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Trying to destroy the case file?

Who are you?

Someone who'll get in trouble if it's destroyed.

Do you have to destroy it?

If I don't,

my mom will.

She won't let my brother go to prison.

If you do destroy the case file,

there will be another one with your crime written on it.

Do you think that's what your mom would want?

How about this?

You'll be someone who reads the case file.

As a judge just like me.

I'd like to see you now.

Look at you.

It looks better on you than on me.

You jerk!

You rapist jerk! Don't you dare touch my girl!

I'll smash in your thingie!

Stop it. Please, calm down.

You'll only aggravate him more.

- Your child isn't in there! - Hello, Se Ra.

Doesn't the internship start today?

Yes, it does. We're at the courthouse now,

but I think you should start tomorrow as planned.

I guess so.

I'll visit Professor Lee first and then call you.

He locked all the doors from inside.

Is it okay to give him everything he wants like this?

The chief justice will come down after talking to the prosecutors.

- Okay. - Please. You have to save...

Judge Lee. Okay?

If we bring in special forces now, the victim may be put in danger.

We have someone who studied hostage negotiations at Harvard.

He even took down a terrorist at Harvard. Judge Sah Eui Hyun.

He'll be here soon.

What's taking him so long?

I need to go in there and save her myself.

Here. Here. Hurry.

- Here. - I filled him in on the way here.

Look, look, look.

- Is Judge Lee the only hostage? - Yes.

You talked down a terrorist at Harvard,

so the chief justice asked that you show your skills here too.

Look, look, look. This is what Professor Yoon Myung Hee...

wrote about Kim Joo Hyung.

I'll give it a shot.

I'll help as well.

Didn't I see you in the Blue House security office?

Judge Sah. Please let me help.

Since the victim is a woman, I should be of help.

I don't know...

I can ask you one last time.

Will you take it off...

or burn it?

Take off your clothes.

I said to take it off,

Judge Lee Jung Joo.

Who are you? Who said you could come in?

Did you come to watch her die?

I'm Judge Sah Eui Hyun.

Sah Eui Hyun?

Wait. What... What did you say?

Take it off?

If you don't want to, then you'll have to burn it.

I'll have to burn it?

What about the poor kids who suffered because of this rat?

You'll be killing them twice.

You'll let this scumbag toy with the judges of Korea?

So take it off.

Hey! What are you trying to do?

Hey! What are you kids trying to do?

I'm trying to save Judge Lee.

Exactly.

If you want to save me, convince him.

How could you tell me to take it off?

He believes sexual assault was sex education.

I don't think I can convince him.

Ever since he was young, Kim Joo Hyung...

was assaulted...

sexually by his stepmother...

and was brainwashed into believing...

it was sex education.

He tried his best to forget the heinous experience...

and brainwashed himself that it was sex education.

- Right? - That wasn't in the case file.

Jang Soon Bok...

wrote a message in blood in the courtroom, from what I hear.

"My innocence is your guilt" or something like that.

What will you do about it?

There was nothing wrong...

with the verdict I gave in her trial.

The Appeals Court couldn't overturn my decision.

A retrial would be waste of time.

Mr. Assemblyman, you need to watch the news.

Shut it!

Drop the garbage.

Please, stop it.

You'll get me killed before you catch him.

Is that what you want?

Look. Look. He touched his glasses.

That's the sign. Send them in. Send them in.

Try some stupid trick like that again, and...

Fine. Okay. I'll leave.

As you said, Judge Lee, I don't want...

- Seriously. - to kill you.

Stop... Stop talking, and please stay out of it.

You said I was trying to kill you with my robe,

remember?

I said to please leave. You're not helping at all.

I won't tell you to be my woman,

so take it off.

Don't insist on keeping it on.

Trust me,

and take it off.

I'm sure you will.

Stop. Get lost right now...

before I kill her.

I'm leaving.

Wait. Why is he leaving?

You're right. Why is he leaving?

What happened? Darn it.

Why don't we send in special forces...

Judge Sah is headed here.

Darn it.

Jang Soon Bok attempts to commit suicide,

and now, Lee Jung Joo is taken hostage in the sacred courtroom.

They're tied together by the retrial.

There will be an uproar even if it's dismissed.

On top of that, the judge who heard Jang Soon Bok's initial trial...

is my personal attorney and political partner,

Sah Jung Do. You.

It's just a small nuisance.

Even if there was a problem with the investigation,

it isn't enough for a retrial.

Not unless someone else is the real killer.

And what if someone else is the real killer?

What do you mean?

I mean it must be dismissed very quietly.

That's more like it.

What's going on?

What? What did he...

Are you giving up?

I did all that I could.

We have to hope Judge Lee takes off her robe.

What?

Please take it off.

- Look! - Now.

Go in! Now!

They got him!

- Wow! - Wow! Did you see that?

That was awesome.

Are you okay?

Taking off your robe...

was brilliant.

I won't tell you to be my woman,

so take it off.

- Be careful. - Sorry.

Are you okay?

No.

That's right. How's Ms. Hwang?

She was treated in the infirmary and is fine now.

She's worried about you.

Can I have some gum?

Oh, right.

To you, chewing gum is like taking relaxing pills.

How could you not carry gum on you?

Yes, Head Chief.

Judge Lee is with me right now.

Chief Justice does?

Goodness, Judge Sah. I don't know how to repay for what you did.

- Sorry? - My gosh.

Well, I meant...

You're going in there, right?

Yes.

Then could you give this to Judge Lee, please? She's in there.

Judge Lee is my friend's daughter.

She's not my daughter, but I just treat her like my own daughter.

- Okay. - This isn't just gum.

She chews gum instead of taking relaxing pills.

Please give this to her. Please.

- Come this way. Please. - Okay.

Please give it to her. Please.

Jung Joo and he might make a good couple.

I wonder what kind of family he's from.

I'm very glad you didn't get hurt.

Are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?

You're breaking out in a cold sweat.

I'm fine.

Judge Sah is here, sir.

Well done.

You saved Judge Lee's life. Why don't you sit next to her?

Are you feeling better now?

Her pulse is beating rapidly. I don't think she's calm.

How about letting her chew gum?

I get she's still shocked, but Chief Justice and the head chief are here.

Chewing gum in front of them is unheard of.

That's right. It wouldn't be polite.

If you don't let her to chew gum, she might get worked up...

and badmouth those people who didn't let her chew gum.

She'll say some unpleasant things...

for a very long time.

- You should chew gum. - You should chew gum.

Then I'll be the only one she'll badmouth about.

Here.

Chew well.

You need to calm down...

for Chief Justice and the head chief to talk to you at ease.

He's right. What you went through must be traumatizing,

We must be understanding of your needs.

Then I'll be understanding too.

Then when it's not juicy anymore, I'll spit it out.

By the way, our court will be fodder to everyone's gossips.

Including today's accident,

accidents regarding Jang Soon Bok and Kim Joo Hyung...

are far more provoking than any other scandals...

in politics or entertainment business.

Judge Lee, you are in the center of this heat.

I'd like to ask you to be more careful...

with your words and actions.

Please chew your gum.

I'll chew after listening to you with my utmost attention.

It's about Jang Soon Bok's retrial...

the 73rd Criminal Judicial Panel was in charge of.

I'm thinking of reappointing the case to another panel.

(Reappointment: reassigning an on-going case to another panel)

Reappointment?

Quit looking at me. You're making me feel uneasy.

Are you all right?

I was asked that question a thousand times, back to back today.

I'm not all right. I bit my tongue.

Why would you do that? Was that necessary?

Yes.

I said in vain that if I took my robe off again in court,

I'd be your woman.

This is why I need to watch what I say.

I thought I told you.

I told you to take if off because I wouldn't ask you to be mine.

Hearing that itself was humiliating.

But I thought...

that you and I worked well...

and were good at reading each other's minds.

That's true. Our teamwork was great.

Yes, we could read each other.

Shortening my life by 10 years became a hobby,

and escaping trouble by a close call, a special talent.

You know what? You saved me twice.

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

What more do you want from me?

Do you...

want to date me?

What are you saying? No way! I don't want to date you.

Me neither.

I'll forget about what you said.

Don't bite your tongue.

- Feel better. - How could I feel better?

Chief Justice said he was going to keep his eye on it,

so I was so eager to do a good job of the retrial.

In the end, they're considering to reassign the case.

They were just trying to get your opinion.

Even if they wanted my opinion, you know that they're pressuring me...

when it comes from influential people like them.

Besides, my principle is...

to give in easily when my superiors ask me to.

My goodness.

One more thing.

You deleted Jang Soon Bok's trial video.

Did you do it for your father? Not because...

our superiors asked you to do so?

I almost forgot to give you this.

I was too busy giving you the gum.

- What is this? - I guess I can't give in easily...

when our superiors give me an order.

It's the recovered video of her trial.

I'm so embarrassed.

I already gave it to you, but I'm already regretting it.

This won't help you at all with your principle...

of giving in easily to your superiors.

Judge Lee! Judge Sah!

I'd like to introduce some people. Hurry.

She's quite popular these days.

She just escaped from the brink of her death.

This is our court's troublemaker.

She's Judge Lee Jung Joo of Criminal Judicial Panel.

Thank you.

He is...

loved by the Harvard Law School very, very much.

He got Judge Lee out of the brink of death a while ago.

He's our court's dark horse of Individual Criminal Judges.

You're Judge Sah Eui Hyun, right?

I applied to be here in order to see you.

Please don't let my forwardness bother you.

You're bold.

They are from Korea University Law School.

- They're here for the training... - "Gong" stands for to be fair!

"Sa" stands for the honesty!

"Pan" stands for just rulings!

- We are Gongsapan. - We are Gongsapan.

I'm sorry.

Please continue your conversation. We'll be upstairs.

Let's go.

This always makes me uneasy.

Why? That was great.

Hold on.

Judge Lee, Judge Sah,

and Gongsapan...

Wait up!

You're from Gongsapan? What is that?

It's a research society of unjust rulings.

We discover misjudgments of the court.

Our purpose is...

to correct those misjudgments before it's too late.

I see. Misjudgments.

I thought you were referring to our chief judge.

It sounded similar to "Judge Oh Ji Rak".

Should I be laughing?

- But who is this baby? - I'm sorry.

The day care closed down without any notice.

So I had to bring her.

You're planning to get your training with the baby present?

I did think about leaving this baby somewhere,

but don't you think that's considered child abuse?

This is only for today.

- Where is my desk? - No, you're not getting this.

She is a pretty baby.

It's because she takes after me.

I don't see any resemblance.

She must take after her dad.

Have you seen her dad?

I wouldn't know since I've never seen her dad.

How could you not have seen her dad?

It's possible. I haven't.

Could you please hold her for a moment?

No, I can't. No.

I need to feed her. Let me pump my breast in the lactation room.

Hang on. No, wait.

Excuse me. Gongsapan. Lady.

Hey! What's wrong with her?

Did you just wake up?

Do you want to blow your nose? Peekaboo!

What are you doing?

I'm... It's...

It may be uncomfortable, but I hope we'll get along.

Same here. I plan to be humbled and learn a lot.

What a strong grip.

- Your desk is over there. - I see.

- This is insurance fraud. - I see.

Your Honor.

May I ask you for a favor?

(Speak nicely, act nicely)

Hey. Did you hear? They're inspecting the cells today.

Everyone's on red alert.

Someone from here went to court and took someone hostage with a knife.

He's a rapist. He took a young female judge hostage...

and tried to sexually assault her.

A young female judge?

Yes. He must have lost his mind.

How could he take a judge...

What was the judge's name?

It was Lee something.

That's right. Lee Jung Joo?

I know her well.

Judge Lee Jung Joo is a bit of a nitwit.

You know.

I know her very well. I like her, you see.

Should I tell you why I'm here?

To warn you.

Don't put a knife to her throat, okay?

That's a neck where I'm going to hang necklaces.

It's because...

I don't want to fight with trash like you over a woman.

You can breathe now, right?

Shall we chat a little now?

Where did you get the knife and the lighter?

(Lee Jung Joo)

What are these ugly related search terms?

How do I get rid of these?

Let's get rid of at least a few of them.

What if you end up in a black box or something?

A black box? I'm sure you mean a black list.

Mom.

I heard you were flipping out, screaming at them to save me.

How could I not lose it?

I was afraid they'd find out you were my daughter,

so I said you were my friend's daughter, okay?

You can just say I'm your daughter.

You're being so obvious about it anyway.

It's too humiliating to.

Who said to become famous for being an idiot judge?

Don't stay up all night. Sleep.

Mom!

Darn it.

I'm not asking you to find me not guilty.

Just... Just ask me. Please ask me...

if I killed him.

Please ask me if I really killed him.

Just once...

Just once. Please ask me just once.

Your Honor.

Your Honor!

(My innocence is your guilt.)

How about a late night drive?

Dance all night long

Dance, dance

This night

Life is fun

That feels better.

I felt like my head was about to explode earlier.

I couldn't sleep because I heard you grunting and pulling out your hair.

You're the best.

You know I'm counting the days...

until you return to the courthouse, right?

Sorry, but teaching is more fun than rendering decisions now.

I think our department got some interns.

Yes. Those interns are good.

I've been keeping my eye on them as well.

What? So this is how I get pushed aside.

Where are we going, anyway?

(Seoul Citizens Hospital)

Why are we at a hospital?

I'm fine now.

Jang Soon Bok is here.

But why are we...

I'd want to come if I were deciding...

whether or not to grant her petition,

since I could look at the evidence under authority of the court.

You see right through me.

But the higher-ups said to give it to another department.

So?

I'm contemplating.

If I refuse, I'll get on their bad side.

I'm already on their bad side already.

What are you afraid of?

(My mom, Jang Soon Bok, is innocent. She is not a murderer.)

I'll let you borrow this.

Just make sure to return it.

Do you know me?

My... My mom said...

you should help people in need.

Then the judges will help us as well.

(My mom, Jang Soon Bok, is innocent. She is not a murderer.)

You asked what I was afraid of, right?

That my choice will destroy my success.

Succeed. You should.

A judge succeeds by not making incorrect decisions.

By making sure no one suffers injustice.