsy from the NFS...

to find out the exact time of death?

The NFS?

You really love the NFS, don't you?

Do we really have to pull that much?

Let's follow the procedure to make sure.

I agree with Mr. Doh.

And the families are suspicious,

so it'd be better to beef up the investigation.

You're all hard workers, I guess.

I wasn't planning to leave such a difficult case.

Okay, proceed as you wish.

I'll request an autopsy warrant right away.

Okay, let's fight to the end.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Ma'am.

You have no mercy, I believe.

We haven't started the funeral yet.

Let's discuss that in court.

Hold on.

We won't crave for the building.

Why don't we settle on handing the apartment instead?

A settlement?

I guess you loved the $4 million place...

when you visited last time?

Ma'am, try to make money in an appropriate way.

Not by cheating others.

Ho-gu said he'd give us the place...

Cheating?

Do you think you have the right to belittle others...

because you're rich?

Then why do you covet somebody's property?

You should've been contented with what you had.

All right. Let's see what the court says.

The law is in our favor!

Whatever. You're a con.

Stop, don't start it.

- Stop, please. - No.

- Oh, my. - Ms. Eun.

Here's the autopsy warrant.

We'll conduct autopsies on Jang Ho-gu and Cha Ju-hui.

- Autopsy? - Why?

What?

We'll find out the exact time of death from autopsy.

Okay.

Please proceed as soon as possible.

Wait. Why must you conduct an autopsy on my sister?

We have an official death certificate.

Is there any reason we shouldn't conduct an autopsy?

No, not at all. But...

From what I know the body will be torn and cut all over.

My gosh, no!

What a poor and unfortunate!

It's already unfortunate to die young,

and now they're being this crucial by opening up her body for meager money!

No, I won't allow it!

- No, please! - This will kill her.

This is wrong. Don't you think?

Once the warrant is issued the deceased bodies belong to the country.

To resolve your dispute...

An autopsy is the only way.

As soon as we find the time of death, you can proceed with the suit,

and the funeral too.

Let's go.

No way!

Just kill me here!

This is so wrong.

This is killing us all!

All right, be careful.

- You know, Cha Do-hui... - What about her?

Please do a background check on her.

Pardon?

Why do you need her background checked for a simple car accident case?

My sister is definitely the first legal heir then.

But still in-laws treat us like cheaters.

I can't believe this.

She was wearing a Tahitian 11.5-millimeter black pearl necklace.

An authentic one is worth more than $15,000.

$15,000?

How did you notice it?

Ms. Eun's taste is on another level, not like yours.

She must be from a rich family.

- Anyway, please have her checked. - I will.

All we need the report from the NFS,

and she's making things complicated again.

It's really suspicious.

Who knows?

The family conspired with the truck driver to inherit...

That's nonsense.

Who'd do such a thing to her own sister?

Was the brother-in-law the target?

You silly.

We're making this too complex. Let's not turn the case into murder.

Just get back to work.

And stop going to the restroom.

Blame my IBS.

Off you go.

Ms. Eun, I'll come with you.

The next case is...

the couple accident requested by Seoul Eastern DPO.

This is to resolve the dispute over inheritance...

between two bereaved families.

Try to pinpoint the time of death.

That's right.

This will determine who would inherit $10 million.

$10 million?

The one who died later will inherit all.

The accidents occurred almost simultaneously.

But death can't occur simultaneously.

The one who died even a minute later will have the inheritance.

Which means we need to pool every effort to find the exact time.

One minute? How is it possible to find out?

Determining the time of death is extremely hard,

so Dr. Baek even raised maggots to find out.

This gives me chills.

We've never done anything like this, right?

$10 million for living 23 minutes longer...

means $400,000 every minute.

What are you doing, Dr. Baek?

I was going through the emergency treatment history.

Cha Ju-hui...

She was heavily treated from what I saw at the examination.

Such cases are the hardest. Injuries would be hard to distinguish.

She's all broken.

For your convenience to conduct an autopsy...

We'll give you a clean corpse,

without any broken bones or needle marks.

Hey!

Don't even start with the examination.

It's not a humane act to revive an already dead...

but useless behavior.

I'll conduct Cha Ju-hui's autopsy,

and tell the exact time of death straight to the doctor's face.

He seemed nothing but gentle.

Dr. Baek, since you examined him, take care of his autopsy too.

No, I won't.

What?

I'll take Cha Ju-hui instead.

I said I'd do it.

It has to be me.

I'll do it.

What's the reason?

Are you saying you don't trust me?

Please don't make a scene here.

Stay out of this, Seong-joo!

You tell me. Why?

If their deaths are only a few minutes apart...

Can you really determine it?

Partners for Justice Season 2