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LAW SCHOOL

ALL NAMES, ORGANIZATIONS, CASES AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTIOUS

COURT

Defendant.

DEFENSE COUNSEL, ACCUSED

When will your attorney get here?

PROSECUTION

They already seem half-hearted.

She's already in a tight spot.

-I'll go outside and check. -Okay.

I apologize.

COURT

DEFENSE COUNSEL, ACCUSED

COURT

No way.

What's going on?

Prof. Yang is defending her?

Is that allowed?

Your Honor.

In order for the defendant to be fairly judged

by the Court and the people,

I would like to request a jury trial.

"A counsel shall be appointed from among attorneys-at-law.

In special circumstances, courts other than the Supreme Court

-What's up? -may permit the appointment

of a counsel who is not an attorney-at-law."

Special defense counsel.

-This sounds-- -It won't work.

What? Why not?

They won't approve this.

I bet many judges don't even know about this.

This is their chance to learn. Why won't they approve it?

It was only relevant back when there were few lawyers.

It cost a fortune to hire a lawyer then.

Nowadays, there are so many of them. Public defenders too.

The chances are very slim.

As you've heard, all the public defenders who were appointed have quit.

Well, I need my prof's permission first anyway.

Prof. Kim will say yes, obviously.

What? I'm not talking about Prof. Kim.

COURT

Mr. Yang Jong-hoon is currently being tried for murder--

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty.

Law professors are not permitted to practice law.

Based on Article 31 of the Criminal Procedure Act,

I've been appointed as her special defense counsel.

There have been no precedents for decades.

That does not mean the clause isn't there.

With all the practicing attorneys, it is no longer--

It was deemed relevant by the Court.

What are her extraordinary circumstances?

The victim's father is Assemblyman Ko, a presidential candidate.

No one wants to represent Ms. Jeon because Assemblyman Ko

is a powerful man.

So she chose me in order to exercise her right to defend herself.

Yang Jong-hoon?

The Court approved it?

The judge approved it?

The presiding judge and I used to work closely together.

The public defenders kept quitting, so he was all stressed out.

How do you know that?

All right. We can't help it, then.

Any lawyer would be up for this?

If I can't take this case, it means no one will.

Why would we destroy our career by defying Ko Hyeong-su?

Ye-seul wants me to represent her.

So you'll quit teaching?

REQUEST FOR SPECIAL DEFENSE COUNSEL

This is…

I've been told that they normally would not approve this.

If you were the judge,

would you deem her circumstances "extraordinary"?

-I would. -Then,

please help her so her reasonable request won't be denied.

You want me to help her?

If this gets approved, it'll set a precedent

for law professors practicing law as public defenders.

Students can assist them and learn what it's like

to work as a criminal defense attorney, firsthand.

You always emphasized the importance of giving students

firsthand experience. This will make it happen.

I can tell that there's something.

If it's copied, hand it over.

What happened? Tell me.

Knowing you, you'd never ask anyone for such a favor.

But I could express my opinion.

You're requesting a jury trial?

Yes.

I do not understand why that is necessary.

The defendant has pleaded guilty.

No, she only admitted to causing the victim's injury.

I'll prove that she acted in self-defense and, therefore, is not guilty.

A jury trial?

Self-defense?

Jeez.

Yang Jong-hoon, that prick…

A jury trial could work in Yeong-chang's favor.

If Yang is found guilty, the Court will be criticized

for appointing a murderer as a public defender.

And the jury won't rule in their favor.

Self-defense?

Not a chance.

So it's up to you.

And? Another pain in the butt?

It's not a big deal.

Small problems can be a real nuisance.

This guy is Yang's student?

Remember the TOYGOODTOY CEO who burned himself to death? It's his son.

He burned himself to death?

TOYGOODTOY? That toy company?

I'll take care of it, sir.

When I saw Prof. Yang enter the courtroom,

I couldn't believe my eyes. It was unreal.

I am glad that he's representing her, but…

Isn't it a bit much though? I mean, he's losing his own trial.

He should worry about his own trial.

Prof. Kim is at the restaurant.

Count me out.

I have an upset stomach, and I have to go home.

I'll call you later.

She would never say no to free food.

Did she actually fail?

Her stomach is upset.

She is upset, not her stomach.

She's upset because she failed.

Why else? This is so unlike her.

Oh, that's my sister. See you. Bye!

Okay, bye!

My cutie-pie!

-Is it good? -Yeah.

Ice cream on this cold day?

Gosh.

-Are you stressed out? -Yeah.

Why am I studying law when I'm not smart enough?

-Are you that stressed out? -Yeah.

I'm not smart like Dan, you know.

She must've struggled too.

Yeah.

She did.

You didn't live with us, so you probably don't know.

Dad started gambling on top of everything,

so Mom had a really hard time.

Dan got very upset

every time she saw Dad give Mom a hard time.

He took all the money you sent

and went gambling.

Why didn't you tell me back then?

Mom told me not to tell you.

She was afraid you'd do something to Dad if you found out.

I still wanted to tell you,

but Dan also told me not to.

I see.

I had no idea.

Will you keep studying?

You won't give up, right?

Oh, did you find out your grades?

Hey, did you find out your grades?

What?

Sauce or no sauce? You can eat whichever one you prefer.

We should talk about the jury trial before the food comes out.

Is a jury trial really a good idea though?

Aren't Ko Yeong-chang's arm and leg paralyzed?

Wouldn't the jury feel bad for him?

It would still be better than just leaving it up to the Court.

An accident left the chief judge's son paralyzed from the waist down.

Really?

That won't do Ye-seul any good.

-Judges are humans too. -Totally.

But how do you know?

Right, there are many judges in her family. Gosh.

I wish I was born into a family like that.

Your family's rich.

Nouveau riche.

Not like this prestigious family.

Did you hear anything else?

Not a single case has been ruled self-defense in that court.

-Zero? -Zero?

Then this will be the first.

In my next life, I want to be born as you.

Ye-seul has to tell them what he did to prove it was self-defense,

so she should press charges too.

I don't want to press charges.

Why not?

Ye-seul, I understand how you feel.

I don't, so tell me.

He may have to live with a disability for the rest of my life.

Right, I understand, but--

You'll ruin the trial just because you feel guilty?

You'll ruin my first case as a public defender?

Change your mind.

Prof. Yang, wait…

Just a second. Prof. Yang.

Just do what your heart says.

I'm sorry.

-For putting you through this. -I know.

I don't want to miss out on tangsuyuk.

Let's go have some tangsuyuk.

WILL NOT FAIL

Everyone's busy trying to help Ye-seul.

PRINT/COPIES

Oh, right.

Here.

I practically lived on this while preparing for the judicial exam.

There were days when I ate nothing but this.

Try it.

Do you know why I took the judicial exam ten times?

Take a seat.

PRINT/COPIES

Where should I begin?

Right.

The second time I took it, I was so close.

And I felt that I'd pass it if I studied just a little harder.

When I realized that wasn't the case,

I had already invested so much time in it.

"I can do this. I've just had some bad luck."

I couldn't give up even after wasting my youth.

Right.

It was like a drug. Do you know how I gave up?

I didn't know what else I could do,

so I kept hanging on. Then I had a dream.

In the dream,

I stole the exam paper and answer sheet and ran away.

But I didn't even feel guilty.

I was fixated on passing the exam.

I couldn't run no matter how hard I tried,

so I went berserk and started bawling like a crazy man.

I know it was just a dream,

but I was ready

to sell my soul to the devil if I could just pass the exam.

Oh, right. Ms. Oh will pick up the copies soon.

Wait here. I'll tell you the rest when I'm back.

Wait, okay?

MILL

This isn't good.

I put that up there so you wouldn't do this.

Let's go. I'm here to see you anyway.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES LEE MAN-HO ACT

LEE MAN-HO SET TO BE FREED

PERFECT MURDER THAT LEFT NO EVIDENCE

THE SOLES WERE CUT OFF

So what's up?

My uncle never used to check his blood sugar often,

but he checked it every day just before he passed away.

You should've cared about him when he was alive.

Your uncle's diabetes had gotten a lot worse.

His blood sugar was totally out of whack,

so his doctor told him to check it daily for two months

and that he'd be hospitalized otherwise.

Then he started checking it regularly.

Did his doctor give him a blood glucose logbook?

A logbook?

2:08 P.M., OCTOBER 5, 2020 THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT

BLOOD GLUCOSE LOGBOOK

BLOOD GLUCOSE LOGBOOK

What is this?

KANG SOL

She refuses to write "Kang Sol B" on this?

Okay, fine.

KANG SOL A+

Hey, roomie. Why do you want to drink this anyway?

Why are you drinking water as if it's booze?

And what was that sound?

Gosh.

What is this?

It's booze.

Because of your grades?

Oh, my grades?

My darn grades.

To make up for the warning in the first semester,

I studied so hard in the second semester.

I'm telling you, I studied really,

really hard.

You know that.

"You can do it"? Whatever.

That's like giving false hope.

Gosh.

Guess what my 1L GPA is.

Hey, what?

Are you worried that I might've failed?

Come on. Why would I be worried?

You're mean.

I was worried sick when I was checking it.

Just tell me.

It's 2.02.

Are you relieved to hear

that it's over 2.0 and I don't have to retake 1L?

I was so excited.

I was totally stoked.

But, you know,

seeing myself like that made me feel so pathetic.

I'm at the bottom anyway.

Like a loser, I got all excited about

going up a tad bit from the rugged bottom.

Gosh.

You guys at the top must think

I'm like the most ridiculous joke ever.

I went through all that trouble to get into this school

just so I could make you smarty-pants shine.

Look at you.

You're trying hard not to laugh at me.

You're drunk. Let's go.

That's what you're doing.

Dan is the one who belongs here, not me.

I should've kneeled before the dirty money instead of her.

I'm off.

Hey.

-Make sure you catch… -Gosh.

What?

Not me!

The real killer.

Oh, Kang Sol A plus.

It makes no sense that you're Kang Sol "B".

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that I have the same name as yours.

Get up.

Yes, I should.

To help Ye-seul prove that it was self-defense and be acquitted,

I must study the precedents.

"The defendant… It is unfair…"

"It is unfair…"

PUBLICATION OF FACTS OF SUSPECTED CRIME

The mock trial class for September 25th was canceled

and was moved to Saturday the 26th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., right?

SEPTEMBER 2020 SCHEDULE

CLASS CANCELED

Yes, it was moved to September 26th.

-Why do you ask? -What?

Oh, nothing.

Did you contact him?

Why am I here?

I'm so hungover.

Come out if you're hungover.

PRE-HEARING FOR KANG SOL B'S PLAGIARISM CASE

So, you wrote this with Prof. Seo when you were in middle school.

Then you submitted it to the contest, not knowing that he had

submitted it to Harvard?

Had I known about it,

I would not have submitted it to the contest.

It says we co-wrote it, but I actually wrote most of it.

You were interested in this topic when you were in middle school?

I was interested in infringement of fundamental rights.

This law, where our right to know clashes with defendants' rights,

only exists in Korea, so I wanted to dig deeper.

So, you submitted what you wrote

back in middle school to the contest after entering college.

I wanted to submit it back then,

but only college students were eligible.

Obviously, many years have passed since then.

And you submitted it without checking the new cases

and theories that have been introduced since then?

No one was indicted for it during those years, so there was

no criminal case to refer to.

And no theoretical controversies either.

But there was a notable civil case.

It examines whether the law only exists in Korea

and if there are similar criminal cases in other countries,

so I didn't include civil cases.

Since I never wrote about them, I didn't need to update it.

KANG SOL B'S PLAGIARISM

I was confident that it was a well-written piece.

You sure come from a family of law professionals.

Prof. Yang, would you like to say anything?

Anything else?

My middle school friend also goes to Hankuk Law.

If you still don't believe me, you can ask him.

-You mean, Seo Ji-ho? -Yes.

He can verify that I actually wrote it in middle school.

I feel like I just got punched in the face, big-time.

She refuted all the reasons why I was suspecting her,

and I had nothing to say. How embarrassing is that?

I'm beginning to think that maybe I was wrong.

Let's just ask the vice dean.

He must know the truth since he's her father.

Oh, right.

He said he'd cooperate and stay out of it. He won't do more than that.

You know, about Sol B… She even mentioned Ji-ho.

They must've cut a deal of some sort.

-Right. -What about Seung-jae?

I haven't heard from him since then.

His wife went through a lot to conceive,

so I'll wait until the end of the week.

Before your next trial, I'll--

Can I borrow your car?

Hey, where's mine?

You didn't get one for me? You're so mean.

Like I knew when you'd come.

It's hot.

This had better get rid of my hangover.

Hey, I can't find any cases that are similar to Ye-seul's

-for the life of me. -I told you there's none.

-Well, in case you missed something. -Me?

Jeez.

BLOOD GLUCOSE LOGBOOK

What's this?

The ones that are circled.

Look. 227, what the prosecutor mentioned.

BLOOD GLUCOSE TRACKER

OCTOBER 4, 2020 227

What is this?

-Then… -You know me.

Of course. You rock!

What a relief.

-My gosh. -Give it back.

Where are you going?

To see the one who'd be thrilled.

Right, you do deserve all the spotlight.

Thank God I didn't fail.

PROFESSOR YANG JONG-HOON

You can drive, right?

LAW AND ORDER THAT PUT PEOPLE FIRST

What? You want me to file an appeal?

I've given up, so they'll reduce your sentence.

I'll file a petition asking for leniency.

I'd really appreciate that, but…

I told you you're wasting your time.

I said I did it alone because of a grudge!

No one put me up to it!

SHOE PRINT, MURDER

BLOOD SMELLS DELICIOUS

LAW AND ORDER THAT PUT PEOPLE FIRST

PERFECT MURDER THAT LEFT NO EVIDENCE

SOLES WERE CUT OFF TO PREVENT SHOE PRINTS

What a waste of time. Someone beat me to it and met him already.

I don't know who it is.

SEOUL BUKBU DETENTION CENTER

Oh, I know who it is. It's Yang Jong-hoon.

431R 5326

Something's fishy.

Doesn't the plate look fake?

431R 5326

The person who ordered him to kill you

at the detention center must be the culprit.

431R 5326

60R 6356

431R 5326

Are you all right?

I don't want to die before I clear my name.

I'm sorry.

We must catch the killer.

GLUCOSE LOGBOOK

BLOOD GLUCOSE TRACKER

One of my uncle's belongings is missing.

His pen?

Oh, isn't that pizza?

Who bought this?

YU SEUNG-JAE

Oh, Seung-jae ordered it for us.

Where is he? Why only send this?

He was here.

Seung-jae was here.

When?

He should've waited a bit to say hi.

He's in shock because his grades dropped.

I get it though. He always got an A plus on everything.

Maybe that A plus was the problem.

"The problem"?

Do you know something?

Say nothing. Let's not talk behind his back.

I'm just curious. That's all.

Then ask him directly.

She's right. He bought us this pizza after all.

What did I even do?

Like Seung-jae wrote here, let's help Ye-seul return to school.

Do you know

why I asked you to come here?

Come closer.

Self-defense?

I'm sorry.

Then beg for my forgiveness.

Beg until your limbs feel numb.

You did this to me. And what? Self-defense?

Why?

Because that bastard suggested it?

Ko Yeong-chang, the victim, recorded spy cam sex videos--

Hey, let's just call them "spy cam videos."

He says the camera wasn't hidden,

and he was going to delete them, not spread them.

Bullshit! He wrote a novel.

I wrote a novel too.

I'd call it a blatant lie, not a novel.

Sum up their arguments.

Me?

Right, I should.

The two of them were in a relationship for over three years.

They prepared for law school together, but only Ye-seul got in.

Those are facts.

Ko insists that

Ye-seul two-timed him after getting into law school.

Apparently, with me.

They insist that Ye-seul witnessed my uncle's murder.

Prof. Yang's threats stressed her out,

so Ko persuaded her to testify against him.

Gosh, that's just ridiculous.

So, she decided to do it,

but I blackmailed her into walking back her statements to help Prof. Yang.

You "blackmailed" her? How?

I heard that jerk, Han Joon-hwi, threatened you that he'd tell others

about me stopping by every night.

So, you betrayed me and walked back your statements, which means

you were ready to break up with me.

I was going to delete our videos. Why did you try to stop me?

I will…

pray for your recovery.

You can pray in jail!

This is bullshit. I can't believe they're buying this.

I hope Seung-jae buys my story.

Why would such successful lawyers want to waste their talent--

This is well-crafted bullshit.

Should I have added more details?

I heard Ko got rid of his phone, laptop, and even his dash cam,

and he's saying he never installed the spy camera.

-Was the camera hidden or not? -Did he intend to disseminate it?

We must emphasize that he was abusive to her.

No!

Oh, not that.

If the media covers this, it'll become fake news.

Fake news?

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT CALL RECORDING

I did this around the time when I had to wear sunglasses to your lecture.

I thought something had to be done.

There's a medical certificate.

And I recorded him saying that he'd never do it again.

This proves that he was abusive to you.

So you want to press charges?

I'd like you to only use them to prove my innocence.

I know he hurt me,

but he's paying for it already.

Let's get the facts straight.

He's not paying for what he did to you.

While committing the crime, an accident happened.

It's his own fault, not yours.

-Sol. -Hey.

Assemblyman Ko used fake news to make his opponent take his own life…

Can you give us a moment?

We must win the trial to make sure Ye-seul won't fall victim to fake news.

Assemblyman Ko has done this before.

This time, he's colluding

with all the hotshot lawyers to help his son.

The sad thing is that it works.

Why do you think Dan left?

She became a whistleblower

so he could be punished for his corruption.

But she gave in and accepted the dirty money.

Have you heard from her since then?

She will contact me if that is why she left.

Prof. Yang,

I want to prove that Ye-seul acted in self-defense

so I can teach Assemblyman Ko a lesson.

I really want to show him that he can no longer

use fake news and weasel out of things.

Oh, this is…

Dating violence could become a key issue.

Study jury trials first.

HANKUK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

There is a small myoma.

But considering the location and the size, I think we can just monitor it.

The cervical cancer biopsy results will be out within a week.

Your baby's doing well?

Yes, thanks to you.

I feel bad because I can't breastfeed my baby as often as I want to.

I heard you're pregnant.

Congratulations.

I told him not to tell anyone until it's considered safe.

I guess Seung-jae told you.

I'm not surprised. He's very fond of you.

I want to respect his decision

to study law for our baby's sake.

-Please take good care of him. -Gosh, of course.

He always does a good job, doesn't he?

Right, what's going on with Ye-seul?

If Assemblyman Ko is involved, it won't be easy.

They won't have it easy either now that Prof. Yang is her attorney.

Well, what about his own trial though?

Seung-jae seems very worried about it.

Yes! Cho Ye-bum.

Nice, the Prosecution Service. I'm excited.

Oh, Hyeongseol? You want to get this confirmed?

Bok-gi, you're…

Well, I want to be a human rights lawyer,

so I don't like those big law firms.

Will they want you?

What?

Hey, isn't that the law firm Ko Yeong-chang hired?

-If you go there-- -I won't be able to help Ye-seul.

-Hey, how could you-- -Hold on. What is this?

Your name isn't here.

Is this an error?

You didn't get it?

Go ask them.

She aced the final exam even after switching to Prof. Moon's class.

The vice dean gave her a lower grade.

Rumor has it that he deliberately penalized her

after people found out she was his daughter.

Oh, Prof. Yang has posted a notice.

What?

All Hankuk Law students are invited

to attend the final hearing of Prof. Seo Byung-ju's case

which will take place today at 2 p.m.

What does he want to show us? He's clearly losing.

Clearly, he has something to show us.

Do you know anything?

We shall find out.

Ye-seul has to testify again today.

I wonder if she'll be okay.

Why don't you call her instead of just worrying?

-Every crisis is an opportunity. -Stop!

Seriously, don't!

Seung-jae.

Headed to the Court, right?

What is this?

I don't have the courage to be on the witness stand.

Make sure Prof. Yang gets it.

I'm here.

I told you this is faster when the traffic's bad.

Where's Seung-jae?

Professor!

We're sorry for making you testify twice.

-No matter what the prosecutor-- -What do I do?

The flash drive…

PROFESSOR YANG JONG-HOON'S FINAL TRIAL

As you can see, all the numbers match.

However, this date on the logbook

is different from the one on the glucometer.

Right, by one day.

Which date is the correct one?

OCTOBER 5, OCTOBER 4, 2020

The handwritten entry in the logbook, of course.

The date could've been entered wrong on the glucometer.

According to this logbook, the blood glucose level of 227,

which the prosecutor mentioned, was recorded the day before the incident.

We must verify that the logbook and the handwriting

-are indeed-- -You doubt it.

Then let's check one more thing.

SEPTEMBER 26

That information is saved on the glucometer.

Take notice that it says it was recorded on September 26th at 11:30 a.m.

The mock trial class for September 25th was canceled

and was moved to Saturday the 26th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., right?

In the audience, we have students who attended

the victim's mock trial class on September 26th at 11:30 a.m.

It went on for three hours as the class the day before had been canceled.

Hence, the victim was not able to check his blood sugar during that time,

which means this was actually measured

at 11:30 a.m. on the 25th, the day before the class.

It doesn't rule out the possibility that the logbook was manipulated.

11:30 A.M. SEPTEMBER 26

Well,

to prove that everything in this logbook was recorded by the victim himself,

we'd like to bring in a witness.

Who is the witness?

The victim's personal driver who happens to be in this courtroom now.

We'd like to bring in Mr. Lee Man-ho as a witness.

Objection. Mr. Lee Man-ho already testified.

So did Ms. Jeon Ye-seul,

but the Court has approved your request.

-This is different! -How so?

Mr. Lee Man-ho is a sex offender. He is not a credible witness…

Are you arguing that he is far less credible than Ms. Jeon?

I ask that we take a recess.

Joon-hwi never lets us down.

Thanks to him, high blood sugar has been ruled out.

Let's see.

The missing laptop, out.

The one-way flight ticket, out. High blood sugar, out.

And his request to bring in Lee Man-ho as a witness. What timing!

If the prosecutor questions Lee's credibility as a witness,

it means everything he said when testifying against Prof. Yang

can't be trusted either.

While making Ye-seul seem more credible.

So, the prosecutor realized he was digging his own grave.

It's not enough.

They must prove that it was sugar, not meth,

in order to invalidate Prof. Yang's fingerprints and DNA.

Why aren't they asking you to testify?

You really didn't see it?

I saw it.

You've never seen the logbook

and Seo Byung-ju didn't write that, okay?

I would never commit perjury.

FLOOR DIRECTORY

If I get caught, I'll go to jail.

Ending up in jail again is what I fear the most.

FLOOR DIRECTORY

You seem to have serious trust issues.

Why did I help you out when you put me behind bars?

To help you out, I even said that I was the one

who leaked the info about Yang's charges.

You benefited from my testimony.

How dare you question my credibility as a witness?

Get lost, will you?

Don't you dare tell me what to do!

I don't report to you, do I?

AUNT

Since Mr. Lee Man-ho isn't here at the moment,

I must dismiss the counsel's request to bring him in as a witness.

ACCUSED

Prosecution.

Give your closing statement.

Recently, Mr. Yang told me

that he became a law professor

to make sure there are no more prosecutors like me.

When I heard that,

I became even more convinced that he is the killer.

In a world without prosecutors like me,

the likes of Mr. Yang, who take advantage of the laws

can get away with anything, even a murder.

Gosh.

Pick up.

PROFESSOR KIM EUN-SUK

If what Mr. Yang

put in the victim's coffee was indeed sugar, not a drug,

and if the real killer took the empty sugar packet

to frame Mr. Yang for the murder,

then the killer should know that Mr. Yang

had fed the coffee with sugar to the victim

because the killer must've seen him do it.

The cup and the sugar packet had Mr. Yang's prints all over them,

so the killer left them there as evidence and drugged the victim.

MISCELLANEOUS

But among those whose shoe prints were found at the scene...

PROSECUTION

everyone, except for Ms. Jeon Ye-seul,

has an alibi proving that they weren't able to witness

Mr. Yang feeding coffee to the victim between 14:05 and 14:15.

And with Ms. Jeon too, we could not find any evidence related to methamphetamine.

-Mr. Yang may have told-- -No, I did not.

Defendant, Yang Jong-hoon, lost his temper

upon finding out that the victim, Prof. Seo Byung-ju,

was the real culprit behind his only cold case.

On a spur of the moment, he drugged the victim's coffee, which killed him.

He killed a precious life because of his personal grudge,

and it cannot be forgiven.

Moreover, Mr. Yang is a law professor who teaches criminal law,

so what he did should rightfully be condemned.

Ergo, I request that he be sentenced

to 20 years in prison.

Defendant, please give your closing argument.

DEFENSE COUNSEL, ACCUSED

Defendant, please give your closing argument.

DEFENSE COUNSEL, ACCUSED

"Make sure no one ever suffers unjustly

even if you end up losing 99 perps."

The late prosecutor Mr. Seo Byung-ju hated this saying the most.

"What about all the innocent people who end up

suffering unfairly because of the 99 perps?"

He said it is a prosecutor's duty to make sure no one,

not even one person, ever suffers unjustly.

However, he caused

a hit-and-run that killed an innocent victim.

Then his life and career as a prosecutor started to fall apart,

and he passed away.

One thing I'm sure of is that Mr. Seo would not want

anyone else to suffer unjustly because of his death.

The investigation began

with me pegged as the killer.

They only looked at evidence that put me

at a disadvantage and ignored the rest.

They completely dismissed the possibility of it being a premeditated murder.

They shouldn't have focused on the shoe prints to begin with.

If the goal was a perfect murder,

the killer mustn't have left any shoe prints

to avoid becoming a suspect.

Would anyone be foolish enough to leave shoe prints if it was premeditated?

Oh, I'm doing this because I do not wish to leave a trail as a defendant.

I never imagined I'd be tried as a defendant.

I always thought I'd be sitting here, until I joined the law school.

Defendant, please be seated.

You made me a defendant. And for that, I loathe you more than Mr. Seo.

PROSECUTION

But killing someone out of anger and leaving my prints…

I'm not that foolish.

You think the killer had to have seen me adding sugar at the scene

to take the empty sugar packet?

The killer could've witnessed it without being at the scene.

What if there was a camera hidden somewhere like the one in Ye-seul's room?

The killer was watching my uncle elsewhere,

waiting for the perfect time.

Then when the job was done, the killer took the sugar packet and the camera.

He had this pen during the mock trial, but it's gone.

It wasn't there when he was first found dead.

The victim's pen was nowhere to be found on the day of the incident,

but the police wasn't interested.

And he dismissed the possibility of methamphetamine being injected.

This needle mark here looks different from these insulin injection marks.

You're right.

It looks like a thicker needle was used.

-What about the location? -The upper abdomen.

The fat layer under the skin around that area isn't that thick,

so it's not an ideal area for insulin injections.

A deep injection into this spot here would release the drug

directly into the stomach.

Then why did the police just assume this was from an insulin injection?

Had the killer planned to drug the victim's beverage,

it would've been done in secret.

Why is that?

Because the victim would've resisted strongly otherwise.

Had the killer forced the victim to take a lethal dose,

there would've been clear signs of struggle.

There were no signs of struggle or any defensive wounds.

If the killer had installed a camera and managed to leave no prints,

he or she would've opted for an injection as it's faster.

If you drug someone's beverage, on the other hand,

it'd depend on the person,

but it could take up to 30 minutes.

But in case of an intravenous injection, it only takes a few seconds.

Even if it's not an IV injection, it rarely takes more than ten minutes.

If the killer injected the victim with methamphetamine

at around 14:25 after Kang Sol B and I left,

it closely matches the estimated time of death as well.

Shoe prints.

A hidden camera and an injection.

The prosecution should have suspected these

and should not have ruled out such possibilities.

You must not only hear and see what you want to believe.

You shouldn't be foolish enough to let the killer

roam free blinded by your false belief that I'm the killer.

WITNESS

Do you really think I am the killer?

Don't you have a reasonable doubt now?

In dubio pro reo.

WITNESS

Please remember that.

JUDGE

Are you done?

WITNESS

This smoking gun will prove my alibi.

At the time of Prof. Seo's death,

Prof. Yang was in his office.

He called Prof. Seo as soon as he arrived

and made sure he had recovered

from the hypoglycemic episode after drinking the coffee with sugar.

A student who had sneaked into my office around the time of the incident

to hack my laptop and ended up hiding in my closet,

recorded this statement to help me prove my innocence.

I tried to persuade him to testify, but failed.

But today, he mustered up the courage to deliver this to me through Ms. Jeon.

PROSECUTION

Order!

010-523-6785

-Ms. Jeon Ye-seul. -Yes.

Is it true?

JUDGE

-Yes, he gave it to me before I came here. -Objection.

No need. I don't plan to submit it anyway.

-What? -Why not?

Order!

Luckily, I was able to get my hands on this smoking gun,

but this is considered inadmissible at the moment.

Submit it.

Your Honor, I request this piece of evidence be approved

and verified in this courtroom.

Regardless of this,

the Court's decision is…

That's what I want to know.

Over the course of this trial,

I did my best to invalidate the evidence submitted by the prosecutor,

who launched the investigation under the assumption that I am the killer.

The law scholar who testified that there was sugar at the scene

is here today with an appeal letter asking the Court not to question

the credibility of his testimony.

A student who lost his father because of a prosecutor

who publicized mere allegations

is sitting over there, with faith in the presumption of innocence.

Mr. Seo's frustrated nephew, who's decided to take matters

into his own hands, is also waiting to hear the decision.

The prosecutor

failed to prove that I am guilty beyond all reasonable doubt.

Hence, I should be found not guilty.

As a professor who teaches criminal law…

JUDGE

…I never tell my students that the law is just.

What makes the law just

are the judges' decisions based on the presumption of innocence

and the law of evidence. That is what I tell my students!

I hope the Court

shows the future law professionals

what it means to make a truly fair decision.

Please show them by example.

I rest my case.

JUDGE

If I am found guilty after this,

I will submit this to the appeals court.

COURT

My, I had no idea you'd use it like that.

I learned a lot from you.

"In dubio pro reo." A defendant may not be convicted when doubts remain?

I guess you're feeling confident.

Pulling this trick on me.

"Trick"?

Shall we go to the judge's office and see what's here?

Sure.

We'll also show the judge the video you watched during my closing argument.

So, you're deliberately barking up the wrong tree.

Seo Ji-ho is the one barking up the wrong tree.

If you don't want your student to be hurt,

persuade him to drop the case.

Jeez.

Man, I have to say, Yang Jong-hoon is really something.

His closing argument almost got me.

It is a tough battle for Jin Hyeong-u.

Oh, Yang has been appointed as a special defense counsel for…

What now?

Go away. Go!

Let's talk in private.

-Where are you going? -Later.

-Hey, Kim! -Spare me a minute.

I'm busy.

It's about your son.

POSTS

My dad made this toy.

You wrote that it contained a cancer-causing chemical.

You had your bag stolen?

Then what was that flash drive earlier?

Gosh, he tricked us.

How's Seung-jae? Did he say anything unusual?

He seemed down, as if he was going somewhere far.

Somewhere far?

-He's not picking up. -I know.

Seung-jae? Is that you? Oh…

Isn't this Yu Seung-jae's phone?

What? By the river?

Where is it?

-What's the matter? -I think Seung-jae--

Isn't Seung-jae the one who hacked the laptop?

It's him, right? Tell us.

-The smoking gun-- -Stop.

I told you to ask him directly.

Hey, let's go.

Try to gauge the situation before you run your mouth.

Wait up!

Jeez, I can't even talk?

Come to the parking lot.

Wait.

Can we talk?

No, I have a prior engagement.

Call before the sentencing date.

Not after that.

FISHERY

Yu Seung-jae!

Prof. Kim.

You punk.

You could've turned your phone off to avoid my calls.

Why throw it away by the river?

I thought something had happened…

I'm sorry.

Drink up.

I should turn myself in sober.

Do you know what your grandparents said to me most often?

"You must listen to both sides of the story."

I needed a family who'd always take my side no matter what.

So I told myself…

I should be a father who always takes his child's side no matter what.

I told that to myself.

Is that why you scratched me off the list for the court training?

Ms. Oh doesn't think

you plagiarized the paper.

That people forgot how smart you are and jumped to conclusions.

Then all's good, right?

All's good?

What's the problem?

Your name isn't on that list because…

you don't qualify.

A law professional who's smart but doesn't qualify.

Nothing's more dangerous than that.

Guys.

No matter what happens to Seung-jae,

let's all remember this.

We must help Ye-seul return to school.

HELP YE-SEUL

Stop trying to shut me up.

Ye-seul, don't worry. I promise you…

-Joon-hwi and I-- -Why rope Joon-hwi into it?

Must you be so obvious about not feeling confident?

It's not that.

My point is, we should all join forces

and do this together.

Mr. Lee.

Do you see this girl gloating here

after hurting my son like that?

Have you no shame?

You should apologize to Yeong-chang and reflect on what you did.

Mr. Lee.

They're saying she cheated on him with you.

You should stay out of this.

What's the matter, sir?

What have you been doing to manage the law school?

What a disgrace to Hankuk University.

A professor is being tried for murder, and a student for aggravated assault.

You should've attended the trial today.

If Prof. Yang is found not guilty,

you'll be embarrassed of getting worked up in front of the students.

What?

I'm sorry for what happened to your son.

Then,

you should not let this girl set foot in school again.

Why are the professors and the students trying to protect this criminal--

Let's wait and find out whether she is a criminal or not.

Are you all here to help Ye-seul prepare for her trial?

Yes, ma'am.

Let's go.

Kang Sol!

"Special defense counsel, self-defense."

I heard that was all your idea.

Running your mouth like that--

I will not regret it.

I'm not Kang Dan who regretted accepting your offer.

What?

Do you also like to install spy cams like your son does?

I really want to know how you found out

that it was my idea.

The dean got on the wrong side of the president and Ko Hyeong-su.

Do a good job, or she'll be the first one on the chopping block.

I can't believe she provoked them, counting on you guys.

You all heard that?

Let's see if we can find a lower court case

like Ye-seul's that was ruled self-defense.

I'm out, as of today.

I'm starting at Hyeongseol tomorrow.

Why Hyeongseol?

It's a great opportunity for Ji-ho.

I'm okay.

Don't worry about me. Just do a good job and seal the deal.

Good luck to you too, but Hyeongseol won't be easy.

Must you be so mean?

When they're doing your reference check, I'll tell them you're a jerk.

You can't do that to your study mate.

Just don't join Ko Yeong-chang's counsel.

I feel like we're losing a thousand soldiers,

but show them what you can do.

I'll do a good job.

Do you really want to threaten me with a reference check

in front of Ye-seul?

God, that jerk!

I can't stand him.

I'm not jealous, you know.

I found a case.

I'm here.

I arrived just now.

Subtitle translation by: Liya Choi

Prof. Yang gave it to me and said it's my uncle's.

Why do you think he purposely gave it to me?

It means someone instigated the culprit to kill me.

-It's different from the deal we made! -It means he started to get agitated.

How dare you come here?

You want to write an article about Mr. Ko?

I'll help you report exclusive news.

What?

The prosecutor offered to suspend his indictment.

You won't be able to control Seung-jae as you want.

Prof. Yang found it out only now?

Therefore, according to Article 258 of the Criminal Code,

the defendant is indicted for grievous bodily harm.

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