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This is the 73rd Criminal Judicial Panel. The morning trial will convene.

The defendant is Kim Ju-hyeong.

I was giving them sex education.

How dare you belittle the court?

Defendant Jang Sun-bok...

Because of your incorrect verdict,

I was framed and had to live in pure torment.

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?

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

The very first sex education class with a female judge...

Will you take it off or burn it?

I said to take it off.

- Now. - That's it.

Since you already saved me twice,

you and I must share some kind of special bond. Don't you think so?

But don't you dare mess with the female judge. I'll kill you.

We'll hear the trial for defendant Choi Gyeong-ho's charge of assault.

My staying here is the truth.

And what if someone else is the real killer?

The real murderer is someone else?

The real murderer is in this very courtroom.

Do you think...

I could wear this one day?

I see nothing but darkness ahead.

Would it become brighter if I wear this?

Please take her home safely.

Don't ask any questions.

No, thank you. I'm okay.

I'm not okay.

You'll do it, right? Make sure she wears a helmet.

The helmet is Eui-hyun's.

Let me call and ask.

Hold on.

Hey, where are you?

So you're going to abandon me?

Traitor.

Fine. Go ahead. I'm going to see my dad.

- Okay. - Are you sure?

Are you really guilty?

Choi Gyeong-ho!

Gyeong-ho, come out.

Please? Open the door.

Gyeong-ho.

Excuse me. You were in the courtroom, right?

May I ask you for a favor?

TRIAL FOR ASSAULT

The real murderer is in this very courtroom.

Your Honor, the defendant...

Are you saying you are not the murderer?

The real murderer is out there.

That is the truth.

However,

I am the suspect, the one serving the sentence.

That is the reality.

Your Honor, the defendant is saying ridiculous things and...

Let's hear him out to see if this is nonsense or not.

Judge Lee Jeong-ju...

Do you know

what your sister protected despite being held hostage

by Kim Ju-hyeong?

It's the substantive truth.

It's the objective truth in which

no one and nothing should be distorted.

The substantive truth that you judges talk about is

easily destroyed by harsh reality.

And if powerful people want to fabricate it,

even you judges can't defy it.

So,

risking your life to defend the substantive truth is...

an act of idiocy. Don't do it.

Defendant, you...

Defendant,

do you realize that you are mocking the court?

If you do not say who the real killer is,

we may give you harsher punishment.

Who is the real killer?

I cannot say.

I made a deal.

It's not my intention to break the deal now.

A deal?

Yes, but if they won't hold up their end of their bargain,

I won't be able to hold up mine.

Why does he keep looking at Judge Sah?

Is he looking at the guy sitting next to Judge Sah?

He's the son of Professor Yoo Myeong-hui.

Really?

He's Prosecutor Knucklehead?

I'm giving them a clear warning to hold up their end

unless they've gone crazy.

Seo Gi-ho found out

that Choi Gyeong-ho isn't the real murderer.

CHOI GYEONG-HO

RAPIST-MURDERER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON

JUDGE YOO MYEONG-HUI SENTENCED THE DEFENDANT TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON

Jeong-do,

are you still thinking about what I said?

Who killed Seo Gi-ho if not Jang Sun-bok?

Tell me who the real murderer is.

Don't you worry now.

The real murderer isn't in Korea anymore.

- Geon-woo, pull over. - Yes?

I get that you're upset

for putting the wrong person behind bars.

This isn't the right time for you to find out the real murderer.

It's time for you to get motivated to do everything

in your power to stop the real murderer from getting exposed.

- Jin-myeong! - If Myeong-hui finds out

that she rendered an incorrect ruling,

she'll bite her tongue or vomit blood in disgust.

If Choi Gyeong-ho isn't the murderer,

whose crime did he cover up for?

It's my crime, of course.

Protecting my son comes at a great price.

It's Han-jun's? Han-jun's?

Jeong-do, just think of it as a favor for Myeong-hui.

I don't want to move into the Blue House without my wife.

You and I need to have

sujebi Myeong-hui will cook for us.

Mom.

Mom.

Please wake up, Mom.

- Mom! - Please wait here.

Please save my mom. I'm begging you, please.

She can't die!

She'll make it through. Calm down.

You caused this, Gyeong-ho.

If you didn't get yourself in trouble and make her suffer...

What am I going to do if she doesn't make it?

She'll be fine once she gets the surgery.

With what money?

With what money? We're already being hunted by loan sharks!

- Mom. - She'll get the surgery.

Calm down.

Mom.

Mr. Choi Gyeong-ho.

You're under arrest for the rape and murder of Kim Ga-yeong.

- You have the right to remain silent. - Rape? Murder?

Anything you say may be used against you in the court of law.

- You have the right to an attorney. - Why does he need an attorney?

Cuff him up.

Gyeong-ho, what's going on?

Get those off him!

I don't need an attorney. Let's go.

Gyeong-ho, hold on a second. Gyeong-ho!

Excuse me, you're needed inside right now.

What are you staring at?

I wish you'd look at me like that.

Your brother was the defendant of a trial you were on the panel for.

It's a reason for you to recuse yourself from the trial.

Or do you think it doesn't matter

because you have a different surname from your brother now?

I was just filling in for the judge who was having contractions.

I didn't know the defendant was Choi Gyeong-ho.

Once you found out, you should've gotten yourself out of the panel.

You should've gotten out.

Hey, Jeong-ju!

11:29 A.M., FIVE HOURS BEFORE THE TRIAL

I heard you're going to trial.

I'll settle.

If you kneel down and beg for my forgiveness.

You should beg for forgiveness.

Whose forgiveness?

That idiotic judge's forgiveness?

She's not idiotic.

I told you not to even speak her name.

I don't know how she ended up stealing your heart,

but stop fooling yourself.

Prosecutor Knucklehead is in charge of my case,

and he's head over heels for her.

Prosecutor Knucklehead?

He said that he's going to put a necklace on her neck

and make her his.

What's the name of the prosecutor?

It was Do Han-jun or something.

Why? What will you do if you know his name?

Are you going to challenge him to a duel?

Tell that jerk.

What?

Tell him to stay away from Judge Lee Jeong-ju.

If he doesn't stay away from that judge,

he's going to regret it.

My gosh, I'm terrified.

You want me to warn a prosecutor?

Yes. Make sure you do it.

Judge Lee.

Turn off the water.

- Right. - You must be tired.

You are in the center of scandals.

Yes, a bit.

Shouldn't you get yourself together and get your pace back?

I was quite flustered in court

when you overreacted to the defendant.

I thought you were the presiding judge.

I'm sorry.

Judge Lee,

do you always get so worked up by every defendant's nonsense?

- Sorry? - The rampage you threw in court was

swept under the rug quietly,

but others brought up your qualifications as a judge.

I guess I was late to the party.

I didn't know there was a discussion.

I mean, Judge Lee's behaviors haven't been

all that professional lately.

I see.

It seems like you're in the center

of Judge Lee's gossips, Judge Yoon.

And that behavior of yours doesn't seem to be professional either.

I'm sorry for the trouble.

I won't participate in the upcoming trials

of Choi Gyeong-ho.

I wasn't done talking to you.

Do you know how many times I called you?

I told you not to call me when I don't answer your first call.

I have my phone on silent when I'm working on a case file or my rulings.

I won't pick up even if you call me ten times.

Then I'll call you until you answer my call.

I'll just be your stalker.

But you're the first person I came to see when I landed in Korea.

Aren't you being too harsh?

Are you really here for me?

And not because of the internship at court?

So you did know.

You know that I took this internship for you.

If you didn't work here...

I don't think you were assigned to my department.

Separate work and your private life.

Fine, I'm going!

What is it?

Did you just see that?

That was mine.

You remember, right?

You bought it around ten years ago at a celebrity bazaar.

- Why is it there? - Exactly.

Why is it there?

Listen to me even if you don't want to.

You shouldn't have participated in Choi Gyeong-ho's trial.

Fine. I'll cut you some slack for today,

but you can't do that again.

If you want to succeed as a judge...

The moment I changed my name to Lee Jeong-ju,

he became a nobody to me. He's not my brother.

He's a stranger to me.

But I don't want to see that piece of trash ever again,

so I won't be in his trial.

So save it.

There's a real murderer?

A deal? Warning?

It's too late for that.

My mom actually celebrated after giving birth to that rat

and couldn't even pass away peacefully.

If you mention him to me again,

you and me are over too.

We need to talk.

What?

- These sneakers. - Yes, the sneakers...

CRIME SCENE PHOTOS

Hey, this...

- Why is this here? - That's my question.

I'm sure you want to ask why Kim Ga-yeong was wearing the sneakers

you bought for me when Choi Gyeong-ho raped and killed her.

Tell me. Did you give them to her?

Me? To Kim Ga-yeong?

That's right. What does that change?

Nothing changes even if you knew her?

Hey.

Did you know Choi Gyeong-ho?

- Am I being interrogated? - Did you know him?

So do you.

Do you remember my mom's criminal trial

that we sat in on for an assignment?

Choi Gyeong-ho was the defendant of that trial.

Choi Gyeong-ho?

Then the victim was Kim Ga-yeong?

That's right.

She was the daughter of our villa manager.

Your villa?

That wasn't in the case file.

Why were you looking at the case file?

Just answer my question. Why did you give Kim Ga-yeong the sneakers?

I really am being interrogated.

I'm out.

Article Two,

Section 37, paragraph...

Did you get them?

From this moment forth, I refuse to do favors like this again.

Even if it is a famous star's item,

how could you pay a million won for this?

I can't get used to the fact that you're my friend.

I'm totally used to it. Here, look at this.

This is the only pair like this in the entire world.

You see this "SR"? This is why.

You know the girl group Bellagio, right?

It's Jin Se-ra's initials.

I'm sure you won't wear them. Who are they for?

Bellagio's super fan.

Have you been dating without telling me?

Dating? I don't even have enough time to memorize this.

Don't you see this? Don't you?

Thanks for this.

COURTHOUSE

Prosecutor Ha went into the delivery room just fine.

Her family is here, so I will fly right back to the courthouse.

I'm sorry.

Look. You can't wash your sneakers in here.

Wash them at home, okay?

- Thank you. - Wait!

Are you a member of Que Sera Sera?

It's Bellagio's fan club. Don't you know it?

This is awesome.

How did you get that?

Se-ra used to wear that when she was promoting.

It's Ga-yeong's.

Ga-yeong?

You can't reassign the case?

Judge Lee Jeong-ju refuses to have it reassigned

and insists that she'll do it.

A junior judge will disregard

the chief justice's act of consideration?

Will you, her chief, just watch from a distance?

I tried my best to convince her

and get it reassigned, but...

You shouldn't have tried. You should've done it.

If you let junior judges order you around,

how will you ever be a chief judge of a High Court?

I'm not being ordered around.

I respect the wishes of the judge on the case.

Don't just give respect. You should receive it.

Even if they call you the presiding judge.,

you should make sure they listen to what you say without a peep.

Judge Lee Jeong-ju is

usually very accommodating and listens to her seniors,

but I think Kim Ju-hyeong taking her hostage traumatized her.

Tell her to try it.

She'll just end up deciding to dismiss the appeal anyway.

Anyway, what did you do wrong?

Because of your reckless associate judge,

your path to being a chief judge of a High Court is

about to be infested with landmines.

Well...

I'll convince Judge Lee Jeong-ju.

- As you please. - Right.

What? Landmines?

Talk about your empty threats.

If it weren't for that stupid High Court promotion...

That little weasel.

That decision won't hold me back, will it?

The High Court promotion is my goal.

Who are you?

I'm sorry. I was rushing to the bathroom, so...

- Watch where you're going! - Look who's talking.

Are you talking back to me?

Who else is there?

That's right.

You defended Choi Gyeong-ho in the past, right?

I told you not to bring up my time as a lawyer.

Choi Gyeong-ho's rape and murder case. Remember?

I do not.

He raped and killed Kim Ga-yeong, a middle school girl.

- I don't remember! - Think hard.

I don't remember, you punk! I got a phone call!

Hello, Mr. Sah.

Choi Gyeong-ho's rape and murder case?

Of course, I remember. I was the defense attorney.

A copy of the case file?

Yes, sir. Have a nice day.

"Have a nice day."

You don't remember?

You just reminded me.

Hey. If you're going to lie, make it believable.

You're even worse than your wig.

What?

It really looks natural.

There's nothing to make you suspect it at all.

I said not to expose the truth about my hair, didn't I?

Hey. What's wrong with being bald?

It's conclusive evidence for a judge that he worked hard all his life.

True. It's not all your life, since you did other things too.

I know you're trying to get me worked up,

but I'll hold back because it is only speculation.

I repeat, if you mention my wig ever again,

I'll make you wear a wig soon too, you dwarf.

UNIT TEN OF CRIMINAL COURT, VERDICT

And what if someone else is the real killer?

- May I interrupt? - You may.

What do you want to know?

Jang Sun-bok's motive for murder was insurance money.

Just before her husband died,

she got seven insurance policies for him.

That's enough to gain suspicion.

Two were accident insurance plans that she can't collect upon death.

That means she was after five.

But her assertion is,

when she applied for insurance,

she didn't admit that her husband had polio.

She couldn't refuse her friend who asked her to sign up

and planned to cancel the policies anyway.

She wasn't going to keep the insurance policies anyway.

But this is what the court decided in her initial trial.

Even if he didn't disclose the fact that he had polio,

since it is not a terminal illness or related to the cause of death,

it didn't preclude her from collecting life insurance.

Is that true?

Yes. I don't know if that applies to all insurance companies,

but it does to most.

That means Jang Sun-bok knew all of this and planned it.

Jang Sun-bok used to sell insurance before.

She had to have known.

But Jang Sun-bok sold insurance

for less than six months.

I know insurance salespeople

who are veterans, but they didn't know about this.

They actually asked me if that was true.

What if Jang Sun-bok were like them?

Then the supposed motivation for murder is completely unconvincing.

On the other hand, even if she did know,

it is very difficult to prove lack of connection to the death.

Just like the case I'm looking into,

a large number of them end up going to court for that very issue.

Was she willing to take that risk to get the insurance money?

It gives me reasonable doubt.

This is tough.

CHOI GYEONG-HO, NOT THE MURDERER

CHOI GYEONG-HO, NOT GUILTY

THE REAL KILLER IS OUT THERE

- Welcome home. - Hi.

I told you to take it to the cleaner's or have the maid do it.

You know your dad only wears shirts that I iron for him.

So are you happy with that?

Look at you. You're sweating. Why are you looking for more work?

Let me see your face.

Look at you sweating.

What is this?

Where is Assemblyman Do?

Are you still toying with Lee Jeong-ju?

It's time to get rid of her.

That's long overdue.

It's not her I should've gotten rid of long before.

Are you referring to me?

Try it then.

Aren't you still

showing me that precious face of yours

because you want something from me?

You remember Choi Gyeong-ho, right?

Of course, I do.

He gave me a warning.

What? Warning?

Yeong-hun, have you seen a judge who looks that great in a robe?

Had I known I'd see her, I would've cut my hair

and shaved.

Did I look okay?

Yes.

But that uniform did not suit you.

You had a deal?

Did you really believe that?

You kept insisting I wasn't the real murderer,

so I tried that defense myself.

I was trying to stall to see Jeong-ju more.

Gyeong-ho.

She looked stunning in the robe.

I said that nonsense so I could look at her longer.

I know that wasn't a lie.

Your eyes told me you were telling them the truth.

Someone else really murdered the girl, right?

No.

By the way, can she be on the panel for my trial?

I mean, I was happy to see her.

Let's stop it here.

Your time is up.

Yeong-hun.

Don't tell anyone that Jeong-ju is my sister.

Those are the decisions you drafted.

Chief Oh.

I wrote them according to what we agreed upon.

Why is there a big question mark here?

I'm slightly caught aback.

Would I do that for no reason?

I'm sure you had a reason, but...

- Think hard about it. - Still, this is...

- Chief Oh, will you really... - Really?

Really what?

I'll think really hard about it.

I will.

Think really hard about it.

Don't just bury yourself in Jang Sun-bok's retrial request.

Oh my goodness. What is that?

A big red question mark?

Who did this? How rude.

Chief Oh reviewed this.

So the chief reviewed it.

Does he usually put this huge question mark...

What? Rude? He's the chief.

I do not understand. Please explain to us.

I'll let you know later.

I, the presiding judge on the trial, drafted the decision

and submitted it to the chief, and...

When we say, "submit," we refer to when an associate judge drafts

the decision of the court

and gives to the head judge of the panel for review.

When the chief puts a question mark, it means

he can't understand or there is a problem,

and that you should think it over again.

There's so much meaning in it.

There's no meaning.

Isn't he saying scrap it and start over?

Ms. Lee. You have a talent.

How do you say something that would drive a person mad so casually?

Chief Oh.

Chief Oh!

I have a million question marks about this question mark!

If you're taking revenge for refusing

the reappointment of Jang Sun-bok's retrial request,

I'll give you a chance.

Get rid of this huge question mark!

Do you have something to say?

Chief Oh.

I intended to think hard about it, but...

The team dinner for the probationary officers is tomorrow, right?

- Yes. - If we didn't choose the menu item yet,

I'm craving bossam.

We'll all have bossam then.

Yes, bossam.

Judge Lee, I thought you can't eat pork.

You get hives.

Hives won't kill me.

If Chief Oh would tell me before the dinner

what this huge question mark means...

I thought once you become a judge,

the verdicts just get recorded easily.

How could they get recorded easily?

A person's life hangs on these decisions.

Of course. I'm sure how we feel when we write decisions is

like how doctors feel before surgeries.

When an associate judge receives a chief judge's edits,

you feel either joy or sorrow.

Every associate judge's wish is edits for minor typos.

A missing period.

That's the best possible result you can get.

Usually, they leave detailed comments

or a question mark at certain parts.

REFER TO BIRTH OF EXECUTION

They often say to refer to a certain book,

but if it's in red...

Help me!

Well, you shout, "help me."

I think Judge Lee expected a single period too.

There's nothing but a large question mark on the first page.

It means he had it in for you

because of Jang Sun-bok's retrial request.

You both think that too, right? He has it in for me.

What should I do now? What would you do?

I thought it over,

and you know Jang Sun-bok's retrial request?

- We should back off. - Back off?

This isn't the time for us to work so hard to help Judge Lee.

What if it gets dismissed?

Chief Oh will come after us as well.

I never thought we were helping Judge Lee,

but setting right a wrong if the decision was incorrect.

That's our job as the committee for reviewing incorrect verdicts.

I thought it was our job as well,

but who gives us our evaluations?

Chief Oh.

What if we're the only ones not to get A's?

Yes, but still, we call ourselves FHJ for a reason. How could we be so low...

You stay out of it.

Sit up straight.

I wouldn't say this if I were as young as you.

I left the Blue House at this age

and everyone said I was crazy.

If I want to become a part

of this committee, I can't get on the chief's bad side.

You too.

If you're going to raise Ha-neul as a single mom...

I received your submission, so please stop talking.

I'm sure you don't feel good saying these things anyway.

In exchange, let's dig deep

into Choi Gyeong-ho's case.

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

- Let go of me! - Do you know what this outbreak of yours

- will cause? You must stop. - Let go of me!

You can't swear here.

- Stop her! - My goodness.

- Judge Lee, stop it! - Listen to me, you bastard!

- Get back down here! Stop it! - Judge Lee!

All right. Starting now,

you'll be leaving comments on the video you just watched.

Yes?

Anyone? Then I'll go first.

"Don't you ever tell anyone

that I'm your role model."

You. The student trying to exit through the back door.

Actually, I'm not in this class.

If you're auditing my class, you can at least comment on the video.

Well...

I'm not in any position to leave any comments.

Why don't you just tell me? I'll type it for you.

If you insist...

"Why did you do that?

You should hate the sin, not the sinner."

Put a crying emoji.

Is it possible to hate the sin, and not the sinner?

Who's responsible for the sin? It's the sinner.

Isn't it only natural to hate the sinner?

What I mean is that we must give sinners

a second chance to reform their lives despite our hatred.

I'm sure this judge in the video

must have despised this heinous defendant,

who didn't even repent his unpardonable act of crime.

I can understand her.

Judges are humans too. It's possible.

That's what I think too. Judges are humans too.

However, the moment you become a judge,

you must get rid of that thought.

When you're on the bench,

you must not give yourself

the excuse that you're a human too.

Judges who are generous on their own mistakes are the most dangerous.

Don't you agree, Judge Lee Jeong-ju?

That was really embarrassing.

Professor, I know that you're trying to educate your students,

but is it fair for you to put me on the chopping block and condemn me?

It's funny how you came at that very moment.

Is it because of Choi Gyeong-ho?

Han-jun told me

Choi Gyeong-ho had a trial,

and you were on the panel.

How much did you hear?

How much should I know?

I want you to tell me.

Someone else murdered the girl, and he had a deal.

And a warning.

Don't lose sleep over what he said.

I only came to talk

about Jang Sun-bok's petition for a retrial.

I just had a few questions.

Ask away.

Jang Sun-bok murdered her husband, Seo Gi-ho.

I heard he managed your villa.

That's true.

Kim Ga-yeong's dad, Kim Ik-cheol, used to manage it for us.

But his daughter's death devastated him, and he left Korea.

Mr. Seo Gi-ho was killed as soon as we hired him.

Kim Ga-yeong's dad managed your villa?

Yes.

I've never seen him since I've never been to the villa.

I saw him for the first time at the trial.

- I'll do it. - No, let me.

Are you all right?

Yes, I'm fine. This knife is sharp.

Hold on. It's from the same brand

of Jang Sun-bok's murder weapon.

Look at this.

I think we need to inform Judge Lee,

as this is crucial information regarding the murder weapon.

I told you to lay off.

This information is going to stay between the two of us for now.

This knife is the murder weapon.

This isn't a knife you can get your hands on easily in Korea.

Do you know the brand?

The Swedish royal family used this particular brand.

They manufacture the knives in limited quantities.

Right. When I worked at the Blue House,

I saw the First Lady use this brand.

Jang Sun-bok killed

her husband with this?

That's not possible.

When my husband was the chief political aide at the Blue House,

the First Lady gave it to us as a present.

I heard that there's a limited number of them even in Sweden.

Are you sure?

It'd be hard to buy this knife in Korea.

How did she murder her husband with this expensive knife?

That would be your reasonable doubt.

You're right. I can't help myself but doubt.

If there's still room for reasonable doubts,

shouldn't you start over?

Even if it's a bit late,

you should listen to the defendant's claim.

With that in mind,

you shouldn't dismiss what Choi Gyeong-ho said.

If what he said is true,

it implies your ruling was wrong.

Would you be okay with that?

Would you be okay if you were in my shoes?

Given my disposition,

I might bite my tongue and vomit blood.

I knew it.

Even if I do such things,

my guilt wouldn't be

more important than the pain of the wrongfully accused.

What I feel isn't even close to the suffering the accused went through.

The possibility of misjudgment comes

with the job.

If misjudgment scares you enough to avoid the substantive truth,

you must take off your robe.

For unavoidable reasons, today was the earliest she could join us.

This is Ms. Jin Se-ra.

I look forward to working with you.

All right. For your information,

I like people who do a good job rather than who just look forward to things.

I was just being polite.

In that case, I'll do my job well.

You were a famous idol singer after all.

You should give us autographs...

My gosh, of course, she should.

- I'd like to get mine first. - Hold on!

She doesn't give out autographs.

She didn't even take a photo or give out autographs

even to us, the members of her fan club.

Please try to understand. As one of the oldest members in Que Sera Sera,

I'd like to ask for your understanding.

That's a bit disappointing.

The ratio of the meat and the fat should be eight to two.

No. Without the fat, it will taste dry. It won't be delicious.

Our chief has high blood pressure. It must be moderately seasoned.

It should be on the borderline of being salty and bland.

Oh, right! You need to serve us either stir-fried anchovies

or stir-fried fishcake as one of the side dishes.

Stir-fried anchovies with shishito peppers?

He's a fan of that dish.

I'll call you back later.

What on earth is wrong with this ruling? What is it?

I don't get it no matter how many times I read it.

Am I the problem?

That question mark is better

than Chief Oh asking for the file so he could write the ruling himself.

When I was the left associate judge,

Chief Oh didn't even give me a chance to fix.

He corrected the ruling himself.

Whenever I think back,

I feel so humiliated that I want to go into hiding.

I won't ever write a question mark when I become the chief judge.

Never.

I can't figure it out. Please look over it,

and tell me what I'm missing.

I'll try. I don't know if I'd be of any help.

What is it?

What is it? What's going on?

What is it?

Oh no. This is not happening.

What?

"Ral"...

- "Oh Ji-ral"? - "Oh Ji-ral"?

JUDGE OH JI-RAL

"Oh Ji-ral"?

Ji-ral...

- No... - Oh Ji...

Ji-ral?

- I shouldn't be laughing. - Right.

No, don't. Don't laugh.

What?

Chief Oh, you are truly an oasis

to the 73rd Criminal Judicial Panel.

OASIS: MOST-LIKED CHIEF JUDGE

I respect you immensely for taking someone like me who gets

chatty and is full of flaws.

From now on, I won't frown on your suggestions to correct my rulings,

and I will do my best to meet the deadlines of my rulings.

I'm terribly sorry.

JUDGE OH JI-RAK

Okay.

A true question mark.

This question mark will be my light.

I set it

as my wallpaper so that I'll never forget it.

Every time I see this question mark,

I will remember to think at least one more time

and become your left hand that you can be proud of.

I will try again and again.

Sure.

How long do you plan to keep your mouth shut?

Where did you get that knife?

You won't talk?

- I don't remember. - Gosh.

That's such an obvious response.

That's gibberish you give at a government hearing.

"Forgetting is the greatest blessing from above."

I am enjoying that blessing.

That's right. I have something to tell you before I forget.

What?

That moron, Choi Gyeong-ho, said

to relay a message to Prosecutor Knucklehead.

This borders on being a warning.

He said not to touch Judge Lee Jeong-ju.

He said you'll regret it if you don't leave her alone.

I relayed the message.

That warning sounds familiar.

You must be close to Choi Gyeong-ho, so relay my message too.

So you're going to play your hand after receiving a warning?

That's interesting. Go ahead. Play your hand.

- She hasn't made any progress? - No.

You need to wake up and stand trial.

Please let me in.

I want to stay with my mom.

You can't go inside. Visiting hours are over.

My mom hasn't been able to eat.

She's hungry.

I need to bring her this.

She can't eat stuff like that!

Yong-su brought

this,

and this,

and this,

and this for my mom.

If you keep doing this,

you can't stay outside her room either.

I have to give this to my mom.

What is this?

Why do you have this?

Tell me.

Why...

Why do you have this?

Please.

Where's the sneaker?

Tell me.

I don't know.

I don't have it.

Gosh.

The path to the team dinner was

never so frightening before.

Chief Oh, I'm sorry. I made a huge mistake.

A mistake?

Nowadays, the automatic program with ruling templates have

our names all spelled correctly.

That's not what you call a mistake.

That was intentional. Intentional!

The thing is...

I deleted your name by mistake while I was editing the document,

so I typed it in myself and made a typo.

That's right. I did that before too.

I realized it was possible to make a mistake like that.

Let's assume it was a mistake.

Why did it have to be "Oh Ji-ral" of all things?

How much resentment were you harboring

that it was "Oh Ji-ral"? You must know Ji-ral means "nut job"!

It's because you think that I'm a total nut job.

That's how you ended up typing "Oh Ji-ral"!

That's exactly what you were thinking.

I'm convinced you were thinking like so! You were!

You thought I was a nut job, so that's why you wrote that.

How else would you have typed that in?

It just had to be "Oh Ji-ral." Out of all the alphabets you just had to type "L"!

We should be giving you a big welcoming party...

No, it's fine.

I prefer a small, cozy welcoming party with you.

- Here. - Thank you.

Do you not drink at all?

This is alcohol in the courtroom.

To render decisions that are

as refreshing as soda?

That's beyond my abilities.

Even if it's a frustrating decision, I still do my best.

Even if it's a decision that is frustrating for the parties,

as long as it's one they can accept.

That's not bad. At least it wouldn't be a wrong decision,

like in Gyeong-ho's trial.

I didn't know

that he'd say something like that in the courtroom.

I should've told you sooner.

When I asked Gyeong-ho again later on,

he took it back and said there was no real murderer.

I don't know what kind of a deal he made.

- Five, please. - Hello.

- Where should we sit? - Hello.

Judge Sah!

Sit down.

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

My mom, Jang Sun-bok, is not a murderer.

My mom is innocent.

Here's to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

Bottoms up.

Why are you so sloppy?

You are so bad at anything you do.

When you first start working

at the court, it isn't easy.

I just got a call

that Jang Sun-bok won't be able to wake up any time soon.

Do you want to go to the hospital?

I'm going to go first.

Hey. Don't you know

that a judge can't meet a defendant personally outside of court?

I'll follow protocol for the hospital.

I need to go finish writing a decision.

I see. A decision.

You need to write that well. You have to write it well.

Typographical errors even probationary officers don't make are

mistakes that only...

Me too.

I'll go write my decisions well. Decisions!

Come here. Walk next to me.

I'm used to walking this way with my panel,

so I prefer it this way.

I'm an individual judge, so I prefer this.

They say even though it's hard work, being an individual judge is worth it.

When will I ever become one?

Just the air in your office is

already better than ours.

Are you on bad terms with Chief Oh

because of Jang Sun-bok's petition for retrial?

I guess so.

She's certainly getting in my way of success.

Gosh, it's cold.

Who is that?

Excuse me. Hey.

Is he okay?

He's sleeping.

It's too cold to sleep here.

Can you help him up?

Gosh.

Don't do things that could be misunderstood.

Let's ask the security to look after him and leave.

Hold on.

Excuse me. Hey.

What's going on?

Hey, listen. Wake up for a second.

Hey.

By any chance...

Where did you get that?

What is it about?

You're not in trouble. Just answer my question, please.

Is the owner of that sneaker

Kim Ga-yeong?

Do you know Ga-yeong?

Yes. Do you know her?

Ga-yeong and I are close.

Really?

How did you get that?

It's all right. Just take your time, and answer the question.

He's scared.

It's all right. You don't have to tell us right now.

Gyeong-ho told me

that I could keep it.

Gyeong-ho? Are you referring to Mr. Choi Gyeong-ho?

Do you know Mr. Choi Gyeong-ho?

Gyeong-ho and I are close.

Gyeong-ho and I went

to save Ga-yeong.

You went to save her?

We went,

but Ga-yeong wasn't there.

We only found her sneaker.

Then Choi Gyeong-ho didn't...

He didn't kill her?

Gyeong-ho isn't a bad guy.

Gyeong-ho told me

that he had to

rescue Ga-yeong.

Gyeong-ho said

that he was going to

catch the bad guy.

One, three,

seven, one.

One, three, seven, one.

HAN-JUN

HAN-JUN

One, three, seven, one.

One, three, seven, one.

It's the license plate number

of the bad guy who killed Ga-yeong.

I'll be rejecting your warning.

Let's break our deal.

HAN-JUN