Original subtitles

"Jinyeong Branch Criminal Division 2

eradicating the nationwide draft fraud organization

was enough to show the prosecution's determination

to root out organized crimes that threaten the livelihoods of the public."

"Further efforts to wipe out crimes against the public

will be highly appreciated."

"Prosecutor General Park In-ho."

This is your first congratulatory message from him, isn't it?

Yes.

All right. To celebrate,

the drinks are on Cho Min-ho, the division chief of Criminal Division 2.

Sure. It's on me.

Look at you.

Your boss hasn't even touched the food yet.

You selfish brats.

If we waited for your speech to end, the oysters would go bad.

-We'll order more. -Fine. Order some more.

-Let's order more. -Yes.

But do we have to drink here every time?

I mean, there's no menu

nor waiters to ask questions here.

We come here quite often, but we never get to see the owner's face.

Hey.

You know oysters are in season.

They are really good, right?

-Do you like them? -Yes, sir.

Can we have more steamed oysters here?

And more fried oysters. They taste so clean and nice.

I know. They are so good.

I love them. They taste so good.

Oysters from Jinyeong are the best.

Anyway,

I appreciate your hard work.

I must say it's Prosecutor Cha

who deserves the biggest credit.

Right.

Prosecutor Lee played a huge role too. You and your detergent.

-Thank you. -Good job.

All right, then shall we drink a toast? For today, let's chant…

RAP.

What does that mean?

A round of applause

for Prosecutor Cha and Prosecutor Lee who did a great job.

Isn't that nice? All right.

Repeat after me.

A round of applause for the two prosecutors. RAP!

-RAP! -RAP!

RAP.

-Order some more. -Okay.

The person you have reached is unavailable.

PROSECUTOR CHA MYEONG-JU

-All right. Let's go. -Let's go home.

-Did you pay? -Yes.

-I was going to pay. -Watch out.

Let's go for another round.

-Yes, let's go. -Let's go.

Come on. Let's go.

-Let's go. -I'll get going now.

Sure. You can go now.

-Goodbye. -You should come with us.

I know, right?

Cha Myeong-ju!

I love you. You're the best!

-Is that too much? -No.

No way.

-Let's just go. -Okay. Where do we go?

-Let's go! -Okay.

Come on. Follow me.

Let's go.

Wait for me.

All right.

-Goodbye. -Bye.

New cases.

At 4:30 p.m. every day, new cases are assigned to each office.

Numerous relationships begin like that.

PROSECUTOR CHA MYEONG-JU

Sometimes the cases are prioritized by their seriousness.

FOR CHA MYEONG-JU FOR KIM JEONG-U

And some prosecutors are assigned cases that are in their area of expertise.

If he won the lottery with my money,

isn't he supposed to give me the winnings?

How could it be your money? It's not like your name is on the bills.

That's enough.

-What is the ranking? -Third.

If you got one more number right…

Exactly.

So you get only about a million won.

Did you come all the way here for that? You could've just settled.

-By the way, was it automatic or manual? -Automatic.

Where did you buy the ticket?

The store next to the bus stop for bus number 18.

Oh, right. After 6 p.m.?

-Yes. -Yes.

Open the door with the left hand

-and set the right foot first. -Right foot first.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Anyway, it's a job done by human beings.

So the relationship between those who are involved matters.

Ms. Choi Jeong-ran.

Yes.

You converted the lodge money of 25 million won to your own use

and didn't pay the member who was supposed to get paid, right?

I'm so sorry.

I must've been out of my mind.

With my husband's modest income,

I had to raise three kids.

It was really hard to get by, so…

I made a stupid mistake. I'm so sorry.

You have three kids?

Yes.

The oldest one is three.

And the other two are twins who are only one year old.

My gosh, that sounds tough.

So the defendant's fate may change

depending on which prosecutor they meet.

-Thank you. -That was a good meal.

-Bye. -Isn't this place nice, sir?

I feel a lot better now.

The chicken soup here is so thick that it gets stuck in my teeth.

-Let's go have some tea. -Yes, sir.

I need to stop by at a place, so I'll get going.

Really? Where?

A real estate office over there.

For what?

The owner is a wanted person. I wanted to see if he's in.

-What? -My gosh.

That's across the Prosecutors' Office. Why would he be there?

What kind of wanted person

would take himself to the Prosecutors' Office?

-Stop it. -Is he a salmon with a homing instinct?

My goodness.

It's not like that. I have a customer now.

Sure.

Come on, Ms. Cha.

-What? He's really here. -Time is money,

and money is time, you know.

I'll call you back soon.

Hello. How may I help you?

Did you come here because of the rumors?

You're so lucky.

PROSECUTOR KIM JEONG-U

Hey, go ahead and arrest him.

Yes, sir.

PROSECUTOR OH YUN-JIN PROSECUTOR KIM JEONG-U

Applause.

Prosecutor Cha, you must be psychic.

How did you know he'd be there?

He was put on the list about three months ago.

I thought he might be off guard by then.

I guess he happened to have a homing instinct.

You don't have to sound so humble.

You just catch a big fish every time you cast a fishing rod.

What's next? I can't wait to see the next one.

Take care.

JI-HYE

Hey.

I'm home.

Are you tired?

It seems like Prosecutor Cha is on fire.

It must be nice to work with a psychic prosecutor.

You see wanted people and suspects wherever you go.

I guess she doesn't even get tired when she's on fire.

This is just killing me.

Hey, can you even comprehend all the stuff you read?

Does she even look into every case?

She has no time to do that.

She wants me to summarize most of the cases,

but I'm not sure if she reads them.

I knew it.

It's impossible to handle all the cases.

She reads the summaries and tosses them if there isn't much.

I knew she'd be like that. Gosh.

You must miss your former supervisor's friendly guidance now.

Right?

What's this?

What does this mean?

That's my answer.

So what does this mean?

The interpretation is left to the recipient.

Like I did.

How dare you…

I guess I should teach you a lesson

-so you can gather your senses. -I'm sorry.

-Sorry. -Kim, a male in his fifties

-was arrested by the police last night -Hang on.

after assaulting Jeongsu Industry's CEO Park Jae-sik.

Kim visited Park's residence at around 11 p.m. last night

and wielded a weapon at the end of an argument.

The police believe Kim has been holding a grudge

against his company due to unpaid wages.

Park was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition.

SUSPECT KIM ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING JEONGSU INDUSTRY'S CEO PARK

DIVISION 2 CHIEF'S OFFICE PROSECUTOR CHO MIN-HO

What's the matter?

So…

You two came in this early to get this case?

Yes, sir.

Have the police requested an arrest warrant?

It'll be requested later today.

Since I took care of Mr. Kim Yeong-chun's case of unpaid wages,

I should be taking on this case for consistency's sake.

Isn't this the case you two fought over before?

Only had you done things right, it wouldn't have come to this.

Do you think I did a sloppy job?

That's enough. So what happened?

Mr. Kim Yeong-chun sued CEO Park Jae-sik of Jeongsu Industry

for his unpaid wages of 7.5 million won three months ago.

I was going to proceed with the indictment,

but Prosecutor Cha closed the case as we couldn't prosecute him.

That was because Mr. Kim received part of his wage

from Jeongsu Industry and agreed to drop the charges.

I see.

Isn't this the right way to handle it? Don't you agree?

Sir, this isn't a matter of procedure.

If Jeongsu Industry was punished and Kim received his money,

none of this would've happened.

This only happened because Prosecutor Cha did a sloppy job and let him settle.

Watch your words.

-I won't put up with this anymore. -What?

Hey, you two. That's enough.

You shouldn't be even squabbling in front of me.

Anyway,

considering how it's connected to the previous case,

Prosecutor Cha should take it.

Mr. Cho!

What did the police say?

They are still investigating the motive,

but they believe he committed the crime out of a grudge

because Jeongsu Industry delayed the payment.

You really are clueless.

This isn't a matter of delayed payment.

Two weeks ago,

Jeongsu Industry filed a counterclaim against Kim

-for obstruction of business. -What?

They even filed a civil suit for 30 million won.

This is how things go during cases of unpaid wages.

They pay the unpaid wage, 7.5 million won,

but make the victim cough up 30 million.

So he went to meet CEO Park out of rage?

Hang on.

Didn't we also take Jeongsu Industry's case

of obstruction of business?

I remember reading the case files.

It's in her office.

Prosecutor Cha, were you not aware of this?

Did you not check it yet?

It's been pushed back since I had more urgent matters.

I'll be sure to handle it fairly.

Prosecutor Cha.

If you can't afford to take care of all the cases in your office,

you should ask your colleagues for help instead of putting them off.

I thought putting off a job without handling it was your thing.

-What did you say? -Hey.

Get out.

How dare you tell me to assign you to a case or not?

Since when could junior prosecutors boss around their senior prosecutor?

I'm sorry, sir.

Look what you are doing.

Get out. I don't want to see you two.

-But, Mr. Cho… -I said get out.

Do you want me to send the case over to Division 1?

No, sir.

-Mr. Cho, then… -I said get out!

You must be flying over the South China Sea now.

I hope you have a nice flight.

Did we get Kim Yeong-chun's case of obstruction of business?

-Yes. -When?

-Maybe two days ago? -You don't even know when it came in?

I guess you go out and tell others

what cases you're going through here.

-Pardon? -Why did I have to hear about that case

in Mr. Cho's office, from Prosecutor Lee out of all people?

I just told him about it when I watched the news about Mr. Kim.

Stay out of this case.

-Ms. Sung Mi-ran. -Yes.

Tell office 306 you're busy and stay here for a while.

But that's the office I belong to.

So?

I only do my job.

I believe you.

Don't take it personally.

I guess it's like an ingrained habit.

I hear prosecutors from special divisions never exchange data with others.

They don't even eat together.

I guess she's excluding me from this case because I live with Prosecutor Lee, right?

No way.

Nothing's working out these days.

Prosecutor Kim.

In life,

there are always ups and downs.

Prosecutor Cha seemed a little upset today…

The plane didn't take off, so I'm still on standby.

I mean, I haven't known her for a long time either.

When are you coming back? Do you have a flight this week?

She is competent, so I'm trying to learn from her.

No.

Then are you free on Friday night?

When I first came here as an investigator…

I'm free on Friday night.

There was this prosecutor who I thought was really demanding.

Then I'll see you at 7 p.m.

-at the same place. -But now that I think about it,

-Okay. -I'm just grateful to him.

So, I'm saying…

Thank you.

Ms. Jang.

Have I ever put off any cases without handling them on time?

Who said that?

Cha Myeong-ju did.

That darn greedy brat. How dare she criticize me?

So did you two fight again?

It wasn't a fight. I just talked some sense into her.

Sure. So who's taking the case?

I'll meet you at Waryonggak for lunch.

-I knew it. -What?

Call Jinyeong Police Station and tell them to request an arrest warrant.

I guess I'm taking the case.

Really? Good for you.

Was it Waryonggak? All right.

This way, please.

Yes.

Hello.

Prosecutor Lee, have a seat.

Here.

Yes.

All right. Thank you.

Thank you.

-Please enjoy it. -Thank you.

It's the dilemma you face at a Chinese restaurant.

Jjajangmyeon or jjamppong?

So this is the perfect solution to the problem. Half and half.

I'd like us to try the same thing.

Are you saying we should take care of the case together?

I don't think that's a good idea.

It will affect the efficiency of the investigation, and above all,

if we work differently in reaching a conclusion,

it will only cause useless arguments.

I agree with her on that.

You two are finally on common ground.

But I didn't say there would be two main prosecutors for the case.

-Pardon? -Pardon?

Only one prosecutor will have to be put in charge.

It will be…

Prosecutor Cho Min-ho.

I'll be the main prosecutor,

and you two do the fieldwork.

We need to decide whether he will be charged,

so once the police request a warrant,

you both will turn in your official opinions.

-What about the business obstruction case? -Work together.

So you both agree?

If you don't want to, we can let Prosecutor Lee handle it on his own.

No, sir.

I'll do it.

Prosecutor Lee?

Well…

Just tell me your honest opinion.

Then Prosecutor Cha and I will be on equal grounds, right?

Just like this half-and-half dish.

It's just that someone tries to act like my superior.

As you wish.

Then I'm on board.

All right.

Shall we eat now?

-Please enjoy it. -Okay.

Please enjoy it.

I'm still torn between these two.

Sit over here.

No, sit over here.

We'll each do our own investigation.

Then what about the questioning?

We can't do it twice.

We'll each take the video room

and the observation room.

Let's do that. We can always press the red button

when going off the track.

Ms. Sung, please make copies of these and give them to Prosecutor Lee.

Wait.

Why do I get the copies, not the originals?

Am I supposed to get the copies?

Aren't we on equal grounds?

This isn't about hierarchy.

Then I'll take the original copy of the warrant request.

And you get the originals for the obstruction of business.

Sounds fair.

And now that we're on this together,

can you brief me on the obstruction of business?

You read the files first.

Oh, right. You didn't get to check them yet.

I'll hear it from Prosecutor Kim then.

I read them all.

-Mr. Lee? -Yes.

What are you doing?

-Get out of here. -Let go of me.

Get him out of here now.

-Come on out. -Let go of me!

What are you doing?

-My goodness. -Get out.

I want to get paid.

-Come on. -Pay me my salary.

Jeongsu Industry had been holding on to this video all this time

to file a suit as soon as he dropped the charges.

What's in the tank truck?

It's not clear. It just says production materials.

How long did he block the way like that?

For about an hour.

-For an hour? -Yes.

And they demand 30 million for that?

Whether it's an hour or ten minutes, it can cause damage.

Let's investigate first.

-Summon Mr. Kim tomorrow morning. -Yes, sir.

He'll be here for obstruction of business tomorrow morning.

What?

-You didn't discuss it with me. -I'm doing it now.

-This isn't a discussion. -Then let's say I just notified you.

I'll question him in the video room

at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. Don't be late.

Then summon him at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning as a defendant.

Let's just take care of the two cases at once.

I'll interrogate him.

Fine.

Are we done?

Do you know why Kim was arrested at his home?

Because he has a son with a severe disability.

She doesn't even care about stuff like this,

so we should call the local center and ask them to take care of him.

Yes, I'll do that.

When did you start the private fund group with Ms. Choi Jeong-ran?

Was it last summer?

It hasn't been long.

It was right after Jeong-ran moved here, right?

Yes. She gave all the neighbors rice cake and everything.

Then she suggested a private fund group within a month.

That darn sneaky fox.

But she was quite nice considering young people these days.

She was even nicer and kinder than my daughter-in-law.

She was so sweet and pretty.

Sweet and pretty, my foot.

I can tell she got plastic surgery.

She has the looks of a gold digger.

That darn punk.

No foul language in here.

Which one of you was supposed to be paid this time?

It was me.

But I don't think she took the money on purpose.

She asked me in person.

She said she had an urgent matter, so she used our savings.

She asked me to give her a few months.

Anyway, this is not fair. I mean, it is our mutual savings.

And I heard this from Ms. Park, the realtor.

She's living on monthly rent without a deposit.

What if she runs away at night? We will lose all our money.

You don't know anything.

My gosh.

So it's true that…

Ms. Choi Jeong-ran used the mutual savings for personal use,

but she honestly explained her situation

and was cooperative with the investigation.

And it's not like she took all your savings and ran away.

So you are not a direct victim of this case.

Are you willing to settle with her?

No way. Just tell her no.

To be honest, I want to settle with her.

What's wrong with you?

I sued her just as you said,

but we don't have to go this far. She has children to take care of.

Money isn't a big deal.

I want to settle.

I will never settle.

I can't.

Like I said before, you're not the direct victim here.

You're not to settle with her.

What did you say?

So are you saying I can't be a victim

until I lose my money?

My money is in our mutual savings as well.

If you insist,

You need to submit the bank statements to prove your payment.

And I need to check if you were aware of the risks of this fund,

so visit us again later.

That sounds like a lot of work. Do I really have to do all that?

Yes.

-That's enough. -What?

You can't fight here.

Ms. Jang, have you experienced a case like this before?

A case where you relate more to the defendant than to the victim.

Of course, I have. Actually, a lot.

She just sounds so mean. How annoying.

I'm glad I took care of it quickly.

I don't want to see the victim again.

So are they settling with the mom?

She kept insisting on visiting me to thank me,

so I had a hard time stopping her from doing so.

You're the best, Prosecutor Oh.

Seriously, I guess this is what I became a prosecutor for.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Hey. -Prosecutor Oh.

-Prosecutor Oh. -Yes?

Thank you so much. I don't know how to repay you.

No need to. This is how it's supposed to be.

I'll meet with the victims and apologize.

And I'll be sure to settle with them as soon as possible.

Sure, I believe you can talk things out with them.

-Thank you, Prosecutor Oh. -My pleasure.

I came here in a rush, so I couldn't get you anything.

No, it's all right.

Just buy what your children like on your way home.

They must be missing you now. Hurry and go home.

-Thank you. -You didn't have to come.

Bye. Take care.

Gosh.

Please.

Hey.

PROSECUTOR CHA MYEONG-JU

Prosecutor Cha, then who will lead…

Ms. Sung, I left some memos on the documents.

Remove them before making copies and reattach them.

Yes, ma'am.

Then we…

I like Ms. Sung because she doesn't ask unnecessary questions.

Okay.

Mr. Lee, please go check how CEO Park is doing for me.

I already called them.

They say he's in critical condition, but they wouldn't tell me the details.

Yes. Oh, welcome.

Is it okay to move around like that?

Oh, dear.

I still have this throbbing pain, but I'm fine.

The doctor says I should start doing some exercises now.

I can't wait to go out. It is so stifling here.

There's no need to rush.

Why not?

This is a good chance to teach him a lesson.

Be bold and just think that you're getting a good rest.

Then they will eventually cave in.

But it's not easy to hold out eating only hospital food.

Do you want me to get you some trotters next time I come?

What? Trotters?

Hello, Prosecutor Cha.

We only talked on the phone, but we never met before, right?

I'm Cha Myeong-ju.

Oh, hello. Prosecutor Lee.

I was surprised to hear

that the prosecutor in charge was Mr. Cho.

It happened that way. We'll take care of the investigation,

so you can talk to us if you have any questions.

Sure.

Today, we'd like to ask you some questions about the obstruction of business.

I know that.

Sir, the day Mr. Kim blocked the tank truck,

what was in the tank?

It was hydrogen fluoride.

It's the base material for our products.

Prosecutor Cha, the base material is like the blood in your body.

What will happen if you don't have blood in your body?

-You will die. -Right.

It was a very urgent situation.

We were out of the raw material,

so we were about to halt the factory operation.

We just had to wait for the material to arrive.

It put us in quite a pickle.

I see.

OBSERVATION ROOM: WE NEED TO TALK

Please excuse me for a second.

-What? -Prosecutor Cha.

If there was a disruption in production, you should ask for details

and demand evidence of the material in the tank.

They are just allegations.

"I see. Right." You're not supposed to say this.

Don't interrupt my investigation.

Just watch quietly or get out.

I'm part of this investigation. I'm not here just to watch.

Then you can ask your questions later.

I'm sorry. So you said the factory operation was stopped.

Do you have any records to prove that? Like a daily record?

Prosecutor Cha.

You know that's for civil cases. In a criminal case like this,

the result of obstruction of business is irrelevant.

What matters is the obstruction itself.

That's true.

You should tell them that we still need to confirm the facts.

But we need evidence to confirm the facts.

You watched the video, right?

The footage clearly shows

the facts and evidence of the obstruction of business.

Why are you staring at them quietly?

Tell them you need the evidence anyway!

OBSERVATION ROOM: WE NEED TO TALK

It's for us to decide

-whether it is needed or not, -What?

so I'd like you to submit the proof if possible.

Pardon?

The entry log of the tank truck, amount of base materials,

and production log.

-Come on, Prosecutor Cha… -Wait.

Okay.

I'll submit the documents.

-Gosh, that's not necessary. -It's all right.

Gosh, she's terrible at this.

Do you mean Prosecutor Cha?

Yes. I kept pressuring her to get things done properly.

This is the call history of Kim Yeong-chun.

Did they request a warrant already?

Prosecutor Choi Jun-hyeong did it when he was on night duty.

I see.

Hang on. Did you get her a copy of this?

I'm going to.

Take your time.

The number 2327 is Jeongsu Industry.

The last call he made on the day…

PROSECUTOR LEE SEON-UNG

This is it.

It's 7346.

PROSECUTOR CHA MYEONG-JU

Hang on. It's 7346…

What's this?

Mr. Lee, I'm sorry, but can you excuse us for a second?

We need to talk.

Do you have something to say?

Why did you avoid Kim Yeong-chun's calls?

He called you 26 times in the past 3 weeks.

That means he was desperate--

Yes. He did call me 26 times.

The victim called 26 times after the case was closed.

Do you think that's normal?

KIM YEONG-CHUN

Yes?

Why aren't you answering my call?

What is this about?

The thing is…

Jeongsu Industry promised to pay me,

but they're delaying the payment.

Is there anything I can do to scare them?

Do you think I should file a civil suit or something?

Did you get a memorandum or a written promise?

Memorandum?

I don't know anything like that. Can't you just give them a call?

Tell them they'll be in trouble if they don't pay.

I can't do such a thing.

I'll text you the number of the Korea Legal Aid Corporation.

You should contact them.

Listen, Ms. Prosecutor.

Why can't you wrap it up until the end?

Are you neglecting me since the case is closed?

I can get the phone number myself.

You're unbelievable.

Just because I didn't answer

the constant and inappropriate calls that interfered with my work

doesn't mean you can interrogate me.

Maybe you're right.

But even if the first 25 calls were inappropriate,

ignoring the last call he made right before the incident is too critical.

It was just 1 of the 26 calls from him.

You're only looking at the outcome.

And even if I answered it, would things be different?

It sounds like things would've been different

if you answered the call.

Yes.

That's what I think.

Mr. Kim Yeong-chun, it's been a while.

We summoned you today for…

You're in charge of my case?

Yes.

Get me another prosecutor.

Pardon?

Whose fault do you think it is?

Get me another prosecutor.

Mr. Kim, what are you talking about?

You know Prosecutor Lee cared about you more than anyone else.

Cared about me?

I just sued the company for money,

but he kept going on about justice.

If you were worried about me,

you should've told me to settle

without stalling for time.

I got on their wrong side while you were dawdling.

And it's the talk of the town now.

This is all his fault.

Are you saying this is not Jeongsu Industry's fault nor yours,

but Prosecutor Lee is responsible for all this?

Of course.

Get me another prosecutor now.

Let's go in.

-Mr. Kim. -Yes.

We're having this interview

before we ask the court for your arrest warrant.

I just need to ask you a few questions.

It wasn't your first visit to Park's home on the day of the incident, right?

-Are you Mr. Kim Yeong-chun? -Yes.

Here. Please sign here.

I received a complaint from the court.

It said Jeongsu Industry had filed a claim

for the damage of 30 million won.

JANGWON DISTRICT COURT JINYEONG BRANCH

They'd already sued me for obstruction of business,

and they even filed a civil suit for 30 million won.

I was so furious that I went to the office to take it out on them.

What are you doing?

Open it!

-Open it. -Let us in.

But when I got there,

Mr. Park had already shut down the factory, so the gate was locked.

This is all your fault!

-Stop it. -What's all this?

-I can't believe this. -Look at this.

-Look what you've done. -Come on.

-I can't believe this. -Let us in.

I didn't know they would do that.

I felt like other people lost their jobs because of me.

So I went to Mr. Park to beg him.

Hello, Mr. Park. I'm Kim Yeong-chun.

What are you doing here?

Please listen to me.

-Sir. -What are you doing?

-Sir, please. -Let go of me.

-Stop it. -Please let me talk to him.

Sir, please.

-Mr. Park, please… -You can't do this.

You went back to his place the next day, the day of the incident.

Yes.

Did you intend to murder him?

I was drunk, and I wasn't in my right mind,

-but I had no such intention. -Then why did you trail Mr. Park?

I'm not sure.

Where did you get the soju bottle you had at the scene?

I drank it.

Mr. Park!

You startled me.

-How did you get in here? -Why aren't you paying me?

How dare you come into my place like this?

I want my money!

You darn brat. I need to teach you a lesson.

Why aren't you giving me my money?

How dare you come in here?

-When will you pay me? -Shut it!

Get out, you darn punk!

I'll ask you a question regarding the obstruction of business.

Were you aware that the tank truck was carrying Jeongsu Industry's base material?

-Yes. -Jeongsu Industry claims

the delay in the material delivery cause them trouble.

Were you also aware of that?

That I didn't know.

Anyway, you must've known

the delay might cause a problem in operating the factory.

Yes.

All right.

Thank you.

Wait, Prosecutor Cha.

What's going to happen to me?

I can't go home, right?

It depends on the result of the investigation.

You should wait.

I'm sorry I kept calling you.

Please help me this time.

PROSECUTOR LEE SEON-UNG

I'll be out for a while.

Okay.

Prosecutor Cha, aren't you going to eat?

-I should. -Is something bothering you?

The tank truck.

What?

It's nothing.

Hello.

Hey.

What brings you here?

My husband wants to thank the prosecutor for reducing the fine.

You didn't have to come though.

I'm sorry, but Prosecutor Lee isn't in the office now.

Mommy.

I'll tell him that you came by.

Okay. Please tell him. I'll see you later then.

Again?

Be sure not to come back for something bad.

Of course not. I will never overload my truck again.

-See you. -Bye.

-Bye. -Say bye.

Excuse me.

-What am I supposed to see? -The tank truck.

It says it has 32.5 tons of chemicals in it.

Is there any way I can check if it's true?

How would I know that? It's not like I have x-ray vision.

I see.

I'll have a look anyway.

This is a 28-ton truck.

That's right. Then it was overloaded.

But…

The tank is empty.

What?

Do you see this?

The wheel is up.

This is a lift axle

that is pulled up when the tank is light.

To save gas and conserve tires.

-I see. -I see.

The truck must have middle wheels so it can carry 32 tons

without breaking the law.

It should have more wheels to distribute the weight.

So this means the truck isn't carrying

that much material.

-I see. -My gosh.

Thank you.

It's no big deal.

A-ga, did you see Daddy do that?

Aren't I cool?

By the way, why do you call your child "a-ga"?

Aren't you supposed to call her name?

Her name is A-ga.

Kim A-ga.

I see.

Excuse me.

Is anyone in there?

Yes.

Hello. I called you earlier.

I'm Prosecutor Lee Seon-ung.

I see.

Please excuse me.

IN-HO, MAKE SURE TO EAT YOUR MEAL

I packed some underpants and socks.

Thank you. By the way, did you not eat yet?

No.

You should still eat.

I'll get going then.

Prosecutor Lee.

Yes?

Do you think my dad did it for me?

If he didn't have me,

he wouldn't have done such a thing.

One says detention,

and the other says no detention.

All right. Go ahead and convince me.

It's hard to say Kim had the intention to murder.

If he was really going to kill Park,

he would've kept assaulting him after the first attempt, but he didn't.

And the assault was to defend himself from the golf club.

I believe that's hard to prove.

They all are only Kim's claims.

There's no one who witnessed the attack.

Park's wife found her husband after he passed out.

And there was no CCTV around.

And it is hard to assume that

Kim didn't know a stab in the stomach could kill him.

We're not in court now. Can't you explain it in easy terms?

So…

Kim claims that

-he stabbed Park in defense. -Yes.

And yet he stabbed him knowing it could kill him.

That shows murderous intent.

More importantly, there's something that says it can't be attempted murder.

Mr. Park, wake up.

Ma'am, please call an ambulance.

Hurry and call an ambulance.

Mr. Park, wake up.

He stayed there until the ambulance arrived.

But he ran away in the end.

Not immediately. That proves his innocence.

His action after the assault

doesn't prove that he didn't have murderous intent.

Kim visited the same place the previous day.

And he broke into the house with a bottle.

That means he took it as a weapon.

And Park used his golf club to defend himself.

I went to Kim's place last night.

And I looked around the house.

I could tell Kim was very good with carpentry tools.

If he intended to murder, he would've used a more effective weapon.

You sound like Kim's attorney.

I'm just telling him the facts.

They are not the facts. They are just what you want to believe.

Kim has a son with a severe disability.

And there's no one else to look after him.

We clearly know where he lives,

and he was arrested when he was heading home

to take care of his son.

That proves that there's no flight risk.

So please let him be tried without detention--

It is too compassionate

not to detain him just because he has a disabled son.

It may undermine the credibility of the prosecution.

If it undermines trust in the prosecution, I'll take full responsibility.

This isn't something a mere prosecutor can take responsibility for.

Lee Seon-ung.

-Yes, sir. -If you were audited,

you would be in serious trouble.

I'm aware of that.

Do as you wish then.

No detention it is.

-Sir. -He refuses to be a mere prosecutor.

He wants to be a prosecutor of justice.

You.

Do you have good reasons for this in writing?

-Yes, sir. -If you don't get it done properly

and humiliate me in front of Branch Chief, you're dead.

Yes, sir.

And…

how did the case of obstruction of business go?

Pardon?

We are currently waiting for Jeongsu to send over some documents.

Documents, my foot.

It's over, you fool.

What?

You did a great job with the case.

I just got a call from Choi Tae-jung. They are dropping the charges.

He apologized.

He says he didn't know the tank truck was empty.

-So the tank was empty? -Yes.

Why did you go to the defendant's house instead of investigating it properly?

My gosh.

You cared enough to keep him out of prison,

-but not to save him 30 million won. -It's not like that.

Cho Min-ho speaking.

Yes.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

FOR APPROVAL PROSECUTOR LEE SEON-UNG

Write it again.

Pardon?

FOR APPROVAL PROSECUTOR CHA MYEONG-JU

This too.

Pardon?

CEO Park Jae-sik

died.

Acute septicemia.

Request an arrest warrant for Kim Yeong-chun.

Which one is better?

This one

and this.

The blue feels too cold, right?

But still, she's a flight attendant, so she must be familiar with blue.

Do you have a black one?

Pardon?

Hello.

Is it okay to uncuff him?

Yes, please.

I don't know where things started to go wrong.

Is it because I filed a suit?

Or is it because I tried to hold out when I had a penny to my name?

Or should I have held out until the end?

Was it wrong that I dropped the charges?

Please find someone…

to take care of my son, sir.

Okay.

If I wasn't the prosecutor in charge of this case,

things might have been very different from now.

A person might have not died.

I'm well aware that it's a prosecutor's job

to carry such a weight at times.

But I never get used to the fact.

I guess we're not destined for each other.

Please take care.

Relationships matter even in our line of work.

So depending on which prosecutor the defendant meets,

their fate can change.

It counters the principle of uniformity of prosecutors,

but this is the inevitable reality.

After all, we prosecutors

are human beings.

FOR APPROVAL PROSECUTOR LEE SEON-UNG

FOR APPROVAL PROSECUTOR CHA MYEONG-JU

The informant's wife keeps visiting gambling houses

instead of coming home.

A gambling house in the mountains? It must be huge.

How will you investigate?

Go undercover? Do we have to do that for inside information?

-What about it? -It's old-fashioned.

Please don't worry. We will be sure to wipe it out.

She knows Ms. Jang's face? Then who will go in?

-I'll do it. -You?

You barely know the mountain gambling house.

You've played Hwatu before, right?

Make Prosecutor Cha a professional gambler by tomorrow morning.

What is this? Go on, tell me.

-A boar. -You don't even know the card names?

So I'm trying to learn here.

It'll be extremely dangerous when we raid the gambling house.

Make sure to sneak out before that.

We won't go in before you come out,

-okay? -Get in.

Got it.

Subtitle translation by: Young-ju Kim