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The legal procedures in this show are fictional.

Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental.

You deliberately planned this from the beginning, right?

I...

Louder!

Why are you so mean?

Mr. Wu isn't a criminal.

He faked his own death for money so of course he is!

I'm telling you.

I'm getting my share no matter what.

Mr. Wu.

The most important thing right now is the truth.

Did you cause the fire on the construction site?

No, I didn't.

That was pure accident.

The fire already happened when I was there.

Then why did everyone think that you were dead?

The guy who died...

was an illegal immigrant from Thailand.

His name was Roman.

Take care of this quickly.

Yes, Mr. Tsai.

I'll tell people to catch up.

Yes, do it.

Okay.

Why are you still sitting there?

Get up now!

What? Did a truck fall on you?

I hired you to do work, not to rest.

I'm sorry.

I'll get back to you. I have someone else to yell at.

What the heck are you doing?

You better watch out!

You could've killed him!

I'm really sorry.

You better work harder or I'm sending you back to your country.

Mr. Tsai, stop yelling.

-Don't touch me with your dirty hands. -I'll tell them to be more careful.

Do you want to scam insurance money?

Not at all.

You bunch is just a waste of money.

Or must I do all the work myself?

-You keep a close eye on them. -Of course.

-What are you looking at now? -Careful.

You're useless. I could've done it myself.

Mr. Tsai is right about everything.

Everyone, be careful!

Get up and work. Stop looking!

Get back to work!

Hey, good work.

Good job.

Thank you.

Wait, Mr. Tsai...

Why? You don't think it's enough?

You know how much work you've done today.

You shouldn't be paid the same as a normal healthy person.

-Does that make sense? -Yes!

Shut up.

How about you get 2,000 as well?

-I was just trying to say... -Say what?

Thank you.

Good work.

Jian-yong.

I'm sorry

that I hurt you.

Here,

have my share.

I'm sorry.

One is not enough. I want all three.

Get some food. Take these.

Go to the other side.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

I'm Roman.

Roman.

Call me Jian-yong.

I'll do this myself.

Go and finish your part.

Mr. Tsai said to finish today or we don't get paid.

He might be yelling again.

Just go.

Jian-yong.

We're leaving.

We'll leave it to you.

Okay, bye.

What are you doing? Are you taking a dump?

It'd be faster if we did it together.

It's fine. I can do this myself.

Let's do it together.

Fine.

Then can you get me some food?

Get yourself two bento boxes.

Okay.

Aren't you worried I'd take the money?

I need to eat two bento boxes for every meal.

If you can use up all the money,

I'll let you eat 20 bento boxes.

Thank you.

I can't finish this without your help.

I will pay you at the end of the day.

Thank you.

You're much nicer than Mr. Tsai.

I want to call you Boss.

No, there's no need. Just call me...

Jian-yong.

Thank you, Jian-yong.

Thank you.

My wife and child rely on you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Are these your kids?

This is my wife and kids.

Your skin was fairer then.

You cannot come in, sir.

I know that guy!

Leave.

Leave...

I know him!

I know him...

This is a restricted area.

Please cooperate.

How did this happen?

My wife and child rely on you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

A wallet was found. It might be the deceased's.

There are identifications inside.

Then can you get me some food?

Get yourself two bento boxes.

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Roman was working illegally.

He won't be compensated.

Then I thought, what if it was me?

So you tried to scam the insurance money?

I heard about a friend who died.

There was insurance money

and the company compensated him as well.

I thought I could treat my son's leukemia

if I could get the six million.

I would also send money to Thailand

to Roman's family.

Please, lawyers.

I'm responsible for two families now.

You guys have got to help me.

I beg of you.

You're responsible for some serious debts.

6.2 million gone because you're alive.

You hid the fact that you didn't die.

That's fraud.

We're talking about a few years of jail time and a few million dollars.

You can't save your and Roman's family.

You're actually better off dead.

What if I hide away again?

How about you pretend you've never seen me?

Just pretend I'm dead.

-Mr. Wu. -Please...

-Just pretend this didn't happen. -Hiding you will only add up the penalty.

We are lawyers.

We couldn't and wouldn't do anything like this for you.

Hui-yun.

What Mr. Wu did was wrong.

But Mr. Tsai did exploit and bully the workers.

Can't we separate these two cases?

Right, I don't want to be involved.

Just remember to transfer me the money.

Mr. Wu is still alive,

which means there will be no compensation.

Mr. Tsai will not swallow this either.

He might even sue Mr. Wu now.

So I did all this for nothing?

Let's go, Liang-liang!

Mr. Liu.

Thank you.

Go.

Daddy!

Xiao-zhi.

Xiao-zhi.

Xiao-zhi...

Xiao-zhi...

Is turning myself in

really the best option?

If you don't,

then there's no hope for you and your family at all.

Thank you.

Please take care of this.

What now?

Liu Lang could've answered you that.

Good work.

Thank you.

-Your mom got a call from your teacher. -Thank you.

Which of you is Mr. Kuo?

-He's inside. -The teacher said that you skipped class.

Thank you.

Where did you go?

What the heck?

You can starve then!

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

Excuse me, is Mr. Kuo here?

Who are you?

Hi, I'm Wu Jian-yong's attorney.

My name is Lin Xiao-yan.

Mr. Kuo.

You were there when the fire happened, right?

I saw that day's schedule.

Only Mr. Wu and you are Taiwanese.

The rest were illegal workers that I could not get hold of.

If you are willing to testify,

testifying that Mr. Tsai

-was at fault... -I didn't go to the site that day.

But I have your payslip here.

Even if I did, I would not testify.

Come on, miss.

We are just doing our job

and obeying the boss to get paid.

If I help you testify against Mr. Tsai,

who will offer me jobs in the future?

Please, I've got a family to feed.

But Mr. Kuo, this will affect your working rights!

Don't ever come again!

What?

What did he say?

Brother.

Thank you for being with me all these years.

But this time...

I really have to send you away.

Don't worry though.

I will not settle for a low price.

Because...

I've only got 50 dollars left.

-What? -Nothing.

I want to talk to you about Wu Jian-yong.

No, I'm busy.

Wait!

What's your hourly rate? I'll pay you.

See you tomorrow at the construction site.

Tomorrow?

Mr. Liu?

No, go on.

Liang-liang.

-Let me think. -What are you doing?

I baked you some cookies.

Would you like some? Good.

I'm taking my son to the amusement park tomorrow.

Do you want to join us?

Yes!

Tomorrow?

Tomorrow sounds great.

It's 4,000 dollars per hour.

It's my honor to be at your service.

What can I help you with today?

In the next hour, I'll be your boss.

Can you please talk normally?

Yes, Boss.

So, this Mr. Kuo you mentioned,

did he witness anything that day?

I don't know.

Then please excuse my next question.

What are you doing here then?

He's the only witness I could find.

If he's willing to talk,

maybe we'll find something.

So...

Up until today,

this case has not made any progress.

Boss.

I can't interfere with how you spend money.

But now, I can't help but suspect.

This is all just an excuse.

You just want to spend some time with me.

I'm telling you.

I'll charge more if that's the case.

That's totally not the case.

So how would you like me to help?

I was just thinking.

You managed to find a breakthrough last time.

If you could speak to Mr. Kuo...

No worries! I get it.

You're right about everything.

So how should we proceed?

Go and talk to Mr. Kuo.

Do you think you're all grown up?

Watch out, sir.

I asked, where have you been at night?

You wouldn't say it!

And now you're asking me

to sign this consent form

for you to quit school?

Are you kidding me?

Why don't you be honest and tell him you're working?

What do you mean by working?

The skin of her fingers is peeling off,

probably because she has been washing hair

at the hair salon.

Why bother? Studying is way more important!

Do you need money that much?

I want to make money.

I'll do the money-making!

I know!

But since you fell off the scaffolding last time,

Mom and I have to see your selfies to feel at ease.

I want to make money.

I can't let you do such a dangerous job!

Your daughter is just concerned about you.

Look.

Look at your hands.

You're all hurt.

Mr. Kuo.

Dangerous accidents happen all the time.

We're not doing it just for Mr. Wu.

We really want to fight for your rights.

We are here because we truly want to help.

And I'm here to help her.

Actually,

I always knew Jian-yong didn't die.

He's a righteous person,

but too stupid.

For the past few months,

he has been using fake IDs to do temp work illegally

so he could send money to Roman's family.

Roman's wife still doesn't know

that Roman is dead.

Mr. Kuo.

Your daughter mentioned your selfies.

May I take a look?

Why do you want to see my selfies?

Yes, why do you want to see his selfies?

Because I want to check and see

if I could find clues that might be helpful.

I see.

Yes, Boss.

Thank you.

I can see the screen.

Time is up. Pay up.

Hurry up.

Can I get a discount?

It's only 4,000.

Lin Chin-wang

Who's Lin Chin-wang?

He's my dad. Why?

So is your last name Lin?

-Let's head back to the firm. -Why?

Let's talk about profit-splitting.

Profit-splitting?

But it's my case.

I can't believe he just barged in and asked for money.

He hasn't even told us what approach he's using.

It's probably some cheap shots again.

Hui-yun has to be careful.

I recognize that look.

That's her “I'm ready to buy in” look.

Say it!

What's your proposed number?

Make it 80 to 20. I'll take 80%.

Impossible. That's not how it works.

Besides, I don't even know

how you're going to defend Wu Jian-yong.

I know that you don't know.

Let me give you a hint.

It's Mr. Kuo.

So you're aiming to reduce Wu's jail time?

Yes!

But not exactly.

Jail time isn't my primary concern.

The point is, I'll get him what he wants.

He wants Roman's share as well, doesn't he?

I can grant his wishes.

But most importantly,

I'm getting my cut from that.

Make it 70 to 30 and no more than that.

Make it 70 to 30 and a 5,000 dollar bonus for food and transportation.

-2,000. -4,000.

2500 and if more than that, reimburse on actual expenses.

Great, you're sensitive when it comes to numbers.

-You aren't so bad yourself. -I know.

Excuse me.

Mr. Liu.

I thought you were proposing new evidence

to refute Mr. Wu's fraud.

What does this have to do with that?

Are you wasting everybody's time?

Of course not.

Your Honor, please allow me to call forth the witness.

Mr. Kuo.

Did you take these photos?

Yes.

Where did you take it?

It was at Mr. Tsai's construction site.

Why do you take selfies every day?

Two years ago, I fell off the scaffolding.

I didn't want my family to worry,

so I said nothing.

My wife and daughter were very angry when they found out.

So I promised them

I'd send photos during lunch break and after work

so they know that I'm safe,

not injured or anything.

These photos happen to capture the condition of the construction site.

We can clearly see this from the photos.

There were no protections on site.

Next one, please.

My client was captured in the photos.

It is apparent

that Mr. Tsai's site has violated safety regulations.

Objection.

Photographic evidence and witness are not relevant.

I'm just showing you some of the evidence we've prepared

for civil compensation.

It's just for your reference, Your Honor.

Now comes my main point.

Our statement is that

this photo reveals the true reason

why my client had to fake his death.

Mr. Kuo, can you explain the situation?

We were rushing to meet the deadline at the time.

It took us too much time to wear and take off the safety equipment.

Most of the time, we didn't bother.

The boss said that meeting the deadline was more important.

Jian-yong, be careful!

Alright.

Watch yourself.

Just relax, okay?

Don't be so tense.

Chill out.

Hey, let's take a selfie together.

Don't we look great?

Go to work. Seriously...

Fine.

Wait, who is this “boss”?

It's Mr. Tsai.

Thank you. Please proceed.

I remember that day.

Jian-yong was late for work.

Jian-yong.

Why are you so late?

Mr. Tsai is mad.

What the heck?

I'm sorry.

He kept going up and down the stairs

to catch up with work.

Jian-yong, what are you doing?

Why are you going around in circles?

What can you do?

You're so slow at everything.

You're only good at getting paid and eating.

You're useless!

People like you

should just go and die.

You're wasting my time and money.

-You're the worst. -Daddy!

Why are you here?

Why did you come here?

The opening of the floor slab wasn't safeguarded

so Jian-yong fell down.

Who was that?

It's Jian-yong.

Are you okay, Jian-yong?

Don't move him!

My client fell off the building,

causing him to suffer permanent leg damage.

Therefore, he's unable to continue doing

more complicated work to support his family.

However,

as the family's bread earner,

he had to pay his son's medical bills.

So he decided to risk

faking his own death and committing insurance fraud.

He did violate the law.

But he confessed to his crimes when it came down to it.

He's willing to receive punishment.

Your Honor,

I only hope you give him the justice he deserves

while you penalize him.

I hope you also give him a chance to plea bargain.

I can't believe we're getting meat!

We won. Here is the little reward.

You really are the best boss in the world.

Yes, I am.

Hui-yun.

I thought we'd negotiate future cooperation in private.

I saw your expected salary.

You should know

that we don't need more lawyers.

The whole world is full of lawyers, just not good ones.

I've already got two great lawyers.

I'm good because I make money.

You're good because you're expensive.

I am expensive.

But I'm worth every penny.

And you don't have to pay me every month.

If that's your wish, then fine.

Let's do it case by case, just like Mr. Wu's case.

That's right. Split 70 to 30 like before.

No, I get 60%.

I've proven to you how capable I am.

Xiao-yan.

What's that?

That's your "CV".

I believe every firm has a copy of it by now.

I thought there would be more!

Do you think I care?

Wait a second.

I never took rape cases!

Did I ask an influencer to pay with sex?

None of this is true.

Truth or not,

with your current situation,

I'd say paying you 10% is too much.

Make it 60 to 40.

And you can use everything in the firm

just like Xiao-yan and Nicole.

I'd give you a seat too.

See you. Shut the door behind you.

Thank you.

Fine, make it 60 to 40.

But I do have one question.

Before we found out Wu faked his death,

the case was relatively simple.

You could've easily nailed it.

So I suspect

that you passed me a simple case

to hook me down

and make me work for you.

Am I right?

You're so calculating.

Yes. We don't know what you're talking about.

We're super naive.

Yes.

But not exactly.

If you don't eat,

we'll finish everything.

Now, who's calculating and who's naive?

And you're still eating?

-Get me some meat. -Meat.

He received a suspended sentence and no jail time.

Once he gets the civil compensation,

he'll be able to pay the fine.

And then there's the donation for the plea bargain.

That's not surprising.

So?

How does it feel to bring actual justice to someone?

Do you want to know what the other side of justice is?

What do you mean?

Remember when we visited Wu's home,

there was a broken scooter outside?

So this is the type of place your clients live in?

You don't have to do it if you don't want to.

Do you mean the scooter you asked Mrs. Wu about?

Goodbye.

About that scooter parked outside...

It was my husband's.

He broke it, but couldn't afford to get it fixed

so we just left it there.

Is anything wrong?

Nothing.

What does that have to do with the case?

I asked her for no special reason.

That was until I saw Mr. Kuo's photos

and how Mrs. Wu and Mr. Kuo both said

Wu's leg was injured on the construction site.

Then I decided to use that approach to defend him.

Can you explain how you injured your leg?

Jian-yong.

Why are you so late?

Mr. Tsai is mad.

What did you do? How did this happen?

I was unlucky and broke my scooter.

Are you hurt?

No, but I'm a little dizzy.

I'm all good.

Can you still work?

Yes, of course.

Come on then.

We're working on this part today.

Okay.

So...

I fell while riding the scooter

and hurt my leg.

But I was already late

so I went to work without going to the hospital.

Then I fell off the scaffolding

when I was moving stuff.

So you are saying

his leg was already injured before going to work?

That's right.

So would you say the injury was caused by the accident

or because of the fall?

You tell me.

So you went against Tsai without knowing

which is the truth?

The construction site was indeed unsafe.

Tsai needed to pay anyway.

It's just a matter of how much.

Of course I chose to get Wu more money.

So?

I fought for the people you care about the most.

You should really applaud me.

But does that really count as justice?

I don't care about justice.

I only care about my clients' best interests.