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PROSECUTORS' OFFICE CASE NUMBER 2007

DEFENDANT CHOI GYEONG-HO

DEFENDANT TOOK KIM GA-YEONG...

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HELP

No!

Stop!

No! I won't go!

AFTER RAPING HER ONCE...

AFTER MURDERING HER HE DISPOSED HER BODY...

Did you find anything?

We couldn't find any real leads yet.

It looks like a rape and murder case.

One of her sneakers is missing.

Did you find anything nearby?

- No. - Let's go in.

TRIAL RECORDS

KIM GA-YEONG RAPE AND MURDER CASE

The case files are very important to the judges,

so please be careful with them.

I will.

You're a volunteer?

Which high school?

Seojin High School.

- I'll do the rest, so... - I'll do it.

I'm volunteering so I should do it right.

Thanks, Choi Jeong-ju.

You may go.

Okay.

Bye.

Hello, this is Judge Yoo Myeong-hui's office.

Yes. Okay.

TRIAL RECORDS

TRIAL RECORDS

Are you trying to destroy the case file?

10 YEARS LATER

Answer your phone.

Hey.

Yes. I stayed up all night doing a murder.

The corpse was chopped up.

My entire body aches

from doing the murder all night long.

Murders are a piece of cake now.

Now that murders have grown on me,

I can't do assaults anymore.

I'm going to do another murder.

A serial murder.

Next week, I need to do a rape too.

Rape just doesn't do it for me.

I prefer murder.

This is Lee Jeong-ju. I'll be there in ten minutes.

Tell the chief I went to the bathroom.

You can choose between constipation and diarrhea.

Hey, you! No!

He snatched my purse! No!

Hey, you!

Someone please stop the guy on the motorcycle!

My case file is in there!

Oh my gosh.

What's this?

My case file is more precious than my life!

Case file?

Is this the police?

Someone snatched my purse by the station in front of the court.

Yes, it was at Jongno District in Seoul.

Yes.

MY MOM, JANG SUN-BOK, IS INNOCENT

SHE IS NOT A MURDERER

Who are you?

I need to return this shoe to its rightful owner.

To do that, I need her bag.

Don't you try to get smart with me.

If you return the bag now, the punishment will be lenient.

- Hand it over. - Get lost. Get away from me.

It's robbery if weapons are involved.

Let's not take this farther than larceny.

I'll stab you if you come near me.

You see,

if you injure me with that knife,

it's robbery with bodily injury. If I die, it's robbery with homicide.

You will never get your sentence suspended.

For your information, with one punch to my cheek,

my teeth will fall out because I'm very weak.

A brush of that knife will kill me instantly.

Do you want to spend years in prison for stealing a purse?

- Don't come near me. - Right there!

Darn it.

I'm sorry. I was really constipated.

It's diarrhea.

Diarrhea.

I heard it was diarrhea.

Was it constipation?

Well...

Because I was so constipated,

I took too many pills and they caused diarrhea.

Diarrhea...

Let's say you did have diarrhea, but what time is it right now?

We're going into trial soon.

When shall we have our meeting?

We can start now.

By the look of her haggard face, it seems she had stayed up all night

reviewing Jang Sun-bok's petition

- Detective, did you find my purse? - For her retrial.

I must find it.

- I have my case file in there... - Judge Lee.

Yes?

The ground for Jang Sun-bok's retrial is

that Defendant Jang Sun-bok claims her innocence,

saying she was threatened and coerced by the police

- to make a false confession. - I didn't do it.

I'm right here, baby.

She claims she confessed only because her son was being blamed for the murder.

I'm sorry!

I promise you won't have to stand there anymore!

After finding out it wasn't him,

she immediately recanted her confession

- and claimed her innocence. - Yong-su!

Yong-su!

She wept and pleaded that she wasn't the murderer,

- but the police imposed the contrary. - Yong-su!

She claims that the evidence in favor of her has been purposely disregarded

and obscured.

The autopsy showed that the chopping of the corpse must have been done

by an experienced professional, not by an ordinary person.

The polygraph results also showed that she didn't commit the murder.

The police purposely omitted these pieces of evidence favoring her.

Those documents were indeed submitted for the retrial,

but it's hard to prove that the police had omitted

the evidence on purpose.

Her attorney resigned after filing for retrial.

What do you think, Judge Lee? You'll be writing the ruling.

It's hard to set my mind on dismissing her appeal,

considering that she has been protesting her innocence for ten whole years.

She refuses to work in prison as she is not guilty.

She has a record of fasting several times.

In prison, she's known to be a stubborn inmate.

It's not true!

Her son even protests by himself in front of the court.

I see your point.

It's not easy to protest like that every day in rain or snow.

In the eyes of the law,

it's the evidence, not the claim, that proves the truth.

I see that you have a grasp of this case.

Let's review Jang Sun-bok's case file before coming to our final decision.

What? The case file?

Yes.

Well...

I forgot them at home.

That's not something to be forgotten.

What if something happens to the case file?

Will you take responsibility for it?

You should guard it with your life.

Unbelievable.

Chief Oh, the trial is...

My life depends on the documents.

You can take care of this, right?

SEND

MOTION FOR RETRIAL

DEFENDANT JANG SUN-BOK

DETAINED

LEE JEONG-JU

"Lee Jeong-ju"?

73RD CRIMINAL JUDICIAL PANEL

Hello, this is Judge Sah Eui-hyun from the 88th Individual Criminal Court..

May I speak to Judge Lee Jeong-ju?

She is in trial right now.

This is the 73rd Criminal Judicial Panel at Seoul Central District Court.

The morning trial will convene.

Case number 2017G!35.

The name of the defendant is Kim Ju-hyeong.

Is that right?

Yes.

Your date of birth is August 23, 1985.

Is that right?

Yes.

Your address is the one on the bill of indictment, correct?

MAN IN HIS 20S MY DOCUMENTS, MY LIFE

Yes, it is.

During the trial, you have the right to refuse

any questions you find incriminating.

The prosecution may proceed with the indictment.

From 2016 to 2017, Defendant Kim Ju-hyeong has gone

around Seoul and metropolitan areas,

luring seven elementary school students into secluded areas near the school

and sexually assaulting them.

Therefore,

for violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse,

we would like to prosecute him.

Defendant Kim, you received the bill of indictment, correct?

Do you plead guilty on the charges brought upon by the prosecution?

Your Honor,

I did not sexually assault them.

I was giving them sex education.

- You scumbag! - What a piece of trash!

I don't believe this!

- Please keep it down. - My poor baby.

That jerk.

I'm going to kill you!

- Are you even human? - My gosh.

All right. Quiet, please.

- Keep it down, please. - Scumbag!

I'm going to kill you.

Firsthand experience is the best kind of education.

- Defendant Kim, get a grip. - Oh my gosh.

How dare you speak such words?

Your Honor, you may not know this,

- but the youth want it more these days. - You trash!

At first, they whined and said that they were scared,

but they enjoyed it more later on.

- How could you? - Let go of me!

- You are a piece of trash! - I can't believe this.

How dare you do that to my daughter?

All right. Quiet down, please.

You should be thanking me for teaching what schools don't teach.

You don't know anything about your own children.

You sick son of a bitch!

Shut your mouth.

What? You were giving them sex education?

Judge Lee.

My gosh, you look so sexy

when you're all riled up.

I usually only work with minors under 15 years of age.

It might be because you're a female judge wearing a robe,

but you're getting me quite excited.

My goodness. You are dead meat today.

A scumbag like you doesn't even deserve a trial!

Hold on, Judge Lee.

What are you doing? Get back down.

Let go of me.

Didn't you hear what that asshole said?

How dare you belittle the court?

Chief Oh.

What do you mean, "Your Honor"?

What are you doing?

Do you know what this outbreak of yours will cause? You must stop.

- Hey. - Let go of me!

Judge Lee!

You mother-trucking asshole!

- Judge Lee. - Please stop.

You jackass!

- Stop her! - My goodness.

I said let go!

Listen to me, you bastard!

You can't swear here.

The courtroom is sacred.

Judges are expected to hold their dignity in there.

The court was adjourned because a judge caused disturbance.

You'll be everyone's laughingstock.

How could a trial end in chaos? What did you say?

"You sick son of a bitch!

You jackass!"

Are you a thug, Judge Lee?

I lost my senses when he said he was giving them sex education.

Why did you take your robe off?

Don't you know you could have lost your position as a judge?

I worked so hard to get us selected as an exemplary unit.

But who was I kidding? Exemplary, my foot.

We might be branded as the troubling unit.

I don't think it would go that far. They might just keep an eye on us.

I'm sorry.

What is it?

I think you might want to take a look at this.

What is it?

Let go of me!

You jackass!

Look at this!

It's all over the Internet.

The number of views is insanely high.

I'm terribly sorry.

I should've controlled my emotions.

I was so upset about losing my case file that...

What did you just say?

You lost your case file?

How?

Someone stole my purse.

Your purse?

Just slap me, why don't you?

- Chief, please... - Oh my god!

If a case file for a criminal trial gets lost,

a guilty verdict can become

not guilty. Don't you know that?

I know that I must be prepared to resign from the bench.

Then how could you do that?

So because you were going to resign anyway,

you decided to go on a rampage in the courtroom like that?

No, not at all.

I worked so hard to earn this robe.

- I'm terribly sorry. - I don't want to listen!

Apologizing won't solve anything.

What's the biggest issue here?

Go find the case file. If you can't find it,

if it's just gone and you can't find it,

then I'm just going to die on the spot right there.

Do you get it or not? Do you or not? Answer me.

Oh, I get it. You're just going to ignore me, right? Is that right?

No!

Anyway, what despicable little rat

took something so important like that?

Prosecutor, please make your closing argument.

JANG SUN-BOK'S TRIAL FOR THEFT

Defendant Jang Sun-bok,

while serving her life sentence,

rather than repent of her crimes,

didn't hesitate to steal her fellow inmate's property.

I guess stealing property is nothing after stealing someone's life.

I, therefore, recommend that the defendant

be fined 2,999,900 won.

Defendant, please make your closing argument.

MY MOM, JANG SUN-BOK, IS INNOCENT SHE IS NOT A MURDERER

Defendant.

Mom.

Mom!

Yong-su is here!

Yong-su is here.

Jang Sun-bok is not a murderer.

Jang Sun-bok is innocent!

Mom, Yong-su is here!

Mom!

Mom, I missed you!

Mom!

Mom, Yong-su is here...

I will pay for my crime

of stealing.

But I stole on purpose

in order to come here.

Your Honor,

can you please record me

with the surveillance camera?

Your Honor,

she says she'll accept her punishment,

but she wants to be filmed. I question her intent.

Go ahead.

I did not kill my husband.

I can swear

on my son's life.

Your Honor, this is irrelevant to the case.

I know that.

That case is not under this department...

I'm swearing on the life of my child

that I am innocent.

Do you know how that feels?

I understand you applied for a retrial.

My lawyer told me not to get my hopes up

and resigned.

- Your Honor... - If you honor me, just listen.

I'm not

trying to have hope.

I'm trying to remember

that I'm not a murderer.

After spending ten years in prison,

I'm starting to forget the fact

that I didn't murder anyone.

I get confused and wonder if I actually killed my husband.

That

terrifies me.

I must take this off now.

Defendant.

For ten years, I had to wear this for no reason.

I had to live as a murderer.

- Your Honor. - Put that back on her.

I must not wear this prisoner uniform anymore.

Because of your incorrect verdict,

I was framed and had to live in pure torment.

Why must I?

Why are you doing this to me?

My poor son.

What did that good boy do wrong?

Why must he live as a murderer's son?

Why must he?

Why? Let go of me!

- Let me go! - We'll take a recess.

Your Honor!

That's enough. Thanks.

That trial was over. Why did you call recess?

I'm filling in for a prosecutor away on his honeymoon.

Must I watch that criminal put on a show?

- Take the coffee and go. - Hey.

I noticed this since the trial, but what happened to your hair?

It's gum. Let me see.

It's gum.

Fine, I'll go then. I'll get out of your face.

At least tell me why.

Why are you suddenly giving me the cold shoulder?

Isn't this Jeong-ju's?

Your Honor, something terrible happened.

MY INNOCENCE IS YOUR GUILT

What happened?

She was shaking, saying her blood sugar level was low,

so I rushed out to get juice

to bring her blood sugar level back up.

It's my first day of work, so I didn't know.

Oh no.

It happened while I stepped away to use the restroom.

I'm sorry.

- Yes, Deputy. - Yes, Your Honor.

They think it's hypoglycemic shock.

Okay.

Call me when you get to the hospital.

Okay.

Seeing how she had left that,

it would be hard for me not to investigate.

Why did you have to call recess? This is such a pain.

All right, we must preserve the crime scene now. Okay?

"My innocence is your guilt."

This line is more powerful than "No penny, no pardon."

Do you want a photo of this?

How did this happen?

This is Do Han-jun, a Seoul District prosecutor.

He is the son of Assemblyman Do Jin-myeong.

Please forget that I'm Assemblyman Do Jin-myeong's son.

Remember me as Prosecutor Knucklehead from the Seoul Central District Court.

Keep the investigation private until the results come out.

Sure, as long as you're not soliciting me.

But I'm not sure if that will keep the reporters at bay.

We'll take care of those reporters...

Yes, Investigator. I need you to come to Courtroom 13 immediately.

We need to talk.

If the media feeds the public

that she tried to commit suicide

in order to prove her innocence and correct an unfair ruling,

regardless of facts,

this will taint the reputation of our courtroom.

Chief Justice, in order to prepare ourselves,

we should get rid of the video taken during Jang Sun-bok's trial today.

Pardon?

If the video gets leaked and spreads on the Internet,

it may impose pressure on our court

as well as your judicial panel, which will be in charge

of her retrial.

But seeing how things have panned out,

we must consider her claim that...

The judicial panel in charge will review the case thoroughly.

The 73rd Criminal Judicial Panel consists of very competent judges.

Chief Justice,

I think you must take a look at this.

Try to understand Chief Oh's disappointment.

He told us very clearly

that he'd do nothing to risk his chances

of getting his judgeship at High Court.

But this outbreak happened.

I know.

I was planning

to tag along when he gets promoted to High Court.

Why wouldn't I know?

There's a video, and I even lost my case file.

I must find the case file first. I'm going to the police station.

Judge Lee, what on earth happened in the video?

Someone in the audience must have recorded it and posted it online.

Shouldn't you try to take it down?

- Why did you lose your senses? - Judge Lee,

are you all right?

How could she be all right?

She can't be okay after causing such a huge problem.

Come on, Judge Yoon.

This is just so embarrassing.

You just humiliated the entire female judges.

I see.

I don't know why you need to bring gender into this,

but since I'm a chief judge without a panel, I won't be humiliated.

- Ma'am, - Ma'am,

- Judge Lee will be okay, right? - Judge Lee will be okay, right?

Are you out of your mind?

You cursed, threw things, and took off your robe in the courtroom.

Why did you stop there? Why didn't you get naked and dance?

Mom, this is considered assault.

Fine, sue me. Do it.

How are you going to handle the video and press?

"Dumb Judge," "Crazy Judge," and "Angry Judge."

It's all over the Internet.

Mom, do you need to scold me like everyone else does?

I'm also about to go crazy for what I have done.

Don't you remember what you told me?

You said you wouldn't let your sense of justice influence you.

You said you would become a successful judge.

You said you would get married and have your kids live in luxury.

Hold on.

CHIEF JUSTICE

- Are you all right? - I'm not all right. Not at all.

Obviously not. How could I be all right?

- It's fine. - Okay, I understand.

You're Judge Lee Jeong-ju, correct?

I'm Judge Sah Eui-hyun from the 88th Individual Criminal Court.

- I need to tell you something. - No, thank you.

I heard that young judges these days

enjoy coffee.

Is green tea okay?

I'm sorry for causing trouble.

Depending on the situation,

that trouble can cover bigger trouble.

Pardon?

What do you mean?

Disgracing the court once is more than enough.

That's what I mean.

- Yes, sir. - Judge Lee,

you are in charge of Jang Sun-bok's retrial, right?

Please do your best on the retrial.

Did they already find out that I lost the case file?

Hey, Judge Knucklehead.

You know how I'm the knucklehead among prosecutors?

Since you're now the knucklehead among judges,

how is Judge Knucklehead?

Judge Knucklehead.

Hey, Jeong-ju,

what do you think about you and I becoming the Knucklehead Couple

of the legal world?

Why don't we go and register our marriage?

Listen. Then our child will be the biggest knucklehead in history.

Stop it already.

I'm just worried about you.

Will you be able to get married?

If I can't get married then I'll just make them marry me.

I'm saying that I'll marry you.

Listen.

You know that I can give you a life of luxury.

Keep it up and you'll see me go crazy.

I need to go to the police because someone stole my purse.

Just your purse?

- What about your shoe? - My shoe...

What? How did you know?

My case file.

Thank goodness, you're here.

Don't kiss that.

I wish I was that case file.

Why is this here?

The police will call you. Ask them.

Can't you tell me yourself?

I tried but...

"No, thank you."

- That's what you said. - When did I say that?

I'm Judge Sah Eui-hyun from the 88th Individual Criminal Court.

- I need to tell you something. - No, thank you.

Then...

when I said, "No, thank you," you meant...

this?

It's fine. Just be careful with your case files.

Don't take off your robe in the courtroom either.

I won't take it off anymore.

If I ever take off my robe in the courtroom again,

I'm your woman.

Hey, Jeong-ju.

As in I won't take it off over my dead body.

I'll wear my robe in the courtroom.

I need to review my case file, so take her out.

I'm very grateful

that you found this for me,

but you're largely at fault for my saying, "No, thank you."

If only you hadn't hit me with the door...

Look. Do you see that lump? The lump.

That doesn't compare to gum.

Gum?

Get out. Just get out. Now.

- Let's go. - Yes, Deputy.

How is Jang Sun-bok?

Mom.

The doctor says she might be able to wake up right away,

but it's too early to tell,

so they need to keep an eye on her for now.

I see.

You mother-trucking asshole!

See? Look at this.

It seems this was recorded without permission.

Should we take legal action?

The number of views has skyrocketed.

If this video goes viral, Jang Sun-bok's suicide attempt might get

covered up.

Whether it's the press or the public,

they would find a judge's outbreak far more interesting than a defendant's.

Especially if that judge happened to be

young and female.

It was Judge Lee Jeong-ju, correct?

Let's give them Lee Jeong-ju and cover up Jang Sun-bok's case.

Are they serious? Why are they criticizing only me?

Someone almost died in the courtroom today.

You mother-trucking asshole!

Gosh, that startled me.

Hello?

This is Detective Kang Cheol-su from Seocho Police Station.

- Is this Judge Lee Jeong-ju? - Yes.

Have you received your bag from Judge Sah Eui-hyun?

Had I known he was famous and was even on the news in the States,

I would have gotten an autograph.

JUDGE SAH EUI-HYUN

He wanted to end it all.

He needed help from someone just like you.

You're home.

Hello.

Are you watching it again?

I just want to watch it over and over again. I can't get enough of it.

My gosh, I have an amazing son.

- I'm going to wash up now. - Do you want a drink?

A can of beer won't cloud your judgment while writing your ruling.

I'll pass. I think it will get me drunk today.

Did something happen that you'd get drunk from one beer?

There was an accident in the courtroom today.

- An accident? - In one of my cases, a defendant

named Jang Sun-bok murdered and chopped up her husband's body.

I know her.

I was the presiding judge of her first trial.

You were?

I remember her son had a physical disability.

How do you remember that?

The man killed by Jang Sun-bok

managed Do Jin-myeong's villa.

He was annoyed that the husband died as soon as he hired him.

Did you know that she applied for a retrial?

A retrial?

What are you doing?

You scared me!

Is it your hobby to blame others?

My special talent is to put myself in other people's shoes.

Well,

I do agree that you might see me

as blaming it on you, Judge Sah.

I would like to offer my sincerest gratitude and apologies.

I wouldn't want you to think that being ungrateful is my habit.

I wasn't done talking to you.

What is this? What?

What's going on? What is this?

Why would you put on your robe like that?

Were you trying to attack me?

You're the one who's wearing

my robe.

I won't attack you, so take it off.

It's not like I wanted to wear your robe.

I'm taking it off right now.

JUDGE KNUCKLEHEAD

The number you have dialed is unavailable.

Whatever.

She never picks up the first time I call her.

Her phone is just a pager.

I thought you were done talking.

I was just getting started.

I was so caught up in my own problems yesterday.

I heard there was an unfortunate incident during Jang Sun-bok's trial.

Are you asking me about her condition?

Yes, I'm in charge of writing

the ruling for her retrial.

She's unconscious.

They need to monitor her to see whether she'll wake up or not.

I heard from Prosecutor Do Han-jun

that you recorded a video of the trial.

I'd like to take a look at that.

We already deleted the video.

What? Hold on.

Hang on.

If you were going to delete the video this quickly,

why did you bother filming it?

I wanted to record the video,

but deleting it was a suggestion made by my superiors.

By superiors, do you mean the Chief Justice or the head chief?

The Chief Justice personally requested

that I do my best for Jang Sun-bok's retrial.

Why would he ask you to delete it?

If you have questions, ask him.

Is this how you're going to treat me, out of all people?

What do you mean?

You heard me.

You and I are very special when it comes to Jang Sun-bok.

We're working on the same case around the same time.

Larceny and retrial are two different matters.

You found the case file I almost lost.

I would've done the same for anyone, not just you.

My goodness.

Aren't you bothered by the fact that Jang Sun-bok attempted suicide

during her trial and that she's on the brink of death right now?

I'm only asking because it's bothering me too.

Think about who she would want to show the video to the most

when she asked you to record the trial.

MY INNOCENCE IS YOUR GUILT

Did she really try to commit suicide?

Medically speaking, yes.

She gets insulin shots because she has diabetes.

But after getting her shot yesterday,

she skipped breakfast and lunch before coming here.

I think she was trying to die from hypoglycemic shock.

Why would she?

According to the prison guard, she was in despair

after her lawyer squashed her hopes of getting a retrial.

She lost all hope.

"My innocence is your guilt."

Was she really wrongfully accused?

Do you know how many criminals would say they're wronged?

When serial killers are apprehended,

they say it's unfair because they can't kill people anymore.

I really wanted to see the video.

Why would they delete the video?

You know what?

The presiding judge for her first trial was...

Sah Jeong-do, the president of Jeongmyeong Law Firm?

What do you take me for?

Goodness. Then did you know that his son is Judge Sah Eui-hyun?

What?

Hold on.

Yes, Mom.

Is that Professor Yoo?

- Professor! - Hi.

This is awesome. I've missed you.

People will think she's your mom.

I thought you'd be in hiding because of the video,

but you look fine.

You see

how everyone is staring at me, right?

Maybe standing next to you will make me feel less self-conscious.

Then stick to me like glue.

- Hello. - Hi.

People will think my mom is a Chief Justice or something.

She could've been one if she hadn't joined the law school.

When she was a judge, her reputation was through the roof.

Eui-hyun, long time no see.

Eat with us.

Enjoy your meal.

What? Did he just ignore you too?

- Hey. - Let him be.

How do you know him?

He and Han-jun used to be inseparable.

EMERGENCY CONVOY

You're meeting Kim Ju-hyeong? By yourself?

Yes.

They must think there's a need to check his mental state.

The judicial panel in charge asked me directly.

If it's the judicial panel in charge...

I didn't know

that the expert my chief mentioned was Professor Yoo.

Have some eggs. I know it's your favorite.

Give me some eggs too.

Pretty please?

Give me some.

Mom, give me some.

They say half a loaf is better than none, so eat this.

Wasn't being a constitutional law professor enough?

Why did you have to study criminal psychology?

Now you have to meet with criminals by yourself. It worries me.

If you dissect Kim Ju-hyeong's psyche,

can you analyze the garbage that he spews out?

Yes, I should be able to.

That's why we have criminal psychologists like me.

You were super cool when you were a judge too.

Then again,

you saw right through

what the criminals were thinking then too.

Kim Ju-hyeong.

It's quiet here thanks to Courtroom 11.

It was such a headache when things got rowdy here.

Am I right?

You should buy Judge Lee Jeong-ju dinner or something.

It seems like she'll be spared from disciplinary action

for diverting the attention from here, so it all worked out.

Are you staying? I'm going to head over to Courtroom 11.

I'll get going. That's right.

You got rid of the video of Jang Sun-bok, right?

I trust you.

The Seoul Central District Court will now begin

the trial presided by the 73rd Criminal Judicial Panel.

Case number 2017G!35.

Defendant Kim Ju-hyeong.

Please bring him out.

DEFENDANT

As the presiding judge,

let me give you a word of warning.

We, judges,

will do our best to ensure that there is no more

disgraceful behavior in the courtroom

and to uphold the prestige of the court.

Defendant, watch your language, and show respect as well.

- But Your Honor... - Defendant,

do not do anything without proper reason.

Every word you say may

make you guilty of contempt of court and defamation.

Please keep that in mind.

And to those of you in the audience,

do not record anything in the courtroom.

Let us begin.

- I need to pass water. - Sit down.

I already passed the water.

Chief Oh, he means

that he needs to urinate.

"Urinate"?

Yes, urinate.

- Must you go now? - Yes.

Should I just go here?

Please take the defendant

to the restroom.

We'll take a ten-minute recess.

Defendant, put down that knife!

Mr. Kim Ju-hyeong, please calm down.

Please don't kill me.

Ask this female judge to save you.

Judge Lee.

What do you want?

I'll tell this female judge here!

- So everyone leave except for her. - But...

I'm the presiding judge,

so talk to me. Don't do anything reckless!

Okay?

This is my case, so talk to me instead.

Don't do anything you'll regret.

I'll stay.

Everyone, please leave.

- Judge Lee. - Judge Lee.

Let her go. I said I'd stay behind.

Judge Lee Jeong-ju of Criminal Court at Seoul Central District Court

has been taken hostage by the defendant,

serial child rapist Kim Ju-hyeong.

The police state

that Judge Lee Jeong-ju's safety is top priority

and they are carefully considering sending in special forces.

Since there aren't any clear matters for negotiation,

there is a high probability that this hostage situation

will be prolonged.

Why was Judge Lee Jeong-ju taken hostage?

Does it have to do with the video circulating online?

Please tell us.

What led to this event?

Why was a judge taken hostage?

- Please give us a statement. - Yes, well...

We will make an official statement shortly,

so please refrain from making speculations.

We ask for your cooperation.

Please give us a statement now.

DEFENDANT

Judge Lee,

listen carefully to what I'm about to say.

I'll tell you what I want.

You know,

I really don't like this.

I need you to take care of it for me.

TRIAL FOR SERIAL CHILD RAPE

Get rid of my handwritten confession.

Do you think getting rid of this will get rid of your crime?

You keep calling it my crime,

but what I did wasn't a crime.

It is a crime.

It is the most deplorable, unforgivable crime.

You're so dense.

I told you over and over.

It was sex education.

You made an innocent person write this,

so I need you

to burn this yourself.

The one who made it needs to destroy it

so that I can walk out of here

with my head held high.

With your head held high?

After doing such heinous things to those children?

What do I do? I don't hate this attitude.

It'll be trouble if you make me like you so much.

Don't set my heart on fire.

Just burn this already.

No, I can't burn this and acquit you.

Then take off your clothes.

I will let you see for yourself that it wasn't rape.

I can die with no regrets.

In this sacred courtroom,

I get to hold the very first sex education class with a female judge.

I'm ecstatic.

Is it legal for you to give me these thrills?

Judge Lee Jeong-ju.

Do you think you'll get away with this?

I told you already. I won't regret anything even if I die.

I'll ask you one last time.

Will you take it off

or burn it?

Take off your clothes.

I said to take it off,

Judge Lee Jeong-ju.