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LATE LEE GYEONG-SUK

LATE CHOI GYEONG-HO

LATE CHOI GYEONG-HO

You made a deal

with him?

Do you think so too?

Do you think it's my fault too?

Do you think it's my fault?

They're Gyeong-ho's things.

These are...

all that he had?

He spent ten years in prison.

That photo album was

his most prized possession.

How did he have all these pictures...

He looked through those photos

to endure the hardships of prison.

I see he had a picture

of you in a judge's robe.

Also, this...

He was upset

that this was all he could do for his sister who became a judge.

Why did you come?

To represent the court.

This isn't

a dream, is it?

No.

I see.

Get some sleep.

Stop calling me out.

I'm worried about what my son will say.

Eui-hyun? Why?

What do you want?

There's a real scumbag

that Myeong-hui is counseling.

He's such a lowlife

that even the public defenders won't work with him.

That jerk asked Myeong-hui

to find him a lawyer.

Myeong-hui... He asked Professor Yoo?

I think she wants to ask you,

but I think she's hesitating

because I'd be jealous.

What crime did he commit?

What in the world are you thinking?

He killed Choi Gyeong-ho.

How could you ask me to defend the man who killed Choi Gyeong-ho?

Keep it down.

I told you. This is because Myeong-hui--

Is it really because of her?

Does it really have nothing to do with you?

It does not.

Do you think I'm insane?

I'm trying to enter the Blue House.

Why would I do something this stupid

unless I was completely out of my mind?

I can abandon my own son

if he gets in the way of my election.

My situation is

completely different from ten years ago.

This whole mess happened

because Choi Gyeong-ho angrily went after Kim Ju-hyeong

for taking his sister, Lee Jeong-ju, hostage.

It has nothing to do with me.

Do you mean it?

If I am lying,

I will

give up on Myeong-hui.

Is that enough?

Are you awake now?

How long was I asleep for?

Long enough that I wanted to wake you up.

Hurry and go in.

Your mother came out at least a dozen times.

Thank you very much...

for today.

Well,

it's been a while since I took the day off and got fresh air,

so it wasn't bad.

I'll get going then.

Let's meet wearing our robes.

I didn't realize...

you look much better in a judge's robe.

Hey, why do you look so down?

Your TV show is airing today, right?

Let's see.

LAW SCHOOL PROFESSOR YOO MYEONG-HUI

Thank you.

-I'm a professor at Korea University. -You're not watching?

I'm Yoo Myeong-hui.

I'll begin our special lecture.

The writer of this program

asked me something beforehand.

"Why did you quit being a hotshot judge to become a professor?"

That's right. You really were a hotshot.

You even turned down being a chief justice to go to law school.

But seriously, why did you quit back then?

I'm curious too.

I couldn't see the person anymore.

I didn't see a thief,

defrauder,

assaulter,

or murderer.

All I could see was

the theft, fraud, assault, and murder

that was committed.

At that moment, I was terrified

that I could only see the crimes,

and not the people, in the case files.

The crimes...

I can hear my approval ratings go up.

Honey, with you doing this,

there's nothing I can't accomplish.

I can do much more than become President.

Is this all the evidence I'm looking at?

Is this all there is to the case?

Someone's life depends on my ruling.

Am I missing anything?

You're here.

Yes, I'm going to wash up.

You look tired. Do you want to take a bath?

I'll draw the water for you.

-Father. -Yes?

Choi Gyeong-ho died.

Yes, I heard.

It made me wonder whether he was justly found guilty,

or if an innocent man was sent to jail,

even causing the man's death.

Judges are humans too.

To err is human.

If that error was an incorrect ruling leading to death,

that is not an error, but a failure.

The judge ought to resign.

Good night.

Yes, that ought to cost the judgeship.

That's right.

You haven't gone to sleep yet?

You're going to work tomorrow. You should get some sleep.

Mom,

these photos...

Yes, I visited him a few times without telling you.

He said he didn't want any money.

He only wanted your photos. That foolish brat.

This is...

My precious daughter. This document made you my daughter.

-Why are you ripping it? -Stay out of it.

I've been cleaning at court long enough to know what's going on.

I know everything.

In order to clear Gyeong-ho's name and prove his innocence...

What was it?

Only immediate families can apply for a retrial.

Right?

That's it.

I'm going to be your aunt again.

You'll be Choi Jeong-ju.

It took a long time,

but we are back to where we should be.

But you'll always be...

my daughter I gave birth to with my heart.

My daughter. You're my daughter.

My daughter.

Jeong-ju,

I've never done anything for you,

but you called me your mother.

After finding out I was sterile,

I thought I'd never be able to hear those words,

but you said them to me.

You know I was very happy to be your mother

and to have you as my daughter, right?

Gosh, my nose is runny.

When I went to visit Gyeong-ho,

I told him you became a judge,

and he cried so much,

telling me how proud he was.

He was in tears, and his nose was runny.

He even called for his mom.

How lame was that?

Did Gyeong-ho

really weep buckets

when he found out I became a judge?

Yes, he did.

He said he really wanted to see you in a robe.

I'm sure he didn't have any regrets.

He got to see you in a robe at court.

The sight was probably engraved

in his eyes and heart.

Get some sleep.

The adoption won't be dissolved.

What? Then what do you plan to do?

You want Gyeong-ho to end his life as a murderer?

Even if I stay as your daughter, Lee Jeong-ju,

the relationship of my immediate family will be maintained.

What do you mean?

Even as Lee Jeong-ju,

I'm qualified to file a petition for Gyeong-ho's retrial.

-Really? -Yes.

So why did you rip that document?

You should've told me sooner. I thought...

I know it's just a piece of paper, but I felt devastated and dejected.

You little brat. You're terrible.

What am I going to do?

Are you that happy?

Gosh, get off me. I don't like you anymore.

But I like you.

Thanks to you, I cried my eyes out.

You did after trying so hard not to cry.

You little rascal.

That hurts. I might cry because it hurts so much.

How am I going to fix this?

I see. Yes, you did well.

If you want to win a civil case, you must file a criminal suit.

Who's the judge?

Okay, I'll see you at court.

I'll ask my daughter quietly.

Don't.

Hey, Yeon-sun and I are

almost like sisters.

She's having a criminal trial too.

Is she loaded? Why did she file two lawsuits?

She wants to win the cases

so she can get her money back. She borrowed it from loan sharks.

How could she cause this mess with a purse she took

to a meeting with in-laws?

She didn't want her in-laws to think she wasn't well-off.

I completely understand why she did it.

So can you put in a good word to Judge Moon on the civil case?

Mom, don't you know that she never rules with bias?

You startled me. Fine, I got it.

I heard Judge Choi Go-su will preside over the criminal case.

That's enough.

You know judges hate it when others intervene in their trials.

I know, but is talking on her behalf such a hard thing to do?

It's hard. At court, it is very difficult.

And this isn't the time to ask me for favors.

I have to face the disciplinary committee.

That's right, the disciplinary committee.

Will you really face disciplinary action?

We will now begin

the disciplinary hearing

of Seoul Central District Court

to deliberate Judge Lee Jeong-ju's disciplinary action.

Judge Lee,

are you aware of the purpose

behind this hearing today?

Yes, I am.

Demeaning the dignity of public officials, laxity of discipline,

and violation of Article Two and Three of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

Whether the issue is big or small,

you've been causing trouble at Seoul Central District Court these days.

First off, do you wish to speak to the committee?

Firstly, as a public official,

I should have maintained the dignity of the court.

I am sincerely repenting of my wrongdoings.

Why did you sit on the panel at your brother's trial?

You should have recused yourself as it is a reason for exclusion.

It was too late to recuse myself.

The trial had already begun,

and three judges had to be present on the panel,

so I could not leave.

Do you think that makes sense?

The judiciary made an innocent man

serve time in prison for ten years.

Does that make sense?

Judge Lee.

Defendant Choi Gyeong-ho...

I mean, Choi Gyeong-ho was...

innocent.

What are you saying?

Do you think we're here to listen to your nonsense--

Please let me finish.

I always believed that my brother was

a rapist and murderer.

I never once doubted whether my brother was

the real culprit.

I was afraid it would hurt my career as a judge,

so I got myself adopted, changed my last name,

and never visited him in prison for the past ten years.

What is it that you want to say?

I made the wrong judgment.

My brother was a victim.

This nation's police, prosecutors, and the court's incorrect judgment

cruelly destroyed a person's life.

And currently,

I am in that court.

As his sister, I made an incorrect judgment,

but I refuse to make an incorrect judgment as a judge.

That is why I am here today.

Judge Lee Jeong-ju.

If I hadn't gone into that trial,

my brother would've left this world

without ever seeing me in my judge's robe.

Thus, I do not regret

going into that trial.

I will not repent.

Can you be accountable

for what you just said?

Yes.

I will take responsibility by proving

Choi Gyeong-ho's innocence.

Judge Lee Jeong-ju!

Hello?

Yes, I'm Choi Gyeong-ho's sister.

What?

Self-defense?

I'll head over to the police station now.

He was sent to the Prosecutors' Office?

SELF-DEFENSE

I heard you took on my brother's case.

Do you have the right to take on this case?

If you're protesting as the victim's family, all I can say is

I have no control over case assignments.

Is that so?

Then is destiny on your side?

Let's step outside. We shouldn't talk about it here.

It was self-defense?

Looking at it won't do you any good.

That's for me to decide.

This is the Prosecutors' Office.

I'm the prosecutor, so I decide.

I have no duty to disclose this to the victim's family.

And that decision is

Kim Ju-hyeong's self-defense?

Take a look.

This police report isn't unreasonable.

INVESTIGATION REPORT: SELF-DEFENSE

CHOI GYEONG-HO ATTACKED THE SUSPECT WITH A WEAPON...

I need to look.

This is a fight.

In a fight where they alternate attacking and defending,

self-defense does not apply.

Look.

The moment when Choi Gyeong-ho attacked Kim Ju-hyeong,

Kim Ju-hyeong feared for his life and pushed Choi Gyeong-ho.

Choi Gyeong-ho was unlucky and hit his head on a brick.

He feared for his life?

My brother requested a retrial to prove that he didn't kill a person.

You're saying someone like that tried to kill a person?

Be rational as a judge before acting like the victim's family.

Requesting a retrial is separate from trying to kill.

It's separate?

Considering that my brother requested a retrial,

that's not something

the real killer who feared for his life should say.

What?

Even if my brother attacked him,

regardless of whether Kim Ju-hyeong feared for his life,

what if Kim Ju-hyeong

provoked him into doing it?

Look carefully.

Look.

Kim Ju-hyeong is saying something to my brother.

What if he provoked him?

He knew the camera wouldn't catch what was being said, so...

Can you prove that he provoked him?

Do you have proof?

Do you have proof that he didn't?

Unless you uncover what he said at that moment...

It's because we can't. That's why other evidence is crucial.

I said he feared for his life because...

Look.

Choi Gyeong-ho's toothbrush was at the scene.

This is enough to be a weapon.

Naturally, Choi Gyeong-ho's fingerprints and DNA are all on it.

DNA?

Even during Kim Ga-yeong's rape and murder trial,

the conclusive evidence that made my brother the culprit was

his DNA found on Kim Ga-yeong's underwear.

But you of all people

should know better than anyone

that even conclusive evidence

may be manipulated by someone.

If someone conspires and fabricates evidence,

incorrect judgments are unavoidable.

Lee Jeong-ju.

Don't you dare say my name.

Prosecutor Do Han-jun,

you'd better

investigate this case properly

as if your life depends on it.

Doesn't my presence lighten up the mood here?

You should treat us to a meal.

I'm Tinker Bell.

Sure, you are.

The transfer of department is quite visible.

Chief Choi is eating alone ever since he was sent back

to Individual Criminal Court from Criminal Judicial Panel.

Shouldn't you join him for lunch?

Don't mind him.

He's probably happy that he gets to eat without associate judges.

Don't you think Judge Yoon has gotten smug and arrogant

after being transferred to the head chief's panel?

The Presiding Judge and Associate Judge of our court have paired up.

I think they'll be enough entertainment for the time being.

Anyway, Chief Choi was on the road to getting promoted to High Court.

Why was he sent back?

There's a lot to do at Individual Criminal Court.

Don't you remember how individual judges worked over the weekends?

To increase efficiency of the court,

the transfer was the right adjustment.

All rise.

FIRST TRIAL FOR MYEONG SU-JIN'S FRAUD CASE

Please be seated.

"Myeong Su-jin"?

Myeong Su-jin?

Wait, Myeong Su-jin is

my first love.

We will now begin

the afternoon trial presided by the 98th Individual Criminal Court

for case number 2017G1377.

The prosecution may bring up the charge committed.

In 2016, the victim, Lee Yeon-sun,

borrowed a designer handbag worth 50 million won from Myeong Su-jin

and lost it.

The victim then purchased the same bag

and returned it to the defendant.

However, the bag she had lent her was actually a counterfeit.

She knew the victim bought her an authentic bag,

but notwithstanding her duty

to alert the victim of the mistake,

she took the authentic bag that the victim gave her

and defrauded her.

DEFRAUD: ILLEGALLY OBTAINING BY DECEPTION

De... Defendant...

Did... Did you receive the bill of indictment?

What's wrong with him? Why is he stuttering?

I know, right?

It makes me feel uneasy.

The defendant's counsel may

state their position.

The defendant denies the charges.

The defendant believed that the bag she received from the victim was

the bag she had lent her.

Thus,

she could not have defrauded the victim.

Defendant,

are you...

married?

Why is he asking that?

What's wrong with him?

Is he sick?

No.

Why are you asking that?

P.O. BOX 070-912#

NEXT? KIM JU-HYEONG, NOT SELF-DEFENSE MURDER LEE JEONG-JU

KIM JU-HYEONG, NOT SELF-DEFENSE

MURDER LEE JEONG-JU

Hey, Eui-hyun,

my best friend.

Why aren't you here yet? I need to tell you something.

What is it?

You're here. Sit down.

Bring... Bring him a glass.

I'll have some soda.

Talk.

About what?

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

Make it quick. I can't stay long.

Fine.

Don't be like that to me.

I feel...

I wish I could just spill it all, but...

You were the only person I could think of.

Do you remember?

When we were in college,

we had to get in pairs for a criminal case

and write rulings based on the defendant being guilty and innocent.

Do you remember that?

TEN YEARS AGO

How are the Choi Gyeong-ho's rape and murder trial rulings going?

I know it's an assignment,

but it's hard making him not guilty when the ruling was guilty in real life.

Hey, let's swap. I'll make him not guilty.

You'll write the not guilty ruling? Why?

I just want to.

What do you mean? Tell me why.

I'll tell you someday, far into the future.

Did you make evidence to clear him?

Of course. Hear me out.

The conclusive evidence, the DNA, was fabricated.

Choi Gyeong-ho voluntarily got framed,

and the real killer is elsewhere.

The real killer is a real scumbag

who can buy people and fabricate evidence as he wants.

We find that scumbag, torture him,

and put everything back to where they belong.

What do you think?

Isn't it perfect evidence to find him not guilty?

I think I'm more fit to be a prosecutor.

Let's swap.

-Okay? -Get lost.

Eui-hyun,

you remember that evidence to find the defendant not guilty?

Stop drinking.

What do I do?

It wasn't my imagination. It was real.

What is this?

NEXT? KIM JU-HYEONG, NOT SELF-DEFENSE MURDER LEE JEONG-JU

Prosecutor Knucklehead...

usually doesn't get fazed by threats,

but this made me shake in my boots. It really scared me.

Who sent it?

Who do you think?

Someone who shudders at the mention of Choi Gyeong-ho and Lee Jeong-ju.

I gave Kim Ga-yeong's sneakers to that person.

My father, Assemblyman Do Jin-myeong.

JEONG-JU

SEND

I haven't been able to reach you lately.

If you're not sleeping, can we meet for a bit?

Why did he drink so much?

Put him down.

I'll put him on his bed.

He doesn't deserve it.

Let him sober up here and walk to his room.

I think it'll take a while for him to sober up.

Please put a blanket on him.

Eui-hyun,

is something going on with Han-jun?

I think you should hear it from him.

If I could hear it from him,

I wouldn't have asked you,

knowing it makes you uncomfortable.

Good night.

I can't wait any longer.

I respect associate judges' opinions more than any chief judge out there.

I even get on the head chief's bad side--

It's true that you've been blackballed while protecting her.

Right.

Judge Lee,

why don't you forfeit Jang Sun-bok's retrial?

We need to at least prevent the trial

so that our chief will stop being hated by the head chief.

I'll do that.

Do you mean it?

Yes,

I don't think it's something I should be stubborn about anymore.

Yes, Head Chief.

We've agreed to suspend Jang Sun-bok's retrial.

CASE PROSECUTION DO HAN-JUN

Hello, Detective Jang.

Did you know that Choi Gyeong-ho died?

I'm going to stop my investigation now.

Don't look for me again.

Who was that?

The son of some powerful man.

Hey, I thought this time... Wait. Darn.

BILL OF INDICTMENT: PROSECUTOR DO RAISES THE FOLLOWING CHARGES

DEFENDANT: KIM JU-HYEONG CHARGE: INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER

Congratulations on the election.

You are the most powerful politician in Korea Advancement Party.

All you have left to do is claim your throne.

My gosh, you certainly don't talk like a judge.

It's too early to be celebrating.

By the way, I heard the petition

for Jang Sun-bok's retrial is suspended.

The chief judge of the panel is inadequate.

It should've been suspended sooner.

I'm glad it was suspended even if it took long.

Lee Jeong-ju must have

come to her senses

now that her brother is dead.

It seems she's going to file a petition for her brother's retrial this time.

Her brother? You mean Choi Gyeong-ho?

She's going to file a petition for his retrial?

DEFENDANT KIM JU-HYEONG

Judge Sah, Judge Lee is here to see you.

What is it regarding?

Our judicial panel decided

that we will suspend the petition for Jang Sun-bok's retrial.

Is there a reason I should be informed about that?

Regardless of the decision your judicial panel came upon,

I believe your panel's decision must not

and cannot affect my decision.

Yes, you're right, but...

Judge Lee, have some juice.

Please go out and drink your juice.

What's up with him?

I looked at the cases he was assigned today.

Judge Sah was assigned to Gyeong-ho's case.

He drew a line between me and him too.

I now get why everyone calls him the most impartial judge.

I'm really glad

that the case wasn't concluded as self-defense.

Prosecutor Do Han-jun charged him with involuntary manslaughter.

INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER: CRIME OF KILLING UNINTENTIONALLY

COURT

We will now begin Defendant Kim Ju-hyeong's trial,

case number 2017G330, for involuntary manslaughter.

Defendant, you and I have met

in a courtroom for another case, right?

-Yes. -If you believe

that I may not give you a fair trial due to this,

do you wish to file a motion for recusal of the judge through the attorney?

No, Your Honor.

We are aware of your fairness and impartiality,

so we do not have any intention to file a motion.

If so, Defendant,

sit properly

and participate in the trial with your utmost attention.

The defendant may refuse to answer disadvantageous questions.

The issue of the law for this trial is

self-defense.

Self-defense is

neither retaliation nor preparation for violation in the past or future.

It must be applied to violation in the present only.

Furthermore, the defendant cannot be aggressive in his defense.

It must be carried out solely to protect oneself from violence.

The act of self-defense

must be socially acceptable.

In other words,

the average person must find the act

to be reasonable.

The prosecution and defendant's counsel must base their arguments on this.

I ask that you argue with the law, not your emotions.

-Yes, Your Honor. -Yes, Your Honor.

First, we'll review the prosecution's submitted evidence.

Let's take a look at the footage I submitted as evidence.

As you can see in the video,

the defendant followed the victim, Choi Gyeong-ho, to the bathroom.

Objection, Your Honor.

The prosecutor used the phrase that the defendant followed the victim.

He's claiming that the defendant predetermined the act,

which is contrary to what happened.

WITNESS STATEMENT

According to the statement of the corrections officer in charge,

the defendant had already gone to the bathroom ten minutes prior.

That's because I can't control

when I want to pee.

Defendant.

So what is your point?

If the defendant went to the bathroom for no specific reason,

this could be considered an intent to murder Choi Gyeong-ho,

which wanes down the contingency of self-defense.

Objection.

Prosecutor, please provide us with facts, not speculations.

Yes, Your Honor. I will now continue.

SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF SUBMITTED EVIDENCE

Please pay attention to this part.

Choi Gyeong-ho grabbed the victim's collar

but stopped the attack.

At this moment, Choi Gyeong-ho had stopped his attack completely.

If it was self-defense,

the whole incident should've stopped here.

However, it seems like the defendant was

trying to shake off Choi Gyeong-ho,

but the defendant attacked the victim one more time.

Therefore, every action after this point on

must be considered excessive defense.

Objection.

There are many ways to interpret that footage.

From a surveillance footage with such bad quality,

how can we be sure that Choi Gyeong-ho had stopped his attack?

Please play the video one more time.

Sure.

SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF SUBMITTED EVIDENCE

Sustained. This is indeed open to interpretation.

Your Honor,

I request to examine a witness.

I'd like to call in a corrections officer

who had observed Choi Gyeong-ho and Kim Ju-hyeong up close.

Yes, I will allow it. Witness, please step forward.

"I solemnly swear that I will tell the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth.

I affirm that I will face penalties of perjury if I falsely testify."

Witness Park Jin-ho.

After Choi Gyeong-ho assaulted the defendant,

did the defendant avoid Choi Gyeong-ho out of fear?

No.

Kim Ju-hyeong approached Choi Gyeong-ho first

and talked to him.

Why did the defendant

approach Choi Gyeong-ho if he felt

that his life was in danger?

That is all, Your Honor.

Would you like to cross-examine the witness?

Yes, Your Honor.

All right, Mr. Park.

Didn't you witness Choi Gyeong-ho trying to assault

Kim Ju-hyeong in prison?

Didn't he ask the defendant to murder someone?

Sorry?

This jerk asked me to kill someone.

I don't do murders.

Yes, he did.

He did ask the defendant to murder someone.

He could have been sent to the solitary cell for that,

but he was exempted for being a model inmate.

I see.

Now, Choi Gyeong-ho

constantly approached

Kim Ju-hyeong in prison

with malice aforethought.

Please direct your attention to the screen.

On the day of the incident,

he used a sharpened toothbrush as his weapon.

Choi Gyeong-ho's DNA and fingerprints were found

on the toothbrush.

This is solid evidence

that proves Choi Gyeong-ho's intent

to kill Kim Ju-hyeong.

Kim Ju-hyeong only acted

to protect himself and escape from danger of being killed.

Therefore, he acted out of self-defense.

That is all, Your Honor.

Right after Choi Gyeong-ho's death,

where was Defendant Kim Ju-hyeong?

Since he caused trouble,

he was in solitary confinement.

I see.

Did you want to see me?

Yes.

In order to review the evidence,

I think I should check the prison

where Kim Ju-hyeong killed Choi Gyeong-ho.

The scene of the crime?

You've lost so much weight.

Professor.

I need to know what's making it so hard on you

that you keep ignoring me.

Tell me.

I really didn't want to believe this.

I really didn't want to tell you this.

What is it?

For my brother's case ten years ago,

the ruling

that you made was incorrect,

and I think it was

because of your son.

Hey, judge.

You're incredible.

Most judges don't go to the scene of the crime.

Then what about prosecutors?

It only happens in dramas.

Prosecutors usually don't go either.

But you're going, so I should go too.

Don't act close.

I'm going as the judge for Kim Ju-hyeong's case,

and you're the prosecutor.

Why would I act close to you?

We're already close.

We will now verify the events of case number 2017G330

at the scene of the crime.

The prosecution and defense are both present.

Now please explain what happened.

Okay.

At this place, Choi Gyeong-ho

approached Defendant Kim Ju-hyeong

with his sharpened toothbrush as a weapon

and threatened the defendant's life--

Where did you say Choi Gyeong-ho's toothbrush was found?

Was it around here?

Right when Choi Gyeong-ho grabbed the defendant

to stab him,

he dropped the toothbrush?

Let's discuss Choi Gyeong-ho's intent to kill, which the defense asserts.

Sharpening his toothbrush into a weapon

supports your assertion that he intended to kill?

If he planned for that long to kill him,

didn't he drop the weapon way too easily?

Or perhaps he didn't have an intent to kill

in the first place.

Lee Jeong-ju,

the court will make the decision.

You are the victim's family.

Just point us to what we should see.

Fine, I'll do that.

Then let's go over there.

Choi Gyeong-ho died at--

Where exactly was it?

Here.

Defendant,

where did you push Choi Gyeong-ho?

Here.

Hey,

it was here.

Was it?

Defendant,

please cooperate with the investigation.

PRISON CONTROL ROOM

For five hours after the incident,

Kim Ju-hyeong did not use the bathroom.

That's correct.

He was locked in solitary confinement.

Defense,

immediately prior to the departure of the prisoner transport bus,

the defendant had to use the bathroom.

You stressed that point, correct?

Yes, Your Honor.

According to the surveillance videos of immediately after the incident,

the defendant did not leave

his solitary cell for five hours.

Please explain.

Pardon?

The defendant claimed that he needed to use the bathroom,

but that assertion seems to lack credibility.

I see.

Prosecution, in the previous trial,

you submitted Choi Gyeong-ho's autopsy report.

Was there anything notable?

Yes. At the time,

the muscle in Choi Gyeong-ho's right wrist was ruptured.

Medically, if the muscle in his right wrist was ruptured,

he would lack the strength to grab anything with force.

I submit a doctor's opinion stating such.

But it is true that he strangled the defendant.

For someone being strangled by a person with a ruptured muscle,

the defendant's reaction seen in the video

appears to be excessive.

The court asked the National Forensic Service

to review the material,

and according to the information given by

the criminal psychologist Ma Hyeon,

the defendant's reaction shown in the video was

contrary to those who commit an unintentional crime.

Prosecution and defense,

in most situations,

if you try to block someone's sudden attack,

and the other person falls and starts to bleed,

what would you do?

If you watch the video,

the defendant was in a scuffle with Choi Gyeong-ho

at 1:14 p.m.

According to the video, Choi Gyeong-ho fell at 1:16 p.m.

For about three minutes thereafter,

the defendant didn't move much at all

and he didn't even call the guards.

Based on this judge's personal visit to the scene of the crime,

the guards were not very far from the scene of the crime.

Moreover, based on an expert's opinion,

in the event of involuntary manslaughter or self-defense,

most assailants move and take action

within 30 seconds of the incident.

Based on the circumstances we've seen thus far,

the defendant's assertion of self-defense is not convincing.

Prosecution, do you have anything to say?

The prosecution asserts

that this incident was definitely not self-defense.

His actions appear to have been

intentional and not by mistake.

Therefore, this case was

a murder out of willful negligence,

and thus, I will revise

the indictment to charge the defendant of murder.

Your Honor,

the prosecutor is trying to dictate the case on his own will

without any evidence to support him.

Prosecution, please submit a revised indictment.

Yes, Your Honor.

The defendant may prepare for trial according to the revised indictment.

The next trial date is one week from now.

This concludes today's trial.

Why are you out in the cold?

Thank you.

Thanks to you,

my brother wasn't framed for murder twice.

I only did my job.

Han-jun did all the work.

Do you still suspect him?

I'm sure Han-jun wanted

to protect Choi Gyeong-ho for your sake.

You mistook him of being the real killer,

but he still couldn't tell you the truth.

Now do you understand why I couldn't tell her?

It may put Jeong-ju in danger.

That...

That's what I fear most in the world.

It was in case you'd be put in danger.

There's something even Prosecutor Knucklehead fears.

Put in danger?

He received a threat

that if Kim Ju-hyeong isn't charged with self-defense,

then you'd be killed.

A threat? From who?

Han-jun thinks it's someone so powerful

that even Choi Gyeong-ho was mistaken about who the real killer was.

Just who...

It may get more dangerous for you if you find out.

That's why he couldn't tell you.

Hello?

Yong-su?

Where's Kim Ga-yeong's shoe? You didn't return it yet?

I don't have it anymore.

You remember this, don't you?