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I'm not late, am I?

Our assistant is bringing his car.

Okay.

I think you're wearing your shoes wrong.

What? Oh my.

Oh, right.

If you're checking on Jang Sun-bok's status,

I can check and let you know.

Larceny and the retrial are separate.

I want my chief judge to know that I still care about this case,

even if the trial won't happen.

I wish Jang Sun-bok would open her eyes

at least today.

That's right.

There's someone involved in both my brother's case from ten years ago

and Jang Sun-bok's case.

Is it Kim Ga-yeong's father?

Did you know?

Yes.

Kim Ik-cheol.

He is the keyman for both cases.

It's a shame he isn't in Korea.

Judge Lee! Judge Sah!

-Thank you. -Thank you.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE RECEPTION AND PAYMENT

I'm sorry.

MY MOM

JANG SUN-BOK

Wait.

Jang Sun-bok...

Isn't that Seo Yong-su?

It's Ga-yeong's...

It's Ga-yeong's dad.

You...

You're Yong-su, right?

Yes.

Yes, I'm Ga-yeong's dad.

But why are you at a hospital?

My mom is

sick.

She is?

My mom was framed.

MY MOM, JANG SUN-BOK, IS INNOCENT

Okay.

But where is your mom?

Over there.

Please give me

Ga-yeong's sneaker.

Yong-su.

I need to look into something.

I'll give it back to you once I'm done.

Please take the regular visitor elevator.

Kim Ga-yeong's dad, Kim Ik-cheol?

Okay. Leave it to me.

Okay.

Kim Ik-cheol.

Kim Ga-yeong's dad reacted strangely earlier

when he heard about Jang Sun-bok.

Why do you think he ran away?

I asked Han-jun to find out.

Judge Sah.

I think her hand just moved.

Call her a doctor, please.

CRIMINAL RECORD, KIM IK-CHEOL

Kim Ik-cheol...

So he returned to Korea.

Yes, Section Chief?

Could you locate the whereabouts of a Kim Ik-cheol?

I'm sorry to tell you the same thing over again.

For the time being,

the only thing I can say is

that we should continue to observe for any progress.

Did you want her to wake up that desperately?

My brother...

His innocence was never proven while he was alive.

He'll be remembered as a rapist and a murderer even after his death.

You don't know how much you'd feel wronged and how devastating it is

if you were never subjected to such injustice.

Do you want to grab some coffee?

I don't want Ms. Jang Sun-bok to end up like my brother,

and for Yong-su to go through what I went through.

Ms. Jang claimed that she was innocent in my courtroom.

She even tried to prove it by attempting suicide.

I also want her to quickly wake up and get her retrial.

But you must become more impartial

as the presiding judge for her retrial petition.

You must get rid of your belief that Ms. Jang is innocent.

Judge solely based on the evidence and circumstances.

I'd rather keep my beliefs

than get played by fabricated evidence.

It's no better if you show confirmation bias

without any evidence.

CONFIRMATION BIAS: TENDENCY TO USE EVIDENCE TO CONFIRM EXISTING BELIEFS

Judge Sah,

you believe you are very impartial, don't you?

-Yes. -But why am I an exception?

-Pardon? -You have this prejudice

that I'm easily swayed by feelings rather than rationality.

You don't even try to acknowledge my impartiality and rationality at all.

Did I?

If that's how you felt, I apologize.

I'll think about whether I'll accept

your apology or not.

Did you apologize to Prosecutor Do?

-Come again? -You didn't trust Prosecutor Do

when he told you

that he wasn't the murderer because of your bias against him.

I can trust Han-jun, right?

I know him best.

He wouldn't lie about such matters.

You two were so close. Why did you guys fall apart?

Let's go. Didn't you say you had an appointment?

I heard...

Kim Ju-hyeong had his indictment revised to murder.

I apologize for my past behaviors.

No, don't.

I am sorry.

For years,

you thought your brother was a rapist and a murderer.

You even cut ties with him.

Hatred against one's own family is a devastating feeling.

And I caused that to you.

Professor Yoo.

Han-jun did a good job at the trial.

I'm relieved about that.

Jeong-ju,

you will also trust Han-jun now, right?

Let my son know your answer.

Let's eat.

My goodness.

Everyone, isn't this the best?

On a cold day like this,

there's nothing better than fish cake.

Let's see.

Just like every reporter here,

when I was starting out as a reporter,

the higher-ups put pressure on me to bring in a big scoop.

While I had fish cake for my meals,

I ran around day and night

to find the next big scoop.

Ma'am,

-I'd like some more soup, please. -Okay.

Just like this.

Thank you.

This is nice.

Politicians who don't do their jobs

and only look for personal gains

don't deserve their positions.

So ma'am, don't give more soup to just anyone.

That's my point.

My gosh, I almost burnt my tongue.

Why are you here? You never come to see me.

You heard Kim Ju-hyeong's indictment was changed to murder, right?

Why would someone tell me about him?

What is this? What is it?

If you want to at least

call yourself a father,

you shouldn't have blackmailed your own son.

Gosh, what a punk.

What was that about?

Whatever this is, things will not go according to your plan.

And if you ever so much

as touch a strand of Jeong-ju's hair,

you will lose everything you have too.

Unbelievable.

You know Kim Ik-cheol came back, right?

You'd better watch your smart mouth.

Gosh, that ungrateful brat.

Hey, why did Kim Ik-cheol come back to Korea?

I was going to report to you about that.

Then is it really true that he's back in Korea?

KOREA ADVANCEMENT PARTY

Why did that jerk come back?

I told him to live the rest of his life there.

He received a check-up as soon as he landed.

He has liver cancer.

-Which hospital did he go to? -Well, it's...

the hospital Jang Sun-bok was admitted to.

What? Why did he go to that hospital out of all places?

Keep a close watch on Jang Sun-bok

and Kim Ik-cheol.

Prepare for the worst just in case.

Yes, sir.

Sir, Ms. Yoo is here.

You're here.

I'm sorry for making you come here. I know you're busy,

but your presence is

integral for my next event.

Hey, everyone. Let's drink some coffee.

Here you go.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

-Our names are on them. -This is mine.

Thank you.

Did you hear?

Judge Hong Ik-cheol next door is on his paternity leave.

The male judge?

There's nothing wrong with going on paternity leaves.

Husbands are parents too.

Exactly.

Judge Hong even went home at 6 p.m. on the dot during trial

because he had to go pick up his child from daycare.

In the end, he decided to go on the sacred paternity leave.

Recently, many judges are on maternity and paternity leave,

so I heard there will be some transfers in certain departments.

The word is that our department may be one of them.

Oh, right.

Judge Lee,

did you put your phone on silent mode by any chance?

Yes.

The administration just got a call a moment ago.

He said he's your senior from the prosecution

and that he's waiting in the cafeteria.

My gosh, you know,

I feel more comfortable

to be in here than the one at the prosecutors' office.

Hey,

I was worried I might not be able to eat with you again,

so I stopped eating.

Gosh, I'm starving. Dig in.

This is nice, right?

I'm finally having lunch with you.

Eat up.

I can revise the indictment except for the bodily harm charge.

What's wrong? You're scaring me.

It can't be for free.

You want to make a deal?

Should I show you my hand first?

CHOI GYEONG-HO IS THE BROTHER OF MY WOMAN. DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HIM.

I'm sorry.

I...

I really wanted to protect your brother.

I'm sorry.

ORPHANAGE

Enjoy.

-Enjoy. -You're so cute. Eat this too.

-It looks yummy. -Thank you.

-This looks tasty. -Here you go.

-You're so cute. -Come here.

Kim Ik-cheol worked at a butcher's shop?

Yes, so he must've been good with a knife,

which means he must've been good at chopping up things.

The chopped up body...

That's right.

Jang Sun-bok submitted an expert's report as additional material.

It said that the body was cut up in a way that would be difficult

for the average person.

And that it must have been done by someone

with years of experience.

However,

let's say Kim Ik-cheol did kill Seo Gi-ho.

There's no explanation for his motive. They were good friends.

Eui-hyun and I were joined at the hip like fraternal twins.

Then one day, he turned his back on me and became cold towards me.

I couldn't explain it.

What if Kim Ik-cheol was hired to do it?

He would've needed money to leave the country.

Where did he get that money?

Your brother also...

If we dig into Kim Ik-cheol,

we'll find clues about Kim Ga-yeong's real killer.

Kim Ga-yeong's real killer is

related to your car at that time.

I want to know who drove my car that night as well.

Let's go. I need to go back.

Bye.

Get in.

Where did this car come from?

A motorcycle seemed inadequate to protect you.

Jeong-ju.

I have a suspect in mind...

of who might have driven my car that night.

But he has an alibi.

Who is it?

Listen to me

and promise you won't get hurt. I'll tell you only then.

Let's go.

Here.

It's pepper spray. Carry that with you.

And learn how to use it.

The person I gave Ga-yeong's sneaker to was...

my father.

Assemblyman Do Jin-myeong.

Your father?

You said he had an alibi.

But alibis can be fabricated.

Not long after the incident,

without saying a word to me,

he had my car scrapped.

I'll uncover who framed your brother for the crime.

I'm the prosecutor.

I'll find the evidence,

and I'll make the person stand trial.

-Han-jun. -Judge Lee.

You just render the verdict.

Is something wrong?

Please stop Han-jun.

Han-jun?

Please make him drop

my brother's retrial.

How could I stop him from doing something he decided to do?

I feel like he'll listen if it comes from you.

I can't make him stab his own father in the back because of me.

Do you mean Assemblyman Do Jin-myeong?

Did you know that Assemblyman Do was the man

that Han-jun suspected?

I won't stop him.

-Judge Sah. -Assemblyman Do is

a presidential candidate. This isn't a personal matter.

Then do you

also suspect...

Rash suspicions are forbidden,

but I respect Han-jun's suspicions.

Still, I can't watch him do that because of me.

If necessary, I'll catch him myself.

He's afraid that you might get in danger.

It's what he wants.

He wants to protect you.

It isn't something I can stop.

Do you want some soda?

I forgot how bitter alcohol is.

Why are you so late?

I took Judge Lee home first.

When I said I'd take her,

she insisted on returning to the courthouse.

I guess it was to see you.

She asked me to stop you.

She did?

Gosh, Jeong-ju is smart indeed.

How did she know that I listen to you?

You won't stop me, right?

Sure.

Good.

Even if you tried, I wasn't going to listen to you this time.

Since I ignored the threat,

Jeong-ju may be in danger.

I even bought a car to take her to and from work, but...

What are you trying to say?

When I can't do it, please do it for me.

-Me? -I have no choice.

You're the only person I can trust.

No.

Hey, I don't want to ask you for this favor either.

I'm afraid that you might get close with her.

I don't want to get involved.

Just what is it that you dislike?

Professor Yoo Myeong-hui still remains...

in my father's heart.

He still cares for her.

You're the son of my father's beloved woman.

I don't like that.

I see.

Well...

But you know what?

I still wish my mother would leave

Assemblyman Do and go to your father.

At least she wouldn't get hit then.

"Get hit"?

My mom, who is more precious to me than my own life,

gets hit...

by my scumbag father.

He has a special charm. He really does.

Hey, let's talk again later.

Eui-hyun, come here.

I waited all this time to give this to you, okay?

I told you to drink it.

I think I'm a good dad

only because I get you a supplement once a year.

You have to drink it for me.

Drink it up.

You must be tired. Go to sleep, okay?

I should sleep too.

We plan to suspend Jang Sun-bok's trial.

What?

Wasn't her retrial already suspended?

That's separate from larceny.

Do you know Kim Ik-cheol?

Kim Ik-cheol?

He was Assemblyman Do Jin-myeong's villa manager

who left the country immediately after Seo Gi-ho died.

Have you heard anything about him?

No.

He's busy with the election.

We had no time to talk about something like that.

Go to bed, okay?

And about Professor Yoo...

What is it?

It's nothing. Good night.

Good night.

Fix me a plate too, please.

Why are we having sujebi?

Your father wanted sujebi.

Mom.

It's not what you think.

Why do you live like this, Mom?

There's more than what meets the eye.

What more do I need to see?

Let's talk after dinner.

-Mom. -Do as I say.

Also,

about the knife in my office that you asked me the other day...

I received a set of those in various sizes.

I think I put a few of them at the villa.

Let's meet tomorrow.

I thought my transition to a law school professor was complete.

After being at the court a few times recently,

it made me want to wear my robe again.

Come back to the court.

If your brother's retrial starts and he's found innocent,

it would mean...

that my misjudgment put an innocent man

in prison for ten years and caused the man's death.

Would I be qualified to wear my robe again?

You told me yourself

that the possibility of misjudgment comes with the job.

Even if I were the judge,

I would have made the same ruling if decisive evidence was omitted

from the record like that.

What if I'm not unrelated to the person responsible...

for the omission either?

Han-jun suspects...

his own father.

Did you know?

He thinks

his father is the one who drove the car on that night.

It's just a speculation.

As long as Assemblyman Do has an alibi--

His alibi is...

fabricated.

What?

That night, ten years ago, was...

our wedding anniversary.

He was very angry at me.

He was drunk and he drove Han-jun's car

all the way to the villa.

He was concerned that his record of drunk driving ten years ago would

ruin his campaign.

I lied for him.

Now that I lied,

I can't handle it anymore.

You must be disappointed.

But...

I thought

that you, Jeong-ju, deserved the truth.

Professor Yoo,

if Assemblyman Do--

If he is found guilty,

let's talk about that then.

For now, all I can do is desperately pray...

that he isn't the murderer.

Professor Yoo.

What?

Do you want me to stop Han-jun?

Yes.

I don't want him to be involved in my brother's retrial anymore.

But I don't want to stop him.

If someone is going to unravel the truth

about your brother case, which was caused by my misjudgment,

I want either Han-jun

or you to be the person who reveals the truth.

-Professor Yoo. -Whatever the truth is,

the burden is mine.

Will you really be okay?

Yes, so I want you

to respect Han-jun's decision too.

And don't make my son worry too much.

Let's go.

Let's end here for today.

Did you know that the Hongrim-dong assault case,

which we claimed as self-defense and found to be not guilty,

was overturned on appeal?

When I looked at the evidence presented in the second trial,

it made me think my interpretation of self-defense was

too broad.

What about you, Judge Lee?

With the Hongrim-dong case,

the wife had feared that she might be beaten to death

because she had been beaten by her husband regularly.

The appeal had a different standard

for accepting that fear

as self-defense.

The husband, who assaulted her, was

incredibly emotional and irrational.

To demand that the wife, who was covered in wounds

from being beaten by her husband, to be rational seems to be

unjust in my opinion.

I think the appeal didn't consider the reality of domestic abuse

and was too strict in their interpretation.

I agree with you as well.

You're almost an expert on self-defense now.

Also,

here's your decision. There was nothing to fix.

There's nothing but a period.

Chief?

Ever since the extension,

you've been giving her preferential treatment.

I always liked her.

She should be upset about her docked pay,

but she's working hard as if she got a bonus.

How could I not like her?

Let me know if there's anything you want to eat.

Well...

We just received news

that Jang Sun-bok regained consciousness.

-What? -Really?

Do you mean it?

Yes. Now that Jang Sun-bok is awake,

you won't need to suspend the trial.

Let's go see if the trial is possible.

Yes, Your Honor.

Here.

Here you go.

I can't believe this.

Judge Jeong, is this really something that should go to trial?

All I did was to lend my bag and get it back from my employee.

The judges should've put an end to it and told her

that she has no grounds.

Don't you agree?

The judge can't choose the trials, you know.

Anyway, I'm relying on you.

Why are you pressuring him like that?

He's going to be family soon.

Seeing him in the courtroom

made me feel reassured.

From now on,

I don't think I can sit in the audience gallery.

Why not?

When judges sit in for other trials,

judges usually ask the judge on the case for consent.

But it's not just any other case.

It feels weird to ask for consent because of my personal relationship.

What's weird about that? We'll be your in-laws soon.

It can be a way of silently pressuring the judge to go easy.

As a matter of fact,

I was going to ask you to put in a good word

to Judge Moon on the civil case for me.

I'm afraid I can't.

It might backfire if I say the wrong things.

Try to be creative.

I'll take care of the criminal case.

What do you mean by that?

I have an idea.

-What's going on? -Hey, hang on a second.

What is it? I'm in a hurry.

Hey. Hold on a second.

-How do I look? -What do you mean?

Are you talking about the robe?

It's quite hard to look this bad

in a robe.

You look funny right now.

Do I look that bad?

What is it? What's wrong with you?

Chief Oh, if the defendant was

your first love, what would you do?

What do you mean? If the defendant is my first love...

First love?

Did you just say the defendant is...

your first love?

So,

you met your first love again as the defendant on your case?

She was the most beautiful one at my church.

Did she recognize you?

I had a crush on her for years.

I only sent a love letter to confess my love.

If I were you,

I wouldn't recuse myself since it's in the past.

But since your wife, Chief Moon, works at the court,

-you should recuse yourself. -No, he shouldn't.

What if she finds out that he did so because she's his first love?

You said that Chief Moon thinks that she's your first love.

It is best not to reveal

your first love and your emergency fund.

Forget about recusing yourself. Just continue with the trial.

He said he's nervous.

Then he must recuse himself.

He can't make decisions objectively.

Do you think he's an idiot? He can separate work and his personal life.

What if his marriage goes down the drain?

Are you going to be responsible for that? Are you?

What do you mean our marriage will go down the drain?

Do we have

a problem here?

No. There's no problem.

I have a trial to attend to.

-Don't we have something to do too? -Hold on.

-What was it? -Actually, I...

-Take this. Please let me see her. -You can't see her, sir.

Just this once.

If I don't see her now...

What's wrong with you? I told you that you cannot see her.

You need to follow visiting rules--

From Seoul Central District Court's Unit 88 Individual Criminal Court,

I'm Judge Sah Eui-hyun.

I'm the presiding judge for Ms. Jang Sun-bok's larceny case.

Is there a reason you are running away?

Mr. Kim Ik-cheol.

Patient Kim Ik-cheol paid with cash.

His next appointment is on December 20.

Thank you.

UNREAD MESSAGES

Kim Ik-cheol is in Jang Sun-bok's ward now.

Ik...

Ik-cheol.

Why...

did you leave without telling me?

Well, I...

Sun-bok.

It was...

so hard for me.

Jang Sun-bok regained consciousness

and is even talking now?

Yes, sir.

Judge Sah Eui-hyun and Kim Ik-cheol are in her ward now.

What?

Why is he there?

She lost consciousness during Eui-hyun's trial.

That explains why he's there.

Is that so?

Make sure

Kim Ik-cheol doesn't say anything foolish.

I made my orders clear.

I told them to keep watch and be ready with a backup plan.

What do you mean?

Don't worry about it.

We'll make sure your son doesn't get harmed.

But you should make sure Eui-hyun knows his place.

Otherwise, he'll pay dearly later on.

Hey, Do Jin-myeong!

Don't get all worked up.

I'm going to trample anyone

who gets in my way, even if that person is my own son.

I'm sorry.

Let me follow him.

AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE

Is this the Fund Tracking Department?

This is Do Han-jun from Seoul District Prosecutors' Office.

The meeting with the personnel committee was excluded...

Now that Choi Gyeong-ho's trial is over,

you won't cross paths with Lee Jeong-ju, right?

Even if we do, Han-jun loves her.

Right.

The worst thing you can do is

having feelings for a friend's woman.

Precisely.

Eui-hyun.

You don't know the whole story.

Myeong-hui isn't just a woman whom I once loved.

She's like my sister and a friend

whom I must protect until the end.

That's what she means to me.

He used an account under a borrowed name.

Lee Chang-hwan.

JUDGE KNUCKLEHEAD

-What is it? -Nothing.

I just called to check in.

I'm sorry. Goodnight.

Lee Chang-hwan?

What? Han-jun?

RESTRICTED CALLER ID

ANY CLOSER AND LEE JEONG-JU IS DEAD

Who are you?

Yes, I have an unconscious man in need of urgent medical attention.

ANY CLOSER AND LEE JEONG-JU IS DEAD

DO HAN-JUN

-Hey. -Did you see the text?

Jeong-ju won't pick up,

and I don't think I'll get to Seoul in time, even if I speed up.

Please take her to work today.

Get in. Let's go together.

No, thank you.

I prefer the subway.

My car is more comfortable.

Both you and Han-jun doing all of this is

making me uncomfortable.

It's just for today.

This is more than enough.

-Yong-su. -Hello.

My mom woke up.

I know.

Since your mom woke up,

I'm going to be picking up her trial again.

Thank you.

That's why I can't talk with you anymore.

Let's talk again after the trial ends.

Where did you leave your car? Why are you walking?

It just happened that way.

Go ahead.

Even if I do, we'll meet again anyway.

Judge Sah, you remanded the trial back to our court.

We wouldn't complain about it. But...

I don't mind either.

You don't mind? Is that all?

Anyway, you're an outstanding judge,

so Judge Lee will learn a lot while working with you.

Yes, he is quite outstanding,

so I'll make sure to take notes.

I look forward to working with you.

What happened?

I knew they were doing reassignments,

but I never expected you to come.

I requested it.

They said transferring departments was inevitable.

Your cases are more interesting too.

Regardless,

as I said before, I look forward to working with you.

Same here.

Judge Jeong?

I'm sure you heard,

but unlike Chief Oh,

I don't let my associate judges

control me.

Chief Oh doesn't let the associate judges control him.

He just respects their opinions.

Above all else,

I like having my opinions respected.

In light of that, I think Judge Yoon should take on

Choi Gyeong-ho's retrial as the presiding judge.

Since it is a retrial, please be strict,

and review the case carefully.

Yes, sir.

Hey, Mr. Sah.

Hey, Han-jun.

What brings you here?

Well, I was visiting someone.

You?

I just had some work to tend to.

I see.

It's been so long since we last met.

It has indeed.

You don't come over anymore.

You used to come over every day as if it were your home.

I'd like to do that now too,

but that punk Eui-hyun keeps trying to cut ties with me.

Why would he do that?

The thing is...

Whatever. This is all your fault.

Why is it my fault? Gosh.

Eui-hyun says

that you still like my mom,

and that he hates me because of that.

Why did you do that?

-Han-jun. -Why did you lose my mom?

She's too good to lose to someone like Assemblyman Do.

Didn't you hear anything from Eui-hyun?

I told him so that you'd find out.

That punk. He keeps things to himself way too much.

Bye.

Jeong-ju,

since your brother's trial went well,

can't you help Yeon-sun with her trial?

That's what you say to a lawyer.

Saying that to a judge is an illegal request.

You brat.

You think it's easy for me to ask you?

It's because it's Yeon-sun.

Fifty million won is a lot of money.

She's about to lose it all right in front of her eyes.

Hey.

Judge Lee, get in. I'll escort you safely to the courthouse.

That's enough already.

This is stalking, you know.

Is it? Then I guess you have to report me.

I'd rather go to jail than see you get hurt.

Hey. You agreed to listen to me.

I have something to tell you too. Okay?

Get in.

The murder weapon was in your villa?

Yes.

Since Kim Ik-cheol was the villa manager,

he had easy access to that knife.

He was also an expert with knives, so...

He's the perfect suspect.

What about his motive?

Kim Ik-cheol used

only cash in Korea.

He withdrew that money from an account under a fake name.

The person who gave him that money hired him.

What do you think?

If the one who hired him was Kim Ga-yeong's real killer,

that means Kim Ik-cheol did that for his daughter's killer.

It doesn't make sense.

Money is the one thing that can make the impossible possible.

So it was for the money?

Are you sure you're not forcing a connection between two cases?

We have no choice but to hear it directly from Kim Ik-cheol.

When Defendant Myeong Su-jin received

the handbag from Plaintiff Lee Yeon-sun that she had lent her,

she did not know it was genuine.

She believed it was her counterfeit handbag.

Moreover, the defendant purchased

a counterfeit handbag

because she wanted one that she could carry without any worries.

She carried counterfeits rather than the genuine products

when she went shopping or to other crowded places.

This counterfeit handbag, as well,

was lost while shopping at a department store.

In other words, since she lost the handbag,

the defendant has no obligation to return the bag.

Plaintiff Lee Yeon-sun,

you assert that when she received the bag,

defendant Myeong Su-jin was fully aware

that the handbag was authentic. Is this correct?

Yes. When I gave her the handbag,

I said that I didn't know it cost 50 million won.

I told her that if I knew

how expensive it was, I wouldn't have borrowed it at all.

I told her so because I was too upset since I had to borrow money

from a loan shark to buy the handbag.

Defendant, is this true?

Your Honor,

if I did hear her say that,

I wouldn't be sitting here as a defendant.

Are you stating that you never heard what she said?

That's correct.

How is that possible? I clearly told you.

Plaintiff.

Your Honor,

I certainly told her.

Please believe me, would you?

-Defendant. -Your Honor.

Instead of "Defendant,"

could you address me by my name?

Being addressed as a defendant while I'm innocent is

breaking my heart.

Everyone must be treated equally in court.

You cannot be an exception.

Defendant,

within these last six months,

have you lost or reissued any of your credit cards?

No, I have not.

Was your wallet inside the handbag you lost?

-Yes. -When you lost your bag,

you must have lost your wallet too.

When people lose wallets,

don't they file reports for lost credit cards or reissue them?

I did not have any credit cards in that wallet.

So you like to carry cash around.

You're taking Jang Sun-bok's case as pro bono?

Yes, if I prove her innocence in her retrial,

it'd be the first in Korean history.

No convicts have ever applied for retrial

and have been proven innocent.

That's true.

I hesitated at first because you presided over her first trial.

But the petition is already approved.

Wouldn't it be better if I proved her innocence?

You sound confident.

We'll have to wait until the trial.

Let's go.

I guess not anyone can pull that off.

You bet.

Let's go.

ENTRANCE ONLY FOR JUDGES

I'm sure you don't feel comfortable

since your first case with our panel is to rectify your father's ruling.

I'm all right.

-I'm glad if you say so. -Okay.

Let's go in.

Today is the trial?

I think Kim Ik-cheol will be called as a witness.

We cannot let him appear in court.

I was doing my best

to be cautious before the election.

How do you want it handled?

The defendant, Jang Sun-bok,

THE DAY OF JANG SUN-BOK'S MOTION FOR RETRIAL

states that her testimony was false,

and that she did not murder her husband, Seo Gi-ho.

The defendant filed a petition for retrial regarding the ruling

which convicted her of the murderer.

According to Article 431 of the Criminal Procedure Act,

Examination of Facts,

the court will question the legal validity of the retrial.

In the defendant's larceny trial the other day,

she lost consciousness while she claimed to be innocent

of the murder ten years ago.

As a result,

all proceedings of the trial have been suspended.

Fortunately, the defendant regained her consciousness.

We will now revoke our decision to suspend the proceedings.

What happened to patient Kim Ik-cheol in the ward?

He was discharged.

How is the health status of the defendant, Jang Sun-bok?

The defendant must take absolute rest at the hospital,

but she has a strong will regarding the petition for retrial.

So she attended the motion hearing, despite her weak condition.

In order to determine if it is fair to grant a retrial,

we will begin examining the reasons for the retrial.

Mom is over there.

Counsel,

is there additional evidence you would like to submit?

I'd like to list Mr. Kim Ik-cheol, who just walked in, as a witness.

Are you stating that he's a surprise witness

and that you will examine the witness now?

No, Your Honor.

Mr. Kim is not ready to testify yet,

so he will only watch today's trial.

I hope he takes compassion on the defendant,

attends as a witness for our next trial,

and tell the court the truth.

Defendant,

is there anything you'd like to say?

I...

already said everything.

The judge over there

already listened to my story.

Defendant.

First of all, I'm glad that you are awake now.

For your son's sake,

I hope you will never attempt extreme actions again.

Defendant,

is it true that you did not

murder your husband?

Please ask me the question just once.

Ask me if I really didn't kill him.

Please ask me

if I really didn't kill my husband.

At least one...

At least one judge should ask me that question.

Defendant, is it true that you did not...

murder him?

I...

did not kill...

It is true.

Jang Sun-bok

did not kill Seo Gi-ho.